Full color and monochrome laser quality printer.
SJ-144MC
UsersManual
Federal CommunicationsCommissionRadioFrequency Interference Statement
Thisequipment
Part 15 of FCC Rules. ‘f?teselimits are designedto provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed andused in accordancewith the instructions, may cause hamrfufinterference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that irrterferencewilt not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ortelevisiorr reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipnent off and on, the user is encouragedto try to correct dre interference by one or more
of the foflowirrgmeasures.
.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
.
Increase the separationbetween the equipment and receiver.
.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio~V technician for help.
Unauthorized medificaticmsof dris product by the user will void his authority to operate the equipment
unfess expressly approvedby dseparty responsible for compliance.
For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded cable.
The above statement applies only toprinters marlrded in the U.S.A.
has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference
Regulations
This digital apparatus does not exceedthe Class B limits for radio noise emissimrsfrmrrdigitafapparatus set
out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Ccmmunicatimrs.
Le prt%entapparcil numt%iquen’~menpas de bruits radio61ectiquesd6passantles limites applicable aux
ama~ifs num~riques de la classe B prescribesdansIe R~glementsur le brO~flage radi~lectrique ~dict~par
le minisere des Communications du Canada.
The above statement applies only toprinters marketed in Carradh.
VDE Statement
This device carries the VDE RFI protection mark to certify that it meets dre radio interference requirements
of the Postal OrdinanceNo. 243/1991. The additional marking “Vfg.243/P”expressesin shortform that this
is a peripheral device (not operablealone) which only individually mee~sthe Class B RFI requirements in
accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/1 1.89and the Postal Ordinance 243/1991.
If this device is operated in conjunction with other devices within a set-up, in order to rake advantage of a
“General (operating) Authorization” in accordance with the Postal Ordinance 243/1991,the complete set-up
must comply wi~ the Cfass B limits in accordance with the DIN VDE 0878 part 3/11.89,as welf as satisfy
the preconditions in accordance with $21 and the prerequisites in accordance with $3 of the Postal
Ordinance 243/1991.
As a rule, this is only fulfilled when the device is operatedin a set-up which has ben type-tested and
provided with a VDE RFf protection mark with the additional marking “Vfg243”.
Machine Noise Information Ordinance 3. GSGV, January 18, 1991: The soundpressure level at the
O~rstOr positiOnis equal or less mm 70 dB (A) accOrding10ISO 7779.
The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany.
Trademark Acknowledgements
SJ-144MC SJ-144: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
Macintosh, ColorSync, TrueType fonts and QuickDraw: Apple Computer, Inc.
Xerox4024: XeroxCorporation
Hammermill LaserPrint: International Paper Company
Notice
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Alf rigbts reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR’s
express permission is forbidden.
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The contents of this manual are subject to changewithout notice.
.
Alf efforts have ken made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of [his manual at the time of press.
However, shouldany errors be detected, STAR wouldgreatly appreciatebeing informed of them.
.
The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.
0 Copyright 1994 Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
I
Introduct
Thank
fo purchasin th SJ-144 Laser-Qu Prin
has been organize int si chapte an a ind t he y le t pr
operation o you
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Th si chapt expl t ba
Th followi descri th conte o ea cha
Us
a op
The minimum syste
● System 6.0 o later Colo QuickD an 2M o R
fo th SJ-14 ar
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Note:
Addin mor RA wi enha prin
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1
Chapter 1 Settin u you print
This chapter detail th
wa t set yo prin I inc h t p i
the AC adapte an interfa connec t yo comp a t inst o t
paper
Chapter 2 Pape
an ribbo cassctt
This chapter explain th pape limi fo print an t th pa pa a t
restrictions.
Chapter 3Installin th print driv an True fo
This chapter take yo step-by-s
ea o t
t in t
printer drive an th TrueTy font
Chapter 4Printin
This chapter explain th vario dial box whi app o yo sc a h
to use th setting t crcat th exa col an monoc y wa
Chapter 5Maintenanc an troubleshoo
This chapter provide brie checkli o seve are o t pri fun I a
includes informatio o routi cleani Ple no th th cha i n in
to be
exhaustiv servic manua Shou yo b uns o yo ab t pe
any maintenance o servicin cal aqualif serv techn
Chapter 6 Referenc informati
This chapter list th printer specificat an cust ser ph nu
Index
This lists, i alphabetica orde ter whi app i th man
Featur o th prin
This printer i capabl o man usef an hi qual prin fun ra f
color printing t overhea prc)jccl (OH fi am st Ia pri
The main feature o thi print arc
.
The
t prin sh&p cris laser-qua IC
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The
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colors (dependin o you softwar
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head.
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360 DP fo hig resoluti graphi outp
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Small, compac size
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Color, overhea projecti (OH fi an lab prin capab a st
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Three pape fee path whic inclu th
feeding.
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The newl dcvclopc Lhi ribb proc all y 1 pro m doc
grap
pa tr a fr a r
o u t 2
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TrucTypc font dis con~lini 3 scala l’o f a Maci app
soflwarc.
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Print compone
This page show an explai vario prin compon
Pap tr le
Thi
Front Cove
‘fhis covers the imemaf workings of she printer
‘his cover should be c
cleaning the printer, re
changing ribbons.
‘flr lev mu b forw t rel pa a
bac t fee pape
press o t
Ribbon carriag
‘fhis carries the ribbcm
Never push or pulf on
Friction roller
These pull paper through the print area.
Pap rel le
Thi relea press o r
‘IIr lev mu h do t fe pa a
U [ relea pa~
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Control pane
This indicates tfmstatus of the printer
makes control over the primer’s various function
easy and convenient.
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Pri den di
Thi chang th pri dens I i s a
, IOO% th fact set
Pow swi
Thi tur prwe th pri O a O
A
‘f?r conne th pl o ~ A ada
D no remo th pl wh t pr i o
Paper tra
llre paper tray em hold up to 30 sheets o
paper for aulomatic pa~r feed.
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Inter conn
Thi conne th comp t t pri
ca con
Intr
Feat o t pr
Pri comp
Chap 1 Set u y pr
Unpacki an confir t pac con
Pla t pr
Connect th prin t yo com
Plug i t A ad
Insta t pa su
t
cas
Cha 2 Pa ha
Sele pa ty
Load pap fr t pa t
Conte
Chapt 3 Instal th
Load
Load pap f’ t f’ p
Scala
fr t r p
Clea pa j
dri a True 1
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Chec t
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Chapt 5
Prin wi co ri
Printi wi
Print wi iro tra sh
proje (O f
Prin wi st la
Mainte a troub
Requ
Clea di fr t pr
t pr
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
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Clea t pr h
Clea t pl
Clea fri ro
Troubl
Po su
Pri
Pa fe
3
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Chap 6 Refe info
Pri
Pin- o inte con
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Cust res
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5
Chap 1 Sett u yo pr
Yourprinter i a reliabl an qual previsi instru I i ev ow
responsibility t mak sur tha the equipm i prop
If the following condition ar met yo ca exp yo pri t
and to lasa lon time
Unpacki an confir t pac con
When
ope th box yo wil fin th
following item
the packing materials suc a th car
board
inside th printe cover etc
make
the carton, tha eac ite ha bee in
cluded. Ther shoul b a
items. I yo ar missin an o the co ~
tact your deale immediatel
Items:
1 SJ-144MC printe
3 Color ribbo cassett
5 U-shaped pape suppor 6 User Manu
7~interandfontdriverdisks +e
We recommend tha yo sav th bo an
all of
They
transport i t a ne locatio
Remo al o
@
t stabiliz th ribb carri
Che t @ –
whe removin th
o
o sev
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2 Bla ribb cass
4 1A adap
packin materia fo thi print
usefu shoul yo eve nee t
a se u
a it
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Warning:
Neve pus o pul o th rib carr wi y ha
Placi th prin
For prolonged an prope use you prin sho b pla a
meets th followin condition
● A firm leve surfac whic i fre fr vibrat
● An are fre fro excessi hea su a dir sunl o hea
● A
fre environmen
● A
powe supply D no
i t ite wh u t s ci a
refrigerators o ai conditione
● Use onl th lin
● The printe shoul b position
tha i specif o th identif pl
clo t t comp T ma
recommended lengt o th seri interf cab (n supp i 7me o 2 f
i a a w
1
Connecti th print you cOrnp . .=~ ,
Please use a Appl syste periphe 8
pin cable (Seria numbe M-019 o
patible cable (no
Steps:
1. Make sur tha th powe t th print
and computer ar turne OFF
Insert on en o th interfa cab
2.
(not
printer. Mak sur tha th connec
fit is snug
3. Connect th othe en o th interf
cable t th computer Refe t
your
installation.
t th connect o th
User’ Guid fo
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‘ Y
Note:
Thi printe doe no supp th
Therefore yo cann conn mo th o Mac
compute t shar th prin wi
no operat i i i connec t a
LocalTal cabl o connec bo
net int
peo T pr w
us ei a
Pluggi i th A adap
Warning: Us onl th A adapt inclu wi th priUs a
differen adapt cou resu i dam t t pri o
persona injur
The power butto i locate o th to le
hand side o th printer Whe i i pr
truding
the button i presse inward th print i
ON and th powe lam wil b lit
certain tha thi printe
OFF before pluggin i th A adapte
Steps for llOV/120 A adapte
2.
1. Confirm tha th powe butt i i th —
OFF position
Insert th A adapte int th sock
located o th printer’ lowe lef sid
th printe i OFF Whe
i turn
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Plug th A adapte int a proper
3.
grounded A outlet
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2
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Steps
220V1230VJ240 A adapt
1. Confirm tha th powe butt i i th
OFFposition
2. Plug th A cor int th A adapt
3. Insert th A adapte int th sock
located o th printer lowe lef sid
4. Plug th A cor int a proper
grounded A outlet
Installi th ribb cass
Steps:
1. Turn O powe t th printe
Confirm tha th
Ready mode Th Read lam shou
not b lit I th Read lam i li th
printer i i th Read mode Pre th
Ready ke t ente th No Rea
mode. Th carriag wil mov
automatically t th
printing area Kee th
when turnin O th printe
i i th No
o th
clos
a
2. Remove th accessor ribb casse
from it box Hol i vertical
between you thum an ind an
middle finger s tha th nam
upright an i facin you Tur th
ribbon tensio kno i th direct o
the arro t tak u an
ribbon.
3.Open th fron cove o th
Fold th cove i haf whe openi
Warning:
Nevepu you finge in th prin wh tur t p ~
O becaus th ribb carri mo autom t t ~~
cente whe th pow i tur O
i
i th
,
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3
4. Insert th ribbo cassett s tha it
fit
holes
ont th fou spindle
The ribbon, itself shoul b betwe
the print hea an th plate Whe
the ribbon i properl i plac th
appropriate ribbo lam wil ligh
(ie: COLORfOHP~ABEL)
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@
5.
Close th cove o th printe
Press th
Readke t ente t th
Ready mode Th Read lam wil
illuminate.
Note: Installment o (JH fil str lab a iro tra
ribbd cassett ar th sam Howe ple r “C
.Printing whic includ explana o
stri label an iron- trans shee
Note:
4
Thi ribbo ha bee crea usi a n tech
allow i t b almo ha o th thick o cur
Tak specia car no t te o dam t ri w
installin o changi ribbo D n u t ri m t
once
w O f
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Installi th pap supp
The ends o th U-shape pape suppo fi
into the hole locate i th to o th pa
per tray. Usin th pape suppo wil ke
your
paper fro fallin ou o th pap
tray and i wil hel
Step:
Insert th end o th U-shap pap
support al th wa int th tw hol
on th to o th pape tray
preven pape jam
Warning:
Neve plac you finge in th inte wor o t pr
Setti th pri dens
This printer use a hea fusio proce fo
printing ont a wid variet o pri medi
You can chang th densi o th fin
print
by usin th densit dia lmat o
the top lef han sid o th printe
the power switch Thi dia i se t th fu
density positio whe shippe Yo ca
lower
the densit b rotati th dia i th
counter-clockwise directio
nex t
5
6
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Chap 2 Pap han
Your printer ha [hre dijjfere printi pa[ fr wh y c se t m y
specijic prin(in requirement Thi
prituing media bu w sugge [hayo re th chap wh exp t re
mended type an size yo ca use
Selecti pap typ
Useonly goo qualit pape equival t
Xerox
o Hammermill LaserPr
#10460-4 fo al thre fee path Us th
following informatio t determi th
size of pape yo ca use
ca han diff si a t o
100. 242. (3. - 9.
5m(0.19
rli
#
Width: 100.0 242.Om
-
3.94-9.5 in
Length:
100.0 355.6m
3.9 -14. in
Thickness:
0.06 O.10m (0.002 -
0.0039 in. fo th pap
tra an fron pat 0.0 t
0.23m
(0.0023 -0.009 in. fo
th rea pat
Surface: Xerograph - quali she
pape o smooth suc a
Xero #402 o
LaserPr
“#10460-4 Laser-qual
overhea projecti (OH
film pos
irontransfe sheet an str
label ca als b use
Caution: D no us
D no us perfora o stap pap n pa
pape clips Alwa us th approp
fo eithe overhe projec (OH fi iro tra
stri labe printi
thick th th indi i t ma
usi the feat
a
w
p
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Loadi pap fr th pap
The convenient pape tra ca loa an
print up
With this pape feedin metho yo ca
print bolh colo graphic an text Yo
can use paper width o 100. t
242.Omm (3.9 -9.53in. an lengt o
100.010
also handle pape
O.10mm
Steps:
1.
2.
3.
3 sheet o pape a a tim
Make certai tha th powe i OFF
Rcclinc th pape tra o th bac o
the printer.
Move th pape tra lever locat o
the right sid o th pape tray t th
forward position
Adjust th pape guide t th pap
size
inner, car size pape guid
(3.9 -14. in. I ca
-0.0039 in.)
wil use Neve mov th
o 0.0 t
tr
4.
Fan a
and
Move th pape tra leve t lh rea
position.
Move th pape releas leve local
5.
on the fron sid o th printe t th
lower position
Turn
6.
will
given.
o 3
o pap
thc i th pape tra
th printer’
whe th prin comma i
Pap
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Loadi pap fr th re pa
The
fee pat i th bes wa t pri
those thicke shmts Us thi pat fo
printing pos cards overhe project
(OHP) fil an Iron-o Transf Sheet
This
pat ca handl widt o 100
to 242.0mm (3.9 -9.53in an lengt
of 100.0 t 355.6m (3.9 -14 in. I
can also handl pape thickness o 0.
to 0.23mm (0.0023 -0.009 in.
Steps:
‘Make certai tha th powe i ON
1.
Place th pape tra i it vertic
position. Th printe wil
automatically ente th No Rea
mode. Th
lit. Th
2.
Move th pape
on th fron sid o th printe t th
lower position
Align th pape t th siz o pap
3.
you wil us wit th pag marke o
the printer
4.
Paper wil automatical fee t th
top o for,
Readlam wil no b
Papelam wil ligh
leve locat
When yo hav confirm tha th
5.
paper ha bee fe t th to o fo
correctly, pres th
enter th Read mode Th
lamp wil
Note:
Caution: Alwayus th rea pa wh us ove pro
Whe th bes quali graph out i des pl u t
Yo ca us pap thickne o 0.0 t 0. “ . : ,
Readke t
Rea
rea fee
(0.0023 -0.009 in wi th re fe pa Al o . ~
secon interv betwe pap fee Pa w b f
automatical t th to o fo posi wh ins I p
i bein fe incorrec cle th pro a st ag
Se Cleari pap ja o pa 1
(OHP film
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Loadi pap fr th fro pa
The front
at a time. Whe usin thi path pap
will exit the machin fro jus
where it was inserted Us thi
only for printing tex o graphi o sing
sheets. This fee pat ca
of 100.0
lengths of 100. t 355.6m (3.9 -14
in.). It can als handl pape thickne o
0.06 to O.10mm (0.0023 -0.003 in.
steps:
1.
2.
pat feed pape on she
pat
242.Om (3.9 -9.53in an
Make
Place
position. Th printe automatica
enters th No Read mode Th
Readylam wil no b Iii
Move th pape releas leve Iocat
on the fron sid o th printe t th
lower position
tha th powe i ON
pape tra i it vcrlic
widt
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Align th righ edg o th pape wit
3.
the proper pag marke o th
4.
Paper wil automaticall y fee t th
top of
position Whe
paper wil retur wit th prin fac
up.
When yo hav confinnc tha th
5<
paper ha bee fe t th to o for
pro~rly, pres th
enter
Read mode Th
lamp wil illuminate
Caution:Alway inser
Note:
Readke 1
facin downwa whe print wi t fr pa
Allo a on seco inter betw pa fe Pa w
b fe automatica t th to o fo posi ”w in
I pape i bein fe incorrec cle t pro a
again Se Cleari pap ja o pa 1
@
wit th si o wh y
/
t p
1
I
Cleari pap ja
If paper beeome jammed thPap
lamp
th contro pane wil fla an
the printer wil ente th No Rea mod
When thi happens remov th jamm
paper
t th followi step
Steps:
1. Lift u o th pape relea leve
lccated o th fron sid o th print
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2. Remove th jamme pape carefu
by pullin o th en o th pape
3. Open th fron cove an confi th
there i n mor pape jamm
4. Pull dow th releas leve
5. Confirm tha ther i n
ribbon. I lher i
“Installing th ribbo cassctt fo
details.
6. Close th fron cover
7. Load a nc shee o pape an pre
the
Readkc t ente lh Rea
mode. Th
illuminate.
Read lam wil
i th
se pag 4
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Chap 3 Insta t pr dr a
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4. Restart you system
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To install th printe drive i Syst 7.1 ju fol
Steps:
1.
Before yo instal th print driv
sofware an TrueTyp
few minutes t creat back-u o th
floppy disks Us the t insta thi
software. Chec you Macinto
User’s Guid fo mor informati
concerning makin copyin disk
2.
Insert th copie flopp dis 1int th
tak a
S - 144 SJ- C Y
flop d driv o you Macinto
and open i b double-clicki o i
with your mouse
Open
3.
the hard dis ico i th uppe rig
hand
4.
Click
you use an dra an dro th SJ
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of your har disk
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this printer drive int you
Extensions folde o you har dis
Restart you system
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th finde b double-click
o you displa
th folde fo th langua
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diskettes whic cam wit thi
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keys an th correspondi
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received
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panel keys. Eac o thes functio allo yo t dire con t w p i
handled by th printer
Top of form
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Steps:
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2. press
type o pape fee functi th yo ca eas ma us t co
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extinguish.
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Press th
In th No Read mode
1.
Press th READ ke t ent th No Rea mo T
extinguish.
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2.
the pape ejec mod an wil automatic eje pa fr t
Press thREAD ke t ent th Rea Mod
3
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PAPEke an pap wi automa f fo o
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wil ejec you pap
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pap on li a a ti i pa i a t t o
th prin wh pa i a t t o f
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Test
The
mod i perform b press th foIlo k combi T m i
used
tes th printin quali o you print Wh perf adoc l t o
below wil b output
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sample lik th on belo wil b outp
th READke whi turn o t po t t pr Ap
1
Pag
After you
mad th necessa selecti i thCh s r y c r y fa
ite application softwar t creat docume fo th prin Y d n h t u t
Choosereac tim yo us thi print Yo sel a n pri how i t
Chooserwheneve yo wan t pri usi a diffe prin Be y ac
send the print jo t th printe yo shou ta a fe mom t con t pr
driver’s page settings Us you
t selePa Se i t applF
menu.
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applicatio softwa t automati refo yo doc
Page Setup
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the
File
wil displa thi
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dialog box. Her yo ca mak
fundamental change t you
document. Belo w wil ex
plain the
an usag o
each of the element o th Pag
Setup dialog.
Media
This tells
printe t wha typ
of print medi yo wil b
printing.
selection avail
able are Paper an OH Film
Size
This tells th printe th siz o
the media t whic yo wil b
printing. Size include
DIN A4, DI B5 Legal
Executive, Stri Labels.
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make will b graphicall
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side of the dialo box
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allow
t freel se th siz o
the media yo wan t prin
within th pag siz resmictio
described i Chapte 2 Afte in
putting th Widt an Heig
sizes o you paper yo ca
easily
thos value t mil
limeters o bac t inche simp
by clicking th appropria
checkbox.
When yo hav finishe maki
your changes clic
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changes wil tak effec an wil
be represented i th windo o
the main screen
Can
Ct?l will clos thi dialo an
ignore you selection
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default settin i 8 inche b 8
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per~onalize labe fo
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input th Widt i th use box
Again, whe yo hav finishe
click
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effect an wil b represent i
the window o th mai dial
box.
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tions.
Note:
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befor minti wit th Str Lab sett
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Reduce o Enlarg
With this setting yo ca chang
the original siz o th print
image on
400%.
will result i tile documen
with your imag sprea
several pages.
input via you numerica ke
pad.
Orientation
This setting allow yo t chang
the direction i whic you im
age will
choices
orientation.
fault setting.
Layout
Layout
One is th l-U settin fo
printing eac pag o you
documents o on piec o
paper. The othe settin i 2-U
which
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pages of
paper.
setting.
pape fro 209 t
settin ove 100
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Options
Clicking Option
dialog box lik th on a th
right where yo ca mak furth
adjustments t printin you
document.
The following briefl explai
the meanings o eac selecti i
the
OptiOnSdialo box
wil cal u a
2
Flip Horizontal
If you wan th imag tha yo
created t b reverse horizo
tally on th printe page clic o
theFlip Horizonta checkbo
Your
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i th illustr
tion on th lef sid o th dial
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Paper Feed Adjustmen
This will
adjust the printer’ pape fee
mechanism t optimiz graph
and text prin quality I
compensates fo a effec know
as banding, show a th righ
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value sets th fee pitc i
increments o 1/72 o a inch
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the amount o Iin fee t
eliminate Dar Lin Bandin
and the lowe number wil
decrease
amoun o lin fee
to climina[e Whit Lin Bandin
Ois the default sclting
Whi I.i Band
M
Dar Li Band
Note: Alwayus a monochr rib
Whe th bes quali graph out i des pl u t
rea fee path
Separations
Clicking Separation
wil
cause your printe t prin ou a
single monochrome pag o you
graphic image fo eac colo yo
have selected.
Note:Afway us a rrmnochr ribb wh prin co sepa
OK/Cancel
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wil accep th se
visual Effects
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dialog box.
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Printi docume
When
hav mmplete you
document an yo ar read t
print,
Prinfro th
File
Whe yo d this
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a printer dialo bo simil t
this will appea o you monito
This dialog bo ma diffe some
what according t th applicati
software yo ar using bu th
basic functions offere her d
not change. We’l explai th
meaning an usag o eac o th
elements o thi printe drive
Copies
The default i 1 bu yo ca se
the number o copie yo wan
by selecting thi bo wit you
mouse,
YO caals selec th
number o copie b movin th
cursor
thi bo usin th ta
key on you keyboar an typi
the number o copies
Caution: Remembetha th printe Pap tr ho a ma o 3
cu sheets
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beginning an endin page o a
print job. Thi featur i usef
when you wan t prin a limit
number o page i a multi-pa
document. Th defaul setti i
All. To chang thi settinclic
on the circl nex t
press
o you keyboar an
Fro o
enter the numbe fro wher yo
wish to begi printing Mov th
cursor
th T bo b clicki
on it
you mous o b
pressing th ta ke o you key
board. Ente th valu an pres
Print
you setting ar correc
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Resolution
Resolution allow yo 1 se
the number
o dot pe inc whe
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printing. Yo ca selec betwe
360
X 360, 180 18 an 7 X
72 dpi. A lowe dp decreas
output
bu increas
G!lher,ng
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printer speed. Thi i especial
helpful fo quic memo tha
don’t require fin qualit outpu
Dithering
This software include 6 dith
patterns fo you use The ar
Line Art, Finest Finer Fine
Medium
anCoarse Thes
pattern selections rang i prin
quality from les detaile printi
of your images, wit th
Coars
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setting, t ver fin an hig
quality, wit th
Lin Ar
setting. Fine settings sucas
Finest
Lin Art wil giv
your graphic image mor half
tones which result i a mor
realistic
N@te: N singl
patte i be fo a ima W h
provide yo wit si choi t all y t u t b
patter fo an giv imag
Print As: Color
This setting allow yo t tel th
printer the numbe o color wer
used to mak you documen
This helps mak th printer
output as clos t you origin a
possible. Setting Includ 16
256,
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Print As: Gray
This will tel th
th
number i th gra scal use t
make your document Thi als
helps make th fina prin a clos
to your origina a possibl
Settings includ
White, 1 an 256
Print
Clicking o Prin
print job o you printe wit th
selected changes Cance wil
ignore al o you change an
will close thi dialo box
Heip
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of the
simply clic o
driver’s dialo boxe fo
this
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Usin th oth print funct
This section explain th othe printi capabili
cally the sam a norma printin
yo sho obs t fol po f
optimum printin quatity
Printing wit colo ribbon
When printing witcolo ribbon yo ca pri ju a y wo wi t mon
ribbon.
● When yo inser a colo ribbo th COIO la wi lig
● You ma inser pape fro an o th thr fe pat
● Be aware tha i yo us larg amoun o on parti co a o ti t
remembe th followi
ribbon lif wil b shortene Alwa tr t cre co docu wh u a
relatively eve sprea o colo choic i ord t u t fu cap o t c
ribbon.
Printing wit overhea projecti (OH fi
When printing o overhea
(OH fi yo sho rem t fo
points.
● Always us th ribbo especial
you inser thi ribbon th
● Always fee overh~ projecti (OH fi fr t re fe pa
● Always selecOH Fili thMed sett o t pri dri P S
dialog box
Printing wit stri label
fo
OHlam wi lig
The maximum prinlin lengt whe usi str labe i 7 inc T fo
explains th step whe usin str label Alw sel
setting
th prjntc driverPag Set dial bo
oper proc a b
proje (O fi W
St Lai t S
Steps:
1. Turn th printe OFF
2. Remove al pape fro th prinl includ
the
tra an fron an rea fcc palh
Open th fron cove an rcmo th ribb
cassette. Se Chapte 1 “Install th ribb
cassette” fo details Plac th pap tr i
the
3. Confirm tha th ti o th
position
lab i
sticking ou fro th sli i th casset
If the ti i no stickin ou fro th
cassette, gentl pul i ou fro th
bottom o th cassett wit you finge
@
Make certai tha th labe str fit thro
the
slit
2
While gentl liftin upo th
4.
protruding portio o th str labe
mount th Labe casset ont th
carriage. Mak sur tha th ribb
and th labe ar
th pri
head an th platen
5.
Close th fron cover
Turn O th powe t th printe
6.
The
Labelam wil ligh
7.
When labe printin i completop
the fron cove an cu th en o th
label usin a
a
i th
illustration a right B caref no t
touch th ribbon
8.
Grasp th othe en o th cu str
label wil you finger an pul [h
label throug th casset a sho i
the illustratio a right I th print
label i no lon enoug t g t ex
side o th cassette yo ca pul Lh
label bac throug th openi whe ~
it
cut
Peel of th backin o th cu str
9.
label befor attachin it
@
Caution: Alwayus genui St supp t ens opt p
quality W d no guaran prin qua w
ribbon b
Note:
I th Pag Set dial bo und Si y m
labe i orde t us th funct
manufactu
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Printing
iron-o transf shee
The iron-on transfe i agrea wa t cre origi desi f T-s o ot c
ing. When yo ar primin iro o trans shee alw sel
of th printe driver’Pag Set dial bo
setting
Pa i t M
Steps for printin o th transf she
1. Create a imag wit you softwa
program. Us th software rever
image (mirror function Sc “Fl
Horizontal” o pag 2 fo detail
2. Install th specia
ribb i
the printer followin th instructi
in Chapter2
3.Insert th transfe shee fro th rea
feed
a show i th illustrat
at right.
4. Print
imag o th Lransf shee
Steps for transferrin th imag o th clo
1. Cut out th imag o th transf
sheet
approximate 1/2
margin aroun th image Roun of
the corners bccaus thi wil rcdu
the chance O tb imag peeli off
2. Carefully positio th transf she
on the clot wit th imag sid
down.
3. Uniformly iro th transf
wit
the iron se t 320° (1600C
Do not rcmov th transf
unt
it has coole t roo tcmpcratu
4. Slowly remov th transf
fro
the cloth startin fro a corne
3
Steps
th finishin proce
1.
Place th finishin shee ove th
image o th cloth wit th cu ou
comer i th to left Mak sur th
the
sid i down Th
finishing shee shoul
cover th image
2.
Iron th finishin shee a th sam
setting use t iro th transf shee
Do no remov th finishi she
3.
until i ha coole t roo
temperature.
4.
Slowly remov th transf she
the clot startin fro a corne
If
5.
imag seem lik i wil pee of
of
cloth repea th finishi
process.
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Chap 5 Mainte a troub
Your printer i asoli stat instrume bu i shou noneth b tr w c
to maintain it hig peglormanc I yo abi b the f ru y c ex y
printer
Requireme
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.
.
.
perfor wel fo a lon tim
Always kee you
(See Chapte 1fo details
Do
subjec you print t jarri o vibrat
Avoid settin you
Clean you printe
Never allo liqui t ge insi o th print
.
The interio o th
compressed
bend o damag an o th cab connect o elect comp w
cleaning.
.
Always us th A adapt provid wi th prin Us a A ad f
another sourc ma caus electri
i a
i a dus
whic i sol fo th puxp Ta spe c n t
(Se th follo pag
environ
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Cleani th prin
You cankee you printe i fin worki condi i y perio cl y
printer
thes procedure
.Warning: Alway turOFFth pow t th pri wh cle
Alway remov th A adap fr t wa out
Alway rea th directi o al clea be u
B especial caref o fir wh us alc t cl
printer Neve tou th pri he wi yo ha a t m
degrad th printi quali
Cleaning dir fro th print
● Wipe of al dir an dus fro th
printer cas an cove wit sof clol
If some dir i particular diffic t
wipe away appl a smal amou o
isopropyl alcoho t th clo[
Bc
liquid t ge insid o th printe
● Use a sof brus 1 swee an dus
and dir awa fro th insi o th
printer. B carefu no t dama an
of the electroni circui o wirin
carefu no t all an
y
.
Cleaning th prin hea
When
prin hea become dirt
printing qualit wil no b slab eve i
printing inlensit i adjuste Foll th
directions belo t clea th
* Prepare cotto swab am
hea
alcohol.
● Turn OF th powe t th printe
● Open th fron cove an rclmo th
ribbon casscttc
● Insert a overhea projecti she
between th prin hea an lh plat
to prevent th plate fro comi in
contact wit [h isoprop alcoho
● Apply th isopropy alcoh t th
cotton swa an lightl wip th hea
● Pcrfonn a Les (dcscrib i Chapl
4)
confir th printi qualit
Warning: Pape feedidefec ma occ i t pla co i
contac wit th isopro
alcoho t com int cont wi
B car n t l a
pla
3
Cleaning th plate
If the platen become dirt fro havi
been directly printe on etc pape wil
not feed
deletions
.
.
an ther wil b
you document
Prepare cellophan tape
Turn
th powe t th print an
open th fron cover
.
Remove th ribbo cassett
.
Place a piec o cellopha tap ove
the area o th plate tha
t b
cleaned.
.
Firmly ru you finge alon th
length o th tape
●
Slowly pee th tap of th plate
✎
Repeat th proces unti th plat i
clean.
✎
Replace th ribbo cassett
✎
Load pape an confir tha i fee
correctly.
Cleaning frictio roller
Clean the roller whe pape doe no
feed correctly.
.
Prepare isopropy
an cott
1===
swabs.
.
Turn OF th powe t th prinm
.
Open th fron cover
.
Apply th isopropy alcoh t th
cotton swab an wip th roller
.
Load pape an confir tha i fee
correctly.
Warning: Pape
contac wit th isopro alcoh B car n t l a
alcohot com int cont wi
defec ma occ i t pla co i
i)la
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3
Your printer i a reliable
if it is
an treate sensibl Howev w ar provi y wi t se
devoted t troubleshootin shou yo encoun an prob wi y pr
Remember tha you printe i a high sophisti dev a th t se i
intended t b onl a brie guid A wi ma oth previ inst t
printer
are explained here
Warning:An attemp t perfo troublesh oper ot t
The following tabl i provid t giv yo a id o wh t fi a sol t t
type of
hig voltag W reque th yo perf on t ope w
thos describ her ma res i elec sh o da t
th printe
yo hav encounter
an sho n ca y a tr
>
Region o faul
Power suppl
Printing
Paper feedin
Powe i no bei suppl t th pri (S pa 3
Th
doe no prin o i sto prin (S pa 3
Th prin i fai o unev (S pa 3
Whil usin applicat softw fo o char ca b
printed (Se pag 38
Th print-o i no wh yo expec (S pa 3
l% prin show even spac ro o da o wh li
(Se page 39
Th pape tra i no operat o i n fee pa pro
(Se page 39
Pape doe no fee prope wi
(Se page 40
Descri
fr a re f pa
3
Power
If thePower lam doe no illumin o flas che t foll
Is the A adapte cabl
properly plugge int
Tur th prin OF Ens th t A ad c
i
conne
t t pri b O
the electrical outlet
Is power bein supplie
to tie outlet
Is the printe voltag
Tur th prin OF Unp t A ad a t
anoth electr appli t dete i ele i
suppl t th sa out
Alwa us th A adap wh ca w t pr
correct?
Printing
If your printe doe no
Chec
Is the interfac cabl
connected securely
o i sudde sto print ch t fol
. .-
1
Poss Rem
Che
en o th ca -pri a
comput t ma su th t conn i fi
i positi
Have yo selecte th
proper por
Is the
Readlam
illuminated?
Is paper jammed
Th por selec i th Cho mu b t s a
th por t whi th
ca i
I i i no illumin pr t Re k t s
th mint
I i is remo i an
printi Ma su th t loa
t th Rea mo
t pa t co
o t
pap i smoo an i n crea
Is the softwar yo ar
using properl installe
for
printer
Can th printe perfor
self
Che th install sett i yo sof a
re-inst i i necess
Tur th prin OF
holdi do th
tes Th prin wi
tu i ba O wh
Reak t per t s
o te pa I y t o
th print whi hold t Pa k i w p
continu te pag I t pri i s t t s
lab
th se te wi n wo I t d n
wor
Is the ribbo deplete
or broken?
I th ribb i
ne one
yo deal
o bro rep i w a
3
I
If the print i faint o
Is the prin densit kno
turned down
Is the
installed properly
Is the
Chec
cassett
wor out
th follow
Poss Rem
I i is tur i ba t yo des dar T
facto setti i
Tur OF th pow
ribb i sitt
Repla th ribb
t ma
o t cas car
t t
Are you usin aSta
Micronics ribbon
If your
following.
Chec
Is your applicatio
software properl
installed?
Are fonts no bein
selected properly
If the print-out i no wha yo expect
Chec
Is the printe drive
set correctly?<
Is the prin drive
installed correctly
softwar cann pri th fon o chara
Alwa us genu St Micr sup
Poss Rem
—
th softw install a re-i t
softwa i necess
th softw install a in t
comman
Yo ma ha accide s o o t p s
settin incorrec Rech yo pa se se
You print
proper Tr
fo cha i t so
Poss Rem
ma n ha be ins
t pri dr
ch t
3
Iftheprintshowsevenlyspacedrowsofdarkor whitelines,checkthefollowing.
Is thepaper feed Ifitis,tryreturningto thedefaultsetting.Please
adjustmentin the
printingoptionsdialog
boxsettoolow?
Areyouusinggenuine WerecommendthatyouuseonlygenuineStar
Starproducts?
Paper feeding
Ifthepapertrayis notoperatingorisnot feedingpapercorrectly,checkthefollowing.
refertoChapter4.
productstomaintainhighprintingquality.
Check
Aretheleversset
properly?
Ispaperjammednearthe
printhead?
Aretheleftandright If theguidesaretooclosetogether,thepaperwillnot
paperguidestooclose
together?
Istheretoomuchpaper
inthepaperuay? Makesurethatthereisnomorethanthatin thetray.
Wasthepaperfanned Ifthisisnotdone,paperjamsmayoccur. Removethe
beforebeingfed by the stackof paperfromthepapertrayand fanit before
papertray?
Hasthepaperbeenused
beforeor isitcreased? papertray.
Areyoutryingto feed Youcanonlyfeedone lineata timewhentheprinteris
onelineusingthefront in theNotReadymode.
panelkeywhilethe
Ready lampisON?
Isthepapertoothickor
toothin?
Setthepapertraylevertotherearposition,andthepapel
releaselevertothelowerposition.
Stopprinting,removethejammedsheetandcontinue
printing.
feedsmoothly.Movethema littlefurtherapartto allow
thepaperto feedfreely.
Thepapertrayholdsupto30 sheetsof paperat a time.
re-inserting.
Onlynew,uncrcasedpapershouldbeusedwiththe
Therearelimitstothethicknessofthepaper. Try
differentpaper.
PossibleRemedy
39
Ifpaperisn’tfeedingsmoothlywiththefront and rearfeedpaths,checkthefollowing.
“.’’’’.’”:. Check ‘ .,
Isthepaperreleaselever
pusheddown?
Areyoutryingtofeed
paperthroughtherear
whilethepapertrayis
stillengaged?
Isthepapertoothick?
1’
Setthereleaselevertothedownwardposition.
Removepaperfromthepapertrayandplaceitin the
verticalposition.
Therearelimitstothepaperthickness.Try feeding
differentpaper.
PossibleRerned~ .”
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Chapter 6 Reference information
Specifications
Printingsystem
Resolution
Print speed
Pica(10CPI)
Elite(12CPI)
Semi-condensed(15CPI)
Condensedpica(17CPI)
Condensedelite(20CPI)
Plainpaper,Heatfusionprocess
360 X 360dots per inch
At7.5 linesperinch
306Cps
367CPS 306Cps
459Cps
520CPS
612
CPS 510Cps
Note:50%@reduction inColor,OHP,andLabelmodes.
Print speedshavebeenestimatedforeach font because
theSJ-144MCprinterdoesnothavebitmappedfonts.
At6 lines per inch
255
CPS
382
CfX3
433Cps
Printingdirection
Printinghead
Fontstyles
TrueTypefonts
(Suppliedon
diskette)
Rastergraphics
Numberofcolumns
Pica(10CPI)
Elite(12CPI)
Semi-condensed(15CPI)
Condensedpica(17CPI)
Condensedelite(20CPI)
Proportional
Uni-directionallogicseeking
144elements
Distancebetweenelements: 1/360inch
AmericanText,Broadway,Brush445,Caslon
Openface,CloisterBlack,CommercialScript,Cooper
Black,DAVIDA,DomCasual,Engravers’Roman,
Exotic350DemiBold,Freeform721,Freehand521,
HandelGothic,Hobo,Humanist521ExtraBold,
Impress,Kaufmann,OCR,OldDreadfulNo.7,Onyx,
Orbit-B,Parisian,ParkAvenue,Playbill,P.T. Barnum,
RaleighDcmiBold,SchadowBlackCondensed,
SeagullHeavy,Shotgun,Tango,UniversityRoman,
VAGRounded,Vineta,Windsor
Note: TrueType fontsare suppliedon diskettefor
usewith Macintoshapplicationsrunning System7
or later.
360dotsp,crinch
80
96
120
137
160
Variable
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Paperfeed
Singlebinpapertraywith30 sheetcapacity
Frictionrollerfeedfromthefrontof theprinter
Frictionrollerfeedfromtherearoftheprinter
Paperfeedspeed
Paperspecifications
Width
Length
Thickness
Surface
Maximumbuffersize
Acousticnoise
Emulation
Interface
Environment
Tcmpcraturc
Humidily:
380ms(linefeedat 144/360inch)
3.94”- 9.53”(100.0- 242.Omm)
3.94”- 14.0”(100.0-355.6mm)
Papertray: 0.00236”-0.00394”(0.06- O.10mm)
Rearpath: 0.00236”- 0.00906”(0.06- 0.23mm)
Xerography-qrralityorsmoolhcr(SuchasXerox#4024or
Hammcrmill’sLascrPrintpaper#l0460-4)
Laser-qualityoverheadprojection(OHP)film,and label
sheetscanalsobc used.
35KB+2Iincbulfcr(102KB)
45.5dBA
CDMcorresponds10AppleQuickDraw
RS-422ASerial8 Pin57.6KBps
Stand-by:
Opcraling:
Storage:
Stan&by:
Opcraling: 30m 70 %RH (Nocondensation)
Sloragc:
+5 10+35°C (41to 95°F)
+5 u)+35° C (41 to95°F)
+10m+300C (50to 86° F) forColor,
OHP,Labci
—25K) +600C (—13to +140°F)
30m 90 % RH (Nocondensation)
30m 90 %RH (Nocondensation)
Reliability
Mean-timebctwccnfailure(MTBF) 10,()()()hours
Maximumrccommcndcddulycycle
Print head life
DimensionsandWeight
Width 325mm(12.8”)
Depth 140mm(5.5”)
Height 175mm(6.9”)
Weight 2.5 Kg (5.5 Ihs)
2,000”power-onhourspcryear
50rnil]ionpulsespcrclcmcm
42
ACadapterpowersupply
120VAC,220VAC,230VAC,240VAC,50/60Hz
(variesaccordingtothecountryofpurchase)
Features
Full colorandmonochromelaserqualityprinter
Speed: upto382CPS(15CPI)inlaserqualitymode
3paperfeedpathswith30sheetpapertray
Abilitytoprinton a widevarietyofprintmedia
including:Laser-qualityplainpaper,recycledpaper,
OHPfilm,etc.
35scalableTrueTypefontsforMacintosh
applicationrunningSystem7orlater.
Printer supply options
Ink ribbon cassettefor plain paper
T144BK
T144CL
Ink ribbon cassettefor overhead projection(OHP) film
T144BK0 ,
Type:
Life: 345,000characters(12CPI,6 LPI)
Length: 340m (371.82yards)
Width:
Type: Colorribbon(onetimeuse)
Life:
Length:
Width:
Type:
Life:
Length:
Width:
Monochromeribbon(onetimeuse)
180pages/cassette(1500charactersperpage)
12.7mm(0.5”)
8.0pagespercassette
(8.0”
X 9.6”Fullgraphicsperpage.)
193cycles,210m (229.66yards)
12.7mm(0.5”)
Monochromeribbon(onetimeuse)
200,000characters(1OCPI,6LPI)
100pages/cassette(1500charactersperpage)
200m (218.72yards)
12.7mm(0.5”)
T144CL0
Type: Colorribbon(onetimeuse)
Life:
Length:
Width:
10.5pagespercassette
(8.0”
X 9.6”Fullgraphicsperpage.)
257cycles,270m (295.28yards)
12.7mm(0.5”)
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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:
Packaging: 20 films
A4
Iron-cmTransfer Sheets
T9010-LTR
Type:
Size:
Iron-on wansfcrsheets
Lc[lcr
Packaging:10TransferShccls
T9010-A4
Type:
Size:
Packaging: 10Translkr Shccls
Iron-on umslcr sheets
A4
Ink ribbon cassettefor iron-on transf’ersheetsand glossypaper
T14410
Type: Color Ribbon (one time USC)
Life: 7.5 pages pcr casscllc
(8.()”X9.6” Full graphics pcr page
Lcnglh:
Widlh:
180 cycles, 185m (202.32 yards)
12.7mm (0.5”)
Ink ribbon cassette for strip labels
StripLabelCasscuc
-Mf!d.e.l.#
Tol SL
T02SL
T03SL
T04SL
T05SL
TO(5SL
T07SL
T08SL
T31SL
T32SL
T41SL
T42SL
Type: Single color prinling on single color background
160Iabcls pcr cassctlc (1.8 inches
Maximum Iahcl Icnglh: 7.2” (printable)
Strip label hcighl: ().5”
Ilackgr(mnd Color
Transparcnl
While
Rcd
Blue
Green
Yellow
Gold
Silver
Transparent
Whilc
Transparcnl
While
P.rintinglf)k)r
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Rcd
Rcd
Blue
Blue
pcrlabel)
Pinout of interface connector
Thefollowingliststhepinoutoftheinterfaceconnector.
Pin Name
1
12 I OPEN
13 I
4 GND
5
6
7
OPEN
Rx DTxD+
OPEN
I RxD+
Interface Connector
Function”
I
Transmissiondatareturnoutmt
Signalground
Receivedatareturninput
Transmissiondataoutput
I Receivedatainput
I
I
I
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Index
A
About 27
AboutThisMacintosh 13
ACadapter 1,2,3,33,34,37,43
ACcord
All
AppleTalk 16
B
Banding 24
BBSphone numbers
c
Chooser
Cleaningdirtfromtheprinter 34
Cleaningfrictionrollers 35
Cleaningtheplaten 35
Cleaningtheprinthead 34
Cleaningtheprinter 34
Color
ColorCorrection
ColorQuickDraw
Colors
ColorSync ‘ 23
Connectingtheprinter
Copies
Custom... 20,21
Customerresponse
Customerserviceinformation 49
25
49
16,20,37
18
23
13
26
25
50
Extensionsfolder
14
F
Finishingprocess
FlipHorizontal
FlipVertical
3
Font Samples
Fontstyles
Fonts
From
Frontcover
Frontpath
31
23
23
16
41
15
25
11
10
G
Gettingstarted
Grayscale
16
27
H
Headcleaning(SeeCleaning)
Help
27
I
Inkribboncassette
Installingtheprinterdriver
InstallingtheTrueTypefonts
Interfacecable
2
InvertImage
43
14
15
2,37
23
K
Keyoperations
Keys
18
17
D
DarkLineBanding
Data 18
DINA4 20
DINB5 20
Dithering
24
26
E
Enlarge 22
Executive
20
L
Label
Lampexplanation
Lamps
Landscape
Layout
Legal
Letter
Linefeed
Loadingpaper
18
17
18
22
22
20
20
19
8,9, 10
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I
M
Media
MultiFinder
N
Networkintcrfacc
NotReady
o
OHP
OK/Cancel
Optimized Prinl Quality
Options
Orientation
Other printing functions
P
Packagecontcnls
PageRange
PageSetup
Paper
Paper eject
Paper Iced
Pa~r Fcc(1Adjustmcnl
Paper feeding
Paper jams ‘
Pafxr rclcasc lever
Paper supporl
paper tray
Paper tray lever
Paper types
Pinoul of’intcrfacc connector
Placing lhc prinlcr
Portrail
Power
Power butmn
Power supply
Print
Print As
Print density
Print speed
Prinlcr driver
Prinlcr supply oplions
8, 10
37,43
26,27
45
??
.!..
18
27
41
13
43
Printing
Prinling dwumcnts
Printing wilh color ribbons
Printing with
iron-on transfer sheets
17,37
25
28
30
Priruingwith
overheadprojection(OHP)film 28
Printing wilh strip labels
28
R
Ready
Rear path
Rcducc
Rcfcrcncc in(brmation
Rcquircmcnts
Rcsolulion
Ribbon
Ribbon cassc(tc
17, 18
9
22
41
33
26,41
18
1,3
s
Separations
Sclting up
Size
Specifications
Strip Labels
Syslcm 7.()
Systcm rcquircmcnls
Systcm soflwwc
5
24
1
20
41
20,21
13
13
13
T
x
7
1
~
s
Test mode
T()
Top of form
Troubleshooting
TrucTypc fonls
u
U-shaped paper
U-shaped paper support
Unpacking
IV
Whitc Line Banding
19
25
9, 18,19
36
13
5
1
1
24
48
Customer service information
IntheeventthatyouareexperiencingsometechnicaldifficultywithyourStarprinter,
pleaserefertoChapter6- “Maintenanceandtroubleshooting.”Thischapterprovides
youwitheasymethodstodiagnoseandresolveproblemswhichyoumayencounter.
Forfurthertechnicalsupport,youshouldfirstcontactyourAuthorizedStarDealer. If
yourequireadditionalsupport,StarMicronicsoffersa widevarietyof technical
supportservices.Pleaseusethephonenumberslistedbelowbasedonthecountry
whichyourStarprinterwaspurchased.
Star Micronics Technical Hotline:
NorthAmerica:
HongKong: 852-795-2335
Australia: 61-2-748-4300
NewZealand: 64-9-570-1470
1-908-572-3300
Star Micronics FaxBack (Document Retrieval) System:
Requiresaccessto a facsimilemachineorboardwithreceivecapability
NorthAmerica:
1-908-572-4004
Star Micronics Bulletin Board Service:
Requiresa computermodem
NorthAmerica: 1-908-572-5010
UnitedKingdom:
France:
Germany:
Netherlands:
AustraliaandNewZealand:
44-494-461395
33-1-305807
49-69-780929
31-73-424485
61-2-748-2960
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