Epson StylusRIP Adobe PostScript Quick Start Guide

Quick Setup Guide
EPSON StylusRIP™ gives you the power of PostScript® on your EPSON Stylus you have to know when to use StylusRIP—and when to use the standard EPSON driver instead.
Here’s what to use StylusRIP for:
Printing placed EPS or JPEG files Printing color separations Printing from complex PostScript-based drawing and
publishing applications like CorelDRAW, Adobe
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For all other printing applications, use the standard EPSON driver that came with your printer.
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Illustrator,® and QuarkXPress.
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This card gives you the basic steps for setting up and using StylusRIP. For more detailed information, see your EPSON StylusRIP User’s Guide.
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Installing StylusRIP
Before you install the StylusRIP software, make sure you set up your printer correctly and install the standard EPSON driver, following the instructions that came with the printer. Try printing from WordPad or Notepad to make sure everything works correctly.
Then follow these steps:
1. Insert the StylusRIP diskette and CD-ROM in the appropriate drives.
2. Run the
3. Install the Adobe PostScript printer driver located on the CD-ROM.
Run the on the CD-ROM. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the driver. Make sure you choose port and set the PostScript driver as your default printer driver. When the program asks if you want to print a test page, make sure you choose
4. Make sure your printer is turned on and connected to your LPT1 port.
5. Run the
6. When the update is complete, turn off your printer. Remove the CD-ROM and diskette from your computer.
7. Attach the PostScript logo sticker to the top of your printer.
8. Turn your printer back on. It is now licensed and enabled as a PostScript printer.
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Update.exe
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Printing With StylusRIP
Once StylusRIP is installed on your computer and your printer is updated, you can print a test file to make sure everything is working correctly. Printing from StylusRIP is a two-step process: first you print to a PostScript file from your application, then StylusRIP processes your file and sends it to your printer.
Follow these steps to print:
1. Start the StylusRIP software.
2. Open an application and print a PostScript document. For information about setting print options, see your StylusRIP Users Guide.
You see a
3. Make sure you navigate and select this folder for your print file: StylusRIP wont be able to process your file.
4. Type a name for your print file with the
must use this extension for StylusRIP to work.
After you create your print file, StylusRIP processes it and sends it to your printer. See your Users Guide for information about managing print jobs, configuring StylusRIP, and printing on a network.
Print to file
C:\Program Files\StylusRIP\tmp
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EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks and EPSON StylusRIP is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
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