Communications | Star Micronics LaserPrinter4 guide

If you are using a serial printer, go to SETUP once again, and select

COMMUNICATIONS

Afteryou indicatethe activeport youhave alreadychosen,Windows willpnxent a seriesof settingsoptions.Type in the desiredbaud rate and “pushthe button”for your selectionof word (bit) length,parity, stop bits, handshake,and port.

SelectHARDWAREhandshakeand 1 stop bit.

Be sure that the other selectionsmatch the printer settings shown under InterfaceGroup on the Star LaserPrinter4’s sampleprint.

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Star Micronics LaserPrinter4 manual Communications

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