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About this manual

This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-8021 printer.
The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each chapter.

Chapter 1

Choosing a place for your printer, unpacking and setup,
ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting to
your computer

Chapter 2

How to use the control panel

Chapter 3

How to use the printer’s Electronic DIP Switch (EDS)
Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your
system and software

Chapter 4

How to set up for printing with MS-DOS

Chapter 5

Selecting the best type of paper, manual sheet feeding,
print area

Chapter 6

Optional accessories that are available for your printer

Appendix A

Troubleshooting

Appendix B

Specifications

Appendix C

Interface pin outs

Appendix D

Character sets

Appendix E

Printer control codes

Appendix F

Glossary

Appendix G

Control panel operation guide

Summary of Contents for LC-8021

Page 1: ...LC 8021 USER S MANUAL DOT MATRIX PRINTER PBA10HK 80825130 ...

Page 2: ...otice All rights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is strictly forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of printing How ever should any errors be found STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of t...

Page 3: ... panel Chapter 3 How to use the printer s Electronic DIP Switch EDS Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your system and software Chapter 4 How to set up for printing with MS DOS Chapter 5 Selecting the best type of paper manual sheet feeding print area Chapter 6 Optional accessories that are available for your printer Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Appendix C Int...

Page 4: ...dge 6 Removing the ribbon cartridge 8 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 9 Loading paper 10 Connecting to your computer 11 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations 15 Switching between on line and off line 15 Selecting a font 16 Line feed 16 Form feed 16 Paper eject 16 Micro feed 16 Changing the auto load position 17 Clearing the printer s buffer 18 Initializing the printer 18 Ent...

Page 5: ...DOS 34 Setting up for printing with MS DOS 34 Chapter 5 Paper Handling 35 Selecting paper types 35 Feeding a passbook into the printer 36 Feeding cut sheet paper into the printer 37 Print area 38 Chapter 6 Optional Accessories 39 Serial Interface Unit IS NP192 39 Serial to Parallel Interface Converter SPC 8K 40 Appendix A Troubleshooting 41 Short test 41 Long test 41 Hexadecimal dump 42 Adjusting ...

Page 6: ...Appendix B Specifications 50 Appendix C Interface Pin Outs 52 Appendix D Character Sets 53 Appendix E Printer Control Codes 65 Appendix F Glossary 74 Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide 75 ...

Page 7: ...ure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to connect the two with your printer cable Allow six inches 15 centimeters of free space on either side and in the back of the printer Make sure that the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight Make sure that the printer is well away from heaters Make sure that the surrounding area is clean dry and free of dust Make sure that the prin...

Page 8: ...ea to keep the original box and all the packing materials just in case you need to pack the printer up again and send it somewhere at a later date Important There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages It is not possible to change the voltage of a printer If the voltage shown on the label on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage for your area contact y...

Page 9: ...e following illustrations show the major components of the your printer Front cover Platen knob Control panel Power switch Document table Document table extension Power terminal Serial interface connector Parallel interface connector ...

Page 10: ...t cover to and swing it down until it is fully open Removing the front cover Once the front cover is fully open carefully lift it straight up to remove it To replace the front cover lower the slots on the left and right of the cover onto the tabs provided on the printer case Front cover ...

Page 11: ...otective materials Packing material in the printer protects its components during shipping Before using the printer for the first time be sure to remove the packing material which is located inside the front cover as shown in the illustration Cardboard ...

Page 12: ...f you remove the cover By hand move the print head to the left as far as it will go where there is a cutout to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cartridge Important Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet Doing so can damage the printer If you have just used the printer let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it Carriage ...

Page 13: ...ole on the back right side of the ribbon cartridge You seem to have trouble getting the ribbon cartridge to seat properly try turning the knob of the ribbon cartridge slightly so the ribs on the shaft align properly with the hole Once the ribbon cartridge is securely in place use your thumb and forefinger to grasp the sides of the ribbon guide handle and attach the guide to the carriage below the ...

Page 14: ...ew one Removing the ribbon cartridge Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cartridge from the printer when you want to replace it with a new one Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet Open the front cover of the printer Note You will probably find later steps to perform if you remove the cover By hand move the print head to the left as far as it will go where ther...

Page 15: ...r a few minutes before you touch it Pull on the ribbon guide below the print head to detach it Pull on the top of the ribbon cartridge and then carefully lift up the cartridge to remove it from the printer Use the procedure under Removing the protective materials on page 5 to install a new cartridge Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off Make sure the power switch on the front o...

Page 16: ... power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods Because of the this you should locate the printer so that the power outlet it is plugged into is nearby and easy to access Loading paper This section tells you how to load cut sheet paper Note that you can also use passbook For details on using passbook see Paper Handling on page 35 of this manual Check that the control panel s POWE...

Page 17: ...d the paper will be ejected The paper will automatically be fed into the printer If your are using letterhead make sure the paper is facing up with the top towards the printer Start the printing operation from your software application After the printing is complete press EJECT to eject the paper from the printer Connecting to your computer Your printer comes equipped with two interfaces built in ...

Page 18: ...ion of separate computers Important The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable that is suitable for use with an IBM compatible personal computer Note that they do not apply to all types of computers and cables If you are unsure about what type of cable you should use consult your dealer For an IBM compatible personal computer Use a standard 36 pin Centronics parallel cable T...

Page 19: ...h a serial cable For connection to the serial interface you will probably want to use a standard RS 232C cable like the one shown below Important The following instructions apply to the serial cable that is suitable for use with an IBM compatible personal computer Note that they do not apply to all types of computers and cables If you are unsure about what type of cable you should use consult your...

Page 20: ... the plug Plug the other end of the cable into the socket on the back of the printer and secure it in place with the screws Note The parallel interface equipped on the printer as standard can be removed and replaced with an optional IS NP192 Serial Interface Unit This makes it possible to connect two separate computers for serial data communication ...

Page 21: ...covering them Switching between on line and off line Press ON LINE to switch the printer between being on line and off line When the printer is on line the ON LINE indicator is lit and the printer can receive data from the computer You should make sure that the printer is on line whenever you are trying to print When the printer is in off line the ON LINE indicator goes out which means that the pr...

Page 22: ...it Press LF once to feed paper one line Holding down LF continually feeds paper one line at a time until you release the button Form feed Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit While holding down LF press ON LINE to feed the paper Paper eject Make sure the printer is off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Press EJECT to eject the paper After the paper is ejected the printer ...

Page 23: ... position to be Press LF to feed the paper forward and EJECT to feed the paper backward These are the same keys you use for the micro feed operation After you have the paper at the position you want hold down ON LINE and press LF to make the current print head position the new auto load position The printer will beep twice to indicate that the new auto load position is set Note The auto load posit...

Page 24: ... the buffer is cleared Initializing the printer The following procedure initializes the printer to its power on settings Use ON LINE to take the printer off line ON LINE indicator is not lit Hold down MULTI PART and then ON LINE Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once indicating the printer buffer is cleared and then beeps again three times which indicates that the printer is rese...

Page 25: ... EDS 2 is used to specify communication parameters for the serial interface and a number of paper handling settings EDS 1 settings are grouped among six banks representing banks of switches that are identified by the letters A through F Each bank contains a number of switches numbered 1 through 6 that you can turn on and off to configure the printer EDS 2 settings consist of three banks named A B ...

Page 26: ...hile in the EDS Mode EDS 1 or EDS 2 use the control panel s MULTI PART button to select a bank While the DATA indicator is lit the lit indicator indicates the currently selected bank Note EDS 2 has only three banks so pressing the BANK button cycles through banks A B and C only Indicators EJECT LF LF and LF ON LINE do not light with EDS 2 Lit Indicator Selected Bank MULTI PART A MULTI PART EJECT B...

Page 27: ...rent setting of the switch is shown by the POWER indicator the indicator is lit when the switch is on and is not lit when the switch is off Printing the current switch settings In the EDS Mode hold down the control panel s ON LINE button and then press the LF button to print the current EDS settings Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is turned on or off Exiting the EDS Mode To save ED...

Page 28: ... from the computer which speeds up the printing Selecting download buffer OFF tells the printer to use available RAM to store character patterns Switch 5 Paper Out Detector Specifies whether the printer s paper out detector is enabled ON or disabled OFF When the paper out detector is enabled ON the printer automatically stops printing whenever it senses there is no more paper When it is disabled O...

Page 29: ...uto LF with CR Specifies whether auto LF with CR is enabled OFF or disabled ON When auto LF with CR is enabled OFF the printer automatically performs a line feed whenever it receives a carriage return from the computer When it is disabled ON the computer must send both a line feed code and a carriage return code at the end of each line Note the following check points when trying to figure out whic...

Page 30: ...use Switches 3 4 5 Print Pitch Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the print pitch setting you want to make Switch 6 Not used Print Mode SW1 SW2 LQ ON ON Draft OFF ON Print Pitch SW3 SW4 SW5 10cpi ON ON ON 12cpi OFF ON ON 15cpi ON OFF ON 17cpi OFF OFF ON 20cpi ON ON OFF Proportional OFF ON OFF ...

Page 31: ...cted towards the front of the printer ON or towards the back OFF Switch 6 Skew sensor for cut sheet paper Specifies whether the skew sensor for cut sheet paper should be enabled ON or disabled OFF Page Length SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 11 Letter ON ON ON ON 8 OFF ON ON ON 11 7 A4 ON OFF ON ON 12 OFF OFF ON ON 8 5 Letter ON ON OFF ON 14 Legal OFF ON OFF ON 10 5 Executive ON OFF OFF ON 7 25 Executive OFF OFF O...

Page 32: ... Portuguese ON OFF ON ON ON ON 861Icelandic OFF OFF ON ON ON ON 863 Canadian French ON ON OFF ON ON ON 865 Nordic OFF ON OFF ON ON ON 866 Russian ON OFF OFF ON ON ON 3840 IBM Russian OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON 3841 Gost Russian ON ON ON OFF ON ON 3843 Polish OFF ON ON OFF ON ON 3844 CS2 ON OFF ON OFF ON ON 3845 Hungarian OFF OFF ON OFF ON ON 3846 Turkish ON ON OFF OFF ON ON 3847 Brazil ABNT OFF ON OFF O...

Page 33: ... ON OFF OFF ON 3012 Latvian 2 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON 3021 Bulgarian ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON 3031 Hebrew OFF ON OFF OFF OFF ON 3041 Maltese ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 3850 Standard KU OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 3860 Rajvitee KU ON ON ON ON ON OFF 3861 Microwiz KU OFF ON ON ON ON OFF 3863 STD 988 TIS ON OFF ON ON ON OFF 3864 Popular TIS OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF 3865 Newsic TIS ON ON OFF ON ON OFF Code Page Name Coun...

Page 34: ...BICOMP 852 Latin 2 Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Poland Romania Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia Preferred by Microsoft 1001 Arabic Egypt Saudi Arabia Mainly in Arabic speaking countries 737 Greek Greece Almost 80 851 Greek Greece 869 Greek Greece 928 Greek Greece For UNIX 2001 Lithuanian KBL Lithuania Commonly used for DOS 772 Lithuanian Lithuania New standard 774 Lithuanian Lithuania 3001 Estoni...

Page 35: ... Standard KU Thailand 3860 Rajvitee KU Thailand 3861 Microwiz KU Thailand 3863 STD 988 TIS Thailand 3864 Popular TIS Thailand 3065 Newsic TIS Thailand International Character Set SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 U S A ON ON ON ON ON ON France OFF ON ON ON ON ON Germany ON OFF ON ON ON ON England OFF OFF ON ON ON ON Denmark 1 ON ON OFF ON ON ON Sweden OFF ON OFF ON ON ON Italy ON OFF OFF ON ON ON Spain 1 OF...

Page 36: ...correct positions before the above setting will have any effect Latin America ON ON OFF OFF ON ON Korea OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON Ireland ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON Legal OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON Font SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 Roman ON ON ON ON ON ON Sanserif OFF ON ON ON ON ON Courier ON OFF ON ON ON ON Prestige OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OCR B OFF ON OFF ON ON ON Orator OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON International Character Set...

Page 37: ... Length Specifies the number of bits that the computer transmits as one byte This setting is normally 8 Switch 2 Parity Check This switch specifies whether or not a parity check should be performed on the data Switch 3 Parity This switch specifies the parity as non odd or even Data Length SW1 DOS Setting 8 bits ON 8 7 bits OFF 7 Parity Check SW2 DOS Setting Disabled ON Disabled Enabled OFF Enabled...

Page 38: ...hes 5 6 Not used BANK B Switch 1 2 3 Baud Rate The baud rate is the speed in bits per second that the printer sends data to the computer The common setting is 9600 or 19200 Switches 4 5 6 Not used Protocol SW4 DOS Setting DTR ON DTR XON XOFF OFF XON XOFF Baud Rate SW1 SW2 SW3 DOS Setting 300 OFF OFF OFF 300 600 ON OFF OFF 600 1200 OFF ON OFF 1200 2400 ON ON OFF 2400 4800 OFF OFF ON 4800 9600 ON OF...

Page 39: ...sabled ON Switch 4 Control code FF Control code FF hexadecimal code 0C Specifies whether to eject paper ON or form feed OFF Switches 5 6 Waiting period for paper loading Switch Setting Meaning SW1 ON 1 6 top margin for cut sheet paper OFF 0 top margin for cut sheet paper SW2 ON 1 6 bottom margin for cut sheet paper OFF 0 bottom margin for cut sheet paper Waiting Period SW5 SW6 2 0 seconds ON ON 1 ...

Page 40: ...an be used If your application lists more than one of these select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list You should also use the EDS mode to select standard emulation page 22 If none of the printers listed above are available in the application choose one of the printers listed below Once again you should choose the printer that is nearest to the top in the following list For these p...

Page 41: ... to 8 3 76 2 to 210mm Length 2 5 to 11 7 63 5 to 297mm Thickness One ply 0 0028 to 0 0071 0 07 to 0 18mm Multi ply 0 0028 to 0 014 0 07 to 0 35mm Weight One ply 14 to 42 lbs 52 to 156g m2 45 to 135 kg Multi ply 11 to 14 lbs 40 to 52g m2 34 to 45 kg Passbook Width 4 0 to 6 0 101 6 to 152 4mm Length 5 to 8 127 0 to 203 2mm with the passbook opening Thickness 2 0mm maximum total thickness Number of P...

Page 42: ...e printer as far as it will go sliding its left side against the printer s left guide Important If the passbook is not inserted straight into the printer it will be considered a loading error and the passbook will be ejected Be sure to insert the passbook correctly Inserting the passbook with its left side more than 7 mm to the right of the left guide will be considered an error and the passbook w...

Page 43: ... paper into the printer as far as it will go sliding its left side against the printer s left guide Important If the paper is not inserted straight into the printer it will be considered a loading error and the paper will be ejected Be sure to insert the paper correctly Inserting the paper with its left side more than 7 mm to the right of the left guide will be considered an error and the paper wi...

Page 44: ...area for passbook and cut sheet paper 2 54 mm 0 1 2 54 mm 0 1 10 mm 0 4 Never allow printing to extend outside the print area otherwise the print head may be damaged 1 1 4 mm 0 16 1 4 mm 0 16 10 mm 0 4 2 54 mm 0 1 2 3 mm 0 09 4 mm 0 16 2 54 mm 0 1 Cut sheet paper Pass book ...

Page 45: ... Parallel Converter SPC 8K Important Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or removing optional accessories Serial Interface Unit IS NP192 The parallel interface equipped on the printer as standard can be removed and replaced with an optional IS NP192 Serial Interface Unit This makes it possible to connect two separate computers for serial data communication ...

Page 46: ...e Converter SPC 8K Connecting the serial to parallel converter to the printer s parallel connector provides a second serial connection which allows serial connections for two separate computers Dip switch Serial connector Clear button Parallel connector ...

Page 47: ... your warranty Short test Use the following procedure to test the printer to make sure that everything is working correctly Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer Turn off the printer While holding down ON LINE turn on the printer The short test prints the version number of the software contained in the printer s ROM followed by the current EDS settings of the printer To stop printing turn ...

Page 48: ...er Turn off the printer While holding down MULTI PART and EJECT turn the printer back on to enter the Hex Dump Mode To exit the Hex Dump Mode turn the printer off Adjusting the dot alignment You may never have to use the procedure described in this section but after you have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly For example what sh...

Page 49: ...st make separate adjustments for the CRT graphics mode I DRAFT Text DRAFT Graphics Double density CRT graphics mode II Triple density Quadruple density LQ Text and LQ Graphics modes as well Press LF to change to another printing mode Repeat the above steps for each printing mode if necessary After making changes to adjustments in all the printing modes you want press ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjust...

Page 50: ...ke sure that the ribbon cartridge is installed correctly The ribbon is worn out or used up Replace the ribbon with a new one Printer test works but printer will not print out data from the attached computer The wrong emulation is selected Check the emulation selection and change it if necessary See page 22 Yourapplicationprogram sor system software s printer selection is wrong Check the printer se...

Page 51: ...de to enable auto line feed with carriage return See Switch 4 Auto LF with CR on page 23 Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled Use the EDS Mode to disable auto line feed with carriage return See Switch 4 Auto LF with CR on page 23 The line spacing or leading selected by your application program is wrong Choose a different line spacing or l...

Page 52: ...ir Printer case is hot The printer s air vents are blocked or obstructed Switch off the printer and let it cool Check the air vents on the bottom of the printer to see if they are blocked Remove the obstruction if possible If the problem persists return the printer to your dealer for repair Printer makes excessive noise The top cover is removed Replace the top cover The printer is vibrating Move a...

Page 53: ...reload it Try printing again Left margin moves to the right during printing The paper is not loaded correctly causing the print head to jam Remove all paper from the printer and reload it Try printing again The ribbon cartridge is not installed correctly causing the print head to jam Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is installed correctly See Removing the protective materials on page 5 Inapprop...

Page 54: ...lectric motors or that raise the humidity level Inappropriate settings are selected by your application program Choose different settings in your application Wires are missing from the print head Return the printer to your dealer for repair Printer behaves erratically Printing suddenly stops The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged Check to make sure that the printer interface cable...

Page 55: ...converter you should conversely check to make sure that one of the above lines is included in your AUTOEXEC BAT file The file must also contain information on parameter settings For details see the user s manual that comes with the optional Serial to Parallel Interface Converter If the above is not the problem or if you make the above changes and still experience problems printing using the MS DOS...

Page 56: ...lectable Bit Image Uni directional bi directional logic seeking selectable Print Head Number of pins 24 Life 200 million dots pin Normal Mode 100 million dots pin Multi Part Mode Line Spacing 1 6 1 8 7 60 7 72 n 72 n 180 n 216 n 360 software Character Matrix Pitch Draft cps dpi LQ cps dpi Pica 10 cpi 24 9H 24 31H Elite 12 cpi 24 9H 24 27H Semi condensed 15 cpi S 16 7H 16 21H Semi condensed 15 cpi ...

Page 57: ...127 to 203 2 mm Paper length Total paper thickness 2 mm max Number of pages 14 excluding cover Emulation Standard Mode EPSON ESC P 24 pin NEC Graphic Compatible IBM Mode Proprinter XL24E Interfaces Standard Centronics parallel and RS 232 dual interface Option Dual serial interface Ribbon Type On carriage dedicated Monochrome Black only P24 Standard Ribbon Life P24 2 million characters ASCII draft ...

Page 58: ...ound 17 CHASSIS Chassis ground isolated from signal ground 18 5V 5V DC output from printer 19 30 GND Twisted pair ground return 31 RESET Printer is reset when this signal goes low 32 ERROR Low when printing cannot continue due to error 33 EXT GND External ground 34 35 Not used 36 SELECT IN Printer ignores this signal Serial Interface Pin Name Function 1 CHASSIS Printer chassis ground 2 TXD Data fr...

Page 59: ...53 Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal ...

Page 60: ...54 Character Sets IBM Character Set 2 Code Page 437 IBM PC IBM Character Set 1 Other characters are the same as those for Character Set 2 ...

Page 61: ... using the ESC command Code Page 850 Multi lingual Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 860 Portuguese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 861 Icelandic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 62: ... same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 865 Nordic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3840 IBM Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 866 Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 63: ...se for Code Page 437 Code Page 3841 Gost Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3845 Hungarian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3844 CS2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 64: ...ame as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3846 Turkish Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 852 Latin 2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3848 Brazil ABICOMP The other characters are the same as in code page 437 ...

Page 65: ...59 Code Page 1001 Arabic Code Page 737 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 851 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 66: ...s those for Code Page 437 Code Page 869 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 772 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 2001 Lithuanian KBL Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 67: ...se for Code Page 437 Code Page 774 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3011 Latvian1 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3002 Estonian2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 68: ...ame as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3012 Latvian2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3041 Maltese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3031 Hebrew Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 69: ... for Code Page 437 Code Page 3850 Standard KU Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3863 STD988 TIS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3861 Microwiz KU Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 70: ...64 Character Sets Code Page 3865 Newsic TIS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 Code Page 3864 Popular TIS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page 437 ...

Page 71: ... Select printer DC2 Cancel condensed printing DC3 Deselect printer DC4 Cancel double width printing 1 line CAN Cancel line ESC LF Reverse feed by current line space ESC FF Reverse form feed ESC SO Select double width printing 1 line ESC SI Select condensed printing ESC EM n Control cut sheet feeder printer ignores this code ESC SP Set inter character space ESC n n 00 01 02 04 08 10 20 40 80 Master...

Page 72: ... EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A UPC E CODE39 CODE128 Postnet ESC nL nH d1 dk Print data as characters ESC t 03 00 d1 d2 00 d1 ESC t d1 d2 00 01 03 07 19 08 09 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 18 Assign character table Italic 437 USA 850 Multi lingual 860 Portuguese 861 Icelandic 863 Canadian French 865 Nordic 866 Russian 3840 IBM Russian 3841 Gost 3843 Polish 3844 CS2 3745 Hungarian 3846 Turkish 3847 Br...

Page 73: ...bit image mode ESC Initialise printer ESC A n Set n 60 line spacing ESC B d1 dk 00 Set vertical tab ESC C n Set page length in lines ESC C 0 n Set page length in inches ESC D n1 nk 00 Set horizontal tab ESC E Select bold font ESC F Cancel bold font ESC G Select double strike printing ESC H Cancel double strike printing ESC J n Advance print position vertically ESC K nL nH d1 dk Select 60 dpi graph...

Page 74: ...ica 13 Korea 14 Irish 64 Legal ESC S n n 00 01 Select superscript subscript printing Superscript Subscript ESC T Cancel superscript subscript printing ESC U n n 00 01 Turn unidirectional mode on off Unidirectional Bi directional ESC W n n 00 01 Turn double width printing on off Turns off double width Turns on double width ESC Y nL nH d1 dk Select 120 dpi double speed graphics ESC Z nL nH d1 dk Sel...

Page 75: ...ek 851 869 Greek 869 928 Greek 928 2001 Lithuanian KBL 772 Lithuanian 772 774 Lithuanian 774 3001 Estonian 1 3002 Estonian 2 3011 Latvian 1 3012 Latvian 2 3021 Bulgarian 3031 Hebrew 3041 Maltese 3850 Standard KU 3860 Rajvitee KU 3861 Microwiz KU 3863 STD 988 TIS 3864 Popular TIS 3865 Newsic TIS ESC nL nH Move relative horizontal print position ESC b m n1 nk 00 Set vertical tab in VFU channels ESC ...

Page 76: ...ft LQ FS 3 n Set line spacing to n 360 FS Initialise printer FS C n n 00 01 02 03 05 07 Select typeface Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige OCR B Orator FS E n n 00 01 02 Select double triple width printing Cancel expanded print ESC W 0 Select double wide print ESC W 1 Select triple wide print FS F Select forward feed FS I n n 00 01 02 Select character table Select standard character table Select IBM ...

Page 77: ...e spacing ESC 2 Execute ESC A definition ESC 3 n Select n 216 or n 180 or n 360 line spacing ESC 4 Set top of form to the current position ESC 5 n n 00 01 Turn automatic line feed on off Automatic line feeding stops Automatic line feeding starts ESC 6 Enable printing of upper control codes Character Set 2 ESC 7 Enable upper control codes Character Set 1 ESC Select elite pitch ESC A n Define line s...

Page 78: ...ttom margin ESC O Cancel bottom margin ESC P n n 00 01 Turn proportional mode on off Cancel proportional printing Select proportional printing ESC Q n Deselect printer ESC R Set all tabs to power on defaults ESC S n n 00 01 Select superscript subscript printing Select Superscript Select Subscript ESC T Cancel superscript subscript printing ESC U n n 00 01 Turn unidirectional mode on off Select bi ...

Page 79: ...bic 737 Greek 737 851 Greek 851 869 Greek 869 928 Greek 928 2001 Lithuanian KBL 772 Lithuanian 772 774 Lithuanian 774 3001 Estonian 1 3002 Estonian 2 3011 Latvian 1 3012 Latvian 2 3021 Bulgarian 3031 Hebrew 3041 Maltese 3850 Standard KU 3860 Rajvitee KU 3861 Microwiz KU 3863 STD 988 TIS 3864 Popular TIS 3865 Newsic TIS ESC nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 Set base unit of line spacing ESC g nL nH m d1 dk Select ...

Page 80: ...e sheet This printer can print on forms that have up to five sheets LQ font Letter quality font off line Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue printing on line Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print pitch The number of characters printed per horizontal inch power outlet Local AC power source that you plug into to supply power to your printer Be sure that y...

Page 81: ...e Hex dump Self test 2 EDS 1 mode Dot adjustment mode EDS 2 mode BANK SW ON OFF Exit Left Right Next Exit Set Save Factory setting Back ward Forward Cancel Print Self test 1 Off line On line OCR B Form feed Forward Micro feed Back ward Auto loading position change mode Buffer clear All reset On line Power on EDS mode Dot adjustment mode Auto loading position change mode DATA DRAFT MULTI PART EJECT...

Page 82: ...garian 62 Canadian French 56 CS2 57 Estonian1 61 Estonian2 61 Gost Russian 57 Greek 59 60 Hebrew 62 Hungarian 57 IBM Russian 56 Icelandic 55 Latin 2 58 Latvian1 61 Latvian2 62 Lithuanian 772 60 Lithuanian 774 61 Lithuanian KBL 60 Maltese 62 Microwiz KU 63 Multi lingual 55 Newsic TIS 64 Nordic 56 Polish 57 Popular TIS 64 Portuguese 55 Rajvitee KU 63 Russian 56 Standard KU 63 STD988 TIS 63 Turkish 5...

Page 83: ...6 form feed 16 front cover opening 4 G glossary 75 graphics direction 23 H hexadecimal dump 42 I initialization 18 input buffer 22 Interface Converter connecting 40 interface pin outs parallel interface 52 serial interface 52 L line feed 16 line spacing 23 M micro feed 16 MS DOS setting up for printing 34 Multi part Mode entering 18 O off line switching to 15 ON LINE indicator 15 on line switching...

Page 84: ... printer case 46 left margin movement 47 line spacing 45 malformed graphics 45 no printing 44 overprinting lines 45 paper feed 45 power supply 44 print quality 45 printing past paper edge 47 smudged forms 46 sudden stoppage 48 weak printing 44 wrong number of lines 45 R RAM usage 22 ribbon cartridge installing 6 removing 8 taking up slack in 7 S setup printer 1 specifications 50 system software se...

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