ReadMe.txt
6/17/02
Kodak Professional ML-500 digital photo print system
Printer driver for Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Version: 1.0.0.0
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Client applications use the ML-500 printer driver to send
printer ready image files to the source folder (hot folder)
on the system connected to the ML-500 printer. The hot folder
is monitored by the Kodak Image Print Server. As files from
the driver arrive in the hot folder, the Image Print Server
sends them to the ML-500 printer.
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The Windows 2000/XP ML-500 printer driver requires the following
minimum configuration:
Processor: 350MHz Pentium III or greater
Monitor: 800 x 600 resolution or greater
Operating System Service Pack Memory
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Windows 2000 Professional SP2 64MB
Windows 2000 Server SP2 256MB
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 256MB
Windows XP Home n.a. 128MB
Windows XP Professional n.a. 128MB
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For proper operation of the printer driver the driver must first
be installed on the ML-500 Print Server. The drivers for the
clients are then installed from the server.
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| Installing on a Windows 2000/XP server system |
| (i.e. the system running the ML-500 Image |
| Print Server software) |
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1. Follow the instructions for installation of the ML-500 port
monitor as this should be installed prior to installation of
the driver.
2. Windows 2000
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From the Windows START menu, select "Settings --> Printers" and
double-click the "Add Printer..." icon to start up the Add
Printer Wizard.
Windows XP
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From the Windows START menu, select "Printers and Faxes" and
click the "Add a printer" icon to start up the Add Printer Wizard.
3. Follow the installation process for the following dialogs.
Local or Network Printer
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Select "Local printer". Do NOT check "Automatically detect and
install my Plug and Play printer".
Select the Printer Port (Windows 2000)
Select a Printer Port (Windows XP)
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Choose the "Use the following port" selection and select the
EKSDn port where n is the number that was used when the port
monitor was installed.
Add Printer Wizard (Windows 2000)
Install Printer Software (Windows XP)
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This dialog displays a list of manufacturers and their associated
printers.
- Click on the "Have Disk..." button.
- This will display an Install From Disk dialog.
- Click on the "Browse..." button to display the "Locate
File" dialog.
- Navigate to the directory where the ML-500.inf file resides.
- "Open..." this file which will bring you back to the Install
From Disk window.
- Click on OK.
- This will display the Kodak Professional ML-500 printer in
the list.
- Click on "Next".
Use Existing Driver
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If this dialog appears then select "Replace existing driver".
Name Your Printer
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Click on "Next" to accept the default selections or choose an
appropriate printer name. Select whether or not you want this
to be the default printer.
Printer Sharing
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Choose "Share as:" so that printer will be accessible from
Windows 2000/XP clients. Provide a share name that will be
displayed in the Windows clients.
Location and Comment
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Optionally supply a location and comment that is displayed in the
Printers list.
Print Test Page
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Select "No".
Completing the Add Printer Wizard
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Click on "Finish".
4. If the new printer driver is not listed in the Printers window
after the installation is completed, try clicking on the View
menu and selecting Refresh.
5. Disable advanced printing features so that the logo feature will
work. This will disable EMF spooling so that all rendering of the
image occurs on the client.
- Display the Properties for the printer (i.e. right click on
the installed printer and select Properties).
- Click on the Advanced tab.
- Uncheck "Enable advanced printing features"
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1. From the Windows START menu, click on the Run menu item.
Type \\"system name" where "system name" is the name of the
system running the ML-500 server and click OK.
2. Right-click on the ML-500 printer name and select Open.
The ML-500 driver will be installed on the client system.
3. If the new printer driver is not listed in the Printers window
after the installation is completed, try clicking on the View
menu and selecting Refresh.
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Partial prints are produced when printing from Photoshop
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When printing from Photoshop to the ML-500 printer the following cases
have been observed where an incomplete print is produced:
- Partial images are produced up to an 11" length. That is, if you
try to print an 8.5" x 14" image only the first 11" may print.
- Only a portion of the image is printed, both in the width as well
as the length.
- A blank page is printed.
If you encounter any of the above types of incomplete prints a
possible workaround is:
- After manipulating your image, go into Page Setup from the
File menu.
- Select the ML-500 printer from the dialog.
- Optionally, select a new page size, orientation, as well as any
ML-500 features (e.g. Cutter, Sharpening, etc.)
- Click OK to dismiss the Page Setup dialog.
- Open the Print dialog from File menu and click OK to print.
Job fails to print to an XP server
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If a job is submitted from a supported client system (Windows 98/Me
or Windows 2000/XP), fails to print, and is left in the print queue
it could be due to an XP authentication issue. This should only
occur in a non-domain environment (i.e. workgroups are being used)
where the print server is running Windows XP.
This problem can be verified if in the print queue window the Status
shows "Error - Printing" after the job has completed spooling. In
addition, the Owner is listed as "Guest".
To circumvent this situation one of two solutions can be employed.
1) Under Windows Explorer for the XP server system display the
Tools --> Folder Options --> View dialog. At the bottom of the
Advanced settings box make sure that "Use simple file sharing
(Recommended)" is NOT checked.
To verify that the change has taken place you can check one of
three places:
a) Right-click on a folder and display the Sharing and
Security dialog. The format of this dialog will be
different than when "simple file sharing" was checked.
b) Display the Printer Properties for any printer. You
should now see a Security tab present.
c) Display the Local Security Policy (Control Panel -->
Administrative Tools --> Local Security Policy). Under
Local Policies --> Security Options look for the item
"Network access: Sharing and security model for local
accounts". The correct setting should display
"Classic - local users authenticate as themselves"
In order for this method to work, a user must have an account
set up on both the client and server system with the same
user id and same password.
Note: If users are allowed to log on with a blank password
then an additional security policy must be set. On the
Windows XP print server under Local Policies --> Security
Options look for "Accounts - limit local account use of
blank passwords to console logon only". This should be
set to "Disabled" so that blank passwords are allowed
with no restriction in user functionality. Client users
should log off then log back on so that this change can
take effect.
2) Add the Guest user account to the Administrators, Power Users,
or Users group.
Logo fails to print
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When printing from the client and the logo selected does not print,
check that the "Enable advanced printing features" checkbox on the
server installation of the driver is turned off.
Use of custom page sizes
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If you wish to define custom page sizes (up to 108" in length) you
need to define forms using the custom forms capability provided by
Windows. In order for the form to show up in the Paper Size list for
selection during printing the new form must be defined as follows:
- Width can range from 1 inch to 8.53 inches
(or 2.54 - 21.67 centimeters)
- Height can range from 8.53 inches to 108 inches
(or 21.67 to 274.32 centimeters)
- Width must always be less than or equal to the height. This
ensures that Windows applications will recognize the custom
page size as portrait.
Unable to print collated copies
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The ML-500 printer does not support printing collated copies of a
multi-page job. If collated copies is required then the job has to
be submitted multiple times.
Limit of 128 holes for custom packages
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The maximum number of page holes that can be constructed for a custom
package is 128. If you have more than 128 page holes than the following
error message is generated:
"There is a problem with the contents of the file.
Check the file for correct syntax."
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Print large landscape images
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When printing large landscape images such as a panoramic picture
it will be quicker to print the image with a portrait orientation.
As such, the image will need to be rotated in the application so
that it will fit on the paper.
Example: If you have a 8.5" x 24.0" inch landscape image such
that the width is 24.0 inches and the height is 8.5
inches you can print this from an application, such
as Photoshop, with a landscape orientation. Since the
ML-500 paper is only 8.5 inches wide, the driver must
rotate the image so that it will fit on the paper.
If the image is rotated in the application so that it
has a portrait orientation (8.5" wide x 24.0" high)
the image can now be printed as portrait from the
driver. In this case, when printing as portrait,
the driver does not need to rotate the image internally
and the print time should be less.
Positioning a logo
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When positioning a logo in the printer driver, the rectangular
region where the logo is previewed represents the printable area
of the current paper size, not the image the logo is being placed
over.
For easy logo placement, first scale your image or document to
the current paper size from within your application. Then the
rectangular region on the logo tab will more closely represent
your image.
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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