User Addendum RIP Station 5000, version 1.
Page 2 Using Fiery WebSetup 46 RIP Station Setup from Fiery WebSetup 46 Server Setup 47 Network Setup 50 Printer Setup 57 Restarting the RIP Station 59 Color Management 59 RIP Station color management 59 Copyright © 1998 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
Page 3 This addendum describes new features and updates information for the RIP Station 5000, software version 1.3, for use with the EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 printer. Before using the RIP Station 5000, be sure to read this addendum and distribute it to all users. N OTE : This document uses the term “RIP Station” to refer to the RIP Station 5000. New features and updated information are organized based on the manual in the original documentation set in which it would have appeared.
Page 4 Mac OS To print to the RIP Station and use all the Fiery utilities (including ColorWise Pro Tools) you need: • A Mac OS-based computer with 68040 (with 32-bit addressing turned on) or PowerPC processor • OS 8.0 or higher • At least 16MB RAM (32MB is recommended) • To use Fiery WebTools, either Netscape Communicator v4.03 or 4.04 or Microsoft Internet Explorer v3.
Page 5 B EFORE YOU BEGIN : 1. Configure the RIP Station for SMB printing in Network Setup>Service Setup>Windows Setup. SMB printing is referred to as Windows Printing in Setup, on the Control Panel Map, and on the Configuration page. For more information, see the Administrator Guide. 2. Print the RIP Station Configuration page. You need information from the Configuration page to specify settings on your computer, such as the Server Name and IP address of the WINS Name Server. 3.
Page 6 5. Select “Enable WINS Resolution” and enter the TCP/IP address of the WINS Name Server. The TCP/IP address of the WINS Name Server is listed on the Configuration Page in the Network Setup section. Windows 98 Windows 95 Contact your network administrator if you have difficulty configuring your computer for WINS. 6. Click OK, and click OK at the Network dialog box. You are prompted to restart Windows. Click Yes, and when Windows restarts, continue with the following procedure.
Page 7 5. Expand the levels to locate your printer and the print connection (Print, Hold, or Direct) to which you want to print. The printer name you are browsing for is the Server Name listed under Network Setup on the Configuration Page. This name may not be the same as the Server Name listed under Server Setup on the Configuration Page (which is the name displayed on the Control Panel).
Page 8 Configuring the connection to the RIP Station The process of configuring the connection to use Fiery Downloader and Fiery Spooler has changed. Fiery Downloader functions over both IPX/SPX and TCP/IP networks and Fiery Spooler functions only over IPX/SPX networks. You should edit the configuration whenever there is any change to your RIP Station or network, such as a Server Name, IP Address/IPX Address, or device change.
Page 9 New Device—Enter the name of the device that the RIP Station is connected to: Pro5000. This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page. For TCP/IP networks For IPX/SPX networks 4. When you have entered all the information, click Add. 5. With the device name (Pro5000) selected in the Devices list, click OK. The RIP Station appears in the list of available servers.
Page 10 T O CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR F IERY S POOLER : 1. Launch Fiery Spooler by double-clicking its icon or by choosing it from the Start\Programs menu. 2. Click OK. 3. Enter the appropriate information for the RIP Station. Server Name—Enter the Server Name of the RIP Station as it was defined during Server Setup. IPX Address—Enter the IPX Address of the RIP Station. New Device—Enter the name of the device that the RIP Station is connected to: Pro5000.
Page 11 Installing ColorWise Pro Tools for Windows Fiery Print Calibrator has been replaced with ColorWise Pro Tools. ColorWise Pro Tools provides users with greater control of color. Before you begin installation, determine the following: • Where do you want to install the utility on your hard disk? By default, the installer places the utility in the Program Files\Fiery\ColorWise Pro Tools folder on your hard disk.
Page 12 Name of dialog box: Action: When finished: Select Program Folder Specify a folder name for the utility software located in the Programs menu. Click Next. Setup Complete Acknowledge that the software installation is complete. Click Finish. See “ColorWise Pro Tools connection for Windows and Mac OS” on page 15 for information on setting up the ColorWise Pro Tools connection.
Page 13 T O INSTALL THE ICM PROFILES FOR W INDOWS 95/98: 1. On the User Software CD, open the ICM folder. 2. Copy the ICM profile from the folder that corresponds to the media and resolution you use to the Windows\System\Color folder on your hard disk. 3. In the Windows\System\Color folder, right-click the ICM profile and select Install in Place (Windows 95) or Install Profile (Windows 98). When the profile has been correctly installed, its icon appears highlighted in the Color folder.
Page 14 T O INSTALL C OLOR W ISE P RO T OOLS FOR M AC OS: 1. On the User Software CD open the ColorWise Pro Tools folder. 2. Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools Installer icon. 3. Read the EFI Software License Agreement and click Accept to accept the terms and continue installation. 4. Specify a hard disk location for the ColorWise Pro Tools software, then click Install. Some files are copied to your hard drive. 5. When you are notified that installation was successful, click Quit.
Page 15 T O INSTALL MRJ 2.0: 1. Read the Apple Computer, Inc. Software License and click Agree to install the software. 2. Click Install. Some files are installed. 3. Click Quit. You are now ready to configure the ColorWise Pro Tools connection to the RIP Station, as described below. Installing the color reference files There are two new PANTONE text files for Back Light Film: P5BLF14C.TXT, for PANTONE colors on coated media, and P5BLF14U.TXT, for PANTONE colors on uncoated media.
Page 16 B EFORE YOU BEGIN : Print the Configuration page from the Control Panel and note the IP Address of the RIP Station. You can also set up a Domain Name Server (DNS) for the IP address of the RIP Station in the HOSTS file and use that name. See your Windows system documentation for information. T O CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION TO THE RIP S TATION : 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools by double-clicking its icon (Mac OS and Windows) or by choosing it from the Start>Programs>Fiery menu (Windows).
Page 17 New Device—Enter the name of the device that the RIP Station is connected to: Pro5000. This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page and it must be entered exactly the same here. 4. When you have entered all the information, click Add. 5. With the device name (Pro5000) selected in the Devices list, click OK. The RIP Station appears in the list of available servers. The first line of the entry displays the nickname you gave the server, followed by the protocol.
Page 18 Modifying the configuration You should edit the configuration whenever there is any change that would affect your original configuration, such as a change in IP address. First change the specific RIP Station Setup information before configuring the connection. T O MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION : 1. To edit information for a RIP Station in the list of available servers, select the RIP Station by its nickname and click Modify.
Page 19 User Guide This section of the addendum updates areas of the User Guide. Major changes occurred in Chapter 5, “Managing Print Jobs,” Chapter 6, “Simulation,” and “Appendix A: Print Options.” Managing Print Jobs Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools resides on the RIP Station 5000, but can be accessed over the network from Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, and Mac OS computers.
Page 20 2. Click the Tray Status tab to check your printer’s paper levels 3. Click the Ink Status tab to check your printer’s ink levels. Fiery WebSpooler Fiery WebSpooler provides a window on RIP Station and printer functions and an interface from which you can control those functions. T O L AUNCH F IERY W EB S POOLER : 1. From the RIP Station home page, click WebSpooler. For instructions on how to access the RIP Station home page, see the Getting Started. 2.
Page 21 The Fiery WebSpooler window appears in a new browser window.
Page 22 Job List window Your first view of Fiery WebSpooler is the Job List window, which is divided into three areas by Spool, RIP, and Print status bars. The Job List window is surrounded by a frame that includes slider buttons and menus. System information indicators at the bottom of the window show the availability of hard disk space and RAM on the currently selected RIP Station.
Page 23 • Printed jobs—Jobs listed in the area below the Print status bar have already been printed. Printed jobs can be stored on the RIP Station disk. The number of jobs that can be stored (from 1 to 99) is defined in Setup. • Errors—Jobs with an error are shown in red. To display the error, double-click the job line.
Page 24 Status bars Jobs actively involved in the three processes (spooling, rasterizing, and printing) are listed in the status bars that span the Job List window. Status bars show the filename and user name for the active process, and an indication of its progress. Each status bar heads the list of jobs that have completed the process. Thus, beneath the Spool status bar, you see a list of spooled files; beneath the RIP status bar, you see a list of rasterized (RIPped) files.
Page 25 RIP area The job icon in the RIP area is described below: RIP area icon: What it indicates: Raster data headed for Print in its turn How long you see the job: Until printer is free to print the job White printer icon After a job is rasterized, it goes into the RIP area. The RIP area holds only raster data (i.e., jobs that have been rasterized). Jobs in the RIP area are waiting for the printer to be free.
Page 26 Job commands Using the commands in the Job menu, you can alter the destinations, priorities and other characteristics of jobs that appear in the Fiery WebSpooler window. Job commands are used to assign a selected job to a new destination or process. These commands are available from the Job menu (see page 23). The job commands available at a given time depend on the context; unavailable commands are dimmed.
Page 27 To change the print settings for a job, double-click the job line or select the job and choose Override Print Settings from the Job menu. The options you set here are the same ones you set from the Print dialog box when you print from an application. For information about print options, see “Print Options” on page 42. If you want to retain a copy of the job with its original settings, duplicate the job and rename the duplicate before you change any settings (see “Job commands” on page 26).
Page 28 T O DISPLAY , UPDATE , PRINT , DELETE , AND SAVE THE J OB L OG : 1. Choose Show Job Log from the Fiery WebSpooler Window menu. 2. Click All or specify a date range. 3. Click OK. The Job Log appears in a new browser window.
Page 29 6. To clear the Job Log, choose Delete Job Log from the File menu or click the Delete button. The system administrator can also print and clear the Job Log from the Control Panel. Fiery Spooler The Fiery Spooler interface and functionality are almost exactly the same as before. See the User Guide for more information. The Override Print Settings dialog box has changed.
Page 30 3. Under Check Print Settings, choose the desired calibration set. Choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media on which you will be printing most often. N OTE : It is not necessary to recalibrate before printing on a media type other than the one you select here. 4. Under Generate Measurement Page, click Print. 5. Choose the paper size and input tray to use for the measurements page and click Print. 6.
Page 31 T O RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS : 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click Calibrator. 2. Click Restore Device. 3. Click OK to restore the factory default calibration. N OTE : Restore device applies the factory default calibration measurements to all calibration sets, not just the currently selected one. Color Editor The Color Editor is used to customize simulation profiles and can be accessed either directly, by clicking on its icon, or indirectly, through the Profile Manager.
Page 32 T O EDIT A SIMULATION IN M ASTER MODE : 1. Open ColorWise Pro Tools and click either Color Editor or Profile Manager. 2. Choose the simulation you wish to edit and click Select (Color Editor) or Edit (Profile Manager). 3. Choose Master from the Edit Mode drop-down menu. You can use this dialog box to view or edit simulations. The graph allows you to view and manipulate color output values. 4. Select the color channels you want to edit by clicking in the white box to the left of the color.
Page 33 5. You can adjust brightness by using the plus and minus buttons. Changes to the brightness affect the curve(s). 6. You can adjust the Dot Gain value by clicking the Dot Gain button. This is used for simulating press output. You can choose either the North American or European standard. Then use the sliders to select the desired Dot Gain. The valid values for North American gain at 50% input are 0%-50% output.
Page 34 T O EDIT A SIMULATION IN TRI MODE : 1. Open ColorWise Pro Tools and click either Color Editor or Profile Manager. 2. Choose the simulation you wish to edit and click Select (Color Editor) or Edit (Profile Manager). 3. Choose TRI from the Edit Mode drop-down menu and select the Print Mode option with which your edited simulation will be linked. In the example above, the Euroscale simulation is being edited for use with the PQ Inkjet Paper 720 Print Option.
Page 35 Undoing simulation edits You can undo the changes you made to simulations (master and linked) in a number of ways: • If you have not yet saved your edits, click Done on the Color Editor menu bar, then click No when prompted to save the changes • If you have saved your edits under a new simulation name and want to delete all edits (in both Master and TRI modes) to the simulation, see “To delete simulation profiles from the RIP Station hard disk:” on page 40.
Page 36 4. Click Revert to Master. N OTE : Revert to Master makes the curves for one or more linked simulations match the last saved master simulation. If you have edited and saved changes to a master simulation, your linked simulations will revert to the changed master, not the original. 5. Indicate whether you want to revert the currently selected linked simulation (Transparencies 360 in the example) only, or revert all linked simulations, then click OK. 6. Click OK at the warning dialog box.
Page 37 Profile Manager Profile Manager allows you to manage and edit ICC profiles. In the case of the RIP Station, this means simulations, accepted industry standards for simulating output of a press. You can print to the RIP Station and your printed output simulates the range of colors a press would produce. N OTE : Changing the RIP Station default simulation affects all jobs for all users, so you might want to limit the number of people authorized to use ColorWise Pro Tools.
Page 38 T O CHOOSE A DEFAULT SIMULATION : 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager. The left-hand side of the screen lists the ICC profiles in the default directory of your workstation. The right-hand side lists the simulation profiles on the RIP Station. The lock icon indicates that these profiles cannot be deleted and can only be edited if they are saved under a new name. The target icon indicates the default simulation profile, in this case SWOP-COM/M. 2.
Page 39 Downloading simulation profiles The RIP Station comes with ten factory-installed simulation profiles. It is possible to download additional simulations from any workstation connected to the RIP Station. T O DOWNLOAD A SIMULATION PROFILE : 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click the Profile Manager. The left-hand side of the main Profile Manager windows lists the ICC profiles in the default directory of your workstation.
Page 40 Before this profile can be applied to a print job, it must be associated with one of the predefined simulation names (Simulation-1, Simulation-2...Simulation-10) or set as the default simulation. See “Defining simulation profiles” on page 41. Editing simulation profiles The simulation profiles on the RIP Station can be customized to meet your specific needs and the characteristics of your printer. Use Color Editor to edit simulations.
Page 41 Defining simulation profiles Before you can apply any downloaded or edited simulation profile to a print job, that profile must be linked to one of the predefined custom simulation names. There are ten names available for custom simulations— Simulation-1, Simulation-2,...Simulation-10. T O DEFINE A SIMULATION PROFILE : 1. Launch ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager. For the purposes of this example, assume DIC-new is a custom profile created with Color Editor.
Page 42 4. Click OK. Simulation-1 now appears under the Appear in Driver as heading for DIC-new. Choosing Simulation-1 from the CMYK Simulation option in the printer driver will apply the DIC-new simulation to the print job. Print Options Print options give you access to the special features of your printer and the RIP Station. You can specify print options in several places—from the server, from the printing application, from Fiery Downloader, from Fiery Spooler, and from Fiery WebSpooler.
Page 43 Override hierarchy In the following table, the default printer driver settings are underlined. The override hierarchy is as follows: a user’s printer driver settings override the server’s default settings; settings made from Fiery Spooler or Fiery WebSpooler override the user’s printer driver settings; and Fiery Downloader settings override Print dialog box settings.
Page 44 Print Mode Print mode: Com Prf Ppr 720 Media: Commercial Proofing paper DuPont Matte paper DuPont Publication paper Photo Quality InkJet paper 720 x 720 1440 x 720 PQ InkJet Paper 1440 PQ Glossy Paper 720 720 x 720 1440 x 720 DuPont Epson PUB 1440 PQ InkJet Paper 720 720 x 720 1440 x 720 DuPont Epson MAT 1440 DuPont Epson PUB 720 720 x 720 1440 x 720 Com Prf Ppr 1440 DuPont Epson MAT 720 Resolution: Photo Quality Glossy paper 720 x 720 1440 x 720 PQ Glossy Paper 1440 PQ Glossy Film
Page 45 Administrator Guide This section of the addendum updates areas of the Administrator Guide for the RIP Station. There were some changes to Chapter 2, “Setting up the RIP Station” and a whole section has been added on using Fiery WebSetup. Setting up the RIP Station The only change to the process of setting up the RIP Station is the Color Setup options available from the Control Panel.
Page 46 CMYK Simulation (formerly called Press Simulation) DuPont Cromalin COM/DuPont Cromalin MAT/DuPont Cromalin PUB/ DuPont WaterProof COM/DuPont WaterProof MAT/DuPont WaterProof PUB/ SWOP-COM M/SWOP-COM F/Euroscale/DIC/Simulation-1...Simulation-10/ None [SWOP-COM M for English-language systems, Euroscale for European systems] With CMYK simulation, you can simulate commercial presses or other proofing methods by applying the factory profiles.
Page 47 4. Click one of the Setup buttons: Server Setup, Network Setup, or Printer Setup. Refer to the following sections for more information. Server Setup From this window, you can access Server Setup, Password, and Job Log Setup. Server Setup Server Name—Enter a name for the RIP Station (up to ten characters long). This is also the server name you should enter when you configure the connection to the server over IPX/SPX. (See Getting Started.
Page 48 Print Start Page—Select to specify that the RIP Station should print a start page every time it restarts. The start page displays information about the RIP Station including the server name, current date and time, Color Mode, Printer Mode, amount of memory installed in the RIP Station, last calibration date, network protocols enabled, and connections enabled. Enable Printed Queue—Select to enable the Printed queue, which creates a storage location on the RIP Station disk for recent jobs.
Page 49 TO SET , CHANGE , OR REMOVE PASSWORDS : 1. To enter a new password, type the password in the Enter New Password field. Passwords can be any combination of up to 19 characters. 2. When prompted, enter the new password in the Verify New Password field. The new password remains in effect until you change it. If a password already exists, the new entry replaces it. To remove a password, simply select and delete its asterisks.
Page 50 Network Setup You can modify most of the Network Setup options— including Port Setup, Protocol Setup, PServer Setup, and Service Setup— from Fiery WebSetup. T O CONFIGURE P ORT S ETUP : • Click the Port Setup tab in the Network Setup dialog box. You can then adjust settings as detailed in the following sections. Port Setup (Ethernet) Enable Ethernet—Select if the RIP Station is to be connected to an Ethernet network.
Page 51 Port Setup (Token Ring) A Token Ring option is not available for the RIP Station. Therefore, these Setup options cannot be selected. T O CONFIGURE P ROTOCOL S ETUP : • Click the Protocol Setup tab in the Network Setup window. The RIP Station can accept jobs via TCP/IP (over Ethernet only), AppleTalk, and IPX/SPX simultaneously. To configure the RIP Station, choose each protocol and enter the settings for that protocol.
Page 52 Gateway—If your TCP/IP network has a gateway, and users outside the gateway print to the RIP Station using TCP/IP, enter the gateway address here. Obtain the correct gateway address from your network administrator. Protocol Setup (AppleTalk) Enable AppleTalk—Select to enable Apple Talk if you have an AppleTalk network con- nected to the RIP Station. This setting enables the RIP Station to communicate over AppleTalk networks.
Page 53 T O CONFIGURE PS ERVER S ETUP : • Click the PServer Setup tab in the Network Setup window. You can modify both NetWare 3.x (Bindery) and NetWare 4.x (NDS) configurations from Fiery WebSetup. Turn on the Enable NDS option if your network uses NetWare 4.x in native mode. Click Bindery Setup if your network uses NetWare 3.x or uses NetWare 4.x in bindery emulation mode. N OTE : If your network uses both NDS and Bindery, set up NDS first. Setting up NDS after Bindery will overwrite Bindery Setup.
Page 54 Add NDS Tree You can have only one NDS tree, so the following process is required to change trees: 1. 2. Select the current NDS tree and click Remove. Select the new NDS tree and click Add. Your new NDS tree selection automatically overwrites any previous tree selection. If you change the NDS tree selection and there are also current Bindery settings, you are alerted that they will be deleted. If you continue with NDS Setup, you can replace Bindery settings afterwards.
Page 55 Because you can set up more than one Novell server to handle RIP Station print jobs, Bindery Setup allows you to add or delete new file server connections and view the connections you have selected. The options are: Bindery Setup... Click the Bindery Setup button to bring up the Add Connections Window. Add Connections 1. Click the server you want to add. 2. Click Add. 3. Enter your user name and password. 4. Click OK. The Add Server password window appears. 5. 6.
Page 56 Service Setup (Windows Printing Service) For setting up the Windows printing service, these characters are allowed in the text fields: uppercase letters, numerals, space, and the following characters: -_.~!@#$%^&(){}\', N OTE : Lowercase letters are not allowed, except in the Comment field. Enable Windows Printing Service—Select to enable SMB (Server Message Block), the file and printer sharing protocol built into Windows.
Page 57 Printer Setup From this window, you can access two tabs: Printer Setup, and Color and Paper Setup. T O SET PRINTER OPTIONS : • Click the Printer Setup tab. Printer Setup Select Printer—Specify the device name of the printer whose connections and protocols you want to configure. Printer Type—Specify the model of the printer connected to the RIP Station. Publish Direct Connection—Select to enable users to print (or download) jobs to the RIP Station without spooling.
Page 58 T O SET C OLOR AND P APER S ETUP OPTIONS : • Click the Color and Paper Setup tab in the Printer Setup window. Color and Paper Setup Color Mode—Specifies the default color mode to be used: Color or Grayscale. Before performing calibration on the RIP Station, select Color as the Color Mode. Default Paper Sizes—Specify whether to print on US paper sizes (for example, letter, legal, tabloid), or Metric paper sizes (for example, A4, B4, A3) by default.
Page 59 Restarting the RIP Station You need to reboot the RIP Station before your changes to Setup take effect. T O RESTART THE RIP S TATION : 1. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle. If Printing or RIPping appears, the RIP Station is processing and you must wait until the system finishes and reaches the Idle state. If the RIP Station has just finished processing, wait five seconds after Idle appears before shutting down. 2. Click the Reboot Server button.
Page 60 Rendering styles The Rendering Style option is used to specify a CRD for color conversions. The following table describes the various color rendering styles (CRDs) provided with RIP Station software and provides guidelines on when to use each one. Each color rendering style uses a different gamut mapping method designed for a particular kind of color usage.
