Star Micronics LC-100+ Manuel d'utilisateur

USER’S MANUALLC-1011CLC-100 COLOUR+HL 80825190DOT MATRIX PRINTER

2 Printer SetupUnpacking the printerCheck to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration.If anything is m

General guide 3General guideThe following illustrations show the major components of your printer.

4 Printer SetupInstalling the platen knobThe platen knob is packed into a recess in the packaging material.❏ Install the knob on the shaft located ins

Installing the ribbon cassette 5Note:You can completely remove the front cover from the printer or you can stand it up without removing it. You should

6 Printer Setup❏ While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield, press down gently but firmly on the cassette until the side tab

Removing the ribbon cassette 7✓ Are you getting muddy-looking colors from a color ribbon? The more green, orange, and purple colors you use, the quick

8 Printer SetupInstalling the paper guide❏Insert the two tabs on the bottom of the paper guide into the holes provided on the rear cover of the printe

Loading fanfold paper 9Note:We recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods. Becaus

10 Printer Setup❏ Grasping the two back corners of the printer with the palms of your hands, press back on the two raised areas on the top of the rear

Loading fanfold paper 11far apart). After making these adjustments, be sure that you re-lock the tractors by pulling the gray levers into the locked p

Federal Communications CommissionRadio Frequency Interference StatementThe 120V version equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

12 Printer Setup❏ Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer. This will feed the paper to the starting position.❏ After the paper is fully fe

Parking fanfold paper 13Parking fanfold paperIt is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut-shee

14 Printer SetupUsing the tear-off functionThe following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper.❏ Check to make sure that the printer is on

Connecting to your computer 15For an IBM-compatible personal computer:✓ Use a standard 36-pin Centronics parallel cable.✓ The parallel cable should be

16Chapter 2: Control Panel OperationsThe control panel gives you push-button control over the printer’s operations. It includes indicator lights, whi

Selecting a font 17Selecting a font❏Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).❏ Press FONT to change the font selection. An ind

18 Control Panel OperationsSetting the character pitchThe character pitch setting controls how many characters are printed per inch. Use the following

Line feed 19The printer is now in the Pitch Lock Mode. You could enter the Pitch Lock Mode and Font Lock Mode (page 17) at the same time by holding do

20 Control Panel OperationsMicro feedUse the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments. This makes it possible to align the print

Selecting the Quiet Print Mode 21Selecting the Quiet Print ModeThe Quiet Print Mode lets you print with less noise than that produced with normal prin

Trademark acknowledgmentsLC-10, LC-100, LC-100+, LC-200, LC-1011C, NX-1000, NX-1020, NX-1040, PT-10DT, SPC-8K: Star Micronics Co. Ltd.EX-800, FX-850,

22 Control Panel Operations❏ After you have the paper at the position you want, hold down ON LINE and press PAPER FEED to make the current print head

Clearing the printer’s buffer 23Clearing the printer’s bufferWhen the printer receives data from a computer, it temporarily stores it in a memory call

24Chapter 3: Using the EDS ModeThe letters “EDS” stand for “Electronic DIP Switches.” Just like the small DIP switches that are used by many computer

Selecting a bank 25Selecting a bank❏While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’s FONT button to select a bank. When the DRAFT indicator flashes, the

26 Using the EDS ModePrinting the current switch settings❏To print the current EDS switch settings while in n the EDS Mode, press and hold the control

EDS Mode Settings 27Switch 3: RAM UsageSpecifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer (ON) or as a download buffer (OFF). Selecting input buf

28 Using the EDS ModeBANK BSwitch 1: NLQ DirectionSelects uni-directional (ON) or bi-directional (OFF) printing for NLQ (Near Letter Quality) printing

EDS Mode Settings 29BANK CSwitch 1: Print ModeSelects Draft (ON) or NLQ (OFF) as the print mode. NLQ (OFF) provides near letter quality output, while

30 Using the EDS ModeBANK DSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4: Page LengthTurn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length setting you

EDS Mode Settings 31BANK ESwitches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Code Page/International Character SetIf your EDS settings specify IBM emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 OF

About this manualThis manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-1011C and LC-100+ Colour printers. The following is a list of what

32 Using the EDS ModeIf your EDS settings specify Standard emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 ON) with the italic character table (Bank A, Switch 2 OFF), use

33Chapter 4: Using the Printer with MS-DOSThis chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS-

34 Using the Printer with MS-DOSIf none of the printers listed above are available in the application, choose one of the printers listed below. Once a

Selecting paper types 35Chapter 5: Paper HandlingYour printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types. This chapter tells you everything you

36 Paper HandlingAdjusting for paper thicknessPaper comes in different weights, normally expressed as gsm (grams per square meter) or lbs (pounds). So

Automatic fanfold feeding 37Automatic fanfold feeding❏See “Loading fanfold paper” on page 9 for details on using fanfold paper.Manual sheet feedingYou

38 Paper Handling❏ Insert a sheet of paper into the paper guide, with the side you want to print on facing the back of the printer. Gently push the pa

39Chapter 6: Optional AccessoriesThis chapter explains how to install and use the following optional accessories that are available for this printer:

40 Optional AccessoriesInstalling the Automatic Sheet Feeder❏ Use the printer’s EDS Mode to change the setting of Bank A Switch 4 to OFF (page 27), wh

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-10DT) 41❏ Install the printer cover that comes with the Automatic Sheet Feeder.❏ Install the hopper attachment as shown bel

ContentsChapter 1: Printer Setup ... 1Choosing a place for the printer ... 1Unpacking the printer ... 2General guide ... 3Installing the platen knob .

42 Optional AccessoriesNow you can load paper into the hopper and use the Auto Sheet Feeder for printing.Important!Keep the printer’s front cover and

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-10DT) 43❏ Fan a stack of paper and tap its edges to make sure they are all even.❏ Insert the stack of paper into the Automa

44 Optional AccessoriesSerial-to-Parallel Interface ConverterThis section describes how to connect and set up the SPC-8K Serial-To-Parallel Interface

45Important!❏ Make sure that the serial-to-parallel converter is resting on a stable, level surface where it will not be subject to vibration or damag

46 Optional AccessoriesData LengthParityProtocolBaud RateSwitch 1 Data Length DOS/Windows SettingON 8 bits 8OFF 7 bits 7Switch 2 Switch 5 Parity DOS/W

Testing the printer 47Appendix A: TroubleshootingThe appendix will provide help if you experience problems with your printer. It tells you how to tes

48 TroubleshootingLong test❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.❏ Turn the printer off.❏ While holding down the control panel’s PAPER FEED

Adjusting the dot alignment 49Adjusting the dot alignmentYou may never have to use the procedure described in this section, but after you have been us

50 TroubleshootingTroubleshooting guideUse the following table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the best solution to deal wi

Troubleshooting guide 51Printer does not feed paper properly.Jamming paper. Remove all paper from the printer and then reload it.The printer is not se

Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode ... 24About EDS Mode settings ... 24Entering the EDS Mode ... 24Selecting a bank ... 25Selecting a switch ... 25Changing

52Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page.Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled by the EDS setting.Use the EDS Mode to disable auto

Troubleshooting guide 53Printer case is hot. The printer’s air vents are blocked or obstructed.Switch off the printer and let it cool. Check the air v

54Left 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 an

55Printer behaves erratically.Printing suddenly stops.The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged.Check to make sure that the printer inte

56Checking system software settings in WindowsWhenever you have problems printing from a Windows application, you should check the following four sthi

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 57To check the port❏ Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main window.❏ Double-click the Printers ic

58 SpecificationsAppendix B: SpecificationsPrinting System Serial Impact Dot-MatrixPrinting Speed Pitch Draft (cps/dpi) NLQ (cps/dpi)Pica (10 cpi) 160

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 59Fanfold (with push tractor feeder)Paper width: 4″ to 10″ / 101.6 to 254 mmPaper thickness: 0.00276″ to 0

60Appendix C: Interface Pin OutsParallel InterfacePin Name Function1 STROBE Goes low for ≥0.5µs when active.2 DATA0 These signals represent informati

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 61Appendix D: Character SetsStandard Italic Character Set #2International Character SetThe character code

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes ... 67Appendix F: Glossary ... 72Appendix G: Control Panel Operation Guide ... 73

62 Character SetsIBM Character Set #2Code Page #437 (IBM-PC)Code Page #850Multi-lingualOther characters are the same as those for Code Page #437Code P

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 63Code Page #860PortugueseOther characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.Code Page #861Icelandi

64 Character SetsCode Page #3840 IBM-RussianOther characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.Code Page #866 RussianOther characters are the s

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 65Code Page #3845HungarianOther characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.Code Page #3844 CS2Oth

66 Character SetsCharacter Set #1Other characters are the same as those for Character Set #2.IBM Special Character SetThe following characters can be

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 67Appendix E: Printer Control CodesThis appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name

68Print Pitch Control CommandsDescription Mode ASCII CodeSelect condensed print BothSISame as SI STDESC SISelect one line expanded print BothSOSame as

69Special Print Mode CommandsDescription Mode ASCII CodeSet master print mode STDESC!Cancel underlining BothESC-0Select underlining BothESC-1Select em

70 Printer Control CodesLine Spacing CommandsDescription Mode ASCII CodeAdvance paper one line (line feed) BothLFReverse paper one line STDESC LFSet l

71Set left and right margins IBMESC X n1 n2Move print head to specified horizontal position STDESC \ n1 n2Justification STDESC anSet absolute horizontal

72 GlossaryAppendix F: Glossaryadjustment leverControls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness of the paper you are printing on.

73Appendix G: Control Panel Operation GuideNote:A dot means press and hold and an arrow means to just press. A dot and arrow tied together means hold

Aapplication printerchecking selection 56ASF 40auto LF with CR 28auto tear-off 28AUTOEXEC.BAT 45, 57Automatic Sheet Feeder 40installing 40loading pape

printing current switch settings 26selecting a bank 25selecting a switch 25settings 26using 24eject 19Electronic DIP Switches 24emulation 26Ffanfold p

options 39Automatic Sheet Feeder 39Interface Converter 44Ppage length 30paperautomatic feeding 37fanfold 12handling 35micro feed 20recommended print a

troubleshooting 47guide 50Uuni-directional printing 28unpacking 2Zzero style 28

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1Chapter 1: Printer SetupThis chapter contains important information on setting up your printer. Be sure to read this chapter carefully before using