About The Users - Canon Colorado M Series Operation Manual

About the users

Introduction
There are various types of users who can use the Colorado M-series each with its own role in the
complete workflow.
The various roles can be filled in by the same person or by multiple people. This manual is
mainly written for the Printer operator.
Prepress operator
• Receives and prepares job
• Uses design suites and RIP front ends to prepare the specific jobs
• Delivers 'ready to print jobs' to the printer operator
Media specialist
• Creates media profiles for new media or applications
• Manages media types and media profiles
Printer operator
• Operates the RIP to process and print jobs
• Manages the jobs, such as pausing, resuming and deleting jobs, loading, winding and cutting
media etc.
• Operates the printer and takes care of the daily use
• Maintains the printer, such as cleaning the matrix plate, maintenance station, refilling ink etc.
System administrator
• Configures and manages the network
• Configures and manages the security settings
• Keeps the system up-to-date and secure
• Controls access
NOTE
This guide describes safeguards for the protection of an instructed person. Instructed person is a
term applied to persons who have been instructed and trained by a skilled person, or who are
supervised by a skilled person, to identify energy sources that may cause pain and to take
precautions to avoid unintentional contact with or exposure to those energy sources.
About the users
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