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USER’S MANUAL
LC-1011C
+
LC-100 COLOUR
DOT MATRIX PRINTER
HL 80825190
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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement The 120V version equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu- ant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inter
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Trademark acknowledgments LC-10, LC-100, LC-100+, LC-200, LC-1011C, NX-1000, NX-1020, NX-1040, PT-10DT, SPC-8K: Star Micronics Co. Ltd. EX-800, FX-850, LX-810, LX-850: Seiko Epson Corporation IBM PC, IBM Proprinter, IBM Proprinter2, IBM Proprinter 3: International Business Machines Corporation. TrueType: Apple Computer Inc. MS-DOS, Microsoft windows: Microsoft Corporation Notice • All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever, without STAR’s express permis
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About this manual This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-1011C and LC-100+ Colour 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 How to use the control panel Chapter 3 How to use the printer’s Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) Mode to set up the printer to match the needs of your system
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Contents Chapter 1: Printer Setup ... 1 Choosing a place for the printer ... 1 Unpacking the printer ... 2 General guide ... 3 Installing the platen knob ... 4 Opening the front cover ... 4 Installing the ribbon cassette ... 5 Removing the ribbon cassette ... 7 Installing the paper guide ... 8 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off ... 8 Loading fanfold paper ... 9 Printing on fanfold paper ... 12 Parking fanfold paper ... 13 Unparking fanfold paper ... 13 Using the tear-off f
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Chapter 3: Using the EDS Mode ... 24 About EDS Mode settings ... 24 Entering the EDS Mode ... 24 Selecting a bank ... 25 Selecting a switch ... 25 Changing a switch setting ... 25 Printing the current switch settings ... 26 Exiting the EDS Mode ... 26 EDS Mode Settings ... 26 Chapter 4: Using the Printer with MS-DOS ... 33 Setting up for printing with MS-DOS ... 33 Chapter 5: Paper Handling ... 35 Selecting paper types ... 35 Cut-Sheet Paper (Manual Feed) ... 35 Cut-Sheet Paper (with Optional Au
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Appendix E: Printer Control Codes ... 67 Appendix F: Glossary ... 72 Appendix G: Control Panel Operation Guide ... 73
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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. 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
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2 Printer Setup Unpacking the printer Check to make sure that the carton contains each of the items shown in the following illustration. Ribbon cassette 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
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General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer.
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4 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 right 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. Opening the front cover ❏ Lift up on the front cover while pressing in gently on its sides. ❏ To close the
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Installing the ribbon cassette 5 Note: You can completely remove the front cover from the printer or you can stand it up without removing it. You should normally leave the front cover closed, because it protects against objects getting into the printer, and it cuts down on printer noise. Installing the ribbon cassette ❏ 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
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6 Printer Setup ❏ While guiding the ribbon between the print head and print head shield, press down gently but firmly on the cassette until the side tabs snap securely into place. Print head shield Print head Ribbon cassette ❏ Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack. ❏ Close the front cover of the printer. Note: If you want to print with color, use an optional LC9CL color ribbon cassette. If you change to a color ribbon, be sure to make the required changes to the EDS sett
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Removing the ribbon cassette 7 ✓ Are you getting muddy-looking colors from a color ribbon? The more green, orange, and purple colors you use, the quicker the primary colors (blue, red, yellow) will become mixed with other colors. This will cause a drop in performance of the ribbon. ✓ Remember that changing the ribbon before it becomes frayed or completely out of ink extends the life of your print head. Removing the ribbon cassette Use the following procedure to remove the ribbon cassette fro
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8 Printer Setup Installing the paper guide ❏ Insert the two tabs on the bottom of the paper guide into the holes provided on the rear cover of the printer. ❏ To remove the paper guide from the printer, simply pull the tabs out of the holes. Note: Lay the paper guide down flat when using fanfold paper, and stand it up when using cut-sheet paper. 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
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Loading fanfold paper 9 Note: We recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods. Because of the 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 47 for details on how to perform tests. Loading fanfold paper This section tells you how to lo
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10 Printer Setup ❏ 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. ❏ Swing the rear cover back and down until it stops. Note: You can also completely remove the rear cover by simply pulling it away from the back of the printer after you open it. ❏ Pass the fanfold paper through the space between the printer case and the rear cover. ❏ Unlock the two tractor covers by pushing their gray le
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Loading fanfold paper 11 far apart). After making these adjustments, be sure that you re-lock the tractors by pulling the gray levers into the locked position. ❏ Close the rear cover and press down gently on it until it locks into place with a click. Note: If you removed the rear cover, first insert its two tabs into the holes provided in the back of the printer and then swing it closed. ❏ Install the paper guide so that it lays down flat as shown below. In this position, the paper guide keeps
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12 Printer Setup ❏ Pull the bail lever toward the front of the printer. This will feed the paper to the starting position. LOAD ❏ After the paper is fully fed (indicated by the printer’s beeping), return the bail lever back to its original position toward the back of the printer. Important! Never return the bail lever to its original position until the paper is fully fed. The printer will beep when you can return the bail lever to its original position. Printing on fanfold paper When printin
