Printing from the Windows Client

• The printer is properly connected to the computers (RIP server and client) and they are turned on.
• The printer settings are properly configured on the RIP server.
• The printer is ready to print.

Step 1: Prepare the RIP server

1. Double-click or .
2. Click , and then select one of the following settings from the [Action for Incoming Jobs] list box.
   
   Do Nothing
   Neither RIP nor printing is performed when a new job is added to the job list.
   RIP and Print
   Both RIP and printing are automatically performed when a new job is added to the job list.
   RIP Only
   Only RIP is automatically performed when a new job is added to the job list.
   
3. Click [OK].

Tip

• Setting auto-nesting will optimize the media usage and minimize the waste.
  Creating a nest job automatically

Step 2: Configure the client settings

Windows Vista

1. While the RIP server is running, log on to the client computer as an administrator.
2. Click [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Add a printer].
3. The [Add New Printer] window appears. Click [Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer].
4. Click [The printer that I want isn't listed].
5. Select [Browse for a printer] or [Select a shared printer by name], and then click [Next].
6. Select the name of the computer that is set as the RIP server, and then click [Select].
7. Select [RolandVWD (nickname of the printer you want to use)], and then click [Select].
8. Uncheck the [Set as the default printer] check box, and then click [Next].
9. Print a test page if necessary, and then click [Finish].

Windows 2000/XP

1. While the RIP server is running, log on to the client computer as an administrator.
2. Windows XP
   Click [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Printers and Faxes] - [Add Printer].
   Windows 2000
   Click [Start] - [Settings] - [Printer] - [Add New Printer].
3. If [Add Printer Wizard] appears, click [Next].
4. Select [Network printer], and then click [Next].
5. Select [Browse for Printer], and then click [Next].
6. From the [Shared printers] list, select [\\(computer name of the RIP server)\RolandVWD (nickname of the printer you want to use)], and then click [Next].
7. If the [Connecting Printer] window appears, click [Yes].
8. In the [Default Printer] window, select [No], and then click [Next].
9. Click [OK].

Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0

1. Load the Roland VersaWorks Dual DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive.
   If the installation window appears, click [X] to close it.
2. Open [My Computer], check that the DVD-ROM drive shows [VersaWorks Dual], right-click the DVD and select [Open].
3. Open the [\PrinterDriver\English\Windows95_98_NT] folder, and then double-click [PSDriver_ENG].
   Adobe PostScript driver installer starts.
4. Click [Next], read the license agreement, and then click [Agree].
5. Select [Connect to network (Network printer)], click [Next], and then click [Browse].
6. From the [Browse for Printer] list, select [\\(computer name of the RIP server)\RolandVWD (nickname of the printer you want to use)], click [OK] ,and then click [Next].
7. Click [Browse], specify the DVD-ROM drive, open the [\PrinterDriver\English\Windows95_98_NT] folder, select [RolandVWD (nickname of the printer you want to use)], and then click [OK].
8. Check if [RolandVWD (nickname of the printer you want to use)] is selected, and then click [Next].
9. Perform a test printing if necessary, and then click [OK].

Note

• When the [RolandVWD] has been selected, output is made to the printer appearing at the top of the VersaWorks Dual printer list.

Step 3: Start printing