Product

• Brisque^® 5.x
• Brisque 4.1.76+Output_upd_5
• All platesetter devices

Platform

All Brisque platforms

Operating system

IBM^® AIX^® 4.3.3, 5.2

Symptoms

The Brisque ModelProperties file for a particular platesetter device name does not exist. As a result, the Device Handling program loads default device properties. This can cause problems—for example:

• the screen set is not listed
• incorrect file orientation on the plate
• the plate expose template cannot be opened.

Cause

During device configuration, the Brisque reads parameters from Print Console or Lotem^® Controller. One of these is Device name—the Brisque ModelProperties file for that device.

Sometimes Print Console or Lotem Controller version is not synchronized with the Brisque version. As a result, the ModelProperties file for that device name does not exist.

Solution

Create the ModelProperties file using the pltConfig_con_dlg utility program:

Note: Since similar platesetters have similar ModelProperties files, the file of a similar platesetter can be used to create the missing file. In the following example, the Trendsetter^® NEWS SA file is missing and a new file will be created based on the Trendsetter NEWS 200 file.

1. Change the permission of ModelProperties.lut. Type:
   # cd /scitex/version/output_config/ModelProperties/
# chmod 777 ModelProperties.lut
2. Start the utility program. Type:
   # pltConfig_con_dlg
   The following options appear:
   [0] Exit
[1] Config Dialog
[2] Model Properties
[3] Press Format Dialog
[4] Screen2Go Media Set
Select an option [0] 2
3. The following options appear:
   [0] Cancel
[1] Find & Select model
[2] Add Model
[3] Test (Log fine name: '$SCI_LOGS/ModelProperties.log'
Select an option [0] 1

4. The following appears: Enter search pattern. Type: NEWS
5. The following options appear:
   [0] Cancel
[1] TSC NEWS Two Head
[2] Trendsetter NEWS
[3] Trendsetter NEWS 200
Select model number: [0] 3
6. The following options appear:
   Current Model: Trendsetter NEWS 200
[0] Cancel
[1] Show model properties
[2] Modify property
[3] Add new property
[4] Remove property
[5] Make a copy of the selected model
[6] Remove model
Select an option: [0] 5
7. This operation creates a new device model with the same properties as the Trendsetter NEWS 200 ModelProperties file.
   Please type the new model name.
   Type: Trendsetter NEWS SA
   Note: Enter the exact name as it appears in Print Console.
   Operation succeeded
Current Model: Trendsetter NEWS 200
8. Press enter 3 times to exit the program.
9. Change the permission of ModelProperties.lut. Type:
   # cd /scitex/version/output_config/ModelProperties/
# chmod 555 ModelProperties.lut

Technical contact(s)

Dov Vainer

Submitted by

Dov Vainer

Date submitted

21 Jan 2005