Section 5: Installing the Print

Driver
In This Section
¾ Print Driver Installation for USB Connection
¾ Using the Ethernet Connection and a Crossover Cable

Print Driver: The Epilog print driver is the software that allows your computer to
talk to your Epilog laser system when either the USB or Ethernet Crossover
cables are connected. This custom print driver is designed for use with either
Windows XP or Windows 2000. The driver is included in the accessories kit on a
CD-ROM or on our web site - www.epiloglaser.com. You will need to install the
print driver by following the procedure below.

There are two ways of installing the Epilog print driver. Both methods are very
similar, and your computer configuration will determine which method to use.
¾ The first method is to insert the Epilog CD into your computer’s
CD player and your computer will automatically start the
installation process (this may take about 20 seconds or so to get
going after you input the CD, so don’t be surprised if nothing
happens immediately).
¾ The other method also requires you to inset the CD into the CD
player, but some computers have the Auto-Run feature turned off.
If the Auto-Run process doesn’t start after about 20 seconds you
will need to access the driver installation a little differently. Go to
the Start button on your computer (lower left corner of your
monitor). Select Settings (or Control Panel), click on Printers and
Faxes, then Add Printer. From this point you will be able to
follow the procedure as outlined below.

The Mini and the Helix systems use the same print driver. The driver
will identified as the “Legend Engraver MINI Win32” when it is
installed onto your computer.

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Print Driver Installation for USB

Connection
1. Insert the
Epilog Laser
CD into your
computer’s
CD player. It
should Auto-
Start and the
following
window
should
appear:

2. Click on the Epilog Mini/Helix and Legend EXT Windows 2000/XP

Driver button. The following window appears:

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3. Click on the Unzip button. It will take just a few seconds for the following
window to appear:

4. Click on OK and the following window appears:

Click the Next > button to continue

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Select Local printer attached to this computer

Deselect Automatically Detect and Install
Click the Next> button to continue.

Select one of the USB (USB001 or USB002) ports and then Click on Next > to
continue.

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Click the Have Disk button. The following window appears:

Click the Browse… button.

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Click on the LegendMINI.inf file then click on the Open button.

Click on the OK button.

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You may need

to use the
scroll bar to
see the Legend
Engraver
Mini Win32
driver.

Select the Legend Engraver Mini Win32 driver and then click on the Next>
button.

Name your printer and determine if you want the laser to be the default printer.
You probably do if the laser is the only printer connected to your computer. Click
the Next> button to continue.

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Select Do not share this printer, then click on the Next> button to continue.

Select No.
Click on the Next>
button

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Click on the Finish

button.

Click on the
Continue Anyway
button. While the
print driver has not
been tested by
Microsoft, it will
not destabilize your
computer.

That’s it! You’re now ready to print to your laser system!

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Using the Ethernet Connection and a

Crossover Cable (Skip this part if you are using a
USB cable described in the previous section.)

There are three easy steps involved in setting up the laser and computer system to
operate through an Ethernet connection:

5. Setting the IP Address from the laser keyboard.

6. Setting up the IP Address in the computers TCP/IP.
7. Print Driver Installation

Note: The following instructions work only for a direct connection from the
computer to the Epilog laser using a Crossover cable. This procedure does not
work with a hub or a server. For Ethernet connections that require a hub, server,
or multiple machines/computers, please consult with your network administrator.

Hardware Requirements
¾ A 10Base-T or 10/100Base T Ethernet network card installed in your computer. All
brand name computers that have been built in the last couple of years should have
come standard with an Ethernet card installed.
¾ A crossover cable connecting your computer to the laser (included in your accessories
kit).
¾ Warning! - The crossover cable looks almost exactly like a standard straight-through
network cable, but they have different purposes for making network connections.
Normally, the crossover cable should only be used when connecting the Epilog laser
directly to your computer. Ask your network administrator for assistance if you are
unsure of which type of cable you have. It is a good idea to place a tag or label on the
cable indicating if it is a crossover cable or standard (CAT5) straight-through cable.

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Setting the IP Address on the Laser

1. Be sure all packaging materials have been removed then plug the power
cord into the laser system and turn the machine “ON”. The laser will boot
up, beep, and the carriage will find its home position.

The control panel serves two functions. It acts as the main control panel for all of
the common laser functions and it is also used to program some of the setup
functions of the laser system. In order to program some of these setup functions
we assign a set of “hidden” numbers to the keys on the control panel. The
diagram below shows which keys are associated with each hidden number.

GO STOP UP POINTER

Job:1.Sample.cdr 8 9

DATA
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
RESET SPEED POWER SET X/Y JOB FOCUS DOWN
HOME OFF

Figure 5: Control Panel with hidden numbers for use with Network Settings

In order to set up the laser system with the appropriate IP Address, you will need
to set-up the laser through a sequence of steps that are described below.

Great Idea: Although it may seem intimidating if this is your first experience
setting up Ethernet connections, it’s really quite simple to accomplish. If you
have problems, don’t panic! You cannot do anything wrong that starting over will
not fix!

There are three network protocols that will need to be set. They are set in the
following order.
¾ IP ADDRESS
¾ SUBNET MASK
¾ GATEWAY

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1. To set the IP Address press the GO and POINTER buttons simultaneously

on the control panel. You will see “FUNCTIONS MENU” displayed on
the control panel LCD screen.
2. Press the GO button. - “SERIAL #” will appear on the screen. This is a
factory set number and corresponds to the serial number of the laser system.
You should not change this serial number!
3. Press the GO button again. – “IP ADDRESS” will appear on the screen.
4. Press the GO button again. - The factory set IP address will appear on the
screen. It will look something like this: “192.168.003.004”, with a flashing
box over the 1 in 192.
5. To change the IP Address, follow these instructions:
a) If you want to change the 1 in 192 to any other number, simply press
the “hidden” number key for that number. For example, if you want to
change the 1 (in 192) to a 4, press the “X/Y Off” key. After pressing
the “X/Y Off” key the 1 will change to a 4. When a number key is
pressed, the flashing box will automatically shift right to the next
number in that three number group.
b) At this point, press the appropriate key for the second number (if you
want to keep the 9 a 9, you must press the “Pointer” key).
c) Finally, press the appropriate key for the third number.
d) After pressing the key for the third number the flashing box will go
back to the first number – it WILL NOT shift to the next set of three
numerals. If you want to move to the next group of three numbers
simply press the GO button. Pressing GO will cause the flashing box
to shift right to the next three number group. Repeat this process to
change any of the numbers.

There is no way to simply scroll through the IP Address numbers and skip
over single numbers you do not want to change. You can skip groups of
three by pressing “Go”, but skipping single numbers cannot be done.
There is also no way to move the cursor (flashing box) backwards. The
cursor scrolls through each three number group continuously until you
press the “Go” button, where it will then go to the next three number
groups. The following example shows you how to change the number 196
to 195. When you start with the flashing box over the 1, press the “Speed”
button (this keeps the 1 a 1 and allows you to move to the next numeral).
The flashing box will shift to the 9, where you will press the “Pointer”
button (it will stay a 9 and the flashing box will shift right to the 6).
Lastly, we want to change the 6 to a 5. Press the “Job” button. This will
change the 6 to a 5 (it will also move the flashing box back to the 1 where
you first started). If you now have the number you want to keep (195) and
you are ready to move to the next three numeral set, pressing the “Go”
button will get you there.

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e) Repeat this process for all of the number groups to get the IP Address
you need.

6. After all the IP address numbers have either been changed or verified as the
ones you need, press GO again – this will bring the “SUBNET MASK”
screen.
7. Press GO again to see the “SUBNET MASK” settings. Use the same
process of number selection using the keypads to select the appropriate
number for the “SUBNET MASK”

Note: If you are using the cross-over cable provided by Epilog, make sure
the “SUBNET MASK” is set to:

“255.255.255.0”

8. After you have set the “SUBNET MASK”, Press GO again.

9. You will now see “GATEWAY”, Press GO again.
10. The GATEWAY setting can be set using the same process of number
selection using the key pads to select the appropriate numbers for
“GATEWAY”.

Note: The GATEWAY address is not important if you are using the
provided cross over cable. If you are running your laser through a network,
you will need to set the laser GATEWAY numbers to correspond to your
network.

At the end of the programming process, the laser will prompt you to either SAVE
or NO (Not Save) the numbers you have applied. The Screen will look like:
Save – GO, No- STOP

Press the GO button to save the changes you made to the network settings. Press
the STOP button if you do not want to save the changes and you want to return to
the factory default.

If at any time in the programming process you want to stop or restart, press the
STOP button. This will take you out of the programming functions. If you want

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to restart the programming process, simultaneously press GO and POINTER to

get back to the start of the Function Menu.

Computer TCP/IP Setup

Once you have set the Network settings on the laser, you will need to set the
TCP/IP at your computer.

From the Start menu at the bottom of

your computer monitor screen select
Start | Control Panel | Network
Connections

1. Double click on Local Area

Connection. This window will
appear.

2. Highlight Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP). As shown on the
right.
3. Then click on the Properties.

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4. The window below will appear. Select Use the following IP address radio
button.
5. Type in the following (leave everything else blank on this page)

IP Address 192 168 3 3

Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0
Default Gateway Leave blank This number is not an error --
the last digit of the IP address
in this window only must be
different than the IP address
set in the Epilog Mini/Helix.

6. Click the OK button

7. Click the last OK button
and your computer is set
to print through a
crossover cable to the
Ethernet port on the
laser.

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Installing the Print Driver for an Ethernet

Connection:
Installing the print driver for an Ethernet connection is very easy, but involves a
few more steps than the USB connection.

To Begin:

1. Click the Start button at the lower left hand corner of your computer screen.
2. Click Settings, then Control Panel
3. Click on the Printers and Faxes icon.
4. Click on Add New Printer: The following window will appear.

Click Next > to

continue.

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Select Local printer

attached to this
computer

Deselect
Automatically
Detect and Install

Click the Next>

button to continue.

Click on Select a
New Port:

Use the scroll

button to select
TCP/IP Port.

Click Next> to
continue.

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Click Next> to Continue.

Enter the same IP Address that you set in the control panel (on page 27 and 28).
It’s important that you use the same address in both places, but the format of the
numbers looks a little different. In the control panel the IP Address will look like
this: 192.168.003.004. When you enter the IP Address in this window, you do not
need the zeros, and the address will look like this: 192.168.3.4.

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Click Custom, and then

Settings.

Set Protocol to LPR. This is

a very important step. Your
download time will be greatly
increased if LPR is not
selected.

Type Legend in the

Queue Name box.

Click OK to continue.

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Click Next> to continue.

Click Finish to continue.

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Click Have Disk….

Make sure the Epilog CD-

ROM is in the computer’s drive
and click Browse… Select the
CD-ROM Drive from the
drives listed.

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Select Drivers

Select Open to continue

Highlight Mini.

Select Open to continue

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Select LegendMini

Click Open to continue

Click OK to continue.

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Select Legend Engraver MINI

Win32.

You may need to use the scroll

bar to access the Mini Driver.

Click Next> to continue.

Name your printer and determine

if you want the Mini to be the
default printer. You probably do
if the Mini is the only “printer”
connected to your computer.

Click Next> to continue.

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Select Do not share this printer.

Click Next> to continue.

Select No.

Click on the Next> button.

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Click on the Finish

button

Click on the Continue

Anyway button.
While the Mini print
driver has not been
tested by Microsoft, it
will not destabilize
your computer.

That’s it! You’re now

ready to print to your
Mini/Helix laser
system!

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