Star Micronics 4000 manuel d'utilisation

The W indows™ Laser Printer-Designed for Speed W inT ype 4000 Users Manual 80825851[...]

Safety Notice This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer does not emit hazardous laser radiation. Since radiation emitted inside the printer is compl[...]

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Contents ii Introduction v A word about the printer v System requir ements v How to use this manual vii Features of the printer vii Printer components viii Chapter 1 Setting up your printer 1 Unpacking and checking the package contents 1 Package contents 1 Placing the printer 1 Installing the toner cartridge 2 Setting up the upper paper tray 4 Sett[...]

iii Printing with the W indows Direct (GDI) mode 26 Manual duplex printing 29 Duplex printing err ors 30 Using fonts in the W indows Direct (GDI) mode 30 Eliminating screen fonts from your application 31 Printing with the PostScript mode 32 Printing from a W indows application 32 Fonts in PostScript Mode 33 Printing DOS applications in PostScript m[...]

iv Printing to an Encapsulated PostScript file in the PostScript mode 54 Quitting the Star W inT ype Print Manager 55 Exiting before a print job has been completed 55 Chapter 6 Star W inT ype Printer Status Display 57 Selecting the Printer Status Display - Windows Direct (GDI) mode 57 Selecting the Printer Status Display - PCL and PostScript modes [...]

Intr oduction Thank you for pur chasing the Star W inT ype 4000 Laser Printer . This Users Manual has been or ganized into eight chapters, a glossary and an index to help you learn the pr oper operation and car e of your printer . The first six chapters explain the basic care and handling of this printer and the operation of the printer driver soft[...]

This users manual Chapter 1 Setting up your printer This chapter explains the basic procedures for unpacking, placing and connecting your printer . Chapter 2 Selecting print media This chapter provides information on the proper print media to use with this printer . It also includes instructions on loading paper . Chapter 3 Installing the printer d[...]

How to use this manual Each chapter provides you with simple explanations of the printer's operation. W e have included illustrations of the printer and screens wherever necessary and where space allowed. Y ou should be able to operate this printer by carefully following each of the steps provided. Features of the printer This printer is capab[...]

Printer components Power Switch Power cord socket Parallel port Power cord High definition EP toner cartridge Paper release lever Front cover Error LED lamp (Orange) Ready LED lamp (Green) Output tray V entilation fan outlet Upper paper tray Power switch Output paper extender Extension bar and paper support extender viii[...]

1 Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Y our printer is a reliable and quality pr ecisioned instrument. It is every owner's r espon- sibility to make sur e that their equipment is properly 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. Unpacking and che[...]

2 • The printer should be positioned relatively close to the computer . The maximum recommended length of the parallel interface cable (not supplied) is 2 meters or 6 feet. • The printer should be placed so that there is a minimum of 50mm (2 in.) clear- ance on all sides to prevent blockage of its ventilation fan outlets. Installing the toner c[...]

3 Caution: Be careful when holding the cartridge not to touch the roller , drum or top of the cartridge. Note: Save the toner cartridge package in case you need to store the cartridge after removing it. Do not expose the toner cartridge to direct sunlight or strong room lighting. Complete the installation process for the toner cartridge as quickly [...]

4 7. Press the toner cartridge firmly into the printer until it locks into position. 8. Close the front cover by pressing at the top corners. The door will lock closed. Caution: If you experience a paper jam, never pull the paper out of the toner cartridge in the reverse direction of the paper feed mechanism. See page 67 for details on clearing pap[...]

5 Setting up the output tray When you print documents, this tray will keep your work in order . Steps: 1. Lift the output tray to its open position. 2. Slide the output paper extender to its open position. Note: Y ou do not need to open the output tray when printing only one sheet. The output tray will support up to 50 sheets of 20 lb. paper . Caut[...]

6 Connecting the power cord Steps: 1. Make sure that the power switch, located on the side of the printer , is in the OFF [ ] position. 2. Securely plug the power cord into the socket located on the rear of the printer . 3. Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet. T urning the printer ON Step: 1. After plugging in the print[...]

7 Relocating the printer Caution: Always follow these steps when moving the printer . Y ou must always remove the toner cartridge when moving the printer . Failure to do so may cause permanent damage to the printer . Steps: 1. Make sure that the power switch, located on the side of the printer , is in the OFF [ ] position. 2. Disconnect the power c[...]

8 6. Face the front of the printer and open the front cover . Caution: Never lean or rest heavy objects on the open door . 7. Gently rest one hand on the top of the printer and grasp the toner cartridge by its molded center grip with the other hand and pull upward until the cartridge unlocks and releases. W arning: The fuser area is located in the [...]

9 Caution: Do not press too hard on the top of the printer because this could damage the cover or trays. 8. Rotate the toner cartridge slightly down- ward until it is level. Slide it out from the printer . Note: The toner cartridge will not slide smoothly unless it is level. 9. Put the toner cartridge in its original package (aluminum bag) or wrap [...]

10 1 1 . Face the back of the printer, tilt the printer toward you and grasp it by the bottom grips on both sides of the body . Carry the printer to the new location. Note: Without paper and the toner cartridge, the printer weighs approxi- mately 6.5 kg. (14.3 lbs.). Caution: Be sure to locate your printer according to the guidelines explained on p[...]

11 Chapter 2 Selecting print media Y our printer can handle a wide variety of print media including plain paper sizes from Legal and Executive to B5. It can also print on OHP (over head projection) film, label sheets and envelopes. However , to get the best r esults in printing quality and printer performance, you should select only the types descr[...]

12 Printing media to avoid This laser printer is a sophisticated printing tool and should be used with care. As with any precisioned instrument, there are proper and improper methods of use. The follow- ing table lists the printing media you should avoid when using with this printer . • Excessively thick or thin media • Media which has been alr[...]

13 3. Adjust the paper guides so that they are slightly wider than the medium on which to be printed. 4. Fan a stack of print media. This will help prevent paper jams. 5. Load the print media into the upper paper tray with the surface that you want to print on facing the rear of the printer . Caution: Only use the paper , labels or OHP film recomme[...]

14 6. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the stack. Note: Do not crush the stack with the paper guides. Caution: The paper should fit completely within the channels of the paper guides. 7. Move the paper release lever to the back of the printer . Note: Moving the paper release lever will press the paper against the upper paper tray . When load[...]

15 Loading envelopes Y ou can load up to 10 envelopes in the upper paper tray . Just as with plain paper print- ing, always put your media with the side to be printed on facing the rear of the printer in the upper paper tray . Steps: 1. Move the paper release lever to the front of the printer . 2. Remove any paper that is in the upper paper tray . [...]

16 6. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the stack. Envelopes must be inserted into the upper paper tray in the orientation as shown in the illustration at the right. 7. Move the paper release lever to the back of the printer . Note: Never add more media to a partially finished stack. W ait until the stack in the upper paper tray has been fini[...]

17 Chapter 3 Installing the printer driver and T rueT ype fonts This printer comes with a printer driver and 35 T rueT ype fonts which are designed espe- cially for W indows version 3.1 applications printing. It does not r equir e any special add-in car ds, cartridges or cables. It also differs from other printers in that it uses the computer'[...]

18 Printer command languages This printer can receive data and interpret command languages through two standard command interpreters and also by directly using your computer's processing power . Those languages are 1) PostScript; 2) PCL and 3) W indows Direct. It is strongly recommended that you use permanent virtual memory , rather than tempo[...]

19 8. If required, increase the size of the virtual memory by typing in the amount of virtual memory you require in New Size, according to the following chart. PC RAM Size V irtual Memory Requirements 4 MB 8500K 5 MB 7500K 6 MB 6500K 7 MB 5500K 8 MB 4500K 9 MB 3500K 10 MB 2500K 1 1 MB 1500K 12 MB 500K 13 MB or more None required If the New Size sho[...]

20 Installing the printer driver and T rueT ype fonts If at any time during installation of the printer driver you need help, press < F1 > or choose < Help > on the Setup screen. Note: Remember that you need at least 1.4 megabytes of hard disk space to install this printer driver and 1.85 megabytes of hard disk space to install the 35 T[...]

21 5. Y ou will see the Parallel Port Selection screen. Y ou must tell the Setup program which of the parallel ports you will be us- ing. The choices are LPT1 , LPT2 or LPT3 . The Setup program only shows those ports which are available on your system. The default port is LPT1 . 6. Click on Connect or press < Return > to continue. This will d[...]

22 8. As the Setup program copies the soft- ware program to the specified directory , it will prompt you to insert the addition- al disk as needed. Note: As the installation is being carried out, the install program will display messages and will show you the progress of the installation. Note: The Setup program will modify the Windows initializati[...]

23 1 1 . When W indows is restarted, the Star WinT ype TEST Utility will check to make sure that all of the print modes work correctly . The test utility will print several pages during the test, including a configuration page containing infor - mation about your system and printer . Caution: Make sure that the printer is turned on and that there i[...]

24 Removing the printer driver software If you should ever need to remove the printer driver software from your system, use the Un-install icon in the WinT ype T ools Group. Steps: 1. From Pr ogram Manager , double-click on the Star WinT ype T ools Group. 2. Double-click on the Star WinT ype Un-install icon. 3. Click on Ye s to remove all Star W in[...]

25 Chapter 4 Printing with W inT ype 4000 The W inT ype 4000 printer driver has thr ee print modes fr om which you can choose. They ar e the W indows Direct (GDI), PostScript and PCL modes. These thr ee printing modes can be easily selected to meet your specific printing r equirements. This chapter explains these differ ent print modes and how you [...]

26 Features of the printer driver softwar e This printer driver software includes the following capabilities. • Printing from any W indows 3.1 application. • Printing DOS applications through W indows • Printing from DOS command line within W indows • Print manager (print spooler) • On-line help files • Printer and printing status infor[...]

27 6. Click on the Setup button. Y ou will see a window which looks like the one on the right. In the Setup dialog box, you can set the Paper Size , the number of Copies (from 1 to 99) and the Orientation of the paper . A com- plete listing of the types of paper and other media types is in Chapter 2. Note: The Setup screen in GDI mode lets you sele[...]

28 • Clicking the Display Status While Print- ing box, described in Chapter 6 Print Status W indow , will cause the Print Sta- tus Window to appear whenever you print, as shown in the illustration at the right. The print status window includes an ani- mated illustration of this printer to show you the progress of your printing job or to inform yo[...]

29 Manual duplex printing Manual duplex printing, which is a feature of the W indows Direct (GDI) mode, allows you to print on both sides of the page. T wo duplexing styles are available - Book Style and Report Style . Book Style printing prints your document so that if you opened it in the same way as you opened this manual, for example, the even [...]

30 7. Pick up your printed papers, straighten them and reinsert them face up into the upper paper tray . Note: Some printed sheets may become curled. Curled sheets may cause paper jams. Always straighten the sheets before reinserting them into the upper paper tray . Duplex printing errors If an error occurs during Duplex Printing , please use the f[...]

31 Note: Windows includes some special built-in fonts that were not meant for printing, including Helv and Tms RMn . These fonts were designed for screen display so their resolution is coarser than the fonts normally used for printing. We recommend that you should not select these fonts when you create your document. If you only need T rueT ype fon[...]

32 Note: The WinT ype printer driver installation routing automatically tells Windows to display only T rueT ype fonts. If you would like to display other font formats as well, use the above procedure but remove the X from the Show Only T rueT ype Fonts in Applications by clicking on the box. Printing with the PostScript mode PostScript mode is use[...]

33 6. Click on the Setup button. Y ou will see a window which looks like the one on the right. In the Setup window , you can change the Paper Size , Orientation and make any further adjustments you need through the Options button. For additional informa- tion on these features and advanced op- tions click on the Help button. 7. Click OK to exit the[...]

34 In order to expand font support to emulate the full 35 original PostScript printer fonts, you will need to purchase Microsoft's Font Pack 1. Font Pack 1 is sold and supported by Microsoft Corporation. If you decide to purchase Font Pack 1, the W inT ype 4000's PostScript mode will emulate these 35 PostScript printer fonts by substituti[...]

35 Printing DOS applications in PostScript mode under Windows T o print your DOS applications while running under W indows, please follow the steps explained below . Steps: 1. Select and setup the Star W inT ype PostScript driver by following steps 1-9 explained on pages 32 - 33. 2. Launch your DOS application by using one of the following methods.[...]

36 Printing with the PCL mode As mentioned before, the PCL emulation gives you the ability to print from a DOS application running under W indows, and from the MS-DOS command line from within W indows. While this is similar to the PostScript mode, it is, however , slightly more complex. Y ou can select PCL from many W indows applications use the fo[...]

37 6. Click on the Setup button. Y ou will see a window which looks like the one on the right. In the Setup window , you can change the resolution , paper size , memory , orientation , number of copies and make any further adjustments you need through the Options button. For additional information on these features and advanced options, click on th[...]

38 3. Follow the instructions for setting up your default printer . 4. Select the HP LaserJet IIP driver in your DOS application. Refer to your DOS application's Users Manual for details on selecting a printer . 5. Select the command to print. • .PIF File Method 1. Double-click on your .PIF DOS applica- tion icon. This icon was either create[...]

39 Fonts in PCL Mode PCL mode supports several resident fonts which correspond to the internal fonts of the HP LaserJet IIP . They are: Courier: 10 point; 12 pitch; Regular , Bold and Italic. Courier: 12 point; 10 pitch; Regular , Bold and Italic. Line Printer , 8.5 pint, 16.66 pitch Regular Y ou can select these resident fonts in this printer driv[...]

40 Recovering from an err or message in PCL or PostScript modes when running a DOS application from within Windows If you are running a DOS application when a printer error or status message occurs, (eg., W arming up, Paper Out, Paper Jam, etc.) the Star W inT ype Printer Status Display will automatically appear on your screen. Since this advanced [...]

41 Saving download fonts and macros in the PCL mode By default, when your application prints using the PCL mode, the PCL emulation inter - preter will start up, print your document and then automatically shut itself off. This means that the PCL interpreter will not take up memory on your computer except when needed. However , when the PCL interpret[...]

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43 Chapter 5 The Star WinT ype Print Manager The Star W inT ype Print Manager helps you manage the output flow and the operation of your printer . Y ou can see all the files waiting to be printed and you can change their or der . Y ou can also see how much of the current print job has alr eady been processed. Y ou can contr ol the priority setting [...]

44 6. Click on the Setup button. 7. Click on the Options button. 8. If the Use WinT ype Print Manager has not been selected, click on the check-box to put an X in it. 9. Click OK to exit the Options window and to save your changes. 10. Click OK to exit the Setup window and to save your changes. 1 1 . Click on Close to exit the Printers window and t[...]

45 V iewing and accessing the W inT ype Print Manager There are two methods to access the Star WinT ype Print Manager . Y ou can use either method. Method One 1. Open the Star WinT ype T ools Group in the Program Manager by double- clicking on the icon. 2. Double-click on the Star W inT ype Print Manager icon Method T wo 1. If the Star WinT ype Pri[...]

46 Options: 1. Priority W indows lets you run several applications at the same time. This helps productivity , but it also means that you are sharing your computer's power among several different activi- ties. These priority settings let you control the priority order of the printing jobs relative to other applications which may be running at [...]

47 3. Display Print Status This item, when clicked, will pop up the Print Status Window when you print. If this is not selected, the Print Status Window will only be displayed when an error occurs. A check mark ( ) indicates that this feature is on. The default setting is of f. 4. Smoothing On This option smooths text and graphic edges to give you [...]

48 Size This menu lets you change the size of the display window for the Star W inT ype Print Manager . 1. Normal will display information on your screen including Job Name, Printer language format, Print Job Size (in bytes) and the time of day the job was created. 2. Minimum will take up less space on you screen, but limits the information to Job [...]

49 Queue information This part of the Star W inT ype Print Manager screen shows the print jobs in the queue waiting to be printed. The following describes each element of this program. Job Name This shows the name of the application used to create the document and the file name. Format This will show one of the three print modes: W indows Direct (G[...]

50 Changing priority in the queue The Star WinT ype Print Manager will send the first job in the queue to the printer first. If you have a mouse, you can change the order of print jobs that remain in line by follow- ing a "drag-and-drop" procedure. Steps: 1. Open the Star WinT ype Print Manager by following the Steps on pages 43 - 44. 2. [...]

51 Add Add lets you include another print job at the end of the queue. The job selected must be stored on your hard disk to be displayed. The following section explains how to save documents you have created for printing with the Star WinT ype Print Manager . Delete If you want to cancel a print job, you can do so with this button. Y ou can select [...]

52 6. A dialog box like the one at right will ap- pear on your display . T ype the Output File Name for the document which you want to print from the Star W inT ype Print Manager . Give your file a name no longer than 8 characters. If you selected the Star W inT ype 4000 GDI on WTGDI , your file name must end with .GDI . If you selected the Star W [...]

53 13. Click on the file that you want to print from the File Name: list and click OK . 14. Y our selection will appear in the queue of the Star W inT ype Print Manager . 15. Y ou can continue this process until you have finished adding to the list all of the files that you want to print. 16. Click the Resume button in the Star WinT ype Print Manag[...]

54 Printing to an Encapsulated PostScript file in the PostScript mode The steps for printing to file with the PostScript mode are basically the same as the W indows Direct (GDI mode). There are, however , some minor differences in the way you create an Encapsulated PostScript file for use with the Star WinT ype Print Man- ager . The following steps[...]

55 10. Click OK to exit the Options window and to save your changes. 1 1 . Click OK to exit the Star W inT ype 4000 PostScript Setup window and to save your printer changes. 12. Click OK to exit the Print Setup window . 13. Click OK to exit the Print window and to save your .PS file to your hard disk. 14. Follow Steps 8 – 16 on pages 52 - 53. Not[...]

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57 Chapter 6 Star W inT ype Printer Status Display The Star W inType Printer Status Display graphically displays the status of your Star W inType 4000 printer . It will let you know when something is printing and alert you to any err ors that may occur when printing. It will display a warning or error message and graphically point to the pr oblem a[...]

58 7. Click on the Options button. The Options button will take you to the Options window where you can select the Printing Status Options described below . As mentioned in Chapter 4, clicking the box marked Display Status While Printing will cause the printer to pop up the print status window whenever you print in the W indows Direct (GDI) mode. H[...]

59 Selecting the Printer Status Display - PCL and PostScript modes T o setup the Star WinT ype 4000 Printer Status Display in the PCL and PostScript modes, and in the W indows Direct (GDI) mode when the WinT ype Print Manager is on, follow the Steps below . Steps: 1. Open the Star WinT ype T ools group from the Program Manager by double-click- ing [...]

60 Accessing and viewing the Star WinT ype 4000 Printer Status Display Steps: 1. Open the Star WinT ype T ools group from the Program Manager by double-click- ing on the Star W inT ype T ools group icon. 2. Double-click on the Star WinT ype Print Manager icon. 3. Select Display Print Status from the Options menu by clicking on it. A check ( ) will [...]

61 5. The Star W inT ype Printer Status Display screen will appear . T o view the W inT ype Printer Status Display at full size, click anywhere on the Printer Status Display Screen. 6. T o exit the W inT ype Printer Status Display and to save your settings, click on the Control-Menu box in the upper left hand corner of the Star W inT ype Print Mana[...]

62 Help: 1. Contents This gives a table of contents on the available subjects in the Help menu. 2. Search for Help On... W ith this option, you can open a window which allows you to get information on this printer's features. 3. How to Use Help This is a standard W indows Help guide to instruct users on how to access the Help menu. 4. About Th[...]

63 This printer will start automatically once the jam has been cleared. In most cases, the printer will continue printing the rest of your document. Power Off or Cable Problem The printer driver software cannot access the printer . This error could be caused by one of the following. 1. The printer is Off 2. The printer's parallel cable is not [...]

64 Pause This button lets you pause the print job. Y ou can pause printing, for example, to delete the print job from the print manager . If this selection is displayed in gray , the option is not currently available. Resume The Resume button lets you continue the print job you have just paused or to begin again after recovering from an error . If [...]

65 Chapter 7 Maintenance & tr oubleshooting Y our printer is a reliable, pr ecisioned instrument. It was built with car e and should, if used with car e, 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 expected. In this chapter , we would lik[...]

66 Cleaning your printer This printer has been designed to be maintenance-free. For that reason, only a minimum of cleaning is needed. Other than maintaining the outer appearance of the printer , you may need to clean the output port window , which is explained below . T o clean the outer surface of the printer , use a dry soft cloth to wipe off an[...]

67 W arning: The fuser area, located in the upper front part of the printer , is extremely hot. Be especially careful not to touch any part of the fuser . W arning: The drive motor becomes very hot after extended periods of printing. Be careful not to touch any metal part of the drive motor . 4. W ipe the laser output port window with a dry , soft,[...]

68 2. Face the front of the printer and flip open the front door using both hands. 3. Gently rest one hand on the top of the printer , grasp the toner cartridge by its molded center grip with the other hand and pull upward until the cartridge unlocks and releases. W arning: The fuser is located in the upper front part of the printer and it is extre[...]

69 Note: The toner cartridge will not slide smoothly unless it is level. Paper may be caught in the toner cartridge feeding mechanism making it dif ficult to remove the cartridge. Pull firmly to draw the paper out with the cartridge. 5. If the jammed paper comes out with the toner cartridge, draw the paper out of the cartridge in the normal feeding[...]

70 The print media is moist Remove the moist media and load new , dry media. Refer to "Loading paper" pages 12 — 14 The laser output port window Clean the output port is dirty . window . Refer to "Cleaning the output port window" pages 66 — 67. The toner cartridge is low on Replace the toner cartridge. toner Refer to "I[...]

71 The paper path is dirty . Print out several blank sheets. The toner cartridge is damaged. Replace the toner cartridge. Refer to "Installing the toner cartridge" pages 2 — 4. The print media is outside Use recommended print the recommended media. specifications. Refer to "Selecting print media" page 1 1. The laser output por[...]

72 Symptom Possible Cause Action Blank page The toner cartridge's sealing Replace the toner cartridge tape is not pulled out. and pull out the sealing tape. Then reinstall the cartridge. Refer to "Installing the toner cartridge" pages 2 — 4. The printer fed two or more Fan the print media sheets at a time. before loading. Refer to [...]

73 The print media is outside Use recommended print the recommended media. specifications. Refer to "Selecting print media" page 1 1. The print media is moist. Remove the most media and load new , dry media. Refer to "Loading paper" pages 12 — 14. The toner cartridge is low on Replace the toner cartridge. toner Refer to "[...]

74 Other mechanical problems This is to provide you with a list of other possible problems and their easy remedy . The front door will not shut Remove and reinstall the toner cartridge. Refer to "Installing the toner cartridge" on pages 2 — 4. The Error LED indicator is lit and the printer will not print • Make sure that the front doo[...]

75 Chapter 8 Refer ence information Specifications Engine Printing process Electrophotographic Resolution 300 X 300 dpi (Smoothing off) 600 dpi class (Smoothing on) Exposure Semiconductor laser beam scanning Fixing Thermal fusing by heated rollers Printing speed W arm-up time 45 seconds or less after power on at 22°C (72°F) (1 15 volts or 220 vol[...]

76 Mean printing life Starter cartridge: 4000 sheets given a 5% coverage life Replacement cartridge: 4000 sheets given a 5% coverage life Power specifications Input line voltage/ For US V oltage Frequency frequency Min.: 90V 47Hz Normal: 100/120V 50/60Hz Max.: 132V 63Hz For Europe and Asia/Pacific V oltage Frequency Min.: 198V 47Hz Normal: 220/240V[...]

77 Reliability specifications MPBF Recommended usage: A verage 2,000 pages per month Maximum 10,000 in any one month MPBF: 60,000 pages MTTR W ithin 30 minutes Jam radio 1/1000 using recommended paper 1/100 using special printing materials Double feed ratio 1/1000 using recommended paper 1/100 using special printing materials Life 100,000 pages or [...]

78 Fonts 13 Original W indows 3.1 T rueT ype Fonts Arial Arial Bold Arial Italic Arial Bold Italic Courier New Courier New Bold Courier New Italic Courier New Bold Italic T imes New Roman T imes New Roman Bold T imes New Roman Italic T imes New Roman Bold Italic Σψµβολ (Symbol) Additional T rueT ype 35 TrueT ype Fonts (on diskette) fonts 13 O[...]

79 Character tables for PCL mode This section provides charts for the character sets used with fonts in LaserJet IIP PCL emulation. Includes ASCII and Roman Extension Symbol Set ECMA-94 Latin 1 Symbol Set[...]

80 PC-8 Symbol Set PC-8 D/N (Danish/Norwegian) Symbol Set[...]

81 PC-850 Symbol Set * Not recommended for future use. ISO Substitution T able[...]

82 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 glossary appear in this User's Manual, while others ar e commonly used computer terminology . A Animate This refers to a printer icon used when the Printer Status Display is an [...]

83 lel data transmission. Centronics is often used as a synonym for the parallel standard developed by Centronics Inc. Character set The complete set of characters available in a font. Checkbox A small box associated with an option in a dialog box or window . Y ou can click on the checkbox to turn the option on or off. An option is on when there is[...]

84 F File A named, ordered collection of informa- tion stored on your hard disk or floppy disk. File menu A menu that lists commands that affect your documents. File menus typically contain commands such as Save, Print and Quit. Floppy disk A disk made of flexible plastic which stores information from your computer . Floppy disks come in two types:[...]

85 Parity A bit in a serial information that allows a computer and printer to automatically check for errors in transmission. PCL An abbreviation for Printer Command Lan- guage. Point This is the typical unit of measurement for height of a font. One point equals 1/72nd inch. Portrait Printing on paper across the narrower di- mensions, such as a let[...]

86 Index Symbols .PIF File Method 35, 38 386 Enhanced 18 A About 48, 62 Add 51 Animate Icon 61 B Backup copy 20 Beep on Printer Error 28 Beep When Print Job is Complete 58 Book Style 29 C Cable problem 63 CANCEL 55 Centronics parallel 5 Centronics parallel cable 12, 17 Changing priority in the queue 50 Character tables for PCL mode 79 Cleaning the [...]

87 Installing the toner cartridge 2 Intellifont 30 Interface cable 5 Interface port 5 J Job Name 49 Job Name & Page No. 62 L Labels 12 Landscape 27 Loading OHP (overhead projection) film label sheet 15 Loading paper 12 Locking knobs 3 Low 46 LPT1 47 LPT2 21, 47 LPT3 21, 47 M Main 26, 32, 36, 43, 57 Maintaining your printer 65 Maintenance & [...]

88 Direct (GDI) and PCL modes 51 Printing to an Encapsulated PostScript file in the PostScrip mode 54 Printing with the PCL mode 36 Printing with the W indows Direct (GDI) mode 26 Printing with the W inT ype 4000 25 Priority 46 Program Manager 20, 24, 26, 32, 36, 43, 57 Progress Bar 50 Q Quality printing 12 Queue information 49 Quitting the print m[...]

89 Customer service information In the event that you are experiencing some technical difficulty 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 Aut[...]

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