QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hello QTR users,


In Page Setup I select  Format for Quad1290-K6 but the paper sizes  
don't show any centered versions like the ones mentioned on page 8 of  
the mac printing tutorial PDF
quoted here:

> Page Setup is as usual. By selecting Format for a Quad printer you  
> can see
> all the built-in page sizes for the printer.  Select the desired  
> Paper Size and
> the Orientation - see feed icon for Portrait or Landscape.
> Page sizes and image centering have very often been a source of  
> frustration.
> One of the main sources of the problem is the difference between  
> the physical
> page dimensions and the printable page dimensions.  Some Epson  
> printers
> typically have a mechanically imposed page margin restriction and  
> it is usually
> larger at the bottom than on the other three sides.  This results  
> in the
> printable area not being centered on the physical page.  However,  
> it is the
> printable area that is used for all the high-level positioning  
> algorithms.  So the
> default, centered image very often isn't centered on the physical  
> page.
>
> To alleviate this problem for printers with uneven margins,  
> QuadToneRIP has
> expanded the Page Setup dialog.  The Paper Size pull down selection  
> is now a
> two level selection.  Each page size has two versions:  first, the  
> hardware
> restricted printable area which allows the maximum size image and  
> second, a
> version with a centered printable area.  The centered version has a  
> slightly
> smaller printable area since the top margin must be increased to  
> match the
> bottom margin.  When selecting a page size be sure to drag down to the
> desired size and also to drag right to select which version of  
> printable area you
> want.


However Photoshop's handling of print margins has changed between CS2  
and 3, so I don't know if it is an issue any longer.

Also the version shown in the page setup dialog says: QuadToneRIP 2.4  
Epson 1290 while the actual version I installed was 2.4.3 according  
to the installer (Install-QTR-2.4.3.pkg). Yet when I dig into the  
system HD/Users/homefolder/Library/Printers/Quad1290-K6 and run the  
get info command from the finder the window says version 4.6.

Any thoughts?

Regards,

John Breedlove

QTR v?

Photoshop version CS3

System Version:	Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R2218)

Hardware Overview:

   Model Name:	Mac mini
   Model Identifier:	Macmini1,1
   Processor Name:	Intel Core Duo
   Processor Speed:	1.83 GHz
   Number Of Processors:	1
   Total Number Of Cores:	2
   L2 Cache (per processor):	2 MB
   Memory:	2 GB
   Bus Speed:	667 MHz
   Boot ROM Version:	MM11.0055.B08
   SMC Version:	1.3f4



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