Setup WIN3.x 907/PCI Vector driver with Solus 4 - 544xx Serial Port:

WIN3.x 907/PCI Vector driver with Solus 4 - 544xx Serial Port:
Technical Support Hot Line 1-800-CALCOMP (1-800-225-2667) Updated: 29 April, 1996
544W907S.DOC
The Windows 907/PCI driver file (WIN31DRV.EXE), may be downloaded
from the CalComp Website (http://www.calcomp.com).
Self-extract the file by typing at the DOS prompt: WIN31DRV
Hardware Connection Requirements:
PC Host Computer with an operational serial port (i.e. COM1, COM2).
A straight through serial cable (50 ft. max), no wires crossed, and
a Null Modem adapter part #21617-0019 to plotter COM _1, or COM _2
port.
CalComp 544xx 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.
1. Setup 54424, 54436 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 COM_1, or desired COM is displayed.
Press Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until Manual Setup 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 Steps per Inch is displayed. Press
the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until 400 is displayed. Press the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until Baud Rate is displayed. Press the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until 9600 is displayed. Press the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until Char Framing is displayed. Press the
Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until 8-N-1 is displayed. Press the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until Protocol is displayed. Press the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until CTS is displayed. Press the Select key.
- Press the Scroll key until Exit Manual Setup 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 Windows driver:
- Start up Windows. Double click on Control Panel.
Double click on Printers.
- Highlight CCP Solus 4 54424 (or 54436) (907) on COMx. (If the
Windows PCI/907 driver is not installed, install it now by selecting
RUN from the File menu bar in Program Manager and selecting the
SETUP.EXE file from the disk directory where the Windows driver is
located. Then follow the menu choices, selecting the appropriate
Solus 4 plotter driver. When done, double click on Control Panel,
double click on Printers, and select the PCI/907 driver).
- Choose Connect and select the COM port that the plotter is connected to.
- Choose Settings.
- Set Baud Rate = 9600, Data bits = 8, Parity = None, Stop bits = 1,
Flow control = Hardware.
- Choose OK. Select Fast Printing Direct to Port. Choose OK.
- Choose Setup.
- Choose paper size loaded in plotter. Choose Configure.
- Choose Data Sync Characters X02(02). Choose End of Buffer Code X03(03).
- Choose No. Sync Char. One. Choose Checksum = No.
- Choose Device Resolution 400. Choose Job Timeout 45.
- Choose OK in Configure. Choose Assign Pens.
- Choose Application Color and map to a Pen Number, select the Pen
Width desired to plot with.
- Choose OK in Pen Assignments. Choose OK in Setup.
- Choose Set as default printer.
Make sure Use Print Manager is NOT selected.
- Close Printers. Close Control Panel.
- Start Windows Application and print to the CalComp Solus 4 plotter.
