Star Micronics LaserPrinter4

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Alwayskeepthe EP-Lcartridgewith thelabelfacing up.Do notturn it

upsidedownor stand it onend. Thetoner maybecomecaked, andthis

causesprintqualityto deteriorate.

Usethecartridgebeforetheexpirydateprintedon thecarton.Otherwise,

printqualitymay deteriorate.

Useonly genuineEP-Lcartridgesas ~commendedby your supplier.

FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoinstalltheEP-Lcartridgefor thefirsttime,

orreplace anused one.

Openthe multi-purposetray and the side coveras describedin “2.1.6

OpeningandClosingthe Printer”.

Ifyou areinstallingtheEP-Lcartridgeforthe firsttime,skipto step3. If

youamreplacingtheoldEP-Lcartridge,removeitbypullingitbythetab.

NOTE: Ifit isdifficultto removetheEP-Lcartridge,pressthe greenlever

locatedatthe right,and tryagain.

Contents

Main Page %%Y%%Lohterferenes . TABLEOF CONTENTS Page Page How to Use This Manual 1.1 LASERPRINTING Page 1.2 THESTARLASERPRINTER4 AN INTRODUCTION @ Page Setting Up the STAR LaserPrinter4 I Page Page 2.1.4 OptionalItems 2.1.5 Carryingthe Printer I 2.1.6 Openingand Closingthe Printer Page Page Page 2.2 Page Page Page Page Page 2.3 2.3.1 AboutPaper 2.3.2 LoadingPaperInto the Multi-purposeTray Page Page Page Page Page 2.6 CONNECTINGTHEINTERFACECABLE Page 2.7 ADJUSTINGPRINTQUALITY Page Page Initial Operation 3.1 FRONTPANEL Page 3.1.2 TheButtons F1 Q k R El Ag Page 3.1.3 LightIndicators 3.1.4 HexDump 3.2 SELFTEST 3.2.1 PrintingTest Sheets 3.2.2 StatusSheet Description Page PANEL -t Page Page STARLASERPRINTER4 CONTROLPANELHIERARCHY H 46 Tepm L.tp o b p tOb 2Epmb p tPb 3Ftcbmwtbi r Ar+! Page L AT 4.1 PRELIMINARIES 4.2 CONTROLPANEL 4.2.1 Basicoperations 4.3 CONNECTINGTHEPRINTERTO THE COMPUTER 4.3.1 Selectingthe SerialIntetiace Page 4.3.2 Activatingthe Parallellntetiace I 4.3.3 Savingthe Setting 4.3.4 Returningto FactorySettings 4.4 MANUALFEED 4.5 PAPERSIZE 4.6 PRINTINGIN LANDSCAPEORIENTATION 4.7 CHANGINGCHARACTERSET 4.8 SELECTINGDISPLAYLANGUAGE Setting UpAPage h Format: Text: Font Selection Page 6.1 HEWLEll PACKARDLASERJET11P Default Values,primaryand secondaryfonts: Available Values,primaryand secondaryfonts: 6.2 EPSONFX-850 Default Values: Available Values: Interfacing With ApplicationsPrograms 7.1 LOTUS1-2-3 RELEASE2 Page 7.2 WORDPERFECTVERSION5.0 7.3 MICROSOFTWORD4.0 7.4 MICROSOFTWINDOWS Page Page Page Maintaining the Star LaserPrinter4 8.1 REPLACINGTHEEP-L CARTRIDGE 8.2 STORAGEANDHANDLINGPRECAUTIONS FORTHE EP-L CARTRIDGE The . 8.3 CLEANINGTHEFIXINGASSEMBLY 8.4 CLEANINGTHEEXTERIOROF THE PRINTER Page 9.1 ERRORMESSAGESDISPLAYEDONTHE SCREEN I 9.2 SERVICECALLMESSAGES 9.2.$EngineService CallMessages F 9.2.2 ControllerServiceCall Messages CALLSERVICE08 read/writetesterrorin sequencestops; alarmbeeps; 9.3 OPERATORCALLMESSAGES F 9.3.1 EngineProblems print. w sette 9.3.2 Font7EmulationCartridgeProblems 9.3.3 OptionalHardware 9.3.4 ChangePaper Size Page 9.3.5 ManualPaper Feed 9.4 OPERATORINFORMATIONMESSAGES r 9.4.1 Host Communicationproblem 9.4.2 Functionor Size Incompatibility I 9.4.3 Font/Emulation 9.5 STATUSMESSAGES Page 9.6 PAPERJAMMING Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 9.7.2 Stainson TransparencyFilms Page Options 10.1 PAPERFEEDERAND I 10.2 EXPANSIONRAMBOARD Page Page Specifications 11.1 SPECIFICATIONS m Page Page 11.2 RELIABILITY I 11.3 PINFUNCTIONSON INTERFACES Function 10 16 SIGNAL Signalground. ,GND Page Glossary Page Page Page m ALARMligh~39 ASCII l-m LEJ u INPUTOVERFLOWmessage,87 INSUFFICIENTRAMmessage,83 INTERFACE El ml ml cm El m I_@ Consumer Response