Konica EV-JETSETTER RIP CIP3 User Manual

Download

Page 1

™

EV-jetsetter RIP

ProofReady plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Version 1.0 November 2002

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 2

Harlequin RIP: ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Version 1.0 November 2002 Part number: HQ-1.0.3-PROOFREADY-HP6col-ECLIPSE Copyright © 1992–2002 Global Graphics Software Limited. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit-

ted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Global Graphics Software Limited.

The information in this publication is provided for information only and is subject to change without notice. Global Graphics Software Limited and its afﬁliates assume no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of any information in this publication. The software described in this book is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of that license.

ScriptWorks is a registered trademark and Harlequin, the Global Graphics Software logo, Harlequin RIP,

ColorPro,

EasyTrap, FireWorks, FlatOut, Harlequin Color Management System, HCMS, Harlequin Color Production Solutions, HCPS, Harlequin Color Prooﬁng, HCP, Harlequin Full Color System, HFCS, Harlequin ICC Proﬁle Processor, HIPP, Harlequin Standard Color System, HSCS, Harlequin Chain Screening, HCS, Harlequin Dispersed Screening, HDS, Harlequin Micro Screening, HMS, Harlequin Precision Screening, HPS, Harlequin Screening Library, HSL, Harpoon, RipFlow, ScriptWorks MicroRIP, ScriptProof, ProofReady, Scalable Open Architecture RIP, SOAR, SetGold, SetGoldPro, TrapMaster, TrapPro, TrapWorks, PDF Creator and RIPFlow are all trademarks of Global Graphics Software Limited.

Portions licensed under U.S. Patents: Nos. 4,500,919, 4,941,038 and 5,212,546. EasyTrap is licensed under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: Nos. 5,113,249, 5,323,248, 5,420,702, 5,481,379.

Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Type Manager, Acrobat, Display PostScript, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, Distiller and PostScript 3 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Global Graphics Software Limited is a licensee of Pantone, Inc. PANTONE are four-color process simulations and may not match PANTONE-identiﬁed solid color standards. Consult current PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color. PANTONE CALIBRATED

™

are trademarks of Pantone, Inc. © Pantone, Inc., 1991.

Colors generated by ScriptWorks

, Hexachrome

, and PANTONE

Other brand or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

US Government Use The ScriptWorks software is a computer software program developed at private expense and is subject to the following Restricted Rights Legend: “Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in (i) FAR 52.227-14 Alt III or (ii) FAR 52.227-19, as applicable. Use by agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD) is subject to Global Graphics Software’s customary commercial license as contained in the accompanying license agreement, in accordance with DFAR 227.7202-1(a). For purposes of the FAR, the Software shall be deemed to be `unpublished’ and licensed with disclosure prohibitions, rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Global Graphics Software Incorporated, 95 Sawyer Road, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453.”

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 3

Table of Contents

1.1 Introduction 1

Requirements 2 Capabilities of the plugin 4 Limitations 4

1.2 Software installation 5

Installing the OS support software and printer 5 Installing the RIP and the ProofReady plugin 6 Using the installer 6

1.3 Connecting to the printer 8

1.4 Getting started 9

Entering passwords 10 Creating device types 11 Creating a page setup 11

1.5 Supplied profiles 18

Halftone screen selection 19

1.6 Device configuration 20

Output ﬁle naming 25 Post processing 33

1.7 Routine use 36

Page setup controls 36 Roaming page buffers 39

1.8 Color management 40

Calibration 40 Creating and installing ICC proﬁles 44 Creating a HIPP or ColorPro color setup 46 Using the Harlequin Full Color System (HFCS) 47

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 iii

Page 4

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips 47

Miscellaneous messages 47 Printer-speciﬁc messages and symptoms 49 Messages for ﬁle name templates 53 Messages for post processing 55 Parallel port performance and reliability 56 Problems with passwords 57 Patterning when not using color management 57 Sending ﬁles to a printer using Windows printer drivers 58

1.10Related documentation 59

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 5

ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color

HP Printers

This document describes the ProofReady plugin version 1.0r3, for use with a Harlequin RIP, version 5.3 or later. This plugin is provided with pre-conﬁgured color setups and calibration proﬁles that enable instant color management, hence the name ProofReady. The plugin is available for the RIP running on Pentium-based processors using either Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 98 or Windows ME and for the Harlequin RIP running on Macintosh computers, including Mac OS X (support for Mac OS X requires Harlequin RIP version 5.5r1w or later).

1.1 Introduction

The ProofReady plugin allows the RIP to provide page images to a supported HP printer. RIP or through a suitable network or interface adapter, as speciﬁed in this document. You can also print to ﬁle and transfer this ﬁle for output to a printer.

Note : HP, Hewlett-Packard, and DESIGNJET are registered trademarks of the Hewlett-

Packard Company.

The printer can be connected directly to the computer running the

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 6

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

The following printers are supported but it may also be possible to use other models produced to be directly compatible with these printers:

• HP DesignJet 5000 (42" and 60" wide models)

All of the printers can be used with sheet-fed or roll-fed media. You can choose to output in a 4-color mode (Contone), which sends CMYK data to the printer and uses the default screening for the device to calculate the Cyan Light and Magenta Light components. Alternatively you can output in a 6color mode (PhotoInk) using HDS screening (Harlequin Dispersed Screening). The device type that you use when creating a page setup determines the paper handling and the color mode used by the printer. See “Creating device types” on page 11 for full details.

1.1.1 Requirements

If you intend to produce large format or high-resolution pages you may need to add extra physical memory (RAM) and you must allow sufﬁcient disk space. To use the computer ﬁtted with at least 128 MB of RAM.

To allow the preview of large pages and to optimize the transfer of data to the printer, increase the or larger. Increase the dialog box to approximately 10 MB.

If using a Macintosh computer the Conﬁgure RIP Options dialog box must be at least 10000 KB. To avoid memory warnings and to increase performance assign approximately 64 MB of memory to the RIP. To do this use the menu option play the memory information. Set the preferred size to your chosen value.

The computer must have a suitable interface with which to drive the printers. See Section 1.3 on page 8 for a summary of possible connection methods. Describing the details of hardware installation for the printers and external hardware is outside the scope of this manual. See the manufacturer’s documentation for details.

Multiple (Parallel)

Printer buffer

Disk space left for system

in the Conﬁgure RIP dialog box to 4096 KB

Minimum memory left for system

mode of the RIP with large ﬁles, use a

in the Conﬁgure RIP Options

in the

File > Get Info

and dis-

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 7

1.1 Introduction

The supplied package includes color management proﬁles for use with HDS Super Fine screens which are required when using the 6-color printing mode. To use these proﬁles HDS Light or HDS must be enabled. Color management proﬁles are also supplied to support the 4-color printing mode, which uses the default screening for the device.

The use of both the 4-color and 6-color proﬁles requires a color management option such as HIPP (Harlequin ICC Proﬁle Processor) or Harlequin ColorPro

™

(Eclipse Release

™

or later of the Harlequin RIP).

To use both the 4-color and 6-color proﬁles, you must ensure that the

calibration

control for the printer is set to

Off

. You can access this control by

Color

entering the IP address of the printer in a web browser, as shown in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1 Using WebAccess to turn off Color calibration

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 3

Page 8

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

1.1.2 Capabilities of the plugin

The plugin has the following capabilities:

• Instant color management using supplied proﬁles

• PhotoInk 6-color output on appropriate printers

• A choice of resolution for the output page image for all media sizes and types supported by the model of printer in use

• User choice of output quality

• Availability of Harlequin’s screening techniques

• Preview of the screened output

• Ability to perform post processing

1.1.3 Limitations

The ProofReady plugin generates an output color format that the printer can accept. This format is 6-color PhotoInk composite or CMYK composite, as required by the relevant printer, and screened using one of several screening options.

The 6-color PhotoInk format imposes the following restrictions:

• No use of trapping using EasyTrap. You must use TrapWorks 5.5r0 or later or TrapPro to trap PhotoInk formats. Note that TrapWorks and TrapPro treat light inks as separate colors rather than creating a single trap for all inks of the same color. For example, Cyan and Cyan light are trapped separately.

• The plugin cannot be run on a Macintosh computer that has NuBus slots only. This limitation is typically restricted to Macintosh computers that were manufactured before 1996.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 9

1.2 Software installation

Harlequin strongly recommends that you install this plugin in a new installation of the RIP. In particular , you are very likely to experience irregular behavior if you install version 1.0r2 or later of the plugin in an installation where you have previously installed a Plotters plugin, or an earlier version of this plugin.

There are several stages to the installation of a working system. These are:

• Install any required operating system support

• Install the RIP, if required

• Install the plugin

1.2.1 Installing the OS support software and printer

Do not install software supplied with the printer on a computer running the RIP unless you wish to use the printer directly from the operating system. The RIP operates independently of software installed to work with the operating system. If you do try to use both applications, you are likely to get spurious messages from the operating software about paper out or similar error conditions.

There is one exception:

• You must install Windows printer drivers on a PC print server if you wish to use the print spooling facility provided by Microsoft Windows. There are advantages and disadvantages to using this output method. See “Sending ﬁles to a printer using Windows printer drivers” on page 58 for details.

Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations about the order of installing hardware and software. Make any test prints that the procedure suggests in order to test that the support software and printer are working correctly.

Before you send real output to your newly-installed printer, follow any procedures that the user guide for the printer suggests to ensure proper ink ﬂow and correct print head alignment.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 5

Page 10

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

1.2.2 Installing the RIP and the ProofReady plugin

Read the Harlequin RIP Installation Guide for your platform to see the requirements and procedure for installing the Harlequin RIP. The plugin may be supplied as part of your standard RIP installation media. If so you can install both the Harlequin RIP and the ProofReady plugin at the same time, as described in Section 1.2.3 on page 6.

If you receive separate installation media, or an updated plugin, either install it using the installer, as described in Section 1.2.3 below, or manually as follows:

Install the RIP, if this is a new installation. Set appropriate conﬁguration options for the RIP using the guidelines

given in “Requirements” on page 2.

Exit the RIP, if you have been using it. Copy the

hp6col

folder to the

Devices

folder within the RIP’s

folder.

If you have correctly installed the plugin, a line similar to the following will appear in the RIP monitor when you next start up the RIP:

If your computer is already connected to your output device, refer to “Getting started” on page 9. Otherwise, see “Connecting to the printer” on page 8 for details of connection methods.

1.2.3 Using the installer

The procedure below describes how to use the installer to install both the Harlequin RIP and the ProofReady plugin at the same time. If you have already installed your RIP, just follow the instructions on how to install the plugin:

Place the media holding the software in an appropriate drive, which will usually be a CD-ROM drive.

Locate and run the installer for your platform:

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 11

. 6.

1.2 Software installation

PC Run

install.exe

at the top level of the distribution

using Windows Explorer.

Classic Macintosh

Double-click the icon of the drive that holds the software. Run

install-macos9

at the top-level of the

distribution.

Mac OS X Double-click the icon of the drive that holds the

software. Run

install-macosx

at the top-level of the dis-

tribution.

Check the default location of the

Destination Folder

. This folder should be the location where you wish the Harlequin RIP to be installed, or where it is already installed, if you are installing the plugin into a pre-installed RIP.

If you wish to choose another location, type the path in the box, or click

Change Folder

. You can type the name of a new folder if you

Folder

text

wish to create one, provided that the disk or volume name is valid. The installer displays the amount of space available on your chosen disk.

To install the Harlequin RIP , ﬁrst choose the Harlequin RIP

Package

, and

then choose the exact type of RIP that you wish to install from the

Product

list. Click

Add

to add the product to the install list.

Note that you can refer to the

Product Description

section on the installer

window to see details of what will be installed. To install the ProofReady plugin for 6-Color HP printers, ﬁrst choose the

the

Optional Plugins

product. Click

Add

When you have ﬁnished adding products to the install list, click

package, and then choose the

HP 6-color Plugin

to add the product to the install list.

Install

If you are installing the ProofReady plugin into a pre-installed RIP and you have not speciﬁed the RIP installation folder as the

Folder

, a Select folder containing RIP dialog box appears.

Destination

Use this dialog box to navigate to and highlight the installation folder of

your RIP, and then click

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 7

Page 12

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

The installer installs the Harlequin RIP (if you chose to install it in step 3) and copies the plugin ﬁles into the relevant locations within the RIP installation folder. At the end of the copying, the installer displays a Product Installer window with the message Click

to close the window and exit the installer.

If you have correctly installed the plugin, a line similar to the following will appear in the RIP monitor when you next start up the RIP:

Note that you must set appropriate conﬁguration options for the RIP using the guidelines given in “Requirements” on page 2.

Installation complete

If your computer is already connected to your output device, refer to “Getting started” on page 9. Otherwise see “Connecting to the printer” below for details of connection methods.

1.3 Connecting to the printer

The following ﬁgure and table show possible methods for connecting HP printers to various platforms. (Some printer interfaces are optional or available on a restricted range of HP models).

Printer:

Computer:

Ethernet

(LPR/JetDirect protocol)

Key: JD JetDirect Unit

Parallel Ethernet

Ethernet

B CA

Parallel

Figure 1.2 Printer connection methods

AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 13

This table shows which of the methods, A through C, are supported by the platforms on which the output plugin is available.

Platform HP DesignJet 5000 series

Macintosh PowerPC pre G3 A, B G3/G4/iMac A, B Pentium PC Windows ME A, B, C Windows 98 A, B, C Windows NT A, B, C Windows 2000 A, B, C

1.4 Getting started

If you are connecting to the printer using a parallel printer port then in the BIOS setup of your PC ensure the parallel port is set to use a bidirectional mode. The way to enter and change the BIOS conﬁguration varies from machine to machine, as does the terminology used for bidirectional parallel port modes. Refer to your PC manual for details. If you have any problems using the parallel port, refer to page 52 and page 56 of the “Troubleshooting and tips” section.

1.4 Getting started

Before you can output to a device you must enable the use of HIPP or ColorPro, as well as the device. If you wish to use the 6-color mode of printing you must also enable HDS.

If you have installed your plugin into version 5.3r1 or later of the RIP and you have been supplied with a password ﬁle or password ﬁles, copy the password ﬁle(s) into the RIP, all device types for the enabled printers will be available for selection in the Page Setup dialog box. You can then create a page setup, as described on page 11. In some cases you may need or wish to create device types. See “Creating device types” on page 11 for details.

Passwords folder within the SW folder. When you next start the

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 9

Page 14

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

If you have installed the plugin into earlier versions of the RIP, or you have not been supplied with password ﬁles, you must enable the devices and color management by following the steps in “Entering passwords”.

1.4.1 Entering passwords

The devices supported by the plugin are classed into series and you need just one password to enable all the devices in a series. For example, a single password for the HP DesignJet 5000 Series enables all the printers in this series, including the 42" and 62" inch wide models.

Follow the steps below to enable color management and devices. If you wish to output in the 6-color mode, you must enable the use of HDS or

HDS light.

1. Enable the use of HDS or HDS Light by entering the password in the

Enable Feature dialog box. Use the

Choose box. Click word and click

Harlequin RIP > Conﬁgure RIP menu option and click Extras.

HDS or HDS light from the list in the Conﬁgure RIP Extras dialog

Add to display the Enable Feature dialog box. Enter the pass-

OK.

2. Enable your chosen device(s).

For example, to enable all the devices in the HP DesignJet 5000 series, choose the entry Enable Feature dialog box, and enter the password. Click

HP, DesignJet 5000 Series, click Add to display the

OK.

3. Enable the use of HIPP or Harlequin ColorPro (Eclipse Release or later

RIPs) as described in step 1. Click

OK twice to exit the Conﬁgure RIP

dialog box.

4. If you have a problem with passwords, see “Problems with passwords”

on page 57.

Each device has multiple device types, which specify the use of different features such as roll-fed or sheet-fed media handling. The ﬁrst time you enter a password for a series of HP printers, the RIP and the plugin should make available all supported device types in the

Device menu in the Page Setup

dialog box. You can then create a page setup for a device type as described in “Creating a page setup” on page 11.

10 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 15

1.4 Getting started

For details on device types and how to create them, see “Creating device types”.

1.4.2 Creating device types

The device type that you use determines: the size of the device you are using (42" vs. 62" wide); the paper handling (roll vs. sheet); and the printing mode (4-color vs. 6-color). For example, the device type allows you to send output to the 42" wide model of HP DesignJet 5000, using the 6-color printing mode and roll-fed paper handling. Similarly, the device type

DJ5000 Contone 60 Sheet allows you to send output to the 60" wide

model of the HP DesignJet 5000, using the 4-color printing mode and sheetfed paper handling.

If the

Device menu in the Page Setup dialog box does not contain the device

you require, you must use the Device Manager to create such a device:

DJ5000 6-Col 42 Roll

1. Use the menu option

Harlequin RIP > Device Manager to open the Device

Manager.

2. Depending on your platform, choose either

the

Plugin menu and click New.

3. Choose the device type you require from the

Manager Edit dialog box and enter a name for the device in the

hp6col.i32 or hp6col from

Type menu in the Device

Name

text box. Note: If you use the same text to name the new device as that used to

label the device type, you must match the use of lowercase and uppercase characters in the device type label. Otherwise an error will appear when using a page setup with this device type, as described on page 48.

4. Click

OK. The device will be listed in the Device Manager and become

available for selection in the Page Setup dialog box.

You can then create a page setup using this device, as described on page 11.

1.4.3 Creating a page setup

Once your desired device types are available for selection in the Page Setup dialog box, you can create a page setup for the device.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 11

Page 16

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

The way in which you create a page setup depends on the Harlequin RIP version that you are using. In the Eclipse Release or later of the Harlequin RIP, instant color management is possible by simply selecting a ProofReady proﬁle. See Section 1.4.3.2 on page 15 for details.

In former RIPs, instant color management is possible by selecting a supplied calibration proﬁle that includes a default color setup. See Section 1.4.3.1 below for details.

Note: In Eclipse Release or later RIPs, an extra level of control has also been added to the conﬁguration of ProofReady plugins.There are now three ways in which the ProofReady plugin can be used in such RIPs:

• Users can use automatic color management by simply selecting a proﬁle

from the

ProofReady menu and using default settings, as described in

Section 1.4.3.2 on page 15.

• Users can choose a

ProofReady proﬁle and change the default settings

used by creating a new separations style and a new ’ProofReady’ color setup and selecting them from the

Style and Color menus. This option

allows users to change settings, such as those for recombine and overprinting, while using the default ProofReady proﬁles. See Section

1.7 on page 36 for further details.

• Users can create a ColorPro color setup, which allows them to conﬁgure

all the color management settings, including the input and output proﬁles used. Users must choose

(None) from the ProofReady menu to

enable the selection of a ColorPro color setup. See Section 1.8.3 on page 46 for further details.

1.4.3.1 Creating a page setup in pre Eclipse Release RIPs

To create a ProofReady page setup in versions of the Harlequin RIP prior to the Eclipse Release, you need to select a supplied calibration proﬁle that includes a default color setup, as described in the procedure below.

12 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 17

1.4 Getting started

For each numbered step of the procedure the corresponding numbers in Figure 1.3 highlight where choices are made in the New Page Setup dialog box.

2 4 3

5 7

Figure 1.3 Creating a page setup in pre Eclipse Release RIPs

➀ Open the Page Setup Manager and click New. ➁ Choose the device required from the Device menu.

Note: If the device you require is not in the device types” on page 11.

Device menu, see “Creating

➂ Click Conﬁgure device to modify conﬁguration settings as desired. See

“Device conﬁguration” on page 20 for details. If using a supplied calibration proﬁle choose the

Quality menu, because the supplied proﬁles were created using this

setting.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 13

Best option from the

Page 18

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

➃ Choose the desired resolution from the Vertical and Horizontal menus,

taking care to select the required units.

➄ Choose CMYK Composite from the Style menu if you are using a 4-color

device type or

PhotoInk Composite if using a 6-color device type.

➅ If using a 6-color device type, check in the Edit Style dialog box that

screening is set to its default value of To open the Edit Style dialog

box, click the Separations Manager icon. Click Separations Manager and check the screening option in the

Dot shape menu. Click OK twice

to return to the Page Setup dialog box.

➆ Choose (None) from the Color

menu.

HDS Super F.

Edit in the

Note: Selecting a calibration proﬁle or calibration set includes a default color setup. You can choose an option from the to use a color setup that you have previously created. See “Creating a HIPP or ColorPro color setup” on page 46 for details.

Color menu if you wish

➇ Choose a proﬁle from the Calibration menu that matches the currently

selected ink/paper type and resolution (as speciﬁed in step For example,

HP DesignJet Photo Gloss Paper based on a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. See “Supplied proﬁles” on page 18 for a full list of supplied calibration proﬁles.

For optimum results you can choose a calibration set that has been generated for the actual printer rather than for a reference printer. See “Calibration” on page 40 for details.

14 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

(HP Photo Gloss 600) is a supplied calibration proﬁle for

➃).

Page 19

1.4 Getting started

➈ Click Page Layout to specify the positioning of the page, using the

margin and centering controls. Note: If you are using a sheet-fed device, you must refer to details on

how to control top and bottom margins provided in the Page Layout section on page 38.

➉ Click Save As and enter a page setup name in the Save As text box. Click

Save in the Save Setup dialog box and then OK in the Page Setup

Manager.

You can now use this page setup when printing to produce color managed output.

1.4.3.2 Creating a page setup in Eclipse Release or later RIPs

To create a ProofReady page setup in the Eclipse Release or later of the Harlequin RIP, you simply need to select a ProofReady proﬁle, as described in the procedure below.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 15

Page 20

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

For each numbered step of the procedure the corresponding numbers in Figure 1.4 highlight where choices are made in the New Page Setup dialog box.

2 3

Figure 1.4 Creating a page setup in Eclipse Release or later RIPs

➀ Open the Page Setup Manager and click New. ➁ Choose the device required from the Device menu.

Note: If the device you require is not in the device types” on page 11.

Device menu, see “Creating

➂ Click Conﬁgure device to modify conﬁguration settings as desired. See

“Device conﬁguration” on page 20 for details.

16 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 21

1.4 Getting started

If using a supplied proﬁle choose the Best option from the Quality menu, because the supplied proﬁles were created using this setting.

➃ Choose a proﬁle from the ProofReady menu that matches the currently

selected ink/paper type. The correct resolution for the proﬁle is automatically selected and should not be changed.

For example, Gloss Paper based on a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. See “Supplied proﬁles” on page 18 for a full list of ProofReady proﬁles.

Note: When you select a ProofReady proﬁle, a default color setup is selected in the

ProofReady menu if you wish to use a ColorPro color setup that you

have created, as described in Section 1.8.3 on page 46.

(HP Photo Gloss 600) is a proﬁle for HP DesignJet Photo

(ProofReady)

Color menu. Choose (None) from the

➄ Choose CMYK Composite from the Style menu if you are using a 4-color

device type or

PhotoInk Composite if using a 6-color device type.

➅ If using a 6-color device type, check in the Edit Style dialog box that

screening is set to its default value of To open the Edit Style dialog

box, click the Separations Manager icon. Click Separations Manager and check the screening option in the

Dot shape menu. Click OK twice

to return to the Page Setup dialog box.

Edit in the

HDS Super F.

➆ Choose (None) from the

Calibration menu.

Note: Selecting a proﬁle. For optimum results you can choose a calibration set that has been generated for the actual printer rather than for a reference printer. See “Calibration” on page 40 for details.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 17

ProofReady proﬁle includes a default calibration

Page 22

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

➇ Click Page Layout to specify the positioning of the page, using the

margin and centering controls. Note: If you are using a sheet-fed device, you must refer to details on

how to control top and bottom margins provided in the Page Layout section on page 38.

➈ Click Save As and enter a page setup name in the Save As text box. Click

Save in the Save Setup dialog box and then OK in the Page Setup

Manager.

You can now use this page setup when printing to produce color managed output.

1.5 Supplied proﬁles

The following table lists the paper types for which calibration and color proﬁles have been provided. The proﬁles 600 x 600 dpi. Y ou can use the proﬁles to output in both the 4-color and 6-color modes for selected paper types.

are available for a resolution of

If you need to use the printer in another conﬁguration, you must obtain your own calibration and color proﬁles.

The name of the proﬁle appearing in the Harlequin RIP is the text that appears in code format in the

Paper T ype column followed by the r esolution, all enclosed

in parentheses. For example, a proﬁle for HP DesignJet Photo Gloss Paper at 600 x 600 dpi is

Heavyweight Coated Paper

HP Heavy Coated

Photo Gloss Paper

HP Photo Gloss

18 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

(HP Photo Gloss 600)

Paper Type Part Number HP 5000 series

C6030B •

C6963A •

Page 23

1.5 Supplied profiles

1.5.1 Halftone screen selection

The supplied proﬁles have been generated for use with HDS Super Fine screening (6-color mode) and the default screening for the device (4-color mode). Alternative screen sets are available but they may produce poor color output if used in conjunction with the supplied proﬁles.

For color output, there are supplied proﬁles for:

HDS Super Fine

This is the screen set used to produce the supplied proﬁles for use with 6-color device types. If using a supplied proﬁle based on this screen, ensure that this option is selected from the Edit Style dialog box accessed from the Separations Manager.

Device Default Screening

This is the screening used for 4-color (Contone) device types. All the proﬁles for the 4-color device types were created using this screening. This screening is automatically selected when you use a 4-color device type.

For color output without supplied proﬁles the following screen sets are available when using a 6-color device type:

HDS Fine This is an alternative to HDS Super Fine, producing a

coarser screen than HDS Super Fine.

HDS Medium HDS Coarse HDS Super Coarse

The Medium, Coarse, and Super Coarse variants of HDS are only recommended as special effects screens.

Round This is the default screening used by 6-color device

types if you enable the device before you enable the use of HDS. See “Entering passwords” on page 10 for details.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 19

Page 24

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Refer to the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual for further details of screens supplied with the RIP.

1.6 Device conﬁguration

Figure 1.5 Conﬁgure Device dialog box

Output Method

The options that appear in this menu are the various methods of connecting the output plugin to the physical printer , together with the print to ﬁle option. If you choose address and port number in this dialog. If you choose

Network you must specify the correct IP

File you must

specify a valid location to produce the ﬁle, as well as a valid ﬁle name template.

For Windows platforms, the standard options are:

LPT1: (parallel). If your computer is equipped with a USB port, you may

have an extra entry, such as

USB Root Hub. This entry is not an appropri-

Network, File, and

ate choice for connecting to a printer; do not select it. For Macintosh computers, the standard options are:

File Output: Change...

Network and File.

The text box alongside this button shows the location where the plugin will produce the output ﬁle.

20 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 25

The initial target folder is the SW folder, which is a subfolder of the RIP application folder. Click the

Change... button to display the Select Folder

dialog box where you can navigate to and select any folder visible to the computer running the RIP. If you wish to create a new target folder, navigate to where the folder will be created and click name of your new target folder and then click

OK. Alternatively, on

New. Enter the

Windows only, you can edit the text if you know the exact location of an existing folder.

Note: You can send ﬁles to a printer using Windows print spooling by installing Windows printer drivers on a PC print server, and by entering the name of the print server in this text box. See “Sending ﬁles to a printer using Windows printer drivers” on page 58 for full details.

File Output: File Template

The text box alongside this button shows the ﬁle name template used to name an output ﬁle.

1.6 Device configuration

The default ﬁle name template is

<dos>out<5unique><dot>hpf. This tem-

plate produces a ﬁle name that is cross platform (8.3 ﬁle name) and suitable for multi-page jobs. It produces ﬁle names of the form:

out00001.hpf, out00002.hpf, and so on. The ﬁle produced is suitable for

sending directly to the printer. See “Output ﬁle naming” on page 25 for details on creating a ﬁle name

template. Note: You can send ﬁles to a printer using Windows print spooling by

installing Windows printer drivers on a PC print server, and by entering the name of the printer in this text box. See “Sending ﬁles to a printer using Windows printer drivers” on page 58 for full details.

Network Output: IP Address

This text box shows the network address of the print server. This address is a conﬁgurable property of a JetDirect unit or similar device. Enter the network address of the print server that you are using. If your network supports the use of names, you can enter a name and this will be resolved to the IP address.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 21

Page 26

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Network Output: Port Number

The text box alongside this button shows the number of the port you wish to use. The available port numbers depend on the type of print server that you are using. If your printer has an internal JetDirect print server you can set the whether you wish to communicate with the printer using the LPR ( or JetDirect (

9100) protocol.

Note: The LPR protocol does not provide bidirectional communication with the printer. Consequently the printer cannot report error messages when using this protocol. Use the port number

Port Number to either 515 or 9100, depending on

515)

9100 to avoid this.

If you are using an external JetDirect print server you must set the

Number

to 9100, or a similar number.

Some external print servers can drive several printers simultaneously. In this case the different physical connections or ports have their own numbers (which may vary with the type of server). For example, on an external JetDirect unit with three output ports, the physical ports named 1, 2, and 3 have port numbers

9100, 9101, and 9102.

The RIP supports the use of another printer connected to the same print server. For example, two computers running the RIP and driving the same print server can address any compatible printer connected to that server.

Output: Paper Size

The options that appear in this menu are the sizes of paper supported by the plugin and the printer , as well as the option to cr eate a custom paper size. The dimensions for the standard paper sizes are listed in Table 1.1 below.

You can create a custom paper size by selecting the

"Page Layout"

option from this menu and specifying the dimensions of

Media size from

the paper size in the Page Layout dialog box. To open this dialog box,

Page layout in the Cassette & Page section of the Page Setup dialog

click box. Enter dimensions for the paper in the

Media Length (ML) text boxes. If using a roll device, the Media Length (ML)

Media Width (MW) and

text box is grayed out. Note that clipping may occur if you change the

Port

22 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 27

1.6 Device configuration

paper size in a page setup that used a custom paper size. See page 49 for full details.

You can control the positioning of the imaged job on the media by using the controls in the Page Layout dialog box. See page 38 for details.

Paper Size

Banner 8.5 x 44 215.9 x 1117.6 A2 16.54 x 23.39 420 x 594 US-C 17 x 22 431.8 x 558.8 B2 20.28 x 28.66 515 x 728 US-D 22 x 34 558.8 x 863.6 A1 23.39 x 33.11 594 x 841 B1 28.66 x 40.55 728 x 1030 A0 33.11 x 46.81 841 x 1189 US-E 34 x 44 863.6 x 1117.6 Super A0 35.98 x 50.87 914 x 1292 B0 40.55 x 57.32 1030 x 1456 Super B0 44.02 x 62.20 1118 x 1580 Architectural C 18 x 24 457.4 x 609.6 Architectural D 24 x 36 609.6 x 914.4

Dimensions

(inches)

Dimensions (mm)

Architectural E 36 x 48 914.4 x 1219.4 Architectural E1 30 x 42 762.0 x 1066.8 24" Roll 24 (wide) 610 36" Roll 36 (wide) 914 42" Roll 42 (wide) 1066.8

44" Roll

44(wide) 1118

Table 1.1 Paper size names and dimensions

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 23

Page 28

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Paper Size

54" Roll 54 (wide) 1371.6 60" Roll 60 (wide) 1524

Table 1.1 Paper size names and dimensions

Output: Quality

Dimensions

(inches)

Dimensions (mm)

The options in this menu are only available when using the 4-color printing mode (Contone) because the 6-color mode always uses the option.

The options are methods of driving the printer, which offer combinations of speed and image quality that may depend on the printer’s capabilities. Refer to your printer documentation for details of the relative merits of these quality settings.

If you are using supplied calibration proﬁles it is recommended that you use the

The

Best option.

Printer Default option uses the quality setting speciﬁed in the con-

trol panel on the printer.

Best

Output: Compression mode

The options that appear in this menu are methods of coding the data sent to the printer. The coding methods can affect the time taken to transfer data to the printer.

None sends the data uncompressed. Run-Length Encoding performs a lossless compression that enables the

exact data to be recreated. For many images, using

Run-Length Encoding

will reduce the size of the data and the time taken to transmit it. For some very complex pages containing large areas of ﬁne detail, it may take longer to send a page coded with the same page coded with

TIFF (Packbits) Encoding is a variant of run-length encoding, which

None.

Run-Length Encoding than to send

also performs a lossless compression but with a higher compression

24 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 29

ratio. This mode therefore allows a more efﬁcient transfer of data than run-length encoding. This mode is the default selection.

Output: Cut paper at end of each page

If you are using a roll-fed device, you can select this check box to instruct the printer to cut paper at the end of each page. You must also ensure that the cutter is enabled on your printer.

Output: Post Processing

You can enter commands in this ﬁeld to perform actions once the page buffer has been sent to the printer or once the output ﬁle has been created. For example, you may wish to change the format of the output ﬁle or generate a report. For full details see “Post processing” on page 33.

Note: The plugin does not support post processing on Macintosh computers.

1.6 Device configuration

1.6.1 Output ﬁle naming

The File Template text box within the Conﬁguration dialog box enables you to specify the automatic generation of an output ﬁle name using a template of ﬁxed text and tags.

Most tags are content tags, representing variables such as the date and time a job is processed; the other tags allow you to reject names that would be illegal in a speciﬁed operating system. The maximum length of variables can be speciﬁed by preceding the tag name with an integer. For example, truncates the job name to a maximum of ﬁve characters. Tags that produce numeric values are truncated from left to right, whereas tags that produce alphanumeric strings (strings containing the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9) are truncated from right to left. See “Examples of tag usage” on page 28 for further details.

Fixed text can be part of the ﬁle name stem or extension. For example,

stem_<3unique><sepname><dot>hpf would generate a ﬁle name of the form: stem_000Cyan.hpf, in which stem_ can be any identifying text.

<5jobname>

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 25

Page 30

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Try to use a ﬁle name extension that does not clash with any established convention. The extension tial letters of HP Printer File

Note: This ﬁle naming scheme does not provide useful ﬁle names derived from job names that contain double-byte characters.

1.6.1.1 Content generating tags

The following tags are available and can be used in any order:

Tag Description

hpf is a suggestion only and is formed from the ini-

<colorant> The color space of the device, such as DeviceCMYK or

<dot>

<page#>

DeviceRGB

The name of the separation, such as Cyan. The form of compression used, such as TIFF (Packbits). The date when the job is processed, in the format YYYYMMDD, unless a

truncated form is speciﬁed. Separates the stem of the ﬁle name from the ﬁle extension, and

appears as a period character ( . ) in the ﬁle name. For example

stem<dot>ext

enables the veriﬁcation of the stem and extension lengths. The exposure setting, a device speciﬁc integer. The job number allocated by the RIP. Automatic numbering means that

successive jobs have incremented job numbers: 000, 001, 002, 003, and so on.

The page buffer name without the page number preﬁx and without characters illegal to the operating system. White space characters are used, if present in the job name.

The page buffer name without the page number preﬁx, and using only alphanumeric characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9). White space characters are not used.

The page number (allocated by the RIP), within the current job. For example: 002.

appears as stem.ext. The use of the <dot> tag

The page number preﬁx from the page buffer name, such as 1., 2., and so on.

Table 1.2 Output ﬁle name tags

26 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 31

Tag Description

<quality> The quality setting, such as Fast.

1.6 Device configuration

<time>

<unique> A unique sequence number used to make every ﬁle different when

The time when the job is processed, in the 24-hour format HHMMSS, unless a truncated form is speciﬁed.

placing output ﬁles in a folder. The horizontal resolution of the page, as speciﬁed in the page setup. The vertical resolution of the page, as speciﬁed in the page setup.

Table 1.2 Output ﬁle name tags

1.6.1.2 Checking tags

The plugin always checks the legality of an automatically generated ﬁle name against the requirements of the operating system on which the RIP and the plugin are running.

To enable portability of ﬁles from one operating system to another, you can also use tags to specify the operating system for which generated ﬁle names must be suitable. The use of these tags changes the rules by which a ﬁle name is deemed valid. The tags do not modify the ﬁle names generated, but cause error messages if the ﬁle name is invalid. See “Messages for ﬁle name templates” on page 53 for details.

For example, you can create the template

<dos>Averylongfilename<dot>hpf,

but an error is generated. This error occurs because DOS ﬁle names require the 8.3 format for stem and extension, which this template fails to meet by having 17 characters in its stem. Table 1.3 lists the operating system tags.

Tag Description

<dos>

<mac>

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 27

Veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is a legal ﬁle name for the MS-DOS operating system.

Veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is a legal ﬁle name for the Macintosh operating system.

Table 1.3 Operating system tags

Page 32

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Tag Description

<unix>

<win32>

Veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is a legal ﬁle name for the UNIX operating system.

Veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is a legal ﬁle name for Windows operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000.

Table 1.3 Operating system tags

1.6.1.3 Examples of tag usage

The following examples demonstrate the format of strings produced by individual tags. Some examples also show how the tags may be used in combination to form a template. The examples are based on these job details:

Page buffer name: 1. Uncalibrated Target: Default CMYK + spot colors target Date: 12th of August, 2000 Exposure: 110 Compression: TIFF(Packbits) Encoding Quality: Best

Note: When creating multiple copies of a ﬁle, the same page buffer provides tag information. If a template contains dynamic tags (such as the value changes each time a page buffer ﬁle is output), multiple copies of the ﬁle are created. If the template contains just static tags (such as where the job name remains constant), a single output ﬁle is created because previous ﬁles are overwritten.

<time>, where

<jobname>,

This tag includes the color space of the device in the ﬁle name string. For example, the template

the form

DeviceCMYK.hpf for a device using a CMYK color space (4-

colors) or a ﬁle name of the form

<colorant><dot>hpf produces a ﬁle name of

PhotoInk.epf for a device using a Pho-

toInk color space (6-colors).

28 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 33

The tag <colorname> can be used to include the name of the separation in a ﬁle name, for example separation by using the tag

Cyan. You can include just the ﬁrst letter of the

<1colorname>, which truncates the separation

name to its ﬁrst letter . If a composite style is used this is indicated by the string

Composite.

You can use this tag to include the form of compression used in the ﬁle name. For example, based on the job details above, the template

<compression><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name TIFF (Packbits).hpf.

<date>

The template <date><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name 20000812.hpf. You can remove the year information by using the tag the ﬁle name

<dos>

0812.hpf.

<4date> to produce

1.6 Device configuration

The use of this tag veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is suitable for use in a DOS operating system. Illegal characters such as a colon, and white space characters cause an error.

For example, the template

<dos><jobname><dot>hpf, would generate an

illegal ﬁle name because the job name is greater than the eight characters allowed in DOS operating systems. Truncation can be forced by using the template

Uncalibr.hpf.

<dot>

<dos><8jobname><dot>hpf, which produces the ﬁle name

This tag separates the ﬁle name stem from the ﬁle name extension and enables the veriﬁcation of their lengths. It is particularly necessary when creating ﬁle names compatible with DOS and Windows, otherwise the extension may be considered as part of the ﬁle name.

For example, the template because the dot is removed as an illegal character and

<dos><8jobname>.hpf would cause an error

hpf is then consid-

ered part of the ﬁle name stem.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 29

Page 34

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

You can use this tag to include the exposure setting of a page in the ﬁle name.

For example, based on the job details above, the template

<exposure><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name 110.hpf.

<job#>

You can use this tag to include the job number in the ﬁle name string. The default length of the number is three digits, so the ﬁrst job number created with this tag would be 000, unless a different length is speciﬁed. Y ou can specify the length of the job number by pr eceding the with an integer. For example, < long.

<job#> tag

5job#> creates job numbers ﬁve digits

In multi-page jobs use the

<page#> tag as well as the <job#> tag to differ-

entiate between the different pages of a job.

This tag ensures that only legal operating system characters are used in the job name.

For example, in the RIP running under any Windows operating system, the template

Uncalibrated Target Default CMYK + spot colors target.hpf. The

colon character (

<jobname><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name

: ) is removed from the ﬁle name, because this is not a

valid ﬁle name character for any version of Microsoft Windows.

This tag ensures that only alphanumeric characters are used in the job name.

For example, in the RIP running under a W indows operating system, the template

UncalibratedTargetDefaultCMYKspotcolorstarget.hpf. The colon, white

<jobname1><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name

space, and ‘+’ characters are removed from the ﬁle name, because they are not alphanumeric characters.

30 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 35

<mac>

The use of this tag veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is suitable for use in a Macintosh operating system. Illegal characters such as an asterisk, colon, and quotation marks cause an error. The maximum length of a ﬁle name is thirty-one characters (including the ﬁle extension).

1.6 Device configuration

For example, using the template ﬁle name

Uncalibrated Target Default.hpf, in which the colon has been

<mac><28jobname><dot>hpf produces the

removed.

<page#>

You can use this tag to include the page number in the ﬁle name string. For example, the template

form

001.hpf. It is advisable to use this tag with the <job#> tag to differ-

<page#><dot>hpf produces a ﬁle name of the

entiate between the same pages of different jobs.

You can use this tag to include the page number preﬁx from the page buffer name in the ﬁle name string.

For example, based on the page buffer name above, the template

<prefix><jobname><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name 1. Uncalibrated Target Default CMYK + spot colors target.hpf

You can use this tag to include the quality setting in the ﬁle name string. For example, based on the job details above, the template

<quality><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle name Best.hpf.

<time>

You can use this tag to include the time a ﬁle is processed in the ﬁle name string.

For example, if printing to ﬁle at 15:39:36 (approximately 3:39 pm) this tag produces the string

153936.

You can use this tag to generate a unique sequence number for the page. The default length of the number generated is four digits long, so the

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 31

Page 36

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

ﬁrst number would be 0000. The length of the number can be speciﬁed, as detailed in the example for the tag

When restarting the RIP, the unique numbering will attempt to restart at its initial value, for example ber, the next available unique number is used.

<unix>

The use of this tag veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is suitable for use in the UNIX operating system. Illegal characters such as an asterisk, colon, and quotation marks cause an error. The tag because ﬁle names in UNIX are composed of a single string and are not considered to have separate ﬁle extensions.

<job#>.

0000. However , if a ﬁle exists with that num-

<dot> tag cannot be used with this

For example, using the template ﬁle name

UncalibratedTargetDefaultCMYK+spotcolorstarget.hpf, in

<unix><255jobname>.hpf produces the

which the colon and white space characters have been removed.

<win32>

The use of this tag veriﬁes that the ﬁle name is suitable for use in a Windows operating system. Illegal characters such as an asterisk, colon, or quotation marks cause an error.

For example, the template name

Uncalibrated Target Default CMYK + spot colors target.hpf, in

<win32><jobname><dot>hpf produces the ﬁle

which the colon has been removed.

<xres>

You can use this tag to include the horizontal resolution of the page in the ﬁle name string.

For example, you can differentiate between pages with a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi and 300 x 300 dpi by using this tag. This tag produces a string such as

<yres>

600 or 300, depending on the horizontal resolution.

You can use this tag to include the vertical resolution of the page in the ﬁle name string. For example, on a page with the resolution 600 x 600, this tag produces the string

600.

32 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 37

1.6 Device configuration

1.6.2 Post processing

The Conﬁguration dialog box has an Output: Post Processing text box in which you can enter commands and their options, in the same way as a command line. These commands are carried out after the page buffer has been sent to the printer or once the output ﬁle has been created. The commands available depend on the platform on which you are running the RIP.

Note: You cannot perform post processing if you are using a Macintosh computer.

The command can be a simple batch ﬁle or a complex application, provided that you give the command all necessary options and information; a command needing operator intervention is likely to cause problems. You can specify options understood by the application, and data such as the path of the relevant input or output ﬁles.

Y ou can use post pr ocessing commands to convert the ﬁle to a differ ent format or to send somebody an e-mail notifying them that a job has been processed. There are several other possibilities, such as extracting information for use in reports, limited only by your ability to obtain or create a suitable application and to supply information to it.

If the string you enter into the

Output: Post Processing text box refers to a post

processing application then this application must be available on the computer running the RIP. The string should normally include the ﬁle extension and the full path name of the application ﬁle. However, you can type just the ﬁle name if the application ﬁle has the extension directories speciﬁed by the

PATH variable.

.EXE and is in one of the

Your string can contain substitution codes, which are expanded by the RIP. See “Post processing substitution codes” for details.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 33

Page 38

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

1.6.2.1 Post processing substitution codes

When using the post processing feature of the HP plugin, the RIP recognizes the substitution codes in the following list. You can insert an integer between the percent character and the letter code, to restrict the maximum number of characters used in the result string. For example, characters of the job name.

%6j represents the ﬁrst six

Post processing

substitution codes

%c The current separation color, represented by a string with a default

%d The current date in the format YYYYMMDD, with a default string

%e The job exposure, as entered in the Page Setup dialog box. For

%f The output ﬁle name, as created by the template speciﬁed in the

length of one character. Typical separation names are Cyan,

Magenta C, Y, M, and B.

length of 8. For example, 26 October 2000 becomes: 20001026.

example:

, Yellow and Black. Examples for the default length are:

221.

Description

File

Output: File Template text bo x in the Conﬁgur ation dialog bo x. For

example: out00001.hpf.

%j The current page buffer name as shown in the Output

%n The current job number, an integer that the RIP increments each

%o The full output directory path speciﬁed in the

Controller/Monitor. For example:

time it processes a new job. For example:

1. Apple.ps.

15.

File Output:

Change... text box. For example: C:\SWNT\SW\Output\.

%p The current page number within the job. For example: %r The job resolution in dots per inch. For example:

300.

%s The current job name, after removal of all the characters that would

%t The current time in the format HHMMSS, using the 24 hour clock.

%x The current ﬁle name sufﬁx. For example:

be illegal in a ﬁle name. For example:

The default length is 6. For example, a time just after 7:30 pm would be shown:

193211.

Appleps.

hpf.

Table 1.4 Post processing substitution codes

34 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 39

1.6 Device configuration

Post processing

substitution codes

%z The current ﬁle name stem. For example: out00001.

Table 1.4 Post processing substitution codes

Description

1.6.2.2 Checking the command string

The RIP reports each command and the working directory in the main RIP monitor window, in the following form. Italics show which text can vary with different jobs and page setups.

Running post-job command "C:\test\logfile.bat out00002.hpf 112442" in directory C:\SWNT\SW\Output

The above example refers to a batch ﬁle (logfile.bat) which uses a program to send an e-mail conﬁrming that a job has been processed. The e-mail contains the job name ( (approximately 11:24). These details were provided by using the substitution codes

%f and %t in the post processing text box. The working directory is the

output ﬁle folder speciﬁed in the ﬁle folder is speciﬁed then the working directory is the ‘ which is one level below the directory containing the RIP executable.

out00002.hpf) and the time it was processed

File Output: Change... text box. If no output

..\SW\’ directory,

For a more thorough test of how commands behave when used at the command prompt of the operating system, try creating a batch (

.BAT) ﬁle with

these contents and using the name of the batch ﬁle as the application in your command string.

echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %9 pause

Note: If you have problems with a command, test it outside the RIP by opening a command window and running the command manually. If you think that you have used any substitution code from which the RIP might generate an element containing characters with a special meaning to your operating system, try surrounding that code with double quotes. For example, use in the post processing text box rather than just

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 35

%f.

"%f"

Page 40

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

If there are no special characters involved, look at the number of substitution codes that you are using and the length of the command string both before and after expansion of the substitution codes. The limit on the length of the expanded command string varies with the Microsoft Windows environment but you should have no problems with up to 125 characters in the string after expansion.

1.7 Routine use

To send output to a device or ﬁle you must create a page setup. This involves two main steps. Firstly, you must choose your device from the the Page Setup dialog box and conﬁgure the device as described in “Device conﬁguration” on page 20. Secondly, you must set the desired page setup options to complete a page setup.

1.7.1 Page setup controls

Device menu in

The page setup controls that you generally need to consider are described below. See the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual for further details.

Device

Device menu offers a list of supported device types.

The If the device type that you require is not available in this menu, see

“Creating device types” on page 11.

ProofReady

This menu appears in Eclipse Release or later RIPs. You can choose a ProofReady proﬁle from this menu which uses a color setup and calibration proﬁle for a particular paper, ink and resolution combination. See “Supplied proﬁles” on page 18 for further details.

When you select a proﬁle from this menu, the correct resolution is automatically set and should not be changed. A default

(ProofReady) color

setup is also used. If you wish to use a color setup that you have created, choose

(None) from this menu. See “Creating a HIPP or ColorPro color

setup” on page 46 for details on how to create your own color setup.

36 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 41

Style

By default, there is only one option in the Style menu in the Separations,

Screening & Color

using a 4-color (Contone) device type;

section of the Page Setup dialog box: CYMK Composite if

PhotoInk Composite if using a 6-

color device type. You can create other styles using the Separations Manager. Refer to the

Harlequin RIP OEM Manual for details.

Color

In versions of the Harlequin RIP prior to the Eclipse Release, the selection of a supplied calibration proﬁle, or a calibration set created on the basis of a supplied proﬁle, includes a default color setup. Set

(None) if you wish to use the default color setup. You can use the sup-

plied color proﬁles to create your own color setup, as described in Section 1.8.3 on page 46. Section 1.8.2 on page 44 describes the production and installation of your own proﬁles, which you can then use to create a color setup.

1.7 Routine use

Color to

In the Eclipse Release or later of the Harlequin RIP, the selection of a proﬁle from the

ProofReady menu includes a default (ProofReady) color

setup. You can use the supplied color proﬁles to create your own color setup, as described in Section 1.8.3 on page 46. To use your own color setup, you must choose

You can also create a

ProofReady proﬁle but modify some of the default settings, such as those

for overprinting. To create a Color Setup Manager with a the same as those for a

(None) from the ProofReady menu.

New ’ProofReady’ Setup if you wish to use a

New ’ProofReady’ Setup you must access the

ProofReady proﬁle selected. The options ar e

New ’No Color Management’ Setup, as described in

the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual.

Resolution

The Horizontal and Vertical menus offer a list of the resolutions supported by the printer. Choose resolutions that satisfy your desire for speed of output (lower resolution) or quality (higher resolution).

Note: If you use proﬁle based on a speciﬁc resolution, ensure the resolution matches.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 37

Page 42

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Calibration

You can select a calibration proﬁle or calibration set from the list in the

Calibration & Dot Gain section (See Section 1.5 on page 18 for

details of the supplied calibration proﬁles.) In versions of the RIP prior to the Eclipse Release, the selection of a cali-

bration proﬁle or calibration set includes a default color setup, unless you choose an alternative from the

Color menu. Note that if you choose

an alternative color setup, ensure that it is suitable for the paper type, ink and resolution.

In the Eclipse Release or later of the Harlequin RIP, the selection of a proﬁle from the

Calibration to (None) if you wish to use the default calibration proﬁle. For

ProofReady menu includes a default calibration proﬁle. Set

optimum results you can choose a calibration set that has been generated for the actual printer rather than for a reference printer. See “Calibration” on page 40 for details.

Page Layout

The margins and centering options control where the imaged job appears on the media. There is a small unimageable margin around the edge of the media, which varies according to the printer model. Refer to your printer documentation for details. The positioning of the job is also different for roll and sheet-fed devices.

Calibration

Roll-fed When the device is roll-fed, the page deﬁned by the job

is located at the top-left of the sheet, unless you set a non-zero

Width (TM) Bottom Margin (BM) on a roll-fed device this adds space

Left Margin or select the Center page on Media

check box. You can also set both the Top Margin

and the Bottom Margin (BM). If you increase the

to the bottom of the page.

Sheet-fed When the device is sheet-fed, the origin of the page

deﬁned by the job is located at the bottom-left of the sheet. However, in the Page Layout dialog box of some versions of the RIP, only the with a default value of

38 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Top Margin (TM) is editable

0.00 inches. If these default set-

Page 43

tings were applied the job would be located at the topleft of the sheet. To prevent this, the applied as the

Bottom Margin (BM). If your version of the

Top Margin (TM) is

RIP needs to swap these values a message conﬁrming this is displayed in the RIP monitor window.

1.7 Routine use

If you increase the

Bottom Margin (BM) on a sheet-fed

device, space cannot be added to the bottom of the page. This means that the space available on the sheet is reduced.

The

Page size represents the frame within which text and images are

printed. Whereas

Paper Size, speciﬁed in the Conﬁgure Device dialog

box, is the size of the medium printed on. In order to print unclipped pages the page size must not exceed the paper size. Because the

Size

is speciﬁed in the Conﬁgure Device dialog box, you do not need to

specify the

Media Width or Media Length, unless creating a custom paper

Paper

size. Note: The

Page size that you can choose here is only important if you

print a job that does not specify its own page size. Such jobs are rare, but include EPS ﬁles and the job created by the menu option

Fonts

Fonts > Proof

Make all other settings as normal, following the suggestions in the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual.

1.7.2 Roaming page buffers

You can view page buffers on screen using the standard RIP tools, but some things are potentially confusing when you are viewing PhotoInk page buffers created using 6-color device types:

• The title bar of the Roam window displays asterisk (

* ) characters,

where you might expect to see letters representing the colors in the page buffers. This is normal when the color system is not Gray, RGB, or CMYK.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 39

Page 44

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

• Objects that are drawn in shades of colors, for which there are two or

more inks in use, disappear only when you turn off the display of both inks. For example, when the cyan component uses both Photo Cyan and Photo Cyan Light, some of the cyan component remains visible until you use the Roam Options dialog box to turn off both inks.

• When using Roam to preview output, the image displayed has poor

color ﬁdelity. In particular, the image may appear less saturated. This is because the Roam preview does not account for the dot gain that occurs when printing.

1.8 Color management

This section describes the processes involved in color management, including:

• “Calibration” on page 40 — How to calibrate your printer and produce

a calibration set.

• “Creating and installing ICC proﬁles” on page 44 — How to create ICC

proﬁles and install them in the RIP.

• “Creating a HIPP or ColorPro color setup” on page 46 — How to create

a color setup using HIPP or ColorPro.

• “Using the Harlequin Full Color System (HFCS)” on page 47 — How to

create a color setup using HFCS.

Refer to the relevant section for details. See the Harlequin Color Production Solutions User’s Guide (for details on HIPP and HFCS) or Harlequin ColorPro

™

User’s Guide for full details on color management.

1.8.1 Calibration

In order to provide a useful starting point for driving the HP printers a number of reference calibration proﬁles are supplied (see Section 1.5 on page 18 for a list). These supplied calibration proﬁles deﬁne the ideal or ‘reference’ printer, including aim curves for each channel.

The response of your printer (the ‘user printer’) may differ from the reference printer . To obtain optimum output quality you need to calibrate the printer so that it responds in the same way as the reference printer. The adjustments

40 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 45

1.8 Color management

needed to correct the user printer so that it matches the reference printer are deﬁned in a calibration set. The supplied calibration proﬁles are distinguished from user-generated calibration sets by being enclosed in parentheses, like these

( ).

The way in which you calibrate your device depends on the Harlequin RIP version that you are using. For details on calibration in RIPs prior to the Eclipse Release, see Section 1.8.1.1. For details on calibration in Eclipse Release or later RIPs, see Section 1.8.1.2.

1.8.1.1 Calibration in RIPs prior to the Eclipse Release

The ﬁrst time you use a particular paper or change inks you should calibrate your printer using the following procedure:

1. Load the printer with the correct paper.

2. Create a page setup for the device, as shown in the “Getting started”

procedure, ensuring that the name of the calibration proﬁle matches the paper and speciﬁed resolution.

3. Use the

Output > Print Calibration menu option to open the Print

Calibration dialog box.

4. Choose the desir ed page setup, as created in step 2 of this pr ocedur e and

click

Print uncalibrated target.

5. Use Genlin in the normal way to measure the printed target and create

an import ﬁle. See the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual for details on how to use Genlin.

6. In the RIP, open the Calibration (Dot Gain) Manager using the menu

option

Output > Calibration Manager. Choose the Device and click New.

7. Choose the corr ect pr oﬁle (the same name that you chose in step 2) fr om

the

Proﬁle menu and click Import.

8. Enter a

Name for the calibration set.

A useful convention is to use the same name as the reference calibration proﬁle used in the page setup. Reference calibration proﬁles are distinguished from user-generated calibration sets by the use of parentheses

( ) around the name.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 41

Page 46

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

9. Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes.

You can use this calibration set when creating a page setup. This calibration set includes the same default color setup as the proﬁle chosen in step 2.

1.8.1.2 Calibration in Eclipse Release or later RIPs

The ﬁrst time that you create a calibration set for an uncalibrated device, we recommend that you print and measure an uncalibrated target appr oximately three times to ensure that your calibration set is accurate. Once you have created an initial calibration set, the procedure to recalibrate the device requires that you print and measure a calibrated target just once. These procedur es are described in Sections 1.8.1.2.1 and 1.8.1.2.2 below.

1.8.1.2.1 Calibrating a new device

You should follow these steps when calibrating a device for the ﬁrst time using the Eclipse Release or later of the Harlequin RIP:

1. Load the printer with the correct paper.

2. Create a page setup for the device, as shown in the “Getting started”

procedure.

3. Use the Output > Print Calibration menu option to open the Print

Calibration dialog box.

4. Choose the desir ed page setup, as created in step 2 of this pr ocedur e and

click

Print uncalibrated target.

5. Use Genlin in the normal way to measure the printed target and create

an import ﬁle. See the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual for details on how to use Genlin.

6. In the RIP, open the Calibration (Dot Gain) Manager using the menu

option

7. Deselect the

Output > Calibration Manager. Choose the Device and click New.

Force solid colors check box, if necessary.

8. Choose the corr ect pr oﬁle (the same name that you chose in step 2) fr om

the

Proﬁle menu and click Import.

9. Enter a

42 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Name for the calibration set.

Page 47

1.8 Color management

For example, HP Photo Gloss 600-1 is an appropriate name if this is the ﬁrst time you have measured an uncalibrated target.

10. Click

OK twice to close the dialog boxes.

11. Repeat the above procedure approximately three times. Note that each

time you print a new uncalibrated target, you must ﬁrst modify the page setup to use the latest calibration set. Following the example above, you must choose

HP Photo Gloss 600-1 the second time you print an uncal-

ibrated target. In step 6, you must also select the latest calibration set in the Calibration Manager and click clicking

New.

12. Save the ﬁnal calibration set with an appropriate name, for example,

Photo Gloss 600-F.

tion sets, for example

You should remove all the intermediate calibra-

HP Photo Gloss 600-1, HP Photo Gloss 600-2

Edit from uncalibrated target instead of

and so on from the Calibration Manager.

13. Modify your page setup so that it uses the ﬁnal calibration set.

You should recalibrate the device when necessary, as described in Section

1.8.1.2.2 below.

1.8.1.2.2 Recalibrating a device

Whenever you use a new stock of paper or change inks you should recalibrate your printer using the following procedure:

1. Load the printer with the correct paper.

2. Create a page setup for the device, as shown in the “Getting started”

procedure.

3. Use the

Output > Print Calibration menu option to open the Print

Calibration dialog box.

4. Choose the desir ed page setup, as created in step 2 of this pr ocedur e and

click

Print calibrated target.

5. Use Genlin in the normal way to measure the printed target and create

an import ﬁle. See the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual for details on how to use Genlin.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 43

Page 48

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

6. In the RIP, open the Calibration (Dot Gain) Manager using the menu

option

Output > Calibration Manager. Choose the calibration set that you

used to print the target and click

Edit from calibrated target.

7. Click

Import to import the calibration data from Genlin.

8. Save the calibration set with the same name, or possibly rename it to

indicate the date, for example, HP Photo Gloss 600-023009.

9. Modify your page setup so that it uses the updated calibration set.

Print as normal using the updated page setup and recalibrate on a regular basis, or when using new stock.

1.8.2 Creating and installing ICC proﬁles

The creation and installation of an ICC proﬁle involves these processes:

• Creating a suitable page setup

• Printing and measuring ICC proﬁling target to produce an ICC proﬁle

• Installing the ICC proﬁle in the RIP

When creating a page setup to use for printing proﬁling targets you have two main options:

Raw State You can create a page setup that contains no color man-

agement data:

Pre Eclipse Release RIPs

In this case both the in the page setup must be set to

Color and Calibration menu options

(None).

Eclipse Release or later RIPs

In this case both the options in the page setup must be set to must choose

(No color management) from the Color

ProofReady and Calibration menu

(None), and you

menu.

Note: The printer in this ‘raw state’ may not be a suitable basis for creating proﬁles.

44 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 49

1.8 Color management

Golden State You can use a temporary calibration proﬁle or calibra-

tion set in your page setup that supplies a reference state for the printer. Use this calibration proﬁle or calibration set to produce the ICC proﬁle and remove it

afterwards. The option that you choose affects the ICC proﬁle and how you install it. Having created a suitable page setup, use it to print the ICC proﬁling target

and measure it using an appropriate software package. The exact procedure you should use will vary from package to package, but it

is possible to give some general hints:

• Total area coverage: For some paper types the total area coverage

should be limited. This depends on the paper, resolution and screening used, but a good guide is to limit the coverage to 320% for uncoated papers and to 400% for coated papers. Some experimentation may be required to determine the optimum setting.

• Black generation: The presence of black ink in highlights can in some

cases be objectionable and can introduce an unnecessarily grainy appearance to some images. Select a setting which images black only in dark regions. (If it is not clear which settings will image black only in dark regions, select the minimum amount of black generation allowed by the ICC proﬁling package.)

• Number of patches: Although the number of color patches printed and

measured is not always a guide to color quality, it is generally true that printing more patches produces better results for any given ICC proﬁling package.

Having created the ICC proﬁle, install it using the menu option

ICC Proﬁle

. In the Linear Calibration From menu in the Install ICC Proﬁle dialog

Color > Install

box choose either:

•

Linear if the page setup you used contained no color management data

(raw state); or

• The name of the calibration proﬁle or calibration set that you used in the page setup (golden state).

You can create a color setup using this proﬁle, see Section 1.8.3 for details.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 45

Page 50

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

1.8.3 Creating a HIPP or ColorPro color setup

“Getting started” on page 9 demonstrated how the selection of a calibration proﬁle (pre Eclipse Release RIPs) or a ProofReady proﬁle (Eclipse Release or later RIPs) automatically includes a default color setup to provide instant color management. The color proﬁles used in the default color setups are also available for the creation of your own color setups. Alternatively, you could also create a color setup using imported ICC proﬁles. See “Creating and installing ICC proﬁles” above for further information. Creating your own color setup allows you to specify the input proﬁles as well as other color setup options.

Follow these steps to create a color setup:

1. Choose the menu option

Color > Color Setup Manager.

2. Choose the device for which you want to cr eate this color setup from the

Device menu.

For example, choose

3. Click

New or New ’ColorPro’ Setup, depending on your RIP version.

4. If using a pre Eclipse Release RIP, click

DJ5000 6-Col 42 Roll.

Create in the ICC (HIPP) section

of the Create Color Setup dialog box.

5. In the New Color Setup dialog box, choose the options for the color

setup you are creating. For example, choose

for the RGB input proﬁle and then choose

3M Matchprint for the CMYK input proﬁle and sRGB

HP Heavy Coated 600 as the

output proﬁle.

6. Choose (->Default) from the ICC Rendering Intents or Main intent menu,

depending on your RIP version.

7. Set the remaining options as desired. For details of these options see the

Harlequin Color Production Solutions User’s Guide or the Harlequin ColorPro

™

User’s Guide.

8. Click

9. Enter a name for the color setup in the

46 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Save As to save this color setup.

dialog box. Click

Save and then OK to close the Color Setup Manager.

Save As text box in the Save Setup

Page 51

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

You can use this color setup in a page setup. A list of color pr oﬁles provided is given in “Supplied proﬁles” on page 18.

1.8.4 Using the Harlequin Full Color System (HFCS)

In versions of the RIP prior to the Eclipse Release, the Harlequin Full Color System (HFCS) can be used to create a color setup, as described in the

Harlequin Color Production Solutions User’s Guide.

Take care to select an appropriate proﬁle for the paper being used and ensure that the resolution and screening settings are as required by the proﬁle.

When using HFCS there is no need to install ICC proﬁles for the printer because HFCS will automatically produce color rendering dictionaries from the data contained in the selected proﬁle. Should you wish to do so, however, it is possible to install and use ICC proﬁles with HFCS in the same way as with HIPP.

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

This section describes messages that may appear in the RIP monitor window and offers troubleshooting advice and tips on how to maximize your use of the plugin. If you have difﬁculty understanding any message, report the exact message to your support organization.

Note: Most of these messages appear in the RIP monitor window and are preceded by details of the plugin and device that you are using. For example:

% ProofReady - HP 6-Color (DJ5000 6-Col 60 Sheet) : Message

1.9.1 Miscellaneous messages

The following is a general list of error messages or warnings that may appear in the RIP monitor window:

%%[ Error: VMerror; OffendingCommand: pagedevice ]%%

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 47

Page 52

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

When printing using large paper sizes or high resolutions a VM Error may occur . Some jobs may suppress the VM Error and print using the default page size speciﬁed in the Page Layout dialog box, so that the output appears clipped. If this occurs we recommend that you increase the Band size in the Conﬁgure RIP options dialog box to 1024 KB.

%%[Error: undefinedfilename; Offending Command: run]%%

This error message appears if you have created a device type using a name similar to the name of the device type on which it is based. If you use the same text to name the new device as that used to label the device type, you must match the use of lowercase and uppercase characters in the device type label. To prevent this error, open the Device Manager, select the device and click change the name of the device to something completely different.

%% [ Error: ioerror; Offending Command: setscreen ] %%

This message can appear if you try to use HDS screens listed in the Edit Style dialog box before enabling the use of HDS or HDS light. In this case, you must enable HDS or HDS light in the Conﬁgure RIP Extras dialog box and then re-submit your job.

Edit. In the Device Manager Edit dialog box,

*****WARNING: Insufficient working set may result in paging and performance may be affected *****Try logging on as a Power User or reducing the memory allocated to the RIP

This message may occur when using the RIP running on either Windows NT with service pack 6 or 6a or Windows 2000. It is due to the way these operating systems deal with memory requests.

You can ignore the warning message because performance is not affected in this case. If you wish to remove this error message, two possible solutions exist. You can revert back to using service pack 5 if you are working on Windows NT. Alternatively, you can reduce the amount of memory available to the RIP. This may however affect the performance of the RIP, depending on the total amount of memory that you have available.

48 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 53

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

Not enough system memory to output this page.

This message can appear during output when the RIP is not supplying enough memory for the needs of the operating system on the computer. Set

Minimum memory left for system to 10000 KB. You may need to set a

higher ﬁgure for large page sizes. On Macintosh computers, depending upon when the memory shortage

is detected, you may also see the operating system display a warning dialog box or the computer may hang before being able to display a message.

1.9.2 Printer-speciﬁc messages and symptoms

In most cases, you can clear any problems during output by aborting the output from the RIP then clearing any partly printed media from the printer. Some of the messages and symptoms described below require alternative cures. Other messages are warnings and do not require any action.

Page Layout media size is less than the Configure Device paper size clipping may occur.

This message can appear if you create a page setup that uses a custom paper size and you edit the page setup so that it uses a larger, standard paper size. If this is the case, clipping may occur because the media values in the Page Layout dialog used for the custom paper size are still associated with this page setup and in this instance they specify the maximum paper size. You can either change the media values in the Page Layout dialog box so that they are larger than the paper size chosen in the Conﬁgure Device dialog box, or you can create a completely new page setup.

Warning: Top and Bottom Margin values will be swapped.

This warning informs you that your version of the RIP needs to swap values speciﬁed in the Page Layout dialog box for the top and bottom margins to correctly deal with sheet-fed devices. The warning ensures that you are aware of this issue, as described on page 38.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 49

Page 54

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Job output for "job name", sent on <date> <time>

This message informs you that the RIP has ﬁnished sending the job to the printer . The job name is speciﬁed in quotation marks and is followed by the date and time at which the job was output.

Job output for "job name", filename "full path name of output file", finished on <date> <time>

This message informs you that the RIP has ﬁnished creating an output ﬁle. The job name and the full path name of the output ﬁle are speciﬁed in quotation marks, followed by the date and time at which the output ﬁle was closed.

Printer communication failed ( error details ) Unable to connect to printer ( error details )

The text and numbers in parentheses varies, depending on the reason why the RIP cannot connect to the printer. The ﬁnal number is the error code generated by the operating system and can be used to determine the exact cause of the connection failure.

Unable to open output (error details) Open error (error details)

This message may appear with a variety of text and numbers replacing error details. The text varies according to the method of output that you choose in the Conﬁguration dialog box and the exact problem. This text should help you diagnose the problem. The ﬁnal number is the error code generated by the operating system and can be used to determine the exact cause of the connection failure.

Unable to create file - "full path name of output file"

This message informs you that the RIP was unable to create an output ﬁle. The full path name of the ﬁle that it tried to create is speciﬁed within the quotation marks. Check that the ﬁle does not already exist and that the output folder is not read-only. You must also ensure that enough disk space is available.

50 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 55

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

Unable to create file using path "full path name of output file" and template "file name template"

This message informs you that the RIP was unable to create an output ﬁle due to a problem with the ﬁle path of the output ﬁle and the ﬁle name template. Check that all the speciﬁed directories in the full path name exist and are writeable. If an earlier error message indicates that an invalid ﬁle name template was speciﬁed, you must enter a valid ﬁle name template in the Conﬁgure Device dialog box.

Job output for "job name" is aborting - Printer will print data that it has already received.

This message can appear during printer output. It is not a separate error, only an indication of how the RIP and the printer are recovering fr om an error reported in an earlier message.

If the RIP aborted due to a problem with the parallel (LPT1) connection method, you may be prompted to retry or cancel the job. If this is the case, click

Cancel to abort the job and then check that the printer is

switched on and connected using the correct cable.

Job output for "job name" is aborting

This message can appear during the creation of an output ﬁle. It is not a separate error, only an indication of how the RIP is recovering from an error reported in an earlier message.

Job output for "job name", aborted on <date> <time>

This message informs you that the RIP has aborted output of the job to the printer. The reason for aborting the job should be reported in an earlier error message.

Job output for "job name", filename "full path name of output file", aborted on <date> <time>

This message informs you that the RIP has aborted the creation of an output ﬁle. The reason for aborting the job should be reported in an earlier error message.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 51

Page 56

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Job output for "job name" using path "full path name of output file" and template "file name template", aborted on <date> <time>

This message informs you that the RIP has aborted the creation of an output ﬁle. The reason for aborting the job should be reported in an earlier error message.

Wrong data format for device(Depth 1 vs 1, Channels 4 vs 6)

This message can appear if you try to output a page buffer generated for a 4-color (Contone) device to a 6-color (PhotoInk) device, or vice versa. The RIP displays this error and disables output in the Output Controller/Monitor dialog box.

If you wish to output the page buffer, select it from the and click

Info to change the Output device to either a PhotoInk or Contone

Active Queue list

device, depending on the device that the page buffer was originally created for. Click the

Disable output check box to enable output.

Alternatively, you can simply delete the page buffer by selecting it and clicking

Remove.

Printer ejects paper before completing a page

This behavior is normal after the RIP has detected an error and displayed a warning message.

Otherwise, this behavior is rare but may occur when using a Microsoft Windows platform and a parallel port to drive the printer. It may be due to the mode set for the parallel port, the printer cable, or some interaction between these items. Reset the printer before retrying the same page. If the problem persists, check the mode set for the port in the computer’s BIOS: do not use EPP mode, particularly if you have a RIP security dongle attached to the same port. If the port is also in use for a dongle, move the printer to another parallel port. Finally, try a new bidirectional parallel printer cable.

Poor or erratic image quality

Try to localize the problem. If there are any error or warning messages look at their causes and try the associated cures. If there are no messages, start by printing any test pages available on the printer itself, perhaps from a test or diagnostic menu. If the problem is not present in any

52 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 57

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

of these tests, there is likely to be some problem or inappropriate setting in the page setup.

No output

Make sure that you are sending output to a printer that is properly connected, powered up, supplied with ink and media, and ready to receive data.

Conﬁrm that the printer itself is working by printing a test page, alignment test, or similar printer-based function.

Output appears clipped

When printing using large paper sizes or high resolutions a VM Error may occur. Some jobs may suppress the VM Error and print using the default page size speciﬁed in the Page Layout dialog box, so that the output appears clipped. If this occurs we recommend that you increase the Band size in the Conﬁgure RIP options dialog box to 1024 KB.

PhotoInk color management fails to preserve 100% process black

When using a PhotoInk device type, the

Preserve 100% process black

color setup option may not be honored. To prevent black from being color managed in this instance, you should add a page feature to your page setup, which runs the following PostScript:

<</ReuseColorChains false>> setsystemparams

If necessary, refer to the OEM manual for details on creating and using page features.

1.9.3 Messages for ﬁle name templates

This section details possible error messages that may appear in the RIP monitor window due to the use of incorrect ﬁle name templates (see “Output ﬁle naming” on page 25). Suggestions are given to prevent these errors.

Filename too long for target platform

This message appears when the combined ﬁle name stem and extension are too long for the target platform. For example, the combined length of the ﬁle name stem and extension must not exceed 255 characters on a

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 53

Page 58

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

Windows platform or 31 characters on a Macintosh platform. To prevent this error, use truncated tags, as shown in the example for the in “Examples of tag usage” on page 28.

File stem too long for target platform

This message appears when the ﬁle name stem is too long for the target platform. To prevent this error, restrict the length of the stem by reducing the ﬁxed text, or by using truncated tags. The example for the tag in “Examples of tag usage” on page 28 demonstrates truncation.

Extension too long for target platform

This message appears when the ﬁle name extension is too long for the target platform. For example, ﬁle names in UNIX are not considered to have a separate ﬁle name extension. Using the with the

<unix> tag would generate this error. To prevent this error,

create a template such as

<dot> tag.

<dos> tag

<dos>

<dot> tag in conjunction

<unix><jobname>.hpf rather than using the

Full pathname too long for target platform

This message appears when the full path name (combination of the ﬁle path and the ﬁle name) is too long for the target platform. For example, in Windows operating systems the full path name must not exceed 259 characters. To prevent this error, examine the number of characters in the ﬁle path of the output ﬁle (for example,

C:\SW53\RIP\FILES\) and

create a template in which the combined length of the ﬁle path and the ﬁle name do not exceed the limit for the platform.

The path was not supplied

This message appears when the ﬁle path is not speciﬁed in the text box within the Conﬁguration dialog box. To prevent this error, provide a valid ﬁle path.

Unknown tag found in template

This message appears when an unknown tag is found in the template. This is most likely due to a spelling error.

Change...

54 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 59

Tag delimiter not found

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

This message appears when a tag delimiter , either

< or >, is missing from

a tag. Check that all the tags have both delimiters.

An extension is required but not found

This message appears when a ﬁle extension is expected but is not speciﬁed in the template. For example, if using the

<dot> tag, a ﬁle extension

must be given.

File requested is not writeable

This message appears when trying to write to a ﬁle that already exists and that has read-only access. If you wish to overwrite the ﬁle, you must change the ﬁle permissions to provide write access.

Unique requested but not satisfied

This message appears when no further unique numbers are available. For example, if using the template would occur once the ﬁle names

stem<1unique><dot>hpf, this error

stem1.hpf through stem9.hpf had been

generated, because no further unique numbers are available.

1.9.4 Messages for post processing

This section details possible messages that may appear during post processing (see “Post processing” on page 33).

Running post processing command "command" in folder "folder name"

This is a progress message, conﬁrming the command that is being run, and the working directory.

Post processing command failed - Cannot change directory to "directory path"

This error message appears when there is a problem changing to the speciﬁed directory that prevents the completion of the post processing. Check that the directory exists and that you have permission to access the directory.

Post processing command failed - "status value"

This error message appears when the post processing has been unsuccessful. The

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 55

"status value" is the error code generated by the

Page 60

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

command or shell you are using and can be used by your system administrator to determine the exact cause of the post processing failure.

1.9.5 Parallel port performance and reliability

We are aware of several problems with parallel port behavior when working with built-in parallel ports on PC platforms — where the hardware implementation and supported modes of operation have changed greatly over the development history of the PC.

For built-in parallel ports, there are different issues under Windows NT as opposed to Windows ME, Windows 98 and Windows 2000.

Windows NT

Under Windows NT, the data transfer rate of some parallel ports can be very poor. In most cases, the data rate achieved by the RIP is now as high as can be achieved by copying a ﬁle to the parallel port, but this rate is often less than you may expect to achieve. (Windows NT always uses the parallel port in a basic or compatible mode, regardless of BIOS settings such as those discussed next.)

Windows ME/Windows 98/Windows 2000

Under Windows ME, Windows 98, and Windows 2000, the parallel port driver can achieve higher data rates, especially when operated in ECP mode. Using this mode the operating system sometimes crashes or shuts itself down. You can avoid these problems by reconﬁguring the parallel port in the BIOS to select the most basic conﬁguration. The way to enter and change the BIOS conﬁguration varies from machine to machine, as does the terminology used for the parallel port mode.

To avoid crashes, try using options with descriptions such as "bidirectional". Do not choose any option where the description includes the words ECP or EPP.

56 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 61

1.9 Troubleshooting and tips

1.9.6 Problems with passwords

If you have problems enabling a device or option you should conﬁrm with your supplier the password or password ﬁle. They may provide you with a new password or password ﬁle. If this is the case, you may need to provide the serial number of your RIP. The RIP displays this number in the RIP monitor window when starting up, in the form:

Serial number: 1234-56

You must also tell your supplier the platform for which you require the password or password ﬁle. The platform is the combination of operating system and processor type. For example, you might specify Windows NT, and Intel processor (CPU).

Once you have a valid password or password ﬁle, follow the relevant steps:

Password ﬁle Copy the password ﬁle into the

is a subfolder of the

SW folder. See the Harlequin RIP

Passwords folder , which

OEM Manual for further details.

Password Use the

Conﬁgure RIP dialog box. Click the

File > Conﬁgure RIP menu option to display the

Extras button in the

Conﬁgure RIP dialog box to display the Extras dialog box. Select the entry for the device or option that you wish to add, and click

Add to display the Enable Feature

dialog box. Enter the password given to you by your supplier, and click

OK.

1.9.7 Patterning when not using color management

You may see patterning in ﬂat tint areas of black if you print without using any color management. To avoid this problem, use the supplied calibration proﬁles and color proﬁles, as listed on page 18. If the media or screening type that you wish to use is not supported by the supplied proﬁles, you need to create your own proﬁle. If necessary, you can use the supplied proﬁles that are optimized for HDS Super Fine screening with all of the HDS screen sets.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 57

Page 62

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

1.9.8 Sending ﬁles to a printer using Windows printer drivers

You can send output to a printer using a networked PC acting as a print server, by creating an output ﬁle in the RIP and then sending this ﬁle to a PC print server . This method allows the use of Windows print spooling and transfers all control of the printer to the print server.

For the RIP running on a PC, you can enter the name of the print server and printer in the Conﬁgure Device dialog box when sending output to ﬁle.

For the RIP running on a Macintosh computer, you can send ﬁles by copying the ﬁle to a PC and then dragging it to the printer.

Note: You cannot send output ﬁles to a printer directly connected to a Macintosh computer. This is because Macintosh computers do not send printer ﬁles directly to a printer. Instead, Macintosh computers use an application associated with each ﬁle type.

1.9.8.1 Installing the Windows shared printer

You or your system administrator must install the appropriate Windows printer on the print server . For example, on Windows NT use

Printers

and open the Add Printer icon. For details, see the description of the

Start > Settings >

NT Print input method in the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual. The important points are:

• Choose the correct printer manufacturer and model. If the printer

model is not listed, you may need to click

Have Disk and provide a disk

or CD-ROM supplied by the printer manufacturer.

• Make the printer shared and choose an appropriate

Share Name.

• Make a note of the share name of the printer for use in the following

RIP procedure.

1.9.8.2 Using the shared printer from the RIP

Once you have produced a shared printer:

1. In the RIP, edit the page setup you wish to use and open the Conﬁgure

Device dialog box.

58 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Page 63

2. Choose File from the Output Method menu.

1.10 Related documentation

3. Enter the name of the PC acting as the print server in the

Change...

4. Enter the share name of the printer in the box. For example,

text box. For example, \\PCPrintserver.

File Output: File Template text

HP5000.

File Output:

5. Set remaining options in the Conﬁgure Device dialog box and Page Setup dialog box as required and print a ﬁle using this page setup.

The RIP displays a message conﬁrming the creation of an output ﬁle in the RIP monitor window. For example:

Job output for "1. Test.ps", filename "\\PCPrintserver\HP5000", finished On Wed Oct 04 11:40:58 2000

This message includes the name of the print server and the share name of the printer. The RIP does not report the progress of the job; the print server provides this information.

1.10 Related documentation

For more details about the printer you are using, see the manufacturer’s documentation supplied with the printer or the relevant product support section of the manufacturer’s web site.

For more information about the RIP, see the Harlequin RIP OEM Manual. For more information about HCPS, see the Harlequin Color Production Solutions

User’s Guide. For more information about Harlequin ColorPro, see the Harlequin ColorPro

™

User’s Guide.

AG50324P3 Rev. 3 59

Page 64

1 ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers

60 AG50324P3 Rev. 3

Konica EV-JETSETTER RIP CIP3 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual