How to Use This ‘ Manual | Star Micronics LaserPrinter4 specification

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How to Use This ‘” “ Manual

Congratulationson purchasinga StarLaserPrinter4. You willbe delighted with both the qualityof the printedimagesand the ease of operation.With your computerand this printer,you can createprofessional-lookingdocu- ments.

This OperationsManual is one of two that explore the entire range of printingpossibilitiesof theStarLaserPnnter4.Thismanualis forbeginners and for those who plan to concentrateon the basics. Advancedusers and thoseinterestedin programmingshouldrefer to the ApplicationsManual.

Chapter2 begins with an overviewof the manual and of the Star Laser printer.This chapterexplainshow to unpackyournew printerand prepare itforinitialoperation.Chapter3explainshowtooperatetheprinter’scontrol panel and displayscreen.

Somepeoplelike to skip the preliminaryexplanationsand beginusing the pnnterimmediately.Chapter4providestheinformationforsucha faststart. If you begin with Chapter4, at somelater time you shouldread the rest of the mahualin sequence,for a morecompletepictureof yourprinterand its operations.

Chapter5 explainshowto setup a page,whileChapter6 describesthe type characteristicsthat will enableyou to give your printedpages that profes- sionallook.

TheStarLaserPnnter4 emulatestheoperationof thefollowingwidely-used pnntem:

●HP LaserJetIIP, a laser printer

●Epson FX-850,a dot-matrixprinter

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Star Micronics LaserPrinter4 manual How to Use This ‘ Manual, Epson FX-850,a dot-matrixprinter

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 Unpackingthe EP-L Cartridge Checkingthe PartsOr damaged,contactyour supplier Standard Items 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 p Connectingthe InterfacecableT u a O t 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 T f O t p A t L PoweringUp4 m A s T p T s TheButtonsL a i t P I c Qh f m t N e A c T N T b B p FEla w T s F s t pO L T b L C T o t f T e Light IndicatorsG o w T t p T D M o O L w I l T L T O L 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 U s I o B r R o t PreliminariesW y c T p A j A t t W t f Controlpanel Line Print Error Skip White Buttons O L L F a o Basic operationsW g aft O a e O L a s E i m I o I t E w m s 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 Returningto FactorySettings Savingthe SettingC c E o t s A l T s C g O L f o ManualfeedT o To d 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 Text FormatOrientation Form size Text length Margins Line spacing 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 Operatorcall Messages EngineProblemsPrint 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