ZipRip UC5E Operator's Manual

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UC5e (Revision 2-1)

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  • Page 1 Operators Manual UC5e (Revision 2-1)
  • Page 2 ZipRip hardware and software is the property of SMA (Pty) Ltd Australia P.O. Box 774, Fyshwick 2609, ACT Australia This documentation or any part of it may not be reproduced, stored or trans- mitted in any form, including but not limited to electronic, photocopying,...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Activity Indicator ............... 13 GDI Printer Driver Installation ........14 Win 95/98/ME ..............15 Win NT ................20 Win2000 & XP..............25 Basic Operation of the UC5E .......... 32 Frequently Asked Questions ..........34 Troubleshooting UC5E (GDI).......... 38 UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction The UC5E is a high speed interface for Digital Duplicators. With a UC5E you can print directly from your PC to your Digital Duplicator. This will significantly improve the quality of your printed material as well as speed up your printing jobs.
  • Page 5: Safety Information

    Renseignements de sécurité ILest absolunent nécessaired’interconnecter cet équipment dux circuits SELVde touté quipment qui se conforme dux besoirs des circuits SELV comme précisés dux standards EN60950, IEC950 et CSAC22.2 NO. 950, UL 1950 UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 6: Basic Specification

    On Board Memory: ......16. MB Supported Digital Duplicator Brands:....Ricoh, Gestetner, Rex Rotary, Nashuatec, Savin and Standard. NB check that your model has interface support. Certification ........CE, UL, FCC, Class A. Supply Voltage........5 Volts from Digital Duplicator UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 7: Generic Digital Duplicator Drivers Groups

    JP2800/5425C (China) C248 JP1255/5308b+/1225B+/CP380 C248 JP1235/5309L/3160DNP/LDD020/SD333550 C248 JP1250/5300 (China) C252 JP750/6123CP C252 JP780C/5410C (China) C252 JP730/6123LCP/LDD730 ZipRIP Pro C C229 JP5000/5450/1560/CP450/3350DNP/SD400 C239 JP5500/5450/5455/1560/CP450/3360DNP/ SD450 C249 JP4500/CP6244/3560DNP/SD420/LDD145 *Models with suffix PT indicate additional paper tray unit installed UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 8 SD450 ZipRIP Pro E C238 JP3000/5430/1330/CP430/3260DNP/SD370 JP3800/5428C (China) ZipRIP Pro X C235 JP8000/5490/1395/CP490/3450DNP/SD630 C244 JP8500/5490+/5499/1395+/CP490+/ 3460DNP/SD650 ZipRIP Pro X PT C235 JP8000/5490/1395/CP490/3450DNP/SD630 C244 JP8500/5490+/5499/1395+/CP490+/ 3460DNP/SD650 *Models with suffix PT indicate additional paper tray unit installed UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents Check that you have received the following Items in your UC5E package. Components For GDI UC5E. 1. Main Board 7. 26-pin MPU Ribbon cable (C235, C237 2. Mounting Plate and C238) 3. Mounting Plate Cover 8. 26-pin to 25-pin Ribbon PCB to Cover 4.
  • Page 10 16. 6 x M3 x 10mm MF Standoff 22. 2 x 2.6mm Standoff-post - suppled with 17. 1 x M3 x 10mm FF Standoff IF Kit. 18. Marguard LED and Button 23. 3 x M4 x 6mm Screws UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 11: Testing Your Uc5E

    Testing your UC5E Note: The UC5E keypad is not accessible if you have installed on the ZipRip Pro X range of machines. The test page option is only avaiable for the ZipRip Pro A and B range of machines. Once the UC5E has been installed, you can produce a test page before continuing to install the printer drivers on your computer.
  • Page 12: Activity Indicator

    Note: The UC5E keypad is not accessible if you have installed on the ZipRip Pro X range of machines. The activity of the UC5E in this case is shown on the front of the machine. Refer to your machine operators manual for name and position.
  • Page 13: Gdi Printer Driver Installation

    Before beginning the driver installation ensure you are in possession of your Windows Operating System CD. Once you have installed and tested your UC5E hardware, you will need to install a GDI printer driver. Please follow the instructions relating to the operating system installed on the PC connected to the UC5E.
  • Page 14: Win 95/98/Me

    Installing GDI drivers for Windows 95/98/ME Refer to page 8 for correct machine and driver setting. To install the driver you will need the UC5E Installation CD ROM and your Windows operating system CD. The first step is to add a printer driver. Choose the “Printers” menu from the “Setting”...
  • Page 15 The “Add Printer Wizard” will be displayed. This will show a series of dia- logue boxes with questions about the printer driver you are installing. Dia- logues which require specific input for the UC5E are covered in the following pages.
  • Page 16 Enter the location of the directory containing the UC5E printer driver. This will be on the supplied UC5E Installation CD ROM in a directory called “win95”. Select “Browse” and locate the drive that contains the UC5E CD ROM.
  • Page 17 Operating System CD as this holds some of the files needed by the printer driver. You now need to select the “Port” that the UC5E will be connected to. This is normally LPT1:. If you have more than one parallel port on you PC, be sure to select the appropriate port in this dialogue.
  • Page 18 You can now set windows to print out a test page ,once the driver is installed, to ensure that the UC5E is functioning correctly. The UC5E printer driver will now start to install. As this is installing, you may be prompted to insert the Windows Operating System CD. If you selected “print test page”...
  • Page 19: Win Nt

    Installing GDI drivers for Windows NT. Refer to page 8 for correct machine and driver setting. To install the printer driver you will need the UC5E Installation CD ROM as well as the Windows NT operating system CD. The first step is to add a printer driver. Choose the “Printers” menu from the “Setting”...
  • Page 20 If you are installing the printer driver on the computer connected directly to the UC5E, the choose “My Computer” and click “Next”. Alternatively, if you are installing the driver onto a machine that will be connected to the UC5E attached to another computer over a network, then choose “Network printer server”.
  • Page 21 UC5E Installation CD ROM. Click “have disk” at this dialogue box. In the dialogue box shown enter the letter of the CD ROM drive of YOUR computer. For example if X is the CD ROM drive letter then enter “X:\winnt4”...
  • Page 22 NT operating system CD as this holds some files needed by the printer driver. In the following dialogue box enter the name that you wish the UC5E to be seen as. You can also choose to make the UC5E the default system printer.
  • Page 23 You can now choose to share the UC5E over your local area network. To do this select “Shared” and specify a suitable name for the printer to be identified as across the network. It is also possible to share the printer at a later stage if required.
  • Page 24: Win2000 & Xp

    Installing GDI drivers for Windows 2000 and XP Refer to page 8 for correct machine and driver. To install the printer driver you will need the UC5E Installation CD ROM as well as the Windows 2000/XP operating system CD. The first step is to add a printer driver. Choose the “Printers” menu from the “Setting”...
  • Page 25 If you are installing the printer driver on the computer connected directly to the UC5E, the choose “Local Printer” and click “Next”. Alternatively, if you are in- stalling the driver onto a machine that will be connected to the UC5E attached to another computer over a network, then choose “Network printer”.
  • Page 26 If “Local printer” was selected then a list of available ports will be displayed as illustrated below. Select the port you have connected the UC5E to and click “Next”. LPT1: is the most likely port to be used. If “Network printer” was selected then a dialogue box will appear asking for you to specify the network path of the shared printer.
  • Page 27 8 for the model of machine you are installing onto). Select the model that matches the Digital Duplicator you are installing the UC5E on and click “Next”. The files needed for the UC5E printer driver will now be installed. Depending on how Windows 2000/XP was configured, you may need to insert the Windows 2000/XP operating system CD as this holds some files needed by the printer driver.
  • Page 28 In the following dialogue box enter the name that you wish the UC5E to be seen as. You can also choose to make the UC5E the default system printer. You can now choose to share the UC5E over your local area network. To do this select “share as”...
  • Page 29 Once the printer installation is completed the following dialog box appears to confirm installation information. Click “Finish”. UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 30 Select “Yes” in the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box. The newly installed printer will now be shown in the printers dialog box. UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...
  • Page 31: Basic Operation Of The Uc5E

    Printing to the UC5E. To print to the UC5E, select the print option from the file menu of your appli- cation. In the print dialogue window select the ZipRip driver you have in- stalled (NB if you are unsure as to which machine model you have, refer to the Generic Driver List on page 8 of this manual) and the quantity you wish to print.
  • Page 32 Reset Button. This button is located on the UC5E keypad. It is the “R” button. If you wish to reset your UC5E without switching the machine off then you can press the “R”. Test Button. This button is located on the UC5E keypad. It is the “T” button. If you wish to check that the UC5E is operating correctly press the “T”...
  • Page 33: Frequently Asked Questions

    What if my file size is over 1 megabyte? Will the UC5E be able to print the file? Yes, the UC5E is not limited by your file size. If your PC can process the file, the UC5E can print it to the Digital Duplicator.
  • Page 34 None. True Type fonts installed on your operating system will print to the UC5E. Will the UC5E allow the Digital Duplicator to create an A3 / 11” x 17” image? Yes, as long as the Digital Duplicator model has the image output capability.
  • Page 35 Digital Duplicator connected to the UC5E. Check the maximum page size of your Digital Duplicator and the page size entered in the UC5E. Also check that you have used the correct multiplication factor for your page measurements. (see FAQ above) When I define a custom page size the image I get is printed trans- verse (across) the drum.
  • Page 36 Set “transmission retry” to 9999 seconds. If none of the above resolves your problem you can send a description of the error to the ZipRip web site. Please include all details such as PC specification, Operating System, Application and version being used as well as a detailed account of the error and any preceding events that might have led to it.
  • Page 37: Troubleshooting Uc5E (Gdi)

    Try the following: a) Check all physical cable connection and power. b) Reset the UC5E. c) Check you are not trying to print to the UC5E across a network. If this is the case see your windows docu- mentation on network printing.
  • Page 38 Contact Local Dealer: Web contact:- For further FAQ’s and downloads visit www.ziprip.com UC5e OM Rev2-1 July 2004...

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