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Operational Overview The following is an explanation of how a page is processed by PowerRIP. The Windows Printer Drivers supply the printer with codes that are needed to image a page. PostScript is a coding method that is the standard for high quality graphic output. When using the PowerRlP Windows printer drivers, PostScript code is sent by Windows Applications, like PageMaker, to PowerRlP which processes it into a high resolution image and sends that image to the printer. PowerRlP processes PostScript code and drives the EPSON Stylus series printer. Text, EPS, tiffs and applications files must be sent to PowerRIP through applications, like Pagemaker, using the PowerRlP PostScript Driver in Windows when printing. How PowerRIP works On Windows 3.11 and 95, Windows prints a file to the C:\BIRMY directory. PowerRlP scans this directory for files and processes the files into an image that is then sent out the LPT port to the printer. PowerRlP must be minimized in order to scan. On Windows NT, PowerRIP is set up so the Windows Print Manager creates a file in C:\BIRMY instead of the LPT port. PowerRlP scans this directory for files to process. After processing, PowerRlP sends the bitmap image it created to the LPT port or LPT queue. Note: If PowerRlP is not installed on the C drive then it will scan the drive letter you installed it on. 2 Birmy Graphics Corporation

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Operational Overview
The following is an explanation of how a page is pro-
cessed by
PowerRIP.
The Windows Printer Drivers
supply the printer with codes that are needed to image a
page. PostScript is a coding method that is the standard
for high quality graphic output. When using the
PowerRlP
Windows printer drivers, PostScript code is
sent by Windows Applications, like PageMaker, to
PowerRlP
which processes it into a high resolution
image and sends that image to the printer.
PowerRlP
processes PostScript code and drives the
EPSON Stylus series printer. Text,
EPS,
tiffs and applica-
tions files must be sent to
PowerRIP
through applica-
tions, like
Pagemaker,
using the
PowerRlP
PostScript
Driver in Windows when printing.
How
PowerRIP
works
On Windows
3.11
and
95,
Windows prints a file to the
C:\BIRMY
directory.
PowerRlP
scans this directory for
files and processes the files into an image that is then
sent out the
LPT
port to the printer.
PowerRlP
must be minimized in order to scan.
On Windows NT,
PowerRIP
is set up so the Windows
Print Manager creates a file in
C:\BIRMY
instead of the
LPT
port.
PowerRlP
scans this directory
for files to process. After processing,
PowerRlP
sends
the bitmap image it created to the
LPT
port or
LPT
queue.
Note: If
PowerRlP
is not installed on the
C
drive then it
will scan the drive letter you installed it on.
2
Birmy
Graphics Corporation