QTR-Quadtone RIP

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Juergen Welter <juergenwelter@...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a QTR rookie and have an Artisan 50 Printer. It does not seem to be supported for QTR. But since it is the successor of the R280 I still have hope to get it installed.
>
> Does anyone have some experience with this printer?
>
> I tried to run the InstallR280.command from the R260-R380-1400-CL folder, but I get this error message:
>
>>Cannot find an Epson USB printer with the name R280
> The printer must be turned on, plugged in to computer and ready
> Resetting the printer may be necessary...<
>
> By the way: Is it worth to install QTR for this printer?
>
> Please help
>
> -Juergen
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> The Artisan 50 isn't supported but you are right that the specs look
> very similar
> so it may be possible that you can pretend its an R280 and use that driver.
> To do this look at the end of Tutorial.pdf where is shows Bonjour
> setup.  Use this
> method but select your printer via usb and call it QuadR280.  Then you can
> run the InstallR280 script to install the curves.
> 
> Try it out and see what happens.  Note that there are only single-ink black-only
> curves for this setup.
> 
> Roy
> 
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Juergen Welter <juergenwelter@...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am a QTR rookie and have an Artisan 50 Printer. It does not seem to be supported for QTR. But since it is the successor of the R280 I still have hope to get it installed.
> >
> > Does anyone have some experience with this printer?
> >
> > I tried to run the InstallR280.command from the R260-R380-1400-CL folder, but I get this error message:
> >
> >>Cannot find an Epson USB printer with the name R280
> > The printer must be turned on, plugged in to computer and ready
> > Resetting the printer may be necessary...<
> >
> > By the way: Is it worth to install QTR for this printer?
> >
> > Please help
> >
> > -Juergen
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:37 AM, jwelter <juergenwelter@...> wrote:
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> Hi Roy,
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> Thanks for your quick reply. Installing via Bonjour worked great.
>
> Generally QTR works with the Artisan 50. I was able to print. So I started to play around with QTR. Indeed it is a little bit disapointing and limiting just to have single-ink black-only (why so?). But I like the neutral gray look and therfore it is an improvement compared to the epson driver.
>
> Since there are only two curves in the package I have to approach creating own profiles. Here comes the problem. Printing the inkseparation.psd in calibration mode does not work. The Artisan 50 pulls the paper through without printing. I am reading your tutorials and so far I have understood: As I have just black ink the only parameter I need is the black ink limit, right? Is there another way to test it?
>
> Juergen
>
>
>
>
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:
>>
>> The Artisan 50 isn't supported but you are right that the specs look
>> very similar
>> so it may be possible that you can pretend its an R280 and use that driver.
>> To do this look at the end of Tutorial.pdf where is shows Bonjour
>> setup.  Use this
>> method but select your printer via usb and call it QuadR280.  Then you can
>> run the InstallR280 script to install the curves.
>>
>> Try it out and see what happens.  Note that there are only single-ink black-only
>> curves for this setup.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Juergen Welter <juergenwelter@...> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am a QTR rookie and have an Artisan 50 Printer. It does not seem to be supported for QTR. But since it is the successor of the R280 I still have hope to get it installed.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have some experience with this printer?
>> >
>> > I tried to run the InstallR280.command from the R260-R380-1400-CL folder, but I get this error message:
>> >
>> >>Cannot find an Epson USB printer with the name R280
>> > The printer must be turned on, plugged in to computer and ready
>> > Resetting the printer may be necessary...<
>> >
>> > By the way: Is it worth to install QTR for this printer?
>> >
>> > Please help
>> >
>> > -Juergen
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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