Epson Stylus Pro 10000, Stylus Pro 10600, Stylus Pro 5000, Stylus Pro 5500, Stylus Pro 7000 Printing Information
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EPSON
Product Support Bulletin
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09/25/2002
PSB.2002.09.004
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EPSON Stylus Pro 9000, 9500, 9600, 7000, 7500, 7600, 10000, 10600, 5000,
5500 and Stylus Color 3000 P
PostScript Printing Support for Mac OS X Native Mode
rinters
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This bulletin provides instructions for installing and configuring a Mac OS X Client with your
existing EPSON hardware or software RIP. If your EPSON Professional Wide Format printer was
bundled with one of the RIP packages listed below, or if you had purchased the RIP as an option,
then you can configure a Mac OS X Client with OS Version 10.2 and above for PostScript printing
by simply installing the appropriate RIP PPD.
• EFI RS 5000 LX Series – Stylus Pro 5000 printer
• EFI RS 5100 X2 Series - Stylus Pro 9000, 7000, 9500 and 7500 printers
• Fiery Spark Designer – Stylus Pro 5500 printer
• Fiery Spark Professional 1.0 – Stylus Pro 5500 and Stylus Pro 10000ARC/DYE printers
• Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 – Stylus Pro 9600UCM/7600UCM printers
• EPSON StylusRIP - Stylus Color 3000 and Stylus Pro 5000 printers
Installation Instructions:
Setup your existing RIP Server as per the instructions provided in the User’s Guide that came
with your RIP. To setup a Mac OS X Version 10.2 Client follow the instructions below. There are
two ways you can add a PPD and configure your printer in OS X,
AppleTalk Installation:
Open the
1.
Applications - Utilities
Print Center
, which can be found on your hard disk driver under
AppleTalk
or
IP Printing
.
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2. Click on the
AppleTalk
3. The
from the list and click on the
Add
zone if applicable.
Print Center
button. Then select
should scan the network and find all your devices. Select your printer
Printer Model
AppleTalk
sub-menu. Select
from the top sub-menu and your
Other
to continue.
4. Navigate to the location of your PPD file. After selecting the PPD file it should reflect the
name of the printer under the
5. Repeat the process to add your additional queues. Your Mac OS X Client should now be
ready to print.
Printer Model
section. Click on the
Add
button.
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IP Printing Installation:
1. Open the
Utilities
Print Center
2. Click on the
Add
, which can be found on your HDD under
button and select
IP Printing
from the sub-menu.
Applications -
3. Enter the IP Address of the Postscript Server under
Use default queue on server
Printer Model
sub-menu and select
and type in the queue you wish to add. Click on the
Other
Printer’s Address
.
. Uncheck the
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4. Navigate to the location of your PPD file. After selecting the PPD file it should reflect the
name of the printer under the
Printer Model
section. Click on the
Add
button.
5. The Print Center should now show the Queue that you typed along with the IP address.
6. Repeat the process to add your additional queues. Your Mac OS X Client should now be
ready to print.
Note: The StylusRIP does not have a separate folder on the CD to select the printer’s PPD. In
order to select the PPD it must be copied from another client’s
shown below (HDD - System folder - Extensions folder - Printer Description folder).
Printer Description folder
as
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