Star Micronics LC-15 User Manual

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chapter 1SETTING UP THE PRINTERSubjects covered in Chapter 1 include—● Locatingthe printer● Unpackingand inspection(namesof parts). Settingup andconne

If the printis faint,or uneven,checkthe following:Check Possible remedyIstheribbonproperlyin-Checkandreinstallifnecessary.1-”-Is the ribbon worn out?

PaperfeedingIf cut sheetpaper (withoutthe ASF) is not feedingsmoothly,check thefollowing:Check Possible remedyIs the paper release leverSet the releas

Check Possible remedyAre you trying to feed paper You can only feed paper in this way when the printer isusing the front panel buttons off-line. Set t

Ifthepaperparkfacilitydoesnotappeartobeworkingcorrectly,checkthefollowing:CheckPossible remcxlyIs the paper release lever inThe paper release lever mu

MAINTENANCEEssentially,your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but shouldbetreatedwithamodicumofcarein orderto avoidmalfunctions.Forexample:●●9●●

ScrewsConnector cove!‘FYI‘1\\\F/gura 7-T.Replacingthe printhead

!6. Disengagethecablefromthetabsholdingitdown,then removetheprinthead.7. Foreasy installationofthenewpnnthead,movethecarriagetowardtheleft end of the

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chapter 8SPECIFICATIONSPrintingsystem...SerialImpactDot-matrixPrintingspeed ...150cps (Draftpi

ICharacterdotmatrix...9 x 11(Draft)18X23 (NLQ)Bitimagedot-matrix... DPI8-pinnormal608-pindouble 1208-pinhigh-spe

UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONCheckthe cartoncontentsNowunpackthecontentsoftheprintershippingcarton,andcheckeachitemin the box againstFigure1-1to makesureth

Ribbonlife...6 millioncharacters(draftpica)Dimensions...590(w)x 332(d)x127(h)mm23.2(w)x13.1(d) x5(h)i

Thefollowingdescribesthepinoutoftheparallel(Centronics-type)inter-faceconnector(signalswhichare low whenactiveareoverlined):Pin Name Function1 STROBEG

chapter 9CHARACTER SETSThis chaptergivestablesof theprinter’sstandardand IBMcharactersets.The decimalcharactercodeof each characteris shown in an inse

ISTANDARD CHARACTER SET104

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IIBM CHARACTER SET #1Othercharactersare identicalto characterset W.The duplicationof controlcodesenablessystemswith a 7-bitinterfacetoobtain control f

IBM SPECIAL CHARACTER SETAdditionalcharacterscan be printedby specialcommands.109

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETSWhenaninternationalcharactersetisselectedDIPswitches2-2to2-4orbyacommandfromsoftware,thefollowingchangesaremadein thechara

Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:● Serial(RS-232)interfaceboard● Automaticsheetfeeder● Pull tractorunitPartsnameof thepr

INDEXmAbsolutehorizontaltab,57Ascender,61,71Autofeed,67Automaticcarriagerctum,30Automaticlinefeed,32,55Automaticsheetfeeder,8,31,67, 101mBackspace,55B

L!31Hexadecimaldump,23-25Horizontalpositioncommands,53-57Horizontaltabulation,57mlNearletterquality,20,34,61,63,74-75NLQTypeStylebutton,20,23mlIBMch~a

mQuadruple-sizecharacters,44CKlRearcover,3, 11Releaselever,3,8,11Resetprinter,67Reverselinefeed,48Reversemicro-feed,27Ribboncartridge,4, 100Rightmargi

COMMAND SUMMARYMODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTIONStd.IBMStd.Std.Std.IBMStd.IBMStd.<BEL>Bell<BS>Backspace<HT>Horizontal tab<LF>Line feed

IMODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTION PAGEIBM <ESC>“5”<bCancelautomaticline feedIBM <ESC> “5” <1>Setautomatic line feed ::<ESC> “6” Se

IMODE CONTROL CODEFUNCTIONPAGEStd.IBMIBMStd.<ESC>“U” “l”<ESC>“W” <b<ESC>“W” <1><ESC>“W” “O”<ESC>“W” “l”cESC>

MODE CONTROL CODEIBMIBME:IBMIBM~MStd.<ESC> “-” “O”<&SC>“-” “l”<Fs> “4”<FS> “5”<Fs> “:” <b <0>4><FS>

ConsumerResponseStar Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and comments on yourprinter and this manual. Please address your correspondence to:W

SEITING UPPlacethepnnterin thepositionwhereitisgoingtobepermanentlysited,andremoveallpackingmaterialfrominsidethetopcover.Thispackingmaterialisintende

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IF@IIU 1-4. Remoting the top cover1. Usethetensioningknobonthe ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonifit is slack(turnclockwise).2. Use the grips on the

3. Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandthepnnthead shield(seeFigure 1-6).Ffgure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield

InterfaceConnectorcableFigut-o1-7.Connecting the interface cableIfyouwanttousetheoptionalserialinterface,slideouttheparallelinterfaceboard by gripping

LOADING SINGLE SHEETSThissectionwilltakeyouthroughtheproceduresfor loadingsinglesheetsof paper.If you are usingthe optionalautomaticsheetfeeder(ASF),r

3.4.Adjustthepaperguidestomatchthesizeof paperyouwillbeusing(re-memberingthatprintingwillstartsomedistancefromtheleft-handedgeof the carriage).Placea

ManualloadingItisalsopossibletoloadpapermanuallywhiletheprinter’spowerisoff.Theprocedureis:1.2,3,4.5.6.7.8.Placethepaperguidein position,locatingthelu

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LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMSFanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforationsbetween thesheets.They are also calledsprocketforms,punchedf

6.7.With the sprocketcovers open, thread the paper over the sprockets,aligningholeswiththepinson the sprockets.Adjustthespacingofthesprocketsby slidin

12.Mountthepaperguidein thehorizontalpositionshownin Figure 1-13,so that it willseparatetheprintedfromthe unprintedpaper.Figurs 1-13. Mounting the pap

itPlaten~utw1-14.Mountingthe optionalpulltractorunitcoverleverFigure 7-15. Thread the fanfold paper over the sprockets from the bottom of tie printer.

PaperparkingAfterloadingfanfoldpaperfromtherearof theprinter,youdo nothavetounloadit whenyouwantto printon a singlesheet.Theprinterwill“park”it for yo

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAPThe distance between the print head and the platen can be adjustedtoaccommodatedifferentpaperthicknesses.Tomakethisadjustmen

chapter2CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONSThe controlpanelbuttonscan be pressedsinglyto performthe operationsindicatedby theirnames.Otherfunctionscanbe obtained

ONLINE buttonThe(ON LINE)buttonsets the printeron-lineand off-line.The statechangeseachtimeyoupressthe button.Intheon-linestatetheprinterreceivesdataf

PAPERFEEDbuttonIf youpressthisbuttonin off-line,thepaperfeedsforward.If youholdthisbuttondown,the printerperformsconsecutiveline feeds.Whileyouarefeed

NLQ TYPESTYLEbuttonThisbuttonselectsthefontstyletobeprinted.Draftstyleisalwaysselectedatpower-up.To changetooneoftheNLQ(nearletterquality)styles,setth

Trademark AcknowledgementsLC-15, ND-10/15, NR-10/15: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter XL, Proprinter II, PC-DOS: International

POWER-UP FUNCTIONSIn additionto their normal functions,all the controlpanel buttonshavespecialfunctionsthatoperateifyouholdthemdownwhileswitchingpower

Long test modeIf the printeris turnedon whilethe (PAPER FEED) buttonis pressed,theprinterwill enterthelong self-testmode.The printerwillstartprintinga

Stayinpanel styleIf helddownduringpower-up,the (ST@ buttonpreventssoftwareinter-ferencewiththefontstyleselectedfromthecontrolpanel.Therewillbeanacknow

ThefollowingBASICprogramis a simpletestyoucanrunin hexadecimalmode:10 FOR 1=0 TO 25520 LPRINT CHR$( 11 J30 NEXT I40 LPRINT50 ENDIf your systempasses t

IWhenthe IBM-PCBASICinterpretersendshex codeOD(carnagereturn)it adds an extra hex OA(line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-fde)also getsspecialtreatment:the

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONSSeveraladditionalfunctionscan be obtainedbypressingthe controlpanelbuttonsin combinations.MICRO FEEDOPOWERvA h—FF —A--—-Cl

Topof formWhenyouturnon printerpower,thetop-of-formpositionis automaticallysetto thecurrentposition.If thisis not whereyouwantthetop ofthe pageto be,

ClearingthebufferWhen DIP switch2-1 is ON, the printer stores receiveddata in a largememorybuffer.Thiscreatesaproblemwhenyouwanttoabandonaprintingjob

Thebankof DIP(DualIn-linePackage)switchesinsidetheprinterisusedfor variousfunctions.This chapterexplainswheretheDIP switchesam located,andhowto usethe

FUNCTIONS OF THE DIP SWITCHESTheprinterisdeliveredwithallDIPswitchsettotheONposition.Thesearethestandardsettings.Bychangingthesettings,youcanaltervari

IHOW TO USE THIS MANUALThismanualis organizedintoninechapters.Tolearnhowto makethebestuseof yourprinteryouareurgedto readthroughchapters1through3.Ther

Switch 1-3: Whichtype of printingarea format do you want to use forsinglesheets?Thisprintercanusetwotypesofpnnting areaformatfor singlesheets. Byputti

Switch 1-8: Do you wantan automaticlinefeed?If you leave this switch at the ON position,a separateline-feedcode isrequiredto obtaina linefeed.If you m

chapter 4PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDSTheprinterhas two emulationmodes:StandardmodeandIBMmode.Instandardmode,theprinteremulatesthefunctionsoftheEpsonFX-105

Many commandshave alternativeforms. Some commandsuse cESC>(charactercode27)in StandardmodeandcFS> (charactercode28)in IBMmode. Other commandshav

SelectNLQtypestyleModeASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth<ESC> “k” n27107nIB 6B nSelectsanNLQtypestyleaccordingtothevalueofn.Indraftmode,thiscommandrema

SelectOratorcharacterswithsmall capitalsMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth “(” “(” “F’ “)” “S’ “2” 4040 7041 41 50 28 28 46 29 29 32Changesto theOrator

CancelemphasizedprintingMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth<ESC> “F”27 70 IB 46Cancelsemphasizedprinting.Double-strikeprintingMode ASCII DecimalHex

stopunderlining‘Mode ASCII DecimalHexadecimal,, ,, ‘, 4.( ( “-” “Y’ “Y’“o” 4040 45 41 41 48 28 2820 29 29 30Both <ESC> “-” “O” 27 45 48IB 2D 30&

Cancelsuperscriptor subscriptModel ASCII I Decimal / Hexadecimal ]BothI <ESC> “T” I 27 &lI IB 54IStops printing superscriptsor subscriptsand

ISelectinternationalcharactersetMode ASCIIDecimal Hexadecimalstd. <ESC> “R” n27 82 n IB 52 nIBM<FS>“R” n28 82 n IC 52 nSelectsan internati

IChapter 6 — MS-DOSand yourprinterSincethe PC or PC-AT family of computersrunningunder MS-DOS iscurrentlythe mostpopularconflgmationof microcomputer,w

ISelectslashzeroMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBorh<ESC> “ - “ “l” 27126 49IB 7E 31<ESC> “ - “ <1>27126 1IB 7E 01Causessubsequentzero c

CondensedprintingMode ASCII DecimalHexadecimalBoth<Sk=15OF<ESC> <Sb 27 15IB OFInStandardmode,changesfrompicatocondensedpica(17cpi)orfromel

Expandedprintingfor onelineMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<so>14 OE<ESC> <SO>27 14IB OECausessubsequentcharactersin thecurrentline

Selectmasterprint modeModeASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth <ESC> “!”n 27 33 nIB 21 nSelectsa combinedprint mode accordingto the valueof n. Thevalueof

of an inch with cESC> “3” <24>, and print the same characterstwice,upperhalfon oneline,lowerhalfon thenext.For accuratealignmentof the two ha

Returnto normalheightMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth<ESC>“W” “O”27119 48IB 77 30<ESC> “W” <O> 27119 0IB 77 00Terminatesdouble-heigh

IVERTICAL POSITION COMMANDSSet line spacingto 1/8inchModeASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC> “O”27 48IB 30Setsthedistancethepaperadvancesor revers

Set line spacington/72inchModeASCII Decimal HexadecimalBoth <ESC>“A” n 27 65 n IB 41nIn Standardmode,setsthedistancethepaperadvancesor reversesi

Performonen/216-inchline feedMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth <ESC> “J”n 27 74 nIB 4AnFeedsthepaperoncebyn/216inches,wherenisbetween1and255.Doe

ISet page lengthton linesModeI ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBothI <ESC>“C” n27 67 nIB 43 nSetsthepagelengthto n linesin thecurrentline spacing,whereni

FEATURES OF THE PRINTERThisprinterisaconvenient,monochromeprinterwithoutfrillsbutwithafullcomplementof features, making it an excellentpartner for a p

Canceltopand bottommarginsMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC>“O”27 79IB 4FCancelsboththe top marginandthebottommargin.FormfeedMode ASCIIDecim

ISet verticaltabstopsMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth <ESC>“B”nl n2 ... <0> I 27 66nl n2 ... 0 ] IB 42nl n2 ... 00Cancelsallcurrentvertica

VerticaltabMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBoth <VT>11OBFeeds the paperto the next verticaltab stop and moves the printpositiontotheleftmargin.Perfo

Set rightmarginMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalstd.<ESC> “Q” n27 81 nIB 51nIBM <FS>“Q”n28 81 nIC 51 nSetstherightmarginatcolumnninthecurrentch

Setautomaticline feedIModel ASCIII DecimalI Hexadecimal IIIBMI <ESC>“5” <1>I27 53 1IIB 35 01 ICausesthe printerto performboth a carriagere

RightjustifyMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimalBothcESC>“a”“2”27 97 50 IB 61 32<ESC> “a” <2>27 97 2 IB 61 02Alignssubsequenttextwiththerightma

IHorizontaltabMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<m>9 09Movestheprintpositionto thenexthorizontaltab stop.Ignoredifthereisnonexthorizontaltabstopi

GRAPHICS COMMANDSPrintnormal-density8-bitgraphicsModel ASCII I Decimal I Hexadecimal IBothcESC>“K”nl n2I27 75 nl dIIB 4B nl dml d ... ml d .. . ml

Printquadruple-density8-bitgraphicsModeASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC>“Z” nl n227 90 nl d IB 5A nl n2ml d ... ml d .. . ml d ...Printsbit-imag

IPrint9-pingraphicsMode ASCII DecimalHexadecimalStd.<ESC> “A” nO nl27 94 no nlIB 5E nO nln2 ml d ...n2 ml d ...d ml d ...Printsbit-imagegraphics

TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER ...1Locatingtheprinter...

nl is the charactercodeof thefirst characterdefinedand n2 is thecharactercodeofthelastcharacterdefined.nl andn2mustbothbebetween32 and 127or bothbe be

DefinedownloadcharactersMode ASCIIDecimalHexadecimal<ESC>“=” nl n2 <DC4> 27 61 0 nl 20 IB 3D 00 nl 14IBM aOal a2 ml aO al d ml aO al d mld

SelectdraftdownloadcharactersetModeASCIIDecimal HexadecimalIBM<ESC> “I” “4”27 73 52 IB 49 34<ESC>“I” <4>27 73 4 IB 49 04Selectsthedo

MACRO INSTRUCTION COMMANDSDefinemacroinstructionMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC> “+” ... <RS>27 43 . 30 IB 2B IE~Cancelsany existing

AcceptMSBas isMode ASCII DecimalHexadecimalBoth <ESC>W“ 27 35IB 23Cancelstheprecedingcommandsandacceptsthe mostsignificantbit as it is sentto th

ICancelimmediateprintMode ASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC> “i” “O”27105 46 IB 69 30<ESC>“i” CO>27105 0 IB 69 @lCancelstheimmediateprin

BidirectionalprintingModeASCIIDecimal HexadecimalBoth<ESC> “U” “O”27 85 48 IB 55 30<ESC> “U” <O>27 85 0IB 55 (KICausessubsequentprin

IAuto feedMode ASCIIDecimal Hexadecimal<ESC> <EM> <4>Both ,,(,, ‘,(,, ,’4,, ,,),, ,,),,27 25 4 IB 19 0440 40 52 41 41 28 28 34 29 29

Ichapter 5DOWNLOAD CHARACTERSWiththisprinteryoucancreatenewcharacter andsymbols,downloadtheirdotdata,andhavethemprintedinplaceof selectedcharactexxint

.●●●Theminimumwidthof a characteris fivedots.The user-definedcharactersmayuse eightdotsvertically.Dotscannotoverlap— thatis, youmaynothavea dotinsidea

IChapter 3 DIP SWITCH SETTING ...29LocationoftheDIPSwitches...

mlndm5m7 m9mllm2 m4 m6 m~ ml(l128643216842I124 66 64 76 76 00 4 36 2 72ASCII Code:Descender: ?Left space: OLast column: 17mO = Descender x 128+ (Left

Assigningthe characterdataNow,wecalculatetheverticalnumericalvaluesofthecolumnsofdots,andenterthemunderneaththegrid.Forexample,lookingatFigwe 5-3,we s

I1250126012701280129013001310132013301340135013601370138013901400141014201430144014501460147014801490LPRINT “CHEMICALS’’;U-IF?$(9) ;FOR 1=.4 TO 8.7 ST

DEFINING YOUR OWN NLQ CHARACTERSAs youprobablynoticed,NLQcharactersareprintedby two passesof theprinthead.Halfofthecharacterisprintedonthefirstpass,an

simultaneoususe of regularanddownloadcharactersin thedraftcharactersectionapplyequallyto NLQ characters.t?ll,.ni23(Ist)fI124.,.,n146(2nd)]~~128646432A

chapter 6MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTERWhenusingyourprinterwithanIBMPC,PC-XT,orPC-ATor compatible,youwillprobablybeusingPC-DOSorMS-DOSas anoperatingsystem.An

Numberof columnsCPIPica 10 136Elite12 163Condensedpica 17.1 233Condensedelite20 272ProportionalVariableSometimes the software installationwill ask you

IIf you wantto printa title in double-sizeOratorwith smallcapitals,thenchangetoregular-sizeCourierforsometextthatincludesitalics,youcanusethesecommand

The printersupportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such asquadruple-sizeprinting.Mostof theseothercommandsconsistof theescapecodefollowedby one

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS...99Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS ...

ICOPYandTYPEdo notpermityouto executeothercommandswhilethefileis printing.Ifyouwantaparticularfontstyle,orpnnt pitch,youcanmakethesesettingsfromthe co

‘V indicatesthatthe followingcharacteris a controlcode.*V[ entersthe<ESC>code.<ESC>hascharactercode27,and“[”is the27thcharacterinASCIIsequ

1090 P$=E$+”P”‘Pica pitch1100 ‘ Start printing———————————-————-—..—-.———_.-———.——-..-———1110 WIDTH “LPT1:“,2551120 LPRINT E$;’’D’’;CHR$(3);CHR$(25);CH

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I2190 LPRINT C$;E$:’’&’’;CHR$(O):CHR$(60);CHR$(60);2200 RESTORE 23102210 FOR M=O TO 462220 READ MM2230 LPRINT CHR$(MM);2240 NEXT M2250 RETURN2260

How theprogramworksThisprogrambeginsbyassigninganumberofprintercommandstoBASICstringvariables(lines1000to 1090).Youcanfindmostofthesecommandsnearthebe

Type sty 1es are :,..:,i:.~;:,,;::~. (::.i;;,,...(;,;.::.:,,..,~,.::?.. .+Courier characters ,Sa nse r if char-acte rs ?ORATOR WITH SMALL CAP ITAI. S,

IModificationsfor IBM modeThis programcan alsobe run in IBMmode (DIP switch 1-6OFF’)if youchangeafewofthelinesasshownbelowto allowfordifferencein some

chapter 7TROUBLESHOOTINGAND MAINTENANCEThefollowingsectionontroubleshootingandmaintenanceisintendedonlyMa brief guideto thesefunctions.Rememberthatyou

IPowersupplyIf the POWER indicatordoesnot illuminate,checkthe following:CheckIs the power cable properlyplugged into the electricalouttet?Is power bei