Getting Started

Setup Guide

RIP STATION 5000

Setup Guide

RIP STATION 5000

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Class B Declaration of Conformity Trade Name—Fiery Server (Printer Controller for Epson) Model Number—LXFC001 Compliance Test Report Number—M71204A1 Compliance Test Report Date—December 21. 1997 Responsible Party (in USA)—Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Address—2855 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403 Telephone—650-524-4300 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modiﬁcations made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Industry Canada Class B Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Avis de Conformation Classe B de l’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

RFI Compliance Notice This equipment has been tested concerning compliance with the relevant RFI protection requirements both individually and on system level (to simulate normal operation conditions). However, it is possible that these RFI Requirements are not met under certain unfavorable conditions in other installations. It is the user who is responsible for compliance of his particular installation.

Dieses Geraet wurde einzeln sowohl als auch in einer Anlage, die einen normalen Anwendungsfall nachbildet, auf die Einhaltung der Funk-entstoerbestimmungen geprueft. Es ist jedoch moeglich, dass die Funk-enstoerbestimmungen unter unguenstigen Umstaenden bei anderen Geraetekombinationen nicht eingehalten werden. Fuer die Einhaltung der Funk-entstoerbestimmungen seigner gesamten Anlage, in der dieses Geraet betrieben wird, ist der Betreiber verantwortlich.

Compliance with applicable regulations depends on the use of shielded cables. It is the user who is responsible for procuring the appropriate cables.

Einhaltung mit betreffenden Bestimmungen kommt darauf an, dass geschirmte Ausfuhrungen gebraucht werden. Fuer die beschaffung richtiger Ausfuhrungen ist der Betreiber verantwortlich.

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Electronics for Imaging, Inc. grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software and accompanying documentation (“Software”) included with the RIP Station 5000 you have purchased, including without limitation the PostScript® software provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

You may: a. use the Software solely for your own customary business purposes and solely with RIP Station 5000; b. use the digitally-encoded machine-readable outline and bitmap programs (“Font Programs”) provided with RIP Station 5000 in a special encrypted format (“Coded Font Programs”) to reproduce and display designs, styles, weights, and versions of letters, numerals, characters and symbols (“Typefaces”) solely for your own customary business purposes on the display window of the RIP Station 5000 or monitor used with RIP Station 5000; c. use the trademarks used by Electronics for Imaging to identify the Coded Font Programs and Typefaces reproduced therefrom (“Trademarks”); and d. assign your rights under this Agreement to a transferee of all of your right, title and interest in and to RIP Station 5000 provided the transferee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

You may not: a. make use of the Software, directly or indirectly, to print bitmap images with print resolutions of 720 dots per inch or greater, or to generate fonts or typefaces for use other than with RIP Station 5000; b. make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of the Software, Coded Font Programs, accompanying documentation or portions thereof, except as necessary for use with the RIP Station 5000 unit purchased by you; provided, however, that under no circumstances may you make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of that certain portion of the Software which has been included on the RIP Station 5000 hard disk drive. You may not copy the documentation; c. attempt to alter, disassemble, decrypt or reverse engineer the Software, Coded Font Programs or accompanying documentation. d. rent or lease the Software.

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Limited Warranty And Disclaimer Electronics for Imaging warrants that, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to you, the Software under normal use will perform without signiﬁcant errors that make it unusable. Electronics for Imaging’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty (which is subject to you returning RIP Station 5000 to Electronics for Imaging or an authorized dealer) will be, at Electronics for Imaging’s option, to use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to correct or work around errors, to replace the Software with functionally equivalent software, or to refund the purchase price and terminate this Agreement. Some states do not allow limitations on duration of implied warranty, so the above limitation may not apply to you.

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Contents

Introduction About the documentation xi System requirements for Windows computers xii With Windows 95 xiii With Windows 3.1x xiii With Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 xiii System requirements for Mac OS computers xiii System requirements for UNIX (TCP/IP) xiv User software xiv

Unpacking and installing the RIP Station Installation overview 1 Installation sequence 2 Unpacking 3 RIP Station front and back 5 Control Panel 5 Back panel 7 Preparing the site 8 Initial startup 10 Connecting to the printer 12 Verifying the connection 13 Connecting the RIP Station to the network 14 Ethernet network connections 14 Connecting parallel port devices to the RIP Station 16 Shutting down and restarting 18

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Installing user software on a Windows computer Installation overview 19 Preparing for RIP Station printer setup 20 Setting up printing with Windows 95 20 Completing the Windows 95 parallel port connection 22 Completing the Windows 95 IPX (Novell) connection 27 Completing the Windows 95 IPX/SPX connection 28 Setting up printing with Windows 3.1x 31 Setting the default printer with Windows 3.1x 32 Selecting a printer port with Windows 3.1x 32 Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0 36 Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4.0 36 Completing the Windows NT 4.0/RIP Station connection 40 Setting up printing with Windows NT 3.51 47 Completing the Windows NT 3.51 connection 49 Installing utilities on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers 52 Installing Fiery utilities 52 Configuring the Chooser list for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 55 Modifying the Chooser list 57 Installing Windows color management profiles for Windows 95 58 Understanding filenames 58 Installing the Color Reference files 59 Copying printer description files 60

Installing user software on a Mac OS computer Setting up the RIP Station as a PostScript printer 63 Setting up the RIP Station in the Chooser 64 Installing software 65 Installing color reference ﬁles 66 Understanding ﬁlenames 67

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Fiery WebTools Setting up Fiery WebTools 69 Using the WebTools Installer 70

Troubleshooting Windows computers 73 Mac OS computers 73

Index

xi About the documentation

Introduction This manual describes how to set up the RIP Station, install user software, and set up printing from Windows-based computers and Mac™ OS™-based computers. For information on setting up network servers and clients to use the RIP Station, see the Administrator Guide. For information on setting up and using the printer, see the EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 Printer Guide. For general information on using your computer, your application software, or your network, see the manuals that accompany those products.

About the documentation This manual is part of a set, which also includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: • The User Guide describes how to set printing options and print to the RIP Station and describes how to use the software installed from the CD. It includes sections on printing from Windows and Mac OS computers. • The Printer Guide explains how to set up and maintain your EPSON Stylus Pro 5000. The guide includes instructions for installing ink cartridges, loading various media, and solving problems such as paper jams. • The Administrator Guide explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the RIP Station for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services to clients. • The Color Printing Guide provides an introduction to the basics of color theory and printing to a RIP Station. It also includes practical color printing tips and application notes that explain how to print to the RIP Station from popular Macintosh and Windows applications. • Release Notes provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of the problems you may encounter.

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Conventions • Illustrations of software windows use the name “Astro” as the name of the RIP Station on the network. • In the title bar of some windows, such as Fiery Downloader or Fiery Spooler, the network name of the RIP Station is appended to the device name by an underscore. For example, “_Pro5000” also appears in the title bar of these windows.

System requirements for Windows computers To print from a Windows computer, you need: • Any Windows-based computer with an 80386, 80486, or Pentium processor and at least 4MB of RAM • A mouse supported by Windows • A CD-ROM drive For installing user software, you need a Windows computer with a CD-ROM drive. You can install printer drivers either from the User Software CD or via the internet with the Fiery WebTools Installer. For installing system software on the RIP Station, you can connect an external CD-ROM drive to the RIP Station, or you can connect a Windows computer to the parallel port of the RIP Station and use the Windows computer CD-ROM drive.

• Microsoft® Windows version 3.1 or later, Windows 95, or Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0 • To use the Fiery WebTools, Netscape Communicator version 4.0.2 or Internet Explorer version 3.0.2, a monitor that supports 16-bit color at a resolution of 1024x768, and the IP address or DNS name of the RIP Station • To take advantage of all PostScript 3 printing features of Windows 95 and Level 2 printing features of Windows 3.1x, use the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows. Version 3.0.1 (for Windows 3.1x) and version 4.22 (for Windows 95) are included with the RIP Station user software.

xiii System requirements for Mac OS computers

With Windows 95 • Microsoft Windows 95 with IPX/SPX networking protocol set up

With Windows 3.1x • Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later • IPX/SPX networking protocol set up • MS-DOS version 5.0 or later

With Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 • Microsoft Windows NT with TCP/IP networking protocol set up

System requirements for Mac OS computers To print from a Mac OS computer, you need: • Any Mac OS-based computer that has at least 4MB of RAM and EtherTalk® Phase 2 installed • A CD-ROM drive For installing user software, you need a Mac OS computer with a CD-ROM drive. You can install printer drivers either from the User Software CD or via the internet with the Fiery WebTools Installer. For installing system software on the RIP Station, you can connect an external CD-ROM drive to the RIP Station, or you can connect a Windows computer to the parallel port of the RIP Station and use the Windows computer CD-ROM drive. • Apple System software version 7.0 or later • Adobe® PostScript® Printer Driver (version 8.5 is included with the RIP Station user software)

NOTE: The RIP Station does not support Apple® LaserWriter® driver version 8.4, which is included with Apple System software version 7.6. If you are running Apple System software version 7.6 on your Mac OS computer, install and use the Adobe® PostScript® printer driver included with the RIP Station user software.

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• To use the paging feature of Fiery Spooler, an alphanumeric pager and PageNOW! software version 1.5 or later. PageNOW! is available from Mark/Space Softworks: 1-800-799-1718. (United States and Canada only) • To use the Fiery WebTools, Netscape Communicator version 4.0.1, a color monitor, and the IP address or DNS name of the RIP Station

System requirements for UNIX (TCP/IP) To use the RIP Station with a UNIX workstation, you need: • A workstation with standard TCP/IP connectivity (for example, Sun SPARCstation or Silicon Graphics workstation) • TCP/IP printing software that conforms to RFC1179 (Berkeley lpr protocol)

User software The User Software CD includes: AdobePS Printer Driver Enables you to print to the RIP Station from Windows and Mac OS computers; also supports all special RIP Station print features and PostScript 3 features. PostScript Printer The RIP Station PPD file provides information about Description (PPD) file the RIP Station and your particular printer model to the application and printer driver. The PPD file is automatically installed when you install the printer driver. PostScript Screen Fonts Installs screen fonts for the 136 PostScript printer fonts (Mac OS only) installed on the RIP Station. For a list of fonts, see Appendix B, “Font List” in the User Guide. Fiery Downloader™ Enables you to print PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript files directly to the RIP Station without using the application in which they were created. The Fiery Downloader also enables you to manage the printer fonts installed on the RIP Station.

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Fiery Spooler™ Enables you to view the order and priority of print jobs, customize printer settings for jobs, delete jobs, and move jobs between queues. You can also use it to view job accounting information. Fiery Print Calibrator™ Allows you to customize and maintain press simulations. Color reference files Color reference pages to help you take advantage of the range of colors available on your RIP Station. Color management files Profiles for Mac OS and Windows color management systems.

1 Installation overview

Unpacking and This section includes the following information: installing the • Installation overview RIP Station • Unpacking • Preparing the customer site • The RIP Station Control Panel • Connecting

Installation overview The installation sequence proceeds from the component level to the system level, verifying each component’s functionality separately before putting them together. This simpliﬁes any troubleshooting that may be necessary during installation.

The diagram on the next page shows the recommended procedure for installing the RIP Station.

2 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Installation sequence

RIP Station Printer

Check printer functionality, Unpack, page 3 page 8 Mac OS PC-compatible UNIX Prepare site, page 8 computers computers workstations Initial startup, page 10

PC-based server

Connect printer interface cable, page 12 Print a RIP Station test page, page 13

Verify network operation without RIP Station connected.

Connect RIP Station to parallel port of PC-based server, page 16

Connect the RIP Station to the network and verify the connection (see page 14 and the Administrator Guide)

Conﬁgure setup options, (see the Administrator Guide)

Install RIP Station user software on networked computers that print to the RIP Station (see page 19 for Windows and page 63 for Mac OS)

Full RIP Station functionality 3 Unpacking

Unpacking The RIP Station is assembled at the factory and shipped in a box that includes the following items:

RIP Station Power cable

Converter cable (for the parallel-Centronics connector)

Printer interface cable (to connect the RIP Station to the printer) Media Pack (for contents, see page xi) 4 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

TO UNPACK THE RIP STATION:

1. Open the RIP Station box and remove the packing material. Save the original boxes and packing materials. If you need to transport the RIP Station at a later date, packing it in the original box and packing material ensures safe shipment.

2. Carefully remove the contents from the box and inspect the items for visible damage. If you notice shipping damage to any RIP Station component, save the shipping container in case the carrier needs to see it. Call the carrier immediately to report the damage and ﬁle a claim.

Observe these precautions when handling or using the RIP Station: • Handle the RIP Station Control Panel with care. The RIP Station display window is made of glass, with a plastic cover. If the glass breaks and the liquid crystal inside leaks out, avoid contact with it. If you come in contact with the liquid crystal, wash it off with soap and water immediately. • Avoid pressing the surface of the display window. Applying pressure to the display window will cause it to change color. • Use a soft cloth moistened with water to clean the surface of the RIP Station display window. Other solvents, such as alcohol, may damage the plastic cover on the display window. • Never set a cup of coffee, or any liquid, on or near the RIP Station or the printer. 5 RIP Station front and back

RIP Station front and back To install the RIP Station, you need to be familiar with its Control Panel and back panel. For detailed instructions, see “Using the Control Panel” in Chapter 1 of the User Guide.

Control Panel From the Control Panel, you can set up the RIP Station on the network. You need to know how to use the Control Panel before you turn on the RIP Station for the ﬁrst time.

Activity light

Line selection buttons for selecting options and commands Display window

Up/Down button

Menu button for cycling through different screens 6 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Display window screens and icons The Control Panel window displays one of several standard screens. Each screen is for a speciﬁc operating mode or type of information as shown below. The bottom line of the display window identiﬁes the current screen by showing its name and highlighting its screen icon. Icons for inactive screens are not displayed.

Active Control Panel screens during printing

Server Name Idle 1047MB X.0 Print Pages Info Reboot Server

Functions

Functions Cancel Job > Jane D. Copies: 1/100 Cancel Job > Print Jobdoc.eps name UserJack nameD. Processed:Busy bytes #####K RIP 7 RIP Station front and back

Back panel Only one Ethernet connection should be made to the RIP Station at a time.

Not used

Parallel port connector

Printer interface connector

AUI connector for thinnet or thicknet

Power switch 10/100BaseT for twisted pair Ethernet Power connector Not used 8 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Preparing the site Installing the RIP Station takes about one hour if the site is properly prepared.

TO PREPARE THE INSTALLATION SITE:

1. Check the electrical source. Locate the grounded electrical outlet that will supply power to the RIP Station. Make sure the outlet has a surge suppressor. • Do not use a 3-prong adapter in a 2-hole ungrounded outlet. • Do not plug the RIP Station into a circuit with heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration equipment (including water coolers). • Do not plug the RIP Station into a switchable wall outlet. This can result in the RIP Station being turned off accidentally.

2. Check the intended location. Make sure there is enough room for the RIP Station.

3. Test printer functionality before installing the RIP Station. Run a printer check to test the printer. Then align the print head. See Chapter 1 of your Printer Guide for more information. 9 Preparing the site

4. Check the network. Verify that the network is functioning before you attach the RIP Station. In order to minimize equipment downtime and any impact on the network, make sure your network administrator installs a network connector for the RIP Station and conﬁrms network functionality with the connector in place before you begin. See the computer and network requirements on page xii.

5. Make sure you have a networked computer available during the installation. The appropriate software should already be installed. Documentation for the networked computer and the network operating software should be available.

6. Make sure you have the following cables:

• Printer interface cable—provides the interface between the RIP Station and the printer. • Parallel cable—not included and required only if you intend to connect a PC-based server to the parallel connector on the RIP Station. This cable must be used with the parallel converter cable provided with the RIP Station.

NOTE: This section covers hardware installation. It provides general information on connecting the RIP Station to a network. For network setup and conﬁguration, see the Administrator Guide. 10 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Initial startup Before you connect the RIP Station to the printer or the network, verify that it is functioning properly on its own. You can do this by simply connecting power and turning it on.

TO CONNECT POWER AND START THE RIP STATION:

1. Connect one end of the RIP Station power cable to the power connector near the bottom of the back panel.

2. Make sure that the RIP Station power switch is in the Off position (press O), and plug the power cable into a wall outlet.

The power supply automatically senses the correct voltage.

Power switch Power connector

3. Turn on the power switch at the back of the RIP Station (press |). 11 Initial startup

4. To confirm normal operation, allow the RIP Station startup to proceed without interruption. Do not press any buttons on the Control Panel, even though the message “For software update or setup, press any key” appears. The Control Panel first shows TESTING: with a picture of a magnifying glass passing over a circuit board. The RIP Station is performing its automatic startup tests. If no errors occur during the startup diagnostics, the activity light on the Control Panel flashes green and turns off at the end of the tests. If an error occurs during startup, the activity light flashes red and remains on at the end of the tests. The Control Panel then displays the Test Failed message. Pressing the Details line selection button gives you more information about the failing test. Call EPSON for service and have this information ready. See your EPSON Preferred Warranty package for support information.

5. If this is the ﬁrst time you have started the RIP Station, allow the system to proceed to the Select Language screen, and select the language for the Control Panel display window. If you change the language setting, the RIP Station will reboot when you press OK.

6. At the Setup screen, select Exit Setup. Allow the system to proceed to Idle to conﬁrm that the RIP Station is operating correctly. If the RIP Station reaches the Idle state, then you are ready to connect it to the printer and the network. You will conﬁgure Setup options after making these connections. 12 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Connecting to the printer After successfully starting the RIP Station by itself, you are ready to connect it to the printer. The RIP Station communicates with the printer through a cable connecting the printer interface connector on the RIP Station back panel to the printer’s interface port.

TO CONNECT THE RIP STATION TO THE PRINTER:

1. Turn off the RIP Station.

2. If the printer is on, turn it off.

3. Connect one end of the printer interface cable to the parallel port on the printer. Use the wire clips to connect the cable connector.

4. Connect the other end of the cable to the RIP Station printer interface connector. Use the locking nuts to lock the cable connector.

Printer interface connector 13 Verifying the connection

Verifying the connection After you connect the RIP Station to the printer, you should print a test page to verify that they are communicating properly.

TO PRINT A TEST PAGE FROM THE CONTROL PANEL:

1. Turn on the printer and allow it to warm up.

2. Make sure you have letter-size, photo quality paper loaded in the printer, and you have set the paper size and media type levers on the paper tray. See your Printer Guide for more information.

3. Turn on the RIP Station from the power switch on the back panel. Messages will appear on the Control Panel as the RIP Station runs through its startup diagnostics.

4. At the Idle screen, press the menu button once (see page 5). The Functions menu displays the commands shown below.

Print Pages Reboot Server

Functions

5. Press the line selection button to the right of Print Pages, and then select Test Page from the submenu that appears.

6. Examine the quality of the test page from the printer. If the test page prints successfully with good image quality, then the RIP Station print engine is functional and the connection between the RIP Station and the printer is good. 14 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Connecting the RIP Station to the network Ethernet support is built into the RIP Station motherboard, providing connectivity to Ethernet networks. Supported Ethernet cabling includes thinnet, thicknet, and twisted pair.

The RIP Station also features a high-speed parallel port that enables it to be connected directly to the parallel port of a PC-compatible or a Novell server.

Ethernet network connections The motherboard of the RIP Station has two external Ethernet network connectors: an AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) connector for a thin Ethernet cable (thinnet) or a

thick Ethernet cable (thicknet), as well as a 10/100BaseT connector for twisted pair. Only one Ethernet connection is allowed to the RIP Station at a time. The RIP Station automatically determines which connector is being used. For network conﬁguration information, see the Administrator Guide.

AUI connector for thinnet or thicknet

RJ-45 connector for 10/100BaseT

Only one Ethernet connection at a time is allowed.

Thinnet (thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base2) connections require an external transceiver attached directly to the AUI connector on the back of the RIP Station.

Thicknet (thick coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base5) connections require an external transceiver with an AUI drop cable connected to the AUI connector on the back of the RIP Station. 15 Connecting the RIP Station to the network

TO CONNECT A THINNET OR THICKNET CABLE TO THE RIP STATION:

1. Turn off the RIP Station before connecting it to any network device.

2. With the AUI slide latch in the up position, connect the network cable to the AUI connector on the back of the RIP Station. Slide the latch down to lock the connector in place. • To connect a thinnet cable to the RIP Station, an AUI to BNC external transceiver must be installed on the RIP Station AUI connector. The thinnet cable then connects to the BNC connector on the external transceiver. • To connect a thicknet cable to the RIP Station, connect the AUI drop cable directly to the AUI connector on the back of the RIP Station.

NOTE: If you turn on the RIP Station without connecting the network cable to the transceiver, it may hang during startup. Make sure the network cable is connected to the transceiver before you turn on the RIP Station.

3. Conﬁgure Setup options. See the Administrator Guide.

4. After configuring Setup options, verify the network connection. Once the network connection has been made, the RIP Station has the correct setup configuration and has reached Idle, it should be available on the network. If necessary, the network administrator should perform any additional network setup, verify the network connection, verify that the RIP Station appears on the list of printers, and print a few test files from a networked computer that will use the RIP Station. (See the Administrator Guide for more information.)

Twisted pair (unshielded twisted pair cable or 10/100BaseT) uses an 8-pin, RJ-45 connector that connects to the RJ-45 socket on the back of the RIP Station. 16 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

TO CONNECT A TWISTED PAIR CABLE TO THE RIP STATION:

1. Turn off the RIP Station before connecting it to any network device.

2. Connect the RJ-45 cable to the RJ-45 socket on the back of the RIP Station.

3. Conﬁgure Setup options. See the Administrator Guide.

Connecting parallel port devices to the RIP Station The parallel connector on the back of the RIP Station provides a high-speed interface port that allows the it to connect directly to the parallel port of a PC-based server (such as a Novell server). Although a number of PC-based devices may be connected to the RIP Station for parallel printing, the procedure for connecting each of these device types is relatively similar.

The RIP Station connects to the parallel port of a PC-based server through the parallel cable (not provided with the RIP Station). The converter cable must be connected to the parallel connector on the back of the RIP Station before connecting a parallel cable. 17 Connecting the RIP Station to the network

TO CONNECT THE RIP STATION TO A PC-BASED SERVER:

1. Turn off the RIP Station before connecting it to a PC-based server.

2. Turn off the PC-based server.

3. Connect one end of the converter cable to the parallel connector on the back of the RIP Station. The parallel connector is above the printer interface connector on the back of the RIP Station.

4. Connect the parallel cable to the other end of the converter cable.

5. Connect the other end of the parallel cable to the parallel port of the PC-based server. If there is more than one parallel port connector on the back of the PC-based server, ask the network administrator to indicate the preferred parallel port to use for the RIP Station.

6. Turn on the PC-based server and the RIP Station.

7. Conﬁgure Setup options. See the Administrator Guide.

8. After conﬁguring Setup options, verify the parallel port connection. Once the parallel port connection has been made and the RIP Station has the correct Setup conﬁguration and has reached Idle, the network administrator should print a few test documents from the host PC—a PC-compatible or a Novell server with a parallel (lpt) port connected to the RIP Station. (See the Administrator Guide for more information.) 18 Unpacking and installing the RIP Station

Shutting down and restarting You will leave the RIP Station turned on most of the time. Remember that when the RIP Station is turned off, the printer is not available on the network.

You should turn off the RIP Station when you need to attach any cables to it or to the printer. You should restart the RIP Station when you need to change Setup options.

TO SHUT DOWN THE RIP STATION:

1. Make sure the RIP Station Info screen displays Idle. When Printing or Ripping appears on the Control Panel and the activity light is ﬂashing green, the RIP Station is currently processing. When ﬁnished, Idle appears on the Info screen.

2. Turn off the RIP Station using the power switch on the back panel. If the system has just ﬁnished processing, wait ﬁve seconds after the system reaches Idle before turning off the power switch.

You’ll need to restart the RIP Station in order to access Setup options.

TO RESTART THE RIP STATION:

1. If the RIP Station is off, turn on the power switch on the back panel. If the RIP Station is already on, make sure the RIP Station displays Idle. When Printing or Ripping appears on the Control Panel and the activity light is ﬂashing green, the RIP Station is busy. When it is ﬁnished, Idle appears on the Control Panel.

2. Press the Menu button once, then select Reboot Server from the Functions menu. 19 Installation overview

Installing user This chapter describes installing software and setting up printing from a Windows software on a computer running Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, Windows NT 4.0, or 3.51. Windows Installation overview computer The general steps for installing the RIP Station user software are: • Install the Adobe PostScript printer driver (available for Windows 3.1x and Windows 95 only). • Set up the printer driver to communicate with the RIP Station. • Install the utilities: Fiery Downloader, Fiery Spooler, and Fiery Print Calibrator.

NOTE: The utilities are not available for Windows 3.1x. • Configure the Chooser list (NET_WSCK.INI file) for the utilities. • Install color management profiles (available for Windows 95 only). • Copy color reference files from the User Software CD. • Move the PostScript printer description files for applications to the appropriate location. The full set of user software is provided on the User Software CD, but the installer for the printer drivers and printer files can also be downloaded from the RIP Station with the WebTools Installer (if the site administrator has enabled Internet access to the server). Once you download the installer, the installation process is identical to installing from the User Software CD. For more information, see “Using the WebTools Installer” on page 70. 20 Installing user software on a Windows computer

Preparing for RIP Station printer setup To set up the RIP Station as a PostScript printer, you must install a PostScript printer driver and the appropriate printer description ﬁles for your RIP Station. • For PostScript with Windows 3.1x or Windows 95, use the corresponding Adobe PostScript printer driver provided on the RIP Station User Software CD. • For PostScript with Windows NT 4.0, use the standard Windows printer driver (PSCRIPT.DRV) that came with your Windows system software. For Windows NT 3.51, this driver supports only PostScript Level 1 and therefore not all RIP Station features are available. For Windows NT 4.0, this driver does support the RIP Station features.

If you are printing through a Novell server, the Novell network and file server should be set up. The file server should be configured with a print server and print queue for the printer. For details see your NetWare documentation and the Administrator Guide.

The following procedures are speciﬁc to your version of Windows.

Setting up printing with Windows 95 You can print from your Windows 95 computer in the following ways: • Via the parallel port connection • Via an IPX (Novell) network • Without a Novell server, via IPX/SPX from the Fiery utilities, but not from other applications

You perform a general installation of the PostScript printer driver included on the User Software CD. This means that you select a local printer on LPT1. After you have installed the driver, you modify the port connection, depending on how the printer is connected to your computer. There is no need to print a test page until after you have ﬁnished the conﬁguration. 21 Setting up printing with Windows 95

TO INSTALL THE ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 95:

1. On the User Software CD, open the ENGLISH\INSTALRS\PS_DRVR\WIN_95 folder. If you obtained the printer driver installer via the WebTools Installer, open the PRNTDRV\WIN_95 folder created on your hard drive.

2. Double-click the SETUP.EXE icon. Depending on your Windows settings, the ﬁlename is either SETUP or SETUP.EXE.

3. Follow the instructions in the window.

4. At the Install PostScript printer from PPD window, browse to the ENGLISH\INSTALRS\PS_DRVR\WIN_95 folder.

5. Select your printer model in the righthand side of the window, and click Next.

6. Continue following the instructions.

7. When the installer is ﬁnished, you need to complete the connection to your printer, according to your network type.

For this type of connection See Parallel page 22 IPX (Novell) page 27 IPX/SPX page 28 22 Installing user software on a Windows computer

Completing the Windows 95 parallel port connection Preparing a parallel port connection for Windows 95 requires specific BIOS settings on your computer, and specific port and printer settings for Windows 95. In addition, a change to the RIP Station Setup may be required if you choose to spool files to the RIP Station rather than print directly.

TO PREPARE THE RIP STATION AND YOUR COMPUTER FOR PARALLEL PORT PRINTING:

1. Connect the RIP Station to the parallel port on your computer. For instructions, see the Administrator Guide.

2. To spool ﬁles to the RIP Station, set the RIP Station Setup option for Port Timeout to 10 seconds. The default setting for this option is 5 seconds, which is not adequate for spooling. Setting this option to 10 seconds ensures that spooling is not interrupted due to timeout. The Port Timeout in Seconds option is accessed from the Network Setup section of Setup. You can change this Setup option from the Control Panel or from the Command WorkStation. An Administrator password may be required to access Setup. For instructions, see the Administrator Guide. To print directly to the printer, you can use the default setting of 5 seconds.

3. In your computer’s BIOS settings, set Parallel Port Mode to Compatible. To access the BIOS settings, restart the computer and press the key indicated on your monitor as soon as the computer starts up. You may have to scroll through several screens to reach the parallel port settings. After setting the Parallel Port Mode to Compatible, save your changed setting and exit.

TO PREPARE THE PRINTER FOR PARALLEL PORT PRINTING:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers.

2. Click the Fiery LX Stylus Pro 5000 printer icon and choose Properties from the File menu. 23 Setting up printing with Windows 95

3. Click the Details tab and make sure the box “Print to the following port:” reads exactly as follows: LPT 1: (Printer Port).

NOTE: Check this box carefully. It may read LPT 1: (ECP Printer Port), which is not equivalent to LPT 1: (Printer Port). If this box does not read LPT 1: (Printer Port), change the port setting now, as described in “To prepare the port for parallel port printing:” on page 25, and then return to this procedure. You may need your Windows 95 system CD.

4. Click Spool Settings. 24 Installing user software on a Windows computer

5. Select Disable bi-directional support for this printer.

6. Select either Spool print jobs so program ﬁnishes printing faster or Print directly to the printer. The choice you make here depends on the action you took in step 2 of “To prepare the RIP Station and your computer for parallel port printing:” on page 22. If you set the port timeout in Setup to 10 seconds, you can select either option, but spooling will be faster. If you left the port timeout at its default, select Print directly to the printer.

7. Click OK.

8. Click Apply and click OK. You are now ready to print from applications to the RIP Station with the parallel port. To conﬁrm the connection, print a Windows 95 test page.

9. Click the General tab in the Properties dialog box.

10. Click Print Test Page and click OK. 25 Setting up printing with Windows 95

NOTE: You need to perform the following procedure only if the LPT 1 port is not currently set to Printer Port.

TO PREPARE THE PORT FOR PARALLEL PORT PRINTING:

1. From the Windows 95 desktop, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System. The System Properties window appears.

3. Click the Device Manager tab. 26 Installing user software on a Windows computer

4. Double-click Ports and then double-click the LPT1 port.

5. In the LPT1 port Properties dialog box, click the Driver tab and then click Change Driver. 27 Setting up printing with Windows 95

6. Select Show all devices.

7. From the list of manufacturers, select (Standard port types). From the list of Models, select Printer Port (not ECP Printer Port). Click OK.

8. Click OK in the LPT1 port Properties dialog box.

NOTE: You might need to insert the Windows 95 system CD to complete this step depending on whether the required ﬁles are on your hard disk.

9. Click Close in the System Properties dialog box.

10. Restart the computer. After Windows 95 restarts, you can complete the procedure described in “To prepare the printer for parallel port printing:” on page 22.

Completing the Windows 95 IPX (Novell) connection You can print through a Novell server. Make sure the Novell network and file server are set up before proceeding. The file server should be configured with a print server and print queue for the printer.

TO SET UP IPX (NOVELL) PRINTING WITH WINDOWS 95:

1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, and click Printers.

2. Click the icon for the printer and choose Properties from the File menu. 28 Installing user software on a Windows computer

3. Click the Details tab in the Properties window and click Add Port. A list of connection options is displayed.

4. In the Add Port dialog box, specify the network path, or click Browse for a display of your network environment.

5. In the Add Port dialog box, verify that the network path is updated and click OK. You are ready to print from the workstation. Your print jobs are sent to the specified print queue on the Novell file server. The printer polls the file server, and if jobs are present, they are sent to the RIP Station.

6. To conﬁrm the connection, click the General tab in the Properties dialog box.

7. Click Print Test Page, and click OK.

Completing the Windows 95 IPX/SPX connection If you don’t have a Novell server, you can use the Fiery utilities to print directly to the RIP Station from Windows 95 with IPX/SPX. However, you cannot print from Windows 95 applications over IPX/SPX without a Novell server. 29 Setting up printing with Windows 95

Using the Fiery utilities over IPX/SPX without a Novell server provides the following:

Utility Downloads or prints these files Fiery Downloader PostScript and EPS files Fiery Spooler Job Log, files in the Hold or Printed queues

TO SET UP IPX/SPX PRINTING WITHOUT A NOVELL SERVER:

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

3. Make sure IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol and TCP/IP are both listed in the installed network components section. See your Windows 95 documentation for instructions.

NOTE: You must enable TCP/IP printing to ensure that all ﬁles required for IPX/SPX are installed. You can select TCP/IP and click Remove after you set up IPX/SPX if you do not need to use the TCP/IP protocol. 30 Installing user software on a Windows computer

4. Double-click the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol icon.

5. Click the Advanced tab.

6. In the Property list, click Frame Type and select the value that corresponds to the frame type set during RIP Station Setup from the Control Panel. Print the Conﬁguration page from the Control Panel to determine the Frame Type.

NOTE: Do not select Auto; this does not reliably select the Frame Type speciﬁed on the RIP Station.

7. Click OK and close the Network Control Panel. 31 Setting up printing with Windows 3.1x

Setting up printing with Windows 3.1x You can print to the printer from Windows 3.1x over the parallel port connection and over an IPX (Novell) network. In both cases you need to install the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows and the printer description ﬁles (PPDs). These are included on the RIP Station User Software CD. Finally, you’ll set up the printer to accept your print jobs.

TO INSTALL THE ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER:

1. Start Windows and exit any applications that start automatically, including the Control Panel.

2. Insert the User Software CD in your computer.

3. In the Windows Program manager, choose Run from the File menu.

4. Click Browse.

5. Select the drive containing your User Software CD, open the ENGLISH\INSTALRS\PS_DRVR\WIN_31 folder, and select the SETUP.EXE ﬁle.

6. Click OK in the Browse and Run dialog boxes.

7. Click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions.

8. Once the printer driver has been installed, click the Restart Windows button. After Windows restarts, the Adobe PostScript Printers dialog box appears.

9. In the Drives box of the Install Postscript Printer from PPD dialog, select the drive containing the User Software CD.

10. Select the RIP Station printer ﬁle that corresponds to your printer (in the PS_DRVR\WIN_31 folder). 32 Installing user software on a Windows computer

11. Click Install.

12. Click OK when you are notiﬁed that the printer was successfully installed, and click Close when installation is complete. The name of the printer you installed will appear in the Printer Descriptions Available list after you restart your computer.

Setting the default printer with Windows 3.1x You can specify the RIP Station as the default printer. Many Windows applications use the default printer when you choose the Print command.

TO SET THE DEFAULT PRINTER:

1. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers icon. The Printers window appears.

2. In the Printers window, select the Fiery LX Stylus Pro 5000 in the Installed Printers list box.

3. Click Set As Default Printer. The Fiery LX Stylus Pro 5000 appears in the Default Printer area of the Printers window.

Selecting a printer port with Windows 3.1x When you install a printer, Windows assigns it to a default printer port. If the RIP Station is connected to your computer through a network or you want to assign it to a different port, you need to change the port assignment. For information on the port to use, see your system administrator.

You can use this procedure to enable printing with the parallel port. 33 Setting up printing with Windows 3.1x

TO SELECT A PRINTER PORT:

1. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers icon.

2. In the Printers window, select the Fiery LX Stylus Pro 5000 in the Installed Printers list box.

3. Click Connect. The Connect window appears.

4. Connect the RIP Station to the same port as your network. For parallel printing, select the port (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3) connected to your parallel cable. To print to a file, select FILE. Printing to a file is useful if the RIP Station is not at your site. However, if you select FILE, you cannot print to a printer until you select a network or printer port. (In some applications, you can select printing to a file from the Print dialog box; this is preferable for temporary use since it doesn’t require resetting the port in the Control Panel.)

5. Click OK. The Printers window appears again, with the selected port next to the highlighted printer name in the Installed Printers list box.

6. When you are ﬁnished, click OK and click Close.

TO SET UP IPX (NOVELL) PRINTING FOR WINDOWS:

1. In the Main group of the Windows Program Manager, double-click the Windows Setup icon.

Double-click here 34 Installing user software on a Windows computer

2. Choose Change System Settings from the Options menu.

3. From the Network menu, choose Novell NetWare (shell version 3.26 and above).

4. Click OK. When prompted, restart Windows.

5. In the Main group, double-click the Control Panel icon, and then double-click the Printers icon.

6. In the Printers Control Panel window, click Connect to connect the printer to the appropriate port. 35 Setting up printing with Windows 3.1x

7. Choose whether to print to a ﬁle or to a network port. Printing to a ﬁle is useful if the printer is not at your site. However, if you select FILE, you cannot print to a printer until you select a network or printer port. If you select Network, the next window depends on the NetWare client driver version.

8. If the Network Printer Connections dialog box is displayed, select the port in the Printer connections box.

9. In the Available queues list box, select the server and queue name the printer is attached to.

10. Click Connect and then click Close. The Connect dialog box is displayed with the network path to the printer.

11. Click OK in the Connect dialog box.

12. Click Close in the Printers dialog box, and click OK. The Printers window appears again, with the selected port next to the highlighted printer name in the Installed Printers list box.

You are ready to print to the RIP Station from Windows applications. When you select Print, jobs are routed to the print queue on the NetWare ﬁle server, and then transmitted to the printer’s direct connection. The network administrator should verify the network connection by printing a test document from each networked computer that uses the printer. 36 Installing user software on a Windows computer

Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0 Before you can set up PostScript printing for Windows NT 4.0, you need to install the Windows NT PostScript printer driver. The following procedures describe how to install the PostScript Printer Description file (PPD) for your printer and how to configure printing for your network type. The printer files provided on the User Software CD support the Intel version of Windows NT.

There is more than one possible sequence of steps in installing the same printer. To avoid presenting an excessively branching procedure, we suggest that you install the RIP Station as a local parallel port printer ﬁrst, and add the network port connection after the driver installation.

Adding a printer to a local system requires that you log in to your local Windows NT workstation (not the network server domain) and that you are a member of the Administrators group for your workstation.

If your Windows NT computer is a client on a network, and you want to print to a shared printer, ﬁnd out the name of the server on which the printer is deﬁned.

Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4.0

TO SET UP POSTSCRIPT PRINTING WITH WINDOWS NT 4.0:

1. Insert the User Software CD into your computer.

2. Click Start in the Windows NT taskbar, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. 37 Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0

3. Double-click Add Printer.

“My Computer” is available if you logged in to a computer on which you have Administrator privileges. If it is not available, you can add a network printer. The procedure is similar to adding a port (see page 43).

4. To install a printer locally, select My Computer, and click Next. The available system ports are displayed.

5. Check LPT1: and click Next. This is a general installation that works for the parallel port connection. You can add a network port later, according to your network type. 38 Installing user software on a Windows computer

6. In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers, click Have Disk.

The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for the disk.

7. Type the name of the CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\) and click Browse.

8. In the Locate File dialog box, browse to the ENGLISH\INSTALRS\PS_DRVR\WIN_NT4x folder and click Open. Make sure Ntprint.inf is selected and appears in the File name ﬁeld. 39 Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0

The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box.

9. Click OK to install from the path you chose.

10. In the list of printers, select the ﬁle that corresponds to your printer and click Next.

11. Enter a name for the RIP Station, or leave the default name, and choose whether you want the RIP Station to be your default printer. Click Next.

12. Indicate whether to install the printer as a shared printer. Click Next.

13. Click No in the next dialog box to postpone printing a test page, and click Finish.

14. If the Files Needed dialog box appears, locate the Windows NT PostScript driver PSCRIPT.DLL. If you have a PSCRIPT.DLL ﬁle on your hard drive, it probably resides in winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86. 40 Installing user software on a Windows computer

If this is the ﬁrst PostScript printer installed on your system, you may need to eject the User Software CD and insert the Windows NT Installation CD to locate a PSCRIPT.DLL ﬁle. The path on the Windows CD is \i386.

15. Click OK, then click OK in the Files Needed dialog box. When installation is complete, the Printers window appears with an icon for the newly installed printer.

16. Right-click the RIP Station icon, and choose Properties.

17. Select the appropriate options, and click OK.

18. Complete the printer connection, according to your network type. • To conﬁgure the parallel connection, see “Completing the Windows NT 4.0 parallel port connection” on page 41. • To conﬁgure the TCP/IP (Lpr port) connection, see “Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP connection” on page 41.

Completing the Windows NT 4.0/RIP Station connection To print from Windows NT 4.0 you need to: • Set up network servers, if any. • Set up the RIP Station to accept print jobs from your computer. • Conﬁgure a port on each Windows NT computer for the network or connection type. 41 Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0

Completing the Windows NT 4.0 parallel port connection The parallel port cable connects the RIP Station to a single computer.

TO SET UP PARALLEL PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0:

1. Click the Start button, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Double-click the RIP Station icon, and choose Properties from the Printer menu. In the Ports property sheet, conﬁrm that LPT1 (Local Port) is checked. The RIP Station is ready to accept parallel print jobs from your computer.

3. Select the General property sheet, and click Print Test Page. When you select Print, your ﬁles are transmitted over the parallel port connection to the RIP Station.

4. Select the Sharing property sheet if you want to share the printer with network users. Select Shared, and select a share name. Select the operating system or systems used by your network clients if you want to install a printer driver that those clients can download.

5. Click OK to exit the Printer Properties dialog box.

Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP connection Complete the setup for the TCP/IP and lpr connection as follows: • Prepare the RIP Station to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and lpr protocols. • Conﬁgure the workstation for the TCP/IP connection.

Before you continue, ask the system administrator for the IP address assigned to the RIP Station, as well as the subnet mask and the gateway address, if they are used. 42 Installing user software on a Windows computer

TO PREPARE THE RIP STATION FOR TCP/IP AND LPR PRINTING:

1. With the RIP Station turned off, connect it to the network.

2. Turn on the RIP Station and from the Control Panel, select PRINTER SETUP. Conﬁrm that one of the queues is enabled.

3. Select NETWORK SETUP. Enable TCP/IP and enter the appropriate settings for IP address, subnet mask and gateway address. For details, see the Administrator Guide.

4. Exit NETWORK SETUP and save changes. The RIP Station reboots. The TCP/IP Protocol and Microsoft TCP/IP printing services must already be installed on the Windows NT workstation.

TO SET UP TCP/IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0:

1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box for the RIP Station. Click Ports to display the Ports property sheet. 43 Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0

2. Click Add Port. The available port types are displayed.

3. Select LPR Port and click New Port. If the LPR port is not listed, install the TCP/IP protocols. See the Administrator Guide or your Windows NT documentation.

4. In the “Add LPR compatible printer” dialog box, enter the IP address of the RIP Station. If your network uses Domain Name Services (DNS), enter the DNS name assigned to the RIP Station instead of the IP address.

5. Press Tab and type the internal name of the RIP Station in lowercase letters. The name must be one of these: print_Pro5000 or hold_Pro5000

NOTE: Type this name exactly as shown; it is required for communication with the RIP Station.

6. Click OK. The workstation checks the address or DNS name that you entered and notiﬁes you if it cannot resolve the address.

7. Close the Printer Ports dialog box. The Ports property sheet shows the new port conﬁguration. 44 Installing user software on a Windows computer

8. Click OK to close the Ports property sheet. The new port has been conﬁgured. You should now print a test page to verify the connection.

9. Open the Printer Properties dialog box for the RIP Station. Click General and click Print Test Page. When you print, your ﬁles are transmitted over the LPR Port connection to the RIP Station.

10. Click OK to exit the Printer Properties dialog box.

Completing the Windows NT 4.0 IPX (Novell) connection Complete the setup for the IPX (Novell) connection as follows: • Configure the Novell network and file server for handling RIP Station print jobs. The file server should be configured with a print server and print connection for the RIP Station. For details, see your NetWare documentation. • Prepare the RIP Station for IPX printing. • Set up the IPX connection on the workstation.

TO SET UP IPX (NOVELL) PRINTING WITH WINDOWS NT 4.0: NetWare protocols (NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport) and NetWare client services should already be installed on the Windows NT workstation.

1. Double-click Network Neighborhood.

2. Double-click NetWare or Compatible Network. A list of NetWare servers is displayed. 45 Setting up printing with Windows NT 4.0

3. Double-click the NetWare Tree or File Server on which the network administrator deﬁned a print connection for the RIP Station. You may have to log in to the ﬁle server as guest to see the print connections.

4. Double-click the print connection deﬁned for the RIP Station. If the NetWare server does not have a suitable driver for the RIP Station you may be asked if you want to set up the printer on your workstation.

5. Click Yes. You see the Add Printer Wizard.

6. “Install” the PPD just as you did before (see page 38); the driver is already installed on your system.

7. When installation is complete, a new printer window appears, with the name of the print queue on the NetWare server.

8. Choose Properties from the Printer menu. Click Ports. 46 Installing user software on a Windows computer

9. The NetWare queue you just connected to is listed and checked as a port for the RIP Station.

10. Click the General property sheet and click Print Test Page. The RIP Station polls the NetWare server for print jobs in the print connection deﬁned for the RIP Station. When you print, your PostScript ﬁles are spooled to that connection and transmitted over the queue “port” to the RIP Station. The test page job is listed in the queue window until it is printed. 47 Setting up printing with Windows NT 3.51

Setting up printing with Windows NT 3.51

To set up Windows NT 3.51 printing, install the Windows NT PostScript printer driver and conﬁgure printing for your network type. Note that printer ﬁles support the Intel version of Windows NT.

If your Windows NT computer is a client on a network, and you want to print to a shared printer, ﬁnd out the name of the server on which the printer is deﬁned.

TO INSTALL THE RIP STATION PPD WITH THE WINDOWS NT 3.51 POSTSCRIPT DRIVER:

1. Choose Create Printer from the Printer menu in the Print Manager window.

2. In the Driver box, scroll down the list of drivers and select Other. The Install Driver dialog box is displayed, prompting you to insert a disk.

3. Specify the path to the ENGLISH\INSTALRS\PS_DRVR\WIN_NT3x folder on the User Software CD and click OK. The Select Driver dialog box displays the printer description ﬁles on the CD. 48 Installing user software on a Windows computer

4. Select the RIP Station PPD that corresponds to your printer and click OK.

5. In the Windows NT Setup dialog box, enter the path to your PostScript driver, and then click Continue. If this is the ﬁrst PostScript printer on your system, this path is normally winnt35\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86. If you have not already installed a PostScript printer, you are prompted to insert your Windows NT system software CD or ﬂoppy disks.

6. In the Create Printer dialog box, enter a name for the RIP Station in the Printer Name box, then click OK.

7. If you want to share the printer with Windows clients, select “Share this printer on the network”; click OK. Usually, Windows NT clients are running Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups on a Microsoft network. The ﬁrst eight letters of the Printer Name are automatically entered as the default Share Name for Windows NT clients. You can change this name if you wish. You can share the RIP Station on the network if your Windows NT workstation is connected to the printer over the network or by the parallel port.

8. To accept the default settings, click OK in the PostScript Printer Setup dialog box. Do not deselect Use Printer Halftoning. The RIP Station now appears in its own Printer window in the Print Manager window. 49 Setting up printing with Windows NT 3.51

9. In the Print Manager toolbar, select the RIP Station as the Default printer.

Print Manager window

RIP Station window

10. Complete the printer connection, according to your network type. • To conﬁgure the parallel connection, see “Completing the Windows NT 3.51 parallel connection” on page 49. • To conﬁgure the TCP/IP (Lpr port) connection, see “Completing the Windows NT 3.51 TCP/IP connection” on page 50.

Completing the Windows NT 3.51 connection To print from Windows NT 3.51 you need to: • Set up network servers, if any. • Set up the RIP Station to accept print jobs from your computer. • Conﬁgure a port on each Windows NT computer for the network or connection type.

Completing the Windows NT 3.51 parallel connection The parallel port cable connects the RIP Station to a single computer.

Once you have installed the Windows NT PostScript printer driver and the RIP Station PPD, complete the setup for parallel port printing as follows: 50 Installing user software on a Windows computer

TO SET UP PARALLEL PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 3.51:

1. In the Main group, double-click the Print Manager icon.

2. With the RIP Station window active, choose Properties from the Printer menu. In the Printer Properties dialog box, conﬁrm that LPT1 appears in the “Print to” pop-up menu.

3. Click Details to check and conﬁgure the defaults.

4. Select “Print Directly to Port” and click OK. Since parallel port jobs are spooled on the RIP Station, selecting “Print Directly to Port” bypasses Windows NT Print Manager spooling.

5. Click OK to exit the Printer Properties dialog box. The RIP Station is ready to accept parallel print jobs from your computer, using the Windows NT PostScript printer driver and the RIP Station PPD. When you select Print, your PostScript ﬁles will be transmitted over the parallel port connection to the RIP Station.

Completing the Windows NT 3.51 TCP/IP connection Once you have installed the Windows NT 3.51 PostScript driver and the RIP Station PPD, complete the setup for the TCP/IP and lpr connection as follows: • Prepare the RIP Station to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and lpr protocols. • Conﬁgure the workstation for the TCP/IP connection. 51 Setting up printing with Windows NT 3.51

TO SET UP TCP/IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 3.51:

1. In the Main group, double-click the Print Manager icon.

2. With the RIP Station window active, choose Properties from the Printer menu.

3. In the Print to list, scroll to Other. The Print Destinations dialog box appears.

4. Select LPR Port and click OK. This option is available if you installed TCP/IP with the LPR printing protocol when you installed Windows NT. See your Windows NT documentation for information.

5. In the “Add LPR compatible printer” dialog box, enter the DNS name or IP address of the RIP Station in the “Name or address of host providing lpd:” area. You can print the Conﬁguration page to check the IP address.

6. In the “Name of printer on that machine:” area, type the internal name of the RIP Station in lowercase letters.

The name must be one of these: print_Pro5000 or hold_Pro5000

NOTE: Type this name exactly as shown; it is required for communication with the RIP Station. 52 Installing user software on a Windows computer

7. Click OK. The Printer Properties dialog box shows the RIP Station printing to IP Address:Internal name

8. Enter or verify the name of the RIP Station in the Printer Name area of the Create Printer dialog box, and then click OK.

9. Click OK in the window that appears. When you select Print, your PostScript ﬁles are transmitted over the LPR Port connection to the RIP Station.

Installing utilities on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers You can install the following software from the User Software CD: • Fiery Downloader • Fiery Spooler • Fiery Print Calibrator

Installing Fiery utilities The installers for three of the Fiery utilities (Fiery Print Calibrator, Fiery Downloader, and Fiery Spooler) are the same. Before you begin each installation, determine the following: • Where do you want to install the utility on your hard disk? By default, the installer places the utility in a folder named “Fiery” on the top level of your hard disk. • What you want to name the utility folder in the Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder? By default, the installer names the folder “Fiery”. 53 Installing utilities on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers

• For Windows 95 and Windows NT, what is the network type on your system (IPX/SPX or TCP/IP)? Check with your system administrator if you are unsure what type of network your system is using. • For Windows 95 and Windows NT, do you have a preconfigured Net_wsck.ini file for your site? If so, check with your system administrator to verify the location of the correct Net_wsck.ini file.

TO INSTALL THE FIERY UTILITIES:

1. On the User Software CD or your hard disk, browse to the English\Instalrs folder.

2. To install Fiery Print Calibrator, open the Calib\Disk1 folders. To install Fiery Downloader, open the Download\Disk1 folders. To install Fiery Spooler, open the Spooler\Disk1 folders.

3. Double-click the Setup.exe icon.

4. Follow the instructions in the Setup dialog boxes to complete installation of the Fiery utilities.

Name of dialog box

Instructions 54 Installing user software on a Windows computer

Use the table below as a guide when installing the Fiery utilities. For speciﬁc instructions, read the information in each dialog box.

Name of dialog box Action When ﬁnished

Welcome Read the Setup program introduction. Click Next

Choose Destination Location Specify a hard disk location for the installed utility software. Click Next

Select Program Folder Specify a folder name for the utility software located in the Programs Click Next menu.

Network (Windows 95 and Specify the type of network your system is using. The network type Click Next Windows NT only) you specify determines which .dll ﬁle is installed in the Windows\System folder: Net_wipx.dll for IPX/SPX, or Net_wsck.dll for TCP/IP. If you reinstall and specify a different network type, both .dll ﬁles will reside in your Windows\System folder, which could cause problems connecting to the RIP Station. To avoid problems, make sure only Net_wipx.dll or Net_wsck.dll is located in your Windows\System folder.

Start Copying Files Verify the information in the Current Settings area. Click Next

Install configuration file Specify the location (if any) of your preconfigured Net_wsck.ini file. Click Next (Windows 95 and If you install the default file, you will be prompted to configure the Windows NT only) Net_wsck.ini file the first time you launch a Fiery utility. See page 55.

Information Acknowledge that the software installation is complete. Click OK 55 Installing utilities on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers

Configuring the Chooser list for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 Before you can use the Fiery utilities with Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, the Chooser list must be properly configured for your server. You use the Chooser list to connect to the RIP Station on your network. To configure this list, you need information from the Configuration page, which you can print from the Control Panel of the RIP Station.

If you installed the default NET_WSCK.INI file when you installed software, you will be prompted to configure the Chooser list the first time you launch one of the utilities.

Once you have configured the Chooser list, or if you use a preconfigured NET_WSCK.INI file, the Chooser list appears automatically whenever you launch one of the utilities.

TO CONFIGURE THE CHOOSER LIST:

1. Start any of the utilities (Fiery Downloader, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery Print Calibrator).

2. Click OK when the following message appears. 56 Installing user software on a Windows computer

3. In the Add New Server dialog box, enter the Server Name, the network address, and the Device Name. Server Name—If you are using TCP/IP, enter the IP address (or DNS name) of the RIP Station. If you are using IPX/SPX, enter the Server Name deﬁned during Setup. IPX Address—Enter the IPX Address from the Conﬁguration page. This is necessary only for IPX/SPX networks. New Device—Enter the name of your printer model: Pro5000

For TCP/IP networks

For IPX/SPX networks

4. When you have entered all the information, click Add.

5. Click OK. 57 Installing utilities on Windows 95 or Windows NT computers

6. The RIP Station appears in the Chooser list of available servers.

To end the configuration process and begin using the utility, click OK. If you want to make changes to this configuration, or if you want to add another configuration, click Configure and go through the appropriate steps.

Modifying the Chooser list Whenever you change information about your RIP Station server or network, such as a Server Name or IP Address change, you must reconﬁgure the Chooser list.

TO MODIFY THE CHOOSER LIST:

1. Start any of the utilities (Fiery Downloader, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery Print Calibrator). The RIP Station appears in a Chooser list of available servers.

2. Click Conﬁgure.

3. Click Modify in the Conﬁgure screen.

4. Enter the new information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box, and click OK. The new information for the RIP Station appears in the Conﬁgure screen.

5. Click Close. The RIP Station appears in a Chooser list of available servers.

6. Click OK to begin using the Fiery utility. 58 Installing user software on a Windows computer

Installing Windows color management profiles for Windows 95 Color management profiles (ICM format) are required to ensure proper colors when printing with the RIP Station. These files are specific to the RIP Station and the printer. ICM profiles can be copied from the User Software CD and installed into the Windows\System\Color folder on your hard disk.

NOTE: If you print from the Microsoft Ofﬁce 97 suite of applications, do not install the ICM proﬁles.

Understanding filenames Filenames for color management profiles and PANTONE tables contain abbreviations that indicate specific media and resolution method combinations. Examples of such filenames are P5PGP7C.TXT and P5PGP7.ICM. The following table describes these abbreviations.

Abbreviation Media Resolution

P5IJ7 360 dpi InkJet paper 720 x 360 dpi P5PGF14 Photo Quality Glossy ﬁlm 1440 x 720 dpi P5PGP14 Photo Quality Glossy paper 1440 x 720 dpi P5PGP7 Photo Quality Glossy paper 720 x 720 dpi P5PIJ14 Photo Quality InkJet paper 1440 x 720 dpi P5PIJ7 Photo Quality InkJet paper 720 x 720 dpi P5PP7 Plain paper 720 x 360 dpi P5T3 Transparency 360 x 360 dpi 59 Installing the Color Reference ﬁles

TO INSTALL THE ICM PROFILES:

1. Open the ICM folder on the User Software CD.

2. Copy the ICM proﬁle that corresponds to the media and resolution you use to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR folder on your hard disk.

3. Rename the ﬁle EFME1010.ICM

4. In the WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR folder, right-click the ICM proﬁle and choose Install In Place.

The icon for the ICM proﬁle turns white, indicating that it is installed.

Installing the Color Reference ﬁles You can copy color reference ﬁles to any location on your hard disk to view the range of colors the RIP Station can produce.

The ENGLISH\CLRFILES folder contains: • CMYK_REF.PS—A PostScript file of 11 letter-size CMYK Color Reference pages that you can print with Fiery Downloader. • RGB_01.DOC and RGB_02.PPT—Microsoft Word 6.0 file and a PowerPoint 4.0 file that view available RGB colors in those applications. 60 Installing user software on a Windows computer

The PANTONE folder contains: • PANTONE RGB tables—Text files that indicate the closest RGB equivalents of the PANTONE coated and uncoated colors for your printer model. You can open these files with a word-processing program such as Microsoft Word. Files ending in _C.TXT are for PANTONE colors on coated media; files ending in _U.TXT are for uncoated media.

For more information on using these ﬁles, see the User Guide.

Copying printer description files Installing the printer driver and printer description files as described in the previous sections should be sufficient for obtaining the files you need for printing. However, some applications such as PageMaker do not support automatic installation of printer description files from the Printers Control Panel or the Adobe Driver Setup. To make the RIP Station available in the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes of these applications, copy printer description files from the User Software CD to the appropriate location.

If you operate the RIP Station in a copy shop, quick print shop, or service bureau, you might want to provide copies of the printer description ﬁles to customers. This ensures that jobs they create and print to ﬁles are properly formatted for printing to the RIP Station.

TO COPY THE PRINTER DESCRIPTION FILES FROM THE CD:

1. On the User Software CD, open the ENGLISH\INSTALRS\PS_DRVR folder.

2. Open the appropriate folder for your system. The choices are \WIN_95, \WIN_31, \WIN_NT3x, and \WIN_NT4x. 61 Copying printer description ﬁles

3. Copy the correct printer description ﬁle for your printer to the appropriate location.

If you use: Copy this ﬁle: To this location:

PageMaker 5.0 EFME1010.PPD For PageMaker 5.0, or later \ALDUS\USENGLSH\PPD4 For PageMaker 6.0, \PM6\RSRC\USENGLSH\PPD4

For information about where to copy ﬁles for applications other than PageMaker, see the documentation for the application.

NOTE: QuarkXPress generates its own PDF ﬁles based on the PPD you installed during the Printer Setup process; so, there is no need to copy any ﬁles to the QuarkXPress application folder.

63 Setting up the RIP Station as a PostScript printer

Installing user The general steps for installing the RIP Station user software from the User Software software on a CD and setting up printing from a Mac OS computer are: Mac OS • Install the Adobe PostScript printer driver. computer • Set up the RIP Station in the Chooser. • Install the utilities (Fiery Downloader, Fiery Spooler, and Fiery Print Calibrator) and screen fonts. • Install ColorSync Proﬁles if your system uses ColorSync. • Copy color reference ﬁles from the User Software CD.

The full set of user software is provided on the User Software CD, but the installer for the printer drivers and printer ﬁles can be downloaded from the RIP Station with the WebTools Installer (if the site administrator has enabled Internet access to the server). Once you download the installer, the installation process is identical to installing from the User Software CD. For more information, see “Using the WebTools Installer” on page 70.

NOTE: The ColorSync Proﬁles Installer is not available from the WebTools Installer. If you need to install ColorSync proﬁles, you must use the User Software CD.

Setting up the RIP Station as a PostScript printer To set up the RIP Station as a PostScript printer, you must install the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver and the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) ﬁle that corresponds to your printer. The PostScript printer driver and PPD ﬁle are provided on the User Software CD.

Printer drivers provide a way to communicate information on print jobs between your applications, the RIP Station, and any other PostScript printer connected to your computer.

Save any documents in open applications because the installer will restart your computer after installation is complete. 64 Installing user software on a Mac OS computer

TO INSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER:

1. On the User Software CD, open the Installers folder, open the Printer Driver folder, and double-click the AdobePS 8.5 Installer icon. This installs the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver, and the PPD ﬁle that corresponds to your printer.

If you operate the RIP Station in a copy shop, quick print shop, or service bureau, you might want to provide copies of the printer driver, printer description ﬁles, and relevant documentation to customers. This ensures that jobs they create and print to PostScript ﬁles are properly formatted for printing to the RIP Station.

Setting up the RIP Station in the Chooser After you install the printer driver and PPD ﬁle, you need to set up the RIP Station in the Chooser in order to take full advantage of its features. This section describes how to set up the RIP Station with the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver.

TO SET UP THE RIP STATION IN THE CHOOSER:

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the AdobePS icon. Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active.

3. Select the correct AppleTalk zone if necessary.

4. Select the RIP Station by name from the PostScript Printer list, and click Setup.

5. If prompted, select the RIP Station PPD and click Select. Select Fiery LX Stylus Pro 5000 v 1.1.

6. Close the Chooser. 65 Installing software

Installing software The Mac OS installers function essentially the same for each type of software. Before you begin each installation, determine where you want to install each item on your hard disk. By default, the installer places: • The ColorSync Proﬁles in the System Folder:Preferences folder on your hard disk.

NOTE: If your system uses ColorSync, you must install these profiles in a different location from the default location. You should install the ColorSync profiles only if your system uses them. For more information on the filenames of ColorSync profiles, see “Understanding filenames” on page 67. • Fiery Downloader in a folder named “Fiery” on the top level of your hard disk • Fiery Print Calibrator in a folder named “Fiery” on the top level of your hard disk • Fiery Spooler in a folder named “Fiery” on the top level of your hard disk

TO INSTALL THE FIERY UTILITIES:

1. On the User Software CD or your hard disk, open the Installers folder.

2. To install the ColorSync proﬁles, open the ColorSync™ Proﬁles Installer folder. To install Fiery Downloader, open the Fiery Downloader folder. To install Fiery Print Calibrator, open the Fiery Print Calibrator folder. To install Fiery Spooler, open the Fiery Spooler folder.

3. Double-click the Installer icon.

4. Click Install.

Software to be installed

Disk space required 66 Installing user software on a Mac OS computer

5. Specify the locations into which to install each item. Use the table below as a guide when installing software.

Software Action To install

ColorSync Profiles Browse to the System Folder: Click Install into Preferences:ColorSync™ Profiles “ColorSync™ Profiles”. folder.

Fiery Downloader Specify a hard disk location for the Click Install. installed Fiery Downloader software.

Fiery Print Calibrator Specify a hard disk location for the Click Install. installed Fiery Print Calibrator software.

Fiery Spooler Specify a hard disk location for the Click Install. installed Fiery Spooler software.

TO INSTALL SCREEN FONTS:

1. On the User Software CD, open the Fonts folder.

2. Copy the fonts that you want to install to the System Folder:Fonts folder on your hard drive. If you have any applications open, you must quit and relaunch them before the newly installed screen fonts are available.

Installing color reference ﬁles You can copy color reference ﬁles to any location on your hard disk to view the range of colors the RIP Station can produce.

The Color Files folder contains: • CMYK Color Reference.ps—A PostScript file of 11 letter-size CMYK Color Reference pages. • RGB page 01 and RGB page 02—A Microsoft Word 6.0 file and a PowerPoint 4.0 file to view available RGB colors in those applications. 67 Installing color reference files

The PANTONE folder contains: • PANTONE RGB tables—Text files that indicate the closest RGB equivalents of the PANTONE coated and uncoated colors for your printer model. You can open these files with a word-processing program such as Microsoft Word or SimpleText. Files ending in .CT are for PANTONE colors on coated media; files ending in .UT are for uncoated media.

For more information on using these ﬁles, see the User Guide.

Understanding filenames Filenames for ColorSync profiles and PANTONE tables contain abbreviations that indicate specific media and resolution combinations. Example of such filenames are Fiery Stylus Pro 5000 PGP7 ICC and Fiery Stylus Pro 5000 PGP7.CT. The following table describes these abbreviations.

Abbreviation Media Resolution

IJ7 360 dpi InkJet paper 720 x 360 dpi PGF14 Photo Quality Glossy ﬁlm 1440 x 720 dpi PGP14 Photo Quality Glossy paper 1440 x 720 dpi PGP7 Photo Quality Glossy paper 720 x 720 dpi PIJ14 Photo Quality InkJet paper 1440 x 720 dpi PIJ7 Photo Quality InkJet paper 720 x 720 dpi PP7 Plain paper 720 x 360 dpi T3 Transparency 360 x 360 dpi

69 Setting up Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools allow you to manage the RIP Station remotely from the Internet or from your company’s intranet. The RIP Station has its own home page, from which you can select from a variety of functions including Status, WebSpooler, WebLink, and Installer.

For more information on managing the RIP Station with Fiery WebTools, see the User Guide.

Setting up Fiery WebTools In order for network users to access and use the Fiery WebTools, you need to set options in Network Setup and Printer Setup on the RIP Station Control Panel. You also need to prepare each user’s workstation to communicate with the RIP Station over the Internet or intranet.

NOTE: With the exception of a Java-enabled browser as described in this section, you do not need to install software to use the Fiery WebTools because they are already installed on the RIP Station.

TO SET UP FIERY WEBTOOLS ON THE RIP STATION:

1. On the RIP Station Control Panel, access Setup.

2. In Network Setup-Ethernet Setup-TCP/IP Setup, set “Enable TCP/IP” to Yes, and set a valid, unique IP Address for the RIP Station.

3. At the “Enable HTTP” prompt, answer Yes.

4. In Printer Setup, set “Publish Print Queue” to Yes.

5. Exit Printer Setup, and select Yes at the Save Changes screen. 70 Fiery WebTools

TO SET UP FIERY WEBTOOLS ON EACH USER’S WORKSTATION:

1. Enable TCP/IP networking.

2. Make sure the workstation has a valid, unique IP address.

3. Make sure the workstation is installed with one of the following Internet browsers: Windows 95 and Windows NT—Netscape Communicator v4.0.2 or Microsoft Internet Explorer v3.0.2 Mac OS—Netscape Communicator v4.0.1

NOTE: Fiery WebTools are not supported with any version of Netscape Navigator.

4. Make sure Java is enabled in your Internet browser.

For more information on setting up the RIP Station and your network, see the Administrator Guide.

Using the WebTools Installer The WebTools Installer provides the same printer driver installer as found on the User Software CD, allowing you to easily download the current version of the printer driver from the RIP Station to your workstation.

TO INSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER FROM THE WEBTOOLS INSTALLER:

1. Launch your Internet or intranet browser and enter the DNS name or IP address of the RIP Station.

2. Click the Installer button. The Installer window appears. 71 Using the WebTools Installer

3. Under the name of your operating system, click “Printer Files”. For Windows computers, a dialog box appears, prompting you to save the ﬁle “Prntdrve.exe” to the location you choose. For Mac OS computers, a folder named “Printer Driver” is downloaded to the desktop in a BinHex-encoded, compressed format. If your internet browser is equipped with an expander utility such as StuffIt Expander™, the folder will be decoded and decompressed automatically.

4. For Windows computers, browse to the location where you want to save the Prntdrve.exe ﬁle and click Save.

For Mac OS computers, if the Printer Driver folder was not automatically decoded and decompressed, launch a utility that will perform that function.

5. For Windows computers, double-click the Prntdrve.exe ﬁle, browse to the location where you want to install the Prnt_drv folder, and click Next. For instructions on installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95, see page 21; for Windows 3.1x, see page 31; for Windows NT, see page 36.

For Mac OS computers, double-click the AdobePS 8.5 Installer icon. For instructions on installing the PostScript printer driver for Macintosh, see page 63.

73 Windows computers

Troubleshooting This section describes problems that you may encounter while installing and setting up software.

Windows computers Setting up IPX (Novell) printing for Windows NT Workstation

• Install the Apple LaserWriter IIg before you attempt to “add a printer” for the RIP Station.

Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver If you are reinstalling the Adobe PostScript printer driver, you must delete any previous versions and related ﬁles from DOS before you can successfully install the driver. See the Adobe README ﬁle included with the Printer Driver for instructions.

Problems with Windows 95 or NT

• If you are using Windows 95, make sure that IPX/SPX and TCP/IP networking protocols are both enabled. See “Completing the Windows 95 IPX (Novell) connection” on page 27 for information.

• Make sure that either the NET_WIPX.DLL (Windows 95) or NET_WSCK.DLL (Windows NT) file is in the SYSTEM folder. Make sure that only one file is installed in this folder and that it is the correct file for your system.

• Make sure that the NET_WSCK.INI ﬁle is in the WINDOWS folder.

Mac OS computers Installing the Mac OS PostScript printer driver

• If the printer driver cannot autoselect the printer description ﬁle, when prompted open the System Folder:Extensions:Printer Descriptions folder and select the ﬁle that corresponds to your printer.

Index

10Base2 14 Color Reference pages 10Base5 14 Mac OS 66 10BaseT 14, 15 Windows 59 ColorSync profiles A filenames 67 activity light on Control Panel 11 connecting Adobe PostScript printer driver avoiding problems on Windows 95 and Mac OS xiii Windows NT 54 troubleshooting for Windows 73 color server to the network 14 Windows xii Mac OS by AppleTalk 64 Windows 3.1x 20, 31 Windows 3.1x by IPX (Novell) 33 Windows 95 20, 21 Windows 3.1x by parallel port 33 ADOBEPS.DRV see Adobe PostScript Windows 95 by IPX 29 printer driver Windows 95 by parallel port 25 AppleTalk, connecting to Mac OS 64 Windows NT 3.51 by parallel port 50 AUI (attachment unit interface) Windows NT 3.51 by TCP/IP 51 cable 14 Windows NT 4.0 by IPX 44 connector 14 Windows NT 4.0 by parallel port 41 slide latch 15 Windows NT 4.0 by TCP/IP 41 connections B Ethernet 14 BNC connector 15 thicknet 14 boxes, unpacking 3 thinnet 14 C twisted pair (10BaseT) 14, 15 connectors cables AUI 14 AUI 14 BNC 15 Ethernet 14 printer interface 12 parallel port 16 RJ-45 15 power 10 twisted pair (10BaseT) 14 printer interface 12 Control Panel chips activity light 11 network 14 Chooser list D configuring for Fiery utilities 55 to 57 damage, reporting 4 modifying for Fiery utilities 57 device name 56 color management files Windows NT 3.51 with TCP/IP 51 Windows 58 Windows NT 4.0 with TCP/IP 43 documentation xi 76 Index

E M Ethernet Mac OS cabling 14 installing software 65 network adapter chip 14 PostScript printer driver 73 networks 14 selecting the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file 64 F system requirements xiii Fiery Downloader configuring the NET_WSCK.INI N file 54 Netscape Communicator Fiery WebTools Mac OS xiv Installer 70 Windows xii installing the printer driver from 70 NetWare requirements for Windows xii client setup with Windows 95 27 requirements Mac OS xiv network port with Windows 3.1x 35 setting up 69 NET_WIPX.DLL for IPX/SPX 54 Fiery WebTools Installer network connections Mac OS 63 thicknet 14 Windows 19 thinnet 14 Frame Type, IPX for Windows 95 30 twisted pair (10BaseT) 14, 15 networks I connecting the color server to 14 Installer, Fiery WebTools Ethernet 14 Mac OS 63 Novell (IPX) 16 Windows 19 NET_WSCK.DLL for TCP/IP 54 installing software NET_WSCK.INI file Mac OS 65 configuring with Fiery Downloader 54 Windows 53 Novell (IPX) see IPX (Novell) internal name Windows NT 3.51 with TCP/IP 51 P Windows NT 4.0 with TCP/IP 43 PageMaker for Windows 61 Internet browser xii, xiv PageNOW! paging software xiv Internet Explorer xii PANTONE reference tables IPX (Novell) 16 filenames 67 Windows 95 27 parallel cable 16 Windows NT 4.0 44 parallel port connection 16 L Windows 3.1x 33 LPR Windows 95 22, 25 Windows NT 3.51 51 Windows NT 3.51 50 Windows NT 4.0 41 Windows NT 4.0 41 77 Index

PC-based servers, connecting 16 TESTS FAILED screen 11 PostScript printer driver thicknet 14 Mac OS 73 thinnet 14 Windows NT 4.0 20, 36 transceiver 14 power cable 10 troubleshooting 73 printer description files (PPDs) twisted pair (10BaseT) 14, 15 for specific Windows applications 60 Mac OS 64 U printer interface cable 12 UNIX system requirements xiv printer interface connector 12 unpacking 3 printing test page 13 User Software contents xiv problems, troubleshooting 73 PSCRIPT.DRV 20 W WebTools, see Fiery WebTools Q Windows QuarkXPress for Windows Adobe PostScript printer driver, printer information for 61 troubleshooting 73 color management files 58 R PPDs for specific applications 60 restarting 18 system requirements xii RJ-45 connector 15 Windows 3.1x Adobe PostScript printer driver 31 S connecting to parallel port 33 screens Windows 95 TESTS FAILED 11 Adobe PostScript printer driver 21 shutting down 18 connecting to parallel port 25 slide latch 15 IPX/SPX 29 startup Windows NT 3.51 for installation 10 device name 51 system requirements parallel port 50 Mac OS xiii selecting the PostScript Printer UNIX (TCP/IP) xiv Description (PPD) 48 Windows xii TCP/IP 51 Windows NT 4.0 T device name 43 TCP/IP IPX 44 Windows NT 3.51 51 parallel port 41 Windows NT 4.0 41 PostScript printer driver 20, 36 TCP/IP (UNIX) setting up printing 36 to 46 system requirements xiv TCP/IP 41 Test Page printing from the Function menu 13

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