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Xerox CX User Manual

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Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by
Creo, for the Xerox DocuColor
7002/8002 Digital Press
Version 1.0
731-01738A-EN
User Guide
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  • Page 1 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo, for the Xerox DocuColor 7002/8002 Digital Press Version 1.0 731-01738A-EN User Guide English...

  • Page 3: Product Recycling And Disposal

    Product Recycling and Disposal If you are managing the disposal of your Xerox product, please note that the product contains perchlorate, lead, mercury, and other materials whose disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations in certain countries or states.
  • Page 4 any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. You understand and agree that, except as may be stated specifically in your contract, Kodak and its subsidiaries, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if Kodak has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from: (i) the...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Creating a calibration table using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer...18 Mapping jobs to calibration tables...21 4 Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Printing a file to the CX print server...23 Using a hot folder to print...23 Password protect jobs...24 5 Printing from the color server Importing and printing a job...27...
  • Page 6 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo, for the Xerox DocuColor 7002/8002 Digital Press Performing a preflight check...34 Viewing and printing a preflight report...35 Preflight Report window...35 Proofing the job using color sets...36 Assigning a color set to your job...37 Secure printing overview...38...
  • Page 7 Contents Imposition overview...73 Previewing an imposition layout...74 Printing a business card job...76 Printing a saddle stitch job...78 Imposition Template Builder Tool...79 Print with exceptions...83 Adding exceptions to your job...83 Deleting exceptions from your job...84 Dynamic page exceptions and setpagedevice commands...84 Printing dynamic page exceptions...85 Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat...86 Tabs plug-in overview...86...
  • Page 8 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo, for the Xerox DocuColor 7002/8002 Digital Press Activating remote tools...131 Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows... 132 Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager ...133 Viewing the printer status...134 Remote Workspace overview...134...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Printing this guide Change the paper size to print this document on any printer. 1. Open the PDF file in Adobe 2. From the File menu, select Print. 3. Select the desired paper size, for example, A4 or letter. 4. In the Page Scaling list, select Fit To Printable Area or Note: The names in the Page Scaling list vary according to the version of the Adobe Acrobat software.

  • Page 10: System Overview

    When installed as a network printer with the CX print server, the press prints at the full- rated speed. The CX print server combines RIP functionalities, automation, control tools, and special hardware development capabilities with Windows-based architecture.

  • Page 11: Overview Of The Workspace

    ● ● ● Overview of the Workspace When you start the CX print server software the workspace automatically appears. The workspace contains different areas that enable you to monitor your job during the process and print stages. In addition, the PostScript (composite or pre-separated files) (levels 1, 2, and 3) Adobe PDF (versions 1.2 through 1.7)
  • Page 12 workspace includes tools and options that enable you to fully customize and manage your server and jobs. Workspace area Toolbar Printer Status panel Resource details Description Consists of shortcut buttons for the Import window Center , Calibration , Spot Color Editor Imposition Template Builder The Printer Status pane displays information about the current printer status—for example, Printing, Ready, Warming up.

  • Page 13: Turning On The Cx Print Server

    Process and Print queues Storage area Turning on the CX print server 1. Turn on the monitor. 2. Open the front panel of the CX print server, and push the The CX print server splash screen appears, followed by the workspace. Description Consists of the Process Queue, which lists the files to be processed.

  • Page 14: Turning Off The Cx Print Server

    Note: If you move the cursor over the server icon on the taskbar, the following tooltip appears: Color Server is Shutting Down. Please Wait. 3. Verify that the CX print server icon does not appear on the 4. From the Windows Start menu, select Shut Down, and click 5.

  • Page 15: Setting Up Your Computer For Printing

    ● Network printers To print your file using a CX print server virtual printer, you first need install the virtual printer as a network printer on your computer. After you install a network printer on your computer, you will be able to submit files for printing.
  • Page 16 Print Driver software Use the Print Driver software to set job parameters when you are submitting a job to the CX print server from any application in your computer. The Print Driver software is automatically installed on a Windows computer when you set up a network printer.

  • Page 17: Setting Up Printing On A Windows Computer

    The network printer is automatically installed on your computer and appears in the list of printers. If you know the name of your CX print server, click Start > Run, and then type \\server name .

  • Page 18: Loading The Print Driver Software For The First Time

    A network printer must be defined on your computer. Load the Print Driver software after installing a network printer so that the CX print server will be ready for printing. 1. Open a file with its corresponding application—for example, 2. From the File menu, select Print.

  • Page 19: Removing The Print Driver Software

    The Print Driver software is removed. Downloading fonts Use the HF_Fontdownloader hot folder, located in D: \HotFolders, to install new or missing fonts to the CX print server fonts directory. The HF_Fontdownloader hot folder can be used with the following operating systems: ●...

  • Page 20: Setting Up Printing In Mac Os

    ● ● Drag the required fonts from the computer to the HF_Fontdownloader hot folder. Setting up printing in Mac OS Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS During the installation of the Print Driver software, the PPD file is automatically copied to your computer.

  • Page 21: Defining A Printer With The Print Driver Software In Mac Os

    11. In the Server Hostname box, type the IP address of the server. 12. Click Apply. IP address and computer name of your CX print server Name of the network printer that you want to use with the Print Driver software and double-click Print &...

  • Page 22: Removing The Print Driver Software

    Print Driver software. Note: You will need to reinstall the network printers that you removed after you have upgraded the software. Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing & Fax. want to remove. and delete the Creo_Color_Server_Tools folder. CX*.pkg files.

  • Page 23: Calibration

    ● ● The CX print server uses the data in this table to compensate for the differences between the the actual, measured density level, and the target level, the target density. You should create calibration tables in the following instances: ●...

  • Page 24: Defining The Inline Spectrophotometer As The Calibration Device

    By default, the Inline Spectrophotometer is the selected calibration device on the CX print server. If the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer is connected to your CX Print Server, you can switch to the Inline Spectrophotometer in the Preferences window.

  • Page 25: Creating A Calibration Table Using The Inline Spectrophotometer

    Creating a calibration table using the Inline Spectrophotometer Creating a calibration table using the Inline Spectrophotometer Requirements: The media that you choose must be loaded as SEF, and the printer must be ready for printing. 1. Suspend the Process Queue. 2.

  • Page 26: Creating A Calibration Table Using The X-Rite I1 Spectrophotometer

    Your spectrophotometer must be connected to the USB port on the CX print server. Install the driver when prompted for the first time connecting the device. Refer to the spectrophotometer product documentation for more details.
  • Page 27 Creating a calibration table using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer 1. From the Tools menu, select Calibration. 2. In the Number of copies box, type the number of copies you 3. Click Print. want to print. The calibration chart prints.
  • Page 28 4. Step 2 of the Color Calibration Wizard appears. Follow the 5. After each color sweep, wait for the check mark to appear next Note: Make sure that the separation columns on the chart are scanned in the order they appear in the icons: Cyan > Magenta > Yellow > Black. instructions in the wizard to complete the calibration.

  • Page 29: Mapping Jobs To Calibration Tables

    Mapping jobs to calibration tables Notes: ● ● 6. To save the calibration table, do one of the following: Note: It is strongly recommended that you include the media type, weight, and screening method in the calibration table file name. 7.
  • Page 30 Chapter 3—Calibration...

  • Page 31: Printing A File In Windows And Mac Os

    <servername>_Print. a. Click Properties. b. Modify the parameters. c. Click OK. The file is sent to the CX print server where it is processed and printed. Places icon. In Mac OS, from the Finder menu, select GoConnect to Server.

  • Page 32: Password Protect Jobs

    A CX print server network printer must exist on your client workstation. The printer status on the CX print server must be in Ready mode. network printer that you want to submit your file to. The Print Driver window appears.
  • Page 33 Password protect jobs 9. In the Print Queue area, right-click the password-protected job 10. In the Password box, type the password that was defined for 11. Click OK. See also: Secure printing overview The Preferences window that you want to print, and select Release to print. The Secure Printing dialog box appears.
  • Page 34 Chapter 4—Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS...

  • Page 35: Printing From The Color Server

    The file(s) appears in the lower list. All files currently listed on the lower list are sent to the CX print server to be processed and printed as defined in the selected virtual printer.

  • Page 36: Editing A Job Overview

    Chapter 5—Printing from the color server Editing a job overview You can preview and edit any PDL and RTP job that is in Storage Area. PDL files are opened in Adobe Acrobat software, and RTP files are opened in the Job Preview & Editor tool. In Adobe Acrobat, you can view and edit the PDL job as you would normally.

  • Page 37: Moving A Page In A Job

    4. Click Save As to save the changes in the job. Next: Note: This feature can be used for the Xerox eBind solution to print the last page of the job first (Nth page), then 1 to N-1. Deleting a page from a job 1.

  • Page 38: Replacing Pages

    3. Click Merge Jobs. Note: Only those RTP jobs that have the same page size and orientation as the job that you are editing appear in the list. 4. Select the job with the page that you want to merge and click 5.

  • Page 39: Finding The Cmyk Values Of A Specific Area

    Finding the CMYK values of a specific area Finding the CMYK values of a specific area Use the Show Color Values tool in the Job Preview & Editor window to find out the CMYK values of a specific area on the page. A processed job must be displayed in the Job Preview &...

  • Page 40: Preflight Report

    High-resolution images or the wrong links to the high-resolution images folder Missing fonts Spot colors that are not defined in the CX print server spot color dictionary Dynamic exception commands for a file that was submitted via a dynamic page exceptions virtual printer...

  • Page 41: Analyzing A Pdf Job

    Analyzing a PDF job Note: Since the Preflight Report dialog box lists all key job components (missing and found), you can use this report to view the existing (found) key job components—for example, the list of the existing fonts in a job, and their corresponding paths.

  • Page 42: Performing A Preflight Check

    Performing a preflight check Check the status of key components before the job is sent for printing. You cannot use the PDF analyzer or perform a Preflight check on PDF files that are locked or protected. If you do, a message will appear stating that the file is encrypted.

  • Page 43: Viewing And Printing A Preflight Report

    Viewing and printing a preflight report Viewing and printing a preflight report 1. Right-click the job in the Storage area, and from the menu, 2. Click the desired report option to see the results for that option. 3. To print the report, click Print. 4.

  • Page 44: Proofing The Job Using Color Sets

    Exceptions Found Only Missing Only Proofing the job using color sets Select the most appropriate predefined color set to print your job with the best color quality. The Color Set option includes four predefined color sets. Each color set provides you with the best Preflight options The Source column indicates whether the font is embedded in the file or was found in the...

  • Page 45: Assigning A Color Set To Your Job

    Assigning a color set to your job color and quality settings for a specific data type or a printed product characteristic. The color set options are as follows: ● ● ● ● To select the most appropriate color set for your job using the recommended workflow, you can print a copy of your job with each color set, review the printed sample jobs, and select the best print.

  • Page 46: Secure Printing Overview

    Secure printing overview The CX print server enables you to protect sensitive data and control its printing. Following are some of the options available: ● ● ● See also: Password protect jobs The Preferences window The Disk Wipe utility enables you to work in a more secure environment, by permanently removing data left by files that you have deleted.

  • Page 47: Managing Jobs

    (that is, completed, failed, held, or aborted) and is archived with the information in its job parameters and its Job History windows. Note: The CX print server automatically archives large jobs to several cabinet files. When retrieved, the archived job retains the original job name, not the name assigned when archived.

  • Page 48: Retrieving A Job

    Forwarding a job to another CX print server Requirements: You can forward a job only if it is in the Storage area, and to a CX print server with the same version. 1. In the Storage area, right-click the job, and select Forward to 2.

  • Page 49: Duplicating Jobs

    Duplicating jobs 4. Select one of the following: 5. Click Send. Duplicating jobs Requirements: You can duplicate a job only if it is in the Storage area. The selected file is duplicated and is given the name of the original job followed by the suffix _dup.

  • Page 50: Job Reports

    Accounting feature reports what was printed on black-and-white or color pages. The CX print server report is based on the job’s original input and the parameters that are set in the Job Parameters window. To ensure proper billing, you need to perform the following actions:...

  • Page 51: Insite Jobs

    ● Note: Grayscale TIFF and EPS images created in CMYK applications (such as Adobe Photoshop Color in both the CX print server and the Xerox DocuColor 7002/8002 Digital Press billing meters. Printing a job containing gray RGB elements as black...

  • Page 52: Exporting A Job As An Insite Job

    After the RTP job is created on the CX print server, you can export it as a Brisque job from the Storage window. When the customer logs on (using their unique username and password), they can see the status of their jobs, view a thumbnail of all pages in each job, and quickly identify which pages require further corrections.

  • Page 53: Exporting An Rtp Or Pdl File As A Pdf File

    You can export any RTP or PDL file located in the storage folder to PDF format. 1. Select the job in the CX print server Storage area. 2. Right-click the job and from the menu, select for RTP files 3. For RTP files, select Print Optimized or Screen Optimized, Note: Screen optimized format creates a low resolution version of the job.
  • Page 54 Chapter 6—Managing jobs...

  • Page 55: Managing Color

    Color tools overview The CX print server provides you with a number of tools and options that enable you to adjust and improve the color quality in your jobs. The following tools are available: ● ● ● ● ● Managing color and profiles A profile is a file that describes how a particular device reproduces color.

  • Page 56: Creating A Destination Profile

    The Profile Manager on the CX print server enables you to import profiles which define the color space of your printer and are based on the combinations of paper and toner that you are using.
  • Page 57 Managing color and profiles 4. Define the parameters as follows: a. In the Warm up Print box, it is recommended that you type , which is the default value. Warm-up print settings defines the number of copies of a file that is printed before the standard ECI chart is printed and measured by the inline spectrophotometer on the press.
  • Page 58 5. Click Create Profile. Note: In the print queue, 10 copies of the Warm-up chart file are printed first and then 71 tabloid sheets of the standard profiling chart ILSECI2002 are printed and measured. If Letter or A4 is selected then this amount is doubled. 6.

  • Page 59: Importing A Destination Profile

    Importing a destination profile linked to the relevant media type in the Media and Color Manager window. Importing a destination profile If you saved a profile in a location other than the Profile Manager, you must first import it before you can print a job using it. Note: After you import the profile the file becomes *.icm format.

  • Page 60: Mapping Media Using The Media And Color Manager Tool

    You can change the destination profile, screen and calibration table for each of the different media types listed in the Media and Color Manager. The CX print server is configured with a default recommend profile. Open. The new emulation name is displayed in the Emulation name box;...
  • Page 61 Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool Note: The destination profile is applied to the selected media type during the RIP. 1. In the Resource Center, select Media and Color Manager. 2. Select the media type from the list on the left. 3.

  • Page 62: Managing Calibration Tables

    Managing calibration tables Calibrations window You can edit and view any of the calibration look-up tables (LUTs) that are stored on the CX print server. You can find the calibration table information in Tools > Resource Center > Calibrations. Calibration table list The following calibration tables are listed: Chapter 7—Managing color...
  • Page 63 Managing calibration tables ● ● ● Info Data Output Density Properties Calibration tables created in the Calibration Wizard. None: This is a default option and cannot be edited. Jobs that have this option selected are processed and printed without using a calibration table. Normal (default table): This is a default table and cannot be edited.

  • Page 64: Adding An Entry To A Calibration Table

    Info Graph During printing, the CX print server automatically replaces the CMYK values in the RTP file with new values that compensate for the printer’s current performance level. Separations Output Density Input % Adding an entry to a calibration table You can review a calibration table to make sure that the curves are relatively smooth and continuous.

  • Page 65: Managing Spot Colors

    Managing spot colors 2. In the Resource list, select Calibrations. 3. Select the calibration table that you want to add an entry, and 4. From the Separation list, select the desired separation to that 5. Select a row in the value table, and click the Add (+) button. 6.
  • Page 66 The edited spot color is saved in a custom dictionary. When the CX print server identifies a spot color in a job, it first looks for the name of the spot color in the custom dictionary and uses the associated CMYK values.

  • Page 67: Adding A Spot Color

    Adding a spot color Adding a spot color 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the add (+) button. 3. Type the new color name as it exists in the original file. Note: The spot color names are case sensitive and should match the name as it appears in the DTP software.

  • Page 68: Editing A Spot Color

    The new color is added to the custom color dictionary. If you created a new spot color for an RTP job, make sure you re- RIP the job before printing. Editing a spot color 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2.

  • Page 69: Spot Color Variations Overview

    Spot color variations overview Note: You can only print a spot color chart for CMYK values. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. Click Test Print. 3. Select a Spot color dictionary from the list and then select 4.
  • Page 70 The edited spot color is saved in a custom dictionary. When the CX print server identifies a spot color in a job, it first looks for the name of the spot color in the custom dictionary and uses the associated CMYK values.
  • Page 71 Printing a spot color variation Requirements: Make sure that the printer is connected and turned on and all the queues on the CX print server are ready for processing and printing. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor.

  • Page 72: Protecting Specific Spot Colors

    When you define a specific color as an RGB, CMYK, or Gray spot color and enter a fixed CMYK target for it, the CX print server treats it as a spot color, protecting it accordingly.

  • Page 73: Defining An Rgb Color As A Spot Color

    Defining an RGB color as a spot color Defining an RGB color as a spot color The RGB spot workflow applies to line work, graphic, and text elements. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the Protect RGB tab. 3.

  • Page 74: Defining A Cmyk Color As A Spot Color

    Chapter 7—Managing color 2. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the Protect Gray tab. 3. Click add (+). 4. In the Color name box, type a name for your color. 5. Enter the Gray source value and CMYK target value, or select a spot color from the Entire Predefined List.

  • Page 75: Color Adjustment With The Gradation Tool

    Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool Sometimes you need to perform tone corrections when you print a job. The CX print server enables you to create a gradation table that will correct your printed output. Changes in gradation can include brightness, contrast, and color balance adjustments throughout the tone range of an entire image or in specific tone ranges.

  • Page 76: Previewing A Job

    Previewing a job 1. From the Tools menu, select Gradation. 2. Next to the Preview File box, click Browse. 3. Select the job that you want to preview, and then click Open. Creating a new gradation table 1. From the Tools menu, select Gradation. 2.

  • Page 77: Editing A Gradation Table

    Editing a gradation table Editing a gradation table When you open the Gradation Tool, the default gradation table, DefaultGradTable, is selected in the Gradation Table list, and is displayed in the graph. This table serves as a baseline and consists of a 45° gradation curve, with Brightness and Contrast set to 0, and Contrast Center set to 50.

  • Page 78: Correcting An Image Using Photo Touch-Up

    5. To remove a point on the curve, select the point and then click 6. To reset the gradation curve to a 45° curve, click Reset. 7. To revert to the original gradation settings, click Revert. 8. To remove the last change you made to the gradation graph, Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up The photo touch-up options correct common flaws found in JPEG RGB format images in PDF files.
  • Page 79 Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up 5. Select Submit. Correct underexposure, overexposure, and minor color-cast problems in photos. Image noise: ● Reduce noise (such as granularity caused by high ISO settings) in a photo. Shadows and highlights: ● Bring out details in the dark and light areas of a photo. Red-eye: ●...
  • Page 80 Chapter 7—Managing color...

  • Page 81: Production Workflows

    Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Imposition methods The CX print server provides the following imposition methods: Step and repeat: The step-and-repeat method is the most efficient one when you want to print multiple copies of the same image and fill each sheet to capacity—for example, many business cards on...

  • Page 82: Previewing An Imposition Layout

    Chapter 8—Production workflows Step and continue: The step-and-continue method enables you to place different pages of a job on one sheet so that the sheet is filled to capacity. Cut and stack: The cut-and-stack method is used to print, cut, and stack pages while preserving a certain order.

  • Page 83: Navigation Buttons

    Imposition layout Preview window You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them. The Preview window dynamically reflects any changes that you make. 1. Open the Job Parameters window for the desired job. 2.

  • Page 84: Printing A Business Card Job

    If any parameters conflict, Imposition Conflict appears in red in the Preview window and also on the Imposition tab. Conflict indications Printing a business card job Requirements: This example assumes that your job contains one-sided business cards that are 50 mm × 90 mm (1.96 in. × 3.45 in.), imposed on A3 paper.
  • Page 85 Parameters window, select Print and then select Layout. Select the desired orientation. a. In the Layout list, select Best Fit. The CX print server determines how many business cards can fit on each sheet. The CX print server calculates the best fit.

  • Page 86: Printing A Saddle Stitch Job

    As soon as you change the value for the Gutter size, the imposition layout in the Preview window automatically changes. The CX print server calculates that to accommodate a gutter of 0.2 inches or 5 mm, a layout of three columns by seven rows will best fit on each sheet.

  • Page 87: Imposition Template Builder Tool

    Imposition Template Builder Tool 8. Click the Preview button. Note: When you print your job, a space of 0.39 inches or 10 mm is automatically added between the two sets on the sheet. 9. Close the Preview window. 10. Click Submit. Imposition Template Builder Tool Imposition Template Builder overview The Imposition Template Builder enables you to save imposition...
  • Page 88 On the CX print server, you can use the Imposition Template Builder to create templates for similar types of jobs that have the following imposition settings in common: ● ● ● ● For example, if you want to create an imposition template for A4- sized brochures printed on A3 paper, you could create a template, called “A4Brochure”, and select the following settings:...
  • Page 89 Editing an imposition template Notes: ● ● Editing an imposition template Rotating a page 180 degrees The template viewer enables you to rotate one or more pages and change the location of pages on the sheet. The gray arrow on each page indicates the top of the page. The page number is indicated by the number that appears on each page.
  • Page 90 Rotating both the front and back sides of a page 180 degrees 1. Select the desired page. 2. Select the Apply changes to front and back check box. 3. Click the Rotate 180 button. Changing the position of a specific page on a press sheet You can change the location of a page on a sheet as needed.

  • Page 91: Print With Exceptions

    Simulating a job with your template Note: The page number that was previously in the target location is not automatically moved to another location. To retain this page, manually move this page to a new location. If you have a duplex job and the Apply changes to front and back check box is selected, the page number for the back side of the page also changes.

  • Page 92: Deleting Exceptions From Your Job

    Such commands indicate that the printer must switch media during the printing of a job. When a job is RIPed, the CX print server type will be different. one of the following steps: For Page range, type the page range in the box.

  • Page 93: Printing Dynamic Page Exceptions

    4. Click Edit to open the Job Parameters window. 5. Under Exceptions, select the paper stock for each exception 6. Import the file to the CX print server via the dedicated virtual Note: If the virtual printer is based on either a ProcessStore Process or SpoolStore Store virtual printer, you can perform a preflight check before the job is printed.

  • Page 94: Print Tabs Using The Creo Color Server Tabs Plug-In For Acrobat

    Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug- in for Acrobat Tabs plug-in overview The Tabs plug-in is a Creo plug-in, developed for use with Adobe Acrobat. The Tabs plug-in enables you to create and place tabs in your unprocessed job (PDF or PostScript), manage the tab and text attributes, and save a set of attributes for future use.
  • Page 95 Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat Text Text attributes - tabs Orientation of the tab. Top Offset The value for the distance between the upper edge of the paper and the upper edge of the uppermost tab. Note: The units in the Tabs plug-in are set in the Acrobat Preferences dialog box.
  • Page 96 Chapter 8—Production workflows Text attributes - text The font size for the tab text. Color The color of the tab text. Bold Bolds the tab text. Italic Makes the tab text italic. Underline Underlines the tab text. Alignment The alignment of the tab, according to the orientation of the tab.
  • Page 97 Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat Text attributes - text Automatically wraps the text onto the following ine when the entire text does not fit on one line. Text on both sides The same text appears on both sides of the tab.

  • Page 98: Creating Tabs

    Before Page Text Thumbnails area Remove Saved Settings Save Delete Creating tabs Requirements: You can only create tabs in a PDF or PostScript file. 1. In the Storage window, right-click your unprocessed job, and 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. Content The tab number.
  • Page 99 Print tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat 3. In the Tabs area, set the tab attributes. 4. (Optional) In the Text area, set the attributes of the text on the 5. Click the Content tab. 6. In the Before page column, click the first cell and type the tabs.

  • Page 100: Managing Tabs

    7. In the Text column, type the text for the tab. 8. To add more tabs, repeat steps 6 and 7. 9. Click Apply to apply the tab settings to your document. 10. From the Acrobat File menu, select Save, and then close 11.
  • Page 101 Replacing a page with a tab 4. In the thumbnail area, click the tab that you want to move, and Replacing a page with a tab 1. In the Storage window, right-click your unprocessed job, and 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. 3.
  • Page 102 After creating tabs in your file, you can save the tab text attribute settings and the tab locations and captions (text on the tab). 1. In the upper part of the Tabs Printing window, click Save. 2. In the Setting Name box, type a name for the tab settings. 3.

  • Page 103: Variable Data Printing Jobs

    Variable Print Specification formats. Most VDP authoring programs can convert VDP files to conventional PostScript files, which can also be processed by the CX print server although less efficiently than Variable Print Specification files. Each authoring program creates VDP code that instructs the RIP where to place the VDP...

  • Page 104: About Variable Print Specification

    VDP documents and VDP jobs. The CX print server can process VDP jobs that are in one of the following file formats: ●...

  • Page 105: About Ppml

    Various vendors have created software applications that can generate PPML files. The CX print server supports PPML formats. Some of the features that are included enable you to: ● ●...

  • Page 106: Archiving Vdp Elements

    The VDP elements are saved as cabinet files with the .Cab extension. The Retrieve window appears. The CX print server retrieves the archived VDP elements and displays them at the end of the file list in the Cached VDP elements dialog box.

  • Page 107: Deleting Vdp Elements

    Deleting VDP Elements VDP elements that are no longer in use take up valuable disk space on the CX print server. To free up disk space, you can delete the VI elements that you no longer need. 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center.
  • Page 108 Chapter 9—Variable data printing jobs...

  • Page 109: Job Parameters

    Print tab in the Job Parameters window Edit and change print parameters and options for your job. Parameter Option Copies and Pages Number of copies Pages Print Method Print method Print mode Job parameters Description Enter the number of copies that you want to print. For imposed jobs Pages changes to Sheets.
  • Page 110 Parameter Option Paper stock Interleaves Gallop Layout Page Orientation Scaling Description The following options are available: ● Use Paper Stock: Select the desired paper stock. If you select Undefined, you can set the desired parameters in the Paper size, Media type, and Media weight lists. Paper size: The paper size that you want to use.
  • Page 111 Print tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Rotate 180 Color Set Description Rotates your job by 180°. The following options are available: ● Photos of people: Recommended for jobs such as family photo albums. ● Outdoor photos:Recommended for jobs that include mainly photos of landscapes.

  • Page 112: Imposition Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Set and apply imposition settings to your job. Parameter Option Imposition Method Method Preview Size Trim orientation Description None: The default option. Imposition parameters are not ● available and the thumbnail viewer does not display an image.
  • Page 113 Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Preview Templates Layout Print method Binding selection North south Rotate 90 deg Spacing & Marks Description Enables you to view your imposition layout and settings. You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them.
  • Page 114 Parameter Option Marks Margins Gutter Spine Description ● None: Does not apply any marks on the imposition layout for the printed job. ● Crop marks: Prints the lines that indicate where the sheet should be cropped. The Both Sides check box prints crop marks on both sides of the page.

  • Page 115: On Page

    Bleed does not affect the position of crop. ● Bleed must be defined in your DTP application in order for the CX print server to be able to apply bleed options. Auto:Automatically sets a value based on paper weight ●...

  • Page 116: Quality Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    PDL file contain data that belong to the LW layer, such as screen captures and hi-res rasterized text. The CX print server is able to identify such images and convert them into the line work layer.
  • Page 117 In a PostScript file that already contains trapping from the originating application, it is not necessary to use CX print server trapping. Frame thickness: The desired value for the thickness of the trapping frame. The thicker the frame, the less chance that white areas appear between images.

  • Page 118: Color Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    PPD file. This selection ensures that grayscale images are counted as black and white instead of color in both the CX print server and in the printer billing meters. Prints the job in color using the cyan, magenta, yellow and black inks .
  • Page 119 Warm: Sets the hues in the low densities to a bright reddish color. The Gradation parameter contains a list of gradation tables that were created in the CX print server Gradation Tool window. Each gradation table contains specific settings for brightness, contrast, and color balance.
  • Page 120 Parameter Option CMYK rendering intent Description Rendering intent enables you to compress out-of-gamut colors into the color capability of the press you are using. The desired rendering intent should be selected to preserve the important aspects of the elements and applied to RGB and CMYK elements.
  • Page 121 Color tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Emulate source paper tint RGB source profile RGB rendering intent The following options are available, refer to the description Apply CMYK emulation Destination Profile Spot Color Spot color dictionary Description used for mixed pages that contain both presentation graphics and photographs.
  • Page 122 Parameter Option Original file values Destination Profile Protected Colors CMYK Device Gray Calibration Linked Normal None Description Uses the CMYK values from the file. Uses the destination profile selected under Color > Color Flow, and applies it to the equivalent spot CMYK values. Note: If you protect RGB, gray or CMYK colors, all colors with that specific combination found in the job will be protected.

  • Page 123: Photo Touch-Up Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Photo touch-up tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Ink Saving Print grays using black toner See also: Printing a spot color variation Photo touch-up tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Exposure and color cast Image noise Shadows and highlights Red-eye...

  • Page 124: Finishing Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Finishing tab in the Job Parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job. Parameter Option Finishing Module Print Order Collated Face up Face down Description Includes the following options: OCT (Offset catch tray): The Offset checkbox is ●...

  • Page 125: Exceptions Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Slip Sheets Slip sheets between copies Image Position Same on both sides Rear Lead Center Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option Type Paper stock Description Prints slip sheets with your job. If a job is collated, the slip sheets are printed between sets.

  • Page 126: Services Tab In The Job Parameters Window

    Parameter Option Advanced Options Destination profile Image Position Services tab in the Job Parameters window Enables you to set job parameters that will assist your job workflow on this tab, you can set deletion policies for completed and failed jobs perform a preflight check on key components, set font substitution preference, and apply the automatic picture replacement (APR) mechanism.
  • Page 127 RIPs and moves the PDL files to the Storage area as RTP jobs. Places the PDL files directly into the Storage area without processing them. Removes pages or jobs from the CX print server after printing is completed. Removes failed jobs while processing or printing from the CX print server.
  • Page 128 Parameter Option Preflight Run preflight Split to Booklet Split to Booklets Number of pages per booklet APR/OPI High resolution images Low resolution images APR path Job Slug Color bar Job name Sheet number and side (front/back) Date and time Description Checks the status of key job components before the job is sent for processing.
  • Page 129 Services tab in the Job Parameters window Parameter Option ISO conformance level Printer description Color server description Colorant and media Color profiles Calibration date Comment Job Info Job title Sender Account Recipient Job comments Job link Description The ISO conformance level is printed in the margin of the sheets within a job.
  • Page 130 Chapter 10—Job parameters...

  • Page 131: Setting Up Your Color Server

    Administrator and Operator password. By default the system is set to log automatically. Note: This does not change how you log into Windows. If you don't want guest users to access the CX print server select the Disable guest connection check box Disk wipe...
  • Page 132 Option Image Disks Configuration Backup Calibration and Color Localization Deletion Policy Pre-RIP Preview Chapter 11—Setting up your color server Description Enables you to adjust the image disk threshold in order to set the minimum free disk space required to process files. You can backup and restore your system configuration to a local hard drive, network drive or to CD or DVD media.
  • Page 133 The Preferences window Option Queue Manager Description In the Job batching policy area, select one of the following: ● Enable job batching to print jobs that have similar attributes one after the other without the printer pausing in between. Disable job batching to discontinue printing jobs that ●...

  • Page 134: See Also

    Secure printing overview Chapter 11—Setting up your color server Description The CX print server receives the JDF job ticket via hot folders, returns JDF output with job accounting information, and submits JMF (Job Messaging Format) signals with the job's status.

  • Page 135: Setting Up A Virtual Printer

    Xerox DocuColor 7002/8002 Digital Press via the CX print server. ProcessStore: Files sent to this virtual printer are automatically processed. After processing, the files are stored in the Storage area of the CX print server until the print operator re-submits them for printing.

  • Page 136: Removing A Virtual Printer

    defined in the PPD file use the default parameters set for that particular virtual printer. 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center. 2. In the Resource list, make sure that Virtual Printers is selected. 3. Click Add (+). 4. In the Name box, type a name for the new printer that you 5.

  • Page 137: Restoring The Configuration

    Restoring the configuration You can back up your configuration to a local hard disk, network drive, or to CD or DVD media. Note: It is recommended that you backup your configuration to external media or to a network drive before reinstalling the operating system and software.

  • Page 138: Tools For Maintaining Your System

    Tools for maintaining your system The CX print server includes a number of tools to help you maintain your system. Following are some of the tools available: ● ● ● Formatting the Image Disk: Formats the image disks and deletes all the files located in the Storage area.

  • Page 139: Working With Color Server Tools On Your Computer

    Set up a network connection between the client workstation and the CX print server. The Remote Tools Setup parameter enables you to connect from a client workstation to the CX print server over the network using the Remote Site Manager. 1. From the File menu, select Preferences.

  • Page 140: Installing The Remote Site Manager In Windows

    Tip: In this area, you can view Connection Status and how many clients are connected. 5. Enter the amount of hours that you want the CX print server to 6. Click Remote Connections Viewer to see the list of 7. Click Save.

  • Page 141: Adding Creo Color Servers To The Remote Site Manager

    Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager 4. In the \Utilites\PC Utilities folder on the CX print server, 5. On your computer, double-click the 6. Click OK. After the Remote Site Manager is installed on your client workstation, the Remote Site Manager appears under Start >...

  • Page 142: Viewing The Printer Status

    Remote Workspace overview Connect to the CX print server workspace, and print a job. You can connect remotely to the CX print server workspace only in servers that support the remote workspace option. The Remote Workspace tool opens an actual workspace for the...

  • Page 143: Using The Web Center

    Connecting to the Web Center Note: To connect to the Web Center from a client workstation, you must first enable the remote connection in the preferences of the CX print server. 1. On your desktop, double-click Internet Explorer. 2. When the browser starts, in the address field type: http:// The selected job is printed.

  • Page 144: Office Hot Folder Tool

    See also: Easy VDP File Creator tool Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template Adding records manually to your variable data job Creating and printing the variable data job Office Hot Folder tool The Office Hot Folder tool enables you to automate the printing of Microsoft Office files when you work remotely.

  • Page 145: Creating A Hot Folder

    Creating a hot folder 1. On the CX print server, locate the D:\Utilities\PC Utilities folder. 2. Double-click the Office_HF.exe file. 3. Right-click this icon to perform the following actions: Creating a hot folder Requirements: The Office Hot Folder tool must be open.

  • Page 146: Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software

    2. Drag the file to the hot folder. Your file is automatically processed and printed according to the hot folder workflow. Creo Color Server Job Ticket software Creo Color Server Job Ticket overview The Creo Color Server Job Ticket software enables you to create a Job Definition Format (JDF) file.

  • Page 147: Installing The Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software In Windows

    Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Windows language of the job parameters window that you work with are the same, set the language of your computer's operating system to the same language as the color server that you are creating the job ticket for.
  • Page 148 3. Click Save. 4. In the Save Template dialog box, type a name for the job The job ticket is saved in the path defined in the Preferences window. The default path is: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users \Color_Server_Client_Tools\CreoColorServer_JT \V1_0\CreoColorServer_JT \CreoColorServer_Server_JT_<servername>_1\servers \FactoryDevice\JT files.

  • Page 149: Easy Vdp File Creator Tool

    The Easy VDP File Creator tool is a web-based, template-driven page composition engine that can be used for creating a typical variable data job and submit it for printing on the CX print server The Easy VDP File Creator tool includes many templates for you to choose from in order to create personalized variable data jobs.
  • Page 150 Chapter 12—Working with color server tools on your computer See also: Overview of the Web Center on page Connecting to the Web Center on page...

  • Page 151: Selecting An Easy Vdp File Creator Template

    The first step in creating a variable data job is to select the type of job and template that will be printed. 1. Open the CX print server Web Center, select Links, and then 2. In the Templates area, select the category and subject of the select Easy VDP File Creator.
  • Page 152 3. In the Design and properties area, select the template for Note: When you select a template the properties appear showing the variable data fields assigned to that template. Each template has a different set of fields that are suitable for that job. 4.

  • Page 153: Adding Records Manually To Your Variable Data Job

    Adding records manually to your variable data job Adding records manually to your variable data job The next step in defining a job using the Easy VDP File Creator tool is to assign the information that will appear on the printed variable data job.

  • Page 154: Adding Records From A Database To Your Variable Data Job

    Adding records from a database to your variable data job The next step in defining a job using the Easy VDP File Creator tool is to assign the information that will appear on the printed variable data job. In this step you can upload an Excel file containing the variable data information that you want to appear on each record.

  • Page 155: Creating And Printing The Variable Data Job

    3. From the Virtual Printers list, select a virtual printer to submit 4. Click Submit. The variable data job you created is submitted for processing and printing on the CX print server. You can view the status of the job in the Web Viewer > Queues. the job to.
  • Page 156 Chapter 12—Working with color server tools on your computer See also: Overview of the Web Center on page Connecting to the Web Center on page...

  • Page 157: Troubleshooting

    Job History window The Job History window lists all of the messages that were generated during the workflow of the selected job. You can view the job title and owner (the user name of the system from which the job originated) near the top of the window. Job title Sender Show...

  • Page 158: Handling Alerts And Frozen Jobs

    Handling alerts and frozen jobs If your job has failed or is frozen, you can view an alert message about the failed or frozen job. 1. In the workspace, do one of the following: ● ● ● If you clicked the frozen or failed icon, the following message appears.

  • Page 159: Aborting A Job

    Aborting a job Aborting a job Requirements: A job is processing or printing. The job moves from the queue to the Storage area. The Aborted status is assigned to the job, and the next job in the queue starts running. Resume printing Resume printing an aborted job.

  • Page 160: Printing System Messages

    Printing system messages Print a list of system messages from the Message Viewer window. 1. From the Info menu, select Messages Viewer. 2. Filter and sort the message list as desired. 3. Click Print List.. 4. Set the printing options as desired, and click OK. The data is printed according to the current filtering and sorting.

  • Page 161: Glossary

    absolute colorimetric A method of color matching during the translation of files from one device to another. The absolute colorimetric method refers to the use of device-independent color space. amplitude-modulated (AM) screening A type of halftone screening in which the size of the dots varies but the spacing between dot centers is constant.
  • Page 162 booklet In a variable information (VI) job, a personalized copy of a document. A booklet can consist of several pages, but the entire document is targeted at a specific individual or address. VI jobs contain elements that differ from booklet to booklet, including text, graphics, pictures, and page backgrounds.

  • Page 163: Calibration Curve

    Brisque Page A folder generated by the RIP process and residing in the Brisque Job folder. A Brisque Page contains rasterized page information that consists of a LW or NLW file. A Page can also include a CT file and one or more NCT files. cache To store data after it has been accessed so that future access will be faster.

  • Page 164: Color Cast

    color cast The predominance of a particular color that affects the whole image in the original, proof, or reproduction. A color cast is due to an excess of a color pigment or light. It is most obvious in gray and near-gray areas.

  • Page 165: Color Profile

    color match (verb) To keep colors consistent when converting one color space to another—for example, RGB to CMYK. color profile A description of the range of colors that a device can produce. A color profile makes it possible to convert the color space of one device (such as inkjet printer) to another device (such as a computer monitor).

  • Page 166: Composite Mode

    composite mode A mode of operation in which all the color information associated with a particular page is described on one page of a PostScript file. During RIP, the file is separated into process colors and spot colors, one file for each color. This mode of operation is the fastest and most efficient in most cases.
  • Page 167 CT file format A four-color (CMYK) continuous-tone (or contone) raster file format. Gradient tones and continuous-tone data are sometimes converted to CT format. database A software module that holds site configuration information, edition plan information, and the current state of each process and planned item.
  • Page 168 density A measurement of the ability of light to be absorbed by an ink and paper combination. A darker tone has a higher density than a lighter tone. density range The range of density from highlight to shadow on a film negative or positive or on the printed image.

  • Page 169: Device Type

    device link profiles helps shorten the conversion path in certain applications and saves computing time. device profile A type of ICC profile that represents the relationship between colorant tint values of a device and the resulting color. It has two sets of color mapping tables: one set maps device colorant tint values to the profile color space while the other set maps the profile color space to device colorant tint values.

  • Page 170: Gray Balance

    frequency-modulated (FM) screening A method of creating halftones where the spots are all the same size, but the frequency or number of dots changes in a given area. There are more dots in a dark area and fewer in a light area. frozen job A job for which the appropriate paper stock is not available: for example, the correct paper type, size, or weight.

  • Page 171: Halftone Screen

    grayscale A reflection or transmission film strip showing neutral tones in a range of graduated steps. This scale is used as a test/check of the printing conditions, and is often attached to the printed image above or on the side as a color bar. halftone screen On halftone output, the fine grid that positions the halftone dots.
  • Page 172 job ticket template (JTT) The name by which a process template is referred to in a Brisque environment. JTT files have a .jtt extension. L*a*b* A device-independent color measurement system that measures Lightness (or Luminance) and two color coordinates, A (red/green) and B (blue/yellow).
  • Page 173 LW file format A file format that contains line work data. LW files support CMYK only (no spot colors) and up to 256 colors. new line work (NLW) file format NLW file format An LW file format that supports spot colors (up to 28 spot separations plus the four process colors) and up to 65,535 different colors.

  • Page 174: Process Colors

    pre-separated file A PDF, PostScript, or TIFF file that contains a separate page for each color in a document. A standard process color job would have four pages—one for each process color. A job with spot colors would have a page for each spot color and a page for each process color.

  • Page 175: Relative Colorimetric

    images in page layout. You can create and edit a PSImage file in various applications, such as PSImage Exporter in Photoshop, Copydot Toolkit, and oXYgen software. If you edit a PSImage file (for example, you add a mask or a clipping path), the workflow software applies your changes to the high-resolution file and automatically replaces the PSImage file during the RIP process.

  • Page 176: Screen Angle

    screen angle The angle at which a halftone screen is set for printing halftones. Proper screen angles minimize moiré patterns. shadows The darkest part of an image (original and reproduction). A shadow has densities near the maximum. In a reproduction, shadows are printed with dot areas between 80 percent and 100 percent.

  • Page 177: Spot Color

    smooth scaling The ability to maintain the same detail and smoothness with different degrees of enlargement. Smooth scaling allows you to scale up low-resolution images without creating a jagged appearance. source profile The specifications for how the CMYK and RGB values in a file should be interpreted as an actual color when displayed or output through a given device.
  • Page 178 stochastic screening A digital screening process that converts images into very small dots of equal size and variable spacing. Also referred to as frequency-modulated (FM) screening. substrate Any printing surface to which ink will adhere. Also referred to as stock. TIFF Acronym for Tagged Image File Format.

  • Page 179: Variable Print Specification

    trapping A printing technique in which adjacent printed colors are slightly overlapped to ensure that white space does not appear between the colors. variable information (VI) job A job in which printed materials such as bills, targeted advertising, and direct mailings are individualized for specific recipients or purposes.
  • Page 180 Chapter 14—Glossary...
  • Page 181 Index Aborting a job 151 Accounting Viewer 42 Admin page 119 Alerts window 151 APR/OPI 120 Archiving a job 39 Backing up the configuration 128 billing 42 Black overprint 109 Booklet 96 Calibration 15 Calibrations window 54 Color Adjustments,Brightness,Contrast 110 Color Flows 111 Color mode CMYK 110...
  • Page 182 Job Report 42 Job Slug 120 Layout 102 Localization 124 Managing color profiles 47 Mapping media Media and Color Manager tool 52 Network printer adding to your Windows computer 9 Network printers 7 Office Hot Folder tool 136 Optimizations 119 Page Orientation 102 Pages 101 Paper stock 102...
  • Page 183 Variable Data Printing jobs 95 Variable Print Specification (VPS) 96 VDP document formats 95 VDP elements archiving 98 VDP Elements deleting 99 manage 97 VDP elements, retrieving 98 virtual printer adding editing 127 removing 128 virtual printers 8 Virtual printers 127 Web Center 135 Connecting 135 Workspace 3...

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