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Nflight.bk Page ii Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.
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Nflight.bk Page iv Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Contents Color Matching Press Simulations ColorSync 2.
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Nflight.bk Page 1 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Introduction The EPSON Stylus® RIP software lets you use your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo ink jet printer as a PostScript® 3 (Macintosh®, Windows® 2000, and Windows NT®) and Level 2 (Windows 95 and 98) compatible printer. It reads the Adobe® PostScript files automatically created by the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver, seamlessly converts them into raster images, and automatically prints them on your printer.
Nflight.bk Page 2 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Introduction Here’s what you can use the EPSON Stylus RIP for: ◗ Printing documents with placed or imported EPS images ◗ Printing from complex PostScript-based drawing and publishing applications like Adobe Illustrator,® Macromedia® Freehand,® Adobe PageMaker,® QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW™ ◗ Matching PANTONE® spot colors For all other printing applications, especially photography, use the standard, non-PostScript EPSON driver.
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Nflight.bk Page 4 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Introduction Windows System Requirements To use the EPSON Stylus RIP in either a standalone or peer-to-peer network environment, your system should include: ◗ IBM®-compatible PC with 486 or higher processor (Pentium® 133 MHz or higher recommended) ◗ Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.
Nflight.bk Page 5 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Introduction If you’re familiar with software PostScript interpreters, you can use the EPSON Stylus RIP Quick Start Guide to get started with the RIP. For more information about installing and using the software, refer to this User’s Guide, which contains the following: Chapter 1 tells you how to install EPSON Stylus RIP on Macintosh computers and AppleTalk networks.
Nflight.bk Page 6 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 hours a day. The following table lists the contact information: Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com.
Nflight.bk Page 1 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM 1 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh This chapter provides instructions for installing the EPSON Stylus RIP software on a standalone Macintosh or the print server Macintosh in a network. You can then install the PostScript printer driver and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) on any client Macintosh computers on your network. Here’s what you need to do to install EPSON Stylus RIP: ◗ Check the printer’s setup and operation.
Nflight.bk Page 2 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Checking the Printer Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, follow the instructions in your printer’s documentation to prepare your printer for use. Make sure you perform the following steps: ◗ If you’ll be using the printer in a “typical” network configuration (described in the following section), install an optional network interface card in the printer.
Nflight.bk Page 3 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Determining Your Configuration You can connect your printer and use EPSON Stylus RIP in three different configurations: ◗ Standalone ◗ Direct connection network ◗ Typical network The standalone or direct connection network configurations are recommended for best performance. Note: AppleTalk must be active in order to use EPSON Stylus RIP in any configuration, including a standalone system.
Nflight.bk Page 4 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Direct Connection Network Configuration In a direct connection configuration (shown below), the Macintosh that is connected to the printer acts as the print server, with the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software installed on it. The printer is directly connected to the print server’s modem, printer, or USB port.
Nflight.bk Page 5 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Typical Network Configuration In a typical network configuration, the print server and all client Macintosh computers are connected to the printer only via an Ethernet connection on an optional network interface card, with the EPSON Stylus RIP software (server or client version) installed on every computer.
Nflight.bk Page 6 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, disable all anti-virus or disk utility extensions, and shut down any applications that are running. Then follow these steps: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM in your drive. If necessary, double-click the Stylus RIP CD-ROM icon to open its window. 2.
Nflight.bk Page 7 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 6. Once your system has restarted, open the Apple menu and choose Control Panels > AppleTalk. 7. If you’re using a serial or USB connection, choose Remote Only from the Connect via pop-up menu. If available, click the Options button and make AppleTalk Active. Set the connection method to Remote Only If available, click here to enable AppleTalk 8. Close the AppleTalk control panel.
Nflight.bk Page 8 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client Macintosh Once you’ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your print server, you can install the Client software on the client Macintosh computer(s) in your network. Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP Client software, disable all anti-virus or disk utility extensions, and shut down any applications that are running. Then, follow these steps: 1.
Nflight.bk Page 9 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 5. Follow the on-screen instructions, then click Quit when prompted to finish the installation. 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each client Macintosh that will print with EPSON Stylus RIP over the network. Caution: Once you’ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP Client software, don’t move, modify, or delete any of the files or folders that were created on your hard disk, or the software may not work.
Nflight.bk Page 10 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh ColorSync 2.x Support For applications that support ColorSync 2.x, use the ICC profiles that are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. When you install the RIP software, these profiles should automatically be copied to the ColorSync profiles folder in your Preferences folder within the System folder. If the profiles are not copied automatically, you may need to copy them yourself.
Nflight.bk Page 11 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Every attempt is made to accurately match color values as closely as possible to the PANTONE spot colors. However, no color matching scheme can guarantee an exact match, due to environmental and other characteristics that affect how we perceive color. For example, a color that appears to be an exact match under incandescent room lighting may appear differently under fluorescent lighting conditions.
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Nflight.bk Page 1 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM 2 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Once you’ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh computer(s), you need to set up your server or standalone Macintosh before you can start printing PostScript documents.
Nflight.bk Page 2 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Setting Up the EPSON Stylus RIP Server Follow the steps below to set up the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software the first time you use it—you’ll need to do this for both standalone and network configurations. 1. Make sure the Stylus RIP Server application has at least 20MB of RAM available. Open the Stylus RIP folder on your hard disk and highlight the StylusRIP Server icon.
Nflight.bk Page 3 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh If you connected the printer via a network interface card and use AppleTalk zones, select the printer’s zone and then select the printer name. Or use the Scan button to locate the printer on your network. Click OK once you select the printer and port. Note: If you change your printer connection later, you must reconfigure EPSON Stylus RIP for your new port.
Nflight.bk Page 4 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences To configure the Stylus RIP Server, follow these steps: 1. Open the File menu and select Preferences. You see the following dialog box: 2. You can change the following settings: ◗ Timeout This sets the time period when the Stylus RIP Server disconnects from a client Macintosh if there is no response. The default is 120 seconds; maximum is 240.
Nflight.bk Page 5 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh ◗ Raster Spool Mode This checkbox turns the raster image spooling feature on and off —the default setting is off. Raster Spool Mode is recommended only when you frequently print multiple copies of the same page. In Raster Spool Mode, the Stylus RIP Monitor appears on your screen when you print. See page 2-17 for more information.
Nflight.bk Page 6 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh To select the proper PPD file and Chooser settings, follow these steps: 1. Turn on your EPSON printer, and if it is connected to a network, turn on the print server Macintosh. 2. Double-click the StylusRIP Server icon in the Stylus RIP folder to start the EPSON Stylus RIP Server. (In a networked environment, the Stylus RIP Server icon is located on the hard drive of the print server Macintosh.) 3.
Nflight.bk Page 7 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 4. From the Chooser, click Setup to select the PPD file that corresponds to your EPSON ink jet printer. The following dialog box appears: 5. In most cases, clicking the Auto Setup button will automatically select the correct PPD file. Click Auto Setup. If your printer model appears at the top of this dialog box, click OK. If your printer model is not displayed, click Select PPD.
Nflight.bk Page 8 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Now you’re ready to print a PostScript document from the print server or a client Macintosh. See the following section for printing instructions. To make starting Stylus RIP easy and to allow you to drag and drop PostScript files for printing, create an alias of the StylusRIP Server program on your desktop. Click the StylusRIP Server icon and select Make Alias from the File menu.
Nflight.bk Page 9 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Sending the Print Job To print a document from an application, follow these steps: 1. Open the document you want to print in your application. 2. Select Page Setup from the File menu. The Adobe Page Setup dialog box appears. Set the print options for your document and click OK. 3. Once you have set up the page, select Print from the File menu.
Nflight.bk Page 10 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Setting Print Job Options Print job options are divided into categories—you access these different categories of options via a pop-up menu that is initially labeled General. Certain categories, such as Background Printing or Cover Page, are common to all PostScript printers and most applications, and are covered in your application’s user manual.
Nflight.bk Page 11 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 2. Choose one of the following Print Color settings: ◗ Black and White Select this setting for faster printing of text and/or line art in black only. ◗ Color/Grayscale Choose this setting for printing without CMYK color correction. ◗ ColorSync Color Matching Choose this setting for color management with ICC profiles.
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Nflight.bk Page 13 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Printer Specific Options Follow these steps to set media quality and type, ink, and Press Simulation options if you selected Printer Specific Options from the Print dialog box: 1. Set the Media(Quality) option corresponding to the media you’re printing on and the resolution (print quality) you want to use. See your printer’s user’s guide for more information about Media Type and Print Quality settings.
Nflight.bk Page 14 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 4. If you have an EPSON Stylus Color 1520 or 3000 printer, or an EPSON Stylus Photo 1200, 1270, or 2000P, choose one of the following for the Paper Options setting: ◗ Print Using Roll Feed Media Make sure you choose this setting when you’re printing on roll paper; otherwise, the printer will eject the entire roll of paper.
Nflight.bk Page 15 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 3. Choose Make Alias from the File menu. The software creates a StylusRIP Server alias icon in your Stylus RIP folder. 4. Drag the StylusRIP Server alias icon to your desktop. 5. Open the System folder and locate the Startup Items folder. 6. Drag the StylusRIP Server alias icon into the Startup Items folder. When you restart your system, the Stylus RIP Server software starts automatically.
Nflight.bk Page 16 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 5. Select any PostScript Level type, set the Data Format to Binary, and choose Include All fonts. 6. Set any other options you want to use and click Save. 7. If necessary, choose the folder where you want to save the print file. 8. After your file is created, simply drag it to the StylusRIP Server alias icon. The RIP opens (if it’s not already open) and begins processing your file or files.
Nflight.bk Page 17 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh You can use the information in the window to track the progress of your print job. If a problem occurs during printing, you’ll see the error displayed in the Message area. To cancel a print job, click the Cancel button on the screen, or press the J and . (period) keys on your keyboard.
Nflight.bk Page 18 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh After you send a print job and the Stylus RIP Server processes it, the StylusRIP Monitor starts automatically. You can see a list of spooled print jobs and the status of the job that’s currently printing in the StylusRIP Monitor window. If you don’t see the StylusRIP Monitor window, select Show window from the File menu.
Nflight.bk Page 1 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM 3 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows This chapter provides instructions for installing the EPSON Stylus RIP software and accompanying PostScript driver on your Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT system. Even if you already have other PostScript printer drivers, you need to install AdobePS 4.2 (Windows 95, 98) or 5.0 (NT 4), which are included on the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM. AdobePS 4.2 and 5.
Nflight.bk Page 2 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Checking the Printer Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, follow the instructions in your printer’s setup guide to set up your printer for use, making sure you perform the following steps: ◗ Load paper, install ink cartridges, and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle. ◗ Connect the printer to your computer via a parallel cable and your computer’s LPT1 port.
Nflight.bk Page 3 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Follow these steps to install EPSON Stylus RIP and the PostScript driver on your computer: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM in your drive. The installation program starts automatically. If it doesn’t start automatically, double-click My Computer. Then double-click the Stylus RIP icon. 2. You see the Installer screen.
Nflight.bk Page 4 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4. Enter a folder name where the EPSON Stylus RIP files will be installed, or click Next to accept the default name. 5. Once the EPSON Stylus RIP files are installed on your system, you see a dialog box telling you that setup is complete. Click Finish to complete this portion of the RIP installation. For Windows 95/98/NT, once the EPSON Stylus RIP Installer is finished, the Adobe PostScript 4.2 or 5.
Nflight.bk Page 5 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT After you install the Stylus RIP software, the AdobePS 4.2 or 5.0 setup program starts automatically. Follow the steps below. Note: If the Adobe PostScript installer doesn’t start automatically, you’ll need to manually run the Adobe setup program from the EPSON Stylus RIP installation CD.
Nflight.bk Page 6 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4. At the Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box, highlight the PPD file that corresponds to your printer model and click Next. Click here to select your printer Note: If the dialog box doesn’t initially display any PPD files that correspond to your printer, open this folder from My Computer: C:\Program Files\EPSON\Stylus RIP\Stylus RIP_Utilities\PPDS. 5.
Nflight.bk Page 7 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 6. At the Add Printer dialog box, click both No radio buttons. Otherwise, your printer may output pages of code. Give the Stylus RIP printer a descriptive name to differentiate it from the standard driver. Then click Next. Give the RIP printer driver a descriptive name Do not make your printer the default Do not print the test page 7. At the printer properties dialog box, click OK to accept the default settings.
Nflight.bk Page 8 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Note: If you use PageMaker 6.0 or 6.5, you also need to copy your printer’s PPD file to a PageMaker folder. Copy your EPSON printer’s PPD file from the Windows\System folder to C:\PM6\RSRC\USENGLISH\PPD4. Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 2000 After installing the Stylus RIP software under Windows 2000 and restarting your computer, follow these steps to install the PostScript driver: 1.
Nflight.bk Page 9 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 5. At the Select the Printer Port dialog box, make sure the Use the following port option is selected, then choose StylusRIP: EPSON StylusRIP from the port list, and click Next. 6. At the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Have Disk. 7. At the Install from Disk dialog box, click Browse and select (CD-ROM drive):\PPD2000\USA\OEMSETUP.EXE. Then click Open and click OK. 8.
Nflight.bk Page 10 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 9. At the Name Your Printer dialog box, give the Stylus RIP printer a descriptive name to differentiate it from the standard driver. Then click Next. 10. At the Printer Sharing dialog box, make sure the Do not share this printer option is selected, then click Next. 11. At the Print Test Page dialog box, click No, then click Next. 12.
Nflight.bk Page 11 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Setting Up Network Printing Computers within the same workgroup on a peer-to-peer network can use EPSON Stylus RIP to print over the network. File and printer sharing must be enabled and the Adobe PostScript printer driver must be installed. Also, the print server (the computer to which the printer is directly connected) must have the EPSON Stylus RIP software installed.
Nflight.bk Page 12 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Connecting the Client Computers Once you’ve enabled sharing on the server’s print queue directory, each of the client computers needs to connect to it. Windows provides several methods for connecting to a shared directory; the following steps describe one of the simplest methods: 1. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the client computer’s desktop. 2. Double-click the shared computer. 3.
Nflight.bk Page 13 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows ICC Support For Windows 95/98/2000 and Windows NT 4.0 ICM support, use the ICC profiles that are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. (Your application must also support Windows color matching to use ICC profile information.) When you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, the ICC profiles are copied into Stylus RIP Utilities folder: Program Files\EPSON\Stylus RIP\Stylus RIP_Utilities\ ICC_PROFILE.
Nflight.bk Page 14 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows PANTONE Color Support PANTONE professional color palette files for your printer are included with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. These files can be read directly into most PANTONE-licensed applications so you can have printer-calibrated versions of PANTONE colors. The colors are calibrated to use Stylus RIP’s error diffusion halftoning on EPSON coated paper and photo-quality media.
Nflight.bk Page 1 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM 4 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Once you’ve installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your computer(s), you’re ready to print in PostScript. To print with the EPSON Stylus RIP, you need to start the RIP, set printing options, print from your application, and let the RIP process send it to your printer.
Nflight.bk Page 2 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Starting EPSON Stylus RIP To start the EPSON Stylus RIP software, click Start, Programs, EPSON, and click StylusRIP. The program checks your printer, and then opens the StylusRIP window: This window displays the progress of your print job(s) as they are processed and allows you to cancel them. For more information, see page 4-8.
Nflight.bk Page 3 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 2. Choose the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver from the print dialog box. The Where: field changes from LTP1 to StylusRIP or File. Select the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver here . . . The printer port changes from LPT1 to StylusRIP or File Click here to change any print job or printer options 3. If you want to change any printer options before printing, see the next section for instructions. 4.
Nflight.bk Page 4 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Follow these steps: 1. Open a document and choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu. 2. Select the EPSON Stylus RIP printer from the Name menu and click Properties. 3. In Windows 95/98/2000, you select printer options from three different tabs: Paper, Graphics, and Device Options.
Nflight.bk Page 5 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows The Device Options tab lets you select the type of media (paper) and desired resolution, ink color mode, and press simulation mode. Choose the feature you want to set here, then . . .
Nflight.bk Page 6 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows In the Windows 95/98/2000 Device Options tab and the Windows NT Advanced tab, you click the feature you want to change in the upper portion of the dialog box, and then choose the setting for that feature from the lower portion. For a description of the Paper and Graphics tab settings, click Help. For a description of the Device Options tab settings, see page 4-6. 4.
Nflight.bk Page 7 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 3. If you have an EPSON Stylus Color 1520 or 3000 printer, or an EPSON Stylus Photo 1200, 1270 or 2000P printer, choose one of the following Paper Options: ◗ Print on roll paper Choose this setting when you’re printing on roll paper; otherwise, the printer will eject the entire roll of paper.
Nflight.bk Page 8 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Managing Print Jobs While your job is printing, the following information appears in the Stylus RIP window: Name of file currently printing Page currently printing Percentage of current page complete Percentage of current job completed Print jobs in the queue If a problem occurs during printing, you’ll see an error indicated in the Message area.
Nflight.bk Page 9 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Batch Printing In addition to having the RIP process print jobs as soon as they are created, you can also create print jobs and hold them in a queue so you can print them at a later time. This allows you to close other applications, so your computer can print quickly, using the maximum available system resources.
Nflight.bk Page 10 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Network Printing You can use EPSON Stylus RIP to share your printer over a Windows peer-to-peer network. See “Setting Up Network Printing” on page 3-11 for setup instructions. You can print directly to the Stylus RIP printer from a client computer. Or if Stylus RIP hasn’t been launched on the server, you can send print jobs to the RIP’s shared print queue directory.
Nflight.bk Page 11 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP You can configure the following two preference settings for the EPSON Stylus RIP software: ◗ For convenience in printing from your applications, you can change the default folder where Stylus RIP looks for print files to process. (Create the folder on the hard drive first.
Nflight.bk Page 12 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4. Select the preference you want: ◗ Type a new path for the Temp Directory if you want to change the folder where the RIP looks for print files to process. (You must first create this folder in Windows.) ◗ Click Raster Spool Mode if you want to speed up the printing of multiple copies of the same page.
Nflight.bk Page 1 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM 5 Troubleshooting This chapter describes solutions to some of the problems you might encounter with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. Many problems can be solved by making sure the printer is turned on and properly connected to your computer or network before you start the Stylus RIP software, so check these conditions whenever you encounter a problem.
Nflight.bk Page 2 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting ◗ Make sure you’re using the correct PostScript driver for your printer (included on the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM). ◗ If you’re working with scanned images, check the scanner software settings. ◗ Try cleaning the print head with the utilities provided with your printer, then print a few lines to check your output. See your printer documentation for instructions. ◗ Run the print head alignment utility using coated ink jet paper.
Nflight.bk Page 3 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting You see a memory or VM error message (Macintosh) Possible cause Solution Virtual memory is not turned on. Select Control Panels from the Apple menu, then select Memory Control Panel. Click the On button in the Virtual Memory panel. Not enough memory is allocated to the Stylus RIP software. Quit Stylus RIP and select the Stylus RIP icon on your desktop. Select Get Info from the File menu.
Nflight.bk Page 4 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting Your saved files don’t print (Windows) Possible cause Solution You’re not saving your PostScript print files with the .ps or .prn extension. When you print from your application, make sure you save your PostScript print files with the .ps or .prn extension. Stylus RIP only processes files with one of these two extensions in their names. You’re not saving your PostScript print files in the right folder.
Nflight.bk Page 5 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting The printer is producing pages containing illegible type or characters Possible cause Solution The printer is not receiving and processing PostScript code. Click Cancel in the Information window on a Macintosh or Cancel Printing in the Stylus RIP window on a PC to stop printing. If this doesn’t work, turn off the printer to avoid wasting paper.
Nflight.bk Page 6 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting You see Font not found or Find font error messages (Macintosh) Possible cause Solution You’re allowing Font Substitution in your application. Turn off Font Substitution in your application’s Page Setup dialog box. You’re not using PostScript fonts. You must have PostScript compatible fonts (not just screen fonts) loaded on your system and selected in your application to be able to print with the RIP.
Nflight.bk Page 7 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting Your printed output has white lines Possible cause Solution Your screen saver is interrupting the printing process. Turn off your screen saver. The print head nozzles are clogged. Run a self test on the printer and clean the print heads if necessary. See your printer documentation for instructions. Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged Possible cause Solution You are enlarging the images.
Nflight.bk Page 8 Friday, September 1, 2000 8:32 AM Troubleshooting Your printout has misplaced images or type Possible cause Solution Your system doesn’t have enough memory to run Stylus RIP. Print from your application without starting Stylus RIP. Then close your applications before you run the EPSON Stylus RIP software. Add RAM to your computer. Printed images are clipped at the edges Possible cause Solution You selected the wrong paper size in Page Setup or Print Setup.
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