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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 which can bedeterminedbytumingtheequipmentoffandon euserisencouraged...

Page 3: ... Corporation AGFA Canpugraphic Division Ventura Publisher Xerox Corporation EX 800 Seiko Epson Corporation HP LaserJet III Hewlett Packard Company IBM PC XT IBM Proprinter International Business Machines Corporation Lotus l 2 3 Lotus Development Corporation Microsoft Word Microsoft Windows Microsoft Corporation PageMaker Aldus Corporation WordPerfect WordPerfect Inc NOTICE l All rights reserved Re...

Page 4: ... a Computer 25 Parallel Serial RS 232 CHAPTER 3 INITIAL OPERATION 29 Front Panel 29 Powering Up The Buttons Light Indicators Hex Dump Self Test 35 Printing the Status Sbeets Status Sheet Description Programming from the Front Panel 40 CHAPTER 4 QUICK START WITH THE STAR LASERPRINTER 8lII A TUTORIAL 47 Preliminaries 47 The Front Panel 48 Basic Operations 49 Connecting the Printer to the Computer 50...

Page 5: ...S 77 Lotus l 2 3 78 Original Version Lotus l 2 3 Release 2 WordPerfect 82 Microsoft Word 4 0 83 Microsoft Windows 84 CHAPTER 8 MAINTAINING THE STAR LASERPRINTER 8HI87 CHAPTER 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 91 Error Messages Displayed on the Screen 91 Service Call Messages 92 Engine Service Call Messages Qperator Call Messages 94 Engine Problems Font Emulation Cartridge Problems Change Paper Size Manual Paper F...

Page 6: ...streakyPrints 106 White Streaks Dark Streaks or Stains Garbled Text or Formats Hex Dump 110 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS 111 GLOSSARY 119 I INDEX 123 ...

Page 7: ...o unpack your new printer and prepare it for initial operation Chapter 3 explains how to operate the printer s front operating panel and display screen Some people like to skip the preliminary explanations and begin using the printer immediately Chapter4 provides the information for such a fast start If you begin with Chapter 4 at some later time you should read the rest of the book in sequence fo...

Page 8: ...ers generated by gases liquids or semiconductors are widely used in applica tions ranging from surgery to the visual arts Laser printing is a process that uses a laser beam in this case generated by a semiconductor to activate portions of an electrically charged surface These activated parts represent the words numbers or graphics being sent from the computer for printing Other parts of the printe...

Page 9: ...e developer unit is covered with toner ink which has a negative charge The neutralized portions of the drum containing the information to be printed pick up negatively charged toner from the developer unit At this point paper fed from the paper cassette moves through the transfer unit from which it receives a positive charge As the drum rotates the negatively charged particles of toner are attract...

Page 10: ... you read this manual but a brief introduction is in order here The following figures show the printer from the front and the rear Upper Cover Release Botton Font Cartridge Slots Carrying Grip Plate 8 Paper Cassette I I Hole for Test Print Button 0 Paper Set Guides for Manual Feed Control Panel ing i 1 ...

Page 11: ...ower Cord Connector RAM Expansion Board Slot 8 Power Switch covered 8 Faceup Print Delivery Tray 0 Parallel Interface Connector folded up Serial Interface Connector Youcanejectpaperfaceup whenthepapertray is foldedout as shownbelow 5 ...

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Page 13: ...printer l a large strong table or stand The printer weighs 45 lbs 20 kg and must be firmly supported Also the printer will need more room than it takes up in the shipping carton because the paper cartridge will extend forward from the front and an auxiliary paper tray will unfold from the rear so plan for a space at least 3 x 4 ft lm2 Because the top of the printer must open be sure there is at le...

Page 14: ...here the printer will go On the bottom you will see the printer in a plastic bag resting in its own Styrofoam nest Summon your lifting partner and prepare to remove the printer Since it is tightly cradled in the shipping carton it may be necessary to tip the carton slightly to get a firm grip Lifting handles are located half way back on each underside of the printer but they will be difficult to u...

Page 15: ...sorb moisture during shipping and a brick of Styrofoam Remove both of these and save them for use if you must move or ship the printer over long distances There are also packing materials inside the printer Near the right front of the printer s top you will see a postage stamp sized rectangular button ...

Page 16: ...king material The largest a large wedge of Styrofoam is at the center front of the interior Lift this out and save it for future repacking L Toward the back of the interior you will see a green lid with a warning label in red lettering On the left and right sides of this area are orange stabilizers Each stabilizer bears a tag with black lettering telling you in several languages to remove them Gra...

Page 17: ...Spacer After you remove all the packaging material leave the printer top open so that you can insert the toner cartridge which contains the ink that will print your documents 11 ...

Page 18: ...side the printer and an installation sheet After separating the two packages from the Styrofoam pick up the smaller one and open it In this package is a green and black 8 inch long rod and a cotton swab The rod is a fixing roller cleaner with cleaning pad attached to one end Open the green lid to the upper fixing assembly and insert the cleaning pad end of the roller cleaner into the slot Slide th...

Page 19: ...i i L L i L i Remove the cleaner from the slot Peel off the cleaning pad and discard it 13 ...

Page 20: ...the sealed package that contains it You will see the letters EP S stamped on one end This is at the bottom of the cartridge so turn it over and snip open the foil Be careful to grasp the cartridge only at the instruction panel and the other long end not in the middle This is to prevent disruption of its moving parts Holding the cartridge with two hands rock it back and forth 5 or 6 times as shown ...

Page 21: ...ert the cartridge in the direction of the arrows on its instruction panel Push gently but firmly until it is seated at the back of its container As you look at the left front side of the toner cartridge you will see a small plastic tab with a circle on it 15 ...

Page 22: ...the tab is a long strip of plastic that must be completely removed Hold the tab and pull it straight out applying firm even pressure Keep pulling until the end of the long plastic strip emerges from the cartridge The final step is to close the printer top pushing down gently until it latches ...

Page 23: ... two parts the paper tray and the cover The paper tray contains two pieces of packing material Remove and discard them Automatic Paper Feed For automatic paper feed paper must be placed within the paper cassette Each size of paper requires a different paper cassette The Star LaserPrinter 8111uses cassettes for five paper sizes LTR letter S1lr x 11 in LGL legal 81n x 14 in A4 standard metric 210 x ...

Page 24: ...hoto copying and the newer paper designed specifically for laser printers are suitable including Canon NP Xerox 4024 Gilbert Neu Tech and Neenah NP However Star Micronics does not recommend any particular brand since it has no control over the content and quality Selecting suitable paper is your responsibility Envelopes mailing labels and transparencies require manual feed Among the suitable brand...

Page 25: ...Now press down on each comer of the paper stack to make sure it is seated flat on the bottom of the cassette 19 ...

Page 26: ...hed edge points to the rear The cassette must be inserted in the large slot at the front of the printer Holding the cassette so that the front is near you guide it into the slot and push back until it cannot go any further A portion of the cassette will protrude from the front of the slot 20 ...

Page 27: ...tutorial Note that gauges for the five standard paper sizes are printed on the cover below the left hand slot guide If you plan to handfeed paper of one of these sizes adjust the guides accordingly For envelopes labels transparencies or paper other than 8 x 11inch paper place a sample sheet on the feed slot and adjust the guides until they hold the sheet snugly OPTIONAL RAM EXPANSION BOARD The opt...

Page 28: ...by one screw Remove the screw and lift the cover plate out Notice the lip on the left side of the cover plate The interior of the slot contains a pin hole receptacle The RAM expansion board has two plastic insertion tabs at one end with a pin connector underneath Hold the card by the two tabs so that the memory chips face upward Insert the opposite end into the slot pressing firmly with your thumb...

Page 29: ...the right edge of the cover plate away from the printer frame and reinsert the screw Slide the cover back into position until the screw enters the hole in the frame Tighten the screw with the screwdriver If you want to remove the expansion board unscrew the slot s cover plate Grasp the plastic tabs with two hands and pull evenly on them until the board comes unplugged Do not wiggle the board back ...

Page 30: ...ide of the rear panel aligning the cord pins with the holes before inserting Make sure that the printer is turned 08 Then plug the now at tached cord into a wall socket or into a surge protected power strip The printer s on off power switch is located just above the power cord receptacle The power switch is marked with two international symbols I for on and 0 for off To turn the printer on press t...

Page 31: ...e can be attached to the printer at the same time but only one can be active Before attaching any cable be sure the power supply is off on both the printer and any computer to which the cable is attached Parallel When you face the front of the printer the parallel connector is on the rear left This is a standard 36 pin Centronics connection To attach a cable to the parallel connector match the wed...

Page 32: ...the chapter Quick Start with the Star LaserPrinter 8111 A Tutorial Serial M 232 The serial connector to the left of the parallel connector can be used for a standard RS 232 configuration It is a standard 25 pin DB connector To attach a serial cable to the printer match the wedge shape of the cable end to that of the printer s connector and insert firmly Then use a screwdriver to secu re it v h the...

Page 33: ...nless you instruct it differently This is done from the front panel and will be explained in the chapter Quick Start with the Star LaserPrinter 8111 A Tutorial Many applications programs provide a special menu that makes it easy for you to use a serial printer with them If you wish to make the connection between your IBM compatible computer and the Star LaserPrinter 8111 through DOS you must enter...

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Page 35: ...on to you The screen display is the primary way the printer communicates with the operator It informs the operator about the machine s state the printer s status and alarm conditions that require some action by the operator The LEDs provide an at a glance summary of the printer s status This information may be about the printer s operating status the screen may say TONER LOW or a light may indicat...

Page 36: ...el First turn on the power pressing the I position on the switch located at the rear of the printer The 0 position turns the power ofi As soon as you press the I end of the power switch on the rear of the printer all lights on the panel will come on The printer will begin its internal diagnostics and warming up displaying a series of messages on the screen The first message is LaserPrinter 8111 fo...

Page 37: ...INTER WARMUP and the two lights at the left side of the panel the READY light which flashes and the ONLINE light which will show steadily The others will btZO_ff Finally the screen will say PRINTER READY The READY light and the ON LINE light will be continuously lit the others will remain off This means you can instruct your computer to send it information that it will print If at any point during...

Page 38: ...US or NEXT Item within a Group For example Baud Rate is the first Item in Level 3 within the Interface Group Level Number 1 2 3 4 Item 1 Item 2 Interface Parallel Serial Baud Rate Parity The following diagram should help you as you program PREVIOUS EXIT ENTER NEXT ON LINE ON LINE cl With this button you control whether the printer is on line or off line On line means that the printer is able to re...

Page 39: ...n for further information When the printer is in the Program mode this key is called NEXT During programming pressing this key displays the various items under a category for the operator to select next in the sequence This key has two functions when the printer is off line l If the operator is holding the button as TEST it acts as a form feed command telling the printer to print whatever informat...

Page 40: ...hoices for the operator to make Within a programming sequence pressing EXIT takes the programming Menu to the next higher level If the sequence is already at the highest level pressing EXIT causes the control panel to leave the Program mode and display PRINTER READY Light Indicators When the printer is first turned on all LED indicators will go on Then ALARM DATA and PRINT will then go of to be ac...

Page 41: ...nter 8111can also operate in hexadecimal mode This means that it will print information sent to it in its equivalent hexadecimal notation in base 16 numbers This mode is useful in correcting commu nication incompatibilities between some computers and the Star LaserPrinter 8111 that can result in incorrect text or formatting For information on performing a Hex Dump see the Chapter Troubleshoot ing ...

Page 42: ...the printer with a pointed object causes the printer to print a sheet of vertical lines Printing the Status Sheets Now use the front panel to print a sfarlc sheet which is a sample printout of the Star LaserPrinter 8111 s available type fonts and information about its settings Press the ON LINE button so that the light goes ofs Now press and hold the button labeled TEST PREVIOUS The display screen...

Page 43: ... top section summarizes your printer s basic configura tion identifying the version of its operating system and specifying the amount of total RAM memory and the amount of RAM available for your use If your printer has an optional RAM expansion board its memory size will also be listed here The middle portion of the page summarizes the type fonts available and gives samples of each First it lists ...

Page 44: ...see Glossary Factory set the settings originally selected at the factory as default values ROM The COMMAND GROUP includes these functions Emulation the printer whose functions the Star LaserPrinter 8111 is set to emulate Number of Copies the number of copies of each page to be printed Macro Overlay whether special instructions are preprogrammed FF on Rotate whether the printer will issue a form fe...

Page 45: ...ally Paper size the dimensions of the paper cassette now in use Automatic parameters whether there is an automatic carriage return CR at a paragraph break an automatic line feed LF at the end of each line a form feed FF after each page and an auto wrap feature The INTERFACE GROUP functions include Interface type parallel or serial What the communication settings would be if serial communication we...

Page 46: ... PROGRAMMING FROM THE FRONT PANEL As the status report indicates the various functions that you can select from the font panel are arranged in an outline form or a hierarchy This means there am main groups and several levels within each one Remember you ENTER or EXIT a Level to select the PREVIOUS or NEXT Item within a Group PREVIOUS WTI ENTER NEXT To get into the Program Mode you must perform two...

Page 47: ... currently in Pressing EXIT displays the last item at the next lower level Here s how this works in real life using aportion of the COMMAND group hierarchy Set the printer off line and press PROGRAM so the display reads PROGRAM MODE Press NEXT until the display reads COMMAND Then press ENTER until the display reads EMULATION Pressing ENTER will display one of the following HP LaserJet III IBM Prop...

Page 48: ...creen responds with EMULATION l Pressing ENTER here displays HP LaserJet III as the default emulation You want to stay in this level of the hierarchy so this time l Press NEXT giving you IBM Proprinter l Pressing NEXT again displays EPSON EX 800 which is the emulation you want To select it _ l Press ENTER which displays EPSON EX 800 l To leave this level press EXIT which displays EMULATION This ti...

Page 49: ...tart with the Star LaserPrinter 8111 A Tutorial presents programming sequences for selecting serial and parallel interfaces saving settings returning to factory settings activating manual paper feed printing in landscape orientation changing the character set and changing fonts during printing Chapter 6 Printing shows the default settings for each of the three emulations For more on programming pl...

Page 50: ... tntntnl DL ENV lntntnl C5 Paper Letter Paper Legal AUTO PARAMETERSTEmuI Mlt On Emul Mlt Of l COMMAND NUMBER OF COPIES ONE MULTIPLE MACRO OVERLAY Disable Enable FF ON ROTATE Yes t LNO PRINT MODE l yge i HEX DUMPy ti tDD p g LCD INTENSITY INTENSI PY 1 7 BELLrk WARNING ALARM Eoable Dtsable INTERFACE T PARALLEL IBM PARALLEL CTRNCS SERIAL AUTO CR AUTO LF AUTO FF AUTO WRAP 01 99 Macro ID 00 7 AULener L...

Page 51: ...ese IS0 57 Chinese FONT ATTRlBUTESrStandard Default Speclfy Font SPAClNG bIIspp PITCH 7 10 PI 12 CPI 16 66 CPI 6 5 CPI 6 1 CPI POINT SIZE I 12 Pomt 14 Point 16 Point 16 Point 24 Point ri k 60 Point 72 Point 6 Point 7 Point 6 5 Point 10 Point STYLE J STRoKE wEIGHTp J y TYPEFACE pJ Tms Romn g Prestige Caslon CHARACTER Epson Std USA Epson Std France Epson Std German Epson Std UK Epson Std Dnmkl Epson...

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Page 53: ...ong stable table l there is circulation on all sides including the bottom l there is sufficient room for the paper cassette which protrudes from the front and for the pullout paper tray for face up paper ejection located at the rear of the printer The printer is heavy so use the grip handles located halfway back on either side Don t try to lift it by yourself have someone help you Be sum to remove...

Page 54: ...ront panel mode using the grey buttons Program mode using the yellow buttons _ The buttons have different functions in each mode BUlTON ON LINE PRINTI ERROR SKIP NEXT RESTiPREVIOUS FRONT PANEL MODE PROGRAM MODE GREY BUTTONS YELLOW BUTTONS When light is on printer can Fastexit te rmination ofPro print When light is off all gramMode retums to Printer other buttons are enabled Ready Print information...

Page 55: ... printer is on line the light on the ON LINE button will be lit For all other functions the printer must be off line This is accomplished by pressing the ON LINE button until its light is our 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 ...

Page 56: ...ory preset CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE COMPUTER The Star LaserPrinter 8111comes equipped with both a standard parallel interface and an RS 232 serial interface Both can be connected simulta neously though only one can be active at any one time The printer comes from the factory pre set with the IBM parallel interface active You can confirm this by looking at the Interface Group portion of the sa...

Page 57: ... Save the new interface setting in NV RAM by pressing PROGRAM then pressing NEXT until the screen displays SET POWER UP Press ENTER to store the new selections 2 Turn the printer s power off then on again to activate the new interface Selecting the Serial Interface Note that when you have completed the selection sequence the settings must be stored in NV RAM see Saving Settings then activated by t...

Page 58: ...sing NEXT displays these options DATA BIT PARITY STOP BIT PROTOCOL The settings from the factory for these options are 8 bit no parity 1 stop bit XON XOFF Whenever you want to change any of the serial parameters follow the same sequence as for selecting the baud rate For example to change the data bit at SERIAL press ENTER then NEXT until DATA BIT is displayed on the screen Pressing ENTER will dis...

Page 59: ... INTERFACE l Press NEXT 2 times to display SET POWER UP l Press ENTER to store the current settings into NV RAM Turn power off then on to activate l Press ON LINE which allows the Star LaserPrinter 8111to begin printing through the serial interface Activating the Parallel Interface To return to a parallel interface do this l Take the printer off line by pressing the ON LINE button until the button...

Page 60: ...ory l The POWER UP SETTINGS which the user can create then store in a permanent memory called NV RAM even when the power is turned off at the end of the session in which they are created These settings will then override the Factory Settings being activated when the printer is turned off then on again l The INITIAL SETTINGS which the user can create and use as long as the printer is not turned off...

Page 61: ...en reads LOAD FACTORY SET l Press ENTER The screen will display briefly LOAD FROM ROM OK then REINITIALIZE The factory settings are now restored and you can go on line for other activities MANUAL FEED As the status sheet shows the Star LaserPrinter 8111come set for automatic paper feed from the cassette To change this setting from the front panel put the printer off line and press PROGRAM l Press ...

Page 62: ...slot and adjust the slot until it holds the sheet securely without bending it Note that it is better to do this before you actually start printing than to trust to luck during the process If during either manual or automatic feed you get a paper jam refer to the chapter on Troubleshooting for ways to clear the machine PAPER SIZE As the status sheet shows the Star LaserPrinter 8111 comes set to use...

Page 63: ...h readies the Star LaserPrinter 8111for printing Before you start printing refill the cassette with the appropriate paper PRINTING IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION If you want to change from portrait to landscape orientation for your printed page follow this procedure after going off line and pressing PROGRAM l Press NEXT until you get LAYOUT l Press ENTER which will display ORIENTATION l Press ENTER for ...

Page 64: ...ress NEXT until you see the desired one l Then press ENTER l Press ON LINE CHANGING FONT ATTRIBUTES Attributes are those characteristics of a type font that make it distinct from all others These include spacing of characters either proportional or monospaced uniform pitch measured in characters per inch height or point size style either upright roman or italic stroke weight bold medium or light a...

Page 65: ... change any of the attributes press NEXT so the screen reads Specify Font Now you can select individual atributes l Pressing ENTER will display SPACING l And pressing NEXT repeatedly will list the remaining attributes PITCH POINT SIZE STYLE STROKE WEIGHT TYPEFACE If you want to change any of attribute when its name appears on the screen press ENTER then NEXT for the choices available For example i...

Page 66: ...ons are for bold l through 7 medium 0 and light 1 through 7 In each case select your choice by pressing ENTER If you am in Epson emulation you may also select other parameters by pressing PREVIOUS until the screen displays CHARACTER l Now press ENTER then NEXT so the screen reads SETUP PARAMS The choices here are Proportional spacing on or off Enabling italics or graphics Enabling boldface l Again...

Page 67: ...veral settings that cannot be changed regardless of emulation They are Form size which will always default to the maximum value for the paper size depending on orientation Top of form always defaults to the top of the sheet However you can select the top margin of the printed page Perforation skip always defaults to 0 lines Special word processing features of other printers is ignored Text graphic...

Page 68: ...the next item in the same level by pressing NEXT PREVIOUS returns the display to the last item at the current level EXIT displays the last item at the next higher level ENTER displays the first item of the next lower level If no such item exists ENTER displays the value that is to be selected with added EXIT or ON LINE ends the program mode The complete hierarchy is shown next page Movement within...

Page 69: ... lntntnl DL ENV lntntnl C5 Paper Letter Paper Legal AUTO PARAMETERSTEmuI Dfk On Emul Dflt Off _ AUTO CR7pAu E AUTO LFTAuto LF Oif Auto LF On AUTO FFTAuto FF Off Auto FF On AUTO WRAP Auto Wrap Off Auto Wrap On lMMAND ___ NUMBER OF COPIES ONE MULTIPLE 01 99 MACRO OVERLAYiDisable Enable Macro ID 00 99 FF ON ROTATE Yes LNO PRINT MODE LPartial Page Full Page A4 tter HEX DUMPt He C p g LCD INTENSIP INTE...

Page 70: ... CPI 6 5 CPI 6 1 CPI POINT SIZE 12 Point 14 Point 16 Point 16 Point 24 Point 36 Point dR P i FONT IBM PROPRINTER MODE CHARACTER I IBM GP Set 1 IBM GP Set 2 IBM PC IBM DN ECMA94 EPSON EX 800 MODE 1 7 Point 6 5 Point 10 Point STYLE 7 aq icss STROKE WEIGHT T Medium 0 Bold l 7 CHARACTERS T FONT Epson Std USA Epson Std France Epson Std German Epson Std UK Epson Std Dnmkl Epson Std Swedn Eoson Std ltalv...

Page 71: ...ng on it Some of the choices may be limited Printer emulation and the page orientation are examples Your application software may not support an available command or it may not permit a change in page orientation Whether you are printing business letters charts or other graphics or brochures and newsletters you should keep these choices and their limita tions in mind What follows is a list of the ...

Page 72: ...r programming you do for page set up Remember you can print a very nice looking page with very little manipulation by relying on the default settings in your printer and application program Byusing the programming available from the front panel of the printer you have a wide variety of options The next chapter outlines your choices both for Star LaserPrinter 8111 programming and for making choices...

Page 73: ...the computer to the Star LaserPrinter 8111 sRAM for mom information consult a software dealer l font attributes consisting of character spacing pitch point size style stroke weight and typeface l the printer you select to emulate the Star LaserPrinter 8111can emulate three widely available printers the Hewlett Packard LaserJet III a laser printer Epson EX 800 orlBM Proprinter both dot matrix print...

Page 74: ...ailable fonts can be selected from the front panel The ultimate in printing flexibility is provided by programming with the command sets For more on this see the chapter Interfacing With Applications Programs and the Applications Manual For each of the three printers that the Star LaserPrinter 8111 emulates there are default print styles that it will use if you do not make other choices In the mat...

Page 75: ... Medium 0 Typeface Courier A vailable Values primary and secondary fonts Symbol set US ASCII HP Legal IS0 IRV JIS ASCII IS0 UK IS0 25 French IS0 69 French HP German IS0 21 German IS0 11 Swedish IS0 10 Swedish IS0 15 Italian IS0 60 Norwegian IS0 61 Norwegian HPSpanish IS0 17 Spanish IS0 85 Spanish IS0 16 Portuguese IS0 84 Portuguese IS0 57 Chinese Roman g IBM PC Set 69 ...

Page 76: ...nt size Style Stroke Weight Std Typeface IBM DN Set IBM PC 850 ECMA94 Proportional Monospaced 10 cpi 12 cpi 16 66 cpi 8 5 point 10 point 12 point Upright Italics 7 to 1 Light Medium 0 l to 7 Bold Line Printer Courier 70 ...

Page 77: ...portional spacing Epson Std USA Monospaced 10 cpi 12 point Upright Medium 0 Courier Disabled Enabled Off Epson Std USA Epson Std France Epson Std Germany Epson Std UK Epson Std Denmark 1 Epson Std Sweden Epson Std Italy Epson Std Spain 1 Epson Std Japan Epson Std Norway Epson Std Denmark 2 Epson Std Spain 2 Epson Std Latin America IBM PC IBM DN Disabled Enabled 71 ...

Page 78: ...es Character set Spacing Pitch Point size Style Stroke Weight Typeface Available Values Character set Italic Enable Graphics Enable Offr On IBM GP Set 2 Monospaced 10 cpi 12 point Upright Medium 0 Courier IBM GP Set 1 IBM GP Set 2 IBM PC IBM DN ECMA94 72 ...

Page 79: ...l Be sum the DATA light is ofl If the light is on this means the printer contains material in its memory that has not yet been printed Press the PRINT button toprintthismaterial Whenprintingofallthematerial in memory is completed the DATA light will go ofl l Make the desired cartridge changes l Press ON LINE so that the light is on and continue your printing as desired Note If you attempt to chang...

Page 80: ...ary Now look on the right hand side of the printer about halfway back You will see a small hole Take a nted pencil and gently press it into the hole The alarm will sound and the screen will display ENGINE TEST Examine the printed sheet that comes from the printer to determine whether the density of the print is satisfactory and the density is uniform throughout the printed page If you want to adju...

Page 81: ...ghter turn the dial clockwise to ahigher number To make the printing darker turn the dial counterclockwise to a lower number For more on improving the quality of your prints see Streaky Prints in the chapter Troubleshooting 75 ...

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Page 83: ... selection is made it becomes part of the program file As a result printing usually requires nothing mom than issuing a one or two keystroke command ln this chapter you will learn how to specify the Star LaserPrinter 8111for thme popular applications programs for IBM compatible computers Lotus l 2 3 WordPerfect Microsoft Word and Microsoft Windows The Star LaserPrinter 8111 will print graphics asw...

Page 84: ...he Worksheet Menu and l temporarily through the Print Printer Menu The more straightforward of the two choices is to make the choice pennanent and automatic upon startup Doing this saves the printer setup in the file 223 CNI on the Lotus system disk Here is how to do this At the opening screen and Menu select Worksheet by typing W ln the next Menu select Global by typing G and then at the Global M...

Page 85: ...Now you are through with the parallel configuration To save these new values in the Default Menu type U for Update Finally type Q for Quit and Lotus l 2 3 is ready to use with the Star LaserPrinter 8111 For a serial interface type 2 to select it Choices following this are l Data transmission rate type 6 for 9600 baud l Automatic line feed type N for No If you look at your sample print under Paper ...

Page 86: ...ct options that configure PrintGraph for this emulation If you are in Lotus save your worksheet with File and Save FS and your graph with Graph and Save GS Access PrintGraph and insert the PrintGraph program disk in Drive A and the font disk in Drive B From the menu make these selections Configurable Device Epson FX 80 either single double or quad den sity the Star LaserPrinter 8111 supports them ...

Page 87: ...gram through the option called Change Selected Equipment On this Menu select Text Printer and press ENTER From the list of printers choose HP LaserJet II and then select Save Changes to record your choice From the main Lotus Menu you can specify your default printer by selecting Worksheet Global Default Printer Name You can also use the Star LaserPrinter 8111 sEpson EX 800 and IBM Proprinter emula...

Page 88: ... such as whether the printer should pause or eject the paper after each graph is printed When you have finished make your selections permanent by choosing Save from the configuration menu When you quit PrintGraph you are ready to use your Star LaserPrinter 8111 WORDPERFECT WordPerfect must be installed before you can select a printer Once this is done display the Printer Control Menu by pressing S...

Page 89: ...s through the Print Menu At the text screen press ESC Then select PRINTER by typing P In the resulting Menu select OPTIONS by typing 0 A list of available printers appears at the top of the screen Each of these printers is the subject of a Printer Description PRD File which is found on the Printer Disk or the Utilities Disk Depending on which release of Microsoft Word you have you can select the H...

Page 90: ...he use of various programs that might not otherwise be compatible on the screen Windows can be configured for your printer but you should also be aware that any applications program that you use may have its own printer requirements which must be taken into consideration To choose a printer for Windows at the initial Menu select CONTROL PANEL From the resulting Menu select the INSTALLATION Menu th...

Page 91: ...ve a hard disk Yes No Cancel selecting YES confirms your printer choice and returns you to the CONTROL PANEL Menu If you am just starting with Windows you should select SETUP from the CONTROL PANEL Menu This will present a Menu with three options You should first select PRINTER and from the list choose the printer you wish to use Next from SETUP select CONNECTIONS This will let you designate the p...

Page 92: ...ions 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 8111 s sample print 88 ...

Page 93: ...he interior of the printer require periodic cleaning This should occur at the time you change the toner cartridge But they should be a part of routine maintenance as well To prevent paper dust from interfering with the operation of the printer each day you should wipe three interior areas with a moistened soft cloth l paper feed guide area use caution since this area may be hot ...

Page 94: ...9 transfer guide l transfer paper guide Each day you should also gently clean off the transfer corona wires using a cotton swab ...

Page 95: ...I f L L Periodically you should use the wire brush contained within the printer to clean the groove near the transfer corona wires Be careful not to damage the wires i ...

Page 96: ...Finally you can clean the exterior of the printer with a mild detergent and a soft cloth Before you begin unplug the printer and remove the paper cassette and any font cartridges 90 ...

Page 97: ...on about the paper supply in the cassette or the condition of the toner cartridge Others have to do with fonts or emulations Another way of considering errors is that some of them result from failures in hardware or software Other errors are functional meaning that either the printer operator or the host computer has commanded the controller to perform an operation that is beyond its designed capa...

Page 98: ...reSet engine and recheck communication processingstops alann beeps press ERRORSKIF to reset engine and recheck 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 m assage Certain conditions can also be detected during con...

Page 99: ...continue in which case Cartridge 1 is ignored CARTRIDGE 2 BAD CRCerror inCartridge sequence stops alarm beeps if present shut off power and fuc prob lem or depress ERROR SKIP to continue in which case Cartridge 2 is ignored CALL SERVICE 10 CRC error in NV RAM sequence stops alarm beeps shut off power and fm prob lem or depress ERROR SKIP to continue in which case program uses factory set tings as ...

Page 100: ...per isjammed within follow printer procedure on page 106 CLOSE COVER I printer cover is open Iclose cover I FontI Emulation Cartridge Problems The font and emulation cartridges plug into the printer They canbe inserted or withdrawn at any time even while the printer is in operation If someone does this while the printer is online the printer will immediately go off line and the screen will display...

Page 101: ... change in paper size is required the screen will display a message to that effect The alarm will beep but the printer will not go off line You may have the printer ignore such a message by pressing ERROR SKIP If you remove the present paper cassette the printer goes off line After inserting the correct paper cassette you should press ERROR SKIP for verification You may then press ON LINE MESSAGE ...

Page 102: ...ge will be turned off and printing will continue MESSAGE M FEED A4 M FEED LETTER M FEED LEGAL M FEED EXEC M FEED B5 M FEED MONARCH M FEED COM 10 M FEED INT DL M FEED INT CS MEANING A4 paper to be hand fed Letter paper to be hand fed Legal paper to be hand fed Exec DaDerto be hand fed B5 Darer to be hand fed Monarch size envelope to be hand fed COM 10 size envelope to be hand fed International DL s...

Page 103: ... Note that if there are multiple errors the last one detected is displayed Host Communication Problems MESSAGE 1MEANING 1ACTZONISTATUS LINE ERROR parity errorin host data follow procedureabove INPUT OVERFLOW imut buffer overflow follow mxexlure above BAD FONT DATA downloaded font bad downloaded font ignored BAD FONT CODE downloadedfontinemor downloaded font ignored BAD CHARACTER loaded character d...

Page 104: ...e is printed on next sheet CANNOT ROTATE insufficient memory to font rotation aborted rotate font printing continues using closest available font CANNOT DOWNLOAD insufficient memory to download font aborted download font printing continues using closest available font CHAR NOT IN FONT received character not in blank space is printed for currently selected font that character TOO MANY FONTS too man...

Page 105: ...PRINTER printer is warming up but WARMUP service call not necessary ENGINE TEST operator has initiated a test of test in progress the printing ENGINE RESET engine is being reset REINITIALIZE controller software initiali may occur when printer i zation on line if emulation i changed from host STATUS SHEET status sheet printout REPRINT LOST PCS retransmission of lost sheets ROTATING FONT wait for fo...

Page 106: ...per does not move freely through any of these places the printer screen will display the message PAPER JAMMING and the printer will go off line First open the printer and see where the paper is jammed If the paper is stuck as it comes from the cassette open the transfer paper guide Then grasp the paper and pull up on it If this does not work you should remove the paper cassette then repeat the ope...

Page 107: ...he printing area open the transfer paper guide Then grasp the paper and pull upward on it If the paper jam occurs near the fixing assembly first lift the fixing assembly cover your next step depends on how the paper is stuck 101 ...

Page 108: ...printer and pull it toward you or grasp the end near the rear of the printer and pull the paper straight up Note Use caution in touching this portion of the printer as it becomes hot during operation If you get toner on your hands wash them imme diately 102 ...

Page 109: ... printer cover open grasp the paper and pull it toward you _ I_ _ If the paper is partially ejected close the cover of the printer grasp the paper and pull it toward you Take care in handling the paper as it might be hot After cleaning a paper jam close printing press ON LINE the printer cover if necessary To resume 103 ...

Page 110: ...on the right hand side of the printer about halfway back You will see a small hole Take a pointed pencil and gently press it into the hole The alarm will sound and the screen will display ENGINE TEST Examine the printed sheet that comes from the printer to determine whether the density of the print dark or light is satisfactory and that the density is uniform throughout the printed page If you wan...

Page 111: ...F To make the printing lighter turn the dial clockwise to a higher number To make the printing darker turn the dial counterclockwise to alower number 105 ...

Page 112: ...aning pad that comes with the new fixing roller cleaner Remove the cleaning pad throw it away and install the new fixing roller cleaner in the fixing assembly Close the fixing assembly cover 4 Clean the transfer guide with a moistened cloth 5 Use the cotton swab to clean the transfer corona wires Discard the used swab 6 Use the wire cleaner stored within the printer to brush off the discharging pi...

Page 113: ...s to examine print quality Dark Streaks or Stains Dark areas on a printed page indicate that several areas of the printer need cleaning Before starting these procedures unplug the printer Open the printer cover and remove the toner cartridge As always use caution near the fixing assembly as it may be hot Primary corona wire This is located within the toner cartridge Take the wire cleaner stored in...

Page 114: ... and set the toner cartridge carefully aside Discharging pins Use the wire brush to clean the discharging pins taking care not to damage the transfer corona wires Return the brush to its holder inside the printer _ 108 ...

Page 115: ...rd the swab l Transfer guide Moisten a cloth and wipe off the transfer guide After completing these cleaning operations return the toner cartridge to the printer and close the cover Plug the printer back into the wall socket Restart it and make several test prints to examine print quality 109 ...

Page 116: ...text This is what is called a hex dump and can be enabled from the printer s front panel In Program mode press NEXT until the screen displays COMMAND l Press ENTER l Press NEXT until the screen reads HEX DUMP l Pressing ENTER shows Hex Dump Off 9 Press NEXT so that the screen moves to Hex Dump On l Press ENTER to select it For further information on using the hex dump to modify your software or ha...

Page 117: ... 1 minute at 68 F or 20 C l Emulation Resident HP LaserJet III IBM Proprinter Epson EX 800 RAM Resident 1 megabyte Optional 1 2 or 4 megabytes on RAM Expansion Board l Host Interface Standard Serial RS 232 150 19200 baud Parallel Centronics l Selection of Interface Serial or Parallel via Operator Panel Serial baud rate via Operator Panel l Default Values Setting via Operator Panel store in NV RAM ...

Page 118: ...x 19Onun 216x356mm output face down appmx 100 sheets face up appmx 20 sheets l Printing Area top bottom and right margins 5 mm 0 2 in left margin 4 mm 0 16 in l Image Characteristics l Acoustic noise standby max 43 dBA printing max 53 dBA l Environment Operation 50 F 90 F lO C 32 5 C 20 80 relative humidity Storage 32 F 95 F OoC 350C lo 80 relative humidity l Power Source lOOV 50 60Hz 115V 60 Hz 2...

Page 119: ... l Weight 45 lbs 20 kg l Pulse durations min 300nS l Max radiant power 5mW 113 ...

Page 120: ...Dimensions i 815 mm 32 1 With A4 cassette installed and extension tray folded out 114 ...

Page 121: ... years or 300 000 prints whichever comes first l Mean time between failures mean prints between failures 3 ooOhours or 30 000 prints l Mean time to repair 30 minutes or less l Paper feed reliability Type Frequency Jam 1 2ooO Multifeed l 1000 Others lJLoo0 l Cartridge durability and reliability Approx 4000 prints Period of validity 2 5 years from date of production Periodic maintenance time by oper...

Page 122: ...Pin Functions on Interfaces Parallel interface Eight bit character data DATA8 is the most significant bit DATA1 is the least significant bit High is logic 1 and Low is logic 0 116 ...

Page 123: ... Serial interface I _ L 117 ...

Page 124: ... NOTES 118 ...

Page 125: ... of characters available in a font Data Bits the number of bits in a transmitted byte that actually contains data Emulation behaving like something else The Star LaserPrinter 8111 can emulate or behave like three other printers the Epson EX 800 and IBM Proprinter dot matrix printers and the HP LaserJet III laser printer Font a set of letters numbers and symbols of the same typeface design Glyph a ...

Page 126: ... a computer and printer to automatically check for errors in transmission Pitch the width of a typeface measured in characters per inch Point the height of a type font measured in points or lD2 of an inch Portrait printing on paper across its narrower dimension such as aletter on paper that is 8 lrzin wide and 11 in high portrait pictures are usually taller than they am wide Proportional type a ty...

Page 127: ...ission of information _ __ Stroke weight the intensity of a printed character such aslight medium or bold Normal printing is medium weight Symbol Set the entire list of ASCII letters numbers and symbols used with a particular language such as English or Spanish VMI Vertical Motion Index refers to line spacing the smallest incre ment that can be made in the vertical or y axis 121 ...

Page 128: ... NOTES 122 ...

Page 129: ...IDGE message 73 94 95 CLOSE COVER message 94 COMMAND group 38 39 COMMAND message 40 Control panel Seefront panel Controller error messages 91 Courier typeface 68 Cover release button 4 Cutrent settings 53 54 IDI DATA BIT message 52 DATA light 35 Display screen 29 Drum 2 3 DTR message 53 El Emulation modes 38 61 67 69 73 ENGINE RESET message 99 ENGINE TEST message 74 99 105 Engine test print 74 W 1...

Page 130: ... Landscape orientation 39 57 Laser 2 Laser printing 2 3 LASERPRINTER 8111 message 30 LAYOUT group 39 LAYOUT message 40 61 LJ3TER message 56 57 Lights front panel 29 34 35 LINE ERROR message 97 Line Printer typeface 68 LOAD FACTORY SET message 41 55 LOAD FROM ROM message 55 Lotus l 2 3 78 82 11111 M FEED message 96 Mailing labels I8 20 Maintenance 87 90 Manual feeding slots 4 Manualpaperfeed 21 55 ...

Page 131: ...sting 204 105 print density adjustment dial 75 105 PRINT light 35 49 Print quality 74 75 adjusting 104 105 PRINTER ACTIVE message 99 PRINTER READY message 31 34 99 PRINTER WARMUP message 31 99 PROGRAM ERROR message 93 Program mode 30 32 34 40 43 48 49 PROGRAM MODE message 34 40 PROGRAM EXIT button 32 34 48 54 58 59 Prigramming from front panel See program nude PROTOCOL message 53 m RAM expansion b...

Page 132: ... 36 51 99 Status sheets 36 40 STOP BIT message 52 Streaky prints 106 109 STROKE WEIGHT message 59 STYLE message 59 ITI Test print button 4 TEST PRINT MODE message 33 36 TEST PREVIOUS button 33 36 48 TIMER ERROR message 93 Tms Romn typeface 68 Toner 106 Toner cartridge 2 3 7 12 15 TONER LOW message 99 106 TOO MANY FONTS message 98 Top of form 61 Transfer corona wire 89 109 cleaning 109 Transfer gui...

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