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  • Page 2 • The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the job management utilities, and how you can use them to monitor and control jobs on the Xerox EX7750. This manual is intended for a user with the necessary access privileges who monitors and manages job flow and troubleshoots problems that may arise.
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2004 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. This product documentation 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. (“EFI”), except as expressly permitted herein. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of EFI.
  • 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. Refer to the Class Compliance sticker affixed to the back of your Fiery (or, in the case of embedded systems, to the sticker affixed to the print engine) to identify the appropriate classification (A or B, below) for this product.
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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents About the Documentation Introduction About this manual Terminology xvii 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 10 Chapter 3: Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Starting up and logging in Logging in to the EX7750 Access levels Logging out Removing the EX7750 from the server list Monitoring jobs Selecting jobs Sorting job displays Customizing job ticket information 3-10 Managing job flow...
  • Page 11 xi Contents Defining Mixed Media settings* 3-23 Printing FreeForm variable data documents 3-24 Creating and monitoring FreeForm masters 3-25 Using FreeForm masters with variable data jobs 3-26 Tips for using FreeForm 3-27 Archiving jobs 3-28 Using the Job Log 3-30 Searching for jobs 3-32 Chapter 4: Previewing and Manipulating Jobs...
  • Page 12 Job icons Spool area RIP area Print area Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Previewing raster jobs 7-10 Displaying full-screen previews 7-12 Editing and merging raster files 7-13 Using the Job Log 7-16 Connecting to a different EX7750 from Fiery Spooler 7-19...
  • Page 13 Chapter 8: Using FieryBar Introduction to FieryBar Status Activity light Commands Starting and shutting down the EX7750 Restarting the EX7750 Shutting down the EX7750 Appendix A: Basics of Imposition Printing books with the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro Basics of imposition layout Printer’s marks...
  • Page 14 Contents Appendix C: Troubleshooting Error messages Troubleshooting Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE does not respond Unexpected printing results Clearing the server Users are unable to connect to the EX7750 Setup error messages Index...

  • Page 15: About This Manual

    LE, and Fiery Spooler) for the purposes of job management and quality control. The term “EX7750” is used in this manual to refer to the Xerox EX7750. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the EX7750. The term “Windows”...
  • Page 16 • 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 EX7750 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 17: Terminology

    Process manual to refer to raster image processing. • —The task of rendering, or imaging, a page or job on a print device. Print These concepts explain how the EX7750 and the printer work together as a powerful printing system.
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  • Page 19: Chapter 1: About Job Management

    flow and all printing. Print jobs arriving from remote users are spooled to the EX7750 hard disk 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 20: Setting Up An Operator-Controlled Environment

    In an operator-controlled printing environment, remote users send jobs to the Hold queue of the EX7750. 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 21: Spooling, Processing, And Printing

    —When a job file is sent over the network by a remote user or imported from Spooling disk, it arrives at the EX7750 and spools to a location on the hard disk drive. After Processing spooling completely, the job is held on the hard disk drive, where it awaits further instructions from the operator.

  • Page 22: 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 23: Communicating With Users

    EX7750 device information • The name of the EX7750 on the network and the names of the network servers sharing it • The IP address or DNS name of the EX7750, to allow users access to WebTools ™...
  • Page 24 • List of installed fonts If their applications do not download fonts automatically, can users download fonts to the EX7750? Should users embed fonts in documents or supply them for you to download? • Resident calibration target and date of current measurements •...

  • Page 25: What The Operator Should Check

    1-7 Communicating with users What the operator should check Users specify print options with jobs they send to the printer. They can also use the Notes/Instructions fields to communicate special print requirements and accounting information. Together, this user-specified information that accompanies the job is called a job ticket.

  • Page 26: 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 EX7750. All the utilities offer the following job management features: • Monitoring activity on the EX7750 and controlling job flow •...

  • Page 27: Command Workstation Le

    Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation LE allows operators and users to manage jobs from a Mac OS X Native mode computer with a network connection to the EX7750. The features of Command WorkStation LE are similar to those of Command WorkStation. For information about Command WorkStation LE, Chapters 2 and 3.
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  • Page 29: Workstation Le

    The graphical interface Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE provide graphical means to monitor, preview, and manage jobs on one or more EX7750 servers. You can hide or rearrange the components in the interface to create custom layouts that meet your job...
  • Page 30 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 31 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 32: 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 EX7750. The title bar displays the total number of jobs and the total number of held jobs currently being monitored.

  • Page 33: Jobs Window

    Jobs window The Jobs window displays information about jobs that have printed successfully through a connected EX7750. The window is divided into four layered panels. Click the selection tabs at the bottom of the window to move between different panels.
  • Page 34 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 EX7750. 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 EX7750 Setup) is reached.
  • Page 35 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 EX7750. The FreeForm panel is not available if you logged in as Guest. For information about working with FreeForm jobs and the FreeForm panel, see “Printing FreeForm variable...

  • Page 36: Activity Monitor

    2-8 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Activity Monitor The Activity Monitor displays a summary of the job activity on all EX7750 servers or a selected EX7750. The activity shown can include jobs released for spooling, processing (RIPping), or printing. Held jobs do not appear in the Activity Monitor.
  • Page 37 Selected Server view When you select an individual EX7750 in Command WorkStation, the Activity Monitor provides a more detailed summary of the current activity on that EX7750. In Command WorkStation LE, the Activity Monitor always displays the current activity on the connected EX7750. Animated images provide visual indications of the job activity.

  • Page 38: Job Status Indicators

    With multiple copies, the copy number is also displayed. —Displays the total and available hard disk drive space, and the total and General Info available memory of the EX7750. This section also provides the EX7750 name, system software version, technical support number, and printer name. Job status indicators Job status indicators define the color in the Active Jobs window and Activity Monitor...

  • Page 39: 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 40: Monitoring Single Or Multiple Ex7750 Servers

    Activity Monitor. A menu appears, listing the names of all connected EX7750 servers. 2. To display jobs for an individual EX7750, choose the EX7750 from the list. To monitor jobs for all connected EX7750 servers, choose All Servers. Print jobs on the specified EX7750 servers are displayed.

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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 OMMAND TATION 1. Choose Save Layout from the Window menu. 2.
  • Page 43 Quit CWS LE† Exits the Command WorkStation LE application. File Import Imports a job file into the Direct, Hold, or Print queue of the EX7750. Archived Job Imports an archived job file into the Hold queue of the EX7750. Export...
  • Page 44 Closes the Command WorkStation application window. Close† Closes the Command WorkStation LE application window. Edit Find Allows you to search selected EX7750 servers for jobs that match certain search criteria. Preferences* Allows you to change the Command WorkStation preference settings.
  • Page 45 Archive panel. Send To* Sends the selected held job in the Active Jobs window to another EX7750. 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 46 Command Submenu command Description Server Log In/Log Out Allows you to log in or log out of the EX7750 and add or remove EX7750 servers from the list. Setup* Opens the Setup options for the EX7750. Manage Color* Opens ColorWise Pro Tools. For more information,...
  • Page 47 • PCL Font List • E-mail Log • 11x17 Demo Pages 1-4 • A3 Demo Pages 1-4 Command WorkStation also allows you to print the following information pages about the EX7750 to the local printer: • Archive Log* • Queues* Suspend Printing Suspends or pauses printing on the EX7750.
  • Page 48 2-20 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Menu Command Submenu command Description Windows Layouts Style 2* Displays the following Command WorkStation (cont.) (cont.) components: • Menu bar • Job status indicators • Action buttons • Active Jobs window •...

  • Page 49: Context-Sensitive Menus

    2-21 Using commands Menu Command Submenu command Description Help* Help Opens the online help documentation. About Command Displays information about the current version of WorkStation* Command WorkStation. Context-sensitive menus When you select one or more jobs in the Active Jobs or Jobs window, you can display context-sensitive menus containing job management commands for selected jobs.

  • Page 50: Preparing To Work With Command Workstation Or Command Workstation Le

    1. Choose Log in/Log out from the Server menu. The server list is displayed. 2. Select the EX7750 from the list of EX7750 servers you have connected to before. The server list displays the EX7750 servers you can monitor and manage from Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE.
  • Page 51 Command WorkStation LE Login button Each row in the server list displays the name of a EX7750, the name of the printer associated with that EX7750, and a Login button. 3. Click the Login button next to the EX7750 name to establish the connection.

  • Page 52: Printing Ex7750 Information Pages

    EX7750. EX7750 O PRINT INFORMATION PAGES 1. In the Active Jobs window, select the EX7750 for which you want to print information pages. To print information pages, you must be logged in to the EX7750 with Administrator privileges.
  • Page 53 2-25 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Local Printer options are available in Command WorkStation only. Command WorkStation Server options Local Printer options Command WorkStation LE...
  • Page 54 PS Test Page printer, and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot problems with the printer or the EX7750. The following settings are among those listed on the Test Page: Server Name, Printer Model, color settings, calibration information, and date and time the Test Page was printed.

  • Page 55: Setting Preferences

    5. Click Print (Command WorkStation) or OK (Command WorkStation LE). EX7750 information pages printed with the Print Pages command appear in the EX7750 Job Log with the user name Operator, even if you logged in as Administrator. Setting preferences The Preferences dialog box enables you to control application settings.
  • Page 56 —Instructs Command WorkStation to remember the last access level and Autologin password used to log in to each EX7750. When you log in to the EX7750 again, Command WorkStation automatically populates the Login dialog box with the previous access level and password.
  • Page 57 2-29 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE LE† O SET PREFERENCES FOR OMMAND TATION 1. Choose Preferences from the CWS LE menu. The Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Specify the desired preference settings, and click OK to save your settings. You can specify the following preferences: —When enabled, this preference setting displays a dialog Show Import Options Dialog...

  • Page 58: Correcting Tray Alignment

    Administrator privileges. O ALIGN TEXT AND IMAGES FOR PRINTING 1. In the Active Jobs window of Command WorkStation, select the connected EX7750 for which you want to perform Tray alignment. If the Active Jobs window is hidden, choose Active Jobs from the Window menu to display it.

  • Page 59: Managing Ex7750 Fonts

    The EX7750 includes a number of built-in printer fonts. You can download additional fonts to the EX7750 using the Manage Fonts command in Command WorkStation. Users on the network can also download fonts to the EX7750 using Fiery Downloader (see the Printing Guide).
  • Page 60 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 EX7750, use the Print Pages command (see page 2-24).
  • Page 61 Click to print the Font List 3. Select the PostScript or PCL option to specify the type of fonts displayed. 4. In Command WorkStation, click Add to download additional fonts to the EX7750. For additional steps, see the procedure on page 2-34.
  • Page 62 2-34 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE O ADD FONTS IN OMMAND TATION 1. In the Select Files to Import dialog box, choose the file types to display from the File of type menu. All Known Formats lists all files in supported formats; All Files lists all files. To display TIFF files, choose All Files.

  • Page 63: 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 EX7750. Once you log in to Using Command the EX7750 with Operator privileges, you can view jobs held on the EX7750 and issue WorkStation and commands to release the jobs for processing or printing.

  • Page 64: Logging In To The Ex7750

    Guide. Logging in to the EX7750 To establish a connection to the EX7750 listed in the server list, log in to the EX7750. In Command WorkStation, you can maintain connections to more than one EX7750 at a time. Each EX7750 connection requires an average of 4MB of RAM. The maximum number of simultaneous EX7750 connections is limited only by the amount of RAM available on the system running Command WorkStation.
  • Page 65 O LOG IN TO THE 1. Choose Log in/Log out (Command WorkStation) or Login/Logout (Command WorkStation LE) from the Server menu. The server list appears. The EX7750 must appear in the server list before you can log in to it. Command WorkStation...
  • Page 66 3-4 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 2. Click the Login button for the desired EX7750. The Login dialog box appears. Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...

  • Page 67: Access Levels

    A white key icon indicates the EX7750 has never been connected to Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE. If the EX7750 is already connected, the color of the key icon indicates the level of access granted: • Purple indicates Administrator access.
  • Page 68 In Command WorkStation, a user may be logged in as Administrator on one EX7750, as Operator on a second EX7750, and as Guest on a third EX7750. In these instances, the levels of access are dependent on the EX7750 currently selected in the Active Jobs window or on the EX7750 that holds the currently selected job.

  • Page 69: Logging Out

    OMMAND TATION 1. Choose Login/Logout from the Server menu. 2. Click the Logout button or key icon for the connected EX7750 in the server list. Command WorkStation LE disconnects from the EX7750. 3. Click Close to close the server list.

  • Page 70: Monitoring Jobs

    flow of print jobs through connected servers. In Command WorkStation, you can use the server selection menu in the title bar of each window to monitor a single EX7750 or multiple EX7750 servers at once (see page 2-12).

  • Page 71: Selecting Jobs

    3-9 Monitoring jobs Selecting jobs Selecting a job allows you to apply job management commands (from the Actions menu) to it. O SELECT A JOB • In the Active Jobs window or in any panel of the Jobs window, click a job to select it. To select additional jobs in Command WorkStation, hold down Ctrl and click the desired jobs.

  • Page 72: 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 EX7750 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 73 3-11 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 74: Managing Job Flow

    3-12 Using Command WorkStation and 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 75 3-13 Managing job flow If you choose Direct, the job is sent directly to the EX7750 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 76: 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 EX7750 for printing. The job does not appear in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel.
  • Page 77 Choose this command To do this Raster data is Print Prints the selected job in the Active Jobs Temporarily held on the EX7750 until the window, Printed Jobs panel, FreeForm job completes printing. panel, or Archive panel. Hold Holds the selected job waiting to process in Held on the EX7750 hard disk indefinitely,...

  • Page 78: 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 EX7750. If you, as the operator, have not changed anything, these are the settings a user entered before sending the job.
  • Page 79 3-17 Managing job flow Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE The user Notes/Instructions fields also appears in the Job Properties dialog box. • The Notes fields can be viewed but not changed by the operator. Their contents are transcribed to the Job Log just as the user sent them. •...
  • Page 80 3-18 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Some print options available in the printer driver are not displayed in the Job Properties dialog box. For information about specific print options and settings, and where they can be set, see Appendix A of the Printing Guide.
  • Page 81 3-19 Managing job flow Command WorkStation LE Indicates reRIPping is required 4. In Command WorkStation, to print the current list of print settings on a local printer, click Print Properties. 5. To apply the print setting overrides to the selected job, click OK.

  • Page 82: Reordering Jobs

    3-20 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Reordering jobs* If you are logged in to Command WorkStation as an 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 83: Managing Jobs On Multiple Ex7750 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 EX7750 to which you want to send the job. 3. Click Yes to confirm the transfer of the job.

  • Page 84: Canceling Jobs

    • Canceling a job at the Control Panel—From the EX7750, the most direct way to cancel a job is to press the top button on the EX7750 Control Panel while reading the name of the job that is processing or printing. For more information about the Control Panel, see the Configuration...

  • Page 85: Defining Mixed Media Settings

    3-23 Defining Mixed Media settings* 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 86: Printing Freeform Variable Data Documents

    The FreeForm printing feature provides a flexible and efficient method of printing variable data jobs (such as direct-mail advertising pieces). FreeForm allows users to preRIP and store the master elements of their variable data jobs on the EX7750, and then use that master data as needed, for multiple variable data jobs.

  • Page 87: Creating And Monitoring Freeform Masters

    The ability to override job settings is especially important for variable data printing with FreeForm. Although the EX7750 can store up to 100 FreeForm masters, users are limited to a range of 1 to 15 values that they can specify for the Create Master and Use Master print settings from the printer driver.

  • Page 88: Using Freeform Masters With Variable Data Jobs

    3-26 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 4. For the Create Master print setting, specify the FreeForm master number you want to assign to the job. 5. Click OK. 6. Choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination. Choose Print or Print and Hold from the Actions menu for a hard copy of the FreeForm master.

  • Page 89: Tips For Using Freeform

    Hold queue. In this case, the Operator can decide which FreeForm master numbers to assign before printing. For all jobs sent to the EX7750, users should specify information (such as the desired FreeForm master number) to the operator using the Notes/Instructions fields in the Printer Job Notes dialog box.

  • Page 90: Archiving Jobs

    3-28 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Archiving jobs You can archive PostScript and raster data jobs internally to the EX7750 hard disk, or externally to the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE computer hard disk or network drives. Once a PostScript or raster data job is archived, it appears in the Archive panel of the Jobs window.
  • Page 91 3-29 Archiving jobs 4. Click Add to archive the job externally to the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE computer hard disk or to a device on the network. Click to add a device 5. Browse to the device and folder to which you want to archive the job and click OK (Command WorkStation) or Choose (Command Workstation LE).

  • Page 92: Using The Job Log

    55 jobs, or print and clear the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs. Periodically clearing the Job Log can help improve the performance of the EX7750. 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 EX7750 with administrator privileges.

  • Page 94: Searching For Jobs

    3-32 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Searching for jobs The Find command allows you to search for and locate jobs on connected servers, using search parameters such as job file names or dates of creation. Use the Find command to search for jobs that appear in the Active Jobs window and in the Printed Jobs, Archive, FreeForm, and Job Log panels of the Jobs window.
  • Page 95 3-33 Searching for jobs Command WorkStation LE 2. In Command WorkStation, choose a specific EX7750 or all EX7750 servers from the Search Server list. 3. Select one or more areas where you want to search for jobs. You can search for jobs in the Active Jobs window and in the Printed Jobs, Archive, FreeForm, and Job Log panels of the Jobs window.
  • Page 96 1. Choose Find from the Edit menu. The Find dialog box appears. 2. Choose an option from the Search Server menu to search for jobs on a specific EX7750, or all connected EX7750 servers. 3. Select one or more areas to search for jobs.
  • Page 97 3-35 Searching for jobs 4. Click the Advanced tab. The Advanced tab of the Find dialog box includes an area for specifying file size search parameters. The Advanced tab also contains a list of all the print options associated with jobs on the server or servers specified by the Search Server setting. To search for jobs that fall within a particular range of file sizes, choose a range option from the Size (kilobytes) menu.
  • Page 98 3-36 Using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE O SAVE THE CURRENT SET OF SEARCH PARAMETERS AS A IND TEMPLATE 1. In the Find dialog box, specify the desired search parameters, as described in previous procedures. 2. Click Save As. A dialog box prompts you to name the template.

  • Page 99: 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 100: 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 101: Displaying Full-Screen Previews

    4-3 Previewing jobs In Command WorkStation, you can preview locked PDF files. When you preview a locked PDF file, the phrase “<Secure/Locked> appears at the end of its filename and a lock icon appears in the upper-right corner of the Preview window. You cannot edit locked PDF files.
  • Page 102 4-4 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs O VIEW A FULL SCREEN PREVIEW OF A JOB • Select a page in the Preview window and click the Full-Screen Preview control (see page 4-2). The full-screen preview may take a few moments to open. The full-screen preview window is independent of Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE and may appear behind the application on the screen.
  • Page 103 4-5 Previewing 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 104: Editing And Merging Jobs

    4-6 Previewing and Manipulating 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 105 4-7 Editing and merging jobs 5. 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 106: Merging Jobs

    Or, you can customize a slide presentation by inserting slides from a different presentation. To merge pages from two different jobs, both jobs must reside on the same EX7750. When printing a merged job, Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE generally gives priority to the print settings of the original jobs over those of the merged job.
  • Page 107 4-9 Editing and merging jobs 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. Command WorkStation Source document preview Destination document preview...
  • Page 108 4-10 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Command WorkStation LE Source document preview Destination document preview Use the following tips and guidelines: • Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click (Command WorkStation) or Command-click (Command WorkStation LE) to select multiple, non-sequential pages. Release the Shift, Command, or Ctrl key before moving the pages. •...
  • Page 109 4-11 Editing and merging jobs • In Command WorkStation, the cursor changes to reflect the result of your action: … Replace single page Replace multiple pages … Move single page Move multiple pages between two pages between two pages … Move single page Move multiple pages before first page...
  • Page 110 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 EX7750 via a job management utility, only one user should make changes at a time. If multiple users make changes in the...

  • Page 111: 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 about using imposition, see Appendix...
  • Page 112 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 Editing page content...

  • Page 113: Imposition Window

    5-3 Imposition window Imposition window The imposition feature is not supported for PCL jobs. 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.

  • Page 114: Job Previews

    5-4 Using DocBuilder Pro 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. Templates for common layouts are provided and can be invoked from the Imposition window, as described in “Using templates”...
  • Page 115 5-5 Job previews Printer’s spread Reader’s spread The paper used to print a printer’s spread is known as a sheet. In duplex printing, each sheet has two imageable surfaces—one on the front side and one on the back side of the sheet.

  • Page 116: 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 117 5-7 Navigating in the Imposition window The Zoom tool, Pan tool, Preview mode, Layout mode, Mixed Page mode, and Fixed Page mode buttons are located in the upper-right corner of the window. Preview mode Layout mode Zoom tool Pan tool Mixed Page mode Fixed Page mode Selecting the Pan or Zoom tool changes the appearance of the cursor to indicate you...

  • Page 118: Switching Between Page View And Layout View

    5-8 Using DocBuilder Pro Switching between page view and layout view Use the view mode buttons to switch between a page view and a layout view of the job. • —approximates the appearance of the final printed output very Preview mode closely;...

  • Page 119: Setting Magnification Levels

    5-9 Navigating in the Imposition window Setting magnification levels Use the Zoom tool to increase or decrease the level of magnification in the Imposition window from 12% to 800%. The View menu at the bottom of the window provides several ways to set the level of magnification to display the contents of the window.

  • Page 120: 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 Zoom dialog box. 2. Specify a new zoom value. Enter a new zoom value or select a value from the menu. 3.

  • Page 121: 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 entry box indicates the number of the sheet surface currently displayed. 2. Enter the number of the sheet surface to display. 3.

  • Page 122: 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 123: 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 124 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 125: 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 126: 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, specify sheet settings immediately after you open a job in the main window.
  • Page 127 6-5 Imposition settings When specifying a sheet size setting, consider the size of the final output. During imposition, DocBuilder Pro automatically scales pages, if needed, to fit the sheet’s maximum imageable area. The area does not necessarily extend to the edges of the sheet.

  • Page 128: 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 129 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 130 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 131 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 132 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 133: 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 134 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. —Scales page(s) to fill the width of each page slot on the sheet. This option is Fit Width not available in Fixed Page mode.
  • Page 135 6-13 Imposition settings Alignment and Offsets The Alignment and Offsets settings are enabled when you choose Fit Height, Fit Width, or 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 136: 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 137 6-15 Imposition settings —Specifies signatures folded and stacked for binding. The spine edges are Perfect trimmed and glued together. —Specifies a combination of saddle and perfect binding methods. As Nested Saddle with saddle stitching, pages are grouped together and stapled or stitched across a common center fold.
  • Page 138 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 139 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 140: 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 a job’s layout in the following ways: • Reorder pages. • Add, duplicate, and delete pages. •...

  • Page 141: 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 142 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 143: 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 144: 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 145: 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 146: 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 printer associated with the job.
  • Page 147 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 148: 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 EX7750 under the name you specify in the Save As dialog box.
  • Page 149 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.
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  • Page 151: Chapter 7: Fiery Spooler

    Fiery Spooler is installed from the User Software CD, and is available for Mac OS 9 computers only. To use Fiery Spooler, users need only a network connection to the EX7750. Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery Spooler Use Fiery Spooler to perform the following functions from your workstation: •...
  • Page 152 O START IERY POOLER ON A COMPUTER 1. Double-click the Fiery Spooler icon. 2. Select the EX7750 in the Chooser window. For information about setting up the connection to the server, see the User Software Installation Guide. 3. Click OK.

  • Page 153: About The Fiery Spooler Window

    —Jobs listed in the area below the Spool status bar are PostScript or PCL Spooled jobs files stored on the EX7750 hard disk. These jobs were sent to either the Print queue (white icons) or the Hold queue (yellow icons).

  • Page 154: Manipulating Job Options And Job Flow

    To understand the effect each of these commands has on a job, you must understand the way the EX7750 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 Spooler.
  • Page 155 7-5 Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery Spooler Choose this command To do this Raster data is from the Job menu Cancel RIPping Cancel the currently processing job. Deleted Duplicate Job(s) Duplicate one or more selected PostScript or PCL data jobs in the Spool or Print areas (Duplicate is not available for raster jobs.) (creates a reference to the original job, with the same name).

  • Page 156: Overriding Job Option Settings

    7-6 Fiery Spooler Choose this command To do this Raster data is from the Job menu Thumbnail A Open the selected held raster data job in the Changed if job is edited, unaffected if job is Thumbnail A window, where you can view a only viewed full-screen preview of the job, edit the job, or merge it with raster data from other jobs.

  • Page 157: Job Icons

    7-7 Job icons The options set here are the same ones you set from the Print dialog box when you print from an application. For information about setting and overriding these print options, see Appendix A of the Printing Guide. Job icons Three types of icons are used for both active jobs and jobs on hold.

  • Page 158: Rip Area

    7-8 Fiery Spooler The Spool area is both the receiving area for jobs from users on the network (Hold queue) and the waiting area for jobs that will be RIPped. —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).

  • Page 159: Print Area

    7-9 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Raster jobs in the RIP area that are waiting to print (Icon 2) cannot be manipulated by job commands. 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...

  • Page 160: Previewing Raster Jobs

    7-10 Fiery Spooler 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 161 7-11 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs 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 162: Displaying Full-Screen Previews

    7-12 Fiery Spooler 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 163: Editing And Merging Raster Files

    7-13 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs 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 164 7-14 Fiery Spooler —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 165 7-15 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click to select multiple, non-sequential pages. To scroll through the pages in Thumbnail A and Thumbnail B, you can drag the slider bar at the bottom of the screen, click the empty area to the left or right of the slider bar, or click the arrows.

  • Page 166: Using The Job Log

    WorkStation LE, or Fiery Spooler. Using the Job Log From Fiery Spooler, you can view and print a log of all jobs printed by the EX7750, including jobs downloaded with Fiery Downloader. If you logged in as Administrator, you can delete the Job Log from Fiery Spooler...
  • Page 167 7-17 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs 3. Click OK. The Job Log appears in a new browser window. The Delete button appears only if you logged in as Administrator. Update Print Delete Export The Job Log displays each job and information about the job, including status, document name, user name, date, start time, end time, process time, page description language, file size, device, paper size, media, number of originals, total number of pages, and Notes.
  • Page 168 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 EX7750. When you print the Job Log, totals are printed for all appropriate columns.

  • Page 169: Connecting To A Different Ex7750 From Fiery Spooler

    7-19 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Connecting to a different EX7750 from Fiery Spooler With Fiery Spooler, use the following procedure to connect to a different EX7750. EX7750 O CONNECT TO A DIFFERENT 1. Choose Open Fiery from the File menu.
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  • Page 171: Chapter 8: Using Fierybar

    With the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface (FACI) installed, you can use FieryBar Chapter 8: to view EX7750 status information, start software, set up and restart the EX7750, Using FieryBar 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 172: Activity Light

    The EX7750 is starting up. Commands Right-clicking FieryBar or the Fiery icon in the Windows taskbar enables you to access many EX7750 features. You can choose the following commands from the menu that appears: Command WorkStation Starts Command WorkStation. For more information...
  • Page 173 Suspends communication between the EX7750 and the printer. You must suspend printing if you want to interrupt the current EX7750 job so you can use the printer to make copies or print another job first. Jobs continue to process on the EX7750. After you make the copies, choose Resume Print to continue printing jobs from the EX7750.

  • Page 174: Starting And Shutting Down The Ex7750

    EX7750 O START THE 1. Power on the EX7750 using the power switch on the back panel. If the printer is also turned off, turn it on before turning on the EX7750. In some cases, you may need to first toggle the power switch to the “off ”...

  • Page 175: Restarting The Ex7750

    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 EX7750 is restarted. If a job sent to the Direct connection is processing, it will not finish processing or printing.

  • Page 176: Shutting Down The Ex7750

    8-6 Using FieryBar Shutting down the EX7750 You may need to shut down the EX7750 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 EX7750.

  • Page 177: 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 about the Imposition main window and its Imposition components, see Chapters and 6.
  • Page 178 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 179 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 180: 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 181 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 182: 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 183: 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 184 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 185: 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 186 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 187: Appendix B: Templates

    B-1 Templates This appendix describes of the built-in templates that are provided with Appendix B: DocBuilder 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 color content extends to the edge of the paper.

  • Page 188: 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 about binding methods, see page A-7. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 189 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 will be added if necessary. Pages will be ordered in groups of four so that when folded each sheet has four sequential pages.

  • Page 190: 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 about binding methods, see page A-7. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 191 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 will be added if necessary. Pages will be ordered so that when sheets are folded and stitched together, the pages will be sequential.

  • Page 192: 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 193 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 will be ordered as follows: Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side...

  • Page 194: 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 195 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 will be ordered as follows: Sheet 1, Sheet 1, front side back side...

  • Page 196: 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 will have all pages in the correct order and rotation.
  • Page 197 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 will be added if necessary. Pages will be ordered so that when sheets are folded with two folds at 90 degrees, trimmed, and stitched together into signatures, the pages will be sequential.

  • Page 198: 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 199 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 will be 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.
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  • Page 201: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    An error message for the EX7750 sometimes remains displayed on Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE even after you resolve the error. There might be a brief delay while the EX7750 communicates the resolution of the error to the application. Printing will resume and the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE window will be updated after a short delay.

  • Page 202: Command Workstation Or Command Workstation Le Does Not Respond

    If the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE windows do not update, or no jobs are displayed, and the mouse has no effect (you cannot select a job or a window, use a right mouse command, or select a menu item), the EX7750 is down or network communication has failed.

  • Page 203: Unexpected Printing Results

    Double-click anywhere in the row to see the error message. There are font errors. If user-specified fonts that are not resident on the EX7750 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 204: Clearing The Server

    FreeForm masters. Users are unable to connect to the EX7750 If users are unable to connect to the EX7750, or are unable to find the EX7750 from their workstations, the network administrator may need to troubleshoot their network connections, and check settings on the servers they use for printing.

  • Page 205: Setup Error Messages

    C-5 Troubleshooting Mac OS users may be unable to connect to the EX7750 if a network administrator has assigned it to a different zone, or has added zones where previously there were none. If you have configured the EX7750 and set up client computers and network servers according to guidelines in the Configuration Guide...
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  • Page 207 Index Index Action buttons 2-11, 3-15 Cancel Printing command Active Jobs window 2-4, 3-8 from Command WorkStation 3-22 job ticket information 3-10 from Fiery Spooler 7-4 printing job list 2-27 on FieryBar 8-3 activity light Cancel Processing command 3-22 FieryBar 8-2 Cancel RIP command, on FieryBar 8-3 Activity monitor 2-8 Cancel RIPping command...
  • Page 208 I-2 Index Command WorkStation LE logging in 3-5 Fiery Spooler logging out 3-7 Cancel Printing command 7-4 menus 2-14 Cancel RIPping command 7-5 overview 1-9 Delete Job(s) command 7-4 preferences 2-29 overview 1-9 troubleshooting C-2 Fiery Spooler for Mac OS user interface, explained 2-3 differences from Fiery WebSpooler 7-19 windows 2-3...
  • Page 209 I-3 Index fonts downloading C-3 icons managing 2-31 to 2-33 clipping 6-6, 6-12 printer fonts on server 2-33 Delete Template 6-25 printing font list 2-26 Print area 7-9 FreeForm RIP area 7-8 Create Master option 3-25 Save Template 6-25 creating masters 3-25 Spool area 7-7 deleting masters 3-26 importing jobs 3-12...
  • Page 210 I-4 Index panel 2-7, 3-30 printing on local printer 3-31 using (from Fiery WebSpooler) 7-16 canceling 3-22 viewing printed jobs 7-4 defined xvii Job menu commands 7-4 importing 3-12 job name 6-8 imposing 5-3 Job Properties dialog box 3-25 imposition data 6-26 Job status indicators 2-10 limit 7-9 job ticket...
  • Page 211 I-5 Index logging out operator-controlled environment from Command WorkStation 3-7 setting up 1-2 from Command WorkStation LE 3-7 orientation, setting 6-5 Login Server 2-22 Override Print Settings command 7-5 removing servers 3-7 overriding print settings 3-16 Logon Information password 8-4, 8-5 page Manage Fonts command 2-31 aligning on sheet 6-13...
  • Page 212 I-6 Index preferences, for Command properties 6-9 WorkStation 2-27 sheet information 6-8 Preview command 4-6 time 6-8 preview mode Trim Marks 6-8, A-5 characteristics 5-8 printer’s spread 5-4 clipping icon 6-12 printing defined 5-8 Active Jobs list 2-27 Preview windows 2-11 archive log 2-27 Delete command 4-6 Color Charts 2-26...
  • Page 213 I-7 Index Remove Raster command 7-5 Search Template Path preference 2-28 Remove Raster Data command 3-15 searching for jobs 3-32 Rename command 7-5 selecting jobs 3-9 reordering pages Send to server command 3-21 automatically A-8 server layout mode 6-18 aligning trays 2-30 Restart Fiery command, on FieryBar 8-2 clearing C-4 Resume Print command, on FieryBar 8-3...
  • Page 214 I-8 Index sheet size, setting 6-4 shingling A-8 target file 7-13 Show Animations preference 2-29 template Show Import Options Dialog applying 5-11 preference 2-29 defined 5-11 signature A-2 deleting 6-25 simplex printing A-3 limitations 6-24 slot 6-11 saving 6-25 sorting jobs 3-9 saving imposition settings 6-25 source file 7-13 selecting 5-11...
  • Page 215 I-9 Index Undo command 4-6, 7-14 undo, in editing thumbnail views 4-11, 7-15 Units preference 2-28 units, setting 2-28 Use Master option 3-25, 3-26 variable data printing 3-24 View menu 5-7, 5-9 view modes compared 5-8 layout 5-8 preview 5-8 view only (Guest) access 3-6 WebTools 1-5 Windows NT...
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