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1. COON OA BB N Programming automatic roll selection Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select MEDIA MODE using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the MEDIA MODE menu Select AUTO ROLL using the or p button Press next select to enter the AUTO ROLL menu Select on or off using the or gt button Press next select to confirm the selected mode Press Program to exit the main menu Programming automatic switching Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select MEDIA MODE using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the MEDIA MODE menu Select AUTO SWITCH using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the AUTO SWITCH menu Select on or off using the or gt button Press next select to confirm the selected mode Press Program to exit the main menu Setting the time out for manual feed The default is 60 seconds Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select MANUAL FEED using the 4 or
2. Press next select to confirm the selected delay Press Program to leave the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Inter character delay on OO O1 BR ND HO H O OU BR N Oo The printer offers possible delays from 0 to 10 seconds with increments of 0 01 second The default is 1 0 Setting the inter character delay Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or gt button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Select the PROTOCOL item using the or gt button Press next select to enter the PROTOCOL menu Select the DELAY item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DELAY menu Select the INTER CHAR item using the or p button Press next select to enter the INTER CHAR menu Select the required delay using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected delay Press Program to leave the main menu Installing the printer 21 Configuring the printer s memory The printer s memory partitions can be configured based on the anticipated complexity of print jobs Input buf
3. Print scaling a BB WN The X scale and Y scale can be individually set to values ranging from 0 05 to 20 0 The default is 1 0 This function applies only to vector languages Defining print scaling Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Advanced menu functions 83 O OAOAN OD b 12 13 14 Select the TRANSFORM item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the TRANSFORM menu Select the SCALING item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the SCALING menu Select the required scaling method using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the appropriate menu Follow the procedure below to define scaling for the X and Y axis individually Select the required setting using the or p button Press next select to confirm the setting Press Program to exit the main menu Note When autoscale is selected x scaling and y scaling are not applicable Autoscaling 84 The purpose of Autoscale is to apply exact ISO ANSI Architect formats to documents The same scaling factor is applied to the X and Y axis An auto rotation can be performed to attain the best auto scale factor A
4. item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the END OF MESSAGE item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the END OF MESSAGE menu Select the required value using the 4 or gt button Press next select to confirm the selected value Press Program to exit the main menu Synchronization code parameter 64 ON Oat WN om D The synchronization code parameter is significant in all cases in which CalComp format is selected or auto recognized when select format is set to Auto or a remote control command for CalComp has been sent The range of permitted values is 0 to 63 pgc inclusive The selected value is the decimal equivalent of the byte interpreted as the beginning of a print data block The default synchronization code is 2 Setting the synchronization code parameter Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the SYNC CODE item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the SYNC CODE menu Select
5. to enter the M S TIME OUT menu Select the required value using the or p gt button Press next select to confirm the selected value Press Program to exit the main menu Flush media saver BE ND This option allows the user to immediately print any print that is held in the media saver memory Setting the flush media saver Press Program to enter the main menu Select the FLUSH M SAVER item using the or p button Press next select to print the file being held Press Program to exit the main menu Advanced menu functions 77 Media saver plot size 78 On oarh N ok D When the media saver is set to Nesting three paper size options are available STD NO CLIP The print is scaled to fit on the selected paper size It is not clipped STD CLIPPED If necessary the print is clipped to fit onto the selected paper size NON STANDARD The print is drawn as defined in the print data file Paper size depends on the size of the plot The default is NON STANDARD Setting the media saver plot size Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Select the MEDIA SAVER item using
6. 9300 makes certain advanced printer menu functions available to the user such as End of Plot time out see page 73 m Media saver see page 74 Replot see page 79 m Quality Setup see page 80 m Transformation see page 83 Password setting for display see page 87 Dump configuration see page 88 m Service see page 89 Oc 9300 User Manual End of plot time out CoO ON ODO O1 BB N Normally print files end with an instruction that tells the printer that the file is finished However some print data files do not have an end of print instruction In such cases the print is considered finished when the printer does not receive any more graphic commands The print time out option sets the delay after which the print is considered finished You can choose among the following options 15 30 180 or 500 seconds The default is 180 Defining the end of plot time out Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the PLOT TIME OUT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT TIME OUT menu Select the required plot time out using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected plot time out
7. Printing files on page 40 or see Customizing defaults on page 45 Leave Program mode the printer is ready for use If applicable install and configure the appropriate host software on your local host environment Oc 9300 User Manual Centronics Connection through the Centronics interface is direct and data transfer is fast You must set two parameters the transmission type and the plot time out v Connecting Centronics 1 Turn off the printer and host 2 Connect one end of the Centronics cable to the computer s Centronics parallel port 3 Connect the other end to the printer s Centronics parallel port see figure 3 CE Le 5 EC 3 Centronics port 4 Turn the printer on v Defining transmission speed Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION menu using the or button Press next selec to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS menu using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONNECTION menu Select the CENTRONICS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CENTRONICS menu Select the required speed using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to confirm the selected speed Press Program to exit the main menu ON OA PWN Installing the printer 15 Serial 1 If you are using the serial po
8. button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the or p button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Select the TRANSMISSION item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the TRANSMISSION menu Select the BAUD RATE item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the BAUD RATE menu Select the number of bits per byte using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected number of bits Press Program to leave the main menu Serial parity and stop bits 18 BR ND For correct data transfer the parity and stop bits framing are required You can select the following combinations m None 1 stop No parity 1 stop bit m None 2 stopNo parity 2 stop bits m Even 1 stopEven parity 1 stop bit a Even 2 stopEven parity 2 stop bits m Odd 1 stopOdd parity 1 stop bit m Odd 2 stopOdd parity 2 stop bits Default is NONE 1 STOP Setting the parity and stop bits Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or p button Oc 9300 User Manual NON 10 11 12 13
9. 14 Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the or button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Select the TRANSMISSION item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the TRANSMISSION menu Select the FRAMING item using the or p button Press next select to enter the FRAMING menu Select the appropriate parity and number of stop bits using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected parity and number of stop bits Press Program to leave the main menu Port type ON Oa PWN E BR ND In order to give the maximum connection flexibility the printer s serial port can be set to either DTE data terminal equipment or DCE data communications equipment The default is DTE Selecting the port type Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the or button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Select the PROTOCOL item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PROTOCOL menu Select the PORT item
10. 2 CalComp Pen width can be defined from 0 08 up to 10 75 mm 0 0031 to 0 423 All pen widths are set to 0 25 mm 0 009 by default Adjustments can be made in increments of 0 01 mm A pen can be selected by the plot file to draw a line or to fill a polygon All lines or polygons on the plot can be drawn with a predefined pattern or shade of gray Pen pattern 16 is the default The following pen patterns are available white CEE UUme TE 20 21 23 24 5 TT Posey i TE 66 Sees E TE k EEEE Sd Heer ka LE PARA 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 m black 20 Available pen patterns Oc 9300 User Manual BOND oar N 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Defining the pen settings Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PEN MENU option using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the PEN MENU For each pen setup proceed as follows Select the PEN NUMBER item using the or gt button Press next select to enter the PEN NUMBER menu Select the required PEN NUMBER using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected pen number Press previous to re enter the pen menu From this menu Select the PEN WIDTH item using the or button Press next select to
11. 6 on page 28 6 Removing the roll holder from the drawer 3 While pressing the knob remove the empty core from the roll holder see figure 7 4 Slide the roll holder into the new roll of material while pressing the knob see figure 7 Make sure that the knob is to the right and that paper appears as shown in figure 7 7 Pressing the knob 5 While pressing the knob align the roll with the appropriate lines on the roll holder This line must be completely visible 28 Oc 9300 User Manual 6 Place the roll holder with the material in the drawer see figure 8 8 Repositioning the roll 7 Feed the material between the input guide plates against the rollers 8 Turn the rollers until the material is visible see figure 9 You can also refer to the sticker inside the drawer 9 Feeding print media 9 If you have inserted a roll with another material or with a different width you have to program the correct width and material type refer to Programming media settings on page 34 If you want to cut the paper to get a straight leading edge see Cutting print media to attain a straight leading edge on page 30 Otherwise continue with the next step 10 Close the drawer 11 Press the Cancel Continue button Re load media and toner 29 Cutting print media to attain a straight leading edge 30 If the paper does not have a straight leading
12. Please see the RCF manual for details about the RCF syntax and functionality a An Oc Windows or Autocad ADI driver can be used to generate both a plottable file e g HP RTL HP GL 2 and the appropriate header with RCF commands Refer to the Oc Windows Autocad Driver documentation for further details a The Oc Windows Plot Director application allows you to compose jobs containing plottable files in a very flexible and user friendly way Refer to the Oc Plot Director manual for further details Oc application The following application is available Plot Director MS Windows 3 x 95 98 and NT Oc drivers Note Please refer to the Oc website www oce com for obtaining the latest drivers ADI driver for AutoCAD R13C3 Windows 95 98 ADI driver for AutoCAD R13C4 MS DOS Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 ADI driver for AutoCAD R14 Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 HDI driver for AutoCad 2000 Windows 95 98 and NT 4 0 AutoCad LT use a window system driver provided by Oc e g Windows Raster Driver Windows Raster Driver Windows 95 98 and NT PostScript driver Windows 95 98 NT and Macintosh Printing files 41 Cut method _ NN OA BR N This setting can be used to select standard cut or synchro cut Note Use Synchro Cut when you have to define a non standard paper size in your application The values selected for leading or trailing edge are taken into account when using Synchro Cut P
13. Press Program to enter the main menu Select the COPIES item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the COPIES menu Select the required number of copies using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the number of copies Press Program to exit the main menu Advanced menu functions 79 Quality setup Quality setup includes m Poster mode to print documents with large black areas m Rendering to change the first 16 pen patterns into another 16 gray shaded pen patterns m Image type to use the correct scaling method Poster mode 80 ON Oa BR WN Poster mode is useful when you must make prints which contain large black areas Enabling Poster mode Press Program to enter the main menu Select the QUALITY item using the or button Press next select to enter the QUALITY menu Select the POSTER MODE item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the POSTER MODE menu Select the Poster mode on off using the or gt button Press next select to confirm the Poster mode Press Program to leave the main menu Note This setting can be overridden by Plot Director the drivers or the setting on the scanner operating panel Oc 9300 User Manual Rendering The rendering function can be divided into clustered or cloud With this optionyou can change the first 16 pen patterns into
14. Press Program to exit the main menu Advanced menu functions 73 Selecting the media saver The Oc 9300 offers two options for optimizing usage of print media Nesting and Autoposition This applies to both vector and raster formats The media saver can also be disabled The media saver is cleared in the following situations m after a time out m when selecting another roll or manual feed a by the flush media saver on the printer operating panel See also Flush media saver on page 77 Note When automatic roll selection is used the media saver is inactive The following settings must be specified before the media saver can be used m cut methods synchro center off m leading and trailing edge 0 Nesting 74 a fk N When nesting is selected prints are stored in queues in the printer s memory according to their size 8 5x11 or A 11x17 or B 17x22 or C and mixed 11 x 17 8 5 x 11 When the queue is full the drawings are printed across the full width of the media The minimum paper length is 16 5 inches Therefore when printing 11 x 17 landscape or 8 5 x 11 an extra strip of white paper appears at the end If the print is larger than C size it will not be stored in a queue but will be printed normally If prints are not standard ISO ANSI or Architecture sizes the next larger format is used see figure 23 on page 75 Selecting nesting Press Program to enter the m
15. Pressing this button takes you one level higher in the menu structure Browse buttons 4 or These two buttons are used to select another mode at the same menu level or to display the next or previous option from the option list Cancel continue This button is used to cancel the current print job or to continue after an operator recoverable error Oc 9300 User Manual Display The two line LCD display provides status information on print jobs in normal mode and displays menu items in Program mode The following messages may appear during normal operation Status messages indicates the actual status of the printer e g READY PROCESSING etc Warning messages the printer will continue to operate during a warning message however it is likely that the print quality will not be optimal e g REFILL TONER Error messages The printer stops and the user must take action e g PAPER JAM Action messages An action message prompts the user to perform an action before the print job resumes For example FEED SHEET in the case of manual feed Getting started 11 Turning the printer on or off 12 Once the printer has been turned on it is ready for operation Turning the printer on Set the on off switch located at the back of the printer to position 1 see figure 2 If the electrical supply is correctly connected the green switch will LE 2
16. Printer on off switch Note When Ready appears on the operating panel the printer is ready for use Turning the printer off Set the on off switch located at the back of the printer to position 0 see figure 2 Attention Turning the printer off during a print job may cause a loss of information or a paper jam Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 2 Installing the printer This chapter describes how to connect your printer to your host environment and how to configure the printer to meet your specific needs Connect the printer to your host environment 14 The Oc 9300 supports several types of interfaces Serial Centronics TCP IP Novell Netware NETBIOS Ethertalk To ensure proper operation please follow the steps below when connecting your host to the Oc 9300 Make sure that both the host and the Oc 9300 are turned OFF see Centronics on page 15 Connect the appropriate interface cable to your local host and the corresponding interface connector to the Oc 9300 see Centronics on page 15 or see Configuring the printer s memory on page 22 Turn on the Oc 9300 see Centronics on page 15 Enter the Program mode in order to configure the connection parameters see Centronics on page 15 or see Configuring the printer s memory on page 22 Enter the Program mode to in order to configure the Oc 9300 to your requirements see
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18. Warnings appear in the display The printer will continue to print but print quality may diminish Warnings Description CONDITIONING The printer is measuring toner SHEET TOO SHORT The sheet fed into the manual feed is shorter than the print SHEET NOT FED Within the specified time out no sheet has been fed into the manual feed and so the plot is canceled Oc 9300 User Manual Operator recoverable errors The printer stops immediately when it detects an operator recoverable error An error message displays on the panel The user must take action to solve the problem Message ERROR FEED TABLE PAPER REMOVED PAPER TOO SHORT PAPER JAM FEED TABLE OPEN CUTTER ERROR ROLL EMPTY PAPER JAM ROLL ROLLUNIT OPEN REFILL TONER OPEN ROLLUNIT CHECK OUTPUT TRAY Solving problems Description Print media in feed table or feed table not closed Remove the paper and or close the feed table The paper has been removed from the feed table during a print The print material is too short Remove the print media Print media has jammed in the machine Remove the jammed media The feed table is not closed properly Close the feed table The print media is not properly cut Remove the print media The selected roll is empty Remove the empty roll and place a new roll of print media into the roll unit Print media has jammed in the roll unit Remove the print media The roll unit is open Close the ro
19. button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL 2 SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the HP GL 2 SETUP menu Select the PEN PRIORITY item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PEN PRIORITY menu Select the required pen priority using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected pen priority Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 57 Designjet compatibility ON Oa RON bomb D If you print a color data file on a black and white printer the result may not be satisfactory If you emulate the HP 650C all information which is defined in color is printed in black if you emulate the HP 750C all information which is defined in color will be printed in gray scale levels Defining Designjet compatibility Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL 2 SETUP item using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the HP GL SETUP menu Select the DE
20. gt button Press next select to enter the TRAILING or LEADING EDGE menu Select the required value using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to confirm the value Press Program to exit the main menu Printing files 43 Demo plot After installing the Oc 9300 we recommend that you generate a demo plot in order to make sure that the printer works properly v Making a demo plot Press Program to enter the main menu Select the PLOT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the PLOT menu Select the DEMO PLOT item using the or p button Press next select to print the demo plot Press Program to exit the main menu oa hwnd Cancel plot If you want to cancel a plot before printing starts v Cancelling a plot 1 Press cancel continue The printer will stop Printing of the plot may be discontinued The print media is always ejected 44 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 5 Customizing defaults This chapter explains how to set certain Oc 9300 defaults such as pen settings and languages to accommodate frequently used print jobs 45 Defining pen settings 46 You can change the pen settings for the files you want to print in the pen menu The default width and pattern for each pen number can be changed in this menu These settings apply to all vector languages HP GL HP GL
21. selected manual feed in a print file the printer will ask the user via the operating panel to feed the sheet into the printer at the moment this job is processed There will be a user selectable time out between 30 and 300 seconds for feeding the sheet The default time out is 60 seconds See Setting the time out for manual feed on page 36 If the user does not feed the sheet within this time the job is canceled and the next job is processed Inserting print material into the manual feed Feed the print material centrally into the feed table in accordance with the guidelines see figure 14 Note The minimum length of the print material is 420 mm 16 5 14 Manual feed Re load media and toner 33 Programming media settings 34 If you have inserted a new roll with a different media or of a different width you must program the new roll specifications These specifications are width of the material You can select AO 841 mm Al 594 mm A2 420 mm A3 297mm E 34 D 22 C 17 B 11 E 36 D 24 C 18 B 12 30 500 mm 700 mm and B1 707 mm The default is 36 m Type of media m Auto roll selection If you activate this function the machine automatically selects the correct roll depending on the size of the original auto roll switch If you activate this function the machine automatically switches to the other roll if the used one becomes empty The switch only takes pl
22. the required sync code using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected sync code Press Program to exit the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Double synchronization code parameter on oah WRN mn D The synchronization code parameter is significant in all cases in which CalComp format is selected or auto recognized when select format is set to Auto or a remote control command for CalComp has been sent The double synchronization parameter allows one or two synchronization characters to identify the beginning of a message of print data If set to double synchronization the same character is sent twice The default is No Setting the double synchronization code parameter Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the DOUBLE SYNC item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DOUBLE SYNC menu Select the required double sync using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to confirm the selected value Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defa
23. wn _ D This option specifies the dimensions of the paper on which your document will be printed For example D A1 8 5x11 etc This option is useful only when the format is not specified in the PostScript file Selecting the default PostScript page size Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the PS SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PS SETUP menu Select the DEF PAGE SIZE item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DEF PAGE SIZE menu Select the required page size using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected page size Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 69 70 Note The page size defined in the PostScript driver overrides the default PostScript page size setting Manual feed and Autoscale to format are not supported by the PostScript driver These functions can however be activated via the printer operating panel Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 6 Advanced menu functions This chapter describes certain advanced printing functions Introduction 72 The Oc
24. Oc 9300 User Manual Oc Technologies B V This manual contains a description of the Oc 9300 system and a detailed explanation of the plot functions The introduction chapter 1 gives a general description of the working methods employed in using the copier and we recommend that you read at least this chapter TE Safety information This manual contains the following safety information m Appendix C lists Instructions for safe use We advise you to read this information before you start to actually use the copier Technical safety information such as safety data sheets can also be found in appendix C m Where applicable cautions and warnings are used throughout this manual to draw your attention to the safety precautions which you should follow Trademarks PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc HP GL HP GL 2 HP RTL are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft MS and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation MS Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation CalComp is a trademark of California Computer Products Inc TIFF is a trademark of Aldus Corporation CALS is a military standard Copyright Oc Technologies B V Venlo The Netherlands 2000 All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced copied adapted or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from Oc Oc Technologies B V makes no representation or warrantie
25. PHICS LANGUAGE item using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the required language menu Select YES or NO using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press previous to re enter the GRAPHICS LANGUAGE menu After programming all languages Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 49 Manual data format selection 50 _ COON OA BB N If necessary each of the data formats can be selected manually Note Jn this case ALS is inactive Setting manual data format Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the SELECT FORMAT item using the or p button Press next select to enter the SELECT FORMAT menu Select the required language using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected language Press Program to exit the main menu Note When PostScript is selected RCF headers are not recognized Oc 9300 User Manual Oc languages VDF BGL Oc print origin on OO O1 BB N N The term print origin refers to the point on the paper at which printing starts You can choose a
26. SIGNJET item using the or p button Press next select to enter the DESIGNJET menu Select the required Designjet using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected Designjet Press Program to exit the main menu Merge mode 58 ON OO O1 BB N This option determines what happens when two or more colors intersect at the same point of a plot especially in area fills This option is On by default Merge Off Only the last color specified is printed for a given line or area The other colors specified for the same line or area are transparent Merge On All the specified colors are blended together Setting the merge mode Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL 2 SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the HP GL 2 SETUP menu Select the MERGE item using the or p button Oc 9300 User Manual 9 10 11 12 Press next select to enter the MERGE menu Select YES or NO using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu Line Attribute on OO O1 BB N
27. _ D This option determines whether the ends of the vectors are rounded or printed as on an HP machine The default setting is Oc round Oc round prints all vector ends and joins rounded HP default prints the vector ends and joins according to the HP standard Setting the line attributes Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL 2 SETUP item using the or button Press next select to enter the HP GL 2 SETUP menu Select the LINE ATTRIBUTE item using the or gt button Press next select to enter the LINE ATTRIBUTE menu Select OCE ROUND or HP DEFAULT using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to leave the main menu Customizing defaults 59 HP RTL 60 HP RTL is a subset of HP GL 2 Therefore all HP RTL plot data files must start with ESC 1BBPIN or BPIN To use HP RTL the SELECT FORMAT should be set to AUTO or HP GL 2 on the operating panel or HP GL 2 must be selected via a remote control file Note HP RTL plot data files must end with ESC OB PG which will switch the printer back to HP GL 2 format mode Without this command the
28. ace if the media type and material width are the same for both rolls Materials Weight Media type setting Plain paper 20 Ib bond paper Plain paper 27 Ib bond paper ECO papers 20 Ib bond paper Translucent paper 15 Ib bond translucent Transparent paper 21 22 Ib transp lt 25 Ib 24 25 Ib transp lt 25 Ib 27 28 Ib transp 27 Ib Polyester film 3 5 mil film lt 4 mil PPC film 3 5 mil film lt 4 mil PPC Type C Polyester film 3 5 mil film lt 4 mil Clear polyester film 4 mil film lt 4 mil Contrast film 3 5 mil film lt 4 mil Polyester film 4 5 mil film 4 5 mil Vellum 20 Ib Vellum Vellum 16 lb Vellum Contrast paper 34 Ib paper Fluor paper 25 Ib paper Pastel paper 20 Ib paper The sticker on this polyester roll indicates 4 mil but the thickness is really 4 5 mil Oc 9300 User Manual CoO ON ODO O1 BB N ONO O1 BB N ONO A FWD Programming media width settings Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select ROLL 1 ROLL 2 MANUAL FEED using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the ROLL or MANUAL FEED menu Select the WIDTH item using the or p button Press next select to enter the WIDTH menu Select the desired width using the 4 or p
29. ain menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Oc 9300 User Manual on oO 10 11 12 Select the MEDIA SAVER item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SAVER menu Select the M S MODE item using the 4 or button Press next select to enter the M S MODE menu Select the NESTING item using the or button Press next select to select the required setting Press Program to exit the main menu 420 mm 420 mm X 420 mm 23 Media saver nesting Advanced menu functions 75 Autoposition v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 v 76 This option ignores the origin contained in the print file and automatically shifts the print data to the lower right hand corner of the media If necessary prints are rotated 90 to make better use of the available media The autoposition feature helps eliminate the need to clip prints and reduces media waste 24 Autoposition to save media Selecting autoposition Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item usin
30. al on OO O1 BB WRN D Setting the HP GL 2 page advance Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL 2 SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the HP GL 2 SETUP menu Select the PAGE ADVANCE item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PAGE ADVANCE menu Select the required page advance using the 4 or button Press next select to confirm the selected page advance Press Program to exit the main menu HP GL 2 pen priority NN OO O1 BR wn N You can define pen parameters in the print file either in a remote configuration file or from the printer control panel The pen priority option allows you to define which set of pen parameters you want to use If Language is selected the pen parameters defined in the data file will be used If Setup is selected the pen parameter defined on the printer operating panel or in the optional remote configuration file will be used The default is Language Defining HP GL 2 pen priority Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p
31. another 16 gray shaded pen patterns 13 14 15 16 12 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 25 The rendering function gray shaded patterns Attention Clustered must be used if your originals contain large gray areas Use cloud to get an optimal result with line drawings v Defining rendering 1 Press Program to enter the main menu 2 Select the QUALITY item using the or button 3 Press next select to enter the QUALITY menu 4 Select the RENDERING option using the 4 or p gt button 5 Press next select to enter the RENDERING MENU 6 Select the required option clustered or cloud using the or button 7 Press next select to confirm the selected option 8 Press Program to leave the main menu Advanced menu functions 81 Image type 82 NN OO O1 BB wn The Oc 9300 has an optimized quality mode for scaling down raster files in order to deliver the best possible quality The default setting is PHOTO CAD will use scaling in order not to lose thin lines when scaling down raster files or converting the resolution of the file to the resolution of the rpinter 300 dpi PHOTO will use pixel scaling Defining image type Press Program to enter the main menu Select the QUALITY item using the 4 or button Press next select to enter the QUALITY menu Select the IMAGE TYPE option using the or gt button Press next select t
32. ay be operated in your work environment by users with differing skill levels three menu access levels can be set for security reasons The display menu allows fully authorized users to access these different printer menu levels from the locked level to the full menu levels by means of passwords The short menu level allows access to the display cancel plot media settings and plot menus enabling users to set plot parameters execute the printer test and demo plot set the number of copies and cancel plots in progress The password for the short menu is 4 lt 4 previous gt P The full menu level allows access to the display plot configuration cancel plot and number of copies menus as well as their sub menus The password for the full menu is p previous p 4 The locked level locks the entire printer When this level is set the printer acts only as an output device receiving commands from your workstation via remote control Although commands cannot be entered on the operating panel informative messages are still displayed The password for the locked menu is previous 4 p previous 4 Setting the menu access level Press Program to enter the main menu Select the DISPLAY item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DISPLAY menu Select the required menu level using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm Depending on the selected menu lev
33. b bond Transparent paper 27 lb Vellum 20 Ib Polyester film 3 5 mil ECO papers 20 Ib bond Minimum Maximum Width 279 mm 914 mm ar 367 Length 420 mm Guaranteed print quality up to ca 3 meters 16 5 or 10 feet This is also the limit for prints A3 and multiple copies made on the Oc 9300 For single copies prints made on the Oc 9300 printer or hybrid the maximum length may be up to 15 meters about 50 feet but the operator must take into account that the copy print quality may not conform to all quality requirements Attention Paper and transparent media are sensitive to high humidity To ensure optimal copy quality keep all copy media in its original packaging especially at night Attention Curled sheets of print media must be fed in with the curl facing down to avoid damaging the drum Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Appendix B Hardware components and operating panel 105 Oc 9300 M WIP A IR oO a S SE Operating panel 1 2 7 3 6 0 program cancel continue Display Previous button Next select button Cancel continue button Program button Indicator Browse buttons N Oo BR N Hardware components and operating panel 107 108 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Appendix C Safety information 109 Instructions for safe use 110 Oc machines and materials have been developed and tested
34. bles Product specifications 98 Interfaces 99 Centronics protocol 99 Serial protocols 99 Ethernet protocol 100 Centronics port configuration 101 Serial port configuration 102 Print media that can be used 103 Appendix B Hardware components and operating panel Oc 9300 106 Operating panel 107 Appendix C Safety information Instructions for safe use 110 Safety datasheets 111 Safety data sheet Oc 9300 printer 112 Appendix D Miscellaneous How to read this manual 114 User survey 115 Addresses of local Oc organizations 117 Index 119 6 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 1 Getting started This chapter contains a general description Oc 9300 of how to install and set up the printer to be ready for use The Oc 9300 printer The Oc 9300 is a wide format printing system The machine is equipped with an automatic 1 or 2 roll dispenser The Oc 9300 prints on paper transparencies vellum and polyester film Its powerful digital technology offers users optimal ease of use and the reliability that you have come to expect of Oc The following are some of the features included in this machine m automatic language sensing and remote control multiple interfaces m fast high quality printing autoscaling of vector data m media saver Optional features m automatic 2 roll unit memory extension modules PostScript level 2 Ethernet interface m high capacity delivery t
35. button Press next select to confirm the selected width Press Program to exit the main menu Programming media type settings Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select ROLL 1 ROLL 2 MANUAL FEED using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the ROLL or MANUAL FEED menu Select the TYPE item using the or button Press next select to enter the TYPE menu Select the desired media type using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected media type Press Program to exit the main menu Programming default paper feed The default is roll 1 Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select MEDIA MODE using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA MODE menu Select the DEF PAPER FEED using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DEF PAPER FEED menu Select the default roll using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected mode Press Program to exit the main menu Re load media and toner 35 _ _ _ NN OA BB N NN ODA BB N
36. can reload roll 1 and or roll 2 Note After reloading the plot is reprinted automatically Automatic roll switching 26 If a roll becomes empty the printer reports a roll empty error When this happens printing also stops The printer clears the paper path and generates a message to indicate that the printer is ready to accept a new print command If the correct material type and format is on the other roll the printer will use that roll and will resume printing automatically If there is no match of material type and format you must refill the empty roll Oc 9300 User Manual v Defining automatic roll switching Press Program to enter the main menu Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu Select MEDIA MODE using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the MEDIA MODE menu Select AUTO SWITCH using the or p button Press next select to enter the AUTO SWITCH menu Select the required setting On or OFF using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu OMAN OA BB N Reloading rolls vy Reloading roll 1 1 Open the drawer completely see figure 5 5 Opening the drawer Re load media and toner 2 Remove the roll holder from the drawer see figure
37. cted setup Press Program to leave the main menu Baud rates ON OahtWHN k on _ A The printer supports the following baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38400 Default is 9600 Defining the baud rate Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Select the TRANSMISSION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the TRANSMISSION menu Select the BAUD RATE item using the or button Press next select to enter the BAUD RATE menu Setup the required baud rate using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected baud rate Note Choose the fastest baud rate compatible with your system Press Program to leave the main menu Installing the printer 17 Bits combination On OO O1 BB Wn heheh BE ND When transmitting data via the serial interface 8 or 7 bits per byte are used The default is 8 Defining the bits combination Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or
38. der 10 Close the cover and tighten the access nut 11 Press the Continue button to resume printing Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 4 Printing files This chapter describes how to print files Printing files 40 The Oc 9300 can be connected to a host environment which may be either a stand alone PC Workstation or a PC Workstation connected to a network It accepts various standard format CAD CAM vector and EDMS raster data files from the host environment and converts these into high quality plots see figure 19 Job Plot Settings Plotile RCF Application Oc 9300 Software 19 Data flow to the Oc 9300 When an Oc 9300 receives vector HP GL HP GL 2 VDF BGL Calcomp 906 907 raster HP RTL TIFF CALS or PostScript PostScript level 2 optional data it generates a plot using the settings e g number of copies plotter emulation etc specified on the operator console in Program Mode For maximum flexibility each plot job can be preceded by remote control commands specifying the settings to be used for that specific job These commands are contained in a header containing job and file specific settings e g number of copies in Remote Control Format RCF which override the settings programmed in Program Mode Oc 9300 User Manual You may use the following methods to compose a header of this type Compose the header within your application
39. drawing is larger than the physical dimensions of the media the printer will automatically clip the area outside the margins The CLIPPING message appears on the display and the printer automatically compensates for the discrepancy Clipping does not affect the position of the print origin gt 4 de LS sd 26 Print clipping A Only the left part of the drawing is plotted B The part of the drawing outside the margins is clipped Advanced menu functions 85 86 On O O1 BB wn 4 4 A ND Defining autoscaling Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item using the 4 or gt button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Select the TRANSFORM item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the TRANSFORM menu Select the SCALING item using the or p button Press next select to enter the SCALING menu Select AUTOSCALE on using the or p button Press next select to enter the AUTOSCALE menu Select OFF BEST FIT A4 A3 A2 Al or AO using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the required setting Press Program to exit the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Password on OO O1 BR ND Because the printer m
40. e lower paper compartment see figure 12 12 Repositioning the roll Re load media and toner 31 32 7 Feed the material between the input guide plates against the rollers Turn the rollers until the material is visible see figure 13 You can also refer to the sticker inside the drawer ASE 13 Feeding print media 8 If you have inserted a roll with another media or with a different width you have to program the correct width and media type refer to Programming media settings on page 34 If you want to cut the paper to get a straight leading edge see Cutting print media to attain a straight leading edge on page 30 Otherwise continue with the next step 9 Close the lower paper compartment 10 Press the Cancel Continue button Oc 9300 User Manual Printing using the manual feed a BB N Manual feed can be selected in two ways a Via remote control commands added to the print file by means of Plot Director or drivers By changing the MEDIA MODE in program mode If the user wants to use manual feed he or she must Program the media settings on the printer see Programming media settings on page 34 Send the file Wait until the message FEED SHEET appears in the printer display Feed a sheet of paper into the printer in portrait orientation Hold the paper until the engine pulls in the first part of the sheet If the user has
41. e used Defining Oc pen priority Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the OCE SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the OCE SETUP menu Select the PEN PRIORITY item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PEN PRIORITY menu Select the required pen width using the 4 or button Press next select to confirm the selected pen priority Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 53 HP GL This function allows you to define settings for HP GL file types HP GL print origin On oarh N D The term print origin refers to the point on the paper at which printing starts You can choose among the following options Upper right upper left center lower right and lower left The default is center Defining the HP GL print origin Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL SETUP it
42. edge you can cut it off at right angles from the roll Cutting the paper from roll 1 or roll 2 1 Open the drawer 2 Feed the paper manually until it is approximately 5 cm above the top drawer 3 Close the paper drawer 4 Press Program to enter the main menu 5 Select the MEDIA SETTINGS item using the or p gt button 6 Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTINGS menu 7 Select CUT MEDIA using the 4 or p button 8 Press next select to cut the paper 9 Open the paper drawer 0 Remove the scrap of material 1 Pull back the material until it is visible and positioned correctly see figure 9 on page 29 12 Close the drawer 13 Press the button Cancel Continue Reloading roll 2 1 Open the cover to get access to roll 2 see figure 10 Q SN IQR LA A 10 Opening the lower compartment Oc 9300 User Manual 2 Remove the roll holder see figure 11 11 Removing the roll holder from the lower compartment 3 While pressing the knob remove the empty core from the roll holder see figure 7 on page 28 4 While pressing the knob slide the roll holder into the roll of print material see figure 7 on page 28 Make sure that the knob is to the right and that the paper appears as shown in figure 7 5 While pressing the knob align the roll with the appropriate lines on the roll holder 6 Place the roll holder with the material in th
43. efers to the point on the paper at which printing starts You can choose among the following options Upper right upper left center lower right and lower left The default is lower right Defining the HP GL 2 print origin Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL 2 SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the HP GL 2 SETUP menu Select the ORIGIN item using the or button Press next select to enter the ORIGIN menu Select the required origin item using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected origin Press Program to exit the main menu HP GL 2 page advance 56 The SPO command in HP GL 2 can be interpreted in two ways depending on the printer being emulated If PAGE ADVANCE is set to yes the printer responds to the HP GL instruction SPO as an indication of end of print If PAGE ADVANCE is set to no the printer responds to the HP GL instruction SPO as select pen zero Any vectors following the SPO will be printed with the defined pen attributes width and pattern The default is No See also Defining pen settings on page 46 Oc 9300 User Manu
44. el a password must be entered Press next select to confirm the password Press Program to exit the main menu Advanced menu functions 87 Dump configuration 88 ON OO O1 BB N Dumping the configuration is an easy way to obtain a list of the current print settings on paper Note Note The dump configuration cannot be performed while a file is being processed Dumping the configuration Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the UTILITIES item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the UTILITIES menu Select the DUMP CONFIG item using the or gt button Press next select to confirm DUMP CONFIG Press Program to leave the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Service This menu is only meant for the Oc service technician Advanced menu functions 89 90 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 7 Solving problems This chapter describes problems that may occur while using the Oc 9300 91 Solving problems This chapter documents problems that may occur with the Oc 9300 and describes how to solve them There are three types of printer warnings errors m Warnings m Operator recoverable errors printer m Machine recoverable errors Printer warnings 92
45. elect MEDIA SETTING item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTING menu Select the PLOT POSITION item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the PLOT POSITION menu Select the PLOT CENTER item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT CENTER menu Select the ON OFF using the or p gt button Press next select to confirm the setting Press Program to exit the main menu Leading trailing edge CO ON ODO O1 BB ON The leading edge setting can be used to add a white strip at the top of the image The page length will increase accordingly The trailing edge setting can be used to add a white strip at the end of the image The page length will increase accordingly Note The leading trailing edge option only works if the cut method is set to synchro cut The value for the trailing or leading edge can be set from 0 to 80 mm in increments of 5 mm or 0 to 3 inch in increments of 1 4 inch Programming leading or trailing edge Press Program to enter the main menu Select MEDIA SETTING item using the or button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTING menu Select the PLOT POSITION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT POSITION menu Select the TRAILING or LEADING EDGE item using the or p
46. em using the or p button Press next select to enter the HP GL SETUP menu Select the ORIGIN item using the or button Press next select to enter the ORIGIN menu Select the required origin using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected origin Press Program to exit the main menu HP GL page advance 54 The Select Pen Zero SPO command in HP GL can be interpreted in two ways If PAGE ADVANCE is set to yes the printer responds to the HP GL instruction SPO as an indication of end of print If PAGE ADVANCE is set to no the printer responds to the HP GL instruction SPO as select pen zero Any vectors following the SPO will be printed with the defined pen attributes width and pattern The default is Yes See also Defining pen settings on page 46 Oc 9300 User Manual on OO O1 BB WRN D Setting the HP GL page advance Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the HP GL SETUP menu Select the required PAGE ADVANCE item using the or p gt button Press next se
47. enter the PEN WIDTH menu Select the required pen width using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected pen width Press previous to re enter the pen menu Select the PEN PATTERN item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PEN PATTERN menu Select the appropriate pen pattern using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected pen pattern After programming all pen settings Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 47 Defining language settings The Oc 9300 accepts print files in various data formats languages You can change the settings for PostScript VDF BGL HP GL HP GL 2 HP RTL CalComp CALS TIFF or EDMICS Automatic language sensing 48 _ ONO A FWD Automatic language sensing ALS is the mechanism which the system uses to detect the language data format of a file for which the format has not been specified in the file header ALS scans the file contents for clues about the data format Automatic language sensing can be switched on off By default ALS is activated ALS enables the printer to switch between the following languages m Oc languages VDF and BGL PostScript HP GL HP GL 2 HP RTL CalComp CALS TIFF or EDMICS Use the ALS formats parameter to define which data formats are to be searched for in the print files Note When using ALS it is very important tha
48. er defined on the printer operating panel or in the optional remote configuration file will be used The default is Language Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the PEN PRIORITY item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PEN PRIORITY menu Oc 9300 User Manual 10 11 12 Select the required pen priority using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected pen priority Press Program to exit the main menu Merge mode on OO O1 BR ND mu D This option determines what happens when two or more colors intersect at the same point of a plot especially in area fills The default setting is On Merge Off Only the last color specified is printed for a given line or area The other colors specified for the same line or area are transparent Merge On All the specified colors are blended together Setting the merge mode Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or button Press next select to ent
49. er for optimal quality and performance We therefore recommend using only approved Oc media in the Oc 9300 A full list of Oc materials suitable for use in the Oc 9300 including plain paper transparencies colored paper and various polyester films is available from your Oc representative The maximum length of the print material is 175 m 492 feet when 20 Ib bond material is used and 460 feet in the case of 27 Ib paper The diameter of the roll holder is 3 inches Iso AO 841x1189 mm A1 594x841 mm A2 420x594 mm A3 297x420 mm 34 34x44 22 22x34 17 17x22 11 11x17 36 36x48 24 24x36 18 18x24 12 12x18 30 30x42 500 mm 500x707 mm 700 mm 700x1000 mm B1 707x1000 mm ANSI 34 34x44 22 22x34 17 17x22 11 11x17 36 36x48 24 24x36 18 18x24 12 12x18 30 30x42 AO 841x1189 mm A1 594x841 mm A2 420x594 mm A3 297x420 mm 500 mm 500x707 mm 700 mm 700x1000 mm B1 707x1000 mm Overview and tables ARCH 36 36x48 24 24x36 18 18x24 12 12x18 34 34x44 22 22x34 17 17x22 11 11x17 30 30x42 AO 841x1189 mm A1 594x841 mm A2 420x594 mm A3 297x420 mm 500 mm 500x707 mm 700 mm 700x1000 mm B1 707x1000 mm SIN SS RSS 103 104 Overview of copy material Print material Recommended Plain paper 20 I
50. er the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the MERGE item using the 4 or button Press next select to enter the MERGE menu Select YES or NO using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu End of Message parameter The End of Message EOM parameter is significant in all cases in which the CalComp format is selected or auto recognized and select format is set to Auto or a remote control command for CalComp has been sent The range of permitted values is 0 to 31 pgc inclusive The selected value is the decimal equivalent of the byte indicating the end of the data sequence It should be a unique character from the character set used to encode the data The default EOM is 3 Customizing defaults 63 On O O1 BB wn D Setting the End of Message parameter Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP
51. exit the main menu Customizing defaults 61 Checksum parameter ON OO O1 R wn b mk D The checksum parameter is significant in all cases in which the CalComp format is selected or auto recognized and select format is set to Auto or a remote control command for CalComp has been sent The default is Yes Defining the checksum parameter Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the CHECKSUM item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CHECKSUM menu Select YES or NO using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu CalComp pen priority 62 M OAR N You can define pen parameters in the print file either in a remote configuration file or from the printer control panel The pen priority option allows you to define which set of pen parameters you want to use If Language is selected the pen parameters defined in the data file will be used If Setup is selected the pen paramet
52. fer 22 _ NN ODO A BB N This option enables you to set the print spool input buffer size You can select a small or large buffer A small buffer leaves more memory available for processing more complex files A large buffer frees the host machine sooner The default is large Files in the input buffer will be processed and printed in the same order they arrive Setting the input buffer size Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the BUFFERS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the BUFFERS menu Select the INPUT BUFFER item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the INPUT BUFFER menu Select the required input buffer size using the 4 or button Press next select to confirm the selected size Press Program to leave the main menu Activating the new input buffer size Turn the printer off and then on again Note f you do not restart the printer the new memory allocation is not activated Any print data in the printer s memory files in the queue will be lost when you turn off the printer Oc 9300 User Manual Bitmap buffer CO ON ODA BB N This buffer defines a percentage of the total RAM memory that can be used as the bitmap partition This value will be se
53. g the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Select the MEDIA SAVER item using the or gt button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SAVER menu Select the M S MODE item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the M S MODE menu Select the AUTO POSITION item using the or p gt button Press next select to select the required setting Press Program to exit the main menu De selecting the media saver Use the above procedure and select media saver OFF Oc 9300 User Manual Media saver time out ON Oa RON _ mh D As explained in the previous section when the media saver queue is full the drawings are printed However to prevent unnecessary delays for prints in partially filled queues a time out of 1 to 60 minutes can be set after which the contents of the queue are printed Setting the media saver time out Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item using the or button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Select the MEDIA SAVER item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SAVER menu Select the M S TIME OUT item using the or p button Press next select
54. ight also include possible applications as well as any guidelines that you should bear in mind Procedures A description is followed by a procedure A procedure always begins with a phrase which briefly describes the procedure followed by a series of numbered steps that take you step by step through all phases of performing the operation Figures and tables Figures and tables are titled and numbered sequentially throughout this manual Figures include pictures of product components screen dumps examples and diagrams of concepts discussed in the description Attention getters There are several types of information to which we draw your attention This information is classified as follows Note Jn a Note information is given about matters which ensure the proper functioning of the machine or application but useful advice concerning its operation may also be given Attention The information that follows Attention is given to avoid damage to your copy or original the copier or printer data files etc Caution The information that follows Caution is given to prevent you suffering personal injury Oc 9300 User Manual User survey Did you find this manual to be accurate D Yes 11 No Were you able to operate the product after reading this manual D Yes D No Does this manual provide adequate background information D Yes D No Is the format of this manual convenient in size easy to read a
55. iles in the Media Saver will be printed before the PostScript file is interpreted If your print is not recognized correctly resend it with the appropriate data format Select the data format via the control panel or specify the correct format in a remote control file Manual data format selection 68 The printer must be manually set to PostScript before using interactive mode with the Serial or Ethertalk option particularly for Macintosh See Setting manual data format on page 50 Oc 9300 User Manual PostScript page layout on OO O1 BR ND D The orientation of the printed page on the roll can be either landscape or portrait Selecting the PostScript page layout Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the PS SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PS SETUP menu Select the PAGE LAYOUT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter PAGE LAYOUT menu Select the required page layout using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected page layout Press Program to exit the main menu Default PostScript page size on OO O1 BB
56. in accordance with the strictest international safety standards To ensure your safety while working with these products it is important that you observe the following safety rules Do not remove any screws from fixed panels m The machine is not user serviceable except for the components and maintenance materials mentioned in this manual Do not place any liquids on the machine m Use maintenance materials or other materials for their intended purpose only Keep maintenance materials out of the reach of children Do not mix cleaning fluids or other materials a To avoid risks all modifications to Oc equipment must be performed only by Oc service personnel We recommend that you use attachment cables specified by Oc m The printer has been fitted with an ozone filter Do not bridge any mechanical or electrical circuit breakers Do not use an extension cord to connect the machine Locate the machine close to an electrical outlet that is easily accessible m The switch in the fixed connection if any should be easily accessible m This machine has not been designed for connection to an IT power system An IT power system is a voltage network in which the neutral wire is grounded Do not block the ventilation openings of the machine m Make sure that the machine is placed on a level horizontal surface stable and strong enough to support the weight of the machine See the Oc 9300 safety data sheet in this append
57. ing C shows the same drawing printed with 25 u m step size The print is half its normal size ES DR B _ Con co ir al aoe aes 4 Ba d A gt TT ON A ae 22 Step size Defining the step size Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the OCE SETUP item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the OCE SETUP menu Select the STEP SIZE item using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the STEP SIZE menu Select the required step size using the or p button Oc 9300 User Manual 11 Press next select to confirm the selected value 12 Press Program to exit the main menu Oc pen priority On OO OC BR wn _ D You can define pen parameters in the print file either in a remote configuration file or from the printer control panel The pen priority option allows you to define which set of pen parameters you want to use The default is Language If Language is selected the pen parameters defined in the data file will be used If Setup is selected the pen parameter defined on the printer operating panel or in the optional remote configuration file will b
58. ix for information about the weight of the machine m Make sure that there is sufficient space around the machine This facilitates reloading materials as well as maintenance Do not place the machine in rooms which are subject to excessive vibration Do not place the machine in rooms which are too small or insufficiently ventilated See the Oc 9300 safety data sheet in this appendix for information about space and ventilation requirements m Always use materials recommended by Oc and developed for this Oc machine Materials not approved by Oc may result in machine failures Do not use the machine if it makes unusual sounds Remove the plug from the electrical outlet and contact Oc Customer Service Oc 9300 User Manual Safety data sheets Disclaimer The disclaimer below is valid for all safety data sheets in this manual These safety data sheets have been compiled to the best of our knowledge as a compact guide to safe handling of this product We reserve the right to revise safety data sheets as new information becomes available It is the user s responsibility to determine the suitability of this information for the adoption of safety precautions as may be necessary and to contact the company to make sure that the sheet is the latest one issued If and in so far as limitation of liability is permitted under the applicable laws we do not accept liability for any inaccuracy that may occur in this information Safet
59. ke Road Sukhumvit 21 Bangkok 10110 Thailand Oc U K Ltd Langston Road Loughton Essex IG10 3SL United Kingdom Oc USA Inc 5450 North Cumberland Av Chicago Ill 60656 U S A Index A auto roll selection 34 36 Automatic language sensing 48 automatic roll switch 36 autoposition 76 B baud rate 17 bitmap buffer 23 bits combination 18 Cc CalComp 61 centronics port 15 centronics protocol 99 Checksum 62 connector centronics 101 serial 102 cut method programming 42 cutting paper 30 D demo print 44 Designjet Compatibility 58 double synchronization 65 E end of message 63 end of print 73 Index end of plot time out 73 F flush media saver 77 framing 18 full menus 87 H handshake protocol 16 high capacity delivery tray 8 l input buffer 22 inter character delay 21 interfaces 99 L Language recognition 49 leading edge 43 programming 43 line attributes 59 Load print media 26 locked menu 87 M media saver 74 media saver plot size 78 media saver time out 77 menu levels 87 Merge mode HP GL 55 HP GL 2 58 merge mode CalComp 63 119 N nesting 74 0 optional features 8 Origin 61 P Page advance HP GL 55 HP GL 2 57 paper formats 103 paperjam 94 parity 18 Pen priority CalComp 62 HP GL 2 57 Oc 53 pen settings 47 plot center 42 port configuration centronics 101 serial 102 port type 19 Poster mode 80 PostScript data format se
60. lect to enter the PAGE ADVANCE menu Select YES or NO using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu Merge mode ON Oa RWNDND D This option determines what happens when two or more colors intersect at the same point of a plot especially in area fills This option is On by default Merge Off Only the last color specified is printed for a given line or area The other colors specified for the same line or area are transparent Merge On All the specified colors are blended together Setting the merge mode Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the HP GL SETUP item using the or button Press next select to enter the HP GL SETUP menu Select the MERGE item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MERGE menu Select YES or NO using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 55 HP GL 2 HP GL 2 print origin O N OO O1 BR N b D The term print origin r
61. lection 68 manual data format selection 68 page layout 69 page size 69 PostScript level 2 8 PostScript option 68 print material 103 print media 26 Print origin CalComp 61 HP GL 54 HP GL 2 56 Oc 51 print settings 46 printer operating panel 9 problems 92 120 Oc 9300 User Manual product specifications 98 program auto switch 36 automatic roll selection 36 default paper feed 35 media type 35 media width 35 R refill toner 37 replot 79 rotation 83 S safety data sheets 111 safety information 110 scaling 83 serial connector 102 serial port 16 serial protocols 99 short menus 87 standard cut 42 Step size Oc 52 step size 66 CalComp 66 stop bits 18 synchro cut 42 synchronization code 64 T trailing edge 43 programming 43 transmission speed 15 turnaround delay 20 Turning off printer 12 turning the copier on printer 12 Ww waste toner bag 38 Index 121
62. les m Uncompressed Compressed PACKBIT byte oriented runlength Modified Huffman based on CCITT G3 1D CCITT Group 3 1 D and 2 D runlength CCITT Group 4 C4 EDMICS C4 data format consists of a header followed by compressed CCITT 4 raster data Note No specific settings are necessary for the above raster languages Customizing defaults 67 PostScript level 2 The Oc PostScript level 2 printer option can be used to print PostScript files on the Oc 9400 Oc provides host software which enables you to print from Windows or Macintosh applications This option enables your printer to become a true wide format printer producing monochrome posters from Illustrator Word Excel QuarkXpress Powerpoint Pagemaker etc as well as CAD or electronic design applications among others Your PostScript document can be printed on any PostScript printer in most cases without any decrease in output quality The Oc 9300 PostScript driver translates the application s internal data into PostScript and also simplifies the selection of printer features PostScript data format selection When the PostScript option is installed your printer will automatically recognize the PostScript language data sent to the printer see Defining language settings on page 48 Note It is very important that every print file terminates with an end of print instruction The PostScript end of print instruction is Ctrl D Any f
63. ll unit Add toner Open the roll unit to remove the print media Print media has jammed in the active output tray Remove the jammed print media and press Continue 93 Clearing paper jams 94 When a jam occurs a message appears on the operating panel If paper misfeeds occur frequently make sure that m The roll s are loaded correctly and the media is fed as indicated m The correct media is used see Print media that can be used on page 103 No scraps of material are blocking the paper path Clearing paper jams in the media feed section 1 Turn the printer off 2 Open the cover of the roll unit 3 Lower the feed table using the two catches on the front of the printer underneath the feed table see figure 27 27 Lowering the feed table 4 Remove the jammed material Note Check thoroughly to make sure that no scraps of material remain 5 Close the feed table 6 Close the cover of the roll unit 7 Turn the printer on Oc 9300 User Manual If the paper jam cannot be cleared by opening the feed table then open the fuser section Clearing paper jams in the fuser section 1 Turn the printer off 2 Unscrew the access nut on the left hand side of the machine and open the cover see figure 28 28 Unscrewing the access nut and opening the cover 3 Lift the green handle see figure 29 29 Lifting the green handle Solvi
64. lthough the Media Saver and the Autoscaling Mode are controlled separately they do interact Autoscale mode can be activated in two ways Autoscale to a predefined format ISO ANSI Architect m best fit The user can combine Autoscale and Autoposition plots are first autoscaled best fit or scale to format if required and then autopositioned if required Fit to Format Mode All the drawings regardless their sizes are reduced enlarged to one specific standard size This option can be combined with the Media Saver option The list of predefined formats depends on the media format selected via the printer operating panel Users can enlarge drawings to poster size in order to make presentations to large audience They can also reduce documents to easily mail them or archive them in standard A3 11x17 or A4 8 25x11 books Oc 9300 User Manual Best fit Mode In this mode the drawing will be reduced to match either the length or the width of the format loaded in the machine with no loss of information no clipping Only plots larger than the loaded media size are scaled or rotated all others are printed without scaling Note This mode does not enlarge drawings it only reduces them This option cannot be used with the Nesting option If Nesting is enabled this option will have no effect This mode prevents clipping of plots that are larger than the media loaded in the machine If AUTOSCALE is off and if your
65. mong the following options Upper right upper left center lower right and lower left see figure 21 The default is lower right Upper left Upper right Paper feed Center Lower left Lower right 21 Print origin options Defining the print origin Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the OCE SETUP item using the or button Press next select to enter the OCE SETUP menu Select the ORIGIN item using the or p button Press next select to enter the ORIGIN menu Select the required origin using the 4 or button Press next select to confirm the selected origin Press Program to exit the main menu Customizing defaults 51 Oc step size 52 _ COON OA PWD The Oc 9300 offers four different step sizes 12 5 um 25 um 50 um and 100 um see figure 22 Be careful when choosing the step size the wrong step size will negatively affect the scale of your drawing The default is 25 For example Drawing A was printed with 50 u m step size as defined in the software The scale is correct Drawing C shows the same drawing printed with 100 u m step size The print is twice its normal size Draw
66. mum printable area depends on size of installed memory and file complexity but can be up to 15 m 49 feet increases the density of the copy 32 MB HP GL HP GL 2 CalComp 906 907 VDF BGL Ed mics HP RTL Cals type 1 TIFF 6 0 G3 amp G4 NIRS C4 G4 automatic and via display panel up to 99 automatic switching RS 232 serial Centronics parallel Ethernet optional Automatic 2 roll unit Memory upgrade to 48 or 64 Mb PostScript level 2 Ethernet interface High capacity delivery tray Oc 9300 User Manual Interfaces Centronics protocol Centronics uses hardware handshaking The computer sends a STROBE signal to move each byte of data into the printer at which time the printer signals BUSY When the transfer is complete the printer sends ACKNOWLEDGE to the computer and another cycle can begin Serial protocols Two types of computer to printer handshaking and their variants are available on the Oc 9300 printer a Hardware a XON XOFF Depending on the emulation selected handshake protocols can be set either through the software or the control panel When invoking a handshake protocol manually the printer offers you the following character transmission handshaking selection m CTS2 for hardware handshaking m XON4 for XON OFF software handshaking Your host or software documentation should tell you which handshaking is needed XON4 The printer sends XON when its buffer has enough memor
67. nd layed out well LJ Yes LI No Did you find the information you were looking for D Always D Most of the times D Sometimes D Not at all How did you find the information you were looking for D Table of contents UD Index D Neither Are you satisfied with this manual Ll Yes DJ No Thank you for evaluating this manual If you have any other comments or concerns please explain them on the following page Miscellaneous 115 Comments This reader s comment sheet is completed by Name optional Occupation Company Phone Address City Country Please return this sheet to Oc Technologies B V Attn ITC User Documentation P O Box 101 5900 MA Venlo The Netherlands Send you comments by E mail to itc userdoc oce nl For the addresses of local Oc organizations see www oce com 116 Oc 9300 User Manual Addresses of local Oc organizations Oc Australia Ltd P O Box 363 Ferntree Gully MDC VIC 3165 Australia Oc Osterreich GmbH Postfach 95 1233 Vienna Austria Oc Belgium N V S A Avenue J Bordetlaan 32 1140 Brussels Belgium Oc Brasil Com rcio e Industria Ltda Caixa Postal 3187 01060 970 Sao Paulo SP Brazil Oc Canada Inc 525 Logan Avenue Toronto Ontario M4K 3B3 Canada Oc Office Equipment Beijing Co Ltd Xu Mu Cheng Chaoyang District Beijing 100028 China Oc Ceska republika s r o Hanusova 18 14021 Praha 4 Pankrac Czech
68. ng problems 95 4 Open the fuser unit see figure 30 Caution If the printer has been used recently the fuser may be hot 30 Opening the fuser unit 5 Remove the jammed material Es Attention Be careful The toner is not fused 6 Lift the green handle and close the fuser unit 7 Close the left cover and tighten the access nut 8 Turn the printer on Machine recoverable errors Machine recoverable errors are indicated by the appearance of a 4 digit error code in the display h Solving a machine error 1 Turn off the printer and check the entire paper path See Clearing paper jams on page 94 2 Then turn the printer on again If no error number appears in the display you can continue printing If the machine error remains call the key operator 96 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Appendix A Overview and tables Product specifications 98 The Oc 9300 is a wide format low to mid volume copying and printing system Printer Technology Photoconductive drum Printing speed Warm up time Media feed Toner system Maximum printable area Poster mode SEs Controller Standard memory Vector data formats Raster data formats Language sensing Multicopy Interfacing Options electrophotography LED head organic photoconductor OPC 3 m min 10 feet min none once it is turned on manual and single or double roll automatic closed the maxi
69. o enter the IMAGE TYPE MENU Select the required option CAD or PHOTO using the or gt button Press next select to confirm the selected option Press Program to leave the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Transformation The Oc 9300 allows the user to change the position of the image on the print in the following ways Image rotation and scaling functions This applies only to vector languages and is possible only when the media saver is switched off Print rotation on OO O1 BB N D This function allows you to set the degree of rotation applied to a print Four rotation values are possible 0 90 180 and 270 The default is 0 This function applies only to vector languages Defining the print rotation Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the PLOT MANAGER item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Select the TRANSFORM item using the or gt button Press next select to enter the TRANSFORM menu Select the ROTATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the ROTATION menu Select the required value using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to confirm the setting Press Program to exit the main menu
70. p button Press next select to enter the MANUAL FEED menu Select the TIMEOUT using the 4 or gt button Press next select to enter the TIMEOUT menu Select the desired time out using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected time out Press Program to exit the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Refilling toner If the message REFILL TONER gt Press Continue appears in the display you must refill the toner immediately vy Refilling toner Attention Use only Oc B4 toner 1 Unscrew the access nut on the left side of the printer and open the left cover see figure 15 15 Unscrewing the access nut and opening the cover 2 Shake the toner bottle thoroughly and then open it 3 Screw the bottle in clockwise in a slanted position see figure 16 16 Screwing the bottle into place Re load media and toner 37 38 4 Move the toner bottle to a vertical position see figure 16 and 17 17 Adding toner 5 Empty the toner out of the bottle by tapping it 6 When the toner bottle is completely empty return it to its original position 7 Unscrew the toner bottle turning it counter clockwise Replacing the waste toner bag 8 Pull the waste toner bag from the holder and seal the bag with the cap provided see figure 18 18 Replacing the waste toner bag 9 Slide a new waste toner bag over the hol
71. plot results will be unpredictable and the printer will stop The following HP RTL statements are not recognized by the Oc 9300 and will be treated as no ops ESC v a ESC v b ESC v c ESC v i ESC v W data ESC b l and ESC amp b V data Oc 9300 User Manual CalComp The Oc 9300 supports use of the CalComp graphics language CalComp print origin on OO O1 BB wn _ D The term print origin refers to the point on the paper at which a drawing starts Upper right upper left center lower right and lower left The default CalComp origin is lower right This print origin is used for all CalComp files whether the format is set to CalComp or Auto even if a remote control command for CalComp is sent Defining the print origin Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the ORIGIN item using the 4 or button Press next select to enter the ORIGIN menu Select the required origin item using the or p gt button Press next select to confirm the selected origin Press Program to
72. printer s memory will be lost when you turn off the printer RAM Min Max 32 58 82 48 39 88 64 29 90 Note The presented memory percentages are only an indication and may vary slightly from one firmware release to another 24 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Chapter 3 Re load media and toner This chapter describes how to insert new media how to add toner and how to program the media settings 25 Inserting a new print media roll _ ON OA BB ND Before using the copier for the first time you must specify the order in which the paper formats appear on the scanner operating panel You can do this by choosing between ISO ANSI or ARCHITECT paper format on the printer operating panel Setting the media format Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select PLOT MANAGER using the 4 or button Press next select to enter the PLOT MANAGER menu Select MEDIA FORMAT using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA FORMAT menu Select the required format using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected format Press Program to exit the main menu If the message ROLL EMPTY appears in the display you must load a new roll of print media Depending on your configuration you
73. r 19 35 36 Printer to host STROBE is the dialog signal Name of the signal BSYBusy SELECTSelect ACKNAcknowledge FAULTNFault PAPEROUTPaper error Data 1 Data 1 LSB Data 2Data 2 Data 3Data3 Data 4Data 4 Data 5Data 5 Data 6Data 6 Data 7Data 7 Data 8Data 8 MSB INITNInitialize STROBENStrobe SELECTINNSelect in AUTOFDN Host Logic High GNDGround Peripheral Logic High Co LL Co LL 31 Centronics connector Overview and tables 101 Serial port configuration 102 The RS 232 423 C serial port is located at the rear of the printer It is a DIN 8 pin female mini connector for printer in DCE Data Communications Equipment It does however accept DTE Data Terminal Equipment signals when DTE is selected under the PORT sub menu of the Connections Menu The RS 423 C norm is an improved version of the RS 232 C serial connection The following table describes the serial port pin assignment Printer Pin No Signal direction Host to printer Printer to host Host to printer Printer to host Host to printer Do aun RO amp ND Printer to host DTR is the dialog signal 32 Serial connector Oc 9300 User Manual Name of the signal DTRData terminal ready CTS Clear to send TX Transmit data GNDProtective ground RXReceived print data RTSReady to send DSRData set ready Print media that can be used Oc machines and media are designed to complement each oth
74. ray Note The optional features can vary from one country to another 8 Oc 9300 User Manual The printer operating panel The operating panel located on the right hand side of the printer console is easy to use see figure 1 The panel consists of buttons and a display P READY 2 previous g next select V Oo Cc program cancel continue 1 Printer operating panel During normal operation the printer can process print jobs and provide a 2 line display of the current printer status e g READY or RASTERIZING The buttons on the operating panel allow you to enter the Program mode and easily set up the printer according to your requirements Getting started 9 Buttons 10 Program To activate the program mode and to enter the top level menu In this mode the user can use next select the previous and 4 or p buttons to step through the menu Press Program again If no action takes place for 1 minute in Program mode the machine will return to the status mode Note f you press the Program button while the printer is printing the LED above the program button flashes As soon as the printing process is ready you will automatically enter the program mode Keep in mind that the printer will not print in Program mode Next select To select an option or a setting in the menu Or if a submenu is present enter a lower level menu Previous
75. rogramming cut method Press Program to enter the main menu Select MEDIA SETTING item using the or p button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SETTING menu Select the PLOT POSITION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the PLOT POSITION menu Select the CUT METHOD item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CUT METHOD menu Select the desired cut method using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the selected cut method Press Program to exit the main menu Plot Center 42 This setting can be used to enable or disable centering of the plot on the paper If the center setting is disabled the plot will be positioned in the upper left hand corner of the page If Standard Cut is selected the plot is printed and the media is cut according to the standard cut functionality If Plot Center in ON the plot is shifted up down and left right to be centered on the selected bounding box Note Jf you print a plot that exceeds standard length the machine automatically switches to synchro cut to prevent you from losing information If Synchro Cut is selected the bounding box of the plot sets hard clip limits If Plot Center is ON the plot is shifted left right to be centered on the page Oc 9300 User Manual ONO O1 BB ON Programming Plot Center Press Program to enter the main menu S
76. rt you will need to configure a list of parameters All required parameters are described in the following procedures Connecting serial Turn off the printer and host 2 Connect one end of the serial cable to the computer s serial port 3 Connect the other end to the printer s Serial port see figure 4 ES 4 Serial port 4 Turn the printer on Handshake protocol 16 NO oO BR WD You can select CTS2 or XON4 or BOTH The default setting is BOTH This means that the printer will automatically respond to either XON XOFF software protocol or CTS hardware protocol Defining handshake protocol Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the or p button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Oc 9300 User Manual 10 11 12 13 14 Select the PROTOCOL item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the PROTOCOL menu Select the XON_XOFF item using the or p button Press next select to enter the XON_XOFF menu Select the appropriate setup using the or p gt button Press next select to confirm the sele
77. s with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Oc Technologies B V reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes Edition 2 0 Ws Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting started The Oc 9300 printer 8 The printer operating panel 9 Buttons 10 Display 11 Turning the printer on or off 12 Chapter 2 Installing the printer Connect the printer to your host environment 14 Centronics 15 Serial 16 Handshake protocol 16 Baud rates 17 Bits combination 18 Serial parity and stop bits 18 Port type 19 Turnaround delay 20 Inter character delay 21 Configuring the printer s memory 22 Input buffer 22 Bitmap buffer 23 Chapter 3 Re load media and toner Inserting a new print media roll 26 Automatic roll switching 26 Reloading rolls 27 Cutting print media to attain a straight leading edge 30 Printing using the manual feed 33 Programming media settings 34 Refilling toner 37 Table of Contents Chapter 4 Printing files Printing files 40 Oc application 41 Oc drivers 41 Cut method 42 Plot Center 42 Leading trailing edge 43 Demo plot 44 Cancel plot 44 Chapter 5 Customizing defaults Defining pen settings 46 Defining language settings 48 Automatic language sensing 48 Data format recogni
78. t between two values depending on the RAM configuration The installed RAM can be divided into the following sections Bitmap partition Processing area for files The size of the bitmap partition determines the max dimensions of the image to be printed e g 18 Mb AO The size of the vector processing area determines the ability of the printer to process complex files e g larger number of vectors A high percentage allocation to the bitmap partition allows printing of long plots without windowing A low percentage allocation to the bitmap partition enhances your ability to process very complex files vector and raster Setting the bitmap buffer Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the BUFFERS item using the 4 or gt button Press next select to enter the BUFFER menu Select the BITMAP BUFFER item using the or p button Press next select to enter the BITMAP BUFFER menu Select the required bitmap partition using the 4 or p button Press next select to confirm the required partition Press Program to leave the main menu Installing the printer 23 v Activating the new bitmap buffer size 1 Turn the printer off and then on again Note f you do not restart the printer the new memory allocation is not activated Any print data in the
79. t every print file end with an end of print instruction Activating ALS Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the SELECT FORMAT item using the or button Press next select to enter the SELECT FORMAT menu Select the AUTO item using the or p button Press next select to set up this mode Press Program to exit the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Data format recognition NO O1 BR WD 10 11 12 13 To optimize your printer s language recognition capabilities and reduce the risk of errors each of the above mentioned data formats can be individually set ON or OFF The default is ON Optimizing data format recognition Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the AUTO MENU item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the AUTO MENU menu For each graphics language setup proceed as follows Select the required GRA
80. the or p gt button Press next select to enter the MEDIA SAVER menu Select the M S PLOT SIZE item using the or button Press next select to enter the M S PLOT SIZE menu Select the required setting using the or p button Press next select to confirm the selected setting Press Program to exit the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Replot ON Oa BR N Normally files are discarded after being processed and printed The replot function overrides this feature preventing the file from being discarded To make extra copies prints from the operating panel you must select REPLOT ENABLE The default is off Enabling replot Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the REPLOT item using the or p button Press next select to enter the REPLOT menu Select the required setting using the 4 or p gt button Press next select to confirm the setting Press Program to exit the main menu Setting the number of copies oar wn a This option enables you to print multiple prints of the file currently stored in the printer s memory The default is 0 and a maximum of 99 prints can be made using this option Note This option is active only when replotting is enabled Defining the number of prints
81. tion 49 Manual data format selection 50 Oc languages VDF BGL 51 Oc print origin 51 Oc step size 52 Oc pen priority 53 HP GL 54 HP GL print origin 54 HP GL page advance 54 Merge mode 55 HP GL 2 56 HP GL 2 print origin 56 HP GL 2 page advance 56 HP GL 2 pen priority 57 Designjet compatibility 58 Merge mode 58 Line Attribute 59 HP RTL 60 CalComp 61 CalComp print origin 61 Checksum parameter 62 CalComp pen priority 62 Merge mode 63 End of Message parameter 63 Synchronization code parameter 64 Double synchronization code parameter 65 CalComp step size 66 Oc 9300 User Manual Raster formats 67 CALS 67 NIRS 67 TIFF 67 C4 EDMICS 67 PostScript level 2 68 PostScript data format selection 68 Manual data format selection 68 PostScript page layout 69 Default PostScript page size 69 Chapter 6 Advanced menu functions Introduction 72 End of plot time out 73 Selecting the media saver 74 Nesting 74 Autoposition 76 Media saver time out 77 Flush media saver 77 Media saver plot size 78 Replot 79 Setting the number of copies 79 Quality setup 80 Poster mode 80 Rendering 81 Image type 82 Transformation 83 Print rotation 83 Print scaling 83 Autoscaling 84 Password 87 Dump configuration 88 Service 89 Chapter 7 Solving problems Solving problems 92 Printer warnings 92 Operator recoverable errors 93 Clearing paper jams 94 Machine recoverable errors 96 Table of Contents Appendix A Overview and ta
82. ults 65 CalComp step size 66 ON OO O1 R wn b om D If the data format type is set to CalComp manual auto selection or remote control command seven steps or increments are provided 100 dpi to 4064 dpi The default is 2032 Setting the appropriate step size Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the DATA FORMAT item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the DATA FORMAT menu Select the CALCOMP SETUP item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the CALCOMP SETUP menu Select the STEP SIZE item using the or p button Press next select to enter the STEP SIZE menu Select the required value using the 4 or gt button Press next select to confirm the selected value Press Program to exit the main menu Oc 9300 User Manual Raster formats CALS CALS stands for Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support The Oc 9300 printer supports CALS type 1 files Untiled compatible with CCITT Group 4 format NIRS NIRS is a subset of CALS The data format consists of a CALS header followed by an NIRS header followed by TIFF raster data TIFF TIFF stands for Tagged Information File Format The Oc 9300 printer supports the following TIFF 6 0 fi
83. using the or p button Press next select to enter the PORT menu Select the appropriate port using the or button Press next select to confirm the selected port Press Program to leave the main menu Note The printer s serial interface conforms to the RS 232 C and RS 423 C standards If your computer uses the RS 423 C serial interface the port type must be set to DTE Installing the printer 19 Turnaround delay 20 On OO O1 BB Wn ee ce our ND The printer offers possible delays from 0 to 10 seconds with increments of 0 01 second The default is 1 0 Setting the turnaround delay Press Program to enter the main menu Select the CONFIGURATION item using the or button Press next select to enter the CONFIGURATION menu Select the CONNECTIONS item using the or p button Press next select to enter the CONNECTIONS menu Select the SERIAL item using the or p button Press next select to enter the SERIAL menu Select the PROTOCOL item using the or p gt button Press next select to enter the PROTOCOL menu Select the DELAY item using the 4 or p button Press next select to enter the DELAY menu Select the TURNAROUND item using the or p button Press next select to enter the TURNAROUND menu Select the required delay using the or button
84. ves the following ozone concentrations Time weighted average 0 002 mg m 0 001 ppm Peak 0 008 mg m 0 004 ppm Threshold Limit Value Occupational Exposure Limit Time Weighted Average for ozone 0 2 mg m 0 1 ppm Odour Perception Limit for ozone 0 04 mg m 0 02 ppm Consumables Oc OPC Drum Oc Safety Data Sheet E 218 Oc B4 Toner Oc Safety Data Sheet E 196 Oc D4 Developer Oc Safety Data Sheet E 197 Oc Copying Materials This apparatus is suitable for processing recycling paper Ask Oc for suitable recycling paper Additional safety information The ozone Iter does not have to be replaced to keep the ozone concentration in the workplace below 0 04 mg m i e the life of the Iter equals that of the apparatus Listed according to standard UL 1950 and CAN CSA C22 2 No 950 LISTED 927F INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY c U S EQUIPMENT E 69871 Copyright 1999 Oc Technologies B V Venlo NL The contents of this safety data sheet is subject to the disclaimer on page 111 of this manual 112 Oc 9300 User Manual Oc 9300 User Manual Appendix D Miscellaneous 113 How to read this manual 114 The consistent style that is used in this manual enables you to quickly become familiar with the use of this manual and ultimately the Oc 9300 Description Each section or subsection contains a description of the feature or operation identified in the title It m
85. y information 111 Safety data sheet Oc 9300 printer PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET ec Number E 708 a US Mains connection Safety class Date August 1999 Model Oc 9300 Description Electrostatic printer instant printing console model plain paper organic photoconductive drum powder toner Max process speed 3 m min 1 roll 2 roll Dimensions Width 1352 mm 1352 mm Depth 918 mm 918 mm Height 1251 mm 1251 mm Weight 149 kg 159 kg Voltage 115 V Frequency 60 Hz Current rated 15 A Current max 20 A Power consumption 1500 W at continuous operation Power consumption stand by 46 W Cable with plug 1 IEC 536 Protective earth connection Radio interference Radiation Heat emission Ozone emission Protection class IP 20 IEC 529 Stand by In operation Sound pressure level 0 dB A main body 51 dB A at bystander position impulse A L 2 dB A Sound power level 0 dB A main body 61 dB A Complies with FCC rules and regulations part 15 class A Below the Threshold Limit Values for UV Visible and IR radiation TLV list of ACGIH Standby 46 W at continuous operation 1500 W 0 02 mg min at continuous operation Room volume Room ventilation Use simulation at random operation Recommendation min 25 m Recommendation min 12 5 m h natural ventilation With a room volume and ventilation as recommended and a daily volume of 100 m much more than average the use simulation at random operation gi
86. y to receive character data It sends an XOFF character to the computer when its buffer is almost full indicating that the computer should stop sending characters m CTS2 Whenever the printer s buffer has enough memory to accept characters it activates the CTS signal It then de activates the signal when the buffer is full Note Hardware handshaking is enabled using the HP GL ESC P3 instruction Xon Xoff handshaking is enabled via the software using the ESC P1 HP GL instruction Overview and tables 99 Ethernet protocol If the printer is equipped with an Ethernet interface it can be connected to a TCP IP m IPX Novell Netware Ethertalk network m NETBIOS over TCP IP For additional details refer to the Ethernet print server user manual 100 Oc 9300 User Manual Centronics port configuration The Centronics parallel port is located at the rear of the printer It is an Amphenol 36 pin female mini connector The following table describes the Centronics port pin assignments For further details refer to the IEEE P1284 standard Printer Pin No Signal direction 1 Printer to host 2 Printer to host 3 Printer to host 4 Printer to host 2 Printer to host 6 Host to printer 7 Host to printer 8 Host to printer 9 Host to printer 10 Host to printer 11 Host to printer 12 Host to printer 13 Host to printer 14 Host to printer 15 Host to printer 16 Host to printer 17 Host to printer 18 Host to printe

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