Xerox 701P39116 User Manual

Web Printer Manager Tool User
Guide (for firmware version 9.0)
701P39116 January, 2003

Trademark Acknowledgments

XEROX®, Synergix Color Print System X2 TECH with RACER™, Synergix Print System 8855, Synergix Print System 8850, Synergix Print System 8825, Synergix Print System 8830, Synergix Print System 510dp, Synergix Print System 710p, Synergix Scan System, the digital box icon, AccXES, and the acronym XES are trademarks of XEROX Corporation.
Windows® 2000, Windows NT®, Windows® 95, and Windows® 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Internet Explorer is a copyright protected program of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape PostScript is a trademark of adobe Systems Incorporated.
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is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.
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Table of Contents

Trademark Acknowledgments...............................................................................2
Table of Contents..................................................................................................3
Web Printer Manager Tool Requirements.............................................................6
Web PMT Overview..............................................................................................7
Security..............................................................................................................7
Main Menu .........................................................................................................7
SESSION SETUP...........................................................................................7
PRINTER DEFAULTS.....................................................................................7
ACCOUNTING................................................................................................8
HELP...............................................................................................................8
ABOUT ............................................................................................................8
Quick Start ..........................................................................................................10
Starting the Web PMT......................................................................................10
Job Queue and Media Status...........................................................................11
Viewing the Printer Configuration and Printing a Test Print .............................11
Entering the Printer Password..........................................................................12
Printer Language..............................................................................................12
Install Help Files...............................................................................................12
Uploading a File...............................................................................................13
Canceling a Print Job.......................................................................................13
Set Display Units Page ....................................................................................14
Setting the Accounting Mode...........................................................................14
Adding a Label.................................................................................................15
Uploading a Stamp to the Printer.....................................................................15
Mismatch Queue..............................................................................................15
Media Mismatch Mode.....................................................................................15
Selecting Color Parameters.............................................................................16
Media Page...................................................................................................16
Rendering Page............................................................................................16
SCANNING YOUR IMAGES/DOCUMENTS.................................................16
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Printer Resident GL/2 Fonts.............................................................................17
Paper and Roll Sizes........................................................................................17
Controller Supported File Formats...................................................................17
Other Features..............................................................................................17
Main Page and Printer Job Queue......................................................................18
Main Menu ....................................................................................................18
Printer Status ................................................................................................18
Job Queue List..............................................................................................18
Selected Print Job Page...................................................................................19
Test Print Page ...................................................................................................20
Session Setup (Password) Page.........................................................................21
Utilities Menu.......................................................................................................22
Configuration Page ..........................................................................................22
Feature Configuration Page.............................................................................22
Upload File Page..............................................................................................22
Change Password Page...................................................................................23
Reset Printer Defaults Page.............................................................................23
Reset Error Log Page (X2 Printer only)............................................................ 24
Set Display Units Page ....................................................................................24
Install Help Files Page .....................................................................................24
Ports Menu..........................................................................................................25
Network Menu.....................................................................................................26
EtherTalk Page (8830/8825 printers only)........................................................26
NetBEUI Page (8830/8825 printers only).........................................................26
TCP/IP..............................................................................................................27
IPX/SPX Page (8830/8825 printers only).........................................................28
Printer Setup Menus...........................................................................................30
Miscellaneous Page.........................................................................................30
Pen Palettes Page ...........................................................................................31
Pen Patterns Page...........................................................................................33
Plot Labels Page..............................................................................................34
Fonts Page .......................................................................................................35
Stamps Page....................................................................................................35
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Date/Time Page...............................................................................................36
Power Saver Page (8855 only) ........................................................................37
Emulations Menu................................................................................................38
HPGL Page......................................................................................................38
Calcomp 906/907 Page....................................................................................39
Versatec Raster Page......................................................................................40
VDS Page ........................................................................................................40
CGM Page .......................................................................................................41
VCGL Page......................................................................................................42
TIFF Page........................................................................................................42
PostScript Page ...............................................................................................43
Processing Defaults Menus.................................................................................44
Finishing Page .................................................................................................44
Justification Page.............................................................................................45
Margins Page...................................................................................................46
Media Page......................................................................................................46
Media Defaults..............................................................................................46
Media Mismatch Mode..................................................................................47
Media Color Settings (only for color inkjet printers).......................................48
Transform Page ...............................................................................................49
Rendering Page...............................................................................................51
Accounting Page.................................................................................................52
Introduction ......................................................................................................52
Job Accounting Error Displays......................................................................53
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Web Printer Manager Tool Requirements

To use the Web Printer Manager Tool (Web PMT) with firmware version 9.0, you must have the following software and hardware:
Synergix Print System 8825, 8830, 8850, 8855, 510dp, 721p, or X2-TECH Printer
AccXES Controller, f irmware version 8.0 Memory (RAM): Fact ory installed
RAM varies from 64 MB to 192 MB depending upon Controller model.
AccXES Controller with the integrated 10/100 BaseTX (Access to the Web
PMT is not supported over the 3003 XTP NIC, the serial port, or the parallel port.)
- Tower Controller 2.0 (UP8) for 8855
- Embedded Controller 2.0 (N5T/CNG) for 8830 and 8850
- Embedded Controller 3.0 (EV4) for 8825
- Standalone Controller for X2-TECH (KLF)
- Standalone Controller for all printers when available (HFT)
Note that a 9GB or larger capacity hard drive is recommended to support
the optional Color Scan-to-Net and scan-to-print.
Optional Finishing Device (Folder) Optional Adobe PostScript feature license to support PostScript printing Optional Scan-to-Net feature license to support Scan-to-Net Optional Scan-to-Print feature license Desktop computer with Netscape Navigator 7.0 (or newer) or Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.5 (or newer) installed.
Screen resolution required is 800x600, or higher. A network connection based on the TCP/IP protocol
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Web PMT Overview

As part of the AccXES firmware, the Web Printer Manager Tool (Web PMT) is accessed from your workstation using the Netscape 7.0 (or newer) or Internet Explorer 5.5 (or newer) web browser. To access the Web PMT, you need to enter the IP address of your printer in the URL box of your browser ("Address" in Explorer or "Location" in Netscape) and press ENTER.
The Web PMT enables three major functions:
Provides print job management and status tracking Provides control over the printer’s default settings Provides a method to enable job accounting for printing, copying and
scanning media usage data to be saved in the controller’s job log file. The data is retrieved via an External Account Server, such as the Account Management Tool (AMT).
Note that this tool does not manipulate any Network Operating System print queues, such as UNIX lpr/lpd queues, or Novell print queues.

Security

Any user can view Web PMT pages. The printer password is required to make any changes.

Main Menu

The Main Menu contains five selections in hypertext form allowing you to jump to other web pages. These selections are:
SESSION SETUP PRINTER DEFAULTS ACCOUNTING HELP ABOUT

SESSION SETUP

Click on the SESSION SETUP link. This page is used to enter the printer password for the current printer session. If the entered password matches the printer’s password, you can access the full functionality of the Web PMT.

PRINTER DEFAULTS

Click on the PRINTER DEFAULTS link and the top page of the Printer Defaults pages will be displayed. The Printer Defaults pages are organized into a number of groups and subgroups. The top page of the Printer Defaults pages is the Configuration subgroup of the UTILITIES
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group. This page is used to view the current configuration data and go to the other Printer Defaults pages.
The Side Menu is used to access the various other Printer Defaults pages. Clicking on a Side Menu group or subgroup will display the page appropriate to the menu selection. You can only make changes to these pages if you entered the printer password from the Session Setup selection.

ACCOUNTING

Click on the ACCOUNTING link and the Accounting page will display. The Accounting page is used to view the current status of Job Accounting. It can also be used by the System Administrator to set the job logging capability of the printer's Controller, when necessary, to "Enabled," "Disabled," or "Optional."

HELP

If you installed the help files on the Controller’s hard disk, you can click on the HELP menu and on-line help for the current Web PMT page will be displayed in a separate browser window. The on-line help contains links to main topics and an index so that you can get help on any of the Web PMT pages.

ABOUT

Click on the ABOUT menu to display the About page, which contains information about the current version of the Web PMT application, the version of firmware installed in the AccXES Controller, and copyright notification.
Side Menu
A Side Menu with one or more groups may appear on the left side of the page. When you click on a specific group item, a subgroup menu may appear, and the page associated with the first subgroup will be displayed. Each of these group or subgroup pages will contain a Main Menu header and a Side Menu below the header.
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Printer Defaults Pages
Group Subgroups (if any)
UTILITIES
PORTS NETWORK
PRINTER SETUP
EMULATIONS
PROCESSING DEFAULTS
TEST PRINT
Configuration Feature Configuration Upload File Change Password Reset Printer Defaults
Reset Error Log
Set Display Units Install Help Files
TCP/IP (EtherTalk, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX also shown with optional 10 Base T Ethernet NIC)
Miscellaneous Pen Palettes Pen Patterns Plot Labels Fonts Stamps Date / Time Power Saver (8855 Printer only) HPGL CalComp 906/907 Versatec Raster VDS CGM VCGL TIFF PostScript Finishing Justification Margins Media Transform Rendering
The Web Printer Manager Tool User Guide (for firmware version 9.0) is a printout of the Web PMT Help Files.
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Quick Start

Starting the Web PMT

When accessing the Web PMT, you must have a working connection between your computer and the printer’s Controller. To access the Web PMT perform the following steps:
1. Start your Web browser. If your browser starts up in the Mail or News mode, go to the Browser mode.
2. To access the Web PMT, set your browser so that it will not try to access the Controller through a proxy server. To deselect a proxy connection within your browser, perform the following steps.
Deselecting a Proxy In Netscape 4
Select Preferences from the Edit menu. Click on the drop arrow next to the Advanced item and click on
Proxies.
In the Proxies dialog, select Direct connection to the Internet. Click OK
Deselecting a Proxy in Internet Explorer
Select Internet Options from one of the toolbar menus. Click on the Connection tab > LAN Settings.  Deselect the Access the Internet using a proxy server check box. For further instructions, see your Network Administrator.
3. In the browser URL box enter http:// followed by the printer’s IP address, (for example, http://13.1.104.62). If you don’t know the printer’s IP address, see your System Administrator or the test print set produced at the time of your printer’s installation. When the power is switched on, the controller also sends a test print to the printer.
4. Select Printer Defaults > Network > TCP/IP. Check that the Subnet Mask, IP Address, and Gateway settings are correct. These are needed so that your workstation will be able to communicate with your AccXES compliant scanner and printer.
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Job Queue and Media Status

1. Select BACK TO MAIN. When you first access the Web PMT, or click on the BACK TO MAIN link,
the Web PMT will query the Printer’s Controller. It will report the currently installed media status and the status of submitted print jobs on the Main Page. The status is not automatically updated.
Media status
The Media Status table reports the status of the rolls in the printer. This includes media size and the status of the material remaining on the roll. If a folder is attached to the printer, the Finishing table will display the folder Type and Status.
Job Queue
The Job Queue List displays the Job Queue inside the Controller. The list contains information about all submitted print jobs from all sources currently queued in the Controller’s internal spool queue. In the Port column, if the job was received over the network, the host IP Address will be displayed. For copy, scan-to-print, and scan-to-print jobs, “Scanner” will be displayed.
2. To view only the active print jobs (i.e., not list the canceled or completed jobs), check the Show Active Jobs Only box and press the Get Status button.
3. For any mismatched job, indicated in the Status column of the Job Queue, click on the supplied checkbox to obtain information about the mismatch condition. Mismatch jobs can occur when there is an incorrect media type or size in the printer for the type of image being printed.
NOTE: If you leave the Main Page for other PMT pages, then return to the Main Page, the job queue reverts back to the display of all jobs.

Viewing the Printer Configuration and Printing a Test Print

1. Click on PRINTER DEFAULTS and the Configuration page of the UTILITIES group will display. This read-only page displays system configuration parameters for the printer.
2. To print out the system configuration data and other printer default settings, click on the TEST PRINT item on the Side Menu.
3. When the Test Print page displays, press the Minimal Test, Normal Test or Full Test button to select the type of test print. The test print will be given the highest priority and will be sent to the printer. If you p urchased and installed the PostScript option, you can also press the PostScript
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button to print a PostScript test page.
NOTE: The "Minimal Test" selection prints just the Printer Configuration Test Print, which includes, among its configuration, feature key licensing information, the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway address for your printer.

Entering the Printer Password

NOTE: If you do not need write-access to the printer default settings, you do not need to enter a password for your current Web PMT session. If you wish to change any of the printer settings, however, you MUST enter the printer’s password from the Session Setup link on the Main Menu. The default password is the number 0. If you change the password, write it down to remember it.
1. Click on SESSION SETUP on the Main Menu.
2. When the Session Setup (Password) page displays, enter the printer password in the designated field (a number in the range 0 to 65535). For security reasons, the asterisk character appears for each password digit.
3. Press the Submit button. If the entered password matches the correct system password, you have write-access to the printer settings. The Controller will send back a message stating either “Password verification passed” or “Password verification failed.” See your System Administrator for the appropriate password, when needed.

Printer Language

1. Click on PRINTER DEFAULTS > PRINTER SETUP > Miscellaneous > Printer Language.
2. Click on the Printer Language list box to select the language used by the system displays and Test Print pages.
3. Press the Update Printer button.

Install Help Files

1. Click on PRINTER DEFAULTS > UTILITIES > Install Help Files and the Install Help Files page will display. If you entered the printer password, from the Session Setup link on the Main Menu, and the Controller has a hard disk, you can use this page to upload the Web PMT help files to the hard disk.
2. Enter the name of the help file in the indicated tex t field (example wenglish.hlp). The help file is supplied in packed form on the Web PMT CD-ROM. As an aid in finding this file, pre ss the Browse... button to display the standard file dialog. The help file can also be downloaded from the xes.com website, but you may need to select the proxy server to
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access the Internet.
3. Press the Install button to install the help files on the hard disk. The Controller will send back a message stating that the "File Uploaded Successfully".
4. Press the hyperlink or Ba ck arrow button to return to the last Web PMT page.
On any Web PMT page, you can now select the HELP to access additional help.
To view this tutorial electronically, select Help > Index > Quick Start.

Uploading a File

1. Click on Printer Defaults > Utilities > Upload File.
2. In the Select the file to upload field, enter the filename (with extension) and its location. To view the standard Open File dialog, press the Browse button.
3. Press the Upload button to transfer the file to the system Controller. A message page will display stating the success or failure of the request. The file will print out.

Canceling a Print Job

1. Send a few print jobs to the printer by doing one of the following:
Send a test print (Printer Defaults > Test Print > Normal Test). Upload a file. Scan images.
2. Select BACK to MAIN.
3. Press the Get Status button to update the Job Queue List.
4. Click on an active print Job Name (the name is a hypertext link) and the Selected Print Job page will display.
5. Press the Cancel button to cancel this print job. The Canceled Print Job page will display, showing that the job was canceled, or is in the process of being canceled.
6. Press the OK button or the BACK TO MAIN link to return to the Main Page.
For any mismatched job, indicated in the Status column of the Job Queue, click on the supplied checkbox to obtain information about the mismatch condition. The printer password is not required.
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NOTE: In the AccXES Client Tools, to cancel a submitted job, highlight the job name in the Print er Queue windo w. Select the Cancel toolbar button.

Set Display Units Page

If you entered the printer password, from the Session Setup link on the Main Menu, you can set the units of measure for the Web PMT pages by doing the following:
1. Click on PRINTER DEFAULTS > UTILITIES > Set Display Units to go to the Set Display Units page.
2. Click on the appropriate radio button, mm/cm (millimeters/centimeters) or in. (inches), to select the display units.
3. Press the Update Printer button to set the selected units in the printer. A message will be displayed which will state the success or failure of the request.

Setting the Accounting Mode

1. Click on ACCOUNTING and the Accounting page will display.
2. To set the Accounting Mode, click on the Disabled, Enabled, or Optional radio button.
When Disabled is selected, a valid User and Account ID will not be needed to scan images, or to print to the printer.
When Enabled is selected, a valid User and Account ID will be required to print to the printer. Failure to supply valid IDs at the scanner, will result in an "Invalid ID" message at the scanner.
When sending images from the Document Submit Tool, using invalid IDs will result in the printing of an Error Page.
When Optional is selected, a User ID and Account ID will not be required to scan or to print to the printer. If the scan or print job contains valid IDs, however, the Media Usage data will be logged in the Controller's Job Log File for the User and Account specified.
3. Press the Update Printer button to set the Accounting Mode. The Controller will send a message back indicating the success or failure of your request.
NOTE: Effective with AccXES Firmware 7.0, User IDs and Account IDs are created with the AccXES Account Management Tool running on a networked client workstation. For more information, refer to the AccXES Account Management Tool Administrator's Guide.
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Adding a Label

1. Click on PRINTER DEFAULTS > PRINTER SETUP > Plot Labels.
2. Click on Help near the top of your screen for details.

Uploading a Stamp to the Printer

1. Click on PRINTER DEFAULTS > PRINTER SETUP > Stamps.
2. Click on Help near the top of your screen for details.

Mismatch Queue

1. Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > PROCESSING DEFAULTS > Media to display the Media page.
2. Enabled Checkbox - Click on this check box to enable/disable mismatch queuing. When a media mismatch occurs, and this box is not checked, the Status column of the Job Queue List will display Mismatch/Blocked, and printing will pause until the necessary medium is installed or the job is cancelled. When a media mismatch occurs, and this box is checked, the Status column of the Job Queue list will display Mismatch/Queued. In this case, pages requiring the missing medium are not printed, but pages requiring media which a re currently installed will be printed.
3. Press the Update Printer button.

Media Mismatch Mode

1. Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > PROCESSING DEFAULTS > Media to display the Media page.
2. Click on the Media Specific Settings list box to select a media type.
3. Press the Adjust Settings (Text Form), or Adjust Settings (Graphical UI) button to go to the Media Specific Settings page.
4. Media Mismatch Mode - Select the QUERY mode if you want the printer to prompt the operator at the printer control panel to install the appropriate media size. Select the SUBSTITUTE mode if you want the printer to make media substitutions as necessary to print the page. Select the SCALING mode if you want the printer to automatically scale to the nearest available media size of the same media type.
NOTE: SUBSTITUTE is not a listed selection for the color printe rs because the selected media is a key component of color print quality.
5. Select the Update Printer button.
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Selecting Color Parameters

Color Settings and Processing Defaults are made on the Media Page and the Rendering Page as follows:

Media Page

1. Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > PROCESSING DEFAULTS > Media to display the Media page.
2. Click on the Media Specific Settings list box to select a media type.
3. If you have a Java plug-in installed (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html), or if you have permissions to install it for your browser, then select the Adjust Settings (Graphical UI) button. If not, press the Adjust Settings (Text Form) button.
4. Make Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black color ink selections to set up the ink limit and output gamma that will be applied to the image.
Ink Limit is used to change the maximum amount of ink used in printing. Gamma is used to adjust the entire color curve without moving the
endpoints of the curve. This adjusts the mid tones (higher gamma produces darker mid tones), with minimal effect on shadows and highlights. See the Media Specific Settings section of the Media Page help file for details.
5. Press the Update Printer button.

Rendering Page

1. Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > PROCESSING DEFAULTS > Rendering to display the Rendering page.
2. Render Mode - Click on this list box to set the Render Mode for color printers to color or grayscale. For monochrome printers, grayscale is the only valid option. Color is the X2-TECH printer’s factory default setting, however if Render Mode is set to Grayscale, color jobs will be rendered in appropriate grayscales.
3. Select Help near the top of your screen for details on other Rendering choices.
4. Press the Update Printer button.

SCANNING YOUR IMAGES/DOCUMENTS

A Color feature key is optionally available, enabling color scans in TIFF and JPEG formats.
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At the scanner, press the Mode button to select "Scan mode".
For AccXES firmware 7.0 or greater, put in the Scan Directory
name.
For AccXES firmware 9.0, pressing the Sample Mode button while
in the “Ready to Scan” screen, will bring up a menu to select “scan­to-file”, “scan-to -print”, or both.
NOTE: If you disable both checkboxes, then you cannot exit the screen until at least one box is checked.
Select the Menu button and Configuration > Scan Options
(Color) > Format > JPEG or TIFF.
The Image Quality area of the Scanner Control Panel allows you to
make corrective adjustments to the image and extract the best possible copy quality from an original document. Select Mixed/Custom if the document contains a mixture of photographic and line images, color, or halftone images.

Printer Resident GL/2 Fonts

Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > PRINTER SETUP > Fonts.

Paper and Roll Sizes

Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > PROCESSING DEFAULTS > Media >Media Size and Media Type drop down menus.

Controller Supported File Formats

Select PRINTER DEFAULTS > EMULATIONS. The file types are listed in the side menu.

Other Features

Select HELP > Index.
Double click on a topic.
THIS ENDS THE QUICK START.
The rest of these pages/files are copies of the individual Help files.
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Main Page and Printer Job Queue

Navigation: BACK TO MAIN
The Main Page contains the Title line and the following areas:
The Main Menu (hypertext links to printer settings) The Printer Status area containing two status lines with a Show Active
Jobs Only checkbox and a Get Status button, a Media table and a Finishing table
The Job Queue List

Main Menu

The SESSION SETUP, PRINTER DEFAULTS and ACCOUNTING links are used to access the other Web PMT pages. A BACK TO MAIN link will appear on the title line on each page these access. The Side Menu corresponding to the linked page will be displayed just be low the Main Menu and on the left side of the page.
Click on the HELP link and online help for the current page on the Web PMT will be displayed in a separate browser window. Click on the ABOUT link to display the standard About Box.

Printer Status

To get the current printer status and Job Queue List:
1. Click on the Show Active Jobs Only box (place a check mark) to view the active print jobs (i.e., do not list the canceled or completed jobs).
Press the Get Status button to update the printer status (including the
Media and Finishing status) and the Job Queue List.

Job Queue List

The Job Queue List contains information about all jobs from all sources currently queued in the printer's internal spool queue, one row per job. Red text indicates that the job has been canceled or that an active job has a Status of Mismatch. All other jobs are displayed in black text.
The Job Name of an active (i.e., not canceled or completed) job in the Job Queue List is a hypertext link. Click on the Job Name link to display the Selected Print Job Page. When this page is displayed, you can cancel or change the priority of the selected print job if you entered the printer password in the Session Setup.
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Selected Print Job Page

Navigation: BACK TO MAIN > Active Job Name link
If you entered the printer password in the Session Setup, you can cancel a print job or change its priority.
1. To cancel the selected print job, press the Cancel button. The Cancel ed Print Job page will display, showing the success or failure of the request. Press the OK button on the Canceled Print Job page to return to the Main Page.
2. To change the priority of the selected print job, click on the Priority list box to select a new priority. You can select a priority value from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest priority. Next, press the Change Priority button to change the priority to the value displayed in the Priority list box. The Changed Priority Print Job page will display, showing the success or failure of the request. Press the OK button to return to the Main Page from the Changed Priority Print Job page.
If you do not want to make any changes, click on the BACK TO MAIN link to return to the Main Page.
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