Star Micronics LC-20 User Manual

USERS MANUAL

LC-2

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

80820476

Trademark Acknowledgements

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualis organizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowtomakethebest useof yourprinteryou areurgedtoreadthroughchapten 1through3.The remainingchaptersmay be treatedas a referenceguidefor programming operations,etc. It assumes a degree of knowledgeof the operationof computexx(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers). Thechaptexxareas follows:

Chapter 1— Settinguptheprinter Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.

Chapter 2 — Controlpaneloperations There are a numberof controlson the frontpanel whichperformvarious

functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesandfontselection. Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtryoutthevariousproceduresin

itto findouthowthe printerworks.

Chapter 3 — DIP switchsettings

Thischapterexplainshowto set theDIP switchesto make systemsettings on the printer.

Chapter 4 — Printercontrolcommands Thischapterexplainsthe diffe~nt emulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and

the softwarecommandsusedto drive it. This sectionis of use if you are writingor modifiing progr~s to take advantageoftheprinter’sfeatures.

Chapter 5 — Downloadcharactem Thischapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourown characters.

Chapter6— MS-DOSand yourprinter

Sincethe PC or PC-AT family of computemrunningunderMS-DOS is curnmtlythe most popularconfigurationof microcomputer,we have includedafewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems. SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstratethecapabilitiesof the printer.

Chapter 7 — Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotworking in theexpectedway. It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisno~however,acompleteservice manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyouareunsureofyourabilityto carryout anymaintenanceorservicingoperations.

Chapter 8 — Specifications Thissectiongivesthe specificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9 — Charactersets Thesechartsgivethedifferentcharactersetsavailable,andthedifferences

betweennationalcharactersets(assetup withtheDIP switches).

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

Thisprinterisaconvenient,monochromeprinterwithoutfiillsbutwithafull complementof features, making it an excellentpartner for a personal computer.It supportstheIBM/Epsonprintercommandsandcharactersets, enablingittoprintjustaboutanythingyourcomputercangenerate,bothtext

and graphics.Someofitsmain featuresarethe following:

. ExtensivesoftwareSupport

Sinceit is compatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,it workswith any softwarethat supportsthoseprintem.Thatincludesmostword-processing andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

. Easy”operation

Clearlyunderstandableindicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmediate feedbackwhen you press the buttonson the controlpanel.The four buttonscanoperateincombinationstoperforma surprisingvarietyoffunctions,includingmicro-alignment.

. Easycare andmaintenance The ribbon cartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe print head in a few

minutes.

. Versatilepaperhandling Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,andmulti-copyforms(upto triple-ply)areall

accepted,andyoucanuse eithertractoror frictionfeed.A specialfeature enablesyou to keep fanfoldforms parked in readinesswhileprintingon otherpaper.

● Largevarietyof fontsand sizes

The printerhas one draft font andfourNLQ fonts(Courier,Sanserif,and

Oratorwith small capitalsor lower case), italicsfor all styles,plus con-

densedprint,boldprint,double-sizedprint,andquadruple-sizedprint.

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

LocatingthePrinter UnpackingandInspection

Checkthecartoncontents Partsnameoftheprinter

Setting

Loading Single Sheets

Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms

Adjusting the

Up Mount the platen knob Install the ribbon cartridge Comection

Automatic loading Manual loading

Loading the paper Paper parking Paper unparking

PrintingGap

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

ButtonsandIndicators

ONLINEbutton PAPERFEEDbutton PITCHbutton FONTbutton

Power-UpFunctions

Shorttestmode Longtestmode Stayinpanelpitch Stayinpanelfont Stayinpanelpitchandfont Hexadecimaldump

SwitchCombinationFunctions

Formfeed PaperParking Topofform Forwardmicro-feed Reversemicro-feed Clearingthebuffer

1 2 2 3 4 4 4 7 8 8

11 11 14 14 15

17 17 18 19

19 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 25 25 26 26 26 27 27

Chapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

LocationoftheDIPSwitches FunctionsoftheDIPSwitches

29 29

Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

FontControlCommands CharacterSetCommands CharacterSizeandPitchCommands VerticalPositionCommands HorizontalPositionCommands GraphicsCommands DownloadCharacterCommands OtherPrinterControlCommands

Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

DesigningYourOwnDraftCharacters

Definingtheattributedata Assigningthechamcterdata Sampleprogram

DefiningYourOwnNLQCharacters

Chapter 6 MS-DOSANDYOUR PRINTER

InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter

EmbeddingPrinterCommands ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands ProgrammingwithBASIC

Howtheprogramworks

Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING ANDMAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply Printing

Paperfeeding Maintenance ReplacingthePrintHead

33 34

39 41 47 53 58 61 65

69 69 70 72 72 74

77 77 78 80 82 86

89 89

90 90 92 95 95

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS

StandardCharacterSet InternationalCharacterSets IBMCharacter

Set #2

IBMCharacterSet#1

IBM Special Character Set

INDEX

COMMANDSUMMARY

103

104 106 107 109 110

113

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chapter 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include—

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Locatingtheprinter

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Unpackingandinspection(namesof parts)

✎

Settingup and connection

✎

Loadingsinglesheets

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Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms

✘

Adjustingtheprintinggap

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou

haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit. By“asuitableplace”,wemean:

A firm, levelsurfacewhichisfairlyvibration-free

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Awayfromexcessiveheat(suchas directsunlight,heaters,etc)

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Awayfrom excessivehumidity

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Awayfrom excessivedust

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Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas a large,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.

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Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s identificationplate.

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To discomect theprintertheplughasto be disconnectedfromthe wall

socket,whichhas to be locatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.

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Installthe printerwhere themis sufficientroomfor the paper and any paperbeingfedin or printedout.

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Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelcable,makesurethatthe cableis within2m{6-fi)of theprinter.AnRS-232connectionusingthe optionalSPC-8Kinterfacecan be madeoverlongerdistances.

UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION

Checkthecartoncontents

Nowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe boxagainstFigwe 1-1tomakesurethatyouhaveeverything(thereshould befiveitems). If anyof theseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.

Figure 1-1.Checktomake sure you have all five items: 1) Printer, 2) Paper guide, 3) Platen knob, 4) Ribbon

cartridge, and 5) User’s manual.

The optionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

● Serial-Parallelconverter(SPC-8K)

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-1ODR)

Partsnameof theprinter

Makeanexternalinspectionoftheprinter.Notethelocationsofthefollowingparts in Figure 1-2.

ver

Power

Control panil

knob

Figut@1-2 The printer’s external parts

Bail lever:

opensandclosesthepaperbailwhichholdsthe paperagainsttheplaten.

Releaselever:

releasestheplaten.Thislevermustbe backfor

single sheets,andup forfanfoldforms. Top cover: Rear cover: Entry slot:

protectstheprinthead andotherinternalparts.

protectsthe sprocketfeedmechanism.

for insertingsinglesheetsof paper. Control panel: controlsvariousprinterfunctions. Power switch:

turnspoweronandoff. Interface connector: for connectingthecomputerto the printer.

SETIWJGUP

Placethe printerin the desiredlocation,and removeall packingmaterial from insidethe top cover. This packingmaterialis intendedto prevent damagetotheprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking material,alongwiththeprintercarton,incaseyouhavetomovetheprinter to anewlocation.

Mounttheplatenknob

Theplatenknobispackedintoa recessofthewhitefoampackingmaterial whichheldyourprinterinsidethecarton.Be suretoremovetheknobfrom thepackaging.

Mountthe knobon theplatenshaft,whichis on theright-handsideof the printer.Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushingthe knob fully into position.

Figure 1-3.Mounting the platen knob

Platen knob

lnsta//theribboncartridge

Removethetopcoverbyliftingthefront(usingthetwogripsoneitherside), andpullingthe covertowardsyou.Nowinstalltheribbon.

Figure 1-4. Removing the lop cover

1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwiseon the ribbon cartridge to tightenthe ribbonif it is slack.

2. Guidetheribbonbetweentheprintheadandthe platen,makingcertain that the spindleson the cartridgeholder fit into the socketson the cartridgeitself.

Figure 1-5.Installing the ribbon cartridge

3. Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprinthead shield (seeFigure 1-6).

Print head

Print head shield

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Figure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print haad shield

To replacethetopcover,insertthe tabs into the slotson the printercase. Swingthefrontedgedownto closethecover.

Leavethetop coverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly to change the ribbonor makean adjustment.

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Connection

Connecttheprinter to yourcomputerusing a standardparallel interface

cable.OnaPCorPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouusethe25-pin D-typeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-pinconnector at the printer end. The configurationof the printer’sconnectoris given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connectionto another computer.

If you need to connectto a serial port, use the optional Serial-Parallel converter,SPC-8K.

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Interface

cable

Connector

Figure 1-7.Connecting the interface cable

Plugtheprinterintoasuitableoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthepower switchatthefrontoftheprinteryet.

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

sectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloadingsinglesheets

This

ofpaper.

Ifyouareusingtheoptionalautomaticsheetfeeder(AN?),refertotheASF instructionbooklet.

Automaticloading

Singlesheetscanbeloadedmanuallywiththepoweroff,or automatically withthepoweron. Wewillstarttheeasy way withautomaticloading.

1. Placethe paperguidein positionby insertingthe tabs, locatedon the bottomof the assembly,intotheslotsontherearcoverof theprinter.

Figure T-8.Mounting the paper guide for single sheets

lever

Makesurethatthe releaseleveris down.

2. Iffanfoldpaperisalreadymountedintheprinter,pressthe

PAPER FEED

buttonwhileholdingthe FONTbuttonto parkthe paperin the off-line state,thenmovethereleaseleverdownwards. Adjustthepaperguidesto matchthe size of paperyou will be using.

3. Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge ofthe carriage. Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The

4. pnnterwillbeep,indicatingthatthereisnopaperinpositionforpnnting. Theorange Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthe sideon whichyou

POWERindicatorwillalsoflashto confirmthis.

wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown in theguidesuntilyoufeelit stop.

Figure 7-9. Loading a single sheet

6. Movethebailleverforward.Whenthebailopens,theprinterfeedsthe

paperautomatically.

7. Movethe bail leverback.The paperwill feed slightlyforwardagain, endinginpositionto printwitha topmarginof aboutoneinch.

Manualloading

Itisalsopossibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spowerisoff.The procedureis:

Placethe paper guidein positionby insertingthe tabs, locatedon the

1. bottomof theassembly,intothe slotsontherearcoverof the printer.

Checkthatprinterpowerisoff andthereleaseleverisdown. Openthetopcover,thenmovethebailleverontopof theprinterfonvard

3. to openthepaperbail. Adjustthepaper guidesto matchthe size of paperyou willbe using.

4. Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge ofthe carriage. Placea singlesheetbetweentheguides,placingthesideon whichyou

5. wanttoprinttowardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown in theguidesuntilyou feelit stop. Turntheplatenknobclockwiseuntilthefrontedgeofthepapercomes

6. outfromunderthetopcover. If the paper is not straight, move the release lever forward, then

7. straightenthepaperby handandmovethereleaseleverbackdown. Movethebailleverbackto closethepaperbail.

LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS

Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforationsbetween the

sheets.Theyare also calledsprocketforms,punchedforms, or just plain “computerpaper”.Thisprinteracceptsformsupto 10”wide.Thissection willtake you throughtheproceduresfor loading,parkingand unparking fanfoldforms.

Loadingthepaper

Placea stackoffanfoldpaperbehindandatleastonepage-lengthbelow

1. theprinter. Turnthe printer’spowerOFF.

2. Pushthereleaseleverforward.Thishastheeffectofreleasingthepaper

3. fromtheplatenroller,andengagingthetractorfeed. Removethepaperguideandputit asideforthe moment.

4. Removethe rear cover using the two grips on either side, and push

5. backwardsasshowninFigure1-10.

Rear cover

Figure 1-10.Removingtherearcover

Withthesprocketcoversopen,mountthepaperbyaligningholeswith

6. thepinson the sprockets. Adjustthespacingofthesprocketsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using

7. theclampleveratthebackofeachsprockettoreleaseandlockthemin position.Whentheleveris down,thesprocketis released,and whenit is up,the sprocketis locked.

Figuru 7-11. Mount the fanfold psper over the sprockets.

Nowclosethe sprocketcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholes

8. are aligned with the pins on the sprockets.If they are not aligned properly,youwillhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresulting in tearingandjammingof thepaper. Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The

9. printerwill‘beep,indicatingthatttiepaperis not yetfullyloaded.This is alsoconfirmedby the orange

POWERindicatorflashing.

10.Movethebailleverforward.Whenthebailopens,theprinterfeedsthe paperautomatically.

11.Movethe bail leverback.The paperwill feed slightlyforward again,

endingin positionto printwith a top marginof aboutoneinch.

12.Replacetherearcover.Holdit tiltedupwardandinsertthefourtabsat

thebottomintotheirslots.Thenrotatethe coverupwards,pressingthe thumbpadsonthe left andrightto snapitintoplace.

13.Mountthepaperguidein thehorizontalpositionshownin Figure1-12, so thatit will separatetheprintedfromtheunprintedpaper.

F/gufo 1-12. Mountingthepaperguide for fanfold forms

Paperparking

Afterloadingfanfoldpaper,youdo nothavetounloadit whenyouwantto printon a singlesheet.Theprinterwill“park”it for you if youfollowthe procedurebelow.

1. To beginpaperparking,startwithpowerON,fanfoldpaperloadedin printingposition,andthe releaseleverup.

2. Pressthe ON

LINEindicatorwillturnoff.

3. Tear off the printedformatthelast perforation,leavingnotmorethan abouthalf a pageshowingabovethetopcover.Ifnecessary,pressthe

PAPER FEED buttonto feedpaperforwarduntilaperforationislocated

just above the topcover,andtearthere.

4. Pressthe

5. WhileholdingtheFONTbuttondown,pressthe thecontrolpanel.

Theprinterwillautomaticallyfeedthefanfoldformbackwarduntilthe

paperiscompletelyfreeof theplaten.

6. Movethereleaseleverto thedownposition.

7. Mountthepaperguidein theuprightposition.

Now you can load singlesheetseither automaticallyor manually,as explainedpreviously.The fanfoldpaper remainsparkedat the back of the printer.

LINEbuttononthecontrolpaneltosettheprinteroff-line.

FONT buttonandholdit down.

PAPER FEED buttonon

Paperunparking

Whenyouwanttoresumeusingfanfoldpaper,theprocedureisas follows.

1. Removeallsinglesheetsfromtheprinter.

2. Mountthepaperguide in thehorizontalposition.

3. Movethe releaseleverto the up position.

4. WithPowerON,movethebailleverforward.Thepnnterwill automaticallyfeedthe parkedfanfoldpaperbackintopositionfor printing.

5. Move the bailleverbackto closethebail.Nowyouarereadytoprint.

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

The distancebetween the print head and the platen can be adjustedto

accommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,remove thetopcover.The adjustmentleverislocatedneartheleftsideofthepaper bail.Fullingthe adjustmentlevertowardsyouwidensthegap; pushingit

awayfromyounarrowsthe gap. There are five positions,and you can feel the lever clickinginto each

position.Thesecondpositionfromthetop istheonemostcommonlyused for single sheets of paper.Try differentpositionsuntil you get the best printingresults.

FJgure7-73.Adjusting for different thicknesses of paper

The followingtable providesthe recommendedleverpositionsfor each papertypesas a reference.

PaperType

Single

2-ply 3-ply

Weight(g/mz) Thickness(mm) Recommended

(Eachpaper)

52-82

83-90

40-58 40-58

(Total)

0.07-0.10 2nd

0.11-0.12 3rd

0.12-0.16

0.18-0.20 3rd

0.21-0.25

Leverposition

3rd

4th

NOTE: Multi-partforms should be pressure sensitivepaper jointed by

dottedorpasting.

chapter2

CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Thecontrolpanelbuttonscanbepressedindividuallytoperformtheoperationsindicatedbytheirnames.Otherfunctionscanbe achievedbyholding thesebuttonsdownwhenyouturntheprinter’spoweron,orbypressingthe controlpanelbuttonsin combination.

Thischapterexplainsallthebuttonandindicatorfunctions.

●

Pauseprinting

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Feedpaper(fast andslow,forwardand reverse)

✎

Parkfanfoldforms

✎

Setthe top-of-formposition

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Selectthe printpitch

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Selectafont

✎

Printtestpatterns

✎

Preventsoftwarefromchangingthepanelpitchandfontselections

✎

Printa hexadecimaldump

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Cleartheprinter’sbuffer

BUTTONS AND INDICATORS

printerisequippedwithfourbuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Fromrightto

The

leftthey are,ON

LINE, PAPER FEED, PITCH and FONT.

followingis a briefguideto thebuttonsand indicatorsonthecontrol

The

panel.

Figure 2-1. Control penel

ONL/NEbutton

The ON LINE buttonsetstheprinteron-lineandoff-line.Thestatuschanges

eachtimeyoupressthe button. Whentheprinterison-line,itcanreceiveandprintdatafromthecomputer.

Whentheprinterisoff-line,itstopsprintingandsendsthecomputerasignal indicatingthatit cannotacceptdata.

Theprinterpowersup intheon-linestatusifpaperisloaded.Ifpaperisnot loaded, the printerpowersupoff-linewiththe Whenyouload paper,the

POWERindicatorstopsflashing,butthe printer

remainsoff-line.TostartprintingyoumustpresstheONLINEbuttongoonline.

POWERindicatorflashing.

Youwill wantto presstheON

● Beforeand afteranyotherpaneloperation

LINEbuttonare:

The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the

LINE buttonto go off-line.Afterperformingthepaneloperation(s),

ON pressthe ON

● To pauseduringprinting

Ifyoupressthe ON

LINE buttonagainto go backon-line.

LINE buttonduringprinting,theprinterstopsprinting

andgoesoff-line,allowingyouto checktheprintoutorchangeacontrol panelsetting.PrintingresumeswhenyoupresstheON

LINEbuttonagain

to go backon-line.

● To cut,fanfoldformsat the end of printing

Whenusingfanfoldforms,youcanholdtheON

LINE buttondownforone

second.In additionto going off-line,the printeralso feeds the paper

forward approximatelytwo inches.This allows you to cut it off just belowthelast lineprinted. WhenyoupresstheONLINEbuttonagainto gobackon-line,thepaper feedsbackwardstoppingwhereyouleftoff.

NOTE: This functionis validonlywhenthebufferis empty.

PAPERFEEDbutton

If youpress thisbuttonwhileoff-line,thepaperwillfeedforward.If you holdthe buttondown,theprinterwillperformconsecutivelinefeeds.

IfyoualsopresstheON

LINEbuttonwhileyouareline-feeding,thepaperwill

feedautomaticallyto thetop of thenextpage.Thisis explainedlater. If youpressthis buttonwhileon-line,thiswillalternatelyselectandcancel

the Quiet mode. Whenin the Quiet mode, the printer will print slightly slower,butat a reducednoiselevel.

PITCHbutton

Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselecttheprintingpitch.Rememberthattheprinter mustbe off-linefor you to do this. Successivepressesof this buttonwill illuminate(andselect)the followingoptionsin order:

Pitch

Pica

Elite

Condensedpica

Condensed elite

Pica proportional

Eliteproportional

Indicator(s)

10CPI

12CPI

10CPI, COND 12CPI, COND 10CPI, PROP

12CPI,

PROP

FONTbutton

Thisbuttonselectsthefont to be printed.Draftfont is alwaysselectedat

power-up.To changeto oneof the NLQ (nearletterquality)fonts,set the printeroff-line,thenpressthe

besidethe desiredselectionilluminate.Theselectionscycleinthe follow-

ingorder:

Font Indicator(s)

FONTbuttonrepeatedlyuntiltheindicators

Draft

Courier

DRAFT COURIER

Sanserif SANSERIF Orator

ORATOR

TheOratorfontisuniqueintwoways.First,itislarger(higher)thantheother

fonts,whichmakesitagoodchoiceforlabelsandothertextrequiringhigh

visibility.You will need a little extra line spacingwhen Orator is used.

Second,therearetwoversionsoftheOratorfont:oneprintssmallcapitals inplaceoflower-caseletters;theotherprintslower-caseletters,butwithout descenders.Theotherfontsdonothaveasmall-capitalsoption.Lowercase willalwaysprintaslowercase.

TheversionyougetwhenyouselectOratorfromthecontrolpaneldepends ontheDIPswitches.IfDIPswitch1-6isOFF,lower-caseOratorwillprint aslowercase. Otherwiseit willprintas smallcapitals.

The font can also be selectedby printer commandsgiven in Chapter4. Printercommandsenableyouto selectbothOratorfonts.

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

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In additionto their normalfunctions,all the controlpanel buttonshave specialfunctionsthatoperateifyouholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower

Stay in panel font

Eigum 2-2. Power-up functions of control panel

Stay in panel pitch

Shorttestmode

Ifthe printeristurnedonwhilethe ONLINEbuttonispressed,theprinterwill entertheshortself-testmode.The printerwillstartprintingassoonas the

LINEbuttonisreleased,andwillprinttheversionnumberoftheprinter’s

ON ROM,followedby six linesof the characterset.

Eachline willbe offsetby onecharacterfromthe onebeforeit.Thefinal resultwillbe somethinglikeFigure2-3.

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C,#$%&’()X+.–.

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$%&’() *+, -.

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Figure 2-3. Short self-test

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/012345678?: ; ::=., _

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefullwidthofthecarriage,itisrecommended thattheprinteris loadedwiththe widestpaperpossibletoavoiddamageto theprinthead and/orplaten.

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Longtestmode

IftheprinteristurnedonwhilethePAPERFEEDbuttonispressed,theprinter willenterthelongself-testmode.Theprinterwillstartprintingassoonas thePAPERFEEDbuttonisreleased,andwillprinttheversionnumberofthe printer’sROMandthecurrentsettingsoftheDIPswitches,followedbythe wholecharactersetprintedineachfontandpitchavailable.

Thetestcyclesendlessly,so youmustturnthe poweroff to stopit.

Sincetheself-testoccupiesthefill widthofthecarnage,itisrecommended that theprinterisloadedwiththewidestpaperpossibleto avoiddamageto theprintheadand/orplaten.In addition,thetotalnumberoflinesprintedis

considerable,morethan canbe accommodatedona singlesheet,sofanfold paperis recommendedforthistest.

Stayinpanelpitch

ByholdingthePITCHbuttondownduringpower-up,theprintpitchcanonly

beselectedfromthecontrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference.You

willhearan acknowledgingbeepaspowercomeson.

Afterthebeeptone,youcansettheprinteroff-line,selectaprintpitch,then

mtumtoon-lineandstartprinting.Thepitchyouselectedwillnotbe reset

or otherwisechangedby anycommandsyoursoftwaremayissue.

Stayinpanel font

By holdingthe FONTbuttonduringpower-up,fontscan only be selected

fromthe controlpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference.Therewillbean

acknowledgingbeep,afterwhichyoucan set the printeroff-line,selecta

font,thenreturntotheon-linestateandstartprinting.Theselectedfontwill

notbe changedby anycommandsyoursoftwaremayissue.

Stayinpanelpitch and font

Ifyouwanttoprotectboththepitchandfontsettingsfromsoftwarechanges,

pressboth the PITCHand

littlelongacknowledgingbeep.

Pressingthesebuttonsduringpower-updoesnotpreventyoufrommaking

anynumberof changeslaterfromthecontrolpanel.

FONT buttons duringpower-up.Therewillbe a

+ 100 hidden pages