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Star Micronics 800C Printer User Manual

1. Use the following illustration to set the density you want Weak Standard Strong set in increments of 1 Minimum 64 0 Maximum 64 Note Gamma correction affects the 40 to 60 of the color selected Density adjusts the concentration of the entire body of color selected 7 When you have finished making your changes click on the OK button of the Options dialog box 8 Click on the OK button of the Setup dialog box 9 Click on the Close button to save your changes and return to the Program Manager High speed printing There are two parameters from which you can choose for printing speed These param eters are under the Performance box in the Options dialog box Follow the Steps below to change printing speeds Steps 1 Open the Main group by double click ing on its icon 2 Double click on the Control Panel icon m ua in the Main group I PEN 4 File Manager Print Manager ClipBook MS DOS iewer Prompt 2j Windows PIF Editor ReadMe ATM Control Setup Panel I Is 26 3 Double click on the Printers icon Settings Help M Rc 6 m s S Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard LR EA e em e Sound International Date Time ODBC Enhanced Drivers Installs and removes printers and sets printing options 4 Click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list if LPTI is the port to which this printer is connected 5
2. 8 27 x 11 69 T901O A4 sheets 210mm x 297mm Manual insertion only Letter 8 1 2 x 11 T90IO LTR 216mm x 280mm Manual insertion only OHP film Letter 8 1 2 x 11 A TFC 216mm x 279mm AA 8 27 x 11 69 A4 TFC 210mm x 297mm SA4 8 27 x 14 SA4 TFC 210 x 356 mm Manual insertion only Legal 8 1 2 x 14 SA TFC 216mm x 356mm Manual insertion only 16 Operating the printer Turning ON the power to the printer Flip the switch located above the power cord on the back side of the printer in the direc J tion of arrow in the illustration at the right C The switch should be in the position cos a d Turning OFF the power to the printer Flip the same switch on the back side of the printer in the direction of arrow in the illus A tration at the right w The switch should be in the O position a Caution Never turn OFF the power when you are printing because this will cause paper to jam inside of the machine See Chapter 4 Maintenance and troubleshooting for an explanation on clearing paper jams Loading print media You can load print media either via the paper tray or manually Caution There are print media types which the paper tray cannot use They are Iron on transfer sheets all sizes Legal Special A4 size all print media types See Page 37 for details on printing on iron on transfer sheets The paper tray The paper tray is for use with A4 and letter sized paper and OHP
3. ISO 7779 53 0 dB Operating 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Non operating 20 to 55 C 4 to 131 F Operating 30 to 70 RH no condensation Non operating 30 to 90 RH no condensation TL1 11C3H 30 Color type 3 color YMC film roll Size Page length is less than 11 Letter and A4 Life 30 pages per roll A PWC 30 for American market Size Letter Packaging 30 sheets A4 PW 30 except for American market Size A4 Packaging 30 sheets Printer supply options Film roll TL1 11C3H TL1 14C3H TL1 11C4H TL1 14C4H TL1 CBH Coated paper Presentation grade paper OHP film Iron on transfer sheets Color type Size Life Color type Size Life Color type Size Life Color type Size Life Color type Size Life A PWC Size Packaging SA PWC Size Packaging A PW Size Packaging SA PW Size Packaging A TFC Size Packaging SA TFC Size Packaging T9OIO LTR Size Packaging 3 color YMC film roll Page length is less than 11 Letter and A4 80 pages per roll 3 color YMC film roll Page length is less than 14 Letter A4 Legal SA4 69 pages per roll 4 color YMCB film roll Page length is less than 11 Letter and A4 59 pages per roll 4 color YMCB film roll Page length is less than 14 Letter A4 Legal SA4 47 pages per roll Monochrome film roll Page length is less than 14 Letter A4 Legal SA4 200 pages per roll at Letter or A
4. Print speed Another 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 on the Control Panelicon in the Main group File Manager ame Print Manager CipBook MS DOS Viewer Prompt 2o 2 Windows PIF Editor ReadMe ATM Control Setup Panel 3 Double click on the Printers icon Settings Help Hh a c oO ae gQ Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard S d Fe lt Se International Date Time ODBC Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound Installs and removes printers and sets printing options 4 Click on STAR WinType 800C on E s Default Pri LPT1 in the Installed Printers list STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 if LPT1 is the port to which this Installed Printers yes umen ar WinType on printer is connected Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL WinType 4000 PostScript on WTPS STAR WinT ype 800C on LPT1 Set As Default Printer Dg Use Print Manager 5 Click on the Setup button 28 6 Click on the Options button The fourth item from the top in the Options dialog box is Print Speed Here you can select between Auto Medium and Low speeds An explanation of each is below Auto This is the default setting which prints documents at the standard speed of this printer Medium This is slightly slower than Auto Low This is the slo
5. box The dithering cells are larger than Spiral which makes misregistration of color less noticable Mirror This function in the printer driver Setup dialog box will cause your image to be printed verti cally reversed Mouse A device that controls the pointer arrow on your display in Windows Mouse button The button on the top of the mouse which you press to make selections or do some action on your screen MS DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System P Parallel A communications interface that sends or re ceives 8 bits of information plus control signals at a time Parity A bit in a serial information that allows a com puter and printer to automatically check for er rors in transmission Point This is the typical unit of measurement for height of a font One point equals 1 72nd inch Portrait Printing on paper across the narrower dimen sions such as a letter on paper which is 8 5 inches wide and 11 inches high portrait pic tures are usually taller than they are wide PostScript PostScript is a printer page description language developed by Adobe Systems to communicate between software applications and printers in dependent of the printer s resolution R RAM Random Access Memory This is memory that can be used to store information temporarily such as text or printing configurations RAM stored information is erased when the power is turned off ROM Read Only Memory This is memory which can
6. only 30 pages You can purchase genuine Star Supplies from your Authorized Star Dealer Your WinType 800C Windows Color Presentation Printer supports the genuine Star Supplies listed on the next page Genuine Star supplies Description 3 color film roll Letter A4 size 3 color film roll Legal Special A4 size 4 color film roll Letter A4 size 4 color film roll Legal Special A4 size Monochrome film roll Note Description Coated paper Presentation grade paper OHP film Iron on transfer sheets Model Number Yield Per Roll TL1 11C3H 80 pages TL1 14C3H 69 pages TL1 11C4H 59 pages TL1 14C4H 47 pages TL1 CBH 200 pages All film rolls are sold with 2 rolls per package Model Number Size Sheets Pack A PWC Letter 100 sheets A4 PWC A4 100 sheets SA PWC Legal 100 sheets SA4 PWC Special A4 100 sheets A PW Letter 100 sheets A4 PW A4 100 sheets SA PW Legal 100 sheets SA4 PW Special A4 100 sheets A TFC Letter 100 sheets A4 TFC A4 100 sheets SA TFC Legal 100 sheets SA4 TFC Special A4 OHP 100 sheets T90IO A4 A4 10 sheets T90IO LTR Letter 10 sheets Placing the printer If you take good care of your printer you can expect it to perform at its finest and to last for a very long time You can do that by first setting your printer in an area which meets the following requirements A firm level surface which is free from vibration An area free from excessive heat such as direct sunlight or heaters A dust free e
7. that has finished printing 2 Load the media with the printing side down into the opening in the paper tray cover Make sure that it is inserted com pletely into the printer feeder Caution Do not manually load more than one sheet of media at a time Wait until the first sheet has been completely printed and removed before loading more media Printable area Refer to the following information to determine the actual printable area for your print media An illustration of these dimensions is on the next page 19 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 2432 2432 2368 2368 D 9 5 10 1 258 273 6 12 5 13 1 316 6 332 1 Lines 2850 3034 3048 3232 3750 3934 3739 3293 E 0 2 0 2 4 75 4 75 0 2 0 2 4 75 4 75 F 0 55 0 55 14 14 0 55 0 55 14 14 G 0 2 0 2 4 75 4 75 0 2 0 2 4 75 4 75 H 0 95 0 35 25 9 4 0 95 0 35 25 9 5 8 A B C 0 06 0 06 1 0 06 0 06 1 E D E F 0 12 0 12 3 3 0 14 0 14 3 6 3 6 r2 Getting ready to print Be
8. with the printing side re facing the paper tray base EN E prd d a z p Note Recommended coated paper will have the words PRINT OPPOSITE SIDE printed in light blue letters on the back side 4 Afterone sheet has been inserted all the way into the printer add the remainder of the stack of paper Note The paper tray can hold up to 50 sheets of coated presentation grade paper at one time Be certain to insert the print media with the print side facing down when inserting into the printer 5 After inserting the paper place the paper tray cover on top of the paper tray base in the direction indicated 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 support are in place when you open the top cover of the printer Failing to do so will allow the top cover to drop down when opened This can cause unexpected and painful injury Steps 1 Unwrap the film roll and Insert the film roll bobbins into holes on both sides of the rolls Be certain to insert the bobbins with Q wedges into the holes that are shaped in EY the same way Those portions of the Align the bobbin bobbins are colored green protrusions with the grooves in the film roll This side has no bad gently pull the two halves apart They are held together with a light adhesive 3 Press the
9. 4 A4 PWC Letter Size A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets SA4 PWC Legal Size Special A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets A4 PW Letter Size A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets SA4 PW Legal Size Special A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets A4 TFC Letter Size A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets SA4 TFC Legal Size Special A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets T90IO A4 Letter Size A4 100 sheets Packaging 100 sheets 59 Glossary To further aid you in the understanding of the printer and computer peripherals we have created this glossary of terms Some of the terms listed in this glossary appear in this User s Manual while others are commonly used computer terminology A Application A program that you use to perform a specific task on your computer These include programs for word processing or graphics creation ATM fonts An abbreviation for Adobe Type Manager This font system was developed by Adobe Sys tems Attribute The characteristics of a font It includes orien tation symbol set spacing pitch point size style stroke and typeface B Backup To make a copy of the original floppy diskette or a file on the hard disk Making a backup of your disks or files ensures that you won t lose data if the originals are lost or damaged Bit Binary digit This is the smallest unit of infor mation that a computer can hold The value of a bit which is either 1 or 0 represents a two way c
10. 60 C Slowly remove the transfer sheet from the cloth starting from a corner N x D Note Do not remove the transfer sheet until it has cooled to room temperature 38 Steps for the finishing process 1 Iron the finishing sheet at the same Place the finishing sheet over the image on the cloth with the cut out corner in the top left Make sure that the silicon sideis down The finishing sheet should completely cover the image setting used to iron the transfer sheet Note Do not remove the finishing sheet until it has cooled to room temperature Slowly remove the finishing sheet from the cloth starting from a corner If the image seems like it will peel off of the cloth repeat the finishing process 39 40 Chapter 4 Maintenance amp troubleshooting Your printer is a reliable precisioned instrument It was built with care and should if handled properly perform at its finest and serve you well for a long time However like any piece of equipment there may be times when it may not perform as you had ex pected In this chapter we would like to provide you with simple guidelines on the proper maintenance that will keep your printer in fine working condition and troubleshooting techniques to help you should you ever experience problems Maintaining your printer The best way to keep your printer in fine working condition is to keep it clean The following describes how to clean your pr
11. Click on the Setup button Default Printer STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 Installed Printers Apple LaserWriter Il NT on LPT1 Star WinType 4000 GDI on WTGDI Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL Star WinType 4000 PostScript on WTPS STAR WinT ype 800C on LPT KB Set As Default Printer Dd Use Print Manager 6 Click on the Options button 7 Click on Fast Print to Port Putting an X in the Fast Print to Port box will cause your print job to be sent directly to the printer without going through Windows Print Manager This will increase printing speed Note Fast Print to Port works only in 386 Enhanced mode of IBM PC AT compatible computers Note If you are linked to a network or printing to a file do not use Fast Print to Port 8 Click on Use Max Memory Putting an X in the Use Max Memory box will increase printing speed by increasing the memory RAM used to process your print job Note If your application is low on memory do not use Use Max Memory If there is not enough memory when this is checked printing speed will not increase Use Max Memory memory size varies according to the conditions under which it is being used Please refer to the table on the next page for memory sizes If Use Max Memory is not being used memory size is 1MB regardless of the conditions 27 Paper Size c Monochrome 3 color 4 color A4 or Letter 1MB 3MB 4MB Special A4 or Legal 1 2MB 3 6MB 5MB
12. F Editor ReadMe ATM Control Setup Panel IE Control Panel Settings Help e mess CU ss Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard ERMEE am S Ha lt Se ODBC Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound Installs and removes printers and sets printing options 4 Click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list if LPT1 is the port to which this printer is connected 5 Click on the Setup button 24 Default Printer STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 Installed Printers Apple LaserWriter Il NT on LPT1 Star WinType 4000 GDI on WTGDI Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL Star WinType 4000 PostScript on WTPS STAR Wini ype 800C on ER Set As Default Printer amp Use Print Manager 6 Click on the Options button There is a box in the Options dialog box titled Halftone which is where you can select the halftone that meets your needs The following lists the meanings of each type of halftone Spiral This gives a sharp image and is best for computer graphics and presentations Because the cells for the basic image are smaller you can print much finer images Mesh This also gives a sharp image and is good for computer graphics and presentations Because the cells for the basic image are large color discrepancies won t stand out Error Diffusion This gives a softer image and is good for natural looking images Changing gamma correction Me
13. If modified your authority to operate this equipment might be voided by the FCC The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U S A Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio InterferenceRegulations This digital device does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n emen pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limits applicable aux appareils num riques de la classe B prescrites dan le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le minis re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada Bescheinigung des Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt da der COMPUTER DRUCKER TM300 in bereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der VDE 0878 3 22 89 EN 55022 1987 BMPT Vfg 243 1991 und 46 1992 funk entst rt ist Dem Bundesamt f r Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Ger tes angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur berpr fung der Serie auf die Einhaltung der Bestimmungen einger umt Star Micronics Deutschland GmbH WesterbachstraBe 59 D 60489 Frankfurt Germany The above statements apply only to printers marketed in Germany Trademark Acknowledgments TrueType Apple Computer Inc Windows 3 1 MS DOS Microsoft Corporation Notice Allrights reserved R
14. Legal 216mm x 356mm 81 2 x 14 You can also use these to select size corresponding to your overhead projec tion OHP film and iron on transfer sheets 21 7 Select either Portrait Landscape or Mirror printing If you select Portrait your documents will be printed vertically If you select Landscape your documents will be printed horizontally Mirror is used to reverse the image 8 Click on the Options button ee This will call up the Options menu o Tm where you can make further changes Tired ag there pesan Ea Port 9 Select the media type you want to use Ei in the drop down list box Selections wu include Coated Paper Plain Paper wen and OHP Film Default is Coated oer m Paper m Note Select Coated Paper when printing presentation grade paper Select OHP Film when printing iron on transfer sheets Caution You can use print media other than the recommended paper such as PPC paper or the equivalent However be aware that print quality will greatly decrease with other print media When using PPC paper or the equivalent select Plain Paper in the Media Type checkbox 10 Select the type of film roll you have installed on the printer from the drop down list box Selections include Miras Tere Contd Fam Tw Ha n wrmdy 3 Color for 3 color film rolls 4 Color md ped o imamer m for 4 color film rolls Monochrome for pee c ii black film rolls as us usmay 11 Click on the OK button
15. N position Is the AC adapter properly plugged into the printer and the electrical outlet Is the voltage correct Printing Turn the printer OFF Make sure that the power cable is securely connected and then turn the printer back ON Use only the AC adapter that came with this printer The printer doesn t print or it stops printing Check Possible remedy Is the interface cable connected securely Make sure that the interface cable is plugged securely Is the printer in the Ready mode Make sure that the Ready lamp is lit If it is flashing press it to enter the Ready mode Is paper jammed Make sure that there is no paper or other media jammed inside of the printer See page 46 for an explanation on clearing paper jams Is the software you are using properly installed for your printer Check the installation settings in your software and re install it if necessary Is the proper media being used Special A4 media must be either manually fed or rework your data for A4 size The printed image has vertical lines Check Possible remedy Is the thermal head dirty Clean the inside of the printer See page 41 for an explanation of the proper way to clean the inside of your printer The overall print is light Check Possible remedy Is the media surface too rough 52 Use only the recommended media with this printer See Chapter 3 for an explan
16. SEAI The Windows Color Presentation Printer WinType 800C Users Manual 80825100 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between 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 TV technician for help Note The following cable must be used to comply with FCC Regulations as well as to avoid interference to home equipment Interface cable Twisted pair shielded cable Non shielded A C Power Cord Do not attempt to modify this equipment
17. WTPS STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 Set As Default Printer Apple Laserwriter II NT on LPT1 Q Use Print Manager Fonts Installed Fonts Add Fonts List of Fonts American Text BT TrueType Broadway BT TrueType Brush 445 BT TrueType Caslon penface BT TrueType Cloister Black BT TrueType Commercial Script BT TrueType Cooper Black BT TrueType Davida Bold BT TrueType Directories aM Bat Algerian TrueType op Arial TrueType Arial Bold TrueType BHemove Arial Bold Italic TrueType Arial Italic TrueType Add n Arial Narrow TrueType TrueType Sample Help amp Copy Fonts to Windows Directory 13 5 Click on OK The Fonts dialog box will appear When installation is complete the fonts will appear in the Installed Fonts list box Installed Fonts Arial TrueType Arial Bold TrueType Arial Bold Italic TrueType Arial Italic TrueType Arial Narrow TrueType Sample BWaBb ckxlluZz 123 This is a scalable TrueType font that can be displayed on the screen and printed on your printer The size of the font on the disk is 37 KB 6 After clicking Close the printer driver install program will prompt you to select a default printer You can then proceed with Automatic Install Steps 3 5 described on the previous page Without Install Font 1 If you didn t select to install any fon
18. am Manager computer Options Window Help a New 3 Inthe Windows Program Manager Open Enter choose Run from the file menu Delete Del Properties Alt Enter Run 4 In the Command Line box type A setup and press Return ET if A is the letter of the drive containing axsETUP ExE the software program You can also se lect this by clicking on the Browse button and selecting the drive in which the software program floppy is located Select setup EXE and click OK O Run Minimized 5 You will see the STAR WinType 800C Driyeriinatalli installer screen prompting you to select Printer List the printer type You can select either vinType 800C AA WinType 800C A4 or WinType 800C WinType 800C A4 WinT 800C Li Letter Select one and click on OK TEN Een 6 After selecting one and clicking OK the Install Fonts dialog box will appear You can install the 35 TrueType fonts at this time by clicking on the Install Fonts Automatic Install All Fonts checkbox Custom Install Only Selected Fonts You can select either Automatic Install which will automatically install all of the fonts on floppy disk 2 or Custom Install which will install only the fonts you select Install Fonts You can also decline from adding the TrueType fonts at this time by simply clicking OK without selecting Install Fonts 12 Automatic Install If you selecte
19. ance 29 Intensity This will change the lightness and darkness of the printed image Photo When you click on the Photo button Gamma Correction will automatically change to the values of R 20 8 G 1 0 and B 1 4 to give your photographs more true color printing Color Balance will be set to R 0 G 5 andB 0 If you click on this when using 4 color film ribbons Black Representation will be set to Y M4 C4 Black Text When you click on the Text button Gamma Correction will automatically be set to the values of R G B 1 0 and Color Bal ance will be set to R Z G B 20 If you click on this when using 4 color film ribbons Black Representation will be set to Black Only 30 Media Type Coated Paper B Film Roll 3 Color Cancel Intensity Normal Print Speed 3 2 Performance 1 Fast Print To rawa qanana D3 Use Max Mer Halftone Spiral O Mesh O Error Diffusion Gamma Correction 10 2 1 0 1 0 Color Balance Default Photo Text Hel Media Type Coated Paper Film Roll 4 Color 3 Intensity Normal Print Speed Auto Performance Fast Print To Port J Use Max Memory Black Representation Y M C Black O Black Only Halftone Spiral Mesh o Err
20. arp you want the printed image to appear There are three types with this printer driver Spiral Mesh Error Diffusion Handshaking In data communications the automatic acknowl edgment by the receiving device of information that has been sent to it either by signals and the interface hard or by software controls soft Hex dump Conversion by the printer of ASCII symbols into their hexadecimal base 16 equivalent This is useful for programmers or other users who want to troubleshoot the communications between the computer and the printer l Icon A small pictorial representation of an item on your computer s desktop in Windows Interface A hardware plug that allows cable connections of two devices For example a cable from a computer parallel port to a printer s parallel port L Landscape Printing on paper across its wider dimensions such as a spreadsheet that is 11 inches wide and 8 5 inches high landscape pictures are usually wider than they are tall M Megabyte 1024 kilobytes or 1 048 576 bytes Also repre sented as MB 62 Memory Part of the computer system that can store in formation and retrieve it later Menu A list of items either in the group windows or in your applications from which you can select These are selected by clicking on them with your mouse button Mesh This is a type of dithering method which is part of the Halftone setting in the printer driver s Options dialog
21. ation of the proper media to use The overall print is light continued Check Possible remedy Are you using the correct side Recommended coated paper will have the words PRINT OPPOSITE SIDE printed in light blue letters on the back side The side from where you can read the silver colored letters on the recommended OHP film is the print side Is the media type set correctly Check the media type settings in the Printers Setup dialog box in Windows Is the print intensity set too low The overall print is dark Check Change the Printer Setup dialog box in Windows to a higher setting See Chapter 3 Changing intensity for an explanation Possible remedy Is the media type set correctly Check the media type settings in the Printers Setup dialog box in Windows Is the print intensity set too high Change the Printer Setup dialog box in Windows to a higher setting See Chapter 3 Changing intensity for an explanation Patterns appear where print density is high Check Possible remedy Is the print intensity set too low Change the Printer Setup dialog box in Windows to a higher setting See Chapter 3 Changing intensity for an explanation Is the print speed too high Change the print speed See Chapter 3 Changing print speed for an explanation Color variations are too large Check Possible remedy Are the platen and pinch rollers d
22. be stored permanently whether the power to the computer is on or off S Scalable fonts These are fonts created within the printer on a character by character basis ensuring high speed and print quality In virtually limitless sizes these fonts can be scaled from 3 points to 999 75 points in quarter point increments Serial A communications interface that sends or re ceives 1 bit of information at a time at a speci fied baud rate Spiral This is a type of dithering method where the dithering cells are somewhat smaller than Mesh It produces finer images for graphics and pre sentations System fonts These are fonts that are installed and used by Windows during a normal installation T Title bar The bar at the top of your window that shows the name of the current window TrueType font A type of scalable font supplied with the Star WinType 800C printer and used in Windows to create WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get output This font system was developed by Apple Computer U Use Max Memory This is a setting in the Options dialog box for sending data to the printer via Windows Print Manager V Virtual memory A method by which a computer substitutes hard disk space for RAM W Window An area of your display which shows informa tion on your desktop You can create and view documents through windows Windows A graphical user interface software program developed by Microsoft Corporation for use o
23. cover release and open the top cover Caution Always leave the paper tray and top cover support in place when opening the printer s top cover Removing them while top cover is open will cause it to fall shut while your hands are inside the machine 4 Lift up the Top Cover Support located on the left on the inside of the printer and slip the end of the support bar into the latch located on the inside of the Top Cover Gently lower the Top Cover until it stops 5 Remove the two protective transporta tion inserts and the socket protective transportation sheet from inside the printer Protective transportation inserts Socket protective transportation sheet 6 Place the larger half of the film roll into the rear portion of the printer Fit the geared bobbin side into the slot first Then slip the other end into the opposing slot The smaller bobbin on the left side should pop into place The bobbin and printer gears should mesh Insert the take up roll smaller half into the slots in the front portion of the machine by following the procedures described above 7 Gently rotate toward the front of the printer the gear of the film roll to take up any slack in the sheet 8 Lay the Top Cover Support Bar down to its original position while holding the top cover with one hand 9 Gently but firmly close the printer s top cover by pushing down on it When the top cover properly closes you will h
24. d Automatic Install All Fonts at Step 6 on page 12 the install program will prompt you to insert Floppy disk 2 and will automatically proceed with installing all 35 TrueType fonts before requesting you to select a default printer When the TrueType fonts have been installed you will be prompted to select a default printer The install program will automatically open up the Printer s dialog box in the Control Panels Double click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 if the printer port you are using is LPT1 If your computer has only 1 parallel port LPT1 is the name of the port Click Close to continue When the installation is done you will see a message telling you that the installation of the printer driver was completed successfully Click on Re start to restart Windows or Quit Custom Install If you selected Custom Install the in stall program will prompt you to insert Floppy disk 2 and will open up the Fonts icon in the Control Panel Click on the Add button Select the appropriate drive a Vor b V Drives list box for the fonts on disk 2 The fonts will appear in the List of Fonts box Select the fonts you want to add by clicking on their names To select all of the fonts click the Select All button Default Printer STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 Installed Printers Star WinType 4000 GDI on WTGDI Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL Star WinType 4000 PostScript on
25. diaType Coated Paper B Film Roll 3 Color Cancel Intensity Normal Default Print Speed Auto E Performance East Print To Port amp Use Max Memory Black Representation O YsrC Black O Black Oaly Halftone Spiral O Mesh O Error Diffusion Gamma Correction 1 0 1 0 1 0 Color Balance Photo Text Hel Gamma correction also part of the Options dialog box is used for adjusting the bright ness of tones This printer driver includes R red G green and B blue gamma corrections You can brighten or darken halftone colors using these settings Refer to the illustration below to set gamma correction Bright Max 3 0 set in increments of 0 4 Standard 1 0 Default setting Set in decrements of 0 2 Dark Min 0 6 Note If the gamma correction is set too high gradations will decrease 25 Changing color balance You can use the color balance scroll bars also part of the Options dialog box to change the balance of the colors you are going to use Again this printer driver is equipped with scroll bars for the three colors of red green and blue This is good for enhancing some of the colors you want to use in your presentation documents For example if you move the R red scroll bar to the right you can increase the reddishness of the overall image
26. ear the click of the latches Connecting the power cord Steps 1 Make sure that the power switch located on the back of the printer is in the OFF O 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 test print To make sure that you have correctly prepared your printer for printing we suggest that you perform a test print Note If you are using the anything other than the included paper and film roll you must first change the dip switch settings Refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting for details Note You should use recommended paper for this test to get the best results 1 While pressing the Ready button on the control panel which is located on the front of the printer turn the power switch to the ON position 2 Release the Ready button when printing starts The test will print one page of color patterns If the print is successful you are ready to connect the printer to your computer If there is any problem in printing per form all of the Steps again Connecting the printer to your computer Follow these Steps to connect the printer to a computer with a high quality 36 pin shielded Centronics parallel interface cable not supplied Steps 1 Make certain that both your printer and your computer are turned OFF Power OFF 2 Plug one end of
27. eckbox A small box associated with an option in a dia log box or window You can click on the check box to turn the option on or off An option is on when there is an X in the checkbox Click To position the pointer arrow on an object on your display and to press the left button of your mouse Color balance This function adjusts the overall balance of the three colors of red green and blue This is good for enhancing some of the colors you want to use in your presentation documents Command An instruction that causes the computer to per form some action Configuration 1 Your computer set up 2 Your hardware the computer displays keyboard and peripheral devices CPI An abbreviation for Characters Per Inch D Data bits The number of bits in a transmitted byte that actually contains data Default A preset value or setting on your computer which you can change Dialog box A box which contains a message or instructions for you to follow or a box containing options from which you can select Document Whatever you created on your computer using an application program Double click To position your pointer arrow on an object such as an icon and to press the left mouse button twice in quick succession without moving your mouse Drag and drop To position your pointer arrow on an object and press and hold the left mouse button moving the mouse and releasing the button E EEPROM Electronical
28. eproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press However should any errors be detected STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual e Copyright 1994 Star Micronics Co Ltd Contents Introduction A word about the printer System requirements This users manual How to use this manual Features of the printer Printer components Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Unpacking and checking the package contents Package contents Genuine Star supplies Placing the printer Preparing to print Loading coated paper Installing the film roll Connecting the power cord Performing a test print Connecting the printer to your computer Chapter 2 Installing the printer driver and TrueType fonts System requirements Installing the printer driver and TrueType fonts TrueType font samples Chapter 3 Printing with WinType 800C The control panel The Paper lamp The Film Roll lamp The Ready lamp The Ready button Features of the printer Recommended print media Operating the printer Turning ON the power to the printer Turning OFF the power to the printer Loading print media The paper tray Manual loading Printab
29. er settings have a higher priority than DIP switch settings DIP switch settings are primarily useful for test prints Caution DIP switches other than the ones mentioned here should not be touched Caution Always turn OFF the power when making DIP switch setting changes Print Intensity mm OFF 0 43 0 4 ON 1 m Darkest 14 mm m lue omj m3 L omj mu 0 E omm i3 imm i Lightest 0 0 Standard Jm Note The default setting is 0 all switches ON 23 There are other selections in the Options dialog box that can enhance the performance and color graphics quality of your printer These selections changing halftones image quality gamma correction color balance and high speed printing are described in the following sections Changing halftones and image quality The Options dialog box introduced earlier contains three parameters for changing half tone and image quality The following explains how to change them and what each setting means Changing halftones Steps 1 Open the Main group by double click ing on its icon Double click on the Control Panel icon in the Main group 3 Double click on the Printers icon International Date Time E File Manager mE Pint Manager ClpBook MS DOS Viewer Prompt 2j Windows PI
30. er systems This printer requires at least 8 megabytes MB of memory RAM and the system soft ware requires at least 5 megabytes of disk space on your system s hard drive An addi tional 1 85 megabytes is needed to install all of the 35 TrueType fonts A Microsoft compatible mouse is also highly recommended This manual assumes that you are using a mouse If you are not using a mouse please refer to your Windows 3 1 Users Guide for information on using the keyboard in place of a mouse A standard PC parallel printer port is required to connect the printer using a high quality Centronics compatible shielded printer cable Note It is important that you use a properly manufactured cable A poor quality cable may affect the output of this printer Installing the printer driver and TrueType fonts If at any time during installation of the printer driver you need help press F1 or choose Help on the Setup screen Note Remember that you need at least 5 megabytes of hard disk space to install this printer driver and 1 85 megabytes of hard disk space to install the 35 TrueType fonts Always make a backup copy of each disk in the software package and store the original disks in a safe place Use the backup copies to install the software Steps 1 Make sure your printer is connected to a printer port and that it is turned ON 11 2 Insert disk 1 into the A drive Use the lt B gt drive depending on your Progr
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32. film only Steps 1 Gently lift up the paper tray cover 2 Fan approximately 50 sheets of coated presentation grade paper This will help prevent paper jams from occurring Note It is best to insert one sheet of media first and make sure that is all the way into the printer before adding more media When printing with OHP film insert one sheet of coated presentation grade paper at the bottom and place the OHP film on top of it 3 Place the media into the paper tray with the printing side facing the paper tray rd Note Note 4 Replace the paper tray cover Note 18 ES WE The paper tray can hold up to 50 sheets of coated presentation grade paper at one time Be certain to insert the print media with the print side facing down when inserting into the printer Recommended coated paper will have the words PRINT OPPOSITE SIDE printed in light blue letters on the back side The side from where you can read the silver colored letters on the Recommended OHP film is the print side You can print on overhead projection OHP film in the same way as described above However you must select Film in the printer driver Media Type box Read Getting ready to print on the next few pages for an explanation on setting up the printer driver Manual loading This printer can also receive manually loaded print media The steps required for manu ally loading media are outlined below Steps 1 Remove any media
33. fore printing there are a few things that you should do to setup the WinType 800C for printing You will need to select the WinType 800C printer driver and make selections on media size media type orientation etc The Steps required for making these selec tions are outlined below Steps 1 In the Program Manager open the Main group by double click on its icon 2 Double click on the Control Panel icon in the Main group Control Panel 3 Double click on the Printers icon Settings Help in the Control Panel window A c 5 Gig R Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard Ul E d Fe lt x International Date Time ODBC Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound installs and removes printers and sets printing options 4 Double click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers win ra Wiyee eooc on teri dow if LPT1 is the port to which this Installed Printers printer is connected This will set it as the default printer Set As Default Printer X Use Print Manager 5 Click on the Setup button 6 Select the size of the media you will be using If you selected Puer tae ZETE A4 type at step 5 on page 10 esM Am you can select either A4 210 x 297 TEC Ah m mm 8 27 x 11 69 or Special A4 210 x 356 mm 8 27 x 14 Ld ice If you selected Letter type at step 5 on page 10 you can select either Letter 210mm x 279mm 81 2 x 11 or
34. handling of this printer and the operation of the printer driver software The remaining chapters are intended as a reference guide for troubleshooting any printing problems you may encounter A word about the printer The Star WinType 800C is a new type of color presentation laser quality printer that has been developed specifically for users of Windows version 3 1 This printer comes with the WinType software and it does not require special add in cards or cartridges This printer will only print from Windows applications It will not function in any DOS application System requirements To operate this printer you need an IBM compatible PC with at least a 3868 X 16 MHz CPU and at least 8 megabytes MB of PC memory RAM The PC must be running DOS 3 3 or later and Windows 3 1 in Enhanced Mode A Microsoft compatible mouse is highly recommended You must also have a 3 5 floppy disk drive A standard PC parallel printer port is required to connect the printer using a standard high quality shielded Centronics parallel cable This users manual Chapter 1 Setting up your printer This chapter explains the basic procedures for unpacking placing and connecting your printer Chapter 2 Installing the printer driver software and TrueType fonts This chapter details the procedures used to install the Star WinType 800C printer driver software and TrueType fonts You must install the printer driver software to be able to print Chapter 3 Printi
35. he 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 cover of the printer while the paper tray is in place Use the Top Cover Support bar to prop up the Top Cover Caution Always use the Top Cover Support Bar to prop open the Top Cover Caution Always leave the paper tray in place when opening the printer s top cover Removing it while the top cover is open will cause it to fall shut while your hands are inside the machine Caution Do not touch the sensor located at the front left side inside the printer when the printer s power is ON Touching the sensor will cause the gears to automatically rotate Do not touch this sensor 3 Remove the film roll First remove the take up roll located in the front of the printer Next remove the film roll in the back of the printer iz Caution Be careful not to touch the thermal print head because it may be very hot 4 Remove the film roll bobbins from the AW roll you just removed ee gt amp p Q ap Note You can dispose of used film rolls as normal garbage However you should remember that all printed data will remain in reverse image on the film roll Take special precaution if you have printed sensitive information using the film roll C e 5 Follow the in
36. his printer includes the following capabilities Printing from any Windows 3 1 application Full color and monochrome laser quality printing 300 dpi for high quality output Recommended print media 50 sheet paper tray or manual insertion Printing on coated paper presentation grade paper overhead projection OHP film and iron transfer sheets Easy to use graphical interface for the Windows environment Small compact size and stylish design page per minute color printing speed 2 pages per minute monochrome printing speed This printer can print on media ranging from coated paper to presentation grade paper overhead projection OHP film and iron on transfer sheets The WinType 800C also accepts media loaded from the paper tray or manually loaded media The following list describes media to use with this printer to maintain its exceptional color quality Media Type Dimensions Recommended Type Coated paper Letter 8 1 2 x 11 A PWC 216mm x 279mm A4 8 27 x 11 69 A4 PWC 210mm x 297mm SA4 8 27 x 14 SA4 PWC 210 x 356 mm Manual insertion only Legal 8 1 2 x 14 SA PWC 216mm x 356mm Manual insertion only Presentation Letter 8 1 2 x 11 A PW grade paper 216mm x 279mm A4 8 27 x 11 69 A4 PW 210mm x 297mm SA4 8 27 x 14 SA4 PW 210 x 356 mm Manual insertion only Legal 8 1 2 x 14 SA PW 216mm x 356mm Manual insertion only Tron on transfer AA
37. hoice on or off true or false black or white Bitmap A set of bits that represent a graphic image Bitmapped character A character in a font that s rendered as a bitmap and drawn as a pixel pattern on the screen See also font and pixel Bitmapped font A font in a single point size made up of bit mapped characters Some fonts stored in the computer system are bitmapped fonts 60 Buffer A holding area in the memory where infor mation can be stored by one program or device and then read by another For example some printers have built in memory to store text that comes from the computer faster than it can printed This memory which frees the computer for other work while the printer is printing is called a printer buffer Button An image on your screen which resembles a push button You can click to designate con firm or cancel an action Byte A series of 8 bits that represent one character C Cancel button A button that appears in most dialog boxes which you can use to cancel any command or option you may have chosen Central processing unit CPU The brain of the computer It is the micropro cessor which performs the actual computations Centronics parallel port A standard wiring configuration for parallel data transmission Centronics is often used as a syn onym for the parallel standard developed by Centronics Inc Character set The complete set of characters available in a font Ch
38. inter Cleaning the outside of the printer Steps 1 Use a dry soft cloth to gently wipe the exterior of the printer If your printer is exceptionally dirty you may apply water or a neutral cleaner to the cloth to wipe away the excess dirt Caution Do not use thinners or organic solvents such as Benzine to clean your printer Cleaning the inside of the printer If you periodically clean the inside of your printer it will continue to perform at its finest for a long time You should remember to clean the inside of the printer whenever any of the following occur Paper jams occur often Vertical lines occur in the printed image Colors are not stable 41 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 inside of the printer because this could cause damage Steps 1 Dampen a soft cloth with ethanol gt 2 Make sure that the printer is not print ing and turn off the power to the printer 3 Remove the paper tray cover and the paper tray 4 Press the top cover release and open the top cover while the paper tray is in place Use the Top Cover Support Bar to prop up the top cover Caution Always use the Top Cover Support Bar to prop open the Top Co
39. irty Clean the inside of the printer See page 41 for an explanation of the proper way to clean the inside of your printer 53 Only part of the image is printed Is the proper media being used Paper feeding Special A4 media must be either manually fed or rework your data for A4 size Paper won t feed from the paper tray or manually Check Possible remedy Is paper feed roller dirty Clean the inside of the printer See page 41 for an explanation of the proper way to clean the inside of yo printer Is the paper too thick or too thin Use only the recommended paper types Is the top cover completely closed Paper jams occur frequently Check Close it tightly if it is open Possible remedy Are the platen and pinch rollers dirty Clean the inside of the printer See page 41 for an explanation of the proper way to clean the inside of your printer Is the paper too thick or too thin Use only the recommended paper types Is the top cover completely closed Close it tightly if it is open Is the film roll properly selected Properly select the film roll which is currently installed on the printer Are you using the wrong size media Check the media settings and the film roll settings Using the wrong media or the wrong film will cause errors to occur Two sheets of paper are fed at the same time Check Possible remedy Is there s
40. is every owner s responsibility to make sure that their equipment is properly placed and sensibly used If the following conditions are met you can expect your printer to perform at its finest and to last a long time Unpacking and checking the package contents When you open the box you will find the items in the list below included While re moving all of the packing materials check to make sure that each item below has been included There should be a total of ten 1 items If you are missing any of them con tact your dealer immediately Package contents 1 WinType 800C color presentation printer 2 Accessories carton containing the following items This Users Manual Paper tray base Paper tray cover Starter 3 color film roll Film roll bobbins Starter paper 30 sheets Printer driver and font software 2 disks Power cable 2 39799 c ON eio We strongly recommend that you save the sales receipt boxes and packing materials for this printer They will protect the printer should you ever need to transport it to a new location or require service Caution Always remove the film roll prior to transporting the printer Failure to do so may result in permanent damage to your printer and may void your warranty See page 48 for an explanation Note The enclosed paper and 3 color film roll are samples supplied to help you get started printing quickly These are sample supplies and have a limited yield of
41. le area iii iii iii iii N OO OO CQ GQ GQ l2 lt NN AAU QA CA QA Q h k 17 Getting ready to print Printing DIP switch settings Changing halftones and image quality Changing halftones Changing gamma correction Changing color balance High speed printing Print speed Other buttons in the Options dialog box Black Representation Intensity Photo Text Printing on Special A4 and Legal size media Replacing the film roll Changing the film roll setting Printing with iron on transfer Steps for printing on the transfer sheets Steps for transferring the image on the cloth Steps for the finishing process Chapter 4 Maintenance amp troubleshooting Maintaining your printer Cleaning the outside of the printer Cleaning the inside of the printer Clearing paper jams Transporting your printer Troubleshooting Other DIP switch settings Pinout of interface connector Chapter 5 Reference information Specifications Glossary Index 21 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 33 35 37 37 38 39 41 41 41 41 46 48 51 55 56 57 57 60 64 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 to help you learn the proper operation and care of your printer The first three chapters explain the basic care and
42. ly Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory It has an internal switch to per mit the user to erase the contents and write new contents into it by means of electrical signals Engine This is the mechanical printer developer and laser portion of the printer Emulation One printer s imitation of the functions of an other printer Error Diffusion This is a type of dithering process which results in a softer printed image It is useful for print ing photographic images Expansion RAM board An available option that is easily attached to the computer to increase memory F Fast Print to Port This function of the Options dialog box will send your print job directly to the LPT port with out going through Windows Print Manager File A named ordered collection of information stored on your hard disk or floppy disk File menu A menu that lists commands that affect your documents File menus typically contain com mands such as Save Print and Quit Film Roll This is the thermal wax roll which contains ink used in printing documents Floppy disk A disk made of flexible plastic which stores in formation from your computer Floppy disks come in two types 3 5 and 5 25 Font A set of letters numbers or symbols of the same typeface design 61 G Gamma Correction Gamma is used to adjust the mid range color density of your image H Halftone This setting in the Options dialog box allows you to define how sh
43. n MS DOS computers WYSIWYG An abbreviation of What You See Is What You Get 63 Index Symbols 3 color 386 Enhanced 4 color A A4 Accessories carton Auto B Backup copy Benzine Black Only Black Representation Brightness of tones Browse C Centronics parallel interface cable Changing density Changing gamma correction Changing halftones 22 28 27 22 28 28 29 41 29 29 25 12 26 25 24 Changing halftones and image quality 24 Changing the film roll setting Characters Cleaning the inside of the printer Cleaning the outside of the printer Clearing paper jams Coated paper Color balance Connecting the power cord Connecting the printer to your computer 64 57 41 41 46 2 22 26 Control panel D Darkness Description Dimensions DIP switch settings Dispose of used film E Electric shock Engine Environment Error Diffusion F Fast Print to Port Features of the printer Feed SA4 media Feeder mechanism Film Film roll Film roll bobbins G Gamma correction Genuine Star supplies Glossary H Halftone High speed printing High voltage 23 51 58 23 34 51 57 58 25 23 32 46 22 28 25 61 25 26 51 I Installing the film roll Installing the printer driver 5 11 Installing the printer driver software 11 Intensity Interface Interface cable interface connector Interface port Iron on
44. ng Characters Software fonts Thermal wax transfer 300 X 300 dpi Monochrome 3 seconds page 3 color YMC 64 seconds page 4 color YMCB 80 seconds page Monochrome 32 seconds page 3 color YMC 67 seconds page 4 color YMCB 85 seconds page Monochrome 37 seconds page 3 color YMC 87 seconds page 4 color YMCB 107 seconds page Monochrome 37 seconds page 3 color YMC 87 seconds page 4 color YMCB 107 seconds page Paper 4 6 8or 10 ms line depending on data transfer speed OHP film 6 8 or 10 ms line depending on data transfer speed Paper tray Paper stacker 10 sheets Manual insertion Available No resident font Capacity 50 sheets of coated presenta tion grade paper 35 TrueType fonts on floppy disk 57 Memory Interface Power supply Power consumption Dimensions Weight Reliability information Printer life Printer head life Noise level Environment Temperature Humidity Printer supply accessories Film roll Coated paper Presentation grade paper 58 TrueType fonts are supplied on disk for use with Windows 3 1 applications Standard RAM size is 512 KB Centronics parallel 120VAC 220VAC 230VAC 240VAC 50 60Hz varies according to the country of purchase At standby 17W At printing 120W 14 13 W x 10 08 D x 5 04 H 359mm W x 256mm D x 128mm H 16 5 Ibs 7 5 kg 25 000 pages or 5 years 5 000 pages A4 size 3 color 2096 duty
45. ng This chapter explains how to operate your printer and the printer driver software Chapter 4 Maintenance amp troubleshooting This chapter explains the proper procedures for routine maintenance and care of your printer and a quick reference to help you solve any problems which you may occur 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 you with simple explanations of the printer s operation We have included illustrations of the printer and Windows screens wherever necessary and wher ever space allowed You should be able to operate this printer by carefully following each of the steps provided Features of the printer This printer is capable of laser quality color page printing on Letter A4 Legal and Spe cial A4 size coated presentation quality smooth paper OHP overhead projection film and iron on transfer sheets The main features of the printer include Full color and monochrome laser quality printing Up to 2 pages per minute using monochrome film rolls and 1 page per minute using 4 color film rolls Laser quality 300 dots per inch resolution Prints documents made using virtually any Windows 3 1 application software 35 Scalable TrueType fonts for Windows 3 1 applica
46. nvironment A steady power supply Do not connect it to an outlet which uses the same circuit as a refrigerator or an air conditioner Use only the line voltage specified on the identification plate The printer should be positioned relatively close to the computer The maximum recommended length of the parallel interface cable not supplied is 2 meters or 6 feet The printer should be placed so that there is a minimum of 5 cm 2 in clear ance on the front left and right sides to prevent blockage of its ventilation fan outlets and at least 30 cm on the back of the printer to allow opening of the printer s top cover Preparing to print After placing for your printer in a suitable area you can begin preparing it to print You must carefully follow the Steps below to properly and safely load the print media and install the film roll Note The following Steps assume that you are using the starter film roll and the starter paper Coated paper is included for the American market and presentation grade paper is included for other markets See Chapter 3 for detailed explanations on printing with other print media Loading paper You 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 side of the printer 2 Fan the paper This will prevent paper jams from occurring 3 Load one sheet of paper into the paper tray base
47. of the Options za dialog box Mes Ever Dees 12 Click on the OK button of the Setup r Celer Mlama dialog box n 13 Click on the Close button in the Printers dialog box to save your changes and return to the Program Manager Note The instructions above are for settings made from the Control Panel Depending on the application software you are using similar settings can be made from the Print Setup command in the File menu 22 Printing When you select the Print command from the File menu of your Windows application printing will begin Operation may vary somewhat however per software application program STAR WinType 800C If you have selected Fast Print to Port see High speed printing on page 26 in the Options dialog box a message like the one atthe right will be displayed This will pro vide you with the status of the document being currently printed Document Name Write Untitled Printer Status Heady DIP switch settings This printer is equipped with DIP switches so that you can freely set the darkness or lightness of the final print The DIP switches are located on the back side of the printer and can be changed using the tip of a ball point pen or other similar object Altogether there are 7 levels from which you can select To change the darkness setting of your printer you use DIP switches 7 8 and 9 Use the following illustration to make your selections Note Printer driv
48. or A4 1 I m grade paper 1m iw m m 0 m 0 m TL1 11C4H oM TL1 CBH Plain Paper 4 Color A4 Monochrome lm tm m ml im A4 SA4 om OHP Film 0 W TL1 14C3H Iron on Transfer 4 Color A4 SA4 1 mm Sheets imm o mi m Slow Speed Mode 1 Coated Paper i Paper Sizes Print Intensity mm 0 M 0 43 0 4 0 im im Darkest 4 mm IN om S4A of M io 9 2 Do not change 1 n 1 m this switch setting It should always Re MA pe imm i Lightest 0 0 Standard 1 m mm 55 Pinout of interface connector This printer uses a standard 8 bit parallel interface connector Centronics interface The following 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 GND 6 DATA 5 24 GND 7 DATA 6 25 GND 8 DATA 7 26 GND 9 DATA 8 27 GND 10 ACKNLG 28 GND 11 BUSY 29 GND 12 EOP 30 GND 13 ON LINE 31 INPUT PRIME 14 GND 32 FAULT 15 33 GND 16 GND 34 EOI 17 CHASSIS GND 35 18 5V Max 160mA 36 18 1 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO QOOOOCOOO0O0000000000 56 Chapter 5 Reference information Specifications Engine Printing process Resolution Printing speed Letter size paper A4 size paper Legal size paper Special A4 size paper Paper feed Speed Paper handli
49. or Diffusion Gamma Correction 00 S 1 4 s Color Balance Media Type Coated Paper Film Roll 4 Color Cancel Intensity Normal Default Print Speed Auto Performance East Print To Port Use Max Memory r Black Representation Y M C Black Black Only Halftone Spiral o Mesh Error Diffusion Gamma Correction P 10 S 1 0 1 0 Color Balance Photo Tex Printing on Special A4 and Legal size media This printer can also print on special A4 size media 210 x 356mm 8 27 in x 14 in and Legal 8 1 2 x 14 However you must install the proper Special A4 Legal size film roll and setup the new paper size through the Printers Setup dialog box in Windows Steps 1 Open the Main group by double click ing on its icon 2 Double click on the Control Panel icon in the Main group 3 Double click on the Printers Main 1 2 Gen File Manager E Print Manager CipBook MS DOS Viewer Prompt 2o Windows PIF Editor ReadMe ATM Control Setup Panel 1con Control Panel z Settings Help i AR c oO Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard an E d Be R International Date Time ODBC Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound CE ga g Installs and removes printe
50. printer Setup button Silicon Socket protective sheet Software fonts Special A4 Specifications Spiral Starter 3 color film roll System requirements T Take up roll Test print 66 15 12 21 6 49 49 iii 11 15 15 15 4 57 51 58 33 12 34 33 21 37 57 28 57 25 iv 11 Text Thermal print head Thinners Top cover Top Cover Support Bar Transporting your printer Troubleshooting TrueType font samples TrueType fonts Turning OFF the power Turning ON the power Type of ink U Unpacking and checking the package contents Use Max Memory W Weight Windows 30 34 41 7 33 33 48 51 11 57 17 17 22 27 58 11 Customer service information In the event that you are experiencing some technical difficulty with your Star printer please refer to Chapter 7 Maintenance amp troubleshooting That chapter provides you with easy methods to diagnose and resolve problems which you may encounter For further technical support you should first contact your Authorized Star Dealer If you require additional support Star Micronics offers a wide variety of technical support services Please use the phone numbers listed below based on the country which your Star printer was purchased Star Micronics Technical Hotline North America 1 908 572 3300 Australia 61 2 748 4300 Hong Kong 852 795 2335 New Zealand 64 9 570 1470 Star Micronics FaxBack Document Retrieval System Requir
51. que dict par le minis re des Communications du Canada The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada Bescheinigung des Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt da der COMPUTER DRUCKER TM300 in bereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der VDEO0878 3 22 89 EN 55022 1987 BMPT Vfg 243 1991 und 46 1992 funk entst rt ist Dem Bundesamt f r Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Ger tes angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur berpr fung der Serie auf die Einhaltung der Bestimmungen einger umt STAR MICRONICS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH WesterbachstraBe 59 W 6000 Frankfurt Main 90 Germany The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Germany Trademark Acknowledgments TrueType Apple Computer Inc Windows 3 1 MS DOS Microsoft Corporation Notice Allrights reserved Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without STAR s express permission is forbidden The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of press However should any errors be detected STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them The above notwithstanding STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual Copyright 1994 Star Micronics Co Ltd Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Your printer is a reliable and quality precisioned instrument However it
52. ription of the types of film rolls you can use with this printer 8 When finished making your selection click on the OK button 9 A message to confirm your changes will appear Click on OK 10 Click on the OK button of the Setup dialog box 11 Click on the Close button to save your changes and return to the Program Manager 36 MediaType Coated Paper s Film Roll Intensity Print Speed Performance Fast Print To Port D Use Max Memory r Black Representation O Y4M4C4Black Black Only Halftone Spiral Mesh O Error Diffusion Gamma Correction 1 0 1 0 1 0 Color Balance Printing with iron on transfer This printer can print not only on coated paper for laser quality color output but it also can output laser quality color images on iron on transfer sheets However you should observe the Steps below when printing on iron on transfer sheets Note Use only Genuine Star lron on Transfer Sheets for this application The iron on transfer is a great way to create original designs for T shirts or other cloth items When you are printing iron on transfer sheets always select OHP Film in the Media Type setting of the printer driver Steps for printing on the transfer sheets 1 After inserting the finishing sheet place Create an image with your software program Place the fini
53. rs and sets printing options 4 Click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list if LPTI is the port to which this printer is connected 5 Click on the Setup button Printe rs Default Printer STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 Installed Printers Apple LaserWriter Il NT on LPT1 Star WinType 4000 GDI on WTGDI Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL Star WinType 4000 PostScript on WTPS STAR WinTvpe 800C on LPTT Set As Default Printer amp Use Print Manager 31 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 A4 r Paper Size Special A4 210 x 356 mm will become Special A4 A4 210x297 mm Special A4 210 x 356 mm S Orientation Portrait o Landscape Mirror 8 Click on the OK button 9 Click on the Close button to save your settings and return to the Program Manager 10 You must manually feed Legal print media for printing This is because the paper tray does not automatically feed SA4 media Note You must install the proper TL 1 14C3H 3 color TL 1 14C4H 4 color film roll to be able to print Failing to do so will result in a printing error See Installing the film roll on page 5 for details on installation Note See Manual loading on page 19 for details on manually feeding print media 32 Replacing the film roll You must replace t
54. shing sheet with its silicon side facing upwards into the 145 d paper tray base The silicon side is the side facing you when the cut corner is in the upper right hand side Y N E d oe 5 Note The finishing sheet is not for printing It is used to prevent any printing or feeding trouble with the iron on transfer sheet the paper tray cover on top of the paper tray base in the direction of the arrows in the illustration at the right 4 Click on the Mirror checkbox in the Printers Setup dialog PaperSize A4 210 x 297 mm box This will cause the ens printer to print a mirror image Orientation gau of your design 9 Portrait About id o Landscape EtMirror aras Load the iron on transfer sheet with the printing side down into the opening in the paper tray cover Make sure that it is inserted completely into the printer H Caution Do not manually load more than one sheet at a time Wait until the first sheet has been completely printed before loading more sheets 6 Print your image on the transfer sheet Steps for transferring the image on the cloth 1 Cut out the image on the transfer sheet leaving approximately 1 2 margin around the image Round off the corners because this will reduce the chance of the image peeling off Carefully position the transfer sheet on the cloth with the image side down Uniformly iron the transfer sheet with the iron set to 320 F 1
55. structions on pages 4 6 to install a new film roll 34 Changing the film roll setting You must setup the printer driver in Windows when changing to a different type of film roll Follow the Steps below Steps 1 Open the Main group by double click ing on its icon 2 Double click on the Control Panel icon in the Main group 2 File Manager E Print Manager CipBook MS DOS Viewer Prompt Windows PIF Editor ReadMe ATM Control Setup Panel 3 Double click on the Printers icon El Control Panel Settings Help M AL c 5 C3 ga g Color Fonts Ports Mouse Desktop Keyboard EMCE a d Fe lt Se International Date Time DDBC Enhanced Drivers Fax Sound Installs and removes printers and sets printing options 4 Click on STAR WinType 800C on LPT1 in the Installed Printers list Dra Fani sa Le if LPT1 IS the port to which this Installed Printers Apple LaserWriter Il NT on LPT1 printer is connected Star WinType 4000 GDI on WIGDI Star WinType 4000 PCL on WTPCL Star WinType 4000 PostScript on WIPS STAR WinT ype 800C on LPT1 5 Click on the Setup button amp Use Print Manager 6 Click on the Options button 35 7 Click on the Film Roll Drop down list box and select the new type of film roll you have just installed See page 2 of Chapter 1 Setting up your printer for a list of genuine Star printer supplies for a desc
56. t interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between 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 TV technician for help Note The following cable must be used to comply with FCC Regulations as well as to avoid interference to home equipment Interface cable Twisted pair shielded cable Non shielded A C Power Cord Do not attempt to modify this equipment If modified your authority to operate this equipment might be voided by the FCC The above statement applies only to printers marketed in the U S A Statement of The Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital device does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n emen pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limits applicable aux appa reils num riques de la classe B prescrites dan le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectri
57. t of the printer has three lamps and one button The lamps and button indicate the status of the printer when the power is turned ON The Paper lamp This orange colored lamp is ordinarily not lit If an error is detected such as paper u out or paper jam this lamp will flash and Sa E the printer will enter the Not Ready mode The Not Ready mode is indicated by the flashing green Ready lamp The Film Roll lamp This lamp is also colored orange and it too Em CUN is ordinarily not lit If an error is detected rim Roll B such as no film roll or wrong film roll c Bom this lamp will flash and the printer will en ter the Not Ready mode which is also indi cated by the flashing green Ready lamp Paper O Ready The Ready lamp This lamp is green and will light when you Pawsa um turn on the printer s power When it is lit L O Film Roi m the printer is in the Ready mode which Se SL Eo means that it can receive and print data sent from your computer When an error is de tected the printer will automatically enter the Not Ready mode After you have cleared the problem press the round Ready button The Ready lamp will light and printing can proceed The Ready button Press this button to set the printer On or Off Su Susi line with the computer When On line or O Film Rol i m the Ready mode the printer can receive and EE v _ print data from the computer Features of the printer T
58. tatic electricity built up on the media Fan your media before loading it into the paper tray For iron on transfer sheets always place the finishing sheet in the paper tray and manually feed one transfer sheet at a time 54 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 the printer s performance in the future We recommend that switches other than 7 through 9 for print intensity ordinarily be left alone Print Type Items that can be changed with the DIP switches Normal printing Note D Overall print intensity 7 levels from 3 to 3 printing from Windows e Sets slow speed mode 9 2 Test print Change of film rolls 5 types Change of print media size 3 types 2 types Overall print intensity 7 levels from 3 to 3 Note 1 Windows settings take priority over DIP switch settings Note 2 This sets Low print speed which is useful for areas with high intensity or patterns Paper Types Film Roll Types 0 Coated Paper 0 m m TL1 14C4H 0 TL1 11C3H Presentation 4 Color A4 SA4 3 Col
59. the Ready lamp is lit Caution Do not print for 5 to 10 minutes or until the alcohol has dried after cleaning the inside of the printer 45 Clearing paper jams If you should experience a paper jam Windows will display an error message and the Paper lamp on the control panel will light Observe the following steps should a paper j m occur Steps 1 Turn the printer s power OFF once and then turn it ON again Note Turning the printer s power OFF and ON again will initialize the printer which makes removing the jammed paper easier 2 Turn the power OFF again 3 If your print media has jammed partway through the feeder mechanism remove the paper tray cover and gently pull the paper up through the entrance of the p feeder Y Proceed to Step 8 on page 48 x lt 5 o e 4 Ifyourprint media has jammed partway through being ejected from the printer gently pull the media up through the pa per eject Proceed to Step 8 on page 48 46 5 If your print media becomes jammed inside of the machine press the cover release and open the top cover while the paper tray is in place Use the Top Cover Support Bar to prop up the Top Cover 6 Your print media will appear if you gen tly rotate the gear as shown in the illus tration at the right Note Do not leave any paper scraps inside of the printer if your paper should rip 7 Afterremoving the jammed paper close the top cover Yo
60. the parallel cable into one of the interface ports on the com puter 3 Plug the other end of the interface cable into the printer s interface port which is located on the back of the printer 4 Securely fit the prongs on either side of the printer s port into the clips on both sides of the printer cable Power OFF SS Note To ensure proper operation you must use a high quality Centronics compatible shielded parallel interface cable This cable should not be longer than 2 meters or 6 feet 9 10 Chapter 2 Installing the printer driver and TrueType fonts If you have prepared your printer you can install the printer driver which accompanied this 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 scalable TrueType fonts which are designed especially for Windows version 3 1 applications printing To operate the printer you must follow these steps to install the printer driver software Before installing the printer driver however we suggest that you take a few moments to check your system configuration to make sure that your computer is ready for the instal lation System requirements To run this printer driver you need an IBM compatible PC with at least a 386SX 16 MHz CPU and you must be running MS DOS 3 3 or later and Windows 3 1 or later The WinType 800C will not work properly on 286 based PCs and other earli
61. tions Meets or exceeds all requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency s Energy Star program Printouts require no drying time Printouts do not bleed smear nor wrinkle Compact and stylish design Printer components Paper tray The paper tray cover and the paper Paper tray cover tray base when put together are This covers the paper tray called the paper tray Paper tray base This holds your print medi Control panel Top cover release The control panel includes the Ready Press this to open the button and the Ready Paper and printer s top cover Film Roll lamps Power switch A AC cord socket 2 DIP switches Air vents Parallel interface connector This connects the printer to the computer Top cover xo X I 4 nA fS 1 a A X A lt Thermal head Bobbin sockets These are used to mount the film roll to the inside of the printer 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee tha
62. transfer sheets J Jammed inside of the machine L Landscape Lightness Loading print media Low LPTI M Main group Maintaining your printer Maintenance amp troubleshooting Manual loading Media type Medium Memory Mesh Monochrome N Not Ready mode 30 58 9 56 9 2 21 37 47 22 23 17 29 14 21 41 41 19 16 22 29 iii 11 58 25 28 15 O Operating the printer 17 Options button 22 Options menu 22 Organic solvents 41 Overhead projection OHP film 2 21 P Package contents 1 Paper extract rollers 44 Paper feed 57 Paper feeders 44 Paper feeding 51 54 Paper jams 54 Paper lamp 15 46 Paper pinch rollers 44 Paper tray 4 17 33 Paper tray base 1 4 Paper tray cover 1 Parallel interface cable 3 Performance 26 Photo 30 Placing the printer 3 Plain paper 22 Portrait 22 Power cable 1 Power supply 51 52 58 Preparing to print 3 Presentation grade paper 2 22 Print Monitor 27 Print speed 29 28 Printable area 19 Printer driver 1 11 Printers icon 21 Printing 23 51 52 Printing on special A4 size media 31 65 Printing speed 57 Printing with iron on transfer sheets 37 Printing with WinType 800C Program Manager Protective pieces Protective sheet R RAM Ready button Ready lamp Ready mode Recommended coated paper Reference information Region of problem Reliability Replacing the film roll Run S Sensitive information Sensor Setting up your
63. ts you will be prompted to select a default printer You can then proceed with Automatic Install Steps 3 5 described on the previous page Note To make the typefaces appear in your application reselect your printer in Printer Setup in the application File menu Note You must restart Windows in order to begin using this printer for the first time TrueType font samples American text Caslon Openface Cooper Black EngraversRoman Freehand 521 Humanist 521 XBd OCR A Orbit Playbill Schadow BlkCn Tango Vineta 14 Broadway Cloister BIk Davida BD Exotic350DMBd HandelGothic Impress Olddreadful No 7 Parisian PTBarnum Seagull Hv University Roman Windsor Brush 445 Commercial Script DomCasual Freeform721 Blk Hobo Kaufmann Onyx Park Avenue Raleigh DMBd Shotgun VAGRounded Chapter 3 Printing with WinType 800C The WinType 800C prints exceptionally vivid and glossy color presentation materials on genuine Star supplies including our coated paper presentation grade paper overhead projection OHP film and iron on transfer sheets The WinType 800C accepts media from the paper tray or you can load media manually This printer is also easy to use because it works within the graphical interface of the Windows environment In this chapter we ll explain the special features of this printer and how to control it to get the best possible printing quality The control panel The control panel on the fron
64. u should hear a click ing sound as it closes tightly 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 a new location to prevent damage to it Steps 1 Get the original carton box and protec tive items out and ready for packing the printer 2 Make sure that the printer is not print ing and turn OFF the power 3 Unplug the interface cable and the power cord 4 Press the cover release and open the top cover and use the Top Cover Support Bar to prop open the top cover 48 5 Remove the film roll as described on page 33 6 Replace the protective inserts as shown in the illustration at the right 7 Replace the protective sheet This should protrude through the sheet 8 Lay the Top Cover Support Bar down to its original position while holding the top cover with one hand 9 Close the cover completely while gen tly pressing the protective pieces toward the inside of the printer 9 Remove the paper tray cover and the paper tray base 10 Wrap the printer in its original protec tive sheet and place it in its original box 50 Troubleshooting Your printer is a reliable precisioned instrument and should not cause you any trouble if itis used and treated sensibly However we are providing you
65. ver Removing it while the Top Cover is open will cause it to fall shut while your hands are inside the machine 42 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 prevent injury 5 Remove the film rolls as described on page 28 6 Wipe the thermal head using the soft cloth Caution If you have used the printer recently be especially careful because the thermal head may still be hot 7 Gently wipe the platen roller with the soft cloth Wipe the entire roller while rotating the gear 43 8 Wipe the paper feeders with the soft cloth Wipe the entire roller while rotating the gear 9 Wipe the paper extract rollers with the soft cloth 10 While holding up the paper guide wipe the area of the paper pinch rollers you can see with the soft cloth 11 Rotate the gear shown in the illustra tion to expose the opposite side of the pinch rollers 44 12 Wipe the pinch rollers in the back of the inside of the printer 13 Lay the Top Cover Support Bar down to its original position while holding the top cover with one hand and gently close the top cover You should hear a click ing sound as it closes tightly 14 Place the paper tray and paper tray cover back into their normal operating posi tions and turn ON the power to the printer Make sure that
66. west speed available Itis useful when print ing graphics with patterns or high intensity Media Type Coated Paper Film Roll 3 Color Ca Intensity Normal Default Print Speed Auto Photo Performance T Medium Ds East Print To H Low Hel Use Max Memory Black Only Halftone Spiral 1 0 O Mesh 1 0 O Error Diffusion 1 0 Gamma Correction Color Balance Other buttons in the Options dialog box Black Representation This function in the Options dialog box is used to produce a sharper black print for your document only when using 4 color film rolls If you select Y M C Black your printer will print each of the three colors for your black text or graphics and will place one layer of black ink on top to give you a sharper more solid black You can also select Black Only which will cause the film roll to bypass the other three colors and print only black where black is required MediaType Coated Paper Film Roll 3 Color Cancel Intensity Color Default Print Speed Monochrome gt Photo Performance amp Fast Print To Port r Black Representation O v ddsciBiack O Black Oaly Text Hel Use Max Memory Halftone Spiral Mesh Gamma Correction Oo Error Diffusion Color Bal
67. with this troubleshooting section to help you should you encounter any problems with your printer Remember that your printer is a highly sophisticated device and that this section is intended to be only a brief guide As with many other precisioned instruments this printer contains high voltage We request that you perform only the operations which are explained here Warning Any attempt to perform troubleshooting operations other than those described here may result in electric shock damage to the printer or both The following table is provided to give you an idea of where to find solutions to prob lems you may encounter Region of problem Description Power supply Power is not being supplied to the printer Page 52 Printing The printer doesn t print or it stops printing Page 52 The printed image has vertical lines Page 52 The overall print is light Page 52 The overall print is dark Page 53 Patterns appear where print density is high Page 53 Color variations are too large Page 53 Only part of the image is printed Page 54 Paper feeding Paper won t feed from the paper tray or manually Page 54 Paper jams occur frequently Page 54 Two sheets of paper are fed at the same time Page 54 51 Power supply Power is not being supplied to the printer Check Possible remedy Is the printer turned ON Check to make sure that the power switch on the back of the printer is in the O

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