Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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...;ll in delivering exceptional print quality. This combination of core technologies used in Epson ink jet printers produces: Greater detail in highlights, without visible printed "dots" Smooth gradations with precise color control and superior density Crisp line art Greater detail in shadows, with smooth ... on each component is on the core technologies used in -one -size-fits-all -in Epson ink jet printers work together to produce brilliant Photo Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and...
...;ll in delivering exceptional print quality. This combination of core technologies used in Epson ink jet printers produces: Greater detail in highlights, without visible printed "dots" Smooth gradations with precise color control and superior density Crisp line art Greater detail in shadows, with smooth ... on each component is on the core technologies used in -one -size-fits-all -in Epson ink jet printers work together to produce brilliant Photo Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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Resistor Ink Bubble Nozzle Droplet Some thermal printers produce more inconsistent droplets with more color combinations and smoother color gradations. Epson MicroPiezo Technology: Epson Micro Piezo print heads use high-precision mechanical pumps to improve color ranges and accuracy because Epson printers can use Variable Size Droplet Technology, where the printers can produce high print quality without sacrificing...
Resistor Ink Bubble Nozzle Droplet Some thermal printers produce more inconsistent droplets with more color combinations and smoother color gradations. Epson MicroPiezo Technology: Epson Micro Piezo print heads use high-precision mechanical pumps to improve color ranges and accuracy because Epson printers can use Variable Size Droplet Technology, where the printers can produce high print quality without sacrificing...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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...-quality, color-accurate output. Epson Papers: In general, Epson printers will deliver their best output quality when used with Epson printers and genuine Epson inks so when all rights in the everyday printing of ink systems to get sharp black text, superb photo quality photos, or both on the same page. Epson Printer + Epson Ink + Epson Paper Delivers Epson Quality 6. The Epson printer drivers...
...-quality, color-accurate output. Epson Papers: In general, Epson printers will deliver their best output quality when used with Epson printers and genuine Epson inks so when all rights in the everyday printing of ink systems to get sharp black text, superb photo quality photos, or both on the same page. Epson Printer + Epson Ink + Epson Paper Delivers Epson Quality 6. The Epson printer drivers...
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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... by any use with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions. EPSON disclaims any consumable products other printers. Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable for use of this information as applied to other than those marks. EPSON and EPSON Stylus are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. AcuPhoto Halftoning and EPSON Store are registered trademarks of...
... by any use with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions. EPSON disclaims any consumable products other printers. Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable for use of this information as applied to other than those marks. EPSON and EPSON Stylus are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. AcuPhoto Halftoning and EPSON Store are registered trademarks of...
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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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
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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... 1-9 Press Simulations 1-9 ColorSync 2.x Support 1-10 PANTONE 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 RIP Server Software Automatically 2-14 Drag and Drop Printing 2-15...
... 1-9 Press Simulations 1-9 ColorSync 2.x Support 1-10 PANTONE 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 RIP Server Software Automatically 2-14 Drag and Drop Printing 2-15...
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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... 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 5-1 Solving Problems 5-2 You see a Printer cannot be opened or Printer not found error message (Macintosh) 5-2 You see a memory or VM error message (Macintosh...
... 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 5-1 Solving Problems 5-2 You see a Printer cannot be opened or Printer not found error message (Macintosh) 5-2 You see a memory or VM error message (Macintosh...
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Contents 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...
Contents 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...
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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..., when you print from an application such as QuarkXPress®, the RIP software creates a raster image from the PostScript code and sends it to 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...
..., when you print from an application such as QuarkXPress®, the RIP software creates a raster image from the PostScript code and sends it to 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...
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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... Features To make the most of your printer's photo-quality output, the EPSON Stylus RIP software includes these special features: EPSON error diffusion software, the same high-quality AcuPhoto Halftoning™ technology used in EPSON's non-PostScript printer drivers PANTONE professional color palette files-calibrated for your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo printer using a variety of media at various...
... Features To make the most of your printer's photo-quality output, the EPSON Stylus RIP software includes these special features: EPSON error diffusion software, the same high-quality AcuPhoto Halftoning™ technology used in EPSON's non-PostScript printer drivers PANTONE professional color palette files-calibrated for your EPSON Stylus Color or EPSON Stylus Photo printer using a variety of media at various...
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... the RAM needed by your operating system and other applications At least 52MB of free hard disk space to the printer. Introduction Macintosh System Requirements To use EPSON Stylus RIP with the Macintosh set up as a print server, your system should meet the following minimum requirements: Power ...129; Macintosh Operating System 7.6.1 or later CD-ROM drive 3 The USB connection can be either a standalone or network environment as the EPSON Stylus RIP print server 8MB RAM At least 2MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least 150MB of ...
... the RAM needed by your operating system and other applications At least 52MB of free hard disk space to the printer. Introduction Macintosh System Requirements To use EPSON Stylus RIP with the Macintosh set up as a print server, your system should meet the following minimum requirements: Power ...129; Macintosh Operating System 7.6.1 or later CD-ROM drive 3 The USB connection can be either a standalone or network environment as the EPSON Stylus RIP print server 8MB RAM At least 2MB of free hard disk space to install the software and at least 150MB of ...
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.... How To Use Your Manuals Before you install the RIP, make sure you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on the print server. See page 3-5 for instructions on using file sharing, with your printer, following the instructions in either a standalone or peer-to-peer network environment, your system ...files) CD-ROM drive An available parallel port configured as LPT1 You can print with the EPSON Stylus RIP on a peer-to-peer Windows network by using and maintaining your printer. 4 Users printing from applications on client computers need to direct their PostScript output to your...
.... How To Use Your Manuals Before you install the RIP, make sure you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on the print server. See page 3-5 for instructions on using file sharing, with your printer, following the instructions in either a standalone or peer-to-peer network environment, your system ...files) CD-ROM drive An available parallel port configured as LPT1 You can print with the EPSON Stylus RIP on a peer-to-peer Windows network by using and maintaining your printer. 4 Users printing from applications on client computers need to direct their PostScript output to your...
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... requested. sales only). Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through e-mail, go to your printer's documentation for your printer's specific technical support telephone number. To use these services, you can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com. The following information ready: Product name (EPSON Stylus RIP) Product serial number (located on...
... requested. sales only). Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through e-mail, go to your printer's documentation for your printer's specific technical support telephone number. To use these services, you can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com. The following information ready: Product name (EPSON Stylus RIP) Product serial number (located on...
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...your network. You can then install the PostScript printer driver and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) on any client Macintosh computers in your network. If you need to do to install EPSON Stylus RIP: Check the printer's setup and operation. Determine your ... EPSON Stylus RIP client software on any client Macintosh computers on a standalone Macintosh or the print server Macintosh in a network. Here's what you need to match PANTONE colors, be sure to read the instructions on page 1-10 for installing the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your printer's PANTONE color ...
...your network. You can then install the PostScript printer driver and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) on any client Macintosh computers in your network. If you need to do to install EPSON Stylus RIP: Check the printer's setup and operation. Determine your ... EPSON Stylus RIP client software on any client Macintosh computers on a standalone Macintosh or the print server Macintosh in a network. Here's what you need to match PANTONE colors, be sure to read the instructions on page 1-10 for installing the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your printer's PANTONE color ...
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Once the printer is installed correctly. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Checking the Printer Before you 're ready to install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system. 1-2 See your printer. Send a sample print job with the standard printer driver to the network. Install the standard non-PostScript EPSON driver and utilities that came with your printer's documentation...
Once the printer is installed correctly. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Checking the Printer Before you 're ready to install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system. 1-2 See your printer. Send a sample print job with the standard printer driver to the network. Install the standard non-PostScript EPSON driver and utilities that came with your printer's documentation...
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...can connect your printing process. 1-3 Note: AppleTalk must be active in order to Remote Only printer serial, USB, or standalone EPSON USB Macintosh Adapter cable In this configuration, you install the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your Macintosh system, which then acts as both server and client in your... printer and use EPSON Stylus RIP in three different configurations: Standalone Direct connection network Typical network The standalone or direct connection network ...
...can connect your printing process. 1-3 Note: AppleTalk must be active in order to Remote Only printer serial, USB, or standalone EPSON USB Macintosh Adapter cable In this configuration, you install the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your Macintosh system, which then acts as both server and client in your... printer and use EPSON Stylus RIP in three different configurations: Standalone Direct connection network Typical network The standalone or direct connection network ...
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... and ample RAM as the print server, with the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software installed on them. This speeds up transmission of the server, with the EPSON Stylus RIP client software installed on it. The printer is connected to the printer acts as your print server, allowing you to devote... its resources to the print server's modem, printer, or USB port. AppleTalk control panel set to...
... and ample RAM as the print server, with the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software installed on them. This speeds up transmission of the server, with the EPSON Stylus RIP client software installed on it. The printer is connected to the printer acts as your print server, allowing you to devote... its resources to the print server's modem, printer, or USB port. AppleTalk control panel set to...
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...remote only and another connected by an Ethernet card on the same network, you have one printer on every computer. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for both server and clients print server printer optional Ethernet card In this configuration, the print job is sent over the network twice before ...it prints: once from the client to the print server and once from the print server to the printer. For example, if you have more than one EPSON Stylus series printer connected to a serial port and set to Ethernet for Macintosh Typical Network Configuration In a typical network configuration...
...remote only and another connected by an Ethernet card on the same network, you have one printer on every computer. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for both server and clients print server printer optional Ethernet card In this configuration, the print job is sent over the network twice before ...it prints: once from the client to the print server and once from the print server to the printer. For example, if you have more than one EPSON Stylus series printer connected to a serial port and set to Ethernet for Macintosh Typical Network Configuration In a typical network configuration...
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... you to output CMYK-defined colors that approximate SWOP and other standard colors on your color management system. Color Matching During the EPSON Stylus RIP installation, ICC (International Color Consortium) profiles for ColorSync 2.x support, press simulation profiles, and the PANTONE color table for color comping only, and not color proofing. Follow the on your printer's wide color gamut will print with the...
... you to output CMYK-defined colors that approximate SWOP and other standard colors on your color management system. Color Matching During the EPSON Stylus RIP installation, ICC (International Color Consortium) profiles for ColorSync 2.x support, press simulation profiles, and the PANTONE color table for color comping only, and not color proofing. Follow the on your printer's wide color gamut will print with the...
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... to the ColorSync profiles folder in the Stylus RIP Utilities folder on your Preferences folder within the System folder. Note: It is installed with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. To install PANTONE color tables for your printer, open the PANTONE folder in your hard... drive. 1-10 For application-specific usage instructions of PANTONE colors. These files can have printer calibrated versions of your input/output devices...
... to the ColorSync profiles folder in the Stylus RIP Utilities folder on your Preferences folder within the System folder. Note: It is installed with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. To install PANTONE color tables for your printer, open the PANTONE folder in your hard... drive. 1-10 For application-specific usage instructions of PANTONE colors. These files can have printer calibrated versions of your input/output devices...