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Elite12 S

ERIES

INSTALLATION GUIDE

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Page 1: ...Elite12 SERIES INSTALLATION GUIDE...

Page 2: ...roduct under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the printer does n...

Page 3: ...configurations as described below Elite 12 600 USB Elite 12 600 N Elite 12 600 Elite 1212 GCC TECH NO LOG IES A 600 dpi laser printer with both USB and Parallel ports A networkable 600 dpi laser print...

Page 4: ...with this printer For additional copies of this guide contact GCC direct at 1 800 422 7777 North America only outside of North America refer to the back cover or contact your GCC authorized dealer Ad...

Page 5: ...P 1 CHECK PACKAGE CONTENTS STEP 2 PREPARE PRINTER LOCATION STEP 3 LOCATE PRINTER PARTS STEP 4 REMOVE INTERNAL PACKAGING STEP 5 INSTALL TONER CARTRIDGE STEP 6 LOAD TRAY STEP 7 ATTACH THE POWERCORD STEP...

Page 6: ...top Bits 1 Parity None Flow Control Xon Xoff Parallel Port Active PS PCL Sensing PostScript Only Port Emulation Parallel Port Auto Switch RS232 Port Auto Switch RS422 Port Auto Switch LocalTalk Port P...

Page 7: ...l surface in a well ventilated area away from direct sunlight or areas where the air temperature and humidity can vary widely Do not obstruct the fan vent on the right side of the printer 16 6 inches...

Page 8: ...6 STEP 3 LOCATE PRINTER PARTS GCC TECHNOLOGIES Top output tray Cover release Multi purpose tray Paper tray Control panel Connectivity ports Rear output Power switch Power outlet FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW...

Page 9: ...USB ELITE 12 600 ELITE 1212 A USB B Parallel A USB B Parallel C Ethernet 10 BaseT USB PARALLEL 10 BASE T A B C ELITE 12 600 N ELITE 12 1200 N CONNECTIVITY PORTS A B C D 7 With the printer s all ports...

Page 10: ...OG IES GCC TEC HN OL OG IES 1 Remove the tape from the printer s top cover NOTE Save all packaging material you may need to repack the printer at a later date 2 Press the release button on the top rig...

Page 11: ...ry cloth and wash clothing in cold water Hot water sets toner into fabric 1 Press the release button on the top right of the printer 2 Lift open the printer cover GCC TEC HN OL OG IES 3 Move the yello...

Page 12: ...There is an arrow on the left side of the cartridge There is a similar arrow on the left of the printer Align these two arrows and insert the cartridge down and into the printer 8 Close the top cover...

Page 13: ...o handle up to 50 transparency or label sheets in Letter or A4 size The standard paper tray holds up to 250 sheets of 20 lb copier type paper It can handle the following sizes of paper A4 8 5X11 71 4X...

Page 14: ...tab at the rear of the tray and under the metal bracket at the front C 5 Place the paper in the paper tray and move the paper width guide D so that it lies next to the paper Don t move the guide so cl...

Page 15: ...rinter Make sure the printer is switched off 2 Connect the power cord to the printer and a grounded power strip or AC outlet 3 Switch the printer on 4 After the printer warms up the Ready message shou...

Page 16: ...ors have a locking tab similar to connectors on telephone cords When the plug is fully inserted the tab clicks into place 10 Base2 connectors Elite1212 only have a rotating collar Inserts the connecto...

Page 17: ...ND ELITE 1212 The Ethernet interface on your printer lets you connect to an Ethernet network via one of two types of Ethernet cables 10 BaseT and 10 Base2 Elite 1212 only 10 BASET UNSHIELDED TWISTED P...

Page 18: ...one LocalTalk connector box to the printer port identified by a printer icon on the back of the Macintosh 4 Connect the LocalTalk boxes together with one of the LocalTalk cables You will only need one...

Page 19: ...rk protocol running over Ethernet cabling TCP IP TCP IP is a networking protocol used by various vendors of network software If you need to know more about these protocols refer to the Elite 12 Series...

Page 20: ...t up you ll install software on every computer that will use it This includes Installing the printer driver on a Macintosh or Windows computer Installing PPD PostScript Printer Description and other f...

Page 21: ...G SYSTEM 8 6 OR HIGHER Before installing this software be sure that the printer is connected to the Mac using an appropriate cable and that both the printer and the Mac are powered on Also confirm tha...

Page 22: ...ial printing requirements GCC recommends that you leave the setting at Easy Install Click the Install button at the bottom right of the dialog box and go to step 8 Experienced users may want to instal...

Page 23: ...to restart your Macintosh Click the Restart button 11 Your Macintosh restarts You ve now completed the software installation Continue to Part Two PART TWO CREATING YOUR DESKTOP PRINTER 12 In the Elite...

Page 24: ...ktop Printer dialog box opens 14 Highlight the Printer USB item in the list Click OK 15 A dialog box called Untitled 1 opens 16 You will see two printer icons Double click on the icon in the USB Print...

Page 25: ...ed USB Printer opens Click on your printer model then click the OK button 18 You will be returned to the Untitled 1 dialog box 19 Click on the Auto Setup button 20 A window opens showing you the progr...

Page 26: ...pt the default name Click Save 24 Go to the menus at the top of the screen Click on the word File and then choose Quit from the menu 25 Click on the Close box at the top left of the Elite 12 CD ROM fo...

Page 27: ...river software and fonts for Printers Connected by USB 2 For AppleTalk installation only If you are using an Ethernet port on your Macintosh to communicate to your printer open control panels on the M...

Page 28: ...26 3 In the window on your Macintosh screen double click the Set up your GCC Printer icon 4 The New Desktop Printer dialog box opens 5 Click on the Printer AppleTalk item in the list Click OK...

Page 29: ...Talk Printer opens If you do not see your printer in the list choose the correct Zone Click on your printer then click the OK button 9 You return to the Untitled 1 dialog box 10 Click on the Auto Setu...

Page 30: ...d choose Save from the File menu 14 A dialog box opens which displays Save desktop printer as your printer model You may rename the printer or accept the default name Click the Save button 15 Go to th...

Page 31: ...nd Mac are powered on Also confirm that all the steps in the Hardware Setup section of this manual have been followed These instructions show Mac OS 8 6 If you are using OS 8 5 1 or earlier some instr...

Page 32: ...tor will supply this 8 If a queue name is being used contact your network administrator 9 Click on the Verify button If the printer is configured and the IP address is correct the message The printer...

Page 33: ...PostScript Printer Description File Choose your printer model from the list 14 Click the Select button 15 You return to the Untitled 1 dialog box The icon in the top section of the dialog box now sho...

Page 34: ...ault name Click the Save button 18 Go to the menus at the top of the screen Click on the File menu and choose Quit 19 Click on the Close box of the Elite 12 CD ROM folder 20 Drag the GCC CD icon from...

Page 35: ...printer description files that let you use all the printing and paper handling features of the Elite 12 Series This section details installation and printing instructions for Windows 95 98 and DOS In...

Page 36: ...ries of dialog boxes In each dialog box you make configuration choices then click the Next button to move to the next dialog box Part of the software you will need is contained on the Windows 98 CD RO...

Page 37: ...showing the printer model to be installed Insert Elite 12 Series CD ROM Click Next 5 The Wizard will ask What do you want Windows to do Choose Search for the best driver for your device Click Next 6 I...

Page 38: ...onnected to the computer or network Start your computer 1 Click on the Start button in Windows 98 You ll see the Start menu Click on Settings then click on Printers in the submenu You ll see the Print...

Page 39: ...etwork click Next and go to the next step 3 You ll see the network path dialog Type in the path or queue name of the printer which you may obtain from your system administrator You can click Browse to...

Page 40: ...er models Put the Elite 12 Series CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer wait for a few seconds Ignore the settings in the boxes and click the Have Disk button 5 You ll see the Install From Dis...

Page 41: ...If you selected Network in step 2 click Next and go to step 8 If you selected Local click Next to go to the next step 7 You ll see the port selection dialog box Select LPT1 for a parallel port connec...

Page 42: ...d on your system you will be asked if you want to make this your default printer If you say Yes the Elite 12 Series will be the printer selected every time you print from a Windows application If this...

Page 43: ...ows 98 floppy disk into the drive and click OK If Windows can not locate the specified file the Copy Files dialog box will appear You will need to enter d win98 and click OK in order to continue If yo...

Page 44: ...series of dialog boxes In each dialog box you make configuration choices then click the Next button to move to the next dialog box Part of the software you will need is contained on the Windows 95 CD...

Page 45: ...Update Device Driver Wizard appears showing the printer model to be installed Insert Elite 12 Series CD ROM Click Next 5 The Wizard searches for your printer software and indicates that an updated dr...

Page 46: ...Start button in Windows 95 You ll see the Start menu Click on Settings then click on Printers in the submenu You ll see the Printers folder Double click the Add Printer icon You ll see the first scree...

Page 47: ...Network click Next and go to the next step 3 You ll see the network path dialog Type in the path or queue name of the printer which you may obtain from your system administrator You can click Browse t...

Page 48: ...er models Put the Elite 12 Series CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer wait for a few seconds Ignore the settings in the boxes and click the Have Disk button 5 You ll see the Install From Dis...

Page 49: ...for a TCP IP Ethernet connection See system adminstrator for other port connections After selecting a port click Next 8 You ll see the name printer dialog box You can enter a new name for your printe...

Page 50: ...48 9 You ll see the Print a Test Page dialog box Select Yes to print a test page now Click Finish...

Page 51: ...rt a floppy disk insert the appropriate Windows 95 floppy disk into the drive and click OK If Windows can not locate the specified file the Copy Files dialog box will appear You will need to enter d w...

Page 52: ...his You may have a Windows 95 98 computer that was not supplied with the program on floppy disks or CD ROM In some cases you may find that after you have inserted the Windows 95 98 CD ROM in the drive...

Page 53: ...lick on the folder name windows then click OK 5 In the Folders list scroll down until you see the options folder 6 Click on the folder name options then click OK 7 Click on the folder name cabs 8 Clic...

Page 54: ...right of the Copying Files dialog box 2 In the Open dialog box scroll down the list of folders in the center pane until you see a fold er called win95 or win98 3 Click on the folder name win95 or win...

Page 55: ...d tested with the following printers Elite XL 20 600 20 800 and 20 1200 with ROM versions 3 3 and later Elite 12 600 1212 12 600 N and 12 1200 N with ROM versions 3 2 and later Elite XL 608 808 616 an...

Page 56: ...s the On Line button on the printer s control panel to take the printer off line 3 Press the Menu button 7 times until you see the word Interfaces in the display Press the Enter button 4 Press the Men...

Page 57: ...a configuration page INSTALLING WINDOWS 95 98 SOFTWARE If the GCC Windows 95 98 printer software has not been installed on your computer follow the instructions in the previous section of this guide...

Page 58: ...ort name You must enter the IP address Enter the whole IP ad dress of the printer including all periods If the printer already has an IP address is powered on and is connected to the network you can c...

Page 59: ...before print jobs will be correct 7 On the Start menu choose Settings and then Printers Windows 98 or Control Panel and then double click the Printers icon Windows 95 8 Right mouse button click on th...

Page 60: ...ated 11 Click on the PostScript tab at the top of the dialog box 12 Click on the Advanced button at the bottom of the dialog box 13 In the Data format section of the dialog box click on the button mar...

Page 61: ...he General tab at the top of the dialog box Click the Print test page button 16 Click OK After a few seconds the printer will produce a test page If you wish to add further printers using LPR see the...

Page 62: ...ortunity to change the port name if necessary You must enter the IP address Enter the entire IP address of the printer including all periods 4 If the printer already has an IP address is switched on a...

Page 63: ...on the printer s control panel When you print your print job will be formatted for either PostScript or PCL set the PS PCL Sensing submenu to either PostScript Only PCL Only or Auto Switch 2 Select a...

Page 64: ...ction PORT CONFIGURATION DOS If you want to print from DOS you must configure a port once in every DOS ses sion Most users add the commands to their AUTOEXEC BAT file so that this is done automaticall...

Page 65: ...ollowing MS DOS command before printing MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P Note You will need to change the Elite 12 Series RS422 Flow Control submenu setting to DTR if you use this MODE command Note In both the...

Page 66: ...fined patterns or 300 dpi bitmap fonts the Elite 12 Series will only be able to print these at 300 dpi even if 600 dpi PCL is selected Also the Elite 12 Series includes 15 PCL fonts that are compatibl...

Page 67: ...l control characters are sent to the printer as data NOTE GCC recommends that you don t use the DOS PRINT command Although this command can allows you to continue using DOS while the file is printing...

Page 68: ...ure the correct printer driver is selected 3 Print the document If the document prints installation is complete If nothing printed repeat steps 1 9 and or refer to the Maintenance and Troubleshooting...

Page 69: ...NFORMATION THE ELITE 12 SERIES CONTROL PANEL PG 68 FONTS PG 72 ADDING MEMORY TO YOUR PRINTER PG 74 USING THE CD ROM WITH ADOBE ACROBAT PG 83 USING THE MULTI PURPOSE FEEDER PG 85 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBL...

Page 70: ...2 SERIES CONTROL PANEL You use the Elite 12 Series control panel to get information about your printer and to adjust specific printer functions It includes an LCD display window four LED s that show t...

Page 71: ...Line key to set the printer off line After you ve finished using the menu system press the On Line key again to set the printer back on line MANUAL FEED KEY You use the Manual Feed key When you selec...

Page 72: ...d printing or connection needs The factory settings suit most users ENTER KEY You use the Enter key To see submenus Press Enter appears in the display window to prompt you to press the Enter key to se...

Page 73: ...SYSTEM The menu system consists of nine main menus Some main menus contain submenus Some menus only give you information while others let you change settings Note For a complete description of the men...

Page 74: ...ly as possible to how they ll look when printed It is also required for printing with Type1 fonts in PCL print jobs Type 1 fonts are available from many font vendors including Bitstream USING TRUETYPE...

Page 75: ...kages Manually downloading fonts can make printing faster When fonts are manually downloaded to the printer they remain in the printer s RAM and available for all print jobs sent to the printer for as...

Page 76: ...AM and virtually any 1200 dpi page with 16 MB if your Elite 12 Series model supports this resolution You will reduce available RAM by setting the printer to Auto Switch between PostScript and PCL 5 Op...

Page 77: ...o its left side 4 Remove the paper tray 5 Open the top cover by pressing the release button on the top right of the printer 6 You need to remove the side cover Unscrew the two thumbscrews at the rear...

Page 78: ...cover next to the top cover this unlatches the cover and you should be able to slide the cover away from the printer 9 IMPORTANT Attach a grounding wrist strap to the perforated metal chassis or touc...

Page 79: ...s slowly push the two retaining clips outward until the clips clear the top surface of the ROM card c Pivot the ROM card away from the retaining clips and remove the ROM card from the socket d The ROM...

Page 80: ...place you have not inserted the SIMM correctly 12 Reinsert the ROM card in the same way that you inserted the SIMM Warning If the RAM SIMM and ROM card are not correctly inserted completely into the...

Page 81: ...n the printer on If the Ready message still doesn t appear and you are confident that you have installed the ROM card and SIMM correctly contact GCC technical support at 781 276 8620 U S only outside...

Page 82: ...ar UPDATING LASERWRITER 8 PRINTER DRIVER MACINTOSH ONLY After you have installed extra memory you must update the LaserWriter 8 driver configura tion on every Macintosh that uses the printer 1 Switch...

Page 83: ...s print commands you must execute this command in DOS 4 Type EXIT and press the Return key to return to Windows The printer will have printed a page which shows Max Suggested VM KB This is the maximum...

Page 84: ...ck on the Elite 12 Series icon 3 You ll see a menu choose Properties from this list 4 You ll see the Properties tabbed dialog box click on the Device Options tab 5 In the window click on Virtual Memor...

Page 85: ...nd Spanish 5 Run the program called Acroread mac Mac or Acroread exe Windows This installs the Reader program follow the instructions on the screen OPENING DOCUMENTS WITH ACROBAT READER Acrobat docume...

Page 86: ...ou which page you re selecting If you click in the background area of the vertical scroll bar you ll move one page at a time If the magnification you ve chosen shows less than a full page you ll see t...

Page 87: ...tipurpose feeder Postcard You must use the multipurpose feeder for envelopes which can be in the following sizes Commercial 10 Comm 10 Monarch DL C5 You have to select the multipurpose feeder from a c...

Page 88: ...o the right side Then fold the extension and slide it back into the main part of the feeder Now close the cover this lifts the feeder back to the upright position NOTE If you are using legal size pape...

Page 89: ...PRINTING PROBLEMS PAPER JAMS When a paper jam happens the red Service LED on the printer s control panel flashes and one of three messages appears in the display The messages are Paper feed jam Paper...

Page 90: ...he printer will warm up and resume printing PAPER JAM CHECKLIST Did you remove all the packing material from inside the printer when you set it up Is the paper flat and dry Have you removed the stack...

Page 91: ...AT THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION IS THE PROBLEM You may have problems related to printer or system setup The printer is not listed as available THE PRINTER MAY NOT BE ON LINE THE PRINTER SOFTWARE IS NOT IN...

Page 92: ...ing technical documentation and technical support EXTENDED WARRANTIES GCC offers extended warranty programs for all its products These extend the limited war ranty and cover all parts of the printer e...

Page 93: ...diskette for backup purposes only PROHIBITED USES THE LICENSE OF THE SOFTWARE AND THE DOCUMENTATION GRANTED TO YOU IS LIMITED AND YOU MAY NOT 1 Make copies of any of the Documentation or make copies o...

Page 94: ...This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts This License Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between GCC and you concerning the Software and the Document...

Page 95: ...ESPECT TO THE PRODUCT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL GCC S LIABILITY ARISIN...

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