Kodak ML-500 - Manuals

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 1 System Requirements and Installation System Requirements (ML-500 Utilities) ✔ 800 MHz PENTIUM III processor with minimum 512 MB of memory ✔ WINDOWS 2000 Professional (Service Pack 2, or latest), WINDOWS 2000 Server (Service Pack 2, or l...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 2 Upgrading to a New Version of the ML-500 Utilities Uninstalling a Previous Version If you are upgrading to a new version of the ML-500 Utilities, you must first uninstall the previous version. You can then install the new version. 1. Fr...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 3 Installing the ML-500 Utilities from the CD 1. Choose the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD with the appropriate language. 2. Insert the CD in your CD drive. 3. Select a language. The Software screeen listing all s...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 4 applications and disable virus protection software. Follow those instructions then click OK . 5. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 6. Click Yes on the License Agreement screen. 7. On the Customer Information screen, enter your user name...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 5 9. Click Next on subsequent screens then click Finish on the final screen. System Requirements (Port Monitor and Printer Drivers) The port monitor is installed on the server system. Therefore, the system requirements for the port monito...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 6 WINDOWS 98/ME Operating Systems ✔ 350 MHz PENTIUM III processor with 64 MB of memory ✔ WINDOWS Millennium or WINDOWS 98 Second Edition ✔ Color monitor with an 800 x 600 pixel resolution WINDOWS NT Operating System ✔ 350 MHz PENTIUM III ...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 7 MACINTOSH Operating System ✔ 300 MHz G3 processor or higher ✔ 128 MB of memory or higher ✔ MAC OS 10.2.3 or higher(OS 10.2.3 or higher is required to use the Custom Paper Size panel.) ✔ Color monitor with 800 x 600 pixel resolution or h...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 8 Install the port monitor and drivers in the following order: 1. Install the port monitor on the server system.The server must be WINDOWS 2000 or WINDOWS XP. 2. Install the WINDOWS 2000/XP driver on the server system (see page 10 ). 3. I...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 10 Installing WINDOWS Printer Drivers Installing the WINDOWS 2000/XP Driver on the Server System 1. Insert the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD. 2. Select the appropriate language. 3. Click Printer Drivers to displa...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 12 Installing the WINDOWS 98/Me Driver on the Server System 1. From the Start menu select Settings , then select Printers . Right-click the ML-500 printer and select Properties . 2. Click the Sharing tab and click the Additional Drivers b...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 13 Installing the WINDOWS Drivers (any version) on the Client System From the client system, browse to the print server system and install the shared printer on the client: 1. Check that your computer is properly connected to your network...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 14 Installing the MACINTOSH Printer Driver Installing the MACINTOSH Driver on the Client System 1. Double-click the ML-500.pkg file. 2. Enter the Administrator name and authorization password. 3. Respond to the ReadMe and License prompts....

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 15 Before You Can Print (WINDOWS Operating Systems) Before using the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System, you must do the following: ✔ Name your printer in the ML-500 Utilities software. ✔ Set preferences in the Print Ser...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 16 Setting Print Server Preferences 1. Start the Print Server application (see page 41 ). 2. From the Server menu select Server Preferences . 3. Change the Source folder, if needed (see page 44 ). The Print Server application monitors thi...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 17 Before You Can Print (MACINTOSH Operating System) After you have installed the MACINTOSH printer driver on the client system, you must do the following before printing: 1. On the WINDOWS server: Enable File Services for MACINTOSH Opera...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 18 Enabling File Services for MACINTOSH Operating System On the WINDOWS 2000 Server or Advanced Server System: 1. Right-click My Network Places and choose Properties . 2. Select Advanced in the Menu bar and choose Optional Networking Comp...

System Requirements and Installation Back Index Contents Next 19 On the WINDOWS 2000 Server or Advanced Server System: 1. Right-click My Computer and choose Manage . 2. Expand the Shared Folders in the left panel and select Shares . 3. Right-click and select New , then select File Share . 4. Browse ...

ML-500 Print Utilities Back Index Contents Next 20 ML-500 Print Utilities This section provides an overview of the ML-500 Print Utilities and the ML-500 applications that work with the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System. ML-500 Utilities The ML-500 Print Utilities acts as a program...

ML-500 Print Utilities Back Index Contents Next 21 Utility Bar The Utility Bar is located at the left of the ML-500 Utilities screen. It contains icons that represent the ML-500 applications. Double-clicking an icon opens the application. If two or more applications are open, you can bring an applic...

ML-500 Print Utilities Back Index Contents Next 22 Starting ML-500 Applications ✔ From the File menu select Open Configuration , Open Print Server , or Open Calibration . Alternatively, double-click the appropriate icon on the Utility Bar. Closing the ML-500 Applications ✔ Click the at the upper rig...

ML-500 Print Utilities Back Index Contents Next 23 Selecting a Printer If more than one printer is installed on your computer, you can choose the printer that you wish to use: 1. Leaving the ML-500 Utilities open, close all other running ML-500 applications.If you proceed without closing application...

ML-500 Print Utilities Back Index Contents Next 24 Exiting the ML-500 Utilities IMPORTANT: You can exit the ML-500 Utilities at any time; however, if any ML-500 applications are running, you will be prompted to close them. If you continue exiting the ML-500 Utilities, open applications will be inter...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 25 Configuration Overview Using the ML-500 Configuration application you can change printer settings such as power saver, print speed, and image length. You can also: ✔ Monitor the printer and media status ✔ Obtain serial numbers and firmware versions ✔ View th...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 26 Status Bar The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the window, shows the current state of the printer and media. One of the following printer states appears: Ready, Initializing, Printing, Printing stopped, Canceling, Setup, Cooling, or Not found. One of th...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 27 Setup General Tab Most setup functions are accessed through the General tab. Selecting a Language for the Printer Control Panel The Printer control panel on the front of the ML-500 printer provides status and error information. When you first set up the ML-5...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 28 Setting the Time and Date Set the time and date when first setting up the ML-500, then as needed. The printer time and date are associated with printed images. 1. Click the General tab (see page 27 ). 2. To change the time:Click a field, for example, hours, ...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 29 Setting the Power Saver To conserve energy, the ML-500 goes into a power save state after a specified period of inactivity. You can specify the amount of time that the printer remains inactive before the power saver takes effect. 1. Click the General tab (se...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 30 Selecting the XTRALIFE Ribbon Type You can select glossy or matte ribbon type. (Matte is usually used for portrait work.) 1. Click the General tab (see page 27 ). 2. Select a ribbon type. 3. If you selected Matte, you can specify a Matte level or use the def...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 31 Choosing Default Settings for the Cutter 1. Click the General tab (see page 27 ). 2. Choose an option: No cuts - the paper will not be cut Cut between prints - the paper will be cut once between images Trim leading and trailing edges - the paper will be cut ...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 32 Adjusting Print Head and Paper Cutter Registration 1. Click the Settings tab. 2. Click Start Wizard. 3. Click Next on the Registration Wizard screen. A registration test print is sent to the printer. 4. Examine the test print and note the number closest to t...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 33 5. Enter the Magenta, Cyan, and Cutter values from the registration test print and click Next . Valid entries for Magenta and Cyan are -64 to +64.Valid entries for the cutter are -16 to +16 6. Click Next to print another test print or click Finish to close t...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 34 Viewing and Changing Printer Names 1. From the Printer menu select Edit List . 2. Under Name , highlight the name of the printer you wish to change and type a new name. 3. Click OK . Downloading Firmware You may occasionally need to download new firmware for...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 35 4. In the File Open dialog box, navigate to the folder containing the downloaded firmware (.rom) file. 5. Select the firmware file. 6. Click Download . A message indicates the approximate download time and an elapsed time indicator shows the progress of the ...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 36 Checking Printer and Media Status There are several ways to check printer and media status: ✔ The Status Bar (see page 26 ) indicates the current state of the printer and media ✔ The General tab (see page 27 ) shows the amount of available media ✔ The Usage ...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 37 Checking Printer Usage To view information about the current printer’s usage, the amount of paper used on the printer, and the number of paper cuts: ✔ Click the Usage tab. Checking the Media Supply To view information about each type of media on the current ...

Configuration Back Index Contents Next 38 Saving a Report You can save a report showing history, serial numbers, and firmware versions. The report is saved in a text file (.txt), which can be opened by an application such as NotePad. 1. From the Configuration menu select Save Report . 2. In the Save...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 41 Print Server Overview Using the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print Server application, you can manage basic and custom printing of JPEG (*.jpg), TIFF (*.tif), and Rosetta (*.ros) image files. NOTE: Rosetta files are created by the Print driver. In ...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 42 Status Bar The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the window, provides helpful information about printing status. The following table describes the Status Bar fields. Showing or Hiding the Status Bar ✔ From the View menu select Status Bar . Indicator Descri...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 43 Tool Bar A Tool Bar appears at the top of the Print Server screen. It provides shortcuts to functions that you access through the menus. Using the Tool Bar ✔ Click a Tool Bar button to access the associated function. Showing or Hiding the Tool Bar ✔ From the ...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 44 Changing the Source Folder The Source folder is designated for printing image files. When an image file is placed in the Source folder, a print job is created and placed in the print queue. A default Source folder (c:\ML-500 Source Folder) has been created. I...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 45 Printing and the Print Queue Making Prints You must create a print job before an image file can be printed. Print jobs that appear in the print queue are sent to the printer. Once a print job has completed, it disappears from the print queue. Image files that...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 46 To create a print job when images are on a different computer than the ML-500 Print Server: NOTE: Images are deleted from the Source folder after a job has run. ✔ Copy an image file into the Source folder (see page 44 ). To create a print job when images are ...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 47 Manually Creating a Print Job 1. From the Server menu select Enqueue or press the Enqueue Tool Bar button . 2. Next to Image File, click Browse to locate the image file or files, then click Open . 3. Change other settings, if needed, then click OK . 4. To ini...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 48 Print Job Settings Print settings are used to change a variety of features, from altering a print's appearance to specifying print queue options. Change settings using the Job Preferences dialog boxes. See the table on next few pages for descriptions and defa...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 52 Displaying a Dialog Box for Changing Print Job Settings You can change job settings for the following: ✔ Jobs in the Source folder ✔ When manually enqueuing files ✔ For jobs already in the queue A different dialog box is used for each method. All dialog boxes...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 54 The Edit Print Job dialog box appears. Selecting the Number of Copies to Print You can change the number of copies for a print job. 1. Display a dialog box for changing print job settings (see page 52 ). 2. Select the Job Settings tab. 3. Next to Copies, sele...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 55 Choosing Paper Cutting Boundaries WARNING: The cutter is very sharp and can cause injury. Stay away from the cutter when the printer is running. You can choose how prints are cut, or you can choose not to cut prints at all: 1. Display a dialog box for changin...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 56 Sharpening Images 1. Display a dialog box for changing print job settings (see page 52 ). 2. Select the Job Settings tab. 3. Under Sharpen, select an option: None - No sharpening is applied. Use when sharpening is applied elsewhere in the imaging chain. Norma...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 57 Adjusting Borders on Prints You can reposition an image on a print, which changes the thickness of the white borders around the image. The default spacing for leading and trailing borders is 75 pixels, and the Center Image box is checked. This ensures that th...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 58 Using Color Management The Print Server contains embedded color management support. This allows optimum color reproduction to be achieved from your image files. Furthermore, if your monitor is properly color managed, it will improve the degree of print-to-mon...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 59 4. Next to Input Profile, click Browse . 5. Select an input profile and click Open . 6. Next to Output Profile, click Browse . 7. Select an output profile and click Open . 8. Select a Rendering Intent . 9. Click OK . Selecting a Print Package or Layout With p...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 61 Using Custom Printing Packages or Layouts To create a custom printing package or layout, see page 127 . 1. Display a dialog box for changing print job settings (see page 52 ). 2. Select the Packages and Layouts tab. 3. Click Custom . 4. Click Browse . 5. In t...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 62 8. Select Scale to Fit to shrink the images to fit in the available space or select Scale to Fill to enlarge the images to fit in the available space. 9. Click OK . NOTE: For Rosetta (*.ros) image files, this setting is controlled by the ML-500 Printer Driver...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 63 To remove a range of jobs from the print queue: 1. In the Print Server window, hold the Shift key and click the first and last jobs in the range you wish to remove. 2. From the Server menu select Dequeue . Alternatively, press the Delete key, or press the Deq...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 64 To move multiple jobs: 1. In the Print Server window, press and hold the Ctrl key and click the jobs to be moved. 2. From the Server menu select Move Up or Move Down to move the jobs up or down in the queue. Alternatively, drag and drop the highlighted jobs t...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 65 Resuming Printing Resuming "unlocks" the print queue and sets the ML-500 Print Server to its normal mode of operation. To resume printing: ✔ From the Server menu select Resume , or press the Resume Tool Bar button. "Server: Running" appears in...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 66 Attended and Unattended Printing You can operate the ML-500 Print Server in attended or unattended mode. If a printing error occurs, attended mode requires direct intervention before printing can continue, while unattended mode does not. Unattended mode is us...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 68 Setting Print Queue Limits Unless you specify otherwise, printing starts when one job is in the print queue. You can change the number of jobs or the number of minutes from the time the first print job was created before printing begins. You can change the pr...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 69 1. From the Server menu select Server Preferences . 2. Under Folder size limits, specify the amount of memory, between 0 (default) and 50000 megabytes, to allocate to the storage of successfully printed image files. To receive a notification when the storage ...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 70 Command Files Creating and Printing Command Files A command file (*.kmd) specifies an image to be printed and the job settings to apply to that image. Settings in the command file override settings in the Enqueue Print Job window. For example, the Enqueue Pri...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 71 Allowable Command File Commands The following commands are allowed in command files: FILENAME: (String: full (path and file) name of the image file) COPIES: (Numeric, 1 to 9999: number of copies to print) CUT: (NO, BETWEEN, or TRIM: cut type) SHARPEN: (NONE, ...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 72 PACKAGE: (Numeric, 0 to 65535: package to be used, 32767 or higher is a Custom package and 0 is no package) PACKAGE_SCALING: (Selection, FIT or FILL) PACKAGE _CUSTOM_FILE: (String, full (path and file) name of package file) USE_CM: (Selection, TRUE or FALSE: ...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 73 ✔ The set of values allowed depends on the command. For example, the COPIES command accepts a value between 1 and 9999. Values, like commands, can be uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case. All values are of three types: numeric (as in the COPIES command), a sel...

Print Server Back Index Contents Next 74 Sample Command File The following is an example of a typical command file. FILENAME: H:\Images\Jpg\Birthday_1152x864.jpgCOPIES: 1CUT: NOCENTER: FALSEIMAGE_OFFSET:

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 75 Calibration Overview Using the ML-500 Calibration application you can control the color balance and density of the prints made with the ML-500 printer. You can verify and change the color look-up tables (LUTs) for the printer. When to Calibrate the Printer Cal...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 77 Closing the Calibration Application ✔ Click the at the upper right of the Configuration screen. IMPORTANT: If you select Exit from the File menu, all ML-500 applications close. Calibration Process Process Overview 1. Print a calibration target (see page 79 ). ...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 78 Selecting a Calibration Starting Point When printing a calibration target (see page 79 ), you must select a calibration starting point. Each starting point serves a different purpose. Use the starting point that best suits your needs. ✔ Current settings : Star...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 79 Printing a Calibration Target You print the calibration target using a defined set of printer response curves as the starting point. Most often the starting point is the ending point of the previous calibration event. Options for other starting points exist fo...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 80 NOTE: If you select Designated even t as a starting point, you must select an event number and date from the drop-down list on the Select Calibration Event dialog box then click Next . 4. Click Finish . You need not analyze the target immediately. If necessary...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 82 ✔ For analysis on a strip reading densitometer a. Prepare the target for reading in the densitometer. b. Click Next . ✔ For file analysis a. Read the calibration target and save the results to a file. b. Click Next . c. Search for and select the file in which ...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 83 ✔ Refine data by calibrating again: allows you to perform another iteration of calibration, using the calibration LUT calculated from the previous calibration as the starting point. Use this option if the current calibration is out of tolerance and you wish to...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 84 When to Send a LUT to the Printer You can view graphs (see page 91 ) to see how close the calibration target densities are compared to the calibration aims. The graphs can help you to determine if you should send the LUT to the printer. To Send a LUT to the Pr...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 85 4. Select Apply Master Balance if you wish to apply a temporary adjustment to the colors for this print job. NOTE: The Master Balance dialog box does not appear for Visual Analysis. 5. Adjust the temporary values for Red, Blue, Green, and Density and click Nex...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 86 To make temporary color adjustments: 1. From the Calibration menu select Send LUT to Printer . 2. Select a Media name from the drop-down list, then click Next . (If there is only one media type in the calibration database, omit this step.) 3. Select an event n...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 87 6. Do one of the following: ✔ Click Finish to close the wizard and record that the calibration is complete. ✔ Click Next to continue. ✔ Click Cancel to exit the wizard and wait to send the new calibration data to the printer, for example, if the printer is bus...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 88 3. Click OK to save the changes. Setting Meaning Measurement Source A measurement source consists of the following: ✔ Visual: the target will be analyzed visually ✔ Text file: a densitometer will record the data and you will import a text file ✔ X-RITE DTP-36 ...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 89 Working with Media and Printers Adding New Media Add new media: ✔ When the media you want to use is not in the database ✔ When adding a new media type To add new media: 1. From the Calibration menu select New , then select Media . 2. Select a Media type. 3. Se...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 90 Importing a Media Type Catalog You can import a new media catalog whenever a new media catalog becomes available from Kodak. The catalog lists all media that can be used by the ML-500 printer. Importing a new media catalog does not change the name of any media...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 91 Importing a Printer Model Catalog When printer models change or when new printer models are introduced, a new printer model catalog can be imported. The Calibration application obtains the new printer information from the printer model catalog and uses this in...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 92 Reference Completed Calibration Event A completed calibration event is any calibration target that has been printed and analyzed. You can reanalyze a target if the following are true: ✔ The calibration target was analyzed visually. ✔ There have been no other c...

Calibration Back Index Contents Next 93 Calibration Tolerance Level The calibration tolerance level defines the range within which a target must fall to be considered acceptable. There are three options for tolerance from which you can choose based on the accuracy and repeatability of the densitomet...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 94 Printer Drivers Printer drivers are used to print to the ML-500 printer from applications on your system. Printer drivers for the following operating systems are included on the KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD: ✔ WINDOWS 2000 / WIND...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 95 WINDOWS XP / WINDOWS 2000 Operating Systems Removing a Printer Driver 1. From the Start menu select Settings , then select Printers . 2. Select the ML-500 printer. 3. From the File menu select Delete . 4. Click Yes for the prompt. Displaying the Printing P...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 96 To Change Settings for All Print Jobs 1. From the Start menu select Settings , then select Printers . 2. Right-click the ML-500 printer and select Printing Preferences . To Change Settings for the Current Print Job 1. From the File menu select Print . 2. R...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 97 Scaling a Document Page You can scale a document page by a specified percentage between 10% and 400%. 1. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95 ). 2. Click the Layout or Paper/Quality tab. 3. Click Advanced . 4. Expand the Document Options, P...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 98 Creating a Custom Form You can create a custom paper size using WINDOWS functionality, then select the paper size when you print using the ML-500 driver. 1. From the Start menu select Settings , then select Printers. 2. From the File menu select Server Pro...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 100 Using Package Printing With package printing, you send a single document page to the printer and get multiple document page sizes on your print. For example, if you select the package "5 x 7 in. and 3.5 x 5 in. and Wallets," your print contains on...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 102 Using Custom Printing Packages To create a custom printing package or layout, see page 127 . 1. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95 ). 2. Click the Packages tab. 3. Select Package as the Print format. 4. Click Browse . 5. In the file sele...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 103 Cutting Prints WARNING: The cutter is very sharp and can cause injury. Stay away from the cutter when the printer is running. 1. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95 ). 2. Click the Layout or Paper/Quality tab. 3. Click Advanced . 4. Expan...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 104 Adding a Logo to a Page 1. Display the Printing Preferences screen (see page 95 ). 2. Click the Logo tab. 3. Click Browse . 4. Locate and select the file for your logo. NOTE: The logo must be either an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) or a bitmap (.bmp) file. Do ...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 105 WINDOWS 98/ME Operating Systems Displaying the Properties Screen When you access the Properties screen through the Start menu, you can change settings for print jobs in all applications. When you access the Properties screen while printing a file from an ...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 107 Using Package Printing With package printing, you send a single document page to the printer and get multiple document page sizes on your print. For example, if you select the package "5 x 7 in. and 3.5 x 5 in. and Wallets," your print contains on...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 108 3. Select the 8.5 x 14 in. paper size. You must use this size for all standard packages. IMPORTANT: You must use this size for all standard packages. 4. Click Apply . 5. Click the Layout tab. 6. Select Package as the Print format. 7. From the drop-down li...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 110 Cutting Prints WARNING: The cutter is very sharp and can cause injury. Stay away from the cutter when the printer is running. 1. Display the Properties screen (see page 95 ). 2. Click the Media tab. 3. Next to Cutter, select an option. (See page 31 .) 4. ...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 112 2. From the Settings menu select Page Attributes . 3. From the Format for menu select ML-500 . 4. From the Paper Size menu, select an option: ✔ 8.5 x 7 in. (216 x 178 mm) ✔ 8.5 x 11 in. (216 x 279 mm) ✔ 8.5 x 12 in. (216 x 305 mm) ✔ 8.5 x 14 in. (216 x 35...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 113 Using the Print Dialog Box 1. Open a document. From the File menu select Print . 2. Select the desired panel from the list.

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 114 The following panels are available ✔ Copies & Pages ✔ Layout ✔ Output Options ✔ Logo ✔ Printer Options ✔ Packages ✔ Summary 3. Change settings, as needed. 4. Click Print . Viewing a Summary of Print Settings ✔ On the Print dialog box (see page 113 ), ...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 116 Editing Opacity ✔ To edit the opacity of the logo, enter a value from 1 to 100% (the larger the percentage, the greater the opacity). Editing Scale ✔ To edit the scale of the logo, enter a value from 1 to 400% (or until the image exceeds the imageable are...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 117 Choosing Glossy or Matte 1. On the Print dialog box (see page 113 ) select the Printer Options panel (see page 116 ). 2. Select the XtraLife menu. 3. Select an option: ✔ Glossy – invokes the "gloss" ICM profile in the print job ✔ Matte – invokes t...

Printer Drivers Back Index Contents Next 118 Sharpening Prints 1. On the Print dialog box (see page 113 ) select the Printer Options panel (see page 116 ). 2. Click the Sharpen pull-down menu. 3. Select an option: ✔ None – no sharpening in the print job ✔ Normal – normal sharpening in the print job ...

Getting Help Back Index Contents Next 121 Getting Help In addition to this User’s Guide, the following resources provide information about the ML-500 Utilities: ✔ Online Help ✔ KODAK PROFESSIONAL ML-500 Digital Photo Print System CD contains printable and multimedia documentation ✔ KODAK PROFESSIONA...

Getting Help Back Index Contents Next 122 Viewing a Help System With the exception of the Printer Drivers, view Help as described below: 1. In the current window, select the Help for that application from the Help menu.For example, from the Help menu select Configuration Help , then select Help Topi...

Getting Help Back Index Contents Next 123 Viewing Help for Printer Drivers WINDOWS: 1. In any application, select Print from the F i le menu. 2. Select the ML-500 printer then click Properties . 3. Click the Help button. MACINTOSH: ✔ Launch the Help Center and select ML-500 Help. Using Context Sensi...

Troubleshooting Back Index Contents Next 124 Troubleshooting Error Message or Problem Reason for Error Message indicates that the ML-500 is out of ribbon Check the following (Refer to the ML-500 Operator’s Guide): ✔ Is the platen assembly screwed in completely? ✔ Is the ribbon installed properly? ✔ ...

Troubleshooting Back Index Contents Next 126 When printing from ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, 8.5 x 14 images are cropped or blank pages are printed. To resolve (in PHOTOSHOP), select Page Setup . from the File menu, select the ML-500 printer, and select a new page size. Custom form does not appear in the Paper ...

Appendix A Back Index Contents Next 127 Appendix A: Appendix A Creating Custom Printing Packages or Layouts You may create a custom package or layout template file using any word processing application and then save it as a text file. Use pixels as the units for the image size, and specify where you...

Appendix A Back Index Contents Next 128 Specifications for creating a template file Use the following format to define the placeholders for the images in your custom template: Type: KPKG<EOL> Version 1.0<EOL> #<comments><EOL> x1,y1,xdim1,ydim1<EOL> x2,y2,xdim2,ydim2<...

Glossary Back Index Contents Next 129 GlossaryGlossary Aim The desired response of the printer. Client systems Remote computer systems that are networked to the server system that is connected to the ML-500 printer. If you will be using the ML-500 WINDOWS printer driver to print, the driver must be ...

Glossary Back Index Contents Next 130 Media name The media name is a combination of several media properties: ribbon set, paper type, XtraLife type (glossy or matte), and media width. Package A single print with multiple document page sizes, for example, one 5 x 7 in. print, one 3.5 x 5 in. print, a...

Index Index-1 Back Contents Next Index A adding a logo to a page, 104, 110, 115 adding media, 89 adding the ML-500 printer to the printer list (MACINTOSH), 19 analyzing a calibration target, 80 arranging open applications, 23 attended printing, 66 B before you can print (MACINTOSH), 17 before you ca...