Elesys 5450 User manual

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

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The information contained in this document is subject
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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