Kodak 8657 User Manual

KODAK PROFESSIONAL 8657 Thermal Printer

Export Module for ADOBE PHO TOSHOP Software and

KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE

Utility Software f or MACINT OSH and MICROSOFT Windows

Calibration

User’s Guide

Part No. 3H0595

Contents

Introduction

Job Scheduling......................................................................... 1-2

Communication Channels........................................................1-2

Accessing the Export Module................................................... 1-3

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Installing the Software

System Requirements for Windows.........................................2-1

Hardware..................................................................... 2-1

Software......................................................................2-1

System Requirements for Macintosh....................................... 2-3

Hardware..................................................................... 2-3

Software......................................................................2-3

Installing the Software on Macintosh Systems......................... 2-4

Installation Methods .................................................... 2-5

Easy Install Procedure ................................................ 2-6

Custom Install Procedure for Macintosh ..................... 2-8

Removing the Software............................................... 2-9

Installing the Software on Windows Systems ........................2-10

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Dialog Boxes

Export Module Dialog Box........................................................ 3-2

Select an 8657 Printer Dialog Box........................................... 3-6

8657 Printer Dialog Box........................................................... 3-7

Printer Status Dialog Box.........................................................3-8

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Button and Field Descriptions ..................................... 3-2

Button and Field Descriptions ..................................... 3-6

Button and Field Descriptions ..................................... 3-7

Button and Field Descriptions ..................................... 3-8

Contents

Error Messages Appendix A: About Printer Tables

Additive and Subtractive Color ................................................ A-1

Standard Tables ...................................................................... A-2

Custom RGB Windows Tables................................................ A-2

Custom RGB Macintosh Tables .............................................. A-3

Creating New Printer Tables.................................................... A-3

Appendix B: Getting Additional Help

Asia/Pacific Region Helpline Numbers.................................... B-1

European Helpline Numbers.................................................... B-2

Appendix C: About SCSI Connection

Windows Systems ................................................................... C-1

Macintosh Systems..................................................................C-2

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......................................... A-1

................................... B-1

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Appendix D: Changing the Network Name on Macintosh for the 8657 Printer

Changing the Network Name for the 8657 Printer................... D-1

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Index

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1. Introduction

The Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer export module for Adobe Photoshop software and Kodak Digital Science calibration utility software for Macintosh and Microsoft windows (export module) allows you to print from within Adobe Photoshop (Photoshop) using the Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer (8657 printer). This guide assumes that you are an experienced computer user who understands how to install software applications.

If you have questions about the 8657 thermal printer, the retailer where you purchased the printer may be able to answer them. You can also visit the Kodak Web site at http://www.Kodak.com.

To download the most recent export module, access the

Kodak Web site and use the path: Service & Support/ Download Software and Drivers for KODAK Products/Dye Sub Printer Drivers and Calibration Software.

The export module is a plug-in for Photoshop, an image editing program. Since the export module runs from within Photoshop, you can use Photoshop’s image processing functions before you print.

The export module allows you to:

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Scale an image

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Reprint the last image sent to the printer

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Print in landscape or portrait mode

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Apply print sharpening

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Specify printer tables to perform custom color rendering

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Specify XtraLife ribbon to protect prints

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Center an image on the page

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Create a mirror image

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Introduction

Job Scheduling

The number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at one time is dependent on the available memory in the printer. If large image ﬁles are sent, fewer jobs can be processed. Installing optional memory in the printer increases the number of jobs that can be processed. This is described in the user’s guide for the Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer.

The other factor impacting job scheduling is the printer’s network conﬁguration. When the printer is connected through more than one port, the printer polls the ports in a round-robin method. The position of the ports in the list impacts the order in which jobs are processed.

Communication Channels

Your computer can print to the 8657 printer through a SCSI or parallel connection or through an Ethernet connection if the optional Network Interface Card is installed in the printer. Refer to the user’s guide for the Kodak Network Interface Card f or more inf ormation about network connectivity.

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Introduction

Accessing the Export Module

To access the export module: NOTE: The illustrations in this chapter show Macintosh

system dialog boxes. Except where noted, the dialog boxes f or Windows applications are similar and have identical functionality.

1. Open Photoshop.

2. Open an image ﬁle. NOTE: You cannot access the export module without

opening an image ﬁle.

3. From the File menu, select “Export” and then “Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer”.

For Macintosh, the first time you access the export module, the dialog box below appears requesting that you select a printer.

For Windows, the export module automatically selects a default printer.

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Introduction

4. For Macintosh, select the correct printer. If the printer:

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has a network connection to your host computer, click on dialog box that opens. Click on OK.

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has a SCSI connection to your host computer, click on the radio button for the correct printer.

Network

. Select the correct printer in the

5. Click on

NOTE: The export module recognizes other Kodak

A dialog box may also appear asking you to locate the Media File. The Macintosh dialog box is shown below.

6. Click An open file dialog box appears.

in the Select an 8657 printer dialog box.

printers in the Select a Kodak 8657 Printer list. If the printer you selected was not a valid 8657 printer, a Selection Error dialog box appears. Click on OK, and select a valid 8657 printer.

Open

in the dialog box.

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7. For Macintosh: Select:

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“System Folder”

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“Application Support”

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“Kodak”

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“Plug-ins” (Printing)

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“Media Files”

For Windows:

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Locate the Media File in the Plug-ins folder within Photoshop.

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Locate the “MEDFILES” folder.

8. Select the 8657 media ﬁle.

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9. Click on The Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer dialog

box opens.

Refer to the chapter “Dialog Boxes” for descriptions of the dialog boxes in the export module.

Open

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2. Installing the Software

System Requirements for Windows

Hardware

The following hardware is recommended to load and use the Kodak Professional 8657 thermal printer export module:

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80486 or higher processor

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minimum of 12 MB of RAM

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color monitor with a minimum monitor resolution of 640 x 480 pixels

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CD-ROM drive

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an available LPT port, SCSI host adapter, or network connection

NOTE: SCSI communications are enabled only if a SCSI

host adapter board is installed in your PC.

Software

Your PC must be installed with:

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Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 (workstation or server)

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Photoshop version 3.0.5 or later

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Installing the Software

Requirements for SCSI-Connected Installations

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an Adaptec SCSI host adapter board

NOTE: Kodak tested the AHA 1542 and 2940 boards.

Other cards may work but have not been tested. Fast, wide, and ultra are not supported. These features must be disabled on the SCSI host adaptor board for the SCSI ID to which the printer is assigned. Refer to the documentation that came with the adapter board for instructions on disabling these features.

a SCSI cable

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a SCSI terminator

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Adaptec EZ–SCSI Software. This software is commonly provided with ADAPTEC SCSI host adapter boards when they are purchased. The supplier of your board should be able to provide the software if you do not have it, or you can purchase it through Adaptec directly.

NOTE: Windows 4.0 requires EZ-SCSI 4.01b. Refer to Appendix C: “About SCSI Connection,” for more

information.

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Installing the Software

System Requirements for Macintosh

Hardware

The following hardware is recommended to use the export module:

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68040 or higher processor

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minimum of 8 MB of RAM (required by Photoshop)

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hard disk space of at least three times your image size

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a special Apple SCSI terminator with an external SCSI disk drive or another peripheral device if you are using a Macintosh IIfx

a standard SCSI terminator if you are not using a Macintosh IIfx computer to daisy–chain your external disk drive or another peripheral with the 8657 printer

Software

Your Macintosh system must be installed with:

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Apple System, version 7.5.5 or later

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Adobe Photoshop version 3.0.4 or later

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Installing the Software

Installing the Software on Macintosh Systems

The following steps describe how to install the export module on your Macintosh system:

1. Insert the export module CD in the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click on the icon for the CD.

2. Double-click on the Export folder.

3. Double-click on the icon for the

Installer

The splash screen for the export module appears.

4. Click on the screen.

The license agreement window appears.

Kodak 8657 Export

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Installing the Software

5. If you accept the terms of the license agreement, click

The Installer dialog box appears.

Installation Methods

You can install the software by using either the Easy Install procedure or the Custom Install procedure.

Easy Install—

Install

appears in the upper-left corner of the Install dialog box automatically installs the export module, the RGB Printer Tables, and the Kodak printer utility.

Custom Install—

installation drop-down box accesses the Custom Install dialog box. The Custom Install allows you to individually install the export module, the RGB Printer Tables , and the Kodak printer utility. A Remove option also appears in the installation drop-down box. Refer to “Removing the Software” for more information.

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clicking on the

selecting the

Install

button when

Custom Install

Easy

from the

Installing the Software

Easy Install Procedure

The following steps describe the Easy Install procedure.

1. Make sure that Easy Install appears in the upper-left

corner of the Install dialog box.

Install

2. Click on

The software is installed and the Install Alias dialog box appears.

3. If you wish to install an alias of the export module in

your Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins folder, click on

Alias

Messages indicating that the software is installing appear.

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Install

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When installation is complete, the following dialog bo x appears.

4. Click on

Continue

Quit

to return to your desktop, or click on

to do additional installations.

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