Xanté Accel a Writer 8200 User guide

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PM-AW8200D-9-3-96

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Innovations In Output

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XANTÉ Corporation reserves the right to make changes to this manual and

to the equipment described herein without notice. Every effort has been

made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions.

However, XANTÉ Corporation makes no warranty of any kind including,

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operating the equipment, or in connection with the performance of the

equipment when so operated.

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Safety Information

The printer generates a small amount of ozone gas during image transfer in

the printing process. When shipped from the factory, the printer meets the

Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL) standard for ozone emission.

Warning! An invisible laser beam which radiates inside the laser

printer’s scanner unit can cause permanent eye damage. DO

NOT disassemble or try to adjust the laser scanner unit.

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 with the limits for a

Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment

in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the

user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the

FCC Class A limits.

Power Information

Engine: 100 -120 volts; 8.9 amps; 979 watts

Power Cord

The power cord is the main disconnect device. It should be plugged into an

easily accessible outlet.

For 115 Volt Configuration:

The power cord to be used with 115 Volt configuration is minimum type

SJT (SVT) 18/3, rated 250 Volts ac, 10 Amps with a maximum length of 15

feet. One terminated in an IEC 320 attachment plug. The other end is

terminated in a NEMA 5-15P plug.

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For 230 Volt Configuration

The power cord to be used with 230 Volt configuration is minimum type

SJT (SVT) 18/3, rated 250 Volts ac, 10 Amps with a maximum length of 15

feet. One terminated in an IEC 320 attachment plug. The other end is

terminated as required by the country where it will be installed.

Le cable de transport d'energie que doit etre utilis'e la configuration 230

Volts est le type minimum SJT (SVT), 18/3, 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 Netzkabel ist das haupfsachliche Diskonnektionsmittel, es sollte in eine

leicht erreichbare steckdos gesteckt werden.

Das Netzkabel kann mit einer 230 Volts Konfiguration verwonder werden

vom typ: Minimum VDE or HAR, 3 X 1.00 mm

2

, 250 V ac, 10 Amps,

maximal 4.5 m long. Ein Ende ontspriche dem Stecker IEC 320. Das andoro

Ende entspricht den Anfoderungen des entsprechenden Landes.

Power Conservation

As an Energy Star Partner, XANTÉ Corporation

has determined this product meets the Energy

Star guidelines for energy efficiency. This printer

enters a low-power state after 30 minutes of

inactivity. This complies with the U.S. EPA

Energy Star Program, but is not an EPA

endorsement of the product

Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity

The Product Accel-a-Writer 8300 has been designed and manufactured in

accordance with the following international standards:

EN 50081-1 "Generic Emissions Standard for Residential,

Commercial and Light Industrial Products of " 01,

Feb. 1991

EN 50082-1 "Generic Immunity Standard for Residential,

Commercial and Light Industrial Products of " 01,

Feb. 1991

EN 55022 "Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio

Interference Information Technology Equipment of "

14, April 1987

IEC 1000-4-2 "Testing Measurement Techniques,

ElectrostaticDischarge of " 1995, First Edition

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IEC 1000-4-3 "Testing and Measurement Techniques, Radio

Frequency, Electromagnetic Field Immunity Test of "

1995 First Edition

IEC 1000-4-4 "Testing and Measurement Techniques, Electrical

Fast Transient/Burst Immunity Test of " 1995 First

edition

MIL-STD-45662A "Calibration System Requirements"

EN 60950 "Safety of Information Technology Equipment

including Electrical Business Equipment"

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above

conforms to the above Directives and Standards

Place Mobile, Alabama

Date December 7, 1995 Robert C. Ross

President

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 printer.

Credits

Credits: Edited by Lesa Moore; Written by Lane Crume; Designed by Gene

Everette; Illustrated by Gene Everette; Special thanks to XANTÉ

Engineering, XANTÉ Technical Support, and all of our reviewers.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction.............................................................. 1-1

The XANTÉ Accel-a-Writer 8200........................................... 1-3

About this Manual.................................................................... 1-3

Manual Conventions.......................................................... 1-5

Other Helpful Documentation.................................................. 1-6

About Your Printer .................................................................. 1-6

Printer Features.................................................................. 1-8

PostScript Typefaces ......................................................... 1-9

PCL Typefaces ................................................................ 1-10

About XANTÉ Utilities ......................................................... 1-10

Warranty and Product Registration........................................ 1-11

Chapter 2 - Installation ................................................................ 2-1

Introduction .............................................................................. 2-3

Printer Location ....................................................................... 2-3

Package Contents ..................................................................... 2-4

Printer Setup............................................................................. 2-5

Unpacking the Printer........................................................ 2-6

Installing Options .............................................................. 2-9

Installing the Toner Cartridge ......................................... 2-10

Loading the Paper Cassette ............................................. 2-12

Loading the Fold Down Tray .......................................... 2-15

Connecting the Power Cord ............................................ 2-19

Starting the Printer........................................................... 2-19

Printing the Start-up Page ...................................................... 2-20

Selecting an Interface............................................................. 2-20

Connecting in a Macintosh Environment ........................ 2-21

Connecting to the LocalTalk Port ............................. 2-21

Connecting in a PC Environment .................................... 2-23

Connecting to the Parallel Port ................................. 2-23

Connecting to the Serial Port .................................... 2-24

Changing Serial Communication Settings ................ 2-27

Connecting to the Ethernet Port ...................................... 2-27

Unshielded Twisted Pair (10BaseT) Connection...... 2-28

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Thin Coaxial Cable (10Base2) Connection .............. 2-29

Setting the EtherTalk Zone Name............................. 2-31

Connecting a Hard Disk .................................................. 2-33

Initializing a Hard Disk............................................. 2-34

Chapter 3 - Macintosh Setup....................................................... 3-1

Introduction.............................................................................. 3-3

Before You Begin .................................................................... 3-3

Installing XANTÉ Utilities (Macintosh) ................................. 3-6

Readme.1st File ................................................................. 3-6

Utilities Folder................................................................... 3-6

Downloader 5.0.5........................................................ 3-6

XANTÉ Command Center.......................................... 3-7

Downloads Folder ............................................................. 3-7

Initialize Disk.ps ......................................................... 3-7

Paramdump.ps............................................................. 3-7

Sysparm.ps.................................................................. 3-7

Drivers Folder.................................................................... 3-7

Drivers Folder.................................................................... 3-8

Aldus APD Folder ...................................................... 3-8

Aldus PPD Folder ....................................................... 3-8

QuarkXPress PDF Folder ........................................... 3-8

Printer Description Folder .......................................... 3-8

Installing XANTÉ Command Center....................................... 3-9

Loading Printer Fonts ............................................................ 3-10

Downloading to Printer Memory or a Hard Disk............ 3-10

Listing Downloaded Fonts .............................................. 3-12

Setting the Margins ................................................................ 3-13

Turning the Start-up Page Off or On ..................................... 3-13

Chapter 4 - PC Setup ................................................................... 4-1

Introduction.............................................................................. 4-3

Before You Begin .................................................................... 4-3

Installing the XANTÉ Utilities (PC)........................................ 4-3

Directories on the Utilities Disk........................................ 4-4

Main Directory............................................................ 4-4

PS_FILES Directory ................................................... 4-5

Installing XANTÉ Command Center....................................... 4-7

Command Center Setup (Windows 3.1 or 3.11) ............... 4-7

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Command Center Setup (Windows 95)............................. 4-7

Windows Setup ........................................................................ 4-8

Printing the Windows Driver Guide.................................. 4-8

Installing the Windows Driver for 3.1 or 3.11 .................. 4-9

Installing the Windows 95 Driver ................................... 4-10

Setting up the Driver (Windows 3.1 or 3.11) .................. 4-13

Installing the PPD for Your Printer ................................. 4-14

Deleting Previous Driver Versions.................................. 4-15

Loading Printer Fonts ............................................................ 4-17

Setting the Margins ................................................................ 4-18

Turning the Start-up Page Off or On ..................................... 4-18

STARTPG.OFF and STARTPG.ON............................... 4-18

Chapter 5 - Configuration ........................................................... 5-1

Introduction .............................................................................. 5-3

Printer Control ......................................................................... 5-3

The Front Panel ........................................................................ 5-3

The Display Window......................................................... 5-4

Front Panel Lights (LEDs) ................................................ 5-4

Front Panel Keys ............................................................... 5-6

The Configuration Menu Structure .......................................... 5-8

Selecting Menu Options .................................................... 5-8

The Main Menus .................................................................... 5-10

The Miscellaneous Menu ....................................................... 5-11

The DPI Menu ................................................................. 5-12

The Gamma Menu........................................................... 5-13

The Initial Job Menu ....................................................... 5-13

The Jam Recovery Menu................................................. 5-13

The Language Menu........................................................ 5-13

The Manual Feed Menu .................................................. 5-14

The Power Save Menu .................................................... 5-14

The Screen Menu............................................................. 5-14

The Startup Page Menu ................................................... 5-15

The Timeout Menu .......................................................... 5-15

The Interface Menu ................................................................ 5-15

The RS232 Menu............................................................. 5-17

The Enable Menu ...................................................... 5-18

The Mode Menu........................................................ 5-18

The Baud Rate Menu ................................................ 5-18

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The Parity Menu ....................................................... 5-18

The Flow Control Menu ........................................... 5-18

The Data Bits Menu.................................................. 5-19

The Stop Bits Menu .................................................. 5-19

The Parallel Menu ........................................................... 5-19

The Enable Menu...................................................... 5-20

The Mode Menu........................................................ 5-20

The Buffer menu ....................................................... 5-20

The LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and LinePrinter Menus ........ 5-20

The Enable Menu...................................................... 5-21

The Mode Menu........................................................ 5-21

The Novell Print Server Menu ........................................ 5-22

The Enable Menu...................................................... 5-22

The Mode Menu........................................................ 5-22

The Novell Protocol Menu ....................................... 5-23

The PCL5 Menu..................................................................... 5-23

The Copies Menu ............................................................ 5-24

The Lines/Inch Menu ...................................................... 5-24

The Orient Menu ............................................................. 5-24

The Line Wrap Menu ...................................................... 5-24

The Font Menu ................................................................ 5-25

The Source Menu...................................................... 5-26

The Number Menu.................................................... 5-26

The Sym Set Menu ................................................... 5-26

The Font Page Menu ....................................................... 5-26

PostScript and Emulations ..................................................... 5-27

Selecting PostScript or Emulation Modes....................... 5-27

Chapter 6 - Routine Operations.................................................. 6-1

Introduction.............................................................................. 6-3

Media Handling ....................................................................... 6-3

Selecting Media ................................................................. 6-3

Storing Media .................................................................... 6-7

Feeding Media to the Printer ............................................. 6-7

Using a Paper Cassette................................................ 6-9

Using the Optional Paper Feeder .............................. 6-11

Using the Fold Down Tray ....................................... 6-12

Tray Chaining.................................................................. 6-15

Selecting Tray Chaining ........................................... 6-15

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Printing Transparencies ......................................................... 6-15

Printing Envelopes ................................................................. 6-16

Printing Labels ....................................................................... 6-17

Printing on Variable Sized Media .......................................... 6-18

Printing Double-Sided Copy .................................................. 6-21

Adjusting Print Density.......................................................... 6-22

Redistributing Toner........................................................ 6-22

Adjusting the Density Dia ............................................... 6-23

Handling and

Replacing the Toner Cartridge............................................... 6-25

Removing the Old Cartridge ........................................... 6-26

Installing the New Cartridge ........................................... 6-29

Using Macintosh Applications............................................... 6-31

Selecting Resolutions ...................................................... 6-31

Using Windows...................................................................... 6-33

Changing PC Communication Settings ........................... 6-34

Using a SCSI Disk ................................................................. 6-35

Removing Downloaded Fonts................................................ 6-35

Chapter 7 - Advanced Imaging ................................................... 7-1

Introduction .............................................................................. 7-3

Levels of Gray.......................................................................... 7-3

Line Screens............................................................................. 7-4

Scanner Resolutions................................................................. 7-4

Line Art Scanning ............................................................. 7-5

Halftone Scanning ............................................................. 7-5

TIFF, PICT, EPS Formats ................................................. 7-6

Gamma Corrections ................................................................. 7-6

Enhanced Screening................................................................. 7-9

Accurate Calibration Technology .......................................... 7-10

Page Design ........................................................................... 7-16

Typefaces and Fonts ........................................................ 7-16

Serif, Sans Serif, and Miscellaneous Typefaces ....... 7-17

Typeface Forms ............................................................... 7-18

Other Elements of Design ...................................................... 7-19

Orientation....................................................................... 7-19

Pitch................................................................................. 7-20

Point Size and x-Height................................................... 7-21

Spacing ............................................................................ 7-22

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Page Design Tips............................................................. 7-22

Chapter 8 - Maintenance ............................................................. 8-1

Introduction.............................................................................. 8-3

Handling the Printer ................................................................. 8-3

Moving the Printer............................................................. 8-4

Cleaning the Printer ................................................................. 8-5

Consumable Parts..................................................................... 8-6

Chapter 9 - Options ...................................................................... 9-1

Introduction.............................................................................. 9-3

Paper Handling Options ........................................................... 9-3

Optional Paper Feeder ....................................................... 9-3

Installing the Paper Feeder.......................................... 9-4

Optional Cassette Supporter.............................................. 9-6

Installing the Cassette Supporter ................................ 9-7

Extra Wide Print Option .......................................................... 9-8

Resolution Upgrades................................................................ 9-9

Installing Resolution Upgrades ....................................... 9-10

RAM Upgrades ...................................................................... 9-10

Installing RAM Upgrades ............................................... 9-10

Ethernet Upgrade ................................................................... 9-18

Installing the Ethernet Upgrade....................................... 9-18

Chapter 10 - Troubleshooting ................................................... 10-1

Introduction............................................................................ 10-3

Jams........................................................................................ 10-3

Preventing Jams............................................................... 10-3

Clearing Jams .................................................................. 10-5

Status Messages ..................................................................... 10-9

Printer Status Messages................................................... 10-9

Printer Service Messages............................................... 10-11

Preliminary Troubleshooting ............................................... 10-11

The General Checkup.................................................... 10-12

Macintosh Environment Checkup ................................. 10-12

PC Environment Checkup ............................................. 10-13

Miscellaneous Troubleshooting ........................................... 10-13

Print Quality Troubleshooting....................................... 10-17

Calling for Technical Support.............................................. 10-21

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Troubleshooting Information ........................................ 10-22

XANTÉ Phone Support .......................................... 10-22

XANTÉ Fax Support .............................................. 10-23

XANTÉ Bulletin Board Support............................. 10-23

Appendix A—Supported HP PCL 5

and HP-GL 7475A Commands ............................................ A-1

Appendix B—Application Notes ................................................ B-1

Appendix C—Warranty Information........................................ C-1

Glossary ........................................................................................ G-1

Index ...............................................................................................I-1

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_________________________________________ Introduction 1-1

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter Overview

About this Manual

Manual Conventions

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