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KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500
Digital Photo Print System
User's Guide
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  • Page 1 KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System User’s Guide P/N 6B8614 Back Next Contents Index...
  • Page 2 Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, New York, 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2003 Kodak, Kodak Professional, and XtraLife are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Back Next Contents Index...
  • Page 3 ✔ Entries in the Table of Contents or Index ✔ Page numbers in blue text ✔ The Contents, Back, Next, or Index buttons at the bottom of each page The diagram on the next page shows a sample workflow between the ML-500 client and server systems. Back Contents...
  • Page 4 These systems represent client systems in the ML-500 workflow. They are networked to the server that is connected to the ML-500 printer. If you will be using the ML-500 WINDOWS printer driver to print, the driver must be installed on the clients.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Upgrading to a New Version of the ML-500 Utilities ...2 Uninstalling a Previous Version ...2 Downloading and Installing the ML-500 Utilities from the Kodak Web Site ...2 Installing the ML-500 Utilities from the CD...3 System Requirements (Port Monitor and Printer Drivers) ...5 WINDOWS 2000/XP Operating Systems...5...
  • Page 6 Before You Can Print (MACINTOSH Operating System) ...17 Enabling File Services for MACINTOSH Operating System ...18 Sharing the Server’s Source Folder ...18 Adding the ML-500 Printer to the Printer List ...19 ML-500 Print Utilities ...20 ML-500 Utilities ...20 Starting the ML-500 Utilities ...20 Utility Bar...21...
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Getting Started...25 Starting the Configuration Application...25 Status Bar ...26 Showing or Hiding the Status Bar...26 Refreshing the Configuration Screen ...26 Closing the Configuration Application ...26 Setup ...27 General Tab ...27 Selecting a Language for the Printer Control Panel...27 Setting the Time and Date ...28 Setting the Power Saver ...29 Setting the Media Low Threshold...29...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Viewing History ...36 Checking Printer Usage ...37 Checking the Media Supply ...37 Saving a Report ...38 Making a Test Print ...38 Print Server...41 Overview...41 Getting Started...41 Starting the Print Server Application ...41 Status Bar ...42 Showing or Hiding the Status Bar...42 Tool Bar...43 Using the Tool Bar ...43 Showing or Hiding the Tool Bar ...43...
  • Page 9 Table of Contents Print Job Settings ...48 Displaying a Dialog Box for Changing Print Job Settings ...52 Selecting the Number of Copies to Print...54 Choosing Paper Cutting Boundaries ...55 Sharpening Images...56 Labeling Prints ...56 Adjusting Borders on Prints ...57 Using Color Management ...58 Selecting a Print Package or Layout...59 Using Custom Printing Packages or Layouts ...61 Removing Jobs from the Print Queue ...62...
  • Page 10 Table of Contents Creating and Printing Command Files ...70 Allowable Command File Commands ...71 Command File Rules...72 Sample Command File...74 Calibration ...75 Overview...75 When to Calibrate the Printer...75 Getting Started...75 Starting the Calibration Application ...75 Status Bar ...76 Showing or Hiding the Status Bar...76 Tool Bar...76 Using the Tool Bar ...76 Showing or Hiding the Tool Bar ...76...
  • Page 11 Table of Contents When to Send a LUT to the Printer...84 To Send a LUT to the Printer...84 Making Temporary Color Adjustments ...85 Performing a Complete Calibration Analysis...86 Changing Calibration Settings ...87 Working with Media and Printers ...89 Adding New Media ...89 Importing a Media Type Catalog ...90 Deleting Media from the Media List...90 Importing a Printer Model Catalog ...91...
  • Page 12 Table of Contents To Change Settings for the Current Print Job...96 Laying Out the Page ...96 Scaling a Document Page ...97 Creating a Custom Form...98 Using Package Printing...100 Using Standard Printing Packages ...100 Using Custom Printing Packages ...102 Cutting Prints...103 Adding a Logo to a Page...104 WINDOWS 98/ME Operating Systems...105 Displaying the Properties Screen...105...
  • Page 13 Table of Contents Adding a Custom Paper Size...112 Using the Print Dialog Box ...113 Viewing a Summary of Print Settings...114 Adding a Logo to a Page...115 Using Printer Options ...116 Choosing Glossy or Matte ...117 Cutting Prints ...117 Sharpening Prints ...118 Using Package Printing...119 Using Standard Printing Packages ...119 Using Custom Printing Packages ...120...

  • Page 14: System Requirements And Installation

    Back Contents Installing the ML-500 Utilities If you are installing the ML-500 Utilities for the first time, use the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD (see was included with your ML-500 system. Install the software in the following order: ✔...

  • Page 15: Upgrading To A New Version Of The Ml-500 Utilities

    Upgrading to a New Version of the ML-500 Utilities Uninstalling a Previous Version If you are upgrading to a new version of the ML-500 Utilities, you must first uninstall the previous version. You can then install the new version. From the Start menu select Settings, then select Control Panel.

  • Page 16: Installing The Ml-500 Utilities From The Cd

    System Requirements and Installation Installing the ML-500 Utilities from the CD Choose the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD with the appropriate language. Insert the CD in your CD drive. Select a language. Back Contents The Software screeen listing all software components on the ML-500 Software CD appears.
  • Page 17 Click Next. IMPORTANT: On the Choose Destination Location screen, click Next to install the Utilities in C:\Program Files\Kodak\ML-500\Utilities\ or click Browse, select another folder, then click Next to install the Utilities in the selected folder. Next...

  • Page 18: System Requirements (Port Monitor And Printer Drivers)

    Printer Drivers) The port monitor is installed on the server system. Therefore, the system requirements for the port monitor are the same as for the ML-500 Utilities. page To install the printer drivers, your client system must have the following minimum hardware and...

  • Page 19: Windows 98/Me Operating Systems

    System Requirements and Installation WINDOWS 98/ME Operating Systems ✔ 350 MHz PENTIUM III processor with 64 MB of memory ✔ WINDOWS Millennium or WINDOWS 98 Second Edition ✔ Color monitor with an 800 x 600 pixel resolution Back Contents WINDOWS NT Operating System ✔...

  • Page 20: Macintosh Operating System

    File Services for MACINTOSH with the APPLETALK Protocol. Back Contents Installing the Port Monitor and Drivers Provided with your printer are ML-500 Drivers for WINDOWS 98/Me, WINDOWS NT 4.0, WINDOWS 2000/XP and MACINTOSH Operating Systems. IMPORTANT: NOTE: Refer to Workflow”...

  • Page 21: Installing The Port Monitor On The Server

    14) on the client system. Back Contents Installing the Port Monitor on the Server The ML-500 port monitor sends print jobs to the source folder when printing from a printer driver. The port monitor must be installed on the server system.
  • Page 22 If you did not verify the Source folder in step 1, you will not be able to complete this step. Install the appropriate ML-500 printer drivers for the operating system you will be printing from. Be sure to select the EKSD local port for the printer driver to use, and share the printer over the network.

  • Page 23: Installing Windows Printer Drivers

    System Requirements and Installation Installing WINDOWS Printer Drivers Installing the WINDOWS 2000/XP Driver on the Server System Insert the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD. Select the appropriate language. Click Printer Drivers to display the Add Printer Wizard screen.
  • Page 24 Printers window after the installation is complete, select Refresh from the View menu. If you plan to use the logo feature in the driver, you must disable advanced printing. Right-click the ML-500 printer and select Properties). Click the Advanced tab. Uncheck Enable advanced printing features.

  • Page 25: Installing The Windows 98/Me Driver On The Server System

    Drivers button. Select the INTEL WINDOWS 9x environment and version and click OK. You will be prompted to place the ML-500 Software CD in your drive. Ensure the CD is in the drive and click OK. Browse to the English/Printer_Driver/ Win 98 Win Me folder on the CD and select the ML500.INF file.

  • Page 26: Installing The Windows Drivers (Any Version) On The Client System

    WINDOWS NT 4.0 Operating System. Back Contents The ML-500 driver will be installed on the client system. If the new printer driver is not listed in the Printers window after the installation is completed, click the View menu and select Refresh.

  • Page 27: Installing The Macintosh Printer Driver

    System Requirements and Installation Installing the MACINTOSH Printer Driver Installing the MACINTOSH Driver on the Client System Double-click the ML-500.pkg file. Enter the Administrator name and authorization password. Respond to the ReadMe and License prompts. Select the startup disk volume for the destination.

  • Page 28: Before You Can Print (Windows Operating Systems)

    Before You Can Print (WINDOWS Operating Systems) Before using the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System, you must do the following: ✔ Name your printer in the ML-500 Utilities software. ✔ Set preferences in the Print Server application (see page 16).

  • Page 29: Setting Print Server Preferences

    Select a log file, if needed (see The log file is a text (*.txt) file where all actions performed by the ML-500 Print Server are recorded. A default log file (c:\program files\Kodak\ML-500\Utilities\<printer name>.txt) is used if you don’t select a different one.

  • Page 30: Before You Can Print (Macintosh Operating System)

    19). Back Contents IMPORTANT: Once you have completed these steps, print jobs going to the ML-500 printer from any application, are placed in the WINDOWS Source folder. The print server queue settings determine when the job is printed. Next Index...

  • Page 31: Enabling File Services For Macintosh Operating System

    Sharing the Server’s Source Folder The Source folder resides on the WINDOWS server. ML-500 jobs are queued there for printing. This folder must be shared for you to access it. Once the Source folder is shared, you can set up the MACINTOSH driver so that print jobs are sent to the Source folder.

  • Page 32: Adding The Ml-500 Printer To The Printer List

    Type a share name, for example, ML500. Be sure Macintosh Share (not Windows) is checked. Back Contents Adding the ML-500 Printer to the Printer List On the MACINTOSH client: Open the Print Center. Click Add, choose Kodak File from the Printing Protocol list, then click Select.

  • Page 33: Ml-500 Print Utilities

    ML-500 Print Utilities ML-500 Print Utilities This section provides an overview of the ML-500 Print Utilities and the ML-500 applications that work with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System. ML-500 Utilities The ML-500 Print Utilities acts as a program...

  • Page 34: Utility Bar

    ML-500 Print Utilities Utility Bar The Utility Bar is located at the left of the ML-500 Utilities screen. It contains icons that represent the ML-500 applications. Double-clicking an icon opens the application. If two or more applications are open, you can bring an application to the front of the viewing window by clicking its icon in the Utility Bar.

  • Page 35: Starting Ml-500 Applications

    Calibration. Alternatively, double-click the appropriate icon on the Utility Bar. Back Contents Closing the ML-500 Applications ✔ Click the for example, the Configuration screen. IMPORTANT: Alternatively, press the Ctrl and F4 keys or click the icon next to the File menu.

  • Page 36: Selecting A Printer

    If more than one printer is installed on your computer, you can choose the printer that you wish to use: Leaving the ML-500 Utilities open, close all other running ML-500 applications. If you proceed without closing applications, dialog boxes may appear to confirm closing of each application.

  • Page 37: Exiting The Ml-500 Utilities

    ML-500 Utilities. Exit all running applications. From the File menu select Exit. Alternatively, click the the ML-500 Utilities window, or press Alt and Back Contents at the upper-right of Next Index...

  • Page 38: Configuration

    Configuration Overview Configuration Using the ML-500 Configuration application you can change printer settings such as power saver, print speed, and image length. You can also: ✔ Monitor the printer and media status ✔ Obtain serial numbers and firmware versions ✔ View the error history ✔...

  • Page 39: Status Bar

    ✔ From the View menu select Refresh or press the F5 key. Closing the Configuration Application ✔ Click the Configuration screen. IMPORTANT: Next Index at the upper right of the If you select Exit from the File menu, all ML-500 applications close.

  • Page 40: Setup

    Contents Selecting a Language for the Printer Control Panel The Printer control panel on the front of the ML-500 printer provides status and error information. When you first set up the ML-500 printer, you should select the language to appear in the Printer control panel.

  • Page 41: Setting The Time And Date

    Configuration Setting the Time and Date Set the time and date when first setting up the ML-500, then as needed. The printer time and date are associated with printed images. Click the General tab (see To change the time: Click a field, for example, hours, then use the arrows to select the appropriate number.

  • Page 42: Setting The Power Saver

    Configuration Setting the Power Saver To conserve energy, the ML-500 goes into a power save state after a specified period of inactivity. You can specify the amount of time that the printer remains inactive before the power saver takes effect.

  • Page 43: Selecting The Xtralife Ribbon Type

    Configuration Selecting the XTRALIFE Ribbon Type You can select glossy or matte ribbon type. (Matte is usually used for portrait work.) Click the General tab (see Select a ribbon type. If you selected Matte, you can specify a Matte level or use the default. The range is -4 to 4, with 4 providing the highest matte level and -4 the lowest.

  • Page 44: Choosing Default Settings For The Cutter

    Configuration Choosing Default Settings for the Cutter Click the General tab (see Choose an option: No cuts - the paper will not be cut Cut between prints - the paper will be cut once between images Trim leading and trailing edges - the paper will be cut twice between images to remove leading and trailing edges Back...

  • Page 45: Adjusting Print Head And Paper Cutter Registration

    Configuration Adjusting Print Head and Paper Cutter Registration Click the Settings tab. Back Contents Click Start Wizard. Click Next on the Registration Wizard screen. A registration test print is sent to the printer. Examine the test print and note the number closest to the following occurrences: ✔...
  • Page 46 Configuration Back Contents Enter the Magenta, Cyan, and Cutter values from the registration test print and click Next. Valid entries for Magenta and Cyan are -64 to +64. Valid entries for the cutter are -16 to +16 Click Next to print another test print or click Finish to close the wizard.

  • Page 47: Viewing And Changing Printer Names

    If you do, the download will not complete and the previous firmware version will be used. Back Contents Download the firmware file from the Kodak Web site (http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/ software/ML500/ml500Software.jhtml) to your computer hard drive. Click the Download Firmware tab.

  • Page 48: Checking Status

    Configuration In the File Open dialog box, navigate to the folder containing the downloaded firmware (.rom) file. Select the firmware file. Click Download. A message indicates the approximate download time and an elapsed time indicator shows the progress of the download. If the download was successful, you will be instructed to power the printer off / on.

  • Page 49: Checking Printer And Media Status

    Configuration Checking Printer and Media Status There are several ways to check printer and media status: ✔ The Status Bar (see page current state of the printer and media ✔ The General tab (see page amount of available media ✔ The Usage tab (see page information about printer and media usage Back...

  • Page 50: Checking Printer Usage

    Configuration Checking Printer Usage To view information about the current printer’s usage, the amount of paper used on the printer, and the number of paper cuts: ✔ Click the Usage tab. Back Contents Checking the Media Supply To view information about each type of media on the current printer: ✔...

  • Page 51: Saving A Report

    Configuration Saving a Report You can save a report showing history, serial numbers, and firmware versions. The report is saved in a text file (.txt), which can be opened by an application such as NotePad. From the Configuration menu select Save Report.
  • Page 52 Configuration Pattern Output #1 Mid gray #2 Min gray #3 Boxes on mid gray #4 Grid on gray Back Contents #5 One pixel grid #6 Two pixel grid #7 Max gray #8 Offset dots Next Index Pattern Output...
  • Page 53 Configuration Pattern Output #9 Registration squares #10 Matte XtraLife #11 Max CMYX- gray Back Next Contents Index...

  • Page 54: Print Server

    Print Server Overview Print Server Using the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print Server application, you can manage basic and custom printing of JPEG (*.jpg), TIFF (*.tif), and Rosetta (*.ros) image files. NOTE: Rosetta files are created by the Print driver.

  • Page 55: Showing Or Hiding The Status Bar

    The total number of print jobs in the print queue The total number of copies for all print jobs in the print queue The current state of the ML-500 Print Server (Running, Suspended, or Force Printing) The current state of the printer status...

  • Page 56: Tool Bar

    ✔ From the View menu select Tool Bar. Closing the Print Server Application ✔ Click the Server screen. IMPORTANT: Next Index at the upper right of the Print If you select Exit from the File menu, all ML-500 applications close.

  • Page 57: Changing The Source Folder

    The log file is a text (*.txt) file where all actions performed by the ML-500 Print Server are recorded. The file contains the date and time the ML-500 Print Server is started and stopped, as well as the date and time of printing activities.

  • Page 58: Printing And The Print Queue

    Print Server Printing and the Print Queue Making Prints You must create a print job before an image file can be printed. Print jobs that appear in the print queue are sent to the printer. Once a print job has completed, it disappears from the print queue.
  • Page 59 Print Server To create a print job when images are on a different computer than the ML-500 Print Server: NOTE: Images are deleted from the Source folder after a job has run. ✔ Copy an image file into the Source folder...

  • Page 60: Manually Creating A Print Job

    Print Server Manually Creating a Print Job From the Server menu select Enqueue or press the Enqueue Tool Bar button. Back Contents Next to Image File, click Browse to locate the image file or files, then click Open. Change other settings, if needed, then click OK. To initiate printing, select Resume from the Server menu.

  • Page 61: Print Job Settings

    Print Server Print Job Settings Print settings are used to change a variety of features, from altering a print's appearance to specifying print queue options. Change settings using the Job Preferences dialog boxes. Back Contents See the table on next few pages for descriptions and default values for the settings.
  • Page 62 Print Server Print Setting Description Copies Specifies the number of copies to print Cutter Specifies how to cut the paper Sharpen Specifies the level of image sharpness Use label Specifies whether to use a label and allows selection of label text Leading border Specifies the amount of (pixels) *...
  • Page 63 Print Server Print Setting Description Trailing border Specifies the amount of (pixels) * white space that prints after the image Image offset Specifies the amount of (pixels) * white space that prints on the left side of the image Center image Ensures that an equal amount of white space prints on both sides of...
  • Page 64 Specifies the layout of the image being printed Scaling Specifies the preferred scaling type * 300 pixels = one inch Back Contents Default Value ML-500 3Color Photo Gloss Perceptual (for photos) None None Scale to fit Next Index Allowable Range...

  • Page 65: Displaying A Dialog Box For Changing Print Job Settings

    Print Server Displaying a Dialog Box for Changing Print Job Settings You can change job settings for the following: ✔ Jobs in the Source folder ✔ When manually enqueuing files ✔ For jobs already in the queue A different dialog box is used for each method. All dialog boxes contain the same tabs.
  • Page 66 Print Server To change settings when manually enqueuing jobs: From the Server menu select Enqueue. The Enqueue Print Job dialog box appears. Back Contents To change settings for jobs already in the queue: In the Print Server window, click the job or jobs for which you wish to change print settings.

  • Page 67: Selecting The Number Of Copies To Print

    Next to Copies, select the number of copies, between 1 (default) and 9999, to print. Click OK. NOTE: For Rosetta (*.ros) image files, this setting is controlled by the ML-500 Printer Driver and cannot be changed using the ML-500 Print Server. Next Index page 52).

  • Page 68: Choosing Paper Cutting Boundaries

    Print Server Choosing Paper Cutting Boundaries WARNING: The cutter is very sharp and can cause injury. Stay away from the cutter when the printer is running. You can choose how prints are cut, or you can choose not to cut prints at all: Display a dialog box for changing print job settings (see page...

  • Page 69: Sharpening Images

    High - Increased sharpening is applied. Use with images that have less than optimal sharpness. Click OK. NOTE: For Rosetta (*.ros) image files, this setting is controlled by the ML-500 Printer Driver and cannot be changed using the ML-500 Print Server. Back Contents Labeling Prints You can add labels (up to 256 characters) to your prints to help identify them.

  • Page 70: Adjusting Borders On Prints

    For 8 inch paper, you may need to adjust the print head and paper cutter registration (see Click OK. NOTE: For Rosetta (*.ros) image files, this setting is controlled by the ML-500 Printer Driver and cannot be changed using the ML-500 Print Server. Next Index page...

  • Page 71: Using Color Management

    You should select the ML-500 Matte or Glossy profile as your output profile. Back...

  • Page 72: Selecting A Print Package Or Layout

    Print Server Next to Input Profile, click Browse. Select an input profile and click Open. Next to Output Profile, click Browse. Select an output profile and click Open. Select a Rendering Intent. Click OK. Back Contents Selecting a Print Package or Layout With package printing, you send a single document page to the printer and get multiple document page sizes on your print.
  • Page 73 For best results when using "borderless" packages, use the Scale to Fill option. Click OK. NOTE: For Rosetta (*.ros) image files, this setting is controlled by the ML-500 Printer Driver and cannot be changed using the ML-500 Print Server. Next Index The longest edge of the image file is scaled to match the desired layout size.

  • Page 74: Using Custom Printing Packages Or Layouts

    Print Server Using Custom Printing Packages or Layouts To create a custom printing package or layout, page 127. Display a dialog box for changing print job settings (see page 52). Select the Packages and Layouts tab. Back Contents Click Custom. Click Browse.

  • Page 75: Removing Jobs From The Print Queue

    Scale to Fill to enlarge the images to fit in the available space. Click OK. NOTE: For Rosetta (*.ros) image files, this setting is controlled by the ML-500 Printer Driver and cannot be changed using the ML-500 Print Server. Back Contents...

  • Page 76: Rearranging The Print Job Order

    Print Server To remove a range of jobs from the print queue: In the Print Server window, hold the Shift key and click the first and last jobs in the range you wish to remove. From the Server menu select Dequeue. Alternatively, press the Delete key, or press the Dequeue Tool Bar button.

  • Page 77: Suspending Printing

    Contents Suspending Printing Suspending "locks" the print queue by preventing the ML-500 Print Server from sending print jobs to the printer. It also prevents image files in the Source folder being sent to the print queue. Suspend the print queue when you want to change the paper or ribbon, or perform calibration or diagnostic tests.

  • Page 78: Resuming Printing

    Print Server Resuming Printing Resuming "unlocks" the print queue and sets the ML-500 Print Server to its normal mode of operation. To resume printing: ✔ From the Server menu select Resume, or press the Resume Tool Bar button. "Server: Running" appears in the Status Bar.

  • Page 79: Attended And Unattended Printing

    Print Server Attended and Unattended Printing You can operate the ML-500 Print Server in attended or unattended mode. If a printing error occurs, attended mode requires direct intervention before printing can continue, while unattended mode does not. Unattended mode is useful when printing overnight, or during times when no one is available to respond to error messages.
  • Page 80 Startup state Specifies the startup mode of the print queue for the ML-500 Print Server Successful jobs (MB) Specifies the amount of memory to allocate to the storage of successfully...

  • Page 81: Setting Print Queue Limits

    Print Server Setting Print Queue Limits Unless you specify otherwise, printing starts when one job is in the print queue. You can change the number of jobs or the number of minutes from the time the first print job was created before printing begins.

  • Page 82: Selecting A Startup State

    Back Contents Selecting a Startup State Upon opening the ML-500 Print Server application, the print queue is in Suspended status by default. If you wish, you can choose to have the Print Server in Running (Resume) status each time you open it.

  • Page 83: Command Files

    Click Save when complete. From the desktop or WINDOWS Explorer, change the file extension from .txt to .kmd. To send a command file to the ML-500 Print Server, copy the file into the Source Folder. NOTE: You cannot use the Enqueue command to send a command file to the ML-500 Print Server.

  • Page 84: Allowable Command File Commands

    Print Server Allowable Command File Commands The following commands are allowed in command files: FILENAME: (String: full (path and file) name of the image file) COPIES: (Numeric, 1 to 9999: number of copies to print) CUT: (NO, BETWEEN, or TRIM: cut type) SHARPEN: (NONE, NORMAL, or HIGH: image sharpening level) USE_LABEL: (TRUE or FALSE: whether to add...

  • Page 85: Command File Rules

    Print Server PACKAGE: (Numeric, 0 to 65535: package to be used, 32767 or higher is a Custom package and 0 is no package) PACKAGE_SCALING: (Selection, FIT or FILL) PACKAGE _CUSTOM_FILE: (String, full (path and file) name of package file) USE_CM: (Selection, TRUE or FALSE: whether to color image) CM_INPUT_PROFILE: (String, full (path and file) name of the input profile)
  • Page 86 ".kmd". The file must be saved as a text file; rich-text or MICROSOFT Word formats add extra formatting information that is not understood by the ML-500 Print Server and generate errors. ✔ If an error occurs, error information is written to the log file.

  • Page 87: Sample Command File

    Print Server Sample Command File The following is an example of a typical command file. FILENAME: H:\Images\Jpg\Birthday_1152x864.jpg COPIES: 1 CUT: NO CENTER: FALSE IMAGE_OFFSET: Back Contents Next Index...

  • Page 88: Calibration

    Calibration Using the ML-500 Calibration application you can control the color balance and density of the prints made with the ML-500 printer. You can verify and change the color look-up tables (LUTs) for the printer. When to Calibrate the Printer Calibrate the printer: ✔...

  • Page 89: Using The Tool Bar

    Calibration Status Bar The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the window, shows the following: ✔ Name of the media used for the current calibration event (if one has been selected) ✔ Message appears under the following conditions: Calibration operation taking more than two seconds Rasterizing a calibration target Printing a calibration target...

  • Page 90: Closing The Calibration Application

    Closing the Calibration Application ✔ Click the at the upper right of the Configuration screen. IMPORTANT: If you select Exit from the File menu, all ML-500 applications close. Back Contents Calibration Process Process Overview Print a calibration target (see Analyze a calibration target (see...

  • Page 91: Selecting A Calibration Starting Point

    Calibration Selecting a Calibration Starting Point When printing a calibration target (see you must select a calibration starting point. Each starting point serves a different purpose. Use the starting point that best suits your needs. ✔ Current settings: Starts the calibration using the current calibration data.

  • Page 92: Printing A Calibration Target

    Calibration Printing a Calibration Target You print the calibration target using a defined set of printer response curves as the starting point. Most often the starting point is the ending point of the previous calibration event. Options for other starting points exist for special needs.

  • Page 93: Analyzing A Calibration Target

    Calibration NOTE: If you select Designated event as a starting point, you must select an event number and date from the drop-down list on the Select Calibration Event dialog box then click Next. Click Finish. You need not analyze the target immediately. If necessary, you can exit the calibration application between printing and analyzing the target so that you can resume printing.
  • Page 94 Calibration From the Calibration menu select Analyze Calibration Target. Enter the event number from the target or scan the bar code. NOTE: If the event has been completed (see page 92), a warning message appears. Click Next to print the calibration target. Back Contents Analyze the target.
  • Page 95 Calibration ✔ For analysis on a strip reading densitometer Prepare the target for reading in the densitometer. Click Next. ✔ For file analysis Read the calibration target and save the results to a file. Click Next. Search for and select the file in which you saved the target readings.

  • Page 96: Sending A Lut To The Printer

    Calibration ✔ Refine data by calibrating again: allows you to perform another iteration of calibration, using the calibration LUT calculated from the previous calibration as the starting point. Use this option if the current calibration is out of tolerance and you wish to continue calibrating the printer to get it within the selected tolerance limits.

  • Page 97: When To Send A Lut To The Printer

    Calibration When to Send a LUT to the Printer Production printing calibrate and then colors are off immediately send a new LUT to the printer. Calibration is out of send a new LUT to the printer tolerance immediately after calibration. The calibration is the problem might be almost always out of...

  • Page 98: Making Temporary Color Adjustments

    Calibration Select Apply Master Balance if you wish to apply a temporary adjustment to the colors for this print job. NOTE: The Master Balance dialog box does not appear for Visual Analysis. Adjust the temporary values for Red, Blue, Green, and Density and click Next. NOTE: When sending a temporary color adjustment, the final dialog box is a different color than all of the other dialog boxes in the wizard.

  • Page 99: Performing A Complete Calibration Analysis

    Calibration To make temporary color adjustments: From the Calibration menu select Send LUT to Printer. Select a Media name from the drop-down list, then click Next. (If there is only one media type in the calibration database, omit this step.) Select an event number and date, then click Next.

  • Page 100: Changing Calibration Settings

    Calibration Do one of the following: ✔ Click Finish to close the wizard and record that the calibration is complete. ✔ Click Next to continue. ✔ Click Cancel to exit the wizard and wait to send the new calibration data to the printer, for example, if the printer is busy.
  • Page 101 Click OK to save the changes. Next Index Meaning Select the check box to use DP2 with the ML-500. This places a copy of the LUTs as files where DP2 can use them. Select a tolerance level of Loose, Normal, or Tight. This option is disabled if Visual is selected in the Measurement Source list.

  • Page 102: Working With Media And Printers

    Calibration Working with Media and Printers Adding New Media Add new media: ✔ When the media you want to use is not in the database ✔ When adding a new media type To add new media: From the Calibration menu select New, then select Media.

  • Page 103: Importing A Media Type Catalog

    You can import a new media catalog whenever a new media catalog becomes available from Kodak. The catalog lists all media that can be used by the ML-500 printer. Importing a new media catalog does not change the name of any media or any calibration history.

  • Page 104: Importing A Printer Model Catalog

    The Calibration application obtains the new printer information from the printer model catalog and uses this information for all printers of the same type. Kodak may update the printer model catalog on occasion. Copy the new printer model catalog to the following location: <install path>\Cal2000\MDB\.

  • Page 105: Reference

    Back Contents Approved Densitometers Use densitometers with a Status A spectral response with the ML-500 calibration application. Densitometers with a Status T spectral response are unsuitable for the ML-500 calibration application. The following densitometers are usable with the calibration application: ✔...

  • Page 106: Calibration Tolerance Level

    Calibration Calibration Tolerance Level The calibration tolerance level defines the range within which a target must fall to be considered acceptable. There are three options for tolerance from which you can choose based on the accuracy and repeatability of the densitometer and printer: ✔...

  • Page 107: Printer Drivers

    Printer Drivers Printer Drivers Printer drivers are used to print to the ML-500 printer from applications on your system. Printer drivers for the following operating systems are included on the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD: ✔ WINDOWS 2000 / WINDOWS XP ✔...

  • Page 108: Windows Xp / Windows 2000 Operating Systems

    WINDOWS XP / WINDOWS 2000 Operating Systems Removing a Printer Driver From the Start menu select Settings, then select Printers. Select the ML-500 printer. From the File menu select Delete. Click Yes for the prompt. Back Contents Displaying the Printing Preferences Screen...

  • Page 109: To Change Settings For All Print Jobs

    Printer Drivers To Change Settings for All Print Jobs From the Start menu select Settings, then select Printers. Right-click the ML-500 printer and select Printing Preferences. To Change Settings for the Current Print Job From the File menu select Print.

  • Page 110: Scaling A Document

    Printer Drivers Scaling a Document Page You can scale a document page by a specified percentage between 10% and 400%. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95). Click the Layout or Paper/Quality tab. Back Contents Click Advanced. Expand the Document Options, Printer Features, if necessary.

  • Page 111: Creating A Custom Form

    Creating a Custom Form You can create a custom paper size using WINDOWS functionality, then select the paper size when you print using the ML-500 driver. From the Start menu select Settings, then select Printers. From the File menu select Server Properties or right-click an open area in the window and select Server Properties.
  • Page 112 Back Contents To Use a custom form from an application: From the File menu select Print. Right-click the ML-500 printer, select Properties, then click Advanced. Select the custom paper size from the Paper Size drop-down list, then click OK. Next...

  • Page 113: Using Package Printing

    Printer Drivers Using Package Printing With package printing, you send a single document page to the printer and get multiple document page sizes on your print. For example, if you select the package "5 x 7 in. and 3.5 x 5 in. and Wallets," your print contains one 5 x 7 in.
  • Page 114 Printer Drivers Select the 8.5 x 14 in. paper size. You must use this size for all standard packages. NOTE: Custom packages may require different paper sizes. Click OK. Back Contents Click the Packages tab. Select Package as the Print format. From the drop-down list, select a standard package.

  • Page 115: Using Custom Printing Packages

    Printer Drivers Using Custom Printing Packages To create a custom printing package or layout, page 127. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95). Click the Packages tab. Select Package as the Print format. Click Browse. In the file selection box, locate the custom package file you wish to use, or select the last and most recently used custom package file at the bottom of the drop-down package list.

  • Page 116: Cutting Prints

    Printer Drivers Cutting Prints WARNING: The cutter is very sharp and can cause injury. Stay away from the cutter when the printer is running. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95). Click the Layout or Paper/Quality tab. Click Advanced. Expand Document Options, Printer Features, if necessary.
  • Page 117 Printer Drivers Adding a Logo to a Page Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95). Click the Logo tab. Click Browse. Back Contents Locate and select the file for your logo. NOTE: The logo must be either an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) or a bitmap (.bmp) file.

  • Page 118: Displaying The Properties Screen

    To Change Settings for All Print Jobs From the Start menu select Settings, then select Printers. Right-click the ML-500 printer and select Properties. To Change Settings for the Current Print Job From the File menu select Print.

  • Page 119: Laying Out The

    Printer Drivers Laying Out the Page You can select the orientation for your page. Display the Properties screen (see Click the Layout tab. Back Contents Select the orientation (Portrait or Landscape). Select the desired scaling percentage (10% - 400%). page 95).

  • Page 120: Using Standard Printing Packages

    Printer Drivers Using Package Printing With package printing, you send a single document page to the printer and get multiple document page sizes on your print. For example, if you select the package "5 x 7 in. and 3.5 x 5 in. and Wallets," your print contains one 5 x 7 in.
  • Page 121 Printer Drivers Select the 8.5 x 14 in. paper size. You must use this size for all standard packages. IMPORTANT: You must use this size for all standard packages. Click Apply. Click the Layout tab. Select Package as the Print format. Back Contents From the drop-down list, select a standard...

  • Page 122: Using Custom Printing Packages

    Printer Drivers Using Custom Printing Packages To create a custom printing package or layout, page 127. Display the Properties screen (see Click the Layout tab. Select Package as the Print format. Click Browse. In the file selection box, locate the custom package file (.kpg) or select the last and most recently used custom package file at the bottom of the drop-down package list.

  • Page 123: Cutting Prints

    Printer Drivers Cutting Prints WARNING: The cutter is very sharp and can cause injury. Stay away from the cutter when the printer is running. Display the Properties screen (see Click the Media tab. Next to Cutter, select an option. (See Click OK.

  • Page 124: Macintosh Operating System

    Printer Drivers Click Browse. Locate and select the file with your logo. NOTE: The logo must be either an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) or a bitmap (.bmp) file. Do not compress the logo file. If you select a compressed file, a message appears indicating that the driver is unable to read the logo file and that the file format is incorrect.

  • Page 125: Adding A Custom Paper Size

    Printer Drivers From the Settings menu select Page Attributes. From the Format for menu select ML-500. From the Paper Size menu, select an option: ✔ 8.5 x 7 in. (216 x 178 mm) ✔ 8.5 x 11 in. (216 x 279 mm) ✔...

  • Page 126: Using The Print Dialog Box

    Printer Drivers Using the Print Dialog Box Open a document. From the File menu select Print. Back Contents Select the desired panel from the list. Next Index...

  • Page 127: Viewing A Summary Of Print Settings

    Printer Drivers The following panels are available ✔ Copies & Pages ✔ Layout ✔ Output Options ✔ Logo ✔ Printer Options ✔ Packages ✔ Summary Change settings, as needed. Click Print. Back Contents Viewing a Summary of Print Settings ✔ On the Print dialog box (see the Summary panel.
  • Page 128 Printer Drivers Adding a Logo to a Page On the Print dialog box (see the Logo panel. Back Contents Check Use Logo. Click Select. page 113) select Select the file for your logo NOTE: Click Open. The logo appears in the Logo preview window. Placing the Logo To change vertical and horizontal position, enter values from 0 to 100.

  • Page 129: Using Printer Options

    Printer Drivers Editing Opacity ✔ To edit the opacity of the logo, enter a value from 1 to 100% (the larger the percentage, the greater the opacity). Editing Scale ✔ To edit the scale of the logo, enter a value from 1 to 400% (or until the image exceeds the imageable area, whichever comes first).

  • Page 130: Choosing Glossy Or Matte

    Printer Drivers Choosing Glossy or Matte On the Print dialog box (see the Printer Options panel (see Select the XtraLife menu. Select an option: ✔ Glossy – invokes the "gloss" ICM profile in the print job ✔ Matte – invokes the "matte" ICM profile in the print job Back Contents...

  • Page 131: Sharpening Prints

    Printer Drivers Back Contents Sharpening Prints On the Print dialog box (see the Printer Options panel (see Click the Sharpen pull-down menu. Select an option: ✔ None – no sharpening in the print job ✔ Normal – normal sharpening in the print job ✔...

  • Page 132: Using Package Printing

    Printer Drivers Using Package Printing With package printing, you send a single document page to the printer and get multiple document page sizes on your print. For example, if you select the package "5 x 7 in. and 3.5 x 5 in. and Wallets," your print contains one 5 x 7 in.

  • Page 133: Using Custom Printing Packages

    Printer Drivers On the Print dialog box (see the Packages panel. From the Package drop-down list, select the standard package you wish to use. Click Print. Back Contents Using Custom Printing Packages page 113) select To create a custom printing package, see On the Print dialog box (see the Package panel.

  • Page 134: Getting Help

    ✔ Most Printer drivers You can view the Help system for each application or get context-sensitive help for window items. If only the ML-500 Utilities has been opened, then only that Help system is accessible. If the Configuration, Print Server, or Calibration...

  • Page 135: Viewing A Help System

    Getting Help Viewing a Help System With the exception of the Printer Drivers, view Help as described below: In the current window, select the Help for that application from the Help menu. For example, from the Help menu select Configuration Help, then select Help Topics. Back Contents Use the Contents, Index, or Search tabs to...

  • Page 136: Viewing Help For Printer Drivers

    WINDOWS: In any application, select Print from the File menu. Select the ML-500 printer then click Properties. Click the Help button. MACINTOSH: ✔ Launch the Help Center and select ML-500 Help. Back Contents Using Context Sensitive Help WINDOWS: Do one of the following to view a description of a window item: ✔...

  • Page 137: Troubleshooting

    Incompatible File Format Invalid Color Management Profile Back Contents Check the following (Refer to the ML-500 Operator’s Guide): ✔ Is the platen assembly screwed in completely? ✔ Is the ribbon installed properly? ✔ Is the ribbon wound properly? ✔ Is the paper threaded properly over all of the rollers? You must run the Print Server application before installing the port monitor.
  • Page 138 When you move, delete, or edit a print job, printing is suspended. Complete the task and printing resumes automatically. Check the following: ✔ Are all the cables attached correctly? (Refer to the ML-500 Operator’s Guide.) ✔ Does the printer appear in the list of available printers in the Print dialog box? ✔...
  • Page 139 99). Back Contents To resolve (in PHOTOSHOP), select Page Setup. from the File menu, select the ML-500 printer, and select a new page size. One of the dimensions must be 8.53 in. (21.67 cm). Next Index Reason for Error...

  • Page 140: Appendix A

    When you print your job, select the custom package template file, and apply it to your print job. NOTE: Use the sample files on the CD that was shipped with the ML-500 printer as examples for creating your custom package template files. Back...
  • Page 141 Appendix A Specifications for creating a template file Use the following format to define the placeholders for the images in your custom template: Type: KPKG<EOL> Version 1.0<EOL> #<comments><EOL> x1,y1,xdim1,ydim1<EOL> x2,y2,xdim2,ydim2<EOL> xN,yN,xdimN,ydimN<EOL> ✔ The Type field requires the 4 characters KPKG. ✔...

  • Page 142: Glossary

    Client systems Remote computer systems that are networked to the server system that is connected to the ML-500 printer. If you will be using the ML-500 WINDOWS printer driver to print, the driver must be installed on the client systems.

  • Page 143: Creating Custom Printing Packages Or Layouts

    5 x 7 in. print, one 3.5 x 5 in. print, and a number of wallet size prints. Printer control panel The display panel on the front of the ML-500 printer that provides printer status and error information.
  • Page 144 Index adding a logo to a page, 104, 110, 115 adding media, 89 adding the ML-500 printer to the printer list (MACINTOSH), 19 analyzing a calibration target, 80 arranging open applications, 23 attended printing, 66 before you can print (MACINTOSH), 17...
  • Page 145 Back Contents editing configuration for calibration, 87 editing the printer list, 34 enabling file services (MACINTOSH), 18 error history, viewing, 36 exiting ML-500 Utilities, 24 file, log, 44 firmware, downloading, 34 folders allocating disk space for, 68 failed jobs, 68...
  • Page 146 Image Color Management, 94 importing media type catalog, 90 printer model catalog, 91 installing ML-500 Utilities, 1 port monitor and drivers, 7 port monitor on the server, 8 labeling prints, 56 language, selecting for printer control panel, 27 layout or package, selecting, 58...
  • Page 147 Index online help, 121 orientation, selecting, 112 overview Calibration, 75 Print Server, 25 printing, 45 package and layout printing, 100, 107, 119 creating custom printing packages, 127 standard printing packages, 100, 107, 119 using custom printing packages, 61, 102, 109, 120 package or layout, selecting, 58 paper cutter and print head adjusting registration, 32...
  • Page 148 Index adding a logo to a page, 115 choosing glossy or matte, 117 cutting prints, 117 laying out the page, 111 package printing, 119 system requirements, 111 using the Print dialog box, 113 viewing a summary of print settings, 114 WINDOWS 98 / ME, 105 cutting prints, 110 displaying the Properties screen, 105...
  • Page 149 56, 118 source folder, selecting, 44 starting Calibration application, 75 Configuration application, 25 ML-500 applications, 22 ML-500 Utilities, 20 Print Server application, 41 starting point for calibration, selecting, 78 startup state, selecting for print server, 68 Status bar...
  • Page 150 Index viewing open applications, 23 WINDOWS 2000/XP driver installing on the server, 10 system requirements, 5 WINDOWS 98/ME driver installing on the server, 12 system requirements, 6 WINDOWS drivers installing on the client, 13 WINDOWS NT driver installing on the server, 12 system requirements, 6 XtraLife option setting (WINDOWS), 16...

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