Ricoh zx3200 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS jobman

Job Management Guide

FIERY ZX3300/ZX3200

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Contents

Preface

Copier and feature support
About this manual

Terminology xv

About the documentation
Fiery ZX job environments

Permissions xvii

Safety warnings
Cleaning the Fiery ZX

Chapter 1: Using the Control Panel

Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

Activity light 1-2
Buttons 1-2
Display window 1-3
Functions menu 1-5

Starting and shutting down the Fiery ZX

Starting the Fiery ZX 1-6
Restarting the Fiery ZX 1-7
Shutting down the Fiery ZX 1-8

xiii

xiv

xv

xvi

xviii
xviii

1-1

1-6

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Command WorkStation

About the Command WorkStation
Starting up and logging in

Connecting to the server 2-3
Logging in 2-4
Logging out 2-6

2-1
2-3

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The Command WorkStation interface

Window area (Queues, Job Log) 2-8
Menu bar 2-9
Server selection tabs 2-12
Sliders 2-12
Job ticket information 2-14
Window selection tabs 2-15

Queues window

Status bars 2-16
Job icons 2-19
Spool area 2-19
RIP area 2-20
Print area 2-21
Job commands 2-22

Job Log window
Job properties

Viewing and editing job properties 2-27

Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder)

Editing and merging files with DocBuilder 2-29

2-6

2-15

2-25
2-27

2-28

Chapter 3: Managing Print Jobs

Communicating with users

What the user needs to know 3-1
Customizing the Command WorkStation window 3-2

Printing server information pages
Workflow scenarios

Using the copier 3-5
Using the copier as a scanner 3-6

Canceling jobs
Previewing print jobs

Previewing the currently rasterizing job 3-7

Merging raster files with DocBuilder

3-1

3-3
3-4

3-6
3-7

3-9

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Viewing and overriding print settings
Downloading files and fonts

Managing server fonts 3-20

Using the Job Log
Server management commands

Chapter 4: Overview of Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools

Access privileges 4-1

Using Fiery WebTools

Chapter 5: Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler

Tracking and managing jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler

About the Fiery WebSpooler window 5-3
Manipulating job options and job flow 5-4
Overriding job option settings 5-6
Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder) 5-7
Using the Job Log 5-8

3-14
3-16

3-21
3-23

4-1

4-2

5-1

Fiery Spooler for Windows computers

Differences between Fiery Spooler for Windows and Fiery WebSpooler 5-12

Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers

Duplicating, copying, moving, and deleting jobs 5-17
Using the Job Log 5-21

Chapter 6: Color Calibration

Introduction
Understanding calibration

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

5-10

5-13

6-1
6-2

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Using a densitometer

Setting up the densitometer 6-6

Calibrating with Fiery Print Calibrator

The Calibration Mode window 6-9
Measurements 6-11
Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer 6-12
Testing and applying calibration 6-16
Calibration checklist 6-18

Calibrating the densitometer
Calibrating from the Control Panel

Removing calibration 6-22

Chapter 7: Advanced Fiery Print Calibrator Topics

Using advanced calibration features

Choosing a measurements file 7-1
Working with targets 7-2
Customizing calibration targets 7-5
Backing up Fiery ZX targets 7-9
Deleting custom targets 7-10
Removing calibration 7-10

6-6

6-8

6-19
6-20

7-1

Using advanced simulation features

Working with simulations 7-11
Using the Simulation Mode window 7-12
Checking the current simulation 7-13
Editing simulations 7-14
Managing simulations 7-17
Testing and setting a new default simulation 7-17

7-10

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Error messages
Maintaining optimal system performance
Troubleshooting

Command WorkStation fails to connect to a Fiery ZX A-5
Unexpected printing results A-6
Clearing the server A-7
Users are unable to connect to the printer A-7
Setup error messages A-9
AutoCal error messages A-9

A-1
A-4
A-5

Index

xiii Copier and feature support

Preface

This manual is intended for Fiery ZX3300/ZX3200 Color Server operators or
administrators, or users with the necessary access privileges, who monitor and manage
job flow, perform color calibration, and troubleshoot problems that may arise. It
describes the functions and features of Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools for the
purposes of print job management and color quality control.

N

OTE

:

The term “Fiery ZX” is used to refer to both the Fiery ZX3300 and
Fiery ZX3200 Color Server. Where appropriate, differences between the two are
noted.

Copier and feature support

The Fiery ZX supports R2 color copiers—the term “R2” refers to the following copier
models:

• Ricoh Aficio Color 5106 and 5206

• Lanier 5606DC

• Sharp AR-C861 and AR-C862

• Gestetner 2606 and 2606e

• nashuatec C606 and C606e

• Rex Rotary CC8606 and CC8606E

• infotec 7316 and 7316E

• Savin SDC206 and SDC206E

The Fiery ZX3300 includes Command WorkStation™ software, which enables an
operator to manage all jobs sent to the Fiery ZX. Although it may not be the case at all
sites, the documentation for this product assumes the presence of an operator who
controls and manages jobs sent by users from remote workstations.

The Fiery ZX3200 does not include Command WorkStation software. However,
Command WorkStation hardware and software are both available options; contact
your authorized service technician for information.

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About this manual

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1 describes the Fiery ZX Control Panel. It explains the various messages and

icons that you might see on the Control Panel and describes how to print system
information pages from the Control Panel. It also explains how to properly start up
and shut down the Fiery ZX.

• Chapters 2 and 3 describe the Command WorkStation™ interface. The Command

WorkStation application can be installed on networked Windows NT 4.0
computers and used to view and manage virtually all aspects of Fiery ZX activity. In
addition to providing a graphic display of the job flow, the Command WorkStation
allows you to reprint or hold jobs, view and override print option settings, download
files, manage printer fonts, preview print jobs, merge rasterized jobs, calibrate the
Fiery ZX, and perform Setup (server configuration).

• Chapter 4 introduces Fiery WebTools, explains how to access them, and directs you

to sources of more information (in this manual or in other manuals in the
documentation set).

• Chapter 5 describes Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler , which can be used to view

and manage Fiery ZX job activity. The interface and features of Fiery WebSpooler
and Fiery Spooler have identical counterparts in the Command WorkStation;
therefore, this chapter refers you to Chapters 2 and 3 for details about many Fiery
WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler functions.

• Chapter 6 tells you how to monitor and maintain color quality of your print output

by calibrating the Fiery ZX with Fiery Print Calibrator or AutoCal.

• Chapter 7 describes advanced applications of Fiery Print Calibrator, such as creating

custom calibration and simulation targets to customize the color responses of the
Fiery ZX.

• Appendix A lists error messages that you might see at the Fiery ZX Control Panel,

the Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, Fiery Spooler, or the copier, and
contains some troubleshooting information.

xv About the documentation

Terminology

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

•

PostScript (PS)

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

•

—A file consisting of PostScript commands and comments that describe the

Job

graphics, sampled images, and text that should appear on each page of a document,
and the printer options that should be used in printing, such as media or color
rendering style.

•

Spool

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

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

RIP

•

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

Print

•

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

These concepts can explain how the Fiery ZX3300/ZX3200 Color Server and the
copier work together as a powerful printing system. The Fiery ZX PostScript RIP
changes text and graphics commands in PostScript into color specifications for each
dot of toner deposited on a page by the copier.

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

About the documentation

This manual is part of the set of Fiery ZX documentation, which includes the
following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Configuration Guide

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

•

Getting Started

Fiery ZX. Specifically, it describes installation of PostScript printer drivers, printer
description files, and other user software provided on the User Software CD and
Command WorkStation CD. It also explains how to connect each user to the
network.

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

explains basic configuration and administration of the

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• The

Printing Guide

send jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a direct parallel port
connection.

• The

Color Guide

to a Fiery ZX Color Server. It also includes practical color printing tips and
application notes that explain how to print to the Fiery ZX from popular Windows
and Mac OS applications.

• The

Job Management Guide

including the Command WorkStation, and how they can be used to manage jobs
and maintain color quality. This book is intended for an operator or administrator,
or a user with the necessary access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job
flow, perform color calibration, and troubleshoot problems that may arise.

•

Release Notes

the problems you may encounter.

describes the printing features of the Fiery ZX for users who

provides an introduction to the basics of color theory and printing

explains the functions of the Fiery ZX client utilities,

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

Fiery ZX job environments

The Fiery ZX supports several levels of control of printing, job management, and
setup, and offers you the flexibility to choose the configuration that corresponds to the
requirements of your site. Your situation may correspond to one of the descriptions
outlined below, or you may prefer an intermediate level of control.

At one extreme, an administrator or operator in a high-volume printing environment
controls the entire job flow and all printing. Print jobs arriving from remote users are
spooled to the server disk and stored until the operator decides it is time to print them.
Additional functions (calibration, job overrides, prioritizing, font management) are
reserved for the administrator or operator.

At the other extreme, anyone on the local network can control all printing and server
functions; operator intervention is not necessary. Users can print from their
workstations to any of the published print connections. Anyone can use the Command
WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler to control any print job.

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

Configuration Guide

.

xvii Fiery ZX job environments

Permissions

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

Guide

).

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

The three security levels from greatest to least control are:

Configuration

•

Administrator

—confers control of Setup and is the highest level of control. The
person who has access to Setup can control the printing and job management
environment by choosing which queues are enabled, and by electing to set
passwords. The Administrator can also manage the fonts on the server, clear the
server disk when necessary, and set a common web link for all users who log in to the
Fiery ZX using their web browser.

Operator

•

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

perform calibration and reboot the server.

Guest

•

—allows users to view the status of active jobs and the list of stored jobs. They
cannot make changes to jobs. A password is not needed to log in as Guest and view
jobs from the Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler
windows.

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

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Safety warnings

The Fiery ZX display window is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is made of glass
and can break. Do not subject it to strong shocks.

If the display window breaks and the liquid crystal material leaks out, do not inhale,
ingest, or touch it. If the material gets on your skin or clothing, wash it off with soap
and water immediately.

Do not touch or put pressure on the panel. This will change the color of the panel.

Cleaning the Fiery ZX

Clean the Fiery ZX with a soft cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol.

Never

use water or ketone as these may permanently alter the display.

1-1 Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

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Chapter 1: Using the Control P anel

Activity light

Display window

Menu button

Y ou can use the F iery ZX Control Panel to view status information, print special pages,
and set up printing. While most elements in the Control Panel display have
counterparts in the Command WorkStation, you can view current functions on the
Control Panel even when the Command WorkStation is not connected to the server or
is not running.

Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

The Control Panel, shown belo w on the front of the F iery ZX, comprises the following
parts:

Line selection buttons

Up and down buttons

Behind CD-ROM door
CD-ROM drive for installing
system software
(for service technician only)

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Activity light

The activity light indicates the current Fiery ZX activity. If the light is:
Solid red An error has occurred causing the Fiery ZX to be disabled.
Flashing red There is an error causing printing to be disabled, but the

Fiery ZX is capable of processing.
Solid green The Fiery ZX is idle.
Flashing green The Fiery ZX is processing or printing a job, or

communicating with a remote computer.
No light The Fiery ZX is off or starting up.

Buttons

Line selection
buttons

Up and down
buttons

Menu button Press this button to view other screens. Under normal

There are four line selection buttons on the right side of the

Control Panel. Use these buttons to select the command

displayed on the corresponding line of the display window.

When a button is active, a special character (>) appears in the

display window next to the button.

Use these buttons to scroll to different screens in multi-

screen lists, to select Setup options from a list of available

options, and to scroll alphanumeric characters.

operation, the Control Panel displays the Info, RIP, or Print

Status screen with information about the status of the

Fiery ZX. If you press the Menu button, the Functions menu

is displayed and you can perform additional operations (see

page 1-5). If a job is processing or printing, press the Menu

button to cycle among the active screens.

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Display window

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

The last line of the display window displays text that tells you what screen you are
looking at and highlights one of the icons to indicate what the Fiery ZX is doing. Only
the icons for the screens that are currently available appear. The menu button cycles
among the active screens.

The screens are:

Alert Status If there is a problem with processing a job or printing functions, an error message

appears on the Control Panel. F or information on error messages, see Appendix A,
“Troubleshooting.”

Print Status When the Fiery ZX is printing a job, the Print Status screen appears. This screen

displays the following:

Cancel Job

printing.

User name
Pages/Total

number of copies of the job requested.

RIP Status When the Fiery ZX is processing a job, the RIP Status screen appears. This screen

displays the following:

Cancel Job

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

Document name
User name
Kilobytes

N

OTE

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

—Press the top line selection button to cancel the job currently

—The name of the user who sent the job currently processing.

—The number of copies of the current job printed and the total

—Press the top line selection button to cancel the job currently

—The name of the document currently processing.

—The name of the user who sent the job currently processing.

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

:

This number is always displayed in kilobytes, even if the amount goes over

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Info Status When the Fiery ZX is not processing or printing a job, it displays information

about the current server and software. It displays the following information:

Server Name
Status

Initializing, Busy, Processing, or Printing.

Megabytes

example, 756MB.

Version

Functions You can press the Menu button to display the Functions menu. Use the up and

down buttons to scroll through the list. Press the line selection button to the right
of a command to select that command. See page 1-5 for more information.

Network The network icon appears at the bottom left of any of the other screens when a

job is being sent to the Fiery ZX, either over the network or through the parallel
port. The network icon also appears, together with a flashing green activity light,
when a remote utility is running.

—The Fiery ZX name.

—The current status of the Fiery ZX. The Fiery ZX status can be: Idle,

—The space (in megabytes) available on the Fiery ZX hard disk, for

—The system software version running on the Fiery ZX.

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Print Pages

Suspend Printing

Resume Printing

Run Diagnostics

Reboot Server

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Functions menu

The Functions menu provides many of the options available from the Command
WorkStation. You can choose the following commands from this menu:

Print special pages from the F iery ZX. You can print the following pages from the
submenu that appears:

Test Page—A Test Page enables you to confirm that the Fiery ZX is properly

connected to the copier, and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot
problems with the copier or the Fiery ZX. The following settings ar e among those
listed on the Test Page: Server Name, Printer Model, color settings, calibration
information, date and time the Test Page was printed.

Configuration—Prints the Configuration page, which gives the current server and

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

Job Log—Prints a log of the last 55 jobs. For information on the fields in the Job

Log and on printing it in other forms, see “Job Log window” on page 2-25.

Control Panel Map—Prints the Control Panel Map, which is an overview of the

screens you can access from the Control P anel. For information about using these
screens to set up the Fiery ZX, see the Configuration Guide.

Color Charts—Prints samples of the R GB, CMY, and PANTONE colors available

from the Fiery ZX.

Font List—Prints a list of all fonts currently on the Fiery ZX hard disk.

Suspend communication between the Fiery ZX and the copier. You must suspend
printing if you want to interrupt the current Fiery ZX job so that you can use the
copier to make copies. Jobs continue to process on the Fiery ZX. After you make
the copies, select Resume Printing to continue printing jobs from the Fiery ZX.

Resume communication between the copier and the Fiery ZX after you have
finished making copies.

This function is provided for service representatives only. Contact your authorized
service/support technician for information about running diagnostics.

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

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Starting and shutting down the Fiery ZX

Generally, you can leave the Fiery ZX running all the time. This section describes how
to shut down and restart the Fiery ZX when necessary.

Starting the Fiery ZX

To start the Fiery ZX, move the power switch on the back of the Fiery ZX to the On
position. If the copier is also powered off, power it on before powering on the
Fiery ZX.

Power switch

Diagnostic messages appear on the Fiery ZX Control Panel. If any diagnostics fail,
more information and instructions appear. Contact your service representative if the
Fiery ZX encounters problems while running the diagnostics.

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

Press any key for setup…

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

NOTE: If an Administrator password has been set, you are required to enter it to access

Setup.

If you press a button, the following options appear.

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For information about the Setup menus and options, see the Configuration Guide.

Choose: To do this:

Exit Setup
Server Setup
Network Setup
Printer Setup
PS Setup
Color Setup
Job Log Setup
Calibration

Change Password
Clear Server

Exit the Setup menus; the Fiery ZX reboots.
Enter the Server Setup menus.
Enter the Network Setup menus.
Enter the Printer Setup menus.
Enter the PostScript Setup menu.
Enter the Color Setup menu.
Enter the Job Log Setup menu.
Calibrate the Fiery ZX using AutoCal or a densitometer. For

more information, see “Calibrating from the Control Panel”
on page 6-20 and the Configuration Guide.

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

Check with your administrator or operator before choosing
Clear Server.

Restarting the Fiery ZX

Y ou should use the pr ocedure described below to r estart the Fiery ZX rather than using
the power switch on the back of the Fiery ZX.

TO RESTART THE FIERY ZX:

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

Make sure that the status message on the Control Panel is Idle.

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

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

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

3. Use the down button to scroll to the last screen and choose Reboot Server.

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Shutting down the Fiery ZX

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

TO SHUT DOWN THE FIERY ZX:

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

Make sure that the status message on the Control P anel is Idle. If a job has just finished
processing or printing, wait at least five seconds after the Control Panel status message
switches to Idle before proceeding to step 2.

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

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

2. Power off the Fiery ZX by moving the power switch on the back to the Off position.

NOTE: After pow ering off the F iery ZX, make sure to also power off the copier. Leaving

the copier powered on while the Fiery ZX is powered off can lead to excessiv e drain on
the Fiery ZX motherboard battery.

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Chapter 2: Introduction to the Command WorkStation

This chapter introduces you to the graphical user interface of the Command
WorkStation. First, you select a user level and log in to the Fiery ZX. Once you have
logged in, you can tour the Command WorkStation windows. Y our exploration will be
more complete if you have some jobs in the Spool area (jobs printed to the Hold
queue) and have the ability to send more jobs from a nearby computer.

Chapter 3 builds on the information in this chapter and describes job monitoring and
control in more depth.

About the Command WorkStation

The Command WorkStation provides a window on Fiery ZX and copier functions,
and an interface from which you can control those functions. The Command
WorkStation application can be installed on a Windows NT 4.0 computer with a
TCP/IP network connection to the Fiery ZX.

By default, no passwords are set on the Fiery ZX—in this default state, anyone can
perform Setup and use all Command WorkStation functions. Until an Administrator
password is defined in Fiery ZX Setup, you can log in to the Command WorkStation
as an Administrator without entering a password, and you are given full privileges
which include:

• A view of current printing jobs and jobs stored on the Fiery ZX

• Control of printing jobs and calibration

• Access to Setup, management of resident fonts, and clearing of the Fiery ZX disk

and the Job Log

After the Administrator has performed Setup and specified passwords, Command
WorkStation user options depend on your login level. If you log in to the Command
WorkStation as Guest, you have the first option only. If you log in as Operator, you
have the first two options. If you log in as Administrator, you have all three options.
For information about Setup and specifying passwords, see the Configuration Guide.

S

Menu bar

pool status bar

Spooled jobs

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After you connect to a Fiery ZX and log in, your first view of the Command
WorkStation is the Queues window (as indicated by the tab at the bottom) which is
divided into three regions by Spool, RIP, and Print status bars. The Queues window is
surrounded by a frame that includes slider buttons and menus.

Once the Fiery ZX receives print jobs, the Queues window becomes a dynamic display ,
filled with the names of jobs and their characteristics. Status bars animate in real time
as new jobs are processed and printed, and jobs move to different display areas. An
operator, who has complete job control, sets the process in motion for each job.

RIP status bar

Rasterized (RIPped) jobs

Print status bar

Printed jobs

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The Spool, RIP, and Print areas of the Queues window represent the stages of printing
a job. Jobs come in at the top level (Spool) and drop down to the Print level, unless
they are held along the way.

• Spooled jobs—Jobs listed below the Spool status bar area are PostScript files stored

on the Fiery ZX disk. These jobs were sent to either the Print queue (white icons) or
the Hold queue (yellow icons).

• RIPped jobs—Jobs listed below the RIP status bar are ready to print. They have

already been rasterized (RIPped, or processed for printing) and are waiting, in order,
for access to the printer. Rasterized jobs can also be held; held jobs ar e displayed on a
yellow background.

• Printed jobs—Jobs listed below the Print status bar have already been printed.

Printed jobs can be stored on the Fiery ZX disk. The number of jobs that can be
stored (from 1 to 99) is defined in Setup.

You can interact with a jobs in the window by selecting them and choosing from Job
menu commands or right-mouse menu commands, or by double clicking them.
(However , if passwor ds have been set and you log in as a G uest, you can only view jobs;
you cannot change or route them.) This chapter and the next explain the Command
WorkStation interface in detail.

Starting up and logging in

To start up the Command WorkStation application, click the Windows Start button
and choose Command WorkStation from the Programs menu.

Connecting to the server

If the Command WorkStation was previously connected to a server, you are prompted
to choose a Fiery ZX from the list of servers.

NOTE: If the Command WorkStation has never been connected to a Fiery ZX, you are

prompted to configure an entry for the server. Click OK and see Getting Started for
instructions on how to configure a new connection.

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With the Fiery ZX device name (r2) selected, click OK. If the device name is not
displayed, click the plus sign (+) to expand the Fiery ZX entry.

The Command WorkStation connects to the server and you are prompted to choose a
login level and enter a password to log in (see below).

Log in/out slider

If you have any difficulties connecting to the server, see A ppendix A for error messages
and troubleshooting information.

Logging in

When the Command WorkStation has connected to a server, the Log in/out slider
appears, prompting you to select a login level and enter a password. Before you log in,
the Operator key is in the vertical position, and the Administrator and Guest keys are
in the flat (horizontal) position. When you click your login level, the corresponding
key turns to the vertical position.

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For Administrator or Operator access to the server, click the corresponding key, enter
the password, and click Log in or press Enter. For Guest access only, click the Guest
key and then click Log in. No password is required for Guest access.

If you change your mind about logging in, or do not have the password you need, click
Cancel.

When you have entered the appropriate password and logged in, the Log in/out slider
retracts and the full Command WorkStation display appears. The color of the key in
the lock indicates your login level. If the server is handling a large number of jobs, it
may take a few moments to display the entire job list.

When you reopen the slider after you have logged in, the Log in button will have
changed to the Log out button.

Access levels

The three possible levels of access to Command WorkStation functions are
Administrator, Operator, and Guest. To enable maximum password protection,
Administrator and Operator passwords must be specified in Setup (see the
Configuration Guide).

When both Administrator and Operator passwords have been specified, the access
levels are as follows:

Access level: Privileges and password requirements:

Administrator Has full access to all Command WorkStation and Fiery ZX

Control Panel functions; Administrator password required

Operator Has access to all Command W orkS tation functions except S etup,

clearing the server disk, clearing the Job Log, and font
management; Operator password required

Guest Can view job status, but cannot make changes to jobs or Setup,

and cannot view the Job Log; no password required

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NOTE: Access privileges alone do not confer control of print jobs. If the operator is

going to manage all print jobs, the Administrator must route all user jobs to the Hold
queue (that is, all jobs are spooled and held on the server). To accomplish this, only the
Hold queue, and not the Direct connection or the Print queue, should be enabled in
Setup. See the Configuration Guide for more information.

Logging out

There are two ways to log out from the server:

• From the Server menu, choose Log out

• Open the Log in/out slider (click the key icon just below the Fiery logo) and click

Log out

The Command WorkStation interface

The display illustrated below is the default Command WorkStation display in the
middle of job processing. It shows the elements common to all Command
WorkStation displays (1 through 4) and the Queues window elements (5 through 8).
There is another window, Job Log, which you access with a tab at the bottom of the
display (3). However, the Queues window is the one from which most Command
WorkStation operations are performed.

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1 Server selection tabs
2 Sliders and system information
3 Window selection tabs
4 Job ticket information
5–8 Queues window display

The Command WorkStation provides access to a great deal of information and many
features that are accessed in various ways—buttons, menus, double-clicking, and right
mouse commands. It is a powerful interface that allows for a great deal of interaction
and flexibility in the production process. This section describes each of the elements
that compose the Command WorkStation display.

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Window area (Queues, Job Log)

This area can display one of two windows: the Queues window (shown below), or the
Job Log window (the Job Log window is not available if you logged in as Guest). The
Queues window is the default window; it shows spooled, processing, and printing jobs
in a display that changes dynamically.

For information on this window area: See:

Queues “Queues window” on page 2-15
Job Log “Job Log window” on page 2-25

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Menu bar

The menu bar has five menus. When an action is not available in the current context,
the command is dimmed. When a command is marked with a check, selecting it again
reverses, or toggles, the command.

Menu: Choose this: To do this:

File Preferences>

Enable Animation
Preferences>

Enable Popup Help

Preferences>
Expand/Collapse All

Preferences>
Revert to Defaults

Print Pages Print any or all of the following pages: Configuration page, Test Page, Control

Exit Log out from the server, exit the Command WorkStation application, and

Turn on or off animation of the status bars

Turn on or off short captions that appear when you pause the mouse over
window elements. The captions identify the main parts of the Command
WorkStation window.

Expand the status bars to make them more visible from a distance, or collapse
them to free up window space

Restore default settings for the status areas (narrow heights), the column
headings (job title, user, date/time, copiers, size), and the column widths

Panel Map, Font List, Color Charts, Job Log; see page 3-3

return to the Windows desktop

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Menu: Choose this: To do this:

Job
(For more
information on
these commands,
see page 2-22)

Delete Delete one or more selected jobs
Duplicate Duplicate one or more selected P ostScript data jobs in the Spool or P rint areas;

see page 2-19, page 2-21, and page 2-22
Rename Rename a selected job
Hold Hold the selected job(s); see page 2-17
RIP and Hold RIP and then hold the selected job(s); see page 2-17
Print Print the selected job(s); see page 2-21
Print and Hold Print the selected job(s) and then hold it in the RIP area; see page 2-17
Process Next Give top priority to this job
Remove Raster Remove the raster information from the selected job(s); see page 2-23
Properties View and edit print settings for the selected job(s); see page 2-27
Thumbnail A Open a selected held raster data job in the Thumbnail A window where you

can view a full-screen preview of the job, edit the job, or merge it with raster

data from other jobs; see page 2-28
Thumbnail B Open a selected raster data job (not necessarily a held job) in the Thumbnail B

window for viewing or for copying pages into a job in the Thumbnail A

window; see page 2-29
Download Download files and fonts to the Fiery ZX with Fiery Downloader; see

page 3-16

Page
(DocBuilder
commands for
Thumbnail A)

Delete Delete the selected page(s)
Duplicate Duplicate the selected page(s)
Preview View a full-screen preview of the selected page; see page 2-31
Undo Undo previous Page menu commands (multiple undos available)

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Menu: Choose this: To do this:

Server Cancel RIPping Stop RIPping the current job

Cancel Printing Stop printing the current job
Suspend Printing Temporarily halt printing
Resume Printing Restart printing (after a Suspend Printing command)
Calibrate Start the Fiery Print Calibrator; see Chapter 6 and Chapter 7
Manage Fonts View the fonts currently installed on the Fiery ZX disk, download additional

fonts, or delete fonts (requires Administrator privileges); see “Server

management commands” on page 3-23
Reboot Perform a soft reboot of the Fiery ZX (requires Operator or Administrator

privileges); see “Server management commands” on page 3-23
Clear Clear all jobs in all queues on the Fiery ZX hard disk as well as the Job Log

(requires Administrator privileges); see “Server management commands” on

page 3-23
Setup Start the Fiery Setup program (requires Administrator privileges); see “Server

management commands” on page 3-23 and the Configuration Guide
Log out Log out of the server

Help About View the Command WorkStation information screen

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Server selection tabs

The Server selection tabs, just below the menu bar at the top of the display , can be used
to log in to additional Fiery ZX servers (if your site has more than one) and to switch
between Fiery ZX servers currently connected to the Command WorkStation.

If you click a blank tab, you are prompted to connect to a server in the list or configure
a new server entry (see “Connecting to the server” on page 2-3). A limit of five
Fiery ZXs can be connected to a single Command WorkStation.

You can access the Server selection tabs from both Command WorkStation windows
(Queues and Job Log).

Sliders

Along the left side of the display are buttons you click to activate function sliders.

Click to view server information

Click to open the Log in/out slider

Click to start a Fiery utility

Click to view disk space and
RAM availability

To retract any slider, click the icon at the far right of the slider.

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Server information slider

The Server information slider displays name and version information about the
currently connected server and the Command WorkStation. To retract the slider, click
the Fiery logo at the far right of the bar.

Log in/out slider

This slider is described in “Logging in ” on page 2-4 and “Logging out” on page 2-6. To
retract the slider, click the lock icon at the far right of the bar.

Utilities shortcut slider

RAM currently in use

Total RAM

This slider can be used to access the Fiery Downloader and Fiery Print Calibrator
utilities. These utilities can also be accessed from the Job menu and Server menu,
respectively. To retract the slider, click the icon at the far right of the bar.

Disk space and RAM slider

Disk space used

Total hard disk capacity

The System information indicators show the current availability of hard disk space and
RAM on the currently selected Fiery ZX server. To retract the slider, click the icon at
the far right of the bar.

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Job ticket information

All the jobs listed by name in the Queues window can display the job ticket
information specified by the person who originated the print job. The Command
WorkStation can display this information because it parses the PostScript file before it
is RIPped.

You have considerable flexibility in arranging this information in the display. For
example, you can add Media Type to the display if you want to see which jobs call for
special paper or other media.

You can choose not to display headers for options that are not used at your site, or you
can display all possible options and scroll to see the ones that are less important to you.
If you just want to experiment, when you are finished you can choose Revert to
Defaults from the File>Preferences menu.

To customize the display in the Queues window, you can:

• Adjust the width of a column by clicking the column border in the heading and
dragging left or right.

• Choose the options you want to display, and the sequence in which you prefer to
view them. To add, move, or delete a column, hold down the right mouse button on
the appropriate job ticket item; release the button after choosing a menu option:

Add—one of the listed columns to the display at your mouse position
Move Left, Move Right—move the selected column left or right
Delete—the selected column

The Job Title and User are required; all other columns are optional.

NOTE: The Date/Time value indicates the date and time that the job arrived in the

Spool, RIP, or Print area.

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Window selection tabs

The Command WorkStation always starts out by displaying the Queues window, from
which you view current job processes and control job flow and file storage. To go to the
Job Log window, click the corresponding tab at the bottom of the Command
WorkStation display.

Queues window

Spooling

RIPping

Printing

The Queues window is a dynamic display of the job staging area: jobs are lined up for
processing and printing, some of them are being held waiting for directions, some are
moving from one stage or queue to another and are finally dropped from the list, some
are held for processing by the operator, and some are held in a different queue in case
you need to reprint them.

One approach to understanding the dynamic display is to imagine the three parts of
the Queues window corresponding to the three stages of printing, illustrated as a
downhill flow.

Spooling—a PostScript file is saved on the server’s hard disk. The file can come in

packets from the network, or from another place on the server hard disk. Jobs are
added to a queue in the order in which they arrive, and they generally move to another
queue in the same order unless an operator has intervened to change the order.

Rasterizing (RIPping)—PostScript commands are interpr eted in the Fiery ZX to allow

the copier to print the file the way its originator intended. The result of this
interpretation is a raster file associated with the original PostScript file. I n this raster file
(raster image), color data is associated with each dot that can be rendered by the print
engine. The color data tells the print engine whether or not to apply cyan, magenta,
yellow, or black toner to each position on the page.

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Printing—transferring the raster image from the server to the print engine at high

speed, freeing up RAM for the next job. While the PostScript file is usually saved to
disk, raster images are held in RAM during and after each print job. However, both
users and operators can request that the Fiery ZX save the raster image to disk along
with the PostScript file.

Saving the raster image to disk offers some advantages—raster files are already
processed so they print quickly, and each part of the raster file is still identified with a
page in the original document, which means that individual pages of a saved raster file
can be accessed.

Status bars

Jobs actively involved in the three processes (spooling, rasterizing, and printing) are
listed in the status bars that span the Queues window.

Status bars show the filename and user name for the active process, and an indication
of its progress. Each status bar heads the list of jobs that have completed the process.
Thus, beneath the Spool status bar, you see a list of spooled files; beneath the RIP
status bar, you see a list of rasterized (RIPped) files; beneath the Print status bar, you
see a list of jobs that have already been printed.

NOTE: In the Spool status bar, the filename and user information always appear as

“Unknown” (as shown below). This information is not available until the job has
finished spooling to the Fiery ZX disk.

Spooled jobs on Hold (yellow)
Active spooled jobs (white)

RIPped jobs on Hold (yellow)
Active RIPped jobs (white)

Printed jobs (white); some include
raster files in RAM

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When a job is being processed, provided animation is enabled (see page 2-9), the
corresponding status bar is animated, indicating that the process is active.

If an error occurs, the corresponding status bar alerts you by displaying a message on a
red background instead of the normal blue background.

Enlarging the status bars Click the small arrows at the left of the status bar to

expand the status bar display. Click the arrows again to collapse the status bar to its
original size. To expand all the status bars at the same time, press Ctrl-E or choose
Expand/Collapse All from the File>Preferences menu. Click the arrows or press Ctrl-E
again to collapse them to their original size, or choose Expand/Collapse All again.

Changing proportions By default, the status bars divide the window area into three

equal parts. You can drag the RIP and Print status bars up or down to change the
proportion of the window devoted to each job area. For example, drag the RIP status
bar down if you have a long list of spooled jobs that you want to see without scrolling.

Active jobs and held jobs

In the description that follows, assume that the operator has full control of jobs; that is,
the administrator has disabled the Direct connection and the Print queue, and all user
jobs come to the Hold queue. For more information about queues, see the
Configuration Guide.

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The operator’s job management functions permit holding a job at any stage of the
process we have described, as illustrated below. In the figure, boxes indicate types of job
icons you would see in the Queues window.

Spool

Spooled and held

Spooled for printing

RIP

RIPped and held

Print*

RIPped for printing

Print

Print and hold

Printed

*A copy of the held job is printed; the held job remains in the RIP area.

Jobs that are held are shown with a y ello w icon in a y ello w r ow, just beneath the Spool
or RIP status bar. Jobs that are held must be activated with a command in order to
print.

Active jobs are shown in white with white icons; new jobs are added above older jobs.

PostScript and
raster data

Deleted

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Job icons

There are three types of icons that are used for both active jobs and jobs on hold.

Icon:

PostScript icon

Printer icon

Raster icon

Active jobs:

(white icons and rows)

PostScript data after
printing, raster deleted

PostScript or raster data
headed for printing

PostScript and raster data
after printing, ready for fast
reprint

Job from network or job on Hold
after printing (

PostScript data headed for

and Hold

PostScript data already rasterized
and held

Jobs on Hold:

(yellow icons and rows)

Hold)

Spool area

The job icons in the Spool area are described below:

Spool area icon: What it indicates: How long you see the job:

1

Yellow PS icon
Yellow job row

PostScript data from a user on
the network; no destination is
defined

Until a destination is chosen

Print

2

White printer icon
White job row

3

Yellow raster icon

White job row

4

Yellow printer icon

White job row

PostScript data headed for

Print

PostScript data headed for

RIP and Hold

PostScript data headed for

Print and Hold

Until the RIP is free

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The Spool area is both the receiving area for jobs from users on the network (Hold
queue) and the waiting area for jobs that will be RIPped (jobs in the Spool queue).

Hold queue jobs When printing requires an operator (because the Print queue and

Direct connection are disabled), the operator must assign a destination to all jobs
received from users on the network (icon 1 in the table above). Once assigned, jobs
(icons 2, 3, and 4) move down the Spool queue for processing. All jobs printed to the
Hold queue require routing by an operator.

Print queue jobs When printing does not require an operator, network jobs sent to

the Print queue appear in the Spool area where they are shown with a white printer
icon (icon 2). When they reach the head of the queue, they are RIPped and printed
without operator intervention.

Direct connection jobs Jobs printed to the D irect connection are not displayed in the

Command WorkStation job lists. They are displayed briefly in the status bars (where
they cannot be selected) and are included in the Job Log.

RIP area

The job icons in the RIP area are described below:

RIP area icon: What it indicates: How long you see the job:

1

Yellow raster icon

Yellow job row

2

White printer icon

White job row

After a job is rasterized, it goes into the RIP area. The RIP area holds only raster data
(i.e., jobs that have been rasterized). Jobs in the RIP area are either waiting for the
copier to be free (Print queue jobs, icon 2 in the above table), or they are being held.

Raster data, no destination
defined; may have been
printed before and held

Raster data headed for
in its turn; no hold defined

Print

Until it is deleted or stripped
of its raster data and sent to
the Spool area

Until copier is free to print
the job

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Held jobs in the RIP area have already been rasterized (RIP and Hold) or they have
been printed and their raster data has been routed back to the RIP area (Print and
Hold), where they are shown in yellow rows (icon 1).

NOTE: Raster jobs in the RIP area that are waiting to print (icon 2 in the table above)

cannot be manipulated by job commands.

Jobs held in the RIP area remain there until the operator deletes them. Printing these
jobs does not remove them from the RIP area. Instead, a copy of the job is cr eated and
printed.

NOTE: For all rasterized jobs, the print option settings, in addition to the current

calibration state of the Fiery ZX, remain with the saved raster data each time the job is
reprinted. To print the job with new print option settings and with new calibration
data, you must remove the raster data and reRIP the job.

Print area

The job icons in the Print area are described below:

Print area icon: What it indicates: How long you see the job:

1

White PS icon
White job row

2

White raster icon

White job row

The Print area, also referred to as the Printed queue, contains jobs that have already
been printed. These jobs were assigned the Print destination (white printer icon in the
Spool or RIP areas) without any Hold instructions; therefore, they all hav e white icons
and rows.

NOTE: A job row that appears in light red indicates that a PostScript error occurred

while printing the job. To see the error, double-click anywhere in the row.

PostScript data only—raster
data has been deleted

Raster and PostScript data
If RAM is needed to RIP an

active job, the raster data is
deleted and the job gets the
PS icon (icon 1, above)

Until the job limit is reached

Until the job is reprinted or
the job limit is reached

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Newly printed jobs are added to the Printed queue, and ar e shown at the top of the list.
Jobs are saved in the Printed queue until the job limit is reached. When the first job
over the limit is printed, the oldest job is deleted from the disk. The default job limit is
10 jobs. The value for Jobs Saved in Printed Queue can be changed in Setup by the
administrator.

NOTE: If you reprint a job in the Printed queue, the job returns to its original position

in the Printed queue after it is printed.

While it is printing, a job consists of PostScript and raster data. The raster data in
RAM is not cleared until memory is needed to rasterize the next job. As long as the
raster data is intact, the job can be reprinted from the Printed queue. Printed jobs that
still have their raster data are represented by a white raster icon in the Printed queue
(icon 2 in the previous table); jobs with only PostScript data r emaining are r epresented
by a white PS icon (icon 1). If the job was printed from a held raster job (in the RIP
area), the raster data in the RIP area remains and can be used to reprint the job after
the raster data has been cleared from the Printed queue.

Job commands

Job commands are used to assign a selected job to a new destination or process. These
commands are available from the Job menu (see page 2-9). Many are also available as
right mouse commands (described following the list of commands below). The job
commands available at a given time depend on the context; unavailable commands are
dimmed.

The job commands available for selected jobs in the Queues window are listed in the
following table. The table also describes the effect of each command on raster data
associated with the affected job(s).

Choose this: To do this: Raster data is:

Delete Delete the job(s) Deleted
Duplicate Duplicate one or more selected PostScript data

jobs in the Spool or Print areas. You can use the
duplicate job(s) for different print options or a
different destination. (The Duplicate command
actually creates a reference to the original job,
with the same name)

n/a
(The Duplicate command is not available for
raster jobs)

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Choose this: To do this: Raster data is:

Rename Rename the job (PostScript file with or without

raster)

Hold Hold the job in the current place (except for a job

in the Print area, which is moved to the Spool or
RIP area, depending on whether it still has raster

data associated with it)
RIP and Hold RIP the job and hold it in the RIP area Held in RIP area indefinitely
Print Print the job in its turn (RIP it first if it does not

have raster data)

After printing, keep the printed job in the Print

area until the job limit is reached.

Print and Hold
(Like the user print
option Save Fast
Reprint)

Process Next Give top priority to this job

Print the job in its turn (RIP it first if it does not

have raster data)

After printing, hold the PostScript data and the

raster in the RIP area

RIP (and then print) it as soon as the processor is

free, before other waiting jobs

Option is dimmed if there are no other waiting

jobs

Unaffected, but associated with the new name

OTE: If the renamed job is printed, the Job Log

N

reflects the job’s original name.
Held in RIP area, if included with job

Temporarily held in RAM after printing until
memory is needed for another job
(If the job was printed from a held job in the RIP
area, the raster data in the RIP area is kept
indefinitely)

Held in RIP area indefinitely (saved to disk)

n/a

N

OTE: This command is available only for jobs in

the Spool area that are not currently held.

Remove Raster Remove the raster data from a job that has raster

data (indicated by a raster icon); leave the

PostScript data unaffected
Properties View and override print settings for a selected job

or a group of selected jobs

Thumbnail A Open the selected held raster data job in the

Thumbnail A window where you can view a full-

screen preview of the job, edit the job, or merge it

with raster data from other jobs

Deleted

N

OTE: If you remove raster from a job in the RIP

area, the job is sent to the Spool area.
Possibly deleted and regenerated, depending on

whether you change any settings that require re­RIPping

Changed if job is edited, unaffected if job is only
viewed

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Choose this: To do this: Raster data is:

Thumbnail B Open the selected raster data job (not necessarily

a held job) in the Thumbnail B window for

viewing or for merging into a job in the

Thumbnail A window
Download Download files and fonts to the Fiery ZX with

Fiery Downloader; see page 3-16

Using right mouse commands

Use the following instructions to activate job commands with a single right mouse
click.

TO ROUTE JOBS WITH RIGHT MOUSE COMMANDS:

1. To route a single job in the job list, right-click the job.

2. Select one of the commands or destinations and release the mouse button.

The command is carried out or the job is routed to the destination you chose.
Depending on your choice, the job line may reappear in a different part of the window
or a different window, or the job line may be deleted.

3. To route multiple jobs at the same time, select the jobs first.
Click the job line to select the first job. Shift-click to select adjacent jobs;
Ctrl-click to select nonadjacent jobs.

Unchanged

n/a

N

OTE: Select jobs with the same job icon; otherwise, the destination options may not

be the same. For example, select multiple jobs in the Spool area, and choose Print.

4. With the cursor still in one of the selected job lines, press the right mouse button.

5. Select one of the commands or destinations and release the mouse button.

The command is carried out or the jobs are routed to the destination you chose.

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Job Log window

The Job Log is a list of processed and printed jobs, the date and time they were
processed or printed, and the characteristics of the job. It includes downloaded files
and fonts and RIP and Hold jobs.

NOTE: The Job Log window is not available if you logged in as Guest.

At any given time, the Job Log includes only those jobs processed or printed since the
Job Log was last cleared. The Job Log can be cleared manually from the Job Log
window or automatically if the administrator has enabled autoclearing of the Job Log
in Setup. The Job Log is also cleared whenever a Clear Server or Clear command is
executed (see page 1-7 and page 2-9).

You can adjust the column widths in the Job Log display by clicking the column
border in the heading and dragging left or right. For more information, see Chapter 3.

When you open the Job Log, you can choose to display all jobs in the current Job Log
or only the jobs in a specified date range. By default, all jobs are displayed. To specify a
date range, select Range and enter dates in the From and To fields; or, click the
calendar icons next to the From and To fields and select dates by clicking them in the
calendars. Use the arrows at the upper corners of the calendars to display different
months. After you have specified the date range, click the Update icon to update the
Job Log display with your settings.

NOTE: In the Job Log, “Start Time” reflects the time that the job began RIPping; “End

Time” reflects the time that the job printed; and “Process Time” reflects the total RIP
time for the job. These times do not correspond to the Date/Time values displayed in
the Queues window.

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Update the Job Log window
display

Export the Job Log

Clear the Job Log

Print the Job Log

Updating the Job Log display To update the Job Log window display after specifying

a date range (or at any other time), click the Update icon.

Exporting the Job Log From the Job Log window, you can export the Job Log to a

tab-delimited text file. The exported file can be opened with a spreadsheet, database, or
word processing application. The exported J ob Log contains the jobs for the date range
you specified.

Clearing the Job Log The Job Log is stored on the server disk. When logged in as

Administrator, you can clear the Job Log by clicking the trash icon. The Job Log is
cleared whenever an Administrator clears the server or installs new software. In
addition, the Job Log can be cleared automatically after every 55 jobs.

Printing the Job Log To print the Job Log, click the printer icon. The J ob Log is sent

to the Hold queue and appears in the Spool area of the Queues window. You can use
Job menu commands to manipulate the Job Log print job as you would any other job.
Alternatively, you can choose Print Pages from the File menu, select Job Log, and click
Print. The printed Job Log contains the jobs for the date range you specified. See
“Using the Job Log” on page 3-21 for more information.

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Printing and clearing the Job Log automatically You can decide how you want to

handle the Job Log. If you have Administrator privileges, you can choose Setup from
the Server menu and enter your preferences in the Job Log Setup. You can choose to
print the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs, or both print and clear the Job Log
automatically every 55 jobs. You can also choose the Job Log page size.

Job properties

When logged in as Operator or Administrator at the Command WorkStation, you can
use the Properties command to check and override the print option settings
(properties) of all jobs.

You can use this command for several purposes:

• To override a setting based on printed output or other print device conditions

• To change settings for a duplicate of the original job

• To print a single copy of a job before printing the number of copies required by the

user

Viewing and editing job properties

The Properties command lets you view and edit the print option settings of multiple
jobs simultaneously. You can use this feature to compare the properties of several jobs
and thereby group together jobs with similar settings, if it is beneficial for throughput
or efficiency.

To view the properties of one or more jobs, select the job(s) and choose Properties from
the Job menu or the right mouse menu.

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For information on using the Properties dialog box to change job settings, see
“Viewing and overriding print settings” on page 3-14.

NOTE: Some print options that are available in the printer driver are not displayed in

the Properties dialog box. For information on specific print options and settings, and
where they can be set, see Appendix A of the Printing Guide.

Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder)

The Command WorkStation includes a powerful DocBuilder tool that allows you to
preview and edit raster data. (For information on how to identify a raster data job, see
page 2-19.) DocBuilder consists of two thumbnail windows and several page­manipulation commands (listed in the Page menu).

The DocBuilder tool can be used in the following ways:

• In the Thumbnail A window, you can see thumbnails of the currently RIPping job,

as it is processed, or of any raster data job (see “Previewing print jobs” on page 3-7).

• From the Thumbnail A window you can open a full-screen preview of a raster file

(see “Full-screen previews” on page 2-31).

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• Using the Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B windows together, you can merge raster

data from more than one file, even if the files were printed from different
applications on different computer platforms (see the next section and “Merging
raster files with DocBuilder” on page 3-9).

DocBuilder’s merge features eliminate the limitations of particular software
applications. You can merge raster pages of documents of different types, even different
computer operating systems. You can merge color pages from graphics programs with
text pages from a word processor . An outline of D ocBuilder ’s features follows; for more
information and applications, see “Merging raster files with DocBuilder” on page 3-9.

Editing and merging files with DocBuilder

When you select a raster data job and choose the Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B
command (from the Job menu or from the right mouse commands), the
corresponding Thumbnail slider opens automatically, displaying thumbnails of the
editable file. To close the Thumbnail slider, click anywhere in the tab along the right
edge of the Thumbnail window. When the Thumbnail window is open, the arrows in
the tab point to the right, indicating that clicking the tab retracts the slider.

With the Thumbnail A window you can see thumbnail views of any raster data job—
that is, any file that is currently RIPping, or any file that has been RIPped and held to
disk. You can also use the Thumbnail A window to edit a raster file—you can change
the sequence of pages, delete pages, duplicate pages, and copy pages from other raster
files into the Thumbnail A window. You can save the edited raster file as a new
printable document.

The Thumbnail B window can also display thumbnails of a raster job, and the
document displayed in Thumbnail B can be used as a source for editing the document
shown in Thumbnail A.

NOTE: Be careful not to delete all pages of a job in Thumbnail A without first saving a

copy of the job.

Thumbnail B (source)

Thumbnail A (target)

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Click here to close the Thumbnail B window

Click here to close the Thumbnail A window

You can merge documents by dragging (copying) one or more entire pages from
Thumbnail B to Thumbnail A. This creates a new document in the Thumbnail A
window. If you select one or more pages in the Thumbnail A window, the commands
in the Page menu give you additional editing possibilities. (Most of the Page menu
commands are also made available by right-clicking pages in Thumbnail A.) Multiple
undos of Page menu commands are possible.

You can merge pages from multiple documents into the Thumbnail A document by
opening documents one after another in the Thumbnail B window. Documents in the
Thumbnail B window are view-only, and while you can copy pages from Thumbnail B
to Thumbnail A, you cannot edit the Thumbnail B document. A merged document
that you create in Thumbnail A can be saved (with a different name) as a new raster
data file.

For more information, see “Merging raster files with DocBuilder” on page 3-9.

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Full-screen previews

Double-clicking any page in the Thumbnail A window opens a full-screen preview of
the page. The full-screen preview is a view-only display, and it takes time to retrieve the
data. Once begun, the process cannot be canceled.

NOTE: If you have edited a raster job with DocBuilder, you must save the edited file

before you can view full-screen previews of all its pages.

Using the icons in the full-screen preview, you can display adjacent pages, rotate the
page, or close the preview.

Click to view adjacent pages

Click to rotate 90 degrees
clockwise

Click to

close the

full-screen

preview

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Chapter 3: Managing Print Jobs

This chapter provides some general information about managing printing with the
Fiery ZX Color Server and the copier, and gives you some hints on using the
Command WorkStation windows to monitor and manage print jobs. It suggests ways
to guide users so that their jobs are more likely to print correctly the first time. The
chapter also follows the course of a print job and shows possible ways to expedite jobs
and take advantage of the special capabilities provided by the Command WorkStation.

Communicating with users

The Command WorkStation interface facilitates communication between users and
operators. All the same, users who originate print jobs may need to become better
informed about the Fiery ZX and the copier so they can choose the appropriate
options for their jobs.

What the user needs to know

You or the network administrator should consider supplying some of the following
information to your users:

• The name of the printer on the network and the names of servers sharing the printer

• User’s access status

Do all jobs require operator intervention because they go to the Hold queue? If not,
which connections are published—Direct connection and/or Print queue?

• How long you will hold jobs on the server before you delete them

• List of default printer settings and other settings (from the Configuration page)

• List of installed fonts

Do the users’ applications download fonts automatically? I f not, can users download
fonts, should they embed them in documents, or should they supply them to you so
you can download them?

• Requirements for Notes fields (information which appears in the Job Log)

For example, department name, account code, phone number or extension. Is some
information mandatory at your site?

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• Resident calibration target and date of current measurements

• Custom simulations

Are they available? What type of targets do they represent? Users see these print
options (CMYK Simulation) and should not select them if there are no custom
targets on the server.

• IP address or DNS name of printer so users can access Fiery WebT ools, at least to see

if their jobs have printed

• Available media, alternative choices, standard tray/media configurations

• Information users might find in the WebLink web site

• Instructions for setting up the printer on client computers

• Sources of PostScript printer drivers, PPDs, color reference files, and additional

information

• Recommended PPD settings

• Conflicting settings and common PostScript errors

Customizing the Command WorkStation window

You can customize the display of job ticket information in the Queues window by
rearranging the headings. The Job Title and User name are always at the left, but you
can tighten the columns so you see what you need, and move and add other column
headings so the most important information is visible without scrolling. The following
procedure is also described on page 2-14.

TO CUSTOMIZE THE QUEUES WINDOW DISPLAY:

1. Right-click in the column heading.

A menu appears. The Add submenu lists the headings that are not already displayed.

2. Choose the options you want to display, and the sequence in which you prefer to view
them.

Add, delete, or move a column by holding down the right mouse button on the name
of the appropriate column heading; release the button after choosing one of the menu
options:

Add one of the listed columns to the display at your mouse position.

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3. Adjust the column widths.

Move Left, Move Right—move the selected column left or right.
Delete the selected column.

The Job Title and User columns are required—all others are optional.

Adjust the width of a column by clicking the column border in the heading and
dragging to the left or right. You can change the column widths at any time.

Printing server information pages

Using the Print Pages command from the File menu you can print various special
pages of information stored on the Fiery ZX. These include:

• Configuration—Prints the Configuration page, which gives the current server and

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

Test Page—A Test Page enables you to confirm that the Fiery ZX is properly

•

connected to the copier, and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot
problems with the copier or the Fiery ZX. The following settings are among those
listed on the Test Page: Server Name, Printer Model, color settings, calibration
information, date and time the Test Page was printed.

• Control Panel Map—Prints the Control Panel Map, which is an overview of the

screens you can access from the Control Panel. For information about using these
screens to set up the Fiery ZX, see the Configuration Guide.

• Font List—Prints a list of all fonts currently resident on the Fiery ZX hard disk.

• Color Chart—Prints samples of the RGB, CMY, and PANTONE colors available

from the Fiery ZX.

• Job Log—Prints a log of the last 55 jobs processed or printed. For information on

the fields in the Job Log and on printing it in other forms, see “Using the Job Log”
on page 3-21.

Server information pages printed with the Print Pages command appear in the
Fiery ZX Job Log with a User Name of “Operator” even if you logged in as
Administrator.

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Workflow scenarios

The workflow at your site will depend on the number and complexity of jobs and the
amount of responsibility given to the operator. This section suggests some ways you
might interact with a job.

Scenario 1 At this site, the Print queue is enabled, and anyone at the Command
WorkStation can view the progress of jobs. A small job is sent to a server and copier
that are not busy . You watch the job progress from the top to the bottom of the Queues
window .

The green light on the Fiery ZX flashes, the network icon blinks; on the Command
WorkStation the Spool status bar is animated and the job title appears. As soon as
spooling has finished, the Spool status bar is cleared and the RIP status bar animates.
Almost immediately thereafter, the RIP status bar is cleared and the Print status bar
animates. The printed job is listed below the Print status bar and the job pages emerge
from the copier. You move it to the mailbox of the person who sent the job.

Scenario 2 At this site, all jobs come to the Hold queue and therefore require
operator intervention to proceed.

Again, the green light on the Fiery ZX flashes, the network icon blinks, the Spool
status bar is animated, and now in the Spool area (below the status bar) the job title
comes into view . In a few moments the job is on the list, and you have time to scan the
headings for the job ticket information—media type, copies, and pages.

Are you ready for this job to print? Do other jobs have priority? What is the job for—
is it final output or a test print? The first choice is whether to put the job in the print
queue or hold it before processing it further . If you do nothing, the job remains in the
Spool area, and the file remains on the server disk.

Perhaps this is a routine job and does not call for special handling. You right-click the
job and choose Print. You notice the RIP status bar animate, and almost immediately,
the Print status bar animates. The printed job is listed below the Print status bar and
the job pages emerge from the copier.

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Scenario 3 Everyone has discover ed the copier on the network and jobs are coming in

rapidly . You right-click several routine jobs in the Spool area and choose Print to let the
server print them one after the other. You choose Print and Hold if you kno w you will
be reprinting the job soon. You remove printed jobs from the output trays and
replenish media.

While some jobs are flowing through the queues and printing, you are preparing for
jobs that require more attention, such as obtaining special paper, using DocBuilder to
merge two documents, or notifying the originator of a job that a PostScript error
occurred.

Before you load special paper, you make sure all pending jobs are in holding areas.
When an especially important job is spooled for RIPping, you right-click Process Next.

Using the copier

If you have a copier job that has priority over the spooled incoming print jobs you can
temporarily close the Fiery ZX connection to the copier and then reopen it when you
have finished copying.

When there are no active printing jobs competing for the copier engine (no white job
lines in the Spool or RIP area), you do not need to suspend printing to make copies.

TO GIVE THE COPIER TOP PRIORITY AND LATER RESTORE PRINTER PRIORITY:

1. From the Server menu, choose Suspend Printing.

This suspends printing temporarily. Jobs continue to spool and RIP on the server as
long as disk space and RAM are available.

2. When you have finished with the copier job, choose Resume Printing from the Server
menu.

The printing connection between the Fiery ZX and the copier is reopened and
printing resumes.

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Using the copier as a scanner

Scanning requires that you place the scan original on the copier, and that you run
Photoshop from a networked workstation. In a high-volume printing environment,
however, remote users who want to scan might have to wait for a connection to the
Fiery ZX.

Under those circumstances you or another operator may prefer to take over the
scanning function. Ideally, you would set up a networked workstation near the copier
and run Photoshop. From this workstation you can scan jobs for users in the slow
printing times.

Canceling jobs

You may need to cancel a job after it has been routed for processing or printing. You
can cancel a job only while it is being RIPped or while it is being printed. You cannot
cancel a waiting job (white job row) that is routed for RIPping or printing.

• Canceling jobs during processing—While a job is being RIPped, and its name

appears in the RIP status bar, choose the Cancel RIPping command from the S erver
menu or right-click on the RIP status bar and choose Cancel RIPping.

When the RIP job is canceled, the Canceling message appears in the RIP status bar
and on the Fiery ZX Control Panel. The name of the canceled job appears in the J ob
Log.

• Canceling jobs during printing—While a job is printing, and its name appears in

the Print status bar, choose the Cancel Printing command from the Server menu or
right-click on the Print status bar and choose Cancel Printing.

When the print job is canceled, Canceling appears in the Print status bar and on the
Fiery ZX Control Panel.The name of the canceled job appears in the Job Log.

NOTE: Canceled jobs may be partially printed, and may include pages with one or more

missing color planes, or pages that are completely blank.

• Canceling at the Control Panel—If you are at the Fiery ZX, the most direct way to

cancel a job is to press the top button on the server Control Panel while you can read
the name of the job that is processing or printing. For more information on the
Control Panel, see Chapter 1.

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Previewing print jobs

You can use the Thumbnail A window to preview pages of the currently RIPping job.
You can also use Thumbnail A, as well as Thumbnail B, to preview any raster data job
in the RIP or Print areas.

The thumbnail windows also allow you to open an editable thumbnail view of a held
raster job in the RIP area and perform electronic collation or document merging. This
feature, called DocBuilder, is described on page 3-9.

Previewing the currently rasterizing job

To see the progress of jobs as they are RIPped, you can leave the Thumbnail A window
open in RIP preview mode.

TO VIEW THUMBNAILS OF THE CURRENTLY RIPPING FILE:

1. Click the Thumbnail A tab at the right of the Queues window to open the slider.

Click to display the currently
rasterizing job

2. Click the RIP preview icon at the left side of the window.

In this mode, Thumbnail A displays each page of the currently processing job after it
has been RIPped.

Click to close the

thumbnail window

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3. Choose a PS file in the Spool or Print area and select RIP and Hold, Print, or
Print and Hold.

As pages are RIPped, they are displayed in the Thumbnail A window.

4. When you have finished viewing, click the Thumbnail A tab to close the thumbnail
window.

TO VIEW THUMBNAILS OF ANY RASTER DATA FILE :

1. Select any raster data job in the RIP or Print area.

2. Choose Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B from the Job menu.

If you choose Thumbnail A, make sure the raster data preview icon (at the left side of
the window) is selected.

NOTE: Wait until all pages have been displayed before opening another raster file with

Thumbnail A. If the job contains many pages, it may take some time for the entire job
to be displayed.

Raster data preview icon

Click to close the

thumbnail window

3. When you have finished viewing, click the Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B tab to close
the thumbnail window.

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Merging raster files with DocBuilder

The ability to work with raster files gives you new opportunities to combine
documents from different sources into a single raster file. For example, you can
combine full color covers and chapter head pages created in a page layout application
with two-color text pages created in a document processing application. Or, you can
customize a slide presentation by inserting slides from a different presentation.

You can display two raster files at once: a source file and a target file. The target file is
displayed in the Thumbnail A window, the source in Thumbnail B. Both files must be
held raster jobs in the RIP area.

NOTE: You cannot create a new PostScript file in this process; you must print the

merged raster file, which has references to the original P ostScript files. Before editing or
merging files with DocBuilder, make sure the source files were RIPped using the print
option settings and the resident calibration you want for the final output. Raster files
edited with DocBuilder cannot be reRIPped.

TO VIEW AND EDIT RASTER DATA JOBS:

1. Select a raster data job and choose Thumbnail A from the Job menu.

The file must be a held raster job in the RIP area.

2. In the Thumbnail A window, right-click a thumbnail image to see the commands
available for pages in Thumbnail A.

These commands can also be accessed from the Page menu (see page 2-9) as well as
from buttons along the left side of the Thumbnail A window (see illustration below).

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Click to open a full-screen
preview of the page

Click to duplicate a page

Click to delete a page

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To scroll through the pages in Thumbnail A, you can drag the slider bar at the bottom
of the screen, click in the empty area to the left or right of the slider bar , or click on the
arrows.

Delete deletes the currently selected page.
Duplicate duplicates the currently selected page.
Open Preview opens a full-screen preview of the currently selected page (see “Full-

screen previews” on page 2-31).

Undo undoes the previous DocBuilder command—this command is available only from

the Page menu.

3. To move pages within Thumbnail A, left-click to select the page(s) and hold down the
mouse button as you drag the selected page(s) to the new location.

Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click to select multiple, non­sequential pages. Make sure to release the Shift or Ctrl key before moving the pages.

If you move the page(s) on top of existing page(s), the page(s) will be overwritten.

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If the icon does not have an arrow, the page(s) will be replaced; if the icon has an arrow,
the page(s) will be inserted.

Replace single page Replace multiple pages

Move single page Move multiple pages

between two pages between two pages

Move single page Move multiple pages

before first page before first page

…

…

…

…

Move single page Move multiple pages

after last page after last page

4. When you are finished editing, click the Thumbnail A tab.

If you have edited the job, you are prompted to save the job (click Yes) and enter a new
name.

5. Enter a new name and click OK.

The new raster file is now in the RIP area, ready to print. If you saved the edited file
with a new name, the original source file remains held in the RIP area.

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TO MERGE TWO RASTER DATA JOBS:

1. In the Thumbnail A window, display the document you wish to edit.

The file must be a held raster job in the RIP area.

2. Right-click another source document file (a held job with a raster icon) and select
Thumbnail B.

The Thumbnail B tab opens a second thumbnail view which cannot be edited but can
be a source for pages added to the document in Thumbnail A.

NOTE: To merge documents, the page sizes of the source document and the target

document must be the same.

3. In the Thumbnail B window, left-click to select the page(s) and hold down the mouse
button as you drag the selected page(s) to the new location in Thumbnail A.

Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click to select multiple, non­sequential pages. Make sure to release the Shift or Ctrl key before moving the pages.

To scroll through the pages in Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B, y ou can drag the slider
bar at the bottom of the screen, click in the empty area to the left or right of the slider
bar, or click on the arrows.

To replace page(s), drag Thumbnail B page(s) on top of page(s) in Thumbnail A; to
add page(s), drag the page(s) to a new position between pages, before the first page, or
after the last page in Thumbnail A (see the icons on page 3-11).

NOTE: T o insert a Thumbnail B page directly after the last Thumbnail A page, drag the

Thumbnail B page so that it is just to the right of the last Thumbnail A page and
shows an arrow pointing to the right. If the Thumbnail B page is placed too far to the
right of the last Thumbnail A page, the Thumbnail B page will replace the last
Thumbnail A page.

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Thumbnail B

Page 4 copied from the
document in Thumbnail B

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Multiple undos are available; use Ctrl-Z or the Undo command (from the Page menu)
to undo all the way back to your first edit. There is no Redo function.

NOTE: Make sure to save the merged job before deleting any of the jobs you used to

create the merged job.
Thumbnail B pages moved into Thumbnail A adopt some specific attributes of the

Thumbnail A job, such as the document and user name. However, many color-related
print options that are set in the Thumbnail B page, such as CMYK Simulation and
Rendering Style, remain with the specific page. This could r esult in a merged job being
made up of pages with different attributes.

Generally, the print option settings specified for the Thumbnail A job that are adopted
by the pages copied from Thumbnail B do not require reRIPping to take effect. The
one exception is the setting specified for the Save Fast Reprint option, which requires
reRIPping if you want to change it.

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The print option settings that remain with the pages copied from Thumbnail B into
Thumbnail A are generally those that do require reRIPing to take effect. The one
exception is the setting specified for the Paper Source option, which does not require
reRIPping if you want to change it.

Attributes that do not require reRIPping can be changed for the newly merged job
without having to reRIP any original PostScript files. A ttributes that require r eRIPping
result in reRIPping of the original PostScript file(s) associated with Thumbnail A.

4. To close the Thumbnail view, click once on the same tab you used to open it
(Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B tab).

5. If you have edited Thumbnail A, you are pr ompted to save the job (click Y es) and enter
a new name. Enter a new name and click OK.

The new raster file is now in the RIP area, ready to print, together with the original
source and target files.

NOTE: If you print the edited raster file, it appears in the Job Log with the name of the

original job, not the new name you specified for the edited job.
Since you cannot create a new P ostScript file by merging two raster data jobs, you must

print the merged raster file, which has references to the original PostScript files. If a
merged job is reRIPped and printed, then only the pages of the original PostScript job
in Thumbnail A will be processed and printed.

NOTE: In cases where multiple users are connected to the Fiery ZX via the Command

WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, and/or Fiery Spooler, and one user makes changes to
a Thumbnail A job, not all users may see the r esults of those changes. If you ar e unable
to view changes in a job, or if selecting a Thumbnail window results in a message
indicating zero pages, then close and relaunch the Command WorkStation, Fiery
WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler.

Viewing and overriding print settings

When logged in as Operator or Administrator at the Command WorkStation, you can
view and override user job settings for any job in the Queues window. Using the
Properties dialog box, you can view and override job settings for a single job or for
multiple jobs at once. When viewing multiple jobs, you can override settings for each
job independently or override a setting for all the jobs at once.

NOTE: For PDF files, you are only able to override number of copies and page range

from the Properties dialog box.

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• To view the properties for a single job, double-click the job line or select the job and

choose Properties from the Job menu or right mouse menu.

• To view the properties for multiple jobs at once, shift-click to select contiguous jobs,

or Ctrl-click to select non-contiguous jobs, and choose Properties from the Job
menu or right mouse menu.

NOTE: If you want to retain a copy of the job with its original settings, duplicate the job

and rename the duplicate before you change any settings (see “Job commands” on
page 2-22).

To override a setting for a single job, right click on the current setting and choose the
override setting from the pop-up list.

NOTE: For some options, changing the setting requires that the job be reRIPped; these

options show an icon to the left of the option name.

ndicates reRIPping is required

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To override settings for all jobs listed in the Properties dialog box, right click on the
name of the print option (the row header) at the left of the dialog box and choose the
override setting from the pop-up list.

NOTE: The Properties dialog box displays all the job settings encoded by the PostScript

printer driver that can be decoded by the Fiery ZX. If you (as operator) have not
changed anything, these are the settings a user entered before sending the job. Some
print options that are available in the printer driver are not displayed in the Properties
dialog box. For information on specific print options and settings, and where they can
be set, see Appendix A of the Printing Guide.

Downloading files and fonts

From the Command WorkStation you can download a variety of file types, as well as
fonts, to the Fiery ZX. These files and fonts can be located anywhere on the network or
on an external device connected to the Command WorkStation computer. You browse
to locate the files and fonts, select them, and add them to a list of items to be
downloaded. You can specify a limited number of print option settings for files that
you download (see page 3-19).

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To download fonts, the Direct connection must be used. If the Direct connection is
not currently published in Setup, see the Configuration Guide for instructions on how
to publish it.

NOTE: You cannot download TrueType fonts. If you use TrueType fonts in Windows,

you can print them by converting them to Adobe Type 1 fonts. To do this with the
Adobe PS printer driver, click the Fonts tab and set up the Font Substitution Table as
necessary.

The Manage Fonts command pro vides another way to download fonts to the F iery ZX
(see page 3-20).

TO DOWNLOAD FILES OR FONTS:

1. Choose Download from the Job menu, or right click on the Spool status bar and select
Download.

The main Fiery Downloader window appears.

For fonts, choose Direct
connection

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2. Choose the file types to display in the Files of type menu.

You can leave this at the default All Known Formats or choose All Files. All Known

Formats

3. Choose the Queue to which you will download the files.

The options available in this menu depend on the print connections currently enabled
in Setup. The potential choices are Print Queue, Hold Queue, or Direct Connection. If
your administrator has not enabled one or more of these connections, you cannot
choose it.

To download fonts, you must choose Direct Connection.
PDF files are always spooled to the Fiery ZX hard disk before being printed. PDF files

must be sent to the Print queue (or to the Hold queue if the Print queue is not
enabled). Do not choose Direct Connection to download PDF files.

4. Select the filename and click Add.

The File name field displays the name of the selected file before you click Add.
You can navigate to different drives and directories to select files and fonts to

download.
To select multiple sequential files, select the first file and then Shift-click the last file.

Ctrl-click to select multiple non-sequential files.
If you change your mind about a file, select the filename in the Files to be Downloaded

list and click Remove.

lists all files in supported formats; All Files lists all files.

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5. To change the attributes of a file to be downloaded, select it and click Options.

The Options dialog box for PostScript and EPS files is different from that for PDF
files, as explained below.

PostScript options PDF options

6. Specify the following information in the dialog box and click OK.

The options you set apply only to the selected file. You can set different options, or
leave the default settings, for each file.

Copies—Specify the number of copies.
Brightness (PostScript and EPS files only)—Change the Brightness setting if a file

appears to be too dark or too light. Choose 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115%
for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between.

NOTE: Some applications, including Adobe Photoshop, provide transfer functions that

let you specify density settings for an image. If the file you are printing includes
transfer functions, the Brightness option has no effect. For more information on using
transfer functions, see the documentation for your application.

‘showpage’ (after EPS files)—In most cases, you do not need to use this option. Select

the ‘showpage’ (after EPS files) option only if an EPS file fails to print without it. This
option adds a ‘showpage’ PostScript language command at the end of the print job.
Some applications omit this necessary PostScript language command when they
generate EPS files. Select this option when printing EPS files generated by these
applications. If you select this option unnecessarily, extra blank pages may print.

If you experience problems downloading EPS files, you can print the file directly from
the application in which you created it.

Page Range (PDF files only)—Specify the page range you want to print.

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7. Click Download.

To cancel downloading, click Cancel.

Managing server fonts

The Fiery ZX includes a number of built-in printer fonts. You can download
additional fonts to the Fiery ZX using the Manage Fonts command (see below) or the
Download command (see page 3-16). Users on the network can also download fonts
to the server using the Fiery Downloader (see the Printing G uide). Do wnloading fonts,
either from the Command WorkStation or with the Fiery Downloader, requires that
the Direct connection is published in Setup (see the Configuration Guide).

NOTE: The Manage Fonts command is available only if you logged in as Administrator.

Although no special privileges are necessary to download fonts, Administrator
privileges are required to remove fonts from the server. The built-in printer fonts are
locked and cannot be removed by anyone.

Locked fonts

Downloaded fonts

To print a list of fonts currently resident on the Fiery ZX, use the Print Pages
command (see page 3-3).

TO ADD OR DELETE FONTS:

1. Choose Manage Fonts from the Server menu.

Click to download additional fonts

Click to delete font(s)

Click to update the font list display

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2. The Server Fonts window displays Add, Delete, and Update buttons.

To download additional fonts to the Fiery ZX, click Add and refer to the instructions
on page 3-16.

To delete a font, select it in the font list and click Delete. Shift-click or Ctrl-click to
select multiple fonts.

NOTE: The printer fonts included with the Fiery ZX (built-in fonts) are locked. These

fonts appear with a lock icon next to the name and cannot be deleted.
To refresh the font list display, click Update.

Using the Job Log

Chapter 2 introduced the Job Log, which is the list of all processed and printed jobs,
including the date and time they were printed, and all the characteristics of the job. It
explained that the Administrator can set Job Log preferences for clearing and printing
the Job Log automatically, and for Job Log page size (page 2-25).

After displaying the Job Log you can print it (using either the Print icon or the Print
Pages command), or export it to a tab-delimited file. The exported Job Log file can be
imported into a spreadsheet, database, or word processing application for job
accounting purposes. If only a portion of the Job Log is displayed (such as jobs for the
current day), only that portion of the Job Log is printed or exported.

NOTE: When you print the Job Log, the print job is sent to the Hold queue and

appears in the Spool area of the Queues window with the job title “Job Log” and the
user name “Operator” (even if you logged in as Administrator). You can then use Job
menu commands to manipulate the Job Log print job as you would any other job.

After printing or exporting the entire Job Log, you may want to clear it; you clear the
Job Log by clicking the Delete (trash can) icon.

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Icons appear above the Job Log. The icons are:

Update Click to update the information in the Job Log window.

Print Click to print the currently displayed portion of the

Job Log to the Hold queue. You can use Job menu
commands to manipulate the Job Log print job as you
would any other job.

Export Click to export the currently displayed portion of the

Job Log to a tab-delimited file.

Delete Click to delete the Job Log (you will be asked for

confirmation).

Calendar Click to display a calendar and specify a date range.

The Job Log window displays a list of all the jobs and the following information about
them: status, document name, user, date, start time, end time, process time, size,
device, page size, media, number of originals, number of color pages, number of black
and white pages, and total number of pages.

NOTE: If a raster job was saved in DocBuilder with a new name and then printed, it

appears in the Job Log with the name of the original job, not the new name you
specified for the edited job.

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The text in the Status column provides information about the job:
OK The job was printed normally.
Cancel The job was canceled before printing was completed.
Error An error occurred during processing or printing.

The information in the Notes 1 and Notes 2 fields is displayed if users entered this
information when they printed.

NOTE: The Notes fields are supported only for jobs printed with the Adobe PostScript

printer drivers provided on the User Software CD. They are not supported for jobs
printed from Windows NT 4.0.

Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view all the fields in the Job Log
window.

Server management commands

The following Server menu commands are used to manage server performance,
configuration, and status. Some of these commands are available only when logged in
as Administrator.

• Calibrate—Opens the Fiery Print Calibrator (see Chapter 6 and Chapter 7)

• Reboot—Causes the Fiery ZX to be rebooted, just as if you had selected Reboot

Server from the Control Panel (see page 1-5)

• Clear—Clears all jobs in all server queues as well as the Job Log.

• Setup—Invokes Fiery Setup (see the Configuration Guide)

• Manage Fonts—Allows you to delete fonts from, as well as add fonts to, the F iery ZX

(see page 3-20)

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Chapter 4:
Overview o f
Fiery W ebTools

This chapter introduces Fiery WebTools and provides instructions on their usage. For
more information on certain Fiery WebTools you are referred to other chapters in this
book and to other manuals in the documentation set.

Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools reside on the Fiery ZX but can be accessed over the network from a
variety of platforms. The Fiery ZX has a home page that lets remote users view server
functions and manipulate jobs.

Fiery WebTools can be used on Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Mac OS client
computers with certain Internet browsers that support the Java language. For specific
information on the browsers supported with Fiery WebTools, see Getting Started.

Access privileges

The Fiery ZX system allows the site administrator to choose and implement a level of
access and control appropriate for your particular site. There is a spectrum of control
which can be implemented; the levels of access allowed to remote users depend on
whether the administrator has enabled use of the Fiery WebTools, and whether or not
a password is required to use the job management features of the Fiery WebTools.

If you have been given the Operator password, you can manage job flow and override
print settings of your jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler. If not, you can still track the
status of your jobs with the Status tool, and with the Fiery WebSpooler as a Guest.
Check with your site administrator for information on your Fiery WebTools access
privileges.

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Using Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools are accessed from the Fiery ZX home page.

WebTool: Summary: For more information:

Status Shows you the jobs currently processing

and printing.

W ebSpooler Allows you to view , manipulate, r eor der,

reprint, and delete jobs currently
spooling, processing, or printing on the
Fiery ZX. It also allows you to view,
print, and delete the Job Log.

WebLink Provides a link to another web page,

provided you have a valid Internet
connection. The WebLink destination
can be changed; this function requires
the Administrator password, if one has
been set.

Installer Allows you to download Fiery ZX

printer file installers directly from the
server.

See the Printing Guide

See “Tracking and managing
jobs with the
Fiery WebSpooler” on page 5-1

See the Printing Guide and the

Configuration Guide

See Getting Started

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TO ACCESS FIERY WEBTOOLS :

1. Start up your Internet browser application.

2. Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the Fiery ZX.

Check with the operator or administrator for this information.
The Fiery ZX home page appears.

3. Click one of the buttons at the left to select one of the Fiery WebTools.

Move the cursor over the buttons to display information about the selections.

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Chapter 5:
Fiery W ebSpooler
and Fiery Spooler

The Fiery WebSpooler and the Fiery Spooler for Windows are job management tools
that duplicate many of the functions and features of the Command WorkStation.

• The Fiery WebSpooler, one of the Fiery WebTools, is accessed with an Internet

browser and the Fiery ZX home page (see Chapter 4).

• The Fiery Spooler is installed from the User Software CD. To use the Fiery Spooler,

users need only a network connection to the Fiery ZX. For Windows computers, the
Fiery Spooler requires a TCP/IP network connection.

The interface of the Fiery Spooler for Windo ws computers is virtually identical to that
of the Fiery W ebSpooler. M oreo ver, the interfaces of these tools are so similar to that of
the Command WorkStation that this chapter often refers you to Chapters 2 and 3 (on
the Command WorkStation) for information about icons and commands that is
common to all three tools.

The interface of the Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers is significantly different from
that of the other utilities. It is described in detail at the end of this chapter.

Tracking and managing jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler

Y ou can use the Fiery WebS pooler (and the F iery Spooler for Windows) to perform the
following functions from your workstation:

• Override current job option settings

• Delete jobs and cancel processing

• Duplicate or rename jobs

• RIP a job and hold the raster data

• Hold jobs in the spooled area or the RIPped area

• Remove raster data from RIPped files

• Change the priority of jobs

• Edit and merge raster data jobs (DocBuilder)

• Display, print, or delete the Job Log

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Most of these functions require the Administrator or Operator password. However,
even without a password, you can log in to the Fiery WebSpooler as Guest with view­only privileges.

NOTE: Most Fiery WebSpooler commands function identically to those of the

Command WorkStation. For more information on specific commands, see Chapters 2
and 3.

TO ACCESS THE FIERY WEBSPOOLER WINDOW:

1. From the Fiery ZX home page window, click WebSpooler.

For instructions on how to access the Fiery ZX home page window, see page 4-3.

2. To log in as Administrator, enter the Administrator password and click OK.
To log in as Operator, enter the Operator password and click OK.
To log in as Guest, click OK, without entering any password.

The Fiery WebSpooler window appears in a new browser window.

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About the Fiery WebSpooler window

Like the Command WorkStation, the Fiery WebSpooler is a window to view Fiery ZX
and copier functions, and an interface from which you can control those functions.

The Fiery WebSpooler window is divided into three areas by Spool, RIP, and Print
status bars. When the Fiery ZX receives print jobs, the Fiery WebSpooler window
becomes a dynamic display, filled with the names of jobs and their characteristics.

The Spool, RIP, and Print areas of the Fiery WebSpooler window represent the stages
of printing a job. Jobs come in at the top level (Spool) and drop down to the Print
level, unless they are held along the way.

The job icons displayed in the Fiery WebSpooler window are explained in “Job icons”
on page 2-19.

NOTE: In Fiery WebSpooler and F iery Spooler, the “PS” characters do not appear inside

yellow PS icons (in the Spool area) and white PS icons (in the Print area).

Spooled jobs—Jobs listed in the area below the Spool status bar are PostScript files

stored on the Fiery ZX disk. These jobs were sent to either the Print queue (white
icons) or the Hold queue (yellow icons).

RIPped jobs—Jobs listed in the area below the RIP status bar ar e ready to print. They

have already been rasterized (RIPped, or processed for printing) and are waiting, in
order, for access to the printer. Rasterized jobs can also be held; held jobs are shown
with a yellow icon.

Printed jobs—Jobs listed in the area below the Print status bar have already been

printed. Printed jobs can be stored on the Fiery ZX disk. The number of jobs that can
be stored (from 1 to 99) is defined in Setup.

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If you are logged in as Administrator or Operator, you can interact with a job wherever
it appears in the window by selecting it and choosing a command from the Job menu,
or by double-clicking the job and setting override options. See “Manipulating job
options and job flow” on page 5-4 for information.

Errors—Jobs with an error are shown in red. To display the error, double-click the job

line.

NOTE: If your job does not appear anywhere in the Fiery WebSpooler window, it may

have already been printed; if so, it will appear in the Job Log. To view the Job Log,
choose Show Job Log from the Windo w menu. (F or more information on the J ob Log,
see page 5-8.)

Manipulating job options and job flow

Using the commands in the Job menu, you can alter the destinations, priorities and
other characteristics of jobs that appear in the Fiery WebSpooler window.

To understand the effect each of these commands has on a job, you need to understand
the way the Fiery ZX handles PostScript and raster data, and how jobs are activated or
held in the various stages of processing. See Chapter 2 for this background information
before manipulating jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler. Also, the commands in the

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Fiery WebSpooler Job menu have identical counterparts on the Command
W orkS tation. F or background and information about these commands, see Chapters 2
and 3.

Choose this command

from the Job menu:

Delete Job(s) Delete the job(s) from the list Deleted
Duplicate Job(s) Duplicate one or more selected PostScript data

jobs in the Spool or Print areas (creates a
reference to the original job, with the same
name)

Rename Rename the job (P ostScript file with or without

raster)

Hold

RIP and Hold
Print Print the job in its turn (RIP it first if it does

Print and Hold
(like the PPD option
Save Fast Reprint)

Hold the job in the current place (except for a
printed job, which is moved to the Spool or
RIP area)

RIP the job and hold it in the RIP area Held in RIP area indefinitely

not have raster data). Keep the printed job in
the Print area until the job limit is reached

Print the job in its turn (RIP it first if it does
not have raster data)
After printing, hold the PostScript data and the
raster in the RIP area

To do this: Raster data is:

n/a
(The Duplicate command is not available for
raster jobs)

Unaffected, but associated with the new name

N

OTE: If the renamed job is printed, the Job

Log reflects the job’s original name.
Held in RIP area indefinitely, if included with

job

Temporarily held in RAM until memory is
needed for another job

Held in the RIP area indefinitely (saved to
disk)

Process Next Give top priority to this job

Print the job (or RIP and print) as soon as the
processor and copier are free, before other
waiting jobs

Remove Raster

Override Print Settings Change the print options for the job

Remove the raster from a job that has raster
data; leave the PostScript job in place

(see page 5-6)

Held in RAM after printing (can be selected in
the Print area while it remains there), or Held
in RIP area (saved to disk) if destination was
RIP and Hold

Deleted

Deleted and regenerated, if the newly selected
options require reRIPping, or reprinted with
the new settings, if none require reRIPping

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Choose this command

from the Job menu:

Thumbnail A Open the selected held raster data job in the

Thumbnail A window where you can view a
full-screen preview of the job, edit the job, or
merge it with raster data from other jobs

Thumbnail B Open the selected raster data job (not

necessarily a held job) in the Thumbnail B
window for viewing or for merging into a job
in the Thumbnail A window

Overriding job option settings

To change the job options of a job, double-click the job line or select the job and
choose Override Print Settings from the Job menu. If necessary, scroll down to see all
the various job options.

Indicates reRIPping is required

To do this: Raster data is:

May be changed if job is edited

Unchanged

Override Print Settings dialog box for
PostScript files

PDF Settings dialog box for PDF files

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The options you set here are the same ones you set from the P rint dialog box when you
print from an application. For information about setting and overriding these print
options, see the Printing Guide.

NOTE: For some options, changing the setting requires that the job be reRIPped; these

options show an icon to the left of the option name.

Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder)

Like the Command WorkStation, the Fiery WebSpooler includes a powerful
DocBuilder tool that allows you to preview and edit raster data. DocB uilder consists of
two thumbnail windows and several page-manipulation commands (listed in the Page
menu). The DocBuilder tool can be used in the following ways:

• In the Thumbnail A window, you can see thumbnails of the currently printing job,

as it is processed, or of any raster data job.

• From the Thumbnail A window you can open a full-screen preview of a raster file.

• Using the Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B windows together, you can merge raster

data from more than one file, even if the files were printed from different
applications on different computer platforms.

DocBuilder’s merge features eliminate the limitations of particular software
applications. You can merge raster pages of documents of different types, and even
different computer operating systems. You can merge color pages from graphics
programs with text pages from a word processor.

NOTE: In cases where multiple users are connected to the Fiery ZX via

Fiery WebSpooler, Fiery Spooler, and/or the Command WorkStation, and one user
makes changes to a Thumbnail A job, not all users may see the r esults of those changes.
If you are unable to view changes in a job, or if selecting a Thumbnail window results
in a message indicating zero pages, then close and relaunch Fiery WebSpooler, Fiery
Spooler, or the Command WorkStation.

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DocBuilder differences in Fiery WebSpooler

The DocBuilder tool in Fiery WebSpooler functions almost identically to that in the
Command WorkStation. For detailed information on using DocBuilder, see Chapters
2 and 3 (for instructions on editing and merging raster files, see “Merging raster files
with DocBuilder” on page 3-9). Though the interfaces are almost identical, there are
some feature differences:

• You cannot scroll through the pages in Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B by dragging

the slider bar at the bottom of the screen.

• Thumbnail A right-click commands are not available; instead click on a page to

select it, and either click the appropriate button in the Thumbnail A window or
choose the appropriate command from the Page menu.

• Page icons and arrows do not appear when moving page(s) from Thumbnail B to

Thumbnail A. Instead, a blue outline appears around a Thumbnail A page that is to
be replaced; and a blue bar appears adjacent to or between Thumbnail A page(s) to
indicate where the Thumbnail B page(s) are to be inserted.

• The full-screen preview window has a status bar (the Command WorkStation does

not), the “X” button used to close the full-screen preview is in a different location,
there are no page advance arrows, and there is no rotate button.

• The Ctrl-Z keyboard shortcut for the Undo command is not available. To undo one

or more DocBuilder commands, choose Undo from the Page menu.

Using the Job Log

From the Fiery WebSpooler, you can view and print a log of all jobs printed by the
Fiery ZX, including jobs downloaded with the Fiery Downloader.

NOTE: If you logged in as Administrator, you can delete the Job Log from the

Fiery WebSpooler (see page 5-10). The Job Log is not available if you logged in as
Guest.

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TO DISPLAY, UPDATE, PRINT, DELETE, AND SAVE THE JOB LOG:

1. Choose Show Job Log from the Fiery WebSpooler Window menu.

2. Click All or specify a date range.

3. Click OK.

The Job Log appears in a new browser window.

NOTE: The Delete button appears only if you logged in as Administrator.

Update

Print

Delete

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4. To update the Job Log, click the Update button.

5. To print the Job Log, choose Print Job Log from the File menu or click the Print

The Job Log displays each job and the following information: status, document name,
user name, date, start time, end time, process time, file size, device, paper size, media,
number of originals, number of color pages, number of black-and-white pages, total
number of pages, Note1, and Note2.

The Status column provides the following information about jobs:

OK
ERROR
CANCEL

button.

The information displayed in the Job Log window prints to the current Fiery ZX.
When you print the Job Log, totals are printed for all appropriate columns.

The job was printed normally.
An error occurred during processing or printing.
The job was canceled before printing was completed.

6. If you logged in as Administrator, you can choose Delete Job Log from the File menu
or click the Delete button to clear the Job Log.

The system administrator can also print and clear the Job Log from the Control Panel.

Fiery Spooler for Windows computers

For Windo ws 95 and Windows NT 4.0, the Fiery S pooler interface is almost identical
to that of the Fiery WebSpooler (see “Differences between Fiery Spooler for Windows
and Fiery WebSpooler” on page 5-12), and both interfaces are very similar to the job
management interface of the Command WorkStation. For details on the icons and
commands in the Fiery Spooler (and Fiery WebSpooler) see Chapters 2 and 3.

NOTE: A TCP/IP network connection is necessary to use Fiery Spooler on a Windows

computer. For more information, see Getting Started.

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TO LAUNCH FIERY SPOOLER ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER:

1. Choose Fiery Spooler from the Start > Programs menu.

2. Select the Fiery ZX in the Chooser window that appears.

For information on setting up the connection to the server, see Getting Started.

3. Click OK.

The Fiery Spooler main window appears.

For information on using Fiery Spooler for Windows computers, see “Tracking and
managing jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler” on page 5-1 and Chapters 2 and 3.

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Differences between Fiery Spooler for Windows and
Fiery WebSpooler

Though the interfaces for both Fiery Spooler for Windows and Fiery WebSpooler are
almost identical, there are some feature differences.

Connecting to a different Fiery ZX

With the Fiery Spooler, you can connect to a different Fiery ZX from within the
application using the following procedure.

TO CONNECT TO A DIFFERENT FIERY ZX:

1. Choose Open Fiery from the File menu.

2. Select the Fiery ZX in the Chooser window that appears.

For information on setting up the connection to the server, see Getting Started.

3. Click OK.

The Fiery Spooler main window appears.

Saving the Job Log as a file

With Fiery Spooler, you can save the Job Log as a file that you can view with a different
application.

TO SAVE THE JOB LOG AS A FILE:

1. Choose Export Job Log from the File menu or click the Export button at the top of the
Job Log window.

2. In the File name area, enter a name for the Job Log file (the default name is
Fiery Job Log.txt).

3. Browse to the location where you want to save the file, and click Save.

The Job Log is saved as a text file, and the Job Log window reappears.

Export button

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You can view the information in any application that can read a text file. Items are
separated by tabs.

Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers

For Mac OS computers, the Fiery Spooler interface and functionality differs from the
Command WorkStation, the Fiery WebSpooler, and the Windows version of
Fiery Spooler.

On a Mac OS computer, Fiery Spooler jobs can be in one of the following queues:
Print Normal print jobs sent to the Fiery ZX appear in the Print queue. You

can move and manipulate these jobs as described below.

Hold Jobs sent to the Hold queue remain in the queue until they are moved to

the Print queue or deleted. If you need to print the same document
frequently, you can send it to the Hold queue and move a copy of the
job to the Print queue every time you need to print it. You can also send
large jobs to the Hold queue and then move them to the Print queue
when other users are not printing.

Printed The jobs most recently sent to the Fiery ZX are saved in the Printed

queue. You can drag these jobs back to the Print queue to print
additional copies. The number of jobs saved in the Printed queue is set
by your system administrator in Fiery ZX Setup.

Jobs in the queues are stored on the Fiery ZX hard disk. Make sure that you leave
enough space on the hard disk for fonts and other Fiery Spooler jobs.

You can use the Fiery Spooler Job Log to view information about jobs printed to the
Fiery ZX for job accounting purposes, or saved for reference. The Job Log can be
printed to the Fiery ZX or saved as a file and viewed in other applications.

TO LAUNCH FIERY SPOOLER ON A MAC OS COMPUTER:

1. Double-click the Fiery Spooler icon.

2. If your network is divided into zones, select the zone in which the Fiery ZX is located.

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Server name or IP address
of Fiery ZX

Current Print and RIP status

Name of the job currently
printing

Name of the job currently
processing

Scroll list of every document
sent to the Print queue

Scroll list of every document
sent to the Hold queue

Jobs with PostScript errors
appear in Printed queue with
Alert icon

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3. Select the Fiery ZX from the list of servers that appears, and click Connect.

The Fiery Spooler main window appears.

Available space on
Fiery ZX hard disk

4. To access Administrator functions, choose Password from the Administrator menu.

This menu is active only if a password was created on the Fiery ZX.

5. Enter the password in the window that appears, and click OK.

The job list includes information about the document name, user name, time and date
sent, print device, and file size.