Epson Stylus pro5k Operating manual

Important Information for

EPSON Stylus®RIP Users

Printing with Macintosh®

For optimal printing performance, check these settings before you print:

❑Make sure you set the Background Printing option to Background

in the Adobe®PostScript™8.5.1 printer driver.

In addition, open the File menu and select Preferences. Make sure

Raster Spool Mode is turned off (the box should be unchecked).

❑If you use the N-Up setting, be sure to select Print to File, then

drag and drop the file you created to the EPSON Stylus RIP Server

to print.

Printing in Windows®95 and 98

EPSON Stylus RIP does not support the optional lower paper tray. You

should always load paper in the upper tray or load it manually.

EPSON Stylus is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

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Contents

About This Supplement 1

Macintosh System Requirements 2

Windows System Requirements 3

Year 2000 Ready 4

Where To Get Help 4

Setting Up Your Printer 6

EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter 6

EPSON Stylus RIP 6

Aligning the Print Head 7

Connecting Your Printer with the EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter 8

Installing Your Software 9

Uninstalling Your Software 11

Configuring for a Network 12

Macintosh Users 12

Windows 98 Users 13

Options and Consumables 16

EPSON Type B IEEE-1394 (FireWire) Interface Card 16

EPSON RS-5000 Fiery®LX RIP 16

EPSON Type B 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet

Interface Card 16

EPSON Professional Quality Media 17

Print Engine Memory Buffer 17

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About This

Supplement

This Supplement provides information not included in the

EPSON Stylus®Pro 5000 Setup Guide and Reference Guide. It

contains:

•New system requirements for your computer

•Where to get help if you need technical support

•Descriptions of the EPSON®USB/Parallel Adapter and

EPSON Stylus RIP that come with your printer

•New print head alignment tips for accurate, clean printouts

•Instructions on how to connect the printer to your

Macintosh®with the EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter and

install your non-PostScript printer driver

•Instructions on how to connect to a network with

Macintosh and Microsoft®Windows®98

•Additional options and consumables

See your Setup Guide and Reference Guide for detailed

information about setting up your printer, using the EPSON

driver and utilities, printing on special media, troubleshooting,

and maintaining your printer.

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Macintosh System Requirements

To use your printer with a Macintosh in either a standalone or

network environment as a print server, your system should meet

the following minimum requirements:

•Power Macintosh®G3 series (System 8.5.1 or later) or

iMac™series (System 8.1 or later)

NOTE:

If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you need to update your

operating system before installing your printer software.

Download and install the iMac Update 1.0 or later from

Apple®at http:// swupdates.info.apple.com. Contact Apple if

you have problems installing the update.

If your iMac is running OS 8.5 or 8.5.1, do not install iMac

Update 1.0. Instead, Apple recommends that you download

and install iMac Update 1.1.

To find out which operating system your iMac is running, select

About This Computer in the Apple menu.

•At least 16MB of available RAM for the EPSON Stylus RIP

software (20MB or more is recommended), in addition to

the RAM needed by your operating system and other

applications.

•At least 52MB of free hard disk space to install the software

and at least 150MB of hard disk space for processing

large files

•CD-ROM drive

•

USB, FireWire,

Serial, or Ethernet connection to the printer

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To set up a Macintosh as a client on a network using the

EPSON Stylus RIP, your system must have the following

minimum configuration:

•Macintosh Centris,

®Macintosh Quadra,

®Performa,

®Power

Macintosh G3 series, or iMac series

•Ethernet AppleTalk®connection to the Macintosh set up as

the EPSON Stylus RIP print server

•16MB RAM (32MB or more recommended)

•At least 2MB of free hard disk space to install the software

and at least 150MB of free hard disk space for processing

large files

•Macintosh System 7.6.1 or later

•CD-ROM drive

Windows System Requirements

To use your printer in either a standalone or peer-to-peer

network environment, your system should include:

•IBM®-compatible PC with 486 or higher processor

(Pentium®133 MHz or higher recommended)

•Windows 3.1, 95, 98, or NT 4.0

NOTE:

EPSON Stylus RIP is not supported in Windows 3.1.

•At least 16MB of RAM (32MB or more recommended)

•At least 50MB of free hard disk space to install the software

and at least 150MB of free hard disk space for processing

files (more for large files)

•CD-ROM drive

•An available parallel port configured as LPT1

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Year 2000 Ready

Your printer is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other

parts of your computer system are also ready for the year 2000.

Where To Get Help

EPSON provides technical support and information on

installation, configuration, and operation of professional

graphics arts products through the EPSON Preferred™

Protection Plan.

Dial (888) 377-6611, 6 AM to 8 PM, Pacific Time, Monday

through Friday, and 7 AM to 4 PM, Pacific Time, Saturday

and Sunday. Weekend support hours are subject to change

without notice.

If you have problems accessing the support line, call

(562) 276-1305 in the U.S. or (905) 709-2567 in Canada. Toll

or long distance charges may apply.

Before you call, make sure you have your Unit ID number,

which is included with the EPSON Preferred Protection Plan

that comes with your printer.

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EPSON also provides customer support through the following

services:

You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, manuals, and

accessories from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766

(U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for

dealer referral.

Electronic support services

Service Access

World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s

Home Page at http://www.epson.com.

EPSON Internet FTP Site If you have Internet FTP capability, use your

Web browser (or other software for FTP

downloading) to log onto ftp.epson.com with

the user name anonymous and your e-mail

address as the password.

EPSON Forum on

CompuServe®

Members of CompuServe can type GO EPSON

at the menu prompt to reach the Epson

America Forum. For a free introductory

CompuServe membership, call (800) 848-8199

and ask for representative #529.

Automated telephone services

Service Access

EPSON SoundAdviceSM For recorded answers to commonly asked

questions about EPSON products 24 hours a day,

seven days a week, call (800) 922-8911.

EPSON FaxAdviceTM Access EPSON’s technical information library by

calling (800) 922-8911. You must provide a return

fax number to use this service.

EPSON Referral Service For the location of your nearest Authorized

EPSON Reseller or Customer Care Center, call

(800) 922-8911.

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Setting Up Your Printer

To unpack and set up your printer, see Chapter 2, “Getting

Started,” in your Setup Guide. In addition, you should also have

the EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter and EPSON Stylus RIP

included in the box.

EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter

The EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter allows you to use smart cable

technology to connect your EPSON printer to the Macintosh.

Follow the instructions on page 8 to connect the USB/Parallel

Adapter to your Macintosh.

EPSON Stylus RIP

The EPSON Stylus RIP software lets you use your EPSON

Stylus Pro 5000 as an Adobe®PostScript®3™(Windows

NT®4.0 and Macintosh) and PostScript Level 2 (Windows 95

and 98) compatible printer. It reads the Adobe PostScript files

automatically created by the EPSON Stylus RIP printer driver,

seamlessly converts them into raster images, and automatically

prints them on your printer.

In many cases, you may not need the ability to print in

PostScript, and for these occasions you should use the standard,

non-PostScript driver that comes with your printer. Using the

standard driver is also a good way to ensure that your computer

and printer are connected and working properly.

See your EPSON Stylus RIP User’s Guide that comes with the

EPSON Stylus RIP for more information.

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Aligning the Print Head

After you have unpacked and set up your printer, you need to

run a print check and align the print head. To use the utility

from your printer software, see pages 8-37 through 8-41 in your

Reference Guide. To use the control panel, see pages 6-4 through

6-7 in your Reference Guide.

NOTE:

If you experience banding at 720 dpi, run the print head alignment

utility several times to improve results.

For optimal printing and to avoid banding, follow these tips:

•Do not use plain paper when you align the print head; only

use high-quality EPSON media

•Use a loupe to view the printed lines when determining

which set is vertically aligned

•You may need to align the print head up to six times to

achieve the best results

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Connecting Your Printer with the EPSON

USB/Parallel Adapter

To connect your printer to your PC with a parallel cable, see

“Connecting the Printer to Your PC” on page 2-9 in your Setup

Guide for instructions. To connect your computer and printer

with the EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter, follow the steps below.

You can connect your printer directly to a port on your

computer or to a USB hub. If you have any printing problems

when the printer is connected via a USB hub, try connecting the

printer directly to the computer instead.

1. Turn off the printer and computer.

2. To connect to a Power Macintosh G3, connect the

USB/Parallel Adapter into an available USB port on the

back of your computer.

To connect to an iMac, first open the port door. Hold the

cable so the icon faces up and then plug the connector

into an available USB port.

If you’re using a USB hub, plug the hub into the USB port

on your computer, then plug the USB end of the EPSON

USB/Parallel Adapter into an available port on the hub. If

you have more than one hub, connect the EPSON

USB/Parallel Adapter into the first hub.

To connect the EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter to one of the

USB ports on the keyboard, hold the USB connector so th

icon faces away from you and plug it into the USB port.

3. Connect the parallel end of the cable to the printer’s parallel

connector, then fasten it with the wire clips.

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