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Parallel— a communicationsinterfacethat sends or receives 8 bits of informationplus controlsignalsat a time.

Parity— a bit in a serialinformationthat allowsa computerandprinterto automaticallycheckfor errors in transmission.

Pitch— thewidthof a typefacemeasuredin charactersper inch.

Point— theheightof a type fon~measumdin points,or 1/72of an inch.

Portrait— printingonpaperacrossitsnarmwerdimension,suchasa letter on paper that is 8.5 in. wide and 11 in. high; portraitpicturesare usuallytallerthan they are wide.

Proportionaltype — a typefacein whichsomeletterstakeup more room on apnntedline thanothers,suchasWtakingmomspacethanl. The spacingof thelettersis alsointendedto enhancetheestheticquality of the printedpage.

RAM — RandomAccessMemory,or memorythat can be used to store informationtemporarily,such as text or printing configurations. RAM-storedinformationis erasedwhen the power is turned off.

ROM — ReadOnlyMemory,or memory in which informationcan be storedpermanently,whetherthe poweris on or off.

RS-232— awiringconfigurationfor sendingandreceivingserialtransmis- sions, includingdata and acknowledgmentsbetween sendingand receivingequipment(“handshaking”).

Serial— a communicationsinterfacethat sendsor nxeives 1 bit of infor- mationat a time at a specifiedbaud rate.

StopBit— 1or2 bitsusedby thecomputerforthe timingof a transmission of information.

Strokeweight—the intensityof a printedcharacter,suchas light,medium, or bold. Normalprintingis mediumweight.

SymbolSet — the enthe list of ASCIIletters,numbers,and symbolsused with a particularlanguage,such as Englishor Spanish.

VMI(VerticalMotionIndex)— referstolinespacing,thesmallestincre- mentthatcanbe madein theverticalory axis.

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Contents

LaserPrinter4 Above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany Above statemeti applies only to printers marketed in Canada Table of Contents 1ErrorMessagesDisplayedontheScreen 2StorageandHandlingPrecautionsfortheEP-Lcartridge.......75 102 2Functionor SizeIncompatibility2StainsonTransparencyFilms 101 Epson FX-850,a dot-matrixprinter How to Use This ‘ Manual Laserprinting Page STARLASERPRINTER4- AN Introduction Rear Page Setting Up the Star ‘ LaserPrinter4 Unpackingthe Printer Removethe packingmaterialfrom roundthe printer Or damaged,contactyour supplier Standard Items Checkingthe PartsUnpackingthe EP-L Cartridge Carryingthe Printer OptionalItems Openingand Closingthe Printer Page Page Page Installing the EP-L Cartridge Page Openthe aluminumbag containingthe EP-L cartridgeand removeit Page Page Page 60- 90g/m2 Face-up Weight I Print deliveryAbout Paper LoadingPaperInto the Multi-purposeTrayPage Page Page Selecting Face-upDelivery T O A p T o Connectingthe Powercord T u a O t Connectingthe InterfacecableT p A p B u T c W y I t o T r Adjustingprintquality ~---m Memo S L M m O t p M i w Frontpanel 4 m A s PoweringUpT f O t p A t L L a i t P I c TheButtonsT p T s Qh f m t N e A c T N T b B p O L T b F s t pFEla w T s L C T o t f G o w T t p T D M o O L w I l T L T O L Light IndicatorsT e A o W p I i e Hex DumpSelf Test Printing TestSheets T s I F F l A b l M l StatusSheet Description I r M i t O o E o e F f S o p I t P Programmingfromthe Control Panel B s @ a L u T d I t p STARLASERPRINTER4 Controlpanelhierarchy @ E @ S +!@ of C Memo W y c T p A j A t t W t f PreliminariesU s I o B r R o t Controlpanel Line Print Error Skip White Buttons W g aft O a e O L a s E i m I o I t E w m s Basic operationsO L L F a o A s B a I o t Connectingthe Printerto the ComputerN t A g A t D t T s w c t Selectingthe Serial IntetiaceA g A C A R @ s B p T d s r T u y s F t f f t o a T c T s G t r o t B p U t s d Activatingthe Parallellntetiace C c E o t s A l T s Savingthe SettingReturningto FactorySettings T o To d ManualfeedC g O L f o A p W t u o W d PapersizeB fr A p j Pressing gives Printingin LandscapeorientationChangingcharacterset Press v, which will display Press v displays Selectingdisplaylanguage Setting Up a Page h Orientation Form size Text length Margins Line spacing FormatText Font Selection Samplesof the two residentfonts follow Available Values,primaryand secondaryfonts Default Values,primary and secondaryfonts Available Values Default Values Interfacing With Applications Programs MODELPT1,,P LOTUS1-2-3 RELEASE2Page WORDPERFECTVERSION5.0 Menu,then MICROSOFTWORD4.0Microsoftwindows From the resultingMenu,selectthe OK Cancel Communications Page Replacingthe EP-LCARTRIDGE Storageand Handlingprecautions Forthe EP-LCARTRIDGE Cleaningthe Fixingassembly Cleaningthe Exteriorof the Printer Memo Errormessagesdisplayedon the Screen Tion,status 2, bit Servicecall Messages$ EngineServiceCall Messages ControllerService Call Messages UessageMeaningAction Print EngineProblemsOperatorcall Messages OptionalHardware Font7EmulationCartridgeProblems Casschange ChangePaper Size Fion IM-FEEDLETTER ILetter~apertobehandfed Ifollowmcedureabovel ManualPaper Feed Ofindex Host CommunicationproblemOperatorinformationmessages Functionor Size Incompatibility CART.CHANGED Font/Emulation Message Meaning ActionlStatus Statusmessages Message Meaning ActionlSWUs Clearingpaperjams PaperjammingPage Page Page Page Page WhiteStreaks StreakyprintsPage Stainson TransparencyFilms 100 Paperfeederand Options Expansionram Board Fontcartridge 104 Specifications Specifications 106 Kd!kd Reliability PIN Functionson Interfaces Serial interface Pin No Signal Direction Function Name Glossary 112 113 114 LEJ ALARMligh~39 Initialsettings,56 Unpacking,8-16 WordPerfect,70 ROTATINGFONTmessage,90 RS-232Cconnector,Seeserialconnec Tor Consumer Response