Kodak 3000 User Manual
KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print Software
for
Large Format 3000 Series Inkjet Printers
USER’S GUIDE
Contents
About This Guide .................................................................................... iii
1 Introduction
2 Installing Easy Print Software
3 Using Easy Config
Package Contents .............................................................................................1-1
Easy Print Features ...........................................................................................1-2
3000 Series Printer Compatibility .........................................................1-2
Input Sources ........................................................................................1-2
Getting Help with Easy Print ..............................................................................1-3
Getting Help from Outside the United States ........................................1-3
Getting Information from the KODAK Home Page ...............................1-4
Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................2-1
WINDOWS Systems .............................................................................2-1
MACINTOSH Systems .........................................................................2-1
Installing the Software .......................................................................................2-1
Setting the Defaults on the Easy Print Defaults Tab .............................3-1
Setting the Defaults on the Directories Tab ..........................................3-4
Setting the Defaults on the Image Source Tab .....................................3-5
Setting the Defaults on the Printer Tab .................................................3-6
Updating Media Files .........................................................................................3-7
Adding New Media on the Media Tab ...................................................3-7
4 Using Easy Print
Printing an Image File ........................................................................................4-1
Printing an Image from the Hot Folder ...............................................................4-2
Adjusting Your Images Before Printing ..............................................................4-3
Adjusting the Output Size .....................................................................4-3
Setting the Print Quality ........................................................................4-3
Selecting the Image Source ..................................................................4-3
Selecting a Printer ................................................................................4-4
Selecting the Media ..............................................................................4-4
Selecting the Orientation of Your Image ...............................................4-4
Selecting the Photograph Check Box ...................................................4-5
Adjusting How Your Image Appears .....................................................4-5
Creating a Print Ready File (PRF) .....................................................................4-5
Printing a PRF File .............................................................................................4-6
Index............................................................................................... Index-1
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About This Guide
This guide provides information that key operators and users of KODAK
PROFESSIONAL Easy Print need to know to install and configure the
software.
This guide is organized as follows:
Introduction - describes what is included with Easy Print, Easy Print
features, and how to get help.
Installing Easy Print - lists the system requirements for installing Easy
Print, and explains how to install Easy Print and configure your printer to
work with Easy Print.
Using Easy Config - explains how to set user defaults for Easy Print, how
to configure your input and output devices, how to add new media and
update current media.
Using Easy Print - explains how to make prints with Easy Print.
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1 Introduction
Welcome to KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print (Easy Print). With Easy
Print you can easily print images on any of the KODAK PROFESSIONAL
Large Format 3000 Series Inkjet Printers (3000 Series Printers) using
KODAK PROFESSIONAL EI Inks and Media to achieve the best image
quality possible. With a few simple controls, select an image for printing,
adjust the size and quality of your finished print, and select the media for
the print job. Each media selection contains a complete set of printing
parameters. Easy Print then combines the selections you made with the
parameters that are included with the media to give you the best possible
print.
Package Contents
•CD
• User’s Guide
• Registration Card
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Introduction
Easy Print Features
The software is easy to install on either your WINDOWS-based or
MACINTOSH computer. Easy Print includes a user-friendly interface that
can be configured for default settings and has the capability to update
current media or add new media parameters.
Easy Print is compatible with most popular image editing software
applications such as ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR or
any application capable of printing images in the following formats:
• TIFF
• JPEG
• KODAK Photo CD
• KODAK Picture CD
• PRF (Easy Print Ready Format)
3000 Series Printer Compatibility
Easy Print may be used to send print jobs to any of the 3000 Series
Printers using KODAK PROFESSIONAL inks and media. Contact your
dealer of KODAK products for a listing of the media currently available for
your 3000 Series Printer.
Input Sources
You can use Easy Print to send jobs to your 3000 Series Printer from a
variety of input sources such as digital cameras and scanners.
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Getting Help with Easy Print
Your dealer of KODAK products is the best source for information about
installing, configuring, and using Easy Print. Contact your dealer with any
questions you have.
For technical support in the US, call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325)
between 9:00 a.m.and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular
business days. Call this number for:
• help setting up or operating the printer
• service
• warranty information
• information about other KODAK products
The FAX back number for product literature is 1-800-508-1531. You may
call this number 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Getting Help from Outside the United States
Help numbers for Canada, the Asia/Pacific, and European regions are
listed below.
Introduction
Country Country code Helpline number
Australia 1-300-130-674
Belgium 32 02-713-14-45
Canada 1-800-465-6325
Denmark 45 3-848-71-30
Finland 35 0800-1-17056
France 33 01-55-1740-77
Germany 49 069-5007-0035
Hong Kong 54 852-2564-9777
Indonesia 65 65-470-9875
Ireland 353 01-407-3054
Italy 39 02-696-334-52
Korea 82 82-2-708-5400
Malaysia 60 3-757-2722
Netherlands 31 020-3469372
Norway 47 23-16-21-33
Philippines 63 63-2-810-0331
Portugal 44 44-0-131-458-6714
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Introduction
Country Country code Helpline number
Singapore 65 65-470-9875
Spain 34 91-749-76-53
Sweden 46 08-587-704-21
Switzerland 41 01-838-53-51
Taiwan 886-2-893-8210
Thailand 66 66-2-271-3040
UK 44 0870-2430270
Getting Information from the KODAK Home Page
You may refer to Kodak’s Web site for information on available media,
troubleshooting, and product support topics. Type the following address:
http://www.kodak.com/go/support
Support for Easy Print can be found by selecting “Easy Print” from the
alphabetical list, or by typing Easy Print in the search field on this page.
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2 Installing Easy Print Software
This chapter explains how to install the software and configure KODAK
PROFESSIONAL Easy Print to work with your KODAK PROFESSIONAL
Large Format 3000 Series Inkjet Printer.
Minimum System Requirements
You can install Easy Print on a WINDOWS-based or a MACINTOSH
computer that has the following hardware and software installed:
WINDOWS Systems
• 233 Mhz Pentium II processor or higher
• WINDOWS 98, or WINDOWS NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or higher
• 15 in. monitor with a resolution of 800 x 600 dpi or higher
• minimum 64 MB of RAM
• 1284 ECP compatible parallel port or a 10/100 Mbit network card
installed
• 6 GB hard drive or greater with a minimum 50 MB of free hard drive
space
Note: For large image rotation at least 200 MB of free hard drive
space is required.
MACINTOSH Systems
• Power Mac G3 or G4 Processor with OS Version 8.6 and 9.0.4 only
• 15 in. monitor with a resolution of 800 x 600 dpi or higher
• minimum 64 MB of RAM
• 1284 ECP compatible parallel port or a 10/100 Mbit network card
installed
• 6 GB hard drive or greater with a minimum 50 MB of free hard drive
space
Note: For large image rotation at least 200 MB of free hard drive
space is required.
Installing the Software
Your system should be up and running before you install Easy Print.
1. Close all open applications.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that all applications are closed and
not just minimized. If you leave any
applications open and try to install the
software, the open applications may interfere
with the installation.
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