Gestetner 27AO User manual

RW-470
Technical
Manual
Final Version

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Germany.
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Germany.
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MicrosoftWindows98 operating system
MicrosoftWindowsMillennium Edition
MicrosoftWindows2000 Professional
MicrosoftWindows2000 Server
MicrosoftWindows NTServer operating system Version 4.0
MicrosoftWindows NTWorkstation operating system Version 4.0
Note:
“RW-470 PS” stands for RW-470 Postscript Level 3 Compatible Option

CONTENTS
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Contents
Technical Manual................................................................4
Package list ........................................................................4
System requirements..........................................................5
Memory requirements .................................................................6
Printer Controller RW-470 ..................................................7
Technical Data ...........................................................................7
Installing the Controller into your PC ...........................................8
Troubleshooting .........................................................................8
Frequently asked questions .............................................10
Overview of the file formats.............................................14
Additional font paths........................................................17
Producing SSL files ...........................................................18
Structured commands ...............................................................18
SSL commands .........................................................................20
Producing CFG files ..........................................................37
HPGL/2 commands and pens...........................................41
Calcomp commands and pens..........................................44
Registry entries.................................................................47
Index.................................................................................74

TECHNICAL MANUAL
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Technical Manual
This technical manual explains some problem solutions, pro-
vides you with technical data and background information for
the RW-470 plot management system programs.
We wish you every success in working with the RW-470 pro-
grams.
Package list
The delivery includes
• Installation sheet,
• the RW-470 Controller,
• one CD with Software and PDF-Manuals,
• one 3,5 inch-disc with RSP-License files.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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System requirements
Please read through the following recommendations carefully.
They can be very helpful in finding the optimum hardware for
your needs.
• Operating system:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with ServicePack 1 or
higher
• Processor:
Pentium III, 800 Mhz or higher.
• PCI Bus:
The PCI bus system must meet up-to-date standards (PCI 2.0
or higher – 3.3 V or 5 V autoadaptive, maximum load 5 A).
If your computer does not fulfill this standard, it is possible
that the plotter controller will not be identified.
• Front Side Bus:
133 Mhz
• System memory:
Use a system memory with at least 256 MB RAM. With this
system memory, you can plot or scan the maximum drawing
size. However, a system memory of 512 MB RAM is recom-
mended if you wish to simultaneously plot and scan draw-
ings with maximum drawing size. Simultaneous scanning
and plotting of smaller formats also enables the use of
smaller system memory. See also page 6.
• Hard drive:
The hard drive should have at least 10 GB memory. We rec-
ommend not to install the program on that drive where you
have already installed your operating system.
• Network interface/Configuration:
10/100 Base T Ethernet, the TCP/IP configuration is neces-
sary
• RW-470 Controller:
Physical dimension: 190 mm x 128 mm
PCB dimension: 174,63 mm x 106,8 mm

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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• Monitor:
At least 1024 x 768 pixels resolution
Memory requirements
In the following chart the possible sizes of plots were calculated.
The sizes of plots depend on the size of the main memory. In
the first chart you can see the results for documents with an av-
erage complexity and in the second the results for documents
with high complexity.
Further assumption are:
• All calculations are based on a transportation speed of 90
mm/s.
• Scan and plot degree is 1 bit/pixel
• Usage of average document complexity.
• Usage of 128 MB for operating system Windows 2000 and
related drivers.
Estimated with compression (average)PC memory in
MB Scan only Plot only simultaneous
256 6.0 (7.250) 6.0 (7.250) 3.625
512 6.0 (21.981) 6.0 (21.981) 6.0 (10.991)
768 6.0 (36.712) 6.0 (36.712) 6.0 (18.356)
(1 GB) 1024 6.0 (51.443) 6.0 (51.443) 6.0 (25.721)
(1.5 GB)1536 6.0 (80.904) 6.0 (80.904) 6.0 (40.452)
Guaranteed (worst case)PC memory in
MB Scan only Plot only simultaneous
256 2.072 2.072 1.036
512 6.0 (6.280) 6.0 (6.280) 3.140
768 6.0 (10.489) 6.0 (10.489) 5.245
(1 GB) 1024 6.0 (14.698) 6.0 (14.698) 6.0 (7.349)
(1.5 GB)1536 6.0 (23.116) 6.0 (23.116) 6.0 (11.558)

PRINTER CONTROLLER RW-470
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Printer Controller RW-470
The RW-470 Software works only, if you have installed an con-
troller. You have to install the Printer Controller RW-470 and the
appropriate software. In the next chart the technical data are
listed. In the following chapter the installation of the kernel
driver is explained.
Technical Data
Item Specification
PCI style PCI Version 2.0, Busmaster
Bus-Width 32 Bit
max. PCI bus clock 33 MHz
physical dimension 190 mm x 128 mm
PCB dimension 174,63 mm x 106,8 mm
power supply 3.3 Volts
max power consumption type. 7.5 W, max. 15 W
max memory on board 96 MB
Connection to copier Ricoh IF-cable
max. cable length 5 m
fault tolerance by software shutdown
onboard processor logic cell Spartan LCA
copier interface according Ricoh APIP
PC resources 1 x IRQ, I/O range, 2 x
memory window 32 MB
scanning binary data
plotting binary data
max pix per line 21600 pixels
scan and plot resolution 600 dpi
max scan length 6000 mm
max plot length 6000 mm
plotting speed 90 mm/sec
OS Win 2000 Professional
rasterization process 3 step pipeline mode yield
full engine speed
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PRINTER CONTROLLER RW-470
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Changes to the Controller RW-470 are possible and the manu-
facturer does provide separate information of them.
The technical specifications comply with
Installing the Controller into your PC
Note: The Printer Controller RW-470 is – like all other
high integrated circuits – sensitive to electrostatic
charge. Therefore, remove the controller carefully from
the shipping container and do only touch it at the side
or at the bracket. Do never touch any of the circuits on
the controller with your finger. If you need to do so,
touch a metal object before you touch the controller.
1. Switch off your PC before you install the controller.
2. Select a free PCI slot according specification above. Note
that on certain computers the PCI slot #5 is not fully com-
patible to PCI specification 2.0. In that case do not use slot
#5 and #6.
3. Insert the controller into the PCI slot and fasten the fixing
screw. Make sure the controller is sitting well, no compo-
nents touch surrounding cards or the case and that the fix-
ing screw is set properly.
4. Re-mount the PC case. Connect the cable(s) to the plotter.
Troubleshooting
The kernel driver will only run, if an controller board was found
and all self checks were passed successfully. To see, whether the
kernel driver is running: Run ControlPanel->Devices and check
whether the device „PRINTER CONTROLLER RW-470Drv“ is run-
ning.

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If the kernel driver (device driver) „Printer Controller RW-
470Drv“ is not running: Start event-viewer START->Programs-
>Administration->Eventviewer and find out reason for failure.
Only if the PRINTER CONTROLLER RW-470DRV Driver is run-
ning, you can use the controller.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Frequently asked questions
This chapter contains an overview of which commonly asked
questions can arise when working with RW-470 PLOTBASE and
how you can solve them. See also the explanations about “error
messages” in the RW-470 PLOTBASE manual.
The topics are arranged in groups under terms, which are
sorted alphabetically:
• Jobs are not printed, indication „Please wait“ in the
status window
On the display of the plotter the interrupt button was acti-
vated. The plotter is in the offline mode and can’t receive
jobs from RW-470 PLOTBASE. If you want to recreate the
online mode, press the interrupt button.
• A file has not been included in the job list
1. Check the status bar, to see whether the interpreter is
switched on. If this is not the case, you can activate it in
the “Configuration“ menu.
2. Check whether the correct spool path is set in RW-470
CLIENTS.
• A file has not been plotted, the job status in the job
list displays a “Problem” (Color red)
The reasons could be due to the following errors:
1. General errors:
a. Check the messages in the RW-470 PLOTBASE
status window. The plotter must display the status
“Pending“.
b. Ensure that the play button is activated:
c. If you want to work in automatic print mode, ensure
that the “Auto Plot“ mode is activated.