Setup WIN95 CCRF Raster driver with DrawingMaster 53x36 Parallel Port:


WIN95 CCRF Raster driver with DrawingMaster 53x36 Parallel Port:
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               Updated: 3 May, 1996
                                                        53XW95RP.DOC
The Windows CCRF/PS driver file (WIN95DRV.EXE), may be downloaded 
from the CalComp Website (http://www.calcomp.com) .
 Self-extract the file by typing at the DOS prompt: WIN95DRV

Hardware Connection Requirements:
  PC Host Computer with an operational parallel port (i.e. LPT1, LPT2).
  Parallel cable, Centronics connector, double shielded cable.
  CalComp 53X36 Plotter must be connected to a PC directly for this
  configuration.  Network systems, serial buffer boxes, and/or plot
  spool programs may require different communication parameter settings.
  Serial communication is not recommended with CCRF format.
  
1. Setup 53336, 53436 Plotter:
   - Turn plotter on, when Online appears on the LCD plotter is ready.
   - Press the Scroll key until More Options is displayed. Press the
     Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Port Setup is displayed. Press the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until PAR_1, (or desired COM) is displayed.
     Press Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Input Mode is displayed. Press the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Buffered Mode is displayed. Press the
     Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Dead Job Time is displayed. Press the
     Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until 60 sec is displayed. Press the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Dead Job Action is displayed. Press
     the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Force is displayed. Press the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Interface Type is displayed. Press the
     Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Centronics is displayed. Press the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Exit Select Port is displayed. Press
     the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Exit Port Setup is displayed. Press
     the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Save to User # is displayed. Press the
     Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until 1 is displayed, or the user # you wish
     to use (1-10). Press the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Exit to Main Menu is displayed. Press
     the Select key.
   - Press the Scroll key until Online is displayed. Press the Select key.
 

2. Setup Win95 driver:
   - Start up Windows 95.
   - Click on the START button, click on SETTINGS, click on Printers.
   - Click on the appropriate DrawingMaster+ 53x36 driver. (If the
     Windows 95 CCRF/PS raster driver is not installed, install it now by
     selecting "Add Printer", then "Have Disk".  Enter the path that points to
     the disk directory where the Windows driver is located. Then
     follow the menu choices, selecting the appropriate DrawingMaster+ 53x36
     plotter driver. If the setup program indicates that the driver already
     exists, select Replace the Driver. When installation is done, click on
     the CCP DrawingMaster+ 53x36 driver, then 
   - Click on Set as Default from the File Menu Bar in the Printers window.
   - Click on Properties from the File Menu Bar in the Printers window.
   - Click on the Details tab.
   - Select the LPT port that the plotter is connected to. (Default = LPT1).
   - Click on the Paper tab.
   - Choose paper size loaded in plotter.
   - Click on the Device Options tab and select the appropriate output format:
     CCRF or PS. If the plotter does not have the PostScript option, then
     only CCRF may be selected.
   - Choose OK in the Properties window.
   - Close Printers.
   - Start the Windows Application and print to the CalComp plotter.