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Printing Guide

FIERY ZX3300/ZX3200

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Contents

Preface

Copier and feature support
About this manual
About the documentation
How the Fiery ZX works

About PostScript printer drivers and PPDs xiii

Supported paper sizes

Non-imageable area xiv
Toner reduction xiv

Before you begin

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

Printing from applications

Setting options and printing from Windows 95 1-1
Setting options and printing from Windows 3.1x 1-5
Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0 1-8
Printing to the parallel port 1-10
Saving files to print at a remote location 1-11

Using the Fiery Downloader to print

xi
xii
xii

xiii

xiv

xv

1-1

1-11

Chapter 2: Printing from Mac OS Computers

Printing from applications

Selecting the Fiery ZX in the Chooser 2-1
Setting print options and printing from Mac OS computers 2-2

Using the Fiery Downloader to print

2-1

2-5

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Chapter 3: Printing from UNIX Workstations

Printing to the Fiery ZX

Chapter 4: Scanning

Scanning from the copier

Fiery Scan color conversion settings 4-1
Using Fiery Scan 4-2

Chapter 5: Downloading Files and Fonts

Using Fiery Downloader

Printing with the Fiery Downloader 5-3
Downloading and managing printer fonts 5-7

Chapter 6: Tracking and Managing Print Jobs

Fiery WebTools

Checking Fiery ZX status with the Status WebTool 6-2
Accessing information with the WebLink WebTool 6-2

Appendix A: Print Options

3-1

4-1

5-1

6-1

Where to set print options

Print option override hierarchy A-2
More about print options A-6

Appendix B: Font List

PostScript printer fonts

Adobe Type 1 fonts B-1
TrueType fonts B-5

A-1

B-1

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Appendix C: Troubleshooting

Maintaining optimal system performance
Troubleshooting

General printing problems C-2
Problems with print quality C-5
Problems with the Fiery Downloader C-6
Problems with Fiery Scan C-7
Problems with Fiery WebTools C-7

C-1
C-2

Index

xi Copier and feature support

Preface

The Fiery ZX3300/ZX3200 Color Server™ enables you to use your color copier as a
networked printer. You can use the Fiery ZX to print final documents or to proof jobs
you will later print on an offset press. You send a print job to the Fiery ZX as you
would to any other printer—you select it from the Printers dialog box on Windows
computers, or in the Chooser on Mac OS computers—and then print from within any
application.

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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.

xii Preface

About this manual

This manual is intended for those remote users who send jobs via the network or via a
parallel port connection between the Fiery ZX and a user’s workstation. It covers the
following topics:

• Printing from a Windows computer

• Printing from a Mac OS computer

• Printing from UNIX

• Scanning images from the copier using Photoshop and the Fiery Scan plug-in

• Downloading files and fonts using Fiery Downloader

• Specifying and overriding job settings, a list of fonts installed on the Fiery ZX, and

troubleshooting information

About the documentation

This manual is part of a set of Fiery ZX documentation that also 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.

• 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.

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

provides an introduction to the basics of color theory and printing

explains basic configuration and administration of the

describes the printing features of the Fiery ZX for users who

xiii How the Fiery ZX works

• 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.

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

explains the functions of the Fiery ZX client utilities,

How the Fiery ZX works

The Fiery ZX receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) those
files, and then sends them to the copier’s print engine for printing. Even with the
Fiery ZX installed, you can still use the copier to make copies.

When printing from an application, your Windows or Mac OS computer
communicates with the Fiery ZX by means of a PostScript printer driver and a
PostScript printer description file (PPD).

About PostScript printer drivers and PPDs

A PostScript printer driver is an application that manages printing communication
between your application software and the printer. It interprets the instructions
generated by the application software, merges those instructions with printer-specific
PPD options you specify (see below), and translates all that information into
PostScript, a language the printer understands. In other wor ds, the printer driver writes
a PostScript file based on your original file and the options you set from the Print
dialog box.

A PPD file contains information about a particular device’s features and capabilities
(for example, what paper sizes and media types are supported). The PostScript printer
driver reads the information in the PPD file and presents that information to you in
the form of options you can choose from the Print dialog box. The PPD for the
Fiery ZX includes information about the features of both the copier and the Fiery ZX
Color Server.

For information on the PPD options for your Fiery ZX, see Appendix A, “Print
Options.”

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Supported paper sizes

The Fiery ZX supports printing at 400 dpi (dots per inch) on the following paper sizes:

• 8" x 10"-R

• Letter, Letter-R (8.5" x 11")

• Legal 13 (8.5" x 13")

• Legal (8.5" x 14")

• Tabloid (11" x 17")

•11x17 Wide (11.81" x 17.28")

• A6-R (105 mm x 148 mm)

• A5, A5-R (148 mm x 210 mm)

• A4, A4-R (210 mm x 297 mm)

• A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)

• A3 Wide (300 mm x 439 mm)

Non-imageable area

The Fiery ZX non-imageable area for all page sizes listed above (except 11x17 Wide
and A3 Wide) is 5 mm on the leading edge and 2 mm on the trailing, near, and far
edges. For 11x17 Wide, the non-imageable area is 5 mm on the leading edge, 7 mm on
the trailing edge, and 10.5 mm on the near and far edges. For A3 Wide, the
non-imageable area is 5 mm on the leading edge, 19 mm on the trailing edge, and

1.5 mm on the near and far edges; however, due to copier limitations, the A3 Wide
non-imageable area may vary.

Toner reduction

The Fiery ZX maximum toner density for R2 color copiers is 250%.

xv Before you begin

Before you begin

Before using the Fiery ZX, follow these steps:

1. Confirm that the system administrator has completed Setup as described in the

Configuration Guide

2. Find out what printer defaults the administrator specified in Setup.

These default settings can affect the results of your print jobs. Check with your
administrator or operator for information on these default settings.

3. Confirm that the user software is installed correctly on your workstation, as described
in

Getting Started

.

.

4. Consult the
affect color output.

5. Find out how your workstation is configured for printing on the network.

Color Guide

for information on print options and application features that

If your site has an operator who controls all printing, you may have access to the Hold
queue only. In this case, all jobs you send are spooled to the Fiery ZX and held until
the operator sends them to their next stage of processing.

You may also have access to the Print queue. If you send jobs to this queue, jobs spool
to the Fiery ZX and proceed to RIP and print according to your job settings—unless
someone (you, or an operator, for example) intervenes.

Lastly, you may have access to the Direct connection, which sends jobs straight to the
server without spooling.

6. Find out whether the Fiery ZX is set up to use Fiery WebTools and what your access
privileges are.

The administrator may or may not have enabled access to the server via the Internet
(or an intranet). If access is enabled, a password may be required to perform job
management with the Fiery WebSpooler.

1-1 Printing from applications

1

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

This chapter describes how to print to the Fiery ZX from Windows 95,
Windows 3.1x, and Windows NT 4.0.

You can print from a networked Windows computer, or from a Windows computer
connected to the parallel port on the Fiery ZX. If you plan to print files at another
location, you should follow the procedures described in “Saving files to print at a
remote location” on page 1-11.

Another way to print from a Windows computer is to download PostScript,
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), or Portable Document Format (PDF) files using the
Fiery Downloader.

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For information on setting up the Windows environment for printing with
Windows servers connected to the Fiery ZX, see the
information on how to connect to the Fiery ZX over the network, install printer
drivers, and install the Fiery utilities, see

Getting Started

Configuration Guide

.

. For

Printing from applications

Once you have installed the Fiery ZX printer driver and set it to the proper port as
described in
Simply choose the Print command from within your application.

Getting Started

, you can print directly from most Windows applications.

To achieve the best printing results from specific applications, see the

Setting options and printing from Windows 95

To print from Windows 95, use the Adobe PostScript printer driver for Windows 95.
The driver is included with the Fiery ZX user software, and uses all features of the
Fiery ZX.

Once you have installed the Adobe PostScript printer driver and Fiery ZX PostScript
Printer Description file (PPD), you can specify print settings. You can also change
settings for a particular job when you print it to the Fiery ZX. Before printing, make
sure that the correct print options are set.

Color Guide

.

1-2 Printing from Windows Computers

1

To print from Windows 95 applications over a network, you must be connected to a
print server. This can be a Novell NetWare server, an NT server, or a UNIX server. For
information about connecting a server to the Fiery ZX, see the
Or you can print from Windows 95 without connecting to a print server via SMB
printing. For information about setting up SMB printing, see

Configuration Guide

Getting Started

.

.

TO

SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBE

FROM WINDOWS

95:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon.

2. Double-click the Printers icon.

3. Select the icon for the Fiery ZX and choose Properties from the File menu.

4. Click the Paper tab.

5. Specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

PS

PRINTER DRIVER

In the

Paper size

From the
you can specify that the job should be printed on pages in the Bypass tray. The Paper
source selection is valid for the current job only.

area, specify the page size for the job.

Paper source

pop-up menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example,

1-3 Printing from applications

1

6. To select a specific media type, click More Options.

7. From the Paper type pop-up menu, choose the type of media to use for the job and

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If paper loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, and/or media

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type than that of the job you are sending, the Fiery ZX displays an error message and
the job will not print. You should then load the correct paper in the selected tray or
cancel the job.

click OK.

8. Click the Fiery Options tab.

1-4 Printing from Windows Computers

1

9. Go to the Job, Color1, Color2, Color3, Color4, Finishing1, and Finishing2 tabs, and

10. If you want to make the new settings the default settings, click Apply.

11. Click OK.

12. From your application, choose Print.

specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

These print options are specific to the Fiery ZX. They override settings in Fiery ZX
Printer Setup; the settings can also be changed in the Properties dialog box with the
Command WorkStation, or in the Override Print Settings dialog box with the
Fiery W ebS pooler or F iery Spooler . F or information about these options and overrides,
see Appendix A, “Print Options.”

If you choose
server, or the information entered during Setup.

Printer’s default

, the Fiery ZX prints with either the default value for the

13. Enter text messages in the Notes 1 and Notes 2 areas.

Enter user and job identification information for accounting purposes, or whatever
information is required at your site. These notes will appear in the Job Log.

14. Click OK.
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The Fiery ZX does not support printing the Cover Page from the AdobePS

printer driver.

1-5 Printing from applications

1

Saving and loading print option settings

Print option settings can be saved to a settings file on your hard disk. S aving a settings
file enables you to easily load specifically configured settings for a particular job.

TO SAVE PRINT OPTION SETTINGS:

1. After configuring the options from the Job, Color1, Color2, Color3, Color4, Finishing1,
and Finishing2 tabs, click Save Settings.

2. Name the settings file and browse to a location on your hard disk where you want to
save the file.

3. Click OK.

The settings file is saved to the location you specified.

TO LOAD PRINT OPTION SETTINGS:

1. From the Fiery Options tab, click Load Settings.

2. Browse to the settings file.

3. Select the settings file from the list and click OK.

The options from the Job, Color1, Color2, Color3, Color4, Finishing1, and
Finishing2 tabs are automatically configured with the saved settings.

Setting options and printing from Windows 3.1x

To print from Windows 3.1x, use the Adobe PostScript printer driver for Windows

3.1x. The driver is included with the F iery ZX user software, and uses all features of the
Fiery ZX.

Once you have installed the Adobe PostScript printer driver and Fiery ZX PostScript
Printer Description file (PPD), you can specify print settings. You can also change
settings for a particular job when you print it to the Fiery ZX. Before printing, make
sure that the correct print options are set.

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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBEPS PRINTER DRIVER

FROM WINDOWS 3.1X:

1. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon.

2. Double-click the Printers icon.

3. In the Printers dialog box, select the Fiery ZX in the Installed Printers box and click
the Setup button.

4. Click the Paper tab.

5. Specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

From the Paper Source pop-up menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example,
you can specify that the job should be printed on pages in the Bypass tray. The Paper
Source selection is valid for the current job only.

In the Paper Size pop-up menu, specify the page size for the job.

NOTE: If paper loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, and/or media

type than that of the job you are sending, the Fiery ZX displays an error message and
the job will not print. You should then load the correct paper in the selected tray or
cancel the job.

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6. Click the Features tab.

7. Specify the appropriate settings for the job and click OK.

These print options are specific to the Fiery ZX (you may need to scroll to see all the
pop-up menus). They ov erride settings in Fiery ZX Printer Setup; the settings can also
be changed in the Properties dialog box with the Command WorkStation, or in the
Override Print Settings dialog box with the Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler. For
information about these options and overrides, see Appendix A, “Print Options.”

If you choose Printer’s default, the F iery ZX prints with either the default value for the
server, or the information entered during Setup.

8. Choose Print in your application.

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9. If necessary, enter your name in the User area.

10. Enter text messages in the Notes 1 and Notes 2 areas.

11. Click OK.

Once you enter your name in the User area, it appears automatically in this dialog box
when you print subsequent jobs.

NOTE: This entry cannot be changed without deleting and reinstalling the printer.

Enter user and job identification information for accounting purposes, or whatever
information is required at your site. These notes will appear in the Job Log.

N

OTE: The Fiery ZX does not support printing the Cover Page from the AdobePS

printer driver.

Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0

You can print from Windows NT 4.0 using the printer driver included with
Windows NT.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT

PRINTER DRIVER FROM WINDOWS NT 4.0:

1. Choose Print in your application and click Properties.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

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3. Specify the appropriate settings for the print job.

In the Paper Size menu, specify the page size for the job.
From the Paper Source menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example, you can

specify that the job should be printed on pages in the Bypass tray. The Paper Source
selection is valid for the current job only.

NOTE: If paper loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, and/or media

type than that of the job you are sending, the Fiery ZX displays an error message and
the job will not print. You should then load the correct paper in the selected tray or
cancel the job.

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4. Scroll down to Printer Features, and select the appropriate settings for the print job.

These print options are specific to the Fiery ZX. They override settings in Fiery ZX
Printer Setup; the settings can also be changed in the Properties dialog box with the
Command WorkStation, or in the Override Print Settings dialog box with the
Fiery W ebS pooler or F iery Spooler . F or information about these options and overrides,
see Appendix A, “Print Options.”

If you choose Printer’s default, the F iery ZX prints with either the default value for the
server, or the information entered during Setup.

5. Click OK, then click OK in the Print dialog box.
NOTE: The Fiery ZX does not support printing the Cover Page from the Windows NT

4.0 PostScript printer driver.

Printing to the parallel port

The Fiery ZX has a parallel port that enables you to print most files directly from a
Windows computer if your network administrator has connected the Windows
computer’s parallel port to the Fiery ZX parallel port.

NOTE: You cannot use the Fiery Downloader through the parallel port.