Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LC-8211+ Star Micronics
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LC-8211 + USER’S MANU AL DO T MA TRIX PRINTER HBF12II 80825110.
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T rademark acknowledgments LC-8211, LC-8211 + , LC24-30, LC24-300, NX-2450, NX-2480, SPC-8K : Star Micronics Co. Ltd. LQ-850, LQ-860, LQ-1050, LQ-1060 : Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E, IBM Pr oprinter XL24E, IBM Proprinter X24, IBM Proprinter XL24, OS/2 : International Business Machines Corporation.
About this manual This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-8211+ 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 Removing the protecti ve materials ... 4 Installing the platen knob ... 4 Opening the front cov er ... 5 Installing the ribbon cassette .
Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode ... 23 About EDS Mode settings ... 23 Entering the EDS Mode ... 23 Selecting a bank ... 24 Selecting a switch ... 24 Changing a switch setting ... 24 Printing the current switch settings ... 25 Exiting the EDS Mode ... 25 EDS Mode Settings .
Chapter 7: Using the Printer with OS/2 W arp ... 53 Setting up for printing with OS/2 W arp ... 53 Getting ready to print ... 54 Printing a document ... 54 Chapter 8: Using the Printer with MS-DOS ... 55 Setting up for printing with MS-DOS ... 55 Chapter 9: P aper Handling .
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. Front cover Adjustment lever Paper guide Power switch Control panel Interface connector Platen knob.
4 Printer Setup Removing the protectiv e materials Protective sheets and a piece of cardboard are inserted into the printer to protect components during shipping. Before using the printer, be sure to remove all packing material from inside the front cover as shown in the illustration.
Opening the front cover 5 Opening the front cov er ❏ Hook your fingers under the two small tabs on either side of the front co ver and pull forward and up to swing the front cov er open. Installing the ribbon cassette ❏ Make sure that the printer is unplugged from its po wer outlet.
6 Printer Setup Important! Never try to mo ve the print head while the printer is plugged into a power outlet. Doing so can damage the printer . If you have just used the printer , let the print head cool for a few minutes befor e you touch it. ❏ Remov e the ribbon cassette from its package.
Removing the ribbon cassette 7 Removing the rib bon 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 po wer outlet. ❏ Open the front cov er of the printer .
8 Printer Setup Connecting to a po wer outlet and turning po wer on and off ❏ Plug the power cord of the printer into a standard po wer outlet whose voltage matches the po wer rating noted on the label af fix ed to the bottom of your printer .
Loading fanfold paper 9 Loading fanfold paper This section tells you how to load fanfold paper. Note that you can also use cut- sheet paper and multi-part form paper. For details on using other types of paper, see “Paper Handling” on page 56 of this manual.
10 Printer Setup ❏ Set the release le ver on the back of the printer to the fanfold position. ❏ Set the adjustment lev er to the v alue that matches the thickness of the paper you are using. The setting for normal paper is 1. Set the le ver to a larger v alue for thicker paper , or to a smaller value for thinner paper .
Loading fanfold paper 11 Note that there is a guide inside the printer in front of the left tractor. The ▼ mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be. ❏ Once the left tractor is aligned the way you want it, push the gray le ver back do wn to lock it in place.
12 Printer Setup ❏ Press the control panel’ s LF button and the paper will feed to the starting position..
Printing on fanfold paper 13 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, Labels and Envelope.
14 Printer Setup 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 fed by hand.
Connecting to your computer 15 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.
16 Printer Setup ❏ 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 con verter .
17 Chapter 2: Control P anel Operations The control panel gives you push-button control over the printer’s power and paper feed operations. It also includes indicator lights, which tell you the current status of the printer at a glance.
18 Control Panel Operations P aper loading ❏ Prepare either cut-sheet or fanfold paper for feeding. For details on how to prepare for paper feeding, see page 9 for fanfold paper and page 59 for cut-sheet paper. ❏ The PO WER indicator flashes to indicate there is no paper in the printer .
Micro feed 19 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 of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit). ❏ While holding do wn ON LINE , press LF to feed the paper forward or MODE to feed the paper backward.
20 Control Panel Operations Selecting a font ❏ Make sure the printer is of f-line ( ON LINE indicator is not lit). ❏ Press FONT to change the font selection.
Saving a macro 21 ❏ Press FONT to feed the paper to the starting position. ❏ Feed the paper so the print head is located where you want the ne w auto load position to be. Press LF to feed the paper forward and MODE to feed the paper backward. This is the micro feed operation.
22 Control Panel Operations Clearing the printer’ s buff er 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.
23 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 lets you configure the printer so that it matches your system and software needs.
24 Using the EDS Mode Selecting a bank ❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’ s FONT button to select a bank. Indicators on the left side of the control panel light to sho w which bank is currently selected. Selecting a switch ❏ While in the EDS Mode, use the control panel’ s MODE button to select a bank switch.
Printing the current switch settings 25 Printing the current switch settings ❏ In the EDS Mode, hold down the control panel’ s ON LINE button and press the LF button to print out the current switch settings. Asterisks on the printout show whether a switch is turned on or of f.
26 Using the EDS Mode Switch 4: Not used 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.
EDS Mode Settings 27 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.
28 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 make. Page Length SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 11 ″ /Letter ON ON ON ON 8 ″ OFF ON ON ON 1 1.7 ″ /A4 ON OFF ON ON 12 ″ OFF OFF ON ON 8.
EDS Mode Settings 29 B ANK E Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: Code P age/International Character Set If your EDS settings specify IBM emulation (Bank A, Switch 1 OFF) with either character table (Bank A, Sw.
30 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 31 #3846 T urkish T urkey #3847 Brazil-ABNT #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP #852 Latin-2 Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary , Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia Preferred by Micro.
32 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 33 B ANK F Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: LQ Font Selection Turn these switches on or off to form the pattern that identifies the font you want to use for LQ printing. Note: Bank C Switches 1 and 2 must be in the corr ect position befor e this setting has any effect.
34 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.
Starting the User Setup Utility 35 ❏ Pull down the list of a vailable languages under Language: and double- click the one you want to use. ❏ Click the Install Directory: box to change it into an input box. ❏ Input the driv e name and directory where you want the User Setup Utility installed.
36 User Setup Utility 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 r ead the settings fr om the printer .
Adjusting the dot alignment 37 T o select a setting bo x ❏ Click on the box you want to select or mov e to it by using your keyboard’ s Ta b or arro w k eys.
38 User Setup Utility Changing the printer port ❏ Click on Po r t or press the F8 function key . ❏ Select the port you want to use by double-clicking on it, or by moving to it with the arro w keys and pressing Enter .
Importing setup data from a configuration file 39 Importing setup data from a configuration file ❏ Click on File or press the F3 function ke y . ❏ Select Load from the menu that drops do wn by double-clicking on it, or by moving the highlighting to it with the arro w keys and pressing Enter .
40 Chapter 5: Using the Printer with W indows 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.
Setting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 41 ❏ Click Add and the dialog box will expand to sho w a List of Printers. ❏ In the List of Printers: box, select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer .
42 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 ❏ 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: W indows applications automatically print on the curr ently selected default printer .
Printing a document 43 ❏ From this windo w you select buttons that let you control a wide v ariety of printer setup parameters. This manual does not include an y information about ho w to do this because e verything you need to kno w is included in an on-line manual that tells you ho w to use all the buttons and menus that appear .
44 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1 Note: The actual appearance of the Print window may dif fer somewhat depending on the application you ar e 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.
Selecting fonts in Windows applications 45 ❏ Insert the disk that contains the fonts into one of your computer’ s disk dri ves. This explanation assumes you are using a dri v e named “ A:”, but you could use any dri ve. Just remember to change the “ A:” in the following steps to the name of the dri ve you are using.
46 Chapter 6: Using the printer with W indows 95 This chapter describes how to use the printer with Microsoft Windows 95. The following topics are covered: ❏ Setting up the printer in W indows 95 ❏ Preparing for printing ❏ Printing a document ❏ Installing the T rueT ype fonts Note: The file “r eadme.
Setting up the printer in Windows 95 47 ❏ When the abov e windo w is displayed, make sure the Local printer radio button is check ed. Then click on the Ne xt button twice, and click on the Back b utton. ❏ Click on the Have Disk b utton. ❏ Insert the disk with the printer dri ver file on it into the floppy disk dri ve.
48 Using the printer with Windows 95 ❏ Select the language or language group you want to use by clicking on it. ❏ Select the printer model name (“Star LC-8211”) by clicking on it and then click on the Next b utton. ❏ Select the printer port to which the printer is connected by clicking on it (usually “LPT1”).
Preparing to print 49 ❏ Click on the Next b utton. ❏ 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 W indows 95 CD-R OM, insert it into the CD-R OM drive and click on the OK button.
50 Using the printer with Windows 95 ❏ Double-click on the icon bearing the name of the printer ( Star LC-8211 ) in the Printers windo w . A window appears listing an y documents that are currently being printed on the printer . ❏ Click on the Printer menu.
Printing a document 51 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:.
52 Using the printer with Windows 95 Installing T rueT ype 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 dri ve. ❏ Click on the Start button in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen.
53 Chapter 7: Using the Printer with OS/2 W arp This chapter contains specific information about using the printer with IBM OS/2 Warp. It will also show you how to install the printer driver on your com- puter so you can control the printer.
54 Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp 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.
55 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.
56 Chapter 9: 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.
Adjusting for paper thickness 57 Labels Backing sheet: 4.5” to 12” / 114 to 305mm Thickness: Backing sheet 0.0028” to 0.0035” / 0.07 to 0.09mm Total thickness 0.0075” / 0.19mm * Use labels only under normal temperature and humidity conditions.
58 Paper Handling 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. Important! Continuous use of the wr ong adjustment lever setting can drastically r educe the print head life.
Manual sheet feeding 59 Manual sheet feeding You can use the following procedure to manually feed cut-sheet 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 14 to park the f anfold paper and prepare for manual sheet feeding.
60 Paper Handling ❏ Adjust the paper guide to the position you want. Note that the ▼ mark of the guide indicates where the left margin of the printing will be. ❏ Making sure that the left edge of the paper is against the paper guide, insert straight a sheet of paper into the front of the printer as far as it will go.
Clearing paper jams 61 Note: If you ar e inserting letterhead paper , insert the sheet so that it is face up with the letterhead portion up. Clearing paper jams Use the following procedure to clear paper jams from the printer. ❏ T urn the power of f.
62 Chapter 10: Optional Accessory This chapter explains how to connect and set up the following optional accessory that is available for this printer: ❏ Serial-to-Parallel Con verter (SPC-8K) Important! Always make sur e that printer power is turned off whenever installing or r emoving optional accessories.
Setting the converter’s DIP switches 63 ❏ Plug the other end of the serial cable into your computer’ s serial ports. Serial ports are usually marked COM1, COM 2, etc.
64 Optional Accessory Data Length P arity Protocol Baud Rate Switch 1 Data Length DOS/Windows Setting ON 8 bits 8 OFF 7 bits 7 Switch 2 Switch 5 Parity DOS/Windows Setting ON ON or OFF None N OFF ON O.
65 Appendix A: T roubleshooting The appendix will provide help 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, and on the meanings of printer beep tones.
66 Troubleshooting Note: T est printing prints acr oss the entir e width of the carriage. Mak e sur e that the printer is loaded with the widest paper available in or der to avoid damage to the print head and platen.
67 ❏ While holding down the control panel’ s LF and ON LINE b uttons, turn the printer back on to enter the Dot Adjustment Mode. The printer will print something like the following. Note that the printer will feed the paper forward and back each time during this operation so you can view the printout.
68 Troubleshooting 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 .
69 Printer test works, but printer will not print out data from the attached computer . 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.
70 Troubleshooting Incorrect number of lines are printed on the page. Auto line feed with carriage return is enabled. Use the EDS Mode or the User Setup Utility to disable auto line feed with carriage return (page 26). The line spacing or leading selected by your application program is wrong.
71 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 .
72 Troubleshooting 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.
73 Some characters are printed incorrectly . 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 . Printer behaves erratically .
74 Troubleshooting Checking system software settings in W indows Whenever you have problems printing from a Windows application, you should check the following four things: ✓ Is the printer you are .
75 T o chec k the application printer selection ❏ Select Print from the application’ s File menu, and a windo w appears listing av ailable 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.
76 Appendix B: Specifications Printing System Serial Impact Dot-Matrix Printing Speed Pitch Draft (cps/dpi) LQ (cps/dpi) Pica (10 cpi) 225/120H 75/360H Elite (12 cpi) 270/120H 90/360H Semi-condensed .
77 Paper Cut-sheet Paper width: 5.5 ″ to 12 ″ / 140 to 305 mm Paper length: 5.5 ″ to 1 1 ″ / 140 to 280 mm Paper weight (1-ply): 14 to 42 lbs / 52 to 156 g/m 2 / 45 to 135 kg Multi-part: 1 1 to 14 lbs / 40 to 52 g/m 2 / 34 to 45 kg; pressure sensitive paper T otal thickness: 0.
78 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.
79 Appendix D: Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character Set The character codes shown in the table are hexadecimal..
80 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..
81 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.
82 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. Code P age #3840 IBM-Russian Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
83 Code 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.
84 Character Sets Code 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.
85 Code P age #1001 Arabic Code P age #737 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #851 Greek Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
86 Character Sets Code 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.
87 Code 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.
88 Character Sets Code 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. Code P age #3041 Maltese Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
89 Code P age #3860 Rajvitee KU Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3850 Standard KU Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code P age #3863 STD988 TIS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
90 Character Sets Code Page #3865 Newsic TIS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437. Code Page #3864 Popular TIS Other characters are the same as those for Code Page #437.
91 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.
92 Printer Control Codes Print Pitch Contr ol Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Select one line expanded print Both SO Same as SO STD ESC SO Select condensed print Both SI Same as SI STD ESC SI Can.
93 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.
94 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 .
95 Horizontal Print P osition Control Commands Description Mode ASCII Code Move print head to next horizontal tab position Both HT Return print head to left margin (carriage return) Both CR Move print.
96 Printer Control Codes Select uni-directional printing Both ESC U1 Control character height, width, line spacing IBM ESC [@ Set initial condition IBM ESC [K Select 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 4 x 4 sized printing.
97 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.
98 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 75 auto LF with CR 26 auto load position changing 20 auto tear-off 26 AUTOEXEC.BAT 63, 75 B bidirectional printing 26 C cable parallel 15 port connection 75 ca.
eject 18 Electronic DIP Switches 23 emulation 25 F fanfold paper automatic feeding 58 form feed 18 loading 9 parking 14, 18 perforations 13 printing on 13 specifications 56 tear-off function 14, 19 un.
print mode 27 print mode setting 19 print pitch 27 printing getting ready 42 Windows 43 problems causes and solutions 68 dark printing 70 erratic operation 73 excessive noise 71 hot printer case 71 in.
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