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  • Page 1 RW-480 C L I E N T S...
  • Page 2 Trademarks ® ® ® ® Adobe , Acrobat , PostScript and PostScript are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. ® AutoCAD and DWF, DWG, DXF are registered trademarks of Autodesk Inc. ® LibCAD is based on AutoCAD OEM and may only be used in conjunction with RW- 480 PLOTBASE Apple, Macintosh, Mac and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Contents RW-480 CLIENTS ..............8 Manual conventions..............10 PART I – RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN........11 Introduction ..............12 Installation ...............13 System requirements ..............13 Installation of the RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN ......14 Start and quit program ............16 Program window ..............17 Program sequence............18 Name conventions..............18 From the drawing to the job ............20 Job and entry in the chart............21...
  • Page 4 Entry information ..............76 PART II – RW-480 WINPRINT ..........77 Introduction ..............78 Installation ...............79 Configuration..............80 Print Parameters of RW-480 WINPRINT (16 bit) ......80 "General Settings" tab ............80 "Job Processing" tab .............82 Print Parameters of RW-480 WINPRINT (32 bit) ......83 RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 5 Administrator password (admin) ..........113 Prepare print jobs ............114 Plot sequence .................114 Open and log on..............114 Settings for the job (job parameters) ........115 Print parameters for entries (entry defaults).......120 General print parameters ...........120 Stamp settings ..............123 Pen settings (pen settings)............124 HPGL ................124 RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 6 Print jobs on UNIX using lpr ............145 RW-480 PLOTCLIENT FTP ..........146 Configuration on Server PC with Windows .......146 Print jobs on Windows using ftp..........146 Configuration on UNIX ............147 Print jobs on UNIX using ftp.............147 PART VII - APPENDIX............150 RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 7 CONTENTS Index................151 RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 8: Clients

    RW-480 CLIENTS RW-480 CLIENTS This manual explains the installation and operation of RW-480 PLOTCLIENTs as well as two networks. You find out how you can use the RW-480 PLOTCLIENTs or network protocols to pro- duce print jobs, set print parameters and to send the print jobs to the RW-480 PLOTBASE server program.
  • Page 9 With the ftp command you can send print jobs to RW-480 PLOTBASE without having to use an application program. This printing facility is particularly meant for UNIX users. We wish you every success in your work with RW-480 CLIENTs. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 10: Manual Conventions

    RW-480 CLIENTS Manual conventions In the text, you can come across two possible terms, which are intended to point out special circumstances or advantages or even to warn you against certain work steps: Note: You are free to decide whether you wish to fol- low the recommendation given in a note or not.

  • Page 11: Part I - Rw-480 Plotclient Win

    Part I – RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    Interpreter, which covers the Clients’ information so that RW-480 PLOTBASE can easily work through the set require- ments. Compliance of standards in conjunction with the graphic user interface of Microsoft Windows enables problem-free integra- tion in existing environments and applications. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 13: Installation

    Windows NT 4.0: Pentium II 200 MHz, at least 64 MB RAM Windows 2000: Pentium II 200 MHz, at least 64 MB RAM Windows XP: Pentium II 300 MHz, at least 128 MB RAM • Harddrive At least 500 MB • Monitor At least 1024 x 768 pixels resolution RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 14: Installation Of The Rw-480 Plotclient Win

    The possible settings in the job editor are described in detail from page 34. 15. Quit your defaults with "OK". 16. Answer the query about preparing a job example. 17. If you answer with "Yes", RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN prepares RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION a job example, which you can send off straight away as the first print job. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 16: Start And Quit Program

    20 and "Job editor" on page 34. • Quit program You can either quit RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN via the menu item "File – Exit" or with the usual Windows keyboard shortcut "ALT+F4". The program’s functions are now described in the following chapters. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 17: Program Window

    PROGRAM WINDOW Program window RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 18: Program Sequence

    Entries are compiled in RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN to form jobs or can also represent a job sin- gly. The entries or drawings can have the following file formats, which RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN recognizes from the file exten- sion: RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 19 The SSL file is required by RW-480 PLOTBASE, to be able to print off a job on the plotter. Draftsman: The [technical] draftsman/draftswoman produces the drawings for the client, which can later be collated by the user to form jobs. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 20: From The Drawing To The Job

    Option are also available [*.pdf, *.ps]. The file format DWF/DWG/DXF can only be if you have installed either a full version from AutoCAD series 2000 to 2006 or the DWF/DWG/DXF option. Note: RW-480 PLOTBASE cannot print DWG and DXF RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 21: Job And Entry In The Chart

    The jobs are now in the job list ready for printing. Job and entry in the chart The following drawing has been prepared functionally, now person-related. It is therefore possible that several functions are simultaneously carried out by one person: RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 22 PROGRAM SEQUENCE RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 23: Tools

    View and selection of the SSL spool path Open view information for the current plotter Open new job Open existing job Backup job Delete job Attach entry in entry list Insert entry in entry list Delete entry from entry list RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 24: Icon Bar

    Multipage document: View first page Multipage document: Back one page Multipage document: Enter destination page Multipage document: Forward one page Multipage document: View last page Open file information Display drawing in black & white view Display drawing in preview in gray tones RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 25 TOOLS Display drawing in preview lighter, if gray display – has no effect on printing Display drawing in preview darker, if gray display – has no effect on printing RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 26: Presets

    "Job editor" from Page 34. "General" tab The "General" tab is opened via the menu item "Settings – Op- tions". RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN takes the information on the directo- ries, which you entered during installation and enters it in the relevant fields: RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 27 • SSL spool path - computer As your network can have several server PCs with a RW-480 PLOTBASE and a plotter, here you should select the server PC with plotter to be used for printing by the current RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN . RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 28 E and Z for RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN. • SSL Spool path as PLOTBASE sees Here you have to enter the plot path, as RW-480 PLOTBASE sees the path. As RW-480 PLOTBASE and RW-480 PLOTCLIENT RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 29: Set Up Ssl Spool Paths

    RW-480 PLOTBASE server PC, you will have to se- lect the right one. Several spool directories may have been set up to give different users or user groups dif- ferent access rights. Please ask your administrator which spool paths are available to you. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 30: Format" Tab

    WIN compressed. The "General" tab describes how to make the necessary settings. If you have switched off renewed view of the message and want it displayed again later, activate "Show ZIP Path after plot" on the "Format" tab. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 31: Snmp Monitor

    The State displays general information, e.g. ready to print, there is an error, or paper has run out. Tray Count • This list shows the number of trays, i.e. how many reels the plot- ter has. Model • This brings up the complete model number, e.g. "RW-480". RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 32: Properties" Tab

    Min. Width Here you see the minimum possible width of the medium that can be accommodated in the tray. • Max. Length Here you see the maximum possible length of the medium that can be accommodated in the tray. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 33: Change Language

    3. Start your RW-480 program again. If you always want the program to appear in the language set as standard for your Windows operating system, under point 2 you should select the option "System" with the globe instead of a language. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 34: Job Editor

    • Job Name This is the name of the plot job that the user has chosen. • User Name In this field the name of the employee who collated the plot job and sent it for printing is displayed. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 35 A, B, C - A, B, C - A, B, C. If the printout is not sorted, the complete number of entries are printed out: A, A, A - B, B, B - C, C, C. • Priority This shows what priority the job has been given by the user: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 36: Sample Print

    ... 4, 3, 2, 1. reverse: The set entries are printed out in reverse order ( ... 4, 3, 2, 1 ). The order of the sheets in the resulting stack depends RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 37: Locked Print

    For the password, more than 32 characters can be accepted, however, it is recommended to use 4 to 32 char- acters! • Delete If you activate this option, the job is deleted again by RW-480 PLOTBASE immediately after printing. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 38: Job Additional" Tab

    Adjust how many pages you want to print on the sheet. There is a choice of 2, 4, 8 or 16 pages. • Paper Size Enter the size of the sheet of paper where the individual pages are to be printed together. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 39: Media Type

    Consult your plotter manual for details if necessary. Adjust the following settings: • File Name Give an unequivocal file name to the job being sent to the document server. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 40: Default" Settings Area

    • Formats In this section of the tab you select the drawing format, in which the drawing is to be printed. Apart from the "Original", "Win- dow" and "Percent" options, you will also find the drawing for- RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 41 • Scaling The X-scaling input field only becomes active if you have se- lected the "Percent" format. Thus you can print off the drawing in a free format of 1.00 % to 999.00 % of the original. The Scale RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 42 Here you can say whether the drawing is to be rotated or not during plotting. Rotations of 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° are possi- ble. When set to "Auto", RW-480 PLOTBASE rotates automati- cally if this results in less waste paper RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 43: Default Additional" Tab

    The stamp editor and the pen settings (Calcomp, HPGL) are each explained in their own chapter. Please read the separate "Stamp editor" section at the end of this Chapter from Page 46 ff. and the separate chapter on "Pen settings" from Page 53 ff. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 44: Entry" Settings Area

    The "Specific" and "Additional" tabs are then opened and can be edited. If you want to change back to the job settings or defaults, click once on the "Job" or "Defaults" but- ton above the entry list. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 45 RW-480 PLOTBASE. You are free to choose whether you compile a job with one entry or with several entries. The way of compiling jobs will be explained in the separate chapter "Collate jobs" on page 70. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 46: Stamp Editor

    To do the latter, click on the "Open" button under "Configurations". Now select a configuration that you have saved previously (read the following chapter "Stamp Configurations") from the file selection. Now save this configuration for the defaults or the entry by clicking on RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 47: Stamp Configurations

    If you now change to another stamp or close the window by clicking on "Ok", all the settings are saved. To delete a stamp, first mark it and then delete it by clicking on the following button: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 48: Settings" Tab

    Here you can alter the text rotation of in 1° steps. • Stamp mode The standard setting for the type of stamp is always "opaque". There are three possible settings: Opaque The stamp overwrites the area of the drawing beneath it. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 49: Scale Position

    Middle setting – stamp content: The middle setting gives the dis- tance of the stamp content to the stamp frame. Lower setting: The lower setting is used to fix the thickness of the stamp frame. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 50: Data" Tab

    "Home" and "End" keys, and if your text is very long, use the "CTRL + Home"and "CTRL + End" keys to move to the first or last rows respectively.. • Font The "Font" button opens the usual WINDOWS dialogue for the RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 51 Customer: This macro inserts in the stamp the text of the job editor field "Customer". Distribution: This macro inserts in the stamp the text of the job editor field "Distribution". Job name: This macro inserts in the stamp the text of the job editor field "Job name". RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 52 EPI, EPS, HPGL, HPGL/2, HPGL-RTL (b/w), PCX, PDF, RW-480 PS, RLC, TG4, T6X and TIFF G4. You can select from four pos- sible positions for the logo relative to the text: above, below, right or left of the text. Select a position by clicking on it. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 53: Pen Settings

    2. Mark an entry in the entry list. 3. In the job editor change to the "Additional" tab and open the "pen settings". 4. Make your changes. 5. Now change to the "General" tab and activate the pen RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 54: Hpgl/2 - Pens

    Clear changes are e.g. visible if you set the color of all pens to "White", but then you don’t have to print the drawing either! HPGL/2 - Pens The pen attributes are set in the "Pen" tab: RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 55 With "Set all" the program offers you a comfortable way of si- multaneously setting the attributes for all 256 pens. First set the pen widths, the pen color and the gray scale and then click once on "Set all": RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 56: Hpgl/2 - Colors

    You can change the percentage value directly using the key- board. Click on "OK" to quit the window and your settings are saved. If you do not want to save your changes, quit the window with "Cancel" or "ESC". RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 57: Hpgl/2 - Misc

    • Clipping: The clipping command removes the white edges on the border of the drawing. Most plotter languages differ from each other in many ways to a greater or lesser extent – including with respect RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 58 Should one of your settings not cover the plotter circumstances and no longer guarantee the printout of a drawing object, RW- 480 PLOTCLIENT WIN automatically adjusts the pen widths. − Max Using the keyboard, enter the maximum pen widths. The entry affects all HPGL pens. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 59 "Symmetric pattern" or "diffusion pattern". Test them and see which pattern best suits your graphic. To do this, you have to reload the drawing in the preview file after each change. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 60 "Diffusion pattern". As the name suggests, the "Symmetric pattern" produces a symmetrical gray value pat- tern. If you select the "Diffusion pattern" as the gray value pat- tern, a pattern is loaded. Try and see which pattern produces the best printing results. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 61: Hpgl/2 - Plotter Defaults

    They correspond to the standard values of an HP DesignJet 1055 and cannot be changed. • Black / White The printout is produced in black-and-white. Any possible grey shades are ignored. But the pen size can be changed. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 62: User Defined

    PEN SETTINGS • User Defined You can change the pen thickness and the grey shades, apart from the black and white pens: these settings are saved as pre- sets. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 63: Calcomp - Pens

    Open the pull down menu and select the required color. If you want to "remove" a pen, you can set the pen color as "White" or the pen widths as "0". You can set the gray shade that a color represents on the "Colors" tab. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 64 The "Set all" option allows you to set the pen attributes for all 16 pens simultaneously. To do this, first set the pen widths, the pen color and the gray scale value and then click once on "Set all": RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 65: Calcomp - Colors

    In this window you can change the gray scale value, which has been assigned to each color. If you do not want to change each color, you can set all pens to "Gray" on the "Pens" tab and then set the individual gray values for each pen. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 66: Calcomp - Misc

    ISO A4 sheet, to guarantee that it is plotted on an A4 sheet and not on the next larger format because the pen widths were too large causing the drawing to slightly exceed the A4 format, thereby causing unnecessary waste paper. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 67 Furthermore, it can be necessary to make a change to reduce the DPI, to release more system memory for large drawings: Attention: If you enter a larger value, you will obtain RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 68 You can either let RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN determine the val- ues or you can enter the necessary settings yourself. If the pro- gram is to determine the values, activate "Auto detection". We recommend that you do not alter the standard values if you RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 69 → [setting from 0 to 31 possible] Double Sync: Test sum: The following two examples serve as possible comparisons: • AutoCAD: Sync character: End character: Double Sync: Test sum: • FordCAD: Sync character: End character: Double Sync: Test sum: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 70: Collate Jobs

    Please refer to the chapter "Job editor" from Page 34. 5. Finally, send the job to RW-480 PLOTBASE by either select- ing the menu item "File - Print SSL" or by clicking on the rele- vant button: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 71: Add Entries

    If you do mark an entry, new entries are always inserted at the end of the list. 2. Click on the relevant button on the Entry toolbar. If the new entry is to be inserted after the marked entry, click on: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 72: Add Using The Right-Hand Mouse Button

    Add with menu item To add an entry with menu item, proceed as follows: 1. Mark an entry in the entry list, before or after the place where the new entry is to be inserted. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 73: Add With Drag & Drop

    4. Click on the required file with the left-hand mouse button and holding the mouse button pressed down, drag the file to the file list of RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN. You can also add several drawings in one go as in Explorer by marking several files. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 74: Add Multiple Entries

    When selecting several entries in the entry list to de- lete, proceed exactly as before, as you are used to from Win- dows Explorer: Either click with the mouse on an entry and drag the mouse cursor down to the last entry to be deleted and while RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 75 Ctrl Key, as in Explorer. After you have inserted or appended the entries, adjust the set- tings for the jobs and individual entries in the job editor. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 76: Entry Information

    The red exclamation marks point out that the pen is used with several pen sizes and only the last set pen size can be shown. The green check shows, that a pen is used for the current draw- ing. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 77: Part Ii - Rw-480 Winprint

    Part II – RW-480 WINPRINT RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 78: Introduction

    No matter, if you send your print job from a 16 bit (Windows 95/98/ME) or 32 bit (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000 / Win- dows XP) operating system, the RW-480 WINPRINT is able to manage your print job and will send it directly to RW-480 PLOTBASE. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 79: Installation

    6. Choose RW-480 WINPRINT as standard printer or not and finish installation. Now you can choose the RW-480 WINPRINT from your Win- dows application menu "File – Print". In the next chapter you will read about how to configure the printer parameters. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 80: Configuration

    "automatic" or "bypass" options. The "auto- matic" option means that the plotter itself selects a suitable roll, which corresponds to the given format. The "bypass" option me- ans that you feed the print medium in the input tray yourself. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 81 However, overall we recommend that you find the optimum settings for your work us- ing test plots as it is not possible to give a definitive recommen- dation. • Intensity Set the brightness of the print here. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 82: Job Processing" Tab

    ... 4, 3, 2, 1 If the "rear" tray is selected, the order of the sheets in the stack is reversed again. The result is the original: 1, 2, 3, 4 RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 83: Print Parameters Of Rw-480 Winprint (32 Bit)

    In the "Print" menu of your Windows application first select the RW-480 WINPRINT from the list field and then click on the "Properties" button. The following window opens: All the settings categories are listed in the upper section. If you RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 84 Note: If you choose the "bypass" option, please note, that the format has to match with minimum size 182mm x 149mm. • Output You have two possibilities for the output of your printouts on plotter RW-480: front and rear. The standard setting is output at RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 85: User Name

    Finally, indicate the order for printing the individual pages on the sheet. The "Z" direction prints the pages line by line ar- ranged from left to right until the line is full, before beginning with the next line. The "И" direction arranges the pages in col- RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 86 The print order depends on the selected tray. The order of the sheets in the resulting stack does not depend on the se- lected output tray. It is forward ( 1, 2, 3, 4, ... ) in case of tray "front" and in case of tray "rear". RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 87 Now click on the function to which you have a question with the left-hand mouse key. A small popup window opens with information. After you have altered all the settings, close all the windows with "OK" and start the printing process. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 88: Part Iii - Rw-480 Plotclient Hdi/Adi

    Part III – RW-480 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 89: Introduction

    Further settings can be made there, before the print jobs are sent to the RW-480 plotter. In the following, the installation is described first. The configura- tion options for your print jobs are explained in the following chapter. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 90: Installation

    10. If you want to keep your previous installation settings, click on "install" now to install RW-480 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI. RW-480 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI is installed now. 11. As soon as the installation has finished, click on "Finish". The next chapter describes installation of the HPGL/2 plotter. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 91: Installation Of The Hpgl/2 Plotter

    18. Answer the question "Remove Hidden Lines" with "No". 19. Choose the option "Fit" [on paper] and press "Return" to confirm. 20. Leave the plotter name as the default and press "Return" to confirm. 21. Choose the option "0" to leave the configuration. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 92: Installation In Autocad 14

    6. Choose the option "Parallel Port" and press "Return" to con- firm. 7. Perform steps 9. – 19. as described above in the section for AutoCAD 13. 8. Choose the new printer "HP DesignJet 1055 CM" and click on "Set Current". 9. Finish the dialogue with "OK". RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 93: Configuration

    After you have entered the settings in the configuration tool, you now only have to set up your new printer driver and enter the fi- nal presets in the print dialog of AutoCAD. You can then start printing. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 94: Settings For Autocad 13/14 In Print Dialog

    5. To select a printer, click on "My Computer" and click on "Next". 6. Select printer "RW-480 PLOTCLIENT HDI" from the manu- facturer list "RW-480" and click on "Next". If you cannot find the RW-480 printer in the manufacturer's RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 95 You can set a value be- tween 1 and 5, whereby 5 means the greatest bright- ness. • Choose RW-480 program mode: Here you can choose whether you always want to print your print jobs RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 96 After you have carried out the configurations, you can either send you print jobs from AutoCAD directly to RW-480 PLOTBASE or to the RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN. The following chapter explains the individual settings for the printer parame- ters. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 97: Presets For Print Jobs

    • Media type Use this menu to select which type of media the drawing is to be printed on: Paper, Translucent, Film. The selection depends on what roll of medium you have fed in the plotter. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 98 On the other hand, if you want the printout to always be cut to a standard format, irrespective of how much space remains un- used, activate "Format". The plotter then always cuts to the next RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 99: Job Data" Tab

    "Advanced" tab • User name The basic settings are loaded and saved under this name. If the name used for the current plotter type is not yet available on the RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 100 When printing with "red", the HPGL settings of RW-480 PLOTBASE are used. • Account In this field the account number of the client is entered. This can be an account number, which you assign in-house or the re- RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 101: Stamp Text

    If you wish the stamp to be rotated on printing, enter the angle of rotation. • Position With this option you can fix the position of the stamp text on the drawing. You can choose between nine positions. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 102: Options" Tab

    RW-480 PLOTCLIENT HDI/ADI, RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN is started and the plot file is transferred to this pro- gram. The RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WIN can then be used with SSL commands to produce a complete job set made up of the individual print files. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 103: Part Iv - Rw-480 Plotclient Web

    Part IV – RW-480 PLOTCLIENT WEB RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 104: Introduction

    The chapters "System requirements", "Installation" and "Configu- ration" from Page 107 are directed at the administrator of the program. The main chapter "Edit print jobs " from Page 114 is of interest for users. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 105: Installation

    • J2re-1_4_2_04-windows-i586-i.exe: With this setup program you can install Java Runtime for Windows. Start the installation with a double click on the file name "setup.exe". RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 106 INSTALLATION • Wmplgin1.exe: Windows TIF viewer to be able to view tif files directly in the browser. Select a suitable program for your operating system and start the installation. Follow the instructions given by the installation program. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 107: Configuration

    The start page looks like this: After opening the page you must enter a user name (user) a password. The standard for the user name and password is the word "admin". You should change this password (see chapter RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 108: Access Rights For Users

    If the user can change their password, activate this option. • Set user’s jobs in queue to wait This option is particularly advantageous for users who want to send their print jobs via the Internet. Here the administrator can RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 109: Delete User

    Delete user • To delete a user is very simple. Click once on the menu item "User", select the user to be deleted in the user list and then click once on "Delete". RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 110: Set Spool Path (Upload)

    Proceed as follow to enter the spool path: 1. Click on the "upload" button. The following window opens: 2. Enter the spool path; enter the path that leads from RW-480 PLOTBASE to the spool path and confirm the entry with "ac- cept". RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 111: Additional Settings (Misc.)

    As the browser pages displayed are static, the response view should be updated occasionally. If you carry out this update with auto refresh, this is repeated after the interval that you set here. Enter the time in seconds. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 112: E-Mail (E-Mail)

    For this, a mail server must be in- stalled. Proceed as follows: 1. First open the corresponding configuration window by click- ing on "e-mail": RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 113: Administrator Password (Admin)

    As the job editor you need your own user rights. It is not possible to set up several different administrator ac- cesses. To reset the set administrator access to the installation defaults (admin/admin), the password file "passwd" in the client sub folder .../webroot/config/ must be deleted. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 114: Prepare Print Jobs

    Open and log on Start the browser and open the start window, by typing the fol- lowing address in the address line of your browser: http://<Server>/pcweb/ RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 115: Settings For The Job (Job Parameters)

    You can set the general properties of the job like e.g. the num- ber of job copies or activation of a test plot in the window "job parameters". It is opened by clicking on the button of the same name. RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 116 • User name In this field the name of the employee who collated the plot job and sent it for printing to RW-480 PLOTBASE is displayed. This name can only be changed by the administrator of RW-480 RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 117: Change Password

    If you choose "1-2/1-2" from the list field, the print outs are in the sequence 1, 2, 3 - 1, 2, 3 - 1, 2, 3. If the printout is not sorted, the complete number of entries is printed RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 118 The documents saved in the document server cannot be sent to printing by RW- 480 PLOTCLIENT WEB! File Name: Give an unequivocal file name to the job being RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 119: Email Configuration

    Configuration • You can instruct this program to automatically send an e-mail to the client. There are two options: Transmission and Suc- RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 120: Print Parameters For Entries (Entry Defaults)

    If you choose one of the standard formats ISO, ANSI or ARC, you can accept the dimensions or freely change them according RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 121 182mm x 149mm. • Media Type Use this menu to select which type of media the drawing is to be printed on: Don´t care, Paper, Translucent, Recycled Paper or Film. The selection depends on what roll of medium you have RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 122 This can be a disadvantage if e.g. a drawing is only around 0.5 cm larger than a ISO A5 page is printed on a ISO A4 page and thus almost 50 % of the sheet remains un- used. The advantage is that some folders require exact formats RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 123: Stamp Settings

    In an inverted stamp the color of the text and the back- ground are reversed. The original black text is then white and the rest of the background is black. In a translucent stamp, only the black text can be seen and there is no background. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 124: Pen Settings (Pen Settings)

    99.75 %. • Scale Pens Activate the check box, if the pen widths are to be scaled with the drawing. To avoid possible loss of information during the printout, you must ensure that you have entered at least one RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 125 Enter the pen widths directly via the keyboard in the box left of "Size". Activate the pen required in the list above and enter the new pen width. The valid size unit is "mm". If you want to "remove" a pen, you can enter the pen width as RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 126: Calcomp

    Synchronization is used to check the completeness of the Cal- comp files, which have been sent from the application program. Four pieces of information are used for the synchronization set- tings: Sync-Char • • End-Char • Double Sync Checksum • RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 127 • Pen Source from File If you activate "User", the program will always use your settings. If you activate this field, you instruct the plotter to use the pen RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 128: Add Local Entry, Add Multiple

    - see "entry defaults", page 120. Changes to the print parameters, which you make on the page "add local entry" only apply for this entry. You have several possible options to add job entries. You can RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 129: Local Files Or Zip-Archive (Add Local Entry)

    480 PLOTBASE under: [Server]\ tools\ Plugins\ wmplgin1.exe You can now make several settings for this entry on the original page or you simply confirm the print parameters with "accept". The job list is opened automatically. If you want to send the job RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 130: Zip-Archive With Ssl-Job

    Additional settings are not accepted. Several local files (add multiple) If you want to add several files that you have stored in a folder of the Intranet to the entry list at once, select the function "add multiple". RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 131 "select", to set individual print parame- ters. The exact procedure for setting the print parameters is given in chapter "Print parameters for entries (entry defaults)", Page 120. If you now want to send the job, click in this window on "submit job". RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 132: Entry List

    RW-480 PLOTBASE, so that it is printed. Open the job list by and click on the button "submit job". Attention: After submitting a job, you can no longer edit the individual entries. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 133: Query Current Job Status (Queue Status)

    "plotter information" window via the "plotter status" menu item: • Filling Here you see the remaining filling of the medium. It is shown by following five steps: 0 %, 25 %, 50 % , 75 %, 100 %. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 134: Incomplete Jobs

    A job remains incomplete until all the local drawing data has been correctly transferred. The additional menu item "submit job" only appears for complete jobs. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 135: Corrective Maintenance

    UNC notation. • No mail messages are sent It is possible that the server name or the IP-address of the SMTP server has not been set correctly. Check, if an e-mail address has been given. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 136: Part V - Rw-480 Plotclient Mac

    Part V – RW-480 PLOTCLIENT MAC RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 137: Installations

    ! § $ ( ) { } ~ # ' - _ The maximum number of characters can be 12, spaces are not allowed. 4. Enter "WINPRINT" as the shared name. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 138: Installation On The Macintosh Computer

    You can use the printer driver as soon as you have completed the installations on the server RW-480 PLOTBASE and on the Macintosh computer. Note: Before updating the software, please delete the old ppd-file from the Macintosh system folder first. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 139: Print Jobs And Presets

    Rotations about 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° are possible. If you se- lect the setting "automatically", RW-480 PLOTBASE automatically rotates the drawing if this results in less paper wastage. • Mirror Enter whether the drawing is to be mirrored or not when plotted. The individual fields mean the following: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 140: Mainoptions 2

    Media type • Select the type of medium to be used to print the drawing: Pa- per, Translucent, Film or Recycled Paper. The selection depends on the medium you have loaded on the rolls of your plotter RW- 480. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 141: Joboptions

    Normal, High, Low, Wait, Immediately. You can change the pri- ority given here or set it to the highest level. • Delete after plot If you activate this option, the job is deleted again by RW-480 PLOTBASE immediately after printing. RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 142: Part Vi - Rw-480 Plotclient Lpr/Ftp

    Part VI – RW-480 PLOTCLIENT LPR/FTP RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 143: Plotclient Lpr

    "Use Short File Names" option. Print jobs with lpr on Windows If you have entered all the settings described above, you can use the lpr command as follows to send print jobs to RW-480 PLOTBASE via the RW-480 WINPRINT: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 144: Configuration On Unix

    RW-480 PLOTBASE and copy the file "print- cap_sample" to UNIX as the file "/etc/printcap". 4. Adjust this file "/etc/printcap" to your network environment. The end of the file should include more or less the follow- ing: RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 145: Print Jobs On Unix Using Lpr

    If you have entered all the settings described above, you can use the lpr command as follows to send print jobs to the RW- 480 PLOTBASE via RW-480 WINPRINT: 1. Open the prompt on the UNIX computer. 2. Enter the following command: lpr –P <printeralias_from_printcap> -l <filename> RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 146: Plotclient Ftp

    7. Change to CFG folder using the command "cd cfg". 8. Enter the following command if you want to print one file. If you want to print several files, proceed with Item 8. For one file, the command is: put <filename> = put graphics.tif RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 147: Configuration On Unix

    1. Install the "General Network Services" – TCP/IP. 2. Then install the "BSD Print Spooling System". For SuSE>= V6.4 "LPROLD from Network Support"; TCP/IP, UUCP, Mail, News. Print jobs on UNIX using ftp If you have entered all the settings described above, you can RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 148 PLOTBASE, the RW-480 PLOTBASE basic settings are used. If you want to send your own print parameters with the plot, you have to first send the CFG file, which must have the same name as the graphic file, and then send the graphic file itself! RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 149 Oth- erwise there is a risk that RW-480 PLOTBASE begins to print your file before it has received your own print pa- rameters for the print (CFG or SSL file): mput graphics.cfg graphics.tif RW-480 CLIENTS...

  • Page 150: Part Vii - Appendix

    Part VII - Appendix RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 151 ....59 PCX .....19, 20, 71 fill pattern ....60 Pen settings changes .......53 font path...... 59 ignore pen size .... 58 colors ......55 grey scale .....55 misc ......57 pen setting ....58 HPGL/2......54 RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 152 PLOTCLIENT MAC user access ....108 cut mode ....140 zip archives....129 formats...... 139 PLOTCLIENT WIN installation ....137 account ......35 invert ......140 change language..33 media type....140 chart ......21 mirror......139 collate ......35 rotate ......139 combine .......38 RW-480 CLIENTS...
  • Page 153 27 media source..80, 84 Program media type .....81, 85 Quit ......16 output ..81, 82, 84, 86 Start ......16 paper size....81, 84 RLC..... 19, 20, 71 sample print ...82, 86 Stamp WMF....19, 20, 71 configure ..... 46 RW-480 CLIENTS...

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