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SR-IO/I5

USER’S MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference

Statement

The equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used

properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause in-

terference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart

J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such

interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio

or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

OReorient the receiving antenna

@Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver

*Move the computer away from the receiver

@Plug the computer into a different outlet so that computer and receiver are on different

branch circuits.

If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced redio/television technician

for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal

Communications Commission helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference

Problems.” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

D.C., 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

For compliance with Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded

cable.

A note about the programs in this manual:

This manual contains several programs that help to demonstrate the versatility of the

SR-lo/l5 printers. Star Mfg. Co., Ltd. has made every effort to insure that the programs

are functional and accurate. However, Star Mfg. Co., Ltd. cannot guarantee their accuracy

or suitability to any particular application.

Trademark Acknowledgement

SR-10, SR-15: Star Mfg. Co., Ltd.

grafstar: Star Micronics

Apple, Apple II, Apple II + , Apple IIe, Applesoft: Apple computer Inc.

Commodore C-64: Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

Compaq: Compaq Computer corporation

CP/M: Digital Research

IBM Personal Computer, IBM PC: International Business Machines Corp.

Kaypro: Kaypro Computer Corporation

Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Corporation

Osborne 1: Osborne Computer Corporation

TRS-IIO: Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation

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A Special Message

to the New Owner

You’re to be congratulated on selecting the printer of choice

for both the sophisticated as well as the first-time user/owner

- the new SR-lo/Is!

Right now, before you even start readying your SR-lo/15

for action, we’d like to impress you with these two thoughts:

1. In as few words as possible, we’ll highlight the several

special features that SR-lo/15 offers you, and

2. We’ll show you how this manual can help you get the

most from your SR-10/l& while saving you time, effort,

and money.

Taking up the special features first, so they’ll be fresh in your

mind as you ramble through this manual . . . specifically . . .

Speed - At 200 characters per second top printing speed, It’s

one of the fastest in its class. And SR-lo/15 is smart too: when

printing blank spaces, SR- 10/l 5 speeds up to a blistering 240

CPS!

634 Characters - Allows printing in no less than nine different

fonts of type faces, including a brand new face which we call .

. .

Near Letter Quality - A solid black dot-free, high-resolution type

face that looks more like typewriter than computer-generated

printing. Perfect for correspondence.

Faster Paper Handling - More economical, too. Automatic

feeding for both single sheets and sprocket paper. And the unique

built-in tractor design - behind the platen - avoids wasting a

sheet each time you start printing, as in conventional loading.

It also permits “reverse paper feed”, for multiple colunm printing

or other special applications, with a neater appearance, too.

Graphics - If you’re designing your own, you’ll be delighted at

finding six different dot graphic densities with varying degrees

of resolution or sharpness. There’s even a quadruple density, with

240 dots per inch horizontal by 72 dots per inch vertical! And,

you can print double density graphics at double speed !

Macro Instruction - A real timesaver on the keyboard. This

feature allows you to define a sequence of codes and call (transmit)

that entire sequence with a single code.

Easy Everything. r - All the DIP switches are quickly accessible

for ease in connecting your computer and changing print pa-

rameters; the ink ribbon comes in its own enclosed cartidge, ready

to snap into place; paper is machine-fed, not cranked into place

manually. Easy is the word for SR~l0/15!

We think you’ll also find this manual easy and pleasant to

use. We’ve gone to great lengths to make it so. As a first example,

look over the table of contents and you’ll see what we mean.

Whether greenhorn or wizard, everybody will find what they need

to know to fulfill their expectations. We suggest that each new

user/owner, before you even unpack the box, read or at least scan

Chapters 2 and 3 - “Getting to Know Your SR-10/15” and

“Getting Started with SR-10/15” - as well as Chapter 1, “Setting

Up SR-10/15.“iNow you can unpack the box and start putting

things together.

When you’re ready to connect your computer to your

SR-10/15, look at Appendix J for directions applying to your

make of computer.

For you who wish to design your own characters, do your

own plotting, your own infinite variety of dot graphic patterns

and densities, you’ll have a ball! For you, Chapters 5 through

10 are a must, and of course everybody should look at Chapter

11, which tells how to maintain your SR-lo/15 for a long and

carefree life.

In this manual there are plenty of example programs to de-

monstrate and show off all of SR- 10/l 5’s features. Since many

SR-lO/ 15users have IBM Personal Computers (or the equivalent)

all the example programs are written in Microsoft BASIC for

the IBM. But throughout the manual, users of other computers

will find hints on how to make SR-lo/15 work with their com-

puter.

So, gentle reader, with this manual we hand you the key to

the wonderful world of SR-10/15. May you enjoy years of

handsome, fast, and carefree printing! -

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Setting Up SR-lo/15

Where Shall We Put It?

What Have We Here?

Removing the printer covers

Removing packing and shipping screws

Installing the platen knob

Installing the ribbon cartridge

Connecting SR-lo/15 to Your Computer

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Getting to Know Your SR-lo/15

Components and Controls

Paper Selection and Loading

Loading single sheets

Loading sprocket-feed paper

Ribbon Installation

Adjusting the Gap

Self-Test

Some Tips for Smoother Operation

Getting Started With SR-lo/15

Using Commercial Software

First, some terminology

The escape code

Using this book without learning BASIC

Controlling SR-10/l!! With BASIC

Some Basics About BASIC

Establishing communications

The CHR$ function

Control codes

The escape code

Some problem codes

Command Syntax Used in This Manual

Selecting The Right Software Mode

Chapter 5 Printing Text With SR-lo/15

Some Special Kinds of Text

Near Letter Quality characters

Italic printing

Underlining

Superscripts and subscripts

Changing the Print Pitch

Expanded print

Chapter 6

Making SR-lo/15 Print Darker

Mixing Modes

Summary

Line Spacing and Forms Control 47 -

Starting New Lines

Reverse line feeds

Changing Line Spacing

Moving down the page without a carriage return

Forms Controls

Form feed

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Reverse form feed

Changing the Page Length

Top and Bottom Margins

Summary

Formatting Your Output

Using Horizontal Tabs

A one-shot tab command

Setting Left and Right tiargins

Using Vertical Tabs

A one-shot vertical tab command

Summary

Special Features of the SR-lo/15

Now hear this

Initializing SR- 1O/15

Putting SR-lo/15 to sleep

Printing to the bottom of the sheet

Backspace, delete, and cancel text

“Zero” printing

Chapter 9

Unidirectional printing

The seven bit dilemma

Block graphics characters and special symbols

International character sets

The macro control code

Summary

Creating Your Own Characters 81

Dot Matrix Printing

The Print Matrix

Defining Your Own Characters

Rule 1: Download chamcters are eight dots high

Rule 2: Dots cannot overlap

Add up each column of dots

Assigning a value to your character

Download character definition command

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Printing Download Characters

Erasing Download Character Definitions

Defining Proportional Characters

Connecting characters

Summary

Printing With Dot Graphics 103

Comparing Dot Grapphics With Download

Characters

Using the Dot Graphics Commands

Specifying the number of columns of dots

Specifying the graphics data

Combining text and graphics

Printing a Design or Logo

Plotting With SR-lo/15

How the program works

High Resolution Graphics

If You Have Problems With BASIC

Summary

Basic Maintenance 121

Cleaning SR- 1O/15

Replacing the Ink Ribbon

Replacing a Fuse

Replacing the Print Head

DIP Switch Settings 129

Switch Functions

ASCII Codes 133

Character Style Charts 141

Function Code Reference 159

Commands to Control Print Style

Front style controls

Font pitch controls

Special print modes

Commands to Control Vertical Position of

Print Head

Line feed controls

Form feed controls

Vertical tabs

Commands to Control Horizontal Position of

Print Head

Download Character Commands

Commands to Control Graphics

Macro Instruction Commands

Other Commands

Command Summary in Numeric Order

ASCII Code Conversion Chart

203

207

Appendix G Technical Specifications

Appendix H The Parallel Interface

Functions of the Connector Signals

Appendix I Serial Interface Specifications

Configuring the Serial Interface

SR-10/15’s Serial Protocols

Serial busy protocols

XON/XOFF protocol

ACK protocol

Appendix J Connecting With Computer

Connecting with IBM-PC and Compaq

BASIC programming

Listing programs

Connecting with Apple II computers

Applesoft BASIC

Listing programs

Connecting with TRS-80 computers

TRS-80 BASIC

Listing programs

Connecting with Kaypro, Osborne, and

other CP/M computers

Using MBASIC

Listing programs

DIP Switch Quick Reference

Command Quick Reference

Consumer Response

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Table of Tables

Table 2-1 Left margin on the single sheet guide

Table 5-l Near letter quality commands

Table 5-2 Italic commands

Table 5-3 Underline commands

Table 5-4 Superscript and subscript commands

Table 5-5 Print pitch commands

Table 5-6 Expanded print commands

Table 5-7 Print emphasis commands

Table 5-8 Master select and the 256 ASCII codes

Table 6-1 Line feed commands

Table 6-2 Line spacing commands

Table 6-3 Form feed commands

Table 6-4 Form length commands

Table 6-5 Top and bottom margin commands

Table 7-1 Horizontal tab commands

Table 7-2 Left and right margin commands

Table 7-3 Vertical tab commands

Table 8-1 Bell commands

Table 8-2 Some miscellaneous commands

Table 8-3 Printing direction commands

Table 8-4 Eight bit control commands

Table 8-5 International character set commands

Table 8-6 International character sets

Table 8-7 Macro instruction commands

Table 9-l Download character commands

Table 10-l Calculating nl and n2

Table 10-2 Dot graphics commands

Table A-l DIP switch settings

Table A-2 International character sets

Table H-l Parallel interface pin functions

Table I-l Serial interface pin functions

Table I-2 DIP switch 3

Table I-3 Handshaking protocols

Table I-4 Data transfer rates

Table J-l IBM-PC parallel cable

Table J-2 Apple parallel cable

Table J-3 TRS-80 Model I parallel cable

Table J-4 TRS-80 Model II parallel cable

Table J-5 Kaypro parallel cable

Table J-6 Osborne 1 parallel cable

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