1. Plug-in your Hardware KeyThe physical usb dongle that is required to use RIP-Queue. to your computer.

2. Insert the installation media and follow the onscreen instructions to install the program.

TIP: In the installation dialog, click Show Options to customize your install or to disable the import of printers and settings from a previous version.

3. Once the install is complete, click Finish to exit the program installation.

For more information, see Installing the Software

1. In the Printer Install dialog, select the printers and media that you would like installed and click Install.

TIP: Printer Install dialog will appear every time you open the ONYX product if no printers are installed.

2. Once the install is complete, click Finish. The program will open automatically.

For more information, see Installing a Printer

There are many types of ports available, but the most common are TCP/IP, USB, and Firewire.

• TCP/IP printer
• USB printer
• Firewire printer

For information on other printer ports, see Configuring Printers

1. If you have not already done so, load the media into your printer following your printer’s instructions.

2. In the program, highlight the printer in the Printer area (top-left corner). The media and settings are displayed to the right of the printer.

3. If the information in the program matches your media, you are ready to print. If not, click Change on the right-side of the main screen. This opens the Change MediaA paper or other substrate that the printer creates images on. and Placement dialog.

4. Use the drop-down arrows to select the options that match the media and page size options that you want to use. Click Setup to configure your placement options.

5. Click OK to complete setup.

 

in RIP-QueueAn organized list of jobs that are printed on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis.:

1. Click the Open button on the toolbar, or choose File > Open from the menu. This displays the Open dialog.
2. On the right-side of the dialog, select the printer you want to use from the drop-down menu. If you have developed Quick Sets, select your Quick SetA group of settings that is applied to images to create jobs in an efficient manner.. If you have not, leave this setting as Default.
3. If you want to send your image to Job Editor, select the Open in JobAn image coupled with RIP-Queue settings. Editor option.
4. On the left-side of the dialog, browse to your image, highlight it, and click Open. The image will open and move to the Jobs Ready to Print area

 

in Job Editor:

1. In Job Editor, click the Open button on the toolbar, or click File > Open. This displays the Open dialog.
2. On the right-side of the dialog, select the printer you want to use from the drop-down menu. If you have developed Quick Sets, select your Quick Set. If you have not, leave this setting as Default.
3. If you want to apply the settings most recently used, check the Apply Settings option.
4. On the left-side of the dialog, browse to your image, highlight it, and click Open. This opens the job in Job Editor. From here, you can modify and edit your image
5. When you have finished modifying the image, send the image to RIP-Queue by clicking File > Submit.

 

For more information, see Opening an Image

Once you have opened an image into RIP-Queue and setup your printers and media, you are ready to print.

Click on the image you want to print and drag it into the Jobs Ready to Print area of your window.

NOTE: The job will not print if the media settings for the job do not match the media settings for the printer. If the media settings do not match, the job remains in the Waiting for Media state until you change the media type for the printer or the job so they match.

 

To change the media for a job:

1. Highlight the job in the Jobs Ready to Print area. This displays information about the job in the Job Information area on the right.

2. Click Change. This opens the Job Properties dialog.

3. Change the Media Configuration Name, Media, or Page Size to match the media that is currently loaded in the printer. Make sure that this media matches the media settings for your job.

4. Click OK.

1. Create a cut path in a vector-based drawing program such as Adobe® Illustrator® or CorelDRAW®.

2. Create a special Quick Set that uses the cutter path prefix and sets the marks for your specific cutter. This creates the cut file from the cut paths in the image and sets up the print with a barcode and registration marks.

For more information, see Contour Cutting