***** How To Use The SETUP Program ***** The SETUP program is a software utility designed exclusively for Star 24-Pin Printers. It allows programming of the printers EDS (Electronic Dip Switches) from the comfort of your personal computer keyboard. I. INSTALLATION ----------------- IF YOU HAVE A HARD DISK SYSTEM: 1. Turn on your computer. 2. At the C> prompt, type MD\XB24200 and press Enter. 3. At the C> prompt, type CD\XB24200 and press Enter. 4. Insert this disc in drive A. 5. At the C> prompt, type COPY A:\EDS\XB24200\*.* and press Enter. 6. At the C> prompt, type SETXBEDS and press Enter. IF YOU HAVE A SINGLE FLOPPY DISK SYSTEM: 1. Insert your DOS disk in Drive A and turn on your computer. 2. At the A> prompt, remove your DOS disk and insert this disc in drive A. 3. At the A> prompt, type CD\XB24200 and press Enter. 4. At the A> prompt, type SETXBEDS and press Enter. II. NAVIGATION --------------- 1. Use the UP and DOWN Arrow Keys to select the various menus and EDS settings. EDS settings can be selected by highlighting a setting in the menu. 2. Use the RIGHT Arrow Key to enter a menu. 3. Use the LEFT Arrow Key to go back to the previous menu. This key can also be used to execute macro programming and loading when using the macro options. 4. The Enter Key can also be used to enter a menu. This key operates in the same manner as the RIGHT Arrow Key. III. SETUP MENUS ---------------- PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PRINTER USERS MANUAL FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION ON YOUR PRINTER'S VARIOUS EDS SETTINGS. COMMAND MENU: Use this menu to set-up EDS settings associated with your printers overall operation. Examples of these settings are: Emulation, Ram Usage, Quiet Mode and Graphics Direction. FONT MENU: Use this menu to select different Letter Quality & Super Letter Quality fonts. PRINT MENU: Use this menu to set-up EDS settings associated with your printers print mode. Examples of these settings are: Print Modes, Character Tables, Code Pages, Italics and International Character Sets. PAPER MENU: Use this menu to set-up EDS settings associated with your printers paper handling. Examples of these settings are: The Optional Automatic Sheetfeeder, Paper-Out Detector and Print Area. FORMS MENU: Use this menu to set-up EDS settings associated with your printers forms handling. Examples of these settings are: Auto-LF, Carriage Centering, Skip Perforation and Page Length. SAVE MENU: Use this menu to save settings to the printer. The saving and loading of macros can also be accomplished. IV. MACROS - SAVING & LOADING ----------------------------------- The SETUP program allows you to save up to eight (8) macros on your hard or floppy disk. Macros are useful if you find yourself using different EDS settings for different software packages. MACRO SAVING: EDS Settings can be saved as a macro by entering the Save Menu. Select the Program Macro option and place the cursor on the MACRO# that you would like the settings assigned to. Press the LEFT Arrow Key or Enter Key to execute macro programming. MACRO LOADING: Previous EDS Settings can be loaded by entering the Save Menu. Select the Load Macro option and place the cursor on the MACRO# that you would like to load. Press the LEFT Arrow Key or Enter Key to execute macro loading. You can view the macro settings by using the "EDS PREVIEW" screen in the "Program EDS" option of the Save Menu. EXECUTING MACROS FROM DOS: Programmed macros can also be executed from the DOS prompt by using the following command, "COPY/B macro_name.ext PRN" (i.e. COPY/B MACRO1.ZB PRN). V. LIMITATIONS ---------------- The SETUP program is not designed to work with a serial interface.