AppleTalk Networking with EcoPro

EcoPRO Imaging has qualified three types of print server devices for its printers:

	Model 971 - an internal network card w/AUI or UTP input connectors
	Digi Model 3410X FastPort - an external device w/UTP input connector and parallel output connector

Other print server devices may also be suitable. Contact the manufacturer for assistance.

Setting up a printer involves several steps:    

	Configuring AppleTalk
	Configuring Chooser
	Configuring the print server  971   FastPort

Configuring AppleTalk

Click on Apple menu, Control Panels, AppleTalk

Select Ethernet in the Connect via: box

Configuring Chooser

	Click on Apple menu, Chooser
	Click on a LaserWriter
	Click on a printer in the Select a Postscript Printer box:
	Click on Setup...
	Click on Select PPD...*
	Click on the appropriate ppd
	Click on Select
	Click OK
	Close Chooser

*   PPDs should be installed in the <Harddrive>\ System Folder\Extensions\Printer Descriptions folder

Click here for 981 configuration or FastPort configuration

Configuring the Model 971 Print Server

LED Diagnostics

	LED	Normal	Failure
	Link	Green: link established;  Orange: no link	Off
	Status	Green:   blinks 5 times per second when no IP is configured;                blinks 2 times per second when IP configured    Orange: Ethernet activity	Orange: blinks 2 times per second

Setting Factory Defaults

If there is any doubt about the NVRAM values, set the factory defaults by the following steps:

	Turn off power to unit
	Remove card from the unit and install jumper across SW7 or JP2, depending on the version of the plotter
	Install card and turn power on
	Turn power off, remove card from unit, and remove jumper
	Install card and turn power on

The IP address has been changed to the factory default of 0.0.0.0 (you cannot ping 0.0.0.0). NetWare, AppleTalk, and LPD are enabled.

	Open the LaserWriter Utility
	Click on Utility menu
	Select option to name printer, etc

Refer to CalComp Model 971 Ethernet Hardware Guide P/N 501987 for additional information.

 

Configuring the Digi Model 3410X FastPort Print Server

Connecting the FastPort

Set front panel switches:

	D1	D2	Mode	Description
	Up	Up	Normal	Default. No telnet connection. Print to unit LEDs: Power on, Network and System blink
	Up	Down	Telnet	Telnet to port 2002 and print to unit LEDs: Power on, Network and System blink
	Down	Down	Diagnostic	Attach a terminal to run serial monitor; no print jobs accepted LEDs: Power on, Network blinks, System off
	Down	Up	Test Page	Test page prints on parallel port on power cycle. No print jobs accepted LEDs: Power on, System and Parallel blink

Connect FastPort to parallel connector on printer/plotter. Connect AC adapter or power lead to FastPort.

Setting Factory Defaults

If there is any doubt about the NVRAM values, set the factory defaults by the following steps:

	Remove power from the FastPort.
	Set front panel switches D1 and D2 Down.
	Apply power.
	Move either D1 or D2 Up and Down at least five times. Set D1 Up and D2 Down.
	Recycle power.

The IP address has been changed to the factory default of 0.0.0.0 (you cannot ping 0.0.0.0). The following protocols are enabled: TCP Sockets (fpfilter), LPD, Netware, Microsoft Windows print services, HP DLC, AppleTalk, Parallel port mode: Standard.

Using the Self-test

The FastPort performs a self-test when it powers up in the Normal mode, with D1 and D2 in the Up position.  If it passes the self-test, the System LED blinks regularly. If the FastPort is properly connected to an active network, the Network LED will blink erratically.

When the unit fails the self-test, it stops, displays a code to indicate the failure, then recycles the self-test every twenty seconds. The LED codes below indicate the failing component.

	Failure	Parallel	Network	System
	CPU	Off	Off	Off
	SRAM	Off	On	Off
	EPROM	On	On	On
	Ethernet	Off	Off	On
	Parallel	Off	On	On
	NVRAM	On	On	Off

Printing a Test Page

Set the front panel switches D1 Down and D2 Up, then power cycle the unit. The FastPort will generate a PostScript page, which can be printed on an ASCII printer as well.

Some printers and plotters will not process the FastPort PostScript test page. They will, however, indicate that data are being received. See manual to determine how incoming data are indicated.

Configuring the FastPort

	Open the LaserWriter Utility
	Click on Utility menu
	Select option to name printer, etc

Refer to Model 3410X FastPort User Manual P/N 75410 Rev 1.0 for additional information.

Support Contact Information:

EcoPro Support: support@oyo.com or call (713) 986-4444 and ask for Graphics Technical Support.