Star Micronics LC24-30 Colour Bedienungsanleitung

LC24-30

COLOUR

USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

VDE Statement

This device carries the VDE RF1 protection mark to certify that it meets the radio inter-

ference requirements of the Postal Ordinance No. 243/ 199 1. The additional marking

“Vlg. 243/P” expresses in short form that this is a peripheral device (not operable alone)

which only individually meets the Class B RF1requirements in accordance with the DIN

VDE 0878 part 3/l 1.89 and the Postal Ordinance 243/ 199 1.

If this drvicr is operated in conjunction with other devices within a set-up. m order to

take advantage of a “General (Operating) Authorization” in accordance with the Postal

Ordinance 2431199 1, the complete set-up must comply with the Class B limits in actor-

dance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/ 11.89. as well as satisfy the preconditions in

accordance with 32 and the prerequisites in accordance with 33 of thr 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 RF1 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 IS0 7779.

Bescheinigung des lmporteurs

1Iiwmit wird bescheinigt. da$ der

COMPUTER DRUCKER 924 190s

in ijbereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der

VDE 0878 3/22.89. EN 55022: 1987. BMPT Vf& 243/ 1991 und 46/ 1992

funk-entstijrt ist.

Dem Zentralamt fiir Zulassungen im Femmeldewesen wurde das Inverkehrbringen

dieses Gerates angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur uberptifung der Serie auf die Einhal

tung der Bestimmungen eingrr8umt.

Star Micronirs Deutschland. GmbH

WrsterbachstraCe 59. D-60489

Frankfurt. Germany

The above stnt~mrnts apply or@ to printers marketed in Germany

Trademark acknowledgments

LC24-30 Colour, LC24-200 Colour, X24-200. PT-109. SPC-SK: Star Micronics Co

Ltd.

LQ850. LQSSO. LQ1050. LQ1060: Seiko Epson Corporation

IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E. IBM Proprinter XL24E. IBM Proprinter X24, IBM

Proprinter XL24: International Business Machines Corporation.

TrueType Macintosh: Apple Computer Inc

PostScript: Adobe Systems Incorporated

MS-DOS. Microsoft Windows. Windows 3.1: Microsoft Corporation

Grappler: Orange Micro Inr

Notice

without STAR’s express permission. is strictly forbidden.

. The contents of this manual arr subject to change without noticr

. All 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.

. The above notwithstanding. STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in

Guide to this manual

The LC24-30 Colour is essentially a very easy printer to

use. However, it is also capable of a number of complex

functions. This manual is divided into two main sec-

tions: Section 1 consists of Chapters 1 to 3, Section 2

consists of Chapters 4 to 7. A glossary, table of contents,

appendix and index are also provided for reference.

For normal everyday use, you may never need to refer to

Section II at all. We strongly recommend, however, that

you read all of Section I before connecting and using the

printer for the first time.

Section I Chapter 1 Features and parts

Chapter 2 Unpacking and setting up the printer,

including setting up your computer

system software

Chapter 3 Using the printer, Including loading paper,

using the control panel, choosing different

fonts and printing

Appendix Further technIcal InformatIon.

Glossary Simple explanations of printer and

computer jargon

Guide to this manual

Table of contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Features ~~...,..~~.,.....,.~.....~~..,...~~..,

..~.,,...~~.,~.....,~~..~,.,~...,,.......~.....1

Parts ...................

~.....~~...,,.~.~.......,,..~~~.~~..~,..~~..,,.......,,.......~......~~.5

Chapter 2 - Unpacking and setting up

Choosing a place for the printer .............................................. 7

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

Preparing the printer ................................................................ 9

Opening the front cover.. ................................................................ .9

Installing the ribbon cartridge ....................................................... 10

Fitting the paper support .............................................................. .I2

Connecting the printer to your computer.. .......................... 13

Setting up the printer in Windows ....................................... 15

Setting up the printer in MS-DOS ......................................... 17

Chapter 3 - Using the printer

Loading paper ......................................................................... 19

Ready mode and Not-Ready mode.. .................................... .24

Using the control panel .......................................................... 25

Printing out your documents.. .............................................. .27

In Windows.. .................................................................................... 27

In MS-DOS ....................................................................................... 27

Using different fonts ............................................................... 29

In Windows.. ................................................................................... .29

In MS-DOS ...................................................................................... .30

Using other printer features ................................................. .32

Dealing with printing problems ............................................ 32

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Table of contents

Chapter 4 - Printer reference

Introduction ............................................................................. 33

Using the control panel.. ........................................................ 34

Making Electronic DIP Switch settings ................................ 37

Selecting which emulation to use ........................................ 46

Connecting the printer to your computer.. .......................... 47

Choosing which type of cable to use.. ......................................... .47

Setting up the printer with a Windows computer ..................... .47

Setting up the printer with an MS-DOS computer .................... .48

Setting up the printer with a Macintosh.. ................................... .49

Using fonts and varying the appearance of text.. ............... 50

Introduction to fonts and typefaces.. ........................................... .50

Pitch.. .................................................................................................. .51

Weight.. .............................................................................................. .51

Bitmap fonts ......................................................................................

.51

Scalable fonts .................................................................................... .52

In Windows ..................................................................................... .52

installing TrueType fonts.. ................................................................ .52

Selecting different fonts ................................................................... .53

In MS-DOS ...................................................................................... .53

Selecting different fonts.. ................................................................. .53

Changing the character pitch.. ......................................................... .53

Preventing software font selection .................................................

.54

Using different types of paper ............................................... 55

Useful printing features ......................................................... 57

Portrait and landscape printing .................................................... .57

Face-up and face-down printing.. ................................................. .57

Manual by-pass .............................................................................. .57

Pausing printing ............................................................................. .58

Parking fanfold paper .................................................................... .58

The tear-off function ...................................................................... .58

Controlling the paper position .............................................. 59

Paper feed ....................................................................................... .59

Form feed ........................................................................................ .59

Forward micro feed ....................................................................... .59

Reverse micro feed ........................................................................ .60

Setting the auto load position.. .................................................... .60

Selecting Zoom mode print size.. ......................................... 61

Selecting Quiet mode.. ........................................................... 61

Saving current settings (the Macro feature). ....................... 62

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Making adjustments to the printer ....................................... 63

Setting the print gap ..................................................................... .63

Adjusting vertical alignment ........................................................ .65

Testing the printer.. ................................................................ 67

Short test.. ....................................................................................... 67

Long test.. ....................................................................................... .67

Printing out a hexadecimal dump ......................................... 68

Chapter 5 - Options

Push tractor unit ..................................................................... 72

Installing the push tractor unit ...................................................... 72

Loading fanfold paper ................................................................... .76

Printing on fanfold paper .............................................................. .79

Parking paper ................................................................................. .81

Unparking paper ............................................................................ .81

Using the tear-off function.. .......................................................... .82

Serial-to-parallel interface converter .................................... 83

Connecting the serial-to-parallel converter .................................. 83

Setting the converter’s DIP switches.. .......................................... 85

Setting up a serial connection.. ..................................................... 87

On a Windows computer .................................................................. 87

On an MS-DOS computer .................................................................. 88

Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting

Common problems and solutions.. ...................................... .90

Checking system software settings.. .................................. 102

In Windows.. ................................................................................. .I02

In MS-DOS .................................................................................... .I03

Warning beeps ...................................................................... 104

Chapter 7 - Software commands

Introduction.. ......................................................................... 105

Font control commands .............................................................. .I07

Character set commands ............................................................ .I12

Character size and pitch commands.. ......................................... 116

Vertical position commands.. ...................................................... 123

Horizontal position commands .................................................. .I30

Graphics commands.. .................................................................. .I34

Download character commands ................................................. 138

Other printer commands.. ............................................................ 140

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Appendix

Specifications ........................................................................ 145

Default Electronic DIP Switch settings.. ............................. 149

Printer beep tones ................................................................ 150

Interface pin outs .................................................................. 151

Parallel interface ........................................................................... 151

Serial interface .............................................................................. 152

Character sets ....................................................................... 153

Standard character set #2.. ......................................................... .I54

International character sets.. ...................................................... .I56

IBM character set #2 .................................................................... .I57

Code page #437 (U.S.A.) ..................................................................

157

Code page #850 (Multi-lingual) ....................................................... 159

Code page #860 (Portuguese) ......................................................... 160

Code page #861 (Icelandic). ............................................................. 161

Code page #863 (Canadian French) ................................................ 162

Code page #865 (Nordic) .................................................................. 163

Character set #I ........................................................................... .I64

IBM special character set ............................................................. 165

Glossary 167

Index 179

Customer service information

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Chapter1 Introduction

Features

This printer, the LC24-30 Colour, lets you print sharp,

impressive-looking text and graphics, and has a wide

range of features that will make it an indispensable

companion for your personal computer at home or in

the office.

. High speed - the printer can print text at speeds of

up to 240 characters per second.

. Letter quality text - the LC24-30 Colour has 11

built-in bitmapped (fixed size) fonts, featuring the

following typefaces: Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Pres-

tige, Script and Draft.

. Scalable fonts - for users of Windows (version 3.1

or later), 15 TrueType fonts are supplied on a floppy

disk.

. High resolution - the printer can print at resolu-

tions of up to 360 dots per inch.

. Vibrant color - the printer can print both text and

graphics in a range of colors, including magenta,

cyan, violet, yellow, orange and green. Each printer

comes with a color ribbon as standard, allowing you

to choose between black and white, and color print-

ing.

. Easy paper handling - loading paper is simplicity

itself, the paper tray holding up to 55 sheets of

paper. Printed output can be delivered face-down (in

sequential order).

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Easy set-up - Electronic DIP Switch mode allows you

to make power-on settings from the control panel.

Utility software for IBM PC and compatible comput-

ers also allows you to make these settings from your

computer.

Easy-to-use control panel - you can control the

printer’s functions, make appropriate settings and

determine the printer’s current status by means of

the control panel. The panel has only three keys and

is straightforward to use.

Zooming - print-outs can be scaled to 50% or 67%

of actual size; in this way, wide documents, such as

spreadsheets, can be printed on a single sheet of

paper.

Landscape or portrait paper loading - paper can

be loaded into the printer in either landscape

(widthwise) or portrait (upright) orientation. band-

scape printing also facilitates the printing of wide

documents.

Note: Letter size paper can be loaded into the printer in either land-

scape or portrait orientation. However, the length of a printed

line is limited to a maximum of 8” (20.3cm).

. Automatic emulation change - the printer sup-

ports Epson, NEC and IBM printer command sets; it -

can automatically sense which emulation is

required and change driver accordingly.

. Easy-to-use, long-lasting design - the front panel,

power key and interface socket are all easy to get at,

and you can make most adjustments without

removing the printer’s front cover.

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In addition to these features, the printer can print on a

variety of different sizes and types of paper: single

sheets (also called cut sheets), fanfold paper (continuous

computer paper with holes in the edges), and multi-part

forms (allowing you to print several copies at once). Sin-

gle sheets can be up to 11” wide, and fanfold paper can

be up to 10” wide; however, the maximum length of a

printed line is limited to 8”. To use fanfold paper you

need to install the push tractor unit, which.is available

as an option.

A simple control panel operation lets you “park” fanfold

paper, so that you do not have to remove it from the

printer when switching to single sheets. When you want

to resume printing on the fanfold paper, you can simply

“unpark” it.

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