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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 8200 printer. It includes finding the right location, unpacking the printer, installing toner and paper, connecting the power cord, printing a start-up page, and connecting to an interface. Printer Location Before unpacking your Accel-a-Writer 8200, you need to choose a good location.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Package Contents Your printer package, which you have opened already, contains the following items: • Accel-a-Writer 8200 printer • 250 sheet letter or A4 paper cassette • 250 sheet ledger (11" x 17") or A3 paper cassette • Cassette cover •...

  • Page 5: Printer Setup

    Printer Setup Printer setup includes • 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 look over figures 2.1 and 2.2 to familiarize yourself with the printer.

  • Page 6: Unpacking The Printer

    Output Tray Interface Ports Feeder Tray Connector Cover Power Switch Power Receptacle Cassette Cover 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.
  • Page 7 Remove the three pieces of tape securing the fold down tray. The tape is located at the top and on each side of the tray. Open the fold down tray by grasping the top corners and pulling out and down (fig. 2.3). Fig.
  • Page 8 Open the front cover by lifting the release latch and tilting the cover towards you (fig. 2.5). Fig. 2.5 Open the Front Cover Installationbb _________________________________________...

  • Page 9: Installing Options

    Remove the two orange shipping spacers by pulling them up and back in the direction of the arrows (fig. 2.6). Shipping Spacers Fig. 2.6 Remove the Two Shipping Spacers If you did not purchase the optional paper feeder or the 500 sheet letter/A4 paper cassette with the cassette supporter, skip to “Installing the Toner Cartridge.”...

  • Page 10: Installing The Toner Cartridge

    Installing the Toner Cartridge Caution: The toner cartridge is sensitive to bright lights and direct sunlight. Leave it in its protective bag until you are ready to load it into the printer. The cartridge contains a magnet, so keep it away from your hard disk(s) and monitor to prevent possible data loss or equipment damage.
  • Page 11 Grasp the center tab labeled “Remove the black sheet slowly” and gently pull out and discard the protective black plastic sheet from the toner cartridge (fig. 2.8). Fig. 2.8 Remove the Plastic Protective Sheet and Tape Gently flex the orange tab on the end of the sealing tape back and forth until it becomes loose.

  • Page 12: Loading The Paper Cassette

    Holding the toner cartridge by the two green tabs (fig. 2.10), align it on the runners inside the printer, and slide the cartridge into the printer until it rests securely in place. Fig. 2.10 Load the Toner Cartridge Close the printer’s front cover until it clicks in place. Close the fold down tray.
  • Page 13 Use the following procedure to load the letter/A4 cassette. Pull the paper cassette straight out from the printer (fig. 2.11). Fig. 2.11 Remove the Paper Cassette Prepare up to 250 sheets (approximately 1" [25 mm] thick 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 14 Slide the paper printing ‹de up, long edge first under the two plastic clips at the rear of the cassette and the two metal clips at the front corners of the cassette. Caution: Make sure the paper stack does not exceed the upper paper limit marked on the cassette (fig.

  • Page 15: Loading The Fold Down Tray

    Adjust the paper stop on the output tray for the size media you are using (fig. 2.13). Fig. 2.13 Adjust the Paper Stop Slide the cassette into the printer until it snaps into place. Note: If you install the ledger (11" x 17")/A3 paper cassette, you should install the rear cassette cover.
  • Page 16 This section includes instructions for loading letter/A4 size laser quality or 20 lb photocopier paper. Refilling the tray, printing on other types of media (transparencies, labels, and envelopes), and printing on other sizes are covered in chapter 6. Use the following procedure to load the fold down tray. Open the fold down tray by grasping the top corners and pulling out and down (fig.
  • Page 17 Pull out the tray extender (fig. 2.15). Fig. 2.15 Pull Out the Tray Extender Prepare up to 100 sheets (approximately 3/8" [10 mm] or less) of laser quality or 20 lb photocopier paper. To do this: Make sure the paper meets all the requirements listed in “Media Handling”...
  • Page 18 Slide the paper printing side down into the fold down tray (fig. 2.16). Caution: Make sure the paper stack does not exceed the upper paper limit marked on the tray (fig. 2.16). Overloading the tray will cause paper to jam. Paper Limit Mark Paper Guides...

  • Page 19: Connecting The Power Cord

    Connecting the Power Cord The power connector is on the back of the printer at the lower left. Make sure the printer’s power switch is off (the O is pressed in). 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).

  • Page 20: 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. Note: Printing time for the start-up page varies depending on the selected printing resolution.

  • Page 21: Connecting In A Macintosh Environment

    The serial, parallel, LocalTalk, and (optional) EtherTalk ports are simultaneously active, which allows you to access the printer through multiple ports at the same time. The printer prints the first incoming job. When the first job finishes, the next job (in the order received) prints, and so forth until all jobs print.
  • Page 22 To connect your printer via the LocalTalk port, use the following procedure. Turn off your printer and your host computer. 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 23: Connecting In A Pc Environment

    Select the Accel-a-Writer 8200 in the right side of the Chooser window. 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”...

  • Page 24: Connecting To The Serial Port

    36-pin Connector 25-pin Connector To Printer To Host Computer Fig. 2.20 The Parallel Cable 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.
  • Page 25 Printer Ground Receive Data (In) Transmit Data (Out) Clear to Send (In) Request for Send (Out) Data Terminal Ready (Out) Signal Ground Data Set Ready (In) Data Carrier Detect (In) DB-25 DB-25 (Female) (Male) Printer Signal Ground Transmit Data (Out) Receive Data (In) Request to Send (Out) Clear to Send (In)
  • Page 26 Plug the 25-pin (DB-25) male connector end of the serial cable into the serial port on the back of your printer (fig. 2.21). Plug the other end of the serial cable (with either a 25-pin or 9-pin connector) into the serial port on your host. Now, your printer and host are connected.

  • Page 27: Changing Serial Communication Settings

    You can check and set the flow control through the printer’s front panel or use the procedure in “Changing Serial Communication Settings” later in this chapter. See chapter 5, “Configuration,” for front panel setup information. Parity Parity is the grouping of data bits into a uniform size. If some data is lost or damaged in transmission, chances are high that it will affect the size of a group, providing a warning of transmission errors.

  • Page 28: Unshielded Twisted Pair (10Baset) Connection

    Both methods require an external transceiver which is available from most computer stores or mail-order warehouses. The transceiver should have an Apple AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) connector on one end and either an Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP or 10BaseT) cable or a thin coaxial connection (ThinNet, CheaperNet, or 10Base2) on the other end.
  • Page 29 A UTP cable looks like ordinary telephone wire. Each end has an RJ-45 plug which looks like a slightly-larger version of the standard telephone plug (fig. 2.22). The UTP cable should be a maximum of 328 ft. (100 m) in length. No cable terminators are necessary. To connect your printer via the Ethernet port using the UTP method, use the following procedure.
  • Page 30 Thinnet cables usually have a female twist-on BNC connector on each end. A “T” connector is used to tie the external transceiver into the network (fig. 2.23). T Connection Coaxial Cable Fig. 2.23 A “T” Connector Some external transceiver boxes are self-terminating. This means that they do not require a termination resistor if they are the last box on a network.

  • Page 31: Setting The Ethertalk Zone Name

    10Base2 Terminated T Connection 10Base2 Inline T Connection Coaxial Cable Coaxial Cable Termination Resistor Coaxial Cable Fig. 2.24 Connecting to a single BNC Connector If the transceiver box has dual male BNC connectors, first check the documentation to see if the unit is self-terminating.
  • Page 32 When you create the file, zone names are limited to 32 characters and should not contain the equal sign (=), the approximately equal sign ( ), and the asterisk (*). For example, to name your zone “Marketing - First Floor” using the procedure later in this section, you would type the following in step 3.

  • Page 33: Connecting A Hard Disk

    Select the Set Zone.ps file and click Download. The following status message appears when the downloading is complete. The download was successful. Click OK. Select Quit from the File menu. Turn the power to the printer off and on again. If you need to connect a second host to another printer port, skip to the section on connecting to the desired port in this chapter.

  • Page 34: Initializing A Hard Disk

    To connect the hard disk to your printer, use the following procedure. 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. The printer ports are labeled clearly. Make sure the printer and the hard disk are turned off.
  • Page 35 If you are working in a PC environment, skip to “Initializing a Hard Disk with the PC.” Initializing a Hard Disk with the Macintosh You can initialize the hard disk in a Macintosh environment by creating a PostScript file to initialize the disk, and then downloading this file to the printer’s external hard disk using the Adobe Downloader in the XANTÉ...
  • Page 36 Select Quit from the File menu to exit TeachText. Insert the Macintosh XANTÉ Utilities disk included with your printer. Open the Utilities folder. Double-click the Downloader icon to open that utility. Choose Download PostScript File from the File menu. Locate the Initialize Disk.ps file which you created in step 3. Select the Initialize Disk.ps file and click Download.
  • Page 37 Open any DOS editor, such as Edlin or DOS Edit (see your DOS or the editor documentation for details). Create a new file by typing the following: 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.
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