Kodak 8670 PS Printing Manual

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Interface Guide

Getting Started

The

Printing Guide

explains how to use the printing software that is

shipped with your Kodak Professional 8670 PS thermal printer (8670

printer). This guide assumes that you are an experienced computer user

who understands how to install programs and that you are familiar with

printing software and how it works.

Using the Printing Guide

This guide is organized as follows:

• Printing from Macintosh

—describes how to use the printing software

with standard Macintosh systems. Refer to “Printing from Macintosh.”

• Printing from Windows 3.11

—describes how to set up and use the

printing software on Windows 3.11 systems. Ref

er to “Printing from

Windows 3.11.”

• Printing from Windows 95

—describes how to set up and use the

printing software with Windows 95. Ref

er to “Printing from Windows 95.”

• Printing from Windows NT

—describes how to set up and use the

printing software with Windows NT systems. Ref

er to “Printing from

Windows NT 4.0.”

• Export Module

—describes how to use the export module software, a

plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. Ref

er to “Using the Export Module.”

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Getting Help or Additional Information

Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about setting up,

operating, and obtaining accessories and supplies for your 8670 printer.

Contact your dealer with any questions you have.

The Operator’s Guide can help you with printing problems you may

occasionally have with the Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer. For

more information, ref

er to “Troubleshooting”. For technical support in the

US, call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325) between 9:00 a.m.and 8:00

p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular business days.Call this number:

•

for help setting up or operating the printer.

•

to obtain supplies.

•

for service.

•

for warranty information.

•

for information about other Kodak products.

The FAX back number for product literature is 1-800-508-1531.You may

call this number 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Telephone numbers for help outside the US are listed in the Operator’s

Guide. Ref

er to “Getting Additional Help.”

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Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page

To download the most recent printing software for the 8670 printer,

access the Kodak home page on the World Wide Web at

http:\\www.kodak.com and use the path “service and support, Download

Software and Drivers for KODAK Products, KODAK DYE SUB

PRINTERS”.

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Printing from Macintosh

This section describes how to use the Kodak Professional 8670 PS

thermal printer (8670 printer) with a Macintosh computer.

Printing Software Included on the CD

The 8670 printer CD-ROM includes printing software that allows you to

select the printer’s ribbon and paper type and apply color management to

your print job.

The 8670 printer CD-ROM includes the following printing software:

•

AdobePS—version 8.5.1 of Adobe’s printer driver.

•

Kodak 8670 PS Plug-In—used with the Adobe PS Version 8.5.1 printer

driver.

•

Kodak PS Custom PPD—a PostScript printer description ﬁle used with

the Kodak 8670 PS Plug-In.

•

Network Utilities—which include the Kodak Printer Utility V2.0, a utility

for renaming the printer over AppleTalk networks.

NOTE: The CD also includes the Kodak 8670 PS PPD, a standard

PostScript printer description ﬁle for use with drivers other than

those included on the CD.

There is also a readme ﬁle on the CD that has instructions for installing

the custom PPD for Macintosh.

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Hardware and Software Requirements

The printer driver for the Macintosh requires the following hardware and

software:

–

System 7.5.5 operating system software.

–

68040 processor with 16 MB of RAM minimum.

–

32 MB of free hard drive space.

Installing the Software

1.

Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2.

Follow the prompts to locate the printing software for Macintosh.

3.

Use the “Easy Install” to install all the printing software.

4.

Copy the Network Utilities folder to your hard drive.

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Selecting the Printer in the Chooser

Before you can print, you must select an 8670 printer from the Chooser.

This will be the default printer until you select a different printer.

After you select the printer, you can use the Page Setup and Print dialog

boxes to specify the options you want.

1.

Open the Chooser.

A window similar to the following appears.

NOTE: The list of AppleTalk zones appears only if you are connected to a

network with more than one zone.

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2.

Click on the

AdobePS

icon.

A list of PostScript printers for the selected AppleTalk zone appears.

3.

Select the 8670 printer you wish to use.

NOTE: Make sure that Active is the selection for the AppleTalk option.

4.

Close the Chooser.

Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File

After you select your default printer, you need to select a PostScript

Printer Description (PPD) ﬁle.

1.

From the Chooser, click on

Setup

.

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2.

Click on

Select PPD

.

A ﬁle selection dialog box appears.

3.

Select the Kodak 8670 PS Custom

PPD.

4.

Close the Chooser.

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Using the Page Setup Window

After you close the Chooser, you are prompted to check the page setup.

1.

Select “Page Setup” from the File menu to change your page setup

options in your application. The following window appears.

The Page Setup options

are as follows:

Paper

—Available sizes:

•

Letter

•

8.5x14 in

•

A4

•

8.5x12 in. (216x307 mm)

•

9.5x14 in (241x358 mm)

•

210 x 307 mm

•

210 x 358 mm

Orientation

—allows you to specify if printed images will be vertical

(portrait) or horizontal (landscape). The default is portrait.

Scale

—lets you change the size of the printed image.The printer

scales the image by the percentage in this ﬁeld. The default is 100%.

2.

Click on

OK

after you make your selections,.

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Sending a File to the Printer

The following steps describe how to print using the 8670 printer without

applying a color connector ﬁle to your print job. To print with color

connector, ref

er to “Printing with Color Connector Files.” To print with

UltraColor, ref

er to “Printing with UltraColor.”

1.

Select “Print” from the application’s File menu. The print dialog box

for the 8670 printer appears.

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The print dialog box has the following options:

Copies

—allows you to specify the number of copies (up to 99) to

make.

Pages

—allows you to specify which pages to print. The default is All.

To print speciﬁc pages, enter the numbers of the ﬁrst and last pages.

To print one page, type the same number in both the From and To

boxes.

Destination

—allows you to specify if the ﬁle is sent to the printer or

to a ﬁle (used to create PostScript ﬁles).

2.

Pull down the printer options menu.

Select “Kodak Printer Options”.

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The following dialog box appears.

3.

Make your selections from the following options:

Ribbon Type

—options are 3 Color (CMY), 4 Color (CMYK), or Black.

Page Media

—options are Paper and Transparency.

Paper Grade

—options are Photographic, Commercial, or Publication

paper.

For information on the available ribbon and paper combinations, ref

er

to “Working with Media.”

Fast Transparencies

—select Fast Transparencies to print

transparencies faster by using less dye. This option is not available

with a CMYK ribbon.

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XtraLife for CMY Ribbon and Paper

—check XtraLife to place an

overcoat on the print.

Anti-Aliasing

—select Anti-Aliasing to minimize the pixel contrast at

the edges of text.

Changing the ribbon type may cause the print mode selection to

become unavailable. The messages tell you that:

•

the current print mode cannot be used with the new ribbon type.

•

the print mode will be changed to the default for the ribbon you

selected.

Click on

OK

to dismiss the message and change the print mode. Click

on

Cancel

to dismiss the message without making changes.

4.

Click on

Print

to send the job to the 8670 printer.

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Printing with Color Connector Files

The following procedure describes how to print to the 8670 printer with

color connector ﬁles. To print with a color connector ﬁle from Photoshop,

ref

er to “Using the Export Module for Adobe Photoshop.”

1. Make sure that the Kodak 8670 PS custom PPD is selected. Ref

er to

“Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File.”

2. Select “Print” from the application’s File menu. The print dialog box

for the 8670 printer appears.

3. Make your selections from the options in the dialog box. For a

description of the options, ref

er to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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4. Pull down the printer options menu, and

select “Kodak Printer Options”.

The following dialog box opens.

5. Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the

options, ref

er to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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6. Pull down the printer options menu.

Select “Kodak Color Matching”.

7. Select “Colorﬂow connector File” from the Kodak Color Management

menu.

8. The dialog box changes to look like this.

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9. To select a connector ﬁle other than the default stored in the 8670

printer, click on

Select

. Select the connector ﬁle for your print job in

the ﬁle selection dialog box that opens. Click on

Open

.

10. Select “Color Matching” from the printer

options menu.

11. Set the Print Color to “Color/GrayScale”.

12. Click on

Print

.

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Printing with UltraColor

UltraColor is a rendering method designed to simulate on the printed

page what you see on your computer monitor.

To add UltraColor rendering to your prints, do the following steps:

1. Make sure that the Kodak 8670 PS custom PPD is selected. Ref

er to

“Selecting the PostScript Printer Description File.”

2. Select “Print” from the application’s File menu.

The print dialog box for the 8670 printer appears.

3. Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the

options, ref

er to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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4. Pull down the printer options menu, and

select “Kodak Printer Options”.

The following dialog box opens.

5. Make your selections in the dialog box. For a description of the

options, ref

er to “Sending a File to the Printer.”

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6. Pull down the printer options menu again,

and select “Kodak Color Matching”.

7. Make sure that “UltraColor” is selected in

the Kodak Color Management list.

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