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How do I use the HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps Software RIP Font Downloader Tool for PostScript Double-byte Fonts

This Font Downloader is used to prepare the HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps software RIP to install your CID (Character-Identifier) and non-CID PostScript fonts so that you can process jobs that use these fonts.

Important: Only use this Font Downloader if your font-installer software cannot work directly with the software RIP.

Briefly, to use new fonts in your software RIP you will:

  • Run the HP software RIP Font Downloader, in order to create a RIP queue.
  • Run your fonts installer software, connect to the Font Downloader queue, and install the fonts.

By using this tool you can:

How do I download and install fonts for the Macintosh Software RIP?

  • Run the software RIP Font Downloader tool from the folder 'Program' of your software RIP installation.
  • The Font Downloader window displays the status of the download process.

    The File Menu allows you to reset the byte-counters and to quit the program.

  • You will see a window with the following fields:
  • Product Name: Displays the printer being used.

    License ID: Displays the license ID provided.

    Serial Number: Displays the Serial number provided.

    Build time: Displays the amount of time to complete a build.

    X resolution, dpi: Displays the maximum X resolution setting allowed in the RIP.

    Y resolution, dpi: Displays the maximum Y resolution setting allowed in the RIP.

    Idle: Indicates if the printer is not in use.

    Sent, bytes: Displays the number of bytes of the current job.

    Received, files: Displays the number of jobs received.

    Received, bytes: Displays the number of bytes received.

  • At this time you will see in the Chooser that you have a new entry called 'FontDownload@...'.
  • You should create a desktop printer by using this entry. You can use a generic PPD.

  • Run your Font Installer software, and select the recently added print queue as the installation printer.
  • Select the fonts to download, and send them by using your tool.

  • The software RIP Font Downloader monitors the number of bytes processed in the RIP in order to install the fonts.

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How do I download and install fonts for the Windows Software RIP from a Macintosh client?

  • On your Windows PC, you must install the Appletalk protocol software (Macintosh services) first. Follow your operating system instructions to do this.
  • Run the software RIP Font Downloader tool from the folder 'Program' of your software RIP installation.
  • The Font Downloader window displays the status of the download process. See the descriptions of the setting fields below.

    You do not have to modify the PostScript Interpreter Settings:

    X resolution: Should be set to the maximum setting allowed in the RIP.

    Y resolution: Should be set to the maximum setting allowed in the RIP.

    Maximal page width: Should be set to the maximum page width setting allowed in the RIP.

    Maximal page height: Should be set to the maximum page height setting allowed in the RIP.

  • The Status settings are used to track the status of the downloading task:
  • Wait: A yellow light flashes until the download job is completed.

    Receive: Indicates when information has been received.

    Reply: Indicates that the system is requesting additional steps to complete the download process.

  • The only required actions are:
  • Start: Begins the download process.

    Exit: Closes the window.

  • Click on the Start button. The Wait status indicator box flashes while downloading. You must wait until the yellow indicator stops flashing.
  • The Font Downloader must stay running on the PC during the subsequent steps.

  • Now you should use your Macintosh workstation to install your fonts.
  • From your Macintosh, select Chooser. The Font Downloader is displayed as a PostScript printer named 'FontDownload@...'.
  • Create a desktop printer by using this entry. When asked for a PPD you can use any generic PPD.
  • Run your Font Installer software, and select the recently added print queue as the installation printer.
  • Select the fonts to download, and send them by using your tool.

  • The software RIP Font Downloader monitors the number of bytes processed in the software RIP in order to install the fonts.

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