Page 1 USERS MANUAL LC24-300 COLOUR 80825595...
Page 2 Frankfurt, Germany The aboue statements apply only to printers marketed Trademark acknowledgments LC24-300 Colour, LC24-200 Colour, LC24-200, SF-1ODW, SPC-8K: Star Micronics Co Ltd. L9S5fY, L9S60, LQ105O, L9106O: Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E, IBM Froprinter XL24E, IBM Proprinter X24, IBM Proprinter XL24: International Business Macbines Corporation.
Page 3 Guide to this manual Even though the LC24-300 Colour is basically a very simple printer to use, it is also capable of many complex functions. We have grouped this manual into two main sections, divided into seven chapters and an appendix.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Guide tothismanuai... Features ... I Parts ...4 Unpacking and setting up Choosing a place for the printer ... T Unpacking the printer ... 8 Setting up your printer ... Fitting the platen knob..9 Removing the front cover ... 7~ Installing the ribbon cartridge ...
Page 5 Pausing printing ... 33 Feeding paper through the printer ...34 One line or several lines at a time..34 A page at a time ...,... L..34 Individual form tear-off ...34 Loading paper ...35 Micro-feeding paper (backwards and forwards) ...35 Setting the top of a form ...
Page 6 A2-Auto Emulation A3-RAM usage ...57 A4-Colorand A5-Auto LF with CR..57 A6 - Auto sheet feeder..57 B1 - Graphics direction ...57 B2 - Paper-out ......58 B3 - Tear-o if...
Page 7 The printer will not print in color ... 78 Line spacing is incorrect..79 Over-printing occurs ..79 Incorrect number of lines per page ...80 Malformed text or graphics Poor printing quality..80 Forms are smudged ..81 Printing is too dark..
Page 8 Code page #860 (Portuguese) ... Code page #861 (Icelandic) ...’..149 Code page #863 (Canadian French) ... 150 Code page #865 (Nordic) ... 151 Character set #l ... 752 IBM special character set...,..753 Costumer service information Pageviii Glossary Index...
Page 9: Introduction
Chapter 1 Thank you for buying a STAR LC24-300 Colour printer. We are confident that it will provide you with years of reliable, high-quality printing. We think we have made the LC24-300 Colour one of the fastest, quietest, and easiest to use dot matrix printers ever. We hope you agree with us.
Page 10 (this feature does not apply when you use the printer with Windows 3.1 or later). Fonts: The LC24-300 Colour is a multi-font printer, which means that it can print text in a variety of different type styles (fonts)—10 in all.
Page 11 50 sheets of paper. By emulating the industry-standard Epson Compatibility and IBM printers, the LC24-300 Colour allows you to print just about anything your computer software can generate. The NEC graphics command set is also supportted for even better graphics compatibility.
Page 12: Parts
Parts This is what your new printer looks like. These diagrams may be useful in the next few sections to identi& the dif- ferent parts mentioned. front power The printer (with interface cable connected) peperkh edjustm ribbon The printer with the front and rear covers removed and no interface Page cable connected...
Page 13 Parts - an explanation The paper guides hold single sheets and sets their posi- tion so that they are fed into the printer correctly. The paper entrances are where paper feeds into the printer. There is one for single sheets, and two for com- puter (fanfold) paper—rear and bottom.
Page 14 The tractor unit grips the sides of fanfold computer paper. When you use the tractor unit, the tractor cov- ers must be closed. Page6...
Page 15: Unpacking And Setting Up
Chapter 2 Choosing a place for the printer Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place to put it. By a “suitable place”, we mean: A firm, level surface where the printer will be stable, and vibration-free.
Page 16: Unpacking The Printer
Unpacking the printer As you unpack the printer from the box, make sure that you have all the following items: Printer driver and font disk If any of these are missing, please contact your supplier. Optional accessories that you may have purchased are: Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) Automatic sheet feeder (SF-10DWI For details of how to install these optional accessories,...
Page 17: Setting Up Your Printer
If your computer has no parallel port available, you will need to use the Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) and a cable to connect your computer to the printer. See “The SPC-8K serial/parallel converter” on page 67 for full details. Setting up your printer Remove the printer and all supplied parts from the packing material.
Page 18: Removing The Front Cover
Installing the ribbon cartridge You have the choice of using a color or a black ribbon with the LC24-300 Colour. Both ribbons are installed and removed in the same way. Take the slack out of the ribbon by turning the knob on the ribbon cartridge clockwise arrow).
Page 19 Place the cartridge on the cartridge carrier inside the printer. Make sure that the ribbon is between the print head and the print head shield. Press the cartridge so that it “clicks” into place. If the cart- ridge does not “click” into position on both sides, you may need to turn the cartridge knob about 1/4 of a turn clockwise.
Page 20: Removing The Ribbon Cartridge
Removing the ribbon cartridge To remove the ribbon cartridge, press the cartridge grips inward and lift the cartridge upward out of the printer. Installing the roller unit Open the rear cover by pushing the cover grips backward and upward. Pick up the roller unit so that the small illustration is on top of the roller unit, and the smoked plastic side (with six small black rollers) is facing you.
Page 21: Removing The Roller Unit
Push the front of the roller unit down firmly, so that the unit “clicks” into place. If it does not fit properly, remove it and try again. Removing the roller unit Pull both gray locking tabs towards you and lift the front of the roller unit slightly to remove the roller unit.
Page 22: Installing The Paper Guide
1’ Installing the paper guide You can set the paper guide on the LC24-300 Colour in one of two positions: horizontal for fanfold paper and vertical for single sheets. Hold the paper guide, either horizontally, or verti- cally, depending on the type of paper used.
Page 23: Connecting The Printer To The Computer
Hold the mute cover upright so that the ridges on the cover are towards you and at the top. Slide the left tab on the mute cover into the left hole on the front cover. Drop the right tab on the mute cover into the right slot on the front cover.
Page 24 Press the cable plug into the printer socket: Clip the cable into the socket using the wire clips on either side of the socket. Connect the ‘D’ connector on the other end of the cable to the parallel (printer) port on your computer. This will probably be labelled Printer, Parallel, PRN, LPT1 or something similar.
Page 25: Setting Up Your Printer With Your Computer
Most MS-DOS computers do have a file called AUTOEXEC. BAT,however. MS-DOS application soiltware The LC24-300 Colour can emulate (pretend to be) a member of one of two printer families: Epson or IBM. again. The printer should then print the...
Page 26 When you open the box containing your LC24-300 Colour, the printer is set to Epson emulation. This is commonly supported by most software. If your software package gives you a list of printers to choose from, choose one printer from the following list (in order of...
Page 27: Setting Up The Printer In Windows
Setting up the printer in Windows The LC24-300 Colour is ideally suited for use with com- puters running Microsoft Windows system software. It works best with Windows version 3.1 or later. If you are running an earlier version of Windows, we recommend you upgrade your computer to the latest version.
Page 28 A, you must type in the drive letter followed by .a colon and a backslash, e.g. “B:\“before selecting OK.) Select LC24-300 Colour from the new list of print- ers. Click OK. The ,list of installed printers appears, including the LC24-300’ Colour.
Page 29: Installing Truetype Fonts (For Windows)
If you cannot print from your applications programs after installing the driver, refer to the section “In Win- dows” on page 89. Note: Unless the userchooses a different printerfrom withinthe application, Windowsapplications a lways printto the cur- rentlyselected defaultprinter. Installing TrueType fonts (for Windows) To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this printer, follow the procedure below.
Page 30: Selecting Different Fonts
Selecting different fonts If you are running applications software under Windows, you will select fonts from within your applica- tion (refer to your application’s manual for details). Your application software manual will tell you the vari- ous ways in which you can type-set your text on-screen so ‘that it is ready to print out on the printer.
Page 31: Using Your Printer
Chapter 3 Loading paper The LC24-300 Colour can print on a variety of paper types, as explained below: Cut sheet paper The LC24-300 Colour can use single sheets of paper (cut sheets) or letterheaded stationery. Use the friction feed or the optional SF-1ODWautomatic sheet feeder.
Page 32: Adjusting The Print Gap
Different paper thicknesses need a different gap between the print head and the paper. The LC24-300 Colour allows you to make six different settings, using the adjustment lever at the left of the printer. If you...
Page 33 is narrowed (thin paper), and if you pull it towards the front, the gap is widened (thick paper). As you move the lever, you can feel it click between the six different positions. Position number 2 (starting from the rearmost position) is the one you will generally use for single sheets of paper (fanfold or cut sheet).
Page 34: Loading Cut Sheet Paper
Loading cut sheet paper This procedure shows you how to load cut sheet paper using the paper guide. If you are using the SF- 10DW automatic sheet feeder, please refer to “Using the SF- 10DW” on page 65. . This is how cut sheet paper is fed through the printer: .
Page 35: Loading And Parking Fanfold Paper
Press the (SET/EJECT) printer feed the paper round the platen until it is in a position suitable for printing. The ON LINE indicator should come on. If this does not happen, you have probably not loaded the paper correctly. Take the sheet out and try loading it again.
Page 36: Loading Paper From The Rear Of The Printer
Loading paper from the rear of the printer Always load fanfold paper with the printer’s power turned OFF. Place the stack of fanfold paper behind and below the printer. Pull the release lever at the right of the printer towards you ( n ). This releases the paper from the platen and allows it to feed through the tractor roll- ers.
Page 37 lock each tractor pin unit in place again when you have finished moving it. “ “Close the pin unit covers after you have made sure that the paper holes are properly lined up with the tractor pins. If the holes and pins are not correctly lined up, you may find that the paper tears and jams.
Page 38: Loading Paper From The Bottom Of The Printer
Loading paper from the bottom of the printer Always load fanfold paper into the printer with the prin- ter’spower turned OFF. . Remove the front cover and the roller unit. See “Removing the front cover” on page 10 and “Removing the roller unit”...
Page 39: Parking Paper
tractor pins. If the holes and pins are not correctly lined up, you may find that the paper tears and jams. Ifthe paperistoo tightlystretched or too loosebetween the Note: pin holders, t he paperwilltearor jam asit isfedthroughthe printer. Y oumayneedto experiment t o findthe idealtension. Replace the roller unit (see “Installing the roller unit”...
Page 40: Unparking The Paper
Press the [SET/EJECT] fanfold paper back until it is out of the way. Move the release lever to the back ( N ) position. “ Place the paper guide in the upright position. Load single sheets as described in “Loading cut sheet paper”...
Page 41: Using The Control Panel
Chapter The LC24-300 Colour control panel has five buttons, which have white labels above them to indicate their pri- mary functions. Other functions are available as alter- native functions (labelled in brown) or by pressing combinations of buttons (labelled in yellow).
Page 42: Feeding Paper Through The Printer
restart from the point where it left off when you make the printer ready again. Feeding paper through the printer There are a number of ways in which you can feed paper through the printer. One line or several lines at a time Make the printer not-ready, and press the button.
Page 43: Loading Paper
1’ When you press the [~] will move back to its original position. Loading paper For the most part, paper loading is described in Chapter 3. However, one important point to note is that if paper has not been loaded, the printer will indicate that it is not-ready.
Page 44: Changing The Autoloading Position
the paper position to the top of a page (where you want the printing to start on each page) using the micro-feed functions (page 35). Press and hold down the [~] While holding down the [~] button. Release both buttons. The display will show “--”, which means that the top of the form has been set.
Page 45: Eject And Park
Ifyouarefeeding fanfoldpaperthroughthebottomslotofthe printer, t hisbuttonwill haveno effect. Quiet printing Even though the LC24-300 Colour is a quiet printer, it also has a “quiet” mode, which allows it to print at a reduced noise level. Setting the quiet mode requires that the printer is in ready mode.
Page 46: Changing The Way Your Printout Looks
The following section described how you can change the look of the printout from your printer. Selecting the different fonts The LC24-300 Colour has a range of different fonts, which can be selected using the front panel controls. The display highlights the currently-selected font by...
Page 47: Changing The Pitch Of The Font
10-pitch, for instance, means “10 characters can be printed in one inch across the page. ” There are two special modes on the LC24-300 Colour: Proportional and Condensed proportional. In these modes, you cannot say exactly how many characters will fit into one inch, because each character takes up a dif- ferent amount of space.
Page 48: Changing The Zoom Size
that a row of 10 “1”stakes up the same amount of space as 10 “M”s. Usually, it is easier to read proportional text than which is fixed-pitch.However, if you are trying to line up columns of figures, fixed-pitch has definite advantages.
Page 49: Selecting The Print Color
Note: Changing the zoomsizewill resetthe printer. Selecting the print color The LC24-300 Colour will always print in black, unless you tell it otherwise, even if the multi-color ribbon is installed. Here’s how you set the print color from the front panel: Put the printer into not-ready mode.
Page 50: Controlling The Printer's Memory
. With each press of the color will change: Color Black Magenta Cyan Violet Yellow Orange Green When you make the printer ready again, printing will restart in the color you have just chosen. Controlling the printer’s memory The following two functions allow you to change the memory in the printer.
Page 51: Removing The Macro
Current color. See “Selecting the print color” on page 41. The current auto-load position for cut sheets, fanfold paper and use with the automatic sheet feeder. See “Changing the autoloading position” on page 36. Also see the section on the automatic sheet feeder on page This is how you store a macro: Put the printer in not-ready mode.
Page 52: Setting The Printer Back To Default Settings
can accept data from the computer faster than it can print it. This allows the computer to finish sending data before the print job is finished, freeing up the computer for the next job. This is usually useful, but there maybe times when you want to stop the print job halfivay through (e.g.
Page 53: Locking The Printer
ends after you clear the buffer, the printer will beep three times. The printer’s default settings will be restored. Locking the printer It’s sometimes useful to be able to lock settings using the front panel. If your computer sends unwanted com- mands, they won’t accidentally change settings.
Page 54: Pitch Unlock
While holding down the [~] printer on again. . Keep holding down the [~) beeps, and the display shows m. You can put the printer in not-ready mode and change the pitch using the [FE@ button (“Changing the pitch of the font”...
Page 55: Test Printing
Test printing The following modes allow you to produce test prints which show off the capabilities of your printer, and also confirm that it is in good working order. Short test To print the short test, first make sure there is paper in the printer: .
Page 56: Print Area Test Mode
. Make sure the printer is loaded with fanfold paper, and that it is turned OFF. . Press and hold down the . While holding down the the printer. . Release the [PAPER FEED) start printing. The display will show “P2”. When the pattern comes to the end, it will start from the begin- ning again.
Page 57: Hexadecimal Dump Mode
We can guess from this that the paper is probably international A4 size. . If you use this feature with fanfold paper, only the top message will be printed. The printer is ready to start printing normally after it has printed the bottom message. Hexadecimal dump mode This feature is most useful for programmers and sup- port staff who need to check that the printer is really...
Page 58: Adjusting The Dot Alignment
To enter the hexadecimal dump mode, make sure paper is loaded into the printer. Turn the printer OFF. Press and hold down the buttons. While holding down the buttons, turn on the printer. Release the buttons. The display will show “W” (hexa- decimal dump -- in hexadem &pmodeuntilyouturnitoff...
Page 59 Press and hold down both the Turn on the printer. After a few seconds. release the buttons. The display will show printer will then print something like * * * DOT ADJUSTMENT : 1’1’1’1’1’1 1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’1’ The number before the vertical bars may not be “-3”, but whatever its value, it will be also shown in the display: “...
Page 60: Electronic Dip Switches
The list of settings that you can change is given on page 55. Although the LC24-300 Colour has a Macro function to allow you to set up some of these “power-on default set- tings”, (see “Saving Macros”...
Page 61: Using The Electronic Dip Switches
If the LC24-300 Colour had conventional DIP switches, this is how they would look: As it is, the LC24-300 Colour switches are represented on the front panel. Selecting the switch bank To select a switch bank in Electronic DIP Switch mode, press the [T6FR_] button.
Page 62: Selecting The Switch Number
Selecting the switch number To select a switch number, press the [FRi5K) b utton. With each press of the [FRET]button, the display will change from “l”, round the number of switches in the currently- selected bank (only one switch in bank F). Changing a switch’s value When you have chosen the bank and switch you want to change, press the...
Page 63: What You Can Change With The Electronic Dip Switch Mode
Function “~ Emulation AEC mode RAM usage Color and zoom Auto LF with CR Auto sheet feeder Graphics direction Paper-out Tear-off Reserved Multi-part mode Print mode Page length Character table In standard mode In IBM mode Code page (interna- tional character set) Meaning when ON Standard (Epson)
Page 64: Meanings Of The Switches
LC24-300 Colour emulates an IBM Propnnter X24E. A2 - Auto Emulation If this switch is ON, the LC24-300 Colour will automati- cally change between the two emulations above, depending on the data received. If this switch is OFF, the printer will stay in whatever emulation you have selected with Al.
Page 65: A3-Ram Usage
A3 - RAM usage’ The printer’s internal memory can be set as either buffer memory (ON) – the printer accepts data from the com- puter faster than it can print it, or download memory (OFF) - you can invent your own character symbols and download them using software into the printer.
Page 66: B2 - Paper-Out
ing, but for most purposes, you’ll probably find that bi- directional printing is accurate enough. B2 - Paper-out When ON, the printer takes note of its internal paper sensor. It prints to the bottom edge of the paper and then stops, waiting for a new sheet. If this switch is OFF, the printer ignores its sensor and will continue printing, even if there is no paper to print on.
Page 67: Cl And C2 - Print Mode
10.5 inches (US executive) 11 inches (US letter) 11.7 inches (international A4) 12 inches 14 inches (US legal) DI - Character table In each emulation mode, the LC24-300 Colour can use one of two character tables. The character table which Page59...
Page 68: D2 Through D4 - Character Code Tables
you select with this switch depends on the emulation set at the time (“Al- Emulation” on page 56). When the printer is in standard (Epson) emulation, set- ting C 1 to ON selects the IBM Character Set #2 (confus- ing, but true). When OFF, this switch selects an italic character table.
Page 69: D5 -Cr Centering
In the following mode ordg: Standard (Epson) emulation (Al ON) with the Italic character set selected (DI OFF), the switches select the following: Country U.S.A. France Germany I England Denmark I Sweden Italy I Sp7ain I D5 -CR centering With this switch OFF, when the printer feeds fanfold paper past the perforations, the print head moves to the center of the paper.
Page 70: Fi - Electronic Dip Switch Settings
Font name Courier Prestige Script SLQ Roman Note: Ifyou haveselected an optional(shaded) f ont, Romanwill be selected ifthe selected font hasnot beeninstalled, . F1 - Electronic DIP switch settings If you set this switch OFF, all switch settings will be set to factory settings (all ON except for A5).
Page 71: Optional Accessories
Chapter 5 Accessories available The LC24-300 Colour has two optional accessories available for it: the SF- 10DW Automatic sheet feeder, and the SPC-8K Serial/Parallel converter. The SF- 10DW allows you to load cut sheet paper, which will be automatically fed, one sheet at a time, for printing.
Page 72: Installing The Sf-1 Odwasf
If any of these items is missing, contact your supplier. The SF-1ODW is protected by packing material and tape when it is shipped from the factory. Make sure that you remove all packing material and tape before you start to use the SF- 10DW.
Page 73: Using The Sf- Iodw
Make sure that the mounting brackets on both sides of the SF- 10DW are properly mounted on the printer. If they have been properly mounted, you can use the platen knob to turn the ejection roller on the SF- 10DW. Install the printer cover supplied with the SF- 10DW .
Page 74 Push the paper release lever to the back position ( ~). Pull the SF- 10DW paper loading lever forward the hopper forward. Adjust the left paper guide to the position at which you want the left edge of the paper. Take about 50 sheets of paper (about 20 lb weight), fan them and square them off before putting them into the SF- 10DW.
Page 75: The Spc-8K Serial/Parallel Converter
Insert the paper into the SF- 10DW. Do not attempt to force sheets into the feeder. If the stack of paper does not fit easily into the feeder, remove some sheets and try again. Adjust the right paper guide to allow the paper to go through the feeder smoothly, without allowing it to move from side to side.
Page 76: Baud Rate
These switches control the way in which the SPC-8K expects the data to come from your computer, and will return data to your computer when necessary. You must also make sure your computer’s serial ports match the settings you make on the SPC-8K. You will need a serial cable in addition to the SPC-8K (see page 71).
Page 77: Handshaking
Set switch if you don’t want parity checking, and 2 ON set it to OFF if you want parity checking. If you have set switch 2 to OFF, you must choose whether you are going to use even or odd parity. IF switch 5 is ON, the SPC-8K will use odd parity, and if this switch is OFF, the SPC-8K will use even parity.
Page 78: Using The Spc-8K
. Disconnect the parallel interface cable from the printer (if connected). . Connect the parallel connector of the SPC-8K (the connector on the cable) to the printer’s parallel conec- ctor. Move both clips on the printer connector inside the clips on the SPC-8K connector until they click into place.
Page 79: The Serial Connector On The Spc-8K
The only other thing to remember is the buffer memory. The LC24-300 Colour contains memory which can be used as a print buffer (page 57) which must be cleared (“Clearing the buffer” on page 43) if a print job is to be halted.
Page 80: Setting Up An Ms-Dos Computer
Signal In or pin# name — (3ND 8-10 14-19 21-25 Setting up an MS-DOS computer If you are using an IBM PC or compatible running MS-DOS, edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include a line that reads: MODE LPT1: =COMn: is the number of the serial port; either 1 or 2). The line above will send printer output to the COMn serial port.
Page 81: Setting Up A Windows Computer
Setting up a Windows computer Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win- dow. Double-click the Printers icon Make sure that LC24-300 C hstaUed Printers list. Click on Connect Click on the serial port (COMn) to which the serial- to-parallel converter is connected.
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Page 83: Troubleshooting
Chapter 6 Your LC24-300 Colour printer should perform without any problem most of the time. However, things will go wrong from time to time. A list of common problems and corresponding suggestions for solving them is given below. A further section, Checking sgstem software settings,...
Page 84: Common Problems And Solutions
Common problems and solutions Possible cause Printer is not receiving power. Possible causes The ribbon is jammed, twisted or not set properly between the print head and the print head shield. The print gap is not set correctly. Page Action Check whether the power cord is correctly connected.
Page 85: Printer Tests Work, But Printer Will Not Print Out Data From Attached Computer
Possible causes The wrong emulation is selected. The wrong printer has been selected by your application program or system software. The computer system software is not set up properly for the printer or for the type of interface cable that you are using. The interface cable is incorrectly connected, or damaged.
Page 86: Printer Will Not Feed Paper Properly
The release lever is in the wrong position. The print gap is not set correctly. A monochrome ribbon cartridge is installed. A printer that does not . support color has been selected (either in Windows or in your application program). Electronic DIP Switch settings prevent use of color.
Page 87: Line Spacing Is Incorrect
Paper is jamming. The wrong line spacing or leading has been selected from your application program. Auto line feed with carriage return is selected. Auto line feed with carriage return is not selected. Paper is jamming. Check the print gap. If necessary, use the adjustment lever to set the print gap.
Page 88: Incorrect Number Of Lines Per Page
Printing is starting from the wrong place on the page. Auto line feed with carriage return is selected. The wrong line spacing or leading has been selected from your application program. The print gap is not set correctly. The print head is damaged. Page Adjust the auto load position.
Page 89: Forms Are Smudged
Possible causes The print gap is not set correctly. The ribbon is jammed, twisted or not set properly between the print head and the print head shield. Print head shield is damaged or missing. Action Use the adjustment lever to set the print gap.
Page 90: Printer Makes Excessive Noise
Possible causes The front cover and mute covers are off. The printer is vibrating. Possible causes The paper guides are positioned incorrectly. The ribbon is jammed, causing the print head to jam. Page82 Action I Replace the covers. Move any unrelated objects that are touching the printer.
Page 91: Left Margin Moves Towards The Right During Printing
“ <, .,, ‘ “ ,’ . .. The paper is jamming, causing the print head to jam. Inappropriate margin settings have been selected from your application program. The ribbon cartridge is incorrectly installed, causing the print head to jam. The paper is not loaded properly, causing the print head to jam.
Page 92: Some Incorrect Characters Are Being Printed
interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. Inappropriate settings have been selected from your application program. The wrong emulation is selected. The wrong character table, code page or international character set is selected. Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a...
Page 93: Printer Behaves Erratically
Possible causes The interface cable is incorrectly connected, or damaged Static electricity caused by interference from nearby electrical devices or by a low level of humidity is affecting the printer’s operation. The following messages do not indicate an error in the printer, but this table provides a quick lookup to deter- mine the meaning of messages: Message...
Page 94 Message I H-Gothic LO fonlhasbeenselecled The optional cartridge LQ font has been selected The zoom mode has been selected. The message below indicates the current size. The current pitch size. The message below indicates the current size. The electronic DIP switch mode is selected (see page 53) Font changes cannot be made from application pro- grams.
Page 95: Display Messages (Error)
The following messages all show that some error has occurred in the printer Message No paper loaded in the printer. Load paper (“Loading cut sheet paper” on page 26 and “ Loading and parking fanfold paper” on page 27) The release lever has been moved while the paper is in printing position.
Page 96: Beeptones
Beeptones In addition to the display, the printer also uses its inter- nal beeper to alert you of problems and internal condi- tions. Here’s a summary of the different tones: Beep tones 2-second tone One long tone Four short tones, repeated twice One short tone Two short tones Three short tones...
Page 97: Checking System So Fiware Settings
Select Print from the application’s File menu. A dia- log box appears listing available printers. Make sure that LC24-300 C it is not, click on it and try printing again. Thirdly, check that the correct port is selected.
Page 98: In Ms-Dos
Click on LC24-300 C printers. Click Connect. Make sure that your. cable is connected to the port highlighted in the list of ports. If you are using a parallel cable, you will probably be using LPT1. If you are using the SPC-8K serial-to-parallel con- verter, you will be using COM1 or COM2.
Page 99: Softwarecommands
Chapter Introduction The LC24-300 Colour has two emulation modes: Standard/Epson mode and IBM mode. In the Standard/Epson mode, the printer emulates the Epson LQ-860/850, and can also recognize the graphics commands of NEC 24-wire printers. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E. Some addi- tional command codes, which are a superset of these emulations, are also supported.
Page 100 Both Both Standard/Epson and IBM modes ASCII: Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in angle brackets: For example, <1> means character code 1. Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes. Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal char- acter codes.
Page 101: Font Controlcommands
Font controlcommands \ MODE ASCII Std. <ESC> “x” n Changes the print quality according to the value of n, as shown below: “ Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up. MODE ASCII IBpd <E SC> “ [ “ <1>...
Page 102 Both <E SC> “k” Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected. Ignored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power-up or the correspond- ing font is not installed.
Page 103 MODE Std. Cancels italic printing and causes subsequent charac- ters to be printed upright. Both Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to horizontal strokes. Both Cancels emphasized printing. Both Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double- strike mode with a slight horizontal motion in between, causing a thickening of vertical strokes.
Page 104 Both <Esc> “-” Causes subsequent characters to be underlined when n is 1, and cancels underlining when n is O. Block graph- ics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabula- tion are not underlined. [ MODE I <E SC> “-” Causes subsequent characters to be overlined when n is 1, and cancels-overlining when n is O.
Page 105 Std. ] <E SC> “ q“ Selects an ornament character according to the value of n, as shown below. Both <E SC> “S “ <0> Causes subsequent characters to be printed as super- scripts. Does not change the character pitch. ASCII Both <ESC>...
Page 106: Character Set Commands
Character set commands Both <E SC> “t” Std. <FS> Selects a character table according to the value of n as shown below: S e l e c t c h a r a c t e r s e t # l Both <ESC>...
Page 107 Std. < S “ Selects an international character set according to the value of n. U.S.A France Germany England Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Any one of the first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as the power-up default using EDS switches D2 to D4.
Page 108 Both <ESC> “ [ “ “T” <4> <o> <o> <O> Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. #437 U.S.A. #850 Multi-Lingual #860 Portuguese #861 Icelandic #863 Canadian French #865 Nordic One of these code pages can be selected as the power-up default using EDS switches D2 to D4.
Page 109 Std. Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those characters which are normally con- sidered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x 256 characters, where n] and n2 are between O and 255. During this time no control functions are executed.
Page 110: Character Sizeand Pitchcommands
Character sizeand pitchcommands Std. <E SC> “P” <DC2 > In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi- condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.
Page 111 Both In Standard mode, changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from pica to condensed pica. Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up. Both In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to nor- mal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite.
Page 112 <E SC> “1“ Changes the print font and pitch according to the value of n, as shown below: Draft Ignored ifthe PITCH LOCKmodewas power-up. 27 73 selected during 49 n ’...
Page 113 <E SC> “ [ “ “I “ <2> <O> Changes the print mode according to the values of n] and n2, as shown below: Courier Courier I 86 I Prestige Courier Courier I 164 IPrestige Courier Courier Courier Courier Prestige Courier Courier 27 91 73 2...
Page 114 Prestige Prestige Prestige Courier Courier Courier Courier Prestige Prestige Both <E SC> “W” Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width when n is 1, and cancels it when n is O. ASCII <so> Both’ <ESC> <SO> Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width.
Page 115 Both <DC4> Cancels one-line expanded printing set with <S0> or cESC> <S0>. Does not cancel expanded printing set with <ESC> “W” 1. Std. <FS> “E” Selects a character width according to the value of n as shown below. Std. <E SC> “ ! “ Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n.
Page 116 Std. <E SC> <SP> Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a number from O to 127. Used in micro-justification. < < Prints subsequent characters double height without moving the base line and without changing the line spacing.
Page 117 <E SC> “ [ “ “@” <4> <0> <0> <O> Selects a combination of character height, width and line spacing according to the values of-n and m, shown below. Does not move the base line. Unchanged Unchanged Unchanged Single line Single line Single line Double Ilne...
Page 118: Vertical Positioncommands
Vertical positioncommands Both <E SC> “ O“ Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub- sequent line feeds to 1/8 inch. < S “ Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub- sequent line feeds to 1/6 inch. <...
Page 119 Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, <ESC> “3” and <ESC> “J”, as shown below: This command becomes effective only after <ESC> “3” or cESC> “J” is received. The default base unit is set to 1/216”. Both Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in sub- sequent line feeds to n/180 inch.
Page 120 Both <ESC> “A” In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/60 inch, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line spacing is set to In IBM mode, this command defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 1 and 85.
Page 121 Std. Prints the current line and moves the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. Ignored when the printer is in friction feed mode. The line spacing is set by one of the commands listed previously. Std. Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode.
Page 122 Std. <E SC> “j “ Feeds the paper once by n/ 180 inches in the reverse direction, where n is between O and 255. If n = O, the line-feed distance is set to O. Does not move the print position right or left.
Page 123 Both Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length. MODE I I Both I <ESC>...
Page 124 Std. <E SC> “b” Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel nO, nOis (where between O and 7) and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel. (A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected with the <ESC> “/” command.) See the <ESC>...
Page 125: Horizontalpositioncommands
Horizontalpositioncommands Std. Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between O and 255) at the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The left margin must be at least two columns to the left of the right margin and within the limits given below: Pica...
Page 126 <ESC> “X” Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes. Both <CR> Prints the current line and sets the pri@ position to the left margin. If EDS switch A5 is set to OFF, this com- mand also performs a line feed.
Page 127 I MODE I Ascll Both <E SC> “D” Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current charac- ter pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n..Z, e tc. are numbers between 1 and 255.
Page 128 Std. <E SC> “ \ “ Moves the print position right or left a specified dis- tance. Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formula for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between O and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + rL2 256) dots.
Page 129: Graphics Commands
Graphics commands Print normal-density MODE ASCII Both <ESC> “K” Print double-density 8-bit graphics MODE ASCII Both <ESC> “L” Print double-densit~ MODE ASCII Both <ESC> “Y” 8-bit graphics Decimal 27 75 n2 ml m2 Decimal 27 76 n2 ml m2 double-speed 8-bit graphics Decimal 27 89 n2 ml m2...
Page 130 Print quadruple-density MODE Both <ESC> “Z” Print hex-density 24-bit graphics MODE Std. <FS> “Z” 8-bit graphics ASCII 27 90 nl n2 ml m2 ASCII 28 90 n2 ml m2 m ... + n x Decimal Hexadecimal IB 5A n2 ml m2 Decimal Hexadecimal ml m2...
Page 131 Select graphics mode MODE ASCII <ESC> ,,.! Std. 8-bit Normal-density 8-bit Double-density 8-bit Double-density, double-speed 8-bit Quadruple-density 8-bit CRTgraphics, mode I 18-bitCRTgraphics, modell I 24-bit Normal-density 24-bit ‘Double-density 24-bit CRTgraphics 24-bit Triple-density 24-bit Hex-density Decimal 27 42 nl n2 ml Graphics mode (60 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch)
Page 132 Select graphics mode MODE ASCII <E~c> “ “ ,’g!, 8-bit Normal-density 8-bit Double-density I 8-bi t Double-density, double-speed 8-bit Quadruple-density 24-bit Normal-density 24-bitDouble-dens0 24-bit Triple-density 24-bit Hex-density Convert graphics density ASCII MODE Std. <ESC> “?“ Decimal 27 91 103 n] n2 ml m2 + n x –...
Page 133: Download Character Commands
Download character commands Define download characters MODE Std. Draft LQ pica LO elite I LO.semi-condensed LO proportional Draft super/subscript LQ super/subscript LQ prop super/subscript ASCII <ESC> “&“ <0> Character mode Hexadecimal Decimal 27 38 0 IB 26 00 nl n2 mO ml m2 dl ml m2 dl d2 ...
Page 134 Define download characters MODE <E SC> “=” n2 “{/” <O> n5 ml m2 .. m9 dl d2 . . . dx b 3 x m Decimal ASCII 27 61 nl n2 35 n3 n4 n3 n4 0 n5 ml m2 . d2 .
Page 135 Character mode Draft LO pica LQ proportional LQ elite Copy character set from ROM into RAM MODE ASCII Std. <ESC> “ :“ <O> n <O> Character width Decimal 27 58 0 n O IB b n a 17 to 41 “...
Page 136 Font Roman Sanserif Courier Prestige Script OCR-B (Option) OCR-A (Option) Orator Orator 2 TW-Light (Option) L-Gothic (Option) Select download character set MODE ASCII <ESC> “%” <1> Select ROM character set MODE ASCII Std. <ESC> “7,”<O> Blippo (Option) H-Gothic Orane (Op~ion) Cinema (Option) Code 39 (Option) UPC/EAN(Option)
Page 137: Other Printer Commands
Other printer commands Select print color MODE ASCII Both <ESC> “r“ n Magenta Set MSB ASCII MODE Std. <ESC> “>” Set MSB to O ASCII MODE <ESC> ‘, = ., Std. Accept MSB as is MODE ASCII Std. <Esc) “{/” a i i Decimal 27 114 n...
Page 138 Delete last character sent MODE ASCII Cancel last line MODE ASCII Both <cAN> printer off-line MODJ ASCII Std. <DC3> <E SC> “Q” Set printer on-line MODE ASCII Both <DC1 > Decimal Decimal Decimal “ $ “ 27 81 36 Decimal Hexadecimal Hexadecimal Hexadecimal...
Page 139 Stop printing ASCII MODE <ESC> “j“ Bell ASCII MODE Both <BEL> Bi-directional printing MODE ASCII Both <ESC> “U” <O> Uni-directional printing ASCII MODE Both <E SC> “U” <1> One-1ine uni-directional printing ASCII MODE Std. <ESC> “<” Decimal Hexadecimal 27 106 IB 6A Decimal Hexadecimal...
Page 140 Manual feed MODE Both I <ESC> Auto feed MODE Both <ESC> <EM> <4> Eject paper MODE <E SC> Both Set print start position on ASF MODE I Both I <ESC> Reset printer MODE Both <ESC> “@” Std. <FS> ASCII Decimal <EM>...
Page 141 Set initial conditions MODE ASCII <ESC> “ [“ “K” <3> <O> <O> <3> Function Disable alarm Auto CR with LF AUIO LF with CR Decimal 27 91 75 3 IB 5B 4B 03 Function n value 12-inch forms Slashed zero Character set #2 Hexadecimal 00 00...
Page 143: Appendix
Appendix...
Page 144 2 X 3 2 X 9 2 X 2 2 X 9 1 X 7 1 X 2 2 X 1 2 X 9 2 X 9 2 X 1 2 x n...
Page 148: Parallel Interface
Parallel interface Name I STROBE DATAO DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 / DATA7 BUSY PAPER ERROR Function Goeslow for 2 0.5vs when active Highwhen active Highwhen active Highwhen active Highwhen active Highwhen active Highwhen active Highwhen active Highwhen active 0.5wsto acknowledgereceiptof data Printersets line low whenreadyto receivedata.
Page 149 6 ( x 1 + 1 =...
Page 150: Standard Characterset#2
Standard characterset#2...
Page 151 Standard character set #2 (continued)
Page 152: International Character Sets
International character sets u.a.n. — I GERMANY ENGLAND —...
Page 153: Ibm Character Set #2
IBM character set #2 Code page (U. S.A.) ml..I-fJ3ii@-’pJ‘“d ‘ L--t (LEL) (6$) * m — ——...
Page 154 Code page (U. S.A.) - continued I ti 91 ““[2151 (tiil — E181 [2191 12351 h] ““ Id 11721 11031 b-l““ la la 12341 12%]...
Page 155: Character Sets
Code page #850 (Multi-lingual) — — — — — — — — — A — +3EE m’ u’ ‘...
Page 156: Code Page #860 (Portuguese)
Code page #860 (Portuguese)
Page 157: Code Page #861 (Icelandic)
Code page #861 (Icelandic)
Page 158: Code Page #863 (Canadian French)
Code page #863 (Canadian French) The other characters are the same as in code page #437. Page150...
Page 159: Code Page #865 (Nordic)
Code page #865 (Nordic)
Page 160 Character set #1 (IE1} (DE?) (9EI.} m > {LF) (VT) (so) (s1) (WJ) (ESC)
Page 161 IBM special character set...
Page 163: Glossary
Glossary...
Page 164 Automatic Carriage...
Page 174 “...
Page 175: Index
A“ Adjusting dot alignment 50 Adjusting the print gap 24, 79, Adobe Type Manager 22 Auto LF 57, 79, 80 Auto LF with CR Auto sheet feeder 55, 57 Autoloading position 36 Automatic emulation Changing an Electronic DIP switch value 54 Changing the zoom size 40 Character code tables 60 Character set commands 98...
Page 176 Graphics commands 121 Graphics print direction 55, 57 Handshaking 69 Hardware handshaking 69 Hexadecimal dump mode 49 Horizontal position commands IBM Proprinter 18 Individual form tear-off 34 Interface connector 5 International character set 55 Line feed 34 Loading cut sheet paper 26 Loading fanfold paper 27 Loading paper 23 Locking font selection 45...
Page 177 Selecting Electronic DIP Switch bank 53 Selecting Electronic DIP Switch number 54 Selecting fonts in Windows 22 Selecting the print color 41 Serial cable 71 Serial-Parallel converter (SPC- 8K) 9, 67 Setting the top of a form 35 Short test print 47 Software handshaking 69 SPC-8K serial/parallel converter 9, 67...
Page 179 Customer service information North America: Hong Kong: Australia: New Zealand: Requires access to a facsimile machine or board with receive capability North America: Requires a computer modem North America: United Kingdom: France: Germany: Netherlands: Australia and New Zealand: 1-908-572-3300 852-2795-2335 61-2-748-4300 64-9-570-1470 1-908-572-4004...
Page 180 Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and com- ments on your printer and this manual. Please address your correspondence to: STAR MICRONICS CO,, LTD. 536 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu, Shizuoka, 424, Japan Attn. Product Manager STAR...
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