Making Electronic Dip Switch Settings - Star Micronics LC24-30 Colour User Manual

Making Electronic DIP Switch settings
Dot-matrix printers usually have rows of thin, two-posi-
tion switches (DIP switches) with which you can select
various power-on settings, such as emulation (Epson or
IBM), default font and print quality (Letter-Quality or
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 feature set-
tings. These power-on settings are known as Electronic
DIP Switch settings and are numbered Al to E5. Switch
settings are either ON or OFF.
Like the control panel, Electronic DIP Switch settings
have more significance for MS-DOS users, since
Windows ignores most of these settings.
Use the control panel to make the settings you want.
First, switch the printer off. Then, switch it on again
while holding down all three control panel keys. The
printer comes on in Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode
and beeps once. The [FONTJ and [PAPER] keys can now be
used to select a letter between A and E, and a number
between 1 and 5 respectively.
The three lights on the left indicate the current letter
selection. The three lights on the right indicate the num-
ber selection. If a single light is on, the letter or number
next to that light is the one that is currently selected. If
two lights are on, the letter or number between the two
lights is the one that is currently selected. For example,
if the lower two left-hand lights and the top right-hand
light are on, the Dl setting (print quality mode) is
selected.
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