Epson Stylus Color Pro Parts User Manual

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INSTALLATION &

OPERATION

MANUAL

PowerRIP

The Software Program That

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Information contained in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a

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Graphics Corporation. The software described in this document is furnished under the dealer agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. II is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license or nondisclosure agreement. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of

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EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.

PANTONP

and PANTONE

CALIBRATEDTM

are trademarks of Pantone,

Inc

Suitcase is a registered trademark of Fifth Generations Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. This program was

no warranties whatsoever, either express or implied, regarding

respect to its merchantability or its to Apple Computer, Inc. and is licensed to combination with the

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Part number:

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Chapter 1 Introduction & Installation

Operational Overview

PANTONEa

Optional Features

Installation Requirements Registering PowerRIP

Quick Start (Stand-Alone & Server Mats)

Quick Start (Networked Mats)

Application Menus....................

Print Menu Options Print Menu Options Definitions Step-by-Step PowerRIP Installation ColorSync™

Color Support

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2 2 3 3 5 6 7 9

10 13

Chapter 2

Getting Started

Launching PowerRIP..................

Creating a PowerRIP Printer Choosing a

PowerRIP Controls

Chapter 3 Menu Command Reference

PPDD

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Apple Menu.........................

File Menu

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Edit Menu..........................

Printer Menu........................

Print Job Menu

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Help Menu..........................

Chapter 4

Appendix

Glossary

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Epson Stylus Printer Setup Dialog . . . . . . . . 35

List of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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INTRODUCTION &

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PowerRIP” application is a software raster image processor (RIP) for the Macintosh computer. PowerRIP reads and interprets devices. Features include interpretation by the Adobe Configurable Interpreter (CPSI), print job spooling, support for multiple printers and multiple users, printer selection using the Chooser desk accessory, and job logging and saving. PANTONE’ Calibrated support files are also included. Optional features include Open

Adobe™

PrePress

Level 2

PostScript™

Interface (OPI) substitution and spoken error messages.

INSTALLATION

and prints color raster images on imaging

PostScript™

Operational Overview

PowerRIP works on a stand-alone Macintosh or a non-dedicated or dedicated Macintosh PowerRIP server if more than one Macintosh is to access PowerRIp The imaging device is connected to the PowerRIP server, and at least one PowerRIP printer is defined for the imaging device. The PowerRIP server is the Macintosh running the PowerRIP application.

To print to an EPSON Stylus managed by PowerRIP, you must first launch RIP and create and open at least one PowerRIP printer.

Once opened, the PowerRIP printer appears as a PSPrinter in the Chooser dialog displayed on a PowerRIP client. A PowerRIP client can be any Macintosh networked to the PowerRIP server. You may select any PowerRIP printer in the Chooser list as the current printer. You can then print to the PowerRIP printer

normally, simply by selecting the Print command in your application.

Ah PowerRIP printers are closed when PowerRIP quits. You must open the

RIP printer that you want after you start the PowerRIP application. Printing from a PowerRIP server requires that you add a job file to the appropriate

printer file. You can create a new job file by choosing the File destination option in the LaserWriter Print dialog and selecting the destination folder to be the jobs folder. Alternately, you can copy a previously saved job file to the jobs folder using the Finder. Never print directly to a PowerRIP printer from a PowerRIP server.

Power-

PANTONE@ Color Support

PANTONE palette files are included in your PowerRIP package. These files can be read directly into PANTONE-licensed applications so the user will have calibrated versions of Pantone colors. User instructions are included on the PANTONE disk.

ColorSync™

Disk 5 of the installer disks contains the ICC profiles required by ColorSync 2.0. Use these profiles in applications that support ColorSynch

2.0

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Optional Features

PowerRIP can be configured to speak critical messages using the optional

Speech Recognition feature available from

Apple™

Computer, Inc.

Installation Requirements

PowerRIP will run on any Macintosh computer with the following configuration:

l Macintosh Centris, Quadra, or

PowerMac.

For the Centris and Quadra,

an FPU (Floating Point Unit) is strongly recommended.

inch diagonal monitor or larger (“Classic” monitor not supported).

l Atleast

12MB of RAM (7.5MB f

Por

owerRIP, 4.5

MB for system, fonts, etc.). For optimal performance, at least 16 MB of RAM is highly recommended. Also, any memory requirements for optional software, e.g.,

OPI

server, must be added

to this total. See page

least 80 MB of disk space (6-7 MB required for installation). As the maxi-

for suggestions on increasing your available memory (RAM).

mum number of files in the jobs folders increases, this disk space requirement increases. Furthermore, when “Faster Copies” is selected, rendered images will be spooled

l System

Any Macintosh computer with the following minimum configuration can be a

PowerRIP client:

l System 6.5 or later (System l AppleTalk or Ethertalk network connection with the PowerRIP server.

disk, requiring even more disk space.

7.0

or later (System

7.1

or later recommended).

7.1

or later recommended).

l 8 MB of RAM to install PowerRIP Client software.

Note: If you have less than 8 MB of RAM you will have to manually insert the necessary files into the System Folder of this client Macintosh. First install PowerRIP on your server Macintosh. Then go into the server’s System Folder, the Extensions subfolder, and copy the Chooser Extension PSPrinter onto a diskette or directly, via your network, to the same location on the client Macintosh. You will also need to copy the PPDs (PostScript Printer Descriptions) which are located in the Printer Descriptions folder of the Extensions subfolder. The PPDs are named: Stylus Color (with Stylus Pro.PPD, Stylus Pro XL (with necessary to copy the PPDs for the EPSON Stylus you are going

Quark).PPD,

Stylus Color.PPD, Stylus Pro (with

Quark).PPD,

Stylus Pro XL.PPD. It is only

use. Put the

Quark).PPD,

appropriate PPDs into the Printer Descriptions folder of the Extensions subfolder on the client Macintosh.

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Registering PowerRIP

PowerRIP must be registered before using. To register your copy of PowerRIP:

Insert the diskette labeled Key Disk.

Double click on the

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Saris1

Number:

Prtnter

Code:

icon and the following menu will appear.

Your Serial Number Your Printer Code

tion

Fulfltlmant

Response:

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Call the

days a week). You will be asked for your Serial Number, Printer Code, and the model of your Stylus. (Stylus Color, Stylus Pro, or Stylus Pro XL.)

The Fulfillment Center will give you the required response number. Type that

number in the Fulfillment Response box on the Before clicking on Register, record the number for future use. Fulfillment

Response:---_-----.

Quick Start

Make backup copies of all installation disks

Connecting Stylus To Your Mac

Install your Stylus per the manufacturer’s instructions. Your EPSON Stylus should be plugged into the printer port if you have a stand-alone Macintosh. You will have

to disable LocalTalk in this case. To disable LocalTalk, go to the Network Control

Panel and select Remote Only.

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hours a day, seven

Registration menu.

(for stand-alone or server Macintosh computers)

Via Serial

Port

If you have multiple Mats that are on an AppleTalk network, your EPSON Stylus must be plugged into the modem port. If you are using modem software, it must be disabled.

Connecting Stylus To Your Mac Via EPSON’s Optional Interface Card

Follow the instructions in the EPSON User’s Guide for installation, networking and naming your printer.

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Install PowerRIP

If you have an anti-virus utility, temporarily disable it. You do this by holding

down the Shift key while you restart your Macintosh.

Insert Disk 1 and double click on the PowerRIP installer.

Click on Continue.

Click on Install for default installation.

Click on InstaIl to install in the PowerRIP

Follow the screen prompts for inserting Disk 2 through Disk 4, and then

Disk 1 again. You will get the following message.

3.1

folder on your hard disk.

lnrtallatlon

you

further

Click on Quit, eject Disk 1, and reboot your Macintosh.

Note: If your EPSON Stylus is connected to the serial port and you are run-

was successful. Choose Cult if

ere flnlshed nr Ccdlnue

lnstallatlonr.

to perform

ning System 7.5.1, or earlier, it is suggested that you update your serial driver. See page

Launching PowerRIP

Open the PowerRIP

PowerRIP icon to launch the application and open the PowerRIP Control

12, item

for details.

3.1 foIder

on your hard drive and double click on the

Panel.

Under File, select a New Printer and select the model of your EPSON Stylus

printer. If you have installed EPSON’S optional select the model designated (AppleTalk). See the screen examples

AppleTalk/Ethertalk

on pages 35

and 36 for sample Stylus Setup and naming printer queue folders.

card,

To select the proper PPD (PostScript Printer Description), open the Chooser

(under

and click on the PSPrinter icon. The printer you named (printer

queue) will be displayed in the right column. Highlight the printer name and

make AppleTalk

Setup...,then on More Choices. Do not click on Auto Setup. On next menu

Active (button on bottom of Chooser window). Click on

click on Select PPD. Scroll down, if necessary, to PPDs for Stylus printers (Stylus

sponds to your Stylus and click on

Color.PPD

through Stylus

Pro.PPD

Select, then click OK on the next menu.

Highlight the one that corre-

Close the Chooser by clicking on the upper left box.

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Using PowerRIP With Your Desktop Applications

If your Mac has sufficient RAM, you may keep PowerRIP open in the back-

ground while you work in other applications. If you don’t have enough RAM

(your Mac will tell you so), you must quit

When setting up your documents, be sure to consider the printable area of

your Epson Stylus. Minimum margins can be viewed in Page Setup menus.

You cannot print directly to PowerRIP unless you have multiple networked

Mats. Instead you must create a PostScript file (save to disk), an option available in all PostScript applications. PostScript files should be saved to the printer queue folder you created inside the PowerRIP the PostScript file to some other destination, you can drag and drop it into

the proper printer queue folder. Don’t save jobs to the Printed Jobs folder inside the printer queue; jobs reside there after they have printed.

When you print a job and PowerRIP is open in the background, your job will

start processing as soon as it gets to the printer queue. If you had to quit PowerRIP because of low memory, use the following instructions: After the PostScript file has been sent to the printer queue, quit the application, launch

PowerRIP, and open the printer you previously created (under

select

Open Printer-open the printer queue folder and double click on the

printer icon). Your job will process and print after the printer starts your job.

PowerRIP.

3.1

folder. If you saved

File at top

tion

Quick Start

Installing PowerRIP on Client Macintosh Computers

Any networked Macintosh can be used as a client. See note on page 2 if you

have less than 8 MB of RAM.

Insert Disk 1 and double click on installer icon.

Click on Continue.

Click on Custom, then highlight PowerRIP

Follow the prompts to insert Disk 2 through Disk 4, and then Disk 1 again.

When the installation is complete, click OK and eject Disk

Printing To PowerRIP Server From Client Mats

A Client is any Macintosh connected to the Server Macintosh via AppleTalk or

Ethertalk. When the PowerRIP Control Panel and a printer are open on a server Mac, you will see the name of your printer in the Chooser of a client Mac. Select the proper PPD as in previous instructions and print directly to the printer; there is no need to create a PostScript file.

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Application Menus

QuarkXPress®

Page Setup for “Epson Stylus” Print Queue

(stand-alone and server Mac)

Quark Page Setup.. .

Click here to view

Printer Type

Select the proper

Halftone screen

Leave it however it comes up You may have color options in

in your Quark setup (Click none)

margins

PPD

(does not apply]

Quark Page Setup Options

Click on Options in above menu

De-select Substitute Fonts to download fonts with file

Click on OK

Quark Print Menu

Destination

Select File

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Print Menu (Options) Most Applications

Me: To get this menu in

PageMaker 5 hold down the Opt/on key before pulling

down F//e and selecting

Print.

Optimum settings for 360 dpi

output on

coated paper are shown

See page 9 for explanation of options in this menu

Click on OK then on Save

CreatingPostScript

Navigate to Printer Queue

(See page 4, launching PowerRlP,

item 2)

File (MostApplications)

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The PostScript file will be written to the Printer Queue. If PowerRIP is open in the background, the job will start to process and print. If PowerRIP is not open, double click on the PowerRIP icon in the PowerRIP

3.1

folder. When the PowerRIP Con-

trol Panel opens, select File... Open Printer and navigate to the Printer Queue folder (in this example, Epson Stylus). Double click on Epson Stylus; the job is

processed and then the printer begins printing your file.

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Adobe PageMaker 6

Print Document Menu

Click on

display the printing options

for the EPSON Stylus

PageMaker 6 Print Features Menu

After selecting the desired

printing features, click on

Options

Options Menu

Features to

to get the Print

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Sample menu for setting up a PostScript file

Click on Save as...

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Send Image data: [Normall Data

encodlng:

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Write PostScript to file

PageMaker 6

Navigate to Printer Queue

(See page PowerRIP,

Click on OK to write PostScript

to the Printer Queue

trol Panel opens, select folder (in this example, Epson Stylus). Double click on

processed and then the printer begins printing your file.

Launching

item 2)

File...

Write PostScript to file

[Cancel)

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Prlnted

Files

Job

Name.ps

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folder. When the PowerRIP Con-

Open Printer and navigate to the Printer Queue

Epson Stylus; the job is

(----Q&T] (Oesttop)

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Print Menu Options Definitions

Selectable items having special meaning in the Print Options menu are listed below:

Resolution

Paper Type

Black and White (Monochrome), Color/Grayscale, Calibrated Color/Grayscale.

Printer’s Default

(360

dpi), 180

dpi, 360 dpi, 720 dpi.

Resolution is a measure of the amount of detail that can be

represented. Resolution of printed images is measured in

the number of dots per inch

(dpi).

The higher the number,

the finer the resolution. Lower resolutions print faster.

Printer’s Default (Coated Paper), Plain Paper, Coated Paper, Glossy Paper, Transparency.

Select the paper you are printing on. PowerRIP has Color Rendering Dictionaries to produce the maximum image quality for the individual Epson Special Paper stocks.

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Screening

Color Calibration

MicroWeave

High Speed Mode

Printer’s Default (Stochastic Always), Stochastic Always,

Application’s Default.

Stochastic Screening is a random dot pattern as opposed to a fixed screen ruling. Stochastic Screen produces more tones and has better detail than fixed screen rulings.

Printer’s Default (PowerRIP Defined), PowerRIP Defined, Application Defined.

Calibrated of Red, Green and Blue combinations, commonly used in the computer industry, to a specific standard; CIE based ABC. Application Defined utilizes optional third party color calibration software.

Printer’s Default (On), On, Off.

MicroWeave is a printing method in which images are printed in finer increments to reduce the possibility of banding (white lines) and produce laser-like images.

Printer’s Default (OK), On, Off.

When High-Speed Mode is on, the printer prints in bi-

directional mode: it prints a line from right to left and on the next line left to right. High-Speed mode is faster but print quality is decreased when it is turned on.

RGB

references the I6 million possible shades

Step-by-Step PowerRIP Installation

Before installing PowerRIP, you should make backup copies of all the installation

disks. There is no copy protection on the disks, so you may copy them using the

Finder or any of several available utilities. If your system does not meet the minimum hardware and software requirements

previously listed, the program will not be installed successfully.

To install PowerRIP server, stand-alone or PowerRIP client, do the following:

Turn off all extensions by holding down the shift key while rebooting your Macintosh.

Insert the floppy disk labeled PowerRIP Double click on the PowerRIP installer icon. The PowerRIP installer

starts, and the PowerRIP screen is displayed.

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Click on Continue. The main installation window is displayed.

To do a default installation on a PowerRIP server or a stand-alone

Macintosh, click on the Install button and go to step

The default installation will copy all files necessary to run Power-RIP as well as the PSPrinter PostScript printer driver, and PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs) for Epson supported PowerRIP devices.

To install fewer files than the default. click on the Custom button.

PowerRIP

3.1

Click on Install to install euerything you need to run Pourer-RIP

3.1

on this

Macintosh. Click on Custom to instell support files

on a Macintosh client node.

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The custom installation window is now displayed with all installation options listed. lighted.

PowerRIP 3.1, the default installation option, is high-

you select the Minimum PowerRIP

3.1

Server option, only those files necessary to run PowerRIP will be installed. PowerRIP client files to support printing from the PowerRIP server will not be copied.

In this case, you may also

select/unselect

additional options by holding

down the Command key and clicking on the name of the option. If you are installing the program on a PowerRIP client, you should

choose only

the PowerRIP

3.1

dent option to install the PSPrinter

PostScript printer driver and PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs) for Epson imaging devices supported by PowerRIP

When you have selected all appropriate options, click on Install.

A standard Save File dialog is now displayed requesting a name and

location of a folder in which you would like folders and files to be installed. The default folder name is PowerRIP

3.1.

Note that some folders and files are not copied to the specified folder but rather to the System Folder.

If you have selected the PowerRIP

3.1

client option, this dialog is

skipped, since all files are copied to the System Folder.

Insert the other diskettes as requested by the installation program.

When the installation is complete, click on Quit or Continue. If your

EPSON Stylus is plugged into the serial port, and your Macintosh is running System

7.5.1

serial driver.

10.

If PowerRIP installation is being performed on a:

Macintosh 68040 other than an AV model, Power Macintosh 500

series, or Power Macintosh

click on Quit, eject Disk 1, and reboot your Macintosh.

Power Macintosh 84OAV,

all running System the next menu click click on

Install. This places an updated serial driver, from Apple

Computer, Inc., into the Extensions Folder. Follow the screen prompts for inserting again. You will get a message saying installation was successful. Click on OK, eject Disk 1, and reboot your Macintosh.

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100

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series,

on Custom. Highlight

Disk 2 through Disk

CentrislQuadra 66OAV,

7.5.1

or less; click on Continue. On

SeriaIDMA,

and then Disk 1

7.5.2;

or Quadra

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For a default or PowerRIP

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client installation, the PSPrinter driver is copied to

the System Extensions folder, and the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files are copied to the Printer Descriptions subfolder of the System Extensions folder.

PSPrinter is a PostScript level 2 driver; it can be used in place of a LaserWriter

8.0

driver version should first

or later. When printing to PowerRIP with a level 2 driver, you

use the Chooser to select the PPD file matching the supported

PowerRIP EPSON imaging device.

ColorSync™

of the PowerRIP installation package contains the ICC profiles required by

Disk ColorSync

2.0

2.0.

These profiles Should be placed in the Preferences sub-folder inside the System Folder. The profiles represent the Stylus Pro and Stylus Pro XL printers at 360

dpi

on EPSON coated stock, 720

dpi

on EPSON coated stock, and

720 dpi

on EPSON high gloss stock. When using these profiles with applications that support ColorSync 2.0,

choose the

Print Menu option ‘Application Defined” under Color Calibration. This gives the application the ability to convert

based ABC. ColorSync 2.0 and the ICC profiles are designed to work with

colors and not CMYK colors. Files saved as CMYK colors as not affected by

RGB

colors to a calibrated standard such as CIE

RGB

Color-

Sync 2.0 and PowerRIP defined color calibration.

Note: PowerRIP must be registered before using. If you have not yet registered, see

Registering PowerRIP on page

Do not insert the Key Disk when installing

software on a PowerRIP client; registration is not necessary.

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The following files and folders are copied to the PowerRIP Step 7 on page

PowerRIP This is the PowerRIP application file. Open or double-click on

12:

3.1

folder selected in

this file to launch PowerRIP

PostScript.VM fonts

This file is required by the interpreter. This folder contains a minimum set of PostScript fonts. It also

contains a number of files with the extension

‘.upr’.

These files point to all PostScript fonts in this folder, the System Folder, and any selected extra font folder.

Important Note: If you move or rename the PowerRIP folder

Prep Files f Resource

or the System Folder, you should remove restarting PowerRIP.

This empty folder is required by the interpreter. This folder contains special resources required by PowerRIP The

all ‘.upr’

files before

ColorRendering subfolder contains color rendering dictionaries,

ProcSet

the the

Resource.upr

subfolder contains special PostScript procedures, and

file contains pointers to all PostScript resources used by PowerRIP You should never modify the contents of this folder

Startup f

This folder contains PostScript startup files for EPSON imaging

devices supported by PowerRIp You should never modify the contents of this folder except under the following circumstance.

If your application or printer driver does not produce PostScript Level 2 color operators, you may still use editing the startup file corresponding to the imaging device and remove the leading % from the line

Operators get

tors to be mapped to Level 2 color operators; however, with some applications, incorrect output may be produced.

tmp

This folder contains some files and folders required by the interpreter. It is also used for temporary scratch files.

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Launching PowerRIP

This section describes how to run PowerRIP, create PowerRIP printers, print to the created PowerRIP printers, and reprint the last job. The PowerRIP Control Panel Window, the Printer Setup Dialog, and the PowerRIP Completed Jobs Window are described in detail.

Before launching PowerRIP, connect your EPSON Stylus to the PowerRIP server

(the Macintosh you have installed the PowerRIP application on). If you have a Mac network, connect the Stylus to the a stand-alone in the

Network Control Panel. Make sure that the printer is powered on.

If you haven’t registered your copy of PowerRIP you will not be able to launch the

application. See Registering PowerRIP on page

Mac, connect the Stylus to the Printer port and choose Remote Only

Printer port or Ethernet connection. If you have

To launch PowerRIP for the first time, open the PowerRIP on your hard drive and double click on the PowerRIP icon.

The application will launch and the PowerRIP-Control Panel window will be displayed. This window is always open while PowerRIP is running.

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After launching PowerRIP for the first time, you must create a PowerRIP printer. Follow these steps:

Click on File at the top of the screen.

Hold down mouse button and select New Printer menu command. You will

see a listing of EPSON printers supported by this version of PowerRIP For this example we will

use the Stylus Pro.. .

lar EPSON printer from this menu.

Printer Setup dialog for the printer you choose is displayed. All EPSON

Printer Setup dialogs have the same elements. A sample Printer Setup dialog for the EPSON Stylus Pro is shown below.

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will ask you to name the printer queue. In this example it was named Epson

Stylus.

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Follow these steps to choose a PPD (PostScript Printer Description):

Open the Chooser under the Apple symbol at the top of the screen to select

the

PPD

for your particular printer. The PowerRIP Control Panel and a

printer must be open in order to see the device in the Chooser.

Click on the PSPrinter icon in the left column. (The LaserWriter 8 may also

be used.) Your printer queue will be shown in the right column.

AppleTalk must be active for PowerRIP to function; click on the Active

button at bottom of menu.

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On the next menu click on Select PPD. (If this menu is not displayed click

on More Choices.) Auto Setup is not implemented in this version of

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A list of available PPDs will be displayed when you click on Select PPD... Scroll down if necessary.

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the upper left of the menu.

You have now created a Print ticular printer.

For a detailed explanation of the PowerRIP controls see the following section.

Queue and selected the proper PPD for that par-

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Getting Started

Pre-Print

This view lists ail jobs that have yet to be printed for ail open printers. Each line in

the list includes the following:

Job Status

Job Name

Creation Date Creator

Page Count

Queue List

This is a single character in the far left column of the list.

Character Meaning

H the job is held

h F

blank

This is the name of the original job, not necessarily the name

of the PostScript file you created.

This is the date and time that the job was created.

This is the name of the user who created the job. This is the number of pages in the job. If no page count is

specified in the job, the page count starts at as each page of the job is processed.

the printer is held the job failed the job is currently processing the job is currently being canceiled the job is ready to print

1 and increments

Printer

Job Size

Printer Controls

Buttons for controlling the printer and jobs in the Pre-Print Queue are described below.

Hold Printer

This is the name of the PowerRIP printer on which the job will be printed.

This is size of the job, e.g., 743.2K. Jobs that are not held are printed in the order in which they

appear in the list. To modify this order, hold down the option key and drag a job up or down to a new position in the list.

This button is a shortcut for the Hold Printer and Release

Printer commands in the Printer menu. When the printer

selected in the Printer List is held, this button changes to

Release Printer. The currently printing job will not be held. See

the full description of this command on page

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Hold Job

This button is a shortcut for the Hold Job and Release Job commands in the Print Job menu. When the job selected in the Pre-Print Queue is held, this button changes to Release Job. See the description of this command on page

for

more information.

Cancel Job

This button is a shortcut for the Cancel Job command in the

Print Job menu. See the description of this command on page

for more information.

Print This button is a shortcut for the Print Job, Pause Printing,

and Resume Printing commands in the Print Job menu. When the job selected in the Pre-Print Queue is printing, this button changes to Pause; when the selected job is paused, this

button changes to Resume. See the descriptions of these commands on pages

Double-clicking on a job in the Pre-Print

and

for more information.

Queue or selecting

a job and typing Return or Enter is identical to clicking on this button.

Back Channel Logs

Back Channel logs are fries created by PowerRIP for reviewing RIP activities such as printing times, error messages, etc. These message logs can

be opened in TeachText

(or SimpleText). You will need a word processor, such as Microsoft Word, to open the logs if you allow them to get too large.

Message Log View

This view displays all informational and error messages gener-

ated by PowerRIP since its launch.

Log Messages

This check box is a shortcut for the Log Messages command in the File menu. See the description of this command for more information.

Speak Urgent Messages

This check box is visible only when optional speech tion software has been installed on the PowerRIP server.

recogni-

When checked, critical warning messages written to the Message Log View are also spoken. This is useful if you wish to be informed of status when not sitting at the PowerRIP server.

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Printer List

This view lists all open printers. Each line in the list includes the following:

Note Double-clicking on a printer name is a shortcut for the Setup

Printer command in the Printer menu.

Printer Status

Printer Name OPI

Flag

Purge Time

Maximum Jobs

Purge Printed Jobs

This is a single character in the far left column of the list.

Character

blank

Meaning

the printer is held the printer is starting up

the printer is closing the printer is ready to print

This is name of the PowerRIP printer.

OPI

If this printer performs the string

OPI;

otherwise, this field is blank.

substitution, this field contains

This field contains the time after which any printed jobs for this printer are removed, e.g., 3 fied, this field contains the infinity character,

days.

If no purge time is speci-

00.

This field contains the maximum number of printed jobs to be kept for this printer. If no maximum is specified, this field contains the infinity character,

00.

When checked, jobs are deleted from the Printed Files folder for this PowerRIP printer after the specified number of seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks. When not checked,

printed jobs remain in the printed files folder until you remove them.

Note: If you change the Purge Time in the Printer Setup to a smaller time frame, previously saved files will be erased.

Limit Post-Print Queue

When checked, the oldest jobs are removed from the Printed

Files folder for this PowerRIP printer when the specified number of jobs is exceeded. When not checked, there is no maximum number of jobs already printed.

OPI Image Substitution

This check box is enabled only when a supported cation is running. When checked, for TIFF placement images on a page. When not checked, OPI

substitution will not take place.

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Faster Copies

Collate Copies

When checked, pages are output with a black background.

When unchecked, pages are output with a white background.

When checked, pages are ripped to a spooled image file on

disk before being sent to the imaging device. For multiple copies, pages are only ripped once, then output multiple times. However, the spooled image file uses a large amount of disk space; therefore, you should use this option with caution.

When unchecked, pages are output directly to the imaging device.

This check box is enabled only when Faster Copies is checked. When checked, entire documents are ripped to a spooled image file. Thus, the document is ripped once, then

multiple collated copies are output to the imaging device. Since ail pages must be written to the spooled image file, this option should be used only when a very large amount of free disk space is available.

When unchecked, only one page at a time is written to the

spooled image file, and multiple copies are printed

uncoiiated.

Post-Print Queue List

Reprint Job

Reprint On

This view lists ail jobs that have already been printed but not yet removed.

This button is a shortcut for the Reprint Job command in the

Print Job menu. See the description of this command on page

for more information.

Double-clicking on a job in the Post-Print Queue or selecting a job and pressing Return or Enter is identical to clicking on this button.

This button is a shortcut for the Print Job On command in the Print Job menu. See the description of this command on

pages

and 30 for more information.

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This section describes ail of the PowerRIP menus and each of the commands in these menus.

Apple Menu

About PowerRIP

File Menu

New Printer

This command displays a screen containing the name of

this application, its version number, and other important information.

This menu consists of a single command for each available

imaging device. You can create a new PowerRIP printer by

choosing an imaging device name. When this command is selected, a Printer Setup Dialog for

the chosen imaging device is displayed. You may change any of the default parameters, then click on OK. For a detailed description of the EPSON Stylus Printer Setup dialogue, see the appendix.

A standard save file dialog is then displayed. Specify a

name and location for the click on Save to complete this operation. You must wait

until the printer no longer displays a starting up status,

before using it.

new PowerRIP printer, then

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Open Printer

Close Window

This command displays a standard open file dialog from which you may choose a previously created PowerRIP printer file. A printer file is located in the jobs folder for

that printer.

When you create a new PowerRIP printer, a printer file

containing the currently selected setup for that printer is created. When changes to a printer are saved, the printer file is updated.

You may also create an alias to the printer file and select the alias in this command.

Like most Macintosh applications, you may also launch

PowerRIP and open PowerRIP printers from the Finder by

opening a printer file or by dropping a printer file on the

PowerRIP application icon.

This command closes the front-most PowerRIP window, if

it has a close box. If dimmed, the front-most window is either not closable or is modal. In the latter case, you must click on a button to dismiss the dialog.

Save Printer Changes

Log Messages

This command saves changes made to any open PowerRIP

printers. All changes made to ail open printers are saved. If dimmed, no changes have been made.

The PowerRIP printer files corresponding to the changed

printers are updated appropriately. This command is a toggle. When unchecked, selecting this

command causes it to be checked; when checked, selection causes it to be unchecked.

When checked, any message written to the Message Log View is also written to the currently specified log file. If no log file has been specified, then this command displays a standard save file dialog to get a log file name and location.

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New Log File

Extra Font Folder

Quit

This command closes any open log file and displays a standard save file dialog to get a new log file name and location. If message logging is disabled, it is enabled for the new log file. The previous log file is not deleted.

Log files can be read with any standard text editor. Since these files may get very large, you should monitor their size and delete old messages when necessary.

This command displays a standard folder selection dialog to get the location of an additional folder containing LaserWriter fonts. Normally, only the System Folder and the resources subfolder of the PowerRIP application folder are searched for LaserWriter fonts. This command allows you to specify one additional folder to be searched.

For example, if you are running with LaserWriter fonts in folder . . Fonts:, you must select the Printer Fonts folder with this command.

This command terminates the PowerRIP application. Ail open PowerRIP printers are automatically closed.

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COPY

This command reverses the most recent action you took.

If dimmed, the most recent action cannot be undone.

After selecting this command, this menu item changes to

Redo. Selecting it again performs your most recent action

again.

This command cuts any selected text and pastes it in the Clipboard. Jobs cannot be copied; use the Reprint Job and Print Job On commands to move jobs from the Post-Print Queue to the Pre-Print Queue.

This command cuts any selected text and pastes it onto the Clipboard. Jobs cannot be copied; use the Reprint Job and Print Job On commands to move jobs from the Post-Print Queue to the Pre-Print Queue.

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Clear

This command copies any text on the Clipboard to the currently selected text view. If any text is selected, it is replaced at the insertion point.

This command deletes any selected text. If no text is selected, any character before the insertion point is deleted.

Printer Menu

Except where noted, these commands operate on the selected printer in the Printer List.

Hold Printer

This command prevents any jobs for the selected printer

from being printed. The printer hold status is indicated by

an H to the left of the printer name. The jobs for this printer are marked with an h to their left. However, the currently printing job cannot be held; rather, you must pause or cancel it to stop printing immediately.

If dimmed, the selected printer is already held. Any jobs in the Pre-Print Queue for other printers are still

printed in order.

Release Printer

Hold All Printers

Release

Setup Printer

Show Completed Jobs

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Printers

Printer

This command releases a previously held printer. If

dimmed, the selected printer is not held.

This command holds all open printers. The selected

printer is ignored. This command releases any previously held printers. The

selected printer is ignored. This command closes the selected printer. Once closed,

the printer can no longer be used by a PowerRIP client.

This command displays the Printer Setup Dialog for this

printer. For a detailed description of the Printer Setup

Dialog, see the appendix.

Note that changes to printer parameters do not take effect

until completion of all ready jobs for that printer.

This command opens the PowerRIP Completed Jobs Window. If this window is already open, it is made the

front-most window.

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Print Job Menu

Except where noted, these commands operate on the selected job in the Pre-Print Queue or Post-Print Queue.

Hold Job

Release Job

Print Job

Remove Job

Reprint Job

This command prevents the selected job in the Pre-Print

Queue from being printed. The job hold status is indicated by an

H to the left of the job name. The currently printing

job cannot be held; rather, you must pause or cancel it to stop printing immediately.

If dimmed, the selected job is already held.

jobs in the Pre-Print Queue are still printed in order.

Any This command unblocks a previously held job. If dimmed,

selected job is not held.

the This command releases and prints the selected held job in

the Pre-Print

Queue. If dimmed, another job is already

printing.

This command removes the selected job from the queue. To remove a currently printing job, you must first cancel it.

This command moves the selected job from the Post-Print

Queue to the Pre-Print Queue and starts printing it.

Print Job On

This command displays a dialog

tion about the selected job. You must specify printer on which the job should be printed as well as a copy count, then click on OK.

Which printer do you want the Job printed on?

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If the selected job is in the Post-Print Queue, it is then moved to the Pre-Print the requested number of copies are then printed to the selected printer.

Queue. If the job is not held,

Cancel Job

Pause Printing

Resume Printing

Purge Spooled Image

This command aborts the currently printing job. If dimmed, there is no currently printing job. When a canceled, it is held and left in the Pre-Print

Queue.

job is

This command suspends the currently printing job. If

dimmed, there is no currently printing

job, or the cur-

rently printing job has already been paused.

This command continues the currently printing job. If

dimmed, there is no currently printing job or the currently printing

job is not paused.

This command deletes any spooled image files for the selected job. If dimmed, there are no spooled image files for the selected job.

Normally, the spooled image files are deleted when the job completes. However, if a job is canceled, the spooled image

re-rip

files are maintained. This avoids having to

the pages.

You may want to use this command to free the disk space allocated for the spooled image file.

Help Menu

Show Balloons

This command enables and disables Balloon Help. Balloon

Help is currently available for all PowerRIP menu items.

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using this guide, you should check the Message Log View for errors. If no errors are indicated, then use this guide to find a solution to your problem. If problem after reviewing this section, please call Birmy Customer Support

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The Following Message Appears When Attempting to Launch PowerRIP

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have registered and still get this message: Have you loaded PowerRIP on a different Macintosh?

Have you replaced or changed your System boot-up disk?

See Registering PowerRIP on page 3 to reinstall the recorded the Fulfillment

Responce

number it is not necessary to call the

BirmyKey.

If you have

Fulfillment Center; type that number in the Response box and click on Register. Have you purchased an additional EPSON Stylus that has not been registered?

Call

Birmy

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Out of Memory, Memory Low and VM Error Messages

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There are other ways to increase your RAM rather than purchasing and installing expensive SIMMs. PowerRIP’s performance will be enhanced by the addition of available memory, especially on complex jobs.

Virtual Memory On. Go to Control Panel under the Apple symbol and select

the Memory Control Panel. Click the On button in the Virtual Memory panel. Install RAM Doubler. A relatively low-cost Extension from Connectix which

effectively doubles the amount of your physical RAM.

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l Allocate more memory to PowerRIP. If running, quit PowerRIP While on the

Manual

desktop, highlight the PowerRIP icon. Under File, select Get Info. Increase

the number in the Preferred size box relative to the amount of available memory

you have. Keep in mind that the System Software requires available memory

in addition to other applications you may want to have active while PowerRIP is running.

Font Not Found: Using Courier, Findfont Errors

l Are you allowing Font Substitution in your page setups? l Do you have PostScript compatible printer fonts or just screen fonts?

l Are your fonts available to the system? In order for fonts to be available to the

system they must be placed in the Fonts subfolder inside the System Folder. If your font library is too extensive to be placed in the Fonts subfolder, you might consider purchasing Suitcase

™M

a font handling utility from Fifth

Generation Systems, Inc.

l Have you renamed or moved the PowerRIP folder after the original installation?

You will have to folder inside the PowerRIP folder and trash the five .upr files

FonFonts.ups,

re-establish

the font paths. To do this; open the font

ResFonts.upr, SysFonts.upr,

sub-

(ExtFonts.upr,

and XtraFonts.upr.). New .upr files will automatically be created when you restart PowerRIP If the problem still persists; open the Preferences sub-folder inside the System Folder and trash the PowerRIP™

Preferences. A new preference file will automatically be created

when you restart PowerRIP.

Images on Printed Pages are Clipping

l Are your considering the printable image area of your EPSON Stylus? You may

have to increase your margins.

l Are you selecting the proper PPD in the Chooser Setup?

Printer Out of Synch - Outputting Repeated Pages of Extraneous Code

l If Cancel Job or Hold Printer have no effect, power down the EPSON Stylus to

avoid wasting paper.

l Force Quit the PowerRIP application. While holding down the option and

command keys, press the escape key to Force Quit. Your Macintosh will have to

be rebooted after doing this to reestablish communication with the printer.

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Printer Cannot Be Opened Because Printer Not Available

Is the imaging device’s power on?

Is the imaging device connected properly to the PowerRIP server? Defective serial cables are a common problem.

If using EPSON’s optional named the printer correctly in the Printer Setup dialog menu? See page 36 for detailed instructions.

Job in the-Print Queue Not Printed on Imaging Device

Is the PowerRIP printer ready rather than held, starting up, or closing?

Is this job set up to print to the correct PowerRIP printer?

Is the imaging device ready? Are any error indicators lit on the device?

Is the imaging device powered on?

Is the imaging device connected properly to the PowerRIP server?

LocalTalk/Ethertalk

interface board, have you

Job Does Not Appear in Pre-Print Queue

Is the PowerRIP printer for this job open?

Was job placed in the proper queue? When creating a PostScript file make sure

you save it to the printer queue you have set up. If you saved it to some other location you can drag it into the proper print queue.

Has the PowerRIP printer been selected in the Chooser on the client?

Are both the PowerRIP server and client on the same enabled network?

Job Prints in Black and White or One or More Colors Are Missing

Did you specify color output in your application’s print dialog?

Is one or more of the colors in color ink cartridge exhausted?

Job Just Printed Not in Post-Print Queue

Did you specify a purge time of 0 in the Printer Setup Dialog for the PowerRIP printer?

Did you specify a maximum job count of 0 in the Printer Setup Dialog for the PowerRIP printer?

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Multiple Page Document Stops Outputting Before Job is Complete

l Do you have Faster Copies checked in the Setup Printer dialog menu? When

Faster Copies is checked, pages are ripped to a spooled image file on disk before being sent to the printer. This spooled image file uses a large amount of disk space. Uncheck Faster Copies in the Setup Printer menu and try again.

Client Times Out While Sending Job to PowerRIP

l Did you switch to another application on the PowerRIP server? If so, the other

application may not give PowerRIP enough time to maintain its connection with the client. Switch back to PowerRIP and try again.

l Is PowerRIP running on a slower Macintosh computer, and are there several

clients trying to print to PowerRIP simultaneously? If so, your server may not be fast enough to support a large number of simultaneous transfers. Wait for some of the clients to completely send their jobs to PowerRIP, then try again.

Rendering Stopped or Slower Than Normal

l Are one or more clients sending jobs to PowerRIP? On slower Macintosh

computers, transfer operations may require most of the available time; therefore, rendering during transfers slows down considerably.

l Is a dialog open? If so, rendering is suspended until the dialog is closed.

OPI

Substitution Not Made

l Is the

OPI

check box turned on in the Printer Setup Dialog for the PowerRIP

printer?

l Have you moved the

OPI

folder? If so, PowerRIP is unable to locate the folder

and, thus, the high-resolution image.

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When checked, jobs are deleted from the Printed Files

subfolder for this PowerRIP printer after the specified number of seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks. When not checked, there is no time limit on jobs already printed.

Limit Post-Print

Queue

When checked, the oldest jobs are removed from the Printed Files subfolder for this PowerRIP printer when the specified number of jobs is

exceeded. When not checked,

there is no maximum number of jobs already printed.

OPI Image Substitution This check box is enabled only when OH is running.

OPI

When checked,

substitution using certain

OPI

grams will occur for TIFF placement images on a page.

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When not checked, When checked, pages are output with a black background.

OPI

substitution will not take place.

When not checked, pages are output with a white back-

ground.

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Collate

Copies

When checked, pages are ripped to a spooled image file on

When unchecked, pages are rendered directly to the imag-

ing device.

Use this radio cluster to select whether the EPSON Stylus

is connected to the printer port or modem port.

This selection is “grayed out”-all multiple page jobs will

be collated if more than one copy is requested.

Printer Setup With Epson’s Optional LocalTalk or

Ethertalk Interface Board

Printer Name

If you have installed the EPSON optional LocalTalk interface board in your EPSON Stylus and you have selected an

AppleTalk printer, the Setup screen will display Printer

Name. Refer to the EPSON Stylus User’s Guide to assign a name to your printer.

Printer Name: ,

Use the EPSON Namer

to name your printer

and type that exact name here. If the Printer Name does not agree, PowerRIP will not find the the networked printer.

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LIST OF TERMS

Several terms having special meaning within the context of this manual are listed below.

CPSI

FPU

Framing

Imaging Device

Configurable PostScript Interpreter. This Adobe Level 2

PostScript interpreter runs on a Macintosh server rather than on a hardware peripheral device. PowerRIP uses this interpreter to render a raster image.

Floating Point Unit. A chip capable of executing operations with real numbers. The FPU may be built in or available as an add on to the main CPU. [In the Macintosh computer, the FPU is either a separate MC 68881

processor or is built into the main processor

(MC 68040 or PPC The process by which a complete raster image of a page is

created in memory prior to output to an imaging device. If the available memory is sufficient, then PowerRIP will frame a page. Since disk spooling of bands is unnecessary, framing is usually faster than banding.

A device capable of printing a raster image on a physical medium, e.g., a printer, imagesetter, digital film recorder, ink jet printer, etc.

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Interpreter

Job

Jobs Folder

A set of software functions to convert PostScript language operators and operands into a raster image. PowerRIP uses

the CPSI interpreter.

A file containing PostScript language operators and operands residing in a Jobs folder and listed in either the

Pre-Print Queue or the Post-Print Queue.

A folder containing a PowerRIP printer file and all jobs for

that printer. Jobs to be printed are in the Jobs folder; jobs already printed are in the Printed Files subfolder of the

Jobs folder.

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Message Log View

Network

OPI

Post-print Queue

PostScript

A printer driver used by an application to create a PostScript file describing the visible contents of a document.

A scrolling text view in

the

PowerRIP control panel con-

taining all logged messages. EtherTalk or AppleTalk cabling and required software

link Macintosh computers to each other. In the case of

PowerRIP, to link the clients to the server. Open

Pre-Press

Interface. A standard whereby a

highresolution image is substituted for a low-resolution placement image (or no image) on a page. The substitution is controlled by special TIFF tags. Since the high-resolution image may reside on the server, the long transfer time of the high-resolution image can be avoided.

A scrolling list in the PowerRIP Completed Jobs Window containing all jobs already printed for all open PowerRIP printers.

An interpretive programming language, developed by Adobe, used co describe the text, graphic, and image con-

tent of a document.

PowerRIP Client

PowerRIP Completed

Jobs Window

PowerRIP Control Panel Window

PowerRIP Printer

PowerRIP Printer File

A Macintosh computer on which the user runs most appli-

cations. The user may prim from applications to an imaging device attached to a PowerRIP server.

A window of the PowerRIP application containing the

Post-Prim Queue.

The main window of the PowerRIP application containing

the Pre-Print Queue, the message log view, and the printer

list. A virtual imaging device representing a physical imaging device with a user-selectable set of characteristics. Each

PowerRIP printer has a separate Jobs folder. The names of

all open PowerRIP printers appear as LaserWriter devices

in the Chooser dialog opened on a PowerRIP client. A file representing a PowerRIP printer residing in the Jobs

folder for that printer.

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PowerRIP Server

Pre-Print Queue

A Macintosh computer running the PowerRIP application. A scrolling list in the PowerRIP Control Panel Window

containing all jobs yet to be printed for all open PowerRIP printers.

Printer List A scrolling list in the PowerRIP Control Panel Window

containing all open PowerRIP printers.

Printer Setup Dialog A physical device dependent dialog for selecting character-

istics for a PowerRIP printer.

PSPrinter™

A printer driver used by an application to create a Post-

Script file. This driver is distributed with PowerRIP and may be installed as a substitute for a LaserWriter driver.

Within this manual, all references to LaserWriter should be

interpreted as references to either LaserWriter or PSPrinter.

Raster Image

A bitmap representing an interpreted PostScript page to be

output to an imaging device. For each device pixel on the page, there is a corresponding color in the color space appropriate for the imaging device.

Render

RIP

SCSI

SCSI Address

TIFF

The process by which PostScript language operators and operands are interpreted and a raster image is produced.

Raster Image Processor. An application or device that renders PostScript language inputs and outputs the resulting raster image to an imaging device.

Small Computer Systems Interface. A standard communication technology to pass data between a host computer and a peripheral device.

A physical switch or jumper to designate the address of a SCSI device. Each SCSI device must be addressed with its own unique number from 1 to

Tagged Image File Format. This is a standard image file format consisting of labeled fields.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Operational Overview

PANTONE@ Color Support

Optional Features

Installation Requirements

Registering PowerRIP

Quick Start

Application Menus

Print Menu Options Definitions

Step-by-Step PowerRIP Installation

Launching PowerRIP

Creating A PowerRIP Printer

PowerRIP Controls

Apple Menu

File Menu

Edit Menu

Printer Menu

Print Job Menu

Help Menu

Out of Memory, Memory Low and VM Error Messages

Font Not Found: Using Courier, Findfont Errors

Images on Printed Pages are Clipping

Printer Out of Synch - Outputting Repeated Pages of Extraneous Code

Printer Cannot Be Opened Because Printer Not Available

Job in the-Print Queue Not Printed on Imaging Device

Job Does Not Appear in Pre-Print Queue

Job Prints in Black and White or One or More Colors Are Missing

Job Just Printed Not in Post-Print Queue

Multiple Page Document Stops Outputting Before Job is Complete

Client Times Out While Sending Job to PowerRIP

Rendering Stopped or Slower Than Normal

Purge Printed Jobs

Black Background

Limit Post-Print

OPI Image Substitution This check box is enabled only when OH is running.

Faster Copies

Serial Port

Copies

Printer Name

CPSI

Framing

Imaging Device

Interpreter

Jobs Folder

LaserWrite+

Message Log View

Network

Post-print Queue

PostScript

PowerRIP Client

PowerRIP Completed

Jobs Window

PowerRIP Printer

PowerRIP Printer File

PowerRIP Server

Pre-Print Queue

Printer List A scrolling list in the PowerRIP Control Panel Window

Printer Setup Dialog A physical device dependent dialog for selecting character-

PSPrinter™

Raster Image

Render

SCSI

SCSI Address

TIFF