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1. Description Mode ASCII Code Set master print mode STD Esc Cancel underlining Both Esc 0 Select underlining Both ESC 1 Select emphasized print Both ESC E Cancel emphasized print Both ESC F Select double strike print Both ESC G Cancel double strike print Both ESC H Select superscripts Both ESC SO Select subscripts Both ESC S1 Cancel super subscripts Both ESC T Cancel upperlining IBM ESC _0 Select upperlining IBM Esc _1 Bit Image Graphic Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select bit image mode STD ESC m n1 n2 Redefine bit image mode STD ESC n1 n2 8 pin single density bit image Both Esc K nt n2 8 pin double density bit image Both Esc L nt n2 8 pin double density bit image double speed Both Esc Y n1 n2 8 pin quadruple density bit image Both Esc z n1 n2 9 pin bit image mode STD ESC nO ni n2 Form Feed and Related Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper to top of next page form feed Both FF Return to top line of current page STD ESC FF Set top of form to current position IBM ESC 4 Set page length to n inches Both ESC C OOH n Set page length to n lines Both Esc cn 98 Printer Control Codes Line Spacing Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper one line line feed Both
2. Code Page Name Country Remarks nr auo aa Ra Unico Sates Spain nay ML a Swtzefand Uned Sites Spain e 860 Portuguese Portugal 861 Icelandic Iceland 863 Canadian French Canada 865 Nordic Denmark Finland Norway Sweden Preferred by Microsoft 866 Russian Russia Preferred by Microsoft 3840 IBM Russian Russia Bulgaria 3841 Gost Russian Russia Gost government standard 3843 Polish Poland Also called Mazowia 3844 CS2 Czech Republic Also called Kamenicky 3845 Hungarian Hungary 3846 Turkish Turkey 3847 Brazil ABNT 3848 Brazil ABICOMP Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Preferred by Microsoft 852 Latin 2 Poland Romania Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia 1001 Arabic Egypt Saudi Arabia Mainly in Arabic speaking countries 737 Greek Greece Almost 80 851 Greek Greece 869 Greek Greece EDS Mode Settings 37 Code Page Name Country Remarks 928 Greek Greece For UNIX 2001 Lithuanian KBL Lithuania Commonly used for DOS 772 Lithuanian Lithuania New standard 774 Lithuanian Lithuania 3001 Estonian 1 Estonia 3002 Estonian 2 Estonia Most often used 3011 Latvian 1 Latvia 3012 Latvian 2 Latvia Government standard 3021 Bulgarian Bulgaria 3031 Hebrew Israel 3041 Maltese Malta 38 Using the EDS Mode If your EDS settings specify Standard emulation Bank A Switch 1 ON with the italic character
3. Code Page swi sw2 SW3 sw4 SW5 437 IBM PC ON ON ON Ol Ol 850 Multi lingual OFF ON ON O O 860 Portuguese ON OFF ON Ol 0 861 Icelandic OFF OFF ON O O 863 Canadian French ON ON OFF Ol Ol 865 Nordic OFF ON OFF O O 866 Russian ON OFF OFF Ol Ol 3840 IBM Russian OFF OFF OFF Ol Ol 3841 Gost Russian ON ON ON OFF Ol 3843 Polish OFF ON ON OFF Ol 3844 CS2 ON OFF ON OFF O 3845 Hungarian OFF OFF ON OFF Ol 3846 Turkish ON ON OFF OFF O 3847 Brazil ABNT OFF ON OFF OFF ol 3848 Brazil ABICOMP ON OFF OFF OFF ol 852 Latin 2 OFF OFF OFF OFF O 1001 Arabic ON ON ON O OFF 737 Greek OFF ON ON O OFF 851 Greek ON OFF ON O OFF 869 Greek OFF OFF ON o OFF 928 Greek ON ON OFF O OFF 2001 Lithuanian KBL OFF ON OFF Ol OFF 772 Lithuanian ON OFF OFF Ol OFF 774 Lithuanian OFF OFF OFF Ol OFF 3001 Estonian 1 ON ON ON OFF OFF 3002 Estonian 2 OFF ON ON OFF OFF 3011 Latvian 1 ON OFF ON OFF OFF 3012 Latvian 2 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF 3021 Bulgarian ON ON OFF OFF OFF 3031 Hebrew OFF ON OFF OFF OFF 3041 Maltese ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 35 36 Using the EDS Mode A code page is the set of symbols and characters that your printer can print Y our printer converts ASCII hexadecimal data according to a code page to print symbols and characters By supporting different code pages the printer can print in a variety of different languages The following table shows detailed information about code pages
4. Print Quality 240 dpi x 144 dpi 4 Copies 1 Print to File K Cottate Copies 50 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 Note The actual appearance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on the application you are using Use this window to specify the range of the pages to be printed the quality of the printing in dots per inch and the number of copies you want to print Note also that there are boxes that you can select to specify printing to a file or collating printing from back to front You can change the printer setup by clicking on the Setup button When you do the following window for setting up your printer appears on the display Print Setup Printer ox py 9 Default Printer currently Star LC 1511 on LPT1 O Specific Printer Star LC 1511 on LPT1 T Orientation Paper Portrait Size Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in Landscape Source Manual Feed Make changes by clicking on the appropriate radio button or highlighting your selection on the appropriate pull down menu Installing TrueType fonts The TrueType fonts that are supplied on one of the 3 5 floppy disks that come with the printer can be used only when you are running Windows 3 1 or later Use the following procedure to install the fonts LJ Launch Windows L Close any applications that may be open L Open the Windows Con
5. Ful M H AD AUS Re 6 aR GHA MHS b Re o i eo N Co a AJ Ee o I OB 6 WU C 9 DW CJJ OPP Ot MTOM OL See vereworre wt 4 oie pat 42 Li Ran JS Wd Od O 4 DWE d d a A YY d poder pecs tea pes il lt 1922049499939 h e eve dw J BE RR HR r et E rel dw 9 9 mm 1073 N m N 0 Sd OK QD UW K 2 Ox VV S Ia Ta BA VB Ag 9 9 Da N Ea HOME OG D AO Tuo o 8 2 AB CD E 8 9 AB CDE F ee B T ha DADA AM AA IANIO lt 3ZMORA Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 1001 Arabic GO A ANOYINOV0ONDOAAaADAR bu Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 737 Greek OANNMNTNORODAMOANE 8 92 AB CDE P K QW D K 2 eX S 3 9 Da XO gucd o ma Nes Oe eG Qm dM IO KK BAO s Hea e kK QAS o va qu n 8 9 ABCDEF Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 928 Greek GO dmn 0 DAMONA Orv sts hM ae ica a Du D E SBS H TB 9 0300 CO 0 7 90 2 G TM a ae am 334 Keak l ES D S El Es H er ERE EL O L dl e Ra HN A QW 0 LR dR 0 SS RR ST O D Da L Ea Ea 6 S TER 5000 0 HOLA RRR OS R MSR S DOC Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 772 Lithuanian OANMTYTNOR ODA MOADE 8 9 ABCDEF LH XAJ e 3 00 03 MOAI XKXKAAWORFAOGYUESs HHO BG oa 4 La FO Of d J Kek L bD es lili SEA ERR Z E Z Se m DI O r dd 03 DL MM D DG N A K
6. Paper Emulation Interface Cut sheet manual feeding Paper width 7 to 16 54 178 to 420 mm Paper length 5 5 to 14 140 to 356 mm Paper thickness 0 00276 to 0 00472 0 07 to 0 12 mm Paper weight 14 to 24 Ibs 52 to 90 g m 45 to 77 kg Cut sheet with optional automatic sheet feeder Paper size B5 A4 LT B4 A3 Legal Paper thickness 0 00315 to 0 00472 0 08 to 0 12 mm Paper weight 16 to 24 lbs 60 to 90 g m 52 to 77 kg Hopper 50 sheets of 64 g m 30 sheets of 80 g m Stacker 10 sheets Fanfold with push tractor feeder Paper width 4 to 16 5 101 6 to 419 mm Paper thickness 0 00276 to 0 00433 0 07 to 0 11 mm one ply 0 01378 0 35 mm maximum total thickness of multi ply paper non carbon Paper weight 14 to 22 lbs 52 to 82 g m 45 to 70 kg one ply 11 to 14 Ibs 40 to 52 g m 34 to 45 kg multi ply Copies Original 1 or 2 Normal Mode Original 3 or 4 Multi Part Mode Multi Part Mode is recommended when using optional pull tractor unit Fanfold with optional pull tractor feeder Paper width 4 to 16 0 101 6 to 406 mm Paper thickness 0 00276 to 0 00433 0 07 to 0 11 mm one ply 0 01378 0 35 mm maximum total thickness of multi ply paper non carbon Paper weight 14 to 22 lbs 52 to 82 g m 45 to 70 kg one ply 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52 g m 34 to 45 kg multi ply Copies Original 1 or
7. Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer does not feed paper properly Line spacing is incorrect Lines print over each other Jamming paper Remove all paper from the printer and then reload it The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 The line spacing or leading selected in your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Auto line feed with carriage return is disabled Use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to disable auto line feed with carriage return See Switch 4 Auto LF with CR on page 32 Use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to enable auto line feed with carriage return See Switch 4 Auto LF with CR on page 32 Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 Troubleshooting guide 75 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page Text and graphics are malformed Print quality is poor Forms are smudged Printing
8. e Since this test can generate many lines of text and graphics it is a good idea to perform this test only when using continuous fanfold paper rather than single sheets Hexadecimal dump This procedure prints in hexadecimal format all codes character codes and control codes that are sent to the printer by the computer The printer does not execute any control codes such as OA linefeed 1t just prints them out The hexadecimal dump is useful when you are writing programs for printer control L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer L Turn off the printer LJ While holding down the control panel s FORM FEED button turn the printer back on to enter the Hex Dump Mode L The printer will now print out the hexadecimal values of any data that is subsequently sent to it from your computer L To exit the Hex Dump Mode first press ON LINE to set the printer off line and then turn the printer off 72 Troubleshooting Adjusting the dot alignment You may never have to use the procedure described in this section but after you have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly For example what should look like may come out looking like one of the following 11111 IIT W or like this UU This is caused when mechanical parts of the printer get out of alignment This happens only rarely and you may never experience it at all throughout the life of the
9. 9 G 9 GS AHH e e 0 m Bah KM D 24 K dDOGoRB BWC N roO4 RDH a a M RBO GOA 24 Rel eo Ss egl ege H ml AA SET A rl Y 0 9 KC 2 O A LTE SN A w MR OOO AIRO D OR HAH O 3 00000 L O O O iA A A d OANMANTNOR ODOAAMUAA LA 8 9 ABCDEF W X 00090 6339929 AND BOO WICH BOD D DMO AH Ain NZOVDDODOOXSODODHANA AKRAM Rte OM WH MM HH aH Ate se tha wm sw OLA HL RO ORAH A Cav Tr el G dm dm 00 et 00 OOQ b 8 2 AB CDE F M H el e a hk Ro e 1 Ve 6 n 8 D aL KR D 234 Kw DG oB AWC EE E O En HN Do 394 Fl s Ed E Du U Ea SB gt 9 mSS 0300 S 900 L R 00 SS RR SD O D Du U Ea Ea G Ka H TE 05000 S 9 WH W Ga MR OS R RR T OG Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3021 Bulgarian OANMNTNOOR ODODE MVAWEA Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 3041 Maltese Code Page 437 BC DEF 9 A G GX A K H 1 FSM m Du D Ea SB N tress 035005 N KO OM WD a a VM RO GOR 394 Re es Ss E lees H d TTS HRH S D SS ESI Om rl 9 WQ 0 LR 00 SS RR S O D Du UD Ea Ea G TB TZTOMHHAMMOS R SSR STD OL B C DEF A 9 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 94 Character Sets Code Page 3012 Latvian2 OANMNTNORDOAAMOAANEA KR lGa DP M UH 23 S Z SN H WC O lt WO 10 GHOOoUVAH DC a r a geo O MACNHD gt SEXmHNOING TOR MVANHOTDHHAMYY EZO m lO ANO ShO r GO Gh wv
10. il h Al vip ob 8 2 a Lt wow m DeheNorire seDaos BUC A ke ers i See 0 4 Kee l kedal gi egs H qel PJ OOG S HN LA VA M dr od OO DG AND N h sD Od OOO Od Min HO il eC COR E SESE SI ane C D EF LC B mio I H AR vi Ra Rok eC n a D aL KW DA Ke DG o89 BWC le fs u EH E Rmn 4 HL Lt ll lege El BRERA 0 r m 09 C Z QO J tl TMX NE BRO OO MDD OD Duw mS DO 09090 MIO Mid HH R f Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3843 Polish OANNTMOORDAMMOVAAEL Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3845 Hungarian OANO Pn w 00 Gh et 00 OOO ba 8 9 ABC DE F rv un hH NI F WR Dua LO Ea Ea ROO MAO UDH QRR eL Ka R S MR S D R DU H R OA ANA DAT ob D 0 Q WD R 0 GLN SS BR SE M PO D D Ga rr OA 7 RS Ae s ba D 00 4 HB Ot gt M a eB op LD N Na E Om gt KP T o LD a ag Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 3841 Code Page 437 Gost Russian G 10h00 D ROOT ELA D b B CD E F A 9 HOA vi Gey bh Roe C a m AHENOAELWOaGHSs BUC kE 4 tee HN ee pete Po geet E Ser SS P ES 9 0 e AO TDR E O Ohm XM M W 8 AVA NNODODOWBD POD MA ew 3 WO 9 OR OW MH io Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3844 CS2 ANOTMOOROARMOAAR Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 43
11. F fanfold paper form feed 23 parking 17 23 printing on 16 specifications 62 tear off function 18 24 unparking 17 font selecting 21 Font Lock Mode entering 21 form feed 23 front cover opening 4 G glossary 100 graphics direction selecting 32 H hexadecimal dump 71 l initialization 27 input buffer 31 interface pin outs optional serial interface 84 parallel interface 84 international character set selecting 34 L labels specifications 63 line feed 23 line spacing setting 32 macro saving 26 manual sheet feeding 64 micro feed 23 MS DOS setting up for printing 61 Multi part Mode entering 27 N NLQ font selecting 39 O off line switching to 20 ON LINE indicator 20 on line switching to 20 options 66 automatic sheet feeder 66 pull tractor unit 67 serial interface unit 67 serial to parallel converter 69 OS 2 Warp getting ready to print 60 printing 60 setting up for 59 p page length setting 34 paper automatic feeding 64 fanfold 16 handling 62 loading 12 micro feed 23 recommended print area 16 setting top of form 24 thickness adjustment 63 paper eject 23 paper guide installing 9 standing up 10 paper jams 65 paper out detector 31 paper type selecting 62 parallel cable 18 Pitch Lock Mode entering 22 platen knob installing 6 port checking 80 parallel 19 print mode selecting 33 print pitch selecting 33 printer buffer clearing 26 printer port changing 44
12. In this chapter you will learn about L How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 L How to prepare for printing L How to print a document L How to install TrueType fonts L How to select fonts from within an application Important See the readme txt file for important information that became available after this documentation was printed Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 This printer is designed to work best with computers running Microsoft Windows 3 1 If you are running an earlier version of Windows we recommend that you upgrade to 3 1 Before you can use the printer with Windows you must first use the procedure outlined below to install the printer driver that is supplied on the 3 5 floppy disk that comes with the printer This procedure assumes that you are using a mouse and that you are familiar with common mouse operations like click and double click If you need information on mouse operations or if you want to install the printer driver without using a mouse refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide 7 Insert the disk that contains the printer driver into one of your computer s disk drives This explanation assumes you are using a drive named A but you could use any drive Just remember to change the A in the following steps to the name of the drive you are using I In the Main group double click on the Control Panel icon J Double clic
13. Selecting the Quiet Print Mode 24 Changing the auto load position 25 Saving a macro 26 Clearing the printer s buffer 26 Initializing the printer 27 Entering the Multi part Mode 27 Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode 28 About EDS Mode settings 28 Entering the EDS Mode 28 Selecting a bank 29 Selecting a switch 29 Changing a switch setting 29 Printing the current switch settings 30 Checking the settings of switches in a bank 30 Exiting the EDS Mode 30 EDS Mode Settings 31 Chapter 4 User Setup Utility 40 Installing the User Setup Utility 40 Starting the User Setup Utility 41 Changing the General Font Paper and Adjust Settings 42 Adjusting the dot alignment 43 Changing the printer port 44 Saving setup data in a configuration file 44 Importing setup data from a configuration file 45 Returning to default settings 45 Exiting the User Setup Utility 45 Using the Help menu 45 Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 46 Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 46 Getting ready to print 48 Printing a document 49 Installing TrueType fonts 50 Selecting fonts in Windows applications 51 Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows 95 52 Setting up the printer in Windows 95 52 Preparing to print 55 Printing a document 57 Installing TrueType fonts 58 Chapter 7 Using the Pr
14. on the paper L Pull the paper against the tear assist edge to tear it off L When you resume printing the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position Selecting the Quiet Print Mode The Quiet Print Mode lets you print with less noise than that produced with normal printing Use the following procedure to enter and exit the Quiet Print Mode Important Though the Quiet Print Mode prints more quietly it also causes printing to take considerably longer than normal printing Changing the auto load position 25 LJ Make sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit LI Press SET EJECT PARK to toggle between the Quiet Print Mode and normal printing The printer emits one short beeps when the Quiet Print Mode is selected and two short beep when normal printing is selected Changing the auto load position Normally the printer automatically feeds paper to a standard position 1 6 inch from the top of the paper This is called the auto load position You can use the following procedure to specify a different auto load position L Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ While holding down ON LINE press SET EJECT PARK and then release the two buttons The printer will automatically eject the cut sheet that is in the printer or reverse feed fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen Also all the font and pitch indicators on the control panel wil
15. printing in Windows 49 problem 73 problems causes and solutions 73 dark printing 75 erratic operation 78 excessive noise 76 hot printer case 76 incorrect characters 77 left margin movement 77 line spacing 74 malformed graphics 75 no printing 73 overprinting lines 74 paper feed 74 power supply 73 print quality 75 printing past paper edge 76 smudged forms 75 sudden stoppage 78 wrong number of lines 75 pull tractor unit 67 Q Quiet Print Mode 24 selecting 33 R ribbon cassette installing 6 removing 8 taking up slack in 7 S serial interface unit 67 serial to parallel converter 69 setup printer 1 specifications cut sheet paper 62 fanfold paper 62 labels 63 printer 81 serial interface unit 68 serial to parallel converter 69 system software settings MS DOS 80 Windows 79 T tear off function 18 24 test long 71 short 70 test print 70 top of form setting 24 troubleshooting 70 guide 73 TrueType fonts installing 50 U unidirectional printing 32 unpacking 2 4 User Setup Utility Adjust window 42 adjusting dot alignment 43 default settings 45 exiting 45 Font window 42 General window 42 Help menu 45 importing setup data 45 installing 40 Paper window 42 printer port 44 saving configuration file 44 starting 41 V voltage 2 11 W Windows 3 1 default printer 48 getting ready to print 48 selecting fonts 51 setting up for 46 Windows 95 installing fonts 58 Preparing to print
16. 2 Normal Mode Original 3 or 4 Multi Part Mode Labels Backing sheet 4 5 to 16 5 114 to 419 mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 00268 to 0 0035 0 07 to 0 09mm Total 0 0075 0 19mm max Standard Mode EPSON ESC P 9 pin IBM Mode Proprinter III Standard Centronics parallel Option RS 232C RS 422 serial Ribbon Type Ribbon Life Dimensions and Weight Power Supply Power Consumption LC 1521 LC 1511 Options 83 On carriage dedicated Monochrome Y9WH Black only 2 5 million characters Draft 10 cpi Width 23 2 590 mm Depth 13 9 355 mm Height 7 3 186 mm Weight 18 3 lbs 8 3 kg 120V AC 10 17 230V AC 14 13 50 60Hz depending on country of purchase 11W during standby 50W during ASCII draft printing 9W during standby 30W during ASCII draft printing PT 15HA Pull Tractor Unit SF 15HA Single Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder IS 8H192 Serial Interface Unit IS 32H768 Serial Interface Unit SPC 8K Serial To Parallel Converter 84 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel Interface Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes low for gt 0 5us when active 2 DATAO These signals represent information for the 1st through 8th bit of parallel data 3 DATA1 respectively Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when logical 4 DATA2 0 5 DATA3 6 DATA4 7 DATA5 8 DATA6 9 DATA7 10 ACK 10us low t
17. 3 or 4 Multi Part Mode Multi part Mode and an optional pull tractor are recommended when printing on 4 or 5 ply paper Adjusting for paper thickness 63 Labels Backing sheet 4 5 to 16 5 114 to 419mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 00276 to 0 0035 0 07 to 0 09mm Total 0 0075 0 19mm e Use labels under normal temperature and humidity conditions only Adjusting for paper thickness Paper comes in different weights normally expressed as gsm grams per square meter or Ibs pounds Some forms paper also have multiple pages that make them quite thick Use the following procedure to change the gap between the print head and the platen and adjust for paper thickness U UU U oU LJ Move the adjustment lever to one of its four settings Position 2 is most suitable for single sheet paper 64 Paper Handling The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you want Paper Type Weight Per Sheet Thickness nep mT nan Cut sheet 52 to 90 g m 0 07 to 0 12mm tor2 1 ply 52 to 90 g m 0 07 to 0 12mm 20r3 2 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 12 to 0 16mm 2o0r3 Fanfold 3 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 18 to 0 25mm 3or4 4 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 24 to 0 30mm 4or5 5 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 30 to 0 33mm 5or6 Labels with backing sheet 3or4 Important Continuous use of the wrong a
18. 55 setting up 52 Z zero style selecting 32 Customer service information If you experience any technical difficulties with your Star printer please refer to Appendix A How to deal with printing problems This chapter describes easy methods to diagnose and resolve some of the problems that you may encounter For further technical support you should first contact your Authorized Star Dealer If you require additional support Star Micronics offers a wide variety of technical support services Please use one of the telephone numbers listed below depending on the country in which your Star printer was purchased Star Micronics Technical Hotline North America United Kingdom Hong Kong Australia New Zealand 1 908 572 3300 44 1277 232036 852 2795 2335 61 2 748 4300 64 9 570 1470 Star Micronics FaxBack Document Retrieval System Requires access to a facsimile machine or board with receive capability North America Star Micronics Bulletin Board Service Requires a computer modem North America United Kingdom France Germany Netherlands Australia and New Zealand Customer response 1 908 572 4004 1 908 572 5010 44 1494 461395 33 1 305807 49 69 780929 31 73 424485 61 2 748 2960 Star Micronics Co Ltd invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual Please address your correspondence to Attn Product Manager Worldwide Headquarters STAR MICRONICS CO LTD 536 Nanats
19. Character Set IBM 1 86 IBM 2 86 IBM Special 87 international 85 standard italic 85 tables 85 Character Table selecting 31 Code Page 36 Arabic 91 Brazil ABICOMP 90 Brazil ABNT 90 Bulgarian 94 Canadian French 88 CS2 89 Estonian 1 93 Estonian 2 93 Gost Russian 89 Greek 91 92 Hebrew 94 Hungarian 89 IBM Russian 89 Icelandic 87 Latin 2 87 Latvian 1 93 Latvian 2 94 Lithuanian 772 92 Lithuanian 774 93 Lithuanian KBL 92 Maltese 94 Multi lingual 87 91 Nordic 88 Polish 89 Portuguese 87 Russian 88 selecting 34 Turkish 90 configuration file 44 connecting to a power outlet 11 to your computer 18 control panel printer 20 control panel settings saving 26 CR centering setting 34 cut sheet paper ejecting 23 manual feeding 64 specifications 62 D default printer selection checking 79 dot alignment adjusting 72 download buffer 31 Drive Setup checking 79 E EDS Mode auto LF with CR 32 auto tear off 32 automatic sheet feeder 31 character set 34 character table 31 code page 34 CR centering 34 default settings 28 emulation 31 entering 28 exiting 30 graphics direction 32 line spacing 32 Multi Part Mode 32 NLO font 39 page length 34 paper out detector 31 print mode 33 print pitch 33 printing switch settings 30 Quiet Print Mode 33 RAM usage 31 selecting a bank 29 selecting a switch 29 settings 31 switch settings 29 using 28 zero style 32 eject 23 Electronic DIP Switches 28 emulation 31
20. Click once more to clear the help message from the screen Changes you make here apply only to printing from the current application 4 Click on the Close X button on the top right of the window Print 21x r Printer Status Default printer Ready Type Star LC 1511 Where LPT1 Comment T Print to file r Print range Copies All Number of copies 1 3 Pages from D to NU 2 2 ale FE Collet Selection OK Cancel J Select how many copies of the document will be printed by entering the appropriate number into the Number of copies field If you want to print all the pages in your document make sure that the All radio button is checked If you do not want to print all the pages in your document enter the first and last pages to print into the from and to fields L If you want the output to be collated each copy automatically sorted into page order or if you want to print to file instead of a print out a graphic file of the print out is saved on disk check the appropriate radio button LJ Click on the OK button Your document will now be printed out 38 Using the printer with Windows 95 Installing TrueType fonts To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this printer follow the procedure below Select Settings displayed LU OUO O O CIS Click on the Files menu Release the mouse button on Control Panel Double cli
21. F 6D O a OQ A FfF gt 1 E n Character Set 1 Other characters are the same as those for Character Set 2 0 1 g 9 O lt NUL gt O lt NUL gt 1 1 2 MTR 2 TSL 3 lt DC2 gt 3 lt 02 4 103 4 C3 5 ICA S ICA 6 6 7 ED 7 lt BEL gt 8 lt B gt AD 8 BS gt CAN 9 HD HD 9 HD E A P A FP B D 50 B D CEC C CD C FP D cm D R E 50 E lt 50 FP GD F GD 87 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 850 Multi lingual H 2 o uN je q 5 Il H oUS Me 20 i lH oN e a Pee dW H AD l eea RL wa o VCADODOAAADODAH HM R eat Kd GK eba g BUC uN 0000 QH E R He a Ala KKS 0 we oe 44 Kee eo E 2 Of 4 ej sg ll eas H akel ye la NENA AO e EM OH e A 82 G CHOTHAcGCAIvs E o DE UADIRHOD LIRA D oo WROD OD TNODBREX4 gs 22 AM KRHODC AIMS OD BHO o ES OS POO O A d A 25 SL Or dod sic CW OOD YAR HAM e 2 373 GOOGLE bK 6258 OHANNTHORODDAOQVAM R Mh t Al vim de 8 6 ARO u a ah FN OArFHOGH 8 BUS 3 lKa eet HE Runan 6 CoD SEE a 24 jean oleo ll et atel B 1 1 1 T 1 1 I 1 4 d 1 A 0 G Z QO DT AS YA a oz 19A T ut 4 K 909 Pte 0E o nz HHoOooooTHODUHR DADO O H O w mW GCM oon O H One The following characters can be printed IBM Special Character Set using the lt ESC gt command OoHAN MTOR OA DD COO R Other chara
22. LAS l 2 HARD K LH NN KAA Sa 9 BEES Ss E Ne AS OO n a ek ne Pa GIS gt H2 55285888 De E ES EA a B OHANMTMNORONREMQOANL MA AL A Semen l Re e l VE C n 8 BahEFNOALFBWOGH BS BUC 3 tes a eee Cm fe 394 Rel ess E ie H 232341 ZE IEA ae eA 0 r om ODE GE QO J LT EPS VA Da ER XH DBB G Uw Th W ha Z PC CS C TANOS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3031 Hebrew OANMOTSTN OR OAM MOAW bu 95 Appendix E Printer Control Codes This appendix lists the printer s control commands It gives the name of each control command along with the applicable emulation mode Standard IBM or Both and the applicable ASCII code Font and Character Set Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select italic STD ESC 4 Cancel italic STD Esc 5 Select Character Set 2 Both ESC 6 Select Character Set 1 Both ESC 7 Select Draft resident font IBM ESC I00H Select 12 CPI Draft resident font IBM Esc I01H Select NLQ resident font IBM Esc 102H Select Draft resident font IBM Esc I03H Select Draft download font IBM Esc 1045 Select 12 CPI Draft download font IBM Esc I05H Select Draft double strike download font IBM Esc I06H Select NLQ download font IBM Esc 107H Select NLQ italic resident font IBM Esc IOBH Select NLQ italic download font IBM ESC IOFH Select international character se
23. Page Length Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length setting you want to use Page Length sw1 sw2 SW3 Sw4 11 Letter ON ON ON ON 8 OFF ON ON ON 11 7 A4 ON OFF ON ON 12 OFF OFF ON ON 8 5 Letter ON ON OFF ON 14 Legal OFF ON OFF ON 10 5 Executive ON OFF OFF ON 7 25 Executive OFF OFF OFF ON 3 5 ON ON ON OFF 5 5 OFF ON ON OFF Switch 5 CR Centering Position Specifies whether the printer s CR centering is long ON or short OFF When the CR centering position is long ON the carriage moves to the center of the platen before the paper is inserted or ejected When CR centering is short OFF the carriage moves to the left side of the platen In order to prevent paper feeding problems set the CR centering position to short OFF when narrow less than 5 6 paper is used and set it to long ON when wider more than 5 6 paper is used BANK E Switches 1 2 3 4 5 Code Page International Character Set If your EDS settings specify IBM emulation Bank A Switch 1 OFF with either character table Bank A Switch 2 or Standard emulation Bank A Switch 1 ON with the graphics character table Bank A Switch 2 ON use the Bank E switches to select the default character code page you want to use EDS Mode Settings
24. install the printer driver under Windows 95 use the following steps L Turn on the printer and start up your computer L Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen LI Select Settings L Release the mouse button on Printers L Double click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers window Add Printer Wizard This wizard will help you to install your printer quickly and easily To begin installing your printer click Next LJ Click on the Next button Setting up the printer in Windows 95 53 Add Printer Wizard How is this printer attached to your computer IF it is directly attached to your computer click Local Printer If it is attached to another computer click Network Printer Network printer lt Back Cancel J When the above window is displayed make sure the Local printer radio button is checked Then click on the Next button twice and click on the Back button Add Printer Wizard Ef Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an Cr installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers Apple Laserwriter Il NT Apple Laserwriter Personal NT Apple Laserwriter Il NTX Apple Laserwriter IIF Apple Laser writer Ilg sl Anie aserwriter Plus Have Disk lt Back Cancel J Click on the Have Disk b
25. printer L Remove the ribbon cassette from its package Installing the ribbon cassette 7 7 Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon Tension knob L By hand move the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cut out in the top guide to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette LI Carefully place the cassette onto the cartridge holder making sure that the spindle of the holder fits into the socket on the bottom of the cassette Also make sure that the side tabs fit into the grooves on the sides of the cartridge holder Ribbon cassette 8 Printer Setup LJ While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield press down gently but firmly on the cartridge until the side tabs snap securely into place Print head shield J Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack L Replace the front cover of the printer Important Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost always due to a ribbon that is simply worn out or used up If you experience problems with print quality check the condition of the ribbon If the black part looks gray and well worn replace the ribbon with a new one Removing the ribbon cassette Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cassette from the printer when you want to replace it with a new one 7 Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its powe
26. serial to parallel interface converter or the IS SH192 or IS 32H768 serial interface unit 20 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations The control panel gives you push button control over the printer s operations It includes indicator lights which tell you the current status of the printer at a glance HS DRAFT DRAFT BANK SW 10 CPI POWER ROMAN Al D4 12 CPI SANSERIF COURIER B2 ES COND MICRO FEED PRESTIGE ORATOR C3 F6 PROP Vv SET EJECT FONT PITCH PARK FORM FEED LINE FEED ON LINE EDS c BANK SWITCH STATUS ON OFF PRINT EXIT This chapter describes control panel functions that can be performed while the printer is turned on and either on line or off line The buttons perform different functions in the EDS and Dot Adjustment Modes Functions of control panel buttons in these modes are described in the relevant sections covering them Switching between on line and off line J Press ON LINE to switch the printer between being on line and off line L When the printer is on line the ON LINE indicator is lit and the printer can receive data from the computer You should make sure that the printer is on line whenever you are trying to print L When the printer is in off line the ON LINE indicator goes out which means that the printer cannot receive any data Note that you can also press ON LINE whil
27. that the leading edge of the fanfold paper extends about 0 8 inch two centimeters past the front the paper chute as shown in the illustration below 1 Close the rear cover and press down gently on it until it locks into place with a click Caution Since printing with an open rear cover may cause paper feeding problems be sure to close the rear cover before printing Loading fanfold paper 15 I Install the paper guide so that it is standing up at a 50 degree angle as shown on page 10 In this position the paper guide keeps the printed paper separate from the unprinted paper Then slide the right and left paper guides apart so they do not interfere with the fanfold paper feeding LJ Turn on the printer The printer will beep a number of times to indicate that paper is not loaded properly Also the control panel s POWER indicator flashes whenever paper is not loaded 1 Press the SET EJECT PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position 16 Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper When printing on fanfold paper take care not to print too close to the perforations that separate each sheet The following shows the recommended print area for fanfold paper cut sheet paper and label paper Fanfold paper Cut sheet paper 4 mm 0 16 4 mm 0 16 L 3 mm 5 mm 0 2 0 2 First page Coooov000000000000000 25 4 mm 1 looooofooooojooooo
28. the EDS mode lets you configure the printer so that it matches your system and software needs This chapter describes how to enter the printer s EDS Mode and provides details about available settings and how to change them All switch settings except for F 2 are ON when the printer is shipped from the factory About EDS Mode settings EDS Mode settings are grouped among six banks representing banks of switches that are identified by the letters A through F Each bank contains a number of switches numbered 1 through 6 that you can turn on and off to configure the printer Entering the EDS Mode L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer L Turn off the printer LI While holding down the control panel s ON LINE LINE FEED and FORM FEED buttons turn the printer back on This causes the following message to be printed which indicates the printer 1s in the EDS Mode CURRENT EDS SETTINGS Bank A B C D E F Switch 122456 122456 123456 123456 122456 127456 ON IO FOO ES KKKKKK OOK x KKK OFF x Selecting a bank 29 Selecting a bank LJ While in the EDS Mode use the control panel s BANK button to select a bank When the BANK indicator flashes it indicates the current bank selected Lit Indicator Selected Bank Al A B2 B C3 C D4 D E5 E F6 F Selecting a switch 1 While in the EDS Mode use the control panel s SWITCH button to select a bank switch When the SW indic
29. you wish to install by clicking on them If you want to install all of them click on the Select All button 1 Click on the OK button The new fonts can now be seen in the Fonts folder window This concludes the 59 Chapter 7 Using the Printer with OS 2 Warp This chapter contains specific information about using the printer with IBM OS 2 Warp It also shows you how to install the printer driver on your computer so you can control the printer By reading this chapter you will learn L How to set up for printing with IBM OS 2 Warp L How to prepare for printing L How to print a document Important See the readme txt file for important information that became available after this documentation was printed Setting up for printing with OS 2 Warp Before you can use the printer with OS 2 Warp you must first perform the following procedure to install the printer driver supplied on the 3 5 floppy disk that comes with the printer LJ Start up the OS 2 system L Insert the floppy disk that comes with the printer into one of your computer s disk drives LI Open the floppy in icon view L Double click on the OS2 ENG folder J Double click on the STARDM DR_ file L Drag the printer driver whose name matches the name of your printer to the desktop STARDM DR_ Icon View ja Drag one printer driver to install printer ME STARHA Star LC 100 E ST
30. 0o0000000000000000 Perforation 8 mm 031 H 25 4 mm 1 18 mm 18 mm 0 7 037 ee jed OT Label Perforation TE 2 E 2 54 mm 0 1 min l kd o o S o o N PS e m T o C o Perforation N a ram S ke o 25 4 mm 1 o o o E A S Label e N N o C 2 54 mm 0 1 min o o o ta N o o s a 635mm e o 6 35 mm o o 0 25 min 0 25 min lt o o o o o o pi Z Last page o o o o o o o o o o Bottom of Form ls o o 110 mm 4 3 o o o o o Parking fanfold paper 17 Parking fanfold paper It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut sheet paper Instead simply use the following procedure to park the fanfold paper 7 Tear off the paper at a perforation so there is no more than half a page sticking out of the front cover of the printer If necessary you can press the control panel s ON LINE button to put the printer off line and then use the LINE FEED button to feed the paper until a perforation is just past the front cover I Press the control panel s ON LINE button to put the printer off line I Press the control panel s SET EJECT PARK button The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen which is indicated by the printer beeping a number of times Also the control panel s POWER indicator starts to flash because paper is n
31. 7 Code Page 3847 Brazil ABNT Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 90 Character Sets Code Page 3846 Turkish E amp o N R G a l E OO 0 20 0 BAD SI yo 3 Ba i 29 2 Mh Fe F 1 DH o Ed ow 0000 N D 0 OA aid Rios GG uD pews N Alaza00n00 Soon gt 0 2 AlSDAANHD EHH OO R RL GR S Ol te et et tO 10 UA AA ta a a 2 Ola elo e o 9 leal tie H ae 9 Mle Hu os AE se OAM ou a lt C Oo Ee SN 99 C3 lad MM wm Bo r Lei o pE Ajon OSE NMS MO w N D a L 3 Sh DJH Ono dn 0000 taU dx 4 No ges DOS o ww DL oO OQ oM AD ect G ddn ORAM OS I fea 8558 OA NOOO AMADOR k n 9 o H H ADA Rf e R As z b N Sahk Kd bd AEeOGH BS aW C 2 pa S 3 i eat oe ee ee p Ajo 000 Boan w a l an e 3 Keka l Kas eal les H ael La O Cm OIDO OW Ob AoA Gin C o EA E ARSS A oS Su M OcooOoOMDDO DH e fan WHOS EZWMe LTR VA oO sy l AMM OAM He O o Td 8 R0 00033H 00D093 x00 Sa 5 mn i Sf OI O Eo O G UO O O A A nM A A92 D o SANNFIOONRDALMOAR fu LL daha K OAD AM ty 9 142 xM S 9 BUH 3 ew VOOIXKAAWOEDOUES Ea Su G Ka aC Da A Lil MO 0 R 24 Kee L K Bu tea Pes H ld C DEF A B L L 1 K A M N il U y z 0 j 4 09 0 Ea NNM WG ADG GMA M A KA COO 20006 0 DW WH 4 WO IG Os CO ROMO Dina Mica CANMTNOKR ODAAEMOANE Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 9 Code Page 851 Greek
32. A TH O aAmO G n o HW 10 TH e t Pees s Bi 89ABCODEF Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 92 Character Sets Code Page 869 Greek DANMNTIN OR DAM MOAWDA Mow DHAMNMNDTDIAIOONN Ga U a SBS HTS S903005 34 e rs 4 W Kesa VG 0 O DD 34 Re iba ta as H 341 90 0 LR dR 0 S SR T OG Dua UD Ea Sa 6 Ka H B R 05000 HQE RM RM OS R SR STD OD Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 2001 Lithuanian KBL OANMNTONOR ODAM LOO bM bu 93 Code Page 3001 Estonian1 Code Page 774 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 89ABCODEF 1 H NRE L 79 Iaou 8 020000 ANN DO DO RA I S NN al AHHH LE R He 44 Ph 0x1 Esad ES E AO SEH r lt WW 09 K G OO 06 T DS YA Y MM OOO 09 Bu G Ks OS O DO ODIO DA A A 6 oF NO STO 00 het 00 LOGO Q G 8 9 ABCDEF H H A 55 hM a 8 t Fcon m D aL Kd D Kw dDOGo8 BWC Cv d 0 90 TON E lo 34 Keak l S D S El Ie H SEN 3 AT O 0 Al aessa HN rl 9 03 S O A LAD S YA WW MM OOSA D OW b Sh Od O OOOO ODM DO Din A e GO dms mW 00 de 0 DOU ba Code Page 3011 Latvian1 Code Page 3002 Estonian2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 B C DEF A
33. ARHA StarLC 1521 STARHA Star LC 1011C EE I 60 Using the Printer with OS 2 Warp Getting ready to print There are several steps to set up the printer before using it You must select the printer driver and specify the source size and orientation of the paper Use the following procedure to make these selections Note You do not need to select the printer driver and paper specifications each time you print but only if you want to change any of your previous settings Point to the printer object Click mouse button 2 Select Settings Select the Printer driver tab Point to the printer driver you want to use Click mouse button 2 UCU U U Select Settings to display the Properties window for setting up your printer With the Properties window you can click on various buttons to control a wide variety of printer setup parameters Everything you need to know about these settings is included in an on line manual that tells you how to use all the buttons and menus that appear on your computer s screen To view the on line manual select Help 1 After you get the printer set up the way you want it select Save Printing a document Select the Print command in the File menu of the application you are using 61 Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS DOS This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS DOS In this ch
34. I Y K TD ESC F Hr 50 lt Of C o JH f 6D D 1 a 3 4 ws wo E 8 o E LC D E F International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal ais Sr ewwrr t 000 102 2645 Bl oI 0 eo HT DO ONO Q B10 8 0 Crm IG Ue fA Pw Bi 9 we B M wwe wo o eo EEE 006 E ODO me 7 o Be Tans E pa DG ow k IS IAS IA O aE H 2H SS 22 E pa FL gt RE gt S INNNNNNNNNNANNNNN N RIS PR PS PREPS PSPS PS PSPSPS ES BS PS OSD OS Q DO DOO 0 OOOH DY J Pee tr H Ea Ea e A Q ae aR dk oa de de E py dk Ak aR ate dk dk dk H N a L a aS a gt S S295528 EET EEFE IEEE EEEE GIR S6MARCHSSARSLA 86 Character Sets IBM Character Set 2 Code Page 437 IBM PC o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F O lt UL 0 P p Loko a lt KD 7 1 A Q a q E 4 T B 2 MD 2 B R b r T T T 2 3 Y 3 3 C S cec s 4 t U 7 ES 4 00 4 D T dt amp 6 nU EF fF 5 5 E U e u a N 3 Fo J 6 amp 6 F V f v Q Aa 1 F m H 7 BED 7 G W g w q tu Q 1 it t T 8 BS CAND L 8 H X h x y 9 i d N 9 GD gt 3 9 I Y i y Gor ql ir J Q A ur x J Z zoz Ue oosa il i r Q B VD 0 K I k i q g kens Cc GCP E lt LA 1 i 4 IF an a D CR M J m i i u i g 7 E 50 gt N C n A R lt d if l a
35. J Select the port you want to use by double clicking on it or by moving to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter Saving setup data in a configuration file LI To save setup data in a configuration file so you can recall it later click on File or press the F3 function key I Select Save from the menu that drops down by double clicking on it or by moving the highlighting to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter Save File Directory C STAR File Name cfg 7 Input the name that you want to assign to the configuration file and press Enter The configuration is automatically stored in the directory you specified under Installing the User Setup Utility on page 40 and assigned the extension cfg Important Remember that changing User Setup Utility settings on the computer screen does not directly change them in the printer To change the printer settings to those shown on the screen use the Exit command page 45 Importing setup data from a configuration file 45 Importing setup data from a configuration file LJ Click on File or press the F3 function key LI Select Load from the menu that drops down by double clicking on it or by moving the highlighting to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter Load file File ASTAR cfg lt DIR gt 1995 06 15 EFAULT CFG 1995 06 15 REVIOUS CFG 1995 06 22 I Select the file that contains the configur
36. LF Reverse paper one line STD ESC LF Set line spacing to 1 8 Both ESC 0 Set line spacing to 7 72 IBM ESC 1 Set line spacing to 1 6 STD Esc 2 Execute ESC A IBM Esc 2 Set line spacing to n 216 Both Esc 3n Set line spacing to n 72 STD ESC An Define line spacing to n 72 IBM ESC An One time feed of 1 216 Both ESC Jn Reverse line feed IBM ESC One time reverse feed of n 216 STD ESC jn Download Character Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Cancel download character set STD ESC 0 Select download character set STD ESC 1 Define download characters in RAM STD ESC amp 00H Copy standard ROM font into RAM STD ESC 00H Nn 00H Define download characters in RAM IBM ESC Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Move print head to next horizontal tab position Both HT Return print head to left margin carriage return Both CR Move print head to absolute horizontal position STD ESC n1 n2 Add n dot spaces between characters STD ESC SPn Cancel automatic line feed IBM ESC 5 00H Select automatic line feed IBM Esc 5 01H Set horizontal tab positions Both ESC Dn NULL Set right margin STD ESC on Set left and right margins IBM Esc X n1 n2 Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Continued 99 Description Mode ASCII Code Move print head to specified horizontal po
37. R s express permission is strictly forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice AI efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of printing How ever should any errors be found STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual Copyright 1995 Star Micronics Co Ltd About this manual This manual describes how to set up use and care for the Star LC 1511 and LC 1521 printers The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each Appendix G chapter Chapter 1 Choosing a place for your printer unpacking and setup ribbon cassette installation loading paper connecting to your computer Chapter 2 How to use the control panel Chapter 3 How to use the printer s Electronic DIP Switch EDS Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your system and software Chapter 4 Installing starting up and using the User Setup Utility Chapter 5 How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 how to prepare for printing how to print a document Chapter 6 How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 95 how to prepare for printing how to print a document Chapter 7 How to set up for printing with IBM OS 2 Warp how to prepare for printing how to print a document Chapter 8 How to set up for printing with MS DOS Chapter 9 Selecting
38. RM FEED Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once which indicates that the buffer is cleared 27 Initializing the printer The following procedure initializes the printer to its power on settings If you have control panel settings stored in memory this procedure sets up the printer using them L Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Hold down FONT and then FORM FEED Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once indicating the printer buffer is cleared and then beeps again three times which indicates that the printer is reset Entering the Multi part Mode When the printer is in the Multi part Mode the print head prints with greater impact It should be noted however that printing in the Multi part Mode also reduces the life of the print head Because of this you should use the Multi part Mode only for printing on four or five ply paper Return to the normal mode for printing on one to three ply paper Use the following procedure to enter the Multi part Mode L Turn off the printer LJ While holding down the control panel s SET EJECT PARK button turn the printer back on LI To exit the Multi part Mode Simply turn the printer off and back on again 28 Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode The letters EDS stand for Electronic DIP Switches Just like the small DIP switches that are used by many computers printers and other devices
39. Sper USER S MANUAL LC 1511 LC 1521 DOT MATRIX PRINTERS HA15 80825072 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement The 120V version equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursu ant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television which can be determined by turning off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized modifications of this product by the user will void his authority to operate the equipment unless expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard this equipment requires
40. UTILITY gt SETUPA Starting the User Setup Utility 41 Setting for Install Language English Printer Type LC 1511 Install Directory c star Fl Install F2 Cancel J Pull down the list of available languages under Language and double click the one you want to use J Pull down the list of available printers under Printer Type and double click on the one you want to use For this printer you should select LC 1511 or LC 1521 LI Click the Install Directory box to change it into an input box L Input the drive name and directory where you want the User Setup Utility installed Make sure to include the full path to the directory You can use your computer s left and right arrow keys Delete key and backspace key to move around the input box and make changes to the text inside it J Click Install to install the User Setup Utility and start it up Starting the User Setup Utility 1 After you install the User Setup Utility you can start it any time by moving to the directory you specified under Installing the User Setup Utility in the previous section and inputting the following STARSET 4 42 User Setup Utility Help Exit File General Font Paper Adjust Port Fl F2 BS F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 General Emulation Graphic Direction Stan
41. a shielded cable The 220V version equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard this equipment requires a shielded cable The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U S A Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectiques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le Minist re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers mar
42. age the print head and platen 32 Using the EDS Mode Switch 6 Multi Part Mode Specifies whether the printer s Multi Part Mode is enabled OFF or disabled ON When the Multi Part Mode is enabled OFF the impact of the print head is increased but head life is decreased Enable the Multi Part Mode when printing on four to five ply paper Disable the Multi Part Mode when printing on 1 to 3 ply paper BANK B Switch 1 Graphics Direction Selects uni directional OFF or bi directional ON printing for graphics Bi directional printing ON is faster while uni directional OFF printing generally provides better print quality in the graphics mode Switch 2 Auto Tear off Long Specifies whether the printer s auto tear off long feature page 24 is enabled OFF or disabled ON Note that this setting controls the application software s tear off function only It does not affect the manual tear off function that is performed using the control panel buttons as described on page 18 The manual tear off function is always enabled Switch 3 Line Spacing Selects 1 6 inch ON or 1 8 inch OFF spacing between lines Switch 4 Auto LF with CR Specifies whether auto LF with CR is enabled OFF or disabled ON When auto LF with CR is enabled OFF the printer automatically performs a line feed whenever it receives a carriage return from the computer When it is disabled ON the computer must send both a line feed code an
43. al that comes with the pull tractor unit for further details on installation and operation Serial Interface Unit IS 8H192 and IS 32H768 Installing the serial interface unit provides serial data communications capabilities between the printer and your computer 68 Optional Accessories Specifications IS 8H192 Interface Synchronization Baud rate Word length Start bit Data bits Parity bit Stop bits Signal polarity Mark Space Handshaking Data buffer RS 232C level only Asynchronous 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 BPS selectable 1 7 or 8 selectable Odd even none selectable One or more Logical 1 3V to 15V Logical 0 3V to 15V DTR XON XOFF ETX ACK 8 kbytes standard Specifications IS 32H768 RS 232C Interface Synchronization Baud rate Word length Start bit Data bits Parity bit Stop bits Signal polarity Mark Space Handshaking Data buffer RS 422A Interface Synchronization Baud rate Word length Start bit Data bits Parity bit Stop bits Signal polarity Mark Space Handshaking Data buffer Asynchronous 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 BPS selectable 1 7 or 8 selectable Odd even none selectable One or more Logical 1 3V to 15V Logical 0 3V to 15V DTR XON XOFF ETX ACK 32 kbytes standard Asynchronous 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 76800 BPS selectable 1 7 or 8 selectable Odd even
44. anager List of Printers Install Unlisted or Updated Pi Generic Text Only Agfa 9000 Series PS Agfa Compugraphic 400PS Agfa Compugraphic Genics Apple LaserWriter Apple LaserWriter II NT Apple LaserWriter II NTX 48 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 J In the List of Printers box of the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog box select the Star printer driver and then click OK This causes the Printers dialog box to appear The STAR printer is now listed in the Installed Printers list L Double click on the name of the printer model you just installed to select it as the default printer I Click Close to close the Printers dialog box Note Windows applications automatically print on the currently selected default printer If you want to print on a different printer you must first select it Getting ready to print Before printing there are a number of things you must first do to set up the printer You must select the printer driver and the paper source size and orientation Use the following procedure to make these selections Note You do not need to perform printer driver and paper selections mentioned above each time you print but only if there are any changes to the last selections you made I In the Windows Program Manager open the Main group by clicking on its icon J Double click on the Control Panel icon L Doubl
45. aper thickness on page 63 Troubleshooting guide 77 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Left margin moves to the right during printing Some characters are printed incorrectly The paper is not loaded correctly causing the print head to jam Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again The ribbon cassette is not installed correctly causing the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Choose different settings in your application Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or try to raise the humidity level Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or try to raise the humidity level Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Choose diff
46. apter you will learn about 1 How to set up for printing with MS DOS Setting up for printing with MS DOS To print from an application running under MS DOS you must first select the printer from within the application Typically the program will feature an INSTALL or SETUP command for selection of printers Refer to the manual for the application you are using for details on how to select a printer for it J Start up the application and use the correct procedure for that application to select a printer The following is a list of printers that can be used If your application lists more than one of these select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list You should also use the EDS mode or User Setup Utility to select Standard emulation page 31 Star LC 1511 1521 Star XR 1520 ZA 250 Star XR 1500 FR 15 Epson FX 1170 Epson EX 800 If none of the printers listed above are available in the application choose one of the printers listed below Once again you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list For these printers you should use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to select IBM emulation page 31 IBM Proprinter III IBM Proprinter II IBM Proprinter I To print follow the instructions given in the manual of the application you are using Typically you would select the application s PRINT command make any necessary changes in the wind
47. ation you want to use by double clicking on its name or by moving the highlighting to its name with the arrow keys and pressing Enter Returning to default settings LJ To make all settings revert to their defaults perform the procedure under Importing setup data from a configuration file in the previous section and select the file named DEFAULT CFG Exiting the User Setup Utility To exit the User Setup Utility pull down the File menu and select Exit Exit Exit without sending current settings Exit after sending current settings N N J Select the option you want by double clicking on it or by moving the highlighting to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter Exit after sending current settings sends all User Setup Utility settings to the printer which replaces any settings that may have been made using the printer s control panel Exit without sending current settings exits the User Setup Utility without sending anything to the printer Using the Help menu J To get information on how to use the User Setup Utility click Help or press function key F1 46 Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 This chapter contains specific information you need to know when using the printer with Microsoft Windows 3 1 or later It also tells you how to install the printer driver on your computer so that it can control the printer correctly
48. ator flashes it indicates the current switch selected Lit Indicator Selected Switch A1 1 B2 2 C3 3 D4 4 E5 5 F6 6 Changing a switch setting J After selecting a bank and switch press the control panel s ON OFF button to turn the switch on and off The current setting of the switch is indicated by the ON LINE indicator the indicator is lit when the switch is on and is not lit when the switch is off 30 Using the EDS Mode Printing the current switch settings J In the EDS Mode press the control panel s PRINT button to print out the current switch settings Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is turned on or off Checking the settings of switches in a bank 7 After selecting a bank press the control panel s STATUS button to view the status of each switch in that bank The control panel s font indicator is lit when the switch is on and is not lit when the switch is off Lit Indicator Selected Switch Al 1 B2 2 C3 3 D4 4 E5 5 F6 6 Exiting the EDS Mode I Press the control panels EXIT button to exit the EDS Mode EDS Mode Settings 31 EDS Mode Settings The following details all of the settings you can program in the EDS Mode You can print out a detailed overview of all the settings by performing a test of the printer page 70 BANK A Switch 1 Emulation Selects Standard emulation ON or IBM emulation OFF Standard emulat
49. bed under Micro feed on page 23 I Start the printing operation from your software application Clearing paper jams Use the following procedure to clear paper jams from the printer L Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet L Open the front cover of the printer L Carefully try to pull the jammed paper from the printer If necessary change the release lever position or rotate the platen knob to remove the paper 66 Chapter 10 Optional Accessories This chapter introduces the following optional accessories that are available for this printer J Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 15HA J Pull Tractor Unit PT 15HA I Serial Interface Unit IS 8H192 and IS 32H768 I Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K Important Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 15HA The automatic sheet feeder automatically feeds cut sheet paper into the printer Preparing the printer 1 Use the printer s EDS Mode to change the setting of Bank A Switch 4 to OFF page 31 which tells the printer that the automatic sheet feeder is installed Refer to the manual that comes with the automatic sheet feeder for further details on installation and operation Pull Tractor Unit PT I5HA 67 Pull Tractor Unit PT 15HA The pull tractor unit is recommended when printing with multi part continuous forms Refer to the manu
50. cator does not light Printer sounds like it is printing but it is not Printing is weak Printer test works but printer will not print out data from the attached computer The printer is not receiving power Check whether the power cord is correctly plugged into the power outlet Check whether the power outlet is working by unplugging the printer and plugging in another device The ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon twisted or not set correctly cassette is installed between the print head and correctly the print head shield The printer is not set up Set up the printer for the correctly for the thickness of paper you are using paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 The ribbon is worn out or used up Your application program s or system software s printer selection is wrong Replace the ribbon with a new one Check the printer selection of your application software The computer s system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the port you are using Check the system software settings Check the settings for LPT1 COM 1 or COM 2 if you are using the optional serial interface unit The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly If it is try a different cable 74 Troubleshooting Problem
51. ck on the Fonts folder The currently installed font files are Insert the disk in your computer s floppy disk drive Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen tal ES Edit View Help a a a a T T A T Fr Install New Font Arial Bold Italic Arial Italic Courier Courier New Courier New 101215 Bold y 5 y y 5 A A A A A w Modem MS Sans Serif MS Serif Roman Script 81012141 81012141 a A a A T T Hr Er SmallFonts Symbol Symbol TimesNew TimesNew TimesNew Times New 81012141 Roman RomanBold RomanBold Roman Italic a T WingDings Contains commands for working with the selected items Italic in the List of fonts window Add Fonts x List of fonts Brush 445 BT Cooper Black Folders a ee cc TrueType BT TrueType Engravers Roman BT TrueType Freehand 521 BT TrueType Handel Gothic BT TrueType Kaufmann BT TrueType Drives ja an Y os2 3 utiity J win31 CI win95 e La 4 Copy fonts to Fonts folder LI Click on the Install New Font command I Display the drive s name A or B in the Drives field To select a drive name click on the arrow by the side of the field and select the drive from the list that appears The names of the fonts stored on the disk are displayed Cancel Select All Help Network font installation LI Select the fonts
52. ct the printer to the computer A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation For example the computer sends the printer a form feed control code 12 to tell it to eject the current page Printer settings that take effect when you switch on the printer You can change these settings using the control panel Ability of one printer to act like emulate another type of printer Printout of all character codes and control codes as they are received by the printer along with their hexadecimal values Forms that consist of more than one sheet This printer can print on forms that have up to five sheets Near letter quality font Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue printing Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print Moving fanfold paper into a position that allows printing of cut sheets without removing the fanfold paper from the printer The component of the printer that transfers the image to the paper Mode that reduces printing noise Also reduces printing speed Releases the paper This lever must be in the cut sheet position for cut sheet paper and in the fanfold position for fanfold paper Option that makes it possible to connect the printer to a computer via a serial interface instead of the standard Centronics parallel interface Function that moves fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off Mechanisms that control the movement of fanfold pap
53. cters are the same as those for Code Page 437 9 E Code Page 860 Portuguese O dm Shim 0 det DL OR bu Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 88 Character Sets Code Page 863 Canadian French E 2 oO Nn o E lt 5 bua E HAL Vi ey h Re a ee a a a Vfl FAD vie bh Ro wt SO we oO Ml ooh eENoOAEHOROB BUC E HAREM OF ee ama aa Ola ib Re 0 tes E a gt Ola ete 4 Het CN ee E Ol a J pe ea a legs H gell Si to L 14 e o ol le el ke at m Samma ES E ae EEE a 0 com HOSEA LT AS N H 75822 tS OMLAVHSNHSS GRN N 0 Q aos MHRHODODADNOD BROOMS REEE A WOHR Kd RR 09005 o Gad 0 00 DAA AA de pjanu RASSE eR SMO yo OHANMNTHOROOK OVAL 8553 OANNTNORKRDORMOLAML E oO N E lt Ss fa H A l Se RO ew ee a a ES ESE Gan RM oe oO Ml yemaneENoOAREeOGHsS BUC z H pO b KB N Mm ae oa ao eB Nn Ala ie pa 4 Geet CMe Ma 2 Old Ra tests LN Rare S L 14 4 el tersa leal let H ml o 2 tls pl a le e l 99 PO ER peg ES A As A s 2 CA SEER ser E AREA AAA A om Eli OD sm t ALE RNREVA o QE lt GOMLHOX ONE BRE MOR O o AWAMOMHADSHODVRDOY ess lH Ea Ra G Kd dT RR 0 005 B DD O C 0 kK DINO Dine Hat MH 29 55 Olda MO MHA SOMOS ESR smo ay DaANNTNONOAtCMvVAHE ET G ddd 00 de H L O M bK 89 C D EF B T oO
54. d a carriage return code at the end of each line Most applications do this automatically Note the following check points when trying to figure out which setting to use here Y If you find that your output is double spaced when it should not be turn this switch ON Disabled Y If you find that lines are printing over each other turn this switch OFF Enabled Switch 5 Zero Style Specifies whether a normal zero ON or a slashed zero OFF will be used Selecting Normal ON prints zeros without lines running through them while Slashed OFF prints zeros with a diagonal slash running through them Switch 6 Reserved BANK C Switches 1 2 Print Mode Turn these switches on or off to select the print mode you want to use Print Mode swi sw2 Draft ON ON NLQ ON OFF HS Draft OFF ON LC 1521 only Not used with LC 1511 Switches 3 4 5 Print Pitch Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the print pitch setting you want to make Print Pitch SW3 sw4 SW5 10cpi ON ON ON 12cpi OFF ON ON 17cpi ON OFF ON 20cpi OFF OFF ON Proportional ON ON OFF Switch 6 Quiet EDS Mode Settings 33 When the Quiet Mode is enabled OFF the printer prints with less noise than normal printing Though the Quiet Mode prints more quietly it also takes considerably longer than normal printing 34 Using the EDS Mode BANK D Switches 1 2 3 4
55. dard Bi direction__ RAM usage CR Centering Position Input Buffer Long uiet mode Disabled When you start the User Setup Utility it reads and displays the last settings that were sent to the printer by the utility Note The utility does not read the settings from the printer It reads the settings from a file that was created the last time the utility was run which are stored on your computer s hard disk If the EDS settings have been changed using the printer s control panel those control panel settings will not be shown by the utility and they will be replaced by the current User Setup Utility settings if you specify that current settings should be sent to the printer page 45 when you exit the utility J Now you can use the User Setup Utility to make the setup changes you want You can press the F1 function key at any time to access on screen help for the setup utility Changing the General Font Paper and Adjust Settings The following are basic operations to change settings in the General Font Paper and Adjust windows To select a window LJ Click on the name of the window you want to select General Font Paper Adjust Port by clicking on its name at the top of your computer s screen When you do the corresponding window appears on the screen You can also select a window by pressing a function key from F4 to F8 Adjusting the dot alignment 43 To select a settin
56. djustment lever setting can drastically reduce print head life The Multi part Mode is only recommended when printing on 4 or 3 ply paper Automatic fanfold feeding LI See Loading fanfold paper on page 12 for details on using fanfold paper Manual sheet feeding You can use the following procedure to manually feed single sheets of paper into the printer L Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer If there is use the procedure under Parking fanfold paper on page 17 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding L Move the paper guide so that it is at a 70 degree angle Refer to page 10 LI Set the release lever to the cut sheet position L Align the left paper guide with the scale mark that matches the size of the paper you are using Paper guide Release lever Clearing paper jams 65 For any paper size other than A3 landscape horizontal align the paper guide with scale 0 zero For A3 landscape paper align the paper guide with the K mark LJ Adjust the right paper guide so there is enough space to insert the paper I Insert a sheet of paper into the paper guide with the side you want to print on facing the back of the printer Gently push the paper down into the printer until you feel it stop LI Press the SET EJECT PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position 1 If you want to move the paper to another position use the micro feed function descri
57. e a printing operation is in progress to stop the printing Important Make sure that the on line off line setting of the printer is correct before performing a control panel operation Selecting a font 21 Selecting a font J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Press FONT to change the font selection An indicator lights to the left of the name of the font that is currently selected HS Draft is selected when all font indicators on the LC 1521 are off Lit Indicator Font DRAFT Draft ROMAN Roman ROMAN COURIER Sanserif COURIER Courier COURIER ORATOR Prestige ORATOR Orator Note The font setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the software you are using overrides the setting on the control panel You can prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Font Lock Mode when you turn it on Entering the Font Lock Mode When the printer is in the Font Lock Mode the font settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the font Use the following procedure to enter the Font Lock Mode L Turn off the printer L While holding down FONT turn printer power on The printer is now in the Font Lock Mode You could enter the Font Lock Mode and Pitch Lock Mode page 22 at the same time by holding down both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power To
58. e click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window L Double click on the name of the printer model you selected above to choose it as the default printer LI Click on Setup to display the window for setting up your printer Printing a document 49 Star LC 1511 Resolution 240 x 144 Paper Size Letter 8 x 11 in Paper Source Manual Feed Orientation O Landscape J From this window you select buttons that let you control a wide variety of printer setup parameters This manual does not include any information about how to do this because everything you need to know is included in an on line manual that tells you how to use all the buttons and menus that appear To view the on line manual click on the Help button LI After the printer is set up the way you want it click on OK J Click on the Close button in the Printers window to save your setup and return to the Program Manager Note Depending on the application software you are using settings similar to those in the above procedure can be made using the Print Setup command of the File menu instead of the Control Panel Printing a document The following Print window appears when you select the Print command of the File menu of your Windows application Print Printer Default Printer Star LC 1511 on ox p LPT1 LS Print Range aAl Setup Os glection O Pages Erom 11 To 1 Cancel
59. er 101 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide HS DRAFT DRAFT BANK SW 10 CPI POWER ROMAN Al D4 12 CPI SANSERIF COURIER B2 ES COND Bean MICRO FEED ORATOR C3 F6 PROP v A SET EJECT FONT PITCH PARK FORM FEED LINE FEED ON LINE EDS gt BANK SWITCH STATUS ON OFF PRINT EXIT Font Selection Pitch Selection Set Eject Park Form Feed Line Feed On Line Panel Macro Back ward Forward Micro Feed Set TOF Auto Loading Position Change Mode Buffer Clear amp All Reset OFF LINE Quiet Mode Tear off Long Tear off Short Off Line ON LINE O O o O O O Font Lock Pitch Lock Multi part Mode Hex Dump Mode Long Test Short Test Font amp Pitch Lock Q Q EDS Mode Dot Adjustment Mode POWER ON 7 T o i A T Bank Switch Status On Off Print Exit EDS MODE Left Right Next Exit DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE Paper Loading Back ward Forward Cancel Set Save Factory settings AUTO LOADING POSITION CHANGE MODE Note A dot means press and hold and an arrow means to just press A dot and arrow tied together means hold one while pressing the other A application printer selection checking 79 ASF 66 Auto LF selecting 32 auto load position changing 25 Auto Tear off selecting 32 AUTOEXEC BAT 80 automatic sheet feeder 31 66 bidirectional printing 32 C carton contents 2 character pitch setting 22
60. erent settings in your application Wires are missing from the print head Return the printer to your dealer for repair 78 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer behaves erratically Printing suddenly stops Automatic Sheet Feeder does not feed paper The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly If it is try a different cable Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation The EDS Mode setting for the Automatic Sheet Feeder is wrong Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or try to raise the humidity level Enter the EDS Mode and turn off Switch 4 in Bank A see page 31 Checking system software settings in Windows 79 Checking system software settings in Windows Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application you should check the following four things Vv Is the printer you are using set as the default printer Y Is the driver setup correct V Is the printer you are using correctly selected in your application Vv Is the correct port selected You should also refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide for other information that might be helpful If you still experience problems consult your softwa
61. exit the Font Lock Mode simply turn the printer off Important Font lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts 22 Control Panel Operations Setting the character pitch The character pitch setting controls how many characters are printed per inch Use the following procedure to select the pitch you want L Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Press PITCH to change the pitch selection The following shows the meanings of the indicators that light on the control panel when you press PITCH Lit Indicators Meaning 10CPI 10 characters per inch Pica 12CPI 12 characters per inch Elite 10CPI COND 17 characters per inch Condensed Pica 12CPI COND 20 characters per inch Condensed Elite PROP Proportional Note The pitch setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the software you are using overrides the setting from the control panel You can prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Pitch Lock Mode when you turn it on Entering the Pitch Lock Mode When the printer is in the Pitch Lock Mode the pitch settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the pitch Use the following procedure to enter the Pitch Lock Mode L Turn off the printer L While holding down PITCH turn printer power on The printer is now in the Pitch Lock M
62. g box J Click on the box you want to select or move to by using your keyboard s Tab or arrow keys The currently selected setting box is highlighted on the screen To change a setting LI After you select a setting box click on the box or press Enter to pull down a list of available settings I Select the setting you want to use in the list by double clicking on it or by moving to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter Note An asterisk to the right of a setting indicates that it is the default The settings in the General Font and Paper windows are identical to those in the EDS Mode See EDS Mode Settings on page 31 for details Adjusting the dot alignment 1 Click on Adjust or press the F7 function key Multi Part Mode Normal Mode DRAFT Normal Density 0 0 D Density Speed Plotter Graphics 0 gt 0 D Density P Graphics CRT Graphics I 0 0 NLQ CRT Graphics II 0 gt 0 Quadruple Density Double Density 0 gt 0 F10 Test All I Use the above window to test and adjust the vertical alignment of the printer in each printing mode See Adjusting the dot alignment on page 72 for full details on dot alignment 44 User Setup Utility Changing the printer port LJ Click on Port or press the F8 function key Port Lptl Coml Com2
63. h Windows 95 Note L Double click on the icon bearing the name of the printer Star LC 1511 or Star LC 1521 in the Printers window A window appears listing any documents that are currently being printed on the printer J Click on the Printer menu I To set the printer as the default printer click on the Set As Default command so that a tick mark appears in the check box This denotes that the selected printer is the default printer LJ Click on the Printer menu and click on the Properties command Star LC 1511 on LPT1 Properties RB Paper Graphics Device Options Paper size Letter 8 1 2 x11 in habe ep LettetTr Legal A23 A3Transy A4 Orientation A Portrait fale Landscape Paper source Trato About Restore Defaults Cancel Apply J Click on any of the five index card type buttons and change the parameter settings as you require For a detailed explanation of any of the settings click on the button on the top right of the window and then click on the relevant parameter field Click once more to clear the help message from the screen Paper Graphics and Device option settings can also be made when you select the Print command in an application However settings made within an application only apply to printing from that application LJ Click on the Close X button on the top right of the Properties window LJ Click on the Close X button on the top r
64. hink about where you plan to use it Remember the following points when doing this Y Choose a firm level surface where the printer will not be exposed to vibration Y The power outlet you plan to connect to for power should be nearby and unobstructed Y Make sure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to connect the two with your printer cable Y Allow six inches 15 centimeters of free space on either side of the printer If you are going to use fanfold paper make sure that there is adequate space for paper behind the printer Y Make sure that the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight Y Make sure that the printer is well away from heaters Y Make sure that the surrounding area is clean dry and free of dust Y Make sure that the printer is connected to a reliable power outlet It should not be on the same electric circuit as copiers refrigerators or other appliances that cause power spikes Y Use a power outlet that matches the power rating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer Y Make sure that the room where you are using the printer is not too humid 2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration Ribbon cassette Paper guide Platen knob User s manual If anything is missing contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing
65. ight of the printer s window This concludes the printing preparation The printer which you selected is now the default printer and the page size paper source setting and any other settings which you made for the printer apply to printing from all applications To override these settings for a specific application refer to the next section Printing a document Printing a document 57 Printing a document Note Windows 93 applications always print to the currently selected default printer If you want to change the default printer refer to the previous section Preparing to print To print from any Windows 95 application proceed as follows LI Click on the application s File menu LJ Click on the Print command The actual appearance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on the application you are using LI If you do not want to use the default printer select a different printer by clicking on the arrow by the side of the Name field and selecting one from the list that appears L Click on the Properties button LI If you want to change any of the printing settings for example paper size orientation or paper source click on the appropriate index card type button Paper Graphics or Device options and change the parameter settings as you require For a detailed explanation of any of the settings click on the button on the top right of the window and then click on the relevant parameter field
66. inter with OS 2 Warp 59 Setting up for printing with OS 2 Warp 59 Getting ready to print 60 Printing a document 60 Chapter 8 Using the Printer with MS DOS 61 Setting up for printing with MS DOS 61 Chapter 9 Paper Handling 62 Selecting paper types 62 Adjusting for paper thickness 63 Automatic fanfold feeding 64 Manual sheet feeding 64 Clearing paper jams 65 Chapter 10 Optional Accessories 66 Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 15HA 66 Pull Tractor Unit PT 15HA 67 Serial Interface Unit IS 8H192 and IS 32H768 67 Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K 69 Appendix A Troubleshooting 70 Appendix B Specifications 81 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs 84 Appendix D Character Sets 85 Appendix E Printer Control Codes 95 Appendix F Glossary 100 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide 101 Chapter 1 Printer Setup This chapter contains important information on setting up your printer Be sure to read this chapter carefully before using the printer for the first time In this chapter you will learn about L Choosing a place for the printer L Unpacking and setting up the printer I Installing the platen knob I Installing the ribbon cassette L Loading paper LI Connecting to your computer Choosing a place for the printer Before actually unpacking the printer you should take a few minutes to t
67. ion causes the printer to act like the Epson ESC P 9 pin while IBM emulation makes it act like the IBM Proprinter III Switch 2 Character Table The function of this switch depends on whether you are using IBM or Standard emulation Switch 2 zal Emulation Setting Description ON Graphics IBM Character Set 2 Standard OFF Italics Italic character table used ON IBM Character Set 2 IBM OFF IBM Character Set 1 Switch 3 RAM Usage Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer ON or as a download buffer OFF Selecting input buffer ON tells the printer to use available RAM to store data it receives from the computer which speeds up the printing Selecting download buffer OFF tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns Switch 4 Automatic Sheet Feeder Specifies whether the optional SF 15HA Automatic Sheet Feeder is installed OFF or not installed ON Switch 5 Paper Out Detector Specifies whether the printer s paper out detector is enabled ON or disabled OFF When the paper out detector is enabled ON the printer automatically stops printing whenever it senses there is no more paper When it is disabled OFF the printer continues printing as long as there is data Selecting disabled OFF makes it possible to print right up to the bottom of a page but it also creates the danger of printing when there is no paper loaded in the printer which can dam
68. is too dark Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to disable auto line feed with carriage return See Switch 4 Auto LF with CR on page 32 The line spacing or leading selected by your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Dot adjustment is not correct The ribbon is worn out or used up See Adjusting the dot alignment on page 72 Replace the ribbon with a new one The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 The printer is not in the Multi part Mode when printing on multi part forms with an original and three to four copies Use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to enter the Multi part Mode See Switch 6 Multi Part Mode on page 32 The print head is damaged The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Return the printer to your dealer for repair Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 63 The ribbon is jammed twisted or not set correctly between the print head and the print head shield Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette
69. ive s name A or B click on WIN95 in the list of directories and click on the OK button or double click on WIN95 LJ Click on the OK button This concludes the printer set up Preparing to print Often you can simply select the Print command in the application you are using click the OK button and your document will be printed out However sometimes you may need to change certain settings beforehand such as the default printer which port a printer uses which printer driver it uses the paper size the paper source etc Settings are made by checking radio buttons entering numbers into fields or by clicking on the arrow by the side of a field and selecting an option from the list that appears All these settings and how to make them are fully explained in the Microsoft Windows 95 User s Guide Some settings e g paper size and paper source can be made within an application when you select the Print command see the next section Printing a document However settings made within an application only affect printing from that application To change the default printer and to make general settings that will apply to any application proceed as follows J Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen LI Select Settings L Release the mouse button on Printers Printers OL x File Edit View Help Apple Personal Laser Writer 56 Using the printer wit
70. k on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 47 Control Panel Settings Help iil Ae Qs Color Fonts Ports Mouse Cal a Printers im le Intemational Date Time Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound Installs and removes printers and sets printing options LI Click Add and the dialog box will expand to show a List of Printers J In the List of Printers box select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer J Click Install L This causes the Install Driver dialog box to appear which instructs you to insert the disk that contains the printer driver file Insert unlisted updated or vendor provided printer driver disk in starte Printer star LC 90 on LPT1 Directories Connect a win31 a 23 uma Bs S ox ose Cancel Add gt gt im Set As Default Printer O ger 5 aa Help Installed Printers Remove Star WinType 4000 PostScript on WTPS Ed Use Print Manager Drives Ba LJ Click Browse J In the Directories list select WIN 31 LI Click on the language you want to use and then click OK We will use English in all of our examples here Default Printer Star LC 1511 on LPT1 Installed Printers Star LC 240 on LPT1 Add Unlisted or Updated Printer N List of Printers Star LC 90 on LPT1 Set As Default Printer LX Use Print M
71. keted in Canada CE Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 50081 1 01 92 and EN 50082 1 01 92 following the provisions of the Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive of the European Communities as of May 1989 EC Council Directive 73 23 EEC and 93 68 EEC of 22 J uly 1993 This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 60950 follow ing the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive of the European Communities as of July 1993 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU Ambient Noise Statement Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3 GSGV January 18 1991 The sound pressure level at the operator position is equal or less than 70 dB A according to ISO 7779 The above statement applies only to printers marketed in EU Trademark acknowledgments FR 15 IS 8H192 IS 32H768 LC 1511 LC 1521 PT 15HA SF 15HA SPC 8K XR 1500 XR 1520 ZA 250 Star Micronics Co Ltd EX 800 FX 1170 Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC IBM Proprinter IBM Proprinter II IBM Proprinter I OS 2 International Business Machines Corporation TrueType Apple Computer Inc MS DOS Microsoft Windows Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Microsoft Corporation Notice AI rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STA
72. l light LI Press SET EJECT PARK to feed the paper to the starting position I Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the new auto load position to be Press LINE FEED to feed the paper forward and FORM FEED to feed the paper backward This is the micro feed operation 4 After you have the paper at the position you want hold down ON LINE and press LINE FEED to make the current print head position the new auto load position The printer will beep twice to indicate that the new auto load position is set LJ To clear the new auto load position and return to the one that you set previously using the above procedure press ON LINE To clear the currently set auto load position and return to the standard position 1 6 inch from the top of the paper hold down ON LINE and press SET EJECT PARK Note The auto load position you set remains in effect until you turn the printer off If you want to save the auto load position in memory press FORM FEED instead of LINE FEED while holding down ON LINE in the above step 26 Control Panel Operations Saving a macro Normally any settings you make on the control panel are cleared when you turn the printer off Use the following procedure to save the current control panel settings so that they are used whenever you turn the printer on L Make the control panel settings you want L Use ON LINE to put the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L H
73. mputer running PC DOS or MS DOS The computer must be equipped with a 3 5 floppy drive and a hard disk drive In this chapter you will learn about I Installing the User Setup Utility I Starting the User Setup Utility L Editing setup data L Loading and saving setup data L Exiting the User Setup Utility and sending the settings to the printer Important See the readme txt file for important information that became available after this documentation was printed All the procedures in this chapter assume that you are using a mouse and that you are familiar with common mouse operations like click and double click If you need information on mouse operations see your computer manual If you want to operate the User Setup Utility using the keyboard instead of the mouse follow the instructions that appear on your computer s screen Installing the User Setup Utility I Insert the disk that contains the User Setup Utility into one of your computer s disk drives This explanation assumes you are using the A drive but you could use any drive Just remember to change the A drive name specifications in the following steps to the name of the drive you are using J Execute the following commands to start installation of the User Setup Utility The following commands assume you are starting from drive C and the floppy that contains the User Setup Utility is inserted in drive A KAS al A gt CD UTILITY A
74. nents during shipping Be sure to remove them before using the printer 1 Open the rear cover by pushing it back so that the cover swings back and down Removing the protective materials 5 LJ Remove the two white pieces of packing from inside the printer as shown in the illustration A piece of cardboard is inserted into the printer to protect components during shipping Be sure to remove it before using the printer L Open the front cover L Remove the cardboard from the inside of the front cover as shown in the illustration In addition remove the cardboard from the back of the paper guide L Remove the tape L Remove the cardboard from the paper guide as shown in the illustration 6 Printer Setup Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess in the packaging material LJ Install the knob on the shaft located inside the large hole on the left side of the printer Make sure that the two splines of the platen shaft inside the printer fit into the slots inside the knob s spindle Press the knob carefully but firmly into place as far as it will go Installing the ribbon cassette LJ Make sure the printer is unplugged from its power outlet Caution Never move the print head while the printer is turned on Doing so can damage the printer Ifyou have just finished printing let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it L Remove the front cover of the
75. none selectable One or more Logical 1 A is 0 2 V or less than B Logical 0 A is 0 2 V or more than B DTR XON XOFF ETX ACK 32 kbytes standard Refer to the manual that comes with the serial interface unit for further details on installation and operation Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K 69 Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K Connecting the serial to parallel converter to the printer s parallel connector provides serial data communications capabilities between the printer and your computer Serial connector Dip switch Clear button Parallel connector Specifications Interface RS 232C level Synchronization Asynchronous Baud rate 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 BPS selectable Word length Start bit 1 Data bits 7 or 8 selectable Parity bit Odd even none selectable Stop bits One or more Signal polarity Mark Logical 1 3V to 15V Space Logical 0 3V to 15V Handshaking DTR XON XOFF ETX ACK Data buffer 8 kbytes standard Refer to the manual that comes with the serial to parallel converter for further details on installation and operation 70 Appendix A Troubleshooting This appendix will help you if you experience problems with your printer It tells you how to test the printer how to check system software settings and how to adjust the vertical alignment In addition there is information on actions to take for specific problems Warning The printe
76. o acknowledge receipt of data 11 BUSY Printer sets line low when ready to receive data 12 PAPER High when paper runs out 13 SELECT High when printer is on line 14 AFXT Printer ignores this signal 15 Not used 16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 RESET Printer is reset when this signal goes low 32 ERROR Low when printing cannot continue due to error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 Not used 36 SELECT IN Printer ignores this signal Optional Serial Interfac e IS 8H192 and SPC 8K Pin Name Function 1 GND Printer chassis ground 2 TXD Data from printer 3 RXD Data to printer 4 RTS Always space 5 CTS Space when computer is ready to send data Printer ignores this signal 6 Not used 7 GND Signal ground 8 10 Not used 11 RCH Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data Same signal as Pin 20 12 19 Not used 20 DTR Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data 21 25 Not used 85 Character Sets Appendix D Standard Italic Character Set 2 3 4 3 1 Qo K 5S AQ DA 0 Br 1 AQ a 2 B R b c 4 D T d i n 001 102 H 3 Ue 0 4 D T a 6 Z 5 E U i t XD U E e 6 F V f HEL 8 H X A X 0 l x B H X h 9 36 gt CAND HTD EMD UP Y i 9
77. o the fanfold position Cut sheet 1 Grasping the two back corners of the printer with the palms of your hands press back on the two raised areas on the top of the rear cover until it opens Loading fanfold paper 13 1 Swing the rear cover back and down until it stops Metal edge Note You can also completely remove the rear cover by simply pulling it away from the back of the printer after you open it Caution The metal edge of the cover is rather sharp Take care to avoid injuring your hands when handling it L Pass the fanfold paper through the space between the printer case and the rear cover L Unlock the two tractor covers by pulling their gray levers up and slide them so they are aligned approximately with the holes on the sides of the paper Also move the center paper support so that it is approximately halfway between the two tractors J Open the covers of both tractors and insert the paper so the tractor pins fit 14 Printer Setup J Close the tractor covers At this point you can make final adjustments to the paper position by releasing the gray levers and moving the tractors The paper should lie flat with no buckling or bulging tractors too close or no stretching or elongation of the holes tractors too far apart After making these adjustments be sure that you re lock the tractors by pushing the gray levers back into their original positions LJ Before printing make sure
78. ode You could enter the Pitch Lock Mode and Font Lock Mode page 21 at the same time by holding down both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power To exit the Pitch Lock Mode simply turn the printer off Important Pitch lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts Line feed 23 Line feed J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Press LINE FEED once to feed paper one line Holding down LINE FEED continually feeds paper one line at a time until you release the button Paper eject cut sheet paper L Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LI Press SET EJECT PARK to eject the paper LI After the paper is ejected the printer will beep and the POWER indicator will flash to indicate there is no paper in the printer Form feed fanfold paper L Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Press FORM FEED and the printer will automatically feed the paper to the top of the next page Parking fanfold paper J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit L Press the control panel s SET EJECT PARK button L The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen Micro feed Use the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments This makes it possible to align the print head exactly where you want it L Make su
79. old down FONT and then PITCH Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps twice Pressing FONT normally changes the font setting so when you press it in the above step the indicator for the next font lights Pressing PITCH however returns the font setting to what it was before you pressed FONT This procedure saves the following settings e Current font and pitch settings s Quiet Print Mode status These items can be set separately for the Standard mode and the IBM mode LJ To clear saved control panel settings repeat the above procedure but keep FONT and PITCH depressed after the printer beeps twice Soon the printer will beep again three times to indicate that the saved control panel settings have been cleared Clearing the printer s buffer When the printer receives data from a computer it temporarily stores it in a memory called a buffer If you stop a printing job partway through there is the chance that some data will remain in the buffer The following procedure clears the printer s buffer by deleting any data that might be there J Execute the necessary command in the program you are using to stop the print job Important Be sure to stop the print job before taking the printer off line Otherwise the print job will resume from where you interrupted it when you put the printer back on line L Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit J Hold down FONT and then FO
80. on page 6 Print head shield is damaged or missing Return it to your dealer for repair 76 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer case is hot Printer makes excessive noise Printer prints past the edge of the paper The printer s air vents are blocked or obstructed The front cover is removed Switch off the printer and let it cool Check the air vents on the bottom of the printer to see if they are blocked Remove the obstruction if possible If the problem persists return the printer to your dealer for repair Replace the front cover The printer is vibrating Incorrect margin settings are selected by your application program Move any objects that are touching the printer Make sure that the printer is on a level steady surface Choose different margin settings from your application program The paper guide is not positioned correctly Remove the paper and adjust the position of the paper guide Reload the paper and try printing again The ribbon is jammed causing the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 Paper is jamming causing the print head to jam Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for p
81. ot loaded I Move the release lever to the cut sheet position L Change the paper guide to its upright position You can now load cut sheet paper into the printer using the procedures under Manual sheet feeding on page 64 Unparking fanfold paper After you are finished printing on cut sheet paper use the following procedure to unpark fanfold paper and make it available for printing LJ Remove all cut sheet paper from the printer L Move the paper guide so that it is at a 50 degree angle Refer to page 10 L Move the release lever to the fanfold position LI Press the SET EJECT PARK button to feed the paper to the starting position The printer automatically goes back on line at this time 18 Printer Setup Using the tear off function The following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper LI Check to make sure that the printer is on line L Press the FORM FEED button to perform the long tear off operation or press the LINE FEED button to perform the short tear off operation The long tear off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper s next perforation The short tear off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is located just below the last line printed on the paper J Pull the paper against the tear assist edge to tear it off Connecting to your compute
82. ow that appears such as the number of copies to be printed and then press the Enter key to start printing 62 Chapter 9 Paper Handling Your printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types This chapter tells you everything you need to know about paper and how to set the printer up for manual paper feed In this chapter you will learn about LI Selecting the best type of paper L Adjusting for paper thickness L Manual sheet feeding L Clearing paper jams Selecting paper types Use the following information when selecting paper Cut Sheet Paper Manual Feed Width 7 0 to 16 54 178 to 420mm Length 5 5 to 14 140 to 356mm Thickness 0 00276 to 0 00472 0 07 to 0 12mm Weight 14 to 24 lbs 52 to 902 m 145 to 77 kg Cut Sheet Paper with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder Paper size BS A4 LT B4 A3 Legal Thickness 0 00315 to 0 00472 0 08 to 0 12mm Weight 16 to 24 lbs 60 to 90g m 152 to 77 kg Hopper 50 sheets of 64g m 30 sheets of 80g m Stacker 10 sheets Fanfold Paper Width push feed 4 to 16 5 101 6 to 419mm Width pull feed 4 to 16 0 101 6 to 406mm Thickness 0 00276 to 0 00433 0 07 to 0 11mm 1 ply 0 01378 0 35mm max total thickness of multi ply non carbon Weight 14 to 22 Ibs 52 to 82g m 45 to 70 kg one ply 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52g m 34 to 45 kg multi ply Copies Original 1 or 2 Normal Mode Original
83. ower on and off 11 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off LJ Plug the power cord of the printer into a standard power outlet whose voltage matches the power rating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer Caution If the voltage marked on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage from the outlet you are using do not plug in the power cord Contact your dealer for assistance I Set the switch on the left of the printer to 1 ON to turn power on and to 0 OFF to turn power off Caution Whenever you turn off the power wait for at least five seconds before turning it back on Otherwise you may damage the printer We also recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods Because of this you should locate the printer so that the power outlet itis plugged into is nearby and easy to access At this point you may want to perform a test of the printer to make sure it is working properly See Testing the printer on page 70 for details on how to perform tests 12 Printer Setup Loading fanfold paper This section tells you how to load fanfold paper Note that you can also use cut sheet paper For details on using other types of paper see Paper Handling on page 62 of this manual L Remove the paper guide from the printer L Make sure printer power is turned off I Set the release lever t
84. part Note that it is a good idea to keep the original box and all the packing materials just in case you need to pack the printer up again and send it somewhere at a later date A serial to parallel interface converter SPC 8K a serial interface unit 1S 8H192 or IS 32H768 a pull tractor PT 15HA and an Automatic Sheet Feeder SF 15HA are also available as options Consult your dealer for details Important There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages It is not possible to change the voltage of a printer If the voltage shown on the label on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage for your area contact your dealer immediately General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer 4 Printer Setup Opening the front cover 1 Lift up on the front cover and swing it open until it stops Tear assist edge LJ To close the front cover simply lower it back into place Caution The tear assist edge is rather sharp Take care to avoid injuring your hands Note You can completely remove the front cover from the printer or you can stand it up You should normally leave the front cover closed because it protects against objects getting into the printer and it cuts down on printer noise Removing the protective materials Two small pieces of packing material are inserted into the printer to protect compo
85. printer If you do have problems use the following procedure to correct it L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer L Turn off the printer L While holding down the control panel s FORM FEED and ON LINE buttons turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode The printer will print something like the following DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING A Note that the printer will feed the paper forward and back each time during this operation so you can view the printout I If the three lines do not align properly use FONT to move the middle line to the left or PITCH to move it to the right The above step performs alignment for the Draft printing mode only You must make separate adjustments for the HS DRAFT LC 1521 only D Density Speed D Density P Graph NLQ Quadruple Density Normal Density Plotter Graphics CRT Graphics I CRT Graphics II and Double Density modes as well LI Press SET EJECT PARK to change to another printing mode L Repeat the above steps for each printing mode if necessary L After making changes to adjustments in all the printing modes you want press ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjustment Mode and register your adjustments Troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide 73 Use the following table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the best solution to deal with them Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action The ON LINE indi
86. r The computer sends data to the printer through a cable This printer does not come with a cable so you must purchase one separately You will probably want to use a standard parallel cable for connection but note that you can also use an optional serial to parallel interface converter SPC 8K or an optional serial interface unit IS 8H192 or IS 32H768 Important The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable that is used with an IBM compatible personal computer Note that they do not apply to all types of computers and cables If you are unsure about what type of cable you should use to connect with your computer consult your dealer For an IBM compatible personal computer Y Use a standard 36 pin Centronics parallel cable Y The parallel cable should be no longer than six feet two meters Longer cables can result in poor transfer of information Important Make sure that the printer and the computer are turned off before connecting them Connecting to your computer 19 L Plug one end of the parallel cable into the parallel port of your computer The parallel port should be labeled Printer Parallel PRN LPT1 or something similar L Plug the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the side of the printer and secure it in place with the clips Note Consult your dealer for details on how to set up your computer when using the optional SPC 8K
87. r outlet Caution Never move the print head while the printer is turned on Doing so can damage the printer If you have just finished printing let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it Installing the paper guide 9 L Open the front cover of the printer L By hand move the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cutout in the top guide to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette L Using your thumb and forefinger to squeeze the two tabs on the ribbon cassette towards the center carefully remove the cassette from the holder I Use the procedure under Installing the ribbon cassette on page 6 to install a new cassette Installing the paper guide 7 Insert the two tabs on the rear cover of the printer into the holes in the bottom of the paper guide J To remove the paper guide from the printer simply pull the tabs out of the holes 10 Printer Setup Standing up the paper guide LJ You can move the paper guide so that it is at angles of 50 or 70 as shown in the illustrations below The correct angle depends on the type of the paper you are using Paper guide Paper guide 50 degree angle Fanfold paper 70 degree angle Cut sheet paper The following table shows the correct angle to use for each type Paper Type Paper Guide Angle Fanfold 50 degrees Cut sheet 70 degrees Connecting to a power outlet and turning p
88. r uses high voltage Do not attempt any other repair or maintenance except as expressly recommended in this appendix Unauthorized repair and maintenance not only exposes you to the danger of electrical shock it also may damage your printer and void your warranty Testing the printer There are three different tests you can use a short test a long test and a hexadecimal dump Short test L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer L Turn the printer off L While holding down the control panel s ON LINE button turn the printer on The short test prints the version number of the software contained in the printer s ROM followed by the current EDS settings Note The short test prints across the entire width of the carriage Make sure that the printer is loaded with the widest paper available in order to avoid damage to the print head and platen Hexadecimal dump 71 Long test Note L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer 1 Turn the printer off LI While holding down the control panel s LINE FEED button turn the printer on The long test prints seven lines of text and then continues to print the entire character set for each font and pitch available J To stop demo printing turn the printer off e The long test prints across the entire width of the carriage Make sure that the printer is loaded with the widest paper available in order to avoid damage to the print head and platen
89. re dealer To check the default printer selection L Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window L Double click the Printers icon L Check to see that the name of your Star printer is the default printer If it is not double click on the name of your printer in the list of installed printers L Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window To check the application printer selection LI Select Print from the application s File menu and a window appears listing available printers LI Check to see that the name of your Star printer is selected If it is not select it and try printing from your application again To check the driver setup L Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window L Double click the Printers icon L Double click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed printers LI Click on Setup LI Check resolution paper source etc LI Click OK LI Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window 80 Troubleshooting To check the port L Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window J Double click the Printers icon L Double click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed printers LI Click on Connect L Make sure that your printer cable is connected to the port highlighted in the list of ports If you are using a parallel cable you will probably be using LPT1 If you are using the optional serial to parallel in
90. re the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit LJ While holding down ON LINE press LINE FEED to feed the paper forward or FORM FEED to feed the paper backward 24 Control Panel Operations Setting the top of form position The current position of paper loaded in the printer is automatically set as the top of the page whenever you turn power on You can also use the following procedure at any time to specify a different position as the top of the page L Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I Use the micro feed operations see above to move the paper so that the print head is located where you want the new top of form position to be LJ While holding down FONT press SET EJECT PARK The printer will beep once to indicate that a new top of form position has been set Tear off function fanfold paper This procedure feeds fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off easily L Check to make sure that the printer is on line L Press the FORM FEED button to perform the long tear off operation or press the LINE FEED button to perform the short tear off operation The long tear off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper s next perforation The short tear off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the tear assist edge of the printer cover is located just below the last line printed
91. rinter and then click Next Available ports COM1 Communications Port COM2 Communications Port Creates a file on disk Configure Port lt Back Cancel I Select the printer port to which the printer is connected by clicking on it usually LPT1 Click on the Next button Add Printer Wizard You can type a name for this printer or you can use the name supplied below When you have finished click Next Printer name Star LC 1511 Do you want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer Yes No lt Back Cancel 1 Change the printer name if you want If you have previously installed another printer you must select whether you want the new printer to be the default printer Click on the appropriate radio button Note Windows applications always print to the currently selected default printer unless the user chooses a different printer from within the application Preparing to print 55 J Click on the Next button I Select whether to print out a test page by clicking on the appropriate radio button LJ Click on the Finish button Ll If a message appears requesting you to insert the Windows 95 CD ROM insert it into the CD ROM drive and click on the OK button LI If a message appears saying that the printer driver file LC15X1 DRV cannot be found on the Windows 95 CD ROM click on the Browse button select the floppy disk dr
92. rinting with MS DOS on page 61 If this does not help consult your software dealer Appendix B Specifications Printing System Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps dpi NLQ cps dpi G Pica 10 cpi e 75 240H Elite 12 cpi 360 120H 90 240H Condensed pica 17 cpi 255 240H 127 240H Condensed elite 20 cpi 300 240H 150 240H LC 1511 a 225120H 56 240H Elite 12 cpi 270 120H 67 240H Condensed pica 17 cpi 191 240H 95 240H Condensed elite 20 cpi 225 240H 112 240H H half dot Print Direction Draft Bi directional logic seeking NLQ Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Bit Image Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Print Head Number of pins 9 Life 200 million dots pin Normal Mode 100 million dots pin Multi Part Mode Line Spacing 1 6 1 8 7 72 n72 n 216 software Character Matrix Pitch Draft NLQ Loia Pica 10 cpi 9 G ire 18x 23H Elite 12 cpi 9 x 9H 18 x 19H Condensed pica 17 cpi 9x11H 18 x 12H Condensed elite 20 cpi 9 x 9H 18 x 10H LC 1511 aa OxttH BR Elite 12 cpi 9 x 9H 18 x 19H Condensed pica 17 cpi 9x11H 18 x 12H Condensed elite 20 cpi 9 x 9H 18 x 10H Environment Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Storage temperature 22 F to 149 F 30 C to 65 C Operating humidity 30 to 80 non condensing Storage humidity 20 to 90 non condensing 82 Specifications
93. sition STD ESC nt n2 Justification STD ESC an Set left margin STD ESC 1n Other Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Sound printer bell Both BEL Move printer head back one space backspace Both BS Set printer on line Both DC1 Set printer off line STD Dc3 Cancel line in print buffer Both CAN Delete last character sent STD DEL ASF control STD ESC EMN Cancel MSB control STD ESC One line uni directional printing STD ESC lt Set MSB to logical 0 STD ESC Set MSB to logical 1 STD ESC gt Disable paper out detect STD ESC 8 Enable paper out detect STD ESC 9 Initialize printer STD ESC e Deselect printer IBM ESC Q03H Cancel uni directional printing Both ESC UO Select uni directional printing Both Esc U1 Select double or quadruple size STD ESC hn Stop printing IBM ESC j Control character height width line spacing IBM ESC 6 Set initial condition IBM Esc K Cancel double high mode STD ESC w0 Select double high mode STD ESC w1 100 Appendix F Glossary adjustment lever Centronics cable control code Electronic DIP Switch settings emulation hexadecimal dump multi part forms NLQ font off line on line paper parking print head Quiet Mode release lever serial to parallel interface converter tear off function tractors Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness of the paper you are printing on Parallel cable normally used to conne
94. t STD ESC RN Set Code Page Both ESC T Print characters from all character chart IBM Esc n1 n2 Print one character from all character chart IBM Esc n Select type face STD ESC kn Assign character table STD ESC t Select character table STD ESC tn Select cancel NLQ print mode STD ESC xn 96 Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select condensed print Both sI Same as Sl STD ESC SI Select one line expanded print Both So Same as SO STD Esc so Cancel condensed print STD Dc2 Set print pitch to pica IBM DC2 Cancel one line expanded print Both Dc4 Set print pitch to elite IBM Esc Set print pitch to elite STD ESC M Set print pitch to pica STD Esc P Cancel proportional print IBM ESC POOH Select proportional print IBM ESC PO1H Cancel expanded print Both ESC wo Select expanded print Both ESC W1 Cancel proportional print STD ESC po Select proportional print STD ESC pl Top Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper to next vertical tab position Both VT Select VFU channels STD Esc n Set vertical tab positions Both ESC Bn NULL Set bottom margin Both ESC Nn Cancel bottom margin Both ESC O Set all tabs to power on defaults IBM ESC R Set VFU in a channel STD ESC brm NULL Special Print Mode Commands 97
95. table Bank A Switch 2 OFF use the Bank E switches to select the international character set you want to use This setting determines the assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set girs SWT sw sw3 sw4 sws U S A ON ON ON 0 5 France OFF ON ON 0 5 Germany ON OFF ON 0 S England OFF OFF ON 0 S Denmark 1 ON ON OFF 0 E Sweden OFF ON OFF 0 a Italy ON OFF OFF 0 2 Spain 1 OFF OFF OFF 0 E Japan ON ON ON OFF 2 Norway OFF ON ON OFF 5 Denmark 2 ON OFF ON OFF A Spain 2 OFF OFF ON OFF E Latin America ON ON OFF OFF o Korea OFF ON OFF OFF 5 Ireland ON OFF OFF OFF A Legal OFF OFF OFF OFF o EDS Mode Settings 39 BANK F Switches 1 2 3 4 5 NLQ Font Selection Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that identifies the font you want to use for NLQ printing Font SWT sw2 Sw3 sw4 SW5 Roman ON ON ON ON o Sanserif OFF ON ON ON O Courier ON OFF ON ON ol Prestige OFF OFF ON ON Ol Orator OFF OFF OFF ON O Note Bank C switches I and 2 need to be in the correct positions before the above setting will have any effect 40 Chapter 4 User Setup Utility The User Setup Utility is included on the floppy disk that comes with the printer It allows you to change the EDS settings of the printer from your computer To run the User Setup Utility you need an IBM compatible co
96. terface converter or optional serial interface unit you should be using COM1 or COM2 Click on the correct port name LJ Click OK L Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window Checking system software settings in MS DOS If you are using a parallel cable and cannot print a text file using the MS DOS PRINT command you may have a problem with your AUTOEXEC BAT file Open the file and look for the following line MODE LPT1 COMI or MODE LPT1 COM2 These lines indicate you are using a serial cable connection and so you should delete them save the AUTOEXEC BAT file reboot and try printing again Of course if you are having problems printing with the optional serial to parallel converter or optional serial interface unit you should conversely check to make sure that one of the above lines is included in your AUTOEXEC BAT file The file must also contain information on parameter settings For details see the user s manual that comes with the optional serial to parallel interface converter or optional serial interface unit If the above is not the problem or if you make the above changes and still experience problems printing using the MS DOS PRINT command refer to your MS DOS Users Guide or consult your software dealer If you are successful in printing using the MS DOS PRINT command but cannot print from an application check to see what printer driver is selected in the application See Setting up for p
97. the best type of paper adjusting for paper thickness manual sheet feeding clearing paper jams Chapter 10 Optional accessories that are available for your printer Appendix A How to deal with printing problems Appendix B Specifications Appendix C Interface information Appendix D Character sets Appendix E Printer control codes Appendix F Glossary Control panel operation guide Contents Chapter 1 Printer Setup 1 Choosing a place for the printer 1 Unpacking the printer 2 General guide 3 Opening the front cover 4 Removing the protective materials 4 Installing the platen knob 6 Installing the ribbon cassette 6 Removing the ribbon cassette 8 Installing the paper guide 9 Standing up the paper guide 10 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 11 Loading fanfold paper 12 Printing on fanfold paper 16 Parking fanfold paper 17 Unparking fanfold paper 17 Using the tear off function 18 Connecting to your computer 18 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations 20 Switching between on line and off line 20 Selecting a font 21 Entering the Font Lock Mode 21 Setting the character pitch 22 Entering the Pitch Lock Mode 22 Line feed 23 Paper eject cut sheet paper 23 Form feed fanfold paper 23 Parking fanfold paper 23 Micro feed 23 Setting the top of form position 24 Tear off function fanfold paper 24
98. trol Panel L Double click the Fonts icon and the Fonts dialog box appears LJ Click Add and the Add Fonts dialog box appears Selecting fonts in Windows applications 51 Intemational Date Time Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound Installed Fonts A e ES E Arial TrueType ae 3 Control Panel Arial Bold TrueType flomove Settings Help Arial Bold Italic TrueType Arial Italic TrueType Add iil At F Py a Arial Narrow TrueType a Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard Printers Sample o Hel m E te No fonts are selected Changes the Windows screen colors The size of the font on the disk is 0 KB I Insert the disk that contains the fonts into one of your computer s disk drives This explanation assumes you are using a drive named A but you could use any drive Just remember to change the A in the following steps to the name of the drive you are using Select the letter that represents the drive where the floppy disk is installed When you do the names of all the fonts on the disk appear in the List of Fonts window Select the fonts you want to install by clicking on their names If you want to install all of the fonts click Select All Click OK The Fonts dialog box appears and installation is performed The names of the newly installed fonts are automatically added to the Installed Fonts list If
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100. utton L Insert the disk with the printer driver file on it into the floppy disk drive Make sure that the drive s name A or B is displayed in the field named Copy manufacturer s files from To select a drive name click on the arrow by the side of the field and select the drive from the list that appears J Click on the Browse button A list of folders on the floppy disk is displayed Open 121x File name Folders a Cancel a L os2 Network C utility I win31 J vin95 9 L Drives Da y LI Select WIN95 either by double clicking on it or by clicking on it and clicking on the OK button J Click on the OK button twice 34 Using the printer with Windows 95 Add Printer Wizard Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers LIESMICH TXT bitte beac lt Please follow README T Star LC 1521 Star Polish Hungarian Cze Star Russian rf Star Tinkan Have Disk lt Back Cancel LI Select the language or language group you want to use by clicking on it I Select the printer model name Star LC 1511 or Star LC 1521 by clicking on it and then click on the Next button Add Printer Wizard Click the port you want to use with this p
101. you were in an application program when you installed the new fonts you will need to select Printer Setup from the application s FILE menu and reselect the printer After that the application can display on screen text and print text on the printer using the newly install fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Refer to the manual of the application you are using for details on how to select fonts within that application In addition to the Windows fonts you can also use the TrueType fonts that come with this printer 52 Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows 95 This chapter describes how to use the printer with Microsoft Windows 95 The following topics are covered I Setting up the printer in Windows 95 LI Preparing for printing LI Printing a document J Installing the TrueType fonts Note The file readme txt on the floppy disk contains any late breaking information that has been made available since this manual was printed Setting up the printer in Windows 95 To use the printer with Windows 95 you need to install a file known as the printer driver onto your computer This file is supplied on the floppy disk that comes with the printer The following description assumes that you are using a mouse click and double click refer to the action of using the mouse to point at an item with the on screen pointer and then clicking either once or twice in quick succession To

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