Kodak XLS 8600 PS User manual

User’s Guide Part No. 4B0979
KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and
XLS 8600 PS Printer
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software
and MACINTOSH Computers
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software
and MICROSOFTWINDOWS 3.1
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Contents
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Contents
Introduction .........................................................................1
Job Scheduling............................................................................2
Communication Channels............................................................2
Increasing Image Sharpness.......................................................2
Section I .............................................................................I-1
Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software
and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1............................... I-1
Installation..................................................................................I-1
Hardware Requirements...............................................I-1
Requirements for SCSI–connected
Installations......................................................I-2
Software Requirements................................................I-2
Requirements for SCSI–connected
Installations......................................................I-2
Installing the Software ..................................................I-2
Dialog Boxes and Print Options.................................................I-5
XLS 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box..............................I-6
Opening the XLS 8600 Printer Setup
Dialog Box .......................................................I-6
Media...............................................................I-7
Copies..............................................................I-8
Printer..............................................................I-9
Printed Size .....................................................I-9
Layout............................................................I-11
Image Processing..........................................I-12
Print ...............................................................I-12
Cancel............................................................I-13

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Help ...............................................................I-13
Select a Printer Dialog Box.........................................I-13
OK...............................................................................I-14
Cancel............................................................I-14
SCSI Host Adapter ........................................I-14
Update...........................................................I-14
Printer Status Dialog Box............................................I-14
Printer Information.........................................I-15
Job Information..............................................I-16
Refresh..........................................................I-16
OK..................................................................I-16
Selecting a Port for the Printer....................................I-17
Printing........................................................................I-19
Error Messages ..........................................................I-20
General Error Messages................................I-20
Media Mismatch Messages........................................I-21
Other Error Messages ................................................I-21
Section II ...........................................................................II-1
Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software
and MACINTOSH Computers................................... II-1
Installation....................................................................II-1
Hardware Requirements.................................II-1
Software Requirements...............................................II-1
Installing the Software .................................................II-2
Installing Printer Tables...............................................II-5
Changing the Printer’s Network Name ........................II-7
Dialog Boxes and Print Options..............................................II-10
Kodak XLS 8600 Printer Dialog Box..........................II-10

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Media............................................................II-11
Copies...........................................................II-13
Printer...........................................................II-13
Printed Size ..................................................II-14
Layout...........................................................II-15
Image Processing.........................................II-16
Print ..............................................................II-17
Cancels.........................................................II-17
Select a Kodak Printer Dialog Box.............................II-18
Update..........................................................II-18
Network.........................................................II-19
Cancel...........................................................II-20
OK.................................................................II-20
Printer Status Dialog Box...........................................II-21
Printer Information........................................II-21
Job Information.............................................II-21
Update..........................................................II-21
OK.................................................................II-22
Printing....................................................................................II-22
Error Messages ......................................................................II-23
General Error Messages............................................II-23
AppleTalk is not turned on............................II-24
The printer cannot be found!.........................II-24
The printer is not receiving! ..........................II-24
The printer is not responding!.......................II-24
Media Mismatch Messages.......................................II-24
Other Error Messages ...............................................II-24

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Appendix A: About Printer Tables................................A-1
Additive and Subtractive Color ................................................ A-1
Standard Tables”..................................................................... A-2
Custom Windows Tables......................................................... A-2
Custom Macintosh Tables....................................................... A-3
Creating New Printer Tables.................................................... A-4
Appendix B: Getting Additional Help...........................B-1
Asia/Pacific Region helpline numbers ........................ B-2
European helpline numbers........................................ B-2
Appendix C: About SCSI connection...........................C-1
Windows systems....................................................................C-1
Macintosh Systems.....................................................C-2
Index.......................................................................... Index-1

Introduction
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Introduction
This manual describes how to use the Kodak XLS 8600
and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE
PHOTOSHOP software and MACINTOSH computers,
and the Kodak XLS 8600 and XLS 8600 PS Printer
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP software and
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1. Each of these packages
will be referred to as the Export Module.The Export
Modules allow you to print from within Photoshop using
the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer running in raster
mode.Since the Export Modules actually run from within
Photoshop, you can use all Photoshop image processing
functions before you print.
The Export Modules allow you to:
•
Scale an image
•
Reprint the last image sent to the printer
•
Print in landscape or portrait mode
•
Apply print sharpening
•
Specify printer tables to perform custom color–
rendering
•
Select a variety of sizes and types of paper and
transparency material
•
Specify XtraLife ribbon to protect prints
•
Center an image on the page
•
Create a mirror image

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Job Scheduling
The number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at
one time is dependent on the available memory in the
printer. If large image files are sent, fewer jobs can be
processed. Installing optional memory in the printer
increases the number of jobs that can be processed, and
is described in the KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS
8600 PS Printer, User’s Guide.
The other factor that impacts job scheduling is the
network configuration impact on job scheduling in which
the printer is installed.When the printer is connected
through more than one port, the printer polls the ports in
a round robin method.This means that once a job is
received by the printer, it stops polling the ports until the
job has finished printing.The printer then looks to the
next port in the list.The position of the ports in the list will
impact the order in which jobs are processed. Simple
timing of when jobs are sent is not the only determinant
of when jobs will be processed and printed.
Communication Channels
Your computer can print to the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS
Printer through SCSI connection or parallel connection,
or through Ethernet connection if the optional Network
Interface Card is installed on the printer. Refer to the
KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer,
User’s Guide for more information about network
connectivity.
Increasing Image Sharpness
•
To gain more control over image sharpness, turn
sharpening off in the Export Module and use one of
Photoshop’s sharpening filters instead.

Section I
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Section I
Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer
Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1
This section explains how to install and use the Export
Module on your PC. It assumes that you are familiar with
the Microsoft Windows environment.
Installation
Hardware Requirements
The following hardware is recommended to load and use
the Export Module.
•
A 386 or 486 computer that is Microsoft Windows
compatible.
•
Hard drive
•
3.5 inch floppy disk drive
•
Enough RAM to run Microsoft Windows 3.1 and
Photoshop (at least 8MB)
•
Minimum of 4 MB of hard disk space
•
An available LPT port, SCSI host adapter, or network
connection
NOTE: SCSI communications will be enabled only if a
SCSI host adapter board is installed in your PC.

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Requirements for SCSI–connected Installations
•
An ADAPTEC SCSI host adapter board.
•
A SCSI cable. Refer to the section Connecting the
printer for more information
•
A SCSI terminator
Refer to Appendix C, About SCSI–connected
Installations, for more information.
Software Requirements
Your PC must be installed with:
•
MS-DOS version 5.0 or later, or any compatible
operating system that will run Microsoft Windows
•
Microsoft Windows 3.1
•
Adobe Photoshop, Version 2.5
Requirements for SCSI–connected Installations
•
ADAPTEC EZ–SCSI Software.This software is
commonly provided with ADAPTEC SCSI host
adapter boards when they are purchased.The
supplier of your board should be able to provide the
software if you do not have it, or you can purchase it
through Adaptec directly.
Installing the Software
This section describes how to install the software on your
PC.
1. Turn on the PC and start Windows.
2. Insert the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer Export
Module disk in the disk drive.