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Contents Introduction Do You Need PostScript? 1 Special Features 2 Macintosh System Requirements 3 Windows System Requirements 4 How To Use Your Manuals 4 Cautions, Notes, and Tips 5 Where To Get Help 6 1 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Checking the Printer 1-2 Determining Your Configuration 1-3 Standalone Configuration 1-3 Direct Connection Network Configuration 1-4 Typical Network Configuration 1-5 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh 1-6 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client Macintosh 1-8 iii
Contents Introduction Do You Need PostScript? 1 Special Features 2 Macintosh System Requirements 3 Windows System Requirements 4 How To Use Your Manuals 4 Cautions, Notes, and Tips 5 Where To Get Help 6 1 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Checking the Printer 1-2 Determining Your Configuration 1-3 Standalone Configuration 1-3 Direct Connection Network Configuration 1-4 Typical Network Configuration 1-5 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh 1-6 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client Macintosh 1-8 iii
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...Color Support 1-10 2 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Setting Up the EPSON Stylus RIP Server 2-2 Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences 2-4 Setting Up Your PostScript Printer 2-5 Printing from an Application 2-8 Sending the Print Job 2-9 Setting Print Job Options 2-10 Starting the EPSON Stylus... Stylus RIP Monitor 2-17 3 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Checking the Printer 3-2 Installing the EPSON Stylus RIP Software 3-2 Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 3-5 Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 2000...
...Color Support 1-10 2 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Setting Up the EPSON Stylus RIP Server 2-2 Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences 2-4 Setting Up Your PostScript Printer 2-5 Printing from an Application 2-8 Sending the Print Job 2-9 Setting Print Job Options 2-10 Starting the EPSON Stylus... Stylus RIP Monitor 2-17 3 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Checking the Printer 3-2 Installing the EPSON Stylus RIP Software 3-2 Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 3-5 Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 2000...
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... 4 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Printing from an Application 4-1 Starting EPSON Stylus RIP 4-2 Printing with the Default Options 4-2 Printing and Setting Printer Options 4-3 Managing Print Jobs 4-8 Batch Printing 4-9 Network Printing 4-10 Sending Print Jobs from Client Computers 4-10 Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP 4-11 Setting EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences 4-11 Starting EPSON Stylus RIP Automatically 4-12 5 Troubleshooting Printing High Quality Color Images...
... 4 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Printing from an Application 4-1 Starting EPSON Stylus RIP 4-2 Printing with the Default Options 4-2 Printing and Setting Printer Options 4-3 Managing Print Jobs 4-8 Batch Printing 4-9 Network Printing 4-10 Sending Print Jobs from Client Computers 4-10 Configuring EPSON Stylus RIP 4-11 Setting EPSON Stylus RIP Preferences 4-11 Starting EPSON Stylus RIP Automatically 4-12 5 Troubleshooting Printing High Quality Color Images...
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...EPSON Stylus RIP takes a long time before printing starts 5-4 Your printouts contain incorrect fonts or jagged type 5-4 The printer is producing pages containing illegible type or characters 5-5 Images and type look bitmapped and jagged on your printouts 5-5 You see Font not found or Find font error messages (Macintosh) 5-6 One or more colors... are missing in your printout or it prints in black ink only 5-6 Your printed output has white lines 5-7 Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged 5-7 You're having trouble printing from PageMaker 6.0 or 6.5 (Windows) 5-7 ...
...EPSON Stylus RIP takes a long time before printing starts 5-4 Your printouts contain incorrect fonts or jagged type 5-4 The printer is producing pages containing illegible type or characters 5-5 Images and type look bitmapped and jagged on your printouts 5-5 You see Font not found or Find font error messages (Macintosh) 5-6 One or more colors... are missing in your printout or it prints in black ink only 5-6 Your printed output has white lines 5-7 Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged 5-7 You're having trouble printing from PageMaker 6.0 or 6.5 (Windows) 5-7 ...
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... can use the EPSON Stylus RIP with your printer. Introduction The EPSON Stylus® RIP software lets you use your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo ink jet printer as QuarkXPress®, the RIP software creates a raster image from an application such as a PostScript® 3 (Macintosh®, Windows® 2000, and Windows NT®) and Level 2 (Windows 95 and 98) compatible printer. It reads...
... can use the EPSON Stylus RIP with your printer. Introduction The EPSON Stylus® RIP software lets you use your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo ink jet printer as QuarkXPress®, the RIP software creates a raster image from an application such as a PostScript® 3 (Macintosh®, Windows® 2000, and Windows NT®) and Level 2 (Windows 95 and 98) compatible printer. It reads...
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... Illustrator®, Macromedia® Freehand,® Adobe PageMaker®, QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW™ Matching PANTONE® spot colors For all other printing applications, especially photography, use the EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows through International Color Consortium® (ICC) profiles Press Simulation, which adjusts your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo printer using a variety of SWOP-coated printing devices 2
... Illustrator®, Macromedia® Freehand,® Adobe PageMaker®, QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW™ Matching PANTONE® spot colors For all other printing applications, especially photography, use the EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows through International Color Consortium® (ICC) profiles Press Simulation, which adjusts your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo printer using a variety of SWOP-coated printing devices 2
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Introduction Windows System Requirements To use the EPSON Stylus RIP in your printer and install the standard EPSON non-PostScript driver that came with the printer connected to the print server's parallel port. Also, refer to your EPSON printer's documentation for instructions. In this networked environment, you set up your printer's documentation. See page 3-5 for instructions on using file sharing...
Introduction Windows System Requirements To use the EPSON Stylus RIP in your printer and install the standard EPSON non-PostScript driver that came with the printer connected to the print server's parallel port. Also, refer to your EPSON printer's documentation for instructions. In this networked environment, you set up your printer's documentation. See page 3-5 for instructions on using file sharing...
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... from an application Printing over a network Drag and drop printing Managing print jobs 2-1 You can also use the Stylus RIP window to your print jobs, manage the print queue, or run a batch of print jobs at the same time. 2 Printing with the RIP by...EPSON Stylus RIP Server software Printing from your application, and then letting the RIP software process your print job and send it up, you can print with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Once you've installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh computer(s), you need to set it to monitor your printer...
... from an application Printing over a network Drag and drop printing Managing print jobs 2-1 You can also use the Stylus RIP window to your print jobs, manage the print queue, or run a batch of print jobs at the same time. 2 Printing with the RIP by...EPSON Stylus RIP Server software Printing from your application, and then letting the RIP software process your print job and send it up, you can print with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Once you've installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh computer(s), you need to set it to monitor your printer...
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...and use the Scan button to configure the software for the printer, checks printer settings and licenses, and then displays the Stylus RIP server window. Note: If you change your printer connection later, you must reconfigure EPSON Stylus RIP for your EPSON Stylus RIP license key. (The license is the first time ...preferences, follow the steps in the next section to locate the printer on -screen instructions. 6. Leave the window open. If you're using EPSON Stylus RIP on a network, or if you for your network. If the printer has not been previously licensed for PostScript, or this is ...
...and use the Scan button to configure the software for the printer, checks printer settings and licenses, and then displays the Stylus RIP server window. Note: If you change your printer connection later, you must reconfigure EPSON Stylus RIP for your EPSON Stylus RIP license key. (The license is the first time ...preferences, follow the steps in the next section to locate the printer on -screen instructions. 6. Leave the window open. If you're using EPSON Stylus RIP on a network, or if you for your network. If the printer has not been previously licensed for PostScript, or this is ...
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... Color Consortium) profiles are included on all computers that will print to completely install EPSON Stylus RIP: Check the printer's setup and operation. Install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your computer. Install the Adobe PostScript 4.2 or 5.0 driver, depending on your operating system. If your Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT system. 3 Installing EPSON Stylus...
... Color Consortium) profiles are included on all computers that will print to completely install EPSON Stylus RIP: Check the printer's setup and operation. Install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your computer. Install the Adobe PostScript 4.2 or 5.0 driver, depending on your operating system. If your Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT system. 3 Installing EPSON Stylus...
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... job with your utility software or your system are secure and software is installed correctly. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Checking the Printer Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, follow the instructions in the setup program to install EPSON Stylus RIP on a client computer will be different than the ones you choose for use, making...
... job with your utility software or your system are secure and software is installed correctly. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Checking the Printer Before you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, follow the instructions in the setup program to install EPSON Stylus RIP on a client computer will be different than the ones you choose for use, making...
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.... 2. At the introductory screen, click Next. Then choose an installation directory for Windows Follow these steps to install EPSON Stylus RIP and the PostScript driver on a standalone or server computer, choose your printer model from the Installer dialog box and click Install. Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM in your computer: 1. If you are installing...
.... 2. At the introductory screen, click Next. Then choose an installation directory for Windows Follow these steps to install EPSON Stylus RIP and the PostScript driver on a standalone or server computer, choose your printer model from the Installer dialog box and click Install. Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM in your computer: 1. If you are installing...
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At the Local Port Selection dialog box, select Stylus RIP: EPSON Stylus RIP and click Next. Select Stylus RIP 3-6 At the Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box, highlight the PPD file that correspond to your printer, open this folder from My Computer: C:\Program Files\EPSON\Stylus RIP\Stylus RIP_Utilities\PPDS. 5. Click here to select your printer Note: If the dialog box doesn't initially display any PPD files that corresponds to your printer model and click Next. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4.
At the Local Port Selection dialog box, select Stylus RIP: EPSON Stylus RIP and click Next. Select Stylus RIP 3-6 At the Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box, highlight the PPD file that correspond to your printer, open this folder from My Computer: C:\Program Files\EPSON\Stylus RIP\Stylus RIP_Utilities\PPDS. 5. Click here to select your printer Note: If the dialog box doesn't initially display any PPD files that corresponds to your printer model and click Next. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 4.
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... asks if you want to add another PostScript printer to stop adding PostScript drivers. 9. At the printer properties dialog box, click OK to differentiate it from the standard driver. Then click Next. Give the Stylus RIP printer a descriptive name to accept the default settings.... system automatically. Otherwise, your printer the default Do not print the test page 7. Once the system restarts, the EPSON Stylus RIP software and PostScript driver are successfully installed. Click the Exit button to your system. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 6. Once the PostScript driver ...
... asks if you want to add another PostScript printer to stop adding PostScript drivers. 9. At the printer properties dialog box, click OK to differentiate it from the standard driver. Then click Next. Give the Stylus RIP printer a descriptive name to accept the default settings.... system automatically. Otherwise, your printer the default Do not print the test page 7. Once the system restarts, the EPSON Stylus RIP software and PostScript driver are successfully installed. Click the Exit button to your system. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 6. Once the PostScript driver ...
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... folder to install the PostScript driver: 1. Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 2000 After installing the Stylus RIP software under Windows 2000 and restarting your printer's PPD file to a PageMaker folder. At the Printers dialog box, double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Note: If you use PageMaker 6.0 or 6.5, you also need to copy...
... folder to install the PostScript driver: 1. Installing the PostScript Driver on Windows 2000 After installing the Stylus RIP software under Windows 2000 and restarting your printer's PPD file to a PageMaker folder. At the Printers dialog box, double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Note: If you use PageMaker 6.0 or 6.5, you also need to copy...
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Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 5. At the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Have Disk. 7. Click here to your printer 3-9 At the Install from the port list, and click Next. 6. Then click Open and click OK. 8. At the Add Printer Wizard PPD List dialog box, highlight the PPD file that corresponds to select your printer model and click Next. At the Select the Printer Port dialog box, make sure the Use the following port option is selected, then choose StylusRIP: EPSON StylusRIP from Disk dialog box, click Browse and select (CD-ROM drive):\PPD2000\USA\OEMSETUP.EXE.
Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 5. At the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Have Disk. 7. Click here to your printer 3-9 At the Install from the port list, and click Next. 6. Then click Open and click OK. 8. At the Add Printer Wizard PPD List dialog box, highlight the PPD file that corresponds to select your printer model and click Next. At the Select the Printer Port dialog box, make sure the Use the following port option is selected, then choose StylusRIP: EPSON StylusRIP from Disk dialog box, click Browse and select (CD-ROM drive):\PPD2000\USA\OEMSETUP.EXE.
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..., you see a dialog box telling you can jump ahead to Chapter 4 to the Printer window. At the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box, click Yes. The selected printer is selected, then click Next. 11. If you aren't printing in a networked environment, you that setup was successful. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 9. Then click Next. 10.
..., you see a dialog box telling you can jump ahead to Chapter 4 to the Printer window. At the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box, click Yes. The selected printer is selected, then click Next. 11. If you aren't printing in a networked environment, you that setup was successful. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows 9. Then click Next. 10.
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...the print server. (See your Windows Help file for instructions.) 2. Enable Windows File and Printer Sharing via the Network control panel on the print server's hard drive, but you want to the RIP's shared print queue directory. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Setting Up Network Printing Computers ... Permission or Full Access, and select any other options you can change it. File and printer sharing must be enabled and the Adobe PostScript printer driver must have the EPSON Stylus RIP software installed. The default location is active, your print job will be installed. You...
...the print server. (See your Windows Help file for instructions.) 2. Enable Windows File and Printer Sharing via the Network control panel on the print server's hard drive, but you want to the RIP's shared print queue directory. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows Setting Up Network Printing Computers ... Permission or Full Access, and select any other options you can change it. File and printer sharing must be enabled and the Adobe PostScript printer driver must have the EPSON Stylus RIP software installed. The default location is active, your print job will be installed. You...
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..., point to Settings, and then point to Printers. 2. Open the Printer menu and select Properties. 5. Setting Default Options in Windows NT 3.51 1. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. 2. Select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer window, if necessary. 4. Click Details, then click... Job Defaults. Basic Printing Note: You can access the default Windows NT printer software settings only if you have the appropriate network access privileges, ...
..., point to Settings, and then point to Printers. 2. Open the Printer menu and select Properties. 5. Setting Default Options in Windows NT 3.51 1. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. 2. Select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer window, if necessary. 4. Click Details, then click... Job Defaults. Basic Printing Note: You can access the default Windows NT printer software settings only if you have the appropriate network access privileges, ...
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...on using help , read the online "Quick Guide to Using Help." Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 icon and select Document Defaults from Windows NT 4.0 Click the My Computer icon, then click the Printers icon. To exit Help, click the OK button at the bottom of the Help ... in the menus by right-clicking the item and then clicking the What's This? Select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer window, then open the EPSON group and click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Help icon. Click Details, then click Job Defaults. Accessing Help from Macintosh Applications Choose Print from...
...on using help , read the online "Quick Guide to Using Help." Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 icon and select Document Defaults from Windows NT 4.0 Click the My Computer icon, then click the Printers icon. To exit Help, click the OK button at the bottom of the Help ... in the menus by right-clicking the item and then clicking the What's This? Select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer window, then open the EPSON group and click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Help icon. Click Details, then click Job Defaults. Accessing Help from Macintosh Applications Choose Print from...