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  • Page 1 U s e r G u i d e R I P S T A T I O N 5 0 0 0...
  • Page 3 Trademarks Notice EFI, the EFI logo, Fiery, the Fiery logo, and Rip-While-Print are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Fiery ZX, Fiery LX, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, Command WorkStation, AutoCal, Starr Compression, Memory Multiplier, ColorWise,, NetWise, and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
  • Page 4 FCC Information WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Class B Declaration of Conformity Trade Name—Fiery Server (Printer Controller for Epson) Model Number—LXFC001 Compliance Test Report Number—M71204A1 Compliance Test Report Date—December 21.
  • Page 5 Electronics for Imaging to identify the Coded Font Programs and Typefaces reproduced therefrom (“Trademarks”); and d. assign your rights under this Agreement to a transferee of all of your right, title and interest in and to RIP Station 5000 provided the transferee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  • Page 6 EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY, ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ON THE SOFTWARE OR CODED FONT PROGRAMS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, AND ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin How the RIP Station works About the documentation About this manual World Wide Web xiii System requirements xiii Windows computers xiii Mac OS computers IPX (Novell) UNIX (TCP/IP) Parallel port Specifications Chapter 1: Operating the RIP Station Using the Control Panel Activity light Buttons...
  • Page 8 viii Table of Contents Preparing files to print at a remote location 2-12 Using the Color Reference pages 2-13 CMYK color reference pages 2-13 RGB Color Reference pages 2-14 PANTONE reference pages 2-14 Chapter 3: Printing with Mac OS Computers Printing to the RIP Station Selecting the RIP Station in the Chooser Setting print options...
  • Page 9 ix Table of Contents Chapter 6: Simulation Understanding simulations DuPont Color Proofing Printing with a simulation on a per-job basis Checking the current simulation Editing simulations Managing simulations Testing and applying simulations 6-10 Chapter 7: Printing with UNIX Workstations Printing to the RIP Station Appendix A: Print Options Where to set print options Override hierarchy...
  • Page 10 x Table of Contents Appendix C: Troubleshooting Error messages Basic troubleshooting tips General printing problems Problems with print quality Problems with utilities Problems with Fiery Downloader Problems with Fiery Spooler or WebSpooler C-10 Index...

  • Page 11: Before You Begin

    xi How the RIP Station works The RIP Station enables you to use the printer as a high speed, networked printer. You Before You can print documents from your computer as you would to any other printer on the Begin network—you select it from the Printers dialog box (for Windows-based computers) or the Chooser (for Mac ™...

  • Page 12: About This Manual

    xii Before You Begin • The Administrator Guide explains basic configuration and administration of the RIP Station for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services to clients. •...

  • Page 13: World Wide Web

    xiii System requirements World Wide Web You can visit the EPSON World Wide Web page to download the latest information and software. In addition, the WWW page contains marketing and corporate information about EPSON. The address is: http://WWW.PROGRAPHICS.EPSON.COM You may also want to visit the Electronics for Imaging World Wide Web page at: http://www.efi.com System requirements The User Software CD contains Adobe PostScript printer driver and PPDs (PostScript...

  • Page 14: Mac Os Computers

    xiv Before You Begin With Windows 95 • Microsoft Windows 95 with IPX/SPX networking protocol set up With Windows 3.1x • Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later • IPX/SPX networking protocol set up • MS-DOS version 5.0 or later With Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 •...

  • Page 15: Ipx (Novell)

    xv Specifications IPX (Novell) To print with an IPX (Novell) network, you need: • A Novell file server running Novell NetWare software version 3.11, 3.12, or 4.0 that supports Frame Ethernet SNAP, Ethernet II, 802.3, or 802.2 UNIX (TCP/IP) To use the RIP Station with a UNIX workstation, you need: •...
  • Page 16 xvi Before You Begin You can use the Fiery Downloader or any third party LaserWriter downloader, such as the Adobe Font Downloader, to download additional fonts • Fiery WebTools ™ (Installer, Status, WebSpooler, and WebLink) • Fiery Downloader ™ • Fiery Spooler ™...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: Operating The Rip Station

    1-1 Using the Control Panel You can use the RIP Station Control Panel to view status information about jobs, print Chapter 1: special pages, and set up printing. For information about Setup options and how to use Operating the them, see the Administrator Guide. RIP Station Using the Control Panel The Control Panel on the front of the RIP Station enables you to access special features...

  • Page 18: Activity Light

    1-2 Operating the RIP Station Activity light The activity light indicates the current RIP Station activity. If the light is: Solid red The RIP Station has just been turned on and is about to begin startup diagnostics, or there is an error that prevents the RIP Station from processing or printing.

  • Page 19: Display Window

    1-3 Using the Control Panel Display window The display window provides information about the status of the RIP Station, displays menu information, and enables you to view and edit information in the Setup menus. The last line of the display window is the name of the current screen and includes an icon to indicate what the RIP Station is doing.
  • Page 20 1-4 Operating the RIP Station Info Status When the RIP Station is not processing or printing a job, it displays information about the current server and software. It displays the following information: Server Name —The RIP Station name. —The current status of the RIP Station. The RIP Station Status status can be Idle, Initializing, Busy, Processing, or Printing.
  • Page 21 1-5 Using the Control Panel Functions menu You can choose the following commands from this menu: Choose: To do this: Print Pages Print special pages from the RIP Station. You can print the following pages from the submenu that appears: —Prints a test page to confirm that the Test Page RIP Station is properly connected to the printer and...

  • Page 22: Starting And Shutting Down

    1-6 Operating the RIP Station Reboot Server Shuts down all RIP Station activity in the correct manner and then restarts. Use this option, and not the power switch on the back, to restart the RIP Station. Starting and shutting down Generally, you can leave the RIP Station running all the time.

  • Page 23: Restarting The Rip Station

    1-7 Starting and shutting down If you press a button, the following options appear: Choose: To do this: Run Setup View the options in the Setup menus. For information on these settings, see the Administrator Guide. Install Software Install new system software. This should be done only by your local EPSON reseller or dealer.

  • Page 24: Shutting Down The Rip Station

    1-8 Operating the RIP Station Shutting down the RIP Station If you need to shut down the RIP Station for service, fonts downloaded to the hard disk drive are not deleted. Print jobs in the Hold and Printed queues and jobs that have been processed but not printed are not deleted and are available for printing when you restart the RIP Station.

  • Page 25: Chapter 2: Printing With Windows Computers

    2-1 Setting print options This chapter describes how to print to the RIP Station from a Windows computer Chapter 2: using the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver (provided with the RIP Station user Printing with software). You can print files from within your Windows application to the Windows RIP Station connected on your network.

  • Page 26: Printing With Windows 95

    2-2 Printing with Windows Computers To set print options for a job, you need to change the printer driver properties. You can access the printer driver properties in several ways. For example, with many applications you can access the properties from the print dialog box. The procedures in the following sections describe how to set print options by changing the properties of the printer driver in the Windows control panel.
  • Page 27 2-3 Setting print options 4. Choose Properties from the File menu. 5. Click the Paper tab, and select the appropriate settings for your print job.
  • Page 28 2-4 Printing with Windows Computers For best performance, it is recommended to use portrait orientation. If you print landscape images, rotate them within the application. If media loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, or media type than that of the job you are sending, the RIP Station displays an error message and the job will not print.

  • Page 29: Working With Custom Page Sizes In Windows 95

    2-5 Setting print options Working with custom page sizes in Windows 95 With custom page sizes, you define the page dimensions and the unprintable area of the page. You can save three different custom page sizes for easy use any time you print. O DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1.

  • Page 30: Printing With Windows 3.1X

    2-6 Printing with Windows Computers After you define a custom page size, you can use it in an application. You can reuse a custom page size definition without having redefine it each time you print. O PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1.
  • Page 31 2-7 Setting print options 4. Click the Paper tab, and select the appropriate settings for your print job. For best performance, it is recommended to use portrait orientation. If you print landscape images, rotate them within the application. 5. Click the PostScript tab, and select the settings shown below.
  • Page 32 2-8 Printing with Windows Computers 6. Click the Features tab. 7. Select the appropriate settings for your print job and click OK. The options in this dialog box are specific to the RIP Station (you must scroll to see all the options).

  • Page 33: Printing With Windows Nt 4.0

    2-9 Setting print options Printing with Windows NT 4.0 To print from Windows NT 4.0, use the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript printer driver included with Windows NT. NT 4.0 O SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT FROM INDOWS WITH THE ICROSOFT CRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1.
  • Page 34 2-10 Printing with Windows Computers 5. In the Printers window, right click to select the Fiery LX Stylus Pro 5000 and choose Document Defaults. 6. In the Page Setup tab, specify default settings for Paper Size, Paper Source, Copy Count, Orientation, and Color Appearance. For best performance, it is recommended to use portrait orientation.

  • Page 35: Printing To The Parallel Port

    2-11 Printing to the parallel port For information on options in the Printer Features list, see Appendix A, “Print Options.” 9. Click OK. Printing with Windows NT 3.51 You can print from Windows NT 3.51 with the Printer Driver included with Windows NT, but it does not support PostScript 3 features, so you cannot set any options specific to the RIP Station.

  • Page 36: Preparing Files To Print At A Remote Location

    2-12 Printing with Windows Computers O PRINT FILES WITH THE PARALLEL PORT 1. Make sure that parallel printing is enabled on your RIP Station. Print the Configuration page to see if parallel port printing is enabled. For information about setting up parallel printing on the RIP Station, see the Administrator Guide; for information about setting up parallel port printing on a Windows computer, see the Setup Guide.

  • Page 37: Using The Color Reference Pages

    2-13 Using the Color Reference pages Using the Color Reference pages The RIP Station user software includes several types of color reference pages that you can view and print to see the full range of colors available from your RIP Station. The pages included are: •...

  • Page 38: Rgb Color Reference Pages

    2-14 Printing with Windows Computers RGB Color Reference pages The RGB Color Reference pages display the RGB colors available in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. RGB C O PRINT AND USE THE OLOR EFERENCE PAGES 1. Use Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint to open the RGB_01.DOC (Microsoft Word) or RGB_02.PPT (Microsoft PowerPoint) file.

  • Page 39: Chapter 3: Printing With Mac Os Computers

    3-1 Printing to the RIP Station You can print from a Mac OS computer to the RIP Station just as you would print to Chapter 3: any other printer. First, select the RIP Station as the current printer in the Chooser, Printing with then print the file from within your application.
  • Page 40 3-2 Printing with Mac OS Computers 5. Select the RIP Station in the list of printers that appears. The names of all supported printers in the zone appear in the Chooser window. If your system administrator disabled the connection to one of the queues or the direct connection, the corresponding name will not appear in this list.

  • Page 41: Setting Print Options

    3-3 Printing to the RIP Station If the Chooser cannot find the correct PPD for the RIP Station, you are prompted to find and select the correct PPD. If you installed the AdobePS printer driver as described in the Setup Guide, the PPD is in the System Folder: Extensions:Printer Descriptions folder.
  • Page 42 3-4 Printing with Mac OS Computers O SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE DOBE PRINTER DRIVER 1. Open the file you want to print, and choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2. In the Page Setup>Page Attributes dialog box, specify a paper size, a print orientation, and a scale percentage.
  • Page 43 3-5 Printing to the RIP Station 4. Choose Print from the application’s File menu. Specify settings for the print options displayed in this dialog box. Print dialog boxes vary across applications. 5. Choose the other Print dialog box displays (Notes, Color Matching, and Printer Specific Options) and specify the appropriate settings for the job.
  • Page 44 3-6 Printing with Mac OS Computers In the Print>Notes dialog box, you can enter job notes in the Notes 1 and Notes 2 fields. This information appears on the Job Log, and you can use it for job identification or accounting purposes. In the Print>Color Matching dialog box, you can specify color management settings.
  • Page 45 3-7 Printing to the RIP Station In the Print>Printer Specific Options dialog box, specify print option settings for the job. These PPD options are specific to the RIP Station. You can scroll to see all the print options. For information on setting print options, see Appendix A, “Print Options.” Some options in the Printer Specific Options window can also be set from an application.

  • Page 46: Defining Custom Page Sizes

    3-8 Printing with Mac OS Computers Defining custom page sizes With custom page sizes, you define the page dimensions and margins. The minimum page dimensions are defined as 2" x 2". O DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu 2.

  • Page 47: Using The Color Reference Pages

    3-9 Using the color reference pages Using the color reference pages The RIP Station User Software includes several types of color reference pages that you can view and print to see the full range of colors available from your RIP Station. The pages included are: •...

  • Page 48: Rgb Color Reference Pages

    3-10 Printing with Mac OS Computers RGB Color Reference pages The application pages display the RGB colors available in Microsoft Word 6.0 or later and Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 or later. RGB C O PRINT AND USE THE OLOR EFERENCE PAGES 1.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4: Downloading Files And Fonts

    4-1 Using the Fiery Downloader The Fiery Downloader allows you to print PostScript and EPS (Encapsulated Chapter 4: PostScript) files directly to the RIP Station without using the application they were Downloading created in. Fiery Downloader also enables you to manage printer fonts on the Files and Fonts RIP Station.
  • Page 50 4-2 Downloading Files and Fonts O VIEW INFORMATION WITH THE IERY OWNLOADER 1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon. 2. Select the RIP Station in the Chooser window that appears and click Connect (Mac OS) or OK (Windows). The Fiery Downloader Status window appears, and includes the Toolbar, Fiery Downloader’s menu(s), and status bar.

  • Page 51: Printing With The Fiery Downloader

    4-3 Using the Fiery Downloader Display status Click this button to display the status window for window the current RIP Station. Display font list Click this button to display a list of printer fonts on the RIP Station hard disk. About the Click this button to view version information Downloader...
  • Page 52 4-4 Downloading Files and Fonts 3. Choose Download from the File menu or click the Download button. A dialog box containing a list of files appears.
  • Page 53 4-5 Using the Fiery Downloader 4. Choose the file type to display from the Show (Files of Type) menu. “All known formats” lists all files in formats supported by the Fiery Downloader. “All Files” lists all files in the folder. You can download files and fonts in the same batch;...

  • Page 54: Downloading And Managing Postscript Printer Fonts

    4-6 Downloading Files and Fonts Some applications, including Adobe Photoshop, provide transfer functions that let you specify density settings for an image. If the file you are printing includes transfer functions, the Fiery Downloader Brightness options will have no effect on your printout.
  • Page 55 4-7 Using the Fiery Downloader Understanding printer fonts and Mac OS screen fonts The fonts included with the RIP Station come in two forms: printer fonts and screen fonts. The printer fonts are installed permanently on the RIP Station hard disk. The screen fonts, which are included on the RIP Station User Software CD, should be installed on your Mac OS computer.
  • Page 56 4-8 Downloading Files and Fonts O VIEW FONT INFORMATION AND DELETE FONTS 1. Choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button. The Font List window appears with Update, Print, and Delete buttons in the title bar. Update Click to update the information in the font list window.

  • Page 57: Chapter 5: Managing Print Jobs

    5-1 Using the Fiery Spooler The following Fiery utilities help you manage print jobs: Chapter 5: Managing • The Fiery Spooler allows you to view the order and priority of print jobs, delete jobs, Print Jobs and move jobs between queues. You can also use it to view job accounting information.
  • Page 58 5-2 Managing Print Jobs Fiery Spooler jobs can be in one of the following queues: Print Normal print jobs sent to the RIP Station appear in the Print queue. You can move and manipulate these jobs as described below. Hold Jobs sent to the Hold queue remain in the Hold queue until they are moved to the Print queue or deleted.
  • Page 59 5-3 Using the Fiery Spooler 3. Click Connect or OK. The Fiery Spooler main window and File, Edit, Window, Help (Windows), and Administrator menus appear. Server name Current Print and RIP status Name of the job currently printing Name of the job currently processing List of every document sent to the Print Queue...
  • Page 60 5-4 Managing Print Jobs The icons provide information about the job: Printing Print icon The job that is currently printing appears in this list. It can be deleted to cancel printing. Waiting Print icon Jobs that have been processed and are waiting to be printed appear in this list.
  • Page 61 5-5 Using the Fiery Spooler Print Drag a document onto this icon or select the document and click this icon to print it to the Print queue. Hold Drag a document onto this icon or select the document and click this icon to save it in the Hold queue.

  • Page 62: Duplicating, Copying, Moving, And Deleting Jobs

    5-6 Managing Print Jobs 6. To display information about a different RIP Station, choose Open from the File menu. The Chooser window appears. 7. Select the RIP Station in the Chooser. The Fiery Spooler main window appears and displays information about the RIP Station you selected.
  • Page 63 5-7 Using the Fiery Spooler O DUPLICATE A JOB WITHIN A QUEUE 1. Select the job that you want to copy by clicking its name. The selected job is highlighted. 2. Choose Duplicate Job from the Edit menu. The job appears at the bottom of the queue. O DUPLICATE AND PRINT A JOB 1.
  • Page 64 5-8 Managing Print Jobs O MOVE A JOB WITHIN A QUEUE 1. If the RIP Station has a password, choose Password from the Administrator menu and enter the password. 2. Click the name of the job that you want to move. The selected job is highlighted.

  • Page 65: Changing Print Settings For A Job

    5-9 Using the Fiery Spooler Changing print settings for a job You can set certain printing parameters for a job in the Override Print Settings dialog box. The settings in this dialog box override the settings in the Print Options dialog box and the Control Panel Printer Setup.

  • Page 66: Using The Job Log

    5-10 Managing Print Jobs Using the Job Log With the Fiery Spooler, you can view and print a log of all the jobs printed to the RIP Station. You can also save the Job Log as a tab-delimited text file and import into a database, spreadsheet or word processing application for job accounting purposes.
  • Page 67 5-11 Using the Fiery Spooler Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view all fields in the Job Log window. Update Print Delete Export The Status column provides information about the job: The job was printed normally. ERROR A PostScript error occurred while a job was processing.
  • Page 68 5-12 Managing Print Jobs 5. To save the Job Log as a file that you can view with a different application, choose Export Job Log from the File menu or click the Export icon at the top of the window. 6.
  • Page 69 5-13 Using the Fiery Spooler O SET UP AUTOMATIC PAGING 1. Set up your user name in PageNOW! See the PageNOW! documentation for instructions. 2. Choose PageNow username from the Fiery Spooler Administrator menu. 3. Enter your User Name. 4. Choose Start Error Paging from the Administrator menu to enable automatic paging. To stop paging, choose Stop Error Paging from the Administrator menu.

  • Page 70: Using The Fiery Webtools

    5-14 Managing Print Jobs Using the Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools reside on the RIP Station but can be accessed over the network from a variety of platforms. The RIP Station functions as an Internet or intranet server, and has a home page that lets remote users view server functions and manipulate jobs. The only requirement for client computers is to use an Internet browser that supports the Java language.
  • Page 71 5-15 Using the Fiery WebTools O ACCESS THE OOLS 1. Start up your Internet browser application. 2. Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the RIP Station. Check with the operator or administrator for this information. The RIP Station home page appears. 3.

  • Page 72: Checking Rip Station Status

    5-16 Managing Print Jobs Checking RIP Station status You can see what jobs are currently processing and printing with the Status WebTool. O ACCESS THE TATUS • From the RIP Station home page window, click Status. The Status window appears in a new browser window. You can close other browser windows and leave the Status window open to continue checking the status of the RIP Station.

  • Page 73: Linking To Other Web Sites

    5-17 Using the Fiery WebTools For more information on Fiery Spooler functions, see page 5–1. The main difference between WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler is with moving and deleting jobs. With Fiery Spooler, you can delete your own jobs, but you cannot manipulate other jobs without a password.

  • Page 75: Chapter 6: Simulation

    6-1 Understanding simulations This chapter describes how to work with simulations, accepted industry standards for Chapter 6: simulating output of a press. You can print to the RIP Station and your printed output Simulation simulates the range of colors a press would produce. Changing the RIP Station default simulation affects all jobs for all users, so you might want to limit the number of people authorized to use the Fiery Print Calibrator.

  • Page 76: Dupont Color Proofing

    6-2 Simulation Several simulations are provided with the RIP Station, and you can create additional ones as needed by modifying the existing ones. The simulations provided are: • DIC—Japanese press standard. • Cromalin ® EuroSTD—European proofing standard for offset printing. ®...

  • Page 77: Printing With A Simulation On A Per-Job Basis

    6-3 Printing with a simulation on a per-job basis Printing with a simulation on a per-job basis If you send print jobs to the RIP Station and use the Adobe PostScript printer drivers provided with the User Software CD, you can select a simulation on a job-by-job basis, using the CMYK Simulation option.

  • Page 78: Checking The Current Simulation

    6-4 Simulation Checking the current simulation The Fiery Print Calibrator allows you to work with press simulations provided with your RIP Station, or you can customize simulations to suit the specific needs of your printing environment. Before you print or change the simulation currently in use, you should check the current simulation and when it was last modified.

  • Page 79: Editing Simulations

    6-5 Editing simulations 3. Choose Server Status from the Server menu. The Server Status window also displays information about the current simulation. 4. To choose a different RIP Station, choose Open from the File menu. You can print the Configuration page at the RIP Station or the Test Page from the Control Panel Functions menu.
  • Page 80 6-6 Simulation O SELECT A SIMULATION 1. Click the Select Simulation button in the Fiery Print Calibrator window. A dialog box displays a list of simulations available on the RIP Station. 2. Select a simulation and click OK. Use Local to select a simulation on your computer.
  • Page 81 6-7 Editing simulations O EDIT A SIMULATION 1. Click the Edit Simulation button. You can use this dialog box to view or to edit simulations. The graph on the left side of the window allows you to view and manipulate color output values; the areas on the right allow you to adjust other values.
  • Page 82 6-8 Simulation 4. If needed, use the Brightness menu to adjust brightness. If you change a value for a color with the Brightness menu, it overrides values set elsewhere in the dialog box. 5. If needed, adjust the Dot Gain value. This is used for simulating press output.

  • Page 83: Managing Simulations

    6-9 Editing simulations Managing simulations With Fiery Print Calibrator, you can back up and delete simulations. You can also remove the default simulation without deleting it. In general, removing the default simulation is not necessary because any new simulation replaces the existing one. O BACK UP SIMULATIONS •...

  • Page 84: Testing And Applying Simulations

    6-10 Simulation O REMOVE THE DEFAULT SIMULATION WITH THE IERY RINT ALIBRATOR 1. Start the Fiery Print Calibrator. 2. Choose Set Default Simulation to None from the Server menu. 3. When prompted, verify that you want to proceed with removing the simulation. The current simulation is removed.
  • Page 85 6-11 Testing and applying simulations O APPLY A SIMULATION 1. When you have visually verified that the test page displays appropriate color values, click Set Default Simulation. This sets the default simulation on the RIP Station. Users can choose different simulations when they print by using the CMYK Simulation option.

  • Page 87: Chapter 7: Printing With Unix Workstations

    7-1 Printing to the RIP Station You can print to the RIP Station directly from UNIX. Jobs printed to the RIP Station Chapter 7: are sent to the Print or Hold queue and can be manipulated from Mac OS and Printing Windows computers on the network.
  • Page 88 7-2 Printing with UNIX Workstations UNIX: O PRINT FROM • On a system running SunOS4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command to send a job to the RIP Station as follows: lpr <-Pprinter> <-#copies> <filename> For example, if the Print queue of your RIP Station is named print_Server , your file is named...
  • Page 89 7-3 Printing to the RIP Station O REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE Unless you log in as the user, you can remove only your own jobs. root • On a system running SunOS 4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command to remove jobs from the queue as follows.

  • Page 91: Appendix A: Print Options

    A-1 Print Options Print options give you access to the special features of your printer and the Appendix A: RIP Station. You can specify print options in several places—from the server, from the Print Options printing application, from the Fiery Downloader, from the Fiery Spooler, and from the WebSpooler.

  • Page 92: Override Hierarchy

    A-2 Print Options Override hierarchy In the following table, the default printer driver settings are underlined. The override hierarchy is as follows: a user’s printer driver settings override the server’s default settings; settings made from Fiery Spooler or WebSpooler override the user’s printer driver settings.
  • Page 93 A-3 Print Options Print Settings Requirements Description option (default is underlined) and constraints Paper Sizes See page A–5. Specifies the paper size for the Be sure to select the correct job. setting on your printer. When using a paper size for which there is not a corresponding setting on the printer, choose Other on the printer.
  • Page 94 A-4 Print Options Print Settings Requirements Description option (default is underlined) and constraints EFIRGB/sRGB (PC)/ Specifies the source color space. Apple Standard/Other/Off EFIRGB—the standard color Source space sRGB (PC)—based on an average of Windows computer monitors Apple Standard—a standard reference point for the ColorSync color management system Other—allows you to define a...

  • Page 95: Paper Sizes

    A-5 Print Options Paper Sizes These are the dimensions for the supported paper sizes: Available Paper Size Size in inches Size in mm Trays Super A3/B 1, 2 12.95" 19.02" 329 mm 483 mm 1, 2 11.69" 16.54" 297 mm 420 mm 1, 2 8.27"...

  • Page 96: Print Mode

    A-6 Print Options Print Mode Print Mode Media Resolution PQ InkJet Paper 720 Photo Quality InkJet paper PQ InkJet Paper 1440 1440 PQ Glossy Paper 720 Photo Quality Glossy paper PQ Glossy Paper 1440 1440 PQ Glossy Film 1440 Photo Quality Glossy film 1440 Com Prf Paper 720 Commercial Proofing Paper...

  • Page 97: Appendix B: Fonts

    B-1 PostScript printer fonts This appendix lists the built-in printer fonts included with your RIP Station. Appendix B: Fonts PostScript printer fonts Listed below are the 136 built-in PostScript printer fonts on the RIP Station. For Mac OS computers, install the corresponding screen fonts from the User Software CD.
  • Page 98 B-2 Fonts • Helvetica, Helvetica-Bold, Helvetica-BoldOblique, Helvetica-Condensed, Helvetica-Condensed-Bold, Helvetica-Condensed-BoldObl, Helvetica-Condensed- Oblique, Helvetica-Narrow, Helvetica-Narrow-Bold, Helvetica-Narrow- BoldOblique, Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique, Helvetica-Oblique • JoannaMT, JoannaMT-Bold, JoannaMT-Italic, JoannaMT-BoldItalic • LetterGothic, LetterGothic-Bold, LetterGothic-BoldSlanted, LetterGothic-Slanted • LubalinGraph-Book, LubalinGraph-BookOblique, LubalinGraph-Demi, LubalinGraph-DemiOblique • Marigold • MonaLisa-Recut • NewCenturySchlbk-Roman, NewCenturySchlbk-Bold, NewCenturySchlbk-Italic, NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic •...

  • Page 99: Truetype Fonts

    B-3 PostScript printer fonts TrueType fonts The RIP Station includes 19 TrueType fonts: • Apple-Chancery • ArialMT, Arial-BoldMT, Arial-ItalicMT, Arial-BoldItalicMT • Chicago • Geneva • HoeflerText-Regular, HoeflerText-Black, HoeflerText-Italic, HoeflerText-BlackItalic, HoeflerText-Ornaments • Monaco • NewYork • TimesNewRomanPSMT, TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, TimesNewRomanPS- ItalicMT, TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT •...

  • Page 101: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    C-1 Error messages This section describes problems that you may encounter while using the RIP Station. Appendix C: Troubleshooting Error messages When an error interferes with printing, you will see a message on the Control Panel. Following are the messages (listed in alphabetical order), with the appropriate corrective action for each one.
  • Page 102 C-2 Troubleshooting Disk full (cont’d) • Reduce the resolution of the image in the application. • Do not select Disk as the RIP Mode when selecting print options within the application. • Use the command from the Control Panel Clear Server to clear all jobs from the Print, Hold, and Printed queues.

  • Page 103: Basic Troubleshooting Tips

    C-3 Basic troubleshooting tips Basic troubleshooting tips This section provides some troubleshooting guidelines should a problem arise. If you are still unable to resolve a problem, contact your authorized service/support center. There are some basic situations that can cause a variety of problems. Before you look for a specific problem, use the tips in this list.

  • Page 104: General Printing Problems

    C-4 Troubleshooting General printing problems If this happens: Try this: The RIP Station doesn’t On the Mac OS computer, make sure that the correct zone is selected and that AppleTalk appear in the Mac OS is active. computer’s Chooser list of AppleTalk must be active.
  • Page 105 C-5 General printing problems If this happens: Try this: You cannot select or view one • Have your system administrator enable the queue in Setup on the RIP Station Control of the Spooler or WebSpooler Panel. queues Only the connections enabled in Setup are available for selection and display in the Fiery Spooler or WebSpooler.
  • Page 106 C-6 Troubleshooting If this happens: Try this: RIP Station doesn’t respond to • Did you select the RIP Station as the current printer? a Print command Before printing, you must select the RIP Station as the current printer from your Mac OS or Windows computer.
  • Page 107 C-7 General printing problems If this happens: Try this: Jobs sent to the parallel port • On the RIP Station Control Panel, increase the parallel “Port Timeout in Seconds.” do not print • On the RIP Station Control Panel, change the “Ignore EOF Character” setting. If you are printing ASCII format PostScript only, set Ignore EOF Character to No.

  • Page 108: Problems With Print Quality

    C-8 Troubleshooting Problems with print quality If this happens: Try this: Print settings for your job • Make sure that you did not override the setting for the job in another place. output do not match the For information about print options and overrides, see Appendix A, “Print Options.” settings you gave You get poor printing results •...

  • Page 109: Problems With Utilities

    C-9 Problems with utilities Problems with utilities General problem with: Try this: Fiery utilities • Make sure that either the NET_WIPX.DLL(Windows 95) or NET_WSCK.DLL (Windows NT) (Windows 95 or NT) file is in the SYSTEM directory. Make sure that only one file is installed in this directory and that it is the correct file for your system.

  • Page 110: Problems With Fiery Spooler Or Webspooler

    C-10 Troubleshooting Problems with Fiery Spooler or WebSpooler If this happens: Try this: You can’t move or delete jobs • Choose Password from the Administrator menu and enter the password that was created on the RIP Station Control Panel. If you do not enter the password, you can move, override settings for, and delete only your own jobs.
  • Page 111 Index 3M simulation 6-2 Color Charts pages printing from Control Panel 1-5 Color Mode option A-2 activity light on Control Panel 1-2 Color Reference pages Adobe Font Downloader 4-1 Mac OS 3-9 Adobe Photoshop Windows 2-13 transfer functions 4-6 Configuration page, printing 1-5 Adobe PostScript printer driver Confirm file deletion option 5-5 Mac OS xiv, 3-1...
  • Page 112 I-2 Index Features tab Hold queue 5-2 Windows 3.1x 2-8 home page of Fiery WebTools 5-15 Fiery Downloader 4-1 to 4-8 cancel downloading 4-6 Info Status screen 1-4 choosing a printer 4-3 Installer (WebTool), about 5-14 downloading files and fonts 4-1 Install Software option 1-7 EPS files 4-1 IPX (Novell)
  • Page 113 I-3 Index preferences, for updating Fiery Spooler 5-5 Presentation rendering style A-6 Note 1/Note 2 fields Print dialog box in Fiery Spooler 5-10 Mac OS 3-5 Mac OS 3-6 Printed queue 5-2 number of copies, specifying A-2 printer driver Windows NT 2-11 on/off switch 1-6 printer properties Override Print Settings, in Fiery Spooler 5-8...
  • Page 114 I-4 Index restarting the server 1-7 Status WebTool RGB_01.DOC file 2-14 about 5-14 RGB_02.PPT file 2-14 accessing 5-16 RGB Color Reference pages SWOP Commercial 3M Match Print Mac OS 3-9, 3-10 simulation 6-2 Windows 2-13, 2-14 SWOP Commercial FujiColorArt RGB Source Gamma option A-4 simulation 6-2 RGB Source option A-4 system requirements...
  • Page 115 PostScript printer Paper tab 2-7 drivers 2-9 Printer’s default setting 2-8 World Wide Web (WWW) page printer setup 2-6 for EFI xiii printing with 2-6 for EPSON xiii setting PostScript options 2-7 for the Fiery WebTools 5-14 Windows 95...

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