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Xerox Production Print Services
Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services
701P40016
Version 3.7
March, 2003

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  • Page 1 Xerox Production Print Services Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 701P40016 Version 3.7 March, 2003...
  • Page 2 SWOP® is a registered trademark of SWOP, Inc. Other company trademarks are also acknowledged.While the information in this Guide is correct at the time of this publication, Xerox reserves the right at any time to change the information without notice. Changes are made periodically to this...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Accessing XDS from Windows Accessing XDS from Macintosh OS X Overview of the printing process Customizing the printer list GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS XDS Plus Xerox custom drivers Third party drivers and PPDs Web Interface Command line client Contents Conventions...
  • Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3. Using the XDS Plus software Prerequisites Accessing the XDS Plus software XDS Plus printing process Printer and queue setup Selecting a printer and queue Printer and queue setup Selecting a printer and queue 4. Printing a job using the DocuSP web interface Overview of the web interface printing process Setting up a print job Deleting a printer...
  • Page 5 Setting up advanced features Setting Expert Color parameters Entering Job Information Setting user preferences Printing a document GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS Setting up stocks Displaying the stock window Stock window components Selecting a stock for the job Creating a new stock Specifying the sides imaged Specifying a finishing option Specifying collation...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5. Xerox PPDs and PlugIns PPDs and PlugIns using a Macintosh PPDs and PlugIns using Windows 6. Using Command Line Client Accessing the XDS Command Line software XDS Command Line operating modes Using Print command mode Viewing properties...
  • Page 7 Command quick reference 7. The Xerox Custom PCL printer drivers Features Printing a document 8. The Xerox Custom PostScript printer drivers Features 9. Job ticket options Setting up a print job GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS Printing in print command mode...
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS viii Specifying exception pages Specifying full-color parameters Setting highlight color parameters Specifying page inserts Specifying chapter starts Printing a document Selecting a print queue Selecting a file to print Reprinting a saved job Reprinting without changing the job ticket parameters Reprinting with different job ticket parameters Checking the status of a job Setting the XDS print options...
  • Page 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS...
  • Page 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    • Macintosh OS To use the XPPS software to publish documents, your workstation must be able to access the Xerox printer through a Xerox supported network. You should be familiar with the application you will be using, with using a mouse, and with managing the dialog boxes and windows.

  • Page 12: Xds

    Xerox printers. Third party drivers and PPDs You can use a third party printer driver with a Xerox PPD file to create a document and submit it for printing to the Xerox printer. Third party drivers and PPDs can be loaded and used in addition to any Xerox custom drivers.

  • Page 13: Web Interface

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Web Interface With the web interface you use a browser to access windows that enables you to select a document file, set up a job ticket, and submit your print job to the printe, all from the internet.

  • Page 14: Conventions

    Xerox Custom PostScript print drivers. • Chapter 9, “Job ticket settings,” contains the procedures for printing a document file using the Xerox Document Submission and Xerox Document Submission Plus software. Conventions This guide includes the following conventions: •...

  • Page 15: Related Documentation

    NOTE: You cannot submit a job unless the printer is connected to your workstation. Related documentation Further information on the specific Xerox printer and the print server or controller that is part of your printing system may be obtained by referring to the documentation that was delivered with the elements of the system.
  • Page 16 Introduction Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 17: Using Xds

    NOTE: If you created your PDL file using the print to disk or print to file option, and any of the Xerox printer drivers, do not use the XDS software to submit the job. The job ticket information included with the PDL file may conflict with the job ticket information programmed in XDS.

  • Page 18: Accessing Xds From Windows

    Accessing XDS from Windows Follow these steps to display the XDS software from Windows: 1. Log on to your network. 2. From your workstation Start menu, select [Programs], [Xerox Applications], and then [XDS]. The XDS window opens. Accessing XDS from Macintosh OS X...

  • Page 19: Macintosh Printing Process

    3. On the Document Submission window, select a printer type from the Printer Type pop-up menu. 4. From the Printer Queue menu, select [Use Default Printer]. If you want to create Xerox job tickets without printing, select [None]. 5. Select a file for printing.

  • Page 20: Using Drag And Drop To Print One Or More Jobs

    A job may be cancelled prior to printing from XDS. The Job Ticket dialog box then opens for the next job in line. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Page range ([To] and [From]) [Job Type]...

  • Page 21: Selecting A Printer Type And Queue

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 3. When all jobs that have been dropped on XDS have been submitted or cancelled, XDS closes automatically. Selecting a printer type and queue The Printer Type pop-up menu gives you a list of the available printer types that you can use to print your document.

  • Page 22: Customizing The Printer List

    These queues are used when you are not connected to a printer. Refer to “Preparing and saving a job ticket on your workstation,” later in this chapter, for information on using these queues. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 23: Adding A Printer

    Refer to your network documentation for further information. NOTE: If a message appears informing you that the selected queue is not a Xerox print queue, contact your system administrator. Setting the default printer After you create a list of customized printer queues, you may specify one of them as a default printer queue.

  • Page 24: Modifying A Print Queue

    If you want to cancel your choice and return to the Printers and Connections window, select [No]. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services If the information displayed is correct, select [Finish] to complete the modification and return to the Printer Connections window.

  • Page 25: Accessing Printer Information

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Accessing printer information You may access the following information about any printer in the Connected Printers list box on the Printer Connections window: • Printer model • Server type • Connection type •...
  • Page 26 NOTE: If an indication of a network problem is displayed, notify your System Administrator. 2-10 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 27: Using The Xds Plus Software

    This chapter contains the procedures for accessing the XDS Plus software on a Xerox printing system from your computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, XP, a Sun workstation that is running Solaris 2.6 or 2.8, or from a Macintosh that is running OS X. The...

  • Page 28: Accessing The Xds Plus Software

    2. Using File Manager, double-click the [XDS Plus] application icon, located in the following directory: /<your home directory>/Xerox_Applications/ XDS_Plus_Tool_Suite_<version>/XDS_Plus/XDS_Plus 3. On the Action: Run window that opens, select [OK]. A Run window opens. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 29: Accessing Xds Plus From The Internet

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 4. Wait for the XDS Plus window to open. This may take several seconds. Accessing XDS Plus from the Internet You can open the XDS Plus window on your Windows or Solaris workstation by using the XDS Plus Job Submission Applet from the Internet.

  • Page 30: Xds Plus Printing Process

    Holding down <Shift> while pressing <Tab> causes the cursor to move backward through the items on the window. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Refer to “Selecting a file to print.” ticket for this job. Refer to “Selecting printing or saving.”...

  • Page 31: Printer And Queue Setup

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services While the job is printing, you can check the job status by selecting the [Administration] button and view the information. Refer to “Checking job, printer, and queue status,” later in this chapter.
  • Page 32 The columns in the Printers table display the following properties: – Name: The name that was given to the printer when it – Type: The type or brand of printer, such as the Xerox – Jobs: The number of jobs that have been submitted to •...

  • Page 33: Viewing Printer And Queue Properties

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services You can also expand either section to fill the work space of the Change Printer window by selecting the small, triangular buttons near the left edge of the splitter bar. Buttons The Change Printer window contains the following buttons: •...

  • Page 34: Selecting A Printer And Queue

    NOTE: Refer to the Installation Guide for the procedure to create a printer discovery file. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Printer window, double-select the name of the printer or queue. Or, right-select on a printer or queue and select [Properties].

  • Page 35: Selecting A Printer And Queue

    – Name: The name that was given to the printer when it – Type: The type or brand of printer, such as the Xerox – Jobs: The number of jobs that have been submitted to was installed at your site...
  • Page 36 3-10 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services printer controller queue currently accepting jobs currently set up to release jobs...

  • Page 37: Viewing Printer And Queue Properties

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • [Set Print Path]: Confirms your queue selection and closes the Change Printer window. This button is grayed out unless a queue is selected. • [Refresh]: Updates and redisplays the Printers and Queues lists.

  • Page 38: Selecting A Printer And Queue

    4. Select [Set Print Path] to confirm your selection and close the Change Printer window. NOTE: This can also be performed using the Printer menu and select [Change Queue]. 3-12 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 39: Printing A Job Using The Docusp Web Interface

    This chapter contains the procedures for printing using the DocuSP web interface on your workstation and submitting a document file over the web for printing on a Xerox printing system using XPPS. With the web interface you use a browser to access windows that enable you to select a document file, set up a job ticket, and submit your print job to the printer.

  • Page 40: Setting Up A Print Job

    NOTE: A queue name, sender name, and job name must contain valid URL characters when using the DocuSP web interface for job submission, job and queue status, and listings. Valid URL characters are: Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 41: Job Tickets

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services “a-z” “A-Z” “0-9” “-” “_” “.” “!” “~” “*” “‘” “(“ “)” The following sections discuss the parameters and print instructions that you can specify from the Job Submission window. Job tickets A job ticket is a set of specified printing options that the system will use for a job.
  • Page 42 However, you can select and print saved jobs as regular print jobs if you have access to the saved job. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Select [Print] to submit the job. Save the specifications as your default job ticket. Refer to “Modifying the default job ticket,”...

  • Page 43: Selecting The Queue Default Job Ticket

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Selecting the type of page description language The [PDL Type] field, located in the section of the Job Submission window, displays the type of page description language, or PDL, in which the selected document file was saved.

  • Page 44: Modifying The Default Job Ticket

    Job Submission window. This option can be used to print the job using the queue default, the queue override, or the option that was set using the PostScript setpagedevice command. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 45: Specifying The Number Of Copies

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services When [Printer Default] is selected, the job is printed using the option that was set in one of the categories that are shown in priority order in the following figure. The figure above illustrates that parameters that are specified as queue overrides at your printing system controller are used as defaults first.

  • Page 46: Specifying A Page Range For Printing

    [Stocks...] button next to the Main Paper Stock menu to display a list of all stocks that have been enabled for your printer. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Select the [All] radio button if you want to print all the pages in the document.

  • Page 47: Setting Up Stocks

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services You can also define a stock by selecting [New] from the Main Paper Stock window. 3. Add the stock that you want to the Main Paper Stock pull- down menu by selecting the [Favorites] check box next to the name of the stock on the stock window.
  • Page 48 Main Paper Stock menu after another stock is selected, or the Job Submission window is closed. Additional buttons The following buttons are displayed at the bottom of the stocks window: 4-10 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 49: Selecting A Stock For The Job

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • [User Stock]: Displays the Custom window, which contains fields that enable you to define properties for a user stock. Refer to “Adding a user stock,” later in this chapter, for the procedure.
  • Page 50 • • 4-12 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services [Name]: Either select one of the printer stock names from the Name pull-down menu; or select [Custom], and enter a name of up to 255 characters in the text box.

  • Page 51: Specifying The Sides Imaged

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • • • • NOTE: If the print job is 1-sided, you may still specify different coatings for side 1 and side 2. 4. When you have finished specifying properties, select [OK] in the bottom-right corner of the Custom window to implement your changes and to close the Custom window.

  • Page 52: Specifying A Finishing Option

    NOTE: Slip sheets can only be specified for collated jobs and jobs without finishing. 1. To specify slip sheets, select the [Slip Sheets] check box. The icon at the left of the check box changes to reflect your selection. 4-14 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 53: Setting Up Advanced Features

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Setting up advanced features As you scroll down the Job Submission window, you arrive at a section called “Advanced Features.” In this section, you can specify image adjustment parameters, including color optimization parameters, and enter information about the job.
  • Page 54 • • • 4-16 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services and a positive y value shifts the image down. [Independent]: Independent vertical or horizontal shift for the images on both side 1 and side 2. [Mirror X]: A horizontal-only shift that moves the images on both sides in opposite directions.

  • Page 55: Specifying Rotation

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • 2. Set the amount of image shift in the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) directions for Side 1 and Side 2 (if required). You can enter the amount in the text boxes or select the incremental arrow buttons until the desired amount of shift is displayed.

  • Page 56: Specifying Halftone

    You can make the following specifications in the Color Optimizations field: • [Print As Grayscale]: Is a check box which allows you to select color or monochrome (grayscale) printing for your job. 4-18 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 57: Color Adjustments

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • [Trapping]: Compensates for misregistration occurring at the printer. When color planes are not registered exactly with one another, white gaps and regions of shifted hue can appear at object boundaries. When the [Trapping] check box is selected, registration problems are masked, resulting in better color print quality.

  • Page 58: Color Cast

    Expert Color Settings window and do one of the following: 4-20 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Example: If a color such as a pastel is below a threshold level, it may print as no color if a contrast value of 100 is specified.

  • Page 59: Specifying Source Color Profiles

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • • • The following sections describe the parameters that are available on the Expert Color Settings window. Specifying source color profiles The [Source Color] section of the Expert Color Settings window...
  • Page 60 – [Pure]: Same as Saturation, but subdues halftone – [Mixed Graphics]: Adjusts the print colors to optimize 4-22 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services amount of color saturation in order to optimize the rendering of business graphics such as charts and graphs.

  • Page 61: Entering Job Information

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services – [Automatic]: Selects allows the printer to choose the • [Press Color Emulation]: Lets you specify the press standard whose color appearance will be emulated when the job is printed. This feature renders the color content of a job to be as consistent in appearance as possible with a press standard such as CMYK SWOP.

  • Page 62: Setting User Preferences

    Preferences window. The following options are available, depending on the printer you select: • • 4-24 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • Period (.) • The space character NOTE: he first character in the account field may not be a space character.

  • Page 63: Printing A Document

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • • • 3. [Restore Factory Default] button: Restores the defaults that were set for the printer when it was manufactured. 4. Select [OK] to save your changes and to close the Preferences window.

  • Page 64: Selecting A File For Printing

    Jobs in Queue: <queue name>: Lists the jobs that are in the queue that have been selected for display. You can scroll both sections to display additional job or queue names. 4-26 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...
  • Page 65 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Follow these steps to display the job and queue status information: 1. On the web interface Job Submission window, select [Administration]. The Status and Messages for Queues and Jobs window displays. 2. Select one or more viewing options. The following selections are available: •...

  • Page 66: Viewing Messages

    Queues or Jobs in Queue sections. The job properties information is displayed. 2. When finished viewing the properties, close the Properties window. 4-28 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 67: Xerox Ppds And Plugins

    If the Xerox PlugIn is loaded, the AdobePS printer driver uses the PlugIn rather than the Xerox PPD files. Any job ticket settings override the PPD settings. PPDs and PlugIns using a Macintosh This section explains how to use the AdobePS printer driver with...

  • Page 68: Selecting The Printing Options

    Using the Xerox PlugIn If the Xerox PlugIn for the selected printer has been installed, select [File: Print] to display the Print dialog box for your Xerox printer. NOTE: Where the job ticket features overlay the AdobePS driver features, only the Xerox job ticket features are displayed.

  • Page 69: Using Drag And Drop To Print One Or More Jobs

    • • NOTE: If the job was printed using a Xerox printer driver in which the job ticket was programmed when the PostScript was created, the printer icon does not recognize the job as being valid PostScript and the printing fails.

  • Page 70: Creating Your Document

    The following information assumes that the third party printer driver and the appropriate Xerox PPD file have been installed and set up, and that the Xerox printer is selected as the default printer and has been connected to the appropriate port.
  • Page 71 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Table 5-1. Available selections by printer driver in print Print setup dialog selections Collate copies Table 5-2. Available selections by printer driver in properties Properties dialog selections Orientation Scaling Output format/ PostScript output...
  • Page 72 (from top to bottom) on every other page, similar to the layout of a calendar. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services dialog (Continued) Native Adobe or Microsoft...

  • Page 73: Using Command Line Client

    The Xerox Document Submission Command Line software enables you to set up and submit print jobs by entering commands in a DOS or Unix window, from a PC or Sun workstation. This chapter describes the procedure and syntax for entering the print and job setup commands.

  • Page 74: Xds Command Line Operating Modes

    You can perform the following functions in print command mode. Accessing XDS Command Line Help: -help and -\? Displays a list of parameters and arguments that are available in single command mode, and their functions. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 75: Exiting Xds Command Line: -Exit

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Syntax –help Exiting XDS Command Line: -exit Exits XDS Command Line. Syntax –exit Listing the printers: -ListP Displays the directory paths and names of the available printers. The printer name, printer status, output status, and printer type for each available printer will display.

  • Page 76: Setting The Job Ticket: -Jt

    Setting the number of sides Specifies the sides selection for the printed job, 1-sided, 2- sided, or head-to-toe. Syntax -sides <sides> Argument <sides> Enter one of the following: • 1-side • 2-side • head-to-toe Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 77: Setting The Finishing Option

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Setting the finishing option Specifies the finishing for the job. Syntax -finishing <option> Argument <option> Enter one of the following: • no-finish • staple-top-left • staple-bottom-left • staple-top-right • staple-dual-left • staple-dual-right •...
  • Page 78 DocuSP controllers listed in the XDSPlus printer discovery file (printer.disc). Argument -p or -P <printer queue name> Displays the jobs that have been submitted to the specified print queue. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 79: Setting The Printer: -P

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Setting the printer: -p <printer> Specifies and sets the printer that will be used for print jobs. This parameter is required for printing. Syntax –p <printer> Argument <printer> Specifies the directory path and name of the printer to which you want to send jobs.

  • Page 80: Setting The Regfileloc

    • The basic syntax for a printing command is as follows: –p <printer name> –f <file name> –jt <job ticket> Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services For Windows use jxdsclc_sc_win32.bat For Solaris use jxdsclc_sc_unix –p followed by a space, then the name of the printer to...

  • Page 81: Command Quick Reference

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 2. The job is submitted when you execute the batch file. The single command mode is often used for batch operation. To do this, copy and paste the command line and change the parameters.
  • Page 82 Displays status information for jobs sent to the Controller. -listq Lists available queues and the status of queues. 6-10 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Arguments Argument definition -v or -V Displays printer name, status, type, network address, output...
  • Page 83 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Table 6-1. Print command mode commands and parameters Parameter Function -RegFileLoc Printer Registration File Location Using Command Line Client Arguments Argument definition -p or -P Displays information for the <printer specified printer queue.
  • Page 84 Using Command Line Client Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 6-12...

  • Page 85: The Xerox Custom Pcl Printer Drivers

    This chapter describes how you may best use the Xerox PCL printer drivers when using a Windows or Solaris based system. The Xerox Custom PCL printer drivers are PCL drivers that include Xerox value added user interface controls to access the features specific to the supported Xerox printers.

  • Page 86: Printing A Document

    Windows applications. The most common procedure is included in this section. NOTE: Only open one Xerox printer driver user interface at a time from the Document Default in Windows NT 4.0, or Printing Preferences in WIndows 2000.

  • Page 87: Starting Printing

    NOTE: If you are submitting a job with a defined page range and the application supports defining a page range to print, set the page range in the application rather than in the Xerox Job Ticket. Setting the page range in the application creates a smaller PDL file.
  • Page 88 The Xerox Custom PCL printer drivers Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 89: The Xerox Custom Postscript Printer Drivers

    This chapter describes how you may best use the Xerox Custom PostScript printer drivers when using a Windows, Macintosh, or Solaris based system. The Xerox Custom PostScript printer drivers include Xerox value added user interface controls to access the features specific to the supported Xerox printers.

  • Page 90: Printing A Document

    Printing a document This section explains how to select the options and features of the Xerox Custom PostScript printer driver for applications. The procedure to access the user interface windows of the PostScript driver varies for different software applications. The most common procedure is included in this section.

  • Page 91: Starting Printing

    NOTE: If you are submitting a job with a defined page range and the application supports defining a page range to print, set the page range in the application rather than in the Xerox Job Ticket. Setting the page range in the application creates a smaller PDL file.
  • Page 92 The Xerox Custom PostScript printer drivers Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 93: Job Ticket Options

    Job ticket options This chapter contains the procedures for printing a document using the XDS and XDS Plus software on a Xerox printing system from your computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, XP, or a Sun workstation that is running Solaris 2.6 or 2.8.

  • Page 94: The Printer Default Option

    Setup window. You can apply this set of specifications to your current print job only, or you can save them as a job ticket file and retrieve the file for use with other jobs. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 95: Accessing The Setup Window

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services NOTE: The features that appear in the job ticket fields and list boxes on the Setup window vary depending on which features are available from the job ticket settings that you select or are supported by the printer that you are using.

  • Page 96: Setting Up A Job Ticket

    A job ticket indicates which printing options you want to use to print your document. Use the Job Ticket dialog box to set up a job ticket for the document that you want to print. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Job Setup tab window Output tab window...

  • Page 97: Specifying The Number Of Copies

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services The features that appear on the windows and the list boxes vary depending on which features are available from the job ticket settings you select or for the printer you are using as well as the platform being used.

  • Page 98: Specifying The Job Disposition (Printing Or Saving)

    3. When the job setup programming is complete, select [OK] to save the parameters that you specified and return to the Job Ticket dialog box. Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services [Print]: Prints the job file and does not save it. This is the default setting.
  • Page 99 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services The following sections describe the options that may be available on the Job Ticket dialog box, depending on your printer. Selecting the document type The “document type” is the page description language (PDL) format for the document.
  • Page 100 Job ticket options Custom finishing is available for some of the Xerox printers. For availability, refer to the guide titled, Job ticket features guide.” If your connected printer supports a printer capability file, a pop up button is available. When selected, the available custom finishing devices will display.
  • Page 101 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • • • 3. From the Options menu, select one of the following image shift options. These options are available only if [Sides Imaged] is set to 2-sided or Head-to-toe and the printer supports independent side 2 image shift.
  • Page 102 9-10 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services [Tandem Y]: A vertical shift that moves the images on both sides in the same direction. This leaves the horizontal shift independent for both sides.

  • Page 103: Entering Job Notes

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Specifying anti-aliasing The [Anti-aliasing] field allows you to alleviate any aliasing problem that may occur in an image. Aliasing means inaccurate rendition of line width and position, and a jagged appearance on the edges of images.

  • Page 104: Specifying Stocks For The Job

    • Modify the properties of a previously defined stock. You can program up to 20 different stocks for a job. 9-12 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • Pound or number sign (#) • Plus sign (+) •...
  • Page 105 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Stock categories The XDS software organizes the stocks that it detects in job tickets into the following categories: NOTE: This section is specifically for Macintosh users. • Printer stocks: Stocks that are loaded on the printer.
  • Page 106 1. From the ID pop-up menu in the Paper Stock dialog box, select the ID number of the stock that you want to modify. The properties of the selected stock are displayed in the property fields in the Paper Stock dialog box. 9-14 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 107: Specifying Stock Properties

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 2. Make changes to the specifications in the property fields as desired. Refer to “Specifying stock properties,” later in this chapter, for an explanation of these fields. 3. When finished making changes, select one of the following...
  • Page 108 1-sided. • • 9-16 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services [Standard]: Opaque paper [Transparency]: Clear, plastic sheets (8.5 to 9 inches / 213 to 225 mm wide). This option usually may be selected with any stock color; however, on some systems, you may have to select [Clear] for the stock color.

  • Page 109: Specifying Covers

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • Specifying a stock name In the [Name] text box, enter a name for your stock. The name may have up to 255 characters. Specifying the stock weight In the [Weight] field, enter the stock weight in grams per square...
  • Page 110 1. Select the [Covers...] icon on the Job Ticket dialog box. The Covers dialog box opens. 9-18 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services number from the Stocks menu that you selected on the Covers dialog box. stocks for the job” and “Specifying stock properties,”...
  • Page 111 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 2. In the Covers dialog box, select either [Front and Back Same] or [Front and Back Different] to add both a front and a back cover to the job. Depending on your selection, either the [Front Cover] and [Back Cover] fields or the [Both Covers] field are displayed.

  • Page 112: Specifying Exception Pages

    • 9-20 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services the range of pages that you want to specify. the range of pages that you want to specify. [Stock]: Specify the stock for the exception pages.
  • Page 113 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • • • • • • • [Sides Imaged]: Select 1-sided, 2-sided, or head-to-toe printing from the pop-up menu in this field. You can also select [Use Job Setting]. [Rotation]: Select Printer Default, None, or 180 to rotate an image.
  • Page 114 3. Select [Delete]. The selected ranges are removed from the Defined Ranges list box. 4. Select [OK] to enter your changes and return to the Job Ticket dialog box. If you want to remove your changes, select [Cancel]. 9-22 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 115: Specifying Full-Color Parameters

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Specifying full-color parameters The [Color...] icon opens a Color dialog box, which allows you to specify job submission attributes for optimal color print quality. Select to print the job in Grayscale or Printer Default.
  • Page 116 • Greyscale (monochrome) 9-24 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services either full color or no color for cyan, yellow, magenta, and black, depending on the content of the original image. Example: If a color such as a pastel is below a threshold level, it may print as no color if a contrast value of 100 is specified.
  • Page 117 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services The menus contain profiles that are provided by Xerox, plus any additional profiles that have been added by the system administrator at the controller. These color source profiles are defined in the Printer Capabilities file that was selected in the User Preferences dialog box.
  • Page 118 2. On the Output Color Setup dialog box, make your desired selections in the [Profile] and [Rendering] fields. 9-26 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services rendering intent that you select from the Images menu to be used for text and graphics as well. (The Graphics and Text menus are disabled when you select this check box.)

  • Page 119: Setting Highlight Color Parameters

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 3. Select [OK] to save your changes and to return to the Color dialog box. If you want to return to the Color dialog box without saving any changes, select [Cancel]. Setting highlight color parameters...
  • Page 120 Fully saturated input colors are printed as solid highlight color. This choice is useful for documents that use highlight color for emphasis. 9-28 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services unchanged. lower saturation level. are printed as shades of gray...

  • Page 121: Specifying Page Inserts

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Specifying page inserts The [Inserts...] icon opens the Page Inserts dialog box on which you specify blank pages that will be inserted into the current document. You may specify the page number that the blank pages will follow, the number of blank pages to insert, and the stock that will be used for the blank pages.
  • Page 122 [Inserts...] icon on the Job Ticket dialog box. 9-30 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services return to the Inserts dialog box. Your new stock specifications are displayed in the [Paper Stock] field on...

  • Page 123: Specifying Chapter Starts

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services If you want to remove the changes that you made, select [Cancel]. Specifying chapter starts Use the [Chapter Start] option to identify a page as the first page of a chapter or section of the job. The chapter start page always prints on the first side of a two-sided page.

  • Page 124: Printing A Document

    Selecting a file to print To select a file to print, you may use any of the following methods: • Use a Directory window to locate and select the file 9-32 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 125: Reprinting A Saved Job

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • Use the Window Explorer to select the file and drag and drop the file onto the XDS application. The file is sent directly to the printer. • Use the command line.

  • Page 126: Reprinting Without Changing The Job Ticket Parameters

    3. In the message window, select [OK] to proceed with reprinting. 4. Select [Setup] to open the Setup window. NOTE: When [Reprint] is selected in the Xerox Document Submission window, all of the job ticket parameters are set to either the system defaults or to [Printer Default].

  • Page 127: Reprinting With Different Job Ticket Parameters

    [Printer Default]. NOTE: When [Reprint] is selected in the Xerox Document Submission window, all of the job ticket parameters are set to either the system defaults or to [Printer Default].

  • Page 128: Checking The Status Of A Job

    To check the status of the job at a DocuTech printer, enter the Xerox Client Submission listjob command on the DOS command line. Refer to Using the Xerox Client Software for Solaris for information on using the listjob command. Setting the XDS print options The User Setup window enables you to customize the way that you interact with the XDS application for printing.

  • Page 129: Setting Up A Printer Capabilities File

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services • • • 3. Select [OK] to save your changes and to return to the XDS window. If you want to return to the XDS window without saving any changes, select [Cancel].

  • Page 130: Sources For The Printer Capabilities File For Windows

    3. If necessary, select the [Status] tab to display the Status window. 4. In the [Queues] section of the Status window, select a queue name. 5. From the Options pull-down menu, select [Generate Printer Capabilities File...]. 9-38 Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services...

  • Page 131: Exiting The Xds Software

    Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 6. On the Save Printer Capabilities File window, locate and open the folder in which you want the system to save the printer capabilities file that it generates. In the [File name] text field, enter a name for the file.

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