Star Micronics 800C manual

The W indows™ Color Presentation Printer W inT ype 800C Users Manual 80825100[...]

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i Contents Introduction iii A word about the printer iii System r equir ements iii This users manual iii How to use this manual iv Features of the printer iv Printer components v Chapter 1 Setting up your printer 1 Unpacking and checking the package contents 1 Package contents 1 Genuine Star supplies 2 Placing the printer 3 Preparing to print 3 Loa[...]

ii Getting ready to print 21 Printing 23 DIP switch settings 23 Changing halftones and image quality 24 Changing halftones 24 Changing gamma correction 25 Changing color balance 26 High speed printing 26 Print speed 28 Other buttons in the Options dialog box 29 Black Representation 29 Intensity 30 Photo 30 T ext 30 Printing on Special A4 and Legal [...]

iii Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the Star W inT ype 800C color pr esentation laser quality printer . This Users Manual has been organized into five chapters, a glossar y and an index to help you learn the pr oper operation and car e of your printer . The first three chapters explain the basic car e and handling of this printer and the ope[...]

iv Chapter 5 Refer ence information This chapter lists the printer's specifications. Glossary This provides you with the definitions of commonly used printer and computer words. Index This lists, in alphabetical order , topics which appear in this manual. How to use this manual Each chapter provides you with simple explanations of the printer&[...]

v Printer components Paper tray base This holds your print media. T op cover release Press this to open the printer's top cover . Control panel The control panel includes the Ready button and the Ready , Paper and Film Roll lamps. Paper tray The paper tray cover and the paper tray base, when put together , are called the paper tray . Paper tra[...]

vi Parallel interface connector This connects the printer to the computer . Power switch AC cord socket DIP switches T op cover Air vents T op cover support Thermal head Bobbin sockets These are used to mount the film roll to the inside of the printer . Platen roller[...]

vii Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interfer ence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generat[...]

1 Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Y our printer is a r eliable and quality precisioned instrument. However , it is every owner's r esponsibility to make sur e that their equipment is pr operly placed and sensibly used. If the following conditions ar e met, you can expect your printer to perform at its finest and to last a long time. Unpackin[...]

2 Genuine Star supplies Description Model Number Yield Per Roll 3 color film roll (Letter/A4 size) TL1-1 1C3H 80 pages 3 color film roll (Legal/Special A4 size) TL1-14C3H 69 pages 4 color film roll (Letter/A4 size) TL1-1 1C4H 59 pages 4 color film roll (Legal/Special A4 size) TL1-14C4H 47 pages Monochrome film roll TL1-CBH 200 pages Note: All film [...]

3 Placing the printer If you take good care of your printer , you can expect it to perform at its finest and to last for a very long time. Y ou can do that by first setting your printer in an area which meets the following requirements. • A firm, level surface which is free from vibration. • An area free from excessive heat such as direct sunli[...]

4 Loading paper Y ou must always follow the Steps below to load paper befor e installing the film roll. Steps: 1. Insert the paper tray base into the positioning holes at the back side of the printer . 2. Fan the paper . This will prevent paper jams from occurring. 3. Load one sheet of paper into the paper tray base with the printing side facing th[...]

5 5. After inserting the paper, place the paper tray cover on top of the paper tray base in the direction indicated by the arrows in the illustra- tion at the right. Installing the film roll Caution: It is essential that you have paper in the paper tray , that the paper tray cover and the top cover support are in place when you open the top cover o[...]

6 3. Press the cover release and open the top cover . Caution: Always leave the paper tray and top cover support in place when opening the printer's top cover . Removing them while top cover is open will cause it to fall shut while your hands are inside the machine. 4. Lift up the T op Cover Support located on the left on the inside of the pri[...]

7 6. Place the larger half of the film roll into the rear portion of the printer . Fit the geared bobbin side into the slot first. Then slip the other end into the opposing slot . The smaller bobbin (on the left side) should pop into place. The bobbin and printer gears should mesh. Insert the take-up roll (smaller half) into the slots in the front [...]

8 Connecting the power cord Steps: 1. Make sure that the power switch, located on the back of the printer , is in the OFF [ ] position. 2. Securely plug the power cord into the socket located at the rear of the printer . 3. Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet. Performing a test print T o make sure that you have correctl[...]

9 Connecting the printer to your computer Follow these Steps to connect the printer to a computer with a high quality 36 pin shielded Centronics parallel interface cable (not supplied). Steps: 1. Make certain that both your printer and your computer are turned OFF . 2. Plug one end of the parallel cable into one of the interface ports on the com- p[...]

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11 Chapter 2 Installing the printer driver and T rueT ype fonts If you have pr epar ed your printer , you can install the printer driver which accompanied this printer on floppy disk number one. This printer comes with two floppy diskettes. One disk contains the printer driver and the other contains the 35 scalable T rueT ype fonts which ar e desig[...]

12 2. Insert disk #1 into the <A> drive. (Use the <B> drive depending on your computer .) 3. In the W indows Program Manager , choose Run from the file menu. 4. In the Command Line box, type " A:setup " and press < Return >, if A: is the letter of the drive containing the software program. Y ou can also se- lect this by[...]

13 Automatic Install 1. If you selected Automatic Install , (All Fonts) at Step 6 on page 12, the install program will prompt you to insert Floppy disk #2, and will automatically proceed with installing all 35 T rueT ype fonts before requesting you to select a default printer . 2. When the TrueT ype fonts have been installed, you will be prompted t[...]

14 5. Click on OK . The Fonts dialog box will appear . When installation is complete, the fonts will appear in the Installed Fonts list box. 6. After clicking Close , the printer driver install program will prompt you to select a default printer . Y ou can then proceed with Automatic Install Steps 3 – 5 described on the previous page. W ithout In[...]

15 Chapter 3 Printing with WinT ype 800C The W inT ype 800C prints exceptionally vivid and glossy color pr esentation materials on genuine Star supplies including our coated paper , presentation grade paper , over head pr ojection (OHP) film and ir on-on transfer sheets. The W inT ype 800C accepts media from the paper tray or you can load media man[...]

16 Featur es of the printer This printer includes the following capabilities. • Printing from any W indows 3.1 application • Full color and monochrome laser quality printing • 300 dpi for high quality output • 50 sheet paper tray or manual insertion • Printing on coated paper presentation grade paper , overhead projection (OHP) film and i[...]

17 Operating the printer T urning ON the power to the printer Flip the switch located above the power cord on the back side of the printer in the direc- tion of arrow in the illustration at the right. The switch should be in the [ ] position. T urning OFF the power to the printer Flip the same switch on the back side of the printer in the direction[...]

18 2. Fan approximately 50 sheets of coated/ presentation grade paper . This will help prevent paper jams from occurring. Note: It is best to insert one sheet of media first and make sure that is all the way into the printer before adding more media. When printing with OHP film, insert one sheet of coated/presentation grade paper at the bottom and [...]

19 Manual loading This printer can also receive manually loaded print media. The steps required for manu- ally loading media are outlined below . Steps: 1. Remove any media that has finished printing. 2. Load the media with the printing side down into the opening in the paper tray cover . Make sure that it is inserted com- pletely into the printer [...]

20 B D A C E (G) (H) F Printable Area Letter Size A4 Size Legal Size Special A4 Size (inches) (mm) (inches) (mm) Color Mono Color Mono Color Mono Color Mono A 8.5 8.5 210 210 8.5 8.5 210 210 B 1 1 1 1 297 297 14 14 355.6 355.6 C 8.1 8.1 200.5 200.5 8.1 8.1 200.5 200.5 (Dots) (2432) (2432) (2368) (2368) (2432) (2432) (2368) (2368) D 9.5 10.1 258 273[...]

21 Getting r eady to print Before printing, there are a few things that you should do to setup the W inT ype 800C for printing. Y ou will need to select the W inT ype 800C printer driver and make selections on media size, media type, orientation, etc. The Steps required for making these selec- tions are outlined below . Steps: 1. In the Program Man[...]

22 7. Select either Portrait , Landscap e or Mirror printing. If you select Portrait , your documents will be printed vertically . If you select Landscape , your documents will be printed horizontally . Mirror is used to reverse the image . 8. Click on the Options button. This will call up the Options menu where you can make further changes there. [...]

23 Printing When you select the Print command from the File menu of your W indows application, printing will begin. Operation may vary somewhat, however, per software application program. If you have selected Fast Print to Port (see "High speed printing" on page 26) in the Options dialog box, a message like the one at the right will be di[...]

24 There are other selections in the Options dialog box that can enhance the performance and color graphics quality of your printer . These selections - changing halftones, image quality , gamma correction, color balance and high speed printing - are described in the following sections. Changing halftones and image quality The Options dialog box, i[...]

25 6. Click on the Options button. There is a box in the Options dialog box titled " Halftone " which is where you can select the halftone that meets your needs. The following lists the meanings of each type of halftone. Spiral This gives a sharp image and is best for computer graphics and presentations. Because the "cells" for [...]

26 Changing color balance Y ou can use the color balance scroll bars, also part of the Options dialog box, to change the balance of the colors you are going to use. Again, this printer driver is equipped with scroll bars for the three colors of red, green and blue. This is good for enhancing some of the colors you want to use in your presentation d[...]

27 3. Double-click on the Printers icon. 4. Click on ST AR WinT ype 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list, if LPT1 is the port to which this printer is connected. 5. Click on the Setup button. 6. Click on the Options button. 7. Click on Fast Print to Port . Putting an X in the Fast Print to Port box will cause your print job to be sent direct[...]

28 Film Roll Paper Size Monochr ome 3-color 4-color A4 or Letter 1MB 3MB 4MB Special A4 or Legal 1.2MB 3.6MB 5MB Print speed Another way you can change the printing speed is by changing the settings in the Op- tions menu. Steps: 1. Open the Main group by double click- ing on its icon. 2. Double-click on the Contr ol Panel icon in the Main group. 3.[...]

29 6. Click on the Options button. The fourth item from the top in the Options dialog box is Print Speed . Here you can select between Auto , Medium and Low speeds. An explanation of each is below . Auto: This is the default setting which prints documents at the standard speed of this printer . Medium: This is slightly slower than Auto . Low: This [...]

30 Intensity This will change the lightness and darkness of the printed image. Photo When you click on the Photo button, Gamma Correction will automatically change to the values of R = 0.8, G = 1.0 and B = 1.4 to give your photographs more true color printing. Color Balance will be set to R = 0, G = 5 and B = 0 If you click on this when using 4 col[...]

31 Printing on Special A4 and Legal size media This printer can also print on special A4 size media (210 x 356mm/8.27 in. x 14 in.) and Legal (8 1/2" x 14"). However , you must install the proper Special A4/Legal size film roll and setup the new paper size through the Printers Setup dialog box in W indows. Steps: 1. Open the Main group by[...]

32 6. Click on the Drop-down list box to reveal media sizes. 7. Click on Legal 8.5 x 14 in . When using Letter type, A4 will become Special A4. 8. Click on the OK button. 9. Click on the Close button to save your settings and return to the Pr ogram Manager . 10. Y ou must manually feed Legal print media for printing. This is because the paper tray [...]

33 Replacing the film r oll Y ou must replace the film roll whenever you change from color to monochrome printing (or the reverse) or whenever the film roll is used up. Follow the Steps below to replace the film roll. Steps: 1. Make sure that the power switch is in the OFF position. 2. Open the top cover of the printer while the paper tray is in pl[...]

34 3. Remove the film roll. First remove the take-up roll located in the front of the printer . Next, remove the film roll in the back of the printer . Caution: Be careful not to touch the thermal print head because it may be very hot . 4. Remove the film roll bobbins from the roll you just removed. Note: Y ou can dispose of used film rolls as norm[...]

35 Changing the film roll setting Y ou must setup the printer driver in W indows when changing to a dif ferent type of film roll. Follow the Steps below . Steps: 1. Open the Main group by double click- ing on its icon. 2. Double-click on the Contr ol Panel icon in the Main group. 3. Double-click on the Printers icon. 4. Click on ST AR WinT ype 800C[...]

36 7. Click on the Film Roll Drop-down list box and select the new type of film roll you have just installed. See page 2 of Chapter 1 "Setting up your printer" for a list of genuine Star printer supplies for a description of the types of film rolls you can use with this printer . 8. When finished making your selection, click on the OK but[...]

37 Printing with ir on-on transfer This printer can print not only on coated paper for laser quality color output, but it also can output laser quality color images on iron-on transfer sheets. However , you should observe the Steps below when printing on iron-on transfer sheets. Note: Use only Genuine Star Iron-on T ransfer Sheets for this applicat[...]

38 4. Click on the Mirr or checkbox in the Printers Setup dialog box. This will cause the printer to print a mirror image of your design. 5. Load the iron-on transfer sheet, with the printing side down, into the opening in the paper tray cover . Make sure that it is inserted completely into the printer . Caution: Do not manually load more than one [...]

39 Steps for the finishing pr ocess 1. Place the finishing sheet over the image on the cloth, with the cut out corner in the top left. Make sure that the silicon side is down. The finishing sheet should completely cover the image. 2. Iron the finishing sheet at the same setting used to iron the transfer sheet. Note: Do not remove the finishing shee[...]

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41 Chapter 4 Maintenance & troubleshooting Y our printer is a r eliable, pr ecisioned instrument. It was built with car e and should, if handled pr operly , perform at its finest and serve you well for a long time. However , like any piece of equipment, ther e may be times when it may not perform as you had ex- pected. In this chapter , we woul[...]

42 Ethanol T o clean the inside of the printer , you should prepare the following items. • A soft cloth dampened with ethanol. Caution: Gasoline, Benzine and thinners cause irreversible damage to plastic. They should never be used to clean this printer . Caution: Do not use sharp objects to clean the inside of the printer because this could cause[...]

43 Caution: Because cleaning is done while the paper tray cover and paper tray are removed from the printer , it may slam shut. Always hold the top cover with one hand while cleaning to prevent injury . 5. Remove the film rolls as described on page 28. 6. W ipe the thermal head using the soft cloth. Caution: If you have used the printer recently , [...]

44 8. W ipe the paper feeders with the soft cloth. 9. W ipe the paper extract rollers with the soft cloth. 10. While holding up the paper guide, wipe the area of the paper pinch rollers you can see with the soft cloth. 1 1. Rotate the gear , shown in the illustra- tion, to expose the opposite side of the pinch rollers. Wipe the entire roller while [...]

45 12. W ipe the pinch rollers in the back of the inside of the printer . 13. Lay the T op Cover Support Bar down to its original position while holding the top cover with one hand and gently close the top cover. Y ou should hear a click- ing sound as it closes tightly . 14. Place the paper tray and paper tray cover back into their normal operating[...]

46 Clearing paper jams If you should experience a paper jam, W indows will display an error message and the Paper lamp on the control panel will light. Observe the following steps should a paper jam occur . Steps: 1. T urn the printer's power OFF once and then turn it ON again. Note: Turning the printer's power OFF and ON again will initi[...]

47 5. If your print media becomes jammed inside of the machine, press the cover release and open the top cover while the paper tray is in place. Use the T op Cover Support Bar to prop up the T op Cover . 6. Y our print media will appear if you gen- tly rotate the gear , as shown in the illus- tration at the right. Note: Do not leave any paper scrap[...]

48 8. T urn ON the power to the printer and confirm that the Ready lamp is lit. T ransporting your printer W e suggest that you take the following precautions when transporting your printer to a new location to prevent damage to it. Steps: 1. Get the original carton box and protec- tive items out and ready for packing the printer . 2. Make sure tha[...]

49 5. Remove the film roll as described on page 33. 6. Replace the protective inserts as shown in the illustration at the right. 7. Replace the protective sheet. 8. Lay the T op Cover Support Bar down to its original position while holding the top cover with one hand. 9. Close the cover completely while gen- tly pressing the protective pieces towar[...]

50 9. Remove the paper tray cover and the paper tray base. 10. W rap the printer in its original protec- tive sheet and place it in its original box.[...]

51 T r oubleshooting Y our printer is a reliable, precisioned instrument and should not cause you any trouble if it is used and treated sensibly . However, we are providing you with this troubleshooting section to help you should you encounter any problems with your printer . Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated device and that this[...]

52 Power supply Power is not being supplied to the printer . Check Possible remedy Is the printer turned ON? Check to make sure that the power switch on the back of the printer is in the ON [ ] position. Is the AC adapter properly T urn the printer OFF . Make sure that the power cable plugged into the printer and is securely connected and then turn[...]

53 The overall print is light - continued. Check Possible r emedy Are you using the correct Recommended coated paper will have the words side? "PRINT OPPOSITE SIDE" printed in light blue letters on the back side. The side from where you can read the silver colored letters on the recommended OHP film is the print side. Is the media type se[...]

54 Only part of the image is printed. Check Possible remedy Is the proper media being Special A4 media must be either manually fed or used? rework your data for A4 size. Paper feeding Paper won't feed from the paper tray or manually . Check Possible remedy Is paper feed roller dirty? Clean the inside of the printer . See page 41 for an explana[...]

55 Other DIP switch settings This printer has 10 DIP switches located on the back, as mentioned earlier in this manual. The following information is provided to help you should you ever need to adjust the printer's performance in the future. W e recommend that switches other than 7 through 9 for print intensity ordinarily be left alone. Print [...]

56 Pinout of interface connector This printer uses a standard 8 bit parallel interface connector (Centronics interface). The following information is the pin assignment of the interface connector . Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DA T A STROBE 19 GND 2 DA T A 1 20 GND 3 DA T A 2 21 GND 4 DA T A 3 22 GND 5 DA T A 4 23 GND 6 DA T A 5 24 GND 7 DA T A 6 25 GND[...]

57 Chapter 5 Reference information Specifications Engine Printing process Thermal wax transfer Resolution 300 X 300 dpi Printing speed Letter size paper Monochrome 31 seconds/page 3 color (YMC) 64 seconds/page 4 color (YMCB) 80 seconds/page A4 size paper Monochrome 32 seconds/page 3 color (YMC) 67 seconds/page 4 color (YMCB) 85 seconds/page Legal s[...]

58 T rueT ype fonts are supplied on disk for use with W indows 3.1 applications. Memory Standard RAM size is 512 KB. Interface Centronics parallel Power supply 120V AC, 220V AC, 230V AC, 240V AC, 50/60Hz (varies according to the country of purchase) Power consumption At standby: 17W At printing: 120W Dimensions 14.13" (W) x 10.08" (D) x 5[...]

59 Printer supply options Film roll TL1-1 1C3H Color type: 3 color (YMC) film roll Size: Page length is less than 11" (Letter and A4) Life: 80 pages per roll TL1-14C3H Color type: 3 color (YMC) film roll Size: Page length is less than 14" (Letter, A4, Legal, SA4) Life: 69 pages per roll TL1-1 1C4H Color type: 4 color (YMCB) film roll Size[...]

60 Glossary T o further aid you in the understanding of the printer and computer peripherals, we have cr eated this glossary of terms. Some of the terms listed in this glossar y appear in this User's Manual, while others ar e commonly used computer terminology . A Application A program that you use to perform a specific task on your computer .[...]

61 Click T o position the pointer arrow on an object on your display and to press the left button of your mouse. Color balance This function adjusts the overall balance of the three colors of red, green and blue. This is good for enhancing some of the colors you want to use in your presentation documents. Command An instruction that causes the comp[...]

62 G Gamma Correction Gamma is used to adjust the mid-range color density of your image. H Halftone This setting in the Options dialog box allows you to define how sharp you want the printed image to appear . There are three types with this printer driver: Spiral ; Mesh ; Error Dif fusion . Handshaking In data communications, the automatic acknowl-[...]

63 Portrait Printing on paper across the narrower dimen- sions, such as a letter on paper which is 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches high; portrait pic- tures are usually taller than they are wide. PostScript PostScript is a printer page description language developed by Adobe Systems to communicate between software applications and printers, in- depen[...]

64 Control panel 15 D Darkness 23 Description 51 Dimensions 58 DIP switch settings 23 Dispose of used film 34 E Electric shock 51 Engine 57 Environment 58 Error Dif fusion 25 F Fast Print to Port 23 Features of the printer 16 Feed SA4 media 32 Feeder mechanism 46 Film 22 Film roll 28 Film roll bobbins 1, 5, 34 G Gamma correction 25 Genuine Star sup[...]

65 I Installing the film roll 5 Installing the printer driver 11 Installing the printer driver software 11 Intensity 30 Interface 58 Interface cable 9 interface connector 56 Interface port 9 Iron-on transfer sheets 2, 21, 37 J Jammed inside of the machine 47 L Landscape 22 Lightness 23 Loading print media 17 Low 29 LPT1 14 M Main group 21 Maintaini[...]

66 Printing speed 57 Printing with iron-on transfer sheets 37 Printing with WinT ype 800C 15 Program Manager 12, 21 Protective pieces 6, 49 Protective sheet 49 R RAM iii, 1 1 Ready button 15 Ready lamp 15 Ready mode 15 Recommended coated paper 4 Reference information 57 Region of problem 51 Reliability 58 Replacing the film roll 33 Run 12 S Sensiti[...]

67 Customer service information In the event that you are experiencing some technical dif ficulty with your Star printer , please refer to Chapter 7 Maintenance & troubleshooting. That chapter provides you with easy methods to diagnose and resolve problems which you may encounter . For further technical support, you should first contact your Au[...]