Page 2 - Copyright and Trademarks
Copyright and Trademarks HP DesignJet 6color ProofReady Plugin Version 1.0r4 Document issue 119 Part number:HQ-1.0r4-HPDESIGNJET 6color March 2008 Copyright © 2007 Global Graphics Software Ltd. All rights reserved. Certificate of Computer Registration of Computer Software. Registration No. 2006SR055...
Page 4 - Contents
Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ...
Page 5 - HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady Plugin; Introduction; ProofReady; Summary of plugin features; System requirements
AG50324 Rev. 7 1 HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady Plugin 1 Introduction This manual describes the HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady ™ plugin for the Harlequin RIP ™ . The plugin deliv- ers Harlequin RIP optimized output to the printer and provides ‘out-of-the-box’ proofing quality color manage-ment pro...
Page 6 - Installing the plugin; Installing plugins with the RIP; System Administrator
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 2 • 64 MB of RAM with virtual memory turned on (128 MB recommended). 2.3 Linux These are the platform requirements for a Linux operating system. • Intel Pentium 4 1 GHz (or equivalent). • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES v4.0. Note: For each of these platfo...
Page 7 - Figure 2 InstallAnywhere Choose Features dialog; Installing plugins separately; only
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 3 3. The “Choose Features” window shows all the products available in the package. When you select a prod-uct, a short description of its function appears. Those products not checked in the list will not be installed. Figure 2 InstallAnywhere Choose Fe...
Page 8 - The installation will now continue. This may take some minutes.; Screening plugin compatibility; The HP DesignJet 6 color is compatible with the following plugins:; Installing screening plugins; )—HDS Super Fine screening; Other screening methods are possible when using
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 4 3. On Windows systems in the “Choose Install Folder” screen select the same installation folder as the previ-ously installed RIP. Click Next to move onto the next stage. 4. At the “Pre-installation Summary” screen click Install to proceed with the in...
Page 9 - Location of plugin folders; Table 1; Source folder; HEDS1 screening
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 5 3.5 Location of plugin folders Table 1 shows the correct Harlequin RIP installation folders for the HP DesignJet 6 color and supplied screening plugins. This information is provided for reference only. Unless instructed by Technical Support, you shou...
Page 10 - Enabling plugins in the Harlequin RIP; Figure 3; Table 2; Creating a page setup
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 6 3.6 Enabling plugins in the Harlequin RIP After installing the plugin files into your RIP, you must enable them in the Configure RIP Extras dialog before they can be used. To do this you will need your hp6 color plugin password, as supplied to you, a...
Page 11 - Figure 5
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 7 1. Select Harlequin RIP > Page Setup Manager, to open the Page Setup Manager ( Figure 5 ). Figure 5 Page Setup Manager 2. In the Page Setup Manger, click New to create a new page setup (or Edit to amend an existing page setup), to open the New/Edi...
Page 13 - Page Layout options; Figure 7 Media and page sizes; Configuring Harlequin RIP devices; Figure 8 The Configuration Device window
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 9 4.1 Page Layout options The options in Page Layout are used to specify your media size and page size when not defined in the job itself. Page size refers to the ‘frame’ into which the job is printed; media size refers to the size of the paper install...
Page 14 - Figure 8 on page 9
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 10 1. In the <name>, click Harlequin RIP > Page Setup Manager, or use the shortcut key Ctrl+S to open the Page Setup Manager. 2. Click New to create a new page setup, or Edit if you already have one that you wish to amend. 3. With the appropri...
Page 15 - not; Note
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 11 Port number If you selected Network as the output method enter the port number of the printer, otherwise leave this field at the default setting.The printer supports the following ports: • Port 515: Sets the LPR protocol when using the JetDirect net...
Page 16 - “Post processing operations” on page 21; Devices; cannot; Adding output devices; Device
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 12 Paper tray 2 Sets the paper source to Paper tray two. Manual feed front Sets the paper source to manual feed from the front of the device. Manual feed rear Sets the paper source to manual feed from the rear of the device. Auto select Automatically s...
Page 17 - Figure 9; ProofReady profiles; Supplied ProofReady profiles; Table 3
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 13 To add a print device, do the following: 1. Select Harlequin RIP > Device Manager to open the Device Manager ( Figure 9 ). Figure 9 Device Manager 2. Select hp 6col .i32 (Windows) or hp 6col (Mac OS X) in the Plugin drop-down list. 3. Click New t...
Page 18 - Changing the default screening method; Table 1 on page 5; ProofReady profile
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 14 Note: If the ProofReady profile drop-down list in not available in your page setup, enable color management in your RIP. 7.2 Changing the default screening method The screening mode used in an output device may be changed if the device supports alte...
Page 19 - Figure 11 Edit Style dialog; Description of screening modes; Output file naming
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 15 5. Choose OK to make your selection, and OK again to close the Separations Manager. Figure 11 Edit Style dialog 7.3 Description of screening modes This section briefly describes the assorted screening modes (also know as ‘dot shapes’) supported by t...
Page 20 - Figure 12 Configure Device dialog showing File template field
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 16 To implement your file naming template, add the appropriate tags and text (if needed) to the File template field of the Configure Device dialog for the device you wish to use. Figure 12 Configure Device dialog showing File template field File templa...
Page 21 - “Messages for file name templates” on page 32
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 17 8.1 Tag usage There are a few rules to keep in mind when using tags: • You may limit the length of any expanded (derived) file name by using an integer before the tag. For example, <5jobname> limits the name to a maximum of 5 characters. • Tag...
Page 22 - Tag
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 18 copies of the file are created. If the template contains just static tags (such as <jobname> , where the job name remains constant), a single output file is created because previous files are overwritten. Tag Description <ascii> Limits t...
Page 23 - Content generating tags
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 19 9 Content generating tags The following tags are available and can be used in any order. Tag Description <colorant> The color space of the device, such as DeviceCMYK or DeviceRGB . The tag includes the color space of the device in the file nam...
Page 24 - myjob(PANTONE Reflex
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 20 <jobname> The page buffer name without the page number prefix and without char-acters illegal to the operating system. White space characters are used, if present in the job name. This tag ensures that only legal operating system characters ar...
Page 25 - 0 Post processing operations
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 21 10 Post processing operations The plugin Configuration dialog box has an Output: Post Processing text box in which you can enter commands and their options, in the same way as a command line. These commands are carried out after the page buffer has ...
Page 26 - “Post processing operations” on; Post processing substitution codes; Description
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 22 Your string can contain substitution codes, which are expanded by the RIP. See “Post processing operations” on page 21 for details. 10.1 Post processing substitution codes When using the post processing feature of the HP Designjet plugin, the RIP re...
Page 27 - Command line monitoring; Table 6
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 23 Running post-job command " C:\test\logfile.bat out00002.hpf 112442 " in directory C:\SWNT\SW\Output The above example refers to a batch file ( logfile.bat ) which uses a program to send an e-mail confirming that a job has been processed. The...
Page 28 - Troubleshooting post processing command; 1 Color management; “Calibrating the printer” on page 24; Calibrating the printer
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 24 10.4 Troubleshooting post processing command Your post processing commands might not execute as you would expect them to. If this is the case, there are a number of troubleshooting tips which you can follow: • Open a command dialog and run the post ...
Page 29 - Genlin; Creating and installing ICC profiles; “Create a suitable page setup” on page 25; or
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 25 11.1.1 Recalibrating the printer To maintain printer calibration accuracy, you should periodically recalibrate your HP printer. This is particu-larly important if the paper, ink, or some other variable (including ambient room conditions) changes. To...
Page 30 - “Creating color setups” on page 27; Install the ICC profile in your RIP; Golden state
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 26 • The name of the calibration profile or calibration set that you used in the page setup (golden state). The calibration data is incorporated into the ICC profile when you import it. This means you can delete the temporary calibration profile or cal...
Page 31 - Creating color setups
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 27 11.3 Creating color setups Using the Color Setup Manager ( Figure 14 ) and the options that are available in the New Color Setup dialog ( Figure 15 ), you can add your own color setups to specify precisely how you want the colors in your jobs to be ...
Page 32 - Input Profiles; 2 Troubleshooting; device and click Edit. In the Device Manager Edit dialog box.
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 28 4. Specify your color setup options. To correctly process the color in your jobs, the following options need to be specified: • Input Profiles • Output Profile • Output Rendering Intents The other options are optional and may be left at their defaul...
Page 33 - Printer-specific messages and symptoms
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 29 Solution: On the Apple Mac, set the system option Minimum memory left for system to 10000 KB . Large page sizes may need a larger value. For PC systems add more RAM to the machine. 12.2 Printer-specific messages and symptoms Many of the printer-spec...
Page 35 - Messages for file name templates; Section 8
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 31 Solution: Check the status of the printer: make sure it is online, powered and connected. Also, check ink and media are loaded and ready to be used. If necessary, print a self-diagnostic test page. Your printer manual will have details on how to pri...
Page 36 - Messages for post processing; “Post; Parallel port performance and reliability
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 32 The path was not supplied This message appears when the file path is not specified in the Change... text box within the Configuration dialog box. To prevent this error, provide a valid file path. Unknown tag found in template This message appears wh...
Page 37 - Problems with passwords; platform; RIPMate User Guide; Patterning when not using color management; “ProofReady profiles” on page 13
USER GUIDE FOR HP 6 COLOR PLUGIN AG50324 Rev. 7 33 Windows2000/Windows XP Under Windows 2000 and Windows XP the parallel port driver can achieve higher data rates, especially when operated in ECP mode. Using this mode the operating system sometimes crashes or shuts itself down. You can avoid these p...
