Tips And Best Practices - Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Manual

Do not copy CMRs or data objects directly into the resource libraries that AFP
Resource Installer uses. If you copy CMRs or data objects into these resource
libraries, the RAT is not updated so the print server cannot use it to find the
CMRs or data objects.
v Modify properties of data objects and CMRs listed in the RAT.
Do not directly edit the RAT or any of the files in a resource library. Do not
replace an existing version of a CMR or data object with a new version by
copying the new version directly into the resource library; use AFP Resource
Installer to update the resource.
v Install CMRs or data objects in a different resource library or replicate a resource
library in a different location.
Do not copy CMRs or data objects from a resource library and store them in
another location.
For more information about completing these tasks, see the AFP Resource Installer
online help.

Tips and best practices

These general guidelines about creating and managing images and other color
resources can improve the performance of your AFP color printing system.
Tips for images
To optimize the performance of your AFP color printing system, we recommend
that you follow some guidelines for creating and including images in print jobs.
When you want to use color images in your print jobs:
v Get the original electronic versions of images instead of scanning existing
documents.
Almost unnoticeable specks of color in the background of images that have been
scanned can greatly increase the size of the image. If you must scan an image,
use an image editing tool to clean up the background as much as possible.
v Save all images in the same standard color space so you only need one input
profile for all of them.
Adobe RGB (1998) is the recommended color space for images that are to be
printed.
v Flatten multi-layer images (such as the ones you can create in graphics tools like
Adobe Illustrator and Corel Paint Shop Pro) before including them in print jobs.
Unflattened images are extremely large and more difficult to work with. Save a
copy of the original image for future editing, but flatten the version that you
include in your print job.
Tips for resources
To optimize the performance of your AFP color printing system, we recommend
that you follow some guidelines for managing color resources.
You can use AFP Resource Installer to:
v Install all the CMRs for your printer in a resource library.
v Install the data objects that you use frequently in a resource library.
v Mark the CMRs and data objects that are reused regularly as non-private,
capturable resources so they can be saved on the printer and used for other
print jobs without being downloaded every time.
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