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COMPOSE
A
GFA
PCI Interface Card
Installation Manual
for
Harlequin Level 2 Intel Windows NT RIP
v1.01 1Jul96
Compose System Limited
1705 Westlands Center,
20 Westlands Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2811-4228
Fax: (852) 2811-2263
E-mail: general@compose.com.hk
Web: http://www.compose-sys.com

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  • Page 1 COMPOSE PCI Interface Card Installation Manual Harlequin Level 2 Intel Windows NT RIP v1.01 1Jul96 Compose System Limited 1705 Westlands Center, 20 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2811-4228 Fax: (852) 2811-2263 E-mail: general@compose.com.hk Web: http://www.compose-sys.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS COMPOSE AGFA PCI I/F CARD Table of contents 1. Features 2. Installation Procedures 3. Agfa PCI Card Configuration Appendix 1. Agfa PCI Card Versions 2. Agfa Imagesetter Information 3. Agfa Driver Configuration File 4. EDGE TO EDGE FEATURE (ETOE)

  • Page 3: Features

    • The Compose Agfa PCI Interface Card is designed for Harlequin level 2 RIPs running on the PC platform.This card allows a PC-PCI system to output data to all Agfa image- setters. (There are 3 different versions of Agfa Interface Card. The AccuSet/ProSet card can output to all Agfa imagesetters except the SelectSet and Avantra.
  • Page 4 Insert the Driver Installation Disk into Drive A:. Choose RUN in the File menu in the Windows NT Program Manager. iii. Type ‘A:\INSTALL’ and hit ‘enter’ to continue. You will see the Install Agfa Driver Window: In the Express RIP Directory field, choose the directory where you installed the Express RIP.
  • Page 5 Card, make sure you check the Using ISA Cable option. Valid Interrupts are 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15. Click on OK to return to the Install Agfa Driver menu. You should now configure the Agfa Output Options.
  • Page 6 The Channel field is for setting the Channel ID. You should always use the Master channel if you have only one RIP connected to the Agfa engine. If you have more than one RIP, the RIP that connects directly to the imagesetter will use the Master Channel.
  • Page 7 Click on OK after you have finished configuring the Plugin. You can change the settings in the Agfa Output Options menu by selecting the Change Plugin Option item in the Output Device menu in the RIP. Page 5...
  • Page 8 PCI Card Driver Options and the Plugin Options, you should click on the OK button in the Install Agfa Driver menu to install the driver. You will then see the following messages indicating that the drivers have been copied to the hard drive.
  • Page 9 PCI configuration for your PC. • Make sure the Agfa PCI Card is set to use INTA. If you can assign a PCI Interrupt Level (A, B, C, or D) to a particular PCI slot in the BIOS, make sure the PCI Slot the Agfa card is in is set to use PCI INTA.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS COMPOSE AGFA PCI I/F CARD used by an ISA card. If you have an ISA card (e.g. the SMC Elite16Ultra ethernet card) that uses memory address, you must reserve the location it uses or else your ISA card will not be able to access that memory location.
  • Page 11 4. Switch OFF the machines and connect the RIP to the imagesetter. The cable required is supplied and is the same for all models of Agfa imagesetters. Ensure that the screwlocks are fully tightened at the Agfa. Always connect or remove the cable when the machines are switched off 5.

  • Page 12: Agfa Pci Card Configuration

    1 2 3 Auxiliary Port (for Multiple-RIP) The Auxillary Port allows you to connect the Agfa PCI Card to an ISA Slave Buffer Card in a multiple-RIP configuration. In a multiple-RIP configuration you can connect one master RIP and up to three slave RIPs to the imagesetter. The master RIP is the only RIP directly connected to the imagesetter.
  • Page 13 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS PCI Auto Configuration Jumper JP2 is for setting the Auto-Configuration mode of the card. The Compose Exxtra-Ultre PCI Interface card is a fully Plug and Play compatible card. To accommo- date older PCI controller on some PCs, the jumper JP2 on the card can be set to let the user configure the PCI setting of the card.

  • Page 14: Appendix

    APPENDIX 1. AGFA PCI CARD VERSIONS Please note that there are 3 different versions of Agfa Interface Card. You cannot use the SelectSet card to drive the Avantra. You cannot use the AccuSet card to drive the SelectSet. If you are using the SelectSet card but the RIP is connected to an Avantra, you won’t be able to access the device in the Page Setup menu and a message in the System...

  • Page 15: Agfa Imagesetter Information

    Agfa Imagesetter Information Supply Cassette Max. Image Resolution Media Type Exposure Default Width (inch) W x H (inch) (dpi) Exposure ProSet 9400 13.6 13.6 x 99.0 1200, 2400 Film, Paper 0 - 255 ProSet 9600 13.6 13.6 x 99.0 1200, 2400...

  • Page 16: Agfa Driver Configuration File

    After installation, a Driver Init file AGFAPCI.INI is created in the C:\EXPRESS\SW\DEVICES\CONFIG directory where EXPRESS is the directory you installed the Harlequin RIP. All settings in this Init file can be modified in the Change Plugin Option in the RIP. AGFA PCI Driver Init File (AGFAPCI.INI) [AGFAPCI] EngineID=0 CHANNEL=0...

  • Page 17: Edge To Edge Feature (Etoe)

    COMPOSE AGFA PCI I/F CARD 4. EDGE TO EDGE (ETOE) FEATURE Compose Agfa Interface Card of version 1.3 onwards will now support the Edge to Edge feature. By the new card, full width will be supported. 5. AGFA DRIVER FILES After installation, three files will be copied onto your hard drive.

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