Xerox DocuColor 2060, DocuColor 2045 Printing Guide
Printing Guide
English
653-00298A
CXP6000 Color Server for
DocuColor 2060/2045
version 3.0
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CXP6000 Color Server for DocuColor 2060/2045
version 3.0
Printing Guide
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Contents
Using This Guide xiii
Printing Guide Purpose ........................................................................................................................... xiv
Who Should Use This Guide ................................................................................................................... xiv
Chapter Content and Description ........................................................................................................... xiv
Conventions Used in This Guide ..............................................................................................................xv
Fonts ................................................................................................................................................ xv
Terminology .................................................................................................................................... xvi
Symbols.......................................................................................................................................... xvii
For More Information ............................................................................................................................ xvii
1 Welcome 1
Welcome to the CXP6000 Color Server Printing Guide ............................................................................. 2
Product Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Composition...................................................................................................................................... 4
Features............................................................................................................................................. 4
Workflow .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Data Flow .......................................................................................................................................... 9
CXP6000 Color Server Network Printers...........................................................................................10
2 Quick Tour 11
Powering Up .......................................................................................................................................... 12
CXP6000 Color Server in the Start Menu ......................................................................................... 13
The CXP6000 Color Server Workspace ................................................................................................... 14
The DFE & Printer Animation .................................................................................................................. 16
The DFE Monitor.............................................................................................................................. 16
The Printer Monitor ......................................................................................................................... 18
Shut Down and Power Off...................................................................................................................... 22
3 Printing and Setting Job Parameters 23
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Printing from Client Workstations........................................................................................................... 24
Printing from a PC ........................................................................................................................... 25
Printing from a Macintosh ............................................................................................................... 27
Printing from a UNIX Client Workstation.......................................................................................... 29
Using Hot Folders ............................................................................................................................ 30
Setting PPD Parameters from Client Workstations................................................................................... 39
PPD Parameters ............................................................................................................................... 39
Spire Web Center ................................................................................................................................... 47
The Web Viewer .............................................................................................................................. 49
Downloads ...................................................................................................................................... 53
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Links................................................................................................................................................ 54
Printing from the CXP6000 Color Server................................................................................................. 55
Importing Files................................................................................................................................. 55
The Storage Folder .......................................................................................................................... 58
Reprinting Files ................................................................................................................................ 59
Setting Job Parameters on the CXP6000 Color Server............................................................................. 60
Adjusting Job Parameters Post-RIP ................................................................................................... 60
Job Parameters Window......................................................................................................................... 62
The Print Settings Tab...................................................................................................................... 64
The Paper Stock Tab ........................................................................................................................ 75
The Print Quality Tab ....................................................................................................................... 88
The Color Tab.................................................................................................................................. 97
The Imposition Tab ........................................................................................................................ 116
The Services Tab ............................................................................................................................ 140
The Finishing Tab........................................................................................................................... 154
The Exception Tab ......................................................................................................................... 164
Job Ticket Report.................................................................................................................................. 171
4 Workflows & Tools 173
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 174
High-Resolution (APR) Workflow .......................................................................................................... 174
APR (Automatic Picture Replacement)............................................................................................ 175
OPI (Open Prepress Interface)......................................................................................................... 176
APR and OPI File Formats............................................................................................................... 176
Setting the High-Resolution File Path ............................................................................................. 176
Preparing to Print Using APR or OPI ............................................................................................... 178
Printing with APR or OPI ................................................................................................................ 179
Organizing High-Resolution Files.................................................................................................... 180
Sample Job: Printing a Brochure Using the APR Workflow ............................................................. 180
VI (Variable Information) Workflow ...................................................................................................... 182
Using Creo Variable Print Specification to Print a VI Job ................................................................. 183
VI Document Formats .................................................................................................................... 184
Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS) ........................................................................................... 186
Organizing VI Elements.................................................................................................................. 188
CXP6000 Color Server Job Parameters and VI Jobs ........................................................................ 189
Imposition Workflow............................................................................................................................ 192
Editing Imposition Jobs .................................................................................................................. 193
Color Workflow ................................................................................................................................... 194
Job Batching Workflow ........................................................................................................................ 195
PDF Workflow ...................................................................................................................................... 196
Export as PDF2Go.......................................................................................................................... 199
The Gradation Tool .............................................................................................................................. 201
The Calibration Tool ............................................................................................................................. 213
Connecting, Configuring and Calibrating the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal Densitometer....................... 214
Using the Printer Calibration Wizard with the X-Rite DTP34 ........................................................... 218
Color Density Information.............................................................................................................. 240
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The Spot Color Editor ........................................................................................................................... 243
Printing PrePress Files - Graphic Art Port (GAP)...................................................................................... 248
Importing GAP Files ....................................................................................................................... 248
Supporting Graphic Arts Port (GAP) Files........................................................................................ 248
Gap File Structure .......................................................................................................................... 249
5 Administrating the System 251
The Administration Window ................................................................................................................. 252
General Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 253
Changing the Server Name ............................................................................................................ 254
Changing the Date & Time ............................................................................................................ 256
Selecting the User Interface Language ........................................................................................... 258
Setting the Default Unit of Measurement....................................................................................... 259
Resource Manager................................................................................................................................ 260
Virtual Printers ............................................................................................................................... 261
Fonts ............................................................................................................................................. 267
High-Res........................................................................................................................................ 281
VI Elements.................................................................................................................................... 282
Profile Manager ............................................................................................................................. 285
User Defined Imposition Template ................................................................................................. 294
Network Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 297
IPX Printing.................................................................................................................................... 298
TCP/IP Setup .................................................................................................................................. 300
AppleTalk Setup ............................................................................................................................ 302
Preferences........................................................................................................................................... 303
Color - Spire Spot Color Dictionary ................................................................................................ 305
Color - Calibration Methods .......................................................................................................... 306
Color - Emulations ......................................................................................................................... 307
Color - Automatic Screening Method............................................................................................. 309
Color - Color Conversion Tables..................................................................................................... 310
Accounting/Message Viewer Log Setup ......................................................................................... 311
System Disks.................................................................................................................................. 312
Alert Messages .............................................................................................................................. 313
Pre-RIP Preview .............................................................................................................................. 314
Default Archiving Path ................................................................................................................... 315
PDF Optimization........................................................................................................................... 316
OPI ................................................................................................................................................ 316
Default Paper Size.......................................................................................................................... 318
Print Queue Manager .................................................................................................................... 319
Remote Tools Setup....................................................................................................................... 321
Utilities ................................................................................................................................................. 326
View Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 327
Configuration Backup and Restore................................................................................................. 329
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6 Managing Jobs 333
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 334
Queue Manager ................................................................................................................................... 334
Reordering Jobs in Queues ............................................................................................................ 340
Suspending and Resuming Queues ................................................................................................ 341
Handling Jobs in Queues ...................................................................................................................... 341
Aborting a Running Job................................................................................................................. 342
Moving Waiting Jobs to Storage .................................................................................................... 343
Deleting Jobs................................................................................................................................. 345
Viewing and Editing the Job Parameters ........................................................................................ 346
Viewing the Job History ................................................................................................................. 347
Running a Job Immediately............................................................................................................ 347
Managing the Storage Folder ............................................................................................................... 348
Filtering the List ............................................................................................................................. 351
Switching List View Modes ............................................................................................................ 354
Sorting the List .............................................................................................................................. 357
Resizing Columns .......................................................................................................................... 359
Handling Jobs in the Storage Folder...................................................................................................... 360
Submitting Jobs............................................................................................................................. 361
Archiving and Retrieving Jobs ........................................................................................................ 361
Duplicating Jobs ............................................................................................................................ 364
Export as InSite Job........................................................................................................................ 365
Managing Disk Space ........................................................................................................................... 367
Thumbnail Window.............................................................................................................................. 368
Job Preview & Editor............................................................................................................................. 371
The Job Editor Tabs ....................................................................................................................... 372
The Job Editor Buttons................................................................................................................... 375
Viewing Pages in the Job Editor ..................................................................................................... 376
Editing RTP Jobs ............................................................................................................................ 381
Previewing and Editing PDL Jobs.................................................................................................... 391
7 System Messages 393
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 394
The Alerts Window............................................................................................................................... 394
System Disks Threshold Message ................................................................................................... 395
Job History ........................................................................................................................................... 396
The Message Viewer ............................................................................................................................ 398
Managing Messages...................................................................................................................... 399
Pop-up messages ................................................................................................................................. 403
8 Job Accounting 405
Handling Job Accounting ..................................................................................................................... 406
Viewing the Accounting Information ............................................................................................. 406
Managing the Accounting Information................................................................................................. 409
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Reordering Columns ...................................................................................................................... 409
Resizing Columns .......................................................................................................................... 410
Filtering the Information by Date ................................................................................................... 411
Sorting the Information ................................................................................................................. 412
Accounting / Message Viewer Log Setup ....................................................................................... 413
Exporting the Accounting Report ................................................................................................... 413
Printing the Accounting Report...................................................................................................... 414
A Color Theory 417
Color Theory ........................................................................................................................................ 418
Light.............................................................................................................................................. 418
Visible Spectrum ............................................................................................................................ 419
The Perception, Physiology and Psychology of Color ...................................................................... 420
Additive Color ............................................................................................................................... 423
Subtractive Color ........................................................................................................................... 425
Color Separation............................................................................................................................ 430
Glossary 433
Index 445
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Using This Guide
Printing Guide Purpose .....................................................................xiv
Who Should Use This Guide..............................................................xiv
Chapter Content and Description......................................................xiv
Conventions Used in This Guide........................................................ xv
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
Chapter Contents Description
Chapter 1 Welcome Provides an introduction and product overview
of the CXP6000 Color Server.
Chapter 2 Quick Tour Includes powering up, powering down, and a
presentation of the CXP6000 Color Server
workspace.
Chapter 3 Printing and Setting
Job Parameters
Chapter 4 Workflows & Tools
Chapter 5
Administrating the
System
Explains how to print, set job parameters and
monitor jobs from client workstations and from
the CXP6000 Color Server. This chapter also
details the several job parameters, and the Job
Ticket report.
Describes the CXP6000 Color Server printing
workflows: Imposition, VI, PDF, Color and High
Resolution (APR and OPI).
This chapter also provides information on the
CXP6000 Color Server tools.
Explains how to administrate your system using
the Administration window utilities.
Conventions Used in This Guide xv
Chapter Contents Description
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Appendix A
Managing Jobs Provides details on handling jobs in the
System Messages
Job Accounting Provides details about managing job accounting
Color Theory Provides background information on color.
Conventions Used in This Guide
This section describes the fonts, terminology, and symbols used in this
guide.
Queue
Manager
explains
and in the Storage Folder. It also
how to manage disk space by deleting
jobs, and how to use the Thumbnail window
and the Job Preview & Editor tool to preview
and edit your jobs.
Describes the various alerts and error messages.
This chapter also provides explanations about
viewing messages in the Job History, Message
Viewer, and Alerts windows.
using the Accounting window.
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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Terminology
Clear
Click
Double-click
Drag
Enter
Point
Press
Right-click
Place the mouse pointer over the check box for the
specified option, and click the left mouse button so
that the X or check mark is removed from the check
box.
Place the mouse pointer over the specified option or
button and press and release the left mouse button.
Place the mouse pointer over the specified option or
button and quickly press and release the left mouse
button twice.
Hold down the left mouse button while moving the
mouse and release the button.
Type the information and press the ENTER or RETURN
key.
Position the mouse pointer over a submenu or menu
command. For example, point to the
File menu.
Press the specified key or key combination on your
keyboard, for example, press
CTRL+ALT+DEL.
Place the mouse pointer over an area of the
application window, and then press and release the
right mouse button to display the shortcut menu. For
more information about using shortcut menus, see
your Windows documentation.
Select
Place the mouse pointer over the check box for the
specified option, then click the left mouse button so
that an X or check mark appears in the check box.
Or:
Place the mouse pointer over the specified box or
button, and then click the left mouse button.
Ty pe
Type the information. Do not press the ENTER or
RETURN key.
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Symbols
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damage to your computer hardware.
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or reduce functionality, reliability, or quality.
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This symbol tells you that related information on the topic is available in the
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Welcome
Welcome to the CXP6000 Color Server Printing Guide........................2
Product Overview................................................................................2
2 Chapter 1 – Welcome
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.
Product Overview 3
CXP6000 Color Server for Xerox DocuColor 2060/2045 Printer
WARNING: A shielded ethernet cable must be used from the Token Ring board
to the Token Ring Hub to maintain compliance with Council Directive 89/336/
EEC.
4 Chapter 1 – Welcome
Composition
The CXP6000 Color Server is a dedicated Creo platform running in a
Windows 2000 environment.
The CXP6000 Color Server includes:
• Creo hardware, including the interface board
• 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 pre- and
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
CXP6000 Color Server or on CD #3 supplied with the CXP6000 Color
Server software kit.
Utilities folder on the
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The CXP6000 Color Server supports the following file formats:
• Post-script (composite or pre-separated files)
• PDF
• 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)
• Creo CT & LW
• JPG, TIFF
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).
• PC: running Windows 98 / ME / Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 / and XP
• UNIX Workstations and Servers
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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
Printers (for example ProcessPrint)
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
PDL
Processing
Software
RTP
Printer Disks RTP
Decompress and
Page Assembly
(Hardware)
Image Delivery
(Printed Page)
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
Folder
of the CXP6000 Color Server until the print operator re-
submits them for printing.
With printing workflows tailored to your job requirements, the CXP6000
Color Server enables you to:
Storage
• Define new virtual printers
• 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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