OPERATION MANUAL
LS- EX LS- TT
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Radio Interference Regulations
1. How to Use This Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. Setting Up the Star LS-5 Series Printer
Paper Feed
82 Expansion RAM Board and RAM Module
8.2.1 Installing the RAM Module on the Board
8.2.2 Installing the RAM Board into the Printer
9.4.1 Printer Control Language PCL Commands
Manual
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1.1 LASER PRINTING
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Front View
1.2 PRINTER COMPONENTS
slot
Inside View
Rear View
Power receptacle
1.3 PRINTER FEATURES
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A three-pronged outlet
Setting Up the Star E!i‘” “ LS-5 Series Printer
Environmental control
A large, strong table or stand
2.1.1 Unpacking the Printer
2.1 UNPACKING
3. Remove the packing material from around the printer
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I 2.1.3 Optional Items
2.1.2 Checking the Parts
2.1.4 Carrying the Printer
2.1.5 Opening and Closing the Printer
Opening the Cover
Using both hands, lift he cover and close it gently until it latches
Closing the Cover
Important Notice
2.2 INSTALLING THE TONER CARTRIDGE
3. Open the aluminum bag containing the toner cartridge and remove it
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NOTE Do not touch the rollers and the gears inside the printer
2.3.1 Selection of Paper
2.3 LOADING PAPER
2.3.2 Loading Paper Into the Front Paper Tray
Installing the Front Paper Tray
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2. Adjust the side guide to the desired paper size
Loading Paper
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Removing the Front Paper Tray
5. Detach the left side of the tray 6. Close the front tray cover
1.Remove the paper cassette from the printer
2.3.3 Loading Paper Into the Paper Cassette
2. Pinch the end guide and slide it back as far as it will go
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6. Align the edges of the paper
CAUTION Do not stack the paper higher than the limit mark
Make sure the paper edge is under the plastic tab of the end guide
7. Slide the end guide to touch the paper edge
8. Insert the paper cassette into the printer
9. Adjust the output tray to the desired paper size
2.4 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD
2.5 CONNECTING THE INTERFACE CABLE
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3.1 FRONT PANEL
Initial Operation
3.1.1 Powering Up
PRINT
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3.1.2 The Buttons
ON LINE
TEST
RESET/V
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3.1.3 Light Indicators
3.2.1 Printing Test Sheets
3.2 SELF TEST
3.2.2 Status Sheet Description
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3.3 PROGRAMMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL
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Quick Start with the
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4.1 PRELIMINARIES
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4.2.1 Basic Operation
4.3 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER
4.3.1 Selecting the Serial Interface
ONLINE t
ONLINE b
4.3.2 Selecting the Auto Selection
4.4 RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT PROCEDURE
45.1 Feeder Selection
4.5 PAPER FEED
4.5.2 Paper Size
PROGRAM r
4.6 PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION
4.7 PRINT DENSITY
4.8 SAVING THE SETTING
4.9 RETURNING TO FACTORY SETTINGS
4.10 SELECTING DISPLAY LANGUAGE
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5.1 PRINTING A FONT LIST
5.2 SELECTING FONTS
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6.1 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE
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6.2 PRECAUTIONS FOR THE TONER CARTRIDGE
6.3 CLEANING THE EXTERIOR OF THE PRINTER
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7.1 ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN
7.2.1 Engine Service Call Messages
7.2 SERVICE CALL MESSAGES
7.2.2 Controller Service Call Messages
CRC e
7.3 OPERATOR CALL MESSAGES
7.3.1 Engine Problems
7.3.3 Optional Hardware
7.3.2 Font Cartridge Problems
TRAYCHANGE ‘??’.the paper size indicated with ?’?? is required
7.3.4 Change Paper Size
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CASSCHANGE ??? the paper size indicated with ???isrequired cas- sette
7.3.5 Manual Paper Feed
7.4 OPERATOR INFORMATION MESSAGES
7.4.1 Host Communication Problem
7.4.2 Function or Size Incompatibility
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7.4.3 Font Cartridge
MessageMeaning
Action
7.5 STATUS MESSAGES
7.6 PAPER JAMMING
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that paper is loaded in the paper cassette properly
Follow the procedures below to clear the paper jam
3. Release the side latches to open the front cover
7.7.1 White Streaks
7.7 STREAKY
or 8 times, to distribute the toner evenly
7.7.2 Stains on Transparency Films
8.1 FEEDER UNIT AND CASSETTE
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Size
Weight
Cassette Type
Type
Setting Up
4. Release the side latches and open the front cover. Then remove the toner cartridge from the printer
7. Make sure the four projections fit into the four holes
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and turn on the printer
paper
8.2 EXPANSION RAM BOARD AND RAM MODULE
8.2.1 Installing the RAM Module on the Board
To install the module, align the connectors on both the board and the module, then slide it all the way in
8.2.2 Installing the RAM Board into the Printer
6. Remount the metal plate in place and secure it with three screws
5. Insert the board into the left side, then slide it all the way in
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8.3 FONT CARTRIDGE
8.4 TRUEIMAGE BOARD
6. Remount the metal plate in place and secure it with three screws
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Reference
9.1 SPECIFICATIONS
Paper feeding
9.2 RELIABILITY
Signal Pin No. Name
9.3 PIN FUNCTIONS ON INTERFACES
DirectionFunction
Direction
Signal
Serial interface
Pin No
Page dej5nition commands
9.4 COMMAND SUMMARY
9.4.1 Printer Control Language PCL Commands
Job control commands
ESC & p n X charater dutu
Miscellaneous output commands
Font selection commands
Positioning the cursor
Creating and downloading fonts
Graphics commands
ESC s n W descriptor and data
Macro commands
and status group
9.4.2 GU2 Commands
Set-up commands
Con.guration
Character group
Polygon group
Line andfill
attributes group
Select primary font
Maths operators
9.4.3 TrueImage Operators Stack operators
Path construction upcrcuur‘----4
Logical operators
Put int into string at index
Painting operators
String operators
Array operators
arra2
Packed array operators
Dictionary operators
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if bool
Control operators
Type and attribute operators
increment to finish
Close,file’
Font operators
Font cache operators
File operators
Function
Virtual memory operators
Miscellaneous operators
Operator
Fill nzatri.n with matrixl x matrixz
Coordinate operators
Star original operators
Device set-up operators
Errors
9.5 CHARACTER SET TABLES ISO 60 Norwegian
Roman Extension
ISO 25 French
HP German
ISO 15 Italian
JIS ASCII
E.01
ECMA-94 Latin
ECMA-94 Latin
J-lo-l
ISO 11 Swedish
1-1o-1
US-ASCII
ISO 61 Norwegian
ISO 4 UK
ISO 69 French
ISO 21 German
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ISO 17 Spanish
ISO 2 IRV
A B c D E F
S0 10 Swedish
ISO 16 Portuguese
I 84 Portuguese
ISO 85 Spanish
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9.6 RESIDENT FONT SAMPLES
9.6.1 PCL5 Fonts
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Glossary
Pitch - the width of a typeface measured in characters per inch
Portrait - printing on paper across its narrower dimension. such as a letter on paper that is 8.5 in. wide and 11 in. high portrait pictures are usually taller than they are wide
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Index
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Consumer Response
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