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Internal XES to PCL T ranslator for Xerox N-Series Printers USER’S MANUAL A GILE ® Revision date: 5 November 1999[...]

Page ii User’s Manual Copyright Information Copyright © 1998, 1999 AGILE. All rights reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted. Printed in the United States of America. Xerox ® , the stylized X logo and all produ[...]

Page iii About This Manual This manual covers the installation and use of the AGILE X/TRA XLi in Xerox N-Series laser printers. AGILE makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to its completeness or accuracy. The information in this manual is current as of the date of its publication, but it is subject to change by AGILE at any time without not[...]

Page iv User’s Manual FCC/DOC Statement This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in strict accordance with these instructions, it may cause interference to radio and television reception. This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing device in acco[...]

Page v T ABLE OF CONTENTS Copyright Information ....................................................................... i i Release Notes ................................................................................... ii FCC/DOC Statement ....................................................................... i v INTRODUCTION 1- 1 General Infor[...]

Page vi User’s Manual Connection T est .............................................................................. 2 - 8 T roubleshooting ............................................................................... 2 - 9 If Printer does not Start ................................................................ 2 - 9 If the Printer does not [...]

Page vii Offset ......................................................................................... 4 - 9 Duplex Start ............................................................................... 4 - 9 Duplex Invert Start ..................................................................... 4 - 9 Duplex Stop ...............................[...]

Page viii User’s Manual Subscript Start ........................................................................... 4-23 Superscript Start ........................................................................ 4-24 Sub/Superscript Stop ................................................................. 4-24 Underline Start .......................[...]

Page ix Select Port .................................................................................. 5 - 6 XLI Resources Directory .............................................................. 5 - 6 Exit — Alt-X ............................................................................... 5 - 7 Configure Menu ................................[...]

Page x User’s Manual Error Level ............................................................................. 5-25 Undo Settings — Alt-U ............................................................. 5-25 Install Settings Now — Alt-I ...................................................... 5-25 Install As New Configuration .....................[...]

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION General Information The AGILE X/TRA XLi is an internal PDL translator that enables Xerox DocuPrint ® N17, N24, N32 and N40 printers to accept data streams intended for Xerox Escape Sequence (XES/UDK) printers. The emulated printer is a Xerox 4213 Model II, firmware revision 2.1Y, although some XES commands used by more advan[...]

User’s Manual Page 1-12 s 512K FLASH (Standard) s 256K RAM Firmware Upgrades s Firmware upgrades via provided PC/MSDOS software Product Support s Toll-free tech support is available from 7:30 AM. to 4 PM. PST s Two-year product warranty[...]

Page 2-13 INSTALLATION INST ALLA TION General Information This chapter provides information on physically attaching the AGILE X/ TRA XLi to your Xerox printer. Prior to Installation The following are needed before installing the X/TRA XLi s A Xerox DocuPrint ® N17, N24, N32 or N40 Network Laser Printer s A Centronics IEEE 1284C-compliant parallel [...]

User’s Manual Page 2-14 humidity tolerances for the particular N-series printer in which it is installed. Unpacking After removing the X/TRA XLi from the shipping container, inspect the unit for any damage in shipment. Immediately report any damage to the freight carrier. Save the packing container. Do not remove the unit from its antistatic encl[...]

Page 2-15 INSTALLATION figure 2.1 N17 Inserting the X/TRA XLi s Locate the XNIO slot on the controller board. s Remove the two screws on each side of the X/TRA XLi’s mounting bracket s With the phillips screwdriver, remove the plate covering the interface port. Do not discard the plate. not discard the plate. not discard the plate. not discard th[...]

User’s Manual Page 2-16 figure 2.2 CAUTION: DO NOT press the X/TRA XLi on to the controller board at an angle, or interface pins could be bent, damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly. s Align the screw holes on the mounting bracket of the XLi with the notches on the interface port. Make sure the mounting bracket is flush with t[...]

Page 2-17 INSTALLATION figure 2.3 place with wire latches. s reconnect power cord. N24/N32/N40 Installation The following describes and illustrates how to install the X/TRA XLi in a Xerox DocuPrint ® N24, N32 or N40 Network Laser Printer. For more information refer to the users manual for your specific N-series printer model. Printer Preparatio[...]

User’s Manual Page 2-18 figure 2.4 CAUTION: Controller boards are sensitive to static electricity. Before proceeding with the removal of your printers controller board, discharge any static electricity from your body by touching something metal, such as the metal plate on the back of the printer. Do this BEFORE you handle the controller board.[...]

Page 2-19 INSTALLATION figure 2.5 s Gently press the card straight down onto the controller board until the unit is firmly in place. (See fig. 2.5) CAUTION: DO NOT press the X/TRA XLi on to the controller board at an angle, or interface pins could be bent, damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly. s Align the screw holes on the mou[...]

User’s Manual Page 2-20 figure 2.6 Centronics parallel connection on the printer. Lock into place with wire latches. s reconnect power cord. Connections The following section describes and illustrates how to make the required and optional physical connections between the X/TRA XLi and the other components of the system. Approved cables are listed[...]

Page 2-21 INSTALLATION N24/N32/N40 N17 figure 2.7 T roubleshooting If the printer does not power up properly, or if the printer does not print the proper status sheet, refer to the following checklist, or to Section 10 Troubleshooting of this manual. If the problem persists, contact AGILE technical support or your authorized Xerox customer su[...]

INTRODUCTION TO XES General Information The AGILE X/TRA XLI is equipped with a high-speed translation module that accepts data streams designed for Xerox Escape Sequence (XES/UDK) printers and converts them for printing to Xerox DocuPrint N-Series Network Laser Printers. The basic printer emulation is that of a Xerox 4213 Model II, firmware revisio[...]

User’s Manual Page 3-2 specified translation tables s Shrink mode allows printing of documents that print edge-to-edge on XES printers Printers Supported s Xerox DocuPrint N17, N24, N32, N40 Printer Emulation s Xerox 4213 Model II, firmware revision 2.1Y, with some limitations and some additions Forms and Graphics Support s Forms downloading s Ve[...]

Page 3-3 INTRODUCTION TO XES s Shrink method compensates by reducing the page up to 93.75%; signature, logo and barcode fonts can be configured not to shrink Configuration s PC/MS DOS menu-driven configuration program (XTRAEDIT) Diagnostics s Xerox Data Monitor Mode emulation s Configuration/Status page[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 4 SECTION 4 XES COMMANDS General Information XES commands are used to control the functions of Xerox printers running in XES mode (also known as UDK, XDPM or 2700 mode). The X/TRA XLi interprets each supported command and converts it into the PCL5 printer language. This section lists each XES command supported by the X/T[...]

P a g e 4 - 5 XES COMMANDS Selecting a UDK When selecting a UDK, the trigger =U DK= must be entered in uppercase, exactly as shown. Any printable character may be used as the UDK, except: s uppercase U s uppercase D s uppercase K s comma (,) s null (0) s space (20h) s equal sign (=) The UDK selected should also be one that is not required for print[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 6 character. It makes no difference to the XLi which emulation name follows EMULATE. Any emulation except for the three below will cause the XLi to enter pass-through mode. When the XLi receives one of the following commands, it will change back to XES-to-PCL5 translation: =MCK = EMULATE/2700/END d =MC K= EMULATE/X[...]

P a g e 4 - 7 XES COMMANDS XES Command Format XES commands take the following format: s The escape character s (1Bh or a user-defined key) s The instruction, sometimes preceded by a plus sign (+) s User-entered variables, if required for the command s An optional comma (,) is used to print a Configuration/Status Page (Job Status Sheet) after a job [...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 8 optional comma inserted when the user wants a Configuration/Status Page, an optional comment printed on the status sheet and a line end. Occasionally it includes a user-entered variable. For example, the command to start printing a document: s +P, comment d Non-Job Control Commands Simple commands consist of the escape[...]

P a g e 4 - 9 XES COMMANDS occurs. The Configuration/Status Page is printed if the command is followed immediately by a comma (,) or if an error is detected either during the print job or during powerup. The X/TRA XLi enables the user to determine the conditions in which a Configuration/Status Page will be printed. Refer to Section 5  XTRAEDIT C[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 1 0 Print Job s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s +P +P +P +P +P ,optional comment ,optional comment ,optional comment ,optional comment ,optional comment d s s s s s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: 132 Characters for optional comment 132 Characters for optional comment 132 Characters for optional[...]

P a g e 4 - 1 1 XES COMMANDS then Reset must be introduced as follows: *+X d Miscellaneous Commands Print Multiple Copies (Collated) s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s +C# +C# +C# +C# +C# ,optional comment ,optional comment ,optional comment ,optional comment ,optional comment d s s s s s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: 132[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 1 2 Output Tray s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s zr# zr# zr# zr# zr# s s s s s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-9 This command selects an output tray, where # is a value of 0 (top output tray) or 1-9 (high capacity stacker). Offset s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: [...]

P a g e 4 - 1 3 XES COMMANDS margins on the second side of the page will be shifted up by the amount specified in 1/300" units. The command must be entered before any printable data on the first page to be printed duplex. Duplexing is ended with the Duplex Stop command. The XLi supports this command in both portrait and landscape orientations.[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 1 4 pressed on the console. The XLi will neither display the message nor hold printing, but it will ensure that the message is not printed. Font Commands This section describes commands that affect fonts. Font Load s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s +F, +F, +F, +F, +F, comment comment comment commen[...]

P a g e 4 - 1 5 XES COMMANDS The Font Delete command is a job boundary command that deletes specified fonts from those already downloaded, where fontname is the name of the font entered exactly as it appears on the Configuration/Status Page, and where each fontname is separated by a comma. This command also deletes the current merge page from[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 1 6 This command sets the unit of measurement for the purpose of setting page size, margins and tabs to 1/60". This is the default value, but the default value can be changed using XTRAEDIT. Units — 1/300" s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s zf zf zf zf zf s s s s s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: R[...]

P a g e 4 - 1 7 XES COMMANDS Note: Because XES data streams may use absolute placement commands rather than page size commands, the XLi will accept ranges outside the physical area of the page. However the user should be aware that some data might be left off the printed page. Margin Top s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s zn# [...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 1 8 Tabs Horizontal s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s t# t# t# t# t# 1 1 1 1 1 ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# 2 2 2 2 2 ,...# ,...# ,...# ,...# ,...# 64 64 64 64 64 d s s s s s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: See See See See See Margins Margins Margins Margins Margins command command command command command Thi[...]

P a g e 4 - 1 9 XES COMMANDS Tabs Vertical s s s s s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s v# v# v# v# v# 1 1 1 1 1 ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# 2 2 2 2 2 ,...# ,...# ,...# ,...# ,...# 64 64 64 64 64 d s s s s s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: See See See See See Margins Margins Margins Margins Margins command command command command command This com[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 2 0 Justification Start s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s j j j j j s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A The Start Justification command will cause the space between words to be expanded or compressed so that each line of text will fit exactly between the left and right margins. S[...]

P a g e 4 - 2 1 XES COMMANDS The user must provide line ending and hyphenation decisions when justifying text. In other words, the appearance of a line of text, when justified, may be unsatisfactory if too many or too few words occur on a line. It is the users responsibility to insert line endings where appropriate to ensure that the appearance [...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 2 2 s The largest font on the line determines spacing (to avoid overstriking the previous line). s When 0.5 line spacing is used, the previous line may be overstruck. Line Spacing Absolute s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s ip# ip# ip# ip# ip# d s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A This [...]

P a g e 4 - 2 3 XES COMMANDS Forms Creation Commands This section describes the commands used in the creation of forms. The unit of measure in forms creation commands is always 1/300", regardless of the setting determined by the Units commands s zf and s zg. Some of the commands in this section are dependent upon the orientation of the p[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 2 4 Portrait Page X Y X Y Landscape Page coordinate. If using a landscape font, this command uses the top left corner of the character cell as the origin. For example, to place text on a landscape orientation page 1.0" to the right of the origin and 2.5" down from the origin, use the following command: s a300,7[...]

P a g e 4 - 2 5 XES COMMANDS Line Draw (X or Y) s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: s x(or y)X,Y,L,W,S x(or y)X,Y,L,W,S x(or y)X,Y,L,W,S x(or y)X,Y,L,W,S x(or y)X,Y,L,W,S d s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: See Below See Below See Below See Below See Below To draw a line parallel to the x (short edge) axis, enter: s xX,Y,L,W,S d To dr[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 2 6 This command begins bolding for every character printed subsequently. A bold effect is produced by printing every character twice, with the second character moved slightly to the right. This command requires extra page composition formatting and should be used with moderation; bold fonts are preferred when a lot of b[...]

P a g e 4 - 2 7 XES COMMANDS must call the font after the subscript command, because the distance that the baseline is lowered is determined by the font in use. This command cannot be used to further lower text that is already subscripted. If underlining and subscript are to be used together, refer to the Start Underlining command for informa[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 2 8 The underline position is not changed by a Start Subscripting or Start Superscripting command. If the user would like the underline to follow a subscript down or follow a superscript up, the original underline command must be stopped, and a new Start Underline command must be entered after the subsc[...]

P a g e 4 - 2 9 XES COMMANDS This command assigns a number to one of up to ten forms which can then be recalled for merging into a variable document, where # is the number (0-9) to be assigned and formname. FRM is the name of the form to which the number is being assigned. This command is placed anywhere on the variable page after the Print Job com[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 3 0 s RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: RANGE: N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A This command will cause the page in which it occurs and all subsequent pages to merge with a page stored in memory. Merging continues until either a Page Merge Stop or a Reset command is received. Page Merge Stop s COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: COMMAND: C[...]

P a g e 4 - 3 1 XES COMMANDS S x , S y indicate the size of the graphic window, measured in 1/300" from the origin of the graphic window. Fields prior to the semicolon are optional, although blank fields must still be separated by a comma. Fields after the semicolon are required. This command may be placed anywhere in a document where graphics[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 3 2 rotation. name is the name of the window (up to seven characters). /F is replaced with /s for storage only, or with /p for storage and printing. X, Y are the coordinates for the origin of the duplicate window. X n , Y n are the coordinates of other duplicate windows if more than one is to be made on the page. Fields [...]

P a g e 4 - 3 3 XES COMMANDS X, Y are the coordinates of the center of the arc. r is the radius of the arc. S 2 is the starting point of the arc expressed in degrees. E 2 , is the endpoint of the arc expressed in degrees. S n , E n are additional pairs of starting and ending points, as required. Where degrees are expressed, 0 degrees is at 3 ocl[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 3 4 r is the radius of the pie chart. % 1 is the percentage of the pie to be taken up by the first pie slice. /F 1 is the number of the fill pattern selection for the first pie slice. /O 1 is the offset of the first pie slice measured in pixels from the center of the pie, if the slice is to be offset. % n ,/F n /O n are [...]

P a g e 4 - 3 5 XES COMMANDS 3 Dutch 4 Spanish 5 Italian 6 Danish 7 Norwegian 8 Finnish 9 German A Swedish B Belgian C French Canadian D Portuguese E Latin American F The Default Language G The Special Table (3274) H User-defined Table Belgian and Portuguese are EBCDIC tables and are not supported by the X/TRA XLi. It will use The Default Table ins[...]

User’s Manual P a g e 4 - 3 6 Contol Codes In the ASCII coding scheme, all bytes with values less than 20h represent control functions. The following table describes the control codes. Code ASCII Control Code Name Value Description BEL 07 Bell  The X/TRA XLi will send a BELL character to the printer B S 08 Backspace  Causes the printer to m[...]

SECTION 5 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURA TION General Information XTRAEDIT is a menu-driven, MS/PC DOS-based utility that enables users to change the default configuration of the XLi. XLi. Configuration changes made with this software will be saved in the XLi's permanent, nonvolatile storage, even when power has been disconnected from the unit. Getting St[...]

P a g e 5 - 3 8 User’s Manual Select Port Next, the user will see the following screen: Configuration to edit: 0 Default powerup config: 0 About XTRAEDIT AGILE X/TRA Configuration Program Version 1.10 Copyright 1993-1995 AGILE All rights reserved Configuration to edit: 0 Default powerup config: 0 Select Port Connected to X/TRA Select "Search[...]

P a g e 5 - 3 9 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION This dialog box enables the user to indicate to which parallel port the XLI to be configured is connected, either LPT1, LPT2 or LPT3 . If the user is uncertain as to which port the XLI is connected, the user can select Search, and the program will find the port. If there is more than one XLI connected to the c[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 0 User’s Manual F1=Help Alt-X=Exit Enter=OK/Select ItemEsc=Cancel/Previous Menu F10=Menu Contents About X/TRA Resources Directory Exit Alt-X Select Port Install Settings Now Alt-I Install As New Configuration Delete Configuration Configuration to edit: 0 Default powerup config: 0 View Installed Fonts Load Font Delete Font Load Resou[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 1 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION To move from the highlighted menu name to a specific submenu, use the arrow keys un to highlight the submenu name, then press the Enter key d to accept the highlighted choice. Alternatively, the user can type the highlighted letter of the submenu name to access the submenu. Esc=Cancel/Previous Menu The Escape [...]

P a g e 5 - 4 2 User’s Manual File Menu This menu contains the options Select Port, XLI Resources Directory and Exit . Select Port This option performs the same function as the port selection screen that was displayed when the user first loaded the program. It enables the user to choose the parallel port to which the XLI to be configured is attac[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 3 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION This option is normally used only when the user has been asked by the Xerox Product Support Centre to report the contents of the directory. The following illustration shows the default resources directory screen: Exit — Alt-X The user can select this option to exit the XTRAEDIT software program. XTRAEDIT als[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 4 User’s Manual Select Configuration to Edit To perform the configuration procedure, the user must first select the configuration to be modified. Select Configuration enables this selection by displaying a dialog box wherein the user can choose the number of the configuration to be edited. The number selected is constantly displayed[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 5 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Configuration Size Correction Orientation Emulation 0 Shr in k Portrait XES Mode 1 S hr i n k Landscape XES Mode 2 Offset Portrait XES Mode 3 Offset Landscape XES Mode 4 Shr in k Portrait Passthrough 5 Sh ri nk Landscape Passthrough 6 Offset Portrait Passthrough 7 Offset Landscape Passthrough Page orientation [...]

P a g e 5 - 4 6 User’s Manual Text Generation Text Generation options include Font Selection, Font Rotation, Language, Character Set, Line Spacing, Absolute Line Spacing and Justification, as indicated in the following illustration: Font Selection Font Selection is used to select the default font from among those installed in or native to the XLI[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 7 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Lan g uage Language is used to select the language used by the printer ( U.S. English is the default). The user also can choose U.K. English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Swedish, French Canadian and Latin American . Theses ASCII character sets, and the ISO character set[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 8 User’s Manual Printer Setup This menu enables the user to specify choices about the printer, including Input Tray Selection, Input Paper Size, Input Tray Map, Output Tray Selection, Output Tray Map, Two-Up Printing, Duplex, Page Length Portrait, Page Length Landscape, Size Correction, Top Offset, Left Offset, Minimum Top Coordinat[...]

P a g e 5 - 4 9 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION XES # 4213 Tray(s) PCL5 # 0 HCF, 1, 2 5 1 1 (upper) 1 2 2 (lower) 3 3 HCF 5 41 1 5 1, 2 1 6 HCF, 2 5 7 HCF, 1 5 8 n/a 4 9 Bypass 2 A n/a 4 Executive, Folio, Legal, Ledger, A6, A5, A4, A3 and envelope sizes Monarch, Com10, Intl DL, Intl C5 and Intl B5 . Choose the paper size appropriate for each tray. Each pape[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 0 User’s Manual Two-up Printing The XLI does not support the XES Margins Double Page command used for printing two logical pages on one physical page. The XES command referred to is: s m<H,T 1 ,B 1 ,L 1 ,R 1 >,m<T 2 ,B 2 ,L 2 ,R 2 > d . Two logical pages on one physical page may be accomplished with the XLI by following [...]

P a g e 5 - 5 1 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION   Line 1 Page 1 Line 2 Page 1 Line 3 Page 1 Line 4 Page 1 Line 5 Page 1 Line 6 Page 1 Line 7 Page 1 Line 8 Page 1 Line 9 Page 1 Line 10 Page 1 Line 11 Page 1 Line 12 Page 1 Line 13 Page 1 Line 14 Page 1 Line 15 Page 1 Line 16 Page 1 Line 17 Page 1 Line 1[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 2 User’s Manual Size Correction Size Correction accounts for the difference in printable area between XES and PCL5 printers. XES printers can print to the edge of the page, while PCL5 printers can print only to within about 1/4 inch of the page edge. Further, the page origin on a PCL5 printer is 1/4 inch down and to the right from t[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 3 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Preferences menu. If inches, the user can enter a value between -1.000 and 1.000 . In 1/300 inches, the user can enter an integer value between -300 and 300. In 1/60 inches, the user can enter an integer value between -60 and 60 . The default value is -75 (300ths inch). Left Offset Left Offset specifies the am[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 4 User’s Manual Margins (Portrait, Landscape) These settings determine the area of the page in which characters can be printed. The menu choices are indicated in the following illustration: Top Mar g in The Top Margin setting determines the number of inches from the top edge of the page to the baseline (origin) of the first line of [...]

P a g e 5 - 5 5 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Bottom Marg in The Bottom Margin setting determines the number of inches from the bottom edge of the page to the baseline (origin) of the last line of text. The value can be entered in inches, 1/300 inches or 1/60 inches, depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu.[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 6 User’s Manual To enter a new tab value, mouse users can move the mouse pointer to any of the fields indicated by underscore characters, press the left mouse button, and then type the value of the tab location. Keyboard users can use t, u or n to move to any of these fields, then type the value of the tab location. 26[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 7 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Up to 64 values can be entered, in any order. Duplicate entries are automatically reconciled, and XTRAEDIT will automatically place the entries in their correct order. Values can be entered in inches, 1/300 inches or 1/60 inches, depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferenc[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 8 User’s Manual Portrait Landscape Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical 330 330 330 330 432 540 432 540 564 750 564 750 696 960 696 960 828 1170 82 8 1170 960 1380 96 0 1380 1092 1590 1092 1590 1224 1800 1224 1800 1356 2010 1356 2010 1488 2220 1588 2220 1620 2430 1620 2430 1752 2640 1752 1884 2850 1884 2016 3060 2016 2148 3270 21[...]

P a g e 5 - 5 9 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Emulation Mode This option enables the user to set the configuration either to XES Mode or to Passthrough Mode. XES Mode is the normal operating mode of the XLI, enabling XES documents to be printed to the users PCL5 printer. Passthrough Mode enables the user to print other document types, including PCL5 do[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 0 User’s Manual Units of Measure This option is equivalent to the Units1/60 or Units1/300 XES commands. It is used to indicate whether measurements within XES commands in the users documents are stated in 1/60-inch units or 1/ 300-inch units. The user can choose 60 per inch or 300 per inch . The default is 300 per inch . No[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 1 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION If the user selects None, the Configuration/Status Page will not be printed under any conditions, except when the user selects Mode C using the Mode Selector button on the top panel of the XLI. If the user selects Always , the Configuration/Status Page will be printed upon power up, when requested within a doc[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 2 User’s Manual This command will not affect the Delete Configuration command or Font menu commands such as Load Font, Delete Font, Pack XLI Memory and Non-Shrinkable Fonts . These commands write information to the XLI memory immediately. Install As New Configuration Changes to the configuration of the XLI are not installed (saved i[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 3 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Fonts can be used by selecting them with an XES Font Change command. Fonts can be selected from among simulated fonts that have been downloaded to the printer, or fonts that have been stored in flash memory. View Installed Fonts View Installed Fonts will display a list of all fonts that the user has installed [...]

P a g e 5 - 6 4 User’s Manual The Load Font dialog box is represented with the following illustration: This dialog box has two areas in which users can enter data, in addition to the Load and Done buttons. Mouse users can navigate between these four items by moving the mouse pointer to the appropriate item and pressing the left mouse button. Keyb[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 5 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION After loading all fonts to be stored in the XLI, select the Done button to return to the main screen. If the user selects a font for which there is insufficient flash memory, an error message will be displayed. The lowest box on the screen displays information about the currently highlighted font. This informa[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 6 User’s Manual A resource file may contain the XLI code, the XLI boot kernel (used by XTRAEDIT to configure the unit), fonts, configurations, default configuration and the non-shrink fonts list. The software distributed with the XLI contains all of the above except the non-shrink fonts list. Firmware upgrades will contain all resou[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 7 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION resources, the user should select this option after deleting any resource. After the dialog box is displayed, use the mouse to select OK, or press d to pack the XLI memory. When the confirmation dialog box is displayed, select Yes to continue. Preferences Menu This menu contains the options Measurement Units f[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 8 User’s Manual Confirm Before Updating XLI After configuration changes have been made, the changes have to be written to the XLis memory. This option enables the user to determine whether or not XTRAEDIT will display a warning message immediately prior to the changes being written. If the user chooses Yes , the warning message w[...]

P a g e 5 - 6 9 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Help Menu The Help menu enables the user to look up information on an XTRAEDIT topic out of context. (Context-sensitive help is available at any time by pressing the 1 function key.) The Help menu contains the options Content s and About. Contents Contents is a directory of topics available in the on-line help[...]