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HP Designjet 50ps Printer - TWI: Software Setup and Installation

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Introductionback to table of contents

This documentation describes the installation and configuration of the HP Designjet 50ps software. The software controls print jobs sent to the printer from a print server. It also controls server system settings and defines the network access modes to the printer for PC or Macintosh clients.

Installing HP Designjet 50ps Software on the Serverback to table of contents

The software should be installed only on the server that is connected to the printer. Direct access by a client starts the server software. The client only needs to have an appropriately configured browser (Netscape Navigator 4.08 or Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater) and the printer driver.

Verifying the Servicesback to table of contents

To verify that services are installed correctly and active, launch Services from the Control Panel.

  1. Select Start, Settings, and Control Panel.
  2. Click Services (For Windows 2000, Select Administrative Services)
  3. Verify the status is Active or Started and Startup mode is Automatic for the following services:

Printing the Printer's Configuration Pagesback to table of contents

Before installing the software, print the printer's configuration pages, to get Jetdirect print server information for instance the IP address. To print the configuration pages for an internal Jetdirect print server, do the following:

  1. Make sure several sheets of paper are loaded in the printer.
  2. Press and hold down the Power key (the bottom key on the front panel) and then press the Continue key (the upper right key on the front panel) four times while the Power key is pressed.
  3. Release the Power key. The printer will print configuration pages that include information about the Jetdirect print server.

USB or Parallel Connectionsback to table of contents

If using a parallel cable (Windows 2000 or NT 4.0) or USB cable (Windows 2000 only), follow these instructions:

  1. the parallel or USB cable to the 50ps server. The Found New Hardware Wizard window should appear.
  2. At the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window, click Next.
  3. At the Install Hardware Device Drivers window, select the option Display a list of the known drivers....
  4. Click Next.
  5. At the Add Printer Wizard window, click Have Disk.
  6. Insert Disk 1 of the Software RIP (prepress) CD.
  7. At the Install From Disk window, click Browse and browse to the directory "X:\Driver", where "X" is the drive letter of your CD-ROM. Select the file HDMhpdj10ps.inf. Click Open, and then click OK.
  8. At the Add Printer Wizard window, select HP Designjet 50ps.
  9. At the Update Printer Warning window, click Yes.
  10. At the Start Device Driver Installation window, click Next.
  11. (Windows 2000 only) At the Digital Signature Not Found window, click OK.
  1. From the desktop of the computer, select Start, Settings, and Printers.
  2. At the Printers window, right-click the HP Designjet 50ps printer that was just installed, select Properties.
  3. Click Ports tab, change the selected port from LPTx or USBxxx to FILE.
  4. For parallel connections, use the ECP mode in order to maximize throughput speed. Specify "ECP-MODE" for the connection in the BIOS setup.
  5. the Printer Software following the steps listed below.

Installing the Softwareback to table of contents

  1. Insert Disk 1 of the Software RIP (prepress) CD into the server's CD-ROM drive.
  2. If the installer does not start automatically, double-click the file Setup.exe in the CD's MD_Setup21\Disk Images\Disk1 folder.
  3. Select the language now.
  4. Click OK to start Setup Wizard
  5. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
  6. Quit all running Windows applications before continuing and then click OK.
  7. Click Yes on the License Agreement.
  8. Click OK on message about connecting the printer.

Network Printer Configuration (using the Jetdirect Card) back to table of contents

The auxiliary network printer configuration program sets up printer connections for a Jetdirect interface card.

  1. In the Network Printer Configuration dialog, select whether to specify the printer by address or search through the list of available network printers (recommended). Click Next.

If Specified by Address is selected, enter the address as a hardware address, IP address, or IP host name.
Figure 1: Identify Printer
example
Obtain the IP address by printing out the printer configuration pages (see Printing the Printer's Configuration Pages above).

  1. Highlight the desired printer and click Next. If there are multiple 50ps printers, obtain the IP address of the printer. Obtain the IP address from the printer configuration sheet (see Printing the Printer's Configuration Pages above).
  1. Click Change Settings to configure printer settings such as the IP address.
  2. Click Next to ensure that the Windows TCP/IP option is selected.
  3. When the network printer configuration is complete, a summary appears, listing all settings you have made.
  4. Click Back to make changes or, click Next to proceed with installation.

Copying the HP Designjet 50ps Printer Softwareback to table of contents

The Choose Destination Location dialog lets you select the destination folder for the software. A drive with at least 2 GB of free disk space must be selected. HP recommends installing on a drive with at least 4 GB of free disk space.

  1. To change the destination folder, click Browse and choose the desired folder or type the path. Click Next.
  2. The dongle (a hardware key only available if the printer was an upgrade) will now be tested. Make sure the dongle is connected to the server's parallel port.
  1. Click OK.
  2. Type the code pertaining to the dongle in the next dialog and click Next. The copy process begins and may take some time. Please wait for the process to finish.

Installation program for the Adobe PostScript printer drivers starts automatically.

  1. Click Next to acknowledge the Welcome screen.
  2. Click Accept on the user license.
  3. Select Install a new PostScript driver and click Next.
  4. Select Local Port and click Next.
  5. Select a port and click Next.
  6. Select the HP Designjet 50ps printer description file and click Next.
  7. Select Not shared. Click Next.
  8. Select No on the default printer and printing a test page (No for both). Click Next.
  9. Click Install to start copying files.
  10. In the printer configuration dialog, select No and click Next.
  11. Click Finish.
    1. Next the System Maintenance program is installed. Use it to perform maintenance on the printer; see Configuring the HP Designjet 50ps EngineManager below. If applicable, choose another destination folder for the installation and click Next.
    2. Click Finish in the last installation dialog of the maintenance program.
    1. Click Continue.
    2. Specify the target folder, click Continue.
    3. Click OK and click Yes to register the software online.
    4. Choose Show ReadMe, and then click Finish. Choose Yes, restart my computer now.
    5. Click Finish to complete the installation.

Configuring the EngineManagerback to table of contents

The Java RuntimeEnvironment 1.3, necessary for the 50ps EngineManager, is automatically installed. Unlike the 50ps PrintManager, this utility cannot be run from a client computer.

Starting the EngineManagerback to table of contents

Select Start, Programs, HP Designjet 50ps, HP Designjet 50ps EngineManager to start the program on the server.

    1. From the EngineManager user interface, click the Parameter tab and go to the Output Device Parameters, Paper Trays, Tray 1 setting. Select Paper Format and specify the paper size (A3Plus is recommended). Select Media Type and specify the media type that will be used. Repeat this procedure for Tray 2.
    2. Select the Setup tab. Verify that the Printer Path entry contains the IP address of the printer. If the entry is blank, type in the IP address of the printer.
    3. Click Save.

This step takes five to seven minutes (or even longer with high-quality print levels such as Premium).

  1. Load the media to be calibrated in the printer. Make sure the Paper Tray settings match the media.
  2. From the EngineManager user interface, select the Parameter tab, click Output device parameters: Proofer and then Close Loop Color Calibration. Then select Start. A window showing the paper types appears:

Figure 4: Close Loop Color Calibration
example

  1. Select the paper types for calibration and select the desired tray.
  2. Insert media of the appropriate type and size into the selected printer tray.
  3. Click Start. The color calibration process will take several minutes. Repeat this step for all paper types to be calibrated.

Getting Started with the HP Designjet PrintManagerback to table of contents

During the server restart, all operational services are started in the background. The PrintManager lets you edit the user rights, install further virtual printers or hot folders and configure drive monitoring.

Before the Print Manager is initiated the first time-Internet Browser Settingsback to table of contents

  1. Before the initial use:
  1. Specifying the Address
  1. Logging In

Troubleshooting Installationback to table of contents

If you encounter problems during the installation or configuring of the HP Designjet 50ps software, refer to this checklist:

When reporting problems to HP support, it is useful to include a Debug Output trace. The trace contains current, detailed status and information of the software, and may be useful in identifying problems. Run the DebugOutput.exe application before reproducing the problem. This is located in your software installation folder under HP Designjet50ps\LHPS\exe.

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