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  • Page 1 Fiery X3e 31C-M Color Server USER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Server for users who send jobs from their computers. Color Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery X3e 31C-M Color Server. It explains how to calibrate your copier/printer and take advantage of the ColorWise ® color management system, as well as features in ™...
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2004 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
  • Page 4 Pantone, Inc. is the copyright owner of color data and/or software which are licensed to Electronics for Imaging, Inc., to distribute for use only in combination with the products, or software of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. PANTONE Color Data and/or Software shall not be copied onto another disk or into memory except as part of the delivery of the Electronics for Imaging, Inc., products or software.
  • Page 5 Proprietary Rights You acknowledge and agree that all rights, title and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and relating to the Software, Documentation and all modifications and derivative works thereof are solely owned by and shall remain with EFI and its suppliers. Except for the express limited license granted above to use the Software, no right or license of any kind is granted.
  • Page 6 U.S. Government Restricted Rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure of the Software by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 12.212 or DFARS 227.7202-3 - 227.7202-4 and, to the extent required under U.S. federal law, the minimum restricted rights as set out in FAR 52.227-14, Restricted Rights Notice (June 1987) Alternate III(g)(3)(June 1987) or FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987).

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Configuring installed options Completing the Windows 98/Me printer connection Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 Installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 Configuring installed options Completing the Windows NT 4.0 printer connection...
  • Page 8 Chapter 2: Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Setting up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer Setting up Mac OS 9.x printer drivers and printer description files Setting up Mac OS X printer drivers and printer description files...
  • Page 9 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting On a Windows computer Setting up printing on Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 computers Reinstalling the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver on Windows 98/Me Problems with the Fiery utilities on Windows computers On a Mac OS computer...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, wherever appropriate. This icon specifies information that applies only to the Fiery X3e copier. This icon specifies information that applies only to the Fiery X3e printer. The Fiery X3e includes support for Fiery WebTools WorkStation, which enables an operator to manage all jobs sent to the Fiery X3e.

  • Page 12: Specifications

    xii Introduction Specifications • Intel Mobile Pentium III 700 MHz CPU • 128MB RAM • 10GB hard disk drive • Supports AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and IPX/SPX protocols simultaneously • Supports Port 9100 • Supports twisted pair (Fast Ethernet 100BaseTX or Ethernet 10BaseT) •...

  • Page 13: User Software

    (Windows only) computers; supports Fiery X3e PCL print features. PCL PDD file For use with the PCL printer driver that enables the Fiery X3e to appear in Print and Page Setup dialog boxes in popular applications. The Fiery X3e PDDs...
  • Page 14 files, and Portable Document Format (PDF) versions 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 files directly to the Fiery X3e without opening the application in which they were created. You can also use it to manage the printer fonts installed on the Fiery X3e. Fiery Spooler...
  • Page 15 Java-based Fiery utilities. If MRJ is not detected when you install these utilities, the MRJ installer is automatically launched. You can install PostScript and PCL printer drivers and printer description files from the User Software CD or from the Fiery X3e with the Installer WebTool. For instructions, see “Using the Fiery WebTools Installer”...

  • Page 16: Fiery Webtools

    Internet connection. Installer Allows you to download the Fiery Link installer and Fiery X3e printer file installers directly from the server. WebDownloader Allows you to download PostScript, PCL, EPS, and PDF files to the Fiery X3e.

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: Installing User Software On A Windows Computer

    Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 98/Me To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript or PCL printer, you must install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 9x/Me and the corresponding printer description files. You must also configure either a local connection for printing directly or a network connection for printing over the network.

  • Page 18: Installing The Postscript Or Pcl Printer Driver For Windows 98/Me

    1-2 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer If you are printing using SMB (Server Message Block), you can connect to the Fiery X3e and install the printer drivers in a single procedure. For more information, “Setting up SMB printing with Windows 98/Me”...
  • Page 19 7. Verify the path is correct and click OK. 8. Select the Fiery X3e printer driver appropriate for your printer and click Next. Use Fiery X3e 31C-M PS v2.0 eu or Fiery X3e 31C-M PCL v2.0 eu when A4 is the default paper size.

  • Page 20: Configuring Installed Options

    You will configure the port later, according to your network type. 10. Enter a name for the Fiery X3e. 11. To make the Fiery X3e the default printer, select Yes; if not, select No and click Next. 12. Select No to printing the test page and click Finish.
  • Page 21 Engine Configuration —31 ppm Color Engine, 20 ppm Color Engine Engine Type The Engine Type option is not available with the PCL printer driver. —Not Installed, Universal Cassette (Tray 3), Universal Cassettes Optional Trays (Tray 3, 4), LCC (Tray 3) —Not Installed, Installed...
  • Page 22 first installed, the options have default settings that were set up in Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the actual setting.
  • Page 23 1-7 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 98/Me 5. Select Two-Way Communication. 6. Type the Fiery X3e IP address or DNS name. 7. To display the printer’s current default settings when opened, select Update Fiery Driver When Opened. 8. Click Update.

  • Page 24: Completing The Windows 98/Me Printer Connection

    Completing the Windows 98/Me parallel port connection Preparing a parallel port connection for Windows 98/Me requires specific BIOS settings on your computer, and specific port and printer settings for Windows 9x/Me. In addition, the administrator may need to change the parallel port timeout in Fiery Setup if you choose to spool files to the Fiery X3e, rather than print directly.
  • Page 25 Check this selection carefully. It may read LPT 1: (Printer Port), which is not equivalent to LPT 1: (ECP Printer Port). If this box does not read LPT 1: (ECP Printer Port), change the port setting now, as described in “To prepare the port for parallel port printing” on return to this procedure.
  • Page 26 • If you set the Port Timeout in Seconds to 10, you can select either option; however, spooling is faster. • If you set the Port Timeout in Seconds to 5, select “Print directly to the printer.” 7. Click Apply.
  • Page 27 1-11 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 98/Me O PREPARE THE PORT FOR PARALLEL PORT PRINTING 98/M INDOWS 1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Device Manager tab. 4.
  • Page 28 8. Select “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want,” and then click Next. 9. Select “Show all hardware.” 10. From the Manufacturers list, select “(Standard port types).” From the Models list, select “ECP Printer Port” (not Printer Port). Click Next.
  • Page 29 11. Click Yes in the Update Driver Warning dialog box. 12. Click Next. 13. Click Finish, then close the Printer Port Properties and System Properties dialog boxes. You must restart your computer to activate the new settings. After Windows 98/Me restarts, complete the procedure described in printing”...
  • Page 30 1-14 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 3. Double-click the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol icon. 4. Click the Advanced tab. 5. Select Frame Type in the Property list. 6. In the Value menu, choose the Frame Type that corresponds to the one set in Fiery X3e Network Setup.
  • Page 31 O SET UP A PORT FOR OVELL 1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. 2. Click the Fiery X3e printer icon and choose Properties from the File menu. 3. Click the Details tab and click Add Port. A list of connection options appears.
  • Page 32 Fiery X3e. 6. Click the printer icon for the NetWare print queue you want to use, and then click OK. 7. In the Add Port dialog box, verify that the network path is updated and click OK.
  • Page 33 Browse for the name entered in Network Setup> Service Setup> Windows Setup>Server Name. For this information, see the Configuration page. You can also locate the printer using the Find feature on your Windows computer. Click Start, choose Find, and then choose Computer. Enter the name of the printer, and click Find Now.
  • Page 34 If you choose Yes, you must capture a printer port before proceeding with the installation. For details, see your Windows documentation. 7. Type a name for the Fiery X3e in the Printer name field and choose whether to make it the default printer. Click Next.

  • Page 35: Setting Up Postscript Or Pcl Printing With Windows Nt

    Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript or PCL printer, you must install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 and the corresponding printer description files.

  • Page 36: Installing The Postscript Or Pcl Printer Driver For Windows Nt

    Windows NT 4.0 computer (not the network server domain) and that you are a member of the Administrators group. The procedure for adding a network printer is similar to adding a port. See “Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP and LPR connection”...
  • Page 37 1-21 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 5. Select LPT1: and click Next. This is a general installation that works for the parallel port connection. You can add a network port later, according to your network type. 6.
  • Page 38 The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box. 9. Verify that the path is correct and click OK. 10. In the Printers list, select the Fiery X3e printer driver appropriate for your printer and click Next. Use Fiery X3e 31C-M PS v2.0 eu or Fiery X3e 31C-M PCL v2.0 eu when A4 is the default paper size.

  • Page 39: Configuring Installed Options

    1-23 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 11. Type a name for the Fiery X3e in the Printer name field and indicate whether you want to make it the default printer. Click Next. 12. Indicate whether you want the printer installed as a shared printer, and click Next.
  • Page 40 1-24 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 5. Click Add to move the option to the Installed Options list. —Copier, Printer Engine Configuration —31 ppm Color Engine, 20 ppm Color Engine Engine Type —Not Installed, Universal Cassette (Tray 3), Universal Cassettes...
  • Page 41 1-25 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 O CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS ON THE FROM THE PRINTER DRIVER 1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. 2. Right-click the Fiery X3e icon, and choose Document Defaults from the File menu.
  • Page 42 first installed, the installable options have default settings that were set up in Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the actual setting.
  • Page 43 1-27 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 5. Select Two-Way Communication. 6. Enter the Fiery X3e IP address or DNS name. 7. If you want your printer driver to display the current settings when opened, select Update Fiery Driver When Opened. 8. Click Update.

  • Page 44: Completing The Windows Nt 4.0 Printer Connection

    Completing the Windows NT 4.0 parallel port connection The parallel port cable connects the Fiery X3e to a single computer. Once you have installed the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript printer driver and the Fiery X3e printer description files, complete the setup for parallel port printing.
  • Page 45 1-29 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 4. To share the printer on the network, click the Sharing tab. Select whether to share the printer, and specify the operating systems used by network clients. 5. Click OK to exit the Printer Properties dialog box.
  • Page 46 If your network uses Domain Name Services (DNS), enter the DNS name assigned to the Fiery X3e instead of the IP address. 5. Type one of the following printer names, depending on the Fiery X3e connection you want to print to.
  • Page 47 1-31 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0 Completing the Windows NT 4.0 IPX (Novell) connection Complete the setup for the IPX (Novell) connection as follows: • Configure the Novell network and file server for handling Fiery X3e print jobs. The file server should be configured with a print server and print connection for the Fiery X3e.
  • Page 48 5. If the NetWare server does not have a suitable driver for the Fiery X3e, you may be asked if you want to set up the printer on your computer. Click Yes. 6. Click OK to install the Fiery X3e PostScript printer driver.
  • Page 49 NT 4.0, you must log on with the special log-in name, ‘efi_admin_efi’ (instead of Administrator) and use the password specified in Fiery X3e Setup. If you log on as a User, you can install the printer driver through Point and Print, but you cannot modify printer defaults and configure installable options.
  • Page 50 INDOWS 1. Double-click Network Neighborhood. 2. Browse for the printer you want to print to. The printer name you are browsing for is the name entered in Network Setup>Service Setup >Windows Setup>Server Name. For this information, see the Configuration page.

  • Page 51: Setting Up Postscript Or Pcl Printing With Windows 2000/Xp/Server 2003

    Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript or PCL printer, you must install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 and the corresponding printer description files. You must also configure the print connection between the computer and the Fiery X3e.
  • Page 52 On Windows Server 2003, choose Add a printer. 3. Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next. This procedure describes the installation of a local printer. You can modify the connection later, according to your network type. 4. Select LPT1: and click Next.
  • Page 53 7. Verify the path is correct and click OK. The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box. 8. In the Printers box, select the Fiery X3e printer driver appropriate for your printer and click Next. Use Fiery X3e 31C-M PS v2.0 eu or Fiery X3e 31C-M PCL v2.0 eu when A4 is the default paper size.
  • Page 54 The necessary files are installed to your hard disk drive. 11. If this is the first printer driver you are installing on the computer, you may be prompted to install files from the Windows 2000 CD. Insert the CD-ROM, browse to the win2000\english\i386 folder, and then click OK.

  • Page 55: Configuring Installed Options

    Configuring installed options After you have completed the printer driver installation, you must configure the Fiery X3e to reflect the options installed on the copier/printer. This allows the Fiery X3e to take advantage of the copier/printer options. You can configure the options manually;...
  • Page 56 1-40 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 5. Click Add to move the option to the Installed Options list. —Copier, Printer Engine Configuration —31 ppm Color Engine, 20 ppm Color Engine Engine Type —Not Installed, Universal Cassette (Tray 3), Universal Cassettes...
  • Page 57 —Not Installed, Extension Memory, Hard Disk Drive, Engine Storage Option Extension Memory and Hard Disk Drive 5. Click Apply, then click OK. You are ready to connect to your network type (see the next section Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 printer IERY E FROM “Completing the connection”).
  • Page 58 first installed, the installable options have default settings that were set up in Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the actual setting.

  • Page 59: Completing The Windows 2000/Xp/Server 2003 Printer Connection

    1-43 Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 5. Enter the Fiery X3e IP address or DNS name. 6. If you want your printer driver to display the current settings when opened, select the Update Fiery Driver When Opened option.
  • Page 60 On Windows Server 2003, click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes. 2. Double-click the Fiery X3e icon and choose Properties from the Printer menu. In the Ports tab, confirm that LPT1 (Local Port) is selected. The Fiery X3e is ready to accept parallel print jobs from your computer, using the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 PostScript printer driver and the Fiery X3e printer description file.
  • Page 61 Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 TCP/IP and Port 9100 or LPR connection Once you have installed the PostScript and printer driver files, complete the setup for the TCP/IP and LPR connection as follows: • Prepare the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and LPR protocols.
  • Page 62 1-46 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer TCP/IP 9100 O SET UP 2000/XP/S 2003 INDOWS ERVER 1. Open the Properties dialog box for the Fiery X3e and click the Ports tab. 2. Click Add Port. 3. Select Standard TCP/IP Port for Available port types and click New Port. CONNECTION FOR...
  • Page 63 7. Make sure that Generic Network Card is selected as Standard for Device Type and click Next. 8. Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box and click Close in the Printer Ports dialog box.
  • Page 64 1-48 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 9. Click Configure Port in the Ports tab of the Properties dialog box. The configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box appears. 10. If you have LPD printing enabled at the Fiery X3e Control Panel, select LPR for Protocol and LPR Byte Counting Enabled under LPR Settings.
  • Page 65 11. If you have Port 9100 printing enabled at the Fiery X3e Control Panel, select Raw. The port number 9100 automatically appears under Raw Settings. You can print to the printer connection selected for Port 9100 printing at the Fiery X3e Control Panel. 12. Enter the name of the print connection.
  • Page 66 1-50 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer Completing the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 IPX (Novell) connection Complete the setup for the IPX (Novell) connection as follows: • Configure the Novell network and file server for handling Fiery X3e print jobs. The file server should be configured with a print server and print connection for the Fiery X3e.
  • Page 67 5. If the NetWare server does not have a suitable driver for the Fiery X3e, you may be asked if you want to set up the printer on your computer. Click Yes. 6. Click OK to install the Fiery X3e PostScript printer driver.
  • Page 68 1. Open My Network Places. 2. Browse for the printer you want to print to. The printer name you are browsing for is the name entered in Network Setup> Service Setup>Windows Setup > Server Name. For this information, see the Configuration page.
  • Page 69 3. Double-click the name of the Fiery X3e to display enabled print connections. 4. Double-click the print connection you want to print to. The printer files are downloaded from the Fiery X3e and the print connection is set up. For information on installing the printer driver from the User Software CD, see install the PostScript or PCL printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003”...
  • Page 70 On Windows Server 2003, choose Add a printer. 3. Select Network printer and click Next. 4. Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet.” Type an IP address or computer name in the URL field. The URL for the printer is the IP address or DNS name followed by “ipp” and the connection you want to print to ( different elements.

  • Page 71: Installing Efi Fiery Mail Port

    If you have already installed the printer driver on your computer, choose the appropriate names from the Manufacturers and Printers lists and click OK. 8. Indicate whether you want to make the Fiery X3e the default printer and click Next. 9. Click Finish.
  • Page 72 98/M INDOWS 1. Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. 2. In the Printers window, right-click the icon for the Fiery X3e printer driver. For instructions on installing the printer driver, see printer driver for Windows 98/Me” 3. Choose Properties, and click the Details tab.
  • Page 73 1-57 Installing EFI Fiery Mail Port 7. Enter the basic information required to set up the e-mail port. —Enter the e-mail address of the Fiery X3e. Fiery’s E-mail Address —Enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server for the port Outgoing Mail Server monitor to use.
  • Page 74 3. Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next. 4. In the window displaying a list of ports, click Add Port. The Printer Ports dialog box is displayed, with the EFI Fiery Mail port listed as one of the available ports.
  • Page 75 1-59 Installing EFI Fiery Mail Port 5. Select EFI Fiery Mail and click New Port. The Add Port dialog box appears. 6. Enter the basic information required to set up the e-mail port. —Enter the e-mail address of the Fiery X3e. Fiery’s E-mail Address —Enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server for the port Outgoing Mail Server...
  • Page 76 Fiery X3e to send status reports of the job via e-mail. 9. Click OK. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. 10. Click Next and follow the instructions for installing the printer driver for your Windows computer. —The maximum size of a single e-mail message...

  • Page 77: Installing Fiery Utilities

    • ColorWise Pro Tools • Fiery Downloader • Fiery Remote Scan (TWAIN Fiery Scan Module and Application) • Fiery Printer Delete Utility • Hot Folders • EFI Fiery Mail Port (see • Command WorkStation • DocBuilder Pro (available as an option) Do not attempt to install DocBuilder Pro from the User Software CD (by starting the setup.exe from the DBPro folder);...
  • Page 78 1-62 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer To use Fiery X3e software (Command WorkStation and ColorWise Pro Tools) as well as WebTools on a Windows computer, you must install the Sun Java file, Java Runtime Environment (JRE), provided in the CommonUtl folder on the User Software CD. If the Sun Java file is not installed, you are prompted to install it before you proceed to install Fiery X3e software.
  • Page 79 1-63 Installing Fiery utilities O INSTALL AVA ON YOUR COMPUTER 1. When the dialog box prompting you to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) appears, click OK to proceed with installation. 2. Click Yes in the License Agreement dialog box.
  • Page 80 1-64 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 3. Select Typical for Setup Type and click Next. 4. When installation of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) files is complete, click Finish and follow the instructions for installing Fiery X3e software in utilities”...

  • Page 81: Adobe Acrobat

    1-65 Installing Fiery utilities Adobe Acrobat In Command WorkStation, the DocBuilder Pro feature and PitStop software plug-in work with Adobe Acrobat v5.0.5. To use DocBuilder Pro, you must install Adobe Acrobat v5.0.5, the PitStop plug-in, and Command WorkStation. Adobe Acrobat and PitStop are included on the Fiery DocBuilder Pro CD.

  • Page 82: Pitstop

    1-66 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer PitStop PitStop is a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat v5.0.5 for use with DocBuilder Pro. You must first install Adobe Acrobat v5.0.5 as described in the previous section. PitStop software is included on the Fiery DocBuilder Pro CD. O INSTALL 1.

  • Page 83: Using Fiery Utilities For The First Time

    Before you can use the newly installed software, you must configure the connection to the Fiery X3e. Configuration of the Fiery utilities is similar. Fiery Printer Delete Utility is installed and used locally, so connection to the Fiery X3e is not required before using the software.

  • Page 84: Configuring The Connection For Fiery Utilities

    A dialog box recommending that you restart your system appears after the printer driver is deleted. 5. Click OK to restart, or, to delete another printer driver, click Cancel to return to the Fiery Driver Uninstall Tool dialog box. Restart when you finish deleting printer drivers.
  • Page 85 Printing 2. If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK. If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add. 3. Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery X3e. —Enter a name for the Fiery X3e. This name does not have to match the Nickname actual Server Name of the Fiery X3e.
  • Page 86 1-70 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 5. With the device name (31C-M) selected in the Devices list, click OK. The Fiery X3e appears in the list of available servers. The first line of the entry displays the nickname you gave the server, followed by the protocol you chose. The second line displays the device name.

  • Page 87: Configuring The Connection For Command Workstation

    1-71 Using Fiery utilities for the first time Configuring the connection for Command WorkStation The first time you start Command WorkStation, you are prompted to configure the connection to the Fiery X3e. O CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR 1. Print a Configuration page. The information on this page helps you locate the Fiery X3e, if it is not on the same local subnet as your computer.
  • Page 88 1-72 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 3. If no Fiery X3e servers were found, click the Manual tab to search by DNS name or IP address. Click Add to add the server to the Available Servers list. 4. Click the Auto Search tab and then click Advanced to search by either a range of IP addresses or the IP address and subnet mask.
  • Page 89 1-73 Using Fiery utilities for the first time 6. Select the Fiery X3e server you want to use and click Add. The selected Fiery X3e server appears in the Login Server dialog box. 7. Click the icon next to the server name. The Log In dialog box appears.
  • Page 90 1-74 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer Modifying the configuration Edit the configuration whenever there is any change to your Fiery X3e server or network, such as a server name or IP address. If you change Fiery X3e Setup information, do so before reconfiguring the connection.

  • Page 91: Installing Color Files From The User Software Cd

    Many of the files are PostScript files that you can download and print using Fiery Downloader. ICC folder ICC monitor settings file and a device profile specially designed for use with the Fiery X3e and particular copier/printer models. For instructions on installing, see a Windows computer” English folder Cmyk.ps, an 11-page, letter-size PostScript file to use for...

  • Page 92: Installing The Icc Profiles On A Windows Computer

    1-76 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer Installing the ICC profiles on a Windows computer The ICC profiles included in the ICC folder on the User Software CD are for use with ColorWise Pro Tools. You can also use the ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Photoshop.
  • Page 93 1-77 Installing color files from the User Software CD RGB W O LOAD THE ORKING PACE PROFILE FOR 1. Start Photoshop. 2. Choose Color Settings from the File menu and choose RGB Setup from the Color Settings submenu. 3. In the RGB Setup dialog box, click Load. 4.

  • Page 94: Loading The Icc Copier/Printer Device Profile

    1-78 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer Loading the ICC copier/printer device profile This ICC profile defines the target color space for printing to the copier/printer. These instructions assume you have installed the ICC profiles included on the User Software CD. For more information, see Windows computer”...

  • Page 95: Installing The Printer Description Files For Windows

    Adobe Pagemaker 5.0, 6.x, and 7.0 do not support automatic installation of printer description files from the Printers or Printers and Faxes Control Panel. To make the Fiery X3e available in the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes of this application, copy printer description files to the appropriate location.
  • Page 96 For Windows NT 4.0, select English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_NT4x or English\Prntdrvr\Pcl6_drvr\Win_NT4x. For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, select English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP or English\Prntdrvr\Pcl6_drvr\Win_2K_XP. 2. Copy the printer description file for your Fiery X3e to the appropriate location. If you use PageMaker 5.0 or later Copy this file To this location EF4M4O11.ppd...

  • Page 97: Chapter 2: Installing User Software On A Mac Os Computer

    User Software CD. Setting up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer To set up the Fiery X3e as a PostScript printer, you must install the PostScript printer driver and the printer description file that corresponds to your copier/printer. The PostScript printer driver and printer description files are provided on the User...

  • Page 98: Setting Up Mac Os 9.X Printer Drivers And Printer Description Files

    If you operate the Fiery X3e in a copy shop, quick print shop, or service bureau, provide your customers with copies of the printer driver, printer description file, or ICC profiles you use for printing images, as well as any relevant documentation. This ensures that jobs they create and print to files are properly formatted for printing to...
  • Page 99 2. Select the correct AppleTalk Zone, if necessary. 3. Click the AdobePS icon. The Fiery X3e appears in the Select a PostScript Printer list in the form of <server name>_<print connection>. Only the print connections (Direct, Hold, and Print) that have been enabled in Setup appear in the Chooser.
  • Page 100 2-4 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer 4. Select a Fiery X3e connection from the “Select a PostScript Printer” list and click Create. Select the correct printer description file for your printer. You must set up each print connection separately. Repeat this step for all enabled connections.

  • Page 101: Setting Up Mac Os X Printer Drivers And Printer Description Files

    Print Center. 3. Insert the User Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4. Open the Printer Driver folder inside the OSX folder on the User Software CD. 5. Click the OSX Installer icon to start installing printer description files.
  • Page 102 2-6 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Print Center After you install the printer description file (see Fiery X3e in the Print Center in order to take full advantage of its features. This section describes how to set up the Fiery X3e and configure installable options.
  • Page 103 You can also choose Auto Select printer. If there is more than one file that corresponds to your printer, a dialog box will display a list of all valid files. If there are multiple files with identical names, cancel the Auto Select and choose the correct file from the Printer Model list as described above.
  • Page 104 2-8 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer 3. Choose Show Info from the Printer menu. 4. Select Installable Options in the pop-up menu. 5. In the Printer Info dialog box, select the appropriate settings from the menus. —Copier, Printer Engine Configuration —31 ppm Color Engine, 20 ppm Color Engine...

  • Page 105: Installing Fiery X3E Software And Fonts

    • ColorSync profiles—ColorSync Profiles folder. Install the profiles into the ColorSync Profiles folder (inside the System folder on Mac OS 9 and inside the Library folder on Mac OS X). The printer profile can be moved to a folder of your choice.

  • Page 106: Installing Mrj On Your Computer

    2-10 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Installing MRJ on your computer In order to use ColorWise Pro Tools or Fiery Spooler, you must have Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) installed on your computer. If you do not have MRJ installed, the ColorWise Pro Tools or Fiery Spooler installer automatically initiates the MRJ installation process.

  • Page 107: Configuring A Connection For Colorwise Pro Tools

    2-11 Installing Fiery X3e software and fonts OS R O UNINSTALL UNTIME FOR 1. Locate the System Folder on your hard disk drive. 2. Inside the Extensions folder, locate MRJ Libraries and remove it or move it to another folder. If you find the “MRJ Enabler”...
  • Page 108 O CONFIGURE A CONNECTION FOR 1. Start the utility by double-clicking its icon. The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears. 2. If you have previously configured a connection to the Fiery X3e, you are ready to use ColorWise Pro Tools. If you have not configured a connection, click Add.
  • Page 109 Protocol Server Name New Device This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page. 4. When you have added all the information, click Add. 5. With the device name selected in the Devices list, click OK.

  • Page 110: Configuring A Connection For Fiery Spooler

    —Enter the IP address (or DNS name) of the Fiery X3e. Name —Enter the name of the device that the Fiery X3e is connected to: New Device This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page. Type exactly as shown; this term is case-sensitive. 31C-M through in the preceding procedure.
  • Page 111 2-15 Installing Fiery X3e software and fonts 5. When you have entered all the information, click Add. 6. With the device name selected, click OK. The Fiery X3e appears in a list of configured servers. Fiery X3e name and device name (31C-M) 7.

  • Page 112: Configuring A Connection For Fiery Downloader

    2-16 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Modifying the configuration Edit the configuration whenever there is any change to your Fiery X3e or network, such as an IP address or device change. Change the specific Fiery X3e Setup information before configuring the connection.
  • Page 113 2-17 Installing Fiery X3e software and fonts O SPECIFY A IERY E CONNECTION 1. Double-click the Fiery Downloader icon. 2. Select the AppleTalk zone in which the Fiery X3e is located from the AppleTalk Zones list. The available servers appear in the Servers list. 3.

  • Page 114: Configuring The Connection For Command Workstation Le For Mac Os

    2-18 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Configuring the connection for Command WorkStation LE for Mac OS X The first time you start Command WorkStation LE, you are prompted to configure the connection to the Fiery X3e. EFORE YOU BEGIN •...
  • Page 115 2-19 Installing Fiery X3e software and fonts 2. If no Fiery X3e servers were found, click the Manual tab to search by DNS name or IP address. Click Add to add the server to the Available Servers list. 3. If no Fiery X3e servers were found, click the Auto Search tab and then click Advanced to search by either a range of IP addresses or the IP address and subnet mask.
  • Page 116 2-20 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer 5. Select the Fiery X3e server you want to use and click Add. The selected Fiery X3e server is displayed in the Login Server dialog box. 6. Click the server name. The Log In dialog box is displayed.

  • Page 117: Fonts

    2-21 Installing color files from the User Software CD Fonts The Fonts installer on the User Software CD includes screen and printer fonts that correspond to the 136 built-in PostScript printer fonts on the Fiery X3e. The Font installer copies both types of fonts to the System:Fonts folder on your hard disk drive.

  • Page 118: Loading Icc Profiles

    PANTONE Book.ps, a 19-page, letter-size PostScript file that folder) indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery X3e and your particular copier/printer model can produce. The method used to print the PANTONE Book.ps file differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more information, see the RGB page 01, a file you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or...

  • Page 119: Loading The Monitor Settings File

    2-23 Installing color files from the User Software CD The following procedure describes installing the ICC profiles with ColorSync 4.0. For more information about ColorSync, see your application’s documentation. O SET THE OLOR YNC SYSTEM PROFILE 1. Choose Control Panels:ColorSync from the Apple Menu. 2.

  • Page 120: Loading The Icc Copier/Printer Profile

    2-24 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Loading the ICC copier/printer profile The ICC copier/printer profile enables RGB-to-CMYK conversions that are specific to the kind of copier/printer you are using. O LOAD THE COPIER PRINTER PROFILE IN 1. Start Photoshop.
  • Page 121 2-25 Installing color files from the User Software CD Loading monitor settings and the ICC device profile in Photoshop 6.x/7.x In Photoshop 6.x and 7.x, you can load the monitor settings file and the ICC device profile at the same time. O LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE AND THE HOTOSHOP 1.

  • Page 123: Chapter 3: Downloading Installers With Fiery Webtools

    In order for network users to access and use Fiery WebTools, you must set specific Fiery X3e options in Network Setup and Printer Setup. You also must prepare each user’s computer to communicate with the Fiery X3e over the Internet or intranet.

  • Page 124: Using The Fiery Webtools Installer

    3-2 Downloading Installers with Fiery WebTools Using the Fiery WebTools Installer The Installer WebTool allows you to download installers for printer drivers directly from the Fiery X3e to your computer. O DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVER FILES WITH THE 1. Start your Internet or intranet browser and enter the DNS name or IP address of the Fiery X3e.
  • Page 125 For Windows computers, a dialog box appears, offering you the choice of running the program across the Internet or intranet or saving it to disk. For Mac OS computers, a folder named Printer Driver is downloaded to the desktop in a BinHex-encoded, compressed format. If your Internet browser is equipped with an expander utility, such as StuffIt Expander, the folder decodes and decompresses automatically.

  • Page 127: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    If you have problems installing the Fiery X3e with Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, try installing another PostScript printer (such as the Apple LaserWriter IIg), and then install the Fiery X3e. Installing another printer ensures that all files are properly installed and available. For instructions, see your Windows documentation.

  • Page 128: Problems With The Fiery Utilities On Windows Computers

    On a Mac OS computer Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Mac OS 9 Chooser If Auto-setup does not work and you are prompted to select the printer description file, select the appropriate Fiery X3e file in your System Folder:Extensions:Printer Descriptions folder, “Fiery X3e 31C-M v2.0”...

  • Page 129: Setting Up The Fiery X3E In The Mac Os X Print Center

    Setting up the Fiery X3e in the Mac OS X Print Center If Auto-setup does not work and you are prompted to select the printer description file, select the appropriate Fiery X3e file in your hard disk drive:System Folder :Library: Printers:PPDs:Contents: Resources:language folder (for example, en.lproj)

  • Page 131: Index

    DocBuilder Pro 1-65 installation 1-65 Adobe PageMaker for Windows, see PageMaker for Windows Adobe PostScript 3 fonts xii Adobe PostScript printer driver, see PostScript printer driver AppleTalk connecting to Mac OS 2-3, 2-6 cable, color server xii Calibrat folder, for Windows users 1-75...
  • Page 132 Fast Ethernet 10BaseT cable xii Fiery Downloader 1-61 EPS files xiv installing for Windows 1-61 overview xiv PDF files xiv Fiery Printer Delete Utility 1-35, 1-67 installing on Windows 1-61 Fiery Scan installer for Mac OS 2-9 Fiery Spooler xiv configuring the connection on Mac OS 2-14 to 2-15 modifying the configuration...
  • Page 133 Command WorkStation 1-61 Mac OS software 2-9 PCL printer driver, Windows 98/ Me 1-1 to 1-4 PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 2-2 screen and printer fonts 2-21 software for Mac OS 2-9 software for Windows 1-61 internal name, for Windows NT 4.0 with...
  • Page 134 Mac OS 2-1 to 2-21 printing from Windows 1-1, 1-35 screen fonts xiii PostScript Level 3 xii PostScript Printer Description file, see PPD PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 2-2 installing using WebTools 3-2 to 3-3 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 1-36 to...
  • Page 135 files 1-75 installing Fiery utilities 1-61 troubleshooting 4-1 Windows 98/Me parallel port 1-9 to 1-13 PCL printer driver 1-1 to 1-4 setting up PostScript printing 1-1 SMB printing 1-16 to 1-18 troubleshooting 4-1 Windows 2000/XP printing requirements 1-43...

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