Kyocera Ai5555 Manuel
PCU-1
PRINT CONTROLLER
ALWAYS read this Instruction Handbook thoroughly before
use. After reading, maintain it in good condition and keep it
together with the Instruction Handbook for your copier.
INSTRUCTION HANDBOOK
Acknowledgments
All brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
PostScript ®
A registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
Agfa Intellifont® Scalable Typefaces
A registered trademark from Agfa Corporation
TrueType ™
A trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Centronics ®
A registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation
HP ®, PCL ®, HP-GL ®
A registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company
Microsoft ®
A registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Windows ™
A trademark of Microsoft Corporation
PowerPage ® & Power Smoothing ®
A trademark of Pipeline Associates, Inc.
This product contains the PowerPage ® interpreter from Pipeline Associates, Inc.
Welcome to the PCU-1 Print Controller!
The PCU-1 Print Controller interfaces with the printer main body, enabling you to
print directly from your workstation.
Use this equipment according to instructions in this handbook. Other product related
manuals are provided under separate cover. For example, the printer engine comes
with a separate Instruction Handbook that should be kept with the main body
equipment. The optional network interface card comes with a separate Instruction
Handbook for the Network Administrator, which is formatted to fit into this binder.
This Instruction Handbook provides the basic specifications of the PCU-1 Print
Controller and describes printer functions, printer drivers, driver screens, fonts,
symbol sets and printer commands.
When installing certain options, be sure installations are performed only by
service personnel. For safety, please heed the following warning:
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PCU-1
FCC Regulations
The PCU-1 generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If the equipment is not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, interference with radio communications may result.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device,
pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15, of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection
against interference from such equipment when it is operating in a commercial environment.
Users operating this equipment in a residential area are likely to cause interference, in which case they
may be required to correct the interference at their own expense.
Canadian Department of Communications Regulations
Le présent appareil n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux de Class
A prescrites dans le règlement sur la brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Le Ministère des Communica-
tions du Canada.
This equipment does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions as set out in the radio
interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
UL 5C13 (or 1950)
C/UL 5C13
CE EN60950
EN50081-1
EN50082-1
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Definition of Terms
The terminology used in this handbook is commonly used in the printing industry.
For convenience, some of the terms are defined below.
CIC - Copier Interface Card
The hardware component inside the PCU-1 controller (communication via
PCI Bus) that interfaces with the printer engine. Also referred to as a PED
(Print Engine Controller).
DPI - Dots Per Inch
The image resolution of the printer engine.
Double-Buffering
The PCU-1 is designed with an asynchronous connection between the Main
CPU and the CIC. This allows the main CPU to rasterize pages into memory
even when the print engine is busy printing pages from a previous job, or is
being fed pages by the CIC. This is commonly known as 'double-buffering'
and allows higher throughput.
E-RDH - Electronic Recirculating Document Handler
An electronic memory and processing system where each image is scanned
once and stored in memory. Each image is output face down in the desired
order and according to special options.
Error Diffusion
A 'dithering' or half toning system that does not use 'patterns' of dots, but
places the dots in a pseudorandom distribution.
I/O - Input/Output
Refers to the Input and Output channels of the system.
OHP - Overhead Projection
The transparency media used in the bypass.
PCL - Printer Control Language
A term introduced by Hewlett Packard in their LaserJet series of printers.
This product utilizes PCL-5E.
PostScript
A page description language designed by Adobe Systems Inc.
This product utilizes Adobe PostScript Level 2.
VIS - Video Interface Specifications
Refers to printer engine Video Interface Specifications.
Contents
Welcome to the PCU-1 Printer Controller! .................................................... i
Definition of Terms ......................................................................................... iii
Section 1: The Print Controller
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-2
System Configuration ..................................................................................... 1-3
Settings ............................................................................................................ 1-3
Media Support ................................................................................................ 1-4
Layout ............................................................................................................. 1-5
I/O Interfaces .................................................................................................. 1-6
Memory Configuration ............................................................................ 1-7
Specifications ........................................................................................... 1-8
Section 2: Printer Drivers
Installing Printer Drivers .......................................................................... 2-2
Checking Printer Driver Version .............................................................. 2-4
About Printer Driver Screens ................................................................... 2-5
Vi 550(Ai 5555) Print Mode LCD ........................................................... 2-6
Vi 550(Ai 5555) Printer Driver Screens ................................................... 2-18
PostScript Driver for Windows 3.1 ............................................ 2-19
PCL Driver for Windows 95 ...................................................... 2-34
PostScript Driver for Windows 95 ............................................. 2-50
Printing Modes ......................................................................................... 2-64
Tray Selection/Paper Selection ................................................................ 2-68
Font Selection ........................................................................................... 2-69
Font Characteristics .................................................................................. 2-70
PostScript Printer Language Fonts ................................................................. 2-71
PCL Printer Language Fonts .......................................................................... 2-72
Section 3: Symbol Sets
Symbol Sets .................................................................................................... 3-2
Roman-8 Character Conversion Tables .................................................... 3-20
Section 4: PCL 5 Printer Commands
PCL 5 Printer Commands .............................................................................. 4-2
Section 1: The Print Controller
Introduction
System Configuration
Settings
Media Support
Layout
I/O Interfaces
Memory Configuration
Specifications
The Print Controller 1-2
The Print Controller
Introduction
Welcome to the wonderful world of printing with the PCU-1 Print Controller.
The PCU-1 Print Controller interfaces with your printer, enabling you to print
directly from your PC or network.
The PCU-1 supports PCL 5E and PostScript Level 1 & 2 compliant files and
automatically uses the correct language for each print job, provided the print job
follows specific industry standard conventions for detecting the beginning and
end of each job.
Basically, PCU-1 language detection works like this:
• To determine the language in which the job was created, the preprocessor
checks the beginning of each job.
• When a specific language code is detected, the preprocessor switches to that
language, and then processes the job.
• If the preprocessor cannot determine which language to use, the default
language will be used for the job.
• The system determines when the end of job is reached by the end-of-file
command of each language or by a 30-second time-out.
• For language switching to function correctly, the system must be able to detect
when the end of job is reached.
PCL 5E: The PCL 5E interpreter of the PCU-1 is the PowerPCL from Pipeline
Associates, Inc. It is an HP PCL 5E clone that supports multiple resolutions and
PJL commands.
PostScript: The optional PostScript interpreter for the PCU-1 is PowerPage2
from PipelineAssociates, Inc. This is a Level 2 PostScript interpreter that also
has Level 1 compatibility. The PostScript programming language is specifically
tailored to produce images in a device independent manner. PostScript language
programs are reproducible on virtually any device without significant differ-
ences, except for differences created in the devices themselves.
PJL Commands: Many of the PJL commands, as defined by HP, are supported
by the PCU-1. Several special functions are controlled in PCL mode via the PJL
commands. In addition, commands to provide bidirectional (BiDi) functionality
are also supported.
The Print Controller 1-3
The Print Controller
System Configuration
The PCU-1 is based on an IBM compatible PC system that includes the follow-
ing: Intel Pentium P-200 MMX
Motherboard
PCI
ISA bus slots
Standard 72 pin SIMM & DIMM memory
IDE Hard Disk
3.5" floppy disk
VGA Video Card
A keyboard or monitor may be used for diagnostic functions of the PCU-1.
The Copier Interface Card (CIC) of the PCU-1 acts as a bridge between the
Motherboard and theVideo Interface Card installed in the print engine.
The CIC board contains a Motorola 68331 CPU and custom hardware and
software for communicating with and controlling the print engine. The CIC card
can be reprogrammed in the field via a floppy disk; or through the network.
Settings
Default Settings
Default Paper Size Letter
Default Resolution 400 dpi
Default Emulation PCL 5E
Default Printer Quality Text Mode
Serial Port Parameters 19,200,N,8,1,Xon/Xoff
Other Settings
E-RDH Print Order Normal
Duplex Off
Sheet Insertion Off
Paper Thickness Normal
Print Density Engine default
Finisher Mode Job Offset
The Print Controller 1-4
The Print Controller
Media Support
The Print Controller supports the following paper types through the main body
printer. An 'R' next to the paper size indicates that the short edge feeds first.
USA (inches)
Tabloid-R (11 x 17)
Legal-R (8.5 x 14)
Letter-R (8.5 x 11)
Letter (11 x 8.5)
Half-Letter-R (5.5 x 8.5)
A4 (297 x 210 mm)
A4R (210 x 297 mm)
B4R (364 x 257)
Europe (millimeters)
A3R (297 x 420)
A4 (297 x 210)
A4R (210 x 297)
A5R (210 x 148)
B4R (364 x 257)
B5 (182 x 257)
B5R (257 x 182)
F4R (330.2 x 203.2)
Japan (millimeters & inches)
A3R (297 x 420)
A4 (297 x 210)
A4R (210 x 297)
B4R (364 x 257)
B5R (257 x 182)
B5 (182 x 257)
B6R (182 x 128)
Legal-R (8.5 x 14)
Letter-R (8.5 x 11)
Letter (11 x 8.5)
Special Media
Paper type can be specified from the print job screen. Overhead transparency
material (OHT/OHP), thick paper, and thin paper can only be used through the
manual bypass tray. After selecting the manual bypass tray, you will be
prompted to insert the requested size paper into the tray.
Normally (in non-wait mode), the PCU-1 system will print as long as Letter size
paper is installed. However, you may activate the Wait Mode and have the
opportunity to confirm that the desired paper type (OHP) is installed. Check
with your Service representative if you wish to activate the Wait Mode.
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