Kodak Photo Printer 6B6254 User Manual

Using the  
KODAK PROFESSIONAL Image Print Server  
with the  
KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II  
Printers 20P/20R  
Part No. 6B6254  
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Contents  
Definitions of Terms ..................................................................................................................................2  
Installing the IPS Application ...................................................................................................................3  
Using the Image Print Server ...................................................................................................................9  
File Format Details ..................................................................................................................................24  
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Using the Image Print Server  
(IPS) Software with the  
KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II  
Printers 20P/20R  
This document describes how to use the Kodak Professional Image Print Server  
(IPS) application for Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Systems with the Kodak  
Professional LED II Printers 20P and 20R.  
The IPS application enables printing of TIFF images and provides easy, intuitive  
methods for performing simple print management operations that include:  
applying a tone scale correction to images  
inserting new images into the print queue  
stopping or suspending and resuming the processing  
deleting images from the queue  
In addition, the IPS application allows you to monitor a specified folder for TIFF  
images to add to the print queue.  
Communication Channels  
Your computer can print to the LED Printer through a SCSI connection only.  
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Definitions of Terms  
The following terms are used in this document and are defined here for your  
convenience.  
Source Directory  
Folder or directory that is designated for holding TIFF  
images to be printed.  
Hot Folder  
Another term for Source Directory.  
Attended Mode  
The mode in which all errors are displayed through a  
dialog box. When the application is in Attended Mode, it  
stops until you exit the dialog box.  
Unattended Mode  
The mode in which the only errors that are displayed in  
dialog boxes are the errors that require user intervention.  
Errors that do not require user intervention, such as  
invalid file format, are logged in the log file.  
Enqueue  
Dequeue  
Insert a new image into the print queue.  
Remove one image from the print queue. Only the top  
entry in the queue is removed.  
Flush  
Remove all images from the print queue.  
Suspend  
Prevent the application from sending another image to  
the printer until the application resumes. When you select  
Suspend, if an image is processing or going to the  
printer, this image will complete before the application  
suspends. When the application is suspended, it will not  
scan for images in the hot folder.  
Resume  
Return the application to normal operation.  
Order Punch  
An indicator on a print to specify that it is the end of an  
order.  
Tiff Downloader  
Another term for the Image Print Server (IPS) application.  
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Installing the IPS Application  
Before you perform the installation, make certain you are familiar with the  
Windows NT operating system.  
Hardware Requirements  
The following is the minimum hardware required for the IPS application:  
64 MB Main System Memory  
100 MHz PENTIUM Processor  
VGA Monitor (640 x 480 spatial resolution)  
Software Requirements  
The following must be installed on your computer:  
Windows NT Workstation 4.0  
An ASPI-compliant SCSI interface driver (recommended: Adaptec 2940 SCSI  
card)  
Installing the Software  
Downloading the Installation Application  
1. Place the IPS application CD in your CD-ROM drive.  
2. When the Internet Browser appears, select LED Printer.  
3. Scroll to Image Print Server and click KPROImagePrintServer.  
4. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to save this program to disk”  
accept the dialog box (do not launch the program from the browser).  
The Save As... dialog box appears.  
5. Either accept the path shown or click Browse to select another path for the  
KProImagePrintServer.exe file.  
6. Click Save.  
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Installing the Application  
1. From your Windows Explorer program, double-click the Image Print Server  
application (from the location designated in step 5 under Downloading the  
The splash screen and setup messages appear.  
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The Welcome screen appears.  
2. Click Next>.  
The License Agreement screen appears.  
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3. Read the License Agreement.  
To accept the license agreement, click Yes.  
Or, to cancel the installation, click No.  
The Readme information appears.  
4. Click Next>.  
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The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears, showing the  
destination folder and file name for the IPS application.  
The default installation location for both the application and the tone scale  
correction Lookup Table (LUT) that can be used by the IPS application is  
C:\Eastman Kodak\KPro Applications\Image Print Server.”  
5. Either:  
a. Leave the destination as is and click Next> or  
b. Click Browse, change the destination, and then click Next>.  
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The Setup Complete screen appears.  
6. Click Finish to complete the installation.  
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Using the Image Print Server  
Before You Begin  
When you begin using this application, you need to set Source Directory  
Preferences (see page 14). To do this you need to:  
know whether printer calibration was performed using Density aims or  
Lightness aims; this will determine whether you apply tone scale correction  
set up a log file on your host computer so the application can log errors  
designate a Source Directory (or hot folder) on your host computer, even if  
you do not send images from the Source Directory and you only enqueue  
(see Definitions of Termson page 2) images one at a time  
IMPORTANT:Set up the Source Directory for one use only—as a temporary  
source of images. Do not specify a directory that contains images  
that you want to keep. Once the images are processed from the  
Source Directory, they are deleted from that directory.  
Do not specify as a Source Directory any directory that is on a  
read-only volume.  
If you will be adding any print devices, you need to know the number of the SCSI  
Host Adapter and the SCSI ID for the devices.  
Starting the IPS Application  
From the Start menu of the host computer, select Programs>Eastman  
Kodak>KPro Applications>KODAK PROFESSIONAL Image Print Server.  
The display shows the IPS Launcher window.  
Add a device if no device icon is in the window or if there is no icon for the  
device from which you want to print. You can also update or delete the device  
information.  
If you do not need to add, update, or delete a device, go to page 13.  
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Adding, Updating, or Deleting a Printer Device  
Adding a Device  
1. Click the New icon on the IPS Launcher window or select File>New.  
The display shows the Create a New Device screen.  
2. Enter a unique identifier as the device name. The device name must be  
alphanumeric with no spaces or special characters. It can contain as many as  
10 characters.  
3. Enter the correct SCSI ID information.  
The factory default is 5 for LED.  
NOTE: The value for SCSI Host Adapter is typically 1. Select another value  
only if necessary.  
4. Select the correct Device Type from the menu to correspond to either the  
Digital LED Printer, the Kodak Professional Digital Multiprinter, or the Kodak  
Professional Digital Multiprinter II.  
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5. Click OK to accept the information (or click Cancel to go to the IPS Launcher  
window without adding a device).  
A new device icon appears on the IPS Launcher window.  
Updating the Device Name, SCSI Host Adapter, or SCSI ID  
1. On the IPS Launcher window, select the icon for the device to update and  
click the Edit icon or select File>Edit.  
Device is  
selected  
The display shows:  
2. Edit the Device Name, SCSI Host Adapter, or SCSI ID.  
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3. Click OK to save the changes (or click Cancel to ignore the changes and go  
to the IPS Launcher window).  
Deleting a Device  
To delete a device and all files associated with the device:  
1. On the IPS Launcher window, select the icon for the device you want to delete  
and click the Cut icon or select Edit>Cut.  
The display shows:  
2. Select Yes to delete the device and associated files (select No to go to the  
IPS Launcher window).  
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Printing Images  
To print images, you:  
select the device from which to print  
start the IPS application for the selected device  
set the Source Directory preferences for the selected device, if not already  
done  
place images in the print queue  
wait for the images to print  
1. Select the device from which to print.  
2. Click the Start IPS icon (or double-click the icon for the selected device).  
Selected  
device icon  
The following main menu appears.  
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Description of Icons on the Main Menu  
The icons and their associated menu items allow you to choose the following  
options:  
Menu  
Access  
Menu  
Item  
Icon  
Description/Function  
File  
Enqueue  
Dequeue  
Suspend  
Resume  
Flush  
Displays the Enqueue dialog box and allows you to insert a new  
image into the print queue.  
Allows you to remove the top entry from the print queue.  
Server  
Stops the operation of the application. If an image is processing or  
going to the printer, the operation on this image will complete before  
the application suspends.  
Resumes the operation of the application; Resume is active only  
when the system is suspended and can only be used if the server  
defaults were initialized (Source Directory preferences were set).  
Allows you to delete all entries from the print queue.  
Help  
About  
Displays the About box that includes version information about the  
Kodak Professional Image Print Server.  
Setting the Source Directory Preferences for a Device  
1. Select Server>Defaults from the IPS main menu.  
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The Source Directory Preferences dialog box appears.  
2. Type the Source Directory name or click Browse to select the Source  
Directory where the TIFF images will be placed.  
3. Type the Log File name or click Browse to select the Log File where printer  
error information is to be stored. The log file applies to all devices for the  
application. To edit the log file information, go to Editing Log File Information”  
4. Enter the number of copies to print of each image in the Source Directory.  
Valid numbers are from 1 through 9999. The default value is 1.  
5. Select the Printer Resolution:  
The default value is 250 ppi; when you select 250 ppi, each image is  
printed pixel for pixel.  
When you select 125 ppi, the printers hardware pixel replication capability  
is enabled.  
6. Select the Print Production:  
To print immediately, click the button next to Immediate.  
To print later, click the button next to Deferred.  
7. Select the Roll to Roll Options:  
If each image is the end of an order, click the box next to Order Punch.  
If you want a punch .25 in. inside each image area to mark a gutter for host  
image information, click the box next to ID Punch.  
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8. To center each image on the paper, leave the Center image box checked. If  
you do not want to center images, click to uncheckthe box.  
To ensure that the complete image file is exposed on the paper, Kodak  
recommends that you always check Center image.”  
9. If the LED Printer was calibrated using Density, you can apply Tone Scale  
Correction with the g22_fullrange.txt file in the LUTs folder supplied with the  
IPS application.  
To apply tone scale correction:  
a. Type the path and name of the Correction File or click Browse to select  
the Correction File to be applied to each image.  
b. Click the box next to Apply to apply the designated Correction File to each  
image.  
10. When the dialog box is complete, click OK to close the dialog box and save  
the specified values (or click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving the  
values).  
Editing Log File Information  
Do this only when you need to edit information about the error log file.  
1. With no device selected, select File>Edit from the IPS Launcher window.  
The Edit Configuration dialog box appears.  
2. Make changes as needed to either the Log Type, number of days to keep log,  
or the Log File Name.  
3. Click OK to accept changes (or click Cancel to cancel changes).  
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Placing Images in the Print Queue  
You can submit images by:  
placing images in the hot folder(the Source Directory in the Source  
Directory Preferences dialog box)  
using the enqueue function on the application menu bar  
Using Source Directory Insertion  
When you place images in the Source Directory, they are automatically placed in  
the print queue. The images are sorted by the date and time they were placed in  
the Source Directory and printed in that order.  
IMPORTANT: After the image goes to the printer, the file is removed from the  
Source Directory.  
NOTE: The properties of the images placed in the Source Directory are taken  
from the Source Directory Preferences dialog box.  
Using the Enqueue Function  
To enqueue a single image from the menu bar:  
1. Click the Enqueue icon or select File>Enqueue.  
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The Enqueue dialog box appears.  
NOTE: The Enqueue and the Source Directory Preferences dialog boxes look  
almost identical, but they affect different image files. The information  
in each dialog is independent of the other.  
2. Type the Image File path and name or click Browse to select the TIFF Image  
File to be printed.  
3. Enter the number of copies of the image to print. Valid numbers are from 1  
through 9999. The default value is 1.  
4. Select the Printer Resolution:  
The default value is 250 ppi; when you select 250 ppi, the image is printed  
pixel for pixel.  
When you select 125 ppi, the printers hardware pixel replication capability  
is enabled.  
5. Select the Print Production:  
To print immediately, click the button next to Immediate.  
To print later, click the button next to Deferred.  
6. Select the Roll to Roll Options:  
If the image is the end of an order, click the box next to Order Punch.  
If you want a punch .25 in. inside the image area to mark a gutter for host  
image information, click the box next to ID Punch.  
7. To center the image on the paper, leave the Center image box checked. If  
you do not want to center the image, click to uncheckthe box.  
To ensure that the complete image file is exposed on the paper, Kodak  
recommends that you always check Center image.”  
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8. If the LED Printer was calibrated using Density, you may apply Tone Scale  
Correction with the g22_fullrange.txt file in the LUTs folder supplied with the  
IPS application.  
To apply tone scale correction:  
a. Type the path and file name of the Correction File or click Browse to  
select the Correction File to be applied to each image.  
b. Click the box next to Apply to apply the designated Correction File to each  
image.  
9. When the dialog box is complete, click OK to close the dialog box and save  
the specified values (or click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving the  
values).  
NOTES: You cannot enqueue a file that is in process. Wait until the file is  
completely processed before you access the file again.  
Images placed in the queue by using the Enqueue function are not  
removed from their original directory after they are sent to the printer.  
Removing Images from the Print Queue  
Removing the Top Image from the Queue  
1. Click the Dequeue icon or select File>Dequeue.  
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A dialog box appears.  
2. Click OK to delete the first job (or click Cancel to cancel the deletion).  
The job at the top of the list is deleted from the print queue.  
NOTE: Before you can delete an image from the print queue, the application  
must be suspended and all jobs in progress must be complete  
Removing All Images from the Print Queue  
1. Click the Flush icon or select Server>Flush.  
A dialog box appears.  
2. Click OK to delete all jobs (or click Cancel to cancel the deletion).  
All jobs are deleted from the print queue.  
NOTE: Before you can delete an image from the print queue, the application  
must be suspended and all jobs in progress must be complete.  
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Suspending and Resuming the IPS Application  
When the IPS application starts, it looks for Source Directory Preferences.  
If these preferences are initialized, the application will start in the runningstate—  
as if the Resume icon was selected.  
If the preferences are not initialized, the application is in the suspendedstate—  
as if the Suspend icon was selected.  
Suspending the IPS Application  
To suspend the IPS application, select the Suspend icon or select  
Server>Suspend.  
Resuming the IPS Application after a Suspension  
To resume the IPS application, select the Resume icon or select Server>Resume.  
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If the preferences were not initialized, the dialog box below appears.  
After you select OK, the Source Directory Preferences dialog box appears and the  
application remains suspended until the preferences are initialized. See Setting  
Failed Jobs  
When an image fails to go to the printer for any reason, an appropriate error  
message is appended to the log. The log file is specified in the Source Directory  
Preferences dialog box.  
Images in the Source Directory (hot folder) are moved to the FailedJobs  
Directory. The FailedJobs Directory is created as a subdirectory within the  
Source Directory when the first failure occurs.  
Images that fail and were not inserted through the Source Directory (that is, they  
were inserted with the Enqueue icon or menu item) are not moved to the  
FailedJobs Directory.  
Attended and Unattended Modes  
The IPS application allows you to operate in the Attended or Unattended mode.  
In Attended mode, all errors are displayed in dialog boxes. The IPS application is  
halted until you respond to the message.  
In Unattended mode, only errors that require user intervention are displayed in  
dialog boxes. Errors that do not require user intervention, such as an invalid file  
format, are logged in the log file.  
In both Attended and Unattended modes, all errors are written to the log file.  
NOTE: If a communication error occurs while the file is going to the printer, the  
image may not be printed. In addition, jobs that fail to print from the Source  
Directory (hot folder) are copied to the failed jobs directory.  
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To determine if the IPS application is running in Attended mode, pull down the  
Server menu.  
Application is not in  
Attended mode  
Application is in  
Attended mode  
If the bullet appears next to Attended, the application is running in attended mode.  
To disable attended mode, select the Server>Attended menu item.  
If no bullet appears next to Attended, the application is not running in attended  
mode.  
To enable attended mode, select the Server>Attended menu item.  
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File Format Details  
The data portion of the TIFF file must contain RGB byte interleaved data.  
Supported Tags  
The Image Print Server supports the TIFF tags listed below. The range of valid  
values for TIFF tags 256, 257, 258, 273, 278 and 279 are image dependent and  
are indicated by a *in the Valid Range column. If these values are incorrect, an  
error will occur when the application is reading the image data and an appropriate  
error message will be placed in the log file.  
TIFF Tag ID  
Name  
Valid Range  
256  
257  
258  
259  
262  
273  
277  
278  
279  
284  
Image Width  
Image Length  
Bits per Sample  
Compression  
*
*
*
1
2
*
Photometric Interpretation  
Strip Offset  
Samples per Pixel  
Rows per Strip  
3
*
Strip Byte Count  
Planar Configuration  
*
1
*indicates an image-dependent value  
LZW Compression  
The IPS application does not support LZW compression.  
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Index  
A
M
main menu  
C
O
P
D
print queue  
R
E
S
F
H
hot folder. see also source directory 2  
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T
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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY  
Rochester, New York 14653  
U.S.A.  
Kodak and Kodak Professional are  
trademarks of  
Eastman Kodak Company.  
© Eastman Kodak Company, 2000  
Printed in U.S.A.  
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