Star Micronics LC-200 User Manual

USERS MANUAL

LC-2

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

ZX 80820487

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LC-200

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanualis organizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowto makethebest
useofyourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3. The
remainingchaptersmay be treatedas a referenceguidefor programming
operations,etc. It assumesa degree of knowledgeof the operation of
computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).
Thechaptemareas follows:

Chapter 1— Settingup the printer
Thischapterexplainshowto gettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis

chapterbeforeyou do anythingelse.

Chapter 2 — Controlpaneloperations
There are a numberof controlson the frontpanelwhichperformvarious

functionsrelatedto paperhandling,printmodesand fontselection.
Aftergetting setup, readthischapterandtry outthevariousproceduresin

it to find outhow theprinterworks.

Chapter 3 — Defaultsettings
ThischapterexplainshowtousetheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto

makesystemsettingsonthe printer.

Chapter 4 — Printercontrolcommands

Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and
the softwarecommandsusedto driveit. This sectionis of use if you are
writingor modifyingprogramsto takeadvantageofthe printer’sfeatures.

Chapter 5 — Downloadcharacters

This chapterexplainstheproceduresto createyourown characters.

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Chapter 6 — MS-DOSandyourprinter
Sincethe PC or PC-AT family of computersrunningunder MS-DOSis

currentlythe most popularconf@ration of microcomputer,we have in­cludeda fewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.
SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave
also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to

demonstratethecapabilitiesofthe printer.

Chapter 7 — Troubleshootingandmaintenance

Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourpnnteris notworking
in the expectedway. It alsoincludes detailsof someroutinemaintenance
operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisnot,however,acompleteservice
manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyouareunsureofyourabilityto
carryout anymaintenanceor semicingoperations.

Chapter 8 — Specifications
Thissectiongivesthespecificationsof yourprinter.

Chapter 9 — Charactersets
Thesechartsshowthe differentcharactersetsavailable.

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

Thisprinterhasafullcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentpartner
fora personalcomputer.ItsupportstheIBM/Epsonprintercommandsand
charactersets,enabling it to printjust aboutanythingyour computercan
generate,bothtext andgraphics.Someofitsmainfeaturesarethefollowing:

● Extensivesoftwaresupport

Sinceit is compatiblewiththe Epsonand IBMprinters,it workswithany
softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.That includesmostword-processing
andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.

. Easy operation

Clearlyunderstandableindicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmedi­ate feedbackwhen you press the buttonson the controlpanel. The five
buttonscan operate in combinationsto perform a surprisingvariety of
functions,includingmicro-alignment.

. Easy care andmaintenance
The ribboncartridgecan be replacedin secondsthe printhead in a few

minutes.

● Versatilepaperhandling

Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,andmulti-partforms(upto quadruple-ply)are
all accepted,and you can use either push/pulltractor or frictionfeed. A
specialfeatureenablesyouto keepfanfoldformsparkedin readinesswhile
printingon otherpaper.

. Large variety of fonts and sizes

Theprinterhasonedraftfont,oneHigh-SpeedDraftfontandfourNLQfonts
(Courier,Sanserif,OratorandScript),italicsfor allstyles,pluscondensed
print,boldprint,double-sizedprint,and quadruple-sizedprint.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

LocatingthePrinter
UnpackingandInspection

Checkingthecartoncontents
Identifyingprinterparts

SettingUp

Mountingtheplatenknob
Installtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit
Connectingtheprintertoyourcomputer

LoadingSingleSheets

Automaticloading
Manualloading

LoadingandParkingFanfoldForms

Loadingthepaperffomtherearof theprinter
Loadingthepaperffomthebottomof theprinter
Paperparking

Paperunparking
LoadingMulti-PartForms
AdjustingthePrintingGap

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

ButtonsandIndicators

ONLINEbutton

PAPERFEEDbutton
SET/E.JECT/PARKbutton
PITCHbutton
FONTbutton

Power-UpFunctions

Shorttestmode
Longtestmode
Print areatestmode
Stayinpanelpitch
Stayinpanelfont
Stayinpanel pitchandfont
Hexadecimaldump

SwitchCombinationFunctions

Formfeed
Topof form

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Forwardmicro-feed
Reversemicro-feed
Changingtheautoloadingvalue
Clearingthebuffer/Allreset
Selectingtheprintcolor

Storemacrodefinition

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Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS

HowtosettheEDS mode

Functionsof theEDSsettings
Bidirectionaltest./Adjustmentmode

Chapter 4

Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

ControlCommands

Font

CharacterSetCommands
CharacterSizeandPitchCommands
VerticalPositionCommands
HorizontalPositionCommands
GraphicsCommands
DownloadCharacterCommands
ColorSelectionCommandes
OtherPrinterControlCommands

DesigningYourOwnDraftCharacters

Definingtheattributedata
Assigningthecharacterdata
Sampleprogram

DefiningYourOwnNLQCharacters

AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeStandardmode
AssigningthecharacterdatawiththeIBMmode

InstallingApplicationSoftwarewithYourPrinter
EmbeddingPrinterCommands
ProgrammingthePrinterwithDOSCommands
ProgrammingwithBASIC

Howtheprogramworks

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Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Powersupply
Printing

Paperfeeding
Maintenance
ReplacingthePrintHead

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Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS

Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS

StandardCharacterSet#l
StandardCharacterSet#2
InternationalCharacterSets
IBMCharacterSet#2

Codepage#437(U.S.A.)

Codepage#850(Multi-lingual)

Codepage#860(Portuguese)

Codepage#861(Icelandic)

Codepage#863(CanadianFrench)

Codepage#865(Nordic)
IBMCharacterSet#1
IBMSpecialCharacterSet

INDEX

COMMAND SUMMARY

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chapter 1

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SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include—

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Locatingtheprinter

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Unpackingandinspection(partnames)

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Settingup andcomecting

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Loadingsinglesheets

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Loadingandparkingfanfoldforms

✎

Adjustingtheprintinggap

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesurethatyou
haveasuitableplaceon whichto locateit. By“a suitabIeplace”,wemean:

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A firm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free

✎

Awayfromexcessiveheat(suchas directsunlight,heaters,etc)

✎

Awayfromexcessivehumidity

✎

Awayfromexcessivedust

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

●

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

✎

To disconnecttheprintertheplughas to be disconnectedfromthe wall
socket,whichhas to be locatedcloseto theprinter,and easyto access.

✎

Installthe printerwherethereis sufficientroomfor the paper and any
paperbeingfed in or printedout.

Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelcable,makesure thatthe
cableis within2m (6ft)of theprinter.An RS-232connectionusingthe
optionalSPC-8Kinterfacecan bemadeoverlongerdistances.

UNPACKINGAND INSPECTION

Checkingthecartoncontents

Now unpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton, andcheckeachiteminthe

boxagainstFigure1-1to makesurethatyouhaveeverything(thereshould
be sevenitems).

If anyof theseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.

FigureI-I. Check to make sureyou haveall sevenitems: 1)Printer, 2) Paperguide, 3) Rollerunit,4) Platen

knob, 5) Color ribbon cartridge, 6) Monochrome ribbon cartridge, and 7) Manual set (User’s manual, User’s
guide and Sticker).

The optionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:

● Serial-Parallelconverter(SPC-8K)

● Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-1ODN)

● Rollpaperholder(RH-1OZ)

Identifyingprinterparts

Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the

followingpartsin Figure 1-2.

Figure 7-2.The printer’s external parts

Roller unit:
Release lever:

Top cover:

Rear cover:
Entry slot:
Control panel:

Power switch:
Interface connector:

holdsthe paperagainstthe platen.
releasestheplaten.ThisIevermustbebackfor
single sheets,and forwardfor fanfoldforms.
protectstheprintheadandotherinternalparts.
protectsthetractorfeedmechanism.
for insertingsinglesheetsofpaper.
controlsvariousprinterfunctions.
turnspoweron andoff.
for connectingthecomputerto theprinter.

SEITING UP

Placetheprinterin the desiredlocation, and removeallpackingmaterial

from inside the top cover.This packingmaterialis intendedto prevent
darnageto theprinterwhileintransit.Youwillwanttokeepallthepacking
material,alongwiththeprintercarton,incaseyouhavetomove theprinter
to a new location.

Mountingtheplatenknob

Theplatenknobispacked intoa recessofthe whitefoampackingmaterial
whichheldyourprinterinsidethecarton.Besureto removetheknobfrom
thepackaging.

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

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Figure1-3.Mounting the platen knob

Installtheribboncartridgeandtherollerunit

Removethetopcoverbyliftingup thefront(usingthe twogripsoneither

side),andpullingthecovertowardsyou(seeFigure 1-4).Nowinstallthe
ribbon.(Ifyouwanttoprintwithblackonly,installthemonochromeribbon
cartridge,2X9.)

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F@r8 1-4.Removing the top cover

1. Turn the tension knob counterclockwise on the ribbon cartridge to
tighten the ribbon if it is slack.

2. Guidethe ribbonbetweenthe Printhead and the silverprinthead shield,
making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the

~~cketson the cartridge itself.

Figure 1-5.Instelliflg the ribbon cartridge

3. ‘l%enbbonshoul dpassbetweentheprintheadandtheprinthead shield
(seeFigure 1-6).

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Figure 7-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield

4.

Afteryouhaveinstalledtheribboncartridge,installtherollerunit.
Openthe rear coverusingthetwogripson eitherside.

5.

Grippingthelockleversonbothsidesoftherollerunit,fitthemounting

6.

bracketsontothe shaftinsideof theprintermechanism.You willneed
to tilt the rollerunitslightlybackward.
Securethe roller unit firmly by lowering into position, as shown in

7.

Figure 1-7.
Closethe rearcover.

8.

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Roll

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To replacethe top cover,insertthe tabs intothe slotson the printercase.

Swingthe frontedgedownto closethecover.
Leavethe top coverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout

dustanddirt andreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly
to change the ribbonor makean adjustment.

NOTE: When you remove the color ribbon cartridge,press the ribbon

releasecatchtowardyouwithyourindex finger.Oncetheribbonis
freeof theprinthead,thecartridgeliftsout easily.

Connectingtheprintertoyour computer

Connecttheprinterto your computerusing a standardparallelinterface

cable.OnaPCorPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouusethe25-pin

D-typeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-pincon­nector at the printer end. The contlgurationof the printer’sconnectoris
given in Chapter8 should you need a cable for connectingto another
computer.

If youneedto connecttoa serialport,usetheoptionalSerial-Parallelcon­verter,SPC-8K.

Interface cable

Figure 1-8.Connecting the interface cable

Plug the printer into a suitable outlet. However, DO NOT turn on thepower
switch at the front of the printer yet.

NOTE: To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the

wall socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to
access.

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LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

sectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresforloadingsinglesheets

This

of paper.
Ifyouareusingtheoptionalautomaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DN),referto the

ASFinstructionbooklet.

Automaticloading

Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically
with the power on. We will start the easy way with automatic loading.

1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the

bottom of the assembly,intothe slotson the rearcoverof theprinter.

Figure1-9.Mounting the paper guide for single sheets

2. Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeofthepaperyou willbeusing.
Rememberthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge
of the carriage.

3. Turnonthepowerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter. The
printerwillbeep,indicatingthatthereisnopaperinpositionforpnnting.
Theorange

POWERindicatorwillalsoflashto confhn this.

4.

Make surethatthe releaseleverisback.

Iffanfoldpaperisalreadymountedintheprinter,presstheC

st~~.~~c1

buttontoparkthepaperin theoff-linestate,thenmovethereleaselever
backwards.
Placea singlesheetbetweenthe guides,placingthe sideon whichyou

5.
wanttoprint towardsthebackoftheprinter.Gentlypushthepaperdown
in theguidesuntilyou feelit stop.
Nowpressthe (

6.

S,~A.&ICT

button.Thepaperwillbefedintotheprinter

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andadjustedpast theprintheadto a positionreadyfor printing.
Ifyouwantto setthepaper to adifferentposition,settheprinteroff-line

7.
by pressing the(

ON

LINE

) button,

then set the paper by using the

micro-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter2.)

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)

lever

Figure 1-10. Loading a single sheet

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Manualloading

Itisalsopossibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spoweris off.The

procedureis:

1. Placethe paperguidein positionby insertingthetabs,locatedon the
bottom of the assembly,intothe slotson the rearcoverof the printer.

2. Checkthatprinterpoweris off andthe releaseleveris back.

3. Adjustthe paper guidesto matchthe size of paperyou will be using.
Rememberthat printingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedge
of the carriage.

4. Placea singlesheetbetweenthe guides,placingthe sideon whichyou
wanttoprinttowardsthebackofthe printer.Gentlypushthepaper down
in theguides untilyoufeelit stop.

5. Turntheplatenknobclockwiseuntilthe frontedgeof thepapercomes
outfromunderthe topcover.

6. If the paper is not straight, move the release lever forward, then
straightenthepaperby handandmovethe releaseleverback.

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LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS

Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforationsbetweenthe
sheets.They are also calledsprocketforms,punched forms, orjust plain
“computerpaper”.Thisprinteracceptsformsup to 10”wide.Thissection
will take you throughthe proceduresfor loading,parkingand unparking
fanfoldforms.

Loadingthepaper from therear of theprinter

Youcanloadthefanfoldpapereitherfromtherearorfromthe bottomofthe
printer.If youaregoingto loadthepaperfromthebottom,refertothenext
section.

1. Placeastackoffanfoldpaperbehind andatleast onepage-lengthbelow
the printer.

2. Turnthe printer’spowerOFF.

3. Pushthe releaseleverforward.Thishastheeffectofreleasingthepaper
fromtheplatenroller,and engagingthetractorfeed.

4. Removethepaperguideandput it asidefor themoment.

5. Removetherearcoverusingthetwogripsoneitherside,andpushback­wardsas in Figure1-11.

Figutu 1-71.Removing the rear cover

6. Movethetractorunitsdownwardsbygrippingthepositioningleverson
bothsideof the tractorunitas shownin Figure1-12.

Figure 1-12. Movethe tractor units downwards for loading the paper from the rear

7. Withthetractorcovers open,mount the paperby aligning holes withthe

pinson thetractorunit.

Figure 1-73. Mount the fanfold paper over the tractor units

Tractor cover

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Adjustthespacingofthetractorunitsbyslidingthemalongthebar,using

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the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in
position.Whentheclampleverisup,theunitis released,andwhenitis
down,the unitis locked.
Nowclose thetractorcovers,again makingsurethatthepaperholesare

9.
alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedproperly,

you.willhaveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing
andjammingof the paper.

10.Turnonthe powerusingtheswitchlocatedatthefrontoftheprinter.The

printerwill beep,indicatingthatthe paperis notyet fullyloaded.The
orange

11.NowpresstheC

POWERindicatorwill alsoflashto confirm this.

=L’A=dEcT

) button.Thepaperwillbefed and’adjusted

pasttheprinthead to a positionreadyforprinting.

12.Ifyouwantto setthepaperto adifferentposition,setthepnnteroff-line

by pressingthe(

ON

LINE

button,then set the paper by using the

)

micro-feedfunction.(Fordetails,referto Chapter2.)

13.Replacethe rear cover, and mount the paper guidein the horizontal

positionshowninFigure1-14,so thatit willseparatetheprintedfrom
theunprintedpaper.

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Figure 7-14. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms

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Loadingthepaper fromthebottomof theprinter

You can load the fanfoldpaper fmm the bottomof the printer with the
followingprocedure.

1. Removethetop coverandthe rollerunit.

2. Opentherearcover usingthetwogripsattheside,andpushbackwards.
3: Gripthepositioningleverson bothsideof thetractorunit,andpullthe

unitupwardsas showninFigure 1-15.

POsitiOninglever

Figure 1-75. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding

4.

Place a stack of fanfold paper below the printer.
With the tractor covers open, mount the paper from the bottom of the

5.
printer, by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.
Adjustthe spacingofthetractor unitsby sIidingthem alongthebar,using

6.
the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in
position. When the lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down,
the unit is locked.

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Figurel-16.”Mount the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer

7. Nowclosethetractorcovers,againmakingsurethatthepaperholesare
alignedwiththepinsonthetractorunits.Iftheyarenotalignedp~operly,
youwill haveproblemswithpaperfeeding,possiblyresultingintearing
andjammingof thepaper.

8. Remounttherollerunit andreplacetherearcoverandthetop cover.

Paperparking

Afier loading fanfold paper from the rear of the printer, you do not have to

unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park”

it for you if you follow the procedure below.

1. To begin paper parking, start with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in
printing position,

2. Pressthe(
line.ON

LINE indicator willturnoff.

3. Tear off theprintedformat thelastperforation,leavingnotmorethan
abouthalf a pageshowingabovethe topcover.If necessary,pressthe

(PAPERFEED] buttonto feedpaperforwarduntilaperforationislocated

just abovethetop cover,andtearthere.

4. Pressthe(
.Theprinterwillautomaticallyfeedthefanfoldformbackwarduntilthe

paperis completelyfreeof theplaten.

andthe releaseleverforward.

ONLINE }buttononthecontrolpaneltosettheprinteroff-

=mkc’

> buttonon thecontrolpanel.

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5. Move the release leverto the back.

6. Mountthepaperguidein theuprightposition.

Now you can load single sheets either automaticallyor manually, as

explainedpreviously.The fanfoldpaperremainsparkedat thebackof the
printer.

NOTE: YOUcannotpark thefanfoldpaperif you haveloadedit fromthe

bottomof the printer.

Paperunparking

Whenyouwant to resumeusing fanfoldpaper,theprocedureis asfollows.

Remove all single sheets from the printer.

1.

2. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position.

3. Move the release lever to the front.

4. Press the ( “TM”
parked fanfold paper back into position for printing.

NOTE: Theprinterbeepsintermittentlyif youmovethereleaseleverwhile

thepaperis loaded.

) button.The printer will automatically feed the

LOADING MULTI-PARTFORMS

Youcanprintoncontinuousmulti-partformswiththebuilt-intractorunit.
Youcanusemulti-partformsthathaveuptofourpartsincludingtheoriginal
whenthe Multi-partmode is selectedwith the EDS setting.(For details,
pleasereferto Chapter3.)

Itisrecommendedtouseformsjointedbydottedorpastingunderthenormal

officecondition.

Multi-part forms should be pressure sensitive, and should not be used in the
friction feed. (Bottom feed with the pull-tractor is recommended.)

NOTE:

Whenprintingcontinuousmulti-partforms,care shouldbe taken,

asthe edgesof thepapermightbedamaged.
The tolerancebetween the dotted or pasted position and other
positionsmustbe lessthan0.05mm.

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ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

The distancebetween the print head and the platen can be adjustedto
accommodatedifferentPaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustment,remove

the m cover.Thead.ju~tientleverislocatedattheleftSideOfthePrinter

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mechanism.Pushing the adjustmentlever backwardsnarrows the gap;
pulling it forwardswidensthegap.

There are five positions,and you can feel the lever clicking into each
position.Thesecondpositionfromtherearistheonemostcommonlyused
for single sheets of paper. Try differentpositionsuntil you get the best
printingresults.(Do notset theleveroutof themarkedpositions.)

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Figure 1-17. Location of the adjustment lever

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The followingtable providesthe recommendedlever positionsfor each
papertypesas a reference.

Paper Type

Single
2-ply

3-ply

4-ply 40-58

NOTE:Pressuresensitivepaperis recommendedfor themulti-partpaper.

Multi-partmode is recommendedwhen using the 4-ply paper.
(Referto Chapter3.)

Weight (g/mz) Thickness (mm)

(Each paper)

52-82

(Total) Lever position

0.07-0.10 2nd
83-90 0.11-0.12
40-58 0.12-0.16

40-58

0.18-0.20

0.21-0.25 4ttl

0.24-0.26 4th

0.27-0.30 5th

Recommended

3rd
3rd
3rd

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chapter2

CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

we controlpanelbuttonscanbepressedindividuallytoperformtheopera­tions indicatedbytheirnames.Otherfunctionscanbe achievedby holding
thesebuttonsdownwhenyouturntheprinter’spoweron,orbypressingthe
controlpanelbuttonsin combination.

Thischapterexplainsall thebuttonand indicatorfunctions.

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Pauseprinting

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Feedpaper(fastand slow,forwardandreverse)

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Parkfanfoldforms

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Setthetop-of-formposition

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Selectthe printpitch

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Selecta font

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Printtestpatterns

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Preventsoftwarefrom changingthepanelpitchandfont selections

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Printa hexadecimaldump

✎

Cleartheprinter’sbuffer

✎

Changetheprintcolor

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Storemacrodefinition

BUTTONS AND INDICATORS

Theprinteris equippedwithfivebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Fromleftto

right they are,(IEZID and (EEED (sm~ler buttons),and (

LINE >(largerbuttons).

(PAPERFEED), and(

ON

The followingis a briefguideto thebuttonsandindicatorsonthe control
panel.

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Figws 2-1. Control panel

s,.;;.&T ),

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