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Command WorkStation LE The graphical interface Active Jobs window Jobs window Activity Monitor Job status indicators Action buttons Preview windows Monitoring single or multiple Fiery servers* Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 7 1-16 1-16 1-17 1-17 1-18 1-19 1-20 1-21...
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Using job management commands Viewing and overriding print settings Reordering jobs* Managing jobs on multiple Fiery servers* Cancelling jobs Defining Mixed Media settings* Printing Fiery FreeForm variable data documents Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 8 2-39 2-39 2-40 2-42 2-42 2-50...
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Using templates Saving your work Chapter 6: Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode Imposition settings Sheet settings Layout settings Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 9 3-90 3-92 3-93 3-94 3-96 3-97 4-103...
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Displaying full-screen previews Editing and merging raster files Using the Job Log Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers Starting Fiery Spooler Connecting to a different Fiery from Fiery Spooler Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 10 6-137 6-140 6-145 6-145 6-146...
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Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE does not respond C-208 Unexpected printing results Clearing the server Users are unable to connect to the Fiery Setup error messages Index Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 11 A-182 A-185 A-187 A-189 A-191 B-194...
• Release Notes workarounds for some of the problems you may encounter. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 12 EFI User Software Installation Guide EFI Configuration Guide explains basic configuration and EFI Printing Guide...
Note: Network Controller for Sharp AR-C360P . The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery. The term “printer” is also used to refer to the Fiery. The term “Windows” is used to refer to Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,...
PDF is a structured form of PostScript that provides the ability to preview, scale, and reorder pages. Where applicable, the term “PDF” is specifically used to refer to PDF data or jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 14...
• —The task of rendering, or imaging, a page or job on a Print print device. These concepts explain how the Fiery works as a powerful printing system. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 15 —A computer language designed...
Anyone can use the job management utilities to control any print job. You can implement intermediate levels of job control in your environment. However, the job management utilities are best suited for an operator-controlled environment. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 16...
In some cases, the operator may even modify a job, duplicating or removing pages, or merging it with pages from another job before releasing it for printing. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 17 —The administrator must set up —The administrator must enable only Configuration Guide masters.
Each command initiates a job workflow: —When you issue the Print command for a held job, the job Print is released for immediate processing and printing on the printer. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 19 Spooling Spooled/Held Print and...
Fiery? Should users embed fonts in documents or supply them for you to download? • Resident calibration target and date of current measurements • Custom simulations Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 20 —When you issue the Process and Hold...
Users specify print options with jobs they send to the printer. They can also use the Instructions and Notes fields to communicate special print requirements and accounting information. Together, this user-specified information that accompanies the job is called a job ticket. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 21...
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• Request to hold job for future printing or reprinting, and future job instructions • Instructions to merge job with another job • Fiery FreeForm information regarding the use of master and variable data • Imposition instructions Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 22 (see 3–80), or Override Print...
Command WorkStation, see Chapter Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation LE allows operators and users to manage jobs from a Mac OS X computer with a network connection to the Fiery. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 23...
Spool status bar Spool area RIP status bar RIP area Print status bar Print area For more information about using Fiery Spooler, see Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 24 and 3. Thumbnail B Thumbnail A Chapter...
The following illustrations show the components of Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 25 page 3-66. Unless otherwise specified, information in this chapter...
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2 Job status indicators (see page 2-36) 3 Action buttons (see page 2-38) 4 Active Jobs window (see page 2-28) 5 Jobs window (see page 2-30) 6 Activity Monitor (see page 2-32) Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 26...
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2 Active Jobs window (see 3 Jobs window (see page 2-30) 4 Activity Monitor (see page The following sections describe each component in Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 27 2-38) page 2-28) 2-32)
For more information on the status flags displayed in the Active Jobs window, see Server selection menu Job ticket information Command WorkStation Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 28 “Job status indicators” on page 2-36.
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In the Active Jobs window, you can: • Monitor and manage jobs on the Fiery (see • Customize job ticket information (see • Monitor jobs on multiple Fiery servers* (see Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 29 page 3-71) page...
Printed Jobs panel The Printed Jobs panel lists all jobs that have been printed from the Sharp AR-C360P. Newly printed jobs are added to the top of the list. The Printed Jobs panel lists all printed jobs until the job limit (determined by the administrator in Fiery Setup) is reached.
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The FreeForm panel lists the names of all master files used for Fiery FreeForm variable data printing. Jobs listed in the FreeForm panel represent master files that have already been RIPped and stored on the Fiery. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 31...
Job Log panel, see page 3-96. Activity Monitor The Activity Monitor displays a summary of the job activity on all Fiery servers or a selected Fiery. The activity shown can include Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 32...
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Windows menu. In Command WorkStation, you can use the server selection menu in the Active Jobs window to display job activity for an individual Fiery, or for all servers (see page 2-38). Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 33...
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Monitor always displays the current activity on the connected Fiery. Animated images provide visual indications of the job activity. Jobs being held, waiting to process, or waiting to print are not displayed. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 34 —When you expand the...
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(RIPped), along with an animated preview of the page currently being processed. —Displays the file name of the job currently being Printing printed, and the page number currently printing. With multiple copies, the copy number is also displayed. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 35...
(dark yellow) (RIPped) and requires job management instructions from the operator. waiting to print (light green) Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 36 on page 1-17. —The job has been downloaded to the —The job is queued to be processed —The job is currently being processed...
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2-37 The graphical interface —The job has been received by the Fiery. printing (bright green) Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 37...
Monitoring single or multiple Fiery servers* In Command WorkStation, you can set the Active Jobs window, Jobs window, and Activity Monitor to display job information for a single Fiery or all connected Fiery servers. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 38...
To select a layout style • Choose Layouts from the Window menu, and then choose a layout style from the submenu that appears. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 39...
You can also click the window Close box to hide the component. When the Jobs window is docked, you can resize it vertically Note: by clicking and dragging its top edge. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 40...
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1. Choose Save Layout from the Window menu. 2. In the dialog box that appears, choose the style you want to update, and, if desired, rename the style. 3. Click OK to save the new layout style. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 41...
In the following table, an asterisk (*) indicates that the Note: command or menu is available for Command WorkStation only. A dagger (†) indicates that the command or menu is available for Command WorkStation LE only. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 42...
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Preferences† Services† Hide CWS LE† Hide Others† Show All† Quit CWS LE† Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 43 Submenu command Displays information about the current version of Command WorkStation LE Allows you to change the Command WorkStation LE preference settings.
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Close† Edit Find Preferences* Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste† Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 44 Submenu command Imports a job file into the Direct, Hold, or Print queue of the Fiery. Imports an archived job file into the Hold queue of the Fiery.
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Print and Hold Remove Raster Data Properties Separation List Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 45 Submenu command Prints the selected job in the Active Jobs window, Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel. Deletes the selected job in the Active Jobs window, Printed Jobs panel, FreeForm panel, or Archive panel.
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Processing Cancel Printing Impose* Mixed Media Setup* Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 46 Submenu command Opens the selected job in a Preview window. You can preview held jobs that reside in the Active Jobs window, as well as jobs that reside in the Printed Jobs panel, FreeForm panel, or Archive panel.
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Reorder Jobs* Server Restart Server (cont.) Reboot Server Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 47 Submenu command Allows you to log in or log out of the Fiery and add or remove Fiery servers from the list. Opens the Setup options for the Fiery.
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Clear Server Print Pages Suspend Printing Resume Printing Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 48 Submenu command Exports the contents of the Job Log panel to a tab-delimited text file. Exports the contents of the Job Log panel to a tab-delimited text file, and clears the contents of the job log for the Fiery.
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Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3* Save Layout* Jobs Window Activity Monitor Action Buttons* Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 49 Submenu command Displays the following Command WorkStation components: Menu bar Job Status Helper Action buttons Active Jobs window...
(Command WorkStation LE). When multiple jobs are selected, you can right-click or Control- click any of the selected jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 50 Submenu command Switches the Job Status Helper on or off. A check mark next to the command indicates the helper is displayed.
The server list displays the Fiery servers you can monitor and manage from Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE. You can add and remove Fiery servers from the list of Fiery servers you frequently monitor. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 51...
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3. Click the Login button next to the Fiery name to establish the connection. 4. Select the Administrator, Operator, or Guest option, enter your password, and then click Log In (Command WorkStation) or Login (Command WorkStation LE). Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 52 Command Login button...
Fiery as Administrator. 2. Choose Print Pages from the Server menu. A dialog box containing the information page options appears. Local Printer options are available in Command WorkStation Note: only. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 53 Command WorkStation LE...
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Windows computer. 4. In the Select Pages area (Command WorkStation) or in the Print Pages dialog box (Command WorkStation LE), specify the pages you want to print. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 54 Local Printer options...
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Fiery information pages printed with the Print Pages command appear in the Fiery Job Log with the user name Operator, even if you logged in as Administrator. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 55 —Provides color and grayscale on page 3-96.
Fiery. When you log in to the Fiery again, Command WorkStation automatically populates the Login dialog box with the previous access level and password. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 56 —Enables the display of animated graphics in page 2-34).
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1. Choose Preferences from the CWS LE menu. The Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Specify the desired preference settings and click OK to save your settings. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 57 —Specifies the folder where template —Specifies the folder where Find/Search...
If the Active Jobs window is hidden, choose Active Jobs from the Window menu to display it. 2. Choose Align Trays from the Server menu. A dialog box containing the Tray Alignment options appears. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 58 —When enabled, this preference page 2-32).
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6. Click Print to print the alignment page. 7. Once the page has printed, follow the directions on the alignment page. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 59...
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9. When you have entered all of the alignment values, click Apply, and then click Check Alignment to print the new alignment page. 10. To remove the alignments, select a tray and click Defaults in the Enter alignment values section. 11. Click Done. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 60...
If the Active Jobs window is hidden, choose Active Jobs from the Window menu to display it. To manage fonts, you must be logged into the Fiery with Note: Administrator privileges. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 61 Configuration Guide). page 2-53).
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4. In Command WorkStation, click Add to download additional fonts to the Fiery. For additional steps, refer to the procedure on page Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 62 2-63. Click to update the Font List display Click to download additional fonts...
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1. In the Select Files to Import dialog box, choose the file types to display from the File of type menu. All Known Formats lists all files in supported formats; All Files lists all files. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 63...
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To remove a font from the Files to be imported list, select the font name and click Remove. 4. When all the desired fonts appear in the Files to be imported list, click Import. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 64...
Click Start on the Windows taskbar, choose Programs > Fiery or All Programs > Fiery (Windows XP/Server 2003 only), and then choose Command WorkStation 4. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 65 1. For an introduction to the Command WorkStation and Unless otherwise specified, information in this chapter...
To log in to the Fiery 1. From the Server menu, choose Log in/Log out (Command WorkStation) or Login/Logout (Command WorkStation LE). Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 66 User Software Installation Guide Chapter 2. Chapter 1.
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2. Click the Login button for the desired Fiery. The Login dialog box appears. Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE A white key icon indicates the Fiery has never been connected to Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 67...
Has access to all Command WorkStation functions, except Setup, font management, reordering job priority, restarting the Fiery, clearing the Fiery hard disk drive, and clearing the Job Log. Operator password required. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 68 Chapter 3...
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After the administrator has performed Setup and specified passwords, Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE user options depend on your login level. This manual assumes that you are logged in to the Fiery as Operator. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 69...
1. From the Server menu, select Log in/Log out. 2. Select the Fiery in the server list. 3. Click the Remove button to remove the Fiery from the list. The Remove button is available only for disconnected Fiery servers. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 70...
(from the Actions menu) to it. To select a job • In the Active Jobs window or in any panel of the Jobs window, click a job to select it. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 71 page 2-38).
You can customize job ticket information according to your workflow needs. For example, if you are monitoring multiple servers, you can add Fiery and Device columns to track the Fiery location of individual jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 72...
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2. Choose Edit Visible Columns from the menu that appears. 3. In the List Editor dialog box, specify the job ticket columns that you want displayed. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 73 —Moves the selected column left or right.
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6. Adjust the column widths. Adjust the width of a column by clicking the column border in the heading and dragging left or right. You can change the column widths at any time. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 74...
If you choose Hold, the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and held for future action. If you choose Print, the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and released for immediate printing. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 75 page 3-94. Configuration Guide...
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3-76 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE If you choose Direct, the job is sent directly to the Fiery for printing. The job does not appear in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel. 4. Click Import. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 76...
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OK. You can control the display of the Import Options dialog box by specifying the “Always show this dialog” option or setting the Show Import Options Dialog preference (see Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 77 page 2-57).
In addition to choosing these commands from the Actions menu, you can issue them from context-sensitive menus. Activate the Print, Hold, and Process and Hold commands using the Action buttons. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 78 Chapter 3).
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Jobs window, or with the selected raster job in the Printed Jobs or Archive panel; leaves the original PostScript or PCL data in place. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 79 To do this Temporarily held on the Fiery until the job completes printing.
If you selected multiple jobs in Command WorkStation, the Note: Job Properties dialog box has a different appearance. In Command WorkStation LE, the print settings of a selected job appear in two columns. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 80...
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• Notes fields can be viewed but not changed by the operator; their contents are transcribed to the Job Log just as the user sent them. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 81...
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Indicates reRIPping is required Command WorkStation Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 82 Some print options available in the printer driver are not Printing Guide. To retain a copy of the job with its original settings,...
5. To apply the print setting overrides to the selected job, click OK. Reordering jobs* If you are logged in to Command WorkStation as an Administrator, you can reorder the priority of jobs that are waiting to process or print. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 83...
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3. Select the desired job in the list, and use the buttons on the right of the dialog box to reorder the job’s priority. 4. Click Done when you are finished reordering the job priority. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 84 Click to move job to highest priority...
2. Choose Send To from the Actions menu, and select the Fiery to which you want to send the job. 3. Click Yes to confirm the transfer of the job. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 85 “Monitoring on page 2-38.
For more information, see Appendix a of the Printing Inserted blank media between pages are not charged as Note: printed pages. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 86 Guide.
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3. Choose the desired duplexing option for the page range from the Duplex menu. 4. Choose the desired media for the specified page range from the Media Type menu. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 87...
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Letter, all Tabloid, or all A4). 8. Click OK. The Job Properties dialog box appears. 9. Click OK to close the Job Properties dialog box and apply the Mixed Media settings to the job. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 88...
For any new Create Master or Use Master setting to take Note: effect, the job must be reRIPped. For background information on using the Fiery FreeForm feature, see the Printing Guide Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 89 Chapter 5.
6. Choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination. Choose Print, or Print and Hold from the Actions menu for a hard copy of the FreeForm master. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 90...
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After processing, the master job appears in the FreeForm panel of the Jobs window. To delete a FreeForm master 1. In the FreeForm panel, select the master job to delete. 2. Choose Delete from the Actions menu. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 91...
7. Choose Process and Hold, Print, or Print and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination. Particularly with a variable data job, Process and Hold the job so you can preview it before printing. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 92...
Also, certain settings in the variable job override corresponding settings in the master job. For complete information on print settings in FreeForm jobs, see the Printing Guide Chapter 5. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 93...
2. Choose Archive from the Actions menu. 3. To archive the job internally to the Fiery hard disk drive, click OK. The job is archived internally and appears in the Archive panel of the Jobs window. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 94...
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Large raster data files may take considerable time to Note: archive. 7. Select an archive volume and click OK. Archived jobs appear in the Archive panel of the Jobs window. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 95 Click to add a device...
To print the Job Log from Command WorkStation on a local printer* 1. In Command WorkStation, choose Print from the File menu, and then choose Job Log. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 96 on page 3-72). You Configuration Guide.
Use the Find command to search for jobs that appear in the Active Jobs window and in the Printed Jobs, Archive, FreeForm, and Job Log panels of the Jobs window. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 97 “Printing Fiery information pages”...
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2. In Command WorkStation, choose a specific Fiery, or all Fiery servers from the Search Server list. 3. Select one or more areas where you want to search for jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 98 Command WorkStation LE...
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Jobs windows. For example, you can display jobs on all connected Fiery servers or on a selected Fiery (see and you can customize the job ticket information (see Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 99 page 2-38), page...
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The Advanced tab of the Find dialog box includes an area for specifying file size search parameters. The Advanced tab also contains a list of all the print options associated with jobs on the server or servers specified by the Search Server setting. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 100...
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To clear all fields in the Find dialog box at any time, click Note: New Search. 5. Click Search to find the jobs that meet the specified search criteria. The Search Results window lists the found jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 101...
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1. In the Find dialog box, choose the desired template from the Queries menu. The dialog box is automatically populated by the search parameters associated with the template. 2. Click Search (Command WorkStation) or Find (Command WorkStation LE) to begin searching for jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 102...
Note: accurately. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 103 The viewing, editing, and merging features of the Preview DocBuilder Pro allows you to use additional preview and edit Unless otherwise specified, information in this chapter...
Preview window. Each control is described in more detail elsewhere in this chapter. Command Full-screen Preview Save Duplicate Command Full-screen Preview Save Delete Duplicate Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 104 Undo Delete Redo Undo...
The full-screen preview window is independent of Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE and may appear behind the application on the screen. Bring the full-screen preview window to the front, if necessary. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 105 page 4-104). Lock icon...
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270 degrees Click to use the panning tool Command WorkStation LE Scroll bar (to view other pages) Thumbnail Zoom In Next Page Previous Page Zoom Out Rotate (90, 180, or 270 degrees) Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 106...
Full-Screen Preview page (see page 4-105). The full-screen preview allows you to rotate the selected page. —Duplicates the selected page. Duplicate Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 107 4-104): —Opens a full-screen preview of the selected...
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Shift, Command, or Ctrl key before moving the pages. If you move the pages on top of existing pages, the pages are overwritten. In Command WorkStation LE, a blue vertical line indicates the destined location of the page you are dragging. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 108...
Or, you can customize a slide presentation by inserting slides from a different presentation. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 109 … … …...
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3. In the source document Preview window, click to select the pages, and hold down the mouse button as you drag the selected pages to the new location in the destination document Preview window. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 110...
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• To replace pages in Command WorkStation, drag the second preview pages on top of pages in the first Preview window. Moving the selection over an existing page replaces the existing Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 111 Command WorkStation LE...
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(see page 4-104). 6. Enter a new name for the merged job, and click Yes (Command WorkStation) or Save (Command WorkStation LE). Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 112 … Replace single page Replace multiple pages … Move single page...
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When multiple users are connected to the Fiery via a job Note: management utility, only one user should make changes at a time. If multiple users make changes in the same job simultaneously, unexpected results may occur. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 113...
(light yellow) status, and open the job in a Preview window (see Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 114 DocBuilder Pro is available as an optional upgrade for DocBuilder Pro is not supported for Command WorkStation Chapter 4 —You can select any PostScript or PDF job...
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(see jobs must have the same status; that is, both jobs must be spooled/held or processed/held. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 115 —Edit the contents of a spooled/held page by 6-148). —You can merge pages from several spooled/held...
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PostScript or PDF job. First, open the job in a Preview window. Right-click a page thumbnail, and choose Blank Page from the menu. A blank page is inserted after the currently selected page. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 116...
Then choose Impose from the Actions menu. To impose a printed job, select the job in the Printed Jobs window and choose Hold from the Actions menu. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 117...
In contrast, a reader’s spread shows pages in the order they are intended to be read. Note that the Preview windows in Command WorkStation image jobs as reader’s spreads. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 118...
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The paper used to print a printer’s spread is known as a sheet. In duplex printing, each sheet has two imageable surfaces—one on the front side and one on the back side of the sheet. Each imageable surface contains one printer’s spread. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 119...
6-129. • Zoom in and out. • Drag the job preview around to make a particular page or sheet surface visible. • Go directly to a particular page or sheet surface. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 120...
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Imposition settings appear grouped in the Sheet, Layout, Scale, and Finishing panes at the left of the window. To expand or collapse a pane of settings, click the bar for that pane. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 121...
The following table summarizes the characteristics of the Layout and Preview modes: Feature Shows page content Quick redraw on slower computers Shows printer’s marks Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 122 “Rotating pages” on page 6-149. Layout mode Preview mode WYSIWYG content view...
The magnifying glass cursor displays a plus sign (+) to indicate increased magnification of page views. Each time you click, the current magnification doubles, up to a maximum of 800%. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 123 Layout mode Preview mode...
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4. Right-click the page in the Imposition window. Select Zoom In or Zoom Out from the menu that appears. Zoom In doubles the current magnification, and Zoom Out reduces the current magnification by half. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 124...
Go To Surface dialog box, which allows you to specify numerically the surface to display in the preview area. To use the Pan tool 1. Click the Pan tool to select it. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 125...
DocBuilder Pro supplies built-in templates that define settings for commonly used layouts, such as 2-Up Saddle, 3-Up Trifold Brochure, 4-Up Gatefold, and so on. You can also create your own Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 126 Pan tool...
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Template menu, in the upper-left corner of the Imposition window. The new settings take effect immediately. Name of current template Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 127 B. For information on creating your own templates, see on page 6-152. Save template...
Note: .dbp extension. The extension is required to reopen the file with DocBuilder Pro. For more information on how files are saved to the server, see “Saving imposed jobs” Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 128 on page 6-154.
Fixed Page mode. The following table notes the settings that are exclusive to either mode. Settings panel Sheet Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 129 —allows you to impose documents that contain —allows you to impose documents that contain Available in Setting...
Changes to imposition settings are applied to the current job immediately, but are not saved permanently until you save the job itself. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 130 Available in Available in Fixed Page Mixed Page...
(or, potentially, loss of original job data), until the job is printed or saved with the new settings. Size You can choose an item from the Size menu to specify the dimensions of a sheet of paper and see the change reflected in the Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 131...
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“Rotating pages” on page 6-149. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 132 on page A-190). “Viewing and on page 3-14.
The Rows value interacts with the Columns and Scale settings. When you choose a value that causes content to extend beyond the edge of the sheet, DocBuilder Pro provides a visual warning. “Clipping indicators” on page 6-139. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 133...
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Define Marks dialog box. Job label Trim marks Fold mark Because the set of marks required varies according to the job, Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 134 on page 6-139. A-185. Not all layouts display all of the Printer’s Marks. For...
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This allows you to move the printer’s marks away from the final trimmed area of the page. A Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 135 10 point vertical offset 10 point horizontal offset...
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“X”. Bleeds Ctrl-click to disable/ enable mark Bleeds option moves the trim marks into the image by amount specify to ensure that the printed area extends beyond the edge of the trimmed Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 136...
Scale settings Use Scale settings to enlarge or shrink the page by a specified amount. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 137 When you specify a bleed, you move the trim marks into the...
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—Scales page(s) to best fill the slot without printing Scale to Fit past its edge. Scale to fit is the default mode. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 138 —Applies scaling to all pages on all sheets —Applies scaling to all pages in the job.
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The Alignment and Offsets settings are enabled when you choose Custom from the Scale Mode menu in Mixed Page mode. You cannot change Alignment and Offsets settings in Fixed Page mode. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 139 —Enables the Scale Factor and Finished Height and Width...
–5184 to +5184 points) in the Offsets fields. Offset values are calculated in reference to the alignment position, and reset to zero when you specify a new alignment. Finishing settings In the Finishing pane, you can specify binding and gang printing Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 140...
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—Specifies signatures folded and stacked for binding. The Perfect spine edges are trimmed and glued together. —Specifies a combination of saddle and perfect Nested Saddle Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 141...
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You can specify any of the following Gang Up methods: —Places multiple copies of a page until the sheet is filled; Repeat for example, when printing both sides of a sheet, the front side of Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 142...
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This option minimizes the need for collating by hand and is most appropriate for printing single copies of a document. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 143...
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6-144 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro 2 x 2 Unique-Collate Cut, Duplex off 7 10 8 11 Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 144 12-page document 9 10 11 12 Collate sheets 9 12 7 10...
3. Type the new page value and press Enter. You can add a blank cover page by typing 0 (zero) for any page number. Page 0 will be printed as a blank page. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 145...
Add Sheet(s) or Duplicate Sheet from the menu that appears. 2. If you are adding sheets, specify the number of sheets to add. 3. If you are duplicating sheets, specify the number of the sheet to duplicate. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 146...
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From and enter values for the start and end numbers of the sheets to delete. A single sheet or range of sheets is deleted, depending on what you have specified. 3. Click OK. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 147...
Edit Page icon. Adobe Acrobat starts and displays the document. The standard Acrobat tools are available for use, as well as the PitStop tools, which display with purple lines. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 148 page 4-105), Edit Page icon...
Layout mode and click the Rotate icon in the upper-right corner of a page. Rotation is performed in 90° clockwise increments for Mixed Page mode, or in 180° increments for Fixed Page mode. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 149 PitStop editing tools...
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3. To rotate all pages in a certain location on the front side of each duplex sheet, press the Shift key and click the Rotate icon on any page in that location on any sheet. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 150 Sheet 2, Sheet 2,...
You can also specify a negative gutter value—for example, to join together two pages located in adjacent slots, or to offset the effect of an excess bleed value. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 151...
• The Apply To setting in the Scale pane • Settings made in Custom scale mode in the Scale pane Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 152 The size and location of the margin (the area between the on page 2-56).
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1. Select the template you want to delete from the Template menu. 2. Click the Delete template icon. 3. Click OK or press Enter to delete the specified template. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 153 Save template Delete template...
Imposition window. • If imposition data has changed, the data is saved to the Fiery and associated with the new PDF. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 154 “Setting gutter sizes”...
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1. Click the Close Window icon in the upper right corner of the DocBuilder Pro window. 2. Enter a name for the imposed job in the Save As dialog box. 3. Click Yes. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 155...
• Change the priority of jobs. • Edit and merge raster data jobs. • Display, print, export, or delete the Job Log Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 156 The interface of Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers is...
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• To log in as Operator, enter the Operator password and click OK. • To log in as Guest, click OK without entering a password. The Fiery Spooler main window appears. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 157 and 3. Chapter 2.
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To log in as Operator, enter the Operator password and click OK. To log in as Guest, click OK, without entering a password. If the administrator has not set an Administrator or Operator password in Setup, you are not prompted for a password. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 158...
Jobs come in at the top level (Spool) and drop down to the Print level, unless they are held along the way. The job icons displayed in the Fiery WebSpooler window are explained on page 7-164. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 159...
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WebSpooler window, it may have already printed; if so, it appears in the Job Log. To view the Job Log, choose Show Job Log from the Window menu. For more information on the Job Log, see page 7-176. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 160 on page 7-161.
Delete the job(s) from the list. Cancel Printing Cancel the currently printing job. Cancel RIPping Cancel the currently processing job. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 161 before manipulating jobs with Fiery WebSpooler. To do this Deleted Deleted Deleted...
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Remove the raster from a job that Remove Raster has raster data; leave the PostScript or PCL job in place. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 162 To do this (Duplicate is not available for raster jobs.) Unaffected, but associated with...
To change the job options of a job, select the job and choose Override Print Settings from the Job menu. Click the tabs in the Override Print Settings dialog box to see all the job options. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 163 To do this Deleted and regenerated, if the newly selected options require 7-163).
For information about setting and overriding these print options, see Appendix A of the Printing Guide. Job icons Three types of icons are used for both active jobs and jobs on Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 164...
The Spool area is both the receiving area for jobs from users on the network (Hold queue) and the waiting area for jobs that will be RIPped. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 165 Active jobs Jobs on hold...
(Print queue jobs, Icon 2), or they are being held (Icon 1). Held jobs in the RIP area have Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 166 How long you see What it indicates...
Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Fiery WebSpooler includes two thumbnail windows that allow you to preview and edit raster data. You can use the thumbnail Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 167 How long you see What it indicates...
To see the progress of jobs as they are RIPped, leave Thumbnail A open in RIP Preview mode. To view thumbnails of the currently RIPping file 1. Click the Thumbnail A tab at the right of the Fiery WebSpooler window. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 168 7-172.
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As pages are RIPped, they are displayed in Thumbnail A. 4. When you have finished viewing, click the Thumbnail A tab to close the thumbnail window. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 169 Click to close the thumbnail window...
You can also display full-screen previews by double-clicking the page in Thumbnail A. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 170 Wait until all pages have been displayed before opening Click to close the thumbnail window...
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2. To close the full-screen preview, click the “X” button above the preview. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 171 Click to close the full-screen preview...
PostScript files. Before editing or merging raster files with the thumbnail windows, make sure the source files were RIPped using the print option settings you want for the final output. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 172...
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To move pages to a new position, drag until a blue highlight appears in the desired position, and then release the mouse button. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 173 —Deletes the currently selected pages. —Duplicates the currently selected pages.
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To scroll through the pages in Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B, you can drag the slider bar at the bottom of the screen, click the empty area to the left or right of the slider bar, or click the arrows. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 174...
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5. If you have edited Thumbnail A, you are prompted to save the job. 6. Enter a new name and click OK. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 175 Make sure to save the merged job before deleting any of the...
2. Select All or specify a date range. 3. Click OK. The Job Log appears in a new browser window. The Delete button Note: appears only if you logged in as Administrator. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 176 page 7-178). The Job Log is not...
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You can view the information in any application that can read a text file. Items are separated by tabs. To return to the job list, choose Show Job List from the Window menu. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 178...
• To log in as Operator, enter the Operator password and click OK. • To log in as Guest, click OK without entering a password. The Fiery Spooler main window appears. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 179 “Connecting to a different Fiery from Chapter 2.
Fiery differs between the two. With Fiery Spooler, you can connect to a different Fiery using the following procedure. To connect to a different Fiery 1. Choose Open Fiery from the File menu. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 180 on page 7-164.
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2. Select the Fiery in the Chooser window. For information on setting up the connection to the server, see the User Software Installation Guide 3. Click OK. The Fiery Spooler main window appears. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 181 Chapter 2.
For example, it is common for such printers to image up to 32 full-size pages on a single press sheet, Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 182 and 6.
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Fold the top edge of the sheet down to meet the bottom edge. 2. Fold the paper again vertically. Fold the left edge of the sheet over to the right edge. Now you have a miniature version of a signature. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 183...
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DocBuilder Pro supports duplex printing that corresponds to the print options of your Fiery. When you unfold the signature, the page numbering should look something like the following illustration. Front Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 184 Back...
For example, the layout specifies whether the large finished sheet is folded and cut to create a booklet, or simply folded (and not cut) like a map. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 185...
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(space surrounding the page’s content area), gutters (space between pages), and bleeds (extensions of content beyond a trim mark; used to ensure that the printed area extends to the very edge of a trimmed page). Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 186...
12, one of its signatures holds only 4 content pages, with the rest of the space on the sheet blank. If you do not want blank pages in the middle of the finished book, Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 187...
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Insert blank page. DocBuilder Pro allows you to add blank pages or add, delete, and rearrange pages from multiple source documents easily, so you can quickly preview the results of page manipulations. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 188...
(A rule of thumb is that saddle stitch binding works best for booklets or brochures with a maximum of 88 pages.) Conversely, perfect binding is more expensive but more suitable for larger jobs. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 189...
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The effect of creep is that the content area of pages closer to the innermost fold in a saddle appear to move towards the outer margins of the page. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 190...
This printing technique is known as Gang Up Repeat because the image is repeated in each page area, or step, on the sheet. After Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 191...
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A more efficient approach is to print several jobs on a single sheet, and then print that sheet as many times as required. The technique of printing Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 192...
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A-193 Printing books with the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro multiple jobs on the same sheet is known as Gang Up Unique. DocBuilder Pro provides both Gang Up Repeat and Gang Up Unique. Gang Up Unique layout Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 193...
• Bleeds • Printer’s Marks (trim marks and job label only) • Scale to Fit • Gang Up Unique Note: Bleed layout. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 194 There are no page number restrictions for the 1-Up Full...
For more information on binding methods, see page A-189. The following settings are applied for this layout: • Duplex • Bleeds • Printer’s Marks (fold marks, trim marks, and job label) • Scale to Fit • Binding Perfect Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 195...
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• 8 pages Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side The Creep Adjustment option has no effect on this template. Note: Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 196 Sheet 2, Sheet 2, front side back side...
For more information on binding methods, see page A-189. The following settings are applied for this layout: • Duplex • Bleeds • Printer’s Marks (fold marks, trim marks, and job label) • Scale to Fit • Binding Saddle Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 197...
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For example: • 4 pages Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side • 8 pages Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 198 Sheet 2, Sheet 2, front side back side...
The following settings are applied for this layout: • Duplex • Printer’s Marks (fold marks, trim marks and job label only) • Scale to Fit • Gang Up Unique Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 199...
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If the job contains more or less than six pages, an error message appears. The pages will be ordered as follows: Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side The 3-Up Trifold Brochure is usually folded as shown in the following illustration. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 200...
The following settings are applied for this layout: • Duplex • Printer’s Marks (fold marks, trim marks and job label only) • Scale to Fit • Gang Up Unique Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 201...
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If the job contains more or less than eight pages, an error message appears. The pages will be ordered as follows: Sheet 1, front side The 4-Up Gate Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 202 Sheet 1, back side...
Additional blank pages will be added if necessary. Pages will be ordered so that when sheets are folded Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 203...
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• 16 pages Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side The 4-Up Head to Head is usually folded as shown in the following illustration. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 204 Sheet 2, Sheet 2, front side back side...
The following settings are applied for this layout: • Duplex • Printer’s Marks (fold marks, trim marks and job label only) • Scale to Fit • Gang Up Unique Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 205...
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If the job contains more or less than eight pages, an error message appears. The pages will be ordered as follows: Sheet 1, front side The 4-Up Z-Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 206 Sheet 1, back side...
WorkStation LE window will be updated after a short delay. For information on resolving printer-related errors, refer to the Sharp AR-C360P User’s Guide. You can cancel the pending print job while you attend to a given error condition. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 207...
Fiery is down or network communication has failed. At the Sharp AR-C360P, disconnect and reconnect the network cable, and try printing a Test Page or Configuration page. If that fails, restart the server.
The job does not print. There are font errors. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 209 This is the problem If the user printed from Apple Mac OS, there may be two conflicting print settings. You can check the job properties by double-clicking the job.
Mac OS users may be unable to connect to the Fiery if a network administrator has assigned it to a different zone, or has added zones where previously there were none. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 210 Guide.
You still cannot print Test Page. Setup error messages For information on Setup error messages, see Appendix A of the Configuration Guide. Sharp AR-C360P EFI Job Management Guide - 211 Configuration Guide, try printing a Test Try this The printer’s Automatic Power-Off function may have shut down the printer.