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Started by dhar
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:33
How do I set my printer to accept postscript ?
Author: dhar
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:33
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:33
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Hi, I'm new to PS issues. However, here's what.. (1) I need to set Ep Sty 3000 to print Postscript. I installed PScript5, created Ep 3000 printer instance using Epson 3000 ppd for win 2000. (1) problem is..epson prints ps error handler(tech info) when trying to print test page, quarkxpress doc etc. I assume printer not set to use postscript.. How do i set the 3000 to do this ?
Re: How do I set my printer to accept postscript ?
Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 08:22
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 08:22
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A printer either does PostScript or it doesn't. The PostScript option may cost several hundred dollars. However, yours MAY be doing PostScript. You say it prints a tech report. The details of this sort of thing matter very much - can you post the first few lines of what you see? Aandi Inston
Re: How do I set my printer to accept postscript ?
Author: pleader
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:32
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:32
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A printer can print PostScript if it has a PostScript interpreter residing in its hardware. Another alternative is a special piece of software that interprets PostScript and then sends commands to the printer in its native language. It is likely that your printer uses a software interpreter. You'd have to read the instructions that come with it and try to go on from there. Regards, Victor Lee.
Re: How do I set my printer to accept postscript ?
Author: butchsor
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:22
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:22
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If your printer supports PS, it must have a PS printer driver bundled.
Re: How do I set my printer to accept postscript ?
Author: Lance K
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 17:42
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 17:42
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Hi Dhar, The Epson Stylus 3000 is not a PostScript printer. It is a non-PostScript color inkjet printer. If Epson's documentation led you to believe that the Stylus 3000 had PostScript capabilities, then--as Victor Lee states--it is likely that it was bundled with a software PostScript RIP, a piece of software that can read PostScript code and convert it into whatever non-PostScript printing instructions the Epson Stylus requires. You'll need to go through the documentation and software that came with your printer to determine how to set up and use the software RIP. Lance
Re: How do I set my printer to accept postscript ?
Author: Dov Isaacs
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:55
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:55
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With regard to the message from butchsor, your statement the if a "printer supports PS, it must have a PS printer driver bundled" is absolutely incorrect even for printers with Adobe PostScript (as opposed to emulations). Both MacOS and Windows come bundled with PostScript printer drivers that are quite usable with PostScript printers that properly interpret the PostScript language. What is necessary to use a PostScript printer is a PPD file specific to the printer. A "PPD file" is a "PostScript Printer Definition" file containing information about the particular printer model, what features and options is may have, and how such options should be presented to the end user and accessed via generation of PostScript in the print job. - Dov
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