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1. Once you create the custom service the service should be visible in the Chooser of any Macintosh that is in the same zone as theRapidPrint 500 If you have multiple zones on your network the service appears in the default zone specified by the AppleTalk router Once you locate the service in the Chooser select it and complete the appropriate setup options Close the Chooser window and print a test page of text to the Macintosh service 5 4 AppleTalk Zones If there is a router on the network theRapidPrint 500 appears in the default zone specified by the router The zone can be changed from the default zone by using the following command NOTE Macintosh machines that do not support EtherTalk do not need an Ethernet card or a LocalTalk to EtherTalk router to use the RapidPrint 500 Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL APPLETALK ZONE zone NOTE The RapidPrint 500 does not accept AppleTalk print jobs for 60 seconds after booting if no router is present on the network If the RapidPrint 500 is attached to a network without an AppleTalk router all AppleTalk devices including theRapidPrint 500 appear in the default zone in the Chooser 5 2 AppleTalk Configuration 5 5 PostScript Printing 5 5 1 LaserPrep The LaserPrep application makes print files much smaller which saves bandwidth Using LaserPrep requires that each Macintosh printing to theRapidPrint 500 must be running the same version of LaserPrep Pri
2. 9 2 o TCP IP Configuration lpr PMPS_PRT etc hosts 9 3 Notes About LPR Following are important things to note about the LPR printing method Due to the way the LPR protocol is typically implemented on the host the processing options and the banner page are sent after the job data So the RapidPrint 500 prints banner pages at the end of a job and cannot support most LPR options If it is necessary to have the banner page at the beginning of the printout install and use the RTEL software NOTE The RapidPrint 500 prints banners at the end of each print job The RapidPrint 500 cannot print multiple copies of the print job when the lt copies gt lpr option is used If banners are not needed they can be disabled on custom services using the following RapidPrint 500 command Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT BANNER DISABLED NOTE Banners cannot be disabled on default services for example the default text service MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT Many LPR spoolers are not intelligent about using multiple queues on one host If two queues on the print host refer to two services on the same RapidPrint 500 they must use separate spooling directories If only the default directory is used data from the two queues can be intermixed or sent to the wrong RapidPrint 500 service No special purpose input or output filters can be used when printing via LPR If this functionality is necess
3. ABLE D 4 4 2 Servers for PostScript Printers from LAT Using DCPS To set up a custom service enter theSet Define Service command in the following format f SET J b SERVICE servicename option text DEFINE J Example Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE MPS_PRT POSTSCRIPT ENABLED FORMFEED DISABLED BINARY ENABLED 4 8 Services 4 5 Displaying Service Characteristics The Show Service Local Characteristics command displays current characteristics associated with all services on a server NOTE To display characteristics for a specific service specify the service name instead of LOCAL Local gt SHOW SERVICE LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS Service MPS PRT Ident Rating 255 Ports 1 Characteristics Banner Rtel PostScript Formfeed NetWare SOJ startchar EOJ endchar Services 4 10 AppleTalk Configuration 5 AppleTalk Configuration 5 1 Overview This chapter describes print configuration for AppleTalk hosts To configure the server use the EZCon point and click interface To obtain thehocal gt gt prompt via EZCon click on the Terminal icon AppleTalk NetWare and TCP IP versions of the EZCon software are shipped with the RapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM Macintosh users can use the AppleTalk or TCP IP version of the EZCon software All instructions for using EZCon are in each README file For assistance once EZCon
4. NOTE The RapidPrint 500 does not allow outgoing connections to RapidPrint 500 hosts It is intended solely to service requests from network hosts The RapidPrint 500 supports the Bitronics interface IEEE 1284 nibble mode This interface created by Hewlett Packard and standardized by IEEE is an extension to the standard Centronics interface IEEE 1284 compatibility mode Printers which support Bitronics for example Digital s LN17 DEClaser 3500 and DEClaser 5100 allow bidirectional communication via the parallel port 1 1 1 Protocols A network protocol is a method of communicating over the Ethernet Each protocol specifies a certain arrangement of data in the Ethernet packets and provides different services for its users TheRapidPrint 500 supports the AppleTalk EtherTalk LAN Manager Local Area Transport LAT TCP IP and NetWare IPX protocols The RapidPrint 500 can use and interpret all five protocols at once and can queue print requests from hosts using any of the five protocols simultaneously 1 1 Introduction 1 1 2 Configuration It is possible depending on the network to power up theRapidPrint 500 and have it work properly with no additional configuration on theRapidPrint 500 Most protocols can use the three default print services on theRapidPrint 500 with no further configuration The EZCon configuration software shipped with theRapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM is the recommended way to con
5. available Verify that the LAT characteristic has been enabled on the service Verify that the LAT symbiont is specified as the queue process on the VMS host If you are using DCPS verify the bidirectional path to the printer and verify that the printer is locked into PostScript mode If a connection attempt was unsuccessful when initially configuring a LTA device Use the Show Server command on the RapidPrint 500 Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command on the RapidPrint 500 Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from a network login If the service rating is zero the parallel port is in use Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from a network login Use the VMS commandShow Queue Full queue_name to see the queue characteristics Lock the printer in PostScript mode and issue the Test Service PostScript Count n command This command sends a job to the printer and waits for the response the LAT host software may have recorded an invalid state Deleting and re creating the LTA device may be required to successfully connect to the RapidPrint 500 B 7 Troubleshooting B 3 4 NetWare Host Troubleshooting Table B 7 NetWare Host Troubleshooting Bindery Mode Verify that the server and queue Use PCONSOLE names appear and match the server and service name Check to see ifthe RapidPrint Configure the access list to scan only for 500 is scanning too many file jobs o
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7. 4 1988 prEN55024 4 1992 0 5kV Signal Lines 1kV Power Lines RapidPrint 500 10Base2 Safety EN 60950 1988 Al A2 EMC EN 55022 1988 class B EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 801 2 1991 prEN55024 2 1992 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC 801 3 1992 prEN55024 3 1991 3V m IEC 801 4 1988 prEN55024 4 1992 0 5kV Signal Lines 1kV Power Lines IEC 801 5 1993 prEN55024 5 1992 1kV Common Mode 0 5kV Differential Mode 1kV Network Cable Supplementary Information The product complies with the requirements of theLow Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Manufacturer s Contract The information in this guide may change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this guide WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas amp digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his or her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Warning Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved b
8. 500 To change the timeout period see the Settings dialog box in Windows NT On some versions of Windows NT editing the timeout period does not actually change the 45 second timeout period NOTE When a timeout occurs Windows NT will try to restart the entire job If you are unable to change your timeout period it is recommended that you use the Digital Network Port Windows NT supports printing via AppleTalk and LAN Manager At this time the RapidPrint 500 and NT AppleTalk implementations are not compatible the RapidPrint 500 cannot accept AppleTalk jobs from Windows NT hosts 6 3 NetBIOS Configuration LAT Configuration 7 LAT Configuration 7 1 Overview Creating a LAT print queue can be done for printing directly to RapidPrint 500 port or for printing to a service Printing directly to a port is the simplest method of creating a LAT print queue because it does not require configuration of theRapidPrint 500 Printing using a service requires someRapidPrint 500 configuration however it allows you to have multiple printers service the same VMS queue The LAT characteristic must be enabled on the service being used 7 2 Printing Directly to a Port This is a two step process 1 Create a LAT application port that references theRapidPrint 500 parallel port on the LAT host 2 Create a print queue that uses the LAT application port The LAT application port is a device that allows programs to treat a LAT connection a
9. 7 4 1 Enabling Bitronics The DCPS software supplied by Digital requires a bidirectional data path This is available only if the printer supports the Bitronics interface IEEE 1284 nibble mode See your printer s documentation for more information NOTE Bitronics mode must be enabled on the printer For example on the DEClaser 3500 select Bidirectional On in the Parallel menu Printers that support Bitronics for example Digital s LN17 DEClaser 3500 and DEClaser 5100 allow bidirectional communication via the parallel port The RapidPrint 500 supports the Bitronics interface To enable Bitronics on the RapidPrint 500 parallel port use the following commands Local gt gt DEFINE PORT 1 BITRONICS ENABLED Local gt gt LOGOUT PORT 1 7 4 LAT Configuration 7 4 2 Creating a DCPS Queue Using LAT To create a DCPS queue to theRapidPrint 500 by using LAT enter the LAT port name in the formSERIAL lat_port_name as parameter 2 P2 in SYSSSTARTUP DCPSSSTARTUP COM Example SYSSSTARTUP DCPS EXECUTION_QUE LATPRTRQ P1 nnnSERIAL LTA5001 P2 DCPS_LIB P3 SIDES 1 P4 n P5 oe P6 si L BY td P8 Execution queue name Device name Logical name for library search list Default queue parameters Default queue qualifiers Communication speed Device characteristics Verify on off For more information see theDCPS System Mana
10. Port 1 Counters command If the output byte counter is not incrementing verify the connection between the RapidPrint 500 and the printer B 3 Troubleshooting B 3 1 AppleTalk Host Troubleshooting Table B 3 AppleTalk Host Troubleshooting Verify that the printer is available to If the printer is not available in the be selected in the Chooser Chooser the printer may be configured in the wrong zone See page 5 2 Verify that a consistent version of the If this is not possible try testing from LaserPrep file is used only one workstation to reduce version conflicts until printing is working Verify that the LaserWriter driver is If the queue was working and stops try not corrupt reinstalling the LaserWriter driver Verify bidirectional communication Lock the printer in PostScript mode and issue the Test Service PostScript Count n command This command sends a job to the printer and waits for the response B 4 Troubleshooting B 3 2 LPD Host Troubleshooting Table B 4 LPD Host Troubleshooting Verify that the RapidPrint 500 IP Telnet to the RapidPrint 500 using the address and name were entered name in the host file Verify that the properly in the host file RapidPrint 500 name is resolvable and that the RapidPrint 500 is reachable via the network Verify that jobs which appear in the From within the LPC administrative host queue reach the RapidPrint 500 utility become superuser on the host and clear
11. Print Manager The printer is now ready to accept jobs 9 6 Windows 95 Configuration This section describes the process needed to enable printing on a Windows 95 system 9 6 1 Installing the TCP IP Software All the software necessary to theRapidPrint 500 is included in the Windows 95 operating system Follow the steps below to install the software You do not need to perform the following procedure if TCP IP Protocol and Printing are already installed 1 Run Windows 95 2 From the Start button selectSettings then Control Panel 3 Double click on the Network icon in the Control Panel window 4 Inthe Network dialog box select the Configuration tab Click Add 5 Select Protocol from the network components list and clickAdd 6 Inthe Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft as the manufacturer andTCP IP as the protocol ClickOK 9 14 TCP IP Configuration 7 Select TCP IP in the Network dialog box Click Properties to specify TCP IP properties A Select the IP Address tab Specify the IP address of the PC obtain it from your system administrator Specify the subnet mask if applicable B Select the Gateway tab and enter the appropriate IP address if applicable C Select the DNS Configuration tab and enable DNS if applicable Specify a host name and domain D Click OK 8 Restart the PC To verify that the TCP IP software is installed reopen th Network dialog box and check that TCP IP is in the In
12. address NOTE Ifa router is between the server and the ARP host this procedure does not work When the server receives the ping packet it notices that its own IP address is not set and sends out broadcasts to see if anyone else is using this address If there are no duplicates the server uses this IP address and responds to the ping packet NOTE The RapidPrint 500 does not save the IP address permanently it is set temporarily to enable EZCon to communicate with the server or to allow an administrator to log into the RapidPrint 500 remote console port via a telnet utility 3 3 Getting Started To save the IP address log into the remote console port using a telnet utility Specify the RapidPrint 500 IP address and 7000 as the port number for your connection The RapidPrint 500 displays the remote console port prompt To successfully log into the port enter the login password at this prompt The default login password is access To change this password seeSystem Passwords on page 10 1 To make the IP address permanent use theDefine Server Paddress command telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx 7000 Trying XXX XXX XXX XXX Connected tO XXX XXX XXX XXX Escape character is access not echoed Digital DSTRP Version n n n yymmdd Type Help at the Local_ gt prompt for assistance Enter Username gt XXXX Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER IPADDRESS XXX XKK X
13. adds the print queue e The accept command tells the queuing system that the queue is accepting requests e The enable command enables the print queue so it can start printing e The Ipsched command restarts the queuing system To print to this queue use the normallp syntax lp dMPS_PRT filename 9 6 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 2 2 Using SAM The System Administration Manager allows you to create print queues l 2 3 4 At the HP prompt type sam From the Main application window choosePrinters and Plotters Click Open Choose Printers Plotters from the Printers and Plotters window In the Actions pull down menu selectAdd Remote Printer Plotter Enter the information shown in Table 9 2 Table 9 2 Configuring a Print Queue Remote printer name MPS_XXXXXX_TE 9 7 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 3 LPR on SCO UNIX LPR is supported in SCO V3 2 release 4 with TCP IP Version 1 2 and greater To configure a print queue using LPR issue the following command mkdev rlp This installs the Berkeley remote printing files and executable programs NOTE Enter the mkdev rlp command only once If you enter the command repeatedly serious problems result with the machine If this occurs contact SCO technical support To create a remote printer use the following command rlpconft This command asks the following questions and creates a printcap entry for the specified queue Enter information for remote pri
14. enter a description If applicable chooseShare this printer on the network This is not recommended until the print queue is confirmed to be running properly The share name is the first eight characters of the name entered in step 4 In the Print To box scroll down and selectOther Choose LPR Port and click OK In the dialog box provide the following information and clickOK Add LPR Compatible Printer Name or address of host providing LPD Name of printer on that machine Enter the service name in this field A printer specific dialog box is displayed Complete the information and click OK If you want this printer to be the default printer click thDefault menu arrow on the Printer Manager s title bar and scroll to the printer s name NOTE Verify that you have Read Write permissions on the NTFS file system 9 10 TCP IP Configuration 9 4 RTEL Printing on UNIX Hosts If the LPR method of printing is not adequate for an application banners needed before jobs more flexibility needed in printing etc RTEL software shipped with the RapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM can be configured on the host After installing the software and configuring connections to th tapidPrint 500 normal UNIX print commands can be used and normal queue utilities Ipc Ipstat etc will be usable NOTE RTEL binaries are provided for many systems Source code is provided for use on non supported systems To print to the Ra
15. is running refer to the EZCon online help 5 2 Bitronics Interface The RapidPrint 500 advertises its printer as a LaserWriter therefore printing from a Macintosh requires a PostScript printer and bidirectional communication with that printer The RapidPrint 500 supports the Bitronics interface IEEE 1284 nibble mode This interface created by Hewlett Packard and standardized by IEEE is an extension to the standard Centronics interface IEEE 1284 compatibility mode Printers that support Bitronics for example Digital s LN17 DEClaser 3500 and DEClaser 5100 allow bidirectional communication via the parallel port To enable Bitronics on the RapidPrint 500 parallel port use the following commands Local gt gt DEFINE PORT 1 BITRONICS ENABLED Local gt gt LOGOUT PORT 1 5 1 AppleTalk Configuration 5 3 Macintosh Custom Service To print from a Macintosh create a custom service with both AppleTalk and PostScript enabled You cannot use the default PostScript service because AppleTalk is not enabled on the service and default services cannot be edited In the following example a custom service calledMIPS_PTR is created using the Set Define Service command Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE MPS_PTR APPLETALK ENABLED POSTSCRIPT ENABLED NOTE A Macintosh must have the LaserWriter driver installed if it is not installed LaserWriters will not be available in the Chooser
16. pressing the Test button NOTE The printer must be able to print a text file e Ifthe RapidPrint 500 was configured with an IP address telnet to the console port from a TCP IP host e Use the EZCon utility provided on the enclosed distribution CD ROM to show available print servers e From a VMS host the RapidPrint 500 will be accessible from NCP or TSM e From Windows NT theRapidPrint 500 will reply to NT machines that scan for DLC printers When you are satisfied that theRapidPrint 500 is working properly proceed to Chapter 3 Getting Started If the server does not boot properly see Appendix B Troubleshooting 2 5 Installation Getting Started 3 Getting Started 3 1 Overview This chapter describes how to get theRapidPrint 500 online and running There are two ways to log into theRapidPrint 500 e Incoming Remote Logins EZCon is the preferred method of login and configuration e Remote Console Logins Connections to port 7000 can be made by LAT users and TCP IP users via a telnet connection It is important to consider the following points before logging into and configuring the RapidPrint 500 e The RapidPrint 500 IP address must be initially configured before using a telnet connection to further configure theRapidPrint 500 e Only one person at a time can be logged into the remote console port regardless of the protocol being used This prevents several people from simultaneously attempting to configure
17. to the parallel port and printed Once booted and running normally the ACT LED blinks once every 2 seconds Reload Flash ROM Refer to Appendix D Troubleshooting B 3 Basic Printing Problems Table B 2 Printing Problems Verify the physical To test a non PostScript printer use theTest Port 1 connection Count 100 command the 1 represents the parallel port This sends 100 lines of test data out the parallel port If data was lost or corrupted on the printer contact Digital or your distributor For PostScript printers see page B 16 Verify service Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command characteristics from a network login to theRapidPrint 500 to see if the desired RapidPrint 500 service is available If the service rating is zero the parallel port is in use Verify that appropriate protocols are enabled on the service Verify that the IP address is There is a duplicate IP address on the network if unique to the unit Telnet rlogin connections fail soon after connecting ARP requests do not resolve a host known to be working The server loses its IP address when booting or does not allow a new IP address to be configured Monitor RapidPrint 500 Use the Show Monitor Queue command to see if a queue status and port queue entry is in the job list If a queue entry is not on the counters RapidPrint 500 see the appropriate host section in this Appendix If an active queue entry appears use theMonitor
18. 0 If Telnet IAC interpretation is needed form a connection to port 2001 If the port is in use the connection will be refused NOTE For more information about TCP socket connections refer to the RapidPrint 500 Reference Manual 9 17 TCP IP Configuration Additional Configuration 10 Additional Configuration 10 1 Overview This chapter discusses some additional configurable attributes on th amp tapidPrint 500 These aspects include system passwords server name service names and port characteristics 10 2 System Passwords There are two important passwords on theRapidPrint 500 the privileged password and the login password NOTE Jf you choose to change either password the new password must be no more than 6 alphanumeric characters For security purposes you should use a mix of letters and numbers in each password 10 2 1 Privileged Password Changing any server or port setting requires privileged user status EZCon prompts you for the privileged password when it is needed If you are not using EZCon you must enter theSet Privileged command at the Local gt prompt to become the privileged user The default privileged password orRapidPrint 500 is system Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Local gt gt The prompt changes to reflect privileged user status Only one user can be the privileged user at a time If another user is currently logged into thtapidPrint 500 as the privileged user use
19. A nnn PROCESSOR LATSYM RETAIN ERROR queue_name A print request would then look like the following PRINT QUEUE queue_name filename txt LAT Configuration 7 3 Printing Using LAT Services Printing using a LAT service requires the creation of three items e LAT service on the RapidPrint 500 e LAT application port that references theRapidPrint 500 print resource e Print queue that uses the LAT application port NOTE LAT is disabled on all of the RapidPrint 500 default services because many network managers object to the frequent LAT service announcements If LAT connections to a service are desired a service must be created the default PostScript Binary and Text services cannot be used See page 4 3 LAT services can be created and connected to using thSet Define Service command An example is shown below Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE MPS_PRT LAT ENABLED A LAT device can then be created using the following commands RUN SYS SYSTEM LATCP LATCP gt CREATE PORT LTA nnn APPLICATION LATCP gt SET PORT LTA nnn NODE MPS _xxxxxx service MPS_PRT ATCP gt EXIT The rest of the procedure for creating the print queue is the same as shown above 7 3 LAT Configuration 7 4 Printing Using DCPS Software This section describes e Enabling Bitronics e Creating a DCPS queue to theRapidPrint 500
20. DEFINE SERVICE MPS_PRT SOJ startchar Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE MPS_PRT EOJ 23 4e 9atext NOTE Ifyou are using PostScript printing on an auto sensing printer you may not need to enter EOJ or SOJ strings to force the printer into PostScript mode enabling the PostScript characteristic see page 4 5 should do this For more details refer to your printer s documentation 4 7 Services The following Set Define Service command creates a service named BACKUPPR Local gt gt D Local gt gt D ENABLED INTER with LAT EF INE S ERVICE nd PSCONVI EF INE S ERVICE enabled BACKUPPRINT ERT enabled ER LAT ENABL ED The following command creates a service namedMPS_PRT this service has POSTSCRIPT a MPS_PRT POSTSCRIPT ENAB ED PSCONVERT 4 4 1 Setting Up Custom Services for an LG Printer from LAT To set up a custom service enter theSet Define Service command in the following format SET i DEFINE Example In the following example LGSE Local gt gt D FORMFEED ERVICE F RV servicename option text E is the service name and LAT is the option EF INE S ERVICE LGSERVE LAT ENABL ED T EXT ENABLE D DISABL ED BINARY E
21. INE SERVER NAME biolab In the example above the server name is changed tBIOLAB and the default service names will automatically be changed tBIOLAB_TEXT BIOLAB_PCL and BIOLAB_PS Note that host queues may have to be reconfigured if the server and service names are changed 10 2 Additional Configuration 10 4 Autosensing Printers The DEClaser 3500 and many other printers support autoselection of job types When autoselection is supported print jobs can be queued to the MPSxxxxxx_PS and MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT services in any order the printer will automatically change its mode to fit the service being used NOTE Refer to your printer s documentation to determine if your printer supports autoselection of job types 10 5 Port Characteristics By default the parallel port has the following characteristics Port 1 2 Username Physical Port 1 Idle Access Remote Local Switch None Backward None Port Name Port_1 Break Ctrl Local Session Limit N A Forward None Printer Type Centronics Printer Status Online Authorized Groups 0 Current Groups 0 Characteristics Printer The only parallel port characteristics that can be configured arBitronics and DSRlogout 10 5 1 Bitronics By default the Bitronics characteristic is disabled If a printer that supports Bitronics mode is connected to theRapidPrint 500 parallel port the Bitronics characteristic must be enabled To do this use
22. LPR directly but there are third party solutions available To add a print queue for a RapidPrint 500 add the RapidPrint 500 name and IP address to the etc hosts file in the following format XXX XXX XXX XXX MPS _XXXXXX Edit the etc printcap file and add an entry in the following form MPS_PRT Printer on LAB MPS rm MPS_xxxxxx rp MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT sd usr spool lpd MPS_PRT Note that the punctuation shown is required and that no extra spaces should be added This creates a host queue namedmps_prt The rm parameter is the name of the RapidPrint 500 in the host s address file therp parameter is the name of the service as it exists on theRapidPrint 500 and the sd parameter specifies the name of a directory used to hold temporary spooling files Create the spooling directory by using themkdir command the directory should be world writable mkdir usr spool 1lpd MPS_PRT chmod 777 usr spool lpd MPS_PRT In addition the mx option allows unlimited size files to be printed and theh option prevents header pages from being generated See the host s documentation or man pages for more information on the format of the printcap file and how to create the spool directory After adding the queue entry to the printcap file use thdpe status command to display the queue lpc status MPS_PRT queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present Print to the queue using normallpr commands
23. NITIALIZE RELOAD The path and filename are case sensitive and must be enclosed by quotation marks If attempting to boot across an IP router the router must be configured to perform proxy ARPing for theRapidPrint 500 D 2 3 MOP Copy the MPS SYS file to the MOM LOAD directory The MPS SYS filename is the only parameter that theRapidPrint 500 needs to reload via MOP Make sure the service characteristic is enabled on the host s Ethernet circuit and then reload the server using the following command Local gt gt INITIALIZE RELOAD NOTE f the error message xxx byte record too large is displayed on the VAX console the MPS SYS file was not transferred in binary mode D 3 Updating Software D 3 Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates Many of the problems that occur when updating Flash ROM can be solved by performing the procedures described in Table D 1 Table D 1 Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates Area to Check TFTP D 4 NetWare Make sure the file is in the login directory Since theRapidPrint 500 login directory Since theRapidPrint 500 cannot actually log into the file server it has very limited access to the server directories Check the file and directory permissions Make sure the loadhost name and address are specified correctly and that their case matches the case of the filenames on the host system Ensure that the host has TFTP enabled Many systems
24. NOTE LPR is not reliable on Solaris machines Users with Solaris hosts should use the supplied RTEL software instead To print to the queue enter lp dMPS_PRT filename 9 3 5 LPR on ULTRIX ULTRIX hosts need the following additional information added to the printcap entry MPS_PRT Printer on LAB MPS lp ct remote rm MPS _XXXXXX rp MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT sd usr spool lpd MPS_PRT These additional options show that there is no physical device for this queue and tell the host that this is a remote connection To print to this queue use the normallp syntax lpr PMPS_PRT filename 9 9 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 6 LPR on Windows NT The following procedure describes how to configure an lpr print queue j 11 12 NOTE This installation assumes that the TCP IP protocol simple TCP IP services and Microsoft TCP IP printing were installed in Windows NT NOTE Verify that you are able to ping or telnet the server from Windows NT before configuring the print queue Double click on the program groupMain Double click on the Print Manager icon From the Printer Menu select Create Printer NOTE f the printer driver is not already installed you will need the Windows NT installation disks In the Printer Name box enter the name of the queue on the NT host Click the Driver menu arrow select the required printer driver from the pull down menu Optional In the Description box
25. Print Server via TCP IP B Under Port information enter the IP address C Enter the port name D Click Options In the Digital RapidPrint Server Options dialog box A Select Print Banner Page optional for use with PostScript printing only B Under Additional Port Information select Other and enter port number 3001 Do not use the Configure button This button applies only to the RapidPrint 200 not theRapidPrint 500 C Click OK Click OK in the Add Port Digital Network Port dialog box In the Add Printer Wizard check that the port you created is available and selected Click Next Enter a name for your printer and clickNext Click Finish Select the new printer icon in the Printers window Select Properties from the File menu Select the Details tab from the Properties dialog box and click New Driver Respond Yes in the Printers warning box In the Select Device dialog box set the appropriate printer driver and finish installing your printer To verify that the printer is ready to accept jobs open theProperties dialog box for the printer select the General tab and click Print Test Page 9 16 TCP IP Configuration 9 7 TCP Socket Connections If custom queuing software has been designed on a host raw TCP IP socket or telnet connections can be made directly to theRapidPrint 500 parallel port Opening a TCP session to port 3001 will form a direct connection to the parallel port on the RapidPrint 50
26. RapidPrint 500 Multiprotocol Micro Server for Printers Configuration Guide EK DSTRP CG A01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts October 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make use or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description Possession use or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital or an authorized sublicensor Copyright 1996 by Digital Equipment Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the U S A The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaServer AlphaStation Digital VAX the DIGITAL logo ThickWire ThinWire VMS VT100 and ULTRIX All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Class A Equipment European Common Market Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Achtung Dieses ist ein Ger t der Funksto rgrenzwertklasse A In Wohnbereichen k nnen bei Betrieb dieses Ger tes Rundfunkst rungen auftreten in welchen Fallen der Benutzer fiir entsprechende Gegenma nahmen v
27. The MPS_xxxxxx MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT MPS _xxxxxx_PCL or MPS_xxxxxx_PS resource entered above should appear in a selection list Add the RapidPrint 500 name MPS_xxxxxx The RapidPrint 500 name is used to log in Highlight the MPS xxxxxx name and press Enter Press Insert again Select either the text MPS xxxxxx_TEXT binary MPS_xxxxxx_PCL or PostScript MPS_xxxxxx_PS service name and press Enter Press Escape to return to the list of print queues Press Escape to return to the Available Options menu Press Escape repeatedly to exit the PCONSOLE utility Access EZcon and click on theTerminal icon the Local gt prompt is displayed 8 7 NetWare Configuration 11 Atthe Local gt prompt become the superuser on theRapidPrint 500 by typing SU at the password and then pressingReturn at the password prompt 12 Use the Set Server NetWare Reset command to reset your print server 8 6 NetWare Queue Password The NetWare queue does not require a password However if the login password on the RapidPrint 500 is changed NetWare print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password 8 8 TCP IP Configuration 9 TCP IP Configuration 9 1 Overview This chapter describes print configurations for TCP IP hosts The RapidPrint 500 provides two major TCP IP printing methods e Berkeley remote LPR software e RTEL host software Both methods provide queuing of jobs if theRapidPrint 500 is busy with another job
28. The remote LPR software allows theRapidPrint 500 to look like a host that can print files The supplied RTEL software which requires installation and configuration on the host provides more capabilities than remote LPR It allows the host s Ip or Ipr printing system to transparently use theRapidPrint 500 print devices and allows the creation of named pipe devices on the host that map to theRapidPrint 500 parallel port See the documentation included with the distribution CD ROM for a full discussion of RTEL functionality and configuration NOTE Windows 95 users should follow the configuration instructions on page 9 15 Raw TCP IP socket connections can be used with custom queuing software to create queues on theRapidPrint 500 9 1 TCP IP Configuration 9 2 LPR on UNIX and Windows NT The Berkeley remote printing system is supported on many machines On a UNIX host add the host print queue name into ete printcap and then specify the remote node name the host name of theRapidPrint 500 and the service name on theRapidPrint 500 In Windows NT selectLPR Port as the print destination and enter theRapidPrint 500 host name and service name in the appropriate dialog box NOTE There are variations in the LPR configuration for AIX HP SCO Solaris ULTRIX UNIX and Windows NT hosts after reading this section refer to the following sections for configuration information NOTE Neither Windows for Workgroups nor Windows 95 support
29. To send print jobs from a Windows NT host to theRapidPrint 500 the RapidPrint 500 must be added as a Windows NT printer NOTE The RapidPrint 500 does not support NetBIOS over TCP IP All default services can be used for NetBIOS printing If you use a custom service ensure that the LAN Manager characteristic is enabled To print from NetBIOS perform these steps 1 Double click the MS DOS prompt icon to open a command session 2 Use the Net Use command to redirect the lpt port to theRapidPrint 500 service Redirecting allows you to use a service on theRapidPrint 500 as if it were on the host machine Choose one of the lpt ports to redirect Typically the ports to choose from will be Ipt1 Ipt2 lpt3 or Ipt4 Before you select a port ensure that it does not currently have a printer connected to it C gt NET USE LPT n MPS_xxxxxx MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT NOTE The value of n can be I through 8 6 1 NetBIOS Configuration 11 12 6 2 The Windows NT system attempts to connect to theRapidPrint 500 If it cannot connect to theRapidPrint 500 it informs you of the problem At this point all references to LPTh the port specified with theNet Use command go to the service that you created For testing purposes you can try to use a Copy command if the RapidPrint 500 is ready to accept data To make the LPT redirect permanent use the following command C gt NET USE PERSISTENT YES When the host is re
30. XX XXX NOTE Ifyou use NCP TSM Telnet when you enter theSet Privileged command the LOCAL gt gt prompt is displayed instead of LOCAL gt If you use the EZCon utility and select theTerminal icon the prompt is displayed as LOCAL gt instead of LOCAL gt gt 3 4 Getting Started 3 3 2 Using a BOOTP or RARP Reply At boot time a host based BOOTP or RARP server can respond to anRapidPrint 500 request for an available IP address For information about configuring the BOOTP or RARP servers see the host documentation Many BOOTP servers do not reply to a BOOTP request if the download filename in the configuration file does not exist If this is the case create a file with the pathname specified in the configuration file By default the RapidPrint 500 attempts BOOTP and RARP queries You can disable these queries by doing either of the following e Within EZCon use theMaintenance Server Boot Parameters menu e Atthe Local gt prompt accessible via EZCon or a telnet login enter the Define Server BOOTP Disabled and Define Server RARP Disabled commands 3 3 3 Using the Command Line Interface To define the IP address at the local prompt ocal gt log into the RapidPrint 500 via EZCon and press Return A Username gt prompt is displayed After you enter a username there is a Local gt prompt To set the IP address at this prompt you must be the privileged user See Privileged Passwordon pa
31. and reset the host queue using the following commands abort queue_name clean queue_name enable queue_name and start queue_name These commands kill the currently executing daemon remove all old entries in the queue enable the queue to accept new entries and restart job processing Troubleshooting B 3 3 VMS Host Troubleshooting By default the LAT error message codes on the host are not translated into text error messages If a LAT job fails and appears in the queue with an eight digit hexadecimal result code the code can be translated by issuing the following commands SHOW QUEUE FULL ALL queue_name SET MESSAGE SYSSMESSAGE NETWRKMSG EXE EXIT X nnnnnnnn Note the error code nnnnnnnn Table B 5 VMS Host Troubleshooting When Using a Port Name Verify that the specified node name Use the Show Server command on the matches the server s node name RapidPrint 500 Verify that the specified port name Use the List Port 1 command on the matches the port s name RapidPrint 500 where Port 1 is the parallel port B 6 Troubleshooting When configuring a LAT device on a VMS host using a service check the areas described in Table B 6 Table B 6 VMS Host Troubleshooting When Using a Service Name Verify that the specified node name matches the server s node name Verify that the service name matches the service name Verify that the desired service is
32. anel of the RapidPrint 500 is slightly different for the 10BaseT and 10Base2 models The front panel of each model has the components described in Table 2 1 2 1 Installation Table 2 1 RapidPrint 500 Panels Front Panel Component Test button The Test button has two purposes e Prints a test status page To print a test page press the button briefly Forces the RapidPrint 500 to return to the factory default configuration Hold down the Test button for 5 seconds after plugging in the RapidPrint 500 PWR LED the green LED On the 10BaseT model this green LED indicates a good network connection On the 10Base2 model this green LED indicates power PWR ACT LED The ACT Activity LED gives information about what theRapidPrint 500 is doing for example when code is downloaded as the unit boots the LED blinks green quickly The rear panel has a 36 pin 1284B printer connector The power network and printer connectors are described in Section 2 3 NOTE Throughout this manual the green LED is referred to as the PWR LED Each model of the RapidPrint 500 comes with or without a power cord See Table 2 2 2 2 Installation Table 2 2 Model Numbers 10BaseT Twisted Pair 10Base2 ThinWire With No With No Power Cord Power Cord Power Cord Power Cord Model Model Model Model DSTRP AX DSTRP BX DSTRP AY DSTRP BY NOTE The only difference between the AX BX models and the AY BY models is that the BX and BY
33. anner Binary FormFeed Password Postscript PSConvert TCP Port Telnet Port Status characteristics include e Ports e Rating Each of these characteristics is described below NOTE The default state of these characteristics applies to custom services not necessarily to the RapidPrint 500 default services 4 3 1 1 Service Name Each service name can be up to 12 alphanumeric and or underscore characters 4 3 1 2 EOJ End of Job or SOJ Start of Job String 4 3 Services NOTE The commands that you may need to enter in EOJ and SOJ strings are printer specific and are not covered in this manual Each service may have a Start of Job and or End of Job string SOJ strings are sent to the printer before each print job EOJ strings are sent to the printer after every print job These strings are typically used to force the printer into a particular mode such as PostScript or PCL 4 3 1 3 Identification String Each service may have an identification string This string typically contains a more verbose description of the service and is displayed by LAT when Show Services command is issued It is ignored by all other protocols 4 3 1 4 Banner This characteristic only affects banner pages that theRapidPrint 500 generates when printing via LPD or NetWare If a host generates its own banner the RapidPrint 500 treats it as print data Banner is enabled by default NOTE Users should disable the Banner and FormFeed characterist
34. ary use the named pipe interface program in the RTEL software 9 3 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 1 LPR on AIX LPR is available on machines running IBM s AIX operating system versions 3 2 and higher Print queues on AIX hosts can be configured using either UNIX commands or the SMIT System Management Interface Tool application 9 3 1 1 Using UNIX Commands Using LPR on AIX hosts involves a slightly different configuration procedure The queue configuration file is ete qconfig and the format of the entry is different Note the lack of colons and the required white space MPS_PRT device MPS_PRTd up TRUE host MPS _XXXXXX s_statfilter usr lpd bsdshort l_statfilter usr lpd bsdlong rq MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT MPS_PRTd backend usr lpd rembak Note that the device name is simply the queue name witld appended 9 3 1 2 Using SMIT SMIT allows you to enable LPD printing and create print queues 1 At the host prompt type smit 2 From the Main window choose Print Spooling 3 Choose Manage Print Server and Start the Print Server Subsystem Ipd daemon 4 Inthe Start the Print Server Subsystem dialog box type both in the first field Click OK The lpd subsystem has been started appears in the Output section of the next window ClickDone 9 4 TCP IP Configuration To add a print queue perform the following steps From the Main window choose Print Spooling Choose Manage Print Server and Manage P
35. ated components and click Continue Select the following installation options and clickContinue e TCP IP Network Printing Support e Simple TCP IP Services Enter the path indicating where the Windows NT Operating System files are located and click Continue In the TCP IP Configuration window select the appropriate Ethernet adapter Enter the IP address of the PC obtain from your system administrator Enter the subnet mask if applicable Click on Advanced In the Default Gateway box enter the appropriate IP address if applicable Click OK The TCP IP configuration window is displayed Click OK Restart the PC To verify that the TCP IP software is installed check that the TCP IP Protocol appears in the Installed Network Software list box of the Networks Setting dialog box 9 12 TCP IP Configuration 9 5 2 Configuring RapidPrint 500 for Windows NT Digital Network Port This section describes how to configure theRapidPrint 500 in the Windows NT environment It is assumed that the permanent IP address has already been set on the RapidPrint 500 If the permanent IP address has not been set go to the section IP Address Configurationon page 3 3 1 2 3 4 oa Co Double click on the program groupMain Double click on the Print Manager icon From the Printer Menu select Create Printer In the Printer Name box enter the printer name it can be up to 32 characters In the Driver box select Other to install
36. ble B 3 LPD host see Table B 4 VMS host when using a port name see Table B 5 VMS host when using a service name see Table B 6 NetWare host bindery mode see Table B 7 NetWare host NDS see Table B 8 NDS printing errors see Table B 9 NDS errors from the file server see Table B 10 BOOTP see Table B 11 RARP see Table B 12 PostScript printer see Table B 13 If you cannot solve your problem after reading this appendix contact RapidPrint Technical Support Contact information is in Appendix A B 1 Troubleshooting B 2 Power Up Troubleshooting Table B 1 describes several possible error situations if the unit does not display the welcome message or the LEDs do not flash Table B 1 Power Up Error Situations Error Display if applicable Error Condition Power up diagnostic failure Power up error detected Network error Attempts to download new code from a network host B 2 The ACT LED is solid red for 3 seconds then another color for one second The ACT LED blinks yellow 2 3 times per second The ACT LED blinks yellow 2 3 times per second Cause Usually a hardware failure If the error is non fatal the RapidPrint 500 boot does not try to load the Flash ROM code Boot failure occurred Note which LED is blinking and its color then contact RapidPrint technical support Briefly press the Test button on the front panel A brief description of the problem is queued
37. booted the LPT redirect is remembered the host automatically attempts to connect to theRapidPrint 500 Type Exit to exit the MS DOS shell Double click the NT Print Manager icon in the Main window on the desktop Click Create Printer from the Printer menu NOTE f the printer driver is not already installed you will need the Windows NT installation media In the Printer Name box enter the name of the queue on the NT host Click the Driver menu arrow select the required printer driver from the pull down menu Optional Enter a description in theDescription box Click the Print To menu arrow to view its pull down menu and select the LPT port you want to redirect Click OK in each print dialog displayed If you want this printer to be the default printer click thdDefault menu arrow on the Print Manager s title bar and scroll to the printer s name NetBIOS Configuration 6 3 Potential Windows NT Problems If you followed the setup instructions in this section Windows NT printing should run smoothly However two potential problems are listed below When Windows NT determines that insufficient progress is being made on a print job it will automatically time out force you to abort or retry print jobs By default the timeout period is set to 45 seconds If you have a slow printer this timeout period may not be long enough Windows NT may time out your print job when it is queued to theRapidPrint
38. can not attach to queue Be sure the login password on the print server is the same as the password for the print server object If the login password on the print server is the default access there should be no password for the print server object Check the directory services partitions replicas and volumes to make sure that the file server where the queue actually lives has the information about the print server and printers Troubleshooting Table B 10 NDS Errors from the File Server Code Meaning Failure 0 Success El Oxfffffda7 Object could not be found in Check the print server name the given context dscontext and dstree to make sure that the printer server is set up correctly with PCONSOLE Oxfffffda5 The requested attribute could Use PCONSOLE to make sure not be found that the print server has associated printers and that the printers have associated queues Oxfffffd69 DS Database is locked An administrator is probably updating the database Wait a few minutes and issue theSet Protocol NetWare Reset command Oxfffffd63 The password is invalid Be sure the password for the print server object under PCONSOLE is the same as the login password for the print server If the login password on the print server is the default access there should be no password for the print server object If the login password is different from the default the password for the print server object should mat
39. ch B 12 Troubleshooting Table B 10 Continued NDS Errors from the File Server Code Meaning Remedy Failure Oxfffffd54 Secure NCP violation The file server is probably requiring NCP packet signature which is not currently supported The NCP packet signature level needs to be turned down so that it is not required from the server B 13 Troubleshooting B 4 BOOTP Troubleshooting If the BOOTP request is failing and you have configured your host to respond to the request there are a few areas you can quickly check Table B 11 BOOTP Troubleshooting Is BOOTP in the host s etc services BOOTP must be an uncommented line file in the etc services file as a real TCP IP service Is the RapidPrint 500 in the host s The RapidPrint 500 must be in this file etc hosts file for the host to answer a BOOTP or TFTP request Is the download file in the correct The download file must be in the directory Is it world readable correct directory and must be world readable Specify the complete pathname for the download file in the BOOTP configuration file or add a default pathname to the download filename Are the RapidPrint 500 and the host in Some hosts do not allow BOOTP the same IP network replies across IP networks Use a host running a different operating system or change the RapidPrint 500 to be in the same IP network as the host Troubleshooting B 5 RARP Troubleshooting Table B 12 RARP Troub
40. d successfully Resetting MPS _XXXXXX Resetting print server NetWare Configuration Install another queue y n n F gt Use the nprint command to print a job to theRapidPrint 500 F gt NPRINT C AUTOEXEC BAT QUEUE MPS_PRT 8 5 2 Using PCONSOLE The QINST utility is the preferred method for creating Bindery print queues However the PCONSOLE utility can also be used Perform these major steps on each file server that will need to accesRapidPrint 500 queues e Install the RapidPrint 500 as a print server on the NetWare file server e Create print queues on the file server and attach them to th tapidPrint 500 RapidPrint 500 re polls the file servers for the updated queue information NOTE The following steps refer to NetWare v3 11 but are similar for v4 x and v2 x To install a print server complete the following steps 1 Log in as the privileged user on the file server you will be changing and type PCONSOLE at the F prompt to start the utility 2 Create an entry for the print server on the Novell file server A Select Print Server Information from the Available Options menu use the cursor keys to move to it and pressEnter A list of current print servers is shown B Press Insert to create a new entry add theRapidPrint 500 and press Enter This is the name that theRapidPrint 500 will log in as when querying the file server s print queues If theRapidP
41. dows or doors that open to the outside Operating range 5 to 50 C 41 to 122 F Storage range 40 to 66 C 40 to 151 F Maximum temperature change per hour 20 C 36 F E 2 Specifications E 3 Altitude Limitations Operating 2 4 km 8000 ft Storage 9 1 km 30 000 ft If you are operating the RapidPrint 500 above 2 4 km 8000 ft decrease the operating temperature rating by 1 8 C for each 1000 m 1 F for each 1000 ft E 4 Relative Humidity Limitations Operating 10 to 90 noncondensing 40 to 60 recommended Storage 10 to 90 noncondensing E 3 Specifications
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45. erantwortlich ist Avertissement Cet appareil est un appareil de Classe A Dans un environnement r sidentiel cet appareil peut provoquer des brouillages radio lectriques Dans ce cas il peut tre demand l utilisateur de prendre les mesures appropri es Japan ld BSB RS A LMUAICHL CAINS A ARLE a hie stalls BBL ote Sk Se Et A VCC 1 BEIGBSL THIET IET RERE TORLAR CATS E SUA FLEVY SSeS CRISES ZACEMHVET AIR SRA Cit gt CIEL LV RUIAL TRS USA This equipment generates uses and may emit radio frequency energy The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference iii Canadian EMC Labeling Requirements Product labels must have to have Canadian specific EMC compliance text on the labels Both the English and the French Canadian text must appear on the same label and the label must be placed on the apparatus concerned The suggested text which will be incorporated into all new labeling designs by Frank Cornine the Labeling Domain Manager is e This Class digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulation
46. erver Incoming Command Parameters Parameter Function Enables Telnet logins Enables LAT logins Enables both Telnet and LAT logins Disables both Telnet and LAT logins Enabling LAT logins automatically creates a service A service is a resource on the RapidPrint 500 that allows LAT users to connect to theRapidPrint 500 by using the Connect command The default name of this service iMPS_xxxxxx NOTE The xxxxxx represents the last six hexadecimal digits of the RapidPrint 500 Ethernet address This service is created automatically when the unit boots if incoming LAT connections are enabled To change the service name change thdtapidPrint 500 name See Server and Service Nameson page 10 2 If outgoing LAT connections on a VMS host are enabled use the following command to connect to theRapidPrint 500 S SET HOST LAT MPS _xxxxxx 3 9 Getting Started Services 4 Services 4 1 Overview With few exceptions setting up a print queue on theRapidPrint 500 requires the use of a service Aservice is a resource accessible to network hosts for example a Novell user can queue print jobs to a service The RapidPrint 500 has three default services for use with the parallel port These services are sufficient for most users Default services cannot be edited therefore if you cannot use the default services you must configure custom services see page 4 3 Once you enable or create the appropriate services for your sys
47. es D 1 BARONE RA Tae io Sok ASS Bed AG BRS a E 58 ae Sed Bee 8 eas Be D 1 D 2 Reloading RapidPrint 500 Software esesseseesseeesssreeesreeseseserereseeeresrerresesrenrsreeresrerresesees D 1 IDIA EAEAN ATE e TE S T EEEE E EA D 2 DAAK A l EE ea E EE E A S Boeteeseiny D 3 D23 MOP innn ane aa E ie R EE lee ene el aoe ie eats D 3 D 3 Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates cece ceeeceeceesceseceecesecaecaecseecaeeeseseaeeeeeeseeees D 4 E Specifications eean ancaran aa iaeaea eTa A Aa ae a aa aa eE Nanana aa EENEN Enara E 1 E1 Power Specifications mone E E E SE iia auto SIONO E 1 E 2 Temp rature Lami tations ieoor irie EEE ERETO TREER E E E 2 E 3 Altitiid Limitations eses n E EE Ea E E ESE E 3 E 4 Relative Humidity Limitations eee eeceeecesecesecesecaeceeecaeecaeeeaeseeeseeeseeeeeeeeeensees E 3 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The RapidPrint 500 is a multiprotocol print server that provides shared network access to printers for a variety of network protocols and operating systems There are two models of theRapidPrint 500 e The RapidPrint 500 10BaseT models provide a twisted pair 10BaseT connector for network connections e The RapidPrint 500 10Base2 models provide a ThinWire 10Base2 connector Both servers have a printer port to which network systems can spool print jobs The RapidPrint 500 models queue multiple pending jobs and service those jobs in the order in which they are received from the hosts
48. figure th tapidPrint 500 EZCon has a point and click interface that guides you through the configuration NOTE Instructions for using EZCon are on the CD ROM Although EZCon is the recommended way to configure the server the unit can also be configured using any of the following methods e By logging into the RapidPrint 500 over the network via AppleTalk LAT NCP TSM NetWare or telnet rlogin e Via BOOTP replies from a TCP IP network host these replies can be used to define the IP address loadhost and download filename e Via RARP replies from a TCP IP host these replies can be used to define the IP address e By downloading a configuration file containingRapidPrint 500 commands from a LAT NetWare or TCP IP host at boot time 1 2 About the Reference Manual For detailed conceptual explanations refer to theRapidPrint 500 Reference Manual A browsable HTML version PDF version and PostScript version of the RapidPrint 500 Reference Manualare on the CD ROM NOTE To obtain an optional printed copy of the RapidPrint 500 Reference Manual print it from your CD ROM or contact your local sales representative 1 2 Installation 2 Installation 2 1 Overview This chapter describes how to install theRapidPrint 500 in a network and attach it to a print device The chapter assumes a basic understanding of how to install devices on a network Read the chapter completely before continuing 2 2 RapidPrint 500 Panels The front p
49. ge 10 1 When you have privileged access use the Set Define Server Paddress command Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER IPADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX Getting Started 3 4 EZCon Logins and Configuration The EZCon software shipped with theRapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM is the easiest way to log into and configure theRapidPrint 500 EZCon guides you through configuration using a point and click interface NOTE NetWare users must be running Windows version 3 1 or later with the NetWare VLM or a Winsock compliant TCP IP stack AppleTalk NetWare and TCP IP versions of EZCon are shipped with the RapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM To use the CD ROM refer to the instructions on the CD ROM case To install EZCon refer to the appropriate EZCon README file All instructions for using EZCon are listed in each README file For assistance once EZCon is running refer to the EZCon online help 3 5 Remote Console Logins Remote console logins are supported from AppleTalk LAT NCP TSM NetWare and TCP IP All remote console login methods are in the following sections NOTE Windows NT users must use TCP IP It is the only way to log into the unit 3 5 1 AppleTalk Console Connections AppleTalk users can make remote console connections via EZCon for Macintosh EZCon for Macintosh is included on the distribution CD ROM 3 5 2 NetWare Console Connections NetWare users can make remote console connections v
50. ger s Guide 7 5 LAT Configuration NetWare Configuration 8 NetWare Configuration 8 1 Overview This chapter describes the print configuration for NetWare hosts To configure print queues use the EZCon point and click interface To obtain the Local gt gt prompt via EZCon click on theTerminal icon To configure NDS print queues on theRapidPrint 500 see the Creating NDS Print Queues section To create NDS NetWare Directory Services print queues you must be running NetWare version 4 0 or greater If you are running versions 2 x 3 x or version 4 0 with bindery emulation see the section titled Creating Bindery Print Queues Bindery print queues can be configured using EZCon PCONSOLE or QINST 8 2 EZCon AppleTalk NetWare and TCP IP versions of EZCon are shipped with the RapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM All instructions for using EZCon are listed in each README file For assistance once EZCon is running refer to the EZCon online help NOTE NetWare users must be running Windows version 3 1 or later with the NetWare VLM or with a Winsock compliant TCP IP stack 8 3 NetWare Access List By default the RapidPrint 500 only scans local file servers file servers one hop away for print queues to service File servers on non local Ethernets for example with a IPX router between them and theRapidPrint 500 can be enabled using the following commands Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver L
51. have TFTP disabled by default The Ethernet circuit must have the service characteristic enabled Verify that the MOM LOAD search path includes the directory containing the MPS SYS file Verify that the files were transferred i Binary mode Specifications E Specifications E 1 Power Specifications The twisted pair 10BaseT has the power specifications shown in Table E 1 Table E 1 10BaseT Power Specifications Model DSTRP AX Model DSTRP BX with power cord no power cord Nominal adapter input voltage Maximum power consumption 110 volts AC North American Model 3 amps at 5 volts 1 5 watts 220 volts AC International Model Nominal adapter output voltage 6 volts DC Maximum operating current 700 mA at 6 volts Maximum power consumption 5 watts E 1 Specifications The ThinWire 10Base2 has the power specifications shown in Table E 2 Table E 2 10Base2 Power Specifications Model DSTRP AY Model DSTRP BY with power cord no power cord Nominal adapter input voltage Maximum power consumption 110 volts AC North American Model 3 amps at 5 volts 1 5 watts 220 volts AC International Model Nominal adapter output voltage 6 volts DC Maximum operating current 700 mA at 6 volts Maximum power consumption 5 watts E 2 Temperature Limitations NOTE Rapid temperature changes may affect operation Therefore do not operate the RapidPrint 500 near heating or cooling devices large win
52. ia EZCon for Windows EZCon for Windows is included on the distribution CD ROM 3 6 Getting Started 3 5 3 TCP IP Console Connections The RapidPrint 500 enables a TCP IP user to configure the server via a single telnet or rlogin connection to the remote console port The remote console port is designated as port 7000 To make a connection to this port use thetelnet or rlogin command telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx 7000 Trying XXX XXX XXX XXX Connected to XXX XXX XXX XXX Escape character is access not echoed Digital DSTRP Version n n n yymmdd Type Help at the Local gt prompt for assistance Enter Username gt Xxxx Note that the prompt requires that the login password be entered before the connection can be made The default login password isaccess To change this password see Login Password on page 10 2 Getting Started 3 5 4 VMS Console Connections From a VMS host machine you can use NCP or TSM to make a connection to the remote console port NOTE The NCP name cannot exceed six characters First create an entry in the NCP database for theRapidPrint 500 Then enter the NCP Connect command to establish a session NOTE The parameters shown below are user supplied parameters These parameters will be different for you RUN SYSSSYSTEM NCP CP gt SHOW KNOWN CIRCUITS Known Circuit Volatile Summary as of lt date time gt Circuit State QNA 0 on CP gt CP gt SET NODE server_name Addres
53. ics for PostScript queues 4 3 1 5 Binary If the Binary characteristic is enabled theRapidPrint 500 does not perform character processing on the data When Binary is disabled theRapidPrint 500 expands linefeeds into carriage return linefeeds and performs tab expansion for LPD jobs This characteristic is typically enabled for printing graphics jobs PCL or plotter files Binary is disabled by default 4 4 Services 4 3 1 6 FormFeed If FormFeed is enabled the server appends a formfeed to the end of LPD and NetWare jobs FormFeed is enabled by default NOTE Users should disable the Banner and FormFeed characteristics for PostScript queues 4 3 1 7 Password Specifies a 1 to 6 character service access password that the user must supply in order to connect to the service This characteristic is disabled by default 4 3 1 8 PostScript If enabled the RapidPrint 500 sends a small PostScript job to the printer before the user s print data to force auto selection printers into PostScript mode It also attempts to confirm that the printer finished a job before starting the next one If the printer attached to this service is to be used only for PostScript this option must be enabled PostScript is disabled by default 4 3 1 9 PSConvert This characteristic allows a PostScript printer attached to thetapidPrint 500 to print jobs that are not PostScript When a file is queued to a service with the PSConvert attribute enabled the file is e
54. ine the directory service tree on which the print server is located Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE DSTREE foodco Use the Define Protocol NetWare DScontextcommand to define the directory services context where the print server is located Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE DSCONTEXT ou kKiwi ou exotic o fruit NOTE For an explanation of how the NetWare Directory Service tree is structured see your host documentation Enter the Show Protocol NetWare Access command to ensure that at least one file server in the directory services tree is in the access list By default the access list is set toLocal which includes all file servers that are not across a router To add to this list enter theDefine Protocol NetWare Access command Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver Use the Init Delay 0 command to reboot the RapidPrint 500 Local gt gt INIT DELAY 0 It may take up to two minutes for the print server to attach to the queue If the queue does not attach seeNetWare Host Troubleshootingon page B 8 Enter the Netstat command This displays information about file servers printers and queues that the print server found If a queue is in JobPoll the print server successfully attached to the queue If the print server is not attached to the queue refer toNetWare Host Troubleshooting on page B 8 NetWare Configuration 8 5 Creati
55. int server is located it must match the context on the file server The DSContext must be of the following form ou fruit 0 exotic DSLicense should be yes Tables B 9 and B 10 show the failure codes and the NDS error codes that may appear It may take a few minutes for the changes to propagate through the NDS tree If the print server does not attach reboot the server B 9 Troubleshooting B 3 5 NDS Troubleshooting Table B 9 NDS Printing Errors Failure Meaning Remedy Code i SY Print server ran out of Cycle power on the box If the problem memory persists disable the unused protocols and change the NetWare access list to include only file servers that have print queues associated with them Invalid resolved offset Report the problem to RapidPrint Technical Support Resolved name was Report the problem to RapidPrint referred to another server Technical Support No printers found for the Be sure there are printers for the print print server server and the printer names match the service names on the print server No queue found for the Be sure that the printers have associated printer queues Login failed Be sure there is a print server object configured with the same name as the print server B 10 Table B 9 Continued NDS Printing Troubleshooting Errors Failure Meaning Remedy Code 7 Authentication failed Be sure the login password on the print failed Print server
56. le autoselection and configure the printer as a PostScript printer for this test Verify that the If special characters or bitmaps are not printing printer is configured correctly the printer may be configured to use 7 bit to use 8 bit characters characters Verify service To display service characteristics use theShow Service characteristics Characteristics command If the service rating is zero the parallel port is in use Verify that the PostScript characteristic was enabled on the service being used Verify that the appropriate protocols for the service are enabled B 16 Troubleshooting Table B 13 Continued PostScript Troubleshooting Monitor port If PostScript jobs appear to print but nothing comes out counters of the printer verify the amount of data sent from the host Then use the Zero Counter All command to zero the counters Issue the appropriate print command from the host system After the job has completed issue thShow Port 1 Counters command The bytes output value should be approximately 171 bytes greater than the size of the file on the host system These numbers are only approximate but show that data is flowing to the printer Troubleshooting B 6 1 Printing Bitmap Graphics If files that contain embedded bitmap graphics print incorrectly bitmaps are being sent as binary data Binary data cannot be printed via serial or parallel interfaces Most major application packages have provi
57. leshooting Area to Check Explanation Are the RapidPrint 500 name and The RapidPrint 500 and it s hardware hardware address in the host s address must be in this file for the host etc ethers file to answer a RARP request Are the RapidPrint 500 and its IP The RapidPrint 500 and it s IP address address in the etc hosts file must be in this file for the host to answer a RARP request Does the host s operating system start Many systems do not start a RARP a RARP server at boot time server at boot time Check the host s RARPD documentation for details or use the ps command to see if there is a RARPD process running B 15 Troubleshooting B 6 PostScript Problems PostScript printers can create problems such as silently aborting jobs if they detect an error The following procedures start at the most basic troubleshooting level and progressively work up to printing from the host system Table B 13 PostScript Troubleshooting Verify that the To test a PostScript printer use theTest Port 1 RapidPrint 500 is PostScript Count 2 command This sends two pages of communicating with PostScript data out the parallel port Watch the printer the printer indicators to verify that theRapidPrint 500 is communicating with the printer If the printer can do bidirectional communication via a Bitronics interface use the commandfTest Service MPS_xxxxxx_PS PostScript Count 5 This transfers data to and from the printer Disab
58. models do not have a power cord the rest of the components are the same 2 3 Installation This section describes how to do the following e Connect to the printer e Connect to the Ethernet e Supply power 2 3 1 Connect to the Printer Connect the printer connector on the back of theRapidPrint 500 directly to your printer s connector 2 3 2 Connect to the Ethernet For RapidPrint 500 10BaseT models connect your twisted pair Ethernet cable to the RJ45 connector on the 10BaseT For RapidPrint 500 10Base2 models connect your thin coaxial Ethernet cable to the BNC connector on the 10Base2 2 3 Installation 2 3 3 Supply Power Attach one end of the power cable to theRapidPrint 500 plug the other end into a wall outlet There is no power switch on theRapidPrint 500 power comes on automatically when the unit is plugged in Be sure to be careful when handling the unit NOTE The RapidPrint 500 power supply is 6 volts Using an incorrect power supply with the RapidPrint 500 can damage the unit Check to see if the LEDs on the front of the server light If they do not unplug the server and check the power If you are using theRapidPrint 500 10BaseT check the supply and Ethernet connection Plug the server in again If the LEDs still do not light refer to Appendix B Troubleshooting NOTE On the RapidPrint 500 10BaseT models the PWR LED is solid green if there is a valid connection to a network On the RapidPrint 500 10Ba
59. n the file servers of interest To servers configure the NetWare access list see page 8 1 Digital assumes that the Novell queue was created using PCONSOLE s Quick Setup option If you experience NDS printing problems perform the procedures described in Table B 8 B 8 Troubleshooting Table B 8 NetWare Host Troubleshooting NDS Verify that the NetWare access table will allow access to the specified file server Verify that the login password on the RapidPrint 500 and the queue password on the file server match Verify that the print server successfully attached to the queue Verify that the DSTree DSContext and DSLicense are correct Verify that the printer and queue changes that you made propagate through the NDS tree By default only local non routed file servers are scanned for queues See page 8 1 for more information If the passwords do not match the RapidPrint 500 cannot log into the file servers to scan for jobs Type Netstat at the Local gt prompt This displays information about file servers printers and queues that the print server found If a queue is in JobPoll the print server successfully attached to the queue Type Show Protocol NetWare NDS This command shows the tree and the context that you configured a failure code and an NDS error code for each NDS server DSTree is the directory service tree on which the print server is located DSContext is the context where the pr
60. nabled LAT ENABLED or DISABLED Enables or disables LAT access to the service Default is disabled NetWare ENABLED or DISABLED Enables or disables NetWare IPX access to the service Default isenabled RTEL ENABLED or DISABLED Enables or disables RTEL access to the service Default is enabled 4 6 Services 4 4 Service Command Format To create a new service use a unique service name with thSet Define Service command NOTE All Set Define Service commands require being the privileged user on the server See System Passwords on page 10 1 for details on becoming the privileged user The format for Set Define Service command is shown below Gl SET J b SERVICE servicename option text DEFINE In the command format opt ion can be SOJ EOJ a function such as POSTSCRIPT or a protocol such as LAT Text can be the status such as ENABLED any other descriptive string or the keyword NONE The keyword NONE clears any string already in place A string can consist of alphanumeric characters or hexadecimal character pairs preceded by a backslash Strings are converted to all uppercase unless they are enclosed in quotes If you need to add any character other than a letter A Z a z you must locate the character on a ASCII chart and enter that number as a hexadecimal value For example Local gt gt
61. ncapsulated within a PostScript job When printed the file looks as if it was printed on a line printer PSConvert is disabled by default 4 3 2 10 TCP Port Associates a numeric TCP socket between 4000 and 4999 with the service Connections to this socket are accepted only if the service is currently available This is an 8 bit clean connection 4 3 1 11 Telnet Port Associates a numeric TCP socket between 4000 and 4999 with the service Telnet IAC interpretation will be done on the connection Connections to this socket are accepted only if the service is currently available 4 5 Services 4 3 1 12 Ports Ports shows that the service is associated with Port1 4 3 1 13 Rating The rating describes the current state of the service theRapidPrint 500 determines the rating based upon whether or not the port associated with the service is in use A non zero value means that the service is available A rating of zero means that the service is either in use or not available 4 3 2 Protocols Each service has a protocol list associated with it this list controls which protocols can access the service Table 4 2 describes the protocol parameters Table 4 2 Protocol Parameters AppleTalk ENABLED orDISABLED Enablesor_ ENABLED or DISABLED Enables or disables AppleTalk access to the service Default is disabled LAN Manager ENABLED or DISABLED Enables or disables LAN Manager NetBIOS NetBEUI access to the service Default ise
62. ng Bindery Print Queues 8 5 1 Using QINST The QINST utility requires that you are logged into thSupervisor NetWare 2 2 3 11 or Admin NetWare 4 0 account on the target file server To use the utility copy the QINST EXE file from the distribution CD ROM into th ublic directory on the file server ensure that it is in the executable path and type QINST When using NetWare version 4 0 and greater the QINST program requires access to UNICODE tables to provide character translation To ensure the utility runs properly copy QINST into the NetWarePublic directory or ensure that the PATH variable includes the required UNICODE tables NOTE Ifyou want to enable Bindery emulation refer to your NetWare documentation NOTE Ifyou have problems using QINST use the PCONSOLE instructions on page 8 6 to install the print queue The following example shows creating a Novell print queue name PS_PRT F gt Public QINST Q Install Ver n m Logged in as ADMIN Installing on GONZO NetWare V3 xx Enter the name of the print server MPS_xxxxxx lt CR gt Enter the name of the queue to creat MPS_PRT lt CR gt Adding print queue MPS_PRT on volume GONZO_SYS Enter the service name on MPS _xxxxxx which will service this queue MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT Adding print server MPS _xxxxxx Please wait Attaching MPS _xxxxxx to MPS_PRT Adding print server MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT Please wait Attaching MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT to MPS_PRT Print queue installe
63. ng Software The reloading sequence is as follows 1 If BOOTP or RARP is enabled on theRapidPrint 500 it requests assistance from a BOOTP or RARP server before starting the download attempts The RapidPrint 500 will then try TFTP NetWare and MOP booting in that order provided that it has enough information to try each download method 2 Downloading and rewriting the Flash ROM will take approximately two minutes from the time theInitialize command is issued If more than two minutes has elapsed and the server has not successfully booted press the button on the front panel of theRapidPrint 500 A brief page will be queued to the parallel port and printed describing the problem 3 If the download file could not be found or accessed theRapidPrint 500 can still be booted with the code in Flash ROM As noted in Chapter 2 the ACT LED will blink quickly while theRapidPrint 500 is booting and reloading code and then slowly when it returns to normal operation NOTE Ifyou experience problems reloading Flash ROM refer to Troubleshooting Flash ROM Updates on page D 4 D 2 1 NetWare The MPS SYS file should be placed in the login directory on the NetWare file server The RapidPrint 500 cannot actually log into the file server since it knows no username password it can only access files in the login directory itself On the RapidPrint 500 specify the file server name filename and path Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER NETWARE LOADHOST filese
64. nt jobs can be lost if different versions of LaserPrep are being used reloading the LaserPrep file repeatedly can prevent jobs from printing reliably 5 5 2 Printing Bitmap Graphics If files that contain embedded bitmap graphics print incorrectly it is because the bitmaps are actual binary data Binary data cannot be printed via a parallel interface Files that contain embedded bitmap graphics successfully print text however graphics or drawings appear garbled Most major application packages have provisions to print using either binary PostScript for printers connected to the network via LocalTalk or ASCII PostScript for printers connected to the network via a parallel port If the application you are using does not have this provision contact the application vendor They may have an upgraded version or a patch that you can apply to add the ASCII PostScript function 5 6 Creating a DCPS Queue Using AppleTalk To create a DCPS queue to theRapidPrint 500 by using AppleTalk enter the AppleTalk node name and optionally the AppleTalk zone in the form APPLETALK printername zone type as parameter 2 P2 in SYS STARTUP DCPS STARTUP COM The variables have the following meanings e Printername is the AppleTalk node name assigned to theRapidPrint 500 This value is required e Zone is the AppleTalk zone that includes theRapidPrint 500 This value is optional The default is the AppleTalk zone for the network segmen
65. nters or local printers accepting remote printing requests Pleas nter the printer name q to quit MPS _XXXXXX_TEXT Is printer MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT a remote printer or a local printer r l r Pleas nter the name of the remote host that MPS _XXXXXX_TEXT is attached to MPS_PRT The MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT is connected to host MPS_PRT Is this correct y n Would you like this to be the sys default printer y n n ake sure your hostname appears in mps _XXXXXX S etc hosts equivor or etc hosts lpd file ake sure MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT appears in etc printcap in BSD format ake sure MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT has a spool directory on MPS_PRT Putting MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT in printer description file and creating spool directory done Updating LP information done TCP IP Configuration Keep in mind that the printer name must be the same as the service name on the RapidPrint 500 If you want to change the printer name later change it manually by editing the printcap file To print to this queue use the normallp syntax lp dMPS _xxxxxx_TEXT filename 9 3 4 LPR on Solaris The following commands configure a BSD print queue on a Solaris 2 3 system These commands require that you are the superuser and in the bourne shell usr lib lpsystem t bsd MPS _xxxxxx usr lib lpadmin p mps_prt s MPS _xxxxxx MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT usr lib accept MPS PRT enable MPS_PRT
66. ocal gt gt INIT DELAY 0 8 1 NetWare Configuration The Set Define Protocol NetWare Access command configures a list of file servers that the RapidPrint 500 contacts for print jobs The Init Delay 0 command reboots the box To enable scanning for jobs on all file servers in the extended network replace the file server name with the keywordAll However on an extended wide or local area network with many file servers specifyingAll can severely impact the time between jobs and the overall printing and network performance NetWare traffic can be minimized by removing unused file servers from the access list To remove a file server from the list use theClear and Purge commands e Clear removes an entry from the list immediately but does not remove it permanently e Purge removes an entry from the list permanently however the entry is not removed until the server is rebooted Examples of the Clear and Purge commands are given below NOTE A single asterisk can be used to represent a string of characters in the Clear and Purge commands Local gt gt CLEAR PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver Local gt gt PURGE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS fileserver 8 4 Creating NDS Print Queues If you are using NDS the Quick Setup option is the easiest way to create print queues with PCONSOLE with NetWare v4 x or greater 8 2 NetWare Configuration 8 4 1 PCONSOLE Print Queue Se
67. pidPrint 500 using special formatting or using third party software packages it may be necessary to create print pipes on the host The RTEL software provides this capability by providing a UNIX named pipe interface To recreate the RTEL source files copy the file RTEL_SRC TAR from the distribution media to the UNIX host Ensure that a binary copy is performed Unpack the archive using the following command tar xvf rtel_srce tar There will be README files in the created directories that describe the contents of the RTEL distribution and various manual pages that describe the software capabilities 9 5 Windows NT Configuration Windows NT systems require e Microsoft Windows NT Server Version 3 51 or later e Microsoft Windows Workstation Version 3 51 or later 9 11 TCP IP Configuration 9 5 1 Installing the TCP IP Software All the software necessary to theRapidPrint 500 is included in the Windows NT operating system Follow the steps below to install the software You do not need to perform the following procedure if TCP IP protocol and TCP Printing are already installed You must be logged on with administrator privileges to perform the following procedure 1 Oe a 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Run Start Windows NT From the Program Manager double click on the Main icon Double click on the Control Panel icon Double click on the Network icon Click Add Software Select TCP IP protocol and rel
68. rint 500 name is changed the file server s must be updated NOTE f the login password on the RapidPrint 500 is changed a new password will have to be entered for the server Highlight the RapidPrint 500 name and press Enter to show the Print Server Information menu Select the Change Password option and enter the new login password of the RapidPrint 500 8 6 NetWare Configuration C Press Insert to add the name of the service that will service the queue MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT MPS_xxxxxx_PCL or MPS_xxxxxx_PS and press Enter D Press Escape to return to the Available Options menu To create a print queue on the file server and associate it with thetapidPrint 500 service complete these steps 1 Fe SAO I Select the Print Queue Information menu option under Available Options then press Enter This shows a list of any existing print queues on the file server Press Insert to create a new queue on the file server type the new queue name and press Enter The name does not have to be related to the name of the RapidPrint 500 resources but should be short and convenient for users to remember Highlight the name of the queue just entered and pres inter to configure the queue Select Queue Servers NetWare 4 0 users select Print Servers in the Print Queue Info box and press Enter to specify which network print servers can print jobs from this print queue The list will be empty since none have been selected Press Insert
69. rint Queues Choose Add a print queue From the dialog box chooseremote From the next dialog box choose the type of remote printing Add the information shown in Table 9 1 to theAdd a Standard Remote Print Queue dialog box ANRWN Table 9 1 Adding a Print Queue Name of QUEUE to add MPS_PRT HOSTNAME of remote server Name of QUEUE on remote MPS XXXXXX_PCL server TYPE of print spooler on remote server DESCRIPTION of printer on docuprinter remote server A dialog box appears with the messageAdded print queue To print use the normallp syntax lp dMPS_PRT filename 9 5 TCP IP Configuration 9 3 2 LPR on HP UX LPR is supported in HP UX Version 9 0 and greater Print queues on HP hosts can be configured using either UNIX commands or the SAM System Administration Manager application 9 3 2 1 Using UNIX Commands To configure a print queue using LPR become the superuser on your host and issue the following commands usr lib lpshut usr lib lpadmin pMPS_PRT v dev null mrmodel ocmrcmodel osmrsmodel ormMPS _xxxxxx OrpMPS __XxXxxxxx_PCL usr lib accept MPS_PRT usr bin enable MPS PRT usr lib lpsched NOTE The remote printer name can only be 14 characters so the default text service name will not work The commands perform the following functions e The Ipshut command stops the HP spooling system so do not enter that command when print jobs are active e The Ipadmin command
70. rver Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE sys login mps sys Local gt gt LIST SERVER BOOT Local gt gt INITIALIZE RELOAD D 2 Updating Software D 2 2 TCP IP Downloading uses the TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol and optionally BOOTP and RARP The RapidPrint 500 will do a BOOTP or a RARP query each time it boots If a host provides BOOTP and RARP support it can be used to set the RapidPrint 500 IP address and loadhost information Add theRapidPrint 500 name IP address hardware address and download path and filename to the BOOTP and RARP file usually etc bootptab Some BOOTP and TFTP implementations require a specific directory for the MPS SYS file in this case the path should not be specified in the bootptab file and the file must be placed in that directory See your host s documentation for instructions on how to configure the MPS SYS file in the directory If BOOTP cannot be used to configure theRapidPrint 500 IP parameters configure them by hand using the commands listed below NOTE For instructions on how to log into the RapidPrint 500 and enter these commands refer to Chapter 9 TCP IP Configuration Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER IPADDRESS XXX XM XXX XXX Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE tftpboot MPS SYS D L Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER LOADHOST XXX XXX XXX XXX Local gt gt LIST SERVER BOOT Local gt gt I
71. s e Cet appareil numerique de la class respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel broilleur du Canada NOTE e Insert either but not both of the above statements as appropriate for the equipment requirements e Inthe French Canadian text some letters are accented According to the ICES 003 standard page 4 section 6 2 states A written notice indicating compliance must accompany each unit of digital apparatus to the end user The notice shall be in the form of a label that is affixed to the apparatus Where because of insufficient space or other restriction it is not feasible to affix a label to the apparatus the notice may be in the form of a statement included in the user s manual A suggested text for the notice English and in French is provided in the Annex Declaration of Conformity accordingly to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name Digital Equipment Corporation Manufacturer s Address 200 Forest Street Marlboro MA USA declares that the product Product Name RapidPrint 500 Multiprotocol Micro Server for Printers Model Number s RapidPrint 500 10BaseT DSTRP AA DSTRP CA DSTRP A3 DSTRP C3 RapidPrint 500 10Base2 DSTRP BA DSTRP DA DSTRP B3 DSTRP D3 conforms to the following Standards RapidPrint 500 10BaseT Safety EN 60950 1988 Al A2 EMC EN 55022 1988 class A EN 50082 1 1992 TEC 801 2 199 1 prEN55024 2 1992 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC 801 3 1992 prEN55024 3 1991 3V m IEC 801
72. s a physical port for input and output For example a printer might be configured to use port LTA3419 which might be connected mapped to port 1 of the RapidPrint 500 The LAT port can be mapped to either a service or an exact port on the RapidPrint 500 7 1 7 2 LAT Configuration Use the following commands to create a LAT application port and then set it to the appropriate node and port LATCP gt CREATE PORT LTA nnn APPLICATION LATCP gt SET PORT LTA nnn NODE MPS _xxxxxx PORT Port_1 AATCP gt EXIT The nnn is any unused LAT port number use theShow Ports command to see which port numbers are in use VMS users can then use porLTA nnn as a port to the RapidPrint 500 LATCP ports are not permanently configured on a host Add the commands necessary to create required LAT devices to the SYS MANAGER LAT STARTUP COM file so that they will be recreated after each host reboot NOTE See the VMS documentation for more information about terminal characteristics Note that LAT terminal device characteristics may have to be changed to print some files correctly For example by default the VMS terminal driver will change form feeds into an equivalent number of line feeds To disable this behavior enter the following command SET TERMINAL PERM FORM LTA nnn To create and start a LAT queue on the host that uses this LAT application port enter the following INITIALIZE QUEUE START ON LT
73. s server_address 1 1 63 1023 Name server_name 1 6 characters CP gt SET NODE server_name SERVICE CIRCUIT OQNA O CP gt SET NODE server_name HARDWARE ADDRESS 00 80 A3 XX XX XX CP gt EXIT RUN SYSSSYSTEM NCP CP gt CONNECT NODE server_name access not echoed Digital DSTRP Version n n n yymmdd Type Help at the Local gt prompt for assistance Enter Username gt XxXxXxX NOTE For more information on configuring the NCP database and establishing a remote console connection see the NCP and TSM documentation The NCP Set commands create the database entry only in the temporary database To make an entry in the permanent database use the NCHDefine commands Getting Started 3 6 Controlling Incoming Logins By default incoming LAT connections aredisabled To change these settings use the Set Define Server Incoming command Incoming logins do not require that the user enter a login password therefore you may want to disable incoming logins as a security measure If it is undesirable to disable incoming logins theRapidPrint 500 can be configured to require a login password for incoming connections with theSet Define Server Incoming Password command Local gt gt SET DEFINE SERVER INCOMING string The Set Define Server Incoming command can have the parameters shown in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Set Define S
74. se2 the PWR LED is solid green when the unit is plugged into a power source 2 3 3 1 Power up Diagnostics The RapidPrint 500 boot up procedure consists of the following steps In normal operation these steps require a total of approximately 45 seconds to complete 1 The RapidPrint 500 runs through a set of power up diagnostics for approximately 10 seconds The PWR LED remains solid green the ACT LED shows varying patterns corresponding to the test being run 2 The RapidPrint 500 tries to obtain TCP IP configuration information via BOOTP and RARP This takes approximately 10 seconds if no hosts answer the requests During this step the ACT LED blinks yellow approximately 3 times per second as network requests are transmitted NOTE For more information about BOOTP and RARP refer to your operating system s documentation 3 The RapidPrint 500 determines if the code in the Flash ROMs is valid If the code is valid it loads that code and begins normal execution This takes approximately 20 seconds 4 When the unit is running normally the ACT LED blinks once every 2 seconds If data is being transmitted the LED blinks yellow rather than green 2 4 Installation 2 4 Was the Installation Successful If the RapidPrint 500 appears to be working the ACT LED is blinking once every two seconds and the unit is connected to the network there are various ways to confirm that the unit is working correctly e Printa test page by
75. service is created it has a list of characteristics that are enabled unlike default services these services can be changed SeCustom Services on page 4 3 Table 4 1 shows which characteristics are enabled on the default services Table 4 1 Characteristics that are Enabled on the Default Services Service Enabled Characteristics PS_XXXXXX_TE Banner Connections FormFeed LAN Manager NetWare Queuing RTEL PS_ XXxxXxxX_PCL Binary Connections LAN Manager NetWare Queuing RTE PS_ XXXXXX_PS Connections LAN Manager NetWare PostScript Queuing RTEL NOTE Descriptions of all possible service characteristics are given in the Characteristics sectionon page 4 3 Services 4 3 Custom Services A custom service consists of two primary building blocks e Characteristics e Protocols Since the default services cannot be edited you may need to create a custom service For example if you are using the NetWare protocol and the FormFeed characteristic prevents you from using a default service you must configure a custom service with FormFeed disabled 4 3 1 Characteristics Characteristics describe global properties of the service There are two types of characteristics e User specified characteristics e Status which is determined by the server User specified characteristics include the following Service name SOJ Start of Job or EOJ End of Job string Identification string B
76. sions to print bitmap graphics using either binary bitmaps for printers directly connected to a network via AppleTalk or ASCII bitmaps for printers connected via a serial port or parallel port as is the case with the RapidPrint 500 If the application you are using does not have this provision contact the application vendor They may have an upgraded version or a patch that you can apply to add the provisions to print bitmap graphics using ASCII bitmaps B 18 Pinouts C Pinouts C 1 Printer Connector Pinout Table C 1 shows the pin connections of theRapidPrint 500 printer connector Some manufacturers changed pin functions or polarity on their printers so adapters may be necessary Refer to printer documentation for interfacing details ThRapidPrint 500 printer connector is an IEEE Standard 1284 1994 Type B connector commonly known as a Centronics 36 pin parallel connector Table C 1 Printer Connector Pinout 4 Data Bit 3 22 Ground 6 Data Bit 5 24 Ground 7 Data Bit 6 25 Ground s Dunn 9 fouss Ya Acknowledge Ground s o oom s Ground fa O o aeo Je NOTE Pin 18 applies only to Models DSTRP BX and DSTRP BY Active low signal C 1 Pinouts Updating Software D Updating Software D 1 Overview The latest version of the RapidPrint 500 software and documentation are available on the Internet in the RapidPrint 500 home page in the Digital Printing Systems InfoCenter at http www prin
77. ssressresseeseesees 5 3 6 NetBI OS Configuration cccccceesseeseeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeenees 6 1 6 Ts OVERVIEW AE EE ENE T E A E EE EE E 6 1 6 2 Windows NE USES a a che toe a Neto habe ik 6 1 6 3 Potential Windows NT Problems ccccececssscesssscscssscsssesssessscssscsssesesssceeseseeeseeesereseeees 6 3 7 LAT Configuration faasintceutwcescentrnstventenetdraantnsiiresbweutrnneraehancanuentcests 7 1 TARO DA AEE E E E E E OER EE T E E E E 7 1 2 Printing Directly to Portes so a aaa araa Oa EEE O EA EE aT 7 1 73 Printing Usinas LATS ervi ES ia eroa inene i a a E a 7 3 7 4 Printing Using DCPS Software eisrean aeaiee See E E REE ENE E EE 7 4 TAT Enabling Bitronics eoero r E S EE RE RE TS 7 4 7 4 2 Creating a DCPS Queue Using LAT cee ceescecsseceeneeeseeceeneeceaeeeeneecaeeeeeeecneeeseneees 7 5 8 NetWare Configuration cccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeneeeeeeeeeeees 8 1 S21 OVERVIC Maner E ELE TAT 8 1 eP 7A COX 0 O ASA AEE AEEA EE EE EA S EE eT SEE EEE 8 1 OANA AAAI Er N E E E E ET 8 1 8 4 Creating NDS Print Queues eee Eee e a EE EREE e SEE E east 8 2 8 4 1 PCONSOLE Print Queue Setup se eescssscessessecsseeseesneecoevconsonssonsesssessenssenseessees 8 3 8 4 2 Print Server Configuration cece ces esecseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesecsecesecsaecsaecnaecseeeaeenes 8 4 8 5 Creating Bindery Print QUEUES eee cee cee cneeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesecesecsaecsaecsaecsaecaee
78. stalled Network Components list 9 6 2 Configuring the RapidPrint 500 for Windows 95 This section describes how to configure theRapidPrint 500 in the Windows 95 environment It is assumed that the permanent IP address has already been set on the RapidPrint 500 If the permanent IP address has not been set go to the section IP Address Configurationon page 3 3 In Windows 95 local printers that are attached to the network require a network port driver Windows 95 includes a port driver that is suitable for use with your printer To install the port driver you need to add the Digital DEClaser 5100 Net printer This printer includes the port driver After installing the port driver to enable access to all features of your printer install the appropriate printer type using the Windows driver disk that comes with your printer Do the following steps for this procedure From the Start button select Settings then Printers Open the Add Printer icon Click Next on the Add Printer Wizard Choose Local Printer and click Next Select Digital in the Manufacturer list box and Digital DEClaser 5100 Net in the Printer list box Click Next WRwWN 9 15 TCP IP Configuration 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Insert the Windows 95 CD ROM or floppy diskette if necessary Then click OK to copy the files In the Add Printer Wizard click Add Port In the Add Port Digital Network Port dialog box A Select port type Digital Rapid
79. t of the OpenVMS VAX system on which the print queue is running e Type describes the printer s accessibility This value is optional Generally type is LaserWriter Example SYSSSTARTUP DCPSSEXECUTION_QUEUE APPLEQ KPI Execution queue name APPLETALK LaserWriter pro 600 P2 Device name DCPS_LIB l P3 Logical name for library search list 5 3 AppleTalk Configuration SIDES 1 1 P4 Default queue parameters m IPS Default queue qualifiers mm P6 Communication speed m L E7 Device characteristics mm P8 Verify on off For more information see theDCPS System Manager s Guide 5 4 NetBIOS Configuration 6 NetBIOS Configuration 6 1 Overview The EZCon configuration software is the easiest way to configure NetBIOS print queues on the RapidPrint 500 AppleTalk NetWare and TCP IP versions of EZCon are shipped with theRapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM All instructions for using EZCon are listed in each README file For assistance once EZCon is running refer to the EZCon online help NOTE Windows for Workgroups cannot reliably print jobs to the RapidPrint 500 via LAN Manager It is recommended that Windows for Workgroups users spool their print jobs to a Windows NT NetWare or UNIX host and print from that machine 6 2 Windows NT Users Windows NT users can print using either the Digital Network Port or the NetBIOS protocol
80. t your dealer or RapidPrint Technical Support at the address or phone number listed below Technical support is also available via the Internetat http www printers digital com Digital Equipment Corporation 200 Forest Street Marlboro MA 01752 3011 Toll free 800 354 9000 For country specific telephone numbers see theWarranty Card A 2 Problem Report Procedure If you have problems with theRapidPrint 500 or have suggestions for improving the product contact RapidPrint Technical Support When you report a problem provide the following information e Your name and your company name address and phone number e Product model number e Serial number of the unit e Software version Use theShow Server command to display the software version e Network configuration including the information from Netstat command e Description of the problem e Debug report stack dump if applicable e Status of the unit when the problem occurred Try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem A 1 Technical Support Troubleshooting B Troubleshooting B 1 Overview This appendix describes how to overcome numerous problems related to the following e Power up procedure e Printing using host software e BOOTP e RARP e PostScript printers See the following tables for troubleshooting information Power up see Table B 1 Basic printing problems see Table B 2 AppleTalk host see Ta
81. tem you can use those services to connect to theRapidPrint 500 and queue print jobs 4 2 Default Services The RapidPrint 500 comes with the following default services that reference the parallel port MPS_XXXXXX_TEXT Queue all text print jobs to this service MPS_XXXxxx_PCL Queue all binary print jobs to this service For example plotter or PCL files MPS_XXXXxXxx_PS Queue all PostScript print jobs to this service NOTE The xxxxxx notation represents the last six hexadecimal digits of the RapidPrint 500 Ethernet address NOTE You can change MPS_xxxxxx The default service names are based on the server name If you change the server name the new name must be no more than 12 alphanumeric and or underscore characters For information on changing default server names see Chapter 10 4 1 Services When the RapidPrint 500 boots all default services are available To disable or later enable a service use theSet Define Service Default command The command syntax is Local gt gt DEFINE SERVICE iw EFAULT POSTSCRIPT DISABLED 4 2 1 Characteristics Characteristics specify how theRapidPrint 500 appears to network hosts and how it treats print data Each default service has characteristics that are enabled The service characteristics cannot be changed on default services If you need to use a service that has different characteristics you must configure a custom service When a custom
82. ters digital com When you visit the InfoCenter select Software Drivers and look for RapidPrint 500 D 2 Reloading RapidPrint 500 Software The RapidPrint 500 stores its software in Flash ROM This software controls the initialization process the operation of theRapidPrint 500 and the processing of commands The contents of Flash ROM can be updated by downloading a new version of the operational software The RapidPrint 500 can be reloaded from network hosts using NetWare TCP IP or MOP Reloading instructions are in this appendix Regardless of which protocol is used to update Flash ROM the following points are important e The Flash ROM software is contained in a file called MPS SYS A copy of this file is provided with theRapidPrint 500 on the distribution CD ROM This file must be accessible when updating Flash ROM e The MPS SYS download file should be world readable on the host regardless of which download method is used In addition there is a 15 character length limit for the pathname and an 11 character limit for the filename NOTE It is very important to check the RapidPrint 500 settings before using the Initialize Reload command Ensure that you are loading the correct software file e Define commands are used because configuration done withSet commands are cleared when the RapidPrint 500 boots Use the List Server Boot command to check theRapidPrint 500 settings before using theInitialize Reload command D 1 Updati
83. the following commands Local gt gt DEFINE PORT 1 BITRONICS ENABLED Local gt gt LOGOUT PORT 1 NOTE Consult your printer s documentation to determine if your printer supports Bitronics mode or bi directional parallel port Notice the Logout Port 1 command in the example above This forces the new Bitronics setting to take effect 10 5 2 DSRlogout By default when the printer connected to theRapidPrint 500 is powered off the current print job remains in the print queue When the printer is powered on again the job will be printed 10 3 Additional Configuration When the DSRlogout characteristic is enabled the printer will abort the current print job delete it from the print queue when it is powered off This characteristic is disabled by default NOTE The DSRlogout characteristic has only been tested with the HP LaserJet 3 and LaserJet 4 printers Enabling DSRlogout will work reliably with these printers If you are not using a LaserJet 3 or LaserJet 4 and would like to enable the DSRlogout characteristic use caution to prevent data loss To enable DSRlogout use the following command Local gt gt DEFINE POR 10 4 Local gt gt LOGOUT PORT 1 DSRLOGOUT ENABLE D 1 Technical Support A Technical Support A 1 Overview If you are experiencing an error that is not described in Appendix B Troubleshooting or you cannot fix the error contac
84. theRapidPrint 500 e Although all other login sessions can be disabled remote console logins cannot be disabled Therefore the system manager will always have access to the unit e Logging into the remote console port does not automatically create privileged user status You must use theSet Privileged command to configure the unit The remote console port is password protected e Default login password isaccess e Default privileged password issystem NOTE For more information on passwords see page 10 1 3 1 Getting Started 3 2 Command Syntax 3 2 1 Set Define Commands Set and Define commands appear frequently in this manual therefore it is important to know the difference between themSet makes an immediate change but is not permanent Define makes a permanent change but does not take effect until the RapidPrint 500 is rebooted or until the affected port is logged out NOTE For more information on the Set and Define commands and similar command constructs refer to the RapidPrint 500 Reference Manual on the distribution CD ROM 3 2 2 Command Format The commands in this manual and theRapidPrint 500 Reference Manualare in the following format e Optional parameters are enclosed in brackets e Curly braces indicate that one and only one of the enclosed items must be used e User supplied parameters such as a particulaport number or host name are shown in italics Commands can be entered in upper lower or mi
85. theSet Privileged Override command to forcibly become the privileged user To change the privileged password use theSet Define Server Privileged Password command See the example below Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER PRIVILEGED PASSWORD walrus 10 2 2 Login Password The login password is required for remote console logins The default login password is access To change the login password use theSet Define Server 10 1 Additional Configuration Login Password command Following is an example of changing the login password Local gt SET PRIVILEGED Password gt system not echoed Local gt gt DEFINE SERVER LOGIN PASSWORD badger The login password is also used to log theRapidPrint 500 into NetWare file servers If the login password is changed NetWare print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password SeeUsing PCONSOLE in Chapter 8 10 3 Server and Service Names Changing the server name automatically changes the names of the default services The default server name MPS xxxxxx can be changed using theSet Server Name and Define Server Name commands Since the default service names are based on the server name the server name can be up to 12 alphanumeric and underscore characters Example Local gt gt SET SERVER NAME biolab Local gt gt DEF
86. then select the appropriate driver that came with your printer In the Description box enter an optional description If applicable click on the boxShare this printer on the network The share name is the first eight characters of the name entered in step 4 In the Print to box scroll down and selectOther In the Print Destinations window select Digital Network Port and then OK In the Add Port Digital Network Port window do the following A Select the port type Digital RapidPrint Server via TCP IP B For Address of printer enter the printer s IP address C Enter a name for the port You can enter the same name as the printer name D Click Options In the Digital RapidPrint Server Options dialog box A Select Print Banner Page optional for use with PostScript printing only B Under Additional Port information select Other and enter port number 3001 Do not use the Configure button This button applies only to the RapidPrint 200 server not the RapidPrint 500 C Click OK 9 13 TCP IP Configuration 12 13 14 15 Click OK in the Add Port window then in the Create Printer window You may see an additional dialog box that allows you to set default parameters such as paper size paper source etc When done clickOK A window appears with the printer name as the title Close this window and an icon is displayed in thePrint Manager Select this printer as the default printer Close the
87. tup Do the following 1 2 Register to use NDS bycalling 1 800 365 0696 or accessing http www printers digital com on the Internet To allow NDS on the RapidPrint 500 use Local gt gt DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE DSLICENSE string where st ring is the license number received during registration Perform the following procedures on each file server that needs to access the RapidPrint 500 queues 1 Login as Admin on the file server you will be changing and type PCONSOLE at the F prompt to start the utility 2 From the Main menu choose Quick Setup 3 The Quick Setup window is displayed Print server MPS _xxxxxx New printer MPS _xxxxxx_TEXT New print queue Print queue volume Banner type Printer type Location Interrupt Port The fields have the following meanings e Print server MPS_xxxxxx is the name of yourRapidPrint 500 e New printer name MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT is the service name e New print queue can be any name For exampleMPS_PRT e Print queue volume is the name of the file server from which the printer receives print request For example MPS_SERV The remaining fields can be left in their default settings 8 3 NetWare Configuration 4 Once you complete all the fields in the Quick Setup window pres 10 to save the print queue information 8 4 2 Print Server Configuration Perform the following steps 1 Use the Define Protocol NetWare DSTree command to def
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89. xed case 3 2 Getting Started 3 3 IP Address Configuration The RapidPrint 500 IP address must be initially configured before using a telnet connection to further configure theRapidPrint 500 To initially set the IP address you can use the following methods Directed ping packet BOOTP reply RARP reply Command line Gocal gt interface via MOP Netware or AppleTalk EZCon login via Netware or AppleTalk All methods of setting the IP address are described in the following sections choose the method that is most convenient for you To access the RapidPrint 500 hosts must be capable of resolving theRapidPrint 500 IP address Configuring this capability can be done in the host s etc hosts file or via a nameserver For configuration instructions refer to the host s documentation 3 3 1 Using a Directed Ping Packet If the RapidPrint 500 has no IP address it sets its address from the first directed IP ICMP ping packet it receives To generate such a packet create an entry in the host s ARP table The following command format shows how to create an entry in the host s ARP table Note that this requires superuser privileges NOTE Windows NT and Windows 95 users must ping another host before adding the ping packet to the ARP table arp S XXX XXX XXX XXX 00 80 a3 XX XX XX Substitute the intended IP address and the hardware address of thRapidPrint 500 then ping the server ping XXX XXX XXX XXX The x s denote the IP
90. y will void the user s authority to operate this device Cet appareil doit se soumettre avec la section 15 des statuts et reglements de FCC Le fonctionnement est subject aux conditions suivantes 1 Cet appareil ne doit pas causer une interf rence malfaisante 2 Cet appareil doit accepter n import quelle interf rence reiue qui peut causer une op ration ind sirable vi Contents 1 RO UEC WON Vavasateas sraseeienarnia ca vats nanttva ates sanatintns wattabasnnatatawdwanavesausaseuaauanensus 1 1 EONA ree cl eee nS E EE EE 1 1 ies Ws Fa 3 0 0707 0 Fare ec eee 1 1 151 2 Configurations repensi errer sca saseesoet istuek S EEEE cvcbtsseesuesontasvhessetave coneivenisstescesoes tees 1 2 1 2 About the Reference Manuaal ccccccccccccssssssseccececeesssececececeesssaececceceseseseaeeeceesesenseaeeeeees 1 2 2 Installation srasictutinndiintannduaidennisiadivabainiansdubatannasiidannieeypinageaianmaeialanniubatitibe 2 1 DAN OVERVIEW 3 EEEE ETOT D EE EERO TTE EEE E OR E EOE EE N 2 1 2 2 Rapid Print 300 Panele rnn eE E EE EEE EEE E 2 1 2 3 Installatore a E RNR IS T REEE gees 2 3 2 3 1 Connect tothe Printers 22 43 ESEE AE EE ETSE E E E haa 2 3 232 Conect to the Ee E E a E A A S E 2 3 2 3 3 Supply POWEL verres ieas ces tote leceabeece haeds seesbaceb E EEEE Ka eE REE Ey T EATE EE K ES 2 4 2 4 Was the Installation Successful 2 cecccsessscecececsesensececcceceesessececececeesesssseeeeeceesenseaeeeeecs 2 5 34 Getting Start

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