Star Micronics 4III Printer User Manual


 
Before you begin printing, at any time, but especially when you are new to
the process. it is a good idea to run a test or sample print. To do this, take the
printer Off Line. Then press and hold [TEST]
until the display reads Status
Sheet. The printer will provide a status sheet showing.
l its configuration
l the quality of its text printing, and
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l a summary of its settings - initial and power-up preset.
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4.3 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE
COMPUTER
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The Star LaserPrinter 4111 comes equipped with a standard Centronics
parallel interface. and an RS-232 serial interface. They can be connected
simultaneously, though only one can be active at any one time.
The printer comes from the factory pre-set with the Centronics parallel
interface active. You can confirm this by looking at the Interface Group
portion of the sample print.
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Star Laser-Printer 4111
Status and Setup Report
Configuration
Firmware rev.: 1.00
Page count: 1210
RAM size:
On-board
1024K bytes
Expansion
OK bytes
Available
628K bytes
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This means that the Centronics parallel interface is active. If the serial port
were active, that line would state serial.
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