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1. Screening Dot Shape Settings for Fem defining dot Screen Ruling Ipi shape screen ____ For ruling and screen UM angle CHSM 75Y 0K 45 v Rotate by 7 5 to prevent Moir check box to reduce moir effect Opens an advanced dialog to enable individual screen rulings and screen angles for each color channel Preview of the halftone screen based on the settings made EFI XF v3 1 15 2 User Manual 152 1 Menus The menu bar contains the following commands 15 2 1 1 File menu Load SPT file Choose this command to load a previously saved SPT file with screening and resolution settings Preview Choose this command to create a preview of the screen settings Save Choose this command to save the screen settings you have made in EFI Dot Creator Save As Choose this command to save the changes you have made under a new name Exit Windows Quit EFI Dot Creator Macintosh Choose this command to close EFI Dot Creator 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you y will find the command in the EFI Dot Creator 15 2 1 2 Settings menu Windows only Language Choose this command to change the language in which the user interface is displayed By default Dot Creator is displayed in the language of the operating system On a Macintosh you can change the language via the international settings in System Preferences Please note that to display one
2. 11 3 Installing Color Verifier When you purchase Color Verifier as an add on module you receive a Product Activation Certificate This contains an Entitlement Access Code which you require to obtain a new license file Installing the license file grants you automatic access to Color Verifier Refer to Licensing your software on page 2 1 for further information te The order in which you set up Color Verifier is g important Make sure that the software is correctly installed before you connect a measuring device to your computer EFI XF v3 1 1 2 User Manual 11 4 User interface In the toolbar of EFI XF click Open Color Verifier to launch the application 11 4 1 Program window 3D view To rotate the 3D image hold down the mouse button on the color wheel and move the cursor Color values can be displayed in SERVI L a b RGB XYZ or CIELCH Displays a list of jobs received format from EFI XF Enlarge 2D 3D view In the 3D view you can change the display settings The measured color values M1 and M2 are displayed in the L a b color wheel When you move the mouse cursor over a color the corresponding value is highlighted in the M1 M2 Poe Whee table and in the color wheel BOTOR The appropriate delta E value is also highlighted Average Max 40 100 123 33 6 Show hide the M1 M2 values displayed in the color wheel In the Pref
3. Create your own media profiles Create your own reference profiles Create your own Device Link profiles Edit the white point of a media or reference profile 132 System Manager settings During program installation a default linearization workflow and a default linearization device are created in System Manager All print jobs that you submit from EFI LinTool EFI Color Manager are processed via this system workflow The default linearization workflow ensures that no profiles are applied during printing Thus all linearization files processed via this workflow are non color managed This is important as all the color measurements you perform during printer linearization or profiling must be based purely on the printer s own color reproduction properties Please note that any settings you make for the default linearization workflow will be ignored when jobs are submitted from LinTool or Color Manager You can however use this workflow perfectly normally to output other color managed print jobs Before you can launch LinTool or Color Manager you must first set up the default linearization device for your printer Refer to Creating output devices on page 5 5 for further information EFI XF v3 1 13 2 User Manual 13 3 User interface In the toolbar of EFI XF click Open LinTool or Open Color Manager to launch the application Then select a tool from the start screen The structure of the prog
4. 22 eIE X OG ES User Info admin gt gt EFI Linearization B Linearization device Name aes gt E gt Deas E Represents an offline Sara E Nesting t eeeeceeccceceeeceeeeccceceseeccs workflow Description Default Administrator Authorization Settings for a selected user workflow or printer Allow editing FI coor shame are made in the Property Color management V Spot Colors Inspector Total 3 Held 0 Processing 3 Connected to SARA D410 Drag cursor from here to rearrange the order Drag cursor from margin area to of objects connect users workflows and output devices The System Manager window is available only to users with administrator status The System Manager consists of two default system workflows It enables the users admin and guest to print immediately via the default workflows EFI Linearization and default workflow as soon as you have set up the output device for your printer The workflow EFI Linearization is used primarily in conjunction with EFI LinTool and EFI Color Manager In addition you create and configure your own system workflows in this window System Manager gives you a clear overview of which users are assigned to use each workflow which output device is assigned to each workflow Print jobs may be halted at certain stages of the workflow to prevent them from being
5. A dialog opens If you load a job without previously selecting a workflow in the Selector area e g if all print jobs or only those for a particular printer or with a certain status are displayed a dialog opens with a list of available workflows Select a workflow from the list and click Import Please note that if you activate the check box Hold Job your jobs will be loaded in EFI XF but will not be processed Job processing must be started manually Your job is processed according to the workflow settings and output on the printer 7 3 Printing via a hotfolder A hotfolder enables users who do not have EFI XF installed on their computers to copy print jobs to a centrally located folder on the network All jobs placed in the hotfolder are loaded and processed in EFI XF according to the settings for the particular workflow To create a hotfolder proceed as follows 1 In System Manager select a workflow 2 Set the workflow offline by clicking on the green arrows at workflow entry and exit 3 On the Input bar select the Hotfolder tab and define a hotfolder Refer to Hotfolder on page 4 9 if you require further information To print via a hotfolder you can copy print jobs manually into a hotfolder or e set up a hotfolder as a virtual printer This enables you to submit jobs directly from an application Refer to OS settings on page 7 14 for further information c processed according t
6. Delete sheet Choose this command to delete a sheet from a nesting 2 To delete the final sheet select the command 2 Edit Delete Go to Choose this command to scroll through a multi sheet nesting You can scroll backward and forward through individual sheets or proceed directly to the first or last sheet of a nesting Refresh Choose this command to display a preview of a newly created nesting or to reorganize the pages of a nesting after you have made changes This command corresponds to the button of the same name found on the Nesting tab of the Layout bar 6 1 4 Tools menu The Tools menu contains the commands for starting the available add on modules These commands are visible only if you have a valid license for the corresponding module Open EFI LinTool Choose this command to start EFI LinTool default tool a tool for ensuring your printer s color consistency System Manager users with administrative rights only Choose this command to switch to System Manager EFI XF v3 1 6 6 User Manual 6 1 5 View menu Zoom in Choose this command to enlarge the size of the preview Zoom out Choose this command to reduce the size of the preview Fit to Choose this command to modify the preview view e Window This setting scales the sheet so that it is completely visible in the preview window Selection This setting scales a selected image or page to the size of the preview window
7. 2 Double click on the file Unidriver exe and extract the contents to a chosen location on your computer The setup procedure starts automatically 0 If the setup does not start automatically open X the Unidriver folder and then the subfolder Driver_Installer and double click on the application file setup exe The EFI XF 3 1 Unidriver Setup window opens 3 Click Next and follow the on screen instructions until the window Name Your PS Printer opens 4 Type a name for the EFI XF printer It is advisable to use a name that can be easily identified when selecting Unidriver in the print command of the application 5 Click Next and continue to follow the on screen instructions 6 Click Finish to complete the installation EFI XF v3 1 7 6 User Manual 7 4 1 2 Logging on to EFI XF Before you can print from an application you must first log on to EFI XF in Unidriver To do so proceed as follows 1 Windows 2003 Select Start Settings Printers Then right click the EFI XF printer and select Printing Preferences from the context menu Windows XP Select Start Printers amp Faxes Then right click the EFI XF printer and select Printing Preferences from the context menu A message informs you that you need to enter the server login information in Setup This message appears because the printer driver is not yet logged on to EFI XF To log on with your user data
8. All printer linearizations that you perform with LinTool are based on color values measured and displayed in the L a b color space With LinTool you receive a comprehensive set of tools with which to Create a base linearization for your printer Return the printer to its original state by modifying its color reproduction properties using a measuring device Return the printer to its original state by modifying its color reproduction properties by visual correction Optimize an ICC profile to a specific reference profile Modify non linear plate characteristics of one bit files 4 This tool is used to compensate for the plate characteristics of a prepress output device Based on a visual comparison of prepress proof and the proof created on your printer you can tweak the color of any color channel to ensure color accurate reproduction You can also use the inverted calibration curve which is used in CtP and CtF RIPs Please note that you require a license file to use this tool and perform a visual plate compensation Patch the printer linearization file to a media profile and or Device Link profile for implementation in EFI XF EFI XF v3 1 LinTool Color Manager 13 1 13 1 2 What is Color Manager Color Manager is a profiling tool that is available as an add on module and thus requires a special license It supplements the LinTool feature of EFI XF and provides you with additional tools with which to
9. 10 Measure the colors in your proof as follows Place the measuring lamp of the ES 1000 in the open slit of the scanning ruler so that it is slightly to the left or right of the control strip Hold down the button on the left side of the ES 1000 Do not release the button until the measuring process has been completed If you let go of the button the measuring process will be aborted Move the ES 1000 smoothly and at an even pace from one side of the color strip to the other When the control strip has been successfully measured the readings are automatically displayed in Color Verifier If you select the measuring method Single to measure individual colors patches place the ES 1000 on the point in your proof whose color value you wish to determine Then press and release the button on the left side of the measuring device The color reading is automatically displayed in Color Verifier 11 7 3 Safety instructions The following safety instructions must be observed to avoid risk to the operator Do not use the ES 1000 in environments where explosion hazards exist Do not subject the ES 1000 to strong electromagnetic radiation Do not use the ES 1000 in environments with temperatures in excess of 40 C or less than 10 C Do not try to dismantle the ES 1000 for any reason Unauthorized dismantling of the equipment will void any warranty claims Do not store the ES 1000 in environments with temp
10. 2 In the list right click on EFI XF Server and select Properties from the context menu 3 Click on the Log On tab 4 Select the radio button This account Then type the user name and password 5 Click OK and close all windows 6 Restart the Server 926 Show dongle ID Choose this command to display your dongle ID This number is required to download a license file from the EFI website Refer to Licensing your software on page 2 1 for further information 92 7 Include new license file Choose this command to install a license file that grants you access to the software modules you have purchased 9 2 8 Show license information Choose this command to show the expiration date of your license This command is applicable only to users with a restricted license EFI XF v3 1 EFI XF Control 9 3 9 29 Autostart EFI XF Control Windows Open at Login Macintosh By default EFl XF Control will be started automatically whenever you turn on your computer The command has a check mark next to it Choose this command to remove the check mark if you do not want EFI XF Control to be started automatically In this case you Can start the tool manually when required as follows Start gt All Programs gt EFI gt EFI XF gt EFI XF Control Windows XP e Start gt Programs gt EFI gt EFI XF gt EFI XF Control Windows 2003 e System Preferences gt System gt Accounts gt Login Items gt
11. Files pertaining to EFI Remoteproof Containers are saved by default to the folder EFI Server Remote Out but you can select a different location by clicking Choose In Job Explorer load a print job The job is processed and printed out according to the workflow settings After output the job file is automatically submitted to Color Verifier Start EFI Color Verifier The printed job is displayed on the Job List Preview tab Double click on the job in the job list If you selected to compare your color results with those defined by a profile the color values of the profile will be automatically displayed as M1 values Measure the control strip printed on the proof you have just printed You will find instructions on how to connect and measure with an ES 1000 measuring device in ES 1000 on page 11 15 Remember to place your proof on a sheet of blank white paper before measuring This prevents a colored surface shimmering through the printout and affecting the color measurements Please note that the measuring method is automatically set to Multi at this point to enable you to measure the control strip If you have previously selected Single this will be overridden f you are comparing profile to proof the measured results are displayed in the M2 table and the results of the comparison are displayed in the Results area f you are comparing proof to proof proof to print or print to pri
12. 7 If System Manager is not displayed by default We atprogram start click the appropriate button in the toolbar A You are now ready to set up EFI XF for use Follow the steps in Creating and managing system workflows on page 5 1 for further information EFI XF v3 1 Getting started 2 5 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 3 Getting to know your software This chapter explains the program structure of EFI XF It is designed to help you to come to grips with the software quickly and easily Menu bar TM Fie Edt Nesting Tools view 1st toolbar COOH 60x WMP we h 4 A s e 2nd toolbar amp ma e i B amp P S H B BL OL a ve Z o 3rd toolbar By Workflow w EFI Linearization Default workflow Page Layout Sheet Nesting step amp Repeat Tile Marks X Use automatic nesting Setup Allow rotation Optimization Print Medium Consumption Cut edges horizontally Cut edges vertically Preview area Spacing between nesting elements DO o so m B oso m Auto Nesting Methods X Always nest after 0 minutes Cherry blosso Bluebells 1 Processing E Bluebells 7 Processing Beachy Head Output devi X Nest if a minimum of 80 of the sheet is filled Job list X Nest if a minimum of 80 5 of the line is filled Selecto
13. Actual size This setting scales the sheet and all inserted pages to their actual size Clear guides Guides appear as non printing lines and help you to layout pages on your nesting sheet Choose this command to delete guides that you have previously placed You can also delete a guide by dragging it to the ruler Drag horizontal guides to the horizontal ruler and vertical guides to the vertical ruler To place a guide you must first display the rulers From the View menu choose Visual aids and select Rulers from the submenu To create a horizontal guide hold down the mouse button on the horizontal ruler and drag to the desired position on the sheet To create a vertical guide drag from the vertical ruler Please note that guides are not saved When you exit EFI XF all guides are automatically deleted To move a guide move the cursor over the guide until the x or y coordinate appears Then hold down the mouse button and drag the guide to a new position Please note that it is not possible to move locked guides Lock guides Choose this command to lock guides in a fixed position Snap to Choose this command to ensure precise image alignment When this command is activated guides grid or objects receive a magnetic property which causes images in their proximity to snap to them y for Spacing between nesting elements is 7 When snap to objects is selected the setting Qr observed e
14. Selecting it in the preview window and dragging the mouse Using the transform tools see page 6 12 e Fit to Choose Sheet Sheet width or Sheet height from the submenu Scaling to sheet size will enlarge the image to either the width or the height of the media The image keeps its original proportions and scaling does not exceed the sheet format i e no cropping takes place EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 3 Scaling to sheet width or sheet height will scale the image to the width or height of the sheet respectively Be careful when scaling to sheet height or fitting to sheet if you are printing on a roll substrate EFI XF calculates the image length based on a new roll of substrate usually 15 m Proportional Choosing this command enables you to scale the width and height of an image proportionally Select an image by one of the corner handles and drag the mouse until the required image size is reached Rotate Rotate 0 90 180 or 270 degrees Choose this command to rotate an image by the selected angle You can also rotate a selected image by Moving the cursor next to but not directly onto one of the handles The cursor form changes enabling you to rotate the image as required When you release the cursor the image will automatically snap to the nearest 90 degree angle of rotation Using the transform tools see page 6 12 Flip horizontal Select this command to cre
15. continue with the following steps TET a 2 Click OK to open the EFI XF Printing Preferences Layo Papusi EFSF Posse Abo window The EFI XF window is displayed It consists of Copies Soll work low Ho xo see five blue bars 3 Click the Setup bar and type the IP address of the Server computer Then type a user name and password as defined in EFI XF g You must set up a connection to EFI XF in Ne order to access your workflows Otherwise it js not possible to print 4 Click Apply to log on with your user data 5 Click OK and close all windows It is important that you access Unidriver as described above in order to log on to EFI XF All other printer settings can be made by opening the Unidriver window directly from the application as described in the following section If you would like to predefine a workflow for Unidriver open the EFI XF Printing Preferences window again and select a workflow from the pull down menu EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 1 1 7 4 1 3 Printing 7 It is advisable to make all required workflow Ne settings in EFI XF To open Unidriver from any Windows application proceed as follows 1 In the application select the print command Then select the EFI XF printer from the drop down list box and click Properties Printing Preferences or similar depending on which application you are printing from The EFI XF Document Prop
16. Linearization files visual correction measured linearizations plate compensation In addition you can choose to save any of the following e Simulation profiles Media sets Spot color tables Monitor profile e 3 cc optimization files All tickets system user workflow printer configuration quality workflow templates job media plus presets for tiling step and repeat and color adjustment EFI XF v3 1 5 8 User Manual EFI XF Backup In addition to the Server configuration add the following v Reference profiles Print medium sets Spot color tables 3cc files v vi Monitor profile vi vi All tickets The backup file has also been saved to ServerlBackup Backup location C Documents and Settings sara Desktop Select Cancel To create a backup copy of your workflow settings proceed as follows 1 From the File menu choose Backup The dialog EFI XF Backup opens 2 Select the check boxes of the items you wish to back up All system workflow settings are automatically saved by default 3 Define a backup location Backup files are saved to two locations the Server Backup folder which cannot be changed and a freely definable destination e g desktop To define a different destination click Select and browse to the required location 4 Click Save The Confirm dialog opens when the backup has been succe
17. Print settings 4 27 Printer features additional 4 29 Printer re linearization 13 5 when to perform 13 5 Printing 6 1 borderless 4 29 control strip 4 18 directly from EFI XF 7 1 final run characteristics 4 25 from an application 7 10 from Job Monitor 7 4 job ticket 4 18 load balancing 4 10 number of copies 4 24 page range 6 16 problems with 18 1 PS PDF jobs 4 11 separations 4 24 speed 4 8 spot colors 12 3 TIFF IT and Scitex CT LW jobs 4 12 tiling 10 7 via hotfolder 7 5 via PPD 4 10 via Unidriver 7 6 Printing press characteristics simulating 4 25 Problems with EFI XF 18 1 Production Option 10 1 additional settings in EFI XF 10 1 color adjustment tools 10 8 step amp repeat 10 7 tiling 10 2 Profiles embedded 4 21 monitor 4 2 6 5 selecting 4 19 4 22 simulation 4 22 source 4 19 updating 9 2 Program windows overview 3 1 Remote jobs color management 4 11 creating 11 12 Remoteproof Container creating 4 24 saving 4 24 Rendering intents selecting 4 20 Resetting page 6 4 RIP and print on the fly 4 8 Rotating jobs 4 14 6 4 S Scaling jobs 4 13 6 3 6 12 6 13 Selecting additional printer features 4 29 base linearization files 4 28 L a b optimization files 4 23 rendering intents 4 20 simulation profiles 4 22 source profiles 4 19 spot color tables 12 2 visual correction files 4 23 Selector displaying 3 2 Separations printing 4 24 Server stop start 9 3 TCP IP address 2 5 Setting up default system
18. Yes Yes SMB Yes Yes No EFI AppleTalk spooler No Yes Yes Installed operating system Printing to Macintosh OS X 9 eo S x e o o a O S qs E 2 l j c 2 JE 8 2 S AppleTalk Yes Yes No TCP IP Yes Yes Yes SMB Yes Yes No EFI AppleTalk spooler No Yes Yes EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 7 11 Installed operating system Printing to Macintosh OS 9 o e x mM e wn a x x 2 c E E 8 Ss s z AppleTalk Yes Yes No TCP IP No No No SMB No No No EFI AppleTalk spooler No No Yes 7 5 1 1 Setting up AppleTalk for Windows XP An EFI AppleTalk driver is provided for users of Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home operating systems To enable a Macintosh computer and a Windows XP Server computer to communicate via AppleTalk the EFI AppleTalk driver must first be installed as a protocol on the Windows XP computer The EFI AppleTalk driver supports all Apple Macintosh OS up to Mac OS 9 and all versions of Mac OS X To install the AppleTalk driver proceed as follows 1 1 12 From Control Panel double click Network connections Then right click the LAN or high speed Internet connection and select Properties from the context menu to open the Local Area Connection Properties window On the General tab click Install The Select Network Component Type window opens Double click Protocol The Select Network Protocol window ope
19. You are trying to set up or connect an output device However you do not have enough Output Option licenses You can get round the problem by setting up any number of printers with the same IP address or USB port Proceed as follows 1 Disconnect all workflows from all output devices 2 On the Printer tab check the device type of each printer 3 On the Port tab check the port settings of each printer 4 Savethe settings and reconnect the workflows EFI XF v3 1 18 4 User Manual 18 3 Printing Invalid page height Cause Remedy The information from the bounding box is not taken into account In System Manager highlight the workflow Then on the PS PDF tab of the Input bar select Calculate page size Linearization cannot be processed Cause Remedy A corrupt epl is being applied In System Manager check the media set selected for the output device Try deleting the epl for the selected media profile from the EFI XF Profiles folder A new epl file is automatically created when you restart the Server If this does not help try repatching the epl and the icc profile using Profile Connector a tool provided with EFI Color Manager Command Error Cause Remedy Some printers can be used with two different types of ink e g Ultrachrome Photo and Matte The error message occurs if the type of ink selected in EFI XF does not match the type of ink inserted in the pr
20. an error message to this effect will be displayed when you select a device type and you will not be able to set up your printer Port tab Print to system printer Select this radio button to print to a printer that has already been set up as a system printer on the Server computer Vo Please note The system printer in this case 57 must be a printer supported by EFI XF gt Print via network Select this radio button to print to a network printer Type the IP address of the network printer in the edit box The printer s TCP IP address may be a defined name or a series of numbers e g 10 1 149 33 Ask your system administrator if you are not sure of your printer s TCP IP address Click Test to check that a connection to the printer has been properly established To test the connection the printer must be switched on If you receive an error message consult your system administrator for advice EFI XF v3 1 4 26 User Manual Select the type of TCP IP protocol that your printer uses for data transfer RAW on port Select this radio button if your printer supports RAW printing Most printers support RAW printing to port 9100 However please note that this setting depends on the network settings made at the printer and may therefore be different LPR The queue name is Select this radio button if your printer supports LPR printing Then type the queue name in the edit box It is normally onl
21. network access for Windows 9 3 overview 3 1 problems with 18 1 starting 2 4 updating 9 1 EFI XF Control 9 1 autostart 9 4 Embedded profiles 4 21 EPS job detection 4 12 ES 1000 connecting 11 15 how to use 11 15 maintenance 11 17 safety instructions 11 16 service 11 17 warranty 11 18 F Fiery Option 17 1 additional settings in EFI XF 17 1 printing 17 1 workflow in EFI XF 17 1 File compression 4 25 File formats supported 7 1 File Output 16 1 Firewall 2 4 Font checker 4 11 detecting missing 4 11 download 4 4 G Gravure Output 16 1 H Hard disk space available 6 14 Hold jobs 7 1 Hotfolder 4 9 deleting print jobs from 4 8 load balancing 4 10 printing from 7 5 setting up network access for Windows 9 3 In RIP separation 12 2 Installing AppleTalk driver for Windows XP 7 12 Color Verifier 11 2 license file 9 3 online updates 9 1 Inverting jobs 4 15 6 4 J Job coordinates 6 12 dimensions 6 12 info 6 14 settings 6 1 in an automatic workflow 7 1 Job Explorer overview 3 2 settings 6 1 Job list information 3 2 Job Monitor 7 2 printing from 7 4 Job ticket 4 18 Jobs aligning 4 14 copying 6 5 cropping 6 13 high priority 6 10 inverting 4 15 6 4 loading 7 1 mirroring 4 15 6 4 moving 6 5 rotating 4 14 6 4 scaling 4 13 6 3 6 12 6 13 EFI XF v3 1 Index l 1 K Keyboard shortcuts 6 16 L L a b optimization file selecting 4 23 Language changing 4 2 6 5 Layout job 6 12 nesting 4
22. repeat tab of the Layout bar The Color adjustment tab is added to the Color bar Special tiling tools become available in the toolbar EFI XF v3 1 Production Option 10 1 10 3 Tiling A selected tile edge is displayed in turquoise Tile edges can be locked in a fixed position Locked tile edges are displayed in gray Individual tiles can be omitted from the print job by selecting the appropriate command from the context menu File Edit Nesting Tools View ry DA S6Ox BNE 100 C3 a a m m X Active Jobs Properties gt General By Workflow v EFI Linearization Default workflow Auto tiling gt Input v Layout Page Layout Sheet Nesting Step amp Repeat Tile Marks Manual tiling All Jobs v Use tiling No presets available Mj Delete Info Page size 17 34cm x 13 00cm Tiling print options Overlapping cm Sheet Size 42 00cm x 59 40cm D oso O o30 H o B o3 Print tile number C Automatically rot Initial tiling setup Tiled based on O Standard tiling Custom size cm O Number of tiles gt Color gt Output gt Color Yerifier ate every other tile by 180 o 3 00 gt g 3 0 E mis
23. you can define whether images that are too big to fit on the selected media size will be cropped during printing This is the default setting If you deselect the check box an appropriate error message is displayed if EFI XF ascertains that the image is too large Processing is halted to allow you to make changes You can overcome the problem for example by switching to a different media size selecting a scaling factor on the Page Layout tab or outputting the image as a tiling Separations settings Select an option from the drop down list box to determine how separated files will be output Merge separations Select this setting to combine all color separations and output as one printout Color separations Select this setting to output one printout for each color separation Grayed separations Select this setting to output one grayscale printout for each color separation Create EFI Remoteproof Container With this setting EFI XF creates an EFI Remoteproof Container during file processing An EFI Remoteproof Container consists of a PDF or TIFF file print file and a JDF file settings file These are combined into a single file with the file extension RPF An EFI Remoteproof Container contains all the information necessary to create an exact replica of the original file at a remote location RPF files can be loaded and processed in any EFI proofing software Export path 4 24 Use this setting to
24. 135 1 When to perform a printer re linearization You will need to perform a printer re linearization in the following instances f you are using a media profile that was not created on your exact printer e g the media profiles provided with EFI XF for your printer model Even mass produced printers of the same model display slightly different color properties which may result in certain color deviances These deviances can be corrected by performing a printer re linearization Performing a printer re linearization ensures that the color reproduction of your particular printer matches that of the reference printer used to create the base linearization and media profile After changing the print head Replacing printer parts can affect the color properties of your printer f you notice that your proofs no longer match earlier proof results Performing a printer re linearization ensures that the color reproduction of your printer remains constant As a general rule of thumb it is a good idea to perform a printer re linearization approximately every two weeks 1352 Tips The following tips are intended to help you when working with LinTool Color Manager Printing charts When printing linearization charts make sure that the setting Do not scale is selected It is essential that all linearization charts are printed in their original size in order to avoid problems when measuring the charts later on Media size Mak
25. 15 6 7 6 8 8 2 step amp repeat 4 16 10 7 tiling 10 2 License files generating 2 2 installed 2 3 4 5 6 9 installing 2 3 9 3 information 9 3 Licensing 2 1 LinTool 13 1 Load balancing 4 10 Loading jobs 7 1 Logging on and off 4 1 6 1 Manual nesting 6 15 step amp repeat 6 15 10 7 tiling 10 5 Measurement system 4 2 6 5 Media feed 4 29 format 4 29 length correction 4 28 source 4 29 Media length correction 4 28 Mirroring jobs 4 15 6 4 Missing fonts detecting 4 11 Monitor profiles 4 2 6 5 Moving jobs 6 5 Multi page document scrolling through 6 13 Nesting 8 1 aligning pages 6 3 automatic workflow 4 15 8 3 copying pages 6 2 deleting pages from 6 2 distributing pages 6 3 grid 6 8 guides 6 7 inserting copied pages 6 2 layout 4 15 layout aids 6 8 locking pages 6 2 6 11 overview 8 2 page order 6 3 placing pages 6 2 refreshing display 6 6 removing jobs from 6 2 EFI XF v3 1 2 User Manual Nesting cont d removing pages 6 2 rulers 6 8 selecting pages 6 2 0 OneBit Option 14 1 Online updates installing 9 1 Option Color Editor 12 1 Color Manager 13 1 Color Verifier 11 1 Dot Creator 15 1 Fiery 17 1 File Output 16 1 Gravure Output 16 1 OneBit 14 1 Production 10 1 Output devices connecting 4 26 creating 4 26 5 5 default 5 2 Overprinting simulation 4 12 P Page range printing 6 16 Password default 2 5 defining 4 6 Preview enlarged 6 9 force 6 2 settings 4 7 size 6 7 zoom 6 7 6 11
26. 6 5 Choose this command to delete a selected item Choose this command to show hide the Property Inspector This command has a toggle effect Hide Show Property Inspector 6 3 Toolbars 6 3 1 First toolbar b Import Job Click this button to load a job Create Nesting Click this button to create a nesting of one or more loaded jobs A Print Click this button to start printing Cancel Printing Q Click this button to cancel printing Delete Job x Click this button to delete the selected job from the job list Save Click this button to save the current settings EFI XF v3 1 6 10 User Manual 7 El P e w pP Move Job Click this button to move the selected job from one workflow to another Copy Job Click this button to copy the selected job to another workflow Open LinTool Click this button to start EFI LinTool default tool a tool for ensuring your printer s color consistency Transform Job Click this button to display the transform tools Refer to Transform tools on page 6 12 for further information Crop Job Click this button to display the crop tools Refer to Crop tools on page 6 13 for further information Zoom Job Clicking this button activates the zoom function Each time you click in the preview window the displayed image is scaled by a factor of two Zoom tool Select a predefined zoom factor from the drop down list box System Man
27. EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 7 Visual aids This command contains a number of sub commands to help you layout your nesting Rulers Choose this command to show or hide the horizontal and vertical rulers The unit of measurement used is defined on the Edit menu You can change the zero coordinates 0 0 by pressing and holding down the left mouse button on the top left of the preview window where the vertical and horizontal rulers intersect and dragging the mouse to the required position To reset the zero coordinates double click on the intersection of the rulers in the top left corner of the preview window Guides Choose this command to show or hide the guides Grid The grid is a set of evenly spaced non printing horizontal and vertical lines that helps you to layout pages on a sheet Choose this command to show or hide the grid The grid spacing is fixed but adapts automatically according to the selected zoom factor Page frame Choose this command to draw a black frame around each page on the sheet You may find this useful to see the page borders e g to check if an object on a page has a lot of white space around it which may be overlapping other images Overlaps Choose this command to check if pages are overlapping Overlapping pages are indicated by a red frame Sheet margins Choose this command to display the non printable margins as defined by the printer s firmware All Choose t
28. File Import Job Right click the mouse button in the job list and choose Import Job from the context menu Use the drag and drop function to release a file directly in the job list area A dialog opens Import to Workflow 4 Select a workflow from the list and activate the check box HENUTTT MN Hold Job This means that your job is loaded but not Default workflow automatically processed in EFI XF This gives you an opportunity to make job specific settings before output if required If your job can be processed and output exactly according to the workflow settings leave the check box Hold Job unchecked In this case our job will be output as soon as it is loaded Had ob eel ee j 5 Click Import Your job is loaded in EFI XF Alternatively files can also be copied into a defined hotfolder In this case the print jobs are automatically loaded in the assigned workflow Please note that the loaded jobs are immediately processed according to the workflow settings If you want to make job specific settings you must either cancel job processing or wait until after processing has been completed before making changes EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 7 1 6 Select your job in the job list Depending on the workflow settings an image preview may or may not be created and displayed 7 Make any required job specific settings in the Property Inspe
29. In this case the color management settings saved to the JDF file of the EFl Remoteproof Container will be ignored PS PDF tab Use size out of crop box Select this check box to instruct EFI XF to calculate the page size from the crop box This is the recommended setting If this setting is not selected the page size information is extracted from the media box of the PDF file Calculate page size Select this check box to instruct EFI XF to calculate the page size This is done by RIPping the whole document at a low resolution It is slower than extracting the information from the bounding box but produces more accurate results If this setting is not selected the page size information is extracted from the bounding box of the PS or PDF file This method is quick but may result in incorrect parameters for print jobs submitted from some applications Working Color Space Here you can define a color mode for your input data For example if your PDF is composed mainly of RGB images select RGB In this case the RGB source profile selected on the Color tab is automatically applied to the entire PDF Similarly selecting CMYK as the working color space causes your PDF to be output using the selected CMYK source profile Font Checker When you select this check box job processing is halted if EFI XF detects a missing font However you can still preview jobs correctly If the check box is left unchecked print jobs wit
30. Regents of The University of Michigan All Rights Reserved Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation and that the name of The University of Michigan not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific written prior permission This software is supplied as is without expressed or implied warranties of any kind Research Systems Unix Group The University of Michigan c o Mike Clark 535 W William Street Ann Arbor Michigan 1 313 763 0525 netatalk itd umich edu First published February 2007 Table of Contents Introduction uuueee 1 1 What is EFl XF 0 0 00 cece eee eee 1 1 Program architecture 0 cess eee 1 1 System requirements 00 e0eee 1 2 Windows 0000 eee ee 1 2 Macintosh ci Il ERR xeu 1 2 About this manual 005 1 3 Manual conventions 55 1 4 Getting started 004 2 1 Licensing your software 05 2 1 How does the license management system WOK iioa nee meters 2 1 Where to get the EAC code 2 1 How to determine the correct dongle ID 2 2 Generating a license file 2
31. Spot color x Selected job processing on table error message will inform you that your print job contains undefined spot colors To print a job with undefined spot colors uncheck the check box next to the spot color name EFI XF v3 1 12 4 user Manual Lole aoj aT oc oo ee ars c c ioe 9 5 c SEIS 2 Ke a t 0 o gt o9 o 2 o Q 25 9e9S8 o o Qo 02 o a Replace x Off No spot colors will unknown be recognized spot colors NES with During job default processing an error message will inform Spot color x Not you that your print table selected job contains undefined spot Spot color x Not colors P table selected To print a job with undefined spot colors uncheck the check box next to the spot color name EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 5 12 3 User interface In the toolbar of EFI XF click Open Color Editor to launch the application Scroll bar for Edit box for searching Area displaying 100 color defining the for a specific spot values and color patches transparency color in the loaded opacity setting spot color table Area for specifying the name Drop down list box for and color space in which the defining which type of spot spot color will be defined colors will be displayed EFI Color Editor File Edit Settings Measuring Device Help A 3 E A Searh 7 Display format All colors Name rpe lanas Color Inf
32. Tile Sheet Lets you print crop marks control strip and job ticket for the size of the media loaded in the printer Page Lets you print crop marks control strip and job ticket for each page document on a sheet Tile Lets you print crop marks around each tile EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 17 Print crop marks Use the drop down list box to select the type of crop marks to be printed Choose between Standard Corner Frame Tombo FOTOBA or i cut filled reverse ring Some of the following crop mark settings are Wwe not available for certain types of crop marks Distance to job Use the edit box to define the gap between image and crop marks Line Thickness Use the edit box to define the thickness of the crop marks Line Length Use the edit box to define the length of the crop marks Job ticket control strip 7 Control strips and job tickets cannot be output for v tiles Print job ticket A job ticket contains information pertinent to the print job It lets you know which settings were applied to achieve the print result e g printer model profiles rendering intents print resolution scaling factor Select the appropriate check box to print out a job ticket with your print job Then make your settings for job ticket setup to define which information is included in the job ticket EFIPrint 7 Please note Sy Job tickets for nestings do not contain information ab
33. Workflows Choose this command to connect the user to all available workflows EFI XF v3 1 5 6 User Manual Disconnect from All Workflows Choose this command to disconnect the user from all workflows New User Choose this command to add a new user Delete User Choose this command to delete the user The following context menu commands are available for a selected workflow Connected Users Choose a user from the submenu to connect him to the workflow Connected Output Device Choose an output device from the submenu to connect the workflow to a specific output device Each workflow can only be connected to one output device Workflow Accepts New Jobs Choose this command to switch the workflow online so that jobs can be received from users If a workflow is already online to users this is indicated by a check mark Workflow Processes and Prints Jobs Choose this command to switch the workflow online so that jobs can be submitted to an output device If a workflow is online to an output device this is indicated by a check mark Reselecting this command sets the workflow offline Connect All Users to Workflow Choose this command to connect all users to the workflow Disconnect All Users from Workflow Choose this command to disconnect all users from the workflow Disconnect Output Device Choose this command to disconnect the output device from the workflow New Workflow Choose this command to sel
34. describes how to set up a workflow to print to an EFI Fiery output device 171 What is the Fiery Option The Fiery Option was developed to enable you to print directly from EFI XF to any EFI Fiery output device 7 One license file enables you to set up a maximum C 2 of five output devices Z VA 17 2 Fiery Option settings If you have a license file for the Fiery Option EFI XF is extended as follows In System Manager the device type EFI Fiery becomes available on the Printer tab of the Output Device bar 17 3 Printing to an EFI Fiery output device To print to an EFI Fiery output device proceed as follows 1 Start EFI XF and log on as a user with administrator privileges 2 Open System Manager In the toolbar click New Output Device 3 On the Printer tab make the required settings to define a name and select the device type In this case you must select EFI Fiery from the drop down list box 2 If you do not want to print directly to an EFI SNe Fiery output device you can save your print AS jobs to PDF format instead by selecting EFI PDF Output from the drop down list box When you select EFI Fiery a number of export settings become available Here you define where to save your files select a compression method You can choose between None ZIP and JPEG Refer to Compression on page 4 25 for further information if required EFI XF v3
35. eee eee 12 12 Modifying the gradation 12 12 Modifying the overprint and gamma values ker PLE 12 13 Searching for and replacing spot colors 12 14 LinTool Color Manager 13 1 EFI linearization and profiling tools 13 1 What is LinTool 000000 13 1 What is Color Manager 13 2 System Manager settings 13 2 User interface usaran arannana 13 3 Menus uid aed hte eric adsense 2 13 4 How does color management in EFI XF work 13 4 Profiles ieueinc ea i e iaa ia need 13 4 Linearizations sees 13 4 Working with LinTool Color Manager 13 5 When to perform a printer re linearization 13 5 PPS asia eee rt eect 13 5 OneBit Option 14 1 What is the OneBit Option 14 1 OneBit Option settings 14 1 System Manager 020e eae 14 2 Job Explorer lees 14 5 Dot Creator ous becuse nacre cna 15 1 What is Dot Creator 00000 15 1 User interface 0 0 cece eee eee 15 2 M n s ceiesepnetueienseuequx Ys oe 15 3 Additional settings in EFI XF 15 4 Creating halftone screens 15 4 Halftone screens using predefined screen angles cse rh n 15 5 Halftone screens using customized screen angles wu EL IR ERES 15 5 Implementing halftone screens in EFI XF 15 6 File Output Option Gravure Output nti l sess ooo era eR
36. example to use the same workflow settings to print to different output devices since each workflow can only be connected to one printer at a time To create a workflow proceed as follows 1 In the toolbar click New Workflow The window New Workflow from Template opens You can also create a new workflow by right clicking on an existing workflow in the layout area and selecting New Workflow from the context menu by choosing File gt New gt Workflow 2 Highlight the template Default workflow and click Load A new workflow with the name Default workflow 1 is created This workflow is pre configured with the settings of the default workflow Initially only the default workflow is available as a template However once you have created your own workflows you can save them as templates Workflow templates are saved with all the settings defined for the original workflow and serve as the basis for new workflows with similar properties 3 Highlight the workflow Default workflow 1 4 In the Property Inspector type a name for your workflow Type a brief workflow description and define your preview and file deletion settings if required 4 You can also define a name for your workflow Y in the layout area Double click on the name Default workflow 1 and overwrite the default name Then press Enter EFI XF v3 1 5 4 User Manual New Workflow from Template Temp
37. for the difference by typing the target length and the actual measured length in the appropriate edit boxes 4 Thissetting is independent of the hardware CWe setting available at the control panel of some na printers EFI XF v3 1 4 28 User Manual Media tab Source Select the type of media feed e g roll or single sheet This setting is printer dependent and varies according to the types of media feed and number of media trays installed for your particular printer Format Select the size of the media inserted in the printer from the drop down list box If your media size is not listed you can define a user defined format Type the desired width and height in the edit boxes and click Save A dialog opens to let you define a name When you close the dialog your user defined format is automatically selected Q4 EFI XF uses the default system of measurement set up in the operating system Cat QAS centimeters millimeters or inches i However you may change this setting if you wish Refer to Edit menu on page 4 2 for further details To delete select a user defined media format and click Delete 2 Please note that it is not possible to delete 2 default media formats Special tab This tab displays settings for printer dependent features For example here you can make settings for Output tray Duplex printing Autocut feature Media suction Printer dryer func
38. for automatic nesting you can create so called manual nestings This gives you full control over which images are grouped together and how they are arranged on a nesting and also lets you perform job specific changes to images before printing Each nesting job can be assigned individual color management settings e g profiles spot color tables etc Refer to Color management tab on page 4 19 for further information 7 It is possible to output nestings as tiles by defining y asheetsize that is bigger than the media size set e for the printer EFI XF v3 1 Nestings 8 1 8 2 User interface Page on a nesting Pages can be in any supported file format Object on a page Objects cannot be modified A nesting sheet represents the output size If the defined sheet size exceeds the maximum media size supported by the selected printer the nesting can be output as a tiling File Edit Nesting Tools View OB O x BP st ADES aanle A amp wr S Gx ees Af C 100 X R pna 8 E 13 00 4 Wo o Active Jobs ECI io XP Properties o 20 40 By Workflow v EFI Linearization Default workflow oled E Nesting_46 ca 1 Bluebells 6 v Bluebells 3 v Bluebells 8 v E Hausprospekt Sylt Wenningst Ht v Page 1 v Page 2 v E Beachy Head ea Page_1 All Jobs Total 11 Click to display all loaded jobs This enab
39. gt 4 lt Space bar gt drag mouse Scroll sheet up down e lt Page up gt lt Page down gt Scroll wheel up down Scroll sheet left right e lt Shift gt lt Page up gt lt Page down gt e lt Ctrl gt Scroll wheel up down Scroll to top bottom of sheet lt Home gt lt End gt Scroll to left right edge of sheet lt Shift gt lt Home gt lt End gt 6 5 5 Nesting jobs Function Key combination Select all jobs e lt Ctril gt lt A gt e lt Apple lt A gt Add page to selection lt Shift gt click on page Select jobs in a cropped area Mouse click and drag lasso Remove page from selection e lt Shift gt click on page Move selected pages Drag cursor Remove selected page s and copy to clipboard unplace page e lt Ctrl gt lt X gt e Apple lt X gt Delete selected page s lt Ctrl gt lt Backspace gt 6 18 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual Function Key combination Copy selected page s lt Ctrl gt lt C gt lt Apple gt lt C gt Paste selected page s from the clipboard lt Ctrl gt lt V gt lt Apple gt lt V gt Refresh nesting lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt R gt lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt R gt Add sheet e lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt gt e lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt gt Lock page e lt Ctrl gt lt L gt e lt Apple gt lt L
40. in the correct name Cause The file usr 0000 xml may be missing Remedy In the folder 7 Server Tickets search for the file usr 0000 xml If you find the usr_0000 xml file cut and paste it to a destination outside the Tickets folder Then restart the Server A new usr_0000 xml file is automatically created If the usr 0000 xml file is missing but you find a usr 0000 bak file restart the Server During Server restart a new usr 0000 xml is automatically created If you cannot find either a usr 0000 xml or a usr 0000 bak file contact EFI Support for a new usr 0000 xml file When you receive the file copy it to the Server Tickets folder The start screen opens briefly and then closes Why is this Cause This behavior occurs because Microsoft Windows XP SP2 uses the Data Execution Prevention DEP feature to help prevent damage from viruses and from other security threats Remedy Deactivate Data Execution Prevention for EFI XF as follows 1 Right click on My Computer and choose Properties from the context menu 2 In the System Properties dialog select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Settings button for performance 4 In the Performance Options dialog select the Data Execution Prevention tab 5 Select the radio button Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select Then click Add and navigate to the Client folder 6 Select the file EFI XF exe to add it
41. may wish to make changes to individual tiles perhaps resize the width or height in order to avoid awkward joins such as down the middle of a face when piecing the tiles together To change the size of a tile proceed as follows 1 Select a tile edge 2 The current cursor position is displayed in an a orange box to help you to pinpoint the exact horizontal or vertical value of the edge more easily Take care when selecting a tile edge that you 22 1 x 6 7 inch do not accidentally move the cursor and increase the size of a tile This will cause a new tile to be automatically created If you do not ick Display t want a new tile to be created click splay to Tes mm undo enis Oxford skyine HEN The tile edge changes from green to turquoise and the tiling tools in the second toolbar become enabled 2 Drag the mouse to the required position Alternatively you can type in an exact horizontal or vertical value in the appropriate edit box of the tiling tools 2 If you try and enlarge a tile to bigger than the S N available media size an additional tile is You can fix a tile edge at its current position by Clicking the padlock button in the toolbar Right clicking a tile edge and selecting the appropriate command from the context menu 103 34 Deleting adding tiles If you right click on a tile edge a context menu becomes available The commands enable you to merge two tiles into
42. of the supported Asian languages on a PC EFI XF must be running on an operating system that supports 2 byte fonts 15 2 1 3 Help menu Help Choose this command to start the online Help About EFI Dot Creator Windows only Choose this command to open a window with details of your program version EFI XF v3 1 Dot Creator 15 3 153 Additional settings in EFI XF If you have a license file for Dot Creator EFl XF is extended as follows a program icon appears in the toolbar In EFI LinTool or EFI Color Manager In the program window for creating a base linearization an additional drop down list box becomes available when you select the halftoning mode Screening This drop down list box contains all the halftone screening files that have been created in EFI Dot Creator for the printer and resolution selected on this tab f you have a license file for the Spot Color Option Spot Colors In the Job Explorer an additional column Screening of E n P Name Known Screening of is added to the Spot Colors tab in the Property Inspector E pe Yes Black i for color settings It is displayed when Grayed E Metallic Gold No Black v separations is selected from the drop down list box on Sac NR the Print tab of the Layout bar and shows which screen angle will be used for each color The default setting for spot colors is black but you can select the screen angle of any other p
43. one by deleting a tile edge or split one tile into two by adding a new tile edge EFI XF v3 1 10 6 User Manual 10 3 3 5 Printing To print a whole tiling job at once select the print command as you would for an ordinary print job In addition EFI XF lets you print selected tiles immediately e g if some tiles have been destroyed you can reprint just these tiles without having to reprint the whole job omit selected tiles from the print job e g to avoid printing parts of tilings that are not needed such as those covering window areas The appropriate commands become available when you right click a tile You can print a tile which has previously been omitted from a print job by selecting the command Print tile immediately from the context menu 10 4 Step amp repeat The step and repeat tab on the Layout bar enables you to create multiple copies of a file and output as one print job With the Production Option additional settings become available which make it possible to achieve many different and interesting patterns Once the step and repeat function has been applied it is not possible to make further changes to the original image This is indicated by a lock icon To make changes to the original image e g scaling rotation you must first delete all the copies by clicking Reset Use automatic step amp repeat System Manager only Select this check box to print multiple images of
44. preview you can check the behavior of possible overprint settings in your file before printing 2 This setting has no effect on print jobs with in OZ RIP separation or on separated job files P e 2 5 TIFF IT tab and Scitex CT LW tab Give priority to TIFF IT tab only e TIFF IT TIFF IT files are composed of a CT image data and an LW text data file If you select this radio button EFI XF will wait until it detects both files before processing the job This setting ensures that CT files are not processed on their own CMYK TIFF CMYK TIFF files are composed of one file only If you select this radio button EFI XF will start job processing as soon as it detects the file EFI XF v3 1 4 12 User Manual TIFF IT files have final page Scitex CT LW jobs have final page Select this check box if your files have a final page Many TIFF IT and Scitex CT LW files are automatically created with a final page A final page is an additional file and contains information which ensures that the LW file and the CT file are clearly recognized as being part of the same print job The last characters differ from the file name Select this check box if your TIFF IT files or Scitex CT LW files do not have a final page If no final page is available EFI XF tries to match the files by their names For example if you have two files Doc4 CT CT and Doc4 LW LW which belong to the same print job EFI XF does not
45. recognize this because of the different file names However if you instruct the software to ignore the last two characters before the dot this reduces both file names to Doc4 and makes them immediately recognizable as one print job 4 3 3 3 Layout bar Page Layout tab Page Layout Select a scaling factor from the drop down list box to define how your print job will be adapted to the size of media you are using The following settings are available Do not scale With this setting your image is printed in its original size A warning will be displayed if it will not fit fully on the media e Fit to width With this setting your image is scaled horizontally so that the width of your image is adjusted to the printable width of the media However this may mean that the height of your image is clipped You can check the preview to see what effect this setting will have on the printed image and make sure that it will fit properly on the selected media size Fit to page size With this setting your image is scaled so that either the height or the width of your image is adjusted to the printable height or width of the media EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 13 Fit to height With this setting your image is scaled vertically so that the height of your image is adjusted to the printable height of the media However this may mean that the width of your image is clipped You can check the preview to see w
46. settings made for the workflow in System Manager In addition some job specific settings are possible which override the corresponding workflow settings of the same name for that particular job Many of the settings are identical to the settings that have previously been defined for the workflow Therefore this section describes only the differences 6 4 1 General bar The General properties window contains job specific information A number of settings are also available which give you more control over the quality and type of your output EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 13 Job tab This tab displays the name of the selected file together with details of the date the file was created and by whom It also contains information about the size of the original file in centimeters or inches and dpi and states whether the image file is composite or in RIP separated In the case of multiple file jobs the names of the individual files which go to make up the job are listed Furthermore EFI XF displays warning messages e g to let you know if a page will be cropped during printing If an error occurs during job processing a message displays the cause of the problem Workflow tab This tab displays the settings made for the workflow No job specific settings are possible Printer tab This tab displays information about the output device No job specific settings are possible Server tab This tab shows t
47. that are available to you via EFI XF Control EFI XF Online Update EFI XF Profiles Online Update EFI XF Offline Update EFI XF Server Stop EFI XF Server Restart EFI XF Server Configuration Show dongle ID Include new license File Show license information Autostart EFI XF Control Exit EFI XF Control 9 1 What is EFI XF Control During installation of the Server software a button is created in the system tray on the lower right of the computer desktop Windows or in the Dock Macintosh This button represents EFI XF Control a tool used to control the Server EFI XF Control consists of a number of menu commands which are accessed by Right clicking the EFI XF Control button Windows Holding dow Ctrl and clicking the EFI XF Control button Macintosh 92 Available features 9 2 1 EFI XF Online Update EFI provides users with the opportunity to download software updates from the EFI website It is recommended that you regularly search for and install all updates to ensure that your software is always up to date Online updates are only possible on the Server computer If your Server computer does not have Internet access you can obtain software updates from your EFI dealer and install them using the menu command EFI XF Offline Update To update your software proceed as follows 1 Exit all applications 2 Select EFI XF Online Update to start t
48. this case select a spot color table on this tab and click Save in the toolbar The spot color table selected on this tab overrides the spot color table selected for the workflow in System Manager Spot color tables must be saved to Server Profiles Spotcolor Otherwise they cannot be selected in EFI XF EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 3 The following table illustrates how you can use different combinations of settings to influence spot color output for an individual print job o Sg 3 SS89 5252 S s 855i amp 29 52 g 3 ACEA Replace x On Spot colors defined unknown in the table selected spot colors in Job Explorer will with be printed correctly dealt Spot colors defined Spot color x Selected in the table selected table in System Manager Spot color x Selected wil be treated as undefined table Undefined spot colors will be replaced with a distinctive shade of orange Replace x On Spot colors defined unknown in the table selected spot colors in System Manager with will be printed default correctly Spot color x Selected Undefined spot table colors will be Spot color x Not ee witha istinctive shade of table selected orange Replace X Off Spot colors defined unknown in the table selected spot colors in Job Explorer will with be printed correctly default All other spot colors Spot color x Not will not be table selected recognized During
49. this command to apply changes you have made to a job If you do not choose this command your job settings will not be saved and the job will be processed using the previous settings Print Choose this command to save the current settings and start printing Cancel Choose this command to cancel processing Login Choose this command to display the Login dialog This command enables you to log in under a different user name or to log on to a different Server Logoff and Exit Choose this command to log off and exit EFI XF The next time you start EFI XF the Login dialog opens Exit Windows Quit EFI XF Macintosh Choose this command to exit EFI XF The next time you start EFI XF you will automatically be logged on with the same user data 2 In the Macintosh version of the software you y will find the command in the EFI XF Client 4 menu EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 1 6 1 2 Edit menu Most commands in this menu are also available if you right click on an image in the preview window Select Choose the command All to select all the pages of a nesting Choose Page below Page above to select the page that was inserted into the nesting immediately before after the currently selected page None deselects all selected pages Cut Choose this command to unplace a selected page from a nesting The page is saved to the clipboard and can be reinserted using the command Paste Co
50. to L a b values Choose between D50 D65 and C Select the gamma setting The gamma setting adjusts how the M1 and M2 readings appear on your computer screen Measuring method Single Choose this command to measure the color values of individual color patches Multi Choose this command to measure the color values of the control strip output with your proof Enable Delta E warning indicator When you select this check box the amount of deviation from the defined tolerance values is illustrated in the delta E table The following color code is used Color Delta E value White 0 to defined average delta E value Yellow Defined average delta E value to defined maximum peak value Orange Values exceeding defined maximum peak value Check direction of measurement When you select this check box the colors are measured according to the direction in which the measuring device is moved i e from left to right or from right to left If this check box is not selected the control strip color values are always displayed as if the measurement had been read from left to right EFI XF v3 1 1 4 User Manual Enable measurement approval This setting enables you to approve measurement readings that are not within the defined tolerance values If this check box is selected and you try and send the results to EFl XF a message prompts you to confirm that you wish to approve the measurement results g Th
51. to be processed and output correctly they must first be defined in Color Editor In Job Explorer you can check what workflow settings have been made for the treatment of spot colors Unknown spot colors are listed in Job Explorer on the Spot Colors tab of the Color bar To define a spot color proceed as follows 1 Click Open Color Editor to launch Color Editor A dialog is displayed if spot color tables have previously been saved to EFI XF Server Profiles Spotcolor Select an existing spot color table from the list or select none to create a new spot color table The program window opens Please note that it is only possible to select one spot color table for each workflow Therefore it is advisable to add any new spot colors to an already existing table to ensure that all spot colors are recognized If no spot color tables exist a message asks you if you want to merge unknown spot colors with the selected spot color table If you click Yes the missing tab file is opened This file is automatically created in the folder EFI XF Server Profiles Spotcolor whenever EFI XF detects an unknown spot color Click No to open an empty spot color table Once you have defined the new spot colors it is advisable to delete the file missing tab as otherwise the existing file is added to not overwritten when new spot colors are detected Deleting the missing tab file ensures that a new one is created every ti
52. to the list of programs which are not affected by DEP EFI XF v3 1 18 2 User Manual 18 2 Licensing The license file downloaded from the activation website cannot be installed Cause Remedy The downloaded license file may have the wrong file extension Check the file extension of the license file Licenses with the extension txt are not recognized in EFI XF Change the file extension from txt to lic If the file extension is not visible go to Control Panel Folder Options select the View tab and make sure that the setting Hide extensions for known file types is not selected There is no valid license Cause Remedy Cause Remedy EFI XF Control may not be running Make sure that EFI XF Control is online before trying to log onto the Client Right click the EFI XF Control icon and select the menu command EFI XF Server Start from the context menu One or more Windows services required by EFI XF may not be running Open Control Panel and select first Administrative Tools and then Services Check that the following services are started e EFI License Manager e EFI XF Server e DebugLog If necessary select the service that is currently not running and click Restart the service Cause Remedy The dongle is not recognized Connect the dongle to a different USB port To check whether the dongle is recognized right click on the EFI XF Control icon and select S
53. to the next dialog until you have successfully completed all the steps in the current dialog You may however return to previous dialogs to make changes or check your settings In this case you must repeat all the subsequent steps in the procedure EFI XF v3 1 LinTool Color Manager 13 3 13 3 1 Menus File menu This menu contains commands for loading or saving files e g a media profile a base linearization the measurements of an IT8 chart or a visual correction file pertaining to the current step With the Close command you exist EFI Color Manager menu Windows EFI Color Manager menu Macintosh This menu contains the command About It displays information about which version of Color Manager you are using 134 How does color management in EFI XF work 13 4 1 Profiles To obtain color accurate printouts in accordance with the ICC standard EFI XF uses two output profiles a media profile and a simulation reference profile 13 4 1 1 Media profiles The media profile describes the color reproduction properties of the printer model you are using based on the type of media the type of ink and the resolution settings on your printer When you select a particular type of media resolution and ink EFl XF automatically chooses the correct media profile for these settings 13 4 1 2 Simulation reference profiles The simulation profile describes the color reproduction properties of the print
54. values e Right Select this setting to print your image right aligned on the printed sheet In addition you can define a right and or top margin by activating the appropriate check box and typing the desired values Center horizontally Select this setting to center your image horizontally on the printed sheet In addition you can define a top margin by activating the appropriate check box and typing the desired value Center on page Select this setting to center your image horizontally and vertically on the printed sheet EFI XF v3 1 4 14 User Manual Invert Select this check box to print an inverted image color negative of your print jobs Flip horizontally vertically Select these check boxes to print a horizontal or vertical mirror image of your print jobs Sheet tab Sheet Size Here you can choose to print your nestings or step amp repeat files on any size of media supported by the selected printer Select a default media size from the drop down list box Alternatively you can select Custom from the list and define a user defined sheet size To define a sheet size type the required sheet dimensions in the appropriate edit boxes Nesting tab Use automatic nesting Select this check box to output all print jobs loaded via this workflow as part of a nesting If this check box is not selected the workflow is automatically set up for manual nesting In an automatic nesting workflow all loa
55. via the international settings in System o gt Preferences Measuring device Color Verifier supports a number of different measuring devices Choose your measuring device from the submenu If you are using a DTP20 measuring device you are required to measure a TID patch before measuring the control strip In most cases this patch is printed out automatically with your print job However if you have selected an Ugra Fogra media wedge you will need to print the TID patch separately A file containing the TID patch is installed with EFI XF You will find it in the Tools folder 11 4 4 3 Help menu Help Windows EFI Color Verifier Help Macintosh Choose this command to access online help www efi com Choose this command to access the EFI homepage E mail to support Choose this command to send an e mail direct to our Support team if you require help with your product About Windows About EFI Color Verifier Macintosh Choose this command to open a window with details of your program version 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you 2 will find the command in the EFI Color Verifier S menu EFI XF v3 1 11 10 User Manual 11 5 Color Verifier settings in EFI XF If you have purchased Color Verifier as an add on module the program windows System Manager and Job Explorer are extended as follows a program icon appears in the toolbar an additional bar Color Verifier appears in the prope
56. want to receive your license file EFI XF v3 1 2 2 User Manual EFI XF Control EFI XF Online Update EFI XF Profiles Online Update EFI XF Offline Update EFI XF Server Stop EFI XF Server Restart EFI XF Server Configuration Show dongle ID Include new license file Show license information Autostart EFI XF Control Exit Click Save to File to save the generated license file to a defined location on your computer The license file is saved in text format with the file extension lic Type an e mail address and click Send Email to send the license file to any valid e mail address A dialog opens to confirm that the license file has been sent to the specified e mail address 12 Click Logout to exit the website 2 1 5 Installing the license file Make sure that only the EFI XF dongle is plugged into your computer when installing the license file If multiple dongles are plugged in this can lead to license recognition problems If you are installing a license file in order to extend an existing software configuration please make sure to exit all Client versions of the software before performing the following steps 1 From EFI XF Control select the command Include new license file 2 Navigate to the license file select it and click Open The license file is automatically copied to the folder FlexLM If you are installing this software to
57. will fit on the sheet size To define a specific number of rows or columns deselect the appropriate check box Then use the edit box to type in the required number The default setting is one row and one column i e one image Total number of copies Select this radio button and define the number of copies to reproduce Display Job Explorer only Select this button to apply the step amp repeat settings to the selected job Reset Job Explorer only Select this button to undo the currently applied step amp repeat settings 10 5 Color adjustment tools The following settings are available on the Color adjustment tab of the Color bar Use adjustments Select this check box to activate and edit the settings on this tab If the check box is not selected no color adjustments are possible Any settings made previously will not be applied during printing If you make color settings on this tab you can compare your color adjustments with the original colors by activating and deactivating this check box The settings you make on this tab can be grouped together and saved in the form of a preset Initially no presets are available However once you have made settings on this tab you can save them under a defined name The preset becomes immediately available for selection from the drop down list box EFI XF v3 1 10 8 User Manual RGB CMYK tabs Use the slidebars to add or subtract color for CMYK or R
58. workflow v EFI Linearization Default workflow Page Layout Sheet Nesting Step amp Repeat Tile Marks _ X Use automatic nesting Setup Allow rotation ptarizston A job selected in S Print Medium Consumption x E Cut edges horizontally t h e J 9 b l Ist IS O Cut edges vertically 1 configured in the Spacing between nesting elements Property Inspector DO 0 50 S cm g 0 50 m Auto Nesting Methods X Always nest after D minutes Job Status Processing 85 E Nesting 38 Processing Cherry blosso Processing E Bluebells 1 Processing Bluebells 7 Processing Beachy Head D Output devi Output devi Output devi Output devi Outputdevi X Nest if a minimum of 80 of the sheet is filed EIE EI RI EI X Nest if a minimum of 80 bof the line is filled All Jobs Total 4 Connected to SARA D410 The job list can be customized by The job list displays individual jobs and right clicking on a column heading nestings of the item status workflow and selecting an item from the context printer all selected in the Selector menge The Selector is displayed when you click on the appropriate sash button The Selector acts as a kind of filter for defining which jobs will be displayed in the job list Jobs can be sorted according to status workflow or printer Alternatively you can opt to display
59. 0 bestbrochure black tif 01 efiflyer cyan tif 02 efiflyer magenta tif 03 efiflyer yellow tif 04 efiflyer black tif In this case you would type the file name syntax 9o6f 96j 96c tif from the list box This instructs EFI XF to Process files which use an underscore as the separator Process files whose color separation names are set in parenthesis Ignore all characters in the file name to the first underscore when read from right to left Analyze file name from left to right By default EFI XF analyzes file names from right to left However in some cases it may be preferable to read file names from the left For example you might have two one bit jobs as follows bestbrochure cyan 00157 tif bestbrochure magenta 00158 tif bestbrochure yellow 00159 tif bestbrochure black 00160 tif efiflyer cyan 01 00 tif efiflyer magenta 02 00 tif efiflyer yellow 03 00 tif efiflyer black 04 00 tif In this case you would type the file name syntax j Yc 5f tif from the list box EFI XF v3 1 OneBit Option 14 3 This instructs EFI XF to Process files whose job name is separated from the name of the color separation by a dash Process files whose color separation names are set in parenthesis Ignore all characters in the file name after the second dash when read from left to right Extract color separation from file header If you select this setting the color informati
60. 1 Fiery Option 17 1 4 5 On the Port tab make the required settings to set up a connection to your printer The default setting for the Fiery Option is Print to file However you can change this setting and output print jobs to a network printer if preferred 7 To set up a connection to a network printer proceed as follows amp Select the radio button Print via network and type the IP address of the EFI Fiery output device Then click Test to check that a connection has been set up Select the radio button LPR The queue name is Then type in a queue name Type Print to print jobs according to the settings defined for the EFI XF workflow and for the Fiery Command WorkStation No manual settings are possible Type Hold to stop jobs before printing to enable you to make job specific settings at the Fiery Command Workstation Type Direct to print jobs directly Jobs printed via this queue are deleted immediately after completion they are not saved nor are they displayed on the Fiery Command WorkStation This setting is intended for the printing of confidential documents an export path on the Printer tab this will become disabled as soon as you select any printer connection other than Print to file 93 Please note that if you have previously defined Make the required settings on the Quality tab to define the print settings to be applied to your print job Vo E
61. 1000 This section describes how to obtain color measurements using the ES 1000 measuring device shipped with Color Verifier For this exercise you require a proof printed with a control strip It is only possible to measure control strips that Sj 0 pL OZ are supported by Color Verifier e A Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the ES 1000 is properly connected to your computer 2 Place the ES 1000 on the calibration plate 3 Start Color Verifier and check that Connected is displayed in the lower right of the program window If an error message appears check the cable connections Then from the Preferences menu choose Measuring device and select your measuring device from the list Finally in the program window click Connect 4 Open the Preferences dialog and select Multi as the measuring method 5 Select the control strip printed on your proof from the drop down list box 6 Close the Preferences dialog 7 Place your proof on a sheet of blank white paper This prevents a colored surface shimmering through the printout and affecting the color measurements 8 Place the scanning ruler on your proof so that the metal rod is facing away from you and the open slit is placed directly over the control strip 9 Click Calibrate Color Verifier displays Calibrated when your measuring device is ready for measuring EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 15
62. 16 1 Printing to file options sese 16 1 What is the File Output Option 16 1 What is the EFI Gravure Output Option 16 1 Settings for printing to file 16 1 Printing to file 0 0 e cee eee eee 16 2 Fiery Option Lusseueee 17 1 What is the Fiery Option 17 1 Fiery Option settings 000 17 1 Printing to an EFI Fiery output device 17 1 Troubleshooting 18 1 Server Logging ON 0c eee eee eee 18 1 LICENSING E 18 3 PANUNG e nested exce len Rn alee ao aad 18 5 Color management lslslsses ess 18 7 Media profiles lessen 18 8 Add on modules 0 00 eee eee eee 18 9 USB measuring devices 18 9 EFl Support r foie eee eeu er EE x 18 10 EFI Bestcolor Knowledge Center 18 10 Online user forum 2000 00s 18 10 Uninstalling 19 1 Windows sseeee e nnn 19 1 Macintosh iiis iier race teer 19 1 Glossary cid dora due dae prt e G 1 IndBX us outs educa us l 1 EFI XF v3 1 Table of Contents 3 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter is a brief introduction to EFI XF It describes the purpose for which the software was designed and provides details of the hardware and software requirements necessary to set up and run your software In addition this chapter includes an overview of the structure of the manual and also explains
63. 2 Installing the license file 2 3 Starting your software for the first time 2 4 Getting to know your software 3 1 Program WiINdOWS 0 cece eee eee 3 1 Job Explorer 00000 cee eee 3 2 System Manager 20e eee eae 3 3 Settings in System Manager 4 1 MenuS 0 see ik kac cee he eee RERTREEI 4 1 Fileirienusx i nce tote teats EAS 4 1 Editimenuc wel kR weed oa ee 4 2 System Mensa pranua ae ee 4 4 Tools menu 2000 eee eee eee 4 4 View Menu 0c 4 4 menu Windows Help menu Macintosh 4 4 Toolbar diis tert ei me Anca me dee 4 5 Property Inspector 200 00000 4 6 General bar 0000 e cece een eeee 4 6 User settings 0 cece ee eee 4 6 Workflow settings 2000 eeu 4 7 Output Device settings 4 26 Creating and managing system workflows ssee 5 1 Default system workflows 5 1 Default users 0 00 e eee eee 5 1 Default workflows 0 00 sess 5 2 Default output devices 5 2 Configuring the default system workflows 5 2 Creating your own system workflows 5 3 Creating users 1 eee eee 5 3 Creating workflows 0 0e00e 5 4 Creating output devices 5 5 Setting system workflows online 5 5 Managing system workflows 5 6 Saving and restoring system workflows 5 8 Set
64. 2 byte fonts Measurement system Choose this command to define which system of measurement is used in EFI XF The default setting corresponds with the system of measurement set up in the operating system However you can choose between millimeter centimeter meter inch and foot Monitor profile EFI XF provides you with the opportunity to verify color accuracy on a computer screen This is known as soft proofing However much like the color output of each printer can vary greatly so each monitor displays color slightly differently To overcome this problem it is important that the monitor is regularly calibrated to a certain standard Monitor calibration consists of two steps adjusting the brightness and control settings on the monitor itself to set values and creating a monitor profile which defines the white point gamma and RGB phosphor settings Windows and Macintosh computers provide standard monitor profiles as part of the operating system software In EFI XF you can select a monitor profile that you have created yourself or one provided with the operating system Copy Choose this command to copy a selected user workflow or output device to the clipboard Paste Choose this command to insert a duplicate of a user workflow or output device from the clipboard EFI XF v3 1 4 2 User Manual Delete Choose this command to delete the selected user workflow or output device System This command en
65. 3 System menu Start Font Download Choose this command to start downloading purchased fonts To download such fonts you are normally required to type the name of your printer Refer to the documentation of your font downloader program for further information 7 Please note that to download and use Cy downloaded fonts a valid dongle must be r cn connected to your computer Stop Font Download Choose this command to cancel font downloading Clean Up Choose this command to delete files that are no longer needed You can choose to delete output files preview files temporary files files loaded in the job list and log files Alternatively select All to delete all 4 1 4 Tools menu The Tools menu contains the commands for starting the available add on modules The commands are visible only if you have a valid license for the corresponding module Open EFI LinTool Choose this command to start EFI LinTool default tool a tool for ensuring your printer s color consistency Job Explorer Choose this command to switch to Job Explorer 4 1 5 View menu Show Hide Propery Inspector Choose this command to show hide the Property Inspector This command has a toggle effect 4 This command can also be executed by 7 clicking on the sash between layout area and FAAS Property Inspector e 41 6 menu Windows Help menu Macintosh Help Choose this command to start the PDF online Help for EFI
66. 9 2 User Manual EFI XF Server Properties Local Computer General Log On Recovery Dependencies Log on as Local System account This account EFI XF Password 9999990000099 Confirm password eeeeeeeeecccece You can enable or disable this service for the hardware profiles listed below Hardware Profile Service Docked Profile Enabled Undocked Profile Enabled 92 3 EFI XF Offline Update If your computer does not have Internet access software updates and media profiles can be obtained from your EFI dealer or downloaded from the EFI website from a different computer When you have saved the software updates or profiles on your computer use this menu command to install them 92 4 EFI XF Server Stop EFI XF Server Start EFI XF Server Restart Choose this command to start stop or restart the EFI XF Server 925 EFI XF Server Configuration Windows only The EFI XF Server runs on Windows as a service By default the login rights are defined for the local computer This means that EFI XF is not able to communicate with folders located in a network environment This may present problems for example if you wish to print jobs via a hotfolder In this case you need to assign network access rights for the EFI XF Server To do so first create a Windows user with administrative rights Then proceed as follows 1 From EFI XF Control choose EFI XF Server Configuration The Services window opens
67. BCT Before spot colors in print jobs can be output as spot colors they must first be defined in Color Editor and saved in a spot color table When the spot color table is loaded in EFI XF those spot colors are automatically processed correctly 122 Spot color settings in EFI XF If you have purchased Spot Color Option as an add on module the program windows System Manager and Job Explorer are extended as follows a program icon appears in the toolbar an additional tab Spot Colors appears in the Color bar of property inspector EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 1 12 21 System Manager 12 2 1 1 Input bar The following workflow setting is available on the PS PDF tab In RIP Separation If your print job already contains RIP settings e g from an external RIP or from a DTP program you can choose whether these will be applied Select Disable to print all composite or in RIP separated jobs as composite files Separated files will still be processed as separated Select Enable to apply all available in RIP information to print jobs If no such information is detected in the print job files are automatically output as composite PostScript files must contain not only details about color separations process colors and spot colors they also require start code information This start code may be missing from PostScript files created by certain types of RIPs In this case the in RIP information cannot b
68. Choose this command to create a backup copy of your system workflows Restore Choose this command to restore a previously backed up copy of your system workflows Login Choose this command to display the Login dialog This command enables you to log in under a different user name or to log on to a different Server Logoff and Exit Choose this command to log off and exit EFI XF The next time you start EFI XF the Login dialog opens It is advisable to log off with this command if more than one person is using the same computer This ensures that each user logs on to his workflow settings EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 1 Exit Windows Quit EFI XF Macintosh Choose this command to exit EFI XF The next time you start EFI XF you will automatically be logged on with the same user data Vo In the Macintosh version of the software you 5 will find the command in the EFI XF menu gt A 4 1 2 Edit menu Languages Windows only Choose this command to change the language in which the user interface is displayed You must restart the Client before the new language takes effect By default EFI XF is displayed in the language of the operating system e On a Macintosh you can change the language via the international settings in System Preferences e Please note that to display one of the supported Asian languages on a PC EFI XF must be running on an operating system that supports
69. Context menus Job Explorer has a number of context menus which provide shortcuts to some of the most commonly used menu commands Refer to the appropriate menu description earlier in this chapter for further information Context menus become available when you right click on an image in the preview window The commands are the same as those found in the Edit menu See Edit menu on page 6 2 for further information any area outside an image in the preview window The commands are the same as those found in the Nesting menu See Nesting menu on page 6 6 for further information EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 9 any object in the job list The commands are as follows New nesting Add job to nesting Move from nesting Create preview Save Print Cancel Normal Priority High Priority Copy to Move to Delete See page 6 1 Choose this command to add a new job to an existing nesting See page 6 2 See page 6 2 See page 6 1 See page 6 1 See page 6 1 Choose this command to set a high priority job to normal In this case the job will be output in the order in which it was received in the job list Choose this command to send a selected job to the front of the print queue i e if more than one job is printing to the same workflow a high priority job will be output before jobs with a lower priority However jobs already being processed will be completed first See page 6 5 See page
70. EFI XF Control Macintosh 9 2 10 Exit Windows Quit Macintosh Choose this command to exit EFl XF Control To restart select e Start gt All Programs gt EFI gt EFI XF gt EFI XF Control Windows XP e Start gt Programs gt EFI gt EFI XF gt EFI XF Control Windows 2003 e EFI XF Control gt Open Macintosh EFI XF v3 1 9 4 User Manual 10 Production Option The Production Option is available as an add on module This chapter describes the available production tools and how to use them 10 1 What are the production tools The Production Option provides the following e A tiling function to enable you to print an image which would normally exceed your printer s maximum print size by breaking it into parts tiles for printing The tiles are pieced together after printing to produce an oversize poster or banner etc An extended step and repeat feature with which to achieve many different and interesting patterns Simple color adjustment tools 10 2 Production Option settings If you have a license file for the Production Option EFI XF is extended as follows In System Manager The Tile tab is added to the Layout bar Additional settings become available on the Step and repeat tab of the Layout bar The Color adjustment tab is added to the Color bar In Job Explorer The Tile tab is added to the Layout bar Additional settings become available on the Step and
71. FI XF does not provide any generic media OZ profiles for the Fiery Option To achieve high A AC quality results it is recommended that you create your own media profiles using Color Manager When defining a name for a customized media profile in Color Manager it is important to ensure that the device is easily identifiable This is because all Fiery output devices are selected as EFI Fiery on the Printer tab Therefore the media profiles for all EFI Fiery devices are displayed on the Quality tab Make the required settings on the Media tab to define the source and the size of the media inserted in the printer The source setting is set to Automatic and cannot be changed Set up a system workflow which includes the EFI Fiery output device and save your settings EFI XF v3 1 User Manual You are now ready to send print jobs to an EFI Fiery output device Follow the instructions in Printing and monitoring print jobs on page 7 1 for further information g Please be aware of the following If you make job specific settings at the Fiery Command WorkStation the color management settings from the Fiery Command WorkStation are applied on top of the color management settings from EFI XF The result is non accurate color output Therefore it is important that you do not perform any job settings at the Fiery Command Workstation EFI XF v3 1 Fiery Option 17 3 EFI XF v3 1 7 4 User Manual 18 Troub
72. GB images EFI XF automatically recognizes the color space of an imported image and applies the settings accordingly In Job Explorer EFI XF automatically displays slidebars for the color space of the selected job These settings are not available if your print job is a grayscale image However you can adjust the settings for brightness contrast and sharpen Brightness Contrast Saturation Use the slidebars to adjust the brightness contrast and saturation of your images 7 The settings for brightness contrast and 7 saturation are applied to the color e adjustments defined above Blur Sharpen Use the slidebar to blur or sharpen your images EFI XF v3 1 Production Option 10 9 EFI XF v3 1 10 10 User Manual 11 Color Verifier Color Verifier is available as an add on module This chapter describes how to use the software to verify the color accuracy of your print jobs 11 1 What is Color Verifier Color Verifier is a color checker tool It enables you to measure and compare two different sets of color values to ensure that color accuracy is maintained The software is extremely flexible and can be used to check the color accuracy of the following different output combinations Profile to proof Proof to proof Proof to print Print to print CMYK profile to print Comparing CMYK profile to proof is one of the most useful applications for Color Verifier For example in a normal everyday s
73. Hi Total 20 Tiles Reset Connected to SARA D410 7 Tiles can be output with overlapping to make it easier to piece them together after printing EFI XF v3 1 10 2 User Manual Saves your changes and creates a tiling in accordance with the settings made on the Tiling tab 103 1 Tiling toolbar When you install a license for the Production Option the tiling button is added to the first toolbar It is enabled whenever tiling is previewed Clicking this button displays the tiling tools in the second toolbar The following tiling tools are available Move tile edge H You can use these edit boxes to help you H define an exact tile size and position Lock tile edge Ja Click this button to lock a selected tile edge in its current position 1032 Tiling tab The following settings are available on the Tile tab of the Layout bar Use tiling Select this check box to activate the tiling function The settings you make on this tab can be grouped together and saved in the form of a preset Initially no presets are available However once you have made settings on this tab you can save them under a defined name The preset becomes immediately available for selection from the drop down list box 7 It is possible to use tiling and step amp repeat in 7 combination 9 S N Info This area displays the total size of your image and the sheet size Overlapping He
74. I XF automatically creates a shared printer which can be used like any other shared printer Check the following settings 1 Open the Printer Setup Utility and check that the virtual printer is displayed in the list of available printers 2 In System Preferences select Print amp Fax 3 On the Printing tab make sure that the virtual printer is displayed 4 On the Sharing tab make sure that the check box Share these printers with other computers is selected Ensure also that the check box next to your virtual printer is enabled EFI XF v3 1 7 14 User Manual You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application Macintosh OS X settings AppleTalk spooler To print from applications installed in OS X you require a PPD The PPDs are installed automatically with EFI XF You will find them in the folder Library Printers PPDs Mac OS X Classic or System folder System extensions Printer descriptions Mac OS 9 g ThePPDs are also located on the software CD 2 From the start screen select Tools amp Other and open the folder Mac PPD On the Macintosh on which your application is installed proceed as follows 1 Copy the PPD for your language to the folder Library Printers PPDs 2 Mac OS X 10 4 n System Preferences select Print amp Fax On the Printing tab click to display the dialog Printer Browser Select the IP Printer tab e Fro
75. OWERED BY Colorproof XF EN i bestcolor wy GRAPHIC uh SOLUTIONS ech ology MANUAL Copyright c 1997 2006 EFI Inc This manual may not be copied or reproduced in any form whether by printing photocopying or any other method of reproduction without written permission EFI accepts no liability with regard to the use of this program or any errors or omissions in this manual The information in this manual represents the state of the software at the time of printing EFI reserves the right to make technical changes at any time The products named in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers Acrobat Adobe and PostScript are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries HKSO is a registered trademark of HKS Trademark Association PANTONE is a registered trademark of Pantone Inc Additional third party copyrights and notices Portions Copyright c 1990 1994 Regents of The University of Michigan All Rights Reserved Portions Copyright c 1983 Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must
76. Select and drag guide to new position Delete guide Drag guide and release in ruler unlocked guides only Show hide guides e lt Ctrl gt lt gt e lt Apple gt lt gt Lock unlock guides e lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt gt e lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt gt Show hide grid e lt Ctrl gt lt gt e lt Apple gt lt gt Override snap to lt Shift gt drag cursor EFI XF v3 1 6 20 User Manual 7 Printing and monitoring print jobs This chapter describes the different methods of how to print and manage your print jobs in EFI XF too little available hard disk space you will not be 93 Please note that if the EFI XF Server computer has able to load and process print jobs in EFI XF If problems arise please check the amount of available hard disk space Refer to section Server tab on page 6 14 for further information EFI XF will accept files in the following formats PostScript PDF TIFF JPEG JPEG2000 EPS Delta Lists Scitex CT LW TIFF IT DCS RPF and PSD 7 1 Printing directly from EFI XF Once a system workflow has been set up you can print your first job This section leads you step by step through a practical example of how to obtain your first printout Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that a media is loaded in the printer 2 Start EFI XF and display Job Explorer 3 Load a job using one of the following methods Click Import Job Select
77. Settings in System Manager on page 4 1 5 3 1 Creating users To create new users proceed as follows 1 In the toolbar click New User A user with the name New User 1 is created and the property inspector displays the User bar You can also create a new user by right clicking on an existing user in the layout area and selecting New User from the context menu by choosing File New User 2 Type a name for the user You can also define a name for your user in the 2 layout area Double click on the name New As User 1 and overwrite the default name Then press Enter Define a password 4 Give a brief user description if required EFI XF v3 1 Creating and managing system workflows 5 3 5 Select a radio button to define whether the user will have administrator or user rights g Administrators have access to System Manager and are permitted to create set up and manage workflows Users without administrative rights are only able to submit print jobs and make job specific settings in Job Explorer 6 Define whether the new user will be allowed to make job specific settings for color adjustment color management and spot colors 7 Inthe toolbar click Save 5 32 Creating workflows In System Manager you create workflows based on so called workflow templates Each workflow template can be loaded any number of times and saved under different names This enables you for
78. Talk must be installed on the Server computer a hotfolder must be defined Refer to sections Macintosh application printing to Windows Server on page 7 14 and Macintosh application printing to a Macintosh Server on page 7 17 for further information AppleTalk Spooler Name Define a name for the AppleTalk spooler Create Virtual Printer 4 10 This setting sets up a virtual printer for the workflow It can be selected from the print dialog of any application and thus enables users to print directly to EFI XF To set up a virtual printer you must first define a hotfolder on this tab Then select the check box and define a name for the virtual printer This is the name that will be displayed in the printer list of the application The virtual printer is created when you switch the workflow online at workflow entry Refer to Setting up the EFI XF Client on page 7 13 for further information on printing via a virtual printer EFI XF v3 1 User Manual Remote tab Use color management settings of remote job Select this radio button if you are processing an EFI Remoteproof Container and wish to apply the color management settings from the JDF file In this case the color management settings defined for the workflow will be ignored Use color management settings of workflow Select this radio button if you are processing an EFI Remoteproof Container and wish to apply the color management settings defined for the workflow
79. XF www efi com Choose this command to access the EFI homepage E mail to Support Choose this command to send an e mail direct to our Support team if you require help with your product EFI XF v3 1 4 4 User Manual EFI XF Server Information Choose this command to open a window in which you can view which options license files are installed which updates are installed V 7 SNe and Client are installed on the same computer About This menu command is only enabled if Server Choose this command to open a window with details of your program version S 4 2 In the Macintosh version of the software you Ye will find the command in the EFI XF Client A gt menu Toolbar New User Click this button to add a new user New Workflow Click this button to add a new workflow to the system workflow New workflows are based on previously saved workflow templates New Output Device Click this button to add a new printer Save Click this button to save your settings Delete selected object Click this button to delete a selected item Copy Click this button to save a copy of a selected object to the clipboard Paste Click this button to insert an object that you have previously copied to the clipboard using the command Copy Open LinTool Click this button to start EFI LinTool default tool a tool for ensuring your printer s color consistency Job Explorer Click this button t
80. a single print job according to the layout settings defined on this tab Please note that automatic nesting and automatic step amp repeat cannot be used simultaneously It is however possible to use tiling and step amp repeat in combination The settings you make on this tab can be grouped together and saved in the form of a preset Initially no presets are available However once you have made settings on this tab you can save them under a defined name The preset becomes immediately available for selection from the drop down list box Spacing Use this setting to define the horizontal and vertical gap between images The illustration shows horizontal and vertical spacing of 1 mm between images EFI XF v3 1 Production Option 10 7 Step offset Use this setting to define the amount of horizontal or vertical shift from one image to the next From the drop down list box select Horizontally or Vertically and type the amount of offset in percent The illustration shows a horizontal offset of 50 Mirror Select a check box to flip a row and or column of images The illustration shows the mirror function applied to both rows and columns Setp amp Repeat Method e Fill layout Select this radio button to fill the selected sheet size Fill rows and columns With this setting you define the number of rows and columns to fill Select the appropriate check boxes to fill as many rows or columns as
81. ab This tab enables users with no administrator rights to define basic settings which affect media consumption such as rotation and spacing between nesting objects All the settings made to nested pages on this tab must be confirmed by clicking on Refresh In addition to rearranging the pages in accordance with the new settings the Refresh button also saves your changes Please note The setting Allow rotation cannot be undone Rotated jobs are not returned to their original orientation if you deselect the check box and refresh the nesting preview Step amp repeat tab The settings on this tab enable you to create multiple copies of a file and output as one print job Refer to Step amp repeat tab on page 4 16 for further information on the individual settings Please note that step and repeat can only be applied to single page jobs Only original images can be selected and edited Therefore make sure that your image is scaled to the required size etc before performing step and repeat Once you have made your settings on this tab click Display for the settings to take effect After stepping and repeating the original image is marked with a lock icon to indicate that the image can no longer be edited If you need to make changes you must first click Reset to delete all current copies Marks tab The settings on this tab enable you to choose job specific crop marks select a control s
82. ables you to make global settings to connect and disconnect users workflows and output devices to and from a system workflow User This command contains user related settings which enable you to Check which workflows a selected user is connected to Check if the selected user is online offline Connect the selected user to all workflows Users with no administrator rights cannot be y connected to the EFI Linearization workflow Disconnect a selected user from all workflows Create a new user Delete the selected user Workflow This command enables you to View which users are connected to the selected workflow View which output device is connected to the selected workflow Set up a connection from user to workflow so that that user can load jobs in EFI XF Set up a connection to an output device so that jobs can be processed and printed Connect all users to the selected workflow Disconnect all users from the selected workflow Disconnect the output device from the workflow Create a new workflow Delete a selected workflow Output Device This command enables you to View which workflows are connected to the selected output device Check if a selected output device is online offline Connect all workflows to the selected output device Disconnect the selected output device from all workflows Create a new output device Delete a selected output device EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 3 4 1
83. ager for users with administrative rights only Click this button to display the program window System Manager where you set up system workflows 2 Second toolbar Maximize Preview Click this button to display an enlarged view of the preview window Click it again to revert to the default Job Explorer window Add New Sheet Click this button to add a new sheet to an existing nesting Delete Sheet Click this button to delete a sheet from a nesting Lock Click this button to fix a nested page at its current settings and position on the sheet A locked page cannot be modified nor can it be rearranged on the sheet Invert Click this button to invert i e create a negative of a selected image This button has a toggle effect and switches the image between positive and negative EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 11 il Oo 1 ll Order Click the arrow to the right of this button to alter the order of overlapping pages in a nesting You can move a selected page to the front or back of the stack or move it up or down a level This function can also be performed on multiple page selections To select multiple pages simultaneously hold down the Shift key Align Click the arrow to the right of this button to define an alignment for selected pages in a nesting Pages can be aligned according to their upper lower left or right edges or according to their vertical or horizontal centers To
84. ale proportionally Click this button to ensure that the width and height of your images are scaled proportionally If you modify the width of an image the height will automatically change to maintain the original proportions EFI XF v3 1 6 12 User Manual Percentuall 35 If you click this button you can type ina scaling factor for width and height as a percentage Rotate PA 0 v Select an angle of rotation from the drop down list box Angles of 0 90 180 and 270 degrees are possible Flip horizontally UM Click this button to create a mirror image by flipping a selected image on its vertical axis ver Flip vertically EN Click this button to create a mirror image by flipping a selected image on its horizontal axis Reset Click this button to return an image to its original untransformed state 6 322 Crop tools If the crop tool is selected the following buttons become available Crop left right top bottom edge E E Use these edit boxes to crop the top bottom c left or right margins of an image The crop tool enables you to define and output a specific area of an image without printing the whole image Reset Click this button to return an image to its original uncropped state 6 3 3 Third toolbar 191 These buttons enable you to scroll forwards and backwards through a multi page document or a multi page nesting 6 4 Property Inspector The Property Inspector of Job Explorer displays the
85. alftone screen files for the selected resolution are automatically available from the drop down list box g The following steps describe how to create a media profile using Color Manager If you do not have a license for Color Manager you can create a media profile using any third party profiling software After creating proceed with step 11 to patch the media profile to the EPL linearization file using LinTool 10 Follow the on line instructions given in the wizard to create a base linearization for your printer 11 Create a media profile based on the base linearization EFI XF v3 1 15 6 User Manual 12 Start the tool Profile Connector 7 Profile Connector is a utility provided with 57 both LinTool and Color Manager VA 13 Follow the on line instructions given in the wizard to patch your media profile and EPL linearization file 14 Start EFI XF and open System Manager 15 Highlight your output device and select the Quality tab in the Property Inspector 16 From the drop down list box EFI Calibration Set select the epl you patched to the media profile The screening file you created in Dot Creator is displayed in the properties list 17 Complete your workflow settings All your print jobs will now be output at the defined screen angles Halftone screens can be applied to all jobs except one bit files You can check which screen angles are applied in Job Explorer The Spot Col
86. all loaded print jobs regardless of status The Job Explorer is where you load organize and preview jobs and make job settings The job list provides an overview of jobs Which jobs are displayed is determined by the selection made in the Selector The Selector acts as filter listing jobs according to workflow output device or job status The button All Jobs lets you view all your jobs in the job list The job list gives information about job status file name job priority whether a job is placed in a nesting printer number of pages in job number of copies file size file format and the date and time the file was submitted for printing These are the default headings However you can add additional columns or remove the default ones by right clicking on a column heading and selecting the required items from the context menu Job status and job name cannot be removed You can change the order of the columns in the job list by holding down the mouse button on a column heading and dragging to the left to a different position The position of the columns Job Status and Name cannot be changed Each possible job status is indicated by a specific color to make it easier to search for jobs of a particular status EFI XF v3 1 3 2 User Manual 3 1 2 System Manager Sets all connections Sets all connections workflow to user to workflow printer online offline online offline Represents an online printer File Edit System Tools View
87. and to save the changes you have made to the loaded spot color table Save As Choose this command to save the changes you have made to the loaded spot color table under a new name Exit Windows Quit EFI Color Editor Macintosh Choose this command to close Color Editor 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you y will find the command in the EFI Color Editor s menu 12 3 1 2 Edit menu Add Color Choose this command to add a new color to a spot color table This function is also available via the context menu Delete Color Choose this command to delete a selected spot color This function is also available via the context menu Search and Replace Choose this command to open a dialog in which you can search for and replace the name of a spot color This function is also available via the context menu Overprint Settings Choose this command to open a dialog for making global overprint and gamma settings that apply to all the spot colors in your spot color table EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 7 12 3 1 3 Settings menu Windows only Language Windows only Choose this command to change the language in which the user interface is displayed By default Color Editor is displayed in the language of the operating system via the international settings in System 4 Preferences 7 On a Macintosh you can change the language 7 Measuring Device Color Editor supports a number of differe
88. are always applied and it is not possible to deselect them For PostScript jobs the following applies If no simulation profile is selected the source profile is applied as the simulation profile If a simulation profile is selected the source profile is ignored and has no effect Rendering Intent Select a rendering intent from the drop down list box Choose from the following Absolute colorimetric paper white This rendering intent leaves all colors that lie within the destination color gamut unchanged thus maintaining color accuracy If the destination color gamut is smaller than the source color gamut it may mean that two distinct colors from the source color gamut are mapped to the same color in the destination color gamut This rendering intent is suitable for creating proofs with paper white simulation Paper white simulation means that the color of the reference paper is also simulated For example if you select the reference profile ISOnewspaper26v4 icc in combination with the rendering intent Absolute colorimetric paper white your image will be printed on a gray background to simulate the color of newsprint Perceptual This rendering intent preserves the visual relationship between colors in a way that is perceived natural to the human eye by compressing all colors and scaling them to fit into the available destination color space Since all colors are affected even those that
89. arge source color space RGB to a smaller destination color space CMYK Relative colorimetric no paper white This rendering intent compares the white point of the source color space with that of the destination color space and adjusts all colors accordingly All colors that lie within the color gamut of the destination color space are accurately reproduced Any colors that lie outside the color gamut of the destination color space are replaced by the colorimetrically closest color that can be reproduced This rendering intent is suitable for creating proofs with no paper white simulation Use embedded source profile if available Select this check box to enable object oriented color management i e in a print job comprising different images each image will automatically be processed using the embedded profiles Any images without embedded profiles will be processed using the profiles selected in EFI XF Please note that this may lead to color distortion Please note also that this setting can only be applied to pixel based source profiles e g TIFF JPEG It is not suitable for PS files PDF X 3 simulation profiles EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 21 This feature gives you increased scope when determining the quality of your output The following combinations of settings are possible Option On Off Description Use embedded On Your file will be printed sour
90. ate a mirror image by flipping a selected image on its vertical axis 2 You can also flip an image using the y transform tools see page 6 12 e 4 Flip vertical Select this command to create a mirror image by flipping a selected image on its horizontal axis 2 You can also flip an image using the 2 transform tools see page 6 12 Invert Choose this command to invert i e create a color negative of a selected image This command has a toggle effect and switches the image between positive and negative You can also flip an image using the transform Ne tools see page 6 12 Reset page Choose this command to return a selected image to its default settings EFI XF v3 1 6 4 User Manual Languages Windows only Choose this command to change the language in which the user interface is displayed You must restart the Client before the new language takes effect By default EFI XF is displayed in the language of the operating system language via the international settings in 4 Ona Macintosh you can change the 3 System Preferences Please note that to display one of the supported Asian languages on a PC EFI XF must be running on an operating system that supports 2 byte fonts Measurement system Choose this command to define which system of measurement is used in EFI XF The default setting corresponds with the system of measurement set up in the operating system However yo
91. ating with other users To register as a forum member visit our website at http proofingforums efi com EFI XF v3 1 18 10 User Manual 19 Uninstalling This chapter describes how to uninstall EFI XF the profiles and Unidriver The dialogs may vary slightly depending on the application you are uninstalling 19 1 Windows To uninstall proceed as follows 1 Open Control Panel 2 If you are working with Windows XP double click Add or Remove Programs If you are working with Windows 2003 double click Software EAP ST 3 In the list of installed programs select the application Welcome j you want to uninstall and click Remove The Modify repair or remove the program Welcome dialog opens Welcome to the EFI XF Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click one of the options below 4 Select the radio button Remove and click Next A 9 Modify x p 18 Select new program features to add or select currently installed features to dialog opens in which you are asked to confirm that you remove want to remove the selected application and all of its O Repar features oF Reinstall all program features installed by the previous setup 5 Click Yes and follow the on screen instructions to O Remove r3 Remove all installed features complete the procedure Make sure to restart your computer before Q9 reinstalling 192 Macintosh To uninstall proceed as fo
92. ave your settings to the Screening folder The SPT file consists of the defined Ipi value and the set resolution It can be loaded in Color Manager Refer to Implementing halftone screens in EFI XF on page 15 6 for further information 155 Implementing halftone screens in EFI XF To implement halftone screens in an EFI XF workflow proceed as follows 1 Start Dot Creator Create and save a halftone screen file as described in Creating halftone screens on page 15 4 2 Start Color Manager 4 The following steps describe how to create a media profile using Color Manager If you do not have a license for Color Manager you can create a media profile using any third party profiling software After creating proceed with step 11 to patch the media profile to the EPL linearization file using LinTool 3 Start the tool Create Base Linearization 4 Connect a measuring device 5 In the Settings dialog select the resolution you used to create your halftone screen file 6 Make sure that CMYK is selected as the color mode Otherwise you will not be able to select a halftone screening file 7 From the drop down list box Media select a media type 8 From the drop down list box Halftoning select Screening 9 From the drop down list box Screening select the halftone screen file All halftone screen files created in Dot Creator are saved to the folder Server Screening In EFI XF all h
93. be output in a distinctive shade of orange This makes them immediately recognizable in the printout 122 2 Job Explorer An additional tab Spot Colors is available on the Color bar The settings on this tab become enabled as soon as you load a job that contains spot colors so that you can determine how they will be handled during job processing The available settings are identical to the workflow settings found in System Manager In addition this tab identifies which colors are contained in a selected print job Process colors and spot colors are listed with details of whether they are known or unknown This enables you to check whether spot colors will be processed correctly without first having to print the job Ve By unchecking the check box next to a process Me color or spot color you can instruct EFI XF to Q Q exclude that color from the printout How spot colors will be handled in EFI XF depends on the settings that have previously been made for the workflow For example the workflow settings may specify that unknown spot colors should be replaced with a default color However to print color accurate spot colors they must first be defined in a spot color table When spot colors have been defined the spot color table has to be selected in EFI XF A spot color table can be applied to all print jobs in a workflow Refer to Spot Colors on page 12 2 for further information individual print jobs In
94. box to choose when job files saved to this folder are automatically deleted Files can be deleted Never Automatically after printing After a specified number of days Type the time span in days in the edit box 2 Any setting you make for source file deletion is 2 automatically applied to output preview files It is not possible to delete source files alone EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 7 Delete source files from hotfolder Select this check box to delete job files copied to a hotfolder Output preview files During job processing EFI XF creates a print file of each job and saves it to the Server Output folder If the preview function is activated for the workflow a preview file is also saved to the Server Preview folder Use the drop down list box to choose when output and preview files saved to these folders are automatically deleted Files can be deleted Never Automatically after printing After a specified number of days Type the time span in days in the edit box If you have previously made a setting to delete source files the same setting is automatically applied to output preview files An independent setting is only possible if you have specified that source files are never to be deleted Speed tab High priority workflow Select this check box to ensure that all jobs printed via this workflow go straight to the front of the print queue i e if more than one workflow is printi
95. ce profile using all available Use embedded On embedded source or document profiles simulation profile Use embedded On Your file will be printed source profile using the embedded source profiles and the Hee o On simulation profiles Mdb E selected in EFI XF profile Use embedded Off Your file will be printed source profile using the embedded Use embedded On document profile The k embedded source profiles simulation fil and the simulation profiles prone selected in EFI XF will be ignored Use embedded Off Your file will be printed source profile using the profiles selected in EFI XF Any embedded UH embedded off profiles will be ignored simulation profile Simulation profile Profile Select a simulation profile from the drop down list box to simulate output on a particular printing press You can load a simulation profile provided with EFI XF or one supplied for example by your printing house To use your own simulation profile copy the profile to the following folder Server Profiles Reference EFI provides a number of additional customized profiles which you may find useful You will find these in subfolders of Server Profiles Reference Reference Additional To use copy to the folder Server Profiles Reference Only profiles located in this folder can be selected in EFI XF Rendering Intent Select a rendering intent from the drop down list box You will find a des
96. cessed immediately before a nesting can be created 8 4 Manual nestings In a workflow not set up for automatic nesting you can compile your own manual nestings and output them when you are ready To create a manual nesting proceed as follows 1 In Job Explorer load one or more jobs Make sure to load them as hold jobs Please note To create manual nestings of files loaded via drag and drop or via a hotfolder the workflow must be set offline at workflow exit Otherwise the print jobs will be processed immediately before a nesting can be created EFI XF v3 1 Nestings 8 3 2 Ls e In the job list highlight the spooled job s and select File gt New Nesting Alternatively right click the job in the job list and select New Nesting from the context menu A nesting is created Nesting jobs always receive the name Nesting followed by a consecutive number e g Nesting 42 Vo By clicking All Jobs at the bottom of the Or Selector you can create nestings from jobs 4 loaded in different workflows Highlight the required jobs select the command New nesting and in the window that opens choose the workflow in which to create the nesting On the Layout bar select the Nesting tab and make your required settings Refer to Nesting tab on page 4 15 for further information on individual settings Click Refresh to ensure that all the jobs are placed and arranged in t
97. cription of the available rendering intents on page 4 20 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual e Use embedded simulation profile if available Select this check box to enable object oriented color management Refer to the description earlier in this section for detailed information on how you can use embedded profiles to influence your color output V 4 Please note that this setting only has an We effect on PostScript files Additional Settings L a b optimization If you have created an optimization file using Profile Optimizer component of EFI Color Manager you can select it from the drop down list box Optimization files provide more precise printer adjustment They have the file extension 3cc and must be saved to the folder Server Profiles Balance Visual correction If you have modified your printer s color reproduction properties using EFI LinTool or EFI Color Manager select the new linearization file from the drop down list box Visual correction files have the file extension vcc and must be saved to the folder Server ProfilesBalance The effect of the applied vcc file can be seen in the printout but is not visible in the preview Black Point Compensation Select this check box if the black point of the source color space differs greatly from that of the target color space When this option is selected the full dynamic range of the source color space is mapped to the full dynamic range of the destinati
98. cting New Output Device from the context menu by choosing File gt New gt Output Device Follow the instructions in Configuring the default system workflows on page 5 2 to set up the new output device 5 3 4 Setting system workflows online When you have created and defined your users workflows and output devices the next step is to set the system workflow online 1 Check that your system workflow is properly connected Users workflow and printer must be visibly joined by a thin black line To connect two objects click object one e g user and drag the cursor across to object two e g workflow Make sure to drag the cursor from the margin area of an object Dragging from the center rearranges the order in which your users workflows or output devices are displayed EFI XF v3 1 Creating and managing system workflows 5 5 2 Check that your system workflow is online An online workflow is indicated by green arrows A red rectangle indicates that the workflow has been interrupted at a certain stage To set an offline workflow online click on the red rectangles When a workflow is fully online all jobs are automatically processed and printed as soon as they are loaded in EFI XF You are now ready to output your first print job Refer to Printing and monitoring print jobs on page 7 1 for further information 5 4 Managing system workflows Occasionally you may want to make alterations to a sy
99. ctor Many of the settings have already been defined for the workflow by the Administrator and cannot be modified However certain settings are available 2 If you require detailed information on any one 2 setting please refer to the appropriate section gi of Settings in System Manager on page 4 1 8 To print your job use one of the following methods Click Print Select File gt Print Right click the mouse button in the job list and choose Print from the context menu 7 2 Printing via Job Monitor Job Monitor provides users with an easy way to submit print jobs to EFI XF from any computer that does not have Client software installed Job Monitor is a tool used to manage print jobs It can be installed on an unlimited number of computers and does not require a license The displayed information is user dependent users see only the workflows to which they have access However users with administrative rights can view and manage print jobs of other users printing to the same workflows Users with user rights only can only see and manage their own jobs In Job Monitor you can View all print jobs for all your workflows at once View your print jobs according to workflow status or printer Add print jobs to workflows Cancel and delete your own print jobs To launch EFI Job Monitor double click the EFI XF Job Monitor icon On Windows computers this is located on the desktop On Macintos
100. d to alter the order of overlapping pages in a nesting You can move a selected page to the front or back of the stack or move it up or down a level This function can also be performed on multiple file selections To select multiple pages hold down the lt Shift gt key Align Choose this command to define an alignment for selected pages in a nesting Pages can be aligned according to their upper lower left or right edges or according to their vertical or horizontal centers To select multiple pages simultaneously hold down the lt Shift gt key Distribute Randomly positioned images Choose this command to distribute selected pages on a nesting Pages are rearranged evenly on the sheet so that their center points are equidistant from each other You can distribute pages according to their top bottom Aligned upper edges left or right edges or according to their vertical or horizontal centers This feature is primarily intended for use in conjunction with the align feature To select multiple pages simultaneously hold down the Shift key and horizontal centers distributed Scale Choose this command to enlarge or reduce the size of an image No scaling This setting returns a previously scaled image to its default size Percentual Select a scale factor from the submenu The applied scale factor is indicated by a check mark next to the appropriate setting You can also scale an image by
101. d with M1 or M2 The defined node is displayed in EFI 3D Viewer If the color lies outside the depicted color gamut a line is drawn to illustrate the point to which the color would be mapped Set defaults Click this button to return all the settings in this dialog to their default values Reset rotation Click this button to return the display angle to its original position Close Click this button to close EFI 3D Viewer EFI XF v3 1 1 6 User Manual 11 44 Menus 11 4 4 1 File menu Open M1 Choose this command to load the first set of settings e g a reference profile or a JDF or CSV file This menu command corresponds to the Open button for measurement 1 Open M2 Choose this command to load the second set of settings e g a reference profile or a JDF or CSV file This menu command corresponds to the Open button for measurement 2 Save Choose this command to save the displayed readings Your settings are saved in CSV format A CSV ve file can be opened and edited in any 4 gt spreadsheet application When you choose this command the folder you defined as the data folder is automatically opened Add data to JDF Choose this command to add the currently displayed readings to an already existing JDF file It is not possible to create a new JDF file using this command Your settings can only be added to an already existing file You can save multiple sets of measurements to a JDF or CSV fil
102. days after license activation EFI provides free customer support to end users You will find the contact details for your region on the following web page http www efi com support prepress proofing After the thirty day period EFI offers a full software support service either on a 12 month or on a per incident basis Visit http www efi com support prepress proofing colorproof xf contracts asp for further details Please make sure to provide the following information when contacting our Support office Version name and release number of your software License information e Printer model Operating system with version number Any additional hardware and software you may have installed e g ISDN boards virus scanners etc 18 8 1 EFI Bestcolor Knowledge Center EFI has set up an online knowledge center to supplement the information found in this user manual The EFI Bestcolor Knowledge Center is filled with useful information and tips on working with EFI XF Therefore if you are having trouble getting to grips with a certain feature of EFI XE please visit our website at http www efi com services proofing services knowledge center asp 18 82 Online user forum The online forum is open to all users of EFI XF It enables you to post questions related to any area of EFI XF directly to members of the EFI team Furthermore it permits open discussion with other forum members and thus provides an ideal platform for communic
103. ded jobs are grouped together and output as a single print job according to the settings made on this tab In a manual nesting workflow you can compile your own nestings in Job Explorer 7 Please note that automatic nesting and y automatic step amp repeat cannot be used gt simultaneously Setup The settings available in this area enable you to define defaults to be applied to automatic and manual nestings alike These settings can be changed by the user in Job Explorer if required Please note The setting Allow rotation cannot be undone Rotated jobs are not returned to their original orientation if you deselect the check box and refresh the nesting preview in Job Explorer Allow rotation Select this check box to enable images to be automatically rotated in order to make better use of the available space EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 15 Optimization Select a radio button to define whether images should be Positioned to fill as much as possible of the available space on the media or Aligned so that they can be cut out using as few straight horizontal cuts as possible Aligned so that they can be cut out using as few straight vertical cuts as possible Spacing between nesting elements Use the edit boxes to define the vertical and horizontal gap between pages on the nesting Auto Nesting Methods The following settings apply only if automatic nesting has been selec
104. default 5 2 creating 5 3 5 4 default 5 2 high priority 4 8 managing 5 6 online offline 5 5 settings 4 1 templates loading 5 4 saving 4 1 Working color space 4 11 Z Zoom 6 7 6 11 factor 6 11 EFI XF v3 1 Index l 3
105. define a folder in which to save your EFI Remoteproof Containers If Server and Client are installed on the same computer click Choose to navigate to the folder An EFI Remoteproof Container can be located anywhere in the network However it is recommended that you use a subfolder of the EFI XF Server application folder EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 100 id 0 Missing dots 100 17 0 Example of an original halftone screen and a halftone screen with a first printable dot setting of 17 100 0 Result of adding noise If Server and Client are installed on different computers you can only export to subfolders of the Remote folder Type in the name of your chosen folder in the edit box If the folder does not already exist a folder with that name will automatically be created in the Remote folder Compression Select a compression method from the drop down list box You can choose between None This method rules out the possibility of data loss when the file is extracted but depending on the size of your image data it may make it necessary to transfer large volumes of data e ZIP This method compresses your data and enables it to be extracted in its original form without data loss e JPEG This method compresses your data but some information may be lost when it is extracted However the losses are hardly visible With this method you can define the degree of compression Low Normal or Hig
106. e You must have an EFI proofing solution installed on the computer in order to access a JDF file Print e Screenshot Choose this command to print an image of the current program window e Protocol I Select Protocol to print an overview of the color settings and measurement results When you choose this command a dialog opens with details of the printing conditions Complete the form by adding job specific information if required Protocol files can be saved in prt format to the defined data folder EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 7 Label Select Label to print out labels on a supported Dymo device When you choose this command a window opens which displays the measured results You can complete the form by adding job specific information if required Labels can be saved in prt format to the defined data folder Printer setup Choose this command to select a printer and make the desired printer settings Login Choose this command to display the Login dialog This command enables you to log in under a different user name or to log on to a different Server 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you We will find the command in the EFI Color Verifier menu Exit Windows Quit EFI Color Verifier Macintosh Choose this command to exit Color Verifier If you have not previously saved your settings you will be prompted to do so before the program closes 7 In the Macintosh versi
107. e properly interpreted and the file will be output as composite If you select Force all files are processed as separated files 122 12 Color bar The following workflow settings are available on the Spot Colors tab Spot Colors Select a spot color table that contains your previously defined spot colors from the drop down list box Spot color tables must be saved to the following folder Server Profiles Spotcolor Search Priority Here you define the order in which spot colors are searched for Spot colors can be defined in both the CMYK CMYKOG CMYKRGB and L a b color spaces they may also be included in the internal table EFI XF uses the first instance of each spot color according to the specified search order For example if you select the search order L a b CMYK Internal EFI XF will first look to see if the spot color is defined in L a b values If so this spot color will be used If it is not available EFI XF will continue to search for the spot color as a CMYK definition Finally if the spot color is not available in either L a b or CMYK EFI XF will search the internal spot color table Generally speaking the device independent L a b color space produces the best color results so it is recommended that you search for L a b defined spot colors first EFI XF v3 1 12 2 User Manual Replace unknown spot colors with default Select this check box if you wish undefined spot colors to
108. e sure that you use at least an A3 sized substrate 11 x 17 inches This size is required to print the linearization charts EFI XF v3 1 LinTool Color Manager 13 5 Printing to a file format When printing to a file format is selected the tools Create media profile and Re linearization by measurement are not available If you are using the measuring device DTP41T you will require an A1 sized substrate 23 x 33 inches to print the charts Best Eye ES 1000 eye one Use of different measuring devices If you are using one of these measuring devices it is important that you use the scanning ruler to ensure a 2 mm gap between measuring lamp and media It is not possible to edit a base linearization that was originally created with a different measuring device If an error message to this effect appears you will need to create a new base linearization Creating visual linearization and plate compensation files When Server and Client are installed on different computers you can save the correction files to any location However in order to load them in EFI XF you must first copy them to the following folder Server ProfilesBalance X Rite DTP 20 This measuring device has to be calibrated before use by measuring a so called TID measuring strip If you are measuring the Ugra Fogra media wedge you have to print the TID measuring strip separately You will fi
109. e the same contrast range Halftone screening A process by which a continuous tone image is converted into a pattern of regularly spaced dots The individual dots all have the same density but vary in size The color tone of a printed area is dictated by the size of the printed dots the larger the dots the darker the reproduced color tone jdf A file format used in the graphics industry to standardize communication between the individual pre press print and further processing stages The jdf file contains all the settings that affect color reproduction including print resolution and media L a b See CIELAB Moir An interference pattern caused by incorrect selection of halftone screen angles relative to each other Moir can be minimized by keeping a 30 degree angle between the separate halftone screens However with a total of four colors and 90 degrees of angle to play with this is not possible To overcome this issue yellow the lightest and least visible color is often positioned only 15 degrees away from cyan and the halftone angles are rotated 7 5 degrees from the vertical axis 44 8 RA AMAA AA E GRAM MAAUA AA E hoe bee donor e e e ooh eee 7 ia LET a a 1 EE HINiBI pdf Portable Document Format A method of formatting documents in such a way that they can be viewed and printed on multiple platforms using the freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader Printer relineariza
110. e using Windows 2003 1 Right click on My Computer and choose Properties from the context menu 2 In the System Properties dialog select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Settings button for performance 4 In the Performance Options dialog select the Data Execution Prevention tab 5 Select the radio button Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only One bit tiff error in XF Unknown spot colors detected Cause The syntax is not correct for the naming of the one bit tiff Remedy On the One bit tab select the check box Extract color separation from file header 187 USB measuring devices When I connect my USB measuring device to the computer am requested to install the device driver Should the device driver not be detected automatically Cause Occasionally the device driver may not be detected automatically when you connect the USB device to the computer Remedy The device drivers are copied to the program folder EFI Tools USB Measurement Devices when you install the software If the wizard prompts you to install the device driver from CD browse to the folder EFI Tools USB Measurement Devices and select the appropriate device driver EFI XF v3 1 Troubleshooting 18 9 188 EFI Support If you run into difficulties while working with EFl XF and you cannot find the solution in this manual please contact EFI Support For the first thirty
111. ect a workflow template and create a new workflow Delete Workflow Choose this command to delete the workflow The workflow must first be disconnected from all users and output devices The following context menu commands are available for a selected output device Connected Workflows Choose a workflow from the submenu to connect it to the output device EFI XF v3 1 Creating and managing system workflows 5 7 Device is Online Choose this command to switch the output device online offline The output device must be online to output print jobs Connect Output Device to All Workflows Choose this command to connect all available workflows to the output device Disconnect Output Device from All Workflows Choose this command to disconnect all workflows from the output device New Output Device Choose this command to add a new output device Delete output device Choose this command to delete the output device The output device must first be disconnected from all workflows 5 5 Saving and restoring system workflows Setting up workflows with exactly the right settings for your needs can be quite time consuming For this reason EFI XF offers you the opportunity to save workflow settings in a single backup file You can then restore the backup file should it be necessary at any time A backup file contains the system workflow settings user workflow output device including e Profiles source device link
112. ed color inconsistent Tile 1 2 Tile 2 2 Tile rotated by 180 color consistent Tile 1 2 Tile 2 2 oe tee wt 8 Go to Job Explorer and import a job A tiling is LU Ox BH ssaa arsam X 5 A automatically created according to the settings In an automatic tiling workflow the tiling settings are automatically applied to all jobs However by importing a file as a hold job you can modify the tiling settings for individual jobs as required 10 3 32 Manual tiling If a workflow is not set up for automatic tiling you can still output it as a tiling if it exceeds the size of the media defined for the printer To create a manual tiling proceed as follows 1 Go to Job Explorer and load a job as a hold job in any workflow eS E hy Ice 2 Select the job in the job list The preview displays the EO e AN ee image in relation to the selected media format vua 8 Onthe Layout bar select the Tile tab 4 On the Tile tab select the check box Use tiling SOE GOX BS 289 KXZAm X 5 Make any other required tiling settings on this tab and 2 JM ek mm cin click Display A tiling is automatically created according to the settings Ve It is possible to switch backward and forward Dd between the tiling and transform toolbars if Q q required EFI XF v3 1 Production Option 10 5 10 3 3 3 Changing individual tile sizes Once you have created a tiling you
113. ed area and select or define a color in the Color dialog EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 5 Fill Select this check box to display the represented color space as a solid form The color in which the solid form is displayed is indicated in the area next to the check box To alter the default color double click on the colored area and select or define a color in the Color dialog Transparency This slidebar bar allows you to define the degree of transparency for M1 or M2 values Visible Select this check box to show or hide the pictorial diagram of M1 or M2 values This setting has the same effect as the check boxes Show in color space Background color Click the colored area to open the Color dialog and select or define the background color of EFI 3D Viewer Color disk When this check box is selected the color wheel is displayed in EFI 3D Viewer Deselect this check box to hide the color wheel Full color gamut Select this check box to apply the full color gamut to the displayed measured values This setting overrides the Fill setting made in this dialog It is only available in conjunction with the setting Smooth Smooth Select this check box to smooth the edges of the displayed measured values Enable projection Select this check box to activate the Projection point button Projection Point Click this button to open a dialog in which you can define an L a b value to be compare
114. er driver description which are described separately for each operating system all the screen captures illustrated in this manual have been created from the Windows version of the software Therefore if you are using the Macintosh version of EFI XF you may notice slight differences in the appearance of your software However unless otherwise stated the functionality of the user interface is the same for both operating systems EFI XF v3 1 1 4 User Manual 2 Getting started This chapter describes how to license EFI XF to enable you to access the software options that you have purchased It also explains the steps to take when starting the software for the first time 2 1 Licensing your software EFI XF is a modular based software designed to guarantee that you receive a product tailored to meet your individual workflow needs The software is subject to a complex license management system which ensures that only those options which make up your chosen configuration are visible in the software 2 1 1 How does the license management system work A so called EAC Entitlement Access Code is provided to you whenever you purchase EFI XF or one of its modules The EAC contains information about the product and output options you have purchased and are therefore entitled to use To prevent unlawful copying of the software EFI uses a hardware copy protection dongle The dongle is a piece of hardware which has an electronical
115. eratures in excess of 70 C or less than 20 C Do not spill liquids on the ES 1000 Do not drop the ES 1000 in liquids The following warnings must be observed when operating the ES 1000 Failure to heed these warnings can cause damage to the equipment The ES 1000 should be used on a stable surface and should not be exposed to sunlight or moisture The ES 1000 must be protected from chemical agents corrosive vapors strong vibration and mechanical impact Use original accessories and spare parts only EFI XF v3 1 11 16 User Manual 11 7 4 Maintenance The following warnings should be observed in your day to day handling of the ES 1000 Failure to do so may result in data loss and operating anomalies The plastic housing of the ES 1000 may be cleaned with soap and water on a damp cloth The ES 1000 must be transported in its original packing to avoid damage Clean the white ceramic tile with isopropyl alcohol on a soft clean cloth 117 5 Service It is important that you observe the following Do not try to dismantle the ES 1000 for any reason Unauthorized dismantling of the equipment will void all warranty claims The measuring lamp in your ES 1000 should only be replaced by a trained service engineer at a certified service center f you experience problems whilst using your ES 1000 that you cannot resolve with the information in this manual please contact EFI Support Refer to EFI Sup
116. erences dialog you define measurement settings Shows whether the measured values for delta E and paper white are within the There are two display modes tile or cascade defined values The display mode is changed via the u Context mene L Scroll bar with which to modify the lightness setting imm 1 Shows whether the measured values for delta E and paper white are within the tolerances defined for each color channel Establishes a connection to the measuring device EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 3 11 42 Preferences dialog e3 ite staf Cond stip EFI Cok Verl Chast To open the Preferences dialog click Preferences in the ureamouoano s program window In this dialog you can define the following m E settings SE eer The settings in this dialog apply only if you are using Color Verifier as a stand alone tool If Color ou Verifier is incorporated into an EFI XF workflow aperire rites the equivalent settings available in System anc Manager override the settings made in this dialog Control strip Select the control strip displayed on the printout you wish to measure The following information is displayed the number of color patches per stripe the number of stripes contained in the control strip the total number of color patches L a b references Here you make the light illuminant setting for the conversion from spectrophotometric values
117. ers with other computers is selected Ensure also that the check box next to your virtual printer is enabled You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 1 17 Macintosh OS X settings AppleTalk spooler 1 Mac OS X 10 4 n System Preferences select Print amp Fax On the Printing tab click to display the dialog Printer Browser Select the IP Printer tab From the pop up menu Protocol select the IPP protocol and type in the IP address of the Windows Server Click More Printers Continue with step 2 Mac OS X 10 3 n System Preferences select Print amp Fax Click Set Up Printers to display the dialog Printer List n the toolbar click Add From the pop up menu select AppleTalk A list of available AppleTalk printers is displayed Make sure the correct AppleTalk zone is selected Highlight the EFI XF printer in the list The printer is shown in the form workflow name on computer name Click Add The printer is added to the printer list You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application Macintosh OS X Classic OS 9 2 settings AppleTalk spooler 1 9 Insert the Macintosh software CD into the CD ROM drive and display the contents of the CD From the start screen select Tools amp Other and open the folder Mac PPD Copy
118. erties window opens If an error message informs you that you need to enter the server login information in Setup click OK and follow the steps in the previous section to log on to EFI XF 2 From the drop down list box select the workflow If required you can check the settings made for the workflow by clicking in turn on each of the blue bars 3 Click OK to exit Unidriver and start printing 7 4 1 4 Making changes to the Unidriver setup If you need to make changes to the printer driver setup at any time proceed as follows Windows 2003 Select Start Settings Printers Then right click the EFI XF printer and select Properties from the context menu The window EFI XF Properties opens in which you can make your desired changes Windows XP Select Start Printers amp Faxes Then right click the EFI XF printer and select Properties from the context menu The window EFI XF Properties opens in which you can make your desired changes 7 42 Macintosh 7 4 2 1 Installing Unidriver for Macintosh You will find the Unidriver application on the software CD in the folder Tools and Other on the Server computer in the folder EFI Tools To install Unidriver proceed as follows 1 Copy the contents of the appropriate folder PC or Mac to the computer on which the application is installed 2 Double click on the application file EFI XF Unidriver and follow the on screen instructions
119. es The CT continuous tone file describes low resolution and half tone data e g photos A CT file may also be created for each separated spot color The LW line work file describes high resolution text or line graphics In order for the print job to be output these files have to be combined back together Total ink limit The total ink limit describes the point at which a printer attains its maximum color density Most inkjet printers do not increase color density in a linear fashion In many cases the maximum color density is achieved at approx 5096 as illustrated in the graph 0 10 20 30 4 50 60 70 80 90 100 Input value in 96 Ideal linear behavior T Non linearized ink jet printer White point In printing the white point describes the whiteness of the paper In colorimetric terms the white point is defined as the chromaticity of a white light source or other emissive object The white point may be expressed in terms of correlated color temperature or chromaticity coordinates EFI XF v3 1 Glossary G 3 XYZ A device independent color model developed by CIE Commission Internationale de l Eclairage in which RGB values are mathematically transformed into a system that uses x y and z as coordinates While x and z values have no specific perceptual correlation the y value represents brightness luminance EFI XF v3 1 4 User Manual Index A Aligning jobs 4 14 AppleTalk driver for Windows XP 7 12 s
120. etting is applied to areas with a mixture of spot colors and process colors or to areas consisting of more than one spot color It lets you define non linear behavior for overprinting A value of less than 1 will result in a darker output whereas a value of greater than 1 will produce lighter colors The default setting is 0 8 When you have finished making your changes click Ok to save your changes and close the dialog The settings you make for gamma and overprinting apply globally to all the colors in the selected color table Therefore to apply settings to specific spot colors only you will need to create separate spot color tables EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 13 1253 Searching for and replacing spot colors To open the Search and Replace dialog select Edit gt Search and Replace Search and Replace Find color Replace Here you can replace one spot color name with another Een CHOR IIE Find color Beare Match full color name Type the name of the color you wish to search for and Seti Gilt replace Replace with Type the new color name Color Editor will search for part names For example if you wish to replace the spot color name Deep Sea Green with Deep Sea Blue you would type Green in the edit box Find color and Blue in the edit box Replace with To search for full color names only select the check box Match full colo
121. evice type In this case you must select an EFI file output format from the drop down list box 2 File output settings have the format EFI xxx 2 Output where xxx stands for the file type Q 4 Define a path to the folder in which the output files will be saved 5 Select the check box Use Device Link profile if required and choose a profile from the drop down list box Device link profiles must be saved to the folder Server Profiles Reference This setting is not available for gravure output 6 Select a simulation profile 7 Select a compression method if required Which types of compression are available depends on the file format you are printing to 8 Specify a resolution if required 9 Select the check box to keep the input resolution of non PostScript files if required This setting is useful for example if you want to convert a set of digital files to a single color space without affecting the resolution size of the original images 10 Set up a system workflow and save your settings 7 If you are using the Gravure Output Option your print jobs are automatically processed as e 4 amp grayed separations You are now ready to print to file Follow the instructions in Printing and monitoring print jobs on page 7 1 for further information EFI XF v3 1 16 2 User Manual 17 Fiery Option The Fiery Option is available as an add on module This chapter
122. for which the setting Use color management settings of the remote job has been activated After output the job file is automatically submitted to EFI Color Verifier In Color Verifier the printed job is displayed on the Job List Preview tab The color values saved to the JDF file contained in the RPF file are displayed as the M1 values Measure the control strip printed on the proof you have just printed The measured readings are displayed in the M2 table The results of the comparison are displayed in the Results area Click Send to transmit the results back to EFI XF The results of the color comparison are displayed on the Color Verifier bar of Job Explorer At the same time the EFI Remoteproof Container is updated to include the new measurement data and saved to the folder EFI Server Remote Out EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 11 7 ES 1000 11 7 1 Connecting the ES 1000 To connect the ES 1000 proceed as follows 1 Insert one end of the USB cable into the USB interface on the back of the ES 1000 2 Insert the other end of the USB cable into a free USB port on your computer or to a USB hub that features a separate power supply Your system detects that a new hardware device has been connected 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install the device driver Refer to How to measure with ES 1000 on page 11 15 for further information on how to use your measuring device 11 72 How to measure with ES
123. gle ID printed in the license file EFI XF v3 1 2 4 User Manual User User name Password Server IP Address 2 Log in as an administrator by typing the default login information as follows User name admin Password admin The first user of EFI XF must log in as an administrator This is necessary to set up the software for use ite You can change the password later in the g software if you wish However please note that if the default administrator is the only user with administrator rights and you change and later misplace the password you will no longer be able to access the software to make settings at administrator level 3 Type the IP address of the Server computer Ask your system administrator if you are not sure of the TCP IP address f Server and Client are installed on the same computer you can type in localhost instead of an IP address This means that the default IP address 127 0 0 1 is used by the software The connected Server is displayed at the bottom right of the program window 4 Click OK A message informs you to configure the output device for printing If an error message appears at this point to inform you that no valid license is available cancel the login procedure and first follow the instructions in Licensing your software on page 2 1 to generate and install a license file 5 Click OK to display the program window System Manager
124. gt Unlock page e lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt L gt e lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt L gt 6 5 6 Zoom Function Key combination Zoom in out lt Ctrl gt lt gt lt gt lt Apple gt lt gt lt gt lt Alt gt Scroll wheel Fit sheet to window lt Ctrl gt lt 0 gt lt Apple gt gt 0 gt Fit to actual size lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt 0 gt lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt 0 gt Fit selection to window lt Ctrl gt lt F gt lt Apple gt lt F gt Fit selection to window and zoom out one step lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt F gt lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt F gt Zoom in two steps lt Ctrl gt lt Space bar gt mouse click lt Apple gt lt Space bar gt mouse click Zoom out two steps lt Alt gt lt Space bar gt mouse click Zoom into selected area lt Ctrl gt drag lasso lt Apple gt drag lasso EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 19 6 5 7 Rulers guides and grid Function Key combination Show hide ruler e lt Ctrl gt lt R gt e lt Apple gt lt R gt Set ruler to new zero coordinates Drag cursor from top left corner of preview window where vertical and horizontal rulers intersect Return ruler to default zero coordinates Create guide Double click in top left corner of preview window where vertical and horizontal rulers intersect Drag cursor from ruler Re position guide
125. h Final run characteristics These settings enable you to simulate print characteristics commonly found in different printing methods You can choose between e Show missing dots up to This setting simulates the effect that occurs in gravure printing when ink is not evenly transferred from the cylinder Use the slidebar to define the percent area coverage of missing dots Define first printable dot This setting simulates offset printing and enables you to define where the first printable dot will start Use the slidebar to define the percent area coverage for the first printable dot Noise intensity This setting produces an image which more closely resembles output on a printing press It creates a less smooth effect than an inkjet printout Use the slidebar to define the required intensity of noise EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 25 4 34 X Output Device settings The Output Device bar is displayed when you select an output device in the layout area Printer tab Name Type a name for a new output device or change the name of an already defined output device It is not possible to change the name of the linearization device Description Type a brief description if required Device type Select your printer model from the drop down list box 7 Profiles are provided with your software and y saved to the folder EFI EFI XF Profiles If no r V profiles are located in this folder
126. h computers you will find the icon in the Dock EFI XF v3 1 1 2 User Manual 7 2 1 Menus 7 2 1 1 EFI XF Job Monitor menu Macintosh only About Choose this command to open a window with details of your program version 7 2 1 2 Jobs menu Import Job Choose this command to load a print job in Job Monitor Print Choose this command to start printing a selected print job Cancel Printing Choose this command to cancel printing of a selected print job Delete Job Choose this command to delete a print job Login Choose this command to display the Login dialog This command enables you to log in under a different user name or to log on to a different Server Logoff and Exit Choose this command to log off and exit EFI XF The next time you start EFI XF the Login dialog opens Exit Windows Quit EFI Job Monitor XF Macintosh Choose this command to exit Job Monitor The next time you start EFI XF you will automatically be logged on with the same user data 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you y will find the command in the EFI Job Monitor 7 9 XF menu 7 243 Edit menu Windows only Languages Choose this command to change the language in which the user interface is displayed You must restart Job Monitor before the new language takes effect By default EFI XF is displayed in the language of the operating system On a Macintosh you can change the language via the international sett
127. h non available fonts are output using the default font Courier instead EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 11 EPS Job Detection This setting defines the time span during which EFI XF waits for incoming files that belong to a particular print job Once this time span has elapsed the software assumes that all files have been received and starts printing The default setting is five seconds However depending on the size and type of your print jobs you may wish to change it For example for some large volume separated jobs atime span of sixty seconds may be needed to ensure that all the separations are received and processed as one print job Alternatively for an EPS composite file a setting of one second may well be sufficient to ensure that your print jobs are output as quickly as possible Simulate overprinting in composite jobs Here you can determine whether overprint settings defined in your image file are applied during printing Normally when two objects of different colors overlap there is a knock out effect i e they will not print on top of each other Intentionally printing one layer of ink on top of another is known as overprinting Overprinting is sometimes used to prevent gaps between adjoining colors This setting lets you simulate overprinting in composite jobs This would otherwise not be possible since overprinting is not supported by composite jobs By selecting the check box and examining the
128. hat effect this setting will have on the printed image and make sure that it will fit properly on the selected media size Scale job percentually With this setting you can define an enlargement or reduction factor for your image A value of more than 100 increases the size of your image whereas a value of less than 100 decreases the image size It is possible to define different scaling factors for width and height Please note that defining different factors for width and height will result in a distorted output of your image Scale job numerically With this setting you can define a new height and width for your image Please note that this setting allows you to alter width and height independently Changing the proportions of your image in this way will result in a distorted output Rotate Select whether you want to rotate your print job during printing Choose from Do not rotate Rotate 90 Rotate 180 or Rotate 270 If you select Minimal media consumption EFI XF will automatically rotate your images if necessary to keep wastage to a minimum Align Select an alignment setting from the drop down list box to define how the printed image will be positioned on the media The following settings are available Left Select this setting to print your image left aligned on the printed sheet In addition you can define a left and or top margin by activating the appropriate check box and typing the desired
129. he amount of used hard disk space on your computer The used disk space should not be allowed to exceed 9596 otherwise you will not be able to load and process print jobs in EFI XF This tab also displays an overview of the status of all the jobs of the logged on user 6 42 A Input bar Hotfolder tab This tab displays the settings made for the workflow No job specific settings are possible Remote tab This tab displays the settings made for the workflow No job specific settings are possible PS PDF tab This tab displays the settings made for the workflow You can apply job specific settings if required Refer to PS PDF tab on page 4 11 for further information Tiff IT tab and Scitex CT LW tab This tab displays the settings made for the workflow No job specific settings are possible EFI XF v3 1 6 14 User Manual 6 43 Layout bar Page layout tab With the settings on this tab you can modify the appearance and layout of individual jobs on the page Refer to Page Layout tab on page 4 13 for further information The settings Fit to width and Fit to height display the maximum possible printable width or height of the selected image It is possible to alter these values to reduce the size of the image and print with wider margins if required Sheet tab The settings on this tab enable you to override the default media size set up for the workflow and print on a different format Nesting t
130. he current cursor position are displayed below the gradation curve to help you locate the correct point By selecting the defined node and dragging the mouse to the required position you can influence the color Drag the mouse upward to add more color or downward to substract color Alternatively you can type the required coordinates directly in the table 3 Click Save to save your spot color table EFI XF v3 1 12 12 User Manual 1252 Modifying the overprint and gamma values In the Overprint dialog you can make global overprint and gamma settings These settings apply to all L a b spot giobal verni e colors in the spot color table Overprint To open the Overprint dialog select Edit gt Overprint Settings Global overprint rom Use the Global Overprint slidebar to define how two or more colors will behave when printed on top of each other 7 When printed individually colors are OZ unaffected by this setting EEA amp A higher setting will result in a darker printout For example an overprint value of 10096 means that the colors will be completely added to each other something that is not possible on a proper printing press A lower setting will result in lighter printouts This is because colors appear more opaque and hide parts of other colors Gamma Use the Gamma slidebar to modify the dot gain simulation for overprinting spot colors The s
131. he nesting in accordance with the defined settings Please note All manually made settings are undone when you click Refresh You can prevent this by locking images A locked page closed padlock cannot be modified nor can it be rearranged on the sheet The setting Allow rotation cannot be undone Rotated jobs are not returned to their original orientation if you deselect the check box and refresh the nesting preview e f the preview is deactivated for the workflow you may want to select Edit gt Create preview to view the nesting Jobs that are bigger than the defined sheet size cannot be placed To add further jobs highlight the nesting job and select Add job to nesting from the context menu Jobs that are added in this way appear in the list of nested jobs but are not initially visible in the preview 2 You may also add additional jobs via drag and 57 drop S Select the check box Placed next to the newly added job The job is displayed in the nesting but is not arranged Highlight the nesting job in the job list and click Refresh to arrange all images according to the current settings made on the Nesting tab and update the job preview 7 EFI XF provides a wide range of different settings y for manipulating jobs Refer to Settings in Job a Explorer on page 6 1 for further information EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 9 EFI XF Control This chapter describes the commands
132. he updater application 3 Select the appropriate check box if you want to save the update files to your computer desktop This is necessary for example if you wish to update the software on a different computer from the current computer If you do not select the check box the software on the current computer will automatically be updated Then click Next 7 Before you can install online updates you may Ye have to register your product Click Click here to proceed The window EFI Global Registration opens and you are requested to type in and submit your e mail address Follow the online instructions to register your product A window with a list of currently available software updates opens The window indicates which update files are available and also gives information regarding file size and version number EFI XF v3 1 EFI XF Control 9 1 4 Select the check boxes of the updates you wish to install and click Next The update files are downloaded to your computer and EFI XF is updated If you opted to save the update files a folder EFI Downloads is created on your desktop In the case of Macintosh updates the files are downloaded to the application folder EFI XF Tools 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation and restart your computer 4 Ifyou want to check which updates are Cy installed on your computer select EFI XF d e Server Information from the menu Wind
133. his command to select all the visual aids on this menu in one step None Choose this command to deselect all the visual aids on this menu in one step Show Hide Preview Choose this command to show hide the preview window This command has a toggle effect Show Hide Selector Choose this command to show hide the Selector This command has a toggle effect Show Hide Property Inspector Choose this command to show hide the Property Inspector This command has a toggle effect EFI XF v3 1 User Manual Maximize preview Choose this command to display an enlarged view of the preview window Choose it again to revert to the default Job Explorer window 6 1 6 menu Windows Help menu Macintosh Help Choose this command to start the online Help for EFI XF www efi com Choose this command to access the EFI homepage E mail to Support Choose this command to send an e mail direct to our Support team if you require help with your product EFI XF Server Information Choose this command to open a window in which you can view which options license files are installed which software versions including updates are installed 4 Thismenu command is only enabled if Server e and Client are installed on the same computer About Choose this command to open a window with details of your program version 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you Ye will find the command in the EFI XF menu 6 2
134. hotfolder is being monitored by more than one workflow you have to select this check box to instruct EFI XF to distribute the workload by diverting print jobs to the first idle workflow that becomes available This ensures that print jobs are always output as quickly as possible e g if one worklfow is busy processing a large volume print job or if one Server encounters a problem Once a job starts being processed it is deleted from the hotfolder This ensures that a print job cannot be processed by two workflows simultaneously Please note the following Workflows printing via the same hotfolder may not necessarily be configured identically This can result in unsatisfactory color results if the workflow settings are different or if a different printer is connected This setting cannot be applied to print jobs in multi file format e g one bit DCS Scitex Tiff IT or delta lists Enable AppleTalk Spooler This option must be selected if you wish to print directly to EFI XF from a Macintosh application using the PPD provided on the software CD By default this setting is dimmed on Windows XP computers because Windows XP does not support AppleTalk printing However if you need to print via AppleTalk from a Windows XP computer a special EFI AppleTalk driver is provided with your product You will find more detailed information in Printing and monitoring print jobs on page 7 1 To set up printing via the PPD Apple
135. how dongle ID from the context menu EFI XF v3 1 Troubleshooting 18 3 Cause Remedy The license file may have been generated for an incorrect dongle ID Make sure that the right dongle ID is shown in the license file s of the purchased options To check the dongle ID right click the EFI XF Control icon and select the menu command Show dongle ID from the context menu To verify the dongle ID of the license open the Program Files FlexLM folder Then open the license file in a text editor e g Wordpad Check that the license file contains the following information The name of the Server computer The dongle ID Cause Remedy If you are updating from an earlier version of the software the licenses from that version may have been deleted from the FlexLM folder EFI XF requires the license files from all earlier versions in addition to the upgrade license If necessary reinstall previously removed licenses via the Include new license file command of EFI XF Control You can check which licenses are installed by selecting EFI XF Server Information from the menu Windows or from the Help menu Macintosh You must have a license for at least one Server one Client and one Output Option M Cause Remedy The system date and time may not be set up correctly Check the BIOS setting in Windows You are unable to set up or connect any more output devices Cause Remedy
136. ies Log on as Local System account This account EFI XF Password ececececes Confirm password eeeeeeeeecccece L Browse You can enable or disable this service for the hardware profiles listed below Hardware Profile Docked Profile Undocked Profile Service Enabled Enabled have created a hotfolder but am unable to submit print jobs to it What is the problem The EFI XF Server runs on Windows as a service By default the login rights are defined for the local computer This means that EFI XF is not able to communicate with folders located in a network environment This may present problems for example if you wish to print jobs via a hotfolder In this case you need to assign network access rights for the EFI XF Server Refer to EFI XF Server Configuration Windows only on page 9 3 for further information Selected profile is invalid Cause There is something wrong with the selected simulation profile This error message may also be displayed if you try and use a corrupt vcc file 3cc file or a non patched profile Remedy Check that the simulation profile is indeed corrupt Proceed as follows e If the job file is in CMYK with no spot colors try and process the job without applying color management Create a new workflow and try and process your job file using default color management settings stock simulation profiles etc If either of these two methods work
137. ing machine you wish to simulate on your inkjet printer A set of generic profiles is provided with your software 13 42 Linearizations 13 4 2 1 Base linearization A base linearization forms the basis for the media profile It contains details of the quantities of color under which the media profile was created i e the color values necessary to achieve the maximum density of color while at the same time using as little ink as possible The base linearization determines the physical characteristics of how ink and media work together and optimizes these characteristics for profiling A base linearization is assigned patched to each media profile and is loaded automatically with the media profile A set of generic base linearization files is provided with your software EFI XF v3 1 13 4 User Manual 13 4 2 2 Printer re linearization The color reproduction of your printer may change over a period of time Performing a printer re linearization enables you to re adjust the color densities and return the printer to the original state used to generate the media profile A printer re linearization can be performed using a measuring device spectrophotometer or visually However whereas a measuring device produces exact results a visual printer re linearization is based purely on manual adjustments and should therefore only be performed as an emergency measure by experienced users 135 Working with LinTool Color Manager
138. ings in System Preferences Please note that to display one of the supported Asian languages on a PC EFI XF must be running on an operating system that supports 2 byte fonts EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 1 3 7 2 1 4 List menu View Choose this command to expand or collapse the Job Monitor window In a collapsed state only the available workflows are displayed in the Selector area In an expanded state the job list is also visible 7 2 2 Printing To print jobs with Job Monitor proceed as follows 1 2 7 4 Make sure that a media is loaded in the printer Double click the program icon to open the Job Monitor dialog On Windows computers this is located on the desktop On Macintosh computers you will find the icon in the Dock The login window opens Log in with your user name and password Type the IP address of the Server computer 7 Ask your system administrator if you are not Ne sure of the TCP IP address The Job Monitor window opens Highlight a workflow in the Selector area Load a job using one of the following methods Select Jobs Import Job and navigate to your file Use the drag and drop function to release a file directly in the job list area EFI XF v3 1 User Manual User User name Password Server IP Address v Import to Workflow EFI Linearization Default workflow Hold Job Import Cancel
139. inter Make sure that you select the right type of ink for the output device The black ink cartridge lets you identify the type of ink being used Make the correct ink type setting on the Quality tab of the Output Device bar EFI XF v3 1 Troubleshooting 18 5 I am unable to load any jobs Why Cause You may not have enough valid printer output licenses Remedy To check whether you have enough licenses proceed as follows 1 In System Manager disconnect all workflows from all output devices 2 Highlight the linearization device select the Port tab and choose Select device type from the drop down list box 3 Connect one workflow to one output device 4 In Job Explorer try and load a job If you are still not able to load a job ensure that the amount of used disk space does not exceed 95 If necessary free up additional space on the hard disk During job processing a bco file is created in the default folder Server Output You can reduce the amount of hard disk space required by EFI XF during job processing by redefining this path e g to a folder on a different drive Proceed as follows 1 Stop the Server 2 Open the folder Server Tickets 3 In a text editor open the file sys 0000 xml 4 Search for the line beginning Print type and type in a new path EFI XF v3 1 18 6 User Manual EFI XF Server Properties Local Computer General Log On Recovery Dependenc
140. inter It also describes how you can create your own profiles using the add on module Color Manager Chapter 14 deals with the OneBit Option an add on module for processing one bit files Chapter 15 describes how to use the add on Dot Creator Option to output halftone screens from continuous tone data Chapter 16 provides information on the add on options for file output and gravure output The File Output Option enables you to output job files to a number of different file formats whilst the Gravure Output Option makes it possible to create separated grayscale TIFF files with automatic anti aliasing Chapter 17 deals with the Fiery Option an add on module which enables you to print via any EFI Fiery output device EFI XF v3 1 Introduction 1 3 Chapter 18 is concerned with troubleshooting It explains how to proceed if you encounter problems while working with EFI XF Here you will also find contact details of EFI Support should you require further assistance Chapter 19 explains how to uninstall EFI XF A glossary at the end of the manual explains some of the terms that you will come across when working with EFI XF 1 5 Manual conventions Notes give additional useful information about specific topics d Warnings must be read carefully They indicate g permanent actions which once executed cannot be undone EFI XF runs on both Windows and Macintosh OS With the exception of the uninstall procedures and the print
141. is setting has no functionality in the stand 27 alone version of the software gt e Delta E tolerance Limits Here you define the acceptable delta E values for All colors average and peak Paper white peak e CMYK combined average and peak Each individual CMYK color channel peak If any of the color readings lie outside the acceptable range of tolerance Color Verifier will indicate that the result is not satisfactory Define as required The Max average the addition of all values divided by the total number of measured color patches and The acceptable Max peak the difference between any given M1 and M2 value 11 4 3 EFI 3D Viewer To open EFI 3D Viewer first display a 3D view then click Enlarge 3D view In EFI 3D Viewer you can define the following settings M1 M2 Click on the appropriate tab to define the settings for displaying your M1 or M2 measurement values Nodes Select this check box to display the nodes of the individual color measurements The color in which the nodes are displayed is indicated in the area next to the check box To alter the default color double click on the colored area and select or define a color in the Color dialog Lines Select this check box to connect the nodes of the individual color measurements The color in which the lines are displayed is indicated in the area next to the check box To alter the default color double click on the color
142. ituation you can compare the color values of a proof that has been created on your printer with those of the profile that simulates the printing press used for the final print run If the measured color values are a good match this indicates that the final print run will also be color accurate The measured values can be saved so that the information can be dispatched easily e g via e mail to verify the print quality This makes Color Verifier ideal for use in both in house as well as in remote environments Please be aware that it is not possible to process Q3 grayscale or L a b files in Color Verifier EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 1 11 2 Scope of delivery Color Verifier is available as an add on module for EFI XF with or without the ES 1000 measuring device If you have purchased an ES 1000 measuring device with the Color Verifier software check that you have received all the items illustrated ES 1000 Please note that a number of additional items are shipped with the ES 1000 which are not required for Color Verifier Calipratiomplatenvith white reference e The ES 1000 measuring device and the calibration plate with white reference each have a serial number The serial numbers of the respective devices must match otherwise a correct calibration is not possible 25 Scanning ruler Make sure to observe the information later in this chapter regarding installation and USB cable maintenance
143. kflow requirements 2 On the Marks tab of the Layout bar e From the drop down list box Edit marks for select Page Select Print control strip and choose a control strip from the drop down list box It is recommended that you use a control strip as it serves as the basis for verifying color accuracy Select the check box Color management in control strip Refer to page 4 17 if you require further information 3 On the Color Verifier bar Select the check box Use Color Verifier f you are comparing proof to profile select Compare measurement with reference profile from the drop down list box Otherwise choose None Make the required settings for delta E f you selected a control strip on the Marks tab make sure that it is displayed here Refer to page 11 11 if you require further information EFI XF v3 1 11 12 User Manual Color space Joblist Preview 1 job to verify Jobs to measure Eb admin Number of Jobs 1 c 0014 Beachy Head 1 Preview On the Output bar Select the check box Create EFI Remoteproof Container 7 This setting is only necessary if you wish to b save your job settings and color measurement results in a single file For example you should create an EFI Remoteproof Container if you want to print the same print job at two different locations and need to ensure that color consistency is maintained
144. late Name Default workflow Cancel adn b E P o EFLLneeriation WO Liyeerization device Z Delos workflow Office printer a Nesting b Default workflow L Drag cursor across from here to connect two objects Select the Speed tab and check the settings which affect the processing and print speed of your jobs The default settings ensure that your jobs are output as quickly as possible However a better print quality can be achieved for example by printing unidirectionally In the toolbar click Save Select each of the remaining bars and make your required settings If need be refer to the appropriate sections of Settings in System Manager on page 4 1 for detailed information on individual settings In the toolbar click Save To save your newly created workflow as a basis for further workflows select Save as Template from the File menu and define a name The next time you create a new workflow it will be displayed in the window New Workflow from Template 5 33 Creating output devices To create new output devices proceed as follows 1 In the toolbar click New output device An output device with the name New Output Device 1 is created and the property inspector displays the Output Device bar You can also create a new output device by right clicking on an existing output device in the layout area and sele
145. lem Here color is represented by rows of dots whereby the size of each dot and the distance between them can be varied to depict different color densities The larger the dots and the closer the distance between them the darker the reproduced color tone One halftone screen is created for each of the four process colors cyan magenta yellow and black Light inks are not supported Each halftone screen is then rotated and printed at a different angle to prevent moir patterns appearing The usual print order is cyan magenta yellow black Moir patterns can occur if two halftone screens with only slightly different screen rulings are superimposed or if they are rotated by only slightly different angles The screen angles C 15 M 45 K 75 and Y 90 or 0 produce the best results EFI Dot Creator provides settings for defining screen ruling screen angle and dot shape for each color channel as well as a feature for automatic prevention of moir effects EFI XF v3 1 DotCreator 15 1 152 User interface In the toolbar of EFI XF click Open Dot Creator to launch the application Drop down list box for selecting groups of defined i screen settings List of printers supported in EFI XF EFI Dot Creator File Settings Help Preset My simple preset SavePreset Delete Printer options Printer Resolution EPSON Stylus Pro 7500 MC 7000 v 1440x720dpi
146. les you to create nestings of jobs from different workflows Tree view of job list Locked Job Status Name Placed sanaaa a oe gt General gt Input Layout Page Layout Il Sheet Nesting Step amp Repeat Tile Marks Use automatic nesting Setup Allow rotation Refresh Optimization lium Consumption zontall Cut edges vertically Spacing between nesting elements D o cm 0 50 cm Auto Nesting Methods X Always nest after 0 minutes X Nest if a minimum of 80 of the X Nest if a minimum of B0 95 of the line is filled gt Color gt Output gt Color Verifier Connected to SARA D410 Saves your changes and rearranges all pages in accordance with the new settings Sets a page at its current settings and position on the sheet A locked page closed padlock cannot be modified nor can it be rearranged on the sheet To make modifications the page must first be unlocked open padlock It is possible to lock single pages of a multi page document Places or unplaces a page When unplaced the page is removed from the nesting preview A green check mark indicates that all subfiles are placed a gray check mark indicates that some but not all subfiles are placed Level 1 displays the name of the nesting e g Nesting 406 Level 2 displays the name of the job e g Bluebells 3 Level 3 displa
147. leshooting This chapter tells you how to proceed if you encounter problems while working with EFI XF If after performing the suggested solution the problem still persists please contact EFI at the addresses given in the section One bit tiff error in XF Unknown spot colors detected on page 18 9 18 1 Server Logging on cannot see the Server user interface How can I login Cause Remedy The Server runs as a service so it has no user interface All actions are initiated in the Client software To start the Client click the program icon on the desktop Windows or in the Dock Macintosh to open the Login window I am working with Windows XP SP 2 The Server does not accept any connection from a Client What can I do in this case Cause Remedy A firewirewall is set up during the installation of Service Pack 2 Firewall is currently not supported by EFI XF Unlock ports 50005 50025 Please refer to Windows help for further information Although am able to log on to EFI XF successfully cannot see any users workflows or output devices Cause Remedy A firewirewall is set up during the installation of Service Pack 2 Firewall is currently not supported by EFI XF Unlock ports 50005 50025 Please refer to Windows help for further information EFI XF v3 1 Troubleshooting 18 1 When try and log on get the error message The user admin is unknown Please make sure that you type
148. letely do away with the need for third party products EFI XF v3 1 Introduction 1 1 1 3 System requirements The following recommended system requirements are necessary to install and run EFI XF successfully 1 3 1 Windows Operating systems e Windows XP Home Edition e Windows XP Professional e Windows 2003 Server standard Hardware Server e 2 GHz Pentium IV PC or higher dual processor recommended 1 GB RAM for each processor e 60 GB free hard disk space e 10 100 MBit network interface card 2 available USB ports for dongle and measuring device Client e 2 GHz Pentium IV PC e 512 MB RAM e 10 100 MBit network interface 1 available USB port for measuring device 1 32 Macintosh Operating systems Mac OS X 10 3 and higher Hardware Server Intel Mac native Power Mac G5 dual processor recommended 1 GB RAM for each processor 60 GB free hard disk space 10 100 MBit network interface card 2 available USB ports for dongle and measuring device Client ntel Mac native or PowerPC processor G4 G5 e 512 MB RAM e 10 100 MBit network interface card 1 available USB port for measuring device EFI XF v3 1 1 2 User Manual 1 4 About this manual This manual explains how to set up and use EFI XF Users of this manual should already be familiar with The operating system on which their software is installed The subject of color manage
149. lication is installed proceed as follows 1 Copy the PPD for your language to the folder Library Printers PPDs Mac OS X Classic or System folder System extensions Printer descriptions Mac OS 9 2 Open Chooser 3 Make sure that AppleTalk is active 4 Highlight a LaserWriter printer A list of PostScript printers is displayed 5 Highlight the EFI XF printer in the list and select Create A dialog for selecting a PPD opens 6 Double click the PPD for EFI XF A printer icon of the EFI XF workflow appears on the computer desktop 7 Close Chooser You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application 75 33 Windows application printing to a Macintosh Server 1 Open Control Panel and select Printers and Faxes Windows XP or Printer Windows 2000 2003 2 Double click Add Printer and click Next 3 Select the radio button for adding a network printer and click Next 4 Select the radio button for connecting to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network 5 Fill in the text input field URL as follows http xx xxx xx x 631 printers virtual printer where xx xxx xx x stands for the IP address of the Macintosh computer on which EFI XF Server is installed and virtual printer stands for the name you have defined in the EFI XF Client EFI XF v3 1 7 16 User Manual 6 Click Next At this point you may be requested to install a Windows PPD for your opera
150. llows 1 Insert the software CD for your operating system into the CD ROM drive Uninstall ES 2 Double click the program icon to start the setup ient Click the Uninstall button to uninstall procedure and follow the on screen instructions until Installation Type Job Monitor 5 4 Client you come to the Custom Install dialog Server From the pop up menu select Uninstall 4 Click Uninstall and follow the on screen instructions to complete the procedure 3 Make sure to restart your computer before reinstalling Disk space available gt 4CE Approximate disk space needed OK efi _Go Back umas EFI XF v3 1 Uninstalling 19 1 EFI XF v3 1 19 2 User Manual Glossary This glossary gives a brief explanation of the terms used in this manual Base linearization Printers do not work in a linear fashion and achieve their maximum color density at approximately 50 As a result test charts for creating profiles do not have differentiated color patches for the upper chromatic values A base linearization makes the density curve of the printer linear input value output value thus creating an important basis for ICC compatible color management CIE 94 A tolerancing system utilizing three dimensional ellipsoids as containers for color acceptance CIE 94 is similar to CMC but lacks some of the hue lightness adjustments CIE 94 colors have 9596 agreement with color differences as our eyes see the
151. lor Verifier Refer to page 11 9 for further details on defining the delta E color space Define the acceptable delta E tolerance values for All colors average and peak Paper white peak Each individual CMYK color channel peak This setting is identical to the one made in the Preferences dialog in Color Verifier Refer to page 11 5 for further details on defining tolerance limits EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 11 Control strip for page The color strip previously selected on the Marks tab of the Layout bar is displayed here Refer to Marks tab on page 4 17 for further information on selecting control strips 11 5 2 Job Explorer On the Color Verifier bar you can check the color accuracy of your printed file when compared with a reference Color values evaluated in EFI Color Verifier are sent back to EFI XF and displayed on this bar The results indicate whether the readings lie within the tolerances as defined in System Manager 11 6 Using Color Verifier This section describes two examples of how to use Color Verifier to obtain and verify the color accuracy of your proofs 11 6 1 Implementing Color Verifier in EFI XF To use Color Verifier proceed as follows 1 In System Manager create and set up a workflow The following steps describe only the settings that are concerned with verifying color accuracy You can of course make additional settings to suit your own particular wor
152. ly integrated dongle ID Each dongle is unique and can be identified by its ID Before using EFI XF you must first create a link between the software configuration you have purchased and the dongle by generating a license file This is performed at EFI s Product Activation website The number of license files you require depends on the particular software configuration you have purchased If any license file is not detected when you launch EFI XF that part of the software will not be available If no license file is detected the Client will not start and an error message will appear 21 2 Where to get the EAC code Your dealer is responsible for ensuring that you receive all the necessary items You will find the EAC code printed on the Product Activation Certificate If the Product Activation Certificate is missing from the scope of delivery please contact your dealer for assistance EFI XF v3 1 Getting started 2 1 2 1 3 How to determine the correct dongle ID You will find the dongle ID in EFI XF Control Windows Right click the EFI XF Control button in the system tray on the lower right of the computer desktop and select the command Show dongle ID from the context menu Macintosh Hold down Ctrl and click the EFI XF Control button in the Dock Then select the command Show dongle ID from the context menu 2 1 4 Generating a license file Before you can download a license file you must first install the s
153. m CIE 94 is used predominantly in the paint and coatings industry CIELAB A color model based on the model proposed by the Commission Internationale d Eclairage CIE in 1931 as an international standard for color measurement In 1976 this model was refined and named CIELAB L a b color is designed to be device independent and perceptually uniform L a b color consists of a luminance or lightness component L and two chromatic components the a component from green to red and the b component from blue to yellow CIELCH A color space similar to CIELAB which uses cylindrical coordinates of lightness chroma and hue angle instead of rectangular coordinates CMC A tolerancing system based on CIELCH It portrays colors as three dimensional ellipsoids and represents colors as they are interpreted by the human eye CMC colors have 9596 agreement with color differences as our eyes see them CMC is used predominantly in the textile industry Compensation of plate characteristic A function to linearize a non linear plate characteristic of one bit files before they are processed in color management This enables the use of media profiles that are based on linear continuous tone data To produce a color accurate proof from non linear plate characteristics calculated into the one bit files requires a media profile that is based on the IT8 target using the non linear one bit files CSV A file format for saving color measurement result
154. m the pop up menu Protocol select the IPP protocol and type in the IP address of the Windows Server Click More Printers Continue with step 3 Mac OS X 10 3 n System Preferences select Print amp Fax Click Set Up Printers to display the dialog Printer List n the toolbar click Add 3 From the pop up menu select AppleTalk A list of available AppleTalk printers is displayed Make sure the correct AppleTalk zone is selected 4 Highlight the EFI XF printer in the list The printer is shown in the form workflow name on computer name Click Add The printer is added to the printer list You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 7 15 Macintosh OS X Classic OS 9 2 settings AppleTalk spooler To print via AppleTalk certain additional settings are necessary in the Client Refer to Setting up the EFI XF Client on page 7 13 for further information To print from applications installed in OS X Classic or OS 9 2 you require a PPD The PPDs are installed automatically with EFI XF You will find them in the folder Library Printers PPDs Mac OS X Classic or System folder System extensions Printer descriptions Mac OS 9 The PPDs are also located on the software CD ye From the start screen select Tools amp Other and lt open the folder Mac PPD On the Macintosh on which your app
155. me an undefined spot color is detected 2 If you are adding a new spot color to an existing spot color table click Add If you are creating a new spot color table proceed directly to the next step 3 In the edit box type a name for your spot color The name you define must match the name used in the application in which the file was created 4 Add any comments if required EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 9 5 From the drop down list box select the spot color type You can choose between e L a b CMYK CMYKOG or CMYKRGB When you select the spot color type CMYK CMYKOG L a b CMYK or CMYKRGB a check box As InkJet CMYK OG RGB becomes available Select this setting to output your spot color using the full color gamut of the connected inkjet printer as defined by the selected media profile If you leave this setting unchecked your spot color will be output using the smaller color gamut of the printing press as defined by the selected reference profile If you define a spot color in the CMYKOG or CMYKRGB color space you must use the color gamut of the connected ink jet printer This setting is enabled by default and ensures that pure orange and green or pure red green and blue inks are used L a b CMYK Alias Select Alias if the spot color you are adding already exists under a different name Then choose the appropriate spot color from the Alias for drop down list box As a practical e
156. ment The manual is divided into the following chapters Chapter 2 explains how to proceed after installation It contains details of how to license EFI XF and describes how to run the software for the first time Chapter 3 describes the program structure of EFI XF and is designed to help you to find your way around your new software as quickly as possible Chapter 4 describes the settings in System Manager This program window is available to administrators of EFI XF only Chapter 5 leads you step by step through the process of how to set up and maintain different workflows You will also learn how to create users and allocate access rights Chapter 6 describes the settings available in the program window Job Explorer Chapter 7 leads you step by step through the process of how to load process and monitor print jobs Chapter 8 deals with the subject of nestings Chapter 9 describes the menu commands available in EFI XF Control Chapter 10 describes the functions that are available with the add on Production Option such as tiling color adjustment settings and step amp repeat Chapter 11 deals with the add on module Color Verifier a tool which enables you to check color consistency by comparing the color readings of a printout with reference values Chapter 12 is concerned with the add on module Color Editor It describes how to define and output spot colors Chapter 13 explains how to use LinTool to linearize your pr
157. n a sheet Click on page Scale page s Crop tool selected Click on page handle Then press lt Alt gt and drag cursor Crop page s Transform tool selected Click on page handle Then press lt Alt gt and drag cursor Rotate page s Click on page edge and drag image Rotations snap automatically to 90 180 270 or 360 Move job to different workflow Copy job to different workflow lt Alt gt lt Ctrl gt lt M gt lt Alt gt lt Ctrl gt lt C gt Invert e lt Ctrl gt lt I gt e lt Apple gt lt lI gt Reset page e lt Ctrl gt lt Shift gt lt R gt lt Apple gt lt Shift gt lt R gt EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 17 Function Key combination Maximize preview window e lt Ctrl gt lt Shift gt lt M gt lt Apple gt lt Shift gt lt M gt Next page lt Ctrl gt lt Page down gt Previous page lt Ctrl gt lt Page up gt Go to first page e lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt e lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt Page down gt Go to last page e lt Ctrl gt lt End gt e lt Apple gt lt Alt gt lt Page up gt Show hide crosshairs for more precise page layout lt Tab gt 6 5 4 Page position Function Key combination Move page 0 5 mm on sheet Arrow keys lt gt J Move page 10 mm on the sheet Move sheet randomly lt Shift gt arrow keys T
158. nd the file TIDforMKW20XP V2 tiff in the folder Tools EFI XF v3 1 13 6 User Manual 14 OneBit Option The OneBit Option is available as an add on module This chapter describes how to use the software to print one bit files and so achieve color accurate contract screen proofs 14 1 What is the OneBit Option The OneBit Option was developed to enable you to process one bit files that have been produced by an imagesetter a platesetter or a digital print solution in the pre press industry To create one bit files these output devices have an integrated RIP which converts PostScript and PDF files into screen dots The screen dot information is saved in the form of one bit TIFF files one file for each color separation Since these files have already been RIPed once by an external RIP the integrated RIP of EFI XF is not applied during one bit file processing The necessary screen information e g screen dot shape and size screen ruling is simply extracted from the one bit file when the digital proof is printed Therefore digital proofs that are output with the OneBit Option are not only color accurate but also give a true screen representation of the final print run This makes the OneBit Option an ideal tool with which to check for example for possible moir patterns or rosettes It is recommended that you do not use a laser printer to output one bit files This is because of the different screening meth
159. ng to the same printer all jobs received via a high priority workflow will be output first Bi directional if supported by selected output device If your printer supports this feature select the check box to increase print speed Bi directional printing is faster than unidirectional printing as the print head prints in both directions but may provide less accurate results Please note that some settings in the linearization may be overwritten RIP and print on the fly Select this check box if you want your jobs to start printing as soon as processing starts If this check box is not selected printing will not commence until job processing has been fully completed Please be aware that simultaneous processing and printing may cause the printer to pause from time to time This can lead to undesirable lines on the printout EFI XF v3 1 4 8 User Manual RIP Resolution Use the slidebar to define whether speed or quality is the more important factor during processing By reducing the resolution at which the print job is processed you increase the speed of output Processing a print job at a low resolution may result in a draft quality output whereas printing at a high resolution setting will take longer Please note It is not possible to process a print job at a higher resolution than the output resolution If the Japanese font option is installed the RIP resolution of PostScript based files is restricted
160. ngs e g for a particular type of media or for a certain type of ink Refer to Quality tab on page 4 27 for further information Special tab The settings on this tab are identical to the settings found in System Manager Refer to Special tab on page 4 29 for further information 6 5 Keyboard shortcuts The following key combinations are available in Job Explorer In the main they correspond to the shortcuts that you will already be familiar with from popular graphics programs In the case of key combinations many of the shortcuts that can be applied to individual images can also be applied to multiple job selections on a nesting EFI XF v3 1 6 16 User Manual 6 5 1 Activating options Function Function key Start Color Manager lt F2 gt LinTool Start Color Verifier lt F3 gt Start Color Editor lt F4 gt Start Dot Creator lt F5 gt 6 5 2 Activating toolbars Function Function key Transform toolbar lt T gt Crop toolbar lt C gt Edit tiling toolbar lt E gt Zoom toolbar lt Z gt 6 5 3 General Function Key combination Switch to System Manager Job Explorer lt F6 gt Show context menu for a selected page Edit menu Right mouse click on a page Show context menu for a selected sheet Nesting menu Right mouse click on a sheet Show context menu View menu Select page lt Shift gt right mouse click o
161. ns Click Have Disk and navigate to the netefiatalk inf file located in the folder Tools EFI AppleTalk Driver of your current EFI XF installation During installation you may be requested to load the netefiatalk sys file You will find it located in the same folder Click Open to install the printer driver and follow the on screen instructions After installation return to the Local Area Connection Properties window and display the properties of the newly installed EFI AppleTalk driver Make sure that your current network card is displayed and that a valid AppleTalk zone is selected EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 7 Close all windows and restart your Windows computer 7 5 2 Please read the following carefully It may help to y prevent problems when using the EFI AppleTalk 4 gt driver When you have successfully installed the EFI AppleTalk driver make sure that a physical network card and a valid AppleTalk zone are selected If there is no AppleTalk zone available on your network or if you are using a cross link cable to connect the PC with the Macintosh please also enter the properties of the EFI AppleTalk driver The EFI AppleTalk driver is directly connected to your network card and requires certain information about it Selecting the properties enables the driver to get access to this information Make sure to restart your Windows XP computer after installing the EFI AppleTalk driver If you do no
162. nt the measured results are displayed in the M1 table You now need to measure the second proof or print The second set of measured results is displayed in the M2 table and the results of the comparison are displayed in the Results area EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 13 Click Send to transmit the results back to EFI XF The results of the color comparison are displayed on the Color Verifier bar of Job Explorer The results show not only the measured values but also whether they are within the tolerance values defined for the workflow At the same time an EFI Remoteproof Container with the extension RPF is created in the folder previously defined for the workflow This file contains all the information required to enable other users at remote locations to create a color accurate replica of your original printout If you have received an RPF file from a customer proceed as follows to process and output a color accurate reproduction of the original proof 11 14 7 Please be aware that the most accurate results are achieved if you use the same printer model and media that were used to create the original proof Color accuracy is further enhanced if both printers are optimally calibrated The RPF file contains all the settings necessary for color management e g spot color tables and source and simulation profiles but no 3cc or media profiles Load the RPF file in EFI XF Make sure that you use a workflow
163. nt measuring devices Choose your measuring device from the submenu 12 3 1 4 Help menu Help Choose this command to start the online Help About EFI Color Editor Choose this command to open a window with details of your program version 7 In the Macintosh version of the software you will find the command in the EFI Color Editor Q menu 12 32 Toolbar The toolbar contains the following buttons and functions New Click this button to create a new spot color table table Save Click this button to save your spot color table Add Click this button to define a new spot color This function is also available via the context menu Open gal Click this button to open an existing spot color EE m Delete Click this button to delete a spot color from the spot color table This function is also available via the context menu Click this button to open the Search and Replace dialog This function is also available via the context menu En Search and Replace re Search Use this edit box to search for a specific spot color Type in the name of the required color and press Enter EFI XF v3 1 2 8 User Manual Display Use this drop down list box to select the color format space s in which you wish to display your spot colors 124 Defining spot colors If EFI XF detects a spot color that has not been defined an error message is displayed and job processing is aborted In order for spot colors
164. o switch to the program window Job Explorer where you load and process jobs EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 5 4 3 Property Inspector The Property Inspector displays the settings of a selected user workflow or output device All the settings you make in System Manager are made for a selected workflow and are applied to all jobs processed via that workflow However some job specific settings are possible in Job Explorer which override the settings made in this program window 4 3 1 General bar The General properties window is accessible from all areas of System Manager It displays information about current system utilization and the job status of all jobs It also displays the amount of used hard disk space on your computer The used disk space should not be allowed to g exceed 95 otherwise you will not be able to load and process print jobs in EFI XF 4 3 2 User settings The User bar is displayed when you select a user in the layout area Name Use this edit box to type a name for a new user or change the name of an already defined user Password Define a password Please note that passwords are case sensitive 7 You may change the password of the default administrator if you wish However please note that if the default administrator is the only user with administrator rights and the password is misplaced you will no longer be able to access the software to make setting
165. o the workflow settings If you want to make job specific settings you must either cancel job processing or wait until after processing has been completed before making changes Z2 Please note that loaded jobs are immediately S EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 7 5 7 4 Printing with Unidriver The Unidriver printer driverenables you to print directly to EFI XF workflows from any application Unidriver can be installed as often as required on any Windows or Macintosh OS X computer located in a network environment Each installation is set up for a specific EFI XF Server and allows one named user to print to his or her workflows Although it is easy to alter the user server settings you may find it more convenient to install additional versions of the Unidriver on one computer e g to enable e the same user to send print jobs to a different Server version of EFI XF print jobs to be sent automatically to a specific workflow If you try and set up two printers with the same name EFI XF will automatically add a consecutive number to the name 7 4 1 Windows 7 4 1 1 Installing Unidriver for Windows You will find the Unidriver application on the software CD in the folder Tools and Other e on the Server computer in the folder EFI Tools To install Unidriver proceed as follows 1 Copy the contents of the appropriate folder PC or Mac to the computer on which the application is installed
166. ods Applying both laser screening and one bit screening to a print job makes it impossible to create high quality proofs Laser printers are therefore only suitable for creating imposition proofs 14 2 OneBit Option settings If you have a license file for the OneBit Option EFI XF is extended as follows n System Manager and in Job Explorer an additional tab becomes available on the Input bar EFI XF v3 1 OneBit Option 14 1 14 41 System Manager The following settings are available on the One bit tab to define how incoming one bit files will be handled in the workflow Waiting time for job completion This setting defines the time span during which EFI XF waits for incoming one bit files that belong to a particular print job Once this time span has elapsed the software assumes that all one bit files have been received and starts printing Number of one bit files in a job This setting defines the number of one bit files that belong to a particular job EFl XF waits until the defined number of color separations has been received before completing the print job This prevents jobs from being automatically printed as soon as the time out period has elapsed but before all the one bit files have been received Similarly it also ensures that printing will commence as soon as all one bit files have been received thus avoiding unnecessary idle time Sub directory for each job This setting defines whethe
167. oftware Follow the installation instructions provided in the printed booklet V4 ltisa good idea to save your license files in a safe SNe place should you need to reinstall them at any AS time To generate a license file proceed as follows 1 Goto the website http activation efi com The Login dialog opens 2 Make a language selection to define the display language 3 Type the Entitlement Access Code EAC printed on the shipped Product Activation Certificate Please note that the EAC code is case sensitive 4 Click Submit to open the Entitlement Information dialog 5 Select the check box to the left of each listed product to indicate the modules for which you wish to generate a license file 6 Click Next to open the Host Information dialog 7 Type your dongle ID in the edit box Please note that the dongle ID is NOT the BT XXXXX XXxx number on the label which may be attached to the dongle Use one of the methods described above to determine the correct dongle ID License files are generated for a specific g dongle ID Therefore it is essential that the code you type matches exactly the dongle ID If you type an incorrect code the license file will not be detected when you launch the software 8 Click Next to open the Confirm Your Selection dialog 9 Check the order information and the dongle ID 10 Click Generate License to open the License s dialog 11 Specify how you
168. olor adjustment tools eese 10 8 Color Verifier 11 1 What is Color Verifier 04 11 1 Scope of delivery 000 cee eee 11 2 Installing Color Verifier 11 2 User interface socor iaa ia eee eee 11 3 Program Window eee eee ees 11 3 Preferences dialog 0000 11 4 EFI 3D Viewer 0 200e ee eee 11 5 Merius ute cat ices iicet ed LE 11 7 Color Verifier settings in EFI XF 11 11 System Manager 0 0 0ee 11 11 Job Explorer llsellsseslsss 11 12 Using Color Verifier 0 00 11 12 Implementing Color Verifier in EFI XF 11 12 ES 1000 ota sates ete ema Reed 11 15 Connecting the ES 1000 11 15 How to measure with ES 1000 11 15 Safety instructions 00 11 16 Maintenance lessess 11 17 SernviGe seii TRU RES 11 17 Declaration of conformity 11 18 Warranty conditions 11 18 ES 1000 Warranty Repair Form 11 19 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual Color Editor LLLsuueu 12 1 What is Color Editor 2 005 12 1 Spot color settings in EFI XF 12 1 System Manager 000e0eae 12 2 Job Explorer siars riai ioi a ia 12 3 User interface riirn enerne nni Y 12 6 Menus a oe REEL 12 7 Toolbar ve wee 12 8 Defining spotcolors les esessss 12 9 Editing spot colors 0 ee
169. on E miail addtEess iius eee tst dei d fees ed dire d coe du edv nca d ved dede n P Pe d rode e E E ER EDEN DR Town Date Signature EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 19 EFI XF v3 1 11 20 User Manual 12 Color Editor Color Editor is available as an add on module This chapter describes how to use the software to create and manage your spot colors 121 What is Color Editor Color Editor was developed to ensure that spot colors in your print jobs are correctly processed A spot color is a specially mixed ink that is applied on the printing press as opposed to a mix of CMYK inks which make up process printing Spot colors can be produced ina much more vibrant range of colors than can be created from mixing process colors As an example they are often used to print company logos Many different companies produce spot colors together with a set of swatch books that show printed examples of these colors Color Editor manages spot colors in two different tables an internal table which ensures the reproduction of predefined spot colors from different manufacturers It is important to make sure that the spot color names used in your job files exactly match those saved in the internal table Otherwise they will not be recognized an external table which contains spot color definitions in CMYK OG and L a b format Only external spot color tables can be edited in EFI XF The file extension of spot color tables is
170. on color space If the black point of the source color space is darker contrast is lost during the conversion Activating black point compensation may cause gray shadows However this setting can be applied usefully to darker source black points Applying black point compensation may give more shadow detail and avoid gamut clipping if the darkest points of the source are darker than the proofing system is able to print Differences in the black point are compensated for by introducing more deviation between target and proof shadow areas so although the result will be visually better the measured color values may not be as good Use solid black Select this check box to print any text or diagrams that have been defined as pure black with black ink only In addition you can define the percentage of black at which pure black ink will be used Type the desired percentage in the edit box If the option Use solid black is not selected black will be composed of the available CMYK inks EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 23 43 35 Output bar Copies Type the number of copies you wish to print If you are printing three copies of a three page document the pages will be output in the following order 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 If you prefer to output sorted copies select the check box In this case the pages of your document will be output as follows 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Crop image to fit media size Here
171. on is extracted from the file header information contained in the one bit file itself instead of from the file name of the one bit file This setting is useful if the individual color separations cannot be identified in the name of the one bit files some RIP devices do not save the color separation as part of the file name If you are using the Macintosh version of EFI XF you may find that the file name is truncated at 32 characters making it impossible to identify the color separation In this case using this setting may be a convenient way to get round the problem Alternatively you can rename the files before loading in EFI XF Imposition proof Select this radio button if you want to make a final check before going to press Please note that imposition proofs are not color accurate This setting should therefore be used only to check the content and completeness of the elements of the printing copy Contract proof Select this radio button to create a color accurate screen proof Contract proofs are color managed For this reason they are often seen as a binding color contract between customer and printing house A contract proof is usually the final proof created before going to press Contract proof sharpest dots Select this radio button to create a color accurate screen proof Vo As speed is an important factor the print y quality is slightly lower than that of a standard a contract p
172. on of the software you 2 will find the command in the EFI Color Verifier menu 11 4 42 Preferences menu Measuring method Single Choose this command to measure the color values of individual color patches Multi Choose this command to measure the color values of the control strip output with your proof EFI XF v3 1 1 8 User Manual Color space With this command you select in which color space the measured readings will be displayed Choose between RGB L a b XYZ CIELCH or Density L a b is the default color space setting for this command Vo Density is only available for selection if you c have already measured and displayed color 76 4 values In a color accurate proof the displayed density values are comparable with the density values obtained during a production run However please note that the density values of individual inkjet inks are not comparable with the density values of printing inks This is because for example the cyan ink used in offset printing is different from the cyan ink used in an inkjet printer This function is also available via the context menu To display the context menu right click the tables with the displayed M1 and M2 color measurements Control strip With this command you select the control strip you wish to measure You can also use a control strip of your choice 7 This setting applies to the stand alone version 2 only If you are using Col
173. on this tab 2 Please note that automatic nesting and y automatic step amp repeat cannot be used NN simultaneously The settings you make on this tab can be grouped together and saved in the form of a preset Initially no presets are available However once you have made settings on this tab you can save them under a defined name The preset becomes immediately available for selection from the drop down list box Spacing Use this setting to define the horizontal and vertical gap between images The illustration shows horizontal and vertical spacing of 1 mm between images Step and Repeat Method Fill layout Select this radio button to fill the selected sheet size Fill rows and columns With this setting you define the number of rows and columns to fill Select the appropriate check boxes to fill as many rows or columns as will fit on the sheet size To define a specific number of rows or columns deselect the appropriate check box Then use the edit box to type in the required number The default setting is one row and one column i e one image Total number of copies Select this radio button and define the number of copies you want to create Ve It is possible to output step and repeat patterns as Ne tiles by defining a sheet size that is bigger than the media size set for the printer Marks tab Edit marks for From the drop down list box select Sheet Page or
174. or Verifier as part of on EFI XF this setting is made in System Manager Delta E format With this command you select the color space in which the tolerance i e the color deviation between the two loaded sets of color values will be displayed The tolerance is expressed as delta E values Choose between CIE L a b CMC and CIE 94 tolerancing The table below illustrates the level of agreement between visually assessed colors i e colors as perceived by the human eye and measured colors Tolerance Method Agreement with Visual CIELAB 75 CMC 95 CIE 94 95 Source X Rite Incorporated A Guide to Understanding Color Communication 2000 This command is also available via the context menu To display the context menu right click the delta E table 7 This setting applies to the stand alone version Xe only If you are using Color Verifier as part of EFI XF this setting is made in System Manager EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 9 Define folders Data folder Choose this command to define a folder in which to save your files Control strip folder Choose this command to define a folder from which to load your control strip files Language Windows only Choose this command to change the language in which the user interface is displayed By default Color Verifier is displayed in the language selected during installation On a Macintosh you can change the language 2 guag 2
175. ormation Spot Color Values for 100 Ink L a b Name Scarlet c Blue Green CMYK Comment HKS 6N L a b Type Alias for Transparency o c Characterization Gradation Characterization table for defining continuous tones between 0 and 100 Measuring Device Stop Ready Total colors 5 Multi functional button Creates a connection to a Resets the orientation measuring device if of the diagram to its the L a b color original position The space is selected color values are not Also used to start affected stop a measuring process Diagram depicting color space and brightness of input values Can be rotated to provide 3D view Opens a dialog for modifying the lightness setting along the gradation curve EFI XF v3 1 12 6 User Manual 12 3 1 Menus The menu bar contains the following commands 12 3 1 1 File menu New Choose this command to open a new spot color table Open Choose this command to open a dialog from which you can navigate to the spot color table you want to open Import Choose this command to open a dialog from which you can navigate to the spot color table you want to import e g add to an already loaded spot color table Show Internal Choose this command to display the integrated spot color table Save Choose this comm
176. ors tab of the Color bar displays all the detected process and spot colors of a selected print job Refer to Additional settings in EFI XF on page 15 4 for further information By default the screen angle for black is applied to spot colors However you can change the screen angle of spot colors if required by highlighting the displayed process color in the Screening of column and choosing a different color from the drop down list box The screen angle of the selected process color is then applied EFI XF v3 1 DotCreator 15 7 EFI XF v3 1 15 8 User Manual 16 File Output Option Gravure Output Option These options are available as add on modules This chapter describes how to use the software to print to file Anti aliased image Magnified view of combined aliased image left and anti aliased image right 16 1 Printing to file options 2 One license file enables you to set up a maximum y of five file output gravure output devices e QU 16 1 1 What is the File Output Option The File Output Option was developed to enable you to print to a number of different file formats 16 1 2 What is the EFI Gravure Output Option This add on option enables you to create separated grayscale TIFF files with automatic anti aliasing Anti aliasing is the term used to describe the removal of jagged edges to give the appearance of smoother edges and higher resolution It works by taking into accoun
177. ot be started before it is licensed If a firewall is in use in your network please make g sure that it is configured so that communication between Server and Client computers is possible The Server computer requires the TCP port 50005 If this port is not available this may mean deactivating the firewall software on the Server computer If the firewall is installed for the network and cannot be deactivated then it is important to ensure that the following TCP ports are available to run the Server and Client PC 50005 to 50008 Mac 50005 to 50025 To start your Client software for the first time proceed as follows 1 Double click the EFI XF icon On Windows computers this is located on the desktop On Macintosh computers you will find the icon in the Dock The Login window opens Please note that the software cannot be started before it is licensed If an error message appears to inform you that no valid license is available you may have generated a license for an incorrect dongle ID Open the license file to check which dongle ID you typed in If this does not match the dongle ID displayed in EFI XF Control please send an e mail to eu activation efi com for Europe Asia Australia Africa us activation efi com for North and South America giving details of the EAC code s of the incorrectly generated license s the correct dongle ID from EFI XF Control the incorrectly typed don
178. ot color table 10 Click the Characterization tab 11 Select an empty row in the table and type the percentage of ink and the color values Then press Enter If you are using a Macintosh click the button below the table to add a new row To type a percentage of ink or a color value double click and overwrite an existing value If you do not know the precise continuous tone color values for a color defined in the L a b color space you can use one of the supported measuring devices to measure a printed color patch of the required color To do this first connect your measuring device to the USB port of your computer Then click Connect and follow the on screen instructions to calibrate your measuring device g Make sure that the L a b color space is y selected Otherwise the Connect button will not be enabled When your device is ready for measuring the name of the button changes to Ready and the status message Calibrated is displayed Measure a color patch The color values are automatically entered in the table 4 The 0 value in the table represents the color of the media Initially it displays the Q unmeasured value for pure white However by following the described procedure you can measure the L a b values of the paper white This enables spot color values to be converted for use with different media and ensures that color accuracy can be maintained on any color subs
179. ou can configure the settings inside the System Manager fOupursh Colori Color2 Device info Page Layout Align Rotate Control Strip Job Ticket Preview Standard Camel Pint In the application select the print command From the pop up menu Printer select the EFI XF printer Then click Advanced 4 This button may or may not be available Dd depending on which application you are Q A printing from From the pop up menu select EFI XF Settings The Unidriver window opens From the pop up menu Workflow select the EFI XF workflow to which you want to print If required you can check the settings made for the workflow by clicking in turn on each of the four tabs Click Print to exit Unidriver and start printing EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 1 9 7 4 2 3 Making changes to the Unidriver setup If you need to make changes to the printer driver setup at any time proceed as follows Mac OS 10 4 x In the Printer Setup Utility select the Printing tab and hightlight the EFI XF printer in the printer list Then click Print Queue to open the print dialog In the toolbar click Utility The EFI XF Setup dialog opens in which you can make your desired changes Mac OS 10 3 x In the Printer Setup Utility highlight the EFI XF printer in the printer list In the toolbar click Utility The EFI XF Setup dialog opens in which you can make your desired changes 7 5 Setting up a
180. out profiles since these may vary for each image The preview displays the default job ticket EFI Print However the correct job ticket information can be seen on the printout Print control strip A control strip consists of one or more rows of different color patches which are used to obtain color values using a measuring device Select this check box to print out a control strip with your print job You can use one of the control strips provided with the software or a control strip of your choice Control strip files must be saved to the following folder Server ControlStrip EFI XF can process all supported file formats except separated files there is no size restriction EFI XF v3 1 4 18 User Manual Color management in control strip Select this check box to apply color management to the control strip It is recommended that you select this setting whenever you want to make color consistency checks Position relative to each other From the drop down list box select the position of the control strip and job ticket relative to each other Choose Side by side to align the job ticket with the left edge of the image and the control strip with the right Choose One above the other to align both job ticket and control strip with the left edge of the image If there is too little room to display control strip and job ticket side by side the control strip will overlap the job ticket Job ticket setu
181. ows or from the Help menu Macintosh A list of currently installed updates is displayed on the Installed XF Updates tab e This command is only available if Server and Client are installed on the same computer 9 22 EFI XF Profiles Online Update EFI provides users with the opportunity to download additional or improved media profiles from the EFI website It is recommended that you regularly search for and install all updates to ensure that your software is always up to date Online updates are only possible on the Server computer If your Server computer does not have Internet access you can obtain profile updates from your EFI dealer and install them using the menu command EFI XF Offline Update To install new media profiles proceed as follows 1 Exit all applications 2 Select EFI XF Profiles Online Update to start the updater application Then click Next 3 Select the tab for your printer manufacturer Asian users should select EFI Asia for all printers 4 Select the check box for your printer model to install all available profile updates Clicking the plus sign next to the printer model enables you to select profiles for specific media 5 Click Add profiles to save your profile selection 6 Select the tab Selected Profiles and then click Update now 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation and restart your the Server EFI XF v3 1
182. p A job ticket can consist of up to five lines of text Here you can define which information will be included in the job ticket Select the required check boxes on each tab The fifth line of text has room for user defined information 4 3 3 4 Color bar Color management tab Use color management Select this check box to make color management settings and create color accurate output If color management is not activated it is not possible to select any profiles Source profile e CMYK RGB Gray Multicolor Click on the tab that represents the input color space of your print job and make the desired settings Select a source profile from the drop down list box For example this can be a source profile provided with EFI XF your own source profile supplied with your input device Such profiles must be copied to the following folder Server Profiles Reference otherwise they cannot be detected by EFI XF an embedded source profile Vo On the Multicolor tab you can load a 6 y or 7 color profile EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 19 Selecting a source profile ensures that the color space used to create the original document is applied in EFI XF Please note e The source profiles you load must be in the correct color space for the selected tab i e an RGB source profile can only be selected on the RGB tab This setting has no effect on PDF jobs Here the embedded profiles
183. p down list box Preset 9 Click Save to create an SPT file and save your settings to the Screening folder The SPT file contains the defined screening and resolution settings It can be loaded in Color Manager Refer to Implementing halftone screens in EFI XF on page 15 6 for further information 154 2 Halftone screens using customized screen angles Proceed as follows to create a halftone screen based on self defined screen angles 1 Start EFI Dot Creator 2 Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced dialog From the drop down list box select your printer 4 From the drop down list box select a resolution From the drop down list box choose one of the following dot shapes round diamond square line ellipse 6 Type a screen ruling and a screen angle for each process color 7 Select the check box Prevent moir if required When this feature is selected EFI Dot Creator assesses the risk of moir patterns and modifies the settings accordingly 8 Click Preview to display a preview You can determine whether all or selected colors are previewed by selecting the appropriate check boxes in the column Show 9 In the edit box Preset define a name for your settings and click Save Preset The group of settings becomes available for selection from the drop down list box Preset EFI XF v3 1 Dot Creator 15 5 10 Click Save to create an SPT file and s
184. placement by EFI shall not revive an otherwise expired warranty nor shall the same extend the duration of a warranty EFI shall in no event be liable for losses or costs to Buyer in manufacturing or for Buyer s overhead other expenses lost profits goodwill or any other special indirect consequential incidental or other damages to persons or property resulting from a breach of any of the foregoing warranties There are no other warranties either express or implied which extend beyond the warranties set forth herein The express warranties contained herein are in lieu of all other warranties express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranty or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or application No representations or statements not expressly set forth herein shall be binding upon EFl as a warranty or otherwise To obtain warranty service you must take the Product or deliver the Product freight pre paid in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection to an authorized EFI branch office Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the unit is within the Warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service EFI XF v3 1 11 18 User Manual 11 7 8 ES 1000 Warranty Repair Form Q Warranty Claim QO Repair Order Serial number eeseeeeneeenee nennen Dat of salesis d od PO OR RE a Error descripti
185. pooler 4 10 Application printing from 7 10 Automatic nesting 4 15 8 3 step amp repeat 4 16 10 7 tiling 10 4 Base linearization 13 4 selecting 4 28 Bidirectional printing 4 8 Black ink 4 23 Black point compensation 4 23 Borderless printing 4 29 C Calibration set 4 28 Cleaning up output preview files 4 8 processed files 4 4 source files 4 7 Color adjustment tools 10 8 Color Editor additional settings in EFI XF 12 1 defining spot colors 12 9 editing spot colors 12 12 overview 12 6 Color management activating 4 19 in remote jobs 4 11 Color Manager 13 2 additional settings in EFI XF 13 2 overview 13 3 tips 13 5 Color Verifier 11 1 3D view 11 5 additional settings in EFI XF 11 11 installing 11 2 measuring method 11 8 overview 11 3 Preferences dialog 11 4 printing color readings 11 7 scope of delivery 11 2 selecting measuring device 11 10 workflow in EFI XF 11 12 Control strip 4 18 Copies number of 4 24 page range 6 16 Copying jobs 6 5 Creating nesting 4 15 6 15 output devices 4 26 5 5 step amp repeat 4 16 10 7 system workflows 5 3 tilings 10 4 users 4 6 5 3 workflows 4 7 5 4 Crop marks 4 17 tool 6 11 Cropping jobs 4 24 6 13 Customized media formats 4 29 Default system workflows 5 2 Displaying job information 3 2 Dongle ID 2 2 2 4 9 3 Dot Creator 15 1 additional settings in EFI XF 15 4 creating halftone screens 15 4 overview 15 2 workflow in EFI XF 15 6 E EAC code 2 1 EFI XF
186. port on page 18 10 for further information EFI XF v3 1 Color Verifier 11 17 11 7 6 Declaration of conformity The undersigned representing the following manufacturer Gretag Macbeth AG Althardstrasse 70 CH 8105 Regensdorf herewith declares that the product ES 1000 is in conformity with the provisions of the following EC directives including all applicable amendments EN 61326 1 1997 A1 1998 Emission EN 61326 1 1997 A1 1998 Immunity and that the standards and or technical specifications referenced have been applied Last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed 01 CH 8105 Regensdorf March 12 2001 Th Senn Th Kunz Vice President Program Manager Color Management 11 7 7 Warranty conditions EFI warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of twenty four 24 months from the date of sale if not specified otherwise During such time EFI will either replace or repair at its discretion defective parts free of charge Consumable parts are not covered This warranty shall not apply to any goods supplied hereunder which after shipment are damaged altered in any respect or subjected to negligent treatment EFI s sole and exclusive obligation for breach of the above warranties shall be the repair or replacement of any part without charge which within the warranty period is proven to EFI s reasonable satisfaction to have been defective Repairs or re
187. processed or output This may be desirable to perform certain tasks For example a workflow can be diverted quickly and easily to another output device if a particular printer needs servicing The changes you make in this window are applied to all jobs in the job list that have not yet been processed Print jobs that are already being processed will be completed EFI XF v3 1 Getting to know your software 3 3 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual 4 Settings in System Manager This chapter describes the individual settings concerned with creating and setting up system workflows It deals only with those settings available in the basic software configuration If you have extended your product to include one or more add on modules the additional settings relating to the new options are dealt with in the respective chapters later in this manual 4 1 Menus 4 1 1 File menu New User Choose this command to add a new user Workflow Choose this command to create a new workflow that is based on the default workflow or on any other workflow that you have previously saved as a workflow template Output Device Choose this command to create a new output device Save Choose this command to save all the changes made to the system workflow Save as Template Choose this command to save a new workflow template you have created under any chosen name Workflow templates form the basis for new workflows with the same or similar settings Backup
188. py Choose this command to copy a selected page from a nesting The page is saved to the clipboard and can be copied as many times as required using the command Paste Paste Choose this command to insert a page that you have previously copied or removed from a nesting using the command Copy or Cut Delete Choose this command to delete a page from a nesting You can also use this command to delete individual copies of an image However if you delete the original image all copies will be deleted Create Preview Choose this command to save the current settings including those not displayed on the fly and force a preview of an image This is useful for workflows for which the setting Create preview before RIPing is not activated by default EFI XF provides an extensive range of key combinations with which to manipulate preview images You will find a list of these shortcuts in Keyboard shortcuts on page 6 16 Placed Choose this command to place or unplace a page in a nesting When unplaced the page is removed from the nesting preview Locked Choose this command to set a nested page at its current settings and position on the sheet A locked page cannot be modified nor can it be rearranged on the sheet Remove from nesting Choose this command to remove a job from a nesting A separate job is created in the job list of the same workflow EFI XF v3 1 6 2 User Manual Order Choose this comman
189. r gt Color gt Output gt Bee Connected to SARA D410 Sash buttons to show hide Property Inspector sections of program window 3 1 Program windows The user interface of EFI XF is divided into the following two program windows which you display by clicking the appropriate button in the program window bar PE Job Explorer administrators and users eu Here you load and apply settings to your print jobs System Manager administrators only Here you set up and configure your workflows and printers create users and grant them access rights to print via specific workflows Each program window has a similar design The left hand side consists of a layout area in which you apply settings to a selected object The right hand side consists of a Property Inspector which displays the properties of a selected object Any settings made in the Property Inspector are applied to the object selected in the layout area The program window above shows Job Explorer EFI XF v3 1 Getting to know your software 3 1 3 1 1 Job Explorer With the toolbar buttons you modify the appearance of your jobs The changes you make here are mirrored in the settings of the same name in the Property Inspector The print preview takes into account all the settings made in the Property Inspector File Edit Nesting Tools view DH By
190. r name Use the buttons Replace or Replace All to rename your spot colors If you select the check box Confirm replacement a message will appear when Color Editor finds a match To replace a color click Yes in the dialog When you have completed making your changes click Close Then click Save to save your changes EFI XF v3 1 12 14 User Manual 13 LinTool Color Manager This chapter describes how to use the software to linearize your printer and create your own media and reference profiles 13 1 EFI linearization and profiling tools Color reproduction is device dependent i e if you output the same file on two different devices you will usually get two different sets of colors Even two printers of the same model may show slight differences in their output To overcome this problem the ICC International Color Consortium has developed a recognized standard for color management systems to allow uniform cross device color reproduction This standard is based on a series of profiles which control color reproduction from image creation to image output EFI XF provides two different tools which give you full control over the color properties of your printer and printouts 13 1 1 What is LinTool LinTool is a standard component of EFI XF This tool has been especially designed to let you linearize your printer to ensure that you obtain consistent color accurate results from your inkjet printer at all times
191. r you want a sub directory to be created for each job You must select this option if your one bit files were created by a RIP solution that automatically generates sub directories for saving one bit files File name contains the name of the color separations 14 2 This setting ensures that EFI XF correctly recognizes the job name and all color separations that belong to each print job Select from the drop down list box the file naming convention used by the RIP solution that created the one bit files Alternatively you can type in your own variable Make sure that you choose a syntax that is generic for all the files that you want to process 7 By default EFI XF analyzes file names from v ER right to left whereby the file extension is not taken into account EFI XF v3 1 User Manual The available character strings contain the following variables j This variable represents the job name C This variable represents the name of the color separation Sf This variable stands for ignore It is most often used to instruct EFI XF to ignore consecutive numbers e g film numbers which are automatically added to the file name by some RIP solutions By inserting a figure you can define the number of characters to be ignored e g 4f For example you might have two one bit jobs as follows 1357 bestbrochure cyan tif 1358 bestbrochure magenta tif 1359 bestbrochure yellow tif 136
192. ram windows is the same for all tools Each program window leads you step by step through the individual stages of the procedure The main program steps appear in each dialog The colors of the buttons indicate what stage of the procedure you have reached as follows Blue White Gray Hyperlinks are integrated into the Wizard text Click on these to reveal additional information pertinent to the current step Indicates the current step EFI Color Manager Y Linearize Printer Indicates the current tool and completed steps Indicates steps that have not yet been performed Measuring Device Measuring device Please select measuring device Device Status N A Printer Settings Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 PX 9000 Resolution 720x 720 Print mode Inktype EPSON DYE Color mode cmyKemk Print medium Halftoning Length correction of print medium Screening Target length Actual length em 5000 em Print unidirectional Profile Settings Proof O Photograph Automatic creation Print medium set Normal User defined Please select a print medium or key in Error diffusion The Wizard area leads you step by step through the actions to be performed in each dialog Advanced Advanced dialogs are available for some steps These are not essential but are available for experienced users who wish to finetune certain settings The software will not allow you to proceed
193. re you can type in values for the margin of overlapping Printing with overlapping can help you to piece your tiles together after printing Overlapping values can be defined for top bottom left and right margins EFI XF uses the default system of measurement set up in the operating system centimeters millimeters or inches However you may change this setting if you wish Refer to Edit menu on page 4 2 for further details Print tile number Choose whether you want to print each tile with a consecutive number This can help you to piece the image together in the right order after printing The tile numbers are printed outside the actual tile area so as not to mar the image EFI XF v3 1 Production Option 10 3 Automatically rotate every other tile by 180 By selecting this check box you can minimize inconsistencies in the color density which may occur when using grande format printers with UV inks Using this function can help lessen the effect of color deviances in large areas of a single color e g blue sky Rotating every other tile by 180 can help create an invisible seam when piecing tiles together as illustrated in the diagram Initial tiling setup e Standard tiling Select this radio button to use the standard tile size The standard tile size is calculated based on the media size defined for the output device and on the settings for overlapping made above Custom size Select this radio b
194. reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 4 Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission This software is provided by the regents and contributors as is and any express or implied warranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed In no event shall the regents or contributors be liable for any direct indirect incidental special exemplary or consequential damages including but not limited to procurement of substitute goods or services loss of use data or profits or business interruption however caused and on any theory of liability whether in contract strict liability or tort including negligence or otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this software even if advised of the possibility of such damage Copyright c 1983 Regents of the University of California Copyright c 1990 1991 Regents of The University of Michigan Portions Copyright c 1990 1991
195. rimarily in conjunction with EFI LinTool and EFI Color Manager to print out linearization charts Please note that you must configure the linearization device before you can access EFI LinTool or EFI Color Manager 5 2 Configuring the default system workflows To start printing via the default system workflows all you have to do is to set up the default output devices for your printer This section describes the procedure for setting up an output device It does not however describe the individual settings in detail If you refer further information on any one setting please refer to Output Device settings on page 4 26 To set up a default system workflow proceed as follows 1 In the layout area highlight Default output device The property inspector displays the Output Device bar with the printer settings 2 On the Printer tab define a name for your printer and select your printer model from the drop down list box 7 You can also define a name for your printer in y the layout area by double clicking on the name r sc Default output device and overwriting the default name and pressing Enter 3 On the Port tab make the required settings to set up a connection to your printer You can print to a printer connected locally to the Server computer or to any printer in your network 4 On the Quality tab make the required settings for ink type and media When you have made your preferred se
196. rocess color from the appropriate drop down list box 2 This setting is useful if you are outputting y separated gray films on a transparent media 154 Creating halftone screens EFI Dot Creator provides you with three industry standard settings for screen angles e C 15 M 75 Yz0 K 45 e C 8 M 51 5 Y 27 K 75 e C 18 4 M 71 6 Y 0 K 45 You can create halftone screens based on one of these settings or alternatively define your own customized screen angles for each color channel Refer to the sections below to create halftone screens EFI XF v3 1 15 4 User Manual Yellow 154 1 Halftone screens using predefined screen angles Proceed as follows to create a halftone screen based on predefined screen angles 1 Start EFI Dot Creator 2 From the drop down list box select your printer 3 From the drop down list box select a resolution 4 From the drop down list box choose one of the following dot shapes round diamond square line ellipse 5 Select a screen ruling and a screen angle 6 Select the check box Rotate by 7 5 to prevent moir if you want to rotate all screen angles by 7 5 counter clockwise This setting simulates the screen angles commonly used in flexographic printing 7 Click Preview to display a preview 8 In the edit box Preset define a name for your settings and click Save Preset The group of settings becomes available for selection from the dro
197. rofiles must be saved to the folder where the media profiles are saved Otherwise they cannot be detected in EFI XF EFI Calibration Set This area displays the epl base linearization which is patched to the selected media type If more than one epl is available you can select which one you want to use from the drop down list box By clicking Catalog you can display a list of all the epl files available for the selected media type and view the printer conditions under which they were created Click New to open EFI LinTool EFI Color Manager if you want to create a new base linearization 4 The current printer settings will automatically be transferred to the linearization device In other words the default or previously made settings of the linearization device will be overwritten Media length correction This feature lets you correct any inconsistency in the length of the printed image This may occur as a result of the particular combination of printer and media that you are using Normally job length and printed image length are the same However if you discover that your printed image is longer or shorter than it should be you can adjust the output length The file Lineal 01 ps is provided in the Samples folder for this purpose The printed image displays a set of ruler markings 0 5 m x 0 5 m Print out the file and measure the length of the ruler markings If the measurement is not accurate you can compensate
198. roof EFI XF v3 1 14 4 User Manual Plate compensation In LinTool Color Manager you can modify non linear plate characteristics of one bit files Based on a visual comparison of prepress proof and the proof created on the printer you can tweak the color of any color channel to ensure color accurate reproduction If you have created a plate compensation file using either LinTool or Color Manager click Select and navigate to the Working folder 1422 Job Explorer The One bit tab displays the workflow settings made in System Manager In Job Explorer you can choose a job specific proofing method or apply a different plate compensation file from the one selected for the workflow EFI XF v3 1 OneBit Option 14 5 EFI XF v3 1 14 6 User Manual 15 Dot Creator Dot Creator is available as an add on module This chapter describes how to use the software to create halftone screens from continuous tone data 151 Whatis Dot Creator Dot Creator was developed to enable you to create and output CMYK halftone screens from continuous tone data Continuous tones are difficult to output satisfactorily on conventional printing presses This is because unlike photography differences in lightness cannot be directly reproduced in offset printing Printed paper either has color or it does not It is not possible to print just a little color Halftone screening is the name of the process used to overcome this prob
199. rty inspector 115 1 System Manager The following settings are available on the Color Verifier bar when you select a workflow Ve The settings you make on this bar override the y same settings that are available in Color Verifier Use Color Verifier Select this check box to incorporate EFI Color Verifier into your workflow When selected print jobs are automatically sent to EFI Color Verifier during job processing to enable you to check the color consistency of your printouts Measurement workflow f you want to compare profile to proof select Compare measurement with reference profile In this case the color values from the simulation profile will be automatically loaded as the M1 value in Color Verifier This enables you to make a direct color comparison when you measure the printed reference EFI XF compares the color accuracy of a printout with that of the profile that was last applied during job processing In a normal workflow situation the source profile is applied first and then the simulation profile In other words a source profile will only be used if no simulation profile is available If you are comparing proof to proof proof to print or print to print select None This is because you need to measure two different printouts to obtain the desired values Delta E Select the color space for displaying delta E values This setting is identical to the one made in the Preferences dialog in Co
200. s admin default password admin and guest default password guest to print immediately as soon as you have set up a connection to your printer Users logged on under the name admin are permitted to create set up and manage system workflows in System Manager Users logged on under the name guest are permitted to print and manage their own print jobs in Job Explorer They do not have access to System Manager and cannot create or modify system workflows g The guest user enables infrequent users of EFI XF to log on quickly and easily without first having to be defined as an individual user As with all users the guest user can be connected to as many workflows as required EFI XF v3 1 Creating and managing system workflows 5 1 5 1 2 Default workflows The default workflow is set up to output all print jobs in their original size and with color management applied You can print immediately via this workflow as soon as you have set up a connection to your printer The default workflow EFI Linearization is used primarily in conjunction with EFI LinTool and EFI Color Manager for printer linearization and profile creation Only users with administrator rights can print jobs via this workflow 5 1 3 Default output devices You can start printing via the default system workflows as soon as you have defined and configured the default output device 7 The output device Linearization Device is used p
201. s correct the color management settings in the original workflow If neither of these methods works the simulation profile is probably corrupt Try reconnecting it to the epl using the profile connector tool of EFI Color Manager or EFI LinTool 18 4 Color management Initialization of CMM failed Cause This could be a wrong setting on the Color management tab or the media profile may be corrupt Remedy Check the color management settings defined for the workflow Check the quality settings made for the output device EFI XF v3 1 Troubleshooting 18 7 185 Media profiles lam trying to use a media profile that have received from a supplier Why is the name not available for selection in EFI XF Cause A media profile must always be patched to an epl file in order to be available for selection in EFI XF Remedy Make sure that the media profile has been patched to an epl file using Profile Connector This tool is a standard component of EFI LinTool and EFI Color Manager have created a media profile but why is it not available for selection in EFI XF Cause The profile may not be saved under a unique name making it difficult to recognize in the list of available media profiles Remedy It is recommended that you create a base linearization for a unique media name so that the profile can be more easily found in EFI XF Cause The epl file is not saved in the Profiles folder Remedy Make s
202. s at administrator level EFI XF v3 1 4 6 User Manual Description Use this edit box to type a brief description if required Authorization Select whether the user will have administrator or user rights Users with administrative rights have access to System Manager and are permitted to create set up and manage workflows Users with no administrative rights are only able to submit print jobs and make job specific settings in Job Explorer The rights of all users can be extended to allow them to make job settings which affect color adjustment color management and spot colors in Job Explorer 43 3 Workflow settings The Workflow bar is displayed when you select a workflow in the layout area 4 3 3 1 Workflow bar Workflow tab Name Type a name for a new workflow or change the name of an already defined workflow It is not possible to change the name of the default linearization workflow Description Use this edit box to type a brief description if required Preview settings Select a radio button to define whether or not you want to create a preview of your print jobs before job processing If this setting is set to off job specific previews can be created in Job Explorer Resolution Select a radio button to define the resolution of a displayed preview in dpi or pixel Source files During job processing EFI XF creates a copy of each source file and saves it to the JobFolder Use the drop down list
203. s in Color Verifier A csv file can also be opened and edited in any spreadsheet application Delta E The distance in CIELAB color space between two colors Delta E is used to indicate total color difference and establish quantitative color tolerances Dot gain The neutral growth of ink dots caused by ink spreading around halftone dots This can be caused for example as a result of ink being absorbed into the paper or ink being forced outward by the pressure of printing EFI XF v3 1 Glossary G 1 EFI Remoteproof Container The file format used to send the image file and settings from one location to another The EFI Remoteproof Container consists of a pdf file print file and a jdf file settings file which are compressed into a single file the so called EFI Remoteproof Container with the file extension RPF Final Page A third file that is often produced in addition to CT and LW files during TIFF IT file creation A final page file contains information extracted from the CT and LW files and ensures that CT and LW files are clearly recognizable as belonging to the same print job photos are always correctly positioned at the right coordinates in the final output file A final page is essential if you are printing a job with a photo that is not positioned in the top left corner of the page Gamma The ratio of the contrast range between original and reproduction A gamma value of 1 means that the original and copy proof hav
204. select multiple pages simultaneously hold down the Shift key Distribute Click the arrow to the right of this button to distribute selected pages on a nesting Pages are rearranged evenly on the sheet so that their center points are equidistant from each other You can distribute pages according to their top bottom left or right edges or according to their vertical or horizontal centers This feature is primarily intended for use in conjunction with the align feature To select multiple pages simultaneously hold down the Shift key The remaining buttons on this toolbar vary according to whether the transform tool or the crop tool is selected 6 3 2 1 Transform tools If the transform tool is selected the following buttons become available t3 H HIO 4 Position image Use these edit boxes to position an image at precise coordinates The defined coordinates refer to the top left corner of an image If multiple pages are selected the relative position of the pages to each other remains constant Width and height Use these edit boxes to modify the width or height of an image Enter the values using the system of measurement defined on the Edit menu If multiple images are selected the scaling is applied to the image that is nearest to the top left corner of the sheet All other images are scaled in proportion To enter a scaling factor as a percentage click the button Scale percentually Sc
205. ssfully completed 5 Click OK to complete the backup procedure To restore a backed up copy of your workflow settings e g after reinstalling EFI XF proceed as follows 1 From the File menu choose Restore The Backup window opens to display the backup files located in the Server Backup folder Please note that if you restore system workflows after deleting and reinstalling EFI XF this folder is empty In this case click Choose and browse to the location of the second backup file Unless defined otherwise during the backup procedure you will find the second file on the desktop of your computer Select the backup file to be restored Click OK The EFI XF Information window opens when the restore has been successfully completed Click OK You need to restart the Server to view your restored system workflows EFI XF v3 1 Creating and managing system workflows 5 9 EFI XF v3 1 5 10 User Manual 6 Settings in Job Explorer This chapter describes the user interface visible to all users of EFI XF It explains the job processing features available to you in your everyday work 6 1 Menus 6 1 1 File Menu Import job Choose this command to load a job New Nesting Choose this command to create a nesting of one or more loaded jobs 7 By clicking All Jobs at the bottom of the OZ Selector you can create nestings from jobs Q n loaded in different workflows Save Choose
206. stem workflow e g To add or delete a user To change workflow settings To connect to a different printer or service an output device In order to make changes to a system workflow you must first stop the workflow at the appropriate stage of job processing to prevent jobs from entering a workflow that is temporarily unavailable You can stop a system workflow atthe user to prevent a user logging on at workflow entry to prevent automatic job detection i e hotfolders are no longer monitored at workflow exit to prevent jobs from being processed by EFI XF Stopping the workflow at this stage is the equivalent of loading an on hold job atthe output device to prevent jobs from being printed To stop a workflow click on a green arrow in the workflow b Default workflow E system The green arrow changes into a red rectangle to indicate that the workflow has been interrupted 4 Context menus are available for users workflows and Online Offline output devices which make it easy to manage your system workflows The following context menu commands are available for a selected user Connected Workflows Choose this command and choose a workflow from the submenu to connect the user to a specific workflow User is online offline This command shows whether a selected user is logged on to EFI XF In addition you can use this command to connect or disconnect a user from his workflows Connect to All
207. t how much an ideal edge overlaps adjacent pixels The aliased edge simply rounds up or down with no intermediate value whereas the anti aliased edge gives a value proportional to how much of the edge was within each pixel The effect of applying anti aliasing is illustrated in the diagrams 162 Settings for printing to file If you have a license file for an output option EFI XF is extended as follows In System Manager additional device type settings become available on the Printer tab of the Output bar When a print to file device type is selected additional export settings can be made which are pertinent to the output file Here you define where to save your files select a device link and simulation profile select a compression method You can choose between None ZIP and JPEG Refer to Compression on page 4 25 for further information if required select a print resolution specify whether the resolution setting should be ignored for non PostScript files In Job Explorer you will find these settings on the File Export tab of the Output bar EFI XF v3 1 File Output Option Gravure Output Option 16 1 163 Printing to file To print to file proceed as follows 1 Start EFI XF and log on as a user with administrator privileges 2 Open System Manager and click New output device in the toolbar 3 Make the required settings on the Printer tab to define a name and select the d
208. t perform a restart EFI XF will not be able to detect the newly installed driver When you have restarted your Windows XP computer EFI XF can run a font download spooler and also set up hotfolders as AppleTalk printers if the AppleTalk spooler is enabled If you want to perform a font download it is recommended that you do so before you set up a hotfolder as an AppleTalk printer The EFI AppleTalk driver is not compatible with any Microsoft AppleTalk protocol Although no Microsoft AppleTalk protocol is available for Windows XP it is strongly recommended that you uninstall any Microsoft AppleTalk protocols before using the EFI AppleTalk driver Setting up the EFI XF Client To set up a virtual printer in EFI XF you must have administrator rights Proceed as follows 1 In System Manager select the workflow and set it offline 2 Onthe Input bar click the Hotfolder tab 3 Define a hotfolder as described in Hotfolder tab on page 4 9 Select the check box Create Virtual Printer and define a printer name in the edit box This is the name that will be displayed in the print dialog of the application If you intend to print from a Macintosh application via AppleTalk you must also select the check box Enable AppleTalk Spooler and define a name for the AppleTalk spooler If you do not enter a name the default name workflow name on computer name is used These settings are not necessary to prin
209. t via the CUPS spooler EFI XF v3 1 Printing and monitoring print jobs 1 13 5 Set the workflow online 6 Click Save to save the workflow 7 5 3 OS settings The necessary settings depend on which operating system you are running e the EFI XF Server the application Follow the steps given in the appropriate section below 7 5 3 1 Windows application printing to Windows Server In Windows EFI XF automatically creates a shared printer which can be used like any other shared printer Check the following settings 1 Windows 2003 Select Start Settings Printers and check that the virtual printer is displayed in the list of available printers Windows XP Select Start gt Printers amp Faxes and check that the virtual printer is displayed in the list of available printers 2 Right click the printer icon and select Properties from the context menu 3 Select the Sharing tab and make sure that the radio button Share this printer is selected 4 Click OK You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application 75 32 Macintosh application printing to Windows Server Windows Server computer Windows 2003 Make sure that the AppleTalk protocol is installed Windows XP Make sure that the EFI AppleTalk driver is installed Refer to Setting up AppleTalk for Windows XP on page 7 12 for further information Macintosh OS X settings CUPS spooler In Macintosh OS X EF
210. ted Always nest after Select this check box and define a period of time after which EFI XF will automatically output a nesting of all loaded images This setting has priority over the other auto nesting settings e g a nesting will be printed after the set period even if the minimum percentage of the sheet or line has not been filled Nest if a minimum of of the sheet is filled Select this radio button and define what percentage of the sheet must be filled before a nesting is output Nest if a minimum of of the line is filled Select this radio button and define what percentage of the line must be filled before a nesting is output This setting is useful if you are printing on a roll substrate 2 It is possible to output nestings as tiles by defining e asheetsize that is bigger than the media size set g for the printer Step amp repeat tab The step and repeat feature enables you to create multiple copies of a job and output as one print job Once the step and repeat function has been applied it is not possible to make further changes to the original image This is indicated by a lock icon To make changes to the original image e g scaling rotation you must first delete all the copies by clicking Reset EFI XF v3 1 4 16 User Manual Use automatic step amp repeat Select this check box to print multiple images of a single print job according to the layout settings defined
211. the PPD for your language to System folder System extensions Printer descriptions Open Chooser Make sure that AppleTalk is active Highlight a LaserWriter printer A list of PostScript printers is displayed Highlight the EFI XF printer in the list and select Create A dialog for selecting a PPD opens Double click the PPD for EFI XF A printer icon of the EFI XF workflow appears on the computer desktop Close Chooser You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application 1 18 EFI XF v3 1 User Manual Nestings This chapter describes how to set up workflows for automatic and manual nesting 8 1 What are nestings The nesting feature in EFI XF enables you to output any number of files collectively as one single print job There are two types of nestings automatic and manual Automatic nesting is defined for a specific workflow in System manager It ensures that all jobs processed via that workflow are printed out as part of a nesting job If a workflow is not set up for automatic nesting nestings of chosen jobs can be compiled manually in Job Explorer In a workflow set up for automatic nestings jobs are output as soon as but not before a defined state has been reached EFI XF arranges them in the nesting in accordance with the workflow settings and outputs them automatically This gives users the freedom to submit non urgent print jobs at any time If a workflow is not set up
212. ting system If an appropriate Windows PPD is already installed continue with step 12 Otherwise follow steps 7 to 11 to install the PPD 7 From the Printer Driver Selection window click Have Disk and browse to the EFNEFI XF Tools folder This folder contains PPDs for each supported operating system 8 Open the folder for your operating system and select the available inf file Then click Open 9 Click OK to close the Install From Disk window and return to the Printer Driver Selection window 10 From the printer list highlight EFI XF and click Next 11 Click Finish and follow the on screen instructions to complete installation 12 Choose whether you want to set up the virtual printer as the default printer and click Next 13 Click Finish You can now select the EFI XF printer from the print dialog of your application 7 5 34 Macintosh application printing to a Macintosh Server Macintosh OS X settings CUPS spooler In Macintosh OS X EFI XF automatically creates a shared printer which can be used like any other shared printer Check the following settings 1 Open the Printer Setup Utility and check that the virtual printer is displayed in the list of available printers 2 In System Preferences select Print amp Fax 3 On the Printing tab make sure that the virtual printer is selected 4 Onthe Sharing tab make sure that the check box Share these print
213. tings in Job Explorer 6 1 Mens LIE Res 6 1 File Menu 0002 eee eee eee eee 6 1 Edit menu 0020s 6 2 Nesting menu eee eee 6 6 Tools menu 02 a eee eee 6 6 View mMenu 000 eee eee 6 7 menu Windows Help menu Macintosh 6 9 Context menus 0 00 ee eee 6 9 MOO DATS y Re T ae ie aes 6 10 First toolbar 00 200 eee ee 6 10 Second toolbar 000ee eee 6 11 Third toolbar 0000005 6 13 Property Inspector 0 0 0005 6 13 General bar 00 c eee eee eee 6 13 Input bar siase Ge ee 6 14 Layout barn sae mesti aar ai ar eee ee 6 15 Color bar iy dios or doe eee a aa 6 16 Output Dal neeg ee See a ea Y 6 16 Keyboard shortcuts 04 6 16 Activating Options ee ee ane 6 17 Activating toolbars eee eee 6 17 General ei sieur UOCE 6 17 Page position anaua cc eee eee eee 6 18 Nesting jobS 0 0 cece eee ee 6 18 ZOOM rarer ht fe als ee a e n ht 6 19 Rulers guides and grid 5 6 20 Printing and monitoring print jobs 7 1 Printing directly from EFI XF 7 1 Printing via Job Monitor 0000 7 2 Menus se esc bee inhaa ene ea ee 7 3 Printing nre eet etes 7 4 Printing via a hotfolder lusus 7 b Printing with Unidriver iles 7 6 Windows 000 ee eee 7 6 Macintosh 0000 0c eee eee eee 7 8 Setting
214. tion A process to re adjust the color densities and return the printer to the original state used to generate the base linearization EFI XF v3 1 2 User Manual Quantity of color A process to define the maximum quantity of ink for each ink channel and so prevent colors from becoming oversaturated and bleeding RGB The additive color system used in digital cameras and computer monitors where red green and blue light is captured separately and then combined to create a full color image Screen angle The degree of rotation at which a halftone screen is printed Each element in a four color separation must be photographed through a screen that has been placed at a specific angle in order to eliminate moir patterns when the colors are superimposed Precise alignment is necessary and the order in which the color separations are printed can also affect the finished print image See also Halftone screening and Moir Screen ruling The number of lines per centimeter or per linear inch in a halftone screen The higher the screen ruling the smaller the dot size and the smoother the tonal changes will appear to the eye See also Halftone screening System workflow A system workflow consists of a user workflow and output device It refers to all work processes from file input by a user to file output on a specified printer TIFF IT When image data is saved to TIFF IT format the pixel data of a job is saved to two different fil
215. tion Dry time definition Borderless printing 7 To achieve borderless printing you must also y select the page layout setting Fit to page QAS size These features are only available if they are supported by your printer Please refer to your printer manual for further information EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 29 EFI XF v3 1 4 30 User Manual 5 Creating and managing system workflows This chapter describes how to assemble and set up a workflow in EFI XF 5 1 Default system workflows After installing and licensing your software the next step before you can start work is to set up and create workflows to suit your users printing needs You do this in the program window System Manager System Manager is displayed by default when you start EFI XF for the first time 7 If System Manager is not displayed choose Cy System Manager from the Tools menu e Ja gt amp Upon installation System Manager is set up with two default workflows This manual makes a distinction between the terms system workflow and workflow The term system workflow consists of a user workflow and output device It refers to all work processes from file input by a certain user to file output on a specified printer The term workflow is concerned only with file processing and the way files are handled in EFI XF 5 1 1 Default users The default system workflows enable the user
216. to 1200 dpi if you are using low res fonts 4 3 3 2 Input bar Hotfolder tab Hotfolder 7 To enable the settings on this tab you must first set the workflow offline To do so click on the green arrow at workflow entry Refer to the section Managing system workflows on page 5 6 for further information Define the folder that is routinely monitored by EFI XF for incoming files When new files are detected they are automatically loaded in EFI XF for processing A hotfolder in usually located in a network environment where it can be accessed by any number of users who want to print to EFI XF but who do not have the EFI XF Client installed on their computers If Server and Client are installed on the same computer click Choose to navigate to the folder you wish to use as a hotfolder A hotfolder can be located anywhere in the network However it is recommended that you use a subfolder of the EFI XF Server application folder Refer to EFI XF Server Configuration Windows only on page 9 3 for further information If Server and Client are installed on different computers you can only print to hotfolders located inside the JobFolder of the EFI XF Server application folder Type the name of your chosen hotfolder in the edit box If the folder does not already exist a folder with that name will automatically be created in the JobFolder EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 9 Use load balancing If the selected
217. trate If you are using an EFI ES 1000 Best Eye or GretagMacbeth Eye One measuring device you will find further information in Connecting the ES 1000 on page 11 15 and How to measure with ES 1000 on page 11 15 EFI XF v3 1 Color Editor 12 11 12 If necessary repeat step 10 to define additional continuous tones 13 Click Save to save your spot color table Spot color tables are saved by default to the following location Server Profiles Spotcolor Only spot color tables saved to this folder can be loaded in EFI XF When the spot color table is loaded in EFI XF the spot colors are automatically processed correctly in your print jobs Refer to Spot Colors on page 12 2 for information on loading spot color tables 125 Editing spot colors 125 1 Modifying the gradation In theory the color gradation from 096 to 10096 should be linear However in practice this is not always the case If you are printing your spot color at for example 5096 and ascertain that the color is too bright or too pale in the printout you can remedy the problem by adding or subtracting color at the 5096 mark along the gradation curve Please note that this setting should only be Ye performed by experienced users To compensate for non linear gradations proceed as follows 1 Click the Gradation tab 2 To modify the strength of color click a point along the curve to define a node the coordinates of t
218. trip and define a job ticket See Marks tab on page 4 17 for further information EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 15 6 4 4 Color bar Color management tab The Color management tab lets you activate or deactive color management for individual print jobs Here you select which profiles and rendering intents will be applied during printing and make settings for black reproduction The settings on the Color management tab are identical to the settings found in System Manager Refer to Color management tab on page 4 19 for further information 6 45 Output bar Print tab The settings on this tab are identical to the settings found in System Manager Refer to Output bar on page 4 24 for further information However in addition to the number of copies of a print job you can also select a range of pages Select the radio button All to print all pages of a multi page document To print out only certain pages select Page Sheet and type in individual page numbers or a range of pages For example to print pages 2 6 10 11 12 and 13 type in 2 6 10 13 Media tab The settings on this tab are identical to the settings found in System Manager Refer to Media tab on page 4 29 for further information In addition all media sets defined for the selected printer are available for selection from the drop down list box Media sets are created for a specific combination of setti
219. ttings on this tab it is important that you save the media set To do so click Save and type a unique name in the dialog EFI XF v3 1 5 2 User Manual 5 On the Media tab define the source and format of the media loaded in the printer 4 You can also create a customized media size on 2 this tab Refer to Media tab on page 4 29 for further information 6 On the Special tab make any additional printer specific settings 7 Inthe toolbar click Save 8 In the layout area set the system workflow online Refer to Setting system workflows online on page 5 5 for further information The users admin and guest can now print via the default system workflow W All print jobs that you print via this workflow will OZ be output in their original size and with color A gt management applied 4 Y To obtain your first printout follow the instructions in Printing and monitoring print jobs on page 7 1 5 3 Creating your own system workflows The default system workflows enable you to get printing immediately after installing EFI XF Normally however you will want to create your own system workflows to suit your users individual printing needs This section describes the steps necessary to create and set up a system workflow It does not however explain each individual setting If you require detailed information on any one setting please refer to the appropriate section
220. u can choose between millimeter centimeter meter inch and foot Monitor profile EFI XF provides you with the opportunity to verify color accuracy on a computer screen This is known as soft proofing However much like the color output of each printer can vary greatly so each monitor displays color slightly differently To overcome this problem it is important that the monitor is regularly calibrated to a certain standard Monitor calibration consists of two steps adjusting the brightness and control settings on the monitor itself to set values and creating a monitor profile which defines the white point gamma and RGB phosphor settings Windows and Macintosh computers provide standard monitor profiles as part of the operating system software In EFI XF you can select a monitor profile that you have created yourself or one provided with the operating system Copy to Choose this command to copy a job from one workflow to another Move to Choose this command to transfer a job from one workflow to another EFI XF v3 1 Settings in Job Explorer 6 5 6 1 3 Nesting menu The commands in this menu are also available if you right click anywhere outside an image in the preview window New sheet Choose this command to add a new sheet to an existing nesting A sheet is the physical size of the media you e have defined either for the printer Output Device gt Media or as a sheet Layout gt Sheet
221. until the window EFI XF opens EFI XF v3 1 1 8 User Manual EFI XF Document Propertins Layout Paper Qualty EADE PoatSerpe About Copies Select workflow Hip Page Sue Print Quality E is ice EFI XF J 3 EFI XF Printer Name EFL XF Printer Model EFI XF Workflow Hn 4 Server IP Address Username Password Retrieve Workflows Apply Changes Type a name for the EFI XF printer It is advisable to use a name that can be easily identified when selecting a printer in the print command of the application Type the IP address of the server computer Then type the user name and password as defined in EFI XF g You must set up a connection to EFI XF in Ne order to access your workflows Otherwise it e will not be possible to print Click Retrieve Workflows to add the EFI XF workflows to which you have access to the drop down list box Workflow Click Apply Changes to log on with your user data and close the window Click Ouit to complete the installation or click Continue to repeat the installation for additional users or servers 7 4 2 2 Printing It is advisable to make all required workflow Ne settings in EFI XF To open Unidriver from any Macintosh OS X application proceed as follows Printer EFLXF Presets Standard 3 EFI XF Settings 4 3 Workflow Default workflow 8 This is the Colorproef XF default workflow Y
222. up a virtual printer 7 10 Installed protocol drivers 7 10 Setting up the EFI XF Client 7 13 OS settings su srecen miara ri eee eee 7 14 Nestings uuleeeseeeeee 8 1 What are nestings llle esee 8 1 User interface lt s risian ima haai a aa a 8 2 Automatic nestingS 0 cee eee eee 8 3 Manual nestingS eee eee eee 8 3 EFI XF v3 1 Table of Contents 1 EFI XF Control 9 1 What is EFI XF Control 00 9 1 Available features 00000 cece eae 9 1 EFI XF Online Update 9 1 EFI XF Profiles Online Update 9 2 EFI XF Offline Update 9 3 EFI XF Server Stop EFI XF Server Start EFI XF Server Restart 9 3 EFI XF Server Configuration Windows only 0000000s 9 3 Show dongle ID lseslseses 9 3 Include new license file 9 3 Show license information 9 3 Autostart EFI XF Control Windows Open at Login Macintosh 9 4 Exit Windows Quit Macintosh 9 4 Production Option 10 1 What are the production tools 10 1 Production Option settings 10 1 TUBAE QD icc cm tt c Yn ter eth e Rem 10 2 Tiling toolbar eee eee eee 10 3 Tiling tab cic a a a Medusa E E 10 3 Creatingatiling lees 10 4 Step amp repeat 2 eee eee 10 7 C
223. upgrade a previous version make sure that you do NOT delete the existing license files from the FlexLM folder These are required in addition to the new license files If you want to check which license files are installed on your computer select EFI XF Server Information from the menu Windows or from the Help menu Macintosh A list of currently installed licenses is displayed on the Valid Licenses tab This command is only available if Server and Client are installed on the same computer You can now start EFI XF g When you install a license file it is automatically linked to the computer on which the Server software is installed The link is created by adding the computer name to the information stored in the license file Therefore please be aware that if you change the computer name EFI XF will no longer recognize the license file To remedy the problem reinstall the license file via EFI XF Control EFI XF v3 1 Getting started 2 3 2 2 Starting your software for the first time When you restart your computer after installing the software the Server software starts automatically The Server is the brain of EFI XF The Client software simply provides users with an intuitive user interface All settings and actions initiated on the Client computer are sent to the Server for processing The Client software can be installed on as many computers as required Please note that the software cann
224. ure that the epl file is saved in the EFI XF Profiles folder From the folder 7 Server Tickets use a text editor to open the file sys 0000 xml Search for the line beginning PaperProfiles type and check that the correct path is entered e From the folder Server Tickets remove all files with the name ppr_xxxx xml and save them to a different folder outside the EFI folder These files contain the path from the epl to the icc profile When you restart the Server the files are automatically recreated Why do l receive the error message Selected profile is invalid Cause The media profile may not be correctly patched to the epl file Only media linked to an epl file are listed on the Ouality tab for the output device If the media is not listed it could be because EFI XF is not able to detect the epl Remedy Make sure that the media profile has been correctly patched to an epl file using Profile Connector This tool is a standard component of EFI LinTool and EFI Color Manager On the Color management tab check the profile selection for the workflow EFI XF v3 1 18 8 User Manual 18 6 Add on modules EFI Color Manager EFI Color Verifier EFI Color Editor or EFI Dot Creator will not launch in Windows 2003 Server Windows XP Cause Data Execution Prevention may be deactivated Remedy Activate Data Execution Prevention Proceed as follows for Windows XP the settings may vary slightly if you ar
225. utton and use the edit boxes to define the width and height of a custom tile size The smallest tile size is one square inch The largest tile size is the maximum printable area of the selected sheet size e Number of tiles Select this radio button to define the number of rows and columns of tiles Display Job Explorer only Select this button to create tiles of a selected job Reset Job Explorer only Select this button to remove all tiles This is necessary if you need to modify the original job file 10 33 Creating a tiling Tilings are based on the media size set up for the connected output device Each created tile is the same size as the media size defined for the output device whereby the hardware margins of the printer are taken into account 10 3 3 1 Setting up an automatic tiling workflow Automatic tiling can be set up for any workflow It ensures that any jobs that exceed the media size defined for the printer are automatically output as tiles 1 In System Manager select a workflow 2 On the Layout bar select the Sheet tab 3 On the Sheet tab make sure Use Printer Options is selected 4 Select the Tile tab 5 On the Tile tab select the check box Use tiling 6 Then make any other tiling settings you require Refer to Tiling tab on page 10 3 for further information on individual settings 7 Click Save to save the workflow EFI XF v3 1 10 4 User Manual Tile not rotat
226. virtual printer This section describes how to set up an EFI XF workflow as a virtual printer to enable you to submit print jobs directly from any application 7 5 1 Installed protocol drivers Whether or not a virtual printer is visible in the network is controlled by protocol drivers If no protocol driver is installed it may not be possible for the Server computer to communicate with the computer on which the application is installed Different protocol drivers are available for this purpose The table below illustrates which protocol drivers are supported by which operating systems Protocol drivers supported by EX operating system S z e S amp N X p c amp JE is Ss s z AppleTalk Yes Yes No TCP IP Yes Yes Yes SMB Yes Yes No EFI AppleTalk spooler No Yes_ Yes The Windows service needs to be installed EFI XF v3 1 7 10 User Manual The following tables show whether the virtual printer will be available to the user depending on which protocol driver is installed Installed operating system Printing to Windows XP 2 O S x S l6 A X m c E B S3 2 i z AppleTalk No No No TCP IP Yes Yes Yes SMB Yes Yes No EFI AppleTalk spooler No No No Installed operating system Printing to Windows 2003 2000 S x S Oo A X c 2 We m 2 S AppleTalk Yes No No TCP IP Yes
227. where to receive help if you encounter problems with your product 1 1 What is EFI XF EFI XF is the perfect tool for anyone wanting to achieve high quality color reproduction The software runs on both Windows and Macintosh is easy to use and produces color accurate proofs while avoiding the need for complicated color management settings The standard media and simulation profiles provided with the software enable your printer to simulate a wide variety of different output devices EFI XF is therefore ideal for printing houses designers photographers agencies and service providers in the print media industry for whom predicting color accurate print results constitutes an important part of their daily work 1 2 Program architecture EFI XF is based on a Server Client architecture of modular design A Server version installed on one computer can be accessed from an unlimited number of Client versions installed on the same or on any other computer This allows users maximum flexibility in customizing the software to suit their own particular workflow requirements The minimum version of the software comprises e EFI XF includes one Server version and an unlimited number of Client and Job Monitor versions One Output M Option for one printer However a wide range of add on modules is available to supplement the standard version With the use of the appropriate modules users can create their perfect workflows and comp
228. workflows 5 2 output devices 4 26 Settings job 6 1 Job Explorer 6 1 preview 4 7 print 4 27 System Manager 4 1 workflow 4 1 Sheet size defining 4 15 Shortcuts keyboard 6 16 Simulating overprinting 4 12 print run characteristics 4 25 Simulation profiles 4 22 Snap to 6 7 Softproofing 4 2 Solid black 4 23 Source profiles selecting 4 19 Spot color tables loading 12 2 Spot colors defining 12 9 editing 12 12 in print jobs 12 3 modifying overprint and gamma 12 13 modifying the gradation 12 12 replacing with default color 12 3 search and replace 12 14 searching for 12 2 Starting EFI XF 2 4 Step amp repeat 4 16 creating and displaying 6 15 in Production Option 10 7 layout 4 16 Support 2 4 4 4 18 10 System of measurement 4 2 6 5 requirements 1 2 utilization 6 14 worfklows 5 1 System Manager overview 3 3 settings 4 1 T TCP port 2 4 TCP IP address 2 5 Templates workflow loading 5 4 saving 4 1 Tiling 10 2 adding deleting tiles 10 6 creating 10 4 overview 10 2 printing 10 7 resizing tiles 10 6 Transform tool 6 11 Troubleshooting 18 1 U Unidriver for Macintosh 7 8 for Windows 7 6 Uninstalling 19 1 Updates installed 4 5 6 9 Updating EFI XF 9 1 profiles 9 2 Users creating 5 3 default 5 1 rights 4 7 V Virtual printer Client settings 7 13 creating 4 10 setting up 7 14 Visual correction files creating 13 1 selecting 4 23 W Workflow backing up and restoring 5 8 configuring
229. would normally lie within the color gamut of the destination color space are compressed even if they could normally be accurately reproduced EFI XF v3 1 4 20 User Manual This rendering intent is most suitable for printing photographic images where having the largest possible color space is more important than a color accurate print result It is therefore not recommended for the output of color accurate proofs Saturated This rendering intent aims to preserve vivid color at the expense of accurate color The source color gamut is scaled to the destination color gamut but preserves relative saturation instead of hue This means that color hues may shift if the destination color space is smaller than the source color space This rendering intent is designed primarily for business graphics where bright saturated colors are more important than the exact relationship between colors such as in a photographic image Perceptual absolute This rendering intent was developed by EFI It combines the advantages of the rendering intent Perceptual with regard to image definition in areas of shadow with the color accuracy and paper white simulation of the rendering intent Absolute colorimetric With this rendering intent image data retains its definition in dark areas i e shades of color are still visible in areas of shadow This rendering intent is particularly suitable for photographers who need to convert a l
230. xample if you have a Pantone color whose name is not written correctly and is therefore not recognized in EFI XF you can select Alias to map it to the right color This saves you having to define it as a new color To map a spot color to a predefined spot color you must first display the internal spot color table To do so select the appropriate command from the Edit menu 6 Use the slide bar to define the percentage of transparency A setting of 096 equals 10096 opacity 7 Click the Characterization tab The characterization table with color values for 0 and 100 inks is displayed 8 Type in the full tone 100 color values of your spot color in the selected color space s CMYK color codes can be purchased from your spot color manufacturer To obtain L a b values you may first need to measure a printed patch of the spot color using a measuring device EFI XF v3 1 12 10 User Manual You can view your spot color as a color patch in the Spot Color Values for 100 Ink area in the 3D diagram 2 The 3D diagram depicts the 096 white point and the 10096 value of your spot color By holding down the left mouse button and dragging the cursor you can rotate the 3D diagram to assess your spot color from any chosen angle 9 Define continuous tones for your spot color as described in the following steps If you do not need continuous tones proceed directly to step 12 to save your sp
231. y necessary to type a queue name if you are printing via a Unix system or a print server with multiple interfaces Therefore in most cases you can leave this edit box blank Please refer to your printer manual for further information Print via Port Select this radio button and choose the name of your printer from the drop down list box to print to a printer that is connected via USB to the Server computer 7 The printer must be switched on when you Ne start EFI XF Otherwise it will not be p automatically detected Quality tab Media set Select a previously defined combination of print settings from the drop down list box To define a media set make your settings on this tab and click Save A dialog opens in which you define a name for your combination of settings Specify a name in the edit box and click Save Ink type Select the type of ink that is inserted in your printer EFI XF v3 1 Settings in System Manager 4 27 Media name Select the name of the media you will be printing on If you select a media type that is patched to a Device Link profile EFl XF will indicate this Vo A Device Link profile represents a fixed combination of printer and media type Device Link profiles can be created with EFI Color Manager They must be patched to the EPL linearization file and a media profile using Profile Connector This tool is available in EFI LinTool and EFI Color Manager Device Link p
232. ys the number of pages or copies the job contains EFI XF v3 1 8 2 User Manual 8 3 Automatic nestings In a workflow set up for automatic nestings printing starts automatically as soon as one of the following criteria has been reached The defined length of time has elapsed 7 This setting has priority over the other auto Y nesting settings e g a nesting will be printed after the set period even if the minimum percentage of the sheet or line has not been filled The defined percentage of the sheet area has been filled The defined percentage of a line has been filled To create a workflow for automatic nesting proceed as follows 1 Log on to EFI XF as a user with administrative rights 2 In System Manager create and set up a workflow 3 On the Layout bar click the Nesting tab and make sure that the check box Use automatic nesting is selected 4 Make the rest of your settings on the Nesting tab Refer to Nesting tab on page 4 15 for further information on individual settings 5 In Job Explorer load one or more jobs EFI XF creates a nesting and outputs it according to the workflow settings Manual nestings are also possible in an automatic workflow if you set your files to Hold Job during loading Please note To create manual nestings of files loaded via drag and drop or via a hotfolder the workflow must be set offline at workflow exit Otherwise the print jobs will be pro

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