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ColorBurst.book Page 2 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.
ColorBurst.book Page 3 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 3 Contents Introduction Choosing a RIP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ColorBurst RIP Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software Installing the ColorBurst Server Software for Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . 7 Setting Up the ColorBurst RIP Server for Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . .
ColorBurst.book Page 4 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 4 | Contents Appendix Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ColorBurst.book Page 5 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 5 Introduction Note: If you are using Windows,® you must be running Windows XP or 2000; other versions of Windows are not supported. This User’s Guide provides instructions for installing and setting up the ColorBurst® RIP (Raster Image Processor) software on your server and client workstations. The software prepares your network for printing on the Epson Stylus® Pro 4000 printer.
ColorBurst.book Page 6 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 6 | Introduction • Job manager (Mac OS X only) for drag-and-drop printing directly into the RIP list.
ColorBurst.book Page 7 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 7 Installing and Setting Up the Server Software You can install and set up the ColorBurst RIP server software on a Macintosh OS X system or a computer running Windows XP or 2000.
ColorBurst.book Page 8 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 8 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 3. When prompted, enter your Mac OS X Admin password and click OK. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install ColorBurst. 5. When installation is complete, go to the next section to set up the ColorBurst RIP Server.
ColorBurst.book Page 9 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 9 3. When you see this message, click OK. 4. When you see this message, click OK. 5. Type a name for the printer in the Printer Name box. It can be any name you want. This name is used only within the RIP/server interface and is not the name that will be used on the network. (See “Setting the Print Server Name” on page 13 to change the RIP name used on the network.) 6.
ColorBurst.book Page 10 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 10 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 8. When you see this message, click OK. 9. When you see this screen, enter your Mac OS X Admin password, then click OK. ColorBurst opens and is now set up with the default environment. To enable the RIP to receive and process print jobs and set up the proper environment for your needs, see the next section.
ColorBurst.book Page 11 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 11 1. To start the RIP server, double-click the ColorBurst RIP for Epson icon on your desktop. Or double-click the ColorBurst RIP icon in the Applications > ColorBurst RIP for Epson folder. You see the ColorBurst RIP server window: Environment list Printer Settings button 2. Choose the resolution and paper type you want to use from the Environment list.
ColorBurst.book Page 12 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 12 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 3. Click Printer Settings to open the Printer Settings window. 4. Make changes to these settings, as necessary: Note: The Use Page Settings options are only used for files with unknown page description information, such as when you drop a TIFF or JPEG file into a hot folder. • Choose 4-Pass for the Print Quality (when available). If you notice any type of banding, then try 8-Pass.
ColorBurst.book Page 13 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 13 5. Click OK. You return to the ColorBurst RIP server window. Continue with the next section to set a Print Server Name. Setting the Print Server Name Note: For Windows clients, you also need to know the IP address of the computer that is running the ColorBurst RIP. The IP address should be static (manual setting) and can be found under the System Preferences > Network settings.
ColorBurst.book Page 14 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 14 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software Enabling the RIP to Receive Print Jobs and Print By default, the ColorBurst RIP receives and holds print jobs until it is set to RIP On and the print jobs are activated. You can change this setting to automatically receive and print jobs as they are sent to the RIP. 1. To start the RIP server, double-click the ColorBurst RIP for Epson icon on your desktop.
ColorBurst.book Page 15 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 15 If you will be printing from other computers on the network, install the client PPDs and set up the clients for printing. See “Setting Up Client Systems” on page 21. For details on managing print jobs, see page 39. Installing the ColorBurst RIP Server Software for Windows Note: The Windows RIP server software supports printing from Windows XP and Windows 2000 client computers only.
ColorBurst.book Page 16 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 16 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 8. Click the Sharing tab. 9. Select Share this printer. Click OK. Go to the next section to start and set up the ColorBurst RIP server.
ColorBurst.book Page 17 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Installing and Setting Up the Server Software | 17 Setting Up the ColorBurst RIP Server for Windows 1. To start the RIP server, double-click the ColorBurst Epson icon on your desktop. 2. When you see the Registration screen, fill out the information and click OK to register your software. The serial number is printed on the front of the ColorBurst RIP CD-ROM.
ColorBurst.book Page 18 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 18 | Installing and Setting Up the Server Software 3. From the Options menu, choose Printer Options, then click the General tab. 4. Under Print Queue, choose EPSON Stylus Pro 4000. Note: The Use page dimensions options are only used for files with unknown page description information, such as when you drop a TIFF or JPEG file into a hot folder. If you are printing from an application, your print settings will override these settings. 5.
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ColorBurst.book Page 21 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 21 Setting Up Client Systems Note: To print with both Macintosh and Windows clients, you must install the RIP server software on a Macintosh server. See page 7.
ColorBurst.book Page 22 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 22 | Setting Up Client Systems 7. Open the Mac OS X Print Center (OS X 10.2.x) or Printer Setup Utility (OS X 10.3.x) in the Applications > Utilities folder. 8. Click the Add button to add a printer. You may see this message if you have not installed any printers on your computer. Click Add. 9. On the next screen, select Rendezvous from the pop-up menu.
ColorBurst.book Page 23 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Setting Up Client Systems | 23 10. Select the ColorBurst RIP print server name that you specified (see “Setting the Print Server Name” on page 13) from the list of Rendezvous printers. 11. Select ColorBurst RIP Server from the Printer Model list. 12. Highlight ColorBurst - EPSON StylusPro4000. 13. Click Add to add the printer. You see the ColorBurst RIP Print Server name in the printer list. 14. Close Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility.
ColorBurst.book Page 24 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 24 | Setting Up Client Systems Setting Up Windows Clients to Print to a Mac OS X RIP Server ColorBurst supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Other Windows operating systems are not supported. 1. Make sure your computer is connected to the same network as the ColorBurst RIP server computer. 2. Insert the ColorBurst RIP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM or DVD drive. 3. Windows 2000: Click Start > Settings > Printers.
ColorBurst.book Page 25 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Setting Up Client Systems | 25 6. Click Create a new port, select Standard TCP/IP Port, and click Next. 7. When you see the Add Standard TCP/IP Print Port Wizard screen, click Next. 8. Enter the IP address for the Macintosh with the ColorBurst RIP server (located under System Preferences > Network settings), then click Next.
ColorBurst.book Page 26 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 26 | Setting Up Client Systems 9. Select Custom and click the Settings button. 10. You see this screen: Select the following settings: • Protocol: LPR • Queue Name: enter the ColorBurst Print Server Name (case-sensitive; found in the ColorBurst RIP Preferences window; see “Setting the Print Server Name” on page 13) • Select the LPR Byte Counting Enabled checkbox 11. Click OK. 12. Click Next.
ColorBurst.book Page 27 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Setting Up Client Systems | 27 13. Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard. \ 14. At the next screen, click Have Disk, then click Browse. 15. Browse to the Utilities folder on the CD-ROM. Click ColorBurst.INF. 16. Click Open to return to the Install from Disk window.
ColorBurst.book Page 28 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 28 | Setting Up Client Systems 17. Click OK. 18. Select ColorBurst, then click Next. 19. Leave the default name or enter a new name for the Stylus Pro 4000 in the Printer name box. Then click Next. 20. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
ColorBurst.book Page 29 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Setting Up Client Systems | 29 21. At the end of the installation, click Finish. 22. Restart your computer. You are ready to print.
ColorBurst.book Page 30 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 30 | Setting Up Client Systems Setting Up Windows Clients to Print to a Windows RIP Server 1. Make sure the network is set up and the ColorBurst RIP is running. 2. Windows 2000: Click Start > Settings > Printers. Windows XP: Click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Printers and Faxes. Add Printer icon, then click Next. 3. Double-click the 4. The following screen appears. Make sure the Network printer button is selected.
ColorBurst.book Page 31 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Setting Up Client Systems | 31 5. Select Type your printer name (Windows 2000) or Browse for a printer (Windows XP) and click Next. Windows 2000 Windows XP 6. Browse the network and select the ColorBurst RIP printer, then click Next and click Yes to continue.
ColorBurst.book Page 32 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 32 | Setting Up Client Systems 7. If you want to use the ColorBurst RIP as your default printer, choose Yes. If not, choose No. Click Next. 8. Click Finish when you see a screen telling you that setup is complete. The ColorBurst RIP is added as a printer on your computer.
ColorBurst.book Page 33 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 33 Printing When printing over a network, you can print to the ColorBurst RIP from applications (see below) or you can place image files directly into a shared hot folder (page 34). On the ColorBurst RIP server computer, you can print from applications (see below), place image files into a hot folder (page 34), or drag image files directly to the RIP List in the ColorBurst window (page 38).
ColorBurst.book Page 34 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 34 | Printing Printing With Windows 1. Choose File > Print. You see a screen like this: 2. Make sure the correct printer is selected. 3. Click OK to send your print job to the ColorBurst RIP. Printing From Specific Applications • Adobe Photoshop: Make sure color management is turned off (you can do this in the Photoshop > Color Settings or File > Color Settings menu). To print, choose Print with Preview from the File menu.
ColorBurst.book Page 35 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Printing | 35 If you are printing over a network, you need to make sure sharing is enabled on the server and on client systems, then set up the hot folder as your shared folder. See your network administrator for help with setting up sharing. Setting Up a Hot Folder in Mac OS X Follow these steps to set up a hot folder: 1. To start the RIP server, double-click the ColorBurst RIP for Epson icon on your desktop.
ColorBurst.book Page 36 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 36 | Printing Note: Make sure you enable Personal File Sharing and Windows Sharing as necessary to share your Drop Box and hot folder with other users on the network. You can enable these options in the System Preferences > Sharing settings. See your Mac Help for detailed instructions. 4. Browse to the folder you want to use as the hot folder.
ColorBurst.book Page 37 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Printing | 37 8. Click OK to close the Preferences window. Setting Up a Hot Folder in Windows In Windows, the Hot Folder - ColorBurst Epson RIP folder is installed on your desktop when you install the ColorBurst RIP. Drag the folder anywhere on your system where you want to store it. If you want to print with the hot folder over the network, you need to make sure it is shared on the network.
ColorBurst.book Page 38 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 38 | Printing Drag-and-Drop Printing on the RIP Server (Mac OS X) You can drag and drop files directly into the RIP List window for printing. The RIP automatically receives and prints supported files (see below). Drag image files here for printing Supported File Types The following file types automatically print from hot folders and from local drag-and-drop printing to the RIP List (Mac OS X only).
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ColorBurst.book Page 40 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 40 | Managing Print Jobs on the Mac OS X RIP Server • Activating: To allow a held print job to start printing, highlight the file name and click Activate. The Status changes from Hold to Ready. If the RIP is set to RIP On, the print job starts printing. • Canceling: To stop a print job, highlight the file name and click Cancel. You can only cancel print jobs that are currently printing.
ColorBurst.book Page 41 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Managing Print Jobs on the Mac OS X RIP Server | 41 Make adjustments to the file attributes: • Scale by Percentage: Adjust the Width and Height percentage settings to resize the image. Keep Maintain Proportions checked to ensure that the image is not distorted. To scale the image up to the largest recommended size (with the lowest recommended resolution of 100 ppi), click Maximum Scaling. To return to 100%, click Reset Percentages.
ColorBurst.book Page 42 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 42 | Managing Print Jobs on the Mac OS X RIP Server Reprinting Files In the Done List Tip: You can print multiple copies of a print job with the File Attributes window; see “Changing File Attributes” on page 40. If there is a file in the Done List that you would like to print again, click the file name and drag it to the RIP List. This allows you to reprint the file as necessary.
ColorBurst.book Page 43 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 43 Color Management and Printer Linearization The environment you choose for your paper type and print resolution includes what are normally the optimum color settings for your Stylus Pro 4000.
ColorBurst.book Page 44 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 44 | Color Management and Printer Linearization • Ink Curves - Bezier Curves: To use Bezier Curves to control the color channel for each ink color, click Use Bezier Curves and then click Edit Curves. You see a window like this: Tip: Hold the ctrl key and click in the window, then click Copy Curve To Other Inks to copy the curve to all the ink options.
ColorBurst.book Page 45 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 45 Tip: All the Stylus Pro 4000 printers on your network should go through this process to ensure they are providing the exact same color.
ColorBurst.book Page 46 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 46 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Tip: If you have specific input profiles that you want to use with the RIP, you can copy your profile files to the ColorBurst RIP for Epson > ICC Profiles folder. They appear in the appropriate lists, depending on the type of image. • Input Profiles: If Use Embedded Profiles is checked, the RIP will check to see if the print file has a profile.
ColorBurst.book Page 47 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 47 Using Color Management Settings in Windows Note: All ICC profile files need to be copied into the ColorBurst_Epson > Profile > Output > ICC folder for the RIP to see them. Choose the options described below to adjust color management settings for the ColorBurst RIP. (The options are available under the Options menu on the ColorBurst RIP.
ColorBurst.book Page 48 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 48 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Click Edit to adjust an individual ink curve. You see a window like this: Click Edit Points and click any point on the line and drag it to the desired location, then click a second point and move it to create the desired curve. Or, click Use Curve and enter a value for the curve. Click Save to save the curves that you create.
ColorBurst.book Page 49 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 49 Tip: If you have specific input profiles that you want to use with the RIP, you can copy your profile files to the ColorBurst_Epson > Profile > Output > ICC folder. They appear in the appropriate lists, depending on the type of image. • ICC Profile Options > Input Profiles: If Use Embedded Profiles is checked, the RIP will check to see if the print file has a profile.
ColorBurst.book Page 50 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 50 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Tip: If you have specific device profiles that you would like to use with the RIP, you can copy your profile files to the ColorBurst_Epson > Profile > Output > ICC folder. They appear in the appropriate lists, depending on the type of image.
ColorBurst.book Page 51 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 51 Relinearizing an Existing Printer Setup Why you should relinearize? When environments are built for ColorBurst, one of the most important things is linearization. A linearization file is the curve that corrects for differences in chroma (a derivative of L*ab) at different percentages. Over time (and on every different media) a printer will drift from its original state.
ColorBurst.book Page 52 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 52 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Note: The installer for ChromaCapture CSE is located in the ColorBurst RIP > Utilities folder. 5. After you have printed your linearization target, open the ChromaCapture CSE application. 6. Select the spectrophotometer you are using and select the port to which it is connected. Click Next. 7. Select the Linearization Target that you are reading.
ColorBurst.book Page 53 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 53 9. Click Connect to enable your spectrophotometer, then click Start and follow the instructions for positioning your spectrophotometer or for manually reading in the target patches. When your patches are completed, ChromaCapture CSE automatically saves the file to the folder you have specified. 10. Click the Ink & Color Settings button, then select the Linearization tab and click Open. 11.
ColorBurst.book Page 54 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 54 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Linearizing in Windows 1. Choose an environment file in the Environment > Load menu in ColorBurst, then click Open. 2. Click Options > Linearization Options. 3. Click Select a lin file and choose a linearization file for your target. 4. Choose a linearization target setting and click Print target. After the target prints, let it dry completely. 5.
ColorBurst.book Page 55 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 55 6. Select New Job from the File menu. You see the Create Job screen: 7. Enter a Job Name for your linearization and any descriptive text for the Print Conditions information and Comments. 8. Choose your spectrophotometer device and settings under the Instrumentation options. 9. Click OK.
ColorBurst.book Page 56 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 56 | Color Management and Printer Linearization Note: If you are using the DPT41, use the ColorBurst DPT41 reader software located in the LIN folder. 10. Click Connect to enable your spectrophotometer, then click Start and follow the instructions for positioning your spectrophotometer or for manually reading in the target patches. 11.
ColorBurst.book Page 57 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM Color Management and Printer Linearization | 57 13. From the Options menu, open the Linearization Options dialog box. Click the Select a lin file button to select the lin file you just created. 14. Click Open. 15. Click Save. 16. From the Printer Setup menu, select Save Printer Setup. Enter a name with the printer name and other identifying information, such as media type.
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ColorBurst.book Page 59 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM | 59 Appendix Where To Get Help Epson provides technical support and information on the installation, configuration, and operation of professional graphics arts products through the Epson PreferredSM Protection Plan. Call (888) 377-6611, 6 AM to 8 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Before you call, make sure you have your Unit ID number, which is included with the Epson Preferred Protection Plan information that came with your printer.
ColorBurst.book Page 60 Thursday, September 9, 2004 12:41 PM 60 | Appendix Windows ColorBurst Server • Pentium® 4, 1.7 GHz or faster • Windows 2000 or XP • 500MB hard drive space (40GB recommended—network storage may be used, but may result in slower throughput) • 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) • TCP/IP networking protocol enabled with a static IP address • 1024 × 768 resolution display Macintosh Client Systems • Power Macintosh G4, 800 MHz or faster • Macintosh OS X 10.2.
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