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DIGIPATH

REFERENCE

GUIDE

Production Publishing System

DOCUMENT PREPARATION | FEEDING | OUTPUT | FINISHING | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

Opening Document Sca

& Makeready

Document

Scan & Makeready

Opening Document

Scan & Makeready

1. Double click, with the left mouse button, on the Doc. Scan & Makeready icon.

1. Select Start.

♦ Select Programs.

♦ Select Xerox Digipath

Production Software.

♦ Select Document Scan

& Makeready.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Scan & Makeready pg. 1

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide

Scanning Black & Whit

Originals

Scanning Black & White Originals

Opening the

Scan Window

1. To open the Scanner window select the Scan Images icon.

1. Select: Insert. Select: Scan Images.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg. 1

Scanning Black & White Originals

Scanning Selections

2. Select the Scan Location for your original document.

3. Select the Original size.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.2

Scanning Black & White Originals

Scanning Selections

4. Select the 2 sided box if the original documents are 2 sided.

5. Select Long Edge Feed (LEF) if the originals are being fed into the document feeder with the long edge first.

5. Select Short Edge Feed (SEF) if the documents are being fed into the document feeder with the short edge first.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.3

Scanning Black & White Originals

Scanning Selections

• You may change the image orientation on the output page using the Image Orientation button. (optional)

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.4

6. Select the Original Type of your document.

Scanning Black & White Originals

Scanning Selections

7. Select Black & White (1 bit) in the Output Image Mode.

8. Select the appropriate Output Image Resolution.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.5

Scanning Black & White Originals

Scanning selections

9. Select a printer to Optimize your image for.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.6

• Select Preview to view a sample of your image. (optional)

Scanning Black & White Originals

Scanning

Selections

• Your image in the Preview Window.

Note: You must put the previewed original back in the document feeder before selecting SCAN.

10. Select Scan to scan

your images into Doc. Scan & Makeready.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.7

Scanning Black & White Originals

Document Scan

& Makeready

• The scanned image.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning B&W originals pg.8

Scanning Color Original

Scanning Color Originals

Opening the

Scan Window

1. Select the Scan Images icon.

1. Select: Insert Select: Scan Images.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning Color originals pg.1

Scanning Color Originals

Scan selections for

Color originals

2. Select the Scan location.

3. Select the Original size.

4. Select 2 sided if the originals are 2 sided.

5. Select Production Color.

6. Select the Original type.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning Color originals pg.2

Scanning Color Originals

Scan selections for

Color originals

7. Select the Media type of the original document.

8. Select the scanner output Resolution.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning Color originals pg.3

Scanning Color Originals

Scan selections for

Color originals

• Select Preview to view a sample of your image. (Optional)

• Your image in the preview window.

9. Select Scan to scan

images into Document Scan & Makeready.

Note:

previewed original(s) back in the document feeder before selecting SCAN.

You must put the

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning Color originals pg.4

Scanning Color Originals

Document Scan &

Makeready

• Scanned Image

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scanning Color originals pg.5

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Format Paper Stoc

Format Paper Stock

Formatting Paper

Stocks

1. Select the Format Paper Stock icon.

1. Select: Format Select: Paper Stocks

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Paper Stock pg.1

Format Paper Stock

Formatting Paper

Stocks

2. Highlight a Paper stock.

Note: Paper stock #1 will be the default paper stock for your document

3. Select a Paper stock size.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Paper Stock pg.2

4. Select the Type of paper

Format Paper Stock

Formatting Paper Stocks

5. Select the Color of paper.

• The “Printer default” paper weight is 75 gsm. This box will automatically be checked by default.

• To use paper weight other than the printer default uncheck the box and enter a paper weight (gsm) in the Weight box.

6. Select yes if the paper

stock is drilled paper.

7. Select Ok

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Paper Stock pg.3

Format Paper Stock

Paper Stock

Shortcut Menu

• Format: Paper Stock programs the paper stock shortcut menu.

• The short cut menu

allows you to change your images to a particular paper stock.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Paper Stock pg.4

Format Cover

Format Covers

Formatting Covers

1. Select the Format Covers icon.

1. Select: Format Select: Covers

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Covers pg.1

Format Covers

Formatting Front

Covers

2. Select Yes to program a Front Cover.

3. Select a Paper stock.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Covers pg.2

4. Select how you want the print to appear on the Front Cover.

Format Covers

Formatting Back Covers

5. Select Yes to program a Back Cover.

6. Select a Paper stock.

7. Select how you want the print to appear on your Back Cover.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Covers pg.3

Format Covers

Formatting Covers

8. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Format Covers pg.4

Direct Insert

• Scan your document(s) or open a document from the hard drive.

Format Paper Stock

1. Select Format Paper Stock icon.

1. Select: Format Select: Paper Stock.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Direct Inserts pg.1

Direct Insert

Format Paper Stock

2. Highlight a Paper Stock other than Paper stock #1.

• Paper Stock # 1 cannot be programmed for Direct Insert stock.

3. Select:

• Paper Size

• Paper Type

• Paper Color

4. Select Direct Insert.

5. Select Ok.

6. Type a custom name for

the Direct Insert stock.

• Use this custom name when you program the paper tray at the printer.

7. Input an Order Count.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Direct Inserts pg.2

8. Choose whether to count

or skip page numbers with Direct Insert stock.

9. Select Ok.

Direct Inserts

Format Paper Stock

• Direct Insert paper stock.

10. Select Ok.

Insert Options

11. Select the Insert Icon arrow to access the Insert sub menu or select Insert: Insert Mode

•

Insert Before

the image before a page ordinal in the structure window.

Insert After

•

image after a page ordinal in the structure window.

– Inserts

– Inserts the

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Direct Inserts pg.3

Direct Insert

Insert Blank Page

12. Select: Insert Select: Blank Page.

13. Select Number of pages.

14. Select Direct Insert Page.

• The Direct Insert Stock will automatically

appear in the Paper Stock window.

15. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Direct Inserts pg.4

Direct Insert

• Direct Insert page.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Direct Inserts pg.5

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide

Production Prin

Production Print

1. Select the Production Print icon.

1. Select: File Select: Production Print

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg.1

Production Print

Printer Settings

2. Select a Printer.

DO NOT SELECT

•

DELETE PRINTER!!!

3. Select Job Setup.

Imaging & Job Setup

4. Select All Pages.

5. Select number of copies.

6. Select Orientation.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg. 2

Production Print

Imaging & Job Setup

7. Select Sides imaged.

8. Select Collated or

Uncollated.

9. Select Output area.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg.3

Production Print

Imaging & Job Setup

10. Select Finishing.

11. Select

12. Select Ok to print.

Ok to Print.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg. 4

13. Select Ok to exit Production Print.

Production Print

Paper Stocks

(Optional)

Programming Paper

Stocks in Production

Print.

1. Select Paper Stocks tab.

2. Select a Paper Stock to program.

3. Program:

• Weight

(only for Color printing)

• Color

• Stock type

• Size

• Drilled

Covers

(Optional)

Programming Covers in

Production Print

1. Select Covers tab.

2. Select type of Cover.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg.5

Production Print

Covers

Programming Covers

in Production Print

3. Select Paper stock for the Front cover.

4. Select Printing for the Front Cover.

5. Select Paper Stock for the Back Cover.

6. Select Printing for the Back Cover.

Chapter Start &

Inserts

(Optional)

Blank Page Inserts

1. Input a page ordinal number to insert a blank page after.

2. Input Blank page insert quantity.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg. 6

3. Select Paper stock.

4. Select Add.

Production Print

Special Pages

(Optional)

Page setup for

2 sided printing.

1. Select Special Pages tab.

2. Input page range.

3. Select Paper Stock.

4. Select Sides imaged.

5. Select Add.

Subset Finishing

(Optional)

Imaging & Job Setup tab

1. Select Subset Finishing.

2. Input page range.

3. Select Finishing.

4. Select Add.

5. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg.7

Production Print

Job Notes

(Optional)

1. Select the Job Notes tab.

2. Type Job Notes information into boxes.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Production Print pg. 8

Job Ticket

Job Tickets

Production Print

1. Select the Production Print icon.

1. Select File: Select: Production Print.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Job Tickets pg.1

Job Tickets

Printer Settings

2. Select a Printer.

3. Select Job Setup.

Job Setup

4. Select all Job Setup information.

5. Select the Save Job Ticket icon.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Job Tickets pg. 2

Job Tickets

Saving Job Tickets

6. Select the drop menu button.

7. Select the D drive.

•

Note

: You may need to create a Job Tickets folder if the D drive does not have one.

• Select Create Folder

• Name the folder

Job Tickets.

8. Double click the left mouse button to open the Job Tickets folder.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Job Tickets pg.3

Job Tickets

Saving Job Tickets

9. Type a name for the Job Ticket in the File Name box.

10. Select Save.

Applying Job Tickets

1. Select the Open Job Ticket icon.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Job Tickets pg. 4

Job Tickets

Applying Job Tickets

2. Select a Job Ticket.

3. Select Open.

• Saved Job Ticket information in the Job Setup window.

Printing

• Select OK,

• Select Ok at the Printer

Settings window.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Job Tickets pg.5

Job Tickets

Saving Job Ticket

Information Into

The Document.

1. Select the “Save Job Ticket information into the document” icon.

• This feature will allow you to save information with the document on the hard drive.

ob ticket

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Job Tickets pg. 6

Sav

Save

Saving Documents

1. Select File: Select: Save As.

2. Select the drop menu.

3. Select the D drive.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Save pg.1

Save

Saving Documents

4. Type a file name in the box.

5. Select Save.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Save pg.2

• Saved RDO file.

Save as Pd

Save As Pdf

1. Select File: Select: Save As.

2. Select the D drive.

3. Type a File name in the box.

4. Select Pdf Files.

5. Select Save.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Save As Pdf pg.1

Save As Pdf

Pdf Export Options

6. Select the Quality drop menu.

7. Select a Pdf quality.

•

Note

: The higher the resolution quality the larger the Pdf file size.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Save as Pdf pg.2

Save As Pdf

Pdf Export Options

(Optional)

Note: These options will increase the Pdf file size.

• Check this box to Optimize your Pdf files output.

• Check this box to Create Pdf thumbnails of your document(s).

8. Select Ok.

• The Pdf file.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Save As Pdf pg.3

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Saving to Docume

Library Cabinet

Saving to Document

Library Cabinets

Save

1. Select: File: Select: Save As

2. Select the Cabinet icon.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Saving to DL Cabinets pg.1

Saving to Document

Library Cabinets

Save

3. Select a Cabinet.

Note

: To create a Cabinet

refer to the Document Library section of this manual.

4. Type a name for the document in the file name box.

5. Select File type.

6. Select Ok.

• The document saved to a

cabinet.

• Selecting this icon will

switch you to the Windows File system.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Saving to DL Cabinets pg.2

Digipath File Manage

Digipath File Manager

Opening Digipath

File Manager

1. Double click on the Digipath File Manager icon with the left mouse button.

1. Select Start.

♦ Select Programs.

♦ Select Xerox Digipath

Production Software.

♦ Select Digipath File

Manager.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Digipath File Manager pg.1

Digipath File Manager

File Manager

• Use the Digipath File

Manager software to

manage files in the Digipath.

• DO NOT DELETE

My Computer or Windows Explorer.

2. Select the D drive.

3. Left click once on a document.

files from

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Digipath File Manager pg.2

4. Right click once in the window to bring up the short cut menu.

5. Use the shortcut menu to manipulate a document.

Digipath File Manager

Create a Directory

1. Select the Create Directory icon.

2. Type a name for the

Directory.

3. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Digipath File Manager pg.3

Digipath File Manager

Directories

• Accounting directory.

• Other directories on

the D drive.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Digipath File Manager pg.4

• Double click with the left mouse button on a directory to view it’s content.

• Directory content.

Document Librar

Document Library

Opening Document

Library

1. Select the Document Library icon.

1. Select Start.

♦ Select Programs.

♦ Select Xerox Production

Software.

♦ Select Document Library.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.1

Document Librar

Managing Files in

Document Library

1. Select a Cabinet.

• Contents of the Cabinet.

2. Highlight a document in

the Cabinet.

3. Right click on the document with the

mouse.

4. Select from the menu to

manipulate a document.

• You may also use the icons on the tool bar to manipulate a document in Document Library.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.2

Document Library

Refresh

• You MUST refresh the window if you make any changes to Document

Library.

1. Select View.

2. Select Refresh.

Creating Basic

Library Cabinets

1. Select the Create Cabinet icon.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.3

Document Library

Creating Basic

Library Cabinets

2. Type a name for the

cabinet.

3. Input a description.

(optional)

4. Uncheck

• DO NOT leave this box checked!

5. Select User Access to the Cabinet.

• Everyone: for those who have rights on your network to the Document Library.

• Digipath Name Access for the Digipath. In this example Demo is the name of the Digipath.

6. Select Ok.

Content Indexing

User Access

: User

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.4

• Cabinet creation.

Document Library

Creating Basic

Library Cabinets

7. Select View.

8. Select Refresh.

• New Library Cabinet.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.5

Document Library

Creating Folders

1. Select Create Folder icon.

2. Select View.

3. Select Refresh.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.6

Document Library

Creating Folders

• New folder.

4. Type a name for the

folder in the box.

• Named folder.

• To save documents to

a cabinet or folder see Saving to Document Library Cabinets section of this book.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Document Library pg.7

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Quick Prin

uick Print

Opening Quick Print

1. Select the Quick Print icon.

1. Select Start.

♦ Select Programs.

♦ Select Xerox Digipath

Production Software.

♦ Select Quick Print.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.1

Quick Print

Quick Printing from

Windows File System

2. Select File System.

3. Select the D drive.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.2

4. Double click with the left mouse button on

a directory.

Quick Print

Quick Printing from

Windows File System

5. Select a File Type.

6. Select a document in

the directory.

7. Select Job Setup.

8. Select number of copies.

9. Select Job Type.

10. Select Sides imaged.

11. Select Collation.

12. Select Output.

13. Select Finishing.

14. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.3

Quick Print

Quick Printing from

Windows File System

15. Select Print.

Quick Printing from Cabinets

1. Select Cabinet.

2. Select a Cabinet.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.4

Quick Print

Quick Printing

From Cabinets

3. Select a File Type.

4. Select a document.

5. Select Job Setup.

6. Select number of copies.

7. Select Job type.

8. Select Orientation.

9. Select Sides imaged.

10. Select Collation.

11. Select Output.

12. Select Finishing.

13. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.5

Quick Print

Quick Printing from Cabinets

14. Select Print.

Quick Printing Multiple

Files from Cabinets

• Perform steps 1 – 13 in Quick Printing from Cabinets for each file.

14. Select Multiple file job.

15. Select Add for each file.

• Repeat steps 1-15 for each file.

16. Select Print to print the

multiple jobs.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.6

uick Print

Quick Printing Multiple

Files from the

Windows File System

• Perform steps 1-13, for each file, in Quick Printing from the Windows File System section of this manual

15. Select Multiple file job.

16. Select Add for each file.

17. Select Print.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Quick Print pg.7

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide:

Scan and Prin

Scan & Print

Opening

Scan & Print

1. Select the Scan & Print icon.

1. Select Start.

♦ Select Programs.

♦ Select Xerox Digipath

Production Software.

♦ Select Scan & Print.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scan & Print pg.1

Scan & Print

for Black & White

Documents

2. Select Arrow for extra

features menu.

3. Select a Printer.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scan & Print pg.2

4. Select Printer Options

5. Select number of copies.

6. Select how the original

images are sided.

7. Select Black & White.

Scan & Print

For Black & White

Documents

8. Select Original type.

9. Select original paper size.

10. Select paper stock to print on.

11. Select Job type.

12. Select Output.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scan & Print pg.3

Scan & Print

for Black & White

Documents

13. Select Finishing.

14. Select Reduce/Enlarge (optional)

15. Program Header/ Footers/ Page Numbers. (optional)

16. Program Enhancements. (optional)

17. Select Scan & Print.

• Build Job: Use scan if originals exceed feeder capacity.

• Select Print after all documents have been scanned.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Scan & Print pg.4

Enhanc

Enhance

Despeckle

• Despeckle will remove specks from the image.

1. Select Graphic.

2. Select Enhance.

3. Select Custom.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Enhance pg.1

Enhance

Despeckle

4. Select Despeckle.

5. Select the Speckle size.

• Note: Choosing a larger speckle size may delete periods, colons and other punctuation in a text document.

• Protect halftones will prevent halftone images from being altered.

6. Select Apply to options.

7. Select Ok.

• Despeckled image.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Enhance pg.2

Enhance

Deskew

• Skewed image.

1. Select Graphics.

2. Select Enhance.

3. Select Custom.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Enhance pg.3

Enhance

Deskew

4. Select Deskew.

5. Select the acceptable

degree of skew.

6. Select the pages to

apply the deskew option to.

7. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Enhance pg.4

• Deskewed image.

Enhance

Darken

• Light image.

1. Select Graphics.

2. Select Enhance.

3. Select Custom.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Enhance pg.5

Enhance

Darken

4. Select Darken.

5. Select pixel darken

value.

6. Select which pages to

darken.

7. Select Ok.

Digipath 3.0 Reference Guide: Enhance pg.6

• Darkened image.

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