Installing EPSON Stylus RIP for Macintosh

Determining Your Configuration

You can connect your printer and use EPSON Stylus RIP in three different configurations:

Standalone

Direct connection network

Typical network

The standalone or direct connection network configurations are recommended for best performance.

Note:

AppleTalk must be active in order to use EPSON Stylus RIP in any configuration, including a standalone system.

Standalone Configuration

In a standalone system (shown below), your printer is connected directly to your Macintosh by a standard serial, USB, or EPSON USB Adapter cable, as shown below:

AppleTalk control panel set to Remote Only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

serial, USB, or

standalone

printer

EPSON USB

Macintosh

 

 

 

 

Adapter cable

 

In this configuration, you install the EPSON Stylus RIP Server software on your Macintosh system, which then acts as both server and client in your printing process.

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