Xerox Fiery XJ+ 325 GETTING STARTED

Fiery XJ+ 325 Color Server

GETTING STARTED

Xerox digital copier printers

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Contents

Introduction

About the media pack About the documentation System requirements for Macintosh users System requirements for PC users

With Windows 3.1x xi With Windows 95 xi With Windows NT xi

User software

Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

Installing Macintosh software Copying ﬁles from the Color Files folder

Color management ﬁles 10

Setting up the Fiery XJ as a PostScript printer

Setting up the Fiery XJ in the Chooser 14

Installing user software on a PC-compatible computer

Installing Windows software Using the Fiery XJ utilities for the ﬁrst time

Windows 3.1x 27 Windows 95 and Windows NT 27

15 27

ix ix

x x

1 9

Conﬁguring the NET_WSCK.INI ﬁle

Before you begin 28 Editing the NET_WSCK.INI ﬁle 31

Copying ﬁles from the Clrﬁles folder

Color management ﬁles 33

vii Table of Contents

Setting up the Fiery XJ as a PostScript printer

Setting up printing with Windows 3.1x 37 Setting up printing with Windows 95 42 Setting up printing from Windows NT 49

Fiery WebTools

Setting up Fiery WebTools Using the WebTools Installer Using the Printer Driver Installer for Macintosh

65 66 69

Troubleshooting

On a Macintosh computer On a Windows computer

71 71

Index

viii About the media pack

Introduction

This manual describes how to install the user software for the Fiery XJ Color Server™ and set up printing from Apple® Macintosh® and PC-compatible computers. For information on setting up network servers and clients to use the Fiery XJ, see the

Administrator Guide

computer, your application software, or your network, see the manuals that accompany those products.

. For general information on using the color copier, your

About the media pack

Your Fiery XJ comes with a media pack, which includes:

• User Software CD—utilities, plug-ins, color ﬁles, printer drivers, and printer ﬁles you can install directly onto Macintosh and PC-compatible computers

• Documentation

About the documentation

This manual is part of a set, which also includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

User Guide

manual describes how to use the software installed from the CD. It includes sections on printing from Macintosh and PC-compatible computers and UNIX workstations.

describes how to set printing options and print to the Fiery XJ. This

• The

Administrator Guide

Fiery XJ for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Microsoft® Windows NT™, and Novell® NetWare® servers to provide PostScript printing services to clients.

•

Release Notes

user software and guidelines for their use.

with information about changes in the current release of system and

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the

ix System requirements for Macintosh users

System requirements for Macintosh users

To print to the Fiery XJ from a Macintosh computer, you need:

• Any Macintosh, Quadra™, or Power Macintosh model that has at least 4MB of RAM and EtherTalk® Phase 2 installed.

• A CD-ROM drive to install the user software.

• Apple System software version 7.0 or later.

• Adobe® PostScript® Printer Driver version 8.0 or later (version 8.3 is included with the Fiery XJ user software), or Apple LaserWriter® driver version 7.x or later.

OTE

The Fiery XJ does not support Apple LaserWriter driver version 8.4, which is included with Apple System software version 7.6. If you are using version 7.6, install and use the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 8.3 included with the Fiery XJ user software.

• To use Fiery XJ Scan™ and Fiery XJ Export™, Adobe Photoshop® version 2.5 or

later.

• To use the paging feature of Fiery XJ Spooler, an alphanumeric pager and

PageNOW! software version 1.5 or later. In the United States and Canada, PageNOW! is available from Mark/Space Softworks: 1-800-799-1718.

System requirements for PC users

To print to the Fiery XJ from a PC-compatible, you need:

• A PC-compatible with an 80386, 80486, or Pentium processor and at least

4MB of RAM.

• A mouse supported by Windows.

• A CD-ROM drive to install the user software.

• Microsoft® Windows version 3.1 or later, Windows 95™, or Windows NT™

version 3.51 or later.

• To use Fiery XJ Scan™ and Fiery XJ Export™, Adobe Photoshop® version 2.5 or

later.

• To take advantage of all PostScript Level 2 printing features of Windows 3.1x and

Windows 95, you need the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows. Version 3.0.1 (for Widows 3.1x) and version 4.1.1 (for Windows 95) are included with the Fiery XJ user software.

x User software

With Windows 3.1x

• Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later.

• IPX/SPX networking protocol set up.

• MS-DOS® version 5.0 or later.

With Windows 95

• Microsoft Windows 95 with IPX/SPX networking protocol set up.

With Windows NT

• Microsoft Windows NT with TCP/IP networking protocol set up.

User software

The User Software CD includes: Fiery XJ Downloader

™

Enables you to print PostScript and Encapsulated PostScript ﬁles directly to the Fiery XJ without using the application in which they were created. The Fiery XJ Downloader also enables you to manage the printer fonts installed on the Fiery XJ.

Fiery XJ Print Calibrator

Fiery XJ Spooler

Screen Fonts (Macintosh only)

™

across time. Enables you to view the order and priority of print jobs,

customize printer settings for jobs, delete jobs, and move jobs between queues. You can also use it to view job accounting information.

Installs screen fonts for the 39 PostScript printer fonts installed on the Fiery XJ. Regular, bold, italic, and bold italic versions of the following fonts are included: Courier, Times, Helvetica, Helvetica Condensed, Helvetica Narrow, ITC Avant Garde Gothic, Demi, ITC Bookman, New Century Schoolbook, and P alatino. Also included are ITC Zapf Chancery, ITC Symbol, and ITC Zapf Dingbats.

Enables you to keep your Fiery XJ’s colors consistent

xi User software

Fiery XJ Scan

™

A plug-in module for Adobe Photoshop that enables you to scan images from the printer directly into Photoshop.

Fiery XJ Export

™

A plug-in module for Adobe Photoshop that enables you to print ﬁles from Photoshop very quickly. Fiery XJ Export bypasses the printer driver and internal Fiery XJ processing and does not generate PostScript, decreasing the time required to print the ﬁles.

Export Processor and Export Proﬁles (Macintosh only)

Export Processor is a system extension which is needed to launch the Fiery XJ Export plug-in on the Macintosh; Export Proﬁles are used to convert Macintosh RGB colors to CMYK.

Calibration ﬁles Includes a sample measurements ﬁle that you can use

with Fiery XJ Print Calibrator; also includes PostScript measurements ﬁles to enable you to download measurement patches that either incorporate or ignore the printer’s current calibration set.

(Macintosh) ICC ColorSync (Windows) ICC ICM

Printer and monitor proﬁles specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ and the color management system speciﬁc to the operating system you are using.

device proﬁle(s) Calibrated RGB A ﬁle for use with Adobe Photoshop and Fiery XJ Scan.

Allows you to set the proper source color space.

EFICOLOR 2.0 (Macintosh only)

Photoshop Separation Tables

Printer proﬁles specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ and the EFICOLOR color management system.

EFICOLOR ﬁles for use with Adobe Photoshop. Matches the RGB to CMYK conversions on your computer to the RGB to CMYK conversions on the Fiery XJ.

xii User software

CMYK Color Reference Provides a range of CMYK patches in a PostScript

format. Enables you to select values for print jobs from the full range of colors that the Fiery XJ can print.

RGB Colors for MS Word and PowerP oint

Opens in MS Word or PowerPoint so you can view the colors available in the standard palette for that application, and see how the colors print on the Fiery XJ.

PANT ONE coated/uncoated books

Downloadable PostScript ﬁles that simulate all of the

PANTONE colors available on the Fiery XJ. Sample pages Downloadable PostScript image ﬁles. Adobe PS Printer Driver Enables you to print to the Fiery XJ and supports all

special printing features and PostScript Level 2 features. PostScript Printer

Description (PPD) ﬁles

Files that allow the Fiery XJ to appear in popular

applications’ Print and Page Setup dialog boxes. The

Fiery XJ PPD ﬁles provide information about the

Fiery XJ and your particular printer model to the

application and printer driver you are using to print.

1 Installing Macintosh software

Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

The general steps for installing the Fiery XJ user software from the CD and setting up printing from a Macintosh computer are:

• Install the plug-ins and utilities.

• Install the ColorSync™ printer proﬁles, if applicable.

• Copy additional color ﬁles from the User Software CD as needed.

• If you will be using Fiery XJ Scan, load the monitor settings ﬁle.

• If you will be using Photoshop, install the Photoshop Separation Tables for your

Fiery XJ.

• Install the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver.

Installing Macintosh software

The User Software CD includes the following installers:

• Fiery XJ Export Installer (Installers folder)

Installs the Fiery XJ Export plug-in version 3.1 for Photoshop; Export Processor, which is necessary in order to run Fiery XJ Export version 3.1; and Export Proﬁles, which are used to convert RGB colors to CMYK.

• Fiery XJ Scan Installer (Installers folder)

Installs the Fiery XJ Scan plug-in version 3.1 for Photoshop.

• Utilities Installer (Installers folder)

Installs Fiery XJ Downloader, Fiery XJ Print Calibrator, and Fiery XJ Spooler; and basic and extended screen fonts.

• ColorSync™ Proﬁles Installer (Color Files:Color Management:ColorSync™ Proﬁles

Installer folder) Installs ICC printer proﬁles specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ; and

Calibrated RGB, a ﬁle for use with Photoshop and Fiery XJ Scan that allows you to set the proper source color space.

2 Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

Before installing the plug-ins, note the hard disk location and version of your Adobe Photoshop software.

INSTALL MACINTOSH PLUG-INS

1. If you are using an external CD-ROM drive, connect it to your Macintosh.

2. Insert the User Software CD.

3. Double-click to open the Installers folder.

4. Double-click the Fiery XJ Export Installer icon.

The installer window displays the Fiery XJ Export plug-in and the amount of disk space required to install it.

5. Click Install.

3 Installing Macintosh software

6. For Photoshop 4.0, browse to the Import/Export folder, located in the Plug-ins folder, and click Install into “Import/Export”.

For Photoshop 3.0x, browse to the Acquire/Export folder, located in the Plug-ins folder, and click Install into “Acquire/Export”.

4 Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

For Photoshop 2.5, browse to the Plug-ins folder, and click Install into “Plug-ins”.

7. Double-click the Fiery XJ Scan Installer icon.

The installer window displays the Fiery XJ Scan plug-in and the amount of disk space required to install it.

8. Click Install.

5 Installing Macintosh software

9. For Photoshop 4.0, browse to the Import/Export folder, located in the Plug-ins folder, and click Install into “Import/Export”.

For Photoshop 3.0x, browse to the Acquire/Export folder, located in the Plug-ins folder, and click Install into “Acquire/Export”.

6 Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

For Photoshop 2.5, browse to the Plug-ins folder, and click Install into “Plug-ins”.

INSTALL MACINTOSH UTILITIES

1. If you are using an external CD-ROM drive, connect it to your Macintosh.

2. Insert the User Software CD.

3. Double-click to open the Installers folder.

4. Double-click the Utilities Installer icon.

The installer window lists Utilities and Screen Fonts and displays the amount of disk space required to install them.

7 Installing Macintosh software

5. Shift-click to select both items.

6. Click Install.

7. Browse to where you want to install the utilities, and click Install.

You can install the utilities anywhere you like; you may want to keep them in the same folder with your other utility software.

The screen fonts are automatically installed in the Fonts folder in your System Folder, and are available for immediate use. If you have any applications open, you must quit and relaunch them before the newly installed screen fonts are available.

8. When the installation is complete, click Quit.

Install the ColorSync™ proﬁles only if your system uses them.

INSTALL

MACINTOSH COLORSYNC™ PRINTER PROFILES:

1. If you are using an external CD-ROM drive, connect it to your Macintosh.

2. Insert the User Software CD.

3. Double-click to open the Color Files:Color Management: ColorSync™ Proﬁles Installer folder.

8 Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

4. Double-click the ColorSync™ Proﬁles Installer icon.

The installer window displays ColorSync™ proﬁles and the amount of disk space required to install them.

5. Click Install.

6. If ColorSync is installed on your system, browse to the ColorSync™ Proﬁles folder, located in the Preferences folder, and click Install into “ColorSync™ Proﬁles”.

9 Copying ﬁles from the Color Files folder

Copying ﬁles from the Color Files folder

Copy any additional ﬁles from the Color Files folder on the U ser Softwar e CD to your hard disk. Many of the ﬁles are PostScript ﬁles you can download and print using the Fiery XJ Downloader or any other application that supports printing PostScript ﬁles. You can put the Color Files folder anywhere you like.

In the Color Files folder are two folders: Color Management, which contains the Calibration, ColorSync™ Proﬁles Installer,

EFICOLOR 2.0, and Photoshop Separation Tables folders. Calibration folder Demo Measurement, a sample measurements ﬁle that

you can use with Fiery XJ Print Calibrator. It is for demonstration purposes only and should not be used to calibrate your Fiery XJ.

Patches folder (in Calibration folder)

™

ColorSync

Proﬁles

Installer folder

Custom.ps and Standard.ps, which are PostScript measurements ﬁles. Custom.ps is provided to enable you to download measurement patches that incorporate the printer’s current calibration set, while Standard.ps is provided to enable you to download standard measurement patches that ignore the printer’s current calibration set. These ﬁles are provided for expert users and should not be used for day-to-day calibration.

ColorSync™ Proﬁles Installer, which when run installs ICC printer and monitor proﬁles specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ; and Calibrated RGB, a ﬁle for use with Photoshop and Fiery XJ Scan that allows you to set the proper source color space.

For information on installing the ColorSync printer proﬁles, see page 7.

10 Installing user software on a Macintosh computer

EFICOLOR 2.0 folder Printer proﬁles specially designed for use with the

Fiery XJ, your particular printer model, and the EFICOLOR color management system (see “Color management ﬁles” on page 10).

Photoshop Separation Tables folder

Reference Pages, which contains Color Reference, Pantone Pages, and Sample Pages folders.

Color Reference folder CMYK Colors, a folder which contains a PostScript ﬁle

Pantone Pages folder PostScript ﬁles of PANTONE coated and uncoated

Sample Pages folder Sample2.ps, a PostScript ﬁle of sample images that you

Files specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ, your particular printer model, and Adobe Photoshop (see “Color management ﬁles” on page 10).

of CMYK mixtures you can download and print using the Fiery XJ Downloader or any other application that supports printing PostScript ﬁles; and RGB Colors, a folder which contains ﬁles you can print from Microsoft Word 6.0 or later (RGB page 01) or PowerPoint 4.0 or later (RGB page 02) to view available RGB colors.

colors for use with the Fiery XJ and your particular printer model.

can download and print.

Color management ﬁles

Color management ﬁles are required to ensure proper colors when printing with the Fiery XJ. They are speciﬁc to the Fiery XJ and your printer:

• ICC ColorSync Proﬁles, installed by the software installer.

Includes Fiery Xerox 5750 ICC, Fiery Xerox Majestik ICC, and Fiery Xerox Regal ICC, which are three printer proﬁles specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ, your particular printer model, and the Macintosh color management system; also includes EFIRGB ICC, a monitor proﬁle specially designed for use with the Fiery XJ and the Macintosh color management system.

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• EFICOLOR 2.0 proﬁles can be copied from the User Software CD.

• EFICOLOR Photoshop Separation Table ﬁles can be copied from the User Softwar e

CD and loaded from Adobe Photoshop.

Install the EFICOLOR ﬁles only if your system uses the EFICOLOR color management system.

TO INSTALL EFICOLOR FILES:

1. Open the EFICOLOR 2.0 folder.

2. Copy the ﬁle that matches your printer model to the System:Preferences: ColorSync

3. If you want to use EFICOLOR with Photoshop, open the Photoshop Separation Tables folder.

4. Copy the two ﬁles (<printer model>.P and <printer model>.S) that correspond to your printer to the Adobe Photoshop folder.

Proﬁles folder on your hard disk.

Loading the monitor settings ﬁle for Adobe Photoshop

If you will be using Photoshop and Fiery XJ Scan, load the Calibrated RGB monitor settings ﬁle. It is necessary to load this ﬁle only once.

TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE:

1. Launch the Photoshop application.

2. Choose Preferences from the File menu.

3. Choose Monitor Setup from the Preferences submenu.

The Monitor Setup dialog box appears. For information about this dialog box, see the Adobe Photoshop documentation.

4. In the Monitor Setup dialog box, click Load.

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5. Browse to the ColorSync Proﬁles folder (in the Preferences folder), select the Calibrated RGB ﬁle, and click Open.

The Calibrated RGB ﬁle appears as the selection in the Monitor pop-up menu of the Monitor Setup dialog box.

6. Under Room Parameters, set Ambient Light to High, and click OK.

Loading the separation tables

If you will be using EFICOLOR with Photoshop, install the EFICOLOR separation tables that correspond to your printer.

TO LOAD THE SEPARATION TABLES:

1. Launch the Photoshop application.

2. Choose Preferences from the File menu.

3. Choose Separation Tables from the Preferences submenu.

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4. Click Load.

5. Browse to the Adobe Photoshop f older , select the appr opriate separation table ﬁle , and click Open.

Use the <printer model>.P ﬁle if you will be printing in Photographic mode. Use the <printer model>.S ﬁle if you will be printing in Solid Color mode.

6. Verify that the ﬁle you selected appears next to “Use Table:” area, and click OK.

Separation tables remain loaded the next time you start Photoshop, unless you remove them.

Setting up the Fiery XJ as a PostScript printer

To set up the Fiery XJ as a PostScript printer, you must install the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver (version 8.x supports PostScript Level 2) and the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) ﬁle that corresponds to your printer . Both are pr ovided on the U ser Software CD.

Printer drivers provide a way to communicate information on print jobs betw een your applications, the Fiery XJ, and any other PostScript printer connected to your computer.

TO INSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER:

1. If you are using an external CD-ROM drive, connect it to your Macintosh.

2. Insert the User Software CD.

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3. Double-click to open the Printer Driver folder.

4. Double-click the Installer icon.

5. Click OK in the Adobe welcome screen.

6. Click Install in the dialog box that appears.

This installs the Adobe PostScript P rinter D river , the PPD ﬁles that corr espond to your printer, and Apple Chooser v7.3 (if you are using an earlier version).

7. Click OK in the dialog box informing you that installation is complete.

Setting up the Fiery XJ in the Chooser

After you install the printer driver and PPD ﬁles, you need to set up the Fiery XJ in the Chooser in order to take full advantage of its features. This section describes how to set up the Fiery XJ with the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver.

TO SET UP THE FIERY XJ IN THE CHOOSER:

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the PSPrinter icon.

Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active and Background Printing is set to Off.

3. Select the correct AppleTalk zone if necessary.

4. Select the Fiery XJ by name from the list of printers, and click Setup.

5. Select the Fiery XJ PPD that corresponds to your printer, and click Select.

For 5750 copiers, select Fiery XJ 5750 v2015.802. For MajestiK copiers, select Fiery XJ MajestiK v2015.802. For Regal copiers, select Fiery XJ Regal v2015.802.

6. If the Installable Options dialog box appears, select the appropriate settings in the pop-up menus, and click OK.

Select the settings that correspond to the special features on your printer.

7. Close the Chooser.

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