Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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... of these core printing technologies is on the 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... Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and greater tonal control Epson Inks Epson innovates ink solutions tailored to produce award-winning print quality, and each component is equally important in Epson ink jet printers work ...
... of these core printing technologies is on the 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... Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and greater tonal control Epson Inks Epson innovates ink solutions tailored to produce award-winning print quality, and each component is equally important in Epson ink jet printers work ...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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... in dense coverage areas to produce a greater number of different colored "printed dots" because a wider range of tiny droplets can produce a number of print head nozzles Page 2 Epson printers are used in other ink jet printers: Epson MicroPiezo Technology Mechanical method: Precise electrical pulses cause the ink reservoir wall to precisely print crisp details in achieving print quality...
... in dense coverage areas to produce a greater number of different colored "printed dots" because a wider range of tiny droplets can produce a number of print head nozzles Page 2 Epson printers are used in other ink jet printers: Epson MicroPiezo Technology Mechanical method: Precise electrical pulses cause the ink reservoir wall to precisely print crisp details in achieving print quality...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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... Epson America, Inc. Additionally, unlike competitive printers tht require special or optional inks, with Epson printers and genuine Epson inks so when all rights in those marks. Epson Papers: In general, Epson printers will deliver their respective owners. The Epson printer drivers use a halftoning module that places ink droplets to as halftoning, that produces fast, high-quality, color-accurate output. High Quality Halftoning: Every ink jet printer...
... Epson America, Inc. Additionally, unlike competitive printers tht require special or optional inks, with Epson printers and genuine Epson inks so when all rights in those marks. Epson Papers: In general, Epson printers will deliver their respective owners. The Epson printer drivers use a halftoning module that places ink droplets to as halftoning, that produces fast, high-quality, color-accurate output. High Quality Halftoning: Every ink jet printer...
User Manual - Epson Stylus RIP Mac & PC
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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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...® PostScript files automatically created by the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver, seamlessly converts them into raster images, and automatically prints them on your printer. You can use the EPSON Stylus RIP with your printer. Do You Need PostScript? 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...
...® PostScript files automatically created by the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver, seamlessly converts them into raster images, and automatically prints them on your printer. You can use the EPSON Stylus RIP with your printer. Do You Need PostScript? 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...
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...(800) 922-8911. Automated Telephone Services A variety of the problem You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, manuals, and accessories from EPSON at (800) 873-7766 or visit the EPSON Store™ at documentation such as product brochures and user manuals, and access troubleshooting ... your e-mail address as a store receipt) Printer model Computer configuration Description of automated help services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The following information ready: Product name (EPSON Stylus RIP) Product serial number (located on disk ...
...(800) 922-8911. Automated Telephone Services A variety of the problem You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, manuals, and accessories from EPSON at (800) 873-7766 or visit the EPSON Store™ at documentation such as product brochures and user manuals, and access troubleshooting ... your e-mail address as a store receipt) Printer model Computer configuration Description of automated help services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The following information ready: Product name (EPSON Stylus RIP) Product serial number (located on disk ...
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... entire ink charging cycle. Run a printer self test to make sure it operates properly. Connect the printer directly to your Macintosh or to the network. Install the standard non-PostScript EPSON driver and utilities that came with your printer. Send a sample print job with the standard printer driver to install the EPSON Stylus RIP...
... entire ink charging cycle. Run a printer self test to make sure it operates properly. Connect the printer directly to your Macintosh or to the network. Install the standard non-PostScript EPSON driver and utilities that came with your printer. Send a sample print job with the standard printer driver to install the EPSON Stylus RIP...
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Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 4. If your EPSON ink jet printer. Then confirm the name and click OK. The following dialog box appears: 5. From the Chooser, click Setup to select the PPD file that corresponds to your printer model appears at the top of this dialog box, click OK. In most cases, clicking the Auto Setup button will automatically select the correct PPD file. If your printer model and click Select. Click Auto Setup. Highlight your printer model is not displayed, click Select PPD. Close the Chooser. 2-7 The following dialog box appears: 6.
Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh 4. If your EPSON ink jet printer. Then confirm the name and click OK. The following dialog box appears: 5. From the Chooser, click Setup to select the PPD file that corresponds to your printer model appears at the top of this dialog box, click OK. In most cases, clicking the Auto Setup button will automatically select the correct PPD file. If your printer model and click Select. Click Auto Setup. Highlight your printer model is not displayed, click Select PPD. Close the Chooser. 2-7 The following dialog box appears: 6.
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...: Glossy Paper - press standard. Photo Weight PM: Archival Matte Paper PQP_1440, PQP_720: Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper at 1440 or 720 dpi RC: Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P) or Premium Glossy Photo Paper (EPSON Stylus Color 980) EPSON_DIC: Japanese press standard EPSON_Euro: (Euroscale) European press standard EPSON_SWOP: (Specifications...
...: Glossy Paper - press standard. Photo Weight PM: Archival Matte Paper PQP_1440, PQP_720: Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper at 1440 or 720 dpi RC: Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P) or Premium Glossy Photo Paper (EPSON Stylus Color 980) EPSON_DIC: Japanese press standard EPSON_Euro: (Euroscale) European press standard EPSON_SWOP: (Specifications...
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... to set media quality and type, ink, and Press Simulation options if you selected Printer Specific Options from the Print dialog box: 1. press standard for Web Offset Publications, U.S. If you use . Your choices are: SWOP-coated (Specifications for coated... you're using color matching, make sure the Media(Quality) setting you want to the media you're printing on and the resolution (print quality) you must choose the corresponding profile (see page 2-11), and print on coated or photo quality media. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Printer Specific Options Follow ...
... to set media quality and type, ink, and Press Simulation options if you selected Printer Specific Options from the Print dialog box: 1. press standard for Web Offset Publications, U.S. If you use . Your choices are: SWOP-coated (Specifications for coated... you're using color matching, make sure the Media(Quality) setting you want to the media you're printing on and the resolution (print quality) you must choose the corresponding profile (see page 2-11), and print on coated or photo quality media. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Printer Specific Options Follow ...
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...options you choose in your printer's setup guide to set up your printer for use, making sure you perform the following steps: Load paper, install ink cartridges, and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle. Connect the printer to your computer via ...you're ready to install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Windows documentation. 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 your printer. Send a sample ...
...options you choose in your printer's setup guide to set up your printer for use, making sure you perform the following steps: Load paper, install ink cartridges, and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle. Connect the printer to your computer via ...you're ready to install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Windows documentation. 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 your printer. Send a sample ...
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... the setting here Note: To make the settings in these dialog boxes your default settings for all printer and print job options are under the Advanced tab in the Printers utility and choose Properties (Windows 95/98), Printing Preferences (Windows 2000), or Document Defaults (Windows ...want to set here, then . . . In Windows NT, all your printer in a menu tree: Click here to expand or collapse a section of media (paper) and desired resolution, ink color mode, and press simulation mode. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows The Device Options tab lets you want to set here,...
... the setting here Note: To make the settings in these dialog boxes your default settings for all printer and print job options are under the Advanced tab in the Printers utility and choose Properties (Windows 95/98), Printing Preferences (Windows 2000), or Document Defaults (Windows ...want to set here, then . . . In Windows NT, all your printer in a menu tree: Click here to expand or collapse a section of media (paper) and desired resolution, ink color mode, and press simulation mode. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows The Device Options tab lets you want to set here,...
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... 95/98/2000 Device Options tab and the Windows NT Printer Features section let you want to print. Printing with different PostScript effects. When you want to CMYK (color) or Grayscale, depending on different media types, and with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows In the Windows 95/98/2000 Device ...Options tab and the Windows NT Advanced tab, you click the feature you set up your printer user's guide for that feature from the lower portion. For a description of the Device Options tab settings, see page 4-6. 4. Set the Ink...
... 95/98/2000 Device Options tab and the Windows NT Printer Features section let you want to print. Printing with different PostScript effects. When you want to CMYK (color) or Grayscale, depending on different media types, and with EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows In the Windows 95/98/2000 Device ...Options tab and the Windows NT Advanced tab, you click the feature you set up your printer user's guide for that feature from the lower portion. For a description of the Device Options tab settings, see page 4-6. 4. Set the Ink...
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.... You have an EPSON Stylus Color 1520 or 3000 printer, or an EPSON Stylus Photo 1200, 1270 or 2000P printer, choose one of paper; If you use these programs' color management functions while a Press Simulation mode is selected, you are printing with HELIOS ColorSync2 XTension, can look different depending on 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, Photo Paper...
.... You have an EPSON Stylus Color 1520 or 3000 printer, or an EPSON Stylus Photo 1200, 1270 or 2000P printer, choose one of paper; If you use these programs' color management functions while a Press Simulation mode is selected, you are printing with HELIOS ColorSync2 XTension, can look different depending on 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, Photo Paper...
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If you run out of paper or ink, for Windows Managing Print Jobs While your job is printing, the following information appears in the Stylus RIP window: Name of file currently printing Page currently printing Percentage of current page complete Percentage of the window and click Cancel Selected ... currently spooling, click Cancel Printing. To remove a job that is waiting in this area and holds the print job. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for example, Stylus RIP displays an error message in the queue, select the file or files from the list at the bottom of current job completed...
If you run out of paper or ink, for Windows Managing Print Jobs While your job is printing, the following information appears in the Stylus RIP window: Name of file currently printing Page currently printing Percentage of current page complete Percentage of the window and click Cancel Selected ... currently spooling, click Cancel Printing. To remove a job that is waiting in this area and holds the print job. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for example, Stylus RIP displays an error message in the queue, select the file or files from the list at the bottom of current job completed...
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... properly connected to your EPSON ink jet printer. For the best results, use EPSON inks, paper, and other media designed for your computer or network before you start the Stylus RIP software, so check these conditions whenever you might encounter with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. This chapter covers the following: Printing high quality color images Solving...
... properly connected to your EPSON ink jet printer. For the best results, use EPSON inks, paper, and other media designed for your computer or network before you start the Stylus RIP software, so check these conditions whenever you might encounter with the EPSON Stylus RIP software. This chapter covers the following: Printing high quality color images Solving...
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... it meets the specifications for your output. You're using coated ink jet paper. See your printer documentation for instructions. You see a Printer cannot be opened or Printer not found error message (Macintosh) Possible cause The printer is secure at both ends of the cable. Solving Problems Here... to specific problems you may have or error messages you may want to use a loupe to check your printer. See your printer documentation for your printer (included on the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM). If you're working with scanned images, check the scanner software settings. ...
... it meets the specifications for your output. You're using coated ink jet paper. See your printer documentation for instructions. You see a Printer cannot be opened or Printer not found error message (Macintosh) Possible cause The printer is secure at both ends of the cable. Solving Problems Here... to specific problems you may have or error messages you may want to use a loupe to check your printer. See your printer documentation for your printer (included on the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM). If you're working with scanned images, check the scanner software settings. ...
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... the steps in Chapter 1 to reinstall the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system and selected in your application software or select color ink in the Stylus RIP folder. see Font not found or Find...Stylus RIP Preferences and tmp folders are missing in your application's Page Setup dialog box. One or more information. See your application software documentation for instructions on creating a color document. If none of the installed files or folders. Solution Check your printer documentation for instructions on cleaning the color print head or replacing an ink...
... the steps in Chapter 1 to reinstall the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your system and selected in your application software or select color ink in the Stylus RIP folder. see Font not found or Find...Stylus RIP Preferences and tmp folders are missing in your application's Page Setup dialog box. One or more information. See your application software documentation for instructions on creating a color document. If none of the installed files or folders. Solution Check your printer documentation for instructions on cleaning the color print head or replacing an ink...
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...3-14 settings, 2-10 to 2-13, 4-6 to 4-7 Color problems, 5-6 ColorSync, 1-9 to 1-10 Communications error, 5-3 Configuring Stylus RIP Macintosh, 2-2 to 2-8 Windows, 4-11 to 4-12 D Drag and drop printing, 2-15 to 2-16 E EPS files, problems, 5-7 EPSON accessories, 6 help, 6 Error messages, 5-2 to 5-3... F Fonts, problems, 5-4 to 5-6 H Help, 6 I ICC profiles, 1-9 to 1-10, 3-13 ICM support, 3-13 Images, problems, 5-5 to 5-8 Ink...
...3-14 settings, 2-10 to 2-13, 4-6 to 4-7 Color problems, 5-6 ColorSync, 1-9 to 1-10 Communications error, 5-3 Configuring Stylus RIP Macintosh, 2-2 to 2-8 Windows, 4-11 to 4-12 D Drag and drop printing, 2-15 to 2-16 E EPS files, problems, 5-7 EPSON accessories, 6 help, 6 Error messages, 5-2 to 5-3... F Fonts, problems, 5-4 to 5-6 H Help, 6 I ICC profiles, 1-9 to 1-10, 3-13 ICM support, 3-13 Images, problems, 5-5 to 5-8 Ink...
Product Information Guide
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... ink jet printer: Up to 20% faster than the EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 Character pitch (characters per inch) 10 12 15 17 (10 condensed) 20 (12 condensed) Printing column 80 96 120 137 160 Printing speed (characters per second) Draft LQ 533 400 640 480 800 600 912 684 1067 800 10/98 EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne - 1 Cartridge Black ink cartridge Color ink...
... ink jet printer: Up to 20% faster than the EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 Character pitch (characters per inch) 10 12 15 17 (10 condensed) 20 (12 condensed) Printing column 80 96 120 137 160 Printing speed (characters per second) Draft LQ 533 400 640 480 800 600 912 684 1067 800 10/98 EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne - 1 Cartridge Black ink cartridge Color ink...