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The bestpaperfortheStarLaserPrinter 8 hasa smoothfinishand is of
20 to 24 poundweight.Anypaperdesignedfor photocopiersshoulddo
thetrick though;Xerox4024 andCanonNP printnicely. Highquality
cotton bond paper,whichcontainsup to 25 percentcottontibres,works
passablywellwithevenheavierweights.
The absolutelimits arc 16-poundpaper al the light end and 35-pound
stockattheheaviest.Withhcavypaper,openthetraysothepageswillbc
dclivcrcdfaceup andwon’thaveto bendoverthe finalrollers.
Be awarethatanypuckeredor wovenfinishmaynotprint as sharplyas
you‘dlike.Avoidshinycoatedpaperormultipartforms.Anddon’teven
thinkaboutputtingin stapledor rippedpages.
If you frequentlychangepaperweights,you willprobablyget skewing
problcms—linesthatprintal an anglebecauseof misfccding.For best
results,whenyourStarLaserPrintcr8isfirstsetuphavethepaperfccdcr
“squared”forpaperof-atIcast20pounds.Lighterpaper,thoughchcapcr,
isn’treallythe way to cconomizc.
Wantto printon yourownpreprintedIcttcrhcad?Fine—so longasyour
logoisn’tthermographed.Thickcoloredink maylook luxurious,butit
canalsowindupstuckalloveryourpnntcr’sroller.Stayawayfromany
inksthatsoftenatrelativelylowtemperatures;yourprinterfusespagesat
200: c.
Thiswarningappliestocoloredpapertoo,ifithasbeentintedwitha1ow-
tcmpcraturcdye.
Thetoncrcartridgcin yourStarLascrPrintcr8 shouldprintatleast4000
pages,20 refillsofthepapertray.Thecostof replacingatonercartridge
is not much more than that of replacingprintwheelsand ribbonson a
daisywhcc.1printer.
Butyou
canextendthelifeof a cartridge:Setthe printdensityto 7 or 8
formostofyourprinting—firstdraftsandinternalcompanywork—and
just turnthedialbackto 4 or 5 forreportsor lettersthatmustlookgreat.
CAUTION:
the rollers beside the dial may be very hot.
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