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Xerox CX PRINT SERVER 550 User Manual

Creo color server technology, for the xerox color 550/560 printer
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Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by
Creo Color Server Technology, for
the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer
Version 1.0
731-01952A-EN Rev A
User Guide
English

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  • Page 1 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer Version 1.0 731-01952A-EN Rev A User Guide English...

  • Page 3: Fcc Compliance

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  • Page 4 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 use 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;...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Getting started...1 Printing this guide...1 What's new?...1 System overview...2 Hardware and software components...2 Supported formats...3 Optional kits...3 Overview of the workspace...4 Turning on the CX print server...5 Turning off the CX print server...6 2 Setting up your computer for printing...7 Setting up your computer overview...7 Setting up printing on a Windows computer...9 Adding a network printer to your Windows computer...9...
  • Page 6 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Rotating pages 180°...31 Replacing pages...31 Finding the CMYK values of a specific area...32 Verifying the content of the job...32 Analyzing a PDF job...34 Performing a preflight check...34 Viewing and printing a preflight report...35...
  • Page 7 Installing the Remote Scan Application in Windows...81 Installing the Remote Scan Application in the Mac OS...81 Creating a scan box...82 Scanning a document on the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer...84 Saving scanned files to your computer...85 10 Variable data printing jobs...87 Variable data printing jobs...87...
  • Page 8 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Finishing tab in the job parameters window...106 Exceptions tab in the job parameters window... 109 Services tab in the job parameters window...110 12 Setting up your color server...115 Preferences window...115...
  • Page 9 Contents 15 Glossary...141...
  • Page 10 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer User Guide...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Printing this guide Change the paper size to print this document on any printer. 1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. 2. From the File menu, select Print. 3. Select the desired paper size, for example, A4 or letter. 4.

  • Page 12: System Overview

    ● ● ● System overview The Xerox CX print server, powered by Creo Color Server Technology, is an on-demand prepress system that uses advanced prepress technologies to drive the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer. The CX print server enables you to print from computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system and Apple Mac OS operating system software.

  • Page 13: Supported Formats

    ● PostScript (composite or pre-separated files) (levels 1, 2, and Adobe PDF (versions 1.2 through 1.7) Creo VPS (Variable Print Specification) Xerox VIPP (Variable Data Intelligent PostScript PrintWare) VIPP.VPC (VIPP Project Container) PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language) PPML.zip File formats from various prepress systems—for example,...

  • Page 14: Overview Of The Workspace

    ● ● Overview of the workspace When you start the CX print server software the workspace automatically appears. Note: For the CX print server, jobs are not frozen, but printed irrespective of any conflicts. In the event of a conflict, check the notifications on the printer itself.

  • Page 15: Turning On The Cx Print Server

    Turning on the CX print server Workspace area Resource details Process Queue and Print Queue Storage area Turning on the CX print server 1. Turn on the monitor. 2. Push the power control button. The CX print server splash screen appears, followed by the workspace.

  • Page 16: Turning Off The Cx Print Server

    Notes: ● ● See also: Preferences window Turning off the CX print server 1. From the File menu in the workspace, select Exit. 2. Click Yes. 3. Verify that the CX print server icon does not appear on the 4. From the Windows Start menu, select Shut Down, and click 5.

  • Page 17: Setting Up Your Computer For Printing

    Setting up your computer overview Printing Methods Some methods for printing with the CX print server: 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).
  • Page 18 default virtual printers are published on the network with specific parameters set for processing and printing. The default virtual printers are: ● ● ● 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.

  • Page 19: Setting Up Printing On A Windows Computer

    Setting up printing on a Windows computer 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.

  • Page 20: Loading The Print Driver Software For The First Time

    Loading the Print Driver software for the first time Requirements: A network printer must be defined on your Windows-based computer. Load the Print Driver software after installing a network printer so that the CX print server will be ready for printing. 1.

  • Page 21: Deactivating The Print Driver Software

    Deactivating the Print Driver software 2. In the Open box, type 3. Double-click the icon for the desired network printer. The CX print server network printer is added to your printer list. Deactivating the Print Driver software Deactivate the Print Driver software if you want to access the PPD file parameters.

  • Page 22: Downloading Fonts

    Downloading fonts Use the \HotFolders fonts directory. operating systems: ● ● ● ● ● ● You can drag the required fonts from the computer to the HF_FontDownLoader set a default font and delete fonts. Note: You can only copy fonts if the font license permits. Setting up a TCP/IP Printer Set up a TCP/IP printer on a Windows computer.

  • Page 23: Setting Up Lpr Printing

    Setting up LPR printing 6. In the Printer Name or IP Address box, type the exact name 7. Type a name for the printer so that you will be able to identify 8. Click Next. 9. In the Device Type option, select Custom, and then click 10.

  • Page 24: Setting Up Printing In Mac Os X

    4. In the User Account Control window, click Continue. 5. In the Windows Features window, click OK. 6. Select the Print Services check box and the LPR Port 7. Click OK. Setting up printing in Mac OS X Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) During the installation of the Print Driver software, the PPD file is automatically copied to your computer.

  • Page 25: Defining A Printer With The Print Driver Software In Mac Os X (10.4 And Later)

    Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) Requirements: The following information must be available: ● ● 1. On your Mac computer, using the Apple icon, open the 2.

  • Page 26: Removing The Print Driver Software In Mac Os X (10.4 And Later)

    Removing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) Perform this procedure if you need to upgrade to a later software version of the Print Driver software. 1. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server. 2. In the Server Address box, type your Creo color server host 3.

  • Page 27: Calibration

    Calibration overview Obtaining the most satisfactory print quality on your printer depends on 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.

  • Page 28: Performing Off-The-Glass Calibration From The Creo Color Server

    Performing off-the-glass calibration from the Creo Color Server Requirements: ● Calibrate both the printer and scanner at the same time. If you place only the print chart on the platen, the printer is calibrated. If you place only the scanner chart on the platen, the scanner is calibrated.
  • Page 29 Xerox Color 550/560 Printer. The charts are scanned and measured and a calibration table is created. In the CX print server Calibration Wizard, if the calibration is successful, step 3 of the Calibration wizard appears.

  • Page 30: Creating A Calibration Table Using The X-Rite I1 Spectrophotometer

    Creating a calibration table using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer Requirements: ● ● ● ● ● ● 1. From the Tools menu, select Calibration. 2. In the Tray list, select the desired tray. 3. In the Screening list, select the screening method. 4.
  • Page 31 Creating a calibration table using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer 8. Click Next. 9. To save the calibration table, perform one of the actions: 10. Select the media type to which to apply the calibration table. 11. Click Finish. Notes: ● If at any stage the scanning is not completed properly, click Reset and scan again.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting Calibration

    Troubleshooting calibration Resolve common troubleshooting problems that can occur during the calibration process. Message Values collected during the measurement are not monotonous. The Eye-One is not calibrated. Place it on the base and click OK to proceed. software cannot identify calibration device.

  • Page 33: 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. 1. Open a file with its corresponding application—for example, 2. From the File menu, select Print. 3. In the Name list, select the desired network printer—for 4.

  • Page 34: Password Protect Jobs

    3. Double-click the desired hot folder—for example, 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 Control the printing of sensitive data by locking and password- protecting a job on your computer.
  • Page 35 Password protect jobs 9. In the Print Queue area, right-click the password-protected 10. In the Password box, type the password that was defined for 11. Click OK. job that you want to print, and select Release to print. The Secure Printing dialog box appears. this job.
  • Page 36 Chapter 4—Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS...

  • Page 37: Printing From The Color Server

    File processing The CX print server features the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) RIP as a complementary workflow to the CPSI RIP, enabling you to use the RIP that is appropriate for each job. The APPE RIP is particularly useful for files that need transparencies and overprint handling.

  • Page 38: Importing And Printing A Job

    Importing and printing a job You can import a job in any of the following circumstances: ● ● ● 1. From the File menu, select Import. 2. In the upper list in the Import window, select the desired file(s) 3. From the Virtual printer list, select a printer. 4.

  • Page 39: Resubmitting A Job

    Resubmitting a job Resubmitting a job Resubmit a printed job after editing the job parameters or to print more copies of your job. Printing copies of a job Reprint more copies of a job directly from the Storage area without opening the job parameters. 1.

  • Page 40: Previewing An Rtp File

    it is a new RTP file without an associated PDL file. You cannot apply parameters that require re-RIPing to such jobs. Previewing an RTP file 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.

  • Page 41: Rotating Pages 180

    Rotating pages 180° 3. Click Merge Job. 4. Select the job with the page that you want to merge and click 5. Do one of the following: 6. Click Close to close the job window. 7. Click Save As to save the changes. Rotating pages 180°...

  • Page 42: Finding The Cmyk Values Of A Specific Area

    of the page that you need to replace, and then use the Job Preview & Editor tool to 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.

  • Page 43: Preflight Check

    Verifying the content of the job ● ● ● ● ● ● 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 components are identified.

  • Page 44: Analyzing A Pdf Job

    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 produced, the date and time of the preflight check are indicated in the Job History window.

  • Page 45: Viewing And Printing A Preflight Report

    Viewing and printing a preflight report 3. Select the Run preflight check box. 4. Clear any check box that you don't want to include in the 5. Click Submit. The results of the preflight check are displayed in a Preflight report.
  • Page 46 HiRes Spot Colors Fonts Exceptions preflighted 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).

  • Page 47: Proofing The Job Using Color Sets

    Proofing the job using color sets Found Only Missing Only 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 parameter includes four predefined color sets. Each color set provides you with the best color and quality settings for a specific data type or a printed product characteristic.

  • Page 48: Printing And Reviewing Color Sets

    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.

  • Page 49: Printing A File That Contains More Than One Paper Size

    Printing a file that contains more than one paper size 4. To print your job, click Submit. Printing a file that contains more than one paper size 1. Suspend the process queue. 2. In the suspended process queue, double-click your job. 3.

  • Page 50: Running A Rush Job

    13. From the Print list, select Both Sides, Front Side or Back 14. Click Print. 15. If you selected Both Sides, the Continue Print Sequence Running a rush job When you have a job that’s urgent, you can submit it for processing or printing and run it before other jobs.

  • Page 51: Managing Jobs

    Archival and retrieval of jobs 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.

  • Page 52: Forwarding A Job To Another Cx Print Server

    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. Locate the archived job under its archive name, and select the 3.

  • Page 53: Duplicating Jobs

    Duplicating jobs Duplicating jobs Requirements: The job to be duplicated must be in the Storage area. Accounting Viewer The Accounting Viewer presents information about all of the jobs that were printed successfully via the CX print server. The accounting report is in the form of a tab-delimited file and contains detailed information about the printed job.

  • Page 54: Customization In The Accounting Viewer

    Customization in the Accounting Viewer There are two ways to customize the Accounting Viewer table: ● ● Show, hide, and move columns in the Accounting Viewer table A quick way to customize the Accounting Viewer table is to show, hide, or move columns. Creating a customized view in the Accounting Viewer Create an accounting view for specific needs by selecting columns in the Accounting Viewer and saving your selections as a...

  • Page 55: Job Report

    Job report 7. Select the columns that you want to display in the new view. 8. Click OK. You can select the customized view in the Accounting Viewer, in the View list. Job report The Job report window contains all of the information from the job parameters window for a specific job.
  • Page 56 Exporting an RTP file Export an RTP file, and convert it to PDF format. Requirements: A processed file must be in the Storage area. 1. Select an RTP job in the CX print server Storage area. 2. Right-click the job and select Export as PDF2Go. 3.

  • Page 57: Managing Color

    Color management on the CX print server Color management is a series of steps taken to ensure that colors are accurate and repeatable when transferred from one device to another. These steps enable you to reproduce the color conceived by a graphic artist or photographer as closely as possible on a monitor, a proof, or a press sheet.

  • Page 58: Importing A Destination Profile

    The source profile defines the RGB or CMYK color space of the object’s source: characteristics such as the white point, gamma, and type of phosphors used. The destination profile defines the gamut of an output device, such as a printer. The CX print server uses a device-independent color space to translate between the source color space and the color space of the output device.

  • Page 59: Importing A Device Link Profile

    Importing a device link profile 5. Locate and select the required source profile, and then click 6. (Optional) Change the name of the emulation. 7. Click Import. 8. Click Close to close the Resource Center. Importing a device link profile Import a device link profile.

  • Page 60: Managing Calibration Tables

    4. In the Paper Type list, select the media type. 5. In the Screening list, select the desired screening type. 6. In the Calibration list, select the desired custom calibration 7. In the Profile list, select the desired destination profile. 8.

  • Page 61: Calibration Table Info Graph Tab

    Calibration table Info Graph tab ● Calibration table Info Graph tab 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. This tab includes the following: Separations Output Density Input %...

  • Page 62: Spot Color Editor Overview

    6. In the Add Entry window, from the File Value and Printer 7. Click OK. 8. To save your changes, click the Save button. Spot Color Editor overview A spot color is a specially mixed ink that you can use to reproduce colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks.

  • Page 63: Editing A Spot Color

    Editing a spot color Editing a spot color 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. Select the Spot color tab. 3. Perform one of the following actions: 4. Select the required color. 5. Change the CMYK values as required. 6.

  • Page 64: Measuring A Spot Color With The X-Rite I1 Spectrophotometer

    7. In the Screening list, select the desired screening method. 8. In the Calibration list, select the calibration table. 9. Click Print. Measuring a spot color with the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer Use the spectrophotometer to obtain spot color values from printed material, fabric, and so on, and then save the equivalent CMYK values in the custom color dictionary.
  • Page 65 Selecting a spot color variation Selecting a spot color variation 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse 3. Click the Variations 4. Click and slide the Variation steps slider to see the different 5.

  • Page 66: Protecting Specific Spot Colors

    3. Click the Variations 4. Select the desired color patch. 5. Click Print Variations. 6. Do the following: 7. Click Print. 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.

  • Page 67: Color Adjustment With The Gradation Tool

    Protecting a gray color as a spot color Protecting a gray color as a spot color The gray spot workflow applies to graphics and text elements. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the Protect Gray tab. 3.

  • Page 68: Creating And Editing A Gradation Table

    tables, and then apply these tables to your printed output. Before you send your job to print, preview your processed job in the Gradation Tool window, and check the effect of your gradation tables on your job. Changes in gradation can include brightness, contrast, and color balance adjustments throughout the tone range of an entire image or in specific tone ranges.
  • Page 69 Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool 3. Select the job that you want to preview, and then click Open. 4. Select the separations that you want to edit by performing one 5. Click the curve in the graph to add a point, and then drag the 6.

  • Page 70: Printing Color Jobs As Black And White

    12. Click Save . 13. In the Table name box, type the name of the new gradation 14. Click OK. The gradation table is saved and added to the Gradation Table list on the Color Adjustments tab in the job parameters window. Printing color jobs as black and white Printing a job in grayscale mode 1.

  • Page 71: Production Workflows

    Printing using imposition Imposition overview Imposition is the process of positioning page images on a 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.

  • Page 72: Previewing An Imposition Layout

    Imposition method Cut and stack Saddle stitch Perfect bound Previewing an imposition layout View your imposition layout and settings. Requirements: An imposition method must be selected. You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them.

  • Page 73: Printing A Business Card Job

    Printing a business card job Printing a business card job Use the step-and-repeat imposition method to print multiple copies of the same business card on one press sheet. Requirements: This example assumes that your job contains one-sided business cards that are 50 mm × 90 mm (1.96 in. × 3.54 in.), imposed on A3 (Tabloid) paper.

  • Page 74: Printing A Saddle-Stitch Job

    13. Leave the Preview window open, and, if necessary, drag it to 14. Select the Spacing & Marks parameter. 15. In the Marks list, select Crop marks. 16. In the Gutter box, type 17. Check the Preview window to make sure that no imposition 18.

  • Page 75: Imposition Template Builder Tool

    Imposition Template Builder tool 10. Close the Preview window. 11. Click Submit. 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 having to define the same layout repeatedly.
  • Page 76 7. Under Orientation, select Portrait or Landscape. 8. From the Binding list, select the appropriate binding method. 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.
  • Page 77 Editing an imposition template 3. Select a job, and then click Select. 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. Editing an imposition template Rotating a page 180°...

  • Page 78: Printing With Exceptions

    Printing with exceptions Adding exceptions to your job Add exceptions when you want to print ranges of pages on different types of media, or insert blank media between pages. 1. Open the job parameters window of your job. 2. Click Exceptions. 3.

  • Page 79: Deleting Exceptions From Your Job

    Deleting exceptions from your job 10. Under Image Position, do one of the following: 11. Click Save. 12. Click Apply. 13. Click Save or Submit. Deleting exceptions from your job 1. Open the job parameters window of your job. 2. Click Exceptions. 3.

  • Page 80: Printing Tabs Using The Creo Color Server Tabs Plug-In For Acrobat

    4. Click Edit to open the job parameters window. 5. Under Exceptions, select the paper stock for each exception 6. Import the file to the CX print server via the dedicated virtual The job is RIPed, and the setpagedevice commands are identified and mapped to the selected types of paper.

  • Page 81: Tabs Plug-In Window

    Tabs plug-in window Tabs plug-in window Tabs Text attributes - tabs Size The size of the tabbed sheet. By default, the tab size for letter jobs is set at 9 × 11, and for A4 jobs to A4+. Type The number and type of tabs that you can select.
  • Page 82 Text Chapter 8—Production workflows Text attributes - tabs Length The length of the tab. Width The width of the tab. Text attributes - text Font The font for the tab text. Size The font size for the tab text. Color The color of the tab text.
  • Page 83 Printing tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat Text attributes - text 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.
  • Page 84 Before Page Text Chapter 8—Production workflows Text attributes - text Direction Direction of the text. Vertical ● Counter-clockwise ● Clockwise ● Note: The Direction options are available only for portrait jobs. Content The tab number. The page number that the tab precedes. The text that appears on the tab.

  • Page 85: Creating And Printing Tabs

    Creating and printing tabs Thumbnails area Remove Saved Settings Save Delete Creating and printing tabs Requirements: You can only create tabs in a 1. In the Storage area, right-click your unprocessed job, and 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. Content A thumbnail view of the job with page numbers and tabs indicated.
  • Page 86 3. In the Tabs area, set the tab attributes. 4. (Optional) In the Text area, set the attributes of the text on the 5. Click the Content tab. 6. In the Before Page column, click the first cell and type the tabs.

  • Page 87: Managing Tabs

    Managing tabs 7. In the Text column, type the text for the tab. 8. To add more tabs, repeat steps 6 and 7. 9. Click Apply to apply the tab settings to your document. 10. From the Acrobat File menu, select Save, and then close 11.
  • Page 88 3. Click the Content tab. 4. In the thumbnail area, click the tab that you want to move, and Replacing a page with a tab 1. In the Storage area, right-click your unprocessed job, and 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. 3.

  • Page 89: Working With Near-Line Finishers

    Saving the tab settings Saving the tab settings Requirements: You have created tabs in a 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. In the upper part of the Tabs Printing window, click Save. 2.

  • Page 90: Generating A Corner Mark And Barcode

    Generating a corner mark and barcode Generate a barcode, registration mark, or corner mark, and print the finishing marks for a near-line finisher Requirements: Make sure that you program the job details on the near-line finisher that you are going to use. 1.

  • Page 91: Scanning Documents

    After you create a scan box, you can scan your document on the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer. Using the RSA, you can retrieve files saved on the printer's hard disk and save them on any remote computer on the network.

  • Page 92: Creating A Scan Box

    2. In the Server Address box, type the name of the CX print 3. In the Connect to Server dialog box, select Guest, and click 4. Select the 5. Double-click the 6. Copy the 7. On your desktop, double-click the 8.
  • Page 93 Creating a scan box server and then define the network path when you create a new scan box. 1. From the Start menu, select Programs > Creo > Remote 2. In the Server Name or IP box, type the exact name of your 3.

  • Page 94: Scanning A Document On The Xerox Color 550/560 Printer

    11. Click Save. 12. Click Close. 13. Close the Remote Scan Application window. Scanning a document on the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer Requirements: If you don't want to use one of the default scan boxes, use the Remote Scan Application to create a scan box.

  • Page 95: Saving Scanned Files To Your Computer

    Saving scanned files to your computer 7. Position the original printout on the platen glass of the Xerox 8. Press the Start button. Saving scanned files to your computer Requirements: The exact name of the CX print server to which you want to...
  • Page 96 Chapter 9—Scanning documents...

  • Page 97: Variable Data Printing Jobs

    Variable Data Exchange (VDX) ● PostScript PDF ● Xerox Variable data Intelligent Postscript Printware (VIPP) ● Variable data printing (VDP) jobs are created using VDP authoring programs that support Variable Print Specification formats. Most VDP authoring programs can convert VDP files to conventional...

  • Page 98: Variable Print Specification

    server although less efficiently than Variable Print Specification files. Each authoring program creates VDP code that instructs the RIP where to place the VDP 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 you to create VDP documents and VDP jobs.

  • Page 99: Managing Vdp Elements

    Managing VDP elements The CX print server supports PPML formats and enables you to process PPML jobs efficiently and 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 at different levels of the hierarchical structure.

  • Page 100: Retrieving Vdp Elements

    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. 2. Locate the folder in which your VDP elements are archived. 3. Select the desired file and then click Add (+) . 4.

  • Page 101: Job Parameters

    Print tab in the job parameters window Edit print parameters for your job. Parameter Option Copies and pages Number of copies Print range Print method Print method Job parameters Description The number of copies that you want to print. Note: For step-and-repeat imposed jobs, the number of copies is defined according to pages or sheets.
  • Page 102 Parameter Option Print mode Paper stock Description Note: Separations, Progressive and Custom printing are available with the Professional Power Kit. Provides the following options: Composite—(default setting) Prints the job without ● separations. Each page of the job is printed once. ●...
  • Page 103 Print tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Interleave Tray Gallop Layout Page orientation Scaling Rotate 180º Color Set Description Interleave—Adds an interleave between pages for film or transparencies. You can use the same paper stock that is used in the job, or select a different paper stock. The specific paper stock that you want to use is loaded in this tray.

  • Page 104: Imposition Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Imposition tab in the job parameters window Set and apply imposition settings to your job. Parameter Option Imposition method Method Preview Size Trim size Trim orientation Description Provides the following options: ● None—The default option. Imposition parameters are not available, and the thumbnail viewer does not display an image.
  • Page 105 Imposition tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Preview Templates Layout Print method Binding selection North south Rotate 90 deg Spacing & Marks Description 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.
  • Page 106 Parameter Option Marks Margins Gutter Spine Description Provides the following options: ● 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 to the trim size. Notes: ●...
  • Page 107 Imposition tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Bleed Preview Creep Creep Preview Description ● Extends part or all of the printed image beyond the trimming boundary. ● Ensures that an inaccurate trim setting will not leave undesired white space at the edge of the page. ●...

  • Page 108: Quality Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Quality tab in the job parameters window Apply settings to improve the quality of image, graphics, and text elements in your job. Parameter Option Image quality Graphics quality (text, line) Improve text/line in Image Smooth gradients Gloss Mark Description Provides the following options: ●...
  • Page 109 Quality tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Trapping Enable trapping Overprint Black overprint Description Applies trapping to your job. Trapping is a solution that solves misregistration between color separations in both offset and digital printing. Misregistration can occur regardless of a printing device's accuracy and results in white lines around objects on top of a background (in a knockout) and also between adjacent colors.
  • Page 110 Parameter Option PostScript overprint Screening Screening Description Uses the overprint information that exists in the PostScript file. This option also determines whether the DTP application's PostScript overprint settings are retained in the RIP. Converts images, graphics and text into information that can be printed (halftone dots).

  • Page 111: Color Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Color tab in the job parameters window Color tab in the job parameters window Apply various color settings and options to improve the color quality of your job. Parameter Option Color mode Color mode Color Adjustments Brightness Contrast Description Provides the following options: ●...
  • Page 112 Parameter Option Gradation Print grays using black dry toner Color Flow Use Embedded ICC profile CMYK source profile Description 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.
  • Page 113 Color tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option CMYK rendering intent Description 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 that exists within the gamut.
  • Page 114 Parameter Option Emulate source paper tint RGB source profile RGB rendering intent Apply CMYK emulation Destination Profile Spot color Spot color Description Emulates the original paper tint if the tint is included in the profile. Notes: ● If you select Emulate source paper tint, you cannot select Preserve pure CMY colors.
  • Page 115 Color tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Protected colors CMYK Device Gray Calibration Linked Normal None Description Note: If you protect RGB, gray, or CMYK colors, all colors in the job that include the same color combination as the protected color, will also be protected.

  • Page 116: Finishing Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Finishing tab in the job parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job. Parameter Option Output tray Finishing OCT (Offset catch tray) SCT (Standard catch tray) Standard Top Tray Standard Stacker Tray Booklet Maker Tray Standard TriFold Tray Description Lists the available finisher options.
  • Page 117 Finishing tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Advanced Top Tray Advanced Stacker Tray Professional Top Tray Professional Stacker Tray Professional Booklet Maker Tray Near-line finisher Near-line finisher Print order Collated Reverse print order Face up Face down Slip sheet Slip sheets between copies Image position...
  • Page 118 Parameter Option Lead Center Description The edge of a sheet where printing begins. Tip: Use this option to move duplex page data away from the spine. Prints your job in the center of the page Chapter 11—Job parameters...

  • Page 119: Exceptions Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Exceptions tab in the job parameters window Exceptions tab in the job parameters window Add and delete page exceptions and inserts Parameter Option Exceptions Type Tray Advanced Options Description Define the type of exception for your job. Provides the following options: Page range—Type the range of pages for the ●...

  • Page 120: Services Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Services tab in the job parameters window Set parameters that will facilitate your job workflow. For example, you can set workflow policies and activate a workflow to decrease processing time for certain files. Parameter Option Admin page Print admin page Job flow Job flow Description...
  • Page 121 Services tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Native PDF workflow Job Deletion Delete printed jobs from storage Delete failed jobs from storage Font substitution Use Font Substitution Optimizations PostScript optimization PDF optimization Description Processes PDF files natively using the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE).
  • Page 122 Parameter Option Preflight Run preflight Split to Booklets Split to Booklets Number of pages per booklet APR/OPI High resolution images Low resolution images APR path Job slug Color bar Job name Sheet number and side (front/back) Date and time ISO conformance level Printer description Description...
  • Page 123 Services tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Color server description Colorant and media Color profiles Calibration date Comment Job info Job title Sender Account Recipient Job comments Job link Description Prints the name and model of the server in the margin of the sheets.
  • Page 124 Chapter 11—Job parameters...

  • Page 125: Setting Up Your Color Server

    Preferences window Manage your system and resources. The Preferences window is available from the File menu. Most of these settings are configured when the system is set up for the first time. You should consult with the site administrator before changing any of the server and network settings.
  • Page 126 Option Security Image Disks Scan Management Configuration Backup Mail Service SMS and Mail Accounts Calibration and Color Chapter 12—Setting up your color server Description By default, you can open the workspace without logging on each time. If you want each user to log on, clear the Auto log on check box, and then enter a password for each access level.
  • Page 127 Preferences window Option Localization Deletion policy Pre-RIP Preview Description Displays local settings on your system, including the region, units of measure, and user interface language. You can change each of these settings, by selecting an option from the menus. Note: After selecting the language of your choice, the must shutdown and restart your computer before the new settings take affect message appears.
  • Page 128 Option Queues Manager Messages Chapter 12—Setting up your color server Description Provides the following options: Job batching policy: Enable job batching—Prints jobs that have similar ● attributes one after another, without pausing between jobs. ● Disable job batching—Enables the printer to pause between jobs that have similar attributes.

  • Page 129: Setting Up E-Mail And Text Message Accounts

    Setting up e-mail and text message accounts Option JDF/JMF General Defaults See also: Setting up e-mail and text message accounts Backing up the configuration Restoring the configuration Setting up e-mail and text message accounts Set up accounts to receive predefined e-mail and text message notifications about the status of the press.

  • Page 130: Setting Up A Virtual Printer

    1. From the File menu, select Preferences. 2. Click SMS and Mail accounts. 3. In the Mail SMTP Server box, type the IP address of your 4. (Optional) If you have an SMS account, in the SMS SMTP 5. To add a user, perform the following actions: 6.

  • Page 131: Adding And Editing A Virtual Printer

    PostScript, PDF, VPS) to this virtual printer, not RIPed - processed files. ProcessPrint—Files sent to this virtual printer are processed and printed directly to the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer via the CX print server. ProcessStore—Files sent to this virtual printer are automatically processed.

  • Page 132: Restoring The Settings For A Default Virtual Printer

    10. Click Save to save your changes in the job parameters 11. Click OK. The new printer appears in the virtual printer list. Restoring the settings for a default virtual printer Restore a default virtual printer's parameters to the factory settings.

  • Page 133: Restoring The Configuration

    Restoring the configuration 3. In the Configuration backup area, click Browse. 4. Locate the desired folder for backup. 5. Enter the file name. 6. Click Save. 7. In the Configuration backup area, click Start Backup. 8. Click OK. 9. Click Save to close the Preferences window. Restoring the configuration Requirements: Make sure that you have previously backed up your configuration.

  • Page 134: Tools For Maintaining Your System

    Tools for maintaining your system The CX print server includes a number of tools to help you maintain your system. Some of the tools that are available are: ● ● Disk wipe: Enables you to work in a more secure environment, by permanently removing data left by files that you have deleted.

  • Page 135: Working With Color Server Tools On Your Computer

    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, the site manager, to operate these servers from a remote computer. The Remote Site Manager software includes the following tools: The Remote Workspace tool—Allows users to open an actual ●...

  • Page 136: Installing The Remote Site Manager

    5. Click Remote Connections Viewer to see the list of 6. Click Save. Installing the Remote Site Manager Install the Remote Site Manager so that you can add servers, monitor their status, and obtain information about the printer, all from your computer. 1.

  • Page 137: Using The Ez Connect Tool To View The Printer Status

    Using the EZ Connect tool to view the printer status 7. Click Add. 8. Click Save. 9. To add another server, repeat steps 4-8. Using the EZ Connect tool to view the printer status Requirements: Before you can use the EZ Connect tool, you must add a server. 1.

  • Page 138: Using The Web Center

    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.

  • Page 139: Creating An Office Hot Folder

    Creating an Office hot folder 2. Double-click the 3. Right-click this icon to perform the following actions: Creating an Office hot folder Requirements: The Office Hot Folder tool must be open. 1. In the Office Hot Folder tool, in the Printers pane, select the 2.

  • Page 140: Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software

    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.

  • Page 141: Installing The Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software In Windows

    Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Windows Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Windows 1. From your computer, navigate to the 2. Double-click the The software opens. A shortcut to the software appears under Start >...
  • Page 142 3. From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From and in 4. Click Yes. 5. Set the required job parameters. 6. Click Save. 7. In the dialog box, type a name for the job ticket, and click The job ticket is saved in the path defined in the Preferences window.

  • Page 143: Easy Vdp File Creator Tool

    Easy VDP File Creator tool 4. In the Browse dialog box, locate the file that you want to print 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...

  • Page 144: Adding Records Manually To Your Variable Data Job

    2. In the Templates area, select the category and subject of the 3. In the Design and properties area, select the template for 4. Click Continue to add data records. Next: The next step is to add records to your job. Adding records manually to your variable 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...

  • Page 145: Adding Records From A Database To Your Variable Data Job

    Adding records from a database to your variable data job 3. Click (+) to add the data to the list of records. Next: The next step is to create the job and submit it for printing. Adding records from a database to your variable 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.
  • Page 146 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer 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 > Queues.

  • Page 147: 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...

  • Page 148: Handling Alerts And Failed Jobs

    Handling alerts and failed jobs If your job has failed, you can view an alert message about the failed job. 1. In the workspace, do one of the following: 2. Close the alerts information. Aborting a job Requirements: A job that is processing or printing. The job moves from the queue to the Storage area.

  • Page 149: Alerts Window

    Alerts window Alerts window In the Alerts window you can view system alerts, and alerts for the selected job. Show Selected Show All Clear All Printing system messages Print a list of system messages from the Message Viewer window. 1. From the Info menu, select Messages Viewer. 2.
  • Page 150 Chapter 14—Troubleshooting...

  • Page 151: Absolute Colorimetric

    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.

  • Page 152: Color Cast

    brightness 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. cache To store data after it has been accessed so that future access will be faster.

  • Page 153: Color Correction

    color correction 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. color gamut 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.
  • Page 154 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. composite mode A mode of operation in which all the color information associated with a particular page is described on one page of a PostScript...
  • Page 155 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.
  • Page 156 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, for example, from CMYK to RGB.

  • Page 157: Halftone Screen

    frequency-modulated (FM) screening 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. frozen job A job for which the appropriate paper stock is not available: for example, the correct paper type, size, or weight.
  • Page 158 L*a*b* 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). 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.

  • Page 159: Relative Colorimetric

    printer description file A PPD file or PDF file that Apple Macintosh software uses to prepare pages and documents for specific output devices. process 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.
  • Page 160 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. screen angle The angle at which a halftone screen is set for printing halftones. Proper screen angles minimize moiré...
  • Page 161 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.
  • Page 162 TIFF/IT-P1 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. tint The percentage value assigned to a dot.
  • Page 163 Index aborting a job 138 Accounting Viewer 43, 44 creating a custom view 44 customization 44 show, hide, and move columns 44 alerts 138 Alerts window 139 APPE RIP 27 archiving a job 41 calibration Calibrations window 50 creating calibration table using i1 20 printing off-the-glass calibration chart 18 troubleshooting 22 color sets 27, 37, 38...
  • Page 164 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Manual duplex printing 39 Media and Color Manager tool mapping media 49 Near-line finishers generate a corner mark and barcode 80 overview 79 network printer 7, 9, 13...
  • Page 165 Index spot color variation overview 54 printing 55 selecting 55 spot colors adding 52, 53 deleting 53 editing 53 managing 52 measuring a spot color using the i1 spectrophotometer 54 protecting a CMYK color as a spot color 57 protecting a gray color as spot color 57 protecting an RGB color as a spot color 56 test-printing spot colors 53 system messages 139...

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