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Xante Accel-a-Graphix CT4 User Manual

Manual is about: Xante Accel-a-Graphix CT4: User Guide

Summary of Accel-a-Graphix CT4

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    _____________________________________________________ i cm-ctrld-3rd 06-17-97 mnl037 innovations in output.

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    Ii bb ____________________________________________________ trademarks xantÉ ® and accel-a-graphix ® are registered trademarks of xantÉ corporation, registered in the united states patent and trademark office. Adobe illustrator ® is a registered trademark of adobe systems incorporated, registered in ...

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    _____________________________________________________ iii freehand™ is a trademark of macromedia, inc. Novell ® and netware ® are registered trademarks of novell, inc., registered in the united states patent and trademark office. Quarkxpress ® is a registered trademark of quark, inc. Registered in t...

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    Iv bb ____________________________________________________ fcc classification warning! Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit...

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    _____________________________________________________ v le cable de transport d'energie que doit etre utilis'e la configuration 230 volts est le type minimum sjt (svt), 18/3, nominal 250 volts ac, 10 amps, 4.5 m long maximum. Un bout est raccorde comme exige par le pays ou il sera utilis'e. Das netz...

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    Vi bb ____________________________________________________ colophon this manual was written using adobe pagemaker and illustrations were drawn using freehand. The typefaces for the main body of the manual are times, helvetica, and courier. This manual was printed in camera-ready form on a xantÉ prin...

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    _____________________________________________________ vii table of contents chapter 1 - introduction .............................................................. 1-1 the xantÉ accel-a-graphix ct4 ......................................... 1-3 about this manual .........................................

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    Viii bb ____________________________________________________ initializing the hard disk ....................................................... 2-30 initializing the hard disk with the macintosh ................ 2-30 initializing the hard disk with the pc ............................ 2-31 chapter 3 ...

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    _____________________________________________________ ix installing the xantÉ utilities (pc) ........................................ 4-3 directories on the utilities disk ........................................ 4-4 main directory ............................................................ 4-4 ps_...

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    X bb ____________________________________________________ the maximum width menu ............................................ 5-18 the save media menu .................................................... 5-19 the margins menu .......................................................... 5-20 the job me...

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    _____________________________________________________ xi the protocol menu ................................................... 5-34 the spool menu ........................................................ 5-34 chapter 6 - routine operations .................................................. 6-1 intro...

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    Xii bb ____________________________________________________ changing pc communication settings ........................... 6-27 ethertalk driver .................................................................... 6-28 ethernet configuration for novell netware .......................... 6-28 using n...

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    _____________________________________________________ xiii media variables ................................................................ 7-7 setting variables ............................................................... 7-8 color gamut variables ...................................................

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    Xiv bb ____________________________________________________ add or reduce vividness ................................................ 8-40 choose a color model (space) ....................................... 8-40 setup color separations .................................................. 8-42 chapter ...

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    _________________________________________ introduction 1-1 chapter 1 - introduction chapter overview about this manual manual conventions other helpful documentation about your controller controller features postscript typefaces about xantÉ utilities warranty and product registration.

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    1-2 introduction bb ________________________________________ notes.

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    _________________________________________ introduction 1-3 the xantÉ accel-a-graphix ct4 fig. 1.1 xantÉ accel-a-graphix ct4 controller the accel-a-graphix ct4 adobe postscript based controller is designed for production-intensive, wide-format digital inkjet printing. The controller is available in m...

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    1-4 introduction bb ________________________________________ about this manual this user’s guide documents the installation, setup, and operation of all models of the accel-a-graphix ct4. The following list briefly describes the contents of each chapter. Chapter 1—introduction offers an overview of ...

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    _________________________________________ introduction 1-5 chapter 8—color management provides advanced color management information, incuding icc profiles, color rendering dictionaries, and transfer curves. It also covers linearization, monitor calibration, and photoshop tips. Chapter 9—troubleshoo...

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    1-6 introduction bb ________________________________________ other helpful documentation this manual covers the basics of setting up and working with your controller. However, you may find the following publications helpful when working with postscript printing. Postscript language reference manual,...

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    _________________________________________ introduction 1-7 your controller features adobe postscript level 2, not an emulation. Adobe postscript is the industry standard that allows your inkjet printer to print with the highest quality and reliability possible. In many cases, the software used in yo...

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    1-8 introduction bb ________________________________________ the amd 29040 risc processor, 32 mb ram, and xantÉ’s technology help ensure fast, reliable, professional performance. Memory upgrades provide the extra space required for larger, more complex files with heavy graphics. Memory upgrades are ...

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    _________________________________________ introduction 1-9 • low cost, in-house color trap proofing .• priority batch printing • built-in 1 gb hard disk (for spooling, fonts, etc.) • 6 additional expansion bays for hard disks • amd 29040/33mhz risc processor • multiple screening technologies: xantÉ ...

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    1-10 introduction bb ________________________________________ postscript typefaces your accel-a-graphix ct4 comes with 35 roman postscript typefaces. These are itc avantegarde-book newcenturyschlbk-bold itc avantegarde-bookoblique newcenturyschlbk-bolditalic itc avantegarde-demi newcenturyschlbk-ita...

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    _________________________________________ introduction 1-11 warranty and product registration appendix b contains warranty information on your accel-a-graphix ct4. Please be sure to fill out and either fax or mail the warranty sheet included with your controller to xantÉ. Returning this sheet regist...

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    1-12 introduction bb ________________________________________.

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-1 chapter 2 - installation chapter overview controller location package contents controller setup unpacking the controller installing options connecting the power cord starting the controller selecting an interface connecting in a macintosh e...

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    2-2 installation bb _________________________________________ notes.

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-3 introduction this chapter covers setting up your new accel-a-graphix ct4. It includes finding the right location, unpacking the controller, connecting the power cord, and connecting to an interface and a printer. Controller location before ...

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    2-4 installation bb _________________________________________ package contents your controller package contains the following items: • controller • power cord • ethernet maui connector • parallel cable (one per active printer port) • serial cable (one per active printer port) • accel-a-graphix ct4 u...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-5 before you begin this setup, take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the controller. The following illustration provides an overview of the front and back of your controller. Power switch front panel power receptacle localtalk outpu...

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    2-6 installation bb _________________________________________ 1. Remove everything except the controller from the shipping box. 2. Lift the controller out of the box (with the help of someone else if necessary). Installing options this section covers accessing the controller board and bays, adding r...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-7 fig. 2.2 remove the body case screws 4. Gently slide the body case back until it is free from the controller (fig. 2.3) and set it aside. You now have access to the controller board and the hard disk bays. Fig. 2.3 remove the body case. 5. ...

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    2-8 installation bb _________________________________________ installing ram upgrades after you access the controller board (fig. 2.4), you can install the ram upgrade(s). To install ram bank 1 bank 2 bank 3 bank 4 fig. 2.4 the controller board note: ram banks must be filled in order from bank 1 to ...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-9 fig. 2.5 open the bank latches 2. Tilt the simm to the right to a 45 ° angle and slide it up and out of the bank (fig. 2.6). 3. Remove the upgrade simm from its protective bag. 4. Align the new simm at a 45 ° angle tilted to the right (with...

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    2-10 installation bb _________________________________________ installing hard disk(s) your controller contains seven hard disk bays, six of which are empty where you can add optional hard disks to increase available space for downloaded fonts. Caution: any time you add an internal hard disk, you ne...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-11 alignment holes hard disk bay 2 bay 1 bay 4 bay 3 bay 5 bay 6 bay 7 fig. 2.7 position the disk in the bay 2. Slide the disk into the bay making sure the disk’s screw holes align with holes on the side of the bay (fig. 2.7). Then secure the...

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    2-12 installation bb _________________________________________ 4. Disconnect the original cable from the controller board by using your thumbs to pull open the connector latches and pulling the ribbon head straight out (fig. 2.8). 5. Disconnect the ribbon cable’s other end from the bottom hard disk ...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-13 6. Locate the small tab on the single header end of the new ribbon cable. Position this header over the controller board connector with the tab to the right (fig. 2.9). Ribbon cable header 1 ribbon cable header 2 ribbon cable header fig. 2...

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    2-14 installation bb _________________________________________ 9. Position ribbon cable header 2 over the connector of the second hard disk up and insert the header making sure it seats firmly (fig. 2.9). 10. Locate the power cable that branches into four pigtailed sets of wires with headers on the ...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-15 1. Align the body case with the back of the controller and gently slide the case on until it fits snugly (fig. 2.11). Fig. 2.11 replace the body case on the controller 2. Replace the six body case securing screws (fig. 2.12). Fig. 2.12 rep...

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    2-16 installation bb _________________________________________ connecting the power cord the power connector is on the controller’s back in the upper left (fig. 2.1). 1. Make sure the controller’s power switch is off. 2. Connect one end of the power cord to the controller. 3. Connect the power cord’...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-17 selecting an interface once the controller is set up, you need to select an interface to connect the controller to the printer. Your controller has four standard interface ports on the back—localtalk, serial, parallel, and ethernet ports. ...

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    2-18 installation bb _________________________________________ connecting in a macintosh environment in the macintosh environment without ethernet, your computer system communicates with the controller via the localtalk port. You will need two localtalk connector boxes with din-8 connectors, a stand...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-19 note: be sure to terminate the open sockets on the ends of your localtalk network with the terminators supplied with your localtalk connectors (fig. 2.15). (there should be only two open sockets on the network, one at each end.) closing op...

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    2-20 installation bb _________________________________________ connecting in a pc environment in a pc environment without ethernet, your computer communicates with the controller via the parallel port or serial port. Parallel communication is faster than serial communication, but it is restricted to...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-21 if you need to connect another computer to the controller port, skip to the section on connecting to the desired port later in this chapter. Otherwise, skip to “connecting to a printer” later in this chapter. Connecting to the serial port ...

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    2-22 installation bb _________________________________________ use the following procedure to connect your controller and pc using the serial port. 1. Plug the 25-pin (db-25) male connector end of the serial cable into the serial port on the back of your controller (fig. 2.18). 2. Plug the other end...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-23 parity parity is the grouping of data bits into a uniform size. If data is lost or damaged in transmission, it will change the group size, which provides a warning of transmission errors. Your controller supports five parity settings, none...

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    2-24 installation bb _________________________________________ connecting to the ethernet port an external transceiver is required to connect your controller to the network. The transceiver must have a medium attachment unit interface (maui) to connect to the controller and a female connector for th...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-25 unshielded twisted pair (10baset) connection each device in a network installation using utp cable must be connected directly to a hub. The maximum length for a utp cable connection from device to hub is 328 feet (100 m). Larger networks a...

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    2-26 installation bb _________________________________________ thinnet cables usually have a female twist-on bnc connector on each end. A “t” connector is used to tie the external transceiver into the network (fig. 2.20). T connection coaxial cable fig. 2.20 a “t” connector to connect your controlle...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-27 b. If the transceiver has dual male bnc connectors, you can plug the coaxial cable into either one of the connectors. Follow the instructions included with the transceiver. Note: if this is an end node on the network and the unit is not se...

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    2-28 installation bb _________________________________________ 3. Type the following file substituting the name for the zone used on your network for nameofzone . (%ethertalk_nv%) ethertalkzone(nameofzone)>>setdevparams 4. Select save from the file menu, and save the file as set zone.Ps on your comp...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-29 connecting to a printer your controller can connect to up to four printers through the printer ports on the back of the controller. You use the standard centronics parallel cable that came with your controller to connect it to a printer (f...

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    2-30 installation bb _________________________________________ initializing the hard disk hard disks are identified by device numbers. The internal scsi id number for your controller is 0. Caution: initializing a disk erases all information stored on it. When initializing, make sure you choose the c...

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    __________________________________________ installation 2-31 3. Type the following initialization file. Serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin (%disk0%) 0 1 devformat end 4. Select save from the file menu, and save this file as initialize disk.Ps on your computer system. 5. Select quit from ...

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    2-32 installation bb _________________________________________ caution: make sure the controller is selected before initializing the hard disk. Note: some xantÉ utilities versions have an initdsk.Ps file. This file will initialize all scsi disks attached to the controller. To initialize a specific d...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-1 chapter 3 - macintosh setup chapter overview before you begin setup configuring your controller loading the drivers using auto setup using manual setup installing xantÉ utilities (macintosh) readme file utilities folder downloads folder drive...

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    3-2 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ notes.

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-3 introduction this chapter covers setting up to print in a macintosh environment. This includes installing the xantÉ utilities with xantÉ command center and xantÉ linearizer, as well as loading the printer fonts. Before you begin you should be...

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    3-4 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ go to either the auto setup or the manual setup section to select the controller and configure the ppd for your system. Using auto setup use the postscript auto setup feature to select and configure the accel-a-graphix ct4 ppd, after the ps...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-5 4. Click setup… in the chooser window (fig. 3.1). A setup dialog box similar to the following appears (fig. 3.2). Printer info... Select ppd... Current printer description file (ppd) selected: “generic” help ok auto setup configure... Cancel ...

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    3-6 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ 5. Click configure… (fig. 3.2). A screen appears from which you can set up the configuration for your controller. 6. Select the installable options using the convenient drop-down menus as follows: a. Under installed memory, select the amoun...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-7 installing xantÉ utilities (macintosh) your controller package includes a set of macintosh xantÉ utilities disks. In addition to the psprinter driver and user guide, these disks contain printer drivers, programs, and postscript files to help ...

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    3-8 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ xantÉ command center command center provides a quick, easy-to-use way to perform many controller functions, such as changing the controller’s name. See “installing xantÉ command center” later in this chapter. XantÉ linearizer the xantÉ line...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-9 drivers folder most macintosh applications need only the psprinter driver to print. However, several applications such as adobe pagemaker, freehand, adobe preprint, and quarkxpress require special printer description files. These files are in...

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    3-10 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ psprinter driver and user guide the xantÉ utilities disks include the latest adobe postscript printer driver and a user guide. To install the psprinter driver, see the “before you begin” section at the beginning of this chapter. To print t...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-11 • printer information—allows you to get specific controller information, such as the product name and the amount of installed ram. • spooling—allows you to place print jobs in a temporary file on your controller’s hard disk or ram disk. This...

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    3-12 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ to install command center, locate the xantÉ command center icon on the xantÉ disk and drag it onto your system. Although, it does not have to reside in a particular folder, we recommend placing command center with the xantÉ linearizer, sin...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-13 using printer fonts your macintosh xantÉ utilities disk includes the downloader. Use this program to download additional postscript fonts to your controller’s memory or hard disk. This section covers downloading fonts to both of these areas ...

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    3-14 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ 2. Choose download font from the filemenu. After the program locates the controller, a screen similar to the following appears. Fonts ameri ameribol ameriextbol ameriita avantgarboo avantgarbooobl avantgardem avantgardemobl bengubol bengub...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-15 listing downloaded fonts to list the postscript fonts downloaded to the controller 1. Locate the downloader and double-click the icon to open the utility. 2. Choose printer font directory from the special menu. A screen similar to the follow...

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    3-16 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________ use the downloader, included in your xantÉ utilities to download and remove fonts from the internal scsi hard disk. To remove a font from the internal hard disk 1. Make sure the controller is powered on. 2. Locate the downloader utility an...

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    _____________________________________ macintosh setup 3-17 6. Select any font in the right-hand window. The add all selection changes to remove all. Then, select remove all to remove all the fonts. 7. Wait until the removing process finishes. 8. Choose quit from the file menu. Before you print after...

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    3-18 macintosh setup bb ____________________________________.

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-1 chapter 4 - pc setup chapter overview before you begin installing the xantÉ utilities (pc) directories on the utilities disk installing xantÉ command center command center setup (windows 3.1 or 3.11) command center setup (windows 95) windows s...

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    4-2 pc setup bb __________________________________________ notes.

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-3 introduction this chapter covers setting up your controller to print in a pc environment. This includes installing the xantÉ utilities, command center, and linearizer; setting up to print from microsoft windows; and downloading printer fonts. ...

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    4-4 pc setup bb __________________________________________ you may want to install all the files on your computer hard disk. However, if you want to save disk space, the following list briefly describes the files to help you decide which ones you need to load. Directories on the utilities disk each ...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-5 to load some or all of these files, use the following procedure to make a directory on your hard disk for the postscript files and to copy the file(s) from the utilities disk. 1. Turn on your pc and go to the dos prompt. 2. Go to the root dire...

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    4-6 pc setup bb __________________________________________ installing xantÉ command center your controller package includes a special utility called command center. This utility allows you to go through windows instead of dos to set up your controller for novell netware. (see “xantÉ command center” ...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-7 windows setup xantÉ provides an adobe postscript level 2 driver for use with the controller. This driver with the ppd is on the dos xantÉ utilities disk. Note: the adobe windows driver includes a font downloader under printer setup. The downlo...

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    4-8 pc setup bb __________________________________________ installing the driver in windows 3.1 or 3.11 before you begin installation, check the readme file. This file (in windows write format) contains any driver documentation updates. To install the adobe windows driver for windows 3.1 or 3.11 1. ...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-9 setting up the driver in windows 3.1 or 3.11 to set up the adobe windows driver for windows 3.1 or 3.11. Note: setting up the printer driver correctly is very important. Incorrect setup could cause the printer to flush jobs. 1. Open windows. D...

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    4-10 pc setup bb __________________________________________ 10. Make sure that if you use a pentium processor, postscript performance is set to optimize for speed; otherwise set it to optimize for portability. Now your new driver is set up and ready to use. Installing the ppd in windows 3.1 or 3.11 ...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-11 to install and setup the adobe windows driver for windows 95 1. Open windows 95. Then, make sure all programs in windows are closed and all spooling programs are inactive. 2. Insert the xantÉ windows 95 driver disk in drive a or b. 3. Click s...

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    4-12 pc setup bb __________________________________________ 11. Install your controller ppd using the following procedure. A. In the driver’s dialog box, select a:\. B. In the directories dialog box, double click on ppds. C. In the postscript printer descriptions (ppd’s) available dialog box, select...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-13 15. Select the desired options in the printer properties window. If you are in doubt, select default values for now except for the device options and graphics which need to be changed as follows: a. In device options, select the printer’s ins...

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    4-14 pc setup bb __________________________________________ b. Under data format, select ascii data. C. Click ok. 8. Click the general tab if you want to print another test page. 9. Click ok. The new adobe windows 95 printer driver is installed and setup. You can select the accel-a-graphix ct4 in wi...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-15 2. From dos, delete the following files from both your windows and windows\system directories. Note: your configuration may not include all these files, but you need to delete the ones that are there. *.Ebf *.Ppb *.Ppd *.Pfm (delete the *.Pfm...

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    4-16 pc setup bb __________________________________________ loading and removing printer fonts the windows 3.1 driver disk includes a font downloader (windown.Exe). This program can download fonts to the controller’s memory or to an internal hard drive. Once a font is downloaded you can use it as a ...

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    ___________________________________________ pc setup 4-17 xantÉ command center your new accel-a-graphix ct4 controller package includes the xantÉ command center program. This windows/windows 95 program allows you to perform many useful functions with your controller such as the following: • chat—all...

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    4-18 pc setup bb __________________________________________ the spooler’s job queue allows you to print a held job, delete a job from the queue, move a job to the front of the queue, or refresh the display window to provide the current job status after a change occurs. • tcp/ip address—allows you to...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-1 chapter 5 - configuration chapter overview accel-a-graphix ct4 control the front panel the display window front panel lights (leds) front panel keys the menu structure selecting menu options recommended printer settings the main menus the pri...

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    5-2 configuration bb ______________________________________ the interface menu the rs232 menu the parallel menu the localtalk, ethertalk, and lineprinter menus the novell print server menu notes.

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-3 introduction this chapter covers controlling the accel-a-graphix ct4 through the front panel and its menus. Accel-a-graphix ct4 control there are three basic ways to control your controller: • through applications • through xantÉ utilities • ...

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    5-4 configuration bb ______________________________________ use the front panel to direct controller operations. When your controller is powered on, all the lights flash, indicating the controller is performing self-diagnostic tests. The following messages appear during this initialization period of...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-5 the data led is the top center light on the front panel. When it is on and does not blink, the controller is receiving data. When it is on and blinking, it indicates that the controller is processing data. The ready led is the top right light...

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    5-6 configuration bb ______________________________________ the left arrow ← key is used when the controller is in the menu structure. Pressing the left arrow ← key scrolls backwards through options within the current menu or lowers a numeric value, such as the number of copies to print. The down ar...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-7 selecting menu options use the front panel’s configuration menu structure to set up your controller to communicate with your computer. Note: four front panel keys have arrows to indicate their use within the menu structure. The up arrow on th...

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    5-8 configuration bb ______________________________________ 5. After selecting an item you can press the left arrow ← key and menu → key to select a different item, press the reset ↑ key to back out of the submenu, or press the on line key to leave the menu structure entirely. For example, if you wa...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-9 recommended printer settings we recommend that you review your printer documentation to ensure that the settings will be acceptable for your application. For example: the factory default setting for the encad novajet printer is cutter: on. Th...

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    5-10 configuration bb ______________________________________ the print menu the print menu, setup:print, allows you to configure settings that control the printer(s) setup. It includes the following submenus. • printer1 • printer2* • printer3* • printer4* • screen • cascade • across • best fit • ori...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-11 menu orient: landscape orient: portrait orient: none print: orient save media: yes save media: no print: save media across: yes across: no print: across cascade: yes cascade: no print: cascade autoreduce: yes autoreduce: no print: autoreduce...

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    5-12 configuration bb ______________________________________ enable: yes enable: no printer1: enable printer1: mediawi hppal: no hppal: yes printer1: hppal mediawidth: 4 in mediawidth: 5 in mediawidth: 35 in mediawidth 36 in mediawidth: 60 in printer1: matte matte: 0 in matte: 0.1in matte: 0.2 in ma...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-13 the media width menu the media width menu, printer1:mediawi, describes the width of the media loaded in the designated printer. The controller uses this information to determine the most appropriate printer for each print job. Valid page wid...

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    5-14 configuration bb ______________________________________ the cascade menu the cascade menu, print:cascade, allows multiple copies of the same job to print on more than one printer simultaneously. Options are to enable (yes) or to disable (no) this feature. The factory default is yes. Cascade dis...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-15 the across menu the across menu, print:across, allows you to save media by printing multiple copies of a small or narrow image across the page. Options are to enable (yes) or to disable (no) this feature. The factory default is yes. Note: we...

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    5-16 configuration bb ______________________________________ the best fit menu the best fit menu, print:best fit, is useful when more than one printer is attached to the controller. The controller compares an image size to the media width of enabled printers to select the most appropriate printer fo...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-17 the orientation menu the orientation menu, print:orient, allows you to select the direction your file prints across the page. Options are landscape, portrait, or none. The landscape selection rotates the page, if necessary, to send the longe...

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    5-18 configuration bb ______________________________________ the automatic reduction menu the automatic reduction menu, print:autoreduce, allows you to choose whether to have oversized jobs automatically reduced by the controller to fit the available print media. Oversized jobs are cropped and print...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-19 note: the maximum width feature permits the controller to use ram more efficiently. Normally, the controller sets aside ram for print buffers, and the amount set aside depends on the maximum job size. For example, if you seldom print jobs wi...

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    5-20 configuration bb ______________________________________ the margins menu the margins menu, print:margins, allows you to change the normal printer margins of 355 pixels (approximately 3/5") to 119 pixels (approximately 1/5"). This expands the imageable area of the paper. Options are normal and e...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-21 * printer menus only appear for the number of printers (1 to 4) attached to the controller. Each of the four printer menus contains the same four submenus, so they will be covered as a group. Menu eraseall:confirm job: eraseall menu enter se...

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    5-22 configuration bb ______________________________________ the clear trap menu the clear trap menu, job:clr trp, allows you to reset the controller if it is waiting for additional data to create a color trap proof . You select this menu by pressing the enter ↓ key. When confirm appears in the disp...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-23 job: printer1 printer1: hold printer1: resume printer1: restart printer1: cancel fig. 5.13 the printer menus the hold menu the hold menu, printer1:hold, allows you to stop the job in progress on printer 1 until further action is taken. A pri...

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    5-24 configuration bb ______________________________________ the miscellaneous menu the miscellaneous menu, setup:misc, includes the following submenus. • units • initial job • timeout • lang (language) • ramdisk • rastermode • test menu units: english units: metric misc: units initial job: yes init...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-25 the units menu the units menu, misc:units, allows you to select english or metric measurements for certain options such as size or matte in the printer menus. The factory default is english. The initial job menu the initial job menu, misc:in...

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    5-26 configuration bb ______________________________________ the ram disk menu the ram disk menu, misc:ramdisk, allows you to set aside a section of the controller’s ram to be used as a read/write device. You can configure ram disk to store fonts. Access to a ram disk is faster than to a scsi disk, ...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-27 the test menu the test menu, misc:test, allows you to print files that you have downloaded onto your controller’s hard disk. The command center utility allows you to put postscript files onto your controller’s hard disk. Instructions on how ...

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    5-28 configuration bb ______________________________________ the rs232 menu the rs232 menu, i/f:rs232, allows you to configure the rs232 serial interface communication settings. This menu includes the following submenus. • enable • mode • baud rate • parity • flwcntl (flow control) • data bits • sto...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-29 the mode menu the mode menu, rs232:mode, allows you to select the postscript mode. Options are ps std, ps bin, and ps tbcp. The factory default is ps std. Ps std for standard postscript ps bin for binary postscript ps tbcp for tagged binary ...

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    5-30 configuration bb ______________________________________ to change this numeric value once you are in this menu, use the left arrow ← key to lower the value or use the menu → key to raise the value to the desired amount; then, press the enter ↓ key to confirm the selection. The spool menu the sp...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-31 the enable menu the enable menu, parallel:enable, allows you to enable (yes) or to disable (no) the parallel interface on your controller. The factory default is yes. The mode menu the mode menu, parallel:mode, allows you to select the posts...

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    5-32 configuration bb ______________________________________ the localtalk, ethertalk, and lineprinter menus use the localtalk menu, i/f:ltalk, to configure the localtalk interface. Use the ethertalk and lineprinter menus (i/f: etalk and i/f:lpr) to configure the ethernet interface for those protoco...

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    _______________________________________ configuration 5-33 the spool menu the spool menu, xxxx:spool, allows you to enable (yes) or disable (no) spooling to the localtalk interface or to the ethernet interface for ethertalk or line printer protocols. The xxxx will be replaced by the specific interfa...

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    5-34 configuration bb ______________________________________ the enable menu the enable menu, nvl psrv:enable, allows you to enable (yes) or to disable (no) the ethernet interface for novell on your printer. The factory default is no. The protocol menu the novell protocol menu, nvl psrv:prtocol, all...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-1 chapter 6 - routine operations chapter overview using the controller’s ppd general ppd option menu features ppd access to controller features using macintosh applications using windows changing pc communication settings ethertalk driver ethe...

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    6-2 routine operations bb __________________________________ notes.

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-3 introduction this chapter covers describes how to use the controller’s ppd, work with macintosh and windows applications, configure and use novell netware and tcp/ip software. It also explains how to use a scsi disk, move and clean the contr...

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    6-4 routine operations bb __________________________________ options are none, before, and after document. We recommend using the factory default of none. The before or after document options may be useful to identify jobs in special situations. For example, when running jobs on a networked printer ...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-5 * any printer connected to the controller contains page width, matte, and color palette selections. Since printer 1 is the factory default printer, it is used in examples for these selections. When you add a printer to the network, you must ...

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    6-6 routine operations bb __________________________________ shrink to fit the scale page options may result in an image that is too large to be printed on the available media size. By combining ppd features, you can enlarge an image and then reduce it to fit a specific media size. To maximize use o...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-7 num copies the number of copies option is required for use only with the pc version of photoshop. The number of copies options can be set only through the ppd. This menu allows you to specify the number of copies of an image to print. Option...

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    6-8 routine operations bb __________________________________ orientation four of the five orientation options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. The auto orient mode must be set up through the ppd. This menu allows you to select the direction your file prints across the page (fig. 5.8). ...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-9 auto reduce the auto reduce options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. This menu allows you to automatically reduce oversized jobs to a printable size (fig. 5.9). Options are printer’s default, disable, and enable. The factory de...

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    6-10 routine operations bb __________________________________ across the across options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. This menu allows you to print multiple copies of the same job across the page rather than down when the images are narrow (fig. 5.6). This saves paper. Options are p...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-11 error diffusion the error diffusion options can be set through the ppd or the front panel (print:screen). This menu allows you to select the type of screening method used to create the print image. Options are printer’s default, spot, x-scr...

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    6-12 routine operations bb __________________________________ raster mode the raster mode options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. This menu allows you to select the processing method used by the controller. You can ensure that large or complex jobs will be printed without interruption...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-13 note: for the highest image quality and the least stress on the print head, use the default speed (5,000 hz) or slower. Higher printing speeds, particularly if used in conjunction with bidirectional printing, may result in inconsistent appl...

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    6-14 routine operations bb __________________________________ print quality the print quality options can be set only through the ppd. Always check the print quality mode. The eight options in the print quality menu let you select the printing mode which best fits your quality and speed needs. Optio...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-15 quality mode—this mode provides high quality but takes approximately twice the time for color printing and four times longer for monochrome. In monochrome printing, only the black cartridge is used. Enhanced 4-pass mode—this mode provides t...

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    6-16 routine operations bb __________________________________ trapping order the trapping order options can be set only in the ppd. This menu allows you to print a reconstructed color separation for pre-press color trap proofing. Options are printer’s default, none, normal (cmyk), quarkxpress (kcmy)...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-17 fig. 6.14 the best fit options save spooled job the save spooled job options can be set only through the ppd. This menu allows you to save processed files to the controller’s hard drive. Spooling must be enabled from the front panel or the ...

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    6-18 routine operations bb __________________________________ enable poster the enable poster options can be set only through the ppd. This menu allows you to print up to 50' x 50' posters by having the controller tile the image to the printer(s). Tiling divides the image into printable sections whi...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-19 crd selection the crd selection options can be set only through the ppd. This menu allows you to select a specific crd from the library on your controller to use on a job by job basis. Options are printer’s default, none, and the list of cr...

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    6-20 routine operations bb __________________________________ printer enable the printer enable menu allows you to enable the printer(s) whose number(s) appear in the menu. Options are printer’s default, none, printer 1 only, printer 2 only, printer 3 only, printer 4 only, printer 1&2, printer 1&3, ...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-21 printer1 page width the page width options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. This menu allows you to inform the controller of the paper size in the designated printer. The options are printer’s default, none, 10 inch, 12 inch, ...

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    6-22 routine operations bb __________________________________ printer1 matte the printer1 matte options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. This menu allows you to inform the controller of desired horizontal and vertical space between multiple copies of a print job. Options include printe...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-23 printer1 color palette the printer1 color palette options can be set through the ppd or the front panel. This menu allows you to choose whether to use the hp palette information. Options are printer’s default, true, or false. True directs t...

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    6-24 routine operations bb __________________________________ mirror print the mirror print option must be set in the ppd, not from the controller front panel or your application. This menu allows you to print the job in a mirror image (one where the image is reversed from left to right). Options ar...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-25 paper save the paper save options can be set through the ppd or the front panel (save media menu). This menu allows you to save media when the image’s printable region is smaller than the selected page size. The controller locates the white...

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    6-26 routine operations bb __________________________________ using macintosh applications when operating in a macintosh environment. Specific printing tasks may vary depending upon the application. For example, selections for the number of copies to print, the page orientation, and the media size o...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-27 note: you should be familiar with all standard windows procedures. This includes how to click, drag, copy, choose commands, select options, use buttons and boxes, locate files, and scroll in windows. If you have any questions about these pr...

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    6-28 routine operations bb __________________________________ 6. Click accel-a-graphix ct4 controller on lpt1… to select it. 7. Click connect… (fig. 6.27). A window displays showing the available interfaces. 8. Select the interface to which your printer is connected. 9. Click ok. 10. Close all open ...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-29 using novell netware software the optional ethernet upgrade supports novell protocol for the print server feature for netware versions 3.X and higher. To use novell netware, you need to do the following: • understand novell netware protocol...

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    6-30 routine operations bb __________________________________ the print server software can log onto as many as four file servers containing one or more queues. The controller automatically polls the file server(s) for jobs in the queue(s). When a job is found, it is printed and removed from the que...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-31 note: the print server name is not case sensitive. This name is changed automatically to all uppercase by the controller when the name is entered. Login name the login name, which is the print server’s name, must be set by your system admin...

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    6-32 routine operations bb __________________________________ print server configuration the print server configuration varies depending on the version of netware used. Your system administrator should handle configuration. If questions arise, contact xantÉ technical support (see chapter 8 for detai...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-33 11. Click controller. 12. Click and hold on novell; then drag the pointer to the right. 13. Click print server login name. This name should be the same as your printer server name in pconsole. You can now use novell’s pconsole to setup a pr...

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    6-34 routine operations bb __________________________________ 7. Press the insert key and type in a queue name of your choice for the new print queue name. 8. Highlight the print server name that you typed in step 7. 9. Highlight queue servers and press the enter key. 10. Press the insert key and hi...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-35 7. Press the menu → key until enable:yes or enable:yes appears. 8. Press the enter ↓ key. Selected appears in the display window. 9. Press the reset ↑ key until ready/idle appears. Finish setting up for novell using command center using the...

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    6-36 routine operations bb __________________________________ 13. Make sure that the timeouts in connect information are set to 300 and 900. 14. Make sure fast printing direct to port is not active unless you use a pentium processor. Setting the controller as a novell 4.X queue server this section c...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-37 9. Highlight volume object and press the enter key. 10. Press the enter key again. 11. Highlight the queue you designated in step and then press the enter key. 12. Highlight print servers and press the enter key. 13. Press the insert key an...

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    6-38 routine operations bb __________________________________ 6. Press the enter ↓ key. 7. Press the menu → key until enable:yes or enable:yes appears. 8. Press the enter ↓ key. Selected appears in the display window. 9. Press the reset ↑ key until ready/idle appears in the display window. Finish se...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-39 12. Click ok again. 13. Make sure that the timeouts in connect information are set to 300 and 900. 14. Make sure fast printing direct to port is not active unless you use a pentium processor. Using tcp/ip software the first thing you need t...

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    6-40 routine operations bb __________________________________ to determine the type of network you have, convert the first octet of the address, in this case 192, to its binary number and then look at the first three bits of the binary number. If they are 1 1 0 , then you are on a class c network. I...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-41 on a class a network, the first octet number in the broadcast address should match the first number of the ip address. After the network id, the balance of the broadcast address should be 255s. Reserved ip addresses currently, several addre...

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    6-42 routine operations bb __________________________________ network masks when you create a tcp/ip address file, it must include the ip address, the broadcast address, and the network mask. The network mask is created by using 255 for any network address octets and by using 0 for any host id octet...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-43 3. Create the following file substituting your tcp/ip address for 192.9.200.201 (the default address), your broadcast address for 192.9.200.255 (the default), and your network mask for 255.255.255.0 (the default) in the first line. Your sys...

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    6-44 routine operations bb __________________________________ the controller’s address is set. Now you can print to it using tcp/ip software. Check with your system administrator for software details. Note: this file can be sent from a macintosh via ethertalk using the font downloader application in...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-45 250 fig. 6.29 hard disk and ram disk spooling how the spooler works when a job is sent over a spooled interface, it is not immediately processed; instead, it is written to the controller’s hard drive or to ram disk. Once the entire job is s...

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    6-46 routine operations bb __________________________________ you can independently control spooling to each controller interface in two ways. You can use the front panel, or you can use command center. This section covers both ways. Note: command center not only controls spooling, but it also provi...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-47 command center spooling macintosh command center’s macintosh spooling option in the general menu gives you access to features available for spooling and the job queue. The spooling window lists the job id, its status, where the job is store...

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    6-48 routine operations bb __________________________________ the devices… option in the spooling window allows you to select a spool device. The interfaces… option allows you to select to what i/ o interfaces to spool. Note: if you select none for the spool device, you disable spooling for all i/o ...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-49 4. Select interfaces… from the configure options. The select i/o interfaces to spool window appears (fig. 6.32). Fig. 6.32 the select i/o interfaces to spool window 5. Select the interface you wish to use for spooling. Then, click ok. You r...

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    6-50 routine operations bb __________________________________ command center spooling pc command center’s spooler option in the controller menu gives you complete access to all features available for spooling and the job queue. The spooler window lists the job id, its status, where the job is stored...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-51 note: if you select none for the spool device, you disable spooling for all i/o interfaces; interfaces do not spool regardless of their spool settings. If ram disk is your spool device, make sure to make it big enough to handle the largest ...

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    6-52 routine operations bb __________________________________ 4. Select i/o interfaces to spool… from the configure menu. The select i/o interfaces to spool window appears (fig. 6.35). Fig. 6.35 the select i/o interfaces to spool window 5. Select the interface you wish to use for spooling. Then, cli...

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    ___________________________________ routine operations 6-53 moving and cleaning the controller your controller is designed for minimal maintenance. This section describes the basics for moving and cleaning the controller. Moving the controller use the following precautions to protect the controller ...

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    6-54 routine operations bb __________________________________ cleaning the controller the most convenient time to clean the controller is when you clean your printer(s). Use the following procedure to clean the controller. 1. Turn off your controller and disconnect it from the power source. 2. Disco...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-1 chapter 7 - imaging basics chapter overview color printing technology color printing concepts and variables color theory ink density variables applications variables media variables setting variables color gamut variables human variables col...

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    7-2 imaging basics _______________________________________ notes.

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-3 introduction to take full advantage of your controller’s features and make your images look their best, it is important that you understand xantÉ’s color printing technology and variables, rendering dictionaries, transfer curves, color measu...

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    7-4 imaging basics _______________________________________ now, computer and peripheral manufacturers can create a program for each device to translate back and forth between that device’s format and the standard format. Think of the standard as a universal second language for all devices. Any devic...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-5 color printing concepts and variables to understand how colors are transformed from one color space to another, it is important to look at some basic color concepts and printing variables that affect color printer output. Color theory color ...

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    7-6 imaging basics _______________________________________ subtractive theory a printer’s output reflects light. It usually begins with white (paper) and creates color by laying down inks that absorb (or subtract out) specific proportions of red, blue, and green light. Cyan ink subtracts out all red...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-7 transfer curves transfer curves calibrate your printer for specific ink and media, eliminating the differences caused by environmental conditions and printer age. XantÉ’s provides a set of transfer curves for all encad qis ink and media. You...

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    7-8 imaging basics _______________________________________ four common media types are bond paper, polyethylene paper, polyester film, and specialty type media. Each has advantages and disadvantages. For example, plain paper is less expensive but lacks the consistent coverage property of resin-coate...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-9 on a dull look in a department store because fluorescent lights add a tinge of green to colors. At home the shirt may take on a softer look due to incandescent lights which add a trace of red to colors. The background against which a color i...

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    7-10 imaging basics _______________________________________ monitor gamut film gamut printer gamut fig. 7.2 color gamuts human variables color sensitivity differs between individuals and within a single individual, depending on variables such as the portion of the retina on which the image falls. To...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-11 performance. That is, to ensure that there is a linear relationship between the color percentage requested by an input device (image) and the color percentage created by the output device (printer) across each color gradient. With xantÉ’s c...

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    7-12 imaging basics _______________________________________ colorimeter colorimeters measure reflected or transmitted light. The colorimeter then calculates the measurements in terms that compare to a common standard based on the eye’s normal interpretation of red, blue, and green stimulus under a s...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-13 the dots in this screening technique are usually smaller than those in am screening and they are arranged in a seemingly random pattern. This method provides better reproduction of finely detailed and continuous-tone images. Because this te...

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    7-14 imaging basics _______________________________________ the general rule of thumb is that a 100 dpi per scale factor ratio will maintain the resolution of the original image without pixilation. For example, an 8 1/2" x 11" original image scaled three times its original size (or 4x if you have th...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-15 serif, sans serif, and miscellaneous typefaces typefaces fall into three categories of styles, serif, sans serif, and miscellaneous. A serif is an extra flourish or decoration added to the end of a main line forming a letter, character, or ...

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    7-16 imaging basics _______________________________________ your controller’s postscript typefaces feature all three categories: serif, sans serif, and miscellaneous. Serif sans serif courier helvetica courier-bold helvetica-bold courier-boldoblique helvetica-boldoblique courier-oblique helvetica-ob...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-17 bold, demi, medium, and light forms are created by varying the stroke weight (density) of character lines. For example, the following note has a bold italic introduction to draw attention, but the body text switches back to a medium weight ...

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    7-18 imaging basics _______________________________________ point size and x-height point size comes from an old typesetting term for a typeface’s height. This is measured from the top of highest ascender (the upward stroke on a character) to the lowest descender (the downward stoke) within a charac...

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    _______________________________________ imaging basics 7-19 spacing character spacing has two forms, monospacing and proportional spacing (fig. 7.6). Monospaced characters have equal spacing between each letter, which is sometimes referred to as fixed spacing. An excellent example is the resident co...

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    7-20 imaging basics _______________________________________ • always consider your audience first. For example, readers with visual problems or youngsters learning to read will respond better to larger point sizes. A conservative group of investors would be more impressed by a tradition typeface lik...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-1 chapter 8 - color management chapter overview introduction icc profiles crds transfer curves printer calibration preparing for printer calibration sending a transfer curve to the controller printing a calibration strip using the colortron ii l...

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    8-2 color management bb __________________________________ notes.

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-3 introduction xantÉ’s color management advances help ensure precise, consistent, and predictable colors from your inkjet printer every time you print. This technology allows you to calibrate multiple printers so that they produce the same accur...

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    8-4 color management bb __________________________________ color management systems link source and destination profiles to interpret color data between devices. All apple devices ship with colorsync 2.0 icc profiles, and other vendors supply them as well. You also can create custom icc profiles usi...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-5 • gamut matching method—colorsync 2.0 supports four methods for different rendering intents. For example, perceptual rendering is used for photographic, continuous tone images. (see your colorsync documentation for details on the four methods....

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    8-6 color management bb __________________________________ your controller ships with a default crd in rom. The controller uses this crd as the default until you specify another crd as the default. XantÉ provides additional crds on your controller’s scsi disk and on the utilities disks. You can use ...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-7 a. Click add… to add a crd to the controller’s library. A file selection window appears. Select the crd file that you want to add to the controller’s library. B. Highlight a crd and click delete… to delete a crd from the controller’s library. ...

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    8-8 color management bb __________________________________ custom transfer curves can be downloaded to your controller as the transfer curve for spot screening or as one of four printer curves. The transfer curve used for an image depends upon the screening technique selected. The controller uses th...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-9 3. The transfers menu, which is now active, allows you to manage transfer curves on your controller and computer hard disk. The transfers menu on a macintosh is accessed from the main command center menu line. On a pc, the transfers menu is at...

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    8-10 color management bb __________________________________ • use retrieve factory default transfer curves to retrieve and display the transfer curve that is stored in the controller’s rom (the factory default transfer curve). • use reset transfer curves to factory default to delete all transfer cur...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-11 with xantÉ’s command center, you print a calibration strip to determine the current status of the printer. This strip is measured with your colortron (or similar device) and that data is used to create a custom transfer curve. This curve cali...

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    8-12 color management bb __________________________________ to open a default transfer curve and send it to the controller 1. To open the main command center menu, double-click the command center icon. 2. Configure your system to communicate with the controller. A. For a macintosh, command center de...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-13 macintosh pc fig. 8.4 the transfer curves windows 4. Select open… from the file menu. A file selection screen appears. 5. Highlight and double click the name of the transfer curve file that you want to send to the controller as its default. T...

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    8-14 color management bb __________________________________ printing a calibration strip after sending a transfer curve to the controller, print a calibration strip. This strip is used to measure the printer’s current performance, which is the basis for adjustments to the transfer curve to calibrate...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-15 using the colortron ii a colortron ii ships with your accel-a-graphix ct4 and is used as an example in this procedure for calibrating and using a color measuring device. The accel-a-graphix ct4 is compatible with many other color measuring de...

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    8-16 color management bb __________________________________ 1. For the macintosh, select preferences from colortron’s edit menu. The preferences menu appears. Fig. 8.7 colortron preferences window for the macintosh a. Make the following preferences selections: color space for ∆ e computation: cie la...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-17 fig. 8.8 colortron general tab of the preferences window for the pc a. Select the following options on the general tab: color space for ∆ e computation: cie lab frequency of calibration reminders: weekly check show tool names in toolbox windo...

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    8-18 color management bb __________________________________ to configure the control window these parameters may not need to be reconfigured with each use. 1. The control window reappears on the colortron desktop when you close the preferences window. Fig. 8.10 the colortron control window 2. Verify...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-19 fig. 8.11 the set absolute references window 2. Place the colortron aperture over the square opening on top of the colortron black trap calibration box (fig. 8.12). Fig. 8.12 place the colortron over the black trap box 3. Hold the foot closed...

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    8-20 color management bb __________________________________ 4. Locate the colortron calibration target that came with your colortron. This target (printed on special yellow and fade resistance paper) contains a factory measured absolute white spot (fig. 8.13). Paper white fig. 8.13 the colortron cal...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-21 1. Select the dot area tool from colortron’s toolbox. The dot area window appears. Fig. 8.14 the dot area window 2. Choose the color measurement mode from the response type menu. When you measure ink printed on paper, choose reflective (paper...

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    8-22 color management bb __________________________________ a. Place the baseline calibration strip on a white background. Measure the “paper white” (the 0% tint of the cmyk patches) on the baseline strip, holding the foot closed until your computer beeps to indicate colortron is through measuring. ...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-23 4. Set up a chart, similar to the following example, to record the colortron dot area readings of the calibration strip. Color % cyan magenta yellow black 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 5. Read the cyan color swatches with the co...

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    8-24 color management bb __________________________________ 10. Select save to save the file with the specified parameters and return to the main colortron window. 11. From the file menu, select quit (macintosh) or exit (pc) to exit colortron. Since you have exported the data file to another format,...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-25 fig. 8.17 the macintosh select device window 3) select linearize from the device menu. The device window for the colortron ii appears (fig. 8.19). B. For a pc 1) select the colortron ii from the device menu. Fig. 8.18 the pc select device win...

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    8-26 color management bb __________________________________ 4. Locate and highlight the file you saved after making your colortron measurements. To open the file and display it in the device main window, click open ( macintosh) or ok (pc). 5. Click save as and name the file using an .Xl extension (s...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-27 macintosh pc fig. 8.20 the linearize window 3. Select load from the linearize window to access the file selection window. 4. Locate and highlight the .Xl file. Click open (macintosh) or ok (pc) to select the file and return to the linearize w...

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    8-28 color management bb __________________________________ 3. Click ok (macintosh) or close (pc) to return to command center’s main window. 4. Select quit (macintosh) or exit (pc) from the file menu to quit command center. To measure the calibration strip printed using the new transfer curve. 1. Us...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-29 note: to avoid hot and cool spot problems, run your monitor for at least an hour before using its display to make color critical decisions. Color calibration alone does not ensure output will match the display. Many outside factors, such as t...

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    8-30 color management bb __________________________________ to calibrate your monitor in a macintosh environment 1. Select control panels from the apple menu. The control panels menu appears. Fig. 8.21 the control panels menus.

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-31 2. Double-click colortron calibrator to open that program. The main colortron calibrator window appears. Fig. 8.22 colortron calibrator main window 3. Select the monitor to calibrate from the bottom section of the main screen (fig. 8.22). (al...

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    8-32 color management bb __________________________________ 6. Click calibrate. The following calibration status window appears. Fig. 8.23 the calibration status window 7. Remove colortron’s standard measurement foot and install the monitor calibration foot in its place (fig. 8.24). (see your colort...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-33 9. Align colortron with its outline on the screen and press firmly making sure a tight suction is created against the screen (fig. 8.25). Fig. 8.25 attach the colortron to the monitor screen. 10. Click continue to begin calibration and watch ...

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    8-34 color management bb __________________________________ 12. Click save. If you calibrated this monitor before skip to step 15. If not, a save dialog box appears. 13. Select the location and name of the file used to store the colorsync 2.0 monitor profile; then, click save. Another dialog box app...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-35 note: before beginning this setup procedure, make sure the accel- a-graphix ct4 is selected in the chooser. Also, select psprinter, not laserwriter 8, or the image will be cut off. 1. Open photoshop and select new from the file menu. The foll...

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    8-36 color management bb __________________________________ 5. Select custom from the paper drop-down menu. When the top a icon converts to a page size area, enter the exact image width and height sizes. Fig. 8.29 enter the image width and height 6. Click screen…. When the halftone screens window ap...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-37 8. Select print from file menu. The print dialog box appears. Fig. 8.31 the print dialog box 9. Click options. The print options window appears. Note: the accel-a-graphix ct4 must be selected in the chooser and its ppd selected for all the co...

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    8-38 color management bb __________________________________ c. Printer1 paper width should be set for the size paper in use. This example uses printer 1; you will see a page width menu for each enabled printer that is attached to the controller. D. When you finish and all the features are set, click...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-39 lighten or darken an overall image if you want to lighten an overall page image, increase the gamma curve on all four colors by the same value. You can do this using photoshop’s adjust curves feature to lighten the midtones of these curves. F...

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    8-40 color management bb __________________________________ add or reduce vividness if you want to add or diminish color making it more or less vivid, increase or decrease the color saturation of the overall page. You can do this using photoshop’s adjust hue/saturation feature. Fig. 8.36 adjusting t...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-41 red cyan yellow magenta green blue red magenta blue cyan green yellow fig. 8.37 the color wheel for example, in an rgb color space the primary color red has the complementary color cyan. In the cmyk color space, cyan is considered the primary...

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    8-42 color management bb __________________________________ scenario 1 you are working in the cmyk color space and your image appears to have too much cyan. To correct this, increase the gamma on cyan. When you increase the gamma for cyan, you decrease the amount of cyan laid down during printing. A...

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    ___________________________________ color management 8-43 separation settings for glossy media separation settings for absorbent media fig. 8.38 recommended separation settings the separation settings allow you to control the type of separation, the black generation, the black ink limit, the total i...

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    8-44 color management bb __________________________________ black generation—if you selected gcr, black generation becomes active and you can regulate how much black is used. Medium, the default, is used most often. If you decide to use another generation setting, see your photoshop documentation fo...

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-1 chapter 9 - troubleshooting chapter overview status messages controller status messages preliminary troubleshooting the general checkup macintosh environment checkup pc environment checkup encad novajet troubleshooting the novajet general ch...

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    9-2 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________ notes.

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-3 introduction whether you are a new user of the accel-a-graphix ct4 controller or an old pro, this chapter can help you correct most problems encountered. You will find as you go through this section that printing issues usually derive from o...

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    9-4 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________ first job the controller is checking to see if there is an initializing file (such as startpage) which needs to be run. Initializing the controller is warming up, performing setup routines, and getting ready to go on line. No disk the cont...

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-5 ready/printing the controller is completing a print job and ready to accept a new job to begin processing. Reset to stop the controller has been taken off line during an active job. Resetting job the controller is resetting after the reset ↑...

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    9-6 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________ depending on your working environment, either go to the next section, “macintosh environment checkup” or skip to “pc environment checkup” later in this chapter. Macintosh environment checkup in a macintosh environment, if you experience pr...

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-7 • make sure your application, controller, and computer communications settings all match. You can check and change controller settings through the front panel (see “the configuration menu structure” in chapter 5). See your application and co...

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    9-8 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________ if you cannot complete any of the previous checkups, the printer has a problem and you need to contact encad support. If you complete the previous checkups continue with the novajet general checkup. • locate a file which you know is good, ...

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-9 § the printer makes a lot of noise when in use. ∞ possible solutions: • check the printer’s display for any message that may indicate the problem. • make sure the printer is clean and the carriage is not blocked in any way. • check the drive...

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    9-10 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________ miscellaneous troubleshooting this section covers miscellaneous troubleshooting. § the controller powers up, but i cannot print from my application. ∞ possible solutions: • make sure all cables are connected and seated properly. • make su...

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-11 • remove any laserprep files from the system and extensions folders. • turn both your macintosh and controller off and then back on again. • select the chooser from the apple menu, make sure localtalk is active, and select the controller. •...

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    9-12 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________ calling for technical support you can solve most controller problems by following the suggestions in this chapter. Be sure to read this chapter before calling for technical support. If these solutions do not work, gather the following tro...

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    ______________________________________ troubleshooting 9-13 xantÉ phone support before you call for support, be sure to gather the information listed in the previous section, “troubleshooting information.” contact xantÉ’s technical support at 800-926-8393 in the us and canada, at 95-800-926-8393 in ...

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    9-14 troubleshooting bb _____________________________________.

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    ____________________________________ application notes a-1 appendix a application notes.

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    A-2 application notes bb ___________________________________ notes.

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    ____________________________________ application notes a-3 introduction this appendix provides some helpful information and hints on working with some of today’s most popular applications. Freehand freehand is one of today’s most popular illustration programs. The xantÉ utilities disk includes speci...

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    A-4 application notes bb ___________________________________ 2. Click the change... Button in the print dialog box. The print options window appears with four pop-up menus, printer type, paper size, optimized screen, and transfer function. 3. Select the printer type box and hold the mouse button dow...

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    ____________________________________ application notes a-5 freehand 4.0: use the following procedure to change to the required ppd. 1. Choose print from the file menu. 2. Click print... In the lower left corner (not the upper right) of the print dialog box. The print options window appears. 3. Click...

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    A-6 application notes bb ___________________________________ quarkxpress quarkxpress is a popular layout program. The xantÉ utilities disk includes special printer description files to use with quarkxpress. You need to install the file required according to the program’s version and the environment ...

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    ____________________________________ application notes a-7 pagemaker pagemaker is a popular layout program. The xantÉ utilities disk includes special files to use with pagemaker. You need to install the file required by your version of pagemaker and the environment in which you work. In a pc environ...

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    A-8 application notes bb ___________________________________ 1. Open your pagemaker document. 2. Choose print from the file menu. The print dialog box appears with a printer option in the bottom half of the window. 3. Select the printer option box and hold the mouse button down. A pop-up menu appear...

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    ____________________________________ application notes a-9 configuring autocad 12 after you install autocad release 12, configure the program to print to the controller using the following procedure. 1. Select configure from the file menu. A configure menu appears. 2. Select configure plotter. The p...

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    A-10 application notes bb ___________________________________ 13. Select exit to the configure menu. At this point you have configured autocad to print from your controller. Printing from autocad 12 after you configure autocad to print from your controller, use the following procedure to print from ...

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    ____________________________________ application notes a-11 4. Click size in the paper size and orientation box. A window appears where you can enter or select the height and width of the paper you are using. 5. Enter or select the width and height of the paper which you are going to use respectivel...

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    A-12 application notes bb ___________________________________ adobe separator 5.0 (macintosh) adobe illustrator and adobe separator come bundled together. The adobe illustrator 5.0 application does not operate with a postscript printer description (ppd) file. However, adobe separator 5.0 requires a ...

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    _________________________________ warranty information b-1 appendix b warranty information.

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    B-2 warranty infromation bb ________________________________ notes.

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    _________________________________ warranty information b-3 introduction this appendix includes your controller warranty and related parts information. Please be sure to fill out and either fax or mail the warranty sheet included with your controller to xantÉ. Returning this sheet not only registers ...

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    B-4 warranty infromation bb ________________________________ all implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to one (1) year from the date of original purchase of the accel-a-graphix ct4. The warranty set forth abov...

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    ____________________ icc profile and profile tool sources c-1 appendix c icc profile and profile tool sources.

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    C-2 icc profile and profile tool sources _____________________ notes.

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    ____________________ icc profile and profile tool sources c-3 introduction this appendix lists companies that supply icc profiles and profile tools. Profile and profile tool sources you can use third-party software to create new profiles. The following companies supply icc profiles and/or profile to...

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    C-4 icc profile and profile tool sources _____________________.

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-1 glossary.

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    G-2 glossary bb __________________________________________ notes.

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-3 glossary additive color theory a color theory based on red, blue, and green (rgb) primary light waves. The addition (thus the term “additive”) of these three colors together in equal amounts equals white light. By mixing the amounts, you can p...

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    G-4 glossary bb __________________________________________ calibration the measurement of output against a standard value set and the adjusting, if necessary, of the hardware to match the standard measurement so that output is predictable. Cascade printing printing multiple copies of the same job on...

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-5 color rendering dictionary (crd) a program which translates rgb (red, green, blue) values used to cmyk (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) values while maintaining color accuracy. These dictionaries are required because different color system devic...

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    G-6 glossary bb __________________________________________ default settings the values or settings which are preset on a computer system, controller, or printer for power up operation. Most default settings may be changed by the user through applications, utilities, printer commands, or the front pa...

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-7 dtr/dsr data terminal ready/data signal received. A hardware-controlled protocol which controls the flow of data between the controller and computer in serial communication. See also xon/xoff. Error diffusion an algorithm that defines the plac...

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    G-8 glossary bb __________________________________________ font in the desktop publishing industry, font is often used interchangeably with the term “typeface.” however, a font is a typeface subset in a particular point size and style. See also typeface. Font caching storing fonts, either in ram or ...

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-9 handshaking the procedure used to control how data is sent between devices. For example, in serial communication, you can choose either dtr/dsr or xon/xoff protocol to control the data flow. See also flow control conflict. Hard disk a disk mad...

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    G-10 glossary bb __________________________________________ network computer devices (macintoshes, pcs, controllers, printers, etc..) that are linked together by cables and are able to communicate with each other using one of many network operating standards (such as appletalk or ethernet). Null mod...

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-11 point size term used to describe the size of a font. One point equals 1/72 of an inch. Portrait orientation when the print on the page runs across the narrow length of the page. The term comes from painting when artists paint “portraits” on c...

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    G-12 glossary bb __________________________________________ printer port a socket on the connector panel of the computer or the controller where you connect an interface cable. Process color simulation of full color by combining three or more primary ink or pigment colors in printing. Protocol a mec...

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-13 rs-232 a 25-pin interface which transmits data in serial mode. Rs-232c has five user-defined parameters: baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits, and protocol. Scsi small computer system interface. Pronounced “skuh-zee.” for example, your con...

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    G-14 glossary bb __________________________________________ subtractive color theory a color theory based on cyan, magenta, and yellow (cmy). These colors absorb (subtract) the light waves of red (cyan), green (magenta), and blue (yellow). By mixing these ink colors on a media, all other colors can ...

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    ___________________________________________ glossary g-15 which is needed by windows applications so that the applications work smoothly with the printer (or controller). X-screening xantɑs new method of using a dispersed dot screen, also referred to as stochastic screening. It varies the distance ...

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    G-16 glossary bb __________________________________________.

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    _______________________________________________ index i-1 index symbols 10base2, ethernet connecting 2-28 maximum length 2-28 terminating 2-28 10baset, ethernet connecting 2-27 a ac outlet 2-17 surge protector 2-17 across menu 6-10 print menu 5-15 additive theory, color 7-5, g-3 addresses 6-40 broad...

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    I-2 index bb ______________________________________________ troubleshooting 9-5, 9-6 utp, 10baset 2-27 calibration 8-29, g-4 gamma 8-31 monitor 8-28 status 8-33 white point 8-31 cancel job reset key 5-5 reset to stop 9-5 timeout 5-25 cancel menu, printer menu 5-23 cascade g-4 cascade menu 6-10 print...

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    _______________________________________________ index i-3 settings 2-24, 5-7, 9-7 troubleshooting 9-7 windows 6-27 complementary colors 8-41 configuration menu, structure 5-6 consumables b-3 warranty effects b-4 control protocol g-5 control-d, end-of-job 4-5 controller g-5 accessing 2-6 cleaning 6-5...

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    I-4 index bb ______________________________________________ cables, illustration 2-27 cabling 9-6 drop, illustration 2-29 t connection, illustration 2-29 transceivers, illustration 2-27 troubleshooting 9-6 ethernet port cables, illustration of 2-27 connecting to 2-26 thin coaxial, 10base2 2-26 trans...

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    _______________________________________________ index i-5 test key 5-6 test print key 5-5 g gamma curve photoshop 8-39 gamut g-4, g-8 gamut matching 8-5 graphic g-8 grayscale g-8 h halftone g-8 handshaking g-9 hard disk 1-9, g-9 caution 2-32, 2-34 initializing 2-32, 4-5 installing 2-11 hold menu, pr...

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    I-6 index bb ______________________________________________ laserwriter driver 3-9, 9-6, 9-10 laserwriter icon 3-4 leds 5-3 data led 5-5 on line led 5-5 power 5-4 ready led 5-5 troubleshooting 9-10 linearization 7-11, 8-3, g-9 strip 8-22 linearization tool 1-8 linearizer installing 3-12 linearizer t...

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    _______________________________________________ index i-7 miscellaneous menu 5-9, 5-24 illustration of 5-24 initial job menu 5-25 language menu 5-25 printer menu 5-11 ramdisk menu 5-26 test menu 5-27 timeout menu 5-25 units menu 5-25 mode menu parallel 5-31 rs232 5-29 monitor calibration 8-3, 8-28, ...

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    I-8 index bb ______________________________________________ orientation landscape 7-17, g-9 portrait 7-17, g-11 orientation menu print menu 5-16 orientation, page design 7-17 overview, printer 2-5 p packing materials 2-5 page design 7-14 orientation 7-17 point size 7-18 spacing 7-19 tips 7-19 x-heig...

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    _______________________________________________ index i-9 sharpen image details 8-38 total ink limits 8-44 unsharp mask 8-38 vividness 8-40 point size 7-18, g-11 polyester film 7-8 polyethylene paper 7-8 ports appletalk 2-18 illustration of 2-19 location 2-18 parallel 2-18 printer g-12 selection 2-1...

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    I-10 index bb ______________________________________________ printer fonts, macintosh downloading 3-13 printer fonts, pc downloading 4-16 printer menu cancel menu 5-23 factory default 5-11 hold menu 5-22 job menu 5-22 options 5-11 restart menu 5-23 resume menu 5-22 printer-host, distance between 2-3...

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    _______________________________________________ index i-11 parity menu 5-28, 5-29 spool menu 5-30 stop bits menu 5-28, 5-29 s save media menu print menu 5-18 save spooled job menu 6-17 scale page menu 6-5 scaling 1-6, 1-8, 7-13 screen menu 5-13 screening 7-12 scsi disk g-13 initializing 4-5 size 6-5...

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    I-12 index bb ______________________________________________ resetting job 9-5 test print 9-5 waiting 9-5 stop bits menu, rs232 5-28, 5-29 subtractive color g-14 subtractive theory, color 7-6 surge protector 2-17 swop 7-10 sys/start file 9-4 executing 5-25 sysparms.Ps 4-5 sysprams.Ps, macintosh 3-8 ...

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    _______________________________________________ index i-13 sans serif 7-15, 7-16 serif 7-15, 7-16 style g-13 symbol 1-10, 7-16 times 1-10, 7-16 u units menu factory default 5-25 options 5-25 unpacking 2-5 userguid.Ps 4-7 username, novell 6-29 user's guide 2-4 conventions 1-5 overview 1-4 utilities m...

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    I-14 index bb ______________________________________________ xantÉ command center 3-8 xantÉ linearization 3-8 xantÉ scaling 1-6, 1-8 xantÉ utilities disks 3-7, 4-4 folder 3-7 installing 3-7, 4-3 macintosh 1-9, 1-10, 3-7 pc 1-9, 1-10, 4-3 xantÉ utilities, macintosh downloads folder 3-8 drivers folder...