Star Micronics 4000 - Manuals

Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Star WinType 4000 Laser Printer. This Users Manual hasbeen organized into eight chapters, a glossary and an index to help you learn the properoperation and care of your printer. The first six chapters explain the basic care andhandling of this printer and th...

This users manual Chapter 1 Setting up your printer This chapter explains the basic procedures for unpacking, placing and connecting yourprinter. Chapter 2 Selecting print media This chapter provides information on the proper print media to use with this printer. Italso includes instructions on load...

How to use this manual Each chapter provides you with simple explanations of the printer's operation. We haveincluded illustrations of the printer and screens wherever necessary and where spaceallowed. You should be able to operate this printer by carefully following each of thesteps provided. Featu...

Printer components Power Switch Power cord socket Parallel port Power cord High definition EPtoner cartridge Paper releaselever Front cover Error LED lamp(Orange) Ready LED lamp(Green) Output tray Ventilation fanoutlet Upper papertray Powerswitch Outputpaperextender Extension bar and papersupport ex...

1 Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Your printer is a reliable and quality precisioned instrument. It is every owner's respon-sibility to make sure that their equipment is properly placed and sensibly used. If thefollowing conditions are met, you can expect your printer to perform at its finest and ...

2 • The printer should be positioned relatively close to the computer. The maximumrecommended length of the parallel interface cable (not supplied) is 2 meters or 6feet. • 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 venti...

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 thecartridge after removing it. Do not expose the toner cartridge todirect sunlight or strong room lighting.Complete the installati...

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 ...

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: You do not need to open the output tray when printing only one sheet.The output tray will...

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. Turning the p...

7 Relocating the printer Caution: Always follow these steps when moving the printer. You must always remove the toner cartridge when moving the printer. Failure to do somay cause permanent damage to the printer. Steps: 1. Make sure that the power switch, located on the side of the printer, is in the...

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 moldedcenter grip with the other hand and pullupward until the cartridge unlocks andreleases...

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 fromthe printer. Note: The toner cartridge will not slide smoothly unless it is level. 9. Put the toner cartridge...

10 11. Face the back of the printer, tilt the printer toward you and grasp it by thebottom 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 printe...

11 Chapter 2 Selecting print media Your printer can handle a wide variety of print media including plain paper sizes fromLegal and Executive to B5. It can also print on OHP (overhead projection) film, labelsheets and envelopes. However, to get the best results in printing quality and printerperforma...

12 Printing media to avoid This laser printer is a sophisticated printing tool and should be used with care. As withany 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 thi...

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 t...

15 Loading envelopes You 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 inthe upper paper tray. Steps: 1. Move the paper release lever to the front of the printer. 2. Remove ...

16 6. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the stack. Envelopes must be inserted into the upperpaper tray in the orientation as shown inthe 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. Wait until t...

17 Chapter 3 Installing the printer driver andTrueType fonts This printer comes with a printer driver and 35 TrueType fonts which are designed espe-cially for Windows version 3.1 applications printing. It does not require any specialadd-in cards, cartridges or cables. It also differs from other prin...

18 Printer command languages This printer can receive data and interpret command languages through two standardcommand interpreters and also by directly using your computer's processing power. Thoselanguages are 1) PostScript; 2) PCL and 3) Windows Direct. It is strongly recommended that you use per...

20 Installing the printer driver and TrueType fonts If at any time during installation of the printer driver you need help, press <F1> orchoose <Help> on the Setup screen. Note: Remember that you need at least 1.4 megabytes of hard disk spaceto install this printer driver and 1.85 megaby...

23 11. When Windows is restarted, the Star WinType TEST Utility will check tomake sure that all of the print modes workcorrectly. The test utility will printseveral pages during the test, includinga configuration page containing infor-mation about your system and printer. Caution: Make sure that the...

24 Removing the printer driver software If you should ever need to remove the printer driver software from your system, use theUn-install icon in the WinType Tools Group. Steps: 1. From Program Manager, double-click on the Star WinType Tools Group. 2. Double-click on the Star WinType Un-install icon...

25 Chapter 4 Printing with WinType 4000 The WinType 4000 printer driver has three print modes from which you can choose.They are the Windows Direct (GDI), PostScript and PCL modes. These three printingmodes can be easily selected to meet your specific printing requirements. This chapterexplains thes...

26 Features of the printer driver software This printer driver software includes the following capabilities. • Printing from any Windows 3.1 application. • Printing DOS applications through Windows • Printing from DOS command line within Windows • Print manager (print spooler) • On-line help files •...

27 6. Click on the Setup button. You will see a window whichlooks like the one on the right. In the Setup dialog box, you canset the Paper Size, the number ofCopies (from 1 to 99) and theOrientation of the paper. A com-plete listing of the types of paperand other media types is in Chapter 2. Note: T...

29 Manual duplex printing Manual duplex printing, which is a feature of the Windows Direct (GDI) mode, allowsyou to print on both sides of the page. Two duplexing styles are available - Book Styleand Report Style. Book Style printing prints your document so that if you opened it inthe same way as yo...

32 Note: The WinType printer driver installation routing automatically tellsWindows to display only TrueType fonts. If you would like to displayother font formats as well, use the above procedure but remove the Xfrom the Show Only TrueType Fonts in Applications by clicking onthe box. Printing with t...

33 6. Click on the Setup button. You will see a window which looks likethe one on the right.In the Setup window, you can change thePaper Size, Orientation and make anyfurther adjustments you need through theOptions button. For additional informa-tion on these features and advanced op-tions click on ...

35 Printing DOS applications in PostScript mode underWindows To print your DOS applications while running under Windows, please follow the stepsexplained below. Steps: 1. Select and setup the Star WinType PostScript driver by following steps 1-9explained on pages 32 - 33. 2. Launch your DOS applicat...

37 6. Click on the Setup button. You will see a window which looks like the one on theright. In the Setup window, you canchange the resolution, paper size,memory, orientation, number of copiesand make any further adjustments youneed through the Options button. Foradditional information on these feat...

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 DOSapplication's Users Manual for details onselecting a printer. 5. Select the command to print. • .PIF File Method 1. Double-click on your .PIF DOS applica-...

39 Fonts in PCL Mode PCL mode supports several resident fonts which correspond to the internal fonts of theHP 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 You can select...

40 Recovering from an error message in PCL or PostScriptmodes when running a DOS application from withinWindows If you are running a DOS application when a printer error or status message occurs, (eg.,Warming up, Paper Out, Paper Jam, etc.) the Star WinType Printer Status Display willautomatically a...

43 Chapter 5 The Star WinType Print Manager The Star WinType Print Manager helps you manage the output flow and the operation ofyour printer. You can see all the files waiting to be printed and you can change theirorder. You can also see how much of the current print job has already been processed.Y...

45 Viewing and accessing the WinType Print Manager There are two methods to access the Star WinType Print Manager. You can use eithermethod. Method One 1. Open the Star WinType Tools Group in the Program Manager by double-clicking on the icon. 2. Double-click on the Star WinType Print Manager icon M...

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 off. 4. Smoothing On This o...

49 Queue informationThis part of the Star WinType Print Manager screen shows the print jobs in the queuewaiting 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 on...

50 Changing priority in the queueThe Star WinType 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 WinType Print Manager b...

51 AddAdd lets you include another print job at the end of the queue. The job selected must bestored on your hard disk to be displayed. The following section explains how to savedocuments you have created for printing with the Star WinType Print Manager. DeleteIf you want to cancel a print job, you ...

52 6. A dialog box like the one at right will ap- pear on your display. Type the Output FileName for the document which you wantto print from the Star WinType PrintManager. Give your file a name no longer than 8characters. If you selected the Star WinType4000 GDI on WTGDI, your filename must end wit...

53 13. Click on the file that you want to print from the File Name: list and click OK. 14. Your selection will appear in the queue of the Star WinType Print Manager. 15. You can continue this process until you have finished adding to the list all of thefiles that you want to print. 16. Click the Res...

57 Chapter 6 Star WinType Printer StatusDisplay The Star WinType Printer Status Display graphically displays the status of your StarWinType 4000 printer. It will let you know when something is printing and alert you toany errors that may occur when printing. It will display a warning or error messag...

58 7. Click on the Options button. The Options button will take you tothe Options window where you canselect the Printing Status Optionsdescribed below. As mentioned in Chapter 4, clickingthe box marked Display Status WhilePrinting will cause the printer to popup the print status window wheneveryou ...

59 Selecting the Printer Status Display - PCL and PostScriptmodes To setup the Star WinType 4000 Printer Status Display in the PCL and PostScriptmodes, and in the Windows Direct (GDI) mode when the WinType Print Manager ison, follow the Steps below. Steps: 1. Open the Star WinType Tools group from t...

62 Help: 1. Contents This gives a table of contents on the available subjects in the Help menu. 2. Search for Help On... With this option, you can open a window which allows you to get information on thisprinter's features. 3. How to Use Help This is a standard Windows Help guide to instruct users o...

63 This printer will start automatically once the jam has been cleared. In most cases, theprinter 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 oneof the following. 1. The printer is O...

64 Pause This button lets you pause the print job. You can pause printing, for example, to deletethe print job from the print manager. If this selection is displayed in gray, the option isnot currently available. Resume The Resume button lets you continue the print job you have just paused or to beg...

65 Chapter 7 Maintenance & troubleshooting Your printer is a reliable, precisioned instrument. It was built with care and should, ifused with care, perform at its finest and serve you well for a long time. However, like anypiece of equipment, there may be times when it may not perform as you had...

66 Cleaning your printer This printer has been designed to be maintenance-free. For that reason, only a minimumof cleaning is needed. Other than maintaining the outer appearance of the printer, youmay need to clean the output port window, which is explained below. To clean the outersurface of the pr...

67 Warning: The fuser area, located in the upper front part of theprinter, is extremely hot.Be especially careful not totouch any part of the fuser. Warning: The drive motor becomes very hot after extendedperiods of printing.Be careful not to touch anymetal part of the drive motor. 4. Wipe the laser...

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 itsmolded center grip with the other hand andpull upward until the cartridge unlocks andreleases. Warning: The fuser is located in the up...

70 The print media is moist Remove the moist mediaand 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 portwindow" pages 66 — 67. The toner cartridge is low on Replace the toner...

71 The paper path is dirty. Print out several blanksheets. The toner cartridge is damaged. Replace the toner cartridge. Refer to "Installing thetoner cartridge" pages 2— 4. The print media is outside Use recommended print the recommended media. specifications. Refer to "Selecting printme...

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 sealingtape. Then reinstall thecartridge.Refer to "Installing thetoner cartridge" pages 2— 4. The printer fed two or more Fan the print media sheets ...

73 The print media is outside Use recommended print the recommended media. specifications. Refer to "Selecting printmedia" page 11. The print media is moist. Remove the most mediaand load new, dry media.Refer to "Loading paper"pages 12 — 14. The toner cartridge is low on Replace the ...

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 shutRemove and reinstall the toner cartridge. Refer to "Installing the toner cartridge" onpages 2 — 4. The Error LED indicator is lit and the printer will...

75 Chapter 8 Reference 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 Warm-up time 45 seconds or less after p...

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

78 Fonts 13 Original Windows 3.1 TrueType FontsArial Arial Bold Arial Italic Arial Bold Italic Courier New Courier New Bold Courier New Italic Courier New Bold Italic Times New Roman Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Italic Times New Roman Bold Italic Σψµβολ (Symbol) Additional TrueType 35 TrueTy...

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

81 PC-850 Symbol Set * Not recommended for future use. ISO Substitution Table

82 Glossary To further aid you in the understanding of the printer and computer peripherals, we havecreated this glossary of terms. Some of the terms listed in this glossary appear in thisUser's Manual, while others are commonly used computer terminology. AAnimate This refers to a printer icon used ...

84 FFile A named, ordered collection of informa-tion stored on your hard disk or floppy disk. File menu A menu that lists commands that affect yourdocuments. File menus typically containcommands such as Save, Print and Quit. Floppy disk A disk made of flexible plastic which storesinformation from yo...

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...

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,...

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 youwith easy methods to diagnose and resolve problems which you may encounter.For further technic...