HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG5234 User Manual
HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady Plugin
Version 1.0r4
November 2007
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HP DesignJet 6color ProofReady Plugin
Version 1.0r4
Document issue 119
Part number:HQ-1.0r4-HPDESIGNJET6color
March 2008
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Installing the plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 Creating a page setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5 Configuring Harlequin RIP devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7 ProofReady profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8 Output file naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
9 Content generating tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
10 Post processing operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
11 Color management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
12 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady Plugin
1 Introduction
This manual describes the HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady™ plugin for the Harlequin RIP™. The plugin delivers Harlequin RIP optimized output to the printer and provides ‘out-of-the-box’ proofing quality color management profiles, hence the name ProofReady.
1.1 Summary of plugin features
• Support for common paper types at various print resolutions.
• Provides ProofReady color profiles for instant, expert color management.
• Provides calibration profiles for common paper types at various print resolutions.
• Supports a variety of halftone screens (depending on the device selected), including support for optional
preview.
• Supports a range of print quality settings.
• Supports output to printer, file and network.
2 System requirements
To operate correctly, the HP DesignJet 6 color plugin requires the following system resources:
• Connection interface, either:
IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel port. Check your BIOS is set to use bidirectional mode.
HP JetDirect J6057A 10/100Base-TX print server supporting TCP/IP, Appletalk, DSL/LLC and IPX/SPX
protocols.
USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compliant).
2.1 Windows
These are the platform requirements for a Windows operating system.
•Intel
• Microsoft
• 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM (512 MB recommended for variable sized dot devices).
2.2 Apple Mac
These are the platform requirements for a Mac OS X operating system.
• Intel Mac and PowerPC G4.
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Pentium® 4 1 GHz (or equivalent).
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Windows 2000 (SP 2), Windows XP Professional or Home Edition and Windows Vista.
• Mac OS X v.10.4 or later.
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• 64 MB of RAM with virtual memory turned on (128 MB recommended).
2.3 Linux
These are the platform requirements for a Linux operating system.
• Intel Pentium 4 1 GHz (or equivalent).
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES v4.0.
Note: For each of these platforms, configure the Harlequin RIP with at least 4 MB RAM for the printer buffer
and 24 MB RAM for the system.
3 Installing the plugin
Follow the instructions in this section to install the HP 6 color printer plugin in your Harlequin RIP.
3.1 Installing plugins with the RIP
Insert the Harlequin RIP CD-ROM and open it. Double-click the Install_xx file to load the InstallAnywhere
product installer, which allows you to easily install the Harlequin RIP products contained on the CD. Instructions for installation can also be found in the install.htm file in the directory above the Install_xx file.
1. You may need to log on as System Administrator to ensure you have the necessary privileges for installing
the Harlequin RIP.
2. Follow the InstallAnywhere screen instructions. Select the Next button to move onto the next screen and
the Previous button to return to a previous screen. Note that each screen of the install procedure is labelled
at the left side of the window.
Figure 1 InstallAnywhere dialog
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3. The “Choose Features” window shows all the products available in the package. When you select a prod-
uct, a short description of its function appears. Those products not checked in the list will not be installed.
Figure 2 InstallAnywhere Choose Features dialog
Note: Use the scroll bar at the right side of the display to view more selection options.
4. Use the “Choose Install Folder” window to select an installation folder. If you wish you can choose a differ-
ent install folder to the default. Click Choose... and navigate to the required folder. If at any time you wish
to restore the default location click Restore Default Folder. Click Next to move onto the next stage and
install in the default location.
5. In a Windows installation, use the “Choose Shortcut Folder” screen to create any icons or Start menu
options. When this is done click Next.
6. The “Pre-installation Summary” window allows you to examine your installation choices. If required, use
the Previous button to return to earlier screens and modify your selections, otherwise click Install to proceed with the installation.
7. A warning dialog may be displayed at his point. Any products on your system that use the Harlequin
License Server should be stopped before continuing with the installation. Click Continue to move ahead
with the installation. Previous versions of the HLS will now be removed. On Mac installations you will be
asked to enter your administrator password at this point in the installation.
8. The installation will now continue. This may take some minutes.
9. The “Install Complete” window indicates that the installer has finished. If any errors have occurred a mes-
sage will be displayed. Click Done to exit from the installer. You can view the details of the errors by opening the
xx_InstallLog.xml file which is located in the installation folder.
3.2 Installing plugins separately
1. Follow the InstallAnywhere screen instructions as before. Select the Next button to move onto the next
screen and the Previous button to return to a previous screen.
2. The “Choose Features” screen shows all the products available in the package. When you select a product,
a short description of its function appears. Select only the plugins that you wish to install. Those products
not checked in the list will not be installed.
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3. On Windows systems in the “Choose Install Folder” screen select the same installation folder as the previ-
ously installed RIP. Click Next to move onto the next stage.
4. At the “Pre-installation Summary” screen click Install to proceed with the installation.
5. The installation will now continue. This may take some minutes.
6. The “Install Complete” screen indicates that the installer has finished. If any errors have occurred a mes-
sage will be displayed. Click Done to exit from the installer. You can view the details of the errors by opening the
xx_InstallLog.xml file which is located in the installation folder.
3.3 Screening plugin compatibility
The HP DesignJet 6 color is compatible with the following plugins:
• HEDS1 version 2.1(for 7.x RIPs)
• HEDS: v3 (for v8.0 and later RIPs)
3.4 Installing screening plugins
HEDS screenin plugins must be installed and enabled in the Harlequin RIP before they can be used.
Depending on which device you choose to use the plugin uses a default screening method, as follows:
• 1-bit single dot size devices (
• 2-bit variable dot size devices (
Other screening methods are possible when using
Coarse, HEDS1 or EDS. To use a different screen requires you to configure the separation style sheet.
To use any of these screening methods the relevant screening plugin(s) must be installed and enabled in the
Harlequin RIP. Failure to do this will cause the RIP to use Euclidean screening instead in the case of 1-bit
devices, or, in the case of 2-bit devices, may cause the RIP to freeze or unexpectedly quit. The following versions of the screening plugins are compatible with the ProofReady plugin:
• HEDS1: version 2.1.1 or later.
• HEDS v3.
HDS screening plugins are automatically installed with the RIP and just need to be enabled, however HEDS1
must be installed and enabled separately, as described in the next section.
In addition to the screening plugins, the <name> plugin requires a color management option, such as HIPP (Harlequin ICC Profile Processor) or Harlequin ColorPro™ (Eclipse Release™ or later of the Harlequin RIP), to be
enabled.
SD)—HDS Super Fine screening
VSD)—HEDS2 screening
SD devices, for example, HDS Fine/Medium/Coarse/Super
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3.5 Location of plugin folders
Table 1 shows the correct Harlequin RIP installation folders for the HP DesignJet 6 color and supplied screening
plugins. This information is provided for reference only. Unless instructed by Technical Support, you should not
move these folders or delete information contained in them or the plugins may cease to function correctly.
Source folder Description Destination folder
\hp6col\ HP DesignJet 6 color
plugin
\HEDS1\ HEDS1 screening …\<RIP-folder>\SW\Screenin
\HEDS1\ExtraStart\HEDS1Init\ …\<RIP-folder>\SW\Sys\ExtraStart
Table 1 Default installation folders for supplied plugins
…\<RIP-folder>\SW\Devices\
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3.6 Enabling plugins in the Harlequin RIP
After installing the plugin files into your RIP, you must enable them in the Configure RIP Extras dialog before
they can be used. To do this you will need your hp6 color plugin password, as supplied to you, as well as passwords for color management and screening plugins which may be required.
To enable the HP DesignJet 6 color plugin, color management and screening plugins in the RIP, do the following:
1. Select Harlequin RIP > Configure RIP > Extras, to open the Configure RIP Extras dialog (Figure 3).
Figure 3 Configure RIP Extras dialog
2. From the list of RIP extras that are available to you, select
3. In the Enable Feature dialog (Figure 4), enter your hp6col plugin password and click OK.
Figure 4 Enable Feature password dialog
The HP DesignJet 6 color plugin has now been enabled in your RIP, as indicated by Enabled
extras list.
4. If it is not already enabled and you want to use the ProofReady profiles supplied with the plugin, you must
enable
Harlequin ColorPro in your RIP. Choose the appropriate color management plugin from the list,
click Add and enter your color management password.
5. Finally, if not already enabled in your RIP, enter passwords for the screening plugins used by the printer’s
output devices. Refer to Table 2 for a list of the printer’s devices and the screens each supports.
6. When you have finished enabling the new RIP features click OK to close the Configure RIP Extras dialog,
and OK again to close the Configure RIP dialog.
You can now create page setups which use the HP DesignJet devices to process jobs for the HP DesignJet
printer, as described in the next section.
HP, DesignJet 5000 Series and click Add.
Yes in your
4 Creating a page setup
This section describes how to create a page setup in your RIP that processes jobs for the HP printer.
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1. Select Harlequin RIP > Page Setup Manager, to open the Page Setup Manager (Figure 5).
Figure 5 Page Setup Manager
2. In the Page Setup Manger, click New to create a new page setup (or Edit to amend an existing page setup),
to open the New/Edit Page Setup dialog (Figure 6).
Figure 6 Page Setup dialog
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3. Enter information in the fields as follows:
• Device: Select a device from the list. The device you select will largely depend on the dot type,
screening method and resolution you prefer to use. See Ta ble 2 for details about which dot types are
supported and the screening modes that are available.
• ProofReady: Select a ProofReady profile to use for color managed output. Your choice of profile will
mainly depend on the paper type installed in your printer, but it may also be influenced by the output
resolution you want to use. See Table 3 for details of ProofReady profiles that are available and the
HP paper type and resolutions each has been optimized for.
• Resolution: This setting is automatically chosen by the ProofReady profile for this device. Unless
you have good reason to do so, do not change the resolution settings.
• Style: This setting is automatically chosen to suit the selected device. Do not change this setting.
• Color: This setting is automatically chosen to suit the selected profile. However, if you wish to use
your own color profile, choose it instead from the list. See, “Creating color setups” on page 27 for a
description of how to create your own color setups.
• Calibration: Set this to
(None). Calibration is pre-defined by the ProofReady profile. However, to
achieve even better results, you may wish to create your own calibration profile for the machine you
are outputting using the correct paper. To do this, see “Calibrating the printer” on page 24.
4. Click Configure Device to open the Configure Device dialog, which allows you to specify output options
for the selected device. For example, it allows you to specify the output method (file, network (including a
print server) or LPT1), media type, and output quality.
5. Click Page Layout and choose the paper size installed in the printer. If the job is an EPS file, or the job does
not contain page size information (most jobs do), set the page size too.
6. If it is necessary to do so, you can adjust the positioning of the output on the media by adjusting the page
margin values. See, “Page Layout options” on page 8 for details.
7. Click Save As and choose an appropriate name for your new page setup.
8. Click OK to close the Page Setup Manager.
The page setup has now been created and may be used to process jobs. Remember to create page setups for each
type of paper that you use in your printer, choosing the device type and ProofReady profile to match.
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