README.TXT
03/15/02
Kodak Digital Science 8650 Color Printer
Export Module for Adobe Photoshop Software
for Microsoft Windows
1.0.1
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For Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and XP do the following to install the
export module:
1.) Run SETUP.EXE from the installation disk.
2.) The export module can be installed for printing, calibrating
the printer or both printing and calibrating. In a typical install
choose "Both printing and calibrating".
3.) The setup program prompts you for the location of Photoshop's
plugins folder. CLICK "BROWSE" button to navigate to your Photoshop's
plug-ins folder, then press "NEXT".
NOTE: Selecting the plug-ins folder is required for correct
installation of the export module.
Example (c:\program files\adobe\photoshop 5.5\plug-ins)
4.) After the installation is completed, start Photoshop and open a
file. Make sure a printer is connected to a LPT port or an
Adaptec SCSI host adapter. Select "Kodak DS 8650
Printer..." under the FILE-EXPORT menu.
5.) The first time you use the export module, it asks you to locate
the media file. Locate and choose the 8650v150.rtb file
which resides in the medfiles folder.
Example:(c:\program files\adobe\photoshop 5.5\plug-ins\medfiles)
It then informs you that the default port LPT1 has been selected
and displays the export dialog box.
Note: If you are running Win 3.x or Win 95 and planning to print on
oversized laminate media (eg. 9.5x14 inches), then use the Export Module
Version 1.0 which is available on Kodak Web.
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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 DS 8650 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 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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Maximum Host Adapters
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Up to three host adapter cards (HACs) are supported by the export.
If more than three are installed, only the first three lowest
addressed cards are accessible.
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Reprints
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Page Size:
When you use the reprint buffer, the printer remembers
the paper size and type required for the original print.
If you changed the paper size or type after the original
and then make a Reprint, the printer will ask for the
original size paper to be loaded before it can print.
Printer Tables:
Reprints can be made using different printer tables.
However, if the printer table is set to 'None' during a
reprint, the table from the previous job will be used again.
If this is not desired, print the original job with the
printer table set to None, and then apply different tables
using the reprint feature.
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Printing in Black and White using a color ribbon
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Grayscale images require a black ribbon in the printer.
However, by converting the image to RGB color in Photoshop,
(select MODE->RGB COLOR) it can be printed using a color ribbon.
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Canceling Jobs
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To cancel a job quickly, hold down the ESC key on your PC. The
cancel button on the printer's front panel waits until the whole
job is received before actually canceling.
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Export module does not
show up in Photoshop
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The installer may have been unable to determine the location of
your Photoshop plugins directory. If this occurs exit Photoshop
and locate the file Kdk8650.8be. If the file Kdk8650.8be 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
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.
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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SCSI printer not showing up
in the selection dialog box
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Check the Host Adapter selection in the lower right corner of
the selection dialog box. If other adapter numbers are present,
try using one of them.
If the printer still does not show up on SCSI, turn off the
printer and the PC, and then turn on the printer first. After the
printer displays "READY-RASTER" on its front panel, turn on the PC.
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PC locks up when a printer
is connected over SCSI
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The SCSI bus must be terminated properly. A terminator
must be present on the devices at both ends of the bus.
Typically, the SCSI card is self terminating and a single
terminator is needed on the last device connected. However, if
your PC has an internal SCSI hard drive, the drive is usually
terminated as well. In this case, refer to the documentation
included with your SCSI card for disabling its termination.
Make sure that the SCSI ID of the printer is not used by
another SCSI device. Each device must have a different ID.
Switching operating systems:
If a user has upgraded a PC or Mac with a newer operating system,
the firmware in the printer may not support that newer operating
system. If this occurs contact Kodak for new firmware.
Kodak Customer Support 1-800-235-6325
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New Hardware Found dialog box displays
when Windows 95 starts up
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If the New Hardware Found dialog box displays by Windows 95,98,ME
the first time your PC is restarted with an active Kodak printer
attached to the SCSI port, choose "Do not install a driver
(Windows will not prompt you again)." The printer utilizes
a Photoshop export module rather than a SCSI driver.
It may be necessary to respond to this dialog box up to
eight times, once for each LUN ID on the printer's SCSI ID.
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SCSI printer is not
automatically selected
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If your SCSI printer is not automatically selected after
the export module is first installed, click SELECT in the
export module dialog box, and pick your SCSI printer.
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Printer does not print
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The printer will not print under the following circumstances:
1. If the job was printed by selecting FILE->PRINT in
Photoshop, it will not print while the printer is in Raster
mode.
You must select "FILE->EXPORT->KODAK DS 8650 PRINTER..."
2. Jobs scaled smaller than 5 pixels in height or width will
not print. Increase the scale factor by small amounts
until the job prints.
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Printer ejects a page during
the middle of a job with
Windows 95 and a parallel port
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If the printer consistently stops printing and ejects the
page before completing the job, the parallel port on your
system may be sending the data faster than the printer can
process it. To correct the problem, do the following steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, use the right mouse button to select
the Lpt.vxd file in the Windows\System folder, and then
click Rename on the menu that displays.
2. Rename the Lpt.vxd file to Lpt.xxx.
3. Drag the Lpt.vxd file from the Drivers\Printer\Lpt folder
on the Windows 95 CD-ROM to the Windows\System folder on
your hard disk.
4. Restart Windows 95.
Note: If you do not have Windows 95 on CD-ROM, Lpt.vxd may be
obtained from Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1.
Note: To undo the above change, delete the Lpt.vxd file and
rename Lpt.xxx back to Lpt.vxd.
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"Unhandled MFC Exception" and
"Unable to open session with printer"
error messages display
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If one of the above error messages displays without reason,
the preferences file (C:\WINDOWS\KDK8650.PRF) may have
become corrupt. Delete it manually, or install the export
module software again.
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XtraLife checkbox disabled
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XtraLife will always be disabled for CMYK images and
reprints.
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Certain print modes or sizes do
not show up in the popup menus
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The contents of each popup menu is based on the current image
mode, RGB, CMYK, or grayscale. Return to Photoshop, and change
the image mode to get a different set of print mode and size
options.
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Scaling problem when opening
the export module
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You may get a scaling error message when you open the export
module if your previously printed image was large and scaled to
a large value as well. If this occurs, click OK on the error
message and make sure the scale factor is set to 100% in the
export dialog box.
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Unable to print over a network
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A queue name must be established by your network administrator
for the DS 8650 printer, and the steps involved depends on the
type of network used. The export module was tested using
a Novell Netware Server with an IPX print queue. Other networks
should work as well, as long as a queue name is associated with
the printer.
If a queue name has been established and problems still occur, be
sure spooling is enabled. Printing directly to the printer may
cause 'timeout' or 'exception' errors, particularly with larger
jobs. Spooling print jobs should eliminate these errors.
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Printing on Oversized Media (9.5 x 14 inches) on Windows 3.x, 95
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If you are running Win 3.x or Win 95 and planning to print on
oversized laminate media (eg. 9.5x14 inches), then use the Export Module
Version 1.0 which is available on Kodak Web.
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Note: These tips are relevant only when using the Kodak
Calibration Utility Software.
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CANCEL button does not
undo media file selection
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Clicking CANCEL in the Printer Setup for Calibration dialog box
does not undo the selection of a new media file. If the wrong
file is selected, select another file using the SELECT button.
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SEND&PRINT over parallel
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If you are experiencing problems during the SEND&PRINT operation
while connected via parallel, make sure the printer displays "READY"
on its front panel for at least five seconds before you click
PRINT in the final dialog box.
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From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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