Eds mode settings – Star Micronics LC-1021 User Manual
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EDS Mode Settings 31
EDS Mode Settings
The following details all of the settings you can program in the EDS Mode. You 
can print out a detailed overview of all the settings by performing a test of the 
printer (page 49).
BANK A
Switch 1: Emulation
Selects Standard emulation (ON) or IBM emulation (OFF). Standard emulation 
causes the printer to act like the Epson ESC/P (9-pin), while IBM emulation 
makes it act like the IBM Proprinter III.
Switch 2: Character Table
The function of this switch depends on whether you are using IBM or Standard 
emulation.
Switch 3: RAM Usage
Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer (ON) or as a 
download buffer (OFF). Selecting input buffer (ON) tells the printer to use 
available RAM to store data it receives from the computer, which speeds up the 
printing. Selecting download buffer (OFF) tells the printer to use available 
RAM to store character patterns.
Switch 4: Automatic Sheet Feeder
Specifies whether the optional SF-10HA Automatic Sheet Feeder is installed 
(OFF) or not installed (ON).
Switch 5: Paper Out Detector
Specifies whether the printer’s paper out detector is enabled (ON) or disabled 
(OFF). When the paper out detector is enabled (ON), the printer automatically 
stops printing whenever it senses there is no more paper. When it is disabled 
(OFF), the printer continues printing as long as there is data. Selecting disabled 
(OFF) makes it possible to print right up to the bottom of a page, but it also 
creates the danger of printing when there is no paper loaded in the printer, which 
can damage the print head and platen.
Emulation
Switch 2
Setting
Description
Standard
ON
Graphics: IBM Character Set #2
OFF
Italics: Italic character table used
IBM
ON
IBM Character Set #2
OFF
IBM Character Set #1