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1. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Typical Network Configuration In a typical network configuration both the print server and all client Macintosh computers are only connected to the printer via an Ethernet connection through an optional network interface card with the EPSON Stylus RIP software server or client version installed on every computer clients print server AppleTalk control panel set to Ethernet for both server and clients printer optional Ethernet card In this configuration the print job is sent over the network twice before it prints once from the client to the print server and once from the print server to the printer Note You may experience problems if you have more than one printer on the network in a mixed configuration For example if you have one EPSON Stylus series printer connected to a serial port and set up as remote only and another connected by an Ethernet card on the same network you won t be able to set the Network AppleTalk control panel to Remote Only and Ethernet at the same time Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software disable all anti virus or disk utility extensions and shut down any applications that are running Then follow these steps 1 Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD ROM in your drive If necessary double click the Stylus RIP CD
2. The printer is producing pages containing illegible type or characters Images and type look bitmapped and jagged on your printouts You see Font not found or Find font error messages Macintosh One or more colors are missing in your printout or it prints in black ink only Your printed output has white lines Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged You re having trouble printing from PageMaker 6 0 or 6 5 Windows EPS and TIFF files do not print Your printout has misplaced images or type Printed images are clipped at the edges Your Macintosh freezes when you try to print from QuarkXPress Your Macintosh loses custom page sizes when y N TA Nn WHY Id NLS yy TS SS ha YT oo co Y es selecting PDF file output from QuarkXPress 3 3x 5 8 Introduction The EPSON Stylus RIP software lets you use your EPSON Stylus COLOR or EPSON Stylus Photo ink jet printer as a PostScript 3 Macintosh and Windows NT and Level 2 Windows 95 98 compatible printer It reads the Adobe PostScript files automatically created by the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver seamlessly converts them into raster images and automatically prints them on your printer You can use the EPSON Stylus RIP with both Macintosh and Windows systems in standalone or networked configurations Adobe PostScript is the industry standard for high quality graphic output All the elements in a document including text graphics and other imag
3. Adobe PageMaker Illustrator PostScript and the PostScript logo are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated PANTONE is a registered trademark and PANTONE CALIBRATED is a trademark of Pantone Inc General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 1999 by Epson America Inc CPD 8323 4 99 Contents Introduction Do You Need PostScript Special Features Macintosh System Requirements Windows System Requirements How To Use Your Manuals Cautions Notes and Tips Where To Get Help DMB Aes Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Nacintosh Checking the Printer 1 N ji 1 Q Determining Your Configuration Standalone Configuration Direct Connection Network Configuration 1 1 i N Oo Typical Network Configuration Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client Macintosh i i coj ON Contents Color Matching 1 9 Press Simulations ColorSync 2 x Support 1 10 PANTONE Color Support 1 10 2 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Setting Up re EPSON Stylus RIP Server 2 2 Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences Setting Up the Chooser and PostScript Drivers Printing from an Application 2 8 Sending the Print Job Setting Print Job Options 2 10 Starting the EP
4. Howto pdf file in the following folder Program Files EPSON Stylus RIP Stylus RIP_Utilities PANTONE lt your printer s name gt CoatedPaper720 Every attempt is made to accurately match color values as closely as possible to the PANTONE spot colors However no color matching scheme can guarantee an exact match due to environmental and other characteristics that affect how we perceive color For example a color that appears to be an exact match under incandescent room lighting may appear differently under fluorescent lighting conditions While many of these factors are accounted for in the process of developing the colors an exact match is not possible under all visual conditions Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Once you ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your computer s you re ready to print in PostScript To print with the EPSON Stylus RIP you need to start the RIP set printing options print from your application and let the RIP process your print job and send it to your printer You can then use the EPSON Stylus RIP window to monitor your print jobs manage the print queue or run a batch of print jobs at the same time Here s what this chapter covers D Printing from a Windows application Setting printer and output options D Managing print jobs D Printing over a network Configuring the EPSON Stylus RIP application Printing from an Application When you want to print PostScript d
5. You must turn on AppleTalk or the Stylus RIP software will not work even if you are using a standalone system Click the AdobePS then select the icon first Stylus RIP Server printer item Chooser 2B a Select a PostScript Printg StylusRIP Server a then make AppleTalk z Active even if setup _ you aren t printing ona Act AppleTalk Pa bap network Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 4 From the Chooser click Setup to select the PPD file that corresponds to your EPSON ink jet printer The following dialog box appears w Current Printer Description File PPD Selected EPSON StylusPhoto 1200 v3010 106 Auto Setup J Select PPD J Help J Printer Info J Configure J Cancel J Cow 5 In most cases clicking the Auto Setup button will automatically select the correct PPD file Click Auto Setup If your printer model appears at the top of this dialog box click OK 6 If your printer model is not displayed click Select PPD The following dialog box appears Select a PostScript Printer Description File Printer Descriptions untitled EPSONStyiusCOLOR1520v3010 106 EPSONStyiusCoLoR3000v3010 106 E C EPSON Stylus COLOR800v3010 106 C EPSON Stylus COLOR850 v3010 106 C EPSON Stylus COLOR900v3010 106 L EPSON StylusPhoto v3010 106 L EPSONStytusPhoto 1200v3010 106 EP
6. RIP manually Eo system requirements Managing print jobs Macintosh 2 16 jto 2 17 Windows to Media Quality setting Macintosh 2 12 Windows Memory errors Missing colors Monitor Stylus RIP 2 17 Network configuration Macintosh 3ko Network Name setting Macintosh Network printing Windows Non PostScript printing O Options print Macintosh 2 10 jto 2 13 Windows 4 4 to 4 8 PageMaker problems 5 7 PANTONE Macintosh 1 9 to Windows 3 9 to Paper options Macintosh 2 13 Windows Peer to peer network 4 3 7 to 3 8 PostScript driver installing Baha PostScript Printer Descriptions PPDs p eS gg Pa 2 PostScript printing when to use to Preferences Macintosh 2 4 to Windows 4 15 to 4 16 Press Simulation setting Macintosh o Windows 4 7 to 4 8 Print files folder 4 15 to 4 16 Print head maintenance Print jobs cancelling 2 17 ore Print options Macintosh 2 1 Printer Profile setting o Printer checking Printing batch drag and drop 215 from Macintosh a EBjof2 10 from Windows applications ications EET Macintosh options 2 10 to 2 13 multiple jobs 4 10 iai Aa network Esty pan Sf to 5 7 Windows at Q Quark XPress problems 5 8 R Raster Spool Mode setting Macintosh 2 5 Windows 4 15 to Remote only connection FAG Index Resolution Macintosh 2 12 Windows Ser
7. ROM icon to open its window Double click the Installer icon in the Stylus RIP window Ge Installer At the title screen click Continue From the Installer dialog box pick Easy Install specify an Install Location to install the RIP into and click Install Installer Easy Install v Click the Install button to install StylusRIP Server Files Printer Files Adobe PS StylusRIP Utilities Fonts PostScript Typel Fonts True Type More m Install Location TE on the disk untitled Switch Disk Install M Follow the on screen instructions then click the Restart button when prompted to restart your system If you aren t prompted to restart your computer manually restart it yourself Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 6 Once your system has restarted open the AppleTalk control panel by opening the Apple menu and choosing Control Panels gt AppleTalk 7 fusing a serial connection choose Remote Only from the Connect via pop up menu If visible click the Options button and make AppleTalk Active o SS Appletalk Connect via Remote Only rm Setup AppleTalk address Node Network Network range Current zone lt no zones available gt oO User defined 173 o 0 to 65535 2C 8 Close the AppleTalk control panel Set the connection method to Remote Only
8. Windows peer to peer network All you need to do to print over the network is enable file sharing for the RIP s print queue directory and then send print jobs to this directory via the network You can use this file sharing feature between Windows 95 98 and or Windows NT computers within the same Workgroup provided that both file sharing and printer sharing are enabled in your network setup Each computer must have the Adobe PostScript printer driver installed but only the print server the computer to which the printer is directly connected needs to have the EPSON Stylus RIP software installed Users printing from applications running directly on the print server do not need to do anything differently to print to the shared printer Users printing from applications running on client computers need to direct their PostScript output to a file on the shared folder on the print server Enabling File and Print Sharing Follow these steps to enable sharing for the RIP s print queue directory 1 Enable Windows File and Printer Sharing via the Network control panel on the print server See your Windows Help file for instructions Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 2 Locate the folder where print files are queued for processing Though the default location is C Windows Temp on the print server s hard drive this can be changed See page 4 15 for details on viewing or changing the print queue directory location Ri
9. Your application must also support Windows color matching to use ICC profile information When you install your the EPSON Stylus RIP software these profiles are copied into the Stylus RIP Utilities folder Program Files EPSON Stylus RIP Stylus RIP_Utilities ICC_PROFILE To use the profiles with Windows 95 you must manually copy the profiles to the following folder C Windows System Color Under Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 the profiles are automatically copied to the appropriate folders when you install Stylus RIP For more information see the Readme file in the Program Files EPSON Stylus RIP Stylus RIP_Utilities ICC_PROFILE directory Note You should install an ICC profile for all your input output devices to achieve successful color matching In addition you may need to copy your profiles to other locations depending on the applications you use Refer to your application s documentation for instructions on using ICM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows PANTONE Color Support PANTONE professional color palette files for your printer are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software These files can be read directly into most PANTONE licensed applications so you can have printer calibrated versions of PANTONE colors The colors are calibrated to use Stylus RIP s error diffusion halftoning on EPSON coated paper and photo quality media Note For installation and application specific usage instructions refer to the
10. and set your Page Setup options Select Print from the File menu In the Print dialog box set the Destination to File Click the General pop up menu and choose Save as File Select any PostScript Level type set the Data Format to Binary and choose Include All fonts Set any other options you want to use and click Save If necessary choose the folder where you want to save the print file After your file is created simply drag it to the Stylus RIP Server alias icon The RIP opens if it s not already open and begins processing your file or files You can continue to drag and drop multiple files and they will be processed in the order in which they were dropped Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Managing Print Jobs While your job is printing the Server Information window displays the following information If you don t see this window select Show window from the PostScript menu Information of server R StylusRIP Server Connect SimpleText Printer Stylus Photo 1200 Modem port Page currently Page 1 printing Quality 720x720dpi Unibirection Data size 36 KB Click here to Status Cancel cancel a print job status Printing 9 page 1 job Product Evalu ation Percentage of current page Message com pl ete Progress Percentage of current job complete You can use the information in the window to track the progress of your print job If a problem occurs during printing
11. below AppleTalk control panel set to Remote Only serial or standalone printer USB Macintosh cable In this configuration you install the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your Macintosh system which then acts as both server and client in your printing process Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Direct Connection Network Configuration In a direct connection configuration shown below the Macintosh that is connected to the printer acts as the print server with the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software installed on it The printer is directly connected to the print server s printer modem or USB port SC900 SP1200 The other computers in the network are clients of the server with the EPSON Stylus RIP client software installed on them AppleTalk control panel set to Ethernet for both server and clients clients printer serial USB cable print server In this configuration the client Macintosh computers send print jobs to the print server which puts the job in a print queue and then sends it to the printer This speeds up transmission of the job because it is sent over the network only once offering you the best EPSON Stylus RIP performance Note It is best to choose a Power Macintosh with a fast processor and ample RAM as your print server allowing you to devote its resources to printing the data sent over the network LocalTalk networks are not recommended for use with the EPSON Stylus RIP
12. default to Courier or print a bitmap image of the font The print head nozzles are clogged Run a self test on the printer and clean the print heads if necessary See your printer user s guide for instructions Troubleshooting The printer is producing pages containing illegible type or characters Possible cause Solution The printer is not receiving and processing PostScript code Click Cancel in the Information window ona Macintosh or Cancel Printing in the Stylus RIP window on a PC to stop printing If this doesn t work turn off the printer to avoid wasting paper On a Macintosh halt the Stylus RIP application by holding down the Option and Command keys and then pressing Esc Restart your Macintosh to establish communication with the printer Make sure that you correctly performed all the steps in Chapters 1 and 2 Macintosh or Chapters 3 and 4 Windows On a Windows system make sure you are printing through the PostScript printer driver and the port is set to Stylus RIP On a Windows system set the Parallel port type to either EPP or ECP mode See your PC s owner s manual for instructions on changing this setting in your BIOS Images and type look bitmapped and jagged on your printouts Possible cause Solution You re printing with the standard EPSON non PostScript driver rather than Stylus RIP Make sure you launch the Stylus RIP program before you start printing On a
13. printing from an application make sure the Stylus RIP Server software is set up and running If you re printing from a client system you don t need to have the Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh Just make sure Stylus RIP is running on the server and AdobePS is selected in the client Macintosh s Chooser before you print See page 2 5 for instructions Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Sending the Print Job To print a document from an application follow these steps 1 Open the document you want to print in your application 2 Select Page Setup from the File menu The Adobe Page Setup dialog box appears Set the print options for your document and click OK 3 Once you have set up the page select Print from the File menu The following dialog box appears Click here a E t select Printer StylusRIP Server y Destination different i General vj piaia categories Copies 1 of print job Pages All options i Q From To Paper Source All pages from Cassette v i First page from v Click here A zj the current Save Settings Corrine settings as the default settings Click here to print your document with the current settings 4 Select the number of copies page range and paper source you want Make sure the Destination option is set to Printer not File Then click Print If you want to use the drag and drop
14. saved files don t print Windows Possible cause Solution You re not saving your PostScript print files with the ps or prn extension When you print from your application make sure you save your PostScript print files with the ps or prn extension Stylus RIP only processes files with one of these two extensions in their names See page 4 14 for instructions You re not saving your PostScript print files in the right folder When you print from your application make sure you save your PostScript print files in the C Windows Temp folder Stylus RIP will only process files in this folder unless you configure EPSON Stylus RIP differently See page 4 15 for instructions Stylus RIP takes a long time before printing starts Possible cause Solution Your system needs more memory Add RAM to your computer Complex jobs that use a large number of fonts will process faster with more RAM Your system needs a faster processor Upgrade your CPU if possible for faster processing of your print jobs Your printouts contain incorrect fonts or jagged type Possible cause You re not using PostScript fonts or your fonts are incorrectly installed Solution Make sure you have PostScript compatible fonts not just screen fonts loaded on your system and selected in your application Most fonts are downloaded with the print job If the page is missing a font EPSON Stylus RIP will
15. to CMYK the default setting for color or Grayscale 3 Choose one of the Press Simulation settings if you want your colors to more closely match those of SWOP printing devices or other standards If you use one of the press simulation options you must choose the corresponding profile see page 2 11 and print on coated or photo quality media Your choices are D SWOP coated Specifications for Web Offset Publications U S press standard for coated paper Euro Euroscale European press standard D DIC Japanese press standard D Off Printer s default 4 Ifyou have an EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 or 3000 printer or an EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 choose one of the following for the Paper Options D Print Using Roll Feed Media Make sure you choose this setting when you re printing on roll paper otherwise the printer will eject the entire roll of paper Db Print Using Cut Sheet Media printer s default Make sure you choose this setting when you re printing on single sheets of paper otherwise the top and bottom edges of your image may be clipped 5 To send the print job to the Stylus RIP Server with the selected options click Print To make your settings the future default settings click Save Settings Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Ja Starting the EPSON Stylus RIP Server Software Automatically Note Because the Stylus RIP Server software uses a lot of system resources you may want to
16. EPS or TIFF files on a page created in another processed directly by application and then print Stylus RIP Troubleshooting Your printout has misplaced images or type Possible cause Solution Your system doesn t have enough memory to run Stylus RIP Print from your application without starting Stylus RIP Then close your applications before you run the EPSON Stylus RIP software Add RAM to your computer Printed images are clipped at the edges Possible cause Solution You selected the wrong paper size in Page Setup or Print Setup Make sure you select the paper size that corresponds to the paper in the printer You are printing a document with margins larger than the printable area of your printer Check your printer user s guide for information on the maximum printable area on your printer and format your document so it fits within that area Also check that your printer software settings are correct for the document On a Macintosh you selected the wrong printer name in the Chooser Follow the instructions under Starting the EPSON Stylus RIP Server Software Automatically on page 2 14 and make sure you select the correct printer icon AppleTalk zone and printer name Then try printing again Your Macintosh freezes when you try to print from QuarkXPress Possible cause Quark balloon help caused a conflict Solution Drag the QuarkXPress balloon help t
17. EPSON EPSON STYLUS R l P User s Guide Printed on recycled paper with at least 10 post consumer content All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks and EPSON Stylus RIP is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION AcuPhoto and EPSON FaxAdvice are trademarks and EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark of Epson America Inc
18. If visible click here to enable AppleTalk The EPSON Stylus RIP software is installed on your hard disk If your computer is not connected to a network you can skip ahead to the next chapter to start printing via the RIP If you have client computers that will need to print to the RIP continue to the next section Caution Once you ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software don t move modify or delete any of the files or folders that were created on your hard disk or the software may not work Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP ona Client Macintosh Once you ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your print server you can install the Client software on the client Macintosh computer s in your network Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP Client software disable all anti virus or disk utility extensions and shut down any applications that are running Then follow these steps 1 Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD ROM in your drive If necessary double click the Stylus RIP CD ROM icon to open its window 2 Double click the Client Install icon in the Pa Stylus RIP window Client Install 3 At the title screen click Continue 4 From the Client Install dialog box pick Easy Install specify an Install Location to install the RIP into and click Install Client Install Easy Install v Click the Install button to install Pr
19. Macintosh make sure you select AdobePS in the Chooser On a PC make sure the correct Stylus RIP driver is selected in your application s Print Setup dialog box Troubleshooting You see Font not found or Find font error messages Macintosh Possible cause Solution You re allowing Font Substitution in your application You re not using PostScript fonts Turn off Font Substitution in your application s Page Setup dialog box You must have PostScript compatible fonts not just screen fonts loaded on your system and selected in your application to be able to print with the RIP You have moved or renamed the Stylus RIP software folder Follow the steps in Chapter 1 to reinstall the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system Then don t move any of the installed files or folders Your Stylus RIP Preferences and tmp folders are corrupted If none of the solutions above prevent font error messages delete the tmp folder and the CPSPREFS file in the Stylus RIP folder Stylus RIP will create a new preference file automatically when you restart the program Your font management utility has a font conflict If you use a font management utility check it to make sure all the fonts are available for your application as necessary One or more colors are missing in your printout or it prints in black ink only Possible cause Solution You didn t specify color data in your applic
20. R 3000 GlossyFilm 1440 h EPSON RIP Stylus COLOR 3000 GlossyFilm 720 cnoose a EPSON RIP StylusCOLOR 3000 GlossyPaper 1440 Printer Lend EPSON RIP Stylus COLOR 3000 GlossyPaper 720 Profile Save Settings Print Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 2 Choose one of the following Print Color settings Black and White Select this setting for faster printing of text and or line art in black only D Color Grayscale Choose this setting for printing without CMYK color correction D ColorSync Color Matching Choose this setting for color management with ICC profiles Stylus RIP matches the colors in your printout to the colors displayed on your monitor as closely as possible In a networked system ColorSync color correction is performed on the client Macintosh and must be enabled PostScript Color Matching Choose this setting for color management of RGB files or if you re using a press simulation profile In a networked system PostScript color matching is performed by EPSON Stylus RIP on the print server If you choose one of the color matching options you must choose a Printer Profile to use for matching 3 Ifyou selected a color matching option in step 2 choose a Printer Profile corresponding to the media and resolution print quality you want to use or to the press simulation you want to use The available profiles are described below Be sure to choose one of the media resolution profiles beginnin
21. SON Stylus RIP Server Software Automatically Drag and Drop Printing 2 15 Managing Print Jobs Using the Stylus RIP Monitor 2 17 3 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Checking the Printer 3 2 Installing the EPSON Stylus RIP Software Installing the PostScript Driver Installing the PostScript Driver on Client Computers Color Matching 3 9 ICC Support PANTONE Color Support 3 10 4 Printing with EPSON Contents Stylus RIP for Windows Printing from an Application Starting EPSON Stylus RIP Printing with the Default Options Printing and Setting Printer Options Managing Print Jobs Batch Printing Network Printing Enabling File and Print Sharing Connecting the Client Computers Sending Print Jobs from Client Computers Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP Setting EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences Starting Stylus RIP Automatically Troubleshooting Printing High Quality Color Images Solving Problems You see a Printer cannot be opened or Printer not found error message Macintosh You see a memory or VM error message Macintosh You see a communications error message when you try to open Stylus RIP Stylus RIP does not run Windows Your saved files don t print Windows Stylus RIP takes a long time before printing starts Your printouts contain incorrect fonts or jagged type 5 1 1 i PERBERE 1 i j N m oo i WV i ji V H ON i A N A SS N ik w 1 Q Contents
22. SON StylusPhotoEX v3010 106 C LaserWriter Printer Model EPSON StylusPhoto 1200 v3010 106 7 Highlight your printer and click Select Then confirm the name and click OK Close the Chooser Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh OO O Now you re ready to print a PostScript document from the print server or a client Macintosh See the following section for printing instructions To make starting Stylus RIP easy and to allow you to drag and drop PostScript files for printing create an alias of the Stylus RIP Server program on your desktop Click the Stylus RIP Server icon and select Make Alias from the File menu Then drag the alias icon to your desktop See page 2 15 for instructions on drag and drop printing Printing from an Application When you want to print PostScript documents you must first start the Stylus RIP Server software and then leave it running In most situations you should leave it active until you shut down your Macintosh Note To set up the Stylus RIP Server software so it starts automatically each time you turn on or restart your Macintosh see page 2 14 Then when you send a PostScript print job from your application to the Stylus RIP Server it processes the PostScript file into a raster image and prints it on your printer If you send the job from a client Macintosh on a network the Stylus RIP Client software sends it to the print server Macintosh for processing Caution Before
23. a serial or USB cable Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh If you connected the printer via a network interface card and use AppleTalk zones select the printer s zone and then select the printer name Or use the Scan button to locate the printer on your network Click OK once you select the printer and port Note If you change your printer connection later you must reconfigure Stylus RIP for your new port To do so start Stylus RIP and select Printer Connection from the PostScript menu When you see the Connection dialog box select your printer on the new port or interface If the printer has not been previously licensed for PostScript or this is the first time you ve run the Stylus RIP Server a dialog box prompts you for your EPSON Stylus RIP license key The license is printed on your CD ROM sleeve Type it exactly as shown and click OK The Stylus RIP Server software searches for the printer checks printer settings and licenses and then displays the Stylus RIP server window Leave the window open O Information of server Connect Printer Stylus Photo 1200 Modem port Page Quality 720x720dpi UniDirection Data size Status Cancel status idle Message Progress Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh If you re using Stylus RIP on a standalone Macintosh you re ready to start printing If you re using Stylus RIP on a network or if you want to set prefer
24. accompanying PostScript driver on your Windows 95 98 or NT system Even if you already have other PostScript printer drivers you need to install AdobePS 4 2 Windows 95 98 or 5 0 NT 4 which is included on the EPSON Stylus RIP CD ROM AdobePS 4 2 and 5 0 provide several new features and greater support for many popular applications Here s what you need to do to completely install the RIP D Check the printer s setup and operation D Install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your computer D Install the Adobe PostScript 4 2 or 5 0 driver depending on your operating system Db If your applications use ICM Image Color Matching and you need this type of color matching make sure the ICC International Color Consortium profiles are copied to the correct folder Db Ifyou need to match PANTONE colors be sure to read the instructions on the PANTONE PDF file located at C Program Files EPSON PANTONE lt printer_name gt CoatedPaper720 Note If you re planning to use the EPSON Stylus RIP on a peer to peer network you need to install the RIP software on the print server only However you must install the Adobe PostScript driver and a PPD on all computers that will print to the RIP Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Y Checking the Printer Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software follow the instructions in your printer s setup guide to set up your printer for use making sure you perform the followi
25. ation software or select color ink in your print options Check your application software documentation for instructions on creating a color document Also make sure color ink is selected see Chapters 2 and 4 for more information Your color print head needs cleaning or the ink cartridge is empty See your printer user s guide for instructions on cleaning the color print head or replacing an ink cartridge Troubleshooting Your printed output has white lines Possible cause Solution Your screen saver is Turn off your screen saver interrupting the printing process The print head Run a self test on the printer and clean the print nozzles are clogged heads if necessary See your printer user s guide for instructions Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged Possible cause Solution You are enlarging the Try printing the images in a smaller size These images types of images are processed for a set resolution and size EPS art files produce higher quality images than bitmap art especially when enlarged You re having trouble printing from PageMaker 6 0 or 6 5 Windows Possible cause Solution Your PostScript Copy your printer s PPD from the printer PPD file isnot Windows System folder to the following folder or in the correct folder directory C PM6 RSRC USENGLISH PPD4 or directory EPS and TIFF files do not print Possible cause Solution These files cannotbe Place
26. d on the EPSON Stylus RIP CD ROM D If you re working with scanned images check the scanner software settings Db Try cleaning the print head with the utilities provided with your printer then print a few lines to check your output See your printer user s guide for instructions Db Run the print head alignment utility using coated ink jet paper See your printer user s guide for instructions You may want to use a loupe to check the alignment Solving Problems Here are some detailed solutions to specific problems or error messages you may receive You see a Printer cannot be opened or Printer not found error message Macintosh Possible cause Solution The printer is not turned on Turn on the printer and try printing again The printer is not correctly connected to the Stylus RIP standalone or server Macintosh Make sure the printer connection is secure at both ends of the cable Also make sure the cable is not defective and it meets the specifications for your printer See your printer user s guide for more information You re using an optional EtherTalk interface card and named the printer incorrectly Check the instructions in Chapter 1 to make sure you named the printer correctly Troubleshooting You see a memory or VM error message Macintosh Possible cause Solution Virtual memory is not turned on Not enough memory is allocated to the Stylus RIP soft
27. dia Type and Print Quality settings Set the Ink option to CMYK color or Grayscale depending on whether you want color or black and white output If you have an EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 or 3000 printer or an EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 printer choose one of the following Paper Options D Print on roll paper Choose this setting when you re printing on roll paper otherwise the printer will eject the entire roll of paper Dd Print on single sheets Choose this setting when you re printing on single sheets of paper otherwise the top and bottom edges of your image may be clipped If you are printing with CMYK color data and you want your printer s output to match the SWOP Euro or DIC standards of offset printing color separations choose the appropriate standard as the Press Simulation setting You have the following choices Db SWOP Specifications for Web Offset Publications the U S standard for coated paper Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows OOO Bb Euro Euroscale European press standard Db DIC Japanese press standard D Off the default setting Note The color of printouts can look different depending on lighting and paper selection The Press Simulation feature assumes you are looking at printouts under light with a correlated color temperature of 5000K and that were printed on either 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Paper or Photo Quality Glossy Film Caution So
28. dpi Plain Paper Draft 360dpi Plain Paper 360d a Change the ips Plain Paper 720dpi il Ink Jet Paper 720dpi setting here PQ Ink Jet Paper 1440dpi z To change options in both the Windows 95 98 and Windows NT Properties dialog boxes the procedure is essentially the same First you click the feature you want to change in the upper portion of the dialog box and then choose the setting for that feature from the lower portion In the Windows 95 98 Device Options tab you need to pull down the Change setting for menu to select the setting in Windows NT your choices are in the Change Setting scrolling list For a description of the Paper and Graphics tab s settings click Help within these tabs For a description of the Device Options tab s settings and features see page 4 7 4 When you re finished selecting options click OK Then click OK at the Print dialog box to print Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Selecting Device Options Printer Features The Windows 95 98 Device Options tab and the Windows NT Printer Features section let you set up your document for printing at different resolutions on different media types and with different PostScript effects You can change the following printer options 1 Set the Media Quality option to correspond to the paper youre printing on and the resolution print quality you want to use See your printer user s guide for more information about Me
29. driver is installed the Setup program asks if you want to add another PostScript printer to your system Click the Exit button to stop adding PostScript drivers 10 When you see a message that installation is complete click Yes to close the Setup program and restart the system automatically StylusRIP Installer pX Setup has finished Q Before you can use the program you must restart Windows Do you want to restart your computer now 7 No Once the system restarts the EPSON Stylus RIP software and PostScript driver are successfully installed If you aren t printing in a networked environment you can jump ahead to Chapter 4 to begin printing with the RIP Note If you use PageMaker 6 0 or 6 5 you also need to copy your printer s PPD file to a PageMaker folder Copy your EPSON printer s PPD file from the Windows System folder to CAPM6 RSRC USENGLISH PPD4 Installing the PostScript Driver on Client Computers You can use the EPSON Stylus RIP in a Windows 95 98 or Windows NT peer to peer network by connecting your EPSON ink jet printer to the print server s parallel port and then directing the other systems the client computers to generate PostScript print files with the PostScript driver and save them to a shared directory The RIP software monitors this shared directory for PostScript print files and prints the document automatically Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows To set up EPSON Stylus RIP for
30. edia paper and desired resolution ink color mode and press simulation mode EPSON StylusPhotoEX 2015 802 Properties PEI Paper Graphics Device Options PostScript Watermarks Choose the feature ae ue you want to set here Ink Press Simulation swoP Change setting for Media Quality Plain Paper 360dpi Cha nge the PQ Glossy Paper 720dpi esy Pap p Paper 1 440d setting here F Note To make the settings in these dialog boxes your default settings for future printouts open the Properties dialog box from the Printers control panel instead of from your application Right mouse click a printer in the Printers control panel and choose Properties from the pop up menu Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows In Windows NT all printer and print job options are under the Advanced tab via a menu tree E EPSON StylusPhotoEX 3010 106 Document Properties AEG i Advanced Click here to expand or Page Setup Advanced i in Graphic F collapse a section of jE E Resolution lt 720x720dpi 1440x720dpi gt the tree E Color Appearance lt Color gt a Scaling lt 100 gt By TrueType Font lt Substitute with Device Font gt Choose the feature 5 lg Document Options Page Layout N up Option lt Normal one up gt you want to set here LA PostScict Options Printer Features Media Quaiity lt PQ Bp Ink lt CMYK gt z M Change Media Quality Setting Jet Paper 720
31. ences follow the steps in the next section to configure the software for your system Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences To configure the Stylus RIP Server follow these steps 1 Open the File menu and select Preferences You see the following dialog box Ry Preferences Timeout seconds Network Name StylusriP Server Macos StylusRIP Job priority en wo O Raster Spool Mode 2 You can change the following settings D Timeout This sets the time period when the Stylus RIP Server disconnects from a client Macintosh if there is no response Default is 120 seconds maximum is 240 D Network Name This is the name that appears in the Chooser and in the RIP server information window when the server is running Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Job Priority This sets the resource priority given to either the Mac OS or the EPSON Stylus RIP Server application Move the slide bar all the way to Stylus RIP if you are running it on a standalone server to increase RIP performance Raster Spool Mode This checkbox turns the raster image spooling feature on and off the default setting is off Raster Spool Mode is recommended only when you frequently print multiple copies of the same page In Raster Spool Mode the Stylus RIP Monitor appears on your screen when you print See page 2 17 for more information Note The Timeout Network Name and Job Priority setti
32. er drivers PANTONE professional color palette files calibrated for your EPSON Stylus COLOR or EPSON Stylus Photo printer using a variety of media at various resolutions to give you PANTONE colors when you use PANTONE licensed applications Support for ColorSync 2 x on the Macintosh and Image Color Matching ICM for Windows through International Color Consortium ICC profiles Press Simulation which adjusts your EPSON printer s color gamut to more closely match the output of SWOP coated printing devices Introduction Macintosh System Requirements To use EPSON Stylus RIP with a Macintosh in either a standalone or network environment as a print server your system should meet the following minimum requirements D Power Macintosh iMac series or Power Macintosh G3 series BD At least 16MB of available RAM for the EPSON Stylus RIP software 20MB or more is recommended in addition to the RAM needed by your operating system and other applications BD At least 52MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least 150MB of hard disk space for processing large files D Macintosh Operating System 7 6 1 or later CD ROM drive D Serial Ethernet or USB SC900 SP1200 only connection to the printer To set up a Macintosh as a client on a network using the EPSON Stylus RIP your system must have the following minimum configuration D Macintosh Centris Macintosh Quadra Performa iMac ser
33. es are processed and reproduced using PostScript code Then when you print from an application such as QuarkXPress the RIP software creates a raster image from the PostScript code and sends it to your printer Do You Need PostScript In many cases you may not need the ability to print in PostScript and for these occasions you should use the standard non PostScript driver that comes with your printer Using the standard driver is also a good way to ensure that your computer and printer are connected and working properly so make sure you install the non PostScript EPSON driver following the instructions in your printer s setup guide Introduction Here s what you can use the EPSON Stylus RIP for Printing documents with placed or imported EPS images Printing from complex PostScript based drawing and publishing applications like Adobe Illustrator Macromedia Freehand Adobe PageMaker QuarkXPress and Corel DRAW Matching PANTONE spot colors For all other printing applications especially photography use the standard non PostScript EPSON driver In many cases you will get better performance with the standard driver than with the EPSON Stylus RIP Special Features To make the most of your printer s photo quality output the EPSON Stylus RIP software includes these special features EPSON error diffusion software the same high quality AcuPhoto halftoning technology used in EPSON s non PostScript print
34. escribed on page 4 4 Click OK Since the client computer s PostScript driver is set to print to a file as described on page 3 4 the Print to File dialog box appears Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows From Windows 95 98 choose the drive letter to which you mapped the shared print queue from the Drives menu For example if you mapped the shared print queue directory to R choose R Enter a filename for the print job in the File name box with a ps or prn file extension Print To File ixi File name Folders OK document ps ES Cancel dd Network Save file as type Drives Printer Files 7 l amp r mad d2 sys 7 From Windows NT type the drive letter to which you mapped the shared print queue in the Output File Name box followed by a colon and backslash Then enter a filename for the print job For example if you mapped the shared print queue directory to R type R filename ext where ext is ps or prn Print to File x Output File Name R brochure prn Cancel Help Note You must name all print job files with either a ps or prn extension or the EPSON Stylus RIP server won t recognize the file as a document to be printed Click OK to send the print job Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP You can configure the following two preference settings for the EPSON Stylus RIP software For convenience in printing from your applications
35. g with CPS or one of the press simulation profiles beginning with EPSON These are the only ones that work with Stylus RIP Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh The profiles use terms defined as follows 360P_360 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper GF_1440 GF_720 Glossy Film at 1440 or 720 dpi GP_1440 GP_720 Glossy Paper at 1440 or 720 dpi POP_1440 POP_720 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper at 1440 or 720 dpi EPSON_DIC Japanese press standard EPSON_Euro Euroscale European press standard EPSON_SWOP Specifications for Web Offset Publications U S press standard Choose this profile if you re using the Press Simulation option EPSON_TOYO Japanese press standard Note If you re using one of the Press Simulation options described in the next section you must choose the corresponding Press Simulation profile listed above Printer Specific Options Follow these steps to set media quality and type ink and Press Simulation options if you selected Printer Specific Options from the Print dialog box 1 Set the Media Quality option corresponding to the media you re printing on and the resolution print quality you want to use See your printer s user s guide for more information about Media Type and Print Quality settings If you re using color matching make sure the Media Quality setting you choose corresponds to your Printer Profile setting Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 2 Set the Ink option
36. ght click the specified print queue folder icon and select Sharing from the pop up menu Click Shared As enter a Share Name enable Write Permission or Full Access and select any other options you want to use Click OK to accept the changes Connecting the Client Computers Once the printer queue directory is a shared folder on the server each of the client computers needs to connect to it Windows provides several methods for connecting to a shared directory the following steps highlight one of the simplest methods 1 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the client computer s desktop Double click the computer to which the printer is connected Right click the shared print queue folder and choose Map Network Drive Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4 Select a Drive Letter such as R and check the Reconnect at Login checkbox Click OK Map Network Drive Drive Path Ricksgw2000 ARIP Cancel ConnectAs Help M Reconnect at Logon Sending Print Jobs from Client Computers Once the shared print queue directory is accessible from a client computer you print to the RIP by sending print files to the mapped drive letter Follow these steps to print to the RIP from a client computer l Open a document and choose Print from the application s File menu Choose the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver from the Name menu Set any print job or printer options by clicking Properties as d
37. gularly you can set it up to start automatically whenever you turn on your computer Follow these steps 1 2 Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop Locate the Stylus RIP icon in the following folder C Program Files Stylus RIP Right click the icon and choose Create Shortcut from the pop up menu Move the shortcut into the C Windows Start Menu Programs StartUp folder or wherever the startup folder is located on your system Now whenever Windows starts the RIP starts automatically Troubleshooting This chapter describes solutions to some of the problems you might encounter with the EPSON Stylus RIP software Many problems can be solved by making sure the printer is turned on and properly connected to your computer or network before you start the Stylus RIP software so check these conditions whenever you encounter a problem This chapter covers the following D Printing high quality color images Db Solving problems Printing High Quality Color Images To obtain high quality color images keep the following points in mind Db Always use EPSON inks paper and other media designed for your EPSON ink jet printer D For the best results use specially coated ink jet paper which is designed to distribute the ink evenly and is different from uncoated bond paper used in laser printers and copiers Troubleshooting D Make sure you re using the correct PostScript driver for your printer include
38. he same time Here s what this chapter covers Setting up and starting the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software Printing from an application Printing over a network Drag and drop printing Managing print jobs Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Setting Up the EPSON Stylus RIP Server Follow the steps below to set up the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software the first time you use it you ll need to do this for both standalone and network configurations 1 Make sure the Stylus RIP Server application has at least 20MB of RAM available Open the Stylus RIP folder on your hard disk and highlight the Stylus RIP Server icon Choose Get Info from the File menu then set the following Memory Requirements Preferred Size 20000K D Minimum Size 16000K Note If you are not running your Macintosh with virtual memory turned on increase each of the Memory Requirements by 4000K Disable all desktop printing extensions Turn on the printer and wait to make sure its power light comes on and the light is not flashing Make sure the printer is properly connected to your Macintosh or network Start the Stylus RIP Server application by double clicking the Stylus RIP Server icon RIP StylusRIP Server The first time you run the server software a dialog box asks you to select your port or your printer name Select the appropriate modem printer or USB port SC900 SP1200 only if you are connected to the printer via
39. he same options Follow these steps 1 Open a document and choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu 2 Select the Epson Stylus RIP printer driver from the Name menu and click Properties 3 In Windows 95 98 you select printer options from three different tabs Paper Graphics and Device Options EPSON StylusPhotoEX 2015 802 Properties Eed EPSON StylusPhotoEX 2015 802 Properties BE Paper Graphics Device Options PostScript Watermarks Paper Graphics Device Options PostScript Watermarks Paper size _ Letter 8 50 x 11 00 in Resolution 7204720dpi 1440x720dpi z Bi B n Halftoning 720x360dpi F m B5 Loger Use printbr Smee Ddi el E reen frequency ED dle 350 Layout CE EB l H Special G T Print as a negative image lup C 2up C 4up C Gup C 9up C 16up Orientation e n IT Print as a mirror image Portrait Al lA r C Landscape I Hoteted Adobe o Si Paper source Cassette E Help Restore Defaults Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows The Paper tab is the default tab and is where you can specify the desired paper size layout orientation paper source and copies for your print job The Graphics tab lets you specify any PostScript scaling or special effects The Resolution menu has no effect The Device Options tab shown below lets you select the type of m
40. ial connection Server software automatically starting manually starting to setting up 2 2 to Service 6 to 7 Solving problems 5 T to 5 8 SoundAdvice 6l Standalone installing software 1 6 to 1 9 setting up 2 2 to 2 8 starting software 2 2 to 2 4 2 1 Standalone configuration definition 1 3 Stylus RIP Monitor 2 17 Stylus RIP see Windows Macintosh Support EPSON 6 to SWOP setting 2 12 to 2 13 System requirements T Temp Directory setting 4 15 to 4 16 USB connection 1 3 1 4 Index W Windows color matching 3 9 to 3 10 configuring Stylus RIP EiS installing Stylus RIP managing print jobs network printing printing from application ETES setting options 4 4 to 4 8 starting Stylus RIP automatically system requirements 4 World Wide Web
41. ies Power Macintosh G3 series or Power Macintosh BD Ethernet AppleTalk connection with the Macintosh set up as the EPSON Stylus RIP print server D 8MB RAM BD At least 2MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least 150MB of free hard disk space for processing large files Db Macintosh Operating System 7 6 1 or later CD ROM drive Introduction Windows System Requirements To use the EPSON Stylus RIP in either a standalone or peer to peer network environment your system should include IBM compatible PC with 486 or higher processor Pentium 133 MHz or higher recommended BD Microsoft Windows 95 98 or Windows NT 4 0 D At least 16MB of RAM 32MB or more recommended BD At least 50MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least 150MB of free hard disk space for processing files more for large files CD ROM drive BD An available parallel port configured as LPT1 You can print with the EPSON Stylus RIP on a peer to peer Windows network by using file sharing with the printer connected to the print server s parallel port In this networked environment you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on the print server only and install the PostScript printer driver on all your other networked computers See page 3 4 for instructions How To Use Your Manuals Before you install the RIP make sure you set up your printer and install the standard EPSON non PostScript drive
42. int with the RIP with the default options enabled make sure your printer is on and follow these steps 1 Open a document and choose Print from the application s File menu 2 Choose the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver from the print dialog box The Where field changes from LTP1 to Stylus RIP or File Select the EPSON Print BE Stylus RIP printer p Printer driver here y Name Properties Status Ready The printer port Type AdobePSEPSONStylsPhtEXv2015 802 changes from Whee StylusRIP LPT1 to Stylus Commen I Pairk to file RIP or File Print range E x All Number of copies fi C Pages from 1 to mugs F A AU hlel I Collate C Selection Click here to change any pe print job or printer options 3 Ifyou want to change any printer options before printing see the next section for instructions 4 If you re ready to print with the default options click OK After a few moments the Stylus RIP window displays its print queue and printer status messages and then sends the document to your printer See page 4 9 for details Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Printing and Setting Printer Options You can change several printer options such as paper size and type printer resolution or specific PostScript options before you print Note The actual Properties dialog boxes differ between Windows 95 98 and Windows NT but each allows you to change t
43. inter Files Adobe PS StylusRIP Utilities Fonts PostScript Type1 Fonts True Type m Install Location untitled v ey on the disk untitled y a ea Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 5 Follow the on screen instructions then click Quit when prompted to finish the installation 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each client Macintosh that will print with EPSON Stylus RIP over the network Caution Once you ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP Client software don t move modify or delete any of the files or folders that were created on your hard disk or the software may not work Color Matching During the EPSON Stylus RIP installation ICC International Color Consortium profiles for ColorSync 2 x support press simulation profiles and the PANTONE color table for your printer are automatically installed on your system These tools allow your printer to work with the other components of your color management system Press Simulations The EPSON Stylus RIP press simulation profiles allow you to output CMYK defined colors that approximate SWOP and other standard colors on your EPSON printer When simulating a press run with the Press Simulation feature your printer s wide color gamut will be reduced to more closely simulate the gamut of SWOP and other printing devices However your EPSON printer is designed for color comping only and not color proofing Eve
44. l If you are installing the RIP on a Client computer click Exit and skip ahead to installing the PostScript driver on page 3 4 StylusRIP Installer x Select Printer Stylus COLOR3000 Stylus COLOR800 Stylus COLOR850 Stylus COLOR900 Stylus COLOR1520 Stylus Photo Stylus Photo1200 At the introductory screen click Next Then choose an installation directory for the EPSON Stylus RIP by clicking Browse or click Next to accept the default installation location Choose Destination Location x Setup will install StylusRIP in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install StylusRIP by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Program Files EPSON StylusRIP Browse Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4 Once the EPSON Stylus RIP files are installed on your system you see a dialog box telling you that setup is complete Click Finish to complete this portion of the RIP installation Once the EPSON Stylus RIP Installer is finished the Adobe PostScript 4 2 or 5 0 setup program starts automatically Follow the steps in the next section to install the PostScript driver Installing the PostScript Driver After you install the Stylus RIP software the AdobePS 4 2 or 5 0 setup program starts automatically Follow these steps Note If the Adobe Po
45. mber located on disk sleeve Printer model Computer configuration D Description of the problem You can purchase ink cartridges paper manuals and accessories from EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S sales only In Canada please call 800 807 7766 for dealer referral J nstatling EPSON Stytus RIP for Macintosh This chapter provides instructions for installing the EPSON Stylus RIP software on a standalone Macintosh or the print server Macintosh in a network You can then install the PostScript printer driver and PPD PostScript Printer Description on any client Macintosh computers on your network as described on page 1 8 Here s what you need to do to install EPSON Stylus RIP Check the printer s setup and operation Determine your system network configuration Install the EPSON Stylus RIP server software on your standalone Macintosh or on the print server in a network Install the EPSON Stylus RIP client software on any client Macintosh computers in your network If you need to match PANTONE colors be sure to read the instructions on page 1 10 for using your printer s PANTONE color table Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Checking the Printer Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software follow the instructions in your printer s setup guide and user s guide to prepare your printer for use Make sure you perform the following steps If you ll be using the printer in a ty
46. me applications such as PageMaker 6 5 Illustrator 7 0 or QuarkXPress 3 3 with HELIOS ColorSync2 XTension can also be used for color management If you use these programs color management functions while a Press Simulation mode is selected you may get unpredictable results Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Managing Print Jobs While your job is printing the following information appears in the Stylus RIP window BE StylusRIP BBE IAB suusnir f E Name of file Connect C wi DSee 32 print job_TEMP737 ps A currently printing Cancel Printing Printer Stylus Photo Ex LPT1 P Page 1 age currently Quality 360360dpi UriDirection printing Data size 5 838 KB G Percentage of current page Status status Printing 32 page 1 job complete Message z Percentage of Progress current job BENNNEE ENEN List of Waiting File s Print jobs in the queue Cancel Selected Files x If a problem occurs during printing you ll see the error indicated in the Message area If you run out of paper or ink for example Stylus RIP displays an error message in this area and holds the print job After you correct the problem Stylus RIP releases the job To cancel a job that is currently spooling click Cancel Printing To remove a job that is waiting in the queue select the file or files from the list at the bottom of the window and click Cancel Selected Files Printing with EPSON S
47. n with the press simulation feature true color accuracy is not possible with your EPSON printer and the RIP Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh ColorSync 2 x Support For applications that support ColorSync 2 x use the ICC profiles that are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software When you install the RIP software these profiles should automatically be copied to the ColorSync profiles folder in your Preferences folder within the System folder If the profiles are not copied automatically you may need to copy them yourself Note It is recommended that you install a ColorSync profile for all your input output devices monitor scanner etc to achieve successful color matching PANTONE Color Support PANTONE professional color palette files for your printer are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software These files can be read directly into PANTONE licensed applications so you can have printer calibrated versions of PANTONE colors The colors are calibrated to use the RIP s error diffusion halftoning and EPSON coated paper and photo quality media To install PANTONE color tables for your printer open the PANTONE folder in the Stylus RIP Utilities folder on your hard drive Double click the icon that corresponds to your printer and follow the prompts to install your printer s PANTONE color table For application specific usage instructions of your PANTONE color table refer to the HowToMac PDF file tha
48. ng steps D Load paper install ink cartridges and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle D Connect the printer to your computer via a parallel cable and your computer s LPT1 port D Install the standard non PostScript EPSON driver and utilities that came with your printer D Send a sample print job with the standard driver to make sure the interface connection and cable are secure and software is installed correctly Once the printer is set up and tested fully you re ready to install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system Installing the EPSON Stylus RIP Software Before you start make sure Windows is running and all applications on your system are closed Turn off all virus protection and disk monitoring software following the instructions included with your utility software or your Windows documentation Note The installation options you choose in the setup program to install EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client computer will be different than the ones you choose for a standalone or Server computer Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Follow these steps to install the RIP and driver on your computer T 3 Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD ROM in your drive The install program starts automatically If it doesn t start automatically double click My Computer Then double click the Stylus RIP icon Choose your printer model from the Installer dialog box and click Instal
49. ngs go into effect when you click OK and exit the Preferences dialog box However you must exit and restart the Stylus RIP Server software before a change to the Raster Spool Mode setting can take effect 3 Click OK to accept the changes Setting Up the Chooser and PostScript Drivers Before you can print with the EPSON Stylus RIP software from any Macintosh both the Chooser and the correct PostScript Printer Definition PPD file need to be configured on the Macintosh you are printing from You should double check these settings before printing to the Stylus RIP Server especially if you regularly print to different printers on a network or save PostScript print files for printing on printers not connected to your network Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh OOO To select the proper PPD file and Chooser settings follow these steps 1 Turn on your EPSON printer and if it is connected to a network turn on the print server Macintosh Double click the Stylus RIP Server icon in RE the Stylus RIP folder to start the EPSON Stylus RIP Server In a networked environment the Stylus RIP Server icon is located on the hard drive of the print server Macintosh StylusRIP Server On the Macintosh you wish to print from open the Chooser in the Apple menu Click the AdobePS icon and select Stylus RIP Server from the printer list Make sure AppleTalk is active even if you are not connected to a network Caution
50. o the trash Your Macintosh loses custom page sizes when selecting PDF file output from QuarkXPress 3 3x Possible cause Solution When selecting the PDF format select Generic Color in order to select the custom page sizes that were originally created A AppleTalk to Zop Batch aa E Bitmap images problems 5 7 G Cancelling print jobs Macintosh 2 16 tof 2 17 Clipped images Color matching installing files ColorSync 1 9 to Communications error CompuServe a Configuring Stylus RIP Macintosh to Windows ol Index D Drag and drop printing 2 15 E EPS files problems 5 7 EPSON Accessories Electronic support services 6 to help el World Wide Web site 6 Error meena SRS FaxAdvice Fonts problems 5 4 to 5 6 FTP g Help 6 to 7 ICC profiles 1 9 tof 1 10 3 9 ICM support 3 9 Images problems 5 5 to 5 8 Ink setting Macintosh 2 13 Windows Index Installing on client Macintosh 1 1 to T 2 EME on standalone or server Macintosh 1 T to 1 2 chef 7 on Windows systems 3 2 to 3 8 J Job Priority setting 2 5 License key 2 3 4 2 M Macintosh configuring Stylus RIP 2 2 to 2 8 drag and drop printing 2 15 installing Stylus RIP to Eee memory requirements 2 2 network a o printing from application Ejo T0 setting options 2 10 to 2 13 starting Stylus RIP automatically 2 14 1 starting Stylus
51. ocuments you must first start the EPSON Stylus RIP software Then you print via the PostScript driver which automatically stores your print job as a file on your hard disk The RIP then automatically processes the print job and sends it to your printer Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Starting EPSON Stylus RIP To start the EPSON Stylus RIP software click Start Programs Epson and click Stylus RIP The program checks your printer and then opens the Stylus RIP window EE StylusRIP ix RG StylusRIP Connect Cancelling Printer Stylus Photo EX LPT1 Page Quality 720x720dpi UniDirection Data size Status as re Message Progress List of Waiting File s This window displays the progress of your print job s as they are processed and allows you to cancel them For more information see page 4 9 Note If the printer has not been previously licensed for PostScript or if this is the first time you ve run Stylus RIP a dialog box prompts you for your Stylus RIP license key It can take up to 30 seconds to check a printer for its license The license key is printed on your CD ROM sleeve Type it exactly as shown and click OK Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Printing with the Default Options Printing with the RIP is a straightforward process if you don t need to adjust printer or printout options and are printing from the computer the printer is directly connected to To pr
52. owing On a standalone system or print server select Stylus RIP EPSON Stylus RIP and click Next On a client computer select File and click Next Local Port Selection x For clien or client Click the port you want to use with this printer com pute rs Click Configure Port to view or change that port s parameters select FILE Available ports Communications Port Communications Port U S Robotics 56K Win INT Creates a file on disk Unknown local port EPSON Printer Port For standalone StulusRIP EPSON StylusRIP systems or gt _ Configure Port print servers select Stylus lt Back Ext Hep RIP 7 At the Add Printer dialog box click both No radio buttons Otherwise your printer may output pages of code Give the RIP printer a descriptive name to make it appear different than the standard driver Then click Next Add Printer x Give the RIP You can use the following name or enter another name for this printer p You may use as many as 31 uppercase and lowercase characters or printer driver a spaces descriptive name Printer Name EPSON Stylus RIP PhotoEX Do you want to use this printer as your default printer Do not make your Yes No printer the default Would you like to print the test page Do not print the test page 8 At the printer properties dialog box click OK to accept the default settings Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 9 Once the PostScript
53. pical network configuration described in the following section install an optional network interface card in the printer Not every printer has a network interface card option See your printer s user s guide for instructions Load paper install ink cartridges and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle Run a printer self test to make sure it operates properly Connect the printer directly to your Macintosh or to the network Install the standard non PostScript EPSON driver and utilities that came with your printer Send a sample print job with the standard printer driver to make sure the interface connection and cable are secure and the software is installed correctly Once the printer is set up and tested fully you re ready to install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Determining Your Configuration You can connect your printer and use Stylus RIP in three different configurations B Standalone D Direct connection network DB Typical network The standalone or direct connection network configurations are recommended for best performance Note AppleTalk must be active in order to use Stylus RIP in all configurations including a standalone system Standalone Configuration In a standalone system shown below your printer is connected directly to your Macintosh by a standard serial or USB for SC900 SP1200 cable as shown
54. printing method described on page 2 15 select File instead and make sure you print to a PS not EPS file To set options for this print job choose a print job option category from the General pop up menu See page 2 10 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Once you click Print the application sends the print job to the Stylus RIP Server software for processing and printing Setting Print Job Options Print job options are divided into categories you access these different categories of options via a pop up menu that is initially labeled General Certain categories such as Background Printing or Cover Page are common to all PostScript printers and most applications and are covered in your application s user manual Settings in other categories such as Color Matching and Printer Specific Options deal specifically with the EPSON Stylus RIP software s abilities and are covered in the following sections Color Matching The EPSON Stylus RIP can manage colors in several different ways Follow these steps to set color matching options 1 From the Print dialog box choose Color Matching from the print job option category pop up menu Choose Color Matching 85 1 Printer StylusRIP Server vj Destination hen p Color Matching vj apela choose a Color Print Color PostScript Color Matching v atching method Printer Profile hen EPSON RIP Stylus COLO
55. r that came with your printer following the instructions in your printer s setup guide Refer to your EPSON printer s user s guide for instructions on using and maintaining your printer If you re familiar with software PostScript interpreters you can use the EPSON Stylus RIP Quick Start Guide to get started with the RIP se Cg Introduction For more information about installing and using the software refer to this Users Guide which contains the following Chapter 1 tells you how to install the EPSON Stylus RIP on Macintosh computers and AppleTalk networks Chapter 2 explains how to print with the RIP software on Macintosh computers Chapter 3 tells you how to install the EPSON Stylus RIP on Windows computers and peer to peer networks Chapter 4 explains how to print with the RIP software on Windows computers Chapter 5 gives solutions to possible problems you may have An Index is included at the end of the book Cautions Notes and Tips You ll find this information throughout your manual Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment or to ensure proper operation of your software Notes contain important information about your software or hardware Tips contain additional hints for printing with EPSON Stylus RIP Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 hours a day The following
56. stScript installer doesn t start automatically you ll need to manually run the Adobe setup program from the EPSON Stylus RIP installation CD It is located at Windows 95 98 CD ROM drive Driver95 SETUP EXE Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM drive DriverNT SETUP EXE 1 The AdobePS setup program displays its license agreement first Read the agreement and click Accept to accept its terms End User License Agreement x END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER NOTICE TO USER BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Agreement terminate the installation procedure and remove all of the software package s files from this system This software package contains Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Software Software and related documentation In retum for acquiring a license to use the Software and documentation you agree to the folowing terms and conditions 1 Scope of Use You may use the Software on any number of printers containing PostScript R software from Adobe and an unlimited number of CPUs 2 Proprietary Rights and Obligations The structure and organization of the Software are the valuable property of Adobe You agree that any copies made of the Software shall contain the same proprietary notices which appear on and in the Software You agree not to alter reverse engineer or disassemble the Software
57. start it automatically only on a print server that is dedicated to printing PostScript documents Follow these steps to set up the Stylus RIP Server software so it starts automatically each time you turn on or restart your standalone Macintosh or print server 1 Turn on the printer and the standalone or print server Macintosh 2 Click the Stylus RIP Server icon in the Stylus RIP folder to select it 3 Choose Make Alias from the File menu The software creates a Stylus RIP Server alias icon in your Stylus RIP folder 4 Drag the Stylus RIP Server alias icon to your desktop 5 Open the System folder and locate the Startup Items folder 6 Drag the Stylus RIP Server alias icon into the Startup Items folder When you restart your system the Stylus RIP Server software starts automatically To cancel automatic startup of the Stylus RIP Server software remove its alias icon from the Startup Items folder and restart your Macintosh Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Drag and Drop Printing Drag and drop printing allows you to create PostScript print job files and then drag them to the RIP Server when you re ready to print During drag and drop printing you can close all other applications so your Macintosh can print as quickly as possible with the maximum system resources available You don t even have to have the Stylus RIP Server application open before you start Follow these steps 1 Open a document as usual
58. t is installed with the PANTONE color table Use the Find command in the Finder s File menu to locate the file on your hard drive e Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Every attempt is made to accurately match color values as closely as possible to the PANTONE spot colors However no color matching scheme can guarantee an exact match due to environmental and other characteristics that affect how we perceive color For example a color that appears to be an exact match under incandescent room lighting may appear differently under fluorescent lighting conditions While many of these factors are accounted for in the process of developing the colors an exact match is not possible under all visual conditions Note If Pantone Profiles are not listed for your printer please visit EPSON S web site to download them at http www epson com Printing with EPSON Stytus RIP for Macintosh Once you ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh computer s you need to set up your server or standalone Macintosh before you can start printing PostScript documents Once set up you can print with the RIP by starting the Stylus RIP Server application selecting the RIP in the Chooser printing from your application and then letting the RIP software process your print job and send it to your printer You can also use the Stylus RIP window to monitor your print jobs manage the print queue or run a batch of print jobs at t
59. tables list the contact information Electronic support services Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet you can reach EPSON s Home Page at http www epson com EPSON Internet FTP Site If you have Internet FTP capability use your Web browser or other software for FTP downloading to log onto ftp epson com with the user name anonymous and your e mail address as the password EPSON Forum on CompuServe Members of CompuServe can type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Epson America Forum For a free introductory CompuServe membership call 800 848 8199 and ask for representative 529 Automated telephone services Service Access EPSON SoundAdvices For pre recorded answers to commonly asked questions about EPSON products 24 hours a day seven days a week call 800 992 8911 EPSON FaxAdvice Access EPSON s technical information library by calling 800 992 8911 You must provide a return fax number to use this service EPSON Referral Service For the location of your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Customer Care Center call 800 992 8911 To speak to a technical support representative please refer to your printer s user s guide for your printer s specific technical support telephone number Introduction Before you call please have the following information ready BD Product name EPSON Stylus RIP Product serial nu
60. this networked environment install the RIP software on the print server as described in the previous section and then install only the PostScript printer driver on the client computers on the network Follow these steps to only install the PostScript printer driver on client computers 1 Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD ROM in the drive The install program starts automatically Note If the Adobe PostScript installer doesn t start automatically you ll need to manually run the Adobe setup program from the EPSON Stylus RIP installation CD It is located at Windows 95 98 CD ROM drive Driver95 SETUP EXE Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM drive DriverNT SETUP EXE When the Stylus RIP Installer dialog box appears click Exit The Adobe PostScript 4 2 or 5 0 Setup program starts automatically StylusRIP Installer x Select Printer Stylus COLOR3000 Don a Stylus COLOR800 oneh aye printer when installing the software ona workstation Click Exit to only install the 7 PostScript driver 3 Follow the instructions beginning on page 3 4 to install the PostScript driver Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Color Matching During the EPSON Stylus RIP installation the ICC profiles and PANTONE color table for your printer are installed in the Stylus RIP utilities folder ICC Support For Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 ICM support use the ICC profiles that are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software
61. tylus RIP for Windows OOO Batch Printing In addition to having the RIP process print jobs as soon as they are created you can also create print jobs and hold them in a queue so you can print them at a later time This allows you to close other applications permitting your computer to print as quickly as possible with the most system resources available Stylus RIP can handle several print jobs at once processing and printing them in the order they were received To perform batch printing follow these steps 1 Close the Stylus RIP window 2 Print via your EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver from your application as described on page 4 3 Each job you send enters the queue automatically 3 When you re ready to print launch the EPSON Stylus RIP software The RIP finds the queued print jobs and starts spooling them automatically On client computers you direct print jobs to a folder other than the shared print queue directory and then manually copy the files to the queue when you want to print them See page 4 13 for details Caution Although you can run print jobs when your computer is idle during lunch hour for example you should not leave your printer operating unattended for long periods of time Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Network Printing By taking advantage of the EPSON Stylus RIP s ability to automatically scan a directory for print jobs you can use the RIP to share your printer over a
62. ware Select Control Panels from the Apple menu then select Memory Control Panel Click the On button in the Virtual Memory panel Quit Stylus RIP and select the Stylus RIP icon on your desktop Select Get Info from the File menu Then increase the amount of available memory in the Preferred Size box to at least 20000K minimum 16000K making sure to leave some memory available for your system software and other applications Your system needs more memory If neither of the solutions above prevent memory error messages you need to install additional memory on your Macintosh You see a communications error message when you try to open Stylus RIP Possible cause Solution The printer is not turned on or not connected securely Your printer is connected to LPT2 or LPT3 Windows Make sure the printer connection is secure at both ends of the cable Also make sure the cable is not defective and it meets the specifications for your printer See your printer user s guide for more information Turn on the printer and try printing again Change the printer connection to LPT1 You cannot select any other output port within the EPSON Stylus RIP program Stylus RIP does not run Windows Possible cause Solution You re using Norton Navigator or another special desktop Click the Windows icon then click the Stylus RIP icon to run Stylus RIP directly from Windows Troubleshooting Your
63. you can change the default folder where Stylus RIP looks for print files to process If you frequently need to print multiple copies of the same document you can increase your printing speed by turning on Raster Spool Mode You can also configure the RIP to launch itself automatically when Windows starts Setting EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences Follow these steps to set EPSON Stylus RIP preferences 1 2 Start Stylus RIP as described on page 4 2 Click the icon in the upper left corner of the Stylus RIP window to display the Control menu Select Preferences The Preferences dialog box appears Preferences Temp Directory CAWINDOWS TEMPS If you want to use a different folder to queue your print jobs enter it here Save In SMEPSONASTYLUSRIPS tmp Coa Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4 D Type a new path for the Temp Directory if you want to change the folder where the RIP looks for print files to process You must first create this folder in Windows Click Raster Spool Mode if you want to enable it Type a path for the raster files to change the folder where Stylus RIP saves them if you have more space on another drive for example Raster Spool Mode speeds the printing of documents where you specify multiple copies of the same page Exit Stylus RIP and restart it to have your changes take effect Starting Stylus RIP Automatically If you use EPSON Stylus RIP re
64. you ll see the error displayed in the Message area To cancel a print job click the Cancel button on the screen or press the 8 and period keys on your keyboard Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Using the Stylus RIP Monitor If you re running the EPSON Stylus RIP on a network you can use the Stylus RIP Monitor to manage your print jobs from each client Macintosh You must have Raster Spool Mode turned on to use the Stylus RIP Monitor Follow these steps to turn on Raster Spool Mode 1 Choose Preferences from the File menu of the Stylus RIP Server software 2 Check Raster Spool Mode and click OK 3 Exit and restart the Stylus RIP Server software for this mode to take effect The Monitor starts automatically after a print job is processed In the Monitor window you can see a list of spooled print jobs and the status of the job that s currently printing StylusRIP Monitor Printing Job Adobe Photoshop 4 0 LE Macbeth document Mallorc User Name Macbeth document Mallorca Progress 38 Spooled time 1998 7 1 1 09 Spooled Jobs Cancel Printing If you don t see the Stylus RIP Monitor select Show window from the File menu To cancel a print job that is already spooled and waiting to be printed select the job and click Cancel Printing J nstatling EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows This chapter provides instructions for installing the EPSON Stylus RIP software and
65. zl Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 2 At the first setup screen click Next You can click Read to J display the Readme file at this point if you wish The program then asks if you want to copy the Setup program to your hard disk Select No and click Next Install Setup Program x If you install this setup program onto your local disk you may use it to add printers to your system later Do you wish to copy the setup program C Yes or lt Back Exit Help At the Printer Type dialog box choose Local Printer then click Next At the Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box highlight the PPD file that corresponds to your printer model and click Next Install PostScript Printer from PPD x Directories Postscript Printer descriptions PPD s available c program files epson stylusrip stylusrip_utilities ppds Ayes E program files 3 epson stylusrip stylusrip_uttilities Click here to select your printer EPSON StylusPhotoEX 2015 802 B Drives Sc EP_P_EX2 PPD 26718 3 17 1999 18 22 26 Network lt Back Erit Help Note correspond to your printer open this folder from My Computer De If the dialog box doesn t initially display any PPD files that C Program Files EPSON Stylus RIP Stylus RIP_Utilities PPDS Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 6 At the Local Port Selection dialog box highlight one of the foll

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