Connecting To The Network; Printing The Rip Station 5000 Test Page - Epson Stylus Pro 5000 Service Manual

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Printing the RIP Station 5000 Test Page

Printing the RIP Station 5000 Test Page
Before connecting the RIP Station 5000 to the network, print a Test Page to verify that it
is connected properly to the printer. The Test Page is a color PostScript file that resides on
the hard disk drive of the RIP Station 5000.
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1. Power on the printer and allow it to warm up.
2. Power on the RIP Station 5000 using the power switch on the back panel.
Messages will appear on the Control Panel as the RIP Station 5000 runs through its
Start-up diagnostics.
3. At the Idle screen, press the menu button (see "Screens and icons" on page 3-12).
The Functions menu displays the options shown below:
Print Pages
Reboot Server
Functions
4. Press the line selection button to the right of Print Pages, and then select Test Page from
the submenu.
The RIP Station 5000 sends the Test Page to the printer and displays the RIP and Print
status screens so you can monitor the job.
5. Examine the quality of the Test Page from the printer.
If the Test Page prints successfully with good image quality, then the RIP Station 5000
print engine is functional and the connection between the RIP Station 5000 and the
printer is good.

Connecting to the network

Ethernet support is built into the RIP Station 5000 motherboard, providing connectivity
to Ethernet networks. Supported Ethernet cabling includes: thinnet, thicknet, and
twisted pair for 10BaseT and/or 100BaseT.
The term 100BaseT is used throughout this manual to refer to 100BaseTX.
TheRIP Station 5000 motherboard has two Ethernet network connectors. Only one
Ethernet connection should be made to the RIP Station 5000 at a time.
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Use the line
selection buttons to
the right to select
Print Pages.
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