Konica Minolta FIERY X2E, CF910 User Manual

Fiery X2e for PRN-M

USER GUIDE

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FCC Information

WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modiﬁcations to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Class A Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, and uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Avis de Conformation Classe A de l’Industrie Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Certiﬁcate by Manufacturer/Importer

This is to certify that the FC07 is shielded against radio interference in accordance with the provisions of VFG 243/1991. The G erman Postal Services have been advised that this device is being put on the market and that they have been given the right to inspect the series for compliance with the regulations.

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This equipment has been tested concerning compliance with the relevant RFI protection requirements both individually and on system level (to simulate normal operation conditions). However, it is possible that these RFI Requirements are not met under certain unfavorable conditions in other installations. It is the user who is responsible for compliance of his particular installation.

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You may not: a. make use of the Software, directly or indirectly, to print bitmap images with print resolutions of 600 dots per inch or greater, or to generate fonts or typefaces

for use other than with Fiery X2e; b. make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of the Software, Coded Font Programs, accompanying documentation or portions thereof, except as

necessary for use with the Fiery X2e unit purchased by you; provided, however , that under no cir cumstances may you make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of that certain portion of the Software which has been included on the Fiery X2e hard disk drive. You may not copy the documentation;

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Contents

Preface

About the documentation

About this manual xiv Terminology and conventions xiv

How the Fiery X2e works

About PostScript printer drivers and PPDs xv

Supported paper sizes Fiery X2e job environments

Permissions xvii

Before you begin

Chapter 1: Using the Control Panel

Introduction to the Control Panel

Ready and Message lights 1-1 Buttons 1-2 Display window 1-2 Functions menu 1-4

Starting and shutting down the Fiery X2e

Starting the Fiery X2e 1-6 Restarting the Fiery X2e 1-7 Shutting down the Fiery X2e 1-7

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1-1

1-6

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Chapter 2: Printing from Windows Computers

Printing from applications

Setting options and printing from Windows 95 2-1 Setting options and printing from Windows 3.1x 2-6 Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0 2-9 Printing to the parallel port 2-11 Saving ﬁles to print at a remote location 2-12

Using Fiery Downloader to print

Chapter 3: Printing from Mac OS Computers

Printing from applications

Selecting the Fiery X2e in the Chooser 3-1 Setting print options and printing from Mac OS computers 3-2

Using Fiery Downloader to print

Chapter 4: Printing from UNIX Workstations

Printing to the Fiery X2e

Chapter 5: Scanning

2-1

2-12

3-1

3-4

4-1

Scanning from the copier

Fiery Scan color conversion settings 5-1 Using Fiery Scan 5-2

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Chapter 6: Downloading Files and Fonts

Using Fiery Downloader

Printing with Fiery Downloader 6-3 Downloading and managing printer fonts 6-7

Chapter 7: Tracking and Managing Print Jobs

Tools for job tracking and management

Fiery WebTools 7-1 Fiery Spooler 7-1

About Fiery WebTools

Access privileges 7-3 Checking Fiery X2e status with the Status WebTool 7-5 Accessing information with the WebLink WebTool 7-6

Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler for Windows

Job management features 7-8 Job List window 7-9 Job icons 7-14 Spool area 7-14 RIP area 7-15 Print area 7-16 Job commands 7-17 Overriding print settings 7-18 Thumbnails and full-screen previews in DocBuilder 7-20 Using the Job Log 7-29 Differences between Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler for Windows 7-31

6-1

7-1

7-2

7-6

Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers

The job list 7-35 Duplicating, copying, moving, and deleting jobs 7-37 Changing print settings for a job 7-39 Using the Job Log 7-41

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Chapter 8: Color Calibration

Introduction to color calibration Understanding calibration

How calibration works 8-3 Scheduling calibration 8-4 Checking calibration status 8-6

Calibrating with AutoCal from the Control Panel

Removing calibration 8-8

Calibrating with Fiery Print Calibrator

Using a densitometer 8-8 The Calibration Mode window 8-12 Measurements 8-13 Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer 8-13 Testing and applying calibration 8-18 Calibration checklist 8-20 Calibrating the densitometer 8-21

Chapter 9: Advanced Fiery Print Calibrator Topics

Using advanced calibration features

Choosing a measurements ﬁle 9-1 Working with targets 9-2 Customizing calibration targets 9-5 Backing up Fiery X2e targets 9-10 Deleting custom targets 9-10 Removing calibration 9-11

8-1 8-2

8-6

8-8

9-1

Using advanced simulation features

Working with simulations 9-12 Using the Simulation Mode window 9-13 Checking the current simulation 9-14 Editing simulations 9-15 Managing simulations 9-18 Testing and setting a new default simulation 9-19

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Appendix A: Print Options

Where to set print options

Print options and override hierarchy A-2 More information about print options A-6

Appendix B: Font List

Printer fonts

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

Appendix C: Troubleshooting

Error messages Maintaining optimal system performance Troubleshooting

General printing problems C-6 Problems with Fiery Downloader and Fiery Scan C-9 Problems with Fiery WebTools C-10 Setup error messages C-10 AutoCal error messages C-10

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B-1

C-1 C-5 C-6

Index

xiii About the documentation

Preface

The Fiery X2eTM enables you to use your color copier as a networked printer. You can use the Fiery X2e to print ﬁnal documents or to proof jobs you will later print on an offset press. You send a print job to the Fiery X2e 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.

Users with the necessary access privileges can monitor and manage jobs sent to the Fiery X2e and perform color calibration of the color server. Additionally, with Fiery X2e user software, you can also download ﬁles and fonts to the Fiery X2e and scan images from the copier into Adobe Photoshop.

About the documentation

This manual is part of a set of Fiery X2e documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Administrator Guide

Fiery X2e for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and Novell NetWare servers to provide Adobe PostScript printing services to clients.

•

Getting Started

Fiery X2e. 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.

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

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the

• The

User Guide

jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a direct parallel port connection. It also explains how to use the Fiery WebToolsTM and Fiery X2e client utilities to manage jobs and maintain color quality, and provides troubleshooting information for problems that may arise.

•

Release Notes

the problems you may encounter.

describes the printing features of the Fiery X2e for users who send

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

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About this manual

This manual covers the following topics:

• Using the Fiery X2e Control Panel

• Printing from Windows computers

• Printing from Mac OS computers

• Printing from UNIX workstations

• Scanning images from the copier using Photoshop and the Fiery ScanTM plug-in

• Downloading ﬁles and fonts using Fiery Downloader

• Tracking and managing jobs and accessing information using Fiery WebTools and Fiery client utilities

• Calibrating the Fiery X2e

• Creating custom simulation and calibration targets

• Specifying and overriding job settings, a list of the printer fonts installed on the Fiery X2e, and troubleshooting information

Terminology and conventions

Speciﬁc terms are explained as they are introduced. However, the following general terms are used throughout:

PostScript (PS)

• Fiery X2e uses this language for imaging the page and for communication with applications and with the print engine.

Job

•

—A ﬁle consisting of PostScript commands and comments that describe the graphics, sampled images, and text that should appear on each page of a document, and the printer options that should be used in printing, such as media or color rendering style.

Spool

•

—Write to a disk. Usually used here to refer to a PostScript print job being

saved to the Fiery X2e hard disk in preparation for processing and printing.

—A computer language designed as a page description language. The

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RIP

•

—Acronym for raster image processing, which changes text and graphics commands into descriptions of each mark on a page. In common use as a noun, a “raster image processor ” (RIP) is the computer processor that performs this function.

•

—The process of rendering, or imaging, a page or a job on a printer.

These concepts can explain how the Fiery X2e and the copier work together as a powerful printing system. The Fiery X2e PostScript RIP changes text and graphics commands in PostScript into color speciﬁcations for each dot of toner deposited on a page by the copier.

How the Fiery X2e works

The Fiery X2e receives ﬁles from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) those ﬁles, and then prints them. Even with the Fiery X2e installed, you can still use the copier to make copies.

When printing from an application, your Windows or Mac OS computer communicates with the Fiery X2e by means of a PostScript printer driver and a PostScript printer description ﬁle (PPD).

About PostScript printer drivers and PPDs

A PostScript printer driver is an application that 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 (see below), and translates all that information into PostScript, a language the printer understands. In other wor ds, 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 PostScript 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.

For information on the PPD options for your Fiery X2e, see Appendix A, “Print Options.”

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Supported paper sizes

The Fiery X2e supports printing at 400 dpi (dots per inch) on the following paper sizes:

• Postcard (4" x 6"), A6 (105 mm x 148 mm) The Postcard and A6 paper sizes are supported from the manual feed tray only.

• 8.5" x 5.5"

• Letter, Letter-R (8.5" x 11")

• Legal (8.5" x 14")

• Tabloid (11" x 17")

• Full Bleed (12" x 18")

• A5-R (148 mm x 210 mm)

• B5, B5-R (182 mm x 257 mm)

• A4, A4-R (210 mm x 297 mm)

• B4 (257 mm x 364 mm)

• A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)

Fiery X2e job environments

The Fiery X2e supports several levels of control of printing, job management, and setup, and offers you the ﬂexibility to choose the conﬁguration that corresponds to the requirements of your site. If desired, the administrator can implement various controls that limit user access to certain Fiery X2e functions, including Fiery X2e conﬁguration (Setup), calibration, job overrides, and font management.

The spectrum of control that an administrator can implement is described fully in the

Administrator Guide

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Permissions

Support for various types of job environments is achieved by a combination of Fiery X2e Setup options. By default, anyone can access Setup, but the administrator can limit access to Setup by specifying an Administrator password for the Fiery X2e (see the

Also by default, anyone can log in to Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler and control job ﬂow, but an administrator can restrict access to these functions by specifying an Operator password.

The three security levels from greatest to least control are:

•

Administrator Guide

Administrator

—confers control of Setup and is the highest level of control. The

person who has access to Setup can control the printing and job management environment by choosing which print connections are enabled, and by electing to set passwords. The Administrator can also set a common web link for all users who log in to the Fiery X2e using their web browser.

Operator

•

—includes control of print jobs that arrive at the server and the ability to

perform calibration.

Guest

•

—allows users to view the status of active jobs and the list of stored jobs. They cannot make changes to jobs, with the exception of the ability to change their own jobs only with Fiery Spooler for Mac OS. A password is not needed to log in as Guest and view jobs from the Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler windows.

This manual describes the features of the Fiery WebTools and Fiery client utilities and all privileges, whether those privileges are available to everyone or are exclusive to only certain people. It also includes descriptions of administrator functions, sometimes referring you to other manuals for more information.

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Before you begin

Before using the Fiery X2e, follow these steps:

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

Administrator 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 Appendix A for information on print options that affect color output.

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

You may have access to both the Print queue and the Hold queue. If you send a job to the Print queue, the job spools to the Fiery X2e and proceeds to RIP and print according to your job settings—unless someone intervenes with Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler.

If you send a job to the Hold queue, the job spools to the Fiery X2e and is held until someone intervenes with Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler sends them to their next stage of processing.

You may also have access to the Direct connection, which sends jobs straight to the server without spooling and is used to download printer fonts to the Fiery X2e disk.

6. Find out whether the Fiery X2e 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 perform job management with Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler.

1-1 Introduction to the Control Panel

Chapter 1: Using the Control P anel

Ready light

Menu button

Up/down left/right buttons

Set button Cancel button

You can use the Fiery X2e Control Panel to view status information, print special pages, and set up printing.

Introduction to the Control Panel

The Fiery X2e Control Panel, shown below, comprises the following parts:

MessageReady

Message light

Display window

Sel

Cancel

Ready and Message lights

The Ready and Message lights indicate current Fiery X2e activity: Ready light is

solid green Ready light is

ﬂashing green Message light is

solid red

The Fiery X2e is idle.

The Fiery X2e is processing or printing a job, or communicating with a remote computer.

An error has occurred causing the Fiery X2e to be disabled.

1-2 Using the Control Panel

Message light is ﬂashing red

No lights The Fiery X2e is off or starting up.

Buttons

Up/down left/right buttons

Menu button Press to view other screens. Under normal operation, the

Set button Press to select the currently selected menu option or

Cancel button Press to cancel the current selection or operation, or to stop a

There is an error causing printing to be disabled, but the Fiery X2e is capable of processing.

Press these buttons to scroll to different screens in multiscreen lists, to select Setup options from a list of available options, and to scroll alphanumeric characters.

display window displays the Ready, RIP, or P rint screens with information about the status of the Fiery X2e. If you press the Menu button, the Functions menu is displayed and you can perform additional operations (see page 1-4). If a job is processing or printing, press the Menu button to cycle among the active screens.

operation.

process that has already begun.

Display window

The display window provides information about the status of the Fiery X2e, displays menu information, and enables you to view and edit information in the Setup menus.

The top line of the display window displays text that tells you what screen you are looking at. The Menu button cycles among the active screens as follows:

Alert If there is a problem with processing a job or printing functions,

an error message appears in the display window. For information on error messages, see Appendix C, “Troubleshooting.”

1-3 Introduction to the Control Panel

Print When the Fiery X2e is printing or scanning a job, the Print

screen appears. Press the up or down button to scr oll through the following screens:

Cancel Job—Press the Cancel button to cancel the job currently

printing.

User name—The name of the user who sent the job currently

processing.

Pages/Total—The number of copies of the current job printed

and the total number of copies of the job requested.

Printer Model—The type of copier you are using with the

Fiery X2e.

RIP When the Fiery X2e is processing a job, the RIP screen appears.

Press the up or down button to scroll through the following screens:

Cancel Job—Press the Cancel button to cancel the job currently

processing. The Fiery X2e cancels the job before printing begins.

Document name—The name of the document currently

processing.

User name—The name of the user who sent the job currently

processing.

Kilobytes—The size (in kilobytes) of the job processed so far.

NOTE: This number is always displayed in kilobytes, even if the

amount goes over 1000KB; for example, 10MB is displayed as 10000KB.

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Ready When the Fiery X2e is not processing or printing a job, it

displays the following information about the current server and software:

Server Name—The Fiery X2e name. Status—The current status of the Fiery X2e. The Fiery X2e

status can be: Ready, Initializing, Busy, Processing, or Printing.

Megabytes—The space (in megabytes) available on the Fiery X2e

hard disk, for example, 756MB.

Version—The system software version running on the Fiery X2e.

Functions Press the Menu button to display the Functions menu. Press the

up or down button to scroll through the list, and press the Set button to select that command. See page 1-4 for more information.

Functions menu

Print Pages

Print special pages from the Fiery X2e. You can print the following pages from the submenu that appears:

Test Page—A Test Page enables you to conﬁrm that the

Fiery X2e is functioning properly, and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot problems with the Fiery X2e. The following settings are among those listed on the Test Page: S erver N ame, P rinter Model, calibration information, date and time the Test Page was printed, and default color settings.

Configuration—Prints the Conﬁguration page, which

gives the current server and device conﬁguration. This page lists general information about the hardware and software conﬁguration of the Fiery X2e, the current options for all Setup settings, information about the current calibration, and the Ethernet addresses of the Fiery X2e.

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Suspend Print

Job Log—Prints a log of the last 55 jobs. F or information

on the ﬁelds in the Job Log and on printing it in other forms, see Chapter 7, "Tracking and Managing Print Jobs."

Menu Map—Prints the Menu Map, which is an overview

of the Setup and other function screens you can access from the display window. For information about using these screens to set up the Fiery X2e, see the Administrator Guide.

Color Charts—Prints samples of the RGB, CMY, and

PANTONE colors available from the Fiery X2e.

Font List—Prints a list of all fonts currently on the

Fiery X2e hard disk. Temporarily halt printing on the Fiery X2e; however, jobs

continue to process. You must suspend printing if you want to interrupt the current Fiery X2e job so that you can use the copier to make copies. After you make the copies, select Resume Print to continue printing jobs from the Fiery X2e and networked users.

Resume Print

Run Diagnostics

Reboot Server

NOTE: Do not select Suspend Print while printing duplex

or sort jobs. Continue printing on the Fiery X2e after you have

ﬁnished making copies. This function is provided for service representatives only.

Contact your authorized service/support technician for information about running diagnostics.

Shut down all Fiery X2e activity in the correct manner and then restart. You should use this option instead of the power switch on the Fiery X2e.

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Starting and shutting down the Fiery X2e

Generally , y ou can leave the F iery X2e running all the time. This section describes how to shut down and restart the Fiery X2e when necessary.

Starting the Fiery X2e

To start the Fiery X2e, move the power switch to the On position.

Diagnostic messages appear in the display window. If any diagnostics fail, more information and instructions appear. Contact your service representative if the Fiery X2e encounters problems while running the diagnostics.

When the diagnostics are ﬁnished, the following message is displayed:

To update/setup press any key.

If you want to change Setup option settings, press any button; if you do not press a button, the Fiery X2e continues starting up and displays the message ready to receive data.

Ready when it is

If you press a button when the To update/setup… message appears, the Start Up menu appears. Press the up or down button to choose Run Setup and press the Set button to access the Setup menus. If an Administrator password has been set, you are required to enter it to access Setup.

In Setup, the following menus are available; press the up or down button to scroll through them. For information about the Setup menus and options, see the Administrator Guide.

Choose: To do this:

Exit Server Setup Network Setup Printer Setup PS Setup

Exit the Setup menus; the Fiery X2e reboots. Enter the Server Setup menus. Enter the Network Setup menus. Enter the Printer Setup menus. Enter the PostScript Setup menu.

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Choose: To do this:

Color Setup Job Log Setup Calibration

Change Password Clear Server

Restarting the Fiery X2e

You should use the procedure described below to restart the Fiery X2e rather than using the power switch.

Enter the Color Setup menu. Enter the Job Log Setup menu. Calibrate the Fiery X2e using VisualCal or a densitometer.

For more information, see Chapter 8 and the Administrator Guide.

Change the Administrator password. Clear all jobs in all server queues as well as the Job Log.

Check with your administrator or operator before choosing Clear Server.

TO RESTART THE FIERY X2e:

1. Make sure that the Fiery X2e is not receiving, processing, or printing a job.

The status message in the display window should read Ready.

NOTE: If a job from the Print queue is processing, it will continue processing and print

after the Fiery X2e is restarted; if a job sent to the Direct connection is processing, it will not ﬁnish processing or printing.

2. Press the Menu button to display the Functions menu.

3. Press the up or down button to choose Reboot Server and press the Set button.

Shutting down the Fiery X2e

You may need to shut down the Fiery X2e for service. When you do so, fonts that have been downloaded to the hard disk drive are not deleted. Print jobs in the Hold and Printed queues and jobs that have been processed but not printed are not deleted and are available for printing when you restart the Fiery X2e.

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TO SHUT DOWN THE FIERY X2e:

1. Make sure that the Fiery X2e is not receiving, processing, or printing a job.

Make sure that the status message in the display window is Ready. If a job has just ﬁnished processing or printing, wait at least ﬁve seconds after the status message switches to Ready before proceeding to step 2.

NOTE: If a job from the Print queue is processing, it will continue processing and print

after the Fiery X2e is restarted; if a job to the Direct connection is processing, it will not ﬁnish processing or printing.

2. Power off the Fiery X2e by moving the power switch to the Off position.

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Chapter 2: Printing from Windows Computers

This chapter describes how to print to the Fiery X2e from Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, and Windows NT 4.0.

You can print from a networked Windows computer, or from a Windows computer connected to the parallel port on the Fiery X2e. If you plan to print ﬁles at another location, you should follow the procedures described in “Saving ﬁles to print at a remote location” on page 2-12.

Another way to print from a Windows computer is to download PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), or Portable Document Format (PDF) ﬁles using Fiery Downloader.

NOTE: For information on setting up the Windows environment for printing with

Windows servers connected to the Fiery X2e, see the Administrator Guide. For information on how to connect to the Fiery X2e over the network, install printer drivers, and install the Fiery utilities, see Getting Started.

Printing from applications

Once you have installed the Fiery X2e printer driver and set it to the proper port as described in Getting Started, you can print directly from most Windows applications. Simply choose the Print command from within your application.

Setting options and printing from Windows 95

To print from Windows 95, use the Adobe PostScript printer driver for Windows 95. The driver is included with the Fiery X2e user software, and uses all features of the Fiery X2e.

Once you have installed the Adobe PostScript printer driver and Fiery X2e PostScript Printer Description ﬁle (PPD), you can specify print settings. You can also change settings for a particular job when you print it to the Fiery X2e. Before printing, make sure that the correct print options are set.

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To print from Windows 95 applications over a network, you must be connected to a print server. This can be a Novell NetWare server, an NT server , or a UNIX server. For information about connecting a server to the Fiery X2e, see the Administrator Guide. Alternatively, you can print from Windows 95 without connecting to a print server via SMB printing. For information about setting up SMB printing, see Getting Started.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBEPS PRINTER DRIVER

FROM WINDOWS 95:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon.

2. Double-click the Printers icon.

3. Select the icon for the Fiery X2e and choose Properties from the File menu.

4. Click the Paper tab.

5. Specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

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6. To select a speciﬁc media type, click More Options.

7. From the Paper type menu, choose the type of media to use for the job and click OK.

In the Paper size area, specify the page size for the job. From the Paper source menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example, you can

specify that the job should be printed on pages from the Manual Feed tray. The Paper source selection is valid for the current job only.

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 X2e 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.

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8. Click the Fiery Options tab.

9. Go to the Job, Color1, Color2, Color3, and Finishing tabs, and specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

These print options are speciﬁc to the Fiery X2e. They override settings in Fiery X2e Printer Setup; the settings can also be changed in the Override Print Settings dialog box with the Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler. For information about these options and overrides, see Appendix A, “Print Options.”

If you choose Printer’s default, the Fiery X2e prints with the default setting speciﬁed during Setup.

10. If you want to make the new settings the default settings, click Apply.

11. Click OK.

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