How to configure the printer with AutoCAD 12 or 13 (DOS or Windows).
A. Start AutoCAD 12 or 13 (DOS or Windows).
B. Configure AutoCAD 12 or 13 (DOS or Windows) by performing the
following:
1. At the command prompt in AutoCAD 12 or 13 (DOS or Windows), type
CONFIG.
2. At the Configuration Menu, choose Configure Plotter.
3. Choose Add a plotter configuration.
4. Choose PostScript ADI driver.
5. Supported models? Select 300dpi.
6. Do you want color output? Select YES for color output.
7. Do you wish to append a ^Z ? Select NO for appending a Control-Z
character.
8. If configuring for AutoCAD 13:
a. Do you wish to append a ^D? Select Yes for appending a
Control-D character.
9. Select the printer port.
10. In all other cases, when configuring the ADI driver, choose the
defaults.
11. Enter Description of Plotter = CalComp ColorMaster Plus 66x3PS
System Printer.
12. Exit to Configuration Menu. Exit to Drawing Editor. Keep
Configuration Changes = Yes.
13. Bring up a test file for printing.
14. Type PLOT at the command prompt to plot the drawing.
15. Click on OK when all of the other parameters are set up.
16. Note: When using AutoCAD 12, the PostScript Driver does not send
a Control-D character to signify the end of a PostScript job.
a. Consequently, if configuring for AutoCAD 12, the printer
will wait for either a Control-D to be received, or until a
timeout occurs. There are two solutions:
i. Send another file that has a Control-D character in
it.
ii. Modify the default timeout value in the printer.
ii.1. Modify the file TIMEOUT.PS that came with the
installation diskettes. Edit the file with any
text editor.
If this file cannot be located, it can be
obtained from the CalComp Web Site http://www.calcomp.com.
For the PC, the file name is: CMUTILS.ZIP. Use
pkunzip, version 2.04g to unzip the file.
For the Macintosh, the file name is: CM-UTILS.HQX.
Use the MacBinary file transfer option when downloading
files for the Macintosh. The file, once downloaded,
is self-extracting. Simply double-click on the file
name icon and it will create the documentation
and driver files.
[Note: Alternatively, the file can be created
with a text editor that is capable of
generating a Control-D character as the last
character in the file].
Change the first parameter on the line that
contains the word SETDEFAULTTIMEOUTS to a
larger number.
The example below, shows a value of 90, which
when sent to the printer, will set the default
timeout to 90 seconds.
After the END statement is a Control-D
character. Do not delete or modify this last
line.
Save the file as TIME090.PS. The example
follows:
%Title: TIME090.PS
% This file allows the setting of a 90 sec
% timeout for
% the CalComp ColorMaster Plus 6603PS/6613PS
% color printer
serverdict begin 0 exitserver
statusdict begin
90 60 0 setdefaulttimeouts % Job,ManualFeed,Wait
end
ii.2. From DOS, send the file to the printer.
If using LPT1, type:
COPY TIME090.PS LPT1
If using COM1, the communication parameters of
the printer need to be sent to DOS first.
ii.2.1. Examine the serial values on the
printer.
With the printer displaying: ONLINE,
press the ENTER key on the printer. The
printer will display: OFFLINE.
Press the Down Arrow key on the printer.
The cursor on the display will be on
SETUPS.
Press the ENTER key on the printer. The
printer displays: SETUPS with the cursor
on USER.
Press the ENTER key on the printer. The
printer displays: USER.
If the printer displays the menu
selection: PORTS, then press the Right
Arrow key on the printer twice to move
the cursor to the PORTS selection. Press
the ENTER key on the printer.
Press the Right Arrow key on the printer
twice to move the cursor to the SERIAL
selection.
Press the ENTER key on the printer. The
BAUD RATE is displayed. Record the
setting. If it is larger than 9600, press
the Right Arrow key once, press the Down
Arrow key on the printer until 9600 value
is displayed, and press the ENTER key on
the printer to accept the selection.
Press the Down Arrow key on the printer
to display the selection: DATA BITS.
Record the setting and press the ENTER
key on the printer to accept the
selection.
Press the Down Arrow key on the printer
to display the selection: STOP BITS.
Record the setting and press the ENTER
key on the printer to accept the
selection.
Press the Down Arrow key on the printer
to display the selection: PARITY. Record
the setting and press the ENTER key on
the printer to accept the selection.
Press the Down Arrow key on the printer
to display the selection: HANDSHAKE.
Record the setting. If it is XON/XOFF,
press the Right Arrow key once, press the
Down Arrow key on the printer until
DTR/RTS is displayed, and press the ENTER
key on the printer to accept the
selection.
Press the CLEAR key until the printer
displays: ONLINE.
ii.2.2. The DOS MODE command format is:
MODE com_port:Baud_rate, Parity,
Data_bits, Stop_bits, P
where parity is one of the following:
(E=even, O=odd, N=none).
The last character in the MODE statement
(i.e., the letter P), tells DOS to
perform retries.
ii.2.3. If using COM1 and the communication
parameters:
9600 Baud, no parity, 8 data bits,
1 stop bit;
then type the following DOS MODE command
and send the timeout file to the printer:
MODE COM1:9600,n,8,1,P
COPY TIME090.PS COM1
ii.2.4. If using COM2 and the same communication
parameters are set as above, (9600 Baud,
no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit), then
type the following DOS MODE command and
send the timeout file to the printer:
MODE COM2:9600,n,8,1,P
COPY TIME090.PS COM2
ii.2.5. If the serial communications were
modified on the printer, then reset them
to what they were.