Manual

8825/8830 Controller Setup Manual for Firmware 6.0 23
Controller Overview (continued)
Preparing The Parallel Port
Parallel Port
This port requires connecting a parallel cable between your workstation's
parallel port and the Controller parallel port. An appropriate software print
driver or system command is necessary to direct jobs to the printer. Enabling
the parallel port is done from the Web Printer Manager Tool or from the
8825/8830 Control Panel.
Enable Controller Parallel Port
Use the Setup I/O Ports menu of the Printer Control Panel to enable the
Parallel port.
Network Protocols Supported
Does not apply to the parallel port.
Software Supported:
WINDOWS 95/98 PLATFORM:
• HP-GL/2/RTL Print Driver
• ADI Drivers for AutoCAD R13/14
• HDI Driver for AutoCAD 2000 and 2000i
• PostScript PPD System Print Driver
• Document Submission Tool (part of AccXES Client Tools)
WINDOWS NT 4.0 & 2000 PLATFORMS:
• HP-GL/2/RTL Print Driver
• ADI Driver for AutoCAD R13/14
• HDI Driver for AutoCAD 2000 and 2000i
• PostScript PPD System Print Driver
• Document Submission Tool (part of AccXES Client Tools)
DATA FORMATS SUPPORTED
• HP-GL, HP-GL/2
• HP-RTL
• TIFF, NIRS
• CALS 1 & 2
• CalComp 906/907/951 PCI with Electrostatic extensions
• CGM
• VDS (Versatec Data Standards)
• VCGL
• C4
• Filenet
• Optional PostScript 3 with PDF
Parallel Cable Description
The cable connector is a standard, “mini-Centronics” P1284C connector.
A 10 foot, high density P1284A to P1284C cable is available from Xerox (Part
# 98S03302).
The maximum length of the parallel cable must not exceed 12 feet (3.66 m).