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  • Page 1 Fiery E100 Color Server ® Printing...
  • Page 2 © 2011 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for this product. 45098245 27 June 2011...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS ONTENTS ONTENTS NTRODUCTION Terminology and conventions User software for printing OS X Installing the Mac OS X printer driver files Installing from the User Software DVD Downloading printer drivers using WebTools Uninstalling printer driver files Setting up the Mac OS X computer for printing Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.6.x Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.5.x Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.4.x...
  • Page 4 ONTENTS INDOWS Installing Windows printer drivers Installing printer drivers by Point and Print Downloading printer drivers using WebTools Installing printer drivers from the User Software DVD Installing the printer driver on a 64-bit Windows computer from a 32-bit Windows Server 2003 Server Configuring Installable Options for printer drivers Installing and connecting to a virtual printer Uninstalling printer drivers...
  • Page 5 ONTENTS FTP printing Printing and retrieving a secure print job Sample printing Using Sample Print Direct Mobile Printing RINT PTIONS About printer drivers and printer description files Setting print options Print option override hierarchy Print options and default settings Job Info options Media options Layout options Color options...
  • Page 6 ONTENTS Additional information Auto Trapping Booklet Maker Booklet Maker in the printer driver Booklet Maker in Job Properties Collate Defining and printing custom page sizes Document size and Paper size Duplex printing Fold Style options Gang-up printing Image Enhance Output Delivery Punch Edge Position and Punch Hole Type Scale Scale to Fit...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION This document describes how to install the printer drivers and printer description files for the Fiery E100 Color Server. This document covers the following topics: • Installing printer files on Mac OS computers • Setting up the Mac OS X computer for printing •...

  • Page 8: Terminology And Conventions

    NTRODUCTION Terminology and conventions This document uses the following terminology and conventions. Term or convention Refers to Aero E100 (in illustrations and examples) Copier TASKalfa XX50ci E100 Fiery E100 Color Server Titles in italics Other documents in this set Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2 Topics for which additional information is available by starting...

  • Page 9: User Software For Printing

    NTRODUCTION User software for printing The following table lists the user software that is described in this document. This is the user software that you need for setting up basic printing on the E100. Other documents may describe user software that can be used to print documents. User software Description PostScript Printer Description...

  • Page 10: Mac Os

    OS X OS X To set up the E100 as a PostScript printer on a Mac OS X computer, install the printer driver files that correspond to your copier and set up the E100 for printing. Printer drivers provide a way to communicate information about print jobs between your applications, the E100, and the copier.

  • Page 11: Downloading Printer Drivers Using Webtools

    OS X OS X O INSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER FILES FOR 1 Quit all open applications. 2 Mac OS X v10.3.9 and v10.4.x: Make sure that the Printer Setup Utility is not running on your computer. Printer Setup Utility updates the list of available printers when it starts. If a printer description file is added while Printer Setup Utility is running, you cannot select the associated printer model until you restart.

  • Page 12: Uninstalling Printer Driver Files

    OS X Uninstalling printer driver files The Fiery Software Uninstaller utility is installed and used locally. You do not need to connect to the E100 before you use the software. O INSTALL AND USE THE IERY OFTWARE NINSTALLER UTILITY 1 Copy the Fiery Software Uninstaller.dmg to the Desktop from the User Software DVD or the Mac_User_SW folder from the shared volume list on the E100.

  • Page 13: Setting Up The Mac Os X Computer For Printing

    OS X Setting up the Mac OS X computer for printing The following section describes how to set up the E100 on a Mac OS X computer. Procedure Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.6.x page 13 Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.5.x page 16 Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.4.x page 20...
  • Page 14 OS X O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE EFAULT ONJOUR CONNECTION Bonjour printer setup works only if the E100 is on the same LAN as the client Mac OS X computer. Bonjour must also be enabled on the E100. 1 Click the Default icon in the dialog box. The names of printers with default connections are listed.
  • Page 15 OS X IP P O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE RINTER CONNECTION 1 Click the IP icon in the dialog box. 2 LPD printing: Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list, type the E100 IP address or DNS name in the Address field, and then type the print connection (print, hold or direct) in the Queue field.

  • Page 16: Setting Up Printing With Mac Os X V10.5.X

    OS X Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.5.x Use the following procedures to set up the E100 on a computer with Mac OS X v10.5.x. E100 O SET UP THE FROM THE RINT DIALOG BOX 1 Open a file in your application. 2 Choose Print from the File menu.
  • Page 17 OS X O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE EFAULT ONJOUR OR PPLE CONNECTION Bonjour printer setup works only if the E100 is on the same LAN as the client Mac OS X computer. Bonjour must also be enabled on the E100. 1 Click the Default icon in the dialog box.
  • Page 18 OS X IP P O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE RINTER CONNECTION 1 Click the IP icon in the dialog box. 2 LPD printing: Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list, type the E100 IP address or DNS name in the Address field, and then type the print connection (print, hold or direct) in the Queue field.
  • Page 19 OS X O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE PPLE ALK CONNECTION Use this procedure if the E100 is in a different AppleTalk zone than your computer. If the E100 is in the same zone, it is displayed as a default following the procedure on page 1 Click the AppleTalk icon in the dialog box.

  • Page 20: Setting Up Printing With Mac Os X V10.4.X

    OS X Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.4.x Use the following procedures to set up the E100 on a computer with Mac OS X v10.4.x. E100 O SET UP THE FROM THE RINT DIALOG BOX 1 Open a file in your application. 2 Choose Print from the File menu.
  • Page 21 OS X O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE EFAULT ROWSER ONJOUR OR PPLE CONNECTION Bonjour printer setup works only if the E100 is on the same LAN as the client Mac OS X computer. Bonjour must also be enabled on the E100. 1 Click Default Browser in the Printer Browser dialog box.
  • Page 22 OS X IP P O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE RINTER CONNECTION 1 Click IP Printer in the Printer Browser dialog box. 2 LPD printing: Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list, type the E100 IP address or DNS name in the Address field, and then type the print connection (print, hold or direct) in the Queue field.
  • Page 23 OS X O ADD A PRINTER USING THE PPLE ALK CONNECTION Use this procedure if the E100 is in a different AppleTalk zone than your computer. If the E100 is in the same zone, it is displayed as a default following the procedure on page 1 Click Default Browser or IP Printer in the Printer Browser dialog box.

  • Page 24: Setting Up Printing With Mac Os X V10.3.9

    OS X Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.3.9 Use the following steps for setting up the E100 on a computer with Mac OS X v10.3.9. E100 O SET UP THE FOR PRINTING 1 In the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu. 2 Start Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
  • Page 25 OS X LPD/LPR O ADD A PRINTER WITH THE CONNECTION 1 Select IP Printing from the list. 2 Select LPD/LPR from the Printer Type list. 3 Type the E100 IP address in the Printer Address field. 4 Type the virtual printer name in the Queue Name field or leave it blank for the default queue. 5 Select the appropriate model from the Printer Model list.

  • Page 26: Adding A Non-English Printer On Mac Os X V10.5 And V10.6

    OS X Adding a non-English printer on Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6 When adding a non-English E100 printer on Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6, you must navigate to Other to select the correct printer driver for your language. O ADD A NON NGLISH PRINTER 1 Open the Add Printer dialog box.

  • Page 27: Printing From Mac Os X Computers

    OS X Printing from Mac OS X computers You can print to the E100 just as you would print to any other printer from a Mac OS X application. Select the E100 as the current printer in the Printer List, specify print options, and then print the document from the application.

  • Page 28: Selecting The E100 In The Printer List

    OS X Selecting the E100 in the Printer List Before you print a job, you must select the E100 from the Printer List. Use the following procedure to select the E100 as your default printer. E100 OS X 10.5 10.6 O SELECT THE AS THE DEFAULT PRINTER WITH OR V...

  • Page 29: Setting Print Options And Printing From Mac Os X Applications

    OS X E100 OS X 10.4. 10.3.9 O SELECT THE AS THE DEFAULT PRINTER WITH X OR V 1 Make sure that the E100 is connected to the network and turned on. 2 In the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu. 3 Start Printer Setup Utility.
  • Page 30 OS X The following procedure explains how to use the printer driver to specify print options for a particular job and print it to the E100. For information about print options, see page The following procedure uses Mac OS X v10.5 illustrations. OS X O SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT FROM 1 In your application, choose File >...
  • Page 31 OS X 3 Click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane to specify print options and settings for your job. The print options are grouped by categories. Each group or tab contains print options that are similar or complement one another. The groups or tabs are as follows: contains duplicate print options from the other job properties groups.

  • Page 32: Customizing The Quick Access View

    OS X Customizing the Quick Access view The Quick Access view can be customized with the print options that you use frequently. This saves time because you do not have to open all of the other print option icons if you only want to set the options in Quick Access.

  • Page 33: W Indows

    INDOWS INDOWS To set up the E100 as a copier on a Windows computer, install the printer driver files that correspond to your copier and set up the E100 for printing. Printer drivers provide a way to communicate information about print jobs between your applications, the E100, and the copier.

  • Page 34: Installing Printer Drivers By Point And Print

    INDOWS Installing printer drivers by Point and Print SMB printing (also known as Windows or WINS printing) allows you to install PostScript printer drivers on your computer from the E100 using Point and Print, and print to a particular connection (Print queue, Hold queue, Direct connection, or Virtual Printer). Each connection (print, hold, direct or virtual printer) requires a separate installation.
  • Page 35 INDOWS For a description of each print connection, see Configuration and Setup. You must now create a printer port and install the printer driver from the User Software DVD. You cannot use Point and Print to install the driver and configure the printing connection to the E100 in a single procedure.

  • Page 36: Downloading Printer Drivers Using Webtools

    INDOWS Downloading printer drivers using WebTools WebTools allows you to download installers for printer drivers to your computer directly from the E100, if your administrator has enabled access to WebTools. For information about Setup, see Configuration and Setup. For information about setting up and starting WebTools, see Utilities. O DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVER FILES WITH OOLS 1 Start your Internet or intranet browser and type the DNS name or IP address of the E100.

  • Page 37: Installing Printer Drivers From The User Software Dvd

    INDOWS Installing printer drivers from the User Software DVD The following procedures describe installing the printer driver from the User Software DVD. To install the printer driver on a Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 computer, select the same PPD (oemsetup.inf ) file as for Windows 2000/XP/ Vista, described in the following procedure.
  • Page 38 INDOWS 8 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box. If the device is not found on the network, the device is displayed instead of the Finish button. If a device is not found on the network, that could be for one of the following reasons: •...
  • Page 39 INDOWS 14 Type a name for the E100 in the Printer name field, indicate whether you want to make it the default printer, and then click Next. This name is used in the Printers window and the queues window. 15 Follow the on-screen instructions. Do not share the printer and do not print a Test Page at this time.

  • Page 40: Installing The Printer Driver On A 64-Bit Windows Computer From A 32-Bit Windows Server 2003 Server

    INDOWS Installing the printer driver on a 64-bit Windows computer from a 32-bit Windows Server 2003 Server If your network users print to the E100 using Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) print sharing, and you have 64-bit Windows XP users on your network, you must add the 64-bit printer driver to the Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) computer, so that users can install the printer driver on their computers using Point and Print.

  • Page 41: Installing And Connecting To A Virtual Printer

    INDOWS Installing and connecting to a virtual printer A virtual printer allows you to print to the E100 using a predefined set of job settings. You do not have to set print options manually. Before you can print to a virtual printer, the administrator must create and configure the virtual printer using Command WorkStation.
  • Page 42 INDOWS You can print to a virtual printer as you would print to the E100. Depending on how the virtual printer is configured, you may not be able to set some print options. When you print to a virtual printer installed using Point and Print, you must open the Printing Preferences window and click OK before the job is printed.

  • Page 43: Uninstalling Printer Drivers

    INDOWS Uninstalling printer drivers The Printer Delete Utility is installed and used locally. You do not need to connect to the E100 before you use the software. O INSTALL AND USE THE IERY RINTER ELETE TILITY 1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive of the computer. 2 In the window that appears, select Modify, and then click Next.

  • Page 44: Setting Up The Windows Computer For Printing

    INDOWS Setting up the Windows computer for printing Now that you have installed the printer driver files, you need to configure the proper connection for your networked E100 printer. To print from Windows computers, you or the administrator must perform the following tasks to set up a connection other than port 9100: •...

  • Page 45: Completing Standard Tcp/Ip Port (Raw Or Lpr) Printing Connections

    INDOWS Completing Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) printing connections After you install the PostScript and printer driver files, you can add or configure the Setup for the Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) connection as follows: • Prepare the E100 to accept print jobs using Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) protocols.
  • Page 46 INDOWS 3 Click the Ports tab. 4 To add a new port, click Add Port. To change the port settings, proceed to step 11. 5 Windows 2000/XP/Server2003: Select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list of Available port types and click New Port Type. Windows Vista/Server 2008: Double-click Standard TCP/IP Port from the list.
  • Page 47 INDOWS 7 Type the E100 IP address. 8 Click Next. 9 Make sure that Generic Network Card is selected as Standard for Device Type and click Next. 10 Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box, and then click Close in the Printer Ports dialog box.

  • Page 48: Completing Ipp Connections

    INDOWS 12 To use LPR printing, select LPR in the Protocol area and LPR Byte Counting Enabled in the LPR Settings area. You can also proceed without selecting LPR Byte Counting Enabled. To use Port 9100 printing, select Raw in the Protocol area. The port number 9100 automatically appears in the Raw Settings area.
  • Page 49 INDOWS O SET UP PRINTING WITH INDOWS 1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes. Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes. Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
  • Page 50 INDOWS Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click Select a printer by name, and in the URL field, type the IP address or DNS name of the E100, followed by the name of the connection (print, hold, or direct). For example, http: //10.10.10.150/ipp/print or http://DNS name of E100/ipp/print sends the job to the Print queue on the E100.

  • Page 51: Configuring Installable Options

    INDOWS Configuring installable options After you complete the printer driver installation, you must configure the E100 for the options installed on the copier to allow the E100 to take advantage of the copier options. Configure the options manually, or for TCP/IP network connections, use the Two-Way Communication option to configure the options automatically.

  • Page 52: Printing From Windows Computers

    INDOWS Printing from Windows computers You can print to the E100 just as you would print to any other printer from a Windows application. You can print from a networked Windows computer or a computer using Windows (WINS) printing. Select the E100 as the current printer in the Printer Name list, specify print options, and then print the document from the application.

  • Page 53: Setting Print Options And Printing From Windows Applications

    INDOWS Setting print options and printing from Windows applications To print from Windows platforms, install the PostScript printer driver. For instructions, see “Installing Windows printer drivers” on page 33. Be sure to configure the options on the Advanced tab of the printer driver after installation is complete, as described on page If you print to a virtual printer, you may not be able to set some print options, depending on how the virtual printer is configured.
  • Page 54 INDOWS O SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC INDOWS PRINT JOB USING THE PRINTER DRIVER 1 In your application, choose File > Print, and select the E100 as your printer. 2 Click Properties. 3 Click the Fiery Printing tab. Presets (Job Templates), see Help Print Option icons Customize (Shortcuts),...
  • Page 55 INDOWS 4 Specify print options and settings for your job. The print options are grouped by categories. Each group or tab contains print options that are similar or complement one another. The groups or tabs are as follows: contains duplicate print options from the other job properties groups. It is Quick Access customizable, so any Job Override print option can be added or removed from the view.

  • Page 56: Specifying Default Print Options For Print Jobs

    INDOWS Specifying default print options for print jobs To set default print options, use the following procedure. O SET DEFAULT PRINT OPTIONS FOR INDOWS PRINT JOBS USING THE CRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers. Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.

  • Page 57: Customizing The Quick Access Icon

    INDOWS Customizing the Quick Access icon The Quick Access view can be customized with the print options that you use frequently. This saves time because you do not have to open all of the other print option icons if you only want to set the options in Quick Access.

  • Page 58: Printing Methods

    RINTING ETHODS RINTING ETHODS In addition to printing jobs from the E100 printer driver, you can print jobs using these methods: • displays information about the jobs sent to the E100 and reprints them. For Job Monitor more information, see page •...

  • Page 59: Configuring And Using Job Monitor

    RINTING ETHODS Configuring and using Job Monitor Use Job Monitor to monitor the status of jobs sent to the E100 and view information about them. Job Monitor is supported only on Windows 32-bit version operating systems. Job Monitor is not supported on Windows 64-bit version operating systems, or Mac OS X.

  • Page 60: E-Mail Service

    RINTING ETHODS E-mail Service E-mail Service allows you to control the E100 using your current e-mail infrastructure, print to remote locations, and bypass firewalls. E-mail Service is not application-specific. You can use any e-mail infrastructure. E-mail Service is not supported on Mac OS X. The E100 supports internal address books.
  • Page 61 RINTING ETHODS O PRINT USING AN E MAIL CLIENT 1 Open your e-mail application. 2 Type the E100 e-mail address in the To: line. 3 Type text in the Subject line or leave the Subject line blank. 4 Attach the file that you want to print. The attachment can be in any format that the E100 recognizes (PostScript, PDF, EPS, VDP, or TIFF).

  • Page 62: Managing Print Jobs With E-Mail Commands

    RINTING ETHODS Managing print jobs with e-mail commands You can manage your print jobs by submitting commands to the E100 using e-mail. You can cancel a job, check job status, and get help on a job. When you send a command, the E100 returns an e-mail response.

  • Page 63: Ftp Printing

    RINTING ETHODS FTP printing If FTP Services are enabled on the E100, the E100 is set up as an FTP server. You can send jobs to the E100 using FTP printing. For more information about configuring FTP Services, see Configure Help. You can use any FTP client software.

  • Page 64: Printing And Retrieving A Secure Print Job

    RINTING ETHODS Printing and retrieving a secure print job The Secure Print feature offers a level of security for confidential or sensitive print jobs, which print only when you are present at the copier. To use this feature, you first enter an arbitrary password into the Secure Print field in the printer driver when you send your job to the E100.

  • Page 65: Sample Printing

    RINTING ETHODS Sample printing The Sample Print feature allows you to print extra pages to an easily accessible output tray during a long print job, to verify that the copier is performing as expected. For example, when a job is currently printing to a closed elevator (such as 1000 pages to an output tray that cannot be opened until the entire job is completed), you can use the sample print function to print a separate page or finished output set to an open output tray to verify the output.

  • Page 66: Direct Mobile Printing

    RINTING ETHODS Direct Mobile Printing Direct Mobile Printing enables direct printing to the E100 from mobile devices, such as iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The E100 must have certain networking options enabled in Setup. After setup is complete, the E100 will appear in the list of available printers on the mobile device.

  • Page 67: Print Options

    RINT PTIONS RINT PTIONS This chapter describes printer drivers and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files, E100 print options, and where to set print options. About printer drivers and printer description files The E100 receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) the files, and then sends them to the copier.

  • Page 68: Setting Print Options

    RINT PTIONS Setting print options Print options give you access to the special features of your copier and the E100. You can specify print options in these areas: • Setup Some settings are specified during Setup by the administrator. For information about the current default server settings, contact the administrator or the operator.

  • Page 69: Print Options And Default Settings

    RINT PTIONS Print options and default settings If you do not use the printer driver interface to configure a particular option, the E100 prints the job with the default setting. For options that the administer configures, choosing Printer’s default results in the E100 printing the job with the factory default. For options that cannot be configured in Setup, the E100 prints the job with a preconfigured Printer’s default setting.

  • Page 70: Job Info Options

    RINT PTIONS Job Info options Option Information Copies The maximum number of copies is 9999. Print Range Specify the page range or odd/even pages to print. For VDP jobs, a range of Records can be selected for printing. For imposed VDP jobs, a range of Records &...
  • Page 71 RINT PTIONS Option Information Control Bar Specify On to print a Control Bar (for print job identification) in the margin. This option is available as part of the Fiery Productivity Package for E100. For more information, see Color Printing. Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Color Setup in Command WorkStation. Specify whether or not you want to use the Postflight feature, a diagnostic tool that allows you to Postflight analyze how data is processed by the E100.

  • Page 72: Media Options

    RINT PTIONS Media options Option Information Media Type Choose the media type for your print job. For information about media types and paper specifications, see the documentation that accompanies the copier. Paper Source Specify the paper source that contains the paper to use for your print job. For information about setting your choice of media in one of the trays, see the documentation that accompanies your copier.
  • Page 73 RINT PTIONS Option Information Media Interleaving Paper Source Select a paper source tray for transparency interleaving. For information about installing optional trays, see page 26 page Mixed Media Use Mixed Media to specify different media types, paper source, and chapter-based finishing for pages, or ranges of pages, within a print job.

  • Page 74: Layout Options

    RINT PTIONS Layout options The Driver has three layout modes: • Normal: use these options for printing standard documents, from 1 to 16 document pages per sheet (page 74). • Gangup: use these options for speed printing imposition modes (page 75).
  • Page 75 RINT PTIONS Gangup options Option Information Gangup Select On to specify options for speed printing imposition modes. Gang-up type Select Step & repeat to speed print a job by printing two document pages on each sheet. When the printed sheets are cut in half, the result is two complete sets of the same document. Select Cut &...
  • Page 76 RINT PTIONS Booklet options from the printer driver This table references the Booklet Maker print options accessible from the printer driver. For the Booklet Maker print options accessible from Command WorkStation Job Properties, see “Booklet Maker in Job Properties” on page 90. You can use the Booklet Maker Wizard to specify your booklet options by clicking Launch Wizard.
  • Page 77 RINT PTIONS Option Information Page alignment: Increase gutter by controls the amount of space between adjacent pages to adjust for binding or other Increase gutter by finishing options. 0/-50.0–50.0 mm Specify a positive value to increase the amount of blank space between adjacent pages. (0.1 mm increments) 0/-1.969–1.969 in Specify a negative value to decrease the amount of blank space between adjacent pages.
  • Page 78 RINT PTIONS Impose options Impose is an option on the E100. The Impose option is only accessible from Command WorkStation Job Properties. Option Information Impose Select On to specify an imposition layout for the job. Templates Specify an imposition layout template for the job. The available templates are Default Template, 1-up full Bleed, 2-up perfect, 2-up saddle, 3-up trifold brochure, 4-up gate fold, 4-up head to head, and 4-up z fold.

  • Page 79: Color Options

    RINT PTIONS Color options Option Information Color Mode Specify the color mode for the current print job. Select CMYK for a full-color document. Select Grayscale for a grayscale or black-and-white document. Choose Basic Settings to specify color print options and settings. Choose Expert Settings to edit other color print options and settings, including Black Overprint, Black Text and Graphics, Gray (CMYK), and Gray (RGB).
  • Page 80 RINT PTIONS Expert Settings options To access the following options, click Expert Settings. Expert Settings has three modes: • Color Input: use these options for color printing (page 80). • Gray & Black Processing: use these options for grayscale or black & white printing (page 81).
  • Page 81 RINT PTIONS Option Information RGB/Lab Rendering Intent Specify a default CRD (color rendering dictionary) for color conversion when printing RGB images, objects, and text. Select Presentation to print files with artwork, graphics and text. The result is similar to Photographic, with well-rendered flesh tones and more saturated colors.
  • Page 82 RINT PTIONS Option Information Black Text and Graphics Select Normal to print black text and graphics as a four-color black using C, M, Y, and K toner, and to use normal PostScript rendering. Select Pure Black On to print black text and graphics as a one-color black, using black toner only. Select Rich Black On to print black text and graphics as richer looking black, by layering a small amount of Cyan toner underneath the black toner to make the black even darker.

  • Page 83: Image Options

    RINT PTIONS Image options For information about options specified in Setup, see Configuration and Setup. Option Information Brightness Specify the image brightness for the printed document. Select 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115% for a substantially darker image, or use one of the settings in between.

  • Page 84: Finishing Options

    RINT PTIONS Finishing options Option Information Collate Specify how to output multiple-page/multiple-copy jobs. For more information, see page Output Tray Specify the output tray for the job. Stapler Mode Specify the number of staples and their positions. For more information, see page 105.

  • Page 85: Variable Data Printing (Vdp) Options

    RINT PTIONS Variable Data Printing (VDP) options The E100 is compatible with the following variable data printing languages: • FreeForm and FreeForm 2 For more information on VDP languages, see Variable Data Printing When you create VDP documents, the following settings for the master document and variable document must match: •...

  • Page 86: Stamping/Watermark Options

    RINT PTIONS Option Information Define Record length This feature allows you to process a PDF or PostScript file like a variable data print job, and to apply record-based finishing. This option is used in connection with the Pages Per Record option. For more information, see Variable Data Printing.

  • Page 87: Overriding Print Option Settings

    RINT PTIONS Overriding print option settings Print option settings that were specified in the printer driver can be overridden in Command WorkStation Job Properties. O OVERRIDE JOB PROPERTIES 1 In Command WorkStation, right-click a held job in the Job Center view. 2 Choose Properties from the pop-up menu.

  • Page 88: Additional Information

    RINT PTIONS Additional information The following sections provide additional information about print options. For more information about options, see the tables that begin on page Auto Trapping Trapping is a technique to print some objects slightly larger or smaller than specified in an application, in order to prevent white edges around the objects.
  • Page 89 RINT PTIONS The following booklet layouts are available: In Saddle binding, signatures are folded together as a group, and then stapled Saddle binding: or stitched along the center fold, which forms the spine of the booklet. Saddle Saddle Saddle (left) binding (right) binding (top) booklet The Nested Saddle binding method combines saddle and perfect...

  • Page 90: Booklet Maker In The Printer Driver

    RINT PTIONS Booklet Maker in the printer driver You can choose to work with Booklet Maker in the printer driver in two ways: • Using the Booklet Maker wizard Recommended for first-time or novice users. • Specifying settings in the main Booklet Maker dialog box Recommended for experienced or advanced users.
  • Page 91 RINT PTIONS To access Booklet Maker from Command WorkStation Job Properties, use the following procedure. O ACCESS OOKLET AKER FROM OMMAND TATION 1 Double-click your print job in the Held or Printed list, or right-click the job and select Properties. 2 Select the Layout icon in the Job Properties window.
  • Page 92 RINT PTIONS O CREATE A BOOKLET 1 Select a Booklet Type: Saddle, Nested Saddle, or Perfect. 2 Select a binding edge: Left, Top, or Right. 3 Specify a Paper Size. 4 Select Shrink to Fit, if required. 5 Specify Page Alignment. 6 Specify Creep compensation, if required.
  • Page 93 RINT PTIONS Adding a cover Covers are an option for Saddle booklets only. O INSERT A PRE PRINTED COVER 1 In the main Booklet Maker window, select Saddle for Booklet Type and a binding edge. 2 Specify the required settings for Paper Size and Page Alignment for the body of the booklet. 3 Specify Pre-Printed from the Cover Content input menu.

  • Page 94: Collate

    RINT PTIONS • These options allow you to quickly decide whether your front Front Cover and Back Cover: and back covers print duplex, single-sided, or both sides blank, without needing to add blank pages in your original document. With top-edge binding that includes a cover, the outside of the back cover automatically rotates 180 degrees to match the orientation of the front cover.

  • Page 95: Defining And Printing Custom Page Sizes

    RINT PTIONS Defining and printing custom page sizes With custom page sizes, you define the dimensions of a printed page. After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redefining it each time you print.

  • Page 96: Document Size And Paper Size

    RINT PTIONS Document size and Paper size Document size is the page size defined in your application’s Print setup (or Page setup) dialog box. Paper size is the size of the actual sheet of paper on which your job is printed. It may be useful to think of Document size as digital input (the page size defined in your original document) and Paper size as the physical output (the actual size of the paper in the copier tray).

  • Page 97: Duplex Printing

    RINT PTIONS Duplex printing O PRINT DUPLEX DOUBLE SIDED PAGES 1 In your application, choose File > Print, select the E100 as your printer, and do one of the following. Mac OS X: Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list, click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane, and then select Normal on the Layout tab.

  • Page 98: Fold Style Options

    RINT PTIONS Fold Style options The following types of fold are supported: Just Fold Tri-fold Booklet Stitch(2s) When you select a folding option, Output Delivery is automatically set to Face down- normal order. Special finishers must be installed to use the Folding options. For information about finishers and other installable options, see printer driver Help.

  • Page 99: Gang-Up Printing

    RINT PTIONS Gang-up printing The E100 includes two speed-printing options: Select this option to speed print a job so that the first page of your document Step & repeat: is printed twice on the first sheet. The next sheet duplicates the data on the second page, the next sheet duplicates the data on the third page, and so on.

  • Page 100: Image Enhance

    RINT PTIONS Image Enhance The Image Enhance feature lets you apply photo finishing enhancement to color images on specified pages or sheets of a job. This feature affects only photographic images, not graphics such as logos or charts. To enable this feature, select the Apply Image Enhancement option for a job and specify the pages or sheets to be affected.
  • Page 101 RINT PTIONS Exposure Select Exposure to enable the Dynamic Correction, Brightness, and Contrast controls. If Dynamic Correction is selected, the E100 analyzes each image and attempts to set the correct brightness and contrast, using separate values for brightness and contrast. Dynamic Correction attempts to fill the full dark to light range.

  • Page 102: Output Delivery

    RINT PTIONS Red-Eye Correction Red-Eye is the condition in which a light source, usually a flash built into a camera, reflects from the retina in the subject’s eye, causing a red pupil in the photo. If Red-Eye Correction is selected, the E100 analyzes the image and attempts to identify and correct the red-eye condition.

  • Page 103: Punch Edge Position And Punch Hole Type

    RINT PTIONS Punch Edge Position and Punch Hole Type The following table illustrates the number of holes and punch positions. Punch positions vary according to paper size, paper type, number of pages, and feed direction. Punch setting Portrait Landscape Left Right Bottom Left...

  • Page 104: Scale

    RINT PTIONS Scale The operator can specify a scaling override in Command WorkStation, but the override is applied to any scaling value already set in the active job. For example, if a user sends a job with a scaling value of 50% and the operator specifies a Scale override of 300%, the job is printed at 150% of the original document size, that is, 50% of 300%.

  • Page 105: Stapler Mode

    RINT PTIONS Stapler Mode Stapling is supported on the copier with the Folding Unit attached. Page orientation, such as landscape and portrait, will affect the stapling output. Disables the stapler. Off: The job is stapled with one staple in the left top corner of the page. Left Top Corner: The job is stapled with one staple in the right top corner of the page.

  • Page 106: User Authentication

    RINT PTIONS User Authentication If Users and Groups user authentication has been enabled in the E100 Setup, you must enter a valid user name and password to send a print job to the E100. In Command WorkStation, the management of jobs is determined by how you have logged on to the E100. Select the Job Info icon and type logon information in the User Name and For Mac OS X: Password fields.

  • Page 107: Index

    NDEX NDEX AppleTalk connection, Mac OS X 19, 23, 24 Cache PDF and PS objects 86, 87 Apply Image Enhancement option 83 CMYK mode 79 Auto Trapping option 79, 88 CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method option 80 automatic rotation 93 CMYK/Grayscale Source option 80 Collate option 84, 94 Color mode 79 Basic icon, customizing 32...
  • Page 108 NDEX installing Job Monitor 59 Fiery Features 30, 32 printer driver from User Software DVD 37 Fiery Software Uninstaller Utility printer drivers using Point and Print 34 deleting 12 virtual printers using Point and Print 41 installing and using 12 Instructions field 70 on User Software DVD 9 IP Printer connection 15, 18, 22...
  • Page 109 NDEX Printer’s default 29, 53 printing Nested Saddle booklets 89 from a mobile device 66 Notes option 70 from an application 53 from Mac OS X applications 27 Offset Jobs option 84 to File port 57 Orientation option 74, 87 using an E-mail client 60 OSX Installer 11 printing connections, supported types 44...
  • Page 110 NDEX TCP/IP connection 45 Toner Save Mode option 83 top binding with a cover 94 Transparency Interleaving option 72 Tray Alignment option 72 Two-Way Communication 29, 42, 53, 57 Use embedded profile when present option 80 Use Master option 85 User Authentication for Mac OS 106 I’m a Guest option 106...

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