Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C5501, C5501, IC-304, C6501, C65hc Release Notes
Release Notes
English
IC-304 Print Controller, Powered by Creo,
for the Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C5501, C6501 and
C65hc Printers
739-00556A-EN
Version 2.1
Copyright
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MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
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Introduction 1
What is in these release notes ...................................................................................................................................................1
Printing this document................................................................................................................................................................1
Installing IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 2
Backing up the configuration of your IC-304 Print Controller .....................................................................................................2
Upgrading to version 2.1 ............................................................................................................................................................2
Restoring the IC-304 Print Controller resources ....................................................................................................................................4
Reconfiguring the IC-304 Print Controller virtual printers in Windows........................................................................................4
Reconfiguring the IC-304 Print Controller virtual printers in Mac OS .............................................................................................. 5
Uninstalling the Print Driver software on the Mac...............................................................................................................5
Installing the Print Driver software on the Mac ...................................................................................................................5
Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS................................................................................................7
Printing using the Print Driver software ..............................................................................................................................9
New Features 10
General.....................................................................................................................................................................................10
Adobe PDF Library 9 ........................................................................................................................................................10
Auto Update Tool..............................................................................................................................................................10
Changing the Number of Copies in Storage Area ............................................................................................................10
Finisher Support .......................................................................................................................................................................11
Finishing Configurations ...................................................................................................................................................11
Multi Hole Punch...............................................................................................................................................................11
Color and Image Quality...........................................................................................................................................................12
Color Profiles ....................................................................................................................................................................12
Enhancements 13
Printing from a Vista-based Client Workstation........................................................................................................................13
Perfect Binder...........................................................................................................................................................................13
Perfect Binder Main Tray..................................................................................................................................................13
Perfect Binder and Paper Weights ...................................................................................................................................14
Preserve Pure Colors ...............................................................................................................................................................15
Limitations 16
Printing via the PPD file With Multi Fold, Saddle Stitch, and Stapler Configuration.................................................................16
Printing via the PPD file With Multi Fold, Saddle Stitch Configuration .....................................................................................16
Absolute Rendering Intent........................................................................................................................................................16
Pro Kit Features 17
Variable Data Printing Jobs......................................................................................................................................................17
Managing VDP Elements..................................................................................................................................................17
Split to Booklets ................................................................................................................................................................19
Imposition Template Builder.....................................................................................................................................................19
Creating an Imposition Template......................................................................................................................................20
Viewing Templates ...........................................................................................................................................................21
Modifiying Templates........................................................................................................................................................22
Managing Templates ........................................................................................................................................................24
Simulating Jobs With Your Template................................................................................................................................25
Contents
iii IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 Release Notes
Image Position ......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Editing PDF Documents using PitStop..................................................................................................................................................... 27
Printing Job Slug Information.....................................................................................................................................................................28
Introduction
These release notes describe the changes in the IC-304 print controller 2.1 software
that were made after the User Guide was published. This software can be installed
on the IC-304 print controller and the IC-304 plus print controller. Where applicable,
the release notes refer you to the User Guide for more information.
What is in these release notes
The release notes include the following sections:
• Installing IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 describes how to install the version 2.1
software.
• New Features describes new menu items, options, windows, or dialog boxes
that were added to IC-304 print controller software.
• Enhancements describes improvements that were made to existing features.
• Limitations describes limitations in the IC-304 print controller software.
• Pro Kit Features describes new menu items, options, windows, or dialog boxes
that were added to Pro Kit software.
Printing this document
This document is in custom page size PDF, so you will need to adjust the page setup
to fit the document to either A4 or letter size.
1. Open the PDF file in Adobe
®
Acrobat®.
2. From the
File
menu, select
Print Setup
.
3. In the Print Setup dialog box, under
Paper
, in the
Size
list, select the desired
paper size, for example, A4 or letter.
4. From the
File
menu, select
Print
.
5. In the
Page Scaling
list, select
Fit To Printable Area
or
Shrink To Printable
Area
.
Note: The names in the
Page Scaling
list vary according to the version of the Adobe
Acrobat software.
6. Click OK.
This document is printed on either A4 or letter size paper.
2 IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 Release Notes
Installing IC-304 Print Controller 2.1
This section describes how to the install the IC-304 print controller 2.1 software.
Perform this upgrade when IC-304 print controller 2.0 is already installed.
Notes:
• Before you install IC-304 print controller 2.1, back up your configuration. For
more information see Backing up the configuration of your IC-304 Print
Controller.
• If any anti-virus software is running on the IC-304 print controller, disable this
software before installing version 2.1. Once you install version 2.1, the anti-virus
software can be enabled.
Backing up the configuration of your IC-304 Print
Controller
The backup and restore configuration feature enables you to backup your IC-304
print controller configuration so that you can restore it when necessary.
Note: Make sure to backup the system configuration to a network or an external drive.
1. On the toolbar, click
Resource Center
.
The Resource Center window appears.
2. In the
Resource
list, select
Backup & Restore Configuration
.
3. In the Backup configuration area, click
Browse
.
The Save dialog box appears.
4. Find the desired directory path for the backup.
5. Enter a name for the file. For best results, use the current date as part of the file
name.
6. Click
Save
.
7. In the Resource Center window, click
Start Backup
.
8. When the Configuration backup completed message appears, click
OK
.
Make sure you restore the configuration file after installing IC-304 print controller 2.1
in case some of your resources are missing.
Upgrading to version 2.1
1. Exit the IC-304 print controller software.
Wait until the Color Server icon on the task bar disappears. Before you upgrade
your software with the new version, you need to remove the current IC-304
software.
Installing IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 3
2. From the
Start
menu, select
Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove
Programs
.
3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, select IC-304 print controller and click
Change/Remove
.
4. When the ColorServerGUI message appears, click
Yes
.
5. After the GUI has been successfully uninstalled, click
OK
.
6. Restart the IC-304 print controller.
7. Insert the version 2.1 stand alone DVD (P/N 607-00254 ) into the DVD device
and browse to the IC-304_v2.1 folder.
8. Double-click the
setup.exe
file.
Note: If you did not remove the software as described in step 3, you will prompted to
remove the software at this stage.
9. In the License Agreement window, click
Yes
. Wait until the installation is
completed.
Important: In certain cases, during the installation process you might receive the
Feature transfer error: 0 message. When you close this message, the
installation exits. When you start the installation again, the
Directory
PostInstReg is not removed message
appears. Close this message, and
the installation completes with no more problems.
10. Click
Finish
to restart the IC-304 print controller.
The system is restarted and the IC-304 print controller software automatically
starts.
11. From the
Help
menu, select
About
to verify that IC-304 V2.1 is installed.
The next step is to restore the configuration that you backed up in the previous
section. When you restore the configuration, all the custom spot colors, virtual
printers, new fonts, color profiles etc. are saved again into the IC-304 V2.1 software.
Note: After upgrading to version 2.1, you need to reconfigure the IC-304 virtual printers on
your client workstations. For more infomation about reconfiguring the IC-304 print controller
virtual printers, see Reconfiguring the IC-304 Print Controller virtual printers in Windows on
page 4 and Reconfiguring the IC-304 Print Controller virtual printers in Mac OS on page 5.
4 IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 Release Notes
Restoring the IC-304 Print Controller resources
1. On the toolbar, click
Resource Center
. The Resource Center window appears.
2. In the Resource list, select
Backup & Restore Configuration
.
3. In the
Restore Configuration
area, click
Browse
.
The Open dialog box appears.
4. Locate the directory path in which you backed up the configuration.
5. Select the file you saved for backup, and then click
Open
.
6. Click
Start Restore
.
7. Select the categories that you want to restore, and click
OK
.
Reconfiguring the IC-304 Print Controller virtual printers in
Windows
Note: Perform the following procedure only if you had version 1.0 previously installed. If
you are upgrading from version 2.0 the following procedure is not necessary.
1. On your computer, select
Start > Run
.
2. In the
Open
box, type
\\
and the name of the IC-304 print controller name
(
\\printcontrollername
).
3. Browse to the
Utilities\PC utilities\Driver Extension
folder and double-click the
Creo_Driver_Uninstall.exe
file.
4. In the DEXUnistaller dialog box, select the
AdobePS IC-304(x)
print driver, and
click
OK
.
5. When prompted that the Creo Print Driver software uninstalled successfully,
click
OK
.
6. To reconnect to the IC-304 print controller 2.1, select
Start > Run
.
7. In the
Open
box, type \\ and the name of the IC-304 print controller
(
\\printcontrollername
).
8. Double-click the required printer.
Installing IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 5
Reconfiguring the IC-304 Print Controller virtual printers in
Mac OS
Uninstalling the Print Driver software on the Mac
Note: Only perform the following procedure if you have version 2.0 installed.
1. Quit all open applications.
2. Open the System Preferences window, and double-click
Print & Fax
.
3. In the Print & Fax window, select the virtual printer.
4. Click the
delete
(-)
button to delete the virtual printer, and then click OK.
5. Browse to
Library > Printers > Creo_Color_Server_Tools
, and delete the
Creo_Color_Server_Tools
.
6. Browse to
Library > Receipts
folder, and delete all of the
IC-304V2*.pkg
files.
The Print Driver software is uninstalled.
Installing the Print Driver software on the Mac
1. From the Go menu, select
Connect to Server
.
2. In the
Server Address
box, type your server address, and click
Connect
.
3. In the
Connect as
area, select
Guest
.
4. Click
Connect
.
5. Select
Utilities
and click OK.
6. Select the
Mac Utilities
folder.
7. Double-click
IC304V2_1_ColorServerPrintDriverInstaller.dmg
.
8. Double-click the
IC304V2_1_ColorServerPrintDriverInstaller.dmg
file.
9. Click
Continue
.
6 IC-304 Print Controller 2.1 Release Notes
10. Click
Continue
.
11. In the Software License Agreement window, click
Continue
.
12. Click
Agree
to agree to the terms and continue with the installation procedure.
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