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  • Page 1 Fiery SI Color Server U S E R G U I D E for Xerox digital copier printers...
  • Page 2 Compression, and Memory Multiplier are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Xerox 5760, 5765, 5790, 5750, MajestiK, Regal, and all Xerox product names mentioned in this publication are trademarks of the Xerox Corporation. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Separator, and Adobe PageMaker, are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, registered in certain jurisdictions.
  • Page 3 CE Mark The CE marking applied to this product symbolises Rank Xerox’s declaration of conformity with the following applicable directives of the European Union as of the dates indicated. January 1, 1996—Council Directive 70/80/CCO amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEO. Approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment.
  • Page 4 Einhaltung mit betreffenden Bestimmungen kommt darauf an, dass geschirmte Ausfuhrungen gebraucht werden. Fuer die beschaffung richtiger Ausfuhrungen ist der Betreiber verantwortlich. Software License Agreement Electronics for Imaging, Inc. grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software and accompanying documentation (“Software”) included with the Fiery SI Color Server you have purchased, including without limitation the PostScript You may: a.
  • Page 5 Except for the above express limited warranty, Electronics for Imaging makes and you receive no warranties or conditions on the Products, express, implied, or statutory, and Electronics for Imaging specifically disclaims any implied warranty or condition of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. For warranty service, please contact your authorized service/support center.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin How the Fiery SI works About the documentation Using this manual World Wide Web Safety warnings Cleaning the Fiery SI System requirements for Macintosh users System requirements for Windows users Networking requirements System requirements for UNIX users Specifications Supported paper sizes Resolution...
  • Page 7 viii Table of Contents Using the color reference pages CMYK Color Reference pages Color Charts RGB Color Reference pages PANTONE books Chapter 3: Printing with PC-Compatible Computers Printing to the Fiery SI Printing from applications Saving files to print at a remote location Printing to the parallel port Setting printing options Printing with Windows 3.x...
  • Page 8 ix Table of Contents Using the Fiery XJ Spooler Duplicating, copying, moving, and deleting jobs Changing print settings for a job Using the Job Log Chapter 6: Color Calibration Understanding calibration How calibration works Scheduling calibration Checking calibration status Using a densitometer Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer Calibrating the Fiery SI from the Control Panel Automatic calibration...
  • Page 9 x Table of Contents Appendix C: Troubleshooting Basic troubleshooting tips General printing problems Problems with print quality Problems with calibration Problems with Fiery XJ utilities and plug-ins Fiery XJ Downloader problems Fiery XJ Scan problems Fiery XJ Spooler problems Appendix D: Setting Job Overrides Rendering Style Index C-10...

  • Page 10: Before You Begin

    xi How the Fiery SI works The Fiery SI Color Server enables you to use your color copier as a networked printer Before You and scanner. You can use the Fiery SI to print final documents or to proof jobs you will Begin later print on an offset press.

  • Page 11: About The Documentation

    xii Before You Begin About the documentation This guide is part of the set of Fiery SI documentation that also includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: • Getting Started describes how to install the software from the User Software CD or from floppy disks and how to set up printing.

  • Page 12: Safety Warnings

    xiii Safety warnings Safety warnings The Fiery SI display window is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is made of glass and can break. Do not subject it to strong shocks. If the display window breaks and the liquid crystal material leaks out, do not inhale, ingest, or touch it.

  • Page 13: System Requirements For Windows Users

    xiv Before You Begin System requirements for Windows users For installation of user software, you need A CD-ROM drive. This can be either an internal CD-ROM drive in your PC or an external drive with the appropriate cable and software to run on your computer. To use the Fiery SI with an IBM PC or compatible, you need: •...

  • Page 14: System Requirements For Unix Users

    xv System requirements for UNIX users IPX (Novell) • With an IPX (Novell) network, you need a Novell file server running NetWare software version 3.11 or later that supports Frame Ethernet 802.3 or 802.2, or Ethernet II. System requirements for UNIX users To use the Fiery SI with a UNIX workstation, you need: •...

  • Page 15: Supported Paper Sizes

    xvi Before You Begin Supported paper sizes The Fiery SI supports the following paper sizes: • Letter, Letter SEF • A4, A4SEF • 8” x 10” • 9” x 12” • Legal (216mm x 356mm) • Legal 13 (216 x 330mm) •...

  • Page 16: Chapter 1: Operating The Fiery Si

    1-1 Using the Control Panel You can use the Fiery SI control panel to view status information about jobs, print Chapter 1: special pages, and set up printing. For information about Setup options and how to use Operating the them, see the Administrator Guide. Fiery SI Using the Control Panel The Control Panel on the front of the Fiery SI enables you to access special features...

  • Page 17: Activity Light

    1-2 Operating the Fiery SI Activity light The activity light indicates the current Fiery SI activity. If the light is: Solid red There is an error causing printing and scanning to be disabled, and the Fiery SI is idle. Flashing red There is an error causing printing and scanning to be disabled, but the Fiery SI is still processing.

  • Page 18: Display Window

    1-3 Using the Control Panel Display window The display window provides information about the status of the Fiery SI, displays menu information, and enables you to view and edit information in the Setup menus. The last line of the display window displays text that tells you what screen you are looking at and highlights one of the icons to indicate what the Fiery SI is doing.
  • Page 19 1-4 Operating the Fiery SI RIP Status When the Fiery SI is processing a job, the RIP Status screen appears. This screen displays the following: Cancel Job currently processing. The Fiery SI cancels the job before printing begins. Document name processing.
  • Page 20 1-5 Using the Control Panel Functions menu You can choose the following commands from this menu: Choose: Print Pages To do this: Print special pages from the Fiery SI. You can print the following pages from the submenu that appears: —A test page enables you to confirm that the Test Page Fiery SI is properly connected to the copier and provides...
  • Page 21 1-6 Operating the Fiery SI Suspend Printing Resume Printing Run Diagnostics Reboot Server Suspend communication between the Fiery SI and the copier. You can suspend printing if you want to interrupt the current Fiery SI job so that you can use the copier to make copies.

  • Page 22: Starting And Shutting Down The Fiery Si

    1-7 Using the Control Panel Starting and shutting down the Fiery SI Generally, you can leave the Fiery SI running all the time. This section describes how to shut down and restart the Fiery SI when necessary. Starting the Fiery SI To start the Fiery SI, move the switch on the rear of the Fiery SI to the On position.

  • Page 23: Restarting The Fiery Si

    1-8 Operating the Fiery SI If you press a button, the following options appear: Choose: Run Setup Install Software Format Disk Restarting the Fiery SI You should use the procedure described in this section to restart the Fiery SI rather than using the power switch on the rear of the Fiery SI.

  • Page 24: Shutting Down The Fiery Si

    1-9 Using the Control Panel Shutting down the Fiery SI You may need to shut down the Fiery SI for service. When you do so, fonts that have been downloaded to the hard disk drive are not deleted. Print jobs in the Hold and Printed queues and jobs that have been processed but not printed are not deleted and are available for printing when you restart the Fiery SI.

  • Page 25: Chapter 2: Printing With Macintosh Computers

    2-1 Printing from applications You can print to the Fiery SI just as you would print to a LaserWriter or other printer. Chapter 2: First, select the Fiery SI as the current printer in the Chooser, then print the file from Printing with within your application.
  • Page 26 2-2 Printing with Macintosh Computers O PRINT FROM A ACINTOSH APPLICATION 1. Make sure that any printer description files needed by the application are installed on your Macintosh. See Getting Started for information on which files you need and where to install them. 2.
  • Page 27 2-3 Printing from applications If you are using the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 8.3, you can enter notes in the Note 1: and Note 2: area at the bottom of the dialog box. These notes will appear in columns in the Job Log. If the Print dialog box lets you select from a pop-up menu of available printers, choose the Fiery SI.

  • Page 28: Printing Pages From The Bypass Tray

    You can use the Fiery SI to print on 16–24 pound paper (60–90 gsm), thick paper (28–32 pound/105–120 gsm) or Xerox-recommended transparencies from the bypass tray. You can also use the bypass tray for paper sizes such as A6 and 11”...

  • Page 29: Using The Color Reference Pages

    2-5 Using the color reference pages 4. From your application, choose Bypass Tray as the Paper Source in the Page Setup or Print dialog box. If Interleaved mode is chosen in the Print Options dialog box, one of the paper trays must be loaded with a paper the same size and orientation as the transparencies in the bypass tray.

  • Page 30: Cmyk Color Reference Pages

    2-6 Printing with Macintosh Computers CMYK Color Reference pages The Color Reference folder contains a PostScript file of color reference pages that you can download to the Fiery SI. You can use the pages as a reference for graphics applications that allow you to specify color as values of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

  • Page 31: Rgb Color Reference Pages

    2-7 Using the color reference pages RGB Color Reference pages The application pages display the RGB colors available in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. RGB C O PRINT AND USE THE OLOR 1. Open Microsoft Word 6.0 or later or PowerPoint 4.0 or later. 2.

  • Page 32: Chapter 3: Printing With Pc-Compatible Computers

    3-1 Printing to the Fiery SI The Fiery SI enables you to print from an IBM PC-compatible computer connected to Chapter 3: the Fiery SI. This section describes how to print to the Fiery SI from Windows. Printing with PC-Compatible For information on setting up the Windows environment for printing with Windows Computers servers connected to the Fiery SI, see the Administrator Guide.

  • Page 33: Setting Printing Options

    3-2 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers O PRINT FILES WITH THE PARALLEL PORT 1. Make sure that parallel printing is enabled on your Fiery SI. Print the Configuration page to see if parallel port printing is enabled. See the Administrator Guide for information about setting up parallel printing on the Fiery SI and Getting Started for information about setting up parallel port printing on your PC.

  • Page 34: Printing With Windows Nt

    3-3 Setting printing options Printing with Windows NT You can print from Windows NT with the Printer Driver included with Windows NT. It does not support additional PostScript Level 2 features, so you cannot set any Fiery SI-specific options. See Getting Started for information about the Windows NT Printer Driver.
  • Page 35 3-4 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 6. Select the appropriate information for your file and click OK. Select Use PostScript Level 2 Features, Send Full Color Data, Match Color Across Printers, Margins: Default, Protocol Options: Default, and PostScript Performance: Optimize for Speed. Setting Match Color Across Printers activates the color rendering dictionaries.
  • Page 36 3-5 Setting printing options 7. Click the Features tab to display the Features window, select the appropriate settings, and then click OK. The options in this window are specific to the Fiery SI. (You must scroll to see all the pop-up menus.) The settings you select in the Paper, Features, and PostScript windows override the settings specified in Printer Setup on the Fiery SI.
  • Page 37 3-6 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers O PRINT WITH THE DOBE CRIPT INDOWS X OR INDOWS 1. Choose Print in your application. The Color Printer Job Notes dialog box appears. 2. Enter your User and Document name and any notes in the Note 1 and Note 2 boxes. This information will appear in the Job Log.
  • Page 38 3-7 Setting printing options 2. Use the Print Setup dialog box to specify information about the printer setup such as the paper size and paper orientation. Print Setup dialog boxes vary across applications. 3. Click Options in the Print Setup dialog box. Do not use the Encapsulated PostScript File option when you are printing to the Fiery SI.
  • Page 39 3-8 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 4. Click Advanced to set additional options. The Advanced Options dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to set advanced printing options. You can use this dialog box to choose how to send TrueType fonts to the Fiery SI.
  • Page 40 3-9 Setting printing options O CHANGE THE PRINTER SETUP WITH THE RIVER 1. Double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Printers icon. 3. Select the icon for your Fiery SI. 4. Choose Properties from the File menu. 95 P INDOWS RINTER...
  • Page 41 3-10 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 5. Click the Paper tab and enter information about the paper size and paper orientation.
  • Page 42 3-11 Setting printing options 6. Click the Device Options tab and select the appropriate settings. The options in this window are specific to the Fiery SI. For information about these options, see Appendix D "Setting Job Overrides." (You must scroll to see all the pop- up menus.) The settings you select in the Device Options window override the settings specified in Printer Setup on the Fiery SI.
  • Page 43 3-12 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 7. Click the Graphics tab.
  • Page 44 3-13 Setting printing options 8. Under Color Control, click image color matching (slower) and then click Choose image color matching method. 9. Click to choose a color matching option. Choose Download image color matching. If you have installed a color profile and your application is ICM-aware, choosing this option activitates the color rendering dictionaries (CRDs) and allows you to take advantage of PostScript Level 2 features.

  • Page 45: Printing Pages From The Bypass Tray

    You can use the Fiery SI to print on 16–24 pound paper (60–90 gsm), thick paper (28–32 pound/105–120 gsm) or Xerox-recommended transparencies from the bypass tray. You can also use the bypass tray for paper sizes such as A6 and 11"...

  • Page 46: Using The Color Reference Pages

    3-15 Using the color reference pages Using the color reference pages The Fiery SI User Software includes several types of color reference pages that you can view and print to see the full range of colors available from your Fiery SI. •...

  • Page 47: Cmyk Color Reference Pages

    3-16 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers CMYK Color Reference pages The Color Reference folder contains a PostScript file of color reference pages that you can download to your Fiery SI. You can use the pages as a reference for graphics applications that allow you to specify color as values of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

  • Page 48: Rgb Color Reference Pages

    3-17 Using the color reference pages RGB Color Reference pages The RGB Color Reference pages display the RGB colors available in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. RGB C O PRINT AND USE THE OLOR 1. Open Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. 2. Open the APLPAGES\RGB_REF folder and open the RGB01.DOC (Microsoft Word) or RGB02.PPT (Microsoft PowerPoint) file.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4: Scanning Jobs

    4-1 Scanning documents Fiery XJ Scan is a Photoshop plug-in module that enables you to perform additional Chapter 4: functions with your Fiery SI. Fiery XJ Scan allows you to scan an image from the Scanning Jobs copier directly into Photoshop on your computer. This Photoshop plug-in is provided with the Fiery XJ software.
  • Page 50 4-2 Scanning Jobs 4. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appears and click Connect or OK. 5. Specify information about the job in the Fiery XJ Scan main window that appears. Prescan size—Choose the paper size of the original from the menu. You can scan a Letter or A4 original from the copier.
  • Page 51 4-3 Scanning documents 6. Click Prescan. The image appears on the left side of the window.
  • Page 52 4-4 Scanning Jobs O SELECT OPTIONS AND COMPLETE THE SCAN 1. Drag the cursor to select the area of the prescan image that you want to acquire, or enter the area to acquire in the Selection area. In the Selection area, you can specify: Units (inches, centimeters, picas, points, ciceros, or pixels)—Specify the ruler units that appear around the preview image.
  • Page 53 4-5 Scanning documents Resampling—Select the resampling interpolation method to use. In general, you should choose Photograph if you are scanning a continuous tone photographic image and Offset Print or Copy if you are scanning a printed document. The Offset Print or Copy mode takes slightly more time but reduces moiré...

  • Page 54: Chapter 5: Managing Print Jobs

    5-1 Downloading files and fonts The following utilities to help you manage print jobs are provided on the User Chapter 5: Software CD or floppy disks: Managing Print Jobs • The Fiery XJ Downloader Encapsulated PostScript files directly to the Fiery SI without using the application they were created in.
  • Page 55 5-2 Managing Print Jobs O VIEW INFORMATION WITH THE IERY 1. Double-click the Fiery XJ Downloader icon or choose Fiery XJ Downloader from the Windows 95 Start button. 2. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appears and click Connect or OK. The Fiery XJ Downloader’s Status window appears and you see the Toolbar, Fiery XJ Downloader’s menu(s), and the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 56 5-3 Downloading files and fonts Icons for some menu functions display in the Toolbar at the top of the window. Click the button to perform the function. The icons are: Open Download Display font list Display status window About the Downloader The Print Status region displays the server status and the user name and document name of the job currently printing.

  • Page 57: Printing With The Fiery Xj Downloader

    5-4 Managing Print Jobs The Download Progress bar displays the amount of a job processed when you download a job to the printer. The Fiery XJ Hard Disk region displays the amount of available disk space. You can click the Display Font List button or choose Font List from the File menu to view font information in the window.
  • Page 58 5-5 Downloading files and fonts 3. Choose Download from the File menu or click the Download button. A dialog box containing a list of files appears.
  • Page 59 5-6 Managing Print Jobs 4. Select the file type to display in the Show (Files of Type) menu. You can leave this at the default All known formats, or select All Files. All known formats will list all files in formats supported by the Fiery XJ Downloader; All Files will list all files.

  • Page 60: Downloading And Managing Printer Fonts

    5-7 Downloading files and fonts 8. Specify the following information in the dialog box and click OK. Copies—Specify the number of copies you want by entering the number in the Copies text box. Brightness—Change the Brightness setting if a file prints too dark or too light. Select 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115% for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between.
  • Page 61 5-8 Managing Print Jobs You cannot use the Fiery XJ Downloader to download TrueType fonts. If you are using TrueType fonts in Windows, you can print them by converting them to Adobe Type 1 fonts. To do this with the Adobe PostScript printer driver, click the Fonts tab and select Send TrueType Fonts to This Printer as Type 1.
  • Page 62 5-9 Downloading files and fonts Downloading printer fonts to the Fiery SI In general, each time you print from within a Macintosh application, the application automatically downloads any fonts used in your document that are not already installed on the Fiery SI, as long as the printer fonts are installed in your System Folder.
  • Page 63 5-10 Managing Print Jobs O VIEW FONT INFORMATION 1. Choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button. The Font List window appears with Update, Print, and Delete buttons in the title bar. The icons are: Update Click this icon to update the information in the font list window.
  • Page 64 5-11 Downloading files and fonts 2. Click the Update button to update the information in the list. 3. Click the Print Font List button to print the font list. 4. Select a font and click the Delete button to delete the font. Shift-click to select multiple fonts.

  • Page 65: Using The Fiery Xj Spooler

    5-12 Managing Print Jobs Using the Fiery XJ Spooler The Fiery XJ Spooler lets you monitor and manipulate the print jobs that you send to the Fiery SI. It also lets system administrators track and manage all users’ print jobs. Spooler jobs can be in one of the following queues: Print Normal print jobs sent to the Fiery SI appear in the Print queue.
  • Page 66 5-13 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler XJ S O USE THE IERY 1. Double-click the Fiery XJ Spooler icon or choose Fiery XJ Spooler from the Windows 95 Start button. 2. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appears. 3.
  • Page 67 5-14 Managing Print Jobs Server name Current Print and RIP status Name of the job currently printing Name of the job currently processing Scroll list of every document sent to the Print Queue Scroll list of every document sent to the Hold Queue Jobs with PostScript errors appear in Printed queue with Alert icon Available disk space...
  • Page 68 5-15 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler The icons provide information about the job: Printing Print icon The job that is currently printing appears in this list. It can be selected and deleted to cancel printing. Waiting Print icon Jobs that have been processed and are waiting to be printed appear in this list.
  • Page 69 5-16 Managing Print Jobs Print Drag a document onto this icon or select the document and click this icon to print it to the Print queue. Hold Drag a document onto this icon or select the document and click this icon to save it in the Hold queue. Delete/ Drag a file onto this icon or select the document and click this icon Cancel...

  • Page 70: Duplicating, Copying, Moving, And Deleting Jobs

    5-17 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler in the Fiery XJ Spooler Preferences dialog box; when you want to view updated information in the Fiery XJ Spooler windows, choose Update from the Window menu or click the Update icon. Confirm file deletion—Select this if you want a confirmation dialog box to appear before you delete a file.
  • Page 71 5-18 Managing Print Jobs Duplicating jobs You can duplicate jobs in the Print, Printed, and Hold queues: • If you want to change printing parameters in the Override Print Settings window without losing the original settings. • If you want to print more than 20 copies to the sorter. (The maximum number of copies that you can print to the sorter is 20).
  • Page 72 5-19 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler O COPY A JOB TO ANOTHER QUEUE 1. Select the job that you want to copy by clicking its name. The selected job is highlighted. If you want to select more than one job, Shift-click to select multiple, adjacent jobs;...

  • Page 73: Changing Print Settings For A Job

    5-20 Managing Print Jobs O DELETE A JOB FROM ANY OF THE QUEUES 1. Select the job that you want to delete by clicking its name. 2. Drag the selected job to the Delete icon or click the Delete icon. You can also choose Delete from the Edit menu to delete a selected job.
  • Page 74 5-21 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler O CHANGE PRINT SETTINGS FOR A JOB 1. Double-click a job or select the job and choose Override Print Settings from the Edit menu. The Override Print Settings window appears. 2. Choose the new settings from the pop-up menus. If you select Default Settings, the job will use the settings in the Print dialog box.

  • Page 75: Using The Job Log

    5-22 Managing Print Jobs Using the Job Log With the Fiery XJ Spooler, you can view and print a log of all the jobs printed to the Fiery SI. You can also save the Job Log as a text file that you can then import into a spreadsheet or word processing application for job accounting purposes.
  • Page 76 5-23 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler The information in the note fields is specified in the Print dialog box if you are using the Adobe PostScript printer driver. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view all fields in the Job Log window.
  • Page 77 5-24 Managing Print Jobs 6. Enter a name for the log file, and click Save. The Job Log is saved as a text file, and the Job Log window reappears. You can view the information in any application that can read a text file. Items are separated by tabs.
  • Page 78 5-25 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler Setting up automatic paging In the United States and Canada, if you have PageNOW! paging software installed on your Macintosh computer, you can set up the Fiery XJ Spooler to notify you if there is a problem with printing.

  • Page 79: Chapter 6: Color Calibration

    6-1 Understanding calibration Calibrating your Fiery SI ensures consistent, reliable color output. You can calibrate Chapter 6: the Fiery SI in several ways: Color Calibration • Scan a page from the copier glass and use automatic calibration (AutoCal • Connect a densitometer to your Fiery SI and calibrate it from the Control Panel. •...

  • Page 80: How Calibration Works

    6-2 Color Calibration How calibration works Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from a digital color printer depends on many factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities. Density is a measure of the light absorbed by a surface. The saturation of toner colors, which affects output densities from your copier, is affected by such variables as room humidity and service settings, and also tends to drift over time.

  • Page 81: Scheduling Calibration

    6-3 Understanding calibration • DIC—Japanese press standard. • Euroscale—European press standard. • Linear—Results in output that divides the maximum measured density for each color into equal density steps to provide an even distribution of tones over the copier’s density range. When you linearize the Fiery SI, the entire measured density range in each color channel is divided into equal steps.

  • Page 82: Checking Calibration Status

    6-4 Color Calibration Set up a standard printing environment in Control Panel Setup by selecting printing options that correspond to the way you usually print. Then print one or more standard color pages. You can print the Color Charts from the Control Panel and the Color Reference pages that are included with your user software.
  • Page 83 6-5 Understanding calibration DTP32: O CONNECT THE 1. Plug the square end of the interface cable (like a modular phone plug) into the I/O port on the side of the X-Rite DTP32. 2. Attach the round 8-pin mini-connector to the modem port on the back of your Macintosh.
  • Page 84 6-6 Color Calibration 3. If you are using a Macintosh, attach the round 4-pin mini-connector to one of the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports. The Macintosh ADB port provides power to the DTP32. 4. If you are using a PC, a Macintosh without an ADB port available (or a PowerBook), or the Fiery SI, use the optional AC adapter (available from X-Rite) to provide power.
  • Page 85 6-7 Understanding calibration 6. Configure the densitometer to factory defaults and save the settings. (See the densitometer manual for details.) Factory default settings for the X-Rite DTP32 are: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 7. Turn on the PowerBook. 8.

  • Page 86: Measuring Values With A Dtp32 Densitometer

    6-8 Color Calibration READING appears momentarily, followed by the density values and UNRECOGNIZABLE STRIP Operating Manual). 7. Recalibrate the densitometer at least once month. Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer You can connect a DTP32 densitometer to the Fiery SI or to your Macintosh or PC if you are using Fiery XJ Print Calibrator.
  • Page 87 6-9 Understanding calibration 2. With the arrow below the cyan column pointing towards the densitometer, align the right side of the patches page with the strip guide. 3. Insert the patches page into the densitometer until it rests against the drive rollers and the motor is activated.

  • Page 88: Calibrating The Fiery Si From The Control Panel

    6-10 Color Calibration Calibrating the Fiery SI from the Control Panel You can calibrate the Fiery SI from the Control Panel by connecting a densitometer to the serial port on the back of the Fiery SI, or by using AutoCal. Automatic calibration You can calibrate the Fiery SI without a densitometer with AutoCal.

  • Page 89: Calibrating With A Densitometer

    6-11 Understanding calibration 10. When prompted to Print Comparison Page, select Yes. Verify that the colors on the page are correct. 11. When Prompted to Overwrite Calibration, select Yes. 12. Select Yes to confirm. 13. When calibration is complete, choose Exit Calibration. This automatically restarts your Fiery SI.
  • Page 90 6-12 Color Calibration 8. When prompted, select Yes to print the Measurements page. This page is comprised of swatches of color that will be measured by the densitometer and then compared to the target calibration. After the page is printed, the Measure Page screen displays. 9.

  • Page 91: Removing Calibration

    6-13 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator Removing calibration If desired, you can remove calibration from the Fiery SI. In general, it is not necessary because any new calibration replaces the existing one. O REMOVE CALIBRATION USING THE 1. When the Fiery SI restarts, press the Menu key when prompted to enter Setup. 2.
  • Page 92 6-14 Color Calibration The Fiery XJ Print Calibrator main window and File, Edit, Measurements, Server, and Window menus appear. Buttons for the main Fiery XJ Print Calibrator functions appear in this window. The current status is displayed at the bottom of the window. The functions unavailable at a particular time are dimmed and cannot be selected.
  • Page 93 6-15 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator Edit Calibration Test Apply Calibration 3. To view current calibration information, choose Calibration Status from the Server menu. The Server Calibration status dialog displays: the user name of the person who last calibrated the Fiery SI, the name of the current Fiery SI, the date and time of the current measurement file, the file name of the target used for the last calibration, and the date and time of the most recent calibration.

  • Page 94: Measurements

    6-16 Color Calibration Measurements Measurements files provide toner values that correspond to colors. You can measure a page of swatches with a densitometer and import the measurements. The creation date and time of the current measurements file appears below the Measurements icon.
  • Page 95 6-17 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator 2. If you want to use a different measurements file, choose Import from the Measurements menu; if you do not want to change the file, go to the Target section. 3. When prompted, select the new measurements file to use and click OK. O CREATE A MEASUREMENTS FILE TO BE IMPORTED 1.
  • Page 96 6-18 Color Calibration 3. Select the port connected to the densitometer in the Select Densitometer pop-up menu. 4. Click Start. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to measure patches. For instructions, see “Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer” on page 6-8. 6.

  • Page 97: Working With Targets

    6-19 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator Working with targets Target files are files containing desired calibration goals. Several target files are provided with the Fiery SI, and you can create additional ones as needed. You can then select the target file that corresponds to the type of printing you are doing.
  • Page 98 6-20 Color Calibration 2. If desired, click Local to select a target on your workstation, if not, go to step 3. 3. Select a target and click OK. O BACK UP TARGETS • Choose Backup Targets from the Server menu to copy the target files on the Fiery SI to your workstation.
  • Page 99 6-21 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator O REMOVE TARGETS FROM THE IERY 1. Choose Remove Target from the Server menu. 2. Select the target(s) and click Remove. You may want to do this to free up disk space (although these files are small) and to make sure that no one uses the wrong target file.

  • Page 100: Editing Calibration

    6-22 Color Calibration Editing calibration You can edit the current calibration curve or the target file, and save the changes as a new target calibration file. This allows you to fine tune the calibration on your Fiery SI to meet your exact specifications. The creation date and time of the current calibration appear under the Edit Calibration button.
  • Page 101 6-23 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator You can use this dialog box to view measured or target curves or to edit calibration curves. The graph on the left side of the window allows you to view and manipulate color output values; the areas on the right allow you to adjust other values. The View Channels and View Curves areas specify which curves display on the graph.
  • Page 102 6-24 Color Calibration O VIEW THE MEASURED CURVE • Click Target/Measured and Measured in the View Curves area. These curves represent the values in the measurements file and cannot be changed.
  • Page 103 6-25 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator You can click Target to compare the target curve to the measured curve. The closer the measured densities are to the target densities, the better the results you’ll get from calibration. O EDIT THE TARGET CURVE 1.
  • Page 104 6-26 Color Calibration The rest of the curve adjusts to match the endpoint.
  • Page 105 6-27 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator O EDIT CUSTOM CURVES 1. Click Custom to edit the curve.
  • Page 106 6-28 Color Calibration 2. From the Apply setting to pop-up menu, choose the channels to be adjusted in the Lightness/Darkness area of the window. 3. If needed, use the Brightness menu to adjust brightness. Choose Lightest for a substantially lighter image, Darkest for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between.
  • Page 107 6-29 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator 5. If necessary, in the graph, click and drag points to adjust the curve. The graph maps input percentage to output percentage in 10% increments. The curve you selected appears, and points along the curve are marked so that you can adjust them.

  • Page 108: Testing And Applying Calibration

    6-30 Color Calibration 6. When you are finished, click Save Target and enter a name for the new target. This saves the target file to your Macintosh or PC hard disk so that you can use it again or continue editing it later. If you edited one of the press standard targets, make sure that you include the original standard name (SWOP, DIC, Linear, or Euroscale) in the new target name.
  • Page 109 6-31 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator O TEST AND APPLY CALIBRATION 1. Click Test in the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator main window. 2. Specify which page to print and click Print. 3. When you have visually verified that the test page displays appropriate color values, click Apply Calibration.

  • Page 110: Removing Calibration

    6-32 Color Calibration Removing calibration If desired, you can remove calibration from the Fiery SI. In general, it is not necessary because any new calibration replaces the existing one. O REMOVE CALIBRATION WITH THE 1. Start the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator. 2.

  • Page 111: Chapter 7: Printing With Unix Workstations

    7-1 Printing to the Fiery SI You can print to the Fiery SI directly from UNIX. Jobs printed to the Fiery SI are sent Chapter 7: to the Print or Hold queue and can be manipulated from Macintosh and PC Printing computers on the network.
  • Page 112 7-2 Printing with UNIX Workstations UNIX: O PRINT FROM • On a system running SunOS4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command to send a job to the Fiery SI as follows: lpr <-Pprinter> <-#copies> <filename> For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery SI is named named Sample , and you want to print two copies, type:...
  • Page 113 7-3 Printing to the Fiery SI O REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE Unless you log in as the • On a system running SunOS 4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command to remove jobs from the queue as follows. lprm <-Pprinter>...

  • Page 114: Appendix A: Error Messages

    A-1 Error Messages When an error interferes with printing, you will see a message on the Fiery SI Control Appendix A: Panel. Following are the messages (listed in alphabetical order), with the appropriate Error Messages corrective action for each one. Message Accessory disabled Busy...
  • Page 115 A-2 Error Messages Ld ___ in bypass Ld ___ trans bypass Load ___ paper Ld ___ in tray 1 Ld ___ in tray 2 Ld ___ in tray 3 No toner Paper jam Press “Clear All” The copier’s bypass tray is not loaded with the paper size specified.
  • Page 116 A-3 Error Messages Replace waste bottle Reset copier & XJ Sorter limit exceeded Sorter problem Unknown error Warming Up The copier waste toner container is full of used toner. Replace the container with a new one according to the instructions in your copier manual. The Fiery SI will resume printing when you have replaced the waste toner container.

  • Page 117: Appendix B: Type Examples

    B-1 Type Examples Times Appendix B: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTUVWXYZ Type Examples abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Helvetica ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Helvetica Narrow ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Helvetica Condensed ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 ITC Avant Garde ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Palatino ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 ITC Bookman ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890...
  • Page 118 B-2 Type Examples New Century Schoolbook ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 ITC Zapf Dingbats ITC Zapf Chancery ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Symbol Courier ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890...

  • Page 119: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    C-1 Troubleshooting This section provides some troubleshooting guidelines should a problem arise. If you Appendix C: are still unable to resolve a problem, contact your authorized service/support center. Troubleshooting Basic troubleshooting tips There are some basic situations that can cause a variety of problems. Before you look for a specific problem, use the tips in this list.

  • Page 120: General Printing Problems

    C-2 Troubleshooting General printing problems If this happens: On the Macintosh, make sure that the correct zone is selected and that AppleTalk is The Fiery SI doesn’t appear in active. the Macintosh Chooser’s list of printers AppleTalk must be active. The Fiery SI may be in a different zone from the one that’s selected.
  • Page 121 C-3 Troubleshooting If this happens: You cannot connect to a • Make sure that no one is calibrating the Fiery SI. Fiery SI from a Fiery XJ utility If someone is calibrating the Fiery SI with the control panel or the Fiery XJ Print chooser Calibrator, you can select it in the Chooser, but you cannot connect to it.
  • Page 122 C-4 Troubleshooting If this happens: • Has someone disconnected the copier by selecting Suspend Printing? Fiery SI doesn’t respond to a Print command If the Fiery SI system administrator or another user has selected Fiery SI Control Panel to interrupt printing (so that someone can make a color copy, for example), your print job will not resume until someone selects Functions menu on the Control Panel.
  • Page 123 C-5 Troubleshooting If this happens: Message requests a paper size • Cancel the job and do one of the following: that you don’t have If you are printing a PostScript file, set the Convert Paper Sizes setting in Printer Setup on the Control Panel to convert the job to the paper size you do have.
  • Page 124 C-6 Troubleshooting If this happens: Jobs sent to the parallel port • Increase the parallel “Port Timeout in Seconds” on the Fiery SI Control Panel do not print • On the Fiery SI Control Panel, change the Ignore EOF Character setting. If you are printing ASCII format PostScript only, set If you are printing Binary format PostScript, set it to Yes.

  • Page 125: Problems With Print Quality

    C-7 Troubleshooting Problems with print quality If this happens: Print settings for your job • Make sure that you did not override the setting for the job in another place. output do not match the For information about options and overrides, see Appendix D "Setting Job Overrides." settings you gave You get poor printing results •...
  • Page 126 C-8 Troubleshooting If this happens: Color output is incorrect • Print the Configuration page and check the calibration information. The copier may need to be recalibrated because it has been too long since it was calibrated or because it is using a different target. You should use the copier target if you are going to use ICC ColorSync or ICM profiles, the color rendering styles available in the Print Options and Features and Fiery XJ Spooler Overrides dialog boxes, the Fiery XJ Scan Match Copy color conversion, or the Photoshop separation tables.

  • Page 127: Problems With Calibration

    C-9 Troubleshooting Problems with calibration If you are calibrating from the Fiery SI, check the Control Panel for an error message. If this happens: After calibration, the toner • Open the Edit Calibration window and adjust the maximum density for that color. density for a particular color is too high A measurement is out of range...

  • Page 128: Problems With Fiery Xj Utilities And Plug-Ins

    C-10 Troubleshooting If this happens: Error message appears on • The numbered error messages (Error Type: 8 and Error Type: 11) have the following control panel meanings: Error Type 8 Description—Page did not scan, incorrect page on copier glass. Action—Make sure that you are using the AutoCal file and that it is placed correctly on the copier glass.

  • Page 129: Fiery Xj Downloader Problems

    C-11 Troubleshooting Fiery XJ Downloader problems If his happens: You can’t print an EPS file • Try printing using the “Showpage” option in the Download PostScript File dialog box. using the Fiery XJ The Showpage (after EPS file) option adds a “showpage” PostScript language command Downloader at the end of the print job.

  • Page 130: Fiery Xj Scan Problems

    C-12 Troubleshooting Fiery XJ Scan problems If this happens: Fiery XJ Scan does not appear • Make sure that the plug-in is installed correctly in the Photoshop Plug-ins folder. For information on where to install software, see Getting Started. in the Adobe Photoshop Acquire menu •...

  • Page 131: Fiery Xj Spooler Problems

    C-13 Troubleshooting If this happens: • Click Prescan and then set the resolution. Fiery XJ Scan does not let you scan at full resolution The Fiery SI scans at full resolution for an area that is about 25 square inches. When you select an area smaller than about 25 square inches, the Max value increases in the dialog box, and you can set a higher resolution.

  • Page 132: Appendix D: Setting Job Overrides

    D-1 Setting Job Overrides Job Override settings enable you to use all the special features of your copier and Appendix D: Fiery SI. You can set job settings in several places. This table shows where options can Setting Job be set and where they can be overriden. The underlined option in the leftmost column Overrides is the printer’s default.
  • Page 133 D-2 Setting Job Overrides Setting and options (Underlined option is printer’s default) Brightness Select 85% for a substantially 85% Lightest/90% Lighter/ lighter image, 115% for a 95% Light/100% Normal/ substantially darker image, or one 105% Dark/110% Darker/ of the options in between. 115% Darkest Bypass Tray Specify that the job should be...
  • Page 134 D-3 Setting Job Overrides Setting and options (Underlined option is printer’s default) Media Type Use this option to specify the Plain Paper/Thick Paper/ type of media to be printed on. Transparency/Interleaved Select Plain Paper if you will be printing on standard copier paper.
  • Page 135 D-4 Setting Job Overrides Setting and options (Underlined option is printer’s default) Rendering Style The Photographic CRD Photographic/Presentation/ optimizes the range of colors on Monitor/Solid Color the Fiery SI to produce the best results for photographic or For more information on this bitmapped images.

  • Page 136: Rendering Style

    D-5 Setting Job Overrides Rendering Style Use this setting to select a default color rendering dictionary (CRD) to be used when you print an RGB file from the Adobe PostScript Printer driver or an application such as Adobe Photoshop 2.5 (or later) that supports PostScript Level 2. Color rendering dictionaries are not used when CMYK files are sent to the Fiery SI, nor are they used when RGB files are sent from PostScript Level 1 applications when using any printer driver or QuickDraw applications when using the...
  • Page 137 Index Index activity light on Control Panel 1-2 Adobe Font Downloader 5-1 Adobe Photoshop xiii, xiv transfer functions 5-7 Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Macintosh 2-1 Windows 3-2 ADOBEPS.DRV 3-2, 3-3, 3-6 Adobe Type 1 fonts 3-8 Advanced Options dialog box, Windows 3-8 Alert Status screen 1-3 All Colors to Black option 3-8 AppleTalk 2-1...
  • Page 138 I-2 Index deleting jobs in Fiery XJ Spooler 5-20 densitometer for calibration 6-11 problems C-9 using 6-4 Device Options tab in Windows 95 3-11 diagnostics 1-6 DIC target 6-3 display window 1-3 downloading files and fonts 5-1 duplicating jobs in Fiery XJ Spooler 5-18 editing calibration 6-22 EFICOLOR 4-5 Enable Bypass Tray as default option 2-4,...
  • Page 139 I-3 Index Media Type option D-3 Menu button 1-2 Microsoft PowerPoint Macintosh 2-7 Windows 3-17 Microsoft Word Macintosh 2-7 Windows 3-17 Mirror option 3-8 Monitor rendering style D-4 moving jobs in Fiery XJ Spooler 5-19 Negative Image option 3-8 NetWare, printing 3-2 Note 1/Note 2 in Fiery XJ Spooler 5-23 Macintosh 2-3...
  • Page 140 I-4 Index Reboot Server command 1-6 Rendering Style option D-4 Resampling option in Fiery XJ Scan 4-5 resolutions supported xvi restarting the server 1-8 Resume Printing command 1-6 RGB01.DOC file 3-17 RGB02.PPT file 3-17 RGB Color Reference pages Macintosh 2-7 Windows 3-17 RGB page 01/02 files 2-7 RGB_REF folder 3-17...

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