QTR-Quadtone RIP

hello guys

yes i am having problems getting started. first i am using osx 10.2.8,
why you ask because i don't want to learn tiger. i have a g4,1 ghtz
and lots of memory in computer. the memory in my head seems to be the
problem. 

i am using the quad piezotone v6.0.4 with a selenium ink set on a 1280
epson. 

i have downloaded quad-tone rip v2.4, along with esp ghost-script and
gimp-print and installed them.

it's taken me awhile to find the paper and ink profiles but they are
installed in my libary>colorsync>profiles and show up in photoshop
view>custom>profiles menu. 

when i went to print my first picture i couldn't select a ink tone in
either of the drop down selections >none< was the only choice. the
print was way too dark. the tone selection was 100% with 'none' in the
curve selection.

i've reread the basic tutorial and the basic user guide and and my
head hurts for thinking.

so any ideas what i did wrong and how to fix it?

thank you

jene youtt