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0RIPMate for Windows operating systems Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0 June 2011 AG12325 Rev. 13 Copyright and Trademarks Harlequin PLUS Server RIP June 2011 Part number: HK‚9.0‚ÄìOEM‚ÄìWIN Document issue: 106 Copyright ¬© 2011 Global Graphics Software Ltd. All rights reserved. Certificate of Computer Registration of Computer Software. Registration No. 2006SR05517 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, elec- tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Global Graphics Software Ltd. The information in this publication is provided for information only and is subject to change without notice. Global Graphics Software Ltd and its affiliates assume no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of any information in this publication. The software described in this book is furnished under license and may only be used or cop- ied in accordance with the terms of that license. Harlequin is a registered trademark of Global Graphics Software Ltd. The Global Graphics Software logo, the Harlequin at Heart Logo, Cortex, Harlequin RIP, Harlequin ColorPro, EasyTrap, FireWorks, FlatOut, Harlequin Color Management System (HCMS), Harlequin Color Production Solutions (HCPS), Harlequin Color Proofing (HCP), Harlequin Error Diffusion Screening Plugin 1-bit (HEDS1), Harlequin Error Diffusion Screening Plugin 2-bit (HEDS2), Harlequin Full Color System (HFCS), Harlequin ICC Profile Processor (HIPP), Harlequin Standard Color System (HSCS), Harlequin Chain Screening (HCS), Harlequin Display List Technology (HDLT), Harlequin Dispersed Screening (HDS), Harlequin Micro Screening (HMS), Harlequin Precision Screening (HPS), HQcrypt, Harlequin Screening Library (HSL), ProofReady, Scalable Open Architecture (SOAR), SetGold, SetGoldPro, TrapMaster, TrapWorks, TrapPro, TrapProLite, Harlequin RIP Eclipse Release and Harlequin RIP Genesis Release are all trademarks of Global Graphics Software Ltd. Protected by U.S. Patents 5,579,457; 5,808,622; 5,784,049; 5,862,253; 6,343,145; 6,330,072; 6,483,524; 6,380,951; 6,755,498; 6,624,908; 6,809,839. Other U.S. Patents Pending Protected by European Patents 0 803 160; 0 772 934; 0 896 771; 672 29 760.8-08. Portions licensed under U.S. Patent No. 5,212,546; 4,941,038. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. The ECI and FOGRA ICC color profiles supplied with this Harlequin RIP are distributed with the kind permission of the ECI (European Color Initiative) and FOGRA respectively, and of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG). The IFRA ICC profiles supplied with this Global Graphics Software are distributed with the kind permission of IFRA and of GretagMacbeth. International Cooperation for Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress, CIP4, Job Definition Format, JDF and the CIP4 logo are trademarks of CIP4. Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Type Manager, Acrobat, Display PostScript, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, Distiller and PostScript 3 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Global Graphics Software Ltd is a licensee of Pantone, Inc. PANTONE¬Æ Colors generated by ScriptWorks are four-color pro- cess simulations and may not match PANTONE-identified solid color standards. Consult current PANTONE Color Publica- tions for accurate color. PANTONE¬Æ, Hexachrome¬Æ, and PANTONE CALIBRATED are trademarks of Pantone, Inc. ¬© Pantone, Inc., 1991. Other brand or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 AG12325 Rev. 13 iii US Government Use Harlequin RIP software is a computer software program developed at private expense and is subject to the following Restricted Rights Legend: ‚ÄúUse, duplica- tion, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in (i) FAR 52.227-14 Alt III or (ii) FAR 52.227-19, as applicable. Use by agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD) is subject to Global Graphics Software‚Äôs customary commercial license as contained in the accompanying license agreement, in accordance with DFAR 227.7202-1(a). For purposes of the FAR, the Software shall be deemed to be ‚Äòunpublished‚Äô and licensed with disclosure prohibitions, rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.‚Äù Global Graphics Software Incorporated, 31 Nagog Park, Suite 315, Acton MA 01720. iv AG12325 Rev. 13 Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 Contents Preface 1 1 Introduction to the Harlequin RIP 9 What is the Harlequin RIP? 9 Why use the Harlequin RIP? 10 The Harlequin RIP in depth 11 2 Running the Harlequin RIP 27 Machine requirements 27 Installing printer interface cards 31 Harlequin RIP folder structure 32 Starting up the Harlequin RIP 36 Menus affected by optional features 42 Stopping the Harlequin RIP 44 3 Getting Started with the Harlequin RIP 47 A simple Harlequin RIP session 47 A more complex use of the Harlequin RIP 56 Using the Harlequin RIP with a spool folder 58 Monitoring the Harlequin RIP 59 4 Harlequin RIP Output Methods 61 Historical overview 61 Page buffering modes 61 The throughput system 63 Advanced details of page buffering modes 74 Page buffering modes: a summary 78 5 Configuring Output Formats 79 Creating and managing Page Setups 79 Page Setup Manager dialog box 80 Edit Page Setup dialog box 82 Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 AG12325 Rev. 13 v Selecting different devices 84 Sending output to the screen 87 Output to Preview 91 Output to None 91 Output to TIFF 92 Output to PDF Raster 106 Sending output to a printer 112 ProofReady plugins 113 Multiple device output plugins 114 Output plugin dialog boxes 117 Separations, Screening and Color 117 Advanced Media Saving 119 Media and time saving using optimization 126 Default page size 127 Margins 127 Printing effects 128 Control strip 129 Scaling the image 139 Features 140 Cassette management 142 Page Setup Options 142 Page Setup Option Extras 147 PDF Options 150 Calibration 150 XPS Options 152 6 Screening 155 Managing separations styles 155 Separations Manager dialog box 156 Edit Style dialog box 157 Halftoning 157 Screen angles 163 Dot shapes 164 Halftone frequency 167 Screening options and number of gray levels 168 Job settings and Harlequin RIP settings 172 Harlequin Precision Screening 172 Harlequin Screening Library 179 Automatic detection of color separations 186 7 Configuring the RIP 187 Configure RIP dialog box 188 How the Harlequin RIP controls files 188 Control of page buffering modes 189 Job timeout 192 Threads and parallel processing 192 vi OEM Manual Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 Printer buffer size 194 Extras 195 Specifying prep files 196 Harlequin RIP memory allocation 197 Minimum free disk space 198 Disable sounds 198 Resetting the Harlequin RIP to default values 198 Choosing the user interface language 199 8 Configuring Input 201 Input management 202 Managing input plugins 203 Using the AppleTalk input plugin 207 Using the NT Pipe input 207 Using the Spool Folder input folder 210 Using the Socket input plugin 215 Using the Asynchronous Socket plugin 221 Using the Asynchronous Socket Quit plugin 222 Using the Serial input plugin 222 Using more than one method 227 Using the Print File command 227 Printing PostScript language files 229 Printing PDF files 229 Printing XPS Documents 243 Printing HD Photo images 243 Printing JPEG and JFIF files 243 Printing GIF files 244 Printing TIFF/IT files 244 Printing TIFF 6.0 files 248 Printing page buffer files 250 Entering PostScript language code by hand 252 9 Media Management 253 Why manage your media? 253 Advancing and cutting media interactively 256 Advancing and cutting media automatically 257 Monitoring media 262 10 Simple Imposition 271 What is Simple imposition? 271 Input file formats 271 How to activate Simple imposition 272 The Imposition Manager 272 Configuring Simple imposition 273 Example impositions 290 Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 OEM Manual vii 11 Fonts 301 Supplied fonts 301 Types of font 302 The DLD1 format 303 Installing fonts in the Harlequin RIP 303 Pre-loading fonts 306 Producing a list of installed fonts 306 Proofing fonts 307 Removing fonts 308 Composite fonts (Type 0) 309 Font substitution 310 The HqnFontSetStubs start up files 311 Font backup 311 Font Emulation 311 12 Calibration 315 Why calibration is needed 315 Calibration and linearization 317 Calibration in the Harlequin RIP 318 Example procedure 319 Editing calibration sets 328 Consistency of calibration 331 Tone curves 332 Press calibration 333 Using a combination of calibration sets 336 Print Calibration dialog box 337 Calibration Manager dialog box 339 Edit Calibration dialog box 343 13 Color Separation 351 Introduction 351 What color separations are 354 Producing color images from separations 357 How color separations are produced 359 Creating and managing separations 361 Separations Manager dialog box 361 Edit Style dialog box 364 Color Setup 371 Color separation angles in job 383 Trapping features 383 Pages in the Output Controller 384 Appendix A Troubleshooting 389 Appendix B Jobs Containing Color Management Data 407 viii OEM Manual Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 Appendix C Using Genlin 411 Glossary 419 Index 433 Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 OEM Manual ix x OEM Manual Harlequin PLUS Server RIP v9.0: June 2011 Preface The RIPMate-Harlequin RIP, subsequently called the Harlequin RIP, is an interpreter and renderer for multiple page description languages. This manual is a complete guide to using the HarlequinÉ RIP, and provides technical details when necessary. For details of how to install the RIP, see the separate Work- Mates Getting Started Guide. This manual is intended for anyone using or evaluating the graphical user interface version of the Harlequin RIP for PC platforms running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 (R2), Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.