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Kodak Digital science 8650 PS User Manual

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Kodak Digital Science™
8650/8650 PS Color Printer
Export Module for
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and
Kodak Calibration Utility Software for
MACINTOSH and MICROSOFT WINDOWS
User's Guide
Part No. 1H9656

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  • Page 1 Kodak Digital Science™ 8650/8650 PS Color Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and Kodak Calibration Utility Software for MACINTOSH and MICROSOFT WINDOWS User’s Guide Part No. 1H9656...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ..............1-1 Job Scheduling................. 1-2 Communication Channels ............1-2 Accessing the Export Module........... 1-3 To access the export module: ..........1-3 Hardware and Software Requirements ......2-1 System Requirements for Windows ......... 2-1 Hardware..............2-1 Software ..............2-1 System Requirements for Macintosh ........
  • Page 3 Contents Appendix A: About Printer Tables......... A-1 Additive and Subtractive Color ..........A-1 Standard Tables ..............A-1 Custom RGB Windows Tables ..........A-2 Custom RGB Macintosh Tables ..........A-3 Custom CMYK Table ............... A-3 Creating New Printer Tables............ A-3 Appendix B: Getting Additional Help ......B-1 Asia/Pacific Region Helpline Numbers .......

  • Page 4: Introduction

    If you have questions about the 8650 color printer, the retailer where you purchased the printer may be able to answer them. You can visit the Kodak Web site at http:// www.Kodak.com. To download the most recent export module, access the Kodak Web site and use the path customer support, software, drivers, dye sub printers.

  • Page 5: Job Scheduling

    Installing optional memory in the printer increases the number of jobs that can be processed. This is described in the Kodak Digital Science 8650/8650 PS Color Printer, User’s Guide . The other factor impacting job scheduling is the printer’s network configuration.

  • Page 6: Accessing The Export Module

    Open an image file. NOTE: You cannot access the export module without opening an image file. From the File menu, select “Export” and then “Kodak DS 8650 Printer”. The first time you access the export module, the dialog box below appears requesting that you select a printer.
  • Page 7 Introduction Click on OK in the Select an 8650 Color Printer dialog box. A dialog box may also appear asking you to locate the Media File. Click Open in the dialog box. An open file dialog box opens. Locate the media file using the following path: Photoshop/Plug-ins/ DS 8650 alias /Media Files.

  • Page 8: Hardware And Software Requirements

    2. Hardware and Software Requirements System Requirements for Windows Hardware The following hardware is recommended to load and use the export module: • 80486 or higher processor • Minimum of 8 MB of RAM • Color monitor with a minimum monitor resolution of 640 x 480 pixels •...
  • Page 9 Hardware and Software Requirements Requirements for SCSI-Connected Installations • An ADAPTEC SCSI host adapter board NOTE: Kodak tested the AHA 1542 and 2940 boards. Other cards may work but have not been tested. • A SCSI cable • A SCSI terminator •...

  • Page 10: System Requirements For Macintosh

    Hardware and Software Requirements System Requirements for Macintosh Hardware The following hardware is recommended to use the export module: • 68040 or higher processor • Minimum of 8 MB of RAM (required by Photoshop) • Hard disk space of at least three times your image size •...

  • Page 11: Dialog Boxes

    3. Dialog Boxes The dialog boxes shown and described in this chapter are used in the export module. Descriptions are given for buttons and fields unique to the export module. Buttons and fields common to most Macintosh and Windows applications are not described. The illustrations in this chapter show Macintosh system dialog boxes.

  • Page 12: 8650 Color Printer Dialog Box

    Dialog Boxes 8650 Color Printer Dialog Box The 8650 Color Printer dialog box allows you to control printer features by choosing from available options. The following is the main dialog box used in the export module. Button and Field Descriptions Printer —the Printer field allows you to specify a printer port, view printer status, and reprint images.
  • Page 13 Dialog Boxes When the Reprint box is selected, the options in the Media, Layout, and Image Processing group boxes are grayed out and cannot be selected. Media —the Media field allows you to specify the print mode, paper size, and XtraLife lamination options. NOTE: If the wrong media is loaded in the printer after the job has been received and processed, error messages appear on the printer’s display panel.
  • Page 14 Dialog Boxes The imageable area of each media size is listed in the following table. Media Size Image Size Image Size Image Size (in Inches) (in Millimeters) (in Pixels) 8.5 x 11 in. 8.0 x 8.93 in. 204 x 228 mm 2400 x 2680 216 x 281 mm 8.27 x 11.69 in.
  • Page 15 Dialog Boxes Printer Table —allows you to select a printer table which produces the closest possible match between the image colors displayed on your monitor and the printed colors of that image. Available options are: None —use this option if you are using color management software in conjunction with Photoshop.
  • Page 16 Dialog Boxes Landscape —horizontally orients the image on the page. Scale —scales images to fit or fill the entire page. You may indicate the percentage that images are to be scaled in the text box. Available options include: To Fit Page —images that are larger or smaller than the page are scaled to fit the page without cropping or distorting the image.

  • Page 17: Select An 8650 Color Printer Dialog Box

    Dialog Boxes Select an 8650 Color Printer Dialog Box The Select an 8650 Color Printer dialog box is accessed by clicking the Select button in the 8650 Color Printer dialog box.This dialog box displays the location (on Macintosh) or ports (on Windows) and the 8650 color printers that are connected (either directly or by a network) to them.

  • Page 18: 8650 Color Printers Dialog Box

    OK —closes the dialog box and indicates that the printer you have highlighted in the Select a Kodak Printer list box should be the active printer. OK can be selected only when a printer is highlighted You may select a Kodak raster printer other than the 8650 Color Printer.

  • Page 19: Printer Status Dialog Box

    Dialog Boxes Printer Status Dialog Box The Printer Status dialog box is accessed by selecting the Status button on the 8650 Color Printer dialog box. The information displayed corresponds to the printer that is currently selected for printing. Button and Field Descriptions Printer Information —describes the state of the selected printer.

  • Page 20: Error Messages

    The file is too large for the Kodak Color Printer! Make the image smaller to print the Resize the image in Photoshop before printing.
  • Page 21 Error Messages Error Message Solution The select Kodak printer on “X” is busy! Indicates the printer is busy and informs on job status and jobs in Jobs in process, waiting to print: “Y” queue. Dialog closes when the print- Current job, copies to print: “Z”...

  • Page 22: Appendix A: About Printer Tables

    The tables allow you to obtain the closest possible match between a displayed image and a print of that image. Kodak TableMaker Software (TableMaker software), allows you to create new tables or modify existing tables. TableMaker software only works with RGB tables.

  • Page 23: Standard Tables

    Appendix A: About Printer Tables Standard Tables Each printer table is named according to its correction formula. There are 45 standard RGB tables and 25 standard CMYK tables. The standard printer tables consist of combinations from one of the available gamma correction values (1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8) and one of the available black level values (-40, -30, -20, -10, 0).

  • Page 24: Custom Rgb Macintosh Tables

    Photo CD images that were opened using a video metric. XLS PostScript Level 1 Table—achieves equivalent to the KODAK DS 8650 PS PostScript Level 1 color rendering path. Custom CMYK Table A custom PostScript Level 1 table is provided for simulating a PostScript Level 1 response.
  • Page 25 Appendix A: About Printer Tables TableMaker Software to create new tables for RGB printing. Contact your Kodak dealer to order one of the following Kodak Tablemaker Software: • Macintosh, order catalog 824 8833 • Windows, order catalog 840 4998 September 1997...

  • Page 26: Appendix B: Getting Additional Help

    If you have questions about the 8650 color printer, the retailer where you purchased the printer may be able to answer them. You can visit the Kodak Web site at http:// www.Kodak.com. You may also call for technical support at 1-800-235-6325 between 9:00 a.m.

  • Page 27: European Helpline Numbers

    Appendix B: Getting Additional Help European Helpline Numbers Country Country code Helpline number Belgium 02 2632400 Denmark 43 717111 Finland 90 87071 France 1 4989 0083 Germany 0711 406 5561 Italy 02 66028454 Netherlands 03405 99704 Norway 02 818181 Spain 91 6267100 Sweden 08 58023663...

  • Page 28: Appendix C: About Scsi Connection

    The printer is set at the factory for SCSI ID 5. If you need to change the SCSI ID, refer to the Kodak Digital Science 8650/8650 PS Color Printer User’s Guide for instructions about setting the SCSI device number.

  • Page 29: Macintosh Systems

    The printer is set at the factory for SCSI ID 5. If you need to change the SCSI ID, refer to the KODAK Digital Science 8650/8650 PS Color Printer, User’s Guide for instructions about setting the SCSI device number.

  • Page 30: Appendix D: Changing The Printer's Network Name On Macintosh

    Name on MACINTOSH Changing the Printer’s Network Name The Kodak Printer Utility allows you to change the name of the printer as it is known over an Ethernet network. NOTE: The name you specify is the name for the printer...
  • Page 31 Appendix D: Changing the Printer’s Network Name on MACINTOSH From the AppleTalk Zone list box, select the zone of the printer you want to rename. The Select a Kodak Printer list box displays the printers from that AppleTalk zone. Select the printer you want to rename from the Select a Kodak Printer list box.
  • Page 32 Appendix D: Changing the Printer’s Network Name on MACINTOSH From the Utilities menu select Rename Printer. A dialog box similar to the following appears. Type the new name for the printer in the New Name text entry box. Click on Rename . A confirmation panel similar to the following appears.
  • Page 33 4-1 communication channels 1-2 cropping images 3-6 dialog boxes 8650 Color Printer 3-2 8650 Color Printers 3-8 Kodak Raster Printers D-1, D-2 Printer Status 3-9 Rename Printer D-3 Select an 8650 Color Printer 3-7 error messages 4-1–4-2 ethernet network 3-7...
  • Page 34 Macintosh systems system requirements 2-3 installation on PC systems 2-1 system requirements 2-1 job scheduling 1-2 jobs being processed finding information about 3-9 Kodak TableMaker software A-4 lamination, Xtra Life 3-4 landscape, page orientation 3-6 Index-2 September 1997...
  • Page 35 3-7, 3-8 status 3-9 printer tables additive and subtractive color A-1 creating new A-3 custom, for Macintosh A-3 custom, for PC A-2 Kodak TableMaker software A-4 printer table button 3-5 standard A-1 see Appendix A queue, printer 1-2 September 1997 Index-3...
  • Page 36 Index RAM, installed 3-9 scaling images 3-6 SCSI connection. see Appendix C cabling C-1, C-2 device number C-1, C-2 for Macintosh C-2 for Windows C-1 host adapter board 2-2, C-1 requirements 2-2 SCSI bus C-1, C-2 terminator C-1, C-2 selecting a printer 3-7, 3-8 service B-1 status button 3-2 subtractive color A-1...
  • Page 37 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Rochester, New York 14653 KODAK CANADA INC. Toronto, Ontario M6M 1V3 Canada Kodak, Digital Science, and the ds monogram symbol are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Adobe® and PostScript® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Part No. 1H9656 9/97...

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