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Manual is about: Spire CXP8000 Color Server - User Guide

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    Www.Creo.Com user guide english spire cxp8000 color server for xerox docucolor 8000 digital press version 1.0 731 00216a-en.

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    Spire cxp8000 color server version 1.0 user guide.

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    Copyright copyright © 2004 creo inc. All rights reserved. No copying, distribution, publication, modification, or incorporation of this document, in whole or part, is permitted without the express written permission of creo. In the event of any permitted copying, distribution, publication, modificat...

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    Access to or alteration of your products, software or data; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party; (v) any other matter relating to the product, software, or services. The text and drawings herein are for illustration and reference only. The specifications on which they are based are subject...

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    Environment management system (ems) ems overview creo is committed to the environment management system (ems). According to this policy, we are committed to keeping customers and service engineers informed about the principles of handling company products with an emphasis on environmental conservati...

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    1 welcome 1 welcome to the spire cxp8000 color server user guide .......................................................................... 2 overview of guide.................................................................................................................................... 3 overvi...

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    Viii spire cxp8000 color server user guide downloads ...................................................................................................................................... 83 links...........................................................................................................

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    Contents ix aborting a running job ................................................................................................................. 193 moving a waiting job to the storage window............................................................................... 194 viewing and editing j...

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    X spire cxp8000 color server user guide admin. Page.................................................................................................................................. 285 slip sheet ..........................................................................................................

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    Contents xi 9 vi workflow 375 vi overview .......................................................................................................................................... 376 vi document formats ..................................................................................................

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    Welcome welcome to the spire cxp8000 color server user guide ....................2 overview of guide ..............................................................................3 overview of spire cxp8000 color server.............................................4.

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    2 chapter 1 – welcome welcome to the spire cxp8000 color server user guide welcome to your spire cxp8000 color server user guide. This user guide provides you with information about the xerox docucolor 8000 digital press. The spire cxp8000 color server is a powerful, comprehensive color server that ...

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    Overview of guide 3 overview of guide table 1: guide overview chapter contents description chapter 1 welcome this chapter introduces the guide and the spire cxp8000 color server features and workflows. Chapter 2 getting started this chapter explains how to turn on the spire cxp8000 color server and ...

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    4 chapter 1 – welcome overview of spire cxp8000 color server the spire cxp8000 color server is an on-demand pre-press system that uses creo spire advanced pre-press technologies, to drive a xerox docucolor 8000 digital press. As an optimal digital color solution for printers, the spire cxp8000 color...

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    Overview of spire cxp8000 color server 5 the spire cxp8000 color server combines rip functionalities, automation, control tools and special hardware development capabilities with pc architecture. Spire cxp8000 color server for xerox docucolor 8000 digital press warning: a shielded ethernet cable mus...

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    6 chapter 1 – welcome hardware and software components the spire cxp8000 color server is a dedicated creo platform running in a windows 2000 environment. The spire cxp8000 color server includes: • creo hardware, including the interface board • software, including: creo application software windows 2...

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    Overview of spire cxp8000 color server 7 you can use the hf_fontdownloader hot folder to install new or missing fonts to the spire cxp8000 color server fonts dictionary. The fonts are installed when you drag them to the hot folder. Xpif support - the spire cxp8000 color server can receive xerox prog...

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    8 chapter 1 – welcome features the spire cxp8000 color server provides the following: • creating jobs in rtp format using the spire cxp8000 color server, rtp files can be created and stored on the spire cxp8000 color server itself. This enables you to print rtp data at any time without further proce...

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    Overview of spire cxp8000 color server 9 borders, blends, and small text. The creo anti-aliasing causes blends to appear smooth with no banding and diagonal lines to appear crisp without jagged edges (do not use this option with vi jobs). You can choose superior image quality with the creo proprieta...

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    10 chapter 1 – welcome server. These extensions are located in the shared utilities folder on the spire cxp8000 color server or on cd #3 supplied with the spire cxp8000 color server software kit. Supported formats the spire cxp8000 color server supports the following file formats: • postscript (comp...

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    Overview of spire cxp8000 color server 11 the spire cxp8000 color server basic workflow is as follows: user activates print in the dtp application (for example, microsoft powerpoint). User selects one of the default spire color server virtual printers (for example, processprint). File begins process...

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    12 chapter 1 – welcome data flow the spire cxp8000 color server data flow is as follows: 1. The input file arrives at the spire cxp8000 color server from either a client workstation, local hard disk, or external media and is submitted to the process queue. 2. The processing sub-system produces a rtp...

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    Overview of spire cxp8000 color server 13 spire cxp8000 color server network printers for macintosh and windows networks, the spire cxp8000 color server provides three default network printers, known also as virtual printers. Virtual printers are a function used for automating workflows, which then ...

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    Getting started turning on the spire cxp8000 color server......................................16 the workspace .................................................................................19 the server and printer monitors ........................................................21 the settings ...

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    16 chapter 2 – getting started turning on the spire cxp8000 color server 1. Turn on the monitor. 2. Press the power button on the front panel of the spire cxp8000 color server. The power indicator on the front panel lights up. The windows operating system starts, and the spire cxp8000 color server s...

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    Turning on the spire cxp8000 color server 17 opening the workspace from the start menu the spire cxp8000 color server program group appears in the windows start menu. ¾ select start>cxp8000>cxp8000 . The loading drivers window appears and then the spire cxp8000 color server workspace. Notes: • if th...

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    18 chapter 2 – getting started logging on by default, the auto log on check box is selected in the settings window. This option enables you to open the workspace without having to go through the logon process each time. If you want each user to have to log on to the spire cxp8000 color server, you n...

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    The workspace 19 3. If you want to log on as an administrator or operator, type your password. 4. Click logon . You are logged on with the new access level. The workspace after you turn on the spire cxp8000 color server, the workspace automatically appears. Note: if you want to log on as a guest, yo...

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    20 chapter 2 – getting started table 2 describes the spire cxp8000 color server workspace. Customizing the workspace view the view menu enables you to customize the workspace. From this menu, you can open and close the queues window. The menu also provides the following view options: table 2: spire ...

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    The workspace 21 • spire classic view: displays the status panel, toolbar, storage window, queues window, thumbnail window, and alerts window • spire classic plus view: displays the status panel, toolbar, paper stocks window, storage window, queues window, thumbnail window, and alerts window • queue...

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    22 chapter 2 – getting started the dfe monitor click the server icon to open the dfe monitor window. This window displays information about disk space, network details, and the virtual printers you have defined. The disk usage tab shows how much space is available on the user disk and printer disk. ...

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    The workspace 23 the virtual printers tab lists the virtual printers that you have defined. The printer monitor click the printer icon to open the printer monitor window. The printer monitor window displays information about the size and type of paper in each tray, the connected devices, the availab...

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    24 chapter 2 – getting started the finisher tab displays information about finishing devices that are connected to the xerox docucolor 8000 digital color press. The toner tab shows whether there is enough toner..

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    The settings window 25 the consumables tab displays the status of other refillables. The settings window you can set all system preferences in the settings window. To open the settings window: ¾ from the tools menu, select settings ..

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    26 chapter 2 – getting started the window is divided into two areas: • administration: all users can view these settings, but only an administrator can configure the settings. • preferences: all users can view these settings, but only an administrator or operator can configure the settings. The reso...

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    The job parameters window 27 the resource center provides access to the following resources: • virtual printers, see managing virtual printers on page 218 • fonts, see managing fonts on the spire cxp8000 color server on page 297 • imposition templates, see imposition templates on page 238 • cached v...

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    28 chapter 2 – getting started the job parameters window title bar displays the following information: • the name of the job • the time of submission • the name of the virtual printer each tab has a set of related parameters and values that you can select. Table 3: description of tabs in the jobs pa...

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    The job parameters window 29 the help menu the help menu enables you to access the online help, which is based on this user guide, and provides information about the current version of the spire cxp8000 color server installed on your computer. Color apply last minute color corrections, or set the ou...

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    30 chapter 2 – getting started to open the about window: ¾ from the help menu, select about . The about window displays the following information: • spire cxp8000 color server version number • date the version was installed • any updates that were installed on top of the version to open the online h...

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    Handling conflicts 31 handling conflicts if there are conflicts in the job parameters window, the conflict window displays the two parameters that conflict—for example, transparency conflicts with duplex printing. You can’t print your job until the conflict is resolved. To resolve the conflict, sele...

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    32 chapter 2 – getting started submitting there are two methods for submitting a file for printing: • submit a file from an application on your client workstation—for example, pdl formats that were created on client workstations that are not connected to the spire cxp8000 color server, or files that...

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    Basic job workflow 33 importing and printing from the spire cxp8000 color server you can import to the spire cxp8000 color server any pdl file such as a postscript or pdf file, that is located on any local or network drive —for example, a cd-rom drive or a shared network drive. Processing after a jo...

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    34 chapter 2 – getting started storage note: if there are very short jobs in the print queue, several jobs may be runningat the same time. The jobs marked as running are listed first and are printed in the order of the list..

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    Basic job workflow 35 the storage window is the main repository for jobs. It can contain: • completed jobs • jobs that were manually moved to the storage window • jobs that were aborted during processing or printing • jobs that failed to complete processing or printing • jobs that were imported or s...

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    36 chapter 2 – getting started turning off the spire cxp8000 color server 1. In the spire cxp8000 color server workspace, from the job menu, select exit . Or: click in the upper-right corner of the spire cxp8000 color server workspace. The spire cxp8000 color server workspace closes, and you return ...

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    Working from a client workstation default network printers ...................................................................38 setting ppd file parameters ...............................................................39 working from windows client workstations .......................................

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    38 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation default network printers for macintosh and windows networks, the spire cxp8000 color server provides three default network printers known as virtual printers, processprint , processstore and spoolstore . Virtual printers contain preset workflows that ...

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    Setting ppd file parameters 39 setting ppd file parameters you can set job parameters from a client workstation using the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file or you can define a virtual printer with predefined ppd file settings. To print a file from windows, you first need to set up a spire cxp8000 ...

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    40 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation table 4: ppd parameters ppd parameter printing options print method simplex prints single-sided pages (default). In duplex head to toe , the image on the reverse side of the sheet is rotated 180 degrees. It is used for calendar-style hard copies and p...

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    Setting ppd file parameters 41 weight select the desired paper weight from the list. The following ranges are listed: 60-80 , 81-105 , 106-135 , 136-186 , 187-220 and 221-300 for example, 81-105 gsm prints on 81-105 gsm paper. Coating coated prints on coated paper. Uncoated prints on uncoated paper....

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    42 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation black overprint yes provides better printing quality (as in faf) and a richer, deeper black with the underlying cmy values equal to those of the printed background. As a result, misregistrations are not visible. Black overprint ensures that 100% black...

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    Setting ppd file parameters 43 image noise no (default) applies no image noise to your job. Noise 2-10 apply image noise. The higher the level, the smoother the vignettes appear. Color mode grayscale prints all pages using black (k) toner only. Color prints all pages using all cmyk toners. If you se...

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    44 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation cmyk workflow select use original cmyk values , use source csa ,orselect a cmyk emulation, printer’s default (none), fogra gloss emulation , fogra matt emulation , fogra uncoated , euroscale , gravure , japan_color , offset , match print , igen3 or sw...

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    Setting ppd file parameters 45 destination profile linked uses the destination profile that was mapped to a paper color in the resource center> profile manager dc_8000_c.Ga and dc_8000_u.Com are predefined destination profiles. Calibration normal prints using the normal calibration table. Saturated ...

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    46 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation automatic deletion always, never, successful only, failed only on large vi jobs, which take up a large amount of the spire cxp8000 color server’s disk space, it is recommended (if you do not need to reprint the job) that you use the this option. Compl...

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    Setting ppd file parameters 47 slip sheet yes inserts a sheet offset from the job stock between jobs or copies of a job or at the end of uncollated stacks of pages. No does not insert any slip-sheets. Finisher module to select the printed output’s destination, select a finisher module from the list:...

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    48 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation working from windows client workstations the spire cxp8000 color server can print from a windows client workstation that has one of the following operating systems: • windows 98, windows me • windows nt 4.0, windows 2000, windows xp the following sect...

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    Working from windows client workstations 49 4. In the network, locate the spire cxp8000 color server and double- click the server name. A list of the network printers is displayed. 5. Select one of the network printers—for example, processprint —and then click ok . 6. Select yes if you want to set t...

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    50 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 4. From the printers list, select the spire cxp8000 color server, and then click next . Defining a printer - windows 98 to define a network printer using the windows add printer wizard: 1. On your windows desktop, click the start button, and follow th...

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    Working from windows client workstations 51 5. Type the network path or the queue name of your printer or: if you don’t know the exact name, click browse to view the available network printers. A. Select one of the network printers—for example, processprint . B. Click ok . 6. Click next . 7. Select ...

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    52 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 9. Select yes to print a test page. The spire cxp8000 color server network printer is now successfully installed. 10. Click finish to complete the setup. To define a network printer using the network neighborhood: 1. Browse to the desired network prin...

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    Working from windows client workstations 53 4. Select network printer . 5. Click next . 6. Select type the printer name, or click next to browse for a printer ..

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    54 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 7. In the name box, type the exact name of the printer. Or: click next to browse for a printer. 8. Select one of the network printers—for example, processprint . 9. Click next . 10. Select yes if you want to set this printer as the default printer on ...

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    Working from windows client workstations 55 defining a printer - windows xp to define a network printer using the windows add printer wizard: 1. On your windows desktop, click the start button and select printers and faxes . 2. In the printer tasks area, select add a printer . The add printer wizard...

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    56 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 3. Click next . 4. Select a network printer, or a printer attached to another computer and click next . 5. Select browse for a printer, and click next ..

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    Working from windows client workstations 57 6. Locate the spire cxp8000 color serverand double-click it to display the list of network printers. 7. Select the printer you wish to setup, and click next . 8. Select yes if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your computer. Otherwise,...

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    58 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation creating postscript files on windows the following procedures describe how to create postscript files using the spire cxp8000 color server from the client workstation. This is useful when you are not connected to the spire cxp8000 color server and you...

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    Working from windows client workstations 59 2. Click next . The end user agreement window appears. 3. Read the license agreement and click accept . 4. Select it is directly connected to your computer (local printer) and click next . 5. In the available ports list, select file: local port and click n...

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    60 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the next step is to configure the printer with the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file. The spire cxp8000 color server ppd file is located in a shared folder on the spire cxp8000 color server.The spire cxp8000 color server ppd file name is cxp8k801 . ...

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    Working from windows client workstations 61 7. Click the network buttonand browse to your spire cxp8000 color server. 8. Locate the spire cxp8000 color server and double-click on the server icon. Then, double-click the utilities folder. 9. Click ok . 10. Double click the ppd folder and select the sp...

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    62 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 12. In the printers list, select the spire cxp8000 color server printer, and then click next . 13. In the sharing dialog box, select not shared, and then click next . 14. Type a name for the printer which you will be able to identify on the client wor...

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    Working from windows client workstations 63 18. Click next . 19. Configure the printer according to your specifications, and then click ok . 20. Click finish to complete the setup. The printer appears in the printers window. You are now ready to print *.Ps and *.Prn files. Once printed, these files ...

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    64 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation copying the ppd file from windows you need to use the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file to create postscript files to send to the spire cxp8000 color server. Therefore, you should copy and distribute the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file to your c...

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    Working from macintosh client workstations 65 4. If desired, click the properties button and modify the job parameters. 5. Click ok. 6. Click ok in the print window. The file is sent to the spire cxp8000 color server. Working from macintosh client workstations this section describes how to define a ...

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    66 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation defining a printer on macintosh client workstations copying the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file for mac os 9 before setting up a spire cxp8000 color server network printer, you need to install the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file on your macint...

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    Working from macintosh client workstations 67 5. Select utilities , and then click ok . 6. On the desktop, double-click the utilities volume. The utilities window appears. Note: do not select the utilities check box. If you do, utilities will mount with every reboot..

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    68 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 7. Double-click the ppd folder, and then double-click the folder for the desired language—for example, english . 8. Copy the ppd file to the system folder > extensions > printer descriptions folder. The spire cxp8000 color server ppd file is now insta...

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    Working from macintosh client workstations 69 3. Select laserwriter and then locate the spire cxp8000 color server on the network. 4. Select one of the spire cxp8000 color server's network printers—for example, cxp8000_processstore —and click create . The system automatically locates the spire cxp80...

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    70 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation copying the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file for mac os x (10.2) before you define a network printer you need to install the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file on your macintosh client workstation. 1. From the go menu, select connect to server . T...

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    Working from macintosh client workstations 71 4. Select the cxp8000_utilities folder, and then click ok . The cxp8000_utilities folder is mounted on your desktop. 5. Double-click the cxp8000_utilities folder on your desktop. 6. Double-click the ppd folder, and then double-click the folder for the de...

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    72 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation setting the network printer for mac os x (10.2) 1. Copy the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file to the library > printers > ppds folder on your client workstation. 2. From the go menu, select applications . 3. Open the utilities folder and double-clic...

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    Working from macintosh client workstations 73 4. Click add printer . 5. Select appletalk asthe connection type and then locate the spire cxp8000 color server. 6. In the printer model list, select other. 7. Locate the folder to which you have copied the ppd file, and then select the file. Note: if yo...

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    74 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 8. Click choose to assign the ppd file to the selected spire cxp8000 color server network printer. 9. Click add to add the new printer to the printer list..

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    Working from macintosh client workstations 75 printing from a macintosh 1. Open the file you would like to print, in the corresponding application—for example, open a quark file. 2. From the file menu, select print . 3. From the printer list, select the desired printer—for example, color_processprin...

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    76 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation a window similar to the one shown below appears. 5. Adjust the printer options as desired. 6. After modifying the job settings, click print . The file is sent to the spire cxp8000 color server. Spire web center the spire web center is an internet site...

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    Spire web center 77 to connect to the web center from a client workstation: 1. On your desktop, click the internet explorer icon. 2. When the internet explorer starts, in the address field type: http://—for example, if the spire station name is falcon_e, type http://falcon_e. Important: to connect t...

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    78 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the spire cxp8000 color server web center appears. The web viewer the web viewer page enables you to view the printer configuration and system information, the jobs that currently reside in the spire cxp8000 color server queues window and storage wind...

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    Spire web center 79 the queues tab in the queues tab you can view the jobs that are currently running in the spire cxp8000 color server print queue and process queue ..

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    80 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the storage tab in the storage tab you can view the spire cxp8000 color server storage window and the jobs that reside in this window..

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    Spire web center 81 the alerts tab in the alerts tab you can view the spire cxp8000 color server alerts window messages. For example, if a job that you sent to print from your client workstation has failed—you can view the message in the alerts window, edit the job parameters (ppd file), and then re...

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    82 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the printer tab in the printer tab you can view the spire cxp8000 color server system information. Web viewer api the joblist.Xml file and the printer status.Xml file enable you to retrieve information about the job list and the printer status. The jo...

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    Spire web center 83 downloads the downloads page enables you to access the spire cxp8000 color server utilities folder and download available tools and files for windows and macintosh client workstations—for example, the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file..

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    84 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation links the links page enables you to link to related vendors or products..

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    Using hot folders 85 using hot folders for every published spire cxp8000 color server network printer that you define on a client workstation, a corresponding hot folder is automatically created in the spire cxp8000 color server d:\hot folders folder. The spire cxp8000 color server has three default...

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    86 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation as soon as the job has been spooled to the spire cxp8000 color server, it disappears from the hot folder and enters the spire cxp8000 color server process queue or storage window, according to the selected workflow. Hot folder file formats hot folders...

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    Using hot folders 87 a list of all the shared folders and hot folders appears. 4. Double-click the desired hot folder—for example, hf_processprint . You can now drag the desired files to the hot folder. All the files are processed and printed automatically to the printer, according to the hot folder...

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    88 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 3. Select guest, and then click connect . 4. From the list, select the desired hot folder—for example, hf_processprint —and then click ok . The hot folder icon appears on your desktop.You can now drag the desired files to the hot folder icon. All the ...

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    Using hot folders 89 to print a job using a hot folder from a mac os x: 1. From the finder menu bar, select go > connect to server . The connect to server window appears..

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    90 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 2. Locate your spire cxp8000 color server on the network, and click connect . 3. Select guest , and then click connect . 4. From the list, select the desired hot folder—for example, hf_processprint —and then click ok . The hot folder icon appears on y...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 91 lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server this section covers the procedures for setting up and configuring an lpr / tcp/ip printer from the following computers: • windows nt 4.0 • windows 2000, windows xp • windows nt, windows 2000, windows...

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    92 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 2. Microsoft tcp/ip printing service 3. Latest adobe postscript printer driver, you can install this from the spire cxp8000 color server, d:\utilties\utilities\pc utilities , or you can download the latest version free from http://www.Adobe.Com/ suppo...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 93 2. From the file menu, select server properties . 3. Click the ports tab, and then click add port . 4. In the available printer ports list, select lpr port , and then click new port . 5. In the name or address of server providing lpd box, type the ...

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    94 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 6. Type the exact name of the network printer from which you want to print. To view the exact name of the printer on the spire cxp8000 color server, select resource center> virtual printers . In this example the printer name is opal5_processprint . 7....

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 95 3. The end user license agreement window appears, read the license agreement, and then click accept . 4. Select install a new postscript printer , and then click next . 5. In the printer connection type window, select it is directly connected to yo...

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    96 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 7. In the select printer model window, click browse . The browse for printer window appears. 8. Locate and select the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file. 9. Click ok. 10. In the select printer model window, select cxp8k801 , and then click next . 11....

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 97 14. Select yes (recommended) if you want to print a test page. Otherwise, select no . 15. Click next . 16. In the setup information window, click install to install the lpr printer with the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file. 17. When prompted to ...

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    98 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation to define an lpr printer: 1. From the start menu on the windows desktop, select settings > printers . The printers window appears. 2. From the file menu, select server properties . The print server properties window appears. 3. Click the ports tab, an...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 99 5. Click next . The add port screen appears. 6. In the printer name or ip address box, type the exact name of the spire cxp8000 color server (this box is case-sensitive)—for example, opal5 . 7. In the port name box, type a name for the printer that...

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    100 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the additional port information required screen appears. 9. In the device type area, select custom , and then click settings . The configure standard tcp/ip port monitor screen appears..

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 101 10. Select the following options: • protocol: select lpr • lpr settings: • queue name: type the exact name of the network printer you want to print to (you can view the exact name of the printer on the spire cxp8000 color server under resource cen...

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    102 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation to define an lpr printer using the adobe postscript driver: 1. Start the adobe postscript driver application. You can install this from the spire cxp8000 color server, d:\utilties\utilities\pc utilities, or you can download the latest version free fr...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 103 9. Click ok . 10. In the select printer model window, select the cxp8k801 ,and then click next . 11. In the sharing window, select not shared, and then click next . 12. In the printer name box, type a name for the printer that you will be able to ...

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    104 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 16. In the setup information window, click install . This installs the lpr printer with the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file. 17. When prompted to configure the printer, click yes . 18. Click next . 19. In the printer configuration window, select ...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 105 windows nt, windows 2000, windows xp command line you can also submit postscript, pdf, or variable print specification files for printing to the spire cxp8000 color server using the following commands in the windows command line. The following pro...

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    106 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation setting up an lpr printer in macintosh os x (10.2) configuring an lpr printer 1. Follow the procedure setting the network printer for mac os x (10.2) on page 72 until step 5. 2. In the printer list window, select lpr printers using ip as the connecti...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 107 5. In the queue name box, type the full name of the spire cxp8000 color server network printer—for example, v4_cxp8000_processprint . 6. In the printer model list, select other. 7. Locate the folder to which you have copied the ppd file. 8. Click ...

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    108 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the following dialog box appears. 9. Click add to add the new printer to the printer list. The new printer is displayed in the printer list window. Using the choose spire over ip utility to set up an lpr printer in macintosh os 9 spire over tcp/ip th...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 109 to install this application, you need a macintosh os version 9.0 or later, with an installed laserwriter application version 9.0 or later, or adobe photoshop 8.8 or later (available at http://www.Adobe.Com/support/ downloads/main.Html ). If you do...

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    110 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 3. Select guest and click connect . The corresponding spire cxp8000 color server dialog box appears. 4. Select the utilities folder and then click ok . 5. The utilities folder icon appears on your desktop; double-click the icon to open the folder..

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 111 6. Double-click the choose spire over ip installer icon. 7. Click install . After the installation is complete, a message appears. 8. Click quit . The choose spire over ip option is now added to the apple menu..

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    112 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 9. To create desktop printers for printing over ip, from the apple menu, select choose spire over ip . 10. To view the print queues of the spire cxp8000 color server, double- click local services and then double-click the spire cxp8000 color server i...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 113 13. Locate the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file that you copied to your computer in step 1, and then click open . 14. You can change the printer name if you want. Otherwise, click ok . The desktop printer is created and configured and the follo...

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    114 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 15. Click ok . The printer icon appears on your desktop. You can now print your jobs using this printer through a tcp/ip protocol. Printing from linux the following procedure describes how to print from linux to the spire cxp8000 color server using t...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 115 linux user interface the following procedure reflects red hat linux version 8.0 1. Select system settings > printing. 2. Click new to setup a new lpr/lpd printer. The add a new print queue dialog box appears. 3. Click forward . The set the print q...

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    116 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 6. In the server box, type the spire cxp8000 color server name—for example, opal3 . 7. In the queue box, type the exact name of the network printer you wish to print to—for example, opal3_processprint. 8. Click forward . 9. In the select a print driv...

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    Lpr printing with the spire cxp8000 color server 117 12. When prompted, click ok . The new lpr/lpd printer is now listed with your other printers on the linux computer and you can print to the spire cxp8000 color server. Defining a printer on unix client workstations aix and unix command line to def...

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    118 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 4. In name of queue on remote server , type the exact name of the print queue defined on the remote server—for example, processprint . 5. Click ok . Printing from a unix client workstation to print from a unix client through lpr: 1. Type the followin...

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    Unix connectivity 119 to install the sfu 3.0 software: 1. Insert the windows services for unix cd-rom in the computer’s cd-rom drive. 2. In the windows services for unix wizard window, click next . 3. Click in the user name box, and type your name. 4. In the cd key boxes, type the product key number...

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    120 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 8. Click next . A dialog box appears stating that low-level security settings need changing. 9. Click next . 10. In the user name mapping dialog box, type the system name of the computer on which you are installing sfu. Then click next . 11. Click in...

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    Unix connectivity 121 13. Restart the computer. Increasing nfs performance using the windows registry the windows services for unix 3.0 application disables disk write caching in the windows registry by default (caching= 0 ). When write caching is enabled, the speed of nfs file write operations is i...

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    122 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation to import the translation text file into sfu: 1. Save the trans.Txt file to any location on your pc. 2. Click on the windows start button, and select programs > windows services for unix > services for unix administration . The sfu 3.0 application st...

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    Unix connectivity 123 configuring nfs server settings with sfu the windows services for unix 3.0 application lets you configure the settings required for the server for nfs. To configure nfs server settings: 1. Click on the windows start button, and select programs > windows services for unix > serv...

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    124 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation setting up windows sfu for brisque configuring windows user-name mapping before you configure user-name mapping in the sfu application, copy the unix user name and group name files from brisque to your windows workstation via ftp (file transfer proto...

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    Unix connectivity 125 2. In the tree navigation pane, double-click the services for unix [local] icon. The welcome pane appears. 3. Click the settings tab. 4. In the user name mapping server area, check that the name displayed in the computer name text box is the same as the name of the local window...

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    126 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 7. In the password file path and name box, click browse and select the password file that you copied from brisque via ftp. Then click open . 8. In the group file path and name text box, click browse and select the group file that you copied from bris...

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    Unix connectivity 127 11. Click in the windows users list, and select administrator . 12. Click in the unix users list, and select scitex . 13. Click add . A dialog box appears. 14. Click ok . The mapping appears in the mapped users list area. A message appears: are you sure you want to set advanced...

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    128 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 18. Click in the windows group list area, and select administrators . 19. Click in the unix groups list area, and select scitex . 20. Click add . A dialog box appears. 21. Click ok . The mapping appears in the mapped groups list area. 22. Click apply...

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    Unix connectivity 129 sharing an nfs folder or entire nfs volume before brisque can mount individual windows 2000 folders or the entire windows 2000 volume, the required folders or entire volume must be shared as an nfs volume. To share an nfs folder or entire nfs volume: 1. Start windows explorer o...

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    130 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 8. Click the permissions button. The nfs share permissions dialog box appears. 9. Click the type of access list box, and select read-write . 10. Select the allow root access check box. 11. Click ok . The shared folder appears in the windows explorer ...

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    Unix connectivity 131 checking that nfs is started and will run automatically at startup 1. From the windows desktop, right-click the my computer icon and select manage . The computer management application window appears. 2. In the navigation pane, select the services and applications icon. 3. Sele...

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    132 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation brisque workstation installation and configuration procedures the following procedures describe the installation and configuration procedures that are necessary to enable brisque to mount and use a windows 2000 volume. Adding the windows system as a ...

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    Unix connectivity 133 the add a host name dialog box appears. 7. Click in the internet address (dotted decimal) text box, and type the ip address of the windows 2000 workstation. 8. Click in the host name text box, and type the host name of the windows 2000 workstation. 9. Click in the comment text ...

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    134 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the mount dialog box appears. 3. From the station type list box, select nt server. 4. Click in the remote station text box and type the host name of the windows 2000 workstation to mount. Or: click list and select the desired host name of the worksta...

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    Unix connectivity 135 sending a sample job, page or file to the windows nfs volume this procedure describes how to send a sample job, page or file to the mounted windows 2000 nfs volume. If you complete this procedure successfully, this confirms that the windows nfs volume is mounted correctly. 1. F...

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    136 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 4. Click in the path text box and type the path name of the windows 2000 folder or volume. Or: click list and select the folder or volume name. Configuring and setting up nds this section describes how to configure the connection between a novell dir...

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 137 to perform these procedures, you need: • administrative permissions assigned by the novell administrator • the user name and password for access to the nds server • an account in the appropriate nds tree and context with permissions to create objects •...

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    138 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation to open the netware administrator application: ¾ open the netware administrator application (provided by your novell administrator). The netware administrator window appears and displays the nds window. The following example shows the existing trees,...

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 139 to define an nds print server: 1. From the nds window, select the desired context. 2. From the object menu, select create . The new object dialog box appears. 3. In the class of new object list, select print server . 4. Click ok . The create print serv...

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    140 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 6. Click create . The nds nwprintserver printer is created and appears in the nds window. To define an nds printer: 1. From the object menu, select create . The new object dialog box appears..

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 141 2. From the class of new object list, select printer . 3. Click ok . The create printer dialog box appears. 4. In the printer name box, type any printer name— for example, spire_printer . 5. Click create . The printer name is added to the nds window. T...

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    142 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the new object dialog box appears. 2. In the class of new object list, select print queue . 3. Click ok . 4. Verify that directory service queue is selected. 5. In the print queue name box, type the exact (case sensitive) virtual printer name: —for e...

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 143 7. Click the print queue volume icon. 8. Select any existing volume. 9. Click ok . The print queue volume name appears in the print queue volume box. 10. Click create . The print queue is now added to the nds window along with the nwprintserver and the...

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    144 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 11. In the create print queue dialog box, verify that directory service queue is selected. 12. Clear the create another print queue check box. 13. In the print queue name box, type the exact (case sensitive) second virtual printer name: —for example—...

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 145 2. Click assignments to open the assignments tab. 3. Click add . The select object dialog box appears. 4. From the printers, select the printer name you have defined—for example, spire_printer —and then click ok ..

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    146 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation the printer appears in the printers list. 5. Click ok . To assign a print queue to the printer: 1. In the nds window, double-click the printer name you have defined—for example, spire_printer . The printer dialog box appears..

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 147 2. Click assignments to open the assignments tab. 3. Click add . The select object dialog box appears. 4. Select the queue name you have defined, and click ok ..

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    148 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation 5. Click add and select . Both printer queues now appear in the print queues list. 6. Click ok . To verify the new nds layout: 1. In the nds window, double-click nwprintserver . The print server dialog box appears..

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    Defining nds printer queues in the nds tree 149 2. Select the print layout tab. 3. Verify that the nwprintserver server, the printer, and queues are displayed as shown in the above example. 4. Click cancel . Using the nds pconsole the spire cxp8000 color server virtual printers can be defined as nds...

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    150 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation • create the nds printer object. • create the nds print queues and . 3. In the spire cxp8000 color server: • configure the ipx printing parameters: tree and context (the exact tree name and the full context path name) in the spire cxp8000 color serve...

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    Configuring ipx printing 151 2. Under administration , select network setup . 3. In the ipx printing area, click change settings next to the tree parameter. 4. Type the exact tree parameter and the full containers path of the context parameter, in their respective boxes. You can also click browse an...

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    152 chapter 3 – working from a client workstation installing the printer drivers on a novell client using the adobe ps application 1. Use the adobe postscript application with the spire cxp8000 color server ppd file (provided in the spire cxp8000 color server, utility folder). 2. In the adobe postsc...

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    Basic workflows importing and printing jobs ............................................................154 reprinting jobs ...............................................................................156 basic settings .................................................................................

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    154 chapter 4 – basic workflows importing and printing jobs you import jobs for printing in the following situations: • when a page-description language (pdl) file is created on a client workstation that is not connected to the spire cxp8000 color server • when a pdl file is located on an external m...

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    Importing and printing jobs 155 2. To access the desired files, click the up one level button, or double- click on the file folders to go down the file tree. 3. In the upper list in the import window, select the desired file and click the add button. The file appears in the lower list. 4. Select a p...

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    156 chapter 4 – basic workflows 2. Select one of the following options: • click skip this job to stop importing the current file and import the next job in the import queue. • click abort all jobs to stop importing all the files. • click close to close the importing/retrieving window. Reprinting job...

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    Basic settings 157 the print settings tab the print settings tab enables you to set print-related job parameters such as the print range, the number of copies you would like to print, the print method and order. In addition you may define the collation, the image position on the sheet, the image sca...

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    158 chapter 4 – basic workflows print range if the printed job is a vi job, the print range display is as follows:.

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    Basic settings 159 ¾ select the desired print range . To select specific pages/booklets or page ranges, select pages/booklets and specify the pages or booklets to be printed as follows: type one or several numbers separated by commas and no spaces. For example, 1,3,5 . Type a range of pages or bookl...

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    160 chapter 4 – basic workflows duplex head to head: for printing book-style hard copies (usually used with portrait jobs) print order ¾ set the print order to from 1 to n (front to back) or from n to 1 (back to front)..

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    Basic settings 161 delivery ¾ select face up or face down as the delivery option. Tip: use face down when printing confidential documents. Note: when you collate a document, select face down (face up) and from n to 1 (from 1 to n)in the print order parameter to print the set in the correct order..

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    162 chapter 4 – basic workflows collation ¾ select the collation option: yes: prints a complete copy of the job before the first page of the next copy is printed no: prints all copies of each page before going on to the next page for example, if you have a 20 page job and want to print 10 copies, if...

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    Basic settings 163 image position this option enables you to adjust the image positioning on the sheet’s printed page (simplex or duplex). This function uses the following terminology: • rear: the sheet's edge near the printer rear, where printing stops • lead: the edge of a sheet at which printing ...

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    164 chapter 4 – basic workflows • set page offsets by clicking the directional arrows or by entering rear and lead values. Click the arrows to change the values as follows: right (left) arrows for positive (negative) values shift toward (away from) the leading edge top (bottom) arrows for positive (...

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    Basic settings 165 rotate 180° ¾ to rotate your job by 180°, select yes . Gallop.

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    166 chapter 4 – basic workflows the gallop function enables you to begin printing a defined number of pages before the entire job has been riped. This enables you to print and rip concurrently. Gallop reduces the amount of time desired to rip and print a job and is especially useful for long runs su...

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    Basic settings 167 paper set name to set the desired paper set: ¾ select the desired paper set from the name list. If required, a paper set can be added (see managing paper sets on page 167). The selected paper set values ( paper size , type , weight and coating ) appear in the corresponding paramet...

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    168 chapter 4 – basic workflows the paper set window opens. 2. Click the add button. The paper set properties window appears. 3. Enter the following parameters: name: enter the new paper set name. It is recommended that the name is as descriptive as possible—for example, letter90gsmuncoat . From the...

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    Basic settings 169 to modify a paper set: 1. In the paper set window, select the paper set you would like to modify. 2. Click the edit icon. The paper set properties window appears. 3. Modify the desired properties of the paper set. 4. Click ok . To delete a paper set: 1. In the resource center wind...

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    170 chapter 4 – basic workflows for a custom paper size setting, select custom from the list. The paper size options are displayed as follows: 2. Type the desired height and width . 3. Select the desired feed direction : • lef (long edge feed) • sef (short edge feed) note: units of measurement (mm o...

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    Basic settings 171 type 1. Select paper to print on paper. Or: select transparency if the stock type is transparency. 2. Select the add interleave check boxif you want to insert a blank page between transparencies. 3. To customize the interleave, select the desired paper set from the list. Or: use t...

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    172 chapter 4 – basic workflows 4. In the tray list, select the desired tray: • tray 1 : load the specific stock in this tray • tray 2 : load the specific stock in this tray • tray 3 : load the specific stock in this tray • tray 4: load the specific stock in this tray • auto : any tray with the spec...

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    Basic settings 173 coating ¾ select coated to print on coated paper..

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    174 chapter 4 – basic workflows tray ¾ in the tray list, select the desired tray: • tray 1 : load the specific stock in this tray • tray 2 : load the specific stock in this tray • tray 3 : load the specific stock in this tray • tray 4: load the specific stock in this tray • auto : any tray with the ...

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    Basic settings 175 the print quality tab the print quality tab enables you to set print quality related job parameters and to improve the quality of printed jobs. These parameters include the possibility to enhance text/ line quality and image quality. In addition it enables you to apply the creo fa...

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    176 chapter 4 – basic workflows ¾ to set the text/line quality, select one of the following options: normal (default) to provide regular text quality anti aliasing: when this option is selected, creo anti-aliasing is used. This option requires re-rip. Anti-aliasing is used to avoid or minimize jaggi...

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    Basic settings 177 image quality image quality refers to the ability to maintain the same detail and smoothness with different degrees of enlargement. This feature is especially useful when your postscript file includes several images at different qualities (for example, images that were scanned at ...

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    178 chapter 4 – basic workflows trapping trapping is a solution that solves misregistration between color separations in both offset and digital printing. This occurs no matter the accuracy of the printing device, and results in white lines around objects on top of a background (in a knock-out proce...

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    Basic settings 179 this function uses the following terminology: • frame thickness refers to the thickness of trapping. The thicker the frame, the less chance that white areas appear between images. • protect small text is an option you may apply for small or complex images, since thicker frames can...

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    180 chapter 4 – basic workflows black overprint occasionally, white lines may appear around black text. The text may appear less dense than desired as a result of misregistration between color separations. Black overprint is used to ensure that black text prints cleanly within a tint or picture area...

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    Basic settings 181 ps overprint in the client authoring tools (for example quarkxpress®), you can select overprint options. Ps overprint offers the option to use the overprint, which exists in the postscript file. It also determines whether the dtp application ps overprint settings are honored in th...

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    182 chapter 4 – basic workflows yellow triangle overlapping a cyan circle, selecting yes results in the overlapping area turning green. This is not seen on the screen, only in print. If you choose to ignore the ps overprint information that exists in the input postscript file, background colors are ...

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    Basic settings 183 by default the image noise parameter is set to no . To set the image noise level: 1. In the image noise options , select yes . 2. Change the image noise level (if desired) by moving the slider; the higher the level, the smoother the vignettes appear..

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    Managing jobs managing the job queues ..............................................................186 managing the storage window ......................................................196 job editor .......................................................................................203 job acco...

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    186 chapter 5 – managing jobs overview this chapter explains the various operations that you can perform from the spire cxp8000 color server queues and in the storage window. The chapter also provides information on managing jobs and disk space. The job editor tool enables you to preview your jobs a...

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    Managing the job queues 187 after you start the spire 8000 color server, the queues window is displayed. The queues window consists of the print queue and the process queue . Each queue holds jobs in the order in which they enter it. The top job in the queue is currently running, while all others ar...

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    188 chapter 5 – managing jobs the queues window after you submit pdl jobs (or resubmit pdl jobs), the process queue lists the files to be processed. Once a file has been processed successfully, it moves to the print queue and waits to be printed or to the storage window (depending on the current job...

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    Managing the job queues 189 right-click the column heading row to select the columns that you want to view. The job is a rush job. The rush job is frozen. The rush job is waiting. Table 5: process queue and print queue status indicators this status indicator indicates this: for more information abou...

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    190 chapter 5 – managing jobs status information the processing and printing status areas contains the following: • the suspend and resume buttons (for more information see suspending and resuming queues on page 192) • the queue name. • if a job is currently being processed or printed, the name of t...

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    Managing the job queues 191 • the number of jobs in the queue—for example, 2. Batching jobs the job-batching workflow combines jobs with similar attributes into a single batch to enable the printer to print the jobs continuously without pausing. This feature saves printing time, especially for a lar...

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    192 chapter 5 – managing jobs to deactivate job batching: ¾ in the settings window, select preferences > print queue manager > disable job batching . Changing the order of jobs in the queues you can rearrange the jobs in a queue to change the order in which they will be processed or printed. This fe...

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    Managing the job queues 193 to resume a queue: ¾ click the resume button. The button turns green (resume mode), and the top job in the queue starts processing/printing. Aborting a running job to stop processing or printing a running job: ¾ right-click the running job in the queues window, and from t...

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    194 chapter 5 – managing jobs to return a job to the process queue or print queue: ¾ right-click the job in the storage window and from the job menu select submit . Moving a waiting job to the storage window to the postpone processing or printing of one or more waiting jobs, use the move to storage ...

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    Managing the job queues 195 to return a held job from the storage window to its original queue: ¾ right-click the job, and from menu select submit . The job moves from the storage window to the queue and appears with the waiting job indicator. Viewing and editing job parameters ¾ in the queues or st...

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    196 chapter 5 – managing jobs ¾ in the queues or storage window, right-click the job, and select run immediately . The job appears with the rush status indicator at the top of the appropriate queue and runs immediately. Deleting a job once you delete a job from the process queue , print queue , or s...

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    Managing the storage window 197 the storage window contains jobs of various types: • printed jobs • jobs that you moved to the storage window or aborted during processing or printing • jobs that failed during processing or printing • retrieved jobs • jobs that were imported directly to the storage w...

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    198 chapter 5 – managing jobs in the storage window, you can see the number of jobs that are in storage and their status. Each job in the storage window is assigned a status as shown in table 7: by default, the storage window shows all the jobs, whatever their status. All the status buttons are sele...

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    Managing the storage window 199 if you click the completed jobs button again, the button is pushed in and the list shows the completed jobs. Discarding rtp information the rtp information can be discarded if desired. Under some circumstances, it is necessary to discard rtp data—for example when you ...

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    200 chapter 5 – managing jobs • view the preflight report for a job. See preflight report on page 369. • export a job as a synapse® insite job. See export as creo synapse insite job on page 373. Submitting jobs to submit a job in the storage window: ¾ in the storage window, right-click the job, and ...

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    Managing the storage window 201 if a job includes vi elements, you need to archive or retrieve the vi elements before archiving or retrieving the job. For more information on archiving or retrieving vi elements, see managing vi elements on page 385. To archive a job on an external server: 1. In the ...

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    202 chapter 5 – managing jobs to retrieve an archived job: 1. From the job menu, select retrieve from archive . The open dialog box appears. 2. Locate the archived job under its archive name, select the related cabinet file, and click open . The selected job appears at the top of the list in the sto...

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    Job editor 203 3. In the alerts window, verify that the file has been successfully retrieved. Viewing a job’s history ¾ in the queues or storage window, right-click the job and select job history . The job history window appears. Job editor the job editor tool enables you to preview a job before pri...

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    204 chapter 5 – managing jobs the max details button magnifies the selected area of the page. To return to the previous view, click anywhere on the page. If you navigate to another page after selecting max details, the preview option switches to fit to page . The actual size button displays the size...

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    Job editor 205 the thumbnails tab the thumbnails tab displays miniature views (“thumbnails”) of each page in the selected booklet. These thumbnails enable you to find a specific page more easily. To view a page on the thumbnails tab: 1. Click the thumbnails tab. Miniature versions of the pages appea...

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    206 chapter 5 – managing jobs 3. To view the thumbnails side by side, resize the thumbnail pane by dragging the bar that divides the panes in the tab. 4. Double-click the thumbnail of the page that you want to view. The page is displayed in the right pane. The imposed sheets tab the imposed sheets t...

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    Job editor 207 to display a page of an imposed job: 1. Click the thumbnails or booklets tab. 2. Select the desired thumbnail or page. 3. Click the imposed sheets tab. The selected page of the imposed job appears. Notes: • in vi jobs, the booklet number appears in instead of the sheet number — for ex...

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    208 chapter 5 – managing jobs 4. To view information about the imposed job, click the show info button. The related imposition information appears. 5. To close the imposition information, click the show info button again. 6. To edit the job, click the booklets or thumbnails tab. For more information...

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    Job editor 209 editing an rtp job you can edit an rtp job in the following ways: • move pages within the job • delete pages from the job • insert pages from another job to move a page in a job: 1. Click the thumbnails tab. 2. In the thumbnail pane, click the page that you want to move. 3. Drag the p...

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    210 chapter 5 – managing jobs to deleting a page from a job 1. In the job editor window, click the page that you want to delete, and click delete . The page is deleted and the page numbers are updated accordingly. 2. Click save as to save the changes. Copying pages into a job you can copy one page o...

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    Job editor 211 5. In the lower set of thumbnails, locate the page that you want to copy. 6. Drag the page to the upper set of thumbnails, to the desired location in the job that you are editing. The copied page is inserted in the desired location, and the page numbers are updated accordingly. Note: ...

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    212 chapter 5 – managing jobs 7. Click save as to save the changes. To copy all the pages of a job into another job: 1. Follow steps 1-4 in the procedure for copying a page into a job (see page 210). 2. Click the merge jobs button. All the pages of the second job that you opened are inserted at the ...

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    Job accounting 213 viewing the accounting information ¾ at any stage of work, from the tools menu select accounting . The accounting viewer window appears, listing information related to all the jobs that printed successfully via the spire cxp8000 color server. Each row in the accounting report cont...

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    214 chapter 5 – managing jobs the columns indicate the following information. Table 8: description of columns in the accounting viewer column name indicates the job title original name of the file related to this job (that is, without the extension) sender user name of the system from which this job...

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    Job accounting 215 setting the accounting/message viewer by default, all the jobs that were handled during the past 90 days are listed in the spire cxp8000 color server accounting window. Also, all jobs that were handled during the past 56 days are listed in the spire cxp8000 color server message vi...

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    216 chapter 5 – managing jobs printing and exporting the accounting log you can save the accounting information to an ascii tab delimited file. To export the accounting information: 1. Filter the information as desired. 2. Click export . The export accounting window appears. 3. Locate the folder in ...

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    Job accounting 217 to print the accounting log: 1. Filter and sort the report as desired. 2. Click print list . The print window appears. 3. Set the printing options as desired and click ok . The data is printed according to the current filtering and sorting. Note: to print specific rows, select the...

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    218 chapter 5 – managing jobs managing virtual printers a virtual printer is a printer published on the network with specific parameters set for processing and printing on the spire cxp8000 color server. The spire cxp8000 color server contains a mechanism that automatically installs the published vi...

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    Managing virtual printers 219 to add a new printer: 1. From the tools menu, select resource center . The resource center window opens. 2. From the resource list, select virtual printers . 3. Click the add button. The add new virtual printer dialog box appears. 4. In the name box, type a name for the...

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    220 chapter 5 – managing jobs 6. In the comments box, type any comment regarding the virtual printer parameters (optional). 7. The publish the printer on the network check box is selected by default. Clear the check box if you do not want to publish the printer on the network. 8. Select the override...

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    Managing virtual printers 221 editing an existing printer to edit an existing printer: 1. In the virtual printers area, select a printer from the list and click edit . 2. Click edit . The job parameters window appears. 3. Select the desired parameters and change their settings according to your requ...

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    222 chapter 5 – managing jobs job flow the job flow parameter in the job parameters window services tab enables the spire cxp8000 color server operator to specify a job flow for a job that is imported to the spire cxp8000 color server from the network or from the spire cxp8000 color server folders. ...

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    Job ticket report 223 job ticket report the job ticket report contains all information from the job parameters window (including job parameters window title bar data). The job ticket report presents the job parameters on a single sheet and may be exported or printed as a hard copy. This feature is u...

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    224 chapter 5 – managing jobs 2. You can export or print the report by clicking print or export . The job ticket report is exported as a text file..

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    Production printing imposition workflow.......................................................................226 high-resolution workflow ..............................................................248 pdf workflow.................................................................................25...

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    226 chapter 6 – production printing imposition workflow imposition is the process of positioning page images on sheets of paper in the printer or in a digital printing press. It is part of the process of producing finished documents. In addition to page images, you can add various marks to the sheet...

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    Imposition workflow 227 the imposition tab the imposition tab enables you to set job options related to the positioning, folding, trimming and binding of pages. Imposition method the imposition method parameter specifies how printed sheets are finished. You to choose a method according to the finish...

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    228 chapter 6 – production printing step & repeat: use this option for printing multiple copies of the same image so it fills up a larger sheet. This method is used mainly for printing business cards. Cut & stack: use this option to enable step & repeat jobs to be printed, cut, stacked and bound in ...

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    Imposition workflow 229 saddle stitch: use this option for a book-finishing technique where the pages of a book are attached through stitching or stapling in the spine fold —for example, brochures. Perfect bound: use this option for a book-finishing technique where the pages of a book are attached t...

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    230 chapter 6 – production printing the sizes parameter uses the following terminology: • paper set defines the paper stock attributes (paper size, type, weight and coating) on which the imposed job will be printed. The spire cxp8000 color server enables you to define all the paper stock settings of...

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    Imposition workflow 231 2. In the trim size list, select the desired trim size. If you select custom , define a custom trim size and type the desired height in the h box, and the desired width in the w box. 3. Select the desired orientation for the trim size. Template the template parameter includes...

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    232 chapter 6 – production printing to select a template: 1. From the category options, select system to choose a predefined spire cxp8000 color server imposition template. Or: select user-defined to choose a user defined spire cxp8000 color server imposition template. 2. In the template list, selec...

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    Imposition workflow 233 if the parameters conflict, you will see where the conflicts exist when you preview the template layout: • red corners indicate that the trim size is bigger than the sheet size. • yellow corners indicate unsuitable margin settings—for example, if the margin size is unsuitable...

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    234 chapter 6 – production printing the margins parameter uses the following terminology: • the margins size is the distance between the outside edges of the sheet and the edges of the pages printed on the sheet. The value that you set is not the exact distance. The spire cxp8000 color server calcul...

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    Imposition workflow 235 marks & bleed the marks & bleed parameter enables you to mark where trimming and folding should occur. When you set bleed options, you extend part or all of the printed image beyond the trimming boundary. The bleed options ensure that an inaccurate trim setting will not leave...

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    236 chapter 6 – production printing b. To print the lines that indicate where the sheet should be folded, select the fold marks check box. 2. In the bleed area, select one of the following options: a. Maximum bleed: use this option to extend the bleed to the sheet fold lines. B. Custom bleed size: t...

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    Imposition workflow 237 creep creep is a common problem in saddle-stitch jobs when signatures are inserted inside one another, the signatures inserted last are the farthest from the center of the booklet. As a result, the outer edges of the inner pages creep past the outer pages. The creep parameter...

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    238 chapter 6 – production printing • creep out is used when you find that the page images are too close to the spine. This problem can be resolved by selecting a value for creep out . This will move all the pages of the job further out towards the outside margin (away from the spine) by the specifi...

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    Imposition workflow 239 collating templates the step & repeat method contains a subset of templates called collating templates. Collating templates are used when jobs with different page images are used to fill up a larger sheet. Unlike regular step & repeat, where the same images are printed severa...

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    240 chapter 6 – production printing 1×2 north south 1×2 north south 1×3 dup hth 1×3 dup hth 1×3 dup hth rotated 1×3 dup hth rotated 1×3 dup htt 1×3 dup htt 1×3 dup htt rotated 1×3 dup htt rotated 1×3 sim 1×3 sim 1×3 sim rotated 1×3 sim rotated 2×1 dup hth 2×1 dup hth 2×1 dup hth rotated 2×1 dup hth ...

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    Imposition workflow 241 2×4 dup 2×4 dup 2×4 dup rotated 2×4 dup rotated 2×5 dup hth 2×5 dup hth 2×5 dup hth rotated 2×5 dup hth rotated 2×5 dup htt 2×5 dup htt 2×5 dup htt rotated 2×5 dup htt rotated 2×5 sim 2×5 sim 2×5 sim rotated 2×5 sim rotated 3×1 dup hth 3×1 dup hth 3×1 dup hth rotated 3×1 dup ...

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    242 chapter 6 – production printing 3×3 dup 3×3 dup 3×3 dup rotated 3×3 dup rotated 3×4 dup hth 3×4 dup hth 3×4 dup hth rotated 3×4 dup hth rotated 3×4 dup htt 3×4 dup htt 3×4 dup htt rotated 3×4 dup htt rotated 3×4 sim 3×4 sim 3×4 sim rotated 3×4 sim rotated 3×8 dup hth 3×8 dup hth 3×8 dup hth rota...

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    Imposition workflow 243 4×2 sim 4×2 sim 4×2 sim rotated 4×2 sim rotated 4×3 dup hth 4×3 dup hth 4×3 dup hth rotated 4×3 dup hth rotated 4×3 dup htt 4×3 dup htt 4×3 dup htt rotated 4×3 dup htt rotated 4×3 sim 4×3 sim 4×3 sim rotated 4×3 sim rotated 4×4 hth dup 4v4 hth dup 4×4 dup hth rotated 4×4 dup ...

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    244 chapter 6 – production printing 5×2 sim 5×2 sim 5×2 sim rotated 5×2 sim rotated 5×4 sim 5×4 sim 5×4 sim rotated 5×4 sim rotated 5×4 dup 5×4 dup 5×4 dup rotated 5×4 dup rotated 5×5 dup hth 5×5 dup hth 5×5 dup hth rotated 5×5 dup hth rotated 5×5 dup htt 5×5 dup htt 5×5 dup htt rotated 5×5 dup htt ...

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    Imposition workflow 245 user defined imposition templates the imposition template area enables you to import and manage user defined imposition templates that were created in a stand-alone application—for example, ultimate inspire. To import a user defined imposition template: 1. On the toolbar, cli...

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    246 chapter 6 – production printing 2. In the resource list, select imposition templates . 3. Click import . 4. In the open dialog box, locate the user defined template you want to import..

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    Imposition workflow 247 5. If you want to lock the template, select the lock job ticket check box. 6. Click import . To rename a user defined imposition template: 1. On the toolbar, click the resource center button. 2. In the resource list, select imposition templates . 3. Select a user defined impo...

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    248 chapter 6 – production printing when you insert or replace pages, the new page should have the same size and orientation attributes as the old page. To replace a page that is rotated 180°, rotate the page in the dtp application and resubmit it to the spire cxp8000 color server. You can use adobe...

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    High-resolution workflow 249 creo apr creo apr is an image replacement method for postscript files. Creo apr is a standardized set of file instructions that specify how an external high- resolution image is placed in a postscript file as it goes to rip. The instructions specify the type, size, posit...

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    250 chapter 6 – production printing 2. In the apr options area, select one of the following options: • print with high res: use this option to replace low-resolution images in your job with high-resolution images that are located in a specified apr path. • print with low res: use this option to prin...

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    High-resolution workflow 251 to add a high-resolution path: 1. Under the apr path box, click add . The hirespath dialog box appears. 1. Click add . The open dialog box appears..

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    252 chapter 6 – production printing 2. Locate your high-resolution images, and then click select . The new path is displayed in the hirespath dialog box. 3. To promote or demote a selected apr path, use the arrow buttons. To modify a high-resolution path: 1. In the hirespath dialog box, select the p...

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    High-resolution workflow 253 not be processed and an error message will appear. Therefore, to ensure continuous printing, the spire cxp8000 color server opi image replacement is unavailable by default. To select opi support: 1. From the tools menu, select settings . The settings window appears. 2. U...

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    254 chapter 6 – production printing creo apr and opi file formats creo apr and opi function identically on the spire cxp8000 color server. Creo apr low-resolution files have an *.Epsextension in windows and an *.E extension on the macintosh, while opi low-resolution files have a *.Lay extension. The...

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    High-resolution workflow 255 5. Place the high-resolution files in a defined path on the spire cxp8000 color server. This spire cxp8000 color server looks for this path when it rips your jobs. Define the high-resolution path through the job parameters window for each job. Printing with creo apr or o...

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    256 chapter 6 – production printing 6. Click submit . The job is processed on the spire cxp8000 color server and sent to the xerox docucolor 8000 digital press for printing. Sample job: printing a brochure using the creo apr workflow in this example, you can use creo apr to print a brochure that con...

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    Pdf workflow 257 to print a brochure using the apr workflow: 1. The spire cxp8000 color server first searches for high-resolution images in the same folder as the pdl file. Or: place your high-resolution file milkmaid in the path: d:\shared\high res . 2. Print or import the brochure job from your cl...

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    258 chapter 6 – production printing 3. In the pdf optimization options area, select yes . In addition, you need to use the adobe acrobat distiller application to distill the postscript file. Distilling the file ensures that the repeated elements will be marked as repeated in the pdf file. If you do ...

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    Pdf workflow 259 4. From the settings menu, select job options . 5. In the general tab, verify that optimize for fast web view is selected and click cancel . If this option is not selected, select the optimize for fast web view check box, and click ok..

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    260 chapter 6 – production printing 6. From the file menu, select open . The acrobat distiller - open postscript file dialog box appears. 7. Locate the desired postscript file, and then click open . The acrobat distiller - specify pdf file name dialog box appears. 8. The default name is the postscri...

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    Pdf workflow 261 while exporting as pdf2go, a running bullet starts to move from right to left in the bottom arrow adjacent to the server-printer animation. To export as pdf2go: 1. Right-click a file in the storage window, and from the menu select export pdf2go . 2. Select the print optimized option...

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    262 chapter 6 – production printing 4. Locate the folder in which to save the file, and then click export . The file is saved as a pdf file under the job's name in the selected location. Note: when you export pdl files as pdf, the file is converted to pdf using the acrobat distiller..

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    Page exceptions 263 page exceptions page exceptions are used when you want to use different paper sets for special exceptions within a job or add inserts (interleaves).This feature uses the following terminology: • exceptions are special pages within a job for which you want to assign different pape...

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    264 chapter 6 – production printing managing exceptions you can add and delete exceptions in the exceptions tab. To add exceptions to a job: 1. In the exception area, click the add button. 2. In the from and to boxes, type the desired page range for the exception. For example, if you want to print a...

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    Page exceptions 265 4. In the tray list, select the desired tray: • tray 1: load the specific stock in this tray. • tray 2: load the specific stock in this tray. • tray 3: load the specific stock in this tray. • tray 4: load the specific stock in this tray. • auto : any tray with the specific paper ...

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    266 chapter 6 – production printing managing inserts to add an insert: 1. In the insert area, click the add button. 2. In the after page box, type the number that will precede the insert. 3. In the quantity box, type the number of inserts that you want. 4. In the paper set list, select the desired p...

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    Page exceptions 267 5. In the tray list, select the desired tray: • tray 1: the specific paper stock should be loaded in this tray. • tray 2: the specific paper stock should be loaded in this tray. • tray 3: load the specific stock in this tray. • tray 4: load the specific stock in this tray. • auto...

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    268 chapter 6 – production printing printing on tabs the spire cxp8000 color server supports the option to print tabs for both regular page exceptions and dynamic page exceptions workflows. This section contains a description of the setup steps you need to perform to print on tabbed stock using the ...

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    Page exceptions 269 loading the paper stock follow these steps when you load the paper stock: • load the paper as short edge feed for all stocks because the tabbed stock is printed on both sides (duplex), and requires straight edges on both right and left sides. Load the stock with the tabs pointing...

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    270 chapter 6 – production printing this example uses 9 × 11 custom size tabs (sef) . Use the tab stock xerox p/n #3r4405 - in forward order for the tab pages. The job prints face up. Access panel you program the custom size for any job through the xerox docucolor 8000 digital press access panel. 1....

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    Page exceptions 271 creating paper sets in the printer monitor window, you can view the paper sets that are loaded in the paper tray. To create paper sets: 1. On the toolbar, click the resource center button. 2. In the resource list, select paper sets . 3. Click add . The paper set properties dialog...

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    272 chapter 6 – production printing 7. Click ok . Icons in the paper sets area provide information about the defined media that is available and the print direction of the media. Note: if the icon for the tab and text media does not reflect the print direction you set, you need to review your paper ...

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    Page exceptions 273 printing the job the regular (manual) page exception workflow is good for single jobs. To set the job parameters for a job with two media trays: 1. In the job parameters window, click the print settings tab and set the following parameters: • print method : duplex head to head • ...

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    274 chapter 6 – production printing 4. Set any other job parameters as desired, and then click submit . Further information the following list provides useful web sites about printing tabs and templates: • templates: download the xerox templates from the following web site: http://www.Xerox.Com/go/x...

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    Dynamic page exceptions 275 dynamic page exceptions dynamic page exceptions are page exceptions or inserts that you want to include within a file, mainly vi jobs or a very large postscript file. Standard postscript setpagedevice commands that specify different paper types are embedded into the incom...

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    276 chapter 6 – production printing 4. Import the file into the spire cxp8000 color server via the dedicated virtual printer, and submit the job for printing. When the job is riped, the dynamic page exception commands are identified and mapped to the selected paper sets. The desired paper sets are u...

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    Dynamic page exceptions 277 the following example shows the mediacolor key: %% > setpagedevice 612 0 translate 90 rotate /times-roman isofindfont 12 scalefont 90 203 moveto gsave 0 0 0 setrgb (asset allocation summary) show grestore showpage %% > setpagedevice %% %% adding dynamic page exceptions in...

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    278 chapter 6 – production printing • %xrxend this comment indicates the end of the xrx comments block. • %xrxpageexceptions: {/} {/} this comment indicates that specified pages will be printed on a media identified by the accompanying record values. You may include multiple page exception records i...

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    Dynamic page exceptions 279 values are either 0, to indicate no holes, or 3, this is not intended to identify a media with an arbitrary number of holes in arbitrary locations, such as a printed novelty application. • ordered count (not supported): the sixth specifies the ordered count. This is the n...

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    280 chapter 6 – production printing • when any of the media attributes are specified as null, those attributes are ignored in the following media selections. This example ignores mediacolor. (drilled:null:100) setmedia • when any of the media attributes such as type, color, or weight are omitted, th...

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    Dynamic page exceptions 281 %% run the postscript master form % (text) box # 4 (front page: 1) xpos: 223.972 ypos: 368.679 width: 370.028 height: 45.366 % page 3 front side %spd type cover, color yellow, weight 105) (cover:yellow:105) setmedia (1_newvitest_us.Ps) cache setform 0 nl %% run the postsc...

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    282 chapter 6 – production printing creating a dedicated virtual printer 1. On the toolbar, click the resource center button. 2. In the resource list, select virtual printers . 3. Click add . The add virtual printer dialog box appears. 4. In the name box, enter a printer name. 5. Select the support ...

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    Dynamic page exceptions 283 9. On the finishing tab, set the following parameters: • admin page : select the print admin. Page check box, and in the paper set list, select admin sheet • tray : tray 3 10. On the exceptions tab, perform the following steps to map the paper set names to the individual ...

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    284 chapter 6 – production printing tips and limitations the following list describes the current limitations for the dynamic page exceptions workflow: • define all pages in the original file using the dynamic page exceptions commands. • to add inserts, use a dynamic page exceptions command in the f...

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    The finishing tab 285 the finishing tab the finishing tab enables to select various options to finalize your printed documents. Admin. Page the administration page contains job-related information such as the job title, page size, number of pages or sets, and the sender name. The administration page...

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    286 chapter 6 – production printing to print an admin. Page: 1. Select the print admin page check box. 2. In the paper set list, select the desired paper set. If you need to add a new paper set, click the browse button. 3. In the tray list, select the desired tray: • tray 1 : the specific paper stoc...

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    The finishing tab 287 you can print slip sheets with your job and select a different paper set in which to print the slip sheet. If the job is collated, the slip sheets will be printed between sets. If the job is uncollated, the slip sheets will be printed between groups. To set slip sheet options: ...

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    288 chapter 6 – production printing front cover by default, your job is printed without a front cover. However, you can choose to print a front cover, and you can also select a different paper set. To print a front cover: 1. Select the print front cover check box. 2. In the paper set list, select th...

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    The finishing tab 289 4. In the cover printing area, select one of the following options: a. None: use this option to print a blank front cover. B. Print on front side: use this option to print the first page of the job as the cover page. C. Print on both sides: use this option to print the first tw...

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    290 chapter 6 – production printing to print a back cover: 1. Select the print back cover check box. 2. In the paper set list, select the desired paper set. If you need to add a new paper set, click the browse button. 3. In the tray list, select the desired tray: • tray 1 : the specific paper stock ...

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    The finishing tab 291 finisher the finisher parameter enables you to select the destination of the printed output. ¾ in the module list, select one of the finisher options: oct (offset catch tray): this is the default option. • clear the offset check box to stop the offset on the oct (by default the...

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    292 chapter 6 – production printing a. Choose a tray option. B. If you select the stack tray option, select the offset check box for the following types of jobs: • collated: each copy is offset from the next copy. • uncollated: if you need more than one copy of each page, offset shifts the sheets wh...

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    The finishing tab 293 hcss (high capacity stacker stapler) a. Choose a tray option. B. If you select stack tray , select one of the following check boxes: • offset: use this option for both collated and uncollated jobs. For uncollated jobs, offset shifts the sheets when a new page number is delivere...

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    294 chapter 6 – production printing fonts this section lists all the fonts available on the spire cxp8000 color server, and explains how to work in the fonts area of the resource center. A step-by-step procedure explains how to use the fontdownloader driver to download fonts from a macintosh client ...

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    Fonts 295 courier-bold courier-boldoblique courier-oblique courierce courierce-bold courierce-boldoblique courierce-oblique euromono-bold euromono-bolditalic euromono-italic euromono-regular eurosans-bold eurosans-bolditalic eurosans-italic eurosans-regular euroserif-bold euroserif-bolditalic eurose...

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    296 chapter 6 – production printing marigold monaco monacoce monalisa-recut newcenturyschlbk-bold newcenturyschlbk-bolditalic newcenturyschlbk-italic newcenturyschlbk-roman newcenturyschlbkce-bold newcenturyschlbkce- bolditalic newcenturyschlbkce-italic newcenturyschlbkce-roman newyork newyorkce opt...

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    Fonts 297 table 12 lists the standard kanji fonts that are available on the spire cxp8000 color server japanese version: managing fonts on the spire cxp8000 color server 1. On the toolbar, click the resource center button. 2. In the resource list, select fonts . 3. Choose a font library option. The ...

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    298 chapter 6 – production printing downloading fonts using the fontdownloader for macintosh networks the fontdownloader is a driver provided for macintosh networks and enables you to download fonts from a macintosh client workstation. The fontdownloader functions as a communications port and sends ...

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    Fonts 299 5. Select the utilities folder, and then click ok . 6. Double-click the adobe downloader 5.0.5 folder. 7. Copy the adobe downloader 5.0.5 to your desktop. 8. From the apple menu, select chooser. The chooser window appears. Note: do not select the check box, otherwise it will mount with eve...

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    300 chapter 6 – production printing 9. Select laserwriter (8.X) and select the desired fontdownloader. 10. Click create . 11. Double-click the downloader 5.05 on your desktop. 12. On the file menu, select download fonts . 13. In the font area, select the desired font directory. 14. Verify that disk ...

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    Fonts 301 using the fontdownloader hot folder for windows you can use the hf_fontdownloader hot folder to install new or missing fonts to the spire cxp8000 color server fonts dictionary. The hot folder is located with the other hot folders on your client workstation and can be used with the followin...

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    302 chapter 6 – production printing substituting fonts the substitute fonts parameter enables you to set font substitution preferences. ¾ select a substitute fonts option: yes: use this option to substitute a missing font with the default font that is set in the settings window. No: use this option ...

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    Color workflow calibration ......................................................................................304 default color flow..........................................................................328 color tools...............................................................................

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    304 chapter 7 – color workflow calibration one of the most important issues in obtaining satisfactory print quality is steady toner density. Toner density is affected by many factors such as heat, humidity and service settings. You should perform a daily calibration to compensate for these factors. ...

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    Calibration 305 guidelines for successful calibration to ensure your calibration is as accurate as possible, check the following guidelines before you calibrate: • ensure that your x-ritecolor® dtp32hs densitometer is connected properly • ensure that your x-ritecolor dtp32hs densitometer is calibrat...

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    306 chapter 7 – color workflow 5. Follow the color calibration wizard steps. 6. When you measure the two calibration charts, place them on the surface you prepared—for example, on top of the white paper. 7. When the calibration is complete, print the job using the calibration table, see printing the...

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    Calibration 307 connecting the x-rite 32hs densitometer to the spire cxp8000 color server before calibrating the dtp32hs densitometer, make sure that you perform the following steps: • interface the x-rite dtp 32hsdensitometer directly with one of the computer's serial ports • quit all programs and ...

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    308 chapter 7 – color workflow calibrating the x-rite dtp 32hs densitometer frequency of calibration your x-rite dtp32hs densitometer should be calibrated weekly. Handling the reflection reference handle the reflection reference by the edges. Make sure that the reflection reference is free of dust, ...

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    Calibration 309 color calibration methods the spire cxp8000 color server provides you with two color calibration methods: • target calibration this calibration method enables you to calibrate the xerox docucolor 8000 digital color press according to the following fixed, predefined density values: th...

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    310 chapter 7 – color workflow percentage, the greater the density of the printed color. The purpose of this method is to achieve optimal color intensity for a specific printer at a certain point in time. The default setting for the color calibration method of the spire cxp8000 color server is targe...

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    Calibration 311 the auto adjusted window appears. 4. Change the percent of printer max setup density if required, by moving the slider, or by typing a percentage value in the corresponding box. 5. Click save. Calibrating the spire cxp8000 color server the calibration window enables you to create and...

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    312 chapter 7 – color workflow • spiresaturated: applies the factory default saturated calibration table. This look up table applies a darker calibration table in comparison to the spirenormal look up table. Since this look up table is a default table it cannot be overwritten. • normal: initially th...

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    Calibration 313 the following options are available: • click calibrate to run the color calibration wizard. This wizard guides you in the use of the x-rite 32hs to create calibration tables, see creating a calibration table on page 313. • select a calibration table from the calibration name list and...

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    314 chapter 7 – color workflow 2. Select the required input tray from the select tray list. Note: click the dtp32hs tutorial - click & learn icon to display an animation of the measurement process and to learn how to use the dtp 32hsdensitometer correctly..

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    Calibration 315 the default tray setting is auto . When this option is selected, the wizard looks for a tray that contains letter lef or a4 lef paper. If the wizard does not find a tray with either of these sizes, an alert appears. You can print calibration charts on any size paper. Just ensure that...

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    316 chapter 7 – color workflow 9. Make sure that the green light on the x-rite dtp32hs is on and blinking. Center the cyan column under the alignment mark on the densitometer. 10. Slowly insert the image start points calibration chart to the x-rite dtp32hs densitometer until it is automatically adva...

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    Calibration 317 step 3 of the color calibration wizard appears. 12. Click print . 13. Collect the chart(s) from the printer. Note: if you selected automatic screening in step 1 of the wizard, the xerox docucolor 8000 digital color press prints two charts, an image density calibration chart and a tex...

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    318 chapter 7 – color workflow step 4 of the color calibration wizard appears. 14. Center the cyan column under the alignment mark on the densitometer. Slowly insert the image density calibration chart to the x-rite dtp32hs densitometer until it is automatically advanced by the densitometer motor. T...

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    Calibration 319 15. After each scan, wait for the check mark to appear next to the appropriate icon and follow the instructions as listed. When all of the separation columns have been successfully measured, a check mark appears next to all icons. 16. If in step 1 of the wizard, you selected auto fro...

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    320 chapter 7 – color workflow step 5 of the color calibration wizard appears. 17. Select save as and select the required name for the calibration table. Type your own or select one from the list. Or: select as default table to save the calibration table as normal . If you choose the as default tabl...

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    Calibration 321 editing calibration tables you can review a calibration table to make sure that the curves are relatively smooth and continuous. If you are not satisfied with the results, the edit option enables you to adjust the values of the image in the value table. To edit a calibration table: 1...

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    322 chapter 7 – color workflow value table you can change the separation values by adjusting the file value and printer value settings. The table displays some of the dot percentage values shown in the graph. You can add, edit, or delete entries in the table. Your changes will be displayed immediate...

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    Calibration 323 2. Adjust the file value and printer value as required by clicking on the arrow buttons. 3. Click ok . The value table is updated and the calibration graph is adjusted. To delete an entry from the value table: 1. In the value table, highlight the entry to be deleted. 2. Click delete ...

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    324 chapter 7 – color workflow ¾ to open or hide the calibration graph, click the arrow button in the edit calibration dialog box. Viewing separations the graph displays cyan, magenta, yellow, and black separations. You can view detailed information about each separation by clicking its button. To v...

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    Calibration 325 3. In the file name box, type the new calibration table name. 4. Click ok . The calibration table is saved with the new name. 5. Click close to exit the edit calibration dialog box. Backing up calibration tables 1. Locate the colorcalibrationdb folder, following the path c:\cxp8000\g...

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    326 chapter 7 – color workflow the density graph appears. The density graph gives you detailed information about the saved calibration tables. Calibration graph showing cyan, magenta, yellow and black separations. The density graph contains the following data: • calibration name • measured d-max val...

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    Calibration 327 • properties: paperweight, screening, paper coating printing the job with the calibration table now that you have calibrated the paper you are going to use for printing, you can select the calibration table to print any job on the same paper stock using the same screen type. You can ...

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    328 chapter 7 – color workflow default color flow color job parameters are located in the job parameters window> color tab. The color tab provides you with tone compression tools such as brightness, contrast and gradation, as well as color tools, including rendering intent, ink saving, and rgb+cmyk ...

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    Default color flow 329 5. Click submit to send your job to print. The job is processed on the spire cxp8000 color server and sent to the xerox docucolor 8000 digital color press for printing. Color workflow terminology this section defines the terms used in the rgb and cmyk workflow. • csa (color sp...

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    330 chapter 7 – color workflow there are several methods that can be used when translating colors from one color space to another. These methods are called rendering intents because they are optimized for various uses. When working with icc profiles, it is important that you select the rendering int...

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    Default color flow 331 this rendering style option is optimal for artwork and graphs in presentations. In many cases, this style option can be used for mixed pages that contain both presentation graphics and photographs. • perceptual (photographic) (default for rgb) - a rendering intent method which...

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    332 chapter 7 – color workflow color mode the color mode parameter enables you to print color jobs in black and white using the black toner only. When a color job is printed using the grayscale option, the cyan (c), magenta (m), and yellow (y) separations are also printed in black (k) toner, giving ...

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    Default color flow 333 2. If you have selected color , select the print grays using black toner check box in the rgb workflow parameter, to print rgb gray text and graphics using black toner only. Rgb workflow the rgb workflow parameter enables you to select a rgb profile and apply it to rgb element...

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    334 chapter 7 – color workflow to set the rgb workflow options: 1. In the rgb workflow list, select the required rgb source profile: • to use the embedded csa or source csa, select use sourcecsa . • to use a spire or adobe csa, select a csa from the list. The default option is spirergb_2.1 . • to us...

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    Default color flow 335 the cmyk workflow is used to emulate various standards used in lithographic printing. These standards represent specific combinations of paper and ink, as well as popular proofing systems. It is also used to emulate other printing devices such as offset presses, or other digit...

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    336 chapter 7 – color workflow to select cmyk workflow options: 1. In the original list, select one of the following options: • direct: this is the default cmyk workflow. The cmyk elements are printed without any color transformation. • use source csa: uses the embedded csa from the postscript file....

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    Default color flow 337 spot workflow by default, the spire cxp8000 color server looks in the spot color dictionary for the correct value each time there is a spot color with a recognized name. To ignore the spot color dictionary: ¾ in the spot workflow options area, clear the use spire spot color di...

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    338 chapter 7 – color workflow destination profile the destination profile parameter enables you to select a custom or predefined destination profile. After you import a custom destination profile via the profile manager , it is displayed in the profile list. There are two predefined spire cxp8000 c...

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    Default color flow 339 screening screening converts ct (continuous tone) and lw (line work) images into information (halftone dots) that can be printed. The human eye “smooths out” this information, which seems visually consistent with the original picture. Thus, the more lines per inch, the more na...

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    340 chapter 7 – color workflow automatic screening results in the printing of text and graphic shapes at continuous tone. Automatic screening is the recommended screening mode. • dot 150 applies dot type screen of 150 lpi. The screen of each separation is printed at a different angle. • dot 200 appl...

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    Default color flow 341 calibration the purpose of color calibration is to achieve a consistent level of color quality. The calibration process corrects printer colors by measuring a chart using a densitometer, which measures color density. The spire cxp8000 color server calibration tool enables you ...

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    342 chapter 7 – color workflow to select a calibration table for a job: ¾ in the calibration list, select a calibration table. The default calibration table is normal . Ink saving (gcr) the ink saving gcr (gray component replacement) parameter enables you to conserve toner by replacing the gray comp...

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    Default color flow 343 while the gray component of each color is replaced by black, there is no change in the color quality of the printed image. To set the ink saving gcr, select one of the following options: • none: when this option is selected, no gcr is performed on the file and the printer appl...

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    344 chapter 7 – color workflow color adjustments gradation the gradation option contains a list of gradation tables that were created by the spire cxp8000 color server’s gradation tool. Each gradation table contains specific settings for brightness, contrast and color balance. When you select your p...

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    Default color flow 345 brightness by changing the brightness setting, you can control how light or dark your output will appear. Brightness is generally used to make last-minute adjustments to the print job after proofing. ¾ to select a brightness level for a job, move the brightness slider to the r...

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    346 chapter 7 – color workflow the contrast option is generally used to make last-minute adjustments to the print job after proofing. ¾ to select a contrast level for the print job, move the contrast slider to the required contrast level (the range starts from less - which applies - 10%, to more - w...

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    Color tools 347 after you import a destination profile, you can use the media color mapping dialog box to map the profile to a paper color. The profile is linked to the paper color and the spire cxp8000 color server will automatically select the correct profile for your job. This is useful—for examp...

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    348 chapter 7 – color workflow 4. In the source profile area, click the browse button. Locate and select the required source profile, and then click open . The new emulation name is displayed in the emulation name box; if you would like to change the name you may do so. 5. Click import . The new sou...

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    Color tools 349 2. Click import . The import destination icc profile dialog box appears. 3. In the destination profile area, click the browse button. Locate the required source profile, and then click open . The new emulation name is displayed in the emulation name box; if you would like to change t...

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    350 chapter 7 – color workflow the media color mapping window appears. B. In the profile column, select the required profile for each paper color. C. To add a new paper color, click the import button. D. In the add new color box, type the name of the new color, and then click ok . E. To delete a pap...

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    Color tools 351 to delete an icc profile: 1. In the resource center>profile manager , select the profile you would like to delete. 2. Click the delete button. The profile is deleted from the profile list. Spot color editor and workflow individual job pages can contain continuous tone (ct), line work...

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    352 chapter 7 – color workflow 2. Search for a particular color under color . 3. Alternatively, from the spot dictionary list, select the color dictionary that contains the color you wish to edit. 4. Highlight the required color. The color's cmyk values and a color preview appear in the right hand s...

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    Color tools 353 to create a new spot color: 1. In the spot color editor window, click the add button. The spot color editor dialog box appears. 2. Type the new color name as it exists in the postscript file. 3. Adjust the cmyk values as required. 4. Click ok . The new color is added to the custom di...

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    354 chapter 7 – color workflow gradation tool sometimes it is necessary to perform tone corrections when printing a job. These changes in gradation can include brightness, contrast and color balance adjustments throughout the tone range of an entire image, or in specific tone ranges. Gradation table...

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    Color tools 355 preview click preview to view how a page from a specific rtp job changes with changing gradation tables or gradation adjustments. Notes: • gradation is an interactive function. Gradation changes are automatically applied to the displayed image. • the gradation table created is not au...

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    356 chapter 7 – color workflow to view gradation adjustments: 1. Click preview to expand the gradation dialog box. 2. Click browse to select a job for display in the preview window. The rtp jobs window appears. The displayed jobs are the rtp jobs listed in the storage window. 3. Click on the rtp job...

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    Color tools 357 the job appears in the gradation dialog box. 5. Click show original (located at the bottom of the gradation dialog box) to toggle back and forth between edited and unedited gradation table views. 6. To view the effects of your gradation table changes on a different page of the rtp jo...

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    358 chapter 7 – color workflow if you have previously created or edited gradation tables, select the required gradation table from the gradation table list. For viewing and editing purposes, the preconfigured settings of the selected gradation table are immediately applied to the rtp job on which yo...

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    Color tools 359 gradation graph spire cxp8000 color server gradation tables are represented visually in the gradation dialog box in the form of a graph: the horizontal axis represents the tone values of the image before gradation changes (input). The vertical axis represents the tone values of the i...

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    360 chapter 7 – color workflow the gradation controls • start moves the point of origin of the gradation graph at the highlight end along the horizontal or vertical axis. This affects the image file from 0% dot to 100% dot, where the greatest change is at 0% dot. • highlight changes brightness mainl...

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    Color tools 361 • mid changes brightness mainly in the midtones. This affects the image file from 15% dot to 85% dot, where the greatest change is at 50% dot. • shadow changes brightness mainly in the shadows. This affects the image file from 50% dot to 100% dot, where the greatest change is at 75% ...

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    362 chapter 7 – color workflow • end moves the endpoint of the gradation graph at the shadow end along the horizontal or vertical axis. This affects the image file from 0% dot to 100% dot, where the greatest change is at 100% dot. Brightness and contrast slider controls the brightness and contrast s...

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    Color tools 363 contrast contrast increases the image contrast by making the highlights lighter and the shadows darker. It can also be used to decreases the contrast. ¾ move the contrast slider to the right to increase contrast (s shaped curve), or to the left to decrease contrast (inverted s shaped...

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    364 chapter 7 – color workflow the gradation organization options ¾ click reset to reset all gradation window settings. The gradation curve is reset to a 45° line. ¾ click delete to delete the selected gradation table. ¾ click save to save the specified gradation settings. ¾ click save as to create ...

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    Graphic arts workflow printing prepress files - gap files.....................................................366 preflight check ...............................................................................368 export as creo synapse insite job ...................................................37...

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    366 chapter 8 – graphic arts workflow printing prepress files - gap files the graphic art port (gap) is a port through which you can import various file formats used in the graphic arts industry. Gap files are already rasterized. The spire cxp8000 color server only needs to prepare the files for pri...

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    Printing prepress files - gap files 367 gap file structure tiff it a tiff it file has 3 components: • ct.Tif • lw.Tif • fp (final page) file, which combines ct.Tif and lw.Tif to import a tiff it file to the spire cxp8000 color server, first import the fp file. During import, the file is converted to...

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    368 chapter 8 – graphic arts workflow preflight check the preflight parameter enables you to check the status of key job components before the job is sent for printing. During the preflight check, your job is riped and the missing components are identified. The preflight detects the status for the f...

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    Preflight check 369 the results of the preflight check are displayed in a preflight report . By default, a preflight report is not issued for each job. To issue this report, you need to run a preflight check for the job using the preflight job parameter. To run a preflight check: ¾ in the preflight ...

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    370 chapter 8 – graphic arts workflow to view the preflight report: 1. Right-click the job in the storage window, and from the menu select preflight report . The preflight report dialog box appears. If you selected the hires files option in the preflight options area, the hires report appears first....

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    Preflight check 371 3. Select the spot colors report option. The spot colors report area displays the missing spot color names (spot colors which were not found in the spot color dictionary) and the found spot color names (spot colors which were found in the spot color dictionary). The c , m , y , k...

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    372 chapter 8 – graphic arts workflow 4. Click the fonts report option. The font report area displays the name of the missing fonts that are not embedded in the file and do not exist in the font library and also the found fonts. The source column indicates whether the font is embedded in the file or...

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    Export as creo synapse insite job 373 5. Click the dynamic exceptions report option. The dynamic exceptions area displays the dynamic page exception commands found in the file. 6. To save the preflight report, click save and browse to the desired location. 7. To print the report, click print . Expor...

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    374 chapter 8 – graphic arts workflow after the rtp job is created on the spire cxp8000 color server, it can be exported as insite from the storage window. When the customer logs on (using their unique username and password), they see the status of their jobs, view a thumbnail of all pages in each j...

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    Vi workflow vi overview ....................................................................................376 vi document formats .....................................................................377 using creo variable print specification to print a vi job ...................381 managing vi el...

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    376 chapter 9 – vi workflow vi overview variable information (vi) jobs are jobs in which the printed materials are individualized for specific recipients or purposes. These materials can include bills, targeted advertising, and direct mailings. Vi jobs are composed of booklets, which are personalize...

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    Vi document formats 377 vi document formats vi jobs are created using vi authoring programs that support variable print specification and vipp formats. Most vi authoring programs can convert vi files to conventional ps files, which can also be processed by the spire cxp8000 color server, although le...

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    378 chapter 9 – vi workflow creo variable print specification creo variable print specification is the creo developed formal language designed for effective production of vi documents. Creo variable print specification is comprehensive and can specify a complete range of vi documents. It also provid...

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    Vi document formats 379 you can still maintain reusable elements for future runs. Reusable elements are cached elsewhere, so only the unique data, which is embedded in the job, is deleted. • reusable elements self-contained graphical entities that can be line art, text, raster images or a combinatio...

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    380 chapter 9 – vi workflow vipp jobs are composed of the following four files: vipp software creates xgf and xgfc folders on your system. Within the xgfc folder, a number of sub-folders are created. Table 16 lists in which sub- folders you should store vipp job files. To print a vipp job: ¾ import ...

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    Using creo variable print specification to print a vi job 381 vipp 2001 and ppml the ppml format is a new xml-based industry standard that print- technology manufacturers developed for the high-speed production of reusable page content. The spire cxp8000 color server supports vipp 2001 and ppml form...

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    382 chapter 9 – vi workflow to print a vi job: 1. Copy vi graphic elements to one of the defined apr folders on the spire cxp8000 color server. 2. Submit your job to the spire cxp8000 color server. Reusable elements are identified, processed, and placed in the resource center under the cachedvi elem...

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    Using creo variable print specification to print a vi job 383 through the spire cxp8000 color server. The xerox docucolor 8000 digital color press continues printing at its rated speed without interruption or slowing down until the job is finished. Job deletion when you are printing a large vi job t...

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    384 chapter 9 – vi workflow to set a deletion policy: 1. Suspend the process queue and import your job. 2. Double-click your job to open the job parameters window. 3. Select the services tab. 4. In the automatic deletion options area, select one of the following options: • to remove pages or jobs fr...

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    Managing vi elements 385 managing vi elements when the spire cxp8000 color server processes your vi job, it stores the reusable vi elements in a specific location. When the job is printed, the rip engine looks for the vi elements in that locations and reuses the elements when necessary. The vi eleme...

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    386 chapter 9 – vi workflow deleting vi elements vi elements that are no longer in use take up valuable disk space on the spire cxp8000 color server. To free up disk space, you can delete the vi elements you no longer need. 1. On the toolbar, click resource center. 2. In the resource list, select ca...

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    Managing vi elements 387 archiving vi elements if you have finished printing a large vi job and you know that you will need to reprint it in the future, it is a good idea to archive the vi elements and retrieve them when needed. You can archive your vi job folder in a location that you specify. 1. O...

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    388 chapter 9 – vi workflow 2. Select the folder in which your vi elements are archived. 3. Select the desired file and then click the add button. 4. Click retrieve . The spire cxp8000 color server retrieves the archived vi elements and displays them at the end of the file list in the cached vi elem...

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    Applying vi structure to large files (split to booklets) 389 applying vi structure to large files (split to booklets) the split to booklets parameter enables you to split a postscript, pdf, or large vi job that does not have a booklet structure into booklets. If you split a vi, postscript, or pdf jo...

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    System administration setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server...........392 system messages ............................................................................419.

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    392 chapter 10 – system administration setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server basic system configuration and settings are defined in the spire cxp8000 color server settings window. The settings window contains items that enable you to manage your system. To open the settings windo...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 393 changing the server name 1. In the settings window, select administration > server setup . 2. In the server name area, click change . The system properties dialog box appears. 3. In the network identification tab, click properties . The i...

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    394 chapter 10 – system administration 4. In the computer name box, type a new name for the computer. 5. If you want to change the workgroup or the domain in which your computer appears, select the desired option and type a new name in the corresponding box. 6. Click ok . 7. Click ok in the system p...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 395 4. Select the time zone tab and set the correct time zone. 5. Click ok . Network setup the ipx printing settings, tcp/ip settings and the apple talk setup settings are set in the network setup parameter..

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    396 chapter 10 – system administration ipx printing ipx printing enables the spire cxp8000 color server to act as a job server for the novell queue. A job server checks each assigned queue at a specified interval, taking care of jobs on a first-in, first-out basis. Once a job is processed, its assoc...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 397 tcp/ip setup the spire cxp8000 color server is predefined with a default ip address. The tcp/ip option enables you to change this ip address and other tcp/ ip settings. To change the tcp/ip network settings: 1. In the settings window, sel...

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    398 chapter 10 – system administration 5. Click ok in the local area connection properties window. You are prompted to restart your computer. 6. Click no if you need to make more changes, or yes to reboot. Apple talk setup the appletalk setup utility enables you to change the appletalk zone in which...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 399 remote tools setup the remote tools setup includes setup for the remote admin tool and enables the connection of clients to the spire cxp8000 color server over the network using the spire web center . Remote admin the remote admin utility...

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    400 chapter 10 – system administration 3. In the password box, type a password. 4. Click save . To download and launch the remote admin client application: 1. From the system administrator workstation, connect to the desired spire cxp8000 color server, and from the utilities folder (related to your ...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 401 2. From the spire server list, select the desired spire cxp8000 color server. 3. Click ok . The next login window appears. 4. In the session password box, type the password you have previously created in the remote tools setup window. 5. ...

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    402 chapter 10 – system administration to enable web connections: 1. In the settings window, select administration > remote tools setup . 2. In the web connect setup area, select enable web viewer . Security the user passwords and disk wipe settings are set in security . User passwords to set passwo...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 403 to change administrator/operator passwords: 1. In the settings window, select administration > security . 2. In the administrator/operator area, enter the old password. 3. Enter the new password. 4. Verify the new password. 5. Click apply...

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    404 chapter 10 – system administration 7. To start the disk wipe operation, click start wiping . A progress bar appears while the disk wipe operation permanently deletes files. 8. Close the disk wipe application when the operation finishes. System disks when the printer or user disks reach a pre-def...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 405 to set the system disks threshold: 1. In the settings window, select administration > system disks . 2. In the system disks area, set the minimum free disk space desired for rip. Backing up the configuration the configuration backup item ...

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    406 chapter 10 – system administration configuration backup to backup the configuration of your spire cxp8000 color server: 1. In the settings window, select administration > configuration backup . 2. In the configuration backup area, click browse . The save window appears..

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 407 3. Browse to the desired directory path for the backup. 4. Click save . 5. In the settings window, click start backup . Configuration restore to restore the configuration of your spire cxp8000 color server: 1. In the settings window, sele...

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    408 chapter 10 – system administration the restore configuration window appears. 4. Select the categories you want to restore, and click ok . The following message appears: 5. Click yes if you would like the restored files to replace the current ones. Click no if you do not want the restored files t...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 409 localization the localization measurements and the language are set in the localization parameter. Setting the localization measurement 1. In the settings window, select preferences > localization . 2. In the localization area, select mil...

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    410 chapter 10 – system administration pre-rip preview 1. In the settings window, select preferences > pre-rip preview . 2. In the ps preview area, select your choice: • save as pdf : to save the file as pdf • return to original ps file : to return to the original ps file 3. In the vi job preview ar...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 411 general defaults 1. In the settings window, select preferences > general defaults . 2. In the default image size area, select the size . 3. Select the desired opi setting. 4. Select the default archive path . 5. Set the custom paper funct...

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    412 chapter 10 – system administration the job batching utility enables you to print several jobs with the same settings in a batch, one after the other without the cycle down, and consequently save production time. To set the desired job batching option: 1. In the settings window, select preference...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 413 to set the desired held jobs option: ¾ in the held jobs policy area, select bypass held jobs , to bypass frozen jobs in the in print queue. Or: select don’t bypass held jobs to stop the printing from the queue when a job is assigned a fro...

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    414 chapter 10 – system administration emulations using this utility, you can select the desired emulation method: • device link (default) • csa to specify the emulation method: 1. In the settings window, select preferences > color . 2. In the emulation area, select the desired emulation method from...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 415 color conversion tables the color conversion tables utility enables you to select the set of color conversion tables used for your jobs. To select the color conversion tables: 1. In the settings window, select preferences > color . 2. In ...

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    416 chapter 10 – system administration messages the alert messages , accounting log setup , and message viewer log setup settings are set in messages . Alert messages the alert messages utility enables you to select whether the alerts window will open automatically, or not, when an error occurs. To ...

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    Setting up and configuring the spire cxp8000 color server 417 accounting log setup by default, all the jobs that were handled during the past 90 days are listed in the spire cxp8000 color server accounting window. This utility enables you to specify different values for how long information remains ...

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    418 chapter 10 – system administration view configuration the view configuration utility enables you to view the configuration of your spire cxp8000 color server and to print it to any printer on the network connected to your spire cxp8000 color server. In addition you can save the configuration in ...

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    System messages 419 5. Locate the desired folder, and click save . System messages while jobs are being handled by the spire cxp8000 color server, various messages are emitted. You can view the messages of each job in the job history window, of the entire session in the message viewer window, or jus...

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    420 chapter 10 – system administration to delete messages from the alerts window: ¾ select the message(s) you want to delete and click clear . Or: click the clear all button to remove all messages. System disks threshold message when the printer or user disks reach a pre-defined minimum available sp...

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    System messages 421 job history to view the job history: ¾ right-click a job in the queues window or in the storage window, and from the menu select job history . Or: select a job and from the job menu select job history . The job history window appears, listing all the messages that were generated ...

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    422 chapter 10 – system administration the message viewer to open the message viewer: ¾ at any stage of work, from the tools menu, select message viewer . The message viewer window appears, listing all the messages that were generated during the workflow. By default, all the jobs that were handled d...

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    System messages 423 filtering the messages by type each message in the message viewer and job history windows is assigned an icon to denote the message type: you can filter the list in order to view only messages of certain types. ¾ click any message type icon—for example, error — in order not to li...

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    424 chapter 10 – system administration 3. Set the printing options as desired, and then click ok ..

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    24 bit/3 byte image an image can be either rgb or cmy and each of the three colors uses 1 byte or 8 bits of data. Since 3 bytes equals 24 bits, these images are also known as 24 bit images. This system is used for high quality video imaging and scanning. For process color printing, a fourth color (b...

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    426 spire cxp8000 color server user guide apr creo's automatic picture replacement workflow. In this workflow, two versions of a file are created - a high-resolution file and a low- resolution file called psimage. The latter is used for positioning and manipulation within a dtp application. The low-...

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    Glossary 427 color separations separate films are prepared for each of the process printing inks - cyan, magenta, yellow and black. These films are used to prepare the printing plates for printing on press. See also cmyk. Composite mode in composite mode, the data required to separate a page into it...

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    428 spire cxp8000 color server user guide dtp abbreviation for desktop publishing. The process of page production using personal computers, off-the-shelf software and an output device such as a printer or imagesetter. Usually, these components form a system that is driven by a device-independent pag...

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    Glossary 429 halftone a negative or positive image whereby detail of the image is reproduced with dots varying area but of uniform density. Creates the illusion of continuous tone when viewed with the naked eye. Highlights the whitest portions of the original or reproduction that have no color cast....

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    430 spire cxp8000 color server user guide linework linework graphics are characterized by sharply defined lines and very clear transitions from one color to another. Linework is stored in the computer as a series of geometric (vector) drawing instructions. Metamerism metamerism occurs when two color...

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    Glossary 431 output tone curve a graph showing the relationship of original input densities and the corresponding dot percentages on film. Overprint a technique, which overlaps colored elements to eliminate the appearance of gaps between elements caused by misregistration of the various separations ...

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    432 spire cxp8000 color server user guide raster file a file of data that was scanned, processed or output sequentially, bit by bit and line by line. Also known as a bitmap. Rasterization the translation of vector information into bitmap information. Bitmaps may also require a new rasterization to c...

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    Glossary 433 saturation the strength of a color. Screen angle the angle of rows of halftone dots represented in degrees. During output of films for reproduction, the dot arrangement of each separation film is placed at a distinct and different angle to the other separations. See also moiré. Screen r...

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    434 spire cxp8000 color server user guide stochastic screening a method of creating frequency-modulated halftones that depends on the number of laser dots in a given area rather than the size of the laser dots in a given area. The dots are randomly placed and very small. Areas with a higher dot perc...

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    Glossary 435 variable information (vi) variable information (vi) jobs are jobs in which the printed materials are individualized for specific recipients or purposes. These materials can include bills, targeted advertising and direct mailings. Vector drawing the geometric system used to define lines ...

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    A aborted status, 198 absolute colorimetric, 43, 330 accounting log printing and exporting, 216 setup, 417 accounting viewer setting, 215 viewing log, 213 actual size button, 204 adding crop marks, 235 fold marks, 236 interleaves, 171 new virtual printer, 218 admin page, 46, 285 administration items...

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    438 spire cxp8000 color server user guide d data flow, 12 date changing, 394 default archive path setting, 411 default gradation table, 354, 357 default paper size setting, 411 deleting pages from a job, 210 spot colors, 353 vi elements, 386 virtual printers, 221 deletion policy, 166 delivery, 161 d...

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    Index 439 held jobs policy, 413 held status, 198 help online help, 30 help menu, 29 high-resolution automatic picture replacement, 249 deleting a path, 252 modifying a path, 252 open prepress interface, 252 setting a path, 250 workflow, 248 hot folders file formats, 86 gap formats, 86 mac os 9, 87 m...

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    440 spire cxp8000 color server user guide macintosh, 10 defining a printer on client workstations, 66 printing from, 75 using the fontdownloader, 298 working from client workstations, 65 margins, 233, 234 marks & bleed, 235 max details button, 204 menu bar, 20 merging jobs, 210 message viewer, 422 m...

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    Index 441 printer’s default, 39, 65 printers default network, 38 printing accounting log, 216 book-style hard copies, 160 from linux, 114 from unix, 118 jobs, 154 lpr, 91 using a hot folder (mac os 9), 87 using a hot folder (mac os x), 89 using a hot folder (windows), 86 process queue, 33, 186 statu...

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    442 spire cxp8000 color server user guide storage window, 13, 20, 34, 194, 196 status indicators, 198 submitting, 32 an rtp job, 156 jobs, 200 suspend button, 192 swop, 44 synapse, 373 system disks, 404 t tabs printing, 268 target calibration, 309 tcp/ip setup, 397 template, 231 text and line qualit...

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    Index 443 windows nt 4.0 defining a printer, 48 printing using commands, 105 setting up an lpr printer, 91 windows xp defining a printer, 55 defining a printer using the add printer wizard, 55 printing using commands, 105 workflow, 10, 43 basic, 31 importing and printing from the client, 32 importin...

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