Laser Printer Operations Manual

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Withthiscapability,theStarLaserPrinter4 willoperatewitha widerange
of applicationsprograms on the market, both old and new. Chapter7
providesthe informationthat will allowyouto useyourprinterwithfour
popularapplicationsprograms:Lotus1-2-3,WordPerfect,MicrosoftWord,
andMicrosoftWindows.
Chapter8and9 describethemaintenanceandtroubleshootingoperationsto
keepyourStarLaserPrinter4 workingin “perfect”condition.
1.1 LASERPRINTING
BeforeyoubeginlearningaboutyournewStarLaserPrinter4,youmayfind
it helpfulto knowsomethingaboutlaserprintingitself.
A laser is actually a beam of light of just one wavelength(Laser is an
acronymfor Light Amplificationby StimulatedEmissionof Radiation).
Sucha beamof light,describedas“highlycoherent”,can be focusedvery
sharply.Lasers,generatedby gases,liquidsor semiconductors,a~ widely
usedin applicationsrangingfromsurgeryto thevisualarts.
Laserprintingis a processthatusesa laserbeam— in thiscase,generated
byasemiconductor-to activateportionsofanelectricallychargedsurface.
Theseactivatedpartsrepresentthewords,numbers,or graphicsbeingsent
fromthecomputerforprinting.Otherpartsofthepnntertransferthisimage
to paper,thencleanthesurfaceandprepareitto receivemoreinformation
to be printed.
Inotherwords,thisprocessisatypeoflaser-activatedtemporaryengraving.
In the StarLaserPrinter4, two intercomectedunitsproducethe complete
printingprocess:thetonercartridgeandtheprinterbody.
Thetonercartridgecontainsthedrum,whichis therotatingsurface.In the
darknessofthetonercartridge,thedrumholdsa negativechargeplacedon
it by the primarycoronawire in theprinter.Shutterson the bottomof the
tonercartridgeassurethatno unwantedlightpenetratesits interior.
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