Xerox CX250 manual

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1 Welcome 1 Welcome to the Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide ............................................................................. .2 Terminology .................................................................................................................... ......................... 3 Overview of Guide ...............................[...]

viii Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Managing the Storage Window .................................................................................................... .......... 42 Discarding RTP Information ..................................................................................................... ......... 44 Handling Jobs in the Sto[...]

Contents ix 6 Generating Reports 95 Printing Reports from the Xerox DocuColor 240/250 Printer-Copier ........................................................ 96 Job Accounting ............................................. ......................................................................................... 97 Setting the Accounting/Message View[...]

x Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Scan ........................................................................................................................... ................... 167 Storage Management ............................................................................................................. ....... 168 System Messages ..[...]

We l c o m e Welcome to the Spir e CX250 Color Server User Guide ........................2 T erminology ........................................................................................3 Overview of Guide ..............................................................................4 Overview of Spire CX250 Color Server .....................[...]

2 Chapter 1– Welcome W elcome to the Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide W e lcome t o your Spire™ CX250 Color Se r ver 1.0 for X ero x® DocuColor 240/250 Printer -Copier U ser Guide. The X ero x DocuColor 240/250 printer -copier is a po werful, compr ehensive color server that provides high throughput and print predictability t o dig ital wor[...]

Terminology 3 T erminology The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver is a vailable in three configurations: T able 1: T erminology Configuration Description Spire CX250 c olor ser ve r (“basic configuration ”) Spire CX250 c olor ser ve r mounted on the Xe ro x DocuColor 240/250 printer-c opier Spire CX250 c olor ser ve r w ith Control Station U p grade Ki[...]

4 Chapter 1– Welcome Overview of Guide T able 2: Guide Overview Chapter Contents Description Chapter 1 W e lcome This chapter intr oduces the guide and the Spire CX250 color server featur es and workflows. Chapter 2 Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Wo r k f l o w s This chapter intr oduces the basic workflows for users of the Spire CX[...]

Overview of Spire CX250 Color Server 5 Overview of Spire CX250 Color Server The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver is an on-demand pr e-press system that uses Creo Spir e advanced pre-pr ess technologies to drive a X ero x DocuColor 240/250 printer -copier. As an optimal digital color solution for printers, the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver enables you to pri[...]

6 Chapter 1– Welcome Figure 1: Spir e CX250 color server for X ero x DocuColor 240/250 printer - copier—Spir e CX250 w ith Pr o configuration Note: The image above shows the Pro configuration. In the Contr ol Station and Pro configurations, the Spir e CX250 color server is mounted on the back of the stand.[...]

Overview of Spire CX250 Color Server 7 Hardware and Software Components The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver is a dedicated C reo platform running in a W indows en vi r onment. The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver includes: • Creo har dware, inc luding the interface board • Software, incl uding:  Spire application softwar e  W indows XP Pr ofessional[...]

8 Chapter 1– Welcome W orkflow The Spire CX250 c olor server recei ves and proc esses files from the following client workstations: • Macint osh – running Mac OS 9.x or later and Mac OS X (10.1 and later) • W indows – running 2000, 2000 Pr o, XP and 2003 • UNIX W orkstations and Servers The basic workflo w for the Spire CX250 c olor ser[...]

Overview of Spire CX250 Color Server 9 Spire CX250 Color Server Network Printers For M acintosh and W indows netw orks, the Spire CX250 color server pro v ides three default ne twork printe rs, also known as v irtual pr inters. V ir tual printers are used for au tomating workflo ws, which then define job streaming. They contain pr eset workflows th[...]

10 Chapter 1– Welcome[...]

Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration W orkflows Overview ..........................................................................................12 T ur ning the Spire CX250 Color Server On and Of f .............................12 Defining the Printer on the Client Workstation ..................................13 Setting the PPD Parameter[...]

12 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows Overview This chapte r descr ibes the main workflo ws and proc edures for the Spire CX250 color server basic c onfiguration. T urning the Spire CX250 Color Server On and Of f T o turn on the Spir e CX250 Color Server (Basic Configuration): ¾ Do one of the following act ions: ?[...]

Defining the Printer on the Client Workstati on 13 Defining the Printer on the Client W orkstation T o define a network printe r using the Windows Add Printer wizard: 1. On your W indows desktop , click the Start butt on and selec t Settings>Printers and Faxes . 2. In th e Printer T asks area, select Add a printer . The Ad d Printer wizard appea[...]

14 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows 3. Click Ne xt . 4. Select A network printer , or a printer attached t o another computer and click Next .[...]

Defining the Printer on the Client Workstati on 15 5. Select Find a printer in the dir ectory , and click Next . 6. Locate the Spir e CX250 color server and doub le-click to displa y the list of network printers. 7. Select the printer you want to setup , and click Next . 8. Select Ye s if you want to set this p r inter as the d efault printer on yo[...]

16 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows 10. Click Finish to close the wizard. The Spire CX250 color server network pr inter is added to your printer list. Setting the PPD Parameters The PPD parameters can be acc essed and changed from the c lient workstation. F or information about the PPD parameters, see Setting Pa r[...]

Working from the Remote Desktop Application 17 The Re mote Desktop u tilit y is integrated into the W indows XP Pr ofessional operating system, while for W indows 9x 98/ME, 2000, and Mac OS, the r emote desktop must be set up . Connecting from Windows T o connect to the Spire CX250 color ser ver from your client PC: 1. Fr om your deskt op select St[...]

18 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows 2. On the General tab, type the following information: a. The name of the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver to whic h you want to connect b. The Spire local user name; the default is operator c. The Spire local passwor d; the default is spire 3. Select the Local Resources tab . 4. If y[...]

Working from the Remote Desktop Application 19 6. Enter the User Name and Password , and click Connect . Y ou are no w co nnected to the desired Spire CX250 c olor ser ver. The shared driv es on your c lient PC are published and appear locally on the desktop of the Spir e CX250 color server. Connecting from Macintosh T o connect to the Spire CX250 [...]

20 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows a. In th e Computer bo x, ty pe the name of the Spire CX250 color server to which y ou want to connect. b. T y pe the Spire local user name and passw ord.  Us e r n a m e i s operator  P assword is spir e c. Select the Add to Keychain check box. Note: Selecting the Add to [...]

Working from the Remote Desktop Application 21 2. Select the Display tab and verify that y our se ttings are the same as the settings in the following window .[...]

22 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows 3. Select the Local Resources tab . 4. If y ou intend to install softwar e v ia the r emote desktop c onnection, in the Local Resources tab select the Disk Drives check b ox.[...]

Web Center 23 5. Select the Performance tab. 6. If y ou are connected via LAN, select the LAN (10Mbps or higher) setting. 7. Click Con nect . 8. A securit y message appears, click OK . The shared driv es on your M ac client are published and appear locall y on the desktop of the Spir e CX250 color ser ve r. W eb Center The Web C enter is an Interne[...]

24 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows T o connect to the web center fr om a client workstation: 1. On your deskt op, cl ick the Inter net Explorer ic on. 2. W hen the Internet Explore r star ts, in the address field ty pe: http://<host name>—fo r examp le, if the CX250 station name is CX250_12, ty pe http://[...]

Web Center 25 In additio n, if you ha ve a syst em that uses XML prot ocol, y ou can retrieve information about the job list and printe r status. We b Vi e w e r A PI If y ou have a sy stem that uses XML protoc ol, the JobList.xml file and the Printer Status.xml file ena ble you t o retrieve information abo ut the job list and the prin ter status. [...]

26 Chapter 2– Spire CX250 Color Server Basic Configuration Workflows Calibrating Y ou can calibrate the X ero x DocuColor 240/250 printer-c opier using the scanner calibration method. A ccess th e Spire CX250 color server via the Re mote Desktop Co nnection, and then follow the scanner calibration method as descri bed in Scanner Calibration on pa[...]

Getting Started T ur ning On the Spire CX250 Color Server (Contr ol Station and Pro Configurations) .................................................................................28 The Workspace .................................................................................30 The Server and Printer Monitors ....................................[...]

28 Chapter 3– Getting Started T urning On the Spire CX250 Color Server (Control Station and Pro Configurations) If you ha ve the Control Station or Pro c onfigur ations, perfor m the following procedur e to turn on the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver: 1. Tu r n o n t h e m o n i t o r . 2. Do one of the following act ions: • T urn on the X ero x Doc[...]

Turning On the Spire CX250 Color Server (C ontrol Station and Pro Configurations) 29 If y ou are turning on the Spire CX250 color server afte r a reboot, a test page is aut omatically printed. B y default, this test pa ge is printed each time the Spire CX250 c olor ser ve r is re star ted. The test page displa ys details about the Spir e CX250 colo[...]

30 Chapter 3– Getting Started The W orkspace T able 4 describes the Spire CX250 co lor ser ver w orkspace. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ta b l e 4 : Spire CX250 color server workspace Item Name Description 1 Menu Bar Consists of the Jo b , Selection , To o l s , C ontrol, View , and Help menus. Click a menu name to o p en the c or responding me nu. 2 Status P[...]

The Workspace 31 Customizing the W orkspace V iew 4 Queues Cons ist s of th e Process Queue , which lists the files to be pr ocessed. After a file has been proc essed succ essfully , it moves to either the Print Queue (the upper area) or the St or age window . For mor e information on Queues, see Mana g ing the J ob Queues on page 33. 5 Alerts List[...]

32 Chapter 3– Getting Started The View menu enables you t o customize the workspace. F rom this menu, you can o pen and close the Queues w indo w . The menu also provides the follow ing v iew optio ns: • Spire classic view: Displa ys the status panel, toolbar , Storage wi ndo w , Qu eu es wi nd ow , T hu mb nai l win do w , a nd A le rts wi nd [...]

Managing the Job Queues 33 Managing the Job Queues After ent ering the Spire CX250 color se r ve r, a job resides either in the Queues window or in the Storage window , depending on the job flow . T o display the Queues window: ¾ From th e View men u, select Queues . The Queues window consists of tw o areas, the Process Queue and Print Queue . •[...]

34 Chapter 3– Getting Started Each queue holds jobs in the or der in which they enter i t. The top job in the queue is currently running, while all others are waiting to run. If nec essar y , you can change the or der the jobs that are waiting in the queues. Y ou can also view and edit the jobs’ parameters. The Queues Window After y ou submit P[...]

Managing the Job Queues 35 The Queues window lists informations about the jobs that ar e being proc essed. Status indicators indicate the status of each job . T able 5 describes the status indicators used in both the Process Queue and Print Queue. Right-click the c olumn heading r ow to select the c olumns that yo u want to vie w . T able 5: Proces[...]

36 Chapter 3– Getting Started Status Information The Processing and Printing status ar eas contains the following: • The suspend and re su m e buttons (for more informatio n see Suspending and Resuming Queues on page 38) • The queue name. • If a job is curr ently being proc essed or printed, the name of the jo b and a proc ess indicator a r[...]

Managing the Job Queues 37 Batching Jobs The job-batchi ng workflow co mbines jobs with similar attributes into a sin gle batch to enabl e the pri nter to print the jobs continuously w ithout pausing. This feature sav es printing time, especially for a large number of small jobs. J obs that use paper of the same size and we ig ht are s uitable for [...]

38 Chapter 3– Getting Started Changing the Order of Jobs in the Queues Y ou can rearrange the jobs in a queue to change the order in whic h they will be processed or printed. This feature is useful when you ha ve an urgent job that tak es priorit y , for example. T o move a job up i n the queue : ¾ Right-cl ick the job and selec t one of the fol[...]

Managing the Job Queues 39 T o r esume a queue: ¾ Click the res um e bu tton . The button turns green (r esume mode), and the top job in the queue starts processing/print ing. Aborting a Running Job T o stop pr ocessing or printing a running job: ¾ Right-click the running job in the Queues w indow , and from the menu, select Abort . The job mov e[...]

40 Chapter 3– Getting Started T o return a job to the Process Queue or Pri nt Queue: ¾ Right-click the job in the Storage w indow and from the Job menu select Submit . Moving a W aiting Job to the Storage Window T o the po stpone processing or print ing of one or more waiting jobs, use the Move to storage opti on. T o move a waiting job to stora[...]

Managing the Job Queues 41 2. Right-cl ick the job(s), and selec t Move to storage . The job(s) mov e(s) from the queue t o the Storage w indow and appears wit h th e held job indicator . T o r etur n a held job fro m the Storage window to its original queue: ¾ Right-cl ick the job, and from men u selec t Submit . The job mov es from the Storage w[...]

42 Chapter 3– Getting Started Deleting a Job Once y ou dele te a job fr om the Process Queue , Print Queue , or Stor age window , you need to resubmit it for pr ocessing and pr inting. T o temporarily remo ve a job from a queue, use the Move to storage option (see Moving a W ait ing Job to the Storage W in dow on page 40). T o delete a job: 1. Ri[...]

Managing the Storage Window 43 • Jobs that failed during processing or printi ng • Ret r i e ve d jo b s • Job s t h at wer e i mp or ted di re c tl y to t he Sto r ag e window from the client workstation (by selecting the Spool & Stor e option for the job flow) In the Storage window , you can see the number of jobs that are in storage an[...]

44 Chapter 3– Getting Started If y ou click the Completed Jobs butt on again, the button is pushed in and the list shows the c ompleted jobs. Discarding R TP Information The R TP infor mation can be discarded if desired. U nder some circumstances, it is nec essar y to di scard R TP data—for example when y ou want to re-RIP a file, ar chive a jo[...]

Managing the Storage Window 45 Handling Jobs in the Storage Window In the S torage w indow y ou can perform the following actions: • Submit a job . See Su bmi tt in g Job s on page 45. • Pr ev iew and edit a job , using the Job Ed itor . See Jo b E d i t o r on page 63. • V iew and edit the parameters of a job. See V iew ing and Editing J ob [...]

46 Chapter 3– Getting Started Archiving and Retrieving Jobs T o keep enough disk space fr ee, we rec ommend that you back up jobs and their related files to an external ser ver and then delete them from the Storage win do w . This back up proces s is c all ed arch ivin g. Y ou c an re tr ieve archived jobs and related files lat er for further use[...]

Managing the Storage Window 47 2. Locate the desired folder , and then click Archive . A cabinet file (a compr essed file) that co ntains all the files related t o the arch ived job is creat ed at the selected location. 3. In the Aler ts window , verify that archiv ing has been completed. 4. Delete the job fr om the Storage window . T o retrieve an[...]

48 Chapter 3– Getting Started 2. Locate the ar chiv ed job under its ar chiv e name, select the related cabinet file, and click Open . The selected job appears at the top of the list in the Storage wind o w . I t is assigned the status indicator ( completed , held , failed , or aborted ) that it had before archival. 3. In the Alerts window , veri[...]

The Settings Window 49 The Settings Window Y ou can set all system preferenc es in the Setting s window . T o open the Settings window: ¾ From th e To o l s menu, select Settings . The window is di v ided into tw o areas: • Administration: All users can view these settings, but only an administrator can co nfigure the settings. • Prefer ences:[...]

50 Chapter 3– Getting Started The Resource Center The R esource Cent er enables you to add, r emove, and manage e xternal resourc es for the Spire CX250 color server. T o open the Resour ce Center: ¾ On the t oolbar , click the Resource Center button . The R esource Center pr ovides access to the follo w ing resour ces: • Pr ofile Manager , se[...]

The Job Parameters Window 51 The Job Parameters Window The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver enables y ou to edit imported PDL files and change the job settings—for e xample, paper size, imposition, and c olor settings—in the Jo b Paramete rs w indow . T o open the Job Parameters window: ¾ Double-click a job in the St orage or Queues window .[...]

52 Chapter 3– Getting Started The Job P arameters w indo w title bar displays the following information: • The name of the job • The time of submission • The name of the vir tual printer T able 8: Description of tabs in the Jobs Parameters window This t ab Enables you to Print Settings Set print related job paramet ers—for example, Print [...]

The Help Menu 53 The Help Menu The Help menu enables you t o access the online help , which is based on this user guide, and p rovides information about the curre nt version of the Spire CX250 c olor server installed on your comput er . T o open the About window: ¾ From th e Help menu, se lect About . The A bout w indo w displays the follo w ing i[...]

54 Chapter 3– Getting Started The Network tab pro v ides information about the netw ork. The Virtual Printers tab lists the vi rtual printers that you hav e defined. The Printer Monitor ¾ T o open the Printer M onitor window , click the printer ic on.[...]

The Printer Monitor 55 The Printer M onitor window displa ys information about the size and t ype of paper in each tray , the connected devices, and other aspects of the cons um abl es . The Paper Stock tab displays inf ormation about the paper in each tray and also shows whether the trays ar e ready for printing. The Finisher tab display s informa[...]

56 Chapter 3– Getting Started The Consumables tab displa ys the status of other r efillables. Remote Desktop The Remote Desktop uti lity en ables you to connect, v iew , op erate, an d perform administrative pr ocedures on the Spir e CX250 color server from a client w orkstation. While the r emote connection and operation takes place, the r egula[...]

Shutting Down the Spire CX250 Color Server 57 Shutting Down the Spire CX250 Color Server Closing the Spire CX250 Color Server W o rkspace ¾ In the Spire CX2 50 color server workspace, fr om the Job menu, select Exit Workspace . The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver w orkspace closes, and you r eturn to the W indows deskto p. Closing the Spire CX250 Color[...]

58 Chapter 3– Getting Started Turning Of f the Spire CX250 Color Server (Control Station Configuration) ¾ Do one of the following act ions:  T urn off the X ero x DocuColor 240/250 Printe r-Copier. The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver aut omatically turns off when the X ero x DocuColor 240/250 Printer -Copier is turned off.  Pr ess the g reen On[...]

Basic W o rkflows Overview ..........................................................................................60 Importing and Printing Files ...............................................................60 Reprinting Jobs .................................................................................62 Job Editor ........................[...]

60 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows Overview Y ou import jobs for printing in the following situations: • W hen a page-description language (PDL) file is creat ed on a client workstation that is not connected to the Spire CX250 color ser ver • W hen a PDL file is located on an external medium, suc h as a CD-ROM • W hen the desired file resides lo[...]

Importing and Printing Files 61 2. T o access the desir ed files, click the up one level button , or double-click on the file folders to go do w n the file tree. 3. In the upper list in the Import window , select the desired files and click the add butt on . The file(s) appears in the lower list. 4. Select a printer from the Virtual Printer list. 5[...]

62 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows The Importing/Retrieving w indo w appears. The Importing/Retrievi ng window indicates the name of the file being imported, its location and the job size . It also indicates the per centage of the job already transferred, both nume r ically and graphically . 2. Select one of th e following opt ions: • Click Skip Thi[...]

Job Editor 63 Job Editor The Job Editor tool enables y ou to prev iew a job before pr inting, dele te, mov e or inser t pages. W hile you navigate to the various pages of a job , you can view thumbnails of the job. F or an imposed job, y ou can v iew the imposed sheets, including the lay out of the pages on each sheet. Y ou can also view the pages?[...]

64 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows Previewing the Job The preview button s enable you to switch the d isplay mode of the page. T able 9: Preview Buttons This butt on: Enables you to: Pan V iew a different area of the image. Eye Dropper Find out the CMYK values of a specific area on the page. T o find the values, first click the Eye dropper bu tton. Th[...]

Job Editor 65 V iewing Pages in the Job Editor The Job Edit or w indow has thr ee tabs— Booklets , Thumbnails and Imposed Sheets —wh ich enab le you to sw itch betwe en v iews. The Booklets tab The Booklets tab displays the booklets included in the selected job and the names and numbers of the pages in eac h bookle t. The Booklets tab opens by [...]

66 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows The Thumbnails T ab The Thumbnails tab displays miniatur e v iews (“ thumbnails”) of each page in the selected booklet. These thumbnails enable y ou to find a specific page more easily . T o view a page on the Thumbnails tab: 1. Click the Thumbnails ta b. Miniature v ersions of the pages appear on the left side o[...]

Job Editor 67 The Imposed Sheets T ab The Imposed Sheets tab is a vailable only for imposed R TP jobs. This tab enables y ou to view the imposed sheets and check yo ur imposition parameters. Y ou cannot edit the job o n this tab. T o display a page of an Imposed job: 1. Click the Thumbnails or Booklets tab. 2. Select the desired thumbnail or page. [...]

68 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows 4. T o edit the job , click the Booklets or Thumbnails tab . Editing an RT P Job Y ou can edit an R TP job in the fol lowing ways: • M ove pages within th e job • Delete pages fr om the job • Insert pages fr om another job T o move a page in a job: 1. Click the Thumbnails ta b. 2. In the thumbnail pane, cl ick [...]

Job Editor 69 The page mov es to the selected location, and t he page numbers ar e updated ac cordingly . 4. Click Save As t o save the changes in the job . T o delete a page fr om a job 1. In the J ob Editor w indow , click the page that y ou want to delete, and click Delete . The page is deleted and the page nu mbers are updated ac cordi ng ly . [...]

70 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows 2. Select the job wi th the page y ou want to copy and click OK . Note: The Spire CX250 color server displays only those RTP jobs that have the same page size and orientation as the job that you are editing.[...]

Job Editor 71 In th e Thumbnails tab, the left pane splits int o two. The thumbnails of the second job appear belo w those of the job you ar e editing. 3. In the lower set of thumbnails, locate the page that you want to cop y . 4. Drag the page to the upp er set of thumbnails, to the desired location in the job that you are editing. Note: The red m[...]

72 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows The copied page is inserted in the desired location, and the page numbers ar e updated acco rdingly . 5. Click Save As t o save the changes. T o copy al l the pages of a job into another job: 1. Follo w steps 1-4 in the proc e dur e for copying a page into a job (see page 69). 2. Click the Merge Jobs button. All the [...]

Remote Scan Application 73 Remote Scan Application Befor e you begin using the remote scan ap plication: • Enable remot e scanning in the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver Settings win do w ( se e Scan on page 167) • Install the remot e scan application on y ou r cl i en t wo r k st a t io n . Y o u c an find the setup file, RemoteScan.exe , in the Ut[...]

74 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows The remot e scan application enables you to: • Creat e scan box es either locally or from y our client workstation, and then set parameters that specify th e location of your scanned data, the format in which it is sa ved, and security setting s • Manage scanned images The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver has thr ee de[...]

Remote Scan Application 75 The ScanBo x Manager lists all the scan bo xes that ha ve been created. 2. Click Ad d to a dd a n ew Scan Box. 3. In th e Scan Box Name bo x, t yp e a name for the scan bo x. 4. Select the Automatic Copy c heck box t o automatically sa ve a co py of the scanned job on y our client PC.[...]

76 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows 5. Do one of the following act ions: • In th e Network Path box, e nter the location to which you want to sav e the extra cop y . • Click Br owse and bro wse to the desired location. 6. In th e File T ype bo x, enter the format in which you want to sa ve the data that is sav ed to the scan bo x. The available opt[...]

Remote Scan Application 77 11. Select the desired output color fr om the OutputColor list. 12. Select the desir ed scan resolution fr om the ScanResolution list. 13. Select the desir ed print method in the 2SidedOriginal list. 14. Click Save . The scan bo x is saved and appears in the ScanBo x Manager . Scanning W orkflow 1. P o sition the original[...]

78 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows 7. In th e Basic Scanning , Image Quality , Scan Options and Output Format tabs, change the settings as desi red. 8. Pr ess the Start button. The original is scanned. A beep is heard when the scan is c omplete. The scan is sav ed in the selected scan box with the name <scan box name>001 and with the relevant fi[...]

Managing Fonts 79 4. Select a destination and click Save . Y ou can now open and work with your scanned data. T o delete a scanned job fr om a scan box: 1. Open the remot e scan application and ensure it is connect ed. 2. In th e ScanBox list, select the scan bo x where the scanned job is sa ved. 3. Select the desired job , and click Delete . The s[...]

80 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows 3. Choose a Font Library option. The de fault option is Latin . 4. T o set the default font, select a fo nt from the list, and click Set as Default . 5. T o delete a font, select the font, and click Delete font . Managing V irtual Printers A virtual printer is a printer p ublished on the network w ith specifi c param[...]

Managing Virtual Printers 81 The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver is pr edefined w ith three vir tual printers: • ProcessPrint Files sent to this printer ar e automatically pr ocessed and printed to the printer through the Spire CX250 color server. • ProcessStor e Files sent to this printer are aut omatically processed and stor ed in the Storage w in[...]

82 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows 3. Click the New button . The A dd Virtual Printer dialog bo x appears. 4. In th e Name bo x, t yp e a name for the new printer you want t o add. 5. From th e Based on list, select an existing printer with similar settings. 6. In the Commen ts box, type any c omment regarding the v irtual printer parameters (optio na[...]

Managing Virtual Printers 83 8. Select the Override PPD parameters check bo x if you w ould like the vi rt ual pr inter s ett ings to overr ide th e PPD p ara meter s elec tion. 9. Edit the job parameters of your new vir tual printer . 10. Click OK in the A dd N ew Virtual Printer dialog bo x. The new printer appears in the Printer list. Editing an[...]

84 Chapter 4– Basic Workflows Deleting an Existing Printer 1. In the V irtual Printers window , se lect a printer from the list and cl ick the Remove button . 2. In the message that appears, click Ye s to delete the designated pr inter .[...]

Printing From Y our Computer Overview ..........................................................................................86 Working Fr om W indows Client Workstations ....................................86 Viewing Jobs from the W eb Center ...................................................93 Remote Desktop ..................................[...]

86 Chapter 5– Printing From Your Computer Overview T o print a job from a client w orkstation, print the job to one of the Spire CX250 color server netw ork published pr inters—for example , ProcessPrint . The job is spooled and then pr ocessed and printed (acc ording to the selected job flo w of the published printer). If y ou use this method,[...]

Working From Windows Client Workstati ons 87 T o define a network printe r in Windows XP using the network neighborhood: 1. On the desktop, double click My Network Places and bro wse to the desired network printer . 2. Double-click o n the network printer ico n. The network printer is defined on y our Windo ws client workstation. Copying the Printe[...]

88 Chapter 5– Printing From Your Computer Printing From Windows 1. Open the file you w ould like to print in the corresponding application—for example , open a PDF file in Adobe A crobat. 2. From th e File menu, select Print . The Print dialog bo x appears. 3. From th e Name list, select the desired Spire CX250 color server network printer—fo[...]

Working From Windows Client Workstati ons 89 Defining a Printer on Maci ntosh Client W orkstations Y ou can submit jobs using the Spire CX250 color server published printers ov er a TCP/IP pr otocol. This c onnection enables a sig nificantly higher spooling speed. The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver can r eceive print jobs fr om client workstations runn[...]

90 Chapter 5– Printing From Your Computer 11. Loca te the CX250_V1.PPD fi le. It is recom men ded th at you copy t he PPD file by dragging it to the specified folder in your local disk. T o do this, open another Finder window . 12. From th e Go menu, select Computer . 13. Click the MacOSX disk icon, and locat e the required folder , for exam pl e[...]

Working From Windows Client Workstati ons 91 12. Click Ad d . Y ou have s uccessfully installed a network printer for the Spire CX250 color server and are r eady to start printing . T o use the TCP/IP pr otocol: 1. Mak e sure that the Spir e CX250 color server PPD file has been copied to the c or rect folder on y our client workstation. 2. From th [...]

92 Chapter 5– Printing From Your Computer 3. From th e Printer list, select the desired pr inter . 4. In th e Copies & Pages list, select Printer Features .[...]

Remote Desktop 93 5. Ad just the pr inter options as desired. 6. After modifying the jo b settings , click Print . The file is sent to the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver. Remote Desktop The Remote Desktop uti lity en ables you to connect, v iew , op erate, an d perform administrative pr ocedures on the Spir e CX250 color server fr om a client w orkstat[...]

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Generating Reports Printing Reports from the Xer ox DocuColor 240/250 Printer -Copier ...96 Job Accounting .................................................................................97 Job Ticket Report ............................................................................101 Preflight Report ............................................[...]

96 Chapter 6– Generating Re ports Printing Reports from the Xerox DocuColor 240/ 250 Printer -Copier The following repor ts can be pr inted directly from the X ero x DocuColor 240/250 printer -copier: • Configuration—this re por t details the current Spire c onfiguration. Fo r more information, see Vi e w Co n f i g u ra t i o n on page 165. [...]

Job Accounting 97 Job Accounting The A ccounting featu re pro v ides information about all the jobs that wer e succ essfully pr inted via the Spire CX250 color server. The report is in the form of a tab-delimited file. Y ou can fi lter , sort, and pr int the jobs in the report. Y ou can also expor t the repo rt to a spreadsheet application—for ex[...]

98 Chapter 6– Generating Re ports Ea ch row i n th e Accoun ti ng re por t cont ain s in for ma tio n rel ate d to a specific job . The columns indicat e the following information: Notes: • T o see additional columns, use the horizontal scroll bar . • Y ou can remove all the information from the window whenever desir ed. T able 10: Descriptio[...]

Job Accounting 99 Exporting the Accounting Log Y ou can sav e the A cc ounting informat ion to an ASCII T ab delimited file. T o export the accounting information: 1. In the A ccounting V iewer w indow , click Export . The Export Ac counting window appears. Paper Size Size of the media set for the job—for example, Letter , A3, A4 Media T ype Me d[...]

100 Chapter 6– Generating Re ports 2. Locate the folder in whic h to sav e the report. 3. Click Save . The log is sav ed as a T ab delimited text file in the specified location. 4. If desired, open the *.txt file in a text editor or in a spreadsheet application—for example, M icrosoft Ex cel—and manipulate the data. Y ou can print the Ac coun[...]

Job Ticket Report 101 Printing the Accounting Log The A ccounting log can be printed via the Spire CX250 c olor ser ve r or directly from the X ero x DocuColor 240/250 printer-c opier. T o print the accounting log fr om the Spire CX250 color server: 1. Filter and sort the report as desired. 2. Click Print List . The Print window appears. 3. Set the[...]

102 Chapter 6– Generating Re ports This feature is use ful for : • U pdating the Hot-Line serv ice on Job T icket R epor t data when a question arises. • Reta ining job parameters when the same job is planned to be r e- printed in the futur e. • Pr oviding the client/custome r a follow-up t ool regarding printed J ob P ara mete r inf orma t[...]

Preflight Report 103 Preflight Report The preflight repo r t is a job-relat ed report that provides information about the status (missing or found) of key job co mponent s prior to printing and enables you t o correct your files acc ordingly . It is especially useful to run the preflight check befor e you print a complex job wi th a large quantity [...]

104 Chapter 6– Generating Re ports If there are key components in the job not found, this will be indicated by t he missing indi cator next to the HiRes , Spot Colors , and Fonts report opti ons. If y ou did not selec t a preflight option for the pr eflig ht check, the not preflig hted indicator appears next to the r epor t option. If all of the [...]

Preflight Report 105 3. Select the Spot Colors rep or t op ti on. The Spot Colors Report area displays the missing spot color names (spot colors whi ch were not found in the spot color dictionary) and the found spot c olor names (spot colors whic h were found in the spot col or d ic ti ona r y ). T he C , M , Y , K columns display the spot color CM[...]

106 Chapter 6– Generating Re ports 4. Click the Fonts rep or t op ti on. The Font Report area displays the name of the missing fonts that ar e not embedded in t he file and do not exist in the Font Library and also the found fonts. The Sour ce column indic ates wh ether th e font is em bedde d in the f ile or was found in the Font Library . 5. T [...]

Color W orkflow Calibration Overview .......................................................................108 Defining the Calibration Device .......................................................109 Scanner Calibration .........................................................................109 Calibrating with the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal Densito[...]

108 Chapter 7– Color Workflow Calibration Overview One of the most important issues in obtaining satisfacto r y print qualit y is steady t oner density . T oner density is affected by man y factors such as heat, humidity , and ser vice settings. Y ou should perfor m a daily calibration to co mpensate for these factors. The calibration proce ss co[...]

Defining the Calibrati on Device 109 Defining the Calibration Device If y ou hav e the basic or Con trol Station configuration, y ou can only calibrate using the scanner calibration method. If y ou hav e the Pro c onfiguration, th e default calibration mo de is scanner calibration. If y ou want to calibrate usi ng the X-Rite DTP34 QuickC al densito[...]

110 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 3. In th e Tr a y list, se lect the desired tray . The default is T ray 1 . Y ou can print the calibration char t on an y pape r size that is equal to or larger than A4 or Letter . 4. In th e Screening Method list, select the screening method. 5. In th e Media T ype list, select the media ty pe that you ar e using fo[...]

Scanner Calibration 111 11. On the platen glass of the printer , place the calibration chart and the scanner calibration chart next to each other , facing down. 12. On the X erox DocuColor 240/250 printer -copier control panel, pr ess All Services . 13. On the contr ol panel's touch screen, touch Network Scanning . 14. On the Basic Scanning ta[...]

112 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 19. T o star t scanning the charts, on the control panel, press Start . The charts are scanned and measured and a calibration table is created. In the Spire CX2 50 color server Calibration W izard, the software informs you whether or not the calibration was suc cessful. 20. In the Calibration W izard, click Finish . [...]

Calibrating with the X-Rite D TP34 QuickCal Densitometer 113 Guidelines for Successful Calibration T o ensure your calibration is as accu rate as possible, check the following guidelines before y ou calibrate: • Ensure that y our X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal densitometer is connected properly • Ensure that y our X-Rite DTP34 Quic kCal densitometer is [...]

114 Chapter 7– Color Workflow Connecting the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal Densitometer to the Spire CX250 Color Server Before calibrating the X-Rit e DTP34 QuickCal densitomet er, make sure that you perform the following steps: • Interfac e the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal densitomet er directly with one of th e c omp ut er 's s eri al p orts • Quit a[...]

Calibrating with the X-Rite D TP34 QuickCal Densitometer 115 Calibrating the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal Densitometer Frequency of Calibration Y our X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal d ensitometer should ha ve a quic k calibration at least once a day . A full calibrat ion should be performed annually , during heavy usage t o provide accurate measur ements, or if the[...]

116 Chapter 7– Color Workflow Quick Calibration Y ou can perform a quick calibration at an y time. The only requir ed action is to s can th e re fle c tio n re fere nce as yo u wo ul d w it h a ny ot her st r ip. Y ou should only perform a quick calibration after a full calibration has been done. N ew densitometers ar e fully calibrated before le[...]

Calibrating with the X-Rite D TP34 QuickCal Densitometer 117 The first step in the wizard is Print Calib ration Chart . This step enables you t o detect the point where you start to see toner on the paper . 3. In th e Tr a y list, se lect the requir ed input tr ay . The default tray setting is Auto . When th is option is selected, the wizard looks [...]

118 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 6. In th e Image Quality list, select the desired image quality . The default setting is Use Printer Settings . 7. In th e Gloss Enhanced list, select Ye s to create a glossy finish on the char t. 8. Set the number of copies y ou ne ed by typing the number or using the arro ws next to the bo x to select the number . [...]

Calibrating with the X-Rite D TP34 QuickCal Densitometer 119 If you s ele cted Au tomatic as the Screening Method in Step 1 of the wizard, you need to calibrat e the Spire CX250 color se r ver using two charts. Step 2 of the Calibration W izard appears as follo ws:[...]

120 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 11. W hile pressing do w n the butto n on the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal densito meter, align the head with the cyan arro w’ s tip . The arrow is t o the left of the cyan colum n on the Image Densit y Calibration C ur ve. Its tip intersects the semi-dotted line. 12. Sw eep the X-Rite DTP34 QuickCal densitometer o ver th[...]

Calibrating with the X-Rite D TP34 QuickCal Densitometer 121 14. Select Save as and select the required name for the calibration table. T y pe your own or select one from the list. Or: Select As default tab le (Normal) to sav e the calibr ation table as Normal . Note: Each time you save a calibration table as default, it is sa ved twice, once as No[...]

122 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 15. Click Finish . Regar dless of the option you c hose, two calibration tables ar e saved: • Normal: A table that maintains the g ray balance throughout the range of colors in the print job file • Saturated: A table that is the same as the normal table for 80% of the color range but fr om that poi nt on, each co[...]

Using Calibration Tables 123 The following options are a vailable: • Click Calibrate t o run the Color Calibration Wizar d. This w izard guides you in the use of the X-Rit e DTP34 QuickCal densitometer to create calibration tables, see C reating a Calibration T able on page 116. • Select a calibration table from the Calibration List and cl ick [...]

124 Chapter 7– Color Workflow Printing the Job with the Calibration T able N ow that you ha ve calibrated the paper you are going to use for printing , you can select the calibration table t o print any job on the same paper st ock using the same scree n t ype. Y ou can print the refer ence job y ou printed befor e w ith the new calibration table[...]

Color Tools 125 Color T ools Profile Manager The Pr ofile Manager enables y ou to import and delete source and destination ICC profiles, and map destinat ion profiles to specific paper col ors . Sourc e profiles are used t o emulate other devices, or color spaces. Y o u can impor t source CMYK or R GB profiles. T o use a profile in a job, in the J [...]

126 Chapter 7– Color Workflow The Source Profile tab appears, and the predefined source ICC pr ofiles are display ed. 3. Click the Impo rt button . The Import Source ICC P rofile dialog bo x appears. 4. In th e Source Pr ofile area, click the br owse button . Locate and select the required sour ce profile, and then clic k Open . The new emulation[...]

Color Tools 127 T o import a destination ICC profile: 1. In the Resour ce Center>Profile Manager , click the Destination Profi le tab. The predefined ICC pr ofiles are display ed. 2. Click the Import butt on . The Import Destination ICC P rofile dialog bo x appears. 3. In th e Source Pr ofile area, click the br owse button . Locate and select th[...]

128 Chapter 7– Color Workflow T o delete an ICC Pr ofile: 1. In th e Resour ce Center>Profile Manager , select the profile y ou would like t o dele te. 2. Click the delete button . The profile is deleted from the profile list. Spot Color Editor and W orkflow Individual job pages can contain c ontinuous tone (CT), line work (L W ), and spot col[...]

Color Tools 129 2. Search for a particular color under Color . 3. Alternati vely , from the Spot dictionary list, select the c olor dictionar y that contains the c olor you w ish to edit. 4. H ighl ight the re qui re d co lo r . The color's CMYK values and a c olor preview appear in the r ight hand side of the Spot Color Editor w indow . 5. Ch[...]

130 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 2. T y pe the new color name as it exists in the P ostScript file. 3. Adj u st t h e C M Y K v a lu e s as re q u ir ed . 4. Click OK . The new color is added t o the Custom dictionary . T o delete a spot color (fr om the custom dictionary only): 1. From th e Spot dictionary list, se lect Custom Dictiona ry . 2. Fr o[...]

Color Tools 131 Gradation T ool Sometimes y ou need to perform tone c orrections when printing a job . These changes in gradation can include brightness, contrast, and color balance adjustments throughout the tone range of an entir e image, or in specific tone ranges. Gradation tables you cr eate using the Gradation tool are added t o the gradation[...]

132 Chapter 7– Color Workflow T o pre view a job: 1. Click Br owse to select a job for display in the P rev iew window . The Pr ocessed Jobs window appears. The jobs that ar e displayed ar e the R TP jobs listed in the Storage window . 2. Select the job you wish to preview , and then click Open . The job appears in the Gradation dialog box.[...]

Color Tools 133 Editing Gradation T ables W hen you open the Gradation T ool window , the default gr adation table, DefaultT able , is selected in the Gradation T able list, and is displayed in the graph. This table ser ves a s a baseline and consists of a 45 ° gr adation curve, with Br ightness and Contrast set to 0 , and Contrast Cente r set to [...]

134 Chapter 7– Color Workflow 8. T o remov e the last change you made to the gradation graph, click Undo . Creating a New Gradation T able 1. In the Gradation T ool wi ndo w , modify your gr adation table as requ ire d. 2. Click the Save button . 3. In th e Ta b l e n a m e box, ty pe the requir ed name for the new gradation table, and click OK .[...]

Color Tools 135 Using the Preview T ools The preview butto ns enable you to switch the display mode in the or iginal and edited views. T able 11: Preview Buttons This butt on: Enables you to: Pan V iew a different area of the image Eye Dropper Find out the CMYK values of a specific area on the page. T o find the values, first click the Eye dropper [...]

136 Chapter 7– Color Workflow Brightness and Contrast Slider Controls The Bright ness and Contrast slider controls ar e ac tiv e only when all of the separations are selected. Brightness Bright ness increases or decreases the l uminance of the image. Increasing bright ness brightens the image and results in a c oncav e cur ve. Decreasing bright n[...]

Color Tools 137 Contrast Center Contrast increases the image c ontr ast mainly in the midtones. U sing Contrast Center , you can adjust wher e the contrast is increased. T o enhance c ontrast in highlig hts, the Co ntr ast Cent er is shifted to ward the highlig hts. T o enhance contrast in shadows, the Contrast Center is shift ed to ward the shadow[...]

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System Administration Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Color Server ........... ...140 System Messages ............................................................................169[...]

140 Chapter 8– System Administration Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Color Server Basic system c onfiguration and settings are defined in the Spire CX250 color server Setting s window . ¾ T o open the Settings w indow , from the To o l s menu select Settings . The settings are di v ided into tw o lists; Administration and Preferences [...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 141 Changing the Server Name 1. In the Setting s window , select Server Setup . 2. In th e Server Name area, click Change . The Sy stem Pr oper ties dialog bo x appears. 3. In the Compu ter N ame tab, clic k Change . The Comput er Name Changes dialog bo x app ears. Note: The System Properties[...]

142 Chapter 8– System Administration 4. In th e Computer Name bo x, ty pe a new name for the comput er . 5. If y ou want to change the Work grou p or the Domain in which your comput er appears, select the desired option and t ype a new name in the corresponding bo x. 6. Click OK . 7. Click OK in the S ystem Pr oper ties window . The system prompt[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 143 3. In th e Date & Time tab, select y our local time settings. 4. Select the Time Zone tab and set the correct time z one. 5. Click OK .[...]

144 Chapter 8– System Administration Network Setup The IPX P r inting settings, T CP/IP settings and the Apple T alk settings are set in the Network Setup parameter . IPX Printing IPX Printing enables the Spir e CX250 color server to act as a job server for the N ovell queu e. A job server checks eac h assig ned queue at a specified interval, tak[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 145 3. T o change the frame ty pe, select a frame ty pe from the Frame type list, then clic k OK . 4. Click OK also in the Local A rea Connection Pr oper ties window . Y ou are pr ompted to r estar t you r computer . 5. Click No if you need to make mor e changes, or Ye s to reb oot . TCP/IP S[...]

146 Chapter 8– System Administration T o change the TCP/IP network settings: 1. In the Setting s window , select Network Setup . 2. In th e TCP/IP area, c lick Change Settings next to the IP Addr ess parameter . The Local Area Connection P roperties dialog box appears, follo wed by the Inte r net P rotoc ol ( T CP/IP) Properties dialog bo x. 3. C[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 147 Apple T alk Setup The AppleT alk Setup utility enables you t o change the AppleT alk zone in which y our Spire CX250 color server is located. T o change the Apple T alk network settings: 1. In the Setting s window , select Network Setup . 2. In th e Apple T alk Setup area, click Change Se[...]

148 Chapter 8– System Administration Remote T ools Setup The Web connect Setup enables clients to co nnect to the Spire CX250 color server ov er the network by using the Spire W eb Center . This option is disabled by default. 1. In the Setting s window , select Remote T ools Setup . 2. Select Enable WebViewer to con nec t to th e Sp ire CX 250 co[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 149 Security User Passwords For security , you can set passwor ds for users for when they log in to the Spire CX250 c olor server. T o set Passwor d settings: 1. In the Setting s window , select Security . 2. Select Auto Log On to enabl e user s to lo g on au tomat ical ly . 3. Select Disable[...]

150 Chapter 8– System Administration T o change Administra tor/Operator passwords: 1. In the Setting s window , select Security . 2. In the A dministrator/Operator area, e nter the old passwor d. 3. Enter the new passwo rd. 4. V erify the new password. 5. Click Ap ply and Save in the Settings w indo w . The passwor d is changed and the Settings w[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 151 System Disks W hen the Printer or U ser Disks reach a pr e-defined threshold of minimum available spac e (the default is 250 MB), RIP is suspended and the system pr ovides a warning message. The RIP will resume automaticall y only after disk space is a vailable. 1. In the Setting s window[...]

152 Chapter 8– System Administration Configuration Backup T o backup the configuration of your Spir e CX250 color server: 1. In the Setting s window , select Configuration Backup . 2. In th e Configuration Backup ar ea, click Br owse . The Sav e w indo w appears.[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 153 3. Bro wse to the desir ed directory path for the backup . 4. Enter the desired file name. 5. Click Save . 6. In the Setting s window , click Start Backup . Configuration Restore T o restor e the configuration of your Spire CX250 co lor server: 1. In the Setting s window , select Configur[...]

154 Chapter 8– System Administration The Rest ore Configuration w indow appears. 4. Select the categories you want to r estore, and click OK . The following message appears: 5. Click Ye s if you would lik e the restored files t o replace the current ones. Click No if you d o not want the restored files to r eplace the exi sti ng f iles . Note: Wh[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 155 Calibration Device 1. In the Setting s window , select Calibration Device . 2. In th e Calibration Devi ce area, select the Use external calibration device check bo x if you want to calibrate using the X-Rit e DTP34 QuickCal densit ometer. Note: This parameter is available only if you hav[...]

156 Chapter 8– System Administration Localization Set the locally-used unit measur ements and language i n the Localization parameter . Setting the Localization Measurement 1. In the Setting s window , select Localization . 2. In th e Units area, select Millimeters or Inches , as desir ed. Setting the Language 1. In the Setting s window , select [...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 157 Pre-RIP Preview 1. In the Setting s window , select Pre-RIP Preview . 2. In th e PS preview area, select one of the followin g options: • Save file as PDF : closes the A dobe Acr obat preview and saves the file as a PDF • Return to the original PS file : closes the Adobe A crobat prev[...]

158 Chapter 8– System Administration General Defaults 1. In the Setting s window , select General Defaults . 2. In th e Default Image Size area, select the Size . 3. Select the desired OPI setting to specify ho w an external high- resolution image is placed in a P ostScri pt file as it goes to RIP . If you s ele ct Enable OPI Spire Support , the [...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 159 6. In th e Job Title Recognition area, select one of the following opt ions: • Use PostScript Internal name: select this option to use the internal file name as w ritten inside the P ostScr ipt file by the print driver . • Use files name (Use when Printing via LPR): select this option[...]

160 Chapter 8– System Administration Print Queue Manager Job batching The job batc hing utility enables you to print several jo bs w ith the same settings in a batc h w ithout cy cle down between jobs, whic h sav es prod uction time. 1. In the Setting s window , select Print Queue Manager . 2. Select one of th e following opt ions: • Enable Job[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 161 Held jobs 1. In the Setting s window , select Print Queue Manager . 2. In th e Held Jobs Policy area, select one of the follow ing options: • Bypass held jobs to bypass frozen jobs in the In Print queue. • Don’t Bypass held jobs to sto p the pr inting from the queue when a job is as[...]

162 Chapter 8– System Administration Automatic Screening The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver suppor ts Dot and Stochastic scr eening. W hen you print a job from the Spire CX250 color server, select the automati c screening method. By default, aut omatic screening applies tw o ty pes of screen: • For t ext or line-art e lements (line w ork), the syst[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 163 Messages Alert Messages The Alert Messages utility enables you t o select whether the Alerts window will open automati cally when an error oc curs. T o set the Alerts window settings: 1. In the Setting s window , select M essages . 2. In th e Alert Messages area, select one of the fo llow[...]

164 Chapter 8– System Administration T o setup the accounting log: 1. In the Setting s window , select M essages . 2. In th e Accounting log setup ar ea, select the desired value to Overwrite messages after . 3. T o remov e all the existing information from the windows, whenever desired, c lick Clear Log Now . Message Vi ewer Log Setup By de fau [...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 165 V iew Configuration The View Configuration utility enables y ou to view the configuration of your Spir e CX250 co lor ser ver and to print it to an y pr inter on the network connect ed to your Spire CX250 c olor ser ver. I n addition you can sav e the configuration in the network or expor[...]

166 Chapter 8– System Administration 5. Locate the desired fo lder , and cl ick Save . JDF Outputs[...]

Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server 167 The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver r e cei ves the JDF job ticket via hot folders, returns JDF output with job acc ounting information, and submits JMF ( Job M essag ing Format) signals with the job's status. If the JDF job has a target path specified in the job , JDF output is alwa ys c[...]

168 Chapter 8– System Administration T o delete scanned jobs: ¾ In th e Automatic job deletion ar ea, click Delete Now . Remote Access U sing the re mote scan application, you can e nable remote scanning for all users or Administrators only . T o enable remote access: 1. In the Setting s window , select Scan . 2. In th e Remote Access area, sele[...]

System Messages 169 Automatic Job Deletion Set the time inter val (in d ays) for automatically de leting stored jo bs. T o set automatic job deletion: 1. In the Setting s window , select Storage Management . 2. In th e Automatic job delet ion area, select the number of da ys after which stor ed jobs are automatically deleted. Frozen Jobs Set the ti[...]

170 Chapter 8– System Administration T o delete messages fro m the Alerts window: ¾ Do one of the following act ions:  Select the message(s) you want to delete and c lick Clear .  T o remov e all messages, click Clear All . System Disks Threshold Message W hen the Printer or U ser Disks reach a pre-de fined minimum available space thr esho[...]

System Messages 171 Job History T o view the job history: ¾ Right-click a job in the Queues or Storage w indow , and from the menu select Job H istory . The Job H istor y window appears, listing all the messages that were generated during the workflo w of the sele cted job . The Message V iewer T o open the Message Viewer: ¾ At an y stage of work[...]

172 Chapter 8– System Administration By default , all the jobs that wer e handled during the last 3 months (90 days) ar e listed. Managing Messages Y ou can filter the messages by ty pe, or sor t the list by one of the col umn headers. In addition, you can print the list of messages. If desired, you ma y reorder and resize colu mns, filter the li[...]

System Messages 173 Filtering the Messages by T ype Each message in the M essage View er and Jo b Histor y window is assigned an icon t o denote the message t yp e: By default, all message ty pes are listed in the Message V iewer . Y ou can filter the list in order to view only messages of certain ty pes. ¾ Click an y message ty pe icon—for e xa[...]

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Setting Parameters Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters W indow ..........................176 Setting PPD File Parameters .............................................................208[...]

176 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window This section descr ibes the Job P arameters w indo w , and explains how to set the job parameters. The Print Settings T ab Number of Copies ¾ T y pe the number of copies t o be printed. For more information about opening the Job Parameters window , see The J ob P [...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 177 Print Range ¾ Select the desired print range. T o select specific pages, bookle ts or page ranges, select Pages/Booklets and specify the pages or booklets to be pr inted as follows:  T y pe one or several numbers separated by commas and no spac es. For ex am pl e — 1,3,5 .  T y pe a r ang[...]

178 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Image Position This parameter enables y ou to change the location of the entir e printed image on the sheet (simplex or duplex). Image position uses the follo w ing terminology : • Rear: the edge of a sheet at whi ch printing stops, near the r ear of the printer • Lead: the edge of a sheet at which p r intin[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 179 Gallop Gallop enables the job to start printing before the entir e job is RIP ed. ¾ Select Ye s and ty pe the number of pages to RIP before printing starts. The Paper Stock T ab Paper Size ¾ From th e Size list, select the desired stock siz e. If you select Custom : a. T y pe the desired height [...]

180 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Tr a y ¾ In th e Tr a y list, se lect the desired tray , and loa d the specific stoc k in this tra y . If y ou se lect Auto , any tray with the specific paper stock is used. Media T ype 1. In th e Media T ype list, select the desired media. 2. In th e Image Quality list, select the attr ibutes of the media. The[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 181 The Print Quality T ab T ext /Line Quality The T ext/Line quality parameter impr ov es text quality . T ext/line quality and text and line-ar t elements ar e processed se par at e ly t o produce o ptimal rendering of all the elements on a page. This option impro ves the text quality of diagonal li[...]

182 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Image Quality The Image quality parameter contr ols the abilit y to maintain the same detail and smoothness at different degrees of enlargement. This feature is especially useful when your P ostScript file includes several images of differe nt qualities—for example, imag es that were scanned at differ ent res [...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 183 3. Do one of the following act ions: • Select the Protect Small T ext check bo x to preve nt the t rapping of an y text that is 12 points or smaller . • Clear the Pr otect Small T ext chec k box t o trap all text elements. Black Overprint ¾ Select Ye s to ensur e that black te xt prints clean[...]

184 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Th e S pire CX 25 0 co lor se r ver a ccep ts th e fo ll ow in g col or for ma ts : • RG B • CMYK • L* a* b* • Spot color • Grey sca le • Duotone Note: If you change any of the Destination , Rendering Intent , Emulation , RGB W orkflow , or Spot Color Editor settings in your RTP job, the Spir e CX250[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 185 Color Mode ¾ Select one of th e following opt ions:  Color: to p r int the job in color using C MYK.  Grayscale: to print the job as black and white using Black (K) to ner only . W hen a color job is printed usi ng the Grayscale option, the cyan (C), magenta (M), and y ellow ( Y) separation[...]

186 Appendix A– Setting Parameters o f s u r v e y f o r m s . I n s u c h a c a s e , i t i s b e s t t o e m u l a t e t h e o f f s e t b e f o r e t h e j o b actually goes to offset pr inting. The Spire CX250 color server su ppor ts the dev ice link CMYK em ulation methods. U se the CMYK workflo w parameter t o spe cify the requir ed renderi[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 187 • T o emulate the original paper tint, select the Emulate source paper tint check b ox. • Select Emulate RGB elements to co nv e r t RGB e le men ts a ccord ing to the selected CMYK emulation method. The R GB elements rece ive the same look as the CMYK ele ments, creating a consist ent appeara[...]

188 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Destination Profile ¾ Select the required pr ofile. There is one predefined Spir e CX250 color server profile, SpireDC250. Screening Screening c onv erts Continuous-T one (CT ) and Line-W ork (L W ) images into info r mation (halftone dots) that can be printed. The h uman eye “smooths ou t” this information[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 189 T o select a calibration table for a job: ¾ In th e Calibration list, select a calibr ation table. The default calibration table is Normal . Ink Saving (GCR) Gray component replacement (GCR ) prevents the consequ ences of ex cessiv e toner buildup , such as flaking and cracking , and the "cu[...]

190 Appendix A– Setting Parameters ¾ In th e Gradation list, select one of the defined g radation tables. Brightness U se this option t o make last-minut e adjustments to the print job after proofing. ¾ T o select a brig htness level for a job, mo ve the Brightness slider to the requir ed brig htness level (the range starts from Light , which a[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 191 The Imposition T ab The Imposition tab enables you t o set job options related to the positioning, folding , trimming , and binding of pages. Imposition Method The Imposition Method parameter specifies ho w printed sheets are finished. ¾ Select one of th e following opt ions:  None: no imposit[...]

192 Appendix A– Setting Parameters  Step & Repeat: prints multiple copies of the same image on one sheet so that the sheet i s used to maximum capacity . This method is used mainly for printing business cards. If you s ele ct Step & Repeat , the following opti on is avai lable: • Cut & Stack: enables Step & Repeat jobs to be [...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 193 3. In th e Tr a y list, se lect the requir ed tr ay . If you select Auto , any tray with the sp ecific paper size will be used. 4. In th e T r im Size list, select the desired trim size. Tr i m s i z e is the size of the finished, trimmed document. Y ou can adjust your page size by adjusting the t[...]

194 Appendix A– Setting Parameters 4. In th e Rows list, select the number of pages to place v ert ically . 5. Select the desired lay out—for example, Duplex HTH or Duplex HTT . 6. Select the North South check bo x if the template y ou chose is either step and repeat 2×1 or 1×2. The pages will be placed 180 degrees from each other , on the sa[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 195 4. In the Open dialog bo x, locate th e user -defined template that y ou want to import. 5. If you wa nt to l ock the tem plate , se lec t the lock job ticket check box. 6. Click Import . T o rename a user -defined imposition template: 1. On the t oolbar , click the Resource Center button . 2. In [...]

196 Appendix A– Setting Parameters 4. T y pe a new name for the user-defined imposition t emplate. 5. Click OK . The renamed user -define d imposition templat e appears in the imp osit ion tem plate lis t. T o delete a user -defined imposition template: 1. On the t oolbar , click the Resource Center button . 2. In th e Resour ce list, select Impo[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 197 1. In th e Marks area, select one of the follo w ing options: a. T o print t he lines that indicate where the sheet should be cropped, select the Crop Marks check box. • T o print the crop marks on both sides of the page, select the Both sides of sheet check b o x . b. T o print the lines that i[...]

198 Appendix A– Setting Parameters The Services T ab Job Deletion Select this parameter t o delete each page on the fly once it has been succ essfully pr inted. In this wa y , the Spire CX250 color server maintains enough free disk space for the duration of the pr int run. Reusable elements are not deleted. T o set a deletion policy: 1. Sus pen d[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 199 4. Select the res um e button to resume the Process Queue and start the proc essing of your job . Substitute Fonts ¾ Select one of th e following opt ions:  Ye s : to substitute a missing font with the default font set in the Setting s window  No: to stop the job pr ocessing if the desired [...]

200 Appendix A– Setting Parameters APR 1. In th e APR options ar ea, selec t one of the follo w ing options: • Print with high r es: replaces lo w-resolution images in y our job with hig h-resolution images that are located in a specified APR path. • Print with low r es: prints the job with the existing low-r esolution images—for example, f[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 201 Job Flow The Job Flow parameter enables y ou to specify a job flow for a job that is imported to the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver from the network or from the Spire CX250 c olor server folders. ¾ Select one of the job flow options:  Process & Print : t o set the Spire CX250 color server to R[...]

202 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Job Info This parameter pr ovides the following information: • Job Title : Original name of the file related to this job • Sender : U ser name of the system fr om which this job originated • Account : A cc ount number of a specific customer or gr oup • Recipient : N ame of customer • Job Comments : An [...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 203 The Finishing T ab Admin. Page The administration page contains job- r elated information such as the job title, the name of the sender , the date and time that the job was submitted, acc ount information, and comments. The administration page is printed in the same or der as the job. F or face- d[...]

204 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Slip Sheet Y ou can pr int slip sheets with your job and select a different paper set in which to print the slip sheet. If the job is collat ed, the slip sheet prints between sets. I f the job is uncollat ed, the slip sheets prints between groups. ¾ Select the Print slip sheet check bo x and selec t the relevan[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 205  Print on back side: pr ints the last page of the job as the back co ver  Print on both side s: prints the last two pages of the job as the back cover Finisher The Finisher parameter enables you to select the destination of the printed output. ¾ Select an Output T ray :  SCT (simple catc[...]

206 Appendix A– Setting Parameters The Exceptions T ab The Exceptions tab enables you t o add and delete page exc eptions and inserts. Exc eptions are special pages in a job for which you want to assign differ ent paper stock. F or example, you can assign a differ ent paper stock for each chapter w ith in a bo ok. I nserts are blank pages of a se[...]

Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 207 4. Click Ap ply . The ex ception is added t o the Exception area. T o delete an exception: ¾ In th e Exception area, select the desir ed ex ception and click the Remove button . Managing Inserts T o add an insert: 1. In th e Insert area, click the Ad d button . 2. In th e After page bo x, t ype t[...]

208 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Setting PPD File Parameters Y ou can set job par ameters from a clie nt wo rkstation using the PPD file, or you can define a virtual pr inter with predefined PPD file settings. T o print a file from W indows, first set up a Spir e CX250 color server network printer with the appropriate PPD file. The PPD file con[...]

Setting PPD File Parameters 209 T able 12: PPD parameters PPD Parameter For more information Paper Size See Pa p e r S i z e on page 179. Media T ype See Med i a T y p e on page 180. Media Image Quality See Med ia T y pe on page 180. Gloss Enhanced See Me d ia T y pe on page 180. Side-2 Printing See Med i a T y p e on page 180. Print Method See Pri[...]

210 Appendix A– Setting Parameters Emulate Source Paper Tint See CMYK W or kflow on page 185. Preserve Pur e Colors See CMYK W or kflow on page 185. Rendering Intent for CMY K See CMYK W o rkflow on page 185. Ink Saving (GCR) See Ink S av i ng ( G CR ) on page 189. Calibration See Calibr at ion on page 188. Screening Method See Screening on page [...]

Restoring the Spire CX250 Color Server Software Overview ........................................................................................212 Backing Up and Restoring the Software ..........................................214 Reinstalling the Spire Application Softwar e ......................................230 Installing and Configuring Nov[...]

212 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software Overview This chapter describes when and how t o back up and restore the entir e operating system and softwa re (incl uding the current job list database) on your c omputer , as well as when and ho w to reinstall the Spir e Application software on y our Spire CX250 color server. Bac[...]

Overview 213 Preloaded Software The Spire CX250 color ser ver is deliv ered to the customer site preloaded with the following software and configuration: • Microsoft W indows XP Pr ofessional w ith SP2 • Intern et Exp lorer 6.0 • Spire A pplication software • Ado b e ® Acr o b at ® 6.0 • N etwork P arameters (host name, IP addr ess, net[...]

214 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software Backing Up and Restoring the Software W e rec ommend that you rest ore the software on y our Spire CX250 color server after an unrec overable system crash or wh en the oper ating system ’ s performance is lo w . W hen you back up the Spir e CX250 color server syste m par tition (p[...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 215 Backing Up the CX250 Last Image Configuration The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver includes tw o backup configurations. Y ou can back up the Spire CX250 colo r server sy stem par tition (Last Image) at an y time. W hen you back up y our Spire CX250 co lor ser ver syst em par tition, N or ton Ghost copies the file[...]

216 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 3. On the desktop , select Start > CX250 > CX250 T ools > System Backup and Restore > Start system backup . 4. The system checks whether the re is adequate space on partition C to perform the backup . a. If ther e is adequate disk spac e on partition C (at least 650 MB) [...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 217 b. If ther e is not adequate disk space to perform the backup , the following message appears: Click OK t o continue, free disk space on P ar tition C, and then continue the backup pr ocedure fr om step 3. 5. The Spire CX2 50 color server restarts and the N orton Ghost window appears. The files from partiti[...]

218 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software Backing Up the Job List Database If y ou back up the CX250 Last Image configuration (see Bac king U p th e CX250 Last Image Co nfiguration on page 2 15), your job list database is also backed up . If, at some later date, y ou restor e the configuration, the or iginal job list databa[...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 219 4. In th e D:BackupScripts folder , double-click Backup_J oblist.bat . 5. W hen the backup is complete, the following message appears.[...]

220 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 6. Mak e sure that the folders creat ed in D:Backup have the latest modification date. 7. Pr ess any k e y to c ontinue. Yo u h a v e c o m p l e t e d Backing U p the CX250 Last Image Configur ation . Restoring the Spire CX250 Color Server P erforming the rest ore proc edure requi[...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 221 V erifying the Current Recovery T ype The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver includ es two options for rest or ing the system: • Re storing the Last Image configuration • Re stor ing the Factor y Default configuration Befor e performing the reco very proc edur e, the system must be in the configuration mode tha[...]

222 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software W hen the following windows appears, click OK . Restoring the Last Image Configuration T o restor e the Last Image configuration, the operating system m ust be in Last Image mode. See V er ify ing the Current Recover y T y pe on page 221. 1. T urn on the Spire CX250 color server. 2.[...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 223 5. W hen the RCVR LED (7) on the Spire CX250 color server ill uminates steady orange, go to Start > CX250 > CX2 50 T ools > System Backup and Restore > Set Last Image r ecovery . 6. W hen the OS confirmation message appears, click OK . 7. Pr ess the g reen On/Of f button continuously fo r 4-5 se[...]

224 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software Restoring the Factory Default Configuration T o restor e the Factory Default configuration, the operating system m ust be in Factory Default mode. See Verifying the Current Recovery Type on page 221. 1. T urn on the Spire CX250 color server. 2. If r equired, return the ghost file or[...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 225 5. W hen the RCVR LED (7) ill uminates steady orange, go to Start > CX250 > CX250 T ools > System Back up and Restor e > Set Factory Default r ecovery . 6. W hen the OS confirmation message appears, click OK . 7. Pr ess the g reen On/Of f button continuously fo r 4-5 seconds to restart the Spire[...]

226 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 9. Re star t the Spire CX250 c olor ser ve r. a. Pr ess the g reen On /Off butt on continuously for 4-5 sec onds. The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver shuts down. b. Pr ess the g reen On /Off button again. LED 1 illuminates st eady green and the Spire CX250 color server restarts. The back[...]

Backing Up and Restoring the Software 227 4. In th e D:BackupScripts folder , double-click Restore_Joblist.bat . The following message appears.[...]

228 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 5. Pr ess Y to co nti nue. Th e f ol low i ng w in dow a pp ea rs . 6. Pr ess any k ey to continue. Yo u h a v e c o m p l e t e d R estoring the J ob List Database .[...]

Adding the Spire CX250 Color Server to a Domain 229 Adding the Spire CX250 Color Server to a Domain This procedur e should be performed by a System A dministrator . It contains the follo w ing major tasks: 1. U ninstalling the Spire A pplicat ion (Spire CX250 color server) software. 2. Ad ding the Spire CX250 color server to the Micr osoft Activ e [...]

230 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software Reinstalling the Spire Application Software Before you can reinstall the Spir e Application so ftware, you m ust uninstall the current version. Uninstalling the Spire Application Software 1. T urn on your client PC, Mac c lie nt, or portable workstation and connect t o the Spire CX2[...]

Reinstalling the Spire Applicati on Software 231 2. On the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver deskto p, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Pr ograms . 3. In the A dd or R emove P rograms w indow , select CX250 and click the Change/Remove button. 4. The message Do you want to uninstall it now? app ears. Click OK . 5. The follow[...]

232 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 7. W hen the InstallShield W izard fi nishes uninstalling the Spire Applicatio n and Spire GUI, the follo w ing window appears. Select the Y es, I want to restart my computer now . option and click Finish . The Spire CX250 c olor server restarts and your current RDC session termin a[...]

Reinstalling the Spire Applicati on Software 233 Installing the Spire Application Software 1. On the Spire CX250 c olor ser v er deskt op, double-click My Computer . 2. Inser t CD #2 (Spire A pplication software) int o the CD/DVD-ROM drive on y our local client PC, Mac client, or por table workstation. 3. Un d e r Other , select the CD/DVD-ROM driv[...]

234 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 5. W hen the InstallShield W izard finishes installing the Spire Applicatio n software, the follo w ing window appears. Select the Y es, I want to restart my computer no w . option and cli ck Finish . The Spire CX250 c olor server restarts and your current RDC session termin ates. Y[...]

Reinstalling the Spire Applicati on Software 235 Creo will contin ue to update their virus protection software rec ommendations accor ding to software perf ormance and market ava il ab il it y . It is the r esponsibilit y of the site ma nager t o obtain, once a year , the latest version of the anti-virus software and installation pr ocedure. The si[...]

236 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 4. In th e What not to scan ar ea, click Exclusions .[...]

Reinstalling the Spire Applicati on Software 237 5. Click Ad d . The following dialog bo x appears. 6. Click Br owse . 7. In the Brow se fo r Fo ld er w in dow, lo ca te t he D:Output folder and click OK . The D:Output folder path appears.[...]

238 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 8. Select the Also exclude subfolders chec k box and clic k OK . 9. In the Set Exclusions dialog box, click OK , and again click OK . Configuring the On-Access Scan Settings 1. Return to the V irusScan Console window . 2. In th e Ta s k area, r ight -click On-Access Scanner and sele[...]

Reinstalling the Spire Applicati on Software 239 4. Click the Detection tab . 5. In th e What not to scan ar ea, click Exclusions . The following dialog bo x appears:[...]

240 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 6. Click Ad d . 7. Click Br owse . 8. In the Br owse for Fo lder w indow , locate the D:Output folder and click OK . The D:Output folder path appears. 9. Select the Also exclude subfolders chec k box and clic k OK .[...]

Installing and Configu ring Novell Client 241 10. In the Set Exclusions dialog box, click OK . 11. In the V irusScan On-Ac cess Scan Pr oper ties window , click OK . Y o u h ave com ple ted conf ig ur in g th e O n-Acces s S can se tt ing s . Installing and Configuring Novell Client The following proc edures are r ele vant only for customers who ha[...]

242 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software 4. Click Install . 5. Click Rebo ot . 6. Yo u h a v e c o m p l e t e d I nstalling Novell Client for Spire CX250 C olor Ser ver . Proceed t o Configuring Novell Client for Spire CX250 Color Ser ver . Configuring Novell Client fo r Spire CX250 Color Server 1. Afte r the system resta[...]

Installing and Configu ring Novell Client 243 3. If y ou do not know the name, click Bro wse . 4. Double-click the appr opr iate Tr e e N a m e . The T ree N ame appears in the Nov ell Setup w indo w . 5. Ty p e t h e Context Name . 6. If y ou do not know the name, click Bro wse . 7. Double-click the appr opr iate Con text Name . The Conte xt Name [...]

244 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software Uninstalling Novell Client for Spire CX250 Color Server U ninstall N ovell Client if y ou no longer operate a N ov ell network running IPX protocol. 1. Close the Spire CX250 c olor ser ver w orkspace and the Spire CX250 color server software. 2. Close all other so ftware pr og rams.[...]

Installing and Configu ring Novell Client 245 Backing Up the CX250 Last Image Configuration The Spire CX250 c olor ser ver includes tw o backup configurations. Y ou can back up the Spire CX250 colo r server sy stem par tition (Last Image) at an y time. W hen you back up your Spir e CX250 color ser ve r system partition, Norton Ghost copies the file[...]

246 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software This operation will replace your current backup fil e with a new one. Do you wish to continue? Note: The system will reboot twice and remain offline for several minutes during this process. Click Ye s to cont in ue or No to cance l. 5. The Spire CX2 50 color server restarts and the [...]

Formatting the Image Disk 247 5. Click Import . The file is processed, printed, and sent to the St or age window . Formatting the Image Disk P erform the following proc edure when suggested as a r ecove r y action. 1. Close all software programs and wait for them to shut down complet ely . 2. Select Start > CX250 > CX250 T ools > Format Im[...]

248 Appendix B– Restoring the Spire CX250 Colo r Server Software The following message appears. 3. Close all open w indows, if required, and click OK . 4. Click OK . The following message appears. 5. Click OK . 6. Click OK . 7. T o enable the changes to tak e effect, restart your comput er .[...]

24 bit/3 byte image An image can be either R GB or CMY and each of the thr ee colors uses 1 byte or 8 bits of data. Since 3 bytes equals 24 bits, these images ar e also known as 24 bit images. This syste m is used for high qualit y video imaging and scanning. For process c olor print ing, a fourth color (black) is added for optimum eff ec t. 32 bit[...]

250 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Anti-Aliasing A step effect in which angled lines or curved edges of elements in an electronic image look brok en or jagged, as a result of producing it in a gr id format. Incr easing resolution can r educe this effect or using a technique called anti- aliasing where the edges are soft ened. APR Creo's A[...]

Glossary 251 CMYK The proc ess colors - C yan, Magenta, Y ello w and Black. See also Color separations , Process colors , and Subtractive color model . Color gamut T he range of colors possible with any color syst em. Color separations Separate films are pr epared for each of the pr ocess printing inks - cyan, magenta, y ellow and black. These film[...]

252 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide DCS Abbr ev iation for Desktop Color Sepa ration, an EPS form at containing 5 files. F our of the files contain the color information f or each of the CMYK c olors and the fifth is a lo w-resolution c omposite file for use in electronic page lay out. See also OPI . Degradé A gr adual blend or transition betw[...]

Glossary 253 Frame A color ov erlap created intentionally at a color bord er so as to minimize the effects o f misregistr ation. Also kno w n as trap or grip. See also T rapping . Frequency modulated scr eens A method of creating halft ones where the spots ar e all the same size, but the frequency or number of dot changes in a giv en area. There ar[...]

254 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Imposition The arrang ing of pages in a press form to ensur e the correct order after the print ed sheet is folded, bound and trimmed. Ink jet proof A pr oof of a dig ital image printed by using jets th at squirt minuscule dro ps of ink. Ink jet proo fers can print onto a variety of surfaces. Job Flow Job flo[...]

Glossary 255 Misregistration A situation c ommon dur ing printi ng where one or mor e of the color separations is slightly misaligned w ith regard to the others on press. Misregistration shows up as white gaps or tinted ov erlaps at the borders of color pairs. Colors cont aining suc h files are trapped to compensate for this possib ilit y . On Cont[...]

256 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Percep tual (Photographic) (Default for RGB) A r endering intent method which preserves the visual relationship among the colors as they are perc eived by the human eye. I n other words, all c olors are proportionally scaled to fit the output gamu t. All or most colors in the original are changed but the rela[...]

Glossary 257 Rasterization The translation of vector inform ation int o bitmap infor mation. Bitmaps may also requir e a new rasterization to c omply w ith the screening parameters (dot shape, do t size) of the imagesetter that will expose them on film . See also RIP and RIPing . Register Fitting of two or more printing images or plates in e xac t [...]

258 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Resolution T he nu mb er of pi xel s, p oi nt s o r d ot s p er un i t o f l in ea r m e as ure me nt . Fo r example, pix els per millimeter on a video displa y , number of dots per inch or mill imeter on film or paper . The resolution of an image is us ually set the same v er tically and horizontally . F or [...]

Glossary 259 Screen rulings The number of r ows of printing dots p er inch on a halft one film. A 150lpi-screen ruling pr ovides much better quality than 65lpi. SEF A printer page orientation, wher e pages are deli vered sho r t end first. Shadows The darkest par t of an image (original and r eproduction) ha ving densities near t o maximum density [...]

260 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Subtractive color model A color pr ocess in which the r ed, green and blue co mponents of the original subjec t are r eproduced as three super -imposed images in the compleme ntar y (subtractive) c olors of cyan, magenta and yello w respectiv ely . See also CMYK , Process colors , Additive color model . Three[...]

Glossary 261 White point The whitest neu t ral ar ea of an original or repr oduction that contains detail and is reproduc ed w ith the smallest pr intable dot (ty pically 3% to 5% ).[...]

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A Aborted status, 43 Absolute colorimetric, 249 Accounting Log exporting, 99 printing, 101 report, 96 setup, 164 Accounting Viewer setting, 97 viewing log, 97 Adding crop marks, 197 fold marks, 197 new virtual printer, 81 Admin Page, 203 Administration Items, 140 Alert Messages, 163 Alerts window, 169 AppleTalk Setup, 147 Archiving jobs, 46 Automat[...]

264 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide F Face down, 177 Face up, 177 Failed status, 43 File formats, 7 Filtering messages, 173 Finisher, 205 Finisher tab, 55 First Time Software Setup & Configuration Configuration Wizard Test Print, 246 Fit to paper, 178 Fold marks, 197 Font Report, 106 Front Cover, 204 Frozen job, 33, 169, 180 G Gallop, 179 G[...]

Index 265 Number of copies, 176 O Online help, 53 Orientation, 193 Override PPD parameters, 83 P Page exceptions Exceptions tab, 206 inserts, 206 Pantone colors, 128 Paper tint, 187 Paper Size, 179 Paper Stock tab, 55, 179 Paper type, 180 Passwords, 149 PC, 8 PDF, 7 PDF optimization, 202 PDL files, 9 Perceptual (photographic), 256 Perfect bound, 19[...]

266 Spire CX250 Color Server User Guide Preferences, 140 Pre-RIP Preview, 157 Print Queue Manager, 160 Remote Tools Setup, 148 Scan, 167 Security, 149 Server Name, 141 Server Setup, 140 System Disks, 151 Settings window, 49, 140 Signature colors, 249 Simplex, 177 Slip Sheet, 204 Software components, 7 Source ICC profiles importing, 125 Spire Web Ce[...]