Epson StylusRIP 4 1 Mac User Manual
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User’s Guide
Contents
Introduction
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Network Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 1 Installing the StylusRIP Software
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Setting up StylusRIP for a standalone environment . . . . . .11
What to Check Before Setting Up StylusRIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Easy Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Custom Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
PANTONE Color Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
ColorSync 2.0 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Chapter 2 Printing With StylusRIP (Server)
Using the StylusRIP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Exiting the StylusRIP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Checking Print Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Using the Preferences Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Selecting and Setting up the StylusRIP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Starting the StylusRIP Server automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using the Print Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Printing From Your Macintosh to the StylusRIP Server . . . . . . .28
Cancelling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
An Out of Memory, Memory Low, or VM error message
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appears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Font not found: using Courier; Find font errors. . . . . . . . . .30
Images on printed pages are clipped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Printer out of synch - outputting repeated pages of
extraneous code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Printer cannot be opened or printer not found . . . . . . . . . .31
Job in pre-print queue not printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Job prints in black and white or one or more colors are
missing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Client times out while sending a job to StylusRIP. . . . . . . .32
A line is printed at the bottom of the printed page . . . . . . .32
Printing is not possible in a standalone environment. . . . .32
Not possible to print clearly with Adobe Photoshop . . . . .33
Color matching differs during offset printing with Adobe
Photoshop 4.0 or later versions despite the fact that the
product's Press simulation function is in use. . . . . . . . . .33
Not possible to print clearly with Adobe Illustrator . . . . . .33
Color matching differs during offset printing with Adobe
Illustrator 7.0 or later versions despite the fact that the
product's Press simulation function is in use. . . . . . . . . .34
A certain proportion of the gradation is lost when
printing with Adobe Illustrator 5.5 or later versions . . .34
Not possible to print with PageMaker in a standalone
environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Not possible to print clearly with PageMaker . . . . . . . . . . .35
Color matching differs during offset printing with Adobe
PageMaker 6.5 or later versions despite the fact that the
product's Press simulation function is in use. . . . . . . . . .35
Not possible to print with QuarkXPress 3.11/3.3 . . . . . . . .35
Not possible to print clearly with QuarkXPress. . . . . . . . . .36
Appendix A StylusRIP File List
Glossary
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Index
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Introduction
®
EPSON
printer into a PostScript
images for your Apple
PostScript 3, and allows your EPSON Stylus printer to print color
raster images.
Adobe PostScript is the standard for high quality graphic output.
All elements of a document, including text, graphics, and images
are processed, stored, and reproduced using the PostScript code.
When you print from an application, such as PageMaker
StylusRIP processes the PostScript code and sends the processed
image to the printer.
Features
EPSON StylusRIP includes the following features:
❏ Enables PostScript printing
StylusRIP is software that turns your EPSON Stylus™
StylusRIP is software that enables an EPSON Stylus printer
connected to Macintosh to perform as a PostScript printer.
®
printer. StylusRIP processes raster
®
Macintosh®, reads and interprets Adobe
®
,
❏ Power Macintosh compatibility
StylusRIP is designed for the Power Macintosh or Power PC
owner.
❏ Print server capability
StylusRIP is available for use in either a standalone or
network environment. If you set up your EPSON Stylus
printer as a print server, you can print from other Macintosh
computers on the network to the print server on a host
Macintosh. Your print data will then be sent to the printer in
the order it was received.
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❏ Easy to operate in a network or standalone environment
client
StylusRIP is as easy to use over a network as it is to use in a
standalone (one Macintosh and one printer) environment.
Once you decide how you want to use StylusRIP and set it up,
you never have to think about its environment again.
Network Environment
StylusRIP can be used on any AppleTalk, EtherTalk, or LocalTalk
network with two or more Macintosh computers.
There are two ways to use StylusRIP as a print server on a
network, as shown by the following illustrations. Choose the
environment that best suits your needs.
In the illustration below, the Macintosh that is directly connected
to the printer and contains the StylusRIP software is called the
“print server.” The other Macintosh computers are called clients.
The print server in this case is a Macintosh that has the power to
receive and send a lot of data very quickly.
printer serial cable print server
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Note:
client
print server
❏ The most efficient way to use StylusRIP as a print server is to install
the software on a Power Macintosh that has strong data
management capilities and devote it to the management of the print
data that is sent over the network. In this way, you can print even
faster than if your printer and StylusRIP enabled Macintosh were
conneced directly in a standalone environment.
❏ If you use a LocalTalk network environment, be sure to use a serial
cable to connect the printer with the modem port of the print server.
When printing from a client Macintosh, the print job is first sent
to the print sever. Then the Print Server puts that print job in a
print queue and sends the print job to the printer in the order
received.
EPSON recommends you to connect the printer and print server,
by serial cable, as shown above.
printer optional interface card
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In a general network environment, the printer is shared by
multiple Macintosh computers over the network. For this
situation, you may have to install an optional interface card in the
printer, set it up for use on an EtherTalk network, and set up the
card or another device as the print server. The illustration above
shows an example of a general network environment.
In the above network environment, you need to install StylusRIP
on all PostScript enabled Macintosh computers. One more factor
to consider when choosing what network architecture you want
to use is the amount of traffic generated on the network. In the
first diagram, print data is only sent once over the network, while
in the second diagram it will be sent twice; once to the print server
and once to the printer. You may notice delays on the network if
detailed image data is sent often.
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Chapter 1
Installing the StylusRIP Software
Before you install the StylusRIP software in your Macintosh,
make sure your Macintosh meets the system requirements listed
below.
System Requirements
Your Macintosh needs to meet the following configuration
requirements to use StylusRIP, whether in a standalone or
network environment:
❏ Power Macintosh or iMac series, depending on how you use
the StylusRIP software.
❏ At least 15 MB of RAM. 20 MB of RAM is recommended. Also,
any memory requirements for optional software must be
added to this total.
❏ At least 80 MB of available disk space. As the number of files
in the jobs folder increases, the amount of required disk space
also increases.
❏ Macintosh Operating System version 7.6.1 or later
❏ CPU: PowerPC
❏ CD-ROM drive is required.
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Note:
❏ Performa series Macintosh computers that have built-in CD-
ROM drives cannot be used as a print server.
❏ If you do not use the printer or printer's interface card as the
print server, EPSON recommends you directly connect the
printer and host computer by serial interface. Use of the serial
interface connection decreases the amount of traffic on your
network.
❏ For details about the network environment, refer to “Network
Environment” on page 6.
A StylusRIP client requires the following minimum
configuration:
❏ Centris, Quadra, PowerBook, Power Macintosh, Perfoma, or
iMac series Macintosh.
❏ Macintosh Operating System version 7.6.1 or later
❏ AppleTalk network connection with the StylusRIP Server
❏ 8MB of RAM to install the StylusRIP client software
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Setting up StylusRIP for a standalone environment
To print PostScript documents in a standalone environment, you
need to set AppleTalk to Active in Chooser and connect the
printer to the modem port (the printer port is not suitable for
StylusRIP). However, if you cannot use the modem port, follow
the steps below:
1. Insert the StylusRIP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. From the CD-ROM, copy the Remote Only file to the
Extensions folder in the System folder.
3. Open the Control Panels on the Apple menu.
4. Click the Network icon and select Remote Only. If your
system uses the Open Tranport protocol (there is no Network
icon), open the AppleTalk folder and select Remote Only in
the Connect via list box.
5. Restart your Macintosh.
6. Select Active for the AppleTalk setting in the Chooser. You
can now print PostScript documents with the printer
connected to the printer port.
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What to Check Before Setting Up StylusRIP
Before setting up StylusRIP, make sure your system meets the
minimum hardware and software requirements listed above, and
install any necessary fonts and printer drivers in your Macintosh.
See your font installation software and printer user’s guides for
more details.
Also, be sure to note the following when setting up StylusRIP:
❏ Turn off all virus protection. For instructions on how to do
this, see your virus protection or Macintosh documentation.
❏ Close all other active applications.
❏ Carefully choose which printer to install the software in; you
can only install the software in one printer.
❏ Be sure to print a self test for the printer in question to make
sure the printer is operating properly. Also, make sure the
printer and Macintosh are connected correctly.
❏ Determine what kind of installation you need, standard or
custom. To install StylusRIP on a standalone or print server
Macintosh, follow the standard installation instructions
below. To install StylusRIP on a client Macintosh or if you
don’t want to print from your print server, follow the custom
installation instructions starting on page 15.
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Easy Installation
Follow these steps:
1. Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the
software. To do this, see your virus protection or Macintosh
documentation.
2. Insert the CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. The following
icons appear on your screen.
3. Double-click the Installer icon. The following screen appears:
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4. Click Continue. The following dialog box appears:
5. Click Install for the default installation.
Note:
The installer saves the StylusRIP files to your hard disk. If you want
to install the files somewhere other than on your hard disk, click the
Select Folder button and choose the destination.
The program installs all files necessary to run StylusRIP.
When installation is complete, the following dialog box
appears:
6. Click Quit to complete the StylusRIP software installation.
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