Xerox DocuColor 7000AP, DocuColor 8000AP User Guide
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Contents
1 Welcome 1
Welcome to the CX Print Server User Guide...........................................................................................................................................2
Overview of CX Print Server.........................................................................................................................................................................2
Hardware and Software Components .......................................................................................................................................................3
Supported Formats .........................................................................................................................................................................................4
Workflow...........................................................................................................................................................................................................4
2 Getting Started 5
Turning On the CX Print Server...................................................................................................................................................................6
The Workspace................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Customizing the Workspace View.....................................................................................................................................................8
The Server and Printer Monitors ........................................................................................................................................................8
The Job Queues ...............................................................................................................................................................................................9
The Queues Window............................................................................................................................................................................11
Status Information................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
The Storage Window.................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
The Settings Window...................................................................................................................................................................................16
The Resource Center.................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
The Job Parameters Window..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
The Help Menu .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Turning Off the CX Print Server................................................................................................................................................................ 20
3 Basic Workflows 21
Importing and Printing Jobs....................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Importing Jobs ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Processing.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Printing Jobs.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Reprinting Jobs.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Managing Job Queues................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Batching Jobs ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Changing the Order of Jobs in the Queues................................................................................................................................... 25
Suspending and Resuming Queues................................................................................................................................................. 26
Aborting a Running Job ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Moving a Job to the Storage Window............................................................................................................................................ 27
Viewing and Editing Job Parameters .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Running a Rush Job.............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Deleting a Job .......................................................................................................................................................................................29
Managing the Storage Window................................................................................................................................................................30
Submitting Jobs.................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Duplicating Jobs...................................................................................................................................................................................30
Discarding RTP Information.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Archiving and Retrieving Jobs .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Viewing a Job’s History...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Job Ticket Report ................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Editing Jobs .....................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Editing an Unprocessed Job.............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Editing Processed Jobs................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Navigation Buttons.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Previewing the Job............................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Viewing Pages in the Job Editor....................................................................................................................................................... 35
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Editing an RTP Job................................................................................................................................................................................38
Managing Virtual Printers ...........................................................................................................................................................................41
Managing Paper Sets .................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
4 Working at a Client Workstation 47
Overview .........................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Working From Windows Client Workstations .....................................................................................................................................48
Defining a Printer - Windows XP .....................................................................................................................................................48
Copying the Printer Driver from Windows....................................................................................................................................49
Printing From Windows......................................................................................................................................................................49
Working From Macintosh Client Workstations ...................................................................................................................................50
Copying the CX Print Server PPD File for Mac OS X (10.4).......................................................................................................51
Printing from a Macintosh .................................................................................................................................................................55
Spire Web Center ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
The Web Viewer ..................................................................................................................................................................................58
Using Hot Folders .........................................................................................................................................................................................59
Hot Folder File Formats ..................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Hot Folders and Brisque or Prinergy jobs (GAP Formats)........................................................................................................ 60
Using Hot Folders from Client Workstations .............................................................................................................................. 60
CX Print Server Print Driver Software .....................................................................................................................................................62
Using the Print Driver Software........................................................................................................................................................63
Working Offline ....................................................................................................................................................................................69
Uninstalling the Print Driver Software............................................................................................................................................69
5 Production Printing 71
Imposition Workflow ...................................................................................................................................................................................72
Creating, Viewing and Modifiying Imposition Templates......................................................................................................... 72
Managing Templates ..........................................................................................................................................................................78
High-Resolution Workflow........................................................................................................................................................................ 80
Creo APR .................................................................................................................................................................................................81
OPI.............................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Creo APR and OPI File Formats........................................................................................................................................................82
Preparing to Print Using Creo APR or OPI .....................................................................................................................................82
Printing with Creo APR or OPI ..........................................................................................................................................................83
PDF Workflow................................................................................................................................................................................................84
Export as PDF2Go ................................................................................................................................................................................86
Page Exceptions ............................................................................................................................................................................................88
Setting Exceptions for Imposed Jobs ..............................................................................................................................................88
Printing on Tabs Using Exceptions ..................................................................................................................................................88
Printing on Tabs Using the CX Print Server Tabs Plug-In for Acrobat...................................................................................95
Dynamic Page Exceptions ..........................................................................................................................................................................99
Setting the CX Print Server for Dynamic Page Exceptions......................................................................................................100
Tips and Limitations ..........................................................................................................................................................................100
Fonts................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
Managing Fonts ...................................................................................................................................................................................101
Downloading Fonts Onto Your CX Print Server..........................................................................................................................101
Graphic Arts Workflow............................................................................................................................................................................. 102
Importing GAP Files...........................................................................................................................................................................102
Supporting GAP Files ........................................................................................................................................................................102
GAP File Structure..............................................................................................................................................................................103
Preflight................................................................................................................................................................................................. 103
6 Color Workflow 109
Calibration .....................................................................................................................................................................................................110
Guidelines for Successful Calibration ............................................................................................................................................110
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The Calibration Process ..................................................................................................................................................................... 111
Preparing the Calibration Device for Calibrating Your Printer................................................................................................. 111
Calibrating the CX Print Server ........................................................................................................................................................112
Reading Color Density Data..............................................................................................................................................................121
Printing the Job with the Calibration Table..................................................................................................................................122
Default Color Flow ......................................................................................................................................................................................123
Color Tools....................................................................................................................................................................................................124
Profile Manager...................................................................................................................................................................................124
Spot Color Editor.................................................................................................................................................................................127
Gradation Tool.....................................................................................................................................................................................132
7 VI Workflow 139
VI Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 140
VI Document Formats................................................................................................................................................................................ 141
Creo Variable Print Specification.................................................................................................................................................... 141
VIPP........................................................................................................................................................................................................142
VIPP 2001 and PPML.........................................................................................................................................................................143
PostScript Files ................................................................................................................................................................................... 144
Using Creo Variable Print Specification to Print a VI Job ................................................................................................................ 144
Useful VI Print Options .....................................................................................................................................................................145
Managing VI Elements.............................................................................................................................................................................. 146
Deleting VI Elements ........................................................................................................................................................................ 146
Archiving VI Elements.......................................................................................................................................................................147
Retrieving VI Elements ..................................................................................................................................................................... 148
8 System Administration 149
Setting Up and Configuring the CX Print Server ................................................................................................................................ 150
Server Setup ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 150
Network Setup.....................................................................................................................................................................................153
Remote Tools Setup...........................................................................................................................................................................155
Security..................................................................................................................................................................................................158
System Disks.......................................................................................................................................................................................160
Backing up the Configuration ......................................................................................................................................................... 160
Localization...........................................................................................................................................................................................163
Pre-RIP Preview...................................................................................................................................................................................165
General Defaults .................................................................................................................................................................................166
Print Queue Manager ........................................................................................................................................................................167
Color.......................................................................................................................................................................................................168
Messages............................................................................................................................................................................................. 170
JDF Outputs ..........................................................................................................................................................................................171
View Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................172
Storage Management ........................................................................................................................................................................173
System Messages........................................................................................................................................................................................174
The Job Alert Window.......................................................................................................................................................................174
Job History............................................................................................................................................................................................174
The Message Viewer.........................................................................................................................................................................175
Job Accounting.............................................................................................................................................................................................177
Viewing the Accounting Information ............................................................................................................................................177
Setting the Accounting/Message Viewer....................................................................................................................................179
Printing and Exporting the Accounting Log ................................................................................................................................ 180
9 Setting Parameters 183
Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window ......................................................................................................................... 184
The Print Settings Tab ...................................................................................................................................................................... 184
The Paper Stock Tab ......................................................................................................................................................................... 188
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The Print Quality Tab ........................................................................................................................................................................190
The Color Tab...................................................................................................................................................................................... 192
The Imposition Tab............................................................................................................................................................................ 197
The Services Tab ............................................................................................................................................................................... 203
The Finishing Tab ..............................................................................................................................................................................208
The Exceptions Tab ............................................................................................................................................................................ 211
Setting PPD File Parameters .................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Viewing the PPD File ......................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Glossary 217
Index 225
Welcome
Welcome to the CX Print Server User Guide ....................................................2
Overview of CX Print Server..................................................................................2
Hardware and Software Components.................................................................3
Supported Formats ................................................................................................. 4
Workflow ................................................................................................................... 4
2 Chapter 1 —Welcome
Welcome to the CX Print Server User Guide
Welcome to your Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo for Xerox DocuColor
7000/8000AP Digital Presses User Guide. This user guide is applicable to both the
Xerox DocuColor 8000AP digital press and the Xerox DocuColor 7000AP digital
press. Please note that although all printer references throughout this guide specify
the DocuColor 8000AP, the information therein applies to both digital presses. We
look forward to supporting you all the way from prepress to print.
The CX Print Server is a powerful, comprehensive color server that provides high
throughput and print predictability to digital workflows. In combination with the
DocuColor 8000AP, the CX Print Server effectively addresses the growth of ondemand printing needs and delivers the best output quality available.
This user guide will help you operate the CX Print Server. It can also be used as a
reference guide for questions or procedures. Study this user guide to take full
advantage of the many unique and advanced features of the CX Print Server.
This user guide is for CX Print Server operators and system administrators. This
guide explains how you can quickly and easily print from the CX Print Server or from
a client workstation. Step-by-step procedures are included for new and occasional
CX Print Server users. Detailed information is provided for users who require indepth knowledge of the CX Print Server.
Overview of CX Print Server
The CX Print Server is an on-demand pre-press system that uses advanced prepress technologies, to drive a DocuColor 8000AP.
As an optimal digital color solution for printers, the CX Print Server enables you to
print from Microsoft® Windows®, Macintosh®, and UNIX® client workstations. The
CX Print Server processes image files in page-description language (PDL) formats—
for example, Adobe PostScript
Image Processor) technology. The system converts image files into a suitable RTP
(Ready-To-Print) format for direct, high-quality digital printing. The CX Print Server
also streamlines the printing process by allowing printing with preset workflows.
In combination with the DocuColor 8000AP, the CX Print 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 CX
Print Server, the DocuColor 8000AP prints at the full-rated speed of 80 full-color
A4 (210mm x 297mm) or Letter (8.5 inches x 11inches) pages per minute, on any
media type and weight.
The CX Print Server combines RIP functionalities, automation, control tools and
special hardware development capabilities with PC architecture.
®
, PDF, and Variable Information—using RIP (Raster
Hardware and Software Components 3
Figure 1: CX Print Server for the DocuColor 8000AP
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Hardware and Software Components
The CX Print Server is a dedicated Creo platform running in a Windows XP
environment.
The CX Print Server includes:
• Creo hardware, including the interface board
• Software, including:
Creo software
Windows XP Professional Operating System
Adobe
®
Acrobat® version 7.0
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Supported Formats
The CX Print Server supports the following file formats:
• PostScript (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
• Pre-separated formats
Workflow
The CX Print Server receives and processes files from the following client
workstations:
• Macintosh – running Mac OS X (10.1 and later)
• Windows – running Windows 2000 and XP
• UNIX Workstations and Servers
The CX Print Server basic workflow is as follows:
Getting Started
Turning On the CX Print Server............................................................................ 6
The Workspace.........................................................................................................7
The Job Queues ....................................................................................................... 9
The Storage Window.............................................................................................14
The Settings Window ............................................................................................16
The Resource Center ............................................................................................. 17
The Job Parameters Window .............................................................................. 17
The Help Menu ....................................................................................................... 19
Turning Off the CX Print Server .........................................................................20
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Turning On the CX Print Server
1. Turn on the monitor.
2. Press the power button located behind the front panel of the CX Print Server.
The power indicator on the front panel lights up. The Windows operating
system starts, and the CX Print Server splash screen appears.
Notes:
• If the CX Print Server workspace is already turned on, open the
workspace from the Start menu.
• By default, the Auto Log On check box is selected under Tools >
Settings > Administration > Security. This option enables you to
open the workspace without having to go through the logon process
each time. If you want to designate different access levels for each
user, you need to set security settings in the Settings window. For
more information about designating access levels, see Security on
page 158.
The Workspace 7
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The Workspace
After you turn on the CX Print Server, the workspace automatically appears.
Table 1: CX Print Server workspace
Item Name Description
1 Menu Bar Consists of the Job, Selection, To o l s , Control, View, and Help menus.
Click a menu name to open the corresponding menu.
2 Status Panel Contains the logo Pane, Processing status area, Printing status area,
3 To o l b a r Consists of shortcut buttons for the Import window, Resource Center,
server icon, and printer icon.
For more information on the server and printer icons, see The Server and
Printer Monitors on page 8.
Message Viewer, and Calibration window.
4 Queues Consists of the Process Queue, which lists the files to be processed.
After a file has been processed successfully, it moves either to the Print
Queue (the upper area) or to the Storage window.
5
Job Alert
For more information on queues, see The Job Queues on page 9.
Displays the last detailed error that is related to a selected job.
For more information on the Job Alert window, see The Job Alert Window
on page 174.
6 Thumbnail Displays a thumbnail view of a specific page in an RTP job that has
finished processing.
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Table 1: CX Print Server workspace
Item Name Description
7 Storage The Storage window contains files that:
• were successfully printed
• were held, were aborted, or failed during processing or printing
• were sent directly from the client workstation to the Storage window
or were imported to the Storage window.
8
Paper Stocks
Displays information about the paper in each tray and also shows
whether the trays are ready for printing.
NOTE: This window is only included in Classic Plus view. For more
information, see Customizing the Workspace View on page 8.
Customizing the Workspace View
The Vie w menu enables you to customize the workspace. From this menu, you can
open and close the Queues window. The menu also provides the following view
options:
• Spire Classic View: Displays the status panel, toolbar, Storage window, Queues
window, Thumbnail window, and Job Alert window
• Spire Classic Plus View: Displays the status panel, toolbar, Paper Stocks
window, Storage window, Queues window, Thumbnail window, and Job Alert
window
• Queues View: Displays only the Print Queue and Process Queue
• Refresh View: Reverts to the factory default view for the view that is currently
displayed
Ti p : By default, the windows in the workspace are all docked-that is, attached
to the workspace. You can detach, or undock, a window from the workspace by
right-clicking the window’s title bar and selecting
The Server and Printer Monitors
The server and printer icons are on the right end of the status panel and indicate
(through animation) whether processing and printing are taking place. If a finishing
device is connected to the printer, the finishing device also appears in the printer
icon. You can click the printer or server icon to display status information. You also
view messages regarding the printer operation mode and status next to the printer
icon. The calibration reminder indicator reminds you to calibrate the printer. You
can set the reminder in the Settings window.
Undock Window.
The Job Queues 9
Calibration
reminder
indicator
Server
icon Printer icon
For more information about setting the calibration reminder, see Color on page 168.
The DFE Monitor
¾ Click the server icon to open the DFE Monitor window.
The DFE Monitor window displays the following information:
Table 2: Description of DFE Monitor window
This tab Shows you
Disk Usage How much space is available on the user disk and
printer disk
The Printer Monitor
¾ Click the printer icon to open the Printer Monitor window.
The Printer Monitor window displays the following information:
Table 3: Description of Printer Monitor window
The Job Queues
Network Information about the network
Virtual Printers Lists the virtual printers that you have defined
This tab Shows you
Paper Stock Information about the paper in each tray and also
shows whether the trays are ready for printing
Finisher Information about finishing devices that are connected
to the DocuColor 8000AP
To n e r Whether there is enough toner
Consumables Status of other refillables
After entering the CX Print Server, a job resides either in the Queues window or in
the Storage window, depending on the job flow.
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The Queues window consists of two areas, the Process Queue and Print
Queue.
• The Process Queue lists the job that is currently being processed and
the jobs that are waiting to be processed.
• The Print Queue lists the currently printing job and the jobs that were
processed successfully and are waiting to be printed. The Print Queue
also lists frozen jobs (jobs for which the specified option is not
available—for example, paper stock or finisher).
Each queue holds jobs in the order in which they enter it (unless a rush job
“interrupts” the submission order).
For more information about managing jobs, see Managing Job Queues on
page 24
At any time, you can view information regarding the number and status of
the jobs in the queues. You can also change the order of the jobs and
suspend or resume the queue.
After you start the CX Print Server, the Queues window is displayed. The
Queues window consists of the Print Queue and the Process Queue.
.
Each queue holds jobs in the order in which they enter it. The top job in the
queue is currently running, while all others are waiting to run.
Note: If there are very short jobs in the Print Queue, several jobs may be
running at the same time. The jobs marked as
printed in the order they are listed.
If necessary, you can change the order the jobs that are waiting in the
queues. You can also view and edit the jobs’ parameters.
running are listed first and
The Job Queues 11
The Queues Window
After you submit PDL jobs (or resubmit PDL jobs), the Process Queue lists the files
to be processed.
Once a file has been processed successfully, it moves to the Print Queue and waits
to be printed or to the Storage window (depending on the current job flow or virtual
printer).
For more information about operations on the jobs residing in the Queue Manager,
see Aborting a Running Job on page 26.
The Queues window lists informations about the jobs that are being processed.
Status indicators indicate the status of each job. Table 4 describes the status
indicators used in both the Process Queue and Print Queue.
Table 4: Process Queue and Print Queue status indicators
This Status
Indicator
Indicates This:
The job is running.
The job is frozen and held in the Print Queue. If a job is
frozen, it indicates that the specified option is not available—
for example, paper stock or finisher
The job is waiting.
The job is a rush job.
The rush job is frozen.
The rush job is waiting.
For more information about rush jobs, see Running a Rush Job on page 28.
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Right-click the column heading row to select the columns that you want to
view.
Table 5: Process Queue and Print Queue column descriptions
This Column Indicates This Information:
Job Type File format of the PDL job—for example, PS
(.ps), PDF(.pdf), VPS(.vps)
Ti t l e Name of the file to be printed. If you submit a
file whose name already exists in the CX Print
Server, a number is automatically added to the
file name—for example, if you submit a file
called lobster and this file name already exists,
the newer file is renamed lobster1.
Sender User name of the person who submitted the
job when the CX Print Server is logged on to a
domain controller. If the CX Print Server is not
logged on to a domain controller, “guest” will
be displayed in the Sender column.
Submitted Date and time this job was first submitted to
the CX Print Server
Pages Number of pages to be processed in a PDF job.
If the DTP software supported it, the number of
pages is indicated for other PDL jobs.
Sets Number of copies to be printed
Paper Set/Stock
Name
Paper Size Paper size
Weight Paper weight
Ty p e Paper type
Coating Paper coating
File Size File size of the job
Paper set name or stock name
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This Column Indicates This Information:
Account Account name taken from the Job Info
parameter
Job Info Job info type taken from the Job Info parameter
Imposition Type of imposition used
Page Exception Whether or not the job has page exceptions
Server Name of the server being used
Status Information
Virtual Printer
Names
The Processing and Printing status areas contain the following:
Name of virtual printer being used
• The suspend and resume buttons (for more information see Suspending and
Resuming Queues on page 26)
• The queue name.
• The number of jobs in the queue—for example, 2.
• If a job is currently being processed or printed, the name of the job and a process
indicator are displayed.
Note: For PDF jobs, the Processing status area indicates the total number
of pages. For other PDL jobs, the number of pages is indicated only if the
desktop publishing software in which they were created supports this
feature.
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The Storage Window
The Storage window is displayed by default. If you close the Storage window, you
can reopen it by selecting Storage from the Vie w menu.
The Storage window is the main repository for jobs. It can contain:
• Printed (completed) jobs
• Jobs that you manually moved to the Storage window or aborted during
processing or printing
• Jobs that failed during processing or printing
• Retrieved jobs
• Jobs that were imported directly to the Storage window from the client
workstation (by selecting the Spool & Store option for the job flow)
In the Storage window, you can see the number of jobs that are in storage and their
status.
Each job in the Storage window is assigned a status as shown in Table 6:
Table 6: Storage window status buttons
Icon Status Indicates This
Completed The job has finished printing.
Held You moved the job from the Queues window to
the Storage window; or the current job flow or
virtual printer moved the job to the Storage
window automatically.
Failed The job failed during processing or printing.
Aborted You aborted the job in the Queues
the job was running.
window while
The Storage Window 15
By default, the Storage window shows all the jobs, whatever their status. All the
status buttons are selected—that is, they appear pushed in. If you click a status
button now—for example, the Completed Jobs button—the button is released and
the list hides all the completed jobs:
If you click the Completed Jobs button again, the button is pushed in and the list
shows the completed jobs.
Note: When all the status buttons are in the released (unselected) position, the
Storage window shows no jobs.
In the Storage window you can perform the following actions:
• Submit a job. See Importing and Printing Jobs on page 22.
• Run a rush job before other jobs. See Running a Rush Job on page 28.
• Preview and edit a job, using PitStop Edit for unprocessed jobs, or the Job
Preview & Editor window for processed jobs. See Editing Jobs on page 33.
• View and edit the parameters of a job. See Viewing and Editing Job Parameters on
page 28.
• Archive a job. See Archiving and Retrieving Jobs on page 30.
• Duplicate a job. See Duplicating Jobs on page 30.
• Delete a job. See Deleting a Job on page 29.
• View a job’s history (in the Job History window). See Viewing a Job’s History on
page 32.
• Export a job as a PDF file. See Export as PDF2Go on page 86.
• View the job ticket report for a job. See Job Ticket Report on page 32.
• View the preflight report for a job. See Preflight Report on page 106.
Note: You can only view a Preflight report for a job if you enable the
Preflight parameter before processing the job. For more information, see
Preflight on page 103
.
• Use the PDF analyzer to detect problems in imported PDF files that may affect
processing. See Analyzing a PDF Job on page 103
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The Settings Window
You can set all system preferences in the Settings window.
Note: If you log on to the CX Print Server as a guest, the Settings window is
unavailable.
To open the Settings window:
¾ From the Tools menu, select Settings.
The window is divided into two areas:
• Administration: Contains system administration settings.
• Preferences: Contains system preferences.
Note: All users can view the
only an administrator can configure these settings.
For more information about setting system preferences, see Setting Up and
Configuring the CX Print Server on page 150.
Administration and Preferences settings, but
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The Resource Center
The Resource Center enables you to add, remove, and manage external resources
for the CX Print Server.
To open the Resource Center:
¾ From the toolbar, click Resource Center .
The Resource Center provides access to the following resources:
• Virtual Printers, see Managing Virtual Printers on page 41
• Fonts, see Managing Fonts on page 101
• Imposition Templates, see Creating, Viewing and Modifiying Imposition Templates
on page 72
• Cached VI Elements, see Managing VI Elements on page 146
• Paper Sets, see Managing Paper Sets on page 44
• Profile Manager, see Profile Manager on page 125
The Job Parameters Window
The CX Print Server enables you to edit PDL files and change the job settings—for
example, paper size, imposition, and color settings—in the Job Parameters window.
To open the Job Parameters window:
¾ Double-click a job in the Storage or Queues window.
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The Job Parameters window title bar displays the following information:
• The name of the job
• The name of the virtual printer
• The time of submission
Each tab has a set of related parameters and values that you can select.
Table 7: Description of tabs in the Jobs Parameters window
This tab Enables you to
Print Settings Set print related job parameters—for example,
Print range and Print method. See The Print
Settings Tab on page 184.
Paper Stock Set job parameters related to paper stock—for
example, Paper size and Paper set name. See The
Paper Stock Tab on page 188.
Print Quality Set job parameters related to print quality—for
example, Trapping and Image quality—and
improve the quality of printed jobs. See The Print
Quality Tab on page 190.
Color Apply last minute color corrections, or set the
output job to match other output devices. See The
Color Tab on page 192.
Imposition Set job parameters related to positioning, folding,
trimming, and binding of pages—for example,
Margins and Te m p l a t e . See The Imposition Tab on
page 197.
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Table 7: Description of tabs in the Jobs Parameters window
This tab Enables you to
Services Set job parameters that will assist your job
workflow—for example, APR path and Preflight.
See The Services Tab on page 203.
Finishing Select from various options to finalize your printed
document—for example, define settings for the
front and back cover. See The Finishing Tab on
page 208.
Exceptions Define paper sets to include special exceptions in
a job, and add inserts or interleaves. See The
Exceptions Tab on page 211.
The Help Menu
The Help menu provides information about the version of software that is installed
on your CX Print Server and enables you to access the online help, which is based on
this user guide.
To open the About window:
¾ From the Help menu, select About.
The About window displays the following information:
• CX Print Server software version number
• Date the version was installed
• Any updates that were installed on top of the version
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Taskbar with CX Print Server icon Taskbar without CX Print Server icon
To open the online help:
¾ From the Help menu, select To p i c s .
Turning Off the CX Print Server
1. In the CX Print Server workspace, from the Job menu, select Exit.
The CX Print Server workspace closes, and you return to the
Note: If there are jobs that are being processed or printed, a message is
displayed.
2. Verify that the
3. From the Windows desktop, select Start > Shut Down.
4. In the shutdown dialog box, select Shut down.
5. When the Windows shutdown is complete, turn off the monitor.
6. On the CX Print Server, click the power button behind the front door.
The power LED on the front panel turns off.
Note: Some situations may require the power button to be depressed for
more than 4 seconds.
CX Print Server
icon has disappeared from your taskbar.
Windows
desktop.
Basic Workflows
Importing and Printing Jobs................................................................................ 22
Reprinting Jobs....................................................................................................... 24
Managing Job Queues ......................................................................................... 24
Managing the Storage Window.........................................................................30
Editing Jobs ............................................................................................................. 33
Editing Processed Jobs.........................................................................................34
Managing Virtual Printers ....................................................................................41
Managing Paper Sets............................................................................................44
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Importing and Printing Jobs
The basic workflow for printing a job in the CX Print Server consists of three main
stages:
1. Importing the file.
2. Processing the job.
3. Printing the job.
After the job is printed, it is stored in the Storage window and can be resubmitted for
printing, see Reprinting Jobs on page 24.
Importing Jobs
The Import Job feature may be used to submit jobs in the following situations:
• When a page-description language (PDL) file is created on a client workstation
that is not connected to the CX Print Server
• When a PDL file is located on an external medium, such as a CD-ROM
• When the desired file resides locally on the CX Print Server
To import a job to the CX Print Server:
1. From the Job menu select Import Job.
The Import window appears.
2. To access the desired files, click the up one level button , or double-click on
the file folders to go down the file tree.
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