QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi All,

I use a Mac G5 running OSX 10.5.2 and am very familiar with the Mac and many parts of 
calibration including running IT8 Target software measuring programs etc.  However, I 
cannot wrap my head around the basic STEPS that on should follow to start printing with 
QTR. I know this sounds primitively basic but the literature leaves me with questions (not a 
problem with the literature).  I have everything installed and understand the premise 
behind all of the parts to QTR but I can't seem to put this together in a step-by-step 
process! I am using an Epson R2400 with UC inks.

Do I first print a CALIBRATION print using a generic Ink Descriptor File and then after 
measuring fill in my values?  Is this the first step?  And in the Hardware Ink Limit 
Calibration am I supposed to look at ALL of the inks to find max output?

Calibration does not include curves right?  If you calibrate your printer then how do you 
use this file to print with tonal curve?  Or do you have to go through the calibration 
process with each curve combination you use?

Do you have to calibrate for every paper/curve combination? And after all this calibration 
where does linearization come in?

Sorry for this, most likely, basic lack of understanding but with all of the rich information 
in the tutorial (which I DO understand given each separate process) I seem to need the 
basic 1-2-3 steps.  Can anybody PLEASE give me just the basic step-by-step that outlines 
the MAIN PROCESS.  The Tutorial provides great info for each stage but I can't seem to 
grasp how these stages work together - the "flow" or "order" of printing from QTR anew.

Hope that makes sense and I would much appreciate anybody who might help.

Cody