Xerox Fiery ZX 9 Job Management Guide
Job Management Guide
FIERY ZX-9
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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
xiii
xv
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, Job Log) 2-8
Menu bar 2-9
Server selection tabs 2-11
Sliders 2-12
Job ticket information 2-13
Window selection tabs 2-14
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
Job Log window
Job properties
Viewing and editing job properties 2-27
Thumbnails and full-screen previews (DocBuilder)
Editing and merging files with DocBuilder 2-29
2-7
2-15
2-25
2-27
2-28
Chapter 3: Managing Print Jobs
Communicating with users
What the user needs to know 3-1
Customizing the Command WorkStation window 3-2
Printing server information pages
Workflow scenarios
Using the copier 3-5
Using the copier as a scanner 3-6
Canceling jobs
Previewing print jobs
Previewing the currently rasterizing job 3-7
3-1
3-3
3-4
3-6
3-7
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Merging raster files with DocBuilder
Overriding print settings
Downloading files and fonts
Managing server fonts 3-17
Using the Job Log
Server management commands
Chapter 4: Overview of Fiery WebTools
Fiery WebTools
Access privileges 4-1
Using Fiery WebTools
Chapter 5: Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler
Tracking and managing jobs with the Fiery WebSpooler
About the Fiery WebSpooler window 5-3
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
3-8
3-12
3-14
3-19
3-21
4-1
4-2
5-1
Fiery Spooler for Windows computers
Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers
Duplicating, copying, moving, and deleting jobs 5-14
Using the Job Log 5-17
Chapter 6: Color Calibration
Introduction
Understanding calibration
How calibration works 6-3
Scheduling calibration 6-4
Checking calibration status 6-6
5-9
5-10
6-1
6-2
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Using a densitometer
Setting up the densitometer 6-6
Calibrating with the Fiery Print Calibrator
The Calibration Mode window 6-10
Measurements 6-11
Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer 6-12
Testing and applying calibration 6-16
Calibration checklist 6-18
Calibrating the densitometer
Calibrating from the Control Panel
Removing calibration 6-22
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 7-9
Deleting custom targets 7-10
Removing calibration 7-10
6-6
6-9
6-19
6-20
7-1
Using advanced simulation features
Working with simulations 7-11
Using the Simulation Mode window 7-13
Checking the current simulation 7-14
Editing simulations 7-15
Managing simulations 7-18
Testing and applying simulations 7-19
7-11
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Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Error messages
Maintaining optimal system performance
Troubleshooting
Command WorkStation fails to connect to a Fiery ZX A-5
Unexpected printing results A-6
Clearing the server A-7
Users are unable to connect to the printer A-7
Setup error messages A-8
A-1
A-4
A-5
Index
xiii About this manual
Preface
This manual is intended for Fiery ZX-9 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.
N
OTE
:
This manual uses the term “Fiery ZX” to refer to the Fiery ZX-9 Color Server.
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).
• 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 and the Fiery Spooler, which can be used
to view and manage Fiery ZX job activity. The interface and features of the
Fiery WebSpooler and the Fiery Spooler have identical counterparts in the
Command WorkStation; therefore, this chapter refers you to Chapters 2 and 3 for
details about many Fiery WebSpooler and the Fiery Spooler 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 and using AutoCal™.
xiv Preface
• 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, the Fiery Spooler, or the copier,
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
•
—Write to a disk. Usually used here to refer to a PostScript print job being
Spool
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.
Print
•
—The process of rendering, or imaging, a page or a job on a printer.
These concepts can explain how the Fiery ZX-9 Color Server and the copier 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 copier.
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
xvi Preface
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 or Fiery Spooler 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 WebSpooler or the Fiery Spooler and control job flow, but an administrator can
restrict access to these functions by specifying an Operator password.
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
—confers control of Setup and is the highest level of control. The
Configuration
xvii Safety warnings
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.
Guests
•
They cannot make changes to jobs. Guests do not need a password to view jobs from
the Command WorkStation, Fiery Spooler, or Fiery WebSpooler windows.
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.
—includes control of print jobs that arrive at the server and the ability to
—allows guests to view the status of active jobs and the list of stored jobs.
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
1
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 arrow buttons
Behind CD-ROM door
CD-ROM drive for installing
system software
(for service technician only)
1-2 Using the Control Panel
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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/down arrow
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.
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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 or scanning 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 10000K.
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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 arrow 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.
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Print Pages
Suspend Printing
Resume Printing
Run Diagnostics
Reboot Server
1-5 Introduction to the Fiery ZX Control Panel
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 information is listed:
Server Name, Printer Model, Color Mode, Calibration time and Target, Color
Rendering Dictionary, and Date and Time 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 2-25.
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
and networked users.
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 rear 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 rear 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 Idle when it is
ready to receive data.
If you press a button, the following options appear.
NOTE: If an Administrator password has been set, you are required to enter it to access
Setup.
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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
Calibration
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.
Calibrate the Fiery ZX using AutoCal. For more information,
see “Calibrating from the Control Panel” on page 6-20 and
the Configuration Guide.
Change the Administrator password.
Clear all jobs in all server queues as well as 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 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 P rint Q ueue 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 arrow 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 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 P rint Q ueue 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.
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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-9 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
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, clearing of the Fiery ZX disk
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 a Guest, you have the first option only. If you log in as an Operator,
you have the first two options. If you log in as an Administrator, you have all three
options. For information about Setup and specifying passwords, see the Configuration
Guide.
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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 ar e 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.
Y ou can interact with a job wher ever it appears in the window b y clicking the job using
the right mouse button and choosing among the available options. (However, if
passwords have been set and you log in as a Guest, you can only view jobs; you cannot
change or route them.) This chapter and the next explain the Command WorkStation
interface in detail.
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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, or double-click the
Command WorkStation icon on the Windows desktop.
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 (5790) 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.
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