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HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady Plugin
1 Introduction
This manual describes the HP DesignJet 6 color ProofReady
™
plugin for the Harlequin RIP
™
. The plugin deliv-
ers Harlequin RIP optimized output to the printer and provides ‘out-of-the-box’ proofing quality color manage-
ment profiles, hence the name ProofReady.
1.1 Summary of plugin features
• Support for common paper types at various print resolutions.
• Provides ProofReady color profiles for instant, expert color management.
• Provides calibration profiles for common paper types at various print resolutions.
• Supports a variety of halftone screens (depending on the device selected), including support for optional
preview.
• Supports a range of print quality settings.
• Supports output to printer, file and network.
2 System requirements
To operate correctly, the HP DesignJet 6 color plugin requires the following system resources:
• Connection interface, either:
IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel port. Check your BIOS is set to use bidirectional mode.
HP JetDirect J6057A 10/100Base-TX print server supporting TCP/IP, Appletalk, DSL/LLC and IPX/SPX
protocols.
USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compliant).
2.1 Windows
These are the platform requirements for a Windows operating system.
•Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 1 GHz (or equivalent).
• Microsoft
®
Windows 2000 (SP 2), Windows XP Professional or Home Edition and Windows Vista.
• 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM (512 MB recommended for variable sized dot devices).
2.2 Apple Mac
These are the platform requirements for a Mac OS X operating system.
• Intel Mac and PowerPC G4.
• Mac OS X v.10.4 or later.
