Setup WIN3.x 907/PCI Vector driver with DesignMate Serial Port:

WIN3.x 907/PCI Vector driver with DesignMate Serial Port:
Technical Support Hot Line 1-800-CALCOMP (800-225-2667) Updated: May 1, 1996
30_WIN_S.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.
Must have pins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 20.
HP Plotter serial cables do not work with CalComp plotters.
CalComp 30xx 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 DesignMate:
- Power ON the plotter. Install pen(s) in turret and place turret in
DesignMate.
- Load media (8.5 in. x 11 in. is recommended). Make sure both pinch
rollers are down.
- Press SET UP button. (Wait until the plotter stops plotting).
- Choose AUTO for ORIENTATION.
- To choose the current value, press SET UP.
- To change to the next value (option) press ON LINE.
- The plotter will draw a box around the value that you selected.
- Please refer to the Users Guide on Page 18-19 for more information.
- Choose 100% for SCALE, when pen at 100% then press SET UP.
- Choose 10 ips/250 mmps (3024) or FINAL PLOT (3036) for VELOCITY
- Choose PCI for PROTOCOL.
- Choose RS-232 for PORT TYPE.
- Choose 9600 for BAUD RATE.
- Choose 8-NONE for # OF BITS, PARITY.
- Choose HARDWARE for PCI HANDSHAKE.
- Choose C:(1,2,NO,3) for PCI SET UP.
- Choose ENABLED for PLOT MANAGER.
- Choose ENGLISH for LANGUAGE.
- Lift up the pinch rollers and take the media out to save the settings.
- Load media for plotting.
2. Setup Windows driver:
- Start up Windows.
- Double click on Control Panel. Double click on Printers.
- Highlight CCP DesignMate (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 DesignMate 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.
