ASTRO astrojet II plus, Installation And Operating Manual

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Section 2 –
Getting Acquainted
The AstroJet Image Blaster is a high-speed printer that can be mounted on many
different feeder bases. It can print addresses, bar code, return addresses, bitmapped
graphics, and special messages using TrueType scaleable fonts simultaneously at
speeds up to 30,000 postcard size (3.5 X 5.5 inch) mail pieces per hour.
Before getting into the operation of the AstroJet Image Blaster, there is some basic
information necessary for its efficient and problem-free use.
The main areas of the AstroJet Image Blaster printer are shown in the following
drawing. These areas are described in the paragraphs that follow.
Printhead Carriage
The AstroJet Image Blaster has six printhead cartridges. There are two sets of rails on
the print head carriage, each with banks of cartridges that correspond to printing areas
in the software. The printheads are arranged a follows:
Heads 2,3, and 4 are banked together and share the same rail.
Heads 5 and 6 are banked together and share the rail with head 1.
In addition to the above configuration the AstroJet Image Blaster is available with two
additional cartridges for a total of eight. How the inkjet cartridges are installed and
replaced will be covered in Section 3.