Konica Minolta MICROPRESS SERVER CII, MICROPRESS SERVER 062 User Manual
PrintStation ManagerÉ
Reference Manual
Version 4.52i
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Table of Contents
About This Manual.............................................................................................3
Table of Contents.............................................................................................. 5
What is PrintStation Manager?......................................................................... 9
Why do I need Multiple Virtual Engines............................................................................................. 9
Features..........................................................................................................................................10
Supported Paper Types.................................................................................................................. 11
PrintStation and Virtual Engine Naming Convention....................................................................... 12
The PrintStation Manager Main Screen Display............................................ 13
Job List Window.............................................................................................................................. 14
Job List Fields ............................................................................................................................ 15
Job Icons............................................................................................................................... 16
Display Jobs.................................................................................................................................... 17
PrintStation Button..........................................................................................................................19
Virtual Engine Status Bar................................................................................................................ 21
Menus............................................................................................................... 23
File.................................................................................................................................................. 23
UnArchive Job File(s)…..............................................................................................................23
Exit.............................................................................................................................................24
Virtual Engine.................................................................................................................................. 24
Pause or Resume a Virtual Engine............................................................................................. 24
Resuming a Paused Virtual Engine............................................................................................ 25
Resynch Jobs............................................................................................................................. 25
Forms… ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Multi Page Forms................................................................................................................... 26
Letterhead .............................................................................................................................26
Engine Defaults… ...................................................................................................................... 28
Virtual Engine Defaults.......................................................................................................... 29
Media Saving Features...................................................................................................... 32
Job Defaults...........................................................................................................................33
View Job Details......................................................................................................................... 36
View Job Name Only.................................................................................................................. 36
ColorTools... ............................................................................................................................... 36
B&W Engine Balance................................................................................................................. 36
Job.................................................................................................................................................. 37
Info.............................................................................................................................................37
PrintStation/PrintLink Options................................................................................................ 39
Job Settings ........................................................................................................................... 40
Finishing Options...................................................................................................................42
Finishing Rules.................................................................................................................. 43
Output Options....................................................................................................................... 44
Margin Offsets....................................................................................................................... 47
Brightness/Contrast ............................................................................................................... 48
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Color Adjust............................................................................................................................49
ColorCurves.......................................................................................................................50
Default ColorCurves and Definitions.......................................................................................51
Job Parsing............................................................................................................................ 52
Ticket .....................................................................................................................................53
Chapters.................................................................................................................................55
Page Settings.........................................................................................................................57
Preview..................................................................................................................................59
Annotations............................................................................................................................ 61
Preview…....................................................................................................................................62
Hold/Suspend.............................................................................................................................63
Print............................................................................................................................................64
Move...........................................................................................................................................64
Delete.........................................................................................................................................65
Abort...........................................................................................................................................65
Merge…......................................................................................................................................66
Archive........................................................................................................................................68
Apply Form…..............................................................................................................................69
Mail Merge…............................................................................................................................... 71
Center Pages…..........................................................................................................................72
Imposition...................................................................................................................................74
Insert/Delete Pages….................................................................................................................75
Numbering…...............................................................................................................................78
Re-order Pages….......................................................................................................................80
Scale & Rotate… ........................................................................................................................81
Settings.......................................................................................................................................83
Tumble........................................................................................................................................84
Assign Job Ticket…....................................................................................................................85
View.................................................................................................................................................87
Toolbar........................................................................................................................................87
Status Bar...................................................................................................................................87
Sort by........................................................................................................................................87
System Events............................................................................................................................88
System Errors.........................................................................................................................89
Accounting..................................................................................................................................89
Scripting..........................................................................................................................................91
Script Toolbar..............................................................................................................................92
Script Properties and Methods ...............................................................................................94
Resolving PrintStation/PrintLink Problems................................................. 103
Resolving Problems for PrintStation 024.......................................................................................103
Viewing Printer Status Summary...............................................................................................103
Viewing Printer System Status..................................................................................................105
Jam Resolution..............................................................................................................................108
Jam Resolution PrintStation 024 System..............................................................................108
Resolving Problems for PrintStation 312.......................................................................................109
Viewing Printer Status Summary...............................................................................................109
Jam Resolution PrintStation 312 ..........................................................................................111
Viewing Printer Maintenance Information..................................................................................113
Viewing Printer Service Errors ..................................................................................................115
Viewing Printer Unit Errors........................................................................................................117
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Viewing Miscellaneous Printer Information............................................................................... 119
Resolving Problems for PrintLink Cii............................................................................................. 122
Viewing Printer Status Summary.............................................................................................. 122
Resolving Problems for PrintStation LaserJet 5Si......................................................................... 124
Viewing Printer Status Summary.............................................................................................. 124
Resolving Problems for PrintStation DesignJet CP....................................................................... 126
Viewing Printer Status Summary.............................................................................................. 126
Resolving Problems for PrintStation 040....................................................................................... 128
Viewing Printer Status Summary.............................................................................................. 128
Viewing Printer System Status ................................................................................................. 130
Resolving Problems for PrintLink 062...........................................................................................132
Viewing Printer Status Summary.............................................................................................. 132
Viewing Printer System Status ................................................................................................. 133
Resolving Problems for PrintStation LaserJet 8000 ...................................................................... 134
Viewing Printer Status Summary.............................................................................................. 134
Gamma Calibration....................................................................................................................... 136
Window......................................................................................................................................... 137
Reset Size ................................................................................................................................ 138
Refresh.....................................................................................................................................138
Tools............................................................................................................................................. 139
Notifications….......................................................................................................................... 139
Find….......................................................................................................................................140
AutoScript................................................................................................................................. 141
Options..................................................................................................................................... 143
Help ..............................................................................................................................................143
Glossary......................................................................................................... 145
Index............................................................................................................... 147
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What is PrintStation Manager?
The PrintStation Manager (PSM) is a sof t ware applicat ion which
“virtualizes” PrintStations/Print Links. Multiple PrintStations/PrintLinks
are grouped together t o appear as a single high speed printer. This
Virtual Engine (VE) system provides a means to customize print er
configurations based on printing r equirements.
The PrintStation Manager incorporates an Electronic Collator and job
parser (or job manager) t hat evenly distributes jobs between the
PrintStations defined within the Virt ual Engine.
Electronic collation provides a means by which all pages only need to
be Rasterized (RIP’ed) once. These compressed bitm aps ar e saved
so that multiple copies of the pag es m ay be print ed subsequently
utilizing the printer’s full rated speed. All of this is done electronically
by the PrintStation Manager so that the output of one PrintStation is
placed on top of another yielding a complete collated j ob set, just as
though it was printed on a single printer.
Why do I need Multiple Virtual Engines
Using multiple Virtual Engines allows printing multiple jobs at the
same time. For instance, if there are four PrintStations, the operator
can set up two PrintStations as one VE and another two PrintStations
as a second VE. This way one job can be directed to one VE and
another job can be directed to the other VE concur rently. Additionally,
one Virtual Engine may be set up to print duplex jobs and keep jobs
after they are printed while another Virtual Engine does neither.
Since a system with four, six, eight, up to twelve PrintStations can
have several VE configurations, T/R Systems ships t he
with default VE configurations. Default VE config ur ations are provided
to give you a basic collection of printers. T/R Systems has chosen
configurations that would be somewhat typical in a printing
environment and minimize the installation time.
MicroPress
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Features
The PrintStation Manager has many built-in feat ures like dragging and
dropping files from one Vir tual Engine to another and duplexing a
simplex job with a single mouse click.
These optional features must
be purchased and a number
obtained from T/R Systems in
order to be used. If the option
has not been registered, a
small key (see the graphic
below) will be visible and the
controls will be “grayed out” or
unavailable.
Optional features include:
• Imposition: The means to position m ultiple pages of a job onto a
larger single sheet in the correct orientation for binding. This
feature is not available for the Pr intStation 312.
• Document Merge: This featur e allows the creation of new
documents by combining portions of existing documents.
• Forms: This featur e is used t o pr int data from one job as an overlay
onto another job.
• Image Manipulation - This featur e consist s of the following:
- Scaling: Adjust the size of pag es within a PSM job.
- Center Pages: center the im age on all pages of a job.
- Margin Offset: Change the margin settings for a PSM job, either
the whole job or on a page by page basis. This feat ur e is not
available for the PrintStation 312.
• ColorTools (Print Test Calibrate in prior versions): ColorTools is a
suite of Color Calibration applications, including Gammatic that
automates gamma calibration of the color capable PrintStations.
• Scripting: Run VB Scripts to perform different tasks on existing jobs
or on new jobs as they come into the PSM.
• Job Ticketing: A print pr ovider (
MicroPress
owner) provides a
custom ticket form, generated with MicroTicket Configuration, to a
client. The ticket is accessible to bot h Macintosh and PC format
computers. The client, using MicroTicket within a web browser, fills
out the characteristics of a print job. The files required to process
the job are also included. MicroTicket packages all of the required
jobs into one file that is easily transport ed t o the print provider.
• Numbering: Apply page numbers or other sequential numbers to
PSM jobs.
• Annotations: Add comments to PSM jobs. The Find t ool can be
used to locate text in the annotations.
These
MicroPress
except where noted.
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features are available for use with all PrintStations
Supported Paper Types
PrintStation Tray Paper Sizes
312
024
Cii
LaserJet 5Si
DesignJet CP
040
062
LaserJet 8000
*=for imposition only
Internal Cassette B5, A4, Legal, Letter
Optional Cassette B5, A4, Legal, Letter
Manual Tray up to 8.5"x14"
Upper Tray B4, A4, Legal, Letter
Lower Tray A3, B4, A4, Ledger, Legal, Letter
Manual Tray up to 11.70"x17.70"
Envelope Feeder Monarch, COM-10, DL, B5, C5
Deck A3, B4, A4, Ledger, Legal, Letter
Upper Tray A4, Letter
Middle Tray A3, A4, A5 B4, B5, B6, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Statement
Lower Tray A3, Ledger
Manual Tray up to 12"x18"
Upper Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, Statement, B4, Tabloid
Lower Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, Statement, B4, Tabloid
Manual Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, Statement, B4, B5, Tabloid, Executive,
COM-10, Monarch, DL, C5, ISO B5
Deck US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, B4
US Letter, Full Bleed US Letter, Tabloid, Full Bleed Tabloid, ANSI C,
ANSI D, ANSI E, ARCH A, ARCH B, ARCH C, ARCH D, ARCH E,
ISO A4, Full Bleed ISO A4, ISO A3, Full Bleed ISO A3, ISO A2, ISO
A1, ISO A0, Oversize A2, Oversize A1, Oversize A0, B4, B3, B2,
B1, 24" x 48", 24" x 60", 24" x 72", 24" x 84", 24" x 96", 24" x 108",
36" x 60", 36" x 72", 36" x 84", 36" x 96",
Upper Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Tabloid, Executive
Middle Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Tabloid, Executive
Lower Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Tabloid, Executive
Large Capacity Hopper
(LCH)
st
Drawer Tabloid
1
2nd Drawer Letter, Letter R, Legal, Tabloid, A5, A4, A4R, A3, B5, B5 R, B4,
3rd Drawer Letter
Large Capacity
Cassette (LCC)
Manual Tray Letter, Letter R, Legal, Statement
Upper Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, B4
Lower Tray US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, B4, B5, Tabloid
Manual Tray US Letter, US Legal, *A5, B4, B5, Tabloid, Executive, Statement
Deck US Letter, US Legal, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Tabloid
A4, Letter
Invoice/Statement
Letter
36" x 108"
On the PrintLink Cii, Executive size paper can only be
fed from the Manual Tray.
Paper sizes B1 through B6 referred to in this manual
are JIS unless otherwise noted.
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PrintStation and Virtual Engine Naming Convention
Beginning with
PrintStations and Virtual Engines changed from previous versions. This
change was necessary due to the number and possible combinations
of different Pr intStations supported by the
The name of the PrintStation/Virtual Engine will be a letter and a
number. The letter indicates t he PrintStation type and the number will
be an increment of 1-8 depending on the quantity of the type of
PrintStation.
A PrintStation 312
B PrintStation 024
C PrintLink Cii
D PrintStation LaserJet 5Si
E PrintStation DesignJet CP
F Pr int Station 040
G PrintLink 062
H Print Station LaserJet 8000
MicroPress
A
B3, and B4. A virtual engine using B1 and B2 would be named B12.
MicroPress
with four 024’s would have PrintStations named B1, B2,
Version 4.51, the naming convention f or t he
MicroPress
.
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The PrintStation Manager Main Screen Display
When the Pr int St a t ion Manager is launched, it will display the main
screen.
The icon at the top left of
each Virtual Engine window
represents the type of output
device connected to the VE.
This main screen allows access to:
• The Virtual Engines within the PrintSt ation Manager.
• Print jobs and job attributes
• The Toolbar for Print St ation and job control
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Job List Window
The field widths in the Job
List window are adjustable.
Move the cursor to the
border between two fields,
and the cursor will change
to the resize arrows.
Then, drag the field border
to the desired width. Double
clicking the field border will
automatically size the
column to fit the longest text
in the column.
The Job List window shows the job name, status of the job, num ber of
pages, number of copies, t he nam e of the user who sent the job, and
the date/time the job was RIP’ed. Additionally, the j ob icon located to
the left of the job name will indicate whether the job is Color, B&W,
merged with a form, or if the job is set up to print duplex.
View Job Detail s
The Job List W indow can display job details (as shown above) or job
names only.
A “*” in front of the number
of pages in the job means
that the job is set to print
some sequence of pages
other than the first page to
the last all inclusive. For
example: odd pages only.
Right click within the Job List window for quick access to the Job Menu. Not
all menu items will be available unless a job is selected.
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Job List Fields
Refer to the following table to interpret the columns in the Job List window.
An ‘*’ in any column header means the list is sorted by that field.
Field/Control Description
Job Name The name of the job to print and job icon.
Status The current state of the job. Refer to the
Display Jobs
states in which the jobs may display.
Pages The number of pages contained in the job. A
“?” will display as a job is loading into the
PrintStation Manager. The “*” in front of the
number of pages in the job means that the
job is set to print some sequence of pages
other than the first page to the last all
inclusive. For example: print odd pages only.
Copies The number of times the job will be printed.
User The user or the name of the user’s
workstation that sent the job to the printer.
Date/Time This field indicates when the PrintStation
Manager received the job.
section to interpret the different
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Job Icons
Refer to the following table to interpret the icons.
This Job Icon Descript i on
B&W standard This icon displays for standard B&W jobs that
are in the Waiting, Holding, Suspended or
Printed state.
Color standard This icon displays for standard color jobs that
are in the Waiting, Holding Suspended or
Printed state.
Printing
or
B&W Color
Duplex
or
B&W Color
Form
or
B&W Color
Combination
or
B&W Color
Error This icon indicates a job has errored.
When a job is printing the icon is highlighted
in green.
A duplexed job.
A job that has been Merged with a Form.
This icon displays for jobs that are both
Duplex and a Form.
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Display Jobs
The number of each current
job type will display
regardless of whether or not
the job type is selected.
The next available waiting job
becomes active when the
current print job is complete if
the Virtual Engine is not
paused.
• When a job t ype is selected, all j obs of that type will display in the
Job List Window.
• Click the box beside each job type to include it in the Job List.
• A “
“ in the box indicates selection.
• The number that displays beside each job type indicates the
number of jobs of t hat t ype.
Refer to the following table t o int erpret the different states in which
the jobs may display.
Field/Control Descript i on
Waiting Jobs that are waiting to be printed. The letter
W displays in the status column.
Holding Jobs that are retained to print at another
time. The letter H displays in the status
column. Jobs that are on hold remain in a
held state until you change them.
Printed Jobs that have been printed successfully.
The letter P displays in the status column.
Archived Jobs that have been archived with Auto
Archive display the letter A in the status
column. The file name is also appended with
the “.msm” or ".pdf" extension. See
Archive…
information.
Error Jobs in which a printing error has occurred.
The letter E displays in the status column.
in the Job menu section for more
There are additional job status indicator s that are not listed in the
Display Jobs check box area.
Refer to the f ollowing t able t o interpret the indicators.
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Status Indicates
>>
P!
-L-
S
The status column displays “
job is in the process of printing.
The job stack has been moved to another
PrintStation. When a job is printing to a
Virtual Engine that controls two or more
PrintStations and one errors out, the job
stack is moved to an operational
PrintStation if the error is not corrected
within a specified amount of time.
Job is locked. This will display during job
archival and other processes. When the
job status displays L, the job is locked and
can not be accessed.
If a job is currently printing, pressing the
Hold/Suspend button will stop the job from
printing. An S displays in the status
column.
>>” while a
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PrintStation Button
Cii
Right click and hold for an
error status display on an
engine displaying an error.
See the example below.
The PrintStation buttons are located inside the Virtual Engine window.
The PrintStation buttons will alert you to com m on PrintStation
conditions that may result in image def ects or print job errors.
To view the message that corresponds with the graphic
representation of the Print St ation, just click the button. Clicking on a
PrintStation button will open the PrintStation window and allow access
to PrintStation Summary or PrintStation Systems information for a
specific PrintStation. This includes information on Paper Status,
PrintStation Summary Status, Enable/Disable com mands, System
(PrintStation) Error s , Total Pages Printed and other m iscellaneous
PrintStation status. Refer to
Problems
for more details about Print St ation status.
Resolving PrintStation/PrintLink
The PrintStation status is identified with lights displaying various
colors. Refer to the following table to interpret the status of the
PrintStation button.
The PrintStation Icon
When
Light Displays
Black The PSM is starting up. This is before
communication is even attempted from the
ClusterServer to the PrintStations.
Bright Green The printer is idle and ready.
Flashing Bright Green A job is in the process of printing without
error, or toner may be low.
Dark Green There is no communication between the
PSM and the PrintStation. The PrintStation
may display this color when the connection
between the PrintStation and the
HostAdapter has been broken or the
PrintStation is turned off.
Yellow A caution is indicated. Conditions may be
developing that could lead to image quality
issues.
Flashing Yellow A job is printing, but a caution is indicated.
Conditions may be developing that could
lead to image quality issues.
Red An event has occurred that requires user
intervention before the job can continue to
print.
Flashing Red The printer is paused for the user to “work
and turn” the pages for duplexing. This is
only on the PrintStation 312.
Disabled PrintStation has been disabled. Jobs
cannot be sent to a PrintStation while it is
disabled. The PrintStation will not
contribute to the output of any job.
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The PrintStation Icon
Light Displays
Paper Out
Cii
Toner Low/Out
Cii
Paper Jam
Cii
When
The PrintStation has used the last sheet of
paper in the selected paper source. Be
aware of the following:
• For some PrintStations, the button will
display which paper tray is empty.
• D - Paper Deck (024 only)
• e - Envelope Feeder (024 only)
• i - Internal Tray (312 only)
• L - Lower Tray (024, Cii only)
• m - Manual Tray
• mi – Middle Tray (Cii only)
• o - Optional Tray (312 only)
• u - Upper Tray (024, Cii only)
• Paper Out with Yellow Light means:
Auto Tray Switch is enabled and a
paper tray is empty; however, printing
may continue with use of another paper
tray.
• Paper Out with Red Light means that
one or all of the paper trays are empty
and printing will not continue.
A toner cartridge is low. The PrintStation
button will indicate which color toner cartridge
is low.
For PrintStation 024 engines:
• The EP (toner/drum) cartridge is low.
For PrintStation 312 and Cii engines:
• If a second toner cartridge becomes low
before the first toner is replaced, the
Engine button will continue to indicate the
first color. The PrintStation Status display
(click PrintStation button) will alert the user
that additional color toners may also be
low.
This display status should be used as an
indicator that the image quality needs to be
monitored because of low toner, not that the
toner cartridge needs to be replaced.
A printer paper jam has occurred. This
information will always display along with a
light. Click on the engine button for
information on the paper jam location and jam
resolution (except for PrintLink Cii).
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The PrintStation button Status may also display multiple conditions that are
occurring simultaneously in the PrintStation.
For example:
indicates that the Internal Paper Tray is empty and the Magenta Toner is low.
Virtual Engine Status Bar
The Virtual Engine Status Bar displays the name and pr inting status
of the job in the process of pr int ing. The Virtual Engine also has a
Pause/Resume button. There are also icons t o indicate that Forms
are on and/or that Archiving is in progr ess.
Printing
Forms
Paused
Archiving/Unarchiving
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Menus
File
UnArchive Job File(s)…
Depending on the file size
decompression may take
several seconds to several
minutes to complete. Multiple
files can be selected to
unarchive simultaneously.
Beginning with
MicroPress
version 4.52, menus will contain only the
features available to the currently selected PrintStation/PrintLink type.
In previous versions the menu items that were unavailable would have
been grayed out.
Use the File menu selections to UnArchive jobs and Exit the
PrintStation Manager.
Use UnArchive Job File(s) to decompress archived files and retur n the
file to the PrintStation Manager format.
1. Select the Virtual Engine to receive the archived file.
2. Select File from the PrintStation Manager main menu and t hen
select UnArchive Job File(s) from the File Menu.
3. Select the file to be unarchived. Click OK. The file is
decompressed and placed in the active Virtual Engine Job List.
UnArchiving an older version
PSM job will update it to the
current PSM version.
Select multiple jobs by holding down the Shift or CTRL key while
selecting jobs.
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Exit
The present session of
PrintStation Manager can be
ended by pressing [Alt]+F4.
Virtual Engine
To exit PrintStation Manager:
Select Exit from the File Menu and the present session of
PrintStation Manager will be ended.
—OR—
Click the Control Menu box ( locat ed in the top left corner of
the PSM main screen) and select Close. The present
session of PrintStation Manager will be ended.
The PrintStation Manager saves the status of the current jobs before
closing.
The Virtual Engine Menu contains functions that affect the selected
Virtual Engine. Depending on the
MicroPress
configuration, some of
these features may not be activated. Additionally, the Color Tools
feature will only be functional if t he Vir t ual Engine contains a color
capable PrintStation.
Pause or Resume a Virtual Engine
Pause or Resume a Virtual
Engine by:
• clicking the Pause button
on the Toolbar on the
PrintStation Manager
Main Screen
• clicking on the small Stop
Light display at the
bottom right of the Virtual
Engine display
• right-click on the task bar
buttons and select
Pause/Resume
The following section covers all menu selections under Virt ual Engine.
Use the Pause/Resume Virtual Engine option to pr event or start print
activity to the active Virtual Engine. Use of t his option will have no
effect on the currently printing job. When the Pause/Resume light is
green, the Virtual Printer is r eady to pr int . When the Pause/ Resum e
light is red, the Virtual Pr inter is paused and will not print. All jobs that
are selected to print, will display as a Wait (W) status in the Status
column of the Job List window until the Virtual Engine is resumed.
To Pause a Virtual Engine
1. Select a Virtual Engine. The title bar of the Virtual Engine window
will be highlighted when selected.
2. Select Virtual Engine from t he Pr int St ation Manager main menu
and then select Pause.
3. The Virtual Engine activity is halted. Even thoug h t he printer is
paused, the user may continue to send jobs that will print when
the printer is resumed.
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Resuming a Paused Virtual Engine
To Resume a Paused Virtual Engine
1. Select a Paused Virtual Engine.
2. Select Virtual Engine from t he Pr int St ation Manager main menu
and then select Resume.
3. The Virtual Engine activity is resumed and normal print activity
will continue.
Resynch Jobs
The Resynch Jobs feature provides the user with a means of
refreshing and updating the Job List window. This is especially useful if
a job file is copied into a PrintStation Manager spool dir ect ory. The
updated job will display after Resynch Jobs has refreshed the
Refresh, located in the
Window menu, will do the
same thing as Resynch
Jobs. Pressing the <F5> key
will also Refresh the Job List
window.
PrintStation Job List window.
There is no dialog box or window for this menu item, it takes effect
immediately.
To Resynch the Job List.
1. Select a Virtual Engine.
Forms…
To learn how to apply a form
to job already RIP’ed, see the
section entitled
Apply Form
.
2. Select Virtual Engine from the PrintStation main menu and t hen
select Resynch.
3. The Job List window will be refreshed, and any jobs copied to the
Virtual Engine’s Spool Directory will be added to the display.
The Forms option is used to print data from one job as an overlay onto
another job. The Forms option provides a more efficient way of printing
multiple copies of a job that contains both common and unique text or
graphics.
For example, a business form is oft en used by many individuals for
different purposes. Frequently, the common text or gr aphics in t he
blank business form mak e up 90% or m or e of the data sent to the
printer, while the unique text may make up only 10%.
Print forms mor e efficiently by sending the form with the fixed image
information (common text and graphics) to be processed through
MicroSpool, the T/R Systems RIP, and then to the Pr intStation
Manager only once. Next, configure the job as a form for that Virt ual
Engine. Then, jobs sent t o t hat Virtual Engine will be merged with the
form information.
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Multi Page Forms
Letterhead
The forms print opt ion can also be set from Macintosh or PC
workstations using the
MicroPress
drivers.
A form can have one or more pages and can be mer ged with unique
text documents that contain any number of pages (e.g.; ten pages of
unique text or variable data to be merged with a f ive page form.) Forms
can be repeated so that each page of t he unique text document will be
merged with the appropriate page of the form. Click t he Repeat Form
button to merge a 5 page form with a 10 page document. The
PrintStation Manager merges 1-5 of the form with pages1-5 of t he
unique text document, and then the 5 pag e form is repeated with the
next 5 pages (pages 6-10) of t he unique text document.
The Forms option also makes print ing jobs with letterhead more
efficient as it eliminates t he need to change or reload the paper
tray with pre-printed letterhead.
If the forms opt ion is turned off at the PrintStation Manager, the
print options can still be set from t he Macintosh workst ation to
override default options in PrintSta t ion Manager. However, if the
current form in the PrintStation Manager is “No Form”, a job set
this way will fail because no form has been added for use.
When using the Form feature in the PrintStation Manager, t he f ol l owing
must match to achieve the desired output:
• Bit Depth: (Contone/BiLevel/M onochrome) Bot h t he Form and the file to be
overlaid must come through the same Virtual Printer.
• Horizontal and Vertical Resoluti on Settings
If these
Job Settings
message will be generated in the system log.
Access the Form
Configuration dialog box by
selecting Engine Defaults
from the Virtual Engine Menu
and then pressing the
button in the Engine Defaults
Dialog box
—OR—
by pressing [Ctrl]+[F].
Job Settings
do not match, the job will print without the form, and an error
To use the Forms Setup option:
1. Select a Virtual Engine.
2. Select Virtual Engine from t he Pr int St ation Manager main menu
and select Forms.
3. The Form Configur ation dialog box displays.
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Before the “Use Forms”
option is available, a job must
first be selected to be used
as a form from the Current
Jobs field. “Add” it to the list
of Available Forms.
The Form Repeat option is
available only after the Use
Forms option is selected.
4. Refer to the f ollowing t able to interpret the Form Configuration
dialog box and available options.
Field/Control Description
Current Jobs All current jobs, whether or not they are
selected to be viewed in the Job List
Window, for the active Virtual Engine are
displayed here.
Use Forms Print the form as an overlay for every job
sent to the Virtual Engine. The form
highlighted under Available Forms and
listed next to Current Form is the current
from. If this box is not checked, the
selected form will not print unless the job
itself has specified “Use Form.”
Add Copy the job selected from the Current
Jobs field to the Available Forms field.
This option makes the selected job
available for use as a form.
Form Repeat Repeat a form so that each page of a
specific document will be merged with the
appropriate page of the form. A form can
have one or more pages and can be
merged with specific documents that
contain any number of pages. For
example, you may have a ten page job to
be merged with a five page form. Click the
Repeat Form button and the PrintStation
Manager merges pages 1-5 of the form
with pages 1-5 of the document. The form
pages 1- 5 are then repeated with the next
5 document pages to be printed (pages 6-
10).
Current Form Displays the name of the currently
selected form. This field displays
information without clicking on it. <No
Form> will display if a form has not been
selected.
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The Use Forms option must
be selected in order to print
the chosen form as an
overlay for every job sent to
the Virtual Engine.
Engine Defaults…
Field/Control Description
Available Forms Select a form for use as a printed overlay
for every job sent to the Virtual Engine.
Highlight indicates the selected form.
Delete Remove a selected form from the
Available Forms list.
5. Click Close. The Form Setup opt ions ar e accept ed.
The Virtual Engine Default Set t ings dialog consists of two categories of
options; Virtual Engine Defaults and Job Defaults. Each default type is
described in the following sections.
The Virtual Engine Defaults
dialog box may also be
accessed by pressing
[ALT]+[Enter].
The various PrintStation types
may have different default
settings options. The 024 is
shown as an example only.
To access the Engine Defaults dialog box:
1. Right-click on the Virtual Engine’s task bar button on the PSM
main dialog.
2. Select Engine Defaults.
3. The Virtual Engine Default s dialog box appears.
4. Refer to the following sections,
Defaults
for both job and engine.
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PrintStation 024 Defaults dial og box
Virtual Engine Defaults
and
Job
to interpret the options in the Engine Defaults dialog box
Virtual Engine Defaults
Virtual Engine Defaults cont r ol the behavior of all jobs printed from a
Virtual Engine and can be overridden by the workstation sending the
job. See the table following for the defaults available to each
PrintStation/PrintLink type.
ENGINE TYPE / OPTION AVAILABILITY
DesignJet Only
DesignJet Only
DesignJet Only
DesignJet Only
OPTION
Spool Directory
Form Setup
Hold Incoming Jobs
Keep Printed Jobs
Print Job Separators
Use Manual Tray for Separators
Write Through
Step and Repeat
SafePrint
Print Quality
Margin Offsets
Field/Control Description
Spool Directory The directory containing the PSM job files
C-Cii
A-312
B-024
PPPPPPP
PPPP
PPPPPPPP
PPPP
PPPP
PPPP
PPPP
for the currently selected Virtual Engine. If
multiple Spool Directories are specified for
the Virtual Engine, they may be selected
from the drop down list. The currently
selected path is displayed on the Virtual
Engine title bar. See the following steps for
adding and deleting paths.
D-5Si
P
P
P
P
E-DJCP
PP
PP
PP
PP
F-040
G-062
P
8000
H- LJ
P
P
P
P
P
P
This feature is good for
organizing large numbers of
job files. Users may want to
keep jobs in different
directories so that the Job List
Window is more manageable.
To modify the Spool Director y:
Add Path
1. Click on the Add Path button.
2. Navigate to the desired directory using the dialog box shown
below.
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For instructions on the use of
the Forms feature, refer to the
section entitled
Forms
.
3. Click on the directory to select it.
4. Click OK to add the path and ret ur n to the Virtual Engine Default s
dialog.
—OR—
Click Cancel to return to t he Virtual Engine Defaults dialog.
Delete Path
1. From the drop down list, select the path to delet e.
2. Click on the Delete Path button.
Field/Control Description
Form Setup The Forms option is used to print data from
one job as an overlay onto another job.
The Forms option provides a more efficient
way of printing multiple copies of a job that
contains both common and specific text or
graphics.
Hold Incoming Jobs All incoming jobs are held until they are
manually selected to be printed.
Keep Printed Jobs Save jobs after they have printed. The
PrintStation Manager will save jobs after
printing for quick re-printing without
resending from the workstation or
reprocessing the job through the RIP.
Print Job Separators Produce a marked separator page at the
end of each job. Select this option when
printing multiple copies of jobs to keep
them separated.
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