456: PSE 11.0 Terminology Changes & AgfaSet 3.

1
EDFs

Document Information

Product Category: RIPS Document ID: 10042270

Product Family: Cobra, Star, Taipan, Viper Date Published: April 10, 1997
Product Name: Cobra, Star, Taipan 2.x, Document Author: e p
Viper 1.x
Platform: Macintosh Operating System: Macintosh
System 6,
Macintosh
System 7,
Macintosh
System 8
Document Focus: Changes/Upgrade/Mod Kit

Contents

• Terminology
• AgfaSet 3.1
• Using AgfaSet 3.1 EDFs
• Establishing a connection with AgfaSet and the RIP
• Accessing the EDFs
• RIP control
• Imagesetter control
• MultiStar control
• Screen Filter.EDF
• In-RIP Separation.EDF
• Set RIP.EDF
• Ask RIP.EDF
• Set Misc.EDF
• Reports.EDF
• Ganging.EDF
• Avantra Media Opt.EDF
• MultiStar.EDF
• Imagesetter EDFs
• AccuSet.EDF
Terminology

Terminology is a major change with the PostScript Environment (PSE) 11.0 upgrade. Terms
that have changed are shown in the following table.

Old Term New Term

Filter Mode
Default Ruling
Rule Override On
Rule Override Off
Default Spot
Spot Override On
Spot Override Off
Ruling Map
Alternative Ruling
Use alternative Ruling
Use Application Ruling
Alternative Spot
Use Alternative Spot
Use Application Spot

AgfaSet 3.1

PSE 11.0 and AgfaSet 3.1 have been designed to be extremely flexible. They use several
PostScript Level 2 Resources extensively and allow you to virtually change the RIP operating
environment.

AgfaSet 3.1 is the administrative tool for PSE 11.0. AgfaSet 3.1 and its EDFs (Engine
Description Files) now control all of the features of the RIP. There are no longer any RIP
tools on the Macintosh platform. The tools have been replaced by EDFs.

Using AgfaSet 3.1 EDFs

The use of AgfaSet 3.1 EDFs is shown below.

When available, Apply sends settings. Query requests current settings.

Establishing a connection with AgfaSet and the RIP

To establish a connection with AgfaSet 3.1 and the RIP, Select Choose RIP/Printer at the
AgfaSet Main menu.

Accessing the EDFs

To Open an EDF in AgfaSet 3.1, either access it under the Engine pulldown menu through the
imagesetter, Mux, or RIP folder, or select the Engine icon from AgfaSet's Main menu and
maneuver to the appropriate EDF folder.
RIP control

Control the RIP with the following EDFs:

• AskRIP.EDF
• Avantra Media OPT.EDF
• Ganging.EDF
• In-RIP Separation.EDF
• Reports.EDF
• Screen Filter.EDF
• Set Misc.EDF
• SetRIP.EDF

Imagesetter control

Control the imagesetter with the following EDFs:

• AccuSet.EDF
• Elan500.EDF
• ProSet9400.EDF
• ProSet9800.EDF
• SelectSet.EDF
• SSAvantra.EDF

MultiStar control

The MultiStar is controlled with the MultiStar.EDF.

Screen Filter.EDF
The Screen Filter.EDF controls the RIP Screening functions.

The fields in this window are described in the table below.

Field
Screening Parameters
Use Agfa Screen Filter
Description
Check to enable the selection of the
filtering screen features below. For
No Filtering, do not check.
Adobe Accurate Screens Check to use. For No Filtering, do
not check.

Note: This box is grayed out when

Use Agfa Screen Filter is selected.
Flush Job On flushes the job if a screening
error occurs.
Ruling Map Choices are AgfaBalanced,
Accurate, and Standard. Custom
selections can also be created and
applied.
Halftone Linked Transfer Auto Linking On or Off. Calibration
can be resident at the RIP and
automatically linked to Halftone
Resources.
Ruling Settings
Ruling Definition Choices are

• Use Application Ruling (Rule

Override Off) and
• Use Alternative Ruling (Rule
Override On).

Spot Shape Setting

Spot Definition Choices are

• Use Application spot (Spot

Override Off)
• Use alternative Spot (Spot
Override On), and
• Ruling Map Spot (Spot
Requested in Ruling Map)

Alternative Spot Choices are Round or Elliptical

Alternative Spot (default spot).
Angle Settings
Angle Definition Choices are

• Use Application Angles

(PPD Setup), or
• Use Alternative Angles.

Alternative Angles Allows for swapping between 155,

75, 0 and 45 degree angles for
 • Cyan
• Magenta
• Yellow
• Black, and
• Default (Spot) separations.

Misc. Settings
Minimum Screen Frequency
Screen Filter Log Messages
Lowest lpi recognized by Agfa
Screen Filter.
Off will record screening errors in
the log.

In-RIP Separation.EDF

The In-RIP Separation.EDF controls the In-RIP Separations.

The fields in this window are described in the following table.

Field Description
Page Settings
Slug Line Text to appear on each of the
separations.
Page Enlargement Specify the amount the page will be
enlarged on each side (Top, Bottom,
Left and Right) to fit crops and
registration.
Registration Offset The amount of Offset between crop
marks and the page.
Registration Mark Settings
Registration Marks Choose from

• Circular
• Positive Cross, and
• Negative Cross.

Marks Line Width Width of Registration Marks.

Set RIP.EDF

The Set RIP.EDF controls the RIP imaging functions.

The fields in this window are described in the table below.

Field Description
Video Parameters
RIP Video Choose Positive or Negative to
 change RIP Video Mode.
RIP Mirror Choose Right Reading or Wrong
Reading to change the RIP Mirror
Mode.
Engine Mode Displays the Engine Mode.
Output
Output Image Displays the cumulative effects of
RIP and Engine Modes.
Resolution
Resolution (dpi) Available imaging solutions can be
accessed in this field.

Ask RIP.EDF

The Ask RIP.EDF will only Query

• RIP Information
• Network Communications
• Engine Information, and
• RIP/Engine imaging settings.
Set Misc.EDF

The Set Misc.EDF allows you to change the printer name.

To change the name, enter a new printer name, then select Apply. Then reboot the RIP.

Checking Reset Printer Name and selecting Apply will reset the printer back to the original
name. After doing this, reboot the RIP.

Reports.EDF

The Reports.EDF is used to check the state of the RIP.

Checking any of the boxes in the fields described below will print the requested feedback to
the log when Apply is selected.

Field Description
Boot Check
Print Boot List The status of the boot is displayed
and the Boot List can be printed.
Resource Check
Print Resource List A list of All Resources or Non-
Compatible Resources can be
printed.
Screen Filter
Version Displays the version of the Agfa
 Screen Filter.
Disk List
• Print files Checking these boxes prints a Disk
• Include Resources List of these items.
• Include Agfa Screening
Files
• Include Halftones

Error Log File

Print Error Log File Prints the Error Log File.
Enable/Disable Logging Clears, enables or disables the error
log.

Ganging.EDF

The Ganging.EDF controls the Ganging function on imagesetters with this functionality.

Note: Ganging and Media Optimization cannot be on at the same time.

Ganging Parameters:

Global Job Border: the space that can be specified around the Tip, Bottom, Left and Right
borders in points (0-500 pts) between separate jobs.

Page by Page Border: The space that can be specified around the Top, Bottom, Left and Right
borders in points (0-500 pts) between each page of a job.

Ganging Examples:
Avantra Media Opt.EDF

The Avantra Media Opt.EDF allows Avantra users to save media automatically in the Media
Optimization Parameters field.

Note: Ganging and Media Optimization cannot be on at the same time.

The fields in this EDF are described in the table below.

Field Description
Media Optimization Choose Enable or Disable to turn
this feature on or off.
Dual spindle Avantras Only
Advanced Media optimization Enter a percentage of film to be
(1-100) saved by switching media spindles.
Virtual Cassette Check this box to enable this feature.
MultiStar.EDF

The MultiStar.EDF is used to control the MultiStar.

Note: With the MultiStar RIP configuration, it is recommended that the Imagesetter EDF not
be used

The fields in this window are described in the table below.

Field Description
Apply Sends settings.
Query Requests current settings.
MultiStar Status
Input Channel Status Choose Locked or Unlocked.
Output Channel Status and Job List Displays the Status and Job List
mode.
MultiStar Priority Queueing Status
Input Channel Priority Status Choose Enable or Disable.
Output Channel Priority Status and Displays Status and Job List mode.
Job List

Imagesetter EDFs

The Imagesetter EDFs allow the user to remotely make changes that can be set at the engine
control panel

There is a single Engine EDF for each of the Avantra, SelectSet and AccuSet engine models.
There are also EDFs for the ProSet 9800, ProSet 9400 and Elan engines.

AccuSet.EDF

The Accuset.EDF fields are described below.

 Field Description
Imaging
RIP Video and RIP Mirror These fields report the RIP Status.
Engine Video Mode Choices are

• Positive Right Reading

• Positive Wrong Reading
• Negative Right Reading, and
• Negative Wrong Reading.

Engine
Laser Intensity Displays the exposure value for each
resolution.
Supply Cassette Displays the cassette number.
TakeUp Cassette Displays the status of the TakeUp
cassette.
Media Handling
Units Select from tenths of feet or
centimeters.
Feed Amount Set the amount of media feed.
Media left Displays the amount of media left.
Processor
Online Processor Displays whether or not an Online
Processor is installed.