Oki OKIPAGE10ex Flash SIMM Kit Instruction Guide

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    , December 1999. Written and produced by the OKI DATA Training and Publications Dept. Please address any comments to: Training and Publications Department OKI DATA 2000 Bishops Gate Boulevard Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054-4620 http://www.okidata.com OKI DATA and OKIPAGE are registered trademarks of
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    Marcas Registradas, Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd. Energy Star is a trademark of the United registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries
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    6 Fonts 7 Macros 8 OKI Flash Image Creator 9 OKI NetFlash 10 General Steps for Storing Fonts and Macros in OKI's Flash Memory ......... 11 into Memory...........32 Parallel Printer (Using Image Creator 33 Network Printer (Using NetFlash) ....34 How to Create a Printer List...........34 How to
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    ) and additional fonts (bar codes, corporate typefaces) in your printer's flash memory. Two software utilities are included: OKI Flash Image Creator and OKI NetFlash. Click for more information: - Flash Memory - Fonts - Macros - OKI Flash Image Creator - OKI NetFlash - General Steps for Storing
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    even when power is turned off. Additionally, the contents of flash memory can be erased and reloaded with new data. Storing commonly used fonts and macros in flash can minimize the amount of data that needs to be sent to the printer, resulting in faster print jobs and less network traffic. 6
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    Fonts OKI's flash memory can be used to store PCL bitmaps (SFP files) and TrueType fonts (TTF files). 7
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    memory is commonly used to replace preprinted forms with electronic forms. Electronic forms are forms that are stored in your printer's flash memory as a series of printer commands (macros). Print jobs can be configured to merge with forms stored in flash memory. The result is sharp, professional
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    Flash Image Creator utility assembles PCL compatible fonts and macros into the format required for OKI's flash memory. The utility can then download the resulting image files to dedicated OKI page printers via a parallel port. Image Creator lets you: • Import PRN files for use as macros. PRN files
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    NetFlash The OKI NetFlash utility is used to send flash image files over a TCP/IP network to printer servers. NetFlash lets you: • program the flash memory installed in network connected printers • maintain a list of print server addresses • verify the operation of macros and fonts stored in flash
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    and fonts. TrueType and PCL bitmap fonts are supported. 2 Using Image Creator, assemble the desired fonts and macros, assign IDs, and create a flash memory image file. 3 Download the image file to an LPT port using Image Creator, or to a network connected printer using OKI's NetFlash utility. 11
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    and macros into flash image files. Image Creator can also download the image file to an OKI page printer via a parallel port. Note: For downloading image files to a network printer, use OKI NetFlash. Click for more information: - Image Tab - Image Creator - Image File Index - Tools Tab - About Tab
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    Image Tab Functions: Add File... Select fonts and macros files (PRN files) to be added to current project. • Multiple files within the same directory can be highlighted and added at the same time. • Macros are imported as PRN or BIN files. 13
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    print jobs stored on your hard disk. Compatible PRN files can be created from a word processor or graphic drawing application by using a PCL5e driver and configuring the driver to print to file. BIN files are PRN files that have already been filtered by Image Creator. • BIN files should not contain
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    box. Create Image Compile the contents of the list box into a flash image file. Image files contain fonts and macros in the format required for OKI flash memory. Additionally, Add, Remove and Change ID can be accessed using the right mouse button to invoke the context menu. 15
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    Image Creator - Image File Index Each time an image file is created, a text file is created that contains a listing of the fonts, macros and IDs used to build the image file. Example: Flash Image created at 10:39:08 on 22.11.1999 Contents: ID: 00032 ID: 00021 ID: 00020 ID: 00007 ID: 00001 ID:
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    with a printer connected to LPT1 or LPT2. Once a connection is established, additional functions are enabled. Filter Macro File Convert PCL macro files into BIN files by removing PJL and page specific PCL commands. • PCL files can be generated using any Windows application and a PCL5e driver. • BIN
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    Test Macro File Test macros files (PRN and BIN files). Macros are downloaded to the printer's RAM and executed. A formfeed command is added to eject the page. Send Page/Job Command Execute individual PCL commands to facilitate testing of macros. 18
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    downloaded. Test Flash Macro Verify the contents of a printer's flash memory by sending the macro execute command along with the macro ID(s) to the printer. A formfeed command is also sent to the printer to eject the page. Print Font Demo Print the printer's font demo page to verify fonts stored in
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    About Tab The tab displays general information about OKI Flash Image Creator. 20
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    flash memory. To apply this utility you should have: • A flash image file created using OKI's Flash Image Creator • TCP/IP addresses of target network printers • Printer model or flash number if the printer contains multiple flash memory modules. The TCP/IP address can be numerical (e.g., 172.31.12
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    : • 32-bit Microsoft Windows® operating system (95, 98, NT 3.51 or NT 4.0) • PC with NIC installed and configured for TCP/IP networking • Print server or printer NIC configured for TCP/IP and supporting FTP protocol. Click for more information: - Main Screen - Address Dialog 22
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    Main Screen The print listing contains: • IP address or domain name of network connected printers. Printers must be entered manually by using the Add... button. • Printer model. • Location: user-entered descriptive name of printer. • Status. You can change the size of the list element. Vertical and
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    . Remove Deletes one or more selected addresses from the list. Test... Verify the contents of a selected printer's flash memory. The printer's font demo can be printed to verify that fonts have been properly downloaded. Macros stored in flash memory can be printed by entering a corresponding macro
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    Address Dialog When you click on the Add... or Edit... buttons, a dialog box opens for entering or editing the printer's TCP/IP address. The dialog includes fields for the numerical or text address, the model, and a description of the printer's location. 25
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    Creating a Flash ROM Image Click for more information: - Creating Macros - Preparing Macros Using Image Creator 26
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    Macros You can create printer macros using a variety of Windows programs. The following steps are generic but apply to most applications: 1 Use a word processor or graphic drawing program to prepare a page or section of a page, which will become the macro. Using a PCL5e driver, print the page to
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    Preparing Macros Using Image Creator Image Creator converts PCL5e PRN files (PRN) into flash memory image files compatible with OKI printers. 1 Start Image Creator. 2 From the Flash Image tab, press Add File.... The Open dialog appears. 3 Select "All Files (*.*)" as the file type and browse to
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    commands to remove from the PRN file. Macros are typically appended to print jobs that already contain printer commands that specify paper size, orientation, etc. Removing these commands from your PRN file eliminates possible conflicts with print jobs that execute the macro. Press
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    5 An identifier (0 to 32767) is assigned to each macro as indicated in the IDs column. These ID's can be changed using the Change ID button, double-clicking on the font or using the right mouse button to produce a context menu. Note: If you later download a different set of macros, the first set
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    . The standard Windows Save File Dialog displays. Choose a path and filename to save the image being created. 9 Download the flash image file to a parallel connected printer by using features in the Tools tab of Image Creator. Use NetFlash to send files to
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    Loading the Image into Memory Click for more information: - Parallel Printer (Using Image Creator) - Network Printer (Using NetFlash) 32
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    (Using Image Creator) files. Printers must be connected to an LPT port and located using the Auto Locate feature. 2 Download the previously created image file using the Download Flash Image
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    Network Printer (Using NetFlash) Note: Before downloading the flash image file, you must have created a list of network print server addresses. How to Create a Printer List 34
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    1 Click Add.... The address dialog appears. 4 To verify the printer's connection, click on the printer address, then click Test.... 2 In the address dialog, enter the printer's IP or text address, model, and a description of the printer. 3 Click OK to enter the printer into the list. 35
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    address, then click Edit.... The address dialog appears. Editing follows the same procedure as steps 2 and 3. 6 To remove a printer from the list, click on the printer address, then click Remove. 7 To save the list, click Save List. A file browser for saving the list file appears. 8 Select a name
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    to help you to select your previously saved list of print server addresses. Addresses from the file are added to the screen list. 2 Select printer servers using the Select all button or select destination addresses by clicking on the listed address. The status of the selected addresses changes to
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    the send, click the Stop button. Duration of the sending process is approximately two minutes per print server. 4 When the download is completed for each address, the status field in the address list changes to done if successful, fail if unsuccessful, or canceled if canceled. 38
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    Creating Multiple SIMMs To create multiple SIMMs with the same data, repeat the download process after turning off the printer and changing the SIMM (see the Hardware Installation Guide). 39
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