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Chapter 2 - Installation

Chapter Overview
Printer Location
Package Contents
Printer Setup
Unpacking the Printer
Installing Options
Installing the Toner Cartridge
Loading the Paper Cassette
Loading the Fold Down Tray
Connecting the Power Cord
Starting the Printer
Printing the Start-up Page
Selecting an Interface
Connecting in a Macintosh Environment
Connecting in a PC Environment
Connecting to Ethernet
Connecting a Hard Disk
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  • Page 1: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Chapter 2 - Installation Chapter Overview Printer Location Package Contents Printer Setup Unpacking the Printer Installing Options Installing the Toner Cartridge Loading the Paper Cassette Loading the Fold Down Tray Connecting the Power Cord Starting the Printer Printing the Start-up Page Selecting an Interface Connecting in a Macintosh Environment Connecting in a PC Environment...
  • Page 2 Notes Installationbb _________________________________________...

  • Page 3: Printer Location

    Introduction This chapter covers setting up your new Accel-a-Writer 812 printer. It includes finding the right location, unpacking the printer, installing toner and paper, connecting the power cord, printing a start-up page, and selecting an interface. Printer Location Before unpacking your Accel-a-Writer 812, you need to choose a good location.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Note: Do not use ammonia-based cleaners on or around the printer as they react chemically with the toner. Also, like most laser printers and photocopiers, this one produces a small amount of ozone, so choose a well ventilated area. Package Contents Your printer package normally consists of two, separately shipped boxes.

  • Page 5: Printer Setup

    Printer Setup Printer setup covers • Unpacking the printer • Installing optional equipment • Installing the toner cartridge • Loading the paper cassette • Loading the fold down tray • Connecting the power cord • Starting the printer Before you begin this setup, take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the printer.

  • Page 6: Unpacking The Printer

    Rear Cover Rear Cover Latch Interface Ports Power Receptacle Fig. 2.2 Rear View of the Printer Unpacking the Printer Various packing materials protect your printer during shipping. These materials include plastic, tape, polystyrene, cardboard, and shipping spacers—all of which must be removed. You may want to save these materials in case you ever have to move or ship the printer.
  • Page 7 Warning! The printer weighs approximately 37 lbs (16.8 kg) without the toner, cassettes, and media installed. Have someone help you lift it. Lift the printer out of the box. Remove the plastic wrap from around the printer. Remove the tape securing the rear cover, the fold down tray, and the cassette.
  • Page 8 Remove the packing tape and cardboard. Push down on the plate in the bottom of the cassette and remove the plastic packing spacers (fig. 2.4). Then place the cassette back into the printer for now. Fig. 2.4 Remove the Cassette Spacers Installationbb _________________________________________...
  • Page 9 Press the raised finger grips on each side of the top cover (fig. 2.5) and lift up and back approximately 180 to open it. RE AD Y M AN UA DA TA AY SE LE ED TR FO RM FE ON LIN E M EN U EN TE R...
  • Page 10 Open the rear cover by pressing the release lever and tilting the cover out and down (fig. 2.7). Fig. 2.7 Open the Rear Cover 2-10 Installationbb _________________________________________...
  • Page 11 Open the fuser area by pressing down the two levers, one on each side (fig. 2.8). Remove the shipping cardboard (fig. 2.8) from the fuser area. Fig. 2.8 Open the Fuser Area Close the rear cover. Unpacking the printer is completed. If you did not purchase the optional lower cassette and its feeder, skip to “Installing the Toner Cartridge.”...

  • Page 12: Installing Options

    Installing Options If you have an optional lower cassette and the feeder, unpack and install these now. Follow the installation instructions included with the options. See “Tray Chaining” in chapter 6 for details on using optional trays. Installing the Toner Cartridge Caution: The toner cartridge is sensitive to bright lights and direct sunlight.
  • Page 13 Remove the toner cartridge from its package and gently rock it back and forth to distribute the toner evenly throughout the cartridge (fig. 2.9). Fig. 2.9 Distribute the Toner Place the cartridge on a flat surface and gently flex the black tab on the end of the sealing tape back and forth until it becomes loose.

  • Page 14: Loading The Paper Cassette

    Align and slide the cartridge into the printer until it rests securely in place (fig. 2.11). RE AD Y M AN UA DA TA AY SE LE ED TR FO RM FE ON LIN E M EN U EN TE R TE ST R ES ET Fig.
  • Page 15 Use the following procedure to load the cassette. Pull the paper cassette straight out from the printer. Prepare up to 250 sheets (approximately 1" [25 mm] or less) of laser quality or 20 lb photocopier paper. To do this: Make sure the paper meets all the requirements in “Selecting Media”...
  • Page 16 Slide the paper printing side down, short edge first into the cassette (fig. 2.12). Then press down to make sure the paper is flat and under the metal clip at the left front of the cassette. Caution: Make sure the paper stack does not exceed the upper paper limit marked on the cassette (fig.

  • Page 17: Loading The Fold Down Tray

    Loading the Fold Down Tray Your Accel-a-Writer 812 has a built-in fold down tray located on the front. You can use the tray to feed up to 100 sheets of standard letter, A4, legal, B5, or executive size paper. You can use this tray to feed odd sized media that measures from 3.8"...
  • Page 18 Pull out the tray extender (fig. 2.14). RE AD Y M AN UA DA TA AY SE LE ED TR FO RM FE ON LIN E M EN U EN TE R TE ST R ES ET Fig. 2.14 Pull Out the Tray Extender Prepare up to 100 sheets (approximately 3/8"...

  • Page 19: Connecting The Power Cord

    Slide the paper printing side up into the fold down tray (fig. 2.15). Caution: Make sure the paper stack does not exceed the upper paper limit marked on the side of the tray (fig. 2.15). Overloading will cause paper to jam. RE AD Y M AN UA DA TA...

  • Page 20: Starting The Printer

    Connect one end of the power cord to the printer. Connect the other end of the power cord to a standard electrical outlet (grounded AC outlet). Note: You may want to use a surge protected outlet. Surge protection helps prevent power fluctuations from damaging your printer.

  • Page 21: Printing The Start-Up Page

    Printing the Start-up Page When you turn the printer on for the first time, it prints a start-up page in approximately 90 seconds. The printer does not have to be attached to a host to print this page. The start-up page contains configuration information concerning your printer.

  • Page 22: Selecting An Interface

    Selecting an Interface Once the printer is set up, you need to select an interface to connect the printer to the host. Your Accel-a-Writer 812 has three standard interface ports on the back—LocalTalk, serial, and parallel. There is a SCSI port where you can attach multiple external hard disks, and an optional Ethernet port.

  • Page 23: Connecting In A Macintosh Environment

    The port you should select depends on many variables, such as your type of host, the available host ports, your software application, printer drivers, and emulations. Caution: DO NOT confuse the serial and SCSI interface ports when connecting cables. This will cause permanent printer damage which is not covered under the warranty.
  • Page 24 Plug the DIN-8 connector on one LocalTalk connector box into the 8-pin LocalTalk port on the back of the printer. Plug the DIN-8 connector on the second LocalTalk connector box into the printer port on your Macintosh (refer to your Apple Macintosh manual).

  • Page 25: Connecting In A Pc Environment

    If you work on a network and need to connect a second host to another printer port, skip to the section on connecting to the desired port later in this chapter. If not and you are connecting an optional hard disk, skip to “Connecting a Hard Disk” later in this chapter. Otherwise, skip to the next chapter, “Macintosh Setup.”...

  • Page 26: Connecting To The Serial Port

    Use the following procedure to connect your printer and host using the parallel port. Turn off your printer and host computer. Plug the 36-pin connector end of the parallel cable into the parallel port on the back of the printer (fig. 2.19). Plug the cable’s 25-pin end into the parallel port on your host.
  • Page 27 Printer Data Carrier Detect (In) Transmit Data (Out) Receive Data (In) Data Set Ready (In) Ground Data Terminal Ready (Out) Clear to Send (In) Request for Send (Out) Open DB-9 DB-9 (Female) (Male) Printer Data Carrier Detect (In) Transmit Data (Out) Receive Data (In) Data Set Ready (In) Ground...
  • Page 28 Use the following procedure to connect your printer and host using the serial port. Caution: DO NOT confuse the serial and SCSI interface ports when connecting the cables. This will cause permanent printer damage which is not covered under the warranty. The printer has a 9-pin serial port that is labeled clearly.

  • Page 29: Changing Serial Communication Settings

    Flow Control Flow control is how the printer signals the host that the printer is ready to accept data. The Accel-a-Writer 812 supports both XON/XOFF (software) and DTR/DSR (hardware) flow control. The printer’s factory default is XON/XOFF. It is very important for both the host computer and printer to agree on flow control.

  • Page 30: Connecting To The Ethernet Port

    Connecting to the Ethernet Port Two methods can be used to connect to your printer’s Ethernet port. One method uses an Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) or 10BaseT connection, and the other uses thin coaxial cable (10Base2) connection. Both methods require an external transceiver which is available from most computer stores or mail-order warehouses.

  • Page 31: Unshielded Twisted Pair (10Baset) Connection

    Note: When you connect to an EtherTalk network, you must select Phase 2. Select the phase on your Macintosh through the Network CDEV (Control panel DEVice) under the Control Panel. The Phase 2 icon usually has two double arrows. Unshielded Twisted Pair (10BaseT) Connection This configuration uses ordinary wiring for data transmission.

  • Page 32: Thin Coaxial Cable (10Base2) Connection

    Thin Coaxial Cable (10Base2) Connection This configuration uses coaxial cable. Thinnet networks connect in a daisy-chain configuration with each of the two ends terminated with either a 50-Ohm terminating resistor or a self-terminating transceiver box. The maximum cable length for a network segment is 607 ft. (185 m).
  • Page 33 If the transceiver box has a single male BNC connector, either plug it into an existing Ethernet drop or use a “T” connector (fig. 2.23). Follow the directions included with the transceiver. Note: Make sure to place a terminator in the open connector if this is an end node on the network (fig.

  • Page 34: Setting The Ethertalk Zone Name

    Setting the EtherTalk Zone Name Check with your system administrator to see if you need to set an EtherTalk zone name. If you need to set the EtherTalk zone name to a name other than the default name supplied by your router, you can do this by creating and downloading a PostScript file to the printer.

  • Page 35: Connecting A Hard Disk

    Double-click the Downloader icon to open that utility. Choose Download PostScript File from the File menu. Locate the Set Zone.ps file which you created in step 3. Select the Set Zone.ps file and click Download. The following status message appears when the downloading is complete. The download was successful.

  • Page 36: Initializing A Hard Disk

    Caution: You need to assign an identification number to your hard disk. Do not turn on the printer or any attached hard disk until the disk has been assigned a number. See your SCSI disk documentation for details on assigning this number.
  • Page 37 Caution: If you buy a hard disk which is initialized already (such as a font library), do not initialize it. Initializing a disk erases all information stored on it. Also, when initializing, make sure you choose the correct device number for the hard disk. If you are working in a PC environment, skip to “Initializing a Hard Disk with the PC.”...
  • Page 38 Select New from the File menu. Type the following initialization file. serverdict begin 0 exitserver statusdict begin (%disk1%) 0 1 devformat Note: If you are initializing a disk other than disk number one, be sure to substitute the 1 in (%disk1%) with the SCSI ID number of the disk you want to initialize.
  • Page 39 Initializing a Hard Disk with the PC You can initialize the hard disk in a PC environment by creating the following PostScript file and then downloading this file to the printer’s external hard disk using the downloader in the XANTÉ Utilities.
  • Page 40 Send the INITDSK.PS file to your printer by typing either COPY INITDSK.PS LPT1 to download to the printer over the parallel interface, or by typing COPY INITDSK.PS COM1 to download to the printer over the serial interface. Note: Turn on the hard disk before turning the printer on whenever you start your system.

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