Epson Stylus Color 3000 Parts User Manual

User’s Guide

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User’s Guide Update

Pantone® professional color palette files for

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Stylus®
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Guide. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Contents

Introduction

Special Features 2
Macintosh System Requirements 3
Standalone and Network Environments 4
How To Use Your Manual 6

Cautions, Notes, and Tips 6

Where To Get Help 7

Electronic Support Services 7

1 Installing the StylusRIP

Software

Checking the Printer 1-2
Installing StylusRIP Standalone or Print Server Software 1-2

Preparing for Standalone Installation 1-3

Installing on a Standalone or Print Server System 1-4
Installing StylusRIP Client 1-6
Installing the StylusRIP Software License in Your Printer 1-7
Color Matching 1-9

PANTONE Color Support 1-10

ColorSync 2.0 Support 1-10

QuarkXPress Support 1-10

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2 Printing with the StylusRIP

Software

Setting Up the StylusRIP Server 2-1
Starting the StylusRIP Server Software 2-4

Starting the StylusRIP Server Software Automatically 2-7

Printing from an Application 2-8

Setting Up the Print Job 2-8

Setting Print Options 2-10
Drag and Drop Printing 2-12
Managing Print Jobs 2-13

Using the StylusRIP Monitor 2-13

3 Troubleshooting

Printed images are clipped at the edges 3-1

The printer is producing many pages containing

garbled characters 3-2

One or more colors are missing in your printout or

it prints in black ink only 3-2
You see a memory or VM error message 3-3
You see Font not found or Find font error messages 3-3
You see a Printer cannot be opened or

Printer not found error message 3-4

Index

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Introduction

The EPSON® StylusRIP™ software lets you turn your EPSON
Stylus
reads the Adobe
Apple

ink jet printer into a Level 2 PostScript® printer. It

®

®

Macintosh,® turns them into raster images, and prints

Level 2 PostScript files you create on your

®

them on your printer.
Adobe PostScript is the industry standard for high-quality

graphic output. All the elements in a document—including
text, graphics, and other images—are processed and reproduced
using PostScript code. Then, when you print from an
application such as QuarkXPress,

™

the StylusRIP software
creates a raster image from the PostScript code and sends it to
your printer.

EPSON StylusRIP includes a useful “drag and drop” function

that allows you to print just by clicking on a PostScript file icon
(.PS file) and dragging it to the StylusRIP software icon. You
can use StylusRIP with a standalone Macintosh or in a network
environment, as described later in this Introduction.

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Introduction

Special Features

To take maximum advantage of your EPSON Stylus printer’s
photo-quality output, the StylusRIP software includes these
special features:

◗ EPSON error diffusion software, the same high-quality

AcuPhoto
non-PostScript printer drivers

◗ PANTONE

for EPSON Stylus printers using various media at various
resolutions—to give you process versions of PANTONE
colors when you use PANTONE-licensed applications

◗ ColorSync

Consortium (ICC) profiles, providing total ICC and
ColorSync compatibility for software applications

™

halftoning technology used in EPSON’s

®

professional color palette files—calibrated

™

2.0 support through International Color

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Introduction

Macintosh System Requirements

To use the StylusRIP software with a Macintosh in either a
standalone or network environment, your system should
include:

™

◗ Centris, Quadra, Power Macintosh,

Macintosh (standalone only)

◗ PowerPC

™

or 68040 CPU

◗ At least 16MB of RAM for the StylusRIP software (20MB

or more is recommended), in addition to the RAM needed
by your operating system and other applications

◗ At least 8MB of free hard disk space to install the software

and at least 150MB of free hard disk space for processing
large files

◗ Macintosh Operating System 7.5 or later
◗ CD-ROM drive

or Performa series

Note:
You cannot use a Performa series Macintosh computer with a
CD-ROM drive as a print server.

To set up a Macintosh as a client on a network using StylusRIP,
it must have the following minimum configuration:

◗ Centris, Quadra, Power Macintosh, or Performa series

Macintosh

™

◗ LocalTalk

or Ethernet™ connection with the Macintosh

set up as the StylusRIP print server

◗ Macintosh Operating System 7.5 or later

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Introduction

Standalone and Network Environments

If your Macintosh is not connected to a network, you are using
it as a “standalone” system, with your EPSON Stylus printer
directly connected to your system. Before you install the
StylusRIP software, you must set up your printer and test it
fully; see Chapter 1 for complete instructions.

If your Macintosh is connected in a network, there are two ways
to use the StylusRIP software, depending on how your network
is configured.

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 EPSON printers.

In a “direct connection” configuration (as shown below), the
Macintosh that is connected to the printer acts as the print server,
with the StylusRIP Server software installed on it. The other
computers in the network are “clients” of the server, with the
StylusRIP client software installed on them.

clients

printer

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serial cable

print server

Introduction

In the direct connection configuration, the client
Macintosh sends a print job 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.

◗ In a “typical” network configuration, the print server and

client Macintosh computers are all connected to the printer
via an optional interface card, with the StylusRIP software
(server or client version) installed on all the computers.

clients

printer optional interface card

print server

In a typical configuration, the print job is sent over the
network twice before it is printed: once from the client to
the printer server and once from the printer 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 printer connected to a serial port and set up as
remote only and another connected via a network interface card on
the same network, you cannot set the network/AppleTalk
panel for remote only and Ethernet at the same time.

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control

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Introduction

See Chapter 1 for complete instructions on installing the
StylusRIP software in these network configurations.

How To Use Your Manual

This User’s Guide contains the following information:
Chapter 1 tells you how to install the StylusRIP software in

your Macintosh computer(s) and in the printer.
Chapter 2 explains how to print with the StylusRIP software.
Chapter 3 gives solutions to any 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 StylusRIP.

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Introduction

Where To Get Help

EPSON provides customer support and service through a

network of authorized
[phone] for the nearest location or the following
services:

EPSON Customer Care Centers. Dial

◗ FaxAdvice access to
◗ Literature on current and new products
◗ The location of your nearest Authorized

Customer Care Center

◗ Technical information on the installation, configuration,

and operation of

◗ Customer relations
For answers to commonly asked questions about

products 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call
Advice at [phone].

You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, manuals, accessories,
and parts from
sales only). In Canada, please call [phone] for dealer
referral.

If you need help using application software with an
product, see the documentation for that program for technical
support information.

EPSON Accessories at [phone] (U.S.

EPSON’s technical information library

EPSON Reseller or

EPSON products

EPSON

EPSON Sound

EPSON

Electronic Support Services

You can access helpful tips, specifications, drivers, FAQs,
sample files, application notes, an d
hours a day, seven days a week, using a modem and one of the
online services below.

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Introduction

World Wide Web

From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s Home Page at
http://www.epson.com.

EPSON Download Service

You can call the
Set your communications software to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
parity. Modem speed can be up to 28.8 Kbps.

EPSON

Download Service at [phone].

EPSON FaxAdvice Service

You can access EPSON’s technical information library by
calling [phone] and selecting the appropriate phone
option. You must provide a return fax number to use Fa xAdvice.

EPSON Forum on CompuServe

Members of CompuServe® can type GO EPSON at the menu
prompt to reach CompuServe’s Epson America Forum. As an
owner of an
introductory CompuServe membership, which entitles you to
an introductory credit and your own user ID and password.
To take advantage of this offer in the U.S. or Canada, call
[phone] and ask for representative #529.

EPSON product, you are eligible for a free

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