Kodak 8670 PS Configuration guide

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Getting Started
The Printing Guide explains how to use the printing software that is
shipped with your Kodak Professional 8670 PS thermal printer (8670
printer). This guide assumes that you are an experienced computer user
who understands how to install programs and that you are familiar with
printing software and how it works.
Using the Printing Guide
This guide is organized as follows:
•Printing from Macintosh —describes how to use the printing software
with standard Macintosh systems. Refer to “Printing from Macintosh.”
•Printing from Windows 3.11 —describes how to set up and use the
printing software on Windows 3.11 systems. Refer to “Printing from
Windows 3.11.”
•Printing from Windows 95 —describes how to set up and use the
printing software with Windows 95. Refer to “Printing from Windows 95.”
•Printing from Windows NT —describes how to set up and use the
printing software with Windows NT systems. Refer to “Printing from
Windows NT 4.0.”
•Export Module —describes how to use the export module software, a
plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. Refer to “Using the Export Module.”

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Getting Help or Additional Information
Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about setting up,
operating, and obtaining accessories and supplies for your 8670 printer.
Contact your dealer with any questions you have.
The Operator’s Guide can help you with printing problems you may
occasionally have with the Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer. For
more information, refer to “Troubleshooting”. For technical support in the
US, call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325) between 9:00 a.m.and 8:00
p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular business days.Call this number:
• for help setting up or operating the printer.
• to obtain supplies.
• for service.
• for warranty information.
• for information about other Kodak products.
The FAX back number for product literature is 1-800-508-1531.You may
call this number 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Telephone numbers for help outside the US are listed in the Operator’s
Guide. Refer to “Getting Additional Help.”

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Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page
To download the most recent printing software for the 8670 printer,
access the Kodak home page on the World Wide Web at
http:\\www.kodak.com and use the path “service and support, Download
Software and Drivers for KODAK Products, KODAK DYE SUB
PRINTERS”.

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Printing from Macintosh
This section describes how to use the Kodak Professional 8670 PS
thermal printer (8670 printer) with a Macintosh computer.
Printing Software Included on the CD
The 8670 printer CD-ROM includes printing software that allows you to
select the printer’s ribbon and paper type and apply color management to
your print job.
The 8670 printer CD-ROM includes the following printing software:
• AdobePS—version 8.5.1 of Adobe’s printer driver.
• Kodak 8670 PS Plug-In—used with the Adobe PS Version 8.5.1 printer
driver.
• Kodak PS Custom PPD—a PostScript printer description file used with
the Kodak 8670 PS Plug-In.
• Network Utilities—which include the Kodak Printer Utility V2.0, a utility
for renaming the printer over AppleTalk networks.
NOTE: The CD also includes the Kodak 8670 PS PPD, a standard
PostScript printer description file for use with drivers other than
those included on the CD.
There is also a readme file on the CD that has instructions for installing
the custom PPD for Macintosh.

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Hardware and Software Requirements
The printer driver for the Macintosh requires the following hardware and
software:
– System 7.5.5 operating system software.
– 68040 processor with 16 MB of RAM minimum.
– 32 MB of free hard drive space.
Installing the Software
1. Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Follow the prompts to locate the printing software for Macintosh.
3. Use the “Easy Install” to install all the printing software.
4. Copy the Network Utilities folder to your hard drive.

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Selecting the Printer in the Chooser
Before you can print, you must select an 8670 printer from the Chooser.
This will be the default printer until you select a different printer.
After you select the printer, you can use the Page Setup and Print dialog
boxes to specify the options you want.
1. Open the Chooser.
A window similar to the following appears.
NOTE: The list of AppleTalk zones appears only if you are connected to a
network with more than one zone.

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2. Click on the AdobePS icon.
A list of PostScript printers for the selected AppleTalk zone appears.
3. Select the 8670 printer you wish to use.
NOTE: Make sure that Active is the selection for the AppleTalk option.
4. Close the Chooser.
Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File
After you select your default printer, you need to select a PostScript
Printer Description (PPD) file.
1. From the Chooser, click on Setup .

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2. Click on Select PPD .
A file selection dialog box appears.
3. Select the Kodak 8670 PS Custom
PPD.
4. Close the Chooser.

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Using the Page Setup Window
After you close the Chooser, you are prompted to check the page setup.
1. Select “Page Setup” from the File menu to change your page setup
options in your application.The following window appears.
The Page Setup options
are as follows:
Paper —Available sizes:
• Letter
• 8.5x14 in
• A4
• 8.5x12 in. (216x307 mm)
• 9.5x14 in (241x358 mm)
• 210 x 307 mm
• 210 x 358 mm
Orientation —allows you to specify if printed images will be vertical
(portrait) or horizontal (landscape). The default is portrait.
Scale —lets you change the size of the printed image.The printer
scales the image by the percentage in this field.The default is 100%.
2. Click on
OK after you make your selections,.

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Sending a File to the Printer
The following steps describe how to print using the 8670 printer without
applying a color connector file to your print job. To print with color
connector, refer to “Printing with Color Connector Files.” To print with
UltraColor, refer to “Printing with UltraColor.”
1. Select “Print” from the application’s File menu.The print dialog box
for the 8670 printer appears.

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The print dialog box has the following options:
Copies —allows you to specify the number of copies (up to 99) to
make.
Pages —allows you to specify which pages to print. The default is All.
To print specific pages, enter the numbers of the first and last pages.
To print one page, type the same number in both the From and To
boxes.
Destination —allows you to specify if the file is sent to the printer or
to a file (used to create PostScript files).
2. Pull down the printer options menu.
Select “Kodak Printer Options”.

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The following dialog box appears.
3. Make your selections from the following options:
Ribbon Type —options are 3 Color (CMY), 4 Color (CMYK), or Black.
Page Media —options are Paper and Transparency.
Paper Grade —options are Photographic, Commercial, or Publication
paper.
For information on the available ribbon and paper combinations, refer
to “Working with Media.”
Fast Transparencies —select Fast Transparencies to print
transparencies faster by using less dye. This option is not available
with a CMYK ribbon.

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XtraLife for CMY Ribbon and Paper —check XtraLife to place an
overcoat on the print.
Anti-Aliasing —select Anti-Aliasing to minimize the pixel contrast at
the edges of text.
Changing the ribbon type may cause the print mode selection to
become unavailable.The messages tell you that:
• the current print mode cannot be used with the new ribbon type.
• the print mode will be changed to the default for the ribbon you
selected.
Click on
OK to dismiss the message and change the print mode. Click
on
Cancel to dismiss the message without making changes.
4. Click on Print to send the job to the 8670 printer.

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Printing with Color Connector Files
The following procedure describes how to print to the 8670 printer with
color connector files.To print with a color connector file from Photoshop,
refer to “Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop.”
1. Make sure that the Kodak 8670 PS custom PPD is selected. Refer to
“Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File.”
2. Select “Print” from the application’s File menu.The print dialog box
for the 8670 printer appears.
3. Make your selections from the options in the dialog box. For a
description of the options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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4. Pull down the printer options menu, and
select “Kodak Printer Options”.
The following dialog box opens.
5. Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the
options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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6. Pull down the printer options menu.
Select “Kodak Color Matching”.
7. Select “Colorflow connector File” from the Kodak Color Management
menu.
8. The dialog box changes to look like this.

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9. To select a connector file other than the default stored in the 8670
printer, click on
Select . Select the connector file for your print job in
the file selection dialog box that opens. Click on
Open .
10. Select “Color Matching” from the printer
options menu.
11. Set the Print Color to “Color/GrayScale”.
12. Click on
Print .

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Printing with UltraColor
UltraColor is a rendering method designed to simulate on the printed
page what you see on your computer monitor.
To add UltraColor rendering to your prints, do the following steps:
1. Make sure that the Kodak 8670 PS custom PPD is selected. Refer to
“Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File.”
2. Select “Print” from the application’s File menu.
The print dialog box for the 8670 printer appears.
3. Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the
options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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4. Pull down the printer options menu, and
select “Kodak Printer Options”.
The following dialog box opens.
5. Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the
options, refer to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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6. Pull down the printer options menu again,
and select “Kodak Color Matching”.
7. Make sure that “UltraColor” is selected in
the Kodak Color Management list.