Help with Accuset 800

[adam470]

Hi can anybody help me with this accuset i'm trying to print film and the jobs just time out
and i get this message
26/05/2010 07:18:03 PM - Job 'GrouseRecordsFilm.pdf' (205) started
26/05/2010 07:18:03 PM - Page 1 : Plane 'Gray' started
26/05/2010 07:18:05 PM - Page 1 : Plane 'Gray' ended
26/05/2010 07:20:05 PM - Warning : a job timeout occurred
26/05/2010 07:20:05 PM - The engine seems to be in a pending busy state
26/05/2010 07:20:05 PM - Trying to reset the engine
26/05/2010 07:20:27 PM - Job 'GrouseRecordsFilm.pdf' (205) ended

the accuset control panel displays this message

busy
rip active 0c

the manual say this is only for internal rip's but it dosnt have an internal
has anybody seen this before
thanks
Adam

 

[VladCanada]

Check F3 fuse at Accuset main board.
1 Amp F3
APIS Comms
located under J5 plug Apis to RIP and looks like a small cylinder.

 

[adam470]

Thanks Vlad
i found f1 and f2 but i couldn't find f3
they are small clear cylinders sticking out from the main board
just under and to the side of the apis ribbon cable plug
i couldn't get them out i didn't want to twist or pull to hard on them
how do they come out

 

[spapa]

"Rip active" meens that accuset is ready but rip is busy.
a) Check connections
b) check operation status of the "buffer" (personality card, pelbox, laserbus...).

What way is the RIP computer connected with the accuset?
What RIP software/hardware do you use?

 

[adam470]

I’m trying to run an Accuset 800 with a windows 200 system using apogee pdf rip s2 v2

I checked the apis interface card and it looks like whoever build the computer didn’t put risers behind the mother board so no pci cards can ever be pushed in far enough

I’m hoping that when I recently moved the computer with the heavy apis cable still attached it might have dislodged the pci card a bit

The computer is at the shop now so in a few days I’ll find out if that fixed the problem

Thanks for the help
Adam