Epson Stylus Pro 4000 User's Manual

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User’s Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Pro 4000 ColorBurst.book Page 1 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM ...

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3 | 3 Introduction Choosing a RIP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ColorBurst RIP Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing and Setting Up the Serve...

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-4 4 | Contents Appendix Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Index ColorBurst.book Pa...

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5 | 5 This User’s Guide provides instructions for installing and setting up the ColorBurst ® RIP (Raster Image Processor) software on your server and client workstations. The software prepares your network for printing on the Epson Stylus ® ...

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6 6 | Introduction • Job manager (Mac OS X only) for drag-and-drop printing directly into the RIP list. Jobs can be reordered, deleted, or placed on hold to be processed later • Pre-linearized environments to ensure accurate profiles from the s...

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7 | 7 You can install and set up the ColorBurst RIP server software on a Macintosh OS X system or a computer running Windows XP or 2000. See the appropriate sections: • “Installing the ColorBurst Server Software for Macintosh OS X” below •...

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8 8 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 3. When prompted, enter your Mac OS X Admin password and click OK. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install ColorBurst. 5. When installation is complete, go to the next section to set up th...

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9 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 9 3. When you see this message, click OK. 4. When you see this message, click OK. 5. Type a name for the printer in the Printer Name box. It can be any name you want. This name is used only within ...

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10 10 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 8. When you see this message, click OK. 9. When you see this screen, enter your Mac OS X Admin password, then click OK. ColorBurst opens and is now set up with the default environment. To enabl...

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11 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 11 1. To start the RIP server, double-click the ColorBurst RIP for Epson icon on your desktop. Or double-click the ColorBurst RIP icon in the Applications > ColorBurst RIP for Epson folder. Y...

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12 12 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 3. Click Printer Settings to open the Printer Settings window. 4. Make changes to these settings, as necessary: • Choose 4-Pass for the Print Quality (when available). If you notice any type ...

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13 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 13 5. Click OK. You return to the ColorBurst RIP server window. Continue with the next section to set a Print Server Name. Setting the Print Server Name Before you set up any client computers to pr...

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14 14 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software Enabling the RIP to Receive Print Jobs and Print By default, the ColorBurst RIP receives and holds print jobs until it is set to RIP On and the print jobs are activated. You can change this setti...

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15 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 15 If you will be printing from other computers on the network, install the client PPDs and set up the clients for printing. See “Setting Up Client Systems” on page 21. For details on managing...

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16 16 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 8. Click the Sharing tab. 9. Select Share this printer. Click OK. Go to the next section to start and set up the ColorBurst RIP server. ColorBurst.book Page 16 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12...

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17 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 17 Setting Up the ColorBurst RIP Server for Windows 1. To start the RIP server, double-click the ColorBurst Epson icon on your desktop. 2. When you see the Registration screen, fill out the infor...

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18 18 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 3. From the Options menu, choose Printer Options, then click the General tab. 4. Under Print Queue, choose EPSON Stylus Pro 4000. 5. Click Use page dimensions to set paper width and height set...

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19 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 19 • Choose Roll fed media or Sheet fed media, depending on the paper source you are using • Choose Borderless printing to allow edge-to-edge printing • Choose Bidirectional Printing to prin...

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20 20 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software ColorBurst.book Page 20 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM ...

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21 | 21 See the appropriate section to set up client systems for printing: • “Setting Up Macintosh OS X Clients to Print to a Mac OS X RIP Server” below • “Setting Up Windows Clients to Print to a Mac OS X RIP Server” on page 24 • �...

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22 22 | Setting Up Client Systems 7. Open the Mac OS X Print Center (OS X 10.2.x) or Printer Setup Utility (OS X 10.3.x) in the Applications > Utilities folder. 8. Click the Add button to add a printer. You may see this message if you have...

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23 Setting Up Client Systems | 23 10. Select the ColorBurst RIP print server name that you specified (see “Setting the Print Server Name” on page 13) from the list of Rendezvous printers. 11. Select ColorBurst RIP Server from the Printer Mode...

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24 24 | Setting Up Client Systems Setting Up Windows Clients to Print to a Mac OS X RIP Server ColorBurst supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Other Windows operating systems are not supported. 1. Make sure your computer is connected to the same ...

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25 Setting Up Client Systems | 25 6. Click Create a new port, select Standard TCP/IP Port, and click Next. 7. When you see the Add Standard TCP/IP Print Port Wizard screen, click Next. 8. Enter the IP address for the Macintosh with the ColorBurst R...

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26 26 | Setting Up Client Systems 9. Select Custom and click the Settings button. 10. You see this screen: Select the following settings: • Protocol: LPR • Queue Name: enter the ColorBurst Print Server Name (case-sensitive; found in the ColorBu...

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27 Setting Up Client Systems | 27 13. \Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard. 14. At the next screen, click Have Disk, then click Browse. 15. Browse to the Utilities folder on the CD-ROM. Click ColorBurst.INF. 16. Clic...

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28 28 | Setting Up Client Systems 17. Click OK. 18. Select ColorBurst, then click Next. 19. Leave the default name or enter a new name for the Stylus Pro 4000 in the Printer name box. Then click Next. 20. Follow the on-screen instructions to inst...

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29 Setting Up Client Systems | 29 21. At the end of the installation, click Finish. 22. Restart your computer. You are ready to print. ColorBurst.book Page 29 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM ...

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30 30 | Setting Up Client Systems Setting Up Windows Clients to Print to a Windows RIP Server 1. Make sure the network is set up and the ColorBurst RIP is running. 2. Windows 2000: Click Start > Settings > Printers. Windows XP: Click Start ...

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31 Setting Up Client Systems | 31 5. Select Type your printer name (Windows 2000) or Browse for a printer (Windows XP) and click Next. 6. Browse the network and select the ColorBurst RIP printer, then click Next and click Yes to continue. Window...

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32 32 | Setting Up Client Systems 7. If you want to use the ColorBurst RIP as your default printer, choose Yes. If not, choose No. Click Next. 8. Click Finish when you see a screen telling you that setup is complete. The ColorBurst RIP is added a...

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33 | 33 When printing over a network, you can print to the ColorBurst RIP from applications (see below) or you can place image files directly into a shared hot folder (page 34). On the ColorBurst RIP server computer, you can print from application...

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34 34 | Printing Printing With Windows 1. Choose File > Print. You see a screen like this: 2. Make sure the correct printer is selected. 3. Click OK to send your print job to the ColorBurst RIP. Printing From Specific Applications • Adobe Ph...

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35 Printing | 35 If you are printing over a network, you need to make sure sharing is enabled on the server and on client systems, then set up the hot folder as your shared folder. See your network administrator for help with setting up sharing. S...

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36 36 | Printing 4. Browse to the folder you want to use as the hot folder. If you are sharing the hot folder over a network, you should choose a shared folder, such as the Drop Box in the current user’s Public folder, as shown below. 5. Select ...

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37 Printing | 37 8. Click OK to close the Preferences window. Setting Up a Hot Folder in Windows In Windows, the Hot Folder - ColorBurst Epson RIP folder is installed on your desktop when you install the ColorBurst RIP. Drag the folder anywhere on...

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38 38 | Printing Drag-and-Drop Printing on the RIP Server (Mac OS X) You can drag and drop files directly into the RIP List window for printing. The RIP automatically receives and prints supported files (see below). Supported File Types The followi...

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39 | 39 The ColorBurst RIP for Mac OS X includes the following options for managing print jobs: • “Holding, Activating, Canceling, and Deleting Jobs” below • “Changing File Attributes” on page 40 • “Reordering Print Jobs” on page ...

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40 40 | Managing Print Jobs on the Mac OS X RIP Server • Activating: To allow a held print job to start printing, highlight the file name and click Activate. The Status changes from Hold to Ready. If the RIP is set to RIP On, the print job sta...

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41 Managing Print Jobs on the Mac OS X RIP Server | 41 Make adjustments to the file attributes: • Scale by Percentage: Adjust the Width and Height percentage settings to resize the image. Keep Maintain Proportions checked to ensure that the ima...

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42 42 | Managing Print Jobs on the Mac OS X RIP Server Reprinting Files In the Done List If there is a file in the Done List that you would like to print again, click the file name and drag it to the RIP List. This allows you to reprint the file as ...

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43 | 43 The environment you choose for your paper type and print resolution includes what are normally the optimum color settings for your Stylus Pro 4000. If you notice that the colors are not what you expect, or if you would like to adjust the c...

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44 44 | Color Management and Printer Linearization • Ink Curves - Bezier Curves: To use Bezier Curves to control the color channel for each ink color, click Use Bezier Curves and then click Edit Curves. You see a window like this: Click a...

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45 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 45 • Linearization: Over time, your Stylus Pro 4000 printer may not be producing the same accuracy of color as it did when it was new. Changes to the printer age, environment, ink, and media lots al...

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46 46 | Color Management and Printer Linearization • Input Profiles: If Use Embedded Profiles is checked, the RIP will check to see if the print file has a profile. If so, then it will use the embedded profile (except for the rendering intent) a...

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47 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 47 Using Color Management Settings in Windows Choose the options described below to adjust color management settings for the ColorBurst RIP. (The options are available under the Options menu on the Co...

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48 48 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Click Edit to adjust an individual ink curve. You see a window like this: Click Edit Points and click any point on the line and drag it to the desired location, then click a second point and move ...

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49 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 49 • ICC Profile Options > Input Profiles: If Use Embedded Profiles is checked, the RIP will check to see if the print file has a profile. If so, then it will use the embedded profile and ignore...

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50 50 | Color Management and Printer Linearization • ICC Profile Options > Simulation Profiles: The ColorBurst RIP allows your Stylus Pro 4000 printer to simulate other printers for occasions when you need a specific type of output. Click Si...

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51 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 51 Relinearizing an Existing Printer Setup Why you should relinearize? When environments are built for ColorBurst, one of the most important things is linearization. A linearization file is the curve ...

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52 52 | Color Management and Printer Linearization 5. After you have printed your linearization target, open the ChromaCapture CSE application. 6. Select the spectrophotometer you are using and select the port to which it is connected. Click Next...

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53 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 53 9. Click Connect to enable your spectrophotometer, then click Start and follow the instructions for positioning your spectrophotometer or for manually reading in the target patches. When your patc...

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54 54 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Linearizing in Windows 1. Choose an environment file in the Environment > Load menu in ColorBurst, then click Open. 2. Click Options > Linearization Options. 3. Click Select a lin file an...

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55 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 55 6. Select New Job from the File menu. You see the Create Job screen: 7. Enter a Job Name for your linearization and any descriptive text for the Print Conditions information and Comments. 8. Choose...

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56 56 | Color Management and Printer Linearization 10. Click Connect to enable your spectrophotometer, then click Start and follow the instructions for positioning your spectrophotometer or for manually reading in the target patches. 11. Once you h...

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57 Color Management and Printer Linearization | 57 13. From the Options menu, open the Linearization Options dialog box. Click the Select a lin file button to select the lin file you just created. 14. Click Open. 15. Click Save. 16. From the Pr...

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58 58 | Color Management and Printer Linearization ColorBurst.book Page 58 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM ...

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59 | 59 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. Call (888) 377-6611, 6 AM to 8 PM, Pa...

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60 60 | Appendix Windows ColorBurst Server • Pentium ® 4, 1.7 GHz or faster • Windows 2000 or XP • 500MB hard drive space (40GB recommended—network storage may be used, but may result in slower throughput) • 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) ...

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61 | 61 Index A Activating print jobs, 14 to 15, 39 to 40 Advanced media control , 12 B Banding, 12, 18 Bezier curves , 44 Bidirectional printing , 12, 19 Borderless printing , 12, 19 C Canceling print jobs, 39 to 40 Channel Ink Reduction , 43 Choosi...

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62 62 | Index M Macintosh client setup , 21 to 23 color management , 43 to 46 drag-and-drop printing , 38 linearization , 51 to 53 managing print jobs , 39 to 42 printing , 33 server software , 7 to 15 setting up hot folder , 35 to 37 system requirem...

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63 Index | 63 Support , 59 Supported file types , 38 System requirements , 59 to 60 T Target, 51 to 53, 54 to 56 W Width, 12, 40 to 41 Windows client setup , 24 to 32 color management , 47 to 50 linearization , 54 to 57 printing , 34 server software ...

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64 64 | Index ColorBurst.book Page 64 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM ...