Kodak XLS 8600 PS User manual

User’s Guide Part No. 4B0979

KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and

XLS 8600 PS Printer

Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software

and MACINTOSH Computers

Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software

and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1

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Contents

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Contents

Introduction .........................................................................1

Job Scheduling............................................................................2

Communication Channels............................................................2

Increasing Image Sharpness.......................................................2

Section I .............................................................................I-1

Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer

Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software

and MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1............................... I-1

Installation..................................................................................I-1

Hardware Requirements...............................................I-1

Requirements for SCSI–connected

Installations......................................................I-2

Software Requirements................................................I-2

Requirements for SCSI–connected

Installations......................................................I-2

Installing the Software ..................................................I-2

Dialog Boxes and Print Options.................................................I-5

XLS 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box..............................I-6

Opening the XLS 8600 Printer Setup

Dialog Box .......................................................I-6

Media...............................................................I-7

Copies..............................................................I-8

Printer..............................................................I-9

Printed Size .....................................................I-9

Layout............................................................I-11

Image Processing..........................................I-12

Print ...............................................................I-12

Cancel............................................................I-13

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Help ...............................................................I-13

Select a Printer Dialog Box.........................................I-13

OK...............................................................................I-14

Cancel............................................................I-14

SCSI Host Adapter ........................................I-14

Update...........................................................I-14

Printer Status Dialog Box............................................I-14

Printer Information.........................................I-15

Job Information..............................................I-16

Refresh..........................................................I-16

OK..................................................................I-16

Selecting a Port for the Printer....................................I-17

Printing........................................................................I-19

Error Messages ..........................................................I-20

General Error Messages................................I-20

Media Mismatch Messages........................................I-21

Other Error Messages ................................................I-21

Section II ...........................................................................II-1

Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer

Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software

and MACINTOSH Computers................................... II-1

Installation....................................................................II-1

Hardware Requirements.................................II-1

Software Requirements...............................................II-1

Installing the Software .................................................II-2

Installing Printer Tables...............................................II-5

Changing the Printer’s Network Name ........................II-7

Dialog Boxes and Print Options..............................................II-10

Kodak XLS 8600 Printer Dialog Box..........................II-10

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Media............................................................II-11

Copies...........................................................II-13

Printer...........................................................II-13

Printed Size ..................................................II-14

Layout...........................................................II-15

Image Processing.........................................II-16

Print ..............................................................II-17

Cancels.........................................................II-17

Select a Kodak Printer Dialog Box.............................II-18

Update..........................................................II-18

Network.........................................................II-19

Cancel...........................................................II-20

OK.................................................................II-20

Printer Status Dialog Box...........................................II-21

Printer Information........................................II-21

Job Information.............................................II-21

Update..........................................................II-21

OK.................................................................II-22

Printing....................................................................................II-22

Error Messages ......................................................................II-23

General Error Messages............................................II-23

AppleTalk is not turned on............................II-24

The printer cannot be found!.........................II-24

The printer is not receiving! ..........................II-24

The printer is not responding!.......................II-24

Media Mismatch Messages.......................................II-24

Other Error Messages ...............................................II-24

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Appendix A: About Printer Tables................................A-1

Additive and Subtractive Color ................................................ A-1

Standard Tables”..................................................................... A-2

Custom Windows Tables......................................................... A-2

Custom Macintosh Tables....................................................... A-3

Creating New Printer Tables.................................................... A-4

Appendix B: Getting Additional Help...........................B-1

Asia/Pacific Region helpline numbers ........................ B-2

European helpline numbers........................................ B-2

Appendix C: About SCSI connection...........................C-1

Windows systems....................................................................C-1

Macintosh Systems.....................................................C-2

Index.......................................................................... Index-1

Introduction

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Introduction

This manual describes how to use the Kodak XLS 8600

and XLS 8600 PS Printer Export Module for ADOBE

PHOTOSHOP software and MACINTOSH computers,

and the Kodak XLS 8600 and XLS 8600 PS Printer

Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP software and

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1. Each of these packages

will be referred to as the Export Module. The Export

Modules allow you to print from within Photoshop using

the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer running in raster

mode. Since the Export Modules actually run from within

Photoshop, you can use all Photoshop image processing

functions before you print.

The Export Modules allow you to:

•

Scale an image

•

Reprint the last image sent to the printer

•

Print in landscape or portrait mode

•

Apply print sharpening

•

Specify printer tables to perform custom color–

rendering

•

Select a variety of sizes and types of paper and

transparency material

•

Specify XtraLife ribbon to protect prints

•

Center an image on the page

•

Create a mirror image

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Job Scheduling

The number of jobs that can be queued to the printer at

one time is dependent on the available memory in the

printer. If large image ﬁles are sent, fewer jobs can be

processed. Installing optional memory in the printer

increases the number of jobs that can be processed, and

is described in the KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS

8600 PS Printer, User’s Guide.

The other factor that impacts job scheduling is the

network conﬁguration impact on job scheduling in which

the printer is installed. When the printer is connected

through more than one port, the printer polls the ports in

a round robin method. This means that once a job is

received by the printer, it stops polling the ports until the

job has ﬁnished printing. The printer then looks to the

next port in the list. The position of the ports in the list will

impact the order in which jobs are processed. Simple

timing of when jobs are sent is not the only determinant

of when jobs will be processed and printed.

Communication Channels

Your computer can print to the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS

Printer through SCSI connection or parallel connection,

or through Ethernet connection if the optional Network

Interface Card is installed on the printer. Refer to the

KODAK XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer,

User’s Guide for more information about network

connectivity.

Increasing Image Sharpness

•

To gain more control over image sharpness, turn

sharpening off in the Export Module and use one of

Photoshop’s sharpening ﬁlters instead.

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Section I

Kodak XLS 8600 Printer and XLS 8600 PS Printer

Export Module for ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1

This section explains how to install and use the Export

Module on your PC. It assumes that you are familiar with

the Microsoft Windows environment.

Installation

Hardware Requirements

The following hardware is recommended to load and use

the Export Module.

•

A 386 or 486 computer that is Microsoft Windows

compatible.

•

Hard drive

•

3.5 inch ﬂoppy disk drive

•

Enough RAM to run Microsoft Windows 3.1 and

Photoshop (at least 8MB)

•

Minimum of 4 MB of hard disk space

•

An available LPT port, SCSI host adapter, or network

connection

NOTE: SCSI communications will be enabled only if a

SCSI host adapter board is installed in your PC.

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Requirements for SCSI–connected Installations

•

An ADAPTEC SCSI host adapter board.

•

A SCSI cable. Refer to the section Connecting the

printer for more information

•

A SCSI terminator

Refer to Appendix C, About SCSI–connected

Installations, for more information.

Software Requirements

Your PC must be installed with:

•

MS-DOS version 5.0 or later, or any compatible

operating system that will run Microsoft Windows

•

Microsoft Windows 3.1

•

Adobe Photoshop, Version 2.5

Requirements for SCSI–connected Installations

•

ADAPTEC EZ–SCSI Software. This software is

commonly provided with ADAPTEC SCSI host

adapter boards when they are purchased. The

supplier of your board should be able to provide the

software if you do not have it, or you can purchase it

through Adaptec directly.

Installing the Software

This section describes how to install the software on your

PC.

1. Turn on the PC and start Windows.

2. Insert the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer Export

Module disk in the disk drive.

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3. Open the Program Manager window.

NOTE: The defaults for your system may be set

differently, so your screen may not look like the

one illustrated above. For example, one or more

of the icons (i.e., Accessories, Main, Games) may

be open and in window form.

4. Pull down the File menu and select Run.

The Run dialog box will appear.

5. Type a:setup <enter>.

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NOTE: Another ﬂoppy drive can be used to install the

Export Module. Simply replace a: with the

appropriate drive letter. For example, type b: if

you are using drive B.A dialog box will appear,

telling you that the installer program is being

initialized. When initialization is complete, the

following dialog box will appear.

NOTE: The installer copies the Export Module ﬁles to the

default Photoshop Plugins directory

(C:\PHOTOSHOP\PLUGINS). If Photoshop was

not installed in the default directory, you must

change the Path text entry box to indicate the

correct path for the PLUGINS directory.

6. Select Continue.

The installation will begin, and a window like the

following will display its progress.

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When installation is complete the following

confirmation box will appear.

7. Select OK.

8. Remove the diskette from the drive.

Dialog Boxes and Print Options

This section describes the Export Module dialog boxes

which allow you to specify print options to be used when

printing to the XLS 8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer.

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XLS 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box

The XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box allows you to

control printer features by choosing available options.

Opening the XLS 8600 Printer Setup Dialog Box

1. Run Photoshop and open an image ﬁle.

2. Pull down the File menu, select Export and slide

over the Print to XLS 8600 Printer option.

The XLS 8600 Printer Setup dialog box will appear.

Following are descriptions of the options in the XLS 8600

Printer Setup dialog box.

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Media

The Media group box allows you to specify the following

media options

Size

- this list box allows you to specify the size of the

paper or transparency material that will be used.

Available sizes are “Letter 8.5 x 11 in,” “A4 210 x 297mm,”

“8.5 x 14 in,” “8.5 x 12 in (216 x 307mm),” “9.5 x 14 in

(241 x 358mm),” “210 x 307mm,” and “210 x 358mm.”

The following table lists the imageable areas.

Media Size Image Size

(in Inches)

Image Size

(in Millimeters)

Image Size

(in Pixels)

8.5 x 11I

216 x 281mm

8.0 x 8.93I 204 x 228mm 2400 x 2679

8.27 x 11.69I

210 x 297mm (A4)

8.0 x 9.6I 204 x 246mm 2400 x 2880

8.5 x 12I

216 x 307mm

8.0 x 10I 204 x 256mm 2400 x 3000

8.27 x 12I

210 x 307mm

8.0 x 10I 204 x 256mm 2400 x 3000

8.5 x 14I

216 x 358mm

8.0 x 12I 204 x 307mm 2400 x 3600

8.27 x 14I

210 x 358mm

8.0 x 12I 204 x 307mm 2400 x 3600

9.5 x 14I

243 X 358mm

8.5 x 12I 217 x 307mm 2550 x 3600

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Print

—This list box allows you to specify the material on

which the job will be printed. Select “Paper” if you want to

print on paper. Select “Transparency” if you want to print

on transparency material. The default is “Paper.”

NOTE: If the wrong material is loaded in the printer after

the job has been received and processed, the

printer will display a message requesting that the

correct media be loaded.

If Size is set to “9.5 x 14 in (241 x 358mm)”,

“Transparency” will be grayed out and cannot be

selected, because transparency media is not

available in this size.

Use XtraLife

—This check box allows you to specify that

prints should have XtraLife lamination applied, which

increases shelf life and protects prints from ﬁngerprints.

XtraLife ribbon must be loaded in the printer in order for

this option to work.

NOTE: If the Size list box is set to “8.5 x 14 in,” “9.5 x 14

in (241 x 358mm),” or “210 x 358mm” and this

check box is selected, a media mismatch will

occur on the printer, since XtraLife ribbon is not

available for these sizes.

Copies

The Copies box allows you to specify the number of

times that you want the job to be printed. Up to 999

copies can be printed at a time. The default is “1.”

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Printer

The

Printer

group box allows you to choose the following

options.

Select

— this button opens the Select a Printer dialog

box. Refer to “Select a Printer dialog box” in this section

for more information.

Status

—this button opens the printer status dialog box.

Refer to “Printer Status dialog box” in this section for

more information.

Reprint

—this check box allows you to print the speciﬁed

number of copies of the last image that was sent to the

printer. The last image sent to the printer remains in the

buffer until the printer is shut off, the computer is

restarted, the next image is sent, or the SCSI bus is

reset. If no image is stored, an error will be generated.

When this check box is selected, the Size and Print

options in the Media group box, and all the options in the

Printed Size, Layout, and Image Processing group boxes

will be grayed out and cannot be selected.

Printed Size

The Printed Size group box allows you to choose the

following image size options.

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Scale to:

—this check box indicates whether page

images should be scaled. When the check box is

selected, the Fit Page and Fill Page buttons become

active so that you can select a scaling method.

Fit Page

—If this button is selected, an image that is

larger or smaller than the size of the current media

will be resized to just fit the page without cropping or

distorting the image. This button is active only when

the Scale to: check box is selected.

Fill Page

—If this button is selected, an image that is

larger or smaller than the size of the current media

will be cropped in order to completely fill the page.

This button is active only when the Scale to: check

box is selected.

Scaling

—this text entry box indicates the percentage

that images will be sized. The range that can be speciﬁed

is from 1% to 999%.The percentage speciﬁed in this box

is applied to the image based on whether the By Size or

By Pixels button is selected. The Scaling box is set to

“100” by default.

By Size (in. cm.)

—If this button is selected, scaling will

be based on the width and height of your image. For

example, scaling an 8 x 10I image by 50% will print a 4 x

5I image.

This button is active only when the Scale to: check box is

deselected.

By Pixels

—If this button is selected, scaling will be

based on the number of pixels in the width and height of

the image. For example, scaling an 800 x 1000 pixel

image by 200% will print a 1600 x 2000 pixel image.

When scaling using this method, remember that the XLS

8600/XLS 8600 PS Printer prints 300 pixels per inch. If

the image resolution is less than 300 pixels per inch, the

printed image will be smaller. If the image resolution is

greater than 300 pixels per inch, the printed image will be

larger.

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This button is active only when the Scale to: check box is

deselected.

NOTE: You can use Photoshop’s Image Size option from

the Image menu to ﬁnd the width, height, and

resolution of images.

Layout

The Layout group box allows you to choose the following

image orientation options.

Portrait

—this button indicates that page images should

be vertically oriented.

Landscape

—this button indicates that page images

should be horizontally oriented.

Center

—this check box indicates that page images

should be centered in the page. If left unchecked, images

will be positioned in the upper left corner of the page.

Mirror

—this check box indicates that page images

should be ﬂipped left to right, producing a mirror image.

NOTE: The selection of landscape or portrait mode is

usually determined by image size. Depending on

the size, changing the orientation may be the only

way to ﬁt the image on the page without scaling.

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Image Processing

The Image Processing group box allows you to specify

the following image manipulation options.

Print Sharpening

—this list box allows you to specify the

type of image enhancement that should be performed.

Available options are “None,” “Normal,” and “High.”

Selecting “Normal” or “High” enhances edge deﬁnition of

images by different amounts, but it also increases

processing time.

Select this box to improve the sharpness of continuous

tone or photographic images. Leave it unchecked for

sharp images such as computer–generated graphics.

Printer Table

—this ﬁeld displays the name of the printer

table that is currently loaded. The default table uses

correction values appropriate for most print jobs.

Refer to Appendix A, About Printer Tables, for more

information.

Default

—this button loads the default printer table.

Load

—this button accesses the standard Windows Open

dialog box which allows you to select a printer table from

the available tables.

Print

The

Print

button sends the image to the XLS 8600/XLS

8600 PS Printer.

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