Sharp AR-PE3 User Manual

Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3

SERVER & CONTROLLER SOLUTIONS

User Software Installation Guide

About the Documentation

This manual is part of a set of Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3 documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators. Most are available as Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) ﬁles on the User Documentation CD.

• The

Quick Start Guide

Controller AR-PE3 and printing. It also describes how to access the Adobe Acrobat PDF ﬁles on User Documentation CD.

• The

User Software Installation Guide

User Software CD and to enable users to print to the Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3.

• The

Conﬁguration Guide

Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3 for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up network servers to provide printing services to users.

• The

Printing Guide

Controller AR-PE3 for users who send jobs from their computers.

• The

Color Guide

Print Controller AR-PE3. It explains how to take advantage of the ColorWise color management system, as well as features in ColorWise Pro Tools™.

• The

Fiery Color Reference

color output of the Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3. In addition, it offers information about printing color documents from popular Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS applications.

summarizes the steps for conﬁguring the Fiery Print

describes how to install software from the

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the

describes the printing features of the Fiery Print

provides information about managing the color output of the Fiery

addresses concepts and issues associated with managing

• The

Job Management Guide

and how you can use them to monitor and control jobs on the Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3. This manual is intended for a user with the necessary access privileges who monitors and manages job ﬂow, and troubleshoots 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 job management utilities,

This product documentation is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (“EFI”), except as expressly permitted herein. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of EFI.

This product documentation is provided in conjunction with the EFI software (“Software”) and any other EFI product described in this documentation. The Software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the Software License Agreement set forth below.

Patents

This product may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents:

4,716,978, 4,828,056, 4,917,488, 4,941,038, 5,109,241, 5,170,182, 5,212,546, 5,260,878, 5,276,490, 5,278,599, 5,335,040, 5,343,311, 5,398,107, 5,424,754, 5,442,429, 5,459,560, 5,467,446, 5,506,946, 5,517,334, 5,537,516, 5,543,940, 5,553,200, 5,563,689, 5,565,960, 5,583,623, 5,596,416, 5,615,314, 5,619,624, 5,625,712, 5,640,228, 5,666,436, 5,745,657, 5,760,913, 5,799,232, 5,818,645, 5,835,788, 5,859,711, 5,867,179, 5,940,186, 5,959,867, 5,970,174, 5,982,937, 5,995,724, 6,002,795, 6,025,922, 6,035,103, 6,041,200, 6,065,041, 6,112,665, 6,116,707, 6,122,407, 6,134,018, 6,141,120, 6,166,821, 6,173,286, 6,185,335, 6,201,614, 6,215,562, 6,219,155, 6,219,659, 6,222,641, 6,224,048, 6,225,974, 6,226,419, 6,238,105, 6,239,895, 6,256,108, 6,269,190, 6,271,937, 6,278,901, 6,279,009, 6,289,122, 6,292,270, 6,299,063, 6,310,697, 6,321,133, 6,327,047, 6,327,050, 6,327,052, 6,330,071, 6,330,363, 6,331,899, 6,340,975, 6,341,017, 6,341,018, 6,341,307, 6,347,256, 6,348,978, 6,356,359, 6,366,918, 6,369,895, 6,381,036, 6,400,443, 6,429,949, 6,449,393, 6,476,927, 6,490,696, 6,501,565, 6,519,053, 6,539,323, 6,543,871, 6,546,364, 6,549,294, 6,549,300, 6,550,991, 6,552,815, 6,559,958, 6,572,293, 6,590,676, 6,606,165, 6,633,396, 6,636,326, 6,643,317, 6,647,149, 6,657,741, 6,662,199, 6,678,068, 6,707,563, 6,741,262, 6,748,471, 6,753,845, 6,757,436, 6,757,440, RE33,973, RE36,947, D341,131, D406,117, D416,550, D417,864, D419,185, D426,206, D439,851, D444,793.

Trademarks

Auto-Count, ColorCal, ColorWise, Command WorkStation, DocBuilder Pro, EDOX, EFI, Fiery, the Fiery logo, Fiery Driven, the Fier y Driven logo, Fiery Spark, MicroPress, OneFlow, Printcafe, PrinterSite, PrintMe, Prograph, Proteus, RIP-While-Print, Splash, and Spot-On are registered trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofﬁce and/or certain other foreign jurisdictions. Bestcolor is a registered trademark of Best GmbH in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofﬁce.

ADS, AutoCal, Balance, Build, Digital StoreFront, DocStream, Fiery Link, Fiery Prints, FreeForm, Hagen, Intelligent Device Management, Logic, PrintFlow, PrintSmith, PrintSmith Site, PSI, PSI Flexo, RIPChips, Scan, SendMe, VisualCal, WebTools, the EFI logo, the Fiery Prints logo, and Essential to Print are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Best, the Best logo, Colorproof, PhotoXposure, Remoteproof, and Screenproof are trademarks of Best GmbH.

All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and are hereby acknowledged.

Legal Notiﬁcations

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. (“APPLE”) MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL APPLE, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Apple’s liability to you for actual damages from any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action (whether in contract, tort [including negligence], product liability, or otherwise), will be limited to $50.

PANTONE Publications for accurate color. PANTONE® and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc. © Pantone, Inc., 2001. Pantone, Inc. is the copyright owner of PANTONE color data and/or software.

This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org).

Colors displayed in the Software or in the documentation may not match PANTONE-identiﬁed standards. Consult current PANTONE Color

Part Number: 45044714 03 September 2004

FCC Information

WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modiﬁcations to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Refer to the Class Compliance sticker afﬁxed to the back of your Fiery (or, in the case of embedded systems, to the sticker afﬁxed to the print engine) to identify the appropriate classiﬁcation (A or B, below) for this product.

Class A Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Industry Canada Class A Notice

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Avis de Conformation Classe A de l’Industrie Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Class B Declaration of Conformity

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modiﬁcations made to the equipment without the approval of the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Industry Canada Class B Notice

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Avis de Conformation Classe B de l’Industrie Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

RFI Compliance Notice

This equipment has been tested concerning compliance with the relevant RFI protection requirements both individually and on a system level (to simulate normal operation conditions). However, it is possible that these RFI Requirements are not met under certain unfavorable conditions in other installations. It is the user who is responsible for compliance of his particular installation.

Dieses Gerät wurde sowohl einzeln als auch in einer Anlage, die einen normalen Anwendungsfall nachbildet, auf die Einhaltung der Funkentstörbestimmungen geprüft. Es ist jedoch möglich, dass die Funkentstörbestimmungen unter ungünstigen Umständen bei anderen Gerätekombinationen nicht eingehalten werden. Für die Einhaltung der Funkentstörbestimmungen einer gesamten Anlage, in der dieses Gerät betrieben wird, ist der Betreiber verantwortlich.

Compliance with applicable regulations depends on the use of shielded cables. It is the user who is responsible for procuring the appropriate cables.

Die Einhaltung zutreffender Bestimmungen hängt davon ab, dass geschirmte Ausführungen benützt werden. Für die Beschaffung richtiger Ausführungen ist der Betreiber verantwortlich.

CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity)

This product complies with the following EU directives: 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, and 93/68/EEC directives. This declaration is valid for the area of the European Union.

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Contents

About the Documentation

Introduction

About this manual

Speciﬁcations

User software

Fiery WebTools

System requirements

Chapter 1: Installing User Software on a Windows Computer

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 98/Me

Installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 98/Me 1-2

Conﬁguring installed options 1-4

Completing the Windows 98/Me printer connection 1-7

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0

Installing the printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 1-13

Conﬁguring installed options 1-16

Completing the Windows NT 4.0 printer connection 1-20

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

Installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 1-25

Conﬁguring installed options 1-29

Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 printer connection 1-31

Uninstalling printer drivers 1-41

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xiv

xviii

1-1

1-13

1-25

Installing Fiery Mail Port

Installing Fiery utilities

Using Fiery utilities for the ﬁrst time

Conﬁguring the connection for Fiery utilities 1-49

Conﬁguring the connection for Command WorkStation 1-51

1-41

1-46

1-49

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Installing color ﬁles from the User Software CD

Installing the ICC proﬁles on a Windows computer 1-56

Loading the monitor settings ﬁle 1-56

Loading the ICC copier/printer device proﬁle 1-58

Loading monitor settings ﬁles and ICC device proﬁles in Photoshop 6.x 1-59 Installing the printer description ﬁles for Windows 1-60

Chapter 2: Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer

Setting up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer

Setting up Mac OS 9 printer drivers and printer description ﬁles 2-2

Setting up Mac OS X printer drivers and printer description ﬁles 2-4

Installing Fiery X3e software and fonts

Conﬁguring a connection for ColorWise Pro Tools 2-8

Conﬁguring a connection for Fiery Spooler 2-11

Conﬁguring a connection for Fiery Downloader 2-13

Conﬁguring the connection for Command WorkStation LE for Mac OS X 2-14

Fonts 2-17

Installing color ﬁles from the User Software CD

Loading ICC proﬁles 2-19

Loading the monitor settings ﬁle 2-21

Loading the ICC copier/printer proﬁle 2-22

1-55

2-1

2-8

2-18

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Chapter 3: Downloading Installers with Fiery WebTools

Setting up WebTools

Using the Installer WebTool

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

On a Windows computer

Setting up printing on Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 computers 4-1

Reinstalling the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver on Windows 98/Me 4-1

Problems with the Fiery utilities on Windows computers 4-2

On a Mac OS computer

Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Mac OS 9 Chooser 4-2

Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Mac OS X Print Center 4-3

Index

3-1

3-2

4-1

4-2

xiii About this manual

Introduction

This manual describes how to install user software for the Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3, and how to set up printing from Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS computers. For information about setting up network servers and clients to use the Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3, see the general information about using the color copier/printer, your computer, application software, or network, see the manuals that accompany those products.

OTE

The term “Fiery X3e” is used to refer to the Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3. The term “copier/printer” is used to refer to the AR-C330. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery X3e. The term “Windows” is used to refer to Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, wherever appropriate.

The Fiery X3e includes support for Fiery WebTools™ and software for Command WorkStation, which enables an operator to manage all jobs sent to the Fiery X3e. 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.

Conﬁguration Guide

. For

About this manual

This manual covers the following topics:

•Installing printer ﬁles on Windows and Mac OS computers

•Setting up printing connections on Windows and Mac OS computers

•Installing Fiery® utilities and other user software on Windows and Mac OS

computers

xiv Introduction

Speciﬁcations

•Tranmeta 1GHz CPU

• 256MB RAM

• 40GB hard disk

•Supports AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX/SPX protocols simultaneously

•Supports Port 9100

•Supports twisted pair (Fast Ethernet 100BaseTX or Ethernet 10BaseT or Gigabit

Ethernet 1000BaseT)

•Supports Adobe PostScript 3

•Supports PCL 6ec printing (for Windows computers)

In addition, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and are used for font substitution in PDF ﬁles.

•Includes 80 PCL fonts

•Built-in ColorWise color management and NetWise™ networking management

•Fiery WebTools, including WebSetup™ (Windows only), Status™, WebLink™,

Installer™, WebDownloader™, and WebScan

™

•Fiery utilities, including Fiery Downloader™, Fiery Mail Port™, and Fiery Spooler™

(Mac OS 9 only)

•Fiery Remote Scan

™

• ColorWise Pro Tools

• Command WorkStation (Windows only) software

• Command WorkStation LE (Mac OS X v10.2/10.3 Native only) software

•Supports Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

IPP printing is possible on Windows 98/Me with the installation of a patch from the Windows Me CD.

•Supports E-mail printing

xv User software

User software

Fiery X3e user software is provided on the User Software CD.

Adobe PostScript Printer Driver

PostScript Printer Description (PPD) ﬁle

PostScript fonts (Mac OS only)

PCL Printer Driver (Windows only)

PCL PDD ﬁle For use with the PCL printer driver that enables the

Enables you to print to the Fiery X3e from Windows 98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Mac OS computers; also supports Fiery X3e and PostScript 3 features. Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 users should use the PostScript Printer Driver provided with those operating systems.

For use with the PostScript printer driver that allows the Fiery X3e to appear in the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes of popular applications. The Fiery X3e PPDs provide information about the Fiery X3e and your particular copier/printer model to the application and printer driver you are using.

PostScript screen and printer fonts that correspond to the PostScript printer fonts installed on the Fiery X3e. For a complete list of PostScript fonts installed on the Fiery X3e, see Appendix B of the

Printing Guide

Enables you to print to the Fiery X3e from Windows computers; supports Fiery X3e PCL print features.

Fiery X3e to appear in Print and Page Setup dialog boxes in popular applications. The Fiery X3e PDDs provide information about the Fiery X3e and your particular copier/printer model to the application and printer driver you are using.

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Fiery Downloader Enables you to print PostScript ﬁles, PCL ﬁles,

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) ﬁles, TIFF version 6.0 ﬁles, and Portable Document Format (PDF) versions

1.2 and 1.3 ﬁles directly to the Fiery X3e without opening the application in which they were created. You can also use it to manage the printer fonts installed on the Fiery X3e.

Fiery Spooler (Mac OS 9 only)

Enables you to view the order and priority of print jobs, customize printer settings for jobs, delete jobs, and move jobs between queues. You can also use it to view job accounting information.

ColorWise Pro Tools ICC-open color management; enables you to edit and

download ICC proﬁles.

Command WorkStation (Windows only)

Command WorkStation LE (Mac OS X Native Mode only)

EFI Fiery Mail Port (Windows only)

Enables the operator to control the Fiery X3e functions from Windows computers. To use Command WorkStation, see the

Job Management Guide

Enables the operator to control Fiery X3e functions from Mac OS X Native Mode computers. To use Command WorkStation LE, see the

Job Management Guide

Enables you to send jobs to the Fiery X3e in the form of e-mail attachments by adding the EFI Fiery Mail Port software as a printer port.

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Color management ﬁles ICM (Windows) and ColorSync (Mac OS) color

management ﬁles that enable you to maintain consistent color from your original artwork to the colors displayed on your monitor and then to the printed output.

Color reference ﬁles Reference pages that you can print to view the range of

colors available on your Fiery X3e. For the most predictable color results, refer to these pages when deﬁning colors in applications. For more information about color management, see the

Color Guide

MRJ (Mac OS 9 only) Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) is required by all

Java-based Fiery utilities. If MRJ is not detected when you install these utilities, the MRJ installer is automatically launched.

OTE

You can install PostScript and PCL printer drivers and printer description ﬁles from the User Software CD or from the Fiery X3e with the Installer WebTool. For instructions, see “Using the Installer WebTool” on page 2.

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Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools allow you to manage your Fiery X3e remotely from the Internet or from your company’s intranet. You access Fiery WebTools from the Fiery WebTools home page.

Fiery WebTools Summary For more information

Status Shows you the jobs currently processing

and printing.

WebLink Provides a link to another web page,

provided you have a valid Internet connection.

Installer Allows you to download Fiery X3e

printer ﬁle installers directly from the server.

WebDownloader Allows you to download PostScript,

PCL, EPS, and PDF ﬁles to the Fiery X3e.

WebSetup (Windows only)

WebScan Allows you to view and print images that

Allows you to modify the Fiery X3e conﬁguration (Setup) remotely. This function requires the Administrator password, if one has been set.

have been scanned to the copier/printer.

System requirements

System requirements are described in detail in the printed in your media pack.

See the

Printing Guide

See the

Printing Guide

the

Conﬁguration Guide

See Chapter 3.

See the

Printing Guide

See the

Conﬁguration Guide

See the

Printing Guide

Quick Start Guide

and

provided

1-1 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 98/Me

apter 1: Installing User Software on a Windows Computer

This chapter describes the procedures for installing software and setting up printing from a computer using a supported version of Windows. For the Windows versions supported, see the

The general steps for installing the software are as follows:

•Install the PostScript printer driver or PCL printer driver and corresponding printer driver ﬁles and set up the printer driver to communicate with the Fiery X3e.

•Install Fiery utilities and user software—Fiery Mail Port, Fiery Remote Scan, Fiery Downloader, ColorWise Pro Tools, and Command WorkStation.

•Install Adobe Acrobat and PitStop for use with DocBuilder Pro.

• Conﬁgure the connection for Fiery utilities and user software.

• Copy additional ﬁles from the User Software CD as required.

In addition to using the User Software CD, you can download printer drivers from the Fiery X3e with the Installer WebTool (if the administrator has enabled Internet access to the Fiery X3e). For instructions, see “Using the Installer WebTool” on page 3-2. Once you download the printer ﬁles, the installation process is identical to installing from the User Software CD.

Quick Start Guide

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 98/Me

To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript or PCL printer, you must install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 98/Me and the corresponding printer description ﬁles. You must also conﬁgure either a local connection for printing directly or a network connection for printing over the network.

If you are printing using SMB (Server Message Block), you can connect to the Fiery X3e and install the printer drivers in a single procedure. For more information, see “Setting up SMB printing with Windows 98/Me” on page 1-10.

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OTE

The procedures for setting up printing with the PostScript and PCL printer

drivers are similar. The following illustrations show the PostScript drivers. Any differences are noted.

Installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 98/Me

The following procedure describes installing the printer driver from the User Software CD or from the Installer WebTool. Subsequent procedures describe conﬁguring installable options and setting up the printer connection.

OTE

The following procedures display Windows 98 illustrations for the PostScript

printer driver. Windows Me and PCL printer driver differences are noted.

INSTALL

WINDOWS 98/ME

THE POSTSCRIPT OR PCL PRINTER DRIVER FOR

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. In the Printers window, double-click the Add Printer icon and click Next.

3. Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next.

This procedure describes the installation of a local printer. You can modify the connection later, according to your network type.

4. In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers, click Have Disk.

The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for the disk.

5. If you are installing from the CD, type the name of the CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\), and click Browse. Browse to English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_9x_ME or English\Prntdrvr\Pcl6_drvr\Win_9x_ME.

If you are installing from the ﬁles you downloaded using the Installer WebTool, browse to prntdrvr\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_9x_ME or prntdrvr\Prntdrvr\Pcl6_drvr\Win_9x_ME.

6. Make sure “Oemsetup.inf” is selected and click OK.

The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box.

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7. Verify the path is correct and click OK.

8. Select the Fiery X3e printer driver appropriate for your printer and click Next.

OTE: Use Sharp AR-C330 PS eu or Sharp AR-C330 PCL eu when A4 is the default

paper size. Use Sharp AR-C330 PS or Sharp AR-C330 PCL when Letter is the default paper size.

9. Select the LPT1 port and click Next.

You will conﬁgure the port later, according to your network type.

10. Enter a name for the Fiery X3e.

11. Specify whether to make the Fiery X3e the default printer and click Next.

12. Select No to printing the test page and click Finish.

The necessary PostScript or PCL ﬁles are installed to your computer.

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Conﬁguring installed options

After you have completed the printer driver installation, you must conﬁgure the Fiery X3e for the options installed on the copier/printer. This allows the Fiery X3e to take advantage of the copier/printer options. You can conﬁgure the options manually. Or, for TCP/IP network connections, you can use the Two-Way Communication feature to conﬁgure the options automatically.

Conﬁguring installed options manually

The following procedure describes how to manually conﬁgure the Fiery X3e for the options installed on the copier/printer.

TO CONFIGURE OPTIONS MANUALLY FOR WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Click the Fiery X3e icon and choose Properties from the File menu.

3. Click the Installable Options tab (or Conﬁguration tab for PCL).

4. Select an installed option from the Available Options list.

5. Click Add to move the option to the Installed Options list.

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6. Click Apply and then click OK.

1 Tray Finisher—Not Installed, Installed 20 Bin Staple Sorter—Not Installed, Installed

Auto Trapping—Not Installed, Installed

NOTE: The Auto Trapping option is not available with the PCL printer driver.

LCC—Not Installed, Installed

Conﬁguring installed options and updating print options settings automatically

If you have a TCP/IP-enabled network, you can automatically update your printer driver to reﬂect the options currently installed on the copier/printer. When the printer driver is ﬁrst installed, the options have default settings that were set up in Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the actual setting.

The Two-Way Communication feature also updates Expert Color Settings options to reﬂect the current color settings on the Fiery X3e. To access the Expert Color Settings options, click the Expert Settings tab in the ColorWise print option bar of the Fiery printing tab of your printer driver. For more information, see the Color Guide.

TO CONFIGURE INSTALLED OPTIONS AND UPDATE PRINT OPTIONS

SETTINGS AUTOMATICALLY FOR WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. In the Printers window, select the icon for the Fiery X3e PostScript or PCL printer driver.

3. Choose Properties from the File menu.

4. Click the Installable Options tab (or Conﬁguration tab for PCL).

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5. Select Two-Way Communication.

6. Type the Fiery X3e IP address or DNS name.

7. To display the printer’s current default settings when opened, select Update Fiery Driver When Opened.

8. Click Update.

9. Click OK.

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Completing the Windows 98/Me printer connection

To print from Windows 98/Me, you should already have set up network servers, if any, and set up the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs from your computer.

To complete the Windows 98/Me connection, you must conﬁgure a connection on each Windows computer for the network.

Completing the Windows 98/Me IPX/SPX or IPX (Novell) connection

If you are printing through a Novell server, the Novell network and ﬁle server should be set up before you begin. The ﬁle server should be conﬁgured with a print server and print connection for the Fiery X3e. For details, see your NetWare documentation and the Conﬁguration Guide.

To print from Windows 98/Me computers over IPX (Novell), you must ﬁrst set up IPX/SPX protocols, and then conﬁgure the Fiery X3e by choosing the IPX frame type and entering the settings for the port you use.

TO SELECT A FRAME TYPE FOR IPX/SPX PRINTING

FOR WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

Make sure that IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol is listed in the installed network components pane.

For instructions, see your Windows 98/Me documentation or contact Microsoft Technical Support.

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3. Double-click the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol icon.

4. Click the Advanced tab.

5. Select Frame Type in the Property list.

6. In the Value menu, choose the Frame Type that corresponds to the one set in Fiery X3e Network Setup.

If necessary, print the Conﬁguration page from the Fiery X3e Control Panel to determine which frame type(s) are conﬁgured.

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NOTE: Do not select Auto. Auto may not select the frame type speciﬁed on

the Fiery X3e.

7. Click OK and close the Network Control Panel.

8. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

TO SET UP A PORT FOR IPX (NOVELL) PRINTING WITH WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Click the Fiery X3e printer icon and choose Properties from the File menu.

3. Click the Details tab and click Add Port.

A list of connection options appears.

4. In the Add Port dialog box, specify the network path or click Browse for a display of your network environment.

5. If you are using a NetWare ﬁle server, double-click the icon for the NetWare ﬁle server to use for printing to the Fiery X3e.

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6. Click the printer icon for the NetWare print queue you want to use, and then click OK.

7. In the Add Port dialog box, verify that the network path is updated and click OK.

8. To conﬁrm the connection, click the General tab, click Apply, and then click Print

Your print jobs are transmitted to the speciﬁed print queue on the Novell ﬁle server. The Fiery X3e polls the ﬁle server, and if jobs are present, they are transmitted to the Fiery X3e.

Test Page.

After the test page prints successfully, you are ready to print from the computer.

Setting up SMB printing with Windows 98/Me

SMB printing (also known as Windows or WINS printing) allows you to install the PostScript or PCL printer driver and printer description ﬁles on your computer from the Fiery X3e using Point and Print, and print to a particular connection (Hold, Print, or Direct). To set up SMB printing, you must have the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks installed.

Each connection (Hold, Print, or Direct) requires a new printer driver and printer description ﬁle. Repeat the procedure “To set up SMB printing on Windows 98/Me” for each connection. If you install more than one printer, give each a descriptive name during printer driver installation, such as Aero-Print or Aero-Hold, so you can easily identify printers.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Conﬁgure the Fiery X3e for SMB printing in Run Setup> Network Setup>Service Setup > Windows Setup.

SMB printing is referred to as Windows Printing in Setup, on the Control Panel Map, and on the Conﬁguration page.

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TO SET UP SMB PRINTING ON WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon to display your network environment.

2. Browse for the printer you want to print to.

Browse for the name entered in Network Setup> Service Setup> Windows Setup>Server Name. For this information, see the Conﬁguration page.

NOTE: You can also locate the printer using the Find feature on your Windows

computer. Click Start, choose Find, and then choose Computer. Enter the name of the printer, and click Find Now.

If you are not able to locate your Fiery X3e, contact your network administrator.

3. Double-click the name of the printer to display enabled print connections.

OTE: For a description of each print connection, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

4. Double-click the name of the connection you want to print to.

5. Select Yes to install the PostScript or PCL printer driver and printer description ﬁle for the selected connection.

The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.

6. Specify whether you print from MS-DOS based programs and click Next.

If you choose Yes, you must capture a printer port before proceeding with the installation. For details, see your Windows documentation.

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7. Type a name for the Fiery X3e in the Printer name ﬁeld and choose whether to make it

8. To print a test page, choose Yes and click Finish.

the default printer. Click Next.

The necessary ﬁles are installed to your computer.

If the test page prints successfully, you are ready to print from the computer.

Setting up IPP printing with Windows 98/Me

With Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), print jobs are sent to the Fiery X3e over the Internet.

IPP printing is supported on Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 but can be enabled on Windows 98/Me computers by installing the wpnpins.exe client ﬁle (available on the Windows Me CD or the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 CD). For more information about obtaining and installing this client, contact the Microsoft Corporation or Microsoft Technical Support.

NOTE: The IPP setup procedures are performed after installing the appropriate printer

drivers. See “To install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 98/Me” on page 1-2.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

1. Prepare the Fiery X3e for TCP/IP printing.

2. Make sure the Fiery X3e is conﬁgured for IPP printing.

For more information, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

3. Specify the printing destination on your computer.

TO SET UP IPP PRINTING WITH WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. In the Printers windows, right-click the icon for the Fiery X3e PostScript printer driver and choose Properties.

3. Click the Details tab and click Add Port.

The Add Port dialog box appears.

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4. Enter the network path for the printer.

5. Click OK.

The path for the printer is the IP address or the DNS name, followed by ipp, and then by the Fiery connection you want to print to (print, hold, or direct). Insert slashes between the elements, for example, http://10.10.10.150/ipp/print.

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0

To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript or PCL printer, you must install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 and the corresponding printer description ﬁles. You must also conﬁgure the print connection between the computer and the Fiery X3e. If you are printing over a network, you must conﬁgure a network connection.

NOTE: The procedures for setting up printing with the PostScript and PCL printer

drivers are similar. The following illustrations show the PostScript driver. Any differences are noted.

Installing the printer driver for Windows NT 4.0

The following procedures describe the installation of a local printer. Adding a printer to a local system requires that you log in to your local Windows NT 4.0 computer (not the network server domain) and that you are a member of the Administrators group. The procedure for adding a network printer is similar to adding a port. See

“Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP and LPR connection” on page 1-20.

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TO INSTALL THE POSTSCRIPT OR PCL PRINTER DRIVER

FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. If you are installing from the User Software CD, insert it into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

3. Double-click Add Printer.

4. To install a printer locally, select My Computer and click Next.

My Computer is available if you logged in to a computer on which you have Administrator privileges. If it is not available, you can add a network printer. The procedure is similar to adding a port (see page 1-21).

5. Select LPT1: and click Next.

This is a general installation that works for the parallel port connection. You can add a network port later, according to your network type.

6. In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers, click Have Disk.

The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for the disk.

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7. If you are installing from the CD, type the name of the CD-ROM drive (for example,

8. If you are installing from the CD, browse to the English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_NT4x or

9. Verify that the path is correct and click OK.

D:\) and click Browse.

If you are installing from ﬁles you downloaded using the Installer WebTool, type the name of your hard disk drive (for example, C:\) and click Browse.

English\Prntdrvr\Pcl6_drvr\Win_NT4x folder and click Open.

If you are installing from ﬁles you downloaded using the Installer WebTool, browse to the prntdrvr\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_NT4x or prntdrvr\Prntdrvr\Pcl6_drvr\Win_NT4x folder and click Open.

Make sure “Oemsetup.inf” or “Oemsetup” is selected.

The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box.

10. In the Printers list, select the Fiery X3e printer driver appropriate for your printer and click Next.

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11. Type a name for the Fiery X3e in the Printer name ﬁeld and indicate whether you want

12. Indicate whether you want the printer installed as a shared printer, and click Next.

13. Click No to postpone printing a test page and click Finish.

NOTE: Use Sharp AR-C330 PS eu or Sharp AR-C330 PCL eu when A4 is the default

paper size. Use Sharp AR-C330 PS or Sharp AR-C330 PCL when Letter is the default paper size.

to make it the default printer. Click Next.

If you select Shared, enter a Share Name for the printer and select the operating systems used by client computers. For information about shared printers, see the

Conﬁguration Guide.

When installation is complete, the Printers window is displayed with an icon for the newly installed printer.

Conﬁguring installed options

After you have completed the printer driver installation, you must conﬁgure the Fiery X3e to reﬂect the options installed on the copier/printer. This allows the Fiery X3e to take advantage of the copier/printer options. You can conﬁgure the options manually. Or for TCP/IP network connections, you can use the Two-Way Communication feature to conﬁgure the options automatically.

Conﬁguring installed options manually

The following procedure describes how to manually conﬁgure the Fiery X3e for the options installed on the copier/printer.

TO CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS FROM THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER

FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Click the Fiery X3e icon and choose Properties from the File menu.

3. Click the Installable Options tab.

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4. Select an installed option from the Available Options list.

5. Click Add to move the option to the Installed Options list.

1 Tray Finisher 20 Bin Staple Sorter—Not Installed, Installed

Auto Trapping—Not Installed, Installed

NOTE: The Auto Trapping option is not available with the PCL printer driver.

LCC—Not Installed, Installed

6. Click OK to activate the current settings.

—Not Installed, Installed

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TO CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS ON THE FIERY X3E

FROM THE PCL PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery X3e icon, and choose Document Defaults.

3. Click the Conﬁguration tab and specify the options installed on the Fiery X3e.

4. Select an installed option from the Available Options list, and click Add to move the option to the Installed Options list.

1 Tray Finisher 20 Bin Staple Sorter—Not Installed, Installed LCC—Not Installed, Installed

NOTE: The Auto Trapping option is not available with the PCL printer driver.

5. Click OK.

You are ready to connect to your network type (see “Completing the Windows NT 4.0

printer connection” on page 1-20).

—Not Installed, Installed

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Conﬁguring installed options and updating print options settings automatically

If you have a TCP/IP-enabled network, you can automatically update your printer driver to reﬂect the options currently installed on the Fiery X3e. When the printer driver is ﬁrst installed, the installable options have default settings that were set up in Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the actual setting.

The Two-Way Communication feature also updates Expert Color Settings options to reﬂect the current color settings on the Fiery X3e. To access Expert Color Settings options, click the Expert Settings tab in the ColorWise print option bar of the Fiery printing tab of your printer driver. For more information, see the Color Guide.

TO SET UP TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION FOR POSTSCRIPT OR PCL PRINTER DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. In the Printers window, select the icon for the Fiery X3e PostScript or PCL printer driver.

3. Choose Properties from the File menu.

4. Click the Conﬁguration tab.

OTE: The following illustration shows the PostScript printer driver. The PCL printer

driver is similar except for the tabs and the title bar.

5. Select Two-Way Communication.

6. Enter the Fiery X3e IP address or DNS name.

7. If you want your printer driver to display the current settings when opened, select Update Fiery Driver When Opened.

8. Click Update.

9. Click OK.

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Completing the Windows NT 4.0 printer connection

To print from Windows NT 4.0, you must:

•Set up network servers, if any.

•Set up the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs from your computer.

• Conﬁgure a port on each Windows NT 4.0 computer for the network type.

To do this See

Conﬁgure the TCP/IP (LPR port) connection

Conﬁgure the IPX (Novell) connection “Completing the Windows NT 4.0 IPX

Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP and LPR connection

After installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver and printer driver ﬁles, complete the setup for the TCP/IP and LPR connection by performing the following steps:

•Prepare the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and LPR protocols.

For details, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

•Enable LPD from the Fiery X3e Control Panel. For details, see the Conﬁguration

Guide.

• Conﬁgure the computer for the TCP/IP connection.

Before you continue, contact the system administrator for the IP address assigned to the Fiery X3e, as well as the subnet mask and the gateway address, if they are used.

The TCP/IP protocol should already be installed on your Windows NT computer.

“Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP and LPR connection” on page 1-20.

(Novell) connection” on page 1-22.

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TO SET UP TCP/IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. Open the Properties dialog box for the Fiery X3e and click the Ports tab.

2. Click Add Port.

The available port types are displayed.

3. Select LPR Port and click New Port.

If the LPR port is not listed, install the TCP/IP network protocol and Microsoft TCP/IP printing software. For more information, see your Windows documentation.

4. Type the IP address of the Fiery X3e.

If your network uses Domain Name Services (DNS), enter the DNS name assigned to the Fiery X3e instead of the IP address.

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5. Type one of the following printer names, depending on the Fiery X3e connection you

6. Click OK.

7. Click Close in the Printer Ports dialog box.

8. Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog box.

9. Reopen the Printer Properties dialog box.

want to print to.

print hold direct

NOTE: This name is case-sensitive; type it exactly as shown.

The computer checks the address or DNS name you entered and notiﬁes you if it cannot resolve the address.

The new port conﬁguration is reﬂected in the Ports tab. You must close the Printer Properties dialog box to verify the connection.

10. Click the General tab and click Print Test Page.

When you print, your PostScript or PCL ﬁles are transmitted over the LPR Port connection to the Fiery X3e.

11. Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog box.

Completing the Windows NT 4.0 IPX (Novell) connection

Complete the setup for the IPX (Novell) connection as follows:

• Conﬁgure the Novell network and ﬁle server for handling Fiery X3e print jobs. The

ﬁle server should be conﬁgured with a print server and print connection for the Fiery X3e. For details, see your NetWare documentation.

•Prepare the Fiery X3e for IPX printing.

•Set up the IPX connection on the computer.

NetWare protocols (NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport) and NetWare client services should already be installed on the Windows NT 4.0 computer.

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TO SET UP IPX (NOVELL) PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. Double-click Network Neighborhood.

2. Double-click NetWare or Compatible Network.

A list of NetWare servers appears.

3. Double-click the NetWare Tree or File Server on which the network administrator has deﬁned a print connection for the Fiery X3e.

You may have to log in to the ﬁle server to see the print connections.

4. Double-click the print connection deﬁned for the Fiery X3e.

5. If the NetWare server does not have a suitable driver for the Fiery X3e, you may be asked if you want to set up the printer on your computer. Click Yes.

6. Click OK to install the Fiery X3e PostScript printer driver.

7. Follow steps 6 to 13 of the procedure “To install the PostScript or PCL printer driver

for Windows NT 4.0” on page 1-14.

When installation is complete, a new printer window appears, with the name of the print queue on the NetWare server.

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8. Choose Properties from the File menu and click the Ports tab.

Verify that the connection to the NetWare queue is listed and selected as a port for the Fiery X3e.

9. Click the General tab and click Print Test Page.

10. In the printer Job Notes window, type user and job identiﬁcation information and click OK.

The Test Page remains listed in the queue window until it is printed.

The Fiery X3e polls the NetWare server for print jobs in the print connection deﬁned for the Fiery X3e. When you print, your PostScript ﬁles are spooled to that connection and transmitted over the queue “port” to the Fiery X3e.

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Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

NOTE: To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript or PCL printer, you must install the

PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 and the corresponding printer description ﬁles. You must also conﬁgure the print connection between the computer and the Fiery X3e. If you are printing over a network, you must conﬁgure a network connection.For Windows Server 2003, use the Windows 2000/XP printer driver.

NOTE: The procedures for conﬁguring the options for the PostScript and PCL printer

drivers are similar. The following illustrations show the PostScript driver. Differences are noted.

Installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

The following procedure describes installing the printer driver from the User Software CD or from the Installer WebTool. Subsequent procedures describe setting up the print connection.

NOTE: The following procedures use Windows XP illustrations. Windows 2000 and

Windows Server 2003 differences are noted.

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TO INSTALL THE POSTSCRIPT OR PCL PRINTER DRIVER

FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003

1. Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers to display the Printers window.

Windows XP/Server 2003: Click Start and choose Printer and Faxes.

2. Windows 2000: Double-click the Add Printer icon and click Next.

Windows XP/Server 2003: Click Add Printer.

3. Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next.

This procedure describes the installation of a local printer. You can modify the connection later, according to your network type.

4. Select LPT1: and click Next.

5. In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers, click Have Disk.

The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for the disk.

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6. Type the name of the CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\) and click Browse. Browse to the

7. Verify the path is correct and click OK.

8. In the Printers box, select the Fiery X3e printer driver appropriate for your printer and

English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP folder.

If you are installing from the ﬁles you downloaded using the Installer, browse to the English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP folder.

Make sure “Oemsetup.inf” or “Oemsetup” is selected and click Open.

The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box.

click Next.

OTE: Use Sharp AR-C330 PS eu or Sharp AR-C330 PCL eu when A4 is the default

paper size. Use Sharp AR-C330 PS or Sharp AR-C330 PCL when Letter is the default paper size.

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9. Type a name for the Fiery X3e in the Printer name ﬁeld.

This name will be used in the Printers window and the queues window.

10. Follow the instructions in the remaining dialog boxes.

When asked whether to print a test page, select No.

The necessary ﬁles are installed to your hard disk.

NOTE: The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box indicates that the printer driver for

Windows 2000 does not have a Microsoft digital signature. However, printing to the Fiery X3e is processed correctly, so click Yes to continue with installation.

11. If this is the ﬁrst printer driver you are installing on the computer, you may be prompted to install ﬁles from the Windows 2000 CD. Insert the CD-ROM, browse to the win2000\english\i386 folder, and then click OK.

When installation is complete, the Printers window appears with an icon for the newly installed printer. You must now conﬁgure the options installed on your copier/printer.

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Conﬁguring installed options

After you have completed the printer driver installation, you must conﬁgure the Fiery X3e to reﬂect the options installed on the copier/printer. This allows the Fiery X3e to take advantage of the copier/printer options. You can conﬁgure the options manually; or for TCP/IP network connections, you can use the Two-Way Communication feature to conﬁgure the options automatically.

Conﬁguring installed options manually

The following procedure describes how to manually conﬁgure the Fiery X3e for the options installed on the copier/printer.

TO CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS ON THE FIERY X3E FROM THE POSTSCRIPT

PRINTER DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003

1. Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

Windows XP/Server 2003: Click Start, and choose Printers and Faxes.

2. Right-click the Fiery X3e icon and choose Properties.

3. Click the Installable Options tab.

4. Select an installed option from the Available Options list.

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5. Click Add to move the option to the Installed Options list.

1 Tray Finisher—Not Installed, Installed 20 Bin Staple Sorter—Not Installed, Installed

Auto Trapping—Not Installed, Installed

LCC—Not Installed, Installed

6. Click OK to activate the current settings.

TO CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS ON THE FIERY X3E FROM

THE PCL PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery X3e icon, and choose Printing Preferences.

3. Click the Conﬁguration tab and specify the options installed on the Fiery X3e.

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4. Select an installed option from the Available Options list, and click Add to move

5. Click Apply, then click OK.

the option to the Installed Options list.

1 Tray Finisher—Not Installed, Installed 20 Bin Staple Sorter—Not Installed, Installed LCC—Not Installed, Installed

NOTE: The Auto Trapping option is not available with the PCL printer driver.

You are ready to connect to your network type (see the section “Completing the

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 printer connection”).

Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 printer connection

To print from Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, you must:

•Set up network servers, if any.

•Set up the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs from your computer.

• Conﬁgure a port on each Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003computer for the network

type.

To do this See

Conﬁgure the TCP/IP (LPR port) connection

Conﬁgure the IPX (Novell) connection “Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server

NOTE: The procedures for completing the printer connection for Windows 2000 and

Windows XP are similar. Windows 2000 illustrations are used in the following procedure, with relevant Windows XP differences noted.

“Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 TCP/IP and Port 9100 or LPR connection” on page 1-32.

2003 IPX (Novell) connection” on page 1-37.

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Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 TCP/IP and Port 9100 or LPR connection

Once you have installed the PostScript and printer driver ﬁles, complete the setup for the TCP/IP and LPR connection as follows:

•Prepare the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and LPR protocols.

For details, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

•Enable LPD or Port 9100 from the Fiery X3e Control Panel.

For details, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

• Conﬁgure the computer for the TCP/IP connection.

Before you continue, contact the system administrator for the IP address assigned to the Fiery X3e, as well as the subnet mask and the gateway address, if they are used.

The TCP/IP protocol should already be installed on the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 computer.

NOTE: You can also set up the LPR connection by installing Print Services for UNIX,

which is supplied as an add-on Windows component with your Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 CD. For more information, see your Windows documentation.

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TO SET UP TCP/IP AND PORT 9100 OR LPR CONNECTION

FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003

1. Open the Properties dialog box for the Fiery X3e and click the Ports tab.

2. Click Add Port.

3. Select Standard TCP/IP Port for Available port types and click New Port.

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4. Click Next.

5. Type the IP address of the Fiery X3e.

The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box appears.

6. Click Next.

7. Make sure that Generic Network Card is selected as Standard for Device Type and click Next.

8. Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box and then click Close in the Printer Ports dialog box.

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9. Click Conﬁgure Port in the Ports tab of the Properties dialog box.

The Conﬁgure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box appears.

10. If you have LPD printing enabled at the Fiery X3e Control Panel, select LPR for Protocol and LPR Byte Counting Enabled under LPR Settings.

OTE: You can also proceed without selecting LPR Byte Counting Enabled under

LPR settings.

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11. If you have Port 9100 printing enabled at the Fiery X3e Control Panel, select Raw.

The port number 9100 automatically appears under Raw Settings. You can print to the printer connection selected for Port 9100 printing at the Fiery X3e Control Panel.

12. Enter the name of the print connection.

For LPR, use print hold.

For Port 9100, manually enter the following port numbers for each print connection under Raw Settings:

direct: 9101

print: 9102

hold: 9103

13. Click OK to close the Conﬁgure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box.

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Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 IPX (Novell) connection

Complete the setup for the IPX (Novell) connection as follows:

• Conﬁgure the Novell network and ﬁle server for handling Fiery X3e print jobs.

The ﬁle server should be conﬁgured with a print server and print connection for the Fiery X3e. For details, see your NetWare documentation.

•Prepare the Fiery X3e for IPX printing.

•Set up the IPX connection on the computer.

NetWare protocols (NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport) and NetWare client services should already be installed on the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 computer.

TO SET UP IPX (NOVELL) PRINTING FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003

1. Windows 2000: Double-click My Network Places. Windows XP/Server 2003: Click Start, and then click My Network Places.

2. Double-click NetWare or Compatible Network.

A list of NetWare servers appears.

3. Double-click the NetWare Tree or File Server on which the network administrator deﬁned a print connection for the Fiery X3e.

You may have to log in to the ﬁle server to see the print connections.

4. Double-click the print connection deﬁned for the Fiery X3e.

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5. If the NetWare server does not have a suitable driver for the Fiery X3e, you may be

6. Click OK to install the Fiery X3e PostScript printer driver.

7. Follow step 6 through step 11 of the procedure “To install the PostScript or PCL

8. Choose Properties from the File menu and click the Ports tab.

asked if you want to set up the printer on your computer. Click Yes.

printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003” on page 1-26.

When installation is complete, a new printer window appears, with the name of the print queue on the NetWare server.

Verify that the connection to the NetWare queue is listed and selected as a port for the Fiery X3e.

9. Click the General tab and click Print Test Page.

10. In the printer Job Notes ﬁeld, type user and job identiﬁcation information and click OK.

The Test Page remains listed in the queue window until it is printed.

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Setting up IPP printing with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

With Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), print jobs are sent to the Fiery X3e over the Internet.

IPP printing is supported directly for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 computers. IPP printing is not supported on Windows NT 4.0.

NOTE: The IPP setup procedures are performed after installing the appropriate printer

drivers (see “To install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows

2000/XP/Server 2003” on page 1-26).

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

1. Prepare the Fiery X3e for TCP/IP printing.

2. Make sure the Fiery X3e is conﬁgured for IPP printing.

For more information, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

3. Specify the printing destination on your computer.

TO SET UP IPP PRINTING WITH WINDOWS 2000/XP/SERVER 2003

1. Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. Windows XP/Server 2003: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.

2. Windows 2000: Double-click the Add Printer icon and click Next. Windows XP/Server 2003: Click Add Printer.

3. Select Network printer and click Next.

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4. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet.” Type an IP address or computer name in the URL ﬁeld.

The URL for the printer is the IP address or DNS name followed by “ipp” and the connection you want to print to (print, hold, or direct). Insert slashes between the different elements.

5. Click Next.

The Connect to Printer dialog box appears.

6. Click OK.

The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.

7. If you are installing the PostScript printer for Windows 2000/XP for the ﬁrst time, follow the procedure described on page 1-26.

If you have already installed the printer driver on your computer, choose the appropriate names from the Manufacturers and Printers lists and click OK.

8. Indicate whether you want to make the Fiery X3e the default printer and click Next.

9. Click Finish.

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Uninstalling printer drivers

If you install the printer drivers using the installer, use Add/Remove Programs to uninstall the printer drivers. If you install the printer drivers by Point and Print through the SMB printing connection, delete the printer icons to uninstall the printer drivers.

Installing Fiery Mail Port

The E-Mail Service provides a method to print and control the Fiery X3e remotely. Jobs are sent to the Fiery X3e in the form of e-mail attachments. You can set up e-mail printing on Windows computers by adding the Fiery Mail Port software as a printer port.

To set up the Fiery X3e for e-mail printing, see the Conﬁguration Guide. After Setup has been performed, install the software from the User Software CD onto your Windows computer, and then add a port.

NOTE: The following procedures apply to Windows 98/Me and Windows NT 4.0.

Procedures for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 are similar to those for Windows NT 4.0.

TO INSTALL THE E -MAIL PORT MONITOR ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS

1. Open the Fiery Mail Port folder on the User Software CD.

2. Double-click the Setup icon and follow the on-screen instructions.

When installation is complete, you are ready to conﬁgure the connection for the e-mail port monitor.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIERY MAIL PORT ON WINDOWS 98/ME

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. In the Printers window, right-click the icon for the Fiery X3e printer driver.

For instructions on installing the printer driver, see “Installing the PostScript or PCL

printer driver for Windows 98/Me” on page 1-2.

3. Choose Properties and click the Details tab.

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4. Click Add Port.

5. Click Other and select EFI Fiery Mail from the list of ports.

6. Click OK.

7. Enter the basic information required to set up the e-mail port.

Fiery’s E-mail Address

Outgoing Mail Server—Enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server for the port

monitor to use.

—Enter the e-mail address of the Fiery X3e.

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8. Click Advanced.

The E-Mail Port Conﬁguration dialog box appears.

9. Enter the following information.

For Fiery Server:

E-mail Address—The e-mail address of the Fiery X3e.

Queue—The print connection on the Fiery X3e that you want.

For Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):

Server Name—The SMTP server to use.

From Address—The “from” address to insert in the e-mail.

For Options:

Break apart messages larger than—The maximum size of a single e-mail message

is displayed. If a job exceeds this size, it is split into multiple messages, each not exceeding this size.

Status messages from Fiery X3e—When enabled, the Status option requests the

Fiery X3e to send status reports of the job via e-mail.

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10. Click OK.

The name assigned to the EFI Fiery Mail Port appears in the Details tab of the Fiery X3e printer driver.

11. Click Apply and then click OK.

The connection for the EFI Fiery Mail Port has now been conﬁgured.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR THE FIERY MAIL PORT

ON WINDOWS NT 4.0

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. In the Printers window, double-click the Add Printer icon and click Next.

3. Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next.

4. In the window displaying a list of ports, click Add Port.

The Printer Ports dialog box is displayed, with the Fiery Mail port listed as one of the available ports.

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5. Select Fiery Mail and click New Port.

6. Enter the basic information required to set up the e-mail port.

The Add Port dialog box appears.

Fiery’s E-mail Address

Outgoing Mail Server—Enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server for the port

monitor to use.

—Enter the e-mail address of the Fiery X3e.

7. Click Advanced.

The E-Mail Port Conﬁguration dialog box appears.

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8. Enter the following information.

9. Click OK.

For Fiery Server:

E-mail Address—The e-mail address of the Fiery X3e.

Queue—The print connection on the Fiery X3e that you want.

For Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):

Server Name—The SMTP server to use.

From Address—The “from” address to insert in the e-mail.

For Options:

Break apart messages larger than—The maximum size of a single e-mail message

is displayed. If a job exceeds this size, it is split into multiple messages, each not exceeding this size.

Status messages from Fiery X3e—When enabled, the Status option requests the

Fiery X3e to send status reports of the job via e-mail.

The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.

10. Click Next and follow the instructions for installing the printer driver for your Windows computer.

Installing Fiery utilities

From the User Software CD, you can install the following Fiery utilities and user software:

• ColorWise Pro Tools

•Fiery Downloader

•Fiery Remote Scan (TWAIN Fiery Scan Module)

•Fiery Remote Scan (TWAIN Fiery Scan Module and Application)

•Fiery Mail Port (see “Installing Fiery Mail Port” on page 1-41)

• Command WorkStation

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The Fiery utilities must be separately installed on each user’s computer. The installation of each utility is similar.

To use Fiery X3e software as well as WebTools on a Windows computer, you must install the Sun Java ﬁle, Java Runtime Environment (JRE), provided in the CommonUtl folder on the User Software CD. If the Sun Java ﬁle is not installed, you are prompted to install it before you proceed to install Fiery X3e software. For more information about installing Java Runtime Environment (JRE), see “ To install Sun

Java on your computer” on page 1-47. For more information about WebTools, see the

Job Management Guide and the Printing Guide.

To install the software, you must have Service Pack 4 installed on your Windows 2000 computer and Service Pack 1 installed on your Windows XP computer. If not, a warning message alerts you to install the Service Pack.

TO INSTALL SUN JAVA ON YOUR COMPUTER

1. Open the CommonUtl folder on the User Software CD and click the sj141_02.exe installer icon. Proceed to step 2.

If the dialog box as shown below prompts you to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE), click OK to proceed with installation.

2. Click Yes in the License Agreement dialog box.

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3. Select Typical for Setup Type and click Next.

4. When installation of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) ﬁles is complete, click Finish and follow the instructions for installing Fiery X3e software in “To install Fiery

utilities” on page 1-48.

After installation of the Sun Java ﬁles, a Java Web Start shortcut is created on your computer desktop. This is not intended for use with Fiery X3e software, so you can delete the shortcut.

TO INSTALL FIERY UTILITIES

1. Open the appropriate folder for the software you want to install.

2. Double-click the Setup.exe icon.

3. Follow the instructions in the Setup dialog boxes to complete installation.

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Using Fiery utilities for the ﬁrst time

Before you can use the newly installed software, you must conﬁgure the connection to the Fiery X3e.

Conﬁguring the connection for Fiery utilities

The ﬁrst time you start one of the Fiery utilities, you must conﬁgure the connection to the Fiery X3e. Similar conﬁguration is used for all Fiery utilities, so a change in one conﬁguration affects all the other connections. Conﬁguration for most Fiery utilities is described in the following procedure.

For conﬁguration of speciﬁc Fiery utilities, see “Conﬁguring the connection for

Command WorkStation” on page 1-51.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Conﬁguration page from the Fiery X3e Control Panel.

This page contains information you need when conﬁguring the connection, such as the IP address. For TCP/IP installations, you can use the DNS name of the Fiery X3e instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery X3e is already registered in a Domain Name Server (DNS) on your network. For more information, see your Windows system documentation.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIERY UTILITIES

1. Start the utility for which you want to conﬁgure a connection.

For details, see the Printing Guide.

2. If the No Servers Conﬁgured dialog box appears, click OK.

If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add.

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3. Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery X3e.

4. When you have entered all the information, click Add.

5. With the device name (AR-C330) selected in the Devices list, click OK.

Nickname

actual Server Name of the Fiery X3e.

NOTE: The nickname cannot contain any of the following seven characters:

[ ] _ " ' <space> <tab>

Protocol—Choose the type of network protocol you are using from the menu.

NOTE: Fiery utilities are not supported over IPX/SPX.

Server Name—Enter the IP address (or DNS name) of the Fiery X3e.

New Device—Enter the name of the device the Fiery X3e is connected to: AR-C330.

NOTE: The New Device Name is case-sensitive. Type AR-C330 exactly as shown.

The Fiery X3e appears in the list of available servers. The ﬁrst line of the entry displays the nickname you gave the server, followed by the protocol you chose. The second line displays the device name.

—Enter a name for the Fiery X3e. This name does not have to match the

Device name of the Fiery X3e (AR-C330)

6. With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select to begin using the utility.

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Modifying the conﬁguration

Edit the conﬁguration whenever there is any change to your Fiery X3e server or network, such as a server name or IP address. If you change Fiery X3e Setup information, do so before reconﬁguring the connection.

TO MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION

1. To edit information for a Fiery X3e in the list of available servers, select the Fiery X3e by its nickname and click Modify.

2. Make the necessary changes in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

3. To add a new Fiery X3e to the list of available servers, click Add. Conﬁgure the Add New Server dialog box as outlined in steps 3 through 5 in the previous procedure.

4. To remove a Fiery X3e, select the Fiery X3e by its nickname and click Remove.

OTE: The nickname cannot be modiﬁed.

Conﬁguring the connection for Command WorkStation

The ﬁrst time you start Command WorkStation, you are prompted to conﬁgure the connection to the Fiery X3e.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COMMAND WORKSTATION

1. Print a Conﬁguration page.

The information on this page helps you locate the Fiery X3e, if it is not on the same local subnet as your computer.

2. Start Command WorkStation.

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3. If no Fiery X3e servers were found, click the Manual tab to search by DNS name

The Available Servers dialog box appears. All servers found in the local subnet are listed.

or IP address. Click Add to add the server to the Available Servers list.

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4. Click the Auto Search tab and then click Advanced to search by either

5. Click Search.

a range of IP addresses or the IP address and subnet mask.

All available servers appear in the Available Servers list.

6. Select the Fiery X3e server you want to use and click Add.

The selected Fiery X3e server appears in the Login Server dialog box.

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7. Click the key icon beside the server name.

8. Select Administrator, Operator, or Guest, enter a password if required, and click

The Log In dialog box appears.

Your computer is connected to the Fiery X3e.

Modifying the conﬁguration

TO MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION

1. Start Command WorkStation.

The Login Server window appears.

2. Select the Fiery X3e server for which you want to modify the conﬁguration, and click Remove.

The Available Servers dialog box appears.

3. To add the modiﬁed Fiery X3e server, follows steps 3 through 6 of the procedure,

“To conﬁgure the connection for Command WorkStation” on page 1-51.

To modify the connection to the Fiery X3e, you must remove the server from the Login Server list and follow the procedure for conﬁguring the connection.

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Installing color ﬁles from the User Software CD

You can copy additional color ﬁles from the User Software CD to your hard disk. Many of the ﬁles are PostScript ﬁles that you can download and print using Fiery Downloader.

Icc folder ICC monitor settings ﬁle and a device proﬁle specially designed

for use with the Fiery X3e and particular copier/printer models. For instructions on installing, see “Installing the ICC proﬁles on

a Windows computer” on page 1-56.

Windows Color Files\ English folder

Cmyk.ps, an 11-page, letter-size PostScript ﬁle to use for reference when deﬁning CMYK colors in applications.

Pantone.ps, a 19-page, letter-size PostScript ﬁle that indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery X3e and your copier/printer model can produce. The method used to print the Pantone.ps ﬁle differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more information, see the

Printing Guide and the Color Guide.

Calibrat folder (inside the Windows Color Files\ English folder)

Rgb_01.doc, a ﬁle you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or later to view available RGB colors.

Rgb_02.ppt, a ﬁle you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or later to view available RGB colors.

Four PostScript ﬁles of color patches for obtaining measurements: Custom21.ps, Custom34.ps, Stand21.ps, and Stand34.ps. The numbers in the ﬁle names refer to the number of patches on the page. The Custom ﬁles allow you to download measurement patches that incorporate the copier/printer’s current calibration set. The Standard ﬁles allow you to download standard measurement patches that bypass the copier/printer’s current calibration set. For information about using these ﬁles, see the Color Guide.

NOTE: These ﬁles are provided for expert users and should not be

used for day-to-day calibration.

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Installing the ICC proﬁles on a Windows computer

The proﬁles included in the Icc folder on the User Software CD are for use with ColorWise Pro Tools. You can also use the proﬁles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Photoshop. For most ICC-aware applications, the ﬁles must be installed in a folder named Color in the System folder. For use with ColorWise Pro Tools, you can copy the ﬁles to a folder of your choice.

You can upload additional ICC proﬁles with the Proﬁle Manager in ColorWise ProTools. For more information about uploading and using ICC proﬁles with ColorWise Pro Tools, see the Color Guide.

TO INSTALL THE ICM PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER

1. On the User Software CD, open the Icc folder.

2. Windows 98/Me: Copy the proﬁles to the Windows\System\Color folder on your hard disk.

Windows NT/2000: Copy the proﬁles to the Winnt\System32\Color folder on your hard disk.

OTE: If a folder named “Color” does not exist in the System32 folder, create one and

install the proﬁles into it.

Windows XP/Server 2003: Right-click the proﬁle you want and click Install Proﬁle.

NOTE: The proﬁles are installed automatically to the

Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color folder on your hard disk.

Loading the monitor settings ﬁle

The Eﬁrgb.icm monitor settings ﬁle can be used in Photoshop, or other applications that support ICM proﬁles, to deﬁne a source color space for printing to the Fiery X3e.

These instructions assume you have installed the ICM proﬁles included on the User Software CD. For more information, see the preceding section.

NOTE: The internal name of an ICC proﬁle may vary slightly from its ﬁle name.

NOTE: If you use Fiery Remote Scan, install the monitor settings proﬁle.

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TO LOAD THE RGB WORKING SPACE PROFILE FOR PHOTOSHOP 5.X

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Color Settings from the File menu and choose RGB Setup from the Color Settings submenu.

3. In the RGB Setup dialog box, click Load.

4. Windows 98/Me: Browse to the Windows\System\Color folder, select Eﬁrgb.icm, and then click Load.

Windows NT 4.0/2000: Browse to the Winnt\System32\Color folder, select Eﬁrgb.icm, and then click Load.

Windows XP/Server 2003: Browse to the Windows\System32\spool\driver\color folder, select Eﬁrgb.icm, and then click Load.

The Eﬁrgb v1f ﬁle is displayed in the RGB menu of the RGB Setup dialog box.

5. Click OK.

For more information about ICM proﬁles, see your Photoshop documentation.

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Loading the ICC copier/printer device proﬁle

This ICC proﬁle deﬁnes the target color space for printing to the copier/printer.

These instructions assume you have installed the proﬁles included on the User Software CD. For more information, see “Installing the ICC proﬁles on a

Windows computer” on page 1-56.

NOTE: The internal name of an ICC proﬁle may vary slightly from its ﬁle name.

TO LOAD THE ICC COPIER/PRINTER DEVICE PROFILE IN PHOTOSHOP 5.X

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Color Settings from the File menu and choose CMYK Setup from the Color Settings submenu.

3. In the CMYK Setup dialog box, choose ICC as the CMYK color model.

4. Select the proﬁle that corresponds to the Fiery X3e from the Proﬁle menu.

OTE: For more information about using proﬁles, see the Color Guide.

5. Click OK.

For more information about ICC proﬁles, see your Photoshop documentation.

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Loading monitor settings ﬁles and ICC device proﬁles in Photoshop 6.x

Once you have installed the Eﬁrgb.icc monitor settings ﬁle and the ICC device proﬁle for the Fiery X3e, they can be loaded at the same time in Photoshop 6.x.

TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE AND ICC DEVICE PROFILE

IN PHOTOSHOP 6.X

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu and select Advanced Mode in the Color Settings dialog box.

3. Choose EFI RGB from the RGB menu.

4. Choose the proﬁle that corresponds to the Fiery X3e from the CMYK menu.

OTE: For more information about using proﬁles, see the Color Guide.

5. Click OK.

For more information, see your application’s documentation.

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Installing the printer description ﬁles for Windows

The User Software CD contains printer description ﬁles for popular Windows applications. Adobe Pagemaker 5.0, 6.x, and 7.0 do not support automatic installation of printer description ﬁles from the Printers or Printers and Faxes Control Panel. To make the Fiery X3e available in the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes of this application, copy printer description ﬁles to the appropriate location.

TO COPY THE PRINTER DESCRIPTION FILES

1. On the User Software CD, open the English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr folder. Select the folder that corresponds to the system you are using.

Windows 98/Me

Windows NT 4.0: Select English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_NT4x.

Windows 2000: Select English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP.

Windows XP/Server 2003: Select English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP.

: Select English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_9x_ME.

2. Copy the printer description ﬁle for your Fiery X3e to the appropriate location.

If you use Copy this ﬁle To this location

PageMaker 5.0 or later EF5M4A11.PPD For PageMaker 5.0,

\ALDUS\USENGLSH\PPD4 For PageMaker 6.0, \PM6\RSRC\USENGLSH\PPD4 For PageMaker 6.5, \PM65\RSRC\USENGLSH\PPD4 For PageMaker 7.0, \PM7\RSRC\USENGLSH\PPD4

2-1 Setting up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer

Chapter 2: Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer

The general steps for installing the Fiery X3e user software and setting up printing on a Mac OS computer are as follows:

•Install the PostScript printer driver and printer description ﬁle.

•Install the Fiery utilities.

• Conﬁgure the connection for Fiery utilities.

•Install the printer and screen fonts.

•Install the ColorSync proﬁles.

•Install additional color reference and application-speciﬁc ﬁles.

In addition to using the User Software CD, you can download printer drivers from the Fiery X3e with the Installer WebTool (if the site administrator has enabled Internet access to the Fiery X3e). For instructions, see page 3-2.

Once you download the printer ﬁles, the installation process is identical to installing from the User Software CD.

Setting up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer

To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer, you must install the PostScript printer driver and the printer description ﬁle that corresponds to your copier/printer. The PostScript printer driver and printer description ﬁles are provided on the User Software CD. Printer drivers provide a way to communicate information about print jobs between your applications, the Fiery X3e, and any other PostScript printer connected to your computer.

When you install printer ﬁles from the User Software CD or printer ﬁles downloaded using the Installer WebTool, use the following procedures.

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Setting up Mac OS 9 printer drivers and printer description ﬁles

Instructions that follow are for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Classic Mode.

TO INSTALL THE ADOBEPS PRINTER DRIVER AND PRINTER

DESCRIPTION FILE FOR MAC OS 9

1. Quit all open applications.

After you have completed installation, restart your computer.

2. On the User Software CD, open the English: Printer Driver folder.

If you are installing from ﬁles you downloaded using the Installer WebTool, open the Printer Driver folder on your hard disk.

3. Double-click the AdobePS Installer icon.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

The AdobePS Installer installs the Adobe PostScript printer driver, and the printer description ﬁle that corresponds to the Fiery X3e.

NOTE: If you operate the Fiery X3e in a copy shop, quick print shop, or service bureau,

provide your customers with copies of the printer driver, printer description ﬁle, or ICC proﬁles you use for printing images, as well as any relevant documentation. This ensures that jobs they create and print to ﬁles are properly formatted for printing to the Fiery X3e.

Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Chooser

After you install the Adobe PostScript printer driver and printer description ﬁle (see

page 2-1), you must set up the Fiery X3e in the Chooser in order to take full advantage

of its features. This section describes how to set up the Fiery X3e with the AdobePS printer driver.

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TO SET UP THE FIERY X3E IN THE CHOOSER

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active.

2. Select the correct AppleTalk Zone, if necessary.

3. Click the AdobePS icon.

The Fiery X3e appears in the Select a PostScript Printer list in the form of <server name>_<print connection>.

NOTE: Only the print connections (Direct, Hold, and Print) that have been enabled

in Setup appear in the Chooser.

4. Select a Fiery X3e connection from the “Select a PostScript Printer” list and click Create.

Select the correct printer description ﬁle for your printer.

Use Sharp AR-C330 PS eu when A4 is the default paper size. Use Sharp AR-C330 PS when Letter is the default paper size.

NOTE: You must set up each print connection separately. Repeat this step for all

enabled connections.

5. With the same printer selected, click Setup, and then click Conﬁgure.

6. In the Installable Options dialog box, select the appropriate settings from the menus and click OK.

7. Close the Chooser.

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Setting up Mac OS X printer drivers and printer description ﬁles

Instructions that follow are for Mac OS X Native Mode.

The User Software CD contains the following software for Mac OS X:

• OSX Installer—this application installs the PostScript Printer Description ﬁles

(PPDs) necessary to print from Mac OS X.

• Language folders—these folders contain copies of the ﬁles that will be installed by

the OSX Installer. It is not necessary to open these folders or install them on your computer; the appropriate ﬁles will be installed by the OSX Installer.

TO INSTALL THE PRINTER DESCRIPTION FILES FOR MAC OS X

1. Quit all open applications.

2. Make sure that Print Center is not running on your computer.

Print Center updates the list of available printers when it restarts. If a printer description ﬁle is added while Print Center is running, you cannot select the associated printer model until you restart Print Center.

3. Insert the User Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

4. Open the Printer Driver folder inside the OSX folder on the User Software CD.

5. Click the OSX Installer icon to start installing printer description ﬁles.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions.

The OSX Installer installs the printer description ﬁles that correspond to the Fiery X3e. The following table shows where the ﬁles are installed on your computer for each language.

Language Location of ﬁles

English

French

German

Rootdrivename:Library:Printers:PPDs:Contents:Resources:en.lproj

Rootdrivename:Library:Printers:PPDs:Contents:Resources:fr.lproj

Rootdrivename:Library:Printers:PPDs:Contents:Resources:de.lproj

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Language Location of ﬁles

Italian

Spanish

Swedish

7. After you have completed installation, restart your computer.

Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Print Center

After you install the printer description ﬁle (see page 2-1), you must set up the Fiery X3e in the Print Center in order to take full advantage of its features. This section describes how to set up the Fiery X3e and conﬁgure installable options.

TO SET UP THE FIERY X3E IN THE PRINT CENTER

1. Start Print Center.

Click the Print Center icon. Or select Applications from the Go menu, select Utilities, and then select Print Center.

Rootdrivename:Library:Printers:PPDs:Contents:Resources:it.lproj

Rootdrivename:Library:Printers:PPDs:Contents:Resources:es.lproj

Rootdrivename:Library:Printers:PPDs:Contents:Resources:sv.lproj

2. Click Add in the Printer List window.

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3. Select AppleTalk or IP printing from the top menu.

AppleTalk

IP Printing: Enter the IP address or DNS name for the Fiery X3e in the Printer’s

Address ﬁeld. Clear the Use default queue on server ﬁeld. In the Queue Name ﬁeld, enter print or hold. Make sure that LPR printing and the speciﬁed queue are enabled on the Fiery X3e. For more information about conﬁguring TCP/IP printing, see the

Conﬁguration Guide.

4. For Printer Model, select the appropriate ﬁle for your language and Fiery X3e using one of the following methods:

Select a manufacturer name to display the list of all printer models for that manufacturer. Scroll through the list to select your copier/printer model name. If you cannot ﬁnd your printer model in the list for your copier/printer manufacturer, look in the Fiery folders.

You can also choose Auto Select to have the system select the correct ﬁle for your printer. If there is more than one ﬁle that corresponds to your printer, a dialog box will display a list of all valid ﬁles. If there are multiple ﬁles with identical names, cancel the Auto Select and choose the correct ﬁle from the Printer Model list as described above.

5. Click Add.

For more information about adding printers, see your Mac OS X documentation.

: Choose the AppleTalk Zone and choose the name of the Fiery X3e.

2-7 Setting up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer

TO CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS

1. Start Print Center.

Click the Print Center icon. Or select Applications from the Go menu, select Utilities, and then select Print Center.

2. Select your printer in the Printer List.

3. Choose Show Info from the Printer menu.

4. Select Installable Options from the menu that appears.

5. In the Printer Info dialog box, select the appropriate settings from the menus.

6. Click Apply Changes.

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Installing Fiery X3e software and fonts

The Mac OS installers function essentially the same for each type of software. Before you begin each installation, determine where you want to install each item on your hard disk. Otherwise, the software is placed by default as follows:

• ColorSync proﬁles—ColorSync Proﬁles folder.

If you are using ColorSync 2.5, install the proﬁles into the ColorSync Proﬁles folder inside the System folder. If you are using an earlier version of ColorSync, install the proﬁles to the ColorSync Proﬁles folder inside the System:Preferences folder. The printer proﬁle can be moved to a folder of your choice.

•Fiery Spooler, Fiery Downloader, Command WorkStation LE, and ColorWise Pro

Tools—”Fiery” folder.

•Fiery Remote Scan—Supported TWAIN-compliant application software Plug-Ins

folder

•Fonts—System folder: Fonts folder.

For instructions on installing Fonts, see “Fonts” on page 2-17.

TO INSTALL MAC OS SOFTWARE

1. Insert the User Software CD in the CD drive, double-click the Installer icon of the item you want to install, and then follow the instructions in the installer dialog boxes.

2. If prompted, click Quit to close the software installer.

Conﬁguring a connection for ColorWise Pro Tools

The ﬁrst time you use ColorWise Pro Tools, you are prompted to conﬁgure a connection to the Fiery X3e.

NOTE: ColorWise Pro Tools are supported only over TCP/IP networks.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Conﬁguration page from the Control Panel and note the IP address of the Fiery X3e.

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TO CONFIGURE A CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

1. Start the utility by double-clicking its icon.

The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears.

2. If you have previously conﬁgured a connection to the Fiery X3e, you are ready to use ColorWise Pro Tools. If you have not conﬁgured a connection, click Add.

3. Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery X3e.

Nickname

name of the Fiery X3e.

NOTE: The nickname cannot contain any of the following seven characters:

[ ] _ " ' <space> <tab>

Protocol—TCP/IP is the only supported network protocol, so no selection is necessary.

Server Name—Enter the IP address (or DNS or hosts name) of the Fiery X3e.

—Enter a name for the Fiery X3e. It does not have to match the actual server

Device name of the Fiery X3e (AR-C330)

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New Device—Enter the name of the device the Fiery X3e is connected to: AR-C330.

This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Conﬁguration page.

NOTE: The device name is case sensitive; type it exactly as it appears here.

4. When you have added all the information, click Add.

5. With the device name selected in the Devices list, click OK.

The Fiery X3e appears in the list of available servers. The ﬁrst line of the entry displays the nickname you gave the server, followed by the protocol. The second line displays the device name.

6. With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select to begin using ColorWise Pro Tools.

Modifying the conﬁguration

Edit the conﬁguration whenever there is any change in your original conﬁguration, such as a change of IP address. Change the speciﬁc Fiery X3e Setup information before using the following procedure to conﬁgure the connection.

TO MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION

1. To edit information for a Fiery X3e in the list of available servers, select the Fiery X3e by its nickname and click Modify. Edit information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box as necessary, and click OK.

2. To add a new Fiery X3e to the list of available servers, click Add. Conﬁgure the Add New Server dialog box as outlined in steps 3 through 5 in the preceding procedure.

3. To remove a Fiery X3e from the list of available servers, select the Fiery X3e by its nickname and click Remove.

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Configuring a connection for Fiery Spooler

Before you begin, print a Conﬁguration page from the Control Panel and note the IP address of the Fiery X3e.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIERY SPOOLER

1. Start the utility by double-clicking its icon.

The Chooser dialog box appears.

2. Click Option.

3. Click Add.

4. Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery X3e.

Name

—Enter the IP address (or DNS name) of the Fiery X3e.

New Device—Enter the name of the device that the Fiery X3e is connected

to: AR-C330. This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Conﬁguration page.

Fiery X3e name and device name (AR-C330)

NOTE: The device name is case sensitive; type it exactly as it appears here.

5. When you have entered all the information, click Add.

6. With the device name selected, click OK.

The Fiery X3e appears in a list of conﬁgured servers.

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7. Click OK in the Conﬁgure dialog box.

8. With the Fiery X3e selected in the list of available servers, click OK to begin using

The Fiery X3e appears in a list of available servers.

Fiery X3e name and device name

Fiery Spooler.

Modifying the conﬁguration

Edit the conﬁguration whenever there is any change to your Fiery X3e or network, such as an IP address or device change. Change the speciﬁc Fiery X3e Setup information before conﬁguring the connection.

TO MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION

1. In the Chooser dialog box, click Option.

2. To edit information for a Fiery X3e, select the Fiery X3e by its IP address or DNS name and click Modify. Edit information in the Settings dialog box as necessary, and click OK.

3. To add a new Fiery X3e, click Add. Conﬁgure the Settings dialog box as outlined in steps 4 through 6 of the procedure “To conﬁgure the connection for Fiery Spooler” on page 2-11.

4. To remove a Fiery X3e, select the Fiery X3e by its IP address or DNS name, and click Remove.

The list of available servers reﬂects the modiﬁcations you have made.

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Conﬁguring a connection for Fiery Downloader

When you start Fiery Downloader, you must specify the connection to the Fiery X3e.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Conﬁguration page from the Control Panel and note the AppleTalk zone of the Fiery X3e.

TO SPECIFY THE FIERY X3E CONNECTION

1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon.

2. Select the AppleTalk zone in which the Fiery X3e is located from the AppleTalk Zones list.

The available servers appear in the Servers list.

3. Select the Fiery X3e in the Servers list.

Fiery X3e name and device name

(AR-C330)

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4. Click Connect.

The Fiery Downloader dialog box appears.

For information about how to use Fiery Downloader, see the Printing Guide.

Conﬁguring the connection for Command WorkStation LE for Mac OS X

The ﬁrst time you start Command WorkStation LE, you are prompted to conﬁgure the connection to the Fiery X3e.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Conﬁguration page from the Control Panel and note the IP address of the Fiery X3e.

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TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COMMAND WORKSTATION LE

1. Start Command WorkStation LE.

The Available Servers dialog box is displayed. All servers found in the local subnet are displayed.

NOTE: The device name for the Fiery X3e is AR-C330.

2. If no Fiery X3e servers were found, click the Manual tab to search by DNS name or IP address. Click Add to add the server to the Available Servers list.

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3. If no Fiery X3e servers were found, click the Auto Search tab and then click Advanced

4. Click Search.

5. Select the Fiery X3e server you want to use and click Add.

to search by either a range of IP addresses or the IP address and subnet mask.

The selected Fiery X3e server is displayed in the Login Server dialog box.

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6. Click the server name.

7. Select a key for Administrator, Operator, or Guest and click Log In.

The Log In dialog box is displayed.

8. If prompted, enter the password for Administrator or Operator.

Your computer is connected to the server.

To modify the Command WorkStation LE connection to the Fiery X3e, you must remove the server from the Login Server list and follow the procedure for conﬁguring the connection.

Fonts

The Fonts installer on the User Software CD includes screen and printer fonts that correspond to the 136 built-in PostScript printer fonts on the Fiery X3e. The Font installer copies both types of fonts to the System:Fonts folder on your hard disk. To be available to applications, the screen fonts must remain in the System: Fonts folder. You can copy the printer fonts to a folder of your choice.

The Fonts installer is supported on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Classic only.

NOTE: In the System: Fonts folder, when displayed by Kind, screen fonts appear as type

“Font Suitcase” and PostScript printer fonts appear as type “PostScript font”.

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TO INSTALL SCREEN AND PRINTER FONTS

1. On the User Software CD, double-click the Fonts icon to start the Fonts installer.

2. Click Install and restart your computer.

By default, the fonts are installed to the System folder:Fonts folder on your hard disk.

If you have any applications open, you must quit and restart them before the newly installed screen fonts are available.

Installing color ﬁles from the User Software CD

You can copy additional color ﬁles from the User Software CD to your hard disk. Many of the ﬁles are PostScript ﬁles you can download and print using Fiery Downloader.

The User Software CD contains the following color ﬁles:

ICC proﬁles (inside the ColorSync folder)

Mac Color Files folder (inside the English folder)

Install the ICC proﬁles into the ColorSync Proﬁles folder inside the System folder.

CMYK Color Reference.ps, an 11-page, letter-size PostScript ﬁle to use for reference when deﬁning CMYK colors in applications.

PANTONE Book.ps, a 19-page, letter-size PostScript ﬁle that indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery X3e and your particular copier/printer model can produce. The method used to print the PANTONE Book.ps ﬁle differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more information, see the Printing Guide and the Color Guide.

RGB page 01, a ﬁle you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or later to view available RGB colors.

RGB page 02, a ﬁle you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or later to view available RGB colors.

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Calibration folder (inside Mac Color Files: English folder)

Loading ICC proﬁles

The ICC proﬁles installed are used with ColorWise Pro Tools and applications that support ICC standards.

These instructions assume that you have already installed the ICC proﬁles included on the User Software CD inside the ColorSync folder. For more information, see “Installing color ﬁles from the User Software CD” on page 2-18.

NOTE: The internal name of an ICC proﬁle may vary slightly from its ﬁle name.

Four measurements ﬁles of color patches: custom21.ps, custom34.ps, standard21.ps and standard34.ps. The numbers in the ﬁle names refer to the number of patches on the page. The Custom ﬁles are provided to allow you to download measurement patches that incorporate the copier’s current calibration set. The Standard ﬁles are provided to allow you to download standard measurement patches that bypass the copier/printer’s current calibration set. For information about using these ﬁles, see the Color Guide.

These ﬁles are provided for expert users and should not be used for day-to-day calibration.

The following procedure describes installing the ICC proﬁles with ColorSync 4.0. For more information about ColorSync, see your application’s documentation.

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TO SET THE COLORSYNC SYSTEM PROFILE

1. Choose Control Panels:ColorSync from the Apple Menu.

2. Select EFIRGB ICC v1f from the System Proﬁle list.

When selected as the ColorSync system proﬁle, EFIRGB ICC v1f sets the optimal source color space for printing to the Fiery X3e. The color space set by the EFIRGB ICC v1f proﬁle is the same as that set by the EFIRGB setting of the RGB Source Proﬁle print option.

NOTE: The RGB Source Proﬁle print option setting overrides the ColorSync system

proﬁle setting.

3. Close the ColorSync dialog box.

For more information about ICC proﬁles, see your Photoshop documentation.

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Loading the monitor settings ﬁle

The EFIRGB ICC monitor settings ﬁle can be used in Photoshop or other applications that support ICC proﬁles to deﬁne a source color space for printing to the Fiery X3e.

TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE IN PHOTOSHOP 5.X

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Color Settings from the File menu, and choose RGB Setup from the Color Settings submenu.

3. In the RGB Setup dialog box, click Load.

4. Browse to the System: Preferences: ColorSync Proﬁles folder, select the EFIRGB ICC ﬁle, and then click Open.

OTE: If you are using ColorSync 2.5, the ColorSync proﬁle is located in System

Folder: ColorSync Proﬁles.

The EFIRGB v1f ﬁle appears as the selection.

5. Click OK.

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Loading the ICC copier/printer proﬁle

The ICC copier/printer proﬁle enables RGB-to-CMYK conversions that are speciﬁc to the kind of copier/printer you are using.

TO LOAD THE ICC COPIER/PRINTER PROFILE IN PHOTOSHOP 5.X

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Color Settings from the File menu and choose CMYK Setup from the Color Settings submenu.

3. In the CMYK Setup dialog box, choose ICC as the CMYK color model.

4. Select the proﬁle that corresponds to the Fiery X3e from the Proﬁle menu.

OTE: For more information about using proﬁles, see the Color Guide.

5. Click OK.

For more information about ICC proﬁles, see your Photoshop documentation.

Loading monitor settings and the ICC device proﬁle in Photoshop 6.x/7.x

In Photoshop 6.x and 7.x, you can load the monitor settings ﬁle and the ICC device proﬁle at the same time.

TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE AND THE ICC DEVICE PROFILE IN PHOTOSHOP 6.X/7.X

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu and then choose Advanced Mode.

3. Choose EFI RGB from the RGB menu.

4. Choose the proﬁle that corresponds to the Fiery X3e from the CMYK menu.

OTE: For more information about using proﬁles, see the Color Guide.

5. Click OK.

For more information, see your Photoshop documentation.

Sharp AR-PE3 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About the Documentation

Introduction

About this manual

User software

Fiery WebTools

System requirements

Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 printer connection

Uninstalling printer drivers

Installing Fiery Mail Port

Installing Fiery utilities

Configuring a connection for Fiery Spooler

Fonts