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Macintosh Setup Introduction Port Connection: Ethernet

1. Start Page prints a page with basic printer information such as the printer s current name resolution page count amount of installed RAM number of resident fonts EtherTalk and LPR status and the Ethernet and IP addresses Low Toner Page prints a toner reorder form which you can fill out and return to XANTE or your XANTE vendor Network Page prints a page listing current network EtherTalk IP IPP LPR and Ethernet physical settings Font List Page prints a list of the Adobe PostScript 3 fonts resident on your XANTE PostScript 3 printer Font Sample Page prints samples of Adobe PostScript 3 fonts resident on your XANTE PostScript 3 printer Menu Layout prints a page listing the front panel menus and their current settings 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 156 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details i alm i IELE w 7 p oie oe mart er Em Fig 2 156 Printer Home Page Fig 2 157 Utilities Pages Window 2 64 Macintosh Setup 2 Select Utility Pages fig 2 156 The Utilities Pages window appears fig 2 157 3 Select Print to the right of the utility page you wish to print Start Page Low Toner Page Network Page Font List Page Font Sample Page or Menu Layout Page Depending on the selected page printing takes approximately 6 to 30 seconds 4 Close your browser XANTE Web Access XANTE Web Site Register Printer and Help
2. Protocol Interpreter PrinterControl and OutputDevice settings ANTE ee mep a HANTE care ier as se ia i aia al Sa D bbi RSM kii eS l i S Ti s i h Fig 2 139 AppSocket Information Page Fig 2 140 EtherTalk Information Page b The EtherTalk Information Page fig 2 140 lists On Type Enabled HasNames Interpreter EtherTalkType EtherTalkZone EthernetAddress DelayedOutputClose Printer Control OutputDevice and Filtering settings C The IP Information Page fig 2 141 lists On Type IPAddress NetworkMask GatewayAddress BroadcastAddress IPAddressDynamic TransmitEncapsulation and Physical settings ANTS ee KANTE eree i mied ee eee fe ae ON aa ii i i Fig 2 141 IP Information Page Fig 2 142 IPP Information Page d The IPP Information Page fig 2 142 lists On Type Enabled Interpreter DelayedOutputClose PrinterControl HasNames and OutputDevice settings e The LPR Information Page fig 2 143 lists On Type Enabled Interpreter DelayedOutputClose PrinterControl Filtering PrintHost HasNames OutputDevice ReceiveWindowSize and SendWindowSize settings Macintosh Setup 2 59 P m I m T _ z F Emm m Ee p fee Te i a iaa E i pme _ oo PEE mp a i T n een a m pp ae 2 Fig 2 143 LPR Information Page Fig 2 144 Parallel Information Page f The Parallel Information Page
3. The Driver Installer window for the selected printer appears fig 2 27 Fig 2 27 Driver Installer Window Fig 2 28 Read Me Window 3 Click Continue fig 2 27 The Read Me window appears fig 2 28 4 Read the Read Me window fig 2 28 then click Continue The printer s Install window appears fig 2 29 Macintosh Setup 2 11 DETE rms Tr ee Trt Shoee esis E bE ere me el Pl Ribji E r Amru o Ti i ie rem mia jj Er NE Tg e CJT ies eee aT E T Fig 2 29 Custom Install Window Fig 2 30 Easy Install Window 5 Select the type of installation from the top left drop down menu fig 2 29 a Select Custom Install if you are installing one or more but not all of the listed printers Then select the appropriate printer s and software b Select Easy Install if you are installing all listed printers and have all listed software on your system 6 Change the installation destination for the files in the Install Location box if necessary RS You can quit installation by clicking Quit fig 2 29 Also if you previously ran the N XANT Utilities Install program and want to remove the files use the Uninstall option to remove them NOTE 7 Click Install fig 2 29 Then if you selected any of the listed software PageMaker QuarkXPress or ScenicSoft Preps in step 5 continue to step 8 Otherwise skip to step 9 8 Read the Application Location w
4. Then Click Change 4 Select the desired temperature for the media selected in step 3 from the Fuser Temperature drop down menu fig 2 115 Options are 0 none to 15 hot Select 0 none or 1 when printing to Myriad film envelopes and paper Select hotter settings for heavy paper heavy film and Myriad 2 or 4 plates Then click Change 5 Close the browser You also can set the fuser temperature through the printer s front panel See Fuser Temperature in chapter 4 for details NEIT Negative Enhanced Imaging Technology NEIT is a laser power setting that is used for negative prints Choosing a lower setting increases laser power and causes the output to be darker Choosing a higher setting decreases laser power and causes the output to be lighter This page will allow you to change your default NEIT settings for each media type 1 Goto the printer s home page fig 2 116 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details XANTE cme ee a ie Bas ml A i ji i i Fig 2 116 Printer Home Page Fig 2 117 NEIT Settings Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Print Quality NEIT The NEIT Setting window appears fig 2 117 3 Select Matte Film from the drop down menu and click Change Ri This section can only be used if you are printing a negative to Matte Film Z Macintosh Setup 2 51 4 Select the NEIT laser power setting for your negative The factory default is 10 Then click Change 5 Clo
5. Tii rE e zm m m UWA ee mi in me y j r E me i ii Ekiri ir a E r j Fig 2 125 Printer Home Page Fig 2 126 RAM Disk Settings Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Storage Devices RAM Disk fig 2 125 The RAM Disk Settings window appears fig 2 126 showing current settings If you want to change the capacity setting continue to step 3 to reformat the RAM disk device skip to step 4 Otherwise skip to step 5 2 54 Macintosh Setup 3 Select the desired capacity setting from the Capacity drop down menu Then if you want to reformat the RAM disk device continue to step 4 Otherwise skip to step 5 4 Click Change fig 2 126 a reboot message and Reboot button appear in the window Then click Reboot and a message lets you know that your printer is rebooting Ri You must reboot the printer to make to capacity change take effect Z NOTE 5 Close your browser Then reboot your printer to make the change take effect Ew You also can set aside RAM disk space using the printer s front panel Utility RAM A Disk menu For details see RAM Disk in chapter 4 Trays and Media Trays and Media options allow you to choose the default input tray and media types Default Input Tray Default Input Tray allows you to set your printer s default input tray 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 127 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details i z 1 E LF 1 a Fi
6. Acrobat Reader window appears fig 2 49 i hi i i sA A rte m i i ae i ail E oe i ore te i birimin Lier m a Cot Uy gy Beg age on ges cmp al SW ob med bea n fan pa Fig 2 49 Acrobat Reader Window Fig 2 50 Acrobat Reader Installer Window 3 Click Continue fig 2 49 The Acrobat Reader Installer window appears fig 2 50 4 Select the desired type of installation from the top left drop down menu fig 2 50 Easy Install installs all necessary files automatically Custom Install allows you to select which files to install including Asian language files 5 Click Install fig 2 50 The Installing Progress window appears fig 2 52 Macintosh Setup 2 23 ui If you are on line a caution window appears which allows you to quit Netscape A Navigator and Internet Explorer if they are running fig 2 51 In this case click Quit Applications NOT mi ite a us illo cme a me a ees ee ee is Se ee ee ee H a ee E Sadie dare EEF EHHH E H Het PA Be Fig 2 51 Caution Window Fig 2 52 Installing Progress Window 6 Wait until Acrobat Reader finishes installing An Installation Was Successful window appears fig 2 53 Fig 2 53 Installation Was Successful Window 7 Click Quit fig 2 53 When the Main Installation window reappears close it Fig 2 47 8 Goto the Application Mac OS 9 Acrobat Reader 5 0 folder Then open an
7. E a T Be Bit TAA NiE ae Bl 7 hee Be fe PL ee ee i i Lart B P am fg ees Be Ses Inala Wee Furm Zane Prot PEL HA Cea Cap Felony f ake ree Fig 2 6 Add Printer Window Fig 2 7 Printer List Window b Select AppleTalk from the top drop down menu fig 2 7 select AppleTalk Network in the second drop down menu highlight your printer in the Name list select your printer PPD from the Printer Model drop down menu then click Add 2 4 Macintosh Setup c Locate your printer s PPD Hard Drive Library Printers PPDS Contents Resources EN LPROJ Folder and select it The Printer List window reappears fig 2 8 with your printer listed Fig 2 8 Printer List Window Ri The black dot indicates the default printer If you need to change it highlight your SA printer then go to the Printers menu and select Set as Default The black dot now appears in front of the selected printer d Skip to step 6 5 Do the following if you are using OS X version 10 2 1 a Click Add when Print Center opens fig 2 9 Ale Ei harer ee iii oe ian I a Fig 2 9 Add Printer Window Fig 2 10 Printer List Window b Select AppleTalk in the top drop down menu select AppleTalk Network in the second drop down menu fig 2 10 highlight your printer in the list under Name select XANTE from the Printer Model drop down menu select your printer s PPD from the Model Name drop down menu and t
8. Lygai i Dharila Free e m EE irain Aa Bihi bearers a A TE me meen 4 p ESG TET ow Liston ral C5 irr he Frei Fld irar kE Pikin E i Long Cres epa A Tae eh ce aani Eip ga Carim ieg paee m Fig 2 21 Page Setup Window Fig 2 22 Print Window 4 Select your printer from the Format For menu fig 2 21 your printer s PPD should be listed Macintosh Setup 2 9 If it says Generic call XANTE Technical Support at 800 926 8393 US and Canada NOTE P M 5 Select File Print The Print window appears fig 2 22 6 Select Print Features from the Print window s drop down menu fig 2 22 Your printer s PPD options are under the Printer Features fig 2 23 Some features may appear in the Print window that do not apply to your printer For example you may see 2400 x 2400 DPI resolution even when your printer does not have this option installed In such cases disregard these listings NOTE Gj Ql Fe me ie EG Pdi i Brews a EFT F Tl Pee eee Bme uA a h g at a E TEETE CA T ron ara a os _ ee ee eee rl F TL Fl ai dama igs las m mE F E AER CE Ae E mp Fi E be gy ee Le fihp ma iii aah hat Haia i gt a 1 krm e fh k Fig 2 23 Feature Options Tabs Fig 2 24 Paper Feed Options 7 Select the appropriate options from the drop down menus on the Feature Tabs fig 2 23 See Configuring Printer Options later in this chapter for a description of your pr
9. lt i may want to repeat the calibration process Also you can reset calibration values to factory defaults by clicking Reset in the More X ACT window NOTE 4 Close your browser after you finish the calibration and are satisfied with the results WV You also can use the printer s front panel X ACT feature to calibrate dimensions See 4 Accurate Calibration Technology X ACT in chapter 4 for details NOTE VM Virtual Memory The VM option allows you to adjust the size of your PostScript virtual memory in Megabytes This setting controls the printer s default virtual memory setting at power up 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 110 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript VM fig 2 110 The VM window appears fig 2 111 XANTE 1 ein FEE oem oe Fig 2 110 Printer Home Page Fig 2 111 VM Window 3 Select the desired amount of memory to set aside for virtual memory at power up fig 2 111 the minimum value allowed is 9 MB 12 MB is the factory default setting and the maximum value is 40 of the installed RAM 4 Click Change Then close your browser Print Quality EP1 Fuser Temperature NEIT and Print Density Print Quality has EP1 Fuser Temperature NEIT and Print Density options Macintosh Setup 2 49 EP1 Electrophotography Toner Control EP1 part of XANTE s new CPT Clean Plate Technology allows you to contro
10. More X ACT and VM later in this chapter NOTE Mirror Print Mirror Print allows you to produce a mirror image which is reversed left to right fig 2 46 This type of image is used to produce right reading documents required for imaging silk screens or metal plates Set Mirror Print from your application Print dialog box To ensure the highest quality when producing mirror images use this menu in the Print dialog box rather than an application setting True enables this feature and False the factory default disables it i l CIOVAHVA AVITADAY Y OJOVHAT DVIDAMI eonostisH qeit ar99 JIA onit bas WilsuQ 10i19que egovitieod bas eovitsgov V 991iv9Cd 9n0 mort OUT a UES amp YOO IONHOAT OUIDAMI oe Fig 2 46 Mirror Image 2 20 Macintosh Setup Optimize Output For e wy The Optimize Output For feature allows you to choose between Quality and Speed When quality output is more important than printing speed select Quality When speed is the more important select Speed but be aware that output quality may be slightly lower Depending on the application used a Printer s Default option may be available When this option is selected the current printer setting is used for the job Screen LPI ie wy The Screen LPI lines per inch feature allows you to control the number of gray levels and enhance the resolution quality of your printed image Usually yo
11. Transverse option support for printers supporting custom page sizes Support for PostScript printers with a Universal Serial bus XANTE PlateMaker 4 PPD Manual Installation Depending on your operating system your printer s PPD is either in the OS8_9 Printer Descriptions folder or the OSX Xant Utilities folder This file provides software applications access to printer specific features To load the printer PPD manually Zz Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh When the Main Installation window appears close it and the setup program Double click the Utilities CD ROM icon 2 16 Macintosh Setup 3 Go to the OS8_9 Printer Descriptions folder 4 Drag the XANTE PlateMaker 4 file for your printer into the System Folder Extensions Printer Descriptions folder on your Macintosh Configuring the PPD 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu The Chooser window appears fig 2 41 Fir al ao fa i a ii I My See la cn ag a al j TE z Ha a les p a a Gan Daa H H p 1 E F ER Jeet ae a el ADHI E Ta LE r T Ez r E E 4 5 i g mn E Fig 2 41 Chooser Window Fig 2 42 Select AdobePS 2 Select AdobePS from the box on the left top left in a network environment a list of available printers appears to the right R If the printer does not appear in the list verify that m fe Z e the printer is on and cable connections are secu
12. already If not open it manually by double clicking AdobePS in the Drivers AdobePS X X Eng or appropriate language folder The X X will be replaced by the driver version it is recommended that you install the latest version Macintosh Setup 2 13 3 Click Continue in the AdobePS Introduction window fig 2 35 The License window appears fig 2 36 T e ee ey EEEN MISE N ee ee m p E 2 ay ee ey E ee ee phe eee Lae EE Eg ki BETER D SA A PS PE LART TTS Pd SE ee Pe St ee oe i ee eat EE adobe PostScript Dr yere ye grt me nm utaa rt re ee ee ee eee a a Eo eS eS es a a E a EF Ss r EE L E E e AUN tes seine san ane eee e ERE AR 0 RS PYG ON SR PF as ena j OEE EEE a E E p T e a E N E TE iA Ijan H E T ee ee ee a ee E Moi Beels i a be u aiad o E l l a n a e aaa Fig 2 35 AdobePS Introduction Window Fig 2 36 License Window 4 Read the license agreement fig 2 36 then click Accept The AdobePS Install window appears fig 2 37 binim maa eee biin HiL d ers ieee oe ade yee eee pr aa Fig 2 37 AdobePS Install Window Fig 2 38 Installation Was Successful Window 5 Change the driver s destination disk if necessary in the Install Location box fig 2 37 then click Install An Installation Was Successful window appears fig 2 38 6 Click Quit fig 2 38 The Main Installation window reappears fig 2 39 SSEPETESE 9 STE TCS eT EEATT E Wow
13. appears fig 2 62 10 Click Restart if you are finished click Quit to leave the Installer or click Continue if you wish to perform additional installations fig 2 62 2 26 Macintosh Setup Install PS3Fonts You can install the screen fonts for the Adobe PostScript 3 fonts on your printer from the XANTE Utilities via the Utilities menu or via the Adobe PS3Fonts option under Software Utilities 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 63 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon Fig 2 63 Main Installation Window Fig 2 64 Utilities Menu Di Select AdobePS3Fonts from the Software Utilities menu fig 2 63 or select Adobe PS3Fonts from the Utilities menu fig 2 64 The Adobe PostScript 3 Font Installer window appears fig 2 65 Adobe PostScript 3 Font Installer pa apn ee pe l p ee Ms amy ea gs Wem ms i ome ol a se eee alll Cee Fig 2 65 Font Installer Window 3 Click Continue fig 2 65 The Font Installer License window appears fig 2 66 Macintosh Setup 2 27 immm e J ect ete etter ririt ree aed ev eer erie Her aieia PASE LE EES PCG LETHE Se EH oe TEO CPE BOSE ed Bee PE TED 1E eS ee Te l oe mec m n e n e o ee ee Fig 2 66 Font Installer License Window Fig 2 67 PS3Fonts Installer Window 4 Read the license window fig 2 66 then click Accept The PS3Fonts Ins
14. closely matches within 2 the corresponding percentage in the Enter Coverage Values section For example when you are reading for 2 if the box labeled 7 measures 2 enter the number 7 in the corresponding box Calibration page blocks are numbered from 0 to 255 You may have to check several blocks to find the one that most closely matches the percentage in the Densitometer Data Entry window Also it is not necessary to measure for each coverage value but that is recommended to achieve more accurate results h Click Linearize fig 2 100 2 44 Macintosh Setup BAY To verify linearization click the Print Verification Page button 2 100 and then click oy Print before you close the Linearization window When this page prints compare it to the original calibration page to verify the gamma correction you should see an improvement in gray scale progression 4 Close your browser LPI Default Setting LPI options allow you set the default Lines Per Inch lpi on your printer 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 102 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details 1 SL eel a i Ey a TELE I m a Fig 2 102 Printer Home Page Fig 2 103 Default LP Window 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript LPI fig 2 102 The Default LPI window appears fig 2 103 3 Select the desired LPI for your printer from the Default LPI drop down menu fig 2 103 Options go from 5 to 210 in single incr
15. fig 2 144 lists On Type Enabled Protocol DelayedOutputClose Interpreter PrinterControl HasNames Handshake nAckPulseWidth nStrobeExpectedPulseWidth and OutputDevice settings g The USB Information Page fig 2 145 lists On Type Enabled Protocol DelayedOutputClose Interpreter PrinterControl HasNames and OutputDevice settings Vv USB is for PC only NOTE o Fig 2 145 USB Information Page 4 Close your browser Installed Options The Installed Options option allows you to check the installation status of your printer s options 1 Goto the printer s home page fig 2 146 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details 2 60 Macintosh Setup Fig 2 146 Printer Home Page Fig 2 147 Installed Options Window 2 Select Printer Information Installed Options fig 2 146 The Installed Options window appears fig 2 147 3 Check the right side of the window fig 2 147 to determine the installation status of the printer s options Ri Options not applicable to your printer may still appear in the options list their status A will be listed as Not Installed 4 Close your browser Printer Maintenance The Printer Maintenance option allows you to access your printer s cleaning feature 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 148 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details 2 Select Printer Maintenance Clean Printer The Clean Printer window appears fig 2 14
16. section covers these options and their suggested settings WWW Available options vary depending on the application For example Adobe PageMaker aS contains several options not available through other programs Printer Specific Options The following printer specific options are available in most applications Fast Imaging Adobe PostScript 3 s Fast Imaging feature allows you to select from two methods of image data compression for faster printing when image quality is not the primary concern Set Fast Imaging from your application Print dialog box None the factory default prints at normal speed and with no data compression e Optimized for Quality compresses image data for faster printing than normal but with some usually not noticeable loss of image quality 2 18 Macintosh Setup e Optimized for Speed implements a greater degree of data compression to provide the fastest print time but with the possibility of a noticeable loss of data quality WwW Optimize selections do not function if the print job contains an image that is N masked or rotated to anything other than 0 90 180 or 270 NOTE Gamma The Gamma feature allows you to adjust printer output for ink media file and environmental conditions For example if a scanned image is too dark you can select a new gamma setting to lighten and enhance the details XANTE provides seven standard gamma curves available through the Gamma menu in the Print dialo
17. the XANTE Utilities via the View Manuals drop down menu or the Docs menu W Acrobat Reader needs to be installed to view the manual A NOTE 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 71 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon Fig 2 71 Main Installation Window Fig 2 72 Docs Menu 2 Select View Manuals in the Main Installation window fig 2 71 or select the desired manual from the Docs menu fig 2 72 The Manuals List Window appears fig 2 73 Fig 2 73 Manuals List Window 3 Highlight the manual file for your printer fig 2 73 then click Choose Acrobat Reader opens and in turn opens the selected manual file Macintosh Setup 2 29 TE UW If you previously have not loaded Acrobat Reader on your system a License window A appears In this case read the license window and click Accept to finish opening that application 4 View either the User s Manual fig 2 74 or the Quick Reference Manual fig 273 F ee Ss Mo a inma amaire ee se eh i ih wus se ampe J E E TET Fig 2 74 User s Manual 5 Close the manual file when you are finished then close Acrobat Reader Register On line You can register the printer on line from the XANT Utilities via the Web menu or via the utilities Main Information window through either the Register On line opt
18. the specific media source tray s use the following procedure UWS All features are listed as available in OS X However they are only available if the 5A s i feature is installed on your printer a Select Paper Feed from the drop down menu fig 2 16 The Paper Feed window appears fig 2 18 THE sam hae a i a F A m ham wo Sg urm i ae Be EN a ee TEU lee a Py irm oo n eet l Beers Dari a4 Fig 2 18 Paper Feed Window b Select All pages from or First page from and select the desired tray from the corresponding drop down menu fig 2 18 Then click Print vy To print from either a manual feed tray or a multipurpose tray select Manual Feed A 10 Select Save Custom Setting from the drop down menu fig 2 16 then click Print Configuring Your Printer from an OS X System You can configure your printer by selecting Page Setup and Printer Features 2 8 Macintosh Setup 1 Double click on your hard drive icon 2 Locate and double click the Installer Log File fig 2 19 New N Open 0 Open Recent p Close 36 W Save 365 Save As lt gt 365 Save All Revert to Saved Page Setup Fig 2 19 Locate Installer Log File Fig 2 20 File Menu Window 3 Select File Page Setup fig 2 20 The Page Setup Window appears fig 2 21 oe Fage Ambate al Konnur Tar Pam CANT iia A Tar TATE Farima PT LS Lega Taisel p an 2 ee me e nee
19. 9 Fig 2 148 Printer Home Page Fig 2 149 Clean Printer Window o 3 Click Clean Printer fig 2 149 to run the clean printer feature which cleans the printer s fuser roller 4 Close your browser Macintosh Setup 2 61 Printer Security This feature is designed to prevent unwanted changes to the printer configuration Some of the printer features that are configurable from the printer s web page can be locked by setting a password to that printer Login and Logout 1 Goto the printer s home page fig 2 150 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details i Peeled ia TAA ao a Se Fer me ee eee ee i 4 E nl D 5 H ENA ssi Fig 2 150 Printer Home Page Fig 2 151 Login Window 2 Select Printer Security Login fig 2 150 The Login window appears fig 2 151 3 Enter your password in the Password field fig 2 151 4 Click Submit You now can access the secure webpage areas When you are through select Printer Security Logout fig 2 151 The Logout window appears fig 2 152 XANTS m1 e i To e E h ial E P e ee H r _ a Fig 2 152 Logout Window 5 Click Submit When a message appears that you are now logged out close the browser 2 62 Macintosh Setup Set Password Set Password allows you to set your printer s password to access the secure webpage areas 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 153 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details
20. ANTE 14 1 Fig 2 153 Printer Home Page 2 Select Printer Security Set Password A Set Password window appears fig 2 154 or fig 2 155 JCANTE wenen AANT Seems roms Aer ERAS a Han etree Fig 2 154 Set Password Window 1 Fig 2 155 Set Password Window 2 If you do not have a password When figure 2 154 appears skip to step 3 If you have a password When figure 2 155 appears enter your password in the Current Password field and then continue to step 3 3 Type ina password of your choice up to 8 characters in length in the New Password field fig 2 154 or fig 2 155 then reenter that new password in the Re enter Password field 4 Click Submit You now can access the secure webpage areas When you are through select Printer Security Logout fig 2 155 The Logout window appears fig 2 152 5 Click Submit Then close the browser This new password will be required every time you log onto your printer s webpage Macintosh Setup 2 63 Changing Resetting the Password If you wish to change your password or have forgotten it you can reset it by using the following sequence from the Printer Security section fig 2 151 LOGIN LOGOUT LOGIN HOME LOGIN SET PASSWORD Simply go to these pages in this order to reset your password Then just follow the steps on how to set the password from the previous section Utility Pages The Utility Pages option allows you to print the following four utility pages
21. Chapter 2 Macintosh Setup Introduction This chapter describes your printer s Macintosh setup including connecting to the Ethernet port as well as installing utilities drivers your printer s PPD PostScript Printer Description and related files It also describes using your browser to access printer features and using Adobe Downloader ww Before beginning setup you should be familiar with standard Macintosh procedures o Port Connection Ethernet Port To connect to the Ethernet port 1 Turn off your computer Ethernet Port RJ 45 Connector Fig 2 1 Connect to Ethernet Port 2 Connect one end of the CAT 5 Ethernet cable to your printer s Ethernet port fig 2 1 3 Connect the cable s other end to the appropriate port on your network or directly to a computer if you are using a crossover patch cable Before using your printer set it up for your network environment and configure the Ethernet interface See the next section for details Configuring EtherTalk Ethernet is a multiple protocol medium that allows you to run several network protocols concurrently An EtherTalk network allows you to run the AppleTalk protocol on a physical base which can be three to five times faster than a LocalTalk network Macintosh Setup 2 1 RY Typically only Macintosh computers are installed on an EtherTalk network If you wy have PCs operating in an EtherTalk network see the documentation that came with your PC EtherTalk
22. I for your printer from the Default DPI drop down menu fig 2 98 Standard options are 600 x 600 DPI and 1200 x 1200 DPI if the 2400 dpi upgrade is installed on your printer then 2400 x 2400 DPI also appears in the drop down menu 4 Click Change Then close your browser WwW You also can select the DPI through the printer s front panel See Resolution Options DPI in chapter 4 for details Linearization Linearization allows you to create and download custom curves to your printer Seven different custom gamma curves can be created using this process You must use a densitometer capable of measuring dot area for the linearization process A densitometer like any other precision instrument must be calibrated before each use Refer to your densitometer s documentation for instructions on calibrating and using the densitometer 2 42 Macintosh Setup 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 99 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details aeai PEDRA Fig 2 99 Printer Home Page Fig 2 1 Pr Window 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript Linearization fig 2 99 The Linearization window appears fig 2 100 3 Linearize your printer using the following procedure fig 2 100 a Select the number of the custom gamma curve which you want to create from the Custom Gamma drop down menu Options are 0 through 6 the factory default is 0 Then click Change b Select the input sourc
23. S X Printer Installation This section describes how to install your printer on your Macintosh OS X system WwW You must have Mac OS X version 10 1 5 or 10 2 1 to install your printer properly LG NOTE 1 Verify that AppleTalk is enabled a Select Apple menu System Preferences Network The Network window appears fig 2 4 b Select Built in Ethernet from the drop down Show menu fig 2 4 Next select the AppleTalk tab select Make AppleTalk Active and click Apply Now Then close the window Macintosh Setup 2 3 a aa oe lee D ER iee 2 ate TES Ce tee oy Pee oe ie a s oo bb a Tee p ee Be r TE a eee ee gp ae E fe Fi ys ne A i Pip oe pe ee Poe i Fig 2 4 Network Window Fig 2 5 Utilities Installation Window 2 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh Double click the OSX_setup icon The Utilities Installation window appears fig 2 5 3 Select your printer from the Install Printer drop down menu fig 2 5 Print Center opens automatically If you have OS X version 10 1 5 go to step 4 for OS X version 10 2 1 skip to step 5 4 Do the following if you are using OS X version 10 1 5 a Click Add in the window asking if you would like to add to your list of printers now fig 2 6 or if you already have printers installed click Add Printer The Printer List window appears fig 2 7 Tae La Ee CECB tk OOO
24. When you are on line you can access XANTE s web site register your printer or obtain technical help 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 158 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details 1 Eprimmrmi i Fig 2 158 Printer Home Page 2 Select the desired web access http www xante com XANTE s web site Register Printer or Help fig 2 158 When the selected site s window appears take the following appropriate action a http www xante com Browse the web site for desired information This site offers fast access to product support contact trade show career XANTE and other printer related information When you finish skip to step 3 b Register Printer Fill out and submit the registration form Then skip to step 3 c Help Browse XANTE s Support site for the desired information You can search for information by product links by topics through the search option or by the Frequently Asked Questions option fig 2 159 Macintosh Setup 2 65 Fig 2 159 Support Window 3 Close your browser when you finish You also can register your printer or access XANTE on line support through your XANTE Utilities See Register On line and Access XANTE On line Support earlier in this chapter for details Managing Fonts A Fonts downloaded to your printer are considered resident which means applications do not have to bundle these fonts with print jobs You can
25. aded fonts fig 2 160 WwW If more than one optional hard disk is attached to your printer select the target disk x from the drop down menu 4 Highlight a single font in the list on the left and click Add or click Add All to select all of the fonts in the open folder The selected font s will appear in the list on the right of the screen fig 2 160 To remove fonts from the selected list on the right of the screen highlight the fonts and click Remove 5 Click Download to send the selected fonts to the printer 6 Wait until download is complete then select File Quit to close the Adobe Downloader Macintosh Setup 2 67 To review and remove downloaded fonts 1 Open the Adobe Downloader and select Special Printer Font Directory The following window appears fig 2 161 Tom amp Birer bang wm foe SATE rinier Where would you like the directory sent Screen ikl mammy E byl Printer OK Cancel Diiic Fiering Fig 2 161 Directory Location Window Fig 2 162 Font Directory Window 2 Choose Printer or Screen fig 2 161 and then click OK If you select Printer a list of the printer s resident fonts prints if you select Screen the Font Directory window appears fig 2 162 To print a list of resident fonts in ROM use Adobe Downloader s File Download PostScript File option to download the Fonts ps file or download the Fontsamp ps file to see a sample of th
26. ccelaFont automatically loads the most recently used fonts from the printer s optional hard disk into the RAM disk This eliminates time usually required to access fonts from the hard disk Accelafont is active only if fonts are downloaded to an optional hard disk on the printer and RAM Disk is enabled for 1 MB or more Options are 0 through 100 the factory default in 10 increments You also can set this feature using the front panel Utility Font Accel configuration menu 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 95 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details MANTE l m z m Fig 2 95 Printer Home Page Fig 2 96 AccelaFont Window 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript AccelaFont fig 2 95 The AccelaFont window appears fig 2 96 3 Select the desired percent of RAM Disk to allocate for AccelaFont from the Percentage drop down menu fig 2 96 Options are 0 to 100 the factory default in 10 increments Macintosh Setup 2 41 4 Click Change Then close your browser DPI DPI allows you to set the printer s default DPI 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 97 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details gp AAT m ANTE ponm merinin i a Fig 2 97 Printer Home Page Fig 2 98 Set Default DPI Window 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript DIP fig 2 97 The Set Default DPI window appears fig 2 98 3 Select the desired DP
27. d read the ReadMe html file 9 Close the ReadMe html file next close the Acrobat Reader 5 0 and Application Mac OS 9 folders and then remove the utilities CD ROM from your Macintosh Install ATM Adobe Type Manager You can install the Adobe Type Manager application from the XANTE Utilities via the Utilities menu or via the Install ATM link 2 24 Macintosh Setup 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 54 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon ee eee ae aaee Fig 2 54 Main Installation Window Fig 2 55 Utilities Menu 2 Select Adobe Type Manager ATM from the Software Utilities drop down menu fig 2 54 or select Adobe Type Manager ATM from the Utilities menu fig 2 55 A window appears asking you to indicate the appropriate country to view the ATM license for that area fig 2 56 Indicate the preni eere pau are instadling Chit produc to view The Pelee liceniing infona UEA Fig 2 56 Select Appropriate Country 3 Select the country fig 2 56 then click OK The Adobe License Agreement window appears fig 2 57 I GE BEE ee eee Bll PEE ee ee ee PO ee eee A PFE eee ee ee i Bal See eee Bi bE ose ce e eel ee ee Ue ee gg em Re a a el a A e o Fig 2 57 License Agreement Window Fig 2 58 Adobe Type Manager Window Macintosh Setup 2 25 4 Read the license agreement fi
28. download additional fonts to the printer s memory Fonts downloaded to printer memory remain only through the current power cycle Fonts downloaded to memory may cause PostScript errors due to insufficient memory To solve this increase printer memory or add an optional hard disk and download the fonts to it You can download Adobe Downloader from Adobe s website see Adobe Web Site Access later in this chapter for details Use this program to load and manage font files in your printer and to send PostScript files to your printer 2 66 Macintosh Setup To download Macintosh fonts 1 Open the Adobe Downloader and select File Download Fonts to bring up the following window fig 2 160 Outline Fonts Available Outline Fonts Selected N Fonts v Device Ameri 4 Macinto Ameri T AmeriBol Eject KUGE AmeriExtBol Desktop S Amerilta JI AvantGarBoo Add AvantGarBooObl AvantGarDem ee AvantGarDemObl Remove BenguBol J BenguBoo Cancel Bodon ee a Download E E ee BodonBol DERN BodonBollta BodonPos BookmDem Fig 2 160 Download Font Window 2 Select the folder on your Macintosh that contains the font files from the drop down menu on the top left of the window fig 2 160 The large box on the left displays the fonts in the selected folder 3 Select Memory or Disk from the Device menu as the destination for the downlo
29. e if you installed 2400 dpi upgrade select 2400 DPI from the Resolution Option drop down menu 5 Click Ok Then close the Chooser window when it reappears fig 2 166 Now the PPD is configured for the new resolution 2400 dpi will be available through your applications Adobe Web Site Access You can use your printer utilities to access the Adobe Systems web site to check for updates such as new versions of ATM and plug ins or to download files To do this use the Web menu or the Adobe Downloads option in the Web Information drop down menu on the Main Installation window Macintosh Setup 2 69 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 167 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon ik aiem ae bag 5 pea UB i Cie E Pa a gm J 7 n wie Fig 2 167 Main Installation Window Fig 2 168 Web Menu 2 Select Adobe Downloads from the Web Information drop down menu fig 2 167 or select it from the Web menu fig 2 168 Your web browser launches and takes you to the product Adobe s web site 3 Follow instructions on Adobe s site to locate and download any desired files 4 Close your web browser when you are finished You return to the Main Installation window fig 2 167 5 Close the Main Installation window fig 2 167 Older Application Support Older applications sometimes r
30. e for printing the calibration page from the Input Tray options c Select the LPI that will achieve 256 levels of gray from the LPI drop down menu Options are from 5 LPI to 210 LPI in increments of 1 the factory default is 85 LPI WF For 600 dpi select 85 lpi for 1200 lpi select 106 lpi for 2400 lpi select 133 to 150 lpi Any lpi may be used measure the lpi that is to be used for final output d Select the desired resolution Options are 600 dpi and 1200 dpi also if you have the 2400 dpi upgrade is installed on your system 2400 dpi will appear e Select Calibration Page and click Print A calibration page prints Macintosh Setup 2 43 BEER EEEESe h LLL ee BEERS K LLL ae SERRE EeRE TILL eee eel eel eel el el eed ce oe el ek SEES BERR RRR BERR RRR EERE BERS EEEEDESEEN LLLLLLLLLIS EEHHHHEHHN LLL I ee PTET kee Fig 2 101 Sample Calibration Page WwW Always print the calibration page using the same media and toner or press ink as used 4 for the final copy Also when possible calibrate from the final output For example when calibrating for heavy paper use heavy paper L Measure individual patches on the calibration page making sure that you first place the page on a white background See your densitometer documentation for how to take the measurements g Make sure to enter the solid black 1 and solid white 2 measurements first Enter the number of the patch whose densitometer measurement most
31. ee Resetting x to Factory Defaults in chapter 4 for details Storage Devices Hard Disk and RAM Disk Storage Devices allows you to display current hard disk and RAM disk settings and configure the device df NOTE To display hard disk settings and configure the device 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 122 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details XANTA m EANTA mae j q eres me Fig 2 122 Printer Home Page Fig 2 123 Hard Disk Settings Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Storage Devices Hard Disk fig 2 122 The Hard Disk Settings window appears fig 2 123 showing current settings If you want to reformat the hard disk continue to step 3 if not skip to step 4 Macintosh Setup 2 53 3 Click Format a warning window informs you that formatting the disk will erase everything on it If you want to continue click Proceed With Format otherwise continue to step 4 SANTI BEENI oe a bry TN _ k CEEE Fig 2 124 Warning Window 4 Close your browser R You also can format a hard disk via the printer s front panel For details see Hard x Disk in chapter 4 NOTE To display RAM disk settings and configure the device 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 125 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details l KANTE meen r d N iT m mm l Tum E fines 1 me i m Pmi i ee a Eei i iE
32. eference Language Manual about the Use Different Password option PS Files Folder The PS Files folder on the XANTE Utilities CD ROM contains Adobe PostScript files These files can help you in such areas as keeping track of your printer s status performing specific functions and printing font samples Use Adobe Downloader to download these files to your printer see Using Adobe Downloader earlier in this chapter for details Accelafont ps allows you to set the percentage of ramdisk available for the Font Accelerator feature D PS contains a Control D PostScript s end of job marker for use with applications that do not send a PostScript end of file Description pdf contains an overview of the files in the PS Files folder This file can be printed using Adobe Acrobat 3 0 or later DHCPOFE ps allows you to disable the DHCP protocol DHCPON ps allows you to enable the DHCP protocol Factory ps resets the printer parameters to factory defaults Fonts ps prints a list of the fonts resident on the printer 2 34 Macintosh Setup Fontsamp ps prints samples of Adobe PostScript 3 fonts resident on XANTE PostScript 3 printers Initdisk ps file initializes the hard disk installed in your printer y You must initialize a hard disk before it can be used to store downloaded fonts NOTE factory installed disks are initialized already and ready to be used Initializing a disk erases all information stored on the disk Netduplex p
33. ements the factory default is 85 LPI Then click Change 4 Close your browser WwW LPI also can be set through the printer s front panel See Lines Per Inch LPI in A chapter 4 for details NOTE Margins Printer Margin Adjustment The PostScript Margins feature allows you to adjust your PostScript printer margins so that your images will be positioned exactly on the page RY When you adjust margins for one page size it affects all media sizes 4 NOTE Macintosh Setup 2 45 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 104 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details eo ee Fig 2 104 Printer Home Page Fig 2 105 PostScript Margins Window 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript Margins fig 2 104 The PostScript Margins window appears fig 2 105 3 Check and adjust the PostScript margins if necessary a Click Update Print An alignment test page prints fig 2 105 Fig 2 106 Sample Alignment Test Page b Turn the test page so that the x is to the left and the y is at the top of the crossed lines c Check the current settings listed on the test page The factory default is x 0 y 0 which should cause each line to print 1 25 4 mm from the page s edges Coordinates listed on the alignment test page indicate change from the factory default in dots per inch Because these measurements are rounded for display adjustments should be based on careful measurement
34. equires special files This section covers several of those files Also XANTE s web site www xante com has details on working with some older popular programs Application PPDs and PDFs Files PPD and PDF files are required for a variety of applications including PageMaker QuarkXPress and ScenicSoft Preps The XANTE Utilities CD ROM contains these files for your printer PPD and PDF files are loaded onto your system during the Install Printer process 2 70 Macintosh Setup App Drivers Folder Some Adobe PageMaker and FreeHand versions QuarkXPress and ScenicSoft Preps applications require specialized files in addition to the standard PPD supplied for your printer These files are in the OS8_9 App Drivers folder on the XANTE s CD ROM Ri Some advanced XANT printer features may not be available when using older oA application versions Also APD Adobe Printer Description files for Adobe PageMaker versions 4 01 and earlier are available from XANT Technical Support PageMaker 5 PPD Folder The PageMaker 5 PPD folder contains your printer s PM5 PPD for Aldus PageMaker versions 4 2 to 5 0 and Aldus FreeHand versions 3 0 and 3 1 To install these PPDs 1 Load and configure the Adobe PostScript printer driver and your printer s PPD following instructions in Install Printer earlier in this chapter 2 Copy your printer s PPD from the CD ROM s OS8_9 App Drivers PageMaker 5 PPD folder to the System Aldus PPD folder o
35. ese fonts 3 Select the font storage area i e Memory from the Device menu to view the fonts present in that area 4 Remove a font from printer memory by highlighting the font and clicking Delete 5 Click OK to close the Font Directory window and return to the Adobe Downloader main menu Ew To remove fonts downloaded to printer memory turn the printer off Fonts are stored AA in printer memory only during the current power cycle Reconfiguring the PPD after Adding Options If you change options after initial printer setup such as installing an optional feeder and tray or a memory upgrade you need to reconfigure the PPD to reflect the change s Use the following procedure to update the PPD configuration The optional 2400 dpi upgrade is used as an example for this procedure 2 68 Macintosh Setup Fig 2 163 Chooser Window Fig 2 164 Installable Options Window 2 Select AdobePS in the left side of the window then select your printer in the right side and click Setup fig 2 164 A PPD Configuration window appears fig 2 165 Cae Ped ee De a ee TT Kear aS Polar _ Eea Pay Re Fee eet a Veer LESTE Primer a O L CE Fig 2 165 PPD Configuration Window Fig 2 166 Installable Options Window 3 Select Configure fig 2 165 The printer s Installable Options window appears fig 2 166 4 Select the appropriate upgrade from the corresponding drop down menu fig 2 166 For exampl
36. features in the OS X system without having to use another third party product NOTE Gj M 7 Goto File Page Setup When the Setup window appears fig 2 14 make sure your printer appears in the Format for drop down menu Then check the Paper size drop down menu to make sure the standard paper sizes for your printer appear fig 2 15 Click OK Custom sizes are not available in OS X yet NOTE P M AA O iiie L Page Biisien H E TTE S Fowre How den LMTP Pie i Tr jesa Pa apri mu oe Per E La Ler Tr NY Lege i turns Ch eit ihe i i cae Eotiratet beeticpe Piper lis Ferra bee Hon A Poe Sss La Th Pare Paper iie Le Ci Sree blige POD dre hee Long raap Morath Eeeeicoe Fig 2 14 Setup Window Fig 2 15 Check Paper Size Window 8 Go to File Print When the Print window appears fig 2 16 select Printer Features from the drop down menu When the Printer Features window appear fig 2 17 set the Media Type Resolution Screen Shape Screen LPI and Gamma settings Macintosh Setup 2 7 PaRi H ee T bisi Dga E Ii Baa ste iaer jm im ji n Bins So a mrm EMi Bee bmi Ji Darma Lamma i zl prm Dem Foram ley y Pd Te E O x H i Fig 2 16 Print Window Fig 2 17 Printer Features Window 9 Set other printer features Copies amp Pages Layout Output Options etc by selecting them from the Print Window fig 2 16 drop down menu For example to select
37. g 2 127 Printer Home Page Fig 2 128 Default Input Tray Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Trays and Media Default Media Tray fig 2 127 The Media Types window appears fig 2 128 3 Select the desired default tray from the Input Tray drop down menu fig 2 128 Then click Change 4 Close your browser Macintosh Setup 2 55 ui You also can select a tray using the printer s Tray Select key as well as enable tray chaining from the printer s front panel For details see Tray Selection Options in chapter 4 Media Types Media Types options allow you to configure the media type for each of your printer s input sources 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 129 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details JANTE JNT ee ee Ti j x i a x j D Tie Fig 2 129 Printer Home Page Fig 2 130 Configure Media Types Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Trays and Media Media Types fig 2 129 The Media Types window appears fig 2 130 3 Select the desired media type for the input source fig 2 130 Options are Paper the factory default Transparency Cover Stock Label Stock Paper Plate Polyester Plate Matte Film Clear Film Heavy Paper and UserDef User Defined 1 through 5 Then click Change RY If an optional cassette is installed you can designate the type of media for it Z NOTE 4 Close your browser EA You also can configure the media type t
38. g 2 57 then click Accept The Adobe Type Manager window appears fig 2 58 O Jimi e biai bmim in ees 2 O l Sy hf a ie e ham fee een mee a bbb ibe eee mmn an j a ra man ee a LE rri ai ee Hon 1 Fig 2 59 Read Me Window Fig 2 60 ATMInstall Window 6 Read the Adobe Read Me window then click Continue The ATMInstall window appears fig 2 60 7 Select the desired type of ATM installation from the drop down menu at the top left fig 2 60 Easy Install installs the Adobe Type Manager and all related files Custom allows you to select just installing ATM or also installing ATM Language Support Ww To remove ATM and all related files select Remove fig 2 60 the Install button Zi converts to Remove Then click Remove 8 Click Install fig 2 60 A warning window may appear which allows you to quit other running applications Then a message window recommends you restart your computer after installing the software fig 2 61 he a en Pe eo yau renari aur computer ater msialling ths PHL PEE ae BE Bi he Yee ia an safare Check Cantonese to atematicalty rar b E pe E ce manerh ean aes Peed cirk Bete r rihh et i bee iha pate Aye Se eee aa qe 4h ether emia apalk alien Tick a yAn E E teed ecb eee Fig 2 61 Restart Recommendation Window Fig 2 62 Installation Was Successful Window 9 Click Continue fig 2 61 When installation is complete an Installation Was Successful window
39. g box Gamma curves through 5 progressively lighten the midrange values in an image Gamma 0 the factory default makes no change to the image and Gamma 6 produces a reverse negative image without changing the image in the application Graphs in figure 2 45 show the change to the midrange gray levels White White Gamma 1 a Gamma 2 a aa a P Output Levels Output Level Output Levels Input Levels Whita O Black Input Levels Fig 2 45 Gamma Corrections O through 6 Macintosh Setup 2 19 You also can use the front panel options to control gamma For details see Halftone Calibration Technology Gamma in chapter 4 aR Depending on the application used a Printer s Default option may be available When this option is selected the current printer setting is used for the job Media Weight Media Weight allows you to designate the type of media used and to access correct temperatures for that media Set Media Weight from your application Print dialog box Options are Paper Heavy Paper Cover Transparency Paper Plate Polyester Plate Clear Film Matte Film and Labels media weights R4 You can create custom gamma curves to calibrate or adjust your printer for specific gt 4 media weights For details see Halftone Calibration Technology Gamma in chapter 4 and see the linearization section of PostScript Features AccelaFont DPI Linearization LPI Margins
40. he factory default disables this feature Options of Maximum High Medium Low are available Macintosh Setup 2 21 Additional Printer Specific Options for Adobe PageMaker Several additional printer specific options are available through PageMaker s Printer Features in the Print dialog box They include Tray Switch Installed Memory and Optional Tray Tray Switch Tray Chaining ui Tray chaining only applies to the standard and installed optional cassettes It does not A apply to the multipurpose tray Tray Switch allows you to select the printer s tray chaining feature on a per job basis Tray chaining on your printer is controlled via the printer s PPD Tray Switch feature Options are False which disables chaining and True which enables it When True is selected your printer automatically switches to another media source when the current source runs out of media as long as the following conditions are met All selected media sources must contain the same size media If the printer detects a different size media when it switches to a new tray the printer stops printing All trays must be inserted properly When Tray Switch is set to True an incorrectly positioned tray prevents the printer from printing Installed Memory The Installed Memory feature must be set to agree with your printer and Chooser memory configurations If your printer has an installed memory upgrade it will not appear in your application s Resolut
41. hen click Add Macintosh Setup 2 5 c Locate your printer s PPD Hard Drive Library Printers PPDS Contents Resources EN LPROJ folder and select it The Printer List window reappears with your printer listed S The printer whose name appears in bold type is the default printer If you need to x change the default printer highlight the desired printer go to the Printers menu and then select Set as Default that printer s name now will appear in bold type NOTE d Configure the printer s options 1 Highlight the printer under Name in the Printer List Then select Printer Menu Show Options The Printer Info window appears fig 212 wc i Ti Lae Ce Fie mua De Hinton Jab DA ai ie Le es oe r IE HE EAA Fig 2 11 Printer List Fig 2 12 Printer Info Window 2 Select Installable Options from the top drop down menu fig 2 12 Then uncheck any options not installed on your printer and select the appropriate resolution and memory RY Installable options configuration is available only on OS X 10 2 and above oy 3 Click Apply Changes fig 2 12 Then close the window 6 Locate the Text Edit Hard Drive Applications TextEdit program fig 2 13 and open it Then type a few words into the file to check the settings and features for your printer 2 6 Macintosh Setup Fig 2 13 Locate Text Edit You can try any application at this time but this procedure checks the PPD for the correct
42. hrough your printer s front panel See Media VA Types in chapter 4 for details Printer Information Printer Information options allow you to access printer diagnostic general I O setting and option information 2 56 Macintosh Setup 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 131 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details Fig 2 131 Printer Home Page Fig 2 132 Printer Information Options 2 Select Printer Configuration Printer Information fig 2 131 Printer Information Options appear fig 2 132 The Printer Information options include Diagnostic Information General Information I O Settings and Installed Options Diagnostic Information The Diagnostic Information option allows you to check your printer s E Prom s status 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 133 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details IANT o _ EIIE T T 1 3 ER I imr 5 1 a om _ ie aa ee a i Fig 2 133 Printer Home Page Fig 2 134 Diagnostic Information Window 2 Select Printer Information Diagnostic Information fig 2 133 The Diagnostic Information window appears fig 2 134 3 Check the right side of the window fig 2 134 to determine the condition of your printer s E Prom If the E Prom condition is good you don t have to do anything if it is bad or missing A contact XANTE Technical support e A Q NOTE A C
43. indow instructions fig 2 31 and click OK Then follow those instructions to locate and select the appropriate application folder s baa wel ee ee s ed lee iba eres et ier Cae ee nee eer eed ees a feel ees wee yee are ee eed lee Toi be lrir lbr beri dae P pra ms es pees dh il tee Lad eed eili iF Fig 2 31 Application Location Window Fig 2 32 Installation Was Successful Window 9 Wait until the Installation Was Successful window appears fig 2 32 then click Quit 2 12 Macintosh Setup Install the PostScript Driver AdobePS OS 9 You can install the Adobe PostScript Driver AdobePS in two ways from the XANTE Utilities via the Install Printer menu or via the Drivers drop down menu link 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 33 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon Then select the desired language from the drop down menu fig 2 33 F ile ilhi Web Hel language f inigi Oers Fig 2 33 Main Installation Window Fig 2 34 Drivers Menu 2 Select AdobePS Driver from the Install Printer drop down menu fig 2 33 or select AdobePS Driver from the Drivers menu fig 2 34 The AdobePS Introduction window appears fig 2 35 EW On most systems the AdobePS program launches when you click PostScript Driver oY unless this version of the driver is installed
44. inter s options 8 Select Paper Feed from the Print window drop down menu 2 22 When the paper feed options appear fig 2 24 select the desired media source WS To save these settings made in this procedure as the defaults for all print jobs select mY Save Custom Setting from the Print window drop down menu NOTE 9 Click Print The OS X Installer Log prints verifying that your printer is installed correctly Adobe PostScript Printer Driver and Printer PPD Installation OS 9 The XANTE Utilities CD ROM contains the latest AdobePS Printer driver and your printer s PPD These files must be installed before you use your printer They are loaded onto your system during the Install Printer process This section covers that process as well as manual installation in case you should need to reinstall them 2 10 Macintosh Setup Install Printer Use Install Printer to install XANTE Utilities your printer s PPD and your printer s QuarkXPress PDF if QuarkXPress is on your system 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 25 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon BE DSL ie bh FP ae LE Lee I Fig 2 25 Main Installation Window Fig 2 26 XANTE Utilities Window 2 Select the desired language from the drop down menu fig 2 25 then select your printer from the Install Printer drop down menu fig 2 26
45. inter Configuration fig 2 83 printer configuration options appear fig 2 84 Informational Pages Start Page Low Toner Page and Network Page The Information Pages window allows you enable or disable printing of the Start Page Low Toner Page and Network Page 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 85 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details e TEN ip Fig 2 85 Printer Home Page Fig 2 86 Informational Pages Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Informational Pages fig 2 85 The Informational Pages window appears fig 2 86 3 Set start up page low toner page and network page printing as desired fig 2 86 a Start Page Select either On to enable start up page printing or select Off to disable it Then click Change b Low Toner Page Select either On to enable low toner page printing or select Off to disable it Then click Change c Network Page Select either On to enable low toner page printing or select Off to disable it Then click Change 4 Close your browser Macintosh Setup 2 37 Ew You also can control start up page printing using the Startpgon ps and Startpgoff ps oY files See PS Files Folder Macintosh earlier in this chapter Network EtherTalk General and TCP IP Configuration Network options allow you to control EtherTalk General and TCP IP configuration EtherTalk Configuration On an EtherTalk network with more than one zone the network route
46. interface NOTE The following steps are required to set up your XANTE printer on an EtherTalk network Port Connection Ethernet Port earlier in this chapter covers step 1 the next two sections cover steps 2 and 3 1 Connect your XANTE printer to the network through the Ethernet port 2 Configure your Macintosh for EtherTalk See the next section Configure the Macintosh for EtherTalk for details 3 Change the EtherTalk Zone name if necessary using the Setzone ps file and Adobe Downloader or via your browser See Change the EtherTalk Zone Name later in this chapter for details Configure the Macintosh for EtherTalk Configure your connection through the AppleTalk Control Panel under Apple menu Control Panels AppleTalk on a Macintosh with OS 8 X or higher e Go to the Apple menu select Control Panels and then select AppleTalk Select Ethernet from the drop down menu Change the Etherlalk Zone Name On an EtherTalk network with more than one zone the network router assigns your printer a default zone Check with your System Administrator to determine the correct zone for your printer Then if necessary change the printer s zone name using the Setzone ps file and Adobe Downloader or the Set EtherTalk Zone option available through your browser See EtherTalk Configuration later in this chapter Before Beginning Software Installation and Configuration Before you begin software installation and configurat
47. ion be aware that installation depends on your Macintosh OS version e Any classic Macintosh OS version not version X When the XANTE Utilities CD ROM is inserted into the computer the setup program starts or should start automatically e OSX The setup program will not start Click the CD ROM icon to open it then double click OSX_setup This provides a front end for the installers available to OS X 2 2 Macintosh Setup Language Before beginning the software installation and configuration note that whenever you open the XANTE Utilities you need to make sure the appropriate language is selected You can select the language either in the Main Installation Window fig 2 2 or from the Language menu fig 2 3 Use the following procedure to select the language 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 2 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon m s me oa e o n m i Trgi E Fig 2 2 Main Installation Window Fig 2 3 Language Menu 2 Select the desired language from the drop down menu in the Main Installation window fig 2 2 or from the Language menu fig 2 3 English is the factory default language Other options include Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Danish Dutch Finnish French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Portuguese Brazilian Spanish and Swedish Macintosh O
48. ion or the Register Your Printer option under Web Information These options open the XANT web site product registration page These features only work if you are connected to a network and on line 1 Insert the XANT Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 76 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon Ten Thi MEH ELEA _ ar A 2 E e T i PS PS a m lard ies 2 Jea hiak Fig 2 76 Main Installation Window Fig 2 77 Web Menu 2 30 Macintosh Setup 2 Select one of the following three options Register On line fig 2 76 Register Your Printer from the Web Information drop down menu fig 2 76 or Register Your Printer from the Web menu fig 2 77 Your web browser launches and takes you to the product registration page on XANTE s web site fig 2 78 Fig 2 78 Registration Form 3 Complete and submit the registration form fig 2 78 Then close your web browser You return to the Main Installation window fig 2 76 4 Close the Main Installation window fig 2 76 Ew You also can register on line using your browser See XKANTE Web Access KANTE eA Web Site Register Printer and Help later in this chapter Access XANTE On line Support You can use the printer utilities to access XANTE s on line support web site which offers quick access to printer drivers frequently asked questio
49. ion menu unless Installed Memory is configured properly Optional Tray The Optional Tray setting must be set to agree with your printer and Chooser configurations Otherwise the tray will not appear or be selectable from within your application Options include Not Installed the factory default and Installed Installing Auxiliary Utilities XANTE Utilities included access to several other programs and files which you may find very helpful when working with your printer These include Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Type Manager ATM and Adobe PS3Fonts screen fonts for the resident printer fonts Install Adobe Acrobat Reader XANTE Utilities CD ROM documentation is in Adobe Acrobat Portable Documentation Format PDF If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your system you should install it now 2 22 Macintosh Setup You can install Adobe Acrobat Reader from the XANTE Utilities via the Utilities menu or via the Software Utilities Adobe Acrobat Reader link 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The Main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 47 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon a Mie begiga Misere Doce GET Fig 2 47 Main Installation Window Fig 2 48 Utilities Menu 2 Select Adobe Acrobat Reader fig 2 47 from the Software Utilities drop down menu or select Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu fig 2 48 The
50. ki i EER i mna Fig 2 89 Printer Home Page Fig 2 90 General Configuration Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Network General fig 2 89 The General Network Configuration window appears fig 2 90 3 Select the desired size for network buffers then click Change 4 Close your browser then restart your printer to make the new size setting take effect TCP IP Configuration TCP IP configuration includes the class IP address subnet mask and DHCP options Your printer s default TCP IP address should be changed to agree with your network s TCP IP addresses Check with your System Supervisor for the correct TCP IP address To configure TCP IP settings 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 91 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details WANT ANTE 1a X uaii 4 z A m me O cone i Fig 2 91 Printer Home Page Fig 2 92 TCP IP Configuration Window Macintosh Setup 2 39 wn Select Printer Configuration Network TCP IP fig 2 91 The TCP IP Configuration window appears fig 2 92 3 Check and change the following settings accordingly if necessary fig 2 92 a Change the TCP IP address Network Class if necessary check with your System Supervisor then click Change b Change the printer s default TCP IP address Network and Node IDs to the address assigned by your System Supervisor by using the scroll arrows beside each number then click Change c Change
51. l the level of toner transferred from the toner drum to the media to control toning 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 112 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details IATE ANTE b e TAEI L a a p i m Fig 2 112 Printer Home Page Fig 2 113 Default EP1 Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Print Quality EP1 fig 2 112 The Default EP1 window appears fig 2 113 3 Select the type of media for which you want to set the EP1 from the Media Type drop down menu fig 2 113 Then Click Change 4 Select the EP1 settings from the EP1 field Options are 0 up to 15 The default setting depends on the selected media The default for paper and film is 10 the default for plate is 0 Then click Change 5 Close the browser Fuser Temperature Fuser Temperature allows you to change your printer s default fuser temperature settings for each media type 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 114 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details MANTE ee M ik Lii by l agii a TAN gt ca Fig 2 114 Printer Home Page Fig 2 115 Default Fuser Temperature Window 2 50 Macintosh Setup e NOTE Di 2 Select Printer Configuration Print Quality Fuser Temperature fig 2 114 The Default Fuser Temperature window appears fig 2 115 3 Select the type of media for which you want to set the temperature from the Media Type drop down menu fig 2 115
52. lose your browser Macintosh Setup 2 57 General Information The General Information option lists miscellaneous printer details These include the product name PostScript version current firmware revision boot RAM version RAM size engine speed page count and PostScript margin settings as well as whether the start up page and low toner page printing is enabled on or disabled off 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 135 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details SS e Fig 2 135 Printer Home Page Fig 2 136 General Information Window 2 Select Printer Information General Information fig 2 135 The General Information window appears fig 2 136 3 Check the desired printer information fig 2 136 then close your browser I O Settings I O settings has AppSocket EtherTalk IP LPR and Parallel options each of which displays current printer settings for its network protocol 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 137 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details wh a a Al L npes EF Fig 2 137 Printer Home Page Fig 2 138 I O Settings Window 2 Select Printer Information I O Settings fig 2 137 The I O Settings window appears fig 2 138 2 58 Macintosh Setup 3 Select the desired protocol AppSocket EtherTalk IP LPR or Parallel fig 2 138 then check its settings a The AppSocket Information Page fig 2 139 lists On Type Enabled
53. n your Macintosh 3 Check your application documentation for details on selecting and using the PPD QuarkXPress PDF Folder The QuarkXPress PDF folder contains the PDF Printer Description File for your XANTE printer QuarkXPress versions 3 3 X and earlier require this file in addition to the PPD to ensure the highest quality output from your printer and QuarkXPress Install Printer loads the QuarkXPress PDF automatically To load these PDFs manually 1 Load and configure the Adobe PostScript printer driver and your printer s PPD following instructions in Install Printer earlier in this chapter 2 Copy your printer s PDF from the CD ROM s XantelInstallers App Drivers QuarkXPress PDF folder to the appropriate folder on your Macintosh For versions 3 3 X and earlier copy the printer s PDF to the QuarkXPress application PDF folder 2 QuarkXPress 4 X uses your printer s PPD file it does not need a PDF To load a PPD file manually copy your printer s PPD from the CD ROM s Printer Descriptions folder to the System Folder Extensions Printer Descriptions folder on your Macintosh Macintosh Setup 2 71 F Remove Balloon Help from the Quark folder for QuarkXPress 3 3 2 A fe Z ScenicSoft Preps Folder The ScenicSoft Preps folder contains PPD and PDX files for your printer Print Install installs these files automatically if you have the ScenicSoft Preps application on your system 000 2 72 Maci
54. ns download files etc Access this site via the Web menu or via the Xante On line Support option in the Web Information drop down menu on the Main Installation window 1 Insert the XANTE Utilities CD ROM into your Macintosh The main Installation window should open automatically fig 2 79 If not double click the CD ROM icon then double click the Setup icon Macintosh Setup 2 31 Fig 2 79 Main Installation Window Fig 2 80 Web Menu 2 Select Xante On line Support from the Web Information drop down menu fig 2 79 or select it from the Web menu fig 2 80 Your web browser launches and takes you to the XANTE Support web site 3 Close your web browser when you are finished You return to the Main Installation window fig 2 79 4 Close the Main Installation window fig 2 79 Miscellaneous Procedures This section covers miscellaneous procedures to make working in the Macintosh environment easier CD ROM PostScript Files and Programs Feature Access You can access and control many printer features via programs and PostScript files on the XANTE Utilities CD ROM For example you can use PostScript files to set your printer s EtherTalk zone name control start up page printing or initialize an internal hard disk In a Macintosh environment you can use Adobe Downloader program to download PostScript files and fonts to your printer see the next section Using Adobe Downloader and see PS Files Folder late
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56. o download files check printer status and manage fonts File Menu The File menu allows you to download fonts and PostScript files to the printer and quit Adobe Downloader Download Fonts This menu allows you to download fonts to printer memory Fonts downloaded to your printer are considered resident which means applications do not have to bundle these fonts with print jobs Fonts downloaded to printer memory only remain during the current power cycle See Managing Fonts later in this chapter Download Postscript File This option allows you to select a PostScript file and send it to the printer Macintosh Setup 2 33 Special Menu The Special menu allows you to check printer status and manage fonts downloaded to your printer Printer Status This option allows you to check current printer status Printer Font Directory The Printer Font Directory provides access to fonts downloaded to the printer Using this menu you can print a list or view on screen all fonts downloaded to printer ROM memory or an optional hard disk Delete allows you to remove fonts that have been downloaded to memory or the optional hard disk You cannot remove fonts from ROM See Managing Fonts later in this chapter Other Special Menu Options We recommend that you manually reboot your printer or use your system Special Restart option instead of using the Clear Font Cache or Restart Printer options in the Special menu See the PostScript R
57. page and the original position appears as a gray fig 2 107 This is only a preview the change will not take effect unless you click Update Print XANTE r os ee b e a mo oo od a Sl ce ceo fee Fig 2 107 View Coordinates Window Print another alignment page see step 3 Macintosh Setup 2 47 g Measure the x and y lines on the new test page If the lines are not each 1 25 4 mm from the edge of the paper go back to step 3c and repeat the process 4 Close your browser when the x and y lines are set correctly More X ACT Use XANTE s patented X ACT technology to calibrate printer line lengths to exact dimensions You can save a different set of More X ACT values for each different media type your printer supports You need a metric ruler to complete this procedure 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 108 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details KANTE oo a A rme PrateMaker Fig 2 108 Printer Home Page _o a n mies e E e S28 Se z om bami 2 Fig 2 109 More X ACT Window 2 Select Printer Configuration PostScript More X ACT fig 2 108 The More X ACT window appears fig 2 109 3 Follow the directions in the More X ACT window to calibrate your printer s output to exact dimensions 2 48 Macintosh Setup Ri More X ACT is a cumulative process If you are not satisfied with the calibration you
58. r assigns your printer a default zone Check with your System Administrator to determine the correct zone for your printer then if necessary change the printer s zone name Also if more than one printer of the same model is on the Ethernet network you may want to change the printer name to avoid confusion or just to personalize the printer To configure EtherTalk settings 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 87 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details MANTE ae e 4 ee es _ _ Fig 2 87 Printer Home Page Fig 2 88 EtherTalk Configuration Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Network EtherTalk fig 2 87 The EtherTalk Configuration window appears fig 2 88 3 Enter the desired name for the printer fig 2 88 for example you might name the printer Samson Then click Change to the right 4 Enter the new name for the EtherTalk Zone Name fig 2 88 Then click Change to the right UWS EtherTalk zone names are limited to 32 characters are not case sensitive and cannot JN i f include the equal approximately equal asterisk colon or at characters 5 Close your browser 2 38 Macintosh Setup NOTE G General Network Configuration General configuration options allow you to set the network buffer 1 Goto the printer s home page fig 2 89 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details XANTS wame HEE gt i
59. r in this chapter for details Using Adobe Downloader You can download Adobe Downloader fig 2 81 from Adobe s web site see Adobe Web Site Access later in this chapter Use this program to download and manage font files in your printer hard disk and to send PostScript files to your printer 2 32 Macintosh Setup Primter Status Prikber Fakt Directory Cie lanl Catha Resfard Pranher A lite Ditferesit Parsuword E Dio uitieeedd Fakta a lowed Porisoripi File P uit Fig 2 81 Adobe Downloader Menu For example to change the printer s EtherTalk zone name using Adobe Downloader and the Setzone ps file in the XANTE Utilities 1 Use a text editor such as SimpleText to open the Setzone ps file in the PS Files folder on the XANTE Utilities CD ROM 2 Change the name of the name of zone in parentheses to the name of your EtherTalk zone 3 Save the file and download it to your printer using Adobe Downloader s File Download PostScript File option fig 2 81 ww EtherTalk zone names are limited to 32 characters are not case sensitive and cannot 4 include the equal approximately equal asterisk colon or at characters Also you can use the browser to change the printer s EtherTalk zone name see Network EtherTalk and TCP IP Configuration later in this chapter for details NOTE Adobe Downloader File and Special Menus contain options that allow you t
60. re your system is configured for EtherTalk see Configuring EtherTalk earlier in this chapter e your Macintosh is setup for EtherTalk in the AppleTalk Control panel 3 Highlight your printer and click Create If the setup reminder dialog box appears click OK The Adobe PostScript printer driver automatically selects and configures the correct PPD for your printer x If multiple PPDs are installed for your printer select the correct PPD when Ri prompted m fe Z 4 Close the Chooser window to complete the PPD setup unless the Autosetup Failed message window appears fig 2 43 If this window appears continue with step 5 Macintosh Setup 2 17 Lair PVE Lee ik PP eee LE LS OT E lepar bera Fro Sof ia A Lemme gpd cere Sep Sad Ma bod n Fig 2 43 Autosetup Failed Message Fig 2 44 Installable Options Window 5 Click OK fig 2 43 The Installable Options window appears fig 2 44 6 Configure your printer s options fig 2 44 a Select Installed for any optional tray you have installed on your printer b Select the highest resolution on your printer and the amount of RAM installed on your printer 7 Click OK twice The Chooser window reappears then close that window See The PPD in chapter 4 for details on selecting PPD options Configuring Printer Options Various printer specific options become available through your software applications after you install the printer s PPD This
61. ree Fig 2 39 Main Installation Window Fig 2 40 Registration Form 2 14 Macintosh Setup V NOTE Click Register On line fig 2 39 if you are on line the Registration web page launches fig 2 40 and you continue to step 8 If you are not on line skip to step 9 Complete and submit the registration form fig 2 40 Then close your web browser The Main Installation window reappears fig 2 39 Take the appropriate following action a To continue installing other parts of the Utilities continue to the appropriate installation section Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Install ATM Adobe Type Manager or Install PS3 Fonts R If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not on your system it is recommended that you install it 4 now using the procedure in Install Adobe Acrobat Reader later in this chapter b To view or print your printer s manual to register your printer on line if you have not done so already to access XANTE s on line support or to check Adobe s web site for product updates continue to the appropriate section View Manuals Register On line Access XANTE On line Support or Adobe Web Site Access c To quit the installation process close the Main Installation window fig 2 33 then restart your computer AdobePS Driver Manual Installation To load the AdobePS Printer driver manually l Zi 3 4 Insert the XANT Utilities CD ROM into your Macinto
62. s not the printed coordinates 2 46 Macintosh Setup NOTE NOTE e Ri V If current settings are not the factory defaults and you must adjust the coordinates you may reset factory default coordinates by selecting Reset Margins and clicking Update Print another alignment test page using the factory defaults measure the lines and make adjustments if necessary Measure the distance from the edge of the page to the x line it should measure 1 25 4 mm This distance is dependent on the y coordinate If an adjustment needs to be made use the following appropriate procedure e To move the x line away from the edge of the page select an appropriate plus value in the X Coordinate field e To move the x line closer to the edge of the page select an appropriate minus value in the X Coordinate field Measure the distance from the edge of the page to the y line it should measure 1 25 4 mm This distance is dependent on the x coordinate If an adjustment needs to be made use the following appropriate procedure e To move the y line away from the page s edge select an appropriate plus value in the Y Coordinate field e To move the y line closer to the page s edge select an appropriate minus value in the Y Coordinate field You can preview a coordinate change s effect on image placement To do this change the x and y coordinates as desired then click View Coordinates The shifts accordingly on the screen
63. s is not for use with the PlateMaker 4 printer Netpgoff ps allows you to disable printing the network page which lists protocol settings for EtherTalk IP IPP and LPR as well as Ethernet physical settings Netpgon ps allows you to enable printing the network page which lists protocol settings for EtherTalk IP IPP and LPR as well as Ethernet physical settings Parmdump ps prints a list of each interface and its current settings Prnipsub ps prints IP parameters including the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Ramdisk ps allows you to set the size of the RAM disk feature Setip ps allows you to set your printer s IP address Open the file in a text editor such as SimpleText and change the IP address in the parentheses to your printer s IP address Save and download the file to your printer Restart the printer to make the change effective Setname ps allows you to change the printer s name Setzone ps allows you to set your printer s EtherTalk zone name Open the file in a text editor such as SimpleText and change name of zone in the parentheses to the name of your EtherTalk zone Save the file and download it to your printer Restart the printer to make the change effective Startpg ps allows you to print the printer s start up page Startpgoff ps disables the printer s start up page feature preventing the page from printing automatically each time the printer is restarted Startpgon ps enables
64. se browser window Print Density This feature allows you to adjust the density of toner on your printed page Density options range from 0 light to 7 dark The factory default is 4 1 Go to the printer s home page fig 2 118 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details XANTE i ai a p Fig 2 118 Printer Home Page Fig 2 119 Printer Density Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Print Quality Print Density The Print Density Window appears fig 2 119 3 Select the density level for your printer in increments of 1 Then select Change 4 Close browser window Reset Factory Defaults Reset Factory defaults allows you to reset the printer name and EtherTalk Zone to enable start up page and low toner page printing to enable DHCP and to reset PostScript margins to factory default settings vy If you select reset to factory default enabling DHCP could affect your IP address a 2 52 Macintosh Setup 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 120 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details Fig 2 120 Printer Home Page Fig 2 121 Reset Factory Defaults Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Reset Factory Defaults fig 2 120 The Print Reset Factory Defaults window appears fig 2 121 3 Click Reset Factory Defaults Your printer will restart and the changes will be in effect RY Factory defaults also may be reset using the printer s front panel keys S
65. sh When the Main Installation window appears close it and the setup program Double click the Utilities CD ROM icon Go to the Drivers AdobePS ENG or appropriate language folder Double click the AdobePS Installer icon and follow the on screen instructions The AdobePS driver requires the following system setup Apple Power Macintosh running System 8 6 or later AdobePS does not run on Macintosh 68K computers At least 4 MB of memory Macintosh Setup 2 15 My At least 3 1 MB of hard disk space plus the space required for the PPDs each PPD is approximately 75 K Apple ColorSync 2 0 1 if using the AdobePS ColorSync features AdobePS does not support ColorSync 1 X AdobePS is not compatible with Apple QuickDraw GX AdobePS provides Adobe PostScript 3 and Adobe PostScript Level 2 support Full ColorSync 2 1 support Simplified printer setup and printing interface Ability to change printers from the Print dialog box Collation to print multiple document copies as opposed to multiple groups of the same page Reverse order printing to control the order in which the document pages are printed Poster printing of enlarged pages on multiple sheets that can be combined to create a poster Manual duplexing to split a print job into two segments one for printing one side of the document the second to print the other side Booklet printing to create brochure like printouts OpenType fonts support using Adobe Type Manager 4 6
66. taller window appears fig 2 67 5 Select Easy Install from the top left drop down menu fig 2 67 Easy install installs Type 1 and TrueType fonts for Adobe PostScript 3 R If you do a Custom Install you can select the desired fonts to install options include gt 4 PostScript Type 1 TrueType CE Type 1 and CE True Type NOTE 6 Click Install fig 2 67 A message window appears to let you close any other running applications fig 2 68 Aer appir plions Cen be ruin rig THe iain Cirmi ade ae Gata made ek a eer Poe SPCR RE DICK Clete is Beare eet fA Dmu PROC ey the nd eee TEN ER He ERE Ottt Ente be hee d biim Th ha Ceo en ibe eer ee Fig 2 68 Quit Applications Window Fig 2 69 Replaced Fonts Window 7 Click Continue fig 2 68 A progress window lets you know the installation s progress 8 Wait until installation is complete when the Replaced Fonts window appears fig 2 69 click OK An Installation Was Successful window appears fig 2 70 boigtgoge wary np ee bee sisted ears See eggs yry ri yar erg e F p er Gen eel r he ie ok Ge le brir Te hilab F pride So pei i mbin i ETE baa PE A i ae a Fig 2 70 Installation Was Successful Window 2 28 Macintosh Setup 9 Click Restart if you are finished click Quit to leave the Installer or click Continue if you wish to perform additional installations fig 2 70 View Manuals You can open and view the printer s documentation from
67. the Subnet Mask if necessary then click Change If you are using DHCP continue to step 4 d otherwise skip to step 4 d Select either DHCP On or DHCP Off and click Change 4 Close your browser then restart your printer to make the new TCP IP address take effect Pinbar Alignment This feature allows you to print two lines at the top of your plates for use as an alignment tool for your plate punch See chapter 4 for more information about Pinbar Alignment 1 Goto your printer s home page fig 2 93 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details XANTS a i 7 an uy Fig 2 93 Printer Home Page Fig 2 94 Pinbar Alignment Window 2 Select Printer Configuration Pinbar Alignment The Pinbar Alignment window appears fig 2 94 3 Select pinbar position by clicking ON then enter the appropriate position number 2 40 Macintosh Setup Options are from a minimum of 0 0 0 mm to a maximum of 3 0 76 mm in increments of 0 1 2 45 mm from the center of the page The factory default is 2 0 51 mm 4 Click Select after making the appropriate choice 5 Close browser window PostScript Features AccelaFont DPI Linearization LPI Margins More X ACT and VM NOTE Ms PostScript features include AccelaFont DPI Linearization LPI Margins More X ACT and VM options AccelaFont Accelafont options allow you to set aside a portion of RAM disk to store fonts for quick system access A
68. the printer s start up page feature causing the page to print automatically each time the printer is restarted Macintosh Setup 2 35 Syspram ps prints a list of current system parameters Using the Browser Feature Access You can access many printer features using your browser and the printer s home page utilities The next sections cover going to the home page and accessing printer features options and information available there Printer Home Page To access your printer s home page 1 Turnon your printer and then the computer R You must assign the printer a valid IP address for you network before you can use the 4 browser 2 Open your browser and enter your printer s IP address This address appears on the printer start up page The Printer Home Page appears fig 2 82 amre a a Fig 2 82 Printer Home Page The home page has five major categories Printer Configuration Printer Information Printer Maintenance Printer Security and Utility Pages Printer Configuration Printer Configuration options include Informational Pages Network Pinbar Alignment PostScript Print Quality Reset Factory Defaults Storage Devices and Trays and Media To access printer configuration features 1 Goto the printer home page fig 2 83 See Printer Home Page earlier in this chapter for details 2 36 Macintosh Setup Fig 2 83 Printer Home Page Fig 2 84 Printer Configuration Options 2 Select Pr
69. u set lines per inch through your application However when LPI is not a software option you can use the Screen option provided by your printer s PPD in the Print dialog box Options include 30 LPI 75 LPI 85 LPI 95 LPI 110 LPI and 115 LPI Depending on the application used a Printer s Default option may be available When this option is selected the current printer setting is used for the job Screen Shape Dot Shapes The Screen Shape feature allows you to select the shape of dots that make up the screen pattern for your printed image This feature is controlled by your printer s PPD that is loaded on your system during printer setup Set the Screen Shape menu option in your application Print dialog box Options are Enhanced None the factory default Euclidean Round Line and Ellipse The choice of shape depends on the type of print job For example round usually is used for traditional offset printing while screen printers may choose line or ellipse aR Depending on the application used a Printer s Default option may be available LY Smooth Shading Smooth Shading allows you to use the Adobe PostScript 3 method of rendering gradient blends Smooth Shading produces the highest quality image at the selected resolution For some images PostScript files created with Smooth Shading are smaller and print faster than those created using PostScript Level 2 Set Smooth Shading from your application Print dialog box Off t

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