Using the KODAK PROFESSIONAL Image Print Server with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 20P/20R Part No.
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Contents Definitions of Terms ..................................................................................................................................2 Installing the IPS Application ................................................................................................................... 3 Hardware Requirements ......................................................................................................................3 Software Requirements .....................................
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Using the Image Print Server (IPS) Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 20P/20R This document describes how to use the Kodak Professional Image Print Server (IPS) application for Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Systems with the Kodak Professional LED II Printers 20P and 20R.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Definitions of Terms The following terms are used in this document and are defined here for your convenience. 2 Source Directory Folder or directory that is designated for holding TIFF images to be printed. Hot Folder Another term for Source Directory. Attended Mode The mode in which all errors are displayed through a dialog box. When the application is in Attended Mode, it stops until you exit the dialog box.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Installing the IPS Application Before you perform the installation, make certain you are familiar with the Windows NT operating system. Hardware Requirements The following is the minimum hardware required for the IPS application: • • • 64 MB Main System Memory 100 MHz PENTIUM Processor VGA Monitor (640 x 480 spatial resolution) Software Requirements The following must be installed on your computer: • • Windows NT Workstation 4.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Installing the Application 1. From your Windows Explorer program, double-click the Image Print Server application (from the location designated in step 5 under “Downloading the Installation Application” on page 3). The splash screen and setup messages appear.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers The Welcome screen appears. 2. Click Next>. The License Agreement screen appears.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 3. Read the License Agreement. • To accept the license agreement, click Yes. • Or, to cancel the installation, click No. The Readme information appears. 4. Click Next>.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears, showing the destination folder and file name for the IPS application. The default installation location for both the application and the tone scale correction Lookup Table (LUT) that can be used by the IPS application is “C:\Eastman Kodak\KPro Applications\Image Print Server.” 5. Either: a. Leave the destination as is and click Next> or b.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers The Setup Complete screen appears. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Using the Image Print Server Before You Begin When you begin using this application, you need to set Source Directory Preferences (see page 14).
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Adding, Updating, or Deleting a Printer Device Adding a Device 1. Click the New icon on the IPS Launcher window or select File>New. The display shows the Create a New Device screen. 2. Enter a unique identifier as the device name. The device name must be alphanumeric with no spaces or special characters. It can contain as many as 10 characters. 3. Enter the correct SCSI ID information. The factory default is 5 for LED.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 5. Click OK to accept the information (or click Cancel to go to the IPS Launcher window without adding a device). A new device icon appears on the IPS Launcher window. Updating the Device Name, SCSI Host Adapter, or SCSI ID 1. On the IPS Launcher window, select the icon for the device to update and click the Edit icon or select File>Edit. Device is selected The display shows: 2. Edit the Device Name, SCSI Host Adapter, or SCSI ID.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 3. Click OK to save the changes (or click Cancel to ignore the changes and go to the IPS Launcher window). Deleting a Device To delete a device and all files associated with the device: 1. On the IPS Launcher window, select the icon for the device you want to delete and click the Cut icon or select Edit>Cut. The display shows: 2. Select Yes to delete the device and associated files (select No to go to the IPS Launcher window).
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Printing Images To print images, you: • • • select the device from which to print • • place images in the print queue start the IPS application for the selected device set the Source Directory preferences for the selected device, if not already done wait for the images to print 1. Select the device from which to print. 2. Click the Start IPS icon (or double-click the icon for the selected device).
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Description of Icons on the Main Menu The icons and their associated menu items allow you to choose the following options: Menu Access File Server Help Menu Item Icon Description/Function Enqueue Displays the Enqueue dialog box and allows you to insert a new image into the print queue. Dequeue Allows you to remove the top entry from the print queue. Suspend Stops the operation of the application.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers The Source Directory Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Type the Source Directory name or click Browse to select the Source Directory where the TIFF images will be placed. 3. Type the Log File name or click Browse to select the Log File where printer error information is to be stored. The log file applies to all devices for the application. To edit the log file information, go to “Editing Log File Information” on page 16. 4.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 8. To center each image on the paper, leave the Center image box checked. If you do not want to center images, click to “uncheck” the box. To ensure that the complete image file is exposed on the paper, Kodak recommends that you always check “Center image.” 9. If the LED Printer was calibrated using Density, you can apply Tone Scale Correction with the g22_fullrange.txt file in the LUTs folder supplied with the IPS application.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Placing Images in the Print Queue You can submit images by: • placing images in the “hot folder” (the Source Directory in the Source Directory Preferences dialog box) • using the enqueue function on the application menu bar Using Source Directory Insertion When you place images in the Source Directory, they are automatically placed in the print queue.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers The Enqueue dialog box appears. NOTE: The Enqueue and the Source Directory Preferences dialog boxes look almost identical, but they affect different image files. The information in each dialog is independent of the other. 2. Type the Image File path and name or click Browse to select the TIFF Image File to be printed. 3. Enter the number of copies of the image to print. Valid numbers are from 1 through 9999. The default value is 1. 4.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers 8. If the LED Printer was calibrated using Density, you may apply Tone Scale Correction with the g22_fullrange.txt file in the LUTs folder supplied with the IPS application. To apply tone scale correction: a. Type the path and file name of the Correction File or click Browse to select the Correction File to be applied to each image. b. Click the box next to Apply to apply the designated Correction File to each image. 9.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers A dialog box appears. 2. Click OK to delete the first job (or click Cancel to cancel the deletion). The job at the top of the list is deleted from the print queue. NOTE: Before you can delete an image from the print queue, the application must be suspended and all jobs in progress must be complete Removing All Images from the Print Queue 1. Click the Flush icon or select Server>Flush. A dialog box appears. 2.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers Suspending and Resuming the IPS Application When the IPS application starts, it looks for Source Directory Preferences. If these preferences are initialized, the application will start in the “running” state— as if the Resume icon was selected. If the preferences are not initialized, the application is in the “suspended” state— as if the Suspend icon was selected.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers If the preferences were not initialized, the dialog box below appears. After you select OK, the Source Directory Preferences dialog box appears and the application remains suspended until the preferences are initialized. See “Setting the Source Directory Preferences for a Device” on page 14. Failed Jobs When an image fails to go to the printer for any reason, an appropriate error message is appended to the log.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers To determine if the IPS application is running in Attended mode, pull down the Server menu. Application is not in Attended mode Application is in Attended mode If the bullet appears next to Attended, the application is running in attended mode. • To disable attended mode, select the Server>Attended menu item. If no bullet appears next to Attended, the application is not running in attended mode.
Using the IPS Software with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printers File Format Details The data portion of the TIFF file must contain RGB byte interleaved data. Supported Tags The Image Print Server supports the TIFF tags listed below. The range of valid values for TIFF tags 256, 257, 258, 273, 278 and 279 are image dependent and are indicated by a “*” in the Valid Range column.
Index A M adding a print device 10 to 11 attended mode of IPS application 22 to 23 defined 2 main menu Image Print Server (IPS) launcher 9 LED Image Print Server 13 C O centering image on the paper 16, 18 communication channels, SCSI 1 copies to print, number of 15, 18 order punch to specify end of order 15, 18 defined 2 P D Defaults menu item (Server menu) 14 deferred printing option 15, 18 deleting a print device 12 dequeue function 2, 14 using 19 to 20 description of icons on the LED IPS main men
U unattended mode of IPS application 22 to 23 defined 2 updating a print device 11 to 12 using the Image Print Server (IPS) application 9 to 23 adding, updating, and deleting print devices 10 to 12 attended and unattended modes 22 to 23 failed jobs directory, using 22 printing images 13 to 19 removing images from the print queue 19 to 20 starting the application 9 suspending and resuming the IPS application 21 to 22 I-2 December 2000
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