XEROX 2045 User Manual

User Guide

English

731-00116A-EN Rev D

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

www.creo.com

This page is intentionally left blank.

Spire CXP6000 color server

version 4.0

User Guide

This page is intentionally left blank.

Trademarks

No copying, distribution, publication, modification, or incorporation of this document, in whole or part, is permitted without the express written permission of Creo. In the event of any permitted copying, distribution, publication, modification, or incorporation of this document, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend, or copyright notice shall be made.

No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, published, used for commercial exploitation, or transmitted, in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the express written permission of Creo Inc.

This document is also distributed in Adobe Systems Incorporated's PDF (Portable Document Format). You may reproduce the document from the PDF file for internal use. Copies produced from the PDF file must be reproduced in whole.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Creo wordmark, Creo logo, and the names of the Creo products and services referred to in this document are trademarks of Creo Inc.

Adobe, Acrobat, and the Acrobat logo are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, and are registered in the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office and may be registered in other jurisdictions.

Apple, AppleTalk, AppleShare, EtherTalk, LocalTalk, Macintosh, and LaserWriter are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows 2000, and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

Xerox is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp.

Other brand or product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FCC Compliance

The Creo equipment referred to in this document complies with the requirements in Part 15 of FCC Rules for a Class A computing device. Operation of the Creo equipment in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception, requiring the operator to take whatever steps are necessary to correct the interference.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Limitation of Liability

The product, software or services are being provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Except as may be stated specifically in your contract, Creo Inc. expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.

You understand and agree that Creo Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Creo has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from: (i) the use or the inability to use the product or software; (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any products, goods, data, software, information or services purchased; (iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your products, software or data; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party; (v) any other matter relating to the product, software, or services.

Patents

The text and drawings herein are for illustration and reference only. The specifications on which they are based are subject to change. Creo Inc. may, at any time and without notice, make changes to this document. Creo Inc., for itself and on behalf of its subsidiaries, assumes no liability for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein, and shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, indirect, or special damages, including, without limitation, loss of use, loss or alteration of data, delays, or lost profits or savings arising from the use of this document.

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:

RE37,376 4,558,302 4,743,091 4,992,864 5,049,901 5,079,721 5,103,407 5,111,308 5,113,249 5,122,871 5,124,547 5,132,723 5,150,225 5,153,769 5,155,782 5,157,516 5,208,818 5,208,888 5,247,174 5,249,067 5,283,140 5,291,273 5,323,248

Creo Inc. 3700 Gilmore Way Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5G 4M1 Tel: +1.604.451.2700 Fax: +1.604.437.9891

http://www.creo.com

Internal 731 00116A-EN Rev D

Revised March 2004

5,325,217 5,339,176 5,343,059 5,355,446 5,359,451 5,359,458 5,367,360 5,384,648 5,384,899 5,412,491 5,412,737 5,420,702 5,420,722 5,459,505 5,473,733 5,481,379 5,488,906 5,497,252 5,508,828 5,509,561 5,517,359 5,519,852 5,526,143

5,532,728 5,561,691 5,568,595 5,576,754 5,579,115 5,592,309 5,594,556 5,600,448 5,608,822 5,615,282 5,625,766 5,636,330 5,649,220 5,650,076 5,652,804 5,680,129 5,691,823 5,691,828 5,696,393 5,699,174 5,699,740 5,708,736 5,713,287

5,742,743 5,764,374 5,764,381 5,771,794 5,785,309 5,813,346 5,818,498 5,854,883 5,861,904 5,861,992 5,875,288 5,894,342 5,900,981 5,934,196 5,942,137 5,946,426 5,947,028 5,958,647 5,966,504 5,969,872 5,973,801 5,986,819 5,995,475

5,996,499 5,998,067 6,003,442 6,014,471 6,016,752 6,031,932 6,043,865 6,060,208 6,063,528 6,063,546 6,072,518 6,090,529 6,096,461 6,098,544 6,107,011 6,112,663 6,115,056 6,121,996 6,130,702 6,134,393 6,136,509 6,137,580 6,147,789

6,158,345 6,159,659 6,164,637 6,180,325 6,181,362 6,181,439 6,186,068 6,189,452 6,191,882 6,204,874 6,208,369 6,214,276 6,217,965 6,260,482 6,266,080 6,266,134 6,267,054 6,268,948 6,283,589 6,295,076 6,299,572 6,318,266 6,352,816

6,353,216 6,366,339 6,371,026 6,377,739 6,387,597 6,396,422 6,396,618 6,407,849 6,414,755 6,422,801 6,435,091 6,441,914 6,450,092 6,456,396 6,476,931 6,477,955 6,509,903 6,541,181 6,545,772 6,564,018

Environment Management System (EMS)

EMS Overview

Creo is committed to the Environment Management System (EMS). According to this policy, we are committed to keeping customers and service engineers informed about the principles of handling company products with an emphasis on environmental conservation.

The Triple-R principles are

reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Any item that can be recycled should be recycled and any item that can be reused should be reused, to reduce the quantities of trash that cities must handle.

Recycling

Used items such as paper, plastic, electronic parts, and glass – should be sent for recycling.

Packaging Materials

Packaging materials should be kept at the customer’s premises. For disposal, they should be sent to a plant for paper, carton, and wood recycling.

End of Product Life

When the product reaches its end of life, it should be sent for recycling to a recognized local company.

This page is intentionally left blank.

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

viii Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide

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

Contents ix

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

x Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide

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

Contents xi

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

xii Spire CXP6000 Color Server User Guide

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

2 Chapter 1 – Welcome

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.

Overview of Guide 3

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.

4 Chapter 1 – Welcome

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.

6 Chapter 1 – Welcome

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.

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server 7

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.

8 Chapter 1 – Welcome

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,

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server 9

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

10 Chapter 1 – Welcome

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

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server 11

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.

12 Chapter 1 – Welcome

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.

Overview of Spire CXP6000 Color Server 13

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.

This page is intentionally left blank.

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

16 Chapter 2 – Getting Started

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.

+ 484 hidden pages