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Contents Introduction Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Chapter 1 Installing StylusRIP Professional in Your PC System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 What to Check Before Setting Up StylusRIP Professional . . . . . .9 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Installing a Printer Driver to the Client Computer . . . . .
Paper Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Print Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Using Color Manager Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 CMYK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 RGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printout has misplaced images or type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 PPD in PageMaker 6.0 is missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Color matching differs during offset printing with Windows Application despite the fact that the product’s CMYK simulation function is in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 When a problem occurs with ECP mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes contain important Information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.
Introduction EPSON® StylusRIP Professional is software for use with Windows® 98 Second Edition, Me, 2000 or XP that turns your EPSON Stylus™ printer into a PostScript® printer. StylusRIP Professional processes raster images for your PC, reads and interprets Adobe PostScript3 and allows your EPSON Stylus printer to print color raster images. Adobe PostScript is the standard for high quality graphic output.
Chapter 1 Installing StylusRIP Professional in Your PC Before you install the StylusRIP Professional software in your PC, make sure your PC meets the system requirements listed below. System Requirements Your PC needs to meet the following configuration requirements to use StylusRIP Professional, whether in a standalone or network environment: ❏ At least 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended). Also, any memory requirements for optional software must be added to this total.
Note: StylusRIP Professional can use all the interfaces supported by EPSON Standard Windows Driver. Before installing StylusRIP Professional, it is necessary to connect the printer you want to use and install EPSON Standard Windows Driver. However, EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx Ext. Print Server (C12C82394*) cannot be used.
What to Check Before Setting Up StylusRIP Professional Before setting up StylusRIP Professional, make sure your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements listed above, and install any necessary fonts and printer drivers in your PC. See your font installation software and printer user's guides for more details. Note: Read the “README” file provided on the StylusRIP Professional CDROM before setting up StylusRIP Professional.
Installation Note: ❏ Before installing StylusRIP Professional, it is necessary to connect the printer you want to use and install EPSON Standard Windows Driver. For how to install the driver, refer to your printer’s user’s guide. ❏ StylusRIP Professional uses the port set by ESPON Standard Windows Driver. For example, if the port of the print destination using EPSON Standard Windows Driver is “LPT1,” StylusRIP Professional also uses “LPT1” automatically to print.
4. Select English and click OK. 5. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 6. When the InstallShield wizard appears, select the printer attached and click the Next button. 7. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen.
8. When the installation of StylusRIP Professional is finished, the following dialog appears. Click the Finish button. The installation of PS Driver begins. 9. The Add Printer wizard starts and the installation of PS Driver begins. Click the Next button and continue the installation.
10. Check Local printer in Local or Network Printer. Do not check Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer. Then, click the Next button. 11. Select a printer port. Check Use the following port, and select StylusRIP Professional from the port list. Then, click the Next button. 12. Select a printer model. Click the Have Disk button and specify the location of the INF file. The INF file is saved in the following location on the CD-ROM.
Windows 2000/XP: english\win2000-xp\ps_setup When you finish selecting, click the OK button. 13. Model names of printers appear. Select the printer attached. Then click the Next button. 14. Continue the installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen.
. If you are sharing the printer on a network, check Share as: and enter the network printer name. If you are not sharing the printer, check Do not share this printer. Then click the Next button. 16. If you are sharing the printer, enter Location and Comment. If you are not sharing the printer, this dialog box does not appear. When you finish entering, click the Next button.
17. In Print Test Page, select No, and then click the Next button. 18. When Completing the Add Printer Wizard appears, click the Finish button.
Note: After the Finish button is clicked, the following dialog box appears in Windows 2000/XP. Click Yes. 19. The installation is now complete. Click the Finish button and restart your computer. You can use StylusRIP Professional after you restart your computer. For Windows 98 Second Edition and Me: 1. Make sure Windows is running. 2. Insert the CD-ROM into the appropriate drive.
3. The Choose Setup Language dialog box appears automatically. Note: If the dialog box does not appear automatically, double-click Setup.exe in the Setup folder on the CD-ROM. 4. Select English and click OK. 5. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 6. When the InstallShield wizard appears, select the printer attached and click the Next button.
7. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 8. When the installation of StylusRIP Professional is finished, the following dialog appears. Click the Finish button. The installation of PS Driver begins. 9. The Add Printer wizard starts and the installation of PS Driver begins. Click the Next button and continue the installation.
10. Check Local printer in Local or Network Printer. Then, click the Next button. 11. Select a printer model. Click the Have Disk button and specify the location of the INF file. The INF file is saved in the following location on the CD-ROM. english\win9x\ps_setup When you finish selecting, click the OK button.
12. Model names of printers appear. Select the printer attached. Then click the Next button. 13. Select a printer port. Select StylusRIP Professional from the port list. Then, click the Next button.
14. Continue the installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 15. When the following dialog asking you to print a test page appears, select No and click the Finish button.
16. The installation is now complete. Click the Finish button and restart your computer. You can use StylusRIP Professional after you restart your computer. To Share a Printer in Windows 98 Second Edition/Me: If you want to share a printer in Windows 98 Second Edition or Me, and print from a computer connected to a network, share the printer according to the following procedure: 1. Open the Control Panel and double-click Network.
2. Click File and Print Sharing button. 3. Check I want to be able to give others access to my files if you want to share the folder. Check I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer[s] if you want to share the printer driver. 4. Click the OK button. 5. The network dialog box appears. Click the OK button. 6. If you are asked to insert the Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive, insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive, and click the OK button.
7. Restart your computer. 8. Select the printer you want in the Printer window. Then rightclick and click Sharing in the menu that appears. 9. Click the Shared As radio button, and select options you want.
10. Click the OK button. Installing a Printer Driver to the Client Computer To print from computers connected to a network using StylusRIP Professional, it is necessary to install a printer driver on each computer.
2. Then right-click the printer and click Sharing in the menu that appears. The Printer Properties dialog box will appear. 3. On the Sharing tab, check Shared as: and enter the name of the printer you want to share. 4. To install a printer driver for a different version of Windows, click Additional Drivers.
5. On the displayed dialog box, check the box adjacent to the version of Windows you want to install, and click OK. 6. Continue the setup procedure by following the on-screen instructions. Select the location of the printer driver when prompted. The printer driver for Windows 98/Me is located on the CDROM in the following directory. english\win9x\ps_setup 7. Complete the setup by following the on-screen instructions. 8.
For Windows 98 Second Edition / Me 1. Insert the CD-ROM shipped with EPSON StylusRIP Professional into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start, then Settings, and then Printers. 3. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 4. The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the printer. 5. Select Network Printer once “How is this printer attached to your computer?” appears in order to proceed to the next step. 6. Enter the printer’s network path in the “Network path or Queue name” field.
4. The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the printer. 5. Select Network Printer once “How is this printer attached to your computer?” appears in order to proceed to the next step. 6. Either enter the printer’s network path or click Next to select the network printer. 7. Click OK once the following message has appeared. “The server on which the XXX printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed.” 8.
Uninstalling Procedure The StylusRIP Professional installer has installed the following programs: ❏ EPSON StylusRIP Professional ❏ EPSON StylusRIP Professional Monitor ❏ Printer drivers These programs must be uninstalled separately. To uninstall the StylusRIP Professional programs, follow the procedure below: Uninstalling StylusRIP Professional / StylusRIP Professional Monitor 1. Click Start, then Settings, and then Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Program icon. 3.
8. If you are using Windows 98 Second Edition or Me, click the Add/Remove button. If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, click the Change/Remove button. 9. When the uninstallation of EPSON StylusRIP Professional Monitor is complete, a message appears. Click the Finish button. Uninstalling a Printer Driver After uninstalling both EPSON StylusRIP Professional and EPSON StylusRIP Professional Monitor, uninstall the printer driver. For Windows 98 Second Edition / Me: 1.
Color Matching StylusRIP Professional has a function to simulate printing of CMYK colors on a printing press. By using this simulation function, printing can be performed by matching colors with the final colors on the printing press. Because StylusRIP Professional also has a function to simulate printing of RGB colors, and is preinstalled with a color profile for print media, comprehensive color matching can be accomplished.
Chapter 2 Printing With PSserver The PSserver is software that can play the role of print server. When you send a print job (when you save a document as a file, the file extension must be “.ps”) from your application program, the PSserver receives the print job and puts it in a print queue in the order it was received. When your print job reaches the top of the queue, the PSserver sends it to the printer to be printed. The PSserver, just like any other application, must be opened before you can use it.
3. If you are starting StylusRIP Professional for the first time, the Select Printer dialog box appears. Select the printer attached and click the OK button. 4. A dialog box asking you to enter a license key appears. Enter the license key and click the OK button. Note: ❏ The license key is written on the CD-ROM case. ❏ Enter the license key the first time you start StylusRIP Professional. It is not necessary to enter the license key for the subsequent startups. 5. PSserver starts, and you can now print.
Exiting the PSserver Close the PSserver by clicking the close box on the top right corner of the PSserver window. Keep in mind that you need to open StylusRIP Professional every time before printing. Note: Unless your PC is low on memory, you do not need to exit StylusRIP Professional after every print job. You can leave it active until you turn off your PC. Checking Print Status In the main window of PSserver, the print status of the print job currently being processed appears.
Pages : Displays the total number of pages you are printing and the number of the page currently being printed. Copies : Displays the number of copies you are printing. Status : Displays the processing status of the current print job. Progress Bar : Shows the progress of processing using a bar. Message Box : When the Show Message button is clicked, a message box appears. This message box displays details of errors and warnings.
Starting the PSserver automatically Follow the steps below if you often use the PSserver. This procedure causes the PSserver to start automatically every time you turn on your PC. 1. Right-click the PSserver icon (which is in C:\StylusRIP Professional\ for default installation), then choose Create Shortcut. 2. Move the Shortcut into the C:\Win95\Start Menu\StartUp\Programs folder. Using the Preferences Dialog Box You can make special preferences settings by choosing Preferences on the Edit menu.
Turning on raster image spooling is recommended to get the following benefits: (1).Faster ripping of multiple copies. When 2 or more copies of one PostScript print job are sent to the printer, StylusRIP Professional only rips the job once. This saves time and frees up hardware resources. (2).Faster ripping When this setting is on, StylusRIP Professional spools raster images to the hard drive faster than it can output the print data to the printer.
Printing a File Directly StylusRIP Professional is capable of printing directly from a PS (.ps) or PDF (.pdf) file you select. Since you will directly select a file, it is not necessary to open any application. Select and print a file according to the following procedure: 1. Select Open from the File menu. 2. When a dialog box to select a file appears, select a file you want to print. 3. Click the OK button. The selected file is printed.
Using TaskTray Icon When StylusRIP Professional starts, icons also appear on the tasktray. Right-clicking an icon on the tasktray displays the following menu. About : Displays the version information of StylusRIP Professional. Preferences : Opens the Preferences dialog box. Share Folder Setting : Opens the Share Folder Setting dialog box. Print Setting : Opens the Print Setting dialog box. Color Manager : Opens the Color Manager dialog box. Printer Connection : Reselects a printer.
Open : Opens a file you want to load into StylusRIP Professional. Exit : Quits StylusRIP Professional. Using Printer Setting Dialog Box In the Printer Setting dialog box, you can perform print setting when you are printing a PDF or other file by directly selecting it. The Printer Setting dialog box is displayed by selecting Printer Setting on the Edit menu.
Paper Setting Perform settings related to paper. Paper Size : Specify the size of the print paper. Paper Source : Specify the location of the paper source if the printer has multiple paper feeders. Print Setting Perform settings related to printing. Media Quality : Specify the type of print paper and the quality of printing. RGB Simulation : Specify the RGB color space to be simulated when you are printing RGB color data.
Using Color Manager Dialog Box You can adjust print colors by changing any of the color profiles of CMYK, RGB and various print media. The Color Manager dialog box is displayed by selecting Color Manager on the Edit menu. CMYK You can change the color profile for the CMYK simulation. Select the CMYK simulation whose setting you want to change from the pull-down menu. ICC Profile : Displays the ICC profile to be used for the selected CMYK simulation.
Tone Curve Dialog Box : This dialog box is used to change the tone curve of each color of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Select the color you want to edit from the pull-down menu, drag the pointer of the tone curve with the mouse, and then edit the curve. When editing of each color is completed, click the Save button and save the setting. RGB You can change the color profile for the RGB simulation. Select the RGB simulation whose setting you want to change from the pull-down menu.
ICC Profile : Displays the ICC profile to be used for the selected media. To change the ICC profile, click the + button and select an ICC profile. Be sure to select the profile for the media to be used as the ICC profile. Calibration : You can print the calibration sheet and select calibration table data. When the Printer icon is clicked, the calibration sheet is printed to the printer attached.
Paper Configuration Dialog Box : This dialog box is used to change the print setting for the media. The items that can be set up vary depending on the printer attached. Using the Device Options Menu You can set the following Device Options in the Printer properties window. To set Device Options, click the Properties button in a window that appears by selecting File and then Print. Then, select the Device Options tab. Note: Device Options are dependent on the functions of the printer.
Resolution Set the print resolution. Note that not all resolution settings may be selected, depending on the setting of Media Type. Ink Specify to print in color, or black and white. High Speed Specify whether or not bi-directional printing will be performed. When this is checked, bi-directional printing will be performed, and, as a result, the printing speed will get faster. CMYK Simulation Specify the ink colors to be simulated when you are printing CMYK color data.
Auto Rotate Specify to auto rotate the print direction according to the width of the rolled paper set in Paper Source. Print Page Line Specify to print a [page separation line.] when printing is completed. Super MicroWeave Specify the setting for more detailed microweave printing. Paper Source Specify the paper feed method. No Margin Specify no four-corner margin printing for single form paper, and no left and right margin printing for roll paper.
Changing the Graphics Resolution setting On the Device Option menu, a symbol appears beside the Media Type setting you want to select in the Change settings for drop-down list, follow the steps below. 1. Select the media type in the Change settings for drop-down list.
2. Click the Graphics tab. 3. Select setting that does not have a symbol beside it the resolution in the Resolution drop-down list. 4. Click OK.
Note: ❏ When using ink other than Photo black+Light black in a printer with a replaceable black ink cartridge, or after changing the ink set, you must make the necessary changes to the printer driver settings. (Photo black+Light black is the default ink setting.) ❏ StylusPhoto2100 and StylusPhoto2200 only support Photo black+Light black ink. These printers do not print using Matte black+Light black or Matte black+Matte black ink. 1. From the Start Menu, select Settings > Printer. 2.
Windows 2000 4. Select the black ink for the optional Black Ink Combination setting. 5. Click the appropriate button and then click OK to close the dialog box.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting This chapter lists possible solutions for common problems. Please refer to the troubleshooting hints before calling technical support. When calling for technical assistance, be ready to identify your system and its configuration, the serial number of your copy of StylusRIP Professional, and a description of the problems you are encountering. Troubleshooting Hints This section includes the most common problems StylusRIP Professional users may encounter.
Getting the Best Possible Print Quality The StylusRIP Professional is a true Adobe PostScript3 raster image processor, which means it can utilize color rendering dictionaries when the RIP is driving a color printer. Adobe Photoshop automatically accesses these color rendering dictionaries when directly printing to the printer. Images created in Photoshop can be placed in other applications and still access color rendering dictionaries by saving them as LAB.EPS or calibrated RGB.EPS files.
❏ Perform a print head cleaning; then print a few lines to check the output. Printer prints out illegible type or characters ❏ StylusRIP Professional can only to print to a file. In the printer driver, check that StylusRIP Professional is set to file and not to an LPT port. Wrong fonts or jagged type ❏ Most fonts are downloaded with the print job. Sometimes a bitmap image of a font is downloaded.
Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged ❏ Bitmap images and clip art are processed for a set resolution and size. When enlarged, they tend to look jagged. EPS files produce higher-quality images. TIFF images and simple text files do not print ❏ TIFF images and simple text files are designed to be placed into other documents. They cannot be processed directly by StylusRIP Professional. Place these files on a page created in another application and then print from that application.
PPD in PageMaker 6.0 is missing ❏ To install the StylusRIP Professional PPDs for PageMaker 6.0, follow these steps: 1. Select Start, Find, Files or Folders. 2. In the Named box, type in *.ppd and click Find Now. 3. Click the appropriate PPD name. 4. On the Edit menu, select Copy and copy the file to the appropriate PageMaker directory, for example C:\PM6\RSRC\USENGLISH\PPD4.
Glossary CPSI Configurable PostScript Interpreter. This Adobe Level 3 PostScript Interpreter runs on a Macintosh server rather than on a hardware peripheral device. StylusRIP Professional uses this interpreter to render a raster image. EPS Encapsulated PostScript. This is a file type that may contain complex graphics. It is designed as a universal format to include complex graphics in other applications. FPU Floating Point Unit. A chip capable of executing operations with real numbers.
RIP Raster Image Processor. An application or device that translates PostScript data into dots that can be printed. PSserver A PC running the PSserver application. TIFF Tagged Image File Format. A standard image file format consisting of labeled fields.
Index A Adobe PostScript, 6 B Bitmap, 57 E EPS, 56 P PSserver, 34 S System reqirement, 7 T TIFF, 57 61