ASTRO AstroJet 2000, Installation, Operating, And Parts Manual

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AstroJet III
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AccuJet Data
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Bios
The latest version of the system Bios is stored here.
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Databases
This folder is used to store your databases.
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Fonts
When a job is printed from the AstroJet Control Panel
the fonts and logos used for that job are rendered in a
format that the AstroJet Image Blaster Printer can use.
These rendered fonts and logos are stored in this folder
for future use when the job is run again.
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Jobs
The Jobs folder shows information about the job such as
total number of records, the template used to layout the
job, resolution, and last record processed.
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Logos
The Logos folder can be used to store any logos in
Windows .BMP format that are used with the job.
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Projects
This folder stores all of the information necessary for the
software to format and run the job.
The AstroJet Layout Editor is used to create the job. The AstroJet Control Panel is used to
send the job you created to the AstroJet Printer. All jobs are designed in the AstroJet Layout
Editor. This is where we will begin with this tutorial.
Starting the Software
Double click on the AstroJet Layout Editor icon to open the program and we will begin.
The first screen that appears is the
“Welcome to the AstroJet Layout Editor”
screen. There are three choices,
"Create a new template?", "Modify an
existing template?”, and “Modify an
existing template with a replacement
database?”. Click on the “
Create a new
template? ” and then click on the Next>>
button.
The “ Layout Wizard – Select Database ”
screen will appear. Click Next>> to
continue. The “Open” window is used to search and select the database. The
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Databases folder in the AstroJet software is the default. You should store your
databases in this folder. Select the database type from the drop down menu. Next, select
the appropriate database and click
Open to open the database. For more information on
databases and how to prepare them for the AstroJet refer to DATABASES at the end of this
section.