User guide

1 ProofMate™ (ProofReady) Plugin for HP Printers
8 AG50241 Rev. 4
If you are connecting to the printer using a parallel printer port then in the BIOS setup
of your PC ensure the parallel port is set to use a bidirectional mode. The way to enter
and change the BIOS configuration varies from machine to machine, as does the ter-
minology used for bidirectional parallel port modes. Refer to your PC manual for
details. If you have any problems using the parallel port, refer to page 52 and page 56
of the “Troubleshooting and tips” section.
Note: We have tested the HP USB-Parallel cable, part number C4033B. This cable is
for Macintosh computers only and is not manufactured for DesignJet printers. How-
ever, if you use the standard USB drivers supplied with your Macintosh computer you
can output to a DesignJet printer. This output method does not support bidirectional
communications. This means that ink levels and other status information is not relayed
from the printer.
1.4 Getting started
Before you can output to a device you must enable the use of HDS and HIPP or Color-
Pro, as well as the device.
If you have installed your plugin into version 5.3r1 or later of the RIP and you have
been supplied with a password file or password files, copy the password file(s) into
the
Passwords folder within the SW folder. When you next start the RIP, all device
types for the enabled printers will be available for selection in the Page Setup dialog
Platform
1050C
1055CM
2000CP
3000CP
2500CP
3500CP
Macintosh
PowerPC pre G3 A, B, (D) (A), B, (D) A, B, (D)
G3/G4/iMac A, B, (D) (A), B, (D) A, B, (D)
Pentium PC
Windows ME A, B, C (A), B, C A, B, C
Windows 98 A, B, C (A), B, C A, B, C
Windows NT A, B, C (A), B, C A, B, C
Windows 2000 A, B, C (A), B, C A, B, C