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1. ccccccceeceeeeceeeeeececeeeeeeaeeceeeeeaaeeeeeeceaeeseececaaeeeseceeceeeeseeeeeeseeseeeeseneaees 5 Turning off the CX print SCrver cccceeeeeceeceeeenceeeeeeeeaeeeeeeecaaeeesecaeaeeeeesaeeceeeecaeeeeesesseeeeeesenieeeeseseaees 6 2 Setting up your computer for printing 7 Setting up your computer OVErVICW ccceeeeeeceeeeeeceeeeceecaeeeeecaeeeeeeaaeaeeeeseaeeeeeeeaeeeeeesenaeeeseeneeeeeeeeaees 7 Setting up printing on a Windows COMPUTE ccceccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeecaeeeesenaeeeeteneeeeeeseeaees 9 Adding a network printer to your Windows COMPUTED ccc ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 Loading the Print Driver software for the first time cc cccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeseeeeeeeseeees 10 Deactivating the Print Driver SOftWAIE cccccccccccesceecsseneeeaeeeeeeeeeseeesceeseeeeeeeeeeeesseeeesseniaaeeeeeess 10 Removing the Print Driver SOftWALE ccceesscecceeceeeeessesnseeeeceeeeeeescceeneaaasaeeeeeeesseseesesaaeeeeeeseneess 11 Downloading tonts 22 2 22 62 ec echt otk eed ace MR a Ro a es Lok E E Od 11 Setting Up printingyin Mae OS 22 28 8 eich pee ede lok EL eee ed ee te 12 Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS ccccceescceeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeeessnaeeeessteeaes 12 Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS 2 cccseececeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeetene
2. Number of copies gt 4 Device Tutorial Click amp Learn It is recommended to calibrate the device at least once a week 2 In the Number of copies box type the number of copies you want to print 3 Click Print The calibration chart prints 20 Chapter 3 Calibration 4 Step 2 of the Color Calibration Wizard appears Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the calibration Color Calibration with Eye One Calibration Device Position the Eye1 on the illustration at the beginning of the cyan color patches press Print Calibration Chart the button and roll the device smoothly along the patches Please wait for the whistle sound while pressing the device button before measuring Measure each color In case you can t hear it please wait two seconds before measuring each color For more details please refer to the User Guide Save S oe ae Titi ts 5 After each color sweep wait for the check mark to appear next to the appropriate icon and follow the instructions as listed Note Make sure that the separation columns on the chart are scanned in the order they appear in the icons Cyan gt Magenta gt Yellow gt Black When all of the separation columns have been successfully scanned a check mark appears next to all icons Color Calibration with Eye One Calibration Device Position the Eye on the illustration at the beginning of the black color patches Print Calibration Chart press th
3. In the upper list in the Import window select the desired file s and click the add button Note Use SHIFT or CTRL to select several files or CTRL A to select all the files If desired add the same file more than once 4 The file s appears in the lower list Select a printer from the Virtual printer list Note To remove a file select the desired file in the lower list in the Import Job window and click the remove button 5 Click Import All files currently listed on the lower list are sent to the CX print server to be processed and printed as defined in the selected virtual printer If your job is moved to the Storage area submit the job for printing Previewing and editing a PDF file gt In the Storage area right click the PDF file that you want to preview or edit and select Job Preview amp Editor The file opens in Adobe Acrobat 28 Chapter 5 Printing from the color server Editing a job overview You can preview and edit any PDL and RTP job that is in Storage Area PDL files are opened in Adobe Acrobat software and RTP files are opened in the Job Preview amp Editor tool In Adobe Acrobat you can view and edit the PDL job as you would normally In addition this version of Adobe Acrobat includes the Pitstop plugin that includes more editing tools For more information refer to the documentation included in the Pitstop and Acrobat software In the Job Preview amp Editor window you can v
4. tint A digital screening process that converts images into very small dots of equal size and variable spacing Also referred to as frequency modulated FM screening Any printing surface to which ink will adhere Also referred to as stock Acronym for Tagged Image File Format TIFF is a file format used to describe store and exchange bitmap images TIFF is cross platform highly flexible and capable of saving a wide variety of image types including photographs and illustrations Most page makeup and image editing software supports TIFF Acronym for Tagged Image File Format for Image Technology Profile 1 A file format that is similar to TIFF IT but provides a minimized set of options that allows simpler implementation when the full set of TIFF IT options is not required The percentage value assigned to a dot tonal calibration The act of setting equipment to reproduce tonal values to specified values on final output such as a proof press sheet or plate 171 trapping A printing technique in which adjacent printed colors are slightly overlapped to ensure that white space does not appear between the colors variable information VI job A job in which printed materials such as bills targeted advertising and direct mailings are individualized for specific recipients or purposes variable print specification Formal language designed for effective production of variable information documents vector drawi
5. 1 From the Tools menu select Resource Center 2 Inthe Resource list select Cached VDP Elements 3 Select the VDP folder in which to archive and then click Archive 4 In the Archive dialog box select the location where you want to archive your VDP elements 5 Click Save The VDP elements are saved as cabinet files with the Cab iv extension Next You also need to archive the variable RTP job Retrieving VDP elements When you need to reprint your job you can retrieve your archived VDP elements 1 From the File menu select Retrieve from archive The Retrieve window appears 2 Locate the folder in which your VDP elements are archived 3 Select the desired file and then click the Add button Note Use SHIFT or CTRL to select several files or CTRL A to select all the files 4 Click Retrieve The CX print server retrieves the archived VDP elements and displays them at the end of the file list in the Cached VDP elements dialog box Next If you archived the variable RTP job then you need to retrieve the RTP job in order to print it Deleting VDP Elements 99 Deleting VDP Elements VDP elements that are no longer in use take up valuable disk space on the CX print server To free up disk space you can delete the VI elements that you no longer need 1 From the Tools menu select Resource Center 2 In the Resource list select Cached VDP Elements Your VDP jobs are listed in the left pane In the
6. 3 Click Browse Easy VDP File Creator tool 141 4 In the Browse dialog box locate the file that you want to print using the job ticket and click Open Note The file must be in a location that is accessible to the color server otherwise the file won t be printed 5 Click Submit The file is sent to the color server and is printed according to the settings defined in the job ticket Easy VDP File Creator tool The Easy VDP File Creator tool is a web based template driven page composition engine that can be used for creating a typical variable data job and submit it for printing on the CX print server The Easy VDP File Creator tool includes many templates for you to choose from in order to create personalized variable data jobs Following are some of the templates available on the CX print server Announcements for a new baby or home e Business cards and stationery e Calendar e Greeting cards for birthdays and anniversaries e Invitations There are three main steps involved in using the Easy VDP File Creator tool 1 Select a template 2 Assign data Enter the data manually or import an existing database 3 Create the job and print it to one of the CX print server virtual printers You can access the Easy VDP File Creator tool through the CX print server Web Center under Links 142 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer Z Web Center Microsoft Internet Explorer File
7. b In the Paper Coating list select either Coated or Uncoated for the paper type Note You can only select the media that is loaded in the printer c In the Weight list select the weight of the paper stock d In the Tray list select the tray where the paper stock is loaded for the calibration e In the Screening area select the screening method for which you want to create a calibration table Note You can select all screening methods The server creates a calibration table for each screening method that you select f In the Profile Name box the Profiling Tool automatically names the profile according to the paper stock name To change the default name you can type a new name The 50 Chapter 7 Managing color screening number and GCR level are automatically added to the profile name g In the Save in area leave the Profile Manager selected Your new profile will be saved and added to the list of exisiting profiles in the Profile Manager in the Resource Center If the Profile Manager already contains a profile with the same name the new profile overwrites the existing profile If you select Other and the destination you select already contains a profile with the same name you are asked if you want to overwrite the existing profile 5 Click Create Profile During the profile creation process a progress bar appears at the bottom of the Profiling Tool window Note In the print queue 10 copies of the Warm
8. 2 Locate the CX print server and double click it A list of all the shared folders hot folders and printers appears 3 Double click the desired hot folder for example HF_ProcessPrint Tip You can drag the hot folder icon to your desktop to create a shortcut to the hot folder for future use 4 Drag the desired files to the hot folder All the files are processed and printed automatically according to the hot folder workflow Password protect jobs The CX print server enables you to protect sensitive data and control its printing You can lock and password protect a job on your computer and submit it for printing on the CX print server Requirements A CX print server network printer must exist on your client workstation e The printer status on the CX print server must be in Ready mode Using the Print Driver software you can apply a password to a job that was created in any application Whoever prints or reprints the job must use the password to unlock it and release it for printing 1 On your computer open a file for example a PDF file 2 From the File menu select Print 3 In the Print dialog box in the Name list select the name of the network printer that you want to submit your file to 4 Click the Properties button The Print Driver window appears 5 Inthe Print Driver window click the Lock button L The Secure Printing dialog box appears 6 Inthe Password box type a password consisting
9. 4 Navigate to Library Printers PPDS Contents Resources en lproj select either Europe_A4 or US _Letter and then select the CX8002v1 PPD 5 Click Open 6 Click Add 7 Close the Print amp Fax window The network printer is defined with the PPD file 8 Inthe Print amp Fax window double click the network printer 9 Click Utility 10 In the Enable Enhanced User Interface list make sure that On is selected 11 In the Server Hostname box type the IP address of the server 12 Click Apply Chapter 2 Setting up your computer for printing Removing the Print Driver software Perform this procedure if you need to upgrade to a later software version of the Print Driver software Requirements All applications must be closed 1 Open the System Preferences window and double click Print amp Fax In the Print amp Fax window select the network printer that you want to remove Click delete and then click OK Navigate to Library Printers Creo_Color_Server_Tools and delete the Creo_Color_Server_Tools folder Navigate to Library Receipts folder and delete all of the CX pkg files The Print Driver software is removed You can now upgrade the Print Driver software Note You will need to reinstall the network printers that you removed after you have upgraded the software Calibration Calibration overview Obtaining the most satisfactory print quality on your printer depends on
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11. In the Creo Office hot folders window select the hot folder that you want to use to submit your file 138 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer 2 Drag the file to the hot folder Your file is automatically processed and printed according to the hot folder workflow Creo Color Server Job Ticket software Creo Color Server Job Ticket overview The Creo Color Server Job Ticket software enables you to create a Job Definition Format JDF file This JDF file contains a set of printing parameters job ticket and may also include the path to a file to be printed using those parameters Note If you assign a file to a job ticket make sure that the file location is accessible to the color server This software can be installed and used on a Windows or Mac OS computer Because you work on a remote computer you don t need to be connected to a color server to create a job ticket You can assign a job ticket to any type of file With the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software you can e Create a job ticket e Open a job ticket e Load job parameters from a selected server e Send a job to print using a job ticket that you created Language settings The Creo Color Server Job Ticket software displays the language of your computer s Windows operating system To ensure that the language that the Remote Job Ticket software displays and the Installing the Creo Color Serv
12. default setting Prints the job without separations Each page of the job is printed once Separations Prints the job with color or grayscale separations If you select color separations each page in the job is printed in four colors cyan magenta yellow and black If you select grayscale each page in the job is printed separately four times in difference shades of gray K Progressive Prints each page of the job four times in progressive color separations Custom Enables you to select the separations that you want to print each sheet for each page of the job 102 Chapter 10 Job parameters Paper stock The following options are available e Use Paper Stock Select the desired paper stock If you select Undefined you can set the desired parameters in the Paper size Media type and Media weight lists Paper size The paper size that you want to use For custom paper sizes you need to specify the required width and height Note The units of measurement mm or inches are selected in the Localization tab in the Preferences window Mixed paper size Select check box if the job contains different paper sizes Note This option enables you to print jobs that contain different paper sizes and orientation Interleaves Interleaves Select Add Interleaf and then select the size and stock that you want to use Gallop Enables you to start printing a long job usually VDP while the job is still processing The following option
13. highlights Red eye eye Red eye Removes the red eye effect in photos taken with a flash S oo Removes JPEG artifacts often found in low quality or highly compressed JPEG files particularly in gradient and vignette areas and around the edges of objects 116 Chapter 10 Job parameters Finishing tab in the Job Parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job Finishing Module Includes the following options e OCT Offset catch tray The Offset checkbox is selected by default If you don t want to use an offset between sets clear this check box Note If the page size is larger than A3 standard or custom the Offset check box is unavailable EHCS enhanced high capacity stacker O Select the relevant tray type Top Tray or Stack Tray O If you have a chained EHCS select the desired tray from the drop down list O If you selected Stack Tray select the Offset check box for the following types of jobs O Collated to offset each copy from the next copy O Uncollated to insert an offset sheet when a new page number is delivered when you are printing more than one copy of each page HCSS high capacity stacker stapler O Select the relevant tray type Top Tray or Stack Tray O If you selected the Stack Tray select one of the following options O Offset to use an offset O Stapler to select stapling If you selected Stapler select the desired staple location Front Rear or Dual DFA d
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15. 4x2 or 4x4 North south Use this option when a step and repeat 2x1 or 1x2 template is selected The pages will be placed 180 degrees from each other on the same side of the imposed sheet Rotate 90 deg This rotation can help correct imposition conflicts amp Marks Use Spacing amp Marks window as a visual ca for the parameters by clicking the question mark icon 106 En T OoOO ae Chapter 10 Job parameters e None Does not apply any marks on the imposition layout for the printed job Crop marks Prints the lines that indicate where the sheet should be cropped The Both Sides check box prints crop marks on both sides of the page Notes O You can scale only an image or the entire sheet proportionally O If you want to use crop marks incorporated in the DTP application make sure that enough space is left around your page in the PostScript file so that the page prints with crop marks If your job already includes crop marks incorporated in the DTP application you do not need to add crop marks here If you do add crop marks both sets of crop marks can be printed Fold marks Prints the lines that indicate where the sheet should be folded This is only available with Saddle stitch or Perfect bound Crop amp fold marks Prints the lines that indicate where the sheet should be folded This is only available with Saddle stitch or Perfect bound The value entered adjusts the s
16. Edt View Favorites Tools Help ay Qw O hA Gl pn Perot O 2s Qa JH Address http posqa ravidtw WebCenter Links shtml Ec in x 60 d E i Bookmarks E Popups okay P check gt settings snaot E e creo Web Center COLOR SERVERS Home Web Viewer Downloads Links Items item Description Variable Data Partners Creo s VDP partners and authoring tool vendors Workflow partners Creo s workflow partners Darwin Desktop Variable Information authoring tool for 1 to 1 marketing Easy VDP File Creator A web based application for creating a variable data printing file Color Server Powered by Creo Subject to technical change without notice All trademarks are the property of their respective owners a E toca intranet See also Overview of the Web Center on page 135 Connecting to the Web Center on page 135 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template 143 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template The first step in creating a variable data job is to select the type of job and template that will be printed 1 Open the CX print server Web Center select Links and then select Easy VDP File Creator F Easy VDP File Creator Choose Template Microsoft Internet Explorer ioj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q Q x Eel Search sp Favortes OZ SA jw JE Address htt
17. Input 50 50 F Brightness P Contrast a Contrast Center eel Creating a new gradation table 4 5 From the Tools menu select Gradation In the Gradation Tool window modify your gradation table as required Click Save B Inthe Table name box type the name of the new gradation table Click OK The gradation table is saved and added to the Gradation Table list and to the Color Adjustments tab in the job parameters window Editing a gradation table 69 Editing a gradation table When you open the Gradation Tool the default gradation table DefaultGradTable is selected in the Gradation Table list and is displayed in the graph This table serves as a baseline and consists of a 45 gradation curve with Brightness and Contrast set to 0 and Contrast Center set to 50 All of the color separations are selected The Gradation Table list includes four other predefined gradation tables e Cool Blue tones appear clearer e Lively Increases the color saturation e Saturated Increases the strength chroma or purity e Sharp Increases the contrast Warm Sets the hues in the low densities to a bright reddish color Gradation tables that you create or edit also appear in the Gradation Table list When you select a gradation table the predefined settings are immediately applied to the processed job that you are working with The Separations buttons enable you to select one all or any combinatio
18. Status Ready Comments and Forms Type AdobePSGenericPostScriptPrinter Document and Markups v Print Range Preview Composite All kI O Current view Subset Page Handling Copies E E late Page Scaling Shrink to Printable Area V Auto Rotate and Center C Choose paper source by PDF page size i x Units Inches Zoom 92 C Frint to fil rint to file C Print color as black it Printing Tips 3 Select the desired paper size for example A4 or letter 4 Inthe Page Scaling list select Fit To Printable Area or Shrink To Printable Area Note The names in the Page Scaling list vary according to the version of the Adobe Acrobat software 5 Click OK This document is printed to the selected paper size to your printer 2 Chapter 1 Getting started System overview The Xerox CX Print Server Powered by Creo for the Xerox DocuColor 7002 8002 Digital Press is an on demand prepress system that uses advanced prepress technologies to drive the Xerox DocuColor 7002 8002 Digital Press The CX print server enables you to print from computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system and Apple Mac OS operating system software Using raster image processor RIP technology the CX print server converts image files in page description language PDL formats for example Adobe PostScript PDF and variable data printing formats to a suitable ready to print RTP form
19. Store Places the PDL files directly into the Storage area without processing them Job Deletion Delete printed jobs Removes pages or jobs from the CX print server after from storage printing is completed Delete failed jobs Removes failed jobs while processing or printing from the from storage CX print server Notes e The Delete failed jobs from storage option sustains enough free disk space for the duration of the print run and only affects the sub job The Variable Print Specification file is also deleted Font Substitution Use Font Substitutes a missing font with the default font that is set in Substitution the Resource Center Notes e Ifa fontis substituted a message appears in the Job History window e You can only substitute Latin fonts Optimizations PostScript Significantly decreases processing time in PostScript jobs optimization with repeated elements by applying the PS workflow PDF optimization Significantly decreases processing time in PDF jobs with repeated elements by applying the PDF workflow 120 Chapter 10 Job parameters Preflight Run preflight Checks the status of key job components before the job is sent for processing You can select from the following options e Fonts e High resolution e Spot colors Your job is RIPed and the missing components are identified Split to Booklet Split to Booklets Splits a PostScript PDF or large VI job that does not have a booklet structure into booklets Not
20. The media that you choose must be loaded as SEF and the printer must be ready for printing The Profiling Tool enables you to create destination profiles that are best suited for the Xerox DocuColor 7002 8002 Digital Press You can create custom destination profiles for each press and fine tune the color outputs of the press improve color matching between presses and improve color consistency over time Note It is recommended that you create a destination profile for each paper stock that you use 1 Suspend the Process Queue 2 Make sure that the Print Queue is released 3 From the Tools menu select Profiling Tool The Profiling Tool window appears Managing color and profiles 49 O Profiling Tool Warm up Print fi Paper Coating _ 62 Uncoated Paper Weight 81 105 gsm Tray _ Auto SRA3 Screening 4 Dot 150 Dot 200 Dot 300 Dot 600 Line 200 Stochastic Profile Name Uncoated_81 105 gsm Save in Profile Manager D Other Create Profile 4 Define the parameters as follows a In the Warm up Print box it is recommended that you type 10 which is the default value Warm up print settings defines the number of copies of a file that is printed before the standard ECI chart is printed and measured by the inline spectrophotometer on the press Because the performance of the press is best after several pages have been printed it is recommended that you print at least 10 copies of the warm up file
21. also fonts that are found 36 Chapter 5 Printing from the color server Preflight options The Source column indicates whether the font is embedded in the file or was found in the Font Library Exceptions Lists the dynamic page exception commands found in the file Indicators Missing Appears when key components in the job are not found Not preflighted Appears if you did not select the preflight option for the preflight check oFound Appears when all of the files are found for the selected option Show list All Displays both missing and found options Found Only Displays options that are found Missing Only Displays options that are missing Proofing the job using color sets Select the most appropriate predefined color set to print your job with the best color quality The Color Set option includes four predefined color sets Each color set provides you with the best Assigning a color set to your job 37 color and quality settings for a specific data type or a printed product characteristic The color set options are as follows e Photos of people Provides the best color and quality settings for jobs such as a family photo album e Outdoor photos Provides the best color and quality settings for jobs that include mainly photos of landscapes e Corporate documents Provides the best color and quality settings jobs that are mostly office documents such as presentation files Web pages and files with ch
22. are not actually applied to the job you are viewing only a simulation of how the job would look if this template were selected on the Imposition tab 1 Inthe Imposition Template Builder window click the Simulate button 2 Click Browse 3 Select a job and then click Select The parameters of the job Sheet Size Trim Size Trim Orientation Sets per sheet Bleed Size Rotate 90 Crop Marks and Fold Marks appear with their values in the Simulate Imposition window Note Both RTP and non RTP jobs are available for simulation 4 Change the parameters as desired 5 Click View Simulated Job The Preview window appears A simulation of the job is displayed with the current imposition template applied Print with exceptions Adding exceptions to your job Exceptions are used when you want to use different media types for special exceptions within a job or add inserts Note 1 Open the Job Parameters window of your job 2 Click Exceptions 84 8 9 Chapter 8 Production workflows In the Type list select the pages in your job in which the media type will be different Depending on the option you selected in the Type list perform one of the following steps For Page range type the page range in the box For Front cover or Back cover select the Duplex check box to print the first two or last two pages of the job as the cover page back cover Note If the imposition type is Saddle Stitch select
23. common flaws found in JPEG RGB format images in PDF files 1 Open the Job Parameters window for the desired job 2 Inthe Photo Touch Up tab select Photo Touch Up 3 Select Apply photo touch up options SS_2X1_ROT_Letter_Tab Submitted Apr 06 18 05 24 Virtual printer name S_2X1_ROT_Letter_Tab Be Print Photo touch up Imposition D Quality Apply photo touch up options Color Photo touch up 1 Exposure and color cast 2 Image noise 2 Shadows and highlights 1 Red eye _ JPEG artifacts E Finishing Exceptions A For best results select sRGB as the RGB source profile Services 4 Select one or more photo touch up options The image is corrected according to the selected options as follows Exposure and color cast Correcting an image using Photo Touch up 71 Correct underexposure overexposure and minor color cast problems in photos Image noise Reduce noise such as granularity caused by high ISO settings in a photo e Shadows and highlights Bring out details in the dark and light areas of a photo e Red eye Remove the red eye effect in photos taken with a flash e JPEG artifacts Remove JPEG artifacts often found in low quality or highly compressed JPEG files particularly in gradient and vignette areas and around the edges of objects 5 Select Submit The job is sent to the Process Queue 72 Chapter 7 Managing color Production workflows Print using impositi
24. components are identified The preflight check detects the status of the following key job components e High resolution images or the wrong links to the high resolution images folder e Missing fonts e Spot colors that are not defined in the CX print server spot color dictionary e Dynamic exception commands for a file that was submitted via a dynamic page exceptions virtual printer Preflight Report The preflight report is a job related report that provides information about the status missing or found of key job components prior to printing and enables you to correct your files accordingly It is especially useful to run the preflight check before you print a complex job with a large quantity of pages or copies The preflight check detects the missing job components and displays them in the Preflight Report dialog box You can review the report and resolve the missing components and thus save processing time without error or failed messages constantly appearing If you run a preflight check and all key components are found the job is processed and printed according to the job flow that you selected If the test fails missing key elements are detected the job is returned to the Storage window with the preflight report available for inspection The preflight report always reflects the last preflight run If more than one preflight check is run on a job the latest preflight report overrides the previous When a preflight report is
25. edited spot color is saved in a custom dictionary When the CX print server identifies a spot color in a job it first looks for the name of the spot color in the custom dictionary and uses the associated CMYK values If the spot color is not found it looks in the PANTONE color and HKS color dictionaries If the spot color is not found in either dictionary the CX print server uses the CMYK values embedded in the original file Adding a spot color 59 Spot Color Editor R Protect RGB Protect Gray l Protect CMY Spot color dictionary Entire Predefined List Color Color information 102 C Color name 100C 100M 100U Predefined Spot list Entire Predefined List 101 Original Corrected 101M 101U L 102M E 102u Boc 103m B iou B ioc Biom E inai sited Test Print Adding a spot color 1 From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor 2 Inthe Spot Color Editor dialog box click the add button Spot Color Editor amp Color name 0 Entire Predefined List Pi save 3 Type the new color name as it exists in the original file 29 0 34 lt 6 She SR SUR ae Note The spot color names are case sensitive and should match the name as it appears in the DTP software 4 Adjust the CMYK values as required 5 Click Save 6 Click Close 60 Chapter 7 Managing color The new color is added to the custom color dictionary If you cr
26. enables you to connect from a client workstation to the CX print server over the network using the Remote Site Manager 1 From the File menu select Preferences The Preferences window appears 132 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer 2 Select Remote Tools Setup Preferences Administrator WebViewer setup Server Setup Enable WebViewer Network Setup Remote workspace setup Enable Remote Connection Image Disks Configuration Backup Connection Status 1 Clients are connected Calibration and Color Logoff Automatically after 4 hours General Remote Connections Viewer Localization Deletion policy Pre RIP Preview Queues Manager JDF JMF General Defaults EID n 3 In the WebViewer setup area select Enable Webviewer 4 Inthe Remote workspace setup select Enable Remote Connection Tip In this area you can view Connection Status and how many clients are connected 5 Enter the amount of hours that you want the CX print server to logoff automatically using the arrows in the Logoff Automatically after option 6 Click Remote Connections Viewer to see the list of connections 7 Click Save Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows Requirements The remote connection option on the CX print server must be activated 1 On your desktop click Start gt Run 2 Inthe Run dialog box type the exact name of the server where the EZ Connect utility is located
27. gt Other Forward to Host name IP Address Server_name Send to Storage D Send to print 2 Inthe Host name IP Address box type the name or IP address of the server that you want to forward the job to 3 Click Find Duplicating jobs 41 4 Select one of the following Send to Storage to send the job to the selected server s Storage area Send to print to send the job to the selected server s Print queue 5 Click Send Duplicating jobs Requirements You can duplicate a job only if it is in the Storage area gt Inthe Storage area right click the job and select Duplicate The selected file is duplicated and is given the name of the original job followed by the suffix _dup Note The RTP job is duplicated to PDL format Resubmitting a job gt Inthe Storage area right click the job that you want to submit again and select Submit RTP jobs are submitted to the Print queue all other jobs are submitted to the Process queue Printing copies of a job Re print more copies of a job directly from the storage folder without opening the job parameters 1 Right click the title bar in the Storage area 2 Select Add gt Copies to add copies to the Copies column in the Storage Area 3 Select the job and type in the Copies field the amount of copies that you want to print 4 Drag and drop the job to either the Process queue or Print queue 42 Chapter 6 Managing jobs Jo
28. job to print The following preflight features are available e PDF analyzer e Preflight check e Preflight report PDF Analyzer You can use the PDF analyzer to check imported PDF files for problems that may affect processing The PDF analyzer checks the following elements e Document identifies incompatibilities of Acrobat software with compression encryption security and other properties e Pages detects empty pages and identifies the page size annotations and other properties e Fonts determines whether specific fonts are in the PDF file and whether they are embedded e Colors detects color space information spot colors rendering information and color management settings Images identifies image resolution whether images are skewed or flipped and whether images are compressed 32 Chapter 5 Printing from the color server e OPI detects whether OPI is used If so the PDF analyzer detects the OPI version and determines whether any high resolution images in the OPI path are missing Text and line art identifies the size of text the width of the lines white text and objects and flatness tolerance e PDF X determines whether the file conforms to PDF X 1a and whether the file contains PostScript fragments Preflight Check The Run preflight parameter enables you to check the status of key job components before the job is sent for printing During the preflight check your job is RIPed and the missing
29. of colors that a device can produce A color profile makes it possible to convert the color space of one device such as inkjet printer to another device such as a computer monitor color rendering dictionary CRD A three dimensional lookup table for transforming all process color models color set A collection of separations that you associate with pages in an edition plan to represent the color separations that are expected to make up those pages color space array CSA A three dimensional or four dimensional lookup table that contains data for translating a device dependent color space into a device independent L a b color space composite file A single file for example a composite PostScript file or a PDF file that contains all the color information and is not divided into color separations That is the color information is not divided into cyan magenta yellow black or spot colors 158 Chapter 14 Glossary composite mode contrast A mode of operation in which all the color information associated with a particular page is described on one page of a PostScript file During RIP the file is separated into process colors and spot colors one file for each color This mode of operation is the fastest and most efficient in most cases The ratio between the light tones and the dark tones in an image If you increase the contrast highlights become lighter while shadows become darker conventional sc
30. or most colors in the original are changed but the relationship between them does not change Emulates the original paper tint if it is included in the profile Notes You cannot select Preserve pure CMY colors when selecting Emulate source paper tint If the job is simplex only the front side will be printed using the tint emulation When the check box is selected Absolute Colorimetric will be used as the rendering method The desired RGB source profile from the following AdobeRGB1998 AppleRGB ColorMatchRGB SourceRGB_1 8 SourceRGB_2 1 SourceRGB_ 2 4 sRGB PhotoRGB PhotoRGB_Outdoors PhotoRGB_People The following options are available refer to the description under CMYK rendering intent for an explanation on each option Auto Relative colorimetric Absolute colorimetric Saturation Perceptual To convert RGB elements according to the selected CMYK emulation method select the Apply CMYK emulation The RGB elements receive the same look as the CMYK elements creating a unified appearance The following options are available e Linked Uses the destination profile that was linked using the Media and Color Manager in the Resource Center e SpireDC8002 To convert RGB elements according to the selected CMYK emulation method select the Apply CMYK emulation The RGB elements receive the same look as the CMYK elements creating a unified appearance The spot color dictionaries supported are HKS Dic Color Guide
31. order When the cut stacks are piled one on top of the other the entire job ends up in the desired order The cut and stack method is useful primarily for high volume variable information jobs Saddle stitch The saddle stitch method prints pages in a manner that is suited for saddle stitch binding With this binding method sheets are folded inserted one inside another and then stitched or stapled along the spine such as in a brochure or magazine Perfect bound The perfect bound method prints pages in a manner that is suited for perfect binding Perfect binding is a book finishing technique in which the folded sheets are gathered in order and clamped into place A saw roughens the spine edge of the gathered pages Glue is then applied to the spine and the cover of the book is affixed to the glued spine This method is used for most books Previewing an imposition layout The Preview window enables you to view your imposition layout and settings Requirements An imposition method must be selected Imposition layout Preview window 75 You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them The Preview window dynamically reflects any changes that you make 1 Open the Job Parameters window for the desired job 2 Click the Imposition tab and make sure that an imposition method has been selected 3 Click the Preview button The Preview window appears I
32. produced the date and time of the preflight check are indicated in the Job History window Analyzing a PDF job 33 Note Since the Preflight Report dialog box lists all key job components missing and found you can use this report to view the existing found key job components for example the list of the existing fonts in a job and their corresponding paths Analyzing a PDF job You cannot use the PDF analyzer or perform a Preflight check on PDF files that are locked or protected If you do a message will appear stating that the file is encrypted 1 6 In the Storage area right click the PDF file and select PDF Analyzer PDF analyzer PDF PreFlight Settings Check Complete Document D Pages Separate pages by commas and dashes For example 1 3 5 8 10 12 PDF Reports Display report automatically Report File Name Coffee_Break_Catalog_Letter2_rep pdF Save Report ax In the PDF PreFlight Settings area do one of the following To check the entire PDF file select Complete Document e To check specific pages select Pages and enter the desired page range If you do not want the report to automatically open when it is generated clear the Display report automatically check box If desired change the report file name By default the report file name consists of the original file name and the suffix _rep for example if the file to be checked is sample pdf the report file is named sampl
33. resolution file and automatically replaces the PSImage file during the RIP process relative colorimetric render RGB rich black A method of color matching When translating colors from one device to another it retains the colors that fall within the range of both devices To determine the output resolution and how Kodak Prinergy will handle spot colors Abbreviation for the additive primaries red green and blue These colors are the predominant colors in the visible light spectrum that the human eye can detect The RGB colors are used for example in video monitors scanners and other devices in which the light is direct and not reflected A black area to which layers of other inks referred to as support screens or booster colors have been added to make the color as dark as possible RTP ready to print job A job that has been RIPed and is in the appropriate format for printing You can submit RTP jobs for reprinting without reprocessing them 168 screen angle shadows sheet Chapter 14 Glossary The angle at which a halftone screen is set for printing halftones Proper screen angles minimize moir patterns The darkest part of an image original and reproduction A shadow has densities near the maximum In a reproduction shadows are printed with dot areas between 80 percent and 100 percent Both surfaces of one printed press sheet short edge first SEF slug A printer page orientat
34. right pane all of the VDP elements that are associated with your job are listed In addition a thumbnail viewer lets you check elements visually 3 Select the element that you want to delete and then click Delete Note Select Delete All in order to delete all the cached elements 100 Chapter 9 Variable data printing jobs Job parameters Print tab in the Job Parameters window Edit and change print parameters and options for your job Copies and Pages Number of copies Enter the number of copies that you want to print For imposed jobs Pages changes to Sheets Pages Print range Includes the following options All Odd pages Even pages and Pages Note For VDP jobs the Pages option changes to Booklets For imposed jobs instead of typing the desired pages type the desired number of imposed sheets You can select specific pages booklets or page ranges specify the pages or booklets to be printed as follows e Type one or several numbers separated by commas and no spaces for example 1 3 5 Type a range of pages or booklets with a hyphen between the starting and ending numbers in the range for example 1 5 Print Method Print method Simplex For single sided printing Duplex head to head For printing book style hard copies usually used with portrait jobs Duplex head to toe For calendar style hard copies usually used with landscape jobs Print mode The following options are available e Composite
35. the gathered pages and gluing them together for example hardcover books Preview Enables you to view your imposition layout and settings You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them The Preview window dynamically reflects any changes that you make C a Trim orientation aes Note This option is view only The orientation portrait or landscape for the trim size that you selected If the wrong orientation is selected an unsuitable template might be selected and the job might be cropped as a result Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window 105 Preview Enables you to view your imposition layout and settings You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them The Preview window dynamically reflects any changes that you make Templates Layout Best Fit Automatically calculates the most suitable number of columns and rows Custom For custom layouts you need to specify how many pages to place horizontally Rows and vertically Columns Note Templates that are created or imported using Imposition Template Builder are also available Print method Lists the options for how the document will be printed e Simplex e Duplex HTH e Duplex HTT Binding selection This option is only available if the imposition method is either Saddle stitch or Perfect bound and the template is 2x1 2x2
36. the system and image disks and replacing them with zeros Non empty sectors are left untouched The Disk Wipe utility starts automatically every time you quit the CX print server software Note Make sure that Symantec Norton Utilities is not installed on the system as the Disk Wipe utility does not function properly with this software 124 Chapter 11 Setting up your color server Image Disks Enables you to adjust the image disk threshold in order to set the minimum free disk space required to process files Configuration Backup You can backup and restore your system configuration to a local hard drive network drive or to CD or DVD media Calibration and Color e Calibration Device Select either the Inline spectrophotometer or the EyeOne Localization Displays local settings on your system includes region unit measurements and user interface language To change one of these settings select an option from the drop down menus Note After selecting the language of your choice the message appears You must shutdown and restart your computer before the new settings take affect You need to exit from the workspace and restart your computer Deletion Policy Displays the amount of days and or hours when to delete jobs from the system You can also set the system to delete jobs automatically from the Storage area The default setting holds the jobs in the Storage area until the user manually deletes them Held jobs Enable
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38. via the CX print server e ProcessStore Files sent to this virtual printer are automatically processed After processing the files are stored in the Storage area of the CX print server until the print operator re submits them for printing In addition to using the default virtual printers you can also create a virtual printer or edit a virtual printer s settings Adding and editing a virtual printer This procedure describes how to add a new virtual printer and then edit job parameters of the virtual printer When you add a new virtual printer you can specify if it is published on the network and if the virtual printer parameters will override the PPD parameters If a job that is sent from the client or downloaded to a particular virtual printer contains preset parameters from the PPD these options overwrite the parameters set in the virtual printer for that job The Printer Default options 128 Chapter 11 Setting up your color server defined in the PPD file use the default parameters set for that particular virtual printer 1 2 3 4 From the Tools menu select Resource Center Inthe Resource list make sure that Virtual Printers is selected Click Add In the Name box type a name for the new printer that you want to add From the Based on list select an existing printer with similar settings The Publish on the network check box is selected by default Clear the check box if you do not want to publish t
39. with a custom trim size of 5 27 by 3 34 inches or 134 by 85 mm Tabloid or A3 paper is loaded in the printer This example demonstrates how to use the Saddle Stitch imposition method to print two sets of the same job on one press sheet to save paper and production time ee es a ou In the Storage area double click your job In the Job Parameters window click the Imposition tab In the Method list select Saddle stitch In the Sets per sheet list select 2 to print two sets of your imposed job on one press sheet Click Spacing amp Marks In the Marks list select Crop marks In the Bleed box type 0 118 inches or 3 mm Imposition Template Builder Tool 79 8 Click the Preview button A schematic representation of the imposition layout appears Note When you print your job a space of 0 39 inches or 10 mm is automatically added between the two sets on the sheet 9 Close the Preview window 10 Click Submit Your job is processed and printed according to the imposition settings for two sets per sheet You have used most of the sheet s space and saved on paper You can also easily cut and staple the two brochures Imposition Template Builder Tool Imposition Template Builder overview The Imposition Template Builder enables you to save imposition layouts and reuse them for different jobs without needing to define the same layout repeatedly The Imposition Template Builder also allows you to create and save templates w
40. your job None This is a default option and cannot be edited Jobs that have this option selected are processed and printed without using a calibration table Photo touch up tab in the Job Parameters window 115 7 i Print grays using black toner See also GCR Conserves toner by replacing the gray component CMY of pixels with black toner Selecting Normal gives you a smoother image quality Selecting High gives you a less smooth image quality adds black into flesh tones The gray component replacement also prevents the consequences of excessive toner buildup such as flaking and cracking or the curling effect that may occur when printing transparencies While the gray component of each color is replaced by black there is no change in the color quality of the printed image Prints RGB gray text images and graphics with black toner only This makes the blacks richer and darker You can select from the following e Fortext e For text and graphics e For text graphics and images In addition you can Apply only when R G B values are the same Printing a spot color variation on page 63 Photo touch up tab in the Job Parameters window Exposure and color Corrects underexposure overexposure and minor color cast cast problems in photos _ PS Reduces noise such as granularity caused by high ISO settings in a photo Shadows and Brings out details in the dark and light areas of a photo
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42. 95cm Length 457cm Width 1 02cm Text Font Arial Size 10 vm Offset x 000m y 000cm C Wrap text C Text on both sides Direction J Cancel In the Tabs area set the tab attributes Optional In the Text area set the attributes of the text on the tabs Click the Content tab fred Tabs Printing Saved Settings Default Settings Text Attributes Content Delete Before Page Text In the Before page column click the first cell and type the number of the page that you want the tab to precede 91 92 Chapter 8 Production workflows 7 Inthe Text column type the text for the tab The tab appears in the thumbnail area im Tabs Printing Saved Settings Default Settings Delete Text Attributes Content Before Page Text Tab One 8 To add more tabs repeat steps 6 and 7 9 Click Apply to apply the tab settings to your document The Tabs Printing window closes and the tabs that you added become part of the document 10 From the Acrobat File menu select Save and then close Acrobat 11 Process and print the job Managing tabs Changing the location of a tab 1 In the Storage window right click your unprocessed job and select Job Preview amp Editor The job opens in Acrobat software 2 From the Plug Ins menu sel
43. Click Save On the Protect CMYK tab select the color If necessary in the Corrected column adjust the CMYK values Click Apply om eS eS Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool Sometimes you need to perform tone corrections when you print a job The CX print server enables you to create a gradation table that will correct your printed output Changes in gradation can include brightness contrast and color balance adjustments throughout the tone range of an entire image or in specific tone ranges The Gradation Tool window enables you to create and edit gradation tables as well as visually check the effect of your gradation tables on a specific processed job The new gradation tables you create are added to the Gradations list in the Color parameter and can be applied to print jobs To open the Gradation Tool window From the Tools menu select Gradation or click on the Gradation Tool icon from the toolbar 68 Previewing a job Gradation Tool Gradation Table Saturated Bi x Separations 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 z E E o 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90100 Input Output moggg Chapter 7 Managing color From the Tools menu select Gradation Next to the Preview File box click Browse Select the job that you want to preview and then click Open The Original and Edited views display your job Preview File Browse agaaga go Hess Before
44. Cover to print both a front and back cover page on a different media type Select Middle sheet to print the internal sheets on a different media type For Inserts select Before or After and type the page number that will precede or follow the insert Then in the Quantity box type the total number of inserts you want to add Click Advanced Options In the Destination profile list select a destination profile You can select per page or a range of pages Under Image Position do one of the following e To have the image position be the same as the rest of the job make sure the Same as job check box is selected e To shift the image on the second side of the sheet according to the image shift on the first side of the sheet select the Same on Both Sides check box Click Save Click Apply 10 Click Save or Submit Deleting exceptions from your job ar haa Open the Job Parameters window of your job Click Exceptions Select the exception that you want to delete Click Remove Dynamic page exceptions and setpagedevice commands Note The dynamic page exceptions is only available with the Professional Power Pack A setpagedevice command is a standard PostScript command that is embedded in a file and enables you to print a complex job that contains paper of varying size coating weight and so forth Such commands indicate that the printer must switch media during the printing of a job When a job is RlPed the CX pr
45. IFF IT software lt CT LW e JPEG e TIFF e Pre separated formats Overview of the Workspace When you start the CX print server software the workspace automatically appears am posga somek 7 Administrator Eef File Actions Queues Tools Info Help Jun 5 2009 9 39 AM TAA EEA creo Printer Status f PrintQueue Queue Total 4 CEO Status Title Page Size Sender Submission Time Copies Pages Time Passed 0 1Q_Test_Letter2 Letter operator Jun 4 2009 5 13 PM 1 Omin 1 Printing 1Q_Test_Letter1 Letter operator Jun 4 2009 5 00 PM 1 1 Printing 1Q_Test_Letter Letter operator Jun 4 2009 4 58 PM 1 1 Printing Golfer_Letter Letter operator Jun 5 2009 9 39 AM 1 1 f Process Queue Total 3 len gt Status Title Type Sender Submission Time Copies Pages Time Passed 0 Fern_Letter PDF operator Jun 5 2009 9 39 AM 1 1of1 Omin 0 IQ_Test_le PS operator Jun 5 2009 9 39 AM 1 Waiting Lizard_Letter PDF operator Jun 5 2009 9 39 AM 1 1 at 81 105 gsm Mm Total 48 Search 4 View Gallery m Finishers Toners Consumables AllDocs CSX2060 joy travel Final_225 anaa Server The workspace contains different areas that enable you to monitor your job during the process and print stages In addition the 4 Chapter 1 Getting started workspace includes tools and options that enable you to fully customize and manage your server and jobs Toolbar Heo YWa Consists of shortcut but
46. IP Display Name Click Add Your new server appears in the Remote Site Manager Setup window 134 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer 8 Click Save Your new server s name appears in the Remote Site Manager right click menu Viewing the printer status Requirements Before you can use the EZ Connect tool you must add a server After you have added a server you can view the print status of the server s Queue manager in the EZ Connect tool 1 On the taskbar right click the Remote Site Manager icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select EZ Connect The EZ Connect window appears 3 Check the status of the printer that is connected to the selected server Remote Workspace overview Connect to the CX print server workspace and print a job You can connect remotely to the CX print server workspace only in servers that support the remote workspace option The Remote Workspace tool opens an actual workspace for the selected server and enables you to import jobs print jobs and perform the following workflows e View and manage jobs e View printer information e Set job parameters Note You can view multiple workspaces of available servers on the network from one Remote Workspace This applies only to servers of the same version and product Connecting to the workspace from your computer Requirements Make sure that you have activated the remote connection option on the CX print s
47. Pantone Pantone GOE and TOYO Refer to the Spot Color Editor window for the complete list 114 Chapter 10 Job parameters ee Original file values Uses the CMYK values from the file Destination Profile Uses the destination profile selected under Color gt Color Flow and applies it to the equivalent spot CMYK values Protected Colors Note If you protect RGB gray or CMYK colors all colors with that specific combination found in the job will be protected For example a specific color combination used in a logo may align with a color used in an image in the job The spot transformation affects the image color as well as that of the logo sometimes to undesired results CMYK The following options are available Preserve pure CMY colors Preserves pure cyan magenta and yellow during transformation Preserve black color Preserves pure black during transformation Use protected CMYK values Retains CMYK colors as defined RGB Use protected RGB values Retains RGB colors as defined fF Device Gray e Use protect gray values Retains gray colors as defined Calibration Linked Uses the calibration table that was created for the media type paper weight and screening method selected for your job Normal This is a default table and cannot be edited If a calibration table has not been created for the media type weight and screening method that you are using the Normal calibration table is used when you process and print
48. The next step in defining a job using the Easy VDP File Creator tool is to assign the information that will appear on the printed variable data job In this step you add the variable data directly in the Easy VDP File Creator tool 1 Inthe Easy VDP File Creator tool select Manually creo Easy VDP File Creator 2 Add Variable Data Records to Birth Announcements 2 Add Records Data base Birth Announcemen ts 2 Yariable Data For Birth Announcemen ts 2 ______ _ _ Fee Birth Announcements 2 1 Field Value Apply to all records Recipient Oo Name O Date Oo Time mi Weight m Length m Photo l Oo Caption for photo Cc Parents Oo 900000 ow 2900090 9000090 Back to Template Selection Sample Preview Create Job 2 Inthe Variable Data area type in the data for each field If you want a particular field to appear on every record then select the Apply to all records check box next to that field Note Some of the fields may require you to upload images 3 Click to add the data to the list of records Note To remove a record from the list click to delete a record Next The next step is to create the job and submit it for printing See also Overview of the Web Center on page 135 Connecting to the Web Center on page 135 146 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer Adding records from a database to your vari
49. The results of the preflight check are displayed in a Preflight report Viewing and printing a preflight report 35 Viewing and printing a preflight report 1 Right click the job in the Storage area and from the menu select Preflight report 2 Click the desired report option to see the results for that option To print the report click Print 4 To save the preflight report click Save and browse to the desired location Note If more than one preflight check is run on a job the latest preflight report overrides the previous one Preflight Report window The Preflight Report window is opened by right clicking your job and selecting Preflight report HiRes Spot Colors Fonts Preflight options Lists the missing and found high resolution images If wrong links to the high resolution images folder exist these are also listed Lists the missing spot color names spot colors that were not found in the spot color dictionary and the found spot color names spot colors that were found in the spot color dictionary The C M Y and K columns display the spot color CMYK equivalents If the status is Missing the original CMYK values that are embedded in the PS file are used to emulate the desired spot color If the status is Found the CMYK values that are in the spot color dictionary are used Lists the name of missing fonts that are not embedded in the file and do not exist in the Font Library and
50. X print server creates a folder that includes an assg file 1 Select the job in the CX print server Storage area 2 Right click the job and from the menu select Export as InSite Job 3 Find the required folder and click Save A Brisque job is created in the selected location You may now register the files on the InSite server and start the approval cycle PDF2Go is a port through which you can export RTP and PDL files and convert them to a PDF file during export The CX print server is capable of exporting jobs that are standard PDF files both before and after processing For an exported RTP job the PDF file includes the rasterized data of the job The operation converts the RTP information to raster files that can be encapsulated in a PDF format This process ensures that the file can be processed and printed on any PDF printer Exporting to PDF enables you to send a copy of your job for approval before printing Exporting an RTP or PDL file as a PDF file 45 Exporting an RTP or PDL file as a PDF file You can export any RTP or PDL file located in the storage folder to PDF format 1 Select the job in the CX print server Storage area 2 Right click the job and from the menu select for RTP files Export as PDF2Go or Export PDF for PDL files Export as PDF2GO Print Optimized Screen Optimized Cancel 3 For RTP files select Print Optimized or Screen Optimized and then click OK Note Screen op
51. a number of issues One of the most important issues is steady toner density Toner density is affected by many factors such as heat humidity and service settings Toner density also tends to vary over time Such variations cannot be totally eliminated but you can perform the calibration process to compensate for them The calibration process consists of creating calibration tables that are mapped to a specific media type paper weight and screening method You can create calibration curves using either of the following options e Inline spectrophotometer Enables you to automatically calibrate and create profiles for your digital press The automatic calibration tool allows you to create calibration curves for several screening types e Calibration wizard The Calibration wizard guides you through printing a color chart scanning the streams of color patches in the color chart and creating a calibration table based on the scanned measurements The CX print server uses the data in this table to compensate for the differences between the the actual measured density level and the target level the target density You should create calibration tables in the following instances e When you use a new paper stock When prints show color casts e After machine maintenance or hardware changes e If there are drastic ambient changes temperature and humidity e Every 24 hours to compensate for potential variations in toner dens
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53. able data job The next step in defining a job using the Easy VDP File Creator tool is to assign the information that will appear on the printed variable data job In this step you can upload an Excel file containing the variable data information that you want to appear on each record Note The Excel file must include the same fields as defined in the properties of the template that you selected 1 Inthe Easy VDP File Creator tool select Database creo Easy VDP File Creator 2 Add Variable Data Records to Birth Announcements 2 Add Records PRERE Manually Database File Browse Create Database File Images Please add images that correspond to the names in the database file Back to Template Selection Sample Preview Create Job 2 Click Browse to upload your Excel database file or click Create Database File Note When you select Create Database File Excel opens with a worksheet containing the field names in the first row suitable for the template you selected Creating and printing the variable data job 147 Ej Microso ft Excel Birth Announcement ts 2 1 xls E 10 x 69 File Edit wiew Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Type a question for help X DSM RAGA FH sa AI e Eal ho OB MS Sans Serif 00 B Uj SBS s h Fe AAD eta B S B Bay GA Ye Reply with changes End Review B Snagit j window Al ba fe Recipient B Cc H l C
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55. ack 74 Perfect bound 74 Saddle stitch 74 Step and continue 74 Step and repeat 73 Imposition tab 104 imposition template creating 79 Imposition Template Builder 79 Improve Text Line in Image 108 Inline Elements 97 InSite jobs 43 J Job Deletion 119 Job Flow 119 Job History 149 Job Info 121 Job Report 42 Job Slug 120 L Layout 102 Localization 124 Managing color profiles 47 Mapping media Media and Color Manager tool 52 N Network printer adding to your Windows computer 9 Network printers 7 O Office Hot Folder tool 136 Optimizations 119 P Page Orientation 102 Pages 101 Paper stock 102 Password protect jobs 24 PDF Analyzer 31 PDF2Go jobs 44 Personalized Print Markup Language PPML 97 Photo Touch up 70 Photo touch up tab 115 PostScript overprint 109 Preferences 123 Preflight 120 Preflight Check 32 Preflight Report 32 Previewing a job 68 Print Driver software 8 10 12 14 deactivating 10 installing in Mac OS 12 loading for the first time 10 defining a printer in Mac OS 13 removing 14 Print method 101 Print range 101 Printer Driver software removing 11 Printer Status panel 4 Printing a file 23 printing a job 27 Printing Methods 7 Proofing the job 36 Q Queues Process Print 5 R Remote Site Manager 131 132 Installing in Windows 132 Remote tools activating 131 Remote Tools Setup 123 Remote Workspace 134 Resource details 4 Restoring the configuration 129 Resum
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57. amp Continue imposition method is selected 1 Click the target location that you want to move the page to for example click page 10 if you want to place a different page in that location The target location turns blue when selected 1 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 TEE 33 34 35 36 37 38 4 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 Si 52 53 54 Bales d back Page Number 10 2 2 Click the Page Number box and type the number of the page that you want to move to the target location For example you would type 5 to place page 5 in the location of page 10 3 Press Enter The page moves to its new location Front 3 4 5 7 th 5 11 12 13 15 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 gama Apply changes to front and bach Page Number S Simulating a job with your template 83 Note The page number that was previously in the target location is not automatically moved to another location To retain this page manually move this page to a new location If you have a duplex job and the Apply changes to front and back check box is selected the page number for the back side of the page also changes Using the example above page 6 would be on the back side of page 5 Simulating a job with your template You can simulate how jobs from the Storage window will look if you apply an imposition template to them Note The imposition template parameters
58. aption fo Parents 10 v M 4 gt M Template I gt Draws 3 Autoshapes WOOK AS a o 2 A eau Ready 3 Type in the data for all the records that you want to create 4 When you are done save the file and then close Excel Next The next step is to create the job and submit it for printing Creating and printing the variable data job The final step in creating a variable data job using the Easy VDP File Creator tool is to create the job and submit it for printing to one of the CX print server 1 After you have added all the data in step click Create Job aox Creo Easy vor File Creator COLOR SERVERS Job Name NewBabyBoy_annoucment Virtual Printer ProcessPrint Cancel 2 Type a name for the variable data job 3 From the Virtual Printers list select a virtual printer to submit the job to 4 Click Submit A message appears that the file was successfully submitted to the Creo Color Server You can either close the Easy VDP File Creator tool or click Submit another job to start the process again The variable data job you created is submitted for processing and printing on the CX print server You can view the status of the job in the Web Viewer gt Queues 148 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer Z Web Viewer Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q O ld A Dawn kras 2S Bw LD Address http posin
59. ariable Data Printing VDP is a form of on demand digital printing that produces customized or personalized documents targeted to a specific individual Within a single document design elements such as text graphics and images are changed from one printed page to the next based on recipient information garnered from a database These documents can include bills targeted advertising and direct mailings VDP jobs are composed of booklets which are personalized copies of a document A booklet can consist of one or several pages but the entire document is targeted at a specific individual or address For example a booklet can be either a single page gas bill or a multi page personalized document Each page in the booklet is constructed as a collection of individually RIPed elements that may differ from booklet to booklet including text graphics pictures and page backgrounds These elements are self contained graphical entities that may be line art text RIPed images or a combination of these There are two types of elements in VDP jobs e Unique elements are used only once for a specific individual or purpose An individual s name is an example of a unique element e Reusable VDP elements can be used more than once in different pages booklets or jobs A company logo is an example of a reusable element Pages are assembled from the pre RIPed reusable elements and the RIPed unique elements just before printing Then the job is print
60. arts and logos Commercial materials Provides the best color and quality settings for jobs that include both graphics and photos such as advertising materials To select the most appropriate color set for your job using the recommended workflow you can print a copy of your job with each color set review the printed sample jobs and select the best print Then in the Job Parameters window you need to assign the color set that provided the best results If you know the color set you want to use you can assign a color set to your job without first printing and reviewing samples jobs Note When you select a color set some of the color and quality parameters are disabled Assigning a color set to your job After printing and reviewing the four sample files you now need to assign the most appropriate color set to your original job 1 In the Storage area double click your job 2 Under Print select Color Set 3 Inthe Set list select one of the sets that achieved the best printed color results for example Outdoor photos The job is assigned the color and quality parameters that are predefined for the Outdoor photos set The default color and quality parameters that are configured for this job are disabled 4 To print your job click Submit Collect the printouts and review the color quality 38 Chapter 5 Printing from the color server Secure printing overview The CX print server enables you to protect sensitive
61. as follows lt server_name gt 3 Click OK Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager 133 4 6 In the Utilites PC Utilities folder on the CX print server locate the Remote_Site_Manager exe file On your computer double click the Remote_Site_Manager exe file The Remote Site Manager is installed on your computer The Remote Site Manager icon E appears on your taskbar after the application is started Click OK After the Remote Site Manager is installed on your client workstation the Remote Site Manager appears under Start gt Programs gt Creo Color Server gt Remote Site Manager You can now add servers monitor their status and obtain information about the printer Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager The Remote Site Manager software enables you to set up servers via the Remote Site Manager Setup window You can add up to fifteen Creo color servers 1 2 On the taskbar right click the Remote Site Manager icon From the menu that appears select Setup A message appears notifying you that you need to adda server before using the EZ Connect tool Click Ok The Remote Site Manager Setup window appears To add a server in the Remote Site Manager Setup window click Add In the Hostname IP box type the exact name of the server that you want to add for example Server1 In the Display Name box type a name of your choice for the server Add Server xj Hostname
62. at for direct high quality digital printing The CX print server also streamlines the printing process by allowing you to print with preset workflows In combination with the printer the CX print server enables you to efficiently print flyers brochures pamphlets dummy catalogs short run trials and print on demand publications When installed as a network printer with the CX print server the press prints at the full rated speed The CX print server combines RIP functionalities automation control tools and special hardware development capabilities with Windows based architecture Hardware and software components The CX print server includes e Creo hardware including the interface board e Off the shelf hardware A DVD RW drive with DVD burning software e The following software CX print server software O Adobe Acrobat 9 0 and PDF 1 8 PDF library 9 0 O Enfocus PitStop Edit Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Supported formats The CX print server supports the following file formats Overview of the Workspace 3 e PostScript composite or pre separated files levels 1 2 and 3 e Adobe PDF versions 1 2 through 1 7 e EPS e Creo VPS Variable Print Specification e Xerox VIPP Variable Data Intelligent PostScript PrintWare VIPP VPC VIPP Project Container e PPML Personalized Print Markup Language e PPML zip e File formats from various prepress systems for example Kodak Brisque and T
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64. b Reports Accounting Viewer overview The Accounting Viewer provides information about all of the jobs that were printed successfully through the CX print server The report is in the form of a tab delimited file and contains detailed information about the printed job for example job size processing time and number of pages You can filter sort and print the report You can also export the report to a spreadsheet application for example Microsoft Excel where you can manipulate the data By default all of the jobs that were handled during the past 90 days are listed You can access the Accounting Viewer from the Info menu The accounting report also includes pages that where printed as black and white or color pages The accounting report is based on the job s original input and the parameters that are set in the Job Parameters window To ensure the correct billing for black and white or grayscale jobs perform the following actions e Print a job in black and white e Print a job that contains gray RGB elements as black and white or black only Job Report overview The Job Report window contains all of the information from the Job Parameters window for a specific job The Job Report window presents the job parameters on a single sheet and may be printed or exported as a text file To access the Job Report window in the Storage area right click the desired job and select Job report In the Job Report window you can print
65. bal i Imposition a Imposition Method Layout _ Best fit Print method TD Quality Color Photo Touch Up Finishing Exceptions 78 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Chapter 8 Production workflows Click the Preview button to preview the layout The Preview window appears displaying a schematic representation of your imposition layout The layout of three columns by eight rows appears with no imposition conflict Leave the Preview window open and if necessary drag it to the right Select the Spacing amp Marks parameter In the Marks list select Crop marks The crop marks automatically appear in the Preview window and the Margins size is automatically increased to accommodate the crop marks In the Gutter box type 0 2 inches or 5 mm As soon as you change the value for the Gutter size the imposition layout in the Preview window automatically changes The CX print server calculates that to accommodate a gutter of 0 2 inches or 5 mm a layout of three columns by seven rows will best fit on each sheet Check the Preview window No imposition conflicts appear In the Job Parameters window click Save Release the suspended Process queue Your business cards are processed and printed according to the imposition settings Printing a saddle stitch job Requirements This example assumes the following Your job is an eight page brochure
66. ble is used when you process and print your job Info Data Resource Center Resource Calibrations None ie Output Density Output Density y Measured A Target Minimum accepted Properties Creation Time Target Calibration Screening Paper Coating Paper Weight Info Graph Editor c M Y K 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 53 1 134 2 1 4 1 2 0 8 1 5 3 25 09 12 31 PM Cyan 1 8 Black 2 0 Dot200 Uncoated 81 105 gsm Close Measured The values that are measure from the printed target Target The expected values of the output density Minimum Accepted The minimum measured value of the output density that is accepted for correction Properties The parameters that were selected when the calibration table was created 56 Chapter 7 Managing color Info Graph Resource Center Resource Calibrations Editor None Info Data Separations o O v O 2 2 3 a 3 9 05 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Input During printing the CX print server automatically replaces the CMYK values in the RTP file with new values that compensate for the printer s current performance level Separations The graph displays cyan magenta yellow and black separations You can see information about each separation by clicking the desired separation button Or you can view all the separations together by clicking the button that shows all four colors Output Density The vertical a
67. calibration process is completed a check mark vw appears next to the selected screening methods Click Close when the calibration is completed and after all green check marks appear The new calibration table or tables is added to the list of calibration tables in the Calibrations window and the Media and Color Manager in the Resource Center To apply one of these calibration tables to your job open the job parameters window and select Color gt Calibration Select from the list the calibration table you want to apply to your job and then submit the job for printing Creating a calibration table using the X Rite i1 spectrophotometer Requirements Your spectrophotometer must be connected to the USB port on the CX print server Install the driver when prompted for the first time connecting the device Refer to the spectrophotometer product documentation for more details Make sure that your spectrophotometer is calibrated by placing the spectrophotometer on its plate Make sure that the Print Queue is not suspended and is ready for printing Make sure the X rite i1 spectrophotometer is selected in the Preferences window Creating a calibration table using the X Rite i1 spectrophotometer 19 1 From the Tools menu select Calibration Color Calibration with Eye One Calibration Device Print Calibration Chart o Paper Coating Uncoated Measure Paper Weight 81 105 gsm Save Tray B Ey o Screening
68. cally applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer The default virtual printers are published on the network with specific parameters set for processing and printing Chapter 2 Setting up your computer for printing The default virtual printers are e ProcessStore Files sent to this printer are automatically processed and stored in ready to print RTP format in the Storage area Later you can submit an RTP job for printing or change the parameters of the job and resubmit it for processing or printing e ProcessPrint Files sent to this printer are automatically processed and immediately sent to the press for printing e SpoolStore Files sent to this printer are spooled to the Storage area and wait until you submit them for processing and printing The files remain in PDL format such as PS PDF VIPP VPS and PPML Print Driver software Use the Print Driver software to set job parameters when you are submitting a job to the CX print server from any application in your computer The Print Driver software is automatically installed on a Windows computer when you set up a network printer Note On a Mac computer you must install the Print Driver software manually In the Print Driver window you can perform the following actions e Define or change job parameters regardless of whether your computer is connected to the server e Lock a job e Save a set of parameters Sets are useful when you want to print di
69. ck Next 6 Find the CX print server and double click it to display the list of network printers 7 Select the desired printer and click Next 8 When a message appears click Yes 9 Select one of the following e Yes if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your computer No if you don t want to set the printer as the default printer on your computer 10 Click Next 11 Click Finish to close the wizard The CX print server network printer is added to your printer list In addition the Print Driver software and PPD file are automatically installed Chapter 2 Setting up your computer for printing Loading the Print Driver software for the first time Requirements A network printer must be defined on your computer Load the Print Driver software after installing a network printer so that the CX print server will be ready for printing 1 Open a file with its corresponding application for example open a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat From the File menu select Print The Print dialog box appears Select one of the network printers for example Print and click Properties A message tells you that the software is loading Note This process may take a few minutes 4 After the software loads successfully click Finish The job parameters window appears Close the job parameters window and printer Print Dialog box to complete the installation of the Print Driver The network printe
70. core 01 WebViewer GetView asp Print ndPracessQ z7 Ex Links WebViewer tf Er POSIN CORE 01 Power Save Mode r Printer Status Type Title Sender Submitted Pages Process Queue Status Type Title Sender Submitted Pages 25 03 2009 VPS NewBabyBoy_annoucment 150 248 228 51 13 55 04 See also Overview of the Web Center on page 135 Connecting to the Web Center on page 135 Troubleshooting Job History window The Job History window lists all of the messages that were generated during the workflow of the selected job You can view the job title and owner the user name of the system from which the job originated near the top of the window Job title Sender Show Type Date amp Time Stage Message Job Information The job s file name The user that sent the file to print Click one of the icon types Information Warning or Error to view or not view toggle those message types in the Job History window There are three types of messages Information e Warning Error The date and time on which the message was emitted the time stamp The stage in the workflow for example Print Queue or Process Queue The message text 150 Chapter 13 Troubleshooting Handling alerts and frozen jobs If your job has failed or is frozen you can view an alert message about the failed or frozen job 1 In the workspace do one of the following
71. creo User Guide English COLOR SERVERS Xerox CX Print Server Powered by Creo for the Xerox DocuColor 7002 8002 Digital Press Version 1 0 731 01738A EN Copyright Eastman Kodak Company 2009 All rights reserved This document is also distributed in Portable Document Format PDF You may reproduce the document from the PDF file for internal use Copies produced from the PDF file must be reproduced in whole Trademarks Kodak Brisque Creo and InSite are trademarks of Kodak Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator Distiller Photoshop PostScript and PageMaker are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Apple AppleShare AppleTalk iMac ImageWriter LaserWriter Mac OS Power Macintosh and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S A and other countries PANTONE Hexachrome PANTONE Goe PANTONE Hexachrome and PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM are the property of Pantone Inc PEARL PEARLsetter PEARLhdp PEARLdry and PEARLgold are registered trademarks of Presstek Inc Xerox and the sphere of connectivity design are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and or other countries FCC Compliance Any Creo branded equipment referred to in this document complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC Rules for a Class A digital device Operation of the Creo branded equipment in a residential area may cause un
72. cript fileby the print driver Use files name Use when Printing via LPR select this option to use the job s given file name Selecting this option ensures that the job appears in the queue with the name last given by the user Cache global VDP elements In order to manage your VDP elements you need to make sure that you select to cache your global VDP elements Select Always cache global VDP elements check box Stacker palette offset between jobs Select this option to offset each copy of a job to the stacker finisher See also Password protect jobs on page 24 Secure printing overview on page 38 Setting up a virtual printer 127 Setting up a virtual printer Virtual printers The CX print server provides three default virtual printers network printers Virtual printers are used for automating workflows which then define job streaming They contain preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer There is no need to reset job settings for each job thus increasing printing efficiency The three default virtual printers are e SpoolStore Files are spooled directly to the Storage area and await operator processing You can only import PDL files such as PostScript PDF VPS to this virtual printer not RIPed processed files e ProcessPrint Files sent to this virtual printer are processed and printed directly to the Xerox DocuColor 7002 8002 Digital Press
73. d in the Storage area e Disk wipe The Disk Wipe utility enables you to work in a more secure environment by permanently removing data left by files that you have deleted e Auto update tool The Auto Update tool enables you to install software updates These updates include the latest service packs Windows hot fixes and related patches for your CX print server Working with color server tools on your computer Creo Remote Site Manager Remote Site Manager overview The Remote Site Manager enables a site manager to monitor the status of the CX print server and other Creo color servers connected to printers on a network It also enables you to operate these servers from a remote computer The Remote Site Manager software includes the following tools e The Remote Workspace tool Allows the users to open an actual workspace for a selected server on their client workstation and import jobs print jobs preview jobs and perform certain workflows Several users can connect to the same server simultaneously from different remote workstations e The EZ Connect tool Allows the users to view updated printer status information Note You can run the Remote Site Manager on your desktop while you use other applications on your computer The Remote Site Manager does not disrupt server activity Activating remote tools Set up a network connection between the client workstation and the CX print server The Remote Tools Setup parameter
74. d reuse recycle program Contact your Xerox sales representative 1 800 ASK XEROX to determine whether this Xerox product is part of the program For more information about Xerox environmental programs visit http www xerox com environment For perchlorate disposal information contact your local authorities In the United States you may also refer to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control DTSC or see hitp Avww dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate This electronic information product complies with Standard SJ T 11363 2006 of the Electronics Industry of the People s Republic of China Limitation of Liability The product software or services are being provided on an as is and as available basis Except as may be stated specifically in your contract Kodak and its subsidiaries and affiliates expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind whether express or implied including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement You understand and agree that except as may be stated specifically in your contract Kodak and its subsidiaries and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct indirect incidental special consequential or exemplary damages including but not limited to damages for loss of profits goodwill use data or other intangible losses even if Kodak has been advised of the possibility of such damages resulting from i the us
75. d with application based trapping In a PostScript file that already contains trapping from the originating application it is not necessary to use CX print server trapping Frame thickness The desired value for the thickness of the trapping frame The thicker the frame the less chance that white areas appear between images Protect small text Text that is smaller or equal to 12 pt is protected and not framed when the trapping algorithm is applied You can use this option for small or complex images since thicker frames can decrease quality by hiding parts of an image Ensures that black text prints cleanly within a tint or picture area The text appears in a richer deeper black with the underlying CMY values equal to those of the printed background Uses the overprint information that exists in the PostScript file This parameter also determines whether the DTP application PostScript overprint settings are honored in the RIP Screening converts CT Continuous Tone and LW Line Work images into information halftone dots that can be printed The human eye smooths out this information which seems visually consistent with the original picture Thus the more lines per inch the more natural the image appears Screening is achieved by printing dots in numerous shapes or lines in an evenly spaced pattern The distance between the screen dots or lines is fixed and determines the quality of the image Printers can work with ev
76. data and control its printing Following are some of the options available e The Disk Wipe utility enables you to work in a more secure environment by permanently removing data left by files that you have deleted e Password Protect Jobs set in the Print Driver software e Deletion policy set in the Preferences window See also Password protect jobs on page 24 The Preferences window on page 123 Managing jobs Archival and retrieval of jobs Archiving a job To keep enough disk space free back up jobs and their related files to an external server and then delete them from the Storage area You can retrieve archived jobs and files later for further use Archiving is a method of backing up and storing a job and enables you to increase the available space on your disk A cabinet file a compressed file that contains all the files related to the archived job is created at the selected location The archived job retains its current status that is completed failed held or aborted and is archived with the information in its job parameters and its Job History windows Note The CX print server automatically archives large jobs to several cabinet files When retrieved the archived job retains the original job name not the name assigned when archived Back up and store a job so that more disk space becomes available Requirements A folder for storing the archived job 1 Inthe Storage area right click the job that
77. desired folder for backup 5 Enter the file name Note It is recommended that you use the current date as part of the file name 6 Click Save 7 Inthe Configuration backup area click Start Backup After a few moments the backup complete message appears Note The last path is saved and displayed to the path box If the backup was made to external media the displayed path will be the default Restoring the configuration Requirements Make sure that you have previously backed up your configuration The configuration file extension is cnf Note Restore can only be implemented for the same software version 1 From the File menu select Preferences The Preferences window appears 2 Inthe Preferences window select Configuration Backup In the Restore configuration area click Browse The Open dialog box appears Locate the folder in which you backed up the configuration Select the file and then click Open Click Start Restore Select the categories that you want to restore and click OK eer A All custom tables and sets for example new virtual printers are added to the system when you restore the configuration 130 Chapter 11 Setting up your color server Tools for maintaining your system The CX print server includes a number of tools to help you maintain your system Following are some of the tools available Formatting the Image Disk Formats the image disks and deletes all the files locate
78. duction within each device s color capability throughout the entire workflow Before you can print a color document the color data in it must be converted to the gamut of the printer Whether performed by the CX print server or a host based CMS the process of converting color data for a printer is the same the CMS interprets RGB object data according to a specified source profile and adjusts both RGB and CMYK data according to a specified output profile also called a destination profile by some color management systems 48 Chapter 7 Managing color Color Management System Source Output profile A profile Device independent color space Printed data or file Input data The source profile defines the RGB color space of the objects source characteristics such as the white point gamma and type of phosphors used The output profile defines the gamut of an output device such as a printer The Color Server or host based Content Management System CMS uses a deviceindependent color space to translate between the source color space and the color space of the output device The Profile Manager on the CX print server enables you to import profiles which define the color space of your printer and are based on the combinations of paper and toner that you are using For different media types you need different destination profiles Creating a destination profile Requirements Make sure that the printer is calibrated
79. e Unexpected results might occur when you use this option for VDP jobs that already have a booklet structure Number of pages The desired number of booklets per booklet i Note If the specified number of pages per booklet is not sufficient to produce complete booklets and there is a remainder of pages the last pages will form a booklet that contains less pages than specified APR OPI High resolution Replaces low resolution images in your job with high images resolution images that are located in a specified APR or OPI path Low resolution Prints the job with the existing low resolution images for images example for proofing purposes APR path There are two default paths in which the searching for high resolution images e Search the input folder The first searces for high resolution images in the same folder as the PDF file D Shared High Res You can save your high resolution files in this folder and the search this folder during the RIP for the high resolution files Click the button to define a new path for your high resolution files Job Slug a Prints a slug in the margins of your job with the selected options Color bar Prints a measurable color bar Looking at this bar you can tell the state of the the printer and whether the quality is consistent You might need to perform calibration or color proofing Job name The Job name is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job Sheet number and The s
80. e Inthe Print queue click the frozen icon that appears next to the frozen job e Inthe Storage area click the failed icon that appears next to the frozen job e Select the job with the failed or frozen icon and then click the Alert button B on the toolbar If you clicked the frozen or failed icon the following message appears Total 237 Search View Preview Status Title Copies Type Sender Submissi Page Size Pages Job Auto jaj 1 gt pt o Document15 1 RTP Guest Apr i A4 a D Document14 1 RTP Guest Apr At a 8P BW PPT2 E RTP Guest Apr At 1 l RTP Guest Apr A4 i mii vii So 8P_BW_PPT1 1 PS ope Apr A4 8 ine a A4_Land_32 i PS ope Apr A4 32 x Composite39 1 PS ope Apr A3 1 in VionstRGR i ps one Bor z If you clicked the Alert button the Alerts window appears Show Selected Al BP_BW_PPT1 Job lt 8P_BW_PPT1 gt failed in Process_Queue Clear Alerts ac 2 Close the alerts information 3 If a job was frozen follow the directions in the alert message to correct the situation incorrect or missing paper stock or finisher Aborting a job 151 Aborting a job Requirements A job is processing or printing gt Right click the running job in one of the queues and select Abort The job moves from the queue to the Storage area The Aborted status is assigned to the job and the next job in the queue starts running Resume printing Resume pr
81. e button and roll the device smoothly along the patches Please wait for the whistle sound while pressing the device button before measuring Measure each color In case you can t hear it please wait two seconds before measuring each color For more details please refer to the User Guide o o FA LLLI AOL GID D Mapping jobs to calibration tables 21 Notes e If at any stage the scanning has not been completed properly click Reset and scan again e Ifan error occurs while you are scanning the chart an alert message appears Click OK and re scan the charts 6 To save the calibration table do one of the following e Select As default name to automatically name the calibration table using the screening method meda type and date e Select Save as to type your own name Note It is strongly recommended that you include the media type weight and screening method in the calibration table file name 7 Click Finish Mapping jobs to calibration tables When you create a calibration table the calibration table is based on the media type paper weight and screening method that you selected during the calibration process Any job that has the specific media type paper weight and screening method that you selected will automatically be mapped or linked to this calibration table In the Job Parameters window under Color gt Calibration the Linked option is selected by default When you send your job to
82. e http colorserver_1 The CX print server Web Center appears 136 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer ini File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q O i A Den Fers O 8 2 Qa Address http posqa ravidtw WebCenter Links shtml uE Links Google Gl zeod EB i Bookmarks E Popups okay EF check gt settings Snastt Be creo Web Center COLOR SERVERS Home Web Viewer Downloads Links Items item Description Variable Data Partners Creo s VDP partners and authoring tool vendors Workflow partners Creo s workflow partners Darwin Desktop Variable Information authoring tool for 1 to 1 marketing Easy VDP File Creator A web based application for creating a variable data printing file Color Server Powered by Creo Subject to technical change without notice All trademarks are the property of their respective owners E I toca intranet 7 See also Easy VDP File Creator tool on page 141 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template on page 143 Adding records manually to your variable data job on page 145 Creating and printing the variable data job on page 147 Office Hot Folder tool The Office Hot Folder tool enables you to automate the printing of Microsoft Office files when you work remotely You can drag Microsoft Office files to a hot folder and then submit the files for printing on the Creo color ser
83. e includes different objects on the same page for example a presentation that includes jpg pictures text and Microsoft Excel graphs If RGB images and CMYK graphic elements are included on the same page the RGB images will use perceptual rendering intent while the CMYK graphic elements will use relative rendering intent Note Preserve pure CMY colors is not affected by this rendering intent option Relative colorimetric Some closely related colors in the input color space can be mapped to the closest possible color in the output color space This reduces the number of colors in the image e Absolute colorimetric Select this method for representing signature colors Colors that are highly identified with a commercial product Colors that fall inside the output color space are matched very accurately Saturation Select this method for artwork and graphs in presentations In many cases this option can be Color tab in the Job Parameters window Spot Color Emulate source paper tint RGB source profile RGB rendering intent Apply CMYK emulation Destination Profile Spot color dictionary 113 used for mixed pages that contain both presentation graphics and photographs Note Select Saturation to achieve smoothness when you print RGB vector graphics non image Perceptual Select this method when working with realistic images such as photographs including scans and images from stock photography CDs All
84. e or the inability to use the product or software ii the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any products goods data software information or services purchased iii unauthorized access to or alteration of your products software or data iv statements or conduct of any third party v any other matter relating to the product software or services The text and drawings herein are for illustration and reference only The specifications on which they are based are subject to change Kodak may at any time and without notice make changes to this document Kodak for itself and on behalf of its parents subsidiaries and affiliates assumes no liability for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein and shall not be liable for incidental consequential indirect or special damages including without limitation loss of use loss or alteration of data delays or lost profits or savings arising from the use of this document http www creoservers com Internal 731 01738A EN Revised 2009 07 15 Contents 1 Getting started 1 Printing this GUAE naian Pediat nd led eeteek AS eee LLL ed eh aiteoh ee tee ees lee eg 1 System Ove Nie Wae eaaa teal ec aeae oaair a REE atai edariari agectenSreeeaceceasbiceces ei EoI ERIEK uert 2 Overview of the WorkSpace 22 ccceseseeeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeaaeeceeeeeaneeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeesaeeeseeseeeeeesenenees 3 Turning on the CX print SCrvel
85. e printing 151 Retrieving a job 40 Reusable Elements 97 Rotate 180 103 S Scaling 102 Screening 109 Secure printing 38 Security 123 Server Setup 123 setpagedevice commands 84 Smooth Gradients 108 source profile importing 51 Split to Booklet 120 spot color adding 59 deleting 60 editing 60 spot colors managing 57 Storage area 5 Supported formats 2 system messages 152 T Tabs plug in 86 Toolbar 4 Touching up an image 70 Trapping 109 Turning off 6 Turning on 5 U Using a hot folder 23 V Variable Data Printing jobs 95 Variable Print Specification VPS 96 VDP document formats 95 VDP elements archiving 98 VDP Elements deleting 99 manage 97 VDP elements retrieving 98 virtual printer adding editing 127 removing 128 virtual printers 8 Virtual printers 127 Ww Web Center 135 Connecting 135 Workspace 3 Xerox creo COLOR SERVERS
86. e selected to preserve the important aspects of the elements and applied to RGB and CMYK elements All printers monitors and scanners have a gamut or range of colors that they can output or view in the case of a scanner If a color needs to be output and is outside the gamut of the output device it must be mapped or approximated to some other color which exists within the gamut Rendering Intent enables you to compress out of gamut colors into the color capability of the press you are using You can set any rendering intent value for RGB elements by selecting the required from the Rendering intent options list The default value for RGB is Perceptual photographic The default value for CMYK is Relative Colorimetric There are several methods that can be used when translating colors from one color space to another These methods are called Rendering Intents because they are optimized for various uses When working with ICC profiles it is important that you select the Rendering Intent that best preserves the important aspects of the image Each rendering method specifies a CRD for color conversions You can modify the rendering method to control the appearance of images such as prints from Microsoft Office software or RGB photographs from Photoshop software The following options are available e Auto Automatically applies different rendering intents to each object type images text and graphics Use this option when your fil
87. e_rep pdf If you want to save the report to a specific location click Browse and navigate to the desired location Click Run The PDF report is generated and opens automatically 34 Performing a preflight check Chapter 5 Printing from the color server Check the status of key components before the job is sent for printing You cannot use the PDF analyzer or perform a Preflight check on PDF files that are locked or protected If you do a message will appear stating that the file is encrypted 1 Open the Job Parameters window of the job that you want to perform a preflight check 2 Select Services and then select Preflight Submitted Mar 26 10 29 27 Virtual printer name ProcessPrint E Prit i Imposition EJ Quality color E Photo touch up J Finishing T Exceptions Services Admin page Compression Job flow Job Deletion Font Substitution Split to booklets APR OPI Job slug Job info Pretlight I Run preflight 3 Select the Run preflight check box All four check boxes of the key job components are automatically selected 4 Clear any check box that you don t want to include in the preflight check Note If one of the selected job components is missing the job status at the end of the preflight check is failed and the job is transferred to the Storage window Information about missing components appears in the Job History window 5 Click Submit
88. eated a new spot color for an RTP job make sure you re RIP the job before printing Editing a spot color From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor Do one of the following actions e Inthe Color list search for the desired color e Inthe Spot color dictionary list select the color dictionary that contains the color you want to edit Note Use the PANTONE C dictionary if you are working in an application such as Adobe InDesign software Highlight the required color The color s CMYK values and color preview appear in the right hand side of the Spot Color Editor window Change the CMYK values as required Click Apply The new color is added to the custom color dictionary Deleting a spot color You can only delete spot colors from the custom color dictionary 1 2 In the Spot dictionary list select Custom Dictionary From the list of custom colors highlight the color you wish to delete Click remove x icon Click Yes to delete the color Printing a spot color chart Setup and print a spot color chart in order to test the output In order to make sure that the spot colors will print correctly you can send a test print of selected spot colors According to the results of the print out you can then make the necessary adjustments to the spot colors using the Spot Color Editor Spot color variations overview 61 Note You can only print a spot color chart for CMYK values 1 From the Tools menu se
89. ecessary in the Corrected column adjust the CMYK values Click Apply Defining a gray color as a spot color The gray spot workflow applies only to line work and text elements 1 From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor 66 2 oS eS Chapter 7 Managing color In the Spot Color Editor dialog box click the Protect Gray tab Spot Color Editor x Spot colors Protect CMYK Color Type first letters here Color information Color name Source values Predefined Spot list Entire Predefined Li Original Click add Entire Predefined List In the Color name box type a name for your color Enter the Gray source value and CMYK target value or select a spot color from the Entire Predefined List Click Save On the Protect Gray tab select the color If necessary in the Corrected column adjust the CMYK values Click Apply Defining a CMYK color as a spot color The CMYK spot workflow applies only to line work and text elements 1 From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool 67 2 Inthe Spot Color Editor dialog box click the Protect CMYK tab Spot Color Editor Spot colors Protect RGB Color Type first letters here 3 Click add In the Color name box type a name for your color Enter the CMYK source value and CMYK target value or select a spot color from the Entire Predefined List
90. ect Tabs Printing The Tabs Printing window opens displaying the Text Attributes Text Attributes tab 3 Click the Content Content tab Replacing a page with a tab 4 93 In the thumbnail area click the tab that you want to move and drag it to the desired location The tab moves to the selected location and the tab numbers are updated accordingly Replacing a page with a tab 1 3 4 In the Storage window right click your unprocessed job and select Job Preview amp Editor The job opens in Acrobat software From the Plug Ins menu select Tabs Printing The Tabs Printing window opens displaying the Text Attributes Text Attributes tab Click the Content Content tab In the table type the tab text The page is deleted from the document and replaced with a tab page Inserting a tab before or after a specific page 1 In the Storage window right click your unprocessed job and select Job Preview amp Editor The job opens in Acrobat software From the Plug Ins menu select Tabs Printing The Tabs Printing window opens displaying the Text Attributes Text Attributes tab Click the Content Content tab In the thumbnail area right click the page and select Insert tab before page or Insert tab after page Removing a page or tab from the file 1 In the Storage window right click your unprocessed job and select Job Preview amp Editor The job opens in Acrobat software From the Plug Ins menu s
91. ed in the same way as all other jobs About VDP document formats VDP jobs are created using VDP authoring programs that support Variable Print Specification formats Most VDP authoring programs can convert VDP files to conventional PostScript files which can also be processed by the CX print server although less efficiently than Variable Print Specification files Each authoring program creates VDP code that instructs the RIP where to place the VDP 96 Chapter 9 Variable data printing jobs elements and each authoring program does so in a slightly different manner The format you choose can be a stand alone format that covers all aspects of document design data management and text capture or it can be an extension of an existing program that enables the creation of VDP documents and VDP jobs The CX print server can process VDP jobs that are in one of the following file formats e Creo Variable Print Specification VPS e Personalized Print Markup Language PPML e Variable Data Exchange VDX e PostScript e Xerox Variable data Intelligent Postscript Printware VIPP Note PostScript files are suitable for simple very short run jobs All page elements are re RIPed for each page These jobs do not use a VDP authoring tool at all Instead they use a mailmerge function in a Microsoft Word document or a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet About Variable Print Specification The Variable Print Specification VPS file format is the
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93. een is composed of cyan and yellow so cyan and yellow can be considered colorants that make up the color green 156 color cast color channel Chapter 14 Glossary The predominance of a particular color that affects the whole image in the original proof or reproduction A color cast is due to an excess of a color pigment or light It is most obvious in gray and near gray areas A single color such as red green or blue color correction color gamut The process of improving or altering the color components of an image to compensate for deficiencies in printing inks to solve problems in the color separation itself or to fulfill a customer s request for modification The range of possible colors that can be represented in a given circumstance such as within a given color space or by a certain output device color management color mapping A process that aims to control the representation of colors across a variety of output devices so that the colors that are generated appear consistent Color management is based on the coordination of three processes device calibration device characterization and conversion from one color space to another A color correction method used to convert an input file s color space to a target s color space 157 color match verb To keep colors consistent when converting one color space to another for example RGB to CMYK color profile A description of the range
94. efault setting Cool Blue tones appear clearer Lively Increases the color saturation Saturated Increases the strength chroma or purity Sharp Increases the contrast Warm Sets the hues in the low densities to a bright reddish color The Gradation parameter contains a list of gradation tables that were created in the CX print server Gradation Tool window Each gradation table contains specific settings for brightness contrast and color balance When you select your predefined gradation table your job is adjusted according to the specific table s settings Use source CSA Select when you have images from different sources such as digital cameras Internet and scanners and you want the images to have the common RGB color spaces Note If you select the Use source CSA profile option and the file does not contain an embedded source profile the CX print server uses the default source profile PhotoRGBv2 for RGB and GRACoL2006_Coated for CMYK CMYK source profile The desired CMYK source profile from the following Euroscale_Coated Fogra_Coated Fogra_WebCoated Fogra_Uncoated GRACoL2006_Coated ISO_Coated JapanColor2001_ Coated SWOP ISO_Uncoated US_Sheetfed_Coated ISO_Coated_V2_eci Toyo Ink_Coated None 112 Chapter 10 Job parameters CMYK rendering intent Rendering intent enables you to compress out of gamut colors into the color capability of the press you are using The desired rendering intent should b
95. elect Tabs Printing The Tabs Printing window opens displaying the Text Attributes Text Attributes tab Click the Content Content tab In the thumbnail area right click the page or tab that you want to remove and select Remove Saving the tab settings Requirements You have created tabs in a PDF or PostScript file 94 Chapter 8 Production workflows After creating tabs in your file you can save the tab text attribute settings and the tab locations and captions text on the tab 1 Inthe upper part of the Tabs Printing window click Save Setting Name C Include Tab location and Caption Save Cancel 2 Inthe Setting Name box type a name for the tab settings 3 Select the Include Tab location and Caption check box to save the locations and text of the tabs that you created 4 Click Save The setting is saved in the Saved Settings list Note You can apply this saved setting to your file by selected this from the Saved Settings list and then click Apply Deleting saved tab settings 1 Inthe Storage window right click your unprocessed job and select Job Preview amp Editor The job opens in Acrobat software 2 From the Plug Ins menu select Tabs Printing The Tabs Printing window opens displaying the Text Attributes Text Attributes tab 3 From the Saved Settings list select the desired saved settings 4 Click Delete Variable data printing jobs Variable Data Printing jobs V
96. en amounts of toner and still produce a wide range of colors when you use screening The darker the color the larger the dot In order to print an image on a digital printer or press the color server needs to digitally approximate the grayscale values with different distributions of black and white pixels This process is commonly referred to as half toning Digital halftoning begins by sampling the original image at the printer dpi and constructing digital halftone cells Dot 150 Applies a low dot type screen The screen of each separation is printed at a different angle 110 Chapter 10 Job parameters Dot 200 Applies a high dot type screen The screen of each separation is printed at a different angle Dot 300 Applies a high dot type screen The screen of each separation is printed at a different angle Dot 600 Applies a very high dot type screen The screen of each separation is printed at a different angle Line 200 Applies a high Ipi line type screen The screen of each separation is printed at a different angle Stochastic Stochastic screening differs from conventional halftone screening in that high ink density results in more dots not bigger dots Low ink density produces fewer dots not smaller dots As stochastic screening involves millions of miniscule dots many more than are used for conventional halftone screening Color tab in the Job Parameters window Apply various color settings and options to improve the colo
97. ense Agreement window click Continue 11 Click Agree to agree to the terms and continue with the installation procedure Click Change Install Location In the Select Destination area select the destination volume in which you want to install the Print Driver software and click Continue Click Install 15 Type your login name if necessary and password and click OK 16 Click Close The Print Driver software and PPD are installed Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS 13 Note If you deactivate the Print Driver software you can still use the PPD because it has been installed already Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS Requirements The following information must be available e IP address and computer name of your CX print server e Name of the network printer that you want to use with the Print Driver software 1 On your Mac computer open the System Preferences window and double click Print amp Fax 2 In the Print amp Fax window click the add button Note You can also define your printer using the Default option 3 In the Add Printer window select the IP tab and enter the following information e Inthe Address box type the address of your server Inthe Queue box type the name of the network printer that you want to use with the Print Driver software e Inthe Name box type a name for the printer e Inthe Print Using list select Other
98. ension 9 Perform one of the following steps e If you are using Windows XP double click DEX_Uninstaller exe e If you are using Windows Vista right click DEX_Uninstaller exe and select Run as Administrator The Print Driver software is removed Downloading fonts Use the HF_Fontdownloader hot folder located in D HotFolders to install new or missing fonts to the CX print server fonts directory The HF_Fontdownloader hot folder can be used with the following operating systems e Windows Vista e Windows XP e Windows 2000 e Windows Server 2008 Chapter 2 Setting up your computer for printing Windows Server 2003 Mac OS X Drag the required fonts from the computer to the HF_Fontdownloader hot folder Setting up printi ng in Mac OS Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS During the installation of the Print Driver software the PPD file is automatically copied to your computer In versions earlier than Mac OS 10 4 you must copy the PPD manually 1 2 NDT e 12 13 14 From the Go menu select Connect to Server In the Server Address box type your server address and click Connect In the Connect as area select Guest Click Connect Select Utilities and click OK Select the Mac Utilities folder Double click the CX8002_ColorServerPrintDriverinstaller dmg file The Welcome screen appears Click Continue In the message window click Continue In the Software Lic
99. eptions Do not print other types of jobs via that virtual printer e You can perform a preflight check on SPD commands Make sure the virtual printer has support dyynamic page exceptions selected 86 Chapter 8 Production workflows Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug in for Acrobat Tabs plug in overview The Tabs plug in is a Creo plug in developed for use with Adobe Acrobat The Tabs plug in enables you to create and place tabs in your unprocessed job PDF or PostScript manage the tab and text attributes and save a set of attributes for future use Tabs plug in window Text attributes tabs Tabs Size Top Offset 2 00cm 9x11 wij L Bottom Offset 0 95cm Type 5 Bank vi Length 457cm Orientation Width 1 02cm Tabs Size The size of the tabbed sheet By default the tab size for letter jobs is set at 9x11 and for A4 jobs to A4 Type The number and type of tabs that you can select Note If you want your tabs to be reversed that is for the lowest tab to be the first one select one of the reverse tab options Orientation Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug in for Acrobat Text Font Size 87 Text attributes tabs Orientation of the tab Top Offset The value for the distance between the upper edge of the paper and the upper edge of the uppermost tab Note The units in the Tabs plug in are set in the Acrobat Preferences dialog box Bottom O
100. er Job Ticket software in Windows 139 language of the job parameters window that you work with are the same set the language of your computer s operating system to the same language as the color server that you are creating the job ticket for Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Windows 1 From your computer navigate to the Utilities PC Utilities folder on the color server 2 Double click the CreoColorServerJobTicket exe file The Creo Color Server Job Ticket software opens A shortcut to the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software appears under Start Programs gt Color Server gt Remote JT Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Mac OS 1 From your computer navigate to the Utilities Mac Utilities folder on the color server 2 Double click the CreoColorServerJobTicket zip file The unzipped package appears on your desktop 3 Double click the Creo Color Server Job Ticket package to install the software on your computer The Creo Color Server Job Ticket software is installed on your computer Creating and managing job tickets Creating a job ticket in Windows Requirements An understanding of the Creo Color Server Job Ticket window 1 From the Start menu select Programs gt Creo Color Server Job Ticket gt Creo Color Server JT gt Creo Color Server Job Ticket V1_0 The Creo Color Server JT window opens displaying the Job Parameters window of the server that is currently se
101. erver 1 On the taskbar right click the Remote Site Manager icon 2 In the menu that appears select one of the servers The Remote Workspace window of that server appears 3 Inthe Storage area double click any job The Job Parameters window appears Using the Web Center 135 4 Click Submit The selected job is printed Using the Web Center Overview of the Web Center The Web Center is a web page that provides online information and can be accessed from a Windows or Mac computer You can connect to the Web Center with the Internet Explorer 5 0 or later and Apple Safari browsers The Web center enables you to e Download remote client tools and printer drivers e View related documentation e Find links to related vendors or products e Access the Easy VDP File Creator for creating variable data printing files See also Easy VDP File Creator tool on page 141 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template on page 143 Adding records manually to your variable data job on page 145 Creating and printing the variable data job on page 147 Connecting to the Web Center Note To connect to the Web Center from a client workstation you must first enable the remote connection in the preferences of the CX print server 1 On your desktop double click Internet Explorer 2 When the browser starts in the address field type http lt server name gt for example if the CX print server station name is colorserver_1 typ
102. fferent jobs with the same parameters or if you want to reprint a job e Retrieve a saved set of parameters e Check the status of the printer e Define PostScript parameters for the job e Preview imposition layout Setting up printing on a Windows computer 9 Setting up printing on a Windows computer Adding a network printer to your Windows computer To print from a Windows computer you first need to add a CX print server virtual printer to your client workstation Tip Following are some shortcut tips for setting up a printer The full procedure is detailed below e Locate the CX print server in My Network Places and then double click on the network printer you want to install The network printer is automatically installed on your computer and appears in the list of printers e If you know the name of your CX print server click Start gt Run and then type server name The CX print server opens showing a list of all the network printers Double click on the network printer you want to install _ From the Start menu select Settings gt Printers and Faxes The Printers and Faxes window appears 2 Inthe Printer Tasks area select Add a printer Note Your computer might have slightly different wording from what appears in this task The Add Printer Wizard appears 3 Select Next 4 Select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer and then click Next 5 Select Browse for a printer and cli
103. ffset The value for the distance between the lower edge of the paper and the lower edge of the lowest tab Length The length of the tab Width The width of the tab Text attributes text Atal i ov Offset x 000cm y 000cm Direction C wrap text g g 3 C Test on both sides Text Font The font for the tab text Size 88 Chapter 8 Production workflows Text attributes text The font size for the tab text E Color The color of the tab text Bold Bolds the tab text Italic Makes the tab text italic Underline Underlines the tab text Alignment The alignment of the tab according to the orientation of the tab The orientation that you select determines the alignment buttons that are displayed Align Left Portrait Align Center Portrait Align Right Portrait Align Left Landscape Align Center Landscape Align Right Landscape Offset The value that adjusts the offset of text on the tab The x value moves the text horizontally The y value moves the text vertically Wrap text Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug in for Acrobat 89 Text attributes text Automatically wraps the text onto the following ine when the entire text does not fit on one line Text on both sides The same text appears on both sides of the tab Direction Direction of the text BB Vertical BB counter clockwise 2 Clockwise Note T
104. formal language developed for Creo color servers It was designed for the effective production of Variable data printing VDP documents The file format is comprehensive and can specify a complete range of VDP documents It also provides the means for efficient implementation fast and efficient data processing and storage prior to printing A variable print specification job consists of the following components Booklet A personalized copy of a document within a single print run where pages and or elements within a page may vary from booklet to booklet Sub job All copies of a particular document for example book brochure or flyer within a single print run On the CX print server sub jobs can be deleted archived or reprinted at any time However you can still maintain reusable elements for future runs Reusable elements are cached elsewhere so only the unique data which is embedded in the job is deleted Reusable Elements About PPML About PPML 97 Self contained graphical entities that can be line art text raster images or a combination of these types Reusable elements are represented in PostScript and can be stored as EPS files when appropriate Reusable elements include clipping and scaling instructions as well as the image data Inline Elements Unique information is drawn from a database and is embedded in the sub job This data prints only once for individual booklets Personalized Print Marku
105. he Direction options are available only for portrait jobs Content Z Tabs Printing Saved Settings Dels Save Text Attributes Content BeforePage Text 2 Section 2 3 Section 3 4 Section 4 5 Section 5 Cancel 90 Creating tabs Chapter 8 Production workflows Content The tab number Before Page The page number that the tab precedes Text The text that appears on the tab Thumbnails A thumbnail view of the job with page area numbers and tabs indicated Remove Removes the selected page or tab Settings ped Tabs Printing Saved Settings Saved Settings Lists the saved settings files pave Saves the currently selected settings in a file This settings file can be applied to other PDF or PostScript files Delete Deletes the selected settings file Requirements You can only create tabs in a PDF or PostScript file 1 Inthe Storage window right click your unprocessed job and select Job Preview amp Editor The job opens in Acrobat software 2 From the Plug Ins menu select Tabs Printing The Tabs Printing window opens displaying the Text Attributes tab Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug in for Acrobat 6 cred Tabs Printing Saved Settings Default Settings Text Tabs Size 9x11 v Type 5 Bank b Orientation Attributes Content gg aa Delete Top Offset 2 00cm Bottom Offset 0
106. he K value by up to 20 You can assess your changes immediately in the Before and After boxes or you can print the entire set of variations and decide which best fits your requirements by examining the printout The edited spot color is saved in a custom dictionary When the CX print server identifies a spot color in a job it first looks for the name of the spot color in the custom dictionary and uses the associated CMYK values If the spot color is not found it looks in the spot color dictionaries If the spot color is not found in either dictionary the CX print server uses the CMYK values embedded in the original file Selecting a spot color variation 1 From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor 2 Inthe Color list type the name of the spot color The spot color is automatically selected from the spot Color list 3 Click the Variations button The Variations dialog box appears The spot color is in the center of the color patches and is designated as 0 4 Click and slide the Variation steps slider to see the different variation steps between 1 to 7 color units of the original value Each unit refers to a dot percentage of the original value 5 To see the CMYK values of a color patch roll your mouse over the color patch The CMYK values appear in the bottom left corner of the dialog box 6 To select a variation of the spot color click on the desired color patch You can see the difference between the selected col
107. he printer on the network Select the Override PPD parameters check box if you would like the virtual printer settings to override the parameters set in the PPD file In the Comments box type any comment regarding the virtual printer parameters optional Click Edit to change the job parameters of your new virtual printer Note If you don t edit the job parameters the settings of the new virtual printer are taken from the printer on which it was based 10 Click OK The new printer appears in the virtual printer list Removing a virtual printer The three default virtual printers cannot be deleted 1 2 3 4 From the Tools menu select Resource Center In the Resource list make sure that Virtual Printers is selected From the virtual printer list select the virtual printer that you want to delete and then click Remove Click Yes Maintaining your settings Backing up the configuration Restoring the configuration 129 You can back up your configuration to a local hard disk network drive or to CD or DVD media Note It is recommended that you backup your configuration to external media or to a network drive before reinstalling the operating system and software 1 From the File menu select Preferences The Preferences window appears 2 Inthe Preferences window select Configuration Backup 3 In the Configuration backup area click Browse The Save dialog box appears 4 Locate the
108. heet number and side is printed in the margin of the side front back sheets within a job Date and time The date and time is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job Services tab in the Job Parameters window 121 ISO conformance The ISO conformance level is printed in the margin of the level sheets within a job For example Validation Print according to ISO 12647 7 Printer description The name and model of the printer is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job Color server The name and model of the color server is printed in the description margin of the sheets within a job Colorant and media The paper stock paper size and media type is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job In addition the color mode is also printed Color profiles The profiles selected in the job parameters window is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job Calibration date The last calibration date is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job For Example Last Calibration Date 26 Nov 2008 15 21 OOO i fom aes conmans connie upto Saheaaes sender Usernae a ie system tom hin tsas orate Teor ean narberate poate ononerorarom O i fewn remesas O O re ae Any special instructions that you want to include with your job P db link Displays the relevant URL for the linked elements of JDF jobs 122 Chapter 10 Job parameters setting up your color server The Preferences window This w
109. ick the Save button Managing spot colors You can define a specific color as an RGB CMYK or Gray spot color and enter a fixed CMYK target 58 Chapter 7 Managing color Individual job pages can contain RGB CMYK and spot color elements A spot color is a specially mixed ink that enables you to reproduce colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks The CX print server Spot Color Editor enables you to edit the values of every spot color in the Spot color dictionary You can edit these values without affecting the graphics images or lineart page elements When a spot color is converted to CMYK for digital printing the printout doesn t always simulate the desired spot color The spot color variations feature enables you to easily edit a spot color by selecting a more appropriate shade The spot color variations feature provides 37 variations with slightly different CMYK values The spot color variations feature enables you to set The variation of cyan magenta and yellow dot percent by selecting variations of 1 7 The default selection is 2 e The change in the hue by selecting variations in the cyan magenta yellow red green and blue axis e The brightness by increasing or reducing the K value by up to 20 You can assess your changes immediately in the Before and After boxes or you can print the entire set of variations and decide which best fits your requirements by examining the printout The
110. iew thumbnails of the job while you navigate to the various pages of a job For an imposed job you can view the imposed sheets including the layout of the pages on each sheet You can also view the pages orientation crop marks and fold marks Jobs that you edit in the Job Preview amp Editor window cannot be re RIPed After a job is saved in the Job Preview amp Editor window it is anew RTP file without an associated PDL file You cannot apply parameters that require re RIPing to such jobs Job Preview amp Editor Sunflower_Letter Thumbnails Imposed Sheets P oy a Eil Booklet 1 Merge Job Jaj raei gt J Moving a page in a job 29 Moving a page in a job Move a page in an RTP job to a new location within the job When you move a page the page numbers are updated accordingly 1 Inthe Job Preview amp Editor window click the Thumbnails tab 2 In the Thumbnail pane click the page that you want to move 3 Drag the page to the target location Note The red marker indicates where the page will be inserted 4 Click Save As to save the changes in the job Next Note This feature can be used for the Xerox eBind solution to print the last page of the job first Nth page then 1 to N 1 Deleting a page from a job 1 Inthe Job Preview amp Editor window click the page that you want to delete and click Remove The page is deleted and the page numbers are updated acc
111. image on one large sheet 1 Click the suspend button to suspend the Process queue 2 From the File menu select Import Print using imposition ee ee 10 11 77 Import your business card file to the ProcessPrint virtual printer The file is imported to the Process queue with a Waiting status In the suspended Process queue double click the business card file The Job Parameters window appears In the Job Parameters window under Print select the Paper Stock parameter In the Paper size list select 11 x 17 Click the Imposition tab In the Imposition Method list select Step amp Repeat Select the Size parameter and set the values as follows a For Trim Size select Custom b For H type 1 96 inches or 50 mm c For W type 3 54 inches or 90 mm A preview of the layout is displayed below For Trim orientation make sure that the Landscape option is selected To change the trim orientation in the Job Parameters window select Print and then select Layout Select the desired orientation Select the Templates parameter and set the values as follows a In the Layout list select Best Fit The CX print server determines how many business cards can fit on each sheet The CX print server calculates the best fit b For Print Method make sure Simplex is selected since your business cards are one sided BusinessCard Submitted Mar 25 12 28 32 Virtual printer name ProcessPrint Print Templates
112. indow contains several tools that enable you to manage your system and resources Most of these settings are configured during the First Time Setup You should consult with the site administrator before changing any of the server and network settings To access the Preferences window from the File menu select Preferences Server Setup Displays the computer host name name of the CX print server and current date and time The CX print server is configured at the factory with a default generic computer and host name Click Change if you want to adjust these settings Network Setup Displays the available network settings Click Change if you want to adjust these settings Remote Tools Setup The Remote Tools Setup parameter enables you to connect from your computer to the CX print server over the network using the Remote Site Manager Security Change user passwords and access levels for the accessing the CX print server You can change both the Administrator and Operator password By default the system is set to log automatically Note This does not change how you log into Windows If you don t want guest users to access the CX print server select the Disable guest connection check box Disk wipe The Disk Wipe utility enables you to work in a more secure environment by permanently removing data left by files that you have deleted The utility eliminates the contents of your deleted files by scanning all of the empty sectors on both
113. information 104 Chapter 10 Job parameters Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Set and apply imposition settings to your job Imposition Method Method None The default option Imposition parameters are not available and the thumbnail viewer does not display an image Step amp Repeat Prints multiple copies of the same image so it fills up a larger sheet This method is used mainly for printing business cards Note The number of copies defined according to pages or sheets Step amp Continue Prints different pages of a job on one sheet according to the selected layout so that the sheet is filled to capacity Cut amp Stack Prints cuts stacks and bounds step amp repeat jobs in the most efficient manner while preserving the original sorting A job s pages booklets or books are sorted in a Z shape In other words each stack of pages is sorted in consecutive order When stacks are piled one on top of another the entire job is already sorted up or down Saddle Stitch A book finishing technique where the pages of a book are attached through stitching or stapling in the spine fold for example brochures When using the saddle stitch imposition method you can select Sets per sheet This option enables you to select how many sets of the job to print on one press sheet Perfect Bound A book finishing technique where the pages of a book are attached through trimming of the spine fold roughening the edges of
114. ing with the CX print server e Submit the job to one of the CX print server virtual printers The job is spooled and then processed or printed according to the selected job flow of the virtual printer If you use this method you can print from any software for example Microsoft Word and use any file format from any Windows and Apple Mac e Drag the job to a hot folder The job is spooled and processed or printed according to the selected job flow of the corresponding virtual printer If you use the hot folder method you can print most PDL files for example PostScript PDF EPS Variable Print Specification and PPML Network printers To print your file using a CX print server virtual printer you first need install the virtual printer as a network printer on your computer After you install a network printer on your computer you will be able to submit files for printing The network printers are installed by default with the Print Driver software You can change the default settings of the network printer to use the PPD parameters instead of the Print Driver software The CX print server supports printing from the following operating systems e Mac OS X e Windows 2000 Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 The CX print server provides default network printers referred to here as virtual printers A virtual printer contains preset workflows that are automati
115. int server Printing dynamic page exceptions 85 identifies the setpagedevice commands and maps them to the selected types of paper The printer then uses those types of paper for the job Page exceptions and inserts that include setpagedevice commands are called dynamic page exceptions The CX print server supports dynamic page exceptions for the following file formats e PostScript e VPS e PDF Printing dynamic page exceptions Requirements A file with embedded setpagedevice commands 1 From the Tools menu select Resource Center 2 Inthe Resource list select Virtual Printers and either create a new virtual printer or edit an existing one 3 Select the Support dynamic page exceptions check box Click Edit to open the Job Parameters window 5 Under Exceptions select the paper stock for each exception or insert 6 Import the file to the CX print server via the dedicated virtual printer and submit the job gt Note If the virtual printer is based on either a ProcessStore Process or SpoolStore Store virtual printer you can perform a preflight check before the job is printed The job is RlPed and the setpagedevice commands are identified and mapped to the selected types of paper Important e Virtual printers that support dynamic page exceptions do not support regular page exceptions and imposition e A virtual printer that is dedicated to dynamic page exceptions can print only jobs with dynamic page exc
116. inting an aborted job gt Right click the aborted job in Storage area and select Resume printing The job continues printing from the last page that was printed Alerts window In the Alerts window you can view system alerts and alerts for the selected job Alert window options Show Selected Displays the alert for the selected job in the queues or Storage area Show All Displays systems alerts and the alerts for the selected job Clear Alerts Clears all of the alerts from the window 152 Chapter 13 Troubleshooting Printing system messages Print a list of system messages from the Message Viewer window 1 From the Info menu select Messages Viewer 2 Filter and sort the message list as desired e Click any message type icon e for example Error in order not to list such messages e Click a column header to sort the list by that column 3 Click Print List The Print window is displayed 4 Set the printing options as desired and click OK The data is printed according to the current filtering and sorting Glossary absolute colorimetric A method of color matching during the translation of files from one device to another The absolute colorimetric method refers to the use of device independent color space amplitude modulated AM screening A type of halftone screening in which the size of the dots varies but the spacing between dot centers is constant For darker areas the dots are bigger and f
117. ion file is displayed in the Destination Name box if you would like to change the name you may do so Click Import The new destination profile is added to the Color Flows tab in the job parameters window Importing a source profile Source profiles are used to emulate other devices or color spaces You can import source CMYK or RGB profiles 1 2 From the Tools menu select Resource Center The Resource Center window appears In the Resource list select Profile Manager 52 Chapter 7 Managing color 3 Select Source Profile tab Resource Center Resource Profile Manager Destination Profile Profile name Original AdobeRGB1998 a AppleRGB ColorMatchRGB Color space SourceRGB_1 8 SourceRGB_2 1 SourceRGB_2 4 Created PhotoRGB sRGB DocuColor_12 Euroscale_Coated Fogra_Coated Fogra_Uncoated Fogra_WebCoated GRACoL2006_Coated iGen3 ISO_Coated j 4 Click the Import button 5 In the Source profile area click the Browse button 6 Locate and select the required source profile and then click Open The new emulation name is displayed in the Emulation name box if you would like to change the name you may do so 7 Click Import The new source ICC profile is added to the Color Flows tab in the job parameters window Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool The Media and Color Manager is a tool that automatically maps the media type and weight to a destinati
118. ion where pages are delivered to the printer with the narrow edge of the paper going in first The text added to one side of the printed layout The slug contains information about the job and its settings Also referred to as label or caption SMB Server Message Block SMB also known as C FS Common Internet File System is a protocol for sharing files printers and other resources between computers 169 smooth scaling The ability to maintain the same detail and smoothness with different degrees of enlargement Smooth scaling allows you to scale up low resolution images without creating a jagged appearance source profile The specifications for how the CMYK and RGB values in a file should be interpreted as an actual color when displayed or output through a given device spine trim size The space between adjacent pages on a printed sheet spot color A special ink color not included in the process color set that is used to specify the color of a graphic design element spot color library A collection of spot colors for which spotless color recipes are sought A spot color library contains one or more spot colors Each spot color includes a name and a CIELAB color space step and repeat The procedure of copying the same image by stepping it in position both horizontally and vertically according to a predetermined layout 170 Chapter 14 Glossary stochastic screening substrate TIFF TIFF IT P1
119. ith special layouts that cannot be created on the Imposition tab alone After you save a template you can apply it to a specific job All saved templates appear on the Imposition tab After you select an imposition method the related templates appear in the Template parameters in the Layout list For example if you created a Step amp Continue template the template appears in the Layout list only when you select the Step amp Continue imposition method Some templates appear under more than one imposition method Method selected on Template layout type in the layout list Imposition tab Step amp Repeat Step amp Repeat Cut amp Stack Step amp Continue Step amp Continue Saddle Stitch Saddle Stitch Perfect Bound Perfect Bound Saddle Stitch Perfect Bound Creating an imposition template 80 Chapter 8 Production workflows On the CX print server you can use the Imposition Template Builder to create templates for similar types of jobs that have the following imposition settings in common e Imposition method e Columns and rows e Simplex duplex Binding For example if you want to create an imposition template for A4 sized brochures printed on A3 paper you could create a template called A4Brochure and select the following settings e Imposition method Saddle Stitch e Columns 2 e Rows 1 e Type Duplex selected by default Binding Left You would define all the other impositi
120. ity 16 Chapter 3 Calibration Defining the inline spectrophotometer as the calibration device By default the Inline Spectrophotometer is the selected calibration device on the CX print server If the X Rite i1 spectrophotometer is connected to your CX Print Server you can switch to the Inline Spectrophotometer in the Preferences window 1 From the Tools menu select Settings 2 Under Administration click Calibration Device 3 Select the Calibration is done using Inline Spectrophotometer option Preferences Administrator Calibration reminder Server Setup Set calibration reminder every hours 24 hours Network Setup Remote Tools Setup Calibration Device Security D Calibration is done using Inline Spectrophotometer Image Disks Calibration is done using EyeOne Configuration Backup alibration and Color General Localization Deletion policy Pre RIP Preview Queues Manager JDF JMF General Defaults 4 Click Save The inline spectrophotometer is defined as the default measurement device for creating calibration tables and destination profiles Creating a calibration table using the Inline Spectrophotometer 17 Creating a calibration table using the Inline Spectrophotometer Requirements The media that you choose must be loaded as SEF and the printer must be ready for printing 1 Suspend the Process Queue 2 Make sure that the Print Queue is released and that no jobs are run
121. k Close to close the job window Click Save As to save the changes Replacing pages In certain cases you may have a large job and you need to replace one of the pages In this case you can create an RTP file of the page which you need to replace and then using the Job Preview amp Editor you can replace this page Requirements The RTP job that includes the page you want to replace must have the same page size and orientation as the job you are editing 1 Import and process the new page in order to create a new RTP file Open the original RTP job in the Job Preview amp Editor Merge the new RTP file using the steps described in Merging one or more pages into a job Delete the incorrect page using the steps described in Deleting a page from a job Finding the CMYK values of a specific area 31 Finding the CMYK values of a specific area Use the Show Color Values tool in the Job Preview amp Editor window to find out the CMYK values of a specific area on the page A processed job must be displayed in the Job Preview amp Editor window 1 Inthe Job Preview amp Editor window click the Show Color Values 7 button 2 Move the pointer to the location on the page where you want to measure the color values and click The CMYK dot percentage values and spot color CMYK equivalent values appear as a tool tip Verifying the content of the job Use Preflight features to check your document before processing or sending a
122. kground check box 7 Click Print See also Color tab in the Job Parameters window on page 110 Protecting specific spot colors Using the Spot Color Editor you can protect specific colors for example official logos or company colors to help produce color fidelity and color consistency between devices When you define a specific color as an RGB CMYK or Gray spot color and enter a fixed CMYK target for it the CX print server treats it as a spot color protecting it accordingly Note In order to apply this your job In the job parameters window in the Color tab select Protected Colors and then select the check box for either the RGB CMYK or Gray protected colors Defining an RGB color as a spot color 65 Defining an RGB color as a spot color The RGB spot workflow applies to line work graphic and text elements 1 From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor 2 Inthe Spot Color Editor dialog box click the Protect RGB tab 3 Click add 8 9 Entire Predefined List In the Color name box type a name for your color Type the RGB source values and the CMYK target values or select a spot color from the Entire Predefined List Click Save On the Protect RGB tab select the color The color information appears Spot Color Editor K CMYK tect CMYK urce values R 0 G 0 B 0 Predefined Spot list _ Entire Predefined List Corrected Rese Apply If n
123. lect Color gt Color Flow In the Destination area select Linked in the Destination Profile list Supported File Types LH Submitted Mar 26 18 15 37 Virtual printer name ProcessStore st Source Imposition Use source CSA Quality o CMYK source profile GRACoL2006_Coated Color eee CMYK rendering intent Auto Color adjustments 2 Emulate source paper tint Ink Saving RGB source profile SourceRGB_2 1 RGB rendering intent Auto Spot color Apply CMYK emulation Protected Colors Destination Calibration Destination profile Photo touch up Finishing Exceptions Services See also Mapping jobs to calibration tables on page 21 Managing calibration tables Calibrations window You can edit and view any of the calibration look up tables LUTs that are stored on the CX print server You can find the calibration table information in Tools gt Resource Center gt Calibrations Calibration table list The following calibration tables are listed Managing calibration tables 55 Calibration tables created in the Calibration Wizard None This is a default option and cannot be edited Jobs that have this option selected are processed and printed without using a calibration table e Normal default table This is a default table and cannot be edited If a calibration table has not been created for the media type Normal weight and screening method that you are using the Normal calibration ta
124. lect Spot Color Editor 2 Click Test Print Test Print Spot color dictionary Entire Predefined List Color Type first letters here DIC ZITU a E CE pic 2142 J pic 2143 EE vic 2144 E pic 2145 E vic 2146 E vic 2147 E vic 2148 DIC 2149 Wi vic 215 i oc 250 J oic 2151 Al None a Z 3 Select a Spot color dictionary from the list and then select the pantone patches that you want to print 4 Click Print and then select the following e Inthe Screening list select the desired screening method 5 Click Print to print the spot color test chart Spot color variations overview A spot color is a specially mixed ink that enables you to reproduce colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks When a spot color is converted to CMYK for digital printing the printout doesn t always simulate the desired spot color The spot color variations feature enables you to easily edit a spot color by selecting a more appropriate shade The spot color variations feature provides 37 variations with slightly different CMYK values 62 Chapter 7 Managing color The spot color variations feature enables you to set The variation of cyan magenta and yellow dot percent by selecting variations of 1 7 The default selection is 2 e The change in the hue by selecting variations in the cyan magenta yellow red green and blue axis e The brightness by increasing or reducing t
125. lected 2 Set the required job parameter settings Note The Paper Stock and Gradation tools cannot be opened via the Creo Color Server Job Ticket 140 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer 3 Click Save Save Template Template name 4 Inthe Save Template dialog box type a name for the job ticket and click Save The job ticket is saved in the path defined in the Preferences window The default path is C Documents and Settings All Users Color_Server_Client_Tools CreoColorServer_JT V1_0 CreoColorServer_JT CreoColorServer_Server_JT_ lt servername gt _1 servers FactoryDevice JT files Loading job parameters from a selected server Requirements You can load job parameters from a server only after you add that server to the Creo Color Server Job Ticket list of servers 1 From the Tools menu select Use JT Settings From 2 In the list that appears click the desired server A check mark appears next to the selected server and the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software loads the appropriate job parameters window Submitting a job ticket for printing Requirements You can only submit a job ticket to print if the job ticket has an assigned file 1 After you set all the job parameters for the job ticket in the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software main window click Submit Submit Name kishda Include File 2 In the Name box type the name of the job ticket
126. log on clear the Auto Log On checkbox in the Preferences window and then assign each user an access level and password There are three different access levels available e Operator default Enables the user to operate the CX print server and configure the Preferences e Administrator Enables the user to access all features and settings on the CX print server e Guest Enables the user to import a job through an existing virtual printer and view the workspace Note By default the Windows screen saver is off If the screen saver is activated with a password then the user name is set to operator and password is spire Turning off the CX print server Requirements If you are working in the IPDS workflow mode you can not shut down the software until the IPDS connection is disconnected 1 From the File menu in the workspace select Exit A confirmation message appears 2 Click Yes The CX print server software closes This may take a few minutes Note If you move the cursor over the server icon on the taskbar the following tooltip appears Color Server is Shutting Down Please Wait 3 Verify that the CX print server icon does not appear on the taskbar 4 From the Windows Start menu select Shut Down and click OK 5 After the CX print server has shutdown you can now turn off the the printer setting up your computer for printing Setting up your computer overview Printing Methods Some methods for print
127. mposition layout Preview window E Front ElBack fe gt 91 Navigation buttons fa Navigation box Gray arrows Page numbers Preview window buttons Click to view the front pages Click to view the back pages Click the navigation arrows to move between sheets Jump to a specific sheet by typing a number in the navigation box Page image Indicate the direction of the pages on the sheet Indicate the numbered sequence of the pages 76 Chapter 8 Production workflows Imposition Conflict If any parameters conflict Imposition Conflict appears in red in the Preview window and also on the Imposition tab Sheet 215 9 279 4 Requested Print 210 296 Imposition Conflict Conflict f th indlestisns A red border along the edge of the page indicates where the conflict exists e Ifthe red border appears along the upper and lower edges of the page a conflict exists in the height value Ifthe red border appears along the left and right edges of the page a conflict exists in the width value Problematic values appear in red Printing a business card job Requirements This example assumes that your job contains one sided business cards that are 50 mm x 90 mm 1 96 in x 3 45 in imposed on A3 paper This example demonstrates how to use the Step amp Repeat imposition method to print business cards With the Step amp Repeat method you can print multiple copies of the same
128. n of separations to edit for a specific gradation table Selecting a specific separation enables you to change the color balance for a specific tonal orange When you open the Gradations Tool window all of the separations are selected Note When you change gradation table definitions in the Gradation tool and click Refresh you will notice that the changes have affected the image in its entirety However despite what you see in the Edited view changes made to the gradation tables do not affect spot colors 1 From the Tools menu select Gradation 2 To edit the separations do one of the following e Click the All Colors button ap to edit all the separations simultaneously e Click the individual separations you wish to edit for example select the cyan separation only 3 Click the curve in the graph to add a point and then drag the point to modify the separation The value appears in the Input or Output boxes 4 To view gradation changes in your job click Refresh Changes are automatically applied to the displayed image in the After view 70 Chapter 7 Managing color 5 To remove a point on the curve select the point and then click Remove 6 To reset the gradation curve to a 45 curve click Reset To revert to the original gradation settings click Revert 8 To remove the last change you made to the gradation graph click Undo Correcting an image using Photo Touch up The photo touch up options correct
129. n open and edit the job parameters of a job Storage area The Storage area contains files that were successfully printed were held were aborted or failed during processing or printing were sent directly from the client workstation to the Storage area or were imported to the Storage area There are three different views available in the Storage area List Preview and Gallery You can modify the columns and information that is displayed in the Storage area To add or remove a column right click on the Storage area title bar and select the column that you want to add or remove Remove gt Account Move gt Imposition a Page Exception Server Virtual Printer Comments Print Range Media Type Color Mode Note If you select Copies then you will be able to change the number of copies for that job and submit it for printing without opening and editing the job parameters Turning on the CX print server 1 Turn on the monitor 2 Open the front panel of the CX print server and push the power control button The power indicator on the front panel lights up and the Windows operating system logon screen appears The CX print server splash screen appears followed by the workspace 6 Chapter 1 Getting started Notes If the workspace does not automatically appear open the application from the Windows Start menu By default you can open the workspace without logging on each time If you want each user to
130. ng The geometric system used to define lines and curves in computer graphics It is most often used for line drawings virtual printer A printer that contains preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer 172 Chapter 14 Glossary Index A Aborting a job 151 Accounting Viewer 42 Admin page 119 Alerts window 151 APR OPI 120 Archiving a job 39 B Backing up the configuration 128 billing 42 Black overprint 109 Booklet 96 Cc Calibration 15 Calibrations window 54 Color Adjustments Brightness Contrast 110 Color Flows 111 Color mode CMYK 110 Color Mode Grayscale 110 color set assigning to your job 37 Color Set 103 Color tab 110 Color tools 47 Components 2 Copies and Pages 101 Creo Color Server Job Ticket 138 D Deletion Policy 124 destination profile creating 48 importing 51 Downloading fonts 11 Duplicating jobs 41 dynamic page exceptions printing 85 Dynamic page exceptions 84 E Easy VDP File Creator tool 141 Editing a job 28 exceptions adding 83 deleting 84 Exceptions tab 117 Exporting to PDF 45 F Finishing tab 116 Font Substitution 119 Frozen jobs 150 G Gallop 102 General Defaults 126 Gloss mark 108 gradation table creating 68 editing 69 Gradation Tool 67 Graphics quality Text Line 108 H Handling alerts 150 hardware software 2 Image Graphics Quality 108 Importing a job 27 Imposition 73 74 Cut and st
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132. ning 3 From the Tools menu select Calibration ILS Calibration Tool Select all the required parameters and then click the Calibrate button Paper Coating a Uncoated s Paper Weight 81 105 gsm Tray Tray2 SRAB Screening Dot 150 Dot 200 Line 200 Dot 300 Dot 600 Stochastic Saveas 9 lt Screening gt _Uncoated_81 105 gsm D As default name Calibrate 4 Define the parameters as follows a In the Paper Coating list select either Coated or Uncoated for the paper type Note You can only select the media that is loaded in the printer b In the Weight list select the weight of the paper stock c In the Tray list select the tray where the paper stock is loaded for the calibration Chapter 3 Calibration d In the Screening area select the screening method for which you want to create a calibration table Note You can select all screening methods The server creates a calibration table for each screening method that you select e The Save as box displays an automatic name for the calibration tables according to the media name If required you can type a different name The screening number is appended to the resulting calibration file name Click Calibrate During the calibration process a progress bar appears at the bottom of the Calibration Tool window The progress bar indicates the calibration stages printing the chart measuring it and saving the measurements When the
133. ning gray CMYK elements as black and white Print a job that contains gray CMYK elements as black and white or black only 1 Inthe CX print server open the Job Parameters window and select Color gt Protected colors 2 Inthe CMYK area select Preserve black color 3 Click Submit If your site includes a Kodak InSite Prepress Portal system exporting your job as a Brisque job from the CX print server enables you and your customers to use InSite to proof online with geographically dispersed users simultaneously append annotations or comments and approve or reject pages over the World Wide Web using a standard browser 44 Chapter 6 Managing jobs After the RTP job is created on the CX print server you can export it as a Brisque job from the Storage window When the customer logs on using their unique username and password they can see the status of their jobs view a thumbnail of all pages in each job and quickly identify which pages require further corrections The customer is able to measure color density make annotated comments and approve pages The online proofing cycle is shortened and accurate and consequently the need for reprints is reduced Exporting a job as an InSite job PDF2Go jobs Export as a Brisque job to proof online over the World Wide Web Requirements Your site should have an InSite Prepress Portal system You cannot export VDP jobs or RTP jobs that were originally VDP jobs The C
134. ocument finishing architecture O Select the desired Profile from the list according to the profile set in the printer you are using O Select the desired Function according to the profile set in the printer you are using Print Order Collated Prints a complete copy of the job before the first page of the next copy is printed Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window 117 Slip Sheets Slip sheets between Prints slip sheets with your job If a job is collated the slip copies sheets are printed between sets If a job is not collated the slip sheets are printed between groups e Tray The tray in which the specified media type is loaded e Frequency Type the number of slip sheets you want to print The default is set to 1 a slip sheet is printed between each set Image Position Same on both sides Shifts the image on the sheet s second side face down image according to the shift on the sheet s first side face up image Po Rear The sheet s edge near the printer rear where printing stops Lead The edge of a sheet at which printing begins Tip Use this option to move duplex page data away from the spine fF Center Prints your job in the center of the page Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window Type Here you can define which type of exception to apply to your document You can select from the following e Page range Type the range of pages for the exception e Front cover or Back cover Select the Du
135. of four numeric characters for example 9999 Note The password must consist of exactly four numeric characters 7 Click OK The job is password protected and nobody can print it without using the password 8 In the Print Driver window click OK The password protected job is submitted to the network printer where it is sent to the CX print server for processing and printing Password protect jobs 25 9 In the Print Queue area right click the password protected job that you want to print and select Release to print The Secure Printing dialog box appears 10 In the Password box type the password that was defined for this job 11 Click OK Your job is unlocked and printed When the printing is finished the job is automatically deleted See also Secure printing overview on page 38 The Preferences window on page 123 26 Chapter 4 Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Printing from the color server Importing and printing a job You can import a job When a page description language PDL file for example PDF or PostScript is created on a computer that is not connected to the CX print server When a PDL file is located on a folder on the network or on external media such as a CD ROM When the desired file resides locally on the CX print server From the File menu select Import To access the desired files click the up one level button or double click on the file folders to go down the file tree
136. on Imposition overview Imposition is the process of positioning page images on a virtual sheet of paper so that when a printer or digital printing press prints the sheet the page images will be in the right order It is part of the process of producing finished documents In addition to page images you can add various marks to the sheets to aid the production process These marks show where the paper should be folded or trimmed Imposition does not affect the content of the individual page but rather affects only the placement of the page images on a press sheet Imposition is a combination of content and layout The content is the pages that should be printed and the layout is the location of the page on the sheet along with the page s printing marks crop marks and fold marks See also Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window on page 104 Imposition methods The CX print server provides the following imposition methods Step and repeat The step and repeat method is the most efficient one when you want to print multiple copies of the same image and fill each sheet to capacity for example many business cards on one sheet 74 Chapter 8 Production workflows Step and continue The step and continue method enables you to place different pages of a job on one sheet so that the sheet is filled to capacity Cut and stack The cut and stack method is used to print cut and stack pages while preserving a certain
137. on profile screen and calibration table You can change the destination profile screen and calibration table for each of the different media types listed in the Media and Color Manager The CX print server is configured with a default recommend profile Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool 53 Note The destination profile is applied to the selected media type during the RIP 1 In the Resource Center select Media and Color Manager Resource Center amp Resource Media and Color Manager Coating Weight Screening Profile Calibration Dot 600 SpireDC8002 Normal X Coated 81 105 gsm Dot 300 SpireDC8002 wv Normal v Coated 106 135 gsm Line 200 SpireDC8002 w Normal v Coated 136 186 gsm Dot 200 SpireDC8002 w Normal v Coated 187 220 gsm Dot 150 SpireDC8002 w Normal v Coated 221 300 gsm Stochastic SpireDC8002 w Normal v Uncoated 60 80 gsm Uncoated 81 105 gsm Uncoated 106 135 gsm Uncoated 136 186 gsm Uncoated 187 220 gsm Uncoated 221 300 gsm Select the media type from the list on the left On the right hand area of the Media and Color manager window select the desired screen profile and calibration table that you want to map to your paper stock In the Profile list select the desired profile In the Calibration list select the desired calibration table Click Close 54 Chapter 7 Managing color Next To apply this profile with the media type in your job in the job parameters window se
138. on settings for example Trim Size Bleed Margin Gutters Paper Type and Sheet Size on the Imposition tab From the Tools menu select Imposition Template Builder From the Method list select an imposition method Click the New button Type the name of the new template and press Enter In the Layout area type the number of columns and number of rows that you need The imposition method that you select determines the number of columns and rows that you can enter For Saddle Stitch and Perfect Bound you can place up to 64 pages on one sheet 8 x 8 For Step amp Repeat and Step amp Continue you can place up to 625 pages on one sheet 25 x 25 6 Under Type select Simplex or Duplex 7 Under Orientation select Portrait or Landscape Oe E E Note The Orientation setting in the Imposition Template Builder is for display purposes only This parameter is not saved in the template You set job orientation on the Imposition tab under Size 8 From the Binding list select the appropriate binding method Note Binding is available only when Saddle Stitch and Perfect Bound imposition methods are selected 9 Click Save Imposition template viewer window As you create or modify a template you can see your template in the template viewer As you select parameters the template viewer dynamically changes to reflect your selections Editing an imposition template 81 2 Apply changes to front and back Page N
139. or example from CMYK to RGB device link profile A one way link or connection between two color imaging devices Such a one way link can be between devices such as a scanner and a printer a scanner and a color monitor or two printers Using device profile device type dot area dot gain element 161 device link profiles helps shorten the conversion path in certain applications and saves computing time A type of ICC profile that represents the relationship between colorant tint values of a device and the resulting color It has two sets of color mapping tables one set maps device colorant tint values to the profile color space while the other set maps the profile color space to device colorant tint values A classification of a device into one of several types that implies a set of capabilities and behavior The list of device types is fixed The percentage of an area covered by halftone dots ranging from no dots at 0 percent to a solid ink density at 100 percent The size of a single dot is stated in a percentage of the area it occupies A printing effect which results in dots being printed larger than they should be It occurs as a result of ink spreading on the printed page and if not compensated for can lead to an image appearing too dark Any item within a job including an input file page page set signature surface or separation 162 Chapter 14 Glossary frequency modulated FM screening fro
140. or lighter areas they are smaller Automatic Picture Replacement APR Technology in which two versions of a file are created a high resolution file and a low resolution file called PSlmage You use the latter file for positioning and manipulating images in DTP software The high resolution file automatically replaces the low resolution version during the RIP process backup configuration A compressed file that contains a copy of system configuration settings saved for the purpose of disaster recovery for example in the event of a disk crash bitmap file format A file format in which graphics are represented by a series of pixels The file name extension is omp 154 booklet bounding box brightness Chapter 14 Glossary In a variable information VI job a personalized copy of a document A booklet can consist of several pages but the entire document is targeted at a specific individual or address VI jobs contain elements that differ from booklet to booklet including text graphics pictures and page backgrounds In a PostScript file the smallest rectangle that encloses all of the graphic elements The bounding box is specified by two sets of coordinates The amount of light reflected from a surface regardless of the hue or saturation of color In print reproduction the reflectance of the paper affects brightness Brisque Imposition Job Brisque Job A job folder that contains an electronic descri
141. or patch and the original spot color in the Before and After box Printing a spot color variation 63 DIC 2151s Variations Variation Steps 7 To select a different brightness setting for the selected color patch click a color patch under Brightness The K value of the selected color patch is increased or decreased according to your selection 8 Click Select 9 Click Apply The spot color with the new values is added to the Custom Dictionary 10 Click Close Printing a spot color variation Requirements Make sure that the printer is connected and turned on and all the queues on the CX print server are ready for processing and printing 1 From the Tools menu select Spot Color Editor 64 Chapter 7 Managing color 2 Inthe Color list type the name of the spot color The spot color is automatically selected from the spot Color list 3 Click the Variations button The Variations dialog box appears The spot color is in the center of the color patches and is designated as 0 4 Select the desired color patch 5 Click Print Variations Tray Screening _ Dot 200 Calibration _ Normal Print with background az aD 6 Do the following e Inthe Tray list select the desired tray e Inthe Screening list select the desired screening method e Inthe Calibration list select the desired calibration table To print the variations with no background clear the Print with bac
142. ordingly 2 Click Save As to save the changes Merging one or more pages into a job Merge one page multiple pages or all pages from one job into another Requirements The RTP job that includes the page you want to copy must have the same page size and orientation as the job that you are editing 1 Inthe Job Preview amp Editor window click the Thumbnails tab 2 In the left pane of the Thumbnails tab determine a location for the merged page Click the page preceding this location A yellow outline appears around the selected page 30 3 Chapter 5 Printing from the color server Click Merge Jobs Note Only those RTP jobs that have the same page size and orientation as the job that you are editing appear in the list 4 6 7 Select the job with the page that you want to merge and click OK The job opens in a separate window Do one of the following To merge one page select the page that you want to merge and click Merge Note You can also drag the page from the job window to the desired location in the left pane of the Thumbnails tab If you want to merge more than one page repeat this step until all desired pages are merged You can also select different locations for the merged pages in the Job Preview amp Editor window e To merge all pages into the job click Merge All The merged pages are inserted into the desired location and the page numbers are updated accordingly Clic
143. ormation densitometer An electronic instrument which measures the optical density of film or reflective media A transmission densitometer is used to measure films while a reflection densitometer is used to measure photographs and ink laydown on press sheets 160 density density range device Chapter 14 Glossary A measurement of the ability of light to be absorbed by an ink and paper combination A darker tone has a higher density than a lighter tone The range of density from highlight to shadow on a film negative or positive or on the printed image It is calculated as the mathematical difference between the densities of the darkest and the lightest tone values An individual occurrence of a physical device that reproduces an image Devices have a type and a customer specified name Because the declaration of a device does not include its operating conditions such as ink selection type of screening and paper you cannot measure the color response of a device on its own In ICC terminology the declaration of a device does include its operating conditions device independent color space A color space based on human perception of color measured using a colorimeter or spectrophotometer The color space is independent of the color capabilities of any specific device An example is CIELAB A device independent color space may be used as an intermediate color space when converting from one color space to another f
144. out or with minimal jagged rough edge that are the result of the limited resolution of the print engine Improve Text Line in Significantly improves the text and line quality in your job In Image some cases images in the PDL file contain data that belong to the LW layer such as screen captures and hi res rasterized text The CX print server is able to identify such images and convert them into the line work layer Smooth Gradients Select to smooth and blend vignettes of continuous tone CT images Gloss mark Xerox printing technology that enables you to print hologram like images in ordinary prints This technology uses a single pass method for printing both a background image and a gloss mark image on the same paper Gloss mark images can be seen as a separate image when the print is viewed at a slightly different angle Quality tab in the Job Parameters window Trapping Screening Enable Trapping Black overprint PostScript overprint 109 Applies trapping to your job Trapping is a solution that solves misregistration between color separations in both offset and digital printing This occurs no matter the accuracy of the printing device and results in white lines around objects on top of a background in a knock out procedure and also between adjacent colors Note If you don t select this option it does not affect trapping incorporated by DTP applications for example Photoshop FAF should not be use
145. p posin core 01 Easy DP Web Choose Template aspx dpo u Google G leod e E 2 Bookmarks E Popups okay EF check Autotink TE autoril gt G settings Ba 7 Z creo Easy VDP File Creator 1 Select a template Templates Design and properties 4 EI O i i Qtocal intranet The Easy VDP File Creator tool opens and lists the templates available 2 In the Templates area select the category and subject of the type of variable data job that you want to create for example Announcements gt New baby The templates matching this selection appear in the Design and properties area 144 Chapter 12 Working with color server tools on your computer creo Easy VDP File Creator 1 Select a template Templates Design and properties r Announcements Business Calendar Greeting cards Invitations Continue to add data records 3 In the Design and properties area select the template for your job Note When you select a template the properties appear showing the variable data fields assigned to that template Each template has a different set of fields that are suitable for that job 4 Click Continue to add data records Next The next step is to add records to your job See also Overview of the Web Center on page 135 Connecting to the Web Center on page 135 Adding records manually to your variable data job 145 Adding records manually to your variable data job
146. p Language PPML is an XML based industry standard print language developed by some of the world s leading manufacturers of print technology for the high speed reproduction of reusable page content It is an open interoperable device independent standard that enables the widespread use of personalized print applications Various vendors have created software applications that can generate PPML files The CX print server supports PPML formats Some of the features that are included enable you to e Process PPML jobs efficiently e Import jobs in various VDP formats to the CX print server PPML has a hierarchical structure Document components are separated from their submission file and can be organized and stored in different levels of the hierarchical structure Managing VDP elements Selecting to Cache Global VDP Elements In order to manage your VDP elements you need to make sure that you select to cache your global VDP elements 1 From the File menu select Preferences 2 Select General Defaults 98 Chapter 9 Variable data printing jobs 3 Under Cache global VDP elements make sure the Always cache global VDP elements check box is selected 4 Click Save Archiving VDP elements If you have finished printing a large VDP job and you know that you will need to reprint it in the future you should archive the VDP elements and retrieve them when needed You can archive your VDP job folder in a location that you specify
147. paces between the outside edges of pages and the edges of the sheet on which they are printed Notes e Margin settings should suit finishing equipment and requirements e Confirm binding parameters with your binder when planning your sheet The value that you enter depends on the paper size and imposition method that you choose The gutter size is the space between pairs of pages according to the trim size on a sheet When the pages are folded into a booklet the gutter allows space for trimming The value that you enter depends on the paper size and imposition method that you choose This is only available with Perfect bound Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window 107 Bleed The value that you enter depends on the paper size and imposition method that you choose You can select between Maximum bleed or enter a Custom bleed size Bleed Extends part or all of the printed image beyond the trimming boundary Ensures that an inaccurate trim setting will not leave an undesired white space at the edge of the page Produces sharp page boundaries with color that extends all the way to the edge of the page Notes e You cannot extend the bleed size beyond the sheet fold lines Bleed does not affect the position of crop Bleed must be defined in your DTP application in order for the CX print server to be able to apply bleed options Creep Creep in Auto Automatically sets a value based on paper weight Custom A custom value No
148. plex check box to print the first two or last row pages of the job as the cover page back cover Note If the imposition type is Saddle Stitch select Cover to print both a front and back cover page on a different media type Select Middle sheet to print the internal sheets on a different media type Inserts Select Before or After and type the page number that will precede or follow the insert Then in the Quantity box type the total number of inserts you want to add Paper stock Select the media type for the pages you want to apply the exception 118 Chapter 10 Job parameters Advanced Options Destination profile Image Position The Advanced Options is available only when you select Page Range from the Type list Advanced options Destination profile Same as job Image position Same as job Odd Pages Even Pages Rear of Rear Lead Si Lead Select either the same destination selected for this job or from the list of available destination profiles You Can also select per page or range of pages The following options are available e Same as job This options allows you to have the image position be the same as the rest of the job Same on Both Sides Shift the image on the second side of the sheet according to the image shift on the first side of the sheet You can also manually define the shift for odd and even pages In addition you can set the pages to center on the paper Ser
149. print because the calibration table is linked to the job it is automatically used when the job is printed See also Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool on page 52 22 Chapter 3 Calibration Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Printing a file to the CX print server Requirements A network printer must be defined on your Windows and Mac computer This task describes how to print from a Windows computer and can also be followed for printing from a Mac 1 Open a file with its corresponding application for example open a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat From the File menu select Print In the Name list select the desired network printer for example lt servername gt _Print Optional To modify job parameters perform the following steps a Click Properties b Modify the parameters c Click OK Click OK In the Print dialog box click OK The file is sent to the CX print server where it is processed and printed Using a hot folder to print Use hot folders to automate your workflow and to save time by simultaneously submitting multiple files for printing You can use hot folders to process and print files from any computer The following procedure can also be followed on a Mac computer 1 On your Windows desktop double click the My Network Places icon In Mac OS from the Finder menu select GoConnect to Server 24 Chapter 4 Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS
150. ption of the marks geometry and layout of Brisque Page positions for one or more signatures It does not contain page content only pointers to the Brisque Pages You can create a Brisque Imposition Job by preparing an ICF and translating it in Brisque or you can create it in the Brisque Preview workspace You can preview a Brisque Imposition Job and send it to output along with the pages positioned in it A folder generated by the RIP operation The Brisque Job folder contains one or more Brisque Page folders 155 Brisque Page A folder generated by the RIP process and residing in the Brisque Job folder A Brisque Page contains rasterized page information that consists of a LW or NLW file A Page can also include a CT file and one or more NCT files cache To store data after it has been accessed so that future access will be faster calibration curve A curve that represents the percentage at which the software adjusts an original tint during screening to produce the target output click charge A fee that vendors charge for each printed or copied page Click charges are part of the maintenance agreement between the vendor and the customer CMYK A color representation scheme or color space in which cyan magenta yellow and black are combined to create full color images colorant A pigment dye phosphor or other such substance that produces a color Colorants are like building blocks of colors for example gr
151. r quality of your job Color Mode Grayscale Prints the job as black and white using black K toner only The cyan C magenta M and yellow Y separations are also printed in black K toner giving a dense appearance similar to the CMYK grayscale image Note Grayscale images created in RGB applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint should be specified as Monochrome or submitted to the system with Grayscale selected in the PPD file This selection ensures that grayscale images are counted as black and white instead of color in both the CX print server and in the printer billing meters CMYK Prints the job in color using the cyan magenta yellow and black inks This is the color mode set for printing all jobs Color Adjustments Brightness The brightness level for the print job The range starts from Lightest which applies 15 to Darkest which applies 15 Brightness is generally used to make last minute adjustments to the print job after proofing By changing the Brightness setting you can control how light or dark your output will appear Color tab in the Job Parameters window 111 Contrast Contrast is generally used to make last minute adjustments to the print job after proofing By adjusting the Contrast setting you can control the difference between the light tones and the dark tones in your image Gradation The following options are available None The printer applies maximum dry ink coverage This is the d
152. r TIFF file that contains a separate page for each color in a document A standard process color job would have four pages one for each process color A job with spot colors would have a page for each spot color and a page for each process color printer description file priority Process A PPD file or PDF file that Apple Macintosh software uses to prepare pages and documents for specific output devices The level of urgency assigned to a page that controls the order in which Kodak NewsManager processes pages if more than one page is ready for processing at the same time NewsManager processes the higher priority items before the lower priority items An action initiated on a file for example refining a PostScript file copying a file from one folder to another or outputting a TIFF file to plate process colors PSlmage The four ink colors that are used to reproduce full color images cyan magenta yellow and black CMYK Combinations of CMYK are used to reproduce many colors of the spectrum A low resolution EPS file that is part of the Automatic Picture Replacement APR workflow You use PSlmage files to position 167 images in page layout You can create and edit a PSlmage file in various applications such as PSImage Exporter in Photoshop Copydot Toolkit and oXYgen software If you edit a PSlmage file for example you add a mask or a clipping path the workflow software applies your changes to the high
153. r is set up for printing using the Print Driver software Deactivating the Print Driver software Deactivate the Print Driver software if you want to access the PPD file parameters The Print Driver software is active by default 1 SOn a O From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Printers and Faxes Right click the printer icon of the network printer you want to deactivate the Print Driver and select Properties Click the Print Driver tab In the Enable enhanced user interface list select off Click Apply Click OK Removing the Print Driver software 11 Removing the Print Driver software Perform this procedure if you need to upgrade to a later version of the Print Driver software or if you want to install the Print Driver software for a printer with a different name Requirements All applications must be closed 1 From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Printers and Faxes 2 Right click the network printer that you want to remove and select Delete 3 Inthe Printers and Faxes window from the File menu select Server Properties 4 Inthe Print Server Properties dialog box click the Drivers tab 5 Select the appropriate printer and click Remove The driver is removed 6 From the Windows Start menu select Run 7 Inthe Open box type followed by the host name or IP address of the server and click OK The server window opens 8 Navigate to Utilities PC Utilities Driver Ext
154. rameter settings of selected virtual printers which are automatically applied to all jobs printed using those virtual printers These settings determine how a sent or imported file is processed For example a file sent to a virtual printer with a Process amp Print job flow will be RlPed printed and stored in the Storage Folder A file sent to a Process amp Store job flow virtual printer will be RIPed and stored without printing A hidden file that is created when you associate an input file with a particular template The job ticket contains all the instructions for processing the input file 164 Chapter 14 Glossary job ticket template JTT L a b line work The name by which a process template is referred to in a Brisque environment JTT files have a jtt extension A device independent color measurement system that measures Lightness or Luminance and two color coordinates A red green and B blue yellow It may be used as an intermediate color space used when converting from one color space to another for example from CMYK to RGB Data characterized by sharply defined lines and very clear transitions from one color to another for example text Line work is stored in the computer as a series of geometric vector drawing instructions long edge first LEF A printer page orientation where pages are delivered to the printer with the long edge of the paper going in first lookup table LUT A two or
155. reening creep CT LW A method of screening in which a continuous tone image is broken down into a series of dots of varying sizes that are placed in a rigid grid pattern Color images are separated into the four process colors and individual screens of color are created and then skewed at angles to reproduce the image in print The extension of middle pages of a folded signature slightly beyond outside pages Shingling compensates for creep Relating to a raster page that contains CT files LW files or both or to a workflow that creates CT and LW files 159 CT file format A four color CMYK continuous tone or contone raster file format Gradient tones and continuous tone data are sometimes converted to CT format database A software module that holds site configuration information edition plan information and the current state of each process and planned item At least one workstation at each site must have a database installed DCS desktop color separation An EPS format containing five files four of the files contain the separated color information for each of the CMYK colors and the fifth is a low resolution composite file for use in electronic page layout DCS1 format has five separate files One file acts as the preview and the other four contain the information for printing the different channels of CMYK color DCS 2 A desktop color separation DCS file with additional files that contain spot color inf
156. rint server receives the JDF job ticket via hot folders returns JDF output with job accounting information and submits JMF Job Messaging Format signals with the job s status If the JDF job has a target path specified in the job JDF output is always created For JDF jobs that do not have a specified target path the JDF output is only created if this option is selected Note In the HTTP URL box type the file URL or HTTP URL This enables you to submit JMF signals with the job status each time the job status of every job in the system changes General Defaults Here you can configure the general defaults of the system Select from the following options e Inthe Default Image Size area select the default page size that will be used when the system is unable to determine the page size of the imported job Select the desired OPI setting to specify how an external high resolution image is placed in a PostScript file as it goes to RIP If you select Enable OPI Support the Support Helios Server check box is automatically selected If you do not want Helios server support clear this check box Select the Default archive path that is displayed when you archive jobs Custom Paper Function select the check box to enable custom profiles for paper sets In the Job Title Recognition area select one of the following options O Use PostScript Internal name select this option to use the internal file name as written inside the PostS
157. s are available e Print after Gallop enables you to begin printing a defined number of pages while the job is still processing e Pages The number of pages that you want the system to process before printing starts Page Orientation The orientation for the trim size in which your job prints Select Portrait or Landscape Note When set it changes the trim orientation in the Imposition tab in the Size area Scaling The following options are available e Manual Increases or decreases the image size according to the percentage that you enter O Do not affect imposition marks When you select this option the page is scaled but the imposition marks stay in the same location Fit to output sheet size Fits the image to the selected paper size Note You can also use the Fit to output sheet size option to scale the layout for imposed jobs Print tab in the Job Parameters window 103 te Rotate 180 Rotates your job by 180 Color Set The following options are available e Photos of people Recommended for jobs such as family photo albums Outdoor photos Recommended for jobs that include mainly photos of landscapes Corporate documents Recommended for jobs that are mostly office documents such as presentation files web pages and files with charts and logos Commercial materials Recommended for jobs that include both graphics and photos such as advertising Note Click the button next to the color sets list for more
158. s you to set the amount of hours when to delete jobs held in the queue area By default this is disabled Pre RIP Preview e PostScript Preview Specify the desired action when you close the Adobe Acrobat preview window Select either to Save file as PDF or Return to the original PS file VDP jobs preview Select the desired number of booklets that you want to preview before the job is processed The Preferences window Option Queue Manager 125 In the Job batching policy area select one of the following e Enable job batching to print jobs that have similar attributes one after the other without the printer pausing in between Disable job batching to discontinue printing jobs that have similar attributes and enable the printer to pause in between printing jobs In the Held jobs policy area select one of the following e Bypass held jobs to bypass held jobs in the Print Queue Note This option moves the next job to the top of the Print Queue and saves valuable production time e Don t bypass held jobs to stop printing from the Print Queue when a job is assigned a held status Note This option preserves the original order of the files in the queue e Parallel RIP This option enables you to process two files simultaneously When you import multiple PDL files to the Process queue you will notice that different jobs processing at the same time 126 Chapter 11 Setting up your color server JDF JMF The CX p
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160. te This is only available with Saddle stitch Creep out The value that you enter depends on the paper size and imposition method that you choose See also Imposition overview on page 73 108 Chapter 10 Job parameters Quality tab in the Job Parameters window Apply settings to your job to improve the quality of image and text elements in your job Image Graphics Image quality e High Improves the quality of low resolution images in a Quality job Normal Processes the image in the job according to the standard resolution of the press The High option improves the quality of images in a job Image quality refers to the ability to maintain the same detail and smoothness with different degrees of enlargement This feature is especially useful when your PostScript file includes several images with different qualities for example images that were scanned at different resolutions were rotated or downloaded from the Internet Graphics quality High Improves the quality of text and lines in a job Text Line Normal Processes the text and lines in the job according to the standard resolution of the press Note It is recommended that you use this option only if your source file includes diagonal lines or text with jagged edges The Graphics quality Text Line option refers to the Creo anti aliasing algorithm for text quality This option causes blends to appear smooth with no banding and displays crisp diagonal lines with
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162. the report or export it to a text file Ensuring proper billing Accounting feature reports what was printed on black and white or color pages The CX print server report is based on the job s original input and the parameters that are set in the Job Parameters window To ensure proper billing you need to perform the following actions Printing a job containing gray RGB elements as black and white 43 InSite jobs e Print a job in black and white e Print a job that contains grayscale RGB elements as black and white or black only e Print a job that contains grayscale CMYK elements as black only Note Grayscale TIFF and EPS images created in CMYK applications such as Adobe Photoshop software are counted correctly as B amp W instead of Color in both the CX print server and the Xerox DocuColor 7002 8002 Digital Press billing meters Printing a job containing gray RGB elements as black and white Print a job that contains gray RGB elements as black and white or black only 1 In the CX print server open the Job Parameters window and select Color gt Ink Saving gt Print grays using black toner 2 Click Submit Printing a job in black and white When printing a job in black and white discard all color information 1 In the CX print server open the Job Parameters window and select Color gt Color Mode and select Grayscale 2 Click Yes to discard all color information 3 Click OK Printing a job contai
163. three dimensional array of values that stores information about specified input output relationships When an input value is known the system can automatically determine the correct output value For example the system can find the required dot size for a given set of printing conditions based on the stored gray level Color setups can be saved in color tables color transformation tables which is one of the many kinds of LUTs 165 LW file format A file format that contains line work data LW files support CMYK only no spot colors and up to 256 colors new line work NLW file format NLW file format An LW file format that supports spot colors up to 28 spot separations plus the four process colors and up to 65 535 different colors normalize A step in the refining process that creates PDF pages from input files The resulting PDF files contain refined pages Options in the normalize process are OPI image optimization and font handling PDF X Abbreviation for Portable Document Format eXchange An exchange format for sending pages between a page preparation site and a printing site PDF X is a subset of the full PDF specification PPD PostScript Printer Description A file specification set by Adobe Systems Inc It contains output device specific information including fonts line screens offset margins supported page sizes and so on 166 Chapter 14 Glossary pre separated file A PDF PostScript o
164. timized format creates a low resolution version of the job 4 Browse to the folder that you want to save the file and click Save The PDF file can be printed on any printer 46 Chapter 6 Managing jobs Managing color Color tools overview The CX print server provides you with a number of tools and options that enable you to adjust and improve the color quality in your jobs The following tools are available e Profile Manager e Spot Color Editor e Gradation Tool e Calibration table manager e Media and Color Manager Managing color and profiles A profile is a file that describes how a particular device reproduces color It represents the colorimetric behavior of a given device for known media and imaging parameters such as substrate paper stock resolution and inks Profiles are used to reproduce color from one device s color space to another device s color space in a consistent manner They provide the necessary information to convert color data between device dependent color spaces and device independent color spaces You use profiles to color manage your system Color management is a series of steps taken to ensure that colors are accurate and repeatable when transferred from one device to another Color management helps us reproduce the color conceived by a graphic artist or photographer as closely as possible on a monitor a proof or a press sheet Color management enables accurate and repeatable color repro
165. tons for the Import window L Resource Center 4b Calibration Spot Color Editor Gradation A Imposition Template Builder E and Alerts amp Printer Status panel The Printer Status pane displays information about the current printer status for example Printing Ready Warming up The printer icon changes according to the configuration of the printer and the finishing devices connected Resource details Click Trays Finishers Toners or Server to display information about the size and type of paper in each tray the connected finishing devices the available toner and disk space and network details Under Server you can also view the date that the printer was most recently calibrated Progress bars display information about incoming and outgoing jobs If there is a problem with one of the printer components or with the server a red indicator appears in the printer icon and next to the relevant component for example if a tray is empty Turning on the CX print server 5 Process and Print queues Consists of the Process Queue which lists the files to be processed After a file has been processed successfully it moves either to the Print Queue the upper area or to the Storage area SF indicates that the queue is ready for processing or printing E Indicates that the queue is suspended You will need to release the queue in order to process and print the jobs in this queue Note When a queue is suspended you ca
166. umber 15 Buttons Notes e When Simplex is selected only the Front view is available e Sheet size is set on the Imposition tab The sheet size that appears in the template viewer is dynamic It changes to accommodate the parameters that you choose E Front Click to view the front pages amp lBack Click to view the back pages Both Click to view both the front and back pages simultaneously Editing an imposition template Rotating a page 180 degrees The template viewer enables you to rotate one or more pages and change the location of pages on the sheet The gray arrow on each page indicates the top of the page The page number is indicated by the number that appears on each page 1 Make sure the Apply changes to front and back check box is clear 2 Select the desired page Note To select multiple consecutive pages click the first page press and hold Shift and then click the last page Select multiple non consecutive pages by pressing and holding Ctrl as you click each page 3 Click the Rotate 180 button 82 Chapter 8 Production workflows Rotating both the front and back sides of a page 180 degrees 1 Select the desired page 2 Select the Apply changes to front and back check box 3 Click the Rotate 180 button Changing the position of a specific page on a press sheet You can change the location of a page on a sheet as needed Changing the location of a page is often necessary when the Step
167. up chart file are printed first and then 71 tabloid sheets of the standard profiling chart ILSECI2002 are printed and measured If Letter or A4 is selected then this amount is doubled The profile is created for the specific screening option that you selected Profiling Tool Warm up Print Paper Coating Paper Weight 81 1 Tray ut Screening Profile Name Save in Printing in progress When the profile creation process is completed a check mark Y appears next to the screening method used to create the profile 6 Click Close when the procedure is complete If you selected to save in Profile Manager your new destination profiles are saved in the Profile Manager and are automatically Importing a destination profile 51 linked to the relevant media type in the Media and Color Manager window Importing a destination profile If you saved a profile in a location other than the Profile Manager you must first import it before you can print a job using it Note After you import the profile the file becomes icm format 1 oF ree fe From the Tools menu select Resource Center The Resource Center window appears In the Resource list select Profile Manager Click the Destination Profile tab Click the Import button In the Destination profile area click the Browse button Click Import and browse to the location of the required destination profile and then click Open The new destinat
168. ver The following Microsoft Office versions are supported e Microsoft Office XP e Microsoft Office 2003 e Microsoft Office 2007 Installing the Office Hot Folder tool Requirements Micrososft Office must be installed on your computer in order to work with Office Hot Folder tool Creating a hot folder 137 On the CX print server locate the D Utilities PC Utilities folder Double click the Office_HF exe file The Office Hot Folder tool is installed on your computer the Office HF icon appears on your taskbar and the Office Hot Folder tool appears All network printers that are currently on your computer appear in the window Right click this icon to perform the following actions e Open Open the Office Hot Folders tool and create and manage hot folders e Start Activate file processing in the tool Stop Deactivate file processing in the tool e Refresh Restart the tool e Exit Shut down the tool Creating a hot folder Requirements The Office Hot Folder tool must be open 1 In the Office Hot Folder tool in the Printers pane select the virtual printer for which you want to create a hot folder 2 Click Create HF You can now print Microsoft Office files through this hot folder Using the Office Hot Folder tool to print Requirements One of the following Microsoft file formats must already be submitted to one of the hot folders setup in the Office Hot Folder tool ppt doc Xls pub
169. vices tab in the Job Parameters window Enables you to set job parameters that will assist your job workflow on this tab you can set deletion policies for completed and failed jobs perform a preflight check on key components set font substitution preference and apply the automatic picture replacement APR mechanism On this tab you can set a job flow add information to your Job Info items and split a PostScript file into booklets to simulate a VI job structure In this tab you can also activate a special workflow that decreases significantly the Services tab in the Job Parameters window 119 processing time for PDF and PostScript files with repeated elements Admin page Print admin page The administration page contains job related information such as the job title page size number of pages or sets and the sender name The administration page is printed in the same order as the job for face down printing the page is printed before each set and for face up printing the page is printed after each set Notes If you change the options in the Admin page parameter the job needs to be re RIPed Job Flow Defines the flow the job associated with this job ticket follows when submitted to the CX print server Print RIPs prints and stores the PDL files to the Storage area as RTP jobs unless the Job Deletion parameter is set to Delete printed jobs from storage Process RIPs and moves the PDL files to the Storage area as RTP jobs
170. xis represents the dot percentage values of the final output data after applying the calibration table that is sent to the printer Input This horizontal axis represents the dot percentage values of the RTP file Adding an entry to a calibration table You can review a calibration table to make sure that the curves are relatively smooth and continuous If you are not satisfied with the results the Edit option enables you to adjust the values of the image in the value table 1 From the Tools menu select Resource Center Managing spot colors 57 2 Inthe Resource list select Calibrations 3 Select the calibration table that you want to add an entry and click the Editor tab Resource Center Resource Calibrations None Info Data Info Graph Screen CT Separations o o vo Separation Cyan 100 0 File Value Printer Value Printer Value 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 File Value 4 From the Separation list select the desired separation to that you want to add an entry The file and printer values for the separation that you selected appear in the File Value and Printer Value lists 5 Select a row in the value table and click the Add button 6 In the Add Entry window from the File Value and Printer Value lists select the desired values Add Entry File Value Printer Value 7 Click OK The value table is updated and the calibration graph is adjusted 8 To save your changes cl
171. you want to archive and select Archive 2 Locate the desired folder and then click Archive A cabinet file a compressed file that contains all the files related to the archived job is created at the selected location 3 Delete the job from the Storage area Next If you are archiving a VDP job then you will need to archive the cached elements separately 40 Retrieving a job Chapter 6 Managing jobs Requirements You can only retrieve jobs that have been archived Note If you are retrieving a VDP job then you need to restore the cached elements first When you retrieve a job the archived job retains the original job name and not the name assigned when archived The files related to the job for example PDL are also retrieved and the cabinet file is not deleted You can retrieve more than one job at a time 1 From the File menu select Retrieve from archive 2 Find the archived job under its archive name and select the related cabinet file 3 Click Add The selected job appears in the lower list 4 Click Retrieve The selected job appears at the top of the list in the Storage area 5 In the Job History window verify that the file has been successfully retrieved Forwarding a job to another CX print server Requirements You can forward a job only if it is in the Storage area and to a CX print server with the same version 1 Inthe Storage area right click the job and select Forward to
172. zen job A method of creating halftones where the spots are all the same size but the frequency or number of dots changes in a given area There are more dots in a dark area and fewer in a light area A job for which the appropriate paper stock is not available for example the correct paper type size or weight gravure printing gray balance A printing method in which the image is engraved through a screen below the surface of a cylinder The ink is transferred to paper when pressed to the cylinder Gravure is used for very long print runs and on many substrates The values for yellow magenta and cyan that produce a neutral gray with no dominant hue when printed at a normal density gray component The amounts of CMY in a color which result in neutral gray based on the lowest separation value of the color gray component replacement GCR A method for reducing the CMY amounts that produce the gray component in a color without changing the color hue grayscale 163 A reflection or transmission film strip showing neutral tones in a range of graduated steps This scale is used as a test check of the printing conditions and is often attached to the printed image above or on the side as a color bar halftone screen head to head On halftone output the fine grid that positions the halftone dots A type of layout in which the tops of the pages are facing in Imposition Job job flow job ticket The job pa

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