Specifications

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Section 3 – Software Tutorial
This section assumes that the AstroJet 1000 software has been installed on the
computer and that the computer is connected to the printer. Following the
instructions below will teach you how to create a job, process that job, and in Section
4 send the job to the printer and print it. Additional information on the operation of
the software can be found in the AstroJet Help file on your computer.
Using the AstroJet 1000 System Software
This tutorial begins with a brief discussion of how the program files are arranged. It is assumed that
you have experience in navigating through Windows. If you are new to computers or are not familiar
with Windows many books are available that can help you.
The software is divided into two parts, The AstroJet Layout Editor and the AstroJet Control Panel.
When the AstroJet Printer Software was loaded on the computer, the two icons shown below were
placed on the desktop.
In addition, the AstroJet folder was placed in your Program Files folder. This is the place where all of
the AstroJet 1000 software resides. The AstroJet Layout Editor, AstroJet Control Panel and Help files
are located in this folder along with the Data folder. The Data folder contains several additional folders
one for each AstroJet Printer model. The AstroJet 1000 folder contains all of the information required
by the AstroJet 1000 Printer Software to create and run the job.
The AstroJet Layout Editor is used to create the job that is to be run. The AstroJet Control Panel is
used to send the job you created to the AstroJet 1000 Printer. All jobs are designed in the AstroJet
Layout Editor.
Double click on the AstroJet Layout Editor icon and open the program.