Star Micronics XB24-200 Bedienungsanleitung

XB24-200

XB24-250

MULTI-FONT

USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

Self Declaration

Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to 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 conform to PlZ-regulations it is necessary to make all connections to the printer with shielded cable.

‘he equipment may only he opened by qualified service representatives.

Tk above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany.

Trademark Acknowledgements -

-XB24-2001250, XB24-10115, LC24-200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32Z, DC-32Z, IS-IIXL,

IP-128XL, SF-lODMIl/lSDMII, SF-lORMII/l5RMII, PT.lOXM115XM: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

IBM-PC, PS/2, PC-AT, Proprinter X24E/XL24E, Proprinter X24fXL24, PC-DOS: International

Business Machines Corp.

MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation

LQ-S6U10609 LQ-850/1050: Seiko Epson Corp.

NOTICE

STAR’s express~rmissicn is forbidden.

The contents of ISmanual are subject to change without notice.

l Allefforts havebeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyofthecontentsofthismanualatIhetimeofpress.

However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

l ‘lhe above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.

HQW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual isorganized into eleven chapters. To learn how to make the best

use of your printer you am urged to mad through chapters 2 through 6. The

remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming

operations, etc. It assumes a degree of acknowledge of the operation of

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

The chapters are as follows:

c.. Chapter 1- Introduction

..-

c This chapter indicates the some features of the printer, the names and those

functions of the printer components, and the actual example of font style.

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 - Optional accessories

This chapter explains the optional accessories with your printer, and how to

install them.

Chapter 4 - Paper installation and use

This chapter describes instructions for printing such asselecting paper types,

adjusting the printing gap, and installing paper.

Chapter 5 - Control panel operations

There am a number of contmls on the front panel which perform various

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

Aftergetting set up, read this chapter and try out the procedures in it to find

out how the printer works.

Chapter 6 - Default settings

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

make system settings on the printer.

Chapter 7 - Printer control commands

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 are

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

Chapter 8 - Download characters

This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters.

Chapter 9 - MS-DOS and your printer

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

currently the most popular configuration ofmicrocomputer, wehave included

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

Since virtually allPCsare sold with aMicrosoft BASICinterpreter, we have

alsoincludedsomehints,andasampleprogmminthislanguagetodemonstrate

the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 10 - Troubleshooting and maintenance

This section gives achecklist of points to check if your printer isnot working -

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

operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, acomplete service --

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

carry out any maintenance or servicing operations. -

Chapter 11- Reference

This section gives some reference of your printer, such as specifications of

your primer, the pinout of interface connector, the character tables.

The character table charts give the different character sets available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Features of the printer

Font style example

Printer components

Chapter 2 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Locating the printer

Unpacking and inspection

Setting up

Mounting the platen knob

Install the ribbon cartridge

Connecting the interface cable

Chapter 3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Automatic Sheet Feeder

Single-bin Automatic Sheet Feeder

Dual-bin Automatic Sheet Feeder

Pull Tractor Unit

Font Cartridges and RAM Cartridges

Interface Cartridges

Chapter 4 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE

Selection of paper

Adjusting the printing gap

Loading fanfold forms

Loading the paper from the rear of the printer

Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer

Loading the paper with Push/Pull feed

Paper parking

Paper unparking

Loading single sheets

Loading the paper without optional accessories

Loading the paper with optional Automatic Sheet Feeder

Chapter 5 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Bottoms and indicators

ON LINE button

PAPERFEED button

SET/EJECT/PARK button

PITCH button

FONT button

Power-up functions

Short test mode

Long test mode

Print area test mode

Pitch lock mode

Font lock mode

Font and Pitch lock mode

Hexadecimal dump

Switch combination functions

Form feed

Top of form

Forward micro-feed

Reverse micro-feed

Changing the auto loading value

Clearing the buffer/All reset

Selecting the print color

Selecting the ASF bin number

Store macro definition

Chapter 6 DEFAULT SETTINGS

How to set the EDS mode

Functions of the EDS settings

Command parameters

Font parameters

Character parameters

Style parameters

Layout parameters

Forms parameters

Other parameters

Dot Adjustment mode

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49 _-

56 -

57 v

Chapter 7 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font control commands

Character set commands

Character size and pitch commands

Vertical position commands

Horizontal position commands

Graphics commands

Download character commands

Color selection commands

Other printer commands

Chapter 8 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Defining your own characters with Standard mode

Assigning the character data

Assigning a value 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 9 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

!nstalling application software with your printer

Embedding printer commands

Programming the printer with DOS commands

Programming with BASIC

Chapter lOTROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Power supply

Printing

Paper feeding

Maintenance

Replacing the print head

103

107

112

113

117

118

119

120

122

123

125

126

129

130

132

135

143

144

146

149

Chapter 11 REFERENCE

Specifications

Pinout of interface connector

Parallel interface

Serial interface

charactersets

!3tandardcbaracterset#2

International charactex sets

IBM character set #2

Character set#l

IBM special character set

Proportional spacing table

INDEX

COMMAND SUMMARY

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156

157

158

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169

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Chapter 1 lNTRODUCT/ON

This printer has afull complement of features, making it an excellent partner

for a personal computer. It supports the Epson/IBM printer commands and

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

generate, both text and graphics.

L FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

Some of main features are the following:

l Versatile paper handling

Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-part forms (up to 5-ply) are all

accepted, andyoucanuseeitherpush/pulltractororfrictionfeed. (Youcan

load fanfold forms from the rear with internal push tractor, or fanfold

forms and multi-part forms from the bottom with optional pull tractor.) A

special feature enables you tokeep fanfold forms parked in readiness while

printing on other paper.

l Six bright colors

Magenta, cyan, violet, yellow, orange and green add acolor dimension to

your printed output by the optional color ribbon.

l Large variety of fonts

The printer has the following resident fonts:

l Draft l High-Speed Draft l Roman

l Sanserif l Courier l Prestige

’ script l Orator l H-Gothic

l SLQ Roman l SLQ TW-Light

In addition, following fonts can be used by installing the optional font

cartridge:

[FC-1Z Cartridge]

l Orator 2

. Cinema

l Letter Gothic l Blippo

[FC-2Z Cartridge]

l OCR-B

l UPC/EAN

[FC-3Z Cartridge]

l TW-Light

[FC-4Z Cartridge]

l Russian

[FC-SZ Cartridge]

l Old Style

[FC-1OZCartridge]

l SLQ Script

l OCR-A

l Orane

l Firenze

l CODE 39

l Extensive software support

Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any

software that supports those printers. That includes most word-processing

and graphics programs, spread-sheets, and integrated software packages.

l Easy operation

Indicator displays and beep tones provide immediate, easy to understand

feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel. The five buttons

can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions,

including micro-alignment.

l Easy care and maintenance

The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few

minutes.

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