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Star Micronics 8III Printer User Manual

1. MESSAGE CHANGE A4 A4 paper cassette needed follow procedure above follow procedure above CHANGE LEGAL follow procedure above 95 Medal a ee ES Manual Paper Feed Certain emulations permit specifying manual paper feed from the host computer Also you may select manual feed from the Menu The following messages tell you to hand feed paper of a specific size The alarm beeps but the printer does not go off line When you feed the appropriate paper through the manual feed slot the message will be turned off and printing will continue follow procedure above follow procedure above follow procedure above M FEED MONARCH Monarch size envelope to be follow procedure above hand fed M FEED COM 10 COM 10 size envelope to be follow procedure above hand fed M FEED INT DL International DL size envelope follow procedure above to be hand fed M FEED INT C5 International C5 size envelope follow procedure above to be hand fed 96 OPERATOR INFORMATION MESSAGES These messages provide information but do not halt the printing process The alarm sounds and if necessary the printer uses a default value You may remove the message by pressing ERROR SKIP Note that if there are multiple errors the last one detected is displayed Host Communication Problems MESSAGE MEANING ACTION STATUS BAD CHARACTER loaded character downloaded outside indices CODE font ignored 97
2. T BAUD RATE 9600 baud 19200 baud 300 baud 600 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud DATA BIT oy Pots r CE ET E ata bits 7 data bits I PARITY CE none L Even t STOP BIT T K step bis PROTOCOL DTR F ETX ACK Xon Xorr SET INIT VALUES SET POWER UP Dee pE C Set ERCTORY SET US Set 63 HP LASERJET Ill MODE Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 CHARACTER L PRIMARY FONT r SYMBOL SET 47 Roman 8 SECONDARY FONT 1 IBM PC Set IBM DN Set IBM PC 850 ECMA94 r Ventura Math H Ventura Intl Ventura US r Windows HPS Text HPS Math DeskTop f Microsoft Pub1 Math 8 r Pi Font 7 US ASCII i MHP Legal D t r ISO IR JIS ASCII ISO UK HISO 25 French E I ISO 69 French HHP German MISO 21 German MISO 11 Swedish F 1SO 10 Swedish UC ISO 15 Italian ISO 60 Norwegian ISO 61 Norwegian HP Spanish ISO 17 Spanish ISO 85 Spanish ISO 16 Portugese ISO 84 Portugese ISO 57 Chinese T FONT ATTRIBUTES Standard Default Specify Font SPACING Monospaced Proportional I PITCH r 10 CPI 12 CPI 16 66 CPI 6 5 CPI 8 1 CPt POINT SIZE 12 Point H 14 Point H16 Point IBM PROPRINTER MODE 18 Point r 36 Point CHARACTER IBM GP Set 1 ras Point IBM GP Set 2 r 60 Point H IBM PC r 72 Point M IBM DN H6 Point ECMA94 7 Point 8 5 Point 10 Point EPSON EX 800 MODE SES c LEAST STROKE WEIGHT Medium 0
3. 43 STAR LASERPRINTER 8ill FRONT PANEL HIERARCHY Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 CHARACTER Refer to next page LAYOUT ORIENTATION Rc Portrait Landscape H MARGIN DEFAULT MARGIN L SET MARGIN LEFT MARGIN 000 132 RIGHT MARGIN 000 132 TOP MARGIN 000 112 003 TEXT LENGTH 000 112 064 r VMI MANUAL 001 255 008 AUTO HMI ATO MANUAL 001 255 012 OFFSET L VERTICAL 100 100 bese HORIZONTAL 150 150 000 PAPER FEED T FEEDER Cassette Manual Feed SIZE 71 Paper A4 Paper B5 r Paper Executive HENV Monarch I ENV COM 10 ENV Intntnl DL ENV Intntnl CS Paper Letter Paper Legal AUTO PARAMETERS Emul Dfit On Emul Dflt Off AUTO CR Auto CR Off Auto CR On FAUTOLF T Auto LF Off Auto LF On t AUTO FF 71 Auto FF Off Auto FF On AUTO WRAP 7 Auto Wrap Off Auto Wrap On COMMAND 34 EMULATION 7 HP LaserJet III IBM Proprinter EPSON EX 800 H NUMBER OF COPIES ONE MULTIPLE 01 99 r MACRO OVERLAY T Disabie PEON RO eo Macio iD 00 99 E TATE T es No H PRINT MODE eae Page Fuli Pai ol A4 Letter P Legal HEX DUMP 7T Hex Dump Off Hex
4. Function or Size Incompatibility These are problems that occur when the host computer requests a function not provided or a function that requires more memory than is available MESSAGE MEANING STATUS PAGE OVERFLOW page buffer memory partial page currently overflow composed is printed and CANNOT ROTATE ejected remaining data CANNOT DOWNLOAD for page is printed on next sheet font rotation aborted printing continues using closest available font insufficient memory to rotate font download font aborted printing continues using closest available font CHAR NOT IN FONT received character not in blank space is printed for currently selected font that character TOO MANY FONTS too many fonts for font excess fonts are discarded table NO MEM FOR FORM noroom for form down macro download is load aborted insufficient memory to download font 98 STATUS MESSAGES Status messages are low priority messages that either indicate normal conditions or provide wamings that need not be acted upon immediately These conditions should not occur when the printer is on line If they do however the alarm will beep and the printer will go off line For some conditions however there is the possibility of a condition occurring when the printer is on line If it does the alarm will not sound and the printer will remain on line MESSAGE MEANING ACTION STATUS PR
5. 216 x 356 mm Output face down approx 100 sheets face up approx 20 sheets Printing Area top bottom and right margins 5 mm 0 2 in left margin 4 mm 0 16 in Image Characteristics 3 can eed Tl S S eter 8S 2442 pel 11 in 3180 lines 2067 pel 105 in Acoustic noise standby max 43 dBA printing max 53 dBA Environment Operation 50 F 90 F 10 C 32 5 C 20 80 relative humidity Storage 32 F 95 F 0 C 35 C 10 80 relative humidity Power Source 100V 50 60 Hz 115V 60 Hz 220 240V 50 Hz 112 Weight e Pulse durations Max radiant power 45 lbs 20 kg min 300nS SmW 113 Dimensions 454 mm 17 9 232 mm 9 1 219 mm 8 6 815 mm 32 1 With A4 cassette installed and extension tray folded out 114 SOE Reliability Suggested monthly print volume 500 3000 prints e Definition of failure Any loss of operation that requires calling a service person Operator errors and installation failures are not included Product life Five years or 300 000 prints whichever comes first E Mean time between failures mean prints between failures 3 000 hours or 30 000 prints Mean time to repair 30 minutes or less Paper feed reliability Type Frequency ae Jam 1 2000 Multifeed 1 1000 ee Others 1 2000 Cartridge durability and reliability Approx 4000 prints P
6. CHARACTER FONT Epson Std USA I Bold 1 7 M Epson Std France Light 7 1 Epson Std German TYPEFACE r Courier M Epson Std UK Helvet r Epson Std Dnmk1 I Tms Romn r Epson Std Swedn Gothic r Epson Std Italy Script i M Epson Std Spain 1 Prestige i 7 Epson Std Japan Caslon Epson Std Norwa Orator Epson Std Dnm L CG Times t Epson Std Spain 2 H Univers Latin America Line Printer l H IBM PC t Pica IBM DN Elite SETUP PARAMS 64 M BOLDFACE CODE 128 159 m PROP SPACE EN Prop Disabled Prop Enabled H ITALIC GRAPHICS y italic Enable Graphics Enable r Bold Off Bold On Print On Print Off CHAPTER As the sample print shows your Star LaserPrinter 8III can fill a sheet of paper with text and or graphics to within 3 16 1 2 in 8 12mm of the margins Some of the choices are made for you by the printer But most of them are under your control either from the front panel of the printer or through your computer and the application software you are using on it Some of the choices may be limited Printer emulation and the page orientation are examples Your application software may not support an available command or it may not permit a change in page orientation Whether you are printing business letters charts or other graphics or brochures and newsletters you should keep these choice
7. MODE LPT1 COM1 lt ENTER gt Then press lt FUNCTION KEY6 gt and lt ENTER gt For more information on this consult the manual supplied with your computer The functions of the serial interface pins are given in the Appendix Your Star LaserPrinter 8III is set at the factory as a parallel printer unless you instruct it differently This is done from the front panel and will be explained in the chapter Quick Start with the Star LaserPrinter 8III A Tutorial 27 NOTES o 28 FRONT PANEL The front panel of the Star LaserPrinter 8III is a combination control board and interactive message center The panel consists of al line 16 character LCD display screen 5LED lights 6touch sensitive buttons The touch sensitive buttons permit you to send instructions to the printer Inturn the printer uses the display screen and the light indicators to convey information to you The screen display is the primary way the printer communicates with the operator It informs the operator about the machine s state the printer s status and alarm conditions that require some action by the operator The LEDs provide an at a glance summary of the printer s status This information may be about the printer s operating status the screen may say TONER LOW or a light may indicate data to be printed The screen also informs you of the next option for setting your printing instructions and confirms that you have mad
8. Prestige Caslon Orator Line printer Pica and Elite All these attributes can be selected from the front panel with the printer in Program Mode 58 i f f i i I f i 1 To change font attributes take the printer off line and press PROGRAM to enter Program Mode Then press NEXT so that the display reads CHARACTER Press ENTER so the display shows FONT Pressing ENTER again displays SET Press NEXT to display FONT ATTRIBUTES and ENTER for Standard Default To change any of the attributes press NEXT so the screen reads Specify Font Now you can select individual atributes Pressing ENTER will display SPACING e And pressing NEXT repeatedly will list the remaining attributes PITCH POINT SIZE STYLE STROKE WEIGHT TYPEFACE If you want to change any of attribute when its name appears on the screen press ENTER then NEXT for the choices available For example if you want to change point size when that attribute appears on the screen pressing ENTER will list 6 point 59 and pressing NEXT several times will list the other choices 7 point 8 5 point 10 point 12 point 14 point 16 point 18 point 24 point 36 point i When the size you want appears on the screen pressing ENTER will select it If you want to change the pitch use the same procedure to select among 6 5 8 1 10 12 or 16 66 characters per inch For stroke weight your
9. ENTER to select parallel Press EXIT once to display INTERFACE Press NEXT 2 times to display SET POWER UP e Press ENTER to store the current settings into NV RAM Turn the power off then on to activate Pressing ON LINE will allow the Star LaserPrinter 8III to begin printing through the parallel interface Saving the Setting The new setting will remain in the printer s RAM memory until itis turned off To understand why you should realize that there are four different types of settings stored in the printer s memories e The FACTORY SETTINGS which are those put into the printer s unchangable ROM memory at the factory The POWER UP SETTINGS which the user can create then store in a permanent memory called N V RAM even when the power is turned off at the end of the session in which they are created These settings will then override the Factory Settings being activated when the printer is turned off then on again The INITIAL SETTINGS which the user can create and use as long as the printer is not turned off These are stored in temporary or volatile RAM memory They override the Power up Settings The CURRENT SETTINGS which are those stored in temporary RAM memory These may be issued by software commands that override all other settings To make the setting permanent you must save itin NV RAM Perform this programming sequence after taking the printer off line Press PROGRAM Pres
10. package of silica gel to absorb moisture during shipping and a brick of Styrofoam Remove both of these and save them for use if you must move or ship the printer over long distances There are also packing materials inside the printer Near the right front of the printer s top you will see a postage stamp sized rectangular button Place your finger on the arrow and slide the button forward then press down on it The top of the printer will pop open slightly just like the hood of an automobile The top has two open positions one at about 45 degrees and the other fully open Lift the top to its fully open position so you can see the interior of the printer You must remove several pieces of packing material The largest a large wedge of Styrofoam is at the center front of the interior Lift this out and save it for future repacking Toward the back of the interior you will see a green lid with a warning label in red lettering On the left and right sides of this area are orange stabilizers Each stabilizer bears a tag with black lettering telling you in several languages to remove them Grasp one of these and pull it down then forward in the direction of the arrows on the tag Remove the second one the same way Save the stabilizers for future repacking 10 INSERTING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The toner cartridge comes ina separate sealed carton Open this and remove a foil package contained within Styrofoam Also pac
11. scanner motor malfunc tion processing stops alarm beeps press ERROR SKIP to reset engine and recheck CALL SERVICE 04 improper communication Controller error messages result from failure in either hardware or software Some controller error messages occur during startup tests The messages mean that the controller is malfunctioning but is still able to display the error massage Certain conditions can also be detected during controller reset on insertion of a cartridge and at other times after the completion of power up initialization An error stops the test sequence the unit goes off line and the alarm sounds The controller will attempt to recover if possible If the problem is not found during initialization but recurs during operation most likely the fault is in the hardware 92 MESSAGE MEANING RESULT CALL SERVICE 05 CRC error in controller program halts fatal main ROM program CALL SERVICE 06 CRC error in resident program halts fatal font ROM CALL SERVICE 07 read write test error in program halts fatal on board RAM CALL SERVICE 08 read write test error in program halts fatal expansion RAM if present CARTRIDGE 1 BAD CRC error in Cartridge 1 sequence stops alarm beeps if present shut off power and fix prob lem or depress ERROR SKIP to continue in which case Cartridge 1 is ignored CARTRIDGE 2 BAD CRC error in Cartridge 2 sequence stops alarm beeps if
12. 35 48 49 programming from 42 45 Function incompatibility 98 Hex dump 35 111 HOLD FOR TEST message 33 36 Host communication problems 97 HP LaserJet III emulation mode 67 69 70 IBM Proprinter emulation mode 67 72 Initial settings 54 INPUT OVERFLOW message 97 INTERFACE group 39 INTERFACE message 41 51 53 Internal diagnostics 30 31 LANDSCAPE message 57 Landscape orientation 39 57 Laser 2 Laser printing 2 3 LASERPRINTER 8III message 30 124 LAYOUT group 39 LAYOUT message 40 61 LETTER message 56 57 Lights front panel 29 34 35 LINE ERROR message 97 Line Printer typeface 68 LOAD FACTORY SET message 41 55 LOAD FROM ROM message 55 Lotus 1 2 3 78 82 M FEED message 96 Mailing labels 78 20 Maintenance 87 90 Manual feeding slots 4 Manual paper feed 27 55 56 MEMORY TEST 1MB message 30 MEMORY TEST 2MB message 30 Microsoft Windows 84 86 Microsoft Word 83 84 MODE command 27 NO FONT PRESENT message 93 NO MEM FOR FORM message 98 NV RAM LOAD DONE message 31 55 Lo ON LINE button 32 48 49 73 ON LINE light 31 34 48 Operator call messages 94 96 Operator information messages 97 98 Optional font cartridges See font car tridges ORIENTATION message 57 P PAGE OVERFLOW message 98 Page setup 65 66 Paper 8 17 21 Paper cassette 4 17 20 PAPER FEED group 39 Paper feed guide 87 PAPER FEED message 40 55 PAPER JAMMING message 94 1
13. CEN 8 2 Portrait Landscape F MARGIN MES In DEFAULT MARGIN SET MARGIN T LEFT MARGIN 000 132 L RIGHT MARGIN 000 132 F TOP MARGIN 000 112 003 TEXT LENGTH 000 112 064 M VMI r MANUAL 001 255 008 HMI AUTO MANUAL 001 255 012 L OFFSET _ _ VERTICAL 100 100 000 HORIZONTAL 150 150 000 PAPER FEED FEEDER Cassette SIZE Poa 7 aper A4 Paper B5 P Executive ENV Monarch ENV COM 10 ENV Intntnl DL ENV intntni C5 Paper Letter Paper L AUTO PARAMETERS Emul Dit On Emul Dflt Off AUTO CR r Auto CR Off Auto CR On AUTO LF T Auto LF Off AUTO FF p Auto FF OR uto a AUTO WRAP re Wr or uto Wrap Off Auto Wrap On COMMAND 7 EMULATION HP LaserJet Iii Fig Proprinter EPSON EX 800 M NUMBER OF COPIES ONE MULTIPLE 01 99 H MACRO OVERLAY Disable Enable Macro ID 00 99 r FF ON POATE CA CD No PRINT MODE Partial Page Full Page Ad Letter Legal H HEX DUMP Hex Dump Off Hex Dump On I LCD INTENSITY INTENSITY 1 7 3 BELL Enable Disable WARNING ALARM Enabie Disable INTERFACE 7 PARALLEL IBM H PARALLEL CTRNCS SERIAL
14. Dump On F LCD INTENSITY INTENSITY 1 7 3 BELL 700 Enable le Disable WARNING ALARM Enable Disable INTERFACE 7 PARALLEL IBM PARALLEL CTRNCS SERIAL 7 BAUD RATE 9600 baud 19200 baud 300 baud 600 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud DATA BIT dala bits F EC lata bits 7 data bits PARITY n None STOP BIT EN pes bi H stop bits 2 stop bits PROTOCOL DTR ETX ACK Xon Xorr SET INIT VALUES SET POWER UP LOAD L EC Set FACTORY SET US Set 44 HP LASERJET Ill MODE Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 CHARACTER 1 PRIMARY FONT SYMBOL SET Roman 8 SECONDARY FONT IBM PC Set r IBM DN Set M IBM PC 850 ECMA94 r Ventura Math Ventura Inti r Ventura US Windows PS Text PS Math DeskTop t Microsoft Pubt Math 8 Pi Font ed m al MISO IAV JIS ASCII HISO UK ISO 25 French M ISO 69 French m HP German 0 21 German ISO 11 Swedish ISO 10 Swedish ISO 15 Italian ISO 60 Norwegian I ISO 61 Norwegian HP Spanish HISO 17 Spanish ISO 85 Spanish ISO 16 Portugese MISO 84 Portugese ISO 57 Chinese FONT ATTRIBUTES Standard Default Specify Font SPACING Monospaced Proportional PITCH 4 10 CPI 12 CPI H 16 66 CPI 6 5 CPI B 1 CPI POINT SIZE 71 12 Point i 14 Point H16 Point IBM PROPRINTER MODE 10
15. EXIT ENTER NEXT To get into the Program Mode you must perform two actions Press ON LINE until the light goes off then Press PROGRAM The screen will respond by displaying the phrase PROGRAM MODE The order of the main categories within Program Mode is CHARACTER LAYOUT PAPER FEED COMMAND 40 INTERFACE SET INIT VALUES SET POWER UP LOAD FACTORY SET You move from one item to the next in this level by pressing NEXT Pressing ENTER displays the next item of the next higher level If no such item exists ENTER displays the value that is to be selected with added ON LINE ends the program mode Pressing PREVIOUS returns the display to the last item at the same level you are currently in Pressing EXIT displays the last item at the next lower level Here s how this works in real life using a portion ofthe COMMAND group hierarchy Set the printeroff line and press PROGRAM so the display reads PROGRAM MODE Press NEXT until the display reads COMMAND Then press ENTER until the display reads EMULATION Pressing ENTER will display one of the following HP LaserJet III IBM Proprinter EPSON EX 800 LincPage Cartridge 1 Cartridge 2 Pressing NEXT continuously will list all the available emulations Suppose you want to select Epson EX 800 as the emulation 41 MT ye RE First get into the Program Mode Press ON LINE so the light is off Press PROGRAM after which the screen displays P
16. LaserPrinter 8III emulates there are default print styles that it will use if you do not make other choices In the material that follows the default values will first be presented together for your convenience Then the entire range of choices for each attribute without an optional Font Cartridge will be presented the default values will be marked with an eee f HEWLETT PACKARD LASERJET III Default Values primary and secondary fonts Symbol set Spacing Pitch Point size Style Stroke Weight Typeface Roman 8 Monospaced 10cpi 12 point Upright Medium 0 Courier Available Values primary and secondary fonts Symbol set US ASCII HP Legal ISO IRV JIS ASCII ISO UK ISO 25 French ISO 69 French HP German ISO 21 German ISO 11 Swedish ISO 10 Swedish ISO 15 Italian ISO 60 Norwegian ISO 61 Norwegian HP Spanish ISO 17 Spanish ISO 85 Spanish ISO 16 Portuguese ISO 84 Portuguese ISO 57 Chinese Roman 8 IBM PC Set vv 69 70 Spacing Pitch Point size Style Stroke Weight Std Typeface IBM DN Set IBM PC 850 ECMA94 Proportional Monospaced 10 cpi 12 cpi 16 66 cpi 8 5 point 10 point 12 point Upright Italics 7 to 1 Light Medium 0 1 to 7 Bold Line Printer Courier EPSON EX 800 Default Values Character set Spacing Pitch Point size Style Stroke Weight Typeface Proportional Spacing Italic B
17. The display screen will read STATUS SHEET Release the button The DATA light will go on and in a few seconds the sample prints will start being ejected from the printer The DATA light will then go out 36 Status Sheet Description You can tell several things about the printer s settings by just looking at the print without reading any of it First and obviously the printer is operating Second the page is printed in the portrait orientation That is the printing runs on the page the way portraits are usually painted higher than they are wide When the printed area is wider than it is high the orientation is referred to as landscape If the printer is set for landscape orientation the sample is printed that way First Two Pages The first part of the four status sheet pages is divided into three sections The top section summarizes your printer s basic configura tion identifying the version of its operating system and specifying the amount of total RAM memory and the amount of RAM available for your use If your printer has an optional RAM expansion board its memory size will also be listed here The middle portion of the page summarizes the type fonts available and gives samples of each First it lists the fonts that come with the printer giving the name of the typeface such as Courier its width pitch 10 0 height point 12 0 anid darkness as printed weight Medium After identifying the font for instan
18. be printed in ASCII symbols or in hexadecimal LCD Intensity the brightness of the panel display Bell wheher the printer s beeper will sound if you need to take action during printing such as a pause to change fonts Warning Alarm whether there will be an audible warning in case of a printer malfunction The functions of the LAYOUT GROUP are Orientation portrait or landscape Margin settings left right and top in relation to the available page area and page text length in number of lines VMI and HMI Vertical Motion Index Horizontal Motion Index VMI refers to the smallest increment that can be made in the vertical or y axis Line spacing is a multiple of VMI HMI refers to the smallest increment that can be made in the horizontal or x axis Dot spacing is a multiple of HMI m Vertical and Horizontal Offset text graphic position is oriented away from the center of the printed page for special layouts such as left and right pages of a book or magazine The PAPER FEED GROUP includes Feeder whether the paper will be fed from the cassette or manually Paper size the dimensions of the paper cassette now in use Automatic parameters whether there is an automatic carriage return i CR at a paragraph break an automatic line feed LF at the end of each line a form feed FF after each page and an auto wrap feature The INTERFACE GROUP functions include Interface type parall
19. cabling Prior to printing make sure that you have selected the same emulation from the front panel as the one you specified in the application 77 LOTUS 1 2 3 Original Version The original version of Lotus 1 2 3 is perhaps the most widely used applications program It also predates the popularity of laser printers However Lotus 1 2 3 can readily be used with dot matrix printers This makes it easy to use with the Star LaserPrinter 8III because it emulates two dot matrix printers the Epson EX 800 and the IBM Proprinter There are two ways to make Lotus compatible with a printer permanently in a startup configuration file through the Worksheet Menu and temporarily through the Print Printer Menu The more straightforward of the two choices is to make the choice permanent and automatic upon startup Doing this saves the printer setup in the file 123 CNI on the Lotus system disk Here is how to do this At the opening screen and Menu select Worksheet by typing W In the next Menu select Global by typing G and then at the Global Menu select Default by typing D In the Default Menu type P for Printer Now you are ready to make some selections about the configu ration of your Star LaserPrinter 8III The first of these is telling Lotus 1 2 3 whether your printer will use a parallel or serial interface For parallel type 1 78 For serial type 2 You will now see a series of options If you hav
20. call it Printer No 1 Now you must specify the interface connection If you are using a parallel interface for LPT1 type 0 For a serial interface for COM1 type 4 You must now specify the serial parameters including baud rate parity stop bits and character length Be sure that you specify the same values in WordPerfect as you do for the Star LaserPrinter 8111 Consult the sample print under Interface Group for the printer s default values To save your WordPerfect selections EXIT the program MICROSOFT WORD 4 0 In Microsoft Word you can make your printer selections through the Print Menu At the text screen press ESC Then select PRINTER by typing P In the resulting Menu select OPTIONS by typing Oo A list of available printers appears at the top of the screen Each of these printers is the subject of a Printer Description PRD File which is found on the Printer Disk or the Utilities Disk Depending on which release of Microsoft Word you have you can select the HP LaserJet III You should copy the PRD file for the printer you want to use to the main Word disk or to a hard disk Once you do this the printer will appear in the Menu for selection at time of printing For the HP LaserJet III you need three PRD files HPLASLAN PRD for all landscape fonts in cartridges including Courier 12 LetterGothic 12 Lineprinter 8 5 Prestige 7 and 10 and Times Roman 10 HPDWNSFP PRD for all portrait fonts avail
21. completed satisfactorily the screen will display the phrase NV RAM LOAD DONE This means that the printer is activating various formatting values that it will use in printing information You can reprogram these from the front panel if you desire When this is completed the screen will display PRINTER WARMUP and the two lights at the left side of the panel the READY light which flashes and the ONLINE light which will show steadily The others will be off Ga mm ON LINE PRINT Finally the screen will say PRINTER READY The READY light and the ON LINE light will be continuously lit the others will remain off This means you can instruct your computer to send it information that it will print ERROR SKIP If at any point during the test period the printer detects a problem one of a variety of messages will flash on the screen The chapter on Troubleshooting explains the meaning of these messages and suggests ways for you to respond to them 31 The Buttons This section explains the various meanings and uses of the buttons including their light indicators where present Keep in mind that the buttons functions depend on the mode the printer is in the Front Panel Mode using the grey buttons to perform the labelled functions and the Program Mode using the yellow buttons to enter menu selections after pressing the PROGRAM button For the Program Mode you will use the buttons to move in four di
22. hexadecimal rather than conventional ASCII text This is what is called a hex dump and can be enabled from the printer s front panel In Program mode press NEXT until the screen displays COMMAND Press ENTER e Press NEXT until the screen reads HEX DUMP Pressing ENTER shows Hex Dump Off Press NEXT so that the screen moves to Hex Dump On Press ENTER to select it For further information on using the hex dump to modify your software or hardware please consult an experienced programmer or other expert on your system 110 APPENDIX Basic Specifications e Type Laser beam page printer Engine Resolution 300 x 300 dots per inch Speed 8 pages per minute First Print 21 seconds letter or A4 size delivered face down Warm up under 1 minute at 68 F or 20 C Emulation Resident HP LaserJet III IBM Proprinter Epson EX 800 RAM Resident 1 megabyte Optional 1 2 0r4 megabytes on RAM Expansion Board Host Interface Standard Serial RS 232 150 19200 baud Parallel Centronics e Selection of Interface Serial or Parallel via Operator Panel Serial baud rate via Operator Panel Default Values Setting via Operator Panel Store in NV RAM 111 Fonts Resident Courier Line Printer CG Times Univers Option Font cartridges Paper Cassette feed approx 200 sheets of 20 Ib 80 g m paper maximum stacking height 20 mm 78 in Manual feed 3 9 x 7 5 in 8 5 x 14 in 100 x 190 mm
23. light This light will be on when the printer is on linc When the operator takes the printer off line or when an error condition occurs the printer automatically goes off line and the light goes off 34 f i i i The PRINT light This light will be on when information is being printed Otherwise it will be off TheALARM light This light will not be lit unless there is an error that requires action by the operator such as the paper cassette needing to be refilled When the light goes on the printer s alarm beeper will sound for 5 seconds The DATA light This light will be on whenever the printer s memory contains information to be printed This is to notify the operator that resetting the printer or turning it off will result in data loss If the printer is in the process of composing a page or printing this light will be on continuously If the printer is waiting for more information the light will b ink The light will be off when the printer prints all the information it has received Hex Dump The Star LaserPrinter 8III can also operate in hexadecimal mode This means that it will print information sent to it in its equivalent hexadecimal notation in base 16 numbers This mode is useful in correcting commu nication incompatibilities between some computers and the Star LaserPrinter 8III that can result in incorrect text or formatting For information on performing a Hex Dump see the
24. options are for bold 1 through 7 medium 0 and light 1 through 7 In each case select your choice by pressing ENTER If you are in Epson emulation you may also select other parameters by pressing PREVIOUS until the screen displays CHARACTER Now press ENTER then NEXT so the screen reads SETUP PARAMS The choices here are Proportional spacing on or off Enabling italics or graphics Enabling boldface Again when the parameter you want to change appears on the screen press ENTER then NEXT to see your choices When you see the one you want press ENTER to select it 60 PROGRAMMING ON YOUR OWN Now that you have successfully programmed some basic information into your Star LaserPrinter 8III you may want to continue on your own The choices you can make are arranged in a hierarchy They represent the options common to all the emulations available with the printer and include a selection of the specific emulation HP LaserJet III Epson EX 800 IBM Proprinter To customize your printing beyond that will require programming from the computer For that refer to the Applications Manual There are several settings that cannot be changed regardless of emulation They are Form size which will always default to the maximum value for the paper size depending on orientation Top of form always defaults to the top of the sheet However you can select the top margin of the printed page Perforati
25. printed page indicate that several areas of the printer need cleaning Before starting these procedures unplug the printer Open the printer cover and remove the toner cartridge As always use caution near the fixing assembly as it may be hot Primary corona wire This is located within the toner cartridge Take the wire cleaner stored inside the printer and insert it in one end of the slot making sure it goes in as far as possible Move it back and forth the length of the slot 107 Remove the brush and set the toner cartridge carefully aside Wire Cleaner A Groove taking care not to damage the transfer corona wires Return the brush to Discharging pins Use the wire brush to clean the discharging pins its holder inside the printer 108 Transfer corona wires Take a cotton swab and carefully wipe off the wires Discard the swab SN e C e S V y printer and close the cover Plug the printer back into the wall socket After completing these cleaning operations return the toner cartridge to the Restart it and make several test prints to examine print quality Transfer guide Moisten a cloth and wipe off the transfer guide 109 GARBLED TEXT OF FORMATS HEX DUMP If the text as printed is not what you have sent from the computer there may be acompatibility problem involving the command set To see exactly what the printer is receiving you may want to print text in
26. representatives The above statement applies only to printers marketed in West Germany Men Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passantles limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le Minist re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada Trademark Acknowledgements LaserPrinter 8III Star Micronics Co Lid Intellifont CG Times Agfa Corporation AGFA Compugraphic Division Ventura Publisher Xerox Corporation EX 800 Seiko Epson Corporation HP LaserJet III Hewlett Packard Company IBM PC XT IBM Proprinter International Business Machines Corporation Lotus 1 2 3 Lotus Development Corporation Microsoft Word Microsoft Windows Microsoft Corporation PageMaker Aldus Corporation WordPerfect WordPerfect Inc NOTICE All rights reserved Reproduction of 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 Allefforts have been made to ensure the acc
27. to change any of the serial parameters follow the same sequence as for selecting the baud rate For example to change the data bit at SERIAL press ENTER then NEXT until DATA BIT is displayed on the screen Pressing ENTER will display the first option and NEXT will give the rest of them Press ENTER when your choice appears on the screen Finally press ON LINE which readies the Star LaserPrinter 8III for printing 52 i i f i E E If your applications program requires a DTR handshake hardware rather than XON XOFF software set it from the SERIAL menu by Pressing ENTER then NEXT until you see PROTOCOL Pressing ENTER displays XON XOFF e Pressing NEXT displays DTR Press ENTER to execute The next step is to activate your choice to the printer Press EXIT 3 times to display INTERFACE Press NEXT 2 times to display SET POWER UP Press ENTER to store the current settings into NV RAM Tum power off then on to activate Press ON LINE which allows the Star LaserPrinter 8III to begin printing through the serial interface Activating the Parallel Interface To return to a parallel interface do this e Take the printer off line by pressing the ON LINE button until the button s light is off Then press PROGRAM Press NEXT until the screen displays INTERFACE Press ENTER which displays SERIAL e Press NEXT which gives PARALLEL IBM 53 Press
28. you have or have not run through this checklist of requirements environmental control The printer and toner cartridge should never be exposed to strong sunshine or other direct heat sources It should also be located away from air conditioning ducts dust and fumes Excessive moisture should be avoided such as humidity in excess of 80 or less than 20 If itis comfortable for you then it will be comfortable for your printer alarge strong table or stand The printer weighs 45 lbs 20 kg and must be firmly supported Also the printer will need more room than it takes up in the shipping carton because the paper cartridge will extend forward from the front and an auxiliary paper tray will unfold from the rear so plan for a space at least 3 x 4 ft 1m Because the top of the printer must open be sure there is at least 24 in of headroom above the table stand T a three pronged outlet The outlet should be no more than 5 feet 1 5m from the printer the length of the power cord preferably one pa shielded from power fluctuations In any case no motor driven appli ance should be connected to the same outlet to avoid interference with DE the printer s operations Re Te m Tr nn eme access to the computer workstation network If you will be using a serial connection the printer should be a maximum of 50 feet 15m away with a parallel connection no more than 6 feet 2m afresh toner cartri
29. 0 If the paper jams within the printing area open the transfer paper guide Then grasp the paper and pull upward on it am YY f Z c LA d X NW ne KS 8 M If the paper jam occurs near the fixing assembly first lift the fixing assembly cover your next step depends on how the paper is stuck a Either grasp the end of the paper near the front of the printer and pull it toward you 4 NR Note Use caution in touching this portion of the printer as it becomes hot during operation If you get toner on your hands wash them imme diately ane With paper jams that occur where the printed copy is ejected in the facedown position you also have two options With the printer cover open grasp the paper and pull it toward you If the paper is partially ejected close the cover of the printer grasp the paper and pull it toward you Take care in handling the paper as it might be hot After cleaning a paper jam close the printer cover if necessary To resume printing press ON LINE 103 dicirur cubo 2 td AU OST v US qr ICE Oe EE ge or JUS PENNE IPSNM PRS ee NOR SITAS eT NS AD WU Gp UTOR de ADJUSTING PRINT QUALITY At some time you may find that the quality of the printing is not what you want You may run test prints and then make the printing lighter or darker as desired Begin by running an engine test print which consists of a pattern of vertical lines To do this
30. 01 Paper loading 77 21 Paper set guides 4 Paper types 17 18 21 PARALLEL IBM message 51 53 Parallel interface 50 51 53 54 pin functions 776 117 Parallel interface connector 5 25 26 PARITY message 52 Perforation skip 61 Pitch 37 PITCH message 59 POINT SIZE message 59 PORTRAIT message 57 Portrait orientation 39 Power cord connector 5 24 POWER ON switch 30 Power outlet 7 Power supply 24 Power switch 5 24 Power up settings 54 Prestige typeface 68 Primary corona wire 107 PRINT button 33 48 49 73 Print density 74 75 adjusting 104 105 Print density adjustment dial 75 7 05 PRINT light 35 49 Print quality 74 75 adjusting 704 105 PRINTER ACTIVE message 99 PRINTER READY message 37 34 99 PRINTER WARMUP message 31 99 PROGRAM ERROR message 93 Program mode 30 32 34 40 43 48 49 PROGRAM MODE message 34 40 PROGRAM EXIT button 32 34 48 54 58 59 Prigramming from front panel See program mode PROTOCOL message 53 R RAM expansion board 5 27 23 READY light 30 34 49 Rear output tray 18 REFILL CASSETTE message 94 REINITIALIZE message 34 55 99 REPRINT LOST PGS message 99 RESET ENTER button 34 48 Resident fonts 68 ROTATING FONT message 99 RS 232 connector See serial con nector Ls Self test 35 40 Self test status sheets 36 40 Serial interface 50 53 pin functions 716 117 Serial interface connector 5 25 27 SERIAL message 52 53 Service call me
31. 2 34 CALL SERVICE messages 92 93 CANNOT DOWNLOAD message 98 CANNOT ROTATE message 98 Carrying grip plates 4 CART REMOVAL message 95 CARTRIDGE BAD messages 93 CASSETTE message 55 Centronics connector See parallel connector CHANGE PAPER SIZE messages 95 CHAR NOT IN FONT message 98 CHARACTER message 39 58 Character set 58 67 CHECK CARTRIDGE message 73 94 95 CLOSE COVER message 94 COMMAND group 38 39 COMMAND message 40 Control panel See front panel Controller error messages 91 Courier typeface 68 Cover release button 4 Current settings 53 54 D DATA BIT message 52 DATA light 35 Display screen 29 Drum 2 3 DTR message 53 Emulation modes 38 61 67 69 73 ENGINE RESET message 99 ENGINE TEST message 74 99 105 Engine test print 74 104 105 Envelopes 18 21 Environmental control 7 Epson EX 800 emulation mode 67 77 Error messages 33 91 ERROR SKIP NEXT button 33 48 Facedown print delivery tray 5 Faceup print delivery tray 5 Factory settings 55 FATAL RAM ERROR message 93 FEEDER message 55 Feeder menu 34 55 56 Fixing roller cleaner 12 14 Font attributes 58 60 67 FONT ATTRIBUTES message 59 123 Font cartridge slots 4 Font cartridges 73 FONT message 59 Font emulation cartridge problems 94 95 Fonts 67 68 resident 68 summarized on status sheet 37 Form feed 49 Form size 61 Front panel mode 30 32 35 48 49 Front panel 4 29 30 31 32
32. Chapter Troubleshoot ing SELF TEST The Star LaserPrinter 8III s test print provides a complete summary of what it is currently capable of doing for you It shows the quality of the printing of text It summarizes the printer s configuration including amount of memory and which fonts are installed or available It explains how the printed page will look at the current settings This includes paper size page orientation and whether the text is centered on the page or offset for left and right pages Ittells whetherthe parallel or serial interface is active and what the settings are for serial communication should it become active 35 BCR Ee ee There are three stages to the self test 1 Hold TEST until the screen displays HOLD FOR TEST then STATUS SHEET Releasing the button will print the 4 page status sheet 2 Hold TEST until the screen displays HOLD FOR TEST then STATUS SHEET then TEST PRINT MODE When you release the button the printer will produce a multipage barber pole 3 Pressing the test button on the right side of the printer with a pointed object causes the printer to print a sheet of vertical lines Printing the Status Sheets Now use the front panel to print a status sheet which is a sample printout of the Star LaserPrinter 8III s available type fonts and information about its settings Press the ON LINE button so that the light goes off Now press and hold the button labeled TEST PREVIOUS
33. Eont r 36 Point CHARACTER 7 IBM GP Set 1 i 48 Point IBM GP Set 2 I 60 Point IBM PC 72 Point IBM DN 6 Point ECMA94 7 Point 8 5 Point 10 Point EPSON EX 800 MODE STYLE Upright H STROKE WEIGHT Medium 0 CHARACTER FONT Epson Std USA I Bold 1 7 Epson Std France Light 7 1 Epson Std German TYPEFACE Courier Epson Std UK I Helvet Epson Std Dnmk1 Tms Romn Epson Std Swedn L Gothic f Epson Std Italy t Script t Epson Std Spain 1 Prestige Epson Std Japan I Caslon r Epson Std Norway I Orator M Epson Std Dnmk2 CG Times Epson Std Spain 2 Univers M Latin America Line Printer r IBM PC Pica IBM DN Elite SETUP PARAMS PROP SPACE ENT Prop Disabled Prop Enabled ITALIC GRAPHICS Italic Enable OLDFA Boe ps DUE FB CE L d Off Bold On CODE 128 159 T Print On Print Off 45 NOTES 46 SE ee EE TZN MIR ETS E EEA nte En TENSE YET mene 4 This chapter is designed for dual use since most computer users fall into one oftwo categories Some people like to read the documentation through from beginning to end Others like to plunge right into the hands on mode using documentation as a quick reference at most This chapter is for both groups It can be read in sequence with the rest of the book or it can be used as a stand alone aid PRELIMINARIES You Star LaserPrinter 8III comes in three basic parts the printer body the paper cassette t
34. INTER printer is warming up but WARMUP service call not necessary ENGINE TEST operator has initiated a test of test in progress the printing ENGINE RESET engine is being reset on line if emulation is REINITIALIZE controller software initiali changed from host zation may occur when printer is REPRINT LOST GS ROTATING FONT wait for font rotation TONER LOW toner cartridge may need re may occur when on line placing PRINTER READY all conditions normal and proper no unused data in controller or pages in print ing PRINTER ACTIVE all conditions normal and proper unused data in con troller or pages in printing 99 PAPER JAMMING AS paper travels from the cassette through the printing area and is ejected it can jam in one of four places 1 as it leaves the cassette 2 within the printing area 3 near the fixing assembly and 4 where the paper is ejected If the paper does not move freely through any of these places the printer screen will display the message PAPER JAMMING and the printer will go offline First open the printer and see where the paper is jammed If the paper is stuck as it comes from the cassette open the transfer paper guide Then grasp the paper and pull up on it If this does not work you should remove the paper cassette then repeat the operation which should now be successful Transfer Paper cy d s 10
35. LaserPrinter Sill Operations Manual Safety Notices This panier is certified as a Class 1 laser 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 laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 These regulations apply to laser products marketed in the United Stales The label on the printer indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States Caution use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if no
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37. Printer 8III s three pin power cord comes packed on the top tray along with the paper cassette Attach this cord to the receptacle at the left side of the rear panel aligning the cord pins with the holes before inserting Make sure that the printer is turned off Then plug the now at tached cord into a wall socket or into a surge protected power strip The printer s on off power switch is located just above the power cord receptacle The power switch is marked with two international symbols I for on and O for off To turn the printer on press the end of the switch marked with I To turn it off press O Be sure the switch is at the OFF position before plugging in the power cord 24 i p F Dj i i I E 4 i t f i f CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER The Star LaserPrinter 8III comes equipped with both a parallel and a serial connector to receive data from a computer Selection of either a parallel or a serial connection is accomplished from the control panel see the chapter on Initial Operation al UNIT T Both a parallel and a serial cable can be attached to the printer at the same time but only one can be active Before attaching any cable be sure the power supply is off on both the printer and any computer to which the cable is attached Parallel When you face the front of the printer the parallel connector is on the rear left This is a standard 36 pin Centronics connection To attach a cable to the par
38. ROGRAM MODE Now press NEXT The screen responds with CHARACTER Pressing NEXT three times displays in order 7 LAYOUT PAPER FEED COMMAND 0000000 0m Now press ENTER The screen responds with EMULATION Pressing ENTER here displays HP LaserJet III as the default emulation You want to stay in this level of the hierarchy so this time e Press NEXT giving you IBM Proprinter Pressing NEXT again displays EPSON EX 800 which is the emulation you want To select it Press ENTER which displays EPSON EX 800 z To leave this level press EXIT which displays EMULATION This time when you press ENTER the screen will display as the default EPSON EX 800 42 3 i j E i E 1 1 To summarize PROGRAM MODE NEXT CHARACTER NEXT LAYOUT NEXT PAPER FEED NEXT COMMAND ENTER EMULATION ENTER HP LaserJet III NEXT IBM Proprinter NEXT EPSON EX 800 ENTER EXIT The entire hierarchy is shown on the next page Chapter 4 Quick Start with the Star LaserPrinter 8III A Tutorial presents programming sequences for selecting serial and parallel interfaces saving settings returning to factory settings activating manual paper feed printing in landscape orientation changing the character set and changing fonts during printing Chapter 6 Printing shows the default settings for each of the three emulations For more on programming please see the Applications Manual
39. able in downloadable fonts 83 HPDOWNSFL PRD for all landscape fonts available in download able fonts For the Epson copy these files e EPSONFXQ PRD which uses graphics mode during justification EPSONFX PRD which uses full width spaces for justification and is faster than the method used in EPSONFXQ PRD For IBM Proprinter emulation copy IBMPRO PRD MICROSOFT WINDOWS Microsoft Windows is a program that coordinates the use of various programs that might not otherwise be compatible on the screen Windows can be configured for your printer but you should also be aware that any applications program that you use may have its own printer requirements which must be taken into consideration To choose a printer for Windows at the initial Menu select CONTROL PANEL From the resulting Menu select the INSTALLATION Menu then ADD A PRINTER The screen will display a box that reads Es Add printer Insert the disk with the printer file you wish to add into drive A or choose an alternative drive directory AN OK CANCEL 84 Insert the Utilities disk in drive A and press OK Now the screen displays this box Available Printers Printer File Epson FX 80 NEC 3550 HP LaserJet HP LaserJet Plus HP 7470A Add Cancel Highlight HP LaserJet Plus or Epson and select ADD Another box appears in response Copy associated printer file HPLASERP DRV to drive directory CNWindows if you have a hard disk Yes No Cance
40. allel connector match the wedge shape of the cable end to the shape of the connector and insert the cable firmly Secure it with the lock clips 25 The functions of the parallel interface pins are given in the Appendix Your Star LaserPrinter 8III is pre set at the factory to use a parallel connector to the computer You may change the settings from the front panel as explained in the chapter Quick Start with the Star LaserPrinter 8IIT A Tutorial Serial RS 232 The serial connector to the left of the parallel connector can be used for a standard RS 232 configuration It is a standard 25 pin DB connector To attach a serial cable to the printer match the wedge shape of the cable end to that of the printer s connector and insert firmly Then use a screwdriver to secure it with the two screws on the cable end Many applications programs provide a special menu that makes it easy for you to uSe a Serial printer with them If you wish to make the connection between your IBM compatible computer and the Star LaserPrinter 8III through DOS you must enter TWO commands at the prompt In the first command for example if you want to set the options at 2400 baud no parity 8 data bits 2 stop bits and pause for a full buffer enter MODE COM1 24 N 8 2 P lt ENTER gt Then MODE LPT1 COM1 lt ENTER gt To include these commands in an AUTOEXEC BAT file type COPY CON AUTOEXEC BAT lt ENTER gt MODE COM1 24 N 8 2 P lt ENTER gt
41. ard metric 210 x 297 mm BS metric 182 x 257 mm Executive 7 x 10 in 17 The cassette packed with your printer is for 8 x 11 in paper or for A4 paper Consult your Star LaserPrinter 8III dealer about additional cassettes for different sized paper Your Star LaserPrinter 8III can print on automatically fed paper whose weight is between 16 and 36 Ib It should be between 3 7 and 7 5 mils in thickness with a moisture content of 4 6 by weight Its smoothness should be 100 300 Sheffield with a minimum pH of 5 5 and an ash content of not more than 10 It must be able to withstand heat of 200 C for 0 1 second It should be long grain paper with cut edges showing no visible fray There should be no curl toward the printing side It should be packaged in reams in moisture proof polylaminate Avoid coated and extremely smooth papers and those that are wrinkled or contain staples Do not use carbonless paper or multipart forms The type of paper used for photo copying and the newer paper designed specifically for laser printers are suitable including Canon NP Xerox 4024 Gilbert Neu Tech and Neenah NP However Star Micronics does not recommend any particular brand since it has no control over the content and quality Selecting suitable paper is your responsibility Envelopes mailing labels and transparencies require manual feed Among the suitable brands of labels are Avery Lasergraphic and HP LaserJet series Be sure to select label
42. are dealer font attributes consisting of character spacing pitch point size style stroke weight and typeface the printer you select to emulate the Star LaserPrinter 8III can emulate three widely available printers the Hewlett Packard LaserJet IH a laser printer Epson EX 800 or IBM Proprinter both dot matrix printers the capabilities of your applications software The Star LaserPrinter 8III comes equipped with four families of fonts Any one of them can be selected from the front panel for use as the base font in any emulation 67 Samples of the four resident fonts follow Sample of CG Times Font 1 amp 0123456789 lt gt 9 ABCDEFGHIKKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY ZUI 1 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Sample of Univers Font I amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZI T abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Sample of Courier Font g 5 amp 0123456789 Q ME MS y abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Sample of Line Printer Font amp 0123456789 lt gt 70 ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz Many of the available fonts can be selected from the front panel The ultimate m in printing flexibility is provided by programming with the command sets For more on this see the chapter Interfacing With Applications Programs and the Applications Manual For each of the three printers that the Star
43. as well as command sets ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange Baud a measure of the speed at which information is transmitted The baud rate which is set for serial transmissions is approximately the number of characters transmitted per second multiplied by 10 Byte a series of 8 bits that represents one character Centronics interface a standard wiring configuration for parallel data transmission Centronics is often used as a synonym for the parallel standard developed by Centronics Inc Character Set the complete set of characters available in a font Data Bits the number of bits in a transmitted byte that actually contains data Emulation behaving like something else The Star LaserPrinter 8HI can emulate or behave like three other printers the Epson EX 800 and IBM Proprinter dot matrix printers and the HP LaserJet III laser printer Font a set of letters numbers and symbols of the same typeface design Glyph a graphic symbol that conveys information Handshaking in data communication the automatic acknowledging by the receiving device of information that has been sent to it either by signals and the interface hard or by software control soft Hex dump conversion by the printer of ASCII symbols into their hexadecimal base 16 equivalent This is useful for programmers or other users who want to troubleshoot the communications between the
44. ce 8U it gives a sample of its upper and lower case letters symbols and numbers ABCDabcd s 123 866 XAab88 If you have installed optional font cartridges the same information will be given for each one 37 The bottom part of the page lists any errors that were found during the powering up and test procedure Page Three The third page of the status report provides information on the options for formatting and printer operation that are currently active in the order you are most likely to need the information You can change any of these by programming from the front panel 38 Four sets of selected or default options are listed Current the settings to which the printer will respond when it receives a command Initial the settings that were selected when the printer was first turned on Power up the settings that are stored in NV RAM see Glossary Factory set the settings originally selected at the factory as default values ROM The COMMAND GROUP includes these functions Emulation the printer whose functions the Star LaserPrinter 8III is set to emulate Number of Copies the number of copies of each page to be printed Macro Overlay whether special instructions are preprogrammed FF on Rotate whether the printer will issue a form feed command if the orientation portrait or landscape of the printing is switched within a page Hex Dump whether the text will
45. cess the toner cartridge and the printer body The toner cartridge contains the drum which is the rotating surface In the darkness of the toner cartridge the drum holds a negative charge placed on itby the primary corona wire inthe printer Shutters on the bottom ofthe toner cartridge assure that no unwanted light penetrates its interior f l 1 TOP VIEW BOTTOM VIEW When text or graphics are sent by the computer to the printer a laser beam is generated by a semiconductor laser diode This beam is focused by special scanning mirrors that turn the light beam into a tool that writes or paints on the surface of the drum The areas of the drum touched by the laser beam lose theirnegative charge and contain a reverse image ofthe information sent from the computer As the drum rotates it passes a developer unit that is also rotating but in the opposite direction The surface of the developer unit is covered with toner ink which has a negative charge The neutralized portions of the drum containing the information to be printed pick up negatively charged toner from the developer unit At this point paper fed from the paper cassette moves through the transfer unit from which it receives a positive charge As the drum rotates the negatively charged particles of toner are attracted to the positively charged surface of the paper A combination of heat and pressure fuse the image to the paper The paper is th
46. computer and the printer 119 HMI Horizontal Motion Index refers to dot spacing in the smallest increment that can be made in the horizontal or x axis Interface a hardware plug that allows cable connections of two devices For instance a cable from a computer parallel port to a printers parallel port Landscape printing on paper across its wider dimension such as a spreadsheet that is 11 in wide and 8 in high landscape pictures are usually wider than they are tall NV RAM NV Non volatile Random Access Memory is the permanent storage by the Star LaserPrinter 8III of settings programmed from the front panel even when the power is tumed off When the printer is turned on again these settings become the current settings Parallel a communications interface that sends or receives 8 bits of information plus control signals at a time Parity a bit in a serial information that allows a computer and printer to automatically check for errors in transmission Pitch the width of a typeface measured in characters per inch Point the height of a type font measured in points or 1 72 of an inch Portrait printing on paper across its narrower dimension such as a letter on paper that is 8 in wide and 11 in high portrait pictures are usually taller than they are wide Proportional type a typeface in which some letters take up more room on a printed line than others such as W taking more s
47. dge product EP S e paper A package of 16 201b 60 135g m photocopier paper is best to start with however the printer can use thicker paper as well as special media such as envelopes mailing labels and transparent sheets someone to help you lift the printer from the carton to its new location UNPACKING The shipping carton contains two layers of material On top is a Styrofoam tray containing the paper cassette power cord ground wire and the users manuals Power cord Remove the tray with its contents and setit aside NOT onthe table where the printer will go On the bottom you will see the printer in a plastic bag resting in its own Styrofoam nest Summon your lifting partner and prepare to remove the printer Since it is tightly cradled in the shipping carton it may be necessary to tip the carton slightly to get a firm grip Lifting handles are located half way back on each underside of the printer but they will be difficult to use because of the plastic bag Lift the printer from the Styrofoam and place it on the table or stand plastic bag and all Now slide the bag off by slightly lifting the printer gently To stabilize the printer during shipment it contains several kinds of protective material The front of the printer has three slots one about 9 in VET Tome tete EE TESS ve E SE a aa k B F k f E E t wide and two narrower slots below it The wide slot is packed with a paper
48. e a parallel interface make these selections next Automatic line feed type N for No If you look at your sample print under Paper Feed Group you will see that the matching command is off Pitch If you are using a standard font you do not need to make a selection here Now you are through with the parallel configuration To save these new values in the Default Menu type U for Update Finally type Q for Quit and Lotus 1 2 3 is ready to use with the Star LaserPrinter 8III For a serial interface type 2 to select it Choices following this are Data transmission rate type 6 for 9600 baud Automatic line feed type N for No If you look at your sample print under Paper Feed Group you will see that the matching command is off Pitch If you are using a standard font you do not need to make a selection here 79 Now you are through with the serial configuration To save these new values in the Default Menu type U for Update Finally type Q for Quit and Lotus 1 2 3 is ready to use with the Star LaserPrinter 8IIT If you are interested in customizing your Lotus files communication with the Star LaserPrinter 8III you should consult the section in the Lotus 1 2 3 manual entitled Printer Control Codes With the Star LaserPrinter 8III you can use Lotus 1 2 3 s PrintGraph feature to reproduce charts and graphs in the Epson emulation To do this you must select options that configu
49. e a selection such as selecting the RS 232 interface 29 ca c3 ca READY ALARM DATA The printer operates in two main modes when the printer is off line 1 Front panel Mode grey buttons performs functions labeled on the button 2 Program Mode yellow buttons press the PROGRAM button to enter menu selections The meaning and use of the panel buttons depends on the mode in which the printer is operating Powering Up Your first interaction with the panel will come when you turn on the power Now is the time to begin using the printer and operating its front panel First turn on the power pressing the I position on the switch located at the rear of the printer The O position turns the power off As soon as you press the I end of the power switch on the rear of the printer all lights on the panel will come on The printer will begin its internal diagnostics and warming up displaying a series of messages on the screen The first message is LaserPrinter 8Ill followed immediately by a flashing message Memory Test 1 MB meaning that the Star LaserPrinter 8III is putting itself through a test series of its engine and all its circuits and functions It an optional RAM board has been installed the message will display Memory Test 2 MB 30 E E 1 1 i for example The actual value will depend on the size of the RAM board installed 1 2 or 4 megabytes When the tests have been
50. e range of applications programs on the market both old and new Chapter 7 provides the information that will allow you to use your printer with four popular applications programs Lotus 1 2 3 WordPerfect Microsoft Word and Microsoft Windows Chapter 8 and 9 describe the maintenance and troubleshooting operations to keep your Star LaserPrinter 8III working in perfect condition LASER PRINTING Before you begin learning about your new Star LaserPrinter 8III you may find it helpful to know something about laser printing itself A laseris actually abeam oflightofjustone wavelength Laseris an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Such a beam of light described as highly coherent can be focused very sharply Lasers generated by gases liquids or semiconductors are widely used in applica tions ranging from surgery to the visual arts Laser printing is a process that uses a laser beam in this case generated by asemiconductor to activate portions of an electrically charged surface These activated parts represent the words numbers or graphics being sent from the computer for printing Other parts of the printer transfer this image to paper then clean the surface and prepare it to receive more information to be printed In other words this process is a type of laser activated temporary engraving In the Star LaserPrinter 8III two interconnected units produce the complete printing pro
51. el or serial What the communication settings would be if serial communication were activated including baud rate rate of data transmission data bits number of information bits per byte parity error checking mode and communication protocol Page Four The fourth page of the status report presents information about the fonts available for each of the three printer emulations HP LaserJet i III primary and secondary fonts IBM Proprinter and Epson EX 800 HP emulation displays a symbol set Epson and IBM Proprinter emulations po display character sets These include the selection of letters numbers and symbols such as Roman 8 39 It specifies the typeface such as Courier and tells whether the letters in the font are proportional vary in width from one letter to another such as a narrow i or a wide w or whether all letters are the same width It also tells how many characters to the horizontal inch pitch font height point whether it will print in italics or upright sometimes called roman how dark the printing is stroke weight light medium or bold PROGRAMMING FROM THE FRONT PANEL As the status report indicates the various functions that you can select from the font panel are arranged in an outline form or a hierarchy This means there are main groups and several levels within each one Remember you ENTER or EXIT a Level to select the PREVIOUS or NEXT Item within a Group PREVIOUS
52. en ejected from the printer Finally acleaning mechanism in the toner cartridge cleans excess toner from the drum and a special light beam neutralizes its entire surface Then the entire process can begin again STR are ere eS TNT FP a peia THE STAR LASERPRINTER Sill AN INTRODUCTION You will meet each portion of your Star LaserPrinter 8III as you read this manual but a brief introduction is in order here The following figures show the printer from the front and the rear Upper Cover Release Botton Font Cartridge Slots Carrying Grip Plate Paper Cassette Hole for Test Print Button Paper Set Guides for Manual Feed in Control Panel Ing Mif Une a X EO ET TEN RIAL Cy RIE FEE TN METTI RAT Sees I ANTE VRAT I ge ERTS Ey D Facedown Print Delivery Tray Power Cord Connector Q RAM Expansion Board Slot Power Switch covered Faceup Print Delivery Tray Parallel Interface Connector folded up Serial Interface Connector You can eject paper face up when the paper tray is folded out as shown below NOTES n CHAPTER The fact that you re now reading this manual shows that you ve got at least as far as opening the carton containing your new Star LaserPrinter 8III This chapter will help you do unpack the printer set it up and get it running First though you should make some preparations You may already have decided on the printer s new location Whether
53. er is on line the printer will immediately go offline and the screen will display an operator call message After resolving the problem you should press ERROR SKIP which configures the unit If you want to continue printing press ON LINE If a cartridge is removed while it is being accessed the screen will display a message if possible After resolving the problem the operator must reinitialize the printer by turning the power off and then on again 94 MESSAGE MEANING ACTION CHECK CART 1 Cartridge 1 changed while follow procedure described printer is on line above CHECK CART 2 Cartridge 2 changed while follow procedure described printer is on line above CHECK CART Cartridge 1 amp 2 changed follow procedure described while printer is on line above CART RE either cartridge changed follow procedure described MOVAL above Change Paper Size Certain emulations permit paper size to be specified by the host computer Also paper size may be selected from the menu If a change in paper size is required the screen will display a message to that effect The alarm will beep but the printer will not go off line You may have the printer ignore such a message by pressing ERROR SKIP If you remove the present paper cassette the printer goes off line After inserting the correct paper cassette you should press ERROR SKIP for verification You may then press ON LINE Let
54. eriod of validity 2 5 years from date of production e Periodic maintenance time by operator 10 minutes or less 115 Pin Functions on Interfaces e Parallel interface z o uU m uM Goes from High to Low for at least 0 5 microseconds when data are valid N N IN Eight bit character data TIN DATASB is the most significant DATA DATA4 DATAS IN bit DATA is the least DATA7 significant bit High is logic 1 and Low is logic 0 A low pulse acknowledges receipt of data Low when the printer is ready to accept data Q w lt PAPER Goes High if the printer runs OUT out of paper G CHASSIS Printer s chassis ground GND isolated from signal ground 5VDC _ a 1 o Ton 4 oo to B t _ a ground level its power on condition zb E L3 B LIBSSSIT s t 32 ERROR Goes low to signal that the printer cannot print due to an error condition 34 36 116 l e Serial interface mew Em pee mm Chassis ground OUT Carries data from the printer IN Carries data to the printer OUT On when the printer is ready to receive data On when the printer is ready to receive data Unused 117 118 NOTES ASCII as kee a standardized and commonly accepted numerical code that represents letters numbers and symbols
55. esssercecsscceessscecacesssesssassessreessssoueecereneoeeeses 82 Microsoft Word 4 0 sssessssssssscsscoscscssssessovesssososoeatasessrorssarecsesseseosasae 83 Microsoft Windows eerie sessi esee eset sn nessun anota sen eene tosta ttn 84 CHAPTER 8 MAINTAINING THE STAR LASERPRINTER 811187 CHAPTER 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 91 Error Messages Displayed on the Screen eene 91 Service Call Messages euren eene tenete toten tne ntntn ente tnnt 92 Engine Service Call Messages Operator Call Messages eere eese enennnnentnnonnnane 94 Engine Problems Font Emulation Cartridge Problems Change Paper Size Manual Paper Feed Operator Information Messages eeeseeenen eere eere tnnt 97 Host Communication Problems Function or Size Incompatibility Status Messages eeseeee eese eese ene tnn ntn tuse esta sns tn these tt sesso sens enin seos 99 Paper Jumming eese eene tette ente tnn oninia ento toto tenen tntnn 100 Adjusting Print Quality eese tenente tenente tnn eene 104 ee en ee oe a Streaky Prints e M siete 106 White Streaks Dark Streaks or Stains Garbled Text or Formats Hex Dump cscsscssssssssssssssssscsecacscesseees 110 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS 111 GLOSSARY 119 INDEX 123 7 i t i CHAPTER Congratulations on purchasing a Star LaserPrinter 8III You will be de lighted with both the quali
56. he toner cartridge When you place your printer for use with your computer be sure that itsits on a strong stable table there is circulation on all sides including the bottom there is sufficient room for the paper cassette which protrudes from the front and for the pullout paper tray for face up paper ejection located at the rear of the printer The printer is heavy so use the grip handles located halfway back on either side Don t try to lift it by yourself have someone help you Be sure to remove all the packing material before you use the printer If you are just setting up your Star LaserPrinter 81III and have not read the material in Chapter 2 please take the time to read the section on installing the tonercartridge Itis very vital that you handle and install this component precisely because it contains important laser printing devices as well as the toner ink that actually prints on the paper 47 Ordinary office weight paper of standard sizes can be fed automatically into the printer from the paper cassette A different cassette is required for each size For heavier than normal paper envelopes mailing labels and transparencies use the manual feed slot located on the top of the paper cassette s cover The printer s on off switch is located at the rear THE FRONT PANEL The front panel of the printer provides information about the printer s internal and operating status It also allows y
57. heets showing its configuration the quality of its text printing and a summary of its settings current initial power up and factory preset CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER The Star LaserPrinter 8III comes equipped with both a standard parallel interface and an RS 232 serial interface Both can be connected simulta neously though only one can be active at any one time The printer comes from the factory pre set with the IBM parallel interface active You can confirm this by looking at the Interface Group portion of the sample print Cassette Paper Size Letter Auto Parameters mul t On Emul Dflt On Auto CR Auto CR Off Auto CR Off Auto LF Auto LF Off Auto LF Off Auto FF Auto FF Off Auto FF Off Auto Wrap Auto Wrap Off Auto Wrap Off eecer INTERFACE GROUP Interface Type PARALLEL IBM PARALLEL IBM Serial Parameters Baud Rate 9600 baud 9600 baud Data Bits 8 8 Parity None None Stop Bits 1 1 Protocol XON XOFF XON XOFF This means that the IBM parallel interface is active If the serial port were active that line would state SERIAL 50 If you are going to use an IBM parallel interface you don t need to make any changes If you want to use an RS 232 interface you must perform a programming sequence Programming will involve pressing various panel keys and following the information provided on the display screen The front panel indicates the selected function with the sy
58. ked is a small plastic bag containing cleaning material some of which you will install inside the printer and an installation sheet kon Swab After separating the two packages from the Styrofoam pick up the smaller one and open it In this package is a green and black 8 inch long rod and a cotton swab The rod is a fixing roller cleaner with cleaning pad attached to one end Open the green lid to the upper fixing assembly and insert the cleaning pad end of the roller cleaner into the slot Slide the cleaning pad back and forth several times Installation Manual 12 ro r r LES ugue pero quu den ro i GSN V Se Now grasp the fixing roller cleaner by the two prongs in the center and install it in the slot you have just cleaned U 275777777 7 12477 7 a y Q9 24 17 0 2 Finally close the green lid It will not close tightly but don t force it down Now it is time to install the toner cartridge Pick up the sealed package that contains it You will see the letters EP S stamped on one end This is at the bottom of the cartridge so turn it over and snip open the foil Be careful to grasp the cartridge only at the instruction panel and the other long end not in the middle This is to prevent disruption of its moving parts Holding the cartridge with two hands rock it back and forth 5 or 6 times as shown below so that it moves through about 90 degrees 14 Now lower the prin
59. l selecting YES confirms your printer choice and returns you to the CONTROL PANEL Menu If you are just starting with Windows you should select SETUP from the CONTROL PANEL Menu This will present a Menu with three options You should first select PRINTER and from the list choose the printer you wish to use Next from SETUP select CONNECTIONS This will let you designate the parallel or serial port for the printer clicking OK to confirm it If you are using a serial printer go to SETUP once again and select COMMUNICATIONS 85 After you indicate the active port you have already chosen Windows will present a series of settings options Type in the desired baud rate and push the button for your selection of word bit length parity stop bits handshake and port Select HARDWARE handshake and 1 stop bit Be sure that the other selections match the printer settings shown under Interface Group on the Star LaserPrinter 8III s sample print 86 The Star LaserPrinter 8III is a sophisticated piece of equipment but its routine maintenance is simple and requires only a soft cloth a cotton swab and mild detergent Portions of the interior of the printer require periodic cleaning This should occur at the time you change the toner cartridge But they should be a part of routine maintenance as well To prevent paper dust from interfering with the operation of
60. ll display ENGINE TEST Examine the printed sheet that comes from the printer to determine whether the density of the printis satisfactory and the density is uniform throughout the printed page If you want to adjust the print density follow this procedure Open the printer At the left front you will see a green knurled dial marked with the odd numbers from 1 through 9 74 Tomake the printing lighter turn the dial clockwise to ahighernumber To make the printing darker turn the dial counterclockwise to a lower d number For more on improving the quality of your prints see Streaky Prints inthe chapter Troubleshooting 75 NOTES 76 Du HU MR Ce E Meade ey Tor AE TU d iA LE Ld CERERI If this were the best of all possible computer worlds every software application would run automatically on the Star LaserPrinter 8III or any other printer The fact is that software applications word processing spreadsheets databases or others are designed to work with a specific printer or a limited group of printers Some very popular software applications were written before laser printers became common and require a dot matrix o
61. major pressing the key will result in confirmation by the printer that the error is continuing When this happens consult the display screen for further information When the printer is in the Program mode this key is called NEXT During programming pressing this key displays the various items under a category for the operator to select next in the sequence TEST PREVIOUS This key has two functions when the printer is off line If the operator is holding the button as TEST it acts as a form feed command telling the printer to print whatever information is in memory It then tells the printer to compose a sample print This is a summary of the printer s present settings The TEST button will 1 Print whatever is in memory 2 display HOLD FOR TEST 3 display STATUS SHEET If you release the button the sheet will begin printing 4 display TEST PRINT MODE Therefore there are two tests under a category for the operator to select from n the Program Mode pressing the button as PREVIOUS presents the available items in reverse sequence 33 EET ae Se eT ee Pee PESEN ee RESET ENTER When the printer is off line holding RESET tells the printer to discard any information that has not yet been printed and to restart the printer by loading Initial RAM settings into Current J RAM thememory ofthe printeris always working from The action will be confirmed by the message REINITIALIZE on the displa
62. make sure there is paper in the paper cassette and turn the printer on if necessary Now look on the right hand side of the printer about halfway back You will see a small hole Take a pointed pencil and gently press it into the hole The alarm will sound and the screen will display ENGINE TEST Examine the printed sheet that comes from the printer to determine whether the density of the print dark or light is satisfactory and that the density is uniform throughout the printed page If you want to adjust the print density follow this procedure Open the printer Attheleft front you will seea green knurled dial marked with the odd numbers from 1 through 9 104 e To make the printing lighter tum the dial clockwise to a higher number To make the printing darker tum the dial counterclockwise to a lower number 105 STREAKY PRINTS You may see unevenly printed pages white streaks or areas or dark streaks or areas White streaks There are several possible causes of light areas on the printed page Low toner Check to see if the status message TONER LOW is displayed on the screen If so follow the procedure described in the chapter Setting Up the Star LaserPrinter 8III 1 Unplug the printer and open the printer cover Remove the toner cartridge and throw it away 2 Open the upper fixing assembly cover remove the used fixing roller cleaner and throw it away Note this area ma
63. mbol following the function displayed Note Changing the interface type requires two steps after front panel programming 1 Save the new interface setting in NV RAM by pressing PROGRAM then pressing NEXT until the screen displays SET POWER UP Press ENTER to store the new selections 2 Tum the printer s power off then on again to activate the new interface Selecting the Serial Interface Note that when you have completed the selection sequence the settings must be stored in NV RAM see Saving Settings then activated by tuming the printer s power off then on again Take the printer off line by pressing the ON LINE button until the button s light is off Then press PROGRAM Press NEXT until the display screen reads INTERFACE Press ENTER Now the screen will read PARALLEL IBM 51 Now press NEXT two times The screen will change to SERIAL With the display reading SERIAL this time press ENTER The screen will show BAUD RATE Pressing ENTER now displays 9600 baud Press NEXT to display a series of options from 300 to 19200 Keep pressing until the one you want appears on the screen Pressing ENTER now displays 9600 baud Then press EXIT displays BAUD RATE Pressing NEXT displays these options DATA BIT PARITY STOP BIT PROTOCOL The settings from the factory for these options are 8 bit no parity 1 stop bit XON XOFF Whenever you want
64. necessary press the ON LINE button until the light is off Be sure the DATA light is off If the light is on this means the printer contains material in its memory that has not yet been printed Press the PRINT button to print this material When printing of all the material in memory is completed the DATA light will go off Make the desired cartridge changes Press ON LINE so that the light is on and continue your printing as desired Note If you attempt to change a cartridge while the printer in on line the printer will go off line The screen will display the message CHECK CARTRIDGE and the slot number Replace the cartridge and press ERROR SKIP then ON LINE which may allow you to continue Ifthis doesn t work turn the power off then on again Formore onthis subject see Font Emulation Cartridge Problems in the chapter Troubleshooting 73 ADJUSTING PRINT QUALITY At some time you may find that the quality of the printing is not what you want You may run test prints and then make the printing lighter or darker as desired Begin by running an engine test print which consists of a pattern of vertical lines To do this make sure there is paper in the paper cassette and turn the printer on if necessary Now look on the right hand side of the printer about halfway back You will see a small hole Take a pointed pencil and gently press it into the hole The alarm will sound and the screen wi
65. ner 40 CHAPTER 4 QUICK START WITH THE STAR LASERPRINTER 8III A TUTORIAL 47 Preliminaries cccccescsscssceccescscsesceessssrssscsceseseeseassnssgcnenssssssansnsoneenesens 47 The Front Panel e eeeeee eese entente nennen tne tn tanen tna tn enun 48 Basic Operations UE REESE I 49 Connecting the Printer to the Computer eene 50 Selecting the Serial Interface Activating the Parallel Interface Saving the Setting Returning to Factory Settings Manual Feed c cssssssssssescsescssseseseseeeeccessscsesnsceseeesseenensesnsnsossenensonenoroes 55 Paper Size s ssssccsssecssscssssssssscecsseeesesssceeocsnsseescussnssceneaeenensenencnenenseees 56 Printing in Landscape Orientation erret 57 Changing Character Set eene 58 Changing Font Attributes esee rene rte tette tnnt tnnt 58 Programming on Your Own eee ertet ente tnn en ennt 61 CHAPTER 5 SETTING UP A PAGE 65 CHAPTER 6 PRINTING 67 Iz ER M 67 Hewlett Packard LaserJet III Diablo 630 Epson EX 800 IBM Proprinter Installing Optional Font Cartridges eene 73 Adjusting Print Quality eere nennen entente ennt 74 CHAPTER7 INTERFACING WITH APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS 77 JE oiT 1 223 RII 78 Original Version Lotus 1 2 3 Release 2 WordPerfect ccccccsssccsssessess
66. old Available Values Character set Proportional spacing Epson Std USA Monospaced 10 cpi 12 point Upright Medium 0 Courier Disabled Enabled Off Epson Std USA Epson Std France Epson Std Germany Epson Std UK Epson Std Denmark 1 Epson Std Sweden Epson Std Italy Epson Std Spain 1 Epson Std Japan Epson Std Norway Epson Std Denmark 2 Epson Std Spain 2 Epson Std Latin America IBM PC IBM DN Disabled Enabled 71 H A 3 i s E 1 1 y i 1 Italic Graphics Boldface IBM PROPRINTER Default Values Character set Spacing Pitch Point size Style Stroke Weight Typeface Available Values Character set 72 Italic Enable Graphics Enable Off On IBM GP Set 2 Monospaced 10 cpi 12 point Upright Medium 0 Courier IBM GP Set 1 IBM GP Set 2 IBM PC IBM DN ECMA94 i f f i i j t EES aa e vier i INSTALLING OPTIONAL FONT CARTRIDGES You may install two optional font cartridges in the slots beneath the paper cassette at the front of the Star LaserPrinter 8III referred to as slot 1 and slot 2 If the power is off simply hold one of the cartridges at its label end label facing up and insert it into the slot pushing it as far back as it will go Part of the label end will protrude from the printer s frame If you want to change a cartridge while the power is on do this Make sure the printer is off line If
67. on skip always defaults to O lines Special word processing features of other printers is ignored Text graphics mode defaults to text mode Slashed zero the style of the zero depends on the selected font On line The printer is always on line after being turned on or powered up The highest rank in the hierarchy available for programming through the printer s front panel is as follows PROGRAM MODE CHARACTER LAYOUT PAPER FEED COMMAND INTERFACE 3X amp 3 X 61 SET INIT VALUES SET POWER UP LOAD FACTORY SET The functions marked with an asterisk are summarized on the status sheet Always start your programming by going offline press ON LINE so that its light goes off Then press PROGRAM As you have already found you move from one to the next item in the same level by pressing NEXT PREVIOUS retums the display to the last item at the current level EXIT displays the last item at the next higher level ENTER displays the first item of the next lower level If no such item exists ENTER displays the value that is to be selected with added EXIT or ON LINE ends the program mode The complete hierarchy is shown next page Movement within the LaserPrinter 8III hierarchy is shown below PREVIOUS EXIT ENTER NEXT 62 STAR LASERPRINTER 8ill FRONT PANEL HIERARCHY Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 GHARACTER Refer to next page LAYOUT ORIENTATION
68. ou to program it for your and your computer s specific needs The Star LaserPrinter 8III works in two basic modes when the printer is off line Front panel mode using the grey buttons Program mode using the yellow buttons The buttons have different functions in each mode BUTTON FRONT PANEL MODE PROGRAM MODE GREY BUTTONS YELLOW BUTTONS ON LINE When light is on printer can Fast exit termination of Pro print When light is off all gram Mode retums to Printer other buttons are enabled Ready PRINT Print information in memory No function ERROR SKIP NEXT Continue printing or display Display next item within cur error code rent level of menu selections TEST PREVIO US Initiate tests Display previous item within current level of menu selec tions RESET ENTER Discard information Display next level within cur rent item of menu selection When in last level of current item executes function PROGRAM EXIT Enter program mode Display previous level within current item of menu selec tion PREVIOUS EXIT ENTER NEXT Remember you ENTER or EXIT a LEVEL to select the PREVIOUS or NEXT ITEM within a GROUP The front panel also has some lights When lit they mean READY the printer is ready for printing or for programming ALARM and error condition exists and the printer is off line DATA information received not yet printed ON LINE the printer is ready for printing PRINT the printe
69. pace than 7 The spacing of the letters is also intended to enhance the esthetic quality of the printed page RAM Random Access Memory or memory that can be used to store information temporarily such as text or printing configurations RAM stored information is erased when the power is turned off ROM Read Only Memory or memory in which information can be stored permanently whether the power is on or off RS 232 a wiring configuration for sending and receiving serial transmis sions including data and acknowledgments between sending and receiving equipment handshaking 120 Serial a communications interface that sends or receives 1 bit of information at a time at a specified baud rate Stop Bit 1 or 2 bits used by the computer for the timing of a transmission of information Stroke weight the intensity of a printed character such as light medium or bold Normal printing is medium weight Symbol Set the entire list of ASCII letters numbers and symbols used x with a particular language such as English or Spanish VMI Vertical Motion Index refers to line spacing the smallest incre ment that can be made in the vertical or y axis 121 122 NOTES ALARM light 35 49 ASCII code Automatic paper feed 17 20 BAD CHARACTER CODE message 97 BAD FONT CODE message 97 BAD FONT DATA message 97 BAUD RATE message 52 Bit map mode operation 27 Buttons front panel 29 3
70. present shut off power and fix prob lem or depress ERROR CALL SERVICE 10 CRC error in NV RAM case program uses factory set tings as power up settings NO FONT PRESENT program halts fatal SKIP to continue in which case Cartridge 2 is ignored FATAL RAM ER RAM error on main program or expansion board ROR board halts fatal PROGRAM ERROR program halts fatal board TIMER ERROR program halts fatal sequence stops alarm beeps shut off power and fix prob lem or depress ERROR SKIP to continue in which 93 OPERATOR CALL MESSAGES Whenever the screen displays operator call messages the printer goes off line and the alarm sounds The problem is one that the operator should be able to resolve After making any corrections the message will be turned off and printing will continue Engine Problems These are mechanical problems that prevent the engine from being ready to print MESSAGE MEANING ACTION REFILL CAS out of paper printing stops refill according SETTE to procedure in Chapter 2 SET EPS CART no toner cartridge insert or reposition toner car tridge PAPER JAMMING paper is jammed within follow printer procedure on page 106 CLOSE COVER Font Emulation Cartridge Problems The font and emulation cartridges plug into the printer They can be inserted or withdrawn at any time even while the printer is in operation If someone does this while the print
71. r daisy wheel printer Some software is linked to a particular brand of computer and printer And some can be used on only one brand of laser printer As you have read some of the commands needed for printing are resident in the Star LaserPrinter 8III Some can be programmed from the front panel And some must be issued by the computer from within a program Some applications programs allow the user to specify a printer or printers either by name or by type Once the selection is made it becomes part of the program file As a result printing usually requires nothing more than issuing a one or two keystroke command In this chapter you will learn how to specify the Star LaserPrinter 8III for three popular applications programs for IBM compatible computers Lotus 1 2 3 WordPerfect Microsoft Word and Microsoft Windows The Star LaserPrinter 8III will print graphics as well as words and numbers emulating Hewlett Packard graphics all densities of the Epson dot matrix printers and the IBM Proprinter semigraphics It can also be used with the two popular desktop publishing programs Aldus PageMaker and Xerox Ventura Pub lisher which uses the GEM desktop environment Both are compatible with the HP LaserJet III For furtherinformation consult the Applications Manual Before you begin printing be sure your Star LaserPrinter 8III is correctly configured for your computer by having either the parallel or serial interface selected and the correct
72. r is printing information BASIC OPERATIONS Ther are four basic operations performed from the panel OnLine and Off Line The printer can receive information from the computer and print it only when it is on line When the printer is on line the light on the ON LINE button will be lit For all other functions the printer must be off line This is accomplished by pressing the ON LINE button until its light is out e Form feed The printer may have unprinted information in its memory This is indicated by the lighted DATA light To clearit from the printer take the printer off line Then press PRINT When all the remaining information is printed the paper will be ejected and the DATA light will go out Error Skip In case of an error the printer will go off line and stop printing If the error is minor it is possible to continue printing To do this press ERROR SKIP then ON LINE until its light is on If the error was minor printing will resume If the error was more serious the panel will provide information on how to handle it 49 Reset Toclear the printer memory and restore settings to emulation defaults press RESET Before you begin printing at any time but especially when you are new to the process it is a good idea to run a test or sample print To do this take the printer off line Then press and hold TEST until the display reads Status Sheet The printer will provide a series of 4 s
73. re PrintGraph for this emulation If you are in Lotus save your worksheet with File and Save FS and your graph with Graph and Save GS Access PrintGraph and insert the PrintGraph program disk in Drive A and the font disk in Drive B From the menu make these selections Configurable Device Epson FX 80 either single double or quad den sity the Star LaserPrinter 8III supports them all using the arrow keys to position the pointer and Enter Page type width and length values for the size of paper this should match the printer paper cassette used in the printer Interface if your printer will use a parallel connection highlight 1 and lt Enter gt With a serial connection select a baud rate of 9600 which is rate choice number 8 80 To make these changes permanent save them by typing S and choosing Replace Now select Quit to return to the main PrintGraph menu PrintGraph is now ready to use with the Star LaserPrinter SIII Lotus 1 2 3 Release 2 In this newer version of Lotus 1 2 3 all equipment selections are saved in a single driver file called 123 SET Select your printer from the Install pro gram through the option called Change Selected Equipment On this Menu select Text Printer and press lt ENTER gt From the list of printers choose HP LaserJet II and then select Save Changes to record your choice From the main Lotus Menu you can specify your default printer by selec
74. rections through the hierarchy of selections You ENTER or EXIT a Level to select the PREVIOUS or NEXT Item within a Group For example Baud Rate is the first Item in Level 3 within the Interface Group Level Number 1 2 3 4 Item 1 Item 2 Interface Parallel Serial Baud Rate Parity The following diagram should help you as you program PREVIOUS EXIT ENTER NEXT ON LINE C With this button you control whether the printer is on line or ON LINE off line On line means that the printer is able to receive information from the computer and to print it All other buttons are inactive when the printer is on line Off line means that the printer is unable to receive information and print but can be programmed in other words by entering the Program Mode When the printer is on line the light is on When the printer is off line the light is off 32 PRINT p When the printer is off line the operator uses this buttton to PRINT print whatever is in the printer s memory When printing is in operation the light is on This button has no function when the printer is in the Program mode ERROR SKIP NEXT When the printer is on line this key is called ERROR SKIP Any time the printer stops because of an internal error condi tion the operator has two choices You may press this key to override the error or you may correct the error If the error is minor printing may continue If the error is
75. s NEXT until the screen displays SET POWER UP 54 Press ENTER after which the screen will display NV RAM LOAD DONE Finally press ON LINE Yournew settings are now saved and you can continue with other printing if desired Returning to Factory Settings If for some reason you want to start from the beginning with the original factory settings follow this procedure In the Program mode press NEXT until the screen reads LOAD FACTORY SET Press ENTER The screen will display briefly LOAD FROM ROM OK then REINITIALIZE The factory settings are now restored and you can go on line for other activities MANUAL FEED As the status sheet shows the Star LaserPrinter 8III come set for automatic paper feed from the cassette To change this setting from the front panel put the printer off line and press PROGRAM Press NEXT until the screen displays PAPER FEED Press ENTER and the screen will now display FEEDER l Press ENTER which will display Cassette Press NEXT to display Manual 55 Pressing ENTER confirms the change Finally press the ON LINE button to make the Star LaserPrinter 8III ready for printing The Star LaserPrinter 8III is now ready to receive sheets fed through the slot on top of the paper cassette s cover Before you start printing adjust the slot to fit your material Below the slot are settings for various standard sized papers If you are going to
76. s and their limita tions in mind What follows is a list of the elements that go into a printed page They may be selected through the front panel of the Star LaserPrinter 8III or through your application software Format Orientation Form size Text length Margins Line spacing Text Character set symbol set Typeface Character spacing Pitch Point size Style Stroke weight If you are a beginner you may want to limit the amount of computer programming you do for page set up Remember you can print a very nice looking page with very little manipulation by relying on the default settings in your printer and application program By using the programming available from the front panel of the printer you have a wide variety of options The next chapter outlines your choices both for Star LaserPrinter 8III programming and for making choices from the computer 66 i i H i f i y E i FONTS The style of printing that appears in your finished work consists of five elements the symbol character set the letters numbers and symbols avail able for use the fonts present in the Star LaserPrinter 8III some fonts come as standard equipment while others are available in cartridges that are installed in the font slots of the printer you may also purchase fonts on a disk and load them down downloading from the computer to the Star LaserPrinter 8III S RAM for more information consult a softw
77. s that cover the entire backing sheet during printing For transparencies a satisfactory brand is that with the Hewlett Packard trade name When printing envelopes and transparencies use the rear output tray Paper over 20 lb in weight may be fed manually You may place up to 200 sheets of paper in the paper cassette Do not overload the cassette and do not fan the paper before inserting it in the cassette Placing the cassette in front of you so that the paper size is facing you slide the paper in so that it comes to rest against the notch with three arrows on it and beneath the adjacent lip 18 Now press down on each comer of the paper stack to make sure it is seated flat on the bottom of the cassette 19 Finally replace the cover so that the beveled edge is at the front of the tray and the notched edge points to the rear The cassette must be inserted in the large slot at the front of the printer Holding the cassette so that the front is near you guide it into the slot and push back until it cannot go any further A portion of the cassette will protrude from the front of the slot 20 Manual Paper Feed Manual feeding of paper into the printeris accomplished from an adjustable slot on the cassette cover The Star LaserPrinter 8III can print on paper or other media sized from 3 9 x 7 5 in 100 x 190 mm to 8 5 x 14 in 216 x 356 mm For manual feeding you must first adjust the slot for the wid
78. ssages 92 93 SET EPS CART message 94 SET INIT VALUES message 41 SET POWER UP message 41 53 54 SET message 59 125 SETUP PARAMETERS message 62 Size incompatibility 98 Unpacking 8 11 Slashed zero 61 Upper cover release button 4 Spacers 11 SPACING message 59 Specifications 711 117 SPECIFY FONT message 59 STANDARD DEFAULT message 59 Status messages 99 STATUS SHEET message 33 36 51 99 Status sheets 36 40 STOP BIT message 52 Streaky prints 706 109 STROKE WEIGHT message 59 STYLE message 59 f Wire cleaner 707 WordPerfect 82 83 Test print button 4 TEST PRINT MODE message 33 36 TEST PREVIOUS button 33 36 48 TIMER ERROR message 93 Tms Romn typeface 68 Toner 106 Toner cartridge 2 3 7 12 15 TONER LOW message 99 106 TOO MANY FONTS message 98 Top of form 61 Transfer corona wire 89 109 cleaning 709 Transfer guide 88 109 cleaning 709 Transfer paper guide 88 Transparencies 18 21 Typeface 37 TYPEFACE message 59 126 Consumer Response Star Micronics Co Ltd invites your suggestions and comments on your printer and this manual Please address your correspondence to Worldwide Headquarters STAR MICRONICS CO LTD 194 Nakayoshida Shizuoka JAPAN 422 91 Attn Product Manager American Market STAR MICRONICS AMERICA INC 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 2702 25 New York NY 10170 Attn Product Manager European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLA
79. t installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful 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 or reloate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard this equipment requires a shielded cable The above statements apply only to printers marketed in the U S A Self Declaration Radio interference regarding this equipment has been eliminated according to Vfg 1056 1984 announced by the DBP DBP has been informed of the introduction of this special equipment and has been granted the right to examine the whole series Tt is the user s responsibility to see that his own assembled system is in accordance with the technical regulations under Vfg 1046 1984 To conform to FTZ regulations it is necessary to make all connections to the printer with shielded cable The equipment may only be opened by qualified service
80. ter lid to its halfway position and insert the cartrid ge in the direction of the arrows on its instruction panel Push gently but firmly until it is seated at the back of its container As you look at the left front side of the toner cartridge you will see a small plastic tab with a circle on it Miete OS ey m GOMMA TET TU EEE SS TS Tenere Miss n i j f i t i i Pull down on this tab and wiggle it up and down a few times until it snaps off Attached to the tab is a long strip of plastic that must be completely removed Hold the tab and pull it straight out applying firm even pressure Keep pulling until the end of the long plastic strip emerges from the cartridge The final stepis to close the printer top pushing down gently until it latches 16 PAPER TYPES AND PAPER LOADING You may load paper into the printer automatically or manually Either way you will need the cassette which is in the Styrofoam tray that you set aside after first opening the printer packing case The paper cassette comes in two parts the paper tray and the cover The paper tray contains two pieces of packing material Remove and discard them Automatic Paper Feed For automatic paper feed paper must be placed within the paper cassette Each size of paper requires a different paper cassette The Star LaserPrinter 8III uses cassettes for five paper sizes LTR letter 8 2 x 11 in LGL legal 87 x 14 in A4 stand
81. th of the paper Manual feeding also requires changing the printer s operating instructions by programming at the front panel This will be explained in the chapter Quick Start With the Star LaserPrinter 8III A tutorial Note that gauges for the five standard paper sizes are printed on the cover below the left hand slot guide If you plan to handfeed paper of one of these sizes adjust the guides accordingly For envelopes labels transparencies or paper other than 8 x 11 inch paper place a sample sheet on the feed slot and adjust the guides until they hold the sheet snugly OPTIONAL RAM EXPANSION BOARD The optional expansion board provides up to 4 megabytes of additional RAM as 1 2 or 4 megabyte cartridges and permits full page bit map mode operation To tell whether a board is displayed in your printer watch the printer display screen during power up If no board has been installed the display will read Memory Test 1 MB 21 OURS FRE BA ER PR PT TMT EERSTE ON If a memory board has been already installed the display will give the total amount of memory available for example Memory Test 5 MB The board is easily installed in a slot located at the left rear of the printer frame The only tool required is a Phillips screwdriver Before beginning the installation turn off the printer and unplug it The plate covering the slot is secured by one screw Remove the screw and lift the cover plate out Notice
82. the cassette or the condition of the toner cartridge Others have to do with fonts or emulations Another way of considering errors is that some of them result from failures in hardware or software Other errors are functional meaning that either the printer operator or the host computer has commanded the controller to perform an operation that is beyond its designed capabilities If the printer malfunctions for some reason warning messages will appear on the screen recommending what action you should take The most serious are messages that tell you to call for repair service Some messages concern less serious conditions that can be handled by the printer operator Information messages relate a communication problem with the host computer but do not affect the printer s operation These messages are summarized here 91 SERVICE CALL MESSAGES Engine service call messages Engine service call messages are related to the interface with the engine They can result from either a communication failure or a halt in the engine s ready level MESSAGE MEANING RESULT CALL SERVICE 01 improper communication processing stops alarm beeps press ERROR SKIP to reset engine and recheck CALL SERVICE 02 laser synchronization processing stops alarm beeps press ERROR SKIP to reset engine and recheck processing stops alarm beeps press ERROR SKIP to reset engine and recheck CALL SERVICE 03
83. the lip on the left side of the cover plate The interior of the slot contains a pin hole receptacle The RAM expansion board has two plastic insertion tabs at one end with a pin connector underneath Hold the card by the two tabs so that the memory chips face upward Insert the opposite end into the slot pressing firmly with your thumbs against the plastic tabs until the pins are com pletely seated in the pin hole receptacle During insertion do not wiggle the board back and forth as this may damage the pins 22 TE ELTE White Tabs When the board is completely seated it will be entirely inside the slot Finally replace the coverplate Fit the lip behind the printer frame atthe left end of the slot Then visually line up the hole in the cover with that in the frame Hold the right edge of the cover plate away from the printer frame and reinsert the screw Slide the cover back into position until the screw enters the hole in the frame Tighten the screw with the screwdriver If you want to remove the expansion board unscrew the slot s cover plate Grasp the plastic tabs with two hands and pull evenly on them until the board comes unplugged Do not wiggle the board back and forth as you pull to avoid damaging the pins a POWER SUPPLY All connections for the Star LaserPrinter 8III are located on the rear panel These include a receptacle for the power cord as well as parallel and serial connectors The Star Laser
84. the printer each day you should wipe three interior areas with a moistened soft cloth paper feed guide area use caution since this area may be hot re x S i Le Qa 2277 87 transfer guide transfer paper guide Each day you should also gently clean off the transfer corona wires using a cotton Swab 88 ntained within the printer to ires Be careful not to damage the Periodically you should use the wire brush co clean the groove near the transfer corona wires i i wires 89 Finally you can clean the exterior of the printer with a mild detergent and a soft cloth Before you begin unplug the printer and remove the paper cassette and any font cartridges NS o i CSS i 90 CHAPTER An important key to reliable operation of your Star LaserPrinter 8III is knowing how to respond when trouble occurs Some problem conditions can be handled on the spot by the printer operator Others require servicing by trained personnel This chapter will explain when to do what It will also help you deal with the paper jamming and other operational problems ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN The front panel screen may display a variety of messages during the course of operation of the Star LaserPrinter 81II You are already familiar with the display sequence during power up and when programming the printer Some messages provide information about the paper supply in
85. ting Worksheet Global Default Printer Name You can also use the Star LaserPrinter 8III s Epson EX 800 and IBM Proprinter emulations following the same routine from the Lotus Menus For graphics place the PrintGraph disk in drive A Select PrintGraph from the Lotus 1 2 3 menu Or from DOS type pgraph 81 and lt Enter gt Put the configuration menu on the screen by selecting Settings To specify the printer connection either parallel or serial select Hardware and Interface For printer type from the Hardware menu choose Printer and designate HP LaserJet II From the configuration menu you can also choose fonts paper size be sure to select the same size paper cassette for the printer and actions such as whether the printer should pause or eject the paper after each graphis printed When you have finished make your selections permanent by choosing Save from the configuration menu When you quit PrintGraph you are ready to use your Star LaserPrinter 8III WORDPERFECT WordPerfect must be installed before you can select a printer Once this is done display the Printer Control Menu by pressing SHIFT and Function Key 7 From the list of options that appears on the screen type the number 4 for Printer Control Of the three options that now appear choose Select Printers by typing 3 82 aei From the list of defined printers select either HP LaserJet III Epson EX 800 or IBM Proprinter and
86. tte with the appropriate paper PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION If you want to change from portrait to landscape orientation for your printed page follow this procedure after going off line and pressing PROGRAM Press NEXT until you get LAYOUT Press ENTER which will display ORIENTATION Press ENTER for Portrait Pressing NEXT gives Landscape Pressing ENTER selects Landscape 57 CHANGING CHARACTER SET If you want to use a character set other than that provided at the factory follow this procedure After going off line and pressing PROGRAM Press NEXT until you see CHARACTER Press ENTER which displays FONT preceded by primary or secondary if the printeris in the HP LaserJet III emulation Press ENTER which gives CHARACTER or SYMBOL SET depending on the emulation Pressing ENTER again presents the various options Press NEXT until you see the desired one Then press ENTER Press ON LINE CHANGING FONT ATTRIBUTES Attributes are those characteristics of a type font that make it distinct from all others These include spacing of characters either proportional or monospaced uniform pitch measured in characters per inch height or point size style either upright roman or italic stroke weight bold medium or light and typeface Typefaces available with the Star LaserPrinter 8III include Courier Helvet Tms Romn Gothic Script
87. ty ofthe printed images and the ease of operation With your computer and this printer you can create professional looking documents This Operations Manualisone oftwo thatexplore the entire range of printing possibilities of the Star LaserPrinter 8III This manual is for beginners and for those who plan to concentrate on the basics Advanced users and those interested in programming should refer to the Applications Manual Chapter 2 begins with an overview of the manual and of the Star Laser printer This chapter explains how to unpack your new printer and prepare it for initial operation Chapter 3 explains how to operate the printer s front operating panel and display screen Some people like to skip the preliminary explanations and begin using the printer immediately Chapter 4 provides the information for such a fast start If you begin with Chapter 4 at some later time you should read the rest of the book in sequence for a more complete picture of your printer and its operations Chapter 5 explains how to set up a page while Chapter 6 describes the type characteristics and printer operations that will enable you to give your printed pages that professional look The Star LaserPrinter 8III emulates the operation of three widely used printers HP LaserJet III a laser printer Epson EX 800 a dot matrix printer IBM Proprinter a dot matrix printer With this capability the Star LaserPrinter 8III will operate with a wid
88. uracy 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 above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual Copyright 1991 Star Micronics Co Ltd TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 1 Laser Printing cc csccssssscsessssscecescsssenesesessnseensnesencacouanonsasaseneneacaseets 2 The Star LaserPrinter 81II An Introduction eee 4 CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE STAR LASERPRINTERS8III 7 Unpacking eene eene tnnn ntn tenne nt nn tente tente nennen tenen tete ttnnenne 8 i Inserting the Toner Cartridge eren 12 Paper Types and Paper Loading eee 17 Automatic Paper Feed i Manual Paper Feed Optional RAM Expansion Board eene 21 Power Supply eese ee eeie entere tenente tn tatnen sensn enint nte nen enn 24 Connecting to a Computer eeeeeen nennen enne ntn tnnnnnnnten 25 Parallel Serial RS 232 CHAPTER 3 INITIAL OPERATION 29 Front Panel onere tv iaa iai hee Q UR C dE 29 Powering Up The Buttons Light Indicators i Hex Dump Self Test ccccsccccccssssssscsesssssesssceescacecccsssscssonsensuseacsaescnenenessoneasseausesacsenees 35 Printing the Status Sheets Status Sheet Description Programming from the Front Panel e
89. use one of these simply adjust the slot accordingly If you are planning to use sheets of other sizes place a sample in the slot and adjust the slot until it holds the sheet securely without bending it Note that it is better to do this before you actually start printing than to trust to luck during the process If during either manual or automatic feed you get a paper jam refer to the chapter on Troubleshooting for ways to clear the machine PAPER SIZE As the status sheet shows the Star LaserPrinter 8III comes set to use letter size paper If you want to use other size of paper or envelopes you must first instruct the printer After going off line and pressing PROGRAM Press NEXT until the screen reads PAPER FEED Press ENTER which will display FEEDER Pressing NEXT displays SIZE Press ENTER which will display Paper Letter 56 SE Se is e CMT URL HAT WE Ek eres Re Se Cm ig rn e ETRE OR TER Rae Ne rep Mya ee RITE e MENT oe a Aidei ge WA TT uM D AD eI Rig ia Ma dS qr eT TIT Tie PE TAE A S Pressing NEXT repeatedly will list the other choices Paper Paper Paper Paper Env Env Env Env Paper Executive Monarch COM 10 Intntn DL Intntni C5 Letter Press ENTER when the required paper envelope size is displayed on the screen Finally press ON LINE which readies the Star LaserPrinter 8III for printing Before you start printing refill the casse
90. y be hot so use caution when working near it 3 Open a fresh toner cartridge package Clean the fixing roller with the cleaning pad that comes with the new fixing roller cleaner Remove the cleaning pad throw it away and install the new fixing roller cleaner in the fixing assembly Close the fixing assembly cover 4 Clean the transfer guide with a moistened cloth 5 Use the cotton swab to clean the transfer corona wires Discard the used swab 6 Use the wire cleaner stored within the printer to brush off the discharging pins Replace the wire cleaner in its holder 7 Rock the new EP S toner cartridge back and forth several times then install it Close the printer cover 8 Plug the power cord back into the wall socket and restart the printer Make several test prints to examine print quality e Unevenly distributed toner If the TONER LOW message does not appear you may have to redistribute the toner in the cartridge 1 Unplug the printer Open the printer cover half way and remove the toner cartridge 106 2 Rock the cartridge back and forth several times as you did before initial installation Be careful not to rock it too vigorously to avoid toner discoloration of future prints 3 Return the cartridge to the printer and close the lid 4 Plug the printer back into the wall socket and restart the printer Then make several test prints to examine print quality Dark Streaks or Stains Dark areas on a
91. y screen Before this takes effect any printing already in process will be completed When the printer is in the Program mode ENTER has two functions First it displays items in the next higher level Second if there is no higher level it selects the value with an 9 PROGRAM EXIT To start using the Program mode you must first set the printer offline that is press the ON LINE button so that the ON LINE light is off Then press PROGRAM The printer will then dis play on the screen PROGRAM MODE The first of the available programming choices for the operator to make Within a programming sequence pressing EXIT takes the programming Menu to the next higher level If the sequence is already at the highest level pressing EXIT causes the control panel to leave the Program mode and display PRINTER READY Light Indicators When the printer is first tumed on all LED indicators will go on Then ALARM DATA and PRINT will then go off to be activated only to indi cate specific functions or the printer s status For instance if the paper cassette is empty or removed ALARM sounds the ALARM light stays lit and READY blinks The READY light This light will blink when the printer is warming up It will be on steadily when the printer is on line and ready to receive information from the computer If the printeris operational the READY light will also be on continuously when the printer is off line The ON LINE

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