ColorSpan Legacy Print Server - Release Notes

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ColorSpan Print Server Software 8.9x Release Notes
Version 8.91 Release
Notes
◆ Sharpening, PS Interpolation, and setting the Virtual Memory (VM) in the RIP Options
are not supported by the PostScript 3 compatible interpreter, so they were removed
from the System Control interface.
◆ Spooled AppleTalk ports now report the correct PostScript version.
◆ A bug that caused error diffusion diagonal noise has been fixed.
◆ A bug that prevented Canonical mode from being changed has been fixed.
◆ “Unknown” media remaining — the bug has been fixed that caused the server to dis-
play a large number when the DisplayMaker Mach 12 printer reported an unknown
amount of media remaining. In this case, the server now displays the amount as
“Unknown.”
◆ The amount of ink used is now more accurately reported in exported Tracking Logs.
Version 8.90 Release
Notes
◆ PostScript 3 compatible interpreter — can process the following file formats: Adobe
Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF), TrueType (Type 42) fonts, and CID fonts, as
well as the document formats supported by the PostScript Level 2 interpreter that was
included in previous ColorSpan print server products.
◆ Improved gradients from Adobe Illustrator documents
◆ ColorSpan Downloader Utility for Macintosh — adds support for downloading of PDF
files to the server from Macintosh clients, and the ability to download fonts in a “v. 8.90
or later” (PostScript 3 compatible) format (in the Preferences dialog box).
◆ More efficient partitioning of the internal fixed disk drive — provides more disk
space for processing and storage of user-created color profiles, and the Free Space bar
graph at the bottom of the System Control screen now more accurately reflects the
amount of space available.
Downloading PDF
Files from Windows
The Downloader Utility for Microsoft Windows was not updated to enable downloading
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. Windows users can download PDF files using the command
line:
copy /b filename.pdf \\servername\winlink
where
/b indicates a binary file
filename.pdf is the name of the PDF file to download
servername is the name of the ColorSpan print server to receive the file
winlink is the name of the port (the default is “winlink”)
You can enter this command line by clicking Run... on the Windows Start Menu. (If you
do not know the name of the server, from the System Menu of the System Control inter-
face, select Server Name...).