PrintFactory—RIP User Manual

PrintFactory RIP User Manual
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Contents
Chapter 1: Installing PrintFactory .............................................................................. 7
Installation overview .......................................................................................................................... 8
Installing driver software for peripherals.................................................................................... 9
Installing printer and cutter drivers ............................................................................................10
Installing the spectrophotometer ...............................................................................................11
Installing the PrintFactory software............................................................................................12
Installing PrintFactory software on a Macintosh computer...............................................13
Installing PrintFactory software on a windows computer..................................................14
Registration and activation of software and license options ............................................15
Configuring output devices...........................................................................................................18
Sharing PrintFactory queues across the network..................................................................21
Setting up the spectrophotometer.............................................................................................22
Setting the PrintFactory preferences .........................................................................................23
Backing up and restoring your PrintFactory configuration ...............................................26
Checking for updates.......................................................................................................................27
Chapter 2: Creating and configuring PrintFactory Queues.................................... 31
About PrintFactory Queues and Printer/Media/Mode.........................................................32
Creating a new PrintFactory Queue for a printer...................................................................34
Configuring a PrintFactory Queue ..............................................................................................35
Workflow...............................................................................................................................................37
Layout ....................................................................................................................................................43
Input .......................................................................................................................................................47
Proofing.................................................................................................................................................50
Output ...................................................................................................................................................53
Driver......................................................................................................................................................56
Screening..............................................................................................................................................58