Epson C300011B - Stylus Pro 5500 Color Inkjet... User manual

Fiery Spark™Designer
Getting Started
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Copyright © 2001 by Epson America, Inc.
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Fiery Spark Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing Printer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing Screen Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing ColorSync Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Selecting TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Selecting Fiery Spark in the Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware Key Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Introduction
This guide provides basic installation instructions for the Fiery Spark™
Designer software in a client-server configuration. This configuration allows
you to send print jobs to the printer from multiple Macintosh®computers
configured over the network.
For instructions on using the Fiery Spark software, see the User Guide on the
Fiery Spark CD-ROM. This manual is in PDF format. If you don’t have
Adobe®Acrobat®Reader™for viewing the manual, you can install it by
double-clicking the Reader Installer icon in the Documentation >
English folder on the CD-ROM.
Where To Get Help
EPSON®provides technical support and information on the installation,
configuration, and operation of professional graphics arts products through the
EPSON Preferred Protection Plan. Dial [phone], 6 AM to 8 PM,
Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, and 7 AM to 4 PM, Pacific Time,
Saturday.
Before you call, make sure you have your Unit ID number, which is included
with the EPSON Preferred Protection Plan information that came with your
printer. You’ll also need your printer serial number and proof of purchase. If
you experience difficulty using your Unit ID number when accessing the
toll-free EPSON Preferred phone number, please call [phone] in the
U.S. or [phone] in Canada during normal business hours.
EPSON also provides technical assistance 24 hours a day through the World
Wide Web. You can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com. At
this site, you can download drivers and other files, look at product
documentation, access troubleshooting information, and receive technical
advice through e-mail.
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2|Getting Started
System Requirements
Before you install the software, make sure your computer meets the minimum
system requirements listed below:
Server
•Macintosh G3, G4, or iMac™(G4 recommended)
•System 8.6 to 9.x (9.1 recommended)
•450 MHz or faster processor
•256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
•at least 100MB free hard disk space to install the software and at least 1GB
free disk space for processing files (2GB or more available hard disk space
recommended)
Client
•Macintosh G3, G4, or iMac
•System 8.6 to 9.x
•350 MHz or faster processor
•128MB RAM (256MB recommended)
•at least 100MB free hard disk space to install the software and at least 1GB
free disk space for processing files (2GB or more available hard disk space
recommended)
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Software Installation
For a server, install the following software on the computer connected to the
printer:
•Fiery Spark Server software (see below)
•Mac®OS Runtime Java (MRJ) (see page 4)
•printer files (see page 4)
•screen fonts (see page 5)
•ColorSync profiles (see page 5)
For a client computer, install the following software:
•printer files (see page 4)
•screen fonts (see page 5)
•ColorSync®profiles (see page 5)
Installing the Fiery Spark Server Software
Follow these steps:
1. On the Fiery Spark CD-ROM, open the Software > Fiery Spark folder.
2. Double-click the Fiery Spark installer icon.
3. Read the license agreement and click Accept.
4. At the next screen, click Install.
5. Click Restart when installation is complete.
Note Do not install the hardware key until after all the software is installed.
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4|Getting Started
Installing Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ)
You need to install Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.2.0 or later to run Fiery
Spark. If you have an older version of MRJ, you need to uninstall that version
and install version 2.2.4 from the Fiery Spark CD-ROM.
Follow these steps:
1. On the Fiery Spark CD-ROM, open the Software > Fiery Spark folder.
2. Double-click the Installer icon in the MRJ folder.
3. Read the license agreement and click Agree.
4. At the next screen, click Install.
5. Click Quit when the installation is complete.
Installing Printer Files
To set up the Fiery Spark as a PostScript®printer, install the Adobe PostScript
printer driver and the PPD file that corresponds to your printer. The Adobe
PostScript printer driver and PPD files are provided on the Fiery Spark
CD-ROM.
Follow these steps:
1. On the Fiery Spark CD-ROM, open the Software > English > Printer
Driver folder.
2. Double-click the AdobePS 8.7 Installer icon. A dialog box appears.
3. Click Yes to continue with the installation and to confirm that your
computer must be restarted after installation. The AdobePS Installer
installs the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the PPD file that
corresponds to your printer.
4. Click Restart when installation is complete.
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Installing Screen Fonts
The Fonts installer on the Fiery Spark CD-ROM includes screen and printer
fonts that correspond to the 136 built-in PostScript printer fonts on the Fiery
Spark. The Fonts installer copies both kinds of fonts to the System > Fonts
folder on your hard drive. To be available to applications, the screen fonts must
remain in this folder. The printer fonts can be copied to a folder of your choice.
If you have any applications open, you must quit and relaunch them before the
newly installed screen fonts are available.
Follow these steps:
1. On the Fiery Spark CD-ROM, open the Software folder.
2. Double-click the Fonts icon.
3. At the next screen, click Install.
4. Click Restart when installation is complete.
Installing ColorSync Profiles
You can install ICC profiles for use with ColorWise®Pro Tools and
applications that support ICM standards. Follow these steps:
1. On the Fiery Spark CD-ROM, open the Software > ColorSync folder.
2. Copy the file to the System Folder > ColorSync Profiles
folder.
3. Set the ColorSync system profile in the Control Panel.
Selecting TCP/IP
You must select TCI/IP from the Control Panel in the Apple®menu. In the
TCP/IP window, select Connect via Ethernet. Then restart your Macintosh.
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6|Getting Started
Selecting Fiery Spark in the Chooser
Before you print, select
AdobePS and Fiery Spark
from the Chooser, then
close the Chooser.
For instructions on using
the Fiery Spark software, see
the User Guide on the Fiery
Spark CD-ROM.
Hardware Key Installation
After the software is installed, connect the hardware key to an available USB
port on the server computer.
Notices
FCC Compliance Statement
For United States Users
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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Warranty |7
WARNING
The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the
FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits
established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a
shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one
interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
For Canadian Users
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Warranty
Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty for Commercial Products
What Is Covered: Epson America, Inc. (“Epson”) warrants to the first end-user customer that the
EPSON Fiery Spark Software RIP License Protection Key (the “key”or the “product”)
accompanied by this limited warranty statement, if purchased and used in the United Sates or
Canada, will conform to the manufacturer’s specifications and will be free from defects in
workmanship and materials for a period of 1 year from the date of original purchase (proof of
purchase required).
The key is needed by the end-user to use the Fiery Spark Software RIP (the “Software”). THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY COVERS ONLY THE KEY, NOT THE SOFTWARE. For the
Software license and Software warranty terms, please refer to the ELECTRONIC FOR
IMAGING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT, which will appear on-screen during the
Software installation process.
What Epson Will Do to Correct Problems: Should the key prove defective during the warranty
period, please call the toll-free EPSON Preferred support line identified in the EPSON Preferred
limited warranty booklet that was included with your printer. In order to access this toll-free
number for warranty support for the key, you must have the printer’s Unit ID number, which
was provided in the booklet. Please see the printer’s limited warranty booklet for more
information about toll-free technical support. If you have any difficulty with the toll-free support
number, please call [phone] in the U.S. or [phone] in Canada during normal
business hours.
When you call, an Epson service technician will provide telephone diagnostics to determine the
cause of the problem with the key. If it is determined that the key is defective, then Epson will
exchange the defective key. The replacement key may be new or refurbished to the Epson
standard of quality. Exchange products assume the remaining warranty period of the original
product.
Epson usually will ship the replacement key to your location the next business day, if notified
before 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. If notified after that time, the replacement key usually will arrive
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