Service manual

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Contents
1 General Information
DECcolorwriter 1000 1-2
Plain-paper printing 1-2
Print engine assemblies 1-3
Combination sensors and their meanings 1-5
Transfer roll type sensing 1-5
Media tray type sensing 1-6
Image processor boards 1-7
Rear panel 1-8
Front panel 1-10
Front panel LED service mode error codes 1-11
Specifications 1-12
Regulatory specifications 1-16
2 Installing the Printer and Drivers
Pre-install questions for customers 2-2
Unpacking 2-5
Inventory for the DECcolorwriter 1000 printer 2-5
Setting up the printer 2-7
Cabling the printer 2-8
Connecting the printer to a Macintosh 2-8
LocalTalk connection to a Macintosh 2-8
Connecting the printer to a PC 2-8
Direct connection to a PC 2-8
Connecting the printer to a workstation 2-9
Direct connection to a workstation 2-9
Turning on the printer 2-10
The startup page 2-10
The configuration page 2-11
Driver and communication setup 2-13
Loading the Macintosh driver 2-13
Installing the custom driver for Windows 3.1 2-14
Configuring the custom Windows printer driver 2-14
Updating the standard Microsoft Windows PostScript driver 2-17
Installing the printer driver for OS/2 Version 2 2-17
Configuring the printer's serial port for a PC 2-20
DECcolorwriter 1000 2-20
Using printcap to configure a Unix workstation for the printer's serial port 2-22