Digital BW, The Print

Been reading some posts about folks having trouble getting the RIP to 
work right. I can't address installation problems, and I made a post 
awhile back about tricking the RIP into doing something it wasn't 
designed to do. But before you can do that the basic modes gotta be 
working right. So here's a workflow I use to get basic modes working 
using the RIP as its designed. I may be doing more than I need but at 
least this workflow works. This flow assumes WIN98SE OS printing on 
Epson Enhance Matte paper at 1440x720 dpi in greyscale:

From the START button select <settings>, <printers> and then right-
click on the icon for the RIP (lablelled "Epson StylusRIP 2200" on my 
computer) and select <properties>. This should bring up the RIP 
Properties dialog box. Settings for this box:

General: default settings
Details: default settings. In mine I have "StylusRIP: (EPSON 
StylusRIP)" displayed in the Print to the following port box 
and "EPSON StylusRIP 2200" in the Print using the following driver 
box. I'm printing thru a USB 1.1 port using a 10' USB cable.

Color Management: Manual, defaulting to AdobeRGB1998
Paper: default settings (and common sense, set what you want)
Graphics: Resolution 1440x720, all other fields default settings
Fonts: default settings
Device Options:
     paper: Enhanced Matte Paper
     ink: color
     high speed: off
     CMYK simulation: SWOP
     RGB simulation: Adobe RGB
     Greyscale control: image (this is important, select "text" 
or "off" and you get a mess)
     Auto cut: off
     Borderless: off
     Installable options: Matte BK + Light BK

All other settings for the properties dialog box left at default 
settings
Click <apply>, <ok>

Open Photoshop and your image in the appropriate greyscale profile 
for your system. 

Open the RIP and select <edit>, <color manager> and use these 
settings:

CMYK boxes: default settings
RGB: Adobe RGB
     Icc Profile: browse (the "+" key) to enter the profile you use 
to print EEM at 1440 dpi on the 2200
Media: Enhanced Matte Paper_1440x720
Icc Profile: CPS SP2200 MCMP (this field defaults to the profile 
associated with the media selected in the previous step)
Calibration: -blank-
Paper Configuration: Color density 100%
     
click <ok>

In Photoshop select <file>, <print with preview>, <color management>
Your source space should indicate the appropriate greyscale profile 
for your system (Grey Gamma 2.2 for me, a PC guy)

For the print space select:
     Profile: Adobe RGB (1998)
     Intent: Relative Colorimetric
     Use black point compensation: checked on
Click the <print> button and then select the RIP as your printer 
(mine's labelled "Epson SylusRIP 2200") and then select <properties> 
and use the following settings:

Paper: common sense, select what applies. If you need to specify a 
custom size of paper scroll over to one of the "custom" icons then 
select the <custom> button to allow you to input your desired 
dimensions.
Graphics: Resolution 1440x720, all other boxes to default settings
Device Options should have defaulted to the following:
     Media: Enhanced Matte Paper_1440x720
     Ink: color
     High speed: off
     CMYK simulation: SWOP
     RGB simultation: RGB
     Greyscale control: image
     Auto cut: off
     Borderless: off
PostScript: default settings
Watermark: default settings

Click <apply>, <ok> which should bring you to the Print dialog box
Click <print> and you're on your way

Hope this helps and good luck.