DEClaser 5100 Printer Documentation Addendum Order Number: EK-DL510-AD. B01 Revision/Update Information: Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts This is a revised addendum.
First Edition, April 1994 Revised, August 1994 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description. © Digital Equipment Corporation 1994. All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
About This Addendum This addendum provides additional information and corrections to the DEClaser 5100 Printer Installation and Setup Guide and the DEClaser 5100 Printer User’s Guide. Known software compatibility problems are also included. Digital recommends that you keep this addendum with the documentation that comes with your DEClaser 5100 printer.
Installation and service tips Important step when removing packing material Section 1.3 of the Installation and Setup Guide describes the steps for removing the packing material as part of the installation procedure. You must remember to perform step 9 of this procedure while removing the packing material from the printer. In this step, you must push down the fusing assembly levers on each side of the fusing unit as shown on the diagram on the card stock inside the rear door of your printer.
7. Press Enter to select and save the new setting. 8. Press On Line to return the printer online. General use of your printer Determining whether your printer is processing data When your printer is processing data for a print job, the Ready indicator flashes. The Data indicator lights and remains steady when the printer places data into the print buffer. Table 2-1 of the User’s Guide incorrectly states that the Data indicator flashes in this situation.
Enhancements to the error page A PostScript Error Page prints when a PostScript error occurs in a print job, unless you have disabled this feature through the Set-Up menu or with a PostScript program. Section 10.3 of the User’s Guide explains the information printed on this page and describes troubleshooting procedures.
PCL information Automatic printing of remaining data Your application software may leave data in your printer’s buffer. You can press Form Feed , after pausing the printer, to print this remaining data if you are at your printer. However, the DEClaser 5100 printer automatically prints any remaining data when the I/O timeout expires for the communication port that was used.
List of supported symbol sets Your printer supports two PCL symbol sets that are not listed in Table 5-3 of the User’s Guide. These two symbol sets cannot be selected with the Symbol set feature in the Set-Up menu, but can be selected from your application program using the PCL symbol set ID in the following table: Symbol Set Name PCL Symbol Set ID Windows 3.1 Latin 5 5T ISO 6 ASCII 9U Also, the five PCL symbol sets in the next table cannot be selected through the Symbol set feature.
select the ‘‘Custom’’ option. While you can use other PCL printer drivers with the DEClaser 5100, the provided PCL driver allows your application programs to take advantage of your printer’s features and performance when using the PCL language. Using the PostScript printer driver The Adobe PostScript printer driver supplied with your printer allows you to download fonts to your printer’s memory or to the optional hard disk, and to display or print a list of your printer’s fonts.
5. In the Setup window, select ‘‘PS Options’’. 6. In the PS Options window, change the ‘‘Protocol Options’’ field to ‘‘None’’ and disable the ‘‘Send Binary Data’’ feature. 7. Select ‘‘OK’’ to close each window. You can also make these changes from the ‘‘Print Setup...’’ feature in your application program by selecting ‘‘Options...’’ or ‘‘Setup...’’ (depending on your application) in the window that appears.
Font page from the Test/Fonts menu (Print PS fonts) to get a complete list of your printer’s fonts. If you use Version 7.6.1 or later of the LaserWriter Utility, you cannot use the utility to print a list of PostScript fonts. Using the Adobe Downloader program The Adobe Downloader program allows you to download fonts to your printer’s memory or to the optional hard disk, and to display or print a list of your printer’s fonts.
Downloading fonts to the optional hard disk A utility is supplied with Version 1.0C (and later) of DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS (DCPS) to help you catalog, download, and delete PostScript fonts on the optional hard disk. The utility is in the SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS] directory.
The Resolution/Graphics Enhancement Option provides an edge enhancement technology that improves overall print quality for the built-in resolutions of 300 x 300, 600 x 300, and 600 x 600 dpi. When this feature is enabled, your printer smooths imaged text and graphics, reducing visible jagged edges. When the option is installed, the Enhancement feature appears in both the PostScript and PCL sub-menus.
Limitation on the use of DECimage Plus with high resolution DECimage Plus and the resolution doubling technology that provides 1200 x 600 and 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution are incompatible. The DECimage Plus image enhancement technology uses a technique of distributing device resolution dots over a unit area to enhance the number of gray tones in a print job.
