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Xerox EX7750 Printing Manual

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  • Page 2: About The Documentation

    Job Management Guide explains the functions of the job management utilities, and how you can use them to monitor and control jobs on the Xerox EX7750. This manual is intended for a user with the necessary access privileges who monitors and manages job flow, and troubleshoots problems that may arise.
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2004 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. This product documentation is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (“EFI”), except as expressly permitted herein. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of EFI.
  • Page 4 FCC Information WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Refer to the Class Compliance sticker affixed to the back of your Fiery (or, in the case of embedded systems, to the sticker affixed to the print engine) to identify the appropriate classification (A or B, below) for this product.
  • Page 5 CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity) This product complies with the following EU directives: 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, and 93/68/EEC directives. This declaration is valid for the area of the European Union. SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“LICENSE AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY. THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
  • Page 6 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE (“LIMITED WARRANTY”), EFI MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE, ANY PRODUCT AND/OR ANY SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION.
  • Page 7 U.S. Government Restricted Rights Use, duplication, or disclosure of the Software by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 12.212 or DFARS 227.7202-3 - 227.7202-4 and, to the extent required under U.S. federal law, the minimum restricted rights as set out in FAR 52.227-14, Restricted Rights Notice (June 1987) Alternate III(g)(3) (June 1987) or FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987).
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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2: Printing from Mac OS Computers Printing from applications with Mac OS 9 or later, or Mac OS X Classic Selecting the EX7750 in the Chooser Setting options and printing from Mac OS 9 or later, or Mac OS X Classic Defining custom page sizes...
  • Page 10 Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document Using FreeForm Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2 Chapter 6: Tracking and Monitoring Jobs Accessing WebTools Checking EX7750 status with Status Accessing information with WebLink Job Monitor Chapter 7: Using Fiery E-mail Service How Fiery E-mail Service works...
  • Page 11 xi Contents Appendix A: Print Options About printer drivers and printer description files Where to set print options Print option override hierarchy Default settings More about print options Booklet Maker Collate Creep Adjustments Duplex Mixed Media Appendix B: Font List PostScript printer fonts Adobe Type 1 fonts TrueType fonts...
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  • Page 13: About This Manual

    The Xerox EX7750 is used to print final documents or proof jobs that will be printed Introduction later on an offset press. You can send a print job to the Xerox EX7750 as you would to any other printer—select it from the Printers dialog box on Microsoft Windows computers, or in the Chooser on Apple Mac OS computers, and then print from within any application.
  • Page 14 • Printing variable data documents • Monitoring jobs and accessing information using WebTools ™ and Job Monitor • Printing using the Fiery E-mail Service • Specifying and overriding job settings, generating a list of fonts installed on the EX7750, and troubleshooting information...

  • Page 15: Chapter 1: Printing From Windows Computers

    Installation Guide. Once the printer driver and a corresponding printer description file are installed, you can specify print settings for a particular job and print it to the EX7750. You can also set default print settings using the driver. To print from Windows applications by connecting your computer to a print server via the network, a Novell NetWare, Windows 2000, or UNIX server is required.
  • Page 16 O SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC CRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1. Choose Print in your application. 2. Select the EX7750 PS or PCL as your printer and click Properties. 3. Click the Fiery Printing tab. Job Templates, see page 1-9...
  • Page 17 Expert Settings is not supported for the PCL driver. 5. In the Expert Color Settings dialog box, click Update to display the current EX7750 settings. If the Update button does not appear, make sure Two-Way Communication is set up, as described in the...
  • Page 18 7. Click the Owner Information print option bar. 8. Enter a password in the Secure Print field if you are sending a secure print job. Your job is held at the EX7750. To print your job, enter the password at the Control Panel on the EX7750.
  • Page 19 A menu appears for each print option bar, which displays print options available under that print option bar. These print options are specific to the EX7750 and the printer. They override settings specified in EX7750 Printer Setup, but can be overridden from the job management tools.
  • Page 20 Reverse Order). In these cases, use the driver option to perform the function, rather than setting it from the application. The application might not set up the file properly for printing on the EX7750, which might cause unexpected printing errors and longer processing time.
  • Page 21 5. Click OK to close the dialog box. Accessing print options without opening print option bars In the previous procedures, you accessed the EX7750 print options by opening the print option bars. You can also access and change the print option settings by right-clicking the print option bars.
  • Page 22 1-8 Printing from Windows Computers A list of print options within the print option bar appears. Right-click the Paper Source print option bar 3. Click or move and hold the cursor over an option to which you want to make a change. Available settings appear.

  • Page 23: Using Job Templates

    1-9 Using job templates Using job templates You can save print option settings to your hard disk so you can easily load specifically configured settings for a particular job as a template. You can also share templates over a network, using the Import and Export features. same for both PCL and PostScript printer drivers.
  • Page 24 1-10 Printing from Windows Computers O LOAD EMPLATES 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Job Templates menu. 2. Choose the settings you want to use for your template. The options are automatically configured. O DELETE EMPLATES 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Job Templates button. 2.
  • Page 25 1-11 Using job templates O EXPORT SAVED TEMPLATES 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Job Templates button. 2. Choose the template you want to export and click Export. 3. Browse to the location in which to save the file, enter a file name, and then click Save. The file name must include the .sav extension and can be up to eight characters (not including the extension).
  • Page 26 1-12 Printing from Windows Computers O IMPORT SAVED TEMPLATES 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Job Templates button. 2. Click Import. 3. Browse to the location of the saved template file you want to import. 4. Select the file and click Open. 5.

  • Page 27: Using Shortcuts

    1-13 Using job templates Using Shortcuts The Shortcuts area of the printer driver interface displays the current settings for some of the most commonly used print options. Access and change these settings quickly and easily using the Shortcuts. You can also access some page layout and finishing options by right-clicking the image of the page directly below Shortcuts.

  • Page 28: Customizing Print Option Shortcuts

    1-14 Printing from Windows Computers O SET PRINT OPTIONS USING THE 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Page icon, position your cursor over the page image, and then right-click. 2. Specify the appropriate settings for the print options. 3.

  • Page 29: Defining And Printing Custom Page Sizes

    1-15 Defining and printing custom page sizes 3. Select an option you want to add from the Available Shortcuts list and click Add. Or double-click an option you want to add in the Current Shortcuts list. The new option item appears at the bottom of the Current Shortcuts list. 4.

  • Page 30: Working With Custom Page Sizes In Windows Pcl Printer Driver

    2. Windows 2000: Choose Settings and then Printers. Windows XP: Choose Printers and Faxes. 3. Right-click the EX7750 PCL icon and choose Printing Preferences. 4. Click the Fiery Printing tab and click the Paper Source print option bar. 5. Select Custom from the Page Size print option and click Custom.
  • Page 31 2. Windows 2000: Choose Settings and then Printers. Windows XP: Choose Printers and Faxes. 3. Right-click the EX7750 PCL icon and choose Printing Preferences. 4. Click the Fiery Printing tab and click the Paper Source print option bar. 5. Select Custom from the Page Size print option and click Custom.

  • Page 32: Working With Custom Page Sizes In Windows 2000/Xp Postscript Printer Driver

    O PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE WITH 1. Choose Print from your application. 2. Select the EX7750 PCL icon as the printer and click Properties. 3. Click the Fiery Printing tab, and then click the Paper Source print option bar.
  • Page 33 CRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1. Click Start. 2. Windows 2000: Choose Settings and then Printers. Windows XP: Choose Printers and Faxes. 3. Right-click the EX7750 PS icon and choose Printing Preferences. 4. Click the Paper/Quality tab. 5. Click Advanced. 2000/XP INDOWS...
  • Page 34 1-20 Printing from Windows Computers 6. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size from the Paper Size menu. The PostScript Custom Page Size Definition dialog box appears. 7. Specify options to define the custom page size. Custom Page Size Dimensions —Select a unit of measurement for the print job. Unit —Choose the paper feed direction of the print job.
  • Page 35 1. Click Start. 2. Windows 2000: Choose Settings and then Printers. Windows XP: Choose Printers and Faxes. 3. Right-click the EX7750 PS icon and choose Printing Preferences. 4. Click the Paper/Quality tab. 5. Click Advanced. 6. Choose PostScript Custom Page Size from the Paper Size menu.

  • Page 36: Viewing The Printer's Status

    O VIEW THE STATUS OF THE HASER 1. Choose Print in your application. 2. Select the EX7750 PS or PCL as your printer and click Properties. 3. Click the Printer Status tab and Update. The Two-Way Communication feature must be enabled. For information, see the User Software Installation Guide.

  • Page 37: Saving Files To Print At A Remote Location

    Saving files to print at a remote location If you do not have a EX7750 onsite, and are preparing files to take to a service bureau or other location, print the final files to the File port (as opposed to one of the local ports).
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  • Page 39: Chapter 2: Printing From Mac Os Computers

    2-1 Printing from applications with Mac OS 9 or later, or Mac OS X Classic You can print to the EX7750 just as you would print to any other printer from Chapter 2: any application. If you are using Mac OS 9 or later, or Mac OS X Classic, select the Printing EX7750 as the current printer in the Chooser, and then print the file from within the...
  • Page 40 3. Click the AdobePS icon to select it. Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active. 4. If your network is divided into zones, select the zone in which the EX7750 is located. 5. Select the EX7750 by <Server Name>_<Queue Name>_ from the “Select a PostScript Printer”...

  • Page 41: Setting Options And Printing From Mac Os 9 Or Later, Or Mac Os X Classic

    1. Open a file and choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2. Choose Page Attributes in the dialog box that appears. Select the EX7750 as your printer. Page Setup dialog boxes vary across applications. 3. Select the Page settings for your print job.
  • Page 42 The Paper Source selection is valid for the current job only. than that of the job you are sending, the EX7750 displays an error message and the job fails to print. Load the correct paper into the selected tray or cancel the job.
  • Page 43 8. Enter a password in the Secure Print field if you are sending a secure print job. Your job is held at the EX7750. To print your job, enter the password at the Control Panel on the EX7750.
  • Page 44 13. Choose Printer Specific Options and specify the appropriate settings for your print job. Choose Printer Specific Options These print options are specific to the EX7750 and the printer; you may have to scroll to see all the options. They override settings in EX7750 Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE or Fiery Spooler.

  • Page 45: Defining Custom Page Sizes

    2-7 Printing from applications with Mac OS 9 or later, or Mac OS X Classic Defining custom page sizes With custom page sizes, you can define page dimensions and margins. After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redefining it each time you print.
  • Page 46 2-8 Printing from Mac OS Computers O EDIT A SAVED CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2. Choose Custom Page Default. 3. Select the Custom Page Size name. 4. Edit the page dimensions and margins. 5.

  • Page 47: Printing From Applications With Mac Os X

    O SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE 1. Open a file and choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2. In the dialog box that appears, choose Page Attributes for Settings and the EX7750 for Format as your printer.
  • Page 48 2-10 Printing from Mac OS Computers 5. Choose Print from the application’s File menu. 6. Select the EX7750 as your printer and choose an option category from the menu that appears. You can change the print option settings for each category.
  • Page 49 2-11 Printing from applications with Mac OS X These print options are specific to the EX7750 and the printer; to see all the options, choose specific Feature Set categories. They override settings in EX7750 Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE or Fiery Spooler.
  • Page 50 8. Choose Fiery Job Notes. 9. Enter a password in the Secure Print field if you are sending a secure print job. Your job is held at the EX7750. To print your job, enter the password at the Control Panel on the EX7750.
  • Page 51 2-13 Printing from applications with Mac OS X 11. Enter a password in the Group Password field. The Group Password appears in the job management tools Job Log, but it is encrypted. The password is defined by your administrator for managing purposes. Consult the administrator for the password.

  • Page 52: Defining Custom Page Sizes

    2-14 Printing from Mac OS Computers Defining custom page sizes With custom page sizes you can define page dimensions and margins. After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redefining it each time you print. O DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1.
  • Page 53 2-15 Printing from applications with Mac OS X O EDIT A SAVED CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2. For Settings, choose Custom Paper Size. 3. Select the Custom Page Size name. 4. Edit the page dimensions and margins. 5.
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  • Page 55: Chapter 3: Printing From Unix Workstations

    You can print to the EX7750 directly from UNIX workstations. Jobs printed to the Chapter 3: EX7750 are sent to the Print or Hold queues and can be manipulated from Command Printing WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE, or from Windows and Mac OS computers from UNIX on the network using Fiery Spooler.
  • Page 56 On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command to send a job to the EX7750, as follows: lpr <-Pprinter> <-#copies> <filename> For example, if the Print queue of your EX7750 is named named Sample...
  • Page 57 <printername> <job ID> For example, to remove job number , type: print_Server cancel print_Server 123 user, you can remove only your own jobs. root from the Print queue of your EX7750 named from the Print queue of your EX7750 named...
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  • Page 59: Chapter 4: Downloading Files And Fonts

    • Check the status of the EX7750. the Status WebTool. • Print PostScript, EPS, TIFF, and PDF files to the EX7750. For the versions of TIFF and PDF supported, see the • Manage the printer fonts stored on the EX7750 hard disk (this feature requires that the Direct connection be published on the EX7750).
  • Page 60 1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon or choose Fiery Downloader from the Start >Programs menu. 2. Select the EX7750 in the Chooser window and click OK (Windows) or Connect (Mac OS). The Fiery Downloader Status window appears, displaying the Fiery Downloader toolbar, menus, and status bar.
  • Page 61 Buttons for some menu functions appear in the toolbar at the top of the window. 3. To view font information in the window, choose Font List from the File menu, or click the Font List button. 4. To select a different EX7750, choose Open from the File menu or click the Open button. Open Click to connect to a different EX7750.

  • Page 62: Downloading Printer Fonts

    7. To quit Fiery Downloader, choose Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS) from the File menu. Downloading printer fonts You can download a variety of file types, as well as fonts, to the EX7750. You can specify a limited number of print option settings for the files you download.
  • Page 63 To download fonts, you must use the Direct connection (make sure the Direct connection is published on the EX7750). If you do not have access to the Direct connection, you must embed any special fonts used by the file in the file when...
  • Page 64 4-6 Downloading Files and Fonts 6. Select the file name and click Add File(s) (Windows) or Add (Mac OS). The File name field (Windows) displays the name of the selected file before you click Add. You can navigate to different drives and directories to select files to download. Click Add All (Mac OS) to add all files in a folder.
  • Page 65 4-7 Using Fiery Downloader or WebDownloader (PostScript and EPS files only)—Change the Brightness setting if a file Brightness appears to be too dark or too light. Choose 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115% for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between. Some applications, including Adobe Photoshop, provide transfer functions that allow you to specify density settings for an image.
  • Page 66 1. Start Fiery Downloader. 2. Choose Back up fonts from the File menu. All the user fonts on the EX7750 are backed up. 3. Browse to the location in which to save the fonts. You can create a new directory by clicking Create (Windows) or New Folder (Mac).

  • Page 67: Managing Printer Fonts

    Before downloading a file that uses fonts not resident on the EX7750, you must download the fonts (unless the fonts are embedded in the file). To see what fonts are resident on the EX7750, choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button (see page 4-11).
  • Page 68 EX7750 are used exclusively for substitution with PDF files. Downloading printer fonts to the EX7750 If you regularly use one or more fonts that are not already installed in the EX7750, you can save time by downloading them to the EX7750 hard disk with Fiery Downloader.
  • Page 69 4-11 Using Fiery Downloader or WebDownloader Adobe Type 1 fonts on Windows The .PFM files that correspond to the Adobe Type 1 fonts installed on the EX7750 are automatically downloaded to your Windows system from the server. O VIEW FONT INFORMATION •...
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  • Page 71: Chapter 5: Printing Variable Data Documents

    The FreeForm feature allows you to use print options to define and store master-element documents—called FreeForm masters—on the EX7750. You can send a variable-element job to the EX7750 with instructions to combine the job with a particular FreeForm master. The FreeForm print options are not available in the PCL printer driver.

  • Page 72: Printing Variable Data Documents With Freeform

    Because the FreeForm master job is preRIPped and stored on the EX7750, the only RIP time required for variable data print jobs is the time needed to RIP the variable-element data. You can use FreeForm masters for any fixed-element data you might combine with different data from day to day.

  • Page 73: Creating The Master Document

    Unchanging master elements Master document When you have finalized the design of the master document, print it to the EX7750 and specify that a FreeForm master be created from the job (see interface and Fiery Spooler allow you to select numbers 1 through 15 only. To create a...

  • Page 74: Creating The Variable Document

    For efficient variable data printing, create a variable document that has significantly more pages than its corresponding FreeForm master. Variable element Variable document When you have created a variable document, print it to the EX7750 and specify that it be combined with the corresponding FreeForm master (see page 5-9).

  • Page 75: Combining The Freeform Master With The Variable Document

    5-5 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document When you print a variable document to the EX7750, you specify the FreeForm master created from your master document with the Use Master print option. The EX7750 combines the raster data of the variable document with the already RIPped FreeForm master, creating a new raster data file.
  • Page 76 5-6 Printing Variable Data Documents Pages 1 and 2 of the variable document are combined with pages 1 and 2, respectively, of the master document. The cycle of master pages then starts over, and pages 3 and 4 of the variable document are combined respectively with pages 1 and 2, again, of the master document.

  • Page 77: Using Freeform

    5-7 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm Using FreeForm This section provides some suggestions to help you print variable data jobs correctly. • Consult your administrator or operator on how FreeForm master numbers are assigned at your site. If FreeForm printing is used by a large number of users at your site, FreeForm master numbers, or ranges of numbers, can be assigned to specific users or groups.
  • Page 78 5-8 Printing Variable Data Documents The following settings for the variable document might override the corresponding settings in the master document: Duplex Media Type Paper Source (Input Tray) Save Fast Reprint Black Detection Stapler Mode Slip Sheet The Long Edge Binding print option of the Duplex setting has no effect when printing using FreeForm.
  • Page 79 The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as complex as multiple, full-color graphics and photographic elements. 4. Print the variable document to the EX7750 with the Use Master print option set to the appropriate FreeForm master number.
  • Page 80 5-10 Printing Variable Data Documents FreeForm master numbers can be overridden from Command WorkStation/ Command WorkStation LE or Fiery Spooler. Check with the operator to make sure that the FreeForm master number you specify is the correct one for the FreeForm master you want to use.

  • Page 81: Printing Variable Data Documents With Freeform 2

    FreeForm 2 also provides the option to delete a specified FreeForm master from the EX7750 hard disk after its corresponding variable job has been successfully RIPped and printed. You can set this feature in a third-party application that supports the clearing of FreeForm masters.
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  • Page 83: Chapter 6: Tracking And Monitoring Jobs

    6-1 Accessing WebTools EX7750 user software includes a variety of tools that allow you to track and manage Chapter 6: print jobs. Access to some tools is controlled by your site administrator, but other Tracking and tools are available to all users.
  • Page 84 Guest access is sufficient to use Status and WebLink, as described in this chapter. 4. When the EX7750 home page appears, click to select one of the WebTools. Move the cursor over the buttons to display information about the selections.

  • Page 85: Checking Ex7750 Status With Status

    To open a new browser window for the Status display, click Float. You can then close other browser windows and leave the Status window open to continue checking the status of the EX7750. As long as you keep the Status window open, it is dynamically updated.

  • Page 86: Accessing Information With Weblink

    WebLink destination. Check your EX7750 WebLink for any available information. Job Monitor Job Monitor allows you to track the status of jobs sent to the EX7750. In addition, Job Monitor tracks the status of consumable materials on the EX7750 and alerts you to any errors that interfere with printing.
  • Page 87 You can also double-click the Job Monitor shortcut on the desktop to start the utility. Job Monitor opens a utility window on the screen and establishes a connection to the EX7750. If you have installed and configured printer drivers for more than one EX7750, Job Monitor automatically establishes connections to all.
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  • Page 89: Chapter 7: Using Fiery E-Mail Service

    Chapter 7: using your current e-mail infrastructure. It allows you to print to remote locations Using Fiery and bypass firewalls. With Fiery E-mail Service, you can submit jobs to the EX7750 as E-mail Service e-mail attachments. You can use Fiery E-mail Service in the following ways: •...

  • Page 90: Printing Using An E-Mail Client

    7-2 Using Fiery E-mail Service Printing using an E-mail Client You can submit print jobs to the EX7750 in the form of an e-mail attachment using your e-mail application. When you send an e-mail with an attachment, Fiery E-mail Service extracts the file and sends it to the EX7750 Print queue. The file format must be one supported by the EX7750.
  • Page 91 5. Click Send. The file is sent to the EX7750 and the job is printed. After the EX7750 receives the job, you receive an e-mail notification that the print job was accepted. The e-mail notification also provides a job identification (ID), which allows you to manage jobs...

  • Page 92: Job Control

    To cancel a job, enter #CancelJob<job id> in the Subject line. You will receive an e-mail response indicating that the job has been cancelled and will not print to the EX7750. You can only cancel the job if you sent the job or are an administrator.
  • Page 93 O PRINT USING THE IERY MAIL 1. Choose Print in your application. 2. Make sure the EX7750 is selected as your printer and you have set up the E-mail Port Monitor for the EX7750. 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the Fiery Printing tab.
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  • Page 95: Appendix A: Print Options

    A-1 Print Options Print options give you access to the special features of your printer and EX7750. Print Appendix A: options can be specified in several places—in EX7750 Setup, or from the printing Print Options application, Fiery Downloader, ColorWise Pro Tools, Command WorkStation/ Command WorkStation LE, or Fiery Spooler.

  • Page 96: Where To Set Print Options

    A-2 Print Options Where to set print options • During Setup Some settings are specified by the administrator during Setup. For information on the current default server settings, contact the administrator or the operator. • From applications With the Adobe PostScript printer drivers, you can specify job settings when you print a job.

  • Page 97: Print Option Override Hierarchy

    A-3 Print Options Print option override hierarchy The override hierarchy is as follows: • A user’s printer driver settings override the EX7750 Setup and ColorWise Pro Tools settings. • Settings made from Command WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE or Fiery Spooler override the user’s printer driver settings.
  • Page 98 Requirements, constraints, and information The Printer’s default setting reflects the setting specified in EX7750 Setup. This option is not supported for PCL. Color Mode or Print Mode must be set to CMYK, Standard Color, or Expert Color. This option is not available for PCL printing.
  • Page 99 Select Grayscale for a grayscale or black- and-white document. Requirements, constraints, and information The Printer’s default setting reflects the setting specified in EX7750 Setup. For Windows, choose Expert Color as the Color Mode to access this option. For more information, see the Color Guide.
  • Page 100 Select Long Edge Binding for duplex printing with the back side upside down Requirements, constraints, and information The Printer’s default setting reflects the setting specified in EX7750 Setup. This option is not available for PCL printing. For more information, see the Color Guide.
  • Page 101 Mixed Media Off/ (define mixed media) Description If Printing Groups is enabled, the EX7750 administrator has assigned users to print groups, and passwords to each group. Enter the appropriate Group Name for the print job. If Printing Groups is enabled, the...
  • Page 102 5500 K/6500 K (D65)/7500 K/9300 K Description Enter information about the job. Select On when printing PowerPoint files to the EX7750. Specify the orientation of the document. Select Landscape to rotate the pages of a landscape-oriented job 180 degrees. Specify a source gamma value for printing RGB images, objects, and text.
  • Page 103 The Printer’s default setting reflects the setting specified in EX7750 Setup. This option is selectable only if Create Master is enabled. This option is not supported for PCL.
  • Page 104 WorkStation LE or Fiery Spooler. This option is not supported for PCL. The Printer’s default setting reflects the setting specified in EX7750 Setup. For Windows, choose Expert Color as the Color Mode to access this option. For more information, see the Color Guide.
  • Page 105 Assign a password to the job for secure printing. Your job is held at the EX7750. To print your job, enter the password at the Control Panel on the EX7750.
  • Page 106 CMYK Simulation and CMYK Simulation Method. Select On to activate the PANTONE Lookup Table. The EX7750 prints specified PANTONE colors in your job by matching the CMYK print blend to the same color from the PANTONE library.

  • Page 107: More About Print Options

    A-13 Print Options More about print options The following sections provide additional information about print options. For more information on the settings, requirements, and constraints in effect for these options, see the preceding table. Booklet Maker Use this option to arrange the pages of your print job in special layouts for folding or cutting after printing.
  • Page 108 A-14 Print Options —Choose this setting to print separate folded pages that are stacked in Perfect booklet order. Front —Choose this setting to print a job so that the first page data is duplicated Double Print on the first sheet. The next page will have the second page data duplicated, and so forth.

  • Page 109: Collate

    All duplex printing features are available only with Plain Paper media type. O PRINT DUPLEX PAGES 1. Choose Print in your application and locate the Duplex print option. The location of EX7750 print options varies, depending on the printer driver you are using. 2. Choose one of the Duplex settings: —Prints the top of the image on Side 1, on the same edge of the...

  • Page 110: Mixed Media

    With the Mixed Media feature, you can print ranges of pages on different media. You specify the Mixed Media print option when you print the job with the EX7750 printer driver for Windows. For example, you can use this option to specify a different paper type for the cover, add blank pages, and specify duplex pages within a single print job from the printer driver.
  • Page 111 A-17 Print Options O PRINT USING MIXED MEDIA ON 1. Choose Print in your application and click Properties. 2. Click the Fiery Printing tab. 3. Click the Paper Source print option bar, and then click Define. The Mixed Media dialog box appears. Selection List 4.
  • Page 112 A-18 Print Options You cannot combine a single page with page ranges. —Select the media type. MediaType Before printing, make sure the specified media type is loaded in the specified paper source. —Select the input tray from the list of supported trays. Input Tray If options are not specified for page(s) that fall between specified pages or page ranges in the Selection List, those page(s) are printed with the Body...
  • Page 113 A-19 Print Options O DELETE MIXED MEDIA SETTINGS 1. Choose Print in your application and click Properties. 2. Click the Fiery Printing tab. 3. Click the Paper Source print option bar, and then click Define. The Mixed Media dialog box appears. 4.

  • Page 115: Appendix B: Font List

    PostScript printer fonts The following table lists the 136 built-in PostScript printer fonts and 81 PCL fonts on the EX7750. In addition to these fonts, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and used for font substitution in PDF files.
  • Page 116 B-2 Font List PostScript name ArialMT AvantGarde-Book AvantGarde-Demi AvantGarde-BookOblique AvantGarde-DemiOblique Bodoni Bodoni-Bold Bodoni-Italic Bodoni-BoldItalic Bodoni-Poster Bodoni-PosterCompressed Bookman-Light Bookman-Demi Bookman-LightItalic Bookman-DemiItalic Carta Clarendon-Light Clarendon Clarendon-Bold CooperBlack CooperBlack-Italic Copperplate-ThirtyThreeBC Copperplate-ThirtyTwoBC Coronet Courier Courier-Bold Courier-Oblique Courier-BoldOblique Eurostile Eurostile-Bold Eurostile-ExtendedTwo Windows menu Mac OS menu name name, style Arial Arial...
  • Page 117 B-3 Font List PostScript name Eurostile-BoldExtendedTwo GillSans GillSans-Bold GillSans-Italic GillSans-BoldItalic GillSans-Light GillSans-LightItalic GillSans-Condensed GillSans-BoldCondensed GillSans-ExtraBold Goudy Goudy-Bold Goudy-Italic Goudy-BoldItalic Goudy-ExtraBold Helvetica Helvetica-Bold Helvetica-Oblique Helvetica-BoldOblique Helvetica-Narrow Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique Helvetica-Narrow- BoldOblique Helvetica-Condensed Helvetica-Condensed-Bold Helvetica-Condensed- Oblique Helvetica-Condensed- BoldObl HoeflerText-Ornaments Windows menu Mac OS menu name name, style Eurostile BoldExtendedTwo Eurostile ExtendedTwo, Bold...
  • Page 118 B-4 Font List PostScript name JoannaMT JoannaMT-Bold JoannaMT-Italic JoannaMT-BoldItalic LetterGothic LetterGothic-Bold LetterGothic-Slanted LetterGothic-BoldSlanted LubalinGraph-Book LubalinGraph-Demi LubalinGraph-BookOblique LubalinGraph-DemiOblique Marigold MonaLisa-Recut NewCenturySchlbk-Roman NewCenturySchlbk-Bold NewCenturySchlbk-Italic NewCenturySchlbk- BoldItalic Optima Optima-Bold Optima-Italic Optima-BoldItalic Oxford Palatino-Roman Palatino-Bold Palatino-Italic Palatino-BoldItalic StempelGaramond-Roman StempelGaramond-Bold Windows menu Mac OS menu name name, style Joanna MT Joanna MT...
  • Page 119 B-5 Font List PostScript name StempelGaramond-Italic StempelGaramond-BoldItalic StempelGaramond BoldItalic Symbol Tekton Times-Roman Times-Bold Times-Italic Times-BoldItalic TimesNewRomanPS- BoldMT TimesNewRomanPS- BoldItalicMT TimesNewRomanPS- ItalicMT TimesNewRomanPSMT Univers-Extended Univers-BoldExt Univers-ExtendedObl Univers-BoldExtObl Univers-Light Univers-Bold Univers-LightOblique Univers-BoldOblique Univers Univers-Oblique Univers-CondensedBold Univers- CondensedBoldOblique Univers-Condensed Windows menu Mac OS menu name name, style StempelGaramond Italic StempelGaramond Roman,...

  • Page 120: Truetype Fonts

    B-6 Font List PostScript name Univers-CondensedOblique ZapfChancery-MediumItalic ZapfDingbats TrueType fonts The EX7750 includes 10 TrueType fonts: PostScript name Apple-Chancery Chicago Geneva HoeflerText-Black HoeflerText-BlackItalic HoeflerText-Italic HoeflerText-Regular Monaco New York Wingdings-Regular PCL printer fonts The following 81 PCL fonts are resident on the Fiery: •...
  • Page 121 B-7 Font List • Clarendon Condensed • Coronet • Courier, Courier Bold, Courier Italic, Courier Bold Italic, CourierPS, CourierPS Bold, CourierPS Oblique, CourierPS Bold Oblique • Garamond Antiqua, Garamond Halbfett, Garamond Kursiv, Garamond Kursiv Halbfett • Helvetica, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Oblique, Helvetica Bold Oblique, Helvetica Narrow, Helvetica Narrow Oblique, Helvetica Narrow Bold, Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique •...
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  • Page 123: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    • Reduce unnecessary server connections to Command WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE. If you use a second or third EX7750 on an occasional basis, you can improve performance by logging off when those systems are not in use. • Avoid printing with the EX7750 “Disk full” warning.

  • Page 124: General Printing Problems

    Print to a queue instead of to the Direct connection. long. When you print to a queue, the job is stored on the EX7750 until it can be processed and printed; when you print to the Direct connection, the job cannot be sent to the EX7750 until the previous job is finished processing, so you must wait longer to use...
  • Page 125 Make sure the printer is switched on. Someone may have turned the printer off, or the Power Saver mode function may have engaged. Even with the printer off, the EX7750 appears in the Chooser as long as the EX7750 itself is turned on.

  • Page 126: Problems With Print Quality

    Check if your application requires one of the EX7750’s printer description files. results. Your application may require the EX7750 PPD. If you print from Adobe PageMaker, make sure the EX7750 PPD is installed correctly. For information about installing this file, see the •...

  • Page 127: Problems With Fiery Downloader

    • Make sure you are using the latest version. If you are updating your EX7750 to new system software, delete the previous version of Fiery Downloader from your Windows or Mac OS computer and install the latest version to ensure full compatibility.

  • Page 128: Problems With Fiery Webtools

    C-6 Troubleshooting Problems with Fiery WebTools If this happens Try this General problems. • Clear the history (Microsoft Internet Explorer).

  • Page 129: Index Index

    Index Index Adobe Photoshop transfer functions 4-7 Adobe Type 1 fonts B-1 Black Detection option A-4 Brightness option A-2, A-4 BSD 3-2 CMYK Simulation Method option A-5 CMYK Simulation Profile option A-5 Collate option A-5 Color Mode option A-5 ColorWise Pro Tools job overrides A-2 Combine Separations option A-6 Command WorkStation/Command...
  • Page 130 I-2 Index fonts Adobe Type 1 B-1 downloading and managing 4-1, 4-5 installing 4-10 printer fonts on server 4-11 substitution with PDF files 4-10 TrueType B-6 FreeForm Master number 5-3 Gamma option A-8 Group Name field 1-4 Group Password field 1-4, 2-5, 2-13 Hold queue 2-2 installing printer fonts 4-10 Instructions field 1-5, 2-5, 2-13...
  • Page 131 I-3 Index PCL printer description files A-1 PCL printer drivers Windows 1-1 PDF files downloading 4-1 font substitution 4-10 performance, optimizing C-1 Phosphors option A-8 PostScript downloading files 4-1 font list B-1 to B-6 PostScript printer description files, see PPDs PostScript printer drivers explained A-1 Mac OS 2-1...
  • Page 132 I-4 Index WebLink, seeWebTools WebTools accessing 6-1 home page 6-2 overview 6-4 problems with C-6 WebLink 6-4 White Point option A-8 Windows Notes fields 1-5 PCL printer driver 1-1 PostScript printer driver 1-1 printer default settings 1-6 printing with 1-1 setting print options 1-2 to 1-6 tray selection 1-18, 1-21...

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