Xerox Digital copier printers manual

USER GUIDE for Xero x digital copier printers F ier y SI Color S er ver[...]

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Contents Befor e Y ou Begin How the Fiery SI w orks xi About the documentation xii U sing this manual xii W orld Wide W eb xii Safety warnings xiii Cleaning the Fiery SI xiii System r equirements f or Macintosh users xiii System r equirements f or Window s users xiv N etworking requirements xiv System r equirements f or UNIX users xv Specification[...]

viii T able o f Contents Using the color r eference pages 2-5 CMYK Color Reference pages 2-6 Color Charts 2-6 R GB Color Reference pages 2-7 P ANT ONE books 2-7 Chapter 3: Printing with PC-Compatible Computers Printing to the Fiery SI 3-1 P rinting from applications 3-1 Saving files to print at a remote location 3-1 Printing to the parallel port 3[...]

ix T able o f Contents Using the Fiery XJ Spooler 5-12 Duplicating, copying, mo ving, and deleting jobs 5-17 Changing print settings for a job 5-20 U sing the Job Log 5-22 Chapter 6: Color Calibration Understanding calibr ation 6-1 Ho w calibration works 6-2 Scheduling calibration 6-3 Checking calibration status 6-4 U sing a densitometer 6-4 Measur[...]

x T able o f Contents Appendix C: Tr oubleshooting Basic troubleshooting tips C-1 General printing pr oblems C-2 Problems with print quality C-7 Problems with calibr ation C-9 Problems with Fiery XJ utilities and plug-ins C-10 F iery XJ Downloader problems C-11 F iery XJ Scan problems C-12 F iery XJ Spooler problems C-13 Appendix D: Setting Job Ove[...]

xi How the Fiery SI w orks The F iery SI Color Server enables you to use your color copier as a networked printer and scanner . Y ou can use the Fiery SI to print final documents or to pr oof jobs you will later print on an offset press. Y ou can print to the F iery SI as you would print to a LaserW riter or other printer—you select it from the [...]

xii Befor e Y ou Begin About the documentation This guide is part of the set of F iery SI documentation that also includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: • Getting S tarted describes how to install the software fr om the U ser Software CD or from floppy disks and how to set up printing. • The Administr ator Guide ex[...]

xiii Safety warnings Safety w arnings The F ier y SI display window is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is made of glass and can break. Do not subject it to str ong shocks. If the display window br eaks and the liquid crystal material leaks out, do not inhale, ingest, or touch it. If the material gets on your skin or clothing, wash it off with s[...]

xiv Befor e Y ou Begin Sy stem requir ements f or Windo w s users F or installation of user software, you need A CD-R OM drive. This can be either an internal CD-R OM drive in your PC or an external drive with the appr opriate cable and software to run on your computer . T o use the F iery SI with an IBM PC or compatible, you need: • An IBM PC or[...]

xv System r equirements f or UNIX users IPX (Nov ell) • With an IPX (N o vell) network, you need a N o vell file server running NetW are software version 3.11 or later that supports F rame E thernet 802.3 or 802.2, or Ethernet II. Sy stem requir ements f or UNIX user s T o use the Fiery SI with a UNIX workstation, you need: • W orkstations wit[...]

xvi Befor e Y ou Begin Supported paper sizes The F iery SI supports the following paper sizes: • Letter , Letter SEF • A4, A4SEF • 8” x 10” • 9” x 12” • Legal (216mm x 356mm) • Legal 13 (216 x 330mm) • T abloid (11” x 17”) • A3 • P ostcard • The 5750 also supports A6SEF and 12” x 18” paper sizes. Resolution The F[...]

1 1-1 Using the Contr ol P anel Y ou can use the Fiery SI control panel to view status information about jobs, print special pages, and set up printing. F or information about Setup options and ho w to use them, see the Administr ator Guide . U sing the Control P anel The Control P anel on the front of the F ier y SI enables you to access special f[...]

1 1-2 Operating the Fiery SI Activity light The activity light indicates the current F iery SI activity . If the light is: Buttons Solid red There is an error causing printing and scanning to be disabled, and the F iery SI is idle. Flashing r ed There is an error causing printing and scanning to be disabled, but the F iery SI is still processing. T[...]

1 1-3 Using the Contr ol P anel Display window The display window pro vides information about the status of the F iery SI, displays menu information, and enables you to view and edit information in the Setup menus. The last line of the display window displays text that tells you what scr een you are looking at and highlights one of the icons to ind[...]

1 1-4 Operating the Fiery SI RIP Status When the F iery SI is processing a job, the RIP S tatus screen appears. This screen displays the follo wing: Cancel Job —P r ess the top line selection button to cancel the job curr ently processing. The F iery SI cancels the job before printing begins. Document name —The name of the document currently pr[...]

1 1-5 Using the Contr ol P anel Functions menu Y ou can choose the following commands from this menu: Choose: T o do this: Print Pages P rint special pages from the F iery SI. Y ou can print the following pages from the submenu that appears: Test Page —A test page enables you to conf irm that the F iery SI is properly connected to the copier and [...]

1 1-6 Operating the Fiery SI Suspend Printing Suspend communication between the F iery SI and the copier . Y ou can suspend printing if you want to interrupt the current F iery SI job so that you can use the copier to make copies. J obs continue to process on the F iery SI and after you make the copies, you can select Resume Printing and the copier[...]

1 1-7 Using the Contr ol P anel Starting and shutting do wn the Fiery SI Generally , you can leave the F iery SI r unning all the time. This section describes how to shut down and restart the F iery SI when necessary . Starting the Fiery SI T o start the Fiery SI, move the switch on the rear of the F ier y SI to the On position. Diagnostic messages[...]

1 1-8 Operating the Fiery SI If you press a button, the follo wing options appear: Restarting the Fiery SI Y ou should use the procedure described in this section to restart the F iery SI rather than using the power switch on the r ear of the F iery SI. T O RESTART THE F IERY SI: 1. Make sur e that the Fiery SI is not receiving, pr ocessing, or pri[...]

1 1-9 Using the Contr ol P anel Shutting down the Fiery SI Y ou may need to shut down the F iery SI for ser vice. When y ou do so, fonts that have been downloaded to the har d disk drive are not deleted. P rint jobs in the H old and P rinted queues and jobs that have been processed but not printed are not deleted and are available for printing when[...]

2 2-1 Printing from applications Y ou can print to the Fiery SI just as you would print to a LaserW riter or other printer . F irst, select the F iery SI as the current printer in the Chooser , then print the file from within your application. Depending on the application and printer driver you ar e using, you may need to use the P age S etup dial[...]

2 2-2 Printing with Macintosh Computers T O PRINT FROM A M ACINTOSH APPLICATION : 1. Mak e sur e that an y printer description files needed b y the application ar e installed on your Macintosh. See Getting S tarted for information on which files you need and where to install them. 2. Open the file you w ant to print from within the application. [...]

2 2-3 Printing from applications I f you are using the A dobe P ostScript P rinter D river version 8.3, you can enter notes in the N ote 1: and N ote 2: area at the bottom of the dialog box. These notes will appear in columns in the J ob Log. I f the P rint dialog bo x lets you select from a pop-up menu of av ailable printers, choose the Fiery SI. [...]

2 2-4 Printing with Macintosh Computers 8. Click Save after you change the options to mak e the new settings y our default settings. F or information about these options, see Appendix D "S etting J ob Overrides." 9. Click OK to accept your options , and click Print to print. Printing pages fr om the bypass tr ay Y ou can use the Fiery SI [...]

2 2-5 Using the color r eference pages 4. From y our application, choose Bypass Tr ay as the P aper Source in the P age Setup or Print dialog box. If Interleaved mode is chosen in the P rint Options dialog box, one of the paper trays must be loaded with a paper the same size and orientation as the transparencies in the bypass tray . 5. Select the c[...]

2 2-6 Printing with Macintosh Computers CMYK Color Reference pages The Color Reference folder contains a P ostScript file of color reference pages that y ou can download to the F iery SI. Y ou can use the pages as a reference for graphics applications that allow you to specify color as values of cyan, magenta, y ellow , and black. The pages displa[...]

2 2-7 Using the color r eference pages RGB Color Reference pages The application pages display the R GB colors available in Micr osoft W ord and P owerP oint. T O PRINT AND USE THE RGB C OLOR R EFERENCE PAGES : 1. Open Microso ft W ord 6.0 or later or Po w erP oint 4.0 or later . 2. Open the RGB page 01 (W or d) or RGB page 02 (P ow erP oint) file[...]

3 3-1 Printing to the Fiery SI The F iery SI enables you to print from an IBM PC-compatible computer connected to the F iery SI. This section describes how to print to the F iery SI from W indows. F or information on setting up the W indows environment for printing with Windows servers connected to the Fiery SI, see the Administr ator Guide . F or [...]

3 3-2 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers T O PRINT FILES WITH THE PARALLEL PORT : 1. Make sur e that parallel printing is enabled on y our Fiery SI. P rint the Configuration page to see if parallel port printing is enabled. See the Administr ator Guide for information about setting up parallel printing on the F iery SI and Getting S tarted for [...]

3 3-3 Setting printing options Printing with Window s NT Y ou can print from Windows NT with the P rinter Driv er included with Windo ws NT . It does not support additional P ostScript Level 2 features, so you cannot set any F iery SI-specific options. See Getting S tarted for information about the W indows NT P rinter Driver . T O CHANGE THE PRIN[...]

3 3-4 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 6. Select the appropriate inf ormation for y our file and click OK. Select U se P ostScript Level 2 F eatures, S end Full Color Data, M atch Color Across P r inters, Margins: Default, P rotocol Options: Default, and P ostScr ipt P erformance: Optimize for S peed . N OTE : S etting Match Color Acr oss P r[...]

3 3-5 Setting printing options 7. Click the Featur es tab to display the F eatures windo w , select the appropriate settings , and then click OK. The options in this window are specific to the F ier y SI. (Y ou must scroll to see all the pop-up menus.) The settings you select in the P aper , F eatures, and P ostScript windows ov erride the setting[...]

3 3-6 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers T O PRINT WITH THE A DOBE P OST S CRIPT P RINTER D RIVER WITH W INDOWS 3. X OR W INDOWS 95: 1. Choose Print in your application. The Color P rinter J ob N otes dialog box appears. 2. Enter your U ser and Document name and any notes in the Note 1 and Note 2 bo xes . This information will appear in the J ob[...]

3 3-7 Setting printing options 2. Use the Print Setup dialog bo x to specify information about the printer setup such as the paper size and paper orientation. N OTE : P rint Setup dialog boxes vary across applications. 3. Click Options in the Print Setup dialog box. Do not use the Encapsulated P ostScript F ile option when you are printing to the F[...]

3 3-8 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 4. Click Adv anced to set additional options. The A dv anced Options dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to set advanced printing options. Y ou can use this dialog box to choose how to send T rueT ype fonts to the F iery SI. In most cases, you should set the Send to P rinter option to A dobe T [...]

3 3-9 Setting printing options T O CHANGE THE PRINTER SETUP WITH THE W INDOWS 95 P RINTER D RIVER : 1. Double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Printers icon. 3. Select the icon for y our Fiery SI. 4. Choose Properties fr om the File menu.[...]

3 3-10 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 5. Click the P aper tab and enter information about the paper size and paper orientation.[...]

3 3-11 Setting printing options 6. Click the Device Options tab and select the appr opriate settings. The options in this window are specific to the F ier y SI. F or information about these options, see Appendix D "Setting J ob Overrides." ( Y ou must scroll to see all the pop- up menus.) The settings you select in the Device Options win[...]

3 3-12 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 7. Click the Graphics tab .[...]

3 3-13 Setting printing options 8. Under Color Control, click image color matching (slo wer) and then click Choose image color matching method. 9. Click to choose a color matching option. Choose Download image color matching. If you have installed a color profile and y our application is ICM-aware, choosing this option activitates the color render[...]

3 3-14 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers Printing pages fr om the bypass tr ay Y ou can use the Fiery SI to print manually fed pages on the copier if you want to print on a special paper or a transparency . Y ou can use the Fiery SI to print on 16–24 pound paper (60–90 gsm), thick paper (28–32 pound/105–120 gsm) or Xerox-r ecommended tr[...]

3 3-15 Using the color r eference pages U sing the color refer ence pages The F iery SI U ser S oftwar e includes sev eral types of color r eference pages that you can view and print to see the full range of colors available from your F iery SI. • The CMYK Color Reference pages enable y ou to view and print CMYK color patches in the range of colo[...]

3 3-16 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers CMYK Color Reference pages The Color Reference folder contains a P ostScript file of color reference pages that y ou can download to your F ier y SI. Y ou can use the pages as a reference for graphics applications that allow you to specify color as values of cyan, magenta, y ellow , and black. The pages[...]

3 3-17 Using the color r eference pages RGB Color Reference pages The R GB Color Refer ence pages display the R GB colors available in Micr osoft W ord and P owerP oint. T O PRINT AND USE THE RGB C OLOR R EFERENCE PAGES : 1. Open Microso ft W ord or Po w erP oint. 2. Open the APLP A GESRGB_REF folder and open the RGB01.DOC (Micr osoft W ord) or RG[...]

4 4-1 Scanning documents F iery XJ Scan is a Photoshop plug-in module that enables you to perform additional functions with your F iery SI. F iery XJ Scan allows you to scan an image from the copier directly into Photoshop on your computer . This Photoshop plug-in is provided with the F iery XJ software. Y ou cannot use the Fiery SI Photoshop plug-[...]

4 4-2 Scanning Jobs 4. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appear s and click Connect or OK. 5. Specify information about the job in the Fiery XJ Scan main windo w that appears . P rescan siz e —Choose the paper size of the original from the menu. Y ou can scan a Letter or A4 original from the copier . Resolution —S pecify a value fo[...]

4 4-3 Scanning documents 6. Click Prescan. The image appears on the left side of the window .[...]

4 4-4 Scanning Jobs T O SELECT OPTIONS AND COMPLETE THE SCAN : 1. Drag the cur sor to select the area o f the prescan image that y ou want to acquir e , or enter the area to acquir e in the Selection area. In the Selection ar ea, you can specify: U nits ( inches, centimeters, picas, points, ciceros, or pix els )—Specify the ruler units that appea[...]

4 4-5 Scanning documents Resampling —S elect the resampling interpolation method to use. In general, you should choose Photograph if you ar e scanning a continuous tone photographic image and O ffset P rint or Copy i f you ar e scanning a printed document. The O ffset Print or Copy mode takes slightly more time but reduces moiré patterns in scan[...]

5 5-1 Downloading files and f onts The following utilities to help you manage print jobs ar e provided on the U ser Software CD or floppy disks: • The F iery XJ Downloader  is a utility that allows you to print P ostScript and Encapsulated P ostScript files directly to the F iery SI without using the application they were cr eated in. The F[...]

5 5-2 Managing Print Jobs T O VIEW INFORMATION WITH THE F IERY XJ D OWNLOADER : 1. Double-click the Fiery XJ Downloader icon or choose Fiery XJ Do wnloader from the Window s 95 Start button. 2. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appear s and click Connect or OK. The F iery XJ Downloader ’ s S tatus window appears and you see the T ool[...]

5 5-3 Downloading files and f onts Icons for some menu functions display in the T oolbar at the top of the window . Click the button to perform the function. The icons are: The P rint Status r egion displays the server status and the user name and document name of the job currently printing. The RIP Status r egion displays the server status and th[...]

5 5-4 Managing Print Jobs The Download P rogress bar displays the amount of a job processed when you download a job to the printer . The F iery XJ Hard Disk r egion displays the amount of available disk space. Y ou can click the Display F ont List button or choose F ont List from the F ile menu to view font information in the window . 3. T o select[...]

5 5-5 Downloading files and f onts 3. Choose Download fr om the File menu or click the Download b utton. A dialog box containing a list of files appears.[...]

5 5-6 Managing Print Jobs 4. Select the file type to display in the Show (Files o f Type) menu. Y ou can leave this at the default All known formats , or select All Files . All known formats will list all files in formats supported by the F iery XJ Downloader; All Files will list all files. N OTE : Y ou can do wnload files and fonts in the same[...]

5 5-7 Downloading files and f onts 8. Specify the follo wing information in the dialog bo x and click OK. Copies —Specify the number of copies y ou want by entering the number in the Copies text box. Brightness —Change the Brightness setting if a file prints too dark or too light. S elect 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115% for a subs[...]

5 5-8 Managing Print Jobs Y ou cannot use the Fiery XJ Do wnloader to download T rueT ype fonts. N OTE : I f you are using T rueT ype fonts in Windo ws, you can print them by converting them to Adobe T ype 1 fonts. T o do this with the Adobe P ostScript printer driver , click the F onts tab and select Send T rueT ype F onts to This P rinter as T yp[...]

5 5-9 Downloading files and f onts Downloading printer f onts to the Fiery SI In general, each time you print from within a M acintosh application, the application automatically downloads any fonts used in your document that ar e not already installed on the F iery SI, as long as the printer fonts are installed in your System F older . These fonts[...]

5 5-10 Managing Print Jobs T O VIEW FONT INFORMATION : 1. Choose Font List fr om the File menu or click the Font List b utton. The F ont List window appears with U pdate, P rint, and Delete buttons in the title bar . The icons are: U pdate Click this icon to update the information in the font list window . P rint Click this icon to print the font l[...]

5 5-11 Downloading files and f onts 2. Click the Update button to update the inf ormation in the list. 3. Click the Print Font List b utton to print the font list. 4. Select a font and click the Delete b utton to delete the font. Shift-click to select multiple fonts. N OTE : The printer fonts included with the F iery SI (r esident fonts) are locke[...]

5 5-12 Managing Print Jobs U sing the Fiery XJ Spooler The F iery XJ Spooler lets you monitor and manipulate the print jobs that you send to the F iery SI. It also lets system administrators track and manage all users ’ print jobs. Spooler jobs can be in one of the follo wing queues: J obs in the queues are stored on the F ier y SI’ s hard disk[...]

5 5-13 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler T O USE THE F IERY XJ S POOLER : 1. Double-click the Fiery XJ S pooler icon or choose Fiery XJ S pooler from the Windo ws 95 Start button. 2. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appear s. 3. Click Connect or OK. The F iery XJ Spooler main window and F ile, Edit, Window , Help (Windows), and Administrator[...]

5 5-14 Managing Print Jobs The job list includes information about the document name, user name, time and date sent, print device, and file size. The window is split into regions that corr espond to the different queues and steps in the printing process. Y ou can click and drag a job to the Print or H old region of the window to mo ve it to the co[...]

5 5-15 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler The icons provide information about the job: Icons also appear abo ve the scroll list. The icons are: P rinting P rint icon The job that is currently printing appears in this list. I t can be selected and deleted to cancel printing. W aiting P rint icon J obs that have been processed and are waiting to be printed a[...]

5 5-16 Managing Print Jobs 4. Choose Prefer ences from the Edit menu to specify ho w the Fiery XJ Spooler behaves . The P references windo w appears. Y ou can use this window to specify that the F iery SI: U pdate Automatically every n seconds or U pdate Manually —This option lets y ou specify whether the F iery XJ Spooler main window is automati[...]

5 5-17 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler in the F iery XJ Spooler P refer ences dialog box; when you want to view updated information in the F iery XJ S pooler windows, choose Update fr om the W indow menu or click the U pdate icon. Confirm file deletion —Select this if you want a confirmation dialog bo x to appear before you delete a file. 5. If yo[...]

5 5-18 Managing Print Jobs Duplicating jobs Y ou can duplicate jobs in the Print, P rinted, and H old queues: • If you want to change printing parameters in the Override P rint S ettings window without losing the original settings. • If you want to print more than 20 copies to the sorter. (The maximum number of copies that you can print to the [...]

5 5-19 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler T O C OPY A JOB TO ANOTHER QUEUE : 1. Select the job that you w ant to copy b y clicking its name . The selected job is highlighted. If you want to select more than one job , Shift-click to select multiple, adjacent jobs; Ctrl-click to select multiple, non-adjacent jobs. 2. Hold down the Option (Macintosh) or Ctrl [...]

5 5-20 Managing Print Jobs T O DELETE A JOB FROM ANY OF THE QUEUES : 1. Select the job that you w ant to delete by clicking its name . 2. Drag the selected job to the Delete icon or click the Delete icon. Y ou can also choose Delete from the Edit menu to delete a selected job. Y ou can only delete your own jobs; system administrators who enter the [...]

5 5-21 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler T O CHANGE PRINT SETTINGS FOR A JOB : 1. Double-click a job or select the job and choose Override Print Settings fr om the Edit menu. The Override P rint Settings windo w appears. 2. Choose the new settings fr om the pop-up menus. If you select Default S ettings , the job will use the settings in the P rint dialog [...]

5 5-22 Managing Print Jobs Using the Job Log With the F iery XJ Spooler , you can view and print a log of all the jobs printed to the F iery SI. Y ou can also save the Job Log as a text file that y ou can then import into a spreadsheet or word pr ocessing application for job accounting purposes. All jobs printed to the queues, printed by direct co[...]

5 5-23 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler The information in the note fields is specified in the P rint dialog box if you are using the Adobe P ostScript printer driver . U se the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view all fields in the J ob Log window . The text in the Status column pr ovides information about the job: 4. T o print the Job Log,[...]

5 5-24 Managing Print Jobs 6. Enter a name for the log file , and click Sav e . The J ob Log is saved as a text file, and the J ob Log window r eappears. Y ou can view the information in any application that can read a text file. Items are separated by tabs. 7. If you enter ed the Administr ator passwor d, you can choose Delete Job Log fr om the[...]

5 5-25 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler Setting up automatic paging In the U nited S tates and Canada, if you have P ageNO W! paging software installed on your M acintosh computer , you can set up the F iery XJ S pooler to notify you if there is a problem with printing. T o use this feature: • Both P ageNO W! and the Fiery XJ S pooler must be running o[...]

6 6-1 Understanding calibr ation Calibrating your F iery SI ensures consistent, reliable color output. Y ou can calibrate the F iery SI in several ways: • Scan a page from the copier glass and use automatic calibration (A utoCal ™ ). • Connect a densitometer to your F iery SI and calibrate it from the Control P anel. • Connect a densitomete[...]

6 6-2 Color Calibration How calibr ation w orks Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from a digital color printer depends on many factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities. Density is a measure of the light absorbed by a surface. The saturation of toner colors, which affects output densiti[...]

6 6-3 Understanding calibr ation • DIC—J apanese press standard. • Euroscale—E uropean pr ess standard. • Linear—Results in output that divides the maximum measured density for each color into equal density steps to provide an ev en distribution of tones over the copier’ s density range. When you linearize the F ier y SI, the entire m[...]

6 6-4 Color Calibration Set up a standar d printing environment in Control P anel S etup by selecting printing options that correspond to the way you usually print. Then print one or more standard color pages. Y ou can print the Color Charts from the Control P anel and the Color Reference pages that ar e included with your user software. S ee “U [...]

6 6-5 Understanding calibr ation T O CONNECT THE X-R ITE DTP32: 1. Plug the square end o f the interface cable (lik e a modular phone plug) into the I/O port on the side of the X-Rite D TP32. 2. Attach the r ound 8-pin mini-connector to the modem port on the back of y our Macintosh. Or attach the 9-pin connector to the COM1 or COM2 port on your PC.[...]

6 6-6 Color Calibration 3. If you ar e using a Macintosh, attach the round 4-pin mini-connector to one o f the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports. The Macintosh ADB port pro vides power to the DTP32. 4. If you ar e using a PC, a Macintosh without an ADB port available (or a P owerBook), or the Fiery SI , use the optional AC adapter (available fr om X-Ri[...]

6 6-7 Understanding calibr ation 6. Configure the densitometer to f actory defaults and sav e the settings. (See the densitometer manual for details .) F actory default settings for the X-Rite DTP32 are: 7. Turn on the P o werBook. 8. In the P ow erBook Setup Control P anel, select Normal for Modem Controls . 9. Calibrate the densitometer , as des[...]

6 6-8 Color Calibration READING appears momentarily , followed by the density values and CALIBRATION OK . If UNRECOGNIZABLE STRIP appears, try cleaning the strip (see your X-Rite DTP32 Operating Manual). 7. Recalibrate the densitometer at least once month. Measuring values with a D TP32 densitometer Y ou can connect a DTP32 densitometer to the Fier[...]

6 6-9 Understanding calibr ation 2. With the arro w below the c yan column pointing to war ds the densitometer , align the right side of the patches page with the strip guide . 3. Insert the patches page into the densitometer until it rests against the driv e roller s and the motor is activated. There may be a slight hesitation before the r ollers [...]

6 6-10 Color Calibration Calibr ating the Fiery SI from the Contr ol P anel Y ou can calibrate the Fiery SI from the Control P anel by connecting a densitometer to the serial port on the back of the F iery SI, or by using AutoCal. Automatic calibr ation Y ou can calibrate the Fiery SI without a densitometer with AutoCal. U SING AUTOMATIC CALIBRATIO[...]

6 6-11 Understanding calibr ation 10. When prompted to Print Comparison P age , select Yes . V erify that the colors on the page are correct. 11. When Prompted to Ov erwrite Calibration, select Y es. 12. Select Y es to confirm. 13. When calibration is complete , choose Exit Calibr ation. This automatically r estarts y our Fiery SI. Calibrating wit[...]

6 6-12 Color Calibration 8. When prompted, select Y es to print the Measurements page . This page is comprised of swatches of color that will be measured by the densitometer and then compared to the target calibration. After the page is printed, the M easure P age scr een displays. 9. Select Y es and then choose OK. 10. When prompted on the Contr o[...]

6 6-13 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator Removing calibr ation If desired, you can r emove calibration fr om the F iery SI. In general, it is not necessary because any new calibration replaces the existing one. T O REMOVE CALIBRATION USING THE C ONTROL P ANEL : 1. When the Fiery SI restarts , press the Menu k ey when pr ompted to enter Setup. 2.[...]

6 6-14 Color Calibration The F ier y XJ P rint Calibrator main windo w and F ile, E dit, M easurements, S erver , and Window menus appear . Buttons for the main F ier y XJ P rint Calibrator functions appear in this window . The curr ent status is displayed at the bottom of the window . The functions unavailable at a particular time are dimmed and c[...]

6 6-15 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator 3. T o vie w current calibr ation information, choose Calibr ation Status from the Serv er menu. The Server Calibration status dialog displays: the user name of the person who last calibrated the F iery SI, the name of the current F iery SI, the date and time of the current measurement file, the file na[...]

6 6-16 Color Calibration Measurements Measur ements files pro vide toner values that correspond to colors. Y ou can measure a page of swatches with a densitometer and import the measurements. The creation date and time of the current measur ements file appears below the Measur ements icon. If there is no measur ements file, see “ T o create a [...]

6 6-17 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator 2. If you w ant to use a different measur ements file , choose Import from the Measurements menu; if y ou do not want to change the file , go to the Tar get section. 3. When prompted, select the ne w measurements file to use and click OK. T O CREATE A MEASUREMENTS FILE TO BE IMPORTED : 1. Connect the D[...]

6 6-18 Color Calibration 3. Select the port connected to the densitometer in the Select Densitometer pop-up menu. 4. Click Start. 5. Follo w the on-screen instructions to measur e patches. F or instructions, see “Measuring v alues with a DTP32 densitometer” on page 6-8. 6. When you ar e finished, click Accept. Y ou can save the measurements ?[...]

6 6-19 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator W orking with targets T arget files are files containing desired calibration goals. S everal target files are pro vided with the F iery SI, and you can create additional ones as needed. Y ou can then select the target file that corresponds to the type of printing you ar e doing. The text under the T a[...]

6 6-20 Color Calibration 2. If desired, click Local to select a tar get on your w orkstation, if not, go to step 3. 3. Select a target and click OK. T O BACK UP TARGETS : • Choose Backup T ar gets fr om the Serv er menu to cop y the tar get files on the Fiery SI to your w orkstation. F iles are saved in a folder called Backup in the F iery XJ P [...]

6 6-21 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator T O REMOVE TARGETS FROM THE F IERY SI’ S HARD DISK : 1. Choose Remov e T arget from the Server menu. 2. Select the target(s) and click Remo ve . Y ou may want to do this to free up disk space (although these files are small) and to make sure that no one uses the wrong target file. Y ou should always u[...]

6 6-22 Color Calibration Editing calibration Y ou can edit the current calibration curve or the target file, and save the changes as a ne w target calibration file. This allo ws you to fine tune the calibration on your F iery SI to meet your exact specifications. The creation date and time of the current calibration appear under the E dit Calib[...]

6 6-23 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator Y ou can use this dialog box to view measured or target curves or to edit calibration curves. The graph on the left side of the window allo ws you to view and manipulate color output values; the areas on the right allo w you to adjust other values. The View Channels and V iew Curves areas specify which cu[...]

6 6-24 Color Calibration T O VIEW THE MEASURED CURVE : • Click T ar get/Measured and Measur ed in the View Curv es area. These curves represent the values in the measurements file and cannot be changed.[...]

6 6-25 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator N OTE : Y ou can click T arget to compare the target curve to the measured curve. The closer the measured densities are to the target densities, the better the r esults you ’ll get from calibration. T O EDIT THE TARGET CURVE : 1. Click T ar get/Measured and T arget on the right side o f the dialog box. [...]

6 6-26 Color Calibration The rest of the curve adjusts to match the endpoint.[...]

6 6-27 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator T O EDIT CUSTOM CURVES : 1. Click Custom to edit the curve .[...]

6 6-28 Color Calibration 2. From the Apply setting to pop-up menu, choose the channels to be adjusted in the Lightness/Darkness area o f the window . 3. If needed, use the Brightness menu to adjust brightness. Choose Lightest for a substantially lighter image, Darkest for a substantially darker image, or one of the options in between. N OTE : I f y[...]

6 6-29 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator 5. If necessary , in the graph, click and drag points to adjust the curv e . The graph maps input percentage to output percentage in 10% increments. The cur ve you selected appears, and points along the curve are marked so that you can adjust them. N OTE : Y ou should adjust points in this way after y ou [...]

6 6-30 Color Calibration 6. When you ar e finished, click Save T arget and enter a name for the ne w tar get. This saves the target file to your M acintosh or PC hard disk so that you can use it again or continue editing it later . N OTE : I f you edited one of the press standard targets, make sur e that you include the original standard name (SW[...]

6 6-31 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator T O TEST AND APPLY CALIBRATION : 1. Click T est in the Fiery XJ Print Calibr ator main window . 2. Specify which page to print and click Print. 3. When you hav e visually verified that the test page display s appropriate color v alues, click Apply Calibration. 4. Click Continue when prompted to v erify t[...]

6 6-32 Color Calibration Removing calibr ation If desired, you can r emove calibration fr om the F iery SI. In general, it is not necessary because any new calibration replaces the existing one. T O REMOVE CALIBRATION WITH THE F IERY XJ P RINT C ALIBRATOR : 1. Start the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator . 2. Choose Remov e Calibration fr om the Server menu[...]

7 7-1 Printing to the Fiery SI Y ou can print to the Fiery SI directly from UNIX. J obs printed to the F iery SI are sent to the P rint or Hold queue and can be manipulated from M acintosh and PC computers on the network. N OTE : Y ou should print to the H old queue only if you have a M acintosh or PC with F iery XJ Spooler connected to the F iery [...]

7 7-2 Printing with UNIX W orkstations T O PRINT FROM UNIX: • On a sy stem running SunOS4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lpr command to send a job to the Fiery SI as follo ws: lpr <-Pprinter> <-#copies> <filename> F or example, if the P rint queue of your F iery SI is named print_Server , your file is named Sample , and [...]

7 7-3 Printing to the Fiery SI T O REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE : N OTE : U nless you log in as the root user , you can remove only y our own jobs. • On a sy stem running SunOS 4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command to remo ve jobs fr om the queue as follo ws . lprm <-Pprinter> <job #…> Y ou can use the lpq command to ch[...]

A A-1 Error Messages When an error interferes with printing, you will see a message on the F ier y SI Control P anel. F ollo wing are the messages (listed in alphabetical order), with the appr opriate corrective action for each one. Message Correctiv e action/additional information Accessory disabled One of the copier ’ s accessories is disabled.[...]

A A-2 Error Messages Ld ___ in bypass The copier ’ s bypass tray is not loaded with the paper size specified. The F iery SI will print when the bypass tray is loaded with the required paper . Ld ___ tran s bypass The copier ’ s bypass tray is not loaded with the transparency size specified. The Fiery SI will print when the bypass tray is load[...]

A A-3 Error Messages Replace waste bottle The copier waste toner container is full of used toner . Replace the container with a new one according to the instructions in your copier manual. The F iery SI will resume printing when you have r eplaced the waste toner container . Reset copier & XJ P ress the Reset button on the copier and then selec[...]

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C C-1 Tr oubleshooting This section provides some tr oubleshooting guidelines should a problem arise. If you are still unable to resolv e a problem, contact your authorized service/support center . Basic tr oubleshooting tips There are some basic situations that can cause a v ariety of problems. Before you look for a specific problem, use the tips[...]

C C-2 Tr oubleshooting Gener al printing problems If this happens: Try this: The F iery SI doesn ’ t appear in the M acintosh Chooser’ s list of printers 1. On the Macintosh, make sur e that the correct zone is selected and that AppleT alk is active . AppleT alk must be active. The F iery SI may be in a different zone from the one that ’ s se[...]

C C-3 Tr oubleshooting Y ou cannot connect to a F iery SI from a Fiery XJ u tility chooser • Make sur e that no one is calibrating the Fiery SI. If someone is calibrating the F iery SI with the control panel or the F iery XJ Print Calibrator , you can select it in the Chooser , but you cannot connect to it. This insures that only one person is ca[...]

C C-4 Tr oubleshooting F iery SI doesn ’ t respond to a P rint command • Has someone disconnected the copier by selecting Suspend Printing? If the F iery SI system administrator or another user has selected Suspend Prin ting on the F iery SI Control P anel to interrupt printing (so that someone can make a color copy , for example), your print j[...]

C C-5 Tr oubleshooting Message r equests a paper size that you don ’ t have • Cancel the job and do one of the f ollowing: If you are printing a P ostScript file, set the Convert P aper Sizes setting in P rinter Setup on the Control P anel to convert the job to the paper size y ou do have. Y ou can do this to convert between US and metric pape[...]

C C-6 Tr oubleshooting J obs sent to the parallel port do not print • Increase the par allel “P ort Timeout in Seconds” on the Fiery SI Control P anel • On the Fiery SI Control P anel, change the Ignor e EOF Character setting. If you are printing ASCII format P ostScript only , set Ign ore EOF Char acter to N o. If you are printing B inary [...]

C C-7 Tr oubleshooting Pr oblems with print quality . If this happens: Try this: P rint settings for your job output do not match the settings you gave • Make sur e that you did not o verride the setting for the job in another place . F or information about options and overrides, see A ppendix D "Setting J ob Overrides." Y ou get poor p[...]

C C-8 Tr oubleshooting Color output is incorrect • Print the Configuration page and check the calibr ation information. The copier may need to be recalibrated because it has been too long since it was calibrated or because it is using a different target. Y ou should use the copier target if you are going to use ICC ColorSync or ICM pr ofiles, t[...]

C C-9 Tr oubleshooting Pr oblems with calibration If you are calibrating fr om the F iery SI, check the Control P anel for an error message. If this happens: Try this: After calibration, the toner density for a particular color is too high • Open the Edit Calibration windo w and adjust the maximum density for that color . A measurement is out of [...]

C C-10 Tr oubleshooting Pr oblems with Fiery XJ utilities and plug-ins Error message appears on control panel • The numbered err or messages (Error T ype: 8 and Error Type: 11) hav e the follo wing meanings: Error T ype 8 Description—P age did not scan, incorrect page on copier glass. Action—M ake sur e that y ou are using the A utoCal file [...]

C C-11 Tr oubleshooting Fiery XJ Downloader pr oblems If his happens: Try this: Y ou can ’ t print an EPS file using the F iery XJ Downloader • Try printing using the “Sho wpage” option in the Download P ostScript File dialog box. The Showpage (after EPS file) option adds a “ showpage ” P ostScript language command at the end of the p[...]

C C-12 Tr oubleshooting Fiery XJ Scan problems If this happens: Try this: F iery XJ S can does not appear in the Adobe Photoshop Acquire menu • Make sur e that the plug-in is installed correctly in the Photoshop Plug-ins f older . For information on wher e to install softw are , see Getting Started. • In Photoshop, choose Prefer ences/Plug-ins [...]

C C-13 Tr oubleshooting Fiery XJ Spooler problems F iery XJ S can does not let you scan at full resolution • Click Prescan and then set the r esolution. The F iery SI scans at full resolution for an area that is about 25 square inches. When y ou select an area smaller than about 25 square inches, the M ax value increases in the dialog box, and yo[...]

D D-1 Setting Job Overrides J ob Override settings enable you to use all the special features of y our copier and F iery SI. Y ou can set job settings in several places. This table shows wher e options can be set and where they can be o verriden. The underlined option in the leftmost column is the printer’ s default. The settings to the right ov [...]

D D-2 Setting Job Overrides Setting and options (Underlined option is printer’s default) Description Contr ol P anel Print dialog box Print Options/ Print Featur es Fiery XJ Downloader Options Fiery XJ Spooler Overrides Brightness 85% Lightest/90% Lighter/ 95% Light/100% N ormal/ 105% Dark/110% Darker/ 115% Darkest Select 85% for a substantially [...]

D D-3 Setting Job Overrides Media T ype P lain P aper/Thick Paper/ T ransparency/Interleaved U se this option to specify the type of media to be printed on. Select Plain P aper if you will be printing on standard copier paper . Select Thick P aper if you will be printing on heavy paper stock. Select T ransparency if you will be printing on a transp[...]

D D-4 Setting Job Overrides Rendering S tyle P hotographic /P resentation/ Monitor/S olid Color F or more information on this setting, see page D-5. The Photographic CRD optimizes the range of colors on the F iery SI to produce the best results for photographic or bitmapped images. The P resentation CRD optimizes the output of pure, saturated color[...]

D D-5 Setting Job Overrides Rendering Style U se this setting to select a default color rendering dictionary (CRD) to be used when y ou print an R GB file from the A dobe P ostScript P rinter driv er or an application such as Adobe Photoshop 2.5 (or later) that supports P ostScript Level 2. N OTE : Color rendering dictionaries are not used when CM[...]

Index A activity light on Control P anel 1-2 Adobe F ont Do wnloader 5-1 Adobe Photoshop xiii , xiv transfer functions 5-7 Adobe P ostScript Printer Driv er Macintosh 2-1 Windows 3-2 ADOBEPS.DR V 3-2, 3-3, 3-6 Adobe T ype 1 fonts 3-8 Advanced Options dialog bo x, Windo ws 3-8 Alert Status screen 1-3 All Colors to Black option 3-8 AppleT alk 2-1 Aut[...]

I-2 Index D deleting jobs in F iery XJ Spooler 5-20 densitometer for calibration 6-11 problems C-9 using 6-4 Device Options tab in W indows 95 3-11 diagnostics 1-6 DIC target 6-3 display window 1-3 downloading files and fonts 5-1 duplicating jobs in F iery XJ Spooler 5-18 E editing calibration 6-22 EFICOLOR 4-5 Enable Bypass T ray as default optio[...]

I-3 Index Media T ype option D-3 Menu button 1-2 Microsoft P owerP oint Macintosh 2-7 Windows 3-17 Microsoft W ord Macintosh 2-7 Windows 3-17 Mirror option 3-8 Monitor r endering style D-4 moving jobs in F iery XJ Spooler 5-19 N N egative Image option 3-8 N etW are, printing 3-2 N ote 1/Note 2 in F iery XJ Spooler 5-23 Macintosh 2-3 Windows 3-6 num[...]

I-4 Index R Reboot Server command 1-6 Rendering S tyle option D-4 Resampling option in F iery XJ Scan 4-5 resolutions supported xvi restarting the server 1-8 Resume P rinting command 1-6 R GB01.DOC file 3-17 R GB02.PPT file 3-17 R GB Color Reference pages Macintosh 2-7 Windows 3-17 R GB page 01/02 files 2-7 R GB_REF folder 3-17 RIP Status scr ee[...]