Xerox Synergix 8830, 850DX - Phaser Color Solid Ink Printer, Synergix 8855, 850DP - Phaser Color Solid Ink Printer, 850N - Phaser Color Solid Ink Printer Supplementary Manual

X

ES Synergix

8

825/8830/8855 Digital

S

olution Folding Supplement

7

01P36595 January 2001

XES Synergix 8825/8830/8855 Digital Solution Folding Supplement i

Trademark Acknowledgments

XEROX®, 8825, XES Synergix 8825 Digital Solution, 8830, XES Synergix
8830 Digital S olution, 8855, XES S y ner gix 8855 Digi tal Solution, Synergix
Scan Digital Solution, the digital box icon, A c c XES, and acronym, XES are
trademarks of Xerox Corporation.

Internet Explorer is a copyright protected program of Mi c r osoft Corporation.
Windows

®

2000, Windows NT®, Windows® 95,and Windows® 98 are

registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
HP-GL/2 is a trademark of t he Hewlett-Packard Com pany .
Postscript is a trademark of Adobe S y st ems Incorporated.

XES Synergix 8825/8830/8855 Digital Solution Folding Supplement ii

XES Synergix 8825/8830/8855 Digital Solution Folding Supplement iii

Table of Contents

Table of Contents............................................................................iii

Title Block Position is Incorrect on the Folded Print.....................1

System Consistency........................................................................1

Bi-directional Communications ........................................................1

.fin file .............................................................................................1

Title Block Location.........................................................................1

Document/Title Block Orientation....................................................2

Short Edge Leading ...............................................................................2

Long Edge Leading................................................................................2

Input Orientation....................................................................................3

Output Orientation.................................................................................3

Output Style...........................................................................................4

Selecting the Title Block Location...................................................5

Workstation...........................................................................................5

Title Block Location Selection................................................................6

Scanner.................................................................................................7

AUTO WIDTH DETECTION..............................................................7

Title Block Position Solutions Chart ................................................8

Sort Bin Overflow...........................................................................15

Bin Overflow........................................................................................15

End of Media Roll ...........................................................................16

Out of Media........................................................................................16

Adding a Folder to a Work Station................................................17

Client Tool or Print Driver With Bi-directional Capability................17

Client Tool or Print Driver Without Bi-directional Capability...........17

XES Synergix 8825/8830/8855 Digital Solution Folding Supplement iv

XES Synergix 8825/8830/8855 Digital Solution Folding Supplement 1

Title Block Position is Incorrect
on the Folded Print

System Consistency

In order for the Printing S y stem to print and pr oduc e a folded copy with the
title block in the desired location, t he modules (Folder, Printer, Controller,
and Workstation) must be setup with c onsistent infor mation. Folding Styl es,
Media Size (A NS I, ARCH, ISO) , and the Workstation Client Tool/Print Driver
Finishing proper ties must all be set up so that they are communicating with
the same finishing information.

Finishing information (Folding programs) resides at the Finishing Device. In
the case of f olding, a Fol der c omes programmed with many Fold Types that
are capable of pr ovidi ng the types of f olds required for standar d si z e A RCH,
ANSI or ISO dr awings. These Fold Types then m ust be enabled on the
Folder f or it to make the correct f old. Some Folders come pre-programmed
from the factory with the customer’s folding requirements already enabled.
Others must have the programs l oaded by the service per sonnel. The Print er
is next in the foldi ng c hain. It m ust have the correc t media size(s) loaded in
order for i t to print the file on t he c or r ec t size media. Then at the
Workstation, the AccXES Client Tool ( A CT) and/or Print Dr iver (HP - GL2,
Postscript, ADI /HDI) fi nishing properties m ust be set up to match the Pr inter
and Folder.

Bi-directional Communications

If the print driver’s bi-direct ional communications are enabled; the finishing
information will automatically be updated at the workstation. If bi-directi onal
communication is not enabled or avai lable, the finishing properties will have
to be manually setup. The ACT tools and some print dri vers do not support
bi-direct ional communications; therefore the folder type information must be
installed in the form of a finisher fi le (.fin files). Some .f in files are provided

with the ACT software and must be installed in the ACT Tool. This
information will get the file on the correct size media and folded correctly .

.fin file

A finisher file ( .fin file) descri bes the c apabilities and requirement s for a
particular finishing device. In the case of a Fol der , it describes the fold style
available, and the i nput requirement s to pr oduc e the folds. These files are
used to setup the Finishi ng pr operties of the Client Tools and Pr int Drivers
that do not have bi-directional com municati ons capabilities.

Xerox Engineeri ng S y stems provi des a F inisher Fil e Cr eator program on the
WEB site at www.xes.com. This progr am is used to create a finisher file for
the finishing device connected to a Synergix 8825/8830 Digital Solution.

Title Block Location

The locati on of the title block on the folded print is also an important
requirement . The locati on will define the folded output orientation and style.
It must be visible so that the print can be readily identifiable at the folder and
where it will be archived. In order for the Title Block to be located correctly,
the locati on of the title block on the file must be identified to the system. This
is done in the

Finishing

property window of the Client Tool/Print Dri ver by

selecting the

Title Block

location t hat matches the title block location on the

file.
Wi th some drivers, the tit le block may not be located in t he posi tion as it is

viewed on the workstation. (E.g.: the drawing may appear i n landscape on
the workstation, but in actuality it is a portr ait orientat ion.). The driver
settings may al so manipulate the file t o give you t he pr int job that was
requested. Unfort unately this is not r ealized until the fi le is printed and then
folded. In cases such as this, you will need to identif y the titl e block location
based on the folded print and send the job again. Other fact or s and/or
printing feature requests such as Scaling, Rotation, Mi smatch, folding styles,
and media sizes in the printer will affect the location of the title block. To
satisfy these pri nting requests the system may need to scale, rotate the print,
etc. to satisfy the print r equest. Also, there will be print jobs that will not be
able to be print ed with the title block visible in the folded copy.

XES Synergix 8825/8830/8855 Digital Solution Folding Supplement 2

)

Typically standard size files, printed on standard size media, wi th the
title block located as positioned in the f ile, will fold with the title block

visi ble on the fol ded c opy .

Document/Title Block Orientation

Title B lock and document or ientation i nto the folder is very i mportant.
Folders generall y have a pref er r ed title bl oc k location for each orientat ion of
the print. S ince the Folder c annot sense the title bl oc k position, the fold
programs assume a location. These orientations are Short Edge Leading
(SEL) and Long Edge Leading (LEL) . When the title bl oc k is in the prefer r ed
location as it enters the fol der , the folded pr int will have the title block
visi ble. Depending on the fold style, the title block maybe face up or face
down in the output catch bin.

Short Edge Leading

There are two document or ientations Short Edge Leading (SEL) and Long

E

dge Leading (LEL). The standar d or most common orientation is SEL,
which is defined as i mage up, tit le block leading and short edge leading
(Figure 1).

Figure 1. Short Edge Leading

Long Edge Leading

Long Edge Leading (Figur e 2) whi c h is defined as image up, title block
leading, l ong edge leading is being used mor e with printing electronic files
which can be rotated and elec tronicall y manipulated wi th the software.
However, this orientation presents more problems and restrictions for the
foldi ng pr ogr ams, such as prints whose LEL is larger than the width of the
media rolls in the printer. This will require that the print be rotat ed to put the
print on the available media. T his image manipulation may position the title
block in a l oc ation that when folded will not have the title block visible on the
folded copy.

Figure 2. Long Edge Leading

PRINTER

F

OLDER

Print

P

RINTER

F

OLDER

P

rint