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XL1200 Poster Shop – Onyx Ver 6.0. Before Installation. Poster shop hardware & software suggested requirements: Operating System: Windows, 2000(R), ME(R), XP(R) Minimum 254 MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive, Video Display: 1024 X 768 w/16-bit color One USB Port required for Security Key
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Before Installation • Poster shop hardware & software suggested requirements: • Operating System: Windows, 2000(R), ME(R), XP(R) • Minimum 254 MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive, Video Display:1024 X 768 w/16-bit color • One USB Port required for Security Key • One USB Port required for color management tool(Using the USB could be problematic under windows NT) Confidential
Installation & Configuration • Installation: • For windows NT & 2000 you must have administrator privilege. • Attached the Hasp key to parallel port. (or USB key to the USB port) • Place Poster shop program CD into CD drive. • Follow the on screen instructions and click next. • Install Scitex vision printer. • When it finish restart the computer. Confidential
Installation & Configuration (Cont.) Choose location Confidential
Installation & Configuration (Cont.) • When software installation finished, the software will install automatically the Scitex printer 1 & 8 bit. • The printers installed without media, you need to import the media after the installation (see page 25). • In the Onyx poster shop RIP you can install several different printers, and to work on each one of them separately with different devices. Confidential
Configuring Your Printer Install 1 & 8 bit printers Confidential
Configuring Your Printer (Cont.) • Before you can print from Onyx RIP-Queue, you must first configure each printer you have installed. • To configure your printer: • Start Onyx RIP-Queue by either double-clicking the Onyx RIP-Queue icon on your desktop or choosing Onyx RIP_Queue from the Start menu. • If this is the first time you have run Onyx RIP-Queue, the Configure Printer Port dialog appears. • Select the print to file port. • Configure the media and page size you like to work with. Confidential
Choose print to file and then configure the output directory. Choose Media. If not all media appears, it will appear after importing the media see page 25. Configuring Your Printer (Cont.) Confidential
RIPing a File • You have two options to open and rip a file: • Use the RIP server and drag the file from the hold to the print area; (with this option you can’t do file manipulation). • Open the file with preflight, then manipulate the file, sizing, cropping, color correction etc. Then you can submit the file and the process will start. Confidential
Opening an Image • From the menu at the top left, select File > Open. • Select the file you want to rip. • Select your printer by clicking the Printer drop-down arrow. • Select a Quick Set that best represents your workflow • Click Open. Choose preflight for file editing Confidential
Main Window – Onyx Rip-queue Choose the printer A job Preview Hold Confidential
Preflight – Printer and Media Toolbar Choose a printer Choose media Choose the mode Choose the profile Confidential
Preflight – Previewing and Sizing Preview Size Orientation Cropping on preview Confidential
Preflight – Tiling Default tile size Custom tile Overlap Enable to print jobs that bigger then the media. Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction • Tools to permit changes in output color. Tools Filter Sampler Saturation Color curves Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction (Cont.) • Color/gray levels Color level Gray level Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction (Cont.) • Black & White balance White point Black point Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction (Cont.) • Color replace Confidential
Preflight – Print • Submit your work Number of copies Confidential
Media Manager – New Media • Calibrate a new media using a densitometer for the Gray level reading • Import The OML file (pack of media that HP IID distribute) Confidential
Media Manager – New Media (Cont.) • Calibrating a new media • Choose the new media icon. Give the media a name & mode. • Select Color Setup, choose 4 or 6 color mode. Then enter ink restriction values: • Click Ink Restrictions. • Select the resolution for which you want to set restrictions. • Select the ink level that you want to restrict, and click Set Restriction. Confidential
Media Manager – Ink Restriction Evaluate this file and decide on the restriction of ink. Dark ink restriction file Confidential
Media Manager – Ink Restriction (Cont.) Ink configuration Ink restrictions Confidential
Media Manager – Linearization • The next stage is to print the Linearization file and measure it with a densitometer. Confidential
Media Manager – Linearization (Cont.) Set the N-factor of each color measurement Tweak N-factor Confidential
Media Manager – Gray Balance Control the gray balance by changing the C,M,Y values manually. Balance Contrast Confidential
Media Manager – Ink Limit Examine the ink limit swatch and choose the value. Limit between 3-4 Confidential
Media Manager – Profiling Measurement target Using profile for correcting colors Confidential
Media Manager – Profiling (Cont.) Measure the color chart with a colorimeter Measurement reading Confidential
Enter input & output profile Media Manager – Profiling (Cont.) Input profile Output profile Pure Hues Confidential
Media Manager – Black Generation Control the Black component in the image. Confidential
Before Installation • Poster shop hardware & software Suggested requirements: • Operating System: Windows, 2000(R), ME(R), XP(R) • Minimum 254 MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive, Video Display:1024 X 768 w/16-bit color • One USB Port required for Security Key • One USB Port required for color management tool.(Using the USB could be problematic under windows NT) Confidential
Installation & Configuration • Installation: • For windows NT & 2000 you must have administrator privilege. • Attach the HASP key to the parallel port(or USB key to the USB port). • Place Poster shop program CD into the CD drive. • Follow the on screen instructions and click Next. • Install the printer. • When it is finished, restart the computer. Confidential
Installation & Configuration (Cont.) Choose location Confidential
Installation & Configuration (Cont.) • When software installation is finished, the software will install automatically the Scitex printer, 1 & 8 bit. • If the printers are installed without media, you need to import the media after the installation (see page 25). • In the Onyx poster shop RIP you can install several different printers, and to work on each one of them separately with different devices. Confidential
Configuring Your Printer Install 1 & 8 bit printers Confidential
Configuring Your Printer (Cont.) • Before you can print from Onyx RIP-Queue, you must first configure each printer you have installed. • To configure your printer: • Start Onyx RIP-Queue by either double-clicking the Onyx RIP-Queue icon on your desktop or choosing Onyx RIP_Queue from the Start menu. • If this is the first time you have run Onyx RIP-Queue, the Configure Printer Port dialog appears. • Select the print to file port. • Configure the media and page size you would like to work with. Confidential
Choose print to file and then configure the output directory. Choose Media. If not all media appears, it will appear after importing the media see page 25. Configuring Your Printer (Cont.) Confidential
RIPing a File • You have two options to open and rip a file: • Using the RIP server, drag the file from the hold to the print area, (with this option you can’t do file manipulation). • Open the file with Preflight, then manipulate the file, sizing, cropping, color correction etc. Then you can submit the file and the process will start. Confidential
Opening an Image • From the menu at the top left, select File > Open. • Select the file you want to RIP. • Select your printer by clicking the Printer drop-down arrow. • Select a Quick Set that best represents your workflow. • Click Open. Choose preflight for file editing Confidential
Main Window – Onyx Rip-queue Choose the printer A job Preview Hold Confidential
Preflight – Printer and Media Toolbar Choose a printer Choose media Choose the mode Choose the profile Confidential
Preflight – Previewing and Sizing Preview Size Orientation Cropping on preview Confidential
Preflight – Tiling Default tile size Custom tile Overlap Enables the printing of jobs bigger than the media. Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction • Tools to permit changes in output color. Tools Filter Sampler Saturation Color curves Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction (Cont.) • Color/gray levels Color level Gray level Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction (Cont.) • Black & White balance White point Black point Confidential
Preflight – Color Correction (Cont.) • Color replace Confidential
Preflight – Print • Submit your work Number of copies Confidential
Media Manager – New Media • Calibrate a new media using a densitometer for the Gray level reading. • Import The OML file (pack of media that HP IID distributes). Confidential