Instruction manual

Page 14 Splash PCI Series v5.0 Install Manual
An Overview of Splash Adobe PostScript Printing
The Splash Server application is the software that controls printing and
color correction.
The Splash Professional Color Imaging Series Server computer is called the Splash
Server . The Splash Server is directly connected to the printer/copier.
A Macintosh or Windows-based personal computer (Windows 95, Windows 3.1, or
Windows NT v4.0 or later) attached to the Splash Server by a network connection is
called a Node , or a Client workstation.
The Splash Server supports:
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N etwork printing from client workstations connected to the Splash Server.
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L ocal printing from applications run on the Splash Server.
Client workstations need to install the Splash printer driver software to apply the
Splash printing features (such as color correction) to print jobs. Splash provides
custom client print drivers for Macintosh and PC workstations.
The Splash Server spools, processes, and performs color correction on the files
you print. The Splash Server application and the Splash printer driver control
the printing.
When you print a file to the printer/copier:
1. The Page Setup options available in each application come from the custom
Splash printer driver. When a file is sent to print, the printer driver converts the
commands generated by the application into PostScript code.
PC
Mac
Splash
Network (Client) Printing
Local Printing
Printer/copier
Printer/copier
Splash
Server
Client Workstations
MacMac
Network
server
Server
UNIX
PC