Star Micronics SJ-144MC manual

Full color and monochrome laser quality printer. SJ-144MC Users Manual[...]

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference 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. ‘f?tese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence in a residential installation. This equipment genera[...]

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I Step s fo r 220V1230VJ24 0 A adap t 1 . Confir m th a t h pow e but t i i t h OF F positio n 2 . Plu g t h A co r in t t h A adap t 3 . Inser t t h A adapt e in t t h soc k locate d o t h printe r low e le f si d 4 . Plu g t h A co r in t a prope r grounde d A outle t Install i t h rib b cas s Steps : 1 . Tur n O pow e t t h print e Confir m th a[...]

4 . Inser t t h ribb o casset t s th a i t hole s fi t on t t h fo u spindl e Th e ribbon , itsel f shou l b betw e th e prin t he a a n t h plat e Wh e th e ribbo n i proper l i pla c t h appropriat e ribb o la m wi l lig h (ie : COLORfOHP~ABEL ) 5 . @ @ Clos e t h cov e o t h print e Pres s t h Rea d k e t ent e t t h Read y mod e T h Rea d la m [...]

I Install i t h pa p sup p Th e end s o t h U-shap e pap e supp o f i int o th e hol e locat e i t h t o o t h p a pe r tray . Usi n t h pap e supp o wi l k e you r pape r fr o falli n o u o t h pa p tra y an d i wi l he l preve n pap e ja m Step : Inser t t h en d o t h U-sha p pa p suppor t a l t h w a in t t h t w ho l o n t h t o o t h pap e tr[...]

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I Load i pa p f r t h r e p a Th e rea r fe e pa t i t h be s w a t pr i thos e thick e shmt s U s th i pa t f o printin g po s card s overh e projec t (OHP ) fi l a n Iron- o Trans f Shee t Thi s fee d pa t c a hand l wid t o 10 0 t o 242.0m m (3. 9 - 9.53i n a n leng t o f 100. 0 t 355.6 m (3. 9 -1 4 in . I ca n als o hand l pap e thicknes s o 0 [...]

Load i pa p f r t h fr o p a Th e fron t fee d pa t fee d pap e o n sh e a t a time . Wh e usi n th i pat h pa p wil l exi t th e machi n fr o ju s abo v wher e i t wa s inserte d U s th i pap e pa t onl y fo r printin g te x o graph i o sin g sheets . Thi s fe e pa t c a hand l wid t o f 100. 0 t o 242.O m (3. 9 - 9.53i n a n length s o f 100 . t [...]

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I Cha p 3 Inst a t p r d r a True T fo n Yo u mus t insta l t h print e dri v t y o h a d i be f y ca n T h disk s whic h ca m wi t yo u prin t incl u t h pri n dr i a Tr u F o I thi s chapter , w wi l expla i t h ea s st e t insta l b o o t h u s S y 7 a s a n example . F o detai l o install a t Sy s 6 . pl e s y M a Mini m sys t requir e Th e min[...]

Install i t h pri n dr i T o instal l t h print e driv e i Sys t 7. 1 j u fo l t h S t b e Steps : 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . Befor e y o insta l t h prin t dri v sofwar e a n TrueTy p Font s ta k a fe w minute s t crea t back- u o t h flopp y disk s U s th e t inst a th i software . Che c yo u Macint o User’ s Gui d f o mo r informat i concernin g maki[...]

Install i t h True T fo n Th e 3 5 TrueTy p fon t a r loca t i t h fol d ca l F o i b o t f l diskette s whi c ca m wi t th i print e T ins t t h f o i S y 7 j f o th e Step s explain e belo w Note : TrueTy p fon t wi l n o w o o Sy s 6 Steps : 1 . Double-clic k o t h Fon t fol d i flopp y di s # 1 Y o wi l s e 9 fo n suitease s i th i folde r T in[...]

Gett i star t T o us e you r n e printe r y o mu s inf o th e Choose r th a a n e o replace m drive r ha s be e add e t i t inter n lis t Selec t Choose r fr o t h ~ pull-d o menu . Mak e su r yo u print e i O a n read y an d th a i i connect e t a po r o you r Macintosh . Sele c t h SJ-14 4 ico n an d th e po r t whi c i i connec t AppleTal k shou[...]

Cha p 4 Pri n Whe n usi n yo u print e wi t a Macint o y o w i pro b b u s e i S y 6 o r 7.0 . Yo u n e print e wi l oper a un d ei t sy s a i c p r d o fro m virtuall y anyklacint o applica t soft w I t h ch a w w e x t meaning s o t h vario u dia l bo x wh i w i ap p o y o di s w y p K e a n la m explan a Th e tw o ke y o t h fro n cont r pane l [...]

Conditi o indic a b t h la m Thi s tabl e explain s t h meanin g o t h la m o t h con t pa n POWE R Illuminat e whene v t h prin t i tu r O READ Y Illuminat e wh e t h prin t i re a t rec e d a DAT A Flash e wh e the r i da t i t h pri n buf f Extinguish e wh e th e i n d a i t h pr i bu f PAPE R Illuminat e wh e the r i n pa p i t h ma n fe e po s[...]

I Lin e fee d Usin g t h followi n operat i wi l fe e pa p o n l i a a t i i p a i a t t o for m positio n Steps : 1 . Pres s t h REA D k e t en t t h N o Re a m o T R E l w extinguish . 2 . Pres s a n relea s t h PAP E k e a n pa p w i autom a f f o o line . 3 . Holdin g t h REA D k e do w w i f e pa p i cons e l i 4 . Pres s t h REA D k e t en t [...]

Pa g Set u Afte r yo u hav e ma d t h necess a select i i t h C h s r y c r y f a it e applicatio n softwa r t crea t docum e f o t h pri n Y d n h t u t Choose r ea c ti m y o u s th i prin t Y o se l a n pr i ho w i t Choose r whenev e y o wa n t pr i us i a diff e pri n B e y a c sen d th e prin t j o t t h print e y o sho u t a a f e mo m t co [...]

I Custom.. . Clickin g o Cust o . . . wi l allo w yo u t free l s e t h si z o th e medi a y o wa n t pri n withi n t h pa g si z resmicti o describe d i Chapt e 2 Aft e i n puttin g t h Wid t a n Hei g size s o yo u pape r y o c a easil y chang e tho s valu e t mi l limeter s o ba c t inch e sim p b y clickin g t h appropri a checkbox . Whe n y o [...]

I Reduc e o Enlar g Wit h thi s settin g y o c a chan g th e origina l si z o t h prin t imag e o n yo u pap e fr o 20 9 t 400% . An y setti n ov e 10 0 wil l resul t i til e docume n wit h you r ima g spre a acro s severa l pages . T h valu e a r inpu t vi a yo u numeric a k e pad . Orientatio n Thi s settin g allo w y o t chan g th e directio n i[...]

Fli p Horizonta l I f yo u wa n t h ima g th a y o 1 create d t b revers e horiz o ‘ “ m tall y o n t h print e pag e cli c o VtWa l Ef1@ct6 , &wrF”d M - th e Fli p Horizont a checkb o E FI I Hortzonl o You r selectio n wi l b grap h ‘ F l p Vmtl m ❑ Swlerot l Q Inve r lm.3 g ❑ : 3 Q: . call y represente d i t h illust r ❑ ‘. , [...]

Pape r Fee d Adjustme n Thi s wil l allo w y o t precis e adjus t th e printer ’ pap e fe e mechanis m t optimi z grap h an d tex t pri n qualit y I compensate s f o a effe c kno w a s banding , sho w a t h rig h whic h result s fr o usi n diff e en t pape r typ e o feed i characteristic s ov e a lo n peri o Setting s ar e fr o - t 3 Ea c valu e [...]

Print i docum e Whe n yo u ha v mmplet e yo u documen t a n y o a r rea d t print , selec t Pri n fr o t h Fil e Menu . Wh e y o d thi s a printe r dial o b o simi l t thi s wil l appe a o yo u monit o Thi s dialo g b o m a diff e som e wha t accordin g t t h applicat i softwar e y o a r usin g b u t h basi c function s offer e he r d no t change .[...]

Resolutio n Resolutio n allo w y o 1 s e th e numbe r o do t p e in c wh e printing . Y o c a sele c betw e 36 0 X 360 , 18 0 1 8 a n 7 X 7 2 dpi . A low e d p decrea s outpu t quality , b u increa s printe r speed . Th i i especia l helpfu l f o qui c mem o th a don’ t requir e fi n quali t outp u Ditherin g Thi s softwar e includ e 6 dit h patt[...]

Prin t As : Gra y Thi s wil l te l t h print e t h numbe r i t h gr a sca l us e t mak e you r documen t Th i al s help s mak e t h fin a pri n a clo s t o you r origin a a possib l Setting s inclu d Bia c & White , 1 a n 25 6 Prin t Clickin g o Pri n wi l sta r t h prin t jo b o yo u print e wi t t h ~ -SJ- l “ selecte d change s Canc e wi l[...]

Usi n t h ot h prin t func t Thi s sectio n explai n t h oth e print i capabil i T h ope r pro c a b call y th e sa m a norm a printi n altho u y o sh o ob s t fo l p o f optimu m printi n quatit y Printin g wi t col o ribbo n Whe n printin g wi t col o ribbo n y o c a pr i j u a y w o w i t mo n ribbon . Jus t rememb e t h follow i poin t ● Whe [...]

4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . Whil e gent l lifti n up o t h protrudin g porti o o t h st r lab e moun t t h Lab e casse t on t t h carriage . Ma k su r th a t h rib b an d t h lab e a r betwe e t h pr i hea d a n t h plate n Clos e t h fro n cove r Tur n O t h pow e t t h print e Th e Lab e la m wi l lig h Whe n lab e printi n i comple t o p th e fro n [...]

Printin g wit h iron- o trans f she e Th e iron-o n transf e i a gre a w a t cr e orig i des i f T- s o o t c ing . Whe n y o a r primi n ir o o tran s she e al w se l P a i t M settin g o f t h print e driver ’ Pa g Se t dia l b o Step s fo r printi n o t h trans f sh e 1 . Creat e a ima g wi t yo u softw a program . U s t h softwar e reve r ima[...]

Step s fo r t h finishi n proc e 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . Plac e t h finishi n she e ov e t h imag e o t h clot h wi t t h c u o u come r i t h t o lef t Ma k su r t h th e silico n si d i dow n T h finishin g she e shou l complet e cove r t h imag e Iro n t h finishi n she e a t h sa m settin g us e t ir o t h trans f she e D o n o remo v t h finish i [...]

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Cha p 5 Maint e a trou b You r printe r i a sol i sta t instrum e b u i sho u nonet h b t r w c t o maintai n i t hi g peglorman c I y o ab i b th e f r u y c e x y printe r t o perfo r we l f o a lo n ti m Requirem e . . . . . . . Alway s ke e yo u print e i a comfort a enviro n (Se e Chapt e 1 f o detail s D o no t subje c yo u prin t t jarr i o [...]

I Clean i t h pri n Yo u ca n ke e yo u print e i fi n work i cond i i y peri o c l y printe r usin g the s procedur e .Warning : Alwa y tu r OF F t h po w t t h pr i w h cl e Alwa y remo v t h A ada p f r t w a ou t Alwa y re a t h direct i o a l cle a b e u B especia l care f o fi r w h u s al c t c l y printe r Nev e to u t h pr i h e w i y o h [...]

Cleanin g t h plat e I f th e plate n becom e dir t fr o hav i bee n directl y print e o n et c pap e wi l no t fee d correctl y a n the r wi l b deletion s fro m yo u documen t . . . . . ● ✎ ✎ ✎ Prepar e cellopha n tap e Tur n OF F t h pow e t t h prin t a n ope n t h fro n cove r Remov e t h ribb o casset t Plac e a pie c o celloph a ta p[...]

Troubleshoo t You r printe r i a reliabl e previsio n instru m a n sh o n c a y a t r i f i t i s use d a n treat e sensib l Howe v w a r prov i y w i t s e devote d t troubleshooti n sho u y o encou n a n pro b w i y p r Remembe r th a yo u print e i a hig h sophist i de v a t h t s e i intende d t b on l a bri e gui d A w i m a ot h prev i ins t [...]

Powe r Suppl y I f th e Powe r la m do e n o illumi n o fla s ch e t fol l I s th e A adapt e cab l properl y plugg e in t th e electrica l outle t Tu r t h pri n O F En s t h t A a d c i secur e conn e a n t t pr i b O I s powe r bei n suppli e t o ti e outle t I s th e print e volta g correct ? Tu r t h pri n O F Un p t A a d a t anot h elect r a[...]

I I f th e prin t i fain t o uneve n che c t h follo w Che c Pos s Re m I s th e pri n densi t kn o I i i s tu r i b a t y o de s da r T turne d dow n fact o sett i i maxi m I s th e ribbo n casset t Tu r O F t h po w Ch e t m a s u t t installe d properl y rib b i sit t prop e o t ca s ca r I s th e ribbo n wo r ou t Repl a t h rib b Ar e yo u usi[...]

If the print shows evenly spaced rows of dark or white lines, check the following. Is the paper feed If it is, try returning to the default setting. Please adjustment in the refer to Chapter 4. printing options dialog box set too low? Are you using genuine We recommend that you use only genuine Star Star products? products to maintain high printing[...]

If paper isn’t feeding smoothly with the front and rear feed paths, check the following. 1’ “.’’’’.’”:. Check ‘ ., Possible Rerned~ .” Is the paper release lever Set the release lever to the downward position. pushed down? Are you trying to feed Remove paper from the paper tray and place it in the paper through the rear vertic[...]

Chapter 6 Reference information Specifications Printing system Resolution Print speed Pica (10 CPI) Elite (12 CPI) Semi-condensed (15 CPI) Condensed pica (17 CPI) Condensed elite (20 CPI) Printing direction Printing head Font styles TrueType fonts (Supplied on diskette) Raster graphics Number of columns Pica (10 CPI) Elite (12 CPI) Semi-condensed ([...]

I Paper feed Paper feed speed Paper specifications Width Length Thickness Surface Maximum buffer size Acoustic noise Emulation Interface Environment Tcmpcraturc Humidily: Single bin paper tray with 30 sheet capacity Friction roller feed from the front of the printer Friction roller feed from the rear of the printer 380 ms (line feed at 144/360 inch[...]

AC adapter power supply 120VAC, 220VAC, 230VAC, 240VAC, 50/60Hz (varies according to the country of purchase) Features Full color and monochrome laser quality printer Speed: up to 382 CPS (15 CPI) in laser quality mode 3 paper feed paths with 30 sheet paper tray Ability to print on a wide variety of print media including: Laser-quality plain paper,[...]

I Overhead projection (OHP) f’ilm T900F-LTR Type: Overhead projection (OHP) film Size: Lcucr Packaging: 20 films T900F-A4 Type: Overhead prt)jcclion (OHP) film Size: A4 Packaging: 20 films Iron-cm Transfer Sheets T9010-LTR Type: Iron-on wansfcr sheets Size: Lc[lcr Packaging: 10 Transfer Shccls T9010-A4 Type: Iron-on umslcr sheets Size: A4 Packagi[...]

Pinout of interface connector The following lists the pinout of the interface connector. Pin Name Function” 1 OPEN 12 I OPEN I I 13 I Transmission data return outmt I 4 GND Signal ground 5 Rx D- Receive data return input 6 TxD+ Transmission data output 7 OPEN I RxD+ I Receive datainput I Interface Connector 45[...]

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Index Extensions folder 14 A About 27 About This Macintosh 13 AC adapter 1,2,3,33,34,37,43 AC cord 3 All 25 AppleTalk 16 B Banding 24 BBS phone numbers 49 c Chooser 16,20,37 Cleaning dirt from the printer 34 Cleaning friction rollers 35 Cleaning the platen 35 Cleaning the print head 34 Cleaning the printer 34 Color 18 Color Correction 23 Color Quic[...]

I M Media MultiFinder N Network intcrfacc Not Ready o OHP OK/Cancel Optimized Prinl Quality Options Orientation Other printing functions P Package contcnls Page Range Page Setup Paper Paper eject Paper Iced Pa~r Fcc(1 Adjustmcnl Paper feeding Paper jams ‘ Pafxr rclcasc lever Paper supporl paper tray Paper tray lever Paper types Pinoul of’ intcr[...]

Customer service information In the event that you are experiencing some technical difficulty with your Star printer, please refer to Chapter 6- “Maintenance and troubleshooting.” This 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[...]

I Customer response Star Micronics Co., Ltd. invites your suggestions and commcn~s on your printer and this Users manual. Please address your corrcspondcncc 10: Worldwide Headquarters STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 20-10 Nakayoshi(ia Shizuoka, Japan 422-91 Aim: Product Manager North and South America Markets STAR MICRONICS AMERIC’A, INC. 70-D Ethel Roa[...]

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