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Contents

Introduction

Quick Start

Quick Start Elite XL printer setup

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Quick Start Macintosh software configuration

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Quick Start IBM PC and compatible software configuration

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Chapter 1

Setting up the Elite XL

Unpacking the printer

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The Elite XL Configuration Page

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Choosing a location for the printer

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Installing or replacing a toner cartridge

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Adjusting the print density

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Using the Tabloid/A3 Universal paper tray

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Using the multipurpose feeder

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Installing the multipurpose feeder extension plate

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Opening the paper output tray

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Connecting power to the Elite XL

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Elite XL interface connections

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LocalTalk connection

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Centronics (parallel) connection

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Serial connection

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Ethernet network connection

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Direct Ethernet connection

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Configuring the Macintosh EtherTalk software

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Configuring IBM-PC and compatible EtherTalk software

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Network card status LEDs

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Summary of Contents for Elite XL

Page 1: ...i GCC TECHNOLOGIES User s Manual GCC TECHNOLOGIES Elite XL 808 Elite XL...

Page 2: ...uce the possibility of causing interference to radios television sets and other electronic devices You can obtain the proper shielded cables from GCC Technologies or from an Authorized GCC Technologie...

Page 3: ...4 Adjusting the print density 1 9 Using the Tabloid A3 Universal paper tray 1 10 Using the multipurpose feeder 1 12 Installing the multipurpose feeder extension plate 1 14 Opening the paper output tra...

Page 4: ...cation LED 2 1 Paper LED 2 2 Service LED 2 2 Front panel function keys 2 2 On Line key 2 2 Manual Feed key 2 2 Form Feed Continue key 2 3 Cancel Reset key 2 3 Menu key 2 4 Enter key 2 4 keys 2 5 The E...

Page 5: ...cting Page Setup options LaserWriter 8 3 8 Paper 3 8 Edge to edge printing 3 8 Layout 3 8 Reduce or Enlarge 3 8 Orientation 3 9 Options 3 9 Selecting Print options LaserWriter 8 3 10 Copies 3 10 Pages...

Page 6: ...Elite XL with Windows and DOS Windows 3 1 Installing Windows 3 1 printing software 4 1 Setting Windows 3 1 printing options 4 4 Paper Source 4 4 Paper Size 4 5 Edge to edge printing 4 5 Orientation 4...

Page 7: ...ptions panel 4 27 The Details panel 4 29 The Paper panel 4 30 The Graphics panel 4 31 The Fonts panel 4 32 The PostScript panel 4 32 Printing from Windows 95 applications 4 33 Selecting print options...

Page 8: ...ult printer 5 4 Determining input tray paper size s 5 5 Selecting printer extensions 5 6 Configuring printer extensions 5 6 QuickDraw GX Page Setup GX aware applications 5 7 The General page setup pan...

Page 9: ...u functions 6 9 Downloading Type 1 fonts from Windows 6 9 Using an external hard disk with the Elite XL 6 10 Initializing an external hard disk 6 12 Initializing hard disks from a Macintosh 6 12 Initi...

Page 10: ...es 7 8 Clearing paper jams 7 11 Poor quality output 7 14 Appendixes Elite XL specifications A 1 Paper specifications and recommendations B 1 Upgrading the printer s memory C 1 Configuring optional she...

Page 11: ...ocessing power The Elite XL608 uses an AMD29030 RISC processor running at 25MHz All other products use an AMD29040 RISC processor running at a blazing 50MHz Multiple resolution printing All Elite XL m...

Page 12: ...tallation of an internal hard drive Flexible paper handling The Elite XL offers an excellent set of paper handling options and the software to effortlessly control them The printer includes a 250 shee...

Page 13: ...omputer using the appropriate cables 5 Switch on the Elite XL and the computer After about one minute the start page prints the On Line LED on the front panel of the printer is solid and a message in...

Page 14: ...om the Elite XL Software and Documentation CD ROM 2 Select the Elite XL as the default printer 3 Assign the printer to the appropriate LPT COM printer port 4 Repeat steps 1 3 on each PC that will use...

Page 15: ...ostScript Level 2 Version 2 3 ROM Version 2 3 H W Version 1 0 AccuGray Enabled Print Darkness Normal Default Source Upper Tray Default Size Letter Jam Recovery Disabled Paper Reserve Enabled Manual Fe...

Page 16: ...Enabled MPFeeder Orientation Long Edge Feed Paper Thickness Normal Manual Feed Timeout 300 Seconds Energy Save 15 Minutes Paper Handling 8 pin Serial LocalTalk RS422 Serial Inactive Baud Rate 9600 Dat...

Page 17: ...nter Keep the printer away from areas where ammonia fumes and excessive dust are present and do not use ammonia based cleaners near the printer Place the printer with enough space at least 12 5 inches...

Page 18: ...etailedlater in this section Important toner cartridge reordering note If you are using an 8 ppm Elite XL model use either part number AC15246 or AC15616 when reordering toner If you are using a 16 pp...

Page 19: ...y pulling it upwards This will lift the protective flap allowing light into the cartridge which could cause damage to the photosensitive drum Before inserting the toner cartridge in the printer detach...

Page 20: ...forth a few times to distribute the toner evenly through the cartridge 6 Remove the toner seal tape from the toner cartridge Place the toner cartridge on a flat surfacewith the yellow handles facing y...

Page 21: ...access door Using the Cleaning Paper The cleaning paper removes any buildup of toner on the rollers inside the printer If you are installing a toner cartridge into a new printer for the first time yo...

Page 22: ...ds down to a 45 angle GCC TEC HN OL OG IES Elite XL 60 8 3 Place the cleaning paper into the multipurpose feeder The cleaning paper should be placed face up and with the arrow facing in to the printer...

Page 23: ...o the normal position Larger pages pages containing denser text and graphics or setting the Print Density to darker levels will lower the average pages per cartridge See the following section for info...

Page 24: ...uides that need to be adjusted to match the width and length of the paper that is loaded into the tray A4 8 5 x11 A4 Slide the stack of paper Thepaper width guideis adjusted by moving The paper length...

Page 25: ...ing it into the tray Insert one end of the stack of paper underneath the two corner brackets A at the front end of the paper tray see note at the bottom of the previous page and then lower the other e...

Page 26: ...l 13 SEF A5 LEF Tabloid Ledger SEF B4 SEF Statement LEF B5 LEF Executive LEF Postcard SEF The multi purpose feeder also supports printing to the following oversized pages SEF Super B or 11 69 x 17 32...

Page 27: ...er 2 Pull out the feeder tray extension GCC TEC HN OL OG IES Elite XL 60 8 3 Adjust the paper guides Slide the guides so that they match the width of the paper you are using GCC TEC HN OL OG IES Elite...

Page 28: ...ose feeder The extension plate should be used if you plan to output multiple sheets of Legal Tabloid A3 or B4 size paper To install the multipurpose feeder extension 1 Open the multipurpose feeder Ref...

Page 29: ...ab slides along the slot and under the main section of the multipurpose feeder Fig 1 The hook should slip under the front edge of the feeder tray extension Fig 2 GCC TEC HN OL OG IES Elite XL 60 8 Usi...

Page 30: ...t tray extensions 1 Open the first output tray extension 16ppm printers Grasp the back edge of the output tray extension and pull it outwards to the first position marked B4 on the left edge You will...

Page 31: ...ray extension and pull the second extension out In this position the output tray can efficiently handle pages up to 18 75 inches long 16ppm printers Grasp the back edge of the output tray extension an...

Page 32: ...f the printer then plug the cord into the wall outlet Switch on the printer using the OFF ON switch located on the left side of the printer Do not defeat the safety of the three prong plug A defective...

Page 33: ...t the SCSI interface The 8 pin DIN connector B can be used as either an RS 422 serial interface or a LocalTalk network interface The Centronics parallel interface C is the most common interface for co...

Page 34: ...s to connect the printer to one computer and so forth When connecting equipment to the LocalTalk network follow these guidelines Do not have unattached cables each cable must be attached at both ends...

Page 35: ...the Macintosh it is identified by an icon of a printer 4 Connect the LocalTalk boxes together with one of the LocalTalk cables You will only need one of the LocalTalk cables for one Macintosh and one...

Page 36: ...tch on the printer 5 Switch on the PC Note In order to send PostScript jobs that use Binary Communications Protocol to the Elite XL Parallel port the port must set to PostScript only If it is set to A...

Page 37: ...that use the EtherTalk network protocol EtherTalk is Apple s name for the AppleTalk network protocol running over Ethernet cabling Note The Elite XL Ethernet network interface is available as a user...

Page 38: ...wing illustration shows the Elite XL connected to ThinCoax cabling along with the two adjacent nodes Note When attaching devices with RG 58 cable do not be tempted to place a piece of cable between th...

Page 39: ...ption 1 Apple Attachment Unit Interface AAUI The AAUI interface is the standard connector used by Apple in Macintoshes that have Ethernet built in at the factory Third party Macintosh Ethernet cards m...

Page 40: ...or IBM PC and compatibles Items needed Computer with EtherTalk and BNC connector 2 BNC T connectors 2 50 ohm terminators 1 length at least 6 feet long of RG 58 coaxial cable Elite XL 10BASE 2 connecto...

Page 41: ...omputer and printer 2 Attach one of the BNC T connectors to the BNC connector on the Elite XL 3 Attach the second BNC T connector to the BNC connector on the computer 4 Attach a terminator to one side...

Page 42: ...icon will look like one of the following 4 Close the Network control panel Configuring IBM PC and compatible software Please refer to your network card network software and Windows documentation for...

Page 43: ...he printer is not printing the printer s AppleTalk name and Ready appear in the display window The display window also displays the Elite XL menus and submenus See The Elite XL menu system beginning o...

Page 44: ...ther on line or off line If you want to access the front panel menu system the printer must be placed off line Press the On Line key to place the printer off line After accessing the menu system press...

Page 45: ...paper in the Tray 1 a message will appear in the display window requesting that you insert A4 paper press the Form Feed Continue key to override the message and print on the Letter size paper in Tray...

Page 46: ...ed into a series of main menus and submenus which contain option settings for configuring various printer functions or information about current settings To navigate the front panel menu system Press...

Page 47: ...selection 1 Language The Language menu determines the language displayed in the display window The settings are English Fran ais and Deutsch 2 Print Help Page The Help Page menu enables you to print a...

Page 48: ...t Address displays an Ethernet address OS Version displays the version of the printer s operating system PS Version displays the version of the PostScript interpreter if PostScript is enabled in the P...

Page 49: ...d Enabled The printing process is somewhat faster when Jam Recovery is set to Disabled Paper Reserve Determines whether the printer will draw paper from another paper tray if the selected paper tray i...

Page 50: ...stScript only and PCL only See note below LocalTalk Port Determines whether the LocalTalk port will automatically switch between PostScript and PCL emulations or accept only PostScript or only PCL pri...

Page 51: ...lite XL models Job Cancel Determines whether the Cancel Reset key is able to cancel the printing process Enabled and Disabled Start Page Determines if the Elite XL start page will print each time the...

Page 52: ...may change if the settings in the Default Size submenu of the Paper Handling menu are set to a value other than the factory default Symbol Set Determines which set of character symbols the default fo...

Page 53: ...the 8 pin serial submenu to RS422 RS422 Serial 5 submenus RS422 Baud Rate Determines the RS 422 baud rate 300 600 1800 2400 3600 4800 7200 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 RS422 Data Bits Determines the num...

Page 54: ...S PCL Sensing submenu is set to Auto switch the Font list page s will list both PostScript and PCL fonts If the PS PCL Sensing Submenu is set to either PostScript only or PCL only the Font List page s...

Page 55: ...ied into a folder created by the installer named Elite XL Folder The application specific files PPD PDF MPD PDX are located in a folder named Application Files within the Elite XL Folder To install th...

Page 56: ...lder versions of some important applica tions Therefore the Elite XL software also includes printer description files format 3 for these older applications This section covers the installation of appl...

Page 57: ...s file into the appropriate PPD Folder specified by the application you are using e g the Aldus PageMaker PPD Folder is located in the Aldus Folder which is located in the System folder GCxx PDX Print...

Page 58: ...sions of the LaserWriter 8 driver However the Elite XL and the Elite XL PPD file are compatible with all versions of LaserWriter 8 Before printing can take place the LaserWriter 8 printer driver must...

Page 59: ...in the Chooser To select the PostScript Printer Description 1 Choose the Chooser from the Apple menu 2 Click the LaserWriter 8 icon in the upper left area of the Chooser The name Elite XL appears in t...

Page 60: ...L currently selected Click Configure to manually reconfigure the printer driver after you have upgraded your printer with new options The available options for the Elite XL are Memory Configuration Af...

Page 61: ...stions regarding the options available through either the Page Setup or Print dialog boxes please refer to the following sections Important Note If you receive frequent error messages related to insuf...

Page 62: ...e Fonts is selected see below Edge to edge printing The Elite XL is capable of edge to edge printing print quality is not guaranteed within 4mm of each edge with all supported paper sizes For document...

Page 63: ...lack Printer Options Substitute Fonts substitutes high quality resident fonts for certain screen fonts When selected the following substitutions will occur Times for New York Helvetica for Geneva Cour...

Page 64: ...eled From and type the page numbers of the range you want to print into the boxes Paper Source The Paper Source area provides options that allow you to specify how paper will be provided to the printe...

Page 65: ...s paper to be drawn from the selected tray if the corresponding optional sheet feeder is installed If the selected tray sheet feeder is installed and the option is dimmed see Appendix D Configuring op...

Page 66: ...le or black and white printing Selecting Black and White produces black and white output Color Grayscale produces grayscale output by substituting the colors and grays on the computer screen with gray...

Page 67: ...lecting Printer s default causes paper to be drawn from an alternate tray if the Paper Reserve submenu item in the printer s front panel is set to Enabled the default Paper will be drawn from an alter...

Page 68: ...our buttons and two pop up menus Format The Format pop up menu allows you to select the type of PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript format in which to save a document Selecting PostScript Job saves...

Page 69: ...ters Font Inclusion The Font Inclusion pop up menu allows you to include downloadable fonts with the saved file Selecting None assumes that all necessary fonts are available on the devices where the f...

Page 70: ...ment that you want to print 2 Choose Page Setup from the File menu 3 Make any selections in the Page Setup dialog box and click OK 4 Choose Print from the File menu 5 Make any selections in the Print...

Page 71: ...dditional paper sizes are accessed through a pop up menu To choose another size click the pop up menu item the default is Tabloid and hold down the mouse button Drag the pointer to the desired paper s...

Page 72: ...rements Orientation The Orientation option controls the orientation of the print on the page Vertical or Portrait orients the print upright Horizontal or Landscape orients the print sideways Printer E...

Page 73: ...n but the entire document will print at a slightly smaller size 4 smaller Larger Print Area Fewer Downloadable Fonts allows you to print on more of the total page area However this option requires tha...

Page 74: ...a range of pages to print Click the button labeled From and type the page numbers of the range you want to print into the boxes Cover Page The Cover Page option prints a page that identifies the docum...

Page 75: ...you choose a tray option which is not installed paper will be drawn from Tray 1 See Appendix I for information about Elite XL lower sheet feeder options Selecting Tray 1 causes paper to be drawn from...

Page 76: ...om paper source feature 1 Choose Custom from the Paper Source pop up menu The Paper Options dialog box appears 2 In the box labeled First enter the number of pages to be printed from the first paper s...

Page 77: ...nt printed from the second and third paper sources and select a paper source from the corresponding pop up menu Note Tray 2 and Tray 3 appear as options in the paper source pop up menus however if the...

Page 78: ...the printer is ready for you to insert the paper The front panel display window also indicates the paper size and orientation Adjust the paper guides of the multipurpose feeder for the size of the pap...

Page 79: ...XL in the Chooser Click the LaserWriter 8 or Elite XL 7 1 2 icon in the left scroll box and click the name of the printer in the Select a LaserWriter scroll box 2 Double click the LaserWriter Utility...

Page 80: ...Windows 95 and DOS If you are using Windows NT please see the instructions located in the Elite XL Networking Guide located on the Elite XL Software and Documenta tion CD ROM Installing Windows 3 1 p...

Page 81: ...Click the Add button The dialog box expands displaying a list of printer drivers in the List of Printers list box These are the printer drivers that you received with your Windows software 7 Select In...

Page 82: ...ver is installed the Printers dialog box reappears with GCC Elite XL displayed in the Installed Printers list box with LPT1 which is the first parallel port designated as the default port 10 Select th...

Page 83: ...d Print dialog boxes To select print options 1 Click Setup in the Printers dialog box The Setup dialog box appears Paper Source The Paper Source drop down box provides options that allow you to specif...

Page 84: ...atement Executive A3 A4 A5 B4 B5 Letter Small A4 Small Postcard Comm 10 Monarch DL and C5 To change the paper size click the Paper Size drop down menu drag the pointer to the desired paper size and re...

Page 85: ...ge elements i e text and graphics within the page s margins This only affects Letter Small and A4 Small sizes since the other sizes are all edge to edge and thus have no margins Letter Small and A4 Sm...

Page 86: ...XL model being used The Virtual Memory option enables you to set the amount of virtual memory that will be available for printing tasks The amount of memory that can be allocated depends on the total...

Page 87: ...y wish to use a serial port To change the port assignment 1 In the Printers window select the GCC Elite XL printer driver in the Installed Printers list box if it is not already selected 2 Click Conne...

Page 88: ...DOS do not support 19 200 baud rate If you frequently print from one of these versions of DOS leave the Windows serial port baud rate to 9600 to prevent communication problems 6 Verify serial port se...

Page 89: ...rive 2 At the root directory C type the following command and path name for the application you are using and press the Enter key Note Depending on where you have installed any of these applications t...

Page 90: ...rint Manager and the printer s front panel submenus The location of printing options can vary among Windows applications and certain options may be accessible from more than one dialog box Options may...

Page 91: ...n the Advanced Options dialog box see page 4 7 This is an example of how Windows applications can present the same options in a number of places The resolution selected in this menu will override the...

Page 92: ...access to page setup and printing options available with the GCC printer in use and to assure optimum print quality GCC model specific printer description files used directly by applica tions Some app...

Page 93: ...d function of Windows 95 Add Printer Wizard presents a simple step by step dialog to help you to setup your printing software To install the printing software 1 Double click the My Computer icon This...

Page 94: ...inting software 3 Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Next The local network dialog box appears Select either a Local or Network connection If you selec...

Page 95: ...twork and the printers location on it Click the Yes radio button if you print from MS DOS based programs If you select No for the MS DOS printing question go to step 7 If you selected Yes go on to the...

Page 96: ...This dialog box contains lists of printer manufacturers and their printer models 8 Click Have Disk The Install From Disk dialog box appears Change A to D if that is the designation of your CD ROM driv...

Page 97: ...the software version and is subject to change If you chose Network in step 4 go to step 15 If you chose Local go to the next step 12 Click Next For local printers The port selection dialog box appear...

Page 98: ...tings in the printer s front panel menus must match the settings in this dialog box Check the settings and change them if necessary see Chapter 2 in your manual Note that the serial port s Baud Rate s...

Page 99: ...u may enter a new name for your printer if you wish or you may leave the default name Also you should decide whether you want to make this the default printer 16 Click Next The print a test page dialo...

Page 100: ...eturned to the Printers folder The folder now contains an icon for the newly installed printer as shown below The remaining steps are for network printers only If your printer is setup for local opera...

Page 101: ...b will be visible at the top of the dialog box If not proceed to step 22 21 Click the Capture Settings tab at the top of the dialog box For network connection only The Capture Settings panel is displa...

Page 102: ...4 23 If you did not select a parallel port LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 proceed to step 25 23 Click Spool Settings in the lower portion of the dialog box For parallel port only The Spool Settings dialog box appe...

Page 103: ...is now complete Please go to the next section Exploring the Properties dialog box Exploring the Properties dialog box The Windows 95 Properties dialog box is used to configure your printer s page set...

Page 104: ...ox for your GCC printer 1 In the Printers folder click on the printer icon of your GCC printer so that it is highlighted 2 Click File in the menu bar 3 Select Properties The printer s Properties dialo...

Page 105: ...rs do not while local printers may include a Sharing panel if printer sharing is enabled in the Network control panel which is not shown for network printers The Sharing panel is not detailed in this...

Page 106: ...odels Please refer to the Elite XL User s Manual for information about specific features Installable options The Installable options area lists items paper trays printer RAM that can be upgraded When...

Page 107: ...onts to the printer s memory regardless of whether you have upgraded the printer s RAM You should download your normal font set and then perform the procedure To update the printer driver after instal...

Page 108: ...to change the printer driver and port settings Refer to pages 4 18 and 4 19 for information about recommended port configu ration settings Exploring the Properties dialog box This box will be dimmed...

Page 109: ...ll to the desired paper icon and click on it so that it is highlighted Note In some cases the name of the paper size below the paper icon will be truncated However the full name of the selected paper...

Page 110: ...in this menu will override the resolution selected in the printer s front panel Halftoning The Halftoning area controls the screen frequency and screen angle for your documents In general it is recomm...

Page 111: ...cify how fonts are sent to the printer Use these options in conjunction with the information provided in the Fonts chapter of your printer s user s manual The PostScript panel The PostScript panel pro...

Page 112: ...ions when you open a new document in your applications In general options selected from within an application document will override corresponding options in the Properties dialog box and the printer...

Page 113: ...e XL with Windows and DOS 4 34 Chapter 4 The Print Properties dialog box The Properties dialog box available from the Print dialog box displays a subset of the panels and options found in the printer...

Page 114: ...le to the Elite XL Overview of setup and printing from a DOS application Unlike Windows applications each DOS application must be configured with a printer driver and port setting information The prin...

Page 115: ...configures the PC serial port for a baud rate of 9600 no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit and for XON XOFF flow control These settings match the Elite XL s RS 422 front panel factory default settings XON...

Page 116: ...ion for more information PCL 5 The Elite XL also includes PCL 5 HP GL 2 emulation software which provides LaserJet III text and graphics compatibility plus the ability to print at 600 dpi If you are u...

Page 117: ...lowing example is a typical usage of the COPY command for printing Type COPY B myfile prn LPT1 The above command sends the file myfile prn to the parallel port LPT1 and out to the device connected to...

Page 118: ...pe the following command and path name for the application you are using and press the Enter key Note Depend ing on where you have installed any of these applications the path names may be different A...

Page 119: ...patibility QuickDraw GX requires Macintosh System 7 5 Beyond that many applica tions do not yet support QuickDraw GX There are three levels of QuickDraw GX compatibility Unadopted Applications that do...

Page 120: ...ed in this manual or the Elite XL Installation Guide and the driver will be installed along with the rest of your printing soft ware Installing GX drivers from an upgrade disk If you received a QuickD...

Page 121: ...con 1 Choose the Chooser from the Apple menu The Chooser appears 2 Click Create In a few moments a desktop printer icon for the printer you selected will appear on your desktop Note QuickDraw GX allow...

Page 122: ...Time For information about the above commands and the background printing operation in general open Macintosh Guide and click Look For When the search window appears type background printing into the...

Page 123: ...low This dialog box will not display the paper sources available on your printer However if you click in the box containing un known you will see a list of the paper sizes that are supported by your p...

Page 124: ...able to direct print jobs to the paper tray containing the correct size paper 7 Click OK Selecting printer extensions The QuickDraw GX software is extensible meaning that Apple or third party develop...

Page 125: ...Setup from the File menu the dialog box below appears This is the first level dialog box it enables you to choose Paper Type paper size Orientation Scaling After choosing options click More Choices t...

Page 126: ...age Setup dialog plus the Format for pop up menu The Format for pop up menu is divided into two sections by a dotted line The default for this menu will correspond to the default desktop printer Howev...

Page 127: ...ee options Flip horizontal Flip vertical and Invert image are available with all Elite XL printers Other options may appear in this panel e g AccuGray depending on the model of your Elite XL printer A...

Page 128: ...elow appears This is first level Print dialog box it enables you to choose Printer Print to Page range Pages Number of copies Copies The Print to pop up menu enables you to print to a desktop printer...

Page 129: ...on panels will also appear here The General print panel When the General panel is highlighted the Print dialog box looks like the one pictured above This panel contains the same options as the first l...

Page 130: ...ation about resident fonts Quality enables you to choose an output resolution in dots per inch for your document The available resolutions will depend on the Elite XL printer model being used Other pr...

Page 131: ...essed the same way i e choosing Page Setup and Print from the File menu in all applications For example in PageMaker 5 0 x the alternate Page Setup and Print dialog boxes are accessed by choosing Prin...

Page 132: ...roblems printing from an application that has not adopted QuickDraw GX you have the option of turning QuickDraw GX off The command Turn Desktop printing On Off is inserted into the Apple Menu when an...

Page 133: ...ame 3 Rename the printer driver Because of the method alphabetical search QuickDraw GX uses to substitute a driver we recommend that you add either an A or a space to the beginning of the printer driv...

Page 134: ...the Setup function to select a PPD for each GCC printer that you intend to use with QuickDraw GX desktop printing turned off 7 Re enable QuickDraw GX Use the Extensions Manager control panel to Re ena...

Page 135: ...nloaded to the printer they remain in the printer s RAM and available for all print jobs sent to the printer for as long as the printer is switched on the fonts are removed from RAM when the printer i...

Page 136: ...efaces plain bold italic bold italic Helvetica Bitstream Swiss A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Typefaces pla...

Page 137: ...E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Typefaces light bold light italic bold italic New Century New Century Schoolbook Sc...

Page 138: ...L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Typefaces 10 pt 10 pt bold 10 pt italic 12 pt 12 pt bold 12 pt italic Line Printer 16 Line Printe...

Page 139: ...information on adding and removing Type 1 fonts refer to Adobe s documenta tion TrueType fonts The Elite XL is compatible with TrueType fonts TrueType is an advanced font technology that produces hig...

Page 140: ...riter Utility included with the Elite XL software The LaserWriter Utility is located in the Elite XL Folder that was copied onto your startup disk during the initial installation When a font is downlo...

Page 141: ...te XL 4 Click Add A directory dialog box appears If the font file list does not appear click the Desktop button to search for the list of printer font files 5 Click the name of a font and then click A...

Page 142: ...printer s RAM and on an external hard disk Print Font Samples to print a sample of each font available in the printer s RAM and on an external hard disk If you are using an external hard disk and it c...

Page 143: ...ws Type 1 fonts Type 1 fonts are automatically downloaded to the Elite XL These fonts are deleted from the printer s RAM when the print job is complete However you may want to keep downloaded fonts in...

Page 144: ...to the printer you will need one termina tor for the hard disk unless it is internally terminated If two or more hard disks are to be connected to the printer connect a terminator to the first and la...

Page 145: ...ome hard drives issue a Unit Attention UA message when they are first accessed by the printer The UA message conflicts with the Elite XL s startup proce dures causing the drive not to be recognized To...

Page 146: ...ose any data that is currently on that hard disk To initialize external hard disks 1 Make sure the Elite XL is selected in the Chooser See The Elite XL printer drivers on page 3 4 2 Double click the L...

Page 147: ...repeat the initialization steps If the initialization was successful repeat the steps for each additional hard disk 8 Use the LaserWriter Utility to download fonts to the hard disk s See Downloading f...

Page 148: ...th the label facing down Do not expose the toner cartridge to direct sunlight or to strong room light Do not tamper with or try to move the toner cartridge s mechanisms In the event of toner spillage...

Page 149: ...ner only when the Elite XL is in its normal upright operating position If the printer is tilted as would happen when the printer is transported toner may spill throughout the inside of the printer To...

Page 150: ...Front panel messages page 7 8 Clearing paper jams page 7 11 Poor quality output page 7 14 Chooser problems If there is no Chooser under the Apple menu If you are using System 6 0 x or lower use Apple...

Page 151: ...message appears on your Macintosh screen stating that the printer could not be found check the following regarding the LocalTalk network system Check the On Line status LED on the front panel it shou...

Page 152: ...printer should have been switched off to avoid connection problems Before continuing with these troubleshooting procedures switch the printer off wait ten seconds and then switch the printer on If you...

Page 153: ...nt is printing try the following Restart the printer Print the document again If Background Printing is on turn it off try printing the document again If you are using LaserWriter 8 try using the Elit...

Page 154: ...nter s internal hard disk As you print a message appears on the screen of your Macintosh indicating which fonts are being downloaded Some applications have an option called Fractional Character Widths...

Page 155: ...nt panel LCD window displays messages that indicate the status of the Elite XL Some messages are informational indicating the status of the print job while other messages require that some action be t...

Page 156: ...is open Print job related messages Printing A page is printing PS processing The printer is processing a PostScript job PCL processing The printer is processing a PCL job PS too complex PostScript has...

Page 157: ...serting the indicated paper size into the indicated paper tray will cause it to print Examples of paper size are Letter S Letter short edge feed and Letter L Letter long edge feed Manual feed paper si...

Page 158: ...ont panel display Since paper jams occur at different places along the paper path the printer displays a slightly a different message depending on the location of the jam However because of the printe...

Page 159: ...e shown Grasp the paper firmly with both hands and slowly pull out the page As the paper will most likely be jammed between one of the printer s roller assemblies try to pull the page along the same l...

Page 160: ...For all paper jams check the following Make sure the paper is flat dry and within specifications Fan the paper before inserting it to loosen the sheets and make sure the edges are flush Do not insert...

Page 161: ...maged Replace toner cartridge Symptom Toner spots randomly scattered over the page Data sent to printer Press the ON LINE button to take the does not print but printer off line then press the FORM FEE...

Page 162: ...ut printer off line then press the FORM FEED DATA PRESENT button to eject the final page or send the message appears Form feed code decimal character 12 Last page of Press the ON LINE button to take t...

Page 163: ...Form feed code decimal Data sent to printer Press the ON LINE button to take the does not print but printer off line then press the FORM FEED DATA PRESENT button to eject the final page or send the m...

Page 164: ...rallel SCSI standard Ethernet Print Speed 8ppm printers Letter A4 8 pages per minute Tabloid A3 4 pages per minute 16ppm printers Letter A4 16 pages per minute Tabloid A3 9 pages per minute Physical d...

Page 165: ...d Universal tray 250 sheet capacity Letter SEF LEF Legal SEF Legal 13 SEF Tabloid Ledger SEF Statement half letter LEF Executive LEF A3 SEF A4 SEF LEF A5 LEF B4 SEF B5 LEF Transparencies Letter A4 10...

Page 166: ...aper Letter 8 5 x 11 in 215 9 x 279 4 mm Legal 8 5 x 14 in 215 9 x 355 6 mm Legal 13 8 5 x 13 in 215 9 x 330 2 mm Tabloid Ledger 11 x 17 in 279 4 x 431 8 mm Super B 11 69 x 17 32 in 297 x 440 mm 12 x...

Page 167: ...A 4 Appendix A Appendix A Printer specifications Print tolerance specifications Direction of Paper Feed W Horizontal accuracy 2 0 mm T 2 0 mm T U V U 390 mm W 245 mm U V...

Page 168: ...Printer specifications A 5 Print tolerance specifications Lead edge registration 4 0 2 0 mm A 4 0 2 0 mm B B A Direction of Paper Feed B B...

Page 169: ...A 6 Appendix A Appendix A Printer specifications Direction of Paper Feed Side edge registration 4 0 2 5 mm C 4 0 2 5 mm D D D D C...

Page 170: ...Printer specifications A 7 Skew 2 0 mm E 2 0 mm E F G H 245 mm Direction of Paper Feed H G F Print tolerance specifications...

Page 171: ...A 8 Appendix A Appendix A Printer specifications Direction of Paper Feed Vertical accuracy 1 3 mm J 1 3 mm K L M 210 mm J M K L 90...

Page 172: ...pecifically designed for laser printers Printing on letterhead Letterhead should conform to the weight and surface characteristics specified in the previous section Also keep the following points in m...

Page 173: ...te XL For more information see Appendix I Optional accessories WARNING The Elite XL uses heat in the printing process Do not use material that may melt inside the printer such as Tyvek envelopes Serio...

Page 174: ...st be 72 pin 70 nanoseconds or faster non composite and tin leaded GCC sells 4 8 and 16 MB memory upgrade kits See Appendix J for ordering information Required tools and safety precautions The only to...

Page 175: ...the printer 3 Extend the paper output tray extension 4 Locate the controller board access panel The controller board access panel forms part of the paper output tray It looks slightly different on 8pp...

Page 176: ...on the tab at the center of the access board panel and rotate the panel upwards 16ppm printers a Hook your index finger into the notch at the center of the front edge of the controller board access c...

Page 177: ...the metal shield plate removed the section of the printer controller containing the memory expansion connectors is visible All Elite XL models have a SIMM installed in the first connector Some models...

Page 178: ...ee and flip upwards c Grasping the SIMM between your thumbs and index fingers pull the SIMM out towards you 10 Insert the SIMM s a Position the SIMM s so that the notched corner of the SIMM is facing...

Page 179: ...ing the installation After you have completed the installation procedures confirm that the installa tion was successful and that the printer recognizes the additional memory To confirm the installatio...

Page 180: ...in the upper right area of the Chooser below Select a PostScript Printer The name should appear highlighted click the printer s name if it is not highlighted 4 Click Setup The Setup dialog box appears...

Page 181: ...wo fonts to the printer s memory regardless of whether you have upgraded the printer s RAM Download your normal font set and then perform the update procedure To update the Windows driver 1 Determine...

Page 182: ...ript Printer The name should appear highlighted click the printer s name if it is not highlighted 4 Click Setup The Setup dialog box appears 5 Click Auto Setup A message box appears informing you that...

Page 183: ...st column with the appropriate number from the third column Printer command Function Refers to EC Escape character n a LF Line feed n a FF Form feed n a CR Carriage return n a ECE Resets printer n a E...

Page 184: ...ther PCL fonts to the printer s memory The font list pages contain nine columns of information See the following page for a description of the information in each column Courier 10 Esc 8U Esc s0p10h12...

Page 185: ...ill be available with the default font See page 5 4 for a list of symbol sets available with the Elite XL 4 Pitch The number of characters per inch 5 Points The vertical height of a character 6 Style...

Page 186: ...BNC COAX Interface ports and connectors The following illustration shows the Elite XL interface ports including optional Ethernet ports along with their corresponding connector types The ports are loc...

Page 187: ...SIG GND RXDB TXDB NC RXDB SIGNAL DIRECTION PRINTER P2 MINI DIN 8 BRAIDED SHIELD NC NC NC Parallel PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION DIRECTION 1 STROBE Data Strobe In 2 D1 Data Bit 1 In 3 D2 Data Bit 2 In 4 D3 Da...

Page 188: ...TION 1 TX Transmit Out 2 TX Transmit Out 3 RX Receive In 4 NC 5 NC 6 RX Receive In 7 NC 8 NC LocalTalk PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION DIRECTION 1 HSKO Handshake Out Out 2 HSKI Handshake In In 3 TXD Transmit D...

Page 189: ...If your printer does cause interference to radio or television reception you can try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures Turn the television or radio antenna unt...

Page 190: ...osts and provide coverage on all components of the GCC Technologies product Purchased during the limited warranty period extended warranty programs can provide years of uninterrupted protection If you...

Page 191: ...00 sheet feeder to an 8ppm Elite XL You can attach two sheet feeders to a 16ppm Elite XL either two 250 sheet feeders or one 250 sheet feeder and one 500 sheet feeder Important note Optional sheet fee...

Page 192: ...ay 250 sheet capacity AC15249 use with sheet feeder AC15255 Letter paper tray 500 sheet capacity AC15362 use with sheet feeder AC15366 A4 paper tray 500 sheet capacity AC15364 use with sheet feeder AC...

Page 193: ...its that closely resembles a shape bitmap font A font whose characters consist of the arrangement of bits into shapes These characters are used as screen fonts and they tend to be jagged when printed...

Page 194: ...screen fonts and desk accessories in a System file This application is used in versions of system software prior to System 7 x grayscale The range of gray tones between black and white halftone cell A...

Page 195: ...eral device PostScript A high level page description language PostScript commands describe the text and graphic images in a document printer description files Files that allow applications to use prin...

Page 196: ...graphics of some applications look better There are two options found within the Page Setup smooth bitmap screen fonts and smooth bitmap graphics Choose either or both of these commands depending on y...

Page 197: ...HE SOFTWARE AND THE DOCUMENTATION GRANTED TO YOU IS LIMITED AND YOU MAY NOT 1 Make copies of any of the Documentation or make copies of the Software other than as expressly set forth above 2 Alter mod...

Page 198: ...HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT WILL GCC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTAT...

Page 199: ...extension or addition to this warranty on behalf on GCC THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED For the name of the nearest GCC service...

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