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USER’S MANUAL
LC-1511
LC-1521
DOT MATRIX PRINTERS
HA15 80825072
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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 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 Notice • All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever, wi
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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 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 and softw
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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 Par
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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 .
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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
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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 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 da
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General guide 3 General guide The following illustrations show the major components of your printer. Paper guide Front cover Mute cover Control panel Interface connector Release lever Power switch Platen knob
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4 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 n
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Removing the protective materials 5 ❏ 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 t
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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. 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 m
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Installing the ribbon cassette 7 ❏ Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon. Tension knob ❏ 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 groove
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8 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. Print head shield Ribbon Print head ❏ 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, che
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Installing the paper guide 9 ❏ 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
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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 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 Cut-sheet 70 degrees
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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
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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
