Epson C842912 - EFI FierySpark Professional User Manual

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1 EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 High Performance Adobe PostScript 3 RIP for Printing Professionals EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Reference Guide 1.5 - 8.13.2002 ™ ...

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2 Product Positioning “The EPSON Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 with the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 with the EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP represents the ultimate way for Printing...

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3 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Fully Configurable Windows 2000 Professional Software RIP – Windows 2000 Professional software RIP designed to take full advantage of the newest Intel processors’ and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professio...

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4 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Overprint and Trapping Previews – Full support for a CMYK (4-Color Only) Separated PostScript Workflow – Depending upon the application, output can be printed showing all trapping and overprint infor...

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5 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Spot On Color Matching System – New Fiery Spot On utility creates, edits, and manages all named spot colors on the Fiery Server including PANTONE Coated, Uncoated, and custom created spot colors – Th...

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6 Spot On Color Matching System Fine Tune All Your Spot Colors to Make them Match! ...

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7 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ EFI ColorWise Pro Tools 3 – Fully adjustable CMYK color control, including dot gain adjustments for more precise hardware color calibration and “tweaking” – Accepts both CMYK and RGB ICC profiles...

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10 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ New Graphical ICC Profile Setup Dialog – Easy-to-use global set-up for both input and output ICC color profiles ...

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12 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Professional Level Fiery Command WorkStation 4 User Interface – Real-time RIP, printer, and job information and management – Complete job prioritization and print previewing – Powerful job overrid...

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18 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ All NEW Fiery Visual Nesting – User can choose to nest jobs manually or automatically – Easy-to-use visual thumbnails of each file for simple layout creations – For automatic nesting, user can def...

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20 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ All NEW Fiery Visual Tiling – Complete flexibility to automatically or manually tile print jobs well beyond the size of the printers’ printable width – Users can control the amount of overlap and ...

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22 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Fully Configurable Hot Folders – Macintosh and Windows users can transform normal folder icons into ‘Hot Folders’ that will automatically apply a pre-defined set of PPD settings to job files place...

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23 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Fully Macintosh and Windows Compatible – All client Mac’s can print directly to the Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP through the standard Apple Chooser or via Fully Configurable Hot Folders shared o...

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24 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ High Performance Network Connectivity – Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP connects to either the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 or 9600 via the standard USB port, or to either the EPSON Stylus Pro 10000 or 1060...

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25 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Feature Set ➤ Takes Full Advantage of Epson’s Complete Line of Professional Media – Using Genuine Epson Media allows for the highest level of print quality possible from your new Epson Printer – Fiery Spark Pro...

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26 Product Ordering & Pricing Information EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600 Printers DESCRIPTION EPSON PART NO. ESTIMATED STREET SHIP DATE EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP C842832 $1,995 Now Shipping UPC Code: 0-10343-84344-8 EFI Fiery Spark P...

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27 Product Ordering & Pricing Information EPSON Stylus Pro 10000 and 10600 Printers DESCRIPTION EPSON PART NO. ESTIMATED STREET SHIP DATE EFI Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP C842912 $2,995 October 2002 UPC Code: 0-10343-84540-4 EFI Fiery Spark...

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28 APPENDIX Product System Requirements Frequently Asked Questions Legal Notices ...

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29 Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Server System Requirements ➤ Windows 2000 Professional Hardware Requirements – 1.7 GHz Pentium 4 processor or Higher – Dell, Gateway, HP/Compaq, and IBM all make great PC’s at LOW prices! – USB port required ...

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30 Fiery Spark Professional Feature Set Frequently Asked Questions What comes in the box when I buy the Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 RIP? Answer: A Quick Set-up Guide, 2 User CD-ROM’s and 1 USB Hardware Key. All user documentation is in PDF and c...

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31 FierySpark Professional Feature Set Frequently Asked Questions What if I lose my USB Hardware Key? Answer: You must buy a new copy of the Fiery Spark Professional 2.0 Software. What if my USB Hardware Key is malfunctioning? Answer: In the unlike...

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32 FierySpark Professional Feature Set Frequently Asked Questions If I already own the Fiery Spark Pro RIP 1.0 version for the SP10000, how can Upgrade to version 2.0? Answer: You get a FREE upgrade. Simply go to www.prographics.epson.com and purch...

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33 Specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. EPSON, EPSON Stylus and Micro Piezo are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. EPSON Archival and DX3 are trademarks, and EPSON Preferred Protection Plan is a service mark o...