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  • Page 1 LC24-30 COLOUR USERS MANUAL NOT INTENDED FOR SALE...
  • Page 2 DIN in accordance with the Postal 18. 1991: The sound pressure wurde das Inverkehrbringen Colour, X24-200. PT-109. SPC-SK: Star Micronics Co Business Machines Corporation. is strictly forbidden. STAR can assume no responsibility 0 Copyright 1993 Star Micron&...
  • Page 3 Guide to this manual The LC24-30 Colour is essentially use. However, it is also capable of a number of complex functions. This manual is divided into two main sec- tions: Section 1 consists of Chapters consists of Chapters 4 to 7. A glossary, table of contents, appendix and index are also provided for reference.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Guide to this manual Table of contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Features ~~...,..~~.,...,.~...~~..,...~~.., Parts ....~...~~...,,.~.~...,,..~~~.~~..~,..~~..,,...,,...~...~~. Chapter 2 - Unpacking and setting up Choosing a place for the printer ...
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 - Printer reference Introduction ... Using the control panel..Making Electronic DIP Switch settings ... which emulation Selecting Connecting the printer to your computer..Choosing which type of cable to use..Setting up the printer with a Windows Setting up the printer with an MS-DOS Setting up the printer with a Macintosh..
  • Page 6 to the printer ... Making adjustments Setting the print gap ... Adjusting vertical alignment Testing the printer..Short test..Long test..Printing out a hexadecimal Chapter 5 - Options Push tractor unit ... the push tractor unit ... Installing Loading fanfold paper ...
  • Page 7 Appendix Specifications ... Default Electronic DIP Switch settings..Printer beep tones ... Interface pin outs ... Parallel interface ... Serial interface ... Character sets ... Standard character set #2..International character sets..IBM character set #2 ... Code page #437 (U.S.A.) ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Features This printer, the LC24-30 Colour, lets you print sharp, impressive-looking range of features that will make it an indispensable companion for your personal computer at home or in the office. High speed - the printer can print text at speeds of...
  • Page 9 Easy set-up - Electronic DIP Switch mode allows you to make power-on Utility software for IBM PC and compatible ers also allows you to make these settings from your computer. control panel - you can control the Easy-to-use printer’s functions, determine the printer’s current status by means of the control panel.
  • Page 10 In addition to these features, the printer can print on a variety of different sizes and types of paper: single sheets (also called cut sheets), fanfold paper (continuous computer paper with holes in the edges), and multi-part forms (allowing you to print several copies at once). Sin- gle sheets can be up to 11”...
  • Page 11 Paper guides Release lever Paper delivery selector Extension cover Interlace connector The printer level The printer with the front cover removed Page...

  • Page 12: Parts

    Parts The main components opposite. The paper guides and paper support hold single- sheets, setting their position so that they are fed into the printer correctly. The release lever grips single sheets as they are fed in. The lever should be pushed towards the back of the printer to hold single sheets properly, and released (pulled forward) when fanfold paper is in use.
  • Page 13 The platen guides the paper through the printer and provides -a solid surface against which the print head can make an impression The adjustment lever lets you adjust the position of the print head for differing thicknesses multi-part forms. Page on the paper.

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 - Unpacking And Setting Up

    Chapter 2 Choosing a place for the printer Keep the following points in mind when deciding where to put your printer. Choose a firm, level surface where the printer will not be exposed to vibration. Make sure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to connect the two with your printer cable.

  • Page 15: Unpacking The Printer

    Unpacking the printer There should be five items in the box: the printer, a color ribbon cartridge, the paper support, a 3 l/2” floppy disk and this user’s manual. If anything is missing, contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing part.

  • Page 16: Preparing The Printer

    Preparing the printer Place the printer in the spot you have chosen and carry out the following steps: Opening the front cover Hook your fingers under the two small projecting tabs on either side of the front cover, grip the cover firmly and pull upwards.

  • Page 17: Installing The Ribbon Cartridge

    Installing the ribbon cartridge Turn the tension knob on the cartridge clockwise, to take the slack out of the ribbon. Tension knob, Gently lower the cartridge into the cartridge holder. Make sure that the spindle on the cartridge holder fits into the socket on the base of the cartridge. Page...
  • Page 18 Carefully position the ribbon between the print head and the print head shield as shown. Push down gently but firmly on the cartridge to make sure that it is properly in place. You should be able to feel a small amount of play (about 1 / 10” - 2.5mm) in the cartridge as you press down on it.

  • Page 19: Fitting The Paper Support

    Close the front cover by swinging it down and push- ing down on the raised parts at the rear so that it fits firmly into place. Fitting the paper support Fit the two tabs on the paper support into the rear cover slots as shown.

  • Page 20: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    Connecting the printer The printer and computer must be connected with a cable. The computer want to print to the printer via this cable. A cable is not supplied with the printer. Make sure that the printer and computer are both switched off before you connect them.
  • Page 21 Secure the connector with the clips as shown. Connection using the optional serial-to-parallel converter is Note: described in Chapter 5. Page...

  • Page 22: Setting Up The Printer In Windows

    Setting up the printer in Windows The LC24-30 Colour is ideally suited for use with com- puters running Microsoft Windows works best with the newest version of Windows - Win- dows 3.1. If you are running a version of Windows lier than 3.1, we recommend...
  • Page 23 OK.) Select LC24-30 Click OK. A list of installed printers appears, which now includes the LC24-30 Colour. Click on Set As Default Printer. Click on Close to return to the Control Panel win- dow. For instructions on how to configure the printer, see Chapter 5 of the Microsoft Windows User’s Guide, enti-...

  • Page 24: Setting Up The Printer In Ms-Dos

    Setting up the printer in MS-DOS IBM PC’s and compatibles work with a printer connected out any special set-up. Try printing out some text as follows: Turn on the printer and start up your computer. Type “PRINT” followed by the name of a text file, for example, “AUTOEXEC.BAT”, or Return.

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 Using The Printer

    Chapter 3 Loading paper The paper tray can hold up to 55 sheets of paper. To load the paper, use the following steps (for a description of how to load fanfold paper refer to page 76 of Chapter 5). Move the release lever towards the back of the printer and pull the paper tray cover forward.
  • Page 27 The paper guides move freely from side to side. Adjust the left-hand paper guide to the position you want. Pick up your stack of paper. Page20...
  • Page 28 Cut sheet paper can sometimes ing problems when the paper is drawn through the printer. To prevent this, flick through the stack of paper with your thumb. This helps ensure that each sheet of paper is loose within the stack and will be fed through the printer separately.
  • Page 29 Now place the paper in the paper tray. Paper guides Adjust the right-hand stack fits snugly between the guides. The paper must be able to slide down freely into the printer, but should not be able to move from side to side. Push the paper tray cover closed.
  • Page 30 Push the paper delivery selector up and back. Printed pages will now be delivered in a stack, face down. When you turn the stack of printed pages right-side up, the sheets will be in the order in which they were printed. Papa , delivery Pull out the extension tray and pull out the stack wire to support the printed sheets.

  • Page 31: Ready Mode And Not-Ready Mode

    Ready mode and Not-Ready The printer is in “ready” mode when it is ready to receive and print documents printer is in “not-ready” panel keys to change various printer settings. In “not-ready” mode, the printer cannot print anything. When the printer is on, the READY indicator light on the right-hand side of the panel indicates whether the printer is in ready mode, or not-ready mode.

  • Page 32: Using The Control Panel

    You can press the (READY] key to switch the printer between the two modes. Pressing (W] printer in ready mode: pressing [READV] again puts the printer in not-ready Using the control panel The control panel’s purpose is to allow you to control the printer’s various functions printer’s set-up.
  • Page 33 The green READY light on the right-hand panel indicates whether the printer is in ready mode or not-ready mode, as already mentioned. The other six lights are always either on or off. The three lights on the left indicate the currently selected font.

  • Page 34: Printing Out Your Documents

    Windows Default Printer. You have probably already made the LC24-30 Colour the Default Printer when you installed the printer driver file, (see page 15 of Chapter 2). If you did not, you can set it as follows:...
  • Page 35 RETURN key to start printing. MS-DOS applications Note: need to select the printer in each application Page 28 program and select a printer. Star LC24-30 Colour Epson LO-860/l 060 follow the instructions Make any necessary select printers independently. You will...

  • Page 36: Using Different Fonts

    Using different fonts You can vary the appearance using different fonts. If you are unfamiliar with fonts (or typefaces), please refer to the section Introduction to fonts on page 50 of Chapter 4. The way in which you select different fonts depends on whether your computer is running Windows or MS-DOS.

  • Page 37: In Ms-Dos

    In MS-DOS If you are using a computer running MS-DOS, you can use the control panel to select one of the 6 typeface fam- ilies built into the printer. Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige SC/Lip-t Draft The lights on the control panel’s left-hand column show the selected font.
  • Page 38 Similarly, if only the middle light or bottom light is on, Courier or Script is selected. If two lights are on, the font whose name is between the two lights is the selected font. For example, if the lower two lights are on, Prestige is the selected font. Prestige typeface selected Similarly, if the top two lights are on, Sanserif is selected.

  • Page 39: Using Other Printer Features

    These are all described in Chapter 4, Printer reference. Dealing with printing problems The LC24-30 Colour is designed to be easy to use and trouble-free. However, from time to time, you may come up against difficulties problems, it will be helpful to refer to Chapter 6, Troubleshooting.

  • Page 40: Chapter 4 Printer Reference

    Chapter 4 Introduction This chapter is intended as a comprehensive the printer’s functions. some that have been briefly described in the first three chapters and some that are new. Among the topics covered are the following: Using the printer’s control panel Making power-on Switch settings) Selecting which emulation...

  • Page 41: Using The Control Panel

    Using the control panel The control panel allows you to control the printer’s var- ious functions and to see the printer’s current set-up. The control panel has more significance users, since Windows such as font selection. MS-DOS users must use the printer’s control panel to manage the printer’s func- tions.
  • Page 42 such as the current font. The light is on when the printer is in ready mode. It flashes when it is in not- ready mode. The three lights arranged in the left-hand column of the panel show which font is currently selected. If a single light is on, the font next to that light is the currently selected font.
  • Page 43 the lights are off if these features are not in effect. These features are explained later on in this chapter. The control panel is also used to make Electronic Switch settings. These feature settings come into effect each time the printer is switched on. See the following section for an explanation make Electronic DIP Switch settings.

  • Page 44: Making Electronic Dip Switch Settings

    (DIP switches) with which you can select various power-on IBM), default font and print quality (Letter-Quality draft). The LC24-30 Colour does not have DIP switches. Instead you can use the control panel directly to select imaginary DIP switches and make power-on tings.
  • Page 45 Electronic DIP Switch Dl (print quality) selected Press the [FONT] and [PAPER] keys until the letter and number corresponding The READY light shows the current switch setting: ON or OFF. Use the (READY] key to change the setting. For example, to set the print quality setting to Draft, select D (press the [FONT] key until the lower two lights in the left-hand column are on) and 1 (press the [PAPER] key until the top light in the right-hand...
  • Page 46 When the printer is shipped from the factory, all switch settings are set to ON, except for Bl, the graphics direc- tion, which is set to OFF (uni-directional The full list of Electronic lows : Function EDS setting Emulation AEC (Automatic Emulation Change) Mode RAM usage...
  • Page 47 Reserved Reserved Al - Emulation The LC24-30 Colour can “emulate” either an Epson LQ- 860 or an IBM Proprinter X24E. To “emulate” means to “perform in the same way as”. The two printers offer dif- ferent sets of printable characters.
  • Page 48 A3 - RAM usage If A3 is OFF, the printer is able to store patterns repre- senting characters that you have defined with the Epson or IBM printer commands the printer can store the data it receives from the com- puter.
  • Page 49 B2 - Paper out If B2 is ON, the printer can detect when there is no more paper and will stop printing. If B2 is OFF, the printer can print right down to the bottom of the page. However, there is also the danger that it may print past the end of the paper, which may cause damage to the print head and platen.
  • Page 50 C4 and C5 - Print pitch Pitch is the number of characters text. If you want to print using 10 characters text, C4 and C5 should be set to ON. The settings for other pitches are as shown in the table. Print pitch 10 CPI 12 CPI...
  • Page 51 D3 to D 5 - IBM code page or international Various special characters acters) are needed for different languages. son, you can select variations tables. These are known as code pages or international character sets. If the printer is in IBM emulation mode (Al is OFF), or if it is in Epson emulation mode (Al is ON), and the Epson graphic character to D5 select a code page as shown in the following table:...
  • Page 52 El to E3 - LQ font selection If Letter Quality print mode is selected (Dl is set to ON), any of the following five fonts may be selected as the default font - the font that is current when the printer is powered on.

  • Page 53: Selecting Which Emulation To Use

    Selecting which emulation The LC24-30 Colour can emulate both Epson and IBM dot-matrix printers. This means that the software appli- cations you use on your computer can treat the printer as if it were an Epson or an IBM printer.

  • Page 54: Connecting The Printer To Your Computer

    36- pin Centronics parallel cable or the serial-to-parallel convertor cable that you can purchase as an option with the LC24-30 Colour. Connecting the printer to a computer using a parallel cable is generally simpler. However, the length of the parallel cable should not be more than 6’...

  • Page 55: Setting Up The Printer With An Ms-Dos Computer

    If you are using the serial-to-parallel need to make some switch settings on the converter and corresponding serial port settings in Windows. This is described in the section Serial- to-parcdZeZ interface con- uerter in Chapter 6. You should now be able to print from your Windows applications.

  • Page 56: Setting Up The Printer With A Macintosh

    When you can print using the MS-DOS print command, try printing from an application. Start up an application processor, and select a printer to print to, as described on page 27 of Chapter 3 (you may also need to consult the application’s manual).

  • Page 57: Using Fonts And Varying The Appearance

    Using fonts and varying the appearance Introduction to fonts and typefaces A font is a collection of characters punctuation symbols) of a particular The typeface of a font is the design style of the charac- ters. The typeface lends a font its distinctive ance.

  • Page 58: Pitch

    character’s design. As a result, two different sentences that contain the same number of characters will occupy the same width if printed using a monospaced will usually have different widths if a proportionally- spaced font is used. An example Identical An example sentence in Bookman.

  • Page 59: Scalable Fonts

    Scalable fonts Each character in a scalable font is defined as an outline shape. The computer converts the outline shape to a matrix of dots that forms the printed character. Hence, scalable fonts, such as the TrueType disk accompanying screen and printed at any size. In Windows Installing True Type fonts...

  • Page 60: Selecting Different Fonts

    Selecting different fonts If you are running applications Windows, you will select fonts from within your applica- tion (refer to your application’s Your applications ous ways in which you can type-set your text on-screen so that it is ready to print out on the printer. Your Windows system already includes several fonts, such as Arial, Times New Roman and Symbol.

  • Page 61: Preventing Software Font Selection

    Unless you have altered the setting, the pitch is set to 10 characters per inch. You can also select character pitch from software appli- cations programs. details. Preventing software font selection To prevent the font selection from being altered by a software application be made from the control panel only, power up the printer while holding down the (FONT] key.

  • Page 62: Using Different Types Of Paper

    Using different types of paper You can use any of the following types of paper with your LC24-30 Colour printer: single sheets, fanfold paper and multi-part Single sheets are individual, paper. They are also referred to as cut sheets. Up to...
  • Page 63 You can also print using sheets of labels. We recom- mend that single sheet labels are used in preference fanfold label paper. Note: Do not reverse feed label sheets. Fanfold forms Bottom FClnll Printable areas for single sheet and fanfold paper Page 56 Single sheets 119mm...

  • Page 64: Useful Printing Features

    Useful printing features Portrait and landscape You can load paper into the printer in either portrait (upright) or landscape that the width of the paper does not exceed 11”. Hence, you can load Letter-sized tion, but not A4 paper. Note: Although Letter-sized paper can be loaded into the printer in either landscape or portrait orientation,...

  • Page 65: Pausing Printing

    Pausing printing To temporarily interrupt printing, press the (READY] key. This puts the printer in not-ready you to check your print-out or change a setting using the control panel. To resume printing, press the (READY) key again to put the printer back in ready mode. Parking fanfold paper If you are using fanfold paper and want to switch to sin-...

  • Page 66: Controlling The Paper Position

    Controlling the paper position There are a number of ways in which you can adjust the position of the paper in the printer. You can feed paper through a line at a time (paper feed), eject the current page (form feed) and feed the paper forwards and back- wards in very small steps (forward and reverse micro feed).

  • Page 67: Reverse Micro Feed

    Reverse micro feed To feed the paper through the printer in reverse in small steps, first put the printer in not-ready down the (READY] key and press the [FONT] key. Each time you press the [FONT] key, the paper is fed backwards small amount.

  • Page 68: Selecting Zoom Mode Print Size

    Selecting Zoom mode print size You can print at either 50% [half) or 67% (two-thirds) normal size by using the Zoom mode. This is useful for printing wide documents, single sheet. Change the zoom size as follows. Put the printer in mode.

  • Page 69: Saving Current Settings (The Macro Feature)

    Quiet indicator will light up, indicating is in Quiet mode. Printing will be slightly slower. To turn off Quiet mode, press the (FONT] key again while the printer is in ready mode. The printer will beep again to indicate that you have quit Quiet mode. Saving current settings You can save the following settings for future use: font, quiet, zoom resolution,...

  • Page 70: Making Adjustments To The Printer

    Making adjustments Setting the print gap Paper comes in different weights, normally quoted in gsm (grams per square meter). 60 gsm and 90 gsm are typical figures. Heavier paper is thicker. Multi-part forms are generally thicker than single sheets or ordi- nary fanfold paper.
  • Page 71 It is a good idea to try out different settings in order to find out which setting gives the best print quality results. The table below gives recommended Paper type Weight of each sheet Single 14-24 Ibs (52-90 gsm) 2-PlY 1 I-14 Ibs (40-52 gsm) 1 l-l 4 lbs (40-52 gsm) 3-P/Y...

  • Page 72: Adjusting Vertical Alignment

    Adjusting vertical alignment Note: You may never have to use this function. Use it only if graph- ics print-outs appear strange (as in the illustrations After you have been using your printer for some time, you may find that when you print graphics, the printed dots are slightly out of line with each other.
  • Page 73 *** DOT ADJUSTMENT +[FONT] Each time you press either of these two keys, the printer prints a new test line and a new offset value. If you are using fanfold paper, the printer will reverse feed the paper before printing the test pattern again. After printing the pattern, the printer will feed the fan- fold paper back up again so that you can see it clearly.

  • Page 74: Testing The Printer

    Testing the printer Short test A short test prints out the version number of the soft- ware contained in the printer’s ROM, followed by seven lines of text. Each line is offset by one character from the line above. If the color ribbon is in use, each line will be printed in a different color.

  • Page 75: Printing Out A Hexadecimal Dump

    This test prints across the entire width of the carriage. It is a good idea to make sure that the printer is loaded with the widest possible paper available to avoid the possibility of damage to the print head or the platen. This test can generate many lines of text and graphics, so it is a good idea to use continuous rather than single sheets.
  • Page 76 When the printer stops printing, put the printer in not-ready mode. The printer now prints the final line of the hexadecimal To resume normal operation, and on again. (Unless you switch it off and on the printer will continue to print in hexadecimal). dump.

  • Page 78: Chapter 5 - Options

    Chapter 5 The two optional accessories your LC24-30 Colour printer are the push tractor unit (PT- 1 OQ), which allows you to print on fanfold paper (continuous stationery), face converter (SPC-8K), which allows you to connect the printer to your computer via your computer’s serial port.

  • Page 79: Push Tractor Unit

    Push tractor unit Installing the push tractor The push tractor unit allows you to print on continuous fanfold paper up to 10” wide. The push tractor unit con- sists of two end pieces joined by two silver metal rods. The metal rods have two black sliding tractor units and a black sliding support piece mounted on them.
  • Page 80 Hold the push tractor unit with your thumb and forefinger on the ridges near the top and with the slot facing towards you. Ridges _ Hook the slots in the end pieces over the shaft just behind and above the platen roller. As seen from behind the printer Page 73...
  • Page 81 Using your forefinger and thumb squeeze the end piece levers against the rear part of the end pieces. Rotate the tractor feed unit downwards bottom of the levers fit snugly into the indentations in the metal plate inside the printer body. As seen from behind the printer As seen from behind the printer Page 74...
  • Page 82 Release the two levers and check that the tractor unit is properly secured. The unit is now locked in place. Make sure that the covers on both tractors are closed. Close the rear cover by swinging it forwards and upwards. Click it firmly back into place. Close the front cover.

  • Page 83: Loading Fanfold Paper

    Loading fanfold paper Position the stack of fanfold paper behind the printer. Turn the printer off. Pull the release lever forward. If there is a single sheet that has been fed into the printer, remove it. Open the front cover by hooking your fingers under the two small projecting front cover.
  • Page 84 Lock the tractors in position by pushing the levers back down again. Open the covers on both tractors and position the paper by aligning the holes in the paper with the pins on the tractors. Ensure that the paper is properly aligned on the tractor pins.
  • Page 85 Press the [PAPER] key. The fanfold paper will be fed in to the starting position (if you want to adjust this position, use the procedure for setting the auto load position, described on page 60 of Chapter 4). Note: Keep the release lever in the forward position while printing on fanfold paper.

  • Page 86: Printing On Fanfold Paper

    Printing on fanfold paper Two useful features of the LC24-30 Colour that facilitate the use of continuous fold paper can remain installed in the printer while you temporarily switch to printing on single sheets), and the tear-off function (you can remove printed output with- out losing the current paper position).
  • Page 87 Perforation Bottom of Form If you need to use continuous type which has both side edges glued together. Do not use forms with more than three parts. Make sure that the print gap is correctly set for the thickness of paper that you are using. Setting the print gap is described on page 63 of Chapter 4.

  • Page 88: Parking Paper

    Parking paper If you want to use single sheets, but do not want to remove the fanfold paper, you can “park” the fanfold paper. Tear off the paper at a perforation, than half a page protrudes selector (if necessary, mode and feed paper through by pressing the [@El?) key until a perforation the paper delivery selector).

  • Page 89: Using The Tear-Off Function

    Using the tear-off You can remove finished fanfold output without disturb- ing the current position of the paper. Make sure that the printer is in ready mode, hold down the (READV] key and then hold down the [PAPER) key. Keep both keys held down. The printer starts to feed the paper through the printer.

  • Page 90: Serial-To-Parallel Interface Converter

    Serial- to-parallel interface You can connect the printer to your computer via one of your computer’s serial ports using the serial-to-parallel converter (SPC-8K). To do this, you will also need an additional serial converter cable. To connect the printer to your computer using the serial-to-parallel converter, proceed as follows (you will also find it helpful to refer to the SPC-8K User’s Manual...
  • Page 91 Plug the interface converter’s into the socket on the side of the printer. Secure it with the retaining clips. Connect the interface connector’s connector to one end of the serial converter cable. Plug the other end of the serial converter cable into one of your computer’s serial ports are usually labelled COM 1, COM2 etc.

  • Page 92: Setting The Converter's

    Setting the converter’s Set the DIP switches on the converter so that the settings match the settings you intend to make on your computer. The DIP switches on the serial-to-parallel correspond to the following settings. The equivalent settings that you will need to make in MS-DOS’s AUTOEXEC.BAT dows’...
  • Page 93 Protocol (or “handshaking”) vention used between the computer and printer to regu- late the flow of data. DTR is the most commonly protocol. Switch 3 1 Baud rate is the rate in bits per second at which data is sent to the printer. Typically 9600 or 19200 is used. Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Page 86 is the communications...

  • Page 94: Setting Up A Serial Connection

    Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win- dow. Double-click the Printers icon Make sure that LC24-30 Colour is selected in the Installed Printers list. Click on Connect Click on the serial port (COMn) to which the serial- to-parallel converter is connected.

  • Page 95: On An Ms-Dos Computer

    On an MS-DOS computer If you are using an IBM PC or compatible MS-DOS, edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT that reads: MODE LPTl:=COMn: n stands for a number: COMn must match the name of the serial port to which the serial-to-parallel will be COM2. This line sends printer output to the COMn serial port.

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