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Star Micronics LS-5 EX, LS-5 TT operation manual Unpacking the Printer

Models: LS-5 TT LS-5 EX

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2.1 UNPACKING

2.1 UNPACKING

The printer comes in two boxes. The large box contains the printer and its accessories, and the smaller one contains the toner cartridge. Follow these instructions when unpacking.

2.1.1 Unpacking the Printer

Follow the instructions below to unpack the printer,

1. Open the large box, and remove the power cord and the accessories box.

2. Carefully remove the printer from the box.

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Star Micronics LS-5 EX, LS-5 TT operation manual Unpacking the Printer

Contents

OPERATION MANUAL LS- EX LS- TT80825800 Safety Notices Federal Communications CommissionRadio Frequency Interference Statement Th,Oh,,,rtuten,tlisupp0111to printers marketed in the U.S.ASafety Notices for Finland Statement of The Canadian Department of CommunicationsRadio Interference Regulations The uhmv statement uplierorrlj,to printers marketed in Cunudu1. How to Use This Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS2. Setting Up the Star LS-5 Series Printer Paper Feed 8.2.1 Installing the RAM Module on the Board 8.2.2 Installing the RAM Board into the Printer9.4.1 Printer Control Language PCL Commands 82 Expansion RAM Board and RAM ModuleHow to Use This m‘” “ Manual1.1 LASER PRINTING Page Front View 1.2 PRINTER COMPONENTSslot Inside View Rear ViewPower receptacle 1.3 PRINTER FEATURES Page Page Setting Up the Star E!i‘” “ LS-5 Series Printer Environmental controlA large, strong table or stand A three-pronged outlet2.1 UNPACKING 2.1.1 Unpacking the Printer3. Remove the packing material from around the printer @./,7 w@ / t 2.1.2 Checking the Parts I 2.1.3 Optional Items2.1.4 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 latches2.2 INSTALLING THE TONER CARTRIDGE Important Notice3. Open the aluminum bag containing the toner cartridge and remove it Page NOTE Do not touch the rollers and the gears inside the printer 2.3 LOADING PAPER 2.3.1 Selection of PaperInstalling the Front Paper Tray 2.3.2 Loading Paper Into the Front Paper TrayPage Loading Paper 2. Adjust the side guide to the desired paper sizePage 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 Cassette2. Pinch the end guide and slide it back as far as it will go Page CAUTION Do not stack the paper higher than the limit mark 6. Align the edges of the paperMake sure the paper edge is under the plastic tab of the end guide 7. Slide the end guide to touch the paper edge8. 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 Page Initial Operation 3.1 FRONT PANEL3.1.1 Powering Up ERROR SKZP 3.1.2 The ButtonsON LINE PRINTRESET/V TESTF sELEcT press 3.1.3 Light Indicators 3.2 SELF TEST 3.2.1 Printing Test Sheets3.2.2 Status Sheet Description Page 3.3 PROGRAMMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL ERROR Page MEMO Am D A Tutorial4.1 PRELIMINARIES Quick Start with thePage 4.2.1 Basic Operation 4.3 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER 4.3.1 Selecting the Serial Interface ONLINE t 4.3.2 Selecting the Auto Selection ONLINE b4.4 RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT PROCEDURE 4.5 PAPER FEED 45.1 Feeder Selection4.5.2 Paper Size 4.6 PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION PROGRAM r4.7 PRINT DENSITY 4.8 SAVING THE SETTING 4.9 RETURNING TO FACTORY SETTINGS 4.10 SELECTING DISPLAY LANGUAGE MEMO 5.1 PRINTING A FONT LIST 5.2 SELECTING FONTS l o t d o t sPage 6.1 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE Mt S E!‘ “a L S P3 O 4 O6 P 7 APage 6.2 PRECAUTIONS FOR THE TONER CARTRIDGE 6.3 CLEANING THE EXTERIOR OF THE PRINTER 7.1 ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN T r o7.2.1 Engine Service Call Messages 7.2 SERVICE CALL MESSAGES7.2.2 Controller Service Call Messages CRC e 7.3.1 Engine Problems 7.3 OPERATOR CALL MESSAGES7.3.2 Font Cartridge Problems 7.3.3 Optional Hardware7.3.4 Change Paper Size follow procedure above follow procedure above follow procedure aboveCASSCHANGE ??? the paper size indicated with ???isrequired cas- sette TRAYCHANGE ‘??’.the paper size indicated with ?’?? is required7.3.5 Manual Paper Feed 7.4 OPERATOR INFORMATION MESSAGES 7.4.1 Host Communication Problem7.4.2 Function or Size Incompatibility 7.4.3 Font Cartridge MessageMeaningAction E~~,~R7.5 STATUS MESSAGES ’~”--””””””’”~ 7.6 PAPER JAMMINGFollow the procedures below to clear the paper jam that paper is loaded in the paper cassette properly3. Release the side latches to open the front cover 7.7 STREAKY 7.7.1 White Streaksor 8 times, to distribute the toner evenly 7.7.2 Stains on Transparency Films Options Am 8.1 FEEDER UNIT AND CASSETTEWeight Cassette TypeType SizeSetting 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 ’ .,./ ‘.~ paper and turn on the printer8.2.1 Installing the RAM Module on the Board 8.2 EXPANSION RAM BOARD AND RAM MODULETo 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 screwsPage 8.3 FONT CARTRIDGE 8.4 TRUEIMAGE BOARD 6. Remount the metal plate in place and secure it with three screws W/-” 9.1 SPECIFICATIONS ReferencePaper feeding 9.2 RELIABILITY Signal Pin No. Name 9.3 PIN FUNCTIONS ON INTERFACESDirectionFunction Signal Serial interfacePin No Direction9.4 COMMAND SUMMARY 9.4.1 Printer Control Language PCL CommandsJob control commands Page dej5nition commandsMiscellaneous output commands Font selection commandsPositioning the cursor ESC & p n X charater dutuCreating and downloading fonts Graphics commandsESC s n W descriptor and data Macro commands 9.4.2 GU2 Commands Set-up commandsCon.guration and status groupPolygon group Line andfillattributes group Character groupSelect primary font 9.4.3 TrueImage Operators Stack operators Maths operatorsLogical operators Path construction upcrcuur‘----4Painting operators String operatorsArray operators Put int into string at indexPacked array operators Dictionary operatorsat ilzde.r arra2Control operators Type and attribute operatorsincrement to finish if boolFont operators Font cache operatorsFile operators Close,file’Virtual memory operators Miscellaneous operatorsOperator FunctionCoordinate operators Fill nzatri.n with matrixl x matrixzDevice set-up operators Star original operatorsErrors 9.5 CHARACTER SET TABLES ISO 60 Norwegian Roman Extension ISO 25 French HP German ISO 15 Italian JIS ASCII ECMA-94 Latin E.01ECMA-94 Latin J-lo-l ISO 11 Swedish1-1o-1 US-ASCII ISO 61 Norwegian ISO 4 UK ISO 69 French ISO 21 German Page Page ISO 17 Spanish ISO 2 IRV S0 10 Swedish A B c D E FISO 16 Portuguese I 84 Portuguese ISO 85 Spanish 1.53 Roman-8 IBM-PCUS IBM-PCUS IBM-PCDenmark7Norway IBM-PCDenmark7Norway PC-850 c D E F 9.6 RESIDENT FONT SAMPLES 9.6.1 PCL5 Fonts“#$%& ‘*+,-./012.3456789 M#$%&f*+,-./0123456789 =?C!M3CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSI@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ U”-’abcdefghijklmnopqmtuvwxyz\ B 9.6.2 TrueImage Fonts CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYY @A -’abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzlCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ flA ‘abcdefgh~k/mnopqrstuwxyzCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1”-abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz z \1 ‘- ‘abcdefghi jklmnopqrs tuv WxyzT@ABCDEFGH1~KLMNOpQRSTUWXy 2\“ ‘abcdef gh i jklmnopqrs t uv Wxyz CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU V WXYZ \ ‘ ‘obcdefghjklmnopqrsfu vwxYz@UICDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW DEFGHIJKI.MNOP~R,VY-UVWXYZIIAijM13CDEFGHZJKLMN0pQRSTWW XYZ\A’ubcdefgh~klmnopqrstuu IuxlJzI “#$Y!&’*+,-. /O123456789=?KTimesNewRomanItalic “#$%& ‘j*+,712-., 4..$56?89-~~~?@.WCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ \ ‘-’abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz l 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 Page Index P ~l Page Consumer Response Page PRINTED IN JAPAN