Xerox DocuColor 250 Printing Guide

Splash RPX-i Color Server

Printing Guide

45054810

05 May 2006

		CONTENTS	3

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION		7

	Terminology and conventions	7

	About this document	8
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X		9

	Installing the Mac OS X printer ﬁles	10
	Installing from the Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD	10
	Downloading from the Splash RPX-i	11

	Setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing	12
	Setting up with Mac OS X v10.4 or later	12
	Setting up with Mac OS X v10.3.x or earlier	18
	Selecting the PPD ﬁle	23
	Using the Virtual Printers	23

	Printing from Mac OS X computers	25
	Selecting the Splash RPX-i in the Printer List	25
	Setting print options from Mac OS X	26
	Enabling Two Way Communication	37
	Deﬁning custom page sizes from Mac OS X	38

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PRINTING FROM MAC OS 9		40

	Installing the Mac OS 9 printer ﬁles	41
	Installing from the Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD	41
	Downloading from the Splash RPX-i	42

	Setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing	43

	Printing from Mac OS 9 computers	45
	Selecting the Splash RPX-i in the Chooser	45
	Setting print options from Mac OS 9	46
	Deﬁning custom page sizes from Mac OS 9	51
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS		53

	Adding a printer with the TCP/IP with LPR printing connection	54
	Preparing the Windows printer ﬁles	54
	Setting up the TCP/IP with LPR printing connection	56
	Setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing	59

	Adding a printer with the SMB printing connection	62
	Setting up the Splash RPX-i with Point and Print	62
	Uninstalling the printer ﬁles	63

	Printing from Windows computers	64
	Selecting the Splash RPX-i from the Printers list	64
	Setting print options from Windows	65
	Enabling Two Way Communication	73
	Deﬁning custom page sizes	75

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PRINT OPTIONS		77

	About printer drivers and PPD ﬁles	77

	About print options	78
	Print option override hierarchy	78
	Setting print options	78

	Splash RPX-i print options	79

	More about print options	89
	File Handling	89
	Job Handling	89
	Media Quality	92
	Output	93
	Paper Source	94
	Secure Printing	94
	Secure Access	96
INDEX		99

		INTRODUCTION	7

INTRODUCTION

This document describes how to install the printer drivers and PostScript printer description (PPD) ﬁles for the Splash RPX-i Color Server, how to set up the Splash RPX-i Color Server for printing, and how to print from Apple Mac OS and Microsoft Windows computers.

It also provides information about the Splash RPX-i print options.

For information about setting up network servers and clients to use the Splash RPX-i Color Server, see the Conﬁguration Guide. For general information about using the copier, computer, application software, or network, see the documentation that accompanies those products.

Terminology and conventions

This document uses the following terminology and conventions.

Term or convention	Refers to

Copier	DocuColor 240/250

Mac OS	Mac OS 9, Mac OS X

Splash RPX-i	Splash RPX-i Color Server

Titles in italics	Other documents in this set

Windows	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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About this document

This document covers the following topics:

•Installing printer ﬁles on Mac OS computers

•Setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing from Mac OS computers

•Printing from Mac OS computers

•Installing printer ﬁles on Windows computers

•Setting up the printing connections from Windows computers

•Printing from Windows computers

•Splash RPX-i print options

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PRINTING FROM MAC OS X

To print a job from a Mac OS X computer to the Splash RPX-i, you must install the PostScript printer ﬁles for the Splash RPX-i and set up the Splash RPX-i for printing. The printer ﬁles are provided on the Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD or can be downloaded directly from the Splash RPX-i over the network. This chapter describes the procedures for installing the printer ﬁles, setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing, and printing from a Mac OS X computer.

See the following table for the location of each procedure.

Procedure	See

Installing the Mac OS X printer ﬁles	page 10

Setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing	page 12

Printing from Mac OS X computers	page 25

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Installing the Mac OS X printer ﬁles

The following sections describe how to install the Mac OS X printer ﬁles for the

Splash RPX-i.

NOTE: For system requirements, see Getting Started.

Installing from the Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD

The Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD provides the following printer ﬁles for the Splash RPX-i.

•OSX installer installs the printer files that are necessary to print from the Mac OS X computer.

•Language folders contain the PPD ﬁles that are installed by OSX installer. You do not need to open the folders or install them manually on your computer. The ﬁles are installed to the appropriate folders by OSX installer.

•PDE plug-in ﬁles are installed by OSX installer. You do not need to install them manually on your computer.

TO INSTALL THE PRINTER FILES FOR MAC OS X

1Quit all open applications.

2Make sure that the Printer Setup Utility (or Print Center) is not running on your computer.

Printer Setup Utility (or Print Center) updates the list of available printers when it restarts. If a printer description ﬁle is added while it is running, you cannot select the associated printer model until you restart.

3Insert the Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

4Locate the OSX installer ﬁle in the following folder:

Splash RPX-i User Software and Documentation CD : Printer Drivers : RPX-i MacOS X

:Printer Driver

5Double-click the OSX installer icon to start installing the printer ﬁles.

6Follow the on-screen instructions.

The OSX installer installs the printer ﬁles that correspond to the Splash RPX-i. The printer ﬁles are installed to the following folders:

•PPDs: <Startup disk> : Library : Printers : PPDs : Contents : Resources : <language>.lproj

•PDE plug-ins and ﬁlter: <Startup disk> : Library : Printers : Splash

NOTE: On Mac OS X v10.2.x, the PDE plug-ins are installed to the following folder: <Startup disk> : Library : PPD Plugins: Printers : SplashPDE.plugin

7 Click Quit.

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Downloading from the Splash RPX-i

You can download printer ﬁles to your computer directly from the Splash RPX-i over the network and then install them following the procedures in the previous section.

For more information about downloading ﬁles from the Splash RPX-i, see the Job Management Guide.

TO DOWNLOAD THE MAC OS X PRINTER FILES

1Start your Internet browser.

2Type the IP address of the Splash RPX-i and click Go.

The Splash Server Management dialog box appears.

3Click Downloads.

4Click Splash Installer Downloads.

5Click RPX-i MacOS X Drivers.zip and save the ﬁle to the desktop.

6Expand the archive.

7Open the RPX-i MacOS X folder.

8Open the Printer Driver folder.

9Double-click the OSX installer.

To install the printer ﬁles, follow the procedure on page 10.

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Setting up the Splash RPX-i for printing

The following section describes how to set up the Splash RPX-i on a Mac OS X computer.

NOTE: The steps for the computers with Mac OS X v10.4 or later and the computers with

Mac OS v10.3.x or earlier are different. Differences are noted in the following sections.

Setting up with Mac OS X v10.4 or later

Use the following steps for setting up the Splash RPX-i on a computer with Mac OS X v10.4 or later.

TO SET UP THE SPLASH RPX-I FOR PRINTING

1Choose Utilities from the Go menu.

2Start Printer Setup Utility.

The Printer List dialog box appears.

3Click Add.

The Printer Browser dialog box appears. Use one of the following connections to add a printer.

Printing connection	See

Default Browser	page 13

IP Printer	page 14

AppleTalk	page 16

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE DEFAULT BROWSER CONNECTION

1Click Default Browser in the Printer Browser dialog box.

The Default Browser pane appears.

The names of the printers with the default connections are listed. The Virtual Printers that are conﬁgured at the Splash RPX-i are also listed.

NOTE: The Virtual Printers are linked to the Hot Folders. The names of the Virtual Printers appear as <printer name:Hot Folder name> in the Name list. For more information, see “Using the Virtual Printers” on page 23.

2Select the Splash RPX-i from the list.

The information about the selected printer appears at the bottom of the Default Browser pane.

The appropriate PPD ﬁle for the Splash RPX-i is automatically selected. If your server administrator conﬁgured the Secure Access printing at the Splash RPX-i, the PPD ﬁle for Secure Access printing is selected.

3Click Add.

The Splash RPX-i name appears in the Printer List.

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE IP PRINTER CONNECTION

1Click IP Printer in the Printer Browser dialog box.

The IP Printer pane appears.

2Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list and type the IP address of the Splash RPX-i.

The IP address appears in the Name ﬁeld.

3Type the Virtual Printer name in the Queue ﬁeld or leave it blank for the default queue.

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4Select Splash from the Print Using list.

The Model pane appears in the dialog box.

5Select the PPD ﬁle from the Model list.

For more information, see “Selecting the PPD ﬁle” on page 23.

6Click Add.

The Splash RPX-i with its IP address appears in the Printer List.

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE APPLETALK CONNECTION

1Click Default Browser or IP Printer in the Printer Browser dialog box.

NOTE: Use this procedure if the Splash RPX-i is in a different AppleTalk zone from your computer. If the Splash RPX-i is in the same zone, it is displayed as a default browser. Follow the procedure on page 13.

2Click More Printers.

The dialog box with a pop-up list of other connections appears.

3Select AppleTalk from the connection list.

The AppleTalk pane appears.

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4Select the AppleTalk zone for the Splash RPX-i from the pop-up list.

The AppleTalk printers in the speciﬁed zone are listed. The Virtual Printers that are conﬁgured at the Splash RPX-i are also listed.

5Select the Splash RPX-i name in the Name list and click Add.

For instructions on manually selecting the PPD ﬁle, see “Selecting the PPD ﬁle” on page 23. The Splash RPX-i name appears in the Printer List.

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Setting up with Mac OS X v10.3.x or earlier

Use the following steps for setting up the Splash RPX-i on a computer with Mac OS X v10.3.x or earlier.

TO SET UP THE SPLASH RPX-I FOR PRINTING

1Choose Utilities from the Go menu.

NOTE: If you are using Mac OS X v10.2.x, select Applications:Utilities to access Print Center.

2Start Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.

The Printer List dialog box appears.

3Click Add.

The dialog box with a pop-up list of printing connections appears. Use one of the following connections to add a printer.

Printing connection	See

AppleTalk	page 19

LPD/LPR	page 20

Rendezvous	page 21

Rendezvous with IP Printing	page 22

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE APPLETALK CONNECTION

1Select AppleTalk from the list.

The AppleTalk pane appears.

2Select the AppleTalk zone for the Splash RPX-i from the zone pop-up list.

The AppleTalk printers in the speciﬁed zone are listed. The Virtual Printers that are conﬁgured at the Splash RPX-i are also listed.

3Select the Splash RPX-i name in the Name list.

4Click Add.

For instructions on manually selecting the PPD ﬁle, see “Selecting the PPD ﬁle” on page 23. The Splash RPX-i name appears in the Printer List.

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE LPD/LPR CONNECTION

1Select IP Printing from the list.

The IP Printing pane appears.

2Select LPD/LPR from the Printer Type list.

3Type the IP address of the Splash RPX-i in the Printer Address ﬁeld.

4Type the Virtual Printer name in the Queue Name ﬁeld or leave it blank for the default queue.

5Select Splash from the Printer Model list.

The Model Name pane appears in the dialog box.

6Select the PPD ﬁle from the Model Name list.

For more information, see “Selecting the PPD ﬁle” on page 23.

7Click Add.

The Splash RPX-i with its IP address appears in the Printer List.

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE RENDEZVOUS CONNECTION

1Select Rendezvous from the list.

The Rendezvous pane appears.

The Rendezvous printers are listed. The Virtual Printers that are conﬁgured at the

Splash RPX-i are also listed.

NOTE: With the Rendezvous connection in Mac OS X v10.3.x, the Splash RPX-i is displayed if your computer is on the same subnet as the Splash RPX-i.

2Select the Splash RPX-i name in the Name list.

3Select the PPD ﬁle.

For more information, see “Selecting the PPD ﬁle” on page 23.

4Click Add.

The Splash RPX-i name appears in the Printer List.

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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE RENDEZVOUS CONNECTION WITH IP PRINTING

1Select IP Printing from the list.

The IP Printing pane appears.

2Select Rendezvous from the Printer Type list.

NOTE: With the Rendezvous connection, the Splash RPX-i is displayed only when your computer is in the same subnet as the Splash RPX-i.

3Select the Splash RPX-i from the Printer Address list.

4Select the Virtual Printer name from the Queue Name list.

5 Select Splash from the Printer Model list.

6Select the PPD ﬁle from the Model Name list.

For more information, see “Selecting the PPD ﬁle” on page 23.

7Click Add.

The Splash RPX-i name appears in the Printer List.

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Selecting the PPD ﬁle

The PPD ﬁles that are provided for the Splash RPX-i are as follows:

•Splash RPX-i 240-250 for standard printing

•Splash RPX-i 240-250 SA for Secure Access printing

NOTE: Select the PPD ﬁle for Secure Access printing if your server administrator has conﬁgured Secure Access printing at the Splash RPX-i. For more information about Secure Access, see page 96 and the Job Management Guide.

Using the Virtual Printers

The Virtual Printers feature allows you to send your jobs to the Hot Folders that are set up at the Splash RPX-i.

A Virtual Printer can be added as your printer with various printing connections. The steps to add a printer, including a Virtual Printer, are discussed in “Setting up with Mac OS X v10.4 or later” on page 12 and in “Setting up with Mac OS X v10.3.x or earlier” on page 18.

This section provides an overview of how to enable and use the Virtual Printers. The setup of the Virtual Printers must be performed by your server administrator at the Splash RPX-i before you use the Virtual Printers as your printers.

TO ENABLE AND USE A VIRTUAL PRINTER

1Enable the Virtual Printers feature at the Splash RPX-i.

To use the Virtual Printers feature, the following option must be enabled at the Splash RPX-i by your server administrator.

•Virtual Printers in the Splash Server Preferences>Network>Services pane

If AppleTalk Registration in the Services pane is enabled, you can access the Virtual Printers as AppleTalk printers.

If Enterprise Networking in the Services pane is enabled, you can access the Virtual Printers as LPR printers.

For more information about Preferences, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

2Create a Hot Folder at the Splash RPX-i.

The Virtual Printers are linked to the Hot Folders. For more information, see the Job Management Guide.

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3At the client workstation, start the Printer Setup Utility and set up a Virtual Printer for printing.

For more information, see “Setting up with Mac OS X v10.4 or later” on page 12 and “Setting up with Mac OS X v10.3.x or earlier” on page 18.

4Select the Virtual Printer in the Printer List dialog box.

For more information, see “Selecting the Splash RPX-i in the Printer List” on page 25.

5Open a ﬁle in your application and print your job to the Virtual Printer.

When you send your job to a Virtual Printer, a set of print options that are conﬁgured for the Hot Folder is applied. For more information, see the Job Management Guide.

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Printing from Mac OS X computers

Print to the Splash RPX-i just as you would print to any other printer from a Mac OS X application. Select the Splash RPX-i as the current printer in the Printer List and print the ﬁle from within the application.

After you install the Splash RPX-i printer ﬁles and set up the Splash RPX-i for printing, you can print from most Mac OS X applications. Using the appropriate PPD ﬁle, you can control the Splash RPX-i printing features by specifying print options from the Print dialog boxes.

For more information about the Splash RPX-i print options, see page 77.

Selecting the Splash RPX-i in the Printer List

Before you print a job, you must select the Splash RPX-i from the Printer List. Use the following procedure to select the Splash RPX-i as your default printer.

TO SELECT THE SPLASH RPX-I AS THE DEFAULT PRINTER

1Make sure that the Splash RPX-i is connected to the network and turned on.

2Choose Utilities from the Go menu.

3Start Printer Setup Utility (or Print Center).

The Printer List dialog box appears.

The printers that are set up for printing are listed. The Virtual Printers that are conﬁgured at the Splash RPX-i and set up for printing are also listed. For more information, see “Using the Virtual Printers” on page 23.

4Select the Splash RPX-i in the Printer List to specify it as your current printer.

5Click the Make Default icon.

The Splash RPX-i is now your default printer.

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Setting print options from Mac OS X

The Splash RPX-i print options are set from the Print dialog box within most Mac OS X applications. For the table of all print options and the detailed information about some print options, see “Print Options” on page 77.

NOTE: Some default settings are set by your server administrator during Splash RPX-i Setup. For information about the current Splash RPX-i default settings, contact your server administrator.

NOTE: A Virtual Printer is linked to a Hot Folder. When you send your job to a Virtual Printer, a set of print options that are conﬁgured for the Hot Folder is applied, regardless of your selection in the printer driver. For more information about Hot Folders, see the Job Management Guide.

NOTE: Some print options that are selectable from the printer driver or an application are the same as or similar to print options that are speciﬁc to the Splash RPX-i. In these cases, use the print options speciﬁc to the Splash RPX-i. The printer driver or an application may not set up the ﬁle properly for printing on the Splash RPX-i, resulting in unexpected printing errors and longer processing time.

Use the following procedures to set print options from your Mac OS X computer.

TO SET THE PRINT OPTIONS FROM MAC OS X

1Open a ﬁle in your application.

2Choose Print from the File menu.

The Print dialog box appears.

3 Select the Splash RPX-i from the Printer list.

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4Select Splash Features from the Copies and Pages drop-down list.

The Splash Features pane appears listing the following print option groups:

• Click the File tab to specify ﬁle handling and scheduling options.

For more information, see the table on page 79 and “File Handling” on page 89.

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• Click Page to specify job handling and media options.

For more information, see the table on page 80, “Job Handling” on page 89, and “Media

Quality” on page 92. For more information about Imposition, see the Job Management Guide.

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• Click the Output tab to specify output tray and ﬁnishing options.

. For more information, see the table on page 82 and “Output” on page 93.

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• Click the Quality tab to specify quality options.

For more information, see the table on page 83 and the Color Guide.

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