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Summary of Contents for Assel-a-Writer-8300

Page 1: ..._____________________________________________________ i A8300D 6th 03 09 98 100 100269...

Page 2: ...Patent and Trademark Office Canon is a registered trademark of Canon USA registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer C...

Page 3: ...Patent and Trademark Office ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the US EPA registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Varityper is a registered trademark of Varityper Inc registe...

Page 4: ...y UL standard for ozone emission Warning An invisible laser beam which radiates inside the laser printer s scanner unit can cause permanent eye damage DO NOT disassemble or try to adjust the laser sca...

Page 5: ...The other end is terminated as required by the country where it will be installed Le cable de transport d energie que doit etre utilis e la configuration 230 Volts est le type minimum SJT SVT 18 3 nom...

Page 6: ...Immunity Test of 1995 First Edition IEC 1000 4 4 Testing and Measurement Techniques Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity Test of 1995 First edition MIL STD 45662A Calibration System Requirements...

Page 7: ...nd Product Registration 1 10 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Introduction 2 3 Printer Location 2 3 Package Contents 2 4 Unpacking the Printer 2 5 Overview of the Accel a Writer 8300 2 7 Installing Options...

Page 8: ...etup 3 1 Introduction 3 3 Before You Begin 3 3 XANT Utilities CD ROM Macintosh 3 3 XInstaller 3 5 Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 0 3 9 Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers 3 9 Selecting the Adobe PostScript Print...

Page 9: ...r Menu 3 28 Transfer Curve 3 29 CRD Directories 3 29 Linearize 3 29 XANT Linearizer 3 29 Adobe Downloader 3 30 The File Menu 3 30 Download Fonts 3 30 Download PostScript File 3 30 The Special Menu 3 3...

Page 10: ...he AdobePS Printer Driver 4 8 Installing your Printer s PPD 4 10 Configuring the PPD for Windows 3 1 and 3 11 4 11 Deleting Previous Driver Versions 4 15 Windows 95 Drivers 4 16 Installing the AdobePS...

Page 11: ...t 4 49 Managing Fonts on an Optional Hard Disk 4 51 Chapter 5 Configuration 5 1 Introduction 5 3 Printer Control 5 3 The Front Panel 5 3 The Display Window 5 4 Front Panel Lights LEDs 5 4 Front Panel...

Page 12: ...Parallel Menu 5 19 The Enable Menu 5 19 The Mode Menu 5 19 The Spool Menu 5 19 The LocalTalk EtherTalk and LPR Line Printer Menus 5 20 The Enable Menu 5 20 The Mode Menu 5 20 The Spool Menu 5 20 The...

Page 13: ...Standard Media Sizes 7 6 XANT Myriad Film Sizes 7 7 Feeding Media to the Printer 7 8 Determining the Leading Edge 7 8 The Paper Cassettes 7 8 The Manual Feed Tray 7 9 Tray Chaining 7 10 Using Special...

Page 14: ...3 Line Screens 8 4 Scanner Resolutions 8 4 Line Art Scanning 8 4 Halftone Scanning 8 5 TIFF PICT EPS Formats 8 5 Gamma Corrections 8 6 Negative Enhanced Imaging Technology 8 8 Enhanced Screening 8 9...

Page 15: ...troduction Chapter Overview The XANT Accel a Writer 8300 1 3 About this Manual 1 4 Manual Conventions 1 5 Other Helpful Documentation 1 6 About Your Printer 1 6 Printer Features 1 8 PostScript Typefac...

Page 16: ...1 2 Introductionbb ________________________________________ Notes...

Page 17: ...on 1 3 The XANT Accel a Writer 8300 Fig 1 1 XANT Accel a Writer 8300 Your new Accel a Writer 8300 features Adobe PostScript 3 The high quality laser prints are excellent for everyday office needs as w...

Page 18: ...ter s PPD XANT Command Center XANT Linearizer the Adobe Downloader and procedures for using many of your printer s innovative features Chapter 4 PC Setup describes the contents and use of the XANT Uti...

Page 19: ...ides instructions and tips for using the printer in mainstream application environments and some general page design tips Glossary defines many terms related to your printer XANT utilities and the pri...

Page 20: ...k or can order them for you About Your Printer The Accel a Writer 8300 s high end features allow you to produce near typeset quality work suitable for camera ready production The standard smooth 600 x...

Page 21: ...7 A3 size paper The manual feed tray supports media from 3 90 x 5 80 99 mm x 147 mm to 12 00 x 25 00 305 mm x 635 mm An upgrade is available to expand print regions on oversized media The optional dup...

Page 22: ...ting from 3 90 x 5 80 99 mm x 147 mm to 12 00 x 25 00 305 mm x 635 mm allowing full bleed printing for 11 x 17 279 mm x 432 mm documents Extra Wide Print optional enlarges the print region on 12 00 x...

Page 23: ...Font Accelerator Mirror Print Negative Print Horizontal and Vertical Image Shift Features See the Printer Memory Requirements in chapter 9 PostScript Typefaces Your printer features 136 PostScript ty...

Page 24: ...Aldus applications and the XANT Command Center and Linearizer software packages which allow advanced calibration and setup of your printer Warranty and Product Registration Chapter 10 contains the war...

Page 25: ...iter 8300 2 7 Installing Options 2 9 Controller Board Upgrades 2 9 Paper Handling Options 2 11 The Toner Cartridge 2 24 The Paper Cassettes 2 28 The Manual Feed Tray 2 32 Verify the Printer Setup 2 35...

Page 26: ...2 2 Installationbb_________________________________________ Notes...

Page 27: ...ient clearance for operation and maintenance Has a temperature range between 50 to 90 5 Fahrenheit 10 to 32 5 Celsius without rapid changes Has a relative humidity between 20 and 80 Is well ventilated...

Page 28: ...Linearizer and other software Toner cartridge EP J Optional items from the following list ship separately Additional 250 sheet paper cassettes Paper feeder up to two can be added Duplexer Note RAM int...

Page 29: ...the shipping box Warning The printer weighs approximately 33 lbs 15 kg without the toner cassettes and media installed Have someone help you lift it 2 Lift the printer out of the box 3 Remove the pla...

Page 30: ...__________________________________ 6 Remove the tape protective sheet and the shipping spacers by pulling them up and out of the printer fig 2 2 Two Cardboard Shipping Spacers Fig 2 2 Remove the Two C...

Page 31: ...is setup take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the printer Figures 2 3 2 4 and 2 5 provide an overview of the front back and inside of your printer Front Panel Output Tray Top Cover Top Cove...

Page 32: ..._________________ Back Cover Cassette Power Receptacle Output Tray Auxiliary Output Tray Paper Stop Fig 2 4 Rear View of the Printer Toner Cartridge Cleaning Brush Front Cover Top Cover Top Cover Latc...

Page 33: ...tion and RAM upgrades are shipped with installation and setup instructions the extra wide print and NEIT upgrades must be performed at the factory To return your printer for a NEIT or extra wide print...

Page 34: ...e to store downloaded fonts and allows you to implement the spooling feature on the printer s interfaces Your printer can support one internal hard disk and up to seven external SCSI drives See Connec...

Page 35: ...he higher resolution is selected See The DPI Menu in chapter 5 and Resolution in chapter 6 for details RAM Upgrades Your printer s standard memory configuration is 8 MB of RAM This can be upgraded to...

Page 36: ...int media For example to use both letter and ledger size media load up to 250 sheets of one size in the standard cassette and 250 sheets of the other size in an optional cassette or the manual feed tr...

Page 37: ...e Feeder 4 Reconnect the power cord and all interface cables 5 Set up the cassette for the size media you plan to use and load it with up to 250 sheets of media See The Paper Cassettes later in this c...

Page 38: ...plexing See chapter 7 Duplexing for details on using the duplexer and appendix A Troubleshooting to solve jam or print quality problems The optional package includes the duplexer a replacement back co...

Page 39: ...n earlier in this chapter To prepare the printer and replace its back cover 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect its power cord from the printer and power source Disconnect any attached interface cab...

Page 40: ...it later if you remove the duplexer 1 2 Fig 2 9 Remove the Printer s Back Cover 5 Install the replacement back cover included with the duplexer First insert the cover s left bottom tab into the slot...

Page 41: ...tions for unpacking Warning The printer weighs approximately 33 lbs 15 kg without the toner cassette and media installed Have someone help you lift it 2 Move the printer to the side to make room for t...

Page 42: ...the top cover and back cover latches If only the green top cover latch is pulled the unit can fall and cause personal injury or damage the equipment 5 Remove the back unit by pulling up both the top c...

Page 43: ...3 lbs 15 kg without the toner cassette and media installed Have someone help you lift it 7 Hold the printer above the duplexer making sure not to lift it by the multipurpose feeder or the feed roller...

Page 44: ...duplexer s power cable to the printer s power receptacle fig 2 16 Fig 2 16 Connect the Duplexer Power Cable to the Printer 9 Position the cable guide as shown in figure 2 17 Then push the guide into t...

Page 45: ...est fig 2 18 2 1 2 Fig 2 18 Plug in the Interface Cable 11 Align the back unit over the rear of the duplexer making sure the pointers line up pull up the back unit s top and back cover latches then lo...

Page 46: ...he power cord from the power supply and the duplexer 2 Remove the paper cassette by pulling it straight out of the printer 3 Pull up the back cover release latch and slide the back unit open as far as...

Page 47: ...then gently pulling it out from the right side first fig 2 9 11 Replace the printer s original back cover by inserting the cover s left bottom tab into the slot on the printer and then pushing it righ...

Page 48: ...loss or equipment damage keep the cartridge which contains a magnet away from your hard disk s and monitor This section describes how to remove an old toner cartridge and install a new one See chapte...

Page 49: ...Toner Cartridge 3 Locate the static charge eliminator fig 2 22 and clean it using the green cleaning brush located inside the top cover area on the left To do this gently run the brush back and forth...

Page 50: ...the area with a soft dry lint free clean cloth fig 2 23 Fig 2 23 Clean the Transfer Guide 5 Remove the toner cartridge from its package Gently rock it back and forth to distribute toner throughout th...

Page 51: ...the the tab and tape from the toner cartridge and discard it fig 2 25 Fig 2 25 Remove the Toner Sealing Tape 8 Align the toner cartridge on the runners then slide the cartridge into the printer until...

Page 52: ...be ordered for your printer see Paper Feeder earlier in this chapter This section describes how to install and load the North American paper cassette See chapter 7 for information about selecting and...

Page 53: ...ettings that can be used for letter LTR and one setting each for executive EXE legal LGL and 11 x 17 paper sizes Note If this setting is incorrect printing errors can occur or the image may be printed...

Page 54: ...Cassettes in chapter 7 4 Slide the paper printing side down leading edge first under the two clips on each end of the media bar and under the two clips at the front corners of the side guides fig 2 2...

Page 55: ...______________ Installation 2 31 5 Align the cassette cover over the back of the cassette fig 2 29 and lower it into place LT R Fig 2 29 Install the Cassette Cover 6 Slide the cassette into the printe...

Page 56: ...e Tray Switch menu on the printer s front panel The media source also can be selected using the Print dialog box in your application The Manual Feed Tray Your printer s built in manual feed tray is de...

Page 57: ...Remove the shipping cardboard covering the tray extenders when first setting up the printer 3 Open the tray extender by grasping it in the center and pulling out until it snaps up into place For large...

Page 58: ...fig 2 33 Caution Make sure the paper stack does not exceed the upper paper limit indicated by tabs on the tray s side paper guides fig 2 33 Overloading the tray may cause paper jams Paper Guides Paper...

Page 59: ...cle is on the back of the printer at the lower left 1 Make sure the printer s power switch is off the O is pressed in 2 Connect the female end of the power cord to the printer 3 Connect the male end o...

Page 60: ...t the correct resolution installed RAM and optional hard disks are recognized by the printer The start up page also lists the printer s name page count enabled interfaces and network information if th...

Page 61: ...ent without Ethernet your host computer communicates with the printer via the LocalTalk port You need two LocalTalk connector boxes with DIN 8 connectors a standard phone cable RJ 11 and two terminato...

Page 62: ...owing the procedures in chapter 3 Macintosh Setup Connecting to a PC In a PC environment without Ethernet your host computer communicates with the printer via the parallel or serial port Use the paral...

Page 63: ...omputer s parallel port 4 Turn on your computer and then the printer 5 Install and configure the printer driver and PPD following the procedures in chapter 4 PC Setup Connecting to the Serial Port Use...

Page 64: ...default printer settings are 9600 baud XON XOFF flow control No Parity None and 8 data bits These settings are used in most serial printing environments See your computer manual for details on checki...

Page 65: ...l SCSI disk can store approximately 500 to 600 fonts To connect an external SCSI disk to your printer use a SCSI peripheral cable 25 pin to 50 pin If the disk is not internally terminated you also nee...

Page 66: ...up page 5 Check the start up page or print a test page to be sure the SCSI disk is listed with the proper device number and disk size Initializing a Hard Disk A hard disk must be initialized before i...

Page 67: ...r printer using the Download PostScript File menu in either XANT Command Center or Adobe Downloader see chapter 3 Macintosh Setup for details Initializing a Hard Disk with the PC 1 Select the correct...

Page 68: ...2 44 Installationbb_________________________________________...

Page 69: ...8 3 1 3 11 AdobePS 8 5 1 3 14 Configuring the PPD 3 16 Configuring the Printer 3 19 Downloads Folder 3 20 App Drivers Folder 3 22 Aldus APD Folder 3 22 Aldus PPD Folder 3 23 QuarkXPress PDF Folder 3 2...

Page 70: ...3 2 Macintosh Setupbb ____________________________________ Notes...

Page 71: ...on any of these procedures see your Macintosh documentation XANT Utilities CD ROM Macintosh The XANT Utilities CD ROM shipped with your printer includes Adobe PostScript printer drivers PPDs XANT Uti...

Page 72: ...ure packets on a LocalTalk network Double click on each icon to install that utility on your Macintosh Read all documentation that is installed with the software before using these programs The PostSc...

Page 73: ...stallation program for XANT Command Center XANT Linearizer Adobe Downloader PostScript PPDs for your printer and the appropriate PDF Printer Description File for QuarkXPress if it is installed on your...

Page 74: ...thout installing any files click Quit Installation options Select the XANT Utilities option to install only the utilities XANT Command Center XANT Linearizer and the Adobe Downloader Use this option i...

Page 75: ...Drivers later in this chapter to load the printer driver and your printer s PPD If you chose to install one or more printers and if the AdobePS 8 5 1 printer driver is not currently installed on your...

Page 76: ...ll Location box then click Install Follow the instructions on screen When the installation is complete the following screen appears Fig 3 3 Installation Successful Screen 9 Click Restart to complete t...

Page 77: ...Acrobat icon 4 Check the ReadMe Reader file then double click the Reader 3 0 Installer icon to install Acrobat Reader 3 0 Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers Before using your printer you must install an...

Page 78: ...r driver requires the following system setup Macintosh running System 7 1 or later AdobePS does not run on the Macintosh 128K 512K or 512Ke computers A minimum of 4 MB of memory A minimum of 2 MB of h...

Page 79: ...staller loads both the PSPrinter driver and the PPD for the XANT printer into the appropriate folders on your Macintosh 1 Insert the XANT Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The XInstaller is launche...

Page 80: ...Customize select the files to load then click Install 6 Read the license agreement and select Accept to bring up the installation screen If you select Decline the installation terminates 7 Follow the...

Page 81: ...Watermark Plug in Folder A Mac Watermark Plug in folder is provided in each language directory in the PSPrinter 8 3 folder This folder contains the Adobe PSPrinter 8 3 Watermark plug in for the Macin...

Page 82: ...of AdobePS but will not overwrite other printer drivers Check the Readme First file in the appropriate language folder of the AdobePS 8 5 1 folder before beginning the driver installation Installing...

Page 83: ...atically 2 Click Continue in the first two screens to bring up the XInstaller screen fig 3 1 then click Quit to exit the Installation program 3 Double click the XANT Utilities 4 0 icon 4 Double click...

Page 84: ...2 Select the AdobePS or the PSPrinter icon from the box on the left top left in a network environment a list of available printers appears in the box on the right Highlight your printer and double cl...

Page 85: ...correct PPD when prompted 5 Click OK when the Auto Setup process is complete to accept the selections You return to the Chooser window where an icon appears next to the printer you set up Note If usin...

Page 86: ...k Select You return to the PPD setup dialog box fig 3 6 4 Click Configure to open the Installable Options screen fig 3 8 Fig 3 8 Installable Options Screen 5 Configure the options that are installed o...

Page 87: ...nstallable Options screen 7 Click OK to close the PPD setup dialog box then close the Chooser window Note When you add a printer from the network go through either the Auto Setup or manual setup proce...

Page 88: ...Adobe PostScript files and Overview PDF which describes these files Download the PostScript files to your printer using the Adobe Downloader or the Download PostScript File option in XANT Command Cen...

Page 89: ...ext and change name of zone in the parentheses to the name of your EtherTalk zone Save the file and download it to your printer The printer must be restarted before the change is effective The Set_IP...

Page 90: ...der contains the Kanji version of APD Aldus Printer Description files for Aldus PageMaker versions 4 01 and earlier and Aldus FreeHand versions 2 02 and earlier Call Technical Support to request a cop...

Page 91: ...es the PPD is for use on printers with the wide format option 3 Check you application documentation for instructions on selecting and using the PPD QuarkXPress PDF Folder The Standard and Kanji folder...

Page 92: ...s for use on printers with the wide format option XANT Command Center XANT Command Center is a utility that allows you to check and control many of your printer s functions from your Macintosh The Fil...

Page 93: ...e storage devices on the printer and the network configuration Spooling This option allows you to enable and control spooling on the printer s hard drive Spooling frees up the communication channel be...

Page 94: ...is not valid for laser printers Reboot Printer This option allows you to reboot the printer from your computer This option causes the printer to go through the initialization process Startup Page Thi...

Page 95: ...r s optional Ethernet interface Login Printing allows you to enable your printer to login to and accept print jobs from a designated Novell file server File Server allows you to specify up to four Nov...

Page 96: ...he TCP IP protocol and set the TCP IP address on your printer s optional Ethernet interface Address allows you to change your printer s default TCP IP address to one that agrees with the TCP IP addres...

Page 97: ...u allows you to create and download custom curves to your printer These curves can be selected for a specific job from the Print dialog box or set as the default from the printer s front panel See Cal...

Page 98: ...fonts to an optional hard disk on your printer or to printer memory Fonts downloaded to your printer are considered resident which means applications do not have to bundle these fonts with print jobs...

Page 99: ...onts downloaded to printer ROM memory or an optional hard disk The Delete option of this menu allows you to remove fonts that have been downloaded to memory or the optional hard disk You cannot remove...

Page 100: ...ooler menu of the interface that you will be using see chapter 5 Configuration for additional information 1 Select the Interface SETUP INTERFACES menu 2 Select the printer interface SERIAL PARALLEL ET...

Page 101: ...ect Devices from the Configure box to open the Select Spool Device window fig 3 15 Fig 3 15 The Select Spool Device Window 3 Select the disk to use to store the spooled jobs or select NONE to disable...

Page 102: ...14 6 Click Ok to close the Spooling Window then select Quit from the File menu to exit XANT Command Center To manage jobs in the spooler s job queue The spooler s job queue can store up to 250 jobs Jo...

Page 103: ...or H already processed and held using the Save Spooled Job feature 2 Use the Control buttons to manage the jobs in the queue Print Prints the highlighted job used to print saved jobs Delete Deletes t...

Page 104: ...amma in chapter 6 and Halftone Calibration Technology in chapter 8 for details Custom curves can be used to adjust your printer s performance to eliminate inconsistencies due to equipment age differen...

Page 105: ...tometer A densitometer uses a standard light source to measure the amount of light reflected from printer output This measurement is compared to a standard and expressed as a percentage of gray The de...

Page 106: ...ollowing window appears Fig 3 19 The Select Device Window 2 Select Generic B W from the Select Device drop down menu fig 3 19 and click Ok You return to the Linearizer main menu 3 Select Linearize fro...

Page 107: ...gamma curve on your printer The new custom curve adjusts your printer s performance to a linear standard for the specific conditions ink media and environment at the time you printed the calibration s...

Page 108: ...menu to exit XANT Command Center Note To reset a custom gamma curve to the factory default a copy of the standard Gamma 0 curve highlight the curve in the Update Transfer Curve list and click Reset Ac...

Page 109: ...t the horizontal slide bar on the X ACT screen fig 3 22 until the number beneath the horizontal slide bar equals the measured length of the line 6 Measure the vertical line Adjust the vertical slide b...

Page 110: ...e page after using X ACT Calibration Note Use the standard paper size letter or A4 for your paper cassette with the Margin Adjustment function 1 Open XANT Command Center if necessary and select Margin...

Page 111: ...nted coordinates Note If the current settings are not the factory defaults and you must make adjustments to the coordinates it may be easier to reset the coordinates to the factory default before begi...

Page 112: ...per go back to step 5 and repeat the process 10 When the x and y lines are correctly set click Close Then select Quit from the File menu to exit Command Center Downloaded Fonts Fonts downloaded to you...

Page 113: ...of the screen displays the fonts in the selected folder 3 Select Memory or Disk from the Device menu as the destination for the downloaded fonts Note If more than one optional hard disk is attached to...

Page 114: ...nt Cancel OK Screen Printer Fig 3 26 Listing Downloaded Fonts 2 Choose Printer to print a list of all fonts in printer memory ROM cartridge ROM and on hard disks fig 3 26 or choose Screen to bring up...

Page 115: ...h Setup 3 47 5 Click OK to close the Font Directory Screen and return to the Adobe Downloader main menu Note To remove fonts downloaded to printer memory turn the printer off Fonts are stored in print...

Page 116: ...3 48 Macintosh Setupbb ____________________________________...

Page 117: ...ows 3 1 and 3 11 Printer Drivers 4 8 Windows 95 Drivers 4 16 Windows NT Drivers 4 23 Configuring the Printer 4 28 PDFs Folder 4 28 PS_Files Folder 4 29 XANT Command Center 4 31 Configuration for XANT...

Page 118: ...4 2 PC Setupbb __________________________________________ Notes...

Page 119: ...f your printer s innovative features Before You Begin You should be familiar with standard PC and Windows procedures such as choosing commands selecting options using buttons and boxes locating files...

Page 120: ...ogram for the most recent version of the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for your operating system If you cannot use the XANT Utilities Installer or if you prefer to use the earlier Adobe PostScript P...

Page 121: ...r and the individual utility sections later in this chapter for additional information The Instread txt describes the XANT Utilities Installer and provides information about its use and about Adobe Ac...

Page 122: ...CD ROM and Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers later in this chapter to load those drivers manually and PDFs Folder later in this chapter to load QuarkXPress PDFs manually To install XANT Command Center...

Page 123: ...our operating system in Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers to continue the installation Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 0 The documentation on the XANT Utilities CD ROM is in the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document...

Page 124: ...ing Windows 95 This section describes how to load the printer driver manually and using the XANT Utilities Installer See XANT Utilities Installer earlier in this chapter to load XANT Utilities manuall...

Page 125: ...d Double click the Setup exe icon in the Ps30 or Ps31 folder on the CD ROM to begin the installation e Go to step 2 AdobePS 3 1 or step 3 AdobePS 3 0 to continue the installation 2 Read the license ag...

Page 126: ...To open the window manually double click the Adobe PostScript Printer icon Red icon with the Adobe logo in the Control Panel window of the Main group Fig 4 2 The Install PostScript Printer from PPD D...

Page 127: ...ows 3 1 applications 1 Double click Printers not PostScript Printers in the Control Panel window The Printers dialog box appears Fig 4 3 The Printers Dialog Box 2 Highlight your XANT printer in the In...

Page 128: ...s not selected d Click OK to return to the Printers dialog box fig 4 3 4 Click Setup to define the printer and PostScript options 5 Click the PostScript Tab to set PostScript parameters Fig 4 5 The Po...

Page 129: ...es Tab to configure your printer options Use the scroll bar on the left to locate the option and the scroll bar on the right of each option to select the setting Fig 4 6 The Features Tab Screen a Sele...

Page 130: ...5 or XANT Command Center see The Spooler later in this chapter for the Save Spooled Job feature to function properly d Select the defaults to be used in your application Print dialog box for the remai...

Page 131: ...inters dialog box in the Windows Control Panel and reinstall them via the Adobe PostScript Printers dialog box which is also in the Windows Control panel If after removing and reinstalling your printe...

Page 132: ...Windows 95 Drivers The AdobePS 4 1 driver supports Adobe PostScript Level 2 the AdobePS 4 22 driver supports Adobe PostScript 3 and earlier This section describes how to install and configure these d...

Page 133: ...n the installation e Go to step 2 AdobePS 4 2 or step 3 AdobePS 4 1 to continue the installation Note If you are installing AdobePS 4 1 select your PPD from the PPDs Level2 Win95 folder on the CD ROM...

Page 134: ...ick Next and go to step 6 if the printer is connected to a network 7 Use the Browse function or type the network path or queue name in the Network Path screen then click Next to bring up the Install P...

Page 135: ...options in the Add Printer dialog box then click Next Fig 4 10 The Add Printer Dialog Box a Use the default printer name or type in a name you prefer b Check Yes to set the printer as the default for...

Page 136: ...n click Printers The Printers window appears 2 Highlight your XANT printer model and click the right mouse button Click Properties from the drop down menu 3 Click the Device Options tab to configure y...

Page 137: ...oler must be enabled on the printer using either the front panel Interfaces menus see chapter 5 or XANT Command Center see The Spooler later in this chapter for the Save Spooled Job feature to functio...

Page 138: ...r speed if you have a Pentium processor If not select PostScript optimized for portability ADSC b Under PostScript header select Download header with each print job c Under PostScript timeout values m...

Page 139: ...tility programs and the application files a message indicates that there is no Adobe printer driver available Click OK in the Information window then click Finish to exit the XANT Utilities Installer...

Page 140: ...ick Start Settings Printers 3 Double click on Add Printer to bring up the Add Printer Wizard 4 Select My Computer and click Next to bring up the Ports selection window fig 4 13 Fig 4 13 Port Selection...

Page 141: ...lick Have Disk and use the Browse function to find or type in the path to the directory where you copied the Oemprint inf file in step 1 Click OK 7 The Oemprint inf file compiles a list of printers to...

Page 142: ...4 15 The Printer Name Window 8 Enter the name that appears on your printer s start up page as the Printer Name and specify whether this is to be your default printer then click Next to bring up the Sh...

Page 143: ...window fig 4 17 Fig 4 17 The Print Test Page Window 10 Select Yes to print a test page then click Finish The Add Printer Wizard copies the required files and prompts you for the Windows NT CD ROM 11...

Page 144: ...the front panel menus the Ethernet Upgrade manual for information about configuring the Ethernet options and XANT Command Center later in this chapter for information about configuring communication...

Page 145: ...our printer and a PDF file Overview PDF which describes these files These files can be downloaded to your printer using the Send PostScript File option in XANT Command Center see XANT Command Center l...

Page 146: ...ts a list of the settings for the communication devices currently configured for your printer If you call XANT Technical Support you may be asked to print this page to check your setup The Setzone ps...

Page 147: ...ibed in this section Configuration for XANT Command Center In a PC environment XANT Command Center cannot be run across a network use the following procedure to set up the communication between the pr...

Page 148: ...connection or LPTX to setup a parallel connection to the printer b From the Select Product menu of the Controller menu select your printer 5 Select Exit from the File menu to close XANT Command Center...

Page 149: ...nter to configure Your PC must be directly connected to the printer s serial or parallel port to use XANT Command Center See Configuration for XANT Command Center earlier in this chapter General These...

Page 150: ...ttings and the size and status of storage devices configured on the printer The Diagnostic screen provides an update on the status of the EEPROM The Product Information screen lists the product name I...

Page 151: ...ess or enable the LPR interface on the optional Ethernet port Update PPD Fonts allows you to add all of your downloaded fonts to your current PPD PostScript Printer Driver Your PPD should be updated u...

Page 152: ...nication channel between your PC and printer which permits your computer to return to other processing quickly Spooling can be enabled for each interface independently using this menu or the Interface...

Page 153: ...n to a Novell file server Test Directory This option is grayed out for laser printers it is for use only with XANT s wide format hardware RIP the Accel a Graphix CT4 It allows you to manage the CRD li...

Page 154: ...ation for XANT Command Center earlier in this chapter The XANT Linearization Tool The XANT Linearization Tool allows you to create a file that adjusts your printer s grayscale output to a linear stand...

Page 155: ...mation Using the Front Panel The Spooler can be enabled using the Spooler menu of the interface that you will be using see chapter 5 Configuration for additional information 1 Select the Interface SET...

Page 156: ...w 2 Choose Spool Device from the Configure menu fig 4 23 to open the Select Spool Device window fig 4 24 Fig 4 24 The Select Spool Device Window 3 Select the disk to store the spooled jobs or select N...

Page 157: ...The I O interface is set up then the Spooler window reappears fig 4 23 6 Click Close to exit the Spooler menu then select Exit from the File menu to close XANT Command Center To manage jobs in the sp...

Page 158: ...an be W waiting to be processed P currently processing or H already processed and held using the Save Spooled Job feature 2 Use the Control buttons to manage the jobs in the queue Print Prints the hig...

Page 159: ...5 Gamma in chapter 6 and Halftone Calibration Technology in chapter 8 for details Custom curves can be used to adjust your printer s performance to eliminate inconsistencies due to equipment age diffe...

Page 160: ...sitometer uses a standard light source to measure the amount of light reflected from printer output This measurement is compared to a standard and expressed as a percentage of gray The densitometer li...

Page 161: ...evice Data Display 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Graph Clear Close Save As Background R G B Fig 4 28 The Generic B W Device Main Window 2 Enter the measurements from the densitometer next to the co...

Page 162: ...you printed the calibration strip 1 Open XANT Command Center and select Linearize from the Controller menu to open the Linearize window Fig 4 29 The Linearize Window 2 Click Load fig 4 29 to open a f...

Page 163: ...a curve to the factory default a copy of the standard Gamma 0 curve highlight the curve in the Update Transfer Curve list and click Reset Curve K Accurate Calibration Technology This option allows you...

Page 164: ...30 5 Measure the horizontal line Adjust the horizontal slide bar on the X ACT screen until the measured length of the line is displayed to the right of the bar 6 Measure the vertical line Adjust the v...

Page 165: ...lignment of the imageable area on the page after using X ACT Calibration Note Use the standard paper size letter or A4 for your paper cassette with the Align Paper function 1 Open XANT Command Center...

Page 166: ...ge of the page to the x line This distance is dependent on the y coordinate To move the x line away from the edge of the page move the slide on the vertical slide bar up toward the y To move the x lin...

Page 167: ...nts downloaded to an optional hard disk survive a power cycle Caution Fonts downloaded to memory may cause PostScript errors due to insufficient memory To resolve this download the fonts to the printe...

Page 168: ...4 52 PC Setupbb __________________________________________...

Page 169: ...s Menu 5 10 The Density Menu 5 11 The DPI Menu 5 12 The Gamma Menu 5 12 The Initial Job Menu 5 12 The Jam Recover Menu 5 13 The Language Menu 5 13 The Manual Feed Menu 5 13 The NEIT Menu 5 14 The RAM...

Page 170: ...5 2 Configurationbb ______________________________________ Notes...

Page 171: ...ult settings using the front panel For information about setting the options that are available from the Print dialog box see chapter 6 PPD Options For information about using XANT Command Center see...

Page 172: ...e printer is processing data READY The Ready LED is on when the printer is ready to receive data and stays on unless an engine error occurs or the printer cover is opened MANUAL The Manual LED is on w...

Page 173: ...n only if the optional paper feeder and cassette are installed and chosen as the media source Front Panel Keys Front panel keys provide a quick convenient way to carry out routine operations such as c...

Page 174: ...he numeric value option such as the Gamma setting ENTER The down arrow Enter key allows you to select a menu or option within the menu structure when it appears in the window When you select an option...

Page 175: ...The print icon LEDs indicate the current selection DUPLEX The Duplex key is used to set the printer for simplex single sided printing edge duplex double sided side to side book style printing or tumbl...

Page 176: ...arrows to indicate their use within the menu structure the Reset key the Enter key the Menu key and the Test key See Front Panel Keys earlier in this chapter for details To enter the menu structure an...

Page 177: ...ress the On Line key to save the changes and put the printer back on line ready for printing READY IDLE appears in the window Example Changing resolution from 600 x 600 dpi to 1200 x 1200 dpi 1 Make s...

Page 178: ...u SETUP MISCELLANEOUS allows you to set the defaults for printer features Interfaces menu SETUP INTERFACES allows you to set the defaults for the printer s three standard RS 232 parallel and LocalTalk...

Page 179: ...MISCELLANEOUS JAM RECOVER MISCELLANEOUS MANUAL FEED MISCELLANEOUS RAM DISK MISCELLANEOUS FONT ACCELERATOR MISCELLANEOUS SCREEN MISCELLANEOUS TONER PAGE MISCELLANEOUS STARTUP PAGE MISCELLANEOUS TIMEOUT...

Page 180: ...llows you to use XANT s Halftone Calibration Technology to choose one of eight transfer curves to control your printer output Options are 0 6 and linear O is no change curves 1 5 progressively lighten...

Page 181: ...ed in the printer s display window The factory default is ENGLISH The Manual Feed Menu MISCELLANEOUS MANFEED LETTER legal a4 b5 b4 11x17 a3 executive 12x25 com10 env monarch env dl env c5 env The Manu...

Page 182: ...ent pending option from XANT Note Negative Print must be set to True in the PPD for the NEIT menu setting to take effect The RAM Disk Menu MISCELLANEOUS RAM DISK 0 MEG 1 meg 2 meg maximum The RAM Disk...

Page 183: ...enu allows you to enable YES or disable NO automatic printing of a toner reorder form when toner gets low If enabled and toner is low the low toner page prints every 250 pages The factory default is Y...

Page 184: ...l data The Tray Switch Menu MISCELLANEOUS TRAY SWITCH OFF normal manual feed The Tray Switch menu allows you to use the printer s tray chaining feature NORMAL enables tray chaining to all installed pa...

Page 185: ...PSERVER Novell Print Server MENU SETUP INTERFACES ENTER TEST INTERFACES NOVELL PSERVER INTERFACES LPR INTERFACES ETHERTALK INTERFACES LOCALTALK INTERFACES PARALLEL INTERFACES RS232 Fig 5 3 The Interf...

Page 186: ...s PS STD The Baud Rate Menu RS232 BAUD RATE 1200 9600 19200 The Baud Rate menu allows you to select a baud rate of 1200 9600 and 19200 The factory default is 9600 The Parity Menu RS232 PARITY NONE odd...

Page 187: ...el menu allows you to enable and configure your printer s parallel interface The Enable Menu PARALLEL ENABLE YES no The Enable menu allows you to enable YES or to disable NO the printer s parallel int...

Page 188: ...e and the EtherTalk and Line Printer protocols on the printer s Ethernet interface The factory default for LocalTalk is YES The factory default for EtherTalk and LPR is YES if the Ethernet board is in...

Page 189: ...default is NO The Mode Menu NOVELL PSERVER MODE PS STD The Mode menu specifies PostScript Standard PS STD as the active printer mode for files sent using the Novell Print Server protocol on the Ether...

Page 190: ...ell Print Server emulation If the printer cannot locate an assigned file server during the selected time the Novell Print Server emulation is disabled When the file servers are active on the network a...

Page 191: ...D Options 6 3 In a Macintosh Environment 6 4 In a Windows 95 Environment 6 6 In a Windows 3 1 Environment 6 8 The PPD Menus 6 9 Duplex 6 10 Enhanced Screens 6 10 Fast Imaging 6 11 Gamma 6 11 Horizonta...

Page 192: ...6 2 PPD Settingsbb _______________________________________ Notes...

Page 193: ...front panel menu settings see chapter 5 Configuration For these options to be available the Adobe PostScript printer driver and your printer s PPD must be installed and configured properly See chapter...

Page 194: ...con from the Chooser and configure your printer s options in the PPD following the instructions in chapter 3 2 Select Print from the application s File menu The Print dialog box appears 3 Make sure yo...

Page 195: ...scroll bar on the right to locate the option then use the drop down menu next to the option to select the setting Repeat to configure other printer options 6 Click Save Settings to save the Print dia...

Page 196: ...ter is selected in the Name box at the top of the Print dialog box then click Properties 3 Select the Graphics tab to set the Resolution option select the Device Options tab for all other options Make...

Page 197: ...Tab 5 Select the setting from the drop down menu in the Change Setting for box Repeat steps 4 and 5 to configure other printer features 6 Click OK to close the Properties window The Print dialog box...

Page 198: ...1 Select Print from your application s File menu then click Setup to bring up the Print Setup dialog box Fig 6 5 The Windows 3 1 Print Dialog Box 2 If your printer is not the default printer select it...

Page 199: ...the printer s default settings This allows you to customize printer features for each job without resetting the printer s front panel menus The Auto Setup feature of the Chooser on a Macintosh sets t...

Page 200: ...nd chapter 3 Macintosh or chapter 4 PC to set up the PPD for the duplexer See appendix B Application Notes and Page Design for information about setting the Duplex configuration in PageMaker Note The...

Page 201: ...uality Note The Optimize selections do not function if the print job contains an image that is masked or rotated to anything other than 0 90 180 or 270 Gamma The Gamma menu allows you to choose one of...

Page 202: ...must have adequate RAM installed to allow full image buffering tabloid size output requires a minimum of 12 MB at 600 dpi and 40 MB at 1200 dpi See Printer Memory Requirements in chapter 9 Mirror Prin...

Page 203: ...the feature and False to disable it To ensure the highest quality when producing negative images use this menu in the Print dialog box rather than an application setting Note To use the Negative Print...

Page 204: ...ect Setup Make sure the correct PPD is selected then select Configure Make sure the correct amount of RAM is selected in the InstalledMemory dialog box Windows 95 From the Windows 95 desktop click Sta...

Page 205: ...hapter 4 PC for details on configuring the PPD and using the spooling Feature See chapter 5 for details on configuring the front panel Spool menus See appendix B Application Notes and Page Design for...

Page 206: ...ce options on the General menu to specify the media tray The All pages from options allow you to choose a specific tray or use the printer s default to print all pages of a job The First page from and...

Page 207: ...es 7 7 Feeding Media to the Printer 7 8 Determining the Leading Edge 7 8 The Paper Cassettes 7 8 The Manual Feed Tray 7 9 Tray Chaining 7 10 Using Special Media 7 10 Printing Computer to Film 7 10 Pri...

Page 208: ...7 2 Using Media and Tonerb________________________________ Notes...

Page 209: ...arefully prevents damage to both the media and the printer Selecting Media Use the guidelines in this section when selecting media to use with your XANT printer To save on media costs test a sample of...

Page 210: ...ated synthetically reinforced or extremely textured such as course or embossed stock Has been or is wet damp curled torn creased or otherwise damaged Has metal clasps strings staples cutouts perforati...

Page 211: ...etter 8 50 x 11 00 17 to 24 lb Paper 250 to 750 216 mm x 279 mm 64 to 90 g m2 Cassette Legal 8 50 x 14 00 216 mm x 356 mm Ledger 11 00 x 17 00 279 mm x 432 mm A4 8 26 x 11 69 210 mm x 297 mm A3 11 69...

Page 212: ...x 356 mm 213 mm x 352 mm A4 8 26 x 11 69 8 08 x 11 52 210 mm x 297 mm 205 mm x 293 mm A3 11 69 x 16 54 11 57 x 16 37 297 mm x 420 mm 294 mm x 416 mm B5 7 17 x 10 13 6 99 x 10 03 182 mm x 257 mm 178 m...

Page 213: ...eable area many applications issue a warning message giving you an opportunity to make changes some applications however clip the image and print the page XANT Myriad Film Sizes The following chart li...

Page 214: ...llowing chart to determine the leading edge Domestic International Manual Media Size Cassette Cassette Feed Tray A3 Short Short A4 Long Long B4 Short Short B5 Long Long Letter Long Long Legal Short Sh...

Page 215: ...front panel configuration and chapter 2 for information about installing and loading the paper cassettes and optional paper feeder The Manual Feed Tray Your printer s built in manual feed tray is des...

Page 216: ...tion s Print dialog box see chapter 6 PPD Settings To change the printer s default tray chaining option use the front panel Tray Switch menu see chapter 5 Configuration Using Special Media Be sure tha...

Page 217: ...ma menu on your printer s front panel or your application s print dialog box to adjust output Once an image is printed on Myriad Film the side with toner is the emulsion side for FilmStar 2 processing...

Page 218: ...lope with the flap closed and then open it as soon as it emerges from the printer This prevents the heat during printing from sealing the envelope Format envelopes in your application and run a test p...

Page 219: ...12 00 x 25 00 305 mm x 635 mm Oversize printing allows you to print 11 x 17 A3 279 mm x 432 mm full size bleeds Set the custom page size through your application Be sure that the paper size selection...

Page 220: ...emory error occurs there is not enough printer memory to process the job To resolve the situation Add more memory to your printer Print at a lower resolution Use only printer resident fonts For more i...

Page 221: ...ank side of the sheet in the print side position see Feeding Media to the Printer earlier in this chapter 4 Print the second side Duplexing The optional duplexer allows you to print double sided copy...

Page 222: ...on one side of the page Edge duplex is double sided printing in edge to edge book style fig 7 2 Tumble duplex is double sided printing in a flip chart style fig 7 2 Edge Duplex Side by side Tumble Dup...

Page 223: ...se on a level surface not on end or upside down Use a cartridge before its expiration date to maintain maximum print quality Unopened cartridge packages have a shelf life of approximately 2 1 2 years...

Page 224: ...ace it in the printer The Toner Cartridge in chapter 2 contains instructions and illustrations for this process Changing the Density Menu If redistributing the toner in the cartridge does not resolve...

Page 225: ...tion 8 3 Levels of Gray 8 3 Line Screens 8 4 Scanner Resolutions 8 4 Line Art Scanning 8 4 Halftone Scanning 8 5 TIFF PICT EPS Formats 8 5 Gamma Corrections 8 6 Negative Enhanced Imaging Technology 8...

Page 226: ...8 2 Advanced Features ____________________________________ Notes...

Page 227: ...The standard resolution on your printer is 600 x 600 dpi which you may have upgraded to 1200 x 1200 dpi The human eye can detect approximately 256 shades of gray The more levels of gray number of shad...

Page 228: ...st possible output We found that line screens lpi of 85 for 600 dpi and 85 106 for 1200 dpi work well for most images Try these line screen settings or choose the number of gray levels to produce usin...

Page 229: ...an optimum resolution results in less detail Scanning at a higher resolution increases the file size and the processing time and it may only slightly increase the amount of detail TIFF PICT EPS Format...

Page 230: ...ettings 0 through 5 progressively lighten the midrange values Gamma 6 allows you to create a negative reverse image required by some printing processes without using a software application Figure 8 1...

Page 231: ...Black White 1 1 0 Output Levels Black White Input Levels Gamma 4 Black White 1 1 0 Output Levels Black White Input Levels Gamma 3 Black White 1 1 0 Output Levels Black White Input Levels Gamma 2 Blac...

Page 232: ...r bleed NEIT addresses these problems allowing you to adjust the application of toner when producing a negative image to produce crisp clean lines and text The image on the right in figure 8 2 illustr...

Page 233: ...of available RAM disk to store fonts for quick system access Font Accelerator automatically loads the most recently used fonts from the printer s optional hard disk into the RAM disk This eliminates...

Page 234: ...tion Technology X ACT XANT s patent pending Accurate Calibration Technology allows you to calibrate the printer to print more precise horizontal and vertical lines Because of manufacturing variations...

Page 235: ...Maintenance and Specifications Chapter Overview Introduction 9 3 Maintenance 9 3 Handling the Printer 9 3 Moving the Printer 9 4 Cleaning the Printer 9 5 Technical Specifications 9 7 Printer Memory Re...

Page 236: ...9 2 Maintenance and Specificationsbb ________________________ Notes...

Page 237: ...f the printer When you are handling your printer keep the following things in mind Never move the printer with the toner cartridge installed Do not place anything on top of the printer Always have som...

Page 238: ...lative humidity of 10 to 80 with no condensation Moving the Printer Use the following guidelines when moving the printer Never move the printer with the toner cartridge installed Remove the cartridge...

Page 239: ...urn off your printer and disconnect it from the power source 2 Remove the toner cartridge See The Toner Cartridge in chapter 2 for details 3 Locate the static charge eliminator and clean any paper dus...

Page 240: ...a clean lint free cloth dampened with water denatured alcohol or a mild water based detergent Caution Never use ammonia based cleaners on or around the printer This may cause permanent damage to the t...

Page 241: ...2 mm H 14 9 379 mm with media feeder Weight 33 lbs 15 kg Environment 50 to 90 5 Fahrenheit 10 to 32 5 Celsius and 20 to 80 relative humidity without rapid changes Air Pressure 760 1013 hpa 570 760 mmH...

Page 242: ...47 mm up to 12 00 x 25 00 305 mm x 635 mm XANT Features XANT Halftone Calibration Technology XANT Enhanced Screening Technology XANT Accurate Calibration Technology X ACT patent pending XANT Negative...

Page 243: ...mage 600 dpi 1200 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi COM10 Env N A N A 8MB 20MB 8MB 20MB C5 Env N A N A 8MB 20MB 8MB 20MB DL Env N A N A 8MB 20MB 8MB 20MB Monarch Env N A N A 8MB 20MB 8MB 20MB B5 1...

Page 244: ...iple year extensions to this plan The Depot Service plan allows you to drop off or ship your printer to the designated Olivetti Customer Repair Center near you Your printer will be repaired and return...

Page 245: ...RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING LOST PROFITS DOWNTIME GOODWILL DAMAGE TO OR REPLACEMENT OF E...

Page 246: ...0 printer To order parts and consumables from XANT call Customer Support at 800 926 8393 in the US and Canada or 334 342 4846 elsewhere Your warranty and maintenance contracts are not affected by usin...

Page 247: ...ubleshooting A 3 Jams A 3 Status Messages A 12 Preliminary Troubleshooting A 14 Miscellaneous Troubleshooting A 16 Print Quality Troubleshooting A 19 Calling for Technical Support A 24 Troubleshooting...

Page 248: ...A 2 Troubleshootingbb ____________________________________ Notes...

Page 249: ...enting Jams Many jams are the result of using the wrong consumables either toner or media and handling the consumables incorrectly The following tips can help avoid these types of jams Make sure all m...

Page 250: ...eed tray media print side up Make sure the output tray s paper stop is up when you print oversized media Empty the output tray when it gets full to prevent media in the tray from blocking media as it...

Page 251: ...sette area for a jam If found use the following procedure to clear the jam a Remove the cassette b If you find a jam remove the media fig A 2 from the cassette slot If you use two cassettes and cannot...

Page 252: ...y Fig A 3 Remove Media from the Manual Feed Tray Area 3 Open the back cover and check for a jam If found use the following procedure to clear the jam a Locate the green pressure release lever on the r...

Page 253: ...media out from the output tray fig A 5 Fig A 5 Remove Media from the Output Tray 5 Check the toner cartridge area for a jam using the following procedure a Open the top cover by pressing the release...

Page 254: ...Align the toner cartridge on the runners inside the printer and slide the cartridge into the printer until it rests securely in place fig 2 26 g Close the printer s top cover it will click in place 6...

Page 255: ...s top cover fig 2 1 and remove the toner cartridge fig 2 21 Caution If the toner cartridge does not come out easily do not force it Cover the cartridge with a dark cloth or its wrapper to protect it...

Page 256: ...er release latch and slide the back unit open as far as it will go fig 2 12 b Look for the jam if found pull the jammed media forward up and out fig A 9 Fig A 9 Remove Media from between the Back Unit...

Page 257: ...n lift up to remove it fig A 10 1 Fig A 10 Remove the Jam Handling Tray b Insert your hand in the tray opening and gently pull out any jammed media found fig A 11 Fig A 11 Remove Media from the Bottom...

Page 258: ...ore beginning to initialize FEED PAGE SIZE Manual feed is selected PAGE SIZE is replaced by the size of the selected media such as letter FIRST JOB The printer is checking to see if there is an initia...

Page 259: ...ting it ready to print READY FONT ACCEL The Font Accelerator is updating the RAM disk at runtime with the most recently used fonts READY IDLE The printer is on line and ready to accept a print job REA...

Page 260: ...alling SERVICE A The fuser unit needs attention SERVICE B The laser diode scanning mirror or scanning motor needs attention SERVICE E An engine part other than one covered by SERVICE A or B needs atte...

Page 261: ...Ethernet cabling is connected correctly See your network documentation for details If you have an Ethernet setup and a system version before 7 5 open the Control Panel click Network and make sure Ethe...

Page 262: ...P PAGE appears in the window and press the Enter key If STARTUP PAGE YES is capitalized this feature is enabled if so press the On Line key and skip to the next bullet item in this list If not press t...

Page 263: ...the Control Panel PC Remove the paper cassette from the printer If there is no front panel activity or engine light activity replace the paper cassette turn the printer off and start the printer again...

Page 264: ...font or PostScript file using System 7 the Macintosh displays the message Looking for LaserWriter and then Cannot find printer on chooser Possible Solutions Verify that the correct Adobe PostScript p...

Page 265: ...enabled Disable all background printing and print spoolers Try a new cable between your Macintosh host and printer Reboot the printer and your host Try selecting your printer from the Chooser again P...

Page 266: ...increasing the printer s gamma setting which adjusts midrange grayscale values to bring out details See Gamma Corrections in chapter 8 for details Horizontal banding on images occurs when printing Po...

Page 267: ...hapter 5 for details Large dots occur in a vertical line on the page Possible Solutions Clean the static charge area See Cleaning the Printer in chapter 9 Vertical white lines occur on the page Possib...

Page 268: ...for details The start up page has banding along the horizontal axis of the page Possible Solutions Clean the printer See Cleaning the Printer in chapter 9 Remove the toner cartridge and redistribute...

Page 269: ...duplexer s mode switch fig A 12 Set the mode switch to 2 before printing Then switch it back to 1 when you finish printing Fig A 12 The Mode Switch When duplexing toner scatters on the paper Possible...

Page 270: ...chapter 7 for details If paper has been moved from another environment it may require time to adjust to the new conditions This may take up to two hours especially if the paper moves from a humid to a...

Page 271: ...f using the serial interface The amount of printer memory this appears on the start up page The application s including the version s used A full description of the problem A list of error or status m...

Page 272: ...re to gather and include the information listed under Troubleshooting Information earlier in this section New users can log on as new The XANT bulletin board contains the latest utility files and tech...

Page 273: ...QuarkXPress Macintosh B 6 PageMaker B 8 PageMaker Setup PC B 8 PageMaker Setup Macintosh B 8 Using PageMaker 6 0 and 6 5 B 11 CorelDRAW B 12 AutoCAD 12 for PostScript B 12 Configuring AutoCAD 12 B 12...

Page 274: ...B 2 Application Notes and Page Designbb _____________________ Notes...

Page 275: ...inting tasks may vary depending upon your application your operating system and version of printer driver used See chapter 6 for details about using the current Adobe PostScript printer driver Check t...

Page 276: ...osh In a Macintosh environment FreeHand uses files known as PPD files PostScript Printer Description files See chapter 3 Macintosh Setup for details about installing this file When you print use your...

Page 277: ...ur system environment Note Load the XANT PDF following the instructions in chapter 3 Macintosh or chapter 4 PC However if you have printing problems you may want to try changing the PDF selection to G...

Page 278: ...to print QuarkXPress Macintosh QuarkXPress versions between 3 3 and 4 0 require a PDF printer description file in addition to the PPD file XANT Utilities includes PDF files for both the standard and...

Page 279: ...int from the File menu The Print dialog box appears 5 Click Options Then make the following selections PostScript Errors Select Print Detailed Report Resolution Select the desired resolution supported...

Page 280: ...PPD4 folder When you print from PageMaker select the PPD in the Print window under Printer Type For PageMaker 5 0 place the XANT PPD into the Aldus PPD4 folder For PageMaker 6 0 and 6 5 copy the print...

Page 281: ...application documentation for details on selecting the PPD Note PageMaker 4 0 uses APD files rather than the Aldus PPDs supplied on the utilities disks This version is limited in the new printer feat...

Page 282: ...a Type option in the top half of the window 3 Select the Type option box and hold the mouse button down A pop up menu appears with a list of available PPD files 4 Choose your printer s PPD The pop up...

Page 283: ...ugh this menu In addition to the standard printer options described in chapter 6 PageMaker requires that the following options be set in the Features menu of the print dialog box Installed Memory must...

Page 284: ...stScript Error Handler is marked This handler feature causes an error page to print if a PostScript error occurs in turn this page helps identify the problem Check the Paper menu of the print dialog b...

Page 285: ...ars 7 Select NO The question Is your PostScript device connected to a S erial or P arallel port appears 8 Select the port the printer is connected to serial or parallel 9 Enter the address of the port...

Page 286: ...st Area Fill Plot To File Inches MM Plot Area 16 50 By 10 50 Size User Scale Rotation and Origin Plotted Inches Drawing Units Rotation and Origin 10 5 9 Plot Preview Partial Full Fig B 1 The Plot Conf...

Page 287: ...opened your printer will be the default printer Use this same process with any other documents that were created and saved with a different printer selected as the output device Adobe Separator 5 0 Ma...

Page 288: ...s and elements of page design can help you add finishing touches for a truly professional image The rest of this chapter deals with some of the language and elements used in desktop publishing page de...

Page 289: ...f the a or the small tails hanging down each end of the cross bar in the T in Times Roman fig B 2 Sans Serif typefaces lack the decorations Sans means without and these typefaces have very clean plain...

Page 290: ...al Italic Oblique Bold Demi Medium and Light Forms Typefaces can be broken down into various forms to help distinguish them These forms include italic oblique bold demi medium light and narrow Italic...

Page 291: ...nd up with a cluttered appearance Other Elements of Design Other elements of design include orientation pitch point size x Height and spacing Orientation The terms portrait and landscape orientations...

Page 292: ...itch 12 points Ten characters fit within an inch and the size is 12 points in height 1 2 3 This is 10 characters inch pitch This is 12 characters inch pitch This is 15 characters inch pitch Fig B 6 Pi...

Page 293: ...nt Ready 72 Point PostScript Ascender x Height Descender Fig B 7 Point Size and x Height The height of a lowercase letter without an ascender or descender is referred to as the x Height This measureme...

Page 294: ...resident PostScript typefaces are proportionally spaced Proportional spacing is more legible better for most documents not requiring multiple aligned columns 123456789 123456789 PostScript PostScript...

Page 295: ...where they are on the page Keep most paragraphs to five lines or less to help prevent long text blocks from tiring or intimidating readers Mixing line lengths within a paragraph also helps Match your...

Page 296: ...B 24 Application Notes and Page Designbb _____________________...

Page 297: ...___________________________________________ Glossary G 1 Glossary...

Page 298: ...G 2 Glossarybb __________________________________________ Notes...

Page 299: ...e also Thinnet 10BaseT An IEEE Ethernet cabling standard using UTP unshielded twisted pair cable The naming convention follows that for 10Base2 except that the T indicates the cable type twisted pair...

Page 300: ...n these points Bleed An image printed beyond the page margin so that when trimmed to size the image extends to the edge of the sheet A full bleed is an image which extends to all four edges of the she...

Page 301: ...em based on the mixture of cyan magenta yellow and black These ink colors are used to create printer s process colors See Subtractive Color Theory Coaxial Cable An electrical cable made up of an insul...

Page 302: ...agenta yellow and black files Color Space A three dimensional representation of colors such as RGB or CMY A color device interprets and reproduces color within a specific color space Colorimeter A dev...

Page 303: ...the less light it reflects Dot Gain The result of media absorbing ink which causes the ink to spread out rather than forming a crisp precise pattern This gives the appearance of a gain in value of th...

Page 304: ...etworks Ethernet was adopted by IEEE as the basis for the 802 networking standards EtherTalk The AppleTalk protocols transmitted over Ethernet media Factory Default Settings Settings programmed into t...

Page 305: ...rinter supports both XON XOFF software and DTR DSR hardware flow control The host computer and printer must be set to use the same flow control protocol Font In the desktop publishing industry font is...

Page 306: ...y An electronic device that connects two networks each of which operates with a different set of protocols such as AppleTalk and EtherTalk Ghosting A faint repetition of a pattern produced during imag...

Page 307: ...ries in a more precise crisp pattern than absorbed ink which spreads out causing dot gain See also Dot Gain IDE Integrated Drive Electronics A standard used to integrate a hard disk with a controller...

Page 308: ...the levels of gray produced If the resolution is held constant increasing the line screen decreases the levels of gray possible in an image Linearization The calibration of equipment to a linear stan...

Page 309: ...cable that allows serial communication between devices without modems It switches the transmit and receive data lines and wiring handshake lines to simulate modem protocols Off Line The printer or con...

Page 310: ...smoothly with the printer or controller Peripheral A piece of equipment or device connected to a computer For example printers controllers modems and scanners are forms of peripheral devices Persiste...

Page 311: ...ough a density dial or through both Printer Control Language A set of printer commands imbedded as software in the printer s controller which contains all the instructions needed by your printer to de...

Page 312: ...sed of pixels or dots in a grid See Bitmapped Image and Vector Image Reboot In the context of this manual a command which sends a PostScript file to the printer or controller directing it to reload th...

Page 313: ...lers feature RISC processors ROM Read Only Memory ROM is permanent memory Information in the computer s ROM is retained even when the power is turned off Router A device that connects two networks tog...

Page 314: ...nd local peripheral devices such as a printer or controller Serial transmission is generally slower than parallel transmission SIMM Single In Line Memory Module A small compact circuit board containin...

Page 315: ...red cyan green magenta and blue yellow from the white light reflected by the paper Because of the manufacturing limitations of inks however a true black is not created from the combination of the thre...

Page 316: ...t a thin white line misregistration from appearing between the images Typeface A typeface is a set of characters The characters in a typeface all have three things in common family style and character...

Page 317: ...tions work smoothly with a XANT printer or controller X ACT XANT Accurate Calibration Technology XANT technology that compensates for print engine variations so you can print more precise horizontal a...

Page 318: ...G 22 Glossarybb __________________________________________...

Page 319: ...4 16 Drivers Windows NT 4 4 4 5 4 23 Manuals 1 6 User Guide for PSPrinter 3 13 Utility files Macintosh 3 20 Utility files PC 4 29 Adobe PostScript 3 1 6 1 8 1 9 Fonts Macintosh 3 4 Fonts PC 4 4 4 5 S...

Page 320: ...A 4 Domestic 7 8 International 2 28 7 8 Jam A 5 Loading 2 30 7 8 North American 2 28 Optional 1 9 2 4 Selecting as source 7 9 Standard 1 9 2 4 Tray chaining 7 10 Tray Select key 7 9 Using 7 8 Catch up...

Page 321: ...A 24 Bulletin board number A 26 Fax number A 26 Phone number A 25 D D ps 4 29 Data bits 2 40 Data Bits menu RS232 5 18 Data LED 5 4 Default settings G 7 Densitometer 1 9 G 7 Macintosh 3 37 PC 4 44 De...

Page 322: ...36 Troubleshooting A 14 A 15 Upgrade 2 9 EtherTalk 2 9 5 20 G 8 Enable menu 5 20 Mode menu 5 20 Setting the zone name Macintosh 3 21 3 28 Setting the zone name PC 4 30 Spool menu 5 20 Extra wide print...

Page 323: ...libration Technology 1 8 6 11 XANT X ACT 1 8 FIFO G 9 File server G 9 Film Printing 7 10 Selecting 7 3 XANT Myriad Film 1 7 FilmStar G 9 FilmStar 2 1 7 First job status message 5 3 A 12 Flow control 2...

Page 324: ...tone Calibration Technology 1 8 8 6 Custom gamma curve Macintosh 3 39 Custom gamma curve PC 4 46 PPD option 6 11 Halftones Resolution 8 5 Scanning 8 5 Handling the printer 9 3 Handshaking G 6 G 11 Har...

Page 325: ...R menu 5 20 Novell PServer menu 5 21 Parallel menu 5 19 RS232 menu 5 17 Internal hard disk upgrade 2 10 Internet support 1 6 A 26 J Jam Recover menu 5 13 A 8 Jams A 3 Cassettes A 5 Clearing A 4 Fannin...

Page 326: ...1 3 14 Configuring RAM in PPD 6 14 Connecting to 2 37 PPD 3 11 3 15 3 16 3 18 Selecting PPD options 6 4 Standard procedures 3 3 Troubleshooting A 15 Macintosh Utilities App Drivers folder 3 22 Downloa...

Page 327: ...Raise numeric values 5 6 Scroll through options 5 6 Menus Backing out of 5 6 Interfaces menu 5 10 5 17 Lower numeric values 5 6 Main menus 5 10 Miscellaneous menu 5 10 Raise numeric values 5 6 Scroll...

Page 328: ...s menu RS232 5 18 Duplexer 1 7 1 9 2 4 2 14 6 10 Enable menu EtherTalk 5 20 Enable menu LocalTalk 5 20 Enable menu LPR 5 20 Enable menu Novell PServer 5 21 Enable menu Parallel 5 19 Enable menu RS232...

Page 329: ...apacity 1 7 2 11 2 28 Domestic 7 8 International 2 28 7 8 Loading 2 30 7 8 North American 2 28 Optional 1 9 2 4 Paper feeder 2 12 7 9 Preparing media 2 30 Selecting as source 7 9 Standard 1 9 2 4 Tray...

Page 330: ...35 2 36 During printer moves 9 4 Power fluctuations 2 35 Power switch 2 35 Power up 5 3 PPD G 15 Aldus FreeHand Macintosh 3 23 Aldus PageMaker Macintosh 3 23 Configuring RAM 6 14 Duplex menu 6 10 Enha...

Page 331: ...ing iv Moving 9 4 Moving caution 2 24 Name 2 36 PPD 6 3 PPD Macintosh 3 11 3 15 3 16 3 18 PPD Windows 3 1 4 10 PPD Windows 95 4 16 4 20 PPD Windows NT 4 23 Printer information Macintosh 3 25 Printer i...

Page 332: ...e A 13 Processor 1 7 1 8 Product Manuals folder 3 4 Product registration 1 10 Protocol G 15 EtherTalk 2 9 Novell Print Server 2 9 Novell PServer menu 5 21 TCP IP 2 9 PS_Files folder 4 4 4 29 PSPrinter...

Page 333: ...rinter weight 2 5 2 12 2 17 2 19 2 23 Toner cartridge 2 24 Save Spooled Job PPD Configuration PC 4 11 4 20 PPD Configuration Macintosh 3 16 PPD option 6 15 Use 3 34 4 41 Scanner Formats 8 5 Halftones...

Page 334: ...ge eliminator Cleaning 2 25 Illustration of 2 25 Status messages A 12 Accel a Writer A 12 First job 5 3 A 12 Initializing 5 3 A 12 Off line A 12 Paper jam A 12 Paper out A 13 Power up 5 3 Printer open...

Page 335: ...acintosh 3 29 PC 4 37 Transfer Guide Cleaning 2 26 Illustration of 2 26 Transmission protocol G 20 Transparencies Fanning 7 12 Feeder source 7 8 7 9 Fold down tray 7 9 Jams 7 12 Printing 7 11 Selectin...

Page 336: ...tion 3 5 Mac Watermark plug in 3 13 XANT Command Center 3 24 XANT Linearizer 3 29 3 38 Utilities PC 1 9 Configuration 4 31 Installation 4 5 4 6 PDFs folder 4 28 PS_Files folder 4 29 XANT Command Cente...

Page 337: ...tment menu 3 25 3 42 Networking menu 3 27 Novell Print Server menu 3 27 Printer Information menu 3 25 Printer Status menu 3 25 Reboot Printer menu 3 26 Spooling menu 3 25 3 32 Startup Page menu 3 26 T...

Page 338: ...29 3 38 XANT Utilities folder 3 5 XANT Utilities Macintosh 1 9 1 10 3 5 App Drivers folder 3 22 Downloader 3 30 Downloads folder 3 20 Installation 3 5 Mac Watermark plug in 3 13 XANT Command Center 3...

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