READ ME - 8660 Export Module.txt
Updated 03/04/02
Kodak Professional 8660 Thermal Printer
Export Module for Adobe Photoshop Software
for Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 & XP
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For Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 & XP, do the following to install
the export module:
1.) Run SETUP.EXE from the installation disk.
2.) Follow the instructions on the screen.
The installation program copies the export module KDK8660.8be
and the help files KDK8660.cnt and KDK8660.hlp to a folder
named Kodak\Plug-ins (Printing), within the Windows folder.
The media file(s) are copied to a Media Files folder within the
Plug-ins (Printing) folder. RGB printer tables are copied to
a RGB Printer Tables folder within the Plug-ins (Printing)
folder.
The system library files MFC42.dll, MSVCRT.dll and MSVCIRT.dll
are copied to the Windows system folder if they are not already
present or they are newer than the files that exist there.
NOTE:
Before you use the export module with the SCSI interface, ensure
that you have the correct version of ASPI layer on your system.
To obtain the latest version of this file, visit Adaptec's web
site at http://www.adaptec.com.
Win95 Run ASPI32.exe
Win98/ME/NT/2000 & XP Download aspi_v470.exe
Once you download the aspi_v470.exe Unzip the file. The default
location is C:\Adaptec\ASPI
Win98/ME/NT/2000 Run C:\Adaptec\ASPI\ASPIINST.EXE
XP INSTALLATION
XP 32bit-Pentium I,II,II,IV
Click "START","RUN" Type in C:\Adaptec\ASPI\install.bat XP32
XP 64bit-Itanium processors
Click "START","RUN" Type in C:\Adaptec\ASPI\install.bat XP64
Then select the OK button to run the XP installer.
For SCSI, the printer must be powered on before the computer.
If it is powered on after start up, it will not be recognized
by the export module.
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To use the export module from Photoshop, open an image file and
select File..Export..Kodak 8660 Printer. If the Select Printer
dialog comes up, click on SELECT button to choose the port the
printer is attached to.
If the export module does not show up in Photoshop, go to File->
Preferences->Plug-ins & Scratch Disks and Choose the Kodak Plug-ins
folder.
For detailed information about the export module, refer to
the Printing Guide. For online help, click Help.
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To remove the export module, do the following:
1.) Click the Start button on the Windows task bar.
2.) Select Settings..Control Panel.
3.) Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" button.
4.) Select "Kodak Professional 8660 Export Module" from the list
of programs, and click "Add/Remove".
5.) Follow the instructions on the screen.
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Attaching export Module with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 & XP Desktop
Computer to a Network server queue
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To export to a network printer, do the following steps:
1.) Create a printer queue on a network server for
each XLS-8660 printer used over the network.
See your "Network Administrator" to set up a LPR port(Win NT
server) or Standard TCP/IP port(2000 & XP server) and
associate the Queue name to the printer's TCP/IP port address.
2.) a. Start Photoshop, open an image, and bring up the export
module
b. Click SELECT to open the Select Printer dialog box.
c. Click NETWORK, and type in or Browse to the Server_name &
Queue_name you created in step 1.
Example: \\servername\queuename
Now, all exports jobs will be sent to the network queue. To
export locally again, click SELECT to open the Select Printer
dialog box, and choose the port the printer is attached to
(LPT 1-3 or SCSI 1-7 port). Then Click "OK" to save selection.
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If you press Alt-U from the Printer tab to update printer information,
the busy cursor may display continuously even though the export module
is not busy. If this happens, move the mouse to display the normal
cursor.
If the export module cannot find the Help file automatically
(because it was renamed or moved from the folder containing the
export module) you must Browse to find it (kdk8660.hlp).
If the Select a Printer dialog's Page media and Ribbon fields are
empty, click Update.
The Printer Status dialog is not updated if the printer is turned off
or if communications with the printer fails in some other manner.
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Export module does not show up in Photoshop
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If the Export module does not show up in Photoshop, exit Photoshop
and locate the file Kdk8660.8be. If the file Kdk8660.8be is not
present in the plug-ins folder copy the file into the plug-ins
folder and restart Photoshop.
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SCSI support with Win95/98/ME/NT/2000 & XP
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If you are experiencing problems using SCSI, make
sure that the following items are in place:
1.) Your system should be equipped with an Adaptec 2940,2906,2930
19160,29160N SCSI host adapter.
2.) ASPI drivers must be installed. These drivers may be
obtained from http://www.adaptec.com
3.) Slow the maxium transfer Rate to 10Mbit per second. Using your
documentation from Adaptec enter the SCSI card BIOS at start-up
<Ctrl-A> and adjust the SCSI channel being used for the printer
to 10 Mbit.
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"Printers Folder -- Error writing to LPT1: The requested resource
is in use" dialog box is displayed
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This occurs if jobs are sent too rapidly using the parallel port.
Wait a moment for the parallel port to free up and press the dialog's
Retry button.
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"Printer Problem -- The selected printer is not available" dialog
box is displayed when printing over a Novell or Windows NT network
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This occurs if the export module is unable to send the job to the
Novell printer queue. It usually occurs because the volume containing
the queue is not mounted. Mount the appropriate server volume and
retry the job.
This problem also occurs under Windows 95 if Novell InternetWare
Client software is installed. Uninstall Client32 to enable printing
to a printer queue.
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No print made when printing to a Novell or Windows NT print queue
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Many print servers send a banner page job before sending the print
job. Banner page jobs are not compatible with the 8660 printer and
are ignored. However, if the banner page job does not end with a
Control-D character, the print job is treated as part of the banner
page job and is ignored.
To solve this problem, either turn off banner pages or make sure
that the last character of a banner page job is a Control-D.
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Printer displays "Processing", then "Ready" without making another
print when printing to a Novell or Windows NT print queue.
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It is possible for the 8660 printer to display "Processing" for a
short time (10 seconds or so) after printing a job received from
a print server, then display "Ready" without another print being
made.
This can occur with print servers that send a form feed character
after sending the print job. The 8660 printer treats this character
as the start of another print job, and begins processing it while
printing the job. If no other job is sent, the printer will time out
and return to "Ready" after the timeout period has elapsed. If
another job is received before this time out occurs, the second job
(which begins with the form feed character) will be processed and
printed as usual.
Setting your computer or printer server so that form feeds are not
sent after a job eliminates this behavior.
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