Elesys 5450 User manual

Controller Reference
Manual

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Controller
Reference Manual
Part Number –RM026AW0
First Edition – January 1999
 1999 Elesys, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Printing History This manual was created using text formatting
software on personal computer. The body text is
printed in Times New Roman fonts, and chapter and
section heads are printed in Arial fonts.
First Edition – January 1999
Trademark Credits Elesys and Print Boss are registered trademarks of
Elesys, Inc. Adobe, the Adobe Logo, PageMaker,
PostScript, PostScript 3, the PostScript Logo, and
TIFF are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated
which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. CG
Times is a product and Type Director is a U.S.
registered trademark of AGFA Corporation, Agfa
Division, Miles Inc. Macintosh computer, Apple
computer and LaserWriter are products of Apple
Computer, Inc. TrueType and AppleTalk are
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Centronics is a

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U.S. registered trademark of Centronics Data
Computer Corporation. WordPerfect is a product and
trademark of Corel Inc. Hewlett-Packard LaserJet is
a product and PCL-5eis a registered trademark of
the Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM by International
Business Machines Corp., Pentium, Pentium II, and
Intel by Intel Corp. Century Schoolbook is a U.S.
registered trademark of Kingsley-ATF Type
Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and
Windows NT are either U.S. registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Arial, Times
New Roman, and Monotype are registered trademarks
of The Monotype Corporation plc. Netscape and
Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape
Communications Corporation. PANTONE is a
trademark of Pantone, Inc. UNIX is a registered
trademark in the United States and other countries.
Licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd.
Product names mentioned in the text of this document
may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.
All references to PostScript on the screen or in this
guide or manual are references either to the PostScript
interpreter or to the PostScript Language.
Conventions This manual uses the following conventions:
Bold indicates emphasis or a minor heading
Italic refers to a document title or is used for
emphasis.
COMPUTER type indicates text visible on a computer
screen
The cursive l is used in examples to distinguish the
letter lfrom the numeral 1(one). The character •is
used in examples to distinguish the numeral 0from
the letter O.

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Note Notes contain important information set off from the
text. Special note headings, such as Network Note,
indicate specific kinds of notes.
Caution Caution messages appear before procedures which, if
not observed, could result in loss of data or damage to
equipment.
Warning Warning messages alert you to a specific
procedure or practice which, if not followed
correctly, could cause serious personal
injury.

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Table of Contents
1. Spot Color Printing ........................................................................ 1
Introduction................................................................................................. 1
An Example Using Adobe PageMaker......................................................... 2
2. PostScript Printing......................................................................... 7
Introduction................................................................................................. 7
PostScript Language................................................................................... 8
Typefaces ................................................................................................. 10
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ 14
Generating a List of PostScript 3 Fonts Stored In Your Controller.............. 15
Related Documentation............................................................................. 17
3. PCL Printing ................................................................................. 19
Introduction............................................................................................... 19
Typefaces ................................................................................................. 20
Intellifont and TrueType............................................................................ 22
Selecting Fonts ......................................................................................... 27
Default Font .............................................................................................. 27
Font Selection Priority............................................................................... 28
Generating a List of PCL-5e Fonts Stored In Your Controller..................... 29
Related Documentation............................................................................. 31
Appendix A: Controller I/O Port Specifications............................. 33
Introduction............................................................................................... 33
Parallel Port Connection........................................................................... 34
LocalTalk Connection............................................................................... 37
Local Area Network Connection ................................................................ 39
Controller ⇔Digital Duplicator Cable Specifications.................................. 40
Appendix B: Upgrading Controller Memory .................................. 41
Introduction............................................................................................... 41
Memory (SIMM) ........................................................................................ 42
Board Installation ...................................................................................... 42
Testing a Memory Upgrade....................................................................... 55
Troubleshooting a Memory Upgrade.......................................................... 58
Appendix C: Font Basics................................................................. 61
Introduction............................................................................................... 61
Elements of a Font.................................................................................... 62
Screen Fonts for Windows......................................................................... 65
Selecting Fonts ......................................................................................... 66
Default Font .............................................................................................. 66
Considerations for Shared Printer Environments........................................ 67
Font Selection Priority............................................................................... 68

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

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1.1. Spot color printing. ..................................................................1
Figure 1-1.2. Open Adobe PageMaker. .........................................................2
Figure 1-1.3. Enter the number of copies to be made.....................................3
Figure 1-1.4. Select the Color button.............................................................3
Figure 1-1.5. Activate Separations. ...............................................................4
Figure 1-1.6. Turn off all colors....................................................................4
Figure 1-1.7. Select your ink color................................................................5
Figure 1-1.8. Enable printing for the color. ...................................................5
Figure 1-1.9. Load the color drum into the digital duplicator.........................5
Figure 1-1.10. Print the selected color...........................................................6
Figure 2-3.2.1. Internal PostScript 3 Typefaces, Page 1...............................11
Figure 2-3.2.2. Internal PostScript 3 Typefaces, Page 2...............................12
Figure 2-5.1 Diagnostic Page sample report................................................16
Figure 3-2.1. Internal PCL-5e Typefaces.....................................................21
Figure 3-3.3. Roman-8 and PC-8 Symbol Sets ............................................23
Figure 3-3.4. Selecting the controller’s active symbol set............................24
Figure 3-7.1 PCL Test Page sample report..................................................30
Figure A-5.1. Local Area Network Port Connector Contact Numbering......39
Figure B-1.1. Example of a single-sided SIMM with one PD
jumper installed. ...................................................................44
Figure B-1.1. Example of a double-sided SIMM.........................................44
Figure B-1.3. Removing top cover hold-down screws.................................48
Figure B-1.4. Removing top cover..............................................................49
Figure B-1.5. Locating SIMM slot 1. ..........................................................49
Figure B-1.6. Locate the SIMM locking tabs...............................................50
Figure B-1.7. Removing an existing SIMM board.......................................51
Figure B-1.8. Positioning the SIMM...........................................................52
Figure B-1.9. Seating the SIMM board in the socket...................................53
Figure B-1.10. Securing the SIMM board in the socket...............................54
Figure B-1.11. ‘Ready to Print’ status light condition..................................55

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Figure B-1.12. Using the Diagnostic Test Page to verify correct memory
installation............................................................................56
Figure C-2.1. Four Typefaces from the Times New Roman Family.............62
Figure C-2.2. Examples of Various Point Sizes...........................................63
Figure C-2.3. Pitch......................................................................................63
Figure C-2.4. Portrait and Landscape Orientations ......................................64

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List of Tables
Table 2-4.1. PostScript Troubleshooting .....................................................14
Table A-2.1. IEEE 1284 A-to-C Connector Contact Numbering..................35
Table A-4.1. LocalTalk Connector Contact Numbering................................38
Table B-1.1. Supported memory configurations..........................................46
Table B-1.2. Troubleshooting – Incorrect Diagnostic Test Page..................58
Table B-1.3. Troubleshooting - status light problem....................................59
Table D-2.1. Intellifont Symbol Sets...........................................................71
Table D-2.2. TrueType Symbol Sets...........................................................71
Table D-4.1. ISO Substitution Characters....................................................72

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Spot Color Printing
Introduction This chapter provides instructions on how to setup
and use your digital duplicator in applications
requiring spot color printing.
Figure 1-1.1. Spot color printing.

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An Example Using
Adobe PageMaker The following steps will lead you through the process
of creating a four-pass color print using desktop
publishing software such as Adobe PageMaker.
Step 1 Locate the page or document you wish to print and
open it in Adobe PageMaker. For our color page
example, we will use the picture shown in the Adobe
PageMaker file below.
Figure 1-1.2. Open Adobe PageMaker.
Step 2 Open the Print screen.

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Step 3 Enter the number of copies to be made.
Figure 1-1.3. Enter the number of copies to
be made.
Step 4 Select the button.
Figure 1-1.4. Select the Color button.

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Step 5 Activate the Separations feature.
Figure 1-1.5. Activate Separations.
Note: this step only needs to be done for the first
color.
Step 6 Perform the color selection process by turning off all
colors. Do this by selecting the
button.
Figure 1-1.6. Turn off all colors.

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Step 7 Now select/highlight the ink color that matches the
drum you’ll be using (in our example, it will be
Cyan), then check the Print this ink box.
Figure 1-1.7. Select your ink color.
Figure 1-1.8. Enable printing for the color.
Step 8 Put the corresponding drum color into the duplicator,
and make sure the proper amount of paper is loaded
into the paper input tray.
Figure 1-1.9. Load the color drum into the
digital duplicator.

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Step 9 Press the button to print the selected
color separation.
Figure 1-1.10. Print the selected color.
Step 10 Repeat Steps 2 through 4, then 6 through 9 until all
four colors have been printed (CMYK).

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PostScript Printing
Introduction This chapter provides instructions on how to setup
and use your digital duplicator for printing PostScript
files. It includes information about:
qPostScript Language
«PostScript Printer Drivers
«Memory Requirements
qTypefaces
qTroubleshooting
qGenerating a List of PostScript 3 Fonts Stored In
Your Controller
qRelated Documentation

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PostScript Language The controller contains genuine PostScript Level 3
software from Adobe, which is backward compatible
with earlier versions of PostScript software.
PostScript Printer
Drivers To use software applications which support
PostScript, you must select a PostScript language
printer driver from within your application. For best
results, use the driver/PPD for your digital duplicator
installed during the Configuration Utility software
setup (see Chapter 2, Using Your Controller in the
Controller User’s Guide).
If, for some reason, that driver is not available (for
example, if you are using a version of Windows
earlier than Windows 95), you may use one of the
standard drivers that came with your operating system
or software, such as:
1. Apple LaserWriter II NT/NTX
2. HP LaserJet 4
3. Generic PostScript
If your software does not offer a PostScript language
printer driver selection, it may not support PostScript
printing. For more information, see your software
documentation or contact your software vendor.
Note A file printed using the PostScript language may print
differently than in other printer languages because the
characters and spacing in your Adobe fonts may
differ. Differences that exist between PostScript
drivers can also cause this to happen.