Elesys 5450 Reference Manual Download Page 13

Page: 13 / 102

Spot Color Printing

Introduction

This chapter provides instructions on how to setup
and use your digital duplicator in applications
requiring

spot color printing

Figure 1-1.1. Spot color printing.

Summary of Contents for 5450

Page 1: ...Controller Reference Manual ...

Page 2: ... For a Printer Driver for your Digital Duplicator contact The nearest authorized supplier for your digital duplicator For Customer Support and Service contact The nearest authorized supplier for your digital duplicator ...

Page 4: ...or written consent of Elesys The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Printing History This manual was created using text formatting software on personal computer The body text is printed in Times New Roman fonts and chapter and section heads are printed in Arial fonts First Edition January 1999 Trademark Credits Elesys and Print Boss are registered trademarks...

Page 5: ...Netscape Communications Corporation PANTONE is a trademark of Pantone Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries Licensed exclusively through X Open Company Ltd Product names mentioned in the text of this document may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies All references to PostScript on the screen or in this guide or manual are re...

Page 6: ...rk Note indicate specific kinds of notes Caution Caution messages appear before procedures which if not observed could result in loss of data or damage to equipment Warning Warning messages alert you to a specific procedure or practice which if not followed correctly could cause serious personal injury ...

Page 7: ...t of PCL 5e Fonts Stored In Your Controller 29 Related Documentation 31 Appendix A Controller I O Port Specifications 33 Introduction 33 Parallel Port Connection 34 LocalTalk Connection 37 Local Area Network Connection 39 Controller Digital Duplicator Cable Specifications 40 Appendix B Upgrading Controller Memory 41 Introduction 41 Memory SIMM 42 Board Installation 42 Testing a Memory Upgrade 55 T...

Page 8: ...viii Appendix D PCL Symbol Sets 69 Introduction 69 ISO Symbol Set Substitution 72 Glossary 73 Index 85 ...

Page 9: ... Figure 3 2 1 Internal PCL 5e Typefaces 21 Figure 3 3 3 Roman 8 and PC 8 Symbol Sets 23 Figure 3 3 4 Selecting the controller s active symbol set 24 Figure 3 7 1 PCL Test Page sample report 30 Figure A 5 1 Local Area Network Port Connector Contact Numbering 39 Figure B 1 1 Example of a single sided SIMM with one PD jumper installed 44 Figure B 1 1 Example of a double sided SIMM 44 Figure B 1 3 Rem...

Page 10: ...c Test Page to verify correct memory installation 56 Figure C 2 1 Four Typefaces from the Times New Roman Family 62 Figure C 2 2 Examples of Various Point Sizes 63 Figure C 2 3 Pitch 63 Figure C 2 4 Portrait and Landscape Orientations 64 ...

Page 11: ... A 4 1 LocalTalk Connector Contact Numbering 38 Table B 1 1 Supported memory configurations 46 Table B 1 2 Troubleshooting Incorrect Diagnostic Test Page 58 Table B 1 3 Troubleshooting status light problem 59 Table D 2 1 Intellifont Symbol Sets 71 Table D 2 2 TrueType Symbol Sets 71 Table D 4 1 ISO Substitution Characters 72 ...

Page 12: ...xii ...

Page 13: ...1 1 Spot Color Printing Introduction This chapter provides instructions on how to setup and use your digital duplicator in applications requiring spot color printing Figure 1 1 1 Spot color printing ...

Page 14: ...ass color print using desktop publishing software such as Adobe PageMaker Step 1 Locate the page or document you wish to print and open it in Adobe PageMaker For our color page example we will use the picture shown in the Adobe PageMaker file below Figure 1 1 2 Open Adobe PageMaker Step 2 Open the Print screen ...

Page 15: ...3 Step 3 Enter the number of copies to be made Figure 1 1 3 Enter the number of copies to be made Step 4 Select the button Figure 1 1 4 Select the Color button ...

Page 16: ...s feature Figure 1 1 5 Activate Separations Note this step only needs to be done for the first color Step 6 Perform the color selection process by turning off all colors Do this by selecting the button Figure 1 1 6 Turn off all colors ...

Page 17: ...an then check the Print this ink box Figure 1 1 7 Select your ink color Figure 1 1 8 Enable printing for the color Step 8 Put the corresponding drum color into the duplicator and make sure the proper amount of paper is loaded into the paper input tray Figure 1 1 9 Load the color drum into the digital duplicator ...

Page 18: ...6 Step 9 Press the button to print the selected color separation Figure 1 1 10 Print the selected color Step 10 Repeat Steps 2 through 4 then 6 through 9 until all four colors have been printed CMYK ...

Page 19: ...tup and use your digital duplicator for printing PostScript files It includes information about q PostScript Language PostScript Printer Drivers Memory Requirements q Typefaces q Troubleshooting q Generating a List of PostScript 3 Fonts Stored In Your Controller q Related Documentation ...

Page 20: ...me reason that driver is not available for example if you are using a version of Windows earlier than Windows 95 you may use one of the standard drivers that came with your operating system or software such as 1 Apple LaserWriter II NT NTX 2 HP LaserJet 4 3 Generic PostScript If your software does not offer a PostScript language printer driver selection it may not support PostScript printing For m...

Page 21: ...9 Memory Requirements The standard amount of memory which comes with your controller is sufficient to handle the requirements for PostScript printing ...

Page 22: ...Script typefaces Note You should not use PostScript typefaces in combination with PCL typefaces resident in your controller or with other typefaces supported by PCL in the same document Language switching allows you to use either PostScript or PCL supported type but not both simultaneously If you send a document with both PCL and PostScript fonts the controller will pick a printer language either ...

Page 23: ...11 Figure 2 3 2 1 Internal PostScript 3 Typefaces Page 1 ...

Page 24: ...12 Figure 2 3 2 2 Internal PostScript 3 Typefaces Page 2 ...

Page 25: ...ere designed by the Hoefler Type Foundry Times New Roman is a registered trademark of the Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Albertus Arial Gill Sans Joanna and Times New Roman are trademarks of the Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Antique Olive is a registered trademark of Marcel Olive ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman ITC Lubal...

Page 26: ...the typeface you requested The requested typeface is not resident in the controller Download the desired font A PostScript error page prints Make sure the print job is a PostScript job Check to see if your software expected you to send setup or PostScript header files to the printer Make whatever corrections are necessary and re send the print job to the digital duplicator A page set for bleed off...

Page 27: ...ing steps 1 Start the Configuration Utility program 2 Under Reports select Diagnostic Page and click on the button The digital duplicator will print the Diagnostic Page report which is the same as the Diagnostic Test Page obtained by pressing the Diagnostic Test Page button on the rear of the controller chassis which includes the list of all PostScript 3 fonts in the controller s permanent font me...

Page 28: ...16 Figure 2 5 1 Diagnostic Page sample report ...

Page 29: ...Inc ISBN 0 201 181127 4 PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook Adobe Systems Incorporated Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc ISBN 0 201 10179 3 PostScript Language Program Design Adobe Systems Incorporated Menlo Park Addison Wesley Publishing Company Inc December 1988 Learning PostScript a Visual Approach Ross Smith published by Peachpit Press ISBN 0 938 151 12 6 For more informat...

Page 30: ...18 ...

Page 31: ...Microsoft DOS and Windows support Available type sizes q Intellifont and TrueType Intellifont TrueType Symbol Sets Selecting font features using PCL commands q Selecting Fonts q Default Font q Font Selection Priority q Generating a List of the PCL 5e Fonts Stored in your Controller q Related Documentation For information regarding the use of PostScript fonts see Chapter 2 PostScript Printing ...

Page 32: ... vendors Available Type Sizes Depending upon the capabilities of your software you can size the proportionally spaced internal typefaces from 25 point to 999 75 points in quarter point increments Note You should not use PostScript typefaces in combination with PCL typefaces resident in your controller or with other typefaces supported by PCL in the same document Language switching allows you to us...

Page 33: ...um Italic Garamond Antiqua Univers Bold Garamond Kursiv Univers Bold Italic Garamond Halbfett Univers Medium Condensed Garamond Kursiv Halbfett Univers Medium Condensed Italic Letter Gothic Univers Bold Condensed Letter Gothic Italic Univers Bold Condensed Italic Letter Gothic Bold Line Printer 16 67 pitch 8 5 point only TrueType Arial Times New Roman Arial Italic Times New Roman Italic Arial Bold...

Page 34: ...are packages support them including Microsoft Windows and Corel WordPerfect applications TrueType TrueType is a font scaling technology developed by the Microsoft Corporation and Apple Computer Inc Your controller has 14 internal typefaces that match the TrueType typefaces included with Microsoft Windows This enhances Windows printing performance and quality because Windows applications do not hav...

Page 35: ...or character set see Figure 3 3 3 is a collection of letters numbers and symbols designed for specific applications such as scientific equations legal citations and international languages Figure 3 3 3 Roman 8 and PC 8 Symbol Sets ...

Page 36: ...lity screen where you may change the active symbol set used by the controller Simply use the right arrow to pull down the screen use the bar to the right of the list to scroll to the desired symbol set and click on it The symbol set will remain active until another is selected using this screen Note See Appendix D PCL Symbol Set Tables in the Controller Reference Manual for details as to the symbo...

Page 37: ...o support the Math 8 symbol set Refer to Appendix D PCL Symbol Sets in this manual to see which symbol sets work with the typefaces you are using Entering Symbols into Text If you want to print a symbol such as infinity you must first select the symbol set that contains that character For example the sign is character 236 in the PC 8 symbol set see Appendix D PCL Symbol Sets Your software document...

Page 38: ...rograms or using software that requires you to enter PCL codes to select fonts or font characteristics you can find the PCL codes for selecting fonts in any typeface reference guide Also refer to the items listed in the Related Documentation section of this chapter ...

Page 39: ...election base font printer setup print options font appearance change font or select type Default Font The default PCL font in the printer is 10 pitch Courier with the Roman 8 symbol set The printer uses this font unless your software sends or you manually send a printer font selection command to request a font in place of the default ...

Page 40: ...ia applied depends upon the dpi print resolution of the digital duplicator 1 For 600 dpi digital duplicators a 600 dpi bitmapped font b scalable font c 300 dpi bitmapped font 2 For 400 dpi digital duplicators a 400 dpi bitmapped font b scalable font c 300 dpi bitmapped font 3 For 300 dpi digital duplicators a 300 dpi bitmapped font b scalable font ...

Page 41: ...a list of PostScript typefaces To print a list of the controller s PCL fonts on the digital duplicator perform the following steps 3 Start the Configuration Utility program 4 Under Reports select PCL Test Page and click on the button The digital duplicator will print a list of all PCL fonts in the controller s permanent font memory Caution Generating this printout deletes all temporary soft fonts ...

Page 42: ...30 Figure 3 7 1 PCL Test Page sample report ...

Page 43: ...he Technical Reference Manual bundle is 5021 0377 The documentation includes PCL 5 HP GL 2 Technical Reference Manual PJL Technical Reference Manual PCL 5 Comparison Guide PCL 5 Quick Reference Guide The documentation package may be obtained by telephoning HP Parts Direct at 1 800 227 8164 US In other countries contact your local HP office For additional information point your Internet web browser...

Page 44: ...32 ...

Page 45: ...uring Your Printer q Parallel Port Connection IEEE 1284 Parallel Port Characteristics IEEE 1284 Port Pinout MSDOS Commands for Parallel Port Use q LocalTalk Connection LocalTalk Port Characteristics LocalTalk Port Pinout q Local Area Network Connection LAN Port Characteristics LAN Port Pinout q Controller Digital Duplicator Cable Specifications Caution Proper Grounding Ensure that all interface ca...

Page 46: ...transfer for high speed communication between the computer and controller Be sure to use a cable conforming to this design standard to realize the full data speed benefit from this interface IEEE 1284 Parallel Port Characteristics Maximum data speed 2 MBytes sec Maximum cable length 10 meters 30 feet Chassis connector type IEEE 1284 Type C Mini Centronics Design standard IEEE 1284 1994 Note To use...

Page 47: ...0 Rtn 26 5 Data_4 9 20 Rtn 27 6 Data_5 10 21 Rtn 28 7 Data_6 11 2 Rtn 29 8 Data_7 12 22 Rtn 30 9 Data_8 13 22 Rtn 31 10 nAck 3 24 Rtn 21 11 Busy 1 23 Rtn 19 12 PE 5 24 Rtn 23 13 Select 2 24 Rtn 20 14 nAutoFeed 17 25 Rtn 35 15 nFault 4 23 Rtn 22 16 nInit 14 25 Rtn 32 17 nSelectIn 16 25 Rtn 34 nc 5V Host_Avail 18 nc Perph_Avail 36 Table A 2 1 IEEE 1284 A to C Connector Contact Numbering ...

Page 48: ...ing information to your parallel printer port type the following MS DOS command at your MS DOS prompt or include it in your AUTOEXEC BAT file MODE LPT P For MS DOS version 4 0 and above enter MODE LPT B Note This example assumes that your are using parallel printer port LPT1 If you are using LPT2 or LPT3 replace LPT1 in the example with the printer port that you are using ...

Page 49: ...al area network LAN protocol LocalTalk Port Characteristics Maximum data speed 230 4Kbs 28 8KBytes sec Maximum cable length 300 meters 1000 feet Chassis connector type 8 pin mini DIN female Design standard Apple proprietary For more information on AppleTalk and LocalTalk point your Internet web browser to http www cisco com univercd cc td doc cisintwk ito _doc 55142 htm or http www apple com ...

Page 50: ...38 LocalTalk Port Pinout Contact Number Signal Name 1 not connected 2 not connected 3 Data Out 4 Ground 5 Data In 6 Data Out 7 not connected 8 Data In Table A 4 1 LocalTalk Connector Contact Numbering ...

Page 51: ...ce Local Area Network Port Characteristics Maximum data speed 10 Mbps Maximum cable length 100 meters 300 feet UTP cable Chassis connector type RJ 45 Design standard IEEE 802 3i 10BASE T Ethernet Local Area Network Port Pinout I O Pin UTP Wire color Ethernet Signal Name 1 brown Transmit 2 brown white Transmit 3 orange Receive 4 green 5 green white 6 orange white Receive 7 blue 8 blue white Figure ...

Page 52: ...been provided with your controller and is the recommended cable to be used for this purpose Use of a cable other than the one supplied with your controller may adversely affect the image quality received and printed by your digital duplicator Compatibility Max Cable length 3 meters 10 feet Chassis connector types Controller IEEE 1284 Type A Male DB25M Digital Duplicator IEEE 1284 Type A Female DB2...

Page 53: ...stall additional printer memory The controller may have up to 256 Mbytes of memory installed To be sure of compatibility with your controller purchase SIMM boards from the authorized supplier of supplies and options for your model of controller Caution Unauthorized installation or upgrading of memory will void your warranty If you have any questions call your local sales or service representative ...

Page 54: ...Memory Upgrades 1 Remove any existing already installed SIMMs 2 Install existing and new SIMMs per the SIMM slot placement rules SIMM slot placement rules Case 1 After removing any existing SIMM s a total of one SIMM is to be installed This situation would occur if for example you were to replace a partially or non functioning SIMM with a new one In this situation simply substitute a new SIMM for ...

Page 55: ...d to simply add a second SIMM to the controller s factory shipped configuration In this case the single sided SIMM to be installed into slot 2 must have a PD jumper installed Unsupported Memory Configurations Memory configurations not listed under the rules above are not supported or will not yield the correct amount of memory for the controller This includes any combination of boards which 1 Does...

Page 56: ...PD2 position may be in any of the four possible positions shown in the diagram Figure B 1 1 Example of a single sided SIMM with one PD jumper installed Figure B 1 2 shows an example of a double sided SIMM board where the memory chips are attached to both sides of the SIMM board Figure B 1 2 Example of a double sided SIMM ...

Page 57: ...tandards for 72 pin SIMMs Single sided SIMMs placed in slot 2 must have at least one of the Presence Detect jumpers in place PD1 PD2 PD3 or PD4 For more information locate JEDEC Standard No 21 C pp 4 4 2 1 through 4 4 2 16 A copy of these pages may be obtained by searching the following web site http www jedec org ...

Page 58: ...s 32 MByte SIMM ds 32 MByte SIMM ds 64 MBytes 64 MByte SIMM empty 68 MBytes 64 MByte SIMM 4 MByte SIMM ssj 68 MBytes 4 MByte SIMM 64 MByte SIMM ssj 72 MBytes 8 MByte SIMM ds 64 MByte SIMM 80 MBytes 16 MByte SIMM 64 MByte SIMM ssj 96 MBytes 32 MByte SIMM ds 64 MByte SIMM 128 MBytes 64 MByte SIMM 64 MByte SIMM ssj 128 MBytes 128 MByte SIMM ds empty 132 MBytes 128 MByte SIMM ds 4 MByte SIMM 136 MByte...

Page 59: ...ackage When handling the board frequently touch bare metal on the printer or the antistatic bag or wear an antistatic wrist strap F Avoid moving about the work area to prevent generating static electricity F Handle the board carefully at all times Avoid flexing it or touching its components Caution When removing a board from the antistatic package avoid touching the metal traces on the SIMM board ...

Page 60: ...sed electrical parts while the power cord is connected Accessing the SIMM Slots 1 Switch the controller OFF 2 Unplug the power cord from the controller 3 Position the controller so the right side is facing you 4 Place the antistatic bag containing the SIMM board s near the controller 5 Use a Phillips 2 screwdriver to remove the four screws holding the top cover to the chassis Figure B 1 3 Removing...

Page 61: ...top cover from the chassis Figure B 1 4 Removing top cover 7 Locate the memory SIMM memory slots Note the location of slot 1 If only one SIMM is present it is always located in slot 1 Figure B 1 5 Locating SIMM slot 1 ...

Page 62: ...holding the SIMM in place on either side of the board slot Figure B 1 6 Locate the SIMM locking tabs 2 Gently push down on the metal locking tabs while rotating the board toward the back of the slot shown as rotating down and to the left in Figure B 1 7 until it clears the metal tabs As it may take two hands to hold down the metal locking tabs on both sides of the board simultaneously you may want...

Page 63: ...51 Figure B 1 7 Removing an existing SIMM board 3 Remove the existing SIMM and place into an antistatic bag ...

Page 64: ...which slot 1 Remove the new SIMM from its antistatic package Hold the board with your forefingers on the side edges and your thumbs against the back edge as shown in Figure B 1 8 Turn the board so the notch on one end is on the bottom and the metal teeth face toward the slot Figure B 1 8 Positioning the SIMM 2 Hold the SIMM board at a 30 degree angle to the slot and push the edge of the board even...

Page 65: ...53 Figure B 1 9 Seating the SIMM board in the socket ...

Page 66: ... SIMM back and forth If it is seated correctly it will not lift away from the slot If it lifts up you have not pushed it firmly enough into the slot and you must try installing again 4 If another SIMM is to be installed i e slot 1 simply repeat these installation steps Finishing up 1 Replace the top cover 2 Replace the top cover hold down screws 3 Plug in the power cord and switch the controller O...

Page 67: ...own in Figure B 1 11 See Appendix B Controller Status Lights in the Controller User s Guide for a complete listing as to what conditions are indicated by the status lights and how to interpret them Figure B 1 11 Ready to Print status light condition 2 Print a Diagnostic Test Page see Diagnostic Test Page in Appendix A of the Controller User s Guide if you need instructions and note the area on the...

Page 68: ...orrect memory installation Printing this page verifies that the a controller is able to communicate with the digital duplicator b memory installation was done correctly c amount of memory you installed is what you expected and d memory is functioning correctly ...

Page 69: ...57 If the test page does not indicate the correct amount of memory or there is some other problem proceed with the next section troubleshooting ...

Page 70: ...roller is recognizing memory but it is not of the expected size 1 The SIMM installed in slot 1 is not a double sided memory card Procure a SIMM that is double sided and install into slot 1 2 The SIMM installed in slot 2 is not seated properly Properly re install the SIMM in slot 2 3 The installed SIMM s has have a memory size that is actually smaller than it s specification a Check to make sure th...

Page 71: ...eplacement 3 Total memory being reported is less than the standard memory configuration for your controller a The combination of SIMMs yields a size under the standard memory configuration for your controller You must install the minimum amount of memory so the controller will function b SIMMs in either slot do not report the correct amount of memory available to the controller Try swapping the SI...

Page 72: ...60 ...

Page 73: ...appendix contains basic information about fonts The following topics are covered q Elements of a Font q Screen Fonts for Windows q Selecting Fonts q Default Font q Considerations For Shared Printer Environments q Font Selection Priority ...

Page 74: ...ntation is called a font Typeface A typeface is the name for a specific design of characters and symbols For example Times New Roman is one typeface and Times New Roman Bold Italic is another typeface see Figure C 2 1 Both those typefaces belong to the Times New Roman typeface family Times New Roman Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Italic Times New Roman Bold Italic Figure C 2 1 Four Typefaces...

Page 75: ... 10 Point 12 Point 14 Point 18 Point 24 Point 48 Point Figure C 2 2 Examples of Various Point Sizes Pitch Pitch refers to the number of characters that can be printed in one horizontal inch see Figure C 2 3 For example a font with a pitch of 10 will print 10 characters for every horizontal inch of text Pitch only applies to typefaces with fixed spacing such as Courier letter Gothic or Line Printer...

Page 76: ...ape orientation it will automatically rotate any internal and accessory font to print along the wide edge of your paper landscape mode Figure C 2 4 Portrait and Landscape Orientations Other Font Characteristics A font has other characteristics such as stroke weight style and spacing proportional or fixed pitch Your software will probably not ask you to enter codes for these font characteristics ...

Page 77: ...65 Screen Fonts for Windows To achieve true WYSIWYG what you see is what you get capability for software running under Microsoft Windows you must have screen fonts that match your printer fonts ...

Page 78: ...not do this halfway through a print job Instead it will try to substitute a suitable PCL font for the PostScript font being called for or vice versa and your document will not look right when printed For this reason you should use all PCL or all PostScript fonts in a single document 2 Be sure to use the correct printer driver for the fonts you are using either PCL or PostScript Default Font The de...

Page 79: ...troller parallel or LocalTalk 2 Your organization may be using a switch box to connect two or more computers one at a time to the digital duplicator 3 The controller may be connected to a LAN providing access to the digital duplicator to any number of users A combination of any of the above three methods Be sure to check with the other users of the digital duplicator before you download or remove ...

Page 80: ...able as a disk based font soft font the controller checks for fonts in its memory SIMM 3 If the font is not available in it s memory the controller selects one of its internal fonts When choosing a font the font must be available from one of the above sources If the font you request is not available the controller selects the closest match based on individual font characteristics ...

Page 81: ...bles showing which symbol sets are supported by each of the controller s internal typefaces q Substitution table for accessing ISO symbols from the Roman 8 symbol set For information as to the characters available in each of the symbol sets see the Related Documentation section of the Chapter 3 PCL Printing in this Controller Reference Manual Note For PostScript symbol sets see your software docum...

Page 82: ...nd symbols Some typefaces such as Wingdings support only one specific symbol set Other typefaces such as CG Times and Univers support almost all of the controller s available symbol sets Use Table D 2 1 and Table D 2 2 to determine which symbol sets to use with the typefaces you have chosen These tables also contain information to help you select symbol sets through your software application using...

Page 83: ... 1 Latin 1 0N ü ü ü ü Legal 1U ü ü ü ü Math 8 8M MS Publishing 6J PC 8 10U ü ü ü ü PC 8 D N 11U ü ü ü ü PC 850 12U ü ü ü ü Pi Font 15U PS Math 5M PS Text 10J ü ü ü ü Roman 8 8U ü ü ü ü Ventura Int l 13J ü ü ü ü Ventura Math 6M Ventura US 14J ü ü ü ü Windows 3 0 Latin 1 9U ü ü ü ü Symbol 19M ü ü Wingdings 579L ü ü Table D 2 2 TrueType Symbol Sets ...

Page 84: ...r positions listed in this table For example within the ISO 21 German symbol set the section sign replaces the sign used in decimal position 64 of the ASCII symbol set Decimal Character Equivalents ISO Name ID 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 6 ASCII 0U ˆ 4 United Kingdom 1E 69 French 1F µ ù À 21 German 1G ƒ š Ø ò 15 Italian 0I º ù à À Ò 11 Swedish for Names 0S ƒ š Ø ò 17 Spanish 2S N Ô 60 ...

Page 85: ... I O system that transfers data and instructions using an 8 byte at a time 64 bits process Adobe A software company that produces the PostScript printer drivers and PostScript fonts and language used by your computer to communicate with the controller Adobe Certified Indicates that the hardware or software has passed a rigorous set of tests by Adobe and is certified to perform printing tasks as st...

Page 86: ...e paper and is deposited on the copy below it or leaves residual ink on the drum which is passed on to the next copy resulting in a ghost image Buffer A temporary data storage area necessarily used during data transfer between two systems or processes whose input and output data rates differ Built In Fonts Fonts which are resident in the controller and cannot be erased through normal use of the co...

Page 87: ...cator A duplication device that takes electronic images from a scanner or controller creates a master of the image and produces copies of that image on plain paper DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module a type of RAM configuration DIP Switch A switch in DIP Dual Inline Pin configuration usually located on a circuit board of a device DOS Disk Operating System a non graphical line oriented command driven si...

Page 88: ...n an Ethernet LAN External drive A hard drive ZIP drive JAZ drive CDROM drive floppy drive etc with its own case cables and power supply external to the computer It is usually connected to the computer through a SCSI or parallel port Firmware This is the operating system BIOS software of the computer or controller stored in ROM Firmware Version This number communicates which revision of firmware i...

Page 89: ... of gray or continuous color in the image Hard Disk Drive A computer storage device which uses a fixed rotating platter as the storage medium for computer applications and data Hardware The physical tangible components of the product Hub A 10base T device used to connect two or more computers to each other I O Input Output I O port see I O and Port IBM Compatible A computer that adheres to IBM s s...

Page 90: ...uter Inc Mac Clone A computer that adheres to Apple Macintosh standards and is the equivalent in performance Main Board See Motherboard Master Interlock The term used to describe the condition where the digital duplicator refuses to make a new master because it is still using the current one Typically this occurs when the requested copy count has not run to 0 or a just created master has only prod...

Page 91: ... NetBIOS Extended User Interface a network transfer protocol that defines the network layer of Microsoft and IBM local area networks NetWare A proprietary NOS manufactured by Novell for local area networks Network The term used to describe the connecting of two or more computers together for the purpose of sharing data and common resources such as printers and disk drives Network Address A unique ...

Page 92: ...or evenness Used in simple error detection schemes when comparing two numbers parity exists if both are odd or even no parity exists of one is even and one is odd PC Clone A computer that adheres to the IBM design standards and is the equivalent in performance PCL5 Version 5 of the Printer Control Language for laser printers developed by the Hewlett Packard Company It is a set of commands that tel...

Page 93: ...ting between two devices Computers wishing to communicate over a LAN must do so using the same protocol Queuing The process of saving documents to be printed in the spooler on a first in first out basis QuickDraw Apple printer driver management software that ships with their operating system QuickDraw is NOT compatible with the Adobe PostScript printer driver RAM Random Access Memory the computers...

Page 94: ...ime asynchronously Server A network device that provides services to client stations Services include shared disks files and printers Set Off The process of ink from the front of a freshly printed copy adhering to the back surface of the next copy to land on top of it Shielded Twisted Pair Cable Twisted pair wire surrounded by a foil or mesh shield to reduce susceptibility to outside interference ...

Page 95: ...ken Ring A type of network topology developed by IBM for Unix systems Trapping A technique in which adjacent colors are slightly overprinted eliminating white space gaps True Adobe PS Not an emulated version of PostScript but a true implementation of the language See also Adobe Certified TrueType fonts Font technology developed by Apple Computer that ships with Microsoft Windows TWAIN Technology W...

Page 96: ...ea Windows 3 1 A 16 bit implementation of a GUI based OS The product does not employ a multitasking feature but does add a GUI interface to DOS and allows more than one program to be open at once Windows 95 98 A 32 bit implementation of a GUI based OS utilizing a threading technology in its implementation of multitasking Invented developed and marketed by the Microsoft Corporation Windows NT 3 5 A...

Page 97: ...ppy Drive 76 Fonts iv 8 10 14 15 19 20 22 26 27 28 29 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 73 76 81 82 83 Font Matching 76 PCL5 76 80 Soft Fonts 15 29 34 67 True Adobe PS 83 TrueType iv 13 19 21 22 71 76 83 G GDI 77 GUI 77 84 H Hardware 73 74 75 77 78 80 81 I IBM Compatible 77 IEEE 1284 33 34 35 40 77 Image 40 74 75 76 77 79 81 82 ISDN 77 L Leading Edge 14 LED 78 Local Area Network 33 37 39 67 73 74 76 77 78 79 8...

Page 98: ...7 79 Multitasking 79 84 O Operating System 8 76 79 80 81 84 P PANTONE v 80 Paper 5 14 64 74 75 76 78 81 PDF 80 PDL 80 81 Pentium v 80 Pentium II v 80 Peripheral 76 80 82 Port 34 36 37 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 AppleTalk Port 73 Bi directional 33 37 77 ECP 33 34 76 EPP 34 76 I O 33 39 73 77 81 LocalTalk 33 37 38 78 Parallel 34 76 77 80 82 SPP 82 USB 33 67 83 PostScript iv v 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15...

Page 99: ...87 W Warranty 41 Z ZIP Drive 81 84 ...

Page 100: ...88 ...

Page 101: ......

Search results

Summary of Contents for 5450

Reviews:

Related manuals for 5450

Brands by name

Popular brands

Elesys 5450, Reference Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for 5450

Reviews:

Related manuals for 5450

Brands by name

Popular brands