Epson EFI FierySpark Professional RIP Owner's Manual

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Fiery Spark™ Professional

EPSON Stylus® Pro 5500

EPSON Stylus

®

Pro 10000

Installation Guide

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Copyright © 2001 by Epson America, Inc.

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 these EPSON printers. EPSON is not
responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.

Trademarks

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

EPSON Preferred is a service mark of Epson America, 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.

Legal Notices

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.

Part Number: CPD-12826
Printed in USA 8/01

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Windows Client Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Macintosh Client Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Server Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the Fiery Spark Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Enabling File and Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Enabling AppleTalk Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hardware Key Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Windows Client Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the PostScript Printer Driver for Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . 9

Creating Shortcuts to the Fiery Spark Drop Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Macintosh Client Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing Printer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Creating Shortcuts to the Fiery Spark Drop Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing Fiery Spooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing Fiery Downloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing to the Fiery Spark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Introduction

This guide provides basic installation instructions for the Fiery Spark™
Professional software in a client-server configuration. Fiery Spark Professional
includes a System Software CD-ROM, a User Software CD-ROM, and a USB
hardware key.

Note

Do not misplace your hardware key. Lost keys are not covered under
your warranty.

For instructions on using the Fiery Spark software, see the manuals in the

Documentation

English

>

folder on the User Software CD-ROM. You have a

Getting Started Guide, Configuration Guide, Printing Guide, Job Management
Guide, and Color Guide.

®

These manuals are in PDF format. If you don’t have Adobe

Acrobat® Reader™
for viewing the manual, you can install it by double-clicking the ar405eng
icon in the

Note

Documentation

If you are using the EPSON® Color Calibrator, make sure you are
using software version 2.1 or later. This version can be downloaded
from http://support.epson.com.

folder on the User Software CD-ROM.

Where To Get Help

EPSON provides technical support and information on the installation,
configuration, and operation of professional graphics arts products through the
EPSON Preferred Protection Plan. Call [phone], 6
Time, Monday through Friday, and 7

SM

to 4PM, Pacific Time, Saturday.

AM

to 8PM, Pacific

AM

Before you call, make sure you have your Unit ID number, which is included
with the EPSON Preferred Protection Plan information that came with your
printer. You’ll also need your printer serial number and proof of purchase. If
you experience difficulty using your Unit ID number when accessing the
toll-free EPSON Preferred phone number, please call [phone] in the
U.S. or [phone] in Canada during normal business hours.

2 | Installation Guide

EPSON also provides technical assistance 24 hours a day through the World
Wide Web. You can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com. At
this site, you can download drivers and other files, look at product
documentation, access troubleshooting information, and receive technical
advice through e-mail.

System Requirements

Before you install the software, make sure your computer meets the minimum
system requirements listed below.

Server

•

Pentium® 4 1.2GHz (1.7GHz recommended)

•

Windows® 2000 Professional

Note

Windows 2000 Server is recommended if you have more than
10 users printing concurrently, require support for SMP with more
than 2 CPUs, or require greater fault tolerance

•

256MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended)

•

At least 200MB free hard disk space to install the software and at least 1GB
free disk space for processing files (4GB or more available hard disk space
recommended)

•

USB connection for EPSON Stylus® Pro 5500 or IEEE-1394 PCI card
(OHCI compliant) connection for EPSON Stylus Pro 10000

•

Netscape® Communicator® version 4.5 or 4.7 with Java enabled, or
Microsoft

®

Internet Explorer version 5.0 or 5.5 with Java enabled, for

Fiery WebTools

•

A TCP/IP-enabled network and the IP address or computer name for the
Fiery Spark server

•

File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Network enabled for PC clients

•

AppleTalk® Protocol enabled for Macintosh clients

Macintosh Client Computer | 3

Windows Client Computer

•

Pentium II processor (Pentium III or higher recommended)

•

Windows 98, Me, 2000, or Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later

•

128MB RAM (256MB or more recommended)

•

PostScript® printer driver for Windows

•

Windows 98 and Me: Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 4.3.1

•

Windows 2000: Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver for Windows
2000 (included with the Windows 2000 operating system)

•

Windows NT: Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 5.1.2

•

For Windows 98 and Me, you also need TCP/IP networking protocol
enabled

•

For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, you also need TCP/IP or
AppleTalk networking protocol enabled

Macintosh Client Computer

•

Macintosh® G3, G4, or iMac™ (G4 recommended)

•

System 8.6 through 9.1

•

450MHz or faster processor

•

256MB RAM (512MB recommended)

•

AppleTalk networking protocol enabled

4 | Installation Guide

Server Software Installation

Before you begin, make sure you’ve:

•

Connected the printer to the server

•

Installed the EPSON printer driver (see your EPSON printer
documentation for instructions)

•

Installed the IEEE-1394 driver if you’re using the EPSON Stylus
Pro 10000 (the driver is on the CD-ROM that came with your printer; for
installation instructions, see the Product Support Bulletin at
http://support.epson.com)

•

Closed all open programs and turned off any virus protection programs.

Note

Use a short server name (8 characters or less). Otherwise, you won’t
be able to see the server name and print queue in the Chooser on
Macintosh clients.

Do not install the hardware key until after all the software is installed.

Install the following software on the server:

•

Fiery Spark Server software (see below)

•

Command WorkStation (page 5)

Installing the Fiery Spark Server Software

Follow these steps:

1. Insert the Fiery Spark System Software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM or

DVD drive.

2. Double-click

My Computer

, then double-click the

CD-ROM

icon.

3. Double-click the

Setup

icon in Fiery folder, then click

Next

.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Installing Command WorkStation | 5

5. When you see this screen, select your printer model; then click

Next

to

continue the installation.

6. Click

OK

at the end of the installation. Your computer restarts.

Installing Command WorkStation

This installation also installs ColorWise Pro Tools and Fiery Downloader.
Follow these steps:

1. On the Fiery Spark User Software CD-ROM, open the

CStation

folder.

Setup

2. Double-click the

icon.

3. Follow the instructions on screen.

Finish

4. Click

at the end of the installation. Your computer restarts.

5. Configure Command WorkStation as described in the next section.