OPERATION MANUAL
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1. How to Use This Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. Setting Up the Star LS-5 Series Printer
Paper Feed
9.4.1 Printer Control Language PCL Commands
8.2.1 Installing the RAM Module on the Board
8.2.2 Installing the RAM Board into the Printer
82 Expansion RAM Board and RAM Module
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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 large, strong table or stand
Setting Up the Star E!i‘” “ LS-5 Series Printer
Environmental control
A three-pronged outlet
2.1 UNPACKING
2.1.1 Unpacking the Printer
3. Remove the packing material from around the printer
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2.1.2 Checking the Parts
I 2.1.3 Optional Items
2.1.4 Carrying the Printer
2.1.5 Opening and Closing the Printer
Opening the Cover
Closing the Cover
Using both hands, lift he cover and close it gently until it latches
2.2 INSTALLING THE TONER CARTRIDGE
Important Notice
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 LOADING PAPER
2.3.1 Selection of Paper
Installing the Front Paper Tray
2.3.2 Loading Paper Into the Front Paper Tray
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Loading Paper
2. Adjust the side guide to the desired paper size
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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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CAUTION Do not stack the paper higher than the limit mark
6. Align the edges of the paper
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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Initial Operation
3.1 FRONT PANEL
3.1.1 Powering Up
ON LINE
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3.1.2 The Buttons
PRINT
RESET/V
TEST
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3.1.3 Light Indicators
3.2 SELF TEST
3.2.1 Printing Test Sheets
3.2.2 Status Sheet Description
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3.3 PROGRAMMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL
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4.1 PRELIMINARIES
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Quick Start with the
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4.2.1 Basic Operation
4.3 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER
4.3.1 Selecting the Serial Interface
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4.3.2 Selecting the Auto Selection
ONLINE b
4.4 RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT PROCEDURE
4.5 PAPER FEED
45.1 Feeder Selection
4.5.2 Paper Size
4.6 PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION
PROGRAM r
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
7.1 ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN
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7.2.1 Engine Service Call Messages
7.2 SERVICE CALL MESSAGES
7.2.2 Controller Service Call Messages
CRC e
7.3.1 Engine Problems
7.3 OPERATOR CALL MESSAGES
7.3.2 Font Cartridge Problems
7.3.3 Optional Hardware
CASSCHANGE ??? the paper size indicated with ???isrequired cas- sette
7.3.4 Change Paper Size
follow procedure above follow procedure above follow procedure above
TRAYCHANGE ‘??’.the paper size indicated with ?’?? is required
7.3.5 Manual Paper Feed
7.4 OPERATOR INFORMATION MESSAGES
7.4.1 Host Communication Problem
7.4.2 Function or Size Incompatibility
Action
7.4.3 Font Cartridge
MessageMeaning
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7.5 STATUS MESSAGES
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7.6 PAPER JAMMING
Follow the procedures below to clear the paper jam
that paper is loaded in the paper cassette properly
3. Release the side latches to open the front cover
7.7 STREAKY
7.7.1 White Streaks
or 8 times, to distribute the toner evenly
7.7.2 Stains on Transparency Films
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8.1 FEEDER UNIT AND CASSETTE
Type
Weight
Cassette Type
Size
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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paper
and turn on the printer
8.2.1 Installing the RAM Module on the Board
8.2 EXPANSION RAM BOARD AND RAM MODULE
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
5. Insert the board into the left side, then slide it all the way in
6. Remount the metal plate in place and secure it with three screws
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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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9.1 SPECIFICATIONS
Reference
Paper feeding
9.2 RELIABILITY
Signal Pin No. Name
9.3 PIN FUNCTIONS ON INTERFACES
DirectionFunction
Pin No
Signal
Serial interface
Direction
Job control commands
9.4 COMMAND SUMMARY
9.4.1 Printer Control Language PCL Commands
Page dej5nition commands
Positioning the cursor
Miscellaneous output commands
Font selection commands
ESC & p n X charater dutu
Creating and downloading fonts
Graphics commands
ESC s n W descriptor and data
Macro commands
Con.guration
9.4.2 GU2 Commands
Set-up commands
and status group
attributes group
Polygon group
Line andfill
Character group
Select primary font
9.4.3 TrueImage Operators Stack operators
Maths operators
Logical operators
Path construction upcrcuur‘----4
Array operators
Painting operators
String operators
Put int into string at index
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Packed array operators
Dictionary operators
arra2
increment to finish
Control operators
Type and attribute operators
if bool
File operators
Font operators
Font cache operators
Close,file’
Operator
Virtual memory operators
Miscellaneous operators
Function
Coordinate operators
Fill nzatri.n with matrixl x matrixz
Device set-up operators
Star original operators
Errors
9.5 CHARACTER SET TABLES ISO 60 Norwegian
Roman Extension
ISO 25 French
HP German
ISO 15 Italian
JIS ASCII
ECMA-94 Latin
E.01
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
S0 10 Swedish
A B c D E F
ISO 16 Portuguese
I 84 Portuguese
ISO 85 Spanish
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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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