Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto LC-1021 del fabbricante Star Micronics
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USER’S MANU AL LC-1021 HA10H 80825080 DO T MA TRIX PRINTER.
CE Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 This product, has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN 50081-1/01.92 and EN 50082-1/01.92, following the pro visions of the Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directiv e of the European Communities as of May 1989.
About this manual This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-1021 printer. The following is a list of what you can expect to find in each chapter.
Contents Chapter 1: Printer Setup ... 1 Choosing a place for the printer ... 1 Unpacking the printer ... 2 General guide ... 3 Opening the front cov er ... 4 Removing the protecti ve materials ... 4 Installing the platen knob ... 6 Installing the ribbon cassette .
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 .
Appendix E: Printer Control Codes ... 73 Appendix F: Glossary ... 78 Appendix G: Control P anel Operation Guide ... 79.
1 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.
2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration. If anything is missing, contact the store where you bought the printer and ask them to supply the missing part.
General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer. Paper guide Front cover Interface connector Control panel Mute cover Power switch Platen knob Relea.
4 Printer Setup Opening the front cov er ❏ Lift up on the front cov er and swing it open until it stops. ❏ T o close the front cover , simply lo wer it back into place. Caution! The tear assist edge is r ather sharp. T ak e car e to avoid injuring your hands.
Removing the protective materials 5 ❏ Remov e the two white pieces of packing from inside the printer as sho wn in the illustration. A piece of cardboard is inserted into the printer to protect components during shipping. Be sure to remov e it before using the printer.
6 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.
Installing the ribbon cassette 7 ❏ Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up an y slack in the ribbon. ❏ By hand, mov e the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cut-out in the top guide to allo w easy installation and remov al of the ribbon cassette.
8 Printer Setup ❏ While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield, press do wn gently but firmly on the cartridge until the side tabs snap securely into place. ❏ Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack. ❏ Close the front cov er of the printer .
Installing the paper guide 9 ❏ Open the front cov er of the printer . ❏ By hand, mov e the cartridge holder to the left side where there is a cutout in the top guide to allo w easy installation and remov al of the ribbon cassette.
10 Printer Setup Standing up the paper guide ❏ Y ou can mo v e the paper guide so that it is at angles of 50 or 70 as sho wn in the illustrations below . The correct angle depends on the type of the paper you are using. The following table shows the correct angle to use for each type.
Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off 11 Connecting to a po wer outlet and turning po wer on and off ❏ Plug the po wer cord of the printer into a standard power outlet whose voltage matches the po wer rating noted on the label af fix ed to the bottom of your printer .
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 41 of this manual. ❏ Remov e the paper guide from the printer .
Loading fanfold paper 13 ❏ Swing the rear cov er back and do wn until it stops. Note: Y ou can also completely r emove the r ear cover by simply pulling it away fr om the back of the printer after you open it. Caution! The metal edge of the cover is r ather sharp.
14 Printer Setup ❏ Close the tractor cov ers. At this point you can make final adjustments to the paper position by releasing the gray le vers and mo ving the tractors. The paper should lie flat with no buckling or b ulging (tractors too close) or no stretching or elongation of the holes (tractors too far apart).
Loading fanfold paper 15 ❏ Install the paper guide so that it is standing up (at a 50-degree angle) as sho wn on page 10. In this position, the paper guide k eeps 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.
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.
Parking fanfold paper 17 P arking fanfold paper It is not necessary to remove fanfold paper currently loaded in the printer in order to print on cut-sheet paper.
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.
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 .
20 Chapter 2: Control P anel 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. This chapter describes control panel functions that can be performed while the printer is turned on and either on-line or off-line.
Selecting a font 21 Selecting a font ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-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 are off.
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 of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit).
Line feed 23 Line feed ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-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. P aper eject (cut-sheet paper) ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit).
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.
Changing the auto load position 25 ❏ Make sure the printer is on-line ( ON LINE indicator is lit). ❏ Press SET/EJECT/P ARK , 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.
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.
27 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 of f line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit).
28 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.
Selecting a bank 29 Selecting a bank ❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’ s B ANK button to select a bank. When the B ANK indicator flashes it indicates the current bank selected. Selecting a switch ❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’ s SWITCH b utton to select a bank switch.
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.
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 49). B ANK A Switch 1: Emulation Selects Standard emulation (ON) or IBM emulation (OFF).
32 Using the EDS Mode 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 4 to 5-ply paper.
EDS Mode Settings 33 B ANK C Switches 1, 2: Print Mode Turn these switches on or off to select the print mode you want to use. 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 select.
34 Using the EDS Mode B ANK D Switches 1, 2, 3, 4: P age Length Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that matches the Page Length setting you want to use.
EDS Mode Settings 35 Code Page SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 #437 IBM-PC ON ON ON ON ON #850 Multi-lingual OFF ON ON ON ON #860 Portuguese ON OFF ON ON ON #861 Icelandic OFF OFF ON ON ON #863 Canadian French ON.
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.
EDS Mode Settings 37 #869 Greek Greece #928 Greek Greece For UNIX #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Lithuania Commonly used for DOS #772 Lithuanian Lithuania New standard #774 Lithuanian Lithuania #3001 Estonian-1.
38 Using the EDS Mode 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.
EDS Mode Settings 39 B ANK 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. Note: Bank C switches 1 and 2 need to be in the corr ect positions befor e the above setting will have any effect.
40 Chapter 4: Using the Printer with MS-DOS This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS-DOS.
41 Chapter 5: P aper 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.
42 Paper Handling Labels Backing sheet: 4 .5″ to 1 0.0″ / 114 to 254mm Thickness Backing sheet: 0.00276 ″ to 0.00354 ″ / 0.07 to 0.09mm Total: 0.
Automatic fanfold feeding 43 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.
44 Paper Handling ❏ Align the left paper guide with scale 0 mark. ❏ Adjust the right paper guide so there is enough space to insert the paper . Important! In or der to pr e vent a paper jam, do no.
45 Chapter 6: Optional Accessories This chapter introduces the following optional accessories that are available for this printer: ❏ Automatic Sheet Feeder (SF-10HA) ❏ Pull T ractor Unit (PT -10HA.
46 Optional Accessories Pull T ractor Unit (PT -10HA) 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) 47 Specifications (IS-8H192) Refer to the manual that comes with the serial interface unit for further details on installation and operation.
48 Optional Accessories Serial-to-P arallel Con verter (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.
49 Appendix A: T roubleshooting 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.
50 Optional Accessories Long test ❏ Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer . ❏ T urn the printer off. ❏ While holding do wn 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.
Adjusting the dot alignment 51 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.
52 Optional Accessories T roubleshooting 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 .
Troubleshooting guide 53 Printer does not feed paper properly . Jamming paper . 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.
54 Optional Accessories Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page. Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled. Use the EDS Mode 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.
Troubleshooting guide 55 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.
56 Optional Accessories 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. T ry printing again. The ribbon cassette is not installed correctly , causing the print head to jam.
57 Printer behaves erratically . Printing suddenly stops. The interface cable is connected incorrectly or damaged. Check to make sure that the printer interface cable is connected correctly .
58 Optional Accessories Checking system software settings in W indo ws Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application, you should check the following four things: ✓ Is the printer yo.
Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 59 T o check the port ❏ Double-click the Control P anel 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 .
60 Appendix B: Specifications Printing System Serial Impact Dot-Matrix Printing Speed Pitch Draft (cps/dpi) NLQ (cps/dpi) Pica (10 cpi) 300/120H (Normal) 400/90H (HS) 75/240H Elite (12 cpi) 360/120H .
Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 61 Fanfold (with push tractor feeder) Paper width: 4 ″ to 10.0 ″ / 101.6 to 254mm Paper thickness: 0.00276 ″ to 0.00433 ″ / 0.07 to 0.1 1 mm (one-ply) 0.01378 ″ / 0.35 mm maximum (total thickness of multi- ply paper , non-carbon) Paper weight: 14 to 22 lbs.
62 Appendix C: Interface Pin Outs P arallel Interface Pin Name Function 1 STROBE Goes low for ≥ 0.5 µ s when active. 2 DA T A0 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 0.
63 Appendix D: Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set #2 International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal..
64 Character Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code P age #437 (IBM-PC) Character Set #1 Other characters are the same as those for Character Set #2..
65 IBM Special Character Set The following characters can be printed using the <ESC> ^ command. Code P age #850 Multi-lingual Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #860 P or tuguese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
66 Character Sets Code P age #863 Canadian French Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #865 Nordic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. C ode P age #3840 IBM-Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
67 C o d e P age #3843 P olish Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3841 Gost-Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3845 Hungarian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
68 Character Sets C o d e P age #3847 Brazil-ABNT Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3846 T urkish Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #852 Latin-2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
69 Code P age #1001 Arabic Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #737 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
70 Character Sets C o d e P age #928 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #869 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #772 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
71 C o d e P age #3001 Estonian1 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #774 Lithuanian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3011 Latvian1 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
72 Character Sets C o d e P age #3021 Bulgarian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3012 Latvian2 Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. C o d e P age #3041 Maltese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
73 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.
74 Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Contr ol Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select condensed print Both SI Same as SI STD ESC SI Select one line expanded print Both SO Same as SO STD ESC SO Can.
75 Special Print Mode Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Set master print mode STD ESC! Cancel underlining Both ESC-0 Select underlining Both ESC-1 Select emphasized print Both ESC E Cancel emphasiz.
76 Printer Control Codes Line Spacing Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Advance paper one line (line feed) Both LF Reverse paper one line STD ESC LF Set line spacing to 1/8 ″ Both ESC 0 Set line .
77 Move print head to specified horizontal position STD ESC n1 n2 Justification STD ESC a n Set left margin STD ESC l n Other Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Sound printer bell Both BEL Move p.
78 Appendix F: Glossary adjustment lever Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness of the paper you are printing on. Centronics cab le Parallel cable normally used to connect the printer to the computer. control code A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation.
79 Appendix G: Control P anel Operation Guide Note: A dot means pr ess and hold and an arr ow means to just press. A dot and arr ow tied together means hold one while pr essing the other .
A application printer selection checking 58 ASF 45 Auto LF selecting 32 auto load position changing 25 Auto Tear-off selecting 32 AUTOEXEC.BAT 59 automatic sheet feeder 31, 45 B bidirectional printing.
download buffer 31 Drive Setup checking 58 E EDS Mode auto LF with CR 32 auto tear-off 32 automatic sheet feeder 31 character set 34 character table 31 code page 34 CR centering 34 default settings 28.
N NLQ font selecting 39 O off-line switching to 20 ON-LINE indicator 20 on-line switching to 20 options 45 automatic sheet feeder 45 pull tractor unit 46 serial interface unit 46 serial-to-parallel co.
R ribbon cartridge installing 6 removing 8 taking up slack in 7 S serial interface unit 46 serial-to-parallel converter 48 setup printer 1 specifications cut-sheet paper 41 fanfold paper 41 labels 42 .
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