Star Micronics SB-15 Bedienungsanleitung

SD-IO/l5

USER’S MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference

Statement

The equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used

properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. may cause in-

terference. to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart

J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such

interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio

or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

*Reorient the receiving antenna

*Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver

*Move the computer away from the receiver

*Plug the computer into a different outlet so that computer and receiver are on different

branch circuits.

If necessary, the user should consult the dea !c: or an experienced redio/television technician

for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal

Communications Commission helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference

Problems.” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

D.C., 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

For compliance with Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded

cable.

A note about the programs in this manual:

This manual contains several programs that help to demonstrate the versatility of the

SD-101 15 printers. Star Micronics Co., Ltd. has made every effort to insure that the programs

are functional and accurate. However, Star Micronics Co.. Ltd. cannot guarantee their

accuracy or suitability to any particular application.

Trademark Acknowledgement

SD-IO, SD-15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

grafstar: Star Micronics Inc.

Apple, Apple II, Apple II+ , Apple IIe, Applesoft: Apple computer Inc.

Commodore C-64: Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

Compaq: Compaq Computer corporation

CP/M: Digital Research

EasyWriter: Information Unlimited Software, Inc.

IBM Personal Computer, IBM PC, IBM XT: International Business Machines Corp.

Kaypro: Kaypro Computer Corporation

Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation

Osborne 1: Osborne Computer Corporation

SuperCalc: Sorcim Corporation

TRS-SO: Radio Shack. a division of Tandy Corporation

WordStar: MicroPro International Corporation

A Special Message

to the New Owner

c. Congratulations on your selecting the printer of choice for

both the sophisticated as well as the first-time user/owner - the

new SD-IO/IS!

b- To complement the SD-lo/l 5, we’ve included this manual.

All the information you need to be up and running with your

b. new SD-lo/l 5 is right here!

You’ll find using this manual easy and pleasant. We’ve gone

L,.. to great length to make it so, as it’s master-minded by solid experts

in the art of computer science, and written by professionals ex-

c-. perienced in presenting technical subjects accurately - and in

Plain English!

L”

As an example, look over the Table of Contents and you’ll

see what we mean. Whether you’re a greenhorn or a technical

wizard, everything you need to know in order utilize to SD- lo/ 15’s

wealth of features can be found there. We suggest that each new

owner/user take time to at least scan Chapter 2 and 3 - “Getting

to Know Your SD-lO/lS’ and “Getting Started With

SD- 10/l 5”- as well as Chapter 1, “Setting Up SD- 10/l 5”, to

become familiar with your SD-lo/l 5 and how it works.

When you’re ready to connect your computer to your

SD-lo/l 5, look at Appendix J for directions applying to your

make of computer.

For you who wish to design your own characters, do your

c own plotting, your own infinite variety of dot graphic patterns

and densities, you’ll have a ball! For you, Chapters 5 through

h^ 10 are a must, and of course everybody should look at Chapter

11) which tells how to maintain your SD-lo/l 5 for a long and

carefree life.

Lo. -. In this manual there are plenty of example programs to de-

monstrate and show off all of SD-10/15’s features. Since many

bw SD- 10/l 5 users have IBM Personal Computers (or the equivalent)

all the example programs are written in Microsoft BASIC for

L the IBM. But throughout the manual, users of other computers

will find hints on how to make SD-lo/l5 work with their com-

puter.

So, gentle reader, with this manual we hand you the key to

the wonderful world of SD- 10/l 5. May you enjoy years of

handsome, fast, and carefree printing!

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Table of Contents

Setting Up SD-lo/15

Where Shall We Put It?

What Have We Here?

Removing the printer cover

Removing packing and shipping screws

Installing the platen knob

Removing the tractor unit

Attaching the paper separator

Installing the ribbon cartridge

Getting to Know Your SD-lo/15

Components and Controls

Paper Selection and Loading

Loading single sheets

Loading sprocket-feed paper

Bottom feeding SD- 15

Ribbon Installation

Adjusting the Gap

Self-Test

Getting Started With SD-lo/15 23

Using Commercial Software

First, some terminology

Using SD- IO/15 with SuperCalc

Using SD- 1O/15 with word processors

Using this book without learning BASIC

Controlling SD-lo/15 With BASIC

Some Basics About BASIC

Establishing communications

The CHR$ function

Control codes

The escape code

Some problem codes

Command Syntax Used in This Manual

Selecting The Right Software Mode

Printing Text With SD-lo/15

Some Special Kinds of Text

Near Letter Quality characters

Italic printing

Underlining

Superscripts and subscripts

Changing the Print Pitch

Expanded print

Making SD-lo/l5 Print Darker

Summary

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Line Spacing and Forms Control 49

Starting New Lines

Changing Line Spacing

Moving down the page without a carriage return

Forms Controls

Form feed

Changing the Page Length

Top and Bottom Margins

Summary

Formatting Your Output

Using Horizontal Tabs

A one-shot tab command

Setting Left and Right Margins

Using Vertical Tabs

A one-shot vertical tab command

Summary

Chapter 8 Special Features of the SD-lo/15

Now hear this

Initializing SD- 1O/15

Putting SD-lo/l 5 to sleep

Printing to the bottom of the sheet

Backspace, delete, and cancel text

“Zero’: printing

Unidirectional printing

The seven bit dilemma

Block graphics characters and special symbols

International character sets

The macro control code

Summary

Chapter 9 Creating Your Own Characters

Dot Matrix Printing

The Print Matrix

Defining Your Own Characters

Rule 1: Download characters are eight dots high

Rule 2: Dots cannot overlap

Add up each column of dots

Assigning a value to your character

Download character definition command

Printing Download Characters

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E Command Summary in Numeric Order 199

Appendix F ASCII Code Conversion Chart 203

Erasing Download Character Definitions

Defining Proportional Characters

Connecting characters

Summary

Printing With Dot Graphics 103

Comparing Dot Grapphics With Download

Characters

Using the Dot Graphics Commands

Specifying the number of columns of dots

Specifying the graphics data

Combining text and graphics

Printing a Design or Logo

Plotting With SD-lo/15

How the program works

High Resolution Graphics

If You Have Problems With BASIC

Summary

Basic Maintenance 121

Cleaning SD-lo/15

Replacing the Ink Ribbon

Replacing a Fuse

Replacing the Print Head

DIP Switch Settings 127

Switch Functions

ASCII Codes 131

Character Style Charts 139

Function Code Reference 157

Commands to Control Print Style

Front style controls

Font pitch controls

Special print modes

Commands to Control Vertical Position of

Print Head

Line feed controls

Form feed controls

Vertical tabs

Commands to Control Horizontal Position of

Print Head

Download Character Commands

Commands to Control Graphics

Macro Instruction Commands

Other Commands

Appendix G Technical Specifications

Appendix H The Parallel Interface

Functions of the Connector Signals

Appendix I Serial Interface Specifications

Configuring the Serial Interface

SD- lo/ 15’s Serial Protocols

Serial busy protocols

XON/XOFF protocol

ACK protocol

Appendix J Connecting With Computer

Connecting with IBM-PC and Compaq

BASIC programming

Listing programs

Connecting with Apple II computers

Applesoft BASIC

Listing programs

Connecting with TRS-80 computers

TRS-80 BASIC

Listing programs

Connecting with Kaypro, Osborne, and

other CP/M computers

Using MBASIC

Listing programs

211

215

219

225

DIP Switch Quick Reference

Command Quick Reference

Consumer Response

233

234

238

Table of Tables

Table 5-l Near letter quality commands

Table 5-2 Italic commands

Table 5-3 Underline commands

Table 5-4 Superscript and subscript commands

Table 5-5 Print pitch commands

Table 5-6 Expanded print commands

Table 5-7 Print emphasis commands

Table 6-l Line feed commands

Table 6-2 Line spacing commands

Table 6-3 Form length commands

Table 6-4 Top and bottom margin commands

Table 7-l Horizontal tab commands

Table 7-2 Left and right margin commands

Table 7-3 Vertical tab commands

Table 8-l Bell commands

Table 8-2 Some miscellaneous commands

Table 8-3 Printing direction commands

Table 8-4 Eight bit control commands

Table 8-5 International character set commands

Table 8-6 International character sets

Table 8-7 Macro instruction commands

Table 9-l Download character commands

Table 10-l Calculating nl and n2

Table 10-2 Dot graphics commands

Table A-l DIP switch settings

Table A-2 International character sets

Table H-l Parallel interface pin functions

Table I-l Serial interface pin functions

Table I-2 DIP switch on the serial board

Table I-3 Handshaking protocols

Table I-4 Data transfer rates

Table J-l IBM-PC parallel cable

Table J-2 Apple parallel cable

Table J-3 TRS-80 Model I parallel cable

Table J-4 TRS-80 Model II parallel cable

Table J-5 Kaypro parallel cable

Table J-6 Osborne 1 parallel cable

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50 -

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105 -

116

128 -

130

217

220 --

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In this chapter, we’ll show you how to unpack your new

SD-lo/l 5 printer, set it up in the right location, and get it ready

for you to load it with paper and start printing. But first . . .

WHERE SHALL WE PUT IT?

Before you do anything else, give some thought to where you’ll

be using your printer. Obviously, it will be somewhere near your

computer. And both printer and computer will lead longer,

healthier lives if they like their environment. For instance, we

recommend . . .

l Placing the printer on a flat surface

l Keeping it out of direct sunlight and away from

heat-producing appliances

l Using it only in temperatures where you are comfortable

l Avoiding areas with a lot of dust, grease, or humidity

l Giving it “clean” electricity. Don’t connect it to the same

circuit as large, noise-producing motors

l Power supply voltage should be the same voltage that’s

specified on the identification plate - not over 10% more

or less than the recommended AC voltage.

Warning: Extremely high or low voltage can damage your

printer.

WHAT HAVE WE HERE?

Now let’s take a look at what’s in the carton. Take it slow and

easy, and check each item in the box against Figure 1-I. There

should be exactly 6 items.

;‘.1. .: .‘.

CHAPTER 1

SETTING UP SD-lo/ 15

. . . . . .\ “- .A,.?

Figure l-l. Inside the carton you should have received: I) SD1uj13

printer, 2) continuous paper guide, 3) platen knob, 4) spare fuse, 5) ribbon

cartridge, and 6) this user’s manual.

Let’s move on the next step . . .

H Removing the printer cover

What is cover for, really? Primarily, for two reasons: one, to

keep dust and dirt away from the delicate “innards,” and two,

to keep the noise level down. The printer cover must be on or

SD-lo/l5 will not print. So, you should keep the cover on all

the time, except when setting the ink ribbon cartridge in place,

loading paper, or making other adjustments when the cover might

be in the way.

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