Xerox Fiery XJ Administrator Guide

FIER Y XJ COLOR SER VER

ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Connecting to the Network

Fiery XJ on the network	1-1
Stages of installation on the network	1-2
Quick path to installation	1-4
Before you begin	1-11
Ethernet cable connection	1-11
Parallel cable connection	1-13

Chapter 2: Setting up the Fiery XJ

Fiery XJ Setup	2-1
Fiery XJ Setup from the Control Panel	2-2
Accessing Setup options	2-2
Running Fiery XJ Setup	2-5
Types of setup screens	2-5
Server Setup options	2-8
Network Setup options	2-10
Ethernet Setup options	2-12
Token Ring Setup options	2-20
Parallel Port Setup options	2-21
Fiery XJ printing connections	2-22
Direct connection	2-22
Queues	2-22
Printer Setup options	2-24

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Administrative functions in the Setup menu	2-33
Fiery XJ Job Log Setup	2-33
Job Log Setup options	2-34
Calibration	2-35
Change Password	2-39
Clear Server	2-41
Exit Setup	2-41

Chapter 3: Setting up network servers

Fiery XJ on an IPX network	3-1
Tips for experts—IPX networks	3-2
Overview of IPX printing to the Fiery XJ	3-3
Configuring a NetWare server for printing	3-4
Setting the NetWare 4.x bindery context	3-6
Setting up a Fiery XJ print queue	3-9
Setting up NetWare Windows clients for printing	3-13
Configuring Windows 95 workstations for remote utilities	3-14
Fiery XJ on a network with Windows NT	3-17
Tips for experts—Windows NT with TCP/IP	3-17
Configuring a Windows NT server to support the Fiery XJ	3-18
Loading the TCP/IP network protocol	3-18
Adding the Fiery XJ to the TCP/IP network	3-19
Installing the Fiery XJ as a PostScript printer	3-21
Setting up another printer	3-23
Configuring Windows NT clients	3-24
Configuring Windows NT workstations for
remote utilities	3-25
Using AppleTalk with Windows NT	3-27
Fiery XJ on a network with UNIX workstations	3-28
Tips for experts—UNIX workstations	3-28
Important note about the remote printer name	3-29
Setting up the Fiery XJ on TCP/IP networks	3-30
Printing and managing print jobs	3-31

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Chapter 4: Administering the Fiery XJ

Administrator functions	4-1
Maintaining optimal server performance	4-2
Troubleshooting the Fiery XJ	4-3
Troubleshooting during Setup	4-3
Runtime error messages	4-7

Appendix A: Token Ring Network Option

Fiery XJ Token Ring option	A-1
Connecting Token Ring hardware	A-1
Configuring the NetWare server	A-3
Setting up IPX-Token Ring on the Color Server	A-3
Setting up NetWare Windows clients	A-3

Index

Introduction

ix Network administration features

This manual is intended for anyone who is responsible for integrating the Fiery XJ Color Server™ into a business environment that includes networked personal computers. After the Fiery XJ is set up, as described in this guide and in Getting Started, individual users will be able print to the color server as a high-performance color PostScript printer.

It includes guidelines on the following topics:

•Basic configuration of the Fiery XJ to support printing over AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) networks

•Setting up a parallel port connection

•Configuring UNIX systems and Novell and Windows NT servers to provide Fiery XJ printing services

•Administering network printing

•Using the color server in mixed network environments

•Setting up a token ring connection

NOTE: The network guidelines in this book are not intended to replace the services of an experienced network engineer.

Network administration features

The current version of Fiery XJ color server software offers several important features that affect you as a network or printer administrator:

•More simultaneous network connections supported

A maximum of 16 connections can be published and serviced. The Fiery XJ can connect with up to 8 NetWare file servers with an Ethernet connection, and up to 8 with a token ring connection (if the Token Ring option is installed).

xIntroduction

•Fiery XJ utilities (Fiery XJ Spooler, Fiery XJ Downloader, Fiery XJ Scan, and Fiery XJ Print Calibrator) are available on more platforms

Until now exclusively AppleTalk utilities, they can also be used from Windows 95 workstations running IPX/SPX protocols, and from Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server running TCP/IP protocols.

•Improved network implementation

Allows better job reporting from networks other than AppleTalk, with full user and document names. With the latest Adobe PostScript driver, job logs can include two user-entered ID or comment fields.

•Extended color calibration options

Calibration is available both at the server and remotely from a Macintosh or a PCcompatible computer. AutoCal™ is a new copier-based calibration option that doesn’t require a densitometer. New calibration targets are provided, and they are fully customizable from the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator.

About the documentation

This guide is part of the set of documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

•Getting Started describes first time installation of software to enable users to print to the Fiery XJ. It describes installing PostScript printer drivers, printer description files, and other user software provided on the Fiery XJ User Software CD or floppy disks. It also explains how to connect each user to the network.

•The User Guide describes how to set printing options and print to the Fiery XJ from Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX workstations. This guide also describes using the utilities and other software provided with the Fiery XJ.

•The Administrator Guide explains basic configuration and administration of the Fiery XJ for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services to clients or other workstations on the network.

•The Color Printing Guide contains application notes that explain how to print to the Fiery XJ using popular Macintosh and Windows applications. It also includes an introduction to the basics of color theory and practical color printing tips.

xiAbout the documentation

•The PostScript Language Printer Addendum describes the particular parameters and resources present in the implementation of the PostScript interpreter for the Fiery XJ, which has PostScript language features and capabilities that might not be present in other PostScript output devices.

•The Release Notes contain important information about the product that was not available at the time the other manuals were produced.

NOTE: If there are any connectivity or administrative features that are specific to a printer or copier model, they are described in Getting Started, the User Guide, or the

Release Notes.

About this manual

You’ll find the following information in this manual:

•Chapter 1 illustrates the supported network configurations and shows the network connectors on the Fiery XJ.

•Chapter 2 describes configuring the Fiery XJ from its Control Panel.

•Chapter 3 offers guidelines for setting up Windows network servers and UNIX systems for printing to the Fiery XJ.

•Chapter 4 summarizes some administrative features of Fiery XJ software that are available for the three major platforms and offers some troubleshooting hints.

•Appendix A describes the Token Ring option.

Administrator features described in other manuals are summarized on page 4-1.

xii Introduction

Conventions used in Fiery XJ manuals

Actions you should perform are shown as numbered steps in bold-faced type, followed by a brief explanation if needed. For example:

1.Choose Options in the Print dialog box.

Special options for your printer are available if you have installed the PostScript Level 2 driver and the PPD for your printer.

A special font indicates text you should type or keys you should press. For example:

<Tab> indicates that you should press the Tab key.

•At the NetWare 4.x drive prompt, type: rconsole

The special font is also used to highlight options that appear in Fiery XJ setup menus. For example:

This option appears only if Enable Parallel Port is set to Yes.

The initial letters of menu options and Control Panel setups are uppercase. Filenames and settings are listed in the special font only if it is hard to distinguish them from surrounding text.

Occasionally you will be referred to other Fiery XJ manuals, whose titles will be shown in italics. For example, see Getting Started.

11-1

Chapter 1: Connecting to the Network

Fiery XJ on the network

This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up a Fiery XJ, and includes diagrams that refer you to other chapters or other manuals for completing your installation. If you check those references, you should be able to find the information you need quickly.

Fiery XJ on the network

When the Fiery XJ is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked PostScript printer. The built-in Ethernet interface on the Fiery XJ supports three network protocols: AppleTalk, the lpd protocol of TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell). These three protocols (rules that enable computers on a network to communicate with each other) are supported on the Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX platforms and can run concurrently on the same Ethernet cable. Workstations that use other protocols can print through a server that uses one of the protocols mentioned, or they can print to the Fiery XJ parallel port. A Token Ring option is also available on some systems. The Fiery XJ is auto-sensing, and can handle all of these connections simultaneously.

When you add a Fiery XJ to a network, it is assumed that a network administrator will have already installed a network cabling system and connected workstations and servers, and perhaps one or more printers.

11-2 Fiery XJ on the network

Stages of installation on the network

Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a successful installation are:

•Physically connecting the Fiery XJ to a functioning network

Prepare a network node for the Fiery XJ—obtain cable and route it to the location where the Fiery XJ will be installed (near the copier), and attach the cable to the network interface of the Fiery XJ. See page 1-11 for details.

•Configuring the network server

When network servers are required, you need to configure those servers to provide client access to the Fiery XJ as a color PostScript printer. See Chapter 3 for configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network environments.

•Fiery XJ Setup

Configure the Fiery XJ for your particular printing and network environment. See Chapter 2 for details.

•Client setup

Install the files needed for printing, install additional user software, and connect the client to the network. These steps are described in Getting Started, and some information is provided in Chapter 3 of this manual.

•Job administration

You can track and manage print jobs when networked users print to the Fiery XJ. See Chapter 4 for details.

11-3 Fiery XJ on the network

Summary of Fiery XJ network installation

CONNECTION

Fiery XJ

Copier

Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery XJ to the copier and to the network.

SERVER CONFIGURATION

Network server

Configure UNIX, Windows NT and IPX (Novell) servers to specify Fiery XJ print queues and Fiery XJ users.

Install Fiery XJ remote utilities on the server and make installation disks for client installations.

No special configuration of AppleShare servers is required.

COLOR SERVER SETUP	In the Fiery XJ Control Panel Setup,
	choose Server Setup, Network Setup,
	Printer Setup and Job Log Setup. Set up
	the Fiery XJ for all active protocols.

	CLIENT SETUP			At each workstation that will print to the
	UNIX	Macintosh	PC
				Fiery XJ:
				• Install the PostScript Level 2 printer
				driver and the Fiery XJ PostScript
				printer description file (PPD), and
				connect to one or more queues.
				• For computers that will use them,
				install Fiery XJ remote utilities and
				optional user software.
				• Verify the Fiery XJ in the list of printers
				and run a test print.

Fiery XJ available on the network

11-4 Fiery XJ on the network

Quick path to installation

The diagrams in the following pages show typical systems that can be used for printing and for using the Fiery XJ utilities. To use the diagrams, find the page with your preferred platform and network type. Then look up the setup procedures in the pages and books referred to in the keys.

The diagrams describe devices that use the supported networking protocols. They are logical diagrams and are not intended to describe the physical arrangement (topology) of devices on the network. A variety of physical arrangements is possible with each logical arrangement. For example, twisted pair Ethernet networks commonly use a star configuration around a hub, rather than a bus arrangement. The design of physical networks is beyond the scope of this manual.

If the network uses more than one protocol or more than one type of workstation, combine the setups listed for each component of your system. Note that multiple protocols (shown in the diagrams as parallel lines) can run on the same cable. A solid connection from the Fiery XJ with an arrow indicates that other supported network types can be operational at the same time.

The protocols used in these diagrams are indicated as follows:

IPX (Novell)

Parallel

AppleTalk

Other

lpd (TCP/IP)

11-5 Fiery XJ on the network

Networked Macintosh computers using AppleTalk

Key to setup:

1	Macintosh	Getting Started
2	Fiery XJ Setup	Chapter 2

Another supported protocol

Fiery XJ connected to copier

2

AppleTalk

Macintosh

1

Macintosh

1

Macintosh computers can print directly and run all Fiery XJ utilities

Macintosh

1

AppleTalk protocol

11-6 Fiery XJ on the network

		Predominantly Macintosh environment with AppleTalk
Key to setup:
1	Macintosh	Getting Started
2	PC with AppleTalk	Getting Started
3	Fiery XJ Setup	Chapter 2	Another supported
			protocol

Fiery XJ connected to copier

3

		AppleTalk
	PC compatible
	2
		Macintosh
		1
		Macintosh
		1
		For printing and running Fiery XJ
		utilities with AppleTalk
		Macintosh computers
		PC compatibles with AppleTalk:
	AppleTalk protocol	• Windows 3.x running PhoneNET PC
		or COPSTalk

11-7 Fiery XJ on the network

PC compatibles in a Novell environment

Key to setup:

1	NetWare server	page 3-4
2	Fiery XJ Setup	Chapter 2
3	NetWare client	Getting Started	Another supported
4	Windows 95 with SPX	page 3-13,	protocol
		Getting Started
			Fiery XJ connected to copier
			2

Novell NetWare server

1

IPX

PC compatible

3

PC compatible

3

PC compatible

3, 4

IPX protocol

SPX protocol (TCP/IP or AppleTalk possible)

IPX

SPX for running utilities

Printing on this network

All PC compatibles can print through the NetWare server

For running Fiery XJ utilities

A PC compatible running Windows 95 with IPX/SPX protocols loaded

The functionality outlined here also applies to token ring networks

11-8 Fiery XJ on the network

Windows NT Server environment

Key to setup:

1	Windows NT Server	page 3-15
2	Fiery XJ Setup	Chapter 2
3	Windows NT client	page 3-22,
		Getting Started

Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server acting as print server

1

LAN with

NETBEUI, etc.

PC compatible

3

PC compatible

3

Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server with TCP/IP loaded

1

NETBEUI or other protocol available on the clients and the server

TCP/IP protocol

Another supported protocol

Fiery XJ connected to copier

2

lpd (TCP/IP) for printing TCP/IP for utilities

Printing on this network

PC compatible clients can print using a protocol available on the Windows NT print server; Windows NT machines can print using TCP/IP with lpd

For running Fiery XJ utilities

A PC compatible running Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation, with TCP/IP loaded

11-9 Fiery XJ on the network

UNIX workstations and PC compatibles on a TCP/IP network

Key to setup:

1	UNIX server/host	page 3-27
2	Fiery XJ Setup	Chapter 2
3	UNIX workstation	page 3-27	Another supported
4	TCP/IP client	Getting Started,	protocol
		page 3-27
5	Windows NT	page 3-15

Fiery XJ connected to copier

2

UNIX server or workstation

1, 3

lpd (TCP/IP)

TCP/IP client PC

4

Windows NT computer with TCP/IP loaded

5

lpd (TCP/IP) protocol

Printing on this network

UNIX workstations with lpd protocol can print directly and act as host for shared printing

TCP/IP clients can print through UNIX server or directly

For running Fiery XJ utilities

Requires PC compatible running Windows NT with TCP/IP and lpd loaded.

Remote utilities are not available on UNIX workstations.

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Fiery XJ parallel port connection

Key to setup:

1	Fiery XJ Setup	Chapter 2
2	PC compatible	User Guide

With the parallel port enabled, the Fiery XJ can accept and print jobs sent to its parallel port.

Parallel

A supported network protocol

Parallel input

Fiery XJ connected to copier

1	Protocol not directly
	supported on Fiery XJ

PC workstation, server, or laptop

2

The rest of this chapter and the next cover the parts of a installation that are performed on the Fiery XJ itself. This chapter describes the physical network connections; Chapter 2 summarizes Fiery XJ Setup and other administrative functions available from the Control Panel.

In addition to Ethernet and parallel cabling, described in this chapter, a Token Ring option is available for some Fiery XJ models. See Appendix A for more information.

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Before you begin

The following steps should be completed before you configure the Fiery XJ and the workstations that will print to the Fiery XJ. A service technician will have performed some initial installation.

TO PREPARE FOR FIERY XJ INSTALLATION:

1.Make a copier test page to make sure the copier is functioning normally.

2.Shut down the copier and connect the interface cable from the copier to the Fiery XJ.

3.Connect the network cable to the Fiery XJ, as described in the next section.

An Ethernet network should already be installed and operational.

4.Turn on the copier and the Fiery XJ.

5.Prepare network servers to share Fiery XJ user software and to enable networked users to print to the Fiery XJ, and proceed to Setup.

See Chapters 2 and 3 for details.

Ethernet cable connection

The Fiery XJ supports Ethernet cabling of three types:

•Thinnet (thin coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base 2)

Uses an external transceiver (media attachment unit, or MAU) to attach to the AUI (attachment unit interface) connector on the Ethernet interface of the Fiery XJ.

•Thicknet (thick coaxial Ethernet cable or 10Base 5)

Cable connects directly to the AUI connector on the Ethernet interface of the Fiery XJ.

•Twisted pair (unshielded twisted pair cable or 10Base-T)

Uses an 8-pin RJ-45 connector that plugs into the RJ-45 socket on the Fiery XJ.

The Ethernet connectors lead to the Ethernet network adapter chip built into the main logic board of the Fiery XJ.

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Back view of the Fiery XJ

Centronics-type parallel connector

AUI connector for thinnet and thicknet

RJ-45 connector for twisted pair Ethernet

Optional serial port for densitometer (for calibration)

SCSI connector for external CD-ROM drive

Copier connector slots

Slots for options, for example token ring

Power switch

!Shut down the Fiery XJ before connecting it to any network device.

NOTE: Do not attach the cable to more than one Ethernet connector on the Fiery XJ at one time.

If the multiple device option is installed, you’ll have a cable connected to both copier connector slots. A single device is connected to the lower of the two slots (slot 1). If you have two copiers installed, be sure you never switch a copier cable from one connector to the other. The multiple device option is not available for all models.

TO USE THINNET CABLE:

1.With the Fiery XJ turned off, connect the transceiver to the AUI connector on the back of the Fiery XJ. Press down on the latch to lock the transceiver connection.

2.Connect the thinnet cable to the BNC connector on the transceiver.

3.Configure network servers for printing and then proceed to Setup.

11-13 Parallel cable connection

TO USE THICKNET CABLE:

1.With the Fiery XJ turned off, connect the thicknet cable connector to the AUI connector on the back of the Fiery XJ. Press down on the latch to lock the connector.

2.Configure network servers for printing and then proceed to Setup.

TO USE TWISTED PAIR CABLE:

1.With the Fiery XJ turned off, connect the RJ-45 cable connector to the RJ-45 socket on the back of the Fiery XJ.

2.Configure network servers for printing and then proceed to Setup.

Parallel cable connection

In addition to receiving print jobs over Ethernet, the Fiery XJ can accept print jobs from a PC-compatible computer or server through its high-speed parallel port. This connection is advantageous for portable computers and for workstations that use dedicated networks using protocols other than AppleTalk, TCP/IP, or IPX.

The parallel port connection is active at the same time as the Ethernet port.

TO USE PARALLEL CABLE:

1.With the Fiery XJ and a PC-compatible computer or server turned off, attach the Cen- tronics-type parallel cable to the parallel port of the Fiery XJ.

The parallel port is the top connector on the back of the Fiery XJ.

2.Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel port on the PC.

3.Turn on the computer and the Fiery XJ.

4.Proceed to Setup.

To print to the parallel port, you will need to set up the parallel port connection. See “Parallel Port Setup options” on page 2-21. For information on setting up printing, see Getting Started; for printing to the parallel port, see the User Guide.

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Chapter 2: Setting up the Fiery XJ

Fiery XJ Setup

The Fiery XJ Color Server fits into a variety of work environments. To prepare for printing at your site, you need to do some initial configuration to specify the network environment and the kind of printing you will do.

Fiery XJ Setup

Setup is required the first time the Fiery XJ is powered on after new system software is loaded. In this first-time setup you (or the service technician who loads the software) choose the language you want to use for Control Panel screens.

For the first-time setup, the server, network, and printer have to be set up from the Control Panel, in that order. Aside from choosing your copier or printer model, default settings are adequate for this setup although they may not be optimal. After you become more familiar with your options you can reset them according to your network and user environment.

On IPX networks and on some TCP/IP networks, the network servers should be configured for printing to the Fiery XJ before you enter network settings on the Fiery XJ. The diagrams on pages 1-5 through 1-10 give chapter references for network server setup.

You’ll need a live network connection so the Fiery XJ can query the network for zones, servers, and server-based queues.

Whenever the configuration of servers, printers, or the network itself changes at your site, you can alter individual settings to correspond to the changed environment. Likewise, if printing needs or administrative requirements change, you can alter the corresponding settings.

NOTE: Changing network or port settings may require that you make changes in more than one setup area.

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Fiery XJ Setup from the Control Panel

Setup, performed from the Control Panel right after powering on the Fiery XJ, configures it to communicate with other devices and manage print jobs sent to it.

There are four groups of setup options:

•Server Setup to specify system options

•Network Setup to specify all the active network systems that will transmit print jobs to the Fiery XJ

•Printer Setup to specify the way print jobs and queues are managed on the color server

•Job Log Setup to specify how the Fiery XJ handles its log of printed jobs

The setup menus also allow you to calibrate the copier or printer, create and change an administrator password, and clear the jobs queued on the server.

Accessing Setup options

The Control Panel on the front of the Fiery XJ enables you to set options and view information about jobs printed to the Fiery XJ.

It comprises the following parts:

•Display window showing status information and options for setting up the Fiery XJ

•Line selection buttons

•Up and down arrow buttons

•Menu button (escape)

•Activity light that indicates normal or problem activity

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Fiery XJ Control Panel

Activity light

Fiery XJ at Idle (ready); message shown in display window

Server Name

Idle

495 MB	3.0
Server	Info

Line selection button

Up and down arrow buttons

Menu button

The User Guide describes the online display screens in detail. This chapter describes only the screens you might see when performing setup.

TO ACCESS SETUP WHEN THE FIERY XJ IS AT IDLE:

Print Pages

Suspend Printing

Resume Printing

Run Diagnostics

Functions

Reboot Server

Functions

1.When the Fiery XJ displays the Idle screen, press the oval Menu button on the Control Panel to go to the Functions menu.

The Functions menu has two screens, as shown to the left.

2.Press the down arrow button to view the second screen of the Functions menu.

3.In the second screen, press the button to choose Reboot Server.

After automatic startup diagnostics, the Fiery XJ displays the entry screen.

For software update or setup, press any key.

NOTE: If the multiple device option is installed on your system, the Functions menu has an additional line.

4.At the startup message, press any button.

The Start Up screen is displayed.

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Run Setup

Install Software

Format Disk

Start Up

Exit Setup

Server Setup

Network Setup

Printer Setup

Setup

Job Log Setup

Calibration

Change Password

Clear Server

Setup

5. Choose Run Setup to access all setup menus.

The Install Software and Format Disk commands are for service technicians.

6. Press the line selection button to choose a Setup menu or command.

Press the down arrow to view the second screen of the main Setup menu.

7. Choose setups in the same order as they appear in the menu: Server Setup, Network Setup, Printer Setup, and then Job Log Setup.

The sequence is important for first-time setup. If the multiple device option is installed, run Printer Setup for each device.

Later, just go directly to the menu you want to change. However, if you make changes in Network Setup, you may need to change some settings in Printer Setup as well.

NOTE: If you make changes in Server, Network, or Printer Setup, you’ll need to update the system configuration by opening and saving the other setups even if you haven’t changed any other settings.

TO ACCESS SETUP WHEN THE FIERY XJ IS OFF:

1.Make sure the Fiery XJ is connected to the copier/printer and connected to the network you will use.

2.Turn on the Fiery XJ.

The startup diagnostics are performed.

3.At the startup message, press any button.

4.Continue with step 5 from the previous procedure.

Review the settings described in this chapter. For more information on calibration, and on Control Panel screens other than those in the Setup, see the User Guide.

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Running Fiery XJ Setup

When you restart the Fiery XJ and choose Run Setup, you can select one menu after another and enter information about your Fiery XJ and your network and printing environment.

In each setup, the last line of the display window tells you the name of the current Setup menu. The screens you see are shown on the Control Panel Map, a large-format four-page flowchart that can be printed from the color server. When the color server is displaying the Idle screen (shown in the figure on page 2-3), you can print the Control Panel Map by choosing Print Pages from the Functions menu, and then choosing Control Panel Map.

Types of setup screens

There are two types of setup options:

Multiple choice questions

Information entry options

You are given choices (for example, Yes or No, or a list of options from which to choose). Only one choice is displayed at a time, in highlighted text. The currently selected (or the default) value appears first.

Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through the selections, and choose OK when the correct information is displayed.

You must specify the information for your site. For example, the printer name or IP address.

In that case, use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll the alphabet and numerals to make your selection.

The cursor position is made evident, and two of the line selection buttons become left and right buttons. Arrows appear on the display window next to the corresponding buttons. Use these buttons to move between positions for entering information.

NOTE: When you enter text, enter it from left to right, as the left-arrow button acts as a delete key as well as a cursor-moving key. This is indicated in the display by the delete symbol ().