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DEClaser 1152 Printer
User's Guide
Order Number: EK–DECLP–UG. A01
Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

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  • Page 1 DEClaser 1152 Printer User’s Guide Order Number: EK–DECLP–UG. A01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts...
  • Page 2 First Printing, September 1992 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
  • Page 3 FCC NOTICE: 115 Volt model only This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Part 1: Basic Operations 1 Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC Connecting the DEClaser 1152 Printer to the PC ... . 1–1 Adding the DEClaser 1152 Printer to the MS-Windows Printers Menu .
  • Page 5 A Adobe PCL4 Emulation Figures 4–1 Communication Channels on the DEClaser 1152 Printer ..4–1 6–1 Pictures With and Without DECimage ....

  • Page 6: Preface

    • Part 1 — Basic Operations This section helps you set up your DEClaser 1152 on your PC, Apple Macintosh, ULTRIX, or VMS system, and start printing right away. This section assumes that the printer is set to the factory default settings. The best way to use this section is to read the chapters that apply to your operating system.

  • Page 7: Software Requirements

    PostScript printer includes all of the Level 1 operators with the additional Level 2 operators. Although most Level 1 drivers will properly control the DEClaser 1152, you will require a Level 2 driver to take advantage of the benefits of PostScript Level 2. PostScript Level 2 drivers are available from your vendors.
  • Page 8 PostScript and PCL4 Files The DEClaser 1152 printer primarily a PostScript printer. For applications that do not have a PostScript printer driver, the DEClaser 1152 printer provides Hewlett-Packard PCL4 emulation as an alternate language interface. These two language interfaces are quite different in nature. This section describes the differences between the two languages.
  • Page 9 Term/Convention Meaning filename Represents a generic file name. Replace it with the name and extension of your file, using your operating system’s syntax. queuename Represents a generic queue name. In commands, replace it with the name of a real queue. Represents the key to press on the control panel.

  • Page 10: Part 1: Basic Operations

    No Parity XON/XOFF flow control To change the default settings of the printer, see the DEClaser 1152 Printer Installation/Operator’s Guide, which lists other settings that may also be selected. See Chapter 4 to use this printer in a multihost configuration.

  • Page 11: Installing And Using The Declaser 1152 Printer With A Pc

    Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC This chapter explains how to set up the DEClaser 1152 printer to print from your PC running MS-Windows, Version 3.1 or MS–DOS, Version 5.0. 1.1 Connecting the DEClaser 1152 Printer to the PC...
  • Page 12 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Plug the parallel cable from the PC into its connector on the printer. Parallel Communications Port 009496 MLO- 3. Turn on the printer. 1–2 Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC...

  • Page 13: Adding The Declaser 1152 Printer To The Ms-Windows Printers Menu

    To print PostScript files from your MS-Windows applications, you must add the DEClaser 1152 printer to the Printers menu. 1. From the Main menu, select the Control Panel icon. 2. From the Control Panel, select the Printers icon. Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC 1–3...
  • Page 14 The Printers menu appears. 3. Click on Add>>. The List of Printers menu expands to display the list of supported printers. 1–4 Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC...

  • Page 15: Printing A File From Ms-Windows

    To print PostScript files from the MS–DOS command line, you can use the COPY command or the PRINT command. Note To print text files, change the interpreter mode to PCL. Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC 1–5...

  • Page 16: If Your File Does Not Print

    Protocol: Normal OutputDevice: None If your settings are different, change the printer’s settings, using Menu Mode. See the DEClaser 1152 Printer Installation/Operator’s Guide for details on changing the settings. 1–6 Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC...

  • Page 17: Finding Help

    DEClaser 1152 Printer Installation/Operator’s Guide • Microsoft Windows User’s Guide • Microsoft Windows Help • Microsoft MS–DOS User’s Guide • The commands HELP MODE and HELP PRINT on MS–DOS, Version 5.0. Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a PC 1–7...

  • Page 18: Installing And Using The Declaser 1152 Printer With A Macintosh Computer

    Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a Macintosh Computer You can connect the DEClaser 1152 printer directly to a System 6 or System 7 Macintosh computer. 2.1 Connecting the DEClaser 1152 Printer to the Macintosh To connect the printer to your Macintosh computer, use the following procedure: 1.

  • Page 19: Adding The Declaser 1152 Printer To The Chooser Menu

    2.2 Adding the DEClaser 1152 Printer to the Chooser Menu To print PostScript files from your Macintosh applications, you must add the DEClaser 1152 printer to the Chooser menu. The following steps show you how: 1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

  • Page 20: Printing A File

    The top line of the dialog box displays DEClaser 1152. Note Make sure Font Substitution is selected in the Page Setup menu. 2. Click on OK to send the file to the DEClaser 1152 printer. Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a Macintosh Computer 2–3...

  • Page 21: Finding Help

    2.4 Finding Help For more information about the printer, printing options, and Macintosh, see the following sources: • DEClaser 1152 Printer Installation/Operator’s Guide • Macintosh system documentation 2–4 Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer with a Macintosh Computer...

  • Page 22: Installing And Using The Declaser 1152 Printer In Vms And Ultrix Environments

    Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer in VMS and ULTRIX Environments To install the DEClaser 1152 printer in a VMS or ULTRIX environment, you will need the assistance of a system manager. Contact your system manager or refer to the software documentation provided.
  • Page 23 • The VMS command HELP PRINT_PARAMETERS • The ULTRIX commands man lpr (which lists related documentation) and man lpq 3–2 Installing and Using the DEClaser 1152 Printer in VMS and ULTRIX Environments...

  • Page 24: Part 2: Advanced Operations

    Part 2: Advanced Operations This section explains how to take advantage of the features of the PostScript Level 2 DEClaser 1152 printer. This section covers such topics as: • Using multiple communications channels • Accessing and using fonts • Using DECimage for picture enhancement...

  • Page 25: Setting Up Multiple Communications Channels

    Setting Up Multiple Communications Channels The DEClaser 1152 printer can process print requests from multiple communications channels sequentially. Each channel may be directed to process the data as either PostScript data or Hewlett-Packard PCL4 data. Figure 4–1 Communication Channels on the DEClaser 1152 Printer...
  • Page 26 Because the LocalTalk and SerialB channels share the same connector, they cannot be used at the same time. The SerialB communication channel is disabled by default. Enabling LocalTalk or SerialB explicitly disables the other. The following list shows the recommended multiple host configurations: •...
  • Page 27 Fonts The DEClaser 1152 printer has 17 built-in fonts, one of which is the Symbols Set. An optional font cartridge is available with 26 additional fonts. PostScript Level 2 uses a mechanism slightly different from Level 1 to access the fonts in the font cartridge. If an application queries the printer to determine which fonts are available, it is likely that the application will find only the built-in fonts.

  • Page 28: Enhancing Picture Quality

    Enhancing Picture Quality DECimage is a tool that allows you to enhance the quality of pictures printed on Digital’s PostScript printers. The following sections explain: • The benefits of using DECimage • How the system manager can set up DECimage on a VMS system •...

  • Page 29: Pictures With And Without Decimage

    Figure 6–1 Pictures With and Without DECimage With DECimage 2X magnification 100% scale (300 dpi) Without DECimage 2X magnification 100% scale (300 dpi) 6–2 Enhancing Picture Quality...

  • Page 30: When To Use Decimage

    6.2 When to Use DECimage Images processed using DECimage require more time to print than images printed without DECimage. On smaller images, the high-quality output using DECimage should outweigh the additional computation time required. However, on large, high-resolution, full-page images, the additional computation time is significant, and you have to decide whether or not to use DECimage.
  • Page 31 setpagedevice } if { %! %! DECimage_level1 statusdict dup /setDECimage known exch /setDECimageparams known and { statusdict begin %Punch1 %Punch2 1.5 %Sharpness %Dotsize setDECimageparams true setDECimage } if } ifelse 2. Create a text library. LIB/CREATE/TEXT SYS$LIBRARY:DECIMAGE 3. Insert DECIMAGE.TXT into the library. LIB/REPLACE/TEXT SYS$LIBRARY:DECIMAGE DECIMAGE 4.

  • Page 32: Invoking Decimage On Vms Platforms

    DECprint Supervisor User’s Guide 6.5 Using DECimage on Non-VMS Platforms A non-VMS user can invoke DECimage on the DEClaser 1152 printer by sending the PostScript Level 2 code to the printer in two ways: 1. The preferred method is to append code to the beginning of your PostScript file to invoke DECimage for that print job only.

  • Page 33: Invoking Decimage For The Current Print Job

    In some cases, using the compatibility operators can reduce the amount of coding required. As a general guideline, use only Level 2 constructs with the DEClaser 1152 printer. 6.5.2 Invoking DECimage Persistently If a platform or application does not allow you to append code to the beginning of the PostScript print job, you can invoke DECimage persistently across power cycles.

  • Page 34: Setting Parameters

    % defaults. Resetting to factory defaults can be done from the front panel % or through a PostScript job. % Note that the default SystemParamsPassword for the DEClaser 1152 is its % product name. If you have changed the SystemParamsPassword, you must % use the new password as the value for /Password below.

  • Page 35: Setting The Sharpness

    An example of increasing contrast would be setting punch1 to 0.2 and punch2 to 0.8. Input values between 0.0 and 0.2 are mapped to black (0.0) and input values between 0.8 and 1.0 are mapped to white (1.0). Intermediate values between punch1 and punch2 are linearly mapped, or stretched, between 0.0 and 1.0.

  • Page 36: Setting The Dotsize

    6.6.3 Setting the Dotsize The dotsize parameter is a positive integer that determines the size of the smallest output dot (in pixels) in rendered images. A dotsize value of 1 or 2 produces the best rendered images. When the device can faithfully display isolated black and white dots, use a dotsize value of 1.

  • Page 37: Decimage For Vms Setup Modules

    6.7.1 DECimage for VMS Setup Modules To create variations of the DECimage setup modules, use the following procedure: 1. Create setup modules similar to the DECimage module created in Section 6.3. Name the setup modules according to their functions. For example: If You Want a Setup Module To...

  • Page 38: A Adobe Pcl4 Emulation

    Adobe PCL4 Emulation The Adobe emulation of the Printer Control Language (PCL4) on the DEClaser 1152 printer differs from the Hewlett-Packard implementation, in the following ways: • The Line Printer font does not exist, and uses the Courier font instead. Both fonts are fixed-pitch fonts and only minor differences will appear in the document.

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