Epson StylusRIP Professional (Stylus Photo 2200- User Manual

vii Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Table of Contents s et the c onnectIon P aRameteRs 23 USB Parameters 23 Ethernet Cable TCP/IP Parameters 23 FireWire Port Parameters 23 l ayout m ode 24 m edIa s etuP 24 n ame y ouR P RoductIon q ueue 24 o utPut o PtIons 25 a dd P RInteR to q ueue W IndoW 25 t ...

Table of Contents viii FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Chapter 5 - Program Settings 37 g eneRal I nteRFace s ettIngs 37 RIP s ystem s ettIngs 39 P RocessIng s ettIngs 40 P RevIeW o PtIons 41 a dvanced RIP s ettIngs - P eRFoRmance 42 Chapter 6 - Page Layout 43 P oRtRaIt and l andscaPe s ettIngs 43 P age l...

ix Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Table of Contents Chapter 7 - Printing From a Graphics Application 67 I ntRoductIon 67 B asIc P RIntIng 67 Sending a Print Job 67 P RIntIng F Rom a doBe P hotoshoP 68 P RIntIng F Rom c oRel d RaW 70 P RIntIng F Rom a doBe I llustRatoR 72 Illustrator CS Versions ...

Table of Contents x FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual c ostIng I nteRFace 92 Material Cost 93 Surface Treatment Cost 93 Black, Colored and White Ink Costs 93 Notes 93 Color and White Ink Passes 94 Ink Contingency 94 Labor Cost 94 Tax 1 94 Tax 2 94 Time 95 Record Costing Data 95 Dot Profiles 95 Job Properti...

xi Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Table of Contents Epson 2200 111 Epson 4000 116 Epson 4800/4880 120 Epson 7600/7800/7880/9600/9800/9880 124 Chapter 10 - Output Settings 129 I ntRoductIon 129 o BtaInIng P hotoRealIstIc P RInts 129 Shadows, Highlights and Midtones 130 Choosing Halftone Settings ...

Table of Contents xii FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Registration 155 Roll Feed 156 Film Loading 156 Using your Inkjet Printer for Sublimation Purposes 156 Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting 157 F Requent t RouBleshootIng t oPIcs 157 P RInteR -s PecIFIc t RouBleshootIng t IPs 159 Epson 7800/9800 159 Epson 400...

1 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 1 Introduction Welcome to FastRIP 10.0 Congratulations on purchasing FastRIP, the affordable PostScript printing solution for non-Post- Script printers. PostScript is an industry-standard scripting language that describes the t...

Chapter 1 - Introduction 2 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual PostScript and Raster Images The term “raster display” originates from the method by which television images are created in a series of horizontal scan lines. Sixty times a second (60 Hz), these scan lines are rendered from top to bottom on a cat...

3 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 1 - Introduction Using FastRIP The FastRIP application is a rasterization solution for non-PostScript printers. FastRIP will take the text and graphic elements of a print job, create the corresponding PostScript data, generate a raster image for the entir...

Chapter 1 - Introduction 4 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual A New Era for Inkjet Printers FastRIP and an inkjet printer now offer a low cost solution to film output. Traditionally printers have had to use large format laser printers for film output. Although this has been a standard practice for years, “m...

5 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 1 - Introduction Supported Printers As of the writing of this Manual, FastRIP 10.0 supports the Epson Stylus Color 1520, 3000, R1400, R1800, R1900, R2400, the Epson Stylus Photo 2200 and the Epson Pro 4000, 4800 and 4880. FastRIP XL supports the Epson 760...

Chapter 1 - Introduction 6 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual FastRIP Manual The electronic version of this Manual is on the FastRIP CD in a folder called FastRIP Manual. It is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. If you don’t have Adobe Acrobat, there is a free version on the FastRIP CD. FastRIP Support Toll Free +1...

7 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 1 - Introduction PC System Requirements FastRIP is a 32-bit Windows application. The following system configurations are the minimum requirements: A PC equipped with a Pentium processor 1.25 GHz or higher ` At least 512MB of RAM; 1GB or more is highly rec...

9 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 2 Installation Basic Printer Setup Whether you have a large format printer of a standard 13”W format printer, the following steps will apply. Open the box and carefully unpack your Epson Printer. 1. Follow the printers setup in...

11 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 2 - Installation c aRtRIdge I nstRuctIons FoR F ast RIP h Igh s Peed FastRIP High Speed requires that you have one of the following printers listed below. FastRIP High Speed uses 4 ink cartridges to print out your film positives REALLY FAST! You can stil...

13 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 2 - Installation e tHernet p Ort If you are connecting via an Ethernet cable, a 10/100 Ethernet card is required. F ire W ire p Ort If you are connecting via FireWire, a standard IEEE 1394 cable may be used as long as it does not exceed 10 feet in length...

Chapter 2 - Installation 14 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual You can also check by clicking on Start > Settings > Printer and Faxes . An icon representing your printer should now appear in the Printers and Faxes window that just opened. You must now configure FastRIP to work with your printer. 3. Go...

15 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 2 - Installation t he F ast RIP cd In addition to FastRIP, the FastRIP CD contains a 20 day trial version of FastFILMS, a complete catalog of FastART, a catalog of effects available with FastFX, sample files and Adobe Acrobat Reader. B egInnIng the I nst...

17 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 2 - Installation S Canning FOr r eSOurCeS The installation program will scan the computer for available resources. It may take several mo- ments for the installation to resume. You will then see the installation progress window. c oncludIng the I nstalla...

Chapter 2 - Installation 18 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Un-installing FastRIP Should you need to un-install FastRIP from your computer, click on Start > Con- trol Panel and locate the icon labeled Add or Remove Programs . Double-click on this icon and another window will open. Scroll through the l...

19 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 3 Setting Up FastRIP Configuring Your Printer After you have completed the basic installation, FastRIP is ready to run. However, prior to print- ing a job from a graphics program, you must configure FastRIP to work with your p...

Chapter 3 - Setting Up FastRIP 20 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual 3. From the next screen, select the option “Search for new printer package versions from CD.” Place a check mark by “Search CD-ROM or floppy drive.” Click on Next . Click on Next . Click on Finish . When the “ Configuration Complete ” wind...

Chapter 3 - Setting Up FastRIP 22 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual LPT Mode EPP ` This is the mid-range speed setting. It is not often used, but may be a good compromise between ECP and SPP modes. LPT Mode ECP ` In this mode, data is sent to the printer at the fastest possible rate. Gener- ally most print...

Chapter 3 - Setting Up FastRIP 24 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual 9. l ayout m ode The Layout Mode window lets you select how to handle jobs as they are imported. When finished, click Next. 10. m edIa s etuP The Media Setup window allows you to con- trol the default setting of media used and size of medi...

Chapter 3 - Setting Up FastRIP 26 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Two EPSON Drivers.... When you choose the Epson printer driver during installation, FastRIP creates a new “Postscript” driver for the printer. The new driver is actually a FastRIP tool that tells FastRIP to rasterize the image before sendi...

27 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 3 - Setting Up FastRIP Port Selection o utPut P oRt 1) From the Printers menu, choose Manage Printers . 2) The Manage Printers dialog will open. 3) For the given printer, the Port column indicates the output port. 4) To change the port, choose a port fro...

Chapter 3 - Setting Up FastRIP 28 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Printer Sharing on Windows 2000 and XP s ettIng uP the h ost c omPuteR On a Host Windows 2000 computer, setting up printer sharing is done through the Sharing tab of the printer driver properties. The procedure for Windows XP is similar. 1...

31 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 4 Toolbars and Menus Overview of FastRIP Interface The following sections will cover the Main Window elements of FastRIP 10.0 such as the Pull- down Menus and Toolbar buttons. For further information on these tools and setting...

35 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 4 - Toolbars and Menus Configure Queue: ` Lets you setup and configure queue settings to a job that is currently in the queue list (shortcut for Queue>Properties Pull- down Menu selection). Printer Status and Settings: ` This button will allow you to ...

37 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 5 Program Settings General Interface Settings From the Tools Pull-down Menu, choose Options and then click the General tab. The General tab provides basic controls for customizing the FastRIP Window:

39 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 5 - Program Settings RIP System Settings From the Tools menu, choose Options and then click the RIP tab. The RIP Settings are used to specify the resources that are available for spooling (rasterizing or RIP’ing) print jobs. These controls will directly ...

Chapter 5 - Program Settings 40 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual rip m emOry a llOCatiOn Memory refers to the maximum amount of workstation memory (RAM) that may be used by the queue when creating a spool file. If more than this limit is required, then Virtual Memory (VM) will be used. Virtual Memory refe...

41 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 5 - Program Settings begin creating spool files for subsequent print jobs concurrently. However, please note that only one spool file is being compiled at any given time. The Maximum number of concurrent RIPs limits the number of spool files that can be ...

Chapter 5 - Program Settings 42 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual g enerate tHumbnail previeWS Clearing this checkbox (OFF) will prevent thumbnail previews from being automatically created. However, previews can be manually created by right-clicking the given job and choosing Jobs menu >> Generate Pr...

43 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 6 Page Layout Portrait and Landscape Settings Suppose that two documents have been created, where one document is noticeably wide, and the other is tall. The following diagram shows how orientation affects the placement of the...

Chapter 6 - Page Layout 44 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Page Layout/Media Setup The following sections will cover setting up your page layout, creating custom page sizes and other page options available with FastRIP 10.0. s ettIng the P age s Ize Queue Pull-down Menu>> Properties >> Media ...

47 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 6 - Page Layout Working with Page Layout Templates Templates can be used for lots of different work flows and you can use multiple templates within a queue. Templates will save you hours of time and allow you to automated repetitive tasks such as laying ...

51 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 6 - Page Layout The Copy slot spacing will allow you to adjust the measurement between the copied slots (either by left and right or by above and below). The measurements here must be entered prior to selecting a copy func- tion in order for the entry to...

Chapter 6 - Page Layout 52 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Select the slot you want to change ` Adjust the slot label number to a new number. ` Click ` Update to apply the change Any other changes you want to make can be made in the same way. Click Save to save your new template. 6. Note: You can create ...

57 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 6 - Page Layout u Sing tHe t emplate H Ot F Older After setting the Hot Folder, FastRIP automatically creates a subfolder in the directory for each of your templates. Simply by adding jobs into the “named” template folder, the jobs will be added to your ...

Chapter 6 - Page Layout 58 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual The available controls will vary according to the model of printer, the Layout Mode selection (if available), and whether Tools menu >> Options >> Show Advanced Settings is enabled. NOTE: If the queue is Stopped, then all jobs are aut...

61 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 6 - Page Layout 1) From the Queues menu, choose Properties . 2) On the Media Setup tab, set the Type to either Roll media , or Fixed sheet me- dia . 3) On the Layout Manager tab, the Layout mode drop-list will now be available. Manual ` – Add jobs to the...

Chapter 6 - Page Layout 63 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual As an alternative to Auto Nest All Content, jobs can be repositioned using the mouse, per Figures 4 and 5 below. Once the jobs have been repositioned, use the Auto Page Break command to define the edge of the combined jobs. Once the page of combi...

67 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 7 Printing From a Graphics Application Introduction The following section detail how to from specific software applications like, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as well as Corel Draw. Since the Windows Print Menu works the sa...

Chapter 7 - Printing From a Graphics Application 68 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Printing From Adobe Photoshop Here are the steps necessary to print an image created in Adobe Photoshop: Open Photoshop and the 1. image you wish to print. Create the color separa- 2. tions, called “Channels,” in Photosho...

Chapter 7 - Printing From a Graphics Application 70 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Printing from CorelDRAW Below are the steps to print from CorelDRAW on a Windows-based system. Open 1. CorelDRAW Create the color separations as 2. spot colors or 4-color process From the 3. File menu, choose Print 4. Fro...

Chapter 7 - Printing From a Graphics Application 72 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Printing From Adobe Illustrator The Adobe Illustrator CS versions are the newest editions of Adobe’s graphics application. This section will outline the steps of printing from within Illustrator CS (or CS2 and CS3) follow...

75 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 7 - Printing From a Graphics Application Printing from Macromedia Freehand While most graphics applications don’t require the user to manually specify a PPD file for use when printing, similar to the older versions of Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand req...

Chapter 7 - Printing From a Graphics Application 76 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Choose the 6. Page Setup tab. Set the Page Size for the document. Click on 7. OK to Print Setup window. You will now be able to print your film positives through FastRIP . 8. Printing Complex Files Files created in Vector...

77 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 8 FastRIP Print Options Introduction FastRIP has many different options that you can enable and control. This chapter will cover the basic controls and options features of FastRIP 10.0. NOTE: If you always rely on your graphic...

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 78 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual c ancellIng a P RInt j oB 1. Pause the job on the printer control panel. 2. In FastRIP 10, right-click the job and choose Abort. 3. Windows will open a Port Locked dialog. Do not close this dialog. 4. From the printer control panel, res...

79 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options Printer Options Tab Queue Pull-down Menu>> Properties >> Printer Options tab In the Queue Properties dialog, the Printer Op- tions tab provides access to printer-specific op- tions within the print mode. These printe...

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 82 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Archiving Print Jobs Print jobs can be archived as a combined JTB file that contains the job data and log data, such that the JTB can be safety stored (i.e., backups) and then restored at a later date, saving time from respooling a file...

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 84 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual R estoRIng an a RchIved j oB Jobs Pull-down Menu>> Restore Jobs: The Restore Job Tickets dialog allows you to restore a se- lected job or multiple jobs, delete archives or browse other locations for archives saved in separate loca...

85 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options Importing a File and Import Options From the FastRIP 10 toolbar, the Open button can be clicked to import an image file (e.g., EPS, BMP, TIFF, etc.) or you can select File>>Import. Alternatively, an image file can also be ...

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 86 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Underbase Settings in FastRIP Using Transparent Images Images saved with transparency can be output directly from FastRIP and the Underbase created automatically from the transparency information. NOTE: You cannot create an Underbase us...

87 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 2. Select Yes to “ Do you want to create a Underbase from the transparency laye r”. NOTE: If you do not need an Underbase or do not care about the extra options, you can leave this as No and set the job up as if the file were a ...

89 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options None – Applies no choke to the Underbase ` Minimum – Applies a choke of equivalent to 2 pixels at 720dpi ` Medium – Applies a choke of equivalent to 3 pixels at 720dpi ` Maximum – Applies a choke of equivalent to 5 pixels at 720...

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 90 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual a lWayS u Se t HeSe S ettingS W Hen i mpOrting This option will allow you to use the same im- port settings for all file types. If checked, the Image Import dialog will no longer open every time you import an image. In this case, to gai...

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options 92 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Costing Interface Queue Pull-down Menu>> Properties >> Costing tab This new feature of FastRIP 10.0 allows you to keep track of costs in several different variables. To access the Costing Interface, select Queue from the Pul...

97 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 9 Print Modes and Printer Information Print Mode Introduction Each FastRIP Print Mode has been painstakingly crafted to obtain high quality output that takes into account the absorbency characteristics of the given media, so a...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 98 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Inkjet Proofing ` These modes are only available for specific printers and are used to create custom proofs before printing. These modes are great for sending to the a client for final approval of a job. Heat Transfers ` S...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 104 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Printer Specific Modes and Functions The following sections will cover printer-specific Print Modes and other printer information that will help along the way of printing great film positives. e Pson R1400 The Epson Stylu...

105 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information Triple Density ` 1440 x 720 TD or 1440 x 1440 TD at 40 LPI 1440 x 720 TD or 1440 x 1440 TD at 60 LPI 1440 x 720 TD or 1440 x 1440 TD at 80 LPI H igH S peed O utput P RInt m odes FastRIP allows you to print twice a...

107 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information r1400 p rinter t ipS Execute a Head Cleaning cycle on your printer each morning. ` If streaking occurs, do a Nozzle Check, Head Alignment and Head ` Cleaning from the standard Epson printer driver. You can perform...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 108 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual If the Green light (Power button) is blinking and nothing prints: Ensure no ink cartridge lights are indicating an”empty’ status on the printer. All empty ink car- tridges need to be replaced before printing. Open FastRIP...

113 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information FastRIP- Proof 65 LPI ` Paper proof at 65 LPI. FastRIP- Generic Proof ` Print a color calibrated Inkjet Paper proof. You can also use the standard Epson driver for this. u Sing a b ulk i nk S yStem WitH tHe e pSOn...

115 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information e pSOn 2200 p rinter t ipS Execute a Head Cleaning cycle on your printer each morning. ` If streaking occurs, do a Nozzle Check, Head Alignment and Head ` Cleaning from the standard Epson printer driver. You can p...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 118 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual FastRIP 2880 SD - prints up to 65 LPI FastRIP 2880 SD85 - prints up to 85 LPI FastRIP 2880 SD100 - prints up to 100 LPI FastRIP 2880 SD133 - prints up to 133 LPI - use this mode for most output, including clear film that ...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 120 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual p rinting S HeetS On the printer’s LCD Display, ensure the status reads as Ready . Push the Right ARROW until Printer Setup appears. Push the Right ARROW again and then press the Down ARROW until you see PPR Size CHK . Pu...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 122 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual FastRIP 1440 SD at 45 LPI FastRIP 1440 SD at 55 LPI FastRIP 1440 SD at 65 LPI - Use this mode for most output, including clear film that is smooth and waterproof inkjet film. This option may ex- perience more banding or s...

123 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 10 head cleanings do not fix the problem, run a Power Cleaning. A Power cleaning is done from the interface of the Epson 4800 printer. To run a Power Cleaning, your ink cartridges need to be more than 50% ` full o...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 124 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual monly held belief an elliptical dot was better, you might find that, with an inkjet printer, round is a better dot shape choice. When printing halftone dots on or next to halftone dots, optical patterns can form called “M...

Chapter 9 - Print Modes and Printer Information 126 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Standard Density 2880 Prints up to 133 LPI Double Density 720 Prints up to 75 LPI Double Density 1440 Prints up to 100 LPI NOTES: For a high quality film such as FastPOSITIVE, use the Standard Density setting. Films with ...

129 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 10 Output Settings Introduction This chapter will cover outputting your files to the printer and getting the correct results, such as line count, dot angle and dot size as well as color correction, adjustments and additional ...

Chapter 10 - Output Settings 130 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual s hadoWs , h IghlIghts and m Idtones There are three distinct regions that are cru- cial to quality printing: Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights. S HadOWS The Shadows are the darkest regions of the image, where halftone dots are largest and ...

131 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 10 - Output Settings c hoosIng h alFtone s ettIngs Each CMYK color separation has is its own halftone. As such, each separation will have its own shadows, midtones, and highlights according to the strength of that color component in the original image. ...

135 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 10 - Output Settings Printing Separations The creation of separations is enabled within your graphic software application. For best results, the halftone settings (angle, frequency and spot function) should also be set for each separation. Otherwise, Fa...

139 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 10 - Output Settings Additional Output Features o utPut s chedulIng Output scheduling is used to choose how jobs are scheduled when received by Visual Production Manager. Common scheduling scenarios are: For print jobs, spool print jobs as they are rece...

Chapter 10 - Output Settings 142 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Output Adjustments The following section will guide you through the process of adjusting the output, whether it is a density, highlight, ink or profile adjustments. You should use the “Printing a Test Page” feature to test your results. Ref...

143 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 10 - Output Settings c oloR a djustment (s hadoWs , m Idtones and h IghlIghts ) Queue Pull-down Menu>> Properties >> CMYK Color Adjustments tab The CMYK Color Adjustments tab adjusts the color levels of the print job. These adjustments are n...

Chapter 10 - Output Settings 144 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual t He m idtOneS S lider The Midtones Slider adjusts the gamma curve, which affects the midtones without changing the black and white points (the lower and upper ends of the curve, respectively). Raising the midtone of a color plane results i...

Chapter 10 - Output Settings 148 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Icc P RoFIles Queue Pull-down Menu>> Properties >> ICC Profile tab The ICC Profile tab indicates the color profiles used in the RIP process. During the RIP process, the input and output profiles are used to preserve color qualit...

Chapter 10 - Output Settings 154 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Inkjet Concerns and Issues o veRsPRay and d ot s haPe Generally speaking, an inkjet printer will print a fairly clean image. However, an inkjet uses hun- dreds of tiny little nozzles to spray out the ink drops and occasionally a few random ...

157 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 C haPTer 11 Troubleshooting Frequent Troubleshooting Topics t eSt F ileS The FastRIP CD contains a folder with CMYK test files that will help you determine how well you can print halftone dots. Instructions for using these tests can b...

Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting 158 FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual S tart F aSt rip beFOre S ending a p rint j Ob If you get errors when FastRIP opens while a job is being sent from within an application, try opening FastRIP before you print to it. When you open the RIP it will remain idle until a Print co...

159 Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009 Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting Technician. They may be able to clean the nozzles or they may have to replace the print head. When they replace the print head, it replaces the nozzles on the printer. To locate a service technician near you, contact Epson Support a...