Xerox FIERY ZX-40 Job Management Guide

Job Management Guide

FIERY ZX-40

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Contents

Preface

About this manual

Terminology xiv

About the documentation Fiery ZX job environments

Permissions xvi

Safety warnings Cleaning the Fiery ZX

Chapter 1: Using the Control Panel

Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

Activity light 1-2 Buttons 1-2 Display window 1-3 Functions menu 1-5

Starting and shutting down the Fiery ZX

Starting the Fiery ZX 1-6 Restarting the Fiery ZX 1-7 Shutting down the Fiery ZX 1-8

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xvi

xvii xvii

1-1

1-6

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Command WorkStation

About the Command WorkStation Starting up and logging in

Connecting to the server 2-4 Logging in 2-5 Logging out 2-6

2-1 2-4

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The Command WorkStation interface

Window area (Queues, Archive, FreeForm, Job Log) 2-8 Menu bar 2-9 Server selection tabs 2-12 Sliders 2-12 Job ticket information 2-14 Window selection tabs 2-15

Queues window

Status bars 2-16 Job icons 2-19 Spool area 2-20 RIP area 2-21 Print area 2-22 Job commands 2-23

Archive window

Filtering jobs in the Archive window 2-28

FreeForm window

Job commands for FreeForm master jobs 2-31 Filtering jobs in the FreeForm window 2-32

Job Log window Job properties

Viewing and editing job properties 2-35

2-7

2-15

2-26

2-30

2-32 2-34

Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder)

Editing and merging ﬁles with DocBuilder 2-36

Chapter 3: Managing Print Jobs

Communicating with users

What the user needs to know 3-1 How users communicate print requirements 3-2 Customizing the Command WorkStation window 3-3

Printing server information pages

2-35

3-1

3-5

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Workﬂow scenarios

Using the copier 3-7

Canceling jobs Previewing print jobs

Previewing the currently rasterizing job 3-9

Merging raster ﬁles with DocBuilder Viewing and overriding print settings

Printing variable data documents (FreeForm) 3-16

Downloading ﬁles and fonts

Managing server fonts 3-20

Managing jobs with multiple color servers Archiving jobs

Importing archived jobs from external media 3-25

Using the Job Log Server management commands

Chapter 4: Overview of Fiery WebTools

Fiery WebTools

Access privileges 4-1

3-6

3-8 3-9

3-10 3-14

3-17

3-22 3-23

3-26 3-28

4-1

Using Fiery WebTools

Chapter 5: Fiery WebSpooler

Tracking and managing jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler

About the Fiery WebSpooler window 5-2 Manipulating job options and job ﬂow 5-4 Overriding job option settings 5-6 Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder) 5-7 Using the Job Log 5-7

4-2

5-1

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Chapter 6: Color Calibration

Introduction Understanding calibration

How calibration works 6-3 Scheduling calibration 6-4 Checking calibration status 6-5

Using a densitometer

Setting up the densitometer 6-6

Calibrating with the Fiery Print Calibrator

The Calibration Mode window 6-9 Measurements 6-10 Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer 6-11 Testing and applying calibration 6-15 Calibration checklist 6-17

Calibrating the densitometer

Chapter 7: Advanced Fiery Print Calibrator Topics

Using advanced calibration features

Choosing a measurements ﬁle 7-2 Working with targets 7-2 Customizing calibration targets 7-5 Backing up Fiery ZX targets 7-10 Deleting custom targets 7-11 Removing calibration 7-11

6-1 6-2

6-6

6-8

6-18

7-1

Using advanced simulation features

Working with simulations 7-12 Using the Simulation Mode window 7-14 Checking the current simulation 7-15 Editing simulations 7-16 Managing simulations 7-19 Testing and applying simulations 7-20

7-12

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Error messages Maintaining optimal system performance Troubleshooting

Command WorkStation fails to connect to a Fiery ZX A-6 Unexpected printing results A-7 Clearing the server A-8 Users are unable to connect to the printer A-8 Setup error messages A-9

A-1 A-5 A-6

Index

xiii About this manual

Preface

This manual is intended for Fiery ZX-40 Color Server operators or administrators, or users with the necessary access privileges, who monitor and manage job ﬂow, perform color calibration, and troubleshoot problems that may arise. It describes the functions and features of Fiery utilities and Fiery WebTools for the purposes of print job management and color quality control.

About this manual

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1 describes the Fiery ZX Control Panel. It explains the various messages and icons that you might see on the Control Panel and describes how to print system information pages from the Control Panel. It also explains how to properly start up and shut down the Fiery ZX.

• Chapters 2 and 3 describe the Command WorkStation™ interface. The Command WorkStation application can be installed on networked Windows NT 4.0 computers and used to view and manage virtually all aspects of Fiery ZX activity. In addition to providing a graphic display of the job ﬂow, the Command WorkStation allows you to reprint or hold jobs, view and override print option settings, download ﬁles, manage printer fonts, preview print jobs, merge rasterized jobs, calibrate the Fiery ZX, and perform Setup (server conﬁguration). The Command WorkStation also provides tools for archiving jobs, moving jobs between Fiery ZX color servers, and printing variable data documents.

• Chapter 4 introduces the Fiery WebTools, explains how to access them, and directs you to sources of more information (in this manual or in other manuals in the documentation set).

• Chapter 5 describes the Fiery WebSpooler, which can be used to view and manage Fiery ZX job activity. The interface and features of the Fiery WebSpooler have identical counterparts in the Command WorkStation; therefore, this chapter refers you to Chapters 2 and 3 for details about many Fiery WebSpooler functions.

• Chapter 6 tells you how to monitor and maintain color quality of your print output by calibrating the Fiery ZX with the Fiery Print Calibrator.

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• Chapter 7 describes advanced applications of the Fiery Print Calibrator, such as creating custom calibration and simulation targets to customize the color responses of the Fiery ZX.

• Appendix A lists error messages that you might see at the Fiery ZX Control Panel, the Command WorkStation, the Fiery WebSpooler, or the DocuColor 40, and contains some troubleshooting information.

Terminology

Speciﬁc terms are explained as they are introduced. However, the following general terms are used throughout:

PostScript (PS)

• Fiery ZX uses this language for imaging the page and for communication with applications and with the print engine.

Job

•

—A ﬁle consisting of PostScript commands and comments that describe the graphics, sampled images, and text that should appear on each page of a document, and the printer options that should be used in printing, such as media or color rendering style.

—A computer language designed as a page description language. The

•

Spool

—Write to a disk. Usually used here to refer to a PostScript print job being

saved to the Fiery ZX hard disk in preparation for processing and printing.

RIP

•

—Acronym for raster image processing, which changes text and graphics commands into descriptions of each mark on a page. In common use as a noun, a “raster image processor ” (RIP) is the computer processor that performs this function.

•

—The process of rendering, or imaging, a page or a job on a printer.

These concepts can explain how the Fiery ZX-40 Color Server and the DocuColor 40 work together as a powerful printing system. The Fiery ZX PostScript RIP changes text and graphics commands in PostScript into color speciﬁcations for each dot of toner deposited on a page by the DocuColor 40.

xv About the documentation

About the documentation

This manual is part of the set of Fiery ZX documentation, which includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Conﬁguration Guide

Fiery ZX 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.

•

Getting Started

Fiery ZX. Speciﬁcally, it describes installation of PostScript printer drivers, printer description ﬁles, and other user software provided on the User Software CD and Command WorkStation CD. It also explains how to connect each user to the network.

• The

Printing Guide

send jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a direct parallel port connection.

describes how to install software to enable users to print to the

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the

describes the printing features of the Fiery ZX for users who

• The

Color Guide

to a Fiery ZX Color Server. It also includes practical color printing tips and application notes that explain how to print to the Fiery ZX from popular Windows and Mac OS applications.

• The

Job Management Guide

including the Command WorkStation, and how they can be used to manage jobs and maintain color quality. This book 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.

•

Release Notes

the problems you may encounter.

provides an introduction to the basics of color theory and printing

explains the functions of the Fiery ZX client utilities,

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

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Fiery ZX job environments

The Fiery ZX supports several levels of control of printing, job management, and setup, and offers you the ﬂexibility to choose the conﬁguration that corresponds to the requirements of your site. Your situation may correspond to one of the descriptions outlined below, or you may prefer an intermediate level of control.

At one extreme, an administrator or operator in a high-volume printing environment controls the entire job ﬂow and all printing. Print jobs arriving from remote users are spooled to the server disk and stored until the operator decides it is time to print them. Additional functions (calibration, job overrides, prioritizing, font management) are reserved for the administrator or operator.

At the other extreme, anyone on the local network can control all printing and server functions; operator intervention is not necessary. Users can print from their workstations to any of the published print connections. Anyone can use the Command WorkStation or the Fiery WebSpooler to control any print job.

The spectrum of control that an administrator can implement is described fully in the

Conﬁguration Guide

Permissions

Support for these job environments is achieved by a combination of Fiery ZX Setup options. By default, anyone can access Setup, but the administrator can limit access to Setup by specifying an Administrator password for the F iery ZX (see the

Guide

Also by default, anyone can log in to the Command WorkStation or the Fiery W ebSpooler and control job ﬂo w , but an administrator can r estrict access to these functions by specifying an Operator password.

Conﬁguration

xvii Safety warnings

The three security levels from greatest to least control are:

Administrator

• person who has access to Setup can control the printing and job management environment by choosing which queues are enabled, and by electing to set passwords. The Administrator can also manage the fonts on the server, clear the server disk when necessary, and set a common web link for all users who log in to the Fiery ZX using their web browser.

Operator

• perform calibration and reboot the server.

Guest

•

This manual describes the features of the Fiery client utilities, including the Command WorkStation, and all operator privileges, whether those privileges are available to everyone or are exclusive to only certain people. It also includes descriptions of administrator functions, sometimes referring you to other manuals for more information.

—allows users to view the status of active jobs and the list of stored jobs. They cannot make changes to jobs or change their printing instructions. A password is not needed to log in as Guest and view jobs from the Command WorkStation or Fiery WebSpooler windows.

—confers control of Setup and is the highest level of control. The

—includes control of print jobs that arrive at the server and the ability to

Safety warnings

The Fiery ZX 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 touch or put pressure on the panel. This will change the color of the panel.

Cleaning the Fiery ZX

Clean the Fiery ZX with a soft cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol.

Never

use water or ketone as these may permanently alter the display.

1-1 Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

Chapter 1: Using the Control P anel

Activity light

Display window

Menu button

Y ou can use the F iery ZX Control Panel to view status information, print special pages, and set up printing. While most elements in the Control Panel display have counterparts in the Command WorkStation, you can view current functions on the Control Panel even when the Command WorkStation is not connected to the server or is not running.

Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

The Control Panel, shown belo w on the front of the F iery ZX, comprises the following parts:

Line selection buttons

Up and down buttons

Behind CD-ROM door CD-ROM drive for installing system software (for service technician only)

1-2 Using the Control Panel

Activity light

The activity light indicates the current Fiery ZX activity. If the light is: Solid red An error has occurred causing the Fiery ZX to be disabled. Flashing red There is an error causing printing to be disabled, but the

Fiery ZX is capable of processing. Solid green The Fiery ZX is idle. Flashing green The Fiery ZX is processing or printing a job, or

communicating with a remote computer. No light The Fiery ZX is off or starting up.

Buttons

Line selection buttons

Up and down buttons

Menu button Press this button to view other screens. Under normal

There are four line selection buttons on the right side of the

Control Panel. Use these buttons to select the command

displayed on the corresponding line of the display window.

When a button is active, a special character (>) appears in the

display window next to the button.

Use these buttons to scroll to different screens in multi-

screen lists, to select Setup options from a list of available

options, and to scroll alphanumeric characters.

operation, the Control Panel displays the Info, RIP, or Print

Status screen with information about the status of the

Fiery ZX. If you press the Menu button, the Functions menu

is displayed and you can perform additional operations (see

page 1-5). If a job is processing or printing, press the Menu

button to cycle among the active screens.

1-3 Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel

Display window

The display window provides information about the status of the Fiery ZX, displays menu information, and enables you to view and edit information in the Setup menus.

The last line of the display window displays text that tells you what screen you are looking at and highlights one of the icons to indicate what the Fiery ZX is doing. Only the icons for the screens that are currently available appear. The menu button cycles among the active screens.

The screens are:

Alert Status If there is a problem with processing a job or printing functions, an error message

appears on the Control Panel. F or information on error messages, see Appendix A, “Troubleshooting.”

Print Status When the Fiery ZX is printing a job, the Print Status screen appears. This screen

displays the following:

Cancel Job—Press the top line selection button to cancel the job currently

printing.

User name—The name of the user who sent the job currently processing. Pages/Total—The number of copies of the current job printed and the total

number of copies of the job requested.

RIP Status When the Fiery ZX is processing a job, the RIP Status screen appears. This screen

displays the following:

Cancel Job—Press the top line selection button to cancel the job currently

processing. The Fiery ZX cancels the job before printing begins.

Document name—The name of the document currently processing. User name—The name of the user who sent the job currently processing. Kilobytes—The size (in kilobytes) of the job processed so far. NOTE: This number

is always displayed in kilobytes, even if the amount goes over 1000KB; for example, 10MB is displayed as 10000KB.

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Info Status When the Fiery ZX is not processing or printing a job, it displays information

about the current server and software. It displays the following information:

Server Name—The Fiery ZX name. Status—The current status of the Fiery ZX. The Fiery ZX status can be: Idle,

Initializing, Busy, Processing, or Printing.

Megabytes—The space (in megabytes) available on the Fiery ZX hard disk, for

example, 756MB.

Version—The system software version running on the Fiery ZX.

Functions You can press the Menu button to display the Functions menu. Use the up and

down buttons to scroll through the list. Press the line selection button to the right of a command to select that command. See page 1-5 for more information.

Network The network icon appears at the bottom left of any of the other screens when a

job is being sent to the Fiery ZX, either over the network or through the parallel port. The network icon also appears, together with a ﬂashing green activity light, when a remote utility is running.

Print Pages

Suspend Printing

Resume Printing

Run Diagnostics

Reboot Server

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Functions menu

The Functions menu provides many of the options available from the Command WorkStation. You can choose the following commands from this menu:

Print special pages from the F iery ZX. You can print the following pages from the submenu that appears:

Test Page—A Test Page enables you to conﬁrm that the Fiery ZX is properly

connected to the copier, and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot problems with the copier or the Fiery ZX. The following settings ar e among those listed on the Test Page: Server Name, Printer Model, color settings, calibration information, date and time the Test Page was printed.

Configuration—Prints the Conﬁguration page, which gives the current server and

device conﬁguration. This page lists general information about the hardware and software conﬁguration of the Fiery ZX, the current options for all Setup settings, information about the current calibration, and the Ethernet and Token Ring addresses of the Fiery ZX.

Job Log—Prints a log of the last 55 jobs. For information on the ﬁelds in the Job

Log and on printing it in other forms, see “Job Log window” on page 2-32.

Control Panel Map—Prints the Control Panel Map, which is an overview of the

screens you can access from the Control P anel. For information about using these screens to set up the Fiery ZX, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

Color Charts—Prints samples of the R GB, CMY, and PANTONE colors available

from the Fiery ZX.

Font List—Prints a list of all fonts currently on the Fiery ZX hard disk.

Suspend communication between the Fiery ZX and the copier. You must suspend printing if you want to interrupt the current Fiery ZX job so that you can use the copier to make copies. Jobs continue to process on the Fiery ZX. After you make the copies, select Resume Printing to continue printing jobs from the Fiery ZX.

Resume communication between the copier and the Fiery ZX after you have ﬁnished making copies.

This function is provided for service representatives only. Contact your authorized service/support technician for information about running diagnostics.

Shut down all Fiery ZX activity in the correct manner and then restart. You should use this option instead of the switch on the back of the Fiery ZX.

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Starting and shutting down the Fiery ZX

Generally, you can leave the Fiery ZX running all the time. This section describes how to shut down and restart the Fiery ZX when necessary.

Starting the Fiery ZX

To start the Fiery ZX, move the switch on the back of the Fiery ZX to the On position.

Power switch

Diagnostic messages appear on the Control Panel. If any diagnostics fail, more information and instructions appear. Contact your service representative if the Fiery ZX encounters problems while running the diagnostics.

When the diagnostics are ﬁnished, the following message is displayed:

Press any key for setup…

If you want to change Setup option settings, press any button; if you do not press a button, the Fiery ZX continues starting up and displays the message ready to receive data.

NOTE: If an Administrator password has been set, you are required to enter it to access

Setup.

If you press a button, the following options appear.

Idle when it is

1-7 Starting and shutting down the Fiery ZX

For information about the Setup menus and options, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

Choose: To do this:

Exit Setup Server Setup Network Setup Printer Setup PS Setup Color Setup Job Log Setup Change Password Clear Server

Exit the Setup menus; the Fiery ZX reboots. Enter the Server Setup menus. Enter the Network Setup menus. Enter the Printer Setup menus. Enter the PostScript Setup menu. Enter the Color Setup menu. Enter the Job Log Setup menu. Change the Administrator password. Clear all jobs in all server queues as well as all jobs archived

on the Fiery ZX hard disk, the index of archived jobs (in the Archive window), all FreeForm masters, the index of FreeForm masters (in the FreeForm windows), and the Job Log. Check with your administrator or operator before choosing Clear Server.

Restarting the Fiery ZX

Y ou should use the pr ocedure described below to r estart the Fiery ZX rather than using the power switch on the back of the Fiery ZX.

TO RESTART THE FIERY ZX:

1. Make sure that the Fiery ZX is not receiving, processing, or printing a job.

Make sure that the status message on the Control Panel is Idle.

NOTE: If a job from the Print Queue is processing, it will continue processing and print

after the Fiery ZX is restarted; if a job sent to the Direct connection is processing, it will not ﬁnish processing or printing.

2. Press the Menu button to display the Functions menu.

3. Use the down button to scroll to the last screen and choose Reboot Server.

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Shutting down the Fiery ZX

You may need to shut down the Fiery ZX for service. When you do so, fonts that have been downloaded to the hard disk drive are not deleted. Print jobs in the Hold and Printed queues and jobs that have been processed but not printed are not deleted and are available for printing when you restart the Fiery ZX.

TO SHUT DOWN THE FIERY ZX:

1. Make sure that the Fiery ZX is not receiving, processing, or printing a job.

Make sure that the status message on the Control Panel is Idle.

NOTE: If a job from the Print Queue is processing, it will continue processing and print

after the Fiery ZX is restarted; if a job to the Direct connection is processing, it will not ﬁnish processing or printing.

2. Press the Menu button to display the Functions menu.

3. Scroll to the ﬁnal screen and select Reboot Server.

You should always select Reboot Server before you turn the Fiery ZX off to ensure that no jobs are lost.

4. Switch off the Fiery ZX while it is restarting.

2-1 About the Command WorkStation

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Command WorkStation

This chapter introduces you to the graphical user interface of the Command WorkStation. First, you select a user level and log in to the Fiery ZX-40 Color Server. Once you have logged in, you can tour the Command WorkStation windows. Your exploration will be more complete if you have some jobs in the Spool area (jobs printed to the Hold queue) and have the ability to send more jobs from a nearby computer.

Chapter 3 builds on the information in this chapter and describes job monitoring and control in more depth.

About the Command WorkStation

The Command WorkStation provides a window on Fiery ZX and copier functions, and an interface from which you can control those functions. The Command WorkStation application can be installed on a Windows NT 4.0 computer with a TCP/IP or IPX network connection to the Fiery ZX. To perform Setup from the Command WorkStation, a TCP/IP connection is required.

By default, no passwords are set on the Fiery ZX—in this default state, anyone can perform Setup and use all Command WorkStation functions. Until an Administrator password is deﬁned in Fiery ZX Setup, you can log in to the Command WorkStation as an Administrator without entering a password, and you are given full privileges which include:

• A view of current printing jobs and jobs stored on the Fiery ZX

• Control of printing jobs and calibration

• Access to Setup, management of resident fonts, and clearing of the Fiery ZX disk

and the Job Log

After the Administrator has performed Setup and speciﬁed passwords, Command WorkStation user options depend on your login level. If you log in to the Command WorkStation as Guest, you have the ﬁrst option only. If you log in as Operator, you have the ﬁrst two options. If you log in as Administrator, you have all three options. For information about Setup and specifying passwords, see the Conﬁguration Guide.

Menu bar

pool status bar

Spooled jobs

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After you connect to a Fiery ZX and log in, your ﬁrst view of the Command WorkStation is the Queues page (as indicated by the tab at the bottom) which is divided into three regions by Spool, RIP, and Print status bars. The Queues page is surrounded by a frame that includes slider buttons and menus.

Once the Fiery ZX receives print jobs, the Queues page becomes a dynamic display, ﬁlled with the names of jobs and their characteristics. Status bars animate in real time as new jobs are processed and printed, and jobs move to different display areas. An operator, who has complete job control, sets the process in motion for each job.

RIP status bar

Rasterized (RIPped) jobs

Print status bar

Printed jobs

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The Spool, RIP, and Print areas of the Queues page represent the stages of printing a job. Jobs come in at the top level (S pool) and dr op down to the Print level, unless they are held along the way.

• Spooled jobs—Jobs listed below the S pool status bar ar ea are stor ed on the Fiery ZX

disk. Jobs can be routed to this area for holding; held jobs are in PostScript form, displayed on a yellow background.

• RIPped jobs—Jobs listed below the RIP status bar are ready to print. They have

already been rasterized (RIPped, or processed for printing) and are waiting, in order, for access to the printer. Rasterized jobs can also be held; held jobs ar e displayed on a yellow background.

• Printed jobs—Jobs listed below the Print status bar have already been printed.

Printed jobs can be stored on the Fiery ZX disk. The number of jobs that can be stored (from 1 to 99) is deﬁned in Setup.

You can interact with a jobs in the window by selecting them and choosing from Job menu commands or right-mouse menu commands, or by double clicking them. (However , if passwor ds have been set and you log in as a G uest, you can only view jobs; you cannot change or route them.) This chapter and the next explain the Command WorkStation interface in detail.

2-4 Introduction to the Command WorkStation

Starting up and logging in

To start up the Command WorkStation application, click the Windows Start button and choose Command WorkStation from the Programs menu.

Connecting to the server

If the Command WorkStation was previously connected to a server, you are prompted to choose a Fiery ZX from the list of servers.

NOTE: If the Command WorkStation has never been connected to a Fiery ZX, you are

prompted to conﬁgure an entry for the server. Click OK and see Getting Started for instructions on how to conﬁgure a new connection.

With the Fiery ZX device name (DocuColor) selected, click OK. If the device name is not displayed, click the plus sign (+) to expand the Fiery ZX entry.

The Command WorkStation connects to the server and you are prompted to choose a login level and enter a password to log in (see page 2-5).

If you have any difﬁculties connecting to the server, see A ppendix A for error messages and troubleshooting information.

2-5 Starting up and logging in

Logging in

When the Command WorkStation has connected to a server, the Log in/out slider appears, prompting you to select a login level and enter a password. Before you log in, the Operator key is in the vertical position, and the Administrator and Guest keys are in the ﬂat (horizontal) position. When you click your login level, the corresponding key turns to the vertical position.

For Administrator or Operator access to the server, click the corresponding key, enter the password, and click Log in or press Enter. For Guest access only, click the Guest key and then click Log in. No password is required for Guest access.

If you change your mind about logging in, or do not have the password you need, click Cancel.

When you have entered the appropriate password and logged in, the Log in/out slider retracts and the full Command WorkStation display appears. The color of the key in the lock indicates your login level. If the server is handling a large number of jobs, it may take a few moments to display the entire job list.

When you reopen the slider after you have logged in, the Log in button will have changed to the Log out button.

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Access levels

The three possible levels of access to Command WorkStation functions are Administrator, Operator, and Guest. To enable maximum password protection, Administrator and Operator passwords must be speciﬁed in Setup (see the Conﬁguration Guide).

When both Administrator and Operator passwords have been speciﬁed, the access levels are as follows:

Access level: Privileges and password requirements:

Administrator Has full access to all Command WorkStation and Fiery ZX

Control Panel functions; Administrator password required

Operator Has access to all Command W orkS tation functions except S etup,

clearing the server disk, clearing the Job Log, and font management; Operator password required

Guest Can view job status, but cannot make changes to jobs or Setup;

no password required

NOTE: Access privileges alone do not confer control of print jobs. If the operator is

going to manage all print jobs, the Administrator must route all user jobs to the Hold queue (that is, all jobs are spooled and held on the server). To accomplish this, only the Hold queue, and not the Direct connection or the Print queue, should be enabled in Setup. See the Conﬁguration Guide for more information.

Logging out

There are two ways to log out from the server:

• From the Server menu, choose Log out

• Open the Log in/out slider (click the key icon just below the Fiery logo) and click

Log out

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The Command WorkStation interface

The display illustrated below is the default Command WorkStation display in the middle of job processing. There are three other windows, Archive, FreeForm, and Job Log, which you access via tabs at the bottom of the display (3). The elements numbered 1 through 4 are common to all Command WorkStation displays, those numbered 5 through 7 appear only in the Queues window, and element number 8 is common to the Queues, Archive, and FreeForm windows.

1 Server selection tabs 2 Sliders and system information 3 Window selection tabs 4 Job ticket information 5–7 Queues window display 8 Thumbnail tabs

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