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= EcoGrafix External PostScript Controller =
= Windows 95 Installation Procedure =
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1.) Make sure the EcoGrafix is powered on with media loaded and
connected to your host computer.
2.) In Windows 95, click and hold on the "START" pop-up icon, move to
the "SETTINGS", "PRINTERS" folder and release.
3.) Double click on the "ADD PRINTER" icon.
4.) Click on "NEXT".
5.) Click on "HAVE DISK".
6.) Insert the EcoGrafix Windows 95 installation diskette into your
disk drive, enter the proper drive designation and click "OK".
7.) Select the appropriate printer description file name
"CalComp EcoGrafix". Click on "NEXT".
8.) Select your port, and configure if necessary, then click "NEXT".
9.) Use the default printer name or enter your own. Select this printer
as the default, if you desire, and click "NEXT".
10.) Decide if you want to print a test page, choose Yes or No, then
click "FINISH".
(Note: During the installation you may be prompted to use software
provided with your Microsoft Windows 95 (TM) operating system.)
After the driver files have been copied, the newly installed driver will
send a Windows 95 test print to your printer if you elected to in step 10.
Your Windows 95 installation is now complete.
Also included with this controller is Adobe Type Manager (ATM)
version 3.0 for Windows. This software, developed by Adobe,
provides the ability to install screen fonts into Windows 95
that correspond with the 65 embedded fonts included with the controller. Once
installed, these fonts can then be accessed through your Windows applications.
Refer to the file named "README.WRI", provided on the ATM Program Disk, and
the Quick Installation Card for more information regarding the installation
and operation of Adobe Type Manager. Please remember to fill out the ATM
registration card.
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File
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For software that requires PostScript Printer Description files,
this diskette includes the file "CAECOGR1.PPD".
This file complies with the Version 4.3 PPD-file specification published by
Adobe Systems Inc., and contains descriptions of various characteristics
of the EcoGrafix printer. A PPD file is required for Adobe PageMaker
Version 6.0, Quark XPress Version 3.3, the Adobe/Microsoft PostScript driver
and other software packages.
To use the EcoGrafix printer with Adobe PageMaker 6.0, you must first install
the .PPD file into the sub-directory named "C:\PM6\RSRC\USENGLSH\PPD4" on your
hard disk. To install the file, enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
e.g. COPY A:\CAECOGR1.PPD C:\PM6\RSRC\USENGLSH\PPD4
where:
COPY is the DOS "COPY" command
A: is the name of your floppy disk drive
CAECOGR1.PPD is the name of the PPD file
C: is the name of your hard disk drive
\PM6 ... is the name of the PPD directory on your hard disk
When you are ready to print from PageMaker 6.0, select the "Print" option from
the File menu and select "CalComp EcoGrafix/PS" from the "PPD" list.
To use the EcoGrafix printer with Quark XPress 3.3, you must first install
the appropriate .PPD file into the "SYSTEM" subdirectory of WINDOWS on your hard
disk. (Note: If you have completed the "Windows 95 Installation", see
previous page, the PPD has already been installed into the \Windows\System
directory and the following is not required.)
To install the file, enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
e.g. COPY A:\CAECOGR1.PPD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
where:
COPY is the DOS "COPY" command
A: is the name of your floppy disk drive
CAECOGR1.PPD is the name of the .PPD file
C: is the name of your hard disk drive
\WINDOWS... is the name of your WINDOWS\SYSTEM sub-directory
When you are ready to print from Quark XPress 3.3, select the "Setup" option
from the File menu and select the appropriate "EcoGrafix" item.
For other software that use PDD's, check their supplied documentation for
PDD installation instructions.
Sample PostScript File
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The DEMOPAGE diskette contains a file named DEMOPAGE.PS that will generate a
sample image to verify that the printer and controller are functioning properly:
To send the DEMOPAGE.PS file to the printer, enter the following command:
SENDPS DEMOPAGE.PS
where:
SENDPS is the name of the command that sends a PostScript file
to the parallel port, (for serial port, see below).
DEMOPAGE.PS is the name of the PostScript sample file to be printed
Printer Management Utilities
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SENDPS.EXE - This executable program sends (copies) a PostScript file to a
designated output port. A PostScript "end-of-file" marker is
added to the end of the file if one does not exist.
To send a file, enter the following command from the DOS prompt:
SENDPS file port
where:
file = the name of the file to be sent to the printer
port = the output port: LPT1, LPT2, COM1, CON, etc.
(LPT1 is the default if this item is omitted)
Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
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1. After installing the Adobe/Microsoft Level 2 PostScript driver for
Windows 95, be sure to configure the driver to match your printer.
- Click and hold on the "Start" pop-up icon and move the cursor to
"SETTINGS", "PRINTERS" folder and release.
- Single click on the EcoGrafix printer
icon, then under the file menu select "PROPERTIES".
- Choose the "PAPER" tab for pagesize related settings.
- Choose the "Device Options" tab for print quality and nesting option.
(See the "EcoGrafix External PostScript Controller User Guide" for
more details.)
2. If you use a UNIX print server that cannot support a leading Control-D
character (hex 04), you can suppress that character in the Windows Adobe
PostScript driver by clicking on the "PS Options..." button, and then
selecting the "None(AppleTalk)" option in the "Protocol Options" section.
3. Below is listed an application incompatibility and "work around"
discovered during testing.
-Corel 6.0 -Pages printed in landscape mode are clipped.
work Enter the page size as a custom page listing the long
around axis as the width. Then print as portrait mode.
(e.g. letter landscape would be entered as an 11.0" width
by 8.5" height custom page.)
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.