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L A S E R PRINTER 8

Operators Manual

Summary of Contents for LaserPrinter 8

Page 1: ...L A S E R PRINTER 8 Operators Manual ...

Page 2: ...rantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relucate the computer with respect to the receiver Move the comput...

Page 3: ...dus Corporation WordPerfect WordPerfrxt Inc NOTICE Alf rights reserved Reproductimr 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 AUefforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press However should any errors be detected STAR would great...

Page 4: ...onalRAMExpansionBoard PowerSupply Connectingto a Computer Parallel Serial RS232 CHAPTER3 INITIALOPERATION 37 FrontPanel PoweringUp The Buttons LightIndicators HexDump SelfTest PrintingtheSelfTestStatusSheets ProgrammingfromtheFrontPanel CHAPTER4 QUICKSTARTWITHTHE STARLASERPRINTER8 ATUTORIAL 63 Preliminaries TheFrontPanel BasicOperations ConnectingthePrinterto theComputer SelectingtheSerialInterfac...

Page 5: ...o630 EpsonEX 800 IBMProprinter InstallingOptionalFontCartridges AdjustingPrintQuality CHAPTER7 EMLJLATING OTHERPRINTERS 95 Emulations SupersetCommands OptionsCommonto AllEmulations SpecificEmulations HewlettPackardLaserJetPlus Diablo630 EpsonEX 800 IBMProprinter CHAPTER8 INTERFACING WITH APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS 125 Lotus 1 2 3 OriginalVersion LotusRelease2 WordPerfect MicrosoftWord MicrosoftWindows ...

Page 6: ...ms FonmmulationCartridgeProblems ChangePaperSize ManualPaperFeed OperatorInformationMessages HostCommunication Problems Functionor SizeIncompatibility StatusMessages PaperJumming AdjustingPrintQuality StreakyPrints WhiteStreaks DarkStreaksor Stains GarbledTextorFormats HexDump APPENDIXA SPECIFICATIONS 165 APPENDIXB ASCIICHARACTERCODETABLE 173 GLOSSARY 186 INDEX 189 ...

Page 7: ...dvancedusersandthoseinterestedinprogramming should referto theApplications Manual Chapter2beginswithanoverviewofthemanualandoftheStarLaser printer Thischapterexplainshow tn unpackyournew printerand prepareit forinitialoperation Chapter3 explainshowto operatethe printer sfrontoperatingpanelanddisplayscreen Somepeopleliketoskip thepreliminaryexplanations andbeginusing theprinterimmediately Chapter4 ...

Page 8: ... maintenanceand troubleshooting operationstokeepyourStarLaserworkingin likenew condition LASER PRINTING BeforeyoubeginlearningaboutyournewStarLaserPrinter8 you mayfindit helpfulto knowsomethingaboutlaserprintingitself Alaserisactuallyabeamoflightofjustonewavelength Laser isan acronymforLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radia tion Suchabeamoflight describedasintenseor highlycoherent can...

Page 9: ...interior Whentextor graphicsaresentby thecomputerto theprinter a laser beamis generatedby the semiconductor laserdiode Thisbeam is focusedbyspecialscanningmirrorsthatturnthelightbeamintoatool that writes or paints on thesurfaceofthedrum Theareasof the drumtouchedbythelaserbeamlosetheirnegativechargeandcontain a reverseimageof the informationsentfromthe computer As the drumrotates itpassesa develop...

Page 10: ...erunit fromwhichit receivesa positivecharge As thedrum rotates thenegativelycharge particlesof tonerare attrdctedto the positivelychargedsurfaceof thepaper A combination ofheat andpressurefusetheimageto thepaper The paperis thenejectedfromtheprinter Finally a cleaningmechanismin the tonercartridgecleansexcess tonerfromthe drum and a speciallightbeam neutralizesits entire surface Thentheentireproce...

Page 11: ...uction isinorderhere Figure1 3showsthe printerfromthefront Figure1 4showstheprinterfromtherear You canejectpaperfaceup whenthepapertrayis foldedoutas shownin Figure1 5 UpperCoverReleaseButton FontCartridgeSlots CarryingGripPlate 6 PaperCassette HoleforTestPrintButton PaperSetGuidesforManual ControlPanel Feeding Fig 1 3 5 ...

Page 12: ...ryTray RAM Expansion Board Slot covered ParallelInterfaceConnector SerialInterfaceConnector Interface ExpansionBoard Slot coveredkeserved PowerCordConnector PowerSwitch FaceupPrint DeliveryTray 6 foldedup Fig 1 4 Fig 1 5 ...

Page 13: ...sunshineorotherdirecttisources It shouldalsorelocated awayfromair conditioningducts dust and fumes Excessivemoistureshouldbeavoided suchashumidityin excess of 8070orlessthan20 If itiscomfortableforyou then it willbecomfortableforyourprinter a large strongtableorstand Theprinterweighs45 lbs 20kg and mustbe fmly supported Also the printerwillneed more room than it takesup in the shippingcarton becau...

Page 14: ...rwillgo On thebottom youwillseetheprinterin a plasticbag restingin itsownStyrofoamnest Summonyourliftingpartnerandprepareto removetheprinter Since itistightlycradledintheshippingcarton itmaybenecessarytotipthe cartonslightlyto get a firmgrip Liftinghandlesare locatedhalf way backon eachundersideof theprinter buttheywillbe difficultto use becauseoftheplasticbag LifttheprinterfiomtheStyrofoam andpla...

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Page 16: ...d thenpress downonit Thetopof theprinterwillpopopenslightly justlikethe hood ofanautomobile Thetophastwoopenpositions oneatabout 90 degreesand the otherfullyopen Lift the top to its fully open position so youcan seetheinteriorof theprinter Fig 2 4 10 Fig 2 4 ...

Page 17: ...rbearsa tag withblacklettering tellingyou inseverallanguages toremovethem Grasponeof these andpullit down thenforwardinthedirectionofthearrowson thetag Removethesecondone thesameway Savethe stabilizersfor future repacking Afteryouremoveallthepackagingmaterial leavetheprintertopopen so thatyoucaninsertthetonercartridge whichcontainsthe ink that willprintyourdocuments INSERTING THE TONER CARTRIDGE O...

Page 18: ...on sheet Fig 2 7 After separatingthe two packagesfromthe Styrofoam pick up the smalleroneandopenit Inthispackageisagreenandblack8 inchlong rodandacottonswab Therodisa fixingrollercleaner withcleaning pad attached to one end Open the green lid to the upper fixing assembly Fig 2 8 andinsertthecleaningpadendoftherollercleaner 12 ...

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Page 20: ...Fig 2 9 intotheslot Fig 2 9 Slidethecleaningpadbackandforthseveral times Movethecleanerfromtheslot Peeloffthecleaningpad Fig 2 10 anddiscardit Fig 2 10 14 ...

Page 21: ...12 Justforwardofthetransferguideyouwillseefourthinwires Theseare thetransfercoronawires andmustbe cleanedalso if theprinteris to providea goodimage Takethecottonswabthatcamein thecleaner packageandgentlycleanthesewires Fig 2 13 Discardtheusedswab The finalcleaningtask is witha smallwirecleanerstoredinsidethe printer Youwillseeitsgreenhandleattheleftcenteroftheinterior Fig 2 14 Insertthebrushin the...

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Page 24: ...ecarefultograspthecartridgeonlyat theinstructionpanel Fig 2 17 andtheotherlong end notinthemiddle Fig 2 18 This is to preventdisruptionof itsmovingparts 5 72 l g g j m g E a 7 1 Fig 2 17 Holdingthe cartridgewith two hands rak it backand forth5 or 6 times asshowninFig 2 19 sothatitmovesthroughabout90degrees Nowlowertheprinterlidtoitshalfwayposition Fig 2 20 andinsert the cartridgein the directionof...

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Page 27: ...PES AND PAPER LOADING YoumayIoadpaperintotheprinterautomatically ormanually Either wayyouwillneedthecassette whichisintheStyrofoamtraythatyou setasideafterfirstopeningtheprinterpacking case Thepapercassette comesin twoparts thepapertrayand thecover The papertray containstwo piecesof packingmaterial Fig 2 22 Removeanddiscardthem AutomaticPaperFeed For automaticpaper feed paper must be placed within...

Page 28: ...ckagedin reamsin moisture proof polylaminate Avoid coatedand extremelysmoothpapers and thosethat are wrinkledor containstaples Do notusecarbonlesspaperor multipartforms The type of paper used for photocopyingand the newer paper designed specificallyforlaserprintersare suitable includingCanonNP Xerox 4024 GilbertNeu TechandNeenah NP However StarMicronicsdoes not recommendany particularbrand sinceit...

Page 29: ...fpaperin thepapercassette Donot overloadthecassette anddonotfanthepaperbeforeinsertingit inthe cassette Placingthecassettein frontof you so thatthepaper sizeis facingyou Fig 2 23 slidethepaperin sothatitcomesto restagainst thenotchwiththreearrowsonit Fig 2 24 andbeneaththeadjacentlip Fig 2 23 Fig 2 24 23 ...

Page 30: ...eachcomerof thepaperstack to makesureit is seatedflatonthebottomofthecassette Fig 2 25 Finallyreplacethe cover sothatthebevelededgeisatthefrontofthetrayandthenotched edgepointsto therear Fig 2 26 Fig 2 25 Fig 2 26 24 ...

Page 31: ...euesothatt hefront isnearyou guideitinto the slotandpushbackuntilit cannotgo any further A portionof the cassettewillprotrudefromthefrontof theslot Fig 2 27 ManualPaperFeed Handfeedingof paperintotheprinteris accomplished froman adjust ablesloton thecassettecover Figs 2 28 2 29 Fig 2 28 25 ...

Page 32: ...tions byprogramming atthefrontpanel Thiswillbeexplained in thechapter QuickStartWiththeStarLaserPrinter8 ATutorial Note thatgaugesfor thefive standardpapersizesare printedon the coverbelowtheleft handslotguide Fig 2 29 If youplanto hand feedpaperof one of thesesizes adjustthe guidesaccordingly For envelopes labels transparencies or paperotherthan8 1L2 x 11inch paper placea samplesheetonthefeedslot...

Page 33: ...wdriver Beforebeginningtheinstallation turn of theprinter and unplug it The plate covering the slot is secured by one screw Fig 2 32 Removethescrewandliftthecoverplateout Noticethelipontheleft sideof the coverplate The interiorof the slotcontainsa pin hole receptacle Fig 2 33 TheRAMexpansionboardhastwoplasticinsertiontabsat oneend withapinconnectorunderneath Holdthecardbythetwotabssothat thememory...

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Page 36: ...late FittheIipbehindtheprinterframeat theleftendoftheslot Thenvisuallylineuptheholein thecoverwith thatinthe frame Holdtherightedgeof thecoverplateawayfromthe printerframeandreinsertthescrew Slidethecoverbackintoposition untilthescrewenterstheholein theframe Tightenthescrewwiththe screwdriver Fig 2 36 Fig 2 36 30 ...

Page 37: ...sthree pinpowercord comespackedon the top tray alongwiththepapercassette Attachthiscordtothereceptacleattheleft sideof therearpanel Fig 2 39 aligningthecordpinswiththeholes beforeinserting Make sure that the printer is turnedo Thenplug the now attachedcord into a three holewall socket or into a surge protectedpowerstrip Theprinter son offpowerswitchis locatedjust abovethepowercord receptacle Thepo...

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Page 39: ...LaserPrinter8comesequippedwithbothaparallelanda serial connector Fig 2 41 toreceivetextandinformationfroma computer Selectionofeitheraparalleloraserial connection isaccomplished from thecontrolpanel seethechapteron InitialOperation Fig 2 41 33 ...

Page 40: ...elconnector matchthewedgeshapeof thecable endto theshapeoftheconnector andinsertthecablefirmly Secure it withthelockclips Fig 2 42 L l Ilc H Fig 2 42 Thefunctionsoftheparallelinterfacepinsaregivenin theAppendix Your Star LaserPrinter8 is pre setat the factoryto use a parallel connectortothecomputer Youmaychangethesettingsfromthefront panelas explainedin the chapter QuickStart with the Printer8 A T...

Page 41: ...le ifyouwanttosettheoptionsat2400 baud noparity 8databits 2 stopbits andpausefora fullbuffer enter MODECOM1 24 N 8 2 P ENTER Then MODELPT1 COM1 ENTER To includethesecommandsin an AUTOEXEC BAT file type COPYCON AUTOEXEC BAT ENTER MODECOM1 24 N 8 2 P ENTER MODELPT1 COM1 ENTER Thenpress FUNCTIONKEY6 and ENTER For moreinformationon this consultthe manualsuppliedwith your computer Thefunctionsof theser...

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Page 43: ...and the light indicatorsto conveyinformationto you Thescreendisplayistheprimarywaytheprintercommunicates with the open mor It informsthe operatoraboutthe machine sstate the printer sstatus andalarmconditionsthatrequiresomeactionby the operator TheLEDsprovidean ataglance summaryoftheprinter s status Thisinformationmaybe abouttheprinter soperatingstatus the screenmaysayTONER LOW or an amberlightmayi...

Page 44: ...RAM EXIT key 0 ONLINElight RESET ENTERkey PRINTlight Fig 3 1 Theprinteroperatesin twomainmodeswhentheprinterisoff line 1 FrontPanelMode greybuttons performs functionslabeled on thebutton 2 ProgramMode yellowbuttons press the PROGRAM but tonto entermenuselections The meaningand useof tie panelbuttonsdependson the modein whichtheprinteris operating 38 ...

Page 45: ...locatedat therearof theprinter Fig 3 2 TheO positionturnsthe powerofl L Power ON I Power OFF O Fig 3 2 Assoonas youpresstheI endof thepowerswitchon the rearof the printer fivelightson thepanelwillcomeon 1greenand4 amber Fig 3 3 f READY NAM u Fig 3 3 Theprinterwillbeginitsinternaldiagnostics andwarmingup display inga series of messageson thescreen Fig 3 4 Thefiistmessageis LaserPrinter 8 39 ...

Page 46: ...ormation Youcanreprogramthesefromthe frontpanel if you desire Whenthisis completedthe screenwill display PRINTER WARMUP and thetwo lightsat the leftsideof thepanel theREADYlight whichflashes andtheONLINElight whichwillshowsteadily The otherswillbe o Fig 3 4 I m 0 0 READY AMRM DATA PRINTER WARMUP mB EBB 1 Fig 3 4 Finallythescreenwillsay PRINTER READY The READYLightand the ON LINE lightwill showstea...

Page 47: ... Keepin mindthatthe buttons functions dependonthemodetheprinterisin theFrontPanel Mode usingthegreybuttonstoperformthelabelledfunctions andthe ProgramMode usingtheyellowbuttonstoentermenuselections after pressingthe PROGRAM button For the ProgramMode you will use the buttonsto move in four directionsthroughthe hierarchyof selections You ENTER or EXIT aLevelto selectthe PREVIOUS or NEXT Itemwithina...

Page 48: ...nsthattheprinterisabletoreceiveinformation fromthe computerandtopnntit Allotherbuttonsareinactivewhentheprinter is On Line Off Line means that the printeris unableto receive informationand print but can be programmed in otherwordsby enteringtheProgramMode Whentheprinteris OnLine theamberlightis on Whentheprinteris OffLine theamberlightisofl PRINT c1 w PRINT Fig 3 7 42 ...

Page 49: ...ternalerror condition the operatorhastwochoices Youmaypressthiskeytooverndetheerror or you may correct the error If the error is minor printingmay continue If the error is major pressing the key will result in conflation by the printerthat the error is continuing When this happens consultthedisplayscreenfor furtherinformation Whentheprinterisin theProgrammode thiskeyis called EXT Duringprogramming...

Page 50: ...This isa summaryoftheprinter spresentsettings The TEST button will 1 printwhateveris in memory 2 display HOLD FOR TEST 3 display STATUS SHEET If youreleasethebutton thesheetwillbeginprinting 4 display TEST PRINT MODE Therefore thereare twotestsundera categoryfor theoperatorto selectfrom In the ProgramMode pressingthe button as PREVIOUS presentstheavailableitemsin reversesequence RESET ENTER cl RES...

Page 51: ...rlevel it selectsthevaluewithan IPROGRAM EXIT To startusingtheProgrammode youmustfirsttaketheprinterOff Line thatis pressthe ONLINE buttonsothattheamberlightis01 Thenpress PROGRAM Theprinterwillthendisplayonthescreen PROGRAMMODE thefirstof theavailableprogrammingchoices for theoperatorto make Withinaprogramming sequence pressing EXIT takestheprogram mingMenuto thenexthigherlevel If thesequenceisal...

Page 52: ...or such as the paper cassetteneeding to be refilled When the light goes on the printer salarmbellwillsoundfor5 seconds The amber DATA iight This light will be on wheneverthe printer smemorycontainsinformationto be printed This is to notifytheoperatorthatresettingtheprinteror turningit oflwill resultin dataloss Iftheprinterisintheprocessofcomposingapageorprinting this lightwillbe on continuously If...

Page 53: ...thertheparallel or serial interfaceis active and what the settings are for serial communication shouldit becomeactive Thereare threestagesto the selftest shownin Fig 3 12 13 and 14 1 Hold TEST untilthescreendisplays HOLD FOR TEST then STATUS SHEET Releasingthebuttonwillprintthe4 pagestatussheetin Fig 3 12 2 Hold TEST untilthescreendisplays HOLD FOR TEST then STATUS SHEET then TEST PRINT MODE Wheny...

Page 54: ...Medium BU AXBkd 123 rnCtiiDdflEEiY U Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium OQ ABrAafi 123q Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium IQ l Bt v ITl Tms Romn prop 10 I3 Medium 8M ABrAa8yd2 123gme l l VEITl Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium OA a l iv 1 Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium 15U Lr iaaapynb l u Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium ON A13CDabcd 123 L4AA Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium 1lU AWDa d 123 fi prmZNfi mll Tms Romn prop 10 0 Medium AFX ABCDak...

Page 55: ...LASERPRINTER 8 Status and Setup Report PAGE 2 Fonts in Cartridge No font found Fonts in Cartridge No font found Downloaded Fonts No fent found 1 2 Error History No Errors Fig 3 12 B 49 ...

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Page 57: ...s Pitch hint Siz Styl Str k U ifit 17 P E c n EX 800 B CP S 1 St drd O fautt M fi w od 12 Point Lw flto C ri r IBIICP S t 1 Stndrdh a tt y d 12 P lnt upright M d m O C t B 6P S t 1 Stnd dD f U1t loy d 12 P Up lght N di mo co FONT Ch r ct r S t EL Std USA EP onstduSh fps std uSA g nds f Jft Font Attrlbut Stnd dD f ult Stndrd O f u t s Stndrd D f ult Way yd l ofis yd lm g yd Me y d P lnt six 12 O nt...

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Page 60: ... andin a fewseconds thesamplepMts willstartbeingejectedfiomtheprinter TheDATA lightwillthengo out StatusSheetDescription Youcantellseveralthingsabouttheprinter ssettingsbyjustlooking attheprint withoutreadinganyofit First andobviously theprinter isoperating whichisoftenespeciallycomfortingnewstoa first time user Second thepageisprintedin theportrait orientation Thatis the printingruns on the page ...

Page 61: ... The middleportionof thepagesummarizesthetypefontsavailable andgivessamplesof each Firstit liststhe fontsthatcomewiththe printer givingthenameof thetypeface suchas Courier its width pitch 10 0 height point 12 0 anddarknessasprinted weight Medium Afteridentifyingthefont forinstance 8U it givesa sampleof its upperand lowercase letters symbols and numbers ABCDEFGHIabcdefghiA 12 If you have installedo...

Page 62: ...ginallyselectedat the factoryas defaultvalues ROM TheCOMMANDGROUPincludesthesefunctions Emulation theprinterwhosefunctionstheStarLaserPrinter8is setto mimic Numberof Copies the numberof copiesof each page to be printed Macro Overlay whether special instructions are prepro grammed FFonRotate whethertheprinterwillissueaformfeedcommand iftheorientation portraitorlandscape oftheprintingisswitched with...

Page 63: ... awayfromthecenteroftheprintedpage forspeciallayouts such as leftandrightpagesof a bookor magazine ThePAPERFEEDGROUPincludes Feeder whether the paper will be fed from the cassetteor manually Papersize thedimensionsof thepapercassettenowin use Automaticparameters whetherthereis an automaticcarriage return CR ataparagraphbreak anautomaticlinefeed LF atthe endofeachline aformfeed aftereachpage andana...

Page 64: ...fontareproportional varyinwidth fromoneletterto another suchasa narrowi ora widew orwhether alllettersarethesamewidth Italsotellshowmanycharactersto the horizontalinch pitch font height point whetherit will print in italicsor upright sometimescalledreman howdarktheprintingis strokeweight light medium orbold PROGRAMMING FROM THE FRONT PANEL Asthestahfsreportindicates thevariousfunctionsthatyoucanse...

Page 65: ... ENTER displaysthenextitemofthenexthigherlevel If nosuchitemexists ENTER displaysthevaluethatistobeselected with added ON LINE ends the program mode Pressing PREVIOUS returnsthedisplaytothelastitematthesamelevelyou are currentlyin Pressing EXIT displaysthe last itemat the next lowerlevel Here showthisworksinreallife usingaportionoftheCOMMAND grouphierarchy Taketheprinterofflineandpress PROGRAMIso ...

Page 66: ...helightisofl Press PROGRAM afterwhichthescreendisplays PROGRAM MODE c Now press NEXT The screenrespondswith CHARACTER PressingNEXT threetimesdisplays in order LAYOUT PAPER FEED COMMAND Now press ENTER The screenrespondswith EMULATION Pressing ENTER heredisplays HP LaserJet as the defaultemulation You want to stay in this levelof the hierarchy sothistime Press EXT givingyou IBM Proprinter Pressing ...

Page 67: ...EXT IBM Proprinter EXT Epson EX 800 ENTER EXIT The entirehierarchyis shownin the Chapter7 EmulatingOther Printers Chapter4 QuickStartwiththeStarLaserPrinter8 A Tutorial presentsprogrammingsequencesfor selectingserialand parallelinterfaces savingsettings returningto factorysettings acti vatingmanualpaperfeed printinginlandscapeorientation changing the characterset and changingfonts duringprinting C...

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Page 69: ...rightinto the hands onmode usingdocumentation as a quickreference at most Thischapterisforbothgroups Itcanbereadin sequencewiththerest of thebook Or it canbe usedas a stand aloneaid PRELIMINARIES YourStarLaserPrinter8 comesin threebasicparts theprinterbody thepepercassette cthetonercartridge Whenyouplaceyourprinterforusewithyourcomputer besurethat citsitsonastrong stabietabie thereiscirculationona...

Page 70: ...ortantlaserprinting devices as wellas thetoner ink thatactuallyprintson thepaper Ordinaryoffice weightpaperof standardsizescan be automatically fed into the printerfromthe papercassette A differentcassetteis requiredfor each size For heavier than normal paper envelopes mailinglabels andtransparencies usethemanualfeedslot locatedon thempof thepapercassette scover Theprinter son offswitchis locateda...

Page 71: ...ODE YELLOW BUllONS Fast exit termination of Program Mode returns to Prirrter Ready No fUnCtiOIt Displays next item within current level of menu se lecticmsprogramming se quence Displays previous item within current lewelof menu selections Displays next level within current item of menu se lecticxt When irrlast level of current item exe cutes function Displays previous level within current item of ...

Page 72: ... fromthe computerandprintitonlywhenit isOnLine Whentheprinteris OnLine thelightonthe ONLINE buttonwilibeht Forailotiier functions theprintermustbe OffLine Thisis accomplished by pressingthe ONLINE buttonuntilitslightis out Formfeed The printermay have unprintedinformationin its memory Thisis indicatedbythelightedDATAlight Toclearit fromtheprinter taketheprinterOffLine Thenpress PRINT Whenall there...

Page 73: ...ING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER TheStarLaserPrinter 8comesequippedwithbothastandardCentron ics parallelinterfaceand an RS 232serial interface Both can be connectedtocomputers thoughonlyonecanbeactiveatanyonetime Theprintercomesfromthefactorypre setwiththeCentronics parallel interfaceactive You can confii thisby lookingat the Interface Groupportionof thesampleprint Fig 4 2 Feeder Cassette Paper Siz...

Page 74: ...layed Note Changingtheinterfacetyperequirestwostepsafterfrontpanel programming I Savethenewinterfacesettingin NV RAMby pressing PROGRAM thenpressing NEXT untilthe screendisplays Set Power up Press ENTER to storethenewselections 2 Turntheprinter spoweroff thenonagainto activatethenew interface Se ectlngU7e SerialInterface Note that when you have completedthe selectionsequence the settingsmust be st...

Page 75: ...WiththedisplayreadingSERIAL thistimepress ENTER The screenwillshow BAUD RATE Pressing ENTER nowdisplays 9600BAUD Press NEXT to displaya seriesof options from300to 19200 Keeppressinguntiltheoneyouwantappearson thescreen Pressing ENTER nowdisplays 9600BAUD Then press EXIT displaysBAUD RATE Pressing NEXT displaystheseoptions DATA BIT PARITY STOP BIT PROTOCOL The settingsfromthefactoryfortheseoptionsa...

Page 76: ...inting Ifyourapplications programrequiresaDTRhandshake hard rather thanXon Xoff soft setit fromtheSERIAL menuby Pressing ENTER then NEXT untilyousee PROTOCOL Pressing ENTER displays xorl xoff PressingNEXT displaysDTR Press ENTER to execute Press EXIT 3 timesto display Interface Press NEXT 2 timesto display Set Power up Press ENTER to storecurrentsettingsintoNV RAM Turn poweroff thenonto activate P...

Page 77: ...INGS whichtheusercancreate thenstore in a permanentmemorycalledNV RAM even when the power is turnedoff at rhe endof the sessionin whichtheyarecreated These settingscanthenoverridetheFactorySettings beingactivatedwhen theprinteris turnedoff thenon again TheINITIALSE ITINGS whichtheusercancreateanduseaslong astheprinterisnottumedoff Thesearestoredintemporaryorvolatile RAMmemory TheyoverridethePower ...

Page 78: ...iefly LOAD FROM ROM then REINITIALIZE The factory settingsarenowrestored andyoucangoOnLinefor otheractivities MANUAL FEED As the sampleprint shows the Star LaserPrinter8 comes set for automaticpaperfeedingfromthecassette If youwantto sheetfeed manually youmustfirstinstructtheprinter AftergoingOffLineand pressing PROGRAM Press NEXT untilthescreenreads PAPER FEED Press ENTER whichwilldisplay FEEDER ...

Page 79: ...asampleintheslot andadjusttheslot untilit holdsthesheetsecurelywithoutbendingit Notethatit isbettertodo thisbeforeyouactuallystartprinting than to trustluckduringtheprocess Ifduringeithermanualorautomaticfeed yougetapaperjam referto thechapteron Troubleshooting for waysto clearthemachine PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION If youwantto changefromportraitto landscapeorientationforyour printedpage fol...

Page 80: ...G FONT AllRIBUTES Attributesare thosecharacteristics of a typefontthatmakeitdistinct fromall others Theseincludespacingof characters eitherpropor tionalor monospaced uniform pitch measuredin charactersper inch heightorpointsize style eitherupright reman oritalic stroke weight bold medium or light and typeface Typefacesavailable withtheStarLaserPrinter8includecourier helvet tmsromn gothic script pr...

Page 81: ...NTER willdisplay SPACING Andpressing NEXT repeatedlywilllisttheremainingattributes PITCH POINT SIZE S1l LE STROKE WEIGHT TYPEFACE If youwantto changeanyof attribute whenits nameappearson the scrcxm press ENTER then NEXT forthechoicesavailable For example ifyouwanttochangepointsize whenthatattributeappears on the screen pressing ENTER willlist 6 point andpressing NEXT severaltimeswilllisttheotherch...

Page 82: ...wpress ENTER then NEXT so the screenreads SETUP PARAMETERS The choiceshereare Proportionalspacingon or off Enablingitalicsor graphics Enablingboldface Again whentheparameteryouwanttochangeappearsonthescreen press ENTER then NEXT toseeyourchoices Whenyouseethe oneyouwant press ENTER to selectit PROGRAMMING ON YOUR OWN Nowthatyouhavesuccessfully programmedsomebasicinformation intoyourStarLaserPrinte...

Page 83: ...de Slashedzero thestyleof thezerodependson theselectedfont On line Theprinteris alwaysOnLineafterbeingturnedon or poweredup Thehighestrankinthehierarchyavailableforprogrammingthrough theprinter sfrontpanelis as follows PROGRAM MODE CHARACTER LAYOUT PAPER FEED COMMAND INTERFACE SET INIT VALUES SET POWER UP LOAD FACTORY SET The functionsmarkedwithan asteriskaresummarizedon thestatus sheet Alwaysstar...

Page 84: ... displaystheva luethatistobe selectedwith added EXIT or ON LINE ends the program mode The completehierarchyis shown in the Chapters Printing and Emulations MovementwithintheLaserPrinter8 hierarchyis shownbelow PREVIOUS EXIT ENTER 78 ...

Page 85: ...oftwareyouareusingonit Someof thechoicesmaybe limited Printeremulationand thepage orientationareexamples Yourapplicationsoftwaremaynotsupport an availablecommand or it maynotpermita changein pageorienta tion Whetheryouareptintingbusiness letters chartsorothergraphics orbrochuresandnewsletters youshouldkeepthesechoicesandtheir limitationsin mind Whatfollowsisalist oftheelementsthatgointoaprintedpag...

Page 86: ...ginner youmaywantto limittheamountofcomputer programming youdoforpageset up Remember youcanprintavery nice lookingpage with very littlemanipulation by relyingon the defaultsettingsinyourprinterandapplication program Byusingthe programmingavailablefromthefrontpanelof theprinter youhave a widevarietyof options Thenextchapteroutlinesyourchoices bothforStarLaserPrinter8 programmingand formakingchoices...

Page 87: ...printer youmayalsopurchasefonts onadiskandloadthemdown downloading fromthecomputerto the Star LaserPrinter8 s RAM for more informationconsulta softwaredealer font attributes consisting ofcharacterspacing pitch pointsize style strokeweight andtypeface the printeryou selectto emulate the StarLaserPrinter8 can emulatefourwidelyavailableprinters theHewlettPackardLaser JetPlus aiaserpnnter fliabio630 a...

Page 88: ... Symbol Set Rem 8 IBMPC legal Roman 8 IBMPC ECMA Roman 8 legal math 8 math 7 pi font Roman 8 ECMA7 bit math 8 math 7 pi font Pitch 10 10 10 16 66 16 66 16 66 12 12 12 12 12 Prop Prop Prop Prop Prop Point 12 12 12 8 5 8 5 8 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Style Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Upright Stroke Weig...

Page 89: ...6ti btiaeoti 0Bii0AlouEYQ6ti3Ddfioo6533fiybp p Q B Manyoftheavailablefonts canbe selectedfromthefrontpanel The ultimateimprintingflexibilityis providedby programmingwiththe commandsets Formore on this see the chapter Interfacing With ApplicationsProgramsWand theApplications Manual For choftiefom n rstiattieSWLawrRinter8emulates there aredefaultprintstylesthatitwilluseifyoudonotmakeolherchoices In ...

Page 90: ...space Pitch 10cpi Pointsize 12point Style Upright StrokeWeight MediumO Typeface Courier Avaiiabie Values primaty and secondary fonts Symbolset US ASCII UK France Germany Sweden Finland Italy Denmark NIorway Spacing Pitch Spain Roman 8 IBMPC Set Proportional Monospace 6 5 cpi 8 1cpi 10cpi 12cpi 16 66cpi 84 ...

Page 91: ...4point 36point Style Upright Italics StrokeWeight 7 to 1 Light MediumO 1 to 7 Bold StdTypeface LinePrinter Courier TmsRomn Prestige DIABLO 630 Default Values Symbolset Roman 8 Spacing Monospace Pitch 10cpi Pointsize 12point Style Upright StrokeWeight MediumO Typeface Courier 85 ...

Page 92: ... Values Symbolset US ASCII UK France Germany Sweden Finland Italy Denmark INorway spain Roman 8 IBMPC Set Spacing Pitch Pointsize Proportional Monospace 6 5 cpi 8 1cpi 10cpi 12cpi 16 66cpi 6 point 7 point 8 5point 10 int 12point 14point 16point 18point 86 ...

Page 93: ...Courier TmsRomn Prestige EPSON EX 800 DefaultValues Symbolset EpsonStdUSA Spacing Monospace Pitch 10cpi Pointsize 12point Style Upright StrokeWeight MediumO Typeface Courier ProportionalSpacing Diabled Italic Enabled Bold off Available Values Symbolset EpsonStdUSA EpsonStdFrance EpsonStdGermany EpsonStdUK 87 ...

Page 94: ...onStdItaly EpsonStdSpain1 EpsonStdJapan EpsonStdNorway EpsonStdDenmark2 EpsonStdSpain2 EpsonStdLatinAmerica Proportional Monospace 6 5 cpi 8 1cpi 10cpi 12cpi 16 66cpi 6 point 7 point 8 5point 10point 12point 14point 16point 18point 24 point 36point Upright Italics 88 ...

Page 95: ...ge IBM PROPRINTER Defati f Values Symbolset Spacing Pitch Pointsize Style StrokeWeight Typeface Available Values Symbolset Spacing Pitch Pointsize IBMGP Set 1 Monospace 10cpi 12point Upright MediumO Courier IBMGP Set 1 IBMGP Set2 Proportional Monospace 6 5cpi 8 1cpi 10cpi 12cpi 16 66cpi 6 point 89 ...

Page 96: ...redtoasslot 1 and slot 2 If thepoweris off simplyholdoneof thecartridges atitslabelend labelfacingup andinsertitintotheslot pushingit as far back as it will go Part of the labelend will protrudefrom the printer sframe SeeFig 6 1 If youwantto changea cartridgewhilethepoweris on do this Makesuretheprinteris Off Line If necessary pressthe ON LINE buttonuntilthelightisofl oBe suretheDATAlightis ofl If...

Page 97: ... iVo e IfyouattempttochangeacartridgewhiletheprinterinOnLine the printerwill go Off Line The screenwill attemptto displaythe messageCHECKCARTRIDGEand the slotnumber Replacethe car tridgeandpress ERROR SKIP then ONLINE whichmayallow youtocontinue Ifthisdoesn twork turnthepowerofl thenonagain Formoreonthissubject see Font Emulation CartridgeProblems in Chapter10 Troubleshooting 91 ...

Page 98: ...okontherighthandside oftheprinterabouthalfwayback Youwillseea smellhole Fig 6 2 Fig 6 2 Takeapointedpencilandgentlypressitintothehole Thealarmwill soundand thescreenwilldisplay ENGINETEST Examinethe printedsheet Fig 6 3 that comesfrom the printerto determinewhetherthedensityoftheprint darkorlight issatisfactory Alsobe surethatthedensityis uniformthroughouttheprintedpage If youwantto adjusttheprint...

Page 99: ...r turnthedialclockwise Fig 6 5 to a highernumber Tomaketheprintinglighter turnthedialcounterclockwise to a lowernumber Formoreonimprovingthequalityofyourprints see StreakyPrints in thechapter Troubleshooting Fig 6 3 Fig 64 93 ...

Page 100: ...94 Fig 6 5 I ...

Page 101: ...meofficefmtures andrequireadotmatrixordaisywheel printer Somesoftwareislinkedtoaparticularbrandofcomputerand printer Andsomecanbe usedononebrandof laserprinter You can programyourStarLaserPrinter8 to work like any of four widely available printers theHewlettPackardLaserJetPlus Diablo 630 EpsonEX 800 or IBMProprinter Chapter8willtellyouhow to makeyourStarLaserPrinter8 workwithfourof the mostpopular...

Page 102: ...ng features of otherprintersis ignored Text graphicsmode defaultsto textmode Slashedzero thestyleofthezerodependsontheselectedfont On Line theprinteris alwaysOnLineafterbeingturnedonor poweredup Superset Commands Asupersetcommandis acommandthatappliestoallemulatedprinters and can be selectedfromthe hostthroughsoftware TheStarLaser Printer8hasa supersetcommandset commontoallemulations that permits ...

Page 103: ...htcomerfora landscapepage Keepin mindthefrontpanelprogramminghierarchy PREVIOUS EXIT ENTER i NEXT Tfiehierarchyforcommonlyusedcommands isshowninFig s7 1and 7 2 Itemsthatare notcommonto allemulationsare so noted Options Common to All Emulations Factorysettingsare indicatedby an Thenumberat thetopof eachcolumnindicatesitslevelin themenu structure 1 is highest followedby 2 3 4 and 5 The command NEXT ...

Page 104: ...EFAULT SPECIFY FONT 1 SPACING PITCH PIONll SIZE STYLE t STROKE WEIGHT LmpEFAcE PROP SPACE SETUP ITALIC GRAPHICS _ A lcs PARAMETERS LBOLDFACE PORTRA r ORIENTATION LANDSCAPE LAYOUT i 0 112 t AUTO VMI MANUAL VlvU 1 255 48 I I AUTO HMI MANuAL hH 1 255 120 1 rVERTICAL OFFSET HORIZONTAL 98 ...

Page 105: ...DGE 1 r EMULATION CARTRIDGE 2 HPLASERJET IBMPROPRINTER t mm NUMBEROFCOPIES l_ MULTIPLE COPIES MI 99 I DLSABLE 1 MACRO OVERLAYfl HPonly ENABLE MACRO I N 99 COMMAND rYEs F FTONROTATE No t ELL T E 1 r ENABLE 4 z WARIWNGALARM DISABLE 1200 2400 r BAUDRATE 48 KI PARALLEL IBM 60U 19200 E l RAM LOAD SET FOWER UP NV RAM LOAD LOAD AcmRy sET LOAD FROMROM 99 ...

Page 106: ...ermany UK Denmarkl Sweden Italy Spainl Japan Norway Denmark2 Spain2 Latin America HP Diablo Roman 8 IBM PC USASCII UK France Germany Sweden Finn Italy Denmark Norway Spain M P GP Setl GP Set2 Font Attributes Standard Default Specify Font Spactig Pitch Point size Style Stroke weight Typeface 100 ...

Page 107: ...nual Auto Manual Vertical Horizontal Cassette Manual 4 5 Left O to 132 Right O to 132 Top O to 112 Text length O t 112 1 48 to 255 48 1 120 to 255 120 1oo to 1OO O 150 to 150 o Letter Legal A4 B5 Executive Auto parameters Emulation default on Emulation default off Auto CR on off Auto LF on off Auto FF on of Auto wrap on ofP 101 ...

Page 108: ...inter Epson EX 800 Diablo 630 Cartridge 1 Carrndge 2 one multiple disable enable yes no on off o to 7 4 enable disable Wraning alarm enable disable Interface paralell IBM paralell centronics serial baud rate databits 4 5 1 to 99 00 to 99 300 baud 600 baud 1200baud 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200baud 7 data bits 8 data bits 102 ...

Page 109: ... LoadsNVRAMsettings intocurrentsettings Loadfactoryset ENTERat thispointcausestheFactorySettingstoredinROMtobe entered intothecurrentSettingmemory replacingtheprevioussetting Whenthisis done themessageLOADFROMROMOKisdisplayed followedby LOAD FACTORYSET Loadsfactorysettingsintocurrentsettings Specific Emulaflons Thischapterwillprovidespecificinformationforemulatingeachof thefour printers includingp...

Page 110: ...skip mode WC l L Setting lines per inch l D Horizontal motion C k H index HMI increments Setting vertical motion l C index Position horizontal a C cursor specifies page length in no of lines specifies column number specifies column number Sets left and right margins to original defaults specifies number of lines to skip from top of page specifies number of lines per page O rforation skip is off 1 ...

Page 111: ... defines new horizontal position in decipoints specifies new horizontal position in engine resolution elements specifies new vertical position in number of correct lines fines new vertical position in decipoints specifies new vertical position in engine resolution elements OCR CR LF LF FF FF 1 CR CR LF LF LF FF FF 2 CR CR LF CR LF FF CR FF 3 CR CR LF LF CR LF FF CR FF OEnable wrap around mode 1 Di...

Page 112: ...wnloaded font WC X as primary Designate downloaded font X as secondary Page orientation E sc l o Primary font default c OU US ASCII IE United Kingdom OF France 00 Germany OS Sweden Finland 01 Italy OD Denmark Norway 1S Spain 8U Roman 8 OE Roman Extension is font ID number Specified by ID number in value field Specified by ID number in value field O portrait mode 1 landscape mode P fo functio on th...

Page 113: ...dary fonts Primary font height E s v VALUES Performs functions on the secondary functions on the secondary font de fault symbol set according to value field O monospacing 1 proportional spacirrg O monospacing 1 proportional spacing CPI 6 5 CPI 8 1 CPI 10 CPI 12 CPI 16 66 CPI CPI 6 5 CPI 8 1 CPI 10 CPI 12 CPI 16 66 o 2 CPI OCPI 6 66 CPI height in points 6 nt 7 point 8 5 point 10point 12point 14poin...

Page 114: ...ry font uprighd m s s italics Primary font stroke weight s B Oupright 1 italic Oupright 1 italic 7 to 1 Light o Medium 1 to 7 Bold Secondary font stroke s B 7 to 1 Light weight o Medium 1 to 7 Bold Primary font typeface s T O Line printer 1 Pica 2 Elite 3 Courier 4 Helvet 5 Tms Rornn 6 GothiC 7 script 8 Prestige 9 Caslon 10 Orator Secondary font typeface s T O Line printer 1 Pica 2 Elite 108 ...

Page 115: ... Tms Romn 6 Gothic 7 Script 8 Prestige 9 Caslon 10 Orator bytes to follow Odelete all fonts 1 delete temporary fonts 2 delete last specified font 3 delete last specified character code 4 make last spedified font tempo r 5 make last specified font perma nent 6 copy assign current font Value field specifies number of bytes in font descriptor ASCII decimal character code field specifies number of byt...

Page 116: ...efines number of data bytes defining following row of Pels Terminates raster graphics mode specifies horizontal size in number of 1 300 inch engine resolution elements spedifies horizontal size in decipoints specifies vertical size in number of 1 300 inch engine resolution elements specifies vertical size in decipoints specifies pattern to be used with pattern rule specitles whether rule gray scal...

Page 117: ...rrent paper position Clear top and bottom margins Set left margin at current carriage position Set right margin at current carriage position Enable auto centering mode Auto justify ON Cancel WP modes except proportional space Backspace 1 120 inch backspace Carriage return COMMAND VALUES ESC SUB I Acted upon immediately after receipt ESC CR P Acted upon in queue ESC US n n number of 1 120 in increm...

Page 118: ...d printing mode Enable forward printing mode Enable reverse printing mode Disable reverse printing mode Set horizontal tab stop at current carriage position Horizontal tab Clear horizontal tab stop at 8 current carriage position Set vertical tab stop at E current carriage position Clear all horizontal and N2 vertical tabs Vertical tab 112 ...

Page 119: ...nt the character under ASCII code 7F hex Print the character under ASCII code 20 hex Enable proportional space printing Disable proportional space w Q printing Set offset to n Bold print on Shadow print on Bold shadow printoff Auto underline on Auto underline off Enable print suppression Enable graphics mode Disable graphics mode ESC DC1 n n number of 1 120 in increments 113 ...

Page 120: ... G L Begin with a vector Change plot character to char Default character is character Relative Hyplot on EV Begin with a motion Relative Hyplot on V L Begin with a vector Set plot precision hv Select horizontal and vertical resolution increments vertical Oto 31 horizontal 1 120x h 114 ...

Page 121: ...tween 1 and 22 EC n n is between 1 and 127 N n n is an 8 bit binary coded value n is between 1 and 127 No ln Qn an n is units of current chmacter spacing n is units of current character spacing n O left justification n 1 centering n 2 right justification n 3 full justification Set 1 8 inch line spacing Set 7P2 inch line spacing Set 1 6 inch line spacing Set n 2l6 inch line spacing 3 n Set nf12 inc...

Page 122: ... Clear vertical tabs Vertical tab Set verticaf format unit position Select VFU channel VALUES n is between 1 and 255 n is between 1 and 255 Positions print cursor to left margin Moves cursor absolute to nl n2 x 256 dots measuring 1 60 inch Moves cursor to left or right relative to present position n n2 x 256 dots measuring 1 120 in n tab positions where the value of the tab unit is the current HMI...

Page 123: ...nmark II n 11 Spain II 12 Latin America Set Most Sigtilcant Bit of received codes to be 1 Set Most Significant Bit of N received codes to be O Cancel Most Significant Bit set by or Select proportional spacing mode Set amount of space added to right of each character Set elite sized characters Cancel elite sized charac ters elscondensed print mode Set condensed print mode n odd ASCII code start mod...

Page 124: ...ed mode Cancel emphasized mode Enable double strike print mode Cancel double s ike print mode Underlined print mode Print mode select VALUES n odd ON n even OFF LSE5 C4 CE F G CH JX n n odd 8 bit value ON n even 8 bit value OFF n n 8 bit binarynumber with 10XXXXO1 elite spacing XXXXXX1O p oportional 10xxO1OO condensed 10xx1x1Oemphasized OOXXIXIX double strike OOIXXXIX enlarged Olxxxxxx italics 1Ix...

Page 125: ... super script n any odd binary value subscript n odd print characters n even recognize control codes Print next nl n2 x 256 dots with 60 dotshnch horizontal spacing Printnext nl d x 256 dots with 120 dots inch horizontal spacing Print next nl n2 x 256 dots with 120 dots inch horizontal spacing Print next nl n2 x 256 dots with 240 dots iich horizontal spacing m is graphis mode m Onormal density 60 ...

Page 126: ...ics 72 dots in m 6 CRT graphics II 90dots in Set 9 pin bit image mode MA a nl n2 if a even 60 cfotslin if a odd 120dotslin nl and n2 indicate number of data bytes in sequence to be nl n2 256 where O nl 255 o n2 4 IBM PROPRINTER ACTION Automatic line feed Backspace Bell Cancel Carriage return Select 10 characters per inch printing Select 12 characters per inch printing COMMAND VALUES N5 n n odd 8 b...

Page 127: ...el expanded width Double width mode Double width one line Form feed Set page length inches Set page length lines Set top of form to current position 960 bit image graphics mode 960 bit irnage graphics mode normal speed 480 bit image graphics mode 1920 bit image graphics mode VALUES n Odd8 bit value expanded n even 8 bit value cancel ex panded 1 n 22 1 n 127 m number of byts m number of bytes m num...

Page 128: ...ne feed 0 35 mm A n n n 72 line spacing where n 1 n 255 Continuous overscore ESC n n odd 8 bit value ON n even 8 bit value OFF Print continuously lnl n2 n code according to identification code Print next received char acter according to identifi cation code Cancel skip perforation Set skip perforation Subscript superscript off Subscript superscript on Horizontal tab co CNn n is lines at bottom of ...

Page 129: ...tions where value of tab L unit is current CPI Set all tab stops to power WR on default settings Set vertical tab stops B nI n64 n tab positions in absolute values ML at lines between 1 and 254 Vertical tab a Underline n n odd 8 bit value ON n even 8 bit value OFF 123 ...

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Page 131: ...arnhowto specifytheStarLaserPrinter8 in fourof the mostpopularapplicationsprogramsfor IBMcompatible computers Lotus1 2 3 WordPerfectMicrosoft Word andMicrosoft Windows TheStarLaserPrinter8willprintgraphicsaswellaswords andnumbers emulatingHewlettPackardgraphics alldensitiesofthe Epsondotmatrixprirtters andtheIBMProprintersemigraphics Itcan also be used with the two popular desktop publishingprogra...

Page 132: ...ththeStarLaserPrinter8 sDiablo630daisy wheelprinteremulation however it doesnotproducegraphics Thereare twowaysto makeLotuscompatiblewitha printer permanently in a startupconfigurationfile throughthe Work sheetMenu and temporarily throughthePM Printer Menu The more straightforward of the two choicesis to make the choice permanentand automaticuponstartup Doingthissavestheprinter setupin thefile123 ...

Page 133: ...ga standardfont you do notneedto make a selectionhere However if you are using Diablo emulationanda15pitchdaisywheel entertheescapesequence ESC US9 Nowyouarethroughwiththeparallelcontlguration Tosavethese newvalues in theDefaultMenutype u for Update Finally type Q for Quit andLotusisreadyto usewiththe StarLaserPrinter8 Foraserial interface type2toselectit Choicesfollowingthisare Datatransmissionra...

Page 134: ...With the StarLaserPrinter8 youcan useLotus 1 2 3 sPrintGraph featuretoreproducechartsandgraphs intheEpsonemulation Todo thisyoumustselectoptionsthatconfigurePrintGraphforthisemula tion If youarein Lotus saveyourworksheetwithFileand Save Fs and your graphwithGraphand Save GS AccessPrintGraphandinsertthePrintGraphprogramdisk inDrive A andthefontdiskin DriveB Fromthemenumaketheseselections Configurab...

Page 135: ...tionsare savedin a singledriverfile called123 SET SelectyourprinterfromtheInstall program throughtheoptioncalled Change Selected Equipment On thisMenu select Text Printer andpreSS cENTER HP LaserJet Plus and then select Save Changes to recordyourchoice Fromthelistofprinters choose From themainLotusMenu youcan specifyyourdefaultprinterby selecting Worksheet Global Default Printer Name You can also ...

Page 136: ...parallelor serial select Hardware Interface Forprintertype fromtheHardwaremenu choose Printer and designate HPLaserJet Plus Fromtheconilguration menuyoucanalsochoosefonts papersize be sureto selectthesamesizepapercassettefortheprinter andactions suchas whethertheprintershouldpauseor ejectthepaperaftereach graphisprinted Whenyouhavefinished makeyourselections perrnanentbychoosing Save from the conf...

Page 137: ...aceconnection If you are usinga parallelinterface forLPT 1 type o For a serialinterface forCOM1 type 4 You must now specifythe serial parameters includingbaud rate pmity stopbits andcharacterlengt h Besurethatyouspecifythesame valuesin WordPerfectas youdo fortheStarLaserPrinter8 Consult thesampleprintunderInterfaceGroupfortheprinter sdefaultvalues To saveyourWordPerfectselections EXITtheprogram MI...

Page 138: ...raitfontsavailablein download ablefonts HPDOWNSFL PRD for all landscapefontsavailablein down loadablefonts For theEpson copythesefiles EPSONFXQ PRD whichusesgraphicsmodeduringjustification EPSONFX PRD whichusesfullwidthspacesforjustification andis fasterthanthemethodusedin EPSONFXQ PRD For IBMProprinteremulation copy IBMPRO PRD For theDiablo630ECS copythePRDfile MICROSOFT WINDOWS D630ECS PRD Micro...

Page 139: ...ternative drive directory OK CANCEL InserttheUtilitiesdiskin driveAandpress OK Nowthescreendisplaysthisbox Available Printers Printer File Epson FX 80 NEC3550 HPLaserJet HPLaserJet Plus HP7470A Add Cancel HighlightHPLaserJetPlusorEpsonandselect ADD Anotherboxappearsin response Copyassociated printer fileHPLASERP DRV todrive directory C Windows if you have a hard disk Yes No Cancel 733 ...

Page 140: ...udesig natetheparallelorsenalportforthe printer clickingOKtoconfirm it If youare usinga serialprinter go to SETUP once again and select COMMUNICATIONS Afteryouindicatetheactiveportyouhavealreadychosen Win dowswillpresenta seriesof settingsoptions Typein thedesired baud rate and pushthe button for yourselectionof word bit length parity stopbits handshake andport SelectHARDWARE handshakeand 1stopbit...

Page 141: ...tof routinemaintenance as well Topreventpaperdustfrominterfering withtheoperationoftheprinter each day you shouldwipethreeinteriorareaswith a moistenedsoft cloth Fig 9 l cpaperfeedguidearea Fig 9 2 use caution sincethisareamay be hot transferguide Fig 9 3 transferpaperguide Fig 9 4 Each day you shouldalsogentlycleanoff the transfercoronawires usinga cottonswab Figs 9 5 9 6 9 7 Periodically youshou...

Page 142: ...Q 4 I F51 Paperfeedguidearea Transferpaperguide Transferguide Transfer corona wires groovebesidethem Fig 9 1 Fig 9 2 and 176 1111 ...

Page 143: ...I Fig 9 3 Fig 9 4 137 ...

Page 144: ...Fig 9 6 Fig 9 5 Fig 9 7 138 ...

Page 145: ...I Fig 9 8 Wire leaner Gr Fig 9 9 139 ...

Page 146: ...Finally you can clean the exterior of the printer with a mild detergent and a soft cloth Fig 9 10 Beforeyoubegin be sureto unplugthe printer andremovethepapercassetteandanyfontcartridges Fig 9 10 ...

Page 147: ...REEN The frontpanelscreenmaydisplaya varietyof messagesduringthe courseofoperationoftheStarLaserPrinter8 Youarealreadyfamiliar withthedisplaysequenceduringpower up and whenprogramming theprinter Somemessages provideinformation aboutthepapersupply inthecassetteortheconditionofthetonercartridge Othershavetodo withfontsor emulations Anotherway of consideringerrorsis that someof themresultfrom failure...

Page 148: ... Engine servicecall messagesare related to the interfacewith the engine Theycanresultfromeitheracommunication failure ora halt in theengine sreadylevel STREAKY PRINTS MESSAGE CALLSERVICE01 CALLSERVICE02 CALLSERVICE03 CALLSERVICE04 MEANING RESULT improper communica processing stops alarm tion beeps press ERROR SKIP to reset engine snd recheck laser synchronization processing stops alarm problem bee...

Page 149: ...cursduringoperation mostlikelythe faultis in thehardware MESSAGE MEANING RESULT CALL SERVICE 05 CRCerror in controller program halts fatal main ROM program CALLSERVICE06 CRC error in resident program halts fatal font ROM CALLSERVICE07 read write test error in program hatts fatal on board RAM CALL SERVICE 08 read write test error in program halts fatal expansion RAM if present CARTRIDGE1BAD CRC err...

Page 150: ...rogmrn halts fatal OPERATOR CALL MESSAGES Wheneverthescreendisplaysoperatorcallmessages theprintergoes off lineand thealarmsounds Theproblemis one thatthe operator shouldbe able to resolve Aftermakingthe correction you should press ERROR SKIP to recheck status If theerrormessage does not recur you may press ON LINE to continue operation Engine Prob ems Thesearemechanicalproblemsthatpreventtheengin...

Page 151: ...ress ERROR SKIP whichconfiguresthe unit If you wantto continueprinting press ONLINE If a cartridgeis removedwhileit is beingaccessed the screenwill display a message if possible After resolving the problem the operatorwillhavetoreinitialize theprimerbyturningthepoweroffand thenon again MESSAGE MEANING ACTION CHECKCART 1 C tridge 1changed foLtowprocedure de while printer is on line scribed above CH...

Page 152: ...MESSAGE MEANING CHANGEA4 A4 paper cassette needed CHANGELETTER Letter paper cassette needed CHANGELEGAL I egal papercassette needed CHANGEEXEC Exec papercassette needed CHANGEB5 B5 paper cassette needed ACT ON follow procedure above follow procedure above follow procedure above follow procedure above foltow procedure above Manual Paper Feed Certainemulations permitspecifying manualpaperfeedfromthe...

Page 153: ...ut do not hah the printing process Thealarmsounds andifnecessary theprinterusesa default value You mayremovethemessageby pressing ERROR SKIP ATote thatiftherearemultipleerrors thelastonedetectedis displayed Host Communication Problems MESSAGE MEANING LINEERROR parityerror in host data INPUTOVERFLOW input buffer overflow BALIFONTDATA downloaded font bad BADFONTCODE downloaded font in error BADCHARA...

Page 154: ...nsufficient memory to font download received character not in currentty selected font too many fonts for font glyph exceeds buffer size no room for form download STATUS partial page currently composed is printed and ejected remaining data for page is printed on next sheet font rotation aborted printing continues using closest available font download font aborted printing wntinues using closest ava...

Page 155: ...ALIZE STATUSSHEET n REPRINTLOSTPGS ROTATINGFONT TONERLOW PRINTERREADY PRINTERACTIVE MEANING printer is warming up but service call not necessary operator has initiated a test of the printing engine is being reset controller soft initiali zation status sheet n printout retransmission of lost sheets wait for font rotation toner cassette may need replacing atl conditions normal and proper no unused d...

Page 156: ...med Ifthepaperis stuckasitcomesfromthecassette Fig 10 2 6penthetransferpaperguide Thengraspthepaperand pull up on it If this does not work you shouldremovethe paper cassette thenrepeattheoperation whichshouldnowbe successful Ifthepaperjamswithintheprintingarea Fig 10 3 openthetransfer paperguide Thengraspthepaperandpullupwardon it If thepaperjam occursnearthe fixingassembly firstlift the fixing as...

Page 157: ...Fig 10 2 Fig 10 3 151 ...

Page 158: ...Fig 10 4 Fig 10 5 152 ...

Page 159: ... asitbecomes hot duringoperation If you get toner on your hands wash them immediately Withpaperjamsthatoccurwheretheprintedcopyisejectedintheface downposition youalsohavehvooptions Withtheprintercovcropen Fig 10 7 graspthepaperandpullit towardyou Fig 10 7 153 ...

Page 160: ...ess ONLINE Fig 10 8 ADJU TING PRINT QUALITY At sometimeyoumayfindthatthequalityoftheprintingisnotwhat youwant Youmayrun testprintsandthenmaketheprintinglighter or darker as desired Beginby runningan enginetestprint whichconsistsof a patternof verticallines Todothis makesurethereispaperinthepapercassette andturntheprinteron if necessary Nowlookon therighthandside oftheprinterabouthalfwayback Youwil...

Page 161: ...ole Thealarmwill soundandthescreenwilldisplay ENGINETEST Examinetheprintedsheet Fig 10 10 thatcomesfromtheprinterto determinewhetherthedensityoftheprint darkorlight issatisfactory Alsobe surethatthedensityis uniformthroughouttheprintedpage Fig 10 10 155 ...

Page 162: ...ill seeagreenknurleddial Fig 10 11 bearing theoddnumbers1through9 To makethe printingdarker turnthedialclockwise Fig 10 12 to a highernumber Tomaketheprintinglighter turnthedialcounterclockwise to a lower number Fig 10 11 156 Fig 10 12 ...

Page 163: ...rollerwiththe cleaningpadthatcomeswiththenewfixingrollercleaner Removethe cleaningpad throwitaway andinstallthenewfixingrollercleanerin thefixingassembly Closethefixingassemblycover 4 Cleanthetransferguidewitha moistenedcloth 5 Usethecottonswabtocleanthetransfercoronawires Discardthe usedswab 6 Use the wire cleaner stored within the printer to brush off the dischargingpins Replacethewirecleanerin ...

Page 164: ... areason a printedpageindicatethatseveralan sof theprinter need cleaning Beforestartingtheseprocedures unplugthe printer Opentheprintercoverandremovethetonercartridge Asalways use cautionnearthefixingassembly as it maybe hot Primarycoronawire This islocatedwithinthetonercartridge Fig 10 13 Takethewirecleanerstoredinsidethepnnter Fig 10 14 10 15 and insertit in one end of the slot makingsure it goe...

Page 165: ...Wire Fig 10 14 Clea ire Clean Fig 10 15 Fig 10 16 159 ...

Page 166: ...Fig 10 17 Dischargingpins Use the wirebrushto cleanthedischargingpins Figs 10 18 10 19 takingcarenotto darnagethe transfercorona wires Returnthebrushto itsholderinsidetheprinter Fig 10 20 160 Fig 10 18 ...

Page 167: ...Wire leaner Groove Fig 10 19 Fig 10 20 Transfercoronawires Take acottonswabandcarefullywipeoffthe wires Fig 10 21 10 22 10 23 Discardtheswab Fig 10 21 Fig 10 22 Fig 10 23 1 61 1111 ...

Page 168: ...uality GARBLED TEXT OR FORMATSIHEX DUMP If the textasprintedisnotwhatyouhavesentfromthecomputer there may be a compatibility probleminvolvingthecommandset To see exactlywhat the printeris receiving you may want to print text in hexadecimal rather than conventionalASCII text This is what is calleda hexdump andcanbe enabledfromtheprinter sfrontpanel In Programmode press NEXT untilthescreendisplays C...

Page 169: ...Hex Dump Off Press mEXT so thatthescreenmovesto HexDump On Press ENTER to selectit Forfurtherinformation onusingthehexdumptomodifyyoursoftware orhardware pleaseconsultanexperienced programmer orotherexpert on yoursystem 163 ...

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Page 171: ...tions Type Laserbeampageprinter sEngine Model CanonLBP SX Resolution 300x 300dotsperinch speed 8pagesper minute FirstPrint 21 seconds letteror A4 size deliveredface down Warmup under1minute at68 F or 20 C Emulation Resident HPLaserJet Plus Diablo630ECS IBMProprinter EpsonEX 8M 165 ...

Page 172: ...ratorPanel DefaultValues Setting viaOperatorPanel Store in NVRAM Fonts Paper Resident Courier Prestige TmsRomn LinePrinter Option Fontcartridges Cassettefeed Manualfeed approx 200sheetsof 20 lb 80g m2 paper maximumstackingheight 20 mm 78in 3 9 x 7 5 in 8 5x 14in 100x 190mm 216 x 356mm output facedown approx 100sheets faceup approx 20 sheets PrintingArea top bottom andrightmargins 5 mm 0 2in leftma...

Page 173: ...mm 2372pel 297mm 3387lines B5 182mm 2041pel 257mm 2915lines executive 7 25in 2067pel 10 5in 3030lines Acousticnoise standby max 43 dBA printing max 53dBA Environment Operation 50 F 90 5 F 10 C 32 5 C 20 80 relativehumidity Storage 32 F 95 F O C 35 C 10 80 relativehumidity PowerSource 100V 50 60Hz 115V 60Hz 220 240V 50Hz Weighc 45 lbs 20kg 167 ...

Page 174: ...I Dimensions 1 N m 4 492 mm 19 I Tc c J i co o m 181 1111111111 Iilllllllll 1 1111111111111111 N 815 mm 32 1 4 168 Fig A 1 ...

Page 175: ...ife Fiveyearsor 300 000prints whichevercomesfirst Meantimebetweenfailures meanprintsbetweenfailures 3 000hoursor 30 000prints Meantimetorepair 30minutesor less Paperfeedreliability Type Frequency Jam 12000 Multifecd 1 1000 Others 1 2000 Cartridgedurabilityandreliability Approx 4000prints Periodof validity 2 5 yearsfromdateofproduction Periodicmaintenancetime by operator 10minutesor less 169 ...

Page 176: ...characterdata DATA8is themostsignificant bit DATA1is theleast significant bit Highis logic1 andLowis logicO A lowpulseacknowledges receiptof data Lowwhentheprinterisready to acceptdata GoesHighif theprinterruns outof paper Hi hwhentheminteris online Unused Signalground 1 Printer schassisground isolatedfromsignalground OUT ExternalSUDDIV of 5VDC I Twistedpair returnsignal groundlevel 31 m IN Lowinp...

Page 177: ... 1 GND Chassisground 2 TXD W Carriesdatafromtheprinter 3 RXD IN Carriesdatato theprinter 4 RTS OUT ONwhentheprinterisreadyto receivedata 5 6 N C Unused 7 GND Signalground 8 19 N C Unused 20 DTR OUT ONwhentheprinterisreadyto receivedata 21 25 N C Unused 171 ...

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Page 179: ... showninan insetto thelower rightof thecharacter The hexadecimalcodecan be foundby readingtheentriesat the topand left edgesof thetable Forexample thecharacter A isincolumn4 androw 1 so ip hexadecimalcharactercodeis41 Thisis equivalent 4 x 16 1 65 to decimal65 thenumberin theinset Controlcodesrecognizedbyeachemulation areindicatedbyabbreviations with underline 173 ...

Page 180: ...HEWLETI PACKARD LASER JET PLUS 174 ...

Page 181: ...x I d 1 I I 1 I I 1 1 I 1 1 1 t I 1 I l 1 in 16 lo 16 J Q 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 I A 138 154 1701 11861 12021 12181 1234i i2501 B 1 I 1 J a 2 188 204 220 236 4 140 E 205 M I D i h42i 1581 11741 11901 12061 12221 1238 2541 1 I 1 1 1 1 F 175 ...

Page 182: ...DIABLO 630 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 NUL o 0 1 DC1 u 2 3 4 176 ...

Page 183: ...8 9 A B c D E F 1 1 I 1 1 i 1 1 I El 142 158 174 11901 12061 1222 i2381 12541 F 177 I ...

Page 184: ... Al I I 6 Iri 6 t hIQT I I t t I 7 F 1nil I t 1 1 I 1 I IBS ICAN I t I 8 i _ ml I lull I I t I 9 d I I I I I I 1 h I I t I A 1 ml ml I t IVT ll sr I t I 1 ml ml r l M ml ml ml ml nil ml 1 I I I 1 t 4 h 1 t I c F ml mt I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 km I I I M t D E H LA 13 so 14 1 S1 0 0 DEL m pi R p m m pT 178 ...

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Page 186: ...IBM PROPRINTER Character Set 7 180 ...

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Page 188: ...I ChmcferSef 2 182 ...

Page 189: ...I 1 1 I 1 I I I I 1 t I P I u I I I L 11 I m I I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I n I I I I 1 1l I 1 1 1 1v I I I l 11 I l I 2 I D A Iri 141 I A ill l l Id I E I ml I I 1 I F 183 ...

Page 190: ...l Character Set I 01234 5 6 7 1 1 I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 It I II i 2 IB 3 I 151 121 I I37I I53I I 69 1 1 1 IJ I 113 I 129 I I45i 161 r A 1 1 Ji I 114I 130 I I 46 I IE12 1 1 J I 115 I I31I I47I I63 17 184 ...

Page 191: ...I 8 9 A B c D E F 185 ...

Page 192: ...dby 10 Byte a seriesof 8bitsthatrepresentsonecharacter Centronics interface a standard wiringconfiguration forparalleldata transmission Centronicsisoftenusedas a synonymfor the parallelstandarddevelopedby CentronicsInc CharacterSet thecompletesetof charactersavailablein a font Data Bits the numberof bits in a transmittedbyte that actually containsdata Emulation behavinglikesomething else TheStarLa...

Page 193: ...the horizontalorx axis interface a hardwareplug that allowscableconnectionsof two devices Forinstance acablefroma computerparallelport to a printersparallelport Landscape printing onpaperacrossitswiderdimension suchasa spreadsheetthatis 11in wideand8 1 2in high landscape pictureszueusuallywiderthantheyaretall NVRAM N VRandomAccessMemoryisthepermanentstorageby theStarLaserPrinter8ofsettingsprogramm...

Page 194: ...doff ROM Read OnlyMemory or memoryin whichinformationcan be storedpermanently whetherthepoweris on or off RS 232 a wiring configurationfor sendingand receiving serial transmissions includingdataandacknowledgments between sendingandreceivingequipment handshaking Serial a communications interfacethat sendsor receives1 bit of informationat a timeat a specifiedbaudrate StOpBit 1 or 2 bits used by the ...

Page 195: ... D DATA BIT message 69 DATA light 38 45 46 54 55 10 emula onmode 76 77 85 87 111 Display screen 37 38 Drum 3 4 DTR message 70 E Emulation modes 58 77 81 84 90 95 123 ENGINE RESET message 149 ENGINE TEST message 92 149 155 Engine test print 92 154 156 Envelopes 22 26 Environmental control 7 Epson EX 8CQemulation mode 76 77 87 89 115 120 Error messages 43 141 144 ERROR SKIPNEXT button 38 43 65 66 Es...

Page 196: ...V RAM LOAD DONE message 40 72 ON LINE light 38 41 46 Operator call mes5ages 144 147 Op4rator information messages 147 149 Optional font cartridges See fcmt cartridges ORIENTATION message 73 P PAGE OVERFLOW message 148 Page setup 79 80 Papar 8 21 26 Pap vcassette 5 21 26 PAPER FEED group 57 Paper feed guide 135 PAPER FEED massage 59 72 PAPER JAMMING message 145 150 Paper bading 21 26 Paper set guid...

Page 197: ...ER UP message 59 68 70 71 72 SET message 75 SETUP PARAMETERS massage 76 Size incompatibility 148 Slashed zero 77 S Ocers 4 SPACING massage 75 Specifications 165 171 SPECIFY FONT massage 75 STANDARD DEFAULT massage 75 Status messages 163 STATUS SHEET message 44 47 54 67 149 SMUS sheets 54 58 STOP BIT message 69 Streaky Wins 157 162 STROKE WEGHT message 75 STYLE message 75 SuperSet commands 96 97 T ...

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