HP Printing Tools User Manual
Printing Tools
User Guide
For Macintosh Operating Systems
0700001 Rev E
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About This Manual Read this User Guide to learn how to install and use the
Printing Tools software and fonts.
• Chapter 1 explains how to install the Printing Tools software
and DTC fonts.
• Chapter 2 shows you how to use the Image Utility.
• Chapter 3 shows you how to use the Downloader Utility.
Refer to Appendix A for troubleshooting information and how to
contact technical support.
About This Manual iii
Conventions This manual uses the following informational conventions:
Note A special technique or information that may help
you perform a task or understand a process.
Caution Alerts you to something that has the potential to
cause damage to hardware, software, or data.
iv Conventions
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Installing the Printing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Uninstalling the Printing Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Installing DTC Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Image Utility
What is the Image Utility? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
Configuring the Image Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Using the Image Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Downloader Utility
About the Downloader Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Downloading Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Select from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Drag-and-Drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
Using Transformation Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Downloading PostScript Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Downloading TIFF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Supported TIFF Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
Downloading Photo CD Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Photo CD Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
Support Information
Software DVD-ROM Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Technical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Table of Contents vii
PostScript Printer Description Files
PostScript Printer Description Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Generic PPDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
QuarkXPress 4 PPDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Alternate Custom Page Size PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Revision 4 PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Printer Model Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
RIP Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Metric Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Revision 3 PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Application-Specific PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Index
viii Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Getting St arted
This chapter explains how to install the Printing Tools software and DTC
Fonts on your Macintosh.
Getting Started 1-1
Introduction The Printing Tools are a collection of printer description files,
applications, and fonts.
• The Image Utility for OS X — enables you to transfer
(download) files in various formats directly to the print server,
or save them to PostScript format files for downloading later.
This utility also enables you to apply transformation options
(such as scaling, rotation, mirroring) prior to downloading.
• Printer Description Files — describe printers to the Apple
LaserWriter driver (supplied with your operating system).
• Digital Typeface Corporation (DTC) MasterWorks fonts
— a collection of PostScript Type 1 compatible fonts. These
fonts are factory-installed on the RIP, but you must also
install a font on your computer to use and display it on your
computer’s monitor.
1-2 Introduction
System Requirements
We recommend that you use a system with the following minimum capabilities for the fastest print times and best output
results:
• Macintosh — a Power PC processor with at least 24 mega-
bytes of RAM and Ethernet network adapter.
• Operating System — The Image Utility requires OS X 10.2
(“Jaguar”) or later.
• Drivers — the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files
supplied will work with the OS X Print Center. Use the most
recent version of the LaserWriter 8 driver that is compatible
with your operating system version.
• Hard Disk — the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver spools (copies)
files to your startup hard disk and then sends them to the
printer. High resolution or large format print jobs require
many megabytes of disk space to spool. The amount of free
space required depends on the size and resolution of the
files you print and the applications you use.
System Requirements 1-3
Installing the Printing Tools
1. Load the Software DVD-ROM in to the DVD drive of the com-
puter.
2. Open the Printing Tools folder on the DVD-ROM.
3. Refer to the “readme” file for your operating system version
for installation instructions.
1-4 Installing the Printing Tools
Uninstalling the Printing Tools
To uninstall the Printing Tools, drag the components into the
Trash.
Uninstalling the Printing Tools 1-5
Installing DTC Fonts The RIP includes a set of PostScript-compatible printer font s fac-
tory-installed on its hard disk.
• The standard 35 fonts found on most PostScript-compatible
printers
• DTC MasterWorks Type Library
The Digital Typeface Corporation (DTC) MasterWorks fonts are
shipped with the Printing Tools on the software DVD-ROM disc.
A specimen sheet showing each of the fonts is shown on the following pages.
Installing the fonts on your computer is necessary to display and
make them available in the applications you use to create
documents. You can install all or any number of individual fonts
on your computer. It is not necessary to install the standard 35
fonts on your computer . The y are included as a st andard feature
of your operating system’s PostScript printer driver.
To use these fonts, install them on your Macintosh from the DTC
font disks with a third-party font installer. (Alternatively, you can
install them with the DTC Font Installer located on the disc.) The
recommended location to install the fonts is
/Users/your_account_folder/library/fonts
where “your_account_folder” is the user account name.
The Macintosh OS can display a maximum of 128 suitcases at a
time. Use a font management utility to group related fonts
together, rather than installing them individually.
1-6 Installing DTC Fonts
DTC MasterWorks Volume 1 fonts
Installing DTC Fonts 1-7
DTC MasterWorks Volume 3 fonts
1-8 Installing DTC Fonts
Chapter 2
Image Utility
This chapter shows you how to use the Image Utility. The Image Utility
enables you to download files to the print server, save image files as
PostScript language files, and apply image transformations prior to sending them to the print server.
Image Utility 2-1
What is the Image Utility?
The Image Utility enables you to perform the following operations on TIFF, JPEG , Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), PostScript
(PS), and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF)
files:
• Download supported file types directly to the print server
• Save the file to a PostScript language file, for subsequent
transfer to the print server (not applicable to PS files)
• Optionally apply cropping, tiling, and scaling transformations
to the file before sending to the print server (not supported
for PS and PDF file types)
System Requirements The Image Utility runs under Macintosh OS X 10.2 (“Jaguar”)
and later. For downloading and save-to-PostScript functionality
under earlier versions of Macintosh OS, use the Downloader
Utility (see Chapter 3).
2-2 What is the Image Utility?
Configuring the Image Utility
1. Run the Image Utility.
Double-click the Image Utility alias.
The Image Utility window appears.
2. To set the preferences, select Preferences from the File
menu.
The Preferences dialog box appears. Click the tab cor responding to the preferences you want to change. When you
change a setting, it is applied immediately.
Configuring the Image Utility 2-3
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