POWER JET Plotter Reference Manual

1 Start Up

1.1 USE OF A GROUNDED PLUG AND WALL SOCKET The Power Jet plotter is shipped with a three pronged, grounded, power cord. The cord should always be used with a wall socket that is equipped to receive the three pronged plug. If the wall socket is only equipped to receive a two prong plug, Do NOT use a three-to-two reduction adapter unless you are sure that the local circuit is grounded. 1.2 USE OF AN EXTERNAL SURGE PROTECTOR OR LOCAL UPS WARNING: The Power Jet plotter should be equipped with external surge protection. Once surge protection has been installed, turn the plotter OFF before connecting it to the power source. External surge protectors are safety devices that are designed to stop over-voltage from reaching the plotting system. Most surge protectors plug directly into the wall socket and are equipped with two or more sockets. While surge protectors offer some security against power problems, most UPS units offer surge protection as well as on-line battery back-up. In the event of an under-voltage or a complete failure of power, the UPS provides back-up power, a feature that is essential in guarding against data loss on PC’s. 1.3 VERIFY THAT LINE VOLTAGE CORRESPONDS TO PLOTTER’S VOLTAGE The Power Jet serial number tag, located on the right side of the plotter indicates whether voltage has been set at 100V, 115V or 230V.

Power Jet Plotter Serial Tag If you are not sure of the local line voltage, use a multimeter tester to gauge the voltage and verify that it corresponds to the plotter’s voltage setting. If the local line voltage does not correspond (+ 8 %) to the voltage indicated on the plotter’s tag, contact the Algotex ‘Hotline’ for instructions to change voltage settings.

Verify that local line voltage corresponds to the plotter’s voltage setting.

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1.4 VOLTAGE SELECTION - FUSE POSITIONS – CONNECTOR PANEL

F1 - Trident printhead heaters (Classic Plotter) = T 10 A

F2 - Paper advance motors = T 5 A

F3 - Power supply Trident printheads (Classic Plotter) = T 1 A

F4 - Printhead carriage motor = T 15 A

F5 - Paper feed and take-up motors = T 5 A

F6 - Power supply MIT printheads (Power plotter) = T 500mA

REAR VIEW: Regulate the VOLTAGE SELECT switch for 220V or 110V.

REAR VIEW: Fuse correspondances

A = On/Off switch B = Monitor connector C = Serial connector D = Serial connector E = Parallel port (external CD) F = Network connector G = Keyboard connector H = Monitor power connector I = Main power connector J = F8 (1 x 8 A) fuse

REAR VIEW: Connectors Panel

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1.5 POWER ON - TROUBLE SHOOTING

When the plotter is turned ON, • the ON/OFF switch on the connector panel at the rear of the plotter should light up.

1.5.1 If the ON/OFF switch does not light up check the following: • continuity in the power cable • power in the wall socket • 1 fuse (T 8A) under the external ON\OFF switch on the connector panel • 2 fuses (T 10A) under the internal ON/OFF switch on the electronic rack • the connectors on the transformer • the connectors on the voltage board (J1 and J2)

If the ON/OFF switch on rear panel still does NOT light up contact Algotex’s hotline.

Power Jet Plotter Onboard Electronics A = 16 pin connector B = Internal ON/OFF switch C = Motors board D = Transformer E = Voltage board F = PC power supply

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1.5.2 POWER JET plotter: Power ON Trouble Shooting - Onboard PC connections When the plotter is turned ON: • the ON/OFF switch on the rear connectors panel should light up; • the PC should automatically begin ‘boot up’. If the ON/OFF switch lights up, but the PC does NOT ‘boot up’, verify that the following connectors are well seated: • the 12 pin AT Power Connector (M) on the motherboard • the connector on the transformer to the PC power supply (see F on preceding page) • the 4 pin power connector to the hard disk drive • the 40 pin IDE connectors (E) between the motherboard and the hard disk drive • the 2 pin connectors (A) between the motherboard and the front control panel.

Power Jet Plotter Motherboard Connections

A = IDE LED - Hard disk activity light connector - 2 pins B = ISA slot 2 - Plotter control board slot C = PCI slot - Network slot D = Graphics port - Video card slot E = IDE connector - Hard disk connector - 40-1 pins F = IDE connector - Floppy drive connector - 34-1 pins G = USB - PS/2 - Mouse connector - 12 pins H = Serial port - External CD ROM connector - 5 pins female I = Keyboard - 2 pins J = Serial port - Mouse connector - 10-1 pins K - L = Dip Switches M = AT Power Connector- Motherboard power connector - 12 pins

N-O-P = Dip Switches

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1.6 PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS Before proceeding with plotting operations: 1) Remove the tie wrap from the rail at the left side of the print carriage. 2) Manually move the print carriage laterally to the left across the entire print surface. Visually verify that the distance between the faces of the printheads and the print surface is at least one millimeter. If not, refer to section ‘Regulating the printheads position’. 3) OPEN the two ink taps by turning the two screws counter-clockwise 4-5 turns. 4) OPEN the ink stopper. Close the stopper if the plotter remains inactive for long periods of time.

A) Ink Reservoir stopper in OPEN position B) Positions of the 2 Ink Flow Restraining Taps