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Page 2: ... can radiate radio frequency energy and if not 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 whtch can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user...

Page 3: ... AR EN KLASS I LASERAPPARAT Om apparaten anvands pa annat satt In i denna bruksanvisning specificerats kan anvandaren utslttas for osynlig laserstrllning som Bversktider grlnsen for laseklass I The above statement clpp1ie sm1 to printer s marketed in Finlnnd Trademark Acknowledgements LaserPrinter 4111 Star Micronics Co Ltd HP LaserJet IIIz Hewlett Packard Company Lotus l 2 3 Lotus Development Cor...

Page 4: ...e Multi purpose Tray 2 1 2 4 Selecting Paper Delivery 24 2 5 Connecting the Power Cord 26 2 6 Connecting the Interface Cable 27 2 7 Adjusting Print Quality 29 3 Initial Operation 3 1 3 1 Front Panel 3 1 3 1 1 Powering Up 32 3 1 2 The Buttons 33 3 1 3 Light Indicators 37 3 1 4 Hex Dump 38 3 2 Self Test 38 3 2 1 Printing Test Sheets 38 3 2 2 Status Sheet Description 39 3 3 Programming from the Contr...

Page 5: ... 4111 69 7 1 Replacing the EP L cartridge 69 7 2 Storage and Handling Precautions for the EP L cartridge 6 9 7 3 Cleaning the Fixing Assembly 70 7 4 Cleaning the Exterior of the Printer 7 I 8 Troubleshooting 73 8 I Error Messages Displayed on the Screen 73 8 2 Service Call Messages 74 8 2 I Engine Service Call Messages 74 8 2 2 Controller Service Call Messages 74 8 3 Operator Call Messages 76 8 3 ...

Page 6: ...ints 9l 8 7 1 White Streaks 9l 8 7 2 Stains on Transparency Films 93 9 Options 95 9 I Paper Feeder and Cassettes 95 9 2 Expansion RAM Board 96 9 3 Font Cartridge 96 10 Specifications 97 10 1 Specifications 97 10 2 Reliability 100 10 3 Pin Functions on Interfaces IO1 Glossary I03 Index 107 ...

Page 7: ...anel 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 manual in sequence for a more complete picture of your printer and its operations Chapter 5 describes the type characteristics that will enable yo...

Page 8: ...raving In the Star LaserPrinter 4111 two interconnected units produce the complete printing process 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 it by the primary corona wire in the printer Shutters on the bottom of the toner cartridge assure that no unw...

Page 9: ...rticles 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 then ejected from the printer Finally a cleaning 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 3 ...

Page 10: ...nual but a brief introduction is in order here The following figures show the front rear and inside views of the printer Side Cover 83 Release Button 3 Face down Tray Multi purpose Tray MP Tray 13 Paper Stop Extension Tray Control Panel Paper Guide 6J Cartridge Slot 3 Front Upper Door Power Switch Paper Delivery Selector 4 ...

Page 11: ...Connector Air Vent Serial Interface Connector Power Receptacle Inside View A 0 Density Adjustment Lever Transfer Roller I EP L Cartridge Paper Access Door i Pick up Roller 0 Separation Pad i I 1 Fixing Assembly Cover Feed Roller _ 5 ...

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Page 13: ...s than 20 If it is comfortable for you then it will be comfortable for your printer l A large strong table or stand The printer weighs approx 22Slbs 1Okg and must be firmly supported Also the printer will need more room than it takes up in the shipping carton because the paper tray will extend forward from the front so plan for a space at least 2 x 3 2 ft 0 6m l A three pronged outlet The outlet s...

Page 14: ...er and its accessories and the smaller one contains the EP L cartridge Follow these instructions when unpacking 2 1 1 Unpacking the Printer Follow the instructions below to unpack the printer 1 Open the large box and remove the accessories box 2 Remove the printer from the box a ...

Page 15: ...Open the accessories box Remove the face up tray power cord Opera tions Manual and Applications Manual NOTE Save the packing boxes and materials If you need to move the printer for new location or service etc use these materials to protect the printer from damage ...

Page 16: ...r damaged contact your supplier PWW cord Operations manual I 2 1 3 Unpacking the EP L Cartridge Open the small box see the illustration below and remove the packing material from the EP L cartridge CAUTION 1 Do not open the aluminum bag containing the cartridge until you are ready to install it in the printer 2 Do not lean the cartridge against anything or turn it upside down 10 ...

Page 17: ...ing the printer from one place to another always make sure the multi purpose tray is closed and carry the printer firmly at the bottom with two CAUTION Never attempt to carry the printer using the face down slot NOTE When moving the printer remove the EP L cartridge from the printer After removing the cartridge from the printer replace it in the aluminum bag in which it was originally packed or co...

Page 18: ...ray is opened l Do not put anything in or on the multi purpose tray except paper and do not press the tray downward CAUTION The parts of the printer shaded in the illustration below become extremely hot when the printer is used To avoid any personal injury do not touch these parts when the printer is open Although the printer s cover is closed while printing it will need to be opened when replacin...

Page 19: ...1 Opening the Cover 1 Hold the knob of the multi purpose tray and pull it to open the tray 2 The tray opens to about 80 degrees 13 ...

Page 20: ...3 Press the release button at the right upwards and open the cover cover opens to about 80 degrees the multi purpose tray then opens to about 90 degrees 14 ...

Page 21: ...e the two orange stoppers by pushing the lower part of the stoppers upwards and removing it as shown in the illustration below Closing the Cover 1 Using both hands lift the cover and close it gently until it latches 1 ...

Page 22: ...es etc Other wise CRTs and disk drives can be damaged and data on diskettes can be destroyed by the magnet inside the cartridge l When handling the cartridge do not touch the bottom of the EP L cartridge Print quality will be adversely affected if the protective shutter is open and the drum is damaged The drum can also be damaged if it exposed to light l Always keep the EP L cartridge with the lab...

Page 23: ...d the side cover as described in 2 1 6 Opening and Closing the Printer 2 If you are installing the EP L cartridge for the first time skip to step 3 If you are replacing the old EP L cartridge remove it by pulling it by the tab NOTE If it is difficult to remove the EP L cartridge press the green lever located at the right and try again 17 ...

Page 24: ...ay need it for storing the cartridge when you move the printer to another place in the future 4 Holding the cartridge with both hands rock it gently from end to end 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner evenly If the toner is not distributed evenly in the cartridge it may adversely affect print quality 18 ...

Page 25: ...nd to pull the orange tab to remove the seal ___ _ Make sure that the tab is pulled smoothly in a direction parallel to the flat surface Otherwise the tape may break or snap making the cartridge unusable 6 Holding the cartridge by the tab align the arrow on the cartridge with the V mark on the printer 19 ...

Page 26: ...tridge is securely seated then close the cover gently NOTE 1 If you have purchased optional accessories install them in accordance with their installation manuals 2 When replacing the cartridge clean the fixing assembly as described in 7 3 Cleaning the Fixing Assembly 20 ...

Page 27: ...sizes of paper can be used with the multi purpose tray are listed below Type Size Weight Print delivery 97 x 148 216 x 356mm Plain paper Letter Legal A4 B5 60 105g m Face down up Executive Transpar ency films Letter A4 Face up Labels Letter A4 Face up Envelopes 97 x 148 216 x 356mm 60 9Og m Face up 2 3 2 Loading Paper Into the Multi purpose Tray 1 If the multi purpose tray is not open open it by u...

Page 28: ...2 Hold the arrow at the center of the multi purpose tray then pull out the extension tray 3 Slide the paper guide to the left ...

Page 29: ...ping it on a flat surface 5 Align the right side of the stack of paper with the right hand paper guide Slide the paper stack gently into the printer as far as it will go Make sure that the height of the paper stack does not exceed the mark on the paper guide 23 ...

Page 30: ... two types of paper delivery face up and face down With face down delivery the paper is ejected from the printer with the printed side facing downward With face up delivery the paper is ejected with the printed side facing upward Selecting Face down Delivery 1 Open the multi purpose tray by unlatching and bringing it forward 2 For face down delivery simply open the multi purpose tray 3 Adjust the ...

Page 31: ...r delivery selector for the face up position 3 Attach the face up print tray to the side cover of the printer Fit the pegs at the sides of the tray into the holes in the printer When face up printing is finished and the multi purpose tray is closed the printer automatically switches back to face down delivery 25 ...

Page 32: ...t to OFF then connect the power cord to the printer and a AC power outlet as shown below 1 Make sure that the power switch of the printer is off that the 0 side of the switch is pressed down 2 Plug the power cord into the power connector then plug the other end into the AC outlet 26 ...

Page 33: ...ter is provided with two types of interface serial and parallel No interface cable is supplied as standard with the printer Determine the kind of interface cable serial or parallel you want to use and purchase the appropriate cable from your supplier 1 Before connecting the interface cable make sure that the power to the printer and the computer is turned off 2 Plug one end of the interface cable ...

Page 34: ...rface on the host computer NOTE The printer s factory setting is for a parallel interface If the serial interface is to be used you need to select the interface on the control panel See 4 3 I Selecting the Serial Interface for selecting the type of interface 28 ...

Page 35: ...g lighter or darker by adjusting the the print density adjustment lever located inside the printer 1 Hold the knob of the multi purpose tray and pull it to open the tray 2 Press the release button at the right upwards and open the cover 3 To increase print density move the density adjustment lever to the right To reduce the density move the lever to the left ...

Page 36: ...NOTE The density adjustment lever has four settings from left to right As you move the lever it clicks at each of the two positions in the middle I I r r r 1 I I i I 1 1 dlml L A L L J la pi 30 ...

Page 37: ... display is the primary way the printer communicates with the operator It informs the operator about the machine s state the printer s status alarm conditions that require some action by the operator soft errors and messages when selecting current initial and default printer parameters The LEDs provide an at glance summary of the printer s status The printer operates in two main modes when the pri...

Page 38: ...of the power switch The printer will begin its internal diagnostics and warming up displaying a series of message on the screen as follows 1 All LEDs are lit and the LCD display screen turns black 2 The screen displays LaserPrinter 4111 3 Then the screen displays Memory Test 1 MB If an optional I MB RAM board has been installed the message will display Memory Test 2 MB The actual value will depend...

Page 39: ...Mode pressing this buttonexits from the Program Mode and enters to the Normal Mode When the printer is On Line the LED is on When the printer is Off Line the LED is off PRINT PRINT LJ This button is active only when the printer is Off Line Pressing the switch will print any page If there is no page the depression of the switch will be ignored When printing is in operation the LED is on ERROR SKIP ...

Page 40: ...ill be displayed and a cleaning paper will be printed see 3 2 I Printing Test Sheets l In the Program Mode pressing the TEST button as PREVIOUS presents the available items in reverse sequence RESET v D This button has three functions when the printer is Off Line RESET l Pressing and holding this button when the printer is in the V r Normal Mode displays HOLD FOR RESET If this button is held for m...

Page 41: ...reen will display NO CHANGE Release the button and press it again Now the screen will display MODE 1 If you release and press the button once more MODE 2 is shown on the screen When you press the other button the initial setting is changed to the displayed mode setting FEEDER SELECT _ This button controls from where the printer will expect paper when printing To change from one source to another t...

Page 42: ...ter 2 Holding down this button for more than 2 seconds causes the screen to display MP TRAY SIZE If the button is released while this message is displayed the screen will display the current multi purpose tray size Further presses will cycle through the options below Paper Letter Paper Legal Paper A4 Paper Executive Paper 85 ENV Monarch ENV COM 10 ENV lntntnl DL ENV lntntnl C5 Paper Letter NOTE I ...

Page 43: ...rinted yet and it flashes when the printer is waiting for more data The DATA LED will go out when all received data has been processed Do not turn the printer off while the DATA LED is lit otherwise data will be lost ON LINE The ON LINE LED shows that the printer is ready to receive ON LINE data the printer is set On Line when this LED is lit This LED is off when the printer is not ready for recei...

Page 44: ...are installed or available It explains how the printed page will look at the current settings This includes paper size and page layout It tells whether the parallel or serial interface is active 3 2 1 Printing Test Sheets There are three stages to the self test Also refer to TEST of 3 1 2 The Buttons 1 Printing a status sheet Hold the TEST button until the screen displays HOLD FOR TEST then STATUS...

Page 45: ...l RAM expansion board its memory size will also be listed here The latter portion of the status sheet provides information on the options for 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 Three sets of selected or default options are listed l Initial the settings that were selecte...

Page 46: ...e cassette or manually MP tray size the size of paper to be used by the multi purpose tray The function of PRINTER COMMANDS GROUP is l Printer Commands whether the printer recognizes both PCL and GL 2 or GL 2 only The REP is an acronym for Resolution Enhancement Procedure This function is l REP whether the resolution enhancement is active or not The PAGE MODE GROUP function includes l Page Mode pa...

Page 47: ...IES The order of the main categories within Program Mode is CHARACTER PAGE SIZE LAYOUT PAPER FEED EMULATION PRINTER COMMANDS REP PAGE MODE INPUT BUFFER INTERFACE SET USER DEFAULT LOAD FACTORY SET You move from one item to the next in this level by pressing I Pressing c displays the next item of the next higher level If no such item exists v displays the value that is to be selected with 6 added ON...

Page 48: ... INTERFACE INPUT PAGE REP PRINTER FACTORY USER BUFFER MODE COMMANDS SET DEFAULT I I 1 AUTO SERIAL PARALLEL FULL PARTIAL SELECTION PAGE PAGE DTR ROBUST PROTOCOL STOP PARITY DATA BAUD POLARITY XON BIT BIT RATE 42 ...

Page 49: ... aLi 0 0 0 _ EMULATION PAPER FEED LAYOUT PAGE SIZE CHARACTER NUMBER 1 MP TRAY FEEDER SIZE AUTO END OF VMI MARGIN ORIENTATION LINEFEED LINE r l l l MANUAL AUTO SET DEFAULT MARGIN MARGIN TEXT TOP RIGHT LEFT LENGTH MARGIN MARGIN MARGIN SOURCE NUMBER SYMBOL SET OF COPIES 43 ...

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Page 51: ...sides including the bottom l you remove all the packing material before you use the printer If you are just setting up your Star LaserPrinter 4111 and have not read the material in Chapter 2 please take the time to read the section 2 2 Installing the EP L Cartridge It is very vital that you handle and install this com ponent precisely because it contains important laser printing devices as well as...

Page 52: ...buttons are enabled PROGRAM MODE BROWN BUTTONS ON LINE PRINT ERROR SKIP Print information in memory Continue printing or display error code TEST Initiate tests RESET v PROGRAM A FEEDER SELECT Discard information Enter program mode or select default setting Select paper source for printing EXIT t Fast exit termination of Pro gram Mode returns to Printer Ready No function Display next item within cu...

Page 53: ... 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 l Form feed The printer may have unprinted information in its memory This is indicated by the lighted DATA light To clear it from the printer take the printer Off Line Then press PRINT When all the remaining information...

Page 54: ...erPrinter 4111 comes equipped with a standard Centronics parallel interface and an RS 232 serial interface They can be connected simultaneously though only one can be active at any one time The printer comes from the factory pre set with the Centronics parallel interface active You can confirm this by looking at the Interface Group portion of the sample print r Star Laser Printer 4111 Status and S...

Page 55: ...isplayed 4 3 1 Selecting the Serial Interface l Take the printer Off Line by pressing the ON LINE button until the button s light is ofs l Then press PROGRAM l Press I until the display screen reads INTERFACE l Press v Now the screen will read PARALLEL l Now press I The screen will change to SERIAL l With the display reading SERIAL this time press v The screen will show BAUDRATE Pressing v now dis...

Page 56: ...o change the data bit at SERIAL press v then I until DATA BIT is displayed on the screen Pressing v will display the first option and c will give the rest of them Press v when your choice appears on the screen Finally press ON LINE which readies the Star LaserPrinter 4111for printing If your applications program requires an XON XOFF handshake software rather than DTR hardware set it from the SERIA...

Page 57: ...four different types of settings stored in the printer s memories l The FACTORY SETTINGS which are those put into the printer s unchangable ROM memory at the factory l The POWER UP SETTINGS which the user can create then store in a permanent memory called EEPROM 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 Setti...

Page 58: ...l Finally press ON LINE Yournew settings are now saved and you can continue with other printing if desired 4 3 4 Returning to Factory Settings If for some reason you want to start from the beginning with the original factory settings follow this procedure l In the Program mode press I until the screen reads LOAD FACTORY SET l Press v The screen will display EC Set l Pressing cl display the other o...

Page 59: ... Press I until the display screen reads REP l Press v Now the screen will read OFF l Press I to display ON l Press v to select it l Pressing ON LINE will allow the Star LaserPrinter 4III to use the resolution enhancment procedure 4 5 MANUAL FEED The Star LaserPrinter 4111can feed paper automatically using an optional cassette If an optional cassette is installed the factory default of feeder is Ca...

Page 60: ...opes are to be fed manually the face up tray should be used If during either manual or automatic feed you get a paper jam refer to the chapter on Troubleshooting for ways to clear the machine 4 6 PAPER SIZE The factory default of MP TRAY SIZE is A4 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 l Press until t...

Page 61: ... the cassette with the appropriate paper 4 7 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 l Press I until you get LAYOUT l Press v which will display ORIENTATION l Press v for Portrait l Pressing I gives Landscape l Pressing v selects Landscape 4 8 CHANGING CHARAC...

Page 62: ...isplay language turn off the printer then follow the procedure below 1 Hold down RESET v and turn on the printer make sure that RESET v is held at least until the screen displays SELECT LANGUAGE The screen displays SELECT LANGUAGE Memory Test 1 MB ENGLISH 2 Pressing ERROR SKIP e or TEST changes the language as displayed in the screen 3 Press ON LINE after selecting new language The language will b...

Page 63: ...your applications software The Star LaserPrinter 4111comes equipped with many families of fonts Try to print out the Font List with control panel operation Refer to 3 2 SELF TEST You will get the Font List as shown in next page Many of the available fonts can be selected from the control panel The ultimate in printing flexibility is provided by programming with the com mand sets For more on this s...

Page 64: ...er 4111 FONT LIST Typeface sample Courier ABCDabcdl 123 B fPlrCIibUB ebaAAaoaEEYP uBA ABCD cd 123 IICf a f PY6YA ABCDabod l23 n6fi f 1jp q r ABCDabcd 123 06tiAerJH I Lq s ABCDabod l23 o66 vH q de8 ABCDabcdY 123 Oem 58 ...

Page 65: ...i L E i i i R008 R009 ROlO R013 R014 R015 CG Times Dco bcd 123 A 59 ...

Page 66: ... ECMA94 IBM PC IBM DN PC 850 Legal Ventura Math Ventura lntl Ventura US PS Math PS Text Math 8 Pi Font Microsoft Pub1 Windows DeskTop IS0 2 IRV IS0 4 UK IS0 6 USASCII IS0 IO Swedish IS0 I I Swedish IS0 14 JIS ASCII IS0 15 Italian IS0 16 Portug IS0 17 Spanish IS0 2 I German IS0 25 French IS0 57 Chinese IS0 60 Norweg IS0 61 Norweg IS0 69 French IS0 84 Portug IS0 85 Spanish HP German HP Spanish 60 ...

Page 67: ...ther 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 4111for four p opular applications programs for IBM compatible computers Lotus l 2 3 WordPerfect Microsoft Word and Microsoft Windows The Star Laser P...

Page 68: ...rogram If the Lotus l 2 3 has not been installed you must install it before proceed ing At the DOS prompt type LOTUS and press RETURN This causes the computer to display the l 2 3 Access System Move the cursor to Install then press RETURN to run the INSTALL program Lotus may ask you to insert the UTILITY disk This will display the MAIN MENU You can select your printer following the procedure below...

Page 69: ...ss RETURN to leave the install program The EXIT screen will be displayed 4 Select YES and press RETURN l Selecting Default Settings After running the INSTALL program you must select printer defaults At the DOS prompt type LOTUS and press RETURN to display the 1 2 3 Access System Move the cursor to 1 2 3 then press RETURN to run the l 2 3 program Lotus may ask you to insert the SYSTEM disk At the o...

Page 70: ...rJet IIP or HP LaserJet II then press RETURN 4 Press RETURN to accept the displayed printer filename or enter a new name then press F7 Exit The Se ect Printer Edit screen will be dis played 5 Now you must specify the interface connection Select 2 Port at the Select Printer Edit menu which displays a list of ports 6 If you are using a parallel interface for LPTl type 1 7 If you are using a serial i...

Page 71: ...printers appears at the top of the screen Each of these printers is the subject of a Printer Description PRD file 6 4 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 pri...

Page 72: ...f you have a hard disk Yes No Cancel 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 desi...

Page 73: ...ngs 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 4111 s sample print 67 ...

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Page 75: ...imes l If transparency films show stain problem at either the top or bottom of the films NOTE For directions on replacing the EP L cartridge refer to 2 2 Install ing the EP L cartridge 7 2 STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS FOR THE EP L CARTRIDGE The EP L cartridge contains both the photosensitive drum and toner used for printing Since the drum is extremely sensitive to the light it may be permanent...

Page 76: ...f the cartridge when handling the cartridge l Do not open the drum protective shutter If it is opened print quality may be affected 7 3 CLEANING THE FIXING ASSEMBLY Transparency films may sometimes show stain problem at either the top or bottom of the films This problem may be caused by a dirty paper path or the flaw on the EP L cartridge In this case clean the fixing assembly and replace the EP L...

Page 77: ...ay CLEANING DONE for one second 7 4 CLEANING THE EXTERIOR OF THE PRINTER Before cleaning make sure that the power cord is removed Use only water and neutral detergent to remove marks and spots from the printer then wipe the printer dry with a soft dry cloth Use of any other cleaning solution may damage the printer The printer does not require lubrication Never attempt to lubricate any internal or ...

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Page 79: ...tion about the paper supply in the cassette or the condition of the EP L 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 cap...

Page 80: ...k processing stops alarm beeps turn off the power then on to reset engine and recheck 8 2 2 Controller Service Call Messages 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 detect...

Page 81: ...ed CARTRIDGE BAD CRC error in Cartridge sequence stops alarm beeps if installed shut off power and fix prob lem or press ERROR SKIP to continue in which case the cartridge will be ignored CALL SERVICE 10 CRC error in EEPROM sequence stops alarm beeps shut off power and fix prob lem or press ERROR SKIP to continue in which case program uses factory settings as power up settings CALL SERVICE 11 read...

Page 82: ...he print job 8 3 1 Engine Problems These are mechanical problems that prevent the engine from being ready to print Message CASS REFILL X X means the current page size Meaning Action cassette is current printing stops refill paper feeder out of paper TRAY REFILL X X means the current page size no paper in the multi printing stops refill paper purpose tray LOAD X CASS X cassette is current printing ...

Page 83: ...t the closest font Message Meaning Action CARTRIDGE ER font cartridge is removed Turn the power off then on ROR while DATA LED is on again to initialize the printer REINSERT CART font cartridge is removed insert the cartridge or press while DATA LED is ERROR SKIP blinking 8 3 3 Optional Hardware The following messages will be displayed if necessary optional hardwares e g RAM expansion board have b...

Page 84: ...ase the printer will print the page size image on the different size paper If the current feeder is cassette inserting the correct paper cassette causes the printer to start printing automatically If the current feeder is the multi purpose tray changing the multi purpose tray size via panel starts printing automatically SS CHANGE er size is require CASS CHANGE Legal size is required cas xecutive s...

Page 85: ...ed follow procedure above COM cassette TRAY CHANGE Corn 10 size is required follow procedure above COM multi purpose tray CASS CHANGE DL size is required cas follow procedure above DL sette TRAY CHANGE DL size is required multi follow procedure above DL purpose tray CASS CHANGE C5 size is required cas follow procedure above C5 sette TRAY CHANGE C5 size is required multi follow procedure above C5 p...

Page 86: ...s no paper in the multi purpose tray pressing ERROR SKIP turns off the message and causes the printer to feed paper from cassette and then displays the message again Message Meaning M FEED A4 A4 paper to be hand fed M FEED LTR Letter paper to be hand fed Action follow procedure above follow procedure above M FEED LGL M FEED EXE M FEED B5 M FEED MON M FEED COM Legal paper to be hand fed follow proc...

Page 87: ...aded font in error downloaded font ignored BAD CHAR CODE loaded character outside downloaded font ignored of index 8 4 2 Function or Size Incompatibility There are problems that occur when the host computer requests a function not provided or a function that requires more memory than is available Message PAGE OVERFLOW Meaning Status page buffer memory partial page currently overflow composed is pr...

Page 88: ... when the DATA LED is off or blinking The following messages acknowledge the change 1 1 Message CART CHANGED Meaning Status font cartridge is inserted message will remain for or removed when DATA one second LED is off CART CHANGED font cartridge is inserted message will remain for when DATA LED is one second blinking 82 ...

Page 89: ...ming up but service call not necessary operator has initiated a test of test in progress the printing engine is being reset controller soft initialization occurs when RESET is pressed or emulation is changed may also occur when printer is on line if emulation is changed status sheet printout occurs when TEST is held for at least 2 but less than 4 seconds FONT LIST font list printout occurs when TE...

Page 90: ...TATING FONT wait for font rotation may occur when on line PRINTER READY all condition normal and proper but printer is not op eration no unused data in controller or pages in print ing PRINTER ACTIVE all condition normal and proper printer is in opera tion no unused data in con troller or pages in printing 84 ...

Page 91: ...multi purpose tray B Paper pick up area with optional cassette paper feeder C Fixing assembly area D Face up print delivery area E Paper access door 8 6 I Clearing paper jams 1 Remove any paper from the multi purpose tray and close the extension tray Leaving paper in the tray causes the paper position to shift during disposal of jam resulting in further paper jams when printing is re started 1 ...

Page 92: ...2 If the face up tray is installed remove it 3 Open the side cover by pressing the release button upwards 86 ...

Page 93: ...rrow CAUTION The fixing assembly area becomes extremely hot when the printer has been operated for some time Never touch this area when the printer is open Otherwise personal injury may result 5 If you are using the cassette paper feeder pull out the cassette and check the paper pick up area If there is a paper jam here remove the jammed paper before replacing the cassette 87 ...

Page 94: ...r and remove it 7 If the paper does not extend from the side of the fixing assembly area pull it in the direction of the black arrow If the paper is extracted in the opposite direction infused toner can be deposited inside the printer staining the back of subsequently printed pages 88 ...

Page 95: ...arrow 9 If a paper jam has occurred in the face up delivery area put the paper straight upwards to remove it 10 After checking all the areas described here close the side cover replace the face up tray if it is being used pull out the extension tray and refill the multi purpose tray Printing will restart 89 ...

Page 96: ...11 If the jam is still present a small tom piece of paper may be remaining inside the printer Check the side upper door for any such paper 90 ...

Page 97: ...is not distributed evenly They can be eliminated by re distributing the toner 1 Leave the printer power on to prevent data corruption during a print operation Remove any paper in the multi purpose tray and close the extension tray Press the release button upwards to open the side cover 2 Remove the EP L cartridge by pulling the tab ...

Page 98: ...s This will re distribute the toner inside the cartridge 4 Replace the EP L cartridge in the printer then close the side cover If vertical white streaks still appear after the toner inside the cartridge has been re distributed the cartridge needs to be replaced See 2 2 Installing the EP L cartridge for replacing the cartridge 92 ...

Page 99: ...the fixing assembly The fixing roller inside the fixing assembly may have been stain with toner For cleaning refer to 7 3 Cleaning the Fixing Assembly If the stains still appear use a different type of transparency film l Replace the EP L cartridge The photosensitive drum in the cartridge may have been damaged due to exposure to the bright light For replacing the cartridge see Installing the EP L ...

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Page 101: ... be attached easily to the bottom of the printer using screws Cassettes are available following paper sizes A4 Letter Legal Executive and Envelope Once the paper feeder is installed paper size can be changed easily by replacing the cassette Each cassette can hold up to 250 sheets of plain paper paper weight 80g m2 and the envelope cassette holds about 25mm stack of envelopes or about 20 envelopes ...

Page 102: ... 1 MB If a memory board has been already installed the display will give the total amount of memory available for example Memory Test 5 MB 9 3 FONT CARTRIDGE Fonts can be added to the printer by installing an optional font cartridge The font cartridge is installed in the slot beneath the control panel of the Star LaserPrinter 4111 Insert the font cartridge with the arrow label facing up If the fon...

Page 103: ...up under 1 minute at 68 F or 20 C l Emulation PCL 5 HP LaserJet III HP GL 2 l RAM Resident 1 megabyte Optional 1 2 or 4 megabytes on RAM Expansion Board l Host Interface Serial RS 232C Parallel Centronics l Default Settings Changeable using the control panel l Fonts Resident Courier LinePrinter CG Times Univers Option Font cartridges 97 ...

Page 104: ...oustic noise stand by max 43dB printing max 53dB l Environment Operating 50 F to 90 F 10 C to 32 5 C 20 to 80 relative humidity no condensation Standby 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 35 C 10 to 80 relative humidity no condensation Storage 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C 10 to 95 relative humidity no condensation l Power Source 100 l 15V 50 60Hz for North America and Japan 200 24OV 50Hz for Europe Asia and Oceania ...

Page 105: ...l Dimensions i 387 mm I 99 ...

Page 106: ...ion failures are not included l Product life Five years or 150 000 prints whichever comes first l Mean time between failures 4 000 hours or less l Mean time to repair 30 minutes or less l Paper feed reliability Type Frequency Paper l 2000 or less Multifeed l 1000 or less Others l 2000 or less l Toner cartridge life EP L cartridge 3 500 prints at 5 print duty A4 Letter size 100 ...

Page 107: ...oes High if the printer runs OUT out of paper 13 SELECTED OUT High when the printer is on line 14 15 N C Unused 16 SIGNAL Signal ground GND 17 CHASSIS Printer s chassis ground GND 1 8 SVDC 19 30 GND OUT isolated from signal ground External supply of SVDC Twisted pair return signal _ I Signal Pin No XT 31 RESET IN 32 ERROR OUT ground level Low input resets the printer to its power on condition Goes...

Page 108: ...ion Function 1 GND Chassis ground 2 TXD OUT C es data from the printer 3 RXD IN Carries data to the printer 14 1RTS 1OUT 1On when the printer is ready to 1 receive data t Unused 7 GND 8 19 N C 20 DTR OUT I I I I receive data I 121 25 1N C 1Unused 102 ...

Page 109: ...oped 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 EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory It has an internal switch to permit a user to erase the contents and write new contents into it by means of electrical signals EP L Cartridge A disposable type of process car...

Page 110: ...wledging 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 computer and the printer HMI Horizontal Motion Index refers to...

Page 111: ...ry 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 sendi...

Page 112: ...MEMO 106 ...

Page 113: ...55 CHAR NOT IN FONT message 8 1 CLEANING DONE message 7 I 83 CLEANING PAPER message 38 70 x3 Control panel front panel 4 3 I 33 36 4O 41 46 47 Courier typeface 58 59 Current settings 52 D Data bit SO DATA light 37 Display screen 3 1 DTR message SO E EEPROM 32 103 Emulation modes 39 ENGINE TEST message 83 ENGINE RESET message 83 EP L Cartridge 16 20 69 70 103 ERROR SKIP button 33 46 F Face down del...

Page 114: ... information messages Xl 82 Optional font cartridges See font cartridges ORIENTATION message 55 P PAGE OVERFLOW message 8 I Paper 2 1 95 Paper cassette I I 95 PAPER FEED group 40 PAPER JAMMING message 76 Paper loading 2 I 24 Parallel interface 5 27 28 5 I Parallel interface pin function 101 PARITY message SO Pitch 39 Portrait orientation 40 Power receptacle connector 5 26 Power switch 4 26 Power o...

Page 115: ...5 27 28 Serial interface pin function 102 SET EP CLOSE message 76 Specifications 97 99 Status messages 83 84 STATUS SHEET message 38 83 STOP BIT message 50 Stains 93 Streaky prints 9 l 93 IT TEST button 34 46 TRAY REFILL message 76 TRAY CHANGE message 78 U Unpacking 8 16 vi WordPerfect 64 109 ...

Page 116: ... 10170 Attn Product Manager European Market STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Westerbachstralje 59 P O Box 940330 D 6000 Frankfurt Main 90 F R of Germany Attn Product Manager U K Market STAR MICRONICS U K LTD Star House Peregrine Business Park Gomm Road High Wycombe Bucks HP13 7DL U K Attn Product Manager French Market STAR MICRONICS FRANCE S A R L 25 rue Michael Faraday 78 180 Montigny le Bretonneu...

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