ONTENTS ONTENTS ONTENTS NTRODUCTION About this manual Terminology and conventions RINT PTIONS VERVIEW About printer drivers and printer description files About print options Print option override hierarchy Setting print options RINT PTIONS Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 print options More about print options Booklet Maker Centering Adjustment Collation...
NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION This manual is intended for users who want a description of all the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 print options. It explains each print option and provides information on any constraints or requirements in effect. About this manual This manual covers the following topics: •...
RINT PTIONS VERVIEW RINT PTIONS VERVIEW This chapter describes printer drivers and PPD files, Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 print options, and locations for setting print options. About printer drivers and printer description files The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) the files, and then sends them to the digital press.
RINT PTIONS VERVIEW About print options Print options give you access to the special features of your digital press and Fiery EXP6000/ EXP5000. Print options can be specified in several places—in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup, or from the printing application, EFI Fiery ColorWise Pro Tools, EFI Hot Folders, or EFI Command WorkStation.
RINT PTIONS VERVIEW Setting print options • During Setup Some settings are specified during Setup by the administrator. For information about the current default server settings, contact the administrator or the operator. • From applications With the Adobe PostScript printer drivers, you can specify job settings when you print a job.
RINT PTIONS RINT PTIONS This chapter explains each print option, default setting, and any constraints or requirements. It also provides details about specific print options. Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 print options In the following table, underlined settings in the Option and settings column indicate default printer driver settings (PPD defaults).
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RINT PTIONS To determine the current Setup defaults, print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation. Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Align front and back images Specify to align the front cover image to the This option is available in the Windows back cover image when using the Image Shift 2000/XP/Server 2003 printer drivers or...
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) CMYK Simulation Method Select Quick to use one-dimensional transfer Printer’s default reflects the setting specified Printer’s default/ Full (Source GCR)/ curves to adjust density output of individual in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup.
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Control Bar Select whether a Control Bar is printed for Printer’s default reflects the setting specified Printer’s default/On/Off each print job. in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup. This print option is available as part of the EFI Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Duplex Specify whether a job is printed single-sided For more information about duplex printing, Off/Head to Head/Head to Toe or double-sided (duplex), by specifying the page orientation of printed images.
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Image Smoothing Select On to minimize grainy output when Printer’s default reflects the setting specified Printer’s default/Automatic/Off/ printing low-resolution images. When you in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup. On/Below 90 ppi/Below 150 ppi/ select On, Image Smoothing is enforced on If you create an EPS file in Photoshop, the...
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Output Destination Specify the output location of the Printer’s default reflects the setting specified (Fiery EXP6000) printed job. in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup. Printer’s default/AutoSelect/Offset When you select AutoSelect, print jobs are Catch Tray/HCS Top Tray/HCS Stacker/ output to the top tray that is closest to the HCSS Top Tray/HCSS Stacker/HCS Bypass/...
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Paper Source Specify the paper tray to use for the job. For more information about Installable (Fiery EXP6000) Options, see Printing from Windows For more information, see page AutoSelect/Tray 1/Tray 2/Tray 3/Tray 4 Printing from Mac...
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Pure Black Text/Graphics Select Off to print black text and graphics as Printer’s default reflects the setting specified Printer’s default/On/Off a four-color black using C, M, Y, and K in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup.
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RINT PTIONS Option and settings Description Requirements, constraints, and information (default setting is underlined) Schedule Printing Specify if you want to perform advance The job is printed based on the date and On/Off print scheduling based on date and time. time set on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, If enabled, select the date and time for not the client workstation.
RINT PTIONS More about print options The following sections provide additional information about print options. For more information about the settings, requirements, and constraints in effect for these options, see the table on page Booklet Maker Use this option to arrange the pages of your print job in special layouts for folding or cutting after printing.
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RINT PTIONS Double Print : Choose this setting to print a job so that the data on the first page is duplicated on the first sheet. The next sheet duplicates the data on the second page, and so forth. Simplex Duplex Front only Front...
RINT PTIONS Centering Adjustment Use this option to specify how you want the image positioned on the page. Centering Adjustment is available only when Orientation is Portrait and Layout is 1-up or 2-up. Refer to the following illustration when you use the Centering Adjustment option: Centering setting Image position on page XY Centering...
RINT PTIONS Creep Adjustment Use this option to adjust images that may shift from the center of the sheet in booklet jobs. Creep occurs in booklets that contain a large number of pages or when booklets are printed on heavy media. To use this option you must set the Booklet Maker option to Booklet or Perfect and the Duplex option to Top-Top.
RINT PTIONS Image Shift Image Shift allows you to specify how much the image on each page should be shifted relative to the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axis. Moving the job content in this manner enables you to allow for various finishing options, such as stapling and binding. Image Shift prevents the image from being clipped.