Xerox DocuColor 2060, DocuColor 2045 Printing Guide
Printing Guide
English
CXP6000 Color Server for DocuColor 2060/2045
version 3.0
653-00298A |
www.creo.com |
CXP6000 Color Server for DocuColor 2060/2045
version 3.0
Printing Guide
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Copyright
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Patents
This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:
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Creo Inc.
3700 Gilmore Way
Burnaby, B.C., Canada
V5G 4M1
Tel: 1-604-451-2700
Fax: 1-604-437-9891
http://www.creo.com
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653-00298A
March 10, 2003
Environment Management System (EMS)
EMS Overview
Creo is committed to the Environment Management System (EMS). According to this policy, we are committed to keeping customers and service engineers informed about the principles of handling company products with an emphasis on environmental conservation.
The Triple-R principles are reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Any item that can be recycled should be recycled and any item that can be reused should be reused, to reduce the quantities of trash that municipalities must handle.
Recycling
Used items such as paper, plastic, electronic parts, and glass – should be sent for recycling.
Packaging Materials
Packaging materials will be kept at the customer’s premises. For disposal, they should be sent to a plant for paper, carton, and wood recycling.
End of Product Life
When the product reaches its end of life, it should be sent for recycling to a recognized company in each country.
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Contents |
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Using This Guide |
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Printing Guide Purpose ........................................................................................................................... |
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Who Should Use This Guide ................................................................................................................... |
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Chapter Content and Description ........................................................................................................... |
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Conventions Used in This Guide .............................................................................................................. |
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Fonts ................................................................................................................................................ |
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Terminology .................................................................................................................................... |
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Symbols.......................................................................................................................................... |
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For More Information ............................................................................................................................ |
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Welcome |
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Welcome to the CXP6000 Color Server Printing Guide ............................................................................. |
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Product Overview ..................................................................................................................................... |
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Composition...................................................................................................................................... |
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Features............................................................................................................................................. |
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Workflow .......................................................................................................................................... |
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Data Flow .......................................................................................................................................... |
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CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers........................................................................................... |
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Quick Tour |
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Powering Up .......................................................................................................................................... |
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CXP6000 Color Server in the Start Menu ......................................................................................... |
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The CXP6000 Color Server Workspace ................................................................................................... |
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The DFE & Printer Animation .................................................................................................................. |
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The DFE Monitor.............................................................................................................................. |
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The Printer Monitor ......................................................................................................................... |
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Shut Down and Power Off...................................................................................................................... |
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3 Printing and Setting Job Parameters |
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Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... |
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Printing from Client Workstations........................................................................................................... |
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Printing from a PC ........................................................................................................................... |
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Printing from a Macintosh ............................................................................................................... |
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Printing from a UNIX Client Workstation.......................................................................................... |
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Using Hot Folders ............................................................................................................................ |
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Setting PPD Parameters from Client Workstations................................................................................... |
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PPD Parameters ............................................................................................................................... |
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Spire Web Center ................................................................................................................................... |
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The Web Viewer .............................................................................................................................. |
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Downloads ...................................................................................................................................... |
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Printing from the CXP6000 Color Server................................................................................................. |
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Importing Files................................................................................................................................. |
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The Storage Folder .......................................................................................................................... |
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Reprinting Files ................................................................................................................................ |
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Setting Job Parameters on the CXP6000 Color Server............................................................................. |
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Adjusting Job Parameters Post-RIP ................................................................................................... |
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Job Parameters Window......................................................................................................................... |
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The Print Settings Tab...................................................................................................................... |
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The Paper Stock Tab ........................................................................................................................ |
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The Print Quality Tab ....................................................................................................................... |
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The Color Tab.................................................................................................................................. |
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The Imposition Tab ........................................................................................................................ |
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The Services Tab ............................................................................................................................ |
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The Finishing Tab........................................................................................................................... |
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The Exception Tab ......................................................................................................................... |
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Job Ticket Report.................................................................................................................................. |
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4 Workflows & Tools |
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Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... |
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High-Resolution (APR) Workflow .......................................................................................................... |
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APR (Automatic Picture Replacement)............................................................................................ |
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OPI (Open Prepress Interface)......................................................................................................... |
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APR and OPI File Formats............................................................................................................... |
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Setting the High-Resolution File Path ............................................................................................. |
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Preparing to Print Using APR or OPI ............................................................................................... |
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Printing with APR or OPI ................................................................................................................ |
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Organizing High-Resolution Files.................................................................................................... |
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Sample Job: Printing a Brochure Using the APR Workflow ............................................................. |
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VI (Variable Information) Workflow ...................................................................................................... |
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Using Creo Variable Print Specification to Print a VI Job ................................................................. |
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VI Document Formats .................................................................................................................... |
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Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS) ........................................................................................... |
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Organizing VI Elements.................................................................................................................. |
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CXP6000 Color Server Job Parameters and VI Jobs ........................................................................ |
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Imposition Workflow............................................................................................................................ |
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Editing Imposition Jobs .................................................................................................................. |
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Color Workflow ................................................................................................................................... |
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Job Batching Workflow ........................................................................................................................ |
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PDF Workflow ...................................................................................................................................... |
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Export as PDF2Go.......................................................................................................................... |
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The Gradation Tool .............................................................................................................................. |
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The Calibration Tool ............................................................................................................................. |
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Connecting, Configuring and Calibrating the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal Densitometer |
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Using the Printer Calibration Wizard with the X-Rite DTP34 ........................................................... |
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Color Density Information.............................................................................................................. |
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The Spot Color Editor ........................................................................................................................... |
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Printing PrePress Files - Graphic Art Port (GAP)...................................................................................... |
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Importing GAP Files ....................................................................................................................... |
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Supporting Graphic Arts Port (GAP) Files........................................................................................ |
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Gap File Structure .......................................................................................................................... |
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5 Administrating the System |
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The Administration Window ................................................................................................................. |
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General Setup ...................................................................................................................................... |
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Changing the Server Name ............................................................................................................ |
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Changing the Date & Time ............................................................................................................ |
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Selecting the User Interface Language ........................................................................................... |
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Setting the Default Unit of Measurement....................................................................................... |
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Resource Manager................................................................................................................................ |
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Virtual Printers ............................................................................................................................... |
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Fonts ............................................................................................................................................. |
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High-Res........................................................................................................................................ |
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VI Elements.................................................................................................................................... |
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Profile Manager ............................................................................................................................. |
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User Defined Imposition Template ................................................................................................. |
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Network Setup ..................................................................................................................................... |
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IPX Printing.................................................................................................................................... |
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TCP/IP Setup .................................................................................................................................. |
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AppleTalk Setup ............................................................................................................................ |
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Preferences........................................................................................................................................... |
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Color - Spire Spot Color Dictionary ................................................................................................ |
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Color - Calibration Methods .......................................................................................................... |
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Color - Emulations ......................................................................................................................... |
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Color - Automatic Screening Method............................................................................................. |
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Color - Color Conversion Tables..................................................................................................... |
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Accounting/Message Viewer Log Setup ......................................................................................... |
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System Disks.................................................................................................................................. |
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Alert Messages .............................................................................................................................. |
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Pre-RIP Preview .............................................................................................................................. |
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Default Archiving Path ................................................................................................................... |
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PDF Optimization........................................................................................................................... |
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OPI ................................................................................................................................................ |
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Default Paper Size.......................................................................................................................... |
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Print Queue Manager .................................................................................................................... |
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Remote Tools Setup....................................................................................................................... |
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Utilities ................................................................................................................................................. |
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View Configuration ....................................................................................................................... |
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Configuration Backup and Restore................................................................................................. |
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Managing Jobs |
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Overview.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Queue Manager ................................................................................................................................... |
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Reordering Jobs in Queues ............................................................................................................ |
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Suspending and Resuming Queues ................................................................................................ |
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Handling Jobs in Queues ...................................................................................................................... |
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Aborting a Running Job................................................................................................................. |
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Moving Waiting Jobs to Storage .................................................................................................... |
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Deleting Jobs................................................................................................................................. |
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Viewing and Editing the Job Parameters ........................................................................................ |
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Viewing the Job History ................................................................................................................. |
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Running a Job Immediately............................................................................................................ |
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Managing the Storage Folder ............................................................................................................... |
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Filtering the List ............................................................................................................................. |
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Switching List View Modes ............................................................................................................ |
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Sorting the List .............................................................................................................................. |
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Resizing Columns .......................................................................................................................... |
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Handling Jobs in the Storage Folder...................................................................................................... |
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Submitting Jobs............................................................................................................................. |
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Archiving and Retrieving Jobs ........................................................................................................ |
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Duplicating Jobs ............................................................................................................................ |
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Export as InSite Job........................................................................................................................ |
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Managing Disk Space ........................................................................................................................... |
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Thumbnail Window.............................................................................................................................. |
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Job Preview & Editor............................................................................................................................. |
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The Job Editor Tabs ....................................................................................................................... |
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The Job Editor Buttons................................................................................................................... |
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Viewing Pages in the Job Editor ..................................................................................................... |
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Editing RTP Jobs ............................................................................................................................ |
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Previewing and Editing PDL Jobs.................................................................................................... |
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System Messages |
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Overview.............................................................................................................................................. |
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The Alerts Window............................................................................................................................... |
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System Disks Threshold Message ................................................................................................... |
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Job History ........................................................................................................................................... |
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The Message Viewer ............................................................................................................................ |
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Managing Messages...................................................................................................................... |
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Pop-up messages ................................................................................................................................. |
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Job Accounting |
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Handling Job Accounting ..................................................................................................................... |
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Viewing the Accounting Information ............................................................................................. |
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Managing the Accounting Information................................................................................................. |
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Reordering Columns ...................................................................................................................... |
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Resizing Columns .......................................................................................................................... |
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Filtering the Information by Date ................................................................................................... |
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Sorting the Information ................................................................................................................. |
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Accounting / Message Viewer Log Setup ....................................................................................... |
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Exporting the Accounting Report ................................................................................................... |
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Printing the Accounting Report...................................................................................................... |
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A Color Theory |
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Color Theory ........................................................................................................................................ |
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Light.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Visible Spectrum ............................................................................................................................ |
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The Perception, Physiology and Psychology of Color ...................................................................... |
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Additive Color ............................................................................................................................... |
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Subtractive Color ........................................................................................................................... |
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Color Separation............................................................................................................................ |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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xiv Using This Guide
Printing Guide Purpose
This Printing Guide will help you operate the CXP6000 Color Server. It can also be used as a reference Guide for questions or procedures. Study this Printing Guide to take full advantage of the many unique and advanced features of the CXP6000 Color Server.
Who Should Use This Guide
This Printing Guide is for CXP6000 Color Server operators and system administrators. This guide explains how you can quickly and easily print from the CXP6000 Color Server or from a client workstation. Step-by-step procedures are included for new and occasional CXP6000 Color Server users. Detailed information is provided for users who require in-depth knowledge of the CXP6000 Color Server.
Chapter Content and Description
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Chapter 1 |
Welcome |
Provides an introduction and product overview |
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of the CXP6000 Color Server. |
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Chapter 2 |
Quick Tour |
Includes powering up, powering down, and a |
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presentation of the CXP6000 Color Server |
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workspace. |
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Chapter 3 |
Printing and Setting |
Explains how to print, set job parameters and |
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Job Parameters |
monitor jobs from client workstations and from |
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the CXP6000 Color Server. This chapter also |
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details the several job parameters, and the Job |
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Ticket report. |
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Chapter 4 |
Workflows & Tools |
Describes the CXP6000 Color Server printing |
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workflows: Imposition, VI, PDF, Color and High |
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Resolution (APR and OPI). |
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This chapter also provides information on the |
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CXP6000 Color Server tools. |
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Chapter 5 |
Administrating the |
Explains how to administrate your system using |
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the Administration window utilities. |
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Contents |
Description |
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Chapter 6 |
Managing Jobs |
Provides details on handling jobs in the Queue |
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Manager and in the Storage Folder. It also |
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explains how to manage disk space by deleting |
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jobs, and how to use the Thumbnail window |
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and the Job Preview & Editor tool to preview |
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and edit your jobs. |
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Chapter 7 |
System Messages |
Describes the various alerts and error messages. |
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This chapter also provides explanations about |
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viewing messages in the Job History, Message |
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Viewer, and Alerts windows. |
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Chapter 8 |
Job Accounting |
Provides details about managing job accounting |
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using the Accounting window. |
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Appendix A |
Color Theory |
Provides background information on color. |
Conventions Used in This Guide
This section describes the fonts, terminology, and symbols used in this guide.
Fonts
Frutiger bold is used to refer to buttons and other items in a dialog box, file names, folders, menu names, and menu commands.
Minion Italic is used to refer to other chapters in the guide, book titles, and titles of other guides.
Frutiger is used for figure and table captions.
Letter Gothic is used for messages on your computer screen and for information that you must type.
SMALL CAPS is used for a key or key combination on your keyboard.
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Clear |
Place the mouse pointer over the check box for the |
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specified option, and click the left mouse button so |
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that the X or check mark is removed from the check |
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box. |
Click |
Place the mouse pointer over the specified option or |
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button and press and release the left mouse button. |
Double-click |
Place the mouse pointer over the specified option or |
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button and quickly press and release the left mouse |
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button twice. |
Drag |
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mouse and release the button. |
Enter |
Type the information and press the ENTER or RETURN |
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key. |
Point |
Position the mouse pointer over a submenu or menu |
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command. For example, point to the File menu. |
Press |
Press the specified key or key combination on your |
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keyboard, for example, press CTRL+ALT+DEL. |
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Place the mouse pointer over an area of the |
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application window, and then press and release the |
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right mouse button to display the shortcut menu. For |
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more information about using shortcut menus, see |
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Welcome to the CXP6000 Color Server Printing Guide
Welcome to your CXP6000 Color Server Printing Guide.
The CXP6000 Color Server is a powerful, comprehensive color server providing high throughput and print predictability to digital workflows. In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer, the CXP6000 Color Server effectively addresses the growth of on-demand printing needs and delivers the best output quality available.
Throughout this guide, we look forward to supporting you all the way from prepress to print.
Product Overview
The CXP6000 Color Server is an on-demand pre-press system that uses Creo Spire advanced pre-press technologies, to drive a Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer.
As an optimal digital color solution for printers, the CXP6000 Color Server enables you to print from PC, Macintosh, and UNIX client workstations. The CXP6000 Color Server processes image files in PDL formats (for example, PostScript, PDF, and Variable Information), using RIP (Raster Image Processor) technology. The system converts image files into a suitable RTP (Ready-To-Print) format for direct, high-quality digital printing. The CXP6000 Color Server also streamlines the printing process by allowing printing with preset workflows.
In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer, the CXP6000 Color Server enables you to efficiently print flyers, brochures, pamphlets, dummy catalogs, short-run trials, and print-on-demand publications. When installed as a fast, network printer with the CXP6000 Color Server, the Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer prints up to 60 fullcolor A4 (210mm x 297mm) or Letter (8.5 inches x 11 inches) pages per minute.
The CXP6000 Color Server combines RIP functionalities, automation, control tools and special hardware development capabilities with PC architecture.
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CXP6000 Color Server for Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer
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Composition
The CXP6000 Color Server is a dedicated Creo platform running in a
Windows 2000 environment.
The CXP6000 Color Server includes:
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Software, including:
Creo Application Software
Windows 2000 Professional Operating System
The latest version of Adobe Acrobat
Ultimate InSpire Software
Features
The CXP6000 Color Server provides the following:
•Creating jobs in RTP format
Using the CXP6000 Color Server, RTP files can be created and stored on the CXP6000 Color Server itself. This enables you to print RTP data at any time without further processing.
•Powerful document printing capabilities
In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer, the CXP6000 Color Server enables complete printing and processing of documents, including the production of covers and pages on different paper stocks.
•Enhanced job editing
The CXP6000 Color Server enables you to edit jobs, both preand post-RIP. Pre-RIP editing includes full Adobe Acrobat functionality including: deletion, extraction, rotating, adding, and cropping of pages. Post-RIP editing includes deleting job pages and merging pages from different jobs to a new job. This minimizes the need to re-RIP jobs.
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RIP - Adobe Postscript Level III and Extreme Certified technologies
The CXP6000 Color Server uses the industry-standard Adobe RIP, with enhancements for Continuous Tone and Linework. Data are processed separately as Continuous Tone and Vector Data layers for increased efficiency and merged during printing.
Ready-to-Print job preview and editing
The CXP6000 Color Server enables you to preview RTP jobs up to pixel levels to see all job details and to verify job quality and content post-RIP. It is also possible to view a thumbnail list of job pages, or the actual raster pages.
Job management
The CXP6000 Color Server enables you to monitor job progress during all stages of printing. Among other functions, you can promote, demote, delete, monitor the import process, and estimate when a job will be fully imported. You can also abort jobs during RIPing or printing, as well as archive and retrieve jobs.
Enhanced text and line art quality – FAF (Full Auto Frame)
You can choose superior text quality with the Creo proprietary algorithm. This function enhances the quality of diagonal lines, borders, blends, and small text. The Creo anti-aliasing causes blends to appear smooth with no banding and diagonal lines to appear crisp without jagged edges (do not use this option with VI jobs).
You can choose superior image quality with the Creo proprietary smooth scale algorithm. This function improves the quality of images containing various resolutions (such as images taken from the Internet).
Trapping
The CXP6000 Color Server uses the well-known Creo algorithm to trap job information easily. The FAF algorithm has been tailored for digital printing.
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•Imposition
The CXP6000 Color Server offers a full suite of Imposition functions, based on the well-known Ultimate Imposition engine. On the CXP6000 Color Server, imposition is robust with user-friendly operation. And only the CXP6000 Color Server enables imposition of Variable Information jobs.
•Color Management
The CXP6000 Color Server has a number of color management tools and utilities that will help you to improve the quality of your jobs. The CXP6000 Color Server enables you to modify color on-the-fly, even for images that have already been RIPped. This functionality includes application of brightness and contrast adjustments, as well as changes to image gradation and calibration.
•Variable Information printing
The CXP6000 Color Server enables processing of Creo Variable Print Specification and Xerox VIPP file formats and PPML for efficient VI (Variable Information) processing and printing. Repeated elements are RIPped once and cached, so there is no need to continually re-RIP them.
The CXP6000 Color Server also provides easy management of VI elements, including previewing, deleting and updating. The CXP6000 Color Server also offers imposition for VI jobs, the only digital solution in the industry with this capability.
•Creo workflow extenders
This is a set of Adobe Photoshop and Quark Express software plug-ins and extensions that facilitate printing with the CXP6000 Color Server. These extensions are located in the shared Utilities folder on the CXP6000 Color Server or on CD #3 supplied with the CXP6000 Color Server software kit.
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The CXP6000 Color Server supports the following file formats:
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Post-script (composite or pre-separated files)
EPS
Creo VPS (Variable Print Specification)
VIPP (Variable Data Intelligent PostScript Params)
PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language)
GAP (Graphic Art Port) files (file formats from various PrePress systems, for example Brisque job and TIFF / IT)
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Workflow
The CXP6000 Color Server receives and processes files from the following client workstations:
•Macintosh: running Mac OS 8.5.x or higher and Mac OS X (10.1 and higher).
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The CXP6000 Color Server basic workflow is as follows:
User activates Print in the DTP
Application (For example, in
Microsoft PowerPoint)
User selects one of the default
CXP6000 Color Server Virtual
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The file is spooled to the
CXP6000 Color Server
The file processing begins according to the settings predefined in the file or for the selcted Virtual Printer
The job is stored in an RTP format in the Storage Folder of the CXP6000 Color Server and is sent for printing (depending on the selected Virtual Printer)
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Data Flow
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The CXP6000 Color Server Data Flow is as follows:
1.The input file arrives at the CXP6000 Color Server from either a client workstation, local hard disk, or external media and is submitted to the Process queue.
2.The processing sub-system produces an RTP job from the input file.
3.The RTP job is stored on an image disk.
4.When printing starts, the RTP job elements on the disk are decompressed and merged to the correct location on the page. This is done using Creo hardware.
5.The image delivery sub-system converts the RTP information into the print engine format.
6.The image delivery sub-system transmits the page information to the print engine.
7.The page data is delivered to the Print Engine and the job is printed.
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CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers
For Macintosh and PC networks, the CXP6000 Color Server provides three default network printers, known also as virtual printers.
Virtual printers are a function used for automating workflows, which then define job streaming. They contain preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer. There is no need to reset job settings for each job, thus increasing printing efficiency.
Note: The job (print) parameters set in the job (from the client) override the parameters set in the virtual printer.
The three default virtual printers are:
•SpoolStore
Files are spooled directly to the Storage Folder and await operator processing. You can only import PDL files (such as: PS, PDF, VIPP, VPS) to the spool store, not RIPped - RTP files.
•ProcessPrint
Files sent to this virtual printer are processed and printed directly to the Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer via the CXP6000 Color Server.
•ProcessStore
Files sent to this virtual printer are automatically processed and stored in RTP format. After processing, the files are stored in the Storage Folder of the CXP6000 Color Server until the print operator resubmits them for printing.
With printing workflows tailored to your job requirements, the CXP6000
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Choose from which virtual printer to print
For information on defining and editing virtual printers, see Virtual Printers on page 261.
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