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  • Page 1 Fiery EX2101 for Xerox 2101 JOB MANAGEMENT GUIDE...
  • Page 2 User Software Installation Guide describes how to install software from the User Software CD to enable users to print to the Fiery EX2101 for Xerox 2101, and also describes setting up printing connections to the Fiery EX2101 for Xerox 2101.
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2003 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 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 B Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 License EFI grants you a non-exclusive license to use the Software and accompanying documentation (“Documentation”) included with the Product. The Software is licensed, not sold. You may use the Software solely for your own customary business or personal purposes. You may not rent, lease, sublicense or lend the Software or use the Software in any time sharing, service bureau, or similar arrangement.
  • Page 6 Limitation of Liability TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EFI AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents About the Documentation Introduction About this manual xiii Terminology Chapter 1: About Job Management Job environments Levels of job control Setting up an operator-controlled environment Understanding job flow Spooling, processing, and printing Visualizing job flow Communicating with users What the operator should check Overview of the job management utilities Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...
  • Page 8 Chapter 3: Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Starting up and logging in Logging in to the Fiery EX2101 Access levels Logging out Removing the Fiery EX2101 from the server list Monitoring jobs Selecting jobs Sorting job displays Customizing job ticket information Managing job flow...
  • Page 9 ix Contents Defining Mixed Media settings* 3-20 Inserting tab media* 3-22 Printing FreeForm variable data documents 3-27 Creating and monitoring FreeForm masters 3-27 Using FreeForm masters with variable data jobs 3-29 Tips for using FreeForm 3-29 Archiving jobs 3-30 Using the Job Log 3-32 Searching for jobs 3-34...
  • Page 10 x Contents Chapter 6: Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode Imposition settings Sheet settings Layout settings Scale settings 6-11 Finishing settings 6-14 Modifying the layout manually 6-18 Reordering pages in Layout mode 6-18 Adding, duplicating, and deleting sheets 6-19 Editing page content 6-21...
  • Page 11 Contents Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers 7-19 Starting Fiery Spooler 7-19 Connecting to a different Fiery EX2101 from Fiery Spooler 7-21 Chapter 8: Using FieryBar Introduction to FieryBar Status Activity light Commands Starting and shutting down the Fiery EX2101...
  • Page 12 Contents Appendix C: Troubleshooting Error messages Troubleshooting Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE does not respond Unexpected printing results Clearing the server Users cannot connect to the Fiery EX2101 Setup error messages Index...

  • Page 13: About This Manual

    ™ —for the purposes of job management and quality control. In this guide, the term “Fiery EX2101” is used to refer to the Fiery EX2101 for Xerox 2101. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery EX2101.

  • Page 14: Terminology

    • Chapter 8 describes FieryBar. It explains the various messages and icons you might see and also explains how to start up and shut down the Fiery EX2101 if you have the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface (FACI) installed. • Appendix A provides an overview of the terms and concepts of imposition, including various folding, binding, and cutting methods.
  • Page 15 • —Write to a disk. Used in this manual to refer to a PostScript or PCL Spool print job saved to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive in preparation for processing and printing. • —Acronym for raster image processing, which changes PostScript or PCL commands into descriptions of each mark on a page.

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: About Job Management

    flow and all printing. Print jobs arriving from remote users are spooled to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive and stored until the operator decides it is time to print them. Additional functions (job overrides, prioritizing, and font management) are reserved for the operator.

  • Page 18: Setting Up An Operator-Controlled Environment

    In an operator-controlled printing environment, remote users send jobs to the Hold queue of the Fiery EX2101. Using a job management utility, the operator views the list of held jobs and decides when to release each job for processing and printing.

  • Page 19: Spooling, Processing, And Printing

    —When a job file is sent over the network by a remote user or imported from Spooling Spooling disk, it arrives at the Fiery EX2101 and spools to a location on the hard disk drive. After spooling completely, the job is held on the hard disk drive, where it awaits further instructions from the operator.

  • Page 20: Visualizing Job Flow

    1-4 About Job Management Visualizing job flow As the operator, your job management tools permit holding and releasing a job at any stage of the job flow. In the following illustration, solid boxes indicate the types of job status flags you may see in the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Active Jobs window.

  • Page 21: Communicating With Users

    Fiery EX2101 device information • The name of the Fiery EX2101 on the network and the names of the network servers sharing it • The IP address or DNS name of the Fiery EX2101, to allow users access to Fiery WebTools ™...

  • Page 22: What The Operator Should Check

    1-6 About Job Management Printing information • Duration for jobs to be held on the Fiery EX2101 before deletion • Instructions for setting up the printer on client computers • Sources of PostScript printer drivers, PPDs, and additional information • Recommended PPD settings •...
  • Page 23 1-7 Communicating with users Job ticket information You can view and potentially override the print options specified by users by checking job ticket information. To display user-defined print options, choose Properties in Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE (see page 3-14), or Override Print Settings in Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler (see page...

  • Page 24: Overview Of The Job Management Utilities

    • Fiery Spooler These utilities are designed for use by operators who must track and manage jobs and oversee general job flow through the Fiery EX2101. All the utilities offer the following job management features: • Monitoring activity on the Fiery EX2101 and controlling job flow •...

  • Page 25: Fiery Webspooler And Fiery Spooler

    However, you access the utilities in different ways. You can access Fiery WebSpooler through a Java-enabled Web browser residing on any computer with a networked connection to the Fiery EX2101. Fiery Spooler must be installed on a networked Mac OS computer and can only be used on that computer.

  • Page 27: The Graphical Interface

    The graphical interface Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE provide graphical means to monitor, preview, and manage jobs on one or more Fiery EX2101 servers. You can hide or rearrange the components in the interface to create custom layouts that meet...
  • Page 28 2-2 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE The following illustrations show the components of Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE. Command WorkStation 1 Menu bar (see page 2-14) 2 Job status indicators (see page 2-10) 3 Action buttons (see page 2-11) 4 Active Jobs window (see...
  • Page 29 2-3 The graphical interface Command WorkStation LE 1 Action buttons (see page 2-11) 2 Active Jobs window (see page 2-4) 3 Jobs window (see page 2-5) 4 Activity Monitor (see page 2-8) The following sections describe each component in Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE.

  • Page 30: Active Jobs Window

    The Active Jobs window dynamically displays the status and job ticket information of jobs that are currently being held, processed, or printed on the Fiery EX2101. The title bar displays the total number of jobs and the total number of held jobs currently being monitored.

  • Page 31: Jobs Window

    Jobs window The Jobs window displays information about jobs that have printed successfully through a connected Fiery EX2101. The window is divided into four layered panels. Click the selection tabs at the bottom of the window to move between different panels.
  • Page 32 2-6 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Printed Jobs panel The Printed Jobs panel lists all jobs that have been printed from the Fiery EX2101. Newly printed jobs are added to the top of the list. The Printed Jobs panel lists all printed jobs until the job limit (determined by the administrator in Fiery EX2101 Setup) is reached.
  • Page 33 The FreeForm panel lists the names of all master files used for FreeForm variable data printing. Jobs listed in the FreeForm panel represent master files that have already been RIPped and stored on the Fiery EX2101. The FreeForm panel is not available if you logged in as Guest. For information on...

  • Page 34: Activity Monitor

    —When you expand the Server Name bar Spooling, processing, and printing jobs for an Fiery EX2101, any current job activity on that Fiery EX2101 appears next to a corresponding status box (spooling, processing, or printing). If the Command Workstation for the Fiery EX2101 is connected to more than one copier, the copier handling the job is listed under the job name.
  • Page 35 Four sections appear for a selected server. Click the title bar for each section to expand or collapse the display of each section. —Displays the file name of the job spooling to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk. Spooling —Displays the file name of the job currently being processed (RIPped), Processing along with an animated preview of the page currently being processed.

  • Page 36: Job Status Indicators

    —Displays the total and available hard disk drive space, and the total and General Info available memory of the Fiery EX2101. This section also provides the Fiery EX2101 name, system software version, technical support number, and copier name. Job status indicators Job status indicators define the color in the Active Jobs window and Activity Monitor...

  • Page 37: Action Buttons

    2-11 The graphical interface Action buttons Action buttons provide convenient access to frequently used job management commands. You can also issue these commands by choosing them from the menu bar or the context-sensitive menus. For a detailed description of each Action button command, see the table on page 2-14.

  • Page 38: Monitoring Single Or Multiple Fiery Ex2101 Servers

    A menu appears, listing the names of all connected Fiery EX2101 servers. 2. To display jobs for an individual Fiery EX2101, choose the Fiery EX2101 from the list. To monitor jobs for all connected Fiery EX2101 servers, choose All Servers.

  • Page 39: Showing, Hiding, And Arranging Components

    2-13 Customizing the graphical interface O SELECT A LAYOUT STYLE • Choose Layouts from the Window menu, and then choose a layout style from the submenu that appears. You can choose one of three preset layouts (Default, Style 1, or Style 2) and three custom layouts.

  • Page 40: Using Commands

    2-14 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE TO DOCK OR UNDOCK A COMPONENT • Double-click the window grip in the component’s title bar. O SAVE THE CURRENT DISPLAY CONFIGURATION AS A LAYOUT STYLE IN OMMAND TATION 1. Choose Save Layout from the Window menu. 2.
  • Page 41 Quit CWS LE† Exits the Command WorkStation LE application. File Import Imports a job file into the Direct, Hold, or Print queue of the Fiery EX2101. Archived Job Imports an archived job file into the Hold queue of the Fiery EX2101. Export...
  • Page 42 Closes the Command WorkStation application window. Close† Closes the Command WorkStation LE application window. Edit Find Allows you to search selected Fiery EX2101 servers for jobs that match certain search criteria. Preferences* Allows you to change the Command WorkStation preference settings.
  • Page 43 Archive panel. Send To* Sends the selected held job in the Active Jobs window to another Fiery EX2101. Cancel Processing Cancels processing of the selected job in the Active Jobs window. This command is available only for jobs displaying the processing status flag.
  • Page 44 Submenu command Description Server Log In/Log Out Allows you to log in or log out of the Fiery EX2101 and add or remove Fiery EX2101 servers from the list. Setup* Opens the Setup options for the Fiery EX2101. Manage Font Allows you to download fonts to the Fiery EX2101.
  • Page 45 file, and clears the contents of the job log for the Fiery EX2101. Clear Job Log† Clears the contents of the job log for the Fiery EX2101. Clear Server Allows the administrator to clear or delete the following file...
  • Page 46 2-20 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Menu Command Submenu command Description Window Layouts* Default* Displays the following Command WorkStation components: • Menu bar • Job Status Helper • Action buttons • Active Jobs window • Jobs window •...
  • Page 47 2-21 Using commands Menu Command Submenu command Description Window Activity Monitor Switches the Activity Monitor on or off. A check mark next (cont.) to the command indicates the Activity Monitor is displayed. Action Buttons* Switches the Action buttons on or off. A check mark next to the command indicates the buttons are displayed.

  • Page 48: Context-Sensitive Menus

    Fiery EX2101 server at a time. EX2101 O CONNECT TO THE IERY 1. Choose Log in/Log out from the Server menu. The server list is displayed. 2. Select the Fiery EX2101 from the list of Fiery EX2101 servers you have connected to before.
  • Page 49 Login button Command WorkStation LE Each row in the server list displays the name of a Fiery EX2101, the name of the copier associated with that Fiery EX2101, and a Login button (represented by a key icon). 3. Click the Login button next to the Fiery EX2101 name to establish the connection.
  • Page 50 2-24 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 4. In Command WorkStation, click the Administrator, Operator, or Guest button, enter your password, and then click Log In. In Command WorkStation LE, enter your password and click the administrator, operator, or guest button. Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...

  • Page 51: Printing Fiery Ex2101 Information Pages

    EX2101 O PRINT IERY INFORMATION PAGES 1. In the Active Jobs window, select the Fiery EX2101 for which you want to print information pages. To print information pages, you must be logged in to the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges.
  • Page 52 Fiery EX2101. The following settings are among those listed on the Test Page: Server Name, Printer Model, date and time the Test Page was printed.

  • Page 53: Setting Preferences

    —Instructs Command WorkStation to remember the last access level and Autologin password used to log in to each Fiery EX2101. When you log in to the Fiery EX2101 again, Command WorkStation automatically populates the Login dialog box with the previous access level and password.
  • Page 54 2-28 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE —Enables the display of ToolTips, or context-sensitive text which Enable ToolTips appears when you move the mouse pointer over particular buttons and options in Command WorkStation. —Specifies the folder where Command WorkStation temporarily stores Temporary path copies of the jobs you edit or change.

  • Page 55: Correcting Tray Alignment

    You can perform tray alignment from the Fiery EX2101 Control Panel by choosing Tray Alignment from the Functions menu. To perform tray alignment, you must be logged in to the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges. O ALIGN TEXT AND IMAGES FOR PRINTING 1.
  • Page 56 2-30 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE A dialog box containing the Tray Alignment options appears. 3. Choose the tray you want to align from the Tray menu. 4. Choose the paper size loaded in the tray from the Media menu. The Tray Alignment is specific to the combination of tray and paper size specified.

  • Page 57: Managing Fiery Ex2101 Fonts

    Adobe Type 1 fonts. To convert TrueType fonts with the Adobe PS printer driver, click the Fonts tab and set up the Font Substitution Table, as necessary. To print a list of fonts currently resident on the Fiery EX2101, use the Print Pages command (see page...
  • Page 58 Fiery EX2101 for which you want to manage fonts. If the Active Jobs window is hidden, choose Active Jobs from the Window menu to display it. To manage fonts, you must be logged into the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges. 2. Choose Manage Font from the Server menu.
  • Page 59 2-33 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 3. Select the PostScript or PCL option to specify the type of fonts displayed. 4. To download additional fonts to the Fiery EX2101, click Add. For Command WorkStation, see the procedure on page 2-33.
  • Page 60 2-34 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 2. In the Look in menu, browse to the folder containing the font(s) you want to download. The Filename field displays the name of the selected file. 3. Select the font name and click Add. You can navigate to different drives and folders to select fonts to download.

  • Page 61: Starting Up And Logging In

    This chapter describes how to use Command WorkStation and Command Chapter 3: WorkStation LE to monitor and manage job flow on the Fiery EX2101. Once you log Using Command in to the Fiery EX2101 with Operator privileges, you can view jobs held on the WorkStation Fiery EX2101 and issue commands to release the jobs for processing or printing.

  • Page 62: Logging In To The Fiery Ex2101

    2. Click the key icon for the desired Fiery EX2101. The Fiery EX2101 must appear in the server list before you can log in to it. A white key icon indicates the Fiery EX2101 has never been connected to Command...
  • Page 63 Command WorkStation Key icon Remove button Command WorkStation LE If the Fiery EX2101 is already connected, the color of the key icon indicates the level of access granted: • Purple indicates Administrator access. • Orange indicates Operator access. • Cyan indicates Guest access.
  • Page 64 Log In. In Command WorkStation LE, enter your password and click the administrator, operator, or guest button. This manual assumes you are logged into the Fiery EX2101 as Operator. The following section discusses the three different access levels in greater detail.

  • Page 65: Access Levels

    In Command WorkStation, a user can be logged in as Administrator on one Fiery EX2101, as Operator on a second Fiery EX2101, and as Guest on a third Fiery EX2101. In these instances, the levels of access are dependent either on the Fiery EX2101 currently selected in the Active Jobs window or on the Fiery EX2101 that holds the currently selected job.

  • Page 66: Logging Out

    1. Choose Log in/Log out from the Server menu. 2. Click the Login button for the connected Fiery EX2101 in the server list. 3. In Command WorkStation, click Yes to log out from and disconnect the Fiery EX2101. Removing the Fiery EX2101 from the server list You can clear unused Fiery EX2101 servers from the server list.

  • Page 67: Selecting Jobs

    3-7 Monitoring jobs When you pause a job during printing (by issuing the Suspend Printing command), the job continues to be marked with a dark green status flag in the Active Jobs window. However, the job is displayed as “Paused.” When a job has completed printing (or has failed to print), it drops from the Active Jobs window and is added to the Printed Jobs panel.

  • Page 68: Customizing Job Ticket Information

    You can customize job ticket information according to your workflow needs. For example, if you are monitoring multiple servers, you can add Fiery and Device columns to track the Fiery EX2101 location of individual jobs. In Command WorkStation, the information in the Date/Time column is based on the date and time settings of the Regional Settings control panel.
  • Page 69 3-9 Monitoring jobs O CUSTOMIZE JOB TICKET INFORMATION FOR THE CTIVE LE† OBS WINDOWS IN OMMAND TATION 1. Control-click the heading of a job ticket column. 2. Choose Edit Visible Columns from the menu that appears. 3. In the List Editor dialog box, specify the job ticket columns that you want displayed. To add a column, select the column name in the list on the right and click Add.

  • Page 70: Managing Job Flow

    3-10 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Managing job flow The following sections describe the job management tasks you can perform with Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE. Importing jobs Use the Import command to import jobs into the job flow. You can import jobs located anywhere in the connected network, or jobs previously archived to external devices.
  • Page 71 3-11 Managing job flow If you choose Direct, the job is sent directly to the Fiery EX2101 for printing. The job does not appear in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel. 4. Click Import. LE† O IMPORT A JOB INTO...

  • Page 72: Using Job Management Commands

    If you choose Print, the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and released for immediate printing. If you choose Direct, the job is sent directly to the Fiery EX2101 for printing. The job does not appear in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel.
  • Page 73 Choose this command To do this Raster data is Print Prints the selected job in the Active Jobs Temporarily held on the Fiery EX2101 until window, Printed Jobs panel, FreeForm the job completes printing. panel, or Archive panel. Hold Holds the selected job waiting to process in...

  • Page 74: Viewing And Overriding Print Settings

    The Job Properties dialog box appears. This dialog box displays all the job settings encoded by the PostScript printer driver that can be decoded by the Fiery EX2101. If you, as the operator, have not changed anything, these are the settings a user entered before sending the job.
  • Page 75 3-15 Managing job flow Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...
  • Page 76 3-16 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE The user Instructions and Notes fields also appear in the Job Properties dialog box. • Instructions fields are intended to be viewed and annotated by the operator, but their contents are associated with the job and are deleted when the job is deleted after printing.

  • Page 77: Reordering Jobs

    3-17 Managing job flow Reordering jobs* If you are logged in to Command WorkStation as Administrator, you can reorder the priority of jobs that are waiting to process or print. O REORDER JOB PRIORITY 1. In Command WorkStation, choose Reorder Jobs from the Server menu. Move job to highest priority Move job up in priority Move job down in priority...

  • Page 78: Managing Jobs On Multiple Fiery Ex2101 Servers

    O TRANSFER A JOB BETWEEN SERVERS 1. In the Active Jobs window, select any held job. 2. Choose Send To from the Actions menu, and select the Fiery EX2101 to which you want to send the job. 3. Click Yes to confirm the transfer of the job.

  • Page 79: Canceling Jobs

    • Canceling a job at the Control Panel—From the Fiery EX2101, the most direct way to cancel a job is to press the top line selection button on the Fiery EX2101 Control Panel while the job is processing or printing. For more information on the Control Panel, see the Configuration...

  • Page 80: Defining Mixed Media Settings

    3-20 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Defining Mixed Media settings* The Mixed Media feature allows you to define chapter divisions for a job, print ranges of pages on different weights of media, or insert blank media between pages. For more information, see the Printing Guide.
  • Page 81 3-21 Defining Mixed Media settings* 3. Choose the desired duplexing option for the specified page range from the Duplex menu. 4. Choose the desired color of media for the specified page range from the Media Color menu. 5. Choose the desired media for the specified page range from the Media Type menu. 6.

  • Page 82: Inserting Tab Media

    3-22 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Inserting tab media* The Insert Tabs feature in Command WorkStation allows you to automatically insert tab pages throughout a job. This feature offers templates you can customize for various sizes and types of tab media stock. The tab placement settings apply to all tab-specified jobs.
  • Page 83 3-23 Inserting tab media* In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for this template, up to 20 characters long. In the Tab Settings area, use the menus to enter the following: • Number of positions on the tab stock, from one to eight •...
  • Page 84 3-24 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Text is vertically and horizontally centered on the tab by default. Only positive values may be entered for offset. • Text Rotation, In or Out Use Text Rotation In if the tabs appear across the top of the document; the text prints left to right.
  • Page 85 3-25 Inserting tab media* O INSERT TABS INTO A PRINT JOB 1. Select a spooled/held job in the Active Jobs window, and choose Insert Tabs from the Actions menu. A dialog box may appear indicating that Command WorkStation must generate thumbnails for this file.
  • Page 86 3-26 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 3. Make any necessary changes to the text attributes and click Next. For descriptions of these options, see page 3-23. 4. Enter the number of tabs needed for this document and click Next. If the media tray is loaded with five-tab collated stock, but the print job calls for fewer tabs, the stock for the unused tabs must be removed from the tray before the job is printed.

  • Page 87: Printing Freeform Variable Data Documents

    FreeForm allows users to preRIP and store the master elements of their variable data jobs on the Fiery EX2101, and then use that master data, as needed, for multiple variable data jobs.
  • Page 88 3-28 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE For this reason, the operator should delete existing master jobs or reassign master numbers 1 through 15 to avoid any overwriting problems. Only the Operator can assign numbers from 16 to 100, enabling a high level of control over the FreeForm master numbers in use.

  • Page 89: Using Freeform Masters With Variable Data Jobs

    Users can choose the Create Master print option to assign new masters or overwrite existing masters. They can also instruct the Operator to reassign master numbers (to a number greater than 15) for FreeForm masters they want available on the Fiery EX2101.

  • Page 90: Archiving Jobs

    Hold queue. In this case, the Operator can decide which FreeForm master numbers to assign before printing. For all jobs sent to the Fiery EX2101, users should specify information (such as the desired FreeForm master number) to the operator using the Notes and Instructions fields in the Printer Job Notes dialog box.
  • Page 91 1. In the Active Jobs window, select any held job. 2. Choose Archive from the Actions menu. 3. To archive the job internally to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive, click OK. The job is archived internally and appears in the Archive panel of the Jobs window.

  • Page 92: Using The Job Log

    55 jobs, or print and clear the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs. Periodically clearing the Job Log helps improve the performance of the Fiery EX2101. The administrator can also choose the Job Log page size. For more information, see the Configuration...
  • Page 93 In Command WorkStation, choose Job Log from the Server menu and then choose Export and Clear. In Command WorkStation LE, choose Clear Job Log from the Server menu. You can clear the job log only if you are logged in to the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges.

  • Page 94: Searching For Jobs

    1. Choose Find from the Edit menu. The Find dialog box appears. 2. In Command WorkStation, choose a specific Fiery EX2101, or all Fiery EX2101 servers from the Search Server list. 3. Select one or more areas where you want to search for jobs.
  • Page 95 In Command WorkStation, you can customize the appearance of the Search Results window in the same manner as the Active Jobs and Jobs windows. For example, you can display jobs on all connected Fiery EX2101 servers or on a selected Fiery EX2101 (see...
  • Page 96 3-36 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE To specify additional search values for a selected option, right-click the field next to the option name and enter the desired values. If you select multiple print options, Command WorkStation searches for jobs that include all the selected options.

  • Page 97: Chapter 4: Previewing And Manipulating Jobs

    4-1 Previewing jobs The Preview windows of Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Chapter 4: allow you to display preview images of jobs and perform edits, such as adding, Previewing and deleting, duplicating, and reordering pages. You can also merge pages from two Manipulating different jobs into a single, merged job.

  • Page 98: Preview Window Controls

    4-2 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Preview window controls The following illustrations show the various controls (represented by icons) that are available in the Preview window. Each control is described in more detail in other sections of this chapter. Command WorkStation Full-screen Preview Undo Save...

  • Page 99: Displaying Full-Screen Previews

    4-3 Previewing jobs Displaying full-screen previews You can open a selected page in the Preview window as a full-screen image for a more detailed inspection. Full-screen previews are not supported for FreeForm jobs. O VIEW A FULL SCREEN PREVIEW OF A JOB •...
  • Page 100 4-4 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Command WorkStation LE Scroll bar (to view other pages) Thumbnail Zoom In Next Page Previous Page Zoom Out Rotate (90, 180, or 270 degrees) Use the controls (represented by icons) in the full-screen preview to change the zoom level, rotate the page, display other pages, or return to the thumbnail preview.

  • Page 101: Editing And Merging Jobs

    4-5 Editing and merging jobs Editing and merging jobs Use the Preview windows to reorder and edit the pages of a job, or merge pages from several jobs into a single job. Editing jobs The Preview window includes controls that allow you to make page-level edits to a job. O EDIT A JOB 1.
  • Page 102 4-6 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs 4. To move pages within the Preview window, click to select the pages, and hold down the mouse button as you drag the selected pages to the new location. Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click (Command WorkStation) or Command-click (Command WorkStation LE) to select multiple, non-sequential pages.

  • Page 103: Merging Jobs

    1. Select a job and choose Preview from the Actions menu. 2. Select another job and choose Preview from the Actions menu. The job is displayed in another Preview window. To merge pages, both jobs must reside on the same Fiery EX2101.
  • Page 104 4-8 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Source document preview Destination document preview 3. In the source document Preview window, click to select the pages, and hold down the mouse button as you drag the selected pages to the new location in the destination document Preview window.
  • Page 105 4. To merge additional pages from another source job, open a new job (resident on the same Fiery EX2101) in a Preview window. Repeat step 3 to merge pages from the new source job.
  • Page 106 6. Enter a new name for the merged job, and click Yes (Command WorkStation) or Save (Command WorkStation LE). When multiple users are connected to the Fiery EX2101 via a job management utility, only one user should make changes at a time. If multiple users make changes in...

  • Page 107: Chapter 5: Using Docbuilder Pro

    5-1 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs The DocBuilder Pro option allows you to apply imposition layouts to jobs for special Chapter 5: printing and binding needs. DocBuilder Pro also provides several enhancements to the Using previewing, editing, and merging features of Command WorkStation. DocBuilder Pro For background information on using imposition, see Appendix...
  • Page 108 5-2 Using DocBuilder Pro When you open the full-screen preview for a spooled/held PostScript or PDF job, you have access to three additional preview controls, as shown in the following illustration. Move preview around in window Magnify preview (hold down Ctrl to zoom out) Click to edit page content —Edit the contents of a spooled/held page by opening its full- Editing page content...

  • Page 109: Imposition Window

    5-3 Imposition window Imposition window From the Imposition window, you can impose the pages of a document in an order and positioning suitable for printing and binding. If you are connected to more than one server at once, you can access the Imposition feature from one server only. The imposition feature is not supported for PCL jobs.
  • Page 110 5-4 Using DocBuilder Pro When you choose the Impose command, a page-imaging process generates a PDF version of the job on which DocBuilder Pro performs imposition. A status window appears while the job is imaged for the Imposition window. When it opens, the Imposition window displays the job. No layout is applied unless the job has been previously imposed.

  • Page 111: Job Previews

    5-5 Job previews Job previews The Imposition window provides a preview of a job’s pages, allowing you to manipulate the source PDF. Pages appear as a printer’s spread; that is, they appear in the order in which they are printed as an imposed job. In contrast, a reader’s spread shows pages in the order they are intended to be read.

  • Page 112: Navigating In The Imposition Window

    5-6 Using DocBuilder Pro Navigating in the Imposition window Use the icons and menus at the top and bottom of the Imposition window to perform the following: • Switch from Preview mode (thumbnails of actual content) to Layout mode (page numbers only).

  • Page 113: Switching Between Page View And Layout View

    5-7 Navigating in the Imposition window Selecting the Pan or Zoom tool changes the appearance of the cursor to indicate you can use that tool to manipulate the preview. When you choose Preview, Layout, Mixed Page, or Fixed Page mode, a blue border appears around the selected view, and the appearance of the job in the Imposition window changes immediately.

  • Page 114: Setting Magnification Levels

    5-8 Using DocBuilder Pro The following table summarizes the characteristics of the Layout and Preview modes: Feature Layout mode Preview mode Shows page content WYSIWYG content view Quick redraw on slower computers Shows printer’s marks Enable/disable printer’s marks Reorder pages Rotate pages Define gutter Setting magnification levels...
  • Page 115 5-9 Navigating in the Imposition window O USE THE OOM TOOL 1. Click the Zoom tool to select it. Zoom tool The cursor changes to a magnifying glass in the preview area of the Imposition window. 2. Position the magnifying glass cursor over a page and click to zoom in. The magnifying glass cursor displays a plus sign (+) to indicate increased magnification of page views.

  • Page 116: Viewing The Sheets

    5-10 Using DocBuilder Pro O SPECIFY A CUSTOM ZOOM VALUE 1. Click the View menu at the bottom of the Imposition window. The current zoom value appears in the Zoom dialog box. 2. Specify a new zoom value. Enter a new zoom value or select a value from the menu. 3.

  • Page 117: Using Templates

    5-11 Using templates O USE THE SURFACE MENU 1. Click the Surface menu at the bottom of the window. When the Go To Surface dialog box appears, the Surface field indicates the number of the sheet surface currently displayed. 2. Enter the number of the sheet surface to display. 3.

  • Page 118: Saving Your Work

    5-12 Using DocBuilder Pro Saving your work It is important that you save the work you perform using the tools in the Imposition window. O SAVE THE IMPOSED JOB 1. Click the Close box in the upper-right corner of the Imposition window. Close box If the job has changed since it was opened in the Imposition window, you are prompted to save it.

  • Page 119: Chapter 6: Advanced Features Of Docbuilder Pro

    6-1 Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode This chapter provides information about the advanced imposition and editing features Chapter 6: of DocBuilder Pro. You can use imposition settings to alter various aspects of a job and Advanced create custom templates. Features of DocBuilder Pro Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode...
  • Page 120 6-2 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Some imposition settings are available only for Mixed Page mode, and some only for Fixed Page mode. The following table notes the settings that are exclusive to either mode. Settings Available in Available in Setting panel Fixed Page mode...

  • Page 121: Imposition Settings

    6-3 Imposition settings Imposition settings Imposition settings apply only to the job currently displayed in the main window. Because these settings usually affect the job’s printed layout, they are saved with the job and used whenever the job is opened. For example, as you open jobs saved with different layouts, you see the display change accordingly.

  • Page 122: Sheet Settings

    6-4 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Sheet settings Sheet settings allow you to specify characteristics of the paper on which the job is to be printed, such as dimensions, thickness, orientation, and whether it will be printed on one or both sides. Because these settings affect virtually every other aspect of the imposition process, you should specify sheet settings immediately after opening a job in the main window.
  • Page 123 6-5 Imposition settings Creep Adjustment Choose either Plain or Thick from the Creep Adjustment menu, or enter a value (between 0 and 2 inches, or the equivalent in another measurement unit) to specify the thickness of the sheet. When saddle-stitched binding is specified, DocBuilder Pro uses this value to compensate automatically for binder’s creep (see “Shingling and creep”...

  • Page 124: Layout Settings

    6-6 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Layout settings A layout is a plan that specifies the number, ordering, and rotation of page images on the sheet. DocBuilder Pro supports layouts of up to 25 pages per sheet, in a matrix of up to 5 rows by 5 columns (50 pages duplex).
  • Page 125 6-7 Imposition settings Columns Click the Columns up and down arrows to specify the number of columns (up to five) in a layout, or specify the number of columns in the layout by typing a value in the Columns field. Changes to the Columns value are reflected immediately in the main window, whether you are in Layout or Preview mode.
  • Page 126 6-8 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Because the set of marks required varies according to the job, DocBuilder Pro allows you to define the set of printer’s marks displayed. For example, ganged-up business cards do not require fold marks, while a 4 4 book layout does.
  • Page 127 6-9 Imposition settings —Click Properties to customize the appearance of trim marks and fold Properties marks. You can specify the horizontal and vertical lengths of marks (from 1 to 216 points), type (dotted or solid), width (from 1 to 3 points), and color. The Printer’s Marks option enables marks globally throughout a job.
  • Page 128 6-10 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Bleeds The Bleeds option moves the trim marks into the image by the amount you specify to ensure that the printed area extends beyond the edge of the trimmed sheet. Non-imageable area Trim marks Image To specify horizontal and vertical bleed amounts for a job, click Define in the Layout panel and enter values (from 0 to 72 points, 0 to 1 inch, or 0 to 25.4 mm) in the...

  • Page 129: Scale Settings

    6-11 Imposition settings Scale settings Use Scale settings to enlarge or shrink the page by a specified amount. Apply To In Fixed Page mode, the scaling settings you specify are applied to all pages in a job. In Mixed Page mode, you can apply scaling to specific slots on sheets. The number of slots on a sheet depends on the Rows and Columns values.
  • Page 130 6-12 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Scale Mode Choose a scaling option from the Scale Mode menu: —Scales page(s) to best fill the slot without printing past its edge. Scale to Scale to Fit fit is the default mode. —Enables the Scale Factor and Finished Height and Width fields, so that you Custom can specify new scaling values.
  • Page 131 6-13 Imposition settings Alignment and Offsets The Alignment and Offsets settings are enabled when you choose Custom from the Scale Mode menu in Mixed Page mode. You cannot change Alignment and Offsets settings in Fixed Page mode. The Alignment controls allow you to specify the placement of a page within its predefined slot on the sheet.

  • Page 132: Finishing Settings

    6-14 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Finishing settings In the Finishing pane, you can specify binding and gang printing settings. Binding To enable binding settings and disable gang printing, select Binding. When binding settings are enabled, you can specify the binding method, the binding edge of each page (left or right), and the number of pages per saddle group.
  • Page 133 6-15 Imposition settings You can specify any of the following binding methods: —Specifies a group of folded sheets stitched or stapled on a common, centered Saddle fold line. Saddle-stitched binding is the most common type of binding, and is usually used for booklets.
  • Page 134 6-16 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro You can specify any of the following Gang Up methods: —Places multiple copies of a page until the sheet is filled. For example, when Repeat printing both sides of a sheet, the front side of the first sheet is filled with images of Page 1, and the back side is filled with images of Page 2.
  • Page 135 6-17 Imposition settings —Places pages in an arrangement that allows the pages to fall into Unique-Collate Cut the correct order when the sheets are stacked and cut. This option minimizes the need for collating by hand and is most appropriate for printing single copies of a document. 12-page document 9 10 11 12 2 x 2 Unique-Collate Cut, Duplex off...

  • Page 136: Modifying The Layout Manually

    6-18 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Modifying the layout manually Whether you apply a predefined layout or specify custom settings, you can manually modify the layout of a job in the following ways: • Reorder pages • Add, duplicate, and delete pages •...

  • Page 137: Adding, Duplicating, And Deleting Sheets

    6-19 Modifying the layout manually When you use this procedure to reorder pages, the page number you enter overwrites the original. For example, if you typed Page 3 in place of Page 5, you will now have two of Page 3 and no Page 5. Also, you cannot enter a page number that does not already exist in your job.
  • Page 138 6-20 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro 3. If you are duplicating sheets, specify the number of the sheet to duplicate. 4. Select the location to insert added or duplicated sheets and click OK. O DELETE SHEETS 1. Right-click a sheet in Preview or Layout mode and choose Delete Sheet(s) from the menu that appears.

  • Page 139: Editing Page Content

    6-21 Modifying the layout manually Editing page content You can use the Enfocus PitStop software (installation instructions included with the DocBuilder Pro option) to edit the content of pages in a job. PitStop functions as a plug-in that adds enhanced PDF editing tools to Adobe Acrobat. For best results, make edits to page content before performing sheet-level operations such as adding, duplicating, or deleting sheets.

  • Page 140: Rotating Pages

    6-22 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro 2. Use the PitStop editing tools to edit the document content. For instructions on using PitStop, see your online PitStop documentation. To access this documentation, choose Help>Plug-In Help>Enfocus PitStop Professional from the Acrobat menu. 3.

  • Page 141: Setting Gutter Sizes

    6-23 Modifying the layout manually O ROTATE PAGES 1. To rotate a single page, click the Rotate icon on that page. 2. To rotate all pages in the job, press the Shift and Ctrl keys and click the Rotate icon on any page.

  • Page 142: Managing Templates

    6-24 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro You can also specify a negative gutter value—for example, to join together two pages located in adjacent slots, or to offset the effect of an excess bleed value. Vertical gutter size field Margin Horizontal gutter size field The size and location of the margin (the area between the outside edge of a group of imposed pages and the edge of the sheet) is a function of the particular copier associated with the job.
  • Page 143 6-25 Managing templates • Settings made in Custom scale mode in the Scale pane • Offsets settings in the Scale pane • Fixed Page Mode or Mixed Page Mode settings • Added, duplicated, or deleted sheets O SAVE IMPOSITION SETTINGS AS A TEMPLATE 1.

  • Page 144: Tips For Using The Imposition Feature Of Docbuilder Pro

    When you save an imposed job, DocBuilder Pro does the following: • If new data has been added to the temporary PDF file, it is saved to the Fiery EX2101 under the name you specify in the Save As dialog box.
  • Page 145 6-27 Tips for using the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro O SAVE AN IMPOSED JOB 1. Click the Close Window icon in the upper-right corner of the DocBuilder Pro window. 2. Enter a name for the imposed job in the Save As dialog box. 3.

  • Page 147: Chapter 7: Fiery Webspooler And Fiery Spooler

    Internet or an intranet. and Fiery Spooler • Fiery WebSpooler is accessed with an Internet browser from the Fiery EX2101 home page. • Fiery Spooler is installed from the User Software CD, and is available for Mac OS computers only.
  • Page 148 IERY POOLER WINDOW 1. Start your Internet browser. 2. Enter the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery EX2101. Consult the operator or administrator for this information. The Fiery EX2101 WebTools home page appears. 3. Click WebSpooler in the list of WebTools on the left side of the home page window.

  • Page 149: About The Fiery Webspooler Window

    About the Fiery WebSpooler window Similar to Command WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler allows you to view Fiery EX2101 and copier functions, and acts as an interface from which you can control those functions. The Fiery WebSpooler window is divided into three areas by Spool, RIP, and Print status bars.
  • Page 150 —Jobs listed in the area below the Spool status bar are PostScript or PCL Spooled jobs files stored on the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive. These jobs were sent to either the Print queue (white icons) or the Hold queue (yellow icons).

  • Page 151: Manipulating Job Options And Job Flow

    To understand the effect each of these commands has on a job, you must understand the way the Fiery EX2101 handles PostScript, PCL, and raster data, and how jobs are activated or held in the various stages of processing. For this background information, Chapter 1 before manipulating jobs with Fiery WebSpooler.
  • Page 152 7-6 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Choose this command To do this Raster data is from the Job menu Hold the job in the current place (except for Held in RIP area indefinitely, if included Hold a printed job, which is moved to the Spool with job or RIP area).

  • Page 153: Overriding Job Option Settings

    7-7 Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery WebSpooler Overriding job option settings To change the job options of a job, select the job and choose Override Print Settings from the Job menu. Click the tabs in the Override Print Settings dialog box to see all the job options.

  • Page 154: Job Icons

    7-8 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Job icons Three types of icons are used for both active jobs and jobs on hold. Active jobs Jobs on hold Icon (white icons and rows) (yellow icons and rows) PostScript, PCL, or raster PostScript or PCL data headed for data headed for printing Print and Hold or job on Hold...

  • Page 155: Rip Area

    7-9 Job icons —When printing requires an operator (because the Print queue and Hold queue jobs Direct connection are disabled), the operator must assign a destination to all jobs received from users on the network (Icon 1). Once assigned, jobs move down the Spool queue for processing (Icons 2, 3, and 4).

  • Page 156: Print Area

    7-10 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Print area The job icon in the Print area is as follows: Print area icon What it indicates How long you see the job PostScript or PCL data Until the job limit is reached only—raster data has been deleted The Print area, also referred to as the Printed queue, contains jobs that have already...

  • Page 157: Previewing Raster Jobs

    7-11 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs The job merge features eliminates the limitations of certain software applications. You can merge raster pages of documents of different types, and from different computer operating systems. You can merge color pages from graphics programs with text pages from a word processor.
  • Page 158 7-12 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler 3. Choose a PostScript file in the Spool or Print area and select RIP and Hold, Print, or Print and Hold. As pages are RIPped, they are displayed in Thumbnail A. 4. When you have finished viewing, click the Thumbnail A tab to close the thumbnail window.

  • Page 159: Displaying Full-Screen Previews

    7-13 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Displaying full-screen previews You can open a full-screen preview of any page in the Thumbnail A window. The full-screen preview is a view-only display, and it takes time to retrieve the data. O OPEN A FULL SCREEN PREVIEW 1.

  • Page 160: Editing And Merging Raster Files

    7-14 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Editing and merging raster files The ability to work with raster files gives you new opportunities to combine documents from different sources into a single file. For example, you can combine covers and chapter head pages created in a page layout application with text pages created in a word processing application, or customize a slide presentation by inserting slides from a different presentation graphics application.
  • Page 161 7-15 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs —Deletes the currently selected pages. Delete —Duplicates the currently selected pages. Duplicate —Opens a full-screen preview of the currently selected page (see “Displaying Preview full-screen previews” on page 4-3). —Reverses the action of recently performed page edits. Undo 3.
  • Page 162 7-16 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler 3. In Thumbnail B, click to select the pages and hold down the mouse button as you drag the selected pages to the new location in Thumbnail A. Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click to select multiple, non-sequential pages.

  • Page 163: Using The Job Log

    The new raster file is now in the RIP area, ready to print, together with the original source and target files. When multiple users are connected to the Fiery EX2101 via Command WorkStation, Command WorkStation LE, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler, and one user makes changes to a Thumbnail A job, not all users may see the results of those changes.
  • Page 164 5. To print the Job Log, choose Print Job Log from the File menu or click the Print button. The information displayed in the Job Log window prints to the current Fiery EX2101. When you print the Job Log, totals are printed for all appropriate columns.

  • Page 165: Fiery Spooler For Mac Os Computers

    Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers For Mac OS, the Fiery Spooler interface is almost identical to that of Fiery WebSpooler (see “Connecting to a different Fiery EX2101 from Fiery Spooler” on page 7-21). Starting Fiery Spooler Use the following procedure to start Fiery Spooler.
  • Page 166 7-20 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler The Fiery Spooler main window appears. For details on managing jobs in Fiery Spooler and Fiery WebSpooler, see “Manipulating job options and job flow” on page 7-5. For details on the job icons that appear in Fiery Spooler, see “Job icons”...

  • Page 167: Connecting To A Different Fiery Ex2101 From Fiery Spooler

    Although the Fiery Spooler for Mac OS and Fiery WebSpooler interfaces are nearly identical, the method for establishing and changing a connection to the Fiery EX2101 differs between the two. With Fiery Spooler, you can connect to a different Fiery EX2101 using the following procedure. EX2101...

  • Page 169: Chapter 8: Using Fierybar

    Fiery EX2101 status information, start software, set up and restart the Using FieryBar Fiery EX2101, delete stored jobs, cancel active jobs, and log off from Windows. While most elements in FieryBar have counterparts in Command WorkStation, you can view current functions on FieryBar when Command WorkStation is not running.

  • Page 170: Activity Light

    8-2 Using FieryBar Activity light The activity light in the upper-right corner of FieryBar indicates current Fiery EX2101 activity. If the light is: Solid red An error has occurred, causing the Fiery EX2101 to be disabled. Check the message area for details of the error.
  • Page 171 Suspends communication between the Fiery EX2101 and the copier. You must suspend printing if you want to interrupt the current Fiery EX2101 job so you can use the copier to make copies or print another job first. Jobs continue to process on the Fiery EX2101. After you make the copies, choose Resume Print to continue printing jobs from the Fiery EX2101.

  • Page 172: Starting And Shutting Down The Fiery Ex2101

    O START THE IERY 1. Press the power button on the front of the Fiery EX2101. If the copier is also turned off, turn it on before turning on the Fiery EX2101. 2. At the Log On to Windows prompt on the monitor, keep Administrator in the user name field, enter Fiery.1 in the password field, and press Enter.

  • Page 173: Restarting The Fiery Ex2101

    Make sure that both the RIPping and Printing areas on FieryBar read Idle. If a job from the Print queue is processing, it will continue processing and print after the Fiery EX2101 is restarted. If a job sent to the Direct connection is processing, it will not finish processing or printing.

  • Page 174: Shutting Down The Fiery Ex2101

    8-6 Using FieryBar Shutting down the Fiery EX2101 You may need to shut down the Fiery EX2101 for service. When you do so, fonts that have been downloaded to the hard disk are not deleted. Print jobs in the Hold and Printed queues and jobs that have been processed but not printed are not deleted and are available for printing when you restart the Fiery EX2101.

  • Page 175: Appendix A: Basics Of Imposition

    A-1 Basics of Imposition This chapter introduces the basic concepts of imposition and can be used as an Appendix A: introductory tutorial for imposing a document that will be printed as a book or Basics of booklet. For more detailed information on the Imposition main window and its Imposition components, see Chapters and 6.
  • Page 176 A-2 Basics of Imposition The printed sheet is folded into something resembling a booklet with connected pages. The folded sheet, called a signature, is then trimmed to the finished size. For pages to appear in normal reading order and position in the final booklet, their ordering and positioning on the sheet must differ from the normal book-reading order.
  • Page 177 A-3 Basics of Imposition 3. Position the signature with the vertically folded edge to the left and the horizontally folded edges across the top. The paper should now resemble a small eight-page booklet (with the tops of pages joined at the fold). 4.

  • Page 178: Printer's Marks

    A-4 Basics of Imposition Notice that: • The folds subdivide the sheet into areas representing pages in the final booklet. • Page numbers do not appear in book-reading order. • Some page numbers are upside down. Some pages must be printed upside down on the sheet in order for them to appear right-side up in the final booklet, and pages must also be printed out of numerical sequence on the sheet in order for them to appear in numerical sequence in the final booklet.
  • Page 179 A-5 Basics of Imposition A DocBuilder Pro layout designates the location of folds, cuts, and other elements by means of markings called printer’s marks, which appear on the printed sheet outside the main content area of the job. • The job label comprises descriptive text such as the name of the job, a sheet identifier, and the date and time the sheet was printed.

  • Page 180: Additional Sheets

    A-6 Basics of Imposition Additional sheets A book layout must also adjust the placement of pages according to the total number of pages in the job. For example, a book is often composed of more pages than can be printed on a single sheet. When the number of pages in the book is a multiple of the number of pages on a sheet, the same layout plan is used to place pages on additional sheets, until all of the pages in the book are printed.

  • Page 181: Binding Methods

    A-7 Basics of Imposition Binding methods A book layout also specifies the means by which sheets are gathered and bound. Stitching or stapling finished pages across a common center fold, or spine, is called saddle stitch binding, and the stitched pages are called a saddle. Multiple folded sheets can be stitched into the same saddle as a group.
  • Page 182 A-8 Basics of Imposition DocBuilder Pro reorders imposed pages automatically according to your choice of binding method, which can save a significant amount of time and effort. Consider, for example, what must be done when a book that was to be saddle stitched exceeds the bindery’s maximum page count and must be reimposed as a perfect-bound book.

  • Page 183: Gang-Up Printing

    A-9 Basics of Imposition Creep becomes more noticeable as the number of groups in a saddle increases, and its effect is most noticeable on pages farthest from the center fold of the saddle. Consequently, a book layout must also specify the number of groups in each saddle because the number of groups in each saddle affects the amount of creep that needs to be accounted for.
  • Page 184 A-10 Basics of Imposition This job can be made even more efficient by eliminating the gutters between cards, allowing you to reduce significantly the number of cuts required to separate each card from its neighbor. Defining zero-width gutters on a shared cut line in this manner is called using a common blade for those cuts.

  • Page 185: Appendix B: Templates

    B-1 Templates This appendix gives descriptions of the built-in templates provided with DocBuilder Appendix B: Pro. Templates 1-Up Full Bleed The 1-Up Full Bleed layout is used to print one page per sheet. The printer’s marks indicate where to cut the paper so that the content extends to the edge of the paper. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...

  • Page 186: 2-Up Perfect

    B-2 Templates 2-Up Perfect The 2-Up Perfect layout is used to create signatures for a perfect bound book. Each sheet is folded once and stacked on top of one another. For more information on binding methods, see page A-7. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 187 B-3 Templates The 2-Up Perfect layout should be used with jobs that have multiples of four pages, but it can be used with jobs that have any number of pages. Additional blank pages are added if necessary. Pages are ordered in groups of four so that, when folded, each sheet has four sequential pages.

  • Page 188: 2-Up Saddle

    B-4 Templates 2-Up Saddle The 2-Up Saddle layout is used to create sheets for a saddle bound book. All of the sheets are folded together, one inside the other. For more information on binding methods, see page A-7. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 189 B-5 Templates The 2-Up Saddle layout should be used with jobs that have multiples of four pages, but it can be used with jobs that have any number of pages. Additional blank pages are added if necessary. Pages are ordered so that, when sheets are folded and stitched together, the pages are sequential.

  • Page 190: 3-Up Trifold Brochure

    B-6 Templates 3-Up Trifold Brochure The 3-Up Trifold Brochure layout consists of a single sheet folded into three sections. Although the three sections are the same width, the space between each section varies so that the leftmost panel can be folded over the other two panels. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 191 B-7 Templates The 3-Up Trifold Brochure layout can be used only with jobs that have six pages. If the job contains more or less than six pages, an error message appears. The pages are ordered as follows: Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side The 3-Up Trifold Brochure is usually folded as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 192: 4-Up Gate Fold

    B-8 Templates 4-Up Gate Fold The 4-Up Gate Fold layout is used most often in the case of a four-panel brochure. The finished brochure unfolds to double, then four times the original size. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 193 B-9 Templates The 4-Up Gate Fold layout can be used only with jobs that have eight pages. If the job contains more or less than eight pages, an error message appears. The pages are ordered as follows: Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side The 4-Up Gate Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 194: 4-Up Head To Head

    B-10 Templates 4-Up Head to Head The 4-Up Head to Head layout is used to create booklets from a layout of four pages on each side of the printed sheet. By rotating the two topmost pages, the signature can be folded both horizontally and vertically, and trimmed. The finished booklet has all pages in the correct order and rotation.
  • Page 195 B-11 Templates The 4-Up Head to Head layout should be used with jobs that have multiples of eight pages, but it can be used with jobs that have any number of pages. Additional blank pages are added if necessary. Pages are ordered so that, when sheets are folded with two folds at 90 degrees, trimmed, and stitched together into signatures, the pages are sequential.

  • Page 196: 4-Up Z-Fold

    B-12 Templates 4-Up Z-Fold The 4-Up Z-Fold layout allows many panels to be folded on top of one another without stressing the folded spine. The most common example is a road map. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 197 B-13 Templates The 4-Up Z-Fold layout is used only for jobs that have eight pages. If the job contains more or less than eight pages, an error message appears. The pages are ordered as follows: Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side The 4-Up Z-Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 199: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    After a short delay, printing resumes and the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE window is updated. If you encounter a Fiery EX2101 message alerting you to check the power and cable, there may be a problem with the copier power or cable connection. Check to make sure the copier is turned on.

  • Page 200: Command Workstation Or Command Workstation Le Does Not Respond

    Test Page or Configuration page. If that fails, restart the server. If the Fiery EX2101 Control Panel does not respond to the Menu button, turn off and on the Fiery EX2101. When the Fiery EX2101 reaches Idle, restart your job...

  • Page 201: Unexpected Printing Results

    There are font errors. If user-specified fonts that are not resident on the Fiery EX2101 are not printing correctly in PostScript files that are downloaded by users, request that they embed the fonts in the PostScript file or print directly from their application.

  • Page 202: Clearing The Server

    WorkStation LE. Users cannot connect to the Fiery EX2101 If users cannot connect to the Fiery EX2101, or cannot find the Fiery EX2101 from their workstations, the network administrator may need to troubleshoot their network connections, and check settings on the servers they use for printing. If settings have changed, it may be necessary to reconfigure the Fiery EX2101.

  • Page 203: Setup Error Messages

    C-5 Troubleshooting If you have configured the Fiery EX2101 and set up client computers and network servers according to guidelines in the Configuration Guide and the User Software Installation Guide, try printing a Test Page (in Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE, choose Print Pages from the Server menu).
  • Page 205 Index Index Acrobat 6-21 Cancel Printing command Action buttons 2-11, 3-13 from Command WorkStation 3-19 Active Jobs window 2-4, 3-6 from Fiery WebSpooler 7-5 job ticket information 3-8 on FieryBar 8-3 printing job list 2-26 Cancel Processing command 3-19 activity light Cancel RIP command, on FieryBar 8-3 FieryBar 8-2 Cancel RIPping command...
  • Page 206 I-2 Index overview 1-8 preferences 2-28 Fiery Spooler troubleshooting C-2 differences from Fiery WebSpooler 7-21 user interface, explained 2-3 interface 7-1 windows 2-3 overview 1-9 communicating print requirements 1-5 Fiery WebSpooler Configuration page 2-26 accessing 7-2 context-sensitive menus 2-22 Cancel Printing command 7-5 Control Panel Cancel RIPping command 7-5 canceling jobs 3-19...
  • Page 207 I-3 Index Fit Page command 5-9 location of 6-23 Fixed Page mode 5-6, 6-1, 6-11, 6-13 perfect binding 6-23 Fold Marks 6-8, A-5 saddle-stitched binding 6-23 folding model creating A-2 held jobs 7-9 defined A-4 Hide FieryBar command, on FieryBar 8-3 Font Substitution Table 2-31 Hold command 3-13, 7-6 fonts...
  • Page 208 I-4 Index rows menu 6-6 job icons Scale settings 6-11 Fiery WebSpooler 7-3 size menu 6-4 Print area 7-10 template menu 5-11 RIP area 7-9 view modes 5-7, 5-8 Spool area 7-8 inches, abbreviation and keyboard Job label shortcut 6-3 date 6-8 Insert blank page command 5-2 defined 6-8, A-5...
  • Page 209 I-5 Index Layout settings multiple servers Bleeds 6-10 balancing load between 3-18 Columns 6-7 monitoring 2-12 Printer’s Marks 6-7 working with 3-18 rows 6-6 layout style, in Command WorkStation 2-12 nested saddle 6-15, A-7 layout view 6-18 Network Setup option 8-4 load balancing between servers 3-18 newlink PrintPages 2-25 Log Off Windows command, on...
  • Page 210 I-6 Index PCL Test Page 2-26 printer fonts, see fonts PDF data xiv Printer Setup option 8-4 perfect binding printer’s marks defined 6-15, A-7 bleeds A-5 gutters 6-23 customizing 6-9 permissions 3-5, C-4 date 6-8 PitStop 6-21 defining 6-8 points 6-3 disabling 6-8, 6-9 PostScript enabling 6-7...
  • Page 211 I-7 Index raster saddle data 7-5, 7-9 defined 6-15, A-7 icon 7-8 saddle stitch binding raster files 1-3 characteristics of 6-15 archiving 3-31 creep 6-5 editing 7-14 defined A-7 icon 3-6 groups A-7 previewing 7-11 gutters 6-23 saving an edited document 7-15, 7-17 Save As dialog box 5-12 status on server 3-13 Save Template icon 6-25...
  • Page 212 I-8 Index server fonts, see fonts status, FieryBar 8-1 Set Up Fiery command, on FieryBar 8-2 step-and-repeat printing 6-16 sheet surface defined 5-5, A-1 defined 5-5 number of rows 6-6 navigating to selected 5-7 orientation 6-5 slot 6-11 reordering pages 6-18 Surface menu 5-7 size 6-4 Suspend Print command, on FieryBar 8-3...
  • Page 213 I-9 Index troubleshooting Command WorkStation hangs C-2 Command WorkStation LE hangs C-2 general guidelines C-2 slow redraw 5-7 unexpected printing results C-3 users cannot connect to the printer C-4 Undo command 4-5, 7-15 undo, in editing thumbnail views 4-9, 7-16 Units preference 2-28 units, setting 2-28 Use Master option 3-27, 3-29...

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