HP DesignJet 500PS
Table of Contents WELCOME ...................................................................................................................................... 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MACINTOSH ..................................................................................... 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT WINDOWS ........................................................................................... 2 MACINTOSH INSTALLATION........................................................................................
PRINTING DIRECTLY FROM AN APPLICATION ................................................................................... 15 PRINTING FROM A CLIENT ON YOUR NETWORK ............................................................................... 16 SETUP PROPERTIES................................................................................................................... 17 THE SETUP PROPERTIES GENERAL TAB ........................................................................................
Welcome Welcome to the User Guide for the HP DesignJet 500PS RIP Software. We recommend that you read and understand this document, and if necessary print it for future reference. To print this document from Adobe Acrobat Reader, select File>Print from the menu bar. This User Guide is copied to your computer as part of the installation. If you need to locate it for future reference, it is stored in the HP DesignJet 500PS directory.
System Requirement Windows The following table lists the minimum and recommended system setup to run the RIP Software. System requirements vary according to the size of the files to be scanned and printed, the output device used, and other variables. Your particular setup and intended use of the software determine what hardware and software setup you need to get the most out of the RIP Software. If you are working with relatively small files, the minimum setup may be sufficient.
Macintosh Installation This section describes the kind of system setup you need to run the RIP Software and how to install the RIP software. When you are ready to begin using the RIP Software, follow the steps in appropriate section, this will enable you to install the RIP Software properly. Installing the RIP Software on a Macintosh System 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Installer icon. Select the Installer language from the Universal Installer window.
5. 6. 7. 8. Locate and open the ‘Extensions’ folder. Drag the spooler file into the Trash. The Spooler file is named according to your printer, and appears as ‘Am_’, depending on which printer you installed. From the ‘Printer Descriptions’ folder, located within the ‘Extensions’ folder, drag the PPD files, named according to your output device, into the Trash. Restart your computer. Hold down the Option key while you empty the Trash. The software is now uninstalled.
5. Select PPD’s. PPD’s can be found on your HP DesignJet 500PS installation CD. 6. Click Next. The Select Port Window displays. 7. Select your Port. The Get Shared Information window displays. 8. Select Not Shared if software is save on your local drive. Select Shared if your software is running on a network. 9. Click Next. Windows NT Installation This section describes how to install the software on computers running Windows NT.
Installing AdobePS Driver 5.1 1. After reading the License agreement, click Yes to accept. The AdobePS Postscript printer driver setup window displays. 2. Click Next. The Install Setup Program displays. 3. Click Next. The Install Printer Window displays. 4. Select Local Printer, then click Next. 5. Select PPD’s. PPD’s can be found on your HP DesignJet 500 PS installation CD. 6. Click Next. The Select Port Window displays. The Get Shared Information window displays. 7.
3. Click Next. The Add Setup window displays. 4. Click Finish. Uninstalling the RIP Software from a Windows System 1. Exit the RIP Software and all programs. 2. From the Start Menu, Select Settings and then click on the Control Panel. 3. Select Add/Remove Programs. 4. Select the RIP Software. 5. Click OK. Getting Started Windows The RIP Software is automatically launched each time you start your computer. However, you will need to view the Print Monitor in order to work with it.
§ Copies—the number of copies to be printed. § Media—the media on which the job will be printed. § File Type—the file type of the selected job. Note: For Windows to quit the RIP Software program, right click on the icon, and then select Exit from the menu that appears. Once you have quit the software you must restart your computer to use the RIPsoftware.
To Use a TCP/IP Port 1. From the Setup menu select Setup Properties. 2. From the General Tab select TCP/IP as your port. The Communication window displays. Note: The IP address can be found in the control panel of your HP DesignJet 500PS printer. 3. Click OK. To add an USB Port to a Windows 98 System Adding your new driver is a four-step process, first install the HP DesignJet500 PS software. Next the USB driver software must be installed onto your computer this can be found on your installation CD.
Note: If the cab file driver12.cab was not installed during your initial installation of Windows 98 the system will request that you insert your Windows 98 Installation CD. This file may be found in the WIN98 directory folder. Locate the cab file and then click OK. To associate an USB driver to a Generic Printer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the HP DesignJet 500PS software. From the Edit menu, select Preferences. From the Generic Driver field drop-down list, select Generic/Text Only. Click OK.
To select the USB Port 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Open the HP DesignJet 500PS software. From the Setup menu, select Setup Properties. Select the General tab. From Ports drop-down list, select USB/DesignJet. Click Apply. Click OK. Menus You may access a number of the RIP Software’s functions using the menus at the top of the main window. File Menu The File menu allows the user to add a job, save a job as a different format, send, pause, or abort a job or stop the process by exiting.
Save As The Save As command allows you to save an image into different file formats. Once a job has been printed, you may want to save the RIPed file so that you can reprint it without having to RIP the file again. Saving a file as Native format, with a .PRT extension, allows you to save RIPed files for reprinting. To Save a Job into a Different Format 1. Click on the job you would like to save into a different format. 2. From the File Menu select Save As. 3.
Abort Although a job cannot be paused during the RIP process, the job can be aborted. After aborting a job, all RIP’ed information is lost and the process must start again. To Abort a Print Job 1. Click on the job you would like to abort. 2. From the File Menu select Abort. Exit/Quit The exit command ends the program and closes the Print Monitor window. To Exit or Quit the Program § From the File menu select Exit/Quit.
Setup Menu A setup consists of a device and it’s associated properties. Items in the Setup menu apply to the selected setup. Select a setup by clicking on the setup icon in the setup area of the main window. Change Setup The Change Setup command allows you to access and follow the same wizarddriven steps contained in the original installation. Switch back to the original setup using the Change Setup command again. Setup Properties Setup Properties displays the default print settings for your printer.
To Add a Job 1. From the File menu select Add Job. 2. Select the job you would like to add then click on Open. 3. To send a job to the printer, select the job from the Print Monitor’s queue and then choose Print from the File menu. Deleting Jobs from the Print Monitor A job may be deleted from the job list before or after it is cut or printed. To Delete a Job 1. Select the job or jobs that you want to delete by selecting them in the Print Monitor’s queue. 2. From the File menu choose Delete.
Most applications have Page setup and Print Command options within the File Menu. Make sure you select the correct printer setup that you have installed. Please consult your DTP application for more details on the print command. To Setup Driver Properties 1. From the File menu select Print. 2. Select HP DesignJet500 PS. 3. Click the Properties button. 4. Select the Advanced tab. 5. Select Printer Features.
Setup Properties The Setup Properties window can be accessed from within the RIP Software Server and are settings used to process jobs that do not have properties of their own associated with them. Setup Properties contain the defaults of the RIP software and printer property settings. If a job is placed in an output device’s Hot Folder, and it does not contain any properties, then the settings from the Setup Properties will be applied to the job. To Access Setup Properties.
Setup Name The setup name displays the name of your printer. Media Name Displays the name of the media type. Width/Height Accepts direct entry of the job’s width or height. When one aspect is altered the other is automatically updated to keep the job proportionally correct. Max Height Indicates the maximum height that can be printed. Margin Displays the margins from the edges of the media. Margins are the areas on the edges of the media where nothing will print.
Note - To enable ECP mode you may need to turn off the “Use standard LPT driver checkbox in the communications tab of the Setup Properties inside of application. File Ports The File Port behaves like a save to file option. Instead of sending data out through a port on your computer, the File Port option will write the data to a file and save it to a specified location.
The Setup Properties Print Tab Media This option allows the user to select the media type output will be printed on. ICC profiles will automatically update to the correct profile. Print Mode This option allows you to select the print quality speed for output. Best IQ Use this setting when you are printing to high-cost media such as "white film" or one of the glossy media types, this option gives the highest print quality for image and graphics printing.
Fast CAD Use this setting for draft copies or when speed is more important than print quality, printing with this option is the fastest for CAD printing. Resolution You may choose between maximum and normal resolution provided that the print mode supports it. Driver Options Clicking this button launches the Driver Options dialog. Printer Color Calibrations This is feature allows printer to do color calibrations between the RIP software and the printer.
device to which the elements were separated, as the CMYK input profile. If you do not have the profile, try similar profiles or profiles for common ink sets (such as CMYK SWOP). RGB ICC input profile The RGB ICC input profile defines the RGB source for all of your RGB files. An RGB input profile can be for either a monitor or a scanner. If you scanned your file directly to a folder, it is best to select your scanner calibration as the RGB input profile.
shifted closer to the gamut's saturation extent. This rendering intent may also be used to boost colors within a photographic image. Absolute Colorimetric This intent is similar to Relative Colorimetric, but has a different white point value. Absolute Colorimetric represents colors relative to a fixed white point value of D50. For example, the white of paper A will be simulated when printing on paper B. This intent is best for color matching when printing Pantone colors.
Job Properties Job Properties can be accessed from within the RIP Software and are settings associated with a particular job. The Job Properties come from either the Printing Properties set in client, or the Setup Properties set in RIP Software Server. To change the Job Properties, select Job Properties from the File menu. Within Job Properties you may preview the job by selecting page preview, layout preview or no preview (Macintosh only). Page preview displays the image of the job.
Fit to Media Increases or decreases the job proportionally to fit the maximum of the output device. Width/Height Accepts direct entry of the job’s width or height. When one aspect is altered the other is automatically updated to keep the job proportionally correct. Copies Number You may change the number of copies of the job to be output. Spacing You may change the spacing between the copies that are output.
Job Properties Print Tab For more information on Print Tab options, refer to the Print Tab section in Setup Properties section of this manual. The Color Tab For more information on Color Tab options, refer to the Color Tab section in the Setup Properties section of this manual.
Advanced Printing Procedures (Windows) If your program is not listed, refer to a section on a similar program. CorelDRAW 8 1. From the HP DesignJet 500PS Print Monitor click Setup>Setup Properties. Then click the Print tab. 2. Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it. 3. In the ICC input profile area, select appropriate CMYK and RGB profiles. If you know which profiles your application is using, select that profile. If you don’t, use the default setting. 4.
10. Choose a paper size from the ‘Paper’ field or select a Custom page for a custom page size. 11. If you choose a custom page size, you may enter the custom size by clicking the Custom button and entering the width and height. 12. If you choose custom page, click OK to Custom Defined Size dialog. 13. Click OK in the Properties dialog. 14. Click OK in the Print Setup dialog. 15. Click OK in the Document Setup dialog. 16.
16. Click the Paper button. From the Size menu, select your paper size. Select Custom for a custom size. Enter the width and height of the custom paper size in the new Custom Paper Size dialog. Your paper size should match your job size. Click OK. 17. Click the Options button. From the Send image data menu select Normal. 18. From download fonts select PostScript and TrueType. 19. Click the Color button. Select Composite and Color. 20. From Optimized Screen Select Default. 21. Click the Features button.
Advanced Printing Procedures (Macintosh) If your program is not listed, refer to a section on a similar program. Illustrator 7.0 ColorSync 2.x and Kodak Digital Science must be installed when using Illustrator to create CMYK files. 1. From the HP DesignJet 500PS Print Monitor click Printer>Setup Properties. Then click the Print Tab. 2. Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it, and that correct output profile and rendering intent are set. 3.
1. From the HP DesignJet 500PS Print Monitor click Printer>Setup Properties. Then click the Print Tab. 2. Make sure the Perform Color Correction checkbox has a check in it, correct output profiles and rendering intent are set. 3. Click OK to close Setup Properties. 4. Go to Apple menu and select Chooser. Highlight Adobe PS and make sure HP DesignJet 500PS@... is selected. 5. In PageMaker, go to File>Document Setup. 6. From the Page field select your paper size or choose Custom for a custom page size.
10. Click OK for Adobe Page Setting dialog. 11. Go to File>Print. Select your printer in the ‘Printer’ field and select the page you want to print, and the number of copies. 12. Select Adobe Photoshop from the pop-up menu and set the ‘Encoding’ selection to Binary. Set the ‘Space’ selection to RGB if the file is an RGB file. Also, you must uncheck PostScript Color Management. 13. Select Printer Specific Options from pop-up menu.
QuarkXPress 4.04 1. In order to print successfully to QuarkXPress, you will need a special XTension. The name of the XTension is ‘PrintRGB’. This file is available on your Installation CD, in the Quark Files folder. Install the file to the ‘Quark XPress:XTensions’ folder, before starting QuarkXPress. 2. From the HP DesignJet 500PS Print Monitor click Setup>Properties. Then click the Print tab. 3.
