Star Micronics XB24-10 Bedienungsanleitung

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X624-10

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USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

Self Declaration

Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to Vfg 1046/1984 an-

nounced by the DBP.

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

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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 conform to FIZ-regulations it is necessary to make all connections to the printer with shielded cable.

The equipllent may only be opened by qualified service representatives.

The above statement applies only IOprinrers marketed in Wesf Germany.

Trademark Acknowledgements

XB24-10, XB24-15, NB-15, NB24-10, NB-24-15: Star Micro&s Co.. Ltd.

IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter X2UXL24, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International Business

Machines Corp.

Microsoft BASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation

Pinwriter p6/p7: NEC Co ration

LQ-850, LQ-1000, LQ-lOKLQ-1SOO: Seiko Epson Corp.

WordStar: MicroPro International Corporation

NOTICE

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

STAR’s express permissiat is forWden.

l ‘Ihe contents of this manual am subject to change without notice.

. AU efforts have been made to ensum the accurac of the contents of this manual at the time of

press. llowever, should any errors be detected, S4 AR would greally appreciate being informed

of them.

. ‘Ihe above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manrul.

CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you for buying this printer. This printer is provided with the follow-

ing features:

9 High-quality 24-pin print head

l 3 print modes - Draft, Letter Quality and Super Letter Quality

l Many different typefaces built into the printer

. Epson, NEC or IBM Proprinter compatibility including graphics

l Comprehensive paper-handling facilities (cut-sheet or tractor as stan-

dard, with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder)

l Paper-park facility for loading cut-sheet paper without having to

unload fanfold paper

l Memory Switch facility, enabling comprehensive programming from

the front panel

l Optional color facilities

l IC card slot for extra RAM or provision of ROM fonts

ORGANIZATION OF THIS MANUAL

This manual is divided into 9 chapters. Use chapters 1through 3 as a “User

Guide”, giving you information on how to set up and start your printer. The

remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming

operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge off the operation of

computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers).

The chapters am as follows:

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Read this section first, as it explains how to unpack and install your printer.

Chapter 2 - Front panel controls

There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various

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

section shows you how to use the front panel controls.

Chapter 3 - Setting up the Memory Switches

Your printer has a Memory Switch function, which allows you to make

certain system settings from the front panel. This section explains the

operation of these Memory Swithes.

Chapter 4 - Emulations and escape codes

This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and

the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you am

writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features.

Chapter 5 - DIP Switches

This section explains how to set the DIP switches to make system settings

on the printer.

Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer

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

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

cluded a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. --

Since virtually all PCs are sold with aMicrosoft BASIC interpreter, we have

also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to

demonstrate the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance

This section give achecklist of points to check if your printer is not working

in the expected way. It also includes details of some routine maintenance

operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, a complete service

manual. Call a qualified service engineer if you am unsure of your ability to

carry out any maintenance or servicing operations.

Chapter 8 - Specifications

This section gives the specifications of your printer.

Chapter 9 - Character sets

These charts give the different character sets available, and the differences

between national character sets (as set up with the DIP switches).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................1

LOCATING THE PRINTER .......................................................... 1

UNPACKING, SE’ITING UP AND CONNECTION .................... 1

Setting up

.............................................................................................................

comlwtioll ........................................................... z

LOADING PAPER ......................................................................... 7

Cut-sheet paper ............................................................................ 7

Fanfold paper (continuous) stationery ......................................... 8

Once the paper has been loaded ................................................ 10

Chapter 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ............................................. 11

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................... 11

Controls ..................................................................................... 11

Indicators ................................................................................... 11

PITCH SE’I-I’ING

.......................................................................... 12

Pitch Panel Lock ........................................................................ 12

QUALITY SETTING ................................................................... 12

Mode Panel Lock ....................................................................... 13

FONT SETTING .......................................................................... .13

Font Panel Lock ......................................................................... 13

QUIET MODE .............................................................................. 14

PAPER HANDLING .................................................................... 14

Form feed ................................................................................... 14

Paper parking.. ........................................................................... 14

Short tear-off function ............................................................... 15

Micro Feed ................................................................................. 16

BUFFER CLEAR/RESET ............................................................ 16

TEST AND MAINTENANCE SETTINGS ................................. 16

Chapter 3 SETTING UP THE MEMORY SWITCHES .................

.17

M&NJOPTIONS

.........................................................................

Command Menu ......................................................................... 19

Font menu .................................................................................. 19

Print Menu ................................................................................. 20

Paper Menu ............................................................................... .20

Forms Menu .............................................................................. .21

Factory settings.. ........................................................................ 22

Chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPE CODES u..........................

EMULATIONS .............................................................................23

NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION ...........................................23

COMMAND CODES AND ESCAPE SEQUENCES ..................24

Font style and character set control codes .................................26

Font pitch control codes ............................................................30

Special print mode control codes ...............................................33

Line space control codes ............................................................38

Form feed control codes ............................................................

Margins and vertical tab setting control codes ..........................

Horizontal print position control codes ....................,................48

Downloaded character control codes .........................................53

Graphics .....................................................................................56 -

Miscellaneous codes ..................................................................60

ASCII command sequences .......................................................69

Chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES ......................................................................73

Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE ...........75

TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................75

Power supply .............................................................................76

Printing ......................................................................................76

Paper feeding .............................................................................78

EVERYDAY MAINTENANCE ..................................................81

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP ...........................................81

RIBBON REPLACEMENT ......................*...................................a2

REPLACING THE PRINT HEAD ...............................................84

FRONT PANEL DIAGNOSTIC AND

TEST MODES ..............................................................................86

Short test mode ..........................................................................86

Long test mode ..........................................................................87

Text test mode ...........................................................................88 -

Hexadecimal dump mode ..........................................................89

Bidirectional test/adjustment mode ...........................................90

Chapter 7 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER .......................................93

INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFlWARE

WITH YOUR PRINTER ..............................................................

GRAPHICS HARD COPY ...........................................................95

SETTING UP THE PRINTER FROM THE DOS PROMPT ......95

PROGRAMMING USING BASIC ..............................................96

Sample program .........................................................................96

How the program works ..........................................................100

Patches necessary to use the BASIC interpreter ......................103

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................105

Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS .......................

.....................................109

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #1.........................................1lo

Family 1..............................

.........n........................................... 110

Family 2 ...........................

........................................................112

Family 3 ..................................

.................................................114

Family 4 ............................

.......................................................116

STANDARD CHARACTER SET #2 .........................................118

Family 1.................................

..................................................118

Family 2 ..................................

.................................................118

Family 3......................................

.............................................119

Family 4 ............................

.......................................................119

IBM CHARACTER SET #2 .......................................................120

Family 1................................

...................................................120

Family 2 ................................................................................... 122

Family 3 ..............................

.....................................................124

Family 4 ............“...................................................................... 125

IMB CHARACTE:X SET #l ......................................

.................127

ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SET ...........................................128

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS ................................. 129

INDEX ..........................

...........................................................................131

chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

The following section covers the unpacking and installation of your printer,

together with information on paper loading and handling (both continuous

and cut-sheet paper).

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you

have a suitable place on which to locate it. By “a suitable place”, we mean:

l A firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free

l Away from excessive heat (ie away from direct sunlight and away from

heaters, etc)

l Away from excessive humidity

l Away from excessive dust

l A location with sufficient space to locate the printer and any paper to be

fed into it, as well as the printed paper coming out

l If you are using aparallel connection to your computer, make sure that it

is within 2m (6ft) of the printer (an RS-232 connection using the optional

RS-232 interface can be made over longer distances).

4. UNPACKING, SETTING UP AND CONNECTION

Now unpack the contents of the printer shipping container, and make sure

that you have the following:

l The printer itself

9 Paper guide assembly

l The platen knob

l A fabric ribbon

If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.

. 1

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:

l Serial (RS-232) interface board

l Automatic sheet feeder

l Color option kit

See the installation instructions contained with these optional items for

details of how to attach them to your printer.

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