Epson 2200 User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software)
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this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 2
Edition / Me 29 For Windows 2000 / XP 29 Uninstalling Procedure 31 Uninstalling StylusRIP Professional / StylusRIP Professional Monitor 31 Uninstalling a Printer Driver 32 Color Matching 33 CMYK Simulation 33 RGB Simulation 33 Media 33 Chapter 2 Printing With PSserver Using the PSserver 34 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 3
45 Using the Device Options Menu 47 Media Type 47 Resolution 48 Ink 48 High Speed 48 CMYK Simulation 48 RGB Simulation 48 Grayscale Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Hints 54 Cannot select a printer when starting StylusRIP Professional 54 Getting the Best Possible Print Quality 55 Printer - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 4
Printout has misplaced images or type 57 PPD in PageMaker 6.0 is missing 58 Color matching differs during offset printing with Windows Application despite the fact that the product's CMYK simulation function is in use 58 When a problem occurs with ECP mode 58 Glossary Index 4 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 5
Notes contain important Information and useful tips on the operation of your printer. 5 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 6
print from an application, such as PageMaker®, StylusRIP Professional processes the PostScript code and sends the processed image to the printer. Note: The screens used in this manual is an example when the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 is connected. The model name on the screen will differ depending on the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 7
amount of required disk space also increases. ❏ Windows 98 Second Edition, Me, 2000, XP operating system ❏ CD-ROM drive is required. ❏ Interface: The StylusRIP Professional supports the following interface connections to the printer. • Parallel • USB • IEEE1394 • Network 7 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 8
Note: StylusRIP Professional can use all the interfaces supported by EPSON Standard Windows Driver. Before installing StylusRIP Professional, it is necessary to connect the printer you want to use and install EPSON Standard Windows Driver. However, EpsonNet 10/100 Base Tx Ext. Print Server ( - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 9
install any necessary fonts and printer drivers in your PC. See your font installation software and printer user's guides for more details. Note: setting up StylusRIP Professional. ❏ Turn off all virus protection. For instructions on how to do this, see your virus protection or Windows documentation - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 10
Installation Note: ❏ Before installing StylusRIP Professional, it is necessary to connect the printer you want to use and install EPSON Standard Windows Driver. For how to install the driver, refer to your printer's user's guide. ❏ StylusRIP Professional uses the port set by ESPON Standard Windows - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 11
4. Select English and click OK. 5. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 6. When the InstallShield wizard appears, select the printer attached and click the Next button. 7. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 11 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 12
8. When the installation of StylusRIP Professional is finished, the following dialog appears. Click the Finish button. The installation of PS Driver begins. 9. The Add Printer wizard starts and the installation of PS Driver begins. Click the Next button and continue the installation. 12 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 13
check Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer. Then, click the Next button. 11. Select a printer port. Check Use the following port, and select StylusRIP Professional from the port list. Then, click the Next button. 12. Select a printer model. Click the Have Disk button and specify - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 14
Windows 2000/XP: english\win2000-xp\ps_setup When you finish selecting, click the OK button. 13. Model names of printers appear. Select the printer attached. Then click the Next button. 14. Continue the installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 14 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 15
network, check Share as: and enter the network printer name. If you are not sharing the printer, check Do not share this printer. Then click the Next button. 16. If you are sharing the printer, enter Location and Comment. If you are not sharing the printer, this dialog box does not appear. When you - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 16
17. In Print Test Page, select No, and then click the Next button. 18. When Completing the Add Printer Wizard appears, click the Finish button. 16 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 17
Note: After the Finish button is clicked, the following dialog box appears in Windows 2000/XP. Click Yes. 19. The installation is now complete. Click the Finish button and restart your computer. You can use StylusRIP Professional after you restart your computer. For Windows 98 Second Edition and Me: - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 18
not appear automatically, double-click Setup.exe in the Setup folder on the CD-ROM. 4. Select English and click OK. 5. Continue installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 6. When the InstallShield wizard appears, select the printer attached and click the Next button. 18 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 19
by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 8. When the installation of StylusRIP Professional is finished, the following dialog appears. Click the Finish button. The installation of PS Driver begins. 9. The Add Printer wizard starts and the installation of PS Driver begins. Click the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 20
10. Check Local printer in Local or Network Printer. Then, click the Next button. 11. Select a printer model. Click the Have Disk button and specify the location of the INF file. The INF file is saved in the following location on the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 21
12. Model names of printers appear. Select the printer attached. Then click the Next button. 13. Select a printer port. Select StylusRIP Professional from the port list. Then, click the Next button. 21 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 22
14. Continue the installation by following the instructions that appear on your screen. 15. When the following dialog asking you to print a test page appears, select No and click the Finish button. 22 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 23
. Click the Finish button and restart your computer. You can use StylusRIP Professional after you restart your computer. To Share a Printer in Windows 98 Second Edition/Me: If you want to share a printer in Windows 98 Second Edition or Me, and print from a computer connected to a network, share the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 24
to my files if you want to share the folder. Check I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer[s] if you want to share the printer driver. 4. Click the OK button. 5. The network dialog box appears. Click the OK button. 6. If you are asked to insert the Windows CD - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 25
7. Restart your computer. 8. Select the printer you want in the Printer window. Then right- click and click Sharing in the menu that appears. 9. Click the Shared As radio button, and select options you want. 25 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 26
on each computer according to the following procedure: Sharing a Printer in Windows 2000/XP: Follow the procedure below if the printer properties were not set up for sharing when the printer driver was installed, or when installing a printer driver for a version of Windows other than Windows 2000/XP - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 27
2. Then right-click the printer and click Sharing in the menu that appears. The Printer Properties dialog box will appear. 3. On the Sharing tab, check Shared as: and enter the name of the printer you want to share. 4. To install a printer driver for a different version of Windows, click Additional - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 28
Windows you want to install, and click OK. 6. Continue the setup procedure by following the on-screen instructions. Select the location of the printer driver when prompted. The printer driver for Windows 98/Me is located on the CDROM in the following directory. english\win9x\ps_setup 7. Complete the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 29
CD-ROM shipped with EPSON StylusRIP Professional into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start, then Settings, and then Printers. 3. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 4. The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the printer. 5. Select Network Printer once "How is - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 30
. 7. Click OK once the following message has appeared. "The server on which the XXX printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed." 8. When the screen asking you to select the printer type is displayed, click Have Disk and specify the path to the INF file containing installation - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 31
programs: ❏ EPSON StylusRIP Professional ❏ EPSON StylusRIP Professional Monitor ❏ Printer drivers These programs must -click the Add/Remove Program icon. 3. Select the program you want to uninstall. Select EPSON StylusRIP Professional in this case. 4. If you are using Windows 98 Second Edition or Me - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 32
Professional Monitor is complete, a message appears. Click the Finish button. Uninstalling a Printer Driver After uninstalling both EPSON StylusRIP Professional and EPSON StylusRIP Professional Monitor, uninstall the printer driver. For Windows 98 Second Edition / Me: 1. Click Start, then Settings - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 33
color matching can be accomplished. CMYK Simulation Color matching for the CMYK inks of the printing press can be performed. For this purpose, a performed. For this purpose, a profile for special paper made by EPSON is preinstalled. Note: StylusRIP Professional performs color matching by using the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 34
print job reaches the top of the queue, the PSserver sends it to the printer to be printed. The PSserver, just like any other application, must be time, it is necessary to select a printer and enter a license key. 1. Turn on the printer. Make sure the printer's power light is on before you open - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 35
3. If you are starting StylusRIP Professional for the first time, the Select Printer dialog box appears. Select the printer attached and click the OK button. 4. A dialog box asking you to enter a license key appears. Enter the license key and click the OK button. Note: ❏ - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 36
Exiting the PSserver Close the PSserver by clicking the close box on the top right corner of the PSserver window. Keep in mind that you need to open StylusRIP Professional every time before printing. Note: Unless your PC is low on memory, you do not need to exit StylusRIP Professional after every - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 37
Pages : Displays the total number of pages you are printing and the number of the page currently being printed. Copies : Displays the number of copies you are printing. Status : Displays the processing status of the current print job. Progress Bar : Shows the progress of processing using a bar. - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 38
Starting the PSserver automatically Follow the steps below if you often use the PSserver. This procedure causes the PSserver to start automatically every time you turn on your PC. 1. Right-click the PSserver icon (which is in C:\StylusRIP Professional\ for default installation), then choose Create - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 39
When this setting is on, StylusRIP Professional spools raster images to the hard drive faster than it can output the print data to the printer. Because of this, StylusRIP Professional is ready to receive the next print job much quicker. The drawback with spooling raster images is that spooling - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 40
Printing a File Directly StylusRIP Professional is capable of printing directly from a PS (.ps) or PDF (.pdf) file you select. Since you will directly select a file, it is not necessary to open any application. Select and print a file according to the following procedure: 1. Select Open from the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 41
Setting : Opens the Print Setting dialog box. Color Manager : Opens the Color Manager dialog box. Printer Connection : Reselects a printer. Select this item if you want to change your printer connection. Restore : Restores the minimized StylusRIP Professional main window to the original display. 41 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 42
Setting dialog box is displayed by selecting Printer Setting on the Edit menu. If you are printing a file from application software, this setting is not required since print setting will be performed in the printer driver dialog box. Note: The contents of Printer Setting vary depending on the - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 43
when you are printing the gray part of color data. Ink : Specify to print in color, or black and white. Other Settings : Other settings include a hardware dependent setting and a setting specific to the printer attached. The corresponding function can be enabled by clicking its checkbox. The setting - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 44
Using Color Manager Dialog Box You can adjust print colors by changing any of the color profiles of CMYK, RGB and various print media. The Color Manager dialog box is displayed by selecting Color Manager on the Edit menu. CMYK You can change the color profile for the CMYK simulation. Select the CMYK - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 45
Tone Curve Dialog Box : This dialog box is used to change the tone curve of each color of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Select the color you want to edit from the pull-down menu, drag the pointer of the tone curve with the mouse, and then edit the curve. When editing of each color is completed, - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 46
Printer icon is clicked, the calibration sheet is printed to the printer attached. The printed calibration sheet is used to measure colors by using the optional EPSON to use EPSON Color Calibrator and how to create the calibration table, refer to the EPSON Color Calibrator User's Guide. Paper - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 47
that appears by selecting File and then Print. Then, select the Device Options tab. Note: Device Options are dependent on the functions of the printer. Depending on the printer you are attaching, some of the following functions may not be used. Media Type Specify the type of paper you are using for - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 48
as a result, the printing speed will get faster. CMYK Simulation Specify the ink colors to be simulated when you are printing CMYK color data. RGB Simulation Grayscale Control Specify the type of data to be printed using only black ink when you are printing the gray part of color data. Auto Cut - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 49
to set the custom paper size. Note: ❏ Certain types of paper cannot be used for printing without margins. Check the manual supplied with the paper for the types of paper that can be used. ❏ Check the printer's User's Guide for the paper size that can be used for printing without margins. 49 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 50
Changing the Graphics Resolution setting On the Device Option menu, a symbol appears beside the Media Type setting you want to select in the Change settings for drop-down list, follow the steps below. 1. Select the media type in the Change settings for drop-down list. 50 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 51
2. Click the Graphics tab. 3. Select setting that does not have a symbol beside it the resolution in the Resolution drop-down list. 4. Click OK. 51 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 52
with a replaceable black ink cartridge, or after changing the ink set, you must make the necessary changes to the printer driver settings. (Photo black+Light black is the default ink setting.) ❏ StylusPhoto2100 and StylusPhoto2200 only support Photo black+Light black ink. These printers do not print - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 53
Windows 2000 4. Select the black ink for the optional Black Ink Combination setting. 5. Click the appropriate button and then click OK to close the dialog box. 53 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 54
. Troubleshooting Hints This section includes the most common problems StylusRIP Professional users may encounter. These problems may include several possible solutions. Cannot select a printer when starting StylusRIP Professional Check whether or not the EPSON Standard Windows Driver that - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 55
your ink jet printer has special coatings to evenly distribute the ink, and is different from uncoated bond paper used in laser printers and copiers. ❏ Make sure that you use the correct printer driver (included in the StylusRIP Professional CD-ROM). ❏ For scanned images, check the scanner software - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 56
out illegible type or characters ❏ StylusRIP Professional can only to print to a file. In the printer driver, check that StylusRIP Professional is set to file and not to an LPT port. Wrong fonts or jagged type ❏ Most fonts are downloaded with the print job. Sometimes a bitmap image of a font is - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 57
lines on the output ❏ Screen savers interrupt the CPU during the printing process. Turn off your screen saver. ❏ Run a self test on the printer to verify that you have no clogged nozzles. StylusRIP Professional does not run from Navigator or other special desktops ❏ StylusRIP Professional runs from - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 58
❏ If a print problem occurs in ECP mode when using the StylusRIP Professional utility, such as incorrect characters or blank pages are ouput, change from ECP mode to Comptible (or Nibble) mode in your computer's BIOS setting. For details how to change the BIOS setting, see your computer's manual. 58 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 59
other output device. PostScript is hardware, software, and network independent so your images always appear the way you want them to. PSPrinter driver A printer driver used by an application to create a PostScript file. Raster image A digital representation of an image, consisting of values that are - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 60
RIP Raster Image Processor. An application or device that translates PostScript data into dots that can be printed. PSserver A PC running the PSserver application. TIFF Tagged Image File Format. A standard image file format consisting of labeled fields. 60 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 61
Index A Adobe PostScript, 6 B Bitmap, 57 E EPS, 56 P PSserver, 34 S System reqirement, 7 T TIFF, 57 61 - Epson 2200 | User Manual (Epson StylusRIP Professional Software) - Page 62
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