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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. This guide also explains environment setup and
printer linearization, printing from applications, and using hot folders for
drag-and-drop printing of supported files.
Your ColorBurst software CD-ROM includes the ColorBurst server
software and client PPD (PostScript
®
Printer Description) software, as well
as the ChromaCapture CSE (Macintosh
®
) or ColorBurst ColorCatch
(Windows) utility for printer linearization.
Before setting up the ColorBurst RIP, you should make sure you’ve set up
the Stylus Pro 4000 on the computer that will control the printer. Even if
you plan to connect the printer directly to the network, you should install
and configure it locally first. See your Stylus Pro 4000 Start Here sheet for
instructions.
Choosing a RIP Configuration
There are a number of options available for setting up the ColorBurst RIP
and your Stylus Pro 4000:
• Connect the printer via USB or Ethernet to a Macintosh OS X or
Windows computer with ColorBurst installed. That system acts as the
RIP server on the network. You can print from that computer or send
print jobs from other computers on your network. If you have both Mac
OS X and Windows client systems, you must install the ColorBurst RIP
server software on a Macintosh.
• Connect the printer via USB or Ethernet to a single computer set up as
the ColorBurst RIP server and client.
ColorBurst RIP Features
• Pantone
®
and SWOP
®
certified for highly accurate color printing
• Full PostScript support including PostScript Language level 1, 2, and 3
support for PS, EPS, TIFF, JPEG, and PDF files
• Hot folder that can be accessed locally or over a network for easy
printing of supported file types
Introduction
Note: If you are using
Windows,
®
you must be
running Windows XP or
2000; other versions of
Windows are not
supported.
Tip: The recommended
configuration is to
connect the Stylus Pro
4000 via USB to a
Mac OS
®
X system set
up as the dedicated
server with the
ColorBurst RIP. Then
connect the Mac OS X
system to the network.
Mac
®
or Windows clients
may print to the RIP
server. This configuration
minimizes network
traffic.
Note: The Client PPD
does not need to be
installed on the
ColorBurst RIP server.
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