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1. gt lt G g Portrait Page Landscape Page lt 4 gt X coordinate If using a landscape font this command uses the top left corner of the character cell as the origin For example to place text on a landscape orientation page 1 0 to the right of the origin and 2 5 down from the origin use the following command m Q o a300 750 J text Text Placement Relative A COMMAND E rC C A RANGE See Below This command will place text anywhere on the page relative to the current print position where is the distance in 1 300 that the text is to be moved where C is any printable non numeric character or a space this acts as a command terminator and is not printed and where C is one of the following alphabetic characters u for up d for down for left gt gt gt FK r for right XES COMMANDS RB Line Draw X or Y A COMMAND Esc x or y X Y L W S L A RANGE See Below To draw a line parallel to the x short edge axis enter m A O xX Y L W S L To draw a line parallel to the y long edge axis enter m QD O yX Y L W s L where X and Y specify the starting point of the line where L is the length of the line expressed in dots where W is the width of the line expressed in dots with a value between 1 and 31 and where S is the line shading any value between 0 and 15 is accepted where 15 is solid blac
2. This dialog box enables the user to list all of the installed downloaded or printer resident fonts that will print incorrectly due to space compression caused by using the Shrink algorithm Listing the fonts here will prevent these fonts from having space removed between characters when Shrink has been selected for Size Correction under Printer Setup in the Configuration menu Fonts that may be distorted by shrinking include bar codes logos and signatures Use the mouse or t to highlight the field in which to enter the font name Enter the name of the font exactly including upper and lower case letters as appropriate If using both portrait and landscape orientations of a font both names must be entered separately even if only one has been installed in the XLI because the user has set Font Rotation to Active under Text Generation in the Configure menu To delete a font entry simply highlight its name and press v or x Exit the dialog box by using the mouse or t to select OK or press d to accept the choice Load Resources File Firmware upgrades are provided in the form of resource files In order to install a firmware upgrade in an XLI the user will need to load a resource file provided either on diskette or downloaded via email Rp X TRA User s Manual A resource file may contain the XLI code the XLI boot kernel used by XTRAEDIT to configure the unit fonts configurations default configuration and the non shr
3. XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION a The resulting output should look like this Duplex Duplex gives the user the options of Simplex printing Side to Side duplex printing or Head to Toe duplex printing The default value is Simplex Simplex is equivalent to the XES Duplex Stop command S7de to Side is equivalent to the Duplex Start command and Head to Toe is equivalent to the Duplex Invert Start command Page Length Portrait Landscape Page Length enables the user to specify a page length between 0 and 14 inches The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 000 and 4 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between 300 and 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 60 and 840 The default value for portrait is 3300 300ths inch The default for landscape is 2550 The Page Length option is equivalent to the H parameter of the XES Margins and Margins Double Page commands 2 X TRA User s Manual Size Correction Size Correction accounts for the difference in printable area between XES and PCLS printers XES printers can print to the edge of the page while PCLS printers can print only to within about 1 4 inch of the page edge Further the page origin on a PCLS printer is 1 4 inch down and to the right from the top left corner wh
4. ccccccnoooncncncnononanoncnonannnnnos 5 15 SIZE E ee 5 16 Top Offset EE 5 16 Lett Offset tan Meuse eect ath ege eegend 5 17 Minimum Top Coordinate coooocccccnonocccnnonoonnnnnonocnononcnnnnonnns 5 17 Minimum Left Coordinate ccoooooccnncccooooonnnnnccnnnnnnnnncccnann nono 5 17 Margins Portrait Landscape ccoooooocnncconononannnoconnannnnnncccnnann nono 5 18 TOP Mar Misc lll adi raid di raras 5 18 A ENNERT En E a Kane 5 19 Left Mars iM NEE 5 19 Right Margin iiiter aineena T a a ENE NEE 5 19 Tabs Portrait Landscape cccccccnnnnnnnooononononnnnnonononononnnananannnnnono 5 19 Other ODU ONS ite ee isis 5 22 Emulation Mode iia kar E ege 5 23 Line A e EE felis 5 23 Units ofhMeasUre is ilila lio d et ee 5 24 Uppercase Commande 5 24 WDK Character ii o AE ee 5 24 Job TimEdU tud a des 5 24 A A ee NA 5 24 Page x X TRA User s Manual Error Level A A EEEE OEE E 5 25 Undo Settings Alt U cooooncccnncccnnnocccnononcncnnnnnnnnnnnncnonnnnnnnnncnnnns 5 25 Install Settings Now At 5 25 Install As New Configuration oococcconccccnnoccccoonnccononnnonnnnnncnononcnnns 5 26 Delete Configuration ooooccccnoncccnonccncnononcnononnnnnnnncncnnnnncnonnnnnnnnns 5 26 Resources Menu 00 crcsscesesccsssosessssccescccnssccesssseosscessececosscossecesseeee 5 26 View Installed Font occccccccccnnnnnocncconcccnononononnnnonororononcnnnnnnanos 5 27 Load Font 5 27 Delete FORE icecccs cccucsistesssisectcocvetsssssd
5. Page Conversion Methods A Offset method compensates for 1 4 inch upper and left margins imposed by PCL useful for printing on forms INTRODUCTION TO XES Page 3 3 A Shrink method compensates by reducing the page up to 93 75 signature logo and barcode fonts can be configured not to shrink Configuration A PC MS DOS menu driven configuration program XTRAEDIT Diagnostics A Xerox Data Monitor Mode emulation A Configuration Status page RECTION 4 E User s Manual XES COMMANDS General Information XES commands are used to control the functions of Xerox printers running in XES mode also known as UDK XDPM or 2700 mode The X TRA XLi interprets each supported command and converts it into the PCLS printer language This section lists each XES command supported by the X TRA XLi and describes how each is implemented by the XLi for use with PCLS printers XES is an acronym for Xerox Escape Sequence It is called an escape sequence because each command in the set is preceded by an escape character The escape character is a trigger that indicates that the data that follows it is not data to be printed but a command to be executed by the printer The escape character is an ASCII 1Bh 27 decimal Some systems are unable to transmit this character directly to the printer so the user defined key UDK is provided as a substitute User Defined Keys The user may define a substitute character for the escape character if the
6. With the keyboard the user can access the menu bar by pressing the 0 function key The specific menu can then be chosen by using the arrow keys hk to highlight its name Then the Enterkey d or the down arrow key n can be used to accept the highlighted choice and to display its submenu names Alternatively menus can be accessed by holding down the A ternate key l and pressing the letter highlighted in the menu bar e g 1 F for the File menu File Men Configure Men Resources Menu Preferences Menu Help Menu eee XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION CG To move from the highlighted menu name to a specific submenu use the arrow keys f to highlight the submenu name then press the Enter key L to accept the highlighted choice Alternatively the user can type the highlighted letter of the submenu name to access the submenu Esc Cancel Previous Menu The Escape key can be used at any time to cancel the current selection or to exit a menu or dialog box Enter OK Select Item The Enterkey is used to select the item that is currently highlighted on the screen whether it is a menu name or an option in a dialog box Alt X Exit The XTRAEDIT configuration program can be exited from the main screen by holding down the A ternate key La and pressing X F1 Help Context sensitive help is available at any time by pressing the Le function key
7. A GILE X TRA Internal XES to PCL Translator for Xerox N Series Printers USER S MANUAL Revision date 5 November 1999 Page ii X TRA User s Manual Copyright Information Copyright O 1998 1999 AGILE All rights reserved Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted Printed in the United States of America Xerox the stylized X logo and all product names and product numbers mentioned in this publication are trademarks of Xerox Corp AGILE is a registered trademark of AGILE X TRA XLI and all other AGILE products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of AGILE IBM and all IBM products mentioned in this publication are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Inc Hewlett Packard PCLS and all other Hewlett Packard products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of the Hewlett Packard Company Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other trademarks appearing in this publication are owned by their respective companies Release Notes This document was printed in November 1999 and describes release 2 52 of the AGILEX TRA XLi Fill in for future reference X TRA XLi Purchase Date X TRA XLi Serial Number Page iii About This Manual This manual covers the installation and use of the AGILE X TRA
8. 0 specifies no rotation 1 specifies 90 counterclockwise rotation 2 specifies 180 counterclockwise rotation and 3 specifies 270 counterclockwise rotation name is the name of the window up to seven characters F is replaced with s for storage only or with p for storage and printing X Y are the coordinates for the origin of the graphic window XES COMMANDS Rg S A indicate the size of the graphic window measured in 1 300 from the origin of the graphic window Fields prior to the semicolon are optional although blank fields must still be separated by a comma Fields after the semicolon are required This command may be placed anywhere in a document where graphics are desired Graphic Delete A COMMAND Es B optional commenti graphicname GRA A RANGE 132 characters for optional comment This command will delete graphic files from FLASH storage Fonts and forms may also be deleted with this command Graphic Window Repeat A COMMAND s grM M M R name F X Y X Y L A RANGE See Below This command copies a graphic window and places it on the page where M is the degree of magnification If only one value for M is entered the magnification is proportional If two values are entered the magnification will be different for the x and y directions 0 or 1 will result in no magnification 2 will double the magnification and 4 will quadruple the magnification I indicates the type
9. Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 000 and 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between 300 and 300 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 60 and 60 The default value is 75 300ths inch Minimum Top Coordinate The Minimum Top Coordinate setting is used if Auto Offset has been selected under Size Correction in the Printer Setup menu The XLI uses this value to determine if the origin of the first character is in the printable area of the page The value entered by the user should normally be 1 4 inch since this is the area at the top of the page that cannot be addressed by PCLS printers The default is 75 300th inch This value may need to be increased if the origin of the character is within the printable area but the height of the character is such that the character is clipped when printed The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 4 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between Oand 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 0 and 840 Minimum Left Coordinate The Minimum Left Coordinate setting is used if Auto Offset has been selected under Size Correction in the Printer Setup menu The XLI uses this value to determine if the origin of the firs
10. The Font Load command is a job boundary command that erases all previously downloaded fonts and starts downloading a new set of fonts Up to 121 fonts may be downloaded and up to 255 stored in the XLi FLASH RAM if font size and available memory permit This command will also delete the current merge page from memory Font Unload A COMMAND Es U commentl A RANGE 132 characters for optional comment The Font Unload command is a job boundary command that deletes all previously downloaded fonts Font Add A COMMAND E A commentl A RANGE 132 characters for optional comment The Font Add command is a job boundary command that adds fonts to those already downloaded without erasing any previously downloaded fonts Up to 121 fonts may be downloaded and up to 255 stored in the XLi FLASH RAM if font size and available memory permit Font Delete A COMMAND Es B fontname1 2 nl A RANGE N A XES COMMANDS R The Font Delete command is a job boundary command that deletes specified fonts from those already downloaded where fontname is the name of the font entered exactly as it appears on the Configuration Status Page and where each fontname is separated by a comma This command also deletes the current merge page from memory Printer default or system fonts cannot be deleted Font ID Assignment A COMMAND Es fontnamel A RANGE 0 9 This command assigns an ID n
11. guiding holes on either side of the X TRA XLi Returning the Printer to Operation A Slide the controller board back into the printer aligning the edge of the board in the guide rails A Push the controller board firmly into place Make certain that there is no space between the controller board and the printer chassis They must be flush A Turn the thumbscrews clockwise to tighten Do not use tools to tighten only finger pressure A Connect the X TRA XLi parallel interface to the standard Centronics parallel connection on the printer Lock into INSTALLATION Page 2 17 place with wire latches A reconnectpower cord figure2 3 N24 N32 N40 Installation The following describes and illustrates how to install the X TRA XLi in a Xerox DocuPrint N24 N32 or N40 Network Laser Printer For more information refer to the user s manual for your specific N series printer model Printer Preparation A Turn the printer power off A Disconnect the power cord and remove all cables Opening the Printer A Loosen the thumbscrews by turning them counter clockwise Do not remove thumbscrews Page 2 18 XTRA User s Manual figure 2 4 CAUTION Controller boards are sensitive to Static electricity Before proceeding with the removal of your printer s controller board discharge any static electricity from your body by
12. A COMMAND Es s A RANGE N A This command will stop either superscripting or subscripting Superscripting and subscripting will also be stopped upon receipt of carriage control characters CR LF or FF Underline Start A COMMAND Es u A RANGE N A The Start Underlining command causes all subsequent characters including tabs and spaces to be underlined until a Stop Underlining command is received The thickness of the underline is determined by the size of the last font in use at the end of the line RB XIRA User s Manual The underline position is not changed by a Start Subscripting or Start Superscripting command If the user would like the underline to follow a subscript down or follow a superscript up the original underline command must be stopped and a new Start Underline command must be entered after the subscript or superscript command This procedure will establish a new baseline position for the underline Underline Stop A COMMAND Es w A RANGE N A This command will stop underlining Merge Page Load A COMMAND Es M A RANGE N A The Merge Page Load command is a job boundary command that erases any previously stored page and stores a new page to be merged with other pages A separate command enables the merging of this page with another to produce a composite page This command must be used after using either the Font Load command o
13. Arrow and Tab Keys The arrow keys 11 4 and C can be used to move among various choices in the dialog boxes Other Keyboard Commands The following keyboard commands are also available from the XTRAEDIT main screen Current XLI Resources Directory D Install Settings NOW sssr Alt J Computer Memory Available Alt JM Undo Senge Alt u EC X TRA User s Manual File Menu This menu contains the options Select Port XLI Resources Directory and Exit AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 GIG Configura Resources Preferences Help Select Port X TRA Resources Director Exit Configuration to edit Default powerup config Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select ItemEsc Cancel Previous MenF10 M en Select Port This option performs the same function as the port selection screen that was displayed when the user first loaded the program It enables the user to choose the parallel port to which the XLI to be configured is attached either LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 The default is LPT XLI Resources Directory The XLI Resources Directory will list resources currently installed in the XLI including the XLI operational software the XLI code up to ten configurations and as many fonts as the available memory will store It will also display in hexadecimal notation the XLI memory in bytes that each reso
14. EE ee AE O Ee 4 22 Bold SOain a OS ad 4 23 Overstrike att ita SATA E TEN 4 23 Ov rstrike OP ore a e ai ec 4 23 Page viii XIRA User s Manual SI lee El GE 4 23 A ENEE EEN 4 24 Sub Superscript Stop ooocccooocccoooccncnnoncccnnnnnconnnnnnonnncncconnnccnnnnnnnns 4 24 Underline Sita Da 4 24 Underline Stop 4 25 Merge Page Load r inii iiir einan e s in 4 25 Merge Page Unload ccccccesseceeeeeeeeeeneceeceeaeccesnneceseneeeessaees 4 25 Form ID Asslentnent sssiicenrirniseinririirerarnir iini ra 4 25 Form EE eege Eet See EA 4 26 ET Ms rata iio 4 26 A ee ee ee 4 26 Page Merge Maliante is 4 26 Eeer Seelen 4 27 Graphic WindOW inicial ci 4 27 Graphic Delete ooooocccnnccccccnoocccconncncnonncnnononcnnnnnncnconn cnc non nncnnns 4 28 Graphic Window Repeat ccccconococcccnononnnnnccnononnnncccnnnnnnnncccnanonnnos 4 28 Graphic Lime 4 29 Graphic EEN 4 29 Gia Phi A A 4 30 Graphic Ple Chail nia osa 4 30 Character ReassignMent ccceeeccceeesececeeneeceeeeeeesenneeeeeaees 4 31 Load Translation Table 4 31 PAM GWA SS egene eE EEEE RRE E Eege eg 4 31 Data MOMILOP cciscascuccidseieisieccecesssascenceesesesarcuecasonusveence n ei 4 32 L e E 4 33 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION 5 1 General Information cmomnococnonnononnccnnnnononacononononccnnnnononoccnnnnononos 5 1 Getting Started oooonnonononnnonnnanonancnanonancnn corn nononnannconcnononnoronasononanoss 5 1 Loading XTRAED Tiana iodo 5 1 About XTRAEDIT noia id is
15. Non Shrinkable Fonts These commands write information to the XLI memory immediately Install As New Configuration Changes to the configuration of the XLI are not installed saved in the XLi s flash memory until the user either quits XTRAEDIT or uses the Install Settings Now or Install As New Configuration commands Use this command to save changes to the current configuration as a different configuration When this option is selected a dialog box is displayed that enables the user to install configuration changes to a different configuration number Enter any digit between d and 9 This command is useful for creating two configurations with only minor differences The user can use the Select Configuration option to select a configuration make a few changes and then use this command to save the edited configuration under a different number This command will not affect the Delete Configuration command or Font menu commands such as Load Font Delete Font Pack XLI Memory and Non Shrinkable Fonts These commands write information to the XLI memory immediately Delete Configuration The user can free up space in the XLi s flash memory be removing from memory any configurations that are not being used The user can choose any configuration from 0 9 When the confirmation dialog box is displayed select Yes to continue Resources Menu This menu contains the options View Installed Fonts Load Font Delete Font Non Shrinkable Fo
16. Version 1 26 Configure MEA 0 Select Configuration to Edit Configuration ta edit D Change Default Configuration Default powerup config O Text Generation Printer Setup Margins Portrait Margins Landscapa Tabs Othar Opt Undo Seti Install Se Install As Delete Cou Horiz Tahs Portrait Vert Tahs Portrait Horiz Tabs Landscape Vert Tabs Landscape Fi Help Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select Item Esc Cancel Previnus Menu F10 Menu XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION y Up to 64 values can be entered in any order Duplicate entries are automatically reconciled and XTRAEDIT will automatically place the entries in their correct order AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 Fila Configura Resources Preferences Help CE ta Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select Item Esc Cancel Previnous Menu F10 Menu Values can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 4 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between Oand 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 0 and 40 Delete tab settings by highlighting the value to be deleted then press v or x After entering and or deleting values use the mouse or t to select OK or press d to accept the choices The following chart show the default portrait and
17. XLi in Xerox N Series laser printers AGILE makes no warranties expressed or implied as to its completeness or accuracy The information in this manual is current as of the date of its publication but it is subject to change by AGILE at any time without notice This manual is not intended to be used for manufacturing or engineering specifications and it is assumed that the user understands the interrelationship between any affected systems machines programs and media AGILE periodically updates this manual for clarity to correct inaccuracies and typographical errors or to document added or changed product features AGILE will be pleased to improve the manual by implementing suggestions from our customers Please put suggestions in writing and mail to AGILE at the addresses below AGILE Technical Publications 875 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules CA 94547 1899 e mail TechPubs agileinc com Page iv X TRA User s Manual FCC DOC Statement This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If it 1s not installed and used in strict accordance with these instructions it may cause interference to radio and television reception This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Ope
18. be merged Form Merge Stop A COMMAND Es zh A RANGE 0 9 This command stops the merging of a form with a variable page where is the number 0 9 of the form to be stopped Page Merge Start A COMMAND Esc ze R XIRA User s Manual A RANGE N A This command will cause the page in which 1t occurs and all subsequent pages to merge with a page stored in memory Merging continues until either a Page Merge Stop or a Reset command is received Page Merge Stop A COMMAND Ese zd A RANGE N A This command will allow the page in which it occurs to merge but all subsequent pages will not be merged with a page stored in memory Graphic Window A COMMAND gwM M M I R name F X Y S S A RANGE See Below This command defines an area on the page for graphics where M is the degree of magnification If only one value for M is entered the magnification is proportional If two values are entered the magnification will be different for the x and y directions 0 or 1 will result in no magnification 2 will double the magnification and 4 will quadruple the magnification I indicates the type of graphics the window will contain and whether the graphics will be printed reversed 0 indicates raster data 1 indicates reversed raster data 2 indicates vector or macro data and 3 indicates reversed vector or macro data R indicates the degree of rotation if any of the graphic window
19. configuration either to XES Mode or to Passthrough Mode XES Mode is the normal operating mode of the XLI enabling XES documents to be printed to the user s PCLS printer Passthrough Mode enables the user to print other document types including PCL5 documents and PostScript documents if the user s printer supports PostScript The emulation mode being used will be indicated by the XLI LED either 0 for XES Mode normal operating mode or P for Passthrough Mode The default is XES Mode for Configurations 0 1 2 and 3 The default for Configurations 4 5 6 and 7 is Passthrough Mode Line End XES protocol requires that certain printer commands are terminated with a line ending either a carriage return only CR a line feed only LF or both CR LF The type of line ending is defined by the user This option enables the user to indicate to the XLI which type of line ending is being used in the user s XES documents to terminate XES commands The user can select CR LF CR only LF only or Auto CR LF Auto CR LF is the default and it tells the XLI to accept any line ending as an XES command terminator R X TRA User s Manual Units of Measure This option is equivalent to the Units 1 60 or Units 1 300 XES commands It is used to indicate whether measurements within XES commands in the user s documents are stated in 1 60 inch units or 1 300 inch units The user can choose 60 per inch or 300 per inch The default is 30
20. emulation stored using the SAVE command above MCK RESET END will change the emulation to the default power on emulation XES COMMANDS S XES Command Format XES commands take the following format A The escape character Es 1Bh or a user defined key A The instruction sometimes preceded by a plus sign A User entered variables if required for the command A An optional comma is used to print a Configuration Status Page Job Status Sheet after a job boundary command is detected A An optional comment to be printed on the Configuration Status Page A Aline end either CR LF NL or CR LF is sometimes required Two Types of Escape Sequences There are two types of escape sequences A Job Control Commands A Non Job Control Commands Job Control Commands A job control command either sets job boundaries or formats the printed output in some way Job control commands are used to reset the printer start a print job or load fonts graphics or forms An optional comment of up to 132 characters if preceded by a comma will be printed on a Configuration Status Page upon the receipt of the next job control command All jobs should begin and end with one or more job control commands A job control command always includes a plus symbol following the escape character and it always includes an instruction It may include an e XIRA User s Manual optional comma inserted when the user
21. of graphics the window will contain and whether the graphics will be printed reversed 0 indicates raster data 1 indicates reversed raster data 2 indicates vector or macro data and 3 indicates reversed vector or macro data R indicates the degree of rotation if any of the graphic window 0 specifies no rotation 1 specifies 90 counterclockwise rotation 2 specifies 180 counterclockwise rotation and 3 specifies 270 counterclockwise R XIRA User s Manual rotation name is the name of the window up to seven characters F is replaced with s for storage only or with p for storage and printing X Y are the coordinates for the origin of the duplicate window Xx i Y Are the coordinates of other duplicate windows if more than one is to be made on the page Fields prior to the semicolon are optional although blank fields must still be separated by a comma Fields after the semicolon are required This command may be placed anywhere in a document where graphics are desired Graphic Line A COMMAND E glT Xi YX YX Y A RANGE T 1 15 This command draws lines between any two points within a graphic window where T is the thickness of the line Value should be an odd number X Y are the coordinates of the first point in the line X Y are the coordinates of the first segment endpoint X Y are the coordinates of the next segment endpoint won Graphic Arc A COMMAND s gaT X Y
22. selected the appropriate disk drive in the File Name box the subdirectory and file name can be selected in the Font Name File Name box in the center of the screen Mouse users can do this by pointing and clicking and keyboard users can do this using the arrow keys unhk When the desired font name is highlighted press d or select Load and the file will be loaded to the XLI XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION R After loading all fonts to be stored in the XLI select the Done button to return to the main screen If the user selects a font for which there is insufficient flash memory an error message will be displayed The lowest box on the screen displays information about the currently highlighted font This information includes the directory subdirectory in which the font resides the name of the font the name of the file the size of the file in bytes and its creation modification date This box will also indicate the format of the file i e whether the file is binary sixelized or in another format and whether or not the font has already been loaded in the XLI memory Delete Font Delete Font will display a dialog box that will enable the user to remove from the XLi s flash memory any fonts that the user has installed Simply highlight the name of the font to be deleted using the mouse or the arrow keys un then select Delete or press d When the confirmation dialog box is displayed select Yes to continue Non Shrinkable Fonts
23. wants a Configuration Status Page an optional comment printed on the status sheet and a line end Occasionally 1t includes a user entered variable For example the command to start printing a document Esc P commentl Non Job Control Commands Simple commands consist of the escape character and one or two other characters For example the command for centering a line of text q Commands with user entered variables are used to set parameters such as line spacing or margin width They may include punctuation marks that serve as delimiters and alphanumeric characters such as comments or file names Some require a line end For example the command for setting margins mH T B L R where H T B L R represent the variables for page height top bottom left and right margins respectively Line Endings The symbol is used in these instructions to indicate a line end if the command requires a line end However the user must use either a carriage return line feed new line or carriage return line feed as the actual line ending The line ending must be defined as an XLi configuration parameter Refer to Section 5 XTRAEDIT Configuration for information on defining the line ending to be used Configuration Status Page Some XES commands provide for an optional Configuration Status Page Job Status Page to be printed after the print job in which the command XES COMMANDS 2 occurs The Configuration Status Page is pri
24. 0 units The command must be entered before any printable data on the first page to be printed duplex Duplexing is ended with the Duplex Stop command The XLi supports this command in both portrait and landscape orientations The Shift parameter is not supported and its use results in no operation Duplex Stop A COMMAND tse zye A RANGE N A This command ends duplexing for subsequent pages Duplex Side Select A COMMAND E zyi A RANGE 1 2 This command selects the side of the page where the next image will be placed on a duplex page in effect causing a form feed that allows the user to skip a page at any point in a duplex document Comment A COMMAND I sclzva comment 2 A RANGE N A This command enables comments to be entered into a coded document The comments do not appear in printed output or on the status sheet Operator Text Message A COMMAND H message A RANGE 132 characters for optional message This command is used on the Xerox 4235 printer to display a message on the user interface screen and to hold printing until the Continue button is RK XIRA User s Manual pressed on the console The XLi will neither display the message nor hold printing but it will ensure that the message is not printed Font Commands This section describes commands that affect fonts Font Load A COMMAND E F commentl A RANGE 132 characters for optional comment
25. 0 per inch Note This setting is not related to the setting in Measurement Units for Entries under the Preferences menu Measurement Units for Entries is used only for measurement units entered within XTRAEDIT Uppercase Commands Normally XES commands are case sensitive i e they must be entered in upper case or lower case depending upon the command format This option when set to Active enables the user to enter all XES commands in upper case letters This is the default When set to Inactive XES commands must be entered according to normal XES protocol UDK Character XES commands may begin with the s character or the user can define a substitute character with which to begin XES commands This is useful if the system is not capable of transmitting the s character In this dialog box enter the character that initiates XES commands in the user s documents To define the substitute s character simply type in a printable non alphanumeric character If the entered character is unacceptable an error message will be displayed The default value is None which means that only the s character can be used to begin XES commands Job Timeout The timeout period defined by the user will determine how long the XLI will wait for data before it assumes a job boundary and ejects the current page from the printer The user may enter a value between 2 and 600 seconds Note XLI must have a smaller timeout setting than the timeout set
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27. Margin and Page Bottom Margin 2nd Page Left Margin 2nd Page Fi Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Menu F10 Menu XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION R Bottom Margin The Bottom Margin setting determines the number of inches from the bottom edge of the page to the baseline origin of the last line of text The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 74 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between Oand 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 0 and 840 The default value for portrait pages is 200 300ths inch the default value for landscape pages is 720 300ths inch Left Margin The Left Margin setting determines the number of inches from the left edge of the page to the left edge origin of the first character in each line on the page The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 14 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between 0 and 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between d and 840 The default value for portrait pages is 720 300ths inch the default value for landscape pages is 200 300th
28. SO character set will not be remapped based upon language and will always use their built in character set The fonts built in to Xerox printers that are simulated by the XLi do not support the ISO character set and therefore do not support language selection If the user needs language support for these fonts the user must either download or install in the XLi s flash memory the real versions of these fonts using XTRAEDIT Language is supported only if Character Set is set to ASCII Data Monitor A COMMAND Es D A RANGE N A This command prints the hexadecimal codes representing all characters received by the printer This allows the user to analyze data being sent from the host Data Monitor Mode must be exited with the Reset command Hb XIRA User s Manual Contol Codes In the ASCII coding scheme all bytes with values less than 20h represent control functions The following table describes the control codes Code Name BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR ESC ASCII Value 07 08 09 25 0B 0C 0D Control Code Description Bell The X TRA XLi will send a BELL character to the printer Backspace Causes the printer to move the print position one space to the left only if it is the first code in the print line Horizontal Tab Causes the print position to be moved horizontally to a predetermined location on the page If there is no tab stop set to the right of t
29. The XLi does not support automatic tray switching R XIRA User s Manual Output Tray A COMMAND Esc zrH A RANGE 0 9 This command selects an output tray where is a value of 0 top output tray or 1 9 high capacity stacker Offset A COMMAND Es o A RANGE N A This command tells the printer if it has offset stacking capability to offset the stacking of each document Offset can be changed on a page by page basis and is controlled by the last command preceding the form feed Duplex Start A COMMAND Ese zydHt A RANGE 0 2 550 This command enables duplex printing for documents that will be bound on the side of the page If a value is entered for the left and right margins on the second side of the page will be shifted to the left by the amount specified in 1 300 units The command must be entered before any printable data on the first page to be printed duplex Duplexing is ended with the Duplex Stop command The XLi supports this command in both portrait and landscape orientations The Shift parameter is not supported and its use results in no operation Duplex Invert Start A COMMAND lzyfl A RANGE 0 3 300 This command enables duplex printing for documents that will be bound on the top of the page If a value is entered for the top and bottom XES COMMANDS R margins on the second side of the page will be shifted up by the amount specified in 1 30
30. Xerox 2700 3700 4045 4235 in XDPM mode and 4700 series printer commands as described in Section 4 XES Commands XES emulation switching commands F MCK are used to ensure that PostScript PCL and other non XES data is passed through without translation Configuration of the XES translation module in the X TRA XLI is performed with a menu driven PC MS DOS program XTRAEDIT X TRA XLi XES Features and Specifications Key Benefits A Allows XES users to print documents to N series printers A Users can still print PostScript and PCL data without device reconfiguration A No added footprint gt Supports forms vector and raster graphics A Font storage in both portrait and landscape orienta tions XES fonts can be downloaded to the printer or stored in the X TRA XLI and are automatically converted to PCL5 A Supports international character sets and user Page 3 2 Ela User s Manual specified translation tables A Shrink mode allows printing of documents that print edge to edge on XES printers Printers Supported A Xerox DocuPrint N17 N24 N32 N40 Printer Emulation A Xerox 4213 Model Il firmware revision 2 1Y with some limitations and some additions Forms and Graphics Support A Forms downloading A Vector graphics A Raster graphics Font Support A Titan10iso A Titan12iso A XCP14iso Font Storage A 512K FLASH RAM A Fonts are desixilized and compressed yielding a 2 1 storage space advantage
31. ains The command to start printing a document is the Print Job command The command to end a document is the Reset command Wi XIRA User s Manual Print Job A COMMAND sc P optional comment A RANGE 132 Characters for optional comment The Print Job command marks a job boundary purges the last page buffer and begins printing Printing is allowed using only one font orientation an orientation change causes a new job because it is an implied job boundary This command will cause a Configuration Status Page to print if 1 an error occurs and the Configuration Status Page switch is enabled or 2 the previous command included a comma An optional comment of up to 132 characters if entered will be printed on the Configuration Status Page Print Job Mixed Orientation A COMMAND Es Q optional comment l A RANGE 132 Characters for optional comment This command marks a job boundary but printing is allowed using multiple font orientations This command is interpreted as if it were a Print Job command Reset A COMMAND tse X A RANGE N A The Reset command ends all types of jobs marks a job boundary tells the printer that any data that follows 1t is part of a new job and returns the printer to its start up state All format parameters are reset to their default settings and all font and form assignments are erased If several documents are to be printed w
32. argins A COMMAND Es mH T B L R A RANGE See chart The Margins command is used to set page height and all margins where His the vertical size of the paper measured from the top edge to the bottom edge of the physical page In 1 60 units 11 0 paper is 660 8 5 paper is 510 Tis the top margin measured from the top edge of the page to the baseline of the first line of text In 1 60 units a 2 0 margin is 120 B is the bottom margin measured from the bottom edge of the page to the baseline of the last line of text on the page In 1 60 units 1 5 bottom margin is 90 L is the left margin measured from the left edge of the page to the left edge of the first character in each line on the page In 1 60 units a 1 75 left margin is 105 R is the right margin measured from the left edge of the page to the right edge of the last character in each line on the page In 1 60 units a 1 0 right margin is 450 on a 8 5 portrait page Once margins have been set using this command margin settings can be changed using the Margin Top Bottom Left and Right commands below XES COMMANDS ay Note Because XES data streams may use absolute placement commands rather than page size commands the XLi will accept ranges outside the physical area of the page However the user should be aware that some data might be left off the printed page Margin Top A COMMAND Esc znft A RANGE See Margins comman
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34. ay enter a description for each resource file saved When loading the resources the comment entered will be displayed only the first twenty characters in case the user has saved different configurations Pack XLI Memory When resources fonts or configurations have been deleted from the XLI gaps are left in the XLi s flash memory These gaps can be filled only by resources that are smaller than the space left by the deleted resource To create a unified contiguous free space for the installation of more XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION CH resources the user should select this option after deleting any resource After the dialog box is displayed use the mouse to select OK or press d to pack the XLI memory When the confirmation dialog box is displayed select Yes to continue Preferences Menu This menu contains the options Measurement Units for Entries and Confirm Before Updating XLI Measurement Units for Entries XTRAEDIT asks the user to enter measurements in several dialog boxes during the configuration process For instance the user may enter measurements for page size margins offsets absolute line spacing coordinates and tabs This option determines whether the user s entries are entered and displayed in inches 1 60 inch units or 1 300 inch units The default value is 300ths Regardless of the format in which they are entered and displayed all measurements are stored by the XLI in 1 300 inch units As such a
35. ck into the printer aligning the edge of the board in the guide rails A Push the controller board firmly into place Make certain that there is no space between the controller board and the printer chassis They must be flush A Turn the thumbscrews clockwise to tighten Do not use tools to tighten only finger pressure A Connect the X TRA XLi parallel interface to the standard Page 2 20 XTRA User s Manual Centronics parallel connection on the printer Lock into place with wire latches A reconnect power cord figure 2 6 Connections The following section describes and illustrates how to make the required and optional physical connections between the X TRA XLi and the other components of the system Approved cables are listed in the following chart X TRA XLi Connection to Parallel Input Connect the device end of the AGILE parallel cable to the appropriate port on the parallel input source Secure the cable using the screws provided Then connect the X TRA XLi end of the cable to the proper input port of the X TRA XLi The FCC requires all alternate host interface cables to be properly shielded Connection Test After the X TRA XLi is installed your printer will print one status sheet upon power up This will be your best indication that unit has been installed properly and is functioning This status sheet will print each time the power is cycled on the printer If the power is turned on after
36. d This command changes the setting of the top margin measured from the top of the page where is the margin value expressed either in 1 60 or 1 300 units Margin Bottom A COMMAND E lt zq l2 A RANGE See Margins command This command changes the setting of the bottom margin measured from the bottom of the page where is the margin value expressed either in 1 60 or 1 300 units Margin Left A COMMAND Es zk A RANGE See Margins command This command changes the setting of the left margin measured from the left edge of the page where is the margin value expressed either in 1 60 or 1 300 units Margin Right A COMMAND Esc zm t A RANGE See Margins command This command changes the setting of the right margin measured from the left edge of the page where is the margin value expressed either in 1 60 or 1 300 units RB XIRA User s Manual Tabs Horizontal A COMMAND Etk A RANGE See Margins command This command sets the horizontal tabs where is the value of the tab expressed in 1 60 or 1 300 units As many as 64 horizontal tab values may be entered For example using a 1 60 unit of measure to set tab stops at 0 75 3 0 and 4 5 enter t45 180 270 L The following list outlines the rules for setting horizontal tab stops A Default tab stops begin at 1 1 from the left side of the page and are at every 0 44
37. dius of the pie chart is the percentage of the pie to be taken up by the first pie slice F is the number of the fill pattern selection for the first pie slice O is the offset of the first pie slice measured in pixels from the center of the pie if the slice is to be offset F JO are the parameters of all other slices in the pie Character Reassignment A COMMAND Es T datarecord A RANGE N A This command transmits new character assignments from the host to the XLi The table can then be accessed with the Language command Load Translation Table A COMMAND Es zt A RANGE N A This command is identical to Character Reassignment except that 1t is not a job boundary command Language A COMMAND Es zi l A RANGE See Below This command switches the printer from the current character table to another character table where is the number of the table selected O US English 1 U K English 2 French XES COMMANDS R Dutch Spanish Italian Danish Norwegian Finnish German Swedish Belgian French Canadian Portuguese Latin American The Default Language The Special Table 3274 User defined Table TOAMMOAWPFOCAXIADUWNAW Belgian and Portuguese are EBCDIC tables and are not supported by the X TRA XLi It will use The Default Table instead The XLi supports language tables only for ISO character set fonts Fonts that do not support the I
38. ds is always 1 300 regardless of the setting determined by the Units commands Ese zf and Esc zg Some of the commands in this section are dependent upon the orientation of the page and its point of origin The following illustrations show the differences between portrait and landscape orientations Note that the x coordinate is always the shorter page dimension and the y coordinate is always the longer page dimension In portrait orientation the origin is at the lower left corner of the page In landscape orientation the origin is at the top left corner of the page Note Unlike XES printers page orientation must first be set correctly for the XLi to use these commands Baseline Placement Absolute A COMMAND Es za l textl A RANGE See Below This command places the baseline of any character of text in any specified location on the page relative to the page origin where is the x short edge coordinate and is the y long edge coordinate If using a portrait font this command is identical to Text Placement Absolute If using a landscape font this command uses the bottom left corner of the character cell as the origin Text Placement Absolute A COMMAND EJ a J textl A RANGE See Below This command will place text anywhere on the page relative to the page origin where is the x short edge coordinate and is the y long edge RE XIRA User s Manual
39. elp Default powerup config 0 Configuration to edit 0 Select Search to search for the first parallel port connected to an X TRA or choose a specific port that is known to connect to an X TRA Search F1l Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Men F10 Menu XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION R This dialog box enables the user to indicate to which parallel port the XLI to be configured is connected either LPT LPT2 or LPT3 If the user is uncertain as to which port the XLI is connected the user can select Search and the program will find the port If there is more than one XLI connected to the computer the user must indicate which one is to be configured The Search choice will find the XLI connected to the lowest numbered port Mouse users can simply move the mouse pointer to the appropriate choice and press the left mouse button then move the mouse pointer to OK and press the left mouse button Select Cancel or click on the Close button to exit without making any changes Keyboard users can use the arrow keys unhk to move among the choices and t will enable the user to highlight either OK or Cancel and to select one or the other by pressing d An error message will be displayed if the XLI is either powered down or disconnected from the designated port The error must be corrected before configuration can continue After the port has been selected XTRAEDIT will a
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41. ereas an XES printer page origin is at the top left corner To correct for these differences between the two printer types the user can choose between None Offset Auto Offset and Shrink The default configurations have values of Shrink or Offset None will print the XES document to the PCL5 printer without compensating for the differences in origin or printable area Because of the difference in page origins the output will start 1 4 inch down and to the right from where it would print on an XES printer This selection ensures that no text is lost or clipped at the upper and left edges of the page but text may be lost or clipped at the bottom and right edges Further because of the difference in positioning on the page this choice is inappropriate for printing on preprinted forms It is useful however for those PCLS printers that can print to the edge of the page Offset corrects for the differences in page origins If selected by the user negative values entered under Top Offsetand Left Offset below will shift the printed output on the page up and to the left by the amount specified If set to 1 4 inch the user can ensure that the effective page origin is the same as that of an XES printer However if the document sends text to the edges of the page this text will be lost or clipped This choice is appropriate for printing on preprinted forms if the XES document does not use the outside 1 4 inch of the page Shrink will reduce the v
42. errors are those will cause the document to print incorrectly such as missing fonts or forms Parse errors are those caused by incorrect or incomplete XES commands Implementation errors are due to the XLI implementation of XES commands Superficial errors are those that will not affect printed output Each choice is inclusive of the choice s above it Undo Settings Alt U Changes to the configuration of the XLI are not installed saved in the XL1 s flash memory until the user either quits XTRAEDIT or uses the Install Settings Now or Install As New Configuration commands Undo Settings is a command that will cancel all changes to the configuration of the XLI that were made since the previous installation of XLI configuration settings This command will not undo Font menu commands such as Load Font Delete Font Pack XLI Memory and Non Shrinkable Fonts nor will it undo the Delete Configuration command These commands write information to the XLI memory immediately Install Settings Now Alt l Changes to the configuration of the XLI are not installed saved in the XL1 s flash memory until the user either quits XTRAEDIT or uses the Install Settings Now or Install As New Configuration commands Use this command to save any changes to the current configuration Re X TRA User s Manual This command will not affect the Delete Configuration command or Font menu commands such as Load Font Delete Font Pack XLI Memory and
43. erstriking Overstriking continues until the command to cancel it is received This command requires extra page composition and should be used with moderation Overstrike Stop A COMMAND Es zp A RANGE N A This command or a Font Change command will stop overstriking Subscript Start A COMMAND Esc I A RANGE N A The Start Subscripting command lowers the baseline of subsequent characters When using a smaller font for the subscripted text the user XES COMMANDS Rg must call the font after the subscript command because the distance that the baseline is lowered is determined by the font in use This command cannot be used to further lower text that is already subscripted If underlining and subscript are to be used together refer to the Start Underlining command for information on how the two commands interact Superscript Start A COMMAND Es h A RANGE N A The Start Superscripting command raises the baseline of subsequent characters When using a smaller font for the superscripted text the user must call the font after the superscript command because the distance that the baseline is raised is determined by the font in use This command cannot be used to further raise text that is already superscripted If underlining and superscript are to be used together refer to the Start Underlining command for information on how the two commands interact Sub Superscript Stop
44. ertical and horizontal distance between the origins of all text characters on the page to 93 75 This is the amount necessary to fit all output on the page even if the document prints edge to edge on an XES printer This choice will ensure that no characters are lost or clipped but it is unsuitable for printing on preprinted forms The effective page origin is 1 4 inch down and to the right of the upper left corner of the page Top Offset Top Offset specifies the amount of shift if Offsetis selected or active because of the Auto Offset algorithm under Size Correction Negative values move printed output up positive values move printed output down The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION R Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 7 000 and 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between 300 and 300 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 60 and 60 The default value is 75 300ths inch Left Offset Left Offset specifies the amount of shift if Offsetis selected or active because of the Auto Offset algorithm under Size Correction Negative values move printed output left positive values move printed output right The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the
45. es To change emulation modes XES uses the Mode Change Keyword command which takes the following format to change to PCL and PostScript emulations respectively MCK EMULATE PCL END MCK EMULATE POSTSCRIPT END Note The MCK command sequence MUST be followed by a space e XIRA User s Manual character It makes no difference to the XLi which emulation name follows EMULATE Any emulation except for the three below will cause the XLi to enter pass through mode When the XLi receives one of the following commands it will change back to XES to PCL5S translation MCK EMULATE 2700 END MCK EMULATE XDCS END MCK EMULATE XES END A space is required immediately after the command sequence MCK An emulation change is always temporary and will revert back to the default mode after a power off on Note Changing emulation modes may cause the printer to erase all downloaded fonts from memory In such cases the user will need to download the fonts to the printer after executing an emulation change Alternatively the printer can be configured with context saving enabled The X Li also supports the MCK commands SAVE and RESTORE The MCK command NVRAM results in no operation MCK SAVE END will save the current emulation either PCL or pass through to the XLi s FLASH memory until the printer is powered off MCK RESTORE END will change the emulation to the
46. es ASCII character sets and the ISO character set can be found listed in other reference documentation These choices are equivalent to those available on the Xerox 4213 Model II printer with the exception of Belgian and Portuguese which are EBCDIC fonts EBCDIC is not supported by the XLI Character Set Character Set options include ASCI ISO and PC The default is ASCH These choices are equivalent to those available by setting dip switches on the Xerox 4045 160 printer Line Spacing Line Spacing provides the choices of Absolute Half Single 1 1 2 Double 2 1 2 or Triple Single spacing is the default This option is equivalent to the XES Line Spacing command Absolute Line Spacing Absolute Line Spacing is used to specify a value for spacing when Absolute has been selected under Line Spacing The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 4 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between d and 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between Oand 840 The default is d This option is equivalent to the XES Line Spacing Absolute command Justification Justification choices are Off Normal and Forced The default is Off The Forced option is equivalent to the XES Justification Unlimited command Normal is equivalent to the Justif
47. escape character on the host does not transmit properly The substitute escape character is known as the user defined key or UDK To define a UDK enter the following at the start of a job UDK character Thereafter until the end of the job or until the user specifies otherwise the printer recognizes the selected character as the escape character For example to define the asterisk as the UDK UDK Thereafter instead of using Esc B enter B J Instead of using Esc d enter d NOTE the symbol indicates valid line end character s XES COMMANDS Ed Selecting a UDK When selecting a UDK the trigger UDK must be entered in uppercase exactly as shown Any printable character may be used as the UDK except uppercase U uppercase D uppercase K A A A A comma A null 0 A space 20h A equal sign The UDK selected should also be one that is not required for printing since the UDK cannot be printed As such the user should not select any alphanumeric character No control characters are allowed to be assigned as the UDK Emulation Change The X TRA XLi will ordinarily receive XES data and convert it to PCL5 data so that the data stream can be sent to the printer However the user may also need to send PCL PostScript or another non XES data stream to the printer without translation To do so the user must first use the XES command for changing printer emulation mod
48. ferences Help Select Configuration to Edit Configuration to adit H Change Default Configuration Default powerup config 0 Text Generation Printer 5 Punt Selection Titan1Disn P Font Rotation Active Font Precedence Downloaded Language U5 English Character Set ASCII Line Spacing Single Margins Margins Tabs Other Op Undo Sei Install S Install As Delete Dr Absolute Line Spacing D Justification Off Pl Help Alt X Exit Enter O0K Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Menu F10 Menu Font Selection Font Selection is used to select the default font from among those installed in or native to the XLI The default font for configurations with a portrait orientation is 77tan Oiso P The default font for configurations with a landscape orientation is XCP 4iso L The font selected here will be the font used by the printer until an XES Font Change command is received by the XLI Font Rotation Font Rotation gives users the option of activating a feature that allows a font installed in one orientation portrait or landscape to be available for printing in both orientations This option is Active by default XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Ry Language Language is used to select the language used by the printer U S English is the default The user also can choose U K English French Dutch Spanish Italian Danish Norwegian Finnish German Swedish French Canadian and Latin American Thes
49. he current position a space is performed Line Feed Forces the print position to be moved down one line height The code may be used as a valid line ending code performing both the carriage return and line feed functions as well as a command terminator Vertical Tab Causes the print position to be moved vertically to a predetermined location on the page Form Feed Causes the printer to eject the current page and begin a new page This occurs only if a printable character has been placed on the page Carriage Return Causes the printer to return to the first print position of the current line It may also be used as a valid line ending performing both the carriage return and the line feed functions Escape This character gives subsequent codes different meanings SECTION 5 XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION General Information XTRAEDIT is a menu driven MS PC DOS based utility that enables users to change the default configuration of the XLi XLi Configuration changes made with this software will be saved in the XLi s permanent nonvolatile storage even when power has been disconnected from the unit Getting Started Loading XTRAEDIT Start by connecting the XLI to the host system and to the printer as described in Section 2 Installation Then load and run XTRAEDIT the XLI configuration software If the user s 3 5 high density disk drive has a letter designation other than B or if the user
50. hrough 5 Shrink Landscape Passthrough 6 Offset Portrait Passthrough 7 Offset Landscape Passthrough Page orientation implies the following set of parameters in the default configuration discussed later in this section Orientation Portrait Landscape Font Selection Titan10iso P XCP14iso L Page Length 3300 2550 Top Margin 200 120 Bottom Margin 200 120 Left Margin 120 200 Right Margin 2430 3100 Top Margin 2nd Page 200 120 Bottom Margin 2nd Page 200 120 Left Margin 2nd Page 120 200 Right Margin 2nd Page 2430 3100 Horizontal Tabs 17 set 23 set Vertical Tabs 15 set 11 set In addition all configurations have Top Offset and Left Offset settings of 75 Finally all configurations have Job Sheet settings of Power Error with the error level set to Parse Change Default Configuration From among the ten possible configurations the user can select one to use as the default or powerup configuration The default is Configuration 0 but the user can choose any configuration from 0 9 The number selected is constantly displayed in the box in the upper right corner of the screen next to Default powerup config Rp X TRA User s Manual Text Generation Text Generation options include Font Selection Font Rotation Language Character Set Line Spacing Absolute Line Spacing and Justification as indicated in the following illustration AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 Configure MES Pre
51. ication Start command and Offis equivalent to the Justification Stop command RB X TRA User s Manual Printer Setup This menu enables the user to specify choices about the printer including Input Tray Selection Input Paper Size Input Tray Map Output Tray Selection Output Tray Map Two Up Printing Duplex Page Length Portrait Page Length Landscape Size Correction Top Offset Left Offset Minimum Top Coordinate and Minimum Left Coordinate This illustration displays these choices AGILE VTRA Configuration Version 1 26 Configure Mt a o ee Select Configuration to Edit Configuration to edit D Change Default Configuration Default powerup config O Test Generation gt Margins Input Tray Salaction Margins Input Paper Size Tabs Input Tray Map Uther Opi Dutput Tray Selection 2 Undo Set Ouput Tray Map Install Se Two Up Printing Inactive Install As Duplex Simplex Delete Co Faga Length Portrait 4300 Page Length Landscape 2550 Size Correction Shrink Top Offset 75 Left Offset 73 Minimum Top Coordinate 73 Minimum Left Coordinate 75 Horizontal Shrink Ratio 93 755 Vertical Shrink Hatio 93 7590 Fl Hoelp Alt X Exit Enter O0K SelectItam Esc Cancol Previous Menu F10 Menu Input Tray Selection The nput Tray Selection is used to select the default input tray 0 4 The default is This option is equivalent to the XES Paper Tray command Input Paper Size The nput T
52. ice available at their site should contact a qualified electrician Operating Environment The X TRA XLi operates best within the specified temperature and relative Page 2 14 XTRA User s Manual humidity tolerances for the particular N series printer in which it is installed Unpacking After removing the X TRA XLi from the shipping container inspect the unit for any damage in shipment Immediately report any damage to the freight carrier Save the packing container Do not remove the unit from its antistatic enclosure until it is ready for installation Package Contents Except when ordered otherwise the X TRA XLi includes the X TRA XLi internal protocol converter this user s manual and an appropriate cable as ordered Should any of these items be missing or damaged contact an AGILE sales representative N17 Installation The following describes and illustrates how to install the X TRA XLi in a Xerox DocuPrint N17 Network Laser Printer For more information refer to the user s manual for your specific N series printer model Printer Preparation A Turn the printer power off A Disconnect the power cord and remove all cables Opening the Printer Use the following instructions to open the printer and refer to figure 2 1 A Loosen the thumbscrews by turning them counter clockwise Do not remove the thumbscrews CAUTION Controller boards are sensitive to Static electricity Before proceeding with the rem
53. il the Reset or Clear Horizontal Tabs commands are sent Tabs Clear Vertical A COMMAND EJe A RANGE N A This command clears all vertical tab settings R XIRA User s Manual Justification Start A COMMAND Ej A RANGE N A The Start Justification command will cause the space between words to be expanded or compressed so that each line of text will fit exactly between the left and right margins Spaces can be expanded to 300 percent or compressed to 60 percent of their normal width If the command is in the middle of a line that is where justification will start i e spaces before the command are not adjusted The user must provide line ending and hyphenation decisions when justifying text In other words the appearance of a line of text when justified may be unsatisfactory if too many or too few words occur on a line It is the user s responsibility to insert line endings where appropriate to ensure that the appearance of the line of text is satisfactory Justification Stop A COMMAND k A RANGE N A This command will end text justification The line of text in which this command is found will be the last line justified Justification Unlimited A COMMAND ss A RANGE N A The Justification Unlimited command forced justification will cause the space between words to be expanded or compressed so that each line of text will fit exactly between the left and right marg
54. ink fonts list The software distributed with the XLI contains all of the above except the non shrink fonts list Firmware upgrades will contain all resources necessary Command Line Interface The user may display the contents and the description of each resource file by using the DOS command TYPE A resource file can be loaded outside of XTRAEDIT by using the command line interface XTRAEDIT R fi lename will load a resource file All resources with the same name will be overwritten If no filename is specified a resource file named RESOURCE AGL will be loaded LPT 1 2 3 may also be entered on the command line in order to avoid being asked the port number to which the XLI is attached The parameter Z will throw away all resources in the XLI and then load in the new set Make sure the resource file has all necessary components before using the Z parameter Save Resources to File If the user has several XLi units that are to be configured identically it may be far easier to configure one XLi save the configuration to a resource file on the XTRAEDIT diskette and then load the resource file from that diskette to the other units rather than to configure each XLI individually The user may select which resources are saved in the resources file This enables the user to save only those resources that will be shared by other users or whatever other reason the user may have for saving only some of the XLI resources The user m
55. ins regardless of how few characters are on the line Spaces can be compressed to 60 percent of their normal width Unlike the Start Justification command there is no maximum distance between words If the command is in the middle of a line that is where justification will start i e spaces before the command are not adjusted XES COMMANDS Ra The user must provide line ending and hyphenation decisions when justifying text In other words the appearance of a line of text when justified may be unsatisfactory if too many or too few words occur on a line It is the user s responsibility to insert line endings where appropriate to ensure that the appearance of the line of text is satisfactory Center A COMMAND Esq A RANGE N A Receipt of this command anywhere within a line of text will center that line between the left and right margins If the line is too long to be printed within the margins it will extend equally into the left and right margins Line Spacing A COMMAND Es i A RANGE 0 4 This command sets the line spacing where is a numeral between 0 and 4 A 0 single spacing A 1 1 5 line spacing A 2 double spacing A 3 triple spacing A 4 0 5 line spacing Line spacing rules A Ifa line spacing command is found in the middle of the line the new spacing begins with the next line RE XIRA User s Manual A The largest font on the line determines spacing to avoid overstriking the pre
56. is Yes Changes to the configuration of the XLI are not installed saved in the XLi s flash memory until the user either quits XTRAEDIT or uses the Install Settings Now or Install As New Configuration commands This command will not affect the Delete Configuration command or Font menu commands such as Load Font Delete Font Pack XLI Memory and Non Shrinkable Fonts These commands write information to the XLI memory immediately and regardless of the setting of this option confirmation messages will be displayed before deleting fonts or configurations XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION R Help Menu The Help menu enables the user to look up information on an XTRAEDIT topic out of context Context sensitive help is available at any time by pressing the function key The Help menu contains the options Contents and About Contents Contents is a directory of topics available in the on line help file Selecting an item in this list will automatically display information about the topic AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 EMI ea Help Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select ItemEsc Cancel Previous MenF10 Men After reading the information displayed on the screen users can either return to the Contents menu or get information on other topics the names of which may be displayed on the screen Mouse users can simply move the mouse pointer to the topic name and press the left mouse button to select it Keyboard u
57. is running the software after installing it on a hard drive substitute the appropriate letter and subdirectory name for B in these instructions At the B gt prompt type XTRAEDIT enter About XTRAEDIT After a few seconds the XTRAEDIT program will load and the About XTRAEDIT screen will appear After reading the information presented mouse users can clear this dialog box by pressing the left mouse button after moving the mouse pointer either to OK or to the Close button in the upper left corner of the dialog box Keyboard users can close this dialog box either by pressing s to close or d to accept OK the highlighted choice This screen also can be displayed by the user at any time during configuration by selecting About found under the Help menu When selected from the He p menu this dialog box will also provide users with information about the amount of remaining memory available in the user s computer RB X TRA User s Manual AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 File Configure Resources Preferences Help Configuration to edit 0 Default powerup config 0 AGILE X TRA Configuration Program Version 1 10 Copyright 1993 1995 AGILE All rights reserved Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Menu F10 Menu Select Port Next the user will see the following screen AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 File Configure Resources Preferentes H
58. ith the same parameters the Print Job command should be used at the beginning of each document but the Reset command should not be used If Reset is used to exit Data Monitor mode and if Data Monitor mode was introduced with a UDK the same UDK must be used to introduce a Reset For example if Data Monitor mode was introduced as follows UDK D XES COMMANDS RE then Reset must be introduced as follows X Miscellaneous Commands Print Multiple Copies Collated A COMMAND s C optional comment A RANGE 132 Characters for optional comment This command currently is interpreted by the X TRA XLi as Print Multiple Copies Non Collated Print Multiple Copies Non Collated A COMMAND E E optional comment A RANGE 2 999 This command causes multiple copies of the document to be printed where is the number of copies The number of copies may not exceed 999 if a numeral greater than 999 is entered only one copy will be printed This command will cause a Configuration Status Page to print if 1 an error occurs and the Configuration Status Page switch is enabled or 2 the previous command included a comma An optional comment of up to 132 characters if entered will be printed on the Configuration Status Page Paper Tray A COMMAND Es c l A RANGE 1 3 This command selects the paper source drawer where is the number of the drawer 1 through A
59. k For example if the user would like to draw a line on a portrait orientation page parallel to the y axis that starts 1 75 over from the x origin and 0 25 up from the y origin and that is 6 0 long and 1 50 wide m QD fo y525 75 1800 6 The page orientation is determined by the first font on the page so be certain to specify a font before using this command To draw a line on a landscape orientation page parallel to the x axis that starts 5 0 down from the x origin and 1 5 over from the y origin and that is 4 0 long and 1 100 wide m QD O x1500 150 1200 3 Document Enhancement Commands This section describes the commands for bolding underlining overstriking subscripting and superscripting text Bold Start A COMMAND Es b A RANGE N A R6 XIRA User s Manual This command begins bolding for every character printed subsequently A bold effect is produced by printing every character twice with the second character moved slightly to the right This command requires extra page composition formatting and should be used with moderation bold fonts are preferred when a lot of bold text is needed Bold Stop A COMMAND E Jp A RANGE N A This command ends bolding Overstrike Start A COMMAND Es zoC A RANGE N A The Start Overstriking command will cause one character to be printed over another character where C is the character to be used for ov
60. landscape tabs stops X TRA User s Manual Rp Portrait Landscape Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical 330 330 330 330 432 540 432 540 564 750 564 750 696 960 696 960 828 1170 828 1170 960 1380 960 1380 1092 1590 1092 1590 1224 1800 1224 1800 1356 2010 1356 2010 1488 2220 1588 2220 1620 2430 1620 2430 1752 2640 1752 1884 2850 1884 2016 3060 2016 2148 3270 2148 2280 2280 2412 2412 2544 2676 2808 2840 3072 3204 Other Options This submenu enables the user to change the settings for the following options Emulation Mode Line End Units of Measure Uppercase Commands UDK Character Job Timeout Job Sheet and Error Level These options are shown in the following illustration XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION W i AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 Configure ME ci Select Configuration to Edit Configuration to adit U Change Default Configuration Default powarup config D Text Generation Printer Setup Margins Portrait Margins Landscape Tabs Othar Options Unda Seti Sea Froulation Mode XES Mode Install S ns a R Line End Autu CR LF Install ER Units of Maasura 60 par inch Delete Co Upper Case Commands Inactive UDK Character None Job Timeout 10 Joh Sheet Power Error Error Level Parse Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Men F10 Menn Emulation Mode This option enables the user to set the
61. ll values entered as tenths hundredths or thousandths of inches will be rounded down to the nearest 1 300 inch equivalent Note that the numerical entries displayed will change after the user changes the unit of measurement For instance a margin of 1 000 in inch units will be displayed as a margin of 300 in 1 300 inch units The actual margin measurement itself will not be changed simply by changing the unit of measure Note This setting 1s not related to the setting in Units of Measure under Other Options i the Configure menu Measurement Units for Entries ss used only for measurement units entered within XTRAEDIT RB X TRA User s Manual Confirm Before Updating XLI After configuration changes have been made the changes have to be written to the XLi s memory This option enables the user to determine AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 File Configure Resources Preferences Measurement Units for Entri ion to edit 0 Confirm Before Updating X TRA erup config 0 Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select ItemEsc Cancel Previous MenF10 M en whether or not XTRAEDIT will display a warning message immediately prior to the changes being written If the user chooses Yes the warning message will be displayed allowing the user to cancel the changes If the user chooses No the XLI configuration memory will change without any warning and without any opportunity for the user to cancel the change The default value
62. lly functional XES to PCL PDL translator and is available with several application specific options Specifications Printers Supported A Xerox N17 N24 N32 N40 Port Specifications Host Interface A 1lEEE 1284C parallel input port Throughput A Rated printer speed up to 40 pages per minute Resource Storage Space Page 1 12 X TRA User s Manual A 512K FLASH Standard A 256K RAM Firmware Upgrades A Firmware upgrades via provided PC MSDOS software Product Support A Toll free tech support is available from 7 30 AM to 4 PM PST A Two year product warranty INSTALLATION Page 2 13 INSTALLATION General Information This chapter provides information on physically attaching the AGILE X TRA XLi to your Xerox printer Prior to Installation The following are needed before installing the X TRA XLi A A Xerox DocuPrintN 17 N24 N32 or N40 Network Laser Printer A ACentronics IEEE 1284C compliant parallel input cable A Aream of paper or similar solid flat surface A Aphillips head screwdriver A Additionally the user or someone in the user s organization should be knowledgeable about the host system Selecting a Location Refer to the user s manual for your particular N series laser printer to ensure that the printer is properly located Electrical Requirements The X TRA XLi requires 5 VDC at 500 mA provided by the printer s power source Users with any questions regarding the electrical serv
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64. nd TV reception Note This equipment uses shielded cables to meet compliance limits for a Class A computing device Shielded cables must be used to ensure this equipment continues to meet these limits The shield must be terminated to the metallic connector at both ends to guarantee adequate suppression of undesirable emissions All cables are fully double shielded Mylar foil and tinned copper braid Page v TABLE OF CONTENTS Copyright Information sccssesssssesscssseescesssesssseseesesessesessesersees ii Release Notes deed ER colteeesn s selssncsuaae ooccceeseausd olcdesssaae s ii FCC DOC Statement eege eege edel EES ege iv INTRODUCTION 1 1 General Information omoooonocconnononnccnnnnonancccnonononccconononncccoconononos 1 1 Features and Options ui iii 1 1 KI Seele S e oire a A A 1 1 Primers Supported Ate e 1 1 Port Specifications rriei erta A A RE ncccnann nono 1 1 TAPOUSH TEE 1 1 ATA A AAA RS 1 1 Firmware Upgrades cccsessccceseecceeencceecesaeeceseeeeeseaeeesseaeees 1 2 Frodi OEB Edit a ote 1 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 General Information oomomnonocoonnononnccnnnnnnonacononononnccononononcccononononos 2 1 Prior to Installation ccoo ici lidad cocaina 2 1 Selecting a Location oooommmnonmonsoninionissnnranccononanorn cr sinesi sissie 2 1 Electrical Requirements oooooocccccooooocnnncocononononnccnnnannnnnnccnonannnnnnoos 2 1 Operating Epvitopnment2esg eet 2 1 TE LE 2 2 Package Content
65. nted if the command is followed immediately by a comma or if an error is detected either during the print job or during powerup The X TRA XLi enables the user to determine the conditions in which a Configuration Status Page will be printed Refer to Section 5 XTRAEDIT Configuration for information on specifying the conditions in which a Configuration Status Page will be printed The Configuration Status Page includes the following information A The error number and error type if any errors were detected A The names of any simulated resident or downloaded fonts A The names of any downloaded forms A An optional comment if one was entered A The current configuration A sample Configuration Status Page can be found in Section 6 Service and Reference Optional Comment An optional comment will be printed on the Configuration Status Page if a comment was entered directly after the comma in the XES command line that triggered the Configuration Status Page The comma is a request for printing a Configuration Status Page Whether or not this request is honored can be determined by setting a parameter using XTRAEDIT The comment can be up to 132 characters in length The comment will always be printed by the XLi if a Configuration Status Page is printed Job Boundary Commands A job boundary is a command function that tells the printer where the job begins and ends and it tells the printer what type of data the job cont
66. nts Load Resources File Save Resources to File and Pack XLI Memory The XLI has approximately 448K of font storage space in its nonvolatile flash memory depending upon the size of other XLI resources such as configurations XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION R Fonts can be used by selecting them with an XES Font Change command Fonts can be selected from among simulated fonts that have been downloaded to the printer or fonts that have been stored in flash memory AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 EM MU Resources REENEN View Installed Fonts Load Font Delete Font Non Shrinkable Fonts Load Resources File Configuration to edit Default powerup config Save Hesources to File Pack X TRA Memory Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select ItemEsc Cancel Previous Menu 10 Men View Installed Fonts View Installed Fonts will display a list of all fonts that the user has installed in the XLi s flash memory Users can display font names for which there is insufficient room on the screen by using the arrow keys un Load Font Load Font will display a dialog box that will allow the user to load fonts from a diskette to the XLi s flash memory Loading a font is equivalent to having a font on a cartridge installed in a Xerox 4045 160 printer with the advantage that the user can choose which fonts are present Fonts installed in the XLi s flash memory unlike fonts downloaded to the printe
67. oval of your printer s controller board discharge any static electricity from your body by touching something metal such as the metal plate on the back of the printer Do this BEFORE you handle the controller board A Remove the controller board by grasping both thumbscrews and pulling toward you with firm and even force INSTALLATION Page 2 15 figure2 1 Inserting the X TRA XLi A Locate the XNIO slot on the controller board A Remove the two screws on each side of the X TRA XLi s mounting bracket A With the phillips screwdriver remove the plate covering the interface port Do not discard the plate A Slide the parallel interface and interface cord of the XLi through the open interface port A Line up the X TRA XLi s connector to the slot on the controller board and position the PCB in the port opening so that card is properly aligned A Gently press the card straight down onto the controller board until the unit is firmly in place See fig 2 2 Page 2 16 XTRA User s Manual figure 2 2 CAUTION DO NOT press the X TRA XLi on to the controller board at an angle or interface pins could he bent damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly A Align the screw holes on the mounting bracket of the XLi with the notches on the interface port Make sure the mounting bracket is flush with the interface port A Fasten mounting screws to the printer through the
68. p Margins Portrait Margins Landscape Tabs Other Options Undo Settings Install Sattings Now Install As New Configuratio Delete Configuration Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select ItemEsc Cancel Previous MenF10 M en Select Configuration to Edit To perform the configuration procedure the user must first select the configuration to be modified Se ect Configuration enables this selection by displaying a dialog box wherein the user can choose the number of the configuration to be edited The number selected is constantly displayed in the box in the upper right corner of the screen next to Configuration to edit The XLI can store up to ten configurations Each configuration can be defined and later invoked using the XES Page Format Select command for a specific type of print job The XLI is shipped with eight configurations Each consists of the options listed as defaults in this section The difference between each of them consists primarily of each of the possible combinations of the following three variables as indicated in the chart that follows 1 Size Correction Shrink or Offset 2 Page Orientation Portrait or Landscape 3 Emulation Mode XES or Passthrough XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Configuration Size Correction Orientation Emulation 0 Shrink Portrait XES Mode 1 Shrink Landscape XES Mode 2 Offset Portrait XES Mode 3 Offset Landscape XES Mode 4 Shrink Portrait Passt
69. r are stored permanently even when power has been disconnected from the unit To conserve space all installed fonts are desixelized and compressed Note To obtain XES fonts on a diskette contact the Xerox Font Centre at 800 445 FONT pa X TRA User s Manual The Load Font dialog box is represented with the following illustration AGILE X TRA Gonfiquration Version 1 26 Fila Configura Resources Preferences Help m File Name Se Dueg Font Name File Name Font Name File Name Forms10 F 22435 FNT Forms10 F Sixelized Font File AL 22435 FNT 6950 Bytas July 29 1993 11 30 a C XESFONTS F1i Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Men F10 Menu This dialog box has two areas in which users can enter data in addition to the Load and Done buttons Mouse users can navigate between these four items by moving the mouse pointer to the appropriate item and pressing the left mouse button Keyboard users can use t to select the appropriate item The first step in loading a font is to select the Fi e Name box in the upper left corner of the dialog box Here the user can enter the letter of the disk drive in which the user s fonts reside by typing the letter of the drive followed by a colon e g C The default drive is B The user can also type the entire path including subdirectory names and the file name in this box but the following method may be more convenient Once the user has
70. r S E S E A RANGE See Below This command draws arcs and circles within a graphic window where T is the thickness of the line in pixels no more than one half the size of r XES COMMANDS R X Y are the coordinates of the center of the arc r is the radius of the arc S is the starting point of the arc expressed in degrees E is the endpoint of the arc expressed in degrees S E are additional pairs of starting and ending points as required Where degrees are expressed 0 degrees is at 3 o clock and rotation occurs in a counterclockwise direction Graphic Box A COMMAND E gbT X Y X Y A RANGE See Below This command draws a rectangle by defining two sets of right angles that form diagonal corners of the rectangle within a graphic window where T is the thickness of the line in pixels X Y are the coordinates of the origin of the graphic box as measured from the top left corner of the graphic window X Y are the coordinates of the opposite diagonal corner of the graphic box Graphic Pie Chart A COMMAND E gfT X Y r F O EI A RANGE See Below This command creates a complete pie chart including fill patterns It can also offset single slices from the rest of the pie chart T is the thickness of the line X Y are the coordinates of the center of the pie chart as measured in pixels from the origin of the graphic window R XIRA User s Manual r is the ra
71. r the Font Delete command because either of those commands will delete the current merge page from memory Merge Page Unload A COMMAND Es V A RANGE N A The Merge Page Unload command is a job boundary command that erases any previously stored merge page Form ID Assignment A COMMAND Es formname FRM A RANGE 0 9 XES COMMANDS R This command assigns a number to one of up to ten forms which can then be recalled for merging into a variable document where is the number 0 9 to be assigned and formname FRM is the name of the form to which the number is being assigned This command is placed anywhere on the variable page after the Print Job command and before the first Form Merge Start command Form Merge Start A COMMAND Es zb A RANGE 0 9 This command invokes a form with an assigned identification number for merging with a text document where is the form ID number Cycleforms A COMMAND Es zxform form form A RANGE 1 64 This command enables repeated merging of a set of forms at specified intervals in a job consisting of multiple variable pages where form form and form are the names of the forms as they are stored on disk The commas are used not only to separate form names but can also be used to indicate any variable pages in which merging is not to occur This command is placed after the Print Job command in the first series of variable pages to
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73. ration of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the X TRA XLi with respect to the receiver Move the X TRA XLi away from the receiver Plug the printer into a different outlet so that the printer and receiver are on different branch circuits gt gt gt If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The booklet How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may also be helpful This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 WARNING This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules Only peripherals computer input output devices printers plotters etc certified to comply with the Class A commercial or Class B residential limits may be attached to the X TRA XLi Operation with non certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio a
74. ray Selection is used to choose a paper size for each input tray 0 A The default is Letter for each tray To change the paper size selection first choose the tray number for which the paper size is to be changed A dialog box will then be displayed with the choices Letter XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION Rp Executive Folio Legal Ledger A6 AS A4 A3 and envelope sizes Monarch Com10 Intl DL Intl C5 and Inti B5 Choose the paper size appropriate for each tray Each paper size designation is displayed with its measurement Input Tray Map The nmput Tray Selection is used to match the XES input tray number 0 A to the PCLS input tray number For example The XES command for tray selection is Es Jc where is the input tray number 0 A The PCL5 command for tray selection is s amp 1 H where is the input tray number The following chart illustrates how tray mapping could function if the user has replaced a Xerox 4213 printer running in XES mode with a Xerox 4500 printer running in PCL5 mode The PCL5 is the value sent to the 4500 in the PCL5 source paper drawer select command XES 4213 Tray s PCL5 0 HCF 1 2 5 1 1 upper 1 2 2 lower 3 3 HCF 5 4 1 1 5 1 2 1 6 HCF 2 5 7 HCF 1 5 8 n a 4 9 Bypass 2 A n a 4 Output Tray Selection The Output Tray Selection chooses the default output tray or 2 The default value is This option is eq
75. s inch Right Margin The Right Margin setting determines the number of inches from the left edge of the page to the right edge of the last character in each line on the page The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 4 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between Oand 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between 0 and 40 The default value for portrait pages is 2430 300ths inch the default value for landscape pages is 3 00 300ths inch Tabs Portrait Landscape The Tabs menu enables the user to set Horizontal Tabs and Vertical Tabs for both portrait and landscape pages as indicated by the illustration below These options are equivalent to the XES Tabs Horizontal and Tabs Vertical commands respectively Selecting any of the four tab setting choices will cause XTRAEDIT to display the following dialog box the Horizontal Tabs Portrait dialog box is illustrated Rp X TRA User s Manual To enter a new tab value mouse users can move the mouse pointer to any of the fields indicated by underscore characters press the left mouse button and then type the value of the tab location Keyboard users can use t u or n to move to any of these fields then type the value of the tab location AGILE X TRA Configuration
76. sers can use the tab key to highlight their selection and the enter key to accept the choice
77. t character is in the printable area of the page The value entered by the user should normally be 1 4 inch since this is the area on the left edge of the page that cannot be addressed by PCLS printers a X TRA User s Manual Margins Portrait Landscape These settings determine the area of the page in which characters can be printed The menu choices are indicated in the following illustration Top Margin The Top Margin setting determines the number of inches from the top edge of the page to the baseline origin of the first line of text The value can be entered in inches 1 300 inches or 1 60 inches depending upon the setting of Measurement Setting for Entries under the Preferences menu If inches the user can enter a value between 0 000 and 4 000 In 1 300 inches the user can enter an integer value between O and 4200 In 1 60 inches the user can enter an integer value between O and 40 The default value for portrait pages is 200 300ths inch the default value for landscape pages is 20 300ths inch AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 Configure Resources Preferences Help Select Configuration to Edit Configuration to adit D Change Default Configuration Default powerup config D Text Genaration Frinter Setup Margins Portrait Margins Tabs Other Opt Undo Seti Install Se Install As Delete Co Top Margin Bottom Margin Left Margin Right Margin Top
78. the X TRA XLi INSTALLATION Page 2 21 ae S N17 Gen D I Rame S UN Y 1 N24 N32 N40 a a D SES O figure 2 7 Troubleshooting If the printer does not power up properly or if the printer does not print the proper status sheet refer to the following checklist or to Section 10 Troubleshooting of this manual If the problem persists contact AGILE technical support or your authorized Xerox customer support representative If Printer does not Start A Make sure the power cord is attached to the printer A Check to see that the power cord is plugged into a wall socket A Make sure the controller board is installed properly If the Printer does not Return a Status Sheet A Check to see that the controller board is installed properly A Make sure the printer has a toner cartridge installed A Make sure the X TRA XLi parallel interface is connected to the Centronics parallel port on the printer A Check to see that the X TRA XLi is securely connected to the controller board SECTION 3 INTRODUCTION TO XES General Information The AGILE X TRA XLI is equipped with a high speed translation module that accepts data streams designed for Xerox Escape Sequence XES UDK printers and converts them for printing to Xerox DocuPrint N Series Network Laser Printers The basic printer emulation is that of a Xerox 4213 Model Il firmware revision 2 1Y although the X TRA XLi also offers expanded support for some
79. thereafter Tabs may be entered in any order If more than 64 tab values are entered the excess tabs will be deleted starting with the right most tab value The maximum tab position is 815 13 58 Tabs are not effective beyond margins If the page orientation is changed the tab settings must also be changed Tab settings remain valid until the Reset or Clear Horizontal Tabs commands are sent Tabs Clear Horizontal A A COMMAND Es d RANGE N A This command clears all horizontal tab settings XES COMMANDS R Tabs Vertical A COMMAND Es v A RANGE See Margins command This command sets the vertical tabs where is the value of the tab expressed either in 1 60 or 1 300 units As many as 64 vertical tab values may be entered For example using a 1 60 unit of measure to set tab stops at 1 0 1 5 2 3 and 7 0 enter v60 90 138 420 The following list outlines the rules for setting vertical tab stops A Default tab stops in portrait orientation are every inch from the top of the page A Default tab stops in landscape orientation are every six lines A Tabs may be entered in any order A lf more than 64 tab values are entered the excess tabs will be deleted starting with the bottommost tab value A The maximum tab position is 840 14 0 A Ifthe page orientation is changed the tab settings must also be changed A Tab settings remain valid unt
80. ting for the printer about two seconds shorter If the printer times out before the XLI in some cases the last page will not be printed correctly Job Sheet The Job Sheet option determines under which conditions the XLI will print a Configuration Status Page The choices are None Always and all of the possible combinations of Error Request and Power Up The default for all configurations is Power Error XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION WW If the user selects None the Configuration Status Page will not be printed under any conditions except when the user selects Mode C using the Mode Selector button on the top panel of the XLI If the user selects Always the Configuration Status Page will be printed upon power up when requested within a document when an error condition occurs and when the user selects Mode C The other choices restrict the printing of the Configuration Status Page to a smaller set of conditions Error Level This option is used in conjunction with the Job Sheet option It is used to determine which level of error qualifies as an error for the purpose of printing a Configuration Status Page It also determines when a Configuration Status Page is printed which errors are reported on the page The default choice is Parse The user can also choose among Critical Fatal Implementation and Superficial If the user chooses Fatal the only errors reported will be those that prevent the document from being printed Critical
81. touching something metal such as the metal plate on the back of the printer Do this BEFORE you handle the controller board A Remove the controller board by grasping both thumbscrews and pulling toward you with firm and even force Place the controller on the ream of paper Inserting the X TRA XLi A Locate the XNIO slot on the controller board A Remove the two screws on each side of the X TRA XLi s mounting bracket A With the phillips screwdriver remove the plate covering the interface port Do not discard the plate A Slide the parallel interface and interface cord of the XLi through the open interface port A Line up the X TRA XLi s connector to the slot on the controller board and slide the coax interface through the port opening so that card is properly aligned INSTALLATION Page 2 19 A Gently press the card straight down onto the controller board until the unit is firmly in place See fig 2 5 figure2 5 CAUTION DO NOT press the X TRA XLi on to the controller board at an angle or interface pins could be bent damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly A Align the screw holes on the mounting bracket of the XLi with the notches on the interface port Make sure the mounting bracket is flush with the interface port A Fasten mounting screws to the printer through the guiding holes on either side of the X TRA XLi Returning the Printer to Operation A Slide the controller board ba
82. uivalent to the XES Output Tray command Output Tray Map The Output Tray Selection is used to match the XES output tray number 1 2 to the PCLS output tray number CH X TRA User s Manual Two up Printing The XLI does not support the XES Margins Double Page command used for printing two logical pages on one physical page The XES command referred to is Ese m lt H T B L R gt m lt T B L R gt Two logical pages on one physical page may be accomplished with the XLI by following the procedure below 1 Set the margins for the size of the first logical page 2 Print the text for the first page DO NOT EXCEED the margins or physical size of the paper 3 Set the margins for the second logical page 4 Absolute text placement to the print position of the first character of the second two up page 5 Print the text for the second page 6 Form Feed to the next physical page or side NOTE The margin settings for a second page in XTRAEDIT are not supported and have no effect To test the procedure enter the following source code Source Code UDK s UDK m480 10 10 10 335 Line 1 Page 1 Line 2 Page Line 3 Page Line 4 Page Line 5 Page Line 6 Page vv Line 47 Page Line 48 Page Line 49 Page Line 50 Page PRP PR PREP m480 10 10 355 690 a50 1775 Line 1 Page Line 2 Page Line 3 Page 2 v vy Line 47 Page Line 48 Page Line 49 Page Line 50 Page NN NNNN
83. umber to a font where is a numeral between 0 and 9 and where fontname is the name of the font entered exactly as it appears on the Configuration Status Page Once assigned the ID number is used to call up a font in storage This is not a job boundary When the user implements this command the assigned font resident in the XLi s FLASH memory is downloaded to the printer Font Change A COMMAND Es A RANGE 0 9 The Change Font command causes all subsequent data to be printed in the new font until a Reset or another Change Font command is received where is the ID of the font as assigned by the command Font ID Assignment Page Formatting Commands This section describes the commands that control page formatting including margins tabs line spacing and measurement units Margins tabs and page size settings are dependent upon the unit of measurement selected by the Units commands directly below Units 1 60 A COMMAND E zg A RANGE N A Rp XIRA User s Manual This command sets the unit of measurement for the purpose of setting page size margins and tabs to 1 60 This is the default value but the default value can be changed using XTRAEDIT Units 1 300 A COMMAND Esc zf A RANGE N A This command sets the unit of measurement for the purpose of setting page size margins and tabs to 1 300 The default value is 1 60 but it can be changed using XTRAEDIT M
84. urce consumes and the location in memory where each resource resides XTRAEDIT CONFIGURATION RB This option is normally used only when the user has been asked by the Xerox Product Support Centre to report the contents of the directory The following illustration shows the default resources directory screen AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 File Configure Resources Preferences Help The resources shown helow are currently installed in the X TRA The numbers to the left of each resource name are the address and size of the respurce 020400 0002 HefaultConfig DE Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter OK Select Item Esc Cancel Previous Menu F10 Menu Exit Alt X The user can select this option to exit the XTRAEDIT software program XTRAEDIT also can be exited from the XTRAEDIT main screen simply by holding down the A ternate key and pressing X Configure Menu This menu contains the options Select Configuration to Edit Change Default Configuration Text Generation Printer Setup Margins Portrait Margins Landscape Tabs and Other Options and it includes the commands Undo Settings Install Settings Now Install As New Configuration and Delete Configuration E X TRA User s Manual AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 Configure ETC E Select Configuration to Edit Configuration to edit Change Default Configuratio Default powerup config Text Generation Printer Setu
85. utomatically put the XLI into Mode F Configuration Mode After exiting XTRAEDIT the XLI will automatically perform a power on Reset and return to Mode 0 Normal Operating Mode XTRAEDIT Main Screen After selecting the appropriate port the program will display the main screen of XTRAEDIT Users can navigate through the menus and other choices in XTRAEDIT either with a mouse or with keyboard commands Using a mouse standard graphical user interface elements such as pull down menus can be activated by moving the mouse pointer to the choice and pressing the left mouse button to select it The following diagram shows the choices available from the main menu bar of XTRAEDIT Rp X TRA User s Manual AGILE X TRA Configuration Version 1 26 E E Resources Preferences Help Select Port X TRA Resources Director Exit Configuration to edit Default powerup config Measurement Units for Entries Confirm Before Updating X TRA Change Default Configuration Text Generation Printar Setup Margins Portrait Margins Land a ee View Installed Fonts Tabs Load Font Delete Font Non Shrinkable Fonts Load Resources File Save Resources to File Pack X TRA Memory Other Options Undo Settings Install Settings Now Install As New Configuratio Delete Configuration Fl Help Alt X Exit Enter 0K Select ItemEsc Cancel Previous MenF10 Men Keyboard Commands F10 Menu
86. vious line A When 0 5 line spacing is used the previous line may be overstruck Line Spacing Absolute A COMMAND EsJipt A RANGE N A This command adjusts the amount of space between lines of text where is a numeral expressed in 1 300 Unlike Line Spacing in which the amount of space between lines is based upon the font size Line Spacing Absolute sets line spacing pixel by pixel The command takes effect on the line after which 1t occurs Note The printer will always print at least one line of text per page regardless of the value of this parameter Character Spacing Absolute A COMMAND E lt qzs C l A RANGE N A This command adjusts the amount of space between characters of text where is a numeral expressed in 1 300 and where C is the character to be spaced Normally the amount of space between characters is based upon the font Character Spacing Absolute sets character kerning pixel by pixel For example to space the characters A B and C 0 75 apart from one another on a line enter zs225ABC This command will remain in effect until another Esc zsfC command is entered To return to font based spacing enter any negative number for the parameter or use Ese AN Reset XES COMMANDS RB Forms Creation Commands This section describes the commands used in the creation of forms The unit of measure in forms creation comman

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