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Kodak 8670 PS Printing Manual

Kodak 8670 PS Printing Manual

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Getting Started

The Printing Guide explains how to use the printing software that is
shipped with your Kodak Professional 8670 PS thermal printer (8670
printer). This guide assumes that you are an experienced computer user
who understands how to install programs and that you are familiar with
printing software and how it works.
Using the Printing Guide
This guide is organized as follows:
•
Printing from Macintosh—describes how to use the printing software
with standard Macintosh systems.
•
Printing from Windows 3.11—describes how to set up and use the
printing software on Windows 3.11 systems.
Windows 3.11."
•
Printing from Windows 95—describes how to set up and use the
printing software with Windows 95.
•
Printing from Windows NT—describes how to set up and use the
printing software with Windows NT systems.
Windows NT 4.0."
•
Export Module—describes how to use the export module software, a
plug-in for Adobe Photoshop.
CONTENTS
Refer to "Printing from Macintosh."
Refer to "Printing from Windows 95."
Refer to "Using the Export Module."
INDEX
SEARCH
Refer to "Printing from
Refer to "Printing from
HELP
Operator's Guide
Printing
Guide
Color Management
Calibration
Network
Interface Guide
Getting Started
Printing from
Macintosh
Printing from a PC
Using the Export
Module for Adobe
Photoshop
About Printer Tables

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  • Page 1: Getting Started

    Getting Started Operator’s Guide The Printing Guide explains how to use the printing software that is Printing shipped with your Kodak Professional 8670 PS thermal printer (8670 Guide printer). This guide assumes that you are an experienced computer user who understands how to install programs and that you are familiar with Color Management printing software and how it works.
  • Page 2 Operator’s Guide Getting Help or Additional Information Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about setting up, Printing operating, and obtaining accessories and supplies for your 8670 printer. Guide Contact your dealer with any questions you have. The Operator’s Guide can help you with printing problems you may Color Management occasionally have with the Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer.

  • Page 3: Getting Information From The Kodak Home Page

    Operator’s Guide Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page To download the most recent printing software for the 8670 printer, Printing access the Kodak home page on the World Wide Web at Guide http:\\www.kodak.com and use the path “service and support, Download...

  • Page 4: Printing From Macintosh

    The CD also includes the Kodak 8670 PS PPD, a standard About Printer Tables PostScript printer description file for use with drivers other than those included on the CD. There is also a readme file on the CD that has instructions for installing the custom PPD for Macintosh. CONTENTS INDEX...

  • Page 5: Hardware And Software Requirements

    Operator’s Guide Hardware and Software Requirements The printer driver for the Macintosh requires the following hardware and Printing software: Guide – System 7.5.5 operating system software. Color Management – 68040 processor with 16 MB of RAM minimum. – 32 MB of free hard drive space.

  • Page 6: Selecting The Printer In The Chooser

    Printing This will be the default printer until you select a different printer. Guide After you select the printer, you can use the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes to specify the options you want. Color Management Open the Chooser.
  • Page 7 Make sure that Active is the selection for the AppleTalk option. Color Management Close the Chooser. Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File Calibration After you select your default printer, you need to select a PostScript Network Printer Description (PPD) file. Interface Guide From the Chooser, click on Setup .
  • Page 8 Click on Select PPD . Operator’s Guide A file selection dialog box appears. Printing Select the Kodak 8670 PS Custom Guide PPD. Close the Chooser. Color Management Calibration Network Interface Guide Getting Started Printing from Macintosh Printing from a PC...
  • Page 9 Operator’s Guide Using the Page Setup Window After you close the Chooser, you are prompted to check the page setup. Printing Guide Select “Page Setup” from the File menu to change your page setup options in your application. The following window appears.
  • Page 10 Sending a File to the Printer The following steps describe how to print using the 8670 printer without Printing applying a color connector file to your print job. To print with color Guide connector, refer to “Printing with Color Connector Files.”...
  • Page 11 To print specific pages, enter the numbers of the first and last pages. Color Management To print one page, type the same number in both the From and To boxes. Destination—allows you to specify if the file is sent to the printer or Calibration to a file (used to create PostScript files).
  • Page 12 Getting Started Make your selections from the following options: Printing from Macintosh Ribbon Type—options are 3 Color (CMY), 4 Color (CMYK), or Black. Printing from a PC Page Media—options are Paper and Transparency. Using the Export Paper Grade—options are Photographic, Commercial, or Publication Module for Adobe paper.
  • Page 13 Calibration • the print mode will be changed to the default for the ribbon you selected. Network Click on OK to dismiss the message and change the print mode. Click Interface Guide on Cancel to dismiss the message without making changes.
  • Page 14 Operator’s Guide Printing with Color Connector Files The following procedure describes how to print to the 8670 printer with Printing color connector files. To print with a color connector file from Photoshop, Guide refer to “Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop.”...
  • Page 15 Macintosh Printing from a PC Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop About Printer Tables Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.” CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 16 Pull down the printer options menu. Operator’s Guide Select “Kodak Color Matching”. Printing Guide Color Management Calibration Select “Colorflow connector File” from the Kodak Color Management menu. Network Interface Guide The dialog box changes to look like this. Getting Started Printing from...
  • Page 17 To select a connector file other than the default stored in the 8670 Operator’s Guide printer, click on Select . Select the connector file for your print job in the file selection dialog box that opens. Click on Open .
  • Page 18 Macintosh Printing from a PC Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop About Printer Tables Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.” CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 19 Macintosh Printing from a PC Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop About Printer Tables Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.” CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 20 Pull down the printer options menu again, Operator’s Guide and select “Kodak Color Matching”. Printing Guide Color Management Make sure that “UltraColor” is selected in Calibration the Kodak Color Management list. Network Interface Guide Getting Started Printing from Macintosh Printing from a PC...
  • Page 21 Pull down the printer options menu, and Operator’s Guide select “Color Matching”. Printing Guide Color Management Calibration Network Set Print Color to “Color/GrayScale”. Interface Guide Getting Started Printing from Macintosh Printing from a PC Using the Export Module for Adobe...
  • Page 22 From the Utilities folder, open and print the file “How to Rename Printer.” Printing from Follow the instructions to change the printer’s name. Macintosh After you change the name, the new name appears to all users on the Printing from a PC network. Using the Export Module for Adobe Changing the Printer’s Zone...

  • Page 23: Printing From A Pc

    This section describes how to use the Kodak Professional 8670 PS Printing thermal printer (8670 printer) with a PC. Guide For Windows 95 systems, refer to “Printing from Windows 95.” If you use Windows NT as your operating system, refer to “Printing from Windows Color Management NT 4.0.”...
  • Page 24 The CD also includes the KD867001.PPD, a standard printer description file for use with drivers other than those included on Color Management the CD. There is a readme file on the CD that has instructions for installing the Calibration custom PPD for Windows 95. Network...
  • Page 25 Access the Kodak 8670 PS Properties window from the File/Print menu in Color Management the application you are working in. You can also access the Properties dialog box from the Start menu in the Windows 95 tool bar. Calibration Click on Start , and select “Settings” and then “Printers”.
  • Page 26 The Kodak 8670 PS Operator’s Guide Properties window opens. Printing Guide The specific options for the 8670 printer appear under the tabs for Paper, Color Management Device Options, and Colorflow connector Calibration Options. These options are described on the next screen.
  • Page 27 Module for Adobe automatically drawn. Photoshop • Copies—enter the number of About Printer Tables copies you wish to print. • Restore Defaults—returns the options to the default settings. • Unprintable Area—selects the margins for the job. CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 28 Device Options Tab Operator’s Guide Select the device options from the “Printer features” list and then choose a setting for that option from the “Change setting for” list. Printing Guide Listed below are the options and the available settings for each option.
  • Page 29 Kodak Color Management – UltraColor—select this option to use a rendering method designed to Color Management more closely simulate on the printed page what you see on your computer monitor. Calibration – Colorflow connector File—select this option to use the printer’s color management application.
  • Page 30 Module for Adobe box displaying the other color Photoshop connector files in the folder. About Printer Tables – Browse—allows you to select a different folder containing color connector files. – Description Box—displays the description of the selected connector file. CONTENTS...
  • Page 31 Printing with Colorflow Connector Files from Windows 95 Operator’s Guide The following procedure describes how to print with color connector files. To export an image file from Photoshop using a color connector file, refer Printing Guide to “Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop.”...
  • Page 32 Select settings: Operator’s Guide • to print using the printer’s default color connector file, click on Printer’s default for current media . Click on OK . Printing Guide • to select a different color connector file: Color Management – Click on File to choose a color connector file...
  • Page 33 Printing with UltraColor Operator’s Guide Make your selections from the Paper and Device Options tabs. Printing From the Device Options Guide tab, select: • “Kodak Color Color Management Management” from the Printer features list. Calibration • “UltraColor” from the Change setting for list.

  • Page 34: Printing From Windows Nt

    PostScript printer description file (PPD) which is used with the Adobe PS 5.0 printer driver. Printing from a PC There is also a readme file on the CD that has instructions for installing Using the Export the PPD for Windows NT 4.0.
  • Page 35 Using the Print Options Operator’s Guide You determine how to print to the 8670 printer from Windows NT 4.0 by specifying different print options from the Kodak 8670 PS Document Printing Guide Properties window. To access the Document Properties window, click on Properties from the Setup window in your application’s print dialog box.
  • Page 36 Document Properties for 8670 Printer with Windows NT 4.0 Operator’s Guide Document Property Description Choices Printing Paper/Output Paper Size 8.5x11 in. Guide 8.5 x 14 in. 8.5 x 12 in. Color Management 9.5 x 14 in. 210 x 307 mm...
  • Page 37 Paper Grade Use current setting Photographic Network Commercial Interface Guide Publication Fast Transparencies Getting Started Printing from XtraLife for CMY and Paper Macintosh Printing from a PC Color Management None Using the Export UltraColor Module for Adobe Color connector File Photoshop...
  • Page 38 Using Color Management with Windows NT 4.0 Operator’s Guide You can use color management from Windows NT 4.0 by applying either UltraColor or one of the printer’s default color connector files to your print Printing Guide job. UltraColor is a rendering method designed to more closely simulate on Color Management the printed page what you see on your computer monitor.
  • Page 39 To apply color management to your print job: Operator’s Guide Click on Kodak Color Management in the Printing Guide Advanced tab of the Kodak 8670 PS Document Properties Color Management window. In the Change Setting Calibration list, click on: –...

  • Page 40: Printing From Windows

    Printing Software Included on the CD Interface Guide The following printing software for Windows 3.11 is included on the CD that came with your 8670 printer. Use the browser on the CD to locate Getting Started and install this printing software.
  • Page 41 Getting Started Printing from Macintosh Printing from a PC Select “Kodak 8670 PS on LPT1”. Using the Export Module for Adobe Click on Connect to make a connection to a network printer. Photoshop About Printer Tables CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 42 Kodak 8670 PS Dialog Box Options Operator’s Guide To change or set printing defaults, you can access the Kodak 8670 PS on LPT1 dialog box by pulling down the File menu and selecting “Print” from Printing Guide most applications. You can also access the dialog box from the Control Panel.
  • Page 43 Landscape Printing from a PC – Rotated Landscape Using the Export • Scaling—1—1000% Module for Adobe • Watermarks Photoshop – None About Printer Tables – Confidential – Copy – Draft • Layout—number of images per page CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 44 – On, Off Getting Started NOTE: Refer to Printing from “Working with Macintosh Media” for ribbon and media combinations. Printing from a PC • XtraLife for CMY and Paper Using the Export – On, Off Module for Adobe • Kodak Color Management Photoshop –...
  • Page 45 If you select a color connector file, the printer’s default color connector file for the media selected is applied to your print job. To learn more about Calibration color connector, refer to “Using Color Connector.”...
  • Page 46 To apply color management to your print job: Operator’s Guide From the Features tab of the Kodak Printing Guide 8670 PS on LPT1 window, pull down the Kodak Color Color Management Management list box. Calibration Select: – “ColorFlow Network connector File”...

  • Page 47: Using The Export Module For Adobe Photoshop

    The CD-ROM that came with your printer contains the export module for use with the Kodak Professional 8670 PS thermal printer (8670 printer). Use the export module within Photoshop to decrease the time it takes for Color Management your Macintosh or PC to send an image to the 8670 printer.

  • Page 48: System Requirements For Macintosh

    Module for Adobe Installing the Export Module Photoshop The software for the export module is included on the CD that came with About Printer Tables your 8670 printer. Install the CD in the CD-ROM drive, and follow the prompts to install the software for the export module.
  • Page 49 Where the functionality is different, both screens are shown. Color Management Open Photoshop, and open an image file. Pull down the File menu, and select “Export” and “Kodak 8670 Printer”. The dialog box below opens. Calibration Network...
  • Page 50 Operator’s Guide Selecting Options in the Export Module Dialog Box Following are descriptions of the options in the Kodak Professional 8670 Printing thermal printer dialog box: Guide General Tab Color Management • Copies—enter the number of copies you Calibration wish to print, from 1 to 100.
  • Page 51 Guide print. For example, by selecting the package “5x7 in and 3.5x5 in and Wallets” your copy will contain Color Management one 5”x7” print, one 3.5”x5” print, and a number of wallet sized prints (depending on the paper size selected) on a single printed page.
  • Page 52 • Scaling—scales an image by a specified percentage or to fit or fill the Operator’s Guide page. You can select from the following scaling options: – To Fit Page—images that are larger or smaller than the page are Printing Guide scaled to fit the dimensions of the page without cropping.
  • Page 53 Printing from a PC – Photographic Using the Export Module for Adobe – Commercial Photoshop – Publication About Printer Tables – Transparency – Transparency (Fast Mode) NOTE: Only paper types that are used with the ribbon types are enabled. CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 54 This option is available with a three-color ribbon and photographic paper only. If you select “Any Available” as the Ribbon Type, XtraLife Printing lamination will be applied to prints made with a CMY XtraLife and all Guide black ribbons.
  • Page 55 – Printer Table— Macintosh allows you to Printing from a PC select one of the printer tables shipped with the 8670 printer. For Using the Export more information on printer tables, refer to “About Printer Tables.” Module for Adobe –...
  • Page 56 Printer Default Connector Files—lists any default connector files that Photoshop are stored in the printer. About Printer Tables Clicking on Select Printer opens a dialog box that allows you to select the 8670 printer you wish to export an image to. CONTENTS INDEX...
  • Page 57 Printing from a PC Professional 8670 Using the Export thermal printer dialog box. Module for Adobe Photoshop • has a SCSI connection to your computer, click on the radio button for the correct 8670 printer. About Printer Tables CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH HELP...
  • Page 58 Printing from a PC Select a Printer dialog box. Using the Export • has a parallel connection, click on the radio button for either LPT1 or Module for Adobe LPT2 to select the printer. Photoshop NOTE:...

  • Page 59: Error Messages

    Operator’s Guide Error Messages Many of the error messages displayed by the export module are self- Printing explanatory. The following list provides additional information for Guide frequently encountered messages. If you do not find a displayed error message in the list, refer to your Macintosh, Windows, or Photoshop Color Management documentation.
  • Page 60 For other errors, check all the printer’s connections, and make sure the Using the Export printer display shows the READY prompt. If the problem persists, restart Module for Adobe the printer and the computer. If you still have trouble, try reinstalling the Photoshop export module. About Printer Tables...

  • Page 61: About Printer Tables

    The dyes produce color by absorbing portions of the spectrum from Using the Export the light striking the surface of the print. The perceived color of a print is Module for Adobe also strongly influenced by the type and intensity of the light in which it Photoshop is viewed.
  • Page 62 Printing from gamma correction value of 1.8 and a black level value of -30. Macintosh The tables are all set for a hue shift of 0 , a saturation level of 100%, and Printing from a PC an automatic contrast calculation.
  • Page 63 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, and black level values of 0, -10, -20, -30, and -40. The table names for Macintosh have the prefix DS followed by a G and the gamma value and followed by B and Color Management the black level;...
  • Page 64 Printing Guide gamma values of 1.0, 1.4, 1.8, 2.2, 2.6, and black level values of 0, -10, - 20, -30, and -40. The table names for the Macintosh version have the prefix G and the gamma value followed by B and the black level; for Color Management example, CMYK G2.2 B-30.The table names for Windows have the prefix...

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