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    Fiery SI Color Server USER GUIDE for Xerox digital copier printers
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    . ITC Avant Garde, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. Farallon, PhoneNET PC, and PhoneNET Talk are trademarks of Farallon Computing, Inc. COPS and COPSTalk are
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    can be obtained from your Rank Xerox representative. WARNING: In order to installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications the provisions of VFG 243/1991. The German Postal Services have been advised that this device is being put
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    . You may: a. use the Software solely for your own customary business purposes and solely with Fiery SI; b. use the digitally-encoded machine-readable outline and bitmap programs ("Font Programs") provided with Fiery SI in a special encrypted format ("Coded Font Programs") to reproduce and display
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    for a particular purpose. For warranty service, please contact your authorized service/support center. EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS Party Beneficiary You are hereby notified that Adobe Systems Incorporated, a California corporation located at 303 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, CA 95110 ("Adobe") is a third
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    the Fiery SI works xi About the documentation xii Using this manual xii World Wide Web xii Safety warnings xiii Cleaning the Fiery requirements xiv System requirements for UNIX users xv Specifications xv Supported paper sizes xvi Resolution xvi Chapter 1: Operating the Fiery SI
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    PANTONE books 3-17 Chapter 4: Scanning Jobs Scanning documents 4-1 Chapter 5: Managing Print Jobs Downloading files and fonts 5-1 Printing with the Fiery XJ Downloader 5-4 Downloading and managing printer fonts 5-7
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    ix Table of Contents Using the Fiery XJ Spooler 5-12 Duplicating, copying, moving, and deleting jobs 5-17 Changing print settings for a job 5-20 Using the Job Log 5-22 Chapter 6: Color Calibration Understanding calibration 6-1 How calibration works 6-2 Scheduling calibration 6-3
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    of Contents Appendix C: Troubleshooting Basic troubleshooting tips General printing problems Problems with print quality Problems with calibration Problems with Fiery XJ utilities and plug-ins Fiery XJ Downloader problems Fiery XJ Scan problems Fiery XJ Spooler problems C-1 C-2 C-7 C-9 C-10 C-11
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    's print engine for printing. Even with the Fiery SI installed, you can still use your copier to make copies. Macintosh and PC computers communicate with the Fiery SI by means of a Printer Driver application. Printer description files enable you to use special features of the Fiery SI from the Print
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    Guide explains basic configuration and administration of the Fiery SI for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services printer fonts installed on the Fiery SI, troubleshooting
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    • Apple System software version 7.0 or later • Adobe® PostScript® Printer Driver version 8.0 or later, or Apple® LaserWriter® driver version 7.0 or later; and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files (The current version of the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver and the PPD files are included with the
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    processor and at least 4MB of RAM • A mouse that is supported by Windows • MS-DOS version 5.0 or later • Microsoft® Windows version printer driver and PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. These drivers and PPD files are included with the User Software. Use the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver
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    requirements for UNIX users IPX (Novell) • With an IPX (Novell) network, you need a Novell file server running NetWare software version 3.11 or later that supports Frame Ethernet 802.3 or 802.2, or Ethernet II. System requirements for UNIX users To use the Fiery SI with a UNIX workstation, you need
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    and 12" x 18" paper sizes. Resolution The Fiery SI prints at 400 dots per inch (dpi) on all supported paper sizes. The Fiery SI scans at a maximum resolution that is dependent on the size of the scanned area. For letter or A4 paper sizes,
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    status information about jobs, print special pages, and set up printing. For information about Setup options and how to use them, see the Administrator Guide. Using the Control Panel The Control Panel on the front of the Fiery SI enables you to access special features and view information about jobs
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    11-2 Operating the Fiery SI Activity light The activity light indicates the current Fiery SI activity. If the light is: Solid red There is an error causing printing and scanning to be disabled, and the Fiery SI is idle. Flashing red There is an error causing printing and scanning to be
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    Fiery SI is doing. Only the icons for the screens that are currently available appear. The screens are: Alert Status If there is a problem with processing a job or printing functions, an error message appears on the Control Panel. For information on error messages, see Appendix A "Error Messages
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    the following information: Server Name-The Fiery SI name. Status-The current status of the Fiery SI. The Fiery SI status can be: Idle, Initializing, Busy, Processing, Printing, or Scanning. Number of MB-The space (in megabytes) available on the Fiery SI hard disk. Version-The system software version
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    copier and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot problems with the copier or the Fiery SI. The following information is listed: Server Name, Printer using these screens to set up the Fiery SI, see the Administrator Guide. Color Charts-Prints samples of the RGB, CMY, and PANTONE colors
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    communication between the copier and the Fiery SI after you have finished making copies. This command is provided for service representatives. Use the line selection buttons to select the diagnostic test you want to run and choose OK. Contact your authorized service/support technician for information
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    off position Diagnostic messages appear on the Control Panel. If any diagnostics fail, more information and instructions appear. Contact your service representative if the Fiery SI encounters problems while running the diagnostics. When the diagnostics are finished, the following message is displayed
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    View the options in the Setup menus. For information on these settings, see the Administrator Guide. Install Software Install new system software. This should be done only by your Fiery SI service representative. Format Disk Reformat the Fiery SI hard disk. This should be done only by your
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    11-9 Using the Control Panel Shutting down the Fiery SI You may need to shut down the Fiery SI for service. When you do so, fonts that have been downloaded to the hard disk drive are not deleted. Print jobs in the Hold and Printed queues
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    ; select LaserWriter if you are using the LaserWriter Printer Driver. 4. If your network is divided into zones, select the zone in which the Fiery SI is located. 5. Select the Fiery SI in the list that appears. The names of all supported printers in the zone appear in the Chooser window. NOTE: If
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    with the Fiery SI. 5. Choose Print from the application's File menu. 6. Select the settings you want. NOTE: Print dialog boxes vary across applications and printer drivers. If you can select a Paper Source, specify the paper tray to use for the job. For example, you can specify that the job should
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    Driver and the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 8.3 may show different options. See your documentation for information. Selecting ColorSync Color Matching, activates the ColorSync ICC profiles. If you choose this option, be sure to select the Printer Profile that corresponds to your copier
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    tray You can use the Fiery SI to print manually fed pages on the copier if you want to print on special paper or Xerox-recommended transparencies from the bypass tray. You can also use the bypass tray for paper sizes such as A6 and 11" x 18" (model 5750 only). There are several ways to print manually
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    22-5 Using the color reference pages 4. From your application, choose Bypass Tray as the Paper Source in the Page Setup or Print dialog box. If Interleaved mode is chosen in the Print Options dialog box, one of the paper trays must be loaded with a paper the same size and orientation as the
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    corresponding cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values in any application that supports CMYK. Color Charts The color charts are a PostScript version of the Control Panel. They are designed to look best when the copier is calibrated to the copier standard and not one of the press standards. TO PRINT
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    standard PANTONE colors as they appear when printed on a Fiery SI. There are PANTONE books that simulate coated and uncoated paper stock for all supported devices. TO PRINT AND USE THE PANTONE BOOKS: 1. Use the Fiery XJ Downloader to download the Coated or Uncoated PostScript file that corresponds to
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    SI, see the Administrator Guide. For information on how to connect to the Fiery SI over the network, install printer drivers, and install the Fiery you do not have a Fiery SI and are preparing files to take to a service bureau or other location, you should print your final files to the File port.
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    printer port that is connected to the Fiery SI's parallel port. Select one of the local ports: LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3. For instructions, the Administrator Guide for information about connecting a server to the Fiery SI. You can print from Windows 95 with the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows
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    33-3 Setting printing options Printing with Windows NT You can print from Windows NT with the Printer Driver included with Windows NT. It does not support additional PostScript Level 2 features, so you cannot set any Fiery SI-specific options. See Getting Started for information about the Windows NT
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    Computers 6. Select the appropriate information for your file and click OK. Select Use PostScript Level 2 Features, Send Full Color Data, Match Color Across Printers, Margins: Default, Protocol Options: Default, and PostScript Performance: Optimize for Speed. NOTE: Setting Match Color Across
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    the Paper, Features, and PostScript windows override the settings specified in Printer Setup on the Fiery SI. You can override some of these settings in the Fiery XJ Spooler Override Print Settings window. If you choose Printer's default for any of the options in the Features dialog box, the
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    33-6 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers TO PRINT WITH THE ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER WITH WINDOWS 3.X OR WINDOWS 95: 1. Choose Print in your application. The Color Printer Job Notes dialog box appears. 2. Enter your User and Document name and any notes in the Note 1 and Note 2 boxes. This
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    33-7 Setting printing options 2. Use the Print Setup dialog box to specify information about the printer setup such as the paper size and paper orientation. NOTE: Print Setup dialog boxes vary across applications. 3. Click Options in the Print Setup dialog box.
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    to the Fiery SI. In most cases, you should set the Send to Printer option to Adobe Type 1, and you should not use the Use Substitution Table only the option of 400 dpi because the Fiery SI is a 400 dpi printer. Halftone settings have no effect on the output. Selecting Negative Image changes black
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    33-9 Setting printing options TO CHANGE THE PRINTER SETUP WITH THE WINDOWS 95 PRINTER DRIVER: 1. Double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Printers icon. 3. Select the icon for your Fiery SI. 4. Choose Properties from the File menu.
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    33-10 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 5. Click the Paper tab and enter information about the paper size and paper orientation.
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    Overrides." (You must scroll to see all the popup menus.) The settings you select in the Device Options window override the settings specified in Printer Setup on the Fiery SI. You can override some of these settings in the Fiery XJ Spooler Override Print Settings window. If you select
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    33-12 Printing with PC-Compatible Computers 7. Click the Graphics tab.
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    is ICM-aware, choosing this option activitates the color rendering dictionaries (CRDs) and allows you to take advantage of PostScript Level 2 features. 10. Close the printer window.
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    tray You can use the Fiery SI to print manually fed pages on the copier if you want to print on a special paper Xerox-recommended transparencies from the bypass tray. You can also use the bypass tray for paper sizes such as A6 and 11" x 18" (model 5750 only). There are several ways to print manually
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    33-15 Using the color reference pages Using the color reference pages The Fiery SI User Software includes several types of color reference pages that you can view and print to see the full range of colors available from your Fiery SI. • The CMYK Color Reference pages enable you to view and print
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    corresponding cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values in any application that supports CMYK. Color charts The color charts are a PostScript version of the Control Panel. They are designed to look best when the copier is calibrated to the copier standard and not one of the press standards. TO PRINT
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    standard PANTONE colors as they appear when printed on a Fiery SI. There are PANTONE books that simulate coated and uncoated paper stock for all supported devices. TO PRINT AND USE THE PANTONE BOOKS: 1. Use the Fiery XJ Downloader to download the Coated or Uncoated PostScript file that corresponds to
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    plug-in module that enables you to perform additional functions with your Fiery SI. Fiery 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 Fiery XJ software. You cannot use the Fiery SI Photoshop plug
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    size of the original from the menu. You can scan a Letter or A4 original from the copier. Resolution-Specify a value for the resolution. Changing the resolution changes the image size. The maximum resolution supported by your Fiery SI appears in the dialog box. Scan Mode (Full Color, Grayscale, or
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    44-3 Scanning documents 6. Click Prescan. The image appears on the left side of the window.
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    44-4 Scanning Jobs TO SELECT OPTIONS AND COMPLETE THE SCAN: 1. Drag the cursor to select the area of the prescan image that you want to acquire, or enter the area to acquire in the Selection area. In the Selection area, you can specify: Units (inches, centimeters, picas, points, ciceros, or pixels)-
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    Select the color conversion to use: Calibrated RGB or Match Copy (the default copier CMYK conversion). You should use Calibrated RGB if you will be using EFICOLOR or if you may want to print the image to any other printer. You should choose Match Copy to match colors in a copy from the
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    Encapsulated PostScript files directly to the Fiery SI without using the application they were created in. The Fiery XJ Downloader also enables you to manage printer fonts on the Fiery SI. • The Fiery XJ Spooler™ is a utility that allows you to view the order and priority of print jobs, delete jobs
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    55-2 Managing Print Jobs TO VIEW INFORMATION WITH THE FIERY XJ DOWNLOADER: 1. Double-click the Fiery XJ Downloader icon or choose Fiery XJ Downloader from the Windows 95 Start button. 2. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appears and click Connect or OK. The Fiery XJ Downloader's Status
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    Display status window About the Downloader Click this button to download a file or font to the Fiery SI. Click this button to display a list of printer fonts on the Fiery SI's hard disk. Click this button to display the status window for the current Fiery SI. Click this button to view
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    the amount of a job processed when you download a job to the printer. The Fiery XJ Hard Disk region displays the amount of available disk applications, you can save Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files. If you experience problems printing EPS files with the Fiery XJ Downloader, you can print the file
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    55-5 Downloading files and fonts 3. Choose Download from the File menu or click the Download button. A dialog box containing a list of files appears.
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    Type) menu. You 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 Fiery XJ Downloader; All Files will list all files. NOTE: You can download files and fonts in the same batch. 5. Select where to
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    the dialog box that appears, and then click Connect. Downloading and managing printer fonts Before printing a PostScript or EPS file containing fonts that are on the Fiery SI's hard disk, you must download the fonts manually. The Fiery SI comes with 39 PostScript fonts. These include regular,
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    printer driver, click the Fonts tab and select Send TrueType Fonts to This Printer as Type 1. To do this with the Windows 3.x printer driver, set the Send to Printer you'll need to install them yourself. See Getting Started for instructions. Occasionally, you may want to use PostScript (Macintosh) or
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    application, the application automatically downloads any fonts used in your document that are not already installed on the Fiery SI, as long as the printer fonts are installed in your System Folder. These fonts remain in the Fiery SI only until your document has printed. If you print the same
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    55-10 Managing Print Jobs TO VIEW FONT INFORMATION: 1. Choose Font List from the File menu or click the Font List button. The Font List window appears with Update, Print, and Delete buttons in the title bar. The icons are: Update Click this icon to update the information in the font list window.
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    button to print the font list. 4. Select a font and click the Delete button to delete the font. Shift-click to select multiple fonts. NOTE: The printer fonts included with the Fiery SI (resident fonts) are locked. Locked fonts appear with a lock icon next to the name and cannot be deleted.
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    55-12 Managing Print Jobs Using the Fiery XJ Spooler The Fiery XJ Spooler lets you monitor and manipulate the print jobs that you send to the Fiery SI. It also lets system administrators track and manage all users' print jobs. Spooler jobs can be in one of the following queues: Print Normal
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    55-13 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler TO USE THE FIERY XJ SPOOLER: 1. Double-click the Fiery XJ Spooler icon or choose Fiery XJ Spooler from the Windows 95 Start button. 2. Select the Fiery SI in the Chooser window that appears. 3. Click Connect or OK. The Fiery XJ Spooler main window and File, Edit,
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    55-14 Managing Print Jobs Server name Current Print and RIP status Name of the job currently printing Name of the job currently processing Scroll list of every document sent to the Print Queue Scroll list of every document sent to the Hold Queue Jobs with PostScript errors appear in Printed queue
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    Printed queue and appear with the Printed icon. Jobs are stored in the Printed queue until the limit set by your system administrator in the Printer Setup on the Control Panel is reached. If a PostScript error occurred while a job was printing, it appears in the Printed queue with an Alert icon
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    Spooler behaves. The Preferences window appears. You can use this window to specify that the Fiery SI: Update Automatically every n seconds or Update Manually-This option lets you specify whether the Fiery XJ Spooler main window is automatically updated every 20 seconds (or at an interval that you
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    Update icon. Confirm file deletion-Select this if you want a confirmation dialog box to appear before you delete a file. 5. If you selected Manual updating in the Preferences window, choose Update from the Window menu to update the information in the Fiery XJ Spooler window. 6. To display information
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    55-18 Managing Print Jobs Duplicating jobs You can duplicate jobs in the Print, Printed, and Hold queues: • If you want to change printing parameters in the Override Print Settings window without losing the original settings. • If you want to print more than 20 copies to the sorter. (The maximum
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    55-19 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler TO COPY A JOB TO ANOTHER QUEUE: 1. Select the job that you want to copy by 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.
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    the Override Print Settings dialog box. The settings in this dialog box override the settings in the Print Options dialog box and the Control Panel Printer Setup. You can change printing parameters only for jobs in the Hold, Print, and Printed queue sections of the Fiery XJ Spooler main window. You
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    55-21 Using the Fiery XJ Spooler TO CHANGE PRINT SETTINGS FOR A JOB: 1. Double-click a job or select the job and choose Override Print Settings from the Edit menu. The Override Print Settings window appears. 2. Choose the new settings from the pop-up menus. If you select Default Settings, the job
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    into a spreadsheet or word processing application for job accounting purposes. All jobs printed to the queues, printed by direct connection, and scanned from the copier are listed in the Job Log. TO DISPLAY, PRINT, AND SAVE THE JOB LOG: 1. Choose Show Job Log from the Window menu. 2. Specify the
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    the Fiery XJ Spooler The information in the note fields is specified in the Print dialog box if you are using the Adobe PostScript printer driver. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view all fields in the Job Log window. Print Export Update Print Export Update
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    55-24 Managing Print Jobs 6. Enter a name for the log file, and click Save. The Job Log is saved as a text file, and the Job Log window reappears. You can view the information in any application that can read a text file. Items are separated by tabs. 7. If you entered the Administrator password, you
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    you can set up the Fiery XJ Spooler to notify you if there is a problem with printing. To use this feature: • Both PageNOW! and the Fiery XJ Set up your user name in PageNOW! See the PageNOW! documentation for instructions. 2. Choose PageNow username from the Fiery XJ Spooler Administrator menu.
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    your Fiery SI ensures consistent, reliable color output. You can calibrate the Fiery SI in several ways: • Scan a page from the copier glass and use automatic calibration (AutoCal™). • Connect a densitometer to your Fiery SI and calibrate it from the Control Panel. • Connect a densitometer
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    to use the copier's ICC profile to print CMYK data or the Color Rendering Dictionaries (CRD). The CRDs are used if you print an RGB file from Photoshop, or if you use a PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver (Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Macintosh, Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows, or
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    SI is subject to wide fluctuations in temperature or humidity, you should calibrate every few hours. In general, to get the best performance from your copier, calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality. If you need to split a print job into two or more batches, it is especially
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    Fiery SI system. If your solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow or black) look less saturated with time, show the pages to the copier or printer technician to find out if an adjustment can be made to improve the output. Checking calibration status Before printing a job, you should check to
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    66-5 Understanding calibration TO CONNECT THE X-RITE DTP32: 1. Plug the square end of the interface cable (like a modular phone plug) into the I/O port on the side of the X-Rite DTP32. Square connector 2. Attach the round 8-pin mini-connector to the modem port on the back of your Macintosh. Or
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    66-6 Color Calibration 3. If you are using a Macintosh, attach the round 4-pin mini-connector to one of the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports. The Macintosh ADB port provides power to the DTP32. 4. If you are using a PC, a Macintosh without an ADB port available (or a PowerBook), or the Fiery SI, use
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    gure the densitometer to factory defaults and save the settings. (See the densitometer manual for details.) Factory default settings for the X-Rite DTP32 are: Page 1 by the words INSERT CAL STRIP. 5. Position the strip guide at 5. Strip guide 6. Insert the arrow end of the Auto-Cal strip into
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    appears, try cleaning the strip (see your X-Rite DTP32 Operating Manual). 7. Recalibrate the densitometer at least once month. Measuring values the Control Panel or Fiery XJ Print Calibrator, position the pointer on the strip guide to 15 and click OK on the Control Panel or Fiery XJ Print Calibrator
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    in the densitometer display. 8. When prompted, move the page guide to 15 and measure the black column. After the black strip is measured, Pass #4 of 4 OK! appears in the densitometer display. NOTE: If there is a problem measuring a color, follow the instructions on the densitometer to remeasure it.
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    and click OK. Position the page as you would a standard portrait copy with the top of the page at the far edge of the copier glass. The copier scans the page on the glass, creates a measurements table, and automatically compares it to the target you selected. It then adjusts measurements to match
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    a serial port to connect the densitometer to. Contact your authorized service/support center for information about Fiery SI hardware. TO CALIBRATE WITH A DENSITOMETER: 1. Connect the DTP32 densitometer to your Fiery SI For instructions, see "Setting up the densitometer" on page 6-4. 2. Restart the
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    the cyan strip in the densitometer. See "Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer" on page 6-8 for instructions. Status messages display the progress of scanning and collecting measurements. If there is a problem, you may need to calibrate your densitometer. See "To calibrate the X-Rite DTP32:" on
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    Choose Remove Calibration. 5. When prompted, verify that you want to proceed with removing calibration. The current calibration curves are removed and the printer is uncalibrated. After calibration is removed, you can download a new calibration. Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator The Fiery XJ Print
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    66-14 Color Calibration The Fiery XJ Print Calibrator main window and File, Edit, Measurements, Server, and Window menus appear. Buttons for the main Fiery XJ Print Calibrator functions appear in this window. The current status is displayed at the bottom of the window. The functions unavailable at a
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    66-15 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator Edit Calibration Test Apply Calibration Allows you to view the current measured and target curves and customize the selected target. Prints a page so that you can view the results of calibration before changing the calibration on the Fiery SI. Updates the
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    66-16 Color Calibration Measurements Measurements files provide toner values that correspond to colors. You can measure a page of swatches with a densitometer and import the measurements. The creation date and time of the current measurements file appears below the Measurements icon. If there is no
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    DTP32 densitometer to your Macintosh or PC. 2. Choose Densitometer from the Measurements menu. NOTE: Creating a measurements file from a densitometer connected to your PC is not supported with Windows 3.x.
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    the port connected to the densitometer in the Select Densitometer pop-up menu. 4. Click Start. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to measure patches. For instructions, see "Measuring values with a DTP32 densitometer" on page 6-8. 6. When you are finished, click Accept. You can save the measurements
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    66-19 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator Working with targets Target files are files containing desired calibration goals. Several target files are provided with the Fiery SI, and you can create additional ones as needed. You can then select the target file that corresponds to the type of printing you
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    66-20 Color Calibration 2. If desired, click Local to select a target on your workstation, if not, go to step 3. 3. Select a target and click OK. TO BACK UP TARGETS: • Choose Backup Targets from the Server menu to copy the target files on the Fiery SI to your workstation. Files are saved in a folder
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    66-21 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator TO REMOVE TARGETS FROM THE FIERY SI'S HARD DISK: 1. Choose Remove Target from the Server menu. 2. Select the target(s) and click Remove. You 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
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    66-22 Color Calibration Editing calibration You can edit the current calibration curve or the target file, and save the changes as a new target calibration file. This allows you to fine tune the calibration on your Fiery SI to meet your exact specifications. The creation date and time of the current
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    Black), or in any combination. This aids in fine tuning edits and when editing curves on a monochrome screen. NOTE: If all channels are turned on initially, they may overlap so you will have to move or turn off the topmost channel to see other channels. 3. In the View Curves area, verify
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    66-24 Color Calibration TO VIEW THE MEASURED CURVE: • Click Target/Measured and Measured in the View Curves area. These curves represent the values in the measurements file and cannot be changed.
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    66-25 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator NOTE: You can click Target to compare the target curve to the measured curve. The closer the measured densities are to the target densities, the better the results you'll get from calibration. TO EDIT THE TARGET CURVE: 1. Click Target/Measured and Target on
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    66-26 Color Calibration The rest of the curve adjusts to match the endpoint.
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    66-27 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator TO EDIT CUSTOM CURVES: 1. Click Custom to edit the curve.
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    66-28 Color Calibration 2. From the Apply setting to pop-up menu, choose the channels to be adjusted in the Lightness/Darkness area of 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,
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    66-29 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator 5. If necessary, in the graph, click and drag points to adjust the curve. The graph maps input percentage to output percentage in 10% increments. The curve you selected appears, and points along the curve are marked so that you can adjust them. NOTE: You
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    66-30 Color Calibration 6. When you are finished, click Save Target and enter a name for the new target. This saves the target file to your Macintosh or PC hard disk so that you can use it again or continue editing it later. NOTE: If you edited one of the press standard targets, make sure that you
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    66-31 Using the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator TO TEST AND APPLY CALIBRATION: 1. Click Test in the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator main window. 2. Specify which page to print and click Print. 3. When you have visually verified that the test page displays appropriate color values, click Apply Calibration. 4.
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    Remove Calibration from the Server menu. 3. When prompted, verify that you want to proceed with removing calibration. The current calibration curves are removed and the printer is uncalibrated.
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    queue to the Print queue. The queue name and Fiery SI printer name are established by your system administrator. Contact your system administrator can be used to send print jobs to a Fiery SI. See your UNIX manual pages or other documentation for information about UNIX commands. NOTE: Make sure that
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    -n 2 Sample TO DISPLAY A LIST OF JOBS IN THE QUEUE: • On a system running SunOS 4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lpq command to see printer jobs in the queue as follows: lpq For example, if the Print queue of your Fiery SI is named print_Server, type: lpq -Pprint_Server Your
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    77-3 Printing to the Fiery SI TO REMOVE JOBS FROM THE QUEUE: NOTE: Unless you log in as the root user, you can remove only your own jobs. • On a system running SunOS 4 or another BSD-based variant, use the lprm command to remove jobs from the queue as follows. lprm You can use
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    the cable is securely connected to both the Fiery SI and the copier. There is an unidentified problem with the copier. See the copier user interface for additional messages. The copier will resume printing when the problem is corrected. The Suspend Printing option has been selected from the Function
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    tray 2 Ld ___ in tray 3 No toner Paper jam Press "Clear All" The copier's bypass tray is not loaded with the paper size specified. The Fiery SI will print when the bypass tray is loaded with the required paper. The copier's bypass tray is not loaded with the transparency size specified. The Fiery
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    -3 Error Messages Replace waste bottle Reset copier & XJ Sorter limit exceeded Sorter problem Unknown error Warming Up 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 Fiery SI will resume printing
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    BB-1 Type Examples Appendix B: Type Examples Times ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Helvetica ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Helvetica Narrow ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Helvetica Condensed
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    BB-2 Type Examples New Century Schoolbook ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 ITC Zapf Dingbats )0123456789@ABCDEFGHIPQRS `abcdefghipqrstËuÌvwxy‚ƒ„ ITC Zapf Chancery ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Symbol Courier
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    , contact your authorized service/support center. Basic troubleshooting tips There are some basic situations that can cause a variety of problems. Before you look for a specific problem, use the tips in this list. 1. Check the power and cables for your Fiery SI, copier, and computer. 2. Check
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    CC-2 Troubleshooting General printing problems If this happens: Try this: The Fiery SI doesn't appear in the Macintosh Chooser's list of printers 1. On the Macintosh, make sure that the correct zone is still does not appear in the Chooser, contact your authorized service/support center.
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    CC-3 Troubleshooting If this happens: 95 and Windows NT printing with TCP/IP and SPX/IPX. See Getting Started for instructions. • Print to a queue instead of to the direct connection. When you print to Select a tray that supports printing special paper or transparencies such as the Bypass Tray.
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    Troubleshooting If this happens: Fiery SI doesn't respond to a Print command Try this: • Has someone disconnected the copier printers" on page C-2." • Make sure that the copier is switched on. Someone may have turned the copier administrator or your authorized service/support center. • Verify that
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    in the copier manual. 3. Try making a copy. If you can make a copy, proceed to step 4. 4. Restart the Fiery SI, and when you see Idle on the status line of the Fiery SI display, try printing a test page again. If the test page still fails to print, contact your authorized service/support center.
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    CC-6 Troubleshooting If this happens: Jobs sent to the parallel port do not print Try port you are using, and make sure that the driver selected is the standard Printer Port driver instead of the ECP Port, EPP Port, or any other driver. For information about changing this setting, see your Windows
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    Troubleshooting Problems with problem within your application software. If the test page or copy are wrong, your copier may need to be calibrated or adjusted in some other way. • Adjust the image's Brightness setting in the Print Options (Macintosh), Print Features (Adobe PostScript Printer Driver
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    CC-8 Troubleshooting If this happens: Color output is incorrect Color file prints in black and white Desktop Color Separations (DCS) format images print incorrectly QuickDraw fill patterns print as solids Try this: • Print the Configuration page and check the calibration information. The copier may
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    CC-9 Troubleshooting Problems with calibration If you are calibrating from the Fiery SI, check the Control Panel for an error message. If this happens: Try a press standard, you must include the name of the standard. Otherwise, the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator prints the images for the copier target.
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    copier glass. If you still encounter this error message, there may be a problem with print quality. Have your copier serviced. Problems with Fiery XJ utilities and plug-ins General problem ins. See Getting Started for installation instructions and troubleshooting information. 1. Make sure that
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    CC-11 Troubleshooting Fiery XJ Downloader problems If his happens: You can't print an EPS file using the Fiery XJ Downloader You have problems downloading a it was created. • Try printing the EPS file on the media in the manual feed tray. • Make sure that the job does not contain a PostScript error.
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    fic copier or the Color Rendering Dictionaries (CRDs). The CRDs are used if you print a CMYK file from Photoshop, an RGB file with a PostScript Level 2 Printer Driver (Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Macintosh, Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows, or Apple LaserWriter Printer Driver version
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    CC-13 Troubleshooting If this happens: Fiery XJ Scan does not let you scan at full inches, the Max value increases in the dialog box, and you can set a higher resolution. Fiery XJ Spooler problems If this happens: You can't move or delete jobs in the Macintosh Fiery XJ Spooler Try this: • Choose
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    of your copier and instructions, see the Administrator Guide. For information about your Fiery SI's current settings, choose Print Pages/ Configuration from the Functions menu on the Control Panel. The Configuration page lists all current settings. If you are using a printer driver that supports
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    Job Overrides Setting and options (Underlined option is printer's default) Description Control Panel Print dialog box if it is a full-color document or select Grayscale if it is a grayscale document. Copier Mode Photo/Map This option allows you to specify No No Yes No No the document
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    Setting and options (Underlined option is printer's default) Description Control Panel Print dialog on. Transparency/Interleaved Select Plain Paper if you will be printing on standard copier paper. Select Thick Paper if you will be printing on heavy paper Source supports Transparency media.
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    Underlined option is printer's default) Description spot colors such as those found in company logos or corporate charts and graphs. Sharpness Change the Sharpness setting to Softer to make edges less defined. Sorter Mode If your copier is equipped with a Yes No Yes No Yes On/Off sorter
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    a default color rendering dictionary (CRD) to be used when you print an RGB file from the Adobe PostScript Printer driver or an application such as Adobe Photoshop 2.5 (or later) that supports PostScript Level 2. NOTE: Color rendering dictionaries are not used when CMYK files are sent to the Fiery SI
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    xiv transfer functions 5-7 Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Macintosh 2-1 Windows 3-2 ADOBEPS.DRV file 2-6 CMYK-REF.ps file 3-16 color, problems C-8 Colorchart.ps file 2-6 Color Charts pages Macintosh messages 1-3 Control Panel Map, printing 1-5 Copier Mode option D-2 copies, specifiying D-2 copying
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    jobs 5-20 duplicating jobs 5-18 moving jobs 5-19 preferences 5-16 problems C-13 font list displaying 5-3, 5-11 printing 1-5, 5-3, 5-11 Format Log in Fiery XJ Spooler 5-22 printing 1-5 L LaserWriter driver xiii LaserWriter Printer Driver 2-1 light on Control Panel 1-2 Linear target 6-3 list of
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    sizes supported xvi paper tray, bypass 2-4, 3-14 parallel port printing with 3-1 problems C-6 password printer fonts 5-7 Printer's Default setting 2-3, 3-5, 3-11 Printers dialog box, Windows 3-6 printer setup with Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 3-3 with Windows PostScript Printer Driver
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    supported xvi troubleshooting C-1 TrueType fonts 3-8 turning off the server 1-9 U UNIX printing 7-1 setting up printing 7-1 Use image color matching (slower) option in Windows 95 3-13 W warnings xiii Windows system requirements xiv Windows 3.x, PostScript printer driver 3-2 Windows 95 Printer Driver
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USER GUIDE
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Xerox digital copier printers
Fiery SI Color Server