Printing to the VCC

1. Map network drive by right clicking on Network Neighborhood,

Either

\\sambasrv\youruserid

or

\\sambasrv\public

2. Add the following printers

Wizard comes up:

vcplt (HP design jet 1055CM) large format, continuous tone color plotter printer

vcpltg (Glossy- can use the same driver - (HP design jet 1055CM)) higher end, large format, continuous tone printer on thick glossy stock

vcplt600 (phaser 600 drivers are in Widows 98 and possibly other systems drivers) high contrast printer with waxy feel (not good for most photographic printing)

vcph3let (Phaser 850) smaller format, continuous printer, have a resolution of 600dpi and produce output of excellent quality.

vc750ovr (overheads)

PostScript Plotters

Building	Room	Printer Name	Output	Resolution (Effective)	Cost
VCC	Print Rm	vcplt	Color, continuous paper 36" wide, up to 72'' long	600dpi	$.75 to $1.75 per ft depending on options
VCC	Print Rm	vcpltg	Color, continuous glossy paper 36" wide, up to 72'' long	600dpi	$1.75 to $2.75 per ft depending on options
VCC	Print Rm	vcplt600	Color, continuous paper up to 36" wide, 10' long solid ink (wax)	300dpi	$.75 to $1.75 per ft depending on options

3. Get drivers that are not in your system from the rcs at

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpdesignje33712_swen.html

or the appropriate company:

* Hewlett Packard HP

www.hp.com

get drivers for design jet 1055CM

* Xerox (just bought color printing division of Tektronix)

www.xerox.com

* RPI Academic & Research Computing http://www.rpi.edu/computing/

go to help – printing http://www.rpi.edu/computing/Consulting/Printing/printing.html

- rcs public printers http://www.rpi.edu/computing/Consulting/Printing/cisprinters.html

- rcs printers sorted by printer type (go color)

http://www.rpi.edu/computing/Consulting/Printing/printertype.html#color

- Postscript plotters, click on vcplt to full description & to get to HP’s website location, HP 1055

- click on operating system you use

- HP Design jet Adobe PS3v4.2 POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS

- Download and save

4. Type in network pathway

vcplt

5. Install another printer using the same driver (vcpltg) for glossy plotter, then for all the printers you want.

6. In Photoshop now you should see the various printers when you click on page set up. Your image should be in png or jpeg format. Make a note of your image dimensions and resolution. Select your printer.

6. Paper sizes – click on display size, custom size- indicate size wanted, click below in custom, print

7. Paper source – auto

8. JPEG encoding

9. Print

10. Call 8181 to check if the image has come across to the plotter, and how long it will be in the queue

11. Pick up prints in the VCC (right side in the wooden bins or slots depending on your paper size) Check these areas within 24 hours as many times prints are discarded after a certain time.