Star Micronics Printer DOT MATRIX PRINTERS User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

LC-1511

LC-1521

DOT MATRIX PRINTERS

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HA15 80825072

Tradem ark acknow ledgm ents

FR-15, IS-8H192, IS-32H768, LC-1511, LC-1521, PT-15HA, SF-15HA, SPC-8K, XR-1500, XR-1520, ZA-250:

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

EX-800, FX-1170: Seiko Epson Corporation

IBM PC, IBM Proprinter, IBM Proprinter2, IBM Proprinter 3, OS/2:

International Business Machines Corporation.

TrueType: Apple Computer Inc.

MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows 3.1, Windows 95: Microsoft Corporation

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permission, is strictly forbidden.

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The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of printing. How-

ever, should any errors be found, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

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About this manual

This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-1511 and

LC-1521 printers. The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each

chapter.

Chapter 1

Choosing a place for your printer, unpacking and setup,

ribbon cassette installation, loading paper, connecting to

your computer

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

How to use the control panel

How to use the printer’s Electronic DIP Switch (EDS)

Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your

system and software

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Installing, starting up and using the User Setup Utility

How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1,

how to prepare for printing, how to print a document

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 95,

how to prepare for printing, how to print a document

How to set up for printing with IBM OS/2 Warp, how to

prepare for printing, how to print a document

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

How to set up for printing with MS-DOS

Selecting the best type of paper, adjusting for paper

thickness, manual sheet feeding, clearing paper jams

Chapter 10

Optional accessories that are available for your printer

Appendix A How to deal with printing problems

Appendix B Speciﬁcations

Appendix C Interface information

Appendix D Character sets

Appendix E Printer control codes

Appendix F

Glossary

Appendix G Control panel operation guide

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Contents

Chapter 1: Printer Setup ... 1

Choosing a place for the printer ... 1

Unpacking the printer ... 2

General guide ... 3

Opening the front cover ... 4

Removing the protective materials ... 4

Installing the platen knob ... 6

Installing the ribbon cassette ... 6

Removing the ribbon cassette ... 8

Installing the paper guide ... 9

Standing up the paper guide ... 10

Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off ... 11

Loading fanfold paper ... 12

Printing on fanfold paper ... 16

Parking fanfold paper ... 17

Unparking fanfold paper ... 17

Using the tear-off function ... 18

Connecting to your computer ... 18

Chapter 2: Control Panel Operations ... 20

Switching between on-line and off-line ... 20

Selecting a font ... 21

Entering the Font Lock Mode ... 21

Setting the character pitch ... 22

Entering the Pitch Lock Mode ... 22

Line feed ... 23

Paper eject (cut-sheet paper) ... 23

Form feed (fanfold paper) ... 23

Parking fanfold paper ... 23

Micro feed ... 23

Setting the top of form position ... 24

Tear-off function (fanfold paper) ... 24

Selecting the Quiet Print Mode ... 24

Changing the auto load position ... 25

Saving a macro ... 26

Clearing the printer’s buffer ... 26

Initializing the printer ... 27

Entering the Multi-part Mode ... 27

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Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode ... 28

About EDS Mode settings ... 28

Entering the EDS Mode ... 28

Selecting a bank ... 29

Selecting a switch ... 29

Changing a switch setting ... 29

Printing the current switch settings ... 30

Checking the settings of switches in a bank ... 30

Exiting the EDS Mode ... 30

EDS Mode Settings ... 31

Chapter 4: User Setup Utility ... 40

Installing the User Setup Utility ... 40

Starting the User Setup Utility ... 41

Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings ... 42

Adjusting the dot alignment ... 43

Changing the printer port ... 44

Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle ... 44

Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle ... 45

Returning to default settings ... 45

Exiting the User Setup Utility ... 45

Using the Help menu ... 45

Chapter 5: Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 ... 46

Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 ... 46

Getting ready to print ... 48

Printing a document ... 49

Installing TrueType fonts ... 50

Selecting fonts in Windows applications ... 51

Chapter 6: Using the printer with Windows 95 ... 52

Setting up the printer in Windows 95 ... 52

Preparing to print ... 55

Printing a document ... 57

Installing TrueType fonts ... 58

Chapter 7: Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp ... 59

Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp ... 59

Getting ready to print ... 60

Printing a document ... 60

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Chapter 8: Using the Printer with MS-DOS ... 61

Setting up for printing with MS-DOS ... 61

Chapter 9: Paper Handling ... 62

Selecting paper types ... 62

Adjusting for paper thickness ... 63

Automatic fanfold feeding ... 64

Manual sheet feeding ... 64

Clearing paper jams ... 65

Chapter 10: Optional Accessories ... 66

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15HA) ... 66

Pull Tractor Unit (PT-15HA) ... 67

Serial Interface Unit (IS-8H192 and IS-32H768) ... 67

Serial-to-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K) ... 69

Appendix A: Troubleshooting ... 70

Appendix B: Speciﬁcations ... 81

Appendix C: Interface Pin Outs ... 84

Appendix D: Character Sets ... 85

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes ... 95

Appendix F: Glossary ... 100

Appendix G: Control Panel Operation Guide ... 101

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Chapter 1: Printer Setup

This chapter contains important information on setting up your printer. Be sure

to read this chapter carefully before using the printer for the first time. In this

chapter you will learn about:

❏ Choosing a place for the printer

❏ Unpacking and setting up the printer

❏ Installing the platen knob

❏ Installing the ribbon cassette

❏ Loading paper

❏ Connecting to your computer

Choosing a place for the printer

Before actually unpacking the printer, you should take a few minutes to think

about where you plan to use it. Remember the following points when doing this.

✓ Choose a ﬁrm, level surface where the printer will not be exposed to

vibration.

✓ The power outlet you plan to connect to for power should be nearby and

unobstructed.

✓ Make sure that the printer is close enough to your computer for you to

connect the two with your printer cable.

✓ Allow six inches (15 centimeters) of free space on either side of the printer.

If you are going to use fanfold paper, make sure that there is adequate space

for paper behind the printer.

✓ Make sure that the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight.

✓ Make sure that the printer is well away from heaters.

✓ Make sure that the surrounding area is clean, dry, and free of dust.

✓ Make sure that the printer is connected to a reliable power outlet. It should

not be on the same electric circuit as copiers, refrigerators, or other

appliances that cause power spikes.

✓ Use a power outlet that matches the power rating noted on the label afﬁxed

to the bottom of your printer.

✓ Make sure that the room where you are using the printer is not too humid.

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Printer Setup

Unpacking the printer

Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the

following illustration.

Ribbon cassette

Paper guide

Platen knob

Printer

User’s manual

3.5"Floppy disk

If anything is missing, contact the store where you bought the printer and ask

them to supply the missing part. Note that it is a good idea to keep the original

box and all the packing materials just in case you need to pack the printer up

again and send it somewhere at a later date.

A serial-to-parallel interface converter (SPC-8K), a serial interface unit (IS-

8H192 or IS-32H768), a pull tractor (PT-15HA), and an Automatic Sheet

Feeder (SF-15HA) are also available as options. Consult your dealer for details.

Important!

There are several versions of this printer designed for different voltages. It is

not possible to change the voltage of a printer. If the voltage shown on the label

on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage for your area, contact

your dealer immediately.

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General guide

The following illustrations show the major components of your printer.

Paper guide

Front cover

Mute cover

Interface connector

Control panel

Release lever

Power switch

Platen knob

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Printer Setup

Opening the front cover

❏ Lift up on the front cover and swing it open until it stops.

Tear assist edge

❏ To close the front cover, simply lower it back into place.

Caution!

The tear assist edge is rather sharp. Take care to avoid injuring your hands.

Note:

You can completely remove the front cover from the printer or you can stand it

up. You should normally leave the front cover closed, because it protects

against objects getting into the printer, and it cuts down on printer noise.

Removing the protective materials

Two small pieces of packing material are inserted into the printer to protect

components during shipping. Be sure to remove them before using the printer.

❏ Open the rear cover by pushing it back so that the cover swings back and

down.

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Removing the protective materials

❏ Remove the two white pieces of packing from inside the printer as shown in

the illustration.

A piece of cardboard is inserted into the printer to protect components during

shipping. Be sure to remove it before using the printer.

❏ Open the front cover.

❏ Remove the cardboard from the inside of the front cover as shown in the

illustration.

In addition, remove the cardboard from the back of the paper guide.

❏ Remove the tape.

❏ Remove the cardboard from the paper guide as shown in the illustration.

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Printer Setup

Installing the platen knob

The platen knob is packed into a recess in the packaging material.

❏ Install the knob on the shaft located inside the large hole on the left side of

the printer. Make sure that the two splines of the platen shaft inside the

printer fit into the slots inside the knob’s spindle. Press the knob carefully

but firmly into place as far as it will go.

Installing the ribbon cassette

❏ Make sure the printer is unplugged from its power outlet.

Caution!

Never move the print head while the printer is turned on. Doing so can damage

the printer. If you have just ﬁnished printing, let the print head cool for a few

minutes before you touch it.

❏ Remove the front cover of the printer.

❏ Remove the ribbon cassette from its package.

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Installing the ribbon cassette

❏ Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up any slack in the

ribbon.

Ten sion kn ob

❏ By hand, move the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cut-out

in the top guide to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon

cassette.

❏ Carefully place the cassette onto the cartridge holder making sure that the

spindle of the holder ﬁts into the socket on the bottom of the cassette. Also

make sure that the side tabs ﬁt into the grooves on the sides of the cartridge

holder.

Ribbon cassette

Cut-out

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Printer Setup

❏ While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield,

press down gently but ﬁrmly on the cartridge until the side tabs snap

securely into place.

Prin t h ead sh ield

Ribbon

Prin t h ead

❏ Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack.

❏ Replace the front cover of the printer.

Important!

Printing that is poor quality or too light is almost always due to a ribbon that is

simply worn out or “used up.” If you experience problems with print quality,

check the condition of the ribbon. If the black part looks gray and well-worn,

replace the ribbon with a new one.

Removing the ribbon cassette

Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cassette from the printer

when you want to replace it with a new one.

❏ Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its power outlet.

Caution!

Never move the print head while the printer is turned on. Doing so can damage

the printer. If you have just ﬁnished printing, let the print head cool for a few

minutes before you touch it.

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Installing the paper guide

❏ Open the front cover of the printer.

❏ By hand, move the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cutout in

the top guide to allow easy installation and removal of the ribbon cassette.

❏ Using your thumb and foreﬁnger to squeeze the two tabs on the ribbon

cassette towards the center, carefully remove the cassette from the holder.

❏ Use the procedure under “Installing the ribbon cassette” on page 6 to install

a new cassette.

Installing the paper guide

❏ Insert the two tabs on the rear cover of the printer into the holes in the

bottom of the paper guide.

❏ To remove the paper guide from the printer, simply pull the tabs out of the

holes.

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10 Printer Setup

Standing up the paper guide

❏ You can move the paper guide so that it is at angles of 50 or 70 as shown in

the illustrations below. The correct angle depends on the type of the paper

you are using.

Paper guide

50°

50-degree angle (Fanfold paper)

70°

70-degree angle (Cut-sheet paper)

The following table shows the correct angle to use for each type.

Paper Type

Paper Guide Angle

Fanfold

50 degrees

70 degrees

Cut-sheet

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Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 11

Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off

❏ Plug the power cord of the printer into a standard power outlet whose

voltage matches the power rating noted on the label afﬁxed to the bottom of

your printer.

Caution!

If the voltage marked on the bottom of your printer does not match the voltage

from the outlet you are using, do not plug in the power cord. Contact your

dealer for assistance.

❏ Set the switch on the left of the printer to 1 (ON) to turn power on, and to 0

(OFF) to turn power off.

Caution!

Whenever you turn off the power, wait for at least ﬁve seconds before turning it

back on. Otherwise you may damage the printer. We also recommend that you

unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for

long periods. Because of this, you should locate the printer so that the power

outlet it is plugged into is nearby and easy to access.

At this point you may want to perform a test of the printer to make sure it is

working properly. See “Testing the printer” on page 70 for details on how to

perform tests.

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12 Printer Setup

Loading fanfold paper

This section tells you how to load fanfold paper. Note that you can also use cut-

sheet paper. For details on using other types of paper, see “Paper Handling” on

page 62 of this manual.

❏ Remove the paper guide from the printer.

❏ Make sure printer power is turned off.

❏ Set the release lever to the fanfold position.

Cut-sheet

Fanfold

❏ Grasping the two back corners of the printer with the palms of your hands,

press back on the two raised areas on the top of the rear cover until it opens.

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Loading fanfold paper 13

❏ Swing the rear cover back and down until it stops.

Metal edge

Note:

You can also completely remove the rear cover by simply pulling it away from

the back of the printer after you open it.

Caution!

The metal edge of the cover is rather sharp. Take care to avoid injuring your

hands when handling it.

❏ Pass the fanfold paper through the space between the printer case and the

rear cover.

❏ Unlock the two tractor covers by pulling their gray levers up, and slide

them so they are aligned approximately with the holes on the sides of the

paper. Also move the center paper support so that it is approximately

halfway between the two tractors.

❏ Open the covers of both tractors and insert the paper so the tractor pins ﬁt.

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14 Printer Setup

❏ Close the tractor covers. At this point you can make ﬁnal adjustments to the

paper position by releasing the gray levers and moving the tractors. The

paper should lie ﬂat with no buckling or bulging (tractors too close) or no

stretching or elongation of the holes (tractors too far apart). After making

these adjustments, be sure that you re-lock the tractors by pushing the gray

levers back into their original positions.

❏ Before printing, make sure that the leading edge of the fanfold paper

extends about 0.8 inch (two centimeters) past the front the paper chute, as

shown in the illustration below.

❏ Close the rear cover and press down gently on it until it locks into place

with a click.

Caution!

Since printing with an open rear cover may cause paper feeding problems, be

sure to close the rear cover before printing.

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Loading fanfold paper 15

❏ Install the paper guide so that it is standing up (at a 50-degree angle) as

shown on page 10. In this position, the paper guide keeps the printed paper

separate from the unprinted paper.

Then slide the right and left paper guides apart so they do not interfere with

the fanfold paper feeding.

❏ Turn on the printer.

The printer will beep a number of times to indicate that paper is not loaded

properly. Also, the control panel’s POWER indicator flashes whenever

paper is not loaded.

❏ Press the SET/EJECT/PARK button to feed the paper to the starting

position.

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16 Printer Setup

Printing on fanfold paper

When printing on fanfold paper, take care not to print too close to the

perforations that separate each sheet. The following shows the recommended

print area for fanfold paper, cut-sheet paper and label paper.

Fanfold paper

4 mm (0.16")

Cut-sheet paper

4 mm (0.16")

5 mm

(0.2")

5 mm

First page

25.4 mm (1")

Perforation

8 mm (0.31")

18 mm

(0.7")

18 mm

(0.7")

Label

2.54 mm (0.1") min.

Perforation

25.4 mm (1")

Perforation

Label

C : 2.54 mm (0.1") min.

6.35 mm

(0.25")min.

6.35 mm

(0.25")min.

Last page

Bottom of Form

110 mm (4.3")

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Parking fanfold paper 17

Parking fanfold paper

It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in

order to print on cut-sheet paper. Instead, simply use the following procedure to

park the fanfold paper.

❏ Tear off the paper at a perforation so there is no more than half a page

sticking out of the front cover of the printer.

If necessary, you can press the control panel’s ON LINE button to put the

printer off-line. and then use the LINE FEED button to feed the paper until

a perforation is just past the front cover.

❏ Press the control panel’s ON LINE button to put the printer off-line.

❏ Press the control panel’s SET/EJECT/PARK button. The printer

automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact

with the platen, which is indicated by the printer beeping a number of

times. Also, the control panel’s POWER indicator starts to ﬂash because

paper is not loaded.

❏ Move the release lever to the cut-sheet position.

❏ Change the paper guide to its upright position.

You can now load cut-sheet paper into the printer using the procedures

under “Manual sheet feeding” on page 64.

Unparking fanfold paper

After you are finished printing on cut-sheet paper, use the following procedure

to unpark fanfold paper and make it available for printing.

❏ Remove all cut-sheet paper from the printer.

❏ Move the paper guide so that it is at a 50-degree angle. (Refer to page 10.)

❏ Move the release lever to the fanfold position.

❏ Press the SET/EJECT/PARK button to feed the paper to the starting

position.

The printer automatically goes back on-line at this time.

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18 Printer Setup

Using the tear-off function

The following procedure makes it easy to tear off fanfold paper.

❏ Check to make sure that the printer is on-line.

❏ Press the FORM FEED button to perform the long tear-off operation, or

press the LINE FEED button to perform the short tear-off operation.

The long tear-off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the

tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper’s next

perforation.

The short tear-off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the

tear assist edge of the printer cover is located just below the last line printed

on the paper.

❏ Pull the paper against the tear assist edge to tear it off.

Connecting to your computer

The computer sends data to the printer through a cable. This printer does not

come with a cable, so you must purchase one separately. You will probably

want to use a standard parallel cable for connection, but note that you can also

use an optional serial-to-parallel interface converter (SPC-8K) or an optional

serial interface unit (IS-8H192 or IS-32H768).

Important!

The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable that is used

with an IBM-compatible personal computer. Note that they do not apply to all

types of computers and cables. If you are unsure about what type of cable you

should use to connect with your computer, consult your dealer.

For an IBM-compatible personal computer:

✓ Use a standard 36-pin Centronics parallel cable.

✓ The parallel cable should be no longer than six feet (two meters). Longer

cables can result in poor transfer of information.

Important!

Make sure that the printer and the computer are turned off before connecting

them.

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Connecting to your computer 19

❏ Plug one end of the parallel cable into the parallel port of your computer.

The parallel port should be labeled “Printer,” “Parallel,” “PRN,” “LPT1,” or

something similar.

❏ Plug the other end of the parallel cable into the socket on the side of the

printer and secure it in place with the clips.

Note:

Consult your dealer for details on how to set up your computer when using the

optional SPC-8K serial-to-parallel interface converter or the IS-8H192 (or IS-

32H768) serial interface unit.

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Chapter 2: Control Panel Operations

The control panel gives you push-button control over the printer’s operations. It

includes indicator lights, which tell you the current status of the printer at a

glance.

POWER

HS-DRAFT/DRAFT

BANK SW

10 CPI

12 CPI

COND

PROP

ROMAN

SANSERIF

COURIER

PRESTIGE

ORATOR

MICRO FEED

SET/EJECT

PARK

FONT

PITCH

FORM FEED

LINE FEED

ON LINE

EDS c

BANK

SWITCH

STATUS

ON/OFF

EXIT

This chapter describes control panel functions that can be performed while the

printer is turned on and either on-line or off-line. The buttons perform different

functions in the EDS and Dot Adjustment Modes. Functions of control panel

buttons in these modes are described in the relevant sections covering them.

Switching between on-line and off-line

❏ Press ON LINE to switch the printer between being on-line and off-line.

❏ When the printer is on-line, the ON LINE indicator is lit and the printer can

receive data from the computer. You should make sure that the printer is on-

line whenever you are trying to print.

❏ When the printer is in off-line, the ON LINE indicator goes out, which

means that the printer cannot receive any data.

❏ Note that you can also press ON LINE while a printing operation is in

progress to stop the printing.

Important!

Make sure that the on-line/off-line setting of the printer is correct before

performing a control panel operation.

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Selecting a font 21

Selecting a font

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Press FONT to change the font selection. An indicator lights to the left of

the name of the font that is currently selected. HS-Draft is selected when all

font indicators on the LC-1521 are off.

Lit Indicator

Font

DRAFT

ROMAN

Draft

Roman

Sanserif

Courier

Prestige

Orator

ROMAN + COURIER

COURIER

COURIER + ORATOR

ORATOR

Note:

The font setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the

software you are using overrides the setting on the control panel. You can

prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Font

Lock Mode when you turn it on.

Entering the Font Lock Mode

When the printer is in the Font Lock Mode, the font settings you make on the

control panel are used even if your software tries to override the font. Use the

following procedure to enter the Font Lock Mode.

❏ Turn off the printer.

❏ While holding down FONT, turn printer power on.

The printer is now in the Font Lock Mode. You could enter the Font Lock

Mode and Pitch Lock Mode (page 22) at the same time by holding down

both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power.

To exit the Font Lock Mode, simply turn the printer off.

Important!

Font lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts.

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22 Control Panel Operations

Setting the character pitch

The character pitch setting controls how many characters are printed per inch.

Use the following procedure to select the pitch you want.

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Press PITCH to change the pitch selection.

The following shows the meanings of the indicators that light on the control

panel when you press PITCH.

Lit Indicators

Meaning

10CPI

12CPI

10 characters per inch (Pica)

12 characters per inch (Elite)

17 characters per inch (Condensed Pica)

20 characters per inch (Condensed Elite)

Proportional

10CPI + COND

12CPI + COND

PROP

Note:

The pitch setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the

software you are using overrides the setting from the control panel. You can

prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Pitch

Lock Mode when you turn it on.

Entering the Pitch Lock Mode

When the printer is in the Pitch Lock Mode, the pitch settings you make on the

control panel are used even if your software tries to override the pitch. Use the

following procedure to enter the Pitch Lock Mode.

❏ Turn off the printer.

❏ While holding down PITCH, turn printer power on.

The printer is now in the Pitch Lock Mode. You could enter the Pitch Lock

Mode and Font Lock Mode (page 21) at the same time by holding down both

FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power.

To exit the Pitch Lock Mode, simply turn the printer off.

Important!

Pitch lock will not function if you are using Windows Truetype fonts.

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Line feed 23

Line feed

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Press LINE FEED once to feed paper one line. Holding down LINE FEED

continually feeds paper, one line at a time, until you release the button.

Paper eject (cut-sheet paper)

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Press SET/EJECT/PARK to eject the paper.

❏ After the paper is ejected, the printer will beep and the POWER indicator

will ﬂash to indicate there is no paper in the printer.

Form feed (fanfold paper)

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Press FORM FEED and the printer will automatically feed the paper to the

top of the next page.

Parking fanfold paper

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Press the control panel’s SET/EJECT/PARK button.

❏ The printer automatically reverse feeds the fanfold paper until it is no

longer in contact with the platen.

Micro feed

Use the following operation to feed the paper in very small increments. This

makes it possible to align the print head exactly where you want it.

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ While holding down ON LINE, press LINE FEED to feed the paper

forward or FORM FEED to feed the paper backward.

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24 Control Panel Operations

Setting the top of form position

The current position of paper loaded in the printer is automatically set as the top

of the page whenever you turn power on. You can also use the following

procedure at any time to specify a different position as the top of the page.

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Use the micro feed operations (see above) to move the paper so that the

print head is located where you want the new top of form position to be.

❏ While holding down FONT, press SET/EJECT/PARK.

The printer will beep once to indicate that a new top of form position has

been set.

Tear-off function (fanfold paper)

This procedure feeds fanfold paper to a position where it can be torn off easily.

❏ Check to make sure that the printer is on-line.

❏ Press the FORM FEED button to perform the long tear-off operation, or

press the LINE FEED button to perform the short tear-off operation.

The long tear-off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the

tear assist edge of the printer cover is aligned with the paper’s next

perforation.

The short tear-off operation causes the paper to be fed automatically so the

tear assist edge of the printer cover is located just below the last line printed

on the paper.

❏ Pull the paper against the tear assist edge to tear it off.

❏ When you resume printing, the printer reverse feeds the paper to its former

position.

Selecting the Quiet Print Mode

The Quiet Print Mode lets you print with less noise than that produced with

normal printing. Use the following procedure to enter and exit the Quiet Print

Mode.

Important!

Though the Quiet Print Mode prints more quietly, it also causes printing to

take considerably longer than normal printing.

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Changing the auto load position 25

❏ Make sure the printer is on-line (ON LINE indicator is lit).

❏ Press SET/EJECT/PARK, to toggle between the Quiet Print Mode and

normal printing.

The printer emits one short beeps when the Quiet Print Mode is selected, and

two short beep when normal printing is selected.

Changing the auto load position

Normally the printer automatically feeds paper to a standard position (1/6-inch

from the top of the paper). This is called the auto load position. You can use the

following procedure to specify a different auto load position.

❏ Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ While holding down ON LINE, press SET/EJECT/PARK and then

release the two buttons.

The printer will automatically eject the cut-sheet that is in the printer, or

reverse feed fanfold paper until it is no longer in contact with the platen.

Also, all the font and pitch indicators on the control panel will light.

❏ Press SET/EJECT/PARK to feed the paper to the starting position.

❏ Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the new auto

load position to be.

Press LINE FEED to feed the paper forward and FORM FEED to feed the

paper backward. This is the micro feed operation.

❏ After you have the paper at the position you want, hold down ON LINE

and press LINE FEED to make the current print head position the new auto

load position. The printer will beep twice to indicate that the new auto load

position is set.

❏ To clear the new auto load position and return to the one that you set

previously (using the above procedure), press ON LINE. To clear the

currently set auto load position and return to the standard position (1/6-inch

from the top of the paper), hold down ON LINE and press SET/EJECT/

PARK.

Note:

The auto load position you set remains in effect until you turn the printer off. If

you want to save the auto load position in memory, press FORM FEED instead

of LINE FEED while holding down ON LINE in the above step.

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26 Control Panel Operations

Saving a macro

Normally, any settings you make on the control panel are cleared when you turn

the printer off. Use the following procedure to save the current control panel

settings so that they are used whenever you turn the printer on.

❏ Make the control panel settings you want.

❏ Use ON LINE to put the printer off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Hold down FONT and then PITCH. Keep both buttons held down until the

printer beeps twice.

Pressing FONT normally changes the font setting, so when you press it in

the above step the indicator for the next font lights. Pressing PITCH,

however, returns the font setting to what it was before you pressed FONT.

This procedure saves the following settings.

• Current font and pitch settings

• Quiet Print Mode status

These items can be set separately for the Standard mode and the IBM mode.

❏ To clear saved control panel settings repeat the above procedure, but keep

FONT and PITCH depressed after the printer beeps twice. Soon the printer

will beep again three times to indicate that the saved control panel settings

have been cleared.

Clearing the printer’s buffer

When the printer receives data from a computer, it temporarily stores it in a

memory called a buffer. If you stop a printing job partway through, there is the

chance that some data will remain in the buffer. The following procedure clears

the printer’s buffer by deleting any data that might be there.

❏ Execute the necessary command in the program you are using to stop the

print job.

Important!

Be sure to stop the print job before taking the printer off line. Otherwise, the

print job will resume from where you interrupted it when you put the printer

back on-line.

❏ Use ON LINE to take the printer off line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Hold down FONT and then FORM FEED. Keep both buttons held down

until the printer beeps once, which indicates that the buffer is cleared.

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Initializing the printer

The following procedure initializes the printer to its power-on settings. If you

have control panel settings stored in memory, this procedure sets up the printer

using them.

❏ Use ON LINE to take the printer off line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

❏ Hold down FONT and then FORM FEED. Keep both buttons held down

until the printer beeps once (indicating the printer buffer is cleared) and

then beeps again three times, which indicates that the printer is reset.

Entering the Multi-part Mode

When the printer is in the Multi-part Mode, the print head prints with greater

impact. It should be noted, however, that printing in the Multi-part Mode also

reduces the life of the print head. Because of this, you should use the Multi-part

Mode only for printing on four or five-ply paper. Return to the normal mode for

printing on one to three-ply paper.

Use the following procedure to enter the Multi-part Mode

❏ Turn off the printer.

❏ While holding down the control panel’s SET/EJECT/PARK button, turn

the printer back on.

❏ To exit the Multi-part Mode, Simply turn the printer off and back on again.

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Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode

The letters “EDS” stand for “Electronic DIP Switches.” Just like the small DIP

switches that are used by many computers, printers, and other devices, the EDS

mode lets you configure the printer so that it matches your system and software

needs. This chapter describes how to enter the printer’s EDS Mode and provides

details about available settings and how to change them.

All switch settings, except for F-2, are ON when the printer is shipped from the

factory.

About EDS Mode settings

EDS Mode settings are grouped among six “banks” (representing banks of

switches) that are identified by the letters A through F. Each bank contains a

number of “switches” numbered 1 through 6 that you can turn on and off to

configure the printer.

Entering the EDS Mode

❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.

❏ Turn off the printer.

❏ While holding down the control panel’s ON LINE, LINE FEED, and

FORM FEED buttons, turn the printer back on.

This causes the following message to be printed, which indicates the printer

is in the EDS Mode.

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Selecting a bank 29

Selecting a bank

❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’s BANK button to select a

bank. When the BANK indicator flashes it indicates the current bank

selected.

Lit Indicator

Selected Bank

Selecting a switch

❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’s SWITCH button to select a

bank switch. When the SW indicator ﬂashes it indicates the current switch

selected.

Lit Indicator

Selected Switch

Changing a switch setting

❏ After selecting a bank and switch, press the control panel’s ON/OFF

button to turn the switch on and off. The current setting of the switch is

indicated by the ON LINE indicator: the indicator is lit when the switch is

on, and is not lit when the switch is off.

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30 Using the EDS Mode

Printing the current switch settings

❏ In the EDS Mode, press the control panel’s PRINT button to print out the

current switch settings. Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is

turned on or off.

Checking the settings of switches in a bank

❏ After selecting a bank, press the control panel’s STATUS button to view

the status of each switch in that bank. The control panel’s font indicator is

lit when the switch is on, and is not lit when the switch is off.

Lit Indicator

Selected Switch

Exiting the EDS Mode

❏ Press the control panels EXIT button to exit the EDS Mode.

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EDS Mode Settings 31

EDS Mode Settings

The following details all of the settings you can program in the EDS Mode. You

can print out a detailed overview of all the settings by performing a test of the

printer (page 70).

BANK A

Switch 1: Emulation

Selects Standard emulation (ON) or IBM emulation (OFF). Standard emulation

causes the printer to act like the Epson ESC/P (9-pin), while IBM emulation

makes it act like the IBM Proprinter III.

Switch 2: Character Table

The function of this switch depends on whether you are using IBM or Standard

emulation.

Switch 2

Setting

Emulation

Description

OFF

Graphics: IBM Character Set #2

Standard

Italics: Italic character table used

IBM Character Set #2

IBM

OFF

IBM Character Set #1

Switch 3: RAM Usage

Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer (ON) or as a

download buffer (OFF). Selecting input buffer (ON) tells the printer to use

available RAM to store data it receives from the computer, which speeds up the

printing. Selecting download buffer (OFF) tells the printer to use available

RAM to store character patterns.

Switch 4: Automatic Sheet Feeder

Specifies whether the optional SF-15HA Automatic Sheet Feeder is installed

(OFF) or not installed (ON).

Switch 5: Paper Out Detector

Specifies whether the printer’s paper out detector is enabled (ON) or disabled

(OFF). When the paper out detector is enabled (ON), the printer automatically

stops printing whenever it senses there is no more paper. When it is disabled

(OFF), the printer continues printing as long as there is data. Selecting disabled

(OFF) makes it possible to print right up to the bottom of a page, but it also

creates the danger of printing when there is no paper loaded in the printer, which

can damage the print head and platen.

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Switch 6: Multi-Part Mode

Specifies whether the printer’s Multi-Part Mode is enabled (OFF) or disabled

(ON). When the Multi-Part Mode is enabled (OFF), the impact of the print head

is increased, but head life is decreased. Enable the Multi-Part Mode when

printing on four to five-ply paper. Disable the Multi-Part Mode when printing

on 1 to 3-ply paper.

BANK B

Switch 1: Graphics Direction

Selects uni-directional (OFF) or bi-directional (ON) printing for graphics. Bi-

directional printing (ON) is faster, while uni-directional (OFF) printing

generally provides better print quality in the graphics mode.

Switch 2: Auto Tear-off (Long)

Specifies whether the printer’s auto tear-off (long) feature (page 24) is enabled

(OFF) or disabled (ON). Note that this setting controls the application

software’s tear-off function only. It does not affect the manual tear-off function

that is performed using the control panel buttons as described on page 18. The

manual tear-off function is always enabled.

Switch 3: Line Spacing

Selects 1/6-inch (ON) or 1/8-inch (OFF) spacing between lines.

Switch 4: Auto LF with CR

Specifies whether auto LF with CR is enabled (OFF) or disabled (ON). When

auto LF with CR is enabled (OFF), the printer automatically performs a line

feed whenever it receives a carriage return from the computer. When it is

disabled (ON), the computer must send both a line feed code and a carriage

return code at the end of each line. Most applications do this automatically. Note

the following check points when trying to figure out which setting to use here:

✓ If you ﬁnd that your output is double-spaced when it should not be, turn

this switch ON (Disabled).

✓ If you ﬁnd that lines are printing over each other, turn this switch OFF

(Enabled).

Switch 5: Zero Style

Specifies whether a normal zero (ON) or a slashed zero (OFF) will be used.

Selecting Normal (ON) prints zeros without lines running through them, while

Slashed (OFF) prints zeros with a diagonal slash running through them.

Switch 6: Reserved

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EDS Mode Settings 33

BANK C

Switches 1, 2: Print Mode

Turn these switches on or off to select the print mode you want to use.

Print Mode

SW1

SW2

Draft

NLQ

OFF

HS-Draft*

OFF

* LC-1521 only. Not used with LC-1511.

Switches 3, 4, 5: Print Pitch

Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the print pitch

setting you want to make.

Print Pitch

SW3

SW4

SW5

10cpi

12cpi

OFF

17cpi

OFF

20cpi

OFF

Proportional

OFF

Switch 6: Quiet

When the Quiet Mode is enabled (OFF), the printer prints with less noise than

normal printing. Though the Quiet Mode prints more quietly, it also takes

considerably longer than normal printing.

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34 Using the EDS Mode

BANK D

Switches 1, 2, 3, 4: Page Length

Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length

setting you want to use.

Page Length

SW1

SW2

SW3

SW4

11”/Letter

8”

OFF

11.7”/A4

12”

OFF

8.5”/Letter

14”/Legal

10.5”/Executive

7.25”/Executive

3.5”

OFF

5.5”

OFF

Switch 5: CR Centering Position

Specifies whether the printer's CR centering is long (ON) or short (OFF). When

the CR centering position is long (ON), the carriage moves to the center of the

platen before the paper is inserted or ejected. When CR centering is short (OFF),

the carriage moves to the left side of the platen.

In order to prevent paper feeding problems, set the CR centering position to

short (OFF) when narrow (less than 5.6″) paper is used and set it to long (ON)

when wider (more than 5.6″) paper is used.

BANK E

Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Code Page/International Character Set

If your EDS settings specify IBM emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 OFF) with

either character table (Bank A, Switch 2), or Standard emulation (Bank A,

Switch 1 ON) with the graphics character table (Bank A, Switch 2 ON), use the

Bank E switches to select the default character code page you want to use.

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EDS Mode Settings 35

Code Page

SW1

SW2

SW3

SW4

SW5

#437 IBM-PC

#850 Multi-lingual

#860 Portuguese

#861 Icelandic

#863 Canadian French

#865 Nordic

OFF

#866 Russian

OFF

#3840 IBM-Russian

#3841 Gost-Russian

#3843 Polish

OFF

#3844 CS2

OFF

#3845 Hungarian

#3846 Turkish

OFF

#3847 Brazil-ABNT

#3848 Brazil-ABICOMP

#852 Latin-2

OFF

#1001 Arabic

OFF

#737 Greek

OFF

#851 Greek

OFF

#869 Greek

OFF

#928 Greek

OFF

#2001 Lithuanian-KBL

#772 Lithuanian

#774 Lithuanian

#3001 Estonian-1

#3002 Estonian-2

#3011 Latvian-1

#3012 Latvian-2

#3021 Bulgarian

#3031 Hebrew

#3041 Maltese

OFF

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36 Using the EDS Mode

A code page is the set of symbols and characters that your printer can print.

Your printer converts ASCII hexadecimal data according to a code page to print

symbols and characters. By supporting different code pages, the printer can

print in a variety of different languages. The following table shows detailed

information about code pages.

Code Page

Name

Country

Remarks

United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy,

Austria, Switzerland, United States, Spain

#437

IBM PC

United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy,

Austria, Switzerland, United States, Spain

Preferred by Microsoft

#850

Multi-Lingual

#860

#861

Portuguese

Icelandic

Portugal

Iceland

#863

Canadian French Canada

#865

Nordic

Russian

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Preferred by Microsoft

#866

Russia

#3840

#3841

#3843

#3844

#3845

#3846

#3847

#3848

IBM-Russian

Gost-Russian

Polish

Russia, Bulgaria

Russia

Gost: government standard

Also called “Mazowia”

Poland

CS2

Czech Republic

Hungary

Also called “Kamenicky”

Hungarian

Turkish

Turkey

Brazil-ABNT

Brazil-ABICOMP

Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary,

Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak

Republic, Slovenia

Preferred by Microsoft

#852

Latin-2

Arabic

Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Mainly in Arabic speaking

countries

#1001

#737

#851

#869

Greek

Greece

Almost 80%

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EDS Mode Settings 37

Code Page

Name

Country

Remarks

#928

#2001

#772

Greek

Lithuanian-KBL

Lithuanian

Estonian-1

Estonian-2

Latvian-1

Greece

Lithuania

Estonia

Latvia

For UNIX

Commonly used for DOS

New standard

#774

#3001

#3002

#3011

#3012

#3021

#3031

#3041

Most often used

Latvian-2

Latvia

Government standard

Bulgarian

Hebrew

Bulgaria

Israel

Maltese

Malta

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If your EDS settings specify Standard emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 ON) with

the italic character table (Bank A, Switch 2 OFF), use the Bank E switches to

select the international character set you want to use. This setting determines the

assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set.

International

Character Set

SW1

SW2

SW3

SW4

SW5

U.S.A.

OFF

France

Germany

England

Denmark-1

Sweden

Italy

OFF

Spain-1

Japan

OFF

Norway

Denmark-2

Spain-2

Latin America

Korea

OFF

Ireland

OFF

Legal

OFF

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EDS Mode Settings 39

BANK F

Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: NLQ Font Selection

Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that identifies the font you want

to use for NLQ printing.

Font

SW1

SW2

SW3

SW4

SW5

Roman

Sanserif

Courier

Prestige

Orator

OFF

Note:

Bank C switches 1 and 2 need to be in the correct positions before the above

setting will have any effect.

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Chapter 4: User Setup Utility

The User Setup Utility is included on the floppy disk that comes with the printer.

It allows you to change the EDS settings of the printer from your computer.

To run the User Setup Utility, you need an IBM-compatible computer running

PC-DOS or MS-DOS. The computer must be equipped with a 3.5″ floppy drive

and a hard disk drive.

In this chapter you will learn about:

❏ Installing the User Setup Utility

❏ Starting the User Setup Utility

❏ Editing setup data

❏ Loading and saving setup data

❏ Exiting the User Setup Utility and sending the settings to the printer

Important!

See the “readme.txt” ﬁle for important information that became available after

this documentation was printed.

All the procedures in this chapter assume that you are using a mouse and that

you are familiar with common mouse operations like click and double-click. If

you need information on mouse operations, see your computer manual. If you

want to operate the User Setup Utility using the keyboard instead of the mouse,

follow the instructions that appear on your computer’s screen.

Installing the User Setup Utility

❏ Insert the disk that contains the User Setup Utility into one of your

computer’s disk drives. This explanation assumes you are using the A:

drive, but you could use any drive. Just remember to change the “A:” drive

name speciﬁcations in the following steps to the name of the drive you are

using.

❏ Execute the following commands to start installation of the User Setup

Utility. The following commands assume you are starting from drive C:,

and the ﬂoppy that contains the User Setup Utility is inserted in drive A:.

C:\>A: ↵

A:\>CD UTILITY↵

A:\UTILITY>SETUP↵

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Starting the User Setup Utility 41

Setting for Install

Language:

English

Printer Type:

LC-1511

Install Directory:

c:\star

F1=Install

F2=Cancel

❏ Pull down the list of available languages under Language: and double-

click the one you want to use.

❏ Pull down the list of available printers under Printer Type: and double-

click on the one you want to use. For this printer you should select LC-1511

or LC-1521.

❏ Click the Install Directory: box to change it into an input box.

❏ Input the drive name and directory where you want the User Setup Utility

installed. Make sure to include the full path to the directory.

You can use your computer’s left and right arrow keys, Delete key, and

backspace key to move around the input box and make changes to the text

inside it.

❏ Click Install to install the User Setup Utility and start it up.

Starting the User Setup Utility

❏ After you install the User Setup Utility, you can start it any time by moving

to the directory you speciﬁed under “Installing the User Setup Utility” in

the previous section and inputting the following:

STARSET ↵

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42 User Setup Utility

Help

Exit

File

General

Font

Paper

Adjust

Port

General

Graphic Direction

Bi-direction

Emulation

Standard

RAM usage

Input Buffer

CR Centering Position

Long

Quiet mode

Disabled

When you start the User Setup Utility, it reads and displays the last settings

that were sent to the printer by the utility.

Note:

The utility does not read the settings from the printer. It reads the settings from

a ﬁle that was created the last time the utility was run, which are stored on your

computer’s hard disk. If the EDS settings have been changed using the

printer’s control panel, those control panel settings will not be shown by the

utility, and they will be replaced by the current User Setup Utility settings if

you specify that current settings should be sent to the printer (page 45) when

you exit the utility.

❏ Now you can use the User Setup Utility to make the setup changes you

want.

You can press the F1 function key at any time to access on-screen help for

the setup utility.

Changing the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings

The following are basic operations to change settings in the General, Font,

Paper and Adjust windows.

To select a window

❏ Click on the name of the window you want to select (General, Font,

Paper, Adjust, Port) by clicking on its name at the top of your computer’s

screen. When you do, the corresponding window appears on the screen.

You can also select a window by pressing a function key from F4 to F8.

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Adjusting the dot alignment 43

To select a setting box

❏ Click on the box you want to select or move to by using your keyboard’s

Tab or arrow keys. The currently selected setting box is highlighted on

the screen.

To change a setting

❏ After you select a setting box, click on the box or press Enter to pull down

a list of available settings.

❏ Select the setting you want to use in the list by double-clicking on it, or by

moving to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter.

Note:

An asterisk to the right of a setting indicates that it is the default.

The settings in the General, Font, and Paper windows are identical to those in

the EDS Mode. See “EDS Mode Settings” on page 31 for details.

Adjusting the dot alignment

❏ Click on Adjust or press the F7 function key.

Adjust

Multi-Part Mode

Normal Mode

DRAFT

Normal-Density

D-Density/Speed

Plotter-Graphics

D-Density P-Graphics

CRT Graphics I

NLQ

CRT Graphics II

Quadruple-Density

Double-Density

F9:Test

F10:Test All

❏ Use the above window to test and adjust the vertical alignment of the

printer in each printing mode. See “Adjusting the dot alignment” on

page 72 for full details on dot alignment.

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44 User Setup Utility

Changing the printer port

❏ Click on Port or press the F8 function key.

Port

Lpt1:

Com1:

Com2:

❏ Select the port you want to use by double-clicking on it, or by moving to it

with the arrow keys and pressing Enter.

Saving setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle

❏ To save setup data in a conﬁguration ﬁle so you can recall it later, click on

File or press the F3 function key.

❏ Select Save from the menu that drops down by double-clicking on it, or by

moving the highlighting to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter.

❏ Input the name that you want to assign to the conﬁguration ﬁle and press

Enter. The conﬁguration is automatically stored in the directory you

speciﬁed under “Installing the User Setup Utility” on page 40, and assigned

the extension “.cfg”.

Important!

Remember that changing User Setup Utility settings on the computer screen

does not directly change them in the printer. To change the printer settings to

those shown on the screen, use the Exit command (page 45).

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Importing setup data from a configuration file 45

Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle

❏ Click on File or press the F3 function key.

❏ Select Load from the menu that drops down by double-clicking on it, or by

moving the highlighting to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter.

Load file

File

C:\STAR\*.cfg

<DIR> 1995-06-15

DEFAULT .CFG 1995-06-15

PREVIOUS.CFG 1995-06-22

❏ Select the ﬁle that contains the conﬁguration you want to use by double-

clicking on its name, or by moving the highlighting to its name with the

arrow keys and pressing Enter.

Returning to default settings

❏ To make all settings revert to their defaults, perform the procedure under

“Importing setup data from a conﬁguration ﬁle” in the previous section and

select the ﬁle named “DEFAULT.CFG”.

Exiting the User Setup Utility

To exit the User Setup Utility, pull down the File menu and select Exit.

Exit

Exit without sending current settings.

Exit after sending current settings.

❏ Select the option you want by double-clicking on it, or by moving the

highlighting to it with the arrow keys and pressing Enter.

“Exit after sending current settings” sends all User Setup Utility settings to

the printer, which replaces any settings that may have been made using the

printer’s control panel. “Exit without sending current settings” exits the

User Setup Utility without sending anything to the printer.

Using the Help menu

❏ To get information on how to use the User Setup Utility, click Help or press

function key F1.

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Chapter 5: Using the Printer with Windows 3.1

This chapter contains specific information you need to know when using the

printer with Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later. It also tells you how to install the

printer driver on your computer so that it can control the printer correctly. In this

chapter, you will learn about:

❏ How to set up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1

❏ How to prepare for printing

❏ How to print a document

❏ How to install TrueType fonts

❏ How to select fonts from within an application

Important!

See the “readme.txt” ﬁle for important information that became available after

this documentation was printed.

Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1

This printer is designed to work best with computers running Microsoft

Windows 3.1. If you are running an earlier version of Windows, we recommend

that you upgrade to 3.1.

Before you can use the printer with Windows, you must first use the procedure

outlined below to install the printer driver that is supplied on the 3.5” floppy

disk that comes with the printer. This procedure assumes that you are using a

mouse and that you are familiar with common mouse operations like click and

double-click. If you need information on mouse operations or if you want to

install the printer driver without using a mouse, refer to your Microsoft

Windows User’s Guide.

❏ Insert the disk that contains the printer driver into one of your computer’s

disk drives. This explanation assumes you are using a drive named “A:”,

but you could use any drive. Just remember to change the “A:” in the

following steps to the name of the drive you are using.

❏ In the Main group, double-click on the Control Panel icon.

❏ Double-click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window.

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❏ Click Add and the dialog box will expand to show a List of Printers.

❏ In the List of Printers: box, select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer.

❏ Click Install.

❏ This causes the Install Driver dialog box to appear, which instructs you to

insert the disk that contains the printer driver file.

❏ Click Browse.

❏ In the Directories: list, select WIN 31.

❏ Click on the language you want to use and then click OK.

We will use English in all of our examples here.

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❏ In the List of Printers: box of the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer

dialog box, select the Star printer driver and then click OK.

This causes the Printers dialog box to appear. The STAR printer is now

listed in the Installed Printers: list.

❏ Double-click on the name of the printer model you just installed to select it

as the default printer.

❏ Click Close to close the Printers dialog box.

Note:

Windows applications automatically print on the currently selected default

printer. If you want to print on a different printer, you must ﬁrst select it.

Getting ready to print

Before printing, there are a number of things you must first do to set up the

printer. You must select the printer driver, and the paper source, size, and

orientation. Use the following procedure to make these selections.

Note:

You do not need to perform printer driver and paper selections mentioned

above each time you print, but only if there are any changes to the last

selections you made.

❏ In the Windows Program Manager, open the Main group by clicking on its

icon.

❏ Double-click on the Control Panel icon.

❏ Double-click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window.

❏ Double-click on the name of the printer model you selected above to

choose it as the default printer.

❏ Click on Setup to display the window for setting up your printer.

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❏ From this window you select buttons that let you control a wide variety of

printer setup parameters. This manual does not include any information

about how to do this because everything you need to know is included in an

on-line manual that tells you how to use all the buttons and menus that

appear. To view the on-line manual, click on the Help button.

❏ After the printer is set up the way you want it, click on OK.

❏ Click on the Close button in the Printers window to save your setup and

return to the Program Manager.

Note:

Depending on the application software you are using, settings similar to those

in the above procedure can be made using the Print Setup command of the

File menu instead of the Control Panel.

Printing a document

The following Print window appears when you select the Print command

of the File menu of your Windows application.

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Note:

The actual appearance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on

the application you are using.

Use this window to specify the range of the pages to be printed, the quality of

the printing (in dots per inch), and the number of copies you want to print. Note

also that there are boxes that you can select to specify printing to a file or

collating (printing from back to front).

You can change the printer setup by clicking on the Setup button. When you

do, the following window for setting up your printer appears on the display.

Make changes by clicking on the appropriate radio button or highlighting your

selection on the appropriate pull-down menu.

Installing TrueType fonts

The TrueType fonts that are supplied on one of the 3.5” floppy disks that come

with the printer can be used only when you are running Windows 3.1 or later.

Use the following procedure to install the fonts.

❏ Launch Windows.

❏ Close any applications that may be open.

❏ Open the Windows Control Panel.

❏ Double-click the Fonts icon and the Fonts dialog box appears.

❏ Click Add and the Add Fonts dialog box appears.

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❏ Insert the disk that contains the fonts into one of your computer’s disk

drives. This explanation assumes you are using a drive named “A:”, but you

could use any drive. Just remember to change the “A:” in the following

steps to the name of the drive you are using.

❏ Select the letter that represents the drive where the ﬂoppy disk is installed.

When you do, the names of all the fonts on the disk appear in the List of

Fonts window. Select the fonts you want to install by clicking on their

names. If you want to install all of the fonts, click Select All.

❏ Click OK. The Fonts dialog box appears and installation is performed. The

names of the newly installed fonts are automatically added to the Installed

Fonts list.

❏ If you were in an application program when you installed the new fonts,

you will need to select Printer Setup from the application’s FILE menu,

and reselect the printer. After that, the application can display on-screen

text and print text on the printer using the newly install fonts.

Selecting fonts in Windows applications

Refer to the manual of the application you are using for details on how to select

fonts within that application.

In addition to the Windows fonts, you can also use the TrueType fonts that come

with this printer.

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Chapter 6: Using the printer with Windows 95

This chapter describes how to use the printer with Microsoft Windows 95. The

following topics are covered:

❏ Setting up the printer in Windows 95

❏ Preparing for printing

❏ Printing a document

❏ Installing the TrueType fonts

Note:

The ﬁle “readme.txt” on the ﬂoppy disk contains any late-breaking information

that has been made available since this manual was printed.

Setting up the printer in Windows 95

To use the printer with Windows 95, you need to install a file known as the

printer driver onto your computer. This file is supplied on the floppy disk that

comes with the printer.

The following description assumes that you are using a mouse (“click” and

“double-click” refer to the action of using the mouse to point at an item with the

on-screen pointer, and then clicking either once, or twice in quick succession).

To install the printer driver under Windows 95, use the following steps:

❏ Turn on the printer and start up your computer.

❏ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen.

❏ Select Settings.

❏ Release the mouse button on Printers.

❏ Double-click on the Add Printer icon in the Printers window.

❏ Click on the Next button.

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❏ When the above window is displayed, make sure the Local printer radio

button is checked. Then click on the Next button twice, and click on the

Back button.

❏ Click on the Have Disk button.

❏ Insert the disk with the printer driver ﬁle on it into the ﬂoppy disk drive.

Make sure that the drive’s name (“A:” or “B:”) is displayed in the ﬁeld

named Copy manufacturer’s ﬁles from:. To select a drive name, click on the

arrow by the side of the ﬁeld and select the drive from the list that appears.

❏ Click on the Browse button. A list of folders on the ﬂoppy disk is

displayed.

❏ Select “WIN95” (either by double-clicking on it or by clicking on it and

clicking on the OK button).

❏ Click on the OK button twice.

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❏ Select the language or language group you want to use by clicking on it.

❏ Select the printer model name (“Star LC-1511” or “Star LC-1521”) by

clicking on it and then click on the Next button.

❏ Select the printer port to which the printer is connected by clicking on it

(usually “LPT1”). Click on the Next button.

❏ Change the printer name if you want. If you have previously installed

another printer, you must select whether you want the new printer to be the

default printer. Click on the appropriate radio button.

Note:

Windows applications always print to the currently selected default printer,

unless the user chooses a different printer from within the application.

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❏ Click on the Next button.

❏ Select whether to print out a test page by clicking on the appropriate radio

button.

❏ Click on the Finish button.

❏ If a message appears requesting you to insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM,

insert it into the CD-ROM drive and click on the OK button.

❏ If a message appears saying that the printer driver ﬁle LC15X1.DRV cannot

be found on the Windows 95 CD-ROM, click on the Browse button, select

the ﬂoppy disk drive’s name (“A:” or “B:”), click on “WIN95” in the list of

directories and click on the OK button (or double-click on “WIN95”).

❏ Click on the OK button.

This concludes the printer set-up.

Preparing to print

Often you can simply select the Print command in the application you are

using, click the OK button, and your document will be printed out. However,

sometimes you may need to change certain settings beforehand, such as the

default printer, which port a printer uses, which printer driver it uses, the paper

size, the paper source etc.

Settings are made by checking radio buttons, entering numbers into fields or by

clicking on the arrow by the side of a ﬁeld and selecting an option from the list

that appears. All these settings, and how to make them, are fully explained in

the Microsoft Windows 95 User’s Guide.

Some settings, e.g. paper size and paper source, can be made within an

application when you select the Print command (see the next section:

Printing a document). However, settings made within an application only affect

printing from that application.

To change the default printer and to make general settings that will apply to any

application, proceed as follows:

❏ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen.

❏ Select Settings.

❏ Release the mouse button on Printers.

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❏ Double-click on the icon bearing the name of the printer (Star LC-1511 or

Star LC-1521) in the Printers window. A window appears listing any

documents that are currently being printed on the printer.

❏ Click on the Printer menu.

❏ To set the printer as the default printer, click on the Set As Default

command so that a tick mark appears in the check box. This denotes that

the selected printer is the default printer.

❏ Click on the Printer menu and click on the Properties command.

❏ Click on any of the ﬁve index-card type buttons and change the parameter

settings as you require. For a detailed explanation of any of the settings,

click on the “?” button on the top right of the window and then click on the

relevant parameter ﬁeld. Click once more to clear the help message from

the screen.

Note:

Paper, Graphics and Device option settings can also be made when you

select the Print command in an application. However, settings made within an

application only apply to printing from that application.

❏ Click on the Close (X) button on the top right of the Properties window.

❏ Click on the Close (X) button on the top right of the printer’s window

This concludes the printing preparation. The printer which you selected is now

the default printer, and the page size, paper source setting and any other settings

which you made for the printer, apply to printing from all applications. To

override these settings for a specific application, refer to the next section,

Printing a document.

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Printing a document

Windows 95 applications always print to the currently selected default printer.

If you want to change the default printer, refer to the previous section,

Preparing to print.

To print from any Windows 95 application, proceed as follows:.

❏ Click on the application’s File menu.

❏ Click on the Print command.

Note:

The actual appearance of the Print window may differ somewhat depending on

the application you are using.

❏ If you do not want to use the default printer, select a different printer by

clicking on the arrow by the side of the Name ﬁeld and selecting one from

the list that appears.

❏ Click on the Properties button.

❏ If you want to change any of the printing settings, for example paper size,

orientation or paper source, click on the appropriate index card-type button

(Paper, Graphics or Device options) and change the parameter

settings as you require.

For a detailed explanation of any of the settings, click on the ? button on

the top right of the window and then click on the relevant parameter ﬁeld.

Click once more to clear the help message from the screen.

Changes you make here apply only to printing from the current application

❏ Click on the Close (X) button on the top right of the window.

❏ Select how many copies of the document will be printed by entering the

appropriate number into the Number of copies ﬁeld. If you want to print all

the pages in your document, make sure that the All radio button is checked.

If you do not want to print all the pages in your document, enter the ﬁrst

and last pages to print into the from and to ﬁelds.

❏ If you want the output to be collated (each copy automatically sorted into

page order) or if you want to print to ﬁle (instead of a print-out, a graphic

ﬁle of the print-out is saved on disk), check the appropriate radio button.

❏ Click on the OK button.

Your document will now be printed out.

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Installing TrueType fonts

To install the TrueType fonts that are on the floppy disk accompanying this

printer, follow the procedure below.

❏ Insert the disk in your computer’s ﬂoppy disk drive.

❏ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen.

❏ Select Settings.

❏ Release the mouse button on Control Panel.

❏ Double-click on the Fonts folder. The currently-installed font ﬁles are

displayed.

❏ Click on the Files menu.

❏ Click on the Install New Font... command.

❏ Display the drive’s name (“A:” or “B:”) in the Drives ﬁeld. To select a drive

name, click on the arrow by the side of the ﬁeld and select the drive from

the list that appears. The names of the fonts stored on the disk are displayed

in the List of fonts window.

❏ Select the fonts you wish to install by clicking on them. If you want to

install all of them, click on the Select All button.

❏ Click on the OK button.

The new fonts can now be seen in the Fonts folder window. This concludes the

font installation.

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Chapter 7: Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp

This chapter contains specific information about using the printer with IBM

OS/2 Warp. It also shows you how to install the printer driver on your computer

so you can control the printer. By reading this chapter, you will learn:

❏ How to set up for printing with IBM OS/2 Warp

❏ How to prepare for printing

❏ How to print a document

Important!

See the “readme. txt” ﬁle for important information that became available

after this documentation was printed.

Setting up for printing with OS/2 Warp

Before you can use the printer with OS/2 Warp, you must first perform the

following procedure to install the printer driver supplied on the 3.5” floppy disk

that comes with the printer.

❏ Start up the OS/2 system.

❏ Insert the ﬂoppy disk that comes with the printer into one of your

computer’s disk drives.

❏ Open the ﬂoppy in icon view.

❏ Double click on the OS2\ENG folder.

❏ Double click on the STARDM.DR_ ﬁle.

❏ Drag the printer driver whose name matches the name of your printer to the

desktop.

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Getting ready to print

There are several steps to set up the printer before using it. You must select the

printer driver, and specify the source, size, and orientation of the paper. Use the

following procedure to make these selections.

Note:

You do not need to select the printer driver and paper speciﬁcations each time

you print, but only if you want to change any of your previous settings.

❏ Point to the printer object.

❏ Click mouse button 2.

❏ Select Settings.

❏ Select the Printer driver tab.

❏ Point to the printer driver you want to use.

Click mouse button 2.

❏ Select Settings to display the Properties window for setting up your

printer.

With the Properties window, you can click on various buttons to control a

wide variety of printer setup parameters. Everything you need to know about

these settings is included in an on-line manual that tells you how to use all

the buttons and menus that appear on your computer’s screen. To view the

on-line manual, select Help.

❏ After you get the printer set up the way you want it, select Save.

Printing a document

Select the Print command in the File menu of the application you are using.

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Chapter 8: Using the Printer with MS-DOS

This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications

software running under MS-DOS. In this chapter, you will learn about:

❏ How to set up for printing with MS-DOS

Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

To print from an application running under MS-DOS, you must first select the

printer from within the application. Typically, the program will feature an

INSTALL or SETUP command for selection of printers. Refer to the manual

for the application you are using for details on how to select a printer for it.

❏ Start up the application and use the correct procedure for that application to

select a printer. The following is a list of printers that can be used. If your

application lists more than one of these, select the printer that is nearest to

the top of this list. You should also use the EDS mode or User Setup Utility

to select Standard emulation (page 31).

Star LC-1511/1521

Star XR-1520/ZA-250

Star XR-1500/FR-15

Epson FX-1170

Epson EX-800

If none of the printers listed above are available in the application, choose

one of the printers listed below. Once again, you should choose the printer

that is nearest to the top in the following list. For these printers, you should

use the EDS Mode or User Setup Utility to select IBM emulation (page 31).

IBM Proprinter III

IBM Proprinter II

IBM Proprinter

❏ To print, follow the instructions given in the manual of the application you

are using. Typically, you would select the application’s PRINT command,

make any necessary changes in the window that appears (such as the

number of copies to be printed), and then press the Enter key to start

printing.

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Chapter 9: Paper Handling

Your printer is designed to print on a variety of paper types. This chapter tells

you everything you need to know about paper, and how to set the printer up for

manual paper feed. In this chapter, you will learn about:

❏ Selecting the best type of paper

❏ Adjusting for paper thickness

❏ Manual sheet feeding

❏ Clearing paper jams

Selecting paper types

Use the following information when selecting paper.

Cut-Sheet Paper (Manual Feed)

Width:

7.0″ to 16.54″ / 178 to 420mm

Length:

Thickness:

Weight:

5.5″ to 14″ / 140 to 356mm

0.00276″ to 0.00472″ / 0.07 to 0.12mm

14 to 24 lbs / 52 to 90g/m / 45 to 77 kg

Cut-Sheet Paper (with Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder)

Paper size:

Thickness:

Weight:

B5, A4, LT, B4, A3, Legal

0.00315″ to 0.00472″ / 0.08 to 0.12mm

16 to 24 lbs / 60 to 90g/m / 52 to 77 kg

Hopper:

50 sheets of 64g/m

30 sheets of 80g/m

Stacker:

10 sheets

Fanfold Paper

Width (push feed): 4″ to 16.5″ / 101.6 to 419mm

Width (pull feed): 4″ to 16.0″ / 101.6 to 406mm

Thickness:

0.00276″ to 0.00433″ / 0.07 to 0.11mm (1-ply)

0.01378″ / 0.35mm max. (total thickness of multi-ply, non-

carbon)

Weight:

Copies:

14 to 22 lbs / 52 to 82g/m / 45 to 70 kg (one-ply)

11 to 14 lbs / 40 to 52g/m / 34 to 45 kg (multi-ply)

Original + 1 or 2 (Normal Mode)

Original + 3 or 4 (Multi-Part Mode)

Multi-part Mode and an optional pull tractor are

recommended when printing on 4 or 5-ply paper.

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Labels

Backing sheet:

Thickness

4.5″ to 16.5″ / 114 to 419mm

Backing sheet:

Total:

0.00276″ to 0.0035″ / 0.07 to 0.09mm

0.0075″ / 0.19mm

• Use labels under normal temperature and humidity conditions only.

Adjusting for paper thickness

Paper comes in different weights, normally expressed as gsm (grams per square

meter) or lbs (pounds). Some forms paper also have multiple pages that make

them quite thick. Use the following procedure to change the gap between the

print head and the platen and adjust for paper thickness.

❏ Move the adjustment lever to one of its four settings. Position 2 is most

suitable for single-sheet paper.

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The following table provides a general guide for setting the adjustment lever.

Experiment with different settings until you find the one that gives you the print

quality you want.

Recommended

Paper Type

Weight Per Sheet

Thickness

Position

Cut-sheet

52 to 90 g/m²

40 to 52 g/m²

—

0.07 to 0.12mm

0.12 to 0.16mm

0.18 to 0.25mm

0.24 to 0.30mm

0.30 to 0.35mm

—

1 or 2

2 or 3

3 or 4

4 or 5

5 or 6

3 or 4

1-ply

2-ply

3-ply

4-ply

5-ply

Fanfold

Labels (with backing sheet)

Important!

Continuous use of the wrong adjustment lever setting can drastically reduce

print head life! The Multi-part Mode is only recommended when printing on 4

or 5-ply paper.

Automatic fanfold feeding

❏ See “Loading fanfold paper” on page 12 for details on using fanfold paper.

Manual sheet feeding

You can use the following procedure to manually feed single sheets of paper

into the printer.

❏ Make sure that there is no fanfold paper in the printer. If there is, use the

procedure under “Parking fanfold paper” on page 17 to park the fanfold

paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding.

❏ Move the paper guide so that it is at a 70-degree angle. (Refer to page 10.)

❏ Set the release lever to the cut-sheet position.

❏ Align the left paper guide with the scale mark that matches the size of the

paper you are using.

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For any paper size other than A3 landscape (horizontal), align the paper

guide with scale 0 (zero). For A3 landscape paper, align the paper guide with

the

mark.

❏ Adjust the right paper guide so there is enough space to insert the paper.

Paper guide

Release lever

❏ Insert a sheet of paper into the paper guide, with the side you want to print

on facing the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down into the

printer until you feel it stop.

❏ Press the SET/EJECT/PARK button to feed the paper to the starting

position.

❏ If you want to move the paper to another position, use the micro feed

function described under “Micro feed” on page 23.

❏ Start the printing operation from your software application.

Clearing paper jams

Use the following procedure to clear paper jams from the printer.

❏ Unplug the printer from its AC power outlet.

❏ Open the front cover of the printer.

❏ Carefully try to pull the jammed paper from the printer.

If necessary, change the release lever position or rotate the platen knob to

remove the paper.

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Chapter 10: Optional Accessories

This chapter introduces the following optional accessories that are available for

this printer:

❏ Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15HA)

❏ Pull Tractor Unit (PT-15HA)

❏ Serial Interface Unit (IS-8H192 and IS-32H768)

❏ Serial-to-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K)

Important!

Always make sure that printer power is turned off whenever installing or

removing optional accessories.

Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-15HA)

The automatic sheet feeder automatically feeds cut sheet paper into the printer.

Preparing the printer

❏ Use the printer’s EDS Mode to change the setting of Bank A Switch 4 to

OFF (page 31), which tells the printer that the automatic sheet feeder is

installed.

Refer to the manual that comes with the automatic sheet feeder for further

details on installation and operation.

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Pull Tractor Unit (PT-15HA)

The pull tractor unit is recommended when printing with multi-part continuous

forms.

Refer to the manual that comes with the pull tractor unit for further details on

installation and operation.

Serial Interface Unit (IS-8H192 and IS-32H768)

Installing the serial interface unit provides serial data communications

capabilities between the printer and your computer.

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Speciﬁcations (IS-8H192)

Interface

RS-232C-level only

Synchronization

Baud rate

Word length

Start bit

Asynchronous

150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 BPS (selectable)

Data bits

7 or 8 (selectable)

Parity bit

Stop bits

Odd, even, none (selectable)

One or more

Signal polarity

Mark

Space

Handshaking

Data buffer

Logical 1 (–3V to –15V)

Logical 0 (+3V to +15V)

DTR, XON/XOFF, ETX/ACK

8 kbytes (standard)

Speciﬁcations (IS-32H768)

RS-232C Interface

Synchronization

Baud rate

Word length

Start bit

Asynchronous

150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 BPS (selectable)

Data bits

7 or 8 (selectable)

Parity bit

Stop bits

Odd, even, none (selectable)

One or more

Signal polarity

Mark

Space

Handshaking

Data buffer

Logical 1 (–3V to –15V)

Logical 0 (+3V to +15V)

DTR, XON/XOFF, ETX/ACK

32 kbytes (standard)

RS-422A Interface

Synchronization

Baud rate

Asynchronous

150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 , 38400, 76800 BPS (selectable)

Word length

Start bit

Data bits

7 or 8 (selectable)

Parity bit

Stop bits

Odd, even, none (selectable)

One or more

Signal polarity

Mark

Logical 1 (A is –0.2 V or less than B)

Space

Logical 0 (A is 0.2 V or more than B)

Handshaking

Data buffer

DTR, XON/XOFF, ETX/ACK

32 kbytes (standard)

Refer to the manual that comes with the serial interface unit for further details

on installation and operation.

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Serial-to-Parallel Converter (SPC-8K)

Connecting the serial-to-parallel converter to the printer’s parallel connector

provides serial data communications capabilities between the printer and your

computer.

Serial con n ector

Dip switch

Clear bu tton

Parallel con n ector

Speciﬁcations

Interface

RS-232C-level

Synchronization

Baud rate

Word length

Start bit

Asynchronous

150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 BPS (selectable)

Data bits

7 or 8 (selectable)

Parity bit

Odd, even, none (selectable)

One or more

Stop bits

Signal polarity

Mark

Logical 1 (-3V to -15V)

Logical 0 (+3V to +15V)

DTR, XON/XOFF, ETX/ACK

8 kbytes (standard)

Space

Handshaking

Data buffer

Refer to the manual that comes with the serial-to-parallel converter for further

details on installation and operation.

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

This appendix will help you if you experience problems with your printer. It

tells you how to test the printer, how to check system software settings, and how

to adjust the vertical alignment. In addition, there is information on actions to

take for specific problems.

Warning!

The printer uses high voltage. Do not attempt any other repair or maintenance

except as expressly recommended in this appendix. Unauthorized repair and

maintenance not only exposes you to the danger of electrical shock, it also may

damage your printer and void your warranty.

Testing the printer

There are three different tests you can use: a short test, a long test and a

hexadecimal dump.

Short test

❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.

❏ Turn the printer off.

❏ While holding down the control panel’s ON LINE button, turn the printer

on.

The short test prints the version number of the software contained in the

printer’s ROM followed by the current EDS settings.

Note:

The short test prints across the entire width of the carriage. Make sure that the

printer is loaded with the widest paper available in order to avoid damage to

the print head and platen.

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Long test

❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.

❏ Turn the printer off.

❏ While holding down the control panel’s LINE FEED button, turn the

printer on.

The long test prints seven lines of text and then continues to print the entire

character set for each font and pitch available.

❏ To stop demo printing, turn the printer off.

Note:

● The long test prints across the entire width of the carriage. Make sure that

the printer is loaded with the widest paper available in order to avoid

damage to the print head and platen.

● Since this test can generate many lines of text and graphics, it is a good idea

to perform this test only when using continuous fanfold paper rather than

single sheets.

Hexadecimal dump

This procedure prints in hexadecimal format all codes (character codes and

control codes) that are sent to the printer by the computer. The printer does not

execute any control codes (such as 0A - linefeed), it just prints them out. The

hexadecimal dump is useful when you are writing programs for printer control.

❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.

❏ Turn off the printer.

❏ While holding down the control panel’s FORM FEED button, turn the

printer back on to enter the Hex Dump Mode.

❏ The printer will now print out the hexadecimal values of any data that is

subsequently sent to it from your computer.

❏ To exit the Hex Dump Mode, ﬁrst press ON LINE to set the printer off-line,

and then turn the printer off.

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Adjusting the dot alignment

You may never have to use the procedure described in this section, but after you

have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some

graphics do not align correctly. For example, what should look like:

may come out looking like one of the following:

or like this

This is caused when mechanical parts of the printer get out of alignment. This

happens only rarely and you may never experience it at all throughout the life

of the printer. If you do have problems, use the following procedure to correct it.

❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.

❏ Turn off the printer.

❏ While holding down the control panel’s FORM FEED and ON LINE

buttons, turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode.

The printer will print something like the following.

*** DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

DRAFT

Note that the printer will feed the paper forward and back each time during

this operation so you can view the printout.

❏ If the three lines do not align properly, use FONT to move the middle line

to the left or PITCH to move it to the right.

The above step performs alignment for the Draft printing mode only. You

must make separate adjustments for the HS-DRAFT (LC-1521 only), D-

Density/Speed, D-Density P-Graph, NLQ, Quadruple Density, Normal

Density, Plotter Graphics, CRT Graphics I, CRT Graphics II, and Double

Density modes as well.

❏ Press SET/EJECT/PARK to change to another printing mode.

❏ Repeat the above steps for each printing mode, if necessary.

❏ After making changes to adjustments in all the printing modes you want,

press ON LINE to exit the Dot Adjustment Mode and register your

adjustments.

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Troubleshooting guide

Use the following table to help track down the causes of problems and to determine the

best solution to deal with them.

Problem

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

The ON LINE indicator does

not light.

The printer is not receiving

power.

Check whether the power

cord is correctly plugged into

the power outlet.

Check whether the power

outlet is working by

unplugging the printer and

plugging in another device.

Printer sounds like it is

printing, but it is not.

The ribbon is jammed,

twisted, or not set correctly

between the print head and

the print head shield.

Make sure that the ribbon

cassette is installed

correctly.

Printing is weak.

The printer is not set up

correctly for the thickness of

paper you are using.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

The ribbon is worn out or

“used up.”

Replace the ribbon with a

new one.

Printer test works, but printer

will not print out data from

the attached computer.

Your application program’s or

system software’s printer

selection is wrong.

Check the printer selection

of your application software.

The computer’s system

software is not set up

properly for the printer or for

the port you are using.

Check the system software

settings. Check the settings

for LPT1, COM 1, or COM 2

if you are using the optional

serial interface unit.

The interface cable is

connected incorrectly or

damaged.

Check to make sure that the

printer interface cable is

connected correctly. If it is,

try a different cable.

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Problem

Possible Cause

Jamming paper.

Recommended Action

Printer does not feed paper

properly.

Remove all paper from the

printer and then reload it.

The printer is not set up

correctly for the thickness of

paper being used.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

Line spacing is incorrect.

Jamming paper.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

The line spacing or leading

selected in your application

program is wrong.

Choose a different line

spacing or leading setting

from your application.

Auto line feed with carriage

return is enabled.

Use the EDS Mode or User

Setup Utility to disable auto

line feed with carriage return.

See “Switch 4: Auto LF with

CR” on page 32.

Lines print over each other.

Auto line feed with carriage

return is disabled.

Use the EDS Mode or User

Setup Utility to enable auto

line feed with carriage return.

See “Switch 4: Auto LF with

CR” on page 32.

Jamming paper.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

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Problem

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

Incorrect number of lines are

printed on the page.

Auto line feed with carriage

return is enabled.

Use the EDS Mode or User

Setup Utility to disable auto

line feed with carriage return.

See “Switch 4: Auto LF with

CR” on page 32 .

The line spacing or leading

selected by your application

program is wrong.

Choose a different line

spacing or leading setting

from your application.

Dot adjustment is not

correct.

See “Adjusting the dot

alignment” on page 72.

Text and graphics are

malformed.

The ribbon is worn out or

“used up.”

Replace the ribbon with a

new one.

Print quality is poor.

The printer is not set up

correctly for the thickness of

paper being used.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

The printer is not in the Multi- Use the EDS Mode or User

part Mode when printing on

multi-part forms with an

original and three to four

copies.

Setup Utility to enter the

Multi-part Mode. See “Switch

6: Multi-Part Mode” on

page 32.

The print head is damaged.

Return the printer to your

dealer for repair.

Forms are smudged.

Printing is too dark.

The printer is not set up

correctly for the thickness of

paper being used.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

The ribbon is jammed,

twisted, or not set correctly

between the print head and

the print head shield.

Make sure that the ribbon

cassette is installed

correctly. See “Installing the

ribbon cassette” on page 6.

Print head shield is damaged

or missing.

Return it to your dealer for

repair.

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Problem

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

Printer case is hot.

The printer’s air vents are

blocked or obstructed.

Switch off the printer and let

it cool. Check the air vents

on the bottom of the printer

to see if they are blocked.

Remove the obstruction if

possible. If the problem

persists, return the printer to

your dealer for repair.

Printer makes excessive

noise.

The front cover is removed.

The printer is vibrating.

Replace the front cover.

Move any objects that are

touching the printer.

Make sure that the printer is

on a level steady surface.

Printer prints past the edge

of the paper.

Incorrect margin settings

are selected by your

application program.

Choose different margin

settings from your

application program.

The paper guide is not

positioned correctly.

Remove the paper and

adjust the position of the

paper guide. Reload the

paper and try printing again.

The ribbon is jammed,

causing the print head to

jam.

Make sure that the ribbon

cassette is installed

correctly. See “Installing the

ribbon cassette” on page 6.

Paper is jamming, causing

the print head to jam.

Remove all paper from the

printer and reload it. Try

printing again.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

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Problem

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

Left margin moves to the

right during printing.

The paper is not loaded

correctly, causing the print

head to jam.

Remove all paper from the

printer and reload it. Try

printing again.

The ribbon cassette is not

installed correctly, causing

the print head to jam.

Make sure that the ribbon

cassette is installed

correctly. See “Installing the

ribbon cassette” on page 6.

The printer is not set up

correctly for the thickness of

paper being used.

Set up the printer for the

paper thickness you are

using. See “Adjusting for

paper thickness” on page 63.

Inappropriate settings are

selected by your application

program.

Choose different settings in

your application.

Static electricity caused by

interference from nearby

electrical devices or by low-

level humidity is affecting

printer operation.

Make sure that the printer is

not too close to any devices

with electric motors or try to

raise the humidity level.

Some characters are printed

incorrectly.

Static electricity caused by

interference from nearby

electrical devices or by low-

level humidity is affecting

printer operation.

Make sure that the printer is

not too close to any devices

with electric motors or try to

raise the humidity level.

Inappropriate settings are

selected by your application

program.

Choose different settings in

your application.

Wires are missing from the

print head.

Return the printer to your

dealer for repair.

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Problem

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

Printer behaves erratically.

The interface cable is

connected incorrectly or

damaged.

Check to make sure that the

printer interface cable is

connected correctly. If it is,

try a different cable.

Printing suddenly stops.

Static electricity caused by

interference from nearby

electrical devices or by low-

level humidity is affecting

printer operation.

Make sure that the printer is

not too close to any devices

with electric motors or try to

raise the humidity level.

Automatic Sheet Feeder

does not feed paper.

The EDS Mode setting for

the Automatic Sheet Feeder

is wrong.

Enter the EDS Mode and

turn off Switch 4 in Bank A

(see page 31).

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Checking system software settings in Windows

Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application, you should

check the following four things:

✓ Is the printer you are using set as the default printer?

✓ Is the driver setup correct?

✓ Is the printer you are using correctly selected in your application?

✓ Is the correct port selected?

You should also refer to your Microsoft Windows User’s Guide for other

information that might be helpful. If you still experience problems, consult your

software dealer.

To check the default printer selection

❏ Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main window.

❏ Double-click the Printers icon.

❏ Check to see that the name of your Star printer is the default printer. If it is

not, double-click on the name of your printer in the list of installed printers.

❏ Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window.

To check the application printer selection

❏ Select Print from the application’s File menu, and a window appears listing

available printers.

❏ Check to see that the name of your Star printer is selected. If it is not, select

it and try printing from your application again.

To check the driver setup

❏ Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main window.

❏ Double-click the Printers icon.

❏ Double-click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed

printers.

❏ Click on Setup.

❏ Check resolution, paper source, etc.

❏ Click OK.

❏ Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window.

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To check the port

❏ Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main window.

❏ Double-click the Printers icon.

❏ Double-click on the name of your Star printer in the list of installed

printers.

❏ Click on Connect.

❏ Make sure that your printer 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 optional serial-to-parallel interface converter or optional serial

interface unit, you should be using COM1 or COM2. Click on the correct

port name.

❏ Click OK.

❏ Click on Close to return to the Control Panel window.

Checking system software settings in MS-DOS

If you are using a parallel cable and cannot print a text file using the MS-DOS

PRINT command, you may have a problem with your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Open the file and look for the following line:

MODE LPT1:=COM1 or MODE LPT1:=COM2

These lines indicate you are using a serial cable connection, and so you should

delete them, save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, reboot and try printing again.

Of course, if you are having problems printing with the optional serial-to-

parallel converter or optional serial interface unit, you should conversely check

to make sure that one of the above lines is included in your AUTOEXEC.BAT

file. The file must also contain information on parameter settings. For details,

see the user’s manual that comes with the optional serial-to-parallel interface

converter or optional serial interface unit.

If the above is not the problem or if you make the above changes and still

experience problems printing using the MS-DOS PRINT command, refer to

your MS-DOS Users’ Guide or consult your software dealer.

If you are successful in printing using the MS-DOS PRINT command but

cannot print from an application, check to see what printer driver is selected in

the application. See “Setting up for printing with MS-DOS” on page 61. If this

does not help, consult your software dealer.

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Appendix B: Speciﬁcations

Printing System

Printing Speed

Serial Impact Dot-Matrix

Pitch

Draft (cps/dpi)

NLQ (cps/dpi)

LC-1521

300/120H (Normal)

400/90H (HS)

Pica (10 cpi)

75/240H

Elite (12 cpi)

360/120H

255/240H

90/240H

Condensed pica (17 cpi)

127/240H

Condensed elite (20 cpi)

Pica (10 cpi)

300/240H

225/120H

270/120H

150/240H

56/240H

67/240H

LC-1511

Elite (12 cpi)

Condensed pica (17 cpi)

191/240H

225/240H

95/240H

Condensed elite (20 cpi)

H: half-dot

112/240H

Print Direction

Print Head

Draft:

NLQ:

Bi-directional logic seeking

Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking

(selectable)

Bit-Image:

Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking

(selectable)

Number of pins:

Life:

200 million dots/pin (Normal Mode)

100 million dots/pin (Multi-Part Mode)

Line Spacing

1/6

7/72

″

, 1/8

/72

Pitch

″

n/216″: software

Character Matrix

Draft

NLQ

LC-1521

LC-1511

11H (Normal)

Pica (10 cpi)

Elite (12 cpi)

23H

8H (HS)

11H

19H

12H

10H

Condensed pica (17 cpi)

Condensed elite (20 cpi)

Pica (10 cpi)

Elite (12 cpi)

11H

23H

19H

12H

10H

Condensed pica (17 cpi)

Condensed elite (20 cpi)

Operating temperature:

Storage temperature:

Operating humidity:

Storage humidity:

11H

F (5 C to 35

F to 149 F (–30 C to 65

Environment

F to 95

°C)

–22

30% to 80% (non-condensing)

20% to 90% (non-condensing)

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Paper

Cut-sheet (manual feeding)

Paper width:

″

to 16.54″ / 178 to 420 mm

5.5 to 14 / 140 to 356 mm

0.00276 to 0.00472 / 0.07 to 0.12 mm

14 to 24 lbs. / 52 to 90 g/m²/ 45 to 77 kg

Paper length:

Paper thickness:

Paper weight:

″

Cut-sheet (with optional automatic sheet feeder)

Paper size:

B5, A4, LT, B4, A3, Legal

0.00315 to 0.00472 / 0.08 to 0.12 mm

16 to 24 lbs. / 60 to 90 g/m²/ 52 to 77 kg

Paper thickness:

Paper weight:

Hopper:

″

50 sheets of 64 g/m²

30 sheets of 80 g/m²

Stacker:

10 sheets

Fanfold (with push tractor feeder)

Paper width:

″

to 16.5

″

/ 101.6 to 419 mm

to 0.00433 / 0.07 to 0.11 mm (one-ply)

/ 0.35 mm maximum (total thickness of

Paper thickness:

0.00276

0.01378

multi-ply paper, non-carbon)

″

Paper weight:

Copies:

14 to 22 lbs. / 52 to 82 g/m²/ 45 to 70 kg (one-ply)

11 to 14 lbs. / 40 to 52 g/m²/ 34 to 45 kg (multi-ply)

Original + 1 or 2 (Normal Mode)

Original + 3 or 4 (Multi-Part Mode)

* Multi-Part Mode is recommended when using

optional pull tractor unit.

Fanfold (with optional pull tractor feeder)

Paper width:

″

to 16.0

″

/ 101.6 to 406 mm

to 0.00433 / 0.07 to 0.11 mm (one-ply)

/ 0.35 mm maximum (total thickness of

Paper thickness:

0.00276

0.01378

multi-ply paper, non-carbon)

″

Paper weight:

Copies:

14 to 22 lbs. / 52 to 82 g/m²/ 45 to 70 kg (one-ply)

11 to 14 lbs. / 40 to 52 g/m²/ 34 to 45 kg (multi-ply)

Original + 1 or 2 (Normal Mode)

Original + 3 or 4 (Multi-Part Mode)

Labels

Backing sheet:

Thickness

Backing sheet:

Total:

″

to 16.5″ / 114 to 419 mm

0.00268

0.0075

″

to 0.0035

″

/ 0.07 to 0.09mm

″

/ 0.19mm max.

Emulation

Interface

Standard Mode:

IBM Mode:

Standard:

Option:

EPSON ESC/P (9-pin)

Proprinter III

Centronics parallel

RS-232C/RS-422 serial

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Ribbon Type

On-carriage, dedicated

Monochrome (Y9WH), Black only

Ribbon Life

2.5 million characters (Draft 10 cpi)

Dimensions and Weight

Width:

23.2

″

/ 590 mm

/ 355 mm

Depth:

13.9

Height:

Weight:

120V AC

7.3

18.3 lbs. / 8.3 kg

10%/–17%, 230V AC +14%/–13%; 50/60Hz

″

/ 186 mm

Power Supply

(depending on country of purchase)

Power Consumption

LC-1521

LC-1511

11W during standby / 50W during ASCII draft printing

9W during standby / 30W during ASCII draft printing

Options

PT-15HA Pull Tractor Unit

SF-15HA Single-Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder

IS-8H192 Serial Interface Unit

IS-32H768 Serial Interface Unit

SPC-8K Serial-To-Parallel Converter

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Appendix C: Interface Pin Outs

Parallel Interface

Name

Function

STROBE

DATA0

DATA1

DATA2

DATA3

DATA4

DATA5

DATA6

DATA7

ACK

Goes low for 0.5µs when active.

These signals represent information for the 1st through 8th bit of parallel data,

respectively. Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1, and LOW when logical

≥

19 - 30

34 - 35

10µs low to acknowledge receipt of data.

BUSY

Printer sets line low when ready to receive data.

High when paper runs out.

High when printer is on-line.

Printer ignores this signal

Not used.

PAPER

SELECT

AFXT

SIGNAL GND

CHASSIS

+5V

Signal ground

Chassis ground (isolated from signal ground)

+5V DC output from printer

Twisted pair ground return

Printer is reset when this signal goes low.

Low when printing cannot continue due to error.

External ground

GND

RESET

ERROR

EXT GND

Not used

SELECT IN

Printer ignores this signal

Optional Serial Interface (IS-8H192 and SPC-8K)

Name

Function

GND

TXD

RXD

RTS

CTS

Printer chassis ground

Data from printer

Data to printer

Always space

Space when computer is ready to send data. Printer ignores this signal.

Not used.

GND

RCH

DTR

Signal ground

8 - 10

Not used.

Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data. Same signal as Pin 20.

12 - 19

Not used.

Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data.

Not used.

21 - 25

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Appendix D: Character Sets

Standard Italic Character Set

International Character Set

The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal.

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IBM Character Set #2

Code Page #437 (IBM-PC)

Character Set #1

Other characters are the same as those for Character Set #2.

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IBM Special Character Set

The following characters can be printed

using the <ESC> ^ command.

Code Page #850

Multi-lingual

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #860

Portuguese

Code Page #861

Icelandic

Other characters are the same as those for Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #863

Canadian French

Code Page #865

Nordic

Other characters are the same as those for Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3840

Code Page #866

IBM-Russian

Russian

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #3843

Polish

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3841

Gost-Russian

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3845

Code Page #3844

CS2

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Hungarian

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #3847

Code Page #3846

Turkish

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Brazil-ABNT

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3848

Brazil-ABICOMP

The other characters are the same as in

code page #437.

Code Page #852

Latin-2

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #1001

Arabic

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #737

Greek

Code Page #851

Greek

Other characters are the same as those for Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #928

Code Page #869

Greek

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #772

Code Page #2001

Lithuanian

Lithuanian-KBL

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #3001

Estonian1

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #774

Lithuanian

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3011

Latvian1

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3002

Estonian2

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Code Page #3021

Code Page #3012

Latvian2

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Bulgarian

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3041

Maltese

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

Code Page #3031

Hebrew

Other characters are the same as those for

Code Page #437.

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Appendix E: Printer Control Codes

This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control

command, along with the applicable emulation mode (Standard, IBM, or Both), and the

applicable ASCII code.

Font and Character Set Control Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Select italic

STD

Both

IBM

STD

Both

IBM

STD

ESC 4

ESC 5

ESC 6

ESC 7

Cancel italic

Select Character Set #2

Select Character Set #1

Select Draft resident font

ESC I00H

ESC I01H

ESC I02H

ESC I03H

ESC I04H

ESC I05H

ESC I06H

ESC I07H

ESC I0BH

ESC I0FH

ESC Rn

Select 12 CPI Draft resident font

Select NLQ resident font

Select Draft resident font

Select Draft download font

Select 12 CPI Draft download font

Select Draft double-strike download font

Select NLQ download font

Select NLQ italic resident font

Select NLQ italic download font

Select international character set

Set Code Page

ESC [T

Print characters from all character chart

Print one character from all character chart

Select type face

ESC \n1 n2

ESC ^n

ESC kn

Assign character table

ESC (t

Select character table

ESC tn

Select /cancel NLQ print mode

ESC xn

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Print Pitch Control Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Select condensed print

Same as SI

Both

STD

Both

STD

IBM

ESC SI

Select one line expanded print

Same as SO

ESC SO

DC2

Cancel condensed print

Set print pitch to pica

Cancel one-line expanded print

Set print pitch to elite

Set print pitch to pica

Cancel proportional print

Select proportional print

Cancel expanded print

Select expanded print

Cancel proportional print

Select proportional print

DC2

Both

IBM

DC4

ESC :

ESC M

ESC P

ESC P00H

ESC P01H

ESC W0

ESC W1

ESC p0

ESC p1

STD

IBM

Both

STD

Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Advance paper to next vertical tab position

Select VFU channels

Both

STD

Both

IBM

ESC /n

Set vertical tab positions

Set bottom margin

ESC Bn…NULL

ESC Nn

Cancel bottom margin

ESC O

Set all tabs to power on defaults

Set VFU in a channel

ESC R

STD

ESC bnm…NULL

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Special Print Mode Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Set master print mode

Cancel underlining

STD

Both

IBM

ESC!

ESC-0

ESC-1

ESC E

ESC F

ESC G

ESC H

Select underlining

Select emphasized print

Cancel emphasized print

Select double-strike print

Cancel double-strike print

Select superscripts

ESC S0

ESC S1

ESC T

Select subscripts

Cancel super/subscripts

Cancel upperlining

ESC _0

ESC _1

Select upperlining

IBM

Bit Image Graphic Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Select bit image mode

STD

Both

STD

ESC *m n1 n2

ESC ? n1 n2

ESC K n1 n2

ESC L n1 n2

ESC Y n1 n2

ESC Z n1 n2

ESC ^ n0 n1 n2

Redeﬁne bit image mode

8-pin single-density bit image

8-pin double-density bit image

8-pin double-density bit image, double-speed

8-pin quadruple density bit image

9-pin bit image mode

Form Feed and Related Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Advance paper to top of next page (form feed)

Return to top line of current page

Both

STD

IBM

ESC FF

ESC 4

Set top of form to current position

Set page length to

inches

lines

Both

ESC C 00H n

ESC Cn

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Line Spacing Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Advance paper one line (line feed)

Reverse paper one line

Both

STD

Both

IBM

STD

IBM

Both

STD

IBM

Both

IBM

STD

ESC LF

ESC 0

Set line spacing to 1/8

″

Set line spacing to 7/72

″

ESC 1

Set line spacing to 1/6

Execute ESC A

″

ESC 2

Set line spacing to

/216

/72

″

ESC 3n

ESC An

ESC Jn

ESC ]

″

Deﬁne line spacing to

One time feed of /216

Reverse line feed

One time reverse feed of

″

/216

″

ESC jn

Download Character Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Cancel download character set

Select download character set

STD

IBM

ESC %0

ESC %1

Deﬁne download characters in RAM

Copy standard ROM font into RAM

Deﬁne download characters in RAM

ESC &00H

ESC :00H n 00H

ESC =

Horizontal Print Position Control Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Move print head to next horizontal tab position

Return print head to left margin (carriage return)

Move print head to absolute horizontal position

Both

STD

IBM

Both

STD

IBM

ESC $n1 n2

ESC SPn

ESC 5 00H

ESC 5 01H

ESC Dn…NULL

ESC Qn

Add

dot spaces between characters

Cancel automatic line feed

Select automatic line feed

Set horizontal tab positions

Set right margin

Set left and right margins

ESC X n1 n2

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Horizontal Print Position Control Commands (Continued)

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Move print head to speciﬁed horizontal position

STD

ESC \ n1 n2

Justiﬁcation

ESC an

Set left margin

ESC ln

Other Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Sound printer bell

Both

STD

Both

STD

IBM

BEL

Move printer head back one space (backspace)

Set printer on line

DC1

Set printer off line

DC3

Cancel line in print buffer

Delete last character sent

ASF control

CAN

DEL

ESC EMn

ESC #

ESC <

ESC =

ESC >

ESC 8

ESC 9

ESC @

ESC Q03H

ESC U0

ESC U1

ESC hn

ESC j

ESC [@

ESC [K

ESC w0

ESC w1

Cancel MSB control

One-line uni-directional printing

Set MSB to logical 0

Set MSB to logical 1

Disable paper out detect

Enable paper out detect

Initialize printer

Deselect printer

Cancel uni-directional printing

Select uni-directional printing

Select double or quadruple size

Stop printing

Both

STD

IBM

Control character height, width, line spacing

Set initial condition

IBM

Cancel double-high mode

Select double-high mode

STD

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Appendix F: Glossary

adjustment lever Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness

of the paper you are printing on.

Centronics cable Parallel cable normally used to connect the printer to the

computer.

control code

A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation.

For example, the computer sends the printer a form feed control

code (12) to tell it to eject the current page.

Electronic DIP

Switch settings

Printer settings that take effect when you switch on the printer.

You can change these settings using the control panel.

emulation

Ability of one printer to act like (emulate) another type of printer.

hexadecimal

dump

Printout of all character codes and control codes as they are

received by the printer, along with their hexadecimal values.

multi-part forms Forms that consist of more than one sheet. This printer can print

on forms that have up to five sheets.

NLQ font

off-line

Near letter-quality font.

Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue

printing.

on-line

Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print.

paper parking

Moving fanfold paper into a position that allows printing of cut-

sheets without removing the fanfold paper from the printer.

print head

The component of the printer that transfers the image to the paper.

Mode that reduces printing noise. Also reduces printing speed.

Quiet Mode

release lever

Releases the paper. This lever must be in the cut-sheet position for

cut-sheet paper and in the fanfold position for fanfold paper.

serial-to-parallel Option that makes it possible to connect the printer to a computer

interface converter via a serial interface instead of the standard Centronics parallel

interface.

tear-off function Function that moves fanfold paper to a position where it can be

torn off.

tractors

Mechanisms that control the movement of fanfold paper.

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Appendix G: Control Panel Operation Guide

POWER

HS-DRAFT/DRAFT

BANK SW

10 CPI

12 CPI

COND

PROP

ROMAN

SANSERIF

COURIER

PRESTIGE

ORATOR

MICRO FEED

SET/EJECT

PARK

FONT

PITCH

FORM FEED

LINE FEED

ON LINE

EXIT

EDS

BANK

SWITCH

STATUS

ON/OFF

Font Selection

Pitch Selection

Set/Eject/Park

Form Feed

Back ward

Line Feed

Forward

On-Line

Panel Macro

Set TOF

Micro Feed

Auto Loading Position Change Mode

Buffer Clear & All Reset

OFF-LINE

ON-LINE

Quiet Mode

Tear off (Long)

Tear off (Short)

Long Test

Off-Line

Font Lock

Pitch Lock

Multi-part Mode

Hex Dump Mode

Short Test

Font & Pitch Lock

EDS Mode

Dot-Adjustment Mode

POWER-ON

Bank

Left

Switch

Right

Status

On/Off

Exit

EDS MODE

DOT-ADJUSTMENT MODE

Paper Loading

Back ward

Forward

Cancel

Set

Save

Factory settings

AUTO LOADING POSITION CHANGE MODE

Note:

A dot means press and hold and an arrow means to just press. A dot and arrow

tied together means hold one while pressing the other.

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Gost-Russian 89

Greek 91, 92

Hebrew 94

application printer selection

checking 79

ASF 66

Hungarian 89

IBM-Russian 89

Icelandic 87

Auto LF

selecting 32

Latin-2 87

auto load position

changing 25

Latvian 1 93

Latvian 2 94

Lithuanian #772 92

Lithuanian #774 93

Lithuanian-KBL 92

Maltese 94

Auto Tear-off

selecting 32

AUTOEXEC.BAT 80

automatic sheet feeder 31, 66

Multi-lingual 87, 91

Nordic 88

Polish 89

bidirectional printing 32

Portuguese 87

Russian 88

selecting 34

carton contents 2

character pitch

setting 22

Turkish 90

configuration file 44

connecting

Character Set

IBM #1 86

to a power outlet 11

to your computer 18

IBM #2 86

control panel

printer 20

control panel settings

saving 26

CR centering

setting 34

IBM Special 87

international 85

standard italic 85

tables 85

Character Table

selecting 31

cut-sheet paper

ejecting 23

Code Page 36

Arabic 91

manual feeding 64

specifications 62

Brazil-ABICOMP 90

Brazil-ABNT 90

Bulgarian 94

Canadian French 88

CS2 89

default printer selection

checking 79

dot alignment

adjusting 72

Estonian 1 93

Estonian 2 93

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download buffer 31

Drive Setup

checking 79

tear-off function 18, 24

unparking 17

font

selecting 21

Font Lock Mode

entering 21

EDS Mode

auto LF with CR 32

auto tear-off 32

automatic sheet feeder 31

character set 34

character table 31

code page 34

form feed 23

front cover

opening 4

glossary 100

graphics direction

selecting 32

CR centering 34

default settings 28

emulation 31

entering 28

exiting 30

hexadecimal dump 71

graphics direction 32

line spacing 32

Multi-Part Mode 32

NLQ font 39

initialization 27

input buffer 31

interface pin outs

optional serial interface 84

parallel interface 84

international character set

selecting 34

page length 34

paper out detector 31

print mode 33

print pitch 33

printing switch settings 30

Quiet Print Mode 33

RAM usage 31

selecting a bank 29

selecting a switch 29

settings 31

labels

specifications 63

line feed 23

line spacing

setting 32

switch settings 29

using 28

zero style 32

eject 23

Electronic DIP Switches 28

emulation 31

macro

saving 26

manual sheet feeding 64

micro feed 23

MS-DOS

setting up for printing 61

Multi-part Mode

entering 27

fanfold paper

form feed 23

parking 17, 23

printing on 16

specifications 62

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parallel cable 18

Pitch Lock Mode

entering 22

platen knob

installing 6

NLQ font

selecting 39

port

off-line

checking 80

parallel 19

switching to 20

ON-LINE

indicator 20

on-line

switching to 20

options 66

print mode

selecting 33

print pitch

selecting 33

printer buffer

clearing 26

printer port

automatic sheet feeder 66

pull tractor unit 67

serial interface unit 67

serial-to-parallel converter 69

changing 44

OS/2 Warp

printing

getting ready to print 60

in Windows 49

problem 73

printing 60

setting up for 59

problems

causes and solutions 73

dark printing 75

page length

setting 34

paper

erratic operation 78

excessive noise 76

hot printer case 76

incorrect characters 77

left margin movement 77

line spacing 74

automatic feeding 64

fanfold 16

handling 62

malformed graphics 75

no printing 73

loading 12

micro feed 23

overprinting lines 74

paper feed 74

recommended print area 16

setting top of form 24

thickness adjustment 63

power supply 73

print quality 75

paper eject 23

paper guide

installing 9

standing up 10

paper jams 65

printing past paper edge 76

smudged forms 75

sudden stoppage 78

wrong number of lines 75

pull tractor unit 67

paper out detector 31

paper type

selecting 62

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User Setup Utility

Adjust window 42

adjusting dot alignment 43

default settings 45

exiting 45

Quiet Print Mode 24

selecting 33

Font window 42

General window 42

Help menu 45

ribbon cassette

installing 6

removing 8

importing setup data 45

installing 40

taking up slack in 7

Paper window 42

printer port 44

serial interface unit 67

serial-to-parallel converter 69

saving configuration file 44

starting 41

setup

printer 1

voltage 2, 11

specifications

cut-sheet paper 62

fanfold paper 62

labels 63

Windows 3.1

printer 81

default printer 48

getting ready to print 48

selecting fonts 51

setting up for 46

serial interface unit 68

serial-to-parallel converter 69

system software settings

MS-DOS 80

Windows 95

Windows 79

installing fonts 58

Preparing to print 55

setting up 52

tear-off function 18, 24

test

zero style

long 71

short 70

selecting 32

test print 70

top of form

setting 24

troubleshooting 70

guide 73

TrueType fonts

installing 50

unidirectional printing 32

unpacking 2, 4

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Custom er service inform ation

If you experience any technical difﬁculties with your Star printer, please refer to Appendix A How

to deal with printing problems. This chapter describes easy methods to diagnose and resolve some

of the problems that you may encounter.

For further technical support, you should ﬁrst contact your Authorized Star Dealer. If you require

additional support, Star Micronics offers a wide variety of technical support services. Please use

one of the telephone numbers listed below, depending on the country in which your Star printer

was purchased.

Star Micronics Technical Hotline:

North America:

United Kingdom:

Hong Kong:

Australia:

New Zealand:

1-908-572-3300

44-1277-232036

852-2795-2335

61-2-748-4300

64-9-570-1470

Star Micronics FaxBack (Document Retrieval) System:

Requires access to a facsimile machine or board with receive capability

North America:

1-908-572-4004

Star Micronics Bulletin Board Service:

Requires a computer modem

North America:

United Kingdom:

France:

1-908-572-5010

44-1494-461395

33-1-305807

Germany:

Netherlands:

Australia and New Zealand:

49-69-780929

31-73-424485

61-2-748-2960

Custom er response

Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual.

Please address your correspondence to Attn: Product Manager

Worldwide Headquarters

STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.

536 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu,

Shizuoka, 424, Japan

North and South America Markets

STAR MICRONICS AMERICA, INC.

70- D Ethel Road West

Australian Market

STAR MICRONICS PTY. LTD.

Unit A/107-115 Asquith Street,

Silverwater, NSW 2141

Australia

New Zealand Market

STAR MICRONICS (N.Z.) LTD.

64 Lunn Ave. Mount Wellington

P.O. Box 6255, Wellesley St.,

Auckland, New Zealand.

Piscataway, NJ 08854-5950

European Market

STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND

GMBH

Westerbachstraße 59

D-60489 Frankfurt

F.R. of Germany

Asian Market

STAR MICRONICS ASIA LTD.

18/F Tower 2, Enterprise Square

9 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, HONG

KONG

U.K. Market

STAR MICRONICS U.K. LTD.

Star House

Peregrine Business Park

Gomm Road, High Wycombe

Bucks. HP13 7DL, U.K.

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