Star Micronics LaserPrinter 8 Bedienungsanleitung

L A S E R PRINTER 8

Operators Manual

Safety Notices

This printer is certified as aClass 1laser product under the U.S.Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health

and Safety Act of 1968.This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation.

Since radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within protective housings and

external covers,the laserbeam cannotescapefromthe machineduringanyphaseof user operation.

The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administra-

tionimplemented regulationsforlaserproducts onAugust2, 1976.Theseregulationsapplytolaser

products manufactured from August 1, 1976.Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in

the United States. The label on the bottom of the printer indicates currrpliancewith the CDRII

regulations and must be attached to laser products marketcxlin the United States.

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment generates”anduses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly,

that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio

and television reception. It has been type tested and found to ccnrrly with the limits for aClass B

computingdevicein accordancewiththe specificationsin Subpart ofPart 15ofFCCRules, which

are designedto provide reasonableprotectmrtagainst suchirrterferenceirraresidentialinstallation.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in aparticular installation. If this

equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one

or more of the following measures:

●Reorient the receiving antenna

●Relucate the computer with respect to the receiver

.Move the computer away frum the receiver

.Plug the computer irrtoadifferent outlet sothat it and the receiver are on different branch

circuits.

If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced redio/television technician for

additional suggestiurrs. The user may find the following booklet, prepared by the Federal

Communications Commission helpful:

“How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.”

This booklet is available frurn the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC., 20402,

Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires ashielded

cable.

Theabove statements app[y only toprinters marketedin the U.SA.

Seff Declaration

Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to Vfg 1046/1984

announced by the DBP.

DBPhasbeeninfonnedof theintroduction ofthis specialequipmentandhasheen grantedthe right

to examine the whole series.

It is the user’s responsibility to see that his own assembled system is in accordance with the

technicaf regulations under Vfg 1046/1984.

TOconform to FIZ-regrdations it is necessary to makeall connections to the printer with shielded

cable.

The equipment may only he opened by qualified service representatives.

Theabove statement applies only to printers trrorketedin West Gerrrsany.

Trademark Acknowledgements

LaserPrinter8:Star Microrrics Co., Ltd.

Diablo 630, Ventura publisher: XeroxCorporation

EX-800: Seiko Epson Corpurstion

HP LaserJet Plus: Hewlett Packard Company

XBMPCLXT,IBM Proprinter: International Business Machines Corporation

Lotus 1-2-3: LotusDevelopmentCorporation

Microsoft Worm Microsoft Windows: MicrosoftCorporation

PageMaker: Afdus Corporation

WordPerfect: WordPerfrxt,Inc.

NOTICE

●Alf rights reserved. Reproductimrof any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without

STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

.The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice

●AUefforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time

of press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being

informed of them.

●The abovenotwithstandirtg,STAR can assumenoresponsibdity for anyerrors inthis manual.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER1. HOWTOUSETHISMANUAL................................1

LaserPrinting

TheStarLaserPrinter8— An Introduction

CHAPTER2.SETTINGUP THESTARLASERPRINTER8..........7

Unpacking

InsertingtheTonerCartridge

PaperTypesandPaperLoading

AutomaticPaperFeed

ManualPaperFeed

OptionalRAMExpansionBoard

PowerSupply

ConnectingtoaComputer

Parallel

Serial—RS232

CHAPTER3.INITIALOPERATION..............................................37

FrontPanel

PoweringUp

TheButtons

LightIndicators

HexDump

SelfTestPrintingtheSelfTestStatusSheets

ProgrammingfromtheFrontPanel

CHAPTER4.QUICKSTARTWITHTHE

STARLASERPRINTER8—ATUTORIAL........63

Preliminaries

TheFrontPanel

BasicOperations

ConnectingthePrinterto theComputer

SelectingtheSerialInterface

SavingtheSetting

ReturningtoFactorySettings

ManualFeed

PrintinginLandscapeOrientation

ChangingCharacterSet

ChangingFontAttributes

Programmingon YourOwn

CHAPTER5. SETTINGUPAPAGE.............................................79

CHAPTER6.PRINTING..................................................................81

Fonts HewlettPackardLaserJetPlus

Diablo630

EpsonEX-800

IBMProprinter

InstallingOptionalFontCartridges

AdjustingPrintQuality

CHAPTER7.EMLJLATINGOTHERPRINTERS..........................95

Emulations

SupersetCommands

OptionsCommontoAllEmulations

SpecificEmulations

HewlettPackardLaserJetPlus

Diablo630

EpsonEX-800

IBMProprinter

CHAPTER8.INTERFACINGWITH

APPLICATIONSPROGRAMS................125

Lotus1-2-3

OriginalVersion

LotusRelease2

WordPerfect

MicrosoftWord

MicrosoftWindows

CHAPTER9.MAINTAININGTHESTARLASERPRINTER8..135

CHAPTER10.TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................141

ErrorMessagesDisplayedon theScreen

ServiceCallMessages

OperatorCallMessages

EngineProblems

FonmmulationCartridgeProblems

ChangePaperSize

ManualPaperFeed

OperatorInformationMessages

HostCommunicationProblems

FunctionorSizeIncompatibility

StatusMessages

PaperJumming

AdjustingPrintQuality

StreakyPrints

WhiteStreaks

DarkStreaksorStains

GarbledTextorFormats/HexDump

APPENDIXA. SPECIFICATIONS................................................165

APPENDIXB.ASCIICHARACTERCODETABLE...................173

GLOSSARY....................................................................................186

INDEX.............................................................................................189

cHA PTER

How to Use This

Manual

Welcometo the world of laserprinting! And congratulationson

purchasingaStarLaserPrinter8. Youwillbedelightedwithboththe

qualityof theprintedimagesand the easeof operation. With your

computerandthisprinter,youcancreateprofessional-lookingdocu-

mentsrangingfromofficecorrespondenceand researchmaterialto

desktoppublishing.

ThisOperationsManualisoneoftwothatexploretheentirerangeof

printingpossibilitiesof theStarLaserPrinter8. Thismanualis for

beginnersandforthosewhoplantoconcentrateonthebasicsoflaser

printing.Advancedusersandthoseinterestedinprogrammingshould

referto theApplicationsManual.

Chapter2beginswithanoverviewofthemanualandoftheStarLaser

printer. Thischapterexplainshowtn unpackyournewprinterand

prepareitforinitialoperation.Chapter3explainshowtooperatethe

printer’sfrontoperatingpanelanddisplayscreen.

Somepeopleliketoskip,thepreliminaryexplanationsandbeginusing

theprinterimmediately.Chapter4providestheinformationforsuch

afaststart. IfyoubeginwithChapter4,atsomelatertimeyoushould

read therest of thebook,in chaptersequence,foramorecomplete

pictureofyourprinteranditsoperations.

Chapter5explainshowtosetupapage,whileChapter6describesthe

typecharacteristicsandprinteroperationsthatwillenableyoutogive

yourprintedpagesthatprofessionallook.

TheStarLaserPrinter8emulatestheoperationoffourwidelyused

printers:

cHPLaserjetPlus,alaserprinter

●Diablo630,adaisywheelprinter

●EpsonEX.800,adotmatrixprinter

●IBMProprinter,adotmatrixprinter

Withthiscapability,theStarLaserPrinter8willoperatewithawide

rangeof applicationsprogramson the market,bothold and new.

Chapter7inthismanualprovidesthecharactercodesthatwillallow

your Star Laser to emulateeach of these printers (for detailed

instructiononusingthisinformation,pleaserefertotheApplications

Manual).Chapter8providestheinformationthatwillallowyouto

useyourprinterwithfourpopularapplicationsprograms:

Lotus1-2-

3, WordPe~ect, Microsoft Word, andMicrosoft Windows.

Chapters9and 10 describethe maintenanceand troubleshooting

operationstokeepyourStarLaserworkingin“likenew”condition.

LASER PRINTING

BeforeyoubeginlearningaboutyournewStarLaserPrinter8,you

mayfindit helpfultoknowsomethingaboutlaserprintingitself.

Alaserisactuallyabeamoflightofjustonewavelength(Laserisan

acronymforLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission ofRadia-

tion). Suchabeamoflight,describedasintenseor<’highlycoherent,”

canbefocusedverysharply.Lasers,generatedbygases,liquids,or

semiconductors,arewidelyusedin applicationsrangingfromsur-

gerytothevisualarts.

Laserprintingis aprocessthatusesalaserbeam—in this case,

generatedby asemiconductor—to activateportionsof an electri-

callychargedsurface. Theseactivatedparts~present the words,

numbers,or graphicsbeing sent from the computerfor printing.

Otherpartsoftheprintertransferthisimagetopaper,thencleanthe

surfaceandprepareittoreceivemoreinformationtobeprinted.

In otherwords,thisprocessis atypeof laser-activatedtemporary

engraving.

IntheStarLaserPrinter8,twointerconnectedunitsproducethecom-

pleteprintingprocess:thetonercartridgeandtheprinterbody.

Thetonercartridge(Fig.l-l) containsthedrum,whichistherotating

surface. In the darknessof the tonercartridge,the drum holdsa

negativechargeplacedonitbytheprimarycoronawireintheprinter

(Fig.1-2).Shuttersonthebottomofthetonercartridgeassurethatno

unwantedlightpenetratesitsinterior.

Whentextorgraphicsaresentbythecomputertotheprinter,alaser

beamis generatedby the semiconductorlaserdiode. Thisbeamis

focusedbyspecialscanningmirrorsthatturnthelightbeamintoatool

that’’writes”or“paints”onthesurfaceofthedrum. Theareasofthe

drumtouchedbythelaserbeamlosetheirnegativechargeandcontain

areverseimageof theinformationsentfromthecomputer. As the

drumrotates,itpassesadeveloperunitthatisalsorotating,butinthe

oppositedirection.Thesurfaceofthedeveloperunitiscoveredwith

toner(“ink”)whichhasanegativecharge.Theneutralizedportionsof

thedrum,containingtheinformationtobeprinted,pickupnegatively

chargedtonerfromthedeveloperunit.

Fig. 1-1

~Print Density

Dial

@TransferGuide

@WireCleaner

@Spacers

Upper Fixing Assembly

Cover

Rear Fixing Assembly

Cover

TransferCoronaWires

TransferPaperGuide

Fig. 1-2

At thispoint,paperfed fromthepapercassettemovesthroughthe

transferunit,fromwhichitreceivesapositivecharge. Asthedrum

rotates,thenegativelycharge#particlesof tonerare attrdctedto the

positivelychargedsurfaceofthepaper.

Acombinationofheat andpressurefusetheimagetothepaper. The

paperisthenejectedfromtheprinter.

Finally,acleaningmechanismin thetonercartridgecleansexcess

tonerfromthedrum,andaspeciallightbeamneutralizesitsentire

surface. Thentheentireprocesscanbeginagain.

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