Star Micronics LC24-20 Printer User Manual


 
Forward micro-feed
For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments
as follows:
1. Press the I
ONLINE
]
button to set the printer off-line.
2. Press the [
ONLINE
I
button again and hold it down.
3. While holding the
I
ONLINE
1
button down, press the I PAPERFEED]
button. The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps.
When you want to stop, release both buttons.
Reverse micro-feed
You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a
higher position on the same page.
1. Press the I
ONLINE
I
button to set the printer off-line.
2. Press the I
ONLINE
I
button again and hold it down.
3. While holding the 1
ONLINE
I
button down, press the I EJECT/PARK]
button. The paper will startmoving backwards in a series of small steps.
When you want to stop, release both buttons.
NOTE: Open thebail leverwhen theprinter beeps intermittentlyand the
“Er” message shows on the LCD display near the edge of the
Changing the auto loading position
Normally, the printer automatically ’loadsthe paper one line from the top
edge. If you want to change this value, follow this procedure:
1. Load the paper by moving bail lever toward the front of the printer.
2. Change the print position using the micro feed function.
The value on the LCD display shows the micro-feed value from the
default position.
3. After you get the desired position,press the I
ONLINE
1
button to save
the value.
This position will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to
retain thispositioneven after you turn off the power, store itusing theMacro
Definition function, which is described later.
Note thatyou can only change thisvalue immediately after loadingpaper. If
you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.
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