Epson Stylus Color Pro Parts User Manual

Macintosh & Macintosh Power PC

Version

for

3.1

EPSON Stylus Color

EPSON

Stylus Pro

EPSON Stylus Pro XL

INSTALLATION &

OPERATION

MANUAL

PowerRIP

The Software Program That

Into a

True

Adobe PostScr@C Level 2

Turns

6icllm-

Adobe PostScript

EPSON Stylus

lmager

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

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commitment on the part of

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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Graphics. PowerRIP is a registered trademark of Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in

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certair

jurisdktions.

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

wrftten

with

MacApp% 19851Q88

PowerRfP applicatiin

Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc. makes

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product, including warranties with

Rtness

for any particular purpose. The

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and the PowerRIP Upgrade Utility.

MacApp

software is proprietary

Printed in the U.S.A.

Part number:

851-9002 (7193

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

2.0

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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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15 16 18

25 25 25 28 29 30

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Please do not call the Birmy Fulfillment Center for technical information. There are no support personnel at that location; the phone number is for PowerRIP registration only.

Please refer to Troubleshooting, Chapter 4, before calling Customer Support. When calling for technical assistance, be ready to identify your system and its configuration, the serial number of your copy of PowerRIP, and a description of the problems you are encountering. It is highly recommended that you enable the Log Messages option when creating a PowerRIP printer. The entries in the log will help our support staff to identify PostScript error messages.

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INTRODUCTION &

The

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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

Support

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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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ettmy fkgstmon

Saris1

Number:

Prtnter

Code:

icon and the following menu will appear.

Your Serial Number Your Printer Code

tion

Fulfltlmant

Response:

-J

piGi--

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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Fulfillment Center at 800-613-3031

(24

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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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Client and click on Install.

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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

Click on Options

.O Subrtltute

Optlaw: q cdlbntrd

Fonts

output q Prm

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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)

Priniec c0Pl.f:~

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“Epson

Page: 8 None

Callbreled

Prlnl:l

PostScript”’

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Note: Scroll down to select all options

. _

Name of job t

.ps

(Use alphanumeric characters,

i.e.

abc123

and period)

Format: PostScript Job Select

Binary

and Level 2 Only

Select All

-W

0 RSCII @ BIWJQJ Q LoVeI 2 Only

Font lncluslon:~

Lwel

Compatlbla

Click on Save

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

Prlhter: Epson Stylus

Stylus Pro

copies: m

Yrint all pUbltcatlnnP tn hook

Urn payer settings at anch

Color Calibration:

Printer’s

Scrsenlng:

Prlnter’r aclault

IILPPD

default

pltblwtion

Print Options Menu PageMaker 6

Sample menu for setting up a PostScript file

Click on Save as...

RsroluIlon:

Prlntsr’r default

TFklhnlpn

Send Image data: [Normall Data

encodlng:

PortOnbt

ooumload rontr: PostScript pII

Ilra symbol Font

Include PostScrIpt

wrrIe P0CtsCriptt0

Send

blnay

For

tpeclal charactert

wror

handler

me:

Image data

sncl TrueType

lJObNarne.pr s00e 01..

(Itylc...)

[tancel)

(locumenl]

[Paper)

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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)

.._-.. ..---..............

Prlnted

Files

Job

Name.ps

3.1

folder. When the PowerRIP Con-

Open Printer and navigate to the Printer Queue

Epson Stylus; the job is

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

[Neur)

Macintosh

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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Operational Overview

PANTONE@ Color Support

Optional Features

Installation Requirements

Registering PowerRIP

Quick Start

Application Menus

Print Menu Options Definitions