Fiery
SERVER & CONTROLLER SOLUTIONS
®
EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server
Welcome
© 2005 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
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45049003
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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INSTALL
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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EADER
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.
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System requirements for user computers
To install the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 user software on a Windows or Mac OS computer,
the computer must be equipped with a built-in or external DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive.
The following table lists the minimum system requirements.
Minimum requirements for Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000/XP/
Server 2003
Operating system Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0
with NT Service Pack 6
Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 4
Windows XP
(recommended with
Service Pack 2)
Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition,
Enterprise Edition, or
Datacenter Edition
(any of these must be
the 32-bit version)
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Mac OS
Mac OS v9.1 to 9.2.2
Mac OS X v10.2.4
to 10.3.4 (PostScript
printer driver only)
Memory for printing
and utilities
(Fiery Downloader,
ColorWise Pro Tools,
and Job Monitor)
Networking protocol IPX/SPX or TCP/IP AppleTalk (EtherTalk
Networking protocol
for Fiery utilities
8MB of RAM for printing
32MB of RAM for utilities
TCP/IP TCP/IP
32MB of RAM
for printing
64MB of RAM
for utilities
supported)
TCP/IP (required for
Mac OS X v10.2.4
to 10.3.4)
(required for Mac OS X
v10.2.4 to 10.3.4)
(EtherTalk supported)
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AppleTalk is
used for Downloader.
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Minimum requirements for Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000/XP/
Server 2003
PostScript printer driver Adobe PostScript
Printer Driver for
Windows (included
with user software)
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The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 supports limited printer driver options on Windows 98,
Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Mac OS 9. You can still print to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
from these computers using the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 printer driver, however not all
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 options may be available. To access all Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 options
from these computers, send the job to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Hold queue and override the job
from Command WorkStation.
For more information, see
WebTools Java-enabled web browser:
•Internet Explorer v5.5 with SP2 (Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000)
Adobe PostScript
Printer Driver for
Windows NT 4.0
(included with
user software)
Printing from Windows
Microsoft PostScript
Printer Driver for
Windows 2000/XP/
Server 2003 (included
with the operating
system)
and
Printing from Mac OS
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Mac OS
Adobe PostScript
Printer Driver
(included with the user
software for Mac OS
and the operating
system for Mac OS X)
.
•Internet Explorer v6.0 with SP1 (Windows XP)
•Internet Explorer v5.1 to 5.1.7 for Mac OS (up to v5.2.3 for Mac OS X)
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Microsoft releases updates to Internet Explorer. Because support cannot be guaranteed for all
versions, use the versions specified for best results.
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EFI WebSpooler is not supported on Mac OS X.
A monitor and video memory that supports 16-bit color at a minimum resolution of 800
A TCP/IP-enabled network and the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
Web Services enabled on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
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600
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Minimum requirements for Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000/XP/
Server 2003
Command WorkStation Windows-based computer with a 200-MHz or greater Pentium processor Mac OS X Native
60MB available hard disk space for installation 80MB available
128MB of RAM
Mac OS
v10.2.4 or later
300MHz or greater
Apple Macintosh G3,
G4, or G5 processor
hard disk space for
installation
500MB is
recommended for
writing full previews of
raster files and handling
large PS or PDF files
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A monitor that supports 16-bit color at a minimum resolution of 1024
Video adapter card with 2MB of video memory
TCP/IP networking protocol installed
x
2
CD-ROM drive
EFI Impose on Command
WorkStation (Windows only)
Other Network Requirements
UNIX (TCP/IP) workstation Standard TCP/IP connectivity
IPX (Novell) network Novell server
In addition to requirements for Command WorkStation:
•Windows-based computer with 333-MHz Pentium processor
• 90MB of available hard disk space
•Dongle to be installed on parallel port for every client workstation
•Acrobat CD and PitStop CD
TCP/IP printing software that conforms to RFC1179 (Berkeley lpd protocol)
Support for Ethernet SNAP, Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.3, and Ethernet 802.2 frame types
Sun OS 4.1.3 or later
Solaris 8 or later
x
768
Novell NetWare software v5.x or later
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The iPrint feature of NetWare 6.x is not supported.
NDPS gateway in NetWare 5.x or later
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Network server configuration
Network server
Connection
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To set up your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 for printing, do the following:
Configure network servers to specify Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 Print queues and users.
Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 to the network. Connect the Fiery Advanced
Controller Interface (FACI) to the network.
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Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup
Client computer Setup
At the FACI, configure at least Server Setup, Network
Setup, and Printer Setup.
At each computer from which users print:
•Install the appropriate printer files and connect to
one or more print connections.
•Install Fiery utilities and an Internet browser on
computers where users will use them.
•Verify the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 in the list of
printers and print a test job.
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is now available on the network and is ready for printing.
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Configuring the network server
If you require a network server, you must configure it to provide user access to the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 as a networked printer before you configure Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 network settings in Setup. For more information, see Configuration and Setup .
Connecting the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to a functioning network
When you add the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to a network, it is assumed that a network
administrator has already installed a network cabling system and connected computers
and servers.
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1Prepare a network node for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
2Attach the network cable to the network connector of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
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For more information, see Configuration and Setup .
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3 Connect the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to the digital press.
4 Print a Test Page to verify that the digital press is functioning normally.
For more information, see Configuration and Setup .
Setting up the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
Setup configures the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to communicate with other devices and
manage print jobs. You must perform Setup the first time you turn on the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 after new system software is loaded, or any time that Server software is reinstalled.
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Setup from the Control Panel is not supported. Use local or remote Setup. For more
information, see Configuration and Setup .
Configure the Setup menus in the following order:
Server Setup
Network Setup
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
Printer Setup
This is the minimum configuration required to enable your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 so that
users can begin printing. To configure network settings in Setup, you need a live network
connection so that the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 can query the network for zones, servers,
and server-based queues.
specifies system options.
specifies all the active network systems that transmit print jobs to
specifies how print jobs and queues are managed.
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1 Make sure that the network is installed and operational.
2 Print a digital press Test Page to verify that the digital press is functioning properly.
3Turn off the digital press and connect the interface cable from the digital press to
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
4To confirm this connection, restart the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 and print a Test Page from
Command WorkStation.
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The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Control Panel is not supported. You can print a Test Page
from Command WorkStation when you are connected to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
To do so, choose Print Pages from the Server menu in the Active Jobs window.
5 With both the digital press and the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 turned off, connect the network
cable to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
6Turn on the digital press and the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
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ONFIGURATION
1 In Command WorkStation, choose Print Pages from the Server menu.
2 Click Configuration.
3 Click Print.
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Preparing user computers for printing
Before you can print to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, you must install the appropriate
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 software printer files from the User Software CD and connect
users’ computers to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 over the network.
Windows computers
To set up printing for the supported Windows operating systems, do the following:
•Install the printer drivers and corresponding printer driver files.
• Configure installable print options.
• Configure the print connection between the client and the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
For more information, see Printing from Windows.
Mac OS computers
To set up printing on a Mac OS computer, do the following:
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•Install the printer driver and PPD files.
•Set up the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 in the Chooser (Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Classic)
or the Print Center (Mac OS X).
• Configure installable print options.
For details, see Printing from Mac OS.
Utilities provides instructions for both Windows and Mac OS computers on the following
topics:
•Installing Fiery utilities
• Configuring the connection for Fiery utilities
•Using Fiery utilities
•Installing printer and screen fonts (Mac OS only)
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Shutting down and restarting the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
You may have to shut down the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 for service. When you do, network
access to the digital press is interrupted. Before you remove or attach any cables to the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to perform service, turn off the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
If necessary, you can restart the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. Restarting the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 from FieryBar resets the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 system software without
restarting the system entirely. Rebooting the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 from the Windows
Start menu restarts the system entirely.
Always use the following procedures when you shut down or restart the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000. Press the Reset button on the front of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 only if the
system is frozen and unresponsive to keyboard or mouse actions.
TO SHUT DOWN THE FIERY EXP6000/EXP5000
1 Make sure that the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is not receiving, processing, or printing any files.
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Wait until no processing or printing jobs appear in the Command WorkStation Active Jobs
window, or FieryBar indicates Idle in the RIPping and Printing areas.
If the system has just finished processing, wait at least five seconds after the system reaches
Idle before beginning the shutdown procedure.
NOTE: Before you remove the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 from the network, notify the
network administrator.
2 Shut down and turn off the digital press.
For instructions, see the documentation that accompanies your digital press.
3 Close all open applications except FieryBar.
4 Choose Shut Down from the Windows Start menu.
5 Select Shut Down and click OK.
Before you access internal components, make sure that all cables are disconnected from
the back of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
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TO RESTART THE FIERY EXP6000/EXP5000
To turn the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 back on after you turn it off, wait at least 10 seconds.
1 Make sure that the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is not receiving, processing, or printing any files.
Wait until no processing or printing jobs appear in the Command WorkStation Active Jobs
window, or FieryBar indicates Idle in the RIPping and Printing areas.
2 Shut down and turn off the digital press.
For instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the digital press.
3 Close all open applications except FieryBar.
4 Right-click FieryBar and choose Restart Fiery from the menu that appears.
A confirmation message appears.
5 Click OK.
Wait for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 server software to shut down and restart. You may
have to wait one minute or more. FieryBar displays an Exited status while the server is
restarting.
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Space requirements for Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 installation
20 cm/8 inches minimum
20 cm/8 inches minimum
6Turn on the digital press.
For instructions, see the documentation that accompanies your digital press.
Make sure there is enough space near the digital press for Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
installation at your site. You need a minimum of 8 inches (20cm) at the back and sides
of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, as shown in the following illustration.
Back panel of the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
Front panel of the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
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Safety warnings
The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 display window is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is made
of glass and can break. Do not subject it to strong shocks.
If the display window breaks and the liquid crystal material leaks out, do not inhale, ingest, or
touch it. If the material gets on your skin or clothing, wash it off with soap and water
immediately.
Do not apply excessive pressure to the panel. This changes the color of the panel.
Cleaning the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 display window
Clean the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 display window with a soft cloth moistened with
isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol. Never use water or ketone, as these may permanently alter
the display.
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