Xerox Fiery EX12, Fiery EX2000d Printing Guide

Fiery EX12/EX2000d

PRINTING GUIDE

About the Documentation

This manual is part of a set of Fiery® documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Quick Start Guide

It also describes how to access the online documentation.

• The

User Software Installation Guide

User Software CD to enable users to print to the Fiery, and also describes setting up printing connections to the Fiery.

• The

Conﬁguration Guide

Fiery for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT 4.0, and Novell NetWare servers to provide printing services to users.

• The

Printing Guide

jobs from their computers.

• The

Color Guide

It explains how to calibrate your Fiery and take advantage of the ColorWise® color management system, as well as features in ColorWise Pro Tools™.

• The

Fiery Color Reference

color output of the Fiery and outlines key workﬂow scenarios. In addition, it offers information on printing color documents from popular Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS applications.

summarizes the steps for conﬁguring the Fiery and printing.

describes how to install software from the

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the

describes the printing features of the Fiery for users who send

provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery.

addresses concepts and issues associated with managing

• The

Job Management Guide

including EFI Command WorkStation™ and Fiery DocBuilder Pro™, and how you can use them to manage jobs and maintain color quality. This manual is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job ﬂow, perform color calibration, and troubleshoot problems that may arise.

•

Customer Release Notes

for some of the problems you may encounter.

explains the functions of the Fiery client utilities,

provide last-minute product information and workarounds

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The software described in this publication is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license.

This product may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 4,500,919, 4,837,722, 5,212,546, 5,343,311, 5,424,754, 5,467,446, 5,506,946, 5,517,334, 5,537,516, 5,543,940, 5,553,200, 5,615,314, 5,619,624, 5,625,712, 5,666,436, 5,760,913, 5,818,645, 5,835,788, 5,867,179, 5,959,867, 5,970,174, 5,982,937, 5,995,724, 6,002,795, 6,025,922, 6,041,200, 6,065,041, 6,112,665, 6,122,407, 6,134,018, 6,141,120, 6,166,821, 6,185,335, 6,201,614, 6,215,562, 6,219,659, 6,222,641, 6,224,048, 6,225,974, 6,226,419, 6,238,105, 6,239,895, 6,256,108, 6,269,190, 6,289,122, 6,292,270, 6,310,697, 6,327,047, 6,327,050, 6,327,052, RE36,947, D406,117, D416,550, D417,864, D419,185. D426,206, D439,851, D444,793

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FCC Information

WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modiﬁcations to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Class B Declaration of Conformity

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modiﬁcations made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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RFI Compliance Notice

This equipment has been tested concerning compliance with the relevant RFI protection requirements both individually and on system level (to simulate normal operation conditions). However, it is possible that these RFI Requirements are not met under certain unfavorable conditions in other installations. It is the user who is responsible for compliance of his particular installation.

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Compliance with applicable regulations depends on the use of shielded cables. It is the user who is responsible for procuring the appropriate cables.

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Contents

About the Documentation

Introduction

About this manual

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

Printing from applications

Setting options and printing from Windows 1-2

Using saved settings 1-9

Using Shortcuts 1-14

Deﬁning and printing custom page sizes

Working with custom page sizes in Windows 9x/Me 1-16

Working with custom page sizes in Windows NT 4.0 1-19

Working with custom page sizes in Windows 2000/XP 1-23

Saving ﬁles to print at a remote location 1-26

Chapter 2: Printing from Mac OS Computers

Printing from applications

Selecting the Fiery in the Chooser 2-1

Setting options and printing from Mac OS computers 2-3

Deﬁning custom page sizes

1-1

1-16

2-1

2-7

Chapter 3: Printing from UNIX Workstations

Printing to the Fiery

3-1

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Chapter 4: Downloading Files and Fonts

Using Fiery Downloader

Downloading printer fonts 4-4

Managing printer fonts 4-8

Chapter 5: Printing Variable Data Documents

About variable data printing

Printing variable data documents with FreeForm

How FreeForm works 5-2

Creating the master document 5-3

Creating the variable document 5-4

Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document 5-5

Using FreeForm 5-7

Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2

Assigning speciﬁc master pages to a variable data document 5-11

Printing documents from variable-data printing applications

Using the Fiery Variable Data Printing (VDP) Resource Manager 5-12

Chapter 6: Scanning

Fiery Scan components

Using Fiery Remote Scan

Sending a scan job to a speciﬁc destination 6-5

Retrieving scan ﬁles 6-8

4-1

5-1

5-2

5-11

5-12

6-1

6-2

Using the Fiery Bar Scan application

Scanning to the Fiery hard disk drive

Sending the scan job to a speciﬁc destination 6-15

6-12

6-14

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Chapter 7: Using EFI TIFF/IT Converter

TIFF/IT ﬁle formats

Using EFI TIFF/IT Converter

Setting EFI TIFF/IT Converter preferences 7-3

Converting ﬁles 7-5

Chapter 8: Using Hot Folders

Overview of Hot Folders

File format restrictions 8-2

Using the Hot Folder Control Panel

Creating and deleting Hot Folders 8-4

Enabling and disabling Hot Folders 8-7

Setting Hot Folder preferences 8-8

Assigning properties to Hot Folders

Customizing Hot Folder settings 8-9

Specifying Hot Folder print options 8-11

Specifying imposition options 8-12

Viewing Hot Folder Job Logs

Chapter 9: Tracking and Monitoring Jobs

7-1

7-2

8-1

8-3

8-9

8-15

Accessing Fiery WebTools

Checking Fiery status with the Status WebTool 9-3

Accessing information with WebLink

9-1

9-4

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Chapter 10: Using Fiery E-mail Service

How Fiery E-mail Service works

Printing using an E-mail Client

Job Control 10-4

Printing using the E-mail Port Monitor 10-5

Appendix A: Print Options

About printer drivers and printer description ﬁles

Where to set print options

Print option override hierarchy A-3

Default settings A-3

EX2000d printer options: A-11

More about print options

Appendix B: Font List

PostScript printer fonts

Adobe Type 1 fonts B-1

Tr ueType fonts B-6

10-1

10-2

A-1

A-2

A-20

B-1

Appendix C: Troubleshooting

Maintaining optimal system performance

Troubleshooting

General printing problems C-2

Problems with print quality C-4

Problems with Fiery Downloader C-5

Problems with Fiery WebTools C-6

Index

C-1

xi About this manual

Introduction

EX12

EX2000d

The Fiery EX12/EX2000d Color Server™ is used to print ﬁnal documents or proof jobs that will be printed later on an offset press. You can send a print job to the Fiery EX12/EX2000d Color Server as you would to any other printer—select it from the Printers dialog box on Microsoft Windows computers, or in the Chooser on Apple Mac OS computers, and then print from within any application.

OTE

The term “Fiery” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery EX12/EX2000d Color Server installed in the copier/printer. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery. The term “Windows” is used in this manual to refer to Windows 9x/Me/XP and Windows NT 4.0/2000.

This icon speciﬁes information, features, or procedures that apply only to the Fiery EX12.

This icon speciﬁes information, features, or procedures that apply only to the Fiery EX2000d.

Although it may not be the case at all sites, it is assumed that an operator controls and manages jobs sent by users from remote workstations. For information on the features of Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler™, and Fiery Spooler™, see the

Job Management Guide

About this manual

This manual is intended for remote users who send jobs via the network and the Fiery. It covers the following topics:

•Printing from a Windows computer

•Printing from a Mac OS computer

•Printing from a UNIX workstation

• Downloading ﬁles and fonts using Fiery Downloader™

•Printing using the Fiery E-mail Service

xii Introduction

•Using Fiery Scan™ software

EX12

•Using the EFI TIFF/IT Converter

•Using Hot Folders

•Monitoring jobs and accessing information using Fiery WebTools™

•Specifying and overriding job settings, generating a list of fonts installed on the

Fiery, and troubleshooting information

1-1 Printing from applications

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

This chapter describes printing to the Fiery from Windows computers. You can print from a networked Windows computer or from a computer using Windows (WINS) printing. You can also save ﬁles to print at a remote location.

You can print from a Windows computer in any one of a number of ways. You can download PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), TIFF, or Portable Document Format (PDF) ﬁles using Fiery Downloader, or print documents using Fiery E-mail Services and Hot Folders. For basic instructions and details on using Fiery Downloader, see Chapter 4. For basic instructions on using the Fiery E-mail Service, see Chapter 10, and for details on using Hot Folders, see Chapter 8.

OTE

For information on setting up the Windows environment for printing with Windows servers connected to the Fiery, see the about connecting to the Fiery over the network, installing printer drivers, and installing Fiery utilities, see the

User Software Installation Guide

Conﬁguration Guide

. For information

Printing from applications

Once the Fiery printer driver is installed and set to the proper port, as described in the

User Software Installation Guide

applications. Simply set the print options for the job and choose the Print command from within your application.

, you can print directly from most Windows

To achieve the best printing results from speciﬁc applications, see the the

Fiery Color Reference

Color Guide

and

1-2 Printing from Windows Computers

Setting options and printing from Windows

To print from Windows, select and install the corresponding Adobe PostScript printer driver. The drivers are included on the Fiery User Software CD.

Once the Adobe PostScript printer driver and printer description ﬁle (PPD) are installed, you can specify print settings for a particular job and print it to the Fiery. You can also set default print settings using the driver.

To print from Windows applications by connecting your computer to a print server via the network, you will need a Novell NetWare, Windows NT, or UNIX server. For more information, see the

To print from Windows applications without connecting to a print server, you can use Server Message Block (SMB) printing. For more information, see the

User Software Installation Guide

Conﬁguration Guide

The following procedures provide examples of how to use the driver to specify print options. For information about speciﬁc print options, see Appendix A.

OTE

The following procedures use Windows 98 illustrations.

SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR

USING THE ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER

1. Choose Print in your application.

2. Select the Fiery as your printer and click Properties.

A SPECIFIC WINDOWS PRINT JOB

1-3 Printing from applications

3. Click the Fiery Printing tab.

Fiery EX12

Saved settings, see page 1-9

Print option bars

Saved settings, see page 1-9

Print option bars, see below

Shortcuts, see page 1-14

Click to display all print options

Click to hide all print options

Fiery EX2000d

Shortcuts, see page 1-14

Click to display all print options

Click to hide all print options

The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control center for all frequently used printing functions.

NOTE: Supported tabs and print options may vary between Windows 9x/Me, Windows

NT 4.0/2000, and Windows XP. For a complete list of print options, see Appendix A.

1-4 Printing from Windows Computers

4. Click the ColorWise print option bar.

Fiery EX12

Fiery EX2000d

In the Print Mode area, specify the color mode for the job.To use advanced color management features, such as Rendering Style, click Expert Settings and proceed to

step 5; otherwise, skip to step 9.

1-5 Printing from applications

5. In the Expert Color Settings dialog box, click Update to display the current Fiery settings.

Fiery EX12

Click Update

Fiery EX2000d

Click Update

If the Update button does not appear, make sure Two-Way Communication is set up, as described in the User Software Installation Guide.

NOTE: Specify the color settings for the print job and click OK.

1-6 Printing from Windows Computers

6. Click the Owner Information print option bar.

Fiery EX12

Fiery EX2000d

1-7 Printing from applications

7. Enter the Group Name, Group Password, and text in the Notes area.

8. In the Instructions area, enter instructions to the operator about the job and click OK.

9. Click the remaining print option bars to specify the appropriate settings for the print

Enter user and job identiﬁcation information for managing purposes, or whatever information is required at your site.

The Administrator or Operator can edit the Group Name and Group Password from the Command WorkStation Properties window.

The information you enter in the Notes ﬁeld can be viewed by the operator at Command WorkStation and also appears in the Job Log. It cannot be edited or deleted by the operator.

NOTE: Group Name and Group Password options are not available when printing to

the Direct connection.

These instructions can be displayed in Command WorkStation, but do not appear in the Job Log. These instructions can be edited by the operator.

job and click OK.

These print options are speciﬁc to the Fiery and the copier/printer. They override settings speciﬁed in Fiery Printer Setup, but can be overridden from the job management tools.

NOTE: The term “job management tools” is used in this manual to refer to Command

WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, and Fiery WebSpooler.

For information about these options and overrides, see Appendix A.

For information on conﬁguring installable options, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

For more information about job management tools, see the Job Management Guide.

If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings speciﬁed in Setup. For more information, see Appendix A.

NOTE: If you specify incompatible print settings, the Conﬂict dialog box provides

instructions to resolve the conﬂict.

10. From your application, click OK.

Select the Fiery as your current copier/printer.

11. Click OK.

1-8 Printing from Windows Computers

TO SET DEFAULT PRINT OPTIONS FOR ALL WINDOWS PRINT JOBS

USING THE ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Properties (Windows 9x/Me), Document Defaults (Windows NT 4.0), or Printing Preferences (Windows 2000/XP).

Fiery EX12

Fiery EX2000d

3. Specify the default settings for your print job, as described on page 1-2.

1-9 Printing from applications

Using saved settings

You can save print option settings to your hard disk so you can easily load speciﬁcally conﬁgured settings for a particular job. You can also share settings ﬁles over a network, using the Import and Export features.

TO CREATE SAVED SETTINGS

1. Make sure that Default Settings appears in the Saved Settings menu, and then conﬁgure options from the print option bars.

As soon as you change any settings, the Saved Settings menu displays Untitled instead of Default Settings.

Fiery EX12

Disk button

Settings button

1-10 Printing from Windows Computers

Fiery EX2000d

Disk button

Settings button

2. Click the Disk button.

3. Enter a Setting Name and click OK.

The name appears in the Saved Settings menu.

1-11 Printing from applications

TO LOAD SAVED SETTINGS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Saved Settings menu.

2. Choose the settings you want to use.

The options are automatically conﬁgured with the saved settings.

TO DELETE SAVED SETTINGS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Settings button.

2. Choose the settings you want to delete and click Delete.

3. Click Yes to conﬁrm the deletion, and then click OK.

TO MODIFY SAVED SETTINGS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Saved Settings menu.

2. Choose the settings you want to modify.

The options are automatically conﬁgured with the currently saved settings.

3. Conﬁgure your new settings from the print option bars and click the Disk button.

4. Click OK to save the modiﬁed settings.

1-12 Printing from Windows Computers

TO EXPORT SAVED SETTINGS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Settings button.

2. Choose the Saved Settings you want to export and click Export.

3. Browse to the location in which to save the ﬁle, enter a ﬁle name, and then click OK.

OTE: The ﬁle name must include the .sav extension and can be up to eight

characters (not including the extension). The ﬁle name does not have to match the Settings Name.

4. Click OK.

1-13 Printing from applications

TO IMPORT SAVED SETTINGS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Settings button.

2. Click Import.

3. Browse to the location of the saved settings ﬁle you want to import.

4. Select the ﬁle you want to import and click OK.

5. Click OK in the Settings dialog box.

OTE: When you import saved settings, they appear in the Saved Settings menu under

their Setting Name, not the ﬁle name. In the preceding examples, the ﬁle present.sav (ﬁle name) was imported, but it appears in the Saved Settings menu as Presentation (Setting Name).

1-14 Printing from Windows Computers

Using Shortcuts

The Shortcuts area of the driver interface displays the current settings for some of the most commonly used print options. You can access and change these settings quickly and easily using the Shortcuts. You can also access some page layout and ﬁnishing options by right-clicking the image of the page directly below Shortcuts.

Fiery EX12

Print Option Shortcuts

Page Shortcuts

Fiery EX2000d

Print Option Shortcuts

Page Shortcuts

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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS USING SHORTCUTS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, position your cursor over the print option you want to set.

2. Click the selected print option and specify the appropriate settings.

Alternatively, you can right-click the print option and specify the settings directly.

3. Click Apply to make the new settings the default.

4. Click OK.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS USING THE PAGE SHORTCUTS

1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Finishing tab, position your cursor over the page image, and then right-click.

2. Specify the appropriate settings for the print options.

3. Click Apply to assign the new settings as the default.

4. Click OK.

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Deﬁning and printing custom page sizes

With custom page sizes, you can deﬁne the dimensions of a printed page. After you deﬁne a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without having to redeﬁne it each time you print.

Working with custom page sizes in Windows 9x/Me

When you create custom page sizes, specify Width dimensions to correspond with the shorter side of your job and specify Height dimensions to correspond with the longer side of your print job. Custom page sizes should be set this way, regardless of the orientation settings in the application. See the following illustrations.

Portrait Landscape

Height

Width

NOTE: Custom page sizes are not supported with Imposition jobs.

TO DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS 9X/ME

PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Properties.

Width

Height

Custom button

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3. Click the Fiery Printing tab and click the Paper Source print option bar.

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Custom button

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4. Click Custom.

The Enter Custom Paper Size dialog box appears.

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5. Specify options to deﬁne the custom page size.

—Enter the width of the print job.

Width

Length—Enter the length of the print job.

Units—Select a unit of measurement for the print job.

Transverse—Select this option to swap Width and Length dimensions to correspond

to the paper feed direction of the print job.

Paper name—Enter a name for your custom page size. The new custom paper name

appears in the Document Size menu.

6. Click OK.

7. To deﬁne the unprintable area of the custom page, click Unprintable Area, enter the desired information, and then click OK.

8. Click OK again.

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TO EDIT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS 9X/ME PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Properties.

3. Click the Fiery Printing tab and then click the Paper Source print option bar.

4. Choose the name of the custom page you want to edit from the Document Size menu.

5. Click Custom.

The Enter Custom Paper Size dialog box appears.

6. Edit the settings, as described on page 1-18, and then click OK.

TO PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS 9X/ME PRINTER DRIVER

1. Choose Print from your application.

2. Select the Fiery as the printer and click Properties.

3. Click the Fiery Printing tab, and then click the Paper Source print option bar.

4. Choose the custom page size from the Document Size menu.

5. Click OK and then click OK again to print the job.

Working with custom page sizes in Windows NT 4.0

With custom page sizes, you can deﬁne the dimensions of a printed page. After you deﬁne a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redeﬁning it each time you print.

NOTE: The copier must be set to print custom page sizes.

TO DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS NT 4.0

PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Document Defaults.

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3. Click the Page Setup tab.

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4. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size from the Paper Size menu.

The PostScript Custom Page Size Deﬁnition dialog box appears.

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5. Specify options to deﬁne the custom page size.

Custom Page Size Dimensions—Enter the width and height of the print job.

Unit—Select a unit of measurement for the print job.

Paper Feed Direction—Choose the paper feed direction of the print job.

Paper Type—Select the type of paper for the print job.

Offsets Relative to Paper Feed Direction—Enter the offsets (margins) of the

print job relative to the paper feed direction.

6. Click OK.

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TO EDIT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS NT 4.0 PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Document Defaults.

3. Click the Advanced tab and select Paper Size from the Paper/Output settings.

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4. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size.

The PostScript Custom Page Size Deﬁnition dialog box appears. If it does not appear, click Edit Custom Page Size.

5. Edit the settings, as described on page 1-21, and click OK.

TO PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS NT 4.0

PRINTER DRIVER

1. Choose Print from your application.

2. Select the Fiery as the printer and click Properties.

3. Choose PostScript Custom Page from the Document Size menu.

4. Click OK, and then click OK again to print the job.

Working with custom page sizes in Windows 2000/XP

With custom page sizes, you can deﬁne the dimensions of a printed page. After you deﬁne a custom page size, you can use it from an application without redeﬁning it each time you print.

TO DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS 2000/XP

PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Printing Preferences.

3. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

4. Click Advanced.

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5. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size from the Paper Size menu.

The PostScript Custom Page Size Deﬁnition dialog box appears.

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6. Specify options to deﬁne the custom page size.

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Custom Page Size Dimensions

Unit—Select a unit of measurement for the print job.

Paper Feed Direction—Choose the paper feed direction of the print job.

Paper Type—Select the type of paper for the print job.

Offsets Relative to Paper Feed Direction—Enter the offsets (margins) of the print job

relative to the paper feed direction.

—Enter the width and height of the print job.

7. Click OK to close the PostScript Custom Page Size Deﬁnition dialog box.

8. Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box.

9. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box.

You can now specify the custom page size from an application.

TO EDIT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS 2000/XP

PRINTER DRIVER

1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Printing Preferences.

3. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

4. Click Advanced.

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5. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size from the Paper Size menu.

The PostScript Custom Page Size Deﬁnition dialog box appears. If it does not appear, click Edit Custom Page Size.

6. Edit the settings, as described on page 1-25, and click OK.

TO PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH THE WINDOWS 2000/XP

PRINTER DRIVER

1. Choose Print from your application.

2. Right-click the Fiery icon and choose Printing Preferences.

3. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

4. Click Advanced.

5. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size from the Paper Size menu.

6. Verify the custom page size settings and click OK.

7. Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box.

8. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box.

9. Click Print.

Saving ﬁles to print at a remote location

If you do not have a Fiery onsite, and are preparing files to take to a service bureau or other location, print the final files to the File port (as opposed to one of the local ports). You can also print to the File port to create a ﬁle to download using Fiery Downloader. For instructions on printing to the File port, see your Windows documentation.

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Chapter 2: Printing from Mac OS Computers

You can print to the Fiery just as you would print to any other printer from any application. First, select the Fiery as the current printer in the Chooser, and then print the ﬁle from within the application.

Another way to print from a Mac OS computer is to download PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), TIFF, or Portable Document Format (PDF) ﬁles using Fiery Downloader. Basic instructions are provided at the end of this chapter. For details on using Fiery Downloader, see Chapter 4.

Printing from applications

Before you can print to the Fiery from applications, you must select the Fiery in the Chooser. Then, using the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the correct printer description ﬁle, you can control many Fiery printing features by specifying job settings from print dialog boxes.

To achieve the best printing results from speciﬁc applications, see the Color Guide and the Fiery Color Reference.

Selecting the Fiery in the Chooser

Before you print a job, make sure the Fiery is the currently selected printer.

NOTE: For information about setting up the Fiery in the Chooser, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

TO SELECT THE FIERY AS THE CURRENT PRINTER

1. Make sure the Fiery is connected to the network and is turned on.

2. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu.

3. Click the AdobePS icon to select it.

OTE: Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active.

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4. If your network is divided into zones, select the zone in which the Fiery is located.

5. Select the Fiery by <Server Name>_<Device Name>_<Queue Name> from the “Select a PostScript Printer” list.

The names of all supported printers in the zone appear in the list on the right.

NOTE: If your system administrator has not enabled the connection to the Print

queue or the Direct connection, the corresponding names will not appear in this list. For example, if your site has an operator who controls the ﬂow of print jobs from Command WorkStation, you may be able to print only to the Hold queue. For more information on enabling print connections, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

6. Close the Chooser window.

The Fiery remains selected as the current printer until you select a new printer in the Chooser.

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Setting options and printing from Mac OS computers

In Mac OS applications, print options are set from both the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box. For details on speciﬁc print options, see Appendix A.

NOTE: Some default print options are set by the administrator during Setup. Contact

the administrator or the operator for information on the current server default settings.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBEPS PRINTER DRIVER

1. Open a ﬁle and choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu.

2. In the dialog box that appears, choose the Page Attributes settings for your print job.

Make sure to select the Fiery as your printer.

NOTE: Page Setup dialog boxes vary across applications.

3. Click OK.

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4. Choose Print from the application’s File menu.

5. Select the Fiery as your printer and specify settings for the print options displayed.

OTE: Print dialog boxes vary across applications.

Choose Fiery Job Notes

From the Paper Source menu, choose the paper tray for the job. For example, you can specify that the job be printed on paper in the Special Feeder.

The Paper Source selection is valid for the current job only.

NOTE: If paper loaded in the selected tray is a different size, orientation, and/or media

type than that of the job you are sending, the Fiery displays an error message and the job will not print. Load the correct paper into the selected tray or cancel the job.

6. Choose Fiery Job Notes.

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Enter the name speciﬁed for your group. The Group Name is assigned by the Fiery Administrator.

Enter the Group Password speciﬁed for your group. This is assigned by the Fiery Administrator.

The Administrator or Operator can edit the group name and group password from the Command WorkStation Properties window.

The information you enter in the Notes areas can be viewed by the operator at the Command WorkStation and also appears in the Job Log. It cannot be edited or erased by the operator.

In the Instructions area, enter instructions to the operator about the job. These instructions can be displayed in Command WorkStation, but do not appear in the Job Log. These instructions can be edited by the operator.

NOTE: Group Name and Group Password options are not available when printing to

Direct connection.

For more information on Command Workstation overrides, see the

Job Management Guide.

Choose Printer Speciﬁc Options

7. Choose Printer Speciﬁc Options and specify the appropriate settings for your print job.

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Choose Printer Speciﬁc Options

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These print options are speciﬁc to the Fiery and the copier/printer; you may need to scroll to see all the options. They override settings in Fiery Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler.

If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings speciﬁed in Setup.

For information about these options and overrides, see Appendix A.

You can also set some print options from an application (for example, Reverse Order printing or Collation). In these cases, use the print option to perform the function, rather than setting it from the application. The application may not set up the ﬁle properly for printing on the Fiery and may take longer to process.

NOTE: If you specify incompatible print settings, a dialog box may appear. Follow the

on-screen instructions to resolve the conﬂict.

8. To make the new settings the default settings, click Save Settings.

9. Click Print.

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Deﬁning custom page sizes

With custom page sizes, you can deﬁne page dimensions and margins. After you deﬁne a custom page size, you can use it from within an application, without redeﬁning it each time you print.

TO DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE

1. Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu.

2. For Paper, choose Custom.

3. Choose Custom Page Default.

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Choose Custom Page Default

Displays limits for selected dimension

Displays custom

page names

Enter custom

page name

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Choose Custom Page Default

Displays limits for selected dimension

Displays custom

page names

Enter a custom

page name

4. Enter the page dimensions and margins.

To view the minimum and maximum sizes, click the PPD Limits menu.

If you enter invalid sizes, an error message appears. Click Cancel and enter sizes speciﬁed within the PPD Limits.

5. To save this custom page size, enter a name and click Add.

Saved custom page sizes appear in the menu of page sizes in the upper-right corner of the dialog box. To remove a saved custom page size, choose it from the menu and click Remove.

6. Click OK.

TO PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE

1. Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu.

2. Choose Custom from the Paper menu.

3. Click OK.

4. Choose Print from your application’s File menu.

Specify your printing options.

5. Click Print.

3-1 Printing to the Fiery

Chapter 3: Printing from UNIX Workstations

You can print to the Fiery directly from UNIX workstations. Jobs printed to the Fiery are sent to the Print or Hold queue and can be manipulated from Command WorkStation or from Windows and Mac OS computers on the network using Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler.

NOTE: If you print to the Hold queue, an operator must intervene from Command

WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler for the job to print; jobs sent to the Hold queue are spooled to disk and held.

For more information about using Command Workstation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler, see the Job Management Guide.

The queue name and Fiery printer name are determined by your system administrator. Contact your system administrator for the names of your queues.

For information about setting up printing from TCP/IP, see your UNIX system documentation.

Printing to the Fiery

You can use UNIX commands to print PostScript and text ﬁles to the Fiery. In general, use basic print commands (lpr, lpq, lprm) to send print jobs to the Fiery. For information about UNIX commands, see the UNIX manual pages or other documentation.

NOTE: Only PostScript and ASCII text ﬁles can be printed from UNIX.

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TO PRINT FROM UNIX

• On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command to send a job to the Fiery, as follows:

lpr <-Pprinter> <-#copies><filename>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery is named print_Server, your ﬁle is named

Sample, and you want to print two copies, type:

lpr -Pprint_Server -#2 Sample

• On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the lp command to send a job to the Fiery, as follows:

lp -d <printername> -n <copies><filename>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery is named print_Server, your ﬁle is named

Sample, and you want to print two copies, type:

lp -d print_Server -n 2 Sample

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TO DISPLAY A LIST OF JOBS IN THE QUEUE

• On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lpq command to see printer jobs in the queue, as follows:

lpq <-Pprinter>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery is named print_Server, type:

lpq -Pprint_Server

Your workstation displays the contents of the queue.

• On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the lpstat command to see printer jobs in the queue, as follows:

lpstat -o <printername>

For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery is named print_Server, type:

lpstat -o print_Server

Your workstation displays the contents of the queue.

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TO REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE

NOTE: Unless you log in as the root user, you can remove only your own jobs.

• On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command to remove jobs from the queue, as follows:

lprm <-Pprinter><job #…>

You can use the lpq command to check the job number.

For example, to remove job number 123 from the Print queue of your Fiery named

print_Server, type:

lprm -Pprint_Server 123

The lprm command reports the names of any ﬁles it removes.

• On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the cancel command to remove jobs from the queue.

cancel <printername> <job ID>

For example, to remove job number 123 from the Print queue of your Fiery named

print_Server, type:

cancel print_Server 123

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Chapter 4: Downloading Files and Fonts

Fiery Downloader allows you to send PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), TIFF, and Portable Document Format (PDF) ﬁles directly to the Fiery without using the application in which they were created. It also allows you to manage printer fonts on the Fiery.

You can use Fiery Downloader from a remote workstation. Fiery Downloader require a network connection. For information on installing and conﬁguring Fiery Downloader on supported networking protocols, see the User Software Installation Guide.

NOTE: The Windows and Mac OS version of Fiery Downloader is fundamentally the

same; differences are noted in this section. Where both windows or dialog boxes are illustrated, the Windows version comes ﬁrst, followed by the Mac OS version.

Using Fiery Downloader

You can use Fiery Downloader to do the following:

• Check the status of the Fiery.

•Print PostScript, EPS, TIFF, and PDF ﬁles to the Fiery.

•Manage the printer fonts stored on the Fiery hard disk (this feature requires that the

Direct connection be published on the Fiery).

NOTE: Fiery Downloader is designed speciﬁcally for the Fiery; you cannot use it with

any other printer.

TO VIEW INFORMATION WITH FIERY DOWNLOADER

Displays server status and user and document name of the job currently printing

Displays server status and user and document name of the job currently processing

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1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon or choose Fiery Downloader from the Start > Programs menu.

2. Select the Fiery in the Chooser window and click OK (Windows) or Connect (Mac OS).

The Fiery Downloader Status window appears, displaying the Fiery Downloader toolbar, menus, and status bar.

Dynamically displays the progress of the job

Displays the amount of available disk space

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Buttons for some menu functions appear in the toolbar at the top of the window.

Open Click to connect to a different Fiery.

Download Click to download a ﬁle or font to the Fiery.

Status If you are viewing the font list, click to display

the status window for the current Fiery.

Font List If you are viewing the status window, click to

display a list of printer fonts on the Fiery hard disk.

About Fiery Downloader (Windows only)

Click to view version information about Fiery Downloader.

3. To view font information in the window, click the Font List button or choose Font List from the File menu.

4. To select a different Fiery, choose Open from the File menu or click the Open button.

5. Select the Fiery in the dialog box that appears and click OK (Windows) or Connect (Mac OS).

6. To close the status window, choose Close from the File menu. To quit Fiery Downloader, choose Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS) from the File menu.

7. Click Download.

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Downloading printer fonts

You can download a variety of ﬁle types, as well as fonts, to the Fiery. You can specify a limited number of print option settings for the ﬁles you download.

TO DOWNLOAD A FILE OR FONT WITH FIERY DOWNLOADER

1. Use your application to generate a ﬁle.

You can save a PostScript or PDF ﬁle by selecting the appropriate option in the application’s Print dialog box. With some applications, you can also save EPS and TIFF ﬁles.

If you experience problems printing EPS ﬁles with Fiery Downloader, you can print the ﬁle directly from the application in which you created it.

2. Start Fiery Downloader.

3. Choose Download from the File menu or click the Download button.

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4. Choose the ﬁle type to display from the Files of type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu.

All Known Formats lists all ﬁles in formats supported by Fiery Downloader.

You can download ﬁles and fonts in the same batch. If the fonts are used by ﬁles in the same batch, the fonts should be downloaded ﬁrst.

5. Choose the Connection Type (Windows) or Queue (Mac OS) to which you will download the ﬁles.

The options available to you in this menu depend on the setup at your site. The potential selections are Print Queue (Windows) or Print (Mac OS), Hold Queue (Windows) or Hold (Mac OS), and Direct Connection (Windows) or Direct (Mac OS). If your administrator has not enabled one or more of these connections, you cannot select it.

You cannot print PDF ﬁles with the Direct connection. If you choose the Direct connection, the job is spooled to the Print queue and then printed. If the Print queue is not enabled, the job is spooled to the Hold queue and must be released for printing by the operator.

NOTE: To download fonts, you must use the Direct connection (make sure the

Direct connection is published on the Fiery). If you do not have access to the Direct connection, you must embed any special fonts used by the ﬁle in the ﬁle when you generate it.

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6. Select the ﬁle name and click Add File(s) (Windows) or Add (Mac OS).

7. To change the attributes of a ﬁle to be downloaded, select it and click Options.

The File name ﬁeld (Windows) displays the name of the selected ﬁle before you click Add.

You can navigate to different drives and directories to select ﬁles to download. Click Add All (Mac OS) to add all ﬁles in a folder.

To select multiple sequential ﬁles (Windows), select the ﬁrst ﬁle and then Shift-click the last ﬁle. Control-click to select multiple non-sequential ﬁles.

If you change your mind about a ﬁle, select the ﬁle name in the Files to Download list and click Remove File(s) (Windows) or Remove (Mac OS).

Click Remove All (Mac OS) to remove all ﬁles from the Files to Download list.

PostScript Options dialog box (Windows) PDF Options dialog box (Windows)

PostScript Options dialog box (Mac OS) PDF Options dialog box (Mac OS)

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8. Specify the following information in the dialog box and click OK.

The options you set apply only to the selected ﬁle. You can set different options, or leave the default settings, for each ﬁle.

Copies—Enter the number of copies.

Brightness (PostScript and EPS ﬁles only)—Change the Brightness setting if a ﬁle

appears to be too dark or too light. Choose 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115% for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between.

NOTE: Some applications, including Adobe Photoshop, provide transfer functions that

allow you to specify density settings for an image. If the ﬁle you are printing includes transfer functions, the Fiery Downloader Brightness option has no effect. For more information on using transfer functions, see the documentation for your application.

‘showpage’ after EPS ﬁles (Windows) or ‘showpage’ (Mac OS) (PostScript and EPS

ﬁles only)—In most cases, you do not need to use this option. Select the ‘showpage’ option only if an EPS ﬁle fails to print without it. This option adds a ‘showpage’ PostScript language command at the end of the print job. Some applications omit this necessary PostScript language command when they generate EPS ﬁles. Select this option when printing EPS ﬁles generated by these applications. If you select this option unnecessarily, extra blank pages may print.

If you experience problems printing EPS ﬁles with Fiery Downloader, you can print the ﬁle directly from the application in which you created it.

Page range (PDF ﬁles only)—Specify the page range you want to print.

9. Click Download File(s) (Windows) or Download (Mac OS).

10. To cancel downloading, press Escape (Windows) or Command-. (Mac OS).

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Managing printer fonts

The Fiery includes 136 PostScript fonts; for a complete list, see Appendix B. In addition, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and used for font substitution in PDF ﬁles.

Before downloading a ﬁle that uses fonts not resident on the Fiery, you must download the fonts (unless the fonts are embedded in the ﬁle). To see what fonts are resident on the Fiery, choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button (see

page 4-10).

You can download fonts only via the Direct connection. If you do not have access to the Direct connection, you must embed any special fonts used by the ﬁle when you generate it.

The screen fonts that correspond to the printer fonts installed on the Fiery are not automatically installed on your Windows system.

NOTE: Fiery Downloader cannot download Truetype fonts. If you use TrueType fonts

in Windows, convert them to Adobe Type 1 before printing. To convert to Adobe Type 1 fonts for Windows 98/Me, click the Fonts tab in the Adobe PS printer driver and setup the Font Substitution Table. For Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP, click the Postscript tab of the Fiery Document Defaults dialog box and select TrueType Font Setting >Download as Softfont.

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Printer fonts and Mac OS screen fonts

Like all PostScript fonts, the fonts included with the Fiery come in two forms: printer fonts and screen fonts. The printer fonts are installed on the Fiery hard disk. The screen fonts, which are included with the Fiery user software, should be installed on your Mac OS computer. If you are using these fonts in documents you print on a LaserWriter, they are probably already installed. If not, you must install them. For instructions, see the User Software Installation Guide.

Occasionally, you may want to use Adobe Type 1 (Windows) or PostScript (Mac OS) fonts that are not included with the Fiery. If so, you must install both the screen fonts and the printer fonts on your computer. To do this, follow the instructions from the font manufacturer.

Downloading printer fonts to the Fiery

In general, each time you print from within a Mac OS application, the application automatically downloads any fonts used in your document that are not already installed on the Fiery, as long as the printer fonts are installed in your System Folder. These fonts remain in the Fiery only until your document has printed. If you print the same document again, your application must download the fonts again.

If you regularly use one or more fonts from Windows or Mac OS applications that are not already installed in the Fiery, you can save time by downloading them to the Fiery hard disk with Fiery Downloader. Fonts you download to the Fiery hard disk remain installed until you remove them using Fiery Downloader, no matter how many times the Fiery is turned off and on. Consider downloading fonts you use on a regular basis to the Fiery hard disk.

Before you download PostScript, TIFF, or EPS ﬁles with Fiery Downloader, make sure all fonts included in your ﬁle are installed on the Fiery or embedded in your ﬁle; otherwise, the text in these fonts will not print correctly and may not print at all. For PDF ﬁles, font substitution occurs automatically for fonts not installed on the Fiery. Two multiple master fonts (a serif font and a sans serif font) stored on the Fiery are used exclusively for substitution with PDF ﬁles.

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TO VIEW FONT INFORMATION, UPDATE, PRINT, AND DELETE FONTS

• Choose Font List from the File menu, or click the Font List button.

OTE: If the Direct connection is not published, you cannot view the Font List or

perform any of the tasks described in this procedure. For information on how to publish the Direct connection, see the Conﬁguration Guide or consult your administrator.

The Font List window includes Update, Print, and Delete buttons. The printer fonts included with the Fiery (resident fonts) are locked. Locked fonts appear with a Lock icon next to the name and cannot be deleted.

Click to print the Font List to the Print queue

Click to update the information in the Font List window

Lock icon

Select a font and click here to delete it

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Chapter 5: Printing Variable Data Documents

This chapter describes the variable data printing features compatible with the Fiery, including:

•Background information about variable data printing

•Printing variable data documents using Fiery FreeForm™ and FreeForm 2

About variable data printing

Variable data printing is typically used for direct-mail advertising or other targeted mailings. It involves combining a set of master elements that are common across copies of a document with a set of variable elements that change from copy to copy. An example is a brochure that greets customers by name and may include other personal information about the customer obtained from a marketing database. Background elements, illustrations, and text blocks that do not change across copies of the brochure comprise the master elements. The customer’s name and other customer-speciﬁc information comprise the variable elements.

The Fiery is compatible with the following methods of variable data printing:

• The FreeForm feature allows you to use print options to deﬁne and store

master-element documents—called FreeForm masters—on the Fiery. You can send a variable-element job to the Fiery with instructions to combine the job with a particular FreeForm master.

• The FreeForm 2 feature allows you to assign a speciﬁc page of a FreeForm master

to each page of a variable job. To use FreeForm 2, you must create and print the variable job in a popular variable data printing application, such as PrintShop Mail.

•You can create the master and variable elements of a job in a popular variable data

printing application, such as Pageﬂex Persona, and then print the job to the Fiery through a supported ﬁle format. The Fiery is compatible with the Creo VPS, Xerox VIPP, and PPML variable data formats.

NOTE: PrintShop Mail-Fiery Version and Pageﬂex Persona-Fiery Version are options.

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NOTE: You cannot use the following print options and settings when printing

variable data:

Combine Separations to On Compression to Off Optimize Power Point to On Halftone Screen to any other setting than Contone

For more information, see Appendix A.

Printing variable data documents with FreeForm

In FreeForm variable data printing, you can use print options to deﬁne master documents and assign them to variable data jobs sent to the Fiery.

How FreeForm works

The basic premise of FreeForm variable data printing is that the master-element data for the job can be sent to the Fiery and rasterized separately from the variable-element data. The master-element data is stored on the Fiery in rasterized form as a FreeForm master, and can be used as often as needed with multiple sets of variable-element data. Because the FreeForm master job is preRIPped and stored on the Fiery, the only RIP time required for variable data print jobs is the time needed to RIP the variable-element data. You can use FreeForm masters for any ﬁxed-element data you might combine with different data from day to day. For example, a letterhead template can be stored as a FreeForm master and used repeatedly as the background for different letter content (the variable-element data).

FreeForm allows you to create the master and variable documents using any application. You can create the two documents using different applications or computer platforms. To create the masters document, you can use a page layout or graphics application. To create the variable document, you can use a word processing application that has a mail merge feature, a page layout application that supports scripting, or a database application.

FreeForm functions are controlled with two print options: Create Master and Use Master. You can set these options in the printer driver when you send a job, or instruct the operator to set them with job overrides from Command WorkStation, Fiery

Space for variable elements

Unchanging master elements

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Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler. You can also use Command WorkStation to monitor and manage all the FreeForm masters stored on the Fiery. For more information, see the Job Management Guide.

Creating the master document

Before you can use FreeForm, you must create a master document and a variable document. This includes creating the layout for the combined document, as well as the elements themselves. In a page layout or graphics program, you arrange the master elements (text and graphics that do not change) on one or more pages, leaving space for the variable elements.

Master document

When you have ﬁnalized the design of the master document, print it to the Fiery and specify that a FreeForm master be created from the job (see page 5-8).

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NOTE: Although the Fiery can store up to 100 FreeForm masters, the printer driver

interface, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler allow you to select numbers 1 through 15 only. To create a FreeForm master with a number greater than 15, the operator must set the Create Master and Use Master options and RIP the job from Command WorkStation.

Creating the variable document

You can create the variable document with a word processing application that provides a mail merge function, a database application, or a page layout application that supports scripting. In all cases, information is taken from a list or database and merged into an existing document that is set up to accept the information. Each application has different controls for this function; for detailed instructions, see the application documentation. Before the variable elements can be added to the master document, they must be formatted to conform to the layout of the master document. To do this, you create a document with the correct formatting, and then add the variable information in the appropriate places.

Variable element

For efﬁcient variable data printing, it is best to create a variable document that has signiﬁcantly more pages than its corresponding FreeForm master.

Variable document

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When you have created a variable document, print it to the Fiery and specify that it be combined with the corresponding FreeForm master (see page 5-8).

Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document

When you print a variable document to the Fiery, you specify the FreeForm master created from your master document with the Use Master print option. The Fiery combines the raster data of the variable document with the already RIPped FreeForm master, creating a new raster data ﬁle. The merged raster ﬁle can be soft-proofed (before it is printed) in the thumbnail windows of Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler.

For more information about soft-prooﬁng and thumbnail windows of Command Workstation, see the Job Management Guide.

Combined document

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A master document can include more than one page. When you print a variable document and specify a FreeForm master that contains multiple pages, the variable pages are combined with the master pages in a cyclical fashion. The following example illustrates how a variable document combines with a two-page master document. Pages 1 and 2 of the variable document are combined with Pages 1 and 2, respectively, of the master document. The cycle of master pages then starts over, and Pages 3 and 4 of the variable document are combined respectively with Pages 1 and 2, again, of the master document. This pattern continues for each subsequent set of pages in the variable document.

Multiple-page master document

Variable document

Combined document

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Using FreeForm

This section provides some suggestions to help you print variable data jobs correctly.

• Consult your administrator or operator on how FreeForm master numbers are

assigned at your site.

If FreeForm printing is used by a large number of users at your site, FreeForm master numbers, or ranges of numbers, can be assigned to speciﬁc users or groups. Users can select only numbers 1 through 15 as print option settings. The operator can override FreeForm master numbers and reassign them to numbers greater than 15 from Command WorkStation. You may want the operator to assign all FreeForm master numbers to avoid potential conﬂicts in the use of FreeForm master numbers.

•Use the Job Notes and Instructions ﬁelds to communicate instructions about your

job to the operator.

If you want to create or use a FreeForm master number greater than 15, these ﬁelds can be used to tell the operator to override the appropriate job setting (Create Master or Use Master) and RIP the job from Command WorkStation.

•Give your jobs unique and descriptive names.

Both you and the operator must be able to easily identify your jobs if there are many jobs in the queues, the FreeForm master numbers are reassigned, or you want to refer to another job in the Job Notes or Instructions ﬁelds.

•For restrictions on print option settings when using FreeForm, see Appendix A.

The following settings for the master document and variable document must match:

Color Mode Combine Separations Page Size Page Order

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The following settings for the variable document override the corresponding settings in the master document:

Media Type Paper Source Save Fast Reprint

TO PRINT VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS

1. Create a master document.

The following example shows one page of a master document for a tri-fold brochure that was created with a page layout application.

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2. Print the master document to the Fiery with the Create Master print option set to one

3. Create the variable document.

of the FreeForm Master numbers (1 through 15).

Or, set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides to create a FreeForm master from this job.

You can create the variable document using a different ﬁle, a different application, or a different computer platform than was used to create the master document, but some print options must be the same (see page 5-7 for details).

The following example shows one page of the variable document for the tri-fold brochure. The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as complex as multiple, full-color graphics and photographic elements.

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4. Print the variable document to the Fiery with the Use Master print option set to the appropriate FreeForm master number.

The FreeForm master number may be one you set when you sent the master document, or it may be one that was assigned by the operator.

FreeForm master numbers can be overridden from Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler. Check with the operator to make sure that the FreeForm master number you specify is the correct one for the FreeForm master you want to use.

If you want to check the job before it prints, instruct the operator to RIP and Hold the job so you can preview it from Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler.

The following example shows the FreeForm master and variable document combined. The variable data is simply overlaid on the master document.

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Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2

FreeForm 2 extends the functionality of FreeForm by allowing you to assign an individual page of a FreeForm master to each page of a variable document sent to the Fiery. During RIP, the Fiery lays the data of each variable page over the speciﬁed master page.

FreeForm 2 also provides the option to delete a speciﬁed FreeForm master from the Fiery hard disk after its corresponding variable job has been successfully RIPped and printed. You can set this feature in a third-party application that supports the clearing of FreeForm masters. For more information ondeleting Freeform masters, review the documentation that came with the third-party printing software.

Assigning speciﬁc master pages to a variable data document

To print a variable data job using FreeForm 2, you ﬁrst open the variable document in PrintShop Mail, or another third-party software. The third-party software provides FreeForm 2 features that allow you to assign a speciﬁc page of a FreeForm master to each page of the variable document.

For instructions on printing variable data jobs using FreeForm 2 and the third-party variable data printing software, see the third-party software documentation.

TO CREATE A VARIABLE DATA JOB USING FREEFORM 2

1. Create a master document.

For details, see “Creating the master document” on page 5-3.

2. Print the master document to the Fiery with the Create Master print option set to one of the FreeForm master numbers (1 through 15).

Or, set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides to create a FreeForm master from this job.

3. Create the variable document.

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4. Open the variable document in the third-party software.

5. Assign the desired master page to each page of the variable document using the

The third-party software supports many popular text, graphic, and database formats. For more information, see the documentation included with the software.

third-party software.

Printing documents from variable-data printing applications

As an alternative to FreeForm or FreeForm 2, you can design the master and variable elements of your job using a variable-data printing application, such as Pageﬂex Persona. You can then print the job to the Fiery from the application using a compatible ﬁle format. The Fiery is compatible the following variable data formats:

•Xerox VIPP version 3.0 with EPS Caching

•Creo VPS (Variable Print Speciﬁcation) version 1.5

• PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language) version 1.0.2.

PPML is an emerging variable data standard that supports the use of multiple graphic objects as both variable and master elements.

To print documents in PPML format, use a third-party software application that is compatible with PPML format, such as the Pageﬂex Persona application.

For more information on printing documents with variable-data formats, review the documentation that came with the third-party printing software.

NOTE: When you send a job to the Fiery using one of these formats, the Fiery

automatically stores and reuses the master elements that are deﬁned in the job.

Using the Fiery Variable Data Printing (VDP) Resource Manager

PPML jobs contain all the global objects for an environment created by a third-party application. Global objects are the required images that are downloaded to the Fiery for PPML jobs with variable elements. These images are stored and cached as a group under an environment. The images can then be reused for future PPML jobs.

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The global objects in each environment can be managed with the Fiery VDP Resource Manager utility. You can view all the installed global objects in the Fiery VDP cache area. For a project, all global objects are grouped under an environment name.

To install and conﬁgure the Fiery VDP Resource Manager on a Windows or Mac OS computer, see User Software Installation Guide.

TO VIEW AND DELETE GLOBAL OBJECTS

1. Start the Fiery Variable Data Resource Manager utility.

2. Click the VDP Servers folder to expand the list of available VDP Servers.

All connected servers are displayed.

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3. Click the folder of a speciﬁc server to display the list of global objects.

4. To delete global objects, click the speciﬁc global object environment and choose Remove Cache and Source from the Actions menu.

To delete the cache only and not the source, choose Remove Source from the Actions menu.

NOTE: To update the current information, choose Refresh from the Server menu.

6-1 Fiery Scan components

Chapter 6: Scanning

With Fiery Scan, you can scan documents or images from the copier glass directly into

EX12

Photoshop on your computer or through the copier/printer’s automatic document feeder (ADF).

You can scan directly from the copier’s control panel or from the Fiery display window. You can also scan with Fiery Remote Scan. Fiery Remote Scan initiates the scan, displays the scan in a host application, and then retrieves and sends the scan. You can also use WebScan to retrieve a scan.

NOTE: Scanning is only supported on the Fiery EX12.

The following requirements and constraints apply:

•Fiery Scan cannot be used over the parallel port; it requires a network connection.

For information on supported networking protocols, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

• The Fiery Scan must be installed as described in the User Software Installation Guide.

•Photoshop 5.0 RGB Setup should use EFIRGB ICC (Mac OS) or EFIRGB.icm

(Windows) settings. For information on loading this ﬁle, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

Fiery Scan components

Fiery Scan consists of the following software components and features:

•Fiery Remote Scan—includes the Fiery Scan 4.x TWAIN plug-in module. Fiery

Remote Scan allows you to remotely initiate and retrieve a scan from a remote computer on the network to a copier.

•Fiery Scan application—appears on the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface, allows

you to initiate and send scan ﬁles taken from the copier.

• Scan to E-mail

• Scan to mailbox

• Scan to Hold queue for document merging and editing

•WebScan for mailbox retrieval using Fiery WebTools

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Using Fiery Remote Scan

With Fiery Remote Scan, you can initiate and retrieve scan ﬁles remotely. You can open the scan ﬁle in a host application, such as Photoshop, and send the scan ﬁle to a mailbox, the Hold queue, or an e-mail address. You can then retrieve ﬁles using Fiery Scan or WebScan. All scans are stored on the Fiery’s hard disk and retrieved through the network.

NOTE: The following procedures describe using Fiery Remote Scan from PhotoShop.

NOTE: The Windows and Mac OS versions of Fiery Remote Scan are fundamentally

the same; differences are noted in this section. Where illustrations of both platforms appear, the Windows version comes ﬁrst, followed by the Mac OS version.

TO INITIATE A SCAN

1. Start Photoshop.

2. If you are scanning a single original, place it on the copier glass; if you are scanning multiple originals, place them in the document feeder.

3. Choose Import from the Photoshop File menu and click Select TWAIN_32 Source.

4. Select Fiery Remote Scan 4.4 in the dialog box that appears, and click Select.

5. Choose Import from the File menu and click TWAIN_32.

6. Select the Fiery in the Choose Device dialog box, and click OK.

If the Fiery does not appear in the Windows Chooser list, you must conﬁgure the Chooser list to communicate with the Fiery. For instructions, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

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7. Click the Initiate tab.

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8. Select the appropriate settings and click Acquire or Send.

Source—Choose ADF or Platen.

Sides—Choose the number of sides the copier/printer must scan.

(This option is only available if you are scanning from the document feeder.)

Size—Choose the size of the document the Fiery scans.

(This option is only available if you are scanning from the copier glass.)

Resolution—Choose a value for the resolution. Changing the resolution also changes

the image size. The maximum resolution supported by the Fiery is displayed in the dialog box.

Color Mode (Color, Grayscale, or Black and White)—Choose the type of scan

you want.

If you click Acquire, the scan opens in Photoshop, where you can view and edit your scanned ﬁle.

If you want to save the ﬁle to a speciﬁc destination, click Send and see the procedures in the following section.

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Sending a scan job to a speciﬁc destination

When you initiate a scan, you select where to send the ﬁle. After selecting the appropriate settings for your scan job from the Acquire Jobs dialog box, you can specify the location to send the scan. You can send the scan to a mailbox, to the Hold queue, or to an e-mail address.

NOTE: The name of the application displayed in the dialog box title bar varies,

depending on the application you are using.

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Sending a scan to the Hold Queue for document merging and editing

When you send a scan ﬁle to the Hold queue, the Fiery automatically converts and stores the ﬁle as a PDF on the Fiery hard disk. You can then manipulate the ﬁle using DocBuilder Pro and Command Workstation. For information about using DocBuilder Pro, see the Job Management Guide.

TO SEND A SCAN FILE TO THE HOLD QUEUE

1. In the Acquire Jobs dialog box, select the appropriate settings for your scan job and click Send.

2. Select Fiery Hold Queue to save the ﬁle as a PDF in the local Fiery’s Hold queue.

Scan to Mailbox

You can save the scan ﬁle to a four-digit mailbox on the Fiery hard disk drive.

TO SEND A SCAN FILE TO A FIERY MAILBOX

1. In the Acquire Jobs dialog box, select the appropriate settings for your scan job and click Send.

2. Select Fiery Mailbox.

3. Enter the Mailbox number.

4. Choose a File Format (JPG, PDF, or TIFF).

5. Click Send.

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Scan to E-mail

You can send a scanned image via e-mail, as either an attachment or a URL. For more details on E-mail services, see Chapter 10.

TO SEND A SCAN FILE TO AN E -MAIL ADDRESS

1. In the Acquire Jobs dialog box, select the appropriate settings for your scan job and click Send.

2. Select the E-mail option and click Edit E-mail Destination.

The E-mail message window appears.

3. To send a scan ﬁle, enter an e-mail address in the To: ﬁeld, or browse the list of e-mail addresses in the Fiery Address Book by clicking To:, Cc:, or Bcc:.

You can also enter a Subject line and body text.

4. Click OK.

5. Indicate whether you want to send the ﬁle as an attachment or a URL.

6. Choose a File Format (JPG, PDF, or TIFF).

7. Click Send.

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Retrieving scan ﬁles

Once you have scanned a document to the Fiery mailbox, you can access the documents with Fiery Remote Scan or the WebScan WebTool.

TO RETRIEVE SCAN FILES USING FIERY REMOTE SCAN

1. Start Photoshop.

2. Choose Import from the Photoshop File menu and click Select TWAIN_32 Source.

3. Select Fiery Remote Scan in the dialog box that appears, and click Select.

4. Choose Import from the File menu and click TWAIN_32.

5. Select the Fiery in the Chooser and click OK.

If the Fiery does not appear in the Windows Chooser, you must conﬁgure the Chooser to communicate with the Fiery. For instructions, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

6. Click the Retrieve tab.

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7. Enter the Mailbox number for the scan ﬁle.

All scan jobs in the Mailbox are displayed.

8. Select the speciﬁc scan job you want to open.

To open all pages of a scan, select All; to open a speciﬁc page, select Page and enter the speciﬁc number in the Page ﬁeld.

9. Click Acquire.

The scan job opens in Photoshop.

If you want to save send the ﬁle to a speciﬁc destination, see “Sending a scan job to a

speciﬁc destination” on page 6-5.

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TO RETRIEVE SCAN FILES USING FIERY WEBSCAN

1. Click the WebScan WebTool from the Fiery WebTools menu.

The WebScan window appears.

2. Enter the Mailbox number in the Mailbox ﬁeld.

OTE: The Mailbox number is the directory you speciﬁed with the copier’s

Scanner Mode.

3. Click Refresh.

All scanned documents in the Mailbox are displayed.

WebScan lists the following information about each scanned job: File name, Date, Pages, File Size, Page Size, Resolution X, and Resolution Y.

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4. Select the ﬁle you want to open.

5. Choose PDF, TIFF, or JPEG from the File Format menu.

If you want to save your job as a JPEG, select RAW as the File Format and enter a page number in the Page ﬁeld.

6. Click Save As.

OTE: Depending the browser you are using, you may be asked to indicate whether

you want to open the ﬁle from its current location, or save the ﬁle to disk.

The scanned image is displayed in your web browser.

NOTE: You must have Adobe Acrobat installed to view a scanned PDF.

7. To print the job, choose Print from the File menu.

To delete a scanned image from the Fiery hard disk, select the ﬁle that you want to delete from the WebScan window and click Delete.

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Using the Fiery Bar Scan application

The Fiery Bar Scan application allows you to initiate and retrieve scans using the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface (FACI). The Fiery Bar Scan application user interface and procedures are similar to the Fiery Bar Scan interface for Windows, except that you cannot acquire the scan in Photoshop.

TO INITIATE A SCAN USING THE FIERY BAR SCAN APPLICATION

1. Start the Fiery Bar Scan application from Fiery Bar by right-clicking the application on the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface and selecting Scan.

2. Click the Initiate tab.

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Source—Choose ADF or Platen.

Sides—Choose the number of sides the copier/printer must scan.

(This option is only available if you are scanning from the document feeder.)

Size—Choose the size of the document the Fiery scans.

(This option is only available if you are scanning from the copier glass.)

Resolution—Choose a value for the resolution. Changing the resolution also changes

the image size. The maximum resolution supported by the Fiery appears in the dialog box.

Color Mode (Color or Grayscale)—Choose the type of scan you want.

3. Choose the appropriate settings and click Send.

To save the ﬁle to a speciﬁc destination, see “Sending a scan job to a speciﬁc

destination” on page 6-5.

TO RETRIEVE A SCAN FILE USING THE FIERY BAR SCAN APPLICATION

1. Start the Fiery Bar Scan application from the Fiery Bar by right-clicking the application on the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface and selecting Scan.

2. Click the Retrieve tab.

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3. Enter the speciﬁc Mailbox number for the scan ﬁle.

4. Select the speciﬁc scan job you want to open.

All scan jobs in the Mailbox are displayed.

To open all pages of a scan, click All; to open a speciﬁc page, enter the speciﬁc number in the Page ﬁeld.

Scanning to the Fiery hard disk drive

Fiery Scan uses a scan to hard disk drive (HDD) feature that allows you to use the Fiery Control Panel to scan an image from the copier/printer glass (platen) or Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) into Fiery memory. You can then open the image with Fiery Remote Scan or the WebScan WebTool.

Additionally, you can scan a job directly to the Hold queue, so that you can use the DocBuilder Pro features of Command WorkStation. For more information about using DocBuilder Pro, see the Job Management Guide.

The following procedure explains how to scan to the HDD with the Fiery Control Panel. For information on using the Control Panel menu, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

TO SCAN A JOB TO THE HDD USING THE FIERY CONTROL PANEL

1. Position the original face down on the copier glass or face up in the ADF.

NOTE: If you scan a job containing multiple pages, the job is scanned from the last

page. To maintain the original page order, rearrange the pages in reverse order for a one-sided job. For a duplex job, position the surface of the sheets face down so the ﬁrst page is on the bottom.

2. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle.

If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery is processing; you must wait until the system reaches Idle.

3. Press the Menu button on the Control Panel to go to the Functions menu.

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4. Press the line selection button next to Scan Job.

5. Press the line selection button next to Source.

6. Choose your Document Source.

7. Choose the Original Size of your scan job.

8. Press the line selection button next to Image Options.

9. Choose the Color Mode.

Choose ADF if you are scanning from the ADF; choose Platen if you are scanning from the glass.

NOTE: If ADF is selected and no paper is detected, the copier/printer will scan

from the glass.

Choose from A3, A4, A45-SEF, Letter, Letter-SEF, or Tabloid.

Choose either Color, Grayscale, or Black and White.

10. Choose the Resolution of your scan job.

Choose 100, 200, 300, or 400.

To select a scan ﬁle destination, see the following procedures.

Sending the scan job to a speciﬁc destination

When you initiate the scan, you select where to send the ﬁle. After you select the appropriate settings for your scan job using the previous procedure, you can specify the location to send the scan. You can send the scan to a Fiery mailbox, to the Hold queue, or to an e-mail address.

TO SEND A SCAN FILE TO THE FIERY SCAN HOLD QUEUE

1. After you have selected your settings, press the line selection button next to Add Destination.

2. Choose Send to Mailbox.

Enter a mailbox number from 0-9999.

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3. Choose PDF, TIFF, or JPEG as a File Format.

OTE: Multiple JPEG images in a single ﬁle are not supported.

4. Press the line selection button next to Exit Destination.

5. Press the line selection button next to Start Scan.

6. Enter a name for your job.

The default name is MMDDHHMM.

The job is scanned and the ﬁle is sent to the Fiery hard disk. To retrieve the scan ﬁle, see “Retrieving scan ﬁles” on page 6-8. For information on retrieving jobs sent to the Hold queue, see the Job Management Guide.

TO MANUALLY SEND A SCAN FILE TO A FIERY E-MAIL ADDRESS

1. After you have selected your settings, press the line selection button next to Add Destination.

2. Press the line selection button next to Send to E-mail.

3. Press the line selection button next to Select Addresses.

4. Press the line selection button next to New Address.

Enter the e-mail address and select OK.

5. Choose Exit Email Address.

6. Press the line selection button next to Conﬁgure E-mail.

7. Choose Attachment or URL as a Document Format.

8. Choose PDF, TIFF, or JPEG as a File Format.

OTE: Multiple JPEG images in a single ﬁle is not supported.

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9. Press the line selection button next to Exit Destination.

10. Press the line selection button next to Start Scan.

11. Enter a name for your job.

TO SEND A SCAN FILE USING THE FIERY ADDRESS BOOK

1. After you have selected your settings, press the line selection button next to Destination.

2. Press the line selection button next to Send to E-mail.

3. Press the line selection button next to Select Addresses.

4. Press the line selection button next to Fiery Address Book.

5. Press the line selection button next to the alphabetized category for the e-mail address.

The e-mail addresses are alphabetized by the ﬁrst letter of the e-mail address.

6. Choose the e-mail addresses.

7. Choose Exit Address Book.

If you want to remove an e-mail address, select Remove Addresses and press the line selection of the e-mail address you want to delete. Click OK.

8. Choose Attachment or URL as a Document Format.

9. Choose PDF, TIFF, or JPEG as the File Format.

OTE: Multiple JPEG images in a single ﬁle are not supported.

10. Press the line selection button next to Exit Destination.

11. Press the line selection button next to Start Scan.

12. Enter a name for your job.

7-1 TIFF/IT ﬁle formats

Chapter 7: Using EFI TIFF/IT Converter

This chapter describes how to use the EFI TIFF/IT Converter application to convert TIFF/IT-p1 ﬁles to PS or EPS ﬁle formats. EFI TIFF/IT Converter is a feature of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, which allows input of TIFF/IT ﬁles to RIP through a Hot Folder.

NOTE: EFI TIFF/IT Converter is supported on Windows 9x/Me and

Windows NT 4.0/2000.

TIFF/IT ﬁle formats

Tiff/IT-p1 is a common ﬁle format for the transfer of ﬁnal print job data from one print platform to another. It is a widely used format for prepress preparation in traditional printing environments.

The TIFF/IT-p1 ﬁle format refers to a series of ﬁles. All TIFF/IT-p1 ﬁles contain a .fp ﬁle. The .fp ﬁle provides information about required subﬁles, which may include .ct, .lw, and .hc ﬁles.

File format File format abbreviation

Continuous Tone .ct

Linework .lw

High-resolution Contone .hc

Final Page .fp

7-2 Using EFI TIFF/IT Converter

Using EFI TIFF/IT Converter

The EFI TIFF/IT Converter application monitors incoming conversion jobs on your computer when you drag and drop ﬁles onto the Control Panel or an Input Folder.

The EFI TIFF/IT Converter Control Panel allows you to conﬁgure conversion parameters and create and manage all your folders.

TO START THE EFI TIFF/IT CONVERTER APPLICATION

AND DISPLAY THE CONTROL PANEL

• Start EFI TIFF/IT Converter by double-clicking the application icon in Programs >Electronics for Imaging>EFI Converter.

OTE: To install the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, see the User Software

Installation Guide.

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Setting EFI TIFF/IT Converter preferences

You can specify several preferences for the EFI TIFF/IT, including resolution, compression, default Input Folder location for retrieving source ﬁles, and Output Folder location for storing converted ﬁles.

The Input Folder allows you to drag and drop ﬁles onto the folder to convert them. The folder can be shared across the network so that other users can have access to the conversion process without running the converter application on their local computers. The Input Folder can also be used as temporary storage for pending conversion jobs.

If you specify an Input Folder, you must also create an Output Folder. The Output Folder stores all successfully converted PS or EPS ﬁles. Hot Folders can monitor the Output Folder and transfer ﬁles automatically to the Fiery. For more on Hot Folders, see “Using Hot Folders” on page 8-1.

NOTE: You can create an Output Folder without creating an Input Folder since there

are several ways of converting ﬁles. See “Converting ﬁles” on page 7-5.

TO SET PREFERENCES

1. Choose Preferences from the Options Menu.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

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Resolution—Select 200, 400, or 600 dpi.

Anti-Aliasing—Select Nearest Neighbor (Faster) or Bilinear (Better).

Compression—Select Lossless.

Output Type—Choose PostScript or EPS.

NOTE: If the source ﬁle contains spot color, it can only be converted to PostScript.

Reduce or Enlarge— Enter a percentage. (PostScript Options are enabled if PostScript

is selected as the Output Type, ignored during conversion if EPS is selected.)

Orientation—Choose Always Portrait, Always Landscape, or Keep Original

Orientation.

2. Click OK.

TO CREATE INPUT/OUTPUT FOLDERS

1. In the Preferences dialog box, under Input/Output Folders, click Browse for Input Location or Output Location.

The Browse For Folder dialog box appears.

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2. Select an existing folder or navigate to the location where you want to create a

3. Click OK.

new Input/Output Folder. Click OK.

OTE: You cannot use the following folder types as Input/Output Folders:

• The System Folder of your computer

• The Desktop Folder of your computer

•Folders located on a root directory (for example, c:\)

•Folders located on network drives, such as a common ﬁle server (unless the EFI

TIFF/IT Converter application is installed and running locally on the ﬁle server)

The new Input and Output Folders are ready for use.

Converting ﬁles

To convert ﬁles with the TIFF/IT Converter, do any one of the following:

•Drag and drop ﬁles on the TIFF/IT Converter application main window.

• Choose Convert from the Options menu.

•Drag and drop ﬁles onto the Input Folder.

If you have speciﬁed an Output Folder, the converted ﬁles are stored in the Output Folder. If you have not speciﬁed an Output Folder, the converted ﬁles are stored in the same directory as the original input ﬁle.

The conversion process will not start if you have invalid ﬁle types, or if you are missing subﬁles. All required subﬁles must be complete when converting a ﬁle.

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TO CONVERT FILES BY DRAGGING AND DROPPING FILES ONTO

THE EFI CONVERTER CONTROL PANEL OR INPUT FOLDER

•Drag and drop the ﬁles onto the Control Panel of the EFI Converter application or the Input Folder.

The conversion process starts once you select and drag all necessary ﬁles (.ct, .lw, .hc, .fp). You will see the ﬁles being converted in the Converter Application window.

TO CONVERT FILES USING THE CONVERT COMMAND

1. Choose Convert from the Options menu.

2. Open the FP ﬁle you want to convert.

The ﬁles are converted.

NOTE: All subﬁles described for the FP ﬁle must be located in the same directory as the

FP ﬁle. The ﬁles will not converted unless all necessary ﬁles are complete.

8-1 Overview of Hot Folders

Chapter 8: Using Hot Folders

This chapter describes how to use the Hot Folders application to store and reuse frequently used print options when printing PostScript and PDF ﬁles on the Fiery. The Hot Folders application is a feature of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package.

Overview of Hot Folders

A Hot Folder is a special folder to which you can assign a group of print options. To print a document, drag and drop the document ﬁle onto the Hot Folder. The Hot Folder application routes the job to a corresponding print queue with the print options associated with that Hot Folder.

You can create as many Hot Folders as you want on your computer. You can also share Hot Folders with other users on the network by creating shortcuts to the folders from remote computers.

To begin working with Hot Folders, create one or more Hot Folders, assigning print options and a print queue to each (see “Creating and deleting Hot Folders” on page 8-4). You can then print jobs by dragging and dropping the document ﬁles onto the corresponding Hot Folders. You can also print a job by printing the document ﬁle from the source application, with the appropriate Hot Folder speciﬁed as the print destination. The Hot Folder Control Panel allows you to manage your Hot Folders and monitor the status of jobs sent to the folders (see “Using the Hot Folder Control

Panel” on page 8-3).

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File format restrictions

The Hot Folder application supports the printing of PostScript and PDF jobs. However, if you specify print options that differ from and override the printer default options, or specify imposition options, some destination servers may offer only restricted ﬁle format support. These restrictions vary, depending on the type and version of the destination server associated with the Hot Folder.

File format Print option override Imposition

PostScript Fully supported Fully supported (with

PS-to-PDF conversion)

PDF Partially supported Fully supported

Fiery offers full support for PostScript and PDF jobs if you assign only printer default options to a Hot Folder.

For information on setting print options, see Appendix A.

NOTE: Hot Folders route PostScript jobs directly to the server, along with imposition

information. The server converts PostScript to PDF before processing the imposition information.

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