Epson 1520 - Manual (Page 12)

Printing With Hy-Rez QuikRIP - Windows
You have made it through the hardest part and printing from
within an application is no different than what you’ve done in the
past.
The RIP functions basically like a postscript laser printer attached
to your system so no special knowledge is required to print using
your ink jet along with the RIP.
There are only a few important factors to remember. The first is
selecting the printer from within the application. If an Epson 3000
is installed for example, you’ll notice 2 printer drivers describing
this printer in the print dialog box. The printer driver to select is
“Epson Color Stylus 3000” . This is the PhotoScript driver. The
other is the generic Epson driver installed when the printer was
first placed into service. Do Not use this driver!
The next step is to load the correct PPD file if needed. Not all
graphic applications require a PPD to be loaded, Photoshop does
not require one but most Vector based programs such as Illustra-
tor and FreeHand do. Without loading the correct PPD, you won’t
have access to vital aspects such as selecting which colors to
print, setting line screen angles, halftone frequency, etc.
We’ve included customized PPD’s for both the Epson 3000 and
1520 within a folder placed on the desktop during installation.
The PPD’s installed within your system have also been modified
during the installation process to work with the RIP. These may
also be selected.
You have purchased a high end postscript RIP. You should already
be aware of the correct procedure of printing from graphic applica-
tions (if you are not, please refer back to your graphics application
manual). We will discuss printing from a Vector based program
that requires a PPD to be loaded on the following pages. Printing
directly from Photoshop is discussed at the end of the manual.
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