User guide

1 ProofMate™ (ProofReady) Plugin for HP Printers
4 AG50241 Rev. 4
There is one exception:
• You must install Windows printer drivers on a PC print server if you wish to
use the print spooling facility provided by Microsoft Windows. There are
advantages and disadvantages to using this output method. See “Sending files
to a printer using Windows printer drivers” on page 58 for details.
Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations about the order of installing hardware
and software. Make any test prints that the procedure suggests in order to test that the
support software and printer are working correctly.
Before you send real output to your newly-installed printer, follow any procedures that
the user guide for the printer suggests to ensure proper ink flow and correct print head
alignment.
1.2.2 Installing the RIP and the ProofReady plugin
Read the Harlequin RIP Installation Guide for your platform to see the requirements
and procedure for installing the Harlequin RIP. The plugin may be supplied as part of
your standard RIP installation media. If so you can install both the Harlequin RIP and
the ProofReady plugin at the same time, as described in Section 1.2.3 on page 5.
If you receive separate installation media, or an updated plugin, either install it using
the installer, as described in Section 1.2.3 below, or manually as follows:
1. Install the RIP, if this is a new installation.
2. Set appropriate configuration options for the RIP using the guidelines given in
“Requirements” on page 2.
3. Exit the RIP, if you have been using it.
4. Place the media holding the plugin in an appropriate drive, which will usually
be a CD-ROM drive.
Locate the installer application or plugin folder using one of the following
methods:
PC Locate and select the
setup application using Windows
Explorer.