Konica Minolta RELEASENOTES V1.2, CN3102E User Manual

Release Notes Fiery X3e 31C-M Color Server, version 1.2

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This document contains information about Fiery X3e 31C-M Color Server

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server software version 1.2. Before using the Fiery X3e 31C-M Color Server with version 1.2, make a copy of these Release Notes and distribute them to all users.

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This document uses the term “Fiery X3e” to refer to the Fiery X3e 31C-M

Color Server.

Before printing to the Fiery X3e:

•Verify that system software version 1.2 is installed on the Fiery X3e.

•Install user software onto client computers. For instructions, see the User Software

Installation Guide .

Mac OS X Installer

The Installer WebTool allows you to download the Mac OS X Installer for printer drivers directly from the Fiery X3e to your Mac OS X computer.

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1. Start your Internet or intranet browser and enter the DNS name or IP address of the Fiery X3e.

2. Click the WebTools button.

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3. Select a login level, enter a password if required, and click OK.

4. Click Installer.

5. Under Macintosh, click Printer ﬁles for OS X.

6. Install the Mac OS X printer driver by clicking on the OS X Installer in the Printer Driver

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No password is required to log in as Guest. If the Administrator has conﬁgured Guest access, any user has full access to the Installer WebTool while logged in as Guest.

A folder named OS X is downloaded to the desktop in a BinHex-encoded, compressed format. If your Internet browser is equipped with an expander utility, such as StuffIt Expander, the folder decodes and decompresses automatically.

If the OS X folder did not automatically decode and decompress, start the utility that performs that function.

folder.

For more information, see the User Software Installation Guide .

Combine Separations

You can set Combine Separations using ColorWise Pro Tools or the printer driver. The Combine Separations setting speciﬁes how to print separated CMYK data.

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The Combine Separations options are:

•Off—prints each separation individually.

•On—combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically

makes these settings for the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK), Rendering Style (None), Pure Black Text/Graphics (Off), or Spot Color Matching (Off).

Tray 1 paper size setting during printing (Printer Mode)

You can specify the paper size of Tray 1 in Engine Setup while a job is being printed. For more information, see your copier documentation.

A5 paper size duplex

A5 paper size is supported for duplex printing.

Legal paper size hole punch

Legal paper size is supported for the hole-punch print option.

Setup

Changing between copier and printer versions

If you convert the copier to a printer, and then back to a copier again, the Fiery X3e loses all settings, except for fonts.

Administrator user name

When you log in to perform the Point and Print method of printer driver installation and other administrative functions, use “eﬁ_admin_eﬁ” as the user name, and not “Administrator.”

AppleTalk Zones do not appear in Fiery Setup

In some rare cases, the list of AppleTalk zones does not appear when you perform Setup from Command WorkStation.

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Use either Fiery WebSetup or Setup from the Control

Panel.

Enable Appletalk option

After you select the Enable AppleTalk check box and reboot the Fiery X3e, the check box is cleared. To avoid this problem, enable AppleTalk from Setup in Command WorkStation or from the Control Panel.

AppleTalk zones

If the Fiery X3e tries to detect the AppleTalk zone and is unsuccessful, a System error occurs. Large networks are more likely to cause this situation.

NDS Setup from Fiery WebSetup

When running NDS Setup from WebSetup under Signature Level 2 or more, print servers are not displayed in the “Select Print Server” window. Instead, run NDS Setup from the Control Panel.

NDS Setup on large networks

If you set up the Fiery X3e on a large NetWare network, you cannot browse the NDS tree, even though you may be able to locate the NDS tree.

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System Date

When you perform Server Setup, you can enter any number for the system date and the Fiery X3e will accept it, even if the date is invalid. Make sure that you enter the date correctly.

E-mail Services

You cannot enter more than 20 characters for the host name.

Some entries in Setup are not displayed after saving and exiting

The values for Jobs Saved in Printed Queue, Port Timeout in Seconds, and Polling Interval are not displayed after you enter and save them, and then exit Setup. Print a Conﬁguration page to conﬁrm these values. The possible range of values, where applicable, and the default values in brackets are as follows:

Jobs Saved in Printed Queue 1–99 [10]

Port Timeout in Seconds 5–60 [5]

Polling Interval [15]

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For more information on these options, see the Conﬁguration Guide .

Setup entries from Control Panel not saved

Some changes you make to Setup from the Fiery X3e Control Panel are not saved. These options are Default Paper Size (PS Setup) and Change Password. To set these options, use WebSetup.

Accessing Administrator menus through the Fiery X3e Control Panel

To log in to access the Fiery X3e Administrator menus, wait at least one minute after the Fiery X3e Control Panel displays “Idle.” You can log in without waiting by logging in ﬁrst through PageScope Light to access the Fiery X3e Administrator menus.

Canceling large numbers of jobs

If you cancel many jobs in quick succession, sometimes the Fiery X3e Control Panel fails to respond. If this occurs, restart the Fiery X3e. To cancel large numbers of jobs, use Command WorkStation to cancel ﬁrst the job currently printing, and then cancel the job currently processing. This approach is successful, even if the Fiery X3e Control Panel continues to display “Canceling.”

Background watermark prints over text

When you select the background watermark printing option in the PCL printer driver, the watermark does not print as a background watermark, but overlays the text.

Missing page border for N-up printing jobs

When 2-up or more is selected from the Layout options in the printer driver and Print Page Borders is enabled, the page border on the edge that feeds into the printer ﬁrst may not print.

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Printing with Lock Job and Account Control enabled

If the PostScript printer driver installed on Windows XP is shared as a Windows print server, you may not be able to use Lock Job or Account Control from a Windows NT 4.0 client computer.

Printing documents over 330%

If you select scaling to over 330% from the Layout print options in the Fiery Printing tab of the PostScript printer driver, the job does not print and a blank page is output from the copier/printer.

PCL fonts in Windows 2000

Some characters are missing or garbled when True Type Fonts are substituted. Character spacing is also incorrect. These problems occur whether you select Bitmaps or Outlines for Font Downloading.

Tr ue Type Fonts are garbled when “Always use built-in printer fonts instead of host fonts” is selected on the Font tab.

Parallel port printing

Some ATM Fonts are not printed at PCL (NT series)

In Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, some ATM fonts are not printed from the PCL printer driver. Use the PostScript printer driver instead.

PS Cover Page is also printed for PCL jobs

If the PS Setup option Print Cover Page is enabled, the Cover Page is also printed for PCL jobs and is rotated 180 degrees.

Mixed paper sizes with N-up or Duplex

Printing mixed paper size PCL jobs with the N-up option or the Duplex option is not supported.

Custom landscape jobs

Punch and staple positions are incorrect on Custom page size jobs that are printed landscape. For example, if you print a job with a punch or staple on the left, the job is punched or stapled on the top. Conversely, if you request the punch or staple on the top, the printed job has the punch or staple on the left.

Duplex positions are not correct on Custom page size jobs that are printed landscape. For example, if you print a job as Duplex Left, it is instead printed as Duplex Top, and vice versa.

Parallel port printing with the PostScript printer driver

When you print a large ﬁle (around 1000 pages) to the parallel port with the PostScript printer driver, the ﬁle may not be printed and may generate a PostScript error. To avoid this problem, increase the length of the Parallel Port Timeout (in Setup) to be longer than the default of ﬁve seconds; for example, 30 or 60 seconds may be adequate.

Windows printer drivers

Lock Job and Account Number Jobs

If you use the PostScript printer driver from a Windows NT 4.0 client workstation through a Windows XP server, you cannot print Locked jobs or Account Number jobs.

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