Star Micronics ZA-250 Printer User Manual


 
hwtallationmenu
In thismenu,youcan selectthe followingsub-menus.
s Commandmenu(whichcommandstheprinteraccepts)
Fontmenu(whichfontto print)
Charactermenu(whichcharactersetto print)
Printmenu(whichstyleto print)
Papermenu (whatpapertheprinterwilluse)
Formsmenu(howpageswillbe formatted)
Communalmenu
Thismenu allowsyou to setup variouspararnetemcontrollingthe overall
setupof theprinter.
c Emulation
Selectthemodecompatiblewithyourcomputerandsoftware.InStandard
mode,
[*STANDARD], the printer operateslike the Epson EX-800/EX-
1000.In IBMmode,[IBM], itoperateslike theIBMPmprinterIII.
RAMusage
In order to downloadcharactersthis switch must be set
[DOWNLOAD
BUFFER]. The
printerthen uses its RAMmemoryfor storingcharacter
patternsandprovidesonlya one-lineprintbuffer.
If you leave this switchto
[*INPUT BUFFER], the printer uses its RAM
memoryasaninputbuffer,allowingthecomputerto senddatafasterthan
theprinterprints.
If youwanttheprint bufferonlyoneline,setto [1LINEBUFFER].
c Quietmode
You can selectthe Quietmode as the power-ondefaultby settingthis
switchto [ENABLED].
WheninQuietmode,theprinterwillprintslightlyslower,butatareduced
noiselevel.
c Graphicsdi~ction
When printing in dot graphicsmode, the printer may either print bi-
dimctionally(in alternatedirections),[*BI-DIRECTIONAL],forspeedorin
onedirectiononly(uni-directionalfor increasedaccuracy),[UNl-DIREC-
TIONAL].
Forpracticallyallpmposes,however,bi-directionalprintingissufficiently
accurate.
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