User manual

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ

Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus PRO 4000

Using PowerDriver IQ in Windows 98

PowerDriver IQ is a simple to use printer driver that contains advanced

color management technology. Whenever you have SubliJet inks in your

printer, you should print using PowerDriver IQ. Do not print to your

Epson printer with the Epson printer driver; printing with the Epson driver

will not give you the benefit of color management.

PowerDriver IQ shows up as a printer in your graphics application.

Before you print, check that you’re sending your page to be printed on

the PowerDriver IQ printer, NOT the Epson. Choose the printer named

‘PowerDriver IQ 4000’.

The only time you will need to use your Epson Stylus Color printer driver

is when you need to use Epson’s printer utilities. These utilities are used

to perform nozzle check, head cleaning, and print head alignment

functions. You can learn more about using these printer utilities by

consulting your Epson printer documentation.

Helpful Hints

 For correct color, your application should not perform any color management

(that’s PowerDriver IQ’s job). See the Appendix C for specifics.

 CorelDraw utilizes a particular data type for Power Clips and Texture Filled

objects. This data type is incompatible with PowerDriver IQ and will not print

properly. In addition, any bitmap that has been cropped with the node-editing

tool will exhibit the same problems. To eliminate the incompatibility, simply

convert the object in question to a bitmap prior to printing.

 PowerDriver IQ requires the Epson printer driver to properly process data to the

printer. Do not change the name of the Epson driver! If you do, you will

receive the error message: “Error while spooling …”

 When printing scanned images or photographs, be sure to select Photographic

(default) under Bitmap Color Management. Selecting ColorSure may result in

unpredictable results.

 When printing vector gradient fills (i.e. a fade from one color to another), be sure

to select Standard under Vector Color Management. Selecting ColorSure may

result in undesirable color “bands” in the gradient.