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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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... 2-14 Drag and Drop Printing 2-15 Managing Print Jobs 2-16 Using the 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 3-8 Setting Up Network Printing 3-11 Enabling File and Print Sharing 3-11...
... 2-14 Drag and Drop Printing 2-15 Managing Print Jobs 2-16 Using the 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 3-8 Setting Up Network Printing 3-11 Enabling File and Print Sharing 3-11...
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... 3-12 3-13 3-14 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...
... 3-12 3-13 3-14 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...
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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 ...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 EPS and TIFF files do not print 5-7 Your printout has misplaced...
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 ...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 EPS and TIFF files do not print 5-7 Your printout has misplaced...
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... print from the PostScript code and sends it to 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...
... print from the PostScript code and sends it to 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...
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... Image Color Matching (ICM) 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 Special 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...
... Image Color Matching (ICM) 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 Special 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...
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... To Use Your Manuals Before you install the RIP, make sure you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on a peer-to-peer Windows network by using and maintaining your printer's documentation. Introduction Windows System Requirements To use the EPSON Stylus RIP in your printer. 4 Also, refer to a file on the shared folder on using file sharing, with the...
... To Use Your Manuals Before you install the RIP, make sure you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software on a peer-to-peer Windows network by using and maintaining your printer's documentation. Introduction Windows System Requirements To use the EPSON Stylus RIP in your printer. 4 Also, refer to a file on the shared folder on using file sharing, with the...
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... possible problems you how to install EPSON Stylus RIP on Windows computers and set up client computers on networks. Cautions, Notes, and Tips You'll find this User's Guide, which contains the following: Chapter 1 tells you can use the EPSON Stylus RIP Quick Start Guide to get ...started with the RIP. Tips contain additional hints for printing with the EPSON Stylus RIP software on Windows computers. Chapter 4 explains how to print with EPSON Stylus RIP. 5 Notes contain important information about installing and using the software, refer to this information ...
... possible problems you how to install EPSON Stylus RIP on Windows computers and set up client computers on networks. Cautions, Notes, and Tips You'll find this User's Guide, which contains the following: Chapter 1 tells you can use the EPSON Stylus RIP Quick Start Guide to get ...started with the RIP. Tips contain additional hints for printing with the EPSON Stylus RIP software on Windows computers. Chapter 4 explains how to print with EPSON Stylus RIP. 5 Notes contain important information about installing and using the software, refer to this information ...
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..., click Continue. 4. At the end of the installation, click the Restart button when prompted to restart your system. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh Before you aren't prompted to restart your computer, manually restart it. 1-6 If...in your drive. From the Installer dialog box, select Easy Install, specify an Install Location to open its window. 2. If you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, disable all anti-virus or disk utility extensions, and shut down any applications that are running. Insert ...
..., click Continue. 4. At the end of the installation, click the Restart button when prompted to restart your system. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Standalone or Print Server Macintosh Before you aren't prompted to restart your computer, manually restart it. 1-6 If...in your drive. From the Installer dialog box, select Easy Install, specify an Install Location to open its window. 2. If you install the EPSON Stylus RIP software, disable all anti-virus or disk utility extensions, and shut down any applications that are running. Insert ...
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... RIP into, and click Install. 1-8 Then, follow these steps: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM in the Stylus RIP window. 3. Double-click the Client Install icon in your drive. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client Macintosh Once you've installed the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your print server, you install the...
... RIP into, and click Install. 1-8 Then, follow these steps: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus RIP CD-ROM in the Stylus RIP window. 3. Double-click the Client Install icon in your drive. Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Installing EPSON Stylus RIP on a Client Macintosh Once you've installed the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your print server, you install the...
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...129; Printing over a network Drag and drop printing Managing print jobs 2-1 2 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Once you've installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh computer(s), you need to set up , you can print 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 your server or standalone Macintosh before you 've set it to monitor your printer. Once you can start printing PostScript documents. You can also use the Stylus RIP window...
...129; Printing over a network Drag and drop printing Managing print jobs 2-1 2 Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh Once you've installed the EPSON Stylus RIP software on your Macintosh computer(s), you need to set up , you can print 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 your server or standalone Macintosh before you 've set it to monitor your printer. Once you can start printing PostScript documents. You can also use the Stylus RIP window...
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... set 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 standalone Macintosh, continue with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh If you select the printer and port. The Stylus RIP Server software searches for your new port. If you must reconfigure...
... set 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 standalone Macintosh, continue with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh If you select the printer and port. The Stylus RIP Server software searches for your new port. If you must reconfigure...
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...129; Network Name This is the name that appears in the Chooser and in the Stylus RIP server information window when the server is running it on a standalone server to either the Mac OS or the EPSON Stylus RIP Server application. You see the following settings: Timeout This sets the... time period when the Stylus RIP Server disconnects from a client Macintosh if there is 120 seconds...
...129; Network Name This is the name that appears in the Chooser and in the Stylus RIP server information window when the server is running it on a standalone server to either the Mac OS or the EPSON Stylus RIP Server application. You see the following settings: Timeout This sets the... time period when the Stylus RIP Server disconnects from a client Macintosh if there is 120 seconds...
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... Jobs While your job is created, simply drag it 's not already open) and begins processing your file is printing, the Server Information window displays the following information: (If you want to drag and drop multiple files for Macintosh 5. You can continue to save the print file...Percentage of current page complete Percentage of current job complete Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for processing in the order in which they were dropped. Select any other options you don't see this window, select Show window from the PostScript menu.) 2-16 Page currently printing Click here to...
... Jobs While your job is created, simply drag it 's not already open) and begins processing your file is printing, the Server Information window displays the following information: (If you want to drag and drop multiple files for Macintosh 5. You can continue to save the print file...Percentage of current page complete Percentage of current job complete Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for processing in the order in which they were dropped. Select any other options you don't see this window, select Show window from the PostScript menu.) 2-16 Page currently printing Click here to...
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...to take effect. 2-17 Using the Stylus RIP Monitor If you're running the EPSON Stylus RIP on your print jobs from the File menu of your print job. Choose Preferences from each client Macintosh. If a problem occurs during printing, you can use the Stylus RIP Monitor. Follow these steps to...Stylus RIP Server software. 2. You must have Raster Spool Mode turned on Raster Spool Mode: 1. Check Raster Spool Mode and click OK. 3. To cancel a print job, click the Cancel button on the screen, or press the J and . (period) keys on a network, you 'll see the error displayed in the window...
...to take effect. 2-17 Using the Stylus RIP Monitor If you're running the EPSON Stylus RIP on your print jobs from the File menu of your print job. Choose Preferences from each client Macintosh. If a problem occurs during printing, you can use the Stylus RIP Monitor. Follow these steps to...Stylus RIP Server software. 2. You must have Raster Spool Mode turned on Raster Spool Mode: 1. Check Raster Spool Mode and click OK. 3. To cancel a print job, click the Cancel button on the screen, or press the J and . (period) keys on a network, you 'll see the error displayed in the window...
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To cancel a print job that 's currently printing in the StylusRIP Monitor window. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh After you don't see a list of spooled print jobs and the status of the job that is already spooled and waiting to be printed, select the job and click Cancel Printing. 2-18 You can see the StylusRIP Monitor window, select Show window from the File menu. If you send a print job and the Stylus RIP Server processes it, the StylusRIP Monitor starts automatically.
To cancel a print job that 's currently printing in the StylusRIP Monitor window. Printing with EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh After you don't see a list of spooled print jobs and the status of the job that is already spooled and waiting to be printed, select the job and click Cancel Printing. 2-18 You can see the StylusRIP Monitor window, select Show window from the File menu. If you send a print job and the Stylus RIP Server processes it, the StylusRIP Monitor starts automatically.
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3 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows This chapter provides instructions for many popular applications. Even if you already have other PostScript printer drivers, you need to install Stylus RIP on the print server only. However, you need to Stylus RIP. 3-1 Here's what you need to do to completely install EPSON Stylus RIP: Check the printer's setup and operation. ...
3 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Windows This chapter provides instructions for many popular applications. Even if you already have other PostScript printer drivers, you need to install Stylus RIP on the print server only. However, you need to Stylus RIP. 3-1 Here's what you need to do to completely install EPSON Stylus RIP: Check the printer's setup and operation. ...
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... a sample print job with the standard driver to make sure Windows is running and all virus protection and disk-monitoring software, following steps: Load paper, install ink cartridges, and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle. Connect the printer to install EPSON Stylus RIP on a client computer will be different than the...
... a sample print job with the standard driver to make sure Windows is running and all virus protection and disk-monitoring software, following steps: Load paper, install ink cartridges, and allow your printer to complete its entire ink charging cycle. Connect the printer to install EPSON Stylus RIP on a client computer will be different than the...
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... choose an installation directory for Windows Follow these steps to installing the PostScript driver on a standalone or server computer, choose your printer model from the Installer dialog box and click Install. If you are installing Stylus RIP on a client computer, click Exit and skip ahead to install EPSON Stylus RIP and the PostScript driver on...
... choose an installation directory for Windows Follow these steps to installing the PostScript driver on a standalone or server computer, choose your printer model from the Installer dialog box and click Install. If you are installing Stylus RIP on a client computer, click Exit and skip ahead to install EPSON Stylus RIP and the PostScript driver on...
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.../98/NT, once the EPSON Stylus RIP Installer is complete. Once the EPSON Stylus RIP files are installed on installing the PostScript driver. 3-4 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for instructions on your system, you see page 3-8 for Windows 4. Enter a folder name where the EPSON Stylus RIP files will be installed, or... click Next to install the PostScript driver. Follow the steps in the next section to accept the default name. 5. For Windows 2000, see a dialog box ...
.../98/NT, once the EPSON Stylus RIP Installer is complete. Once the EPSON Stylus RIP files are installed on installing the PostScript driver. 3-4 Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for instructions on your system, you see page 3-8 for Windows 4. Enter a folder name where the EPSON Stylus RIP files will be installed, or... click Next to install the PostScript driver. Follow the steps in the next section to accept the default name. 5. For Windows 2000, see a dialog box ...