Star Micronics 8 Series manual Hints Paper, labels and transparencies

Hints: Paper, labels and transparencies

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The best paper for the Star LaserPrinter 8 has a smoothfinishand is of

20to 24 poundweight.Any paperdesignedfor photocopiersshoulddo the trick though;Xerox4024 and CanonNP print nicely. High quality cotton bond paper,whichcontainsup to 25 percentcottontibres,works passablywell with even heavierweights.

The absolutelimits arc 16-poundpaper al the light end and 35-pound stockattheheaviest.Withhcavypaper,openthetray sothepageswillbc dclivcrcdfaceup and won’thaveto bend over the final rollers.

Be awarethat any puckeredor wovenfinishmay not print as sharplyas you‘dlike.Avoidshinycoatedpaperor multipartforms.Anddon’teven thinkaboutputtingin stapledor rippedpages.

●If you frequentlychangepaper weights,you will probablyget skewing problcms—lines that print al an anglebecauseof misfccding.For best results,whenyourStarLaserPrintcr8is firstset uphavethepaperfccdcr “squared”for paperof-at Icast20 pounds.Lighterpaper,thoughchcapcr, isn’t reallythe way to cconomizc.

✎Wantto printon yourown preprintedIcttcrhcad?Fine—so longas your logo isn’t thermographed.Thick coloredink may look luxurious,but it can also windup stuckalloveryourpnntcr’sroller.Stay awayfrom any inksthatsoftenat relativelylowtemperatures;yourprinterfusespagesat

200:c.

Thiswarningappliesto coloredpapertoo,if it hasbeentintedwitha 1ow- tcmpcraturcdye.

✎The toncrcartridgcin yourStarLascrPrintcr8 shouldprintat least4000 pages,20 refillsof the papertray.The costof replacinga tonercartridge is not much more than that of replacingprintwheelsand ribbonson a daisywhcc.1printer.

But you canextendthe life of a cartridge:Set the printdensityto 7 or 8 formostof yourprinting—firstdraftsandinternalcompanywork—and just turn the dialbackto 4 or 5 for reportsor lettersthat mustlook great.

CAUTION: the rollers beside the dial may be very hot.

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