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Kodak XLS 8600 User Manual

Export module for adobe photoshop software and macintosh computers; export module for adobe photoshop software and microsoft windows 3.1
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User's Guide
Part No. 4B0979
KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and
XLS 8600 PS Printer
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software
and MACINTOSH Computers
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software
and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Part No. 4B0979 KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and MACINTOSH Computers Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ................. 1 Job Scheduling ................2 Communication Channels............2 Increasing Image Sharpness ............2 Section I ................I-1 Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1....... I-1 Installation..................I-1 Hardware Requirements..........I-1 Requirements for SCSI–connected...
  • Page 4 Error Messages ............I-20 General Error Messages........I-20 Media Mismatch Messages ........I-21 Other Error Messages ..........I-21 Section II ................II-1 Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and MACINTOSH Computers........II-1 Installation..............II-1 Hardware Requirements.........II-1 Software Requirements ..........II-1 Installing the Software ..........II-2...
  • Page 5 Contents Media ............II-11 Copies............II-13 Printer ............II-13 Printed Size ..........II-14 Layout ............II-15 Image Processing .........II-16 Print ..............II-17 Cancels............II-17 Select a Kodak Printer Dialog Box......II-18 Update ............II-18 Network............II-19 Cancel............II-20 OK..............II-20 Printer Status Dialog Box...........II-21 Printer Information ........II-21 Job Information ..........II-21 Update ............II-21 OK..............II-22...
  • Page 6 Contents Appendix A: About Printer Tables........ A-1 Additive and Subtractive Color ..........A-1 Standard Tables” ..............A-2 Custom Windows Tables ............A-2 Custom Macintosh Tables ............A-3 Creating New Printer Tables............ A-4 Appendix B: Getting Additional Help ......B-1 Asia/Pacific Region helpline numbers ......B-2 European helpline numbers........

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction This manual describes how to use the Kodak XLS 8600 and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP software and MACINTOSH computers, and the Kodak XLS 8600 and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP software and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1.

  • Page 8: Job Scheduling

    Installing optional memory in the printer increases the number of jobs that can be processed, and is described in the KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer, User’s Guide. The other factor that impacts job scheduling is the network configuration impact on job scheduling in which...

  • Page 9: Section I

    Section I Section I Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1 This section explains how to install and use the Export Module on your PC. It assumes that you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows environment.

  • Page 10: Requirements For Scsi-Connected Installations

    Adaptec directly. Installing the Software This section describes how to install the software on your Turn on the PC and start Windows. Insert the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module disk in the disk drive. April 1996...
  • Page 11 Section I Open the Program Manager window. NOTE: The defaults for your system may be set differently, so your screen may not look like the one illustrated above. For example, one or more of the icons (i.e., Accessories, Main, Games) may be open and in window form.
  • Page 12 Section I NOTE: Another floppy drive can be used to install the Export Module. Simply replace a: with the appropriate drive letter. For example, type b: if you are using drive B.A dialog box will appear, telling you that the installer program is being initialized.

  • Page 13: Dialog Boxes And Print Options

    Remove the diskette from the drive. Dialog Boxes and Print Options This section describes the Export Module dialog boxes which allow you to specify print options to be used when printing to the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer. April 1996...

  • Page 14: Xls 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box

    Section I XLS 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box The XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box allows you to control printer features by choosing available options. Opening the XLS 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box Run Photoshop and open an image file.

  • Page 15: Media

    Section I Media The Media group box allows you to specify the following media options Size - this list box allows you to specify the size of the paper or transparency material that will be used. Available sizes are “Letter 8.5 x 11 in,” “A4 210 x 297mm,” “8.5 x 14 in,”...

  • Page 16: Copies

    Section I Print —This list box allows you to specify the material on which the job will be printed. Select “Paper” if you want to print on paper. Select “Transparency” if you want to print on transparency material. The default is “Paper.” NOTE: If the wrong material is loaded in the printer after the job has been received and processed, the printer will display a message requesting that the...

  • Page 17: Printer

    Section I Printer The Printer group box allows you to choose the following options. Select — this button opens the Select a Printer dialog box. Refer to “Select a Printer dialog box” in this section for more information. Status—this button opens the printer status dialog box. Refer to “Printer Status dialog box”...
  • Page 18 200% will print a 1600 x 2000 pixel image. When scaling using this method, remember that the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer prints 300 pixels per inch. If the image resolution is less than 300 pixels per inch, the printed image will be smaller.

  • Page 19: Layout

    Section I This button is active only when the Scale to: check box is deselected. NOTE: You can use Photoshop’s Image Size option from the Image menu to find the width, height, and resolution of images. Layout The Layout group box allows you to choose the following image orientation options.

  • Page 20: Image Processing

    Default—this button loads the default printer table. Load—this button accesses the standard Windows Open dialog box which allows you to select a printer table from the available tables. Print The Print button sends the image to the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer. I-12 April 1996...

  • Page 21: April

    The Select a Printer dialog box is shown below. This dialog box lists the ports on the computer and the XLS 8600 Printers that are connected to them. When printers are listed, the media and ribbon type currently loaded in them are also listed.

  • Page 22: Cancel

    The Update button refreshes the screen and replaces any information that has changed. Printer Status Dialog Box The Printer Status dialog box is displayed by selecting the Status button on the XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box. The information displayed corresponds to the currently selected printer. I-14...

  • Page 23: Printer Information

    Section I NOTE: This dialog is available only when the printer is connected through a SCSI port. Following are descriptions of the options in the Printer Status dialog box. Printer Information The Printer Information group box describes the state of the selected printer.

  • Page 24: Job Information

    Section I Job Information The Job Information group box lists the number of jobs being processed and the number of copies left to print of the current job. Refresh The Refresh button updates the screen and replaces any information that has changed. The OK button closes the Printer Status dialog box.

  • Page 25: Selecting A Port For The Printer

    This section describes how to select a port through which the printer will communicate with your PC. Refer to Select a Printer Dialog Box in this section for more information. Select the Select button from the XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box. April 1996...
  • Page 26 Section I The Select a Printer dialog box will appear. Select the radio button of the appropriate LPT port if the printer is directly connected via parallel cable. Select the radio button of the appropriate LPT port if you will print via Novell NetWare using a redirected parallel port.

  • Page 27: Printing

    Choose Export from the File menu. You cannot access the Export submenu if an image is not open in Photoshop). Choose Print to XLS 8600 Printer from the Export submenu. The XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box will appear. Make a new printer selection by clicking on the Select button if required.

  • Page 28: Error Messages

    Mode menu before the file can be printed. Click on OK to close the error dialog and return to Photoshop. The file is too large for the XLS 8600 Printer! Resize the image in Photoshop before printing. The maximum size is 120 MB.

  • Page 29: Media Mismatch Messages

    Section I The printer on PORT is busy. Jobs in process, waiting to print: # Current job, copies to print: # This message appears when the printer does not have memory available to take on new jobs. PORT will be replaced by the port number or address that is in use for the printer.

  • Page 31: Kodak Xls 8600 Printer And Xls 8600 Ps Printer Export Module For Adobe Photoshop Software And Macintosh Computers

    • A standard SCSI terminator if you are daisy–chaining your external disk drive or other peripheral with the XLS 8600 Printer and you are not using a Macintosh IIfx computer. Software Requirements Your Macintosh system must be installed with: •...

  • Page 32: Installing The Software

    Installing the Software Insert the KODAK XLS 8600 Printer Export Module disk into the disk drive. The KODAK XLS 8600 Printer disk icon will appear on the desktop. Double click on the KODAK XLS 8600 Printer disk icon to open it.
  • Page 33 Section II The dialog box below will appear. Click on Expand. The message “Please wait. Checking files...” will appear, and will be replaced by the dialog box below. This dialog box allows you to specify the location of the PhotoShop Plug–Ins directory. This is the directory in which the Export Module will be installed.
  • Page 34 This dialog box allows you to specify the directory in which you want to install the Kodak Printer. This utility allows you to change the network name of the printer when the printer is running in raster mode.

  • Page 35: Installing Printer Tables

    Section II This dialog box indicates that installation is complete. Click on OK. The Export Module will now be accessible from the Export submenu of the Photoshop File menu. 10. Remove the diskette from the drive. Installing Printer Tables Printer tables allow you to specify color calibrations to precisely adjust image colors rather than using the Export Module’s default color rendering methods.
  • Page 36 Section II The Adobe Photoshop window will look similar to the one shown below. Click on the XLS Printer Tables icon to select it. II-6 April 1996...

  • Page 37: Changing The Printer's Network Name

    Network Interface Card. Refer to the User’s Guide KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer for more information about printer modes and network connectivity.
  • Page 38 Section II If an XLS 8600 Printer running in raster mode is not found within your AppleTalk zone, the Kodak Raster Printers dialog box will appear. Go to step 3. If an XLS 8600 Printer running in raster mode is found within your AppleTalk zone, the dialog box will not appear.
  • Page 39 AppleTalk Zones list box. Select the printer you want to rename from the Select a Kodak Printer list box. Click on OK. Choose Rename Printer from the Utilities menu. A dialog box like the one shown below will appear.

  • Page 40: Dialog Boxes And Print Options

    XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer. Kodak XLS 8600 Printer Dialog Box The steps below describe how to access the Kodak XLS 8600 Printer dialog box. Run Photoshop.

  • Page 41: Media

    Section II Choose KODAK XLS 8600 from the Export submenu. The Kodak XLS 8600 Printer dialog box will appear. Following are descriptions of the options in the Kodak XLS 8600 Printer dialog box. Media The Media group box allows you to specify the following media options.
  • Page 42 Section II Available sizes are “Letter 8.5 x 11 in,” “A4 210 x 297mm,” “8.5 x 14 in,” “8.5 x 12 in (216 x 307mm),” “9.5 x 14 in (241 x 358mm),” “210 x 307mm,” and “210 x 358mm.” The following table lists the imageable areas on each media size.

  • Page 43: Copies

    The Printer group box allows you to choose the following options. Select—this button opens the Select a Kodak Printer dialog box. Refer to “Select a Kodak Printer Dialog Box” in this section for more information. Status—this button opens the printer status dialog box.

  • Page 44: Printed Size

    Section II Reprint—this check box allows you to print the specified number of copies of the last image that was sent to the printer. The last image sent to the printer remains in the buffer until the printer is shut off, the computer is restarted, the next image is sent, or the SCSI bus is reset.

  • Page 45: Layout

    200% will print a 1600 x 2000 pixel image. When scaling using this method, remember that the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer prints 300 pixels per inch. If the image resolution is less than 300 pixels per inch, the printed image will be smaller.

  • Page 46: Image Processing

    Section II Landscape—this button indicates that page images should be horizontally oriented. Center—this check box indicates that page images should be centered in the page. If left unchecked, images will be positioned in the upper left corner of the page. Mirror—this check box indicates that page images should be flipped left to right, producing a mirror image.

  • Page 47: Print

    Refer to Appendix A, About Printer Tables, for more information. Print The Print button sends the image to the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer. Cancels The Cancel button closes the dialog box without printing the image or saving changes (except those made to the Printer Table list box).

  • Page 48: Select A Kodak Printer Dialog Box

    Section II Select a Kodak Printer Dialog Box The Select a Kodak Printer dialog box is shown below, and is accessed by clicking on the Select button in the KODAK XLS 8600 Printer dialog box. This dialog box displays the ports on the Macintosh system and the XLS 8600 Printers that are connected (either directly or by network) to them.

  • Page 49: Network

    Select a Kodak Printer dialog box. Selecting 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.

  • Page 50: Cancel

    Section II Once you have selected a printer and clicked on OK, the Select a Kodak Printer dialog box will look similar to the one shown below. Cancel The Cancel button closes the Select a Kodak Printer dialog box without changing the current printer selection.

  • Page 51: Printer Status Dialog Box

    Section II Printer Status Dialog Box The Printer Status dialog box is accessed by selecting the Status button on the KODAK XLS 8600 dialog box. The information displayed corresponds to the printer that is currently selected for printing. Following are descriptions of the options in the Printer Status dialog box.

  • Page 52: Printing

    You cannot access the Export submenu if an image is not open in Photoshop). Choose XLS 8600 from the Export submenu. The XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer dialog box will appear. Make a new printer selection by clicking on the Select button if required.

  • Page 53: Error Messages

    You must change the color mode before the file can be printed. Click on OK to close the error dialog and return to Photoshop. The file is too large for the XLS 8600 Printer! Resize the image in Photoshop before printing. The maximum size is 120 MB.

  • Page 54: Appletalk Is Not Turned On

    Section II AppleTalk is not turned on. This message appears when AppleTalk is not running. Open the Chooser, turn AppleTalk on, and then restart the Macintosh. The printer cannot be found! This message appears when the printer is not connected or is not turned on when the Print button is selected.

  • Page 55: 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”, allows you to create new tables or modify existing tables. Printer tables can be used to change print characteristics, such as making images lighter or darker.

  • Page 56: Standard Tables

    SLEMON.TBL—the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer produces a yellow hue commonly associated with photographic applications. This table has a color matrix that modifies the yellow digital image data it receives.

  • Page 57: Custom Macintosh Tables

    XLS Graphic Arts Yellow Table—the XLS 8600/ XLS 8600 PS Printer produces a yellow hue com- monly associated with photographic applications. This table has a color matrix that modifies the yellow digital image data it receives.

  • Page 58: Creating New Printer Tables

    However, if you have a special printing requirement that cannot be met by an existing printer table, you can use KODAK TableMaker Software to create new tables. The catalog number for the Macintosh system version of this software is 8248833. The catalog number for the DOS version of this software is 8404998.

  • Page 59: Appendix B: Getting Additional Help

    Appendix B: Getting Additional Help Appendix B: Getting Additional Help If you have questions about the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer, the retailer from whom you purchased the printer may be able to answer them. Eastman Kodak Company provides retailers with additional technical information.

  • Page 60: Asia/Pacific Region Helpline Numbers

    Appendix B: Getting Additional Help Asia/Pacific Region helpline numbers Country Country Helpline number code Australia 3 353 2173 Hong Kong 2 5649387 Indonesia 21 430 4527 Korea 02 708 5471 4 Malaysia 3 757 2722 Philippines 2 816 67 18 Singapore 4736611 Thailand...

  • Page 61: Appendix C: About Scsi Connection

    To connect the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer directly to your computer (or to daisy–chain the printer through an external SCSI device), perform the following steps.

  • Page 62: Macintosh Systems

    “D” type supplied with Macintosh IIfx To connect the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer directly to your MACINTOSH computer (or to daisy–chain the printer with an external SCSI device), perform the following steps. Refer to the KODAK XLS 8600 and XLS 8600 PS Printer, User’s Guide for additional information.
  • Page 63 Turn on the printer and the computer. Set the SCSI device number using the printer’s display panel. Refer to the KODAK XLS 8600 and XLS 8600 PS Printer, User’s Guide for instructions about setting the SCSI device number. This number typically has to be between 1 and 6.

  • Page 65: Index

    Macintosh systems II-16 Checking the printer’s status on Macintosh systems II-20 on Windows systems I-15 Closing the Kodak XLS 8600 Printer dialog box on Macintosh systems II-18 Closing the XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box on Windows systems I-13...
  • Page 66 Index Disk space requirements for Macintosh systems II-1 for Windows systems I-1 DOS I-2 Ethernet connection viii Ethernet network II-19 Export option of the File menu on Macintosh systems II-5, II-11 on Windows systems I-6 External disk drive with SCSI connections on Macintosh systems C-3 on Windows systems C-1 EZ-SCSI software I-2, C-2...
  • Page 67 Windows systems I-16 Kodak Printer Utility on Macintosh systems II-4, II-7 Kodak Printers dialog box on Macintosh systems II-19 Kodak Raster Printers dialog box II-8, II-9 Kodak XLS 8600 Printer dialog box opening on Macintosh systems II-11 option descriptions...
  • Page 68 Windows systems I-12 MS-DOS I-2 NetWare print queue on Windows systems I-18 Network button of the Select a Kodak Printer dialog box on Macintosh systems II-19 Network configuration impact on job scheduling viii Network Interface Card viii, II-7, II-19...
  • Page 69 OK button of the Printer Status dialog box on Macintosh systems II-22 on Windows systems I-17 of the Select a Kodak Printer dialog box on Macintosh systems II-20 of the Select a Printer dialog box on Windows systems I-14 Optional memory viii...
  • Page 70 Index Plugins directory on Macintosh systems II-3 on Windows systems I-4 Port selecting on Windows systems I-17 Portrait button on Macintosh systems II-16 Ports on Macintosh systems II-18 on Windows systems I-14 Print Sharpening list box on Macintosh systems II-17 on Windows systems I-12 Printed Size group box on Windows systems I-10...
  • Page 71 Index Printer Table field on Windows systems I-12 Printer Table list box on Macintosh systems II-17 Printer Tables folder on Macintosh systems II-7 Printing on Macintosh systems II-22 on Windows systems I-19 Program Manager window I-3 Progress window on Windows systems I-4 installed in Macintosh systems II-21 installed in Windows systems I-16 RAM requirements...
  • Page 72 SCSI terminator C-1, C-3, C-4 Apple for Macintosh systems II-1 for Windows systems I-2 standard for Macintosh systems II-1 Select a Kodak Printer dialog box on Macintosh systems II-20 option descriptions for Macintosh systems II-18 Select a Printer dialog box on Windows systems I-18...
  • Page 73 Technical support B-1 Update button of the Printer Status dialog box on Macintosh systems II-21 of the Select a Kodak Printer dialog box on Macintosh systems II-19 of the Select a Printer dialog box on Windows systems I-15 April 1996...
  • Page 74 Windows version required I-2 XLS 8600 Expander icon II-2 XLS 8600 Printer dialog box on Windows systems I-6 XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box on Windows systems I-6, I-17, I-19 opening on Windows systems I-6 option descriptions for Windows systems I-6...

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