Printing Separations with Overprint Control

How can we control object overprint settings (a la Freehand) to be able to print separations without spot color knocking out other spot color underneath? We are printing such separations to a laser printer to evaluate individual spot color placement. In the past we did it from Freehand, where we could set overprint per color channel when printing separations. I cannot find similar option in IDCS3.
Same problem when we try to do the same from Acrobat with separate spot colors located on OCG layers. We can show or hide them, but we cannot control the overprint in the print dialog window with separations option selected.
Any ideas?

In InDesign, you set overprinting on an object attribute level. Choose Window > Attributes. Select the objects which you want to overprinting, and check Overprint Fill.
You can preview overprinting in InDesign (or Acrobat) by choosing View > Overprint Preview. They will print out this way on PostScript RIPs that honor the overprinting attribute.
On a proofer which doesn't have overprinting, turn on Simulate Overprinting on the Output panel of the Print dialog.
(In case you're looking, you can't set a specific color to overprint.)

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    1. Samsung SCX-4521f
    2. Samsung SCX-4300
    There are two computers (Windows 7 Professional, 32-Bit) connected to this server that utilise these shared printers.
    The drivers installed are as follows:
    SCX-4x21_Win7_Print.exe (Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/Win 7    3.04.96:03    Print Driver    11 Dec, 2009    12.37    MULTI LANGUAGE)
    SCX-4300_Print.exe (Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/Win 7(32,64bit) 3.04.95:07 Print Driver Jan 19, 2011 53.07 MULTI LANGUAGE)
    After printing documents for some time (within a 24 period) the printers no longer respond to print requests.
    On the server opening "Control Panel\Hardware\Devices and Printers" shows the two printers with yellow exclamation marks.
    The "SCX-4x21" printer shows the "Status" as "Needs troubleshooting" and "Printer: Error".
    The "SCX-4300" printer shows the "Status" as "Needs troubleshooting".
    Neither will print a test page.
    Searching for new drivers automatically returns saying: "The best driver software for your device is already installed".
    The error persists and nothing will print.
    When double-clicking on the "SCX-4x21" printer (or going to "Control Panel\Hardware\Devices and Printers\Samsung SCX-4x21 Series") you see the following:
    "Printer: Error" and "N document(s) in queue".
    Clicking on either of these brings up the print queue and shows a document with the status of "Error - Printing".
    As each job with an error is cancelled the next one attempts to print and also displays an error like the last.
    Once all the jobs are cleared the printer information says "Printer: Ready".
    Sending a "Print Test Page" sends the printer into an error state saying "Printer: Error".
    With the "SCX-4300", sending a "Print Test Page" displays a bubble saying: "Toner Empty: Replace Toner".
    However, I can't see any specific error messages.
    How do I find out what exactly "Needs troubleshooting"?
    Please can anyone advise further?

    The printer (SCX-4300) has stopped again.
    Since it has been stopped I have done your recommendations:
    Unticked the "Enable bidirectional support" option under the "Ports" tab in the printer properties.
    Set the "Interactive Services Detection" to Automatic and started it.
    Unfortunately the printer did not start printing, the print jobs did not restart or delete.
    I decided to check the Operational logs that we enabled.
    The first job I see goes like this:
    Information: Rendering job 41.
    Error: The print spooler failed to delete the file C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS\00041.SHD, error code 0x2. See the event user data for context information.
    Information: The print job 41 was sent through the print processor SSE1MPC on printer Samsung SCX-4300 Series, driver Samsung SCX-4300 Series, in the isolation mode 1 (0 - loaded in the spooler, 1 - loaded in shared sandbox, 2 - loaded in isolated
    sandbox). Win32 error code returned by the print processor: 0x0.
    Information:Printing job 41.
    Information:Spooling job 41.
    This job actually printed.
    Other jobs printed fine with no error.
    There are no other errors in the "Operational" log other than the "print spooler failed to delete" error.
    Any ideas what to try now?
    Update: Unticking the "Enable bidirectional support", clearing the print queue and then trying again seems to have fixed the problem for now.

  • Printing problems with InDesign CS3 running on OS 10.6

    I recently upgrade my old G4 Mac (OS 10.4) to a new Mac Mini running OS 10.6.6. I am still running CS3 and have encountered only one problem. When I print multiple copies documents from InDesign that contain several layers, each copy is processed separately, so that it can take several minutes just to send the print job to the printer if I'm printing over 20 copies. Then once the print job is processed the printer pauses between every copy, which is tripling the printing time. If I print a simpler document with only one or two layers it processes all the copies at once, as it should. I am printing on an Okidata 6150 color laser printer.
    I never had this problem on my old computer. I'm wondering if this is one of the "unsupported" bugs of running CS3 on Snow Leopard. I want to make sure that this is a problem unique to running CS3 with Snow Leopard before I go ahead and upgrade to CS4 or CS5.
    computer: Mac Mini core 2 duo 2.4 ghz processors, 4 gb RAM, printer: Okidata 6150 DN color laser printer.

    Hi again Peter
    It is version 5.0.4.  I updated it when I newly installed it a week ago in my new computer, and then again updated it just yesterday.
    I might mention that before I got my new computer, I was running Mac OS 4.11, and was using InDesign 3.0.  I had bought InDesign CS3 about a year ago, but hadn't gotten around to using it since version 3.0 had been working fine, and I was used to it.  Then, when I got my new computer, I decided it was time to use the newer version.  However, while using InDesign 3.0 with the old Mac OS 4.11, a printing problem popped up there, too, a few months ago... and it also involved printing problems with Adobe Reader.  I contacted Adobe, and they sent me a patch which fixed it.  I will contact Adobe again if need be, although I thought I'd start here first to see if it was a common enough problem that someone might be able to provide a free and routine answer.
    Richard
    Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:10:13 -0600
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Printing problems with InDesign CS3 with Mac OS 10.6.3
    I neglected to ask what version of indesign CS3 you are using. I also 
    notice that Mac OSX 10.6.4 has just been released. It actually 
    addresses some CS3-specific issues, though they seem to be related to 
    launching the apps, not printing. It may be worth trying to update, 
    nonetheless.
    Peter Truskier
    Premedia Systems, Inc.
    510-655-4454
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  • Airport Extreme - printing problems with window desktops

    Hello everyone;
    I a mac book and 3 more pcs (window) at home. I recently bought a airport extreme router in order to able to print from my mac book via wireless. everything is nice when I print from my mac book buy I'm not able to print from the pcs. This is annoying. I really need to get this working. Please send me step by step how to this thing works.
    thanks,

    Hey there BobKier,
    It sounds like you have a printer connected to your Airport Extreme and you cannot print from it. I suggest the troubleshooting steps from the following article to help troubleshoot the printer:
    USB printer troubleshooting for AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1253
    Check for software updates
    Be sure that you have the most recent OS X or iOS software updates, and the latest firmware for your AirPortproduct before trying to print.
    Note: Printing via an iOS device requires an AirPrint enabled printer. Refer to AirPrint Basics for a list of AirPrint enabled printers.
    Disconnect and reconnect
    Disconnect the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule from a power outlet.
    Turn off the printer.
    Be sure the USB cable from the printer is connected to the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule.
    Turn on the printer.
    Reconnect the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule to a power outlet and wait for it to become ready.
    Try to print.
    Check your printer driver
    Check the website of the printer's manufacturer for the latest driver version.
    Reset Printing System
    Use these steps on your Mac if the above steps do not help.
    Open System Preferences > Print & Fax preferences.
    Control-click or right-click in the Printers section on the left.
    Choose Reset printing system....
    Click OK.
    Click the + button to add your printer again.
    Try to print.
    Still not working?
    If your printer still doesn't work with AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule printer sharing, but does work when directly connected to your Mac, contact the printer manufacturer for additional information and to verify that printer sharing is supported.
    Additional Information
    Refer to this article for additional help setting up a USB printer on your Wi-Fi network.
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    All the very best,
    Sterling

  • HP Deskjet 3050A wireless printing problem with Macbook Air

    Hello, I have a HP Deskjet 3050A printer that I have been using with my MacBook Air (2012 OS X 10.8.3) until a few weeks ago when it seemed to hang when trying to print and then say no printer found (even though it showed and was selected in the Printer options). So after a few weeks of this I decided to to remedy this issue once and for all by deleting the printer and 'refinding' it.
    However, upon 'refinding' printer by adding it through System Preferences no printer is found - I have updated all Macbook air software.
    All this time I have been able to continue printing wirelessly using my iPhone 4S and have changed no settings to the iPhone or 3050A which leads me to believe the proble the problem may lie with the Macbook Air?
    Can you help resolving this please? Thanks

    What router are you using?  Have you restarted it by pulling its power plug momentarily?
    If that does not work, download and install this: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
    Restart your Mac.
    Finally, reset the printing system:
    - Go to System Preferences > Print & Scan
    - Right (or control) click in the rectangle listing your printers and select Reset Printing System.
    WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
    - Select the plus sign to re-add a printer. Select the Defualt tab on the top of the window. Look for the printer, select it and then next to the "Use" pulldown, select the printer model (not AirPrint). Wait until the "Add" button becomes available. Click it.
    Say thanks by clicking "Kudos" "thumbs up" in the post that helped you.
    I am employed by HP

  • Printing differences with LR4+ between Windows 8 and iMac

    Hi. I have using my iMac running the latest version of OS-X with LR printing currently to an Epson XP-600 with pretty good results, that is, the print matches the screen with few exceptions.
    I recently installed my second allowable copy of LR4 to a new HP laptop running Windows 8 and the prints, using the same photos, are way off both in darkness and in color shift. The Printer interfaces look different but many of the options are the same. I currently let the printer control the prints (with either computer) but tried separate profiles as well. No real change. Here is the important part... The only other program I have on the new Laptop that can print photos is Microsoft PowerPoint and the photos printed with PowerPoint are identical to the photos printed in LR on the iMac! So... somehow the Windows LR is changing the parameters.
    I have compared settings between the two computers (only one opened at a time) over and over and ran through a set of ink cartridges trying to match either LR/iMac or Windows PowerPoint to the LR Windows photos to no avail. Am I missing something obvious? Why don't the LRs print the same with the same settings regardless of the operating system? Both are 64 bit computers. Any thoughts would be appreciated... thanks! Andy

    Thank you for replying, Rikk. However I respectfully disagree with you. I wasn't comparing the printed photo to the laptop monitor but to the other computer's printed photo (and to the iMac's monitor by extension). Big difference. I deliberately let the printer manage color because with the iMac, the print matched the monitor without profile control. In Windows, I also let the printer manage color so LR, let alone the monitor, should have no influence on color, much like the PowerPoint print as you mentioned. The printer, if printer settings are the same, should produce the same print in OS-X or Windows 8. The PowerPoint print matching the LR print on the Mac proves this to be true IMHO.
    To put it another way, I'm not trying to match the Windows print to the Laptop monitor, which is not only uncalibrated but somewhat irrelevant. The two monitors look nothing alike with regard to color. Neither monitor should actually influence the print when compared to the other print using identical printer settings with LR set to printer control.
    Please do not think I'm trying to be contentious here, I'm not, but to put it a third way, If I print the photo from another program (iPhoto) on the iMac, it looks identical to the print in LR on the iMac. Because the printer is in control. On the Windows computer, printing in and out of LR, with printer settings the same, do not. That's what I'm trying to find out.
    Finally with respect to your last sentence, that's my whole point. I believed I had turned off color awareness in LR on both computers. I don't need it. Apparently, I didn't turn it off on the Windows computer and I would love to know why it didn't go off?
    Thanks, Andy
    PS You deserve an explanation as to why I use the printer control and no profiles. The answer is somewhat serendipitous: With this particular printer (and I've had many), when the printer is set to manage the color, the prints, for whatever reason, very closely match the iMac monitor (which is calibrated), even moreso than with printer color OFF and ICC profiles employed. I've tried them all. I only use one kind of paper. If I call up a photo of my grandchildren, the print matches the iMac display close enough for my needs. What I see is what I print. Why change it?

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