Gestetner 5450 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1. Spot Color Printing

  1
• Introduction

  1
• An Example Using Adobe PageMaker

  2
• 2. PostScript Printing

  7
• Introduction

  7
• PostScript Language

  8
• Typefaces

  10
• Troubleshooting

  14
• Generating a List of PostScript 3 Fonts Stored In Your Controller

  15
• Related Documentation

  17
• 3. PCL Printing

  19
• Introduction

  19
• Typefaces

  20
• Intellifont and TrueType

  22
• Selecting Fonts

  27
• Default Font

  27
• Font Selection Priority

  28
• Generating a List of PCL-5e Fonts Stored In Your Controller

  29
• Related Documentation

  31
• Appendix A: Controller I/O Port Specifications

  33
• Introduction

  33
• Parallel Port Connection

  34
• LocalTalk Connection

  37
• Local Area Network Connection

  39
• Controller ⇔ Digital Duplicator Cable Specifications

  40
• Appendix B: Upgrading Controller Memory

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• Introduction

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• Memory (SIMM)

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• Board Installation

  42
• Testing a Memory Upgrade

  55
• Troubleshooting a Memory Upgrade

  58
• Appendix C: Font Basics

  61
• Introduction

  61
• Elements of a Font

  62
• Screen Fonts for Windows

  65
• Selecting Fonts

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• Default Font

  66
• Considerations for Shared Printer Environments

  67
• Font Selection Priority

  68
• Appendix D: PCL Symbol Sets

  69
• Introduction

  69
• ISO Symbol Set Substitution

  72
• Glossary

  73
• Index

  85
• Figure 1-1.1. Spot color printing.

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• Figure 1-1.2. Open Adobe PageMaker.

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• Figure 1-1.3. Enter the number of copies to be made

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• Figure 1-1.4. Select the Color button

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• Figure 1-1.5. Activate Separations.

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• Figure 1-1.6. Turn off all colors.

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• Figure 1-1.7. Select your ink color.

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• Figure 1-1.8. Enable printing for the color.

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• Figure 1-1.9. Load the color drum into the digital duplicator

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• Figure 1-1.10. Print the selected color.

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• Figure 2-3.2.1. Internal PostScript 3 Typefaces, Page 1

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• Figure 2-3.2.2. Internal PostScript 3 Typefaces, Page 2

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• Figure 2-5.1 Diagnostic Page sample report.

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• Figure 3-2.1. Internal PCL-5e Typefaces

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• Figure 3-3.3. Roman-8 and PC-8 Symbol Sets

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• Figure 3-3.4. Selecting the controller’s active symbol set

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• Figure 3-7.1 PCL Test Page sample report.

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• Figure A-5.1. Local Area Network Port Connector Contact Numbering

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• jumper installed.

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• Figure B-1.1. Example of a double-sided SIMM.

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• Figure B-1.3. Removing top cover hold-down screws.

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• Figure B-1.4. Removing top cover.

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• Figure B-1.5. Locating SIMM slot 1.

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• Figure B-1.6. Locate the SIMM locking tabs

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• Figure B-1.7. Removing an existing SIMM board

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• Figure B-1.8. Positioning the SIMM.

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• Figure B-1.9. Seating the SIMM board in the socket.

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• Figure B-1.10. Securing the SIMM board in the socket.

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• Figure B-1.11. ‘Ready to Print’ status light condition

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• installation.

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• Figure C-2.1. Four Typefaces from the Times New Roman Family

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• Figure C-2.2. Examples of Various Point Sizes

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• Figure C-2.3. Pitch

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• Figure C-2.4. Portrait and Landscape Orientations

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• Table 2-4.1. PostScript Troubleshooting

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• Table A-2.1. IEEE 1284 A-to-C Connector Contact Numbering

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• Table A-4.1. LocalTalk Connector Contact Numbering

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• Table B-1.1. Supported memory configurations.

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• Table B-1.2. Troubleshooting – Incorrect Diagnostic Test Page.

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• Table B-1.3. Troubleshooting - status light problem

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• Table D-2.1. Intellifont Symbol Sets

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• Table D-2.2. TrueType Symbol Sets

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• Table D-4.1. ISO Substitution Characters

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