KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print Software for Large Format 3000 Series Inkjet Printers USER’S GUIDE
Contents About This Guide .................................................................................... iii 1 Introduction Package Contents .............................................................................................1-1 Easy Print Features ...........................................................................................1-2 3000 Series Printer Compatibility .........................................................1-2 Input Sources ............................................
About This Guide This guide provides information that key operators and users of KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print need to know to install and configure the software. This guide is organized as follows: Introduction - describes what is included with Easy Print, Easy Print features, and how to get help. Installing Easy Print - lists the system requirements for installing Easy Print, and explains how to install Easy Print and configure your printer to work with Easy Print.
1 Introduction Welcome to KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print (Easy Print). With Easy Print you can easily print images on any of the KODAK PROFESSIONAL Large Format 3000 Series Inkjet Printers (3000 Series Printers) using KODAK PROFESSIONAL EI Inks and Media to achieve the best image quality possible. With a few simple controls, select an image for printing, adjust the size and quality of your finished print, and select the media for the print job.
Introduction Easy Print Features The software is easy to install on either your WINDOWS-based or MACINTOSH computer. Easy Print includes a user-friendly interface that can be configured for default settings and has the capability to update current media or add new media parameters.
Introduction Getting Help with Easy Print Your dealer of KODAK products is the best source for information about installing, configuring, and using Easy Print. Contact your dealer with any questions you have. For technical support in the US, call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325) between 9:00 a.m.and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular business days.
Introduction Country Country code Helpline number Singapore 65 65-470-9875 Spain 34 91-749-76-53 Sweden 46 08-587-704-21 Switzerland 41 01-838-53-51 Taiwan 886-2-893-8210 Thailand 66 66-2-271-3040 UK 44 0870-2430270 Getting Information from the KODAK Home Page You may refer to Kodak’s Web site for information on available media, troubleshooting, and product support topics. Type the following address: http://www.kodak.
2 Installing Easy Print Software This chapter explains how to install the software and configure KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print to work with your KODAK PROFESSIONAL Large Format 3000 Series Inkjet Printer. Minimum System Requirements You can install Easy Print on a WINDOWS-based or a MACINTOSH computer that has the following hardware and software installed: WINDOWS Systems • 233 Mhz Pentium II processor or higher • WINDOWS 98, or WINDOWS NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or higher • 15 in.
Installing Easy Print Software 2. Place the Easy Print CD in the CD-ROM drive and navigate to the CD drive. IMPORTANT: 3. Do not use the Browse button to change the destination folder for the JavaRuntime Environment. Double-click Easy Setup.BAT. Note: For WINDOWS 98, you may need to exit the DOS screen. The KODAK Easy Setup screen appears. 4. Click Next. The KODAK Easy Setup screen appears. 2-2 5. Easy Print creates an Easy Print directory on the C: drive.
Installing Easy Print Software The release notes appear. Read them now or later. They will be installed in the Easy Print Directory. May 2000 7. Click Install. 8. After Easy Print extracts the files, click Next.
Installing Easy Print Software 9. Make your selections for: • Image Source • Language • Units 10. Click Next. 11. Select the printer you wish to configure. 12. Type in a descriptive name for the printer in the box. 13. Click Next.
Installing Easy Print Software A screen appears that allows you to set the parameters for your printer. 14. Select the printer you wish to configure from the Printer list. 15. Select the media to be used in the printer and its width from the Media lists. 16. Select the type of ink loaded in the printer from the InkType list. 17. Move the slider to set a value for Ink Depletion. The value you set determines the amount of ink that is applied to the media. Note: The normal value is 100 percent.
Installing Easy Print Software 21. If your printer is on a network, enter the IP address for the printer in the IP Address box. 22. Click Finish, or click Add Printer to add another printer to your system configuration and repeat Steps 11 - 21.
3 Using Easy Config Easy Config is a program that allows you to set defaults for commonlyused options for print jobs. Setting defaults eliminates the need for you to set them for each print job. You can also use the options in Easy Config to establish workflows, configure KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print, add printers, add new media, and update current media. Note: Once you make a change it is set unless you change it back to the original setting.
Using Easy Config Units - Select either Inches or Centimeters as the measurement unit. Number of Copies - Enter the number of copies you wish to appear as the default. Note: You can override the copies default setting for an individual job. Easy Print will revert to the default setting when you load a new job or restart Easy Print. Nest Copies - Select the Nest Copies check box to place copies of the image across the width of the media.
Using Easy Config Trailing Edge - Enter a value to determine the amount of white space at the bottom of the print. Orientation - Click the button to select the degree of rotation for your prints. Note: The 0 setting prints the image in the orientation in which the image was created. The Auto setting allows Easy Print to select the orientation that best places the image to conserve media. Mirror - Select either a horizontal or vertical mirror image, if desired.
Using Easy Config Setting the Defaults on the Directories Tab Use the options on the Directories tab to designate folders in which Easy Print looks for images to print. The typical workflow for Easy Print is as follows: Hot Folder Staging Folder Save Folder Hot Folder (optional) - Click the open folder icon, and locate the folder you wish to designate as the hot folder. The folder can be located on a network or on a local drive.
Using Easy Config The following are additional folders you may wish to use depending upon your workflow and the types of images you print: Start Up Folder - Click the open folder icon, and select the folder Easy Print searches for first when browsing for an image file in Easy Print. Press Enter to validate the change. File Output Folder - Click the open file icon, and select the folder to save files that are processed using the Print to File option in Easy Print.
Using Easy Config CMYK ICC Input Profile - Select a CMYK ICC input profile if you created or obtained one for your image source. Otherwise, the default should be used. Note: The RGB and CMYK ICC Input Profile options are available when the input device supports RGB or CMYK input. Use Embedded ICC Input Profile - Select this check box if you wish to use the ICC profiles that are embedded in the image.
Using Easy Config Ink Depletion - The value you set determines the amount of ink that is applied to the media. The normal value is 100 percent. Decreasing the value can cause image quality problems. Note: The normal value is 100 percent. Decreasing the value can cause image quality problems. Setting the Ink Depeletion for 100% is adequate for most conditions. Cut Media - Select this check box if you want the printer to cut the media after printing.
Using Easy Config The Update Installed Media window appears. 2. Update media using Web access or CD. To update using the Web: • Connect to the Internet service provider and do one of the following. – If you have a WINDOWS-based computer, type the address exactly as follows (the address is case sensitive): ftp://ftp.kodak.com/EasyPrint/EasyPrintPC. Press Enter to validate the change. – If you have a MACINTOSH computer, type the address exactly as follows (the address is case sensitive): ftp://ftp.kodak.
4 Using Easy Print This chapter contains information you need to send print jobs to the KODAK PROFESSIONAL 3000 Series Inkjet Printers using KODAK PROFESSIONAL Easy Print. These instructions assume that you have installed Easy Print and configured it for the workflow in your printing environment. Printing an Image File 1. Launch the Easy Print application: • From the WINDOWS desktop, click the Start menu, and select Programs>Easy Print>Easy Print.
Using Easy Print 3. Locate the image you wish to print. Note: The Easy Print open file utility can not open images: • from the network neighborhood • off the desktop • through shortcut folders 4. Click Open. 5. The file name for the image appears in the Input Filename box, and the image appears in the preview area of the Easy Print dialog box. 6. Accept the default settings, or make any changes you wish. 7. Click Print to send the image to the printer.
Using Easy Print Adjusting Your Images Before Printing Many of the options on the Easy Print dialog box may already be set for you on the Easy Config dialog box. You can change the settings for any of the following defaults for the current file you loaded. However, the default settings return when you load the next image. Adjusting the Output Size Note: • If you select the Aspect Lock check box, the correct proportions of the image will be maintained.
Using Easy Print Selecting a Printer Select your printer from the Printer list. Select the Print to File check box to process the file and save it in a folder to print at a later time. See "Printing a PRF File" on page 4-6. Selecting the Media From the Media list, select the media currently loaded in the printer. IMPORTANT: Select the correct media and media width because each contains a set of parameters that are applied to your image to give you the best quality print.
Using Easy Print Selecting the Photograph Check Box Select the Photograph check box if the image you are printing is a photograph. Selecting the Photograph check box allows for a smooth and more pleasing color rendering for photographs. Note: Clear the Photographic check box if you are printing business graphics or line art. Colors are more saturated and have a greater contrast if Photograph is not selected.
Using Easy Print Printing a PRF File 1. Click the Open File icon and load the PRF file. Note: The image will not be displayed in the preview. IMPORTANT: You cannot use the options on the Easy Print dialog box. Your print will use the settings you applied when you created the PRF file. 2. Click Print.
Index Numerics 3000 Series Printers compatibility with Easy Print 1-2 A Aspect lock 4-3 B Blur/sharpen slider 4-5 C Connection types list 3-7 Contrast slider 4-5 Cut marks 3-2 Cut media 2-5, 3-7 D Dry time 3-7 E Easy Config defaults on the Easy Print Defaults tab 3-1 defaults on the Image Source tab 3-5 options on the Directories tab 3-4 using iii Easy Print file format compatibility with 1-2 installation requirements for a MACINTOSH computer 2-1 for a WINDOWS-based computer 2-1 installing iii, 2-1 release
Index H Hot folder 3-4 opening an image from 4-2 I Image output size 4-3 Image source 2-4, 4-3 information about KODAK products 1-3 Ink depletion 2-5, 3-7 Ink type 2-5, 3-6 Input sources compatiblity with Easy Print 1-2 IP address 2-6, 3-7 J JPEG images 1-2 Justification 3-2 K KODAK Home Page 1-4 KODAK Photo CD 1-2 KODAK Picture CD 1-2 L Language 2-4, 3-1 Leading edge 3-2 Left margin 3-2 M Media 2-5, 3-6, 4-4 adding 3-7 updating using a CD 3-8 updating using the Web 3-8 Media files updating 3-7 Mirror 3-3,
Index O Orientation 3-3, 4-4 Output height 4-3 Output width 3-2, 4-3 P Parallel connection selecting 2-5 Parallel port 3-7 Photographic 4-5 Print quality 4-3 Print ready file 4-5 Print Ready Format 1-2 Print to file 3-6 Printer selecting 2-4, 2-5, 3-6, 4-4 selecting parameters for 2-5 setting parameters for 2-4 Printing a PRF file 4-6 Printing an image file 4-1 Printing quality 3-2 Product literature 1-3 R Right margin 3-2 S Save folder 3-4 Save image after processing 3-4 Selecting the image source 4-3 Serv
Index U Units of measurement 2-4, 3-2 W Warranty information 1-3 Index-4 May 2000
