QTR-Quadtone RIP

This is a really basic question, but I realize I've never replaced a printer with an identical model before. Epson is replacing my 3880 because of a sensor issue, and I don't know if the OSX printing system identifies printers by some kind of unique ID number, and if so, if I'll have to reinstall printing sofware.

It's not such a big deal if I have to reset the printing system, but I'm hoping all my old presets,  for the epson driver and the QTR driver will still work. 

Is there anything that has to be done besides plugging in the new printer?

Thanks,
Paul

All your presets should be there with the Epson printer driver, but you will need to go to System Preferences, delete your current Epson 3880 and then add it back again once you are actively connected to your new 3880.  I know nothing about the QTR driver, although I assume it will involve the same process as described above.

David


On Feb 12, 2013, at 3:38 PM, paulraphaelson wrote:

> This is a really basic question, but I realize I've never replaced a printer with an identical model before. Epson is replacing my 3880 because of a sensor issue, and I don't know if the OSX printing system identifies printers by some kind of unique ID number, and if so, if I'll have to reinstall printing sofware.
> 
> It's not such a big deal if I have to reset the printing system, but I'm hoping all my old presets, for the epson driver and the QTR driver will still work. 
> 
> Is there anything that has to be done besides plugging in the new printer?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 
> 



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OSX does use the unique serial number of the printer.  So you will
need to re-setup the printers --
i.e. Delete and re-Add in Print&Fax for Epson, Delete for QTR and
Install3880 to re-Add.

Presets are a bit more complicated.  There are 2 kinds -- general and
printer specific.  The
printer specific ones will be gone since you have a new printer.  The
general ones should be there.
(not if you do a "reset printing system")

I would always recommend printer specific presets.  If you have these
a way you might preserve
them is to take the printer specific preset, save as a general preset,
get your new printer going
and then convert the general back to a specific.  I never tried this
but I'd think it should work.
However Presets are touchy (i.e. error prone) so better write down
what you have in case you
need to start over.

Roy

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:38 PM, paulraphaelson
<paul.raphaelson@...> wrote:
> This is a really basic question, but I realize I've never replaced a printer with an identical model before. Epson is replacing my 3880 because of a sensor issue, and I don't know if the OSX printing system identifies printers by some kind of unique ID number, and if so, if I'll have to reinstall printing sofware.
>
> It's not such a big deal if I have to reset the printing system, but I'm hoping all my old presets,  for the epson driver and the QTR driver will still work.
>
> Is there anything that has to be done besides plugging in the new printer?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>



-- 
Roy Harrington
roy@...
www.harrington.com

Thank you. I'll try the trick you suggest.

Apple does not get a gold star for this implementation.



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington  wrote:

>
> OSX does use the unique serial number of the printer.  So you will
> need to re-setup the printers --
> i.e. Delete and re-Add in Print&Fax for Epson, Delete for QTR and
> Install3880 to re-Add.
> 
> Presets are a bit more complicated.  There are 2 kinds -- general and
> printer specific.  The
> printer specific ones will be gone since you have a new printer.  The
> general ones should be there.
> (not if you do a "reset printing system")
> 
> I would always recommend printer specific presets.  If you have these
> a way you might preserve
> them is to take the printer specific preset, save as a general preset,
> get your new printer going
> and then convert the general back to a specific.  I never tried this
> but I'd think it should work.
> However Presets are touchy (i.e. error prone) so better write down
> what you have in case you
> need to start over.
> 
> Roy
> 
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:38 PM, paulraphaelson
>  wrote:
> > This is a really basic question, but I realize I've never replaced a printer with an identical model before. Epson is replacing my 3880 because of a sensor issue, and I don't know if the OSX printing system identifies printers by some kind of unique ID number, and if so, if I'll have to reinstall printing sofware.
> >
> > It's not such a big deal if I have to reset the printing system, but I'm hoping all my old presets,  for the epson driver and the QTR driver will still work.
> >
> > Is there anything that has to be done besides plugging in the new printer?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Roy Harrington
> roy@...
> www.harrington.com
>