Printing with the configurable Auto Trapping feature42
Progressives43
Progressives workflow43
Printing with default Progressives44
Progressives pane45
Specifying color channels46
Printing with custom Progressives46
Halftone Simulation47
Halftone Simulation workflow47
Halftone Simulation print option47
Printing with pre-defined halftone screens48
Halftone Simulation pane49
Setting a custom halftone screen50
Printing with custom halftone screens51
Supported applications51
Calibrating for custom halftone screens52
CONTENTS5
IMAGEVIEWER54
Accessing ImageViewer54
PREFLIGHT56
Using Preflight56
Setting Preflight options57
Setting preflight checks57
Setting notification levels57
HOT FOLDERS FILTERS58
About file conversion58
Filters59
Specifying filter settings for a Hot Folder60
About PS -> PDF Normalizer61
Using the filters61
Using the CT/LW to PostScript filter62
Using the DCS 2.0 to PostScript filter63
Using the EPS to PostScript filter64
Using the ExportPS filter65
Using the JPEG to PDF filter66
Using the PDF/X Preflight filter67
Using the PDF2Go filter68
Using the TIFF to PDF filter69
Using the TIFF/IT to PostScript filter70
POSTFLIGHT72
About Postflight72
Postflight Test Page72
Postflight color-coded pages73
Postflight reports73
Postflight print option75
CONTENTS6
Postflight workflow75
Scenario 1: Diagnose an unexpected color77
Scenario 2: Check the calibration status79
Scenario 3: Check the quality of the output profile80
Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object81
MULTIPLE PLATE SEPARATIONS82
Multiple plate separations workflow82
Combine Separations print option83
Supported applications83
PAPER SIMULATION84
Paper Simulation workflow84
Paper Simulation print option85
INTEGRATED ALTONA VISUAL TEST86
Altona Visual Test file87
Interpreting test results88
Using a PDF/X workflow not compatible with Altona89
INDEX91
INTRODUCTION
Terminology and conventions
INTRODUCTION7
This document explains the Graphic Arts Package features and how they work. Because of the
flexibility of the controls Graphic Arts Package provides, users in any environment can benefit
from the Graphic Arts Package features. Novice users can use the default settings to obtain
optimal results. Expert users with specific needs and requirements in graphic arts and other
markets can also obtain optimal results by customizing the settings.
The documentation for the Xerox EX Print Server, Powered by Fiery, for the Xerox 700
Digital Color Press uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or conventionRefers to
AeroEX Print Server (in illustrations and examples)
Digital pressXerox 700 Digital Color Press
EX Print ServerXerox EX Print Server, Powered by Fiery, for the Xerox 700 Digital
Color Press
Mac OSApple Mac OS X
Titles in italicsOther documents in this set
WindowsMicrosoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server
2003, Windows Vista
Topics for which additional information is available by starting Help
in the software
Tips and information
Important information
Important information about issues that can result in physical harm
to you or others
INTRODUCTION8
About this document
This document describes the features that are available through print options and utilities
such as ColorWise Pro Tools and Command WorkStation. The features are organized
as follows:
• Features accessible from or used to set the values in ColorWise Pro Tools
Paper Simulation White Point Editing describes the white point editing feature with
–
Color Editor.
Spot-On with Two-Color Print Mapping describes the feature used to map document
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colors with print colors.
Color Setup describes the following features: Control Bar, Auto Trapping, Progressives,
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and Halftone Simulation.
• Features accessible from Command WorkStation
ImageViewer describes how to start the ImageViewer application.
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Preflight describes how to perform the Preflight check of your job.
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• Features accessible from or used to set the values in utilities other than ColorWise Pro
Tools and Command WorkStation
Hot Folders Filters describes the filters features.
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• Other features
Postflight describes the Postflight feature and its workflow examples.
–
Multiple Plate Separations describes the combine separation feature for more than
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four plates.
Paper Simulation describes the fixed Paper Simulation feature.
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Integrated Altona Visual Test describes the test integrated in the EX Print Server to
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check for PDF/X compatibility as tested by the Altona Test Suite.
INTRODUCTION9
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
The following features are included in Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition:
FeatureWhere to set values or accessPrint option nameSee
Paper simulation white
point editing
Spot-On: two-color
print mapping
Control bar
Configurable auto trapping
Progressives
Halftone screening
ImageViewer
Preflight
Hot Folders file filters
Postflight
Multiple plate separations
ColorWise Pro Tools
Color Editor
ColorWise Pro Tools
Spot-On
ColorWise Pro Tools
Paper SimulationPaper Simulation White Point
Editing
Two-Color Print MappingSpot-On with Two-Color Print
Mapping
Control BarColor Setup Features
Color Setup
ColorWise Pro Tools
Auto TrappingColor Setup Features
Color Setup
ColorWise Pro Tools
ProgressivesColor Setup Features
Color Setup
ColorWise Pro Tools
Halftone SimulationColor Setup Features
Color Setup
Command WorkStation:
ImageViewer
ImageViewer
Command WorkStation:
Preflight
Preflight
Hot FoldersHot Folders Filters
Command WorkStation:
PostflightPostflight
ImageViewer
Combine SeparationMultiple Plate Separations
Fixed paper simulation
Integrated Altona Visual Test
Paper SimulationPaper Simulation
Integrated Altona Visual Test
INTRODUCTION10
Available upgrade
The following feature package is available for the EX Print Server.
Fiery Graphic Arts Package,
Premium Edition
EX Print Server
OptionalUpgrade to Fiery Graphic Arts
Enabling the feature at the EX Print Server
If the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition is an optional feature for you
EX Print Server, you must enable the option at the EX Print Server before you can access its
features from your computer. A service technician enables the option at your site using the
Feature Update or Restore/Update Server Software CD and the hardware key (dongle).
To check whether the option is enabled at the EX Print Server, do one of the following:
• Print the Configuration page (see Configuration and Setup).
• Check the Activity Monitor from the Command WorkStation main window.
To use Fiery Graphic Arts
Package, Premium Edition
features
Package, Premium Edition
INTRODUCTION11
Updating the status of Graphic Arts Package
If the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition is an optional feature for your
EX Print Server and the option is enabled at the EX Print Server, you must update the status
of the option on your computer before you can access its features from your computer.
Updating the status on Windows
Use the following procedure to update the status of Graphic Arts Package on a Windows
computer.
NOTE: Before updating the status on a Windows computer, you must install the printer driver.
For information about installing the printer driver, see Printing from Windows.
TOUPDATETHESTATUSONA WINDOWSCOMPUTER
1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, choose Hardware and Sound, and then
choose Printers.
2 Right-click the EX Print Server and choose Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears.
3 Click the Accessories tab.
4 Select the Two-Way Communication option.
5 Type the IP address or DNS name and click Update.
NOTE: If you use the Point and Print method to install the printer driver and printer
description file, you must enable Two-Way Communication on the monitor at the
EX Print Server for each connection (print, hold, or direct) before you install them on your
computer. For more information about Point and Print, see Printing from Windows.
6 Verify that Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition appears under Installed Options.
7 Click OK to close the dialog box.
INTRODUCTION12
Updating the status on Mac OS
Use the following procedure to update the status of Graphic Arts Package on a computer
running Mac OS X.
NOTE: Before updating the status of Graphic Arts Package on a computer running Mac OS X,
install the printer driver. For information about installing the printer driver, see Printing from
Mac OS.
TOUPDATETHESTATUSONACOMPUTERRUNNING MAC OS X
1 Start Printer Setup Utility.
2 Select your digital press in the Printer List.
3 Choose Show Info from the Printer menu.
The Printer Info dialog box appears.
4 Choose Installable Options.
5 Select Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition from the GA Package list.
NOTE: The Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition option must be enabled here to use
the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition features.
NOTE: If the Two-Way Communication feature is enabled, Fiery Graphic Arts Package,
Premium Edition appears in the GA Package list.
6 Click Apply Changes.
7 Close the dialog box.
INTRODUCTION13
Setting up your monitor and the monitor profile
Some Graphic Arts Package features require that a job be displayed with correct colors on
your monitor.
The following features require the correct monitor display:
• Paper Simulation White Point editing (see page 14)
• ImageViewer previewing from Command WorkStation (see page 54)
To display the colors correctly on your monitor, you must set up the monitor display
according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and specify the correct monitor profile
for your monitor.
Specify the following settings for the monitor display:
• At the monitor: Brightness, Contrast, and Temperature
• From the control panel of the operating system: Resolution, Refresh rate, and Number
of colors
For more information about setting up your monitor and the monitor profile, see the
documentation that accompanies the monitor.
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PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING
Although an ICC profile contains a definition of “white,” the white may not always visually
match the human eye, requiring a perceptual adjustment. The Paper Simulation White Point
editing feature allows you to perceptually adjust the hue, brightness, and saturation of the
simulated paper white defined in the ICC profile.
Paper simulation workflow
You can print a job with the Paper Simulation feature set to On from the printer driver
without customizing paper simulation. Many jobs may print satisfactorily with the fixed
default Paper Simulation setting. However, you can customize the paper simulation by editing
the white point values with ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor. After you customize the
values, print the job with the custom paper simulation values from the printer driver by
setting the Paper Simulation print option to On.
To print a job with the fixed Paper Simulation setting, use the procedure on page 14.
For more information about editing Paper Simulation White Point values and printing
with custom paper simulation values, see page 15.
Printing with default Paper Simulation
Use the following procedure to print a job with the fixed Paper Simulation value.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Mac OS or a Windows computer are similar.
TOPRINTAJOBWITHDEFAULT PAPER SIMULATION
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select EX Print Server as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Color icon.
4 Click Expert Settings.
The Expert Color Settings dialog box appears.
5 Select Paper Simulation.
6 Click OK to close the Expert Color Settings dialog box.
7 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
8 Click Print.
The job prints with the default Paper Simulation White Point setting.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING15
Paper Simulation print option
The following values are available for the Paper Simulation print option:
• Off (Default)
•On
NOTE: If you have not edited the Paper Simulation White Point values with ColorWise Pro
Tools Color Editor and selected On for this option, your job is printed with the default Paper
Simulation values. If you edited the values, your job is printed with the custom Paper
Simulation values.
Paper Simulation White Point editing
Your job may print satisfactorily with the fixed Paper Simulation setting. However, you can
customize the Paper Simulation setting by editing the Paper Simulation White Point values
with ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor.
Paper Simulation White Point dialog box
The Paper Simulation White Point dialog box displays Hue, Brightness, and Saturation
sliders. A graphic under each slider displays the current setting. To adjust the settings, drag the
slider left or right, or type a value in the editable text field to the right of the slider bar.
NOTE: The sliders do not show absolute values. The slider position and associated values are
relative to the paper white definition in effect when you open the dialog box.
Hue
This setting allows you to change the hue of the Paper Simulation White Point. Specify a
value between 0.0 and +359.9. If you specify a value greater than 359.9, it automatically
changes to 359.9. If you specify a value less than 0.0, it automatically changes to 0.0.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING16
Brightness
This setting allows you to change the brightness of the Paper Simulation White Point.
Specify a value between 0.0 and 100.0 (inclusive). If you specify a value greater than 100.0,
it automatically changes to 100.0. If you specify a value less than 0.0, it automatically changes
to 0.0.
Saturation
This setting allows you to change the saturation of the Paper Simulation White Point.
Specify a value between 0.0 and 100.0 (inclusive). If you specify a value greater than 100.0,
it automatically changes to 100.0. If you specify a value less than 0.0, it automatically changes
to 0.0.
Preview
This area in the lower-left corner of the dialog box displays a preview of the paper simulation
color, surrounded by a white border for contrast. The preview is based on the monitor profile
you specified next to Current Monitor Profile.
To preview the color correctly with your monitor, select the Monitor Compensation option,
and then select the correct monitor profile for your monitor. For more information, see
page 19.
NOTE: To display the colors correctly with your monitor, you must set the monitor and
monitor settings correctly. For more information, see page 13.
Editing Paper Simulation White Point
To edit a custom profile, do the following:
• Select a CMYK Simulation Profile.
• Select Full (Output GCR) for a simulation method.
• Link the simulation profile to an output profile.
Use the following procedure to access the Paper Simulation White Point dialog box to edit
the values.
NOTE: If Paper Simulation is set to On, and you have defined a substitute color as
C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=0, the values defined in Substitute Colors override those for Paper
Simulation. For information about Substitute Colors, see Color Printing.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING17
TOACCESSTHE PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINTDIALOGBOX
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the EX Print Server.
Start ColorWise Pro Tools from a stand-alone application or Command WorkStation, at your
computer or the monitor connected to the EX Print Server.
2 Click Color Editor.
3 Select Simulation from the View list.
1 Select Simulation
1
NOTE: You can edit the white point values of simulation profiles only. You cannot edit those of
output profiles.
4 Select a simulation profile and click Select.
The Color Editor dialog box appears.
1 Select Full (Output GCR)
2 Output profile name
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING18
5 Select Full (Output GCR) in the Edit Mode menu.
12
6 Select an output profile to link to the edited simulation profile.
NOTE: When you print a job with the edited simulation profile, you must select the same
output profile you linked to here to realize the effect of the Paper Simulation White Point
editing.
7 Click Paper Simulation.
The Paper Simulation White Point dialog box appears.
Use the following procedure to edit the Paper Simulation White Point values.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING19
TOEDIT PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINTVALUES
1 Select the Monitor Compensation option in the Paper Simulation White Point dialog box.
2 Make sure that the correct monitor profile for your monitor is displayed next to Current
Monitor Profile.
3 If the correct monitor profile is not selected, click Monitor.
The Select Monitor Profile dialog box appears.
4 Select ICC Profiles from the Format list.
5 Select the monitor profile for your monitor and click Open.
The Paper Simulation White Point dialog box appears.
6 Edit the Hue, Brightness, and Saturation values.
Edit the values by dragging the sliders or typing values in the text fields. For detailed
information about the Paper Simulation White Point dialog box, see page 15.
7 View the changes in the preview patch in the lower-left corner of the dialog box.
8 Click Print.
The Print Test dialog box appears.
9 Select settings from the Paper Size and Input Tray lists and click Print.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING20
10 Click OK to close the Paper Simulation White Point dialog box.
11 Click Save in the Color Editor dialog box.
The Save dialog box appears.
12 Type a new name and click Save.
13 Quit Color Editor.
Printing with custom paper simulation values
After you edit the paper simulation values in Color Editor, you can print a document with the
custom paper simulation values from the printer driver. You can also override the setting with
Command WorkStation.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Windows or Mac OS computer are
fundamentally the same. The following procedure uses illustrations from a Mac OS computer.
Use the following procedure to print a job with the custom paper simulation values.
TOPRINTAJOBWITHEDITEDPAPERSIMULATIONVALUES
1 Choose Print in your application.
The print dialog box appears.
2 Click Copies & Pages and choose ColorSync from the menu.
The ColorSync pane appears.
3 Select In Printer from the Color Conversion list.
4 Click Copies & Pages and choose Fiery Features from the menu.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING21
5 Select Two-Way Communication.
For information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Mac OS.
6 Click Full Properties, and then click the Color icon.
The Color pane appears.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING22
7 Click Expert Settings.
The ColorWise Expert Settings dialog box appears.
8 Select the custom simulation profile from the CMYK Simulation Profile list.
Select the simulation profile you saved after editing the Paper Simulation White Point values
in the previous section.
9 Select the Full (Output GCR) option.
10 Select Paper Simulation.
11 Select the output profile that you linked to the custom simulation profile from the Output
Profile menu.
12 Click OK.
The Color pane reappears.
13 Click OK.
The job is printed using your custom CMYK Simulation Profile with the edited White Point
values.
SPOT-ONWITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING23
SPOT-ONWITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING
In addition to managing “named” colors, Spot-On allows you to assign spot colors and
process colors to the generic colors that are used in a job. The Two-Color Print Mapping
feature is designed for print shop operators to do the proofing for a two-color press. You can
print a two-color job to a two-color device by mapping the colors in a job to the colors that
are already created on the device.
For information about managing named colors with Spot-On, see Color Printing.
NOTE: The RGB colors in a document are first converted to CMYK colors and then the
Two-Color Print Mapping is applied.
The following limitations apply when you use the Two-Color Print Mapping feature:
• The settings for Two-Color Print Mapping are ignored when the Composite Overprint
and Combine Separation features are enabled.
• Postflight does not report on Two-Color Print Mapping, because Postflight reports the
source state of a document. The color space that the digital press receives before any
conversions is reported in Postflight.
• You cannot select the Two-Color Print Mapping and Substitute Color options at the same
time. Also, you cannot select a substitute color to be used in the Two-Color Print Mapping
feature.
Using Two-Color Print Mapping
In the Two-Color Print Mapping feature, the colors that are used in a job are mapped with the
colors to print. From the Spot-On main window, open the Define Two-Color Print Map
dialog box and then reassign the document colors to the named or custom colors to print
with. When the feature is turned on from the printer driver, EX Print Server replaces the
document colors with the colors you defined in the Define Two-Color Print Map dialog box.
You can also override the print option setting using Command WorkStation.
SPOT-ONWITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING24
Defining a color for Two-Color Print Mapping
Use the following procedure to define the color mappings in the Two-Color Print Map
dialog box.
TODEFINEACOLORFOR TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the EX Print Server.
Start ColorWise Pro Tools from a stand-alone application or Command WorkStation, at
your computer or at the monitor connected to the EX Print Server.
2 Click Spot-On.
The Select Output Profile dialog box appears.
3 Select an output profile and click OK.
The Spot-On main window appears.
1 Output profile
2 Save
3Upload
4Download
5Cut
6Copy
7Paste
8 Close all
9Print
10 Up
11 Down
1
234567891101
NOTE: The 2-Color Print Mapping group always appears at the top of the list.
It is not included in the priority arrangements.
4 Double-click 2-Color Print Mapping.
The two colors for mapping appear.
SPOT-ONWITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING25
5 Double-click one of the color lines.
The Define Two-Color Print Map dialog box appears.
The document colors on the left side represent the colors that are used in a job. Map these
colors to the named or process colors that you select on the right. Initially, Black and Magenta
appear as placeholder colors on the left.
NOTE: When you change the color selection on the left, the selection on the right changes to
Process Color with the same color name. This is to avoid accidentally mapping a color to a
different process color.
6 Select a process color from the Print list on the left.
Select Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, or Black.
7 Select Named Color Group or Process Color on the right.
To select a named color, continue the steps. To select a process color, go to step 10.
8 Select a group from the Named Color Group list.
Select from the list of the named color groups that are already defined in Spot-On.
The prefix of the selected group appears on the left side of the Named Color field. The suffix
appears on the right side of the field.
9 Type the name of the named color in the Named Color field.
NOTE: The names are case sensitive. Type the name exactly as it appears in the list in
Spot-On. If the name you typed in the Named Color field is invalid, the EX Print Server
displays an error message.
NOTE: If the Named Color Group option is selected and the Named Color field is not filled,
the EX Print Server displays an error message. Type a name in the Named Color field or
select the Process Color option instead of the Named Color Group.
SPOT-ONWITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING26
10 Select Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, or Black from the Process Color list.
11 Repeat steps 6 through 10 for the other color to map.
NOTE: You cannot select the same process color for both document colors. When a process
color is selected for a document color, it is grayed out for the other document color.
12 When you are done selecting the colors, click OK to close the dialog box.
13 Choose File > Save (or click the Save icon).
The changes in the Define Two-Color Print Map are saved and the newly assigned mapping
colors and values appear in the Spot-On main window.
Printing a job with Two-Color Print Mapping
After you map the colors in the Two-Color Print Map dialog box in Spot-On, you can print
a two-color job from the printer driver. You can also override the print option setting using
Command WorkStation.
NOTE: When you print a job, select the same output profile from the printer driver as the one
that was selected in the Select Output Profile dialog box. Otherwise, print mappings that are
defined in Spot-On have no effect.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Mac OS and a Windows computer
are similar.
TOPRINTATWO-COLORJOB
1 Open a document in your application.
2 Choose Print.
3 Click Copies & Pages and choose Fiery Features from the menu.
SPOT-ONWITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING27
4 Click Full Properties, and then click the Color icon.
The Color pane appears.
5 Select 2-Color Print Mapping.
6 Click OK.
The job is printed with the mapping you defined in Spot-On.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES28
COLOR SETUP FEATURES
With Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup offers the
following customizable features, in addition to the Color Process Flow feature:
• Control Bar
•Auto Trapping
•Progressives
•Halftone Simulation
For information about Color Process Flow, see Color Printing.
NOTE: The ColorWise Pro Tools applications for Windows and Mac OS computers
are similar.
ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup features
Access the Control Bar, Auto Trapping, Progressive, and Halftone Simulation features from
Color Setup.
For information about these features, see the following sections:
• Control Bar (see page 30)
• Auto Trapping (see page 37)
• Progressives (see page 43)
• Halftone Simulation (see page 47)
COLOR SETUP FEATURES29
Using Color Setup
Use the following procedure to start Color Setup.
NOTE: For information about installing ColorWise Pro Tools and configuring a connection,
see Color Printing.
TOSTART COLOR SETUP
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the EX Print Server.
NOTE: Start ColorWise Pro Tools from a stand-alone application or Command WorkStation,
at your computer or the monitor connected to the EX Print Server. At Command
WorkStation, choose Manage Color from the Server menu.
2 Click Color Setup.
The Color Setup main window appears with the Color Process Flow tab selected.
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