First Contact
M20 PIX Machine - Electronic Engraving machine . 15
Installing the engraving software in Windows XP (Machine controlled by PC)
1. Check that your computer has the minimum required configuration:
PC Computer
Configuration
Microprocessor
Pentium III
Frequency
800 Mhz
Random Access Memory (RAM)
128 Mo
1 internal hard disk
10 Go with 100 Mo free
1 internal CD-ROM drive
24 x
1 internal 3"1/2 disk floppy drive
1 mouse
Windows compatible
1 keyboard
extended (105 keys)
LPT parallel port
1
COM serial port
1
1 graphic board
32000 colors, 16 bits
1 SVGA color monitor
15",800x600 resolution
Software environment
Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5 (or more)
Acrobat Reader 5 (or more)
Microsoft Word 2000 (or more)
Windows Media Player
Arial, Microsoft Sans Serif, Verdana Fonts
2. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and close the drive
3. Wait until the Installation screen is displayed
Double-click the CD-ROM icon if the installation is not self-opening
4. The installation automatically runs: the Progression bar and panel indicate the course of ope
-
rations.
5.
Click to quit the Installation panel.
6.
Run GravoStyle Quick Pix: click its icon on the Desktop.
Windows create automatically a virtual USB port as soon as the machine and the PC com-
puter are connected and switched on.
From your engraving software, install the "generic/text only" printer.
Then indicate from Windows (printer properties) the virtual USB port created previously
by Windows as the destination port of this "generic/text only" printer.
7.
To engrave the first plate, launch the Tutorial and execute the «Engraving a
plate» lesson.
