User`s manual
Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting
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FastRIP 10.0 User’s Manual
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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
command is given.
WH e n al l el S e Fa i l S ....
Certain devices and computers like to see things turned on in a specific order. Generally, you
should turn the printer ON before you boot your computer. TURN EVERYTHING OFF AND
UNPLUG EVERYTHING FROM THE WALL OUTLET. Computers and printers still receive
current when they are shut off, but unplugging them prevents any current from reaching them.
As a last resort, this should clear out any “bugs” still left.
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a p p e a r O n t H e O u t S i d e O F t H e i m a g e .
90% of the time the clear horizontal lines are caused by clogged nozzles on the printer. Try the
following steps to see if you can get rid of the clear lines.
You may have a Parallel port issue with the port sending data too fast for `
your printer to output. is is a communication problem that can be
fixed by slowing down the data transfer rate of the parallel port.
If you are using a USB connection, or you have changed the data rate and `
there are still thin horizontal lines in the image, run 4 or 5 head cleanings
and do a test print to see if the problem is fixed.
If the horizontal lines remain, print a ` Nozzle Check on film using the
regular Epson driver. Check to see if there are any breaks in the black.
If there are breaks in the black, run 3 or 4 head cleanings for the black.
If you did not notice any breaks in the black pattern created by a ` Nozzle
Check, create a small, solid black box in a graphics program, like Photo-
shop or FastARTIST.
Print this box on film through FastRIP. If you still notice horizontal lines, `
run 3-4 more head cleanings and print out the black box again on film. If
the clear lines improve, try running more head cleanings until the prob-
lem is resolved.
If the clear lines remain visibly unchanged when the second black box is `
printed, the nozzles are clogged with dust/debris/dry ink. You will need to
have your printer professionally cleaned by an Authorized Epson Repair