Integra CROMA24 service manual General Description, Introduction

General Description 1

Introduction

This manual provides service information for the ENCAD, Inc. Croma24 Color Inkjet Printer.

There are three versions to the Croma24 Color Inkjet Printer family:

DESCRIPTION GENERAL

	CAD version	GA & CAD version	GA version
for:	CAD market	GA & CAD	GA
I/O:	parallel	serial & parallel	serial & parallel
includes:			ENCAD software RIP

All versions will have an ADI Windows driver and print utility.

This manual is written for service personnel who possess analog and digital circuitry experience. Chapter 2, Theory of Operation, should be read and thoroughly understood before troubleshooting/ calibrating the printers.

The printers support pre-cut and roll media. Media size is auto- matically determined and hardclip limits are set accordingly. Pre- cut media uses different maximum plotting areas than roll media. See the Printer Specifications for more details.

Both RS-422 serial and Centronics parallel connections are pro- vided to interface with the host computer on the GA (Graphic Arts) compatable versions. Only the Centronics parallel connection exists on the CAD only version. Commands sent from the host computer are in Encad RTL format.

Drivers are supplied to support Windows-based PC’s (3.XX, 95, and NT) as well as Macintosh and Power PC computers.

These printers expand upon ENCAD’s tradition of delivering fast, high-quality color or monochrome graphics for a variety of applica- tions. ENCAD has made significant advances in designing these

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