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  • Page 1 ColorPASS-Z5000 PRINTING GUIDE ® I N C L U D E S F I E R Y S O F T W A R E...
  • Page 3 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. ColorPASS is a trademark of Canon Inc. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Separator, and Adobe PageMaker are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, registered in certain jurisdictions.
  • Page 4 FCC Information WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Class A Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 5 Limited Warranty And Disclaimer Electronics For Imaging warrants that, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to you, the Software under normal use will perform without significant errors that make it unusable. Electronics For Imaging’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty (which is subject to you returning ColorPASS to Electronics For Imaging or an authorized dealer) will be, at Electronics For Imaging’s option, to use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to correct or work around errors, to replace the Software with functionally equivalent software, or to refund the purchase price and terminate this Agreement.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface About this manual About the documentation How the ColorPASS works About printer drivers and PPDs Before you begin Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers Printing from applications Setting options and printing from Windows 95/98/Me Working with custom page sizes in Windows 95/98/Me Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0 Working with custom page sizes in Windows NT 4.0 Setting options and printing from Windows 2000...
  • Page 8 viii Contents Chapter 3: Printing from UNIX Workstations Printing to the ColorPASS Chapter 4: Special Features Printing variable data documents with FreeForm How FreeForm works Creating the master-elements document Creating the variable-elements document Combining the FreeForm Master with the variable-elements document Using FreeForm Printing simulations Printing duplex pages...
  • Page 9 ix Contents Appendix A: Print Options Where to set print options Print options and override hierarchy Default settings More information about print options Appendix B: Font List PostScript printer fonts Adobe Type 1 fonts TrueType fonts Appendix C: Troubleshooting Maintaining optimal system performance Troubleshooting General printing problems Problems with print quality...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    xi About this manual ™ The ColorPASS-Z5000 Color Server enables you to use your color copier as a Preface networked printer. You can use the ColorPASS-Z5000 Color Server to print final documents or to proof jobs you will later print on an offset press. You send a print job to the ColorPASS-Z5000 Color Server as you would to any other printer—you select it from the Printers dialog box on Microsoft Windows computers, or in the Chooser on Apple Mac OS computers—and then print from within any application.

  • Page 12: About The Documentation

    xii Preface • Downloading files and fonts using Fiery Downloader • Monitoring jobs and accessing information using Fiery WebTools ™ Link • Specifying and overriding job settings, a list of fonts installed on the ColorPASS, and troubleshooting information About the documentation This manual is part of a set of ColorPASS documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: •...

  • Page 13: How The Colorpass Works

    xiii How the ColorPASS works How the ColorPASS works The ColorPASS receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) those files, and then sends them to the copier’s print engine for printing. Even with the ColorPASS installed, you can still use the copier to make copies. Windows and Mac OS computers communicate with the ColorPASS by means of a PostScript printer driver and PostScript printer description (PPD) files.

  • Page 14: Before You Begin

    xiv Preface Before you begin Before using the ColorPASS, follow these steps: 1. Confirm that the system administrator has completed Setup as described in the Configuration Guide. 2. Find out what printer defaults the administrator specified in Setup. These default settings can affect the results of your print jobs. Check with your administrator or operator for information on these default settings.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1: Printing From Windows Computers

    1-1 Printing from applications This chapter describes how to print to the ColorPASS from Windows 95/98/Me, Chapter 1: Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. You can print from a networked Windows Printing from computer or from a computer using Windows (SMB) printing. If you plan to print Windows files at another location, you should follow the procedures described in “Saving files to Computers...
  • Page 16 1-2 Printing from Windows Computers To print from Windows 95/98/Me applications by connecting your computer to a print server via the network, one of the following is required: a NetWare server, a Windows NT server, or a UNIX server. For more information, see the Configuration Guide.
  • Page 17 1-3 Printing from applications 4. Click the Paper Source print option bar. In the area, specify the page size for the job. Page Size From the Paper Source example, you can specify that the job should be printed on pages from Drawer 1. In the area, specify the type of media to use for the job.
  • Page 18 1-4 Printing from Windows Computers 5. Click the ColorWise print option bar. In the area, specify the color mode for the job. If you want to use any Print Mode advanced color management features (such as and proceed to step 6, otherwise skip to step 8. 6.
  • Page 19 1-5 Printing from applications 7. Specify the color settings for the print job, then click OK. 8. Click the Destination, Layout, Finishing, Watermarks, and Image Quality print option bars to specify the appropriate settings for the print job. These print options are specific to the ColorPASS and the copier. They override settings in ColorPASS Printer Setup, but can be changed from Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler.
  • Page 20 1-6 Printing from Windows Computers 11. Enter the password specified for your group. The Group Password is assigned by the ColorPASS Administrator. The Administrator or Operator can edit the password name from the Command WorkStation Properties window. Group Name and Group Password options are not available when printing to the Direct connection.
  • Page 21 1-7 Printing from applications O CREATE SAVED SETTINGS 1. Make sure that Default Settings appears in the Saved Settings pop-up menu. 2. If you are using the PostScript driver, configure the options from all the print option bars. As soon as you change any settings, the Saved Settings menu displays Default Settings 3.
  • Page 22 1-8 Printing from Windows Computers O LOAD SAVED SETTINGS 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click in the Saved Settings pop-up menu. 2. Choose the settings you want to use. The printer driver is automatically configured with the saved settings. O DELETE SAVED SETTINGS 1.
  • Page 23 1-9 Printing from applications O MODIFY SAVED SETTINGS 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Saved Settings button. 2. Choose the settings you want to modify. The printer driver is automatically configured with the saved settings. 3. Configure your new settings from the print option bars, then click the Disk button. 4.
  • Page 24 1-10 Printing from Windows Computers 3. Browse to the location where you want to save the file, enter a file name, then click The file name must include the .sav extension and can be up to eight characters long (not including the extension). The file name does not have to match the Settings Name.
  • Page 25 1-11 Printing from applications 4. Select the file, then click OK. 5. Click OK in the Settings dialog box. When you import saved settings, they appear in the Saved Settings menu under their Settings Name, not the file name. In the example above, the file present.sav (file name) was imported, but it appears in the Saved Settings menu as Presentation (Settings Name).
  • Page 26 1-12 Printing from Windows Computers Using Shortcuts The Shortcuts section of the driver interface displays the current settings for some of the most common print options. You can access and change these settings quickly and easily using the Shortcuts. You can also access some page layout and finishing options by clicking the Finishing tab, then right-clicking the image of the page directly below Shortcuts.

  • Page 27: Working With Custom Page Sizes In Windows 95/98/Me

    1-13 Printing from applications O SET PRINT OPTIONS USING THE PAGE SHORTCUTS 1. From the Fiery Printing tab, click the Finishing tab, then place your cursor over the image of the page directly below Shortcuts. 2. Specify the appropriate settings for the print options. 3.
  • Page 28 1-14 Printing from Windows Computers 4. Click the Custom button. Click Custom 5. Enter the name and the dimensions of the page, then click OK. The new custom page name appears in the 6. To define the unprintable area of the custom page, click the Unprintable Area button, enter the desired information, then click OK.

  • Page 29: Setting Options And Printing From Windows Nt 4.0

    1-15 Printing from applications After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application, without having to redefine it each time you print. O PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Choose Print from your application. 2.
  • Page 30 1-16 Printing from Windows Computers 3. Click the Fiery Printing tab. Illustration to be provided. The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control center for all frequently used printing functions. 4. Click the Paper Source print option bar and specify the appropriate settings for the print job.
  • Page 31 1-17 Printing from applications In the area, specify the page size for the job. Page Size From the Paper Source example, you can specify that the job should be printed on pages from Drawer 1. In the area, specify the type of media to use for the job. Media Type From the Transparency Interleaving...
  • Page 32 1-18 Printing from Windows Computers 6. Click the Notes print option bar. Illustration to be provided. 7. Enter the name specified for your group. The Group name is assigned by the ColorPASS Administrator. The Administrator or Operator can edit the group name from the Command WorkStation Properties window.

  • Page 33: Working With Custom Page Sizes In Windows Nt 4.0

    1-19 Printing from applications 9. Enter text messages in the Notes area. Enter user and job identification information, or whatever information is required at your site. The information you enter in these areas can be viewed by the operator at the Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler, and also appears in the Job Log.
  • Page 34 1-20 Printing from Windows Computers 5. Click the Page Setup tab, and click the Paper Size menu. 6. Select PostScript Custom Page Size. 7. Enter the dimensions of the page, then click OK. 8. Click OK. After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without having to redefine it each time you print.
  • Page 35 1-21 Printing from applications DIT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and choose Printers. 2. Right-click the ColorPASS icon, and choose Document Defaults. 3. Click the Advanced tab and select Paper Size. 4. Select PostScript Custom Page Size. 5.

  • Page 36: Setting Options And Printing From Windows 2000

    1-22 Printing from Windows Computers O PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Choose Print from your application. 2. Make sure the ColorPASS is selected as the printer, and click Properties. 3. Click the Fiery Printing tab. 4. In the Paper Source tab, click Paper Source, and select SB (Stack Bypass). 5.
  • Page 37 1-23 Printing from applications O SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR A INDOWS ICROSOFT CRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1. Choose Print in your application. The dialog box that appears may vary, depending on the application you are printing from. 2. Make sure the ColorPASS is selected as your printer. Illustration to be provided.
  • Page 38 1-24 Printing from Windows Computers 3. Select print options from the Layout and Paper/Quality tabs. Illustration to be provided. 4. Click the Advanced button. Illustration to be provided. Select a setting from the pop-up menu. Paper Size...
  • Page 39 1-25 Printing from applications If paper loaded in the selected drawer is a different size, orientation, and/or media type than that of the job you are sending, the ColorPASS displays an error message and the job will not print. You should then load the correct paper in the selected drawer or cancel the job.

  • Page 40: Working With Custom Page Sizes In Windows 2000

    1-26 Printing from Windows Computers 5. Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box. 6. Click OK to close the Document Properties dialog box. 7. Click OK to Print. The job prints with the specified settings. Working with custom page sizes in Windows 2000 With custom page sizes, you define the page dimensions of the page.
  • Page 41 1-27 Printing from applications 4. Select PostScript Custom Page Size from the Page Size pop-up menu. 5. In the PostScript Custom Page Size Definition dialog box, specify the options to define the custom paper size. Custom Page Size Dimensions Specify the unit of measurement for the print job. Unit—...

  • Page 42: Saving Files To Print At A Remote Location

    1-28 Printing from Windows Computers Saving files to print at a remote location If you do not have a ColorPASS and are preparing files to take to a service bureau or other location, print the final files to the File port (as opposed to one of the local ports).

  • Page 43: Chapter 2: Printing From Mac Os Computers

    2-1 Printing from applications You can print to the ColorPASS just as you would print to any other printer from any Chapter 2: application software. First, select the ColorPASS as the current printer in the Chooser, Printing and then print the file from within the application. from Mac OS Computers Another way to print from a Mac OS computer is to download PostScript,...
  • Page 44 2-2 Printing from Mac OS Computers 3. Click the AdobePS icon to select it. Make sure AppleTalk is set to Active. 4. If your network is divided into zones, select the zone in which the ColorPASS is located. 5. Select the ColorPASS by <Server Name>_<Device Name>_<Queue Name> from the “Select a PostScript Printer”...

  • Page 45: Setting Options And Printing From Mac Os Computers

    2-3 Printing from applications Setting options and printing from Mac OS computers In Mac OS applications, print options are set from both the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box. For details on specific print options, see Appendix A, “Print Options”.
  • Page 46 2-4 Printing from Mac OS Computers 4. Choose Print from the application’s File menu. Make sure the ColorPASS is selected as your printer and specify settings for the print options displayed. Print dialog boxes vary across applications. From the Paper Source example, you can specify that the job should be printed on pages in Drawer 1.
  • Page 47 2-5 Printing from applications 5. Go to Job Notes. Choose Job Notes from the pop-up menu Enter the name specified for your group. The ColorPASS Administrator. Enter the Administrator. In the information is required at your site. These notes will appear in the Job Log; they can also be viewed by the operator at the Command WorkStation Properties dialog box, or the Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler Override Print Settings dialog box.
  • Page 48 2-6 Printing from Mac OS Computers 6. Go to Printer Specific Options and specify the appropriate settings for your print job. Choose Printer Specific Options from the pop-up menu These print options are specific to the ColorPASS and the copier. They override settings in ColorPASS Printer Setup, but can be changed from the Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler.

  • Page 49: Defining Custom Page Sizes

    2-7 Printing from applications Defining custom page sizes With custom page sizes, you define the page dimensions and margins. After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application, without having to redefine it each time you print. O DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1.

  • Page 50: Printing With Fiery Downloader

    2-8 Printing from Mac OS Computers O PRINT A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1. Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2. For Paper, choose Custom. 3. Click OK. 4. Choose Print from your application’s file menu. Specify your printing options. 5.

  • Page 51: Chapter 3: Printing From Unix Workstations

    3-1 Printing to the ColorPASS You can print to the ColorPASS directly from UNIX workstations. Jobs printed to the Chapter 3: ColorPASS are sent to the Print or Hold queue and can be manipulated from the Printing Command WorkStation or from Windows and Mac OS computers on the network from UNIX using Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler.
  • Page 52 3-2 Printing from UNIX Workstations • On a system running Solaris 2.x or any System V implementation of UNIX, use the lp command to send a job to the ColorPASS as follows: lp -d <printername> {-n <copies>} <filename> For example, if the Print queue of your ColorPASS is named named , and you want to print two copies, type: Sample...
  • Page 53 3-3 Printing to the ColorPASS O REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE Unless you log in as the • On a system running SunOS 4.1.x or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command to remove jobs from the queue as follows. lprm <-Pprinter>...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4: Special Features

    4-1 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm This chapter describes some of the special features supported by the ColorPASS Chapter 4: including: Special Features • Printing variable data documents using FreeForm • Printing duplex pages • Scanning images from the copier using Fiery Scan Printing variable data documents with FreeForm Variable data printing is typically used for direct-mail advertising or other targeted mailings.

  • Page 56: Creating The Master-Elements Document

    4-2 Special Features document, you can use a page layout or graphics application. To create the variable- elements document, you can use a word processing application that has a mail merge feature, a page layout application that supports scripting, or a database application. FreeForm functions are controlled with two print options: Create Master and Use Master.

  • Page 57: Creating The Variable-Elements Document

    4-3 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm When you have finalized the design of the master-elements document, print it to the ColorPASS and specify that a FreeForm Master is to be created from the job (see page 4-7). Although the ColorPASS can store up to 100 FreeForm Masters, the printer driver interface, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler allow you to select numbers 1 through 15 only.

  • Page 58: Combining The Freeform Master With The Variable-Elements Document

    4-4 Special Features When you have created the variable-elements document, print it to the ColorPASS and specify that it should be combined with the corresponding FreeForm Master. Combining the FreeForm Master with the variable-elements document When you print the variable-elements document to the ColorPASS, you specify the FreeForm Master created from your master-elements document with the Use Master print option.

  • Page 59: Using Freeform

    4-5 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm Using FreeForm This section provides some suggestions to help you print variable data jobs correctly. • Consult your administrator or operator on how FreeForm Master numbers are assigned at your site. If FreeForm printing is used by a large number of users at your site, FreeForm Master numbers, or ranges of numbers, may be assigned to specific users or groups.
  • Page 60 4-6 Special Features The following settings for the master-elements document and variable-elements document must match: Color Mode Combine Separations Compression (must be set to Duplex Landscape (Orientation) Page Size Page Order If the Duplex print settings for the master-elements document and variable- elements document do not match, depending on the orientation of the print job, the job will print without an error.
  • Page 61 4-7 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm O PRINT VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 1. Create a master-elements document. The master-elements document can comprise multiple pages. The example below shows one page of a master-elements document for a tri-fold brochure which was created with a page layout application. 2.
  • Page 62 4-8 Special Features 3. Create the variable-elements document. You can create the variable-elements document using a different file, a different application, or a different computer platform than was used to create the master- elements document, but some print options must be the same (see page 4-6 for details).
  • Page 63 4-9 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 4. Print the variable-elements document to the ColorPASS with the Use Master print option set to the appropriate FreeForm Master number. The FreeForm Master number may be one you set yourself when you sent the master- elements document or it may be one that was assigned by the operator.

  • Page 64: Printing Simulations

    4-10 Special Features Printing simulations You can use the ColorPASS to proof offset press jobs or to simulate the output of other print devices by specifying settings for two print options: CMYK Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation Method. These options affect CMYK data only. The ColorPASS provides CMYK Simulation targets for the major international press standards: SWOP, DIC, and Euroscale.

  • Page 65: Scanning From The Copier

    4-11 Scanning from the copier Scanning from the copier With the Fiery Scan plug-in module for Photoshop, you can scan an image from the copier glass directly into Photoshop on your computer. Additionally, with the Fiery Scan plug-in module, you can scan an image or document directly into the following applications: •...
  • Page 66 4-12 Special Features The following procedure describes scanning from Adobe Photoshop. O PRESCAN A DOCUMENT 1. Launch Photoshop. 2. Place the original you want to scan on the copier glass. 3. In Photoshop’s File menu, point to Import, and click Select TWAIN_32 Source (Windows) or Fiery Twain Select (Mac OS).
  • Page 67 4-13 Scanning from the copier 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.
  • Page 68 4-14 Special Features In the Selection area, you can specify: Units inches, centimeters, picas, points, ciceros, that appear around the preview image. —Enter the width and height of the area to scan; or, select an area of Width Height the page with the selection marquee. If you use the marquee to select the scan area, the dimensions appear in these text boxes.
  • Page 69 4-15 Scanning from the copier —Select the resampling interpolation method to use. In general, you should Original choose if you are scanning a continuous tone photographic image and Photograph if you are scanning a printed document. The Offset Print or Copy mode takes slightly more time but reduces moiré...

  • Page 71: Chapter 5: Downloading Files And Fonts

    5-1 Using Fiery Downloader Fiery Downloader allows you to send PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), and Chapter 5: Portable Document Format (PDF) files directly to the ColorPASS without using the Downloading application they were created in. It also enables you to manage printer fonts on the Files and Fonts ColorPASS.
  • Page 72 5-2 Downloading Files and Fonts O VIEW INFORMATION WITH 1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon or choose Fiery Downloader from the Start>Programs menu. 2. Select the ColorPASS in the Chooser window, and click OK (Windows) or Connect (Mac OS). The Fiery Downloader Status window appears and you see the Fiery Downloader Toolbar, menus, and the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 73 5-3 Using Fiery Downloader Buttons for some menu functions appear in the Toolbar at the top of the window. Open Download Status Font list About Fiery Downloader (Windows only) You can click the font list button or choose Font List from the File menu to view font information in the window.
  • Page 74 5-4 Downloading Files and Fonts Printing with Fiery Downloader Printing files with Fiery Downloader is fast—generally faster than printing from within applications. If you regularly print large files, be sure to try printing with Fiery Downloader. O DOWNLOAD A FILE OR FONT WITH 1.

  • Page 75: 5-5 Using Fiery Downloader

    5-5 Using Fiery Downloader 4. Choose the file type to display from the Files of type (Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu. You can leave this at the default Formats lists all files in formats supported by Fiery Downloader. You can download files and fonts in the same batch. If the fonts are used by files in the same batch, the fonts should be downloaded first.
  • Page 76 5-6 Downloading Files and Fonts To download fonts, you must use the Direct connection (make sure that the Direct connection is published on the ColorPASS). If you do not have access to the Direct connection, you must embed any special fonts used by the file in the file when you generate it.
  • Page 77 5-7 Using Fiery Downloader 8. Specify the following information in the dialog box and click OK. The options you set apply only to the selected file. You can set different options, or leave the default settings, for each file. —Specify the number of copies. Copies (PostScript and EPS files only)—Change the Brightness setting if a file Brightness...

  • Page 78: Downloading And Managing Printer Fonts

    5-8 Downloading Files and Fonts Downloading and managing printer fonts The ColorPASS includes 136 PostScript fonts; for a complete list, see Appendix B “Font List.” In addition, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and are used for font substitution in PDF files. Before downloading a file that uses fonts not resident on the ColorPASS, you must download the fonts (unless the fonts are embedded in the file).
  • Page 79 5-9 Using Fiery Downloader Occasionally, you may want to use Adobe Type 1 (Windows) or PostScript (Mac OS) fonts that are not included with the ColorPASS. If so, you will need to install both the screen fonts and the printer fonts on your computer. To do this, follow the instructions from the font manufacturer.
  • Page 80 5-10 Downloading Files and Fonts O VIEW FONT INFORMATION • Choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button. perform any of the tasks described in this procedure. See the Configuration Guide or talk to your administrator for information on how to publish the Direct connection. The Font List window appears with Update, Print, and Delete buttons in the title bar.

  • Page 81: Chapter 6: Tracking And Managing Print Jobs

    6-1 Fiery WebTools ColorPASS user software includes a variety of tools that allow you to track and manage Chapter 6: print jobs. Access to some tools is controlled by your site administrator, but other tools Tracking are available to all users. and Managing •...

  • Page 82: Checking Colorpass Status With The Status Webtool

    6-2 Tracking and Managing Print Jobs 3. If a Log In dialog box appears, select Guest and click OK. The Log In dialog box appears only if the administrator has set a password. Guest access is sufficient to use the Status and WebLink WebTools as described in this chapter.

  • Page 83: Accessing Information With Weblink

    6-3 Fiery Link To open a new browser window for the Status display, click Float. You can then close other browser windows and leave the Status window open to continue checking the status of the ColorPASS. As long as you keep the Status window open, it is dynamically updated.
  • Page 84 6-4 Tracking and Managing Print Jobs O BEGIN USING IERY 1. Double-click the Fiery Link icon or choose Fiery Link from the Start>Programs menu. The main Fiery Link window appears. Click to minimize Fiery Link to the Tool Tray on the Taskbar (Windows only) Click to scroll through the list of Fiery Link tools...

  • Page 85: Fiery Link Tools

    6-5 Fiery Link 4. Click the currently selected Fiery Link tool to display a list of all the tools (as shown below), and select a tool. Fiery Link tools Fiery Link includes the following tools that can be used to monitor a print job or a connected ColorPASS.

  • Page 86: Preferences

    6-6 Tracking and Managing Print Jobs Icon: Tool: If a print job is selected: Fiery Info Shows the model name, amount of memory, processor, and software version of the target server. Support Lists the contact names and information for the target server and the output device. Input Trays An icon is used to represent the paper level in each tray.
  • Page 87 6-7 Fiery Link Setting the My Fiery List Options preferences You can track print jobs, monitor ColorPASS servers, or both. If you select Track my print jobs, then click the currently selected print job, the Active Job List window is displayed.

  • Page 88: My Fiery List

    6-8 Tracking and Managing Print Jobs Setting the General and Alert option preferences You can set the following options for tracking print jobs, monitoring servers, or both: • Show/hide tool tips • Show/hide animations • Enable/disable stack alerts • Enable/disable processing error notification •...
  • Page 89 6-9 Fiery Link O ACCESS AND USE THE TASKBAR MENU 1. Right-click the Fiery Link icon 2. Choose one of the options from the pop-up menu. Options with checkmarks are enabled. 3. Choose About Fiery Link for version information. 4. Choose Always on Top to enable or disable the option. If this option is enabled, the Fiery Link window always appears on top of other open windows.

  • Page 91: Appendix A: Print Options

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

  • Page 92: Print Options And Override Hierarchy

    A-2 Print Options • From the job’s Properties or Override Print Settings dialog box, available from Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler To change a job’s settings from the Command WorkStation, double-click the job to display the Properties dialog box. To change job settings from Fiery WebSpooler and from Fiery Spooler, double-click a job to display the Override Print Settings dialog box.
  • Page 93 A-3 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Black Overprint Printer’s default/Off/On Brightness 85% Lightest/90% Lighter/ 95% Light/100% Normal/105% Dark/ 110% Darker/115% Darkest CMYK Simulation Profile Printer’s default/SWOP-Coated/ DIC/Euroscale/Simulation-1/ Simulation-2/Simulation-3/ Simulation-4/Simulation-5/ Simulation-6/Simulation-7/ Simulation-8/Simulation-9/ Simulation-10/None/Match Copy CMYK Simulation Method Printer’s default/Quick/Full Description: Select...
  • Page 94 A-4 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Color Mode Printer’s default/CMYK/Grayscale Standard Color/Expert Color/Grayscale (from the Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT 4.0 driver Combine Separations On/Off Compression Off/On Description: Specify the color mode for the current print job. Select CMYK, Standard Color, Expert...
  • Page 95 A-5 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Copier Mode Photo/Character/Auto2/Auto1 Copies 1-999 (Windows 95/98/Me and Mac OS), 1-9999 (Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000) Create Master None/1-15 Duplex Off/Top-Top/Top-Bottom/Manual Finishing Bypass/Shift stack/Booklet with Staple/Booklet with Staple & Trim/Booklet/Booklet with Trim Description: Specific Copier Modes produce optimum...
  • Page 96 A-6 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Image Shift -2.5 mm/-2 mm/-1.5 mm/-1 mm/ -0.5 mm/0/0.5 mm/1 mm/1.5 mm/ 2 mm/2.5 mm Instructions Landscape No/Yes Manual Face Second side/Off Media Type Plain Paper/Transparency/ Heavy Paper/Extra Heavy Paper/Special Paper 1/Special Paper 2/Thin Paper/ Auto Select Notes...
  • Page 97 A-7 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Orientation Portrait/Landscape (Other) Gamma Printer’s default/1.0/1.2/1.4/1.6/ 1.8/2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8/3.0 (Other) Phosphors Printer’s default/Hitachi EBU/ Hitachi-Ikegami/NTSC/ Radius Pivot/SMPTE/Trinitron (Other) White Point Printer’s default/5000 K (D50)/ 5500 K/6500 K (D65)/7500 K/9300 K Output Profile Printer’s default/5000 A Fine/ 5000 A Coarse/ 5000 A Off/ Output-1/Output-2/...
  • Page 98 A-8 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Page Order Forward/Reverse Page Range All/Even/Odd Paper Size Letter/A4/Legal/11x17/A3/Letter-R/ A4-R/12x18/305x440/A5/A5-R/ Statement/Statement-R/ Custom page 1/Custom page 2/ Custom page 3 Description: Select to print the pages of your Forward job from first to last. Select to print the pages of your Reverse...
  • Page 99 A-9 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Paper Source AutoSelect/Drawer 1/Drawer 2/Paper Deck-K1/ Paper Deck-J1/ SB (Stack Bypass)/ SB-Size Set at Copier Paper Source Alignment Disable/Enable PowerForm On/Off Pure Black Text/Graphics Printer’s default/Off/On Description: Specify the paper tray to use for your job. The Select Enable to align the paper source...
  • Page 100 A-10 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Remove White PPT Background No/Yes Rendering Style Printer’s default/Photographic/ Presentation/Relative Colorimetric/ Absolute Colorimetric Reverse Delivery Off/On RGB Separation Printer’s default/Output/Simulation Description: Select when using PowerPoint to create variable data in conjunction with FreeForm.
  • Page 101 A-11 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Rotate 180 Yes/No Save Fast Reprint Off/On Sharpness Softer/Normal/Sharper/None Slip Sheet On/Off Description: Specify if you want to rotate the pages of your job 180 degrees. Specify whether or not to save a job’s raster data to disk after printing, so the data will be available later for reprinting (without reRIPping).
  • Page 102 A-12 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Sorter Mode Off/Collate/Sort/Group Spot Color Matching Printer’s default/Off/On Stack Mode Off/On Description: Specify how to output multiple-page/multiple-copy jobs. Select to print specified PANTONE colors in your job using the current CMYK Simulation and CMYK Simulation Method.
  • Page 103 A-13 Print Options Option and settings: (Default setting is underlined) Stapler Mode Off/Corner/Double/Single Toner Reduction Off/On Transparency Interleaving Off/Blank Interleave/ Printed Interleave Use Master None/1-15 Description: Specify whether or not to staple the job. Specify whether or not to print the current job with a maximum toner value.

  • Page 104: More Information About Print Options

    A-14 Print Options More information about print options The following sections provide additional information about print options. See the table above for information on the settings, requirements, and constraints in effect for these options. Black Detection —Select if your job consists of black-only text pages combined with a significant number of color pages.
  • Page 105 A-15 Print Options CMYK Simulation Profile CMYK Simulation Profile allows you to change the simulation goal for the current print job. As the job begins processing, the simulation goal selected in CMYK Simulation is applied before printing. Choosing Printer’s default results in the job being printed with the simulation goal currently set on the ColorPASS.
  • Page 106 A-16 Print Options Combine Separations The Combine Separations option specifies whether to combine color separations (created in desktop publishing applications such as QuarkXPress or Adobe PageMaker) on a single page to simulate printing on a press from film separations. It allows you to proof overprinting, trapping, and other four-color printing effects before having film separations created.
  • Page 107 A-17 Print Options For jobs imposed using Fiery Imposition, do not use Top-Bottom duplexing. 3. Print the job. The following table shows how the Duplex settings correspond to printed output: Portrait Landscape You can use the Manual Duplex feature to get Top-Top or Top-Bottom output depending on how you flip the pages after the first side prints.
  • Page 108 A-18 Print Options In either the Top-Top or Top-Bottom row, find the illustration that shows how the pages look in the output tray. Before you place the pages in the SB (Stack Bypass) tray, flip them along the edge indicated by the arrows. For Top-Top output For Top-Bottom...
  • Page 109 A-19 Print Options Output Profile —Uses a custom output profile. Before selecting : Output-1 through Output-10 this setting, you are required to download or create the output profile with ColorWise Pro Tools, then link it with one of the custom output profile names, e.g. Output-1. If two-way communication is enabled, Output-1 through Output-10 do not appear in the Windows 95/98/Me or the Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 drivers.
  • Page 110 A-20 Print Options RGB Source Profile This option is used to specify a source color space for RGB data. —Optimal source space for printing to the ColorPASS. This setting provides EFIRGB consistent output across platforms. —Specifies the source space of a generic Windows computer monitor. sRGB (PC) —Specifies the source space of a Mac OS computer monitor.
  • Page 111 A-21 Print Options —Copies of a complete job are sorted and output into one of 20 bins, arranged in Sort page order. —Copies of a complete job are output into one of 20 bins, with all copies of the Group same page grouped together in each separate bin.
  • Page 112 A-22 Print Options —The job is stapled with two staples along the page edge that last exits the Double copier. —The job is stapled with one staple along the corner of the page edge that first Single exits the copier. Corner option is only available for Letter-R, A4-R, and Legal paper sizes.
  • Page 113 A-23 Print Options The maximum capacities of the top output tray and output bins are shown in the table below. If a print job exceeds the maximum capacity of a particular tray or bin, the ColorPASS prints to the maximum capacity and then reports an error message. Once the paper is removed, the job resumes printing.
  • Page 114 A-24 Print Options Sort Mode: Paper size: Stack Letter/A4/A5/ (bins 1 to 20) Statement Letter-R/A4-R/ A5-R/Statement-R Legal/11" 17"/A3 12" 18" — Toner Reduction Color mixtures with high toner values can cause a blasting effect on the printed page. Blasting occurs when excess amounts of toner, combined with certain types of paper stock, results in a printed image “blasting”...

  • Page 115: Appendix B: Font List

    B-1 Font List This appendix lists the built-in printer fonts included with your ColorPASS. Appendix B: Font List PostScript printer fonts Listed below are the 136 built-in PostScript printer fonts on the ColorPASS. In addition to the fonts listed below, two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and are used for font substitution in PDF files.
  • Page 116 B-2 Font List PostScript name: AvantGarde-Book AvantGarde-Demi AvantGarde-BookOblique AvantGarde-DemiOblique Bodoni Bodoni-Bold Bodoni-Italic Bodoni-BoldItalic Bodoni-Poster Bodoni-PosterCompressed Bookman-Light Bookman-Demi Bookman-LightItalic Bookman-DemiItalic Carta Clarendon-Light Clarendon Clarendon-Bold CooperBlack CooperBlack-Italic Copperplate-ThirtyThreeBC Copperplate-ThirtyTwoBC Coronet Courier Courier-Bold Courier-Oblique Courier-BoldOblique Eurostile Eurostile-Bold Eurostile-ExtendedTwo Eurostile-BoldExtendedTwo GillSans GillSans-Bold GillSans-Italic Mac OS menu name: Windows menu name, style: Avant Garde AvantGarde...
  • Page 117 B-3 Font List PostScript name: GillSans-BoldItalic GillSans-Light GillSans-LightItalic GillSans-Condensed GillSans-BoldCondensed GillSans-ExtraBold Goudy Goudy-Bold Goudy-Italic Goudy-BoldItalic Goudy-ExtraBold Helvetica Helvetica-Bold Helvetica-Oblique Helvetica-BoldOblique Helvetica-Narrow Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique Helvetica-Condensed Helvetica-Condensed-Bold Helvetica-Condensed-Oblique Helvetica-Condensed-BoldObl HoeflerText-Ornaments JoannaMT JoannaMT-Bold JoannaMT-Italic JoannaMT-BoldItalic LetterGothic LetterGothic-Bold LetterGothic-Slanted LetterGothic-BoldSlanted LubalinGraph-Book LubalinGraph-Demi Mac OS menu name: Windows menu name, style: GillSans BoldItalic GillSans, Bold Italic...
  • Page 118 B-4 Font List PostScript name: LubalinGraph-BookOblique LubalinGraph-DemiOblique Marigold MonaLisa-Recut NewCenturySchlbk-Roman NewCenturySchlbk-Bold NewCenturySchlbk-Italic NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic Optima Optima-Bold Optima-Italic Optima-BoldItalic Oxford Palatino-Roman Palatino-Bold Palatino-Italic Palatino-BoldItalic StempelGaramond-Roman StempelGaramond-Bold StempelGaramond-Italic StempelGaramond-BoldItalic Symbol Tekton Times-Roman Times-Bold Times-Italic Times-BoldItalic TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT TimesNewRomanPS- BoldItalicMT TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT TimesNewRomanPSMT Univers-Extended Mac OS menu name: Windows menu name, style: Lubalin Graph BookOblique LubalinGraph, Italic...

  • Page 119: Truetype Fonts

    B-5 Font List PostScript name: Univers-BoldExt Univers-ExtendedObl Univers-BoldExtObl Univers-Light Univers-Bold Univers-LightOblique Univers-BoldOblique Univers Univers-Oblique Univers-CondensedBold Univers-CondensedBoldOblique Univers-Condensed Univers-CondensedOblique ZapfChancery-MediumItalic ZapfDingbats TrueType fonts The ColorPASS includes 10 TrueType fonts: PostScript name: Apple-Chancery Chicago Geneva HoeflerText-Black HoeflerText-BlackItalic HoeflerText-Italic HoeflerText-Regular Monaco New York Wingdings-Regular Mac OS menu name: Windows menu name, style:...

  • Page 121: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    C-1 Troubleshooting This appendix provides troubleshooting tips. Appendix C: Troubleshooting Maintaining optimal system performance The ColorPASS does not require maintenance. Beyond the routine requirements of servicing and maintaining the copier and replenishing consumables, there are a few things you can do to improve the overall performance of your system: •...

  • Page 122: General Printing Problems

    C-2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting In case of problems, and before you call for service, check the guidelines in this section. If you are unable to resolve the problem, make a note of the error condition and contact your authorized service/support center. This section provides some troubleshooting guidelines should a problem arise.
  • Page 123 C-3 Troubleshooting If this happens: One or more Media Type • Select a Paper Source that supports the Media Type you are using. options are dimmed. For information on requirements and constraints pertaining to special papers and transparencies, see Appendix A, “Print Options.” ColorPASS doesn’t respond to •...

  • Page 124: Problems With Print Quality

    C-4 Troubleshooting Problems with print quality For information about printing with specific applications and about optimizing color output, see the Color Guide. 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 A, “Print Options.”...

  • Page 125: Problems With Fiery Downloader

    C-5 Troubleshooting If this happens: Color output is incorrect. • Check with the administrator about the current 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. Color file prints in black and •...
  • Page 126 C-6 Troubleshooting If this happens: You cannot connect to the • Make sure that the ColorPASS is not being calibrated from the Control Panel. ColorPASS from Fiery If the ColorPASS is being calibrated from the Control Panel, you can select it in the Downloader.

  • Page 127: Problems With Fiery Scan

    C-7 Troubleshooting Problems with Fiery Scan If this happens: Fiery Scan main window does • Check to see if the TWAIN module(s) installed by Adobe Photoshop are located in the not appear after launching. correct folder. If not, reinstall Adobe Photoshop software. Problems with Fiery WebTools If this happens: You cannot connect to...

  • Page 129: Index

    Index Index Numerics 2-sided printing, see Duplex option Absolute Colorimetric rendering style option A-19 Active Job List 6-7 Adobe Font Downloader, see Font Downloader Adobe Photoshop scanning with 4-11 transfer functions 5-7 Adobe Type 1 fonts B-1 Always on Top 6-9 Black Detection option A-14 Black Overprint option A-3, A-14 Brightness option A-1, A-3...
  • Page 130 I-2 Index EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files downloading 5-1 downloading from Mac OS 2-8 downloading from Windows 1-1, 1-28 problems downloading C-6 Euroscale simulation goal 4-10, A-15 Fiery Downloader Brightness option 5-7 choosing a printer 5-3 Command WorkStation 5-1 Connection Type 5-5 downloading file or font 5-4 to 5-7 Download Progress bar 5-2 Hard Disk area 5-2...
  • Page 131 I-3 Index Font Substitution Table 5-8 FreeForm Master number 4-3 printing variable data documents 4-1 Gamma option A-7 Hold queue xiv, 2-2 Image Shift option A-6 Input Trays tool 6-5, 6-6 installing printer fonts 5-9 Instructions field 1-6, 1-19, 2-5 Instructions option A-6 job overrides (Other) Gamma option A-7...
  • Page 132 I-4 Index Media Type menu Windows 95/98/Me 1-3, 1-17 Media Type option A-6, A-18 My Fiery List 6-4, 6-8 None, CMYK Simulation option A-15 Notes fields Mac OS 2-5 Windows 95/98/Me 1-6, 1-19 Orientation option A-7 Original option, in Fiery Scan 4-15 (Other) Gamma option A-7, A-20 (Other) Phosphors option A-7, A-20 (Other) White Point option A-7, A-20...
  • Page 133 I-5 Index printing duplex pages 4-10, A-5, A-16, A-17 font list 5-3 from Fiery Downloader 5-4 list of fonts 5-10 Mac OS 2-1 on the network xiv to File port 1-28 troubleshooting C-2 to C-3 variable data documents 4-1 Windows 2000 1-22 Windows 95/98/Me 1-1 Windows NT 4.0 1-15 print options...
  • Page 134 I-6 Index troubleshooting color problems C-5 EPS files C-6 Fiery Downloader C-5 Fiery Scan plug-in C-7 Fiery WebTools C-7 general printing problems C-2 to C-3 print quality C-4 TrueType fonts B-5 two-sided printing, see Duplex option UNIX BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) variant of 3-3 displaying jobs in queue 3-2 printing with 3-1...

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