Konica Minolta MICROPRESS SERVER M500, MICROPRESS SERVER M500-2, MICROPRESS SERVER CII M500-2 User Manual

MicroTiff™
Reference Manual
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Table of Contents

What is MicroTiff?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Starting MicroTiff for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
MicroTiff Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Overview of the MicroTiff Main Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
MicroTiff Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Add. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Convert All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Command Line File Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Select All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PSM Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Page Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Thread Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multipage Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Create Job From Each File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Full Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sort By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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What is MicroTiff?

The MicroPress MicroTiff is intended primarily to convert TIFF files (Black & White, 1 bit per pixel) that have been produced by scanning a document. 8 bit per Pixel files are supported for the PrintLink Cii.
MicroTiff reads TIFF files, converts them to MicroPress format, and sends them directly to a Virtual Engine in the PrintStati on Manager for printing or to a disk locat ion as a PSM job to be printed at a later date.
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St arting MicroTiff for the First Time

MicroTif f is an optional MicroPress application and requir es Product Key valid ation in order to be used. This number will be supplied by T/R Systems.
To enter the Product Key:
Enter the number and click OK.
The PSM Connection dialog box will be displayed the first time MicroTiff is launched. This dialog is used to specify to which VE the converted TIFF fil es will go.
1. Enter the required information.
2. Click OK.
MicroTiff is now ready for TIFF file input selection. For more detail on the PSM Connecti on dialog box, see t he section ent itled PSM Connection
found under MicroTiff Menu Bar.
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MicroTiff Main Screen

The graphic shown below represents the way the MicroTiff will appear on your display.
The following section Overview of the MicroT iff Main Screen Display gives a brief summary of the components of the main screen.

Overview of the MicroTiff Main Screen Display

Field/Control Description
Menu Bar Provide access to MicroTiff commands. Tool Bar Provide one click access to the most commonly used MicroTiff
commands.
PSM Connection Current Computer Display the PrintStation Manager destination
for converted files
Virtual Engine – Display the t arg et Virtual Engine on the Current Computer in which the new job will print.
Destination To PSM – This selection sends the job to the PSM for printing.
To File – Selecting To File saves the job as a PSM job.
PSM Job Document Name
User Name
Paper Tray
Destination Tray
Copies
Duplex
File List Window Display the files added to MicroTiff using the Add command. Status Bar Display useful information. Arrow buttons Use to re-order files in the file list window.
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MicroTiff Menu Bar

The commands most commonly used in MicroTiff may be executed from the Toolbar. In this manual, the Toolbar icon will be displayed alongside the description for a command that is available on the Toolbar.

File

The File menu contains commands for manipulating files and for exiting the MicroTiff pro­gram.
The following sections explain these commands and th eir usage.
dd
A
To add TIFF files to the MicroTiff File List Window:
1. Select F
ile from the MicroTiff main menu and select Add.
2. Select the location of the files to be added.
3. Select the files to add.
4. Click Add to add the files. The selected files will be displayed in the MicroTiff File List Window in alphanumeric order.
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Convert

To convert one or more files:
When converting, do not send jobs to a Virtual Engine currently being used by the MP­RIP.
1. Enter a name for the document in the Document Name field, if necessary. The name entered here will be used for each job converted until a new name is entered. If no name is supplied, the name appearing in the PrintStation Manager Job List Window will be MicroTiff Job. The name will be saved when MicroTiff is exited.
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MicroTiff Menu Bar
If the Destination for the files is selected as To PSM, the target PrintStation Manager (selected from the PSM Connection dialog box) MUST
2. Enter a User Name, if necessary. If no name is supplied, The User Name field in the PrintStation Manager Job List Window will be the default name MicroTiff.
3. Select the appropriate paper source from the Paper Tray list.
4. Select the appropriate output tray from the Destination Tray list.
5. Enter the number of copies.
6. Select Duplex if desired. Leave this field blank if one sided prints are required.
7. Select the file or files from the File List Window to be converted.
If multiple files are selected for conversion, they will be combined into one job unless Create Job From Each File is selected from the Settings menu.
If several jobs are converted individually and the Document Name is not changed, they will all have the same name in the PrintStation Manager Job List Window with -0001, ­0002, etc. appended to the end of the name.
be running.
8. Select F
ile from the MicroTiff main menu and select Convert. The Converting dialog box will be displayed. It will indica te the status of the conversion by displaying a progress bar.
The Abort button may be clicked at any time to cancel the current job. 8 bit per Pixel files are supported for the Print Link Cii. If printing to other PrintStation/PrintLink
types, files greater than 1 bit will be convert ed to 1 bit. A 1bit fi le fo r a Cii will be conver ted to 8 bit.
ert All
Conv
To convert all files in the File List Window:
1. Enter a name for the document in the Document Name field, if necessary.

When Convert All is used to convert multiple fi les, they will be combined into one job.

2. Select F
ile from the MicroTiff main menu and select Convert All. It is not necessary to select any files when Convert All is used.
The Abort button may be clicked at any time to cancel the current job.
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Command Line File Conversion
The command line method of file conversion ma y be used (for 024 jobs only ) to run MicroTiff unattended. This method could be used, for example, if there are many files to convert or if the files are very large. Rather t han going t hrough the proces s outlined previ ously in Add, the graphic below illustrates how files may be specified for conversion.
Basic Usage:
The example command line, microtif c:\images\*.tif, specifies the foll owing:
This Does This microtif Launches the MicroTiff application. c:\images Specifies the disk location of the files to be converted. images is
used here as an example directory name.
*.tif The “* specifies that all files with the extension of “tif will be con-
verted. A specific file name may also be designated.
Only the 024 is supported for command line conversion within MicroTiff. However, jobs can be converted in th e PrintStation Manager by dragging or m ovin g from t he 024 to the desired VE.
To use the basic command line conversion:
1. Exit MicroTiff.
2. Open a DOS box.
3. At the DOS prompt, change to the dir ectory cont aini ng the Micr oT if f exec utabl e file, i .e.; cd\MicroPress\microtif and press the <ENTER> key.
4. Type the name of the executable file; microtif (do not
press <ENTER> at this time).
5. Specify the location of the TIFF files to be converted, i.e.; c:\images.
6. Use the wildcard “*” to convert all of t he files, such as; *.tif. Give a specific file name to convert a single file, i.e.; image1.tif.
7. Press the <ENTER> key to start converting.
After the first MicroTiff session, the specified files will be sent to the Virtual Engine (VE) where files were printed previously. A VE must be specified the first time MicroTiff is used.
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MicroTiff Menu Bar
Advanced Usage: In addition to the wildcard “*” used above, several command line parameters may also be specified.
Refer to the following table to interpret the optional command line parameters.
This Parameter Instructs MicroTiff To
-j Job Name /j
Use either the “-“ or “/” option flag in front of the command line parameters.
This Parameter Instructs MicroTiff To
-u User Name /u
-d Duplex On /d
-c# Copies /c#
-s System /s
-s. /s.
Apply the Job Name specified to the converted TIFF file(s). If no name is specified, the default name MicroTiff Job will be used.
Apply the User Name specified to the converted TIFF file(s). If no name is specified, the default name MicroTiff will be used.
Turn on Duplex printing. The default is Simplex, or one sided cop­ies.
Print the Number of Copies specified.
System is the ClusterServer where the Target Virtual Engines are located. A “.” may be used if the PrintSt ation Man ager is on the lo cal machine. The name of the ClusterServer must be specified if it is located remotely on the network.
To send files locally, use the System parameter as :
/s.
To send files remotely, use the System parameter as :
/sClusterServer10
The System and Target VE parameters MUST be used together.
This Parameter Instructs MicroTiff To
-t# Target VE /t#
If multiple VE’s are specified, the numbers must be in ascending order.
Multiple Target Virtual Engines may be specified. This may be done so that in the event of an error, MicroTiff will re-send the job sequentially to each VE specified. The job will be re-sent until it can be processed or until it has been sent to each of the specified VE’s. To send files to 4 different VEs, for example, the parameters would be entered as: /t1b1 /t2b2 /t3b3 /t4b1234
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This Parameter Instructs MicroTiff To
-f# Feed Tray
/f#
-e# Destination Tray
/e#
The Feed Tray to pick paper from may be specified. The selections depend on engine type. 1 - Upper Tray 2 - Lower Tray 3 - Manual Tray 4 - Default Tray (tray that is selected as the default for the engine) 5 - Envelope feed 6 - Deck feed
The Destination (Output) tray optio ns are: 1 - Face up tray 2 - Face down tray 3 - Default tray
The graphic below shows several of the parameters in use.
The command line above will do the following:
All files with the tif extension that are located in the c:\images directory will be con- verted.
They will be combined into one PSM job with the name JOBNAME.
USERNAME will be displayed in the PSM Job List window in the User column.
The job will be duplexed.
The VE B1 will receive the job initially and B2 will receive the job if there is an error on B1. Both are on the local ClusterServer.
When printed, the job will print 10 copies.
A DOS batch file can be written to run MicroTi ff conversion unatten ded. The sample batch file shown here will launch MicroTiff, convert the files in a specified directory and give the con­verted job a name. It will go through the same process converting the files in as many direc­tories as are specified.
c:
cd MicroPress\microtif microtif c:\images1\*. tif –j JOB1 microtif c:\images2\*. tif –j JOB2 microtif c:\images3\*. tif –j JOB3
R
emove
To delete files from the MicroTiff File List Window:
1. Select a file or files to be deleted.
2. Select F

ile from the MicroTiff main menu and select Remove. This does not delete the

files from the hard disk.
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Select All

S
To select all files in the File List window:
Ex
it
To exit MicroTiff:

Settings

The Settings menu functions determine:
MicroTiff Menu Bar
elect All will select every file displayed in the File List window.
Select F
window will be highlighted.
Select Ex

PSM Connection where converted files will print

Page Rotation page orientation for the output
Thread Priority how much CPU time will be allocated to the conversion process
Multipage Files Use to convert TIFF files consisting of more than one page
Create Job From Each File Create indi vidual jobs when multiple fil es are selected to
be converted
ile from the MicroTiff main menu and select Select All. All files in the File List
it from the File Menu and the present session of MicroTiff will be ended.
When using Multip a ge File s, each file should be the same resolution in order to pro­duce the best results
P
SM Connection
To configure the PrintS tat ion Manager V irtua l Engine to which the conve rted TIFF fil es will be sent:
Select S
ettings from the MicroT iff main menu and select PSM Connection.
Refer to the following table to interpret the PrintStation Manager Connection Dialog box.
Field/Control Description
Remote (on another machine) Click Remote to print to a ClusterServer on the network. Target Machine Name The name of the remote ClusterServer where the converted file
should be sent.
Virtual Engine The remote Virtual Engine to print the converted file.
See the graphic following for an example of how a Remote ClusterServer name and Virtual Engine name should be entered.
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Field/Control Description
Local (on this machine) Click Local to print to a ClusterServer connected directly. Virtual Engine The local Virtual Engine to print the converted file.
Administrative rights are necessary to connect to a Remote VE on a ClusterServer. If not, a dialog box will be displayed. Select the correct VE type from the list and click OK.
The Local Virtual Engine may be selected from the drop down list box.
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MicroTiff Menu Bar

Page Rotation

Converted TIFF files are sent to the PrintStation Manager in the Portrait orientation. To set Page Rotation:
Select S
Refer to the following table to interpret the Page Rotation settings.
This Setting Does This
Auto MicroTiff checks to see what type PrintStation the target engine is
Fast Rotate This setting is optimized for the case when the image to convert is
On On will rotate 90 degrees regardless of engine type. Off No ro tation is done. Off should be used for a PrintStation 312.
T
hread Priority
The Thread Priori ty setting control s the amount of processor ( CPU) time that is alloca ted for converting TIFF files to PrintStation Manager files.
ettings from the MicroT iff main menu and select Page Rotation.
and assures that the page orientation is correct. Use Auto when Fast Rotate does not give the desired results.
viewed in Portrait orientation but scanned as long edge feed. Fast Rotate will be the correct setting for the majority of the time.

To modify the Thread Priority setting:

Select S
ettings from the MicroT iff main menu and select Thread Priority.
The Thread Priority settings are as follows:
This Setting Does This
Normal The default setting which gives the maximum allowable time for
Below Normal This setting gives a sm all er a mo unt of CP U t im e to TIFF co nv ers ion
Low This setting gives the least possible amount of CPU time to TIFF

Multipage Files

This option converts all p ages of a multiple page TIFF file.

Create Job From Each File

This option creates a separate PSM job for each TIFF file selected in the file list window.

View

The View menu commands determine how the MicroTiff main screen will appear and a Check will appear beside commands enabled. The Toolbar and Status bar may be toggled off in order to decrease the size of the Micr oTiff main screen.
TIFF conversion.
and more time to other applications that may be running.
conversion and the most time to other applications.
oolbar
T
To view or hide the Toolbar:
Select V
iew from the MicroTiff main menu and select Toolbar.
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Status Bar

The Status Bar displays useful information about the MicroTiff program. The Page Rotation and Thread Priority settings will also be displayed on the Status Bar
To view or hide the Status Bar:
ull Path
F
Select V
iew from the MicroTiff main menu and select Status Bar.
To display the Full Path to a TIFF file in the MicroTiff File List Window:
Select V
iew from the MicroTiff main menu and select Full Path.
Sort B
y
To sort the Jobs displayed in the Job List window:
Select V
F
ile Name or Date. Sorted orders set this way will be remembered in the next session
iew from the MicroTiff main menu and then select Sort By. Then choose either
of MicroTiff.
System E
vents
To view the System E
Select V
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iew from the MicroTiff main menu and select System Events.
Full Path Display e d
vents log:
MicroTiff Menu Bar
When Save As is selected, the dialog box shown below is displayed.
This dialog box is used to name the event log and also to save it to the desired location.
L
ist

The List will display only the file name in the File List window. To toggle the L

Select V
ist view on or off:
iew from the MicroTiff main menu and select List.
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D
etails
List View Enabled
To toggle the D
Select V
etails view on or off:
iew from the MicroTiff main menu and select Details.
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MicroTiff Menu Bar

Help

Details View Enabled
The Help menu items will assist in obtaining informat ion about MicroTif f.
ndex
I
To start the MicroTiff online help:
Select H
sing Help
U
sing Help will start the Windo ws NT Help .
U Select H
bout
A
elp from the MicroTiff main menu and select Index.
elp from the MicroTiff main menu and select Using Help.

The About dialog box display s the version number, serial number , and copyr ig ht infor mati on for the MicroTiff software.

To display the About Box:
Select H
elp from the MicroTiff main menu and select About.
The version number of the software is often necessary information if Technical Support must be contacted for assistance.
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Error Codes

Error message Explanation
-1 Not enough memory available
-2 Invalid bitmap handle
-3 Not enough memory available
-4 Error seeking to position
-5 Error writing file
-6 File not present - abort
-7 Error reading file
-8 Invalid filename specified
-9 Invalid file format
-10 File not found
-1 1 Invalid width/height
-12 Image format recognized, but sub-type not supported
-13 Invalid parameter passe d
-14 Not able to open file
-15 Unknown compression format
-16 Feature not supported
-17 VGA card only supports 256 colors (8 bit)
-18 Printer error
-19 Data CRC check error
-21 Invalid QFactor specif ied
-22 T AR GA not installed
-23 Invalid compression forma t
-24 X origin specified invalid
-25 Y origin specified invalid
-26 Invalid video mode
-27 Invalid bits/pixel
-28 Invalid window size
-29 Escape key pressed
-30 to -62 Internal error - call T/R Systems
-63 to -64 Fixed palette data not found
-65 Stamp not found
-70 Invalid group 3 dat
-71 Group3 code end of file
-72 Group3 code end of code
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Error message Explanation
-73 Premature EOF at scanline
-74 to -77 Premature end-of-line code
-78 Bad version number
-79 Source manager not found
-80 Failure due to unknown causes
-81 Not enough memory to perform operation
-82 No Data Source
-83 DS is connected to max possible apps
-84 DS or DSM reported error, app shouldn’t
-85 Unknown capability
-86 Unrecognized MSG DG DAT combination
-87 Data parameter out of range
-88 DG DAT MSG out of expected sequence
-89 Unknown destination App/Src in DSM_Entry
-90 Operation was cancelled
-100 User has aborted operation
-101 to -130 FlashPix error
-140 Bad TIFF tag
-141 Stamp size is too big or invalid bits per pixel, etc
-142 Stamp is present but data is corrupted
-143 Express capability is required to use this function
-144 Image is empty
-145 The image hasnt changed
-146 LZW is locked
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