Before using RasterPlus95 with a Palette film printer, you must run the Palette for Windows or Digital Palette for Windows Setup program which comes with your Palette film printer. Make sure to check the Palette for Windows Setup and Setup Palette film tables options.

Common Error: "Wrong Camera Back Selected" If you are running Win 95/98, Then you need to install the Polaroid film tables then reinstall RasterPlus. This will resolve the issue.

Win 95/98 LPT Centronics (Parallel) Printing ( not supported on Windows NT)

The LPT port mode should be set to ECP in the BIOS Setup of the computer. This is especially true for computers with speeds of more than 166 MHz. Windows NT does not support Centronics printing with non-SCSI Polaroid CFRs. Check the listing for compatibility.

SCSI Printing

To properly install the Polaroid Digital Palette as a SCSI Device under Windows, refer to SCSI Devices.

Polaroid Improvements by Rasterplus Software Version Release. Please view the list of improvements. Updating to the latest software is recommended for best performance. Application Specific information is located in the Version release notes. Use Version links below.

Select the type of film you've loaded in the camera; a description of the film will be displayed in the edit box below.

Specify what to do when the camera reports a calibration error; only change this on the advice of a Polaroid technician (not available on the ProPalette 8000 and 7000).

Specify the way that data is sent to the color film recorder; only change this on the advice of a Polaroid technician (not available on the ProPalette 8000 and 7000).

Fast is the default and will result in faster imaging. Fine will result in slower, marginally-higher quality imaging. (not available on the ProPalette 8000 and 7000).

Fill all non-object areas of the image with black. This is especially useful when imaging 35mm slides where the default white back ground may cause unsightly lines at the edges of the slide.

Reset all items to their defaults.

Set exposure levels on the camera.

Alter the camera adjust values of the current camera back.

Display a dialog box which displays information about your film printer. Also indicates if the CFR is online.

Defaults to 0. Refers to the physical number of the board the device is connected to. Allows you to change the Adapter # if another SCSI or other PCI type card is taking that current default number.

If checked, will only allow one image in the buffer at a time.

When you click the Exposure button in the Options dialog, you get the following dialog:

You can move the sliders in the above dialog to change the overall or relative color levels of the images you produce on the Digital Palette.

When you click the Cam Adjust button in the Options dialog, you get the following camera adjust dialog:

You use this dialog in the following way to calibrate your camera:

1. Add one of the following calibration files to your active queue based on your current camera back. The files are located in the "Polaroid Calibration" subdirectory of your RasterPlus95 installation directory.

3. Print the file to the Palette film printer. A calibration wedge picture will be imaged. Consult your Digital Palette manual for more information on reading the wedge values in the image.

4. Do Edit...Queue Properties...Options...Cam Adjust from the main menu of RasterPlus95 and un-check the Override for test image box. Now enter the wedge values that you got from step 3. Keep clicking OK to close all the config dialogs.

RasterPlus95 has PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files that describe the features of all the supported printers. These PPD files may be needed by some applications like PageMaker and when configuring to print from a network node. The PPD files are created when the printer is installed under Windows and placed in the RasterPlus95\PPD directory.