Konica Minolta FIERY Z5 /CF9001, CF9001 User Manual

Fiery Z4 Color Server

PRINTING GUIDE

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Contents

Preface

About this manual
About the documentation
How the Fiery Z4 works

About printer drivers and PPDs xv

Before you begin

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

Printing from applications

Setting options and printing from Windows 95/98 1-1
Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0 1-13
Setting options and printing from Windows 2000 1-18
Saving files to print at a remote location 1-21

Printing with Fiery Downloader

Chapter 2: Printing from Mac OS Computers

Printing from applications

Selecting the Fiery Z4 in the Chooser 2-1
Setting options and printing from Mac OS computers 2-2

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xiv

xv

xvi

1-1

1-22

2-1

Printing with Fiery Downloader

Chapter 3: Printing from UNIX Workstations

Printing to the Fiery Z4

2-6

3-1

x Contents

Chapter 4: Special Features

Printing variable data documents with FreeForm

How FreeForm works 4-2
Creating the master-elements document 4-3
Creating the variable-elements document 4-4
Combining the FreeForm Master with the variable-elements document 4-5
Using FreeForm 4-6

Printing simulations
Printing duplex pages
Scanning from the copier with Fiery Scan

Fiery Scan color conversion settings 4-11
Using Fiery Scan 4-11

Scanning from the copier with Scanner Mode

One Touch programming 4-19

Chapter 5: Downloading Files and Fonts

Using Fiery Downloader

Printing with Fiery Downloader 5-4
Downloading and managing printer fonts 5-7

4-1

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-16

5-1

Chapter 6: Tracking and Managing Print Jobs

Fiery WebTools

Checking Fiery Z4 status with the Status WebTool 6-3
Accessing information with WebLink 6-4

Fiery Link

Fiery Link tools 6-6
Preferences 6-7
My Fiery List 6-9
Windows taskbar menu 6-9
Accessing scanned jobs with WebScan 6-10

6-1

6-4

xi Contents

Appendix A: Print Options

Where to set print options

Print options and override hierarchy A-2
Default settings A-2
More information about print options A-9

Appendix B: Font List

PostScript printer fonts

Adobe Type 1 fonts B-1
TrueType fonts B-5

Appendix C: Troubleshooting

Maintaining optimal system performance
Troubleshooting

General printing problems C-2
Problems with print quality C-4
Problems with Fiery Downloader C-5
Problems with Fiery Scan C-7
Problems with Fiery WebTools C-7

A-1

B-1

C-1

C-2

Index

xiii About this manual

Preface

You can use the Fiery Z4 Color Server™ to print final documents or to proof jobs you
will later print on an offset press. You send a print job to the Fiery Z4 Color Server as
you would to any other printer—you select it from the Printers dialog box on
Microsoft Windows computers, or in the Chooser on Apple Mac OS computers—and
then print from within any application.

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The term “Fiery Z4” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery Z4

Color Server. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery Z4.

Although it may not be the case at all sites, it is assumed that an operator controls and
manages jobs sent by users from remote workstations. For information on the features
of the Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler, see the

Management Guide

.

Job

About this manual

This manual is intended for those remote users who send jobs via the network between
their workstation and the Fiery Z4. It covers the following topics:

• Printing from a Windows computer

• Printing from a Mac OS computer

• Printing from UNIX

• Using special features, such as printing variable data documents, press simulations,
and scanning images from the copier using Adobe Photoshop and the Fiery Scan™
plug-in

• Downloading files and fonts using Fiery Downloader

™

• Monitoring jobs and accessing information using Fiery WebTools™ and Fiery

™

Link

• Specifying and overriding job settings, a list of fonts installed on the Fiery Z4, and
troubleshooting information

xiv Preface

About the documentation

This manual is part of a set of Fiery Z4 documentation that includes the following
manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Configuration Guide

Fiery Z4 for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes
guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide
PostScript printing services to clients.

•

Getting Started

Fiery Z4. Specifically, it describes installation of PostScript printer drivers, printer
description files, and other user software provided on the User Software CD. It also
explains how to connect each user to the network.

• The

Printing Guide

jobs via remote workstations on the network.

• The

Color Guide

Fiery Z4. It addresses concepts and issues associated with printing to the Fiery Z4
and outlines key workflow scenarios. This manual explains how to calibrate your
copier and take advantage of the ColorWise® color management system, as well as
features of ColorWise Pro Tools™. In addition, the
on printing from popular Windows and Mac OS applications.

describes how to install software to enable users to print to the

provides information on managing the color output of your

explains basic configuration and administration of the

describes the printing features of the Fiery Z4 for users who send

Color Guide

offers information

• The

Job Management Guide

including the Command WorkStation, and how they can be used to manage jobs.
This book is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary
access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job flow and troubleshoot
problems that may arise.

•

Release Notes

the problems you may encounter.

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

explains the functions of the Fiery Z4 client utilities,

xv How the Fiery Z4 works

How the Fiery Z4 works

The Fiery Z4 receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) those
files, and then sends them to the copier’s print engine for printing. Even with the
Fiery Z4 installed, you can still use the copier to make copies.

Windows and Mac OS computers communicate with the Fiery Z4 by means of a
PostScript printer driver and PostScript printer description (PPD) files. The driver
enables you to use special features of the Fiery Z4 from the Print dialog box.

About printer drivers and PPDs

A printer driver manages printing communication between your application software
and the printer. It interprets the instructions generated by the application software,
merges those instructions with printer-specific PPD options you specify, and translates
all that information into PostScript, a language the printer understands. In other
words, the printer driver writes a PostScript file based on your original file and the
options you set from the Print dialog box.

A PPD file contains information about a particular device’s features and capabilities
(for example, what paper sizes and media types are supported). The printer driver reads
the information in the PPD file and presents that information to you in the form of
options you can choose from the Print dialog box. The PPD for the Fiery Z4 includes
information about the features of both the copier and the Fiery Z4.

For information on the PPD options, see Appendix A.

xvi Preface

Before you begin

Before using the Fiery Z4, follow these steps:

1. Confirm that the system administrator has completed Setup as described in the

Configuration Guide

2. Find out what printer defaults the administrator specified in Setup.

These default settings can affect the results of your print jobs. Check with your
administrator or operator for information on these default settings.

3. Confirm that the user software is installed correctly on your workstation, as described
in

Getting Started

.

.

4. Consult the
affect color output.

5. Find out how your workstation is configured for printing on the network.

Color Guide

for information on print options and application features that

If your site has an operator who controls all printing, you may have access to the Hold
queue only. In this case, all jobs you send are spooled to the Fiery Z4 and held until the
operator sends them to their next stage of processing.

You may also have access to the Print queue. If you send jobs to this queue, jobs spool
to the Fiery Z4 and proceed to RIP and print according to your job settings—unless
someone (you, or an operator, for example) intervenes.

Lastly, you may have access to the Direct connection, which sends jobs straight to the
server without spooling.

6. Find out whether the Fiery Z4 is set up to use Fiery WebTools and what your access
privileges are.

The administrator may or may not have enabled access to the server via the Internet
(or an intranet). If access is enabled, a password may be required to utilize certain
functions.

1-1 Printing from applications

1

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

This chapter describes how to print to the Fiery Z4 from Windows 95/98,
Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. You can print from a networked Windows
computer or from a computer using Windows (SMB) printing. If you plan to print
files at another location, follow the procedures described in “Saving files to print at a
remote location” on page 21.

Another way to print from a Windows computer is to download PostScript,
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), or Portable Document Format (PDF) files using Fiery
Downloader. Basic instructions are provided at the end of this chapter.

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For information on setting up the Windows environment for printing with
Windows servers connected to the Fiery Z4, see the
information on how to connect to the Fiery Z4 over the network, install printer
drivers, and install the Fiery utilities, see

Getting Started

Configuration Guide

.

. For

Printing from applications

Once you have installed the Fiery Z4 printer driver and set it to the proper port, as
described in
Simply choose the Print command from within your application.

To achieve the best printing results from specific applications, see the

Getting Started

, you can print directly from most Windows applications.

Color Guide

.

Setting options and printing from Windows 95/98

To print from Windows 95/98, use the Adobe PostScript printer driver for
Windows 95/98. The driver is included with the Fiery Z4 user software. In addition to
using the User Software CD, you can download printer drivers and printer files from
the Fiery Z4 with the Installer WebTool (if the site administrator has enabled Internet
access to the Fiery Z4). See

Once you have installed the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the PPD file, you can
specify print settings for a particular job and print it to the Fiery Z4.

Getting Started

for more information.

1-2 Printing from Windows Computers

1

To print from Windows 95/98 applications by connecting your computer to a print
server via the network, one of the following is required: a NetWare server, a
Windows NT server, or a UNIX server. For more information, see the

Guide

.

To print from Windows 95/98 applications without connecting to a print server, you
can use SMB printing. For more information, see

Getting Started

Configuration

.

TO

SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT FROM WINDOWS

A

DOBE POSTSCRIPT

Saved settings, see page 1-7

Print option bars, see below

95/98

PRINTER DRIVER:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers.

2. Select the icon for the Fiery Z4 and choose Properties from the File menu.

3. Click the Fiery Printing tab.

The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control center for all frequently used printing
functions.

USING THE

Shortcuts, see page 1-12

Page shortcuts, see page 1-13

Click to display all print options

Click to hide all print options

1-3 Printing from applications

1

4. Click the Paper Source print option bar.

In the Page Size area, specify the page size for the job.
From the Paper Source pop-up menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example,

you can specify that the job should be printed on pages from MF (Manual Feed) tray.
In the Media Type area, specify the type of media to use for the job.
Choose Enable or Disable from the Tray Alignment menu.
For more information on these and other print options, see Appendix A.

NOTE: If paper loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, and/or media

type than that of the job you are sending, the Fiery Z4 displays an error message and
the job might not print. Load the correct paper in the selected tray or cancel the job.

1-4 Printing from Windows Computers

1

5. Click the ColorWise print option bar.

Illustration to be provided.

In the Print Mode area, specify the color mode for the job. If you want to use any
advanced color management features (such as Rendering Style), click Expert Settings
and proceed to step 6, otherwise skip to step 7.

6. Specify the color setting for the print job, then click OK.

1-5 Printing from applications

1

7. Click the Destination, Layout, Image Quality, Finishing, and FreeForm print option

8. Click the Owner Information print option bar.

bars to specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

These print options are specific to the Fiery Z4 and the copier. They override settings
in Fiery Z4 Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation,
Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler. For information about these options and
overrides, see Appendix A.

If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings entered during
Setup, or the default settings. See Appendix A for more information.

NOTE: If you specify incompatible print settings, the Conflict dialog box may appear.

Follow the on-screen instructions to resolve the conflict.

1-6 Printing from Windows Computers

1

9. Enter text messages in the Notes areas.

10. In the Instructions area, enter instructions to the operator about the job.

11. Click OK.

12. From your application, choose Print.

13. Click OK.

Enter user and job identification information for managing purposes, or whatever
information is required at your site.

The information you enter in these areas can be viewed by the operator at the
Command WorkStation and also appears in the Job Log. It cannot be edited or erased
by the operator.

These instructions can be displayed at the Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, and
Fiery Web Spooler, but do not appear in the Job Log. These instructions can be edited
by the operator.

Make sure the Fiery Z4 is selected as your current printer.

1-7 Printing from applications

1

Using saved settings

Print option settings can be saved on your hard disk so you can easily load specifically
configured settings for a particular job. Settings files can also be shared over a network,
using the Import and Export features.

TO CREATE SAVED SETTINGS:

1. Make sure that Default Settings appears in the Saved Settings pop-up menu.

2. Configure the options from all the print option bars.

Illustration to be provided.

As soon as you change any settings, the Saved Settings menu displays Untitled instead
of Default Settings.

Click the Disk button

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3. Click the Disk button.

4. Using a maximum of 28 characters, enter a Settings Name and click OK.

The name appears in the Saved Settings pop-up menu.

TO LOAD SAVED SETTINGS:

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Saved Settings pop-up menu.

2. Choose the settings you want to use.

The printer driver is automatically configured with the saved settings.

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TO DELETE SAVED SETTINGS:

Click the Settings button

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1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Settings button.

2. Select the settings you want to delete and click Delete.

3. Click Yes to confirm deletion, and click OK.

TO MODIFY SAVED SETTINGS:

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Saved Settings pop-up menu.

2. Choose the settings you want to modify.

The printer driver is automatically configured with the saved settings.

3. Configure your new settings from the print option bars, and click the Disk button.

4. Click OK to save the modified settings.

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TO EXPORT SAVED SETTINGS:

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Settings button.

2. Select the Saved Settings you want to export, and click Export.

3. Browse to the location where you want to save the file, enter a file name, and click OK.

N

OTE: The file name must include the .sav extension and can be up to eight characters

long (not including the extension). The file name does not have to match the Settings
Name.

4. Click OK in the Settings dialog box.

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TO IMPORT SAVED SETTINGS:

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Settings button.

2. Click the Import button.

3. Browse to the location of the saved settings file you want to import.

4. Select the file, and click OK.

5. Click OK in the Settings dialog box.

N

OTE: When you import saved settings, they appear in the Saved Settings menu under

their Settings Name, not the file name. In the example above, the file present.sav (file
name) was imported, but it appears in the Saved Settings menu as Presentation
(Settings Name).

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Using Shortcuts

The Shortcuts section of the driver interface displays the current settings for some of
the most common print options. You can access and change these settings quickly and
easily using the Shortcuts. You can also access some page layout and finishing options
by right-clicking the image of the page directly below Shortcuts.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS USING SHORTCUTS:

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, place your cursor over the print option you want to set.

When your cursor is directly over the print option name, the cursor turns into a hand
and the option name is underlined; see the Duplex print option in the example below.

Selected print option

2. Click the selected print option and specify the appropriate settings.

Alternatively, you can right-click the print option and specify the settings directly.

3. Click OK.

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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS USING THE PAGE SHORTCUTS:

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, place your cursor over the page image and right-click.

Right-click the page image

2. Specify the appropriate settings for the print options.

3. Click OK.

Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0

You can print from Windows NT 4.0 using the Adobe PostScript printer driver
included on the User Software CD. In addition to using the User Software CD, you
can download printer drivers and printer files from the Fiery Z4 with the Installer
WebTool (if the site administrator has enabled Internet access to the Fiery Z4). See
Getting Started for more information.

Once you have installed the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the PPD file, you can
specify print options.

With the Adobe PostScript printer driver, you can set options on a job-by-job basis (see
below), or establish default settings for all jobs printed from your computer to the
Fiery Z4 (see page 1-18).

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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC WINDOWS NT 4.0 PRINT JOB

USING THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER:

1. Choose Print in your application.

2. Make sure the Fiery Z4 is selected as your printer and click Properties.

3. Click the Fiery Printing tab.

4. Click the ColorWise print option bar.

In the Print Mode area, specify the color mode for the job. If you want to use any
advanced color management features (such as Rendering Style), click Expert Settings
and proceed to step 5, otherwise skip to step 7.

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5. Specify the color settings for the print job, then click OK.

6. Click the Destination, Layout, Image Quality, Finishing, and FreeForm print option
bars to specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

These print options are specific to the Fiery Z4 and the copier. They override settings
in Fiery Z4 Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation,
Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler. For information about these options and
overrides, see Appendix A.

If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings entered during
Setup, or the default settings. See Appendix A for more information.

NOTE: If you specify incompatible print settings, the Conflict dialog box may appear.

Follow the on-screen instructions to resolve the conflict.

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7. Click the Owner Information print option bar.

8. Enter text messages in the Notes areas.

Enter user and job identification information for managing purposes, or whatever
information is required at your site.

The information you enter in these areas can be viewed by the operator at the
Command WorkStation and also appears in the Job Log. It cannot be edited or erased
by the operator.

9. In the Instructions area, enter instructions to the operator about the job.

These instructions can be displayed at the Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, and
Fiery Web Spooler, but do not appear in the Job Log. These instructions can be edited
by the operator.

10. Click OK and then OK in the Print dialog box.

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TO SET DEFAULT PRINT OPTIONS FOR ALL WINDOWS NT 4.0 JOBS USING

THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings and choose Printers.

2. Right-click to select the Fiery Z4 and choose Document Defaults.

3. Click the Fiery Printing tab.

4. Specify the default settings for your print job.

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Setting options and printing from Windows 2000

You can print from Windows 2000 using the Microsoft printer driver included with
your Windows 2000 system, and the PostScript PPD included on the User Software
CD.

Once you have installed the printer driver and the PPD file, you can specify print
options.

To print from Windows 2000 applications by connecting your computer to a print
server via the network, one of the following is required: a NetWare server, a
Windows NT server, or a UNIX server. For more information, see the Configuration
Guide.

To print from Windows 2000 applications without connecting to a print server, you
can use SMB printing. For more information, see the Getting Started.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR A WINDOWS 2000 PRINT JOB USING THE
MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER:

1. Choose Print in your application.

NOTE: The dialog box that appears may vary, depending on the application you are

printing from.

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2. Make sure the Fiery Z4 is selected as your printer.

3. Select print options from the Layout and Paper/Quality tabs.

Illustration to be provided.

Illustration to be provided.

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4. Click the Advanced button.

Illustration to be provided.

Select a setting from the Paper Size pop-up menu.

5. Scroll down to Printer Features, and select the appropriate settings for the print job.

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6. Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box.

7. Click OK to close the Document Properties dialog box.

8. Click OK to Print.

These print options are specific to the Fiery Z4 and the copier. They override settings
in Fiery Z4 Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation,
Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler. For information about these options and
overrides, see Appendix A.

If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings entered during
Setup, or default settings.

NOTE: As you select print options, incompatible print settings appear with a caution

icon next to their names. If you specify incompatible print settings the Incompatible
Print Settings dialog box appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to resolve the
conflict.

The job prints with the specified settings.

Saving files to print at a remote location

If you do not have the Fiery Z4 and are preparing files to take to a service bureau or
other location, print the final files to the File port (as opposed to one of the local
ports). You can also print to the File port to create a file to download using
Fiery Downloader. For instructions on printing to the File port, see your Windows
documentation.

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Printing with Fiery Downloader

Downloading files with Fiery Downloader is generally faster than printing from
application software. You can use Fiery Downloader to print PostScript, EPS, or PDF
files.

TO PRINT USING FIERY DOWNLOADER:

1. Create a PostScript, EPS, TIFF, or PDF file. Specify the appropriate print options and
include (embed) any necessary fonts that are not resident on the Fiery Z4.

For a list of fonts resident on the Fiery Z4, see Appendix B.

2. Launch Fiery Downloader and connect to the Fiery Z4.

For instructions on setting up Fiery Downloader, see Getting Started.

3. Select the file(s) you want to download, and specify any necessary options.

4. Click Download File(s).

For details, see Chapter 5.

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Chapter 2:
Printing
from Mac OS
Computers

You can print to the Fiery Z4 just as you would print to any other printer from any
application software. Select the Fiery Z4 as the current printer in the Chooser, and
print the file from within the application.

Another way to print from a Mac OS computer is to download PostScript,
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), or Portable Document Format (PDF) files using Fiery
Downloader. Basic instructions are provided at the end of this chapter.

Printing from applications

Before you can print to the Fiery Z4 from applications, you must select the Fiery Z4 in
the Chooser. Then, using the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the correct
PostScript Printer Description file (PPD), you can control many Fiery Z4 printing
features by specifying job settings from print dialog boxes.

For information on achieving the best printing results from specific applications, see
the Color Guide.

Selecting the Fiery Z4 in the Chooser

Before you print a job, make sure the Fiery Z4 is the currently selected printer.

NOTE: For information about setting up the Fiery Z4 in the Chooser, see Getting

Started.

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TO SELECT THE FIERY Z4 AS THE CURRENT PRINTER:

1. Make sure the Fiery Z4 is connected to the network and turned on.

2. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu.

3. Click the AdobePS icon to select it.

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OTE: Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active.

4. If your network is divided into zones, select the zone in which the Fiery Z4 is located.

5. Select the Fiery Z4 by <Server Name>_<Device Name>_<Queue Name> from the
“Select a PostScript Printer” list.

The names of all supported printers in the zone appear in the scroll list on the right.

NOTE: If your system administrator has not enabled the connection to the Print queue

or the Direct connection, the corresponding names will not appear in this list. For
example, if your site has an operator who controls the flow of print jobs from the
Command WorkStation, you may be able to print only to the Hold queue. See the
Configuration Guide for more information on enabling printer connections.

6. Close the Chooser window.

The Fiery Z4 remains selected as the current printer until you choose a new printer in
the Chooser.

Setting options and printing from Mac OS computers

In Mac OS applications, print options are set from both the Page Setup dialog box and
the Print dialog box. For details on specific print options, see Appendix A.

NOTE: Some default print options are set by the administrator during Setup. Check

with the administrator or the operator for information on the current server default
settings.

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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBEPS PRINTER DRIVER:

1. Open a file and choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu.

2. In the dialog box that appears, specify the Page Attributes settings for your print job.

Make sure to select the Fiery Z4 as your printer.

NOTE: Page Setup dialog boxes vary across applications.

3. Click OK.

4. Choose Print from the application’s File menu.

Make sure the Fiery Z4 is selected as your printer and specify settings for the print
options displayed.

2

Choose Job Notes from
the pop-up menu

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NOTE: Print dialog boxes vary across applications.

From the Paper Source pop-up menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example,
you can specify that the job should be printed on pages in the MF (Manual Feed) tray.

NOTE: If paper loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, and/or media

type than that of the job you are sending, the Fiery Z4 displays an error message and
the job will not print. You should then load the correct paper in the selected tray or
cancel the job.

5. Go to Job Notes.

In the Notes 1 and Notes 2 areas, enter user and job identification information for
accounting purposes, or whatever information is required at your site. These notes will
appear in the Job Log; they can also be viewed by the operator at the Command
WorkStation. These notes cannot be edited or erased by the operator.

In the Instructions area, enter instructions to the operator about the job. These
instructions can be displayed at the Command WorkStation, but do not appear in the
Job Log. These instructions can be edited by the operator.

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Choose Printer Specific
Options from the pop-up
menu

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6. Go to Printer Specific Options and specify the appropriate settings for your print job.

These print options are specific to the Fiery Z4 and the copier. They override settings
in Fiery Z4 Printer Setup, but can be changed from Fiery WebSpooler, or
Fiery Spooler. For information about these options and overrides, see Appendix A.

If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings entered during
Setup, or the default settings. See Appendix A for more information.

Some PPD options can also be set from an application (for example, Reverse Order
printing or collation). In these cases, use the PPD option to perform the function,
rather than setting it from the application. The application may not set up the file
properly for printing on the Fiery Z4 and may also take longer to process.

7. If you want to make the new settings the default settings, click Save Settings.

8. Click Print.

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OTE: The Fiery Z4 does not support printing the Cover Page from the AdobePS

printer driver.

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Printing with Fiery Downloader

Downloading files with Fiery Downloader is generally faster than printing from an
application. You can use Fiery Downloader to print PostScript, EPS, or PDF files.

TO PRINT USING FIERY DOWNLOADER:

1. Create a PostScript, EPS, or PDF file. Specify the appropriate print options and include
(embed) any necessary fonts that are not resident on the Fiery Z4.

For a list of fonts resident on the Fiery Z4, see Appendix B.

2. Launch Fiery Downloader and connect to the Fiery Z4.

For instructions on setting up Fiery Downloader, see Getting Started.

3. Select the file(s) you want to download, and specify any necessary options.

4. Click Download.

For details, see Chapter 5.

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Chapter 3:
Printing
from UNIX
Workstations

You can print to the Fiery Z4 directly from UNIX workstations. Jobs printed to the
Fiery Z4 are sent to the Print or Hold queue and can be manipulated from the
Command WorkStation or from Windows and Mac OS computers on the network
using Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler.

NOTE: If you print to the Hold queue, an operator must intervene from the Command

WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler for the job to print; jobs sent to the
Hold queue are spooled to disk and held.

The queue name and Fiery Z4 printer name are determined by your system
administrator. Contact your system administrator for the names of your queues.

For information about setting up printing from TCP/IP, see your UNIX system
documentation.

NOTE: Only PostScript or text files can be printed from UNIX.

Printing to the Fiery Z4

You can use UNIX commands to print PostScript and text files to the Fiery Z4. In
general, use basic print commands (lpr, lpq, lprm) to send print jobs to the Fiery Z4.
See UNIX manual pages or other documentation for information about UNIX
commands.

NOTE: Only PostScript or text files can be printed from UNIX.

TO PRINT FROM UNIX:

• On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command
to send a job to the Fiery Z4 as follows:

lpr <-Pprinter> <-#copies><filename>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery Z4 is named print_Server, your file is
named Sample, and you want to print two copies, type:

lpr -Pprint_Server -#2 Sample

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• On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the lp
command to send a job to the Fiery Z4 as follows:

lp -d <printername> {-n <copies>} <filename>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery Z4 is named print_Server, your file is
named Sample, and you want to print two copies, type:

lp -d print_Server -n 2 Sample

TO DISPLAY A LIST OF JOBS IN THE QUEUE:

• On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lpq command
to see printer jobs in the queue as follows:

lpq <-Pprinter>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery Z4 is named print_Server, type:

lpq -Pprint_Server

Your workstation displays the contents of the queue.

• On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the
lpstat command to see printer jobs in the queue as follows:

lpstat -o <printername>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery Z4 is named print_Server, type:

lpstat -o print_Server

Your workstation displays the contents of the queue.

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TO REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE:

NOTE: Unless you log in as the root user, you can remove only your own jobs.

• On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command
to remove jobs from the queue as follows.

lprm <-Pprinter><job #…>

You can use the lpq command to check the job number.
For example, to remove job number 123 from the Print queue of your Fiery Z4 named

print_Server, type:

lprm -Pprint_Server 123

The lprm command reports the names of any files it removes.

• On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the
cancel command to remove jobs from the queue.

cancel <printername> <job ID>

For example, to remove job number 123 from the Print queue of your Fiery Z4 named

print_Server, type:

cancel print_Server 123

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Chapter 4: Special Features

This chapter describes some of the special features supported by the Fiery Z4
including:

• Printing variable data documents using FreeForm

• Printing simulations

• Printing duplex pages

• Scanning from the copier with Scanner Mode

Printing variable data documents with FreeForm

Variable data printing is typically used for direct-mail advertising or other targeted
mailings. It involves combining a set of master elements that are common across copies
of a document with a set of variable elements that change from copy to copy. An
example is a brochure that greets customers by name and may include other personal
information about the customer obtained from a marketing database. Background
elements, illustrations, and text blocks that do not change across copies of the brochure
comprise the master elements. The customer’s name and other customer-specific
information comprise the variable elements.

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How FreeForm works

The basic premise of FreeForm variable data printing is that the master-element data
for the job can be sent to the Fiery Z4 and rasterized separately from the variable­element data. The master-element data is stored on the Fiery Z4 in prerasterized form
as a FreeForm Master, and can be used as often as needed with multiple sets of
variable-element data. Because the FreeForm Master job is preRIPped and stored on
the Fiery Z4, the only RIP time required for variable data print jobs is the time needed
to RIP the variable-element data. In fact, FreeForm Masters can be used for any fixed­element data that you might combine with different data from day to day. For
example, a letterhead template can be stored as a FreeForm Master and used repeatedly
as the background for different letter content (the variable-element data).

FreeForm allows you to create the master-element and variable-element documents
using any application you wish. The two documents can be created using different
applications, or even different computer platforms. To create the master-elements
document, you can use a page layout or graphics application. To create the variable­elements document, you can use a word processing application that has a mail merge
feature, a page layout application that supports scripting, or a database application.

FreeForm functions are controlled with two print options: Create Master and Use
Master. You can set these options in the printer driver when you send a job, or you can
instruct the operator to set them with job overrides from the Command WorkStation,
Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler.

4

Space for variable elements

Unchanging master elements

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Creating the master-elements document

Before you can use FreeForm, you must create a master-elements document and a
variable-elements document. This includes creating the layout for the combined
document as well as the elements themselves. In a page layout or graphics program,
you arrange the master elements (text and graphics that do not change) on one or more
pages, leaving space for the variable elements.

Master-elements document

When you have finalized the design of the master-elements document, print it to the
Fiery Z4 and specify that a FreeForm Master is to be created from the job (see page 4-

7).

NOTE: Although the Fiery Z4 can store up to 100 FreeForm Masters, the printer driver

interface, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler allow you to select numbers 1 through
15 only. To create a FreeForm Master with a number greater than 15, the operator
must set the Create Master and Use Master options and RIP the job from the
Command WorkStation.

Variable element

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Creating the variable-elements document

You can create the variable-elements document with a word processing application that
provides a mail merge function, a database application, or a page layout application
that supports scripting. In all cases, information is taken from a list or database and
merged into an existing document that is set up to accept the information. Each
application has different controls for this function; see the application documentation
for detailed instructions. Before the variable elements can be added to the master­elements document, they must be formatted to conform to the layout of the master­elements document. This is done by creating a document with the correct formatting
and then adding the variable information in the appropriate places.

Variable-elements document

When you have created the variable-elements document, print it to the Fiery Z4 and
specify that it should be combined with the corresponding FreeForm Master.

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Combining the FreeForm Master with the variable-elements document

When you print the variable-elements document to the Fiery Z4, you specify the
FreeForm Master created from your master-elements document with the Use Master
print option. The Fiery Z4 combines the raster data of the variable-elements document
with the preRIPped FreeForm Master, creating a new raster data file. The merged raster
file can be soft-proofed (before it is printed) in the Thumbnail windows of the
Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler.

Combined document

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Using FreeForm

This section provides some suggestions to help you print variable data jobs correctly.

• Consult your administrator or operator on how FreeForm Master numbers are

assigned at your site.

If FreeForm printing is used by a large number of users at your site, FreeForm
Master numbers, or ranges of numbers, may be assigned to specific users or groups.
Users can select only numbers 1 through 15 as print option settings. The operator
can override FreeForm Master numbers and reassign them to numbers greater
than 15 from the Command WorkStation. You may want the operator to assign all
FreeForm Master numbers to avoid potential conflicts in the use of FreeForm Master
numbers.

• Use the Job Notes and Instructions fields to communicate instructions about your

job to the operator.

If you want to create or use a FreeForm Master number greater than 15, these fields
can be used to tell the operator to override the appropriate job setting (Create
Master or Use Master) and RIP the job from the Command WorkStation.

• Give your jobs unique and descriptive names.

Both you and the operator need to be able to easily identify your jobs if there are
many jobs in the queues, the FreeForm Master numbers are reassigned, or you want
to refer to another job in the Job Notes or Instructions fields.

• See Appendix A for restrictions on print option settings when using FreeForm.

The following settings for the master-elements document and variable-elements
document must match:

Color Mode
Combine Separations
Compression (must be set to On)
N-up layout
Duplex
Page Size
Page Order

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The following settings for the variable-elements document override the
corresponding settings in the master-elements document:

Media Type
Paper Source
Save Fast Reprint
Sorter Mode
Stapler Mode

TO PRINT VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS:

1. Create a master-elements document.

The master-elements document can comprise multiple pages.
The example below shows one page of a master-elements document for a tri-fold

brochure which was created with a page layout application.

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2. Print the master-elements document to the Fiery Z4 with the Create Master print

3. Create the variable-elements document.

option set to one of the FreeForm Master numbers (1 through 15).

Or, set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides to
create a FreeForm Master from this job.

You can create the variable-elements document using a different file, a different
application, or a different computer platform than was used to create the master­elements document, but some print options must be the same (see page 4-6 for
details).

The example below shows one page of the variable-elements document for the tri-fold
brochure. The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as
complex as multiple, full-color graphics and photographic elements.

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4. Print the variable-elements document to the Fiery Z4 with the Use Master print option
set to the appropriate FreeForm Master number.

The FreeForm Master number may be one you set yourself when you sent the master­elements document or it may be one that was assigned by the operator.

FreeForm Master numbers can be overridden from the Command WorkStation, Fiery
Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler. Check with the operator to make sure that the
FreeForm Master number you specify is the correct one for the FreeForm Master you
want to use.

If you want to check the job before it prints, instruct the operator to RIP and Hold the
job so that you can preview it from the Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or
Fiery WebSpooler.

The example below shows the FreeForm Master and variable-elements document
combined. The variable data is simply overlaid on the master-elements document.

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Printing simulations

You can use the Fiery Z4 to proof offset press jobs or to simulate the output of other
print devices by specifying settings for two print options: CMYK Simulation Profile
and CMYK Simulation Method. These options affect CMYK data only.

The Fiery Z4 provides CMYK Simulation targets for the major international press
standards: SWOP, DIC, and Euroscale. You can also create, save, and import custom
simulation profiles using ColorWise Pro Tools (see the Color Guide).

• When printing simulations on the Fiery Z4, choose the CMYK Simulation Profile

setting corresponding to the press standard for which the CMYK data was prepared,
or choose a custom simulation profile.

• To simulate the color of a copy made from the copier glass, choose the Match Copy

setting. This setting bypasses Fiery Z4 calibration.

Use the CMYK Simulation Method print option to specify the quality of simulation
desired: Quick or Full. For more information, see the Color Guide.

Printing duplex pages

You can use the Fiery Z4 to print double-sided (duplex) pages.

TO PRINT DUPLEX PAGES:

1. When specifying print options, set Duplex to the desired setting.
Top-Top
Top-Bottom prints the back side upside-down.

See “Duplex” on page A-11 for more information.

2. Set other options and click OK.

3. Click Print.

prints both sides using the same top edge.

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Scanning from the copier with Fiery Scan

• With the Fiery Scan plug-in module for Photoshop, you can scan an image from the

copier glass directly into Photoshop on your computer. You can also load pages into
the copier’s document feeder for scanning. The Fiery Scan plug-in must be installed
as described in Getting Started.

• In Photoshop 5.x RGB Setup, use the EFIRGB ICC (Mac OS) or EFIRGB.icm

(Windows) settings. See Getting Started for information on loading this file.

Fiery Scan color conversion settings

Fiery Scan offers two color conversion choices for scanned data:

• Calibrated RGB creates an RGB scan optimized for printing with Fiery Z4 Rendering

Styles (CRDs) or ICC profiles, as well as for viewing on the monitor.

• Match Copy creates a CMYK scan that, when printed on the Fiery Z4, looks like a

copy of the original made with the copier.

Using Fiery Scan

With Fiery Scan, you first create a prescan of the image; then you can select part, or all,
of the prescan for final scanning.

NOTE: The Windows and Mac OS versions of Fiery Scan are fundamentally the same;

differences are noted in this section. Where both windows or dialog boxes are
illustrated, the Windows version comes first, followed by the Mac OS version.

TO PRESCAN A DOCUMENT:

1. Launch Photoshop.

2. Place the original you want to scan on the copier glass.

3. In Photoshop’s File menu, point to Import, and click Select TWAIN_32 Source
(Windows) or Fiery Twain Select (Mac OS).

4. Select Fiery Scan in the window that appears, and click Select (Windows) or OK
(Mac OS).

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5. In the File menu, point to Import, and click TWAIN_32 (Windows) or Fiery Twain

6. Select the Fiery Z4 in the Chooser window, and click OK (Windows) or Connect

7. Select the appropriate settings in the Fiery Scan dialog box.

Acquire (Mac OS).

(Mac OS).

If the Fiery Z4 does not appear in the Windows Chooser list, you must configure the
Chooser list to communicate with the Fiery Z4. For instructions, see Getting Started.

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Prescan size—Choose the paper size of the original from the pop-up menu.
Resolution—Specify a value for the resolution. Changing the resolution also changes

the image size. The maximum resolution supported by the Fiery Z4 appears in the
dialog box.

Scan Mode (Full Color, Grayscale, or Black & White)—Specify the type of scan you

want.

8. Click Prescan.

The prescan image appears on the left side of the dialog box.

TO SELECT OPTIONS AND COMPLETE THE SCAN:

1. Drag the cursor to select the area of the prescan image that you want to acquire, or
enter the area to acquire in the Selection area.

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In the Selection area, you can specify:

Units (inches, centimeters, picas, points, ciceros, or pixels)—Specify the ruler units

that appear around the preview image.

Width and Height—Enter the width and height of the area to scan; or, select an area of

the page with the selection marquee. If you use the marquee to select the scan area, the
dimensions appear in these text boxes. If you do not specify a scan area, the default is
to acquire the entire scan.

To select a portion of the image using the marquee, you can move the selection
marquee around by positioning the Hand tool inside the marquee and dragging the
marquee to a new location. You can change the size of the frame by clicking and
dragging one of the handles on the corners of the selection frame. If you want to
deselect the area you have selected, double-click anywhere.

The Fiery Z4 scans at a maximum resolution that is dependent on the size of the
selected area. When you select an area to be scanned, Fiery Scan displays the maximum
resolution possible for that area. You can enter a dpi value which is less than the
maximum resolution.

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2. Click Options to display the Fiery Options dialog box (Windows) or Scan Options
dialog box (Mac OS).

Original

choose Photograph if you are scanning a continuous tone photographic image and
Offset Print or Copy if you are scanning a printed document. The Offset Print or
Copy mode takes slightly more time but reduces moiré patterns in scans.

Color Conversion—Select the color conversion to use: Calibrated RGB or Match Copy.

Use Calibrated RGB if you will print the image using the Fiery Z4 Rendering Style
(CRD). Use Match Copy to match the colors in a copy made by the copier as closely as
possible, assuming that you are going to print the image to the same copier and you do
not want to use a Rendering Style. Also see “Fiery Scan color conversion settings” on
page 4-11.

3. Select the appropriate settings and click OK.

4. Click Scan in the main window to acquire the scan.

The progress bar displays how much of the image has been processed. Click Esc
(Windows) or Command-. (Mac OS) to cancel acquiring the scan.

When the scan is acquired, the scanned image is displayed in Photoshop.

—Select the resampling interpolation method to use. In general, you should

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Scanning from the copier with Scanner Mode

With Scanner Mode, you can scan an image from the copier glass or Duplexing
Document Feeder to the Fiery Z4, then open the image with Fiery WebScan.

Please see you copier’s documentation on supported originals for use with the
Duplexing Document Feeder.

TO SCAN A DOCUMENT AND UPLOAD IT TO THE FIERY Z4:

1. Place the original face down on the copier glass or face up in the Duplexing Document
Feeder.

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OTE: When scanning transparencies, place a blank white page the same size as the

original over the transparency when scanning on the copier glass.

2. Press the Scan key on the copier.

The Scanner Mode screen appears in the Touch Panel.

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3. Choose the settings for your scan by touching an option in the Touch Panel.

Select from the following settings available. Default settings are underlined in the list
below. After each selection, touch OK. The Touch Panel will return to the Scanner
Mode screen. Once all settings are selected, proceed to step 4.

Original

Single-Sided
Double-Sided—To scan double-sided originals with the Duplexing Document Feeder.

Scan Size

A

uto Detect—Detects the original and automatically select the appropriate scan size.

11x17, Legal, Letter (landscape), Letter (portrait), 5 1/2x8 1/2, or Full—To

manually select the scan size (for US models).

A3, A4 (landscape), A4 (portrait), A5, A6, B4, B5 (landscape), B5 (portrait), B6, or
Full

—To manually select the scan size (for European models).

Custom Size—To specify a custom scan size. Touch this option and enter values for the

X and Y axis.

Color Mode
Full Color

Gray Scale—To scan using shades of black and white.
Monochrome—To scan using one specified color.

File Format

—To scan in TIFF file format.

TIFF
JPEG—To scan in JPEG file format.
PDF—To scan in PDF file format.

Background Removal
Select

scanned copy.

Not Select—To produce a faint color of a bright portion of the image.

—To scan single-sided originals.

—To scan using full color.

—To prevent data on the backside of the original from being reproduced on the

Resolution 1-600dpi

The default resolution is 150dpi. To specify the scan resolution, touch Resolution
1–600dpi and press the Clear key on the copier to clear the current resolution setting
and enter a new resolution form the 10-Key pad.

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4. Touch Direct to specify the directory to which the data will be stored.

5. Touch the Sym/Num touch key.

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OTE: To set a directory from among those programmed with One Touch, see the

following procedure. Once a directory is programmed, choose a directory from
OneTouch and proceed with step 5.

Sym/Num key

Bksp key

A screen is displayed that allows you to enter numerals.

6. Use the numerical keys displayed on the Touch Panel screen to enter the Scan Address.

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7. Touch OK

8. Press the Start key to scan the document and upload the data to the Fiery Z4.

Each Scan Address is accepted only once.
Use the Bksp touch key to erase the last entered character. The Clear (C) key erases all

characters entered.
Scan Address is handled as a MailBox number in WebScan. These numbers can range

from 0-999.
The copier, however, accepts a number greater than 999 and alphabetical characters. In

this situation, a scanned image is saved at MailBox number 0.
If “DOC” (whether upper or lower case) is input as the Scan Address, the scanned

Image is saved at Mailbox number 0 as a Scan to DocBuilder file.

To cancel the scan while in progress, press the Stop key.

The scanned data is sent to the Fiery hard drive. The data can now be retrieved with
Fiery WebScan. For information on accessing scanned documents with Fiery
WebScan, see page 6-10.

One Touch programming

If you program directory names in advance, you can access them with One Touch. Up
to 20 directory names can be programmed.

TO PROGRAM DIRECTORY NAMES AND ADDRESSES WITH ONE TOUCH:

1. Press the Utility key on the copier.

2. In the Touch Panel screen, touch Scanner Addr. Input.

Unused keys

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3. Touch any of the unused keys.

Illustration TBD

Down Arrow key

4. Using the keys displayed on the screen enter the directory name.

The directory name can be up to ten characters.

5. Touch the Down Arrow.

6. Using the keys displayed on the screen, enter the directory address.

7. Touch OK.

TO MODIFY DIRECTORY NAMES AND ADDRESSES WITH ONE TOUCH:

1. Press the Utility key on the copier.

2. In the Touch Panel screen, touch Scanner Addr. Input.

3. Touch the key that corresponds to the Directory to modify.

4. Touch the item to be changed, either Direct. Name or Scan Address.

5. Change the contents.

6. Touch OK.

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TO DELETE DIRECTORY NAMES AND ADDRESSES WITH ONE TOUCH:

1. Press the Utility key on the copier.

2. In the Touch Panel screen, touch Scanner Addr. Input.

3. Touch the directory name to be deleted.

4. Touch Delete.

5. Touch Yes to confirm deletion and touch OK.

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Chapter 5: Downloading Files and Fonts

Fiery Downloader allows you to send PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), and
Portable Document Format (PDF) files directly to the Fiery Z4 without using the
application they were created in. It also enables you to manage printer fonts on the
Fiery Z4.

You can use Fiery Downloader from a remote workstation as well as from the
Command WorkStation. Fiery Downloader requires a network connection. For
information on installing and configuring Fiery Downloader and on supported
networking protocols, see Getting Started.

NOTE: The Windows and Mac OS versions of Fiery Downloader are fundamentally the

same; differences are noted in this section.

Using Fiery Downloader

You can use Fiery Downloader to:

• Print PostScript, EPS, and PDF files to the Fiery Z4

• Check the status of the Fiery Z4

• Manage the printer fonts stored on the Fiery Z4 hard disk (this feature requires that

the Direct connection is published on the Fiery Z4)

NOTE: Fiery Downloader was designed specifically for the Fiery Z4; you cannot use it

with any other printer. You can use standard LaserWriter downloaders, such as the
Adobe Font Downloader, with the Fiery Z4.

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TO VIEW INFORMATION WITH FIERY DOWNLOADER:

Displays server status and user
and document name of the job
currently printing

Displays server status and user
and document name of the job
currently processing

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1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon or choose Fiery Downloader from the
Start>Programs menu.

2. Select the Fiery Z4 in the Chooser window, and click OK (Windows) or
Connect (Mac OS).

The Fiery Downloader Status window appears and you see the Fiery Downloader
Toolbar, menus, and the status bar at the bottom of the screen.

Dynamically displays the progress
of the job

Displays the amount of available
disk space

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Buttons for some menu functions appear in the Toolbar at the top of the window.

Open Click to connect to a different Fiery Z4.

Download Click to download a file or font to the Fiery Z4.

Status If you are viewing the font list, click to display the

status window for the current Fiery Z4.

Font list If you are viewing the status window, click to

display a list of printer fonts on the Fiery Z4 hard
disk.

About Fiery
Downloader
(Windows only)

You can click the font list button or choose Font List from the File menu to view font
information in the window.

Click to view version information about Fiery
Downloader.

3. To select a different Fiery Z4, choose Open from the File menu or click the Open
button.

4. Select the Fiery Z4 in the dialog box that appears, and click OK (Windows) or
Connect (Mac OS).

5. To close the status window, choose Close from the File menu; to quit Fiery Downloader,
choose Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS) from the File menu.

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Printing with Fiery Downloader

Printing files with Fiery Downloader is fast—generally faster than printing from
within applications. If you regularly print large files, be sure to try printing with
Fiery Downloader.

TO DOWNLOAD A FILE OR FONT WITH FIERY DOWNLOADER:

1. Use your application to generate a file.

You can save a PostScript or PDF file by selecting the appropriate option in the
application’s Print dialog box. With some applications, you can also save EPS files.

If you experience problems printing EPS files with Fiery Downloader, you can print
the file directly from the application in which you created it.

2. Launch Fiery Downloader.

3. Choose Download from the File menu or click the Download button.

4. Choose the file type to display from the Files of type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS)
menu.

You can leave this at the default All Known Formats or choose All Files. All Known
Formats lists all files in formats supported by Fiery Downloader.

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5. Choose the Connection Type (Windows) or Queue (Mac OS) to which you will download

You can download files and fonts in the same batch. If the fonts are used by files in the
same batch, the fonts should be downloaded first.

the files.

The options available to you in this menu depend on the setup at your site. The
potential selections are Print Queue (Windows) or Print (Mac OS), Hold Queue
(Windows) or Hold (Mac OS), and Direct Connection (Windows) or Direct
(Mac OS). If your administrator has not enabled one or more of these connections,
you cannot select it.

PDF files cannot be printed with the Direct connection. If you choose the Direct
connection, the job is spooled to the Print queue and then printed. If the Print queue
is not enabled, the job is spooled to the Hold queue and must be released for printing
by the operator.

NOTE: To download fonts, you must use the Direct connection (make sure that the

Direct connection is published on the Fiery Z4). If you do not have access to the
Direct connection, you must embed any special fonts used by the file in the file when
you generate it.

6. Select the filename and click Add File(s) (Windows) or Add (Mac OS).

The File name field (Windows) displays the name of the selected file before you click
Add.

You can navigate to different drives and directories to select files to download. Click
Add All (Mac OS) to add all files in a folder.

To select multiple sequential files (Windows), select the first file and then Shift-click
the last file. Control-click to select multiple non-sequential files.

If you change your mind about a file, select the filename in the Files to Download list
and click Remove File(s) (Windows) or Remove (Mac OS).

Click Remove All (Mac OS) to remove all files from the Files to Download list.

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7. To change the attributes of a file to be downloaded, select it and click Options.

PostScript Options dialog box (Windows)

PostScript Options dialog box (Mac OS)

8. Specify the following information in the dialog box and click OK.

The options you set apply only to the selected file. You can set different options, or
leave the default settings, for each file.

Copies—Specify the number of copies.
Brightness (PostScript and EPS files only)—Change the Brightness setting if a file

appears to be too dark or too light. Choose 85% for a substantially lighter image,
115% for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between.

NOTE: Some applications, including Adobe Photoshop, provide transfer functions that

let you specify density settings for an image. If the file you are printing includes
transfer functions, the Fiery Downloader Brightness option has no effect. For more
information on using transfer functions, see the documentation for your application.

PDF Options dialog box (Windows)

PDF Options dialog box (Mac OS)

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9. Click Download File(s) (Windows) or Download (Mac OS).

10. To cancel downloading, press Escape (Windows) or Command-. (Mac OS).

‘showpage’ after EPS files (Windows) or ‘showpage’ (Mac OS) (PostScript and EPS

files only)—In most cases, you do not need to use this option. Select the ‘showpage’
option only if an EPS file fails to print without it. This option adds a ‘showpage’
PostScript language command at the end of the print job. Some applications omit this
necessary PostScript language command when they generate EPS files. Select this
option when printing EPS files generated by these applications. If you select this
option unnecessarily, extra blank pages may print.

If you experience problems printing EPS files with Fiery Downloader, you can print
the file directly from the application in which you created it.

Page range (PDF files only)—Specify the page range you want to print.

Downloading and managing printer fonts

The Fiery Z4 includes 136 PostScript fonts; for a complete list, see Appendix B. In
addition, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and are used for font
substitution in PDF files.

Before downloading a file that uses fonts not resident on the Fiery Z4, you must
download the fonts (unless the fonts are embedded in the file). To see what fonts are
resident on the Fiery Z4, choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List
button (see page 5-9).

You can download fonts only via the Direct connection. If you do not have access to
the Direct connection, you must embed any special fonts used by the file in the file
when you generate it.

The screen fonts that correspond to the printer fonts installed on the Fiery Z4 are not
automatically installed on your Windows system.

NOTE: You cannot use Fiery Downloader to download TrueType fonts. If you use

TrueType fonts in Windows, you can print them by converting them to Adobe Type 1
fonts. To do this with the Adobe PS printer driver for Windows 95/98, click the Fonts
tab and set up the Font Substitution Table as necessary. For Windows NT 4.0, go to
the PostScript tab of the Fiery Z4 Document Defaults dialog box, then select TrueType
Font Setting>Download as Softfont.

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Printer fonts and Mac OS screen fonts

Like all PostScript fonts, the fonts included with the Fiery Z4 come in two forms:
printer fonts and screen fonts. The printer fonts are installed permanently on the
Fiery Z4 hard disk. The screen fonts, which are included with the Fiery Z4 user
software, should be installed on your Mac OS computer. If you are using these fonts in
documents you print on a LaserWriter, they are probably already installed. If not, you
will need to install them yourself. For instructions, see Getting Started.

Occasionally, you may want to use Adobe Type 1 (Windows) or PostScript (Mac OS)
fonts that are not included with the Fiery Z4. If so, you will need to install both the
screen fonts and the printer fonts on your computer. To do this, follow the instructions
from the font manufacturer.

Downloading printer fonts to the Fiery Z4

In general, each time you print from within a Mac OS application, the application
automatically downloads any fonts used in your document that are not already
installed on the Fiery Z4, as long as the printer fonts are installed in your
System Folder. These fonts remain in the Fiery Z4 only until your document has
printed. If you print the same document again, your application must download the
fonts again.

If you regularly use one or more fonts from Windows or Mac OS applications that are
not already installed in the Fiery Z4, you can save time by downloading them to the
Fiery Z4 hard disk with Fiery Downloader. Fonts you download to the Fiery Z4 hard
disk remain installed until you remove them using Fiery Downloader, no matter how
many times the Fiery Z4 is turned off and on. Download fonts you use on a regular
basis to the Fiery Z4 hard disk.

Before you download PostScript or EPS files with Fiery Downloader, make sure that all
fonts included in your file are installed on the Fiery Z4 or embedded in your file;
otherwise the text in these fonts will not print correctly and may not print at all. For
PDF files, font substitution occurs automatically for fonts not installed on the
Fiery Z4. Two multiple master fonts (a serif font and a sans serif font) stored on the
Fiery Z4 are used exclusively for substitution with PDF files.

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TO VIEW FONT INFORMATION, UPDATE, PRINT, AND DELETE FONTS:

• Choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button.

N

OTE: If the Direct connection is not published, you cannot view the font list or

perform any of the tasks described in this procedure. See the Configuration Guide or
talk to your administrator for information on how to publish the Direct connection.

The Font List window appears with Update, Print, and Delete buttons in the title bar.
The printer fonts included with the Fiery Z4 (resident fonts) are locked. Locked fonts
appear with a lock icon next to the name and cannot be deleted.

Click to print the font list to the Print queue

Click to update the information
in the font list window

Lock icon

Select a font and click to delete i

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Chapter 6:
Tracking
and Managing
Print Jobs

Fiery Z4 user software includes a variety of tools that allow you to track and manage
print jobs. Access to some tools is controlled by your site administrator, but other tools
are available to all users.

• The Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler all provide the

capability to view and control the flow of print jobs to the Fiery Z4. If the
administrator has set Administrator and Operator passwords in Setup, you need one
of these passwords to perform most Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, and
Fiery Spooler functions. For information on these tools and the access privileges
needed to use them, see the Job Management Guide.

• The Status, WebLink, and WebScan WebTools do not require any special access

privileges. As long as the administrator has enabled Web Services in Setup and has
provided users with the IP address of the Fiery Z4, anyone can use these WebTools.

• Fiery Link, a utility designed to give you up-to-date status on print jobs and

connected Fiery Z4 servers, is also available to all users.

Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools reside on the Fiery Z4’s hard disk drive but can be accessed over the
network from a variety of platforms. The Fiery Z4 has a home page that lets you view
server functions and manipulate jobs remotely. This chapter describes only the Status,
WebLink, and WebScan WebTools. For information on Fiery WebSpooler, see the Job
Management Guide. For information on the Installer WebTool, see Getting Started. For
information on WebSetup, see the Configuration Guide.

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TO ACCESS FIERY WEBTOOLS:

1. Start up your Internet browser application.

See Getting Started for information about supported platforms and browsers.

2. Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the Fiery Z4.

Check with the operator or administrator for this information.
The Minolta PageScope Light home page screen appears. See the documentation for

your copier.

3. Click Fiery WebTools in the bottom left corner of the window.

4. If a Log In dialog box appears, select Guest and click OK.

The Log In dialog box appears only if the administrator has set a password. Guest
access is sufficient to use the Status, WebLink, and WebScan WebTools as described in
this chapter.

5. When the Fiery Z4 home page appears, click to select one of the Fiery WebTools.

Move the cursor over the buttons to display information about the selections.

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Checking Fiery Z4 status with the Status WebTool

You can use the Status WebTool to see what jobs are currently processing and printing.
To access the Status WebTool, point your browser to the Fiery Z4 home page and click
the Status button. The current RIP Status and Printer Status appear in the window.

To open a new browser window for the Status display, click Float. You can then close
other browser windows and leave the Status window open to continue checking the
status of the Fiery Z4. As long as you keep the Status window open, it is dynamically
updated.

To obtain more information about the status of jobs, use Fiery WebSpooler, Fiery
Spooler, or the Command WorkStation, as described in the Job Management Guide.
You can also use Fiery Link as described on page 6-4.

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Accessing information with WebLink

The WebLink button on the Fiery Z4 home page provides a link to another web page
or to multiple web pages, provided you have a valid Internet connection. The
administrator at your site can set the WebLink destination. Check your Fiery Z4
WebLink for any information available there.

Fiery Link

Fiery Link is designed to provide you with up-to-date status on print jobs and
connected servers. It tracks the status of your print jobs and alerts you to errors. For
example, you can see how many print jobs are ahead of your job in the queue. Fiery
Link also provides information about paper and toner levels. For example, you can
check paper size and levels in all trays before sending a job.

For information on installing and configuring Fiery Link and on supported
networking protocols, see Getting Started.

NOTE: The Windows and Mac OS versions of Fiery Link are fundamentally the same;

differences are noted in this section. Where both windows or dialog boxes are
illustrated, the Windows version comes first, followed by the Mac OS version.

TO BEGIN USING FIERY LINK:

Click to minimize Fiery Link to
the Tool Tray on the Taskbar
(Windows only)

Click to scroll through the list
of Fiery Link tools

Displays the selected
Fiery Link tool

Click to set preferences

1. Double-click the Fiery Link icon or choose Fiery Link from the Start>Programs menu.

The main Fiery Link window appears.

Click to scroll through the lis

of servers and print jobs

Displays the selected

server or print job

Click to edit My Fiery Lis

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2. Click the currently selected server or print job to display the list of all connected

3. From this list, select the Fiery Z4 or the job about which you want information.

NOTE: To exit Fiery Link, press the Alt and F4 keys (Windows) or the Command and

Q keys (Mac OS).

servers or print jobs.

4. Click the currently selected Fiery Link tool to display a list of all the tools (as shown
below), and select a tool.

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Fiery Link tools

Fiery Link includes the following tools that can be used to monitor a print job or a
connected Fiery Z4. Clicking the up and down arrows scrolls through the Tool List
and opens each tool in turn in the Fiery Link window.

Icon: Tool: If a print job is selected: If a server is selected:

Status Shows the job status and number of pages

processed.

Queue Position Shows the number of jobs ahead of the

selected job in the queue.

File Info Displays the file name, when it was sent to

the server, the target server, the number of
pages, and number of copies.

Input Trays
(see below)

Toner
(see below)

Fiery Info Shows the model name, amount of

Support

Shows paper levels in all trays of the output
device to which the job was printed.

Shows the toner levels of the output device
to which the job was printed.

memory, processor, and software version of
the target server.

Lists the contact names and information for
the target server and the output device.

Input Trays

An icon is used to represent the paper level in each tray. A red icon indicates the paper
tray is empty, a yellow icon indicates the paper tray is less than half full, and a green
icon indicates the paper tray is more than half full. Up and down arrows allow you to
scroll through the available paper trays.

Shows the status of the server, including any
error messages. You can make an error
message disappear by clicking the Fiery
Link window.

Shows the total number of active jobs
queued to print on the server.

Displays the server name and connected
device, total number of queued jobs, and
the number of those jobs sent by the user.

Shows paper levels in all trays of the output
device to which the server is connected.

Shows the toner levels of the output device
to which the server is connected.

Shows the model name, amount of
memory, processor, and software version of
the server.

Lists the contact names and information for
the server and the output device.

Toner

You can see how much toner your copier has by clicking on the Toner tool. A warning
appears if the copier is getting low on toner.

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Preferences

Click the preferences checkbox in the main window to view the Preferences dialog box.

Setting the My Fiery List Options preferences

You can track print jobs, monitor Fiery Z4 servers, or both. If you select Track my
print jobs, then click the currently selected print job, the Active Job List window is
displayed.

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If you select Monitor my Fierys, then click the currently selected Fiery Z4 server, the
Device List is displayed.

If you select Both, then click the currently selected print job or Fiery Z4 server, both
the Active Job List and Device List are displayed.

Setting the General and Alert option preferences

You can set the following options for tracking print jobs, monitoring servers, or both:

• Show/hide tool tips

• Show/hide animations

• Enable/disable audible alerts

• Enable/disable stack alerts

• Enable/disable processing error notification

• Enable/disable printing error notification

• Enable/disable file printed notification

• Enable/disable consumable warnings notification

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My Fiery List

Click the Fiery checkbox in the main window to access the My Fiery List. You
can use My Fiery List to specify the Fiery Z4 servers you want to monitor using Fiery
Link. For information on setting up and changing the My Fiery List, see Getting
Started.

Windows taskbar menu

You can access a menu from the Windows taskbar status area to get information about
Fiery Link, set some Fiery Link options, or exit the application.

TO ACCESS AND USE THE TASKBAR MENU:

1. Right-click the Fiery Link icon in the Windows taskbar status area.

2. Choose one of the options from the pop-up menu.

Options with checkmarks are enabled.

3. Choose About Fiery Link for version information.

4. Choose Always on Top to enable or disable the option.

If this option is enabled, the Fiery Link window always appears on top of other open
windows. If this option is disabled, the Fiery Link window may be hidden by other
open windows.

5. Choose Dock Fiery Link to enable or disable the option.

If this option is enabled, the Fiery Link window is automatically repositioned to either
the far left or the far right side of your screen. If this option is disabled, you can
position the Fiery Link window anywhere on the screen.

6. Choose Exit to exit Fiery Link.

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Accessing scanned jobs with WebScan

Once you have scanned a document to the Fiery hard drive with the copier’s Scanner
Mode, you can then access the documents with the WebScan WebTool.

For information on how to scan a job to the Fiery Z4 hard disk with the copier’s
Scanner Mode, see “Scanning from the copier with Scanner Mode” on page 4-16.

UPLOADING SCANNED IMAGES WITH THE WEBSCAN WEBTOOL:

1. Click the WebScan WebTool.

2. The WebScan window appears.

3. In the Mailbox field, enter the mailbox number that you specified with the copier’s
Scanner Mode, see “Scanning from the copier with Scanner Mode” on page 4-16.

4. Click Refresh.

All documents scanned to that mailbox are displayed.
WebScan lists the following information about each scanned job: File name, Date

scanned, Page numbers, File size, Format, Width Pixels, Height Pixels, Resolution X,
and Resolution Y.

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5. Choose your file that you want to open by clicking it.

6. Choose to save your scanned job as TIFF, PDF, or RAW by selecting a file type from the
File Format menu.

If you want to save your job as a JPEG, select RAW as the File Format and enter a page
number in the Page field.

7. Click Save.

8. Choose if you would like to open the file from its current location or save the file to
disk.

The scanned image is displayed in your web browser.

NOTE: You must have Adobe Acrobat installed to view the scanned PDF.

9. To print this job, choose print from the file menu.

To delete a scanned image from the Fiery Z4 hard dive, select the file that you want to
delete from the WebScan window and click Delete.

A-1 Print Options

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Appendix A: Print Options

Print options give you access to all the special features of your copier and Fiery Z4.
Print options can be specified in several places—in Fiery Z4 Setup, from the printing
application, from Fiery Downloader, from ColorWise Pro Tools, from the Command
WorkStation, from Fiery WebSpooler, and from Fiery Spooler. The table in this
appendix briefly describes each print option, gives its default setting, and provides
information on any constraints or requirements in effect.

Where to set print options

• From the Control Panel

Some settings are specified during Setup by the administrator. For information on
the current default server settings, check with the administrator or the operator.

NOTE: Some color settings, for example RGB Source Profile, CMYK Simulation

Profile, and RGB Separation, can be set only in Setup or with Color Setup, one of the
ColorWise Pro Tools.

• From applications

With the Adobe PostScript printer drivers, you can specify job settings when you
print a job. See Chapters 1 and 2 for information about specifying job settings from
applications.

• From Fiery Downloader

Only a few settings—Copies, Page Range (for PDF files only), and Brightness (for
PostScript and EPS files only)—can be specified when printing jobs with Fiery
Downloader. To change options in Fiery Downloader, select a job in the Files to be
Downloaded (Windows) or Files to Download (Mac OS) list and click Options. For
more information, see Chapter 5.

• From ColorWise Pro Tools

You can set the default RGB Source Profile, CMYK Simulation Profile, Output
Profile, CMYK Simulation Method, and RGB Separation settings. See the Color
Guide for more information on using ColorWise Pro Tools.

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• From the job’s Properties or Override Print Settings dialog box, available from

Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler

To change a job’s settings from the Command WorkStation, double-click the job to
display the Properties dialog box. To change job settings from Fiery WebSpooler and
from Fiery Spooler, double-click a job to display the Override Print Settings dialog
box. For more information, see the Job Management Guide.

Print options and override hierarchy

The override hierarchy is as follows:

• Job settings made from the user’s printer driver override the Fiery Z4 Setup and

ColorWise Pro Tools settings.

• Job settings made from Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler

override the user’s printer driver settings.

Default settings

In the following table, underlined settings in the “Option and settings” column
indicate default printer driver settings (PPD defaults). In other words, if you do not
use the printer driver interface to configure a particular option, the Fiery Z4 prints the
job with the underlined setting.

For options that can be configured during Setup from the Control Panel, Command
WorkStation,ColorWise Pro Tools, or WebSetup, choosing Printer’s default results in
the Fiery Z4 printing the job with the Setup setting specified. For options that cannot
be configured during Setup, the Fiery Z4 prints the job with a pre-configured Printer’s
default setting. For more information, see the “Requirements, constraints, and
information” column.

To find out about the current Setup defaults, print the Configuration page from the
Command WorkStation or from the Fiery Z4 Control Panel.

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Option and settings:

(Default setting is underlined)

Black Overprint

s default/Off/On

Printer’

Brightness

s default/85%

Printer’
Lightest/90% Lighter/
95% Light/100% Normal/105% Dark/
110% Darker/115% Darkest

CMYK Simulation Profile

s default/SWOP-Coated/

Printer’
DIC/Euroscale/Simulation-1/
Simulation-2/Simulation-3/
Simulation-4/Simulation-5/
Simulation-6/Simulation-7/
Simulation-8/Simulation-9/
Simulation-10/None/Match Copy

CMYK Simulation Method

s default/Quick/Full

Printer’

Description:

Select Off to print black text with
knockouts.
Select

On to overprint black text.

Select 85% for a substantially lighter
image,

115% for a substantially darker

image, or use one of the settings in
between.

Specify the simulation goal to be used for
the current print job.

Select Quick to utilize one-dimensional
transfer curves to adjust density output of
individual color channels.
Select

Full to utilize four-dimensional

transfer curves, which adjust for hue as
well as density of individual color
channels.

Requirements, constraints,

and information:

Printer’s default setting reflects the

The
setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.

Setting this option to
produces the same result as the

Normal setting.

This option can only be specified in
Fiery Z4 Color Setup. For more
information, see the Configuration Guide.
The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
For more information, see page A-10 and
the Color Guide.

The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
For more information, see the Color

Guide.

Printer’s default

100%

Color Mode

s default/CMYK/Grayscale

Printer’
(from the Mac OS driver)
OR

d Color/Expert Color/Grayscale

Standar

the Windows 95/98 and

(from

Windows NT drivers)

Specify the color mode for the current
print job.
Select

CMYK, Standard Color, or Expert

Color for a full-color document.

Select

Grayscale for a grayscale or

black-and-white document.

The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
you must choose
color print options, including Pure Black
Text/Graphics.

Expert Color to set other

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Option and settings:

(Default setting is underlined)

Combine Separations

s default/On/Off

Printer’

Compression
Off/On

Copies

-999

1

Create Master
None/1-15

Description:

When printing separations from a
desktop publishing application:
Select

On to combine separations on a

single page.
Select

Off to view separations as four

individual black-and-white pages each
representing one color plate.

Select Off to disable compression for
printing very complex images. This
requires a significant amount of memory
to process and print; however, images
print faster with the best possible image
quality.

Select

On to enable compression when

printing multiple-page jobs that do not
consist of complex pages.

Specify the number of copies of the job to
print.

To create a FreeForm master from this
job, specify a number to assign to the
FreeForm master file.

Requirements, constraints,

and information:

Setting this option to
produces the same results as the
setting.
For more information, see page A-10.

If Compression is set to
options are not available:

Save Fast Reprint set to
Combine Separations set to

Sorter Mode set to
Page Order set to
Black Overprint set to
Create Master set to
Use Master set to

Do not enter a value greater than 999.

See page 4-2 for more information.
This option is selectable only if FreeForm
is available.

Printer’s default

Off

Off, the following

On;

On;

Collate;

Reverse;

Off;

1-15;

1-15.

Duplex

/Top-Top/Top-Bottom

Off

Media Type (Paper Type)

aper/Transparency/Thick 1/

Plain P
Thick 2/Thin Paper/Postcard Paper

Orientation

ortrait/Landscape/Rotated

P

Specify whether the job should print
single-sided or double-sided (duplex), by
specifying the orientation of printed
images.

Select Transparency if you will be printing
on transparencies.

Specify the orientation of the document.
Select

Rotated if you want to rotate the

pages of your job 180 degrees.

For more information on duplex
printing, see page A-11.

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Option and settings:

(Default setting is underlined)

(Other) Gamma

s default/1.0/1.2/1.4/1.6/

Printer’

1.8/2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8/3.0

(Other) Phosphors

s default/Hitachi EBU/

Printer’
Hitachi-Ikegami/NTSC/
Radius Pivot/SMPTE/Trinitron

(Other) White Point

s default/5000 K (D50)/

Printer’
5500 K/6500 K (D65)/7500 K/9300 K

Description:

Specify a source gamma value for
printing RGB images, objects, and text.

Specify a source phosphors value for
printing RGB images, objects, and text.

Specify a source white point value for
printing RGB images, objects, and text.

Requirements, constraints,

and information:

Setting this option to Printer’s default
produces the same result as the
setting.
To enable this option, RGB Source
Profile must be set to
For more information, see the Color
Guide.

Setting this option to Printer’s default
produces the same result as the
setting.
To enable this option, RGB Source
Profile must be set to
For more information, see the Color
Guide.

Setting this option to Printer’s default
produces the same result as the

(D50) setting.

To enable this option, RGB Source
Profile must be set to
For more information, see the Color
Guide.

Other.

Other.

Other.

2.2

SMPTE

5000 K

Output Profile

s default/Output-1/Output-2/

Printer’
Output-3/Output-4/Output-5/
Output-6/Output-7/Output-8/
Output-9/Output-10

Specify the output profile to be used for
the current print job.

The Printer’s default setting reflects the
setting specified in ColorWise Pro Tools.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
See page A-12 and the Color Guide for
more information.

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Option and settings:

(Default setting is underlined)

Page Order

s default/Forward/Reverse

Printer’

Paper Size
11x17/12x18/8.5x5.5/A3/A4/
A4-R/A5/4x6/A6/Legal/Letter
Letter-R

Paper Source

utoSelect/MF (Manual Feed)/ LCT

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Description:

Select Forward to print the pages of your
job from first to last.
Select

Reverse to print the pages of your

job from last to first.

Specify the size of the paper on which to
print the document.

/

Specify the paper tray to use for your job. The AutoSelect setting automatically

Requirements, constraints,

and information:

The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
To enable the
Compression must be set to

OTE: If you set Page Order to Reverse

N

and print a job with more than 1000
pages, or a job that is too large to be saved
to the Fiery Z4’s memory and disk (based
on currently available space), then the job
may print in sections that have to be
manually rearranged after printing.
For example, if you print a 1500-page
document in reverse order, the Fiery Z4
might divide the job into two portions,
first printing page 1000 to page 1, and
then page 1500 to page 1001.

selects the tray containing the paper size
specified for the job.
The LCT must be installed on your
copier to access
Source option. See Getting Started for
information on installable options.

Reverse setting,

On.

LCT from the Paper

Pure Black Text/Graphics

s default/Off/On

Printer’

Select Off to print black text and graphics
as a four color black using C, M, Y, and K
toner, and to use normal PostScript
rendering.
Select

On to print black text and graphics

as a one color black, using 100% black
toner only.

The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
This option is automatically set to
the Black Overprint option is set to
For more information, see the Color
Guide.

On if

On.

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Option and settings:

(Default setting is underlined)

Remove White PPT Background
No

/Yes

Rendering Style

s default/Photographic/

Printer’
Presentation/Relative Colorimetric/
Absolute Colorimetric

RGB Separation

s default/Output/Simulation

Printer’

RGB Source Profile

s default/EFIRGB/sRGB (PC)/

Printer’
Apple Standard/Other/Source-1/
Source-2/Source-3/Source-4/Source-5/
Source-6/Source-7/Source-8/Source-9/
Source-10/None

Description:

Select Yes when using PowerPoint to
create variable data in conjunction with
FreeForm.

Specify a default color rendering
dictionary (CRD) to be used when you
print RGB images, objects, and text.

Select Output for RGB jobs which you are
printing to the final output device.
Select

Simulation for RGB jobs for which

you want to simulate an output device
that is not the device to which you are
printing.

Specify a source color space definition for
printing RGB images, objects, and text.

Requirements, constraints,

and information:

This option is selectable only if FreeForm
is available.

The Printer’s default setting reflects the
setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
For more information, see page A-12.

The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.

This option can only be specified in
Fiery Z4 Color Setup. For more
information, see the Configuration Guide.
The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
See page A-13 and the Color Guide for
more information.

Save Fast Reprint

/On

Off

Sorter Mode

/Collate/Sort

Off

Specify whether or not to save a job’s
raster data to disk after printing, so the
data will be available later for reprinting
(without reRIPping).

Specify how to output
multiple-page/multiple-copy jobs.

With Save Fast Reprint set to
option settings remain with the saved
raster data each time the job is reprinted.
To print the job with new print option
settings, you must remove raster and
reRIP the job.

For more information, see page A-13.

On, all print

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Option and settings:

(Default setting is underlined)

Spot Color Matching

s default/Off/On

Printer’

Stapler Mode

s default/Off/On

Printer’

Tray Alignment

s default/Enable/Disable

Printer’

Use Master

/1-15

None

Description:

Select Off to print specified PANTONE
colors in your job using the current
CMYK Simulation and CMYK
Simulation Method.
Select

On to activate the PANTONE

Lookup Table. The Fiery Z4 prints
specified PANTONE colors in your job
by matching the CMYK print blend to
the same color from the PANTONE
library.

Specify whether or not to staple the job. See page A-13 for more information.

Specify whether or not to enable or
disable Tray Alignment. Tray Alignment
allows you to adjust the placement of text
and images on the page so that they are
correctly aligned on the sheet of paper or
so that both sides of a duplex sheet have
the exact same alignment.

For variable print jobs, specify a
FreeForm master number to be used for
the job.

Requirements, constraints,

and information:

The

Printer’s default setting reflects the

setting specified in Fiery Z4 Setup.
For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT,
choose

Expert Color as the Color Mode to

access this option.
For more information, see the Color
Guide.

See the Job Management Guide for more
information.

See page 4-2 for more information.
This option is selectable only if FreeForm

is available.