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Page 1 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:04 PM LN17 and LN17ps Printers Setting Up Guide Order Number: EK–LN17P–IN. A01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts...
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Page 2 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:04 PM First Printing, February 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its product in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions...
Page 1 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM Setting Up the LN17 or LN17ps Printer Overview .................. 2 Getting to Know the Printer ........... 3 Selecting a Printer Location ............ 4 Assembling the Printer ............5 Testing the Printer ..............8 Installing Printer Options ............
9. “Installing DS/P Software for Novell” (page 17) 10. “What to Do Next” (page 18) This book is for use with both the Digital LN17 and LN17ps High Performance Network Printers. The LN17ps printer contains all the components of the LN17 printer, plus the following options: •...
ksu-chap Page 3 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM G e t t i n g t o K n o w t h e P r i n t e r Getting to First, familiarize yourself with the major components identified in Figure 1, below.
ksu-chap Page 4 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM S e l e c t i n g a P r i n t e r L o c a t i o n Selecting a Select a printer location that meets the minimum air space requirements shown in Figure 2.
ksu-chap Page 5 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM A s s e m b l i n g t h e P r i n t e r Assembling Assembling the printer is easily accomplished in just a few steps: the Printer •...
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ksu-chap Page 6 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM A s s e m b l i n g t h e P r i n t e r Remove the EP cartridge from its Shake the EP cartridge several times to wrapper.
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Chapter 2: Paper Handling in the LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide for instructions. S e t t i n g U p t h e L N 1 7 a n d L N 1 7 p s P r i n t e r s...
ksu-chap Page 8 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM T e s t i n g t h e P r i n t e r Testing the To test the printer, power it ON, then print a printer Configuration Sheet using the Control Panel. Printer Plug the power cord into the printer and a wall outlet, then power ON the printer.
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Configuration Sheet. The Configuration Sheet requires a minute or so to print. If it does not print, refer to Chapter 6: Troubleshooting in the LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide. If the Configuration Sheet prints, you have successfully assembled and tested the printer.
I n s t a l l i n g P r i n t e r O p t i o n s Installing A number of options are available to increase the capabilities of your LN17 and LN17ps printers. Call your dealer or Digital Printer for ordering information.
C o n n e c t i n g t o a H o s t Connecting to The LN17 printer can have up to three communication ports (Figure 3). These ports allow you to connect to three distinct a Host host systems concurrently.
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300 meters (990 feet) PhoneNet with a maximum of 32 devices The following table lists cables and adapters available to support the LN17/LP17ps printers. Contact your dealer or Digital for ordering information. Table 2 PC and Macintosh cables and adapters Host Connector Type...
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Refer to Appendix C: Installing and Removing Printer Options in the LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide for complete instructions. S e t t i n g U p t h e L N 1 7 a n d L N 1 7 p s P r i n t e r s...
I n s t a l l i n g a P r i n t e r D r i v e r Installing a The base LN17 printer supports the PCL 5e Emulation printer drivers listed in Table 3. To take full advantage of all the Printer Driver printer’s features when printing PCL jobs, install the...
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PostScript drivers listed in Table 4 on page 15. To take full advantage of all the printer’s features when printing PostScript jobs, install the appropriate LN17 PostScript printer driver(s). (Consult your operating system user manual for instructions on installing a new printer driver.) Call Digital for any drivers you need beyond those supplied with the printer.
ksu-chap Page 16 Monday, April 7, 1997 8:02 PM I n s t a l l i n g D C P S S o f t w a r e Installing DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS is a family of layered products that run on OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS DCPS Alpha systems to provide access to selected PostScript Level 1...
DS/P (Document Services for Printing) is an innovative combination of client and server software that increases the DS/P ease of use and productivity of the LN17 and LN17ps printers. Software for It capitalizes on the advanced bidirectional communication features built into the printer. DS/P will: Novell •...
Digital LN17 or LN17ps High Performance Network Printer. Do Next If you have any questions or need to set optional parameters for printing, the LN17 and LN17ps Printers User Guide is a complete reference guide to all the printer’s features and functions.
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