Star Micronics 800C - Manuals

iii Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Star WinType 800C color presentation laser quality printer.This Users Manual has been organized into five chapters, a glossary and an index tohelp you learn the proper operation and care of your printer. The first three chaptersexplain the basic care and...

iv Chapter 5 Reference 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 y...

v Printer components Paper tray base This holds your print media. Top cover release Press this to open theprinter's top cover. Control panel The control panel includes the Readybutton and the Ready, Paper andFilm Roll lamps. Paper tray The paper tray cover and the papertray base, when put together, ...

vii 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 toPart 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferencein a r...

1 Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Your printer is a reliable and quality precisioned instrument. However, it is every owner'sresponsibility to make sure that their equipment is properly placed and sensibly used. Ifthe following conditions are met, you can expect your printer to perform at its fine...

2 Genuine Star supplies Description Model Number Yield Per Roll 3 color film roll (Letter/A4 size) TL1-11C3H 80 pages 3 color film roll (Legal/Special A4 size) TL1-14C3H 69 pages 4 color film roll (Letter/A4 size) TL1-11C4H 59 pages 4 color film roll (Legal/Special A4 size) TL1-14C4H 47 pages Monoch...

3 Placing the printer If you take good care of your printer, you can expect it to perform at its finest and to lastfor a very long time. You can do that by first setting your printer in an area which meetsthe following requirements. • A firm, level surface which is free from vibration. • An area fre...

4 Loading paperYou must always follow the Steps below to load paper before installing the film roll. Steps: 1. Insert the paper tray base into the positioning holes at the back sideof the printer. 2. Fan the paper. This will prevent paper jams from occurring. 3. Load one sheet of paper into the pape...

5 5. After inserting the paper, place the paper tray cover on topof the paper tray base in the directionindicated 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 supp...

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 ...

11 Chapter 2 Installing the printer driver andTrueType fonts If you have prepared your printer, you can install the printer driver which accompaniedthis 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 ...

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 Floppydisk #2, and will automatically proceed withinstalling all 35 TrueType fonts before requestingyou to select a default printer. 2. When the TrueType fonts h...

14 5. Click on OK. The Fonts dialog box will appear. When installation is complete,the fonts will appear in the InstalledFonts list box. 6. After clicking Close, the printer driver install program will prompt you toselect a default printer. You can thenproceed with Automatic Install Steps 3 – 5 desc...

15 Chapter 3 Printing with WinType 800C The WinType 800C prints exceptionally vivid and glossy color presentation materials ongenuine Star supplies including our coated paper, presentation grade paper, overheadprojection (OHP) film and iron-on transfer sheets. The WinType 800C accepts mediafrom the ...

17 Operating the printer Turning ON the power to the printerFlip the switch located above the power cordon 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. Turning OFF the power to the printerFlip the same switch on th...

19 Manual loadingThis 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 traycover. Make sure that ...

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 11 11 297 297 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...

21 Getting ready to print Before printing, there are a few things that you should do to setup the WinType 800C forprinting. You will need to select the WinType 800C printer driver and make selectionson media size, media type, orientation, etc. The Steps required for making these selec- tions are out...

22 7. Select either Portrait, Landscape or Mirror printing. If you select Portrait, your documentswill be printed vertically. If you selectLandscape, your documents will beprinted horizontally. Mirror is used toreverse the image . 8. Click on the Options button. This will call up the Options menuwhe...

24 There are other selections in the Options dialog box that can enhance the performanceand color graphics quality of your printer. These selections - changing halftones, imagequality, gamma correction, color balance and high speed printing - are described in thefollowing sections. Changing halftone...

25 6. Click on the Options button. There is a box in the Options dialog boxtitled "Halftone" which is where youcan select the halftone that meets yourneeds. The following lists the meaningsof each type of halftone. Spiral This gives a sharp image and is best for computer graphics andpresenta...

26 Changing color balanceYou can use the color balance scroll bars, also part of the Options dialog box, to changethe balance of the colors you are going to use. Again, this printer driver is equipped withscroll bars for the three colors of red, green and blue. This is good for enhancing some ofthe ...

27 3. Double-click on the Printers icon. 4. Click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list,if LPT1 is the port to which thisprinter 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 Portbox...

28 Film Roll Paper Size Monochrome 3-color 4-color A4 or Letter 1MB 3MB 4MB Special A4 or Legal 1.2MB 3.6MB 5MB Print speedAnother 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 o...

29 6. Click on the Options button. The fourth item from the top in theOptions dialog box is Print Speed.Here you can select betweenAuto, Medium and Low speeds.An explanation of each is below. Auto: This is the default setting whichprints documents at the standardspeed of this printer. Medium: This i...

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, A4will become Special A4. 8. Click on the OK button. 9. Click on the Close button to save your settings and return to the ProgramManager. 10. You must manually feed Legal print media f...

33 Replacing the film roll You 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 cov...

36 7. Click on the Film Roll Drop-down list box and select the new type of film rollyou have just installed. See page 2 of Chapter 1 "Setting up yourprinter" for a list of genuine Star printersupplies for a description of the typesof film rolls you can use with this printer. 8. When finished...

37 Printing with iron-on transfer This printer can print not only on coated paper for laser quality color output, but it alsocan output laser quality color images on iron-on transfer sheets. However, you shouldobserve the Steps below when printing on iron-on transfer sheets. Note: Use only Genuine S...

41 Chapter 4 Maintenance & troubleshooting Your printer is a reliable, precisioned instrument. It was built with care and should, ifhandled properly, perform at its finest and serve you well for a long time. However, likeany piece of equipment, there may be times when it may not perform as you h...

42 Ethanol To 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 i...

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 preventinjury. 5. Remove the film rolls as described on page 28. 6. Wipe the thermal head using the soft cloth. Caut...

46 Clearing paper jams If you should experience a paper jam, Windows will display an error message and thePaper lamp on the control panel will light. Observe the following steps should a paperjam occur. Steps: 1. Turn the printer's power OFF once and then turn it ON again. Note: Turning the printer'...

48 8. Turn ON the power to the printer and confirm that the Ready lamp is lit. Transporting your printer We suggest that you take the following precautions when transporting your printer to anew location to prevent damage to it. Steps: 1. Get the original carton box and protec- tive items out and re...

51 Troubleshooting Your printer is a reliable, precisioned instrument and should not cause you any trouble ifit is used and treated sensibly. However, we are providing you with this troubleshootingsection to help you should you encounter any problems with your printer. Rememberthat your printer is a...

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...

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 theprinter's performance in the future. We recommend that switches other than 7 through 9for print i...

56 Pinout of interface connector This printer uses a standard 8 bit parallel interface connector (Centronics interface). Thefollowing information is the pin assignment of the interface connector. Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DATA STROBE 19 GND 2 DATA 1 20 GND 3 DATA 2 21 GND 4 DATA 3 22 GND 5 DATA 4 23 G...

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 s...

59 Printer supply options Film roll TL1-11C3H 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...

60 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. AApplication A program that you use to perfo...

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 Diffusion 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 bobbin...

67 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...