Creating A Print File - Oce 3165 User Manual

Creating a print file
When you print a document using a printer driver, the document is converted
into a print file (PostScript or PCL). All the information entered when you
issued the print command (e.g.number of copies) is also included in the
resulting print file.
If the actual printing of documents takes place in a central repro department or
copy shop, a print file must be created and made available to the operator.
Usually, there will be a directory on the network which is accessible to both
users and the central operator. The print file must then be stored in this
directory.
There are several ways to create a print file for the CRD (central repro
department) operator:
Having installed the driver, select FILE as the port to be connected to. Each
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time you print a file with the Océ 3165 printer driver, a print file is created. At
the time of printing you can specify a filename and path (= directory). This
means you will not be able to print files to the Océ 3165 without operator
intervention, until another port is selected (see 'Connecting a local port to the
Océ 3165 print queue' on page 83). All files you print are then stored as a print
file instead of being actually printed.
When you use the FILE port connection you must not select the 'print
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to file' option in the application or in the printer setup.
Select the print-to-file option in the print window of your application (the first
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print window). This specific document is then stored as a print file with the
specified name and path. A next document can be printed directly without
changing the setup or the network connection.
The procedure on page 106 describes this method.
Select 'To File' in the setup of the Océ 3165 printer driver (Output tab). When
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selected, each file printed is stored as a print file with the indicated name and
path. However, each new print command will overwrite the current file, unless
the file or path name is changed again in the setup. Therefore, preferably select
one of the two ways above, unless your application does not permit you to
indicate a path name for the print file.
For the name of the print file, use the extension defined by your CRD
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operator. Default extension is '.opf'. Ask your CRD operator for more details.
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