Star Micronics XB-2425 User manual

USERS MANUAL
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XB24-20W250,XB-241W415, XB24-10/15, NX-2420, LC24.200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32&
DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-1ODMIU15DMII,SF.10RMI~15RMII, ~-10XIW15XM: Star
MicronicaCoq Ltd.
IBM-PC, PS/2, PGAT, Proprinter X241VXL24~ Proprinter X24/XL24,PC-DOS: International
Business Machines Corp.
MS-DOS, Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation
LQ-860W60, LQ-85W105O:Seiko Epson Corp.
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0Copyright1991StarMicronicsCo.,Ltd.

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Trademark Acknowledgements
XB24-20W250,XB-241W415, XB24-10/15, NX.2420, LC24-200, FZ24, LZ24, X24CL, RC-32~
DC-32~ IS-8XL, IP-128XL, SF-10DMII/15DMII, SF-10RMII/15RMII, PT-10XM/15XM: Star
Micronics Cov Ltd.
IBM-PC, PS/2, PC.AT, Proprinter X24~L24~ ProprfrsterX24/XL24,PC-DOS: International
BusirsesaMachines Corp.
MS-DOS, Microaof?BASIC: Microsoft Corporation
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.Alf rights resewed. Reproductiat of any part of this mamsafin any form whatsoever widsout
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●The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in dsismanual.
OCopyright1991StarMicronicsCo.,Ltd.

HOWTO USETHISMANUAL
Thismanualisorganizedintoelevenchapters.Toleamhowtomakethebest
useofyourprinteryouiueurgedto md throughchaptm 2through6.The
remainingchaptemmaybe treatedas a~ference guidefor programming
operations,etc. It assumesadegnx of acknowledgeof the operationof
computers(forinstance,itassumesyouknowabouthexadecimalnumbers).
Thechaptersareas follows:
Chapter1— Introduction
Thischapterindicatesthesomefeattuesoftheprinter,thenamesandthose
functionsof theprintercomponents,andtheactualexampleof fontstyle.
Chapter2—Settinguptheprinter
Thischapterexplainshowtogettheprinterunpackedandsetup. Readthis
chapterbeforeyoudo anythingelse.
Chapter3—Optionalaccessories
Thischapterexplainstheoptionalaccessorieswithyourprinter,andhowto
installthem.
Chapter4— Paperinstallationanduse
Thischapterdescribesinstructionsforprintingsuchasselectingpapertypes,
adjustingtheprintinggap,andinstallingpaper.
Chapter5— Controlpaneloperations
Thereare anumberof cmtrols on the frontpanelwhichperformvarious
functionsnAatedto paperhandling,printmodesandfontselection.
Aftergettingsetup,readthischapterandtryouttheprocedunxin ittofind
outhowtheprinterworks.

Chapter6—Defaultsettings
Thischapterexplainshowto settheElectronicDIPSwitch(EDS)modeto
makesystemsettingsontheprinter.
Chapter7— Printercontrolcommands
Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedbyyourprinter,and
the softwarecommandsused to driveit. This sectionis of use if you are
writingormodifyingprogramsto takeadvantageoftheprinter’sfeatwes.
Chapter8—Downloadcharacters
Thischapterexplainstheprocedunxto createyourowncharacters.
Chapter9—MS-DOSandyourprinter
Sincethe-PS/2or PC-ATfamilyof computemrunningunderMS-DOSis
curmtlythemostpopukarconfigurationofmicmcomputer,wehaveincluded
afewhintsandtipsto helpyouuseyourprinterwithsuchsystems.
SincevirtuallyallPCsaresoldwithaMicrosoftBASICinterpreter,wehave
alsoincludedsomehints,andasamplepmgraminthislanguagetodemonstrate
thecapabilitiesoftheprinter.
Chapter10— Troubleshootingandmaintenance
Thissectiongivesachecklistofpointstocheckifyourprinterisnotworking
in the expectedway.It alsoincludesdetailsof someroutinemaintenance
operationsyoucancarryoutyourself.Itisno~however,acompleteservice
manual.Callaqualifiedserviceengineerifyoumunsureofyourabilityto
carryoutanymaintenanceor servicingoperations.
Chapter11— Reference
Thissectiongivessomereferenceofyourprinter,suchasspecificationsof
yourprinter,thepinoutofinterfaceconnector,thecharactertables.
Thecharactertablechartsgivethedifferentcharactersetsavailable.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
Chapter1INTRODUCTION
Featureoftheprinter
Fontstyleexample
Printercomponents
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Chapter2SETTINGUPTHEPRINTER 7
Locatingtheprinter 7
Unpackingandinspection 8
Settingup 10
Mountingtheplatenknob 10
Installtheribboncartridge 11
Comectingtheinterfacecable 12
Chapter3OPTIONALACCESSORIES 15
AutomaticSheetFeeder 15
Single-binAutomaticSheetFee&r 15
Dual-binAutomaticSheetFeeder 20
PullTractorUnit 22
FontCartridgesandRAMCartridges 23
InterfaceCartridges 25
Chapter4PAPERINSTALLATIONANDUSE 27
Selectionofpaper 27
Adjustingtheprintinggap 28
Loadingfanfoldforms 29
Loadingthepaperfromtherearoftheprinter 30
Loadingthepaperfromthebottomoftheprinter 32
LoadingthepaperwithPush/Pullfeed 33
Paperparking 36
Paperunparking 37
Loadingsinglesheets 38
Loadingthepaperwithoutoptionalaccessories 38
LoadingthepaperwithoptionalAutomaticSheetFeeder 40

Chapter5CONTROLPANELOPERATIONS
Bottomsandindicators
ONLINEbutton
PAPERFEEDbutton
SET/EJECT/PARKbutton
PITCHbutton
FONTbutton
Power-upfunctions
Shorttestmode
Longtestmode
Printareatestmode
Pitchleekmode
Fontlockmode
FontandPitchlockmode
Hexadecimaldump
Switchcombinationfunctions
Formfeed
Topofform
Forwardmicro-feed
Reversemicro-feed
Changingtheautoloadingvalue
Clearingthebuffer/Allreset
Seleetingtheprintcolor
SelectingtheASFbinnumber
Storemacrodefinition
Chapter6DEFAULTSETTINGS
HowtosettheEDSmode
FunctionsoftheEDSsettings
Commandparameters
Fontparametem
Characterparameters
Styleparameters
Layoutparameters
Formsparameters
Otherparameters
DotAdjustmentmode
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Chapter7PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS
Fontcontrolcommands
Charactersetcommands
Charactersizeandpitchcommands
Verticalpositioncommands
Horizontalpositioncommands
Graphicscommands
Downloadcharactercommands
Colorselectioncommands
Otherprintercommands
Chapter8DOWNLOADCHARACTERS
DefiningyourowncharacterswithStandardmode
Assigningthecharacterdata
Assigningavalueofcharacterspace
Sampleprogram
DefiningyourownchamcterswithIBMmode
Assigningthedownloadcharacterset
Assigningthecharacterdotpattern
AssigningtheIndexTabledata
Sampleprogram
Chapter9MS-DOSANDYOURPRINTER
Installingapplicationsoftwarewithyourprinter
Embeddingprintercommands
ProgrammingtheprinterwithDOScommands
ProgrammingwithBASIC
ChapterlOTROUBLESHOOTINGANDMAINTENANCE
Troubleshooting
Powersupply
Printing
Paperfeeding
Maintenance
Replacingtheprinthmd
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