Star Micronics LC24-20 Bedienungsanleitung

USERS MANUAL

-20MULTI-FONT

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

ZBA

80825525

Self Declaration

Radiointerferenceregardingthisequipmenthasbeeneliminatedaccordingto Vfg 1046/1984announced

by the DBP.

DBP has been informed of the introduction of this special equipment and has been granted the right to

examine the whole series.

It is the user’s responsibility to see that his own assembled system is in accordance with the technical

regulations under Vfg 1046/1984.

To conformto FTZ-regulations it is necessarytomake allconnectionstothe printer with shieldedcable.

The equipment may only be opened by qualified service representatives

The above statement applies only toprinters marketedin Germany

Trademark Acknowledgements

LC24-20, LC24-200, LC24-10, SF-1ODS, PT-1OZS, RC-32Z, DC-322, SPC-8K:Star Micronics

CO., Ltd.

IBM-PC, PS/2, PC-AT, Proprinter X24E, Proprinter 24P, PS/1 printer, PC-DOS: International

Business Machines Corp.

MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation

LQ-860, LQ-850: Seiko Epron Corp.

NOTfCE

QAll rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without

STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

●The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

●Alleffortshavebeenmadetoensurethe accuracyofthecontentscrfthismanualatthetimeofpress.

However,shouldanyerrors bedetected, STAR wouldgreatly appreciatebeinginformedofthem.

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

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Thismanual isorganized intoeleven chapters. To learnhow tomakethebest

use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1through 6.

Chapters 7through 11maybe treated as areference guidefor programming

operations, etc. It assumes adegree of knowledge of the operation of

computers. The chapters are as follows:

Chapter 1— Introduction

This chapter indicates the primary features of your printer, the names and

functionsof the printer components, and an actualexample of the many font

styles that your printer can produce.

Chapter 2—Setting Up the Printer

This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this

chapter before you do anything else.

Chapter 3—Paper Installation and Use

This chapter describes the instructions for printing such as selecting paper

types, adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper.

Chapter 4—Control Panel Operations

There are anumber of controls on the front panel which perform various

functions related to paper handling, print modes and font selection.

After performing the setup of the printer, read this chapter and try out the

procedures to find out how the printer works.

Chapter 5—Default Settings -EDS mode

This chapter explains how to setthe Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode to

make your printer match your system and software needs.

Chapter 6—Troubleshooting

This section shows alist of check points to follow if your printer is not

working properly. It also includes details of some routine maintenance

operations you can perform yourself. It isnot, however, acomplete service

manual. Call your authorized service center ifyou are unsureof your ability

to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations on the printer.

Chapter 7—Optional Accessories

This chapter explains the optional accessories that are available for your

printer, and how to install and use them.

Chapter 8—Printer Control Commands

This chapter explains thedifferent emulations provided by your printer,and

the software commands that are used to drive it.This section is of use ifyou

arewriting ormodifyingprogramstotakeadvantageoftheprinter’sfeatures.

Chapter 9—Download Characters

This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters.

Chapter 10— MS-DOS and Your Printer

Since the PS/2 or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is

currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have in-

cluded afew hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems.

Sincevirtuallyall PCs are sold with aMicrosoft BASIC interpreter, wehave

also included some hints, and asample program in this language to demon-

strate the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 11— Reference

This section provides references for your printer, such as specifications,the

pinout of interface connector, and the character tables.

The character table charts give the different character sets available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1INTRODUCTION

Printercomponents

Summaryofprinterfeatures

Fontstyleexample

Chapter 2SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Printerplacement

Unpackingandinspection

Settingup

Installingtheplatenknob

Removingthefrontcover

Installingtheribboncartridge

Installingthefrontcover

Installingthepaperguide

Installingthemutecover

Connectingtheinterfacecable

Configuringyoursoftwarefortheprinter

Chapter 3PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE

Selectionofpaper

Adjustingtheprintinggap

Loadingfanfoldforms

Loadingthepaper

Paperparking

Paperunparking

Tearofffunction

Loadingsinglesheets

Chapter 4CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Buttonandindicatorfunctions

ONLINE

PAPERFEED

EJECT/PARK

PITCH

FONT

Power-upfunctions

Shorttestmode

Longtestmode

Printareatestmode

Pitch lock mode

Font lock mode

Font and Pitch lock mode

Dot adjustment mode

Hexadecimal dump

Switch combination functions

Form feed

Top of form

Forward micro-feed

Reverse micro-feed

Changing the auto loading position

Clearing the buffer/All reset

Save macro definition

Condition indicated by messages and tones

Summary of display messages

Summary of beep tones

Chapter 5DEFAULT SETTINGS-EDS MODE

How to set the EDS mode

Functions of the EDS settings

Chapter 6TROUBLESHOOTING

Chapter 7OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Automatic Sheet Feeder

Setting up

Loading paper

Feeding asingle sheet

Pull Tractor Unit

Setting up

Loading paper

Font Cartridges and RAM Cartridges

Interface Converter

DIP switch functions on the Converter

Chapter 8PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font control commands

Character set commands

Character size and pitch commands

Vertical position commands

Horizontal position commands

Graphics commands

Download character commands

Other printer commands

Chapter 9DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Defining your own characters with Standard mode

Assigning the character data

Assigning avalue of character space

Sample program

Defining your own characters with IBM mode

Assigning the download character set

Assigning the character dot pattern

Assigning the Index Table data

Sample program

Chapter 10 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

Programming the printer with DOS commands

Programming with BASIC

Chapter 11 REFERENCE

Specifications

Pinout of interface connector

Parallel interface

Serial interface

Character sets

Standard character set #2

International character sets

IBM character set #2

Character set #1

IBM special character set

Proportional spacing table

104

109

113

117

121

122

123

124

126

127

129

130

133

136

143

147

148

149

150

152

153

160

161

162

INDEX 173

COMMAND SUMMARY 177

chapter 1INTRODUCTION

Thisprinterhas afullcomplement of features, making itan excellent partner

for apersonal computer. It supports the EpsonlIBM printer commands and

character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can

generate, both text and graphics.

The selectionof paper you can use isasvaried as thetypes ofdocuments you

can produce. This printer accepts any of the following papers:

●Single sheets (cut forms) and stationery

sFanfold forms (continuous forms)

●Multi-part forms

●Preprinted forms

●Labels.

This Multi-fontprinterhas the following resident (internal) fonts which you

can print:

●Draft ●High-Speed Draft ●Roman

●Sanserif ●Courier ●Prestige

●Script

In addition, you can print wide variation of fonts by using optional Font

Cartridges.

The control panel has five buttonsand one LCD display. The LCD displays

and beep tones provide immediate, easy to understand feedback when you

press the buttons on the control panel.

The fivebuttonscan operate incombinations to perform asurprisingvariety

of functions, including saving amacro.

The Paper Parking function enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in

readiness while printing on single sheet paper.

To getacquainted withtheprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,refertothe

information on the pages that follow.

Entry,slot

PRINTER COMPONENTS

Power

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Pr’inthead /

Control panel \Interface connector

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