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1 Welcome 1

Welcome to the Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide.......................................................................... 2

Overview of Guide.................................................................................................................................... 3

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server .................................................................................................. 4

Hardware and Software Components ................................................................................................6

New Features..................................................................................................................................... 6

Features............................................................................................................................................. 8

Supported Formats .......................................................................................................................... 10

Workflow ........................................................................................................................................ 10

Data Flow ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Spire CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers .................................................................................. 13

2 Getting Started 15

Turning On the Spire CXP6000 Color Server ........................................................................................... 16

Opening the Workspace From the Start Menu ................................................................................. 17

Logging On ..................................................................................................................................... 17

The Workspace....................................................................................................................................... 19

Customizing the Workspace View.................................................................................................... 20

The Server and Printer Monitors....................................................................................................... 21

The Settings Window ............................................................................................................................. 25

The Resource Center .............................................................................................................................. 26

The Job Parameters Window .................................................................................................................. 27

Handling Conflicts .................................................................................................................................. 31

Basic Job Workflow ................................................................................................................................ 31

Submitting....................................................................................................................................... 32

Processing ....................................................................................................................................... 33

Storage............................................................................................................................................ 34

Resubmitting ................................................................................................................................... 35

Turning Off the Spire CXP6000 Color Server........................................................................................... 36

3 Working From a Client Workstation 37

Default Network Printers ........................................................................................................................ 38

Setting PPD File Parameters .................................................................................................................... 39

Working From Windows Client Workstations.......................................................................................... 48

Defining a Printer on Windows Client Workstations ......................................................................... 48

Printing From Windows ................................................................................................................... 65

Working From Macintosh Client Workstations ........................................................................................ 67

Defining a Printer on Macintosh Client Workstations ....................................................................... 67

Printing from a Macintosh ............................................................................................................... 76

Spire Web Center ................................................................................................................................... 78

The Web Viewer .............................................................................................................................. 80

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Downloads ...................................................................................................................................... 84

Links................................................................................................................................................ 85

Using Hot Folders ................................................................................................................................... 86

Hot Folder File Formats .................................................................................................................... 87

Hot Folders and Brisque or Prinergy jobs (GAP Formats) ................................................................... 87

Using Hot Folders from Client Workstations..................................................................................... 87

LPR Printing with the Spire CXP6000 Color Server .................................................................................. 92

Setting up an LPR Printer in Windows NT 4.0................................................................................... 92

Setting up an LPR Printer in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.......................................................... 99

Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP Command Line .......................................................... 107

Setting up an LPR Printer in Macintosh OS X (10.2)........................................................................ 108

Using the Choose Spire Over IP Utility to set up an LPR Printer in Macintosh OS 9 .......................... 110

Printing from Linux ........................................................................................................................ 116

Defining a Printer on UNIX Client Workstations ............................................................................. 120

UNIX Connectivity ................................................................................................................................ 121

Installing the SFU 3.0 Software ...................................................................................................... 121

Increasing NFS Performance Using the Windows Registry............................................................... 123

Creating a File-name Translation File.............................................................................................. 124

Configuring NFS Server Settings with SFU...................................................................................... 125

Setting Up Windows SFU for Brisque ............................................................................................. 126

Brisque Workstation Installation and Configuration Procedures...................................................... 134

Configuring and Setting up NDS .......................................................................................................... 138

Defining NDS Printer Queues in the NDS Tree....................................................................................... 139

Using the Novell NetWare Administrator Application ..................................................................... 139

Using the NDS PConsole................................................................................................................ 151

Configuring IPX Printing ....................................................................................................................... 152

Installing the Printer Drivers on a Novell Client Using the Adobe PS Application .................................... 154

4 Basic Workflows 155

Importing and Printing Jobs.................................................................................................................. 156

Importing Files............................................................................................................................... 156

Reprinting Jobs..................................................................................................................................... 158

Basic Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 159

The Print Settings Tab.................................................................................................................... 159

The Paper Stock Tab ...................................................................................................................... 169

The Print Quality Tab ..................................................................................................................... 178

5 Managing Jobs 187

Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 188

Managing the Job Queues.................................................................................................................... 188

Setting Queue Preferences............................................................................................................. 188

The Queues Window ..................................................................................................................... 190

Queues Status Panel Information ................................................................................................... 192

Job Batching Workflow ................................................................................................................. 193

Reordering Jobs in the Queues ...................................................................................................... 194

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Suspending and Resuming Queues ................................................................................................ 195

Handling Jobs in the Queues.......................................................................................................... 195

Aborting a Running Job ................................................................................................................. 196

Moving Waiting Jobs to the Storage Window ................................................................................ 197

Deleting Jobs ................................................................................................................................. 198

Viewing and Editing the Job Parameters ........................................................................................ 198

Running a Job Immediately ............................................................................................................ 199

Managing the Storage Window............................................................................................................ 200

Discarding RTP Data....................................................................................................................... 201

Filtering the List ............................................................................................................................. 201

Handling Jobs in the Storage Window ........................................................................................... 202

Submitting Jobs ............................................................................................................................. 203

Duplicating Jobs ............................................................................................................................ 203

Archiving and Retrieving Jobs ........................................................................................................ 204

Viewing the Job History ................................................................................................................. 207

Job Editor ............................................................................................................................................. 207

Navigation buttons ........................................................................................................................ 207

Preview Buttons............................................................................................................................. 208

Viewing Pages in the Job Editor ..................................................................................................... 208

Editing RTP Jobs............................................................................................................................. 213

Job Accounting .................................................................................................................................... 217

Viewing the Accounting Information ............................................................................................. 217

Setting the Accounting/Message Viewer ........................................................................................ 220

Printing and Exporting the Accounting Log .................................................................................... 220

Managing Virtual Printers ..................................................................................................................... 222

Job Flow............................................................................................................................................... 226

Job Ticket Report.................................................................................................................................. 228

6 Production Printing 231

Imposition Workflow ............................................................................................................................ 232

The Imposition Tab ........................................................................................................................ 233

Imposition Templates..................................................................................................................... 244

Editing Imposition Jobs .................................................................................................................. 254

High-Resolution Workflow.................................................................................................................... 254

Creo APR....................................................................................................................................... 255

OPI ................................................................................................................................................ 259

Creo APR and OPI File Formats....................................................................................................... 260

Preparing to Print Using Creo APR or OPI ....................................................................................... 261

Printing with Creo APR or OPI........................................................................................................ 262

Sample Job: Printing a Brochure Using the Creo APR Workflow ..................................................... 263

PDF Workflow ...................................................................................................................................... 264

Export as PDF2Go .......................................................................................................................... 267

Page Exceptions.................................................................................................................................... 270

The Exceptions Tab ........................................................................................................................ 270

Using Page Exception Workflows ................................................................................................... 274

Dynamic Page Exceptions ..................................................................................................................... 284

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Setting the Spire CXP6000 Color Server for Dynamic Page Exceptions ........................................... 284

Adding Dynamic Page Exceptions in PostScript and Variable Print Specification Formats................. 285

Adding Dynamic Page Exceptions in PDF........................................................................................ 286

Adding Dynamic Page Exceptions in VIPP Format ........................................................................... 288

Printing Tabs Using the Dynamic Page Exceptions Workflow.......................................................... 290

Tips and Limitations....................................................................................................................... 293

The Finishing Tab ................................................................................................................................. 294

Admin. Page.................................................................................................................................. 294

Slip Sheet ...................................................................................................................................... 295

Front Cover ................................................................................................................................... 297

Back Cover .................................................................................................................................... 298

Finisher.......................................................................................................................................... 300

Fonts.................................................................................................................................................... 302

Font List ........................................................................................................................................ 302

Managing Fonts on the Spire CXP6000 Color Server...................................................................... 306

Downloading Fonts ....................................................................................................................... 307

Substituting Fonts.......................................................................................................................... 311

7 Color Workflow 313

Calibration ........................................................................................................................................... 314

Guidelines for Successful Calibration ............................................................................................. 315

The Calibration Process.................................................................................................................. 315

Calibrating the DTP34 Densitometer.............................................................................................. 316

Color Calibration Methods ............................................................................................................ 320

Calibrating the Spire CXP6000 Color Server................................................................................... 322

Reading Color Density Data ........................................................................................................... 337

Printing the Job with the Calibration Table .................................................................................... 339

Default Color Flow ............................................................................................................................... 340

Color Mode................................................................................................................................... 344

RGB Workflow .............................................................................................................................. 345

CMYK Workflow ........................................................................................................................... 346

Spot Workflow .............................................................................................................................. 349

Destination Profile ......................................................................................................................... 350

Screening ...................................................................................................................................... 351

Calibration .................................................................................................................................... 353

Ink Saving (GCR)............................................................................................................................ 354

Color Adjustments......................................................................................................................... 356

Color Tools........................................................................................................................................... 358

Profile Manager............................................................................................................................. 358

Spot Color Editor and Workflow.................................................................................................... 363

Gradation Tool .............................................................................................................................. 366

8 Graphic Arts Workflow 377

Printing PrePress Files - GAP Files .......................................................................................................... 378

Importing GAP Files ....................................................................................................................... 378

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Supporting GAP Files ..................................................................................................................... 378

GAP File Structure.......................................................................................................................... 379

Preflight Check..................................................................................................................................... 380

Preflight Report ............................................................................................................................. 381

Export as Creo Synapse InSite Job......................................................................................................... 385

9 VI Workflow 387

VI Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 388

VI Document Formats ........................................................................................................................... 389

Creo Variable Print Specification .................................................................................................... 390

VIPP............................................................................................................................................... 391

VIPP 2001 and PPML...................................................................................................................... 393

PostScript Files ............................................................................................................................... 393

Using Creo Variable Print Specification to Print a VI Job ........................................................................ 394

Useful VI Print Options................................................................................................................... 395

Managing VI Elements.......................................................................................................................... 398

Deleting VI Elements...................................................................................................................... 398

Archiving VI Elements .................................................................................................................... 399

Retrieving VI Elements ................................................................................................................... 400

Applying VI Structure to Large Files (Split to Booklets)........................................................................... 401

10 System Administration 403

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CXP6000 Color Server ................................................................ 404

Server Setup .................................................................................................................................. 404

Network Setup .............................................................................................................................. 407

Remote Tools Setup....................................................................................................................... 411

Security ......................................................................................................................................... 414

System Disks.................................................................................................................................. 416

Backing up the Configuration ........................................................................................................ 417

Localization ................................................................................................................................... 421

Pre-RIP Preview .............................................................................................................................. 422

General Defaults............................................................................................................................ 423

Print Queue Manager .................................................................................................................... 424

Color ............................................................................................................................................. 425

Messages....................................................................................................................................... 428

View Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 430

System Messages.................................................................................................................................. 431

The Alerts Window ........................................................................................................................ 431

Job History..................................................................................................................................... 433

The Message Viewer...................................................................................................................... 434

Reinstalling the System ......................................................................................................................... 436

Reinstalling the Operating System........................................................................................................ 439

Backing Up the Job List Database.................................................................................................. 440

Reinstalling the Windows 2000 Professional Operating System ..................................................... 440

Reinstalling the Creo Application Software .......................................................................................... 442

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Disk Striping........................................................................................................................................ 443

Initial Disk Striping Procedure ....................................................................................................... 443

Establishing the Correct Disk Striping Procedure ........................................................................... 444

Striping Dynamic Disks ................................................................................................................. 445

Striping Unknown Disks................................................................................................................ 449

The Configuration Wizard (If Backup Available) ................................................................................... 456

Restoring the Configuration ......................................................................................................... 456

The Configuration Wizard (If Recovery Fails or is Unavailable) .............................................................. 461

Choosing the Configuration Type ................................................................................................. 461

Setting the Language ................................................................................................................... 462

Configuring the Host Name.......................................................................................................... 463

Setting the Date and Time ............................................................................................................ 466

Setting the Default Measurement Units ........................................................................................ 467

Configuring the IP Address ........................................................................................................... 468

Configuring the Apple Talk Zone .................................................................................................. 469

Completing the Configuration...................................................................................................... 471

Installing and Configuring Novell Client for Spire .......................................................................... 473

Backing Up the Creo System Partition........................................................................................... 473

Backing Up the Job List Database ................................................................................................. 473

Configuring the McAfee VirusScan ............................................................................................... 473

Backing Up and Restoring the Creo System Partition ........................................................................... 474

Backing Up and Restoring the Job List Database .................................................................................. 476

Glossary 481

Index 493

Welcome

Welcome to the Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide ....................2

Overview of Guide ..............................................................................3

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server.............................................4

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Welcome to the Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide

Welcome to your Spire CXP6000 color server User Guide. This user guide provides you with information about the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press and also refers to the following printers, Xerox DocuColor 5252, 2060, and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

The Spire CXP6000 color server is a powerful, comprehensive color server that provides high throughput and print predictability to digital workflows. In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, the Spire CXP6000 color server effectively addresses the growth of on-demand printing needs and delivers the best output quality available.

Throughout this guide, we look forward to supporting you all the way from prepress to print.

This user guide will help you operate the Spire CXP6000 color server. It can also be used as a reference guide for questions or procedures. Study this user guide to take full advantage of the many unique and advanced features of the Spire CXP6000 color server.

This user guide is for Spire CXP6000 color server operators and system administrators. This guide explains how you can quickly and easily print from the Spire CXP6000 color server or from a client workstation. Step-bystep procedures are included for new and occasional Spire CXP6000 color server users. Detailed information is provided for users who require indepth knowledge of the Spire CXP6000 color server.

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Overview of Guide

Table 1: Guide Overview

Chapter Contents Description

Chapter 1 Welcome This chapter introduces the guide and the Spire

CXP6000 color server features and workflows.

Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how to turn on the Spire

CXP6000 color server and provides explanations about the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace and main windows.

Chapter 3 Working from a Client

Wo r ks t a t io n

This chapter explains how set up Windows® and Macintosh® client workstations and how to configure LPR printing. It also explains how to setup and configure Novell Directory Services.

Chapter 4 Basic Workflows This chapter explains how to perform basic

workflows in the Spire CXP6000 color server, such as importing and printing jobs, and how to set basic parameters in the Print Settings, Paper Stock and Print Quality Tab.

Chapter 5

Managing Jobs This chapter explains how to manage jobs in the

Queue Manager and in the Storage window. It also explains

how to export jobs to an InSite server and

how to use the Job Preview & Editor tool and the Thumbnail window. A section about managing disk space is also provided.

Chapter 6

Production Printing This chapter provides the workflows for imposition,

high resolution, PDF, and page exception (manual/ dynamic) print jobs. In addition it describes how to select finishing options and work with fonts.

Chapter 7

Color Workflow This chapter explains how to work with color in the

Spire CXP6000 color server, and includes calibration and RGB and CMYK workflows. It also explains how to adjust colors, and to use color tools and post-RIP controls.

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Table 1: Guide Overview

Chapter Contents Description

Chapter 8

Graphic Arts Workflow This chapter contains the graphic arts workflow,

which includes importing and supporting Graphic Art Port (GAP) files, performing a pre-flight check, and the Creo® Network Graphic Production workflow.

Chapter 9

Variable Information Wo r kf l o w

This chapter contains the procedure for printing variable information jobs, from managing the VI data to converting PostScript® files to VI by splitting the file into a booklet.

Chapter 10

System Administration This chapter explains how to administrate your

system using the Administration window utilities.

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server

The Spire CXP6000 color server is an on-demand pre-press system that uses Creo Spire advanced pre-press technologies, to drive a Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press.

As an optimal digital color solution for printers, the Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to print from Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX® client workstations. The Spire CXP6000 color server processes image files in page-description language (PDL) formats—for example, PostScript, PDF, and Variable Information—using RIP (Raster Image Processor) technology. The system converts image files into a suitable RTP (Ready-ToPrint) format for direct, high-quality digital printing. The Spire CXP6000 color server also streamlines the printing process by allowing printing with preset workflows.

In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, the Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to efficiently print flyers, brochures, pamphlets, dummy catalogs, short-run trials, and print-ondemand publications. When installed as a fast, network printer with the Spire CXP6000 color server, the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press prints up to 60 full-color A4 (210mm x 297mm) or Letter (8.5 inches x 11inches) pages per minute.

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server 5

The Spire CXP6000 color server combines RIP functionalities, automation, control tools and special hardware development capabilities with PC architecture.

Spire CXP6000 color server for Xerox DocuColor 6060, 5252, 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses

WARNING: A shielded ethernet cable must be used from the Token Ring board to the Token Ring Hub to maintain compliance with Council Directive 89/336/ EEC.

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Hardware and Software Components

The Spire CXP6000 color server is a dedicated Creo platform running in a Windows 2000 environment.

The Spire CXP6000 color server includes:

• Creo hardware, including the interface board

• Software, including:

 Creo Application Software

 Windows 2000 Professional Operating System

 Adobe® Acrobat® version 5.0

New Features

The new version of the Spire CXP6000 color server includes the following new features:

• New GUI Design

The Spire CXP6000 color server graphic user interface has been updated to a new design with new icons and a new feel that is moreuser-friendly. New features of the GUI include new options, such as user profiles and preference settings.

• Security Features

New and improved security features in the Spire CXP6000 color server, include access control, and removable disk and disk wipe options.

• Client Tools

The following have been added for client workstations:

 Font downloader for Windows fonts - The Spire CXP6000 color

server provides a special hot folder for downloading fonts from a Windows client workstation. The hot folder is published in the Spire CXP6000 color server

D:\Hot Folders\HF_Fontdownloader.

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You can use the HF_Fontdownloader hot folder to install new or missing fonts to the Spire CXP6000 color server fonts dictionary. The fonts are installed when you drag them to the hot folder.

 XPIF support - The Spire CXP6000 color server can receive Xerox

Programming Information Format (XPIF), and automatically convert this format to Spire CXP6000 color server job parameters.

 Job info – Remote users are able to add free text to the account,

recipient and comments parameters from the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file

 UNIX connectivity – The NFS server enables the user to mount the

Spire shared/hot folder

• Color and Quality Enhancements

The following color and quality enhancements have been added:

 Import RGB profiles – RGB source profiles can be imported via

Profile Manager

 Destination profile – Mapping to destination profiles according to

paper sets

• Feature Enhancements

The following feature enhancements have been added:

 Dynamic page exceptions - More dynamic page exception

commands within a job are supported, True Inserts within a job, Plex SPD commands, and Support XRX commands in PDF files. The

Preflight parameter enables you to check if your file includes

dynamic page exception commands.

 Image position on a page level - The image position tool enables

you to shift an image on a specific page or range of pages.

 Pre-separated files - The Spire CXP6000 color server now supports

pre-separated PostScript file and DCS file.These files are printed as composite files.

 APR enhancements - The HiRes Path dialog box now includes the

Search in the input folder check box. The Spire CXP6000 color

server first searches for high-resolution images in the same folder as the PDL file, and then in the

D:\Shared\High Res folder.

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Features

The Spire CXP6000 color server provides the following:

• Creating jobs in RTP format

Using the Spire CXP6000 color server, RTP files can be created and stored on the Spire CXP6000 color server itself. This enables you to print RTP data at any time without further processing.

• Powerful document printing capabilities

In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, the Spire CXP6000 color server enables complete printing and processing of documents, including the production of covers and pages on different paper stocks.

• Enhanced job editing

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to edit jobs, both pre- and post-RIP. Pre-RIP editing includes full Adobe Acrobat functionality including: deletion, extraction, rotating, adding, and cropping of pages. Post-RIP editing includes deleting job pages and merging pages from different jobs to a new job. This minimizes the need to re-RIP jobs.

• RIP - Adobe Postscript Level III and Extreme Certified technologies

The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the industry-standard Adobe RIP, with enhancements for Continuous Tone and Linework. Data are processed separately as Continuous Tone and Vector Data layers for increased efficiency and merged during printing.

• Ready-to-Print job preview and editing

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to preview RTP jobs up to pixel levels to see all job details and to verify job quality and content post-RIP. It is also possible to view a thumbnail list of job pages, or the actual raster pages.

• Job management

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to monitor job progress during all stages of printing. Among other functions, you can promote, demote, delete, monitor the import process, and estimate when a job will be fully imported. You can also abort jobs during RIPing or printing, as well as archive and retrieve jobs.

• Enhanced text and line art quality

You can choose superior text quality with the Creo proprietary algorithm. This function enhances the quality of diagonal lines,

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borders, blends, and small text. The Creo anti-aliasing causes blends to appear smooth with no banding and diagonal lines to appear crisp without jagged edges (do not use this option with VI jobs). You can choose superior image quality with the Creo proprietary smooth scale algorithm. This function improves the quality of images containing various resolutions (such as images taken from the Internet).

• Trapping - FAF (Full Auto Frame)

The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the well-known Creo algorithm to trap job information easily. The FAF algorithm has been tailored for digital printing.

• Imposition

The Spire CXP6000 color server offers a full suite of Imposition functions, based on the well-known Ultimate Imposition engine. On the Spire CXP6000 color server, imposition is robust with userfriendly operation. And only the Spire CXP6000 color server enables imposition of Variable Information jobs.

• Color Management

The Spire CXP6000 color server has a number of color management tools and utilities that will help you to improve the quality of your jobs. The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to modify color on-thefly, even for images that have already been RIPped. This functionality includes application of brightness and contrast adjustments, as well as changes to image gradation and calibration.

• Variable Information printing

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables processing of Creo Variable Print Specification and Xerox VIPP file formats and PPML for efficient VI (Variable Information) processing and printing. Repeated elements are RIPped once and cached, so there is no need to continually re-RIP them. The Spire CXP6000 color server also provides easy management of VI elements, including previewing, deleting and updating. The Spire CXP6000 color server also offers imposition for VI jobs, the only digital solution in the industry with this capability.

• Creo workflow extenders

This is a set of Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress software plug-ins and extensions that facilitate printing with the Spire CXP6000 color

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server. These extensions are located in the shared Utilities folder on the Spire CXP6000 color server or on CD #3 supplied with the Spire CXP6000 color server software kit.

Supported Formats

The Spire CXP6000 color server supports the following file formats:

• PostScript (composite or pre-separated files)

• PDF

• EPS

• Creo VPS (Variable Print Specification)

• VIPP (Variable Data Intelligent PostScript Params)

• PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language)

• GAP (Graphic Art Port) files (file formats from various prepress

systems, for example Brisque job and TIFF / IT)

• Creo CT & LW

Workflow

• JPG, TIFF

• Pre-separated formats

The Spire CXP6000 color server receives and processes files from the following client workstations:

• Macintosh – running Mac OS 9.x or later and Mac OS X (10.1 and

later)

• Windows – running Windows 98, ME, Windows NT 4.0, 2000, and XP

• UNIX Workstations and Servers

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The Spire CXP6000 color server basic workflow is as follows:

User activates Print in the DTP

(for example, Microsoft PowerPoint).

User selects one of the default Spire

File is spooled to the Spire color server.

application

color server virtual printers

(for example, ProcessPrint).

File begins processing according to settings

predefined in the file or for the selected

After the job has completed processing, the

file is printed to the DocuColor printer, and

an RTP (Ready-to-Print) format of the job is

stored in the storage folder on the Spire

virtual printer.

color server.

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Data Flow

PDL

Processing

Software

RTP

Printer Disks RTP

Decompress and

Page Assembly

(Hardware)

Image Delivery

(Printed Page)

The Spire CXP6000 color server Data Flow is as follows:

1. The input file arrives at the Spire CXP6000 color server from either a

client workstation, local hard disk, or external media and is submitted to the Process queue.

2. The processing sub-system produces an RTP job from the input file.

3. The RTP job is stored on an image disk.

4. When printing starts, the RTP job elements on the disk are

decompressed and merged to the correct location on the page. This is done using Creo hardware.

5. The image delivery sub-system converts the RTP information into the

print engine format.

6. The image delivery sub-system transmits the page information to the

print engine.

7. The page data is delivered to the Print Engine and the job is printed.

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Spire CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers

For Macintosh and Windows networks, the Spire CXP6000 color server provides three default network printers, known also as virtual printers.

Virtual printers are a function used for automating workflows, which then define job streaming. They contain preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer. There is no need to reset job settings for each job, thus increasing printing efficiency.

Note: The job (print) parameters set in the job (from the client) override the parameters set in the virtual printer.

The three default virtual printers are:

• SpoolStore

Files are spooled directly to the Storage window and await operator processing. You can only import PDL files (such as: PS, PDF, VIPP, VPS) to the spool store, not RIPped - RTP files.

• ProcessPrint

Files sent to this virtual printer are processed and printed directly to the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press via the Spire CXP6000 color server.

• ProcessStore

Files sent to this virtual printer are automatically processed and stored in RTP format. After processing, the files are stored in the Storage window of the Spire CXP6000 color server until the print operator resubmits them for printing.

With printing workflows tailored to your job requirements, the Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to:

• Define new virtual printers

• Choose from which virtual printer to print

For information on defining and editing virtual printers, see Managing Virtual Printers on page 222.

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Getting Started

Turning On the Spire CXP6000 Color Server......................................16

The Workspace .................................................................................19

The Server and Printer Monitors ........................................................21

The Settings Window........................................................................25

The Resource Center.........................................................................26

The Job Parameters Window.............................................................27

Basic Job Workflow...........................................................................31

Turning Off the Spire CXP6000 Color Server .....................................36

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Turning On the Spire CXP6000 Color Server

1. Tu rn on th e m o ni tor.

2. Press the power button on the front panel of the Spire CXP6000 color

server.

The power indicator on the front panel lights up. The Windows operating system starts, and the Spire CXP6000 color server splash screen appears.

Notes:

• If the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace is already turned on,

open the workspace from the Workspace From the Start Menu later in this chapter.

Start menu. See Opening the

• By default, the Auto Log On check box is selected in the Settings

window. This option enables you to open the workspace without having to go through the logon process each time. If you want to designate different access levels for each user, you need to set security settings in the Settings window. For more information about designating access levels, see Security on page 414.

• The title in the splash screen varies according to the printer you are

using, Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, Xerox DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, or Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

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Opening the Workspace From the Start Menu

The Spire CXP6000 color server program group appears in the Windows

Start menu.

¾ Select Start>CXP6000>CXP6000.

The Loading Drivers window appears and then the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace.

Logging On

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server includes a diagnostics utility that can check the hardware components of the system. Only service engineers should use this utility.

For more information about the diagnostics utility, see the Spire CXP6000

Color Server Technical Manual.

By default, the Auto Log On check box is selected in the Settings window. This option enables you to open the workspace without having to go through the logon process each time. If you want each user to have to log on to the Spire CXP6000 color server, you need to clear the

Auto Log On

check box, and then assign each user an access level and password.

For more information about designating access levels, see Security on page 414.

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The Login dialog box enables you to log on to the Spire CXP6000 color server with a designated access level and password. The system administrator assigns each user an access level, as follows:

• Operator (default): Enables the user to operate the Spire CXP6000

color server and configure the

Preferences area in the Settings window.

• Administrator: Enables the user to access all features and settings in the

Spire CXP6000 color server

• Guest: Enables the user to import a job through an existing virtual

printer and view the workspace

Logging On as a Different User

If you are already working in the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace, you can change your access level—for example, if you are logged on as an operator and you need administrator privileges.

1. From the Job menu, select Logon as a different user.

2. In the Access level list, select a different access level.

3. If you want to log on as an administrator or operator, type your

password.

Note: If you want to log on as a guest, you do not need a password.

4. Click Logon.

You are logged on with the new access level.

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The Workspace

After you turn on the Spire CXP6000 color server, the workspace automatically appears.

Table 2 describes the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace.

Table 2: Spire CXP6000 color server workspace

Item Name Description

Menu Bar

Consists of the Job, Selection, Too l s, Control, View, and Help menus. Click a menu name to open the corresponding menu

Status Panel

Toolbar

Contains the logo Pane, Processing status area, and Printing status area,

server icon, and printer icon

Consists of shortcut buttons for the Import window, Resource Center, Message Viewer, and Calibration window

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Table 2: Spire CXP6000 color server workspace

Item Name Description

Queues

Consists of the Process Queue, which lists the files to be processed.

After a file has been processed successfully, it moves either to the

(the upper area) or to the Storage window.

Queue

Alerts

Thumbnail

Storage

Lists all of the alert messages that are generated during the workflow

Displays a thumbnail view of a specific page in an RTP job that has finished processing.

The Storage window contains files that:

• were successfully printed

• were held, were aborted, or failed during processing or printing

• were sent directly from the client workstation to the Storage window

or were imported to the Storage

Customizing the Workspace View

The View menu enables you to customize the workspace. From this menu, you can open and close the Queues window. The menu also provides the following view options:

window

• Spire classic view: Displays the status panel, toolbar, Storage window,

Queues window, Thumbnail window, and Alerts window

• Spire classic plus view: Displays the status panel, toolbar, Paper Stocks

window, Storage window, Queues window, Thumbnail window, and Alerts window

• Queues view: Displays only the Print Queue and Process Queue

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• Refresh view: Reverts to the factory default view for the view that is

currently displayed

Note: The CXP6000 Color Server always displays the workspace in the most recently selected view.

Tip: By default, the windows in the workspace are all docked-that is, attached to the workspace. You can detach, or undock, a window from the workspace by right-clicking the window’s title bar and selecting UnDock Window.

The Server and Printer Monitors

The server and printer icons are on the right end of the status panel and indicate (through animation) whether processing and printing are taking place. If a finishing device is connected to the printer, the finishing device also appears in the printer icon. You can click the display status information. You also view messages regarding the printer operation mode and status next to the

reminder

indicator reminds you to calibrate the printer. You can set the

printer icon. The calibration

reminder in the Settings window.

For more information about setting the calibration reminder, see Color on page 425.

printer or server icon to

Server icon

Note: The printer icon for the Xerox DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses displays three input trays.

Printer icon

Calibration reminder

indicator

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The DFE Monitor

Click the server icon to open the DFE Monitor window. This window displays information about disk space, network details, and the virtual printers you have defined.

The

Disk Usage tab shows how much space is available on the user disk and

printer disk.

Network tab provides information about the network.

The

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The Virtual Printers tab lists the virtual printers that you have defined.

The Printer Monitor

Click the printer icon to open the Printer Monitor window.

The Printer Monitor window displays information about the size and type of paper in each tray, the connected devices, the available toner, and other aspects of the consumables.

Paper Stock tab displays information about the paper in each tray and

The also shows whether the trays are ready for printing.

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The Finisher tab displays information about finishing devices that are connected to the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press.

Toner tab shows whether there is enough toner.

The

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The Consumables tab displays the status of other refillables.

The Settings Window

You can set all system preferences in the Settings window.

To open the Settings window:

From the To ol s menu, select Settings.

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The window is divided into two areas:

• Administration: All users can view these settings, but only an

administrator can configure the settings.

• Preferences: All users can view these settings, but only an

administrator or operator can configure the settings.

Note: If you log on to the Spire CXP6000 color server as a guest, the Settings window is unavailable.

For more information about setting system preferences, see Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CXP6000 Color Server on page 404.

The Resource Center

The Resource Center enables you to add, remove, and manage external resources for the Spire CXP6000 color server.

To open the Resource Center:

From the toolbar, click Resource Center.

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The Resource Center provides access to the following resources:

• Virtual Printers, see Managing Virtual Printers on page 222

• Fonts, see Managing Fonts on the Spire CXP6000 Color Server on

page 306

• Imposition Templates, see Imposition Templates on page 244

• VI Elements, see Managing VI Elements on page 398

• Paper Sets, see Managing Paper Sets on page 170

• Profile Manager, see Profile Manager on page 358

The Job Parameters Window

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to edit imported PDL files and change the job settings—for example, paper size, imposition, and color settings—in the Job Parameters window.

To open the Job Parameters window:

Double-click a job in the Storage window.

Or: Right-click a job in the Storage

Parameters.

window, and from the menu select Job

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The Job Parameters window title bar displays the following information:

• The name of the job

• The time of submission

• The name of the virtual printer

Each tab has a set of related parameters and values that you can select.

Table 3: Description of tabs in the Jobs Parameters window

This tab Enables you to

Print Settings

Paper Stock

Print Quality

Set print related job parameters—for example,

Print range and Print method. See The Print

Settings Tab on page 159

Set job parameters related to paper stock—for example,

Paper size and Paper set name. See The

Paper Stock Tab on page 169

Set job parameters related to print quality—for example,

Trapping and Image quality—and

improve the quality of printed jobs. See The Print Quality Tab on page 178

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Table 3: Description of tabs in the Jobs Parameters window

This tab Enables you to

Color

Imposition

Services

Finishing

Exceptions

Apply last minute color corrections, or set the output job to match other output devices. See Color Workflow on page 313

Set job parameters related to positioning, folding, trimming, and binding of pages—for example,

Margins and Te mp l at e. See The Imposition Tab on

page 233

Set job parameters that will assist your job workflow—for example,

APR path and Preflight.

See Creo APR on page 255, Preflight Check on page 380, Substituting Fonts on page 311, Applying VI Structure to Large Files (Split to Booklets) on page 401, and Job Deletion on page 395

Select from various options to finalize your printed document—for example, define settings for the front and back cover. See The Finishing Tab on page 294

Define paper sets to include special exceptions in a job, and add inserts or interleaves. See The Exceptions Tab on page 270

The Help Menu

The Help menu enables you to access the online help, which is based on this user guide, and provides information about the current version of the Spire CXP6000 color server installed on your computer.

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To open the About window:

From the Help menu, select About.

The About window displays the following information:

• Spire CXP6000 color server version number

• Date the version was installed

• Any updates that were installed on top of the version

Note: The title in the splash screen varies according to the printer you are using, Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, Xerox DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, or Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

To open the online help:

From the Help menu, select To pi cs .

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Handling Conflicts

If there are conflicts in the Job Parameters window, the Conflict window displays the two parameters that conflict—for example, Transparency conflicts with duplex printing. You can’t print your job until the conflict is resolved.

To resolve the conflict, select one of the following options:

Basic Job Workflow

• In the Resolve Options area, select a resolve option, and then click

Resolve.

• Click Cancel to remove the value you selected for the last parameter.

The basic workflow in the Spire CXP6000 color server consists of three main stages:

1. Submitting a file from a client workstation, or importing and printing

from the Spire CXP6000 color server, see Submitting on page 32

2. After a job is imported, the print engine starts to process the job, see

Processing on page 33

3. The job is printed and stored in the Storage window for future use, see

Storage on page 34

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Submitting

There are two methods for submitting a file for printing:

• Submit a file from an application on your client workstation—for

example, PDL formats that were created on client workstations that are not connected to the Spire CXP6000 color server, or files that are available only on external media.

• You can also import job files that reside locally on the Spire CXP6000

color server.

Printing From a Client Workstation

To print a job from a client workstation, select one of the following methods:

• Print the job via one of the Spire CXP6000 color server network

(virtual) printers—for example, The job is spooled and then processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the virtual printer). If you use this method, you can print from any application —for example, Microsoft Word— and use any file format from any client workstation (Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX).

ProcessPrint.

• Drag the job to a hot folder.

The job is spooled and processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the corresponding virtual printer).

For more information about hot folders, see Using Hot Folders on page 86.

If you use the hot folder method, you can print most PDL files on the Spire CXP6000 color server— for example, PostScript, PDF, EPS, Variable Print Specification, and VIPP files.

Note: PDL jobs that are spooled to the Spire CXP6000 color server must have the appropriate file name extensions—for example, *.ps or *.pdf.

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Importing and Printing From the Spire CXP6000 Color Server

You can import to the Spire CXP6000 color server any PDL file such as a PostScript or PDF file, that is located on any local or network drive —for example, a CD-ROM drive or a shared network drive.

Processing

After a job enters the Spire CXP6000 color server, it resides in the Queues window or the Storage window, depending on the job flow. The Queues window consists of two areas:

• The Process Queue lists the job currently being processed and all the

jobs that are waiting to be processed.

• The Print Queue lists the job that is currently printing and all the jobs

that were processed successfully and are waiting to be printed. The

Print Queue also lists frozen jobs (jobs for which the specified paper

stock is not available).

Each queue holds jobs in the order in which they enter the queue (unless a rush job “interrupts” the submission order).

For more information about rush jobs, see Running a Job Immediately on page 199.

The top job in the queue is the currently running job, while all the others are waiting to run. The number of jobs and their status. You can change the order of jobs, suspend them, resume them, or view and edit the parameters.

Print Queue and Process Queue areas show you the

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Note: If there are very short jobs in the Print Queue, several jobs may be running at the same time. The jobs marked as running are listed first and are printed in the order of the list.

Storage

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The Storage window is the main repository for jobs. It can contain:

• Completed jobs

• Jobs that were manually moved to the Storage window

• Jobs that were aborted during processing or printing

• Jobs that failed to complete processing or printing

• Jobs that were imported or spooled directly from a client workstation

For more information about the Storage window, see Handling Jobs in the Storage Window on page 202.

Resubmitting

You can easily reprint RTP jobs that are stored in the Storage window. Select the job you want to reprint and then submit it. The job is automatically placed in the

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to change job parameters and edit jobs prior to reprinting.

You can change job parameters in the Job Parameters window. Certain changes to the job parameters require you to re-RIP the job. The Spire CXP6000 color server automatically determines whether your file requires re-RIPing and places it in the appropriate queue when you submit it for reprinting.

Print Queue.

For more information about resubmitting a job, see Reprinting Jobs on page 158.

You cannot re-RIP jobs that you edit in the Job Editor. When you save a job in the Job Editor, a new RTP file is created. No PDL file is associated with it. Therefore, parameters requiring re-RIPing can’t be applied.

For more information about editing RTP jobs, see Editing RTP Jobs on page 213.

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Turning Off the Spire CXP6000 Color Server

1. In the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace, from the Job menu,

select

Exit.

Or: Click in the upper-right corner of the Spire CXP6000 color server workspace. The Spire CXP6000 color server workspace closes, and you return to the Windows desktop.

Note: If there are jobs that are being processed or printed, a message is displayed.

2. Verify that the Spire icon has disappeared from your taskbar.

Taskbar with Spire icon

3. From the Windows desktop, select Start>Shut Down.

4. In the shutdown dialog box, select Shut down.

5. When the Windows shutdown is complete, turn off the monitor.

6. On the Spire CXP6000 color server, click the power button behind the

Taskbar without Spire icon

front door. The power LED on the front panel turns off.

Note: Some situations may require the power button to be depressed for more than 4 seconds.

Working From a Client Workstation

Default Network Printers...................................................................38

Setting PPD File Parameters...............................................................39

Working From Windows Client Workstations ....................................48

Working From Macintosh Client Workstations...................................67

Spire Web Center..............................................................................78

Using Hot Folders..............................................................................86

LPR Printing with the Spire CXP6000 Color Server.............................92

UNIX Connectivity...........................................................................121

Configuring and Setting up NDS .....................................................138

Defining NDS Printer Queues in the NDS Tree..................................139

Configuring IPX Printing..................................................................152

Installing the Printer Drivers on a Novell Client Using the Adobe PS

Application .....................................................................................154

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Default Network Printers

For Macintosh and Windows networks, the Spire CXP6000 color server provides three default network printers known as virtual printers,

ProcessPrint, ProcessStore and SpoolStore.

Virtual printers contain preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer. Using virtual printers enables you to print jobs more efficiently.

Note: Unless you select the Override PPD parameters check box when you add a virtual printer, the job (print) parameters that are set in the job will override the parameters set in the virtual printer.

The Spire CXP6000 color server enables you to select from which virtual printer to print. It also allows you to define new virtual printers, with printing workflows tailored to your specific job requirements.

For more information about virtual printers, see Managing Virtual Printers on page 222 and Spire CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers on page 13.

An additional default network printer is provided for Macintosh networks.

FontDownLoader

This is a special network printer that you use with Macintosh client workstations to download fonts. The FontDownLoader enables you to send fonts to the Spire CXP6000 color server and use these fonts later in printed jobs. It is not possible to send files via the FontDownLoader, only fonts.

For more information about the Fontdownloader, see Using the Fontdownloader

For

for Macintosh Networks on page 307.

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Setting PPD File Parameters

You can set job parameters from a client workstation using the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file or you can define a virtual printer with predefined PPD file settings.

To print a file from Windows, you first need to set up a Spire CXP6000 color server network printer with the appropriate PPD file. The PPD file contains all the parameters and paper stock definitions for the printer and enables you to print your file properly.

To use the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file:

In the Print window of your application, select print settings specific to printing to the Spire CXP6000 color server.

For more information about print settings, see Printing From Windows on page 65 and Printing from a Macintosh on page 76.

To define a virtual printer:

Set job parameters when you create or edit a virtual printer.

These settings become the printer's default options.

For more information about virtual printers, see Adding a new printer on page 223 and Editing an Existing Printer on page 225.

The following table lists the PPD file parameters and the printing options that can be selected from the Print window of an application.

Notes:

• In the PPD file, the Printer’s Default option is selected for all PPD file

parameters. The Printer’s Default option corresponds to the settings of the currently selected virtual printer.

• The parameter settings that were last modified or applied are the settings

that are applied to the job. However, the print settings defined in the job file override the settings of the virtual printer.

• Grayscale images created in RGB applications (such as PowerPoint) should be

specified as monochrome or you should select Gray RGB>Print grays using black toner in the PPD file when you submit the job to the Spire CXP6000

color server. This selection ensures that grayscale images are counted as black and white instead of color in both the Spire CXP6000 color server and in the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press billing meters.

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Table 4: PPD parameters

PPD Parameter Printing Options

Print Method

Image orientation for imposition

Reverse Print Order

Face Up

Collation

Image Scale

Simplex prints single-sided pages (default).

Duplex Head to Toe, the image on the reverse side of the sheet is

rotated 180 degrees. It is used for calendar-style hard copies and presentation-style copies (usually used with landscape jobs). In

Duplex Head to Head, the head of the image appears at the top of the

page on both sides of the sheet. It is used for normal book-style hard copies (usually used with portrait jobs).

Landscape specifies a landscape orientation for imposition. Portrait specifies a portrait orientation for imposition.

Yes starts printing from the last page. No starts printing from the first page.

Face Up delivers the pages face up on the printer. Face Down delivers the pages face down on the printer (when printing

confidential documents).

Yes prints a complete copy of the job before the first page of the next

copy is printed.

No prints all the copies of each page before all the copies of the next page

are printed.

Select Fit to paper for the image to fit the selected paper in the paper stock

100% prints at 100% of the original size (default)

Select an image scale by which to proportionally increase or decrease the image size,

50%, 150%, 200%, 250%, 300%, 350%, 400%

Rotate 180

Paper set

Type

Yes (only relevant for the Finisher Module > HCSS Staple Tray option),

modifies the stapling position by 180 degrees. For example, instead of stapling on the upper left-hand corner, you can staple on the lower right-hand corner.

No ignores this method.

Undefined uses the parameters from the Paper Stock tab Paper sets 1-10 are the predefined paper sets available on the Spire

CXP6000 color server

Select Paper or Transparency as the media.

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Table 4: PPD parameters

PPD Parameter Printing Options

Weight

Coating

Text and Line Quality

Image Quality

Trapping

Select the required paper weight from the list. The following ranges are listed:

64-74, 75-105, 106-135, 136-150, 151-220 and 221-300 For

example,

Coated prints on coated paper. UnCoated prints on uncoated paper.

High provides superior text quality. This setting applies the Creo

75-105 gsm prints on 75-105 gsm paper.

proprietary algorithm that enhances the quality of diagonal lines, borders, blends, and small text. The Creo anti-aliasing causes blends to appear smooth with no banding and diagonal lines to appear crisp without jagged edges. Do not use this option with VI jobs.

Normal provides standard text quality.

High provides superior image quality. This setting applies the Creo

proprietary smooth scale algorithm, which improves the quality of images containing several resolutions (such as images taken from the Internet).

Normal provides standard image quality and increased RIPing speed.

Yes applies the Creo FAF (Full Auto Frame) algorithm to the job.

Trapping solves misregistration between color separations in offset and digital printing. This occurs regardless of the printer device accuracy. This problem results in white lines around objects on top of a background (in a knock-out procedure) and also between adjacent colors. The FAF solution is to extract the element or background to create an overlap between them. Do not use this option with VI jobs.

No does not begin image trapping while RIPing (this does not affect

trapping incorporated by the authoring application). If trapping was applied in the authoring application, select

No.

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

Black Overprint

PS Overprint

Yes provides better printing quality (as in FAF) and a richer, deeper

black with the underlying CMY values equal to those of the printed background. As a result, misregistrations are not visible. Black Overprint ensures that 100% black text prints cleanly within a tint or picture area. Occasionally, white lines may appear around black text and the text may appear less dense than required as a result of misregistration between color separations. With Black Overprint, the Pure Black Text / Graphics option is automatically activated and there are no knock-outs under the black text. However, a knock-out occurs when you print only the topmost color. This results in less color density and can cause misregistration if separations are not perfectly aligned.

No leaves the job as is.

PS Overprint offers the option to use the overprint, which exists in the PostScript file. It also determines whether the DTP application PS Overprint settings are honored in the RIP. Spire CXP6000 color server settings override PS Overprint commands from DTP applications. For example, if PS Overprint was set to DTP application, selecting PS Overprint

No in the Spire CXP6000 color

Yes in a

server results in no overprinting. The Spire CXP6000 color server can not create PS Overprint that is not predefined in the file. Selecting PS Overprint

Yes for a file that has not had overprinting defined in a DTP

application does not result in overprinting.

Yes (default) instructs the RIP to use the overprint information that

exists in the input PostScript file. Also, if PS Overprint is applied in a DTP applications, it is implemented by the Spire CXP6000 color server. Background colors are not knocked out. For example, in the case of a yellow triangle overlapping a cyan circle, selecting

Yes results in the overlapping area turning green. This is not

seen on the screen, only in print.

No ignores the overprint information that exists in the input PostScript

file. Background colors are knocked out and only the top most color parts are seen on the screen in your DTP application. For example, in the case of a yellow triangle overlapping a cyan circle, selecting

No results in the cyan background being knocked out, so only

the yellow is printed.

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

Image Noise

Color Mode

RGB Workflow

Gray RGB

Rendering Intent for RGB

No (default) applies no image noise to your job. Noise 2-10 apply image noise. The higher the level, the smoother the

vignettes appear.

Grayscale prints all pages using black (K) toner only. Color prints all pages using all CMYK toners.

If you selected

Gray RGB list to print RGB gray images using black toner only. If you

Color, select the Print grays in black toner option in the

want grayscale CMYK elements to be printed using black toner only, you need to select

Perceptual as the rendering intent.

This option changes gamma values, thus producing more color depth for RGB images. To use the embedded CSA, select replace use a Spire or Adobe CSA, select

RGB2.1

, Use Spire RGB 2.4, Use sRGB, or Use Adobe RGB.

Use Spire RGB 1.8, Use Spire

Use Source CSA. To

Select Print grays using CMYK to print grayscale CMYK elements using black toner only. Select

Print grays in black toner to print RGB gray images using black

toner only.

Rendering intent defines how colors are compressed from CIELAB values to printer color space.

Relative Colorimetric provides an accurate general-purpose gamut

mapping for all applications. The lowest density is mapped to white.

Absolute Colorimetric preserves the substrate tint. Saturated (presentation) produces saturated colors that are suitable for

office environment applications —for example, text documents and presentations.

Perceptual (photographic) yields the most effective results on

continuous tone and images.

Saturated (presentation) and Perceptual (photographic) are the most

effective rendering intent methods for RGB images.

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

CMYK Workflow

Emulate Source Paper Tint

Emulate RGB Elements

Preserve Pure Colors

Rendering Intent for CMYK

Select Use Original CMYK values, Use Source CSA, or select a CMYK emulation,

Emulation Match Print Printer’s Default (None), applies Ink Saving (GCR) without emulation.

Printer’s Default (None), Fogra Gloss Emulation, Fogra Matt

, Fogra Uncoated, Euroscale, Gravure, Japan_Color, Offset,

, iGen3 or SWOP.

In all cases, emulation applied in the original DTP application overrides the Spire CXP6000 color server settings.

Yes to emulate also the original paper tint No

This parameter is available only if you selected an emulation method.

No Yes

to emulate RGB colors according to the selected CMYK emulation method This parameter is available only if you selected an emulation method.

Yes to emulate pure CMYK colors No

This parameter is available only you selected an emulation method.

Rendering intent defines how colors are compressed from CIELAB values to printer color space.

Relative Colorimetric provides an accurate general-purpose gamut

mapping for all applications. The lowest density is mapped to white.

Perceptual (photographic) yields the most effective results on

continuous tone and images.

Saturated (presentation) produces saturated colors that are suitable for

office environment applications (for example text documents and presentations).

Absolute Colorimetric preserves the substrate tint. Relative Colorimetric and Absolute Colorimetric are the most effective

rendering intent methods for CMYK images.

Use Spire Spot color dictionary

Yes to use the Spire spot color dictionary No

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

Destination profile

Calibration

Screening Method

Linked uses the destination profile that was mapped to a paper color in

the Resource Center>

DC6060_DC2000_GA

Profile Manager

and DC6060_DC2000_COM are predefined destination profiles. The predefined ICC profiles for the Xerox DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press are

SpireDC5252_GA.

Normal prints using the normal calibration table. Saturated prints using the saturated calibration table. None prints without calibration, therefore, there is no balance between

SpireDC5252_COM and

colors and gives no color calibration data.

Automatic applies two types of screens:

• For CT, the system uses Dot type screen of 200 lpi.

• For LW (text / line-art elements), the system uses Line type screen

of 200 lpi.

Dot 150 applies Dot type screen of 150 lpi. Dot 200 applies Dot type screen of 200 lpi. Line 200 applies line type screen of 200 lpi. Line 300 applies line type screen of 300 lpi. Line 600 applies line type screen of 600 lpi.

Ink Saving (GCR)

Brightness

No does not use GCR and uses default maximum toner settings.

Low, Medium, or High to set the amount of CMY toners to be

Use replaced by the black toner.

High provides low ink coverage while saving

on toner (this prevents the occasional peeling of ink and the curling effect that may occur when printing transparencies).

Brightness settings can be applied to RTP jobs without reprocessing (reRIPing the file).

Normal keeps the current job setting and does not apply extra

brightness. To apply brightness, select one of the range options:

(10%), Lightest (15%), Dark (5%), Darker (10%), Darkest (15%).

Light (5%), Lighter

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

Contrast

Automatic Deletion

APR

Contrast settings can be applied to RTP jobs without reprocessing (reRIPing the file).

Normal keeps the current job setting and does not apply extra contrast.

To apply contrast, select

Always, Never, Successful Only, Failed Only

Less Contrast or More Contrast.

On large VI jobs, which take up a large amount of the Spire CXP6000 color server’s disk space, it is recommended (if you do not need to reprint the job) that you use the this option. Completed and failed jobs are automatically saved in the Storage window unless you select one of the

Job Deletion options. Always removes all jobs after they are printed. Never does not delete any job after printing it. Successful Only continuously deletes pages once they have been

successfully printed and thus sustains enough free disk space for the duration of the print run. Each successfully printed page of the job is immediately deleted while the rest of the job remains in the queue to print.

Failed only removes failed jobs (while processing or printing) from the

Spire CXP6000 color server.

Print with High Res prints using high-resolution files. Print with Low Res prints using low-resolution files.

Job Flow

Split to booklets

Process Print RIPs the PDL files and prints them, and then moves the

files to the Storage window

or deletes them in accordance with the

deletion policy.

Process Store RIPs the PDL files, and then moves them to the Storage

window as RTP jobs.

Spool Store copies the PDL files directly to the Storage window.

Select the required number of pages (1-10) per booklet.

Printers Default (No) does not split the job to booklets.

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

Admin Page

Slip Sheet

Finisher Module

Admin Page includes general information about the job, including paper stock parameters (Admin Page can also apply to completed jobs that weren’t successful). Admin page is printed in the same order as the job, before each set for face-down printing and after each set for face-up printing.

No (default) does not print an admin page with the job. Yes prints an admin page.

Yes inserts a sheet offset from the job stock between jobs or copies of a

job or at the end of uncollated stacks of pages.

No does not insert any slip-sheets.

To select the printed output’s destination, select a finisher module from the list:

OCT (Offset Catch Tray) prints to the output cache tray.

If your printer is equipped with an HCS (High Capacity Stacker), select:

HCS/EHCS Top Tray to print to the top tray HCS/EHCS Stack Tray to print to the stack tray, which is the internal tray

For the Xerox DocuColor 5252, 2060, and 2045 Digital Color Presses, select the

Bypass Tray option to print to the DFA.

If your printer is equipped with an HCSS (High Capacity Stacker Stapler), select:

HCSS Top Tray to print to the top tray HCSS Stack Tray to print to the stack tray (usually for many pages or

copies).

HCSS Staple Stack to print a document that is already stapled DFA Profile 1 / DFA Profile 2 / DFA Profile 3 / DFA Profile 4 / DFA Profile 5

prints to the DFA (Document Finishing Architecture) device. Select the required profile according to the profile set in the Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press.

Finisher Offset

Yes shifts the sheets when a new page number is delivered. For example,

if you requested three copies of each page uncollated, the printing output sequence is as follows, Page1, Page1, Page1, Offset, Page2, Page2, Page2, Offset, and so on.

No does not use this printing method.

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PPD Parameter Printing Options

Staple Options

Spire Job Info

Landscape - Single TL a single staple in the top left corner Landscape - Single TR a single staple in the top right corner Landscape - Dual Right two staples along the right side Landscape - Dual Left two staples along the left side Landscape - Dual Top two staples along the top Portrait - Single TL a single staple in the top left corner Portrait - Single TR a single staple in the top right corner Portrait- Dual Right two staples along the right side Portrait - Dual Left two staples along the left side Portrait - Dual Top two staples along the top

Enter free text in the following fields, Account, Recipient, Comments. Text that you add will automatically be copied to the in the Job Parameters window.

Working From Windows Client Workstations

The Spire CXP6000 color server can print from a Windows client workstation that has one of the following operating systems:

• Windows 98, Windows ME

• Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Job Info parameter

The following section describes how to define a Spire CXP6000 color server network printer for each of the supported operating systems.

Defining a Printer on Windows Client Workstations

You use the Windows Add Printer wizard to define the Spire CXP6000 color server network printers.

Note: When you add a new Spire CXP6000 color server network printer to a client workstation, there is no need to install the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file and Adobe PostScript printer driver separately. They are installed automatically in the Windows Add Printer wizard.

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Defining a Printer on Windows NT 4.0

To define a network printer using the Windows Add Printer wizard:

1. On your Windows desktop, click the Start button and select

Settings>Printers.

2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.

3. Select Network printer server, and then click Next.

4. In the network, locate the Spire CXP6000 color server and double-

click the server name.

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A list of the network printers is displayed.

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server is provided with three network printers, ProcessPrint, ProcessStore and SpoolStore.

5. Select one of the network printers—for example, ProcessPrint—and

then click

OK.

6. Select Ye s if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your

computer. Otherwise, select

7. Click Next.

8. Click Finish to complete the setup.

No.

The Spire CXP6000 color server network printer is now successfully installed.

To define a network printer using the network neighborhood:

1. Locate the required network printer.

2. Double-click the network printer icon.

3. In the message that appears, click Yes to setup the printer.

The network printer is defined on your Windows client workstation.

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4. From the Printers list, select the Spire CXP6000 color server, and then

click

Next.

Note: To install additional network printers, repeat the process.

Defining a Printer - Windows 98

To define a network printer using the Windows Add Printer wizard:

1. On your Windows desktop, click the Start button, and follow the path Settings>Printers.

2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.

The Add Printer wizard appears.

3. Click Next.

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4. Select Network printer, and then click Next.

5. Type the network path or the queue name of your printer

Or: If you don’t know the exact name, click

Browse to view the available

network printers.

a. Select one of the network printers—for example, ProcessPrint.

b. Click OK.

6. Click Next.

7. Select Ye s if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your

computer. Otherwise, select

8. Click Next.

No.

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9. Select Ye s to print a test page.

The Spire CXP6000 color server network printer is now successfully installed.

10. Click Finish to complete the setup.

To define a network printer using the network neighborhood:

1. Browse to the required network printer.

2. Double-click the network printer icon.

The Add Printer wizard appears and the network printer is defined on your Windows client workstation.

Note: To install additional network printers, repeat the process.

Defining a Printer - Windows 2000 and Windows ME

To define a network printer using the Windows Add Printer wizard:

1. On your Windows desktop, click the Start button and follow the path

Settings>Printers.

2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.

The Add Printer wizard appears.

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3. Click Next.

4. Select Network printer.

5. Click Next.

6. Select Type the printer name, or click Next to browse for a printer.

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7. In the Name box, type the exact name of the printer.

Or: Click

Next to browse for a printer.

8. Select one of the network printers—for example, ProcessPrint.

9. Click Next.

10. Select Yes if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your

computer. Otherwise, select

11. Click Next.

12. Click Finish to complete the setup.

No.

The Spire CXP6000 color server network printer is now successfully installed.

To define a network printer using the network neighborhood:

1. Locate the required network printer.

2. Double-click the network printer icon.

3. In the message that appears, click Yes to setup the printer.

The network printer is defined on your Windows client workstation.

Note: To install additional network printers, repeat the process.

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Defining a Printer - Windows XP

To define a network printer using the Windows Add Printer wizard:

1. On your Windows desktop, click the Start button and select Printers

and Faxes

2. In the Printer Tasks area, select Add a printer.

The Add Printer wizard appears.

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3. Click Next.

4. Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer

and click Next.

5. Select Browse for a printer, and click Next.

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6. Locate the Spire CXP6000 color server and double-click it to display

the list of network printers.

7. Select the printer you wish to setup, and click Next.

8. Select Ye s if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your

computer. Otherwise, select

No.

9. Click Next.

10. Click Finish to close the wizard.

The Spire CXP6000 color server network printer is added to your printer list.

To define a network printer in Windows XP using the network neighborhood:

1. Locate the required network printer.

2. Double-click on the network printer icon.

The network printer is defined on your Windows client workstation.

Note: To install additional network printers, repeat the process

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Creating PostScript Files on Windows

The following procedures describe how to create PostScript files using the Spire CXP6000 color server from the client workstation. This is useful when you are not connected to the Spire CXP6000 color server and you need to distribute jobs for printing on the Spire CXP6000 color server remotely or on external media. These files can then be imported to the Spire CXP6000 color server for printing.

To create a PostScript File:

1. Open a job in your DTP application —for example, Microsoft Word—

and from the

File menu, select Print.

2. Select the Print to File check box.

3. Click OK.

A PostScript file is created.

To define a print to file printer locally:

1. Start the Adobe PostScript Driver application (the application is

available on CD#3 in the

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html

Utilities folder, or at Adobe's Web site at

The Welcome window appears.

2. Click Next.

The End User Agreement window appears.

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3. Read the license agreement and click Accept.

4. Select It is directly connected to your computer (Local Printer) and

Next.

click

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5. In the Available ports list, select File: Local Port and click Next.

The next step is to configure the printer with the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file. The Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file is located in a shared folder on the Spire CXP6000 color server.

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the following PPD file names, CXP6K604 for Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, CXP6K524 for Xerox

DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press and CXP6K204 for Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

6. Click Browse.

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7. Click the Network button and browse to your Spire CXP6000 color

server.

8. Locate the Spire CXP6000 color server, and double-click the server

icon. Then, double-click the

9. Click OK.

Utilities folder.

10. Double-click the PPD folder, and select the Spire CXP6000 color

server PPD file name,

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the following PPD file names, CXP6K604 for Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, CXP6K524 for Xerox

DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, and CXP6K204 for Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

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11. Click OK.

12. In the Printers list, select the Spire CXP6000 color server printer, and

then click

13. In the Sharing dialog box, select Not Shared, and then click Next.

Next.

14. Type a name for the printer which you will be able to identify on the

client workstation—for example

15. Select Yes (Recommended) if you want to print a test page or select No, and then click Next.

16. Click Install to install the print to file printer with the Spire CXP6000

CXP6000_ProcessStore.

color server PPD file. When prompted to configure the printer, click

Yes, and then click Next.

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17. Select Yes .

18. Click Next.

19. Configure the printer according to your specifications, and then

OK.

click

20. Click Finish to complete the setup.

The printer appears in the Printers window.

You are now ready to print *.ps and *.prn files. Once printed, these files can be imported and printed on the Spire CXP6000 color server.

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Copying the PPD File from Windows

You need to use the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file to create PostScript files to send to the Spire CXP6000 color server. Therefore, you should copy and distribute the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file to the customer.

To copy the PPD file from the Spire CXP6000 color server for distribution on a disk or by e-mail:

1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the Network Neighborhood

icon.

2. Locate and select the Spire CXP6000 color server station—for

example,

3. Double-click the Utilities folder, and then double-click the PPD folder.

4. Double-click the folder for the desired language—for example,

English.

V3_DC6060.

5. Copy the PPD file to a disk or send it by e-mail to the customer.

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the following PPD file names, CXP6K604 for Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, CXP6K524 for Xerox

DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, and CXP6K204 for Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

Printing From Windows

1. Open the file you would like to print in the corresponding

2. From the File menu, select Print.

application—for example, open a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat.

The Print window appears.

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3. From the Name list, select the required Spire CXP6000 color server

network printer—for example,

For more information about installing Spire CXP6000 color server network printers on client workstations, see Working From Windows Client Workstations on page 48.

Spire_ProcessPrint.

4. If required, click the Properties button and modify the job

parameters.

Notes:

• Unless the Override PPD Parameters option was selected in the

virtual printer, any changes to the printer parameters override the parameters of the selected virtual printer.

• Printer's Default indicates that the value is taken from the settings of

the selected virtual printer on the Spire CXP6000 color server.

5. Click OK.

6. Click OK in the Print window.

The file is sent to the Spire CXP6000 color server.

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Working From Macintosh Client Workstations

This section describes how to define a Spire CXP6000 color server network printer for Macintosh client workstations. The CXP6000 Color Server can print to Macintosh client workstations running Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X (10.2).

You can also submit jobs using the CXP6000 Color Server virtual printers over a TCP/IP protocol. This connection enables a significantly higher spooling speed.

For more information about TCP/IP protocol, see Spire Over TCP/IP on page 110.

Defining a Printer on Macintosh Client Workstations

Copying the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD File for Mac OS 9

Before setting up a Spire CXP6000 color server network printer, you need to install the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file on your Macintosh client workstation.

1. From the Apple menu, select Chooser.

2. Select AppleShare, and then locate the Spire CXP6000 color server on

the network.

3. Click OK.

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The Login window appears.

4. Select the Guest option, and then click Connect.

The corresponding Spire CXP6000 color server window appears.

5. Select Utilities, and then click OK.

Note: Do not select the Utilities check box. If you do, Utilities will mount

with every reboot.

6. On the desktop, double-click the Utilities volume.

The Utilities window appears.

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7. Double-click the PPD folder, and then double-click the folder for the

desired language—for example,

8. Copy the PPD file to the System Folder>Extensions>Printer Descriptions

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the following PPD file names, CXP6K604 for Xerox DocuColor 6060, CXP6K524 for Xerox DocuColor 5252, and CXP6K204 for Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Color Presses.

folder.

English.

The Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file is now installed in the

Descriptions

folder. It is ready to be configured with one of the Spire

Printer

CXP6000 color server network printers.

Setting the Network Printer for Mac OS 9

1. Make sure that the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file has been

copied to the

For more information about copying the PPD file, see Copying the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD File for Mac OS 9 on page 67.

2. From the Apple menu, select Chooser.

Printer Descriptions folder on your client workstation.

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3. Select LaserWriter and then locate the Spire CXP6000 color server on

the network.

4. Select one of the Spire CXP6000 color server's network printers—for

example,

CXP6000_ProcessStore—and click Create.

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The system automatically locates the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file and configures the printer as a Spire CXP6000 color server network printer.

If you have the Desktop Printer Spooler extension enabled, a printer icon appears on the desktop.

Note: Use this icon when you want to download PostScript files to the Spire CXP6000 color server.

Copying the Spire CXP6000 Color Server PPD File for Mac OS X (10.2)

Before you define a network printer you need to install the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file on your Macintosh client workstation.

1. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server.

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The Connect to Server window appears.

2. Locate the desired Spire CXP6000 color server, and then click

Connect.

3. Select Guest, and then click Connect.

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4. Select the CXP6000_Utilities folder, and then click OK.

CXP6000_Utilities folder is mounted on your desktop.

The

5. Double-click the CXP6000_Utilities folder on your desktop.

6. Double-click the PPD folder, and then double-click the folder for the

desired language.

7. Copy the PPD file from the Spire CXP6000 color server to your

Macintosh hard disk.

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the following PPD file names, CXP6K604 for Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, CXP6K524 for Xerox

DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, and CXP6K204 for Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

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Tip: It is recommended that you copy the PPD file by dragging it from the Spire CXP6000 color server to the Library>Printers>PPDs folder on your Macintosh.

Setting the Network Printer for Mac OS X (10.2)

1. Copy the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file to the

Library>Printers>PPDs folder on your client workstation.

For more information about copying the PPD file, see Copying the Spire CXP6000 Color Server PPD File for Mac OS X (10.2) on page 71.

2. From the Go menu, select Applications.

3. Open the Utilities folder and double-click the Print Center icon.

4. Click Add Printer.

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5. Select AppleTalk as the connection type, and then locate the Spire

CXP6000 color server.

Note: If you would like to use the LPR protocol instead, see the procedure

Setting up an LPR Printer in Macintosh OS X (10.2) on page 108.

6. In the Printer Model list, select Other.

Locate the folder to which you have copied the PPD file, and then select the file.

Note: The Spire CXP6000 color server uses the following PPD file names, CXP6K604 for Xerox DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press, CXP6K524 for

Xerox DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press, and CXP6K204 for Xerox DocuColor 2060 and 2045 Digital Color Presses.

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8. Click Choose to assign the PPD file to the selected Spire CXP6000

color server network printer.

9. Click Add to add the new printer to the printer list.

Printing from a Macintosh

1. Open the file you would like to print, in the corresponding

application—for example, open a Quark file.

2. From the File menu, select Print.

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3. From the Printer list, select the required printer—for example,

Color_ProcessPrint.

For more information about installing the Spire CXP6000 color server network printers on client workstations, see Copying the Spire CXP6000

color server PPD File for Mac OS 9 on page 67 and Setting the Network Printer for Mac OS X (10.2) on page 74.

4. To set job parameters, click General and from the pop-up menu, select

one of the

Printer Specific Options.

A window similar to the one shown below appears.

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5. Adjust the printer options as required.

Notes:

• The Printer's Default option indicates that the value is taken from the

virtual printer that is currently selected.

• The PPD parameters are divided into five Printer Specific Options in

the drop-down menu.

6. After modifying the job settings, click Print.

The file is sent to the Spire CXP6000 color server.

Spire Web Center

The Spire Web Center is an internet site that provides online Spire information and can be accessed from client workstations.

The Spire web center enables you to:

• View the status of jobs in the Spire queues, the Alerts window in its

current state, and the printer system information

• Download remote client tools, utility applications, color profiles, and

print drivers

• View Spire related documentation, such as release notes, Spire guides,

frequently asked questions and answers, and other troubleshooting information

• Find links to related vendors or products

To connect to the web center from a client workstation:

Important: To connect to the Spire Web Center from a client workstation, you

must first enable the web connect service on the Spire CXP6000 color server. To enable this service, select the Settings window>Administration>Remote Tools Setup.

For more information about setting up the web connect service, see Remote Tools Setup on page 411.

1. On your desktop, click the Internet Explorer icon.

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2. When the Internet Explorer starts, in the address field type:

http://<spire name>—for example, if the Spire station name is FALCON_E, type http://FALCON_E.

Note: You can also use the Spire color server IP address—for example, http://192.168.92.0.

Important: If you would like to connect to the Spire CXP6000 color server from a Macintosh client workstation, contact your system administrator to add the Spire name to the DNS. This is required since Windows name resolution protocols are not supported in Macintosh. The DNS addition is required when clients go through a main server on the network.

The Spire CXP6000 color server Web Center appears.

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The Web Viewer

The Web Viewer page enables you to view the printer configuration and system information, the jobs that currently reside in the Spire CXP6000 color server Queues window and Storage window, and to view the alerts that currently appear in the Alerts window. This information is important when you print from a client workstation because it enables you to monitor your jobs in the queues and then make any necessary changes.

In addition, if you have a system that uses XML protocol, you can retrieve information about the job list and printer status.

The Queues tab

In the Queues tab you can view the jobs that are currently running in the Spire CXP6000 color server

Print Queue and Process Queue.

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The Storage tab

In the Storage tab you can view the Spire CXP6000 color server Storage window and the jobs that reside in this window.

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The Alerts tab

In the Alerts tab you can view the Spire CXP6000 color server Alerts window messages. For example, if a job that you sent to print from your client workstation has failed—you can view the message in the Alerts window, edit the job parameters (PPD file), and then resend it for processing and printing on the Spire CXP6000 color server.

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The Printer tab

In the Printer tab you can view the Spire CXP6000 color server system information.

Web Viewer API

The JobList.xml file and the Printer Status.xml file enable you to retrieve information about the job list and the printer status.

The

JobList.xml file contains information about files in the Print Queue,

Process Queue, and the Storage window.

To see the Job List view, type the following path:

http://<ComputerName>/WebViewer/GetView.asp?View=JobList_xml.

The Printer Status.xml file contains information about the various printer states. To see the Printer State view, type the following path:

http://<ComputerName>/WebViewer/GetView.asp?View=PrinterStatus_xml.

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Downloads

The Downloads page enables you to access the Spire CXP6000 color server

Utilities folder and download available tools and files for Windows and

Macintosh client workstations—for example, the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD file.

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Links

The Links page enables you to link to related vendors or products.

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Using Hot Folders

For every published Spire CXP6000 color server network printer that you define on a client workstation, a corresponding hot folder is automatically created in the Spire CXP6000 color server CXP6000 color server has three default hot folders,

HF_ProcessStore, and HF_SpoolStore. These hot folders correspond to the

three default printers.

Each hot folder carries the virtual printer's name (HF_printer’s name), see the following graphic.

D:\Hot Folders folder. The Spire

HF_ProcessPrint,

When you connect from a client workstation to the Spire CXP6000 color server over the network, you can use the hot folder to submit PDL jobs to the Spire CXP6000 color server. When you establish a connection, drag your jobs onto the required hot folder (according to the selected workflow).

Tip: You can also drag the hot folder icon to your desktop to create a short cut to the folder for future usage.

Jobs that reside in the hot folder will automatically be submitted to the Spire CXP6000 color server through the corresponding virtual printer. Consequently, all of the virtual printer job parameters, inclusive of the workflow, will be applied to the job.

XEROX 2045 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Welcome to the Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide

Overview of Guide

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server

Hardware and Software Components

New Features

Features

Supported Formats

Workflow

Data Flow

Spire CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers

Turning On the Spire CXP6000 Color Server

Opening the Workspace From the Start Menu

Logging On

Logging On as a Different User

The Workspace

Customizing the Workspace View

The Server and Printer Monitors

The DFE Monitor

The Printer Monitor

The Settings Window

The Resource Center

The Job Parameters Window

The Help Menu

Handling Conflicts

Basic Job Workflow

Submitting

Printing From a Client Workstation

Importing and Printing From the Spire CXP6000 Color Server

Processing

Storage

Resubmitting

Turning Off the Spire CXP6000 Color Server

Default Network Printers

Setting PPD File Parameters

Working From Windows Client Workstations

Defining a Printer on Windows Client Workstations

Defining a Printer on Windows NT 4.0

Defining a Printer - Windows 98

Defining a Printer - Windows 2000 and Windows ME

Defining a Printer - Windows XP

Creating PostScript Files on Windows

Copying the PPD File from Windows

Printing From Windows

Working From Macintosh Client Workstations

Defining a Printer on Macintosh Client Workstations

Copying the Spire CXP6000 color server PPD File for Mac OS 9

Setting the Network Printer for Mac OS 9

Copying the Spire CXP6000 Color Server PPD File for Mac OS X (10.2)

Setting the Network Printer for Mac OS X (10.2)

Printing from a Macintosh

Spire Web Center

The Web Viewer

The Queues tab

The Storage tab

The Alerts tab

The Printer tab

Web Viewer API

Downloads

Links

Using Hot Folders