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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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
LQ-86W106O,LQ-85W105O:Seiko Epson Corp.
NOTICE
.Alf rights resewed. Reproductiat of any part of this mamsafin any form whatsoever widsout
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However, shotddanyerrors bedetected, STAR wouldgreatly appreciatebeinginformedofthem.
●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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Chapter11REFERENCE
Specifications
Pinoutofinterfaceconnector
Parallelinterface
Serialinterface
Charactersets
Standardcharacterset#2
Internationalcharactersets
IBMcharacterset#2
Characterset#l
IBMspecialcharacterset
Proportionalspacingtable
INDEX
COMMANDSUMMARY
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chapter 1INTRODUCTION
Thisprinterhasafullcomplementoffeatures,makingitanexcellentpartner
forapersonalcomputer.It supportstheEpson/lBMprintercommandsand
charactersets,enablingit to printjust aboutanythingyourcomputercan
generate,bothtextandgraphics.
FEATURESOFTHEPRINTER
Someof mainfeaturesarethefollowing:
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Versatilepaperhandling
Singlesheets,fanfoldforms,and multi-partforms(up to 5-ply)are all
accepted,andyoucanuseeitherpush/pulltractororfrictionfeed.(Youcan
load fanfoldformsfrom the rear with internalpush tractor,or fanfold
formsandmulti-partformsfromthebottomwithoptionalpulltractor.)A
specialfeatureenablesyoutokeepfanfoldformsparkedinreadinesswhile
printingonotherpaper.
Sixbrightcolors
Magenta,cyan,violet,yellow,orangeandgreenaddacolordimensionto
yourprintedoutputby theoptionalcolorribbon.
Largevarietyof fonts
Theprinterhasthefollowingresidentfonts:
●Draft ●High-SpeedDraft ●Roman
●Sanserif ●Courier ●Prestige
“script ●Orator ●H-Gothic
●SLQRoman ●SLQTW-Light
In addition,followingfontscan be used by installingthe optionalfont
cartridge:
[FC-lZ Cartridge]
●Orator2
●Cinema ●LetterGothic ●Blippo
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[FC-2ZCartridge]
“OCR-B
“UPC/EAN
[FC-3ZCartridge]
●TW-Light
[FC-4ZCartridge]
●Russian
[FC-5ZCartridge]
●OldStyle
●OCR-A
●Orane
●Firenze
cCODE39
[FC-1OZCartridge]
●SLQScript
sExtensivesoftwaresupport
SinceitiscompatiblewiththeEpsonandIBMprinters,itworkswithany
softwarethatsupportsthoseprinters.Thatincludesmostword-processing
andgraphicsprograms,spread-sheets,andintegratedsoftwarepackages.
●Easyoperation
Indicatordisplaysandbeeptonesprovideimmediate,easytounderstand
feedbackwhenyoupressthebuttonsonthecontrolpanel.Thefivebuttons
canoperatein combinationstoperformasurprisingvarietyoffunctions,
includingmicro-alignment.
●Easycareandmaintenance
The ribboncartridgecanbe
minutes. replacedin secondstheprintheadin afew
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FONTSTYLEEXAMPLE
Thefollowingexampleshowsthemanyfontstylesyourprintercanprint.
Draft
HS-Draf t
Roman
Saris er if
Courier
Prestige
Script
OCR-B
OCR-A
Orator
Ora tor-2
TW-Li ght
Letter Gothic
Blippo
H-Gothic
Orane
Cinema
CODE 39
UPC/EAN
Old Style
Firenze
SLQ Roman
SLQ TW-Light
SLQ Script
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PRINTERCOMPONENTS
Togetacquaintedwiththeprinter’scomponentsandcapabilities,refertothe
informationonthefollowingpages.
. .... Papergulcie
Releaselever
.Wustment,ever \ ,/w
Tractor .
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lever
Powe knob
Cartridgeslot
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Ribboncartridge
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Print head
Control
Tear assist
Interikce connector
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Paperguide
Releaselever
Frontcover
Rearcover
Entryslot
Tearassist
Controlpanel
Powerswitch
Platenknob
Interfaceconnector
Cartridgeslot
Printhead
Ribboncartridge
Adjustmentlever
Tractors
Clamplever
Baillever
Alignssinglesheets(cutforms)to help
theprinterdetectwhenpaperisinserted.
Releasespressureonthepaper.Thislever
mustbebackforfanfoldforms,andfor-
wardfor singlesheets.
Protectstheprintheadandotherinternal
componentsof yourprinter.
Protectsthe tractorfeed unit and sepa-
rates incoming and outgoing fanfold
forms.
Forinsertingsinglesheetsof paper.
Assistswhentearingfanfoldformsatthe
perforation.
CAUTION:Sincethetearassistedgeis
madesharptocutoffpaper,
you must swing down the
transparentpart when you
openthefrontcover.
Otherwise,you may injure
yourfingers.
Indicatesprinterstatusandmakesvari-
ous controlof printer functionssimple
andconvenient.
Switchespoweronor off.
Advancesthepapermanually.
Connectsthecomputerto theprinter.
HoldstheoptionalFontcartndgeorRAM
cartridge.
Hasadotmatrix(24-wire)composition.
Containstheprinterribbon.
Controlsprintdarknessby adjustingfor
thethicknessofformsbeingprinted.
Controlthemovementof fanfoldforms.
Clampsthetractorinplace.
Opensand closesthe paper bail which
holdsthepaperagainsttheplaten.

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chapter2 SE77WG UP THE PRINTER
Thischapterdescribesthefollowingpmceduxesto setup yournewprinter.
Ifyouhaveoptionalaccessories,refertochapter3aftersettinguptheprinter.
Locatingtheprinter
Unpackingthecartonbox
Mountingtheplatenknob
Installingtheribbonctidge
Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer
LOCATINGTHEPRINTER
Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingupyourprinter,makesumthatyou
haveasuitableplaceonwhichtolocateit.By“asuitableplace”,wemean:
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Afirm,levelsurfacewhichis fairlyvibration-tie
Awayfmmexcessiveheat(suchasdirectsunlight,heatem,etc)
Awayfromexcessivehumidity
Awayfromexcessivedust
Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectittothesamecircuitas
alarge,noise-producingappliancesuchas arefrigerator.
Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specifiedon the printer’s
identificationplate.
To disconnecttheprinter,theplughasto bedisconnectedfromthewall
socket,whichhas tobelocatedcloseto theprinter,andeasyto access.
InstaUthepMterwherethereissufficientmomforthepaperandanypaper
beingfedin orprintedout.
Ifyouareconnectingyourprinterwithaparallelinterface,makesurethat
thecableiswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter.AnRS-232connectionusingthe
optionalIS-8XLinterfacecartridgecanbemadeoverlongerdistances.
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UNPACKINGANDINSPECTION
Nowunpackthecontentsoftheshippingcarton,andcheckeachiteminthe
boxagainstFigure2-1tomakesumthatyouhaveeverything(thereshould
be fiveitems).
If anyoftheseitemsaremissing,contactyoursupplier.
F&un2-1. Checktomeka sureyw haveallfiveitems:1) Printer,2) Paparguide,3) Platenknob,4) Ribbon
cartridge,and5) User’smanual.
NOTE:TheplatenknobismountedontheprinterfortheNormalcarriage
printer.
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Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare:
Filmribboncartridge(FZ24)
Colorribboncartridge(X24CL)
Fontcatridges (FCseries)
RAMcartridge(RC-32Z,DC-32Z)
Serialinterfacecartridge(IS-8XL)
Bufferedparallelinterfacecartridge(IP-128XL)
Automaticsheetfeeder(SF-10DMII/15DMII,SF-10RMII/15RMII)
Pulltractorunit(PT-1OXIW15XM)
Fordetailsof theoptionalaccessories,referto Chapter3.
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