Page 2 - Contents
Contents 2 Validating PowerRIP ImageSet .................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Features ............................................................................ 6Where to get help.................................................
Page 4 - Validating PowerRIP ImagSet; Validating the software.
Validating PowerRIP ImagSet PowerRIP ImageSet can be downloaded and “test-driven” without having to purchase it. In this evaluation mode, a water-mark will appear on all printed pages. Once the software ispurchased, the user is supplied with a “product code” which willenable the validation of the pr...
Page 6 - Features
Chapter 1 Introduction PowerRIP ImageSet turns your printer into a PostScript ® Level 3 compatible print server. PowerRIP ImageSet , a softwareraster image processor (RIP), reads and interprets PostScriptLevel 3 and allows your printer to print virtually any PostScriptjob. Simply select the PowerRIP...
Page 7 - Chapter 2; Printing from Applications to PowerRIP ImageSet; Selecting the destination printer; Print Settings; Invalid settings
7 Chapter 2 Printing from Applications to PowerRIP ImageSet Selecting the destination printer Upon installation of PowerRIP ImageSet, a printer will be added to to the Windows operating system for each printerselected during PowerRIP ImageSet installation. The printernames are preceded by “PowerRIP”...
Page 8 - PowerRIP ImageSet Print Settings
8 PowerRIP ImageSet Print Settings The following are the settings which are common to all outpt devices supported by PowerRIP ImageSet. Although someof the choices available for these settings may vary from deviceto device, their function is the same. Paper Size This settings will tell PowerRIP Imag...
Page 9 - When Using Adobe PageMaker in Windows
True Spot Colors When enabled, this option will tell PowerRIP ImageSet to enable the “True Spot” feature. This feature will recognize spotcolors within a composite or separated job and, using a propri-etary mechanism, render the color as accurately as possible onthe output device. Screening This opt...
Page 10 - Chapter 3; Printing to PowerRIP ImageSet; Sharing the PowerRIP Imageset Printers; Connecting from Windows workstations; Gaining access to the server
10 Chapter 3 Printing to PowerRIP ImageSet From Remote Workstations Sharing the PowerRIP Imageset Printers Before anyone can connect and print to PowerRIP ImageSet, you must “share” the proper printer entities. If yourequire Macintosh systems to connect and print to PowerRIPImageSet, you must instal...
Page 11 - Printing From Remote Windows Client
11 In the box labled “Print Servers” you will see a list of allWindows servers that were found on the network. 6) Select the server where PowerRIP ImageSet is installed. This will cause the box labled “Shared Printers” to displayall printers shared by that system. 7) As you click on the different sh...
Page 12 - Connecting from Mac OS 9.x
12 Connecting from Mac OS 9.x As mentioned before, it is necessary to load “Services For Macintosh” on the server system (the PC running PowerRIPImageSet) to make the shared printer entities available toMacintoshes on the network (consult the Windows Serverdocumentation for instructions on how to do...
Page 14 - Printing from Mac OSX
14 Printing from Mac OSX IMPORTANT : Mac OS X does not regognize the option- restrictions defined in the PPD. It is therefore imperativethat you impose the printing restrictions yourself (resolu-tion/paper-type combinations) as the operating system willnot flag conflicts . 1) Go to “ File/Print ”. S...
Page 15 - Hardware RIP Job Flow; PowerRIP ImageSet Job Flow
15 Chapter 4 Operational Overview Understanding the PowerRIP printingarchitecture. There are 4 main components in a PostScript printing environment. 1) The application that creates the page, 2) ThePostScript driver which generates the PostScript code when anapplication prints the page, 3) The PostSc...
Page 17 - The Main Control Dialog; The Incoming Jobs Queue
17 Chapter 5 The PowerRIP Application The Main Control Dialog The PowerRIP ImageSet (aka PowerRIP Server) applica- tion is launched automatically when a job is printed to one of theWindows PowerRIP printer entities. It can also be launched byopening Start/Programs/PowerRIP ImageSet/PowerRIPImageSet....
Page 20 - The Processed Jobs Queue
20 The Processed Jobs Queue . To view/manipulate the processed jobs queue, click the Processed Jobs tab. This view will allow the user to view and manipulate jobs which have been processed and have not yet expired (expirationtime is set in the “Configure PowerRIP Settings” option underthe “Configura...
Page 22 - Output Configuration; Print Quality
22 Manually inserting a PostScript orPDF file into the PowerRIP jobqueue. One of the nice features of PowerRIP ImageSet is the ability to rasterize PostScript and PDF files that were not printedspecifically for our supported devices. Although PostScript isinherently a “device-independent” language, ...
Page 23 - Color
23 Color This section of the dialog does not change much between different models of printers as it contains mostly PowerRIP-specific color features. Color Mode: This section lets you specify color or monochrom output. Spot Colors: This section lets you specify the use of the “True Spot” feature. Th...
Page 24 - Paper; Separations
24 Input Profiles This lets you select the input profiles for CMYK and RGB. These drop-downs will list and let you choose any CMYK orRGB profile (ICM/ICC) found in the system. To add profiles tothe PowerRIP PPDs, use the “Add ICM to PPD” utility in thePowerRIP ImageSet program group. Paper This sect...
Page 26 - Chapter 6; Calibrating
26 Chapter 6 Density Calibration (Q-Curve) PowerRIP ImageSet includes a calibration tool known as Q-Curve which is used to create the calibration files used tochange the output density on a per-color basis. This applicationis launched automatically whenever the “Adjust Custom Calibra-tion” button is...
Page 28 - Configuring the Hot Folders
28 Chapter 7 Managing Inputs PowerRIP ImageSet is designed to accept input from multiple sources. Hot folders being the primary way in whichjobs are received. The printing mechanism , including hot folder, printer entities, etc. is automatically set up at install time . The user does not have to con...
Page 29 - Configuring Printer Entities
29 Configuring Printer Entities It is not necessary to change these settings to print normally. Furthermore, it is recommended that the settings forthe default printer entities not be modified unless you are sure ofwhat you are doing. Wrong settings in this section will causeproblems when printing. ...
Page 30 - Create the hot folder
30 Adding a Printer Entity andHot Folder tutorial The previous 2 sections describes the operation of the Hot Folder Configuration and the Printer Entity Configurationdialogs. This section will walk you through the creation of aprinter entity/hot folder to help you understand how they worktogether. I...
Page 32 - Create the printer entity
32 Create the printer entity Now that we have the hot folder configured, lets create a print manager entity wich, when printed to, will depositPostScript files into this newly created folder. If not already opened, open the “Configure Inputs” dialog by clicking the “Inputs” button on the main dialog...
Page 34 - Working with Output Queues; Controlling the output queue and its jobs.
34 Chapter 8 Managing Outputs PowerRIP ImageSet is designed to support printing to multiple printers connected to multiple ports. It employs “outputqueues” which are actually Windows print queues that are usedto send rasterized page data to the printer(s). Upon installation, one output queue is crea...
Page 35 - Advanced Settings
35 Pausing & Resuming output queues To pause or resume an output queue, select the queue by clicking its name in the list then click the “Pause” or “Resume”buttons. If the queue is paused, the only the “Resume” buttonwill be enabled. If the queue is not paused, only the “Pause”button will be ena...
Page 36 - Deleting an Output Queue.
36 Driver: The driver used makes little difference on an output queue. The jobs (pages) arrive here already rasterized and ready to senddirectly to the printer. The driver does nothing but pass the datathrough to the output port. In some rare cases, it is advantageousto use the printer’s native driv...
Page 37 - Destination of PDF Files.
37 Appendix A The PDF Generator Most of this manual makes mention of the “output device” in terms of a printer. PowerRIP ImageSet is also capable ofoutputting to a PDF file instead of a printer. This is useful forproofing, sharing documents, etc. PDF is the most widely usedformat for sharing and pub...
Page 38 - The “Images” Section.
38 Output Folder: Lets you define the folder where PDF files will be placed when created. To change this setting, click the Change button below. View File: When this checkbox is selected, after creation of the PDF file, PowerRIP will issue a “shell command” to the operatingsystem to launch the PDF. ...
Page 39 - The “Separation” Section.
39 The “Fonts” Section. This section deals with the way fonts are handled when creating the PDF Subset fonts: When selected, uses the “font subsets” specified in the “Never embed” and “Always embed” windows. Embed All Fonts: Embeds all document fonts in the PDF. This will ensure proper viewing on an...
Page 40 - Destination of TIFF Files.
40 Appendix B The TIFF Generator Most of this manual makes mention of the “output device” in terms of a printer. PowerRIP ImageSet is also capable ofoutputting to a TIFF file instead of a printer. This is useful forrasterizing a page and then including it as part of anotherdocument. Also, some pre-p...
Page 41 - The “Separations” Section.
41 Output Folder: Lets you define the folder where TIF files will be placed when created. To change this setting, click the “Change” buttonbelow. View File: When this checkbox is selected, after creation of the TIF file, PowerRIP will issue a “shell command” to the operatingsystem to launch the TIF....
Page 43 - Appendix C; Adding ICM/ICCs to PowerRIP ImageSet
43 Appendix C Adding ICM/ICCs to PowerRIP ImageSet At install-time, PowerRIP ImageSet installs all necessary ICMs for proper color output on any supported device. TheseICMs have been created and calibrated for each printer at eachresolution/media combination. For thsi reason, PowerRIPImageSet gives ...
Page 44 - When using PageMaker
44 When finished adding profiles, click Exit. If the new options do not appear in the print dialog, restart your system. Once the ICM options have been added to the PPD, they will be available to choose at print-time from your applications. When using PageMaker PageMaker 6.5 users, don’t forget to c...
