Xanté Accel a Writer 8300 Postscript Level 3 User guide

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03/09/98

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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

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Power Information

Engine: 100 - 120 volts; 3.5 amps; 385 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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terminated as required by the country where it will be installed.

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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, Electrostatic

Discharge of” 1995, First Edition

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, Jr.

President

Colophon and Credits

This manual was written using Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe

Photoshop, and FreeHand. The typefaces for the main body of the manual

are Times, Helvetica, and Courier.

Credits: edited by Lesa Moore; written by Lane Crume, Stephanie Wright,

and Pam Throgmorton; designed by Gene Everette; illustrated by Phillip

Shepard, Dan Wilson, Susie Simmons, and Pat Richey; 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 8300........................................... 1-3

About this Manual.................................................................... 1-4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Warranty and Product Registration........................................ 1-10

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

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

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

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

Unpacking the Printer .............................................................. 2-5

Overview of the Accel-a-Writer 8300 ..................................... 2-7

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

Controller Board Upgrades ............................................... 2-9

Ethernet Upgrade ........................................................ 2-9

Extra Wide Print Upgrade......................................... 2-10

Internal Hard Disk Upgrade...................................... 2-10

NEIT Upgrade........................................................... 2-10

Print Resolution Upgrade.......................................... 2-10

RAM Upgrades ......................................................... 2-11

Paper Handling Options .................................................. 2-11

Paper Feeder.............................................................. 2-12

Duplexer.................................................................... 2-14

The Toner Cartridge............................................................... 2-24

The Paper Cassettes ............................................................... 2-28

The Manual Feed Tray........................................................... 2-32

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Verify the Printer Setup ......................................................... 2-35

Connecting the Power Cord ............................................ 2-35

Starting the Printer........................................................... 2-35

Reviewing the Start-up Page ........................................... 2-36

The Printer Interfaces............................................................. 2-36

Connecting to a Macintosh.............................................. 2-37

Connecting to a PC.......................................................... 2-38

Connecting to the Parallel Port ................................. 2-38

Connecting to the Serial Port .................................... 2-39

Connecting an External SCSI Disk ................................. 2-41

Connecting an External SCSI Disk to the Printer..... 2-41

Initializing a Hard Disk............................................. 2-42

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

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

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

XANTÉ Utilities CD-ROM (Macintosh)................................. 3-3

XInstaller.................................................................................. 3-5

Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0....................................................... 3-9

Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers............................................. 3-9

Selecting the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver.................. 3-9

Adobe PSPrinter 8.3.1 ................................................ 3-9

The AdobePS 8.5.1 ................................................... 3-10

PSPrinter 8.3.1................................................................. 3-11

Installing PSPrinter 8.3.1 and the PPD ..................... 3-11

PSPrinter 8.3 User Guide.......................................... 3-13

Mac Watermark Plug-in Folder ................................ 3-13

AdobePS 8.5.1 ................................................................. 3-14

Installing AdobePS 8.5.1 .......................................... 3-14

Installing the PPD for AdobePS 8.5.1 ...................... 3-15

Configuring the PPD ....................................................... 3-16

Manual PPD Setup.................................................... 3-18

Configuring the Printer.................................................... 3-19

Downloads Folder .................................................................. 3-20

App Drivers Folder ................................................................ 3-22

Aldus APD Folder ........................................................... 3-22

Aldus PPD Folder............................................................ 3-23

QuarkXPress PDF Folder ................................................ 3-23

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XANTÉ Command Center..................................................... 3-24

The General Menu........................................................... 3-24

Printer Status............................................................. 3-25

Printer Information ................................................... 3-25

Spooling .................................................................... 3-25

Margin Adjustment ................................................... 3-25

X•ACT Calibration ................................................... 3-26

Download PostScript File ......................................... 3-26

Test Directory ........................................................... 3-26

Reboot Printer ........................................................... 3-26

Startup Page .............................................................. 3-26

The Networking Menu .................................................... 3-27

Novell Print Server ................................................... 3-27

AppleTalk ................................................................. 3-28

TCP/IP ...................................................................... 3-28

The Color Menu .............................................................. 3-28

Transfer Curve .......................................................... 3-29

CRD Directories ....................................................... 3-29

Linearize ................................................................... 3-29

XANTÉ Linearizer................................................................. 3-29

Adobe Downloader ................................................................ 3-30

The File Menu ................................................................. 3-30

Download Fonts ........................................................ 3-30

Download PostScript File ......................................... 3-30

The Special Menu............................................................ 3-31

Printer Status............................................................. 3-31

Printer Font Directory ............................................... 3-31

Other Special Menu Options..................................... 3-31

Procedures.............................................................................. 3-31

The Spooler ..................................................................... 3-32

Using the Front Panel ............................................... 3-32

Using XANTÉ Command Center ............................. 3-32

Calibration with a Densitometer...................................... 3-36

Printing a Calibration Strip ....................................... 3-36

Using the Densitometer ............................................ 3-37

Linearizing the Densitometer Data ........................... 3-38

Creating a Custom Gamma Curve ............................ 3-39

Accurate Calibration Technology.................................... 3-40

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Printer Margin Adjustment.............................................. 3-42

Downloaded Fonts........................................................... 3-44

Downloading Fonts................................................... 3-44

Reviewing and Removing Downloaded Fonts ......... 3-46

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

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

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

XANTÉ Utilities CD-ROM (PC)............................................. 4-3

XANTÉ Utilities Installer ........................................................ 4-6

XANTÉ Utilities and Application Drivers ........................ 4-6

Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0....................................................... 4-7

Adobe PostScript Printer Drivers............................................. 4-8

Windows 3.1 and 3.11 Printer Drivers .............................. 4-8

Installing the AdobePS Printer Driver ........................ 4-8

Installing your Printer’s PPD .................................... 4-10

Configuring the PPD for Windows 3.1 and 3.11 ...... 4-11

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

Windows 95 Drivers........................................................ 4-16

Installing the AdobePS Printer Driver and Printer PPD .....4-16

Configuring the PPD for Windows 95...................... 4-20

Windows NT Drivers ...................................................... 4-23

Windows NT............................................................. 4-23

Configuring the Printer.................................................... 4-28

PDFs Folder ........................................................................... 4-28

PS_Files Folder ...................................................................... 4-29

XANTÉ Command Center..................................................... 4-31

Configuration for XANTÉ Command Center ................. 4-31

The Options Menu........................................................... 4-32

The Controller Menu ....................................................... 4-32

Select Product ........................................................... 4-33

General...................................................................... 4-33

Align Paper ............................................................... 4-35

CRD Directory .......................................................... 4-35

Linearize ................................................................... 4-36

Spooler ...................................................................... 4-36

Novell........................................................................ 4-36

Test Directory ........................................................... 4-37

Transfer Curve .......................................................... 4-37

X•ACT ...................................................................... 4-37

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The Ports Menu ............................................................... 4-38

The XANTÉ Linearization Tool ............................................ 4-38

Procedures.............................................................................. 4-39

The Spooler ..................................................................... 4-39

Using the Front Panel ............................................... 4-39

Using XANTÉ Command Center ............................. 4-39

Calibration with a Densitometer...................................... 4-43

Printing a Calibration Strip ....................................... 4-43

Using the Densitometer ............................................ 4-44

Linearizing the Densitometer Data ........................... 4-45

Creating a Custom Gamma Curve ............................ 4-46

Accurate Calibration Technology.................................... 4-47

Printer Margin Adjustment.............................................. 4-49

Managing Fonts on an Optional Hard Disk..................... 4-51

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 ............................................................... 5-5

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

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

Resetting to Factory Defaults .......................................... 5-10

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

The Miscellaneous Menu ....................................................... 5-10

The Density Menu ........................................................... 5-11

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

The Gamma Menu........................................................... 5-12

The Initial Job Menu ....................................................... 5-12

The Jam Recover Menu ................................................... 5-13

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

The Manual Feed Menu .................................................. 5-13

The NEIT Menu .............................................................. 5-14

The RAM Disk Menu...................................................... 5-14

The Font Accelerator Menu............................................. 5-15

The Toner Page Menu...................................................... 5-15

The Screen Menu............................................................. 5-15

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

The Timeout Menu .......................................................... 5-16

The Tray Switch Menu .................................................... 5-16

The 1200 DPI Menu ........................................................ 5-16

The Interfaces Menu .............................................................. 5-17

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Data Bits Menu .................................................. 5-18

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

The Spool Menu........................................................ 5-19

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

The Enable Menu...................................................... 5-19

The Mode Menu........................................................ 5-19

The Spool Menu........................................................ 5-19

The LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and LPR (Line Printer) Menus .......5-20

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

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

The Spool Menu........................................................ 5-20

The Novell PServer (Novell Print Server) Menu............. 5-21

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

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

The Protocol Menu ................................................... 5-21

The Spool Menu........................................................ 5-21

The Timeout Menu.................................................... 5-22

Chapter 6 - PPD Settings ............................................................. 6-1

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

About the PPD ......................................................................... 6-3

Selecting PPD Options............................................................. 6-3

In a Macintosh Environment ............................................. 6-4

In a Windows 95 Environment.......................................... 6-6

In a Windows 3.1 Environment......................................... 6-8

The PPD Menus ....................................................................... 6-9

Duplex ............................................................................. 6-10

Enhanced Screens............................................................ 6-10

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Fast Imaging .................................................................... 6-11

Gamma ............................................................................ 6-11

Horizontal and Vertical Image Shift................................ 6-12

Mirror Print...................................................................... 6-12

Negative Print.................................................................. 6-13

Resolution........................................................................ 6-14

Save Spooled Job............................................................. 6-15

Smooth Shading .............................................................. 6-15

Tray Switch ..................................................................... 6-16

Chapter 7 - Using Media and Toner ........................................... 7-1

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

Media Specifications................................................................ 7-3

Selecting Media ................................................................. 7-3

Storing Media .................................................................... 7-4

Media Sizes .............................................................................. 7-5

Standard Media Sizes ........................................................ 7-6

XANTÉ Myriad Film Sizes............................................... 7-7

Feeding Media to the Printer.................................................... 7-8

Determining the Leading Edge.......................................... 7-8

The Paper Cassettes........................................................... 7-8

The Manual Feed Tray ...................................................... 7-9

Tray Chaining.................................................................. 7-10

Using Special Media .............................................................. 7-10

Printing Computer-to-Film.............................................. 7-10

Printing Transparencies ................................................... 7-11

Printing Envelopes .......................................................... 7-12

Printing Labels ................................................................ 7-12

Printing on Custom Sized Media..................................... 7-13

Printing Double-Sided Copy.................................................. 7-14

Manual Double-Sided Copy ............................................ 7-14

Duplexing ........................................................................ 7-15

Using the Duplexer ................................................... 7-16

Handling the Toner Cartridge ................................................ 7-17

Adjusting Toner Output................................................... 7-18

Redistributing Toner ................................................. 7-18

Changing the Density Menu ..................................... 7-18

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Chapter 8- Advanced Features.................................................... 8-1

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

Levels of Gray.......................................................................... 8-3

Line Screens............................................................................. 8-4

Scanner Resolutions................................................................. 8-4

Line Art Scanning ............................................................. 8-4

Halftone Scanning ............................................................. 8-5

TIFF, PICT, EPS Formats ................................................. 8-5

Gamma Corrections ................................................................. 8-6

Negative Enhanced Imaging Technology ................................ 8-8

Enhanced Screening................................................................. 8-9

Font Accelerator and RAM Disk ............................................. 8-9

Accurate Calibration Technology .......................................... 8-10

Appendix A................................................................................... A-1

Appendix B................................................................................... B-1

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

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

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter Overview

The XANTÉ Accel-a-Writer 8300 ..................................................1-3

About this Manual...........................................................................1-4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Warranty and Product Registration ...............................................1-10

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Notes

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The XANTÉ Accel-a-Writer 8300

Fig. 1.1 XANTÉ Accel-a-Writer 8300

Your new Accel-a-Writer 8300 features Adobe PostScript 3. The

high quality laser prints are excellent for everyday office needs as

well as for the demanding field of desktop publishing.

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About this Manual

This User’s Guide documents the installation, setup, and operation of

the Accel-a-Writer 8300.

Chapter 1—Introduction provides an overview of this manual, the

XANTÉ Utilities, your printer’s main features, and your printer

warranty.

Chapter 2—Installation provides instructions for unpacking and

setting up your printer, installing the paper handling and external

SCSI disk options, loading the toner and paper cassettes, and

connecting it to Macintosh and PC interfaces.

Chapter 3—Macintosh Setup describes the contents and use of the

XANTÉ Utilities CD-ROM for the Macintosh. This includes

installation instructions for the Adobe PostScript printer drivers, your

printer’s PPD, XANTÉ Command Center, XANTÉ Linearizer, the

Adobe Downloader and procedures for using many of your printer’s

innovative features.

Chapter 4—PC Setup describes the contents and use of the

XANTÉ Utilities CD-ROM for the PC. This includes installation

instructions for the Adobe PostScript printer drivers, your printer’s

PPD, XANTÉ Command Center, the XANTÉ Linearization Tool,

and procedures for using many of your printer’s innovative features.

Chapter 5—Configuration describes how to configure the default

settings for the printer features using the front panel keys and

configuration menus.

Chapter 6—PPD Settings describes the printer features that can be

set through an application’s Print dialog box using your printer’s

PPD (PostScript Printer Description file).

Chapter 7—Media and Toner describes how to select and use

various media types and sizes, how to print double-sided copies, and

how to handle your printer’s toner cartridge.

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Chapter 8—Advanced Features describes XANTÉ’s NEIT

(Negative Enhanced Imaging Technology), Halftone Calibration

Technology, Font Accelerator, Enhanced Screening, and X•ACT

(XANTÉ Accurate Calibration Technology) features.

Chapter 9—Maintenance and Technical Specifications describes

how to care for your printer and contains your printer’s technical

specifications and warranty.

Appendix A—Troubleshooting provides troubleshooting tips,

gives an overview of XANTÉ service options, and describes how to

reach XANTÉ Technical Support.

Appendix B—Application Notes and Page Design provides

instructions and tips for using the printer in mainstream application

environments and some general page design tips.

Glossary—defines many terms related to your printer, XANTÉ

utilities, and the printing industry.

The Accel-a-Writer 8300 Menu quick reference sheet illustrates

the printer’s front panel menu structure and lists XANTÉ support

resources.

Manual Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Courier indicates information you must type or which

displays on screen.

↵ indicates that you need to press the Return key

on a Macintosh or the Enter key on a PC.

Note: indicates additional or emphasized information.

Caution: indicates instructions which if not followed can

or will cause damage to files or equipment.

Warning! indicates instructions which must be followed

exactly or personal injury can occur.

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