Astro Machine AstroJet 5000 User manual

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Step 1
Unpack Printer and Accessories
Place Printer on a stable surface.
Assemble: Adjustable Side Guide [1], Envelope/Media
Side Guide [2], Rear Media Support [3], Rear Media
Guide [4] and Exit Roller Guide Plate [5].
Save packaging material.
Step 2
Connect Power to Printer
1. Main power switch
[3] is turned OFF.
2. Plug power cord
from power adapter
into receptacle [4]
on rear of Printer.
3. Plug AC power
cord into power
adapter. Plug
other end of
power cord into
115-220 Volt AC,
50/60 Hz
grounded outlet.
Using a surge
protector is
recommended.
DO NOT POWER UP PRINTER YET
AstroJet 5000
Quick Start Guide
Power Adapter
Connect Power Adapter
to Printer

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Step 3
Install Inkjet Cartridges
AJ-5000 uses two ink cartridges. (HP57 Color cartridge
and HP56 or HP58 Black cartridge.) HP56 Black
cartridge is for everyday printing and HP58 Black
Cartridge is for photos and high quality printing.
1. Plug Printer in and turn main power switch ON.
Open Top Cover and press soft power button
[1]. Button lights up. Wait until mechanism stops
moving. Open two printhead latching covers [2]
(lift from front.)
2. Insert cartridges in appropriate positions as
shown. Color cartridge goes on left.
3. Press down on cartridge latches until they click,
then close Latch Covers.
NOTE: Refer to Section 3 –Operating the
AstroJet 5000 for information on how to align
printheads when installing new cartridges.
Step 4
Connect Printer to Computer
Printer has both USB [2] and Parallel Ports [1].
(Located one above the other as shown.)
USB Cable Users: Plug USB cable from computer into
Printer’s USB port.
Parallel Cable Users: Plug Parallel Printer Cable from
computer into Printer’s Parallel Port.
Latch two locking clips.
USB Cable Connection
Parallel Cable Connection

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Step 5
Load “AJ5000 AMC50
Printer Driver Disk” into
computer's CD/DVD drive.
If “Drive Installation CD”
launch window appears,
you can ignore it.
DO NOT TURN PRINTER POWER ON YET
USB Port Installation
1. With Printer connected to computer via USB
port, turn Printer ON. “Welcome to the Found
New Hardware Wizard” opens. Check box
“No, not this time”as shown. Click Next>.
2. Next window displays name of Printer: AMC50
or AMCAMC50. Click “Install the software
automatically (Recommended)”box.
Click Next>.
3. Window shown below appears, then “Hardware
Installation” window appears.
Click Continue Anyway to load driver software
from CD.
4. Once driver is loaded, “Completing the found
New Hardware Wizard” window opens.
Click Finish.
5. Installation is complete when “Found New
Hardware” box appears in lower right-hand
corner of screen.
Parallel Port Installation
1. With Printer connected to computer via Parallel
Port (LPT1), turn Printer ON.
If “Welcome to the Found New Hardware
Wizard” opens, CLOSE it.
2. Click on START and then Printers and Faxes.
When “Printers and Faxes” window opens
click on “Add a printer”.

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3. “Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard” window.
Click Next>.
4. “Local or Network Printer”window. Click
“Local printer attached to the computer”and
“Automatically detect and install my Plug
and Play printer”buttons. Click Next>.
5. “Welcome to the Found New Hardware
Wizard”. Click on “No, not at this time”.
Click Next>.
6. When “Found New Hardware Wizard”
appears, click “Install the software
automatically (Recommended)”button.
Click Next>.
7. Installer looks for CD (may take a few minutes.)
“Please wait while the wizard installs the
software…” and “Copying Files” windows
open.
8. “Hardware Installation”.
Click Continue Anyway button to continue
software installation.

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9. “Completing the Found New Hardware
Wizard”. Click Finish.
10. “New Printer Detection”.
(You can choose to print a test page).
Click Next>.
11. “Completing the Add Printer Wizard” displays
information about Printer.
Click Finish to close window.
12. Restart computer to complete installation.
Step 6
To install Accessories and/or for Printer set-up or
operation, please refer to “AstroJet 5000 Shuttle
Printer Operator Manual” supplied with Printer.
© 2014 Astro Machine Corp 10/30/2014
AJ 5000 Quick Start Guide
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Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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