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USERS MANUAL
LC-90
NX-1010
PRINTED IN CHINA DOT MATRIX PRINTER
HA 80825641
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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-90, LC-100, NX-1000, NX-1010, NX-1040, PT-10Y, 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, Windows 3.1: Microsoft Corporation Notice • All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever, without STAR’s express permission, is
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About this manual This manual describes how to set up, use, and care for the Star LC-90 and NX- 1010 monochrome printers. All of the operations contained in this manual apply to all of these models, except where specifically noted otherwise. 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 printer Chapter 2 Installing and starting up, and usi
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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 Installing the ribbon cartridge . . . 5 Installing the paper support . . . 6 Connecting to your computer . . . 7 Connecting to a power outlet . . . 9 Loading paper . . . 9 Detaching the automatic sheet feeder . . . 12 Re-installing the automatic sheet feeder . . . 14 Chapter 2: User Setup Utility . . . 15 Installing the User Setup
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Chapter 4: Control Panel Operations . . . 37 To enter the Sleep Mode . . . 37 To restore full power from the Sleep Mode . . . 37 To switch between the Ready and Not-Ready Modes . . . 38 To feed single-sheet paper into the printer . . . 38 To eject single-sheet paper from the printer . . . 38 To advance paper . . . 38 Errors . . . 38 Chapter 5: Paper Handling . . . 39 Selecting paper types . . . 39 Adjusting for paper thickness . . . 40 Automatic sheet feeding . . . 41 Manual sheet feeding . . .
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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 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
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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 cartridge Printer Paper support 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. A push tractor unit (PT-10Y) and a Serial-To-Parallel Interface Converter (SPC-8K) are also available as options. Consult with your dealer for details on these options. Note: I
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General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major component parts of the your printer. For a description of what each part does, see the Glossary on page 72 of this manual. Paper support Automatic sheet feeder Front cover Paper button Control panel Power button Interface connector Paper tray cover Platen Cartridge Print head
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4 Printer Setup Opening the front cover ❏ Hook your fingers under the two small tabs on either side of the front cover and pull upwards to swing the front cover open. Note: You can completely remove the front cover from the printer. However, we recommend that you normally leave it in place. The cover protects against objects getting into the printer, and it cuts down on printer noise.
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Installing the ribbon cartridge 5 Installing the ribbon cartridge ❏ Rotate the knob on the cartridge clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon. ❏ Carefully push the cartridge holder by hand all the way to the left side as far as it will go. Important! Never try to move the print head while the printer is plugged in. Doing so can damage the printer. If you have just used the printer, let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it. ❏ Carefully place the cartridge onto the car
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6 Printer Setup Important! Be sure to double check that the ribbon is properly positioned between the print head and print head shield. If it isn’t, you may get poor print quality or even end up damaging the ribbon. ❏ Replace the front cover of the printer. Press down on the raised parts at the back of the cover until it snaps securely shut. Installing the paper support ❏ Insert the ends of the paper support into the slots on the printer as shown in the following illustration.
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Connecting to your computer 7 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 of your own. 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). Important! The following instructions apply to the Centronics parallel cable that is used with an IBM-compatible personal computer. Note th
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8 Printer Setup Important! Make sure that the printer is unplugged from the AC outlet and that the computer is switched off before connecting them. ❏ Plug one end of the parallel cable into the parallel port of your computer. The parallel port should be labelled “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 with your dealer for details on ho
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Connecting to a power outlet 9 Connecting to a power outlet ❏ 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. Note that the printer does not have a power switch to turn power on and off. Instead, its Sleep Mode automatically reduces power consumption whenever you leave the printer unattended. For full details about the Sleep Mode, see “Sleep” on page 21 of this manual. Important!
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10 Printer Setup ❏ Pull the paper tray cover of the automatic sheet feeder forward. ❏ Slide the left-hand paper guide all the way to the left. Paper guide
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Loading paper 11 ❏ Pick up the stack of paper with both hands, and fan through the paper with your thumb. This prevents paper from sticking together when it is fed by the automatic feeder. Note: The automatic sheet feeder can hold about 55 sheets of paper at one time. ❏ Make sure that all four edges of the stack are smooth and even. Tap the edges on the top of a table or a desk to even them out. ❏ Carefully place the paper into the paper tray against the right-hand stationary paper guide. Ma
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12 Printer Setup ❏ Slide the left-hand paper guide to the right so that the stack of paper now sits snugly between the two guides. The paper should be able to slide freely into the printer, but it should not be able to move from side to side. ❏ Push the paper tray cover of the automatic sheet feeder closed. Paper tray cover Detaching the automatic sheet feeder The following procedure describes how to detach the automatic sheet feeder (to clear a paper jam or to attach the optional push tracto
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Detaching the automatic sheet feeder 13 ❏ Grasp the automatic sheet feeder and pull it gently towards the front of the printer until it stops. ❏ Lift the automatic sheet feeder straight up.
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14 Printer Setup Re-installing the automatic sheet feeder ❏ Open the front cover of the printer. ❏ Carefully lower the automatic sheet feeder into the printer, making sure that the two round tabs on either end of it enter into the corresponding slots inside the printer. You should have the automatic sheet feeder angled towards the front of the printer (at about the same angle that it was when you pulled the feeder forward while detaching it). ❏ You should have the automatic sheet feeder angl
