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1. Po rr Asnj d d I 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 Note 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 I Click on the Close X button on the top right of the Properties window Ll Click on the Close X button on the top right of the printer s window This concludes the printing preparation The printer which you selected 19 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 51 Printing a document Note Windows 95 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 I Click on the application s File menu LJ Click on the Print command The actual appe
2. Micro feed 19 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 1t I Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I While holding down ON LINE press LF to feed the paper forward or MODE to feed the paper backward 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 I Prepare either cut sheet or fanfold paper for feeding I Press LF to feed the paper into the printer I 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 I While holding down FONT press LF The printer will beep once to indicate that a new top of form position has been set Setting the print mode I Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I Press the control panel s MODE button to switch between NLQ DRAFT indicator is not lit and draft DRAFT indicator is lit printing NLQ printing provides high quality but is somewhat slower Draft printing is quicker but the quality is not as good as NLQ Tear off function fanfold paper Th
3. 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 Ll How to set up for printing with IBM OS 2 Warp Ll How to prepare for printing Ll 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 J Start up the OS 2 system Ll Insert the floppy disk that comes with the printer into one of your computer s disk drives Ll Open the floppy in icon view LJ Double click on the OS2 ENG folder JI Double click on the STARDM DR file L Drag the printer driver whose name matches the name of your printer to the desktop 54 Using the Printer with OS 2 Warp Getting ready to print There are several steps to set up the printer before using 1t 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 se
4. Pica 10 cpi 225 120H 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 adjustment lever position 1 to 3 100 million dots pin adjustment lever position 4 to 8 Line Spacing 116 118 7 72 n 72 n 216 software Character Matrix Pitch Draft NLQ Pica 10 cpi 9x11H 18 x 23H Elite 12 cpi 9 x 9H 18 x 19H Condensed pica 17 cpi 9x 11H 18 x 12H Condensed elite 20 cpi 9x 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 noncondensing Storage humidity 20 to 90 noncondensing Paper Cut sheet Paper width 5 5 to 12 140 to 305 mm Paper length 5 5 to 11 140 to 280 mm Paper weight 1 ply 14 to 42 lbs 52 to 156 gjm 45 to 135 kg Multi part 11 to 14 Ibs 40 to 52 gjm 1 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total thickness 0 020 0 5mm Copies Original 6 Fanfold Paper width 4 5 to 12 114 to 305mm Paper weight 1 ply 14 to 22 Ibs 52 to 82 g m 1 45 to 70 kg Multi part 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52 g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total th
5. Initializing the printer 22 Chapter 3 Using the EDS Mode 23 About EDS Mode settings 23 Entering the EDS Mode 23 Selecting a bank 24 Selecting a switch 24 Changing a switch setting 24 Printing the current switch settings 25 Exiting the EDS Mode 25 EDS Mode Settings 25 Chapter 4 User Setup Utility 34 Installing the User Setup Utility 34 Starting the User Setup Utility 35 Changing the General Font Paper and Adjust Settings 36 To select a window 36 To select a setting box 37 To change a setting 37 Adjusting the dot alignment 37 Changing the printer port 38 Saving setup data in a configuration file 38 Importing setup data from a configuration file 39 Returning to default settings 39 Exiting the User Setup Utility 39 Using the Help menu 39 Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 40 Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 40 Getting ready to print 42 Printing a document 43 Installing TrueType fonts 44 Selecting fonts in Windows applications 45 Chapter 6 Using the printer with Windows 95 46 Setting up the printer in Windows 95 46 Preparing to print 49 Printing a document 51 Installing TrueType fonts 52 Chapter 7 Using the Printer with OS 2 Warp 53 Setting up for printing with OS 2 Warp 53 Getting ready to print 54 Printing a document 54 Chapter
6. Ll 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 Ll Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Ll Hold down FONT and then ON LINE Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once which indicates that the buffer is cleared 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 Ll Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Ll Hold down FONT and then ON LINE 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 25 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 the EDS 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 s
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8. 2 3 4 Page Length Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length setting you want to make 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 elther 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 29 SYV2 SW3 SYVA SW5 OFF OFF lt OFF OFF 30 Using the EDS Mode A code page is the set of symbols and characters that your printer can print Your 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 United Kingdom France Germany Italy did RES Austria Switzerland United States Spain NI United Kingdom France Germany Italy Preferred by Microsoft Austria Switzerland United States Spain o ree Is pr e E EOS E ae EZ Ie E DEE IEA I NECIO CTI E e IE ee IS T Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Preferred by Microsoft 852 Latin 2 Poland Romania Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia 1001 Egypt Saudi Arabia Mainly in Arabic speaking countries 850 Multi Lingual EDS Mode Settings 31 2001 C
9. 26 Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 70 Troubleshooting Possible Cause Recommended Action Incorrect number of lines are Auto line feed with carriage Use the EDS Mode or the printed on the page return is enabled User Setup Utility to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 26 The line spacing or leading Choose a different line selected by your application spacing or leading setting program is wrong from your application Dot adjustment is not See Adjusting the dot correct alignment on page 66 Text and graphics are The ribbon is worn out or Replace the ribbon with a malformed used up new one The printer is not set up Set up the printer for the Print quality is poor s correctly for the thickness of paper thickness you are paper being used using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 The print head is damaged Return the printer to your dealer for repair Forms are smudged The printer is not set up Set up the printer for the correctly for the thickness of paper thickness you are Printing is too dark paper being used using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 The ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon twisted or not set correctly cassette is installed between the print head and correctly See Installing the the print head shield ribbon c
10. 8 Using the Printer with MS DOS 55 Setting up for printing with MS DOS 55 Chapter 9 Paper Handling 56 Selecting paper types 56 Cut Sheet Paper 56 Fanfold Paper 56 Adjusting for paper thickness 57 Automatic fanfold feeding 58 Manual sheet feeding 59 Clearing paper jams 61 Chapter 10 Optional Accessory 62 Appendix A Troubleshooting 65 Appendix B Specifications 76 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs 78 Appendix D Character Sets 79 Appendix E Printer Control Codes 89 Appendix F Glossary 94 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide 95 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 vvill learn about Ll Choosing a place for the printer Ll Unpacking and setting up the printer I Installing the ribbon cassette Ll Loading paper Ll Connecting to your computer Choosing a place for the printer Before actually unpacking the printer you should take a few minutes to think 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
11. J Prepare either cut sheet or fanfold paper for feeding For details on how to prepare for paper feeding see page 9 for fanfold paper and page 59 for cut sheet paper I The POWER indicator flashes to indicate there is no paper in the printer L When using fanfold paper press LF to feed the paper into the printer When using cut sheet paper insert the paper into the front of the printer using the left paper guide The paper 1s automatically fed into the printer Line feed I Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I Press LF once to feed paper one line Holding down LF continually feeds paper one line at a time until you release the button Paper eject cut sheet paper J Make sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit I Press LF to eject the paper I 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 J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I While holding down LF press ON LINE to feed the paper to the top of the next page Parking fanfold paper I Make sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit I Press LF to eject the paper I After the paper is ejected the printer will beep and the POWER indicator will flash to indicate there is no paper in the printer I Later you can press LF again to feed the paper back into the printer
12. Mouse Desktop Keyboard Printers S 1H MSO te Settings Help Sample International Date Time Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound No fonts are selected Changes the Windows screen colors al The size of the font on the disk is 0 KB Ll 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 Ll Select the drive letter that represents 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 I 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 Ll If 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 installed 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
13. also use the TrueType fonts that come with this printer 46 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 Ll Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Ll Preparing for printing I Printing a document I 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 install the printer driver under Windows 95 use the following steps I Turn on the printer and start up your computer I Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen I Select Settings I Release the mouse button on Printers I 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 i Cancel LJ
14. 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 and a carriage return code at the end of each line Most applications do this automatically Note the following checkpoints 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 V If you find that lines are printing over each other turn this switch OFF Enabled EDS Mode Settings 27 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 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 aa o om Switch 6 Quiet 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 28 Using the EDS Mode BANK D Switches 1
15. 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 marketed in
16. into the from and to fields I 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 I Click on the OK button Your document will now be printed out 92 Using the printer with Windows 95 Installing True Type fonts To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this printer follow the procedure below I Insert the disk in your computer s floppy disk drive Ll Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen I Select Settings I Release the mouse button on Control Panel Ll Double click on the Fonts folder The currently installed font files are displayed I Click on the Files menu Ll Click on the Install New Font command L 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 in the List of fonts window I Select the fonts you wish to install by clicking on them If you want to install all of them click on the Select All button LJ Click on the OK button The new fonts can now be seen in the Fonts folder window This concludes the font installation KE Chapter 7 Using the Printer with OS 2 Warp
17. is strictly forbidden e The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice e AJ 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 e The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual O Copyright 1995 Star Micronics Co Ltd About this manual This manual describes how to set up use and care for the Star LC 7211 printer The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each 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 the best type of paper adjusting for paper thicknes
18. 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 A STAR cfg lt DIR gt 1995 06 15 DEFAULT CFG 1995 06 15 PREVIOUS CFG 1995 06 22 I Select the file that contains the configuration 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 I 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 without sending current settings Exit after sending current settings I 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 I To get information on how to use the User Setup Utility click Help or press function key F1 40 Chapter 5 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 This chapter contains
19. nae CI 9 Special Print Mode Commands Set master print mode STD ESC Cancel underlining ESC 0 Select emphasized print Cancel emphasized print Bit image Graphic Commands ine Form Feed and Related Commands Advance paper to top of next page form feed Return to top line of current page Set top of form to current position 92 Printer Control Codes Line Spacing Commands II CA Advance paper one line line feed Download Character Commands ne o Horizontal Print Position Control Commands ain a 93 Horizontal Print Position Control Commands Continued Move print head to specified horizontal position Other Commands a e a 94 Appendix F Glossary adjustment lever Centronics cable control code Electronic DIP Switch settings emulation hexadecimal dump multi part forms NLQ fon off line on line paper parking print head Quiet mode release lever serial to parallel Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness of the paper you are printing on Parallel cable normally used to connect 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 svvitch on the printer You can change these settings using the con
20. printer is unplugged from its power outlet Ll Open the front cover of the printer Ll By hand move the cartridge holder to the center position of the paper guide where there 1s a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette Important Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet Doing so can damage the printer If you have just used the printer let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it Ll Using your thumb and forefinger to squeeze the two tabs on the ribbon cassette towards the center carefully remove the cassette from the holder Ll Use the procedure under Installing the ribbon cassette on page 5 to install a new cassette S Printer Setup Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Ll 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 front of the printer to ON to turn power on and to OFF to turn power off Important We recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods Because of the this you should locate the printer so that the
21. 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 I 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 57 To select a setting box I Click on the box you want to select or move to it by using your keyboard s Tab or arrow keys The currently selected setting box is highlighted on the screen To change a setting Ll 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 25 for details Adjusting the dot alignment Ll Click on Adjust or press the F7 function key Multi Part Mode Normal Mode sk DRAFT Normal Densit DensitylSpeed lotter Graphics Density P Graphics RT Graphics I RT Graphics II uadruple Densit ouble D
22. 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 currently Star LC 7211 on LPT1 O Specific Printer Star LC 7211 on LPT1 D Orientation Paper N Portrait Size Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in a Landscape Source Manual Feed D Make changes by clicking on the appropriate radio button or highlighting your selection on the appropriate pull down menu Installing True Type 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 J Launch Windows Ll Close any applications that may be open Ll Open the Windows Control Panel Ll Double click the Fonts icon and the Fonts dialog box appears Ll Click Add and the Add Fonts dialog box appears Selecting fonts in Windows applications 45 Installed Fonts Control Panel Arial TrueType Arial Bold TrueType Arial Bold Italic TrueType E k Arial Italic TrueType Mas 6 2 te ee Fonts Ports
23. 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 V Make sure that the printer is well away from heaters V 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 V Use a power outlet that matches the power rating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer V 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 Platen knob Ribbon cartridge Printer LY User s manual 3 5 Floppy disk If anything is missing contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing 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 is also available as an option Consult your dealer for details Important There are several
24. Canada CE Manufacturers 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 73 231 EEC and 939 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 LC 7211 LC 10 LC 90 LC 100 NX 1000 NX 1010 NX 1040 SPC 8K Star Micronics Co Ltd EX 800 FX 850 LX 810 LX 850 Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC IBM Proprinter IBM Proprinter I IBM Proprinter II International Business Machines Corporation TrueType Apple Computer Inc MS DOS Microsoft Windows Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Microsoft Corporation Notice e All rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission
25. Click on the Next button Setting up the printer in Windows 95 47 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 PAPA C Network printer lt Back Cancel I 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 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 Apple Laservyriter Apple Laserwriter II NT Apple Laserwriter Personal NT Apple Laservyriter Il NTX Apple Laserw riter Ilf Apple Laserw riter Ilg gt Annle aser afriter Plus Have Disk lt Back Cancel I Click on the Have Disk button Ll 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 manufacturers 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 I Click on the Browse button A list of folders on the floppy disk is displayed Open ME File name Folders OK a ok E
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28. SHQI USER MANUAL LU 7211 DOT MATRIX PRINTER HF12H 80825062 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement The 120V version equipment has been tested and found to comply vvith 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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 a shielded
29. T Cancel Nemak I os2 Network JI utility JJ win31 JI win95 ei L Drives sa I Select WIN95 either by double clicking on it or by clicking on it and clicking on the OK button LJ Click on the OK button twice 48 Using the printer with Windows 95 Add Printer Wizard sy 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 beack Please follow README T Star Ena Fm Ger Italian Have Disk lt Back Cancel I Select the language or language group you want to use by clicking on it Ll Select the printer model name Star LC 7211 by clicking on it and then click on the Next button Add Printer Wizard Click the port you want to use with this printer and then click Next Available ports Communications Port Communications Port Creates a file on disk Configure Port y Ll 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 7211 Do you want pour Windows based programs to use this printer as t
30. W dh WW sa Od 00 DO TW OD VO DA A A A etC DAN SP m 0 0 Gh et D O GOLO LA U XC QO PO OOO BADD HSN iN 4 NO DUDO td BOD D DID A A A A 00 Z O 0000 xXO ODO EA H LT FAA C MM O DW al al HH HH Ha o gt JEI sn OAT J ORAU A RQ Oav r 8 O ANO SP MOR 00 G TK D LOGO b Other Characters are the same as those for Code Page 3021 Code Page 437 Bulgarian Other characters are the same as those for SS Character Sets Code Page 437 Code Page 3012 Latvian2 amp oO YN O re NM HAN vl S K H a ks 6 a e z P OGP MHA I gt S NX gt N 1 H m oO vah KRD K w DG 98 BUC 5 KJO 90 009 oon mG a m g EE E A n VJ QGOKDPEKHNONE E 24 Kee l a a ie d E esh S la QU OMR WT aax JE sr ve KOKDEXKHHOHAZ OM 2 SEO e N ea CT SONMKLHOSONW RHE pe 2ga as Bu L Ea a G Ka T RM R 039 AQ ES j CO Y MO SR v0 7 jo 2 O O0 Q OSOO ve D N S Fa L MMA 2NN en gt BM IL H AL vi Ce Res Cna D es KDS KISHA eT Ow a 5 Bah ENDAICEADOOBNuCc Alm KO QO s We G 4 ka e NO S 9 KKS Lets VBB n re oja q po g Settee H S d 4 pa dess ai esi SH oOo R FQ EE it SQ ES EN O eae HNS IN AS E ASES AS Nr a D oO dhoma sos MSS Bee 0 p 5 Y mW aO RE QO LT nS N A Cn as oi LU Ea a 6 Ka MT R HA ZA Sos amp ADAFAANARCBRVLRQ H HS O 0 lata RMN OS EMA So CE ZAareer eae ranaee Q 2573 OANOYFOONDAHMDA So feaaantmnongaonmoaMh 59 Appendix E Printer Control Codes This appendix lists the printer s cont
31. ach printing mode if necessary I After making changes to the adjustments press ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjustment Mode and register your adjustments 68 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting guide Use the follovving table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the best solution to deal vvith them The ON LINE indicator 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 The ribbon is jammed twisted or not set correctly between the print head and the print head shield The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper you are using The ribbon is worn out or used up The wrong emulation is selected Your application program s or system software s printer selection is wrong The computer s system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the port you are using Recommended Action 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 Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 Replace the ribbon with a new one Check the emulation selection an
32. aper take care not to print too close to the Printing on fanfold paper 15 perforations that separate each sheet The following shows the recommended print area for fanfold paper cut sheet paper labels and envelope 18 mm 0 7 Perforation Bottom of Form 6 35 mm 0 25 min4 eoo0o000 0000000000 000000 03 000000000000000 0 000000000000 0 10 Fanfold paper 4 mm 0 16 6 mm 0 25 Labels Label C 2 54 mm 0 1 min Perforation 2 54 mm 0 1 min 000000000000 0 O Cut sheet paper 4 mm 0 16 5mm 0 2 Envelope 12 7 mm 0 5 12 7 mm 0 5 5 mm 0 2 25 4mm 1 14 Printer Setup Parking fanfold paper It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut sheet paper fed by hand Instead simply use the follovving procedure to park the fanfold paper Ll 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 Then use the LF button to feed the paper until a perforation 1s just past the front cover Ll Press the control panel s ON LINE button to put the printer on line LJ Press the control panel s LF button The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen Ll Set the relea
33. arance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on the application you are using Ll 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 I Click on the Properties button LL 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 Click once more to clear the help message from the screen Changes you make here apply only to printing from the current application Ll Click on the Close X button on the top right of the window Print 12 x Printer Name Star LC 7211 F Properties Status Default printer Ready Type Star LC 7211 Where LPTI Comment D Print to file Print range Copies t All Number of copies C Pages from to pipip e a Ll 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 1s checked If you do not want to print all the pages in your document enter the first and last pages to print
34. assette on page 5 Print head shield is damaged Return it to your dealer for or missing repair 71 Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer case is hot The printer s air vents are Switch off the printer and let blocked or obstructed it cool Check the air vents on the bottom of the printer to see if they are blocked Remove the obstruction it possible If the problem persists return the printer to your dealer for repair Printer makes excessive The front cover is removed Replace the front cover noise The printer is vibrating Move any objects that are touching the printer Make sure that the printer is on a level steady surface Printer prints past the edge Incorrect margin settings Choose different margin of the paper are selected by your settings from your application program application program The paper guide is not Remove the paper and positioned correctly adjust the position of the paper guide Reload the paper and try printing again The ribbon is jammed Make sure that the ribbon causing the print head to cassette is installed jam correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 5 Paper is jamming causing Remove all paper from the the print head to jam printer and reload it Try printing again Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 72 Troubleshooting Left margin moves to the right during pr
35. bove step 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 I Make the control panel settings you want Ll Use ON LINE to put the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Ll Hold down FONT and then MODE 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 next font will be indicated Pressing MODE however returns the font setting to what it was before you pressed FONT This procedure saves the following settings e Current font and print mode e Quiet Mode status These items can be set separately for the Standard mode and the IBM mode I To clear saved control panel settings repeat the above procedure but keep FONT and MODE 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 22 Control Panel Operations 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
36. d change it if necessary See page 25 Check the printer selection of your application software Check the system software settings Check the settings for LPT1 COM 1 or COM 2 if you are using the SPC 8K Serial Interface 69 Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer test vvorks but printer j The interface cable is Check to make sure that the will not print out data from connected incorrectly or printer interface cable is the attached computer damaged connected correctly If it is try a different cable Printer does not feed paper Jamming paper Remove all paper from the properly printer and then reload it The printer is not set up Set up the printer for the correctly for the thickness of paper thickness you are paper being used using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 Line spacing is incorrect Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 The line spacing or leading Choose a different line selected in your application Spacing or leading setting program is wrong from your application Auto line feed with carriage Use the EDS Mode or the return is enabled User Setup Utility to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 26 Lines print over each other Auto line feed with carriage Use the EDS Mode or the return is disabled User Setup Utility to enable auto line feed with carriage return page
37. d parallel cable for connection but note that you can also use an optional serial to parallel interface converter SPC 8K 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 V 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 is unplugged from the AC outlet and that the computer is switched off before connecting them I Plug one end of the parallel cable into the parallel port of your computer The parallel port should be labeled Printer Parallel PRN LPTI or something similar 16 Printer Setup 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 serial to parallel interface converter 17 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations The control panel gives you push button control over the printer s power and paper feed operations It also includes indicator lights wh
38. e 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 man ual Please address your correspondence to Attn Product Manager Worldwide Headquarters STAR MICRONICS CO LTD 536 Nanatsushinya Shimizu Shizuoka 424 Japan North and South America Markets STAR MICRONICS AMERICA INC 70 D Ethel Road West Piscataway NJ 08854 5950 European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Westerbachstrabe 59 D 60489 Frankfurt FR of Germany U K Market STAR MICRONICS U K LTD Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K Australian Market STAR MICRONICS PTY LTD Unit A 107 115 Asquith Street Silverwater NSW 2141 Australia New Zealand Market STAR MICRONICS N Z LTD 64 Lunn Ave Mount Wellington P O Box 6255 Wellesley St Auckland New Zealand Asian Market STAR MIC
39. e as those for o 4 qiti aj lol z A ar atr FE ese ANSIA A a E ps YU E FA 9 H ree w OSE zA LT ASN 6 y wW 0 LRR 0 RN SSR 90 O Q WHRMODO ODD yOD BRS nm a 20 Sh LOHR G Ka TRR 09009 Win PO COA OOO Dinan R A or E AA RM SOS R GM SD OC m PO 0 00 net DD LOO b ER E GO edm Sh nw F 0 nst 00 D GOR tf I f AL vi Sos Boo a e C n a MOO OQHnibWy i FRY m Gu D Ha GE xX mS 9 Sa 00 S ww 3 ie ea a We EEZ Rm S D La EN D 3 K 6 DOS OB S WU C Ai kd 4 ee eset am Bn eei 44 PF essa leal asi si 24 kl el tel e el Other characters are the same as those for SR po SS ES RA ps 5 S r a a e ds eS a ea 9 nm r O ME ne t LEN A E p y O 0 DH LR 0 S mSS SR S gon HA 0 OTM D ODOR D Zs E Eu LO Ea Ga En pr G R AGA ja JDD S E iD OG 0 S DDD Dona HEE QA KA 2 SANANA ES OS R M E SHOK Jeanatnhon 9 damu ON h G ON TON d H L GNM h 83 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 3843 Code Page 437 Polish Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 3841 Code Page 437 Gost Russian Il l Al vii 3 p 2 o FC N z H y kz l we wa G aL EN DA Ke DQGQOB BWC 20 E E L D K 6 DOG OB BWC fe ESS 2 W Ez lk Ca Bann ee Fea dd le Eto a S Other characters are the same as those for 4 Pu dele gl e H gel Lo 4 Pal boa g lt H al HANA AAA FE AAA ma 4 mn A eS E ps MOTE F SES A n mr N D OO C S NG LF YA E y no Je ta OO AJ LFA 9 VA Y od OO DI 3 D 0 DD Ah h S Bp Y R OO QI OO OD OW tb MS TD did CC DID O
40. e for this printer LI Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K Important Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories Connecting the Interface Converter Ll Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet I Set the DIP switches on the SPC 8K to the settings you want to use before you connect it to your printer See the following section for details on how to set the DIP switches I Plug the interface converter s Centronics connector into the socket on the side of the printer and secure it in place with the clips Interface converter I Plug one end of a serial cable into the serial interface connector s 25 pin D TYPE connector Serial cable gt lt A Serial interface connector Setting the converter s DIP switches 63 L Plug the other end of the serial cable into your computer s serial ports Serial ports are usually marked COM1 COM 2 etc If your computer has only one serial port it will be marked COMI Important Ll Make sure that the serial to parallel converter is resting on a stable level surface where it will not be subject to vibration or damage CORRECT METHOD INCORRECT METHOD Setting the converter s DIP switches You should set the converter s DIP switches so they match the settings you Switch naan make on your computer The table to the right shows the parameter that each DIP switch on the serial to parallel con
41. e printer back on This test prints the version number of the software contained in the printer s ROM followed by the current EDS settings Ll To stop demo printing turn the printer off Long test Use the following procedure to test the printer to make sure that everything is working correctly L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer I Turn off the printer I While holding down the control panel s LF button turn the printer back on This test prints the title and seven lines of text and then continues to print the entire character set for each font and pitch available Ll To stop demo printing turn the printer off 66 Troubleshooting Note Test printing 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 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 it 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 I Turn off the printer L While holding down the control panel s FONT and MODE buttons turn the printer back on to enter the Hex Dump Mode LJ To exit the Hex Dump Mode turn the printer off Adjust
42. ect 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 For these printers you should use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to select standard emulation page 25 Epson LX 850 LX 810 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 25 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 window that appears such as the number of copies to be printed and then press the Enter key to start printing 56 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 Ll Selecting the best type of paper Ll Adjusting for paper thickness L Manual sheet feeding I Clearing paper jams Selecting paper types Use the following information when
43. ecting a bank and switch press the control panel s LF 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 Printing the current switch settings 25 Printing the current switch settings J In the EDS Mode hold down the control panel s ON LINE button and press the LF button to print out the current switch settings Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch 1s turned on or off Exiting the EDS Mode Ll Press the control panel s ON LINE button to exit the EDS Mode EDS Mode Settings The following details all of the settings you can program in the EDS Mode BANK A Switch 1 Emulation Selects Standard emulation ON or IBM emulation OFF Standard emulation 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 EI ACT IBM Character Set 2 Standard Italics Italic character table used Je IBM Character Set 2 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 buffe
44. ensit Fo Test F10 Test All Ll 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 66 for full details on dot alignment 38 User Setup Utility Changing the printer port Ll Click on Port or press the F8 function key I 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 To save setup data in a configuration file so you can recall it later click on File or press the F3 function key Ll 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 ctg I 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 34 and assigned the extension cig 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 39 Importing setup data from a configuration file 39 Importing setup data from a configuration file J Click on File or press the F3 function key Ll Select Load from the
45. front cover of the printer Ll By hand move the cartridge holder to the center position of the paper guide where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette Cartridge holder 6 Printer Setup Important Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet Doing so can damage the printer If you have just used the printer let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it Ll Remove the ribbon cassette from its package Ll Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon Ll 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 Ll Press down gently but firmly on the cassette until it snaps securely into place Ll Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack Ll Close 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 7 Removing the ribbon cassette Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cassette from the printer when you want to replace 1t with a new one I Make sure that the
46. ge 850 Multi lingual The following characters can be printed IBM Special Character Set using the lt ESC gt command 1 H ha Kem dh 20 7 ln o Nn om H A add Say td 9 9 a 1 PC m 010000 AAA DP DR PI ae GH K d bb 3 ka DOG OB BWC COM WM Ha d tad dd Ta kB M H im ks Y LE mm K dd Hi Hor S st tal SHK 4 et HA al az S K S ra OJ r TE SS IT MT SS FA AQ n P Gr OO C S dd QO TAI RP NO IE HO Dao LT TERA YA H BROD atm OD B ud S KS H S OI DOKA KOD SH G W a DOE Ln dD Cin Hs i et AD w ia 0 90 vO DARH OAM e THN SP m WO P ODA di Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 861 Icelandic AN ONTFTNOOR OA et 00 L Tl al vi Rea 060 md PEN om ah K d D Ke DOG OB SUI IK A Ye ea ee d kad eel al lakes A RRA TAM FE PEE SI 9 mn r rd 0 FQ R QOO T A XH YA C 0 OO DP IHOD DW D DN O DJ Oe HD Get OW Hd OHO nm KE eL O ANNA OM D n e D COO Db MoHAN m TON D net 00 D OR E Other Characters are the same as those for Code Page 860 Code Page 437 Portuguese Code Page 865 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Nordic Other characters are the same as those for 82 Character Sets Code Page 437 Code Page 863 Canadian French It H AL vi Sp kt Re 2 eC Nn a Hl l At vi Sse oF Roo a eC a om Gmbh FA D 4 KG DOG OB BWC Du U H QS Fo J0D0 S Sie Reo eh A KE a K Kea Lejos EN Ko 24 post Aita tl lato H Other characters are the sam
47. he default printer lt Back Cancel L 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 49 LJ Click on the Next button Ll 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 Ll If a message appears saying that the printer driver file LC7211 DRV cannot be found on the Windows 95 CD ROM click on the Browse button select the floppy disk drive 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 Se
48. hipped 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 I Turn off the printer I While holding down the control panel s MODE LF and ON LINE buttons turn the printer back on This causes the following message to be printed which indicates the printer is in the EDS Mode CURRENT EDS SETTINGS Bank A E C D E F Switch 123456 122456 12456 123456 123456 127456 ON KKKKKK KKKKKK KRKKKK x KKK KKKKKK x KKKK OFF x 24 Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bank J While in the EDS Mode use the control panel s FONT button to select a bank Indicators on the left side of the control panel light to show which bank is currently selected Lit Indicator Selected Bank ROMAN ROMAN COURIER COURIER ORATOR ORATOR ROMAN COURIER ORATOR Selecting a switch I While in the EDS Mode use the control panel s MODE button to select a bank switch Indicators on the right side of the control panel light to show which switch is currently selected Lit Indicator Selected Switch POWER POWER DRAFT DRAFT QUIET QUIET POWER DRAFT QUIET ML an O a Changing a switch setting Ll After sel
49. ich tell you the current status of the printer at a glance BANK S W A E ROMAN 1 kaj POWER B SANSERIF 2 ci courier EN prarr D PRESTIGE 4 E orator N ouer pa NE DA MICRO FEED QUIET I d JUL FONT MODE LF ON LINE g A FF This chapter describes general functions that can be performed using the control panel buttons 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 Important The procedures described in this chapter will not work if paper is not loaded into the printer Be sure to use the procedures on page 9 of this manual to load paper before trying any of the following operations Switching between on line and off line I Press ON LINE to switch the printer between being on line and off line I 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 Important Make sure that the on line off line setting of the printer is correct before performing any other control panel operations 18 Control Panel Operations Paper loading
50. ickness 0 02 1 0 5mm Copies Original 6 Emulation Interface Ribbon Type Ribbon Life Dimensions and Weight Power Supply Power Consumption Options 77 Labels Backing sheet 4 5 to 12 114 to 305 mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 0028 to 0 0035 0 07 to 0 09 mm Total thickness 0 0075 0 19 mm max Envelope 10 9 4 x 4 1 240 x 104 mm Standard Mode EPSON ESC P 9 pin IBM Mode Proprinter III Standard Centronics parallel Option RS 232C serial On carriage dedicated Fabric monochrome ribbon Black only Z9HD Standard type LZ9 Long life type option Z9HD 2 million characters ASCII draft LZ9 4 million characters ASCII draft Width 20 67 525 mm Depth 14 57 370 mm Height 9 06 230 mm Weight 16 1 lbs 7 3 kg 120V AC 10 17 230V AC 14 13 50 60Hz depending on country of purchase 10W during stand by 31W during ASCII draft printing SPC 8K Serial To Parallel Converter 78 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel Interface 1 STROBE Goeslowfor gt 0 5uswhen active These signals represent information for the 1st through 8th bit of parallel data respectively Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when logical 10us low to acknowledge receipt of data Printer sets line low when ready to receive data Printer ignores this signal Not used 18 30 Printer is reset when this signal goes low 32 ERROR Lowwhen
51. 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 Ll 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 I 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 CENNSA al T EIT A VUTILITYZSETUPJ Starting the User Setup Utility 35 Setting for Install Language English Printer Type LC 7211 Install Directorv F1 Install F2 Cancel I Pull down the list of available languages under Language and double click the one you want to use I Click the Install Directory box to change it into an input box Ll Input the drive name and directory where you want the User Setup Utility ins
52. ing 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 UI or like this LULI 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 printer If you do have problems use the follovving procedure to correct it L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer I Turn off the printer 67 L While holding down the control panel s LF and ON LINE buttons turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode The printer will print something like the following es DOT ADJUSTMENT SETIING 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 MODE to move it to the right The above step performs alignment for DRAFT mode only You must make separate adjustments for the D DENSITY SPEED D DENSITY P GRAPHICS NLQ QUADRUPLE DENSITY NORMAL DENSITY PLOTTER GRAPHICS CRT GRAPHICS I CRT GRAPHICS II and DOUBLE DENSITY modes as well I Press LF to change to another printing mode J Repeat the above steps for e
53. inter is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level 73 Possible Cause Recommended Action Some characters are printed Inappropriate settings are Choose different settings in incorrectly selected by your application your application program Wires are missing from the Return the printer to your print head dealer for repair Printer behaves erratically The interface cable is Check to make sure that the connected incorrectly or printer interface cable is Printing suddenly stops damaged connected correctly If it is try a different cable Static electricity caused by Make sure that the printer is interference from nearby not too close to any devices electrical devices or by low with electric motors or that level humidity is affecting raise the humidity level printer operation 74 Troubleshooting Checking system software settings in Windows Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application you should check the following four things Y Is the printer you are using set as the default printer Y Is the drive setup correctly Y Is the printer you are using correctly selected in your application Y Is the correct port selected Y ou should also refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide for other information that might be helpful If you still experience problems consult your software dealer To check the default printer selection L Double click the C
54. inting Some characters are printed incorrectly The paper is not loaded correctly causing the print head to jam The ribbon cassette is not installed correctly causing the print head to jam The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation The wrong emulation is selected The wrong character table code page or international character set is selected Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Recommended Action Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 5 Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness on page 57 Ghoose different settings in your application Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level Check the emulation selection and change it if necessary See page 25 Use the EDS Mode or the User Setup Utility to select the correct character table code page or international character set page 28 Make sure that the pr
55. is procedure feeds fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off easily I Make sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit I Press the control panel s MODE button J Tear off the paper L When you resume printing the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position This 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 20 Control Panel Operations Selecting a font J Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Ll Press FONT to change the font selection An indicator lights to the left of the name of the font that 1s currently selected 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 I Make sure the printer is on line ON LINE indicator is lit Ll Press FONT to toggle between the Quiet Print Mode and normal printing The QUIET indicator is lit when the Quiet Print Mode is selected and is not lit 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 1s called the auto load po
56. l guide for setting the adjustment lever Experiment vvith different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you vvant Paper Type Single sheet 2 ply 3 ply 4 ply Multi part 9 ply 6 ply 7 ply Envelope 10 Weight Per Sheet 14 lbs 52 gsm 17 lbs 64 gsm 21 lbs 81 gsm 28 lbs 104 gsm 42 lbs 156 gsm 11 lbs 40 gsm 11 lbs 40 gsm 11 lbs 40 gsm 11 lbs 40 gsm 11 lbs 40 gsm 11 lbs 40 gsm Thickness 0 06 mm 0 08 mm 0 10 mm 0 13 mm 0 19 mm 0 13 mm 0 20 mm 0 26 mm 0 33 mm 0 39 mm 0 45 mm Recommended Position E E Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce print head life Automatic fanfold feeding J See Loading fanfold paper on page 9 for details on using fanfold paper Manual sheet feeding 59 Manual sheet feeding You can use the following procedure to manually feed cut sheet 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 14 to park the fanfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding Ll Set the release lever on the back of the printer to the cut sheet position Fanfold Cut sheet Release lever L Set the adjustment lever to the value that matches the thickness of the paper you are using The setting for normal paper is 1 Set the lever to a larger value fo
57. l you selected above to choose it as the default printer Ll Click on Setup to display the window for setting up your printer Printing a document 43 Star LC 7211 Resolution 240 x 144 Paper Size Letter 8 x 11 in Cancel Paper Source Manual Feed Orientation Landscape I 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 Ll After the printer is set up the way you want it click on OK I 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 Printer Default Printer Star LC 7211 on Ook n LPT1 Lo yA O Selection O Pages from 1 te J Print Quality 240 dpix 144 dpi Copies 1 L Print to File KX folate Capes 44 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 Note The actual appearance of the Print window may differ
58. lick 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 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 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 printing with MS DOS on page 55 If this does not help consult your software dealer 76 Appendix B Specifications Printing System Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps dpi NLQ cps dpi
59. nt of the left tractor The V mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be A gt gt Va Al pt AR I Once the left tractor is aligned the way you want it push the gray lever back down to lock it in place I Now move the tractor on the right to the approximate position of the right side of the paper you are using Pull its gray lever up to unlock it and push the lever back down to lock it into place Also move the center paper support so that it is approximately halfway between the two tractors Sheet guide Pin tractor I Open the covers of both tractors and align the paper so that the pins on the tractors are inserted into the holes of the paper I 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 I Plug the printer back into its AC power source The printer will beep a number of times to indicate that paper is not loaded 12 Printer Setup Ll Press the control panel s LF button and the paper will feed to the starting position Printing on fanfold paper When printing on fanfold p
60. ommonly used for DOS 3002 Most often used 3012 Government standard 32 Using the EDS Mode If your EDS settings specify Standard emulation Bank A Switch 1 ON with the italic character 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 International Character Set IKE aa ajaja EN EC Jo Je Je EDS Mode Settings 33 BANK F Svvitches 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 oa oF oF ore Note Bank C Switches 1 and 2 must be in the correct position before this setting has any effect 34 Chapter 4 User Setup Utility The User Setup Utility 1s 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 computer 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 Ll Starting the User Setup Utility Ll Editing setup data Ll Loading and saving setup data I Exiting the User Setup Utility and sending the settings to the printer Important See the readme txt file for important
61. ontrol Panel icon in the Main window LJ Double click the Printers icon LL 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 J Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window To check the Driver Setup L Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window 1 Double click the Printers icon Ll Double click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed printers I Click on Setup I Check resolution paper source etc J Click OK I Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window 79 To check the application printer selection Ll Select Print from the application s File menu and a window appears listing available printers I Check to see that the name of your Star printer is selected If it is not select 1t and try printing from your application again To check the port I Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window LJ Double click the Printers icon Ll Double click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed printers I Click on Connect I 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 LPT 1 If you are using the optional serial to parallel interface converter you should be using COMI or COM2 Click on the correct port name LJ Click OK LJ C
62. power outlet it is 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 page 65 for details on how to perform tests Loading fanfold paper 9 Loading fanfold paper This section tells you how to load fanfold paper Note that you can also use cut sheet paper and multi part form paper For details on using other types of paper see Paper Handling on page 56 of this manual Ll Position the stack of paper behind the printer I The following figure shows the correct path for fanfold paper Important To protect against paper jams make sure that the fanfold paper is stacked in a position that is lower than the printer Ll Unplug the printer from its AC power supply 10 Printer Setup Ll Set the release lever on the back of the printer to the fanfold position Fanfold Cut sheet Release lever Ll Set the adjustment lever to the value that matches the thickness of the paper you are using The setting for normal paper is 1 Set the lever to a larger value for thicker paper or to a smaller value for thinner paper See the table on page 58 for details Adjustment lever IG Y ta a E AZ I Unlock the tractor on the left when viewing the printer from behind by pulling its gray lever up and adjust the position of the left tractor Loading fanfold paper 11 Note that there is a guide inside the printer in fro
63. printing cannot continue due to error 3 Printer ignores this signal Optional Serial Interface sT 12 19 FES 79 Character Sets Appendix D Standard Italic Character Set g 4 DT d t i t pe E a SP K 68 H Bo 2 CAND International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal S R O IN O ND fe la B TJ u po LO Er LO aw Ww Q T T N Ga IN Conuntry KG A DBA ad au E N XZ E DA U E g a U g a U EX Z 0 A U 80 Character Sets IBM Character Set 2 Code Page 437 IBM PC LU RU N T U a ATJ N im Ho di y she Lon Pan sje amp BEL BS gt lt CAND HT H ahy VID K SO FFD CRD 30 91 esr ke or For LO GD N nm LH A O DP GO As FAN mu a AAA ANKARA E ST C LA LD 03 TJ SR N aM FQ 0 DA DA ns N ae N ESE d ka pir did D 00 T 0 0 1 O E 0Nro O Z SX GGH TAWA OW B A m Dhi LR L OD OD O Qe OF Di QO TD Ci w L dd d Ep NY Qi QI Si C C O Qi Q Pri amp tm YAR YI To bom a E C Os H Li Sen MR EES Mor Fa jj 3M3 BOoODDAJ E QY M3 Huo 2 sy il O Ad Ne KR Rel zied zd illa EAG tt Character Set 1 Other characters are the same as those for Character Set 2 D J GQ LH ES 9 C0 210 03004 WN td a C al tj i Ky dad SI Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Pa
64. r OFF tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns 26 Using the EDS Mode Switch 4 Not used 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 1s no paper loaded in the printer which can damage the print head and platen Switch 6 Not used 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 Specifies whether the printer s auto tear off feature page 19 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 19 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
65. r thicker paper or to a smaller value for thinner paper ao L s W e Lh se NOG K O 60 Paper Handling Ll Adjust the paper guide to the position you want Note that the W mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be Paper guide y Scale In L A GE Pa Ke I Making sure that the left edge of the paper is against the paper guide insert straight a sheet of paper into the front of the printer as far as it will go The paper will automatically be fed into the printer Paper guide Ll Start the printing operation from your software application I After printing is complete press LF while the printer is on line to eject the paper from the printer Clearing paper jams 61 Note If you are inserting letterhead paper insert the sheet so that it is face up with the letterhead portion up Clearing paper jams Use the follovving procedure to clear paper jams from the printer I Turn the power off Ll Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet Ll Open the front cover of the printer I Carefully try to pull the jammed paper from the printer If necessary move the release lever on the back of the printer to the fanfold position or rotate the platen knob to remove the paper Ll Close the front cover of the printer 62 Chapter 10 Optional Accessory This chapter explains how to connect and set up the follovving optional accessory that is availabl
66. rol commands It gives the name of each control command along vvith the applicable emulation mode Standard IBM or Both and the applicable ASCII code Font and Character Set Control Commands Select italic STD ESC 4 Cancel italic STD ESC 5 Select Character Set 2 ESC 6 Select Character Set 1 ESC 7 Select Draft resident font IBM Jesc IOOH Select 12 CPI Draft resident font IBM Jesc I01H Select NLQ resident font IBM ESC I02H Select Draft resident font IBM ESC I03H Select Draft download font IBM ESC I04H Select 12 CPI Draft download font IBM ESC I05H Select Draft double strike download font IBM Jesc I06H Select NLQ download font IBM ESC I07H Select NLQ italic resident font IBM Jesc IOBH Select NLQ italic download font IBM Jesc IOFH Select international character set STD ESC Rn Set Code Page ESC IT Print characters from all character chart IBM Esc 1n1 n2 Print one character from all character chart IBM Esc n Select NLQ font STD ESC kn Assign character table STD ESC t Select character table STD ESC tn Select cancel NLQ print mode STD 90 Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Control Commands IC CIC Select condensed print Same as SI STD Select one line expanded print Esc so o Same as SO STD ESC SO Cancel condensed print STD DC2 Set print pitch to pica IBM DC2 Cancel one line expanded print Set print pitch to elite CA fs aaae Ta ranes Ta Top Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands
67. s Install Unlisted or Updated Printer Generic 7 Text Only Agfa 9000 Series PS Agfa Compugraphic 400PS Agfa Compugraphic Genics Apple Laserwriter Apple Laservyriter Il NT Apple LaserWiriter Il NTX I 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 42 Using the Printer with Windows 3 1 I 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 1 Double click on the Control Panel icon 1 Double click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window Ll Double click on the name of the printer mode
68. s manual sheet feeding clearing paper jams Chapter 10 How to connect and set up the optional Serial to Parallel Converter SPC 8K that 1s available for your printer Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Appendix C Interface pin outs Appendix D Character sets Appendix E Printer control codes Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control panel operation guide Contents Chapter 1 Printer Setup 1 Choosing a place for the printer 1 Unpacking the printer 2 General guide 3 Removing the protective materials 4 Installing the platen knob 4 Opening the front cover 5 Installing the ribbon cassette 5 Removing the ribbon cassette 7 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 8 Loading fanfold paper 9 Printing on fanfold paper 13 Parking fanfold paper 14 Unparking fanfold paper 14 Using the tear off function 14 Connecting to your computer 15 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations 17 Switching between on line and off line 17 Paper loading 18 Line feed 18 Paper eject cut sheet paper 18 Form feed fanfold paper 18 Parking fanfold paper 18 Micro feed 19 Setting the top of form position 19 Setting the print mode 19 Tear off function fanfold paper 19 Selecting a font 20 Selecting the Quiet Print Mode 20 Changing the auto load position 20 Saving a macro 21 Clearing the printer s buffer 22
69. se lever on the back of the printer to the cut sheet position The paper is now parked and you can load cut sheet paper into the printer using the procedures under Manual sheet feeding on page 59 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 1 If any cut sheet paper is still in the printer put the printer on line and then press the control panel s LF button to eject it Ll Check to make sure the printer is off line Ll Set the release lever on the back of the printer to the fanfold position I Press the control panel s LF button The printer automatically feeds the fanfold paper back into position ready for printing Using the tear off function The following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper without disturbing the current position of the paper Ll Check to make sure that the printer is on line I Press the control panel s MODE button The printer feeds the perforation of the fanfold paper to the tear off edge of the printer cover Ll Tear off the paper L When you resume printing the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position Connecting to your computer 15 Connecting to your computer The computer sends data to the printer through a cable This printer does not come vvith a cable so you must purchase one separately You vvill probably vvant to use a standar
70. selecting paper Cut Sheet Paper Width Length Weight 1 ply Multi part Copies Fanfold Paper Width Length Weight 1 ply Multi part Copies 5 5 to 12 140 to 305mm 5 5 to 117 140 to 280mm min 14 to 42 lbs 1 52 to 156g m 45 to 135 kg 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total Thickness 0 020 0 5mm Original 6 4 5 to 12 114 to 305mm 6 152mm min 14 to 22 Ibs 1 52 to 82g m 45 to 70 kg 11 to 14 Ibs 1 40 to 52g m 34 to 45 kg pressure sensitive paper Total Thickness 0 020 0 5mm Original 6 Adjusting for paper thickness 57 Labels Backing sheet 4 5 to 12 114 to 305 mm Thickness Backing sheet 0 0028 to 0 0035 10 07 to 0 09 mm Total thickness 0 0075 0 19 mm Use labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions Envelope 10 9 4x4 1 240 x 104 mm Adjusting for paper thickness Paper comes in different vveights normally expressed as gsm grams per square meter or lbs pounds Some types of forms 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 Se t o LP Ll Move the adjustment lever to one of its nine settings Position 1 is most suitable for single sheet paper 6 W s Ne Joe lad NE 58 Paper Handling The follovving table provides a genera
71. sition You can use the following procedure to specify a different auto load position I Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit I While holding down ON LINE press FONT and then release the two buttons The printer will automatically eject the cut sheet that 1s 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 will light Saving a macro 21 Ll Press FONT to feed the paper to the starting position Ll Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the new auto load position to be Press LF to feed the paper forward and MODE to feed the paper backward This 1s the micro feed operation I After you have the paper at the position you want hold down ON LINE and press LF 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 1s set I 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 FONT 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 MODE instead of LF while holding down ON LINE in the a
72. 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 1t can control the printer correctly In this chapter you will learn Ll How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 Ll How to prepare for printing Ll How to print a document Ll How to install TrueType fonts Ll How to select fonts from within an application 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 Ll 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 gro
73. t OoOHOHAMMNDIOONDN s oO Min ca gt S AAWOFRADUEs 5 tQ lG O Ea Bm Wm S D 0059 G lga Sa G R B GGH AA Lil BO OB 5 Q a tes N W eg Me TO Ke O Pi 20 sl IF h sr gt 2 Ola q Aa Alo e pas H 4 OJ PQ ERA S Z A S DI O re JM on O EE rfr SS E rS ENS e tM OM CIP OPAMHAANMFOHVA geES I KH GOMKHOKOSRAREMOKR Cn CO h lua a mm BG a SWAT STEED O la GK nex ra eamanes o 00 lt i t fees a MI x O35 55 9 AQHA OS RR mon K rG Ke DANNTN ORDA U OES o lt LAONAA GIE C panostheosn cam AH h 87 Code Page 3001 Code Page 774 Lithuanian Estonian1 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 1 H IAEN k Fe ln ma 020000 INN DO Di MM q aY Ha kd R 8 24 I HO KA pa s H EL 6 kO s Ha 0 6 TDS Y NN OOO OD BARS FL LC Www OD K ZA Ol OI I DI Ow MM OT O ES e gt DO Ont Ht o ee fon Aa tT H H a ul 230 9 s wren BE D aL KM DOHA Q G QB BWC TO d gt ao y a SS I dd ek l e El Et sr SS te LT TSX ODOR DJ O HO 0 WS D Din A 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 En LO a O AQ L N 10 HE Ed 9 X S a e 1 DM m beb ENDICEADOOSAwWCE MN KO O M RD A va a HN BOOM 24 Hi Hd SS El et Sri Y ND SUAZA OJ LTF DS VA Y BA O 0 092 00 DO
74. talled 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 I After you install the User Setup Utility you can start it any time by moving to the directory you specified in the previous section and inputting the following STARSET el 36 User Setup Utility Help Exit File General Font Paper Adjust Port FI F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 mode bled gt Emulation Quiet RAM usage Graphic Direction Input Buffer 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 or any other 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 39 when you exit the utility Ll Now you can use the User Setup Utility to make the setup changes you want You can press FI at any time to access the on
75. test Short test Dot adjust mode EDS mode POVVER ON Quiet Tear off Set Eject Park Off Line ON LINE Font Mode LF Set On Line Panel macro Form feed Backward Forward Micro feed Set TOF Buffer clear and All reset Auto loading position change mode OFF LINE Bank Switch On Off Exit Print EDS MODE Left Right Next Exit E L ee Paper Backward Foward Cancel Loading i 9 Set Save Factory settings AUTO LOADING POSITION CHANGE MODE 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 75 auto LF with CR 26 auto load position changing 20 auto tear off 26 AUTOEXEC BAT 75 B bidirectional printing 26 C cable parallel 15 port connection 75 carton contents 2 Character Set IBM 1 80 IBM 2 80 IBM Special 81 international 79 standard italic 79 character sets tables 79 character table 25 Code Page Brazil ABICOMP 84 Brazil ABNT 84 Canadian French 82 CS2 83 Gost Russian 83 Greek 85 86 Hungarian 83 IBM Russian 82 Icelandic 8 1 Latin 2 84 Multi lingual 81 Nordic 82 Polish 83 Portuguese 81 Russian 82 Turkish 84 connecting to your computer 15 cut sheet paper ejecting 18 manual feeding 59 specifications 56 D default printer 48 default printer selection checking 74 dot alignment 37 66 download buffer 25 E EDS Mode default settings 23 definition 23 entering 23 e
76. trol 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 vvith their hexadecimal values Forms that consist of more than one sheet This printer can print on forms that have up to seven sheets Near letter quality font Printer mode in which the printer vvill not accent data or continue printing Printer mode in which the printer 1s 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 interface converter via a serial interface instead of the standard Centronics parallel tear off function tractors interface Function that moves fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off Mechanisms that control the movement of fanfold paper 95 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide BANK SW S roman i power B SANSERIF 24 ci courier E prarr D PRESTIGE 45 e J orator s I over F 6 MICRO FEED QUIET A d FONT MODE LF ONLINE e FF N Hex Dump Long
77. ttings 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 DO U U U C 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 Ll 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 29 Chapter 8 Using the Printer vith MS DOS This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS DOS In this chapter you will learn about Ll How to set up for printing with MS DOS Ll How to select fonts from within an application 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 I Start up the application and use the corr
78. ttings 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 LJ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen I Select Settings J Release the mouse button on Printers 1 Printers Al E File Edit View Help a E 3 Le ce a Add Printer StarLE 2211 Apple Personal Laser riter NTA 50 Using the printer with Windows 95 I Double click on the icon bearing the name of the printer Star LC 7211 in the Printers window A window appears listing any documents that are currently being printed on the printer LJ Click on the Printer menu LL 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 1s the default printer Ll Click on the Printer menu and click on the Properties command Ca LP paa D mir E re rn
79. up double click on the Control Panel icon Ll Double click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window Control Panel Settings Help i amp 5 Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard R e k 2 Intemational Date Time Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound Installs and removes printers and sets printing options BH Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3 1 41 Ll Click Add and the dialog box will expand to show a List of Printers I In the List of Printers box select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer I Click Install I This causes the Install Driver dialog box to appear which instructs you to insert the disk that contains the printer driver file Browse Insert unlisted updated or vendor provided printer driver disk in Default Printer Star LC 90 on LPT1 Installed Printers Star LC 240 on LPT1 Star LC 240C on LPT1 Star LC 90 on LPT1 Directories a win31 Set As Default Printer Xx Use Print Manager Ld Click Browse Ld In the Directories list select WIN 31 I 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 7211 on LPT1 Close Installed Printers Star LC 240 on LPT1 Star LC 240C on LPT1 Add Unlisted or Updated Printer Star LC 7211 on LPT1 List of Printers R Connect Ad gt gt Set As Default Printer gt Use Print Manager Star LC 7211 B ie List of Printer
80. 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 5 General guide The follovving illustrations shovy the major components of your printer Tractor unit Release lever 4 Printer Setup Removing the protective materials Protective sheets and a piece of cardboard are inserted into the printer to protect components during shipping Before using the printer be sure to remove all packing material from inside the front cover as shown in the illustration Front cover Cardboard Protection sheet Installing the platen knob The platen knob is packed into a recess in the packaging material I Install the knob on the shaft located inside the large hole on the right side of the printer Make sure that the flat side of the shaft is aligned with the corresponding flat surface inside the knob s spindle Press the knob carefully but firmly into place as far as it will go Opening the front cover 5 Opening the front cover Ll Hook your fingers under the two small tabs on either side of the front cover and pull forward and up to swing the front cover open Front cover Installing the ribbon cassette I Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet L Open the
81. verter controls The tables below show all of the settings you can make with the serial to parallel s DIP switches to control certain parameters The tables also include the matching settings you have to make in your MS DOS AUTOEXEC BAT file or 6 Baudrate 0 with the Ports option of the Windows Control Panel The highlighted cells in the tables indicate default settings for the serial to parallel converter 8 Baudrate 64 Optional Accessory Data Length SR Je JET Protocol RR Baud Rate xwr at omor sasan iere Eme Jan 65 Appendix A Troubleshooting The appendix will provide help 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 and on the meanings of printer beep tones Warning The printer 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 Short test Use the following procedure to test the printer to make sure that everything is working correctly L Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer I Turn off the printer I While holding down the control panel s ON LINE button turn th
82. xiting 25 printing settings 25 settings 25 using 23 eject 18 Electronic DIP Switches 23 emulation 25 F fanfold paper automatic feeding 59 form feed 18 loading 9 parking 14 18 perforations 13 printing on 13 specifications 56 tear off function 14 19 unparking 14 fonts selecting in Windows 45 selecting a font 20 form feed 18 front cover opening 5 G glossary 94 graphics direction 26 H hexadecimal dump 66 input buffer 25 interface converter 2 interface pin outs optional serial interface 78 parallel interface 78 L line feed 18 line spacing 26 macro 21 micro feed 19 Microsoft Windows setting up for 40 MS DOS setting up for printing 35 system software settings 75 O off line switching to 17 ON LINE indicator 17 switching to 17 P paper fanfold 13 56 handling 56 letterhead 61 loading 18 micro feed 19 recommended print area 13 selecting 56 setting top of form 19 thickness adjustment 57 paper jams 61 paper out detector 26 platen knob installing 4 port checking 75 parallel 15 print mode 27 print mode setting 19 print pitch 27 printing getting ready 42 Windows 43 problems Q causes and solutions 68 dark printing 70 erratic operation 73 excessive noise 71 hot printer case 71 incorrect characters 72 73 left margin movement 72 line spacing 69 malformed graphics 70 no printing 68 overprinting lines 69 paper feed 69 power supply 68 print qualit
83. y 70 printing past paper edge 71 smudged forms 70 sudden stoppage 73 vveak printing 08 vvrong number of lines 70 Quiet Print Mode 27 R selecting 20 RAM usage 25 ribbon cartridge S installing 5 removing 1 taking up slack in 6 setup printer driver setup checking 74 specifications 76 system software settings Windows 74 T tear off function 14 19 test print 8 top of form setting 19 troubleshooting 65 guide 68 TrueType fonts installing 44 U unidirectional printing 26 unpacking 2 User Setup Utility default settings 39 exiting 39 Help menu 39 importing setup data 39 installing 34 starting 35 VV Windows 3 1 default printer 43 getting ready to print 42 selecting fonts 45 setting up for 40 Windows 95 Preparing to print 49 installing fonts 52 Setting up 46 Z zero style 27 Customer service information If you experience any technical difficulties vvith 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 vvide 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 Hotlin

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