Epson FIERY SPARK INSTALLATION GUIDE

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Fiery Spark™ Designer

Getting Started

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responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.

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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-12823
Printed in USA 7/01

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Contents

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

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

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

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

Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing the Fiery Spark Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing Printer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing Screen Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing ColorSync Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Selecting TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Selecting Fiery Spark in the Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hardware Key Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction

This guide provides basic installation instructions for the Fiery Spark™
Designer software in a client-server configuration. This configuration allows
you to send print jobs to the printer from multiple Macintosh
configured over the network.

For instructions on using the Fiery Spark software, see the User Guide on the
Fiery Spark CD-ROM. This manual is in PDF format. If you don’t have

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Adobe
double-clicking the

English

Acrobat® Reader™ for viewing the manual, you can install it by

Reader Installer

icon in the

Documentation

folder on the CD-ROM.

Where To Get Help

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EPSON

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

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to 4PM, Pacific Time,

AM

to 8PM,

AM

Saturday.

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.

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.