Setup WIN3.x 907/PCI Vector Driver with 104x Plotters:

WIN3.x 907/PCI Vector Driver with 104x Plotters:
Technical Support Hot Line 1-800-CALCOMP (1-800-225-2667) Updated: January 30, 1997
4X_WIN.DOC
The Windows PCI/907 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 are crossed.
HP Plotter serial cables do not work with CalComp Plotters. Must
have pins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 20. Connect to plotter TO DTE HOST
port.
CalComp 104x 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 104x Plotter:
- Turn Dip Switches 2, 4, and 5 ON, set the rest off.
(They are located at the back of the plotter).
- Power ON the plotter. Install pen(s) in turret and place turret
in the plotter. Load media.
- Press SET UP button. Press 7 for I/O communications, then press
ENTER button.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Parity and Bits. Press 0 for NO PARITY, ENTER,
and 8 for BITS, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Stop Bits and Clock, Press 1 for Stop Bits,
ENTER, and 0 for Clock, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Interface Type. Press 0 for Serial, ENTER,
00 for IEEE address, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Host Baud Rate and Mode. Enter 9600, ENTER,
and 0 for PCI Mode, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Muting and Checksum. Press NO for muting,
NO for Checksum.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Isochronous and EOM. Press NO for Isochronous,
and 3 for EOM, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Direct Control and XON/XOFF.
Press YES for Direct control NO for XON/XOFF.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Term. Baud and Duplex. Enter 9600 for Baud,
ENTER, 0 for full Duplex, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for SYNC Codes and Value. Press 1 for Syncs,
ENTER, 02 for Value, ENTER.
- Press SAVE.
- Choose User # then press ENTER.
- Press Auto to plot.
2. Setup WINDOWS:
- Start up Windows. Double click on Control Panel. Double click on
Printers.
- Highlight CCP Vector Plotter 104x (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 104x 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 Assign Pens.
- Assign screen colors to pen turret position numbers.
- 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 CalComp plotter.
