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ASCII (as’ kee) - a standardized and commonly accepted numerical code

that represents letters, numbers, and symbols, as well as command

sets. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Znformation

Interchange.

Baud- a measure of the speed at which information is transmitted. The baud

rate, which is set for serial transmissions, is approximately the

number of characters transmitted per second multiplied by 10.

Byte - a series of 8 bits that represents one character.

Centronics interface - a standard wiring configuration for parallel data

transmission. Centronics is often used as a synonym for the parallel

standard developed by Centronics Inc.

Character Set - the complete set of characters available in a font.

Data Bits - the number of bits in a transmitted byte that actually contains

data.

EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. It

has an internal switch to permit a user to erase the contents and write

new contents into it by means of electrical signals.

EP-L Cartridge - A disposable type of process cartridge which contains

the photosensitive drum and toner.

Emulation - behaving like something else. The Star LaserPrinter 4111 can

emulate, or behave like the HP LaserJet III laser printer.

Expansion RAM board - An available option that is easily attached to the

LaserPrinter 4111 to expand its RAM to a maximum of 5 MB. Three

kinds of memory expansion board are available: a 1 MB RAM board,

a 2MB RAM board and a 4MB RAM board.

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Contents

Main - v - : .-- __. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. Setting Up the Star LaserPrinter 4111 .................................................. .7 3. Initial Operation 4. Quick Start with the Star LaserPrinter 4111: A Tutorial .............. .45 7. Maintaining the Star LaserPrinter 4111 ........................................... .69 Page Page 1.1 LASER PRINTING Page Page Page Page Page 2.1 UNPACKING 2.1.1 Unpacking the Printer a Page 2.7.2 Checking the Parts 2.1.3 Unpacking the EP-L Cartridge 2.1.4 Optional Items 2.1.5 Carrying the Printer 2.1.6 Opening and Closing the Printer Page Page Page 2.2 INSTALLING THE EP-L CARTRIDGE Important Notice Page Page Page Page 2.3 LOADING PAPER 2.3.7 About Paper Type 2.3.2 Loading Paper Into the Multi-purpose Tray Page Page 2.4 SELECTING PAPER DELIVERY Selecting Face-down Delivery - Page Page 2.6 CONNECTING THE INTERFACE CABLE Page Page I I la -pi Initial ~~er~fion 3.1 FRONT PANEL 3.1.1 Powering Up 3.1.2 The Buttons L--l LJ = V r L-J Page 3.1.3 Light Indicators 3.1.4 Hex Dump 3.2 SELF TEST 3.2.1 Printing Test Sheets 3.2.2 Status Sheet Description 3.3 PROGRAMMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL Page I 1 r---l l----l Page 4.1 PRELIMINARIES 4.2 CONTROL PANEL 4.2.1 Basic operations -. 4.3 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER c- - 4.3.1 Selecting the Serial Interface Page 4.3.2 Activating the Parallel Interface 4.3.3 Saving the Setting 4.3.4 Returning to Factory Settings 4.5 MANUAL FEED 4.6 PAPER SIZE 4.7 PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION 4.8 CHANGING CHARACTER SET 4.9 SELECTING DISPLAY LANGUAGE Page . i - .Dco.bcd#$123[A - Default Values, primary and secondary fonts: Available Values, primary and secondary fonts: Page 6.1 LOTUS l-2-3 RELEASE 2 Page 6.2 WORDPERFECT VERSION 5.0 6.3 MICROSOFT WORD 4.0 6.4 MICROSOFT WINDOWS Page Page Page 7.1 REPLACING THE EP-L CARTRIDGE 7.2 STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS FOR THE EP-L CARTRIDGE 7.3 CLEANING THE FIXING ASSEMBLY 4) Press the [TEST] button. The printer will feed the paper and the screen 7,.4 CLEANING THE EXTERIOR OF THE PRINTER Page 8.1 ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN 8.2 SERVICE CALL MESSAGES 8.2.1 Engine Service Call Messages 8.2.2 Controller Service Call Messages Page 8.3 OPERATOR CALL MESSAGES LINE] 8.3.1 Engine Problems 8.3.2 Font Cartridge Problems 8.3.3 Optional Hardware NO 8.3.4 Change Paper Size Page 8.3.5 Manual Paper Feed 8.4 OPERATOR INFORMATION MESSAGES 8.4.1 Host Communication problem 8.4.2 Function or Size Incompatibility 8.4.3 Font Cartridge I ;. , . 8.5 STATUS MESSAGES Page 8.6 PAPER JAMMING 8.6. I Clearing paper jams Page Page Page Page Page 8.7 STREAKY PRINTS 8.7.1 White Streaks Page 8.7.2 Stains on Transparency Films Page 9.1 PAPER FEEDER AND CASSETTES Type 9.2 EXPANSION RAM BOARD Memory Test 1 MB Memory Test 5 MB 9.3 FONT CARTRIDGE CAUTION: 10.1 SPECIFICATIONS Page Page 10.2 RELIABILITY 10.3 PIN FUNCTIONS ON INTERFACES I I I 7 - -.- Page Page I ,I . Page Index A B C D L M 108 N 0 IT U- Consumer Response Worldwide Headquarters: American Market: European Market: U.K. Market: