Xerox Fiery EXP6000, Fiery EXP5000 Welcome

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EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server

Welcome

© 2005 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
under Legal Notices for this product.

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15 March 2005

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This Welcome manual provides system requirements and an overview of how to set up the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server so that you can begin printing. It describes the initial
tasks you must perform and points you to sections in the user documentation where the
procedures are described in detail. This guide also provides a description of the user manuals
on the User Documentation CD and instructions on printing them.

This manual assumes that you have already installed the digital press components. Details
about the digital press, the network, remote computers, software applications, and Microsoft
Windows are beyond the scope of this guide.

Terminology and conventions

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This manual uses the following terminology and conventions.

Term or convention Refers to

Aero Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 (in illustrations and examples)

Digital press DocuColor 6060/5252/2060/2045

Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server

Titles in italics

Windows Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,

Other books in this documentation set

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

Topics for which additional information is available
by starting Help in the software

Tips and information

Important information

Important information about issues that can result in physical
harm to you or others

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About the documentation

This manual is part of a set of documentation provided to users and system administrators of
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. The documents are on the User Documentation CD and are in
PDF (Portable Document Format). These files can be viewed online or printed using Adobe
Reader. When viewed online, these files contain links and cross-references that allow you to
quickly and easily locate needed information. Use the most recent version of Reader to take
advantage of advanced search capabilities. For more information, see “Installing and using

Adobe Reader” on page 5.

The following comprise the documentation set for your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000:

• Welcome provides an introduction to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 and the
user documentation.

• Configuration and Setup explains configuration and administration of the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 for supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines
for providing printing services to users.

• Printing from Windows and Printing from Mac OS describe how to install the printer
drivers on Windows and Apple Mac OS computers, establish printing connections for
different networks, and begin printing from users’ computers. Each manual also describes
the installation and use of print-related utilities, such as EFI Job Monitor.

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• Printing from UNIX describes how to set up printing connections for the network and
begin printing from a client workstation.

• Print Options provides information about print options for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
This manual describes print options and features that you access from the printer driver,
EFI Command WorkStation job overrides, and EFI Hot Folders job properties.

• Utilities describes how to install, configure, and use the software utilities included on the
User Software CD.

• Color Printing explains how to manage color output on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
This manual provides information about EFI Fiery ColorWise Pro Tools, including how
to calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 and set EFI Fiery ColorWise
from Windows and Mac OS computers.

• Fiery Graphic Arts Package addresses the specific needs and requirements of graphic arts
professionals and commercial print shops.

• Fiery Color Reference provides an overview of color management concepts and workflows,
and describes how to manage color from various applications.

• Workflow Examples explains complicated printing scenarios and provides cross-references
to relevant information in the documentation set.

• Variable Data Printing supplements the information in Workflow Examples with reference
information about VDP (variable data printing). This manual provides an overview of EFI
Fiery FreeForm and where to set FreeForm options.

print options

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About Help

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Glossary provides definitions for popular color concepts, printing applications, and

printing terms used in the documentation set.

• Customer Release Notes provide last-minute product information and workarounds for
some of the problems you may encounter.

Most of the user software, utilities, and printer drivers contain Help that is accessible from
Help buttons or main toolbar menus. Help provides detailed procedures on using the
application and, in some cases, provides additional detail. The documentation refers you to
Help for more information as appropriate.

Installing and using Adobe Reader

For your convenience, the current version of Adobe Reader for Windows and Mac OS X is
included on the User Documentation CD. This version features enhanced capabilities for full
rules-based searches across the documentation set. We strongly suggest that you install the
current version of Reader to take advantage of these capabilities, unless you have installed the
equivalent version of Adobe Acrobat.

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1 Insert the User Documentation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

2 Double-click the CD icon.

3 Open the Adobe Reader folder.

4 Open the folder for your platform and double-click the installer file within (.exe for Windows,

.dmg for Mac OS X).

5Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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Using Adobe Reader

View or print the PDF files provided on the User Documentation CD using Reader or
Acrobat. Once you install Reader, you can double-click a PDF icon to open the file.
Note the advanced search capabilities of the version of Reader that is provided on this
User Documentation CD. You can search for a word or phrase across the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 documentation set by examining all the documents within a specific language
folder on the User Documentation CD. For information on using this and other features of
Reader, see the Help that accompanies the application.

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You can view user documentation from the CD or copy the language folder that you
want to your desktop. If you copy the files to your computer, keep all the files in the language
folder, and do not rename the files. If you rename the files, the cross-reference links will not
work properly.