Mita-Kyocera SPS-E COPYBASE
"COPYBASE" Frequently Asked Questions
The COPYBASE solution is a sophisticated option which will turn a KM-4850w into
large format printer, plotter and scanner. Although not a complex device, the
COPYBASE solution is very versatile in it's use.
With the computer connectivity for the KM-4850w is entering a new and challenging
market.
This document will provide you with detailed information regarding the COPYBASE
solution, it's use and it's market.
We have created this booklet in the form of “Frequently Asked Questions”, based on
many of the questions we already received from you.
The questions are grouped according to subject. The index on the next page will
easily guide you to your question and it's answer.
We hope that the information contained in this document will assist you in
understanding and successfully selling the product.
Although we have tried to be as complete as possible, there still may be additional
questions for which this guide does not provide an answer. Please forward these
questions to Jürgen Dauk (jda@ratio.de). We will find an answer to your question
and –if applicable- update this document as well.
You may freely use this document for your internal use, translate it and/or distribute it
to your customers.
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development, specifications or any other information may change without prior notice. Subjects which are not fully
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Table of contents
1 SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................4
1.1 KM-4850W SPECIFICATIONS (BASIC) .................................................................4
1.2 COPYBASE SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................4
1.2.1 File Formats .......................................................................................................................4
1.2.2 Operating System(s) ..........................................................................................................5
1.2.3 Printer Drivers ....................................................................................................................5
1.3 COPYBASE FUNCTIONS (PRINTING) ................................................................5
1.4 COPYBASE
1.5 COPYBASE
FUNCTIONS (SCANNING)..............................................................6
FUNCTIONS (MANAGEMENT) .........................................................6
1.6 OPTIONS.........................................................................................................6
1.7 MINIMUM PC SPECIFICATIONS (SERVER ONLY)...................................................6
2 GENERAL............................................................................................................7
2.1 W
2.2 W
HAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COPYBASE ?.........................................................7
HAT ARE THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR COPYBASE ? ............................7
2.3 CAN I USE THE KM-4850W PRINT SERVER FOR OTHER JOBS AS WELL? ...............7
2.4 CAN I USE AN EXISTING PC FROM THE CUSTOMER? ............................................7
2.5 WHICH SOFTWARE IS BUNDLED WITH COPYBASE?...........................................7
2.6 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRINTING AND PLOTTING?............................8
2.7 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RASTER AND VECTOR FILES (FORMATS) ........8
2.8 WHAT IS RASTERISING?....................................................................................8
2.9 WHAT IS VECTORISING? ...................................................................................8
2.10 WHICH VECTORISE PROGRAMS CAN YOU RECOMMEND? ......................................8
2.11 IF I WANT TO SCALE AN IMAGE, WHICH FORMAT WILL GIVE THE BEST RESULTS?......9
3 COPYBASE OVERVIEW...................................................................................10
3.1 NETWORK BLOCK DIAGRAM.............................................................................10
3.2 W
3.3 C
HICH ITEMS BELONG TO A FULL COPYBASE KIT? .........................................10
AN I USE ANY EXISTING KM-4850W IN COMBINATION WITH THE COPYBASE
PRINT SERVER? ............................................................................................11
4 PRINTING/PLOTTING .......................................................................................12
4.1 F
ROM WHICH PROGRAMS CAN I PRINT?............................................................12
4.2 WHICH PRINTER DRIVERS ARE AVAILABLE?.......................................................12
4.3 CAN WE PRINT GREY SCALES WITH THE COPYBASE? .....................................12
4.4 IF MY PROGRAM/OPERATING SYSTEM DOES NOT SUPPORT THE COPYBASE
PRINTER OR ONE OF THE CLIENTS
, CAN I STILL PRINT/PLOT? ..............................12
4.5 CAN WE PRINT FROM UNIX OR MACINTOSH SYSTEMS?.....................................12
4.6 C
4.7 W
AN WE PRINT LONGER THAN 6 METER? ..........................................................12
HICH FILE FORMATS DO WE SUPPORT?..........................................................13
4.8 WHICH PRINT PROPERTIES CAN I SELECT BEFORE THE DOCUMENT IS PRINTED?...13
4.9 CAN WE PRINT MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS? ...........................................................13
4.10 CAN WE DO GROUP OR SET PRINTING? ............................................................14
4.11 CAN WE ADD INFORMATION (TEXT) TO EACH PRINTED DOCUMENT? .....................14
4.12 WHAT IS A PEN SET? ......................................................................................14
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4.13 CAN WE DEFINE CUSTOM PEN SETS? ...............................................................14
4.14 CAN WE OVERRIDE PEN SETS IN A PLOT? .........................................................14
5 IMAGE VIEWING/HANDLING ...........................................................................15
5.1 CAN WE PREVIEW THE DOCUMENT BEFORE PLOTTING/PRINTING? .......................15
5.2 CAN WE MODIFY THE IMAGE BEFORE IT WILL BE PRINTED? .................................15
5.3 WHICH IMAGE HANDLING OPTIONS DOES COPYBASE HAVE? ...........................15
6 NETWORK.........................................................................................................16
6.1 C
6.2 W
AN WE PRINT VIA A NETWORK?......................................................................16
HICH NETWORK & PROTOCOL CAN WE USE? ..................................................16
7 SCANNING ........................................................................................................17
7.1 CAN WE USE THE KM-4850W FOR SCANNING?.................................................17
7.2 CAN WE SCAN MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS ..............................................................17
7.3 C
7.4 C
AN WE EDIT THE SCANNED DOCUMENTS .........................................................17
AN WE REDUCE OR ENLARGE THE SCANNED IMAGE .........................................17
7.5 CAN WE SCAN A PART OF AN IMAGE? ...............................................................17
7.6 CAN WE SCAN GREY SCALES?.........................................................................17
7.7 CAN WE SCAN FROM A NETWORK PC?.............................................................17
7.8 CAN WE SCAN TO AN ARCHIVING SYSTEM? .......................................................17
7.9 WHAT IS DE-SPECKLE?...................................................................................18
7.10 WHAT IS DE-SKEW? .......................................................................................18
8 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ...............................................................................19
8.1 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A PROJECT? ...........................................................19
8.2 HOW MANY FILES CAN BE IN A PROJECT? .........................................................19
8.3 HOW MANY PROJECTS CAN WE MANAGE WITH THE SYSTEM? .............................19
8.4 DO WE PROVIDE ANY KIND OF ACCOUNTING? ....................................................19
9 USEFUL TERMINOLOGY .................................................................................20
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1 Specifications
1.1 KM-4850w specifications (basic)
Type: Console
Original format: Max. 920 x 5.000 mm
Min. 210 x 297 mm (A4R)
Output format: Max. 920 x 5.000 mm
Min. 210 x 297 mm (A4R)
Resolution: 600 dpi * 600 dpi
Printing system: LED
Grey scales: 256 (multi bit 16 levels/pixel)
Print speed: 4.8 m/min.
Warm-up time: 10 minutes or less
First copy time: Less than 18 sec. (A1)
Zoom range: 25% to 400% in 1% or 0.1% increments
Max. copies: Up to 99
Paper input: 2 rolls & bypass, 3rd roll optional
Material type: Paper, Vellum & Film
Material weight: 80 g/m2
Size (W x D x H): 1.330 x 704 x 1.205mm
Weight: 252 kg
1.2 COPYBASE Specifications
1.2.1 File Formats
The following list is divided in 3 groups. Emulation’s are typically the instructions send
to a plotter, the vector and raster formats are typically used for document storage on
a computer.
Emulations (both are vector oriented)
HP-GL & HP-GL/2
CalComp 906/907
Vector Formats
PostScript III (option)
EPS Version 3.0 (option)
PDF Version 1.3 (option)
CGM (spec. from 1992 / ATA 2.0) (option)
DWG/DXF (option)
Raster Formats
TIFF 6.0 (Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, Uncompressed, Packbits, Multipage,
Tiled Group 4, Striped)
MS Bitmap (.BMP), CALS MIL-STD 1840B, CALS MIL-STD 28002A, RLC
T6X, PCX, Intergraph TG4 & CIT (both option), HP-RTL
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1.2.2 Operating System(s)
COPYBASE: Windows 2000/Windows XP
Client PC’s: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95/98, 2000, XP
Macintosh, Unix, Linux
1.2.3 Printer Drivers
Printer drivers: Windows NT 4.0/ 2000/ XP
Windows 95/98
LPR
PPD
AutoCAD ADI, version 13, 14 & 2000
AutoCAD HDI, version 2000 & 2000i
1.3 COPYBASE functions (Printing)
Resolution: 600 dpi * 600 dpi
Grey scales: 256 grey pattern
Media selection: By Roll (max. 3 + bypass), by Type (Paper,
Vellum or Film) or Roll Width.
Cut length: Image length or user definable length
Scaling: 25% to 400%
Rotation: 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°
Image manipulation: Invert, Mirror, de-speckle, de-skew
Margins: Leading + Training edge/ left + right margin
Pen sets: As defined in plot file or user defined Pen
sets (max. 255 pens) separately for width
and color
Stamps: User definable text, font, rotation, and free
positioning inside or outside of image.
Macro’s like date/time of printing, filename
etc. are included
Image editing: The integrated raster editor TECEDIT LI
offers functions like de-speckle, de-Skew,
invert, mirror, scale, rotate, draw lines, invert
areas ……
As an option the advanced editor TECEDIT
LII is available.
Image viewer: Integrated viewer especially made for wide
format use
Project management: Unlimited number of sets. Pen sets and
stamps can be assigned to the whole project
and to plots individually.
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1.4 COPYBASE functions (Scanning)
Resolution: 200, 300, 400 or 600 dpi. (1200 and 2400
dpi are available with interpolation)
Grey scales: 16 internal greyscales
File naming: Manual or Automatic
Continuous (batch) scanning: Yes (up to 999 scans per batch)
File format: TIFF 6.0 (G4, G3, RLE, LZW compressed),
BMP, PDF*
Image control: Image density setting, dither mode
Scaling: 25% to 400%
1.5 COPYBASE functions (Management)
User definable help text: Yes
Logfile generation: Yes, simple text file output
Account generation: With User ID, Cost Center, Plotter ID and
Date/Time range
Account file format: MS-Excel compatible
1.6 Options
PostScript Level III
PDF
CGM
DWG/DXF
Raster Editor TECEDIT LII
Accounting module
Mail response system
Driver for online folding machines
For special requirements (e.g. archiving or web based printing) further
software is available. Please ask your local dealer for more information.
1.7 Minimum PC specifications (Server only)
Processor: Pentium II 200Mhz or faster
Memory: 64Mb minimum (higher recommended)
Hard disk: Actual storage space depends on storage requirements
from the customer.
Monitor: 17" or larger (minimum resolution 800x600)
Software: Windows 2000 or Windows XP (WS or Server)
Network interface: Any type
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2 General
2.1 What is the purpose of COPYBASE ?
The COPYBASE forms an integral part of the KM-4850w. It serves 4 main purposes:
• Physical connection between the KM-4850w and network (see also 3.2)
• Handle print requests from the -network based- 'clients' (see also 4.1)
• User terminal for scanning actions (see also 7.1-7.6)
• Provide KM-4850w status feedback to the users in the network.
2.2 What are the minimum specifications for COPYBASE ?
Processor: Pentium II 600Mhz or faster
Memory: 64Mb minimum (higher recommended)
Hard disk: Actual storage space depends on storage requirements from the
customer.
Monitor: 17" or larger (minimum resolution 800x600)
Software: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
2.3 Can I use the KM-4850w Print Server for other jobs as well?
You can use the COPYBASE server for other jobs as well, but printing demands a
lot of resources of the PC. When sending frequent print jobs to the server, it is
advised not to use the server PC for other tasks.
2.4 Can I use an existing PC from the customer?
Yes, as long as the PC complies with the specifications as mentioned in question 2.2.
Note: It is advised NOT to use the network file server for the COPYBASE. In many
cases this system will comply to the required specifications. During printing the
COPYBASE Software require nearly 100% of the CPU time and large amounts of
memory, disrupting the normal operation of the file server. (see also 0)
2.5 Which software is bundled with COPYBASE?
The COPYBASE software comes with an integrated viewer and an integrated raster
editor. The raster editor was specially designed for working with large format
drawings. On the COPYBASE CD you’ll also find the following applications:
• Windows Printer Driver for Windows 95/98 and NT/2000/XP
• Line Print Driver (LPR) and Postscript Printer Driver (PPD)
• PLOTCLIENT/Windows for set creation
• PLOTCLIENT/ACAD for AutoCAD 13 & 14 and AutoCAD 2000
• PLOTCLIENT/HDI for AutoCAD 2000 & 2000i and AutoCAD 2002
• PLOTCLIENT/JAVA
The PLOTCLIENTs are not necessary to print to the KM-4850w but they will add
additional functionality for the client in the network.
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2.6 What is the difference between printing and plotting?
Currently there is no more difference. In the past 'printing' referred to producing text
on paper by a line or matrix printer. 'Plotting' referred to a procedure where a graphic
image (lines, circles etc.) was drawn by moving a pen on a sheet of paper.
In the case of the KM-4850w we will create the 'plot' image in the memory of the Print
Server, after which we will 'print' the final image.
2.7 What is the difference between raster and vector files (formats)
There are basically 2 ways to store a graphic image in a file:
Raster
The raster image is also referred to as a bitmap image. Basically it can be
described as a matrix of individual black and white dots (or pixels) forming the
image. There are a large number of file formats to describe a raster. Raster
images tend to be very large (a full A0 sheet at 400 dpi will be 32Mb in size), but
can be compressed to a much smaller size. Depending on the image complexity,
compression ranges of 40:1 are possible. Typically a compressed A0 bitmap will
be in the range of 1.5Mb to 5Mb.
Example of some raster formats: TIFF, BMP, PCX (see also 2.8,4.7)
Vector
Vector images typically contain instructions how to create an image. In fact the
file contains a global description of the 'page' (size, orientation etc.) and a list of
pen movements (e.g. move the pen to location X, draw a line to location Y etc.)
Even for complex pages the files are relatively small and in general no
compression is used.
Example of some vector formats: HP-GL/2, CalComp (see also 2.9, 4.7)
2.8 What is rasterising?
The final image which will be send to the printer is always a raster (or bitmap) image.
Vector format data (like HP-GL, CalComp etc.) must first be converted to this final
raster format. In fact, the image is created inside the memory of the computer.
Raster images (like TIFF, .BMP, .JPG etc) need to be de-compressed (if necessary)
and adjusted to the resolution of the output device (for the KM-4850w 600dpi).
The processes described above are normally referred to as rasterising. (see also 2.7)
2.9 What is vectorising?
Vectorising is the opposite of rasterising. Vectorising is typically an action done after
a scan. Scanning will result in a raster (bitmap) image, in fact a collection of individual
black and white dots (pixels). A vectorising program will analyze this image and
convert this image back to individual lines -or vectors-. Hence the name vectorising.
(see also 2.7, 5.2)
2.10 Which vectorise programs can you recommend?
AutoCAD does not have a build-in vectorise option. Additional vectorise software is
available from different software companies (e.g. ScanVector from ScanGraphics).
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