Star Micronics LC24-300 User Manual

USERS MANUAL

LC

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80825595

24

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300

COLOUR

VDE Statement

This device carries the VDE RFI protection mark to certify that it meets the radio inter­ference requirements of the Postal Ordinance No. 243/ 1991.The additional marking
Wfg. 243/P” expresses in short form that this is a peripheral,device (not operable alone)
which only individually meets the Class B RFI requirements in accordance with the DIN
VDE 0878 part 3/11.89 and the Postal Ordinance 243/1991.

If this device is operated in conjunction with other devices within a set-up, in order to
take advantage of a “’General(Operating Authorization” in accordance with the Postal
Ordinance 243/1991. the complete set-up must comply with the Class B limits in accor
dance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/11.89, as well as satisfy the preconditions in
accordance with 52 and the prerequisites in accordance with 53 of the Postal Ordinance
243/1991.

As a rule. this is only fulfilled when the device is operated in a set-up which has been
type-tested and provided with a VDE RFI protection mark with the additional marking
“Vfg 243”.

Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3. GSGV. January 18, 1991:The sound pressure
level at the operator position is equal or less than 70 dB(A) according to 1S0 7779.

Bescheinigung des Importers

Hiermit wfrd bescheinigt. dafi cfer
COMPUTER DRUCRER Q24260
in Ubereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der
VDE 0878 3/22.89. EN 55022; 1987,BMPT Vfg. 243/1991 und 46/1992
funk-entstort ist

Dem Zcntralamt fur Zulassungen im Femmeldewesen wurde das hwerkehrbringen
dieses Gerates angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur Uberpfifung der Serie auf die Einhal
tung der Bestimmungen eingeraumt.

Star Micronics Deutschland, GmbH
WesterbachstraJe 59. D-60489
Frankfurt, Germany

The abouestatements apply only toprinters marketed

in Germany

Trademark acknowledgments

LC24-300 Colour, LC24-200 Colour, LC24-200, SF-1ODW,SPC-8K: Star Micronics Co
Ltd.

L9S5fY, L9S60, LQ105O, L9106O: Seiko Epson Corporation

IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E, IBM Froprinter XL24E, IBM Proprinter X24, IBM
Proprinter XL24: International Business Macbines Corporation.

TrueType Macintosh: Apple Computer Inc.
PostScript: Adobe Systems Incorporated.
MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows 3.1: Microsoft Corporation
Grappler: Orange Micro lnc

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All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever.
without STAR’s express permission, is strictly forbidden.

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The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice

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Afl efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at
the time of printing. However, should any errors be found. STAR would greatly
appreciate being informed of them,

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The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in
this manual,

@ Copyright 1993 Star Micmnics Co., Ltd

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Guide to this manual

Even though the LC24-300 Colour is basically a very
simple printer to use, it is also capable of many complex
functions. We have grouped this manual into two main
sections, divided into seven chapters and an appendix.

For normal everyday use, you may never need to refer to
Section II at all. We strongly recommend however that
you read through Section I (Chapters 1, 2 and 3) before
connecting and using the printer for the first time.

Guide tothismanuai.... .... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ............................iii

Introduction

1

Features ... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ....... ....... .....I

Parts ......... ...... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... .............4

Unpacking and setting up

7

Choosing a place for the printer ........ ...... ........ ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .T

Unpacking the printer .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ... 8

Setting up your printer .. ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ....... .. 9

Fitting the platen knob. ............................................................................9

Removing the front cover ...................................................................... 7~

Installing the ribbon cartridge .............................................................. 70

Removing the ribbon cartridge ............................................................ 72

Installing the roller unit. ......................................................................... 72

Removing the roller unit ........................................................................ 73

Replacing the front cover ......................................................................73

Installing the paper guide ...................................................................... 74

Installing the mute cover ....................................................................... 74

Connecting the printer to the computer ..... ....... ....... ...... ..............75

Setting up your printer with your computer ... ....... ....... ...... .......

Setting up with MS-DOS ........................................................... ...........77

MS-DOS ..................................................................................................... 17

MS-DOS application software ................................................................ 17

Setting up the printer in Windows ..................................................... 79

Installing TrueType fonts (for Windows)

Selecting different fonts ...........................................................................22

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IT

27

Using your printer

23

Loading paper ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ....... ....... ......23

Adjusting the print gap ..........................................................................24

Loading cut sheet paper ............................................ ...........................26

Loading and parking fanfold paper ...........................................,.........27

Loading paper from the rear of the printer .............................................28

Loading paper from the bottom of the printer ......................................30

Parking paper ............................................................................................31

Unparking the paper ................................................................................32

Using the control panel

Ready and not-ready modes .................................................................33

33

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Pausing printing

Feeding paper through the printer

One line or several lines at a time. ............................... ......................... 34

A page at a time
Individual form tear-off

Loading paper ..........................................................................................35

Micro-feeding paper (backwards and forwards) ...................................35

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Setting the top of a form ....................................................................... 35

Changing the autoloading position ....................................................36

Eject and park

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37

Quiet printing ...........................................................................................37

Changing the way your printout looks ............................................. 38

Selecting the different fonts ................................................................... 38

Changing the pitch of the font ............................................................... 39

Changing the zoom size .......................................................................... 40

Selecting the print color .......................................................................... 41

Controlling the printer’s memory ....................................................... 42

Saving Macros

Re-moving the macro ............................................................................... 43

Clearing the buffer ...................................................................................43

Setting the printer back to default settings ..........................................44

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42

Locking the printer .................................................................................. 45

Font lock ................................................................................. .................45

Font unlock ............................................................................................... 45

Pitch lock.

Pitch unlock .............................................................................................. 46

Pitch and font lock ...................................................................................46

Pitch and font unlock...............,, ...............................................................46

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45

Test printing .............................................................................................47

Short test. .......

Long test. .................................................................................................. 47

print area test mode ................................................................................ 48

Hexadecimal dump mode ....................................................................... 49

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Adjusting the dot alignment ................................................................50

Electronic DIP switches ............. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....5.2

Using the Electronic DIP switches ......................................................53

Banks and numbers .................................................................................53

Selecting the switch bank. ...................................................................... 53

Selecting the switch number .................................................................. 54

Changing a switch’s value ...................................................................... 54

An example..., ........................................................................................... 54

Exiting Electronic DIP Switch mode ......................................................54

What you can change with the Electronic DIP Switch mode ...... 55

Meanings of the switches .....................................................................56

A 1- Emulation ..........................................................................................56

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A2-Auto Emulation Change (AEC) mode. ............................................ 56

A3-RAM usage .......................................................................................57

A4-Colorand zoom ..........................................................................,.....57

A5-Auto LF with CR.. .............................................................................57

A6 - Auto sheet feeder. ...........................................................................57

B1 - Graphics direction ............................................................................57

B2 - Paper-out . . . .. ... . . .. .. . .. . . .. .. ...................................................58

B3 - Tear-o if............. .................................................................................58

B4 - Reserved ...........................................................................................58

B5 and B6 - Multi-part mode ..................................................................58

Cl and C2 - Print mode ...........................................................................59

C3 through C5 - Page length ...................................................................59

DI - Character table .................................................................................59

D2 through D4 - character code tables ..................................................60

D5 -CR centering .....................................................................................61

El through E5 - LQ Font selection ........................................................ 61

FI - Electronic DIP switch settings .........................................................62

Optional accessories 63

Accessories available............................,..,.......... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... .63

The SF-IODW ............................................................................................63

Unpacking .................................................................................................63

Installing the SF-1 ODWASF......... ...........................................................64

Using the SF- IODW........... ................... . .. . . . ..... .. . . ..... . .. . .............65

The SPC-8K serial/parallel converter ..................................................67

Baud rate. ............................... ... . .. . .. . . . .... .... .. . .... .. .... . .. . ...... 68

Number of bits in a word ........................................................................68

Parity .............................................:...................................... ..................... 68

Handshaking ........................................ ....................................................69

Connecting the SPC-8K converter ..........................................................69

Using the SPC-8K......... ............................................................................70

The serial connector on the SPC-8K......... .............................................. 71

Setting up an MS-DOS computer ........................................................... 72

Setting up a Windows computer...........,.........,... ................................... 73

Troubleshooting 75

Common problems and solutions ......... ........ ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... .76

Power switch is on, but POWER indicator is neither lit nor flashing.. 76

Printer sounds as if it is printing, but is not . . . . .. . . .. . . . .... . . ......76

Printing is weak.,.....,.......,......,............. .....................................................76

Printer tests work, but printer will not print out data from attached

computer ... . . . .. .. . . . . . . .................................... . .... .. . . . . . . .. 77

Font selection changes unexpectedly ...................... . . .. . .... . .. .. .. . 77

Printer will not feed paper properly .......................................................78

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The printer will not print in color ........................................................... 78

Line spacing is incorrect....

Over-printing occurs ................................................................... .........79

Incorrect number of lines per page ........................................................80

Malformed text or graphics .

Poor printing quality....

Forms are smudged .......................

Printing is too dark..

Printer case is hot.

Printer makes excessive

Printer prints beyond the edge of the paper .........................................82

Left margin moves towards the right during printing ......................... 83

Some incorrect characters are being printed ........................................84

Printer behaves erratically ........................ .............................................85

Printing ceases....

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noise..............,.... ........ ........... ....... ...... ....... .....82

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Display messages (non-error) ..............................................................85

Display messages (error) . ..

Beep tones ........

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88

Checking system sofiware settings ............... ...... ....... ....... ....... ... W

In Windows ...................

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In MS. DOS.. ...............................................................................................90

89

Software commands

91

Introduction ............... ....... ............. ....... ....... ....... ........ ...... ....... ....... ...... ......91

Font control commands ........................................................................93

Character set commands ...................................................................... 98

Character size and pitch commands ................................................ 702

Vertical position commands .............................................................. ~70

Horizontal position commands .......................................................... 777

Graphics commands....

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127

Download character commands ....................................................... 725

Other printer commands ...

Specifications ..

Parallel interface..

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Character sets..... ....... ...

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Appendix

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729

135

135
140
147

Standard character set #2... ................................................................ 742

International’ character sets. ............................................................... 744

IBM character set #2 ............................................................................. 745

Code page #437 (U. SEA.).......... .......................................................... 145

Code page #’850 (Multi.lingual) ............................................................. 747

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Code page #860 (Portuguese) ............................................................... 148

Code page #861 (Icelandic) .............................................’. ...................... 149

Code page #863 (Canadian French) ...................................................... 150

Code page #865 (Nordic) ....................................................................... 151

Character set #l ..................................................................................... 752

IBM special character set................................,..... ............................... 753

Glossary

Index

155

167

Costumer service information 171

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Chapter1

Thank you for buying a STAR LC24-300 Colour printer.
We are confident that it will provide you with years of

reliable, high-quality printing. We think we have made

the LC24-300 Colour one of the fastest, quietest, and
easiest to use dot matrix printers ever. We hope you
agree with us.

Introduction

Features

color

Fu&:

You only need to add a color ribbon cartridge

to print vibrant, full-color documents. You
can choose from up to 256 colors, depending
on your computer software.

The LC24-300 Colour speeds through drafts

at 360 characters per second (15 pitch).

When printing in its 360 dpi letter-quality

mode (that’s more dots per inch than some
laser printers!), it turns out beautifully-fin­ished work atup to 100 characters per
second.

Easy to use:

With clearly labeled buttons, an informative

LCD screen, and easy paper loading, the
LC24-300 Colour can be used by anyone,
even without previous computer or printer
experience.

With the LC24-300 Colour’s Electronic DIP

Switch feature, you can change the printer’s
default power-on settings from the front
panel.

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LCD screen: You can see your printer’s settings at a glance

by looking at the informative LCD screen. It
shows what font you are using, how big it is

(the font pitch) and other useful information
(this feature does not apply when you use the
printer with Windows 3.1 or later).

Fonts: The LC24-300 Colour is a multi-font printer,

which means that it can print text in avariety
of different type styles (fonts)—10 in all.

These include:

Draft

Samerif
Prestige

ORATOR

H-Gothic

You can print these fonts in different styles,
such as emphasized, bold, shadow, and out­line, as well as being able to change the size
of the font.

Graphics:

Zooming: You can print documents at 50V0or 67V0of

Paper t~pes: You can print on a wide variety of different

The advanced 24-pin print head can print up
to 360 dots per inch (and in color too!) mak­ing it an ideal printer for graphics programs,
and for programs running under Windows

3.1 and later.

their actual size. As a result, you need only
use a single sheet of paper to print large doc­uments, such as spreadsheets.

paper types and sizes; from fanfold computer
paper, to single sheets and stationery, to
multi-part forms. Even when fanfold paper is
loaded, the LC24-300 Colour allows you to
print on single sheets, saving you time and

Roman

Courier

Sdpk
Orator-2

SLQ Roman

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effort. A tear-off function allows you to tear
off single printed fanfold paper sheets from
the printer without wasting paper. You can
feed fanfold paper from either the rear or the
bottom of the printer.

An optional automatic sheet feeder is also

available, which holds up to 50 sheets of
paper.

Compatibility By emulating the industry-standard Epson

and IBM printers, the LC24-300 Colour
allows you to printjust about anything your
computer software can generate. The NEC
graphics command set is also supportted for
even better graphics compatibility.

The Automatic Emulation Change feature

means that the printer can automatically
change to the appropriate printer emulation
for the application software, depending on
the data received.

Special drivers and scalable fonts are
included to allow you to produce high-quality
printout from Windows 3.1 and later applica­tions.

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Parts

This is what your new printer looks like. These diagrams
may be useful in the next few sections to identi& the dif­ferent parts mentioned.

front

power

The printer (with interface cable connected)

er

b

h)

peperkh
edjustm

ribbon

The printer with the front and rear covers removed and no interface

cable connected

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Parts - an explanation

The paper guides hold single sheets and sets their posi­tion so that they are fed into the printer correctly.

The paper entrances are where paper feeds into the
printer. There is one for single sheets, and two for com­puter (fanfold) paper—rear and bottom.

The release lever grips single sheets as they are fed in.
The lever should be pushed towards the back of the

printer to hold single sheets properly, and released
(pulled forward) when fanfold paper is in use.

The platen knob lets you feed paper through the printer
manually. Usually, though, you will find that the

[PAPER FEED] button (see “Feeding paper through the

printer” on page 34) is the most efficient way of doing
this.

The front cover protects internal components and
reduces printing noise.

The mute cover further reduces printing noise.
The display screen shows information about the print-

er’s current setting.
The control panel has buttons to control the printer.
The power switch turns the printer on and off.
The interface connector accepts the cable connector

that links the printer to the host computer.
The print head transfers the image to the paper.
The ribbon cartridge contains the ribbon which the

head uses to mark the paper.
The paper thickness adjustment lever lets you adjust

the position of the print head for different paper thick-

nesses and for multi-part forms.
The roller unit helps to grip paper and pull it through

the printer.

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The tractor unit grips the sides of fanfold computer
paper. When you use the tractor unit, the tractor cov-
ers must be closed.

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Unpacking and

Chapter2

setting up

Choosing a place for the printer

Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer,
make sure that you have a suitable place to put it. By a
“suitable place”, we mean:

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A firm, level surface where the printer will be stable,
and vibration-free.

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Away from any heaters.

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Away from direct sunlight.

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Not in an excessively humid area.

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Somewhere that is clean, dry and dust-free. Basi­cally, computer equipment works best in the same
kind of temperature and humidity as you do.

●

Allow 6“ (15cm) of free space either side of the

printer and adequate space for paper behind the

printer, if you want to use fanfold (computer) paper.

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If you want to use the bottom feed for fanfold (com-

puter) paper, you should locate the pile of paper at

least one page length (about 12” (30cm)) below the

printer.

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Make sure the printer is connected to a steady

power supply. It should not be on the same electric

circuit as appliances like copiers or refrigerators

that cause power spikes and surges.

●

Use a power supply of the correct voltage as speci-

fied on the printer’s identification plate.

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Unpacking the printer

As you unpack the printer from the box, make sure that
you have all the following items:

2 Printer driver

and font disk \\&2\

A’

-4
guide

m

If any of these are missing, please contact your supplier.
Optional accessories that you may have purchased are:

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Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K)

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Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DWI

For details of how to install these optional accessories,
see Chapter 5.

You will also need a cable to connect the printer to your

computer (available separately). For IBM or IBM-com­patible computers, this will generally be a parallel cable,

with a 25-pin,‘D’ connector at one end and a 36-pin

Arnphenol-type (Centronics) connector at the other end

(a “Centronics” printer cable). This cable should be no

longer than about 6’ (2m].

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If your computer has no parallel port available, you will
need to use the Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) and a
cable to connect your computer to the printer. See “The
SPC-8K serial/parallel converter” on page 67 for full
details.

Setting up your printer

Remove the printer and all supplied parts from the
packing material. Put the printer on the place you have
prepared for it. Save the packing material and carton in
case you need to move the printer in the future.

Fitting the platen knob

This knob is packed into a recess of the packaging mate-

rial in the printer box.

To.fit the knob, rotate the knob on the shaft (lining up

the flattened side of the shaft with the flattened part of
the hole on the knob). After you have lined up these flat­tened sides, push the knob firmly onto the shaft.

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Removing the front cover

You will need to remove the front cover (the smoked

plastic cover on the top of the printer) to install and
change ribbon cartridges. Lift the cover from the rear
using the grips on the sides, then lift up to remove the
cover from the body of the printer.

Installing the ribbon cartridge

You have the choice of using a color or a black ribbon

with the LC24-300 Colour. Both ribbons are installed
and removed in the same way.

●

Take the slack out of the ribbon by turning the knob
on the ribbon cartridge clockwise

(as shown by the

arrow).

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Place the cartridge on the cartridge carrier inside
the printer. Make sure that the ribbon is between
the print head and the print head shield. Press the
cartridge so that it “clicks” into place. If the cart­ridge does not “click” into position on both sides,

you may need to turn the cartridge knob about 1/4

of a turn clockwise.

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Once the cartridge is in the carrier, tighten the ri-

bbonagain by turning the cartridge knob clockwise

(about 1/2a turn). Check once more to make sure
that the ribbon is between the print head and print
head shield (if it isn’t, take the cartridge out, and try
again).

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Removing the ribbon cartridge

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To remove the ribbon cartridge, press the cartridge

grips inward and lift the cartridge upward out of the
printer.

Installing the roller unit

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Open the rear cover by pushing the cover grips
backward and upward.

●

Pick up the roller unit so that the small illustration
is on top of the roller unit, and the smoked plastic
side (with six small black rollers) is facing you.

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Hold the roller unit so that the top is tilted slightly
away from you..Slide the hooks on either side of the
back of the roller unit over the platen (the large
black roller) and under the silver bar behind and

above the platen. The hooks should both be between

the metal plates at either end of the silver bar.

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Push the front of the roller unit down firmly, so that
the unit “clicks” into place. If it does not fit properly,
remove it and try again.

Removing the roller unit

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Pull both gray locking tabs towards you and lift the
front of the roller unit slightly to remove the roller

unit. Pull the roller unit out of the printer towards

you.

Replacing the front cover

Once you have fitted the ribbon and roller unit, you
should replace the front cover.

Note:

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Eventhough you can operate the printer with the front cover
removed, we do not suggest that YOUdo this. The Printer will
be noisyand it is also possibleto drop things into the printer,
which may damage the mechanism.

Hold the cover by thegrips,so that the griPs are on
the side of the cover furthest from you. Tilt the top
of the cover towards you a little.

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Insert the tabs into the slots in the case.

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Lower the rear of the cover into position.

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Installing the paper guide

You can set the paper guide on the LC24-300 Colour in

one of two positions: horizontal for fanfold paper and

vertical for single sheets.

●

Hold the paper guide, either horizontally, or verti­cally, depending on the type of paper used.

●

Fit the tabs into the slots on the printer

body to

install the paper guide.

●

Make sure the guide is firmly in position.

Installing the mute cover

The mute cover helps reduce the noise from your printer
when you are printing.

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Hold the mute cover upright so that the ridges on
the cover are towards you and at the top.

,0

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Slide the left tab on the mute cover into the left hole
on the front cover.

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Drop the right tab on the mute cover into the right
slot on the front cover. Close the mute cover by
swinging it down.

Connecting the printer to the computer

We assume here that you are connecting the printer to

an IBM or IBM-compatible computer, using the parallel
interface. If you are connecting using a serial interface,
or connecting to any other type of computer, read Chap­ter 5.

Note:

Before connecting or disconnectingthe printer and the com­puter, make surethatthepowertoboththeprinterandthe

computeristurnedOFF.Ifthepowerisonwhenyoumakeor
breaktheseconnections,thereisariskthatyouwilldamage
thecircuitryofthecomputerand/ortheprinter.Repairscan
beexpensive!

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Press the cable plug into the printer socket:

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Clip the cable into the socket using the wire clips on
either side of the socket.

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Connect the ‘D’ connector on the other end of the
cable to the parallel (printer) port on your computer.

This will probably be labelled Printer, Parallel,

PRN, LPT1 or something similar. Refer to your com­puter’s instruction manual for details of how to
secure the cable.

Now you can turn on your printer and computer.

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Setting up your printer with your computer

In this section, you will learn to set up your printer with
two different computer environments: MS-DOS or
Microsoft Windows 3.1 (or a later version of Windows). If
your computer uses a different operating system, you

should refer to Chapter 5 for details of setting up your
printer. Refer to your computer operating system manu­als for details of configuring the operating system.

Setting up with MS-DOS

Every program that you use with MS-DOS must be
“told” separately what printer is connected to your com­puter. This is usually done in an INSTALL or SETUP pro­gram or menu option within your application software

(word-processor, spreadsheet, or whatever).

Look for an option called “Add printer”, “Install printer”
or “Configure printer” in your application software. If

you can’t find this option easily, read your software

manual to find out how to do it.

MS-DOS

MS-DOS needs no specific commands to make it work.
To test that the printer is connected properly to the
computer, try entering the following command from the

c> prompt:

PRINT \AuTOExEC.BAT (lZ?RR)

If the computer answers with:

Name of list device [PRN]:

hit [~] again. The printer should then print the
contents of the file AUTOEXEC.BAT. If the file
AUTOEXEC.BAT does not exist, you will get an error mes­sage on your computer. Most MS-DOS computers do
have a file called AUTOEXEC.BAT,however.

MS-DOS application soiltware

The LC24-300 Colour can emulate (pretend to be) a

member of one of two printer families: Epson or IBM.

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When you open the box containing your LC24-300
Colour, the printer is set to Epson emulation. This is
commonly supported by most software. If your software
package gives you a list of printers to choose from,
choose one printer from the following list (in order of
preference):

Star LC24-300 Colour

Star LC24-200 Colour

The shaded printers are not color printers, so if you

select one, you will not be able to print in color.
If none of the printers above is listed, choose one of the

following, in order of preference:

These two printers are not color printers, so if you select
either, you will not be able to print in color.

Note: Theprintersinshadedboxesdonotsupportcolor. Ifyou

selectthem,alloutputwillbeinblackonly,regardlessofthe

ribboninstalledorthesoftwaresettings.

If you select either of these IBM Proprinter models, you
may need to change your printer emulation.The Auto
Emulation feature (page 56) of the LC24-300 Colour
should take care of this for you. See “Al- Emulation” on
page 56 on how to change the emulation if you have
trouble with your printer.

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If your software doesn’t list printer names, but asks you
questions about your printer, you should answer “Yes”
to the following two questions:

●

“Can your printer perform a backspace?”

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“Can your printer do a hardware form feed?”

The answers to any other questions are not so impor-

tant. Answer these using the default settings in the
software.

When you’ve set up your software, try a few test prints,

using features like bold, italic, etc. to see how itworks. If
you find you have problems making your software work
with your hardware, the best source of help is usually
your software supplier.

Setting up the printer in Windows

The LC24-300 Colour is ideally suited for use with com-

puters running Microsoft Windows system software. It
works best with Windows version 3.1 or later. If you are

running an earlier version of Windows, we recommend
you upgrade your computer to the latest version. In par-

ticular, this will allow you to use the 15TrueType fonts

included on the floppy disk packaged with this printer.
To use the printer with Windows, you need to install a

file known as the printer driver file onto your computer.
This file is supplied on the floppy disk packaged with the

printer.
The following description assumes that you are using a

mouse. (Clickand doubZe-cZickrefer to the action of

using the mouse to point at an item with the on-screen

pointer, and then pressing the left mouse button either

once, or twice in quick succession.)

If you are not using a mouse, you can still carry out the

installation. Refer to the

Microsoft Windows User’s Guide

to find out how to use the keyboard instead of a mouse

to operate Windows.

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To install the printer driver under Windows 3.1, do the

following:

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Turn on the printer and start up your computer.

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If Windows does not start up automatically, type
WIN and then press [ZN7EY]or [~).

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Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win­dow.

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Double-click the Printers icon

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If you have never previously installed a printer on

your system under Windows, a list of supported

printers is displayed. (If you have already installed
one or more printers, select the Add button to dis­play the list of supported printers.)

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Click on InstaZlUnlisted or Updated Printer in the
list, so that this option is highlighted.

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Click Install. A window prompts you to put in the
floppy disk supplied with the printer.

Insert the disk with the printer driver file on it and
click OK. A new list of printers appears.
(If you have inserted the disk into a drive other than
drive A, you must type in the drive letter followed by

.acolon and a backslash, e.g. “B:\“before selecting

OK.)

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Select LC24-300 Colour from the new list of print­ers.

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Click OK. The ,listof installed printers appears,
including the LC24-300’Colour.

Click on Set As Default Printer.
Click on CZoseto return to the Control Panel win-

dow.

For instructions on how to configure the printer, see the

section of the Microsoft Windows User’s Guide called

Control Panel.

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If you cannot print from your applications programs

after installing the driver, refer to the section “In Win-

dows” on page 89.

Note: Unlesstheuserchoosesadifferentprinterfromwithinthe

application,Windowsapplicationsalwaysprinttothecur­rentlyselecteddefaultprinter.

Installing TrueType fonts (for Windows)

To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk

accompanying this printer, follow the procedure below.

Double click the Control Panet in Windows.
Double click on Fonts. The Fonts dialog box appears.
Click Add. The Add Fonts dialog box appears.
Insert the disk in your computer’s floppy disk drive.
Select the drive by letter (this is usually “A:”, some-

times “B:”). The names of the fonts stored on the
disk are displayed in the List of Fonts window. Each
font name is followed by the word “TrueType”

Select the fonts you wish to install. If you want to
install all of them, click SelectAll.

Click OK. The Fonts dialog box reappears and instal­lation is earned out. The names of the newly
installed fonts are automatically added to the
Installed Fonts list.

Withinyour applicationprogram, selectPrinter Setup
from the application’sIWemenu, and reselect the
printer.The applicationcannow displaytexton-screen
and printtext on your printerusing the new fonts.

Note:

TheTrueTypefontsthataresuppliedcanonlybeusedonIBM
PCcompatiblecomputersrunningWindows3.1or higher.

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Selecting different fonts

If you are running applications software under

Windows, you will select fonts from within your applica-

tion (refer to your application’s manual for details).

Your application software manual will tell you the vari-

ous ways in which you can type-set your text on-screen
so ‘that it is ready to print out on the printer.

Your Windows system already includes several fonts,

such as Arial, Times New Roman and Symbol. You can
also use the 15True~pe fonts included with the
printer. If you have installed Adobe me Manager soft­ware on your computer, you can also display and print

Adobe PostScript fonts.

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