Star Micronics ATAR LC-500 User's Manual
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1. mi E M 8 B IBM Graphics Character Set 1 lo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 B C D E F pl 0 mn 0 P p uU L 1 1 ob Q a q QU d Boc 2 KD 2 B R b r 00 6 Top 3 3 S q F bom g 4 D 4 D T d t 000 cc ics X5 E U e u po 6 amp 6 F V f v em e 7 BBLS 7 G W e a J d 8 8 H X h x CH q LE 6 19 dp do 9 I Y i y apao c d g J 8 A 49 ok J Z j z GOB BO K k YD GD 5 q x H 6 Y lt L 1 QD QD w 4 w D M m 4 gt os 90 gt N n 7 G 3 4 F 8 y O o MD amp D gt Italic Character Set 1 ww w HEL qo qD qo LF qn 80 CFR F9 0 DEL S EL BS M qD BD qp p ao qp CO n 0 D D A gt N MY A WMA o y edo iE lt HU DWH d tA Tem NW BC C RO G m mm x WS lt C on n 5 OD Im Z m Q T m G m gt t gt Q w s t G gt gt a b c d f 8 h i j k 1 m n o ss Bruni RN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C b E L F lt vv jH A we ee ww Aon 56 Code Page 772 Lithuanian Code Page 737 Greek Hae x TO B O0 mm FIs oN f gt 52. EDS MODE POWER ON DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE BANK SW ON OFF le 4 EDS No Print 4 EDS MODE Exit Left Right Next Previous 4 DOT ADJUSTMENT MODE Exit Reverse feed Forward feed Paper loading Factory settings amp Exit 4 Save amp Exit AUTO LOADING POSITION CHANGE MODE 66 Sit STAR MICRONICS ASIA LTD HEAD OFFICE Rm 1901 6 19 F Enterprise Square Two 3 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay Hong Kong TEL 852 2796 2727 FAX 852 2799 9344 E mail smh starhkg com hk Web site http www starhkg com hk EUROPEAN OFFICE C P 58 CH 6914 Carona Ticino Switzerland TEL 41 91 630 62 08 FAX 41 91 630 62 09 E mail Gaudenz Juon dial eunet ch
3. ID OO M h eee NN m Oe E q b gt b TAC 8 suc YB v 04g FO 2 mm BE Eo WS AAA uree_tar nc 24 F Sy EAE se lt ose lk E s 4 44 gt BE 24 F pts el SEI S G ga o L r 4 q q r oO 5 20 4 3 4 94 GB BU lt D Code Page 3011 Lavian 4 300 4 lt lt dd AA 34 HAT Vs wd Fp 51 mar Qi f rot SA O 4 U4 UA mn b 2 b 2 lt gt i oo gt 3 v d 3 oo J 4 ye N 4 5 _ T 3 5 w 4 lt gt e amp x 8 BS AD PPX UL BEL we ewe ee SYS LS Code Page 1001 Arabic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D E F Code Page 3002 Estonian 2 61 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 w a e 50 S a Q Ss dal s on 5 e Code Page 3012 Lavian 2 Fu m Al x ea lt HAN 8B EN b 2 bP OO 8 suc m 00 pnn CBS S F 5e Esl Ir Erne x x gt H E A AD m mn o amp 6 0 S MAR SE m F gt gt lt L gt a m Aaa F4 Cg 8S CO X lt x co wu o lt m O Q MD MBA oo e e v 2 Q O R mme x AT FF AA A O
4. 2 O Se O O O0 n p O DM aan MN A o m G 44 qp B N Pa oap gem SEW F s lt ba fest J de 5 Z mado r lt pu rn lt m t m Re lt amp 0 s 0 ne DOOR 2 BSD US wa j j Bb A O 3 gt O gt 9o o0 Ss O D On e Me oles D 6 6 OO Dim N an ae 8s oW 0 Oo lt m O A HB 58 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 863 Code Page 861 Icelandic Canadian French a o Oy lt E HA v Q o o gt lt ms m E Q b d b Gp O S wuc 2 N N 4 F Ba ese SEI TTT FF Fes SES r 9 v 3H ox 2 O gt e Q lt OO e ox O D xD Ort I lt mM Fu aa B a W b b O Gi 8 BUS l F3 u BH UN F tts ae ar eae eS r AT r SH P gt L YAR Q G gt O gt U WO CG GCG OW GO DAAD OD lt lt AA lt m Q Omm Code Page 866 Russian Code Page 865 Nordic 8 9 A B C D E F WOO Vu m Romo 825 Q O F gt x OT BFA AMORA 4 ik 2 mm Noe 4 F eS Ec Se Fase r a oe BAO MEN SMR mO r gt gt x T
5. Bahn 31 Changing a switch setting usa en bakes 31 Printing the current EDS settings 31 Exiting the EDS MOUGS van 31 5 Control Codes List 42 lt ESC P K modes 42 6 Troubleshooting 45 Short test iet ii are Beeren 45 TAG MEC CET 46 Hexadeeimal Dee une 46 Adjusting the dot alignment u a 47 Troubleshooting guide u 48 Appendix A Specifications 53 Appendix B Character Sets 56 Appendix C Control Panel Operation Guide 67 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 Choosing a place for the printer Before unpacking the printer from the box plan the installation location of your printer Consider the following points lt SS SN lt Choose a firm level surface where the printer will not be exposed to vibr ation The power outlet you plan to connect to for power should be nearby and unobstructed Make sure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to connect the two with your printer cable Allow six inches 15 centimeters of free space on either side and in the back of the printer Make sure that the printer is not
6. 3 To turn the power on press the power switch to the ON position to turn the power off press the power switch to the OFF position Installing the ribbon cassette 1 Turn power on The carriage moves to the left most position You will hear beeps when the carriage reaches this position Carriage Caution Do not move the carriage by hand while the printer is turned on Doing so can damage the printer If you have just finished printing let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it 2 Turn the power off 3 Set the adjustment lever to the highest position Adjustment lever No 5 Remove the ribbon cassette from the package and rotate the knob on the cassette counterclockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon 4 Open the printer cover 6 While holding the printer cassette at an angle insert the two round tabs on either side of the ribbon cassette into the two slots inside the printer Then press the lower half ofthe cassette inward to a vertical position until it snaps securely into place N x l 7 Rotate the knob on the cassette counterclockwise so that the ribbon slides under the head 8 Settheadjustmentleverto position 1 Position 1 is for thin paper You may need to set the adjustment lever to another position if you are using a thick paper 9 Close the printer cover Important Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost
7. Se Y Adjustment lever 5 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 gt e Note that there is a guide inside the printer in front of left tractor The A mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be L Win 6 Once the left tractor is aligned the way you wantit push the gray lever back down to lock it in place 19 7 Now move the tractor on the right to the approximate position ofthe 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 sheet guide so that it is approximately halfway between the two tractors Pin tractor Sheet guides Pin tractor 8 Open the covers of both tractors and align the paper so that at least three pins on the tractors are inserted into the holes of the paper 20 9 Closethetractor covers Atthis 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 ori
8. Code Page 3843 Polish 8 9 A B C D E F I Av Xo gt lt b b D os suc l Ez 2 nee UE ni d H dec H SEI F rsa SS Fas r 3 eo MW HM Ot wn gt O 20 xn Hmm XQ 09 MA Ot lt w row Q t OD Mo wv n Ro R Q b b G O o 8 u c FS u Ezg 4 Bm s a A bho gt Es le Sel F eS eae 3 N NM L Wee G BNO DAN mn I GP OD OD 4D 0 lt lt w r co o lt mq O R m m Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 63 Code Page 3846 Turkish Code Page 3845 Hungarian MH o a B G z lt R q b b m G s AVC 4 Ed uv s M4 F anco e SEI ar SS F mr s FAA re KD Om L RH ax D O PM UL Ur lt XQ d OD GOD Vit cox lt M Ro 9 eon B Re E I b 22 F DAO 8S suc l 4 tv E EM a d F 1 dece gp SEA F r ms an r oW oos On L Fr IN HM Va O D 4 12 OP od4 p ay d d d O D DD oin lt lt V t lt m O QV m m t eo o bn s A o gt Q Code Page 3847 Brazil ABNT gt o m m a o a lt oo _ mn
9. r x r SM ASO Q DM n O0 x 2 00 15 l u 4 H F rar lt m O C m e gt gt n NE 8 lt REB MH O gt ies dec I 3 gt un O E vb U bP 2 e x gt gt gt lt P G lt m oM Om x lt G O B i lt m O Q ma m Code Page 850 Multi Code Page 774 Lithuanian lingual on O OQ l QO sa Q dd m awn NH N lt a al E Jp den 44 Edw oD lt x IO Q tet oo 8 s u EE 9 A B C D E F oD lt Q ot ah ID Q Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 lt m O C 5 Code Page 852 Latin 2 Code Page 851 Greek co X ono Ho v Ro n a B Cw oj 4 Ser RIQ b 3 bc G Gi og uc wn NN o AI E cd 2 O xz ect te 44 F Hs ae lt Xo vy ucc r N x rc Fu m o m z lt e lt E3 lt GUN xq BP NOW 5 aos Med DOT YX OO nn DO DH a X 22 MO ov D O De Rp 9 50 Om oO OO HN CO C 3 D lt lt ODM OH Om lt m O AE m ES q co O MON lt MOA 372093 et und o
10. Mm Foo OH bern Hd F bs Uu ie H m quo oon SN MRS m E Bd QOQ M QR D 89 m lt f lt m O Code Page 3041 Maltese Code Page 3031 Hebrew HON VES Ro Tran B a E Q b POSDGO 8 suc l E 2 n eja 24 F nup Ec SEI SS Fa AT o L TRAR OO Q Q gt O gt man LO lt lt OM OD Q lt or ooco O Q o e s Mme b Tao ss u l Ed v Ed d 2 4 Fo d Qaem aed ese E rst m a r Sowa DD L KW w lt n0 B L ow tas rFRer OE Dr r n it n RE S o lt m O A m Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 60 Code Page 3841 Gost Code Page 3840 IIBM Russian lt bd X x CO ON oe w gt gt lt BF gt F Ho HA vw Seat Ro a s Q OQ R gt 6 KFT Re OE OH ee 4 k ES nee N s m Fe aes IFS sE e eK r r lt o e m n o d Os Bae H x mr ot E t PU eM lt Z pq SRO 8 P 1 2 t x SD lt 00 Os lt CQ OO CA mW Fn Code Page 3844 CS2
11. ON 852 Latin 2 ON ON OFF OFF OFF 858 Multi lingual with Euro ON ON ON 860 Portuguese ON OFF ON OFF 861 Icelandic ON OFF ON OFF ON 863 Canada French ON OFF OFF OFF 865 Nordic ON OFF OFF ON ON 866 Russian ON OFF OFF ON OFF 869 Greek ON OFF OFF OFF ON 928 Greek ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 1001 Arabic OFF ON ON ON 2001 Lithuanian KBL OFF ON OFF 3001 Estonian 1 OFF OFF ON 3002 Estonian 2 OFF ON OFF OFF 3011 Latvian 1 OFF OFF ON 3012 Latvian 2 OFF ON OFF OFF 3021 Bulgarian OFF ON OFF OFF ON 3031 Hebrew OFF OFF OFF OFF 3041 Maltese OFF OFF ON ON 3840 IBM Russian OFF OFF OFF 3841 Gost OFF OFF ON OFF ON 3843 Polish OFF OFF ON OFF OFF 3844 CS2 OFF OFF OFF ON 3845 Hungarian OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 3846 Turkish OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 3847 Brazil ABNT OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 3848 Brazil ABICOMP 38 Default setting International character set See Appendix C Character set for details Code page 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 th
12. To exit from the panel lock mode press the LINE FEED button while holding down the SET PARK EJECT button A short buzzer sounds twice Panel macro The settings you make on the front panel are cleared when the printer is turned OFF To save the current control panel settings so that they are used the next time the printer is turned ON use the following procedure 1 While holding down the SET PARK EJECT button press the ON LINE button Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps twice This procedure saves the following settings Print mode settings Panel lock To clear the panel macro hold down SET PARK EJECT and ON LINE until the printer beeps 3 times If EDS2A 5 is OFF this panel macro function is ignored see chapter 4 26 Control panel functions in off line mode Line feed Press the LINE FEED button once to feed the paper one line Holding down the LINE FEED button continually feeds the paper 1 6 default at atime until you release the button The line feed is executed using the current line feed value In Self Test mode this button is ignored While this button is held down line feed is executed up to 13 times If the button is held down after 13 times of line feed the paper is continuously fed to the top of the next page Ifthe ON LINE button is pressed while this button is held down form feed is executed Set Park Eject Press the SET PARK EJECT button to set eject or park the paper If th
13. switch printed Changing a switch setting After selecting a bank and a switch press the control panel s ON LINE button to turn the switch on and off When pressed the button changed setting of the switch is printed Printing the current EDS settings While holding down LINE FEED button press the control panel s ON LINE button to print out the current switch settings Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is turned on or off Exiting the EDS Modes While holding down SET PARK EJECT button press the control panel s ON LINE button to exit the EDS Modes 2 31 Use the information in the following table to change the EDS settings lt EDS 1 gt BANK SW FUNCTION ON OFF A 1 Reserved 2 3 4 5 6 Z B 1 Reserved 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Print mode 2 Character pitch 3 1 5 5 ON ON 10CPI ON ON 12 CPI ON ION 15 ON 17 CPI OFF ON 20 CPI OFF ON OFF Proportional 6 LQ Font Roman Sanserif D 1 Character table IBM Graphics 2 Character set 2 1 3 Zero style Normal Slashed zero 4 5 Reserved 6 7 289 Default setting Printer mode The relation between the printer quality and the printer speed is as follows Printer quality LQ gt Draft Printer speed Draft gt LQ The values inside the parentheses are print speed rati
14. 2 Turn off the printer 3 While holding down the control panel s ON LINE button turn the printer back on 4 The short self test prints the following information 1 The version number of the software contained in the printer s ROM 2 All EDS settings If there is no paper at power on self printing starts after the paper is loaded by the panel In self printing only paper end detection is available All panel functions are ignored After self printing finishes the printer will reset 45 Long test Use the following procedure to test the printer to make sure that everything is working correctly 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer 2 Turn off the printer 3 While holding down the control panel s LINE FEED button turn the printer back on 4 The short self test prints the following information 1 Rolling ASCII 7 lines 2 All ASCII characters Draft 10 cpi 12 cpi and 15 cpi ROMAN 10 cpi 12 cpi and 15 cpi 3 All Kanji characters 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
15. EDS settings are grouped among four banks representing banks of switches that are identified by the letters A through D Each bank contains a number of switches numbered 1 through 7 that you can turn on and off to configure the printer Entering the EDS Mode 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer 2 Turn off the printer 3 To enter the EDS Mode turn the printer on while holding down the control panel s LINE FEED and ON LINE buttons This causes the following message to be printed which indicates the printer is in the EDS Mode CURRENT EDS SETTINGS Bank 1 1 Tee 1 D ZA 2 8 2 C 2D 3 A 4 A A B 5 A SB Switch 12 1234567 12345 1234567 123456 123456 123456 1234567 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 ON SIO SOOO X X OK x lt OFF x X K K K KX Bark Switch 1 ON 30 Selecting a EDS number In the EDS Modes use the control panel s LINE FEED button while holding down SET PARK EJECT button to select a EDS number When pressed the button current setting of the bank is printed Selecting a bank While in the EDS Modes use the control panel s SET PARK EJECT button to select a bank When pressed the button current setting of the bank is printed Selecting a switch While in the EDS Modes use the control panel s LINE FEED button to select a switch When pressed the button current setting of the is
16. EJECT button The printer executes micro reverse paper feed and the auto loading value is decreased The auto loading value must be greater than 0 inch If the auto loading value is less than 14 360 inch the micro reverse paper feed is not executed A micro paper feed moves the paper by 1 60 inch When the printer exits from the auto loading position change mode a short buzzer sounds twice and all LEDs return to their previous conditions Set top of form TOF While holding down the SET PARK EJECT button press the LINE FEED button The vertical position is reset to the first line Buffer clear amp All reset While holding down the SET PARK EJECT button press the ON LINE button Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once to clear the data buffer Continue to hold down both buttons until the printer beeps again three times to reset all the settings After releasing the buttons the printer is initialized in the same way as a power on reset 99 2 4 Using the EDS Mode EDS stand for Electronic DIP Switches Just like the small DIP switches that are used by computers printers and other devices the EDS lets you configure the printer for your application This chapter describes how to enter the printer s EDS Mode and provides details about available settings and how to change them About EDS Mode settings The EDS Mode of this printer actually consists of five sub modes named EDS 1 to EDS 5
17. Power cord Installing the paper guide 1 Hold the paper guide at a slight angle and slide the two slots on either side of the paper guide into the tabs provided on the printer case 2 Press the paper guide firmly against the tabs until it clicks and then lower the table to a horizontal position Opening the printer cover Pull on the left and right corners of the printer cover to and swing it down until it is fully open Printer cover Removing the printer cover Swing the printer cover so that it is at an angle as shown in the figure below and lift the cover to remove it To replace the printer cover lower the two slots on either side of the cover onto the tabs provided on the printer case Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power ON and OFF 1 Check thatthe power switch on the front panel of the printer is in the OFF position r 2 Plug the power cord to a power outlet whose voltage matches the powerrating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer Caution 1 If the voltage marked on the rear 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 2 We recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods Because of this you should locate the printer so that the power outlet it is plugged into is nearby and easy 10 access
18. TE EK Q2 DM n 0 S oU F4 CI BB BS CO XD IN Bd E SMO e lt t O mm iS Ro gt a B ama ENDI b OGO 8 uc l E 2 uv e 88 ml d F ta gu AFC r xs r or Seized a ve TRH oon os Smo D S So a 9 2095 9 40 OD O Q ie ow ATNVnron lt m O Q Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 _ 59 Code Page 928 Greek Code Page 869 Greek gt lt 3 gt gt vg we lt 22 0 m 90 a gt wo gt lt B omar Fo 5 ka lt qua oP lt m lt ma t e HOS a ao lt r m a 3 oF E4 dec sen Ba g 9 A BCD EF C cn t u O r OA tM O Code Page 3001 Estonian 1 Code Page 2001 Lithuanian KBL IH WRF Mt o y N O O OO NND gt mon 4 HH o H 1 lt o9 r gt O ants Amp me x ta ga aa am Ib 2 c E 4 e2 4 bud ora dec Il sa se Se Roos OS SMR ZT gt ex OTe Am a FA mq 88 m NI wu o w lt m O Q OO O Min em LE HN dest p aen ow or lt Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 60 A B CD E F
19. can now load cut sheet paper into the printer using the procedures described in Loading cut sheet paper on page 14 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 Remove all cut sheet paper from the printer 2 Set the release lever to the fanfold position 3 Press the SET PARK EJECT button to feed the paper to the starting position The printer automatically goes back on line at this time 293 3 Control Panel Operations The control panel gives you push button control over the printer s operations It also includes indicator lights which tell you the current status of the printer at a glance SET PARK EJECT button LINE FEED button ON LINE button POWER MODE TEAR OFF ONLINE DRAFT Q d 5 Q SET PARK LINE FEED MICRO FEED e FORN PEED A v A e PRINT MODE indicator ON LINE indicator POWER indicator This chapter describes control panel functions that can be performed while the printer is turned on and either on line or off line The buttons perform different functions in the EDS and Dot Adjustment Modes Functions of control panel buttons in these modes are described in the relevant sections covering them 24 Switching between on line and off line Press the ON LINE button to switch the printer between on line and off line mod
20. dl O O u 94 Other characters the same as those for Code Page 437 64 International Character Set 23 24 40 58 SA SB 5 5D SE 60 7B 7C 7D 7E N X 7 X Z 8 X Z 4 6 X Z E Q X Z K Z 6 U J o 9 X Z X i X Z X 7 R n X 2 E OA U g X Z aga X Z X Z X A U A r q o S X Z Conuntry U S A FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK 1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 SPAIN 2 LATIN AMERICA KOREA IRELAND LEGAL 65 Appendix C Control Panel Operation Guide m TEAR OFF ONLINE POWER Q DRAFT E E O r x O P E N A Push SET PARK LINE FEED EJECT eH MICRO FEED oe VE A Print mode Tear off Page OFF LINE Panel lock Print mode e ON LINE Panel Macro Print mode amp Panel Lock Set Park Eject Line Feed ON LINE Form Feed Reverse Forward lt Micro Paper Feed gt AUTO LOADING POSITION CHANGE MODE Set top of form TOF OFF LINE Buffer clear 1 Beep All reset 3 Beeps dump mode Self test Long Self test Short
21. dump is useful when you are writing programs for printer control 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer 2 Turn off the printer 3 While holding down the control panel s SET PARK EJECT button turn the printer back on to enter the Hex Dump Mode 4 To exit the Hex Dump Mode turn the printer off _ 46 Adjusting the dot alignment You may never have to use the procedure described in this section but after you have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly For example what should look like may come out looking like one of the following DU or like this ERE LILII 1111 This is caused when mechanical parts of 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 following procedure to correct it 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer 2 Turn off the printer 3 While holding down the control panel s SET PARK EJECT and LINE FEED buttons turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode The printer will print something like the following DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING Normal Mode Normal density 3 Note that the printer will feed the paper forward and back each time during this operation so you can view the printout 4 Ifthetwolines do not align properly use SET PARK EJECT to move the lo
22. position to the beginning of the next line Ifthe printer adds an extra line after every carriage return select OFF Auto LF with CR When auto LF with CR is enabled OFF the printer automatically performs a line feed whenever it receives a CR code from the computer When disabled ON the computer must send both a line feed code and a carriage return code at the end of each line Most computers and applications send both Note the following check points when determining which setting to use Ifyou find that your output is double spaced when it should not be turn this switch ON disabled Ifyou find that lines are printing over each other turn this switch OFF enabled Saving Control Panel Status Youcan select either Panel Macro or Auto Saving to save the current control panel settings See Panel macro on page 26 Quiet mode 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 Auto Tear off Specifies whether the printer s auto tear off feature 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 25 The manual tear off function is always enabled 35 Multi part m
23. power on Skip over perforation This function is valid only when fanfold paper is selected When enabled the printer provides a one inch margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next page 36 Print direction This function selects bi directional printing or uni directional printing Printing is normally bi directional but uni directional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment Print direction command When disabled ON the preset printing direction overrides the print direction commands sent by your software CR centering at top of form This function is used to improve the paper feed precision when inserting paper ejecting paper printing at the top or bottom edge of a paper and printing near the perforation of a fanfold paper CR centering refers to the operation of moving the carriage near the center of the paper When enabled OFF the printer performs CR centering at the positions indicated above CR wiping at top bottom When enabled OFF the carriage moves to prevent a paper jam when the printer inserts or ejects a curled paper 2 pass printing at top bottom This function performs 2 pass printing when printing within 1 6 inch of a perforation or 1 6 inch of the top or bottom edge of a paper When enabled OFF the printer performs 2 pass printing to prevent a paper jam when printing at the positions indicated above Strobe timing Selecting N
24. R High when paper runs out SELECT High when printer is on line AFXT This signal is used when the mode is nibble mode Not used SIGNAL GND Signal ground CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 5V 5V DC output from printer GND Twisted pair ground return RESET Printer is reset when this signal goes low ERROR Low when printing cannot continue due to error EXT GND External ground Not used SELECT IN This signal is used when the mode is nibble mode 54 Character Sets ix B Append IBM Graphics Character Set 2 Code Page 437 U S A H Al lt T EM 5 Z F Dao 8 IH o2 u E 4 Focal B pct H SEMI d r 768 Fon quam uon cos a L DC OR OAM GO 5 Q AM OD od di oda d s d d C D XD D oo cw lt jc hue sp z x nec B SS OH MG 4 N MOM Ne D gt we pa pa bdo ee tT m O OC DEBE Q i hw HY NCA c i 0 ey IAS N 02 69 30 5 0 00 8888 8 38 JE HEBSBE EBBOG Deren oa 2 4 Italic Character Set 2 8 9 B C D E F 7 6 mM 4 D T d as Ab 8 H X h x x y 8 H X h BS C M 9 I Y i D I Y i 9 SO lt
25. SC qn 1B71n Select character style n 00 n 00 Cancel shadow outline printing 01 01 Set outline printing 02 02 Set shadow printing 03 03 Set shadow amp outline printing ESCsn 73 Select quiet mode n 00 n 00 Prints at normal speed 01 01 Prints at low speed ESCtn 1B 74 Select character table n 00 n 00 Select italic character table 01 01 Select Codepage character table 02 02 Select Download character table 03 03 Select Codepage character table ESCwn 1B 77n Turn Double high printing mode on off n 00 n 00 Turns off double high 01 01 Turns on double high ESCxn 78n Select print mode n 00 n 00 Draft 01 01 LQ _ 44 6 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 Donotattempt any other repairormaintenance 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 1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer
26. SEAI USER S MANUAL LC 500 DOT MATRIX PRINTER CE Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity EC Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 50081 1 01 92 and EN 50082 1 01 92 following the provisions of the Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive of the European Communities as of May 1989 EC Council Directive 73 23 EEC and 93 68 EEC of 22 July 1993 This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 60950 following 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 Trademark acknowledgments LC 500 Star Micronics Co Ltd ESC POS Seiko Epson Corporation Notice e Allrights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice e All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of going to press However should any errors be detected STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual Copyright 2003 Star Micronics Co LTD Contents L Printer Seide 1 Choosing a place for the printer 1 1 Un
27. able you should use consult your dealer For an IBM compatible personal computer Use a standard 36 pin Centronics parallel cable The parallel cable should be no longer than six feet two meters Longer cables can result in poor transfer of information 10 Ferrite Core Installation 1 Strap the fastener into the parallel interface cable as shown in the illustration below 2 Cut off the surplus part of the fastener Ferrite Core Fastener 3 With a regular screwdriver unlatch and open the ferrite core 4 Attach the ferrite core onto the cable as shown in the illustration below Ferrite Core 11 Important Make sure that the printer is unplugged from the AC outlet and that the computer is turned off before connecting the parallel cable 1 Connect one end of the parallel cable to the parallel port of your computer The parallel port is usually labeled Printer Parallel PRN LPT1 or something similar 2 Connect the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the back of the printer and secure it in place with the clips Note If your computer is located to the right of the printer run the cable under the computer through the groove at the bottom of the printer This will prevent the cable from interfering with the fanfold paper You can also run the power cord under the printer 12 2 Paper Handling This chap
28. 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 When replacing the ribbon cassette use the following procedure to remove the old ribbon cassette from the printer 1 Open the printer cover 2 Turn the power on The carriage moves to the left most position You will hear beeps when the carriage reaches this position Caution Do not move the carriage by hand while the printer is turned on Doing so can damage the printer If you have just finished printing let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it 3 Turn the power off 4 Pull the lower half of the cassette outward so that the ribbon slides out from under the printer head Then lift up the cassette to remove it from the printer Connecting to your computer using the parallel cable You printer comes equipped with a parallel port Since the printer does not come with cables you must purchase an appropriate cable that matches your computer Below is an illustration of a typical parallel cable Important The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable that is suitable for use 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 c
29. e HT 09 Tab horizontally LF 0A Line feed VT OB Tab vertically FF 0c Form feed CR 0 Carriage return so Select Double width printing 1 line SI OF Select Condensed printing DC2 12 Cancel Condensed printing DC4 14 Cancel Double width printing 1 line CAN 18 Cancel line DEL TF Delete last character in buffer ESC SO 1B OE Select Double width printing 1 line ESC SI 1B OF Select Condensed printing ESC SP 1B 20n Set inter character space ESC n 1B 21n Master select n 00 n 00 10 CPI ESC P 01 01 12 CPI ESCM 02 02 Proportional ESC p 04 04 Condensed SD 08 08 Emphasized ESC E 10 10 Double strike ESC G 20 20 Double wide expanded ESC W 40 40 Italic ESC 4 80 80 Underlining ESC ESC 1B 23 Cancel MSB control ESC n n 1B 24 n n Set absolute horizontal print position ESC n 1B25n Turn User defined character on off n 00 n 00 Turns User defined character off 01 01 Turns User defined character on ESC amp Onm a a a d 1B2630nm a a a d Define User defined characters ESC n d d 1B 28 2D n d Select or cancel score ESC Bn n kmsv v 1B 28 42 n kmsv v Select Bar code printing Select Bit image mode ESC mn n d d 1B 2A mn n d d ESC 1B 2 Set n 360 line spacing ESC n 1B2Dn Turn under lining mode on off n 00 n 00 Turns underline off 01 01 Turns underline on ESC n 1B2Fn Select ver
30. e paper is not loaded paper end condition paper loading is executed After the paper is loaded completely the printer switches on line mode If the paper is loaded not paper end condition the paper is parked when using fanfold paper or ejected when using cut sheet paper After the paper is parked or ejected completely the printer switches to off line mode Paper Condition Paper End Not Paper End When using fanfold paper Paper load Paper set Paper park When using cut sheet paper Paper load Paper set Paper eject Form feed While holding down the LINE FEED button press the ON LINE button to feed the paper to the top of the next page If EDS2C 2 is ON default when using cut sheet paper this function executes paper ejection 27 Micro paper feed Use the following procedure to feed the paper in 1 60 inch increments This function can be used to align the print head exactly where you want it Press the LINE FEED button while holding down the ON LINE button to execute micro paper feed When Tear Off lifts the paper up the micro paper feed value is added to the tear off value Ifthe adjust value is over 1 inch the micro paper feed is not executed Press the SET PARK EJECT button while holding down the ON LINE button to execute micro reverse paper feed When Tear Off lifts the paper up the micro reverse paper feed value is subtracted from the tear off value Ifthe adjust value is over 1 inch the
31. e printer can print in a variety of different languages The following table shows detailed information about code pages Code Page Name Country Remarks 3437 U S A United Kingdom France Germany Italy Austria Switzerland United States Spain 3737 Greek Greece Almost 80 772 Lithuanian Lithuania New standard 774 Lithuanian Lithuania 850 Multi lingual United Kingdom France germany Italy Preferred by Microsoft Austria Switzerland United States Spain 851 Greek Greece 852 Latin 2 Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Preferred by Microsoft Poland Romania Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia 858 Multi lingual with Euro 860 Portuguese Portugal 861 Icelandic Iceland 863 Canada French Canada 865 Nordic Denmark Finland Norway Sweden Preferred by Microsoft 866 Russian Russia Preferred by Microsoft 869 Greek Greece 928 Greek Greece for UNIX 1001 Arabic Egypt Saudi Arabia Mainly in Arabic speaking countries 2001 Lithuanian KBL Lithuania Commonly used for DOS 3001 Estonian 1 Estonia 3002 Estonian 2 Estonia Most often used 3011 Latvian 1 Latvia 3012 Latvian 2 Latvia Government standard 3021 Bulgarian Bulgaria 3031 Hebrew Israel 3041 Maltese Malta 3840 IBM Russian Russia Bulgaria 3841 Gost Russia Gost government standard 3843 Polish Poland Also called Mazovia 3844 CS2 Czech Republic Also called Kamen
32. e thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 The ribbon is jammed twisted or not set correctly between the print head and the print head shield Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 7 Print head shield is damaged or missing Return the printer to your dealer for repair _ 49 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Printer case is hot The printer s air vents are blocked or obstructed Switch off the printer and let it cool Check the air vents on the bottom of the printer to see if they are blocked Remove the obstruction if possible If the problem persists return the printer to your dealer for repair Printer makes excessive noise The printer cover is removed Replace the printer cover 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 of the paper Incorrect margin settings are selected by your application program The paper edge is not positioned correctly Choose different margin settings from your application program Remove the paper and adjust the position of the paper edge Reload the paper and try printing again The ribbon is jammed causi
33. es When the printer is on line the ON LINE indicator is lit and the printer can receive data from the computer Make sure that the printer is on line whenever you are trying to print When the printer is off line the ON LINE indicator is off which means that the printer cannot receive any data Note that you can also press the ON LINE button while a printing operation is in progress to stop the printing Control panel functions in on line mode Tear off function fanfold paper This procedure feeds fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off easily 1 Press the LINE FEED button to feed the paper automatically so that the perforation is just past the printer cover 2 Tear the paper along the perforation When you resume printing the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former position Print mode selection Press the SET PARK EJECT button to change the print mode selection When the print mode is changed a short buzzer sounds The mode indicator tells you the current print mode as follows Print Mode Mode Indicator LQ Letter Quality OFF Draft ON 25 Panel lock mode When the printer is in the panel lock mode the mode settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the mode Use the following procedure to enter the panel lock mode 1 While holding down the SET PARK EJECT button press the LINE FEED button A short buzzer sounds once
34. et paper Width Length Paper Sizes Thickness 1 ply only Multi ply Weight 1 ply only Multi ply Fanfold paper Width Length Min Thickness 1 ply only Multi ply Weight 1 ply only Multi ply 125 to 257 mm 4 9 to 10 12 inches 85 to 364 mm 3 3 to 14 33 inches 105 x 148 mm Landscape Bo 128 5 x 182 mm Portrait Landscape AS 148 x 210 mm Portrait Landscape 5 182 x 257 mm Portrait Landscape A4 210 x 297mm Portrait B4 257 x 364mm Portrait Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches Portrait Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Portrait Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Portrait 0 05 to 0 18 mm 0 05 to 0 35 mm 52 to 156 g m 14 to 42 165 45 to 135kg 40 to 52 g m 11 to 14 Ibs 34 to 45kg 139 7 to 254 mm 5 5 to 10 inches 139 7 mm 5 5 inches 0 07 to 0 11 mm Max 0 35 mm 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 Ibs 45 to 70kg 40 to 52 g m 11 to 14 Ibs 34 to 45kg 53 Parallel Interface Connector Signals 5 Name Function STROBE Goes low for gt 0 5us when active DATAO DATAI DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATAS DATA6 DATA7 These signals represent information for the Ist through 8th bit of parallel data respectively Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when logical 0 ACK 10us low to acknowledge receipt of data 5 sS fe BUSY Printer sets line low when ready to receive data PAPE
35. exposed to direct sunlight Make sure that the printer is well away from heaters Make sure that the surrounding area is clean dry and free of dust 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 Use a power outlet that matches the power rating noted on the label affixed to the bottom of your printer Make sure that the room where you are using the printer is not too humid Unpacking the printer Check that the package contains the following items 27 User s manual Ferrite Core Fastener Printer Paper guide If any item 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 packing materials in case you need to transport the printer at a later date Important There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages It is not possible to change the voltage of a printer If the voltage shown on the label on the back of your printer does not match the voltage for your area contact your dealer immediately Printer Components The following illustrations show the major components of your printer Printer cover Control panel Paper guide Platen knob Adjustment lever Parallel interface connector
36. ginal positions 10 Turn the power on 11 Press the control panel s SET PARK EJECT button and the paper will feed to the starting position Printing on fanfold paper When printing on fanfold paper take care not to print too close to the perforations that separate each sheet The following shows the recommended print area for fanfold paper and cut sheet paper Fanfold paper Cut sheet paper 4 23 4 23 First page 3 mm Perforation 6 35 mm 18 mm Max 8 inches Max 203 2 mm o o o o o o oj Perforation Last page Bottom of Form 000000000000000000000000 o0000 II Parking fanfold paper It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut sheet paper Instead simply use the following procedure to park the fanfold paper 1 Press the control panel s ON LINE button to put the printer off line 2 Press the control panel s SET PARK EJECT button The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen which is indicated by the printer beeping a number oftimes Also the control panel s POWER indicator starts to flash because paper is not loaded You
37. icky 3845 Hungarian Hungary 3846 Turkish Turkey 3847 Brazil ABNT 3848 Brazil ABICOMP 39 lt EDS 4 gt FUNCTION Page length Cut sheet paper 11 3 4 0 5 5 6 0 inch inch A4 inch inch inch Top margin Cut sheet paper 1 0mm 1 1 6 inch 1 pin 1 inch 24 pin Bottom margin Cut sheet paper 24 pin 1 6 inch 24 pin 1 2inch 24 pin Default setting Page length Cut sheet paper The print quality forthe values enclosed in parentheses 17 0 inch is not guaranteed 40 lt EDS 5 gt FUNCTION Page length Fanfold paper ON OFF on 7 0 men OFF oN ON 12 0 inh 17 0 inh Top margin Fanfold paper 1 0mm 1 1 6 inch 1 pin 9 24 mm 1 pin 1 inch 24 pin 3 Bottom margin 4 Fanfold paper 1 0mm 24 pin 1 6 inch 24 pin 1 2inch 24 pin inch 24 pin Default setting ON OFF Page length Fanfold paper The print quality for the values enclosed in parentheses 11 4 inch to 4 0 inch are not guaranteed 41 5 Control Codes List lt ESC P mode Command HEX code Function BEL 07 Beeper BS 08 Backspac
38. ition L 2 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 Ss 5 4 2 SS l A Adjustment lever 2 14 The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print quality you want Paper Type Weight Per Sheet Thickness Recommended Position Single sheet 30 g m 0 05 mm 1 64 g m 0 08 mm 1 90 g m 0 12 mm 102 156 g m 0 19 mm 2 Multi part 2 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 13 mm 2 3 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 20 mm 3 4 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 26 mm 5 5 ply 40 to 52 g m 0 32 mm 6 Important Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce the print head life Position is used only when the print quality is too light Setting the lever to position when you are using thin paper may damage the print head 3 Adjust the paper edge to the desired position The W mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be Paper edge 2215 4 Insertthe paper from the front ofthe printer as far as it will go sliding the left side of the paper against the paper edge Insert the paper facing up with the top towards the printer C
39. micro reverse paper feed is not executed Auto loading position change mode While holding down the LINE FEED button press the SET PARK EJECT button The printer enters the auto loading position change mode When the auto loading position change mode is entered a short buzzer sounds twice and all LEDS turn ON If paper is loaded not paper end condition the paper is ejected when using cut sheet paper or parked when using fanfold paper If the paper is not parked or ejected completely the printer exits from the auto loading position change mode sounds a short buzzer three times and sets the LEDs back to the previous condition Below are the button assignments in auto loading position change mode Pressing the ON LINE button If paper end condition the printer executes paper loading If not paper end condition the printer exits from the auto loading position change mode and ignores the change Holding down the ON LINE button and pressing the LINE FEED button The printer exits from the auto loading position change mode and the auto loading values are reset to factory default Holding down the ON LINE button and pressing the SET PARK EJECT button The printer exits from the auto loading position change mode and the change is effective until the next change setting is keptin EEPROM zog Pressing the LINE FEED button The printer executes micro forward paper feed and the auto loading value is increased Pressing the SET PARK
40. ng the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly See Installing the ribbon cassette on page 7 Paper is jamming causing the print head to jam Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 50 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Left margin moves to the right during printing Some characters are printed incorrectly The paper is not loaded correctly causing the print head to jam The ribbon cassette is not installed correctly causing the print head to jam 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 7 The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Choose different settings in your application Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Panel Lock Mode is enabled Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that
41. ode When the printer is in the Multi part Mode the print head prints with greater impact It should be noted however that printing in the Multi part Mode also reduces the life of the print head Because of this you should use the Multi part Mode only for printing on four or five ply paper Use the Normal Mode for printing on one to three ply paper When Auto SW2 ON SW3 ON is selected the printer automatically switches between the Multi part Mode and Normal Mode according to the adjustment lever position The Normal Mode is automatically se lected when the adjustment lever is at any setting of 3 or less while the Multi paper mode is selected for settings greater than 3 Waiting period for Paper loading This function sets the amount of wait time between paper insertion and paper feeding If the paper feeds before you can adjust the paper position to your satisfaction increase the wait time 75 Compress mode In the compression mode the printer is able to receive print data for up to 10 6 inch printing width The print data is compressed from 10 6 inches to 8 inches compression ratio of 75 FF command Eject direction These functions are valid when the release lever is set to the cut sheet paper position Eject paper at Power ON This function is valid when the release lever is set to the cut sheet paper position This function selects whether to eject the cut sheet paper when a cut sheet paper is on the paper guide at
42. ontrol panel Paper Peper guide Adjustment lever The paper will automatically be fed into the printer 5 Start the printing operation from your software application After the printing is complete the paper is ejected from the same position as you inserted the paper 16 Printing on cut sheet paper The following shows the recommended print area for cut sheet paper Cut sheet paper 4 23 mm 3 mm 3 mm 6 35 mm Max 203 2 mm Max 8 inches Loading fanfold paper This section describes the procedure for loading fanfold paper You can also use cut sheet paper For details on using cut sheet paper see Loading cut sheet paper on page 14 1 Position the stack of paper behind the printer 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 To decrease paper jams be sure that the perforations do not get caught in anything in the paper path 2 Make sure that the printer is turned off 3 Set the release lever to the fanfold position 4 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 15 for details
43. operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level 52 Appendix A Specifications Printing System Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printing Speed Character per Sec Draft LQ When using Normal mode 10CPI 180 60 12CPI 216 72 15CPI 270 90 17 1CPI 154 103 20CPI 180 120 Print Direction Print Head Life Line Spacing Environment Emulation Interfaces Ribbon Type Ribbon Life Dimensions and Weight Power Supply Power Consumption Draft Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable LQ Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Bit Image Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Number of pins 24 200 million dots pin adjustment lever position 1 to 3 100 million dots pin adjustment lever position4 to 8 1 6 1 8 n 60 n 180 n 360 Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Storage temperature 22 F to 149 F 30 C to 65 C Operating humidity 30 to 80 non condensing Storage humidity 20 to 90 non condensing ESC P Parallel Bi directional IEEE 1284 nibble mode On carriage dedicated Black ribbon CS24 Standard 4 0 million characters Draft 10CPI Width 14 3 363 mm Depth 9 6 244 mm Height 8 1 205 mm Weight 13 0165 5 9 kg 220V 15 50 60Hz 55W during ASCII draft printing 10W during stand by 52 Paper Cut she
44. ormal ON allows the printer to receive data from the computer when the parallel interface s strobe signal falls Selecting Special OFF allows data receipt when the strobe signal rises ACK timing Specifies the relation between the ACK acknowledge timing and the BUSY timing When set to Normal the BUSY signal is activated while ACK is being output When set to Special the BUSY signal is activated after ACK is output Z3 lt EDS 3 gt BANK SW FUNCTION ON OFF A 1 International character 1 2 3 4 2 set on ON ON ON US A 3 ON ON ON OFF France 4 ON ON OFF Germany ON ON OFF OFF England ON OFF ON Denmark 1 ON OFF OFF Sweden ON OFF OFF ON Italy ON OFF OFF OFF Spain 1 OFF ON ON ON Japan OFF ON ON OFF Norway OFF OFF ON Denmark 2 OFF ON OFF OFF Spain 2 OFF OFF ON Latin America OFF OFF OFF Korea OFF OFF OFF ON Ireland OFF OFF OFF OFF Legal B 1 Code Page 1 2 3 4 5 2 ON ON ON ON 437 U S A 3 ON ON ON ON OFF 737 Greek 4 ON ON ON OFF 772 Lithuanian 5 ON ON ON OFF OFF 774 Lithuanian ON ON OFF ON ON 850 Multi lingual ON ON OFF OFF 851 Greek ON ON OFF OFF
45. os with respect to LQ Character table IBM character set See Appendix B Character set for details 33 lt EDS 2 gt Bank sw FUNCTION ON OFF A Large 54 5 K bytes Small 1K byte 2 Auto CR with LF Enabled Disabled 3 Auto LF with CR Disabled Enabled 4 Buzzer Enabled Disabled Panel Macro Auto Saving 6 Quiet mode Disabled Enabled B 1 Auto Tear off Disabled Enabled 2 Multi part mode 5 3 ON ON Auto selection ON OFF Multi part mode OFF ON Normal mode 4 Waiting period for 5 Paper loading 6 75 Compress mode Disabled Enabled Je IT Eject Form Feed 3 Eject direction Front Rear 4 Eject paper at Power ON Enabled Disabled 5 Skip over perforation Disabled Enabled 6 Paper out detector Enabled Disabled 1 Print direction Bi directional Uni directional 2 Print direction command Disabled Enabled 3 CR centering at top of form Disabled Enabled 4 CR wiping at top bottom Disabled Enabled 2 pass printing at top bottom Disabled Enabled Strobe timing Normal Special ACK timing Normal Special Default setting 234 Auto CR with LF When auto CR carriage return with LF line feed is enabled the printer automatically performs a carriage return whenever it receives a LF code from the computer This moves the print
46. packing the printer aussehen 2 Printer COmpoHeHls a aputaqa asia 3 Installing the paper guide aa 4 Opening th printer Cover au ikea 4 Removing the printer cover a 5 Connecting the Power Cord and turning the power ON and 6 Installing the ribbon cassette seen 7 Removing the ribbon cassette an 10 Connecting to your computer using the parallel cable 10 Ferrite 11 Selec ne Daper tVDES uae e Sg iab ue atr 13 Cut sheet Paper eU 13 Fantold Paper ee 13 Loading cut sheet papet 14 Printing on cut sheet paper sata stehlen 17 Loading fanfold paper 18 Printing on fanfold paper 2a an 22 Parking Tantold paper near 23 npark ns Tanfollpaper un sen 23 3 Control Panel Operations 24 Switching between on line and off line 25 Control panel functions in on line mode 25 Control panel functions in off line mode 21 4 Using the EDS Mode 30 About EDS Mode settings a 30 Entering the EDS MO oer ee a 30 Selecting 31 Selecting 31 Selec ng a SWITCH
47. perforation ESC P 1B 50 Select 10 CPI Pica ESC Qn 1B51n Set right margin ESCRn 1B52n Select international character set n 00 n 00 0 U S A 01 01 1 France 02 02 2 Germany 03 03 3 England 04 04 4 Denmark I 05 05 5 Sweden 06 06 6 Italy 07 07 7 Spain I 08 08 8 Japan 09 09 9 Norway 0A 0A 10 Denmark II OB 0B 11 Spain I 0C 0C 12 Latin America 0 0 13 14 40 40 64 Legal ESCS n 53 Select Superscript Subscript printing n 00 n 00 Superscript 01 01 Subscript ESCT 1B 54 Cancel Superscript Subscript printing ESCUn 55 Turn Unidirectional mode on off n 00 n 00 Bi directional 01 01 Unidirectional ESCWn 1B57n Turn Double width printing on off n 00 n 00 Turns off double width 01 01 Turns double width ESC n n d d 1B 59 n n d d Select High speed Double density Bit image mode ESC Zn ny d d 5A ny d d Select Quadruple density Bit image mode ESC n n 5C n n Move relative horizontal print position ESC bmn n NUL 1B 62 m n n 00 Set vertical tab in VFU channels ESC g 1B 67 Select 15 CPI ESC jn 1B6An Advance reverse feed n 180 2432 ESCkn 1B6Bn Select Type style family n 00 n 00 Roman 01 01 Sanserif 05 05 OCRB ESC In 1B6Cn Set left margin ESCpn 1 70n Turn proportional mode on off n 00 n 00 Returns to current fixed character pitch 01 01 Selects proportional spacing E
48. raise the humidity level Turn off the printer and then turn it back on Panel Lock Mode is enabled Panel Macro Mode is also enabled While holding down SET PARK EJECT button press ON LINE button to clear Panel Macro Mode After three buzzer sounds turn off the printer and then turn it back on The wrong character table code page or international character set is selected Use the EDS Mode to select the correct character table code page or international character set page 34 Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer operation Make sure that the printer is not too close to any devices with electric motors or that raise the humidity level 51 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Some characters are printed incorrectly Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Wires are missing from the print head Choose different settings in your application Return the printer to your dealer for repair Printer behaves erratically Printing suddenly stops The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly If it is try a different cable Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by low level humidity is affecting printer
49. ram is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 32 Lines print over each other Auto line feed with carriage return is disabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 32 Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return page 32 The line spacing or leading selected by your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or leading setting from your application Dot adjustment is not correct See Adjusting the dot alignment on page 47 Text and graphics are malformed Print quality is poor The ribbon is worn out or used up Replace the ribbon with a new one The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used The print head is damaged Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 Return the printer to your dealer for repair Forms are smudged Printing is too dark The printer is not set up correctly for th
50. ter describes the different types of paper you can print on and how to setup the printer for each type Selecting paper types Use the following information when selecting paper Cut sheet paper Width 125 to 257 mm 4 9 to 10 12 inches Length 85 to 364 mm 3 3 to 14 33 inches Paper Sizes A6 105 x 148 mm Landscape B6 128 5 x 182 mm Portrait Landscape 5 148 x 210 mm Portrait Landscape B5 182 x 257 mm Portrait Landscape A4 210 x 297mm Portrait B4 257 x 364mm Portrait Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches Portrait Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Portrait Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Portrait Thickness 1 ply only 0 05 to 0 18 mm Multi ply 0 05 to 0 35 mm Weight 1 ply only 52 to 156 g m 14 to 42 165 45 to 135kg Multi ply 40 to 52 g m 11 to 14 Ibs 34 to 45kg Fanfold paper Width 139 7 to 254 mm 5 5 to 10 inches Length Min 5 5 inches Thickness 1 ply only 0 07 to 0 11 mm Multi ply Max 0 35 mm Weight 1 ply only 52 to 82 g m 14 to 22 Ibs 45 to 70kg Multi ply 40 to 52 g m 11 to 14 lbs 34 to 45kg zu 3 Loading cut sheet paper This section describes the procedure for loading cut sheetpaper Youcan also use fanfold paper For details on using fanfold paper see Loading fanfold paper on page 18 Ifthe fanfold paper is currently loaded first park the fanfold paper using the procedures described in Parking fanfold paper on page 23 1 Set the release lever to the cut sheet pos
51. tical tab channel ESC 0 1B 30 Select 1 8 line spacing ESC 2 1B 32 Select 1 6 line spacing ESC 3n 33 n Select n 180 line spacing ESC 4 1B 34 Select italic font ESC 5 1B 35 Cancel italic font ESC 6 1B 36 Enable printing of upper control codes Character set 2 ESC 7 1B 37 Enable upper control codes Character set 1 ESC 8 1B 38 Disable paper out detector ESC 9 1B 39 Enable paper out detector 42 ESC 0n0 1B 3A 30 n 30 Copy standard character ROM font into RAM ESC lt 1B Select Unidirectional mode 1 line ESC 1B 3D Set MSB to 0 ESC gt 1B 3E Set MSB to 1 ESC nm 1B3Fnm Reassign Bit image mode ESC 1B 40 Initialize Printer ESC An 1B 41n Set n 60 line spacing ESC B d d NUL 42 d d 00 Set vertical tab ESCCn 1B 43 n Set page length in lines ESC C NUL n 43 00 n Set page length in inches ESC D n n NUL 1B 44 n n 00 Set horizontal tab ESC E 1B 45 Select Bold mode ESC F 1B 46 Cancel Bold mode ESC G 1B 47 Select Double strike printing ESC H 1B 48 Cancel Double strike printing ESCJn 1B4An Advance print position vertically n 180 ESC n n d d 1B 4B n n d d Select Single density Bit image mode ESC L n ny d d 4C n d d Select Double density Bit image mode ESC M 1B 4D Select 12 CPI Elite ESCNn 1B4En Set Skip over perforation ESCO 1B 4F Cancel Skip over
52. ut or used up Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 Replace the ribbon with a new one Printer test works but printer will not print out data from the attached computer Printer test works but printer will not print out data from the attached computer Your application program s or system software s printer selection is wrong Check the printer selection of your application software The computer s system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the port you are using The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Check the system software settings Check the settings for LPT1 Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly If it is try a different cable Printer does not feed paper properly Jamming paper Remove all paper from the printer and then reload it The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper being used Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 48 Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action Line spacing is incorrect Jamming paper Set up the printer for the paper thickness you are using See Adjusting for paper thickness table on page 15 The line spacing or leading selected in your application prog
53. wer line to the left or LINE FEED to move it to the right The above step performs alignment for Normal density mode only You must make separate adjustments for the CRT graphics Double density Draft Text Triple density CRT graphics Quadruple density LQ Text modes as well 5 Press ON LINE to change to the next printing mode Press LINE FEED while holding down ON LINE to change to the previous printing mode 6 Repeat the above steps for each printing mode if necessary 7 After making changes to the adjustments press SET PARK EJECT while holding down ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjustment Mode and register your adjustments zd Troubleshooting guide Use the following table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the best solution to deal with them Problem Possible Cause Recommended Action The ON LINE indicator does not light The printer is not receiving power Check whether the power cord is correctly plugged into the power outlet Check whether the power outlet is working by unplugging the printer and plugging in another device Printer sounds like it is printing but it is not Printing is weak The ribbon is jammed twisted or not set correctly between the print head and the print head shield Make sure that the ribbon cassette is installed correctly The printer is not set up correctly for the thickness of paper you are using The ribbon is worn o
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