User guide

1.6 Device configuration
AG50241 Rev. 4 19
The initial folder is the SW folder, which is a subfolder of the RIP application
folder. Click the
Change... button to display the Select Folder dialog box where
you can navigate to and select any folder visible to the computer running the
RIP. Alternatively, on Windows only, you can edit the text if you know the exact
location of an existing folder.
Note: You can send files to a printer using Windows print spooling by installing
Windows printer drivers on a PC print server, and by entering the name of the
print server in this text box. See “Sending files to a printer using Windows
printer drivers” on page 58 for full details.
File Output: File Template
The text box alongside this button shows the file name template used to name an
output file.
The default file name template is
<dos>out<5unique><dot>hpf. This tem-
plate produces a file name that is cross platform (8.3 file name) and suitable for
multi-page jobs. It produces file names of the form:
out00001.hpf,
out00002.hpf, and so on. The file produced is suitable for sending directly to
the printer.
See “Output file naming” on page 23 for details on creating a file name tem-
plate.
Note: You can send files to a printer using Windows print spooling by installing
Windows printer drivers on a PC print server, and by entering the name of the
printer in this text box. See “Sending files to a printer using Windows printer
drivers” on page 58 for full details.
Network Output: IP Address
This text box shows the network address of the print server. This address is a
configurable property of a JetDirect unit or similar device. Enter the network
address of the print server that you are using. If your network supports the use
of names, you can enter a name and this will be resolved to the IP address.
Network Output: Port Number
The text box alongside this button shows the number of the port you wish to
use. The available port numbers depend on the type of print server that you are
using. If your printer has an internal JetDirect print server you can set the