EagleRIP® 3.

User Guide
For Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

May, 2003

Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.

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find answers to most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, please contact us.
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Contents

About the EagleRIP........................................................................................................1

New features of EagleRIP 3.0..........................................................................................1
Basic Concepts ................................................................................................................3
Introduction to the EagleRIP..........................................................................................4
1.1 Advantages of the EagleRIP ............................................................................... 5
1.1.1 Flexibility ...................................................................................................... 5
1.1.2 Controlling the process................................................................................... 5
1.1.3 Lower upgrading cost ..................................................................................... 5
Installation of the EagleRIP............................................................................................7
2.1 Environmental requirements ............................................................................... 7
2.2 Installation of Windows NT................................................................................ 8
2.2.1 Installation of Windows NT Server 4.0............................................................ 8
2.2.2 Questions about installation and use of NT..................................................... 11
2.3 Components Connection ...................................................................................13
2.4 EagleRIP Installation procedure.........................................................................13
2.5 Running the EagleRIP.......................................................................................21
Introduction to the main user interface.........................................................................23
3.1 Main menu .......................................................................................................23
3.1.1 Action ......................................................................................................... 24
3.1.2 Option ......................................................................................................... 26
3.1.3 Fonts ........................................................................................................... 30
3.1.4 View ........................................................................................................... 31
3.1.5 Window ....................................................................................................... 32
3.1.6 Help ............................................................................................................ 33
3.2 Working area....................................................................................................34
3.3 Job Monitor ......................................................................................................35
3.4 Information Window .........................................................................................36
3.5 Tool bar ...........................................................................................................37

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3.6 Status bar .........................................................................................................39

System Settings .............................................................................................................40
4.1 System Preferences ...........................................................................................40
4.1.1 “Information Window”settings ..................................................................... 42
4.1.2 “Hot Folder”settings .................................................................................... 43
4.1.3 “Page Bitmap”settings ................................................................................. 46
4.1.4 “Other” settings............................................................................................ 47
4.2 Parameter template settings ...............................................................................50
4.2.1 Parameter template management ................................................................... 50
4.2.2 Parameter template settings ........................................................................... 53
4.2.3 Input plug-ins settings................................................................................... 55
4.2.4 Device Setup................................................................................................ 55
4.3 Parameters non-relevant to the output device ......................................................56
4.3.1 Screen parameters ........................................................................................ 57
4.3.2 Calibration parameters.................................................................................. 63
4.3.3 Rip parameters............................................................................................. 67
4.3.4 Hot Folder parameters .................................................................................. 70
4.3.5 Register Mark parameters ............................................................................. 72
4.3.6 Other parameters .......................................................................................... 79
4.4 Font settings .....................................................................................................81
4.4.1 Add Fonts .................................................................................................... 81
4.4.2 Delete Fonts................................................................................................. 83
4.4.3 Substitute Fonts............................................................................................ 84
4.4.4 Reset Fonts .................................................................................................. 86
4.5 Output working mode .......................................................................................86
4.5.1 Hot Folder ................................................................................................... 87
4.5.2 NT Pipe printing........................................................................................... 95
4.5.3 Macintosh Network printing.........................................................................100
4.6 Option plug-in ................................................................................................108
4.6.1 Input key of option plug-in...........................................................................108
4.6.2 Remove option plug-in ................................................................................109

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The Ope ration of the EagleRIP................................................................................... 110

5.1 Host Interactive Operating Mode .....................................................................110
5.1.1 Queue of “Waiting to RIP”..........................................................................111
5.1.2 Queue of “Waiting to Print”.........................................................................118
5.1.3 Queue of “Printed Job”................................................................................123
5.2 Screen Preview...............................................................................................124
Input plug-ins ............................................................................................................. 127
6.1 Add an input plug-in .......................................................................................127
6.2 Setting up plug-ins ..........................................................................................128
6.2.1 TIFF input plug-in .......................................................................................128
EagleRIP Feedback Messages and Troubleshooting ................................................... 129
7.1 Normal messages............................................................................................129
7.2 Warning messages ..........................................................................................132
7.3 Error messages ...............................................................................................134

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About the EagleRIP

The EagleRIP is the new generation of Founder’s Raster Image Processor based on
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. The Eagle RIP is able to convert
PostScript and PDF documents generated by page layout programs to
high-resolution images and then drive external devices such as platesetters,
imagesetters, proofers and laser printers to image on paper, film or other material.
Hardware RIPs and software RIP s are both common Rips. Normally hardware RIPs
are built in imaging device such as platesetters, imagesetters, proofers and laser
printers. They can also be stand-alone devices in their own case. Software RIPs
consist of an input section, a PostScript interpreter engine, and interface to an
output device. The RIP engine rasterizes the image data generated and sends it to
the specified external device. This is accomplished through interface cards and its
associated device driver. A software RIP has the following advantages compared to
a hardware RIP :
• Flexibility
• Ability to control the process
• Low upgrade expense

New features of EagleRIP 3.0

Base on EagleRIP 2.3, it was created to add many new features. The primary
features are as follows:
1. Support to Japanese font library (mainstream Japanese font library in the
Japanese market).
2. Full support of PDF in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
3. Reinforced TIFF driver, with the same nomination form of TIFF as that other
RIP products.
4. More precise calibration curves for linearization.
5. Support to PostScript files without postfix names.
6. Improved processing speed for user defined screen shapes.
7. Improved page layout preview speed and functionality.

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8. Improved processing of DCS pictures in gray mode.

9. Improved identification and processing of files with spot colors (Separation or
Composite), with the setting of spot color screening and linearization.
10. Improved screening quality of rotundity, ellipse and diamond shape.
11. Added more flexibility to Hot Folder, i.e. adding options of Hot Folder files to
be chosen by the users and support for sub-directory embedded output
function.
12. Added option of file searching path, allowing users to omit the absolute
searching path of pictures described in PostScript files, i.e. Host name + path.
13. Added support for Hot Folder to automatic output of PS, PDF, EPS and TIFF
files without postfix.
14. Supported multiple NT pipe printing.

NOTE:
1. EagleRIP 3.0 does not support CMS option any longer
2. Users having bought AGS2.0 (used in EagleRIP2.3) must re-apply for AGS
Option Key to Founder Electronic s if they want to upgrade to EagleRIP3.0.
3. EagleRIP 3.0 supports new optional features for CTP application environment
such as EagleFAM screening.
4. EagleRIP 3.0 supports True Type Font, ink control options

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Basic Concepts
DTP
DeskTop Publishing system.

RIP
Raster Image Processor.

Job
Before ripping, job means page document in PostScript, PDF, TIFF, EPS
format, etc. Included with the job are parameters which control the output
device.
After ripping, job means separated bitmap pages bundle d with output
parameters.

Input Plug-in
Converting non-PostScript data to PostScript data for RIP processing.

Device Driver
Control interface between RIP and output device, serve to image the page
separation bitmap on the physical device (such as imagesetter, platesetter,
plotter, laser printer, etc.) or the virtual device (such as disk TIFF file, etc.)

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Chapter 1

Introduction to the EagleRIP

First of all, let’s take a look at the overall structure and actual workflow of the
Founder EagleRIP.

Fig 1-1

As shown in Fig 1-1, there are two major parts in the EagleRIP. One is the ripping
section which includes input plug-ins & PostScript interpreter. Input plug-ins are
designed to process different data formats other than PostScript. PostScript
interpreters act to interpret and rasterize PostScript data to page separated bitmaps
according to the parameters specified for the job. Another part is the output section.
The named device driver controls the output device to image the page separated
bitmaps.　
The processing of each job is controlled by system parameters and job parameters
located in the EagleRIP system templates.
System parameters affect all jobs and job parameter templates affect the specified
job only.
Job parameter templates include parameter settings of input plug-ins, PostScript
interpreter and device driver. Most parameters in the parameter template must be

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defined before the processing of the job (the parameters to control the output device
can be adjusted after the page separation bitmaps have been generated by the
PostScript interpreter. For example, number of copies, left margin and top margin
etc).
Furthermore, interpreting PostScript data often requires a font library, so the font
library should be installed before the processing of any job.

1.1 Advantages of the EagleRIP

1.1.1 Flexibility
Via setting different parameters the EagleRIP, as a pure software RIP , can
accommodate multiple user environments and job requirements. By setting specific
device drivers, the EagleRIP can be connected with many output devices. On the
other hand, hardware RIPs do not have this advantage.

1.1.2 Controlling the process

Since it is not a hardware RIP, the EagleRIP image rasterization process and job
outputs are more controllable .

1.1.3 Lower upgrading cost

A software RIP is easier and cheaper to upgrade. In contrast, you usually need to
purchase an entire new RIP to upgrade a hardware RIP.
The EagleRIP is a pure software RIP. All image rasterization processing is
accomplished by the software, so it possesses the advantages mentioned above.
Furthermore, it boasts the following features:
1. Supports Adobe PostScript 3 and Adobe Portable Document Format version
1.2 and 1.3. It passed the international authoritative PostScript 3 testing
program and conforms to the industry standard.
2. High speed, with competitive performance compared to other popular
PostScript RIPs.
3. Supports Mac desktop application software for direct network printing and hot
folders as well as Windows application programs via network printing.
4. Extremely user friendly GUI, typical Windows application style, with context
sensitive online help.

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5. Provides powerful batch processing capabilit ies, enabling the system to

perform large volume automatic as well as powerful manual processes.
6. Flexible and efficient page bitmap preview features.
7. Powerful media -saving features, optimizing the page orientation and page
separation arrangement, improve the media usage and output efficiency.
8. Powerful bitmap input and output functions, provide the users with more
flexible system control. Users without imagesetters can also perform page
ripping and generate and approve the page bitmaps. The file can then be
output on many devices that accept screened bitmapped files. Service bureaus
can accept such files.
9. Supports third party input plug-ins and device drivers, increasing openness
and flexibility of the EagleRIP system.
10. Multi-thread software architecture supports parallel processing, able to
increase performance in multiple CPU systems.
11. EagleRIP can run on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.

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Chapter 2

Installation of the EagleRIP

The operation of EagleRIP requires basic configuration of hardware and software

environments. This chapter will discuss on the system configuration of the
EagleRIP software and hardware, the installation of the operating system
environment and the installation of the EagleRIP system itself.

2.1 Environmental requirements

Hardware environment
Minimum System Requirement
CPU: Pentium III 450MHz or above
Memory: 128MB
Hard disk: SCSI or EIDE, 4G or above free space
Display: Color monitor, 800 × 600 resolution support at least 65536 colors
Network: 10MB Ethernet adapter
PCI slot: Compatible PCI protocol v2.0 or above

Recommended System Configuration

CPU: Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz or above
Memory: 512MB or above
Hard disk: Ultra Wide SCSI (10,000rpm) hard disk with at least 10G free space
Display: 17”Color monitor, 1024 × 768 resolution support, True color
Network: 10M/100M Ethernet adapter
PCI slot: Compatible PCI protocol v2.0 or above

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Software and network environment

Operating System: Windows 2000 Server or Professional, Windows NT Server 4.0
or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with the latest service pack installed.

2.2 Installation of Windows NT

This chapter briefly introduces the installation procedure of Windows NT Server
4.0 (the installation of Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows 2000 series is
similar) and discusses some problems which may arise when installing or using the
operating system. For a detailed installation procedure, please kindly refer to the
Microsoft Windows NT Installation Guide.

2.2.1 Installation of Windows NT Server 4.0

1. Assume the installation program is on a CD-ROM, the disk drive is E, and it
will be installed under DOS environment. Execute the following command:
If the drive A of your PC is 3.5-inch floppy disk, then prepare 3 blank 1.44MB
floppy disks and follow the next steps to produce 3 installation floppy disks.
C:\>F:
F:\>cd\I386
F:\I386>winnt/ox (if you are installing or upgrading the operating system
under Windows NT, it should be WINNT32/ox).
2. Remove the NT CD-ROM from the CD driver, insert the first NT installation
floppy disk into drive A, and restart your computer.
3. Insert the second and third NT installation floppy disks into drive A and insert
the Windows NT installation CD into CD-ROM drive, one by one following
the Windows NT installation instructions.
4. The installation program will start copying files into the hard disk. The display
will show the percentage done. It will take several minutes.
5. The installation program indicates that DOS installation is completed and you
are required to remove the floppy disk in drive A and restart the computer.
6. After restarting, the installations program automatically loads more files .
Then, it says: Press F1 for help; press F3 to quit; press R to restore the
Windows NT 4.0 damaged during the last installation; press carriage return to
start installation. Just press carriage return to install a new one.

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7. After that, the installation program starts examining the hard disk, which can
take several minutes. After the examination, the program will list the storage
devices it found, and prompt you to specify additional devices. Press carriage
return to continue the installation.
8. The installation program displays the “end user legal agreement”. You must
read or scroll down the entire document. Press the PageDown key to scroll
down. At the end of the document, press F8 to continue the installation. Or
press ESC if you want to quit the installation.
9. If an old version of Windows NT is found in PC, the installation procedure will
indicates whether to upgrade the old version or to install the new one. We
suggest installing a new version.
10. The installation program will show you the setting of computer, monitor,
keyboard, and keyboard layout and point devices under default circumstances.
11. You can modify the above settings based on actual situations. After
modification, move the highlight bar to “
do not change”and press carriage
return.
12. The installation program will display the chosen partitioning, and let you
choose one between “change the partitioning into NTFS”or “keep the present
file system”. We recommend to use the NTFS format.
NOTE:
To support Macintosh networking, the system should have at least one NTFS
partition. We strongly recommend you to use NTFS file system for all
partitions.

13. After choosing the partitioning, input the NT Server installation path.

14. The installation program indicates whether you would like to check the hard
disk. Press carriage return to check hard disk.
15. The installation program starts copying documents into hard disk; the display
shows percentage done. This step takes a several minutes. Upon completion,
press carriage return as instructed and the program will restart the computer.
16. After restarting, the following installation includes collecting computer
messages (16-22), installing Windows NT network (23-32) and completing
installation (33-36). Press Next (next step) to continue installation.
17. The installation program requires you to input your name and company name.

18. Choose authorization mode. The installation program displays “choose

authorization mode” dialog box. You can choose either one from “every
server”or “every user”. For example, you can input 100 at the edit box after

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“every server”, and then press continue. At the following “every server
authorization”dialogs box, choose “I agree”box then press “OK”.
19. Input your computer name in the edit box. Assume your computer name is
inputted as EagleRIPSVR. All characters should appear in block letters. Press
“continue”.
20. Select a server type: “primary domain controller”, “backup domain controller”
or “stand alone server”. Please select according to your actual requirements.
We recommend you to choose “stand alone server”.
21. Set administrator account. Please input the same code at the “password”and
“authenticated password” edit box under “administrator account setting”
dialog box. Press “continue”.
22. The installation program inquires if you want to make an emergency recovery
disk. We recommend you to make one after the EagleRIP system installation
has been accomplished successfully and then make such emergency recovery
disk regularly for fast system recovery other than re-install all the system from
scratc h.
23. Select accessories for your system.

24. Start installing network. The installation program auto-examines the hard disk.
The installation process varies for different networking. Here we introduce the
basic procedure of installing networking. For details, please kindly refer to
25. Windows NT 4.0 Server Operator Guide and Windows NT 4.0 Server System
Guide.
26. Select how to log on to network. Please use system recommended options.

27. Inquires whether to be an Internet server. This is not recommended.

28. Installation program is searching for a network adapter.

29. Select network protocol, the installation program displays the following
network protocol options at the “Windows NT Installation Program”dialog
box.
(1) NW Link IPX/SPX compatibility
(2) TCP/IP
(3) NetBEUI
You can select the protocol according to your actual networking requirements.
Usually we choose (3). If you want to install NetWare support, please
reference to “Questions about installation and use of NT”question No. 5 after
you finish the Windows NT installation.
30. Select network service.

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31. Start installing network components.

32. Set network adapter parameters according to your network adapter user
manual. Usually we use the system recommended setting.
33. Starting network.

34. Select entering domain or workgroup. The installation program displays

“domain/workgroup setting”dialog box. Input the workgroup or domain name
at the workgroup or domain edit box according to your actual circumstances in
order to join the relevant workgroup or domain. Press “OK”.
35. Finish installation.

36. Set date/time.

37. The installation program displays “Monitors found” message box, press “OK”.
Set the properties of monitor, the installation program displays “monitor
setting”dialog box. Select each setting option according to your monitor type,
display adapter configuration and actual working requirements. Press
“testing”key, the system pops up “testing mode”dialog box, press “OK”. The
system displays color image lasting for several seconds. Then the dialog box
pops up inquiring you whether you see the normal testing image. If there is no
normal image, please test for other monitor setting alternatives, until the
normal color image shows. Press “OK”and the system starts saving your
setting. EagleRIP system recommends you to set display setting at least as 800
X 600, 65536 color.
38. Installation successfully. Restart your computer.

2.2.2 Questions about installation and use of

NT
1. NTFS is a file system designed exclusively for Windows NT. It supports
system restoration, able to use super capacity storage media, with various
characteristics of POSIX subsystem. For supporting hot folders for Macintosh
application software, the system requires at least one NTFS partition. For Mac
OS with version number below 7.6, the NTFS partition should not exceed
2GB.
2. Certain computer with SCSI adapter (such as DEC XL Server) would need
CMOS examination and saving configuration after changing RAM
configuration. They even use the additional BIOS disk for examination and
saving system configuration. If the setting steps of CMOS are done but BIOS
disk is not used to dispose, the NT installation may lead to fail!

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3. The server service provided by Windows NT Server occupies the system

resource remarkably, which will affect the performances of desktop
application softwares. We strongly recommend you to do an appropriate
setting on the server properties according to the actual situation of the service
required by the network, in order to reach the best performance of the system.
(1) Click “control panel”.
(2) Double click the “network” icon, enter the “network setting”dialog box.
(3) Double click the “server” option under the “installed networking
software” list box to enter the server dialog box.
(4) There are 4 options under the “optimize area”of your server dialog box.
You can select an appropriate option according to your actual networking
requirements.
• Minimum required RAM: allocate RAM for at most 10 network links.
• Balance: Supporting as many as 64 links.
• Maximum document sharing input and output capacity: allocating
maximum RAM for document sharing application programs, most
suitable for large volume network server.
• Maximum network application program input and output capacity:
optimize the server RAM for those distributed application programs (such
as SQL Server), most suitable for large volume network server.
NOTE:
EagleRIP strongly recommends choosing “minimum required RAM”; or else
the EagleRIP system performance will decrease remarkably and even fail to
drive the high-speed output devices.

4. Windows NT virtual memory configuration

EagleRIP recommends you to set your Windows NT virtual RAM twice as the
physical RAM of your machine. For example, if your machine has 256M
RAM, then you are advised to modify your system's virtual RAM to 512M,
follow the steps below:
Open the “control panel”, double click the “system” icon, click the
“performance”option, and then click the “Modify”at virtual RAM.
First, select the drive that contains the virtual RAM pagefile.sys. You are
recommended to select a drive with sufficient space and faster accessing speed.
Then, select the size of your pagefile.sys. Both “initialization size” and
“maximum value”are double the size of the physical RAM. Press “set”then
“OK”, finally press “Close”. The system indicates you to restart your

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computer. You can restart after you complete all the system settings. Setting
will take effect after you restart your computer.
5. NetWare networking support
If you are using NetWare networking environment, you can open the “control
panel” upon installing Windows NT. Select “networking”, “add” under
“server” then “NetWare”. Complete NetWare networking support as per
instruction.

2.3 Components Connection

Install the Software Dongle

1. Make sure that the Windows NT Workstation is powered off.

2. Find a free parallel port, typically the Workstation has only one parallel port, if

some device occupies it, we suggest unplugging it.

3. Install and secure the software dongle provided with the EagleRIP software kit.

Install the Interface adapter and Cables

See the Adapter Kernel drivers install guide and EagleRIP Device Driver
Installation and Use Guide

2.4 EagleRIP Installation procedure

Installing the EagleRIP is an easy procedure. We are going to show you the
installation steps on Windows 2000 Server plus Service Pack 3. If you prefer other
operating system rather than Windows 2000 Server, most of the installation steps
are the same. Please follow the instructions:
1. Start the computer and make sure the operating system is running.
2. Insert the EagleRIP CD into the CD-ROM drive and AutoRun.exe file (located
in the root directory) will run automatically. If the CD will not auto run, start
the installation manually by using Start – Run browse or My Computer or
Explore to click the Setup.exe.

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3. EagleRIP Setup begins to prepare the Install Shield Wizard (Fig 2-1). If you
click Cancel button, installation program will quit.

Fig 2-1
4. After collecting the system information, the setup program will show the
welcome dialog box. Click the Next button to continue (Fig 2-2).

Fig 2-2
5. The following window (Fig 2-3) shows the End User License Agreement. To
install EagleRIP, you must accept this license agreement and press Yes to
continue.

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Fig 2-3
6. Please enter the dongle number into the Enter Text dialog box (Fig 2-4), and
then Click the Next button to continue.

Fig 2-4
7. Please enter user name, company name and serial number into the Customer
Information dialog box, and then click the Next button to continue (Fig 2-5).

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Fig 2-5
8. The following window is Choose Destination Location (Fig 2-6), please select
a destination folder to install EagleRIP then press Next.

Fig 2-6

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9. The next window (Fig 2-7) Select Components prompts you to choose the
device drivers you will use. You may select the device driver according to the
device type. EagleRIP requires at least one device driver to be installed, please
select only the device drivers that you actually need.

Fig 2-7
NOTE:
Up to 5 device drivers are allowed to be selected in the setup program.

10. Next window (Fig 2-8) shows where you enter the RIP option serial number. If
you do not intend to use any option at this point, please click Next.

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Fig 2-8
NOTE:
True Type Font, Ink Control options for EagleRIP which require the serial number
to activate. If you already have installed EagleRIP, you can select Options from the
menu to add, delete and activate the option.

11. The next window (Fig 2-9) Select Program Folder lets you select program
folder name. Press Next to continue.

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Fig 2-9
12. The next window (Fig 2-10) is Start Copying Files. If you want to review or
change any settings, click Back. If you are satisfied, press Next to start copying
the necessary files.

Fig 2-10

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13. The setup program begins copying EagleRIP files to your hard disk. The
installation progress is indicated by the progress bar. If you want to quit, press
Cancel (Fig 2-11).

Fig 2-11
14. When the progress indicator shows 100%, the system will install the Aladdin
device drivers automatically until Fig 2-12 pops up.

Fig 2-12
15. Press OK in Fig 2-12 to read the pop-up readme.txt which includes important
information to teach you how to proceed with the system configuration to
ensure the proper functioning of the EagleRIP.
16. The installation program displays Install Shield Wizard Complete window
(Fig 2-13). You must restart your computer. Please check Yes, I want to restart
my computer now. Then press Finish to exit the setup program.

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Fig 2-13

2.5 Running the EagleRIP

To execute the EagleRIP, simply double click the EagleRIP icon in your
desktop or choose the EagleRIP entry from the “Start” menu.
Upon starting EagleRIP, the EagleRIP main interface will appear: (Fig 2-14)

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Fig 2-14
The first three lines in the message window display the product name, copyright
and starting time.
In the next chapter, we will introduce the how to configure EagleRIP.

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Chapter 3

Introduction to the main user interface

As shown in Fig 3-1, the EagleRIP main window includes Main menu, Tool bar,
Status Bar, working area and two child windows: “Information Window”and “Job
Monitor”.

Fig 3-1

3.1 Main menu

Fig 3-2
The main menu (Fig 3-2) provides the user with the basic way to interact with the
EagleRIP. It includes six submenus:

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3.1.1 Action

Fig 3-3

Print File(s)
Allows you to select job files and choose parameter templates. You can inspect and
modify the parameter templates here. Refer to 5.1 Host interactive operation)

Parameter Template(s)
Allows you to edit the parameter templates (refer to 4.2 Parameter template
settings)

Page Bitmap Import

If you specify a path, the EagleRIP will automatically list all imported page bitmaps
EagleRIP imported before under that path. You can select desired page bitmaps.
Upon confirmation, EagleRIP will load the selected bitmaps into the current
EagleRIP system waiting to print. During the importing process, the system will
signal a sound alert for each page bitmap. After the import is completed, the
Information Window will display the number of page bitmaps imported.

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Fig 3-4

Page Bitmap Export

Fig 3-5
The user may select desired page bitmap, and specify a path (if the path does not
exist the system will inquire whether to create it, see (Fig 3-6).

Fig 3-6
EagleRIP will save the selected page bitmap into the path, later you can load the
page bitmaps into any EagleRIP system through “Page Bitmap Import”for printing.
During the exporting process, the system will signal a sound alert for every bitmap
processed. After the export is completed, the message window will dis play the
number of page bitmaps actual exported.
DESCRIPTION:
“Page Bitmap Import/Export” function provides the user with another flexible,
reliable and highly efficient way to output to different locations. The user can use
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information. Then, the bitmaps can be output directly (without re-ripping) in the
output service bureaus which have an EagleRIP system. This will save time and
cost to the user, as well as reduce the possibility of inconsistencies due to different
configuration of RIP parameters and font libraries.
“Page Bitmap Import/Export”function can also be used to backup the page bitmaps
of large jobs. In order to prevent the EagleRIP from automatically deleting these
page bitmaps during the output process, you’d better export the page bitmap into
the backup bitmap directory, and import the page bitmap under that directory when
necessary. When you are sure that you do not need these bitmaps anymore, delete
them from the directory to save disk space.

Exit
Exit EagleRIP. If there are jobs Ripping or printing, when you try to exit the
EagleRIP, the system will indicate the following dialog box (Fig 3-7), press “Yes”
to terminate EagleRIP, press “No” to terminate EagleRIP after all jobs under
ripping or printing have been finished. Press “Cancel”to cancel this operation.

Fig 3-7

3.1.2 Option

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Fig 3-8

Information Window
Toggle Information Window. Once the Information Window is opened, the left side
of the menu item will have a selected mark. The Information Window appears a
small child window of the EagleRIP . If you click this menu item again , the selected
mark will disappear, and the Information Window will be minimized.

Clear Information Window

If you click this menu item, it will clear the current contents of the Information
Window. If there are too many messages in the Information Window it is a good
idea to clear the Information Window.
NOTE:
EagleRIP follows a certain number of saving days (refer to 4.1.1 “Information
Window” setting under 4.1 System Parameter Setting) to save the contents of
Information Window into the hard disk. Here, just the window display is cleared for
easy reading; the messages saved in the hard disk are not deleted.

Job Monitor
Toggle Job Monitor window. Once the Job Monitor Window is opened, the left side
of the menu item will have a selected mark. The Job Monitor window appears a
normal size child window of EagleRIP. If you click this menu item again, the
selected mark will disappear, and the Job Monitor window will be minimized.

System Preferences
This menu item allow you to set system parameters (refer to 4.1 System Parameter
Setting).

Reset System
Restore all system parameters into its initial status which defined by EagleRIP
system. When you unintentionally set incorrect system parameters, EagleRIP may
run improperly. Click this can restore the system default values.
NOTE:
Be careful to use this function because all your previous system parameters will be
replaced by system default values. The system will prompt an EagleRIP message
box for confirmation when you select this menu item (Fig 3-9). Press “Yes” to
confirm resetting system parameters, or not cancel the operation.

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Fig 3-9

Share Parameter Templates

Once this option is selected, a sharing Parameter Template(s) dialog box will
appear. In this window, you can select any parameter templates you created before,
and then it will be shared to network using AppleTalk protocol. On Mac, you can
find the parameter template's name, and you can also use this as a PostScript
printer.

Fig 3-10

Generate PPD File

Select this command, a dialogue named “
Generate PPD File” appears. You can
create PPD files using this dialogue.
NOTE:
The default PPD file type is “ For PC”. If necessary, you can click “
For MAC”
button to create PPD files for MAC.

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In the Create PPD Files window (Fig 3-11), select a device for which you want to
create PPD in the left list-box, click "Add" button and click "OK" to create the PPD
files you selected.

Fig 3-11
In the Create PPD Files window (Fig 3-12), select PPD for which you want to
deselect in the right list-box, click "Erase" button.

Fig 3-12

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Option Setting

Fig 3-13
The EagleRIP has options listed above. Only after you purchase the option and
install it correctly, can you use the function. Otherwise the status is “OFF”and the
function cannot be used.

3.1.3 Fonts

Fig 3-14

Add Fonts
Allows you to add or update fonts for the EagleRIP system (refer to 4.4.1 Add
Fonts).

Delete Fonts
Delete the fonts from the EagleRIP (refer to 4.4.2 Delete Fonts).

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Substitut e Font s
Create and maintain font substitution table, i.e. map absent fonts into existing fonts
in the system (refer to 4.4.3 Substitute Fonts).

Reset Fonts
Clear the contents in character cache, reset and reload all fonts. (refer to 4.4.4 Reset
Fonts)

3.1.4 View
The display of managing tool bar and status bar (Fig 3-15)

Fig 3-15

Tool bar
Decides whether to display tool bar. The selected mark appears on the left side of
the menu and displays the tool bar; if the option is selected again, the selected mark
will disappear, without displaying the tool bar.

Status Bar
Decides whether to display status bar. The selected mark appears on the left side of
the menu and displays the status bar; if the option is selected again, the selected
mark will disappear, without displaying the status bar.

Device Monitor
Open or close the currently running device monitor.
The device monitor enables the users to monitor the physical devices directly from
EagleRIP system. It depends on your output devices. Some device drivers provide
device monitoring capability, such as EagleRIP TIFF device drive, EagleRIP
AGFA device drive etc. Some devices are equipped with lower necessity
monitoring. The corresponding device drivers of EagleRIP may not provide you
with device monitors. If the EagleRIP provides the device monitor for certain
device, when the bitmap of the device starts printing, until you switch to print page
bitmaps for another device, You can open or close the device monitor (use the menu
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options or corresponding item on the tool bar). If the EagleRIP does not provide the
corresponding device monitor or EagleRIP never prints any page bitmaps after
starting, then the menu of the device monitor and the relevant item on the tool bar
are disabled; if the device has been switched, EagleRIP system will automatically
switch on the monitor of the current active device. For example, suppose the current
printing page bitmap is of a AGFA device job, then the open device monitor is
shown as in Fig 3-16. As to the actual operation and functions of the device
monitors, refer to the Device Driver Installation and Use Guide.

Fig 3-16

3.1.5 Window
Control the display of child window (Fig 3-17).

Fig 3-17
Divided into two portions by separation bar. The upper portion includes:

Cascade
Upon selection, all non-minimized windows in the working area will be arranged in
cascade mode.

Tile
Upon selection, all non-minimized windows in the working area will be arranged in
tile mode.

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Arrange Icons
When all windows in the working area are minimized (exist in icons), the icons will
be arranged neatly.
The lower portion includes all names of currently open windows in the working
area. You can choose the menu options and toggle into its corresponding window.
If the corresponding window is minimized before sele ction, then the window will
resume its minimum measurement after selection. Since the Information Window
and Job Monitor are always open, this portion includes at least the Information
Window and Job Monitor.

Information Window
Displays the Information Window.

Job Monitor
You can use the Job Monitor to monitor and control the job progress.
If there are other open windows in the working area, such as “Information
Window”displayed, then their names will become menu options. Also, you may
hold the CTRL key and press Tab, to toggle between child windows in the working
area.

3.1.6 Help
Provides help messages about EagleRIP (Fig 3-18)

Fig 3-18

Help Topics
Displays EagleRIP on-line help. It provides an EagleRIP on-line user manual. You
can refer to it whenever you encounter a problem while using the EagleRIP.

How to use help

Displays the Help Window.

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About EagleRIP
Displays the EagleRIP version and copyright message (Fig 3-19).

Fig 3-19

About Plug-in
Displays input plug-ins and output plug-ins (i.e. device driver) version and
copyright message etc . (as shown in Fig 3-20).

Fig 3-20

3.2 Working area

The working area is the main location where the user interacts with the EagleRIP.
You process your jobs and retrieve your system messages here. All open child
windows are displayed in the working area, such as Information Window, Job
Monitor and devic e monitor , and all bitmap preview child windows.

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3.3 Job Monitor

Fig 3-21
You can use the Job Monitor (Fig 3-21) to monitor and control the job progress.
The Job Monitor includes three queues, two sets of controls, and two sets of
progress bars, one disk space status bar. The first queue is the “Waiting to RIP”
queue. The jobs to be processed will be put into this queue first. The second queue
is the “Waiting to Print” queue. All page bitmaps generated by the Eagle RIP
waiting to print go into this queue. The third queue is the queue for printed page
bitmaps, indicating that the job has been printed. The arrow button between the
second and third queues is used to move the selected page bitmaps between the two
queues. The arrow buttons between the two processing progress status bar are used
to move the selected job up and down within each queue. The progress status bar on
the left show job Ripping progress, while the progress status bar on the right shows
the progress of the printing process. The disk space status bar at the bottom shows
the remaining space in the temporary directory and the occupied/available space in
page bitmap.
There are 2 sets of controlsused to control the RIP process. Their names and
corresponding functions are as follows:

“Resume Ripping” box

Choose it to continue ripping the job at the top of the queue. Unchecking this box
will cause the EagleRIP to stop ripping after the current job finishes.

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“Abort” button
Stops the current Ripping process immediately.

“Resume Printing” box

Choose it to continue printing the page bitmap at the top of the queue. Unchecking
this box will cause printing to stop after the current print job is finished.

“Abort” button
Stops the current printing process immediately.
The Job Monitor is always open and cannot be closed, but it can be minimized (Fig
3-22)

Fig 3-22
You may use the “Job Monitor” menu item or the tool bar button to toggle the Job
Monitor display.

3.4 Information Window

Fig 3-23
The Information Window (Fig 3-23) shows the system status and other instruction
messages. When starting the EagleRIP, the Information Window will first show
messages such as the product name, copyright and starting time. During the
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report the situation from time to time, including normal messages, error messages
and warnings (refer to CHAPTER 7 EagleRIP feedback messages and
trouble -shooting).
The Information Window is always open and cannot be closed, but it can be
minimized (Fig 3-24).

Fig 3-24
You can use the “Information Window” menu item or the tool bar button to toggle
the Information Window display.
Sometimes there are too much data in the Information Window. To facilitate
reading, you can use the “Clear Information Window” menu item or the tool bar
buttons to clear the contents.
As to how to save the contents in the Information Window refer to “Information
Window”setting of system settings.

3.5 Tool bar

Fig 3-25
The tool bar (Fig 3-25) is a fine gray bar with buttons. This bar enables the user to
execute the most common commands in the EagleRIP more quickly. The system
default tool bar is located at the top of the working area and right at the bottom of
the main menu. The buttons from left to right are: Open Files, Parameter Template
Manager, Toggle Information Window, Clear Information Window, Toggle Job
Monitor , System Setting, Share Parameter Template, Device Monitor, Add Fonts,
Remove Fonts, Font Substitution Table, Reset Fonts, About EagleRIP, Help topics,
Help. Their functions are the same as that of the main menu items with the same
names.
Since the tool bar is probably the most commonly used and the most convenient
function for the users, we list the icon, function and the reference parts of this
manual for each and every button on the tool bar (Table 3-1):

REFERENCE PARTS OF THIS

ICON FUNCTION
MANUAL

Host Interactive Operating

Open File(s) 5.1
Mode

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Parameter Template Manager 4.2 Parameter template settings

Toggle Information Window 3.1.9 Information Window

Clear Information Window 3.1.9 Information Window

Toggle Job Monitor 3.1.8 Job Monitor

System Setting 4.1 System Preferences

Share Parameter Template 4.5 Output working mode

Device Monitor 3.1.4 View

Add Fonts 4.4.1 Add Fonts

Remove Fonts 4.4.2 Delete Fonts

Font Substitution Table 4.4.3 Substitute Fonts

Reset Fonts 4.4.4 Reset Fonts

About EagleRIP 3.1.6 Main menu help

Help topics 3.1.6 Main menu help

EagleRIP help 3.1.6 Main menu help

Table 3-1

For a better co-ordination of your working style and the current jobs display, you
can move the tool bar or change the measurement of the tool bar.

Moving the tool bar

When the tool bar is in its default position, use the mouse to click the blank space on
the tool bar buttons and drag it. When dragging, the system displays it as dash line
frame. If you release the mouse button when the dash line frame is adjacent to the
main menu, the position of tool bar stays intact. If you release the mouse button
when the dash line frame is approaching the left or right edges of the working area
and become perpendicular to it, a vertical tool bar will be created; if you release the
mouse button when the dash line frame is approaching the bottom of the working
area, a horizontal tool bar will be created at the bottom part. If you rele ase the
mouse button at other locations, a floating tool bar will be created. The floating tool
bar is actually a small window, so you may use the mouse to drag its title bar to
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NOTE:
You may use the mouse to double click the blank space of the horizontal or vertical
tool bar buttons to obtain a floating tool bar, or double click the title bar of the
floating bar to restore the horizontal or vertical tool bar.

Change the size of the floating tool bar

Move the mouse cursor to any edge of the tool bar. When it turns to a double-sided
arrow, press the mouse button and drag it to change to your desired size.
You may choose to “View”the “Tool bar”option in the menu to decide whether to
display the tool bar or not.
When you move the mouse cursor slowly on the tool bar buttons, a message box
will pop up at the bottom of the mouse cursor, displaying the simple instructions of
the functions of the tool bar buttons, while the status bar indicates the descriptions
of such functions.

3.6 Status bar

Fig 3-26
The status bar (Fig 3-26) is a fine gray bar located at the bottom of the main
EagleRIP window. Upon initializing the EagleRIP the status bar shows “Welcome
to PostScript Processor New Technology (For Help, Press F1).”When the mouse
cursor is moving in the tool bar, the status bar shows the description of the functions
indicated by the cursor. When you open a page bitmap preview window and move
the mouse cursor within, the right side of the status bar will display the co-ordinates
and corresponding pixel values of the cursor position in (x, y, value) format. The
co-ordinates here are externally set, with the left top corner being the original point
(0,0), the value 0 indicates the white pixel, while 1 indicates the black pixel.
You may choose to “View” the “Status Bar” menu item to decide whether to
display the status bar or not.

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Chapter 4

System Settings

The system settings (Fig 4-1) include all settings that affect the operation of the
EagleRIP system, such as the relevant working modes, file paths, PostScript
interpreters, feedback messages management, etc. You may set the appropriate
system settings according to your favorite style, actual working requirements, hard
disk environment and other confinements.
NOTE:
1. The system settings will affect all jobs. If you are not an EagleRIP expert you
are advised not to change the system settings that you are not familiar with.
2. You need to restart EagleRIP in order to make the modified system settings
take effect.

4.1 System Preferences

To change system settings, select the “System Preferences” menu item from the
“Option” menu or press the “System Preferences”button on the tool bar to enter the
“System Preferences”dialog box (Fig 4-1).

Fig 4-1

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The EagleRIP divides the system settings into several groups such as “Information
Window,” “Hot Folder,” “Page Bitmap,” “Other,” etc. They correspond to the
options page with the same name in the “System Preferences”dialog box. To
modify settings, use the mouse to click the corresponding option page and it will be
highlighted. The corresponding settings will appear in the dialog box. (By default,
system will display Information Window setting) for modification.
You may select another option page for modification after completing the
modification of the setting of an option page.
Once you are satisfied with all settings in the option pages, press the “OK”button in
the dialog box to confirm the modifications you have made. The system indicates
that the new settings will only take effect when you restart EagleRIP. Press
“Cancel”to discard modifications and quit.
NAME LOCATION DEFAULT OPTIONS UNIT
OPTIONS RANGE
Update file regularly Information Enabled - -
Window
Keep message in file Information 30 >=0 day
for( ) days Window
Alarm when warning or Information Enabled - -
error appears Window
Warning Frequency Information 1000 >0 hertz
Window
Error Frequency Information 500 >0 hertz
Window
Warning Duration Information 50 50~5000 millisecond
Window
Error Duration Information 500 50~5000 millisecond
Window
Erase oldest message Information 500 >0 row
when exceeding ( ) lines Window
Enable all hot folders Hot Folder Disabled - -
Interval to detect job in Hot Folder 10 5~3600 second
Hot Folder
Parameter template Hot Folder - - -
folder
Page Bitmap Path Page Bitmap - - -
Installation Folder Other EagleRIP Installation
Folder
Temporary folder Other Windows temporary - -
file path
Enable to share template Other Enabled - -
upon startup
Enable Modifying the Other Enabled - -
Parameter Template

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When Printing Files(s)

Units Other - - mm inch
point
When free space in the Other 200 MB
folder of Page Bitmap is
less than (MB)
Auto delete print ed files Other Enabled - -
Delete disk files Other - -
manually
Bitmap Buffer (MB) Other 4 1~16 megabyte
Abnormal Job Number Other 100 0~1000
In Rip Queue
Max Jobs Number in Other 256 0~10000
Printed Queue
Max Jobs Number in Other 1000 0~10000
EagleRIP

Table 4-1

4.1.1 “Information Window” settings

The “Information Window”settings (Fig 4-1) controls the message feedback of the
system, such as whether to alarm for warning or errors found, the frequency and
duration of the signal, the number of messages displayed in the Information
Window and the number of days to save the messages. The options include:

“Update file regularly” check box

EagleRIP will save the contents of the Information Window into a system file
(SysData\InfoWnd.txt). You may decide whether to update the contents of the
document. If you select the box (single click the icon), the system will keep only the
messages of the latest “keep messages in file for <number> days”(to be discussed
later). If not selected (unchecked), the system will save the contents in the
Information Window permanently.

“Keep message in file for <number> days” edit box

If you haven't selected to update regularly, the edit box will be disabled. If you have
selected to update the information files regularly, you may set the messages of the
latest number of days to save here. The information files will only save the contents
of Information Window for the number of days you set, and the messages before
this duration of time will be deleted automatically. The default value is 30 days.

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NOTE:
If you set the number of days as 0, the contents of the information win dow will not
be saved. Every time you restart EagleRIP, the Information Window will be empty.

“Alarm when warnings or error appears” check box

To control whether the system sounds an alarm as warning or for errors found while
processing jobs. If this is selected, the system will sound an alert in a set frequency
and duration (to be discussed later). If not selected, no sound alert will be heard.
The default value is “enabled”.

“Warning Frequency” “Warning Duration” “Error

Frequency” and “Error Duration” edit boxes
These 4 options will only be enabled when the “Alarm when warning or error
appear”box is selected. They control the frequency and duration of warning signal,
as well as the frequency and duration of errors found respectively. The system
default values are 1000Hz, 500Hz, 50ms and 500ms respectively.

“Test” button
These two buttons are used to test the warning and error signal you set.

“Erase oldest message when exceeding <number> lines”

edit box
Controls the number of rows in the message window. If the feedback messages
exceed the number of rows set, the Information Window will only display the latest
number of message rows. The system default value is 500 lines.

4.1.2 “Hot Folder” settings

The EagleRIP supports various working modes. Besides being a network printer, it
also supports Hot Folders.

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Fig 4-2
REMARKS:
Hot Folders are actually treating the EagleRIP as a print server that completes the
printing job automatically. Its typical steps are briefly as follows: setting the system
parameter for Hot Folder, creating or selecting a user parameter template (refer to
4.2 Parameter Template setting). EagleRIP will perform auto detect in the specified
hot folder path at a regular intervals If files waiting to be processed are found, the
system will start processing those files. As such, you just need to copy the
documents need to be processed into the hot folder with properly set parameter
template. As to the parameter template and its actual operation, please refer to
“4.3.4 Hot Folder parameter”.

“Enable all hot folders” box

Upon selection, the system allows hot folder auto detection, or vice versa.

“Interval to detect job in Hot Folder” edit box

EagleRIP will perform auto detection in all the hot folders at regular intervals to
check if there are any documents waiting to be processed. The edit box allows a
number value between 5 and 3600 to be input. The units are seconds. The system
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“Parameter template folder” edit box

The system parameter default path is “EagleRIP directory”+ “\paramTPL\”. You
can change this location if desired. If you do change this path move all the
pre-defined parameter templates the defined parameter template files under the
original path into the new path. Otherwise the EagleRIP wouldn’t find the template
files. For example, the original path for EagleRIP parameter template is:
“C:\EagleRIP\paramTPL\”,
You have a parameter template subdirectory at:
“C:\EagleRIP\paramTPL\MYTPL001”
Now, you select “D:\REMOTETPL\”as a new parameter template path. You need
to input this path to the system through the “Parameter template folder”edit box. To
enable you continue using your parameter template under the new path, you must
move the original parameter template subdirectory together with its files into the
new working path as follows through a tool such as document administrator or
resource administrator.
“D:\REMOTETPL\MYTPL001”.
After restarting EagleRIP, the new working path can be used. You can input
directly the path you want to set with the edit box, or press “Browse”to select a path.
If the specified path does not exist, the system will inquire whether to create a new
path..
REMARKS:
EagleRIP supports network printing. The users can use network printing for auto
ripping and printing functions.

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4.1.3 “Page Bitmap” settings

EagleRIP converts document files into page bitmaps, then the page bitmaps can be
imaged on output device or saved as TIFF files.

Fig 4-3

“Page Bitmap Path” edit box

EagleRIP saves the page bitmap files generated by the ripping process together with
relevant job description files under a subdirectory. The system default value is
“EagleRIP directory”+ “\FrameBMP”. You may change this path if desired. It is
recommended that you place the page bitmap path into the drive with the most free
space, in order to process large documents You can directly input the path you wish
into the edit box, or press “Browse”to select a path. If the specified path does not
exist, the system will inquire whether to create one.
SUGGESTION:
The page bitmap path is strongly recommended to be placed in the drive with the
maximum free space. This lessens the chance of errors due to insufficient disk
space. Assuming the disk space is sufficient, you should try to place this path under
the drive with the fastest read/write speed. This may increase the RIP speed.

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4.1.4 “Other” settings

This set (Fig 4-4) includes the parameters for the path and system scale.

Fig 4-4

“Installation Folder” control

The system shows the directory path where EagleRIP has been installed.

“Temporary folder” edit box

The EagleRIP will locate the Window system temporary directory when it installs.
It will use this directory as a temporary area for ripping jobs.
You may directly input the path with the edit box, or press “Browse”to select a path.
If the specified path does not exist, the system will inquire whether to create a new
path.. The EagleRIP will save its internally used temporary file into the temporary
file directory during the process. As such, the available disk space and read/write
speed of the temporary file directory will affect the result and speed of EagleRIP
operation.
NOTE:
If the designated temporary file path does not exist or the available disk space is
insufficient, EagleRIP may report as “ write disk file error,” and will not work
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“Enable to share template upon startup” check box

If you select the option, the next time the EagleRIP starts, the system will
automatically share the parameter templates previously set to share.

“Enable Modifying the Parameter Template When Printing

Files(s)”check box
If you select output jobs manually, you can modify the current parameter template.
If this option is selected, the modification to the current parameter template is
permanent and will affect all later jobs which use the same parameter template. If
not selected, the modification will only affect the current job.

“When free space in the folder of Page Bitmap is less than

(MB)” edit box
Sets the trigger remaining disk space point for the functions below. The system
fault value is 200.

“Auto delete printed files” check box

Upon selection, the system will check the size of the remaining disk space. If the
free disk space is found to be smaller than the set value, the system will
automatically delete the oldest printed jobs until the free space is larger than the
specified value.

“Delete disk files manually” check box

Upon selection, the system will check the size of the remaining disk space. If the
free disk space is found to be smaller than the set value, the system will pause and
request the user to delete the disk files manually.

Units
There are three kinds of units the Eagle RIP support: Millimeters (mm), Inches (inch)
and Points (point). You can select one from the list.

“Bitmap Buffer(MB)” edit box

Every time you preview a page bitmap, the EagleRIP needs a buffer to store the
preview data. The bigger this parameter, the faster preview speed. But you should
be careful to make balance between the preview memory size and the left memory
size for ripping and printing process, otherwise the current ripping or printing
process may be interrupt due to insufficient memory. The system default value is
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“Abnormal Job Number In Rip Queue” edit box

The jobs you select will first go into the “Waiting to RIP”queue of the Job Monitor.
If the RIP process successfully completes, the system will automatically delete it
from that queue. If the RIP process is interrupted or shows error messages, then it
will stay in the “Waiting to RIP”queue as an abnormal job. This option is used to
control the number of abnormal jobs in the “Waiting to RIP”queue. If the number
of abnormal jobs during the process exceeds the preset value, the earliest job in the
queue will be deleted, while the latest job will enter the queue. The system default
value is 100. The existing abnormal jobs in the queue may help you to check the
reason for the errors. Once you have confirmed and sorted out the problems, you
may directly output from the queue again. You can adjust the setting to suit your
requirements.

“Max Jobs Number in Printed Queue” edit box

The printed jobs enter the printed job queue. The purpose of EagleRIP forming the
queue is to retain the latest printing job sequence to facilitate checking and repeat
printing. This option is used to control the number of jobs in the printed queue. If
the number of printed jobs exceeds; the earliest job in the queue will be deleted,
while the latest job will enter the queue. The system default value is 256.
NOTE:
If the selected number of jobs allowed in the “Printed Job”queue is too large, it may
occupy too much disk space and result in RIP failure. As such, you are advised to
set this parameter at an appropriate value to suit your actual requirements. As to
how to retain the operation in the printed queue and the usage and operation method,
please refer to descriptions under 5.1.4 “Printed Job”queue.

“Max Jobs Number in EagleRIP” edit box

This option is to control the scale of EagleRIP. The number of jobs is equal to the
sum of jobs under “Waiting to RIP”, “Waiting to Print”and “Printed Job”. When
the sum of those three queues exceeds the preset value, the system will not allow
new jobs processor RIP . The memory of the system and free disk space basically
determines the maximum number of jobs allowed by the system. If the memory and
its hard disk space are small, you may modify the setting of this option
appropriately. The system default value is 1000.
NOTE:
If the number of jobs in the EagleRIP system exceeds this maximum number, your
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#<Document name>: number of jobs in EagleRIP system exceeds upper limit, this
job cannot enter the “Waiting to RIP”queue!
Once the new job enters the “Waiting to RIP”queue, all the pages selected by the
user will be processed and enter the “Waiting to Print”queue, unless the disk space
is insufficient or due to other errors.

4.2 Parameter template settings

The parameter template is a combination of all parameters of the job waiting to rip
and printed. In the EagleRIP, a parameter template is a set of parameters that
include that of input plug-ins and output devices, screening, calibration, RIP and
job priority. They affect all jobs using this template. For a certain type of job, the
parameters of input plug-ins, output devices, screening, calibration, RIP and job
priority are similar. You may create a series of parameter templates according to
your actual requirements for the use of different type of jobs. This may substantially
improve the efficiency of your work, besides saving time and media
This part will discuss the management and settings of EagleRIP parameter
templates in detail.

4.2.1 Parameter template management

Select the “Parameter Template(s)”menu item from the “Action” menu or click the
“Parameter Template(s)” button on the tool bar to enter the “Parameter
Template(s)”dialog box (Fig 4-5).

Fig 4-5

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The dialog box lists all parameter templates. When you run the EagleRIP for the
first time, only the system default parameter templates will be shown in the dialog
box. This is a series of fixed templates designed by the system for the user, meant
for specific devices. In the EagleRIP, you may start from the system default
template to add, delete or modify the user defined parameter templates.

System default template

The parameters of the system default template are changeable but non-savable. This
way, EagleRIP guarantees that when you are confused with the modification of
parameters, it will restore the original system default value, so that the system
maintains a correct template. However, the best solution is to create your own
template on the basis of the system default template instead of modifying the
system default template directly.
You may double click the specified template from the parameter template(s) dialog
box or highlight the template then press “Modify”button to enter the modify dialog
box.

Create user's parameter template

Use the mouse to highlight a template from the parameter template(s) dialog box,
use it as the model for the template you are going to create. Press the “Add”button,
and the system will pop up the “Add”dialog box (Fig 4-6)

Fig 4-6
Input the name of the new template in the “Add”box, then confirm. After that, the
new template is added into the list in the parameter template(s) dialog box. At first,
the setting of the parameter of this template is exactly the same as its model. The
system will allow you to modify various parameters of your new template (refer to
4.2 Parameter template settings, 4.3 Parameters non-relevant to the output device).
TIPS:
The name of your template preferably carries specific meanings (for example,
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frequency, etc), so that you can retrieve the appropriate parameter templates
quickly when you need them.

Modify user's parameter template

Unlike system default template, the user's parameter template can be modified and
saved. The modification of parameter template is done in the modify dialog box.
You may choose one out of the three methods to enter the modify dialog box:
1. The system will enter the modify dialog box automatically when you create a
new parameter template.
2. Select the template you want to modify from the parameter template(s) dialog
box and press “Modify” or double click the desired template. Refer to 4.2
Parameter template settings and 4.3 Parameters non-relevant to device.
3. Modify the parameter template when you select jobs to output. The result is the
same the last 2 (refer to CHAPTER 5 The operation of EagleRIP).
NOTE:
You can't modify a template if there is a password set for the template and you
don't know its password.

Delete user's parameter template

Select the user's parameter template that you want to delete from the parameter
template(s) dialog box, press “Delete”, enter the correct password (refer to 4.2
Parameter template settings) and the particula r template will be deleted. The system
default template can neither be modified nor deleted permanently. When you
accidentally try to delete the system default template, the system will show a
forbidding sign (Fig 4-7).

Fig 4-7
For example, there is a parameter template “My New Template #1” in your
EagleRIP. If you want to delete this template, you can select this template in the
Parameter Template(s) dialog box, press “Delete” button and the system will
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password. Press “OK”to confirm to delete. Press “Cancel”and the template will
not delete.
NOTE:
1. You can't delete a template if you don't know its password.
2. If some of your job documents are saved under the path of the template that
you want to delete (this may happen when you use hot folder feature), deleting
this parameter template will delete your job documents as well. As such, it is
recommended that you examine whether there are any valuable data found
under the particular path before you delete a parameter template. Make proper
arrangements before confirming to delete the parameter template.

4.2.2 Parameter template settings

Now we will discuss the actual settings of various parameters in the parameter
template. The parameters in the “Modify”dialog box (Fig 4-8) are divided into 5
portions: name and password, input plug-ins settings, output device settings, output
page range selection and parameters non-relevant to device. The first 4 portions
will be discussed here, while the last portion is more complicated and it will be
elaborated in 4.3 as a separate part.

Fig 4-8

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Name and Password

You may arbitrarily modify the template name (only for user's parameter template)
with parameter template edit box. If the template has a password, the system will
require you to input the right password in the “PassWord”dialog box (Fig 4-10).
You can also press the “Password...”button to set or modify the password of the
template. If you setting the passwords for the first time, please input the new
password at the “New PassWord” edit box. Input the same new password
repeatedly at the “Confirm New Password” edit box, press “OK” to complete
setting or modifying password.

Fig 4-9

Fig 4-10
NOTE:
The system default template does not allow you to tamper wit h its name, nor setting
any passwords.

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4.2.3 Input plug-ins settings

As EagleRIP software ultimately processes PostScript data, these input plug-ins act
to transfer non-PostScript data to PostScript data.
Select an input plug-in option from the “Device Setup”combo box. Press “Input
Setting”button to open the dialog box for the selected input plug-in setting. Set the
appropriate parameter (refer to CHAPTER 6 Input plug-ins).

NOTE:
Different input plug-in have different parameter settings. The third party
manufacturer or you can also create a dynamic linking library (DLL) for a special
category of document format based on the input plug-ins interface provided by
Founder, to transfer the specific document to PostScript data streams. Add this DLL
into the designated directory. The EagleRIP will check it automatically when it is
started and load it into the EagleRIP system.
You can select this option from the “Device Setup”combo box and prepare this
document for ripping and printing.

4.2.4 Device Setup

You can select an output device from the “Device List”combo box, press “Printer
Setup”button to enter the corresponding setting dialog box.
As the EagleRIP supports various output devices, we are not going to discuss the
parameter setting for every output device one by one. The details of the devices you
want to install are found in the Device Driver Installation and Use Guide.

Print Range selection

This function allows the user to choose the pages that need ripping and printing.
Selecting “All” means all pages of the job need ripping and printing. Selecting
“Pages” means only certain page need ripping and printing. The page number after
“From”and “To”determines the printing range.
NOTE:
“From”and “To”are only effective when you select the “Page”button.
You may also select “Custom”, then input the designated page numbers. The page
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characters which are separated by colon “;”. For example, input 4; 5; 6-9; 20 for
printing pages 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 20.
NOTE:
1. No blank allowed before or after the colon.
2. The EagleRIP will automatically ignore invalid page numbers. Invalid page
number refers to those non-existing page numbers. For example, an operation
contains only 2 pages, and the user selects to rip and print pages 2-5. Actually
EagleRIP will only rip and print page 2, pages 3,4,5 are invalid and will be
ignored.
3. If you want to rip and print all pages starting from a certain page, but you are
not sure of the number of the last page, you may input a larger number such as
100,000 to specify the last page number.
EagleRIP no longer supports using #(*) to represent last page.

4.3 Parameters non-relevant to the output

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Fig 4-11

Press the “Options”button in the “Modify”dialog box to enter the “Options”dialog

box (Fig 4-11), then you are allowed to set the parameters non-relevant to device
for your job.
There are several groups of parameters in this option dialog box: “Screening”,
“Calibration”, “Rip”, “Hot Folder”, “Register Mark” and “Other” parameters
respectively. The “Screening”group describes the screen parameters, “Calibration”
group describes the calibration curve, “Rip”group describes parameters relevant to
ripping process, and “Register Mark”group describes set mark parameters while
“Other”group describes parameters not belonging to the first six sets.
There are corresponding to the option page bearing the same name (on the top of the
dialog box) in the option dialog box. If you want to modify a group of parameters,
use the mouse to click the corresponding option page to highlight it, and the
relevant parameters will appear in the dialog box for modification. The system
default value displays the Rip parameter option page.

All parameters will be discussed in details as follows.

4.3.1 Screen parameters

Used for setting screen parameters (Fig 4-12).

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Fig 4-12
THE PARAMETERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

“Dot Shape” combo box

Setting the shape of screen dots. There are 9 types of screen dot shapes: Round,
Rhomb, Diamond, Square, Ellipse, Pure Round, Sharp Ellipse, Cross and Founder
FM.
The first 8 dot shapes are conventional Amplitude Modulated screen dot shape.
“Founder FM”is one kind of Frequency Modulated dot shape. When you choose
them, the “FM Cell”edit box is enabled to define the size of the FM screen dot.
Bigger dot size may make the image very rough. Smaller dot size also makes it
difficult for plate making and printing. FM screen dot size requires close attention
to the printing requirements. If the “Founder FM”shape is used large amounts of
dots will require more system memory. If it requires too much, please choose a
lower device resolution and / or smaller dot size.

“Frequency” combo box

The setting is used to set the screen frequency value. EagleRIP provides 9 screen
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NOTE:
Normally, the screen frequency should be relevant to the resolution of the device. If
the user changes the resolution of the job in the “Printer Setup”, he/she is advised to
confirm whether the screen frequency parameter in the template is appropriate. The
relationship between the device resolution and the default screen frequency is
shown in table 4-3 for your reference.
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDED SCREEN
FREQUENCY
( 0, 300 ) 65
( 300 , 600 ) 87
( 600 , 1200 ] 100
( 1200 , 2032 ] 133
( 2032 , 2400 ] 150
(2400, 3048 ] 175
( 3048 , +) 200

Table 4-3

The frequencies listed by the EagleRIP have been completely tested and guaranteed.
The other frequency may cause moirépattern when used in color printing.

“Screen Angle” combo box

Setting the screen angle value. Every color plate has a screen angle. There are four
screen angles: 15, 45, 75 and 90 degrees. You may arbitrarily modify every screen
angle value.
NOTE:
The angles listed by EagleRIP have been completely tested and guaranteed, so you
are advised to use the default value provided by the system. The other angles may
cause moirépattern when used in color printing.

“EagleFAM Shape” Combo box

EagleFAM is an optional product for EagleRIP 3.0. You can use this option only
after you have purchased it and input the correct serial number. Refer to the
corresponding user guide for its operation and setting.

“FM Cell (um)” edit box

This option helps you to define the dot size of Founder FM. (Founder’s Frequency
Modulation screening). The unit is micron. Only highlighting when you select
Founder FM dot shape.

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“Halftone Levels” edit box

This is used to set the screen levels which is between 256~65536. The bigger the
screen levels, the smoother gradation can be produced.
NOTE:
When you choose gravure screen shape, you need to adjust the calibration curve to
suit for its characteristics. As adjusting the calibration curve may result in the loss
of gravure screen level, it is recommended that you set “Halftone levels”more than
256. For example, 512, 1024 up to 65536.
Under normal conditions the screen frequency, output resolution and screen levels
are all related. Under fixed resolution, the higher the screen frequency, the less the
screen levels. However, EagleRIP has overcome this limitation by using dither
technology, and can output more screen levels when the screen frequency is higher.

“Using Founder precision screening” check box

If selected, you will get the exact screen angle and screen frequency for the screen
parameter. This can produce moiréfree result in color printing. It is recommended
that you should choose this option when outputting color plates. If not selected,
there screen angle and frequency generated may have some deviations from you
specified. The default value is selected.

“Generate more Levels” check box

Under normal condition, screen frequency, output resolution and screen levels are
all related. Under fixed resolution, the higher the screen frequency, the less the
screen levels. However, EagleRIP has overcome this limitation by using dither
technology, and can output more screen levels when the screen frequency is higher.
Check this option, EagleRIP will generate the levels that the user specified. For
example when outputting gradient graphics, you can specify a higher level to get
the smooth gradient result. The default is checked.
NOTE:
EagleAGS is an optional product for Eaglerip3.0. You can choose the accurate
gravure dot shape (, Coin, Hexagonal, and T) shape only after you have purchased
EagleAGS.

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“User Defined Screen” check box

Fig 4-13
You can specify the screen parameters in the layout application file such as
PageMaker etc. The following options are used to set the relationship between the
used defined screen parameters and EagleRIP defined screen parameters that are
the setting in the template.

Override frequency in job

Checking this option means the screen frequency defined in the parameter template
is used; If not checked it means the screen frequency specified in the input job file
can take effect.

Override dot shape in job

Checking this option means the screen dot shape defined in the parameter template
is used; If not checking it means the screen dot shape specified in the input job file
can take effect.

Override angles in job

Checking this option means the screen angles defined in the parameter template is
used; If not checked it means the screen angles specified in the input job file can
take effect.

“Spot Color Setup” combo box

Eaglerip3.0 enables the user to add, delete and modify the spot color through “Spot
Color Setup”combo box. If you do not set it here, EagleRIP will not allow you to
output the spot color plate which is contained in the input job file, then the spot
colors in the composite file will be converted to process colors and spot colors in
the separate file will be output as separate plate respectively.

Add Spot Color

Press “Add”button to enter the following dialog box, for example we want to add a
spot color named PANTONE 809 CVC.

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Fig 4-14
Input the name of the spot color “PANTONE 809 CVC”at the “Please enter name”
edit box, click “OK”, then this spot color will be added to the spot color list as the
Fig 4-15. Then you can set the screen angle for this spot color, and the screen dot
shape and screen frequency for this spot color are the same as the setting in the
“Screening”option.

Fig 4-15
NOTE:
EagleRIP supports the conversion of spot colors to CMYK, but does not support
outputting partial spot colors.

Modify the spot color

You just can set the screen angle for the added spot color, the screen dot shape and
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option. Choose the spot color that you want to modify, set the angle through the
“Angle”dropdown list.
The “Default Spot”means default angle for spot color plate, you can add the spot
color to specify the angle setting for one of the special spot color.

Delete spot color

Delete the unused spot color. Choose the spot color that you want to delete from the
“Spot Color Name”dropdown list, press “Delete”button to delete it.
NOTE:
“Default Spot”could not be deleted since it is the default spot color.
If the user does not set the angle for the spot color, then EagleRIP will output it
according as the setting of the default spot color.

4.3.2 Calibration parameters

Used for device calibration to ensure a linear output. (Fig 4-16)

Fig 4-16

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NOTE:
If output film is not calibrated enough, at first, you should adjust the intensity of
exposure and film developing condition such as temperature and speed. If the result
is still not calibrated enough, you can use the calibration curve to adjust it.

EagleRIP allows different calibration curves for different color plates. As such, you
should first select the name of the color plate, then define the calibration curve for
that color plate. When you use CMYK color mode, you can set the calibration curve
corresponding to cyan plate, magenta plate, yellow plate, and black plate.
“CMYK(RGB)”selection meaning four color plates sharing one calibration curve.
When you use RGB system, you may set the calibration curve corresponding to red
plate, green plate, blue plate, gray plate and all plates. You may define a (0,100%)-
(0,100%) calibration curve. The horizontal value stands for the expected value,
while the vertical value stands for the actual output value. The calibration curve
shown tallies with the changes of values on the right hand side list. There are two
methods of defining the calibration curve of a color plate, first is to use the mouse to
drag the calibration curve directly until the value at every measuring point satisfies
your requirement. Another method is to modify the value in the list directly.
You can specify every measured value for every wanted value listed to the right.
The Eagle RIP can calculate correct calibration curves based on the differences
between the wanted value and the measured value. For example, create a calibration
bar, ranging from 0 to 100%, increase by 5%, output on film, and use a
densitometer to measure dot percent on the output film. For example, if the measure
result to 75% area is 78%, you can directly input the 78 in the 75% edit box.
Press “Reset”button to set the calibration curve of current color plate to a linear
curve.
If you select the “Load”button, the system will load a calibration curve file of your
choosing.
If you select the “Save” button, the system will save the currently defined
calibration curve to a file.
If you check on “Use curve directly”, you will directly use the calibration curve
keyed in by the user, without RIP calculation. For example, if you want 75% area to
output as 68%, you can input 68 at 75% edit box. Then check on the “Use curve
directly”. This function can be used when you output gravure screen dots, you can
directly input the calibration value according to its characteristic s.
NOTE:
The password for the parameter template can prevent others from modifying the
parameters for this templa te. However the calibration curve is not password
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If you select the “Test”button, the RIP can generate a test job according to the
current template parameters. The user can output the job and check the calibration
result.
If you set the Color Mode in the Device Setup to Gray, then EagleRIP uses the
calibration curve for Black (Gray);
EagleRIP allows different calibration curves for different color plates. As such, you
should first select the name of the color plate, and then define the calibration curve
for that color plate. When you use the CMYK color mode, you can set the
calibration curve corresponding to cyan plate, magenta plate, yellow plate, and
black plate. “CMYK (RGB)” selection means four color plates sharing one
calibration curve. When you use RGB system, you may set the calibration curve
corresponding to red plate, green plate, blue plate, gray plate and all plates.
“Default Separation”in the Separation means the spot color plate; you can specify
the different calibration curve for every spot color plate in the input job file.

Add the calibration curve for spot color

Press “Add”button to enter the Fig 4-17; input the name of the spot color, for
example PANTONE 809 CVC:

Fig 4-17
Click “OK”, then this spot color will be added “Separation”dropdown list as the
Fig 4-18.

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Fig 4-18

Modify the calibration curve for the spot color

If you are not satisfied with the calibration curve for the added spot color, you can
select this spot color from the “Separation”drop down list, and then set the curve in
the square area or the value edit box.

Delete the calibration curve for the spot color

To delete the unused calibration curve, select the spot color from the “Separation”
drop down list and then press the “Delete”button to delete it.
NOTE:
1. “Default Spot”could not be deleted since it is the default spot color.
2. If the user does not set the calibration curve for the spot color, then the
EagleRIP will output it according as the setting of the default spot color.
　

How to test and adjust the calibration curve

After you have modified the parameters for the calibration curve, press “Test”
button, EagleRIP can generate a test job according to the current template
parameter. Output this job to film and develop it.

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Use a densitometer to measure the density of the solid black, then measure the dot
percentage at every color block and write it down. The density on the solid black
will be from 40~4.2, otherwise, you need to adjust the intensity of exposure and
film developing condition until the density meets the requirement, then do as
below:
You can specify every measured value for every wanted value listed in the right.
The Eagle RIP can calculate the correct calibration curve based on the differences
between wanted value and measured value. For example, create a calibration bar,
ranging from 0 to 100%, increase by 5%, output on film, and use a densitometer to
measure dot percent on the output film. For example, if the measure result to 75%
area is 78%, you can directly input the 78 in the 75% edit box.
If you check on “Direct Curve”, you will directly use the calibration curve keyed in
by the user, without RIP calculation. For example, if you want 75% area to output
as 68%, you can input 68 at 75% edit box. Then check on the “Use curve directly”.
This function can be used when you output gravure screen dots. You can directly
input the calibration value according to its characteristic.
You can save this calibration curve when the adjusted value is almost equal to the
theoretical value.

4.3.3 Rip parameters

Setting a RIP parameter for your job (Fig 4-19).

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Fig 4-19
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

“ Font Substitution” check box

If “Font Substitution”item is selected, the EagleRIP will substitute the absent font
with the default system font and output the file, even if the mapping content of the
default font is not set in the “Font Substitution”. The default absent mapping font
for English is Courier.
If this item is not selected, EagleRIP will report an error message when there is no
corresponding font as specified in the job, and adds the absent font into the absent
font mapping list. If the absent font is pointed as a specified font in the absent font
mapping list, EagleRIP will use the substituted font while outputting again.

“Ignore Blank Separation” check box

If selected, RIP does not output any blank separation. If not selected, RIP always
outputs all separations, even if it’s a blank separation. The system default value is
not selected.

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“Use Idiom Substitution” check box

PostScript 3 can describe smooth shading by using new smooth shading dictionary
and operators. This can greatly improve the speed of generating smooth shading for
RIP and can also improve the quality of smooth shading. PostScript 3 supports
many types of smooth shading. Using them, you can easily generate colorful
smooth shading graphics. If you select to use Idiom resource, EagleRIP will replace
the old smooth shading description in PS with the new smooth shading description
of PostScript 3 to improve the efficiency.

“Device Calibration” check box

If the “Device Calibration” item is selected, EagleRIP will allow the device
calibration. If the image in the layout application is RGB, but you set the Color
Mode to “CMYK”in EagleRIP, then EagleRIP will use the default parameters to
convert the RGB to CMYK. Vice versa, the default state of this item is selected.

“Stroke Adjust” check box

If the “Stroke Adjust”item is selected, the position and thickness of the table in the
input job file will be very smooth when the file is output at low resolution.

“Support Level 1 Spot Color” check box

If the “Support Level 1 Spot Color”item is selected, EagleRIP3.0 can support the
gradient with spot color in the layout application much better.

“Override OverPrint In Job” check box

If the “Override OverPrint in Job”item is selected, EagleRIP will use the setting in
“Over Print Mode”option instead of the setting in layout application.
If not selected, the EagleRIP will process overprint parameters according to the
definition in input job files.

“Over Print Mode” combo box

When “Override OverPrint In Job” item is selected, the EagleRIP will use the
setting in “Over Print Mode”option.
Over Print: This means that all plates are overprinted. The contents in every plate
is overprinted, the overprinted color may be distorted, but will not leave out the
white edge.
Black Only: Black plate is not overprinted. This means that only the text and
images on the black plate are overprinted. The text and images on other plates are
not overprinted.
No Overprint: This means that no plates are overprinted.

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The default value is Black Only.

“Image Quality” combo box

There are three options for controlling the quality of the output image: Proof,
Normal, Fine. As for output proof copy, selecting “ Proof” may result in a poor
quality image, but the speed is fast. You may consider this when you just need to
layout proof. Selecting Fine may produce good quality image, but the speed is
slower. You can select Normal when output proof copy, and select high for ripping
and printing. When selecting fine, the speed is even slower, but the image quality is
better. The system default value is Normal. Refer to the description for screen
grayness gradation.

“Job Time Out (minutes)” edit box

Some jobs take time, while others may fall into a dead looping. These two
situations may result in a long waiting period and lead you nowhere.
This parameter enables you to set an upper time limit, so that when the job handling
time exceeds the limit, EagleRIP will automatically cease the job and indicate it in
the Information Window.
When you set the parameter as 0 minutes, the system will ignore it, which means it
will go on and on unless the job is completed. You may set this value according to
your actual environment (refer to CHAPTER 7 EagleRIP feedback messages and
trouble -shooting).

“Override Stroke In Job” check box

If the “Override Stroke In Job”item is selected, system will use the default setting
in Eagle RIP; otherwise, system will use the parameter of stroke setting in the layout
application.

“File Search Path” edit box

You can specify all paths for the images referenced in the job. The system allows
you to specify more than one path, each name separated by a semi-colon. For
example: C:\EagleRIP3,0\IMAGE; D:\USER2\IMAGE. The system will search the
image according to the given order.

4.3.4 Hot Folder parameters

This sheet lets you to specify Hot Folders. EagleRIP will search all Hot Folders
regularly, if job files in the Hot Folder are found, they will be processed
automatically.

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You can press “Add”button to add a new Hot Folder, press “Remove”to delete the
selected Hot Folder, press “Remove All” to delete all Hot Folders. Although one
parameter template can correspond to more than one Hot Folder, you cannot
specify the same Hot Folder to different parameter templates. Otherwise an error
will occur.

Fig 4-20

“Include Subfolders” check box

If you select it, the EagleRIP will search the Hot Folder and all its subdirectories,
and process the job files automatically.

“Delete Files” button

If you select it, once a job file in the Hot Folder is printed it will be deleted
automatically.

“Move Files to” button

If you select it, once a job file in the Hot Folder is printed, it will be moved to the
specified folder. Press “Browse”to specify a destination folder.

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“File Type” check box

You can select valid job file formats. The EagleRIP will just search the specified
file formats.
Job file formats supported by The EagleRIP Hot Folder are: PS, EPS, TIFF, and
PDF. PRN.
NOTE:
Do not specify the same path for the path of moving files with the hot folder
specified in any template; otherwise the EagleRIP will enter dead looping.
Suggestion:
Do not put the image file and PS file at the same folder.

4.3.5 Register Mark parameters

The EagleRIP Register Mark can perform rotation, add marks, caption, scale and
file name, current time, comment etc.

Fig 4-21

INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

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“Enable Mark” check box

Select this option, the EagleRIP will add in the registration mark when printing the
pages; otherwise no registration mark will be added. However, other options such
as comment, current time, color bar, and file messages are not affected.
If the outputted page does not include specified registration mark, please check:
1. If the PostScript file conforms to the DSC standard.
2. If media size i.e. the film size is big enough, please try to decrease the scaling
or enlarge the media size.

“Mark Type” combo box

There are 15 types of match marks in The EagleRIP, namely:
Cross Mark, Solid Circle, Internal Cutline, External Cutline, Folding Line, Book
Spine, Anti Cross, Rect Mark, Square Mark, Circle Mark, L cross, Corner Mark,
Hollow circle T-shape and U Cross (Fig 4-22). If you select one of them, the shape
of the registration mark you select will be displayed on the left of the list box.

Fig 4-22

“Position” radio button group

Consists of five radio buttons: “Corner”, “Middle”, “Top”, “Edge” and “Top
Middle”, used to show the position of the mark added. “Corner”refers to the four
corners of the page; “Middle”refers to the middle position of the four sides of the
page; “Top” refers to the four positions next to the page corners on the upper and
lower sides; “Edge” refers to the four position next to the page corners on the left
and right sides of the page; while “Top Middle”refers to the four positions next to
the page centre on the upper and lower sides of the page. You can choose a mark
position once at a time (Fig 4-23)

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Fig 4-23
NOTE:
EagleRIP allows the user to select more than one mark for one page.

“Select” and “Unselect” buttons

Select a mark type; specify its width, height, line width and position, press “Select”
to display the mark on the right of the dialog box. You are instructed to add this
mark to the positions on the output pages. If you do not want to add registration
mark, press “Unselect”button to delete all selected marks. Then there won't be any
marks on the pages.

“Attached Info” combo box

Specify the position of the attached information. The attached information contains
comment, color bar, file information and current time, they could be put at the top,
bottom, left and right of the page. Generally you can choose “Default”, you can
adjust it if needed.

“Font” combo box

Specify the font for the attached information.

“User Mark” check box

The User Mark setting enables the user to insert the EPS file generated by the layout
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bottom, left and right of the page; you also can specify the offset to the page at the
width and height direction. It realizes the function to add the costumed mark on any
position beyond the page. The user surely can specify multiple costumed mark on
the one page to meet the actual requirement.
Check “User Mark”and press “User Mark” button to pop up the “Setting User
Mark”dialog box as Fig 4-24. User can specify an EPS file as a user mark.

Fig 4-24

Add a user mark

Press “Add”button to enter the dialog box as Fig 4-25.

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Fig 4-25
Mark Alias: Input the name for the mark.
Mark Position: Specify the position of the mark.
Mark Offset: Set the offset to the page.
Mark Size: Display the width and height of the mark, press “Scan”button to get
the size of the mark after you have chosen the EPS file;
Mark EPS File Name: Input or select the EPS file which will be added as the user
mark;
Scan: Scan the specified EPS file to get the size of the mark.

Modify the user mark

If you want to modify the user mark, choose the mark from the list at the “Setting
User Mark”dialog box, press “Modify”button to enter the dialog box as Fig 4-25,
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Delete the user mark

If you want to delete the user mark, choose the mark from the list at the ”Setting
User Mark”dialog box, press “Delete”button to delete it.
NOTE:
1. You could not add a color user mark at the pre-separate input job file, but you
can add a black and white user mark.
2. For the composite input job file, the black and white user mark just can be
outputted on the Black plate. The color user mark can be outputted on the C, M,
Y and K plate, but if the input job file contains spot color, then this color user
mark will not be outputted on the spot color plate.

“Mark Size(in)” edit box

1. Width values range 0-500mm, the default value is 6mm.
2. Height values range 0-500mm, the default value is 6mm.
3. Line Width set registration mark line width, the value range 0-2point, the
default value is 0.1point. The unit is point.
4. Gap to page set gap to page at the top, bottom, left and right directions, the
value range 0-50mm, the default value is 0mm.
5. Cutline Gap horizontal and vertical, the value range 0-3mm, The default value
is 0mm.

“Page Rotation” button group

This option is set to meet the requirement of page bitmap ganging; the default is
“Auto Rotate 90°”. There are 5 selections to control the direction of the outputting
file: UnRotate, Rotate 90°, Rotate 270°, Auto Rotate 90°and Auto Rotate 270°.
Auto Rotate means deciding whether to rotate or not by judging which way can
accommodate more logical pages on the physical pages when doing page makeup,
and which way can best save the output media.

“Page Scale(%)” edit box

Horizontal and vertical. It is not the X and Y directions of the page are scales to the
original ratio. It is not affected print out of all kinds of set marks and attached
information. Here the actual meaning of the parameter is scale to the page contents.

“Fit to page” check box

If select this item, the EagleRIP will automatically scale the page contents on the
media. Now you could not set the page scaling for horizontal and vertical.

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“Include File info” check box

When this is selected, the name of the current file will output at the head of the page
(including the path). The default value is not checked.

“Include Color bar” check box

When this is selected, the color bar will output at out of the media. The default
value is not checked.

“Include Current time” check box

When this is selected, the output time at the head of the page will increase. The
default value is not checked.

“Comment” edit box

You may write a comment line. This line will output at the bottom or the side of the
page. If you append a mark as “##”at the end of the comment text, then a page
number will be added. You can added a number after the mark “##”to specify the
first page number.

Click “OK” after you have set all parameters. These register marks and other
information will be saved and take effect on the output file. If you press the
“Default”button then all parameters on this dialog box will go back to the default
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4.3.6 Other parameters

Fig 4-26
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

“Job Priority” combo box

Used to set job priority. There are 5 classes of job priority: Lowest, Lower, Normal,
Higher or Highest. Under default condition, the job priority class is Normal. When
the priority class of a later job is higher than that of some jobs in the Waiting to RIP
queue, it will be inserted into the front of those jobs and be processed earlier. For
example, there are already two jobs in the “Waiting to RIP”queue: Job1.ps and
Job2.ps respectively. Job1.ps has a Lower priority while Job2.ps has a Lowest
priority. At this time two more jobs arrive: Job3.ps that has the Higher priority. And
Job4.ps which has a Lower priority. Then, the new Waiting to RIP queue will
become Job3.ps, Job1.ps, Job4.ps, and Job2.ps.
NOTE:
Job priority will only be effective when it adds the job into Waiting to RIP queue as
the job enters the EagleRIP system. Jobs with higher priority class will never
interrupt the currently processing job.

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“Generate Over view Image” check box

By selecting this option, a preview image of the processed job can be generated in
assembling the pages. It can greatly improve the speed of previewing a job. Usually,
it is necessary to preview a rastered job before printing to film, and we suggest you
select this option to do so.

“Pipe Print Template” check box

If this item is checked, this template will be set as a template for NT pipe printing.
NOTE: The EagleRIP supports multiple pipe printing templates.

“PDF Option” combo box

Page Bounding Box: Include MediaBox, BleedBox, TrimBox, ArtBox, CropBox,
you can choose one of them as the page size for the PDF according to your
requirements.
The EagleRIP supports the standard secure PDF file.

PDF Password

You can input a password here. The maximum valid password length is 32 bytes. If
you input nothing, it means the PDF file has no password.

The Standard Security Handler in the PDF file

In Acrobat we can set two kinds of passwords, “Open Password”is a password

which restricts the opening of the file. “Security Password”is a password which
restricts the authorization of the operation. We clarify below:
Case 1: The PDF file has no password.
The PDF file could be outputted correctly no matter what password is specified in
the “PDF Password”edit box.
Case 2: The user just set an Open Password in the Acrobat, no Security Password.
If the PDF file is allowed to be printed in the Acrobat, then input the correct Open
Password at the “PDF Password”edit box to output this PDF file.
If the PDF file is not allowed to be printed in Acrobat, then whatever password you
input in the “PDF Password”edit box, the EagleRIP will report an error and cancel
the processing.
Case 3: PDF has Security Password and no Open Password.
If the PDF file is allowed to be printed in Acrobat, then no password needed in the
“PDF Password”edit box.

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If the PDF file is not allowed to be printed in Acrobat, then you need to input the
correct Security Password in the “PDF Password”edit box to output the PDF file.
Case 4: PDF file has Security Password and Open Password.
If the PDF file is allowed to be printed in Acrobat, then input Open Password or
Security Password in the “PDF Password”edit box, you all can output the PDF file.
If the PDF file is not allowed to be printed in the Acrobat, then you need to input the
correct Security Password in the “PDF Password”edit box to output the PDF file.

“Printing Ink Control” Combo Box

Enable Printing Ink Control: Check it to enable the printing ink control function.
Version: Display the version of current software.
File Path: The default parameter file path is CIP subdirectory under the EagleRIP
installation directory; you can modify the path if you need.
NOTE:
Printing Ink Control is an option of the EagleRIP. Only customers who purchased
Printing Ink Control option can use this function. Otherwise the menu is disabled,
and can’t be used.

4.4 Font settings

Word processing is actually the processing of the characters in the font. As text files
are important in most pagination descriptions, font is a vital part in the EagleRIP.
When the PostScript descriptions being processed requires certain font information,
the EagleRIP system must provide it with corresponding font messages, or else the
operation can not be completed successfully. As such, before and during the use of
the EagleRIP , you need to maintain the font according to the actual situation. The
maintenance of font includes adding, deleting, substituting and re-installing, which
will be discussed in detail as follows.

4.4.1 Add Fonts

Adding font means to install new font libraries into the EagleRIP system. Select the
“Add Fonts”option in the “Fonts” menu or single click the button on the tool bar
bearing the same name to enter the “Add Fonts”dialog box (Fig 4-27).

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Fig 4-27
Input the directory in which the font you want to install belongs to the “Source
Directory”edit box. You may also press “Browse...”button to select the directory
of the font files. Upon keying in, press “OK”and the system will start installing the
font library. The system will display font information in the Information Window
(Fig 4-28).

Fig 4-28
When adding font, the EagleRIP will copy the font file information (substituting of
font file) into the subdirectory of the EagleRIP system font library. You are advised
to “Reset Fonts”and confirm the system's font library directory before adding font,
or else the EagleRIP will use the currently selected directory or system default font
directory. After many times of adding and deleting fonts, it is best to execute font
re-installation.
NOTE:
Do not copy the font file directly into the EagleRIP font directory, or else the
EagleRIP may not be able to process the characters under your font directory
correctly.
After unloaded font library under the default subdirectory of the the EagleRIP fonts
from Macintosh machine, it is necessary to re-install the font library; or else the
EagleRIP would report the font is absent if the font library had been used in your
output jobs.

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4.4.2 Delete Fonts

This means to remove the font library from the EagleRIP system. Select “Delete
Fonts”option in the “Fonts” menu or single click the tool bar button bearing the
same name to enter the “Remove Fonts”dialog box (Fig 4-29).

Fig 4-29
The “Installed Fonts”listed on the left side of the dialog box shows the existing font
in the system, while the “Removed Fonts”listed on the right will show the font you
want to delete.
If you want to delete the font listed in the “Installed Fonts”column:
1. Select the item you want to delete from the list and highlight it.
2. Upon selecting, press the “Remove”button. The selected item will disappear
from the left column and appear in the right column. If you accidentally enter
the wrong item/items into the right column, you may select the corresponding
item/items; press “Add”button to restore it/them into the left column.
NOTE:

You can select more than one font at a time.

3. Carefully check the items listed in the “Removed Fonts”column to confirm
that those are the items you want to delete. Then press “OK”and the items
listed on the right column will be deleted. If you press “Cancel”, the items will
not be deleted.
NOTE:

1. Deleting font meaning the font documents will be deleted from hard disk
and it is non-recoverable.

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2. Deleting font library would not thoroughly delete the third party font
libraries.

4.4.3 Substitute Fonts

The EagleRIP allows the users to maintain a font substitution table to specify the
designated substitution characters for those characters not installed in the system.
Whenever the EagleRIP finds a non-existing font being used, it will search the
substitution font library for that font from the font substitution table. If that
particular substitution font does exist, the EagleRIP will replace the absent font
library with it. If the corresponding substitution font is not found or non-existing,
the EagleRIP will use the system default font to replace it. Select the “Substitute
Fonts”option in the “Fonts” menu or single click the tool bar buttons bearing the
same name to enter the “Font Substitution Table”dialog box (Fig 4-30).

Fig 4-30
The “Absent Fonts”list on the left side of the dialog box shows the name of the font
that is not installed and need to specify its substitution font. The “Substitute Fonts”
list on the right of the dialog box shows the fonts that have been installed and can be
used as substitution fonts. The users may add, delete or modify the font substitution
relations.

Add font substitution

1. Press the “Add” button in the “Font Substitution Table” dialog box. The
system shows “Add Absent Font Name”dialog box. Input the name of the font
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2. Press “OK”and the font will be added into the absent font list on the left of the
“Font Substitution Table" dialog box.
3. To specify the substitution relation, use the mouse to single click the name of
the font in the absent font list and highlight it. Then select a corresponding font
name from the substitution font table and highlight it. This will create a
corresponding relation for the font.
4. Press “OK”to complete the operation of adding font substitution.
5. Press “Cancel”to quit the current operation of font substitution.
REMARKS:
There is always a font called “Default Substitute Font”in the absent font table that
need to be created a mapping. When the the EagleRIP system fails to locate a
suitable font to substitute the absent one, the “Default Substitute Font”will be used
compulsorily to replace it with a corresponding substitution font.

Modify font substitution

1. In the “Absent Fonts”dialog box, use the mouse to single click the option in
the absent font table and highlight it. The corresponding font name in the
substitution font list will also be highlighted. If you want to replace the
selected absent font with another font, just use the mouse to single click the
desired font name in the substitution font list and highlight it.
2. Press “OK”to complete the modification of font substitution relationship.
3. Press “Cancel”to quit the modification of font substitution relationship.

Delete font substitution

1. In the “Font Substitution Table”dialog box, use the mouse to single click the
font name that you want to delete from the absent font table, highlight it and
press “Delete”. The selected font will disappear from the list.
2. Press “OK”to complete the deletion of substitution relationship. If you press
“Cancel”, the substitution relationship will not be deleted.
REMARKS:
1. During the operational process of the EagleRIP, when unidentified characters
are found, they will be added into the font substitution table automatically but
the corresponding relationship will not be created.
2. If you have installed some previously absent fonts, they may not be effective
although they exist in the absent font table.

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4.4.4 Reset Fonts

When you install the EagleRIP for the first time or need to re-dispose the font of the
EagleRIP system, or when you find abnormal character export in the EagleRIP, you
may need to re-install the font. Select the “Reset Font”option from the “Fonts”
menu or single click the tool bar buttons bearing the same name to enter the “Reset
Fonts”dialog box (Fig 4-31).

Fig 4-31
Input the font library directory for the EagleRIP system with “Fonts Directory”edit
box. You may also press the “Browse...”button to select the directory where the
font files belong. Upon keying in, press “OK”and the system will start re-installing
the font. Press “Cancel”to quit re-installation.
NOTE:
When resetting fonts, the system requires that the font library folder is writable, for
NTRIP may create some new files in it.
The EagleRIP performs high speed caching, so the re-installation of font library
may remove all character caching.

4.5 Output working mode

The EagleRIP supports 3 working modes: host interactive processing mode, hot
folder mode and direct printing mode. In the first and second working mode you
need to send the input job files via network to the EagleRIP, then the EagleRIP
output them; In the direct printing mode, the EagleRIP is a sharing network printer,
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4.5.1 Hot Folder

Hot Folder is actually treating the EagleRIP as a print server that completes the
printing job automatically. Its typical steps are briefly as follow ing: setting the
system parameter for Hot Folder, creating or selecting a user parameter template.
the EagleRIP will perform auto detect in the specified hot folder path at a regular
interval. If files waiting to be processed are found, the system will start processing
the said files. As such, you just need to copy or print the documents need to be
processed into the hot folder with properly set parameter template.

1、 Enable all hot folders

Select the “System Preferences...”menu item from the “Option” menu or press the
“System Preferences” button on the tool bar to enter the “System Preferences ”
dialog box, click “Hot Folder”item to enter the dialog box as Fig 4-32.

Fig 4-32
Check “Enable all hot folders”, input the time interval in the “Interval to detect job
in Hot Folder”edit box, the system default value is 10. Set the parameter template
folder, the EagleRIP automatically searches those files waiting to output from the
subfolder which is corresponded the user defined templates under this folder. The
system default value is “EagleRIP directory” + “ \paramTPL\”. You can reset
according to the actual situation. The modification can be taken effect after restart
the EagleRIP.

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2、 Choose or create the user defined template

Select the “Parameter Template(s)”menu item from the “Action” menu or click the
“Parameter Template(s)” button on the tool bar to enter the “Parameter
Template(s)” dialog box. The dialog box lists all parameter templates contained
system default templates and user defined templates. You can choose a user defined
template or create a new template according the actual situation. Every user defined
template is corresponded a subfolder under the parameter template path. You need
to copy the input job file waiting to output to those subfolder.

Create user's parameter template

1) Use the mouse to highlight a template from the parameter template(s) dialog
box, use it as the motherboard for the template you are going to create, as Fig
4-33.

Fig 4-33
Press the “Add”button, and the system will pop up the “Add”dialog box (Fig
4-34).

Fig 4-34

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2) Input the name of the new template in the “Please enter your new name
parameter template name:” box, then confirm. After that, the new template is
added into the list in the parameter template(s) dialog box. At first, the setting
of the parameter of this template is exactly the same as its motherboard.
NOTE:
The name of your template preferably carries specific meanings (for example,
relevant to parameters such as device name, resolution, color mode and screen
frequency, etc), so that you can retrieve the appropriate parameter templates
quickly when you need them.
The system default template does not support Hot Folder working mode.

3、 Edit the parameters for Hot Folder

Select the user defined template, press “Modify”button and press “Options”button,
then click “Hot Folder”item to open a dialog box as Fig 4-35.

Fig 4-35
You can press “Add”button to add a new Hot Folder, press button “Remove”to
delete the selected Hot Folder, press button “Remove All” to delete all Hot Folders.

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NOTE:
Although one parameter template can correspond to more than one Hot Folder, you
can not specify the same Hot Folder to different parameter templates. Otherwise the
error will occur.
Do not specify the same path for the path of moving files with the hot folder
specified in any template, otherwise the EagleRIP will enter dead looping.
Suggestion:
Do not put the image file and PS file at the same folder.　　

After you have set all parameters for Hot Folder, you can automatically output the
documents in the PC platform via host interactive processing mode or Network
printing mode, you also can automatically output the documents in the MAC
platform via Network printing mode.

4 Hot Folder working mode for PC user

Copy the documents needed to output to the subfolder corresponding the user
defined template. the EagleRIP will perform auto detect in the specified hot folder
path at a regular interval.
Now we give you an instance as Fig 4-35.
You have generated a file named JOB1.ps in the Client1 computer, you want to use
the parameter template named Template1 to output; Your colleage generated
another file named JOB2.ps in the Client2 compute almost at the same time and he
wants to use the parameter template named Template2 to output. The EagleRIP is
installed on the computer named Server.
Startup the EagleRIP in Server and set the system parameters about Hot Folder,
assuming the parameter template path is ”C:\RIP30\ParamTPL\”, the time interval
is 10 seconds. Create two user defined parameter template named Template1 and
Template2, then restart the EagleRIP . You and your colleage copy your job to
“C:\RIP30\ParamTPL\TPL00001\” and “C:\RIP30\ParamTPL\TPL00002\”
severally , the EagleRIP will find these two files and output them one by one
according to the priority of these two files. The files under the subfolder of template
are deleted after finished the outputting.

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Fig 4-36

5、 Hot Folder working mode for Macintosh user

Since you want to output the documents from the Macintosh to PC computer, you
need to do other setting even if you have set the parameters for Hot Folder.
Install “Services for Macintosh”in the PC computer
Open the “Control Panel”at the “Settings”option of “Start”menu, double click
“Add/Remove Programs” icon and enter the dialog box of “Add/Remove
Programs”.
1) Select “Add/Remove Windows Components”icon and enter the dialog box of
“Windows Components Wizard”.

Fig 4-37
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press “Details”button to enter “Other Network File and Print Services”dialog

box.

Fig 4-38
3) Check “File Services for Macintosh”and clic k “OK”then press “Next”button.
4) Press “Finish”button to finish the installing after the system have configured
all settings.

Create Macintosh Volume in the PC computer.

1) Select “Start”-“Programs”-“Administrative Tools”-“Configure Your Server”,
enter the “Configure Your Server”dialog box.
2) Select “File Server”, press “Start” button at the right to enter the “Create
Shared Folder”dialog box.

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Fig 4-39
3) Input the drive and path which you want to create the Macintosh volume in the
“Folder to share”edit box, or press “Browse”button to search the folder.
4) Input the name in the “Share name”edit box, then input the description for this
shared folder in the “Share description”edit box (optional).
5) Check “Apple Macintosh” combo box, press “Next” button to enter the
“Customize share and folder permissions”dialog box, set the permission or
customizes the permission as Fig 4-40. Press “Finish”button to achieve the
settings for shared folder.

Fig 4-40

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How to set on Macintosh machine

1) Choose “Chooser”from the Apple menu on the top left corner.

Fig 4-41
2) Click AppleShare in the Chooser window, select the file server installed The
EagleRIP from the right list box.

Fig 4-42
3) Click “OK”to open the dialog box as Fig 4-43.

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Fig 4-43
4) Press “Connect”button and select the folder that you want to connect, press
“OK” button, then the connection icon for this folder will appear on the
desktop of Macintosh.

Fig 4-44
5) Save the generated PostScript file at this folder, then it can be transferred to the
EagleRIP. Please ensure this folder can be accessed by the EagleRIP.

4.5.2 NT Pipe printing

Add a template for pipe printing

1) Use the mouse to highlight a template from the parameter template(s) dialog
box, use it as the motherboard for the template you are going to create, refer to
Fig 4-45.

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Fig 4-45
2) Press the “Add”button, and the system will pop up the “Add”dialog box (Fig
4-46)

Fig 4-46
3) Input the name of the new template in the “Please enter your new parameter
template name:”box, then confirm. After that, the new template is added into
the list in the Parameter Template(s) dialog box. At first, the setting of the
parameter of this template is exactly the same as its motherboard.
NOTE:
The name of your template preferably carries specific meanings (for example,
relevant to parameters such as device name, resolution, color mode and screen
frequency, etc), so that you can retrieve the appropriate parameter templates
quickly when you need them.

Modify the parameters for Pipe printing

If you are not satisfied with the parameters for the template of Pipe printing, you
can modify it through “Options”dialog box.

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Connect the template for Pipe printing

Select this created template, press “Modify”button then press “Options”button and
click “Others”item to open the dialog box as Fig 4-47, check “Pipe Print Template”
option.

Fig 4-47
NOTE:
If you want to modify the parameters for this template, you need to uncheck ”Pipe
Print Template”option.
The EagleRIP3.0 supports the technology for multiple pipe printing templates.

PC Network printing
The EagleRIP supports “network printing”, in other words, it supports the standard
Windows network printing. Any application software developed under Windows
can use the standard Windows printing function to transfer to the EagleRIP for
output purposes through networking. The actual steps are shown as follows:
1) Startup the EagleRIP.
2) Choose “Add Printer” from “Start”-“Settings”-“Printers”, open the “Add
Printer Wizard”dialog box as Fig 4-48.

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Fig 4-48
3) Press “Next”button to pop up “Local or Network Printer”dialog box as Fig
4-49.

Fig 4-49
4) Check “Local printer”item, press “Next”button to open the “Select Printer

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Port”dialog box.

Fig 4-50
5) Select “Create a new port”and choose “Local Port” item from the “Type”
dropdown box.

Fig 4-51

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6) Press “Netx”button to pop up the “Port Name”diaglog box as Fig 4-52.

Fig 4-52
7)Input \\.\pipe\the template name which has connected as pipe printing and click
“OK”. In the following steps, please select a PS printer to finish installation for
PS printer.
NOTE:
If the created printer is not at the same computer with the EagleRIP, you need to
change the port as below.
1) Create the printer on Windows NT or Windows2000, input “\\Host
name\pipe\the template name which has connected as pipe printing” in the
“Port Name”edit box.
2) Create the printer in Windows 95\98, you need to share the printer whose port
is pointed to “\\.\pipe\the template name which has connected as pipe printing”
in the the EagleRIP host, then create a network printer which connected the
shared printer in Windows 95\98.

4.5.3 Macintosh Network printing

The EagleRIP supports Macintosh Network printing, you can connect Mac OS with
Windows NT or Windows 2000, then the layout application on Macintosh can
directly print the document to the EagleRIP.
The operation steps are as below:
1、 Install “Services for Macintosh”in the PC computer
1) Open the “ Control Panel” at the “
Settings” option of “
Start”menu, double
click “Add/Remove Programs”icon and enter the dialog box of “Add/Remove
Programs”.
2) Select “Add/Remove Windows Components”icon and enter the dialog box of
“Windows Components Wizard”.

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Fig 4-53
3) In the components list, click “Other Network File and Print Services”, then
press “Details”button to enter “Other Network File and Print Services”dialog
box.

Fig 4-54
4) Check “File Services for Macintosh”and click “OK”then press “Next”button.
5) Press “Finish”button to finish the installing after the system have configured

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all settings.

2、 The system parameters setting for Macintosh Network

printing
You need to check “Enable to share template upon startup”option in the System
Preferences of the EagleRIP, then next time when the EagleRIP restarts, the system
will automatically issue the user sharing parameter template for the previous time
on the network, for MAC users to carry out network printing, refer to the Fig 4-55.

Fig 4-55

3、 Create the template for Macintosh Network printing

Create or choose the user defined template

1) Use the mouse to highlight a template from the parameter template(s) dialog
box, use it as the motherboard for the template you are going to create, refer to
Fig 4-56.

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Fig 4-56
2) Press the “Add”button, and the system will pop up the “Add”dialog box (Fig
4-57)

Fig 4-57
3) Input the name of the new template in the “Please enter your new parameter
template name:”box, then confirm. After that, the new template is added into
the list in the Parameter Template(s) dialog box. At first, the setting of the
parameter of this template is exactly the same as its motherboard.
NOTE:
The name of your template preferably carries specific meanings (for example,
relevant to parameters such as device name, resolution, color mode and screen
frequency, etc), so that you can retrieve the appropriate parameter templates
quickly when you need them.

Modify the parameters for Pipe printing

If you are not satisfied with the parameters for the template of Pipe printing, you
can modify it through “Options”dialog box.

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4、 Share the template to support Macintosh Network

printing
The Mac network printing function can be used on Windows NT Server/Windows
2000 Server as well as Windows NT Workstation/Windows 2000 Professional.
When used on Windows NT Workstation/Windows 2000 Professional, the “Apple
Talk communication protocol”needs to be installed; when used on Windows NT
Server/Windows 2000 Server, only “Service for Macintosh” is needed, “network
printer”need not to be installed. Meanwhile, the network printing also supports RIP
and Mac 2-way real time communication, i.e. the system can download Type 1 font
to RIP by Mac terminal, install Type 0 fonts of other font vendors, supports Mac
terminal application programs to inquire RIP information during printing. With the
Mac network printing, the downloading of PS files is faster than the previous
methods and is more stable.
Regardless of whether the EagleRIP is installed on Windows NT workstation
/Windows 2000 Professional or Windows NT Server/Windows 2000 Server, all the
layout applications on Macintosh machines can be output by the EagleRIP through
the networking. The steps are as below:
Open “Share Parameter Template”dialog box
Pull down the “Option”menu, and select the “Share Parameter Templates… ”Menu
or click the “Share Parameter Templates”button in the Toolbar, or press the hot key
Ctrl+B, the Share Parameter Template window will appear.

Fig 4-58

Share
Specify the parameter template you desire to share, then select the “Share”button,
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box. The parameter template will be issued in the network under your specified
sharing name. The icon for the parameter template will change.

Fig 4-59

Check the sharing template

Open the menu of the Apple machine; select Chooser to enter the chooser window.
Single click the LaserWriter 8 icon in the chooser window, the list box on the right
of the window will display a network sharing printer name list. The user will see the
sharing parameter template appear under the name of the machine of which the
EagleRIP is installed, together with the sharing name, in the list of the network
printer.

Delete the sharing template

Highlight the shared parameter template you want to delete, select the Delete
Shared button, then the shared parameter template will be deleted from the network.
Now when you check the sharing printer list on the Apple machine, the sharing
name will no longer be there.

Broadcast all sharing templates

Press this button, the EagleRIP will broadcast all sharing templates at onetime.

5、 How to set on Macintosh

The user may consider the sharing template as a printer, and choose this printer
from your Macintosh machine, then output the document by this printer, and the
document will be ripped and printed through the sharing parameter template on the
EagleRIP. The operation steps are as below:
1) Choose “Chooser”from the Apple menu on the top left corner.

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Fig 4-60
2) Click LaserWriter 8 or other PostScript Printer in the Chooser window, select
the sharing template from the right list box.

Fig 4-61
3) Press “Create”button to connect the selected PostScript Printer.

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Fig 4-62
4) Press “Select PPD”button to choose a PPD file as Fig 4-63.

Fig 4-63

NOTE:

PPD file is a text file which describe the informations for the output device. The
informations contain the media size, resolution, installed font and others, we
recommend you to choose a PPD file generated with The EagleRIP.

5) Choose a PPD file and then press “Select”button, you will see the connected
printer icon appear on the desktop of Macintosh.
6) Choose “Print”command from the layout application on Macintosh and select
the connected printer from the dropdown printer list box, then you can print the
document to the EagleRIP.
NOTE:

Whatever printing with Composite or Separation option in the layout application

when you print the color document, the EagleRIP will automatically recognize the

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document and separate the composited document with the inner sepeartion
function.

4.6 Option plug-in

In the EagleRIP "Options" menu, select "Option Setting" then "Option Information"
dialog box pops up, see Fig 4-64.

Fig 4-64
The EagleRIP 3.0 has a lot of option plug-ins. For each option plug-in, only after　
purchasing it to gain the key, and then installing it correctly, the status of this option
shows “ON”. If the status is “OFF”, you can not use this option. Among all of these
option plug-ins, EagleAGS and EagleFAM plug-ins have stand alone installation
CD.

4.6.1 Input key of option plug-in

In Option Information dialog box, click “Add/Remove”button, the “Please input
the key of option”dialog box pops up. See Fig 4-65.

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Fig 4-65
Input correct key for this option. If the key is not correct, the option plug-in can not
work.

4.6.2 Remove option plug-in

In Option Information dialog box, click “Add/Remove”button, an inquir ing dialog
box pops up. See Fig4-66.

Fig 4-66

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Chapter 5

The Operation of the EagleRIP

The EagleRIP supports various working modes, besides Host Interactive

Processing Mode, the EagleRIP also supports other working modes include
HotFolder, NTPipe Printing and AppleTalk Printing. Below we will discuss the
workflow and procedure of Host Interactive Operating Mode, other three modes,
please refers Chapter 4.5 for detail.

5.1 Host Interactive Operating Mode

Host Interactive Operating Mode: It means that operator may finish job’s Ripping
and Printing step by step on the EagleRIP host computer. The procedure of this
mode could be observed and intervened through Job Monitor on screen. Working
Area shown as Fig 5-1.

Fig 5-1

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The Job Monitor includes three queues; they are “Waiting to RIP”, “Waiting to
Print”, and “Printed Job”.

5.1.1 Queue of “Waiting to RIP”

Step one. Open output files

Choose “Print File(s)”command from the “Action” menu or click the “Open Files”
icon on the Tool Bar to enter the “Open”dialog box, shown as Fig 5-2.

Fig 5-2
Select the folder located output files from “Look in”combo box.
It is a pop up combo box to select the path for output files. There are four icons on
the right of the combo box, from left to right: Go To Last Folder Visited, Up One
Level, Create New Folder, and View Menu.
Keyboard the output files’name at “File name”box or select them by mouse from
the file list at previous file list window.
Select file type from “File of type”combo box. The EagleRIP supports various file
types such as PS, TIFF, EPS, PDF, PRN, PS2, S2, and S72. Select “Common Files”,
for instance, that means you should type the extension when generated output files.
Select the needed Parameter Template from “Template”combo box. For example,
“TIFF_600_CMYK”. If need to modify this template, just click “Modify”button.
The modify method and result is the same as from the command of “Action”
-”Parameter Template(s)”.

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After finished those setups, click “Open” button. The selected files’name and
number will list at queue of “Waiting to RIP”shown as Fig 5-3. Listing job will sort
according Job Priority from high to low; the files with same priority will sort by the
opened time.

Fig 5-3

Step two. Processing of the EagleRIP

The processing of the EagleRIP includes Interpreting Data and Imaging Bitmap.
Interpreting Data: Calculate and convert PostScrit files (Or other file formats the
EagleRIP supported like TIFF, PDF, and so on) to Page Bitmap that imagesetter
supported.
Imaging Bitmap: is the procedure to send Page Bitmap files to imagesetter.

NOTE:
The EagleRIP installed on Windows NT Server/Windows 2000 Server/Advance
Server platform, when output files, please send PostScript files to the EagleRIP
through AppleShare Ethernet work.

The EagleRIP installed on Windows NT workstation/Windows 2000 Professional

platform, please download PostScript files to the EagleRIP by Founder Download
Tool.

1. The operating of “Waiting to RIP”

You can do the operating for “Waiting to RIP”as following.
Select and right click a job shown as Fig 5-4.

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Fig 5-4

About a Job
Double click a job, or right click a job, a pop up menu will appear at the mouse
cursor. Select the “About” command from the menu, the EagleRIP will display
“About this Job” dialog box (Fig 5-5) which contains the information of Job
Identifier number, Parameter Template, File Name, Job Path, Job State, Job Load
Time, Output Page range, and Separation Color code.

Fig 5-5

Delete Selected Job

Select the file(s) you want to delete and then right click the mouse in the selected
area, a pop up menu will appear at the mouse cursor. Select the “Delete”command

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from the menu, the EagleRIP will pop up a dialog box to confirm your decision (Fig
5-6). Click “Yes”button, the selected job(s) will be deleted.

Fig 5-6

Delete All Jobs

This command will delete all jobs that listed on the queue of “Waiting to RIP”.
Right click the mouse on any item, a pop up menu will appear at the mouse cursor.
Select the “Delete All” command from the menu, the EagleRIP will display a
dialog box and request your confirmation to delete Jobs (Fig 5-7). Click “Yes”
button, all Jobs in the “Waiting to RIP”queue will be deleted.

Fig 5-7

Configure Parameters
Select this command, the EagleRIP will pop up the Parameter Modify window to let
you modify the job’s parameters shown as Fig 5-8. More information about
Template Parameter configuration, please refer to relative chapters for detail.

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Fig 5-8

Re-RIP selected abnormal job

Select this command to Re-RIP the selected abnormal job.

Re-RIP all abnormal jobs

Select the “Re-RIP all abnormal jobs”command, the EagleRIP will display a dialog
box and request your confirmation (Fig 5-9). Click “Yes”, the EagleRIP will
Re-RIP all abnormal jobs in the “Waiting to RIP”queue.

Fig 5-9

Adjust the job’s order in the queue

Select jobs and click the “Up”or “Down”arrow button to implement this function.

RIP processing control

Through the “Resume Ripping”and “Abort”commands at the left bottom of “Job
Monitor”window to control Sequent Processing and Stop Processing modes to the
jobs in the queue list.

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NOTE:　
The method of controlling jobs forward can be used to all three queues.　
　

2. EagleRIP processing control

Fig 5-10
The two widgets at the left-button of the Job Monitor control the RIP progress. If
you select “Resume Ripping”, the EagleRIP will continue to process the file at the
top of the “Wait ing to RIP” queue. Otherwise, the EagleRIP will stop RIP
processing once the current ripping file is complete. When the EagleRIP begins to
process a job, the corresponding job in the “Waiting to RIP” queue will
automatically be deleted. During that time, click “Abort”button, the system will
pop up a confirm dialog box shown as Fig 5-11.

Fig 5-11
Click “Yes”will let the EagleRIP terminate the current processing immediately, at
the same time, computer sounds an alert and an item will add to the end of the
“Waiting to RIP”queue. A (X) symbol has been added on the left of this job name
and the Information Window will display a warning message. Shown as Fig 5-12,
the job (X) Mac-ill-c_cpm.ps at “Waiting to RIP”queue.

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Fig 5-12
If the job processing is normal, the Page Bitmap files generated by the EagleRIP
will appear at the “Waiting to Print” queue (Each Job item includes File Name,
Page Number, and Color Mode), await to print out. Shown as Fig 5-12 the state of
the jobs in the “Waiting to Print”queue is “Waiting to Print”.
NOTE:
Job interpreted to separate pages and color-plates will list in the “Waiting to Print”
queue. A job at “Waiting to RIP”queue may generate more than one job in the
“Waiting to Print”queue. For example, <1.Cyan>booksam2.ps stands for the cyan
plate for page 1 of booksam2.ps, <2.Gray>Mac-ill-c_com.ps stands for the gray
plate for page 2 of Mac-ill-c_com.ps.

Remarks on the common descriptions for color-plate:

C: Cyan plate R: Red plate
M: Magenta plate G: Green plate
Y: Yellow plate B: Blue plate
K: Black plate Gray: Gray plate

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5.1.2 Queue of “Waiting to Print”

1. The operation to the queue of “Waiting to Print”

The EagleRIP interpreted a job to multi-separated-plates and automatically listed at
the queue of “Waiting to Print”, waiting for print out. A prefix ion will
automatically be added to the job name, such as C (For Cyan Plate), M (For
Magenta Plate), Y (For Yellow Plate), K (For Black Plate), Gray (For Gray Plate),
R (For Red Plate), G (For Green Plate), and B (For Blue Plate).
Select a job and left click mouse, a menu pop up shown as 5-13. The function of
each command discuss below.

Fig 5-13

About
Double click a job, or right click a job, a pop up menu will appear at the mouse
cursor. Select the “About” command from the menu, The system will display
“About This Job” dialog box (Fig 5-14) which contains the information of Job
Identifier number, Parameter Template, File Name, Job Path, Job State, Frame
Bitmap name, Bitmap Created time, Output Page range, and Separation Color code,
Bounding Box size, and compress information.

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Fig 5-14

Delete Selected Job

Select the file(s) you want to delete and then right click the mouse in the selected
area, a pop up menu will appear at the mouse cursor. Select the “Delete”command
from the menu, the system will pop up a dialo g box to confirm your decision (Fig
5-15). Click “Yes”, the selected job(s) will be deleted.

Fig 5-15

Delete All Jobs

This command will delete all jobs that listed on the queue of “Waiting to Print”.
Right click the mouse on any item, a pop up menu will appear at the mouse cursor.
Select the “Delete All”command from the menu, the system will display a dialog
box and request your confirmation to delete Jobs (Fig 5-16). Click “Yes”, all Jobs in
the “Waiting to Print”queue will be deleted.

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Fig 5-16

Move jobs to “Printed Job”queue

Select the jobs you want to move and right click on the selected item, then select the
“Move to Print” item from the pop up menu. You may also use the right and left
arrows to complete this jo b directly. Shown as Fig 5-17.

Fig 5-17

Move all jobs to “Printed Job”queue

Right click on any item and select the “Move All to Print” item from the pop up
menu. The system will display a dialog box ask for confirmation (Fig 5-18). Once
you confirm, all items will be moved to the end of the printed job queue.

Fig 5-18

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Preview the Page Bitmap

Select the page bitmap and right click mouse then select the “View”item from the
pop up menu that follows. The system can display the page bitmap on screen.
Because screen preview is an important ring before print out, please read this
chapter carefully, more detail refer to chapter 5.2.

Print Setup
You can set print parameters for a certain page in the “Waiting to Print”queue. Use
the right button of mouse to single click the corresponding item; choose the
“Printing Setting...” item from the pop up menu. The system displays a Printer
Parameter dialog box (Fig 5-19) (Here we use AGFA device as an example),
allowing you to set parameters such as Page Size, Margin, Printing Copies,
Negative Image and Mirror Image.

Fig 5-19

Re-RIP the job

Select the “Re-RIP”option from the menu, The system will add the selected job
into the “Waiting to RIP”queue.

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NOTE:　
“Re-RIP”and “Re-Print all abnormal jobs”options can only process jobs ripped
and printed by “Print File(s)”. Jobs in HotFolder mode or Network Printing mode
cannot re-RIP and reprint.

2. Printing Progress control

The widgets at right-button of Job Monitor control the printing progress. If you
select “Resume Printing”, the system will continue printing the job at the top of the
"Waiting to Print" queue. Every time when you print a job, its corresponding item
in the “Waiting to Print”queue will be automatically deleted. If you select “Abort”,
the system will pop up a dialog box ask you to confirm whether to abort the
currently printing job (Fig 5-20). If you select “Yes”, the system will terminate the
currently printing job immediately, at the same time, computer sounds an alert, then
add an item at the end of the printed job queue, and add a (*) symbol before the job
item, a warning message will display on the message window.

Fig 5-20
If there is an error during the printing process, the system will sound an alert, an
item will be added at the end of the printed job queue, and add a (X) symbol on the
left of the job item, an error message will display on the message window.
If the printing process is normal, the printed job will enter the “Printed Job”queue
(each item contains Page Number, Color Separation, File Name and Job ID).

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5.1.3 Queue of “Printed Job”

The printed page bitmap files enter the “Printed Job”queue in order. The Jobs at
this queue include Printed Job and jobs manually moved from “Waiting to Print”
queue. As for the jobs in the printed job queue, the operation you may carry out is
similar to that of the “Waiting to Print”queue. The only difference is the destination
of the job transfers from “Printed Job”queue into “Waiting to Print”queue. Besides,
a new command “Re-Print all abnormal jobs”added to pop-up menu, shown as Fig
5-21.

Fig 5-21

Re-Print all abnormal jobs

If you select this item, the system will display a dialog box requesting your
confirmation (Fig 5-22). When you confirm, the system will reprint all abnormal
jobs from the printed queue.

Fig 5-22

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5.2 Screen Preview

After RIPping the jobs, before print out those jobs, you should do screen preview to
jobs’bitmap. It is a good step to avoid mistake and ensure the quality of output.
Please follow the steps below.
Select the job need to preview at “Waiting to Print”queue or “Printed Job”queue,
right-click mouse and select the “View”command, the selected job preview on the
screen. The initialized preview is full screen. Even separated job can be combined
into an image to be displayed in the window.

You can do the Page Bitmap screen previe w by menu and the combination key of
Mouse and keyboard. Right click at the preview window. The system will pop up a
menu (Fig 5-23).

Fig 5-23

About this Job

Run this command to display the information of Job Identifier number, Parameter
Template, File Name, Job Path, Job State, Frame Bitmap name, Job Load Time,
Output Page range, and Separation Color code, Bounding Box size, and compress
information.

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Hand Move
Select the Hand Move command; the mouse cursor will become a palm shape. You
can use mouse to drag the page bitmap and preview different locations. To quit
manual operation, select the manual options again, the mouse cursor returns to its
original system default shape.

Zoom Out
Run this command to display the Page Bitmap with half of the current ratio.
Corresponding combination key is press and hold <ALT> key and right click
screen preview window. The display ratio will be half than before. Try your best to
click the mouse at the center of the preview window.

Zoom In
Run this command to display the page bitmap with double the current ratio. Try
your best to click the mouse at the center of the preview window. The maximum
display ratio is 16:1; i.e. each dot is replaced with 16 x 16 dots.

Combination Key:
Hold <Ctrl> key
Single click the mouse in preview window, display ratio doubles, try to point the
mouse single click position at the center of the child window. The maximum
display ratio is 16:1.
Press <+> key
Display ratio doubles.
Hold <Shift> key, press <+> key
Display ratios add 1 each time, for example: from 2:1 to 3:1 to 4:1.
Press <–> key
Display ratio cuts down to half.
Hold <Shift> key, press <–> key
Display ratio minus one each time, for example: from 2:1 to 1:1 to 1:2.

Over View
Displays full page in the current size child window.

1:1 View
Displays page bitmap with 1:1 ratio.

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Scale View
Pop up a dialog box, user input displays ratio and press Enter button.

General View
Display the full-page bitmap in suitable ratio.
NOTE:
You can click and drag mouse to entangle an area on screen preview window, the
EagleRIP will display this area to the full screen with proper ratio.

Negative
Select this command to preview job in negative mode.

Mirror
Select this command to preview job in mirror mode.

Close
Select this command to close current preview window.

Close All
Select this command to close all opened preview windows

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Chapter 6

Input plug-ins

The EagleRIP supports variety of file formats. The file you want to print may be a
PostScript file, TIFF file , EPS file and PDF file. No matter what the file types are,
you just need to install an input plug-in preprocessor for this particular file format
into the path specified by the EagleRIP, the system will automatically recognize
this format, change the layout information stream of file into PostScript information
stream by using input plug-in file when printing, then only go through the RIP
process. To increase efficiency during the transfer process, the input plug-ins will
never produce middle PS files. Instead, it transfers the files while submitting them
to the PS interpreter for execution. As the EagleRIP will open the standard of its
input plug-ins, third party font vendor can also develop input plug-ins for your the
EagleRIP, enabling your the EagleRIP to have unlimited power of expansivity and
adaptability.

6.1 Add an input plug-in

The extension name of input plug-in is IPN. If you already have an IPN file, and
expect it to add into the EagleRIP path, follow the steps below:
1. If your EagleRIP is open, close it.
2. Copy the input plug-in files into the PlugIns subdirectory under the path where
the EagleRIP belongs to (such as C:\Program Files\Founder\EagleRIP).
3. Restart the EagleRIP.
That's all you need to do. Once the EagleRIP is started, you can view the input
plug-in name you added in from the parameter template modify dialog box (refer to
4.2 Parameter template settings). On the other hand, you can see the new file type
you just added in from the file type combo box under the output file dialog box
(refer to 5.1 Host interactive operation). Now you may print the new type of file
through the EagleRIP. Normally, a new file type consists of a special parameter
used to control the PS file conversion. You must set these parameters according to
the input plug-ins you installed. The EagleRIP has already developed some
common input plug-ins, which will be discussed below:

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6.2 Setting up plug-ins

6.2.1 TIFF input plug-in

TIFF is a normative image file format. The TIFF input plug-in files are called
TIFF2PS.IPN. You can see it in the PlugIn subdirectory under the EagleRIP
working path. It is used to change the TIFF image files from image information into
PS information for output.

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Chapter 7

EagleRIP Feedback Messages and Troubleshooting

If you want to be proficient in the EagleRIP and use it with maximum efficiency,
you must be familiar with various feedback messages shown by the system,
especially the error messages and the troubleshooting methods.
The system feedback messages of the EagleRIP are displayed in the Information
Window, the information includes normal messages, warning messages, error
messages etc. We will discuss them one by one (the system feedback messages in
this manual are shown with a # symbol, which does not appear in the actual
display):

7.1 Normal messages

MESSAGES
#Founder(R) EagleRIP(PostScript Processor New Technology)
#Copyright© 2000-2003 Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
#Start at <yyyy.mm.dd. ><weekday><hour :minute :second>
#Close at <yyyy. /mm./dd><weekday><hour:minute :second>
#<Hour:minute :second>: Ripping Job#<Job ID><file name>begins...
#<Hour:minute:second>: Ripping Job#<Job ID><file name> ends...
#<Hour:minute:second>: Printing Job#<Job ID><page number>. <separation
name><file name> begins...
#<Hour:minute:second>: Printing Job#<Job ID><page number>. <separation
name><file name> ends...
INSTRUCTION
The above messages are clearer in meaning so that they make you know about the
current EagleRIP working progress.
MESSAGES
#<Hour:minute:second>: Printing Job#<job ID ><page number>.<separation
name><file name> buffered.

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INSTRUCTION
The message shows you that the print job has not been output to physical device
instead of buffered due to page combination setup. If you want to output that print
job, you should open the device monitor and click the Flush Buffer button to output
the corresponding job.
Refer to instruction of use for the corresponding device driver program.
MESSAGES
#Begin adds fonts to your system...
INSTRUCTION
This message shows you the EagleRIP starts to add fonts library, the user is
instructed to wait for a while.
MESSAGES
#Grammar interpretation moment for the job#<Job ID><page number> <file: file
name>
INSTRUCTION
This message informs you that the current job is undergoing grammar interpretation
(page number)
MESSAGES
#Page bitmap generation moment for the job#<Job ID><page number><file: file
name>
INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user that the current job is undergoing page bitmap
generation, (which color plane of which page)
MESSAGES
#Total number of font library (number) loaded.
INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user the total number of font library loaded by the
EagleRIP system.
MESSAGES
#Number of font library added, number of font library updated.
INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user how many font libraries the EagleRIP system has
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MESSAGES
#Font library<font name>successfully installed...
INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user that the font library<font name> was successfully
installed.
MESSAGES
#Output pages requested by the user are produced, RIP terminates the current job as
usual.
INSTRUCTION
Once the output pages requested by the user are all produced RIPS will never report
any error messages but it will automatically terminate the job. For example, a job
contains 10 pages, but the user selects to output only page 2 and 5, so when the RIP
for pages 2 and 5 are completed, the EagleRIP will automatically terminate the
RIPPING operation for that job. If your desired pages does not output, and the job
RIPPING operation terminates as normal, you had better check the selected output
page parameter from the output parameter template. (refer descriptions in the
parameter template setting part)
MESSAGES
#Job#<Job ID><file name>RIP processing time: <number> hour <number> minute
<number> second
INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user the RIP processing time for the current job. As the
EagleRIP run multi threads internally , this time is only for reference purposes.
MESSAGES
#Job#<Job ID><page number>(file: file name) page bitmap generation time
#<Produce>: <number>hour<number>minute<number>second<zipped>:
<number> hour<number>minute<number>second<measurement>:
<number>megabytes<compress ratio>: <number>
This message informs the user the time occupied for the generation of current page
bitmap, its bitmap measurement and compress ratio.
As the EagleRIP is multi-threaded internally, this duration is only for reference
purposes.
MESSAGES
#Job#<Job ID>(<file name>page measurement<number>*<Number>mm, output
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INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user the page size and output medium size for the current
RIP job. It can be used as reference at the page makeup output moment.

7.2 Warning messages

MESSAGES
#RIP operation of job is terminated by user.
INSTRUCTION
When the job is terminated by user, this warning message will show.
MESSAGES
#Insufficient image data, lines without image data will be ignored.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The image data provided by the job is not enough to cover the area described by the
corresponding image commands. Under such circumstances, the EagleRIP will
ignore an area that does not provide image data. If you want to cover the whole area
with image, check carefully the application software that generate d the PostScript
data of the job when you see the warning message.
MESSAGES
#Job RIP process will be terminated by user when: page (number) undergoes
grammar interpretation.
#Job RIP process will be terminated by user when: color interface<number> of
page (number) undergoes page bitmap generation.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This message informs the user the moment where a certain job RIP process is
terminated.
MESSAGES
#Too much viewing jobs selected:
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
System will report this message when user selects too many jobs to view once.
#Current Output Resolution Prohibits Selecting So Much High Screen Frenquency
Please Raise Resolution or Reduce Screen Frenquency!

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TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
System will instruct user to increase output resolution or reduce screen frenquency
in the Information Window, when user output file with screen frenquency and
lower output resolution is set.
MESSAGES
#No enough System Virtual Memory.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This message reports user that virtual memory is not enough.
MESSAGES
#Font library<font name>installation fail...
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This message shows the user that the font library<font name>installation is
unsuccessful.
MESSAGES
#Altogether<number>font library absent, already been replaced with <courier>or
<kai ti>.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This message reminds the user how many absent fonts are found during the job RIP
process, and system fonts have replaced them. The EagleRIP will list the absent
font names in the message window, and establish a blank substitution option for
every absent font in the font substitution table. The user is required to interactively
specify which font in the EagleRIP library to substitute the absent font.
MESSAGES
#Altogether <number> characters absent.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This message reminds the user how many absent characters are found during the
job RIP process. The EagleRIP will list the font where the absent characters belong
to and its character interchange code.
MESSAGES
#No output pages. Check your output files and the selected output page number.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This message reminds the user that no bitmap is generated for the current RIP job.
This may due to improper selection of page number or other problems.

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7.3 Error messages

MESSAGES
#<File name>: When the job number in the EagleRIP system exceeds the upper
limit, this job cannot be added into the awaiting RIP job queue!
INSTRUCTION
When the user selects print file <file name>, and finds the job number in the system
exceeds the upper limit, you can delete the jobs that you need not to reserve or
increase the “Erase most previous message when exceeding lines”parameter, then
re-output that job.
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP initialization failure, please restart!
#<Subsystem name>subsystem initialization failure!
#Parameter template subsystem in itialization failure!
#Worker thread subsystem initialization failure!
#Worker thread waiting failure!
#Compress version numbers error, please use correct packdll.dll.
#Rip subsystem initialization failure! (Wrong code: <number>)
#Input plug-in: job abnorma l
#Device driver program: job abnormal
INSTRUCTION
The above errors can be resulted in system file abnormality. As such, you may try to
reinstall the EagleRIP into other directory. If the problem still exists, please contact
with your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Fail to find the parameter template corresponding to the printer “<printer name>”.
INSTRUCTION
You may have deleted the parameter template corresponding to the <printer name>
accidentally. Please select the “map the system printer onto parameter template...”
menu option and re-map a new parameter template for the printer corresponding to
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MESSAGES
#System fails to find a corresponding device driver program to modify the
parameter template setting.
#Fail to find the device driver program!
INSTRUCTION
The device driver program required by the system may not be installed or have been
damaged. So you need to reinstall the EagleRIP device driver program to make sure
that the device driver program is installed in the output devices corresponding to the
parameter template you required.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax mistake:
Configurationerror_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
This error is resulted from the PostScript descriptions of the output job comprising
PostScript syntax errors, generally speaking, the source of the error can be the
application software that generates the PostScript descriptions or the relevant
personals (user self-written PostScript programs). If the user fails to confirm the
cause of error, please seek assistance from the EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax mistakes: dictfull_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
This error is seen in PostScript Level 1 RIP. As the EagleRIP conforms to
PostScript Level 3 RIP, the error never occurs.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Dictstackoverflow_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Dictstackunderflow_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Execstackoverflow_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Interrupt_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Invalidaccess_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Invalidcontext_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Invalidexit_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Invalidfileaccess_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Invalidid_PSERROR

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#Standard PostScript syntax error: Invalidrestore_PSERROR

#Standard PostScript syntax error: Mocurrentpoint_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Rangecheck_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Stackoverflow_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Stackunderflow_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Syntaxerror_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Typecheck_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Undefined_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Undefinedresource_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Undefinedresult_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Unmatchedmark_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Unregistered_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: VMerror_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Quit_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Stop_PSERROR
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Exit_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Refer to the descriptions for configurationerror_PSERROR.Specially, you may try
to build substituting fonts for absent font (refer the explanation on font substitution),
then output this file again. If error is still present, you may try to reset font.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax error: invalidfont_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Refer to the descriptions for congigurationerror_PSERROR. Specifically, you can
try establishing the alternate font library for the absent fonts (refer to the
descriptions regarding the font library substitution), then output the files again. If
the error still exists, you can try reset the font library again (reset font, refer to the
descriptions at the font library reset part), then output the file again.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax error: ioerror_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
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Specifically, this error may be due to incomplete output file; incomplete disk file
used, or networks accessing trouble for files on the remote server. All these reasons
can result in the EagleRIP reporting ioerror_PSERROR syntax error.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax error: limitcheck_PSERROR.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Refer to the descriptions for configurationerror_PSERROR. Usually happens when
the output job exceeds the RIP process limitations. At this time, the EagleRIP will
report limitcheck syntax error. The common causes for the error and the solutions
are as follows:
Number of elements such as dictionary, string and array exceeds the upper limit
(65535) of the EagleRIP. This error is due to the PostScript description for the
output job itself; User defined screen dot (screen or halftone) measurement exceeds
the upper limit of the EagleRIP. It is recommended that you try to select other
screening parameters from the application software used to produce that PostScript
data stream.
The pattern measurement used in the PostScript description of the output file
exceeds the upper limit of the EagleRIP.
The number of graph item exceeds the upper limit of the EagleRIP when processing
text, picture or images.
The saved picture status number derived from the save and gsave commands
exceeds the upper limit of the EagleRIP.
If the image command results in a limitcheck syntax error, it is possible that the
image measurement exceeds the upper limit of the EagleRIP when processing the
image.
If the path described in the page is more complicated, it is possible that the buffer
area used to save the path exceeds the upper limit of the EagleRIP.
If the BuildChar or BuildGlyph nested layer exceeds the upper limit of the
EagleRIP, contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
If the number of open files of the output file exceeds the upper limit of the EagleRIP,
contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
If the EagleRIP fails to acquire a temporary buffer area during the process, it may
report a limitcheck syntax error. At this time, you ought to check whether your
physical RAM and Windows NT system virtual memory are disposed according to
the requirements of the EagleRIP and Windows NT environments. Sometimes, the
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more space in the memory buffer area. As such, please refer to the descriptions
stated in teh system parameter setting part to set a reasonable system parameter.
If possible, consider expanding the physical RAM and the virtual memory of your
machine.
If the above errors happen, and the solutions stated in the manual fail to solve the
problem, please contact with your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax error: timeout_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Refer to the descriptions for configurationerror_PSERROR. Specifically, if your
output job is too complicated, and the Rip Job Time Out parameter in the parameter
template for that job is not 0, then you can increase the parameter setting or reset it
as 0.
MESSAGES
#Standard PostScript syntax error: Undefinedfilename_PSERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
Refer to the descriptions for configurationerror_PSERROR. Please check if the
disk file for the error report does exist, if it is confirmed not exist, check for the
reason. If the file is saved under other disk paths or network path, please add the
disk path or network path into the (Rip) image search path of the parameter
template for your job.
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (insufficient memory):
INSUFFICIENT-MEMORY_ERROR.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
If the EagleRIP fails to acquire a temporary buffer area during the process, the
system may report this error. At this time, you ought to check whether your physical
RAM and Windows NT system virtual memory are disposed according to the
requirements of the EagleRIP and Windows NT environments. If the problem
persists, contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Reading file<file name>failure
#EagleRIP application software internal error (file reading error):
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The EagleRIP fails to read data from the desired disk file. Please check if the
corresponding disk files are complete. If the disk files are saved in the network
server, please check if the network response is normal. If the user is uncertain about
the reason of failure, seek assistance from the EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (intermediate command file error):
ENDPD3DATA_ERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Temporary files are produced during the EagleRIP process. The intermediate
command files are one of those. The intermediate command file error means The
EagleRIP fails to save this file as usual. Please contact the system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Write a file<file name>failure
#File<file name>creation failure
#EagleRIP application software internal error (writes file error):
WRITEFILE_ERROR
TROUBLE SHOOTING
The EagleRIP fails to write data into disk file. Please check if the read write limit of
the disk file can be written, and check whether there is enough space under that disk
path for the file;
MESSAGES
#File<file name>opening error
#EagleRIP application software internal error (open file error):
OPENFILE_ERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
The EagleRIP fails to open disk file, refer to READFILE_ERROR
trouble -shooting.
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (seek file error):
SEEKFILE_ERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
The EagleRIP fails to seek disk file and place it into the desired read write position
normally. Refer to READFILE_ERROR trouble -shooting.

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MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (graph item index error):
GRAPHITEMINDEX_MIS-_MATCH
#EagleRIP application software internal error (object type error):
OBJECT_TYPE_MIS-_MATCH_ERROR
#EagleRIP application software internal error (object printbuffer overflow error):
OBJECT_PRINTBUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR
#EagleRIP application software internal error (stackoverflow error):
STACKOVERFLOW_ERROR
#EagleRIP application software internal error (stackunderflow error):
STACKUNDERFLOW_ERROR
#EagleRIP application software internal error (user name string buffer overflow
error): NAMESTRINGBUFFER_OVERFLOW
#EagleRIP application software internal error (user name table overflow error):
USERNAME-TABLE_OVERFLOW
#EagleRIP application software internal error (user name string buffer overflow
error): USERNAME-STRINGBUFFER_OVERFLOW
#EagleRIP application software internal error (invalid VM handle error):
INVALID_VM-HANDLE_ERROR
#EagleRIP application software internal error (path buffer overflow error):
PATHBUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
Please contact with your EagleRIP system supplier:
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (standard PostScript error recursive
error): PSERROR_ERRORRECURSIVE_ERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The standard error handling program for PostScript comprises syntax errors. Please
check the software used to produce this PostScript data scream. Try to select
different parameter combinations for that application program. If the problem
persists, contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (standard PostScript undefines error
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The standard error handling program for PostScript does not exist. Please check the
software used to produce this PostScript data stream. Try to select different
parameter combinations for that application program. If the problem persists,
contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#EagleRIP application software internal error (system name list load error):
LOADPSPRESOURCE_ERROR
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The EagleRIP fails to load name list source. Please check if the EagleRIP
installation process is normal, and see whether its environment disposition meet the
requirements stated in the EagleRIP manual. Reinstall the EagleRIP, quit other
application software and rerun the program.
MESSAGES
#The RIP operation of the job is terminated due to external error.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The RIP operation of the job is terminated due to external error (such as insufficient
disk space, the job number allowed by the system exceeds the upper limit of the
EagleRIP, etc). Please check system parameters such as the disk space where you
save page bitmap and the EagleRIP system temporary files, the maximum number
of jobs allowed by the system and the environment disposition. (Refer the
descriptions about system parameter)
REMARKS
If the RIP operation of the job is terminated due to external reasons, usually you can
detect the reason of that external error and its type from the message window. You
can deal with the error according to the error code.
MESSAGES
#Insufficient memory space, initialization of RIP parameter management
subsystem failure.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Please contact with your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Initialization of image status management subsystem failure.
#SYNTAX_VM subsystem initialization failure

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#Insufficient memory space, initialization of NAME management subsystem

failure
#Insufficient memory space, initialization of operation number stack failure
#Insufficient memory space, initialization of dict stack failure
#Insufficient memor y space, initialization of execute stack failure
#Insufficient memory space, initialization of intermediate instruction file buffer
area failure
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Generally speaking, insufficient resource of memory or the EagleRIP system
disposition error may report this error. Check the EagleRIP environment
disposition (physical memory, virtual memory) to see whether it meet the
requirements stated in the EagleRIP manual. Reinstall the EagleRIP, try your best
not to reside other application programs, and rerun it.
MESSAGES
#Read intermediate file data error
#EagleRIP write temporary file error, please confirm there is enough disk space
under the temporary file path.
#EagleRIP create temporary file error, please confirm there is enough disk space
under the temporary file path.
#EagleRIP seek temporary file error, please confirm there is enough disk space
under the temporary file path.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
Please check the read write limit of the disk path where you save your temporary
files under your system parameter and the remaining space under that directory.
Since the EagleRIP will save certain temporary files produced during the process
into that disk path, you need to confirm that the disk path contains the EagleRIP
write-in file jurisdiction, and a sufficient disk space is needed. If the problem
persists, please contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
REMARKS:
If the EagleRIP becomes abnormal, it is possible that some invalid data files are left
out in the temporary file path. When you restart the EagleRIP, it will execute
normally and automatically delete those files. You can also delete those files
manually after you quit the EagleRIP.
MESSAGES
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING
As RIP start failure may affect the whole EagleRIP system functions tremendously,
you need to handle the errors seriously. Usually, the reasons for RIP start failure
will follow the message. Please apply the corresponding error handling system
according to the right error code.
If it is difficult to judge the reason of errors, you are advised to retry after resetting
the system parameter (refer the descriptions on system parameter setting). If the
problem persists, try again after reinstalling the EagleRIP (it is best to install under
a new directory). If the problem still persists, contact your EagleRIP system
supplier.
MESSAGES
#Close RIP failure.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
It is possible that the internal status of the EagleRIP is damaged during the output
process of a job, resulting in its close failure. You can try restarting the EagleRIP. If
the EagleRIP fails to start normally or job output becomes abnormal, you may need
to reinstall the EagleRIP (recommended to install under a new directory). If the
problem persists, contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#Page measurement of job too small, fail to output properly.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
If the width or height of the job page is zero or a negative number, RIP will ignore
this job. Check the application software used to generate this job for parameters
such as the setting of job page etc. If the problem persists, please contact your
EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#For user screening parameter setting that is not supported by the system, please
prohibit the user screening parameter in the parameter template.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
In the course of processing the PostScript description of the job, NT RIP comes
across user screening parameter setting which it does not support (in general, the
screen type for every separation and the screening frequency parameter must tally),
you can try select a proper screening parameter combination from the application
program used to generate the job or prohibit the use of user define screening
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MESSAGES
#Job RIP process informs an error at the following moment:
#Page<number>of the job undergoes syntax interpretation:
#The separation<code> of page<number>of the job undergoes page bitmap
generation.
INSTRUCTION
This message informs the user the moment that a certain RIP process records an
error, just like both the above situations.
MESSAGES
#A fatal error occurs during the job handling process. You are required to restart the
EagleRIP before outputting the next job.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
This message informs the user that a fatal error occurs during the current job
handling process. You need to restart the EagleRIP so that the next job will RIP
properly. If the problem persists after restarting, you may need to reset the system
parameter or even reinstall the EagleRIP. If the problem still persists, contact your
EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#The job is terminated due to insufficient font library.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The job is terminated because the job output uses a font library that never exists in
the EagleRIP system and the “Ignore Absent Font and Image File”parameter is not
selected in the job parameter template. You may install the absent font library or
map the absent font library in the font library substitution table onto one that is
already installed in the system to solve the problem of absent font library. You can
also select the “ignore absent font library”parameter in the parameter template to
ignore the absent font and characters.
REMARKS
If you select to ignore user define font, at the absent font library, the EagleRIP will
automatically select an alternative font for output. In this case, the absent character
will be seen as a black block.
MESSAGES
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TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The EagleRIP encounters non-recognizable font types during the RIP process.
Please contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
MESSAGES
#The job is terminated due to absent character.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING:
The job is terminated because the job uses a character that does not exist in the
EagleRIP system and the “Ignore Absent Fonts”check box is unchecked in the job
parameter template. You may use the user defined font software to create a user
defined character to replace the absent one (refer to the instructions for user defined
software and the instructions for adding the user defined font library into the
EagleRIP system) to solve the problem of absent font library. You can also select
the “Ignore Absent Font”parameter in the parameter template to bypass the absent
font and characters checking.
REMARKS
If you select the “Ignore Absent Font and Image File” parameter, the absent
character will be seen as a black block during output.
MESSAGES
#CID font library<font library name> loading failure.
INSTRUCTION
The EagleRIP failed to locate the font library described in the Information Window.
Please verify the font library you want to install. Refer to the instructions on adding
font library and reset font library.
ADDITIONAL REMARKS
If the message window displays a message that is not described above, and it is
neither a warning message nor an error message, it is possibly resulted from the
PostScript description of the user output file, and it is absolutely normal.
If the Information Window displays a message that is not described above, and it is
either a warning or an error message, please contact your EagleRIP system supplier.
If the EagleRIP system unexpectedly breaks down during the process of Ripping a
job, please delete the *.rip files under the \%EagleRIP Folder%\FrameBmp\
directory, and restart the EagleRIP .

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