Exile X800.4 Manuale Utente

4-1CHAPTER 4OPERATION4.1 PRECAUTIONS Do not turn off the main power or pull the power cord from the wall outlet without firstturning off the POWE

4-10ASCII PRINT: This test pattern prints 40 lines of 96 ASCII characters across the media.The resolution of the plot is indicated on the left side of

4-11PLATEN ACCURACY: This test checks the stepping accuracy of the Imagesetter andprints the nominal distance lines with inch annotations. A sample

4-12NIB TEST: This test checks whether any failed nib of the print head exists. In additionto the leading and tail mark lines, a vertical line of a h

4-13FIG. 4.5.b400 x 800 DPI NIB TEST PATTERN

4-144.3.3 ADVANCED TESTSOPEN-LOOP CHECK: This test is seldom needed by the user; however, it is providedas a diagnosis and coarse adjustment tool in c

4-15PLOT CALIBRATION: Usually the platen accuracy has been adjusted within thespecification at the production facility before the delivery of the Imag

4-16CONTRAST TEST: After entering this test mode, the PARM+ or PARM- key can beused to select the range of contrast settings to be tested. To run t

4-174.4 ERROR MESSAGESThe following Error Messages may appear on the VF Display. There are three categoriesof error messages. The error messages alo

04/05/995-1CHAPTER 5INTERFACE5.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThe Imagesetter can be connected to a variety of data sources using the "Versateccompatible&

04/05/995-2All data, control and status signals are connected to the Imagesetter via the male 37-pinD-series subminiature connector (J1) at the rear

4-2If the Imagesetter detects any error, the STATUS indicator will be lit red. An errormessage will also be shown on the VF display. See Section 4.4

04/05/995-3SIGNAL PIN RETURN PIN SIGNAL NAME MNEMONIC1 20 Input Bit 1 (LSB) IN012 21 Input Bit 2 IN023 22 Input Bit 3 IN034 23 Input Bit 4 IN045 24 In

04/05/995-4SIGNALMNEMONICSIGNALNAMEACTIVELEVELOPERATIONPRINT PRINT HIGH This line selects either print orplot operation.High: PRINT; Low: PLOT TABLE

04/05/995-5SIGNALMNEMONICSIGNALNAMEACTIVELEVELOPERATIONONLIN ON-LINE LOW A low level indicates the unit is poweredon, set to ON-LINE, and the interfac

04/05/995-6Fig. 5.3 shows typical configurations for the interface receivers and drivers. The interfacecable should be limited to a maximum length o

04/05/995-75.2 PLOT MODEThe Imagesetter uses the raster scan method of plotting. One horizontal line (scan),consisting of a single row of dots, is

04/05/995-8Fig. 5.4DATA TRANSFER TIMINGFig. 5.5CONTROL SIGNAL TIMINGBYTE 1 BYTE 2 BYTE 3 1 uS (Note 2)READYBUSY (Note 1)NOTES:1. Data may change when

04/05/995-95.3 PRINT MODEThe Imagesetter is equipped with a character generator, which converts ASCII-codedcharacters to pre-programmed plot patterns

04/05/995-105.4 DRIVER CONSIDERATIONSThe following are a summary of the issues to be considered when preparing softwaredrivers to interface with the I

04/05/995-11will be processed and all other remote commands will be cleared. - If CLEAR occurs, the input buffer is cleared, any simultaneous RLTER

04/05/996-1CHAPTER 6REMOTE ESCAPE SEQUENCE COMMAND CONTROL6.1 ESCAPE SEQUENCE COMMANDS In order to print an image data file at a desired configurati

4-3Fig 4.1CONTROL PANEL KEYPADSTATUSON LINEON LINEMENU CUT/PARM+FEED/PARM-ENTERITEMIM GER ON L INEA

04/05/996-2COMMAND BYTECharacter FunctionF Imagersetter Resolution SelectionH Hysteresis ControlI Inverse Image SettingL Scan Line LengthM Mirror Imag

04/05/996-3PP = 0001 400 x 400 dpiPP = 0003 400 x 800 dpiHYSTERESIS CONTROL SELECTION (H)This command enables or disables the hysteresis control. The

04/05/996-4SPEED CONTROL (S)This command selects the output speed of the Imagesetter. The calling sequence is:[ESC] [S] 00 02 PPwhere the corresponde

04/05/996-5[ESC] [X] 00 00Note that, as other escape sequence commands, the function of this command is appliedonly to the EOT of the immediate follow

04/05/996-6Disable FF & EOT Reset (>)This command causes the Imagesetter not to reset escape sequence command functions ifa form-feed (FF) or a

04/05/996-7to the original configuration (before the change caused by those escape commands)after the PLOT mode job of desirable functions is complete

04/05/996-8(the Imagesetter moves one inch now; for next image file, itÕs still 400x400 image,but a normal EOT)· Set the Imagesetter in PLOT mode·

4-44.2.3 MENU AND ITEM MODESTable 4.1 shows the menus and menu items available with the basic Imagesetterconfiguration. A detailed description of me

4-54.2.4 PARAMETER SELECTIONITEMs for each of the three menus (SYSTEM, JOB, and IMAGE) and theirPARAMETER selections are listed in Table 4.2, 4.3 an

4-6ITEM PARAMETER DEFINITIONScan Line - Either Full or Partial; Fixed for each model as: 18Ó- 900 bytes per line @400dpi 24Ó- 1184 bytes per line

4-7ITEM PARAMETER DEFINITIONImager Resolution - H: 400 dpi V: 400 dpi- H: 400 dpi V: 800 dpiH (horizontal): along the print headV (vertical): the

4-8ITEM PARAMETER DEFINITIONContrast Level -35% to +20%(5% increment)Adjust image contrast levelImager Speed 0.1 to 0.5 ips (Note 1)Show Transport Pa

4-94.3.2 BASIC TESTSCHECKERBOARD: This test pattern displays checkerboard squares along the media for4 inches at 400x400 dpi and for 2 inches at 400x