Xerox DigiPath 4.1 User Manual

Xerox DigiPath Production Software

Customer Software Release Supplement

701P41346

Version 4.1

February, 2004

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Table of contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
DigiPath 4.1 workstation platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
DigiPath 4.1 server platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Print server compatibility matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Supported production printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Compatible printers supported with DigiPath 4.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
2. New features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Hummingbird NFS Maestro Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Standalone Quick Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Converting documents to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Scheduling viewable and/or printable PDF conversion in LAT . . 2-6
PDF conversion in Document Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
PDF conversion in Library Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
PDF conversion in Batch Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Printing a converted PDF document in Quick Print . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Printing multiple converted PDF documents in Quick Print . . . 2-14
PDF conversion in DigiPath Web Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Print Documents from Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Setting Opacity when inserting Shared Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
3. Documentation Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Using Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
4. Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Installation/System/Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Administrator Notes not migrating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
DigiPath 4.1 Web Services (WS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Collection descriptions not reflected in exported reports . 4-2
Print queue options return to default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Files names have .aspx extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
404.3 error message displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
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Variable Scaling should not be allowed for any
signature or n-up jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Document Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
PDF conversion not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Enumeration request not satisfied during
concurrency test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Unable to move or copy a document from the
MainCollection into a shortcut folder . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Cannot import files that have an “=” in the name . . . . . . . 4-6
Document Scan and Makeready (DSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Selecting a page after a selected tag selects a tag . . . . . 4-7
Subset finishing preview of landscape is incorrect . . . . . 4-7
Incorrect menu item displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Some colors do not display as expected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Fusing an RDO on a remote client does not work . . . . . . 4-8
Edit/Share feature not working correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Page numbers are not updated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Paper stock not changing for paired pages . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Linked images become unlinked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Sections are being applied to every page . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Edit mode places blue crop lines in the
wrong position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Scan and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Same as original stock size incorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Location text box not editable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
DigiPath Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Optimize Image not updating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Xerox DocuImage 620S Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Scanned image not displaying with DL Light Image . . . 4-12
Production Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Print Status and Print Submission completed
do not display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
PostScript files not printing in Batch Tool or DL . . . . . . 4-12
GDI Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Enable background printing does not work . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Job Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Job Manager did not display the correct Printer Status
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Output Location in Job Manager is different
from DocuSP Queue Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
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1. Introduction

Overview

This Customer Software Release Supplement (CSRS) is issued with DigiPath 4.1 to provide customers with DigiPath information specific to this release of software. This document is a true supplement to the Customer Software Release Document (CSRD) which was issued with DigiPath 4.0, and should be read in conjunction with that document. This is the only customer documentation issued with DigiPath 4.1 software.
In this introductory chapter you will find a software compatibility matrix for DigiPath 4.1 and a list of production printers supported for use with DigiPath 4.1. In the following chapters you will learn about what is new in DigiPath 4.1, updates that have been made to your DigiPath documentation and about Hints and Tips which apply in this software version.
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Hardware components

This section contains the required hardware components for the DigiPath 4.1 workstation and server configurations.
DigiPath 4.1 workstation platform
Table 1-1 lists the required hardware components for the workstation platform of the following DigiPath workstation configurations:
DigiPath Xpress
DigiPath Professional Document Scan and Makeready
Table 1-1. Workstation platform required hardware
components
Digipath 4.1 workstation platform
Dell Precision 650 The DigiPath 4.1 workstation platform consists
Description
of:
2.8 GHz Intel Xeon P4-Class CPU
1 GB of memory
Dual 120 GB ATA-100 7200 RPM Hard Disks
AGP Graphics Slot w/Nvidia Quadro FX500 64 MB Graphics Controller
Adaptec Dual Port 39160 SCSI Adapter Card
TR5 10/20 GB Tape Drive
V90 56K PCI Modem
1.44 MB Floppy Disk
48x/24x/48x CD-RW
10Base/T-100/1.0 GB Base-TX Network Controller
5 PCI Slots (3* PCIx 64b/100 MHz, 2 * 32b/ 33 MHz)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Dell P1130 21 inch monitor
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DigiPath 4.1 supports the 21 inch color monitor.
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DigiPath 4.1 server platform
Table 1-2 lists the required hardware components for the server platform of the following DigiPath Professional server configurations:
Document Library server
Web Services server
Table 1-2. Server platform required hardware components
Digipath 4.1 server platform
Compaq W8000 The DigiPath Professional server platform
Description
consists of:
Dual 2.2 GHz Intel Xeon P4-Class CPUs
1.5 GB of memory
Dual 18 GB 15K RPM SCSI Hard Disks
AGP Graphics Slot w/Nvidia Quadro 2EX Graphics Controller
TR5 10/20 GB Tape Drive
V90 56K PCI Modem
1.44 MB Floppy Disk
48x CD-ROM
Integrated Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter
6 PCI Slots (2* PCIx 64b/66 MHZ, 4 * 32b/ 33 MHz)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server Standard Edition operating system
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Compaq P1220 21 inch monitor
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Print server compatibility matrix

NOTE: This table of supported production printers replaces the
Supported production printers
table of supported production printers on page 1-15 of the DigiPath Production Software Customer Software Release Document, Version 4.0
This section provides a list of supported production printers, local printers, updated print paths for DigiPath 4.1, and compatible printers supported with DigiPath 4.1.
Table 1 lists the supported production printers for use with DigiPath 4.1.
NOTE: The following abbreviations represent different DigiPath applications:
DL — Document Library
DSM — Document Scan and Makeready
QP — Quick Print
S&P — Scan and Print
WS — DigiPath Web Services
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Table 1. Supported production printers
Printer Configuration/Revision Level DigiPath Application
DocuTech / DocuPrint 65 DocuSP 2.0 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuSP 2.1 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuTech / DocuPrint 75 DocuSP 3.7 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuSP 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuTech / DocuPrint 90 DocuSP 3.7 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuSP 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuStation DP 301 Print Services 1.x (TCP/IP) DL, DSM, QP, S&P
DocuTech 135 Network Server (TCP/IP) (Netware)
Network Server J 1.4.0 (TCP/IP) NS Plus 2.1 (TCP/IP) NS+ Server Series 4.x (TCP/IP)
DocuTech Publisher — 6100 6115 6135 6155 6180
Xerox DocuTech 100/120 C/P
DocuPrint with NPS server
DocuSP 3.7 (TCP/IP) (Netware) DocuSP 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware) DocuSP 1.4J (TCP/IP) (Netware) for 6135/ 6180 only
DocuSP Server 4.0 (TCP/IP) (Netware) DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DocuPrint Server (TCP/IP) (Netware) DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DocuPrint 92C DocuPrint 96 DocuPrint 180 DocuPrint 4050 DocuPrint 4090 DocuPrint 4635 DocuPrint 4850 DocuPrint 4890
DocuPrint with DocuSP
DocuPrint 100 DocuPrint 115 DocuPrint 135 DocuPrint 155 DocuPrint 180
DocuSP 3.7 (TCP/IP) (Netware) DocuSP 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
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Table 1. Supported production printers
Printer Configuration/Revision Level DigiPath Application
DocuPrint Continuous Feed
DocuPrint 350/700 DocuPrint 500/1000 DocuPrint 425/850 — DocuSP 3.8 only
EX2101 EFI V2.0 (TCP/IP) DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DocuColor 2045/2060 EFI (TCP/IP)
Document Centre — 220/230/240/255/265
Document Centre — 332/340
Document Centre — 420/432/440/460/470/480/ 490
DocuColor 6060 DocuSP Server 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
DocuSP 3.7 (TCP/IP) DocuSP 3.8 (TCP/IP)
CSX2000 V2.0 (TCP/IP) DocuSP 3.7 (TCP/IP) (Netware) DocuSP 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
TCP/IP DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
EXP6000 V2.0 (TCP/IP) CXP6000 V3.0 (TCP/IP)
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DocuColor 5252 DocuSP Server 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
CXP6000 V3.0 (TCP/IP) EFI Server 1.21A (TCP/IP)
DocuColor iGen3 Creo Spire Server (TCP/IP)
DocuSP Server 3.8 (TCP/IP) (Netware)
Generic PostScript Printer TCP/IP DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
Extended Connectivity Print Job Manager (EC-PJM)
Xerox DocuJob Converter XDJC 2.1 DL, DSM, QP, S&P
EC-PJM 1.3 EC-PJM 2.0
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
DL, DSM, QP, S&P, WS
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NOTE: Novell Netware configurations do not support RDO
Compatible printers supported with DigiPath 4.1
Compatible printer / DFE Supported print path to use
DocuColor 12 with EFI DocuColor 2060:EFI
printing, except for legacy Network Server to DocuTech 135.
Table 2 lists the compatible printers that are supported with DigiPath 4.1 and the supported print path to use.
Table 2. Compatible printers
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Overview

2. New features

This section describes the new features and functionality of the DigiPath 4.1 Production Software.
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Software

This section introduces new software that is supported by DigiPath 4.1.
Hummingbird NFS Maestro Server
Hummingbird NFS Maestro Server 8.0 software is now provided along with the Hummingbird NFS Maestro Client software to support VIPP workflows.
Contact your Xerox Representative for more information on Hummingbird NFS Maestro software.
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Standalone Quick Print

The Quick Print application is now available as a Standalone Quick Print application. Contact your Xerox Representative for information on ordering the Standalone Quick print application.
The Standalone Quick Print application is a full featured print utility that allows the comprehensive programming of printing attributes for a broad array of Xerox Production Printing and Publishing devices.
The Standalone Quick Print application allows you to program basic printing features, selective page programming, notes and special instructions, page inserts, covers, image quality adjustments, full Xerox Job Ticketing, and more. The selected printer determines the extensibility of the printer features displayed. You also have the ability to concatenate jobs together to form a single job with a single job ticket or multiple jobs with similar printing attributes for each job. Mixed jobs of varying print ready formats may also be concatenated.
The Standalone Quick Print application provides a method to access print ready documents and submit them as one job for printing.
The system requirements for the DigiPath 4.x Standalone Quick Print application are as follows:
733 MHz CPU
Windows XP Professional operating system
256 MB RAM minimum
200 MB of free hard drive space for application installation
Free hard drive space for application use
NOTE: The space required for application use is dependent on the size of the jobs.
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For more information on using the DigiPath 4.x Standalone Quick Print application, refer to:
DigiPath 4.x Quick Print online Help system
DigiPath 4.x Standalone Quick Print READ ME FIRST letter, 701P41088 contained in the DigiPath 4.x Standalone Quick Print Kit, 701S01854
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