Operational Overview - Birmy Graphics PowerRIP Stylus Pro XL Installation And Operation Manual

Operational Overview

The following is an explanation of how a page is pro-
cessed by PowerRIP. The Windows Printer Drivers
supply the printer with codes that are needed to image a
page. PostScript is a coding method that is the standard
for high quality graphic output. When using the
PowerRlP Windows printer drivers, PostScript code is
sent by Windows Applications, like PageMaker, to
PowerRlP which processes it into a high resolution
image and sends that image to the printer.
PowerRlP processes PostScript code and drives the
EPSON Stylus series printer. Text, EPS, tiffs and applica-
tions files must be sent to PowerRIP through applica-
tions, like Pagemaker, using the PowerRlP PostScript
Driver in Windows when printing.
How PowerRIP works
On Windows 3.11 and 95, Windows prints a file to the
C:\BIRMY directory. PowerRlP scans this directory for
files and processes the files into an image that is then
sent out the LPT port to the printer.
PowerRlP must be minimized in order to scan.
On Windows NT, PowerRIP is set up so the Windows
Print Manager creates a file in C:\BIRMY
instead of the LPT port. PowerRlP scans this directory
for files to process. After processing, PowerRlP sends
the bitmap image it created to the LPT port or LPT
queue.
Note: If PowerRlP is not installed on the C drive then it
will scan the drive letter you installed it on.
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