Star Micronics 800C user manual Maintenance & troubleshooting, Maintaining your printer

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Chapter 4 Maintenance & troubleshooting

Your printer is a reliable, precisioned instrument. It was built with care and should, if handled properly, perform at its finest and serve you well for a long time. However, like any piece of equipment, there may be times when it may not perform as you had ex- pected. In this chapter, we would like to provide you with simple guidelines on the proper maintenance that will keep your printer in fine working condition and troubleshooting techniques to help you should you ever experience problems.

Maintaining your printer

The best way to keep your printer in fine working condition is to keep it clean. The following describes how to clean your printer.

Cleaning the outside of the printer

Steps:

1.Use a dry, soft cloth to gently wipe the exterior of the printer.

If your printer is exceptionally dirty, you may apply water or a neutral cleaner to the cloth to wipe away the excess dirt.

Neutral

Water cleaner

Caution: Do not use thinners or organic solvents, such as Benzine, to clean your printer.

Cleaning the inside of the printer

If you periodically clean the inside of your printer, it will continue to perform at its finest for a long time. You should remember to clean the inside of the printer whenever any of the following occur.

•Paper jams occur often

•Vertical lines occur in the printed image

•Colors are not stable

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Contents WinType 800C Bescheinigung des Importeurs Trademark AcknowledgmentsContents Maintenance & troubleshooting SpecificationsIntroduction Reference information How to use this manualFeatures of the printer GlossaryPaper tray base Printer componentsPaper tray Paper tray coverTop cover Bobbin sockets Vii Setting up your printer Unpacking and checking the package contentsDescription Model Number Size Sheets/Pack DescriptionModel Number Yield Per Roll Placing the printer Preparing to printLoading paper StepsGrooves for the bobbin Page Page Steps Power OFF Page Installing the printer driver and TrueType fonts Installing the printer driver and TrueType fontsPage Custom Install Without Install Font TrueType font samplesPrinting with WinType 800C Control panelMedia Type Dimensions Recommended Type Recommended print mediaOperating the printer Loading print mediaReplace the paper tray cover Printable area Printable Area Getting ready to print Page DIP switch settings Changing halftones and image quality Changing halftonesError High speed printing Click on Fast Print to Port Click on Use Max. MemoryFilm Roll Paper Size Monochrome Color Other buttons in the Options dialog box Intensity Steps Click on the Drop-down list box to reveal media sizes Replacing the film roll Do not touch this sensorPage Changing the film roll setting Page Printing with iron-on transfer Steps for transferring the image on the cloth Steps for the finishing process Page Maintenance & troubleshooting Maintaining your printerDampen a soft cloth with ethanol Page Wipe the paper feeders with the soft cloth Make sure that Ready lamp is lit Clearing paper jams Per eject. Proceed to onPage Transporting your printer Inside of the printer Remove the paper tray cover and the paper tray base Troubleshooting Region of problem DescriptionOverall print is light Check Possible remedy Printed image has vertical linesCheck Possible remedy Color variations are too large Patterns appear where print density is highOverall print is dark Check Possible remedy Two sheets of paper are fed at the same time Only part of the image is printed Check Possible remedyPaper jams occur frequently Check Possible remedy Other DIP switch settings Print Type Items that can be changed with the DIP switchesPinout of interface connector Specifications Reference informationMemory Power supplyPrinter supply accessories InterfacePrinter supply options Glossary Error Diffusion CommandConfiguration DefaultHandshaking Gamma CorrectionHalftone Hex dumpTitle bar PortraitPostScript TrueType fontSymbols IndexLPT1 RAM Customer service information Customer response