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Epson Stylus Pro User manual | Manualzz
Version 3.1
Windows 3.11 Windows 95
Windows NT 3.51 (Intel)
for
EPSON Stylus Color
EPSON Stylus Pro
EPSON Stylus Pro XL
INSTALLATION & OPERATION
MANUAL
PowerRIp”
The Software Program That Turns Your Printer
Into A True Adobe PostScript” Level 2 lmager
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Adobe PostSaipt
Q 1995 Birmy Graphics Corporation. All Rights Reserved
This manual may not, in whole, or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated,
transmitted or converted to any electronic or machine - readable form without prior written
consent of Birmy Graphics Corporation.
Information contained in this document is subject to change without notice and does not
represent a commitment on the part of Birmy Graphics Corporation.
Birmy Graphics Corporation does not warrant, guarantee, or make any representation
regarding the use or the result of the use of any color system included in Birmy products.
Video simulations may not match printed color output.
PowerRIP@ is a registered trademark of Birmy Graphics Corp.
Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be
registered in certain jurisdictions.
Windows, Windows 95, Win32s, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
This program was written for Windows based systems and makes no warranties
whatsoever, either express or implied, regarding this product, including warranties with
respect to its merchantability or its fitness for any particular purpose.
All other trademark are the properties of their respective owners.
Table of Contents
Section 1 Installation
System Requirements
Operational Overview
PANTONE
Birmy Technical Support
Installing the Software
Windows 3.11 Printer Driver
Windows 95 Printer Driver
Windows NT Printer Driver
Operating PowerRIP
Printing from a Network
Registering your Software
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Section 2 Customizing PowerRIP
Printer Menu
File Menu
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Section 3 Testing PowerRlP
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Section 4 Tips and Obtaining
the Best Printing Quality
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Section 5 Troubleshooting
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Section 6 Glossary
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Installation
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
HARDWARE
Intel 486 or higher processor
8 MB Minimum of RAM for Windows and
Windows 95, 24 MB minimum of RAM for
Windows NT
(See section 4 for more on RAM.)
VGA or SVGA color monitor
Mouse
3.5” floppy drive
Hard drive with at least 40 MB free for letter
size and 80 MB free for ledger size paper.
Keyboard
LPT printer output port
SOFTWARE
Windows 3.1 or higher, Windows 95, or
Windows NT 3.51 or higher (Intel version)
NOTE: Before installation
A. Ensure that printer port (LPT) is installed
and active.
B. Ensure that 40 MB free space is available on your hard drive before starting the
installation of PowerRIP.
C. Set up the EPSON printer according to the
documentation that came with it.
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Operational Overview
The following is an explanation of how a page is processed 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 applications files must be sent to PowerRIP through applications, 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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PANTONE
PANTONE professional color palette files are included in
your PowerRlP package. These files can be read directly
into commonly used applications so the user can have
printer calibrated versions of all PANTONE Colors for the
EPSON Stylus Pro and Pro XL models.
The file is a self-extracting zip file. Just copy it to any
desired directory and type Epalete -d from the DOS
prompt and it will extract itself and make its own
subdirectories. Remember to use the -d after Epalete or
the subdirectories will not extract correctly.
See the readme file on the PANTONE disk for use with
your application. This is also a self-extracting 3MB file.
Copy this to your hard disk and type Readme from the
DOS prompt, then open the file it created called
PANTONE.WRI with the Windows Write program.
PowerRIP Technical Support
For technical assistance with the installation, configuration
and operation of Birmy PowerRIP, please call Birmy
Customer Support at 407-723-2893. The hours of operation are 9am-8pm EST
Please do not call the Birmy Fulfillment Center for technical information. There are no support personnel at that
location; the phone number is for the PowerRlP registration only.
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When calling for technical assistance, be ready to identify
your system and its configuration, the serial number of your
copy of PowerRIP, and a description of the problems you are
encountering. Please refer to the Troubleshooting Section for
solutions before calling Technical Support.
Birmy Graphics:
Voice
Fax
Email
Mailing address
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407-723-2893
407-768-9669
PowerRIP-Support 8 Birmy.com
Birmy Graphics Corporation
250 East Drive
Melbourne, Florida 32904
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Installing the Software
Before installing PowerRIP, make backup copies of all
the installation disks. There is no copy protection on the
disks. You will be required to register PowerRlP and
obtain the unlock code for your copy PoweRlP after
installation.
If your system does not meet the minimum hardware and
software requirements, PowerRlP will not work correctly.
PowerRIP Installer automatically loads the following
l 32 Bit (WIN32S) Windows libraries if not
already loaded
l PowerRlP software
User manually installs
l PowerRIP Windows Printer Drivers
To install PowerRIP
1. Turn on the computer and start Windows.
2. Insert the floppy disk labeled PowerRlP
Disk 1 into the floppy drive (either A or B).
3. From the Windows 3.11 Program Manager, select
File, then Run. (For Windows 95 instructions see
the note on the next page.)
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4. In the command line type A:\SETUP
and click OK. (If you are loading from drive B
type B:\SETUP.)
NOTE: If you are loading from Windows 95 click
on Start, select Run, then type A:\SETUP
(or B:\SETUP); or use the Add software option
in Windows 95.
5. The PowerRlP program will now start to load
and you see a Welcome screen. Click on NEXT.
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6. The program will then ask you to choose the
drive and directory you want PowerRlP to be
installed on. The default is C:\PowerRIP. You
may leave the default directory or change it if
desired and then click NEXT.
Note: If you choose not to install PowerRlP at
this time, click CANCEL to stop the installation.
7. The program continues installing, asking you for
Disk 2, then Disk 3, and finally Disk 4. Click on
OK after inserting each disk. (If you are not
loading from the drive displayed, you need to
enter a new path before selecting OK.)
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8. When Disk 4 has loaded, the program
will automatically create the group
PowerRlP and PowerRIP icons for Windows.
NOTE: If you are installing under Windows 3.11
the Uninstaller icon will not appear.
9. This completes the loading of the PowerRlP
application. Remove Disk 4 from the floppy
drive.
10. You must now install the Printer Driver using
Windows Print Manager. See the next section
on how to do this.
Note: PowerRlP needs your screen saver
turned off. It may interfere with the print process. See your Windows Users Manual if you
do not know how to do this.
PowerRlP runs from Windows and may not
run from special desktops like Navigator. Click
on the Windows icon in Navigator and then on
PowerRIP.
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PowerRlP Windows 3.11
Printer Driver Installation
For Windows 95 or Windows NT see the appropriate
section.
1.
For Windows 3.11 put the PowerRlP Windows 3.11
Printers Drivers Disk into drive A or B. Then from
Program Manager go to File, Run, then type
A:\Setup or B if your drive is B.
ammand Line:
A:\SETUP.EXE
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Click on OK, then the Adobe Printer Installer
will ask if you would like to read the Read Me
file. This file contains useful information
about printing. You can print this Read Me file
later. Select Continue. The Adobe Printer
Installer will complete its installation and ask
to have Windows restarted, Click on Restart.
3.
When Windows restarts you should be at the
Control Panel. Click on the Adobe Printers
icon.
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4.
With the PowerRIP Windows 3.11 Drivers
disk in drive A or B click on Drives and select
that drive. Then select your EPSON printer
and click on install.
5.
Your printer should successfully install. Now close
and go to Control Panel and select Printers and
select PowerRIP as your default printer.
6.
Now select PowerRlP and click on Connect.
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Default Printer
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Select FILE.
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Fast Printina Direct to Port
8.
Then select OK. The program installation is now
complete. PowerRIP must be registered before you
can use it. Go to the section Registering your
Software.
9.
When you print from an application it will ask you for
a file name. You can use almost any name but you
must print to C:\BIRMY directory or the drive letter
where PowerRlP was installed.
Output File Name:
C:\BIRMYUOB
Note: When printing under Windows 3.11, PowerRlP
does not return user operation until printing is finished.
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PowerRlP Windows 95
Printer Driver Installation
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Click on Start, Settings, Printers section of
Windows 95.
Click on Add Printer, then Next.
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4.
Click on Local Printer, then Next.
Note: You may not see this screen if you are not on
a network.
Click on Have Disk.
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Put the PowerRlP Windows 95 Printer
Driver disk in drive A or B. If drive B, you must
change to that drive designation. Click OK.
Note: You may need your Windows 95 CD or
master diskette #1 0 to install the Windows 95
PostScript drivers.
6.
Select your printer and click Next.
7.
Then select print to “File: Creates a file on disk”
Click Next.
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You may change the printer name if you prefer.
Make PowerRIP
P your default printer and click OK.
9.
Do not print a test page. PowerRlP will
not print at this stage. After selecting Finished you
may be asked to install your Windows 95 CD or
master diskette # 10 for the Windows Drivers.
10.
The program installation is now complete.
PowerRlP must be registered before you can use it.
Go to the section Registering your Software. If you
would like to share your printer on a network complete step 12 and the section about printing on a
network.
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11.
When you print from an application it will ask you for
a file name. You can use almost any name but you
must print to C:\BIRMY directory or the drive letter
where PowerRlP was installed.
Output File Name:
C:\BIRMYUOB
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If you would like to share your printer on a network,
you just have to share on your computer the
C:\BIRMM directory or the drive letter where
PowerRIP is installed. You should refer to your
Windows user manual on how to do this. Other users
on the network that are given rights to your C:\BIRMY
directory just print their files to this directory.
Now go to the section on Printing from Workstations
on a Network.
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PowerRlP Windows NT 3.5.1
Printer Drivers Installation
1.
Click on Print Manager in the Main Folder.
Select Printer and Create Printer.
2.
Enter PowerRlP under printer name
and go to driver and select Other.
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You will then be prompted to put the PowerRlP
Windows NT drivers disk into drive A. Insert it into
drive A or B; if your drive is B.
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indicated or selacl a new path
name.
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4.
Select your printer and click OK.
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5.
Now go to Print to and select Other.
6.
Select Local Port.
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Type C:\BIRMY\IN.PS
and click OK. If your drive is different than C, type
that drive letter.
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If you want to share the printer, select Share. Click
OK. If share is selected then see the section on
Printing from Workstations on a Network.
9.
Now go back to Print Manager and create another
printer.
10.
Name it LPT. Select the PowerRlP driver that is now
in the system under printers. Select the Print to as
LPTl port or the LPT port that your EPSON is connected to and click OK. Do not share this printer.
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11.
This LPT Print queue is where PowerRlP sends the
job after it is ripped. Here is where you can cancel,
pause, or purge the jobs before they are sent to the
printer. Note: PowerRIP sends a small 30 byte file
before each print job. This 30 byte file contains
information for the printer to setup resolution and other
options. This 30 byte file does not print a page.
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The program installation is now complete.
PowerRIP must be registered before you
can use it. Go to the section Registering your
Software.
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Operating PowerRIP
To operate PowerRlP just click on the PowerRlP icon.
PowerRlP will minimize itself at the bottom of the
screen.
This is the mode in which PowerRlP runs. If you
double click on the Birmy PowerRlP icon at the bottom of the screen it will maximize itself. From this
screen you can configure PowerRlP for resolution,
microweave, etc. PowerRlP will not pick up the jobs
or files to print from in this maximize mode. You must
minimize PowerRlP to run automatically.
PowerRIP features, like resolution, must be changed
from the maximized mode. PowerRlP will ignore
resolution request from the applications. See Configuring PowerRlP for more imformation.
The PowerRlP defaults settings are:
Resolution 360 DPI
Always use Stochastic Screening
Treat all RGB as Calibrated
Plain Paper
Uni-directional
Microweave
LPT1
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Printing from Workstations on a Network
After you have installed PowerRlP on the computer connected to the EPSON Stylus, all networked workstations
running Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95 or Windows NT can print to PowerRlP providing the printer or
directory is shared as shown on the previous pages. The
computer running PowerRlP under Windows NT can have
application print sharing properties activated as shown on
the previous section. If you are running under Windows 95
you need to share the C:\BIRMY directory or the drive
where PowerRlP was installed. The workstations then
only need to load PowerRlP print drivers and not the
PowerRlP program.
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Windows NT PowerRIP Setup
On Windows NT Network print sharing with
PowerRlP can have only one person print to a
queue at a time, so if you want several people to
print simultaneously you need to set up different
print queues with unique file names and share
names. This is done the same way as setting up
a regular printer queue.
Set up a print queue as described in the previous
section but type: C:\BIRMY\IN2.PS
instead of IN.ps in step 7. If your drive is different
than C, type that drive letter. This is only at the
computer running PowerRIP, workstations will
setup to print to a network printer which is this
printer when the sharing options is checked.
This will give you two print queues, one that will
write a file called IN.ps and one called lN2.ps. You
may add additional ports as long as the file and
share names are unique.
Workstation Setup for Windows 3.11 for
Workgroups, Windows 95 and Windows NT
The workstations only need to load the appropriate
Windows Drivers. If PowerRlP is running under
Windows NT, instead of printing to a Local Printer,
select a Network Printer or Connect to a Network
printer depending on your version of Windows. If
PowerRlP is running under Windows 3.11 for
Workgroups or 95, search for the computer that is
running PowerRlP and connect to it. Do not run
the PowerRlP program on individual computers,
only the PowerRlP Windows print drivers.
Please see you Windows documentation for more
information or printer and file sharing.
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Registering Your Software
You must register your copy of PowerRlP
before you can use it.
Follow these steps.
1. Click on the registration icon.
2. When you see the prompt, insert Disk 1 into
Drive A or B and click OK.
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3. Call the registration number (800) 613-3031.
You will need your Serial Number and Printer
Code found on the Registration Screen.
Do not call this phone number for technical
support. Call the numbers listed on page 3 for
technical support.
4. When given the unlock code, type it in the
Unlock Code box and click OK. Your
PowerRlP is now ready to use. See Section 2
for instructions on customizing PowerRIP.
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Customizing PowerRIP
1.
If you haven’t rebooted your system,
and you are running Windows 3.1, do
so now. If you are running Windows 95
or Windows NT proceed without rebooting.
2.
Double click on the PowerRlP icon in the
PowerRlP window. The program will take a few
seconds to load. When the cursor returns, the
program has loaded.
3. Minimize the Program Manager window by clicking
on the down button in the upper right side of the
window. The Birmy icon should now be visible
along with Program Manager. Other icons may
also be present.
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Double click on the Birmy PowerRlP icon. You see
the Birmy PowerRlP window shown below, which
has two menus, File and Printer. See the following
two sections for descriptions of these options.
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Printer Menu
When you click on Printer, The following
pull down menu will appear.
Select
Allows you to select different EPSON
Stylus printers.
NOTE: The display shows only the printer
for which you purchased PowerRIP. If you
want to purchase support for additional
printers, call Birmy Graphics Corporation at
407-723-2893
Options
Allows you to select:
A. Media Type
B. Optional Printer Features
C. Resolution
D. RIP Options
E. LPT Port
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Printer Options Definitions:
Media Type
Select the paper or other media you are
printing on. PowerRlP has color rendering Dictionaries to produce the maximum
image quality for the individual Epson
special paper stocks.
Microweave
A printing method in which images are
printed in finer increments to reduce the
possibility of banding (white lines) and
produce laser-like images.
Bi-directional
When this option is selected, the printer
prints one line from right to left and the
next line from left to right. Bi-directional
mode is faster but print quality is decreased when it is selected.
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Uni-directional
The printer prints right to left on all lines.
This mode reduces the possibility of
banding (white lines).
Resolution
Resolution is a measure of the amount of
detail that can be represented. Resolution of printed images is measured in the
number of dots per inch (dpi). The higher
the number, the finer the resolution.
Calibrated RGB Calibrated RGB references the 16 million
possible shades of Red, Green and Blue
combinations, commonly used in the
computer industry, to a specific standard;
CIE based ABC. Application Defined
utilizes optional third party color calibration software.
Stochastic
Stochastic screening is a random dot
pattern as opposed to a fixed screen
ruling. Stochastic produces more tones
and has better detail than fixed screen
rulings.
LPT
The LPT port that the printer is connected to.
NOTE: For the EPSON Stylus, the Stochastic Always
feature should be selected.
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File Menu
When you click on File, you see the following pulldown menu:
Open log and Close log allows you to keep track
of PostScript messages that occur during a print
job. When you select Open, an open window will
appear. In this window, you can select a file name
for the log, as well as a drive and a directory.
pirectories:
File Name:
c:\powerrip\progfam
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Print opens a PostScript File box. You have the
option of selecting the drive, directory and file
name of a PostScript job to print. Also included is
a directory called Examples, which contains a job
for testing. (See Section 3.)
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Fife Name:
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c:\powerrip\examples
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List Fifes of Jjpe:
Postscript File[‘.PS )
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About gives you information about PowerRIP. The
product version and revision should be included on
all information sent to Birmy Graphics Corporation
with support questions.
Exit quits the program.
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Testing PowerRlP
1. Set up your EPSON Stylus printer using the
instructions in your EPSON User’s Guide.
2. Turn on the computer and start Windows.
3. Turn on your Stylus printer.
4. Double click on the Birmy icon in the PowerRlP
window. When the program has finished loading
and the cursor returns to the screen, minimize
the Program Manager window by clicking on the
down arrow in the upper left of the screen.
5. Double click on the Birmy icon. This will maximize
the Power-RIP window.
6. Click on Printer. The pulldown menu will appear.
7. Select Options.
Set the following options:
A. Media Type
= Coated Paper
B. Microweave
=On
C. Optional features= Uni-directional
D. Resolution
= 720
E. Stochastic
=On
F. RGB Calibrated = On
NOTE: If you are using plain or glossy paper, set the
media type accordingly.
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8. Click OK.
9. To open a PostScript file box, click on File click on
Print.
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10. In the PostScript File box, click on PowerRIP.
Then select examples. You should see the
PostScript example cgolfer.ps in the left box.
File Name:
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11. Click on cgolfer.ps, then click OK.
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The program will now process the PostScript file
cgolfer.ps. The program will take a few seconds to
a couple of minutes, depending on the speed of
your computer and the amount of memory it has.
The output will be a golfer drawing in color.
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Tips and Obtaining
the Best
Printing Quality
The Birmy Graphics PowerRIP is a true Adobe
Level 2 PostScript Raster Image Processor.
A true Adobe Level 2 PostScript RIP has the
ability to use color rendering dictionaries when the
RIP is driving a color printer. These color rendering dictionaries are automatically accessed by the
Adobe Photoshop program when printing directly
to the printer. Images created in Photoshop can be
placed in other applications and still access the
color rendering dictionaries, if they are saved as
LAB.EPS or calibrated RGB.EPS files. RGB.TIF
and CMYK.TIF files do not access the color rendering dictionaries automatically if placed in other
applications and then printed.
PowerRIP includes a means of automatically
converting non-calibrated RGB.TIF into calibrated
RGB.TIF with a software switch “Treat all RGB as
calibrated”. This switch will convert most RGB
color calls into calibrated color space automatically
accessing the color rendering dictionary. If for
some reason you don’t want to use this feature,
you can disabled it simply turning it off.
Windows 95 color profiles are included, These
ICM color files allow applications capable of accessing of accessing these files the capability of
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adjusting printer colors When using these files the
“Treat all RGB as calibrated” option on PowerRIP
should not be checked
CMYK files are usually created in a device-dependant
color space, where you can adjust items to the particular printing condition of an individual printer rather
than accepting the automatic options in a color rendering dictionary
RAM Requirements
PowerRIP RAM requirements are dependent on
the complexity of your printed pages. We suggest
that if your pages are taking a long time to process that you increase your RAM. PowerRIP will
have performance increases with up to 64 MB of
RAM. Once full EPSON Stylus printer speed is
obtained an increase in RAM will not improve
performance.
Quark
If you have the Eficolor profile option, select none.
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To obtain high-quality color images, keep the following points in mind:
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Use the manufacturer’s inks and recommended
paper for your ink jet printer.
Papers designed for ink jet printers have special
coatings to evenly distribute the ink, and are different than uncoated bond papers used in laser
printers and copiers.
Birmy Graphics has balanced the stochastic halftone screening and color technology to work with
Epson’s inks and recommended papers.
Stochastic screening is a random dot pattern as
opposed to a fixed screen ruling. Stochastic screen
produces more tones and has better detail than
fixed screen rulings.
Maximum density for color
Your PowerRIP has been designed to allow users
to print up to 300% maximum color from CMYK
files. Exceeding this number will cause problems
with excess ink. Many desktop drawing applications set black to 400% by default. A black of 400%
wastes ink and is too dense to print well on desktop
ink jet printers as well as large commercial offset
presses. Most magazine’s printing standards,
depending on the publication and stock, only allow
maximum black within a range of 260% to 285%.
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Cancelling a print job.
Windows 3.11: To cancel a print job in Windows 3.1
you must reboot your system. Re-enter Windows and
click on the Birmy Delete Pending Jobs icon or go to
File Manager and go to the directory c:\Birmy and
delete the files in this directory. Now restart
PowerRIP.
Windows 95: To cancel in Windows 95, Hold down
the Control, Alt, Delete keys to get to the Close Program panel. Select the Birmy PowerRIP task and then
select End Task. It will ask you again, select end
task to confirm your selection. Then go to the Birmy
Delete Pending Jobs icon and click on it or go to
File Manager and go to the directory c:\Birmy and
delete the files in this directory. Now restart
PowerRIP.
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Windows NT: To cancel in Windows NT, go to Print
Manager. Select the LPT Queue that we created
when we loaded the PowerRIP Windows NT Drivers.
Then delete the files in this Queue. Then run the
Birmy Delete Pending Jobs icon by click on it. Now
restart PowerRIP.
Also you can double click on the desktop or hold
down the Control, Alt, Delete keys to get to the Close
Program Panel. Select the PowerRIP task and then
select End Task. It will ask you to confirm your selection, click OK. Then run the Birmy Delete Pending
Jobs icon by clicking on it.
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Printer prints out illegible type
or characters.
On Windows 3.11 and 95, PowerRIP needs
to print to a file. In Print Manager check
PowerRIP is set to file and not an LPT port.
Also check that PowerRIP is minimized.
PowerRIP only scans for files when minimized. On Windows NT make sure printer
driver prints to the Birmy directory and not
an LPT port. See Printer Driver section for
more information.
Problem
Solution
PowerRIP not registered.
Register PowerRIP by calling the (800) 6133031 Birmy Fulfillment Center phone number. This number is only for registration.
Problem
Solution
Wrong fonts or very jagged type.
Most fonts are downloaded with the print
job. Sometimes a bitmap image of a font is
downloaded. If the page is missing a font,
PowerRIP will default the Courier font or
print the bitmap image of a font. Check to
make sure you have the printer fonts. Also
the print heads may need cleaning.
Problem
PowerRIP takes a long time before printing
starts.
Add more RAM or a faster CPU. The more
complex jobs that use a large number of
fonts will run faster with more RAM.
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Problem
Solution
EPS files do not print.
EPS file are designed to be placed into other
documents. They cannot be processed
directly by PowerRIP. Place EPS files on a
page using an application and print from that
application.
Problem
Solution
Bitmap images or clip art looks jagged.
Bitmap images and clip art are processed
for a set resolution and size. When enlarged, they look very jagged but when
made smaller will look better. EPS files
produce better quality.
Problem
Solution
Tiffs, simple text files do not print.
Tiffs and simple text files are designed to
be placed into other documents. They can
not be processed directly by PowerRIP.
Place these files on a page using an application and print from that application.
Problem
Solution
White lines on output.
Screen savers cause the CPU to be
interrupted during the printing process. Turn
off screen savers.
Problem
PowerRIP does not run from Navigator or
other special desktops.
PowerRIP runs from Windows and may not
run from special desktops like Navigator. Click
on the Windows icon in Navigator and then on
PowerRIP’s icon.
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Problem
Solution
PowerRIP receives a error “Cannot open
C:\BIRMY\PRPCTEMP.PS” upon startup.
Run Delete Pending Jobs icon before starting
PowerRIP. This will delete and files in the
\Birmy directory.
Problem
Solution
Printout has misplaced images or type.
PowerRIP may need more RAM. If you have
other applications open, print to the \Birmy
directory, close your application, then start
PowerRIPor put more RAM in you system.
Problem
Delete Pending Jobs keeps DOS windows
stays open after deleting jobs in Windows 95.
This is defined under Windows 95. To exit dos
window automatically you must make the
following changes. Go to Settings, Taskbar,
Startup Menu Program, Then select Programs,
Advanced, Programs, PowerRIP, Delete Pending Jobs. Click on delete pending jobs and
select properties. then program and click on
“close on exit” and click OK then close.
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Glossary
Several terms having special meaning within
the context of this manual are listed below:
Application
Applications are considered the programs that
run on a computer. We refer to applications in
this manual as PageMaker, Photoshop, etc.
Bitmap
Bitmaps are images preprocessed at a fixed
resolution for a certain monitor or printer.
CPSI
Configurable PostScript Interpreter. This Adobe
Level 2 PostScript interpreter runs on a PC
rather than on a hardware peripheral device.
PowerRIP uses this interpreter to render a
raster image.
CPU
The processor inside the computer. Pentium is
faster than 486.
EPS
Ecapsulated PostScript. This is a file type that
may contain complex graphics. It is designed as
a universal format to include complex graphics
in other applications.
Imaging Device
A device capable of printing an image on a
physical medium, e.g., a printer, imagesetter,
ink jet printer, etc.
Interpreter
A set of software functions to convert PostScript
language operators and operands into a raster
image. PowerRIP uses the CPSI interpreter.
Network
Ethernet cabling and required software to link
computers to each other.
PostScript
An interpretive programming language, developed by Adobe, used to describe the text,
graphics, and image content of a document.
Raster Image
A sequential bitmap composing an image. For
each image pixel, there is a corresponding
device pixel.
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Render
The process by which PostScript language
operators and operands are interpreted and a
raster image is produced.
RAM
Random Access Memory. Almost all PCs ship
with 8 megabytes of RAM today, and many with
16 MB as minimum. You can add more RAM to
most computers. See your computer dealer for
more information.
RIP
Raster Image Processor. An application or
device that renders images in raster format for
an imaging device.
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format. This is a standard
image file format consisting of labeled fields.
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