HP DesignJet L65500 and Scitex LX600, LX800 Series - Overview

Drivers

Drivers history

• CalderaRIP V12.1:
  • Revision A: Fixed transmission issues between the RIP and the HP controller, which sometimes resulted in missing previews or job rejections due to "corrupted" separation files.
• CalderaRIP V11.1:
  • Revision B: Bug fix #6091: The controllers would randomly say that the separation files were damaged or corrupted, even though they seemed fine and could be loaded in another application. This was more likely to happen with a very slow network.
  • Revision A: Internal changes.
• CalderaRIP V8:
  • HP Scitex LX600, Scitex LX800, HP Scitex LX820, and Scitex LX850 had been supported since this version.
• CalderaRIP V7.5:
  • HP DesignJet L65500 has been supported since this version.

Print Module Interface

Resolutions 

• 25 x 25 dpi
• 50 x 50 dpi
• 100 x 100 dpi
• 150 x 150 dpi
• 300 x 300 dpi
• 600 x 600 dpi 

Mode 

• CMYK (Contone)

Qualities 

These printers have a special profile installation procedure due to the printer's controller-embedded profiles. Use the EasyMedia module to configure your media and qualities with the HP AutoSync function.

Further information:

• Quickstart - EasyMedia
• How to synchronize profiles from my HP printer?
• If the synchronization fails, do not hesitate to check the specialized support section.

Once you did the synchronization, you will be able to see the qualities in the Print Module Interface. These are defined by the IPS (Internal Print Server) following this syntax:

<Number of passes> <Uni-directionnal>

Loading

EasySelect is the capability for CalderaRIP to use the size and type of loaded media in the printer.

This printer supports 1 level of selection:

• CustomLoading: uses a custom size (sheet or roll) defined at last moment in the Print module interface.

Printer Settings

Printer tab

• Local RIP: RIP file on the workstation and copy the finished job to the destination folder.

Media tab

• Information: at the top of the window, you are able to see information about your media. There you have access to two actions:
  • Save: when you click on this button, the current media settings are saved to the selected media profile (printer, media, resolution, mode) so there will be applied for any new job using the same print configuration. If you don't save, the changes you made are only applied to the current job.
  • Reload: will revert back to default as set during profiling or the last saved changes.
• Horizontal compensation (%): we recommend not to modify this. Any deviation is likely to be mechanical on the printer's side.
• Vertical compensation (%): this can be useful if you detect an increase or decrease in the length due to heating or media tension which is common when printing on vinyl or textiles for example. To calculate the compensation, click Compute and follow the software’s instructions.

• IPS Category: media category on the controller
• IPS Name: media name on the controller
• IPS ID: media identification number
• IPS Donor: identification number of the donor media
• Modes: supported print modes for the media

Comments tab

On this tab you can see comments coming from the EasyMedia module. It can include comments from the global media window and from the profile project window.

Printer Properties

Connection

In order to work correctly, the printer driver(s) has to be configured.

1. Open the ServerAdmin module.
2. Choose your printer from the list.
3. Then, press the Configure… button.

4. Go to the first tab, "Connection", and enter the IP address of your HP printer:

     Info

   CalderaRIP will RIP the image files directly to the folder of the IPS. This folder must be created on the HP printer. Please consult the HP documentation for instructions and to verify JMF compatibility.

   Example with JMF activated	Example with JMF deactivated

    

5. Mount the remote folder according to your OS:

   Linux procedure

   macOS procedure

   On Linux this remote folder has to be mounted in the file system of your Caldera Workstation.

   On macOS, click on the Shared folder. It should be mounted and visible in the Mounted Share tab. If the folder is not yet mounted, follow the steps below: Click the "Go"menu: Select "Connect to Server". Click the Browse" button or enter the IP address of the IPS server in the address field, formatted like this: smb://ip-address<(e.g.,>smb://192.168.1.250): Press the "Connect" button. If prompted for a username and password, consult your network administrator. Choose the shared folder from the IPS server. Click "OK". The shared folder is now mounted in your file system.

6. Once the folder mounted, go back to ServerAdmin to define the folder and path where the files are saved after being ripped.
7. Go to second tab ("Files"):
   
8. Click on the … button besides Root to change the path:
   
9. Click on the network browser icon.
10. Then browse to the IPS folder/<sharename>/ and click Open. The root should look like:
    /mnt/<HOSTNAME>/<sharename>/ ("HOSTNAME" being the hostname of the IPS)
    or /Volumes/<HOSTNAME>/<sharename> (if you are using a macOS).
11. Press the "Proceed" button.
12. Enter the administration password: "caldera".

Limitations

These printer drivers do NOT support the cost management features CostProof and CostView [Now deprecated].