Epson Pro XL User manual

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
Gila
Adobe PostSaipt

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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.
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Incorporated which may be
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Windows, Windows
95, Win32s, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corpora-
tion in the U.S.A. and other countries.
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Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
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
1
2
3
3
5
9
12
17
21
22
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Customizing PowerRIP
Printer Menu
File Menu
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30
Testing PowerRlP
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Tips and Obtaining
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the Best Printing Quality
Troubleshooting
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 avail-
able 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 pro-
cessed by
PowerRIP. The Windows Printer Drivers
supply the printer with codes that are needed to image a
page. PostScript is a coding method that is the standard
for high quality graphic output. When using the
PowerRlP Windows printer drivers, PostScript code is
sent by Windows Applications, like PageMaker, to
PowerRlP which processes it into a high resolution
image and sends that image to the printer.
PowerRlP processes PostScript code and drives the
EPSON Stylus series printer. Text,
EPS, tiffs and applica-
tions files must be sent to
PowerRIP through applica-
tions, like Pagemaker, using the PowerRlP PostScript
Driver in Windows when printing.
How PowerRIP works
On Windows 3.11 and 95, Windows prints a file to the
C:\BIRMY directory. PowerRlP scans this directory for
files and processes the files into an image that is then
sent out the
LPT port to the printer.
PowerRlP must be minimized in order to scan.
On Windows NT,
PowerRIP is set up so the Windows
Print Manager creates a file in
C:\BIRMY
instead of the LPT port. PowerRlP scans this directory
for files to process. After processing, PowerRlP sends
the bitmap image it created to the LPT port or LPT
queue.
Note: If PowerRlP is not installed on the C drive then it
will scan the drive letter you installed it on.
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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 opera-
tion are 9am-8pm EST
Please do not call the Birmy Fulfillment Center for techni-
cal information. There are no support personnel at that
location; the phone number is for the
PowerRlP registra-
tion 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
407-723-2893
407-768-9669
PowerRIP-Support
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Mailing address 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 pro-
cess. 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.
2.
3.
ammand Line:
A:\SETUP.EXE
0 Run Minimized
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.
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.
c
Default Printer
PowerRIP For Stylus Color on LPTl:
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7.
Select FILE.
PowerRIP Fen Stylus Cdor
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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 fin-
ished.
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PowerRlP Windows 95
Printer Driver Installation
1.
Click on Start, Settings, Printers section of
Windows
95.
2.
Click on Add Printer, then Next.
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3.
Click on Local Printer, then Next.
Note: You may not see this screen if you are not on
a network.
4. Click on Have Disk.
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5. 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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8.
9.
10.
You may change the printer name if you prefer.
Make PowerRIPP your default printer and click OK.
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.
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
com-
plete 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
12.
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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