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Validate all transaction setups

You can validate all available transaction setups. The report displays for every transaction setup
the tray selection mechanism ([Tray to media] or [Tray to tray]) and the number of valid and
invalid trays. For transaction setups with problems, use the [Validate] option to get more
information.

1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Transaction printing]

→

[Transaction setups].

2. Click [Validate all].
3. The report appears.

[80] Example of validation report for all transaction setups

4. Check the number of invalid trays and take action if required.
5. Click [OK] to close the report.

Validate all transaction setups

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Summary of Contents for VarioPrint 6000 Series

Page 1: ...VarioPrint 6000 line Operation guide VarioPrint 6180 6220 6270 6330 2020 Canon Production Printing ...

Page 2: ...me to time without notice CANON PRODUCTION PRINTING SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION Language Translation of the original instructions that are in British English Trademarks Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc PRISMA PRISMAprepare SRA VarioPrint are trademarks...

Page 3: ...he ease of operation 31 What the print system can do for you 32 Control panel 33 Settings Editor 36 PRISMAsync Remote Manager 38 PRISMAsync Remote Match 40 Media based workflow 42 Learn about the document printing workflow 43 Transaction printing workflow 44 Chapter 4 Start the print system 47 The power buttons and power modes 48 Turn on the system 50 Shut down the system 51 Restart the system 52 ...

Page 4: ...nt files on hotfolders 106 Print a file from a USB drive 107 Print a page number via PRISMAsync 109 Chapter 7 Plan the workload remotely 111 PRISMAsync Remote Manager optional 112 Use the Remote Control app to monitor printing 113 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 115 Manage the jobs in the queue 116 Learn about job management in the queues 116 Search filter and select jobs 120 Move jobs to another destinat...

Page 5: ... to print 196 Rename a job 197 Change the use of separator sheets 198 Print your jobs using the control panel 199 Reprint a job 199 Select more than one job for printing 200 Print a job ticket 201 Make a proof 202 Stop the printer 203 Duplicate jobs 205 Delete print jobs 206 Variable data printing 207 Variable data printing 207 Convert a job to a variable data job 208 The Transaction section optio...

Page 6: ...ide 1 267 Perform a media registration for standard size media Adjust the X length of side 1 269 Perform a media registration for standard size media Adjust the Z position of side 2 270 Perform a media registration for standard size media Adjust the X position of side 1 271 Perform a media registration for standard size media Adjust the X position of side 2 272 Perform a media registration for lar...

Page 7: ...s to the staplers 311 Add staples 312 Close the doors and covers 315 Chapter 13 PRISMAlytics Dashboard 317 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting 319 Troubleshooting 320 Troubleshooting for light weight media 323 Store the logging in case of software errors 327 Create and download a log file 328 Chapter 15 Specifications 335 Product specifications 336 Environmental 338 Print speed 339 PRISMAsync controller sp...

Page 8: ...Contents 8 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 10: ...erations that may lead to death or injury to persons if not performed correctly To use the machine safely always pay attention to these warnings CAUTION Indicates a caution concerning operations that may lead to in jury to persons if not performed correctly To use the ma chine safely always pay attention to these cautions This indication can concern hazards that have a specific CAU TION symbol The...

Page 11: ...highly recommended Body protection symbols This manual uses the following body protection symbols to indicate that it is important to protect yourself before performing a specific task or action Symbol Type of symbol Indicates IMPORTANT Hand protection Wear the mentioned type of gloves when you perform this task or action IMPORTANT Eye protection Use the mentioned type of eye protection when you p...

Page 12: ...e experts on these areas as well Below you find five different roles that are used in this operation guide The tasks of the expert focus on how to translate media requirements of customers into system and job settings The tasks of the prepress focus on the translation of specific customer requests into job settings They can work with PRISMAprepare or PRISMAproduction to prepare documents or data f...

Page 13: ... handling instructions of chapter 11 This chapter contains also a section about how to use light weight media Maintenance instructions teach you how to keep the print system running Chapter 12 Chapter 13 informs you about the PRISMAlytics Dashboard Chapter 14 has information about the solving of problems Chapter 15 gives the specifications about your product Optionals described in this operation g...

Page 14: ...Information in this operation guide 14 Chapter 1 Introduction VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Explore the print system ...

Page 16: ...ion provides a short description of the main features of the printer Overview of the main features Gemini Instant Duplex Technology that enables the printing of both sides of a sheet at the same time Advanced scheduling concept on the control panel to keep the machine running Load and assign the media while the printer prints Unload the media while the printer prints Assign the media while the pri...

Page 17: ...l panel The control panel helps you with your daily work for ex ample the scheduling of the jobs Furthermore the con trol panel helps you to solve errors or perform mainte nance tasks see Control panel on page 33 2 Operator attention light The operator attention light enables you to check the status of the system from a distance see The operator attention light on page 241 4 Introduction to the ma...

Page 18: ...nfigura tion The system supports up to 3 stackers see The out put locations on page 21 6 Finisher optional The finisher on top of the stacker is an optional output location for the print jobs The finisher can staple the jobs see The output locations on page 21 7 Roll feeder optional A roll feeder is an optional device that adds paper input capacity to your printer When you use a roll feeder you ca...

Page 19: ...rd paper module or in combination with a standard paper module You can install a maximum of 3 paper modules Contact your local authorized dealer for more information about the Flex XL PIM See also Flex XL paper input module on page 29 This section describes the control panel on each paper module NOTE You can use the control panel on the paper modules to open the paper trays and load the media Howe...

Page 20: ... the paper tray The Trays view on the control panel indicates that no media is assigned to the paper tray 5 The Not assigned button This button applies to the paper tray where you just put the media You can press the Not assigned button when you load a new media type into a paper tray without defining this media type on the control panel first Then the printer cannot accidentally use the media in ...

Page 21: ...ription 1 Stacker The stacker is the default output location of the machine The stacker capacity is 6 000 sheets in 2 stacks of 3 000 sheets each 80 g m or 20 lb bond The stacker does not contain staple cartridges Therefore the stacker cannot be the output location for jobs that require staples 2 System output The system output is the output location for the following prints Error prints Sample pr...

Page 22: ...is 3 700 sheets 80 g m or 20 lb bond NOTE The output trays cannot receive tab sheets 4 Finisher upper output The finisher upper output is part of the finisher The upper output can receive all formats However the upper output is mainly intended for large media or jobs with mixed size media The maximum capacity of the upper output is 500 sheets 80 g m or 20 lb bond NOTE The upper output does not con...

Page 23: ...tray without modifying your paper tray It allows you to increase the media input capacity When you use the Form Assist Module your stack of special media will stay straight This allows you to load more media into the paper tray and to increase your productivity The Form Assist Module is delivered with Installation instructions IMPORTANT The variety of special media makes it difficult to predict wh...

Page 24: ...ght The following table gives you an indication of the weight of the most common media you can lift with the EasyLift Media Number of sheets weight in kg lbs 100 sheets 500 sheets 1000 sheets 2000 sheets A4 80 gr 0 5 kg 1 1 lbs 2 5 kg 5 5 lbs 5 0 kg 11 0 lbs 10 0 kg 22 0 lbs A3 80 gr 1 0 kg 2 2 lbs 5 0 kg 11 0 lbs 10 0 kg 22 lbs Too heavy Letter 20 lbs 0 5 kg 1 0 lbs 2 3 kg 5 0 lbs 4 5 kg 10 0 lbs...

Page 25: ...a or JIS B5 you will have to register this media first NOTE If you are printing on 7 x 10 inch media or on JIS B5 it is important that the paper tray contain enough media The dashboard informs you when to load media NOTE Remove the device from the paper tray when you want to load other media than the 7 x 10 inch media or JIS B5 NOTE When you use the 7 x 10 Statement Size Support the dashboard info...

Page 26: ...Action Illustration 4 Flip the metal plates over to the left hand side over the media 5 Close the paper tray 7 x 10 Statement Size Support 26 Chapter 2 Explore the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 27: ...n the dual paper tray The capacity of the dual paper tray is 3 300 A4 Letter sheets instead of 1 700 sheets bulk tray The capacity of the left hand stack is 1 800 A4 Letter sheets The capacity of the right hand stack is 1 600 A4 Letter sheets The control panel of the paper module is described in The paper modules on page 19 1 2 3 4 1 Number Description 1 If the LED is lit up the dual paper tray is...

Page 28: ...ndent of the actual filling level or empty Therefore the right hand part of the icon for the dual paper tray displays full or empty NOTE The schedule assumes that the right hand part of the dual paper tray is either full although the stack may be partially filled or empty When the first stack becomes empty and the second stack is used the schedule is updated with the actual filling level You are a...

Page 29: ...media until media size 350 mm x 500 mm The minimum media size 208 mm x 203 mm You can install the Flex XL PIM instead of a standard paper module or in combination with a standard paper module You can install a maximum of 3 paper modules The configuration with a Flex XL PIM does not have to contain a standard paper module Flex XL paper input module Chapter 2 Explore the print system 29 VarioPrint 6...

Page 30: ...eets with the digital original When the printed image and the original do not match the print job is aborted Interface the software of the camera system communicates via CCI copy count interface with the printer software Location the ICMU is located between the print engine and the HCS Integrated camera mounting unit ICMU 30 Chapter 2 Explore the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 31: ...Chapter 3 Explore the ease of operation ...

Page 32: ...ionals support many different media types and finishing options The print system can staple fold trim crease or punch the printed output in various ways You can print professional looking high quality output such as stapled booklets and books with glued preprinted covers You can use the print system in two modes document printing and transaction printing Remote tools help you to operate the printe...

Page 33: ...t immediate access to the Trays section on the control panel to do the following for example Check the content of all paper trays Load a new media type into a paper tray Change the media type which is available in one of the paper trays Open the front door of the printer 4 USB port Insert a USB drive into the USB port to print any documents on the USB drive You can disable the USB port 5 Schedule ...

Page 34: ...system settings such as the language Adjust the brightness and contrast of the LCD panel Shut down the printer View the content of the media catalog or add temporary media to the media catalog 9 Username The username of the user that is currently logged in When you want to log in as another user log out or change your password use this button 10 Dashboard The dashboard displays information about t...

Page 35: ...panel Green LED The machine is busy printing The machine can print longer than the set warning time Operator attention is not required LED off The machine is idle There are no jobs scheduled for printing and no operator attention is required Access to the control panel The access to the control panel can be secured to protect the contents of the documents and print quality settings When the access...

Page 36: ...d security settings to establish the connection with servers to ensure a secure environment and to set up the accounting system Support information to view contact and counter information to install licenses to update software to download Remote Printer Driver to troubleshoot to generate loggings Troubleshooting to create and download loggings to backup and restore the system settings to remove jo...

Page 37: ...e the required settings Procedure 1 Open your web browser The Settings Editor uses the same language as the web browser NOTE When the Settings Editor does not display the correct language you can change the preferred language in the Internet options of your Internet browser 2 In the address bar enter the IP address or host name of the PRISMAsync controller http printername or IP address https prin...

Page 38: ... from a remote location or workstation Jobs can easily be re scheduled re located or changed before being printed You start the software application in the Settings Editor Use the help function or user guide of PRISMAsync Remote Manager for more information 6 Start Remote Manager 7 Print queue of a printer Description 1 List of printers that are configured in a cluster The printer on top of the li...

Page 39: ...Description 3 The lists of waiting jobs on the selected printer 4 The DocBox and list of printed jobs PRISMAsync Remote Manager Chapter 3 Explore the ease of operation 39 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 40: ...inters belong to the cluster The synchronization process is started manually at the time the printers are not used or configured 8 List of printers with clusters When a printer is part of a PRISMAsync Remote Match cluster you will see one of the following status indicators in the dashboard of the control panel The synchronization of this printer has been started The last synchroniza tion of this p...

Page 41: ... Cloud service Open cloud service administration portal 9 Open cloud service administration portal option in Cloud service group Use the help function or user guide of PRISMAsync Remote Match for more information PRISMAsync Remote Match Chapter 3 Explore the ease of operation 41 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 42: ...alog is filled with media and media attributes When you work with the media catalog you can take advantage of the following benefits The media in the media catalog store print quality attributes that the entire print system uses Each time you select the media from the media catalog the print system automatically applies the same print quality settings The control panel shows the operator which med...

Page 43: ...ays scheduled jobs and upcoming actions to manage the workload across all connected print systems With the Remote Control app and Remote Manager you monitor the print production of the PRISMAsync Print Server printers remotely 3 Job planning Print jobs are visible on the control panel in the list of waiting jobs the list of scheduled jobs or a DocBox folder The job properties determine the destina...

Page 44: ...ts PDF and PostScript jobs However PRISMAsync starts to process these jobs when you switch off the transaction printing mode Differences between the two printing modes The transaction printing mode is different from the document printing mode in several respects 1 All data in one connection session are part of the same streaming job This streaming job can have job separators In this instance you c...

Page 45: ... the schedule informs you which types of media the streaming job uses The schedule cannot predict the time needed for a streaming job Image adjustment You can create a transaction printing preset with an image shift definition This is useful for better alignment of variable data such as names or addresses on the page You define the image shift on the control panel but also in the Settings Editor S...

Page 46: ...Transaction printing workflow 46 Chapter 3 Explore the ease of operation VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 47: ...Chapter 4 Start the print system ...

Page 48: ...nd the energy saving settings in the Settings Editor under Preferences System settings Energy save modes The Power Modes Power mode Control panel Description Off Off The printer and the controller are completely off The printer cannot receive or print any job Ready On The printer is ready to print jobs Low power mode Off The low power mode is an energy save mode To use the low power mode the Low p...

Page 49: ...n You press the Sleep button on the control panel or A wake up timer expires provided that the wake up timer is set to Yes in the Settings Editor or A job arrives in the list of Scheduled jobs provided that the Automatic wake up setting in the Settings Editor is set to Enabled Press the Sleep button on the right hand side of the control panel to put the printer into the sleep mode man ually The pr...

Page 50: ...n on the system Procedure 1 Press the Sleep button at the right hand side of the control panel The power switch must be turned on Turn on the system 50 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 51: ... sure you want to shut down the printer 2 Touch Yes A message indicates when the shut down will begin When the shut down is complete the control panel will be off 3 To shut down the system completely switch the On Off button of each connected finishing unit into the O position Shut down the system Chapter 4 Start the print system 51 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 52: ...eshooting or via the printer control panel Illustration 14 Restart the system Procedure 1 Touch System Setup Shut down printer The control panel displays the message Are you sure you want to shut down the printer 2 Touch Restart Restart the system 52 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 53: ...ntrol panel if users are allowed to view and change the control panel options without user authentication It depends on the Settings Editor option Configuration Security Passwords Permission to view Settings Editor if users are allowed to view the Settings Editor without user authentication When you can view the Settings Editor without logging in the name Visitor is shown Log in with a factory def...

Page 54: ...m the Username drop down list 3 Enter the password 4 Touch or click OK The name of the user account is displayed Log in with a custom user account When you use a custom user account you need to log in with a username 1 When the Domain drop down list is displayed select the hostname or IP address of the printer Log in to the printer 54 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 55: ... user account credentials are configured on an LDAP directory server 1 Insert your PKI smart card into the reader attached to the printer Hold your NFC smart card next to the reader attached to the printer 2 Select your username if the smart card is configured for multiple user accounts 3 Enter your password or PIN in the Password field if required 4 Press OK After a successful login the name of y...

Page 56: ...Log in to the printer 56 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 57: ...als without leaving PRISMAsync Print Server The local session timeout period determines how long you remain logged in without using the printer Log out on the control panel and the Settings Editor 1 On the control panel touch the name of your user account In the Settings Editor click the name of your user account 2 Touch or click Log out Log out on control panel when you use a PKI smart card Remov...

Page 58: ... panel and you want to perform a task for which you do not have sufficient rights you can log in again with the appropriate credentials Therefore you need to have another user account that is authorized for this task Log out or switch roles 58 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 59: ...s the guidelines NOTE This instruction does not apply to the password of a domain user account because this password is defined on the LDAP directory server Change a password 1 Log in from the control panel and touch the name of your user account Log in from the Settings Editor and click the name of your user account 2 Touch or click Change your password 3 Enter your current password Change passwo...

Page 60: ...4 Enter your new password and confirm the new password 5 Touch or click OK Change password 60 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 61: ...the email IMPORTANT Ensure that your email address is part of your user account properties Otherwise the password must be changed in the PRISMAsync Print Server user account options In case you do not have the rights to change the PRISMAsync Print Server user account options you need to provide your password to the system administrator NOTE This recovery instruction does not apply to the password ...

Page 62: ...orgot password Recover password from Settings Editor or PRISMAsync Remote Manager 1 Click Recover password at the login window 2 Click OK Recover password 62 Chapter 4 Start the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 63: ...Chapter 5 Prepare the print system ...

Page 64: ...t is 10 minutes 16 Warning time setting 1 Touch System Setup Warning time 2 Touch Warning in advance to enable or disable the function 3 Touch the or button to decrease or increase the warning time in increments of 1 minute You can set a time from 1 60 minutes 4 Touch OK Define the display job names Job names can be very long You can indicate if you want to show the job name using two lines in the...

Page 65: ...r manual adjustment Setting Description Auto adjust The screen of the control panel will automatically set the correct ratio of brightness and contrast Brightness You can increase or decrease the brightness from level 20 to 100 in steps of one The higher the value the higher the brightness Contrast You can increase or decrease the contrast from level 10 to 100 in steps of one The higher the value ...

Page 66: ...stem Setup Control panel settings 2 Choose the automatic adjustment method or touch the and buttons to adjust the brightness and contrast manually 3 Touch OK Adjust the control panel 66 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 67: ...edia size is specified the size is taken from the PDL data If no match was found in the media catalog a temporary media is used with the missing attributes provided by the PDL data and or defaults 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Media Configuration 19 Media tab 2 Use the Media attributes in JDF ticket option to define how to handle media attributes in a JDF ticket Allow that not all media att...

Page 68: ...Setup section of the System view displays the name of the selected workflow profile When you customized the settings of a workflow profile the button displays the text Custom NOTE The Workflow profile button in the Setup section of the System view displays the name of the selected workflow profile When you customized the settings of a workflow profile the button displays the text Custom The use of...

Page 69: ...le is suitable for a workflow in which every job requires attention You check the print quality and layout setting of the first set All jobs are received in the list of scheduled jobs and only the first set of the job is printed After ap proval of the first set you give the print command to print the other sets in one run The print system selects another output tray for each next job Manual planni...

Page 70: ...of DocBox job Standard Scheduled jobs Scheduled jobs Job by job As in job Scheduled jobs Check and print Scheduled jobs Scheduled jobs Manual planning Waiting jobs Scheduled jobs Unattended As in job Scheduled jobs The default settings for Print The default Print settings Workflow profile Print settings Confirm start of job On Check first set Standard Never As in job Job by job On As in job Check ...

Page 71: ...tely sent to the list of Scheduled jobs Waiting jobs The jobs are sent to the list of Waiting jobs You can manually define the order in which the jobs will be prin ted Confirm start of job On On The machine always stops before the next scheduled job Touch Resume in the dashboard to start each job Never The machine keeps printing all the jobs The machine does not stop before the next scheduled job ...

Page 72: ... de fined in the job ticket or copy job Therefore the sets can be stacked in one straight line or with an offset Banner pages Each banner page of a job is delivered to the output lo cation with an offset This helps you to identify the sepa rate jobs The jobs themselves are stacked in one straight line Never All the printed jobs or sets are stacked in one straight line There is no offset between th...

Page 73: ... timeout the stacker automatically ejects the stack Procedure 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Preferences Print job defaults Stacker 2 Check that the setting Automatic ejection of stack tray is enabled 3 Use the Stack eject after idle time option to define the Ejection timer of stack tray 4 Click OK Eject the stack after the system is idle for a certain time Chapter 5 Prepare the print system...

Page 74: ...e complete set to reprint the complete set Procedure 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Preferences System settings Printer settings 2 Enable the setting Reprint the complete set when you want to reprint the complete set after a restart of the printer Only applicable when an error caused the restart 3 Click OK Reprint the set after an error 74 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 l...

Page 75: ... create new hotfolders NOTE You can use the ticket editor to create or modify a JDF ticket LPR printing PDF files can be submitted to the printer with the name of an automated workflow in the LPR command The queue name is the name of one of the available automated workflows Jobs submitted via this LPR command take the job properties of the automated workflow Remote printer driver When you select t...

Page 76: ...automatic workflow is an empty string and cannot be changed It is not possible to delete this automated workflow The printer uses this automated workflow when there is no other automated workflow selected for example when the jobs properties are in the job ticket Learn about automated workflows 76 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 77: ...efine the attributes of an automated workflow on page 78 NOTE It is not mandatory to define all the settings When you put a check mark in front of a setting that setting and its values become enabled 4 Click OK NOTE If needed you can delete one or more automated workflows or restore the factory defined default automated workflow You cannot delete the factory default automated workflow Define a new...

Page 78: ...en the settings of the automated workflow will be used When this setting is disabled then the settings of the job ticket will be used Note for operator You can create a note for example a print or finishing instruction for the operator Number of sets You can indicate how many sets of a job must be printed Sorting You can indicate whether the jobs must be sorted By Set or By Page Variable data job ...

Page 79: ... Special pages attributes Description Front or booklet cover You can indicate which media must be used for the front covers or booklet covers Printing on front cover You can indicate which sides of the front cover must be printed Back cover You can indicate which media must be used for the back covers Printing on back cover You can indicate which sides of the back cover must be printed Perfect bin...

Page 80: ...printed Enhanced color rendering You can indicate whether the Enhanced color rendering must be on or off Workflow attributes Description Job destination You can indicate the list to which the job must be sent For the VarioPrint 6000 line you can select Waiting jobs Scheduled jobs or DocBox jobs optional DocBox name You can indicate the name of the DocBox to which the jobs must be sent Printing wor...

Page 81: ...e document of a variable data job enter the last page number of the print range When you do not enter the last record the range ends at the last record Last record of print range When you want to print a part of the document a variable data job enter the last page number of the print range When you do not enter the fist record the range begins at the first record Accounting attributes Description ...

Page 82: ...mated workflow you use the Restore function IMPORTANT Be aware that this function removes all custom automated workflows 29 Automated workflows 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Workflow Automated workflows 30 Workflow menu 2 Click Restore 3 Click OK Restore the default automated workflow 82 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 83: ... original job properties You apply the default automated workflow to the job NOTE The job destination that is defined in the automated workflow will be ignored The job remains in its location IMPORTANT Be aware that the automated workflow will also replace the changes you already made The Apply automated workflow function is available in the following locations Function Scheduled jobs Waiting jobs...

Page 84: ... restore the original job properties 4 Press OK NOTE You can filter jobs based on job label The Job label field is the name of the automated workflow that has been applied Apply an automated workflow in job destination 84 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 85: ... An automated workflow bundles a series of pre set attributes to define jobs 33 Automated workflow menu 1 On your workstation make sure the Windows LPR command has been installed 2 Use the LPR command line and the following command format lpr S printer name P automated workflow name pdf name More information Learn about automated workflows on page 75 Submit jobs via LPR Chapter 5 Prepare the print...

Page 86: ...to use the settings of the automated workflow where the hotfolder is linked to it is advised not to place a hotfolder default ticket in the hotfolder to prevent mixing up settings Furthermore you must make sure that the Overrule the job ticket setting in that automated workflow is enabled tick the checkbox Before you can use a hotfolder To be able to use the hotfolder function the following steps ...

Page 87: ...igure 2 Select the protocols you want to use 3 Click OK Add a hotfolder 1 Click Add 2 Enter a name for the hotfolder 3 Select the automated workflow that has the required job set tings 4 Define the access rights Select All authorized users when all authorized user ac counts are allowed to access this hotfolder Select Authorized users of a specific user group when all authorized user accounts of a ...

Page 88: ...drop the hotfolder to your desktop Create a shortcut to a hot folder on a MAC system 1 Open the Finder 2 Click Go Connect to Server 3 Enter the path to the hotfolder Use the format http IPaddress hotfolder name or http hostname hotfolder name This path is displayed in the hotfolder settings in the Settings Editor 4 Click Connect 5 Enter the username and password After approval of the login informa...

Page 89: ...e the order in which jobs are printed 35 Drag drop print files Create a shortcut to a hotfolder on a Windows workstation 1 Start the standard Windows wizard to map a network drive 2 In the dialog use the link to connect to a website to share documents or files 3 Go to the Hotfolders tab of the Settings Editor There you can read the path to the hotfolder Use the following format http s IPaddress ho...

Page 90: ...After printing the printable files are removed from the hotfolder Submit jobs via hotfolders 90 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 91: ...atory To use the accounting function a license file must be uploaded to the PRISMAsync controller first Then the account log file is created too For each job the account log file stores job information such as type of job and account ID if applicable To calculate the costs you can download the account log files via the Settings Editor NOTE In the Settings Editor navigate to Configuration Accountin...

Page 92: ...s created At start of day At start of week At start of calendar month Download account log file You can save the account log files to a location on your PC or network to create invoices for customers for ex ample Separator in account log file This setting allows you to select the character used in the account log files to separate the information You can select Use semi colon or Use comma Encoding...

Page 93: ...tings Editor you indicate when a new account log file is created per day per week per month The PRISMAsync controller can store a maximum of 99 CSV files 1 ACL file When the limit is reached the oldest CSV file is removed You can retrieve the account log files from the Settings Editor Config uration Accounting Download account log file and import the files into Microsoft Excel for example Data Rec...

Page 94: ... jobs and the DocBox jobtype Possible entries COPY IP AP SYSTEM SCAN SCAN2MBX MBXCOPY Describes the type of job COPY Direct copy job IP Interactive print job a job that was printed from the mailbox AP Automatic print job a job that was directly printed from the network not from the mailbox SYSTEM A test print that was started in the serv ice mode or service copy mode SCAN A scan to file job SCAN2M...

Page 95: ...The job was stopped by the user and moved to the Waiting jobs section When the job is restarted or continued later multiple ac count records will be generated for this job username A text string with a max imum length of 255 characters The user name that is defined for the job for exam ple in the attribute username in an OJT jobname A text string with a max imum length of 255 characters The name o...

Page 96: ...The number of times that double staples were used in a job NOTE This number does not include the staples from an off line stapler noffinished sets A number The number of finished sets A set is finished after the last sheet is sent to the output location outputdestina tion Names of output loca tions A descriptive name of the output location The ex act names vary per product and depend on the con fi...

Page 97: ...imum length of 40 char acters The color of the media used for the job media name 1 16 A text string with a max imum length of 40 char acters The name of the media used for the job cycle length 1 16 A number If subsequent sheets are not identical cyclic me dia the cycle length indicates after how many sheets the same sequence starts again For normal media the cycle length is 1 For cyclic media with...

Page 98: ...inkcolorcyan Value in milliliters mL Not applicable for the VarioPrint 6000 line inkcolorma genta Value in milliliters mL Not applicable for the VarioPrint 6000 line inkcoloryel low Value in milliliters mL Not applicable for the VarioPrint 6000 line inkcolorblack Value in milliliters mL Not applicable for the VarioPrint 6000 line colorgrip Value in milliliters mL Not applicable for the VarioPrint ...

Page 99: ...ics of the next different media type are logged in the fields ending with 2 and so on For example mediatype2 and mediaweight2 both correspond to the second type of media used in a job If you use less than 16 media types the remaining fields are empty If you use more than 16 media types they are logged as if they were media type 16 The maximum number of media types per job is 16 The Account Log Fil...

Page 100: ...formation 1 In the Settings Editor click Configuration Accounting 2 Click Download account log file 3 Select one of the available account log files then click OK 4 Browse to the location where you want to save the file then click Save Download an account log file 100 Chapter 5 Prepare the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 101: ...Chapter 6 Prepare the print jobs ...

Page 102: ...ed in the printer driver When you frequently print jobs with identical settings you can use the template function of the printer driver Templates contain predefined job settings You can also create your own custom templates Hotfolder Hotfolders are primarily aimed at recurring print workflows In these workflows identical PDFs or other printable files with identi cal settings are printed on a regul...

Page 103: ...ere you can change a number of job settings or combine print jobs for exam ple It is best to change the print job settings in the list of Waiting jobs or in the optional DocBox NOTE You can only make changes to jobs that are currently not being printed Where to define print job settings Chapter 6 Prepare the print jobs 103 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 104: ...an easily be changed when the job is visible in the print queue on the control panel of in PRISMAsync Remote Manager In the illustration you see the main parts of the printer driver Use the online help of the printer driver when you need more information Printer status and available media 1 General job settings 2 3 4 5 6 Layout settings 7 Print quality settings 8 Finishing settings 9 Job productio...

Page 105: ...rtant steps for the preparation of print jobs NOTE See the online help of PRISMAprepare for all the details Procedure 1 Prepare the document with PRISMAprepare 2 Use the media catalog in PRISMAprepare to define the media With PRISMAprepare you can export the media catalog to PRISMAsync controllers 3 Define the required finishing options Print a job using PRISMAprepare option Chapter 6 Prepare the ...

Page 106: ...nted with the same settings A hotfolder can be accessed from multiple workstations The system administrator can define the order in which jobs are printed 38 Drag drop print files Procedure 1 Drag drop print files on the shortcut of your desktop After you finish PRISMAsync removes the print files from the hotfolder after printing Drag drop print files on hotfolders 106 Chapter 6 Prepare the print ...

Page 107: ...nt documents pdf ps prn files on a USB drive You can disable enable this function in the Settings Editor Illustration 39 Example of a folder structure on the USB drive Print a file from a USB drive Chapter 6 Prepare the print jobs 107 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 108: ...nt to send the file to the list of Scheduled jobs immediately or 6 Touch Save to save a copy of the file to another location on your printer such as the list of Waiting jobs or a DocBox Then you can edit the file first and print the file from the other location The locations you can select depend on your system configuration 7 Touch the eject button Remove the USB drive from the control panel when...

Page 109: ...ters Before you begin Define the font and the font size for the page number in the Settings Editor You can add page numbers via the job properties see below or via an automated workflow AWF in the Settings Editor Procedure 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the job to which you want to add page numbers 4 Touch Edit or double tap the job 5 Touch the Page numbering tile to enter t...

Page 110: ...Print a page number via PRISMAsync 110 Chapter 6 Prepare the print jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 111: ...Chapter 7 Plan the workload remotely ...

Page 112: ...int documents to the printer queues of all configured printers You must enable and configure PRISMAsync Remote Manager in the Settings Editor Refer to the user manual for the PRISMAsync Remote Manager for the options available when using this product PRISMAsync Remote Manager optional 112 Chapter 7 Plan the workload remotely VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 113: ...tion PRISMAsync Remote Control helps you to keep your printers printing even while you re doing other things The table below describes four screens of PRISMAsync Remote Control Description 1 The configuration screen has options to indicate how you want to be informed 2 The start screen 3 The printer list shows the status of the available printers 4 The event list shows the upcoming actions and the...

Page 114: ...Use the Remote Control app to monitor printing 114 Chapter 7 Plan the workload remotely VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 115: ...Chapter 8 Plan the jobs ...

Page 116: ...ting mode PRISMAsync routes the streaming jobs directly to the list of scheduled jobs Waiting jobs When jobs arrive in the list of waiting jobs you determine the print order of the jobs You are also able to change print job settings or perform page programming With one of the selection functions you select the jobs and give the print command The jobs are added to the list of scheduled jobs 41 List...

Page 117: ...l operators 42 The DocBox folders The system administrator can configure the DocBox settings in the Settings Editor Scheduled jobs The print system prints the jobs in the sequence of the list of scheduled jobs However you are able to change the print sequence when one or more jobs require priority In addition you can decide to postpone or stop a print job The schedule gives you up to eight hours o...

Page 118: ...e printed job to the list of waiting jobs or a DocBox folder before you can reprint the job Printed jobs remain available after the print system is shut down Proof prints or stopped jobs are not visible in the list of printed jobs Learn about job management in the queues 118 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 119: ...o reprint jobs The list of printed jobs is disabled in the Settings Editor The print system is in the transaction printing mode PRISMAsync already removed the print jobs from the list Learn about job management in the queues Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 119 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 120: ...ribute for example job name media or user 45 All jobs of a specific user in the list of waiting jobs Filter function You can use the filter option to limit the amount of jobs to select from 46 The filter options in the list of waiting jobs The filter function offers the following possibilities When you want to Filter option Show only jobs that use certain media Used media 4 Search filter and selec...

Page 121: ...rs to the name of the automated workflow A label is a name or tag that helps you to identify certain jobs on the control panel When a job is sent to the printer the person who submits the job can add a label to that job The label can be any name that helps to identify certain jobs The label can be de fined in the printer driver in a job ticket or via an automated work flow When the label in the pr...

Page 122: ...ocBox to go to the DocBox folders Touch Printed jobs to go to the printed jobs 3 Use the search function to find jobs with a specific attribute You can select all jobs found at once with the All jobs option 4 Use the filter function to limit the amount of jobs to select from You can select all jobs found at once with the All jobs option 5 Use the select function or tab jobs to select and deselect ...

Page 123: ...Make a copy and move a job Copy and move a printed job Forward a job to another printer Move a job to a DocBox Move the selected jobs to a different DocBox folder 48 Move waiting job to DocBox You can move jobs to a DocBox folder from the following locations Function Scheduled jobs Waiting jobs DocBox Printed jobs Move to DocBox 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the jobs you wa...

Page 124: ...waiting jobs NOTE When you want to move the active job to the list of waiting jobs you must first press the Stop button twice to stop the job 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the jobs you want to move 4 Touch Move to waiting jobs Make a copy and move a printed job Make a copy of a selected job and move the copy to a DocBox folder or the list of waiting jobs Move jobs to anothe...

Page 125: ... folder and touch OK Forward a job to another printer The system administrator can configure the forward function and list of other printers in the Settings Editor Location Workflow Remote printers The forward function also shows the printers managed with Remote Manager Forwarded jobs keep their original properties that were defined during submission NOTE When one or more settings or finishing opt...

Page 126: ... 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the jobs you want to send to another printer or use an option from the Select menu to select multiple jobs together 4 Touch Forward 5 Select a printer from the list or use Other printer to manually enter a printer name 52 Forward job to another printer Move jobs to another destination 126 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 127: ...6 Touch OK Move jobs to another destination Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 127 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 128: ...st be printed Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues 2 If collapsed first touch to expand the desired list of Waiting jobs 3 Touch the job s you want to print or use the Select button to make a selection To undo the multiple selection and only select one job you must touch and hold that job for two seconds 4 Press Print The job is moved to the bottom of the list of Scheduled jobs Sched...

Page 129: ...bs you must first touch Print to send the job to the list of Scheduled jobs There you can select the job and touch Print now To give priority to a job in the list of Printed jobs you must first reprint the job The job is sent to the list of Waiting jobs From there you must send the job to the list of Scheduled jobs There you can select the job and touch Print now Procedure 1 On the control panel t...

Page 130: ...job to the second position in the list of Scheduled jobs below the active print job The job will be printed when the active print job is ready Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues 2 If collapsed first touch to expand the list of Scheduled jobs 3 Touch the job to which you want to give priority 4 Press Move to top Give Priority to a Print Job 130 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 600...

Page 131: ... jobs NOTE To select the active print job you must first press the Stop button 2x to stop the job Procedure 1 Touch Jobs Queues 2 If collapsed first touch to expand the list of Scheduled jobs 3 Touch the job or jobs you want to print later or use the Select button to make a selection To undo the multiple selection and only select 1 job you must touch that job for 2 seconds 4 Press Move The job is ...

Page 132: ...bs All the jobs in the bundle must have the same output location Otherwise the control panel displays a warning message To continue you must first split the bundled job then change the individual job settings and finally bundle the jobs again Main actions on the bundle function The table below describes the main actions you can carry out with regard to the bundle function Main bundle functions Mai...

Page 133: ...le jobs at once 3 Touch Bundle A window appears that allows you to make some changes 4 If necessary use the Up and Down buttons to change the job order 5 If necessary change the generic job settings such as Number of bundles 6 Touch OK The job is in the list 54 Bundle job Combine jobs in the list of Waiting jobs bundle function Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 133 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 134: ...import and export the media definition of special pages Define banner pages 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Preferences System settings Basic 55 System settings tab 2 Use the Banner pages for copy jobs and Banner pages for print jobs options to indicate the use of banner pages Enabled banner pages are added to all jobs Disabled banner pages are never added to the jobs 56 Banner pages for copy...

Page 135: ...nd Trailer pages for print jobs options to indicate the use of trailer pages Enabled trailer pages are added to all jobs Disabled trailer pages are never added to the jobs 59 Trailer pages for copy jobs 60 Trailer pages for print jobs 3 Click OK 4 Use the Media of banner trailer pages option to define how the media of trailer pages are selected Use job media the trailer pages are printed on job me...

Page 136: ...d go to Preferences Print job defaults 61 Media setting for banner pages trailer pages and tickets 2 Use the Media of banner pages trailer pages and tickets option to select the default media of banner and trailer pages 62 Default media of banner pages trailer pages and tickets 3 Click OK Define the default media of separator sheets 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Preferences Print job defaul...

Page 137: ...lect the sheet orientation of the separation sheets Short edge feed separator sheets are delivered in the output tray with short edge feed direction Long edge feed separator sheets are delivered in the output tray with long edge feed direction Automatic separator sheets are delivered in the output tray as defined for the job 5 Click OK Define default use of special pages Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 13...

Page 138: ...e for the operator has the following symbol Function Scheduled jobs Waiting jobs DocBox Printed jobs Note for operator 1 Touch the job 2 In the Original settings touch Note for operator 3 Press Edit 4 Type a message for the operator Create a note for the operator 138 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 139: ...5 Touch OK Create a note for the operator Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 139 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 140: ...nting of the job The DocBox supports the operator by offering comprehensive means to store group edit and reprint documents A DocBox can contain the following jobs Print jobs NOTE In the Settings Editor the system administrator can create as many DocBoxes as required for example a DocBox for each individual customer or department Illustration 65 The starting page for DocBox jobs Use the DocBox Opt...

Page 141: ... correct for example change the print quality or layout of a document To combine analogue documents with digital documents To store jobs that must be reprinted regularly for examples reports or books Introduction to the DocBox Function Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 141 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 142: ... 2 Log on to the Settings Editor as System Administrator 3 Select Workflow DocBox 4 Click Add 5 Enter a new DocBox name Identical DocBoxes are not allowed 6 If you want to secure the new DocBox with a PIN set PIN enabled to Yes and enter a PIN to secure the DocBox Each time you access this DocBox through the control panel you must enter this PIN 7 Confirm the PIN 8 Click OK Create a New DocBox 142...

Page 143: ...ot be changed the setting is greyed out Preview the job settings for PDF print jobs For PDF print jobs a realistic preview is displayed in the job properties For other jobs a general preview is displayed indicating most of the settings 1 View the result of the job and imposition settings in the sheet view 2 Touch the icon and browse the document 3 View how the document will look after printing in ...

Page 144: ...Setting Values Description 1 or 2 sided 1 sided The output contains an image on one side 2 sided The output contains an image on both sides Overview of the Available Settings for DocBox Jobs 144 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 145: ...original has a vertical format height width Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the bottom side of the previous page When you turn a sheet over the binding edge the image or text on the back of the sheet is in readable form Calendar mode Top head to head The original has a vertical format height width Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the top side of the previous page Whe...

Page 146: ...l has a horizontal format width height Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the bottom side of the previous page When you turn a sheet over the binding edge the image or text on the back of the sheet is in readable form Calendar mode Top head to head The original has a horizontal format width height Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the top side of the previous page When y...

Page 147: ...t cover becomes ena bled Media When Front cover is On you can select a media from the media catalog to use as front cover Print sides When Front cover is On you can indicate which side of the front cover must be printed You can select Both sides Front side Back side None Back cover Touch the button to toggle between On and Off When Back cover is On then the Me dia setting below Back cover becomes ...

Page 148: ...he originals If neces sary use the Zoom function to reduce or en large the size of the images 2 rotate The printer prints the same image two times on 1 side of a sheet The images are rotated compared to each other By default the system keeps the size of the originals If necessary use the Zoom function to reduce or enlarge the size of the images Zoom Setting Values Description Zoom Fit to page When...

Page 149: ...moves the image to the upper right corner of the sheet Center left Center left moves the image to center of the left side of the sheet Center Center moves the image to the center of the sheet Center right Center right moves the image to the center of the right side of the sheet Bottom left Bottom left moves the image to the lower left corner of the sheet Bottom center Bottom center moves the image...

Page 150: ...ult the front side and the back side are linked Then the image on both sides will be shifted the same amount Touch to terminate the link and shift each side individually Image shift Use this setting to shift the image horizontally or vertically By default the values of the front side and the back side are interlocked This means that the values for the front side and the back side remain identical ...

Page 151: ...e Offset stacking setting is set to As in job in the workflow profile Each set Each set delivered to an output location will have a small shift on top of the previous set This makes it easier to recognize individual sets Off All the sets or jobs that get to an output loca tion are stacked in a straight stack Advanced settings It may only be necessary to change the ad vanced settings when an offlin...

Page 152: ...rientation Header up LEF Deliver the prints with the header on top side and in portrait position vertical Header up SEF Deliver the prints with the header on top side and in landscape position horizontal Header down LEF Deliver the prints with the header at the bot tom side and in portrait position vertical Header down SEF Deliver the prints with the header at the bot tom side and in landscape pos...

Page 153: ...ss default 0 When your prints are too dark or too light changing the brightness can correct this prob lem 1 to 3 creates darker prints 1 to 3 creates lighter prints Contrast default 0 When the difference between light and dark areas of a print is not big enough you can change the contrast to correct this problem Example When a blue text is displayed ras tered you can increase the contrast to make ...

Page 154: ...ption Job name To identify your job more easily you can change the name of the job When you touch the Job name button a keyboard appears Then you can change the name of the job Print range Setting Values Description Print range All When All is selected all pages or records of the job will be printed Page range When Page range is selected you can indi cate the first page and the last page that must...

Page 155: ... the recipient name accounting ID the job name the printer name the operator in struction the number of pages in a set the number of sets the number of staples the number of folded sheets the number of punched sheets the number of creased sheets the number of inserts job received time job start time job completion time the number of sheets per job media Media of banner trailer page define the medi...

Page 156: ...ng Top center Top right alternating Bottom left alternat ing Bottom center Bottom right alter nating The position of the page number on the page Start with page num ber The number with which the page numbering starts Text before page number Text after page num ber The text that is printed before or after the page number Overview of the Available Settings for DocBox Jobs 156 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs...

Page 157: ...ocBox 2 Touch the DocBox that contains the job you want to edit 3 Touch the job you want to edit 4 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 5 Change the required settings 6 Touch OK Edit a Job in a DocBox Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 157 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 158: ...s the jobs you want to combine 2 Touch the jobs you want to combine or use an option from the Select menu to select multiple jobs at once 3 Touch the Build button or select Build from the drop down menu A Create build window appears that allows you to make some changes 4 If necessary use the Up and Down buttons to change the job order 5 If necessary change the generic job settings such as Number o...

Page 159: ...of Waiting jobs NOTE You can only split a job when the job is not locked Otherwise you must unlock the job first Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs DocBox 2 Touch the DocBox that contains the job you want to split 3 Touch the job you want to split 4 Touch the Split button or select Split from the drop down menu The DocBox displays the original jobs Split a Combined Job in the DocBox Chapt...

Page 160: ... 69 The lock function in DocBox Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs DocBox 2 Touch the DocBox that contains the job you want to lock 3 Touch one or more jobs that you want to lock or use an option from the Select menu to select multiple jobs at once 4 From the drop down menu select Lock indicates that the job is locked Lock a job in a DocBox 160 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 6000 line...

Page 161: ...obs for example Or if you want to change the settings of a locked job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs DocBox 2 Touch the DocBox that contains the job you want to unlock 3 Touch the job that you want to unlock 4 From the drop down menu select Unlock Unlock a Job in a DocBox Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 161 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 162: ...anel touch Jobs DocBox 2 Touch the DocBox button that contains the job you want to move 3 Select the jobs you want to move 4 Touch Move to DocBox 5 Select the destination 6 Touch OK Move a Job from One DocBox to Another DocBox 162 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 163: ...Scheduled jobs With urgency immediately The system sends the print job to the top of the list of Scheduled jobs The job currently active is put on hold Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs DocBox 2 Touch the DocBox that contains the job you want to print 3 Touch the desired job 4 Touch Print to print the non urgent job Print the Jobs in a DocBox Chapter 8 Plan the jobs 163 VarioPrint 6000 l...

Page 164: ...cy immediately The system sends the print job to the top of the list of Scheduled jobs The job currently active is put on hold Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs DocBox 2 Touch the DocBox that contains the job you want to print 3 Touch the desired job 4 Touch Print now to print the urgent job immediately Print an Urgent Job from the DocBox Immediately 164 Chapter 8 Plan the jobs VarioPrin...

Page 165: ...Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs ...

Page 166: ...rol panel With the Edit button you view and partly change the job settings of the jobs in the following queues Waiting jobs Scheduled jobs You cannot change the settings of an active job Printed jobs view settings only You can partly define the following settings for the jobs in the list of Waiting jobs and the list of Scheduled jobs The characteristics of the output Generic settings that apply to...

Page 167: ... icon and browse the document 3 View how the document will look after printing in the document view 4 Use the zoom function to view specific details Description of the print job settings that you can change on the control panel Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 167 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 168: ...for the job Preview The preview displays the settings you defined for the output Action buttons The action buttons indicate the actions you can carry out 1 or 2 sided Setting Values Description 1 or 2 sided 1 sided The output contains an image on one side 2 sided The output contains an image on both sides Description of the print job settings that you can change on the control panel 168 Chapter 9 ...

Page 169: ...tical format height width Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the bottom side of the previous page When you turn a sheet over the binding edge the image or text on the back of the sheet is in readable form Calendar mode Top head to head The original has a vertical format height width Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the top side of the previous page When you turn a sheet...

Page 170: ...l format width height Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the bottom side of the previous page When you turn a sheet over the binding edge the image or text on the back of the sheet is in readable form Calendar mode Top head to head The original has a horizontal format width height Binding edge the top side of a page is bound to the top side of the previous page When you turn a sheet o...

Page 171: ...a bled Media When Front cover is On you can select a media from the media catalog to use as front cover Print sides When Front cover is On you can indicate which side of the front cover must be printed You can select Both sides Front side Back side None Back cover Touch the button to toggle between On and Off When Back cover is On then the Me dia setting below Back cover becomes ena bled Media Whe...

Page 172: ...e the Zoom function to reduce or en large the size of the images 2 rotate The printer prints the same image two times on 1 side of a sheet The images are rotated compared to each other By default the system keeps the size of the originals If necessary use the Zoom function to reduce or enlarge the size of the images Zoom Name of the setting Available options Description Zoom Fit to page When Fit t...

Page 173: ... the upper right corner of the sheet Center left Center left moves the image to center of the left side of the sheet Center Center moves the image to the center of the sheet Center right Center right moves the image to the center of the right side of the sheet Bottom left Bottom left moves the image to the lower left corner of the sheet Bottom center Bottom center moves the image to the center of ...

Page 174: ... and the back side are linked Then the image on both sides will be shifted the same amount Touch to terminate the link and shift each side individually Image shift Use this setting to shift the image horizontally or vertically By default the values of the front side and the back side are interlocked This means that the values for the front side and the back side remain identical By default the fro...

Page 175: ... setting is set to As in job in the workflow profile Each set Each set delivered to an output location will have a small shift on top of the previous set This makes it easier to recognize individual sets Off All the sets or jobs that get to an output loca tion are stacked in a straight stack Advanced settings It may only be necessary to change the ad vanced settings when an offline finisher pro ce...

Page 176: ...up LEF Deliver the prints with the header on top side and in portrait position vertical Header up SEF Deliver the prints with the header on top side and in landscape position horizontal Header down LEF Deliver the prints with the header at the bot tom side and in portrait position vertical Header down SEF Deliver the prints with the header at the bot tom side and in landscape position horizon tal ...

Page 177: ... your prints are too dark or too light changing the brightness can correct this prob lem 1 to 3 creates darker prints 1 to 3 creates lighter prints Contrast default 0 When the difference between light and dark areas of a print is not big enough you can change the contrast to correct this problem Example When a blue text is displayed ras tered you can increase the contrast to make the text more bla...

Page 178: ...identify your job more easily you can change the name of the job When you touch the Job name button a keyboard appears Then you can change the name of the job Print range Setting Values Description Print range All When All is selected all pages or records of the job will be printed Page range When Page range is selected you can indi cate the first page and the last page that must be printed in the...

Page 179: ...e accounting ID the job name the printer name the operator in struction the number of pages in a set the number of sets the number of staples the number of folded sheets the number of punched sheets the number of creased sheets the number of inserts job received time job start time job completion time the number of sheets per job media Media of banner trailer page define the media for the banner a...

Page 180: ...right alternating Bottom left alternat ing Bottom center Bottom right alter nating The position of the page number on the page Start with page num ber The number with which the page numbering starts Text before page number Text after page num ber The text that is printed before or after the page number Description of the print job settings that you can change on the control panel 180 Chapter 9 Car...

Page 181: ...ge this setting NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 Touch the 1 or 2 sided button 5 Touch the desired value 6 Touch OK Change the output settings Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 1...

Page 182: ...nding edge is changed for two sided printing the image orientation is automatically adjusted to get the correct layout The orientation of the image on the back side of the page will be changed too NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touc...

Page 183: ... setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 In the preview pane at the right hand side touch the media you want to change When more than one media was defined for a job the preview pane displays a separate button ...

Page 184: ...se of a cover Select the desired media from the media catalog Indicate whether the cover must be left empty printed one sided or printed two sided NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit wind...

Page 185: ...heet Center left The left hand side of the sheet over the center line Center The middle of the sheet Center right The right hand side of the sheet over the center line Bottom left The lower left corner of the sheet Bottom center The lower center of the sheet Bottom right The lower right corner of the sheet NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control pane...

Page 186: ...ge horizontally and vertically This gives you more freedom in moving the image exactly to the desired position By default the values of the front side and the back side are linked To define different values for each side touch The changes you make are valid for the whole document not only for the current page NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control p...

Page 187: ...ethod of the prints You can select sort By page or By set 70 Sort by page 71 Sort by set Offset stacking Stack the prints with an offset This setting is only available when the Offset stacking setting of the active Workflow profile is set to As in job Advanced settings Finishing equipment often requires that the printed sheets are de livered in a certain order For finishers that are integrated in ...

Page 188: ...ontal Header down LEF Deliver the prints with the header at the bottom side and in por trait position vertical Header down SEF Deliver the prints with the header at the bottom side and in land scape position horizontal Print order Front back Default value The front page on the front the back page on the back Back front Puts the front page on the back and the back page on the front Rotation 0 degre...

Page 189: ...change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 Touch the Print delivery button 5 Make the required changes 6 Touch OK Change the Print Delivery Settings Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 189 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 190: ...o As in job NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure NOTE Remember that you can only change the stacking method per job when the active Workflow profile is set to As in job 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 Touch the ...

Page 191: ...e When a blue text is displayed rastered you can increase the contrast to make the text more black and sharper NOTE Each of the 35 combinations of contrast and brightness settings corresponds to a specific transfer curve i e transfer ps file In the Settings Editor you can change the default settings for contrast and brightness adjustments for jobs that do not ask for any brightness or contrast adj...

Page 192: ...ou can try to improve the print result with the DOT_200LPI raster or even the DOT_125LPI raster However then you may loose some fine details The raster screen for PS PDF jobs is LINE_200LPI All raster screens are compatible with resolutions of 600x2400 dpi and 1200x1200 dpi NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled job...

Page 193: ...s or punch holes Folding method Trimming method NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 Touch the Binding Folding Punching or Trimming button 5 Make the required settings for example...

Page 194: ...ol panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 Touch the Number of sets button 5 Enter the desired number of sets between 1 and 65 000 If necessary touch the arrow button to correct the previous entry or touch Cancel to close the numerical keyboard without saving the change...

Page 195: ...rom printing a proof Methods to check the first set You can use one of the following methods to indicate that you want to check the first set Use a workflow profile where Check first set is enabled Then the printer stops after the first set Enable the function Check first set in the Edit window for a specific job only However you can only change the Check first set setting there when a workflow pr...

Page 196: ...1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 Touch the Print range button 5 Select Page range 6 Touch the From button Enter the number of the first page you want to print 7 Touch the To button Enter the number of the last page you want to print 8 Touch OK Ch...

Page 197: ...he job 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the job you want to rename 4 Touch Edit or double tap the job 5 In the job window touch Job name A keyboard appears 6 Touch Backspace until the current name is deleted 7 Touch the characters to enter a new name 8 Touch OK Rename a job Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 197 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 198: ...arator sheets can be enabled via the automated workflows in the Settings Editor However you can change this setting through the control panel NOTE You cannot change this setting for the active print job Procedure 1 On the control panel touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs or Waiting jobs or select a DocBox 2 Touch the job you want to change 3 Touch Edit or double tap the job to open the Edit window 4 ...

Page 199: ...s remain present in the list of Printed jobs The list of Printed jobs can only store jobs To prevent the disk of your system from becoming full jobs must be deleted manually or automatically on a regular basis In the Settings Editor you can indicate the cleaning period then the clean up is carried out at midnight or at the next start up in general the next morning If E shredding is enabled the job...

Page 200: ... you to identify certain jobs on the control panel When a job is sent to the printer the person who submits the job can add a label to that job The label can be any name that helps to identify certain jobs The label can be de fined in the printer driver in a job ticket or via an automated work flow When the label in the printer driver is identical to a defined automated workflow then the print job...

Page 201: ...on The Print job ticket button is available at the following locations List of Printed jobs if this function is enabled in the Settings Editor List of Scheduled jobs List of Waiting jobs Procedure 1 Press Jobs 2 Go to one of the locations mentioned above 3 Touch one or more jobs of which you want to print the job ticket 4 Press Print job ticket The job is sent to the bottom of the list of Schedule...

Page 202: ... the last position in the list of scheduled jobs The original job remains in the list of waiting jobs or in the DocBox You must first move a printed job to the list of waiting jobs before you make a proof The magnifying glass icon indicates a proof print 72 The Proof button Procedure 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the jobs you want to proof or use an option from the Select m...

Page 203: ...continue printing NOTE It depends on the set size and the moment you press the Stop button when the printer will stop For example when you have a large set of 1 000 pages and you press the Stop button after the first page the printing will continue for a couple of minutes As soon as possi ble Press the Stop button two times The printer stops when the printer buffer is empty as soon as possible The...

Page 204: ...e is set to On Then the printer stops automatically after each job NOTE When you print streaming jobs or jobs that consist of 1 large set you must press the Stop button two times to stop the printer as soon as possible Procedure Automatic stop When Then The Check first set setting in a Workflow profile is On and The Check first set setting is also enabled in the job The printer stops each time the...

Page 205: ... jobs You can duplicate jobs at the following locations Function Scheduled jobs Waiting jobs DocBox Printed jobs Duplicate Procedure 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the job you want to duplicate 4 If required touch Edit to change the job name and other properties Duplicate jobs Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 205 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 206: ... automatically remove jobs from the list of printed jobs make sure you remove the printed jobs manually to prevent a full system disc For security reasons the system administrator can enable the E shredding option E shredding overwrites the deleted job data and prevents the data recovery of a removed job You can delete jobs from the following locations Function Scheduled jobs Waiting jobs DocBox P...

Page 207: ...ata jobs to PRISMAsync with an automated workflow a hotfolder or PRISMAprepare When PRISMAsync receives a variable data print job it distinguishes the record structure Records are treated as print sets with fixed content VDP job The icon indicates a VDP job When the VDP job arrives in the print queue you can use the following functions Print a proof of the first record Interrupt the print process ...

Page 208: ...ata jobs with an automated workflow 75 Indicate the structure of the job Procedure 1 Touch Jobs 2 Go to the location of the job 3 Select the job you want to convert 4 Touch Edit or double tap the job 5 Touch Job type 6 Touch Normal Variable data 7 Specify the number of records and the pages per record 8 Touch OK to store the new job type 9 Touch OK to start the conversion After you finish After co...

Page 209: ...NOTE You cannot change a VDP job into a normal job Convert a job to a variable data job Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 209 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 210: ... start transaction jobs you must first activate the transaction mode via the control panel The Transaction section contains the settings that you need to use transaction printing There you can also shift the image in case of a misalignment The following information is described below An overview of the items in the Transaction section on the control panel The sequence of steps you must perform to ...

Page 211: ... Settings Editor Transaction printing Settings Requested PDL When the requested active PDL is changed the new PDL becomes effective when you put the printer online 4 Image shift Display and change the active image shift settings for example when the images on the front and back of a sheet are not aligned correctly Sequence of steps to print transaction jobs The following table describes the sequen...

Page 212: ...s Bring transaction printing on line or offline 6 Connect to the printer 7 Submit the transaction print jobs 8 Print the transaction print jobs You must perform all the regular activities for example load the media empty the output locations add the supplies and solve errors 9 Put the printer off line when the trans action print jobs are ready Via the control panel System Transaction Transaction p...

Page 213: ...tup are defined in the Settings Editor on the PRISMAsync controller 3 Load the required media into the paper trays if the setup selects the tray to tray mode 4 Touch Transaction printing online to put the printer online The text on the button changes from Off to On 5 On the host or mainframe connect to the printer and start the job NOTE You can also select a setup and put the printer online via th...

Page 214: ...The transaction print jobs are ready The printer contains no more print data The printer has stopped because all the jobs are ready not because an error has occurred When you switch Transaction printing online to offline the connection to the host is disconnected automatically 2 Touch Transaction printing mode The text on the button changes from On to Off NOTE You can also put the printer offline ...

Page 215: ...settings for future use you must specify the shift settings in the setup via the Settings Editor Each time that the setup is loaded the shift settings included in the setup will become the active shift settings NOTE Only use the image shift function if you want to shift the image of the whole job The image shift applies to all the media in all the paper trays Procedure 1 On the control panel touch...

Page 216: ... and settings Print in transaction mode 1 Touch Jobs Queues Scheduled jobs to empty the list of scheduled jobs if required 2 Touch System Transaction Transaction printing mode On 3 Touch Active transaction setup to select a transaction setup 4 Load the media into the paper trays if the tray to tray media assignment is active 5 Touch the or buttons to shift the image if required 6 Touch System Tran...

Page 217: ...until the printer is put on hold 3 Touch Active transaction setup to select a transaction setup 4 Touch the Resume button to resume the print process Switch off the transaction printing mode 1 Touch System Transaction Transaction printing online Off 2 Touch System Transaction Transaction printing mode Off Print in transaction printing mode Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs 217 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 218: ...A pop up window appears 3 Enter a name and description for the transaction setup then click OK 4 Check the box next to the setup then click Open to allow changes to the settings of the setup 5 Depending on the type of setup you created click IPDS transaction setup or PCL transaction setup NOTE PCL is not available for all products If you only have one license the other PDL is not available You can...

Page 219: ...action setup or PCL transaction setup NOTE PCL is not available for all products If you only have one license the other PDL is not available You can change the settings By group click the pencil at the right hand side of the group settings By item click the pencil behind the individual settings After you changed the settings of a transaction setup you must load the transaction setup to make the se...

Page 220: ...Otherwise the changes are not applied Procedure 1 In the Settings Editor click Transaction printing Settings Bring transaction printing online or offline to switch the printer offline 2 Click Transaction printing Transaction setups select the setup and click Load The transaction setup is now activated Activate a transaction setup 220 Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 221: ...ge to add the imported transaction setups to the current transaction setups 4 Click OK 5 Validate the imported transaction setups Validate a transaction setup on page 222 Export transaction setups 1 Click Export 2 Click OK The current transaction setup definitions are saved in an XML file 3 Open or save the XML file Restore the default transaction setup IMPORTANT Be aware that this function remove...

Page 222: ...ray to tray when you have loaded or will load the transaction setup or when the physical tray configuration changes Validation in Tray to media mode The printer checks if the media set per logical tray in the tray to media table of the setup are available in the media catalog Validation in Tray to tray mode The printer checks if the media assigned to the physical trays in the tray view in the cont...

Page 223: ...ansaction setups with problems use the Validate option to get more information 1 Open the Settings Editor and go to Transaction printing Transaction setups 2 Click Validate all 3 The report appears 80 Example of validation report for all transaction setups 4 Check the number of invalid trays and take action if required 5 Click OK to close the report Validate all transaction setups Chapter 9 Carry ...

Page 224: ...media method supports this behavior For IPDS tray to media for tray 1 assign the media catalogue item from the list The list displays all the media in the media catalog The system copies the media attributes from the selected media to the transaction setup When you assign A3 Tabloid like media or want to use short edge feed for other media change the feed direction to Short edge feed SEF NOTE The ...

Page 225: ... after a recovery All pending pages in the printer will be deleted and the stack will be ejected The host system and the operator are responsible for the recovery The operator must restart the job manually on the correct page The tables below describe what happens when either the normal output recovery or the suppressed output recovery is selected Normal output recovery in IPDS Job Job progress st...

Page 226: ...e sheets stay in the host memory When the printer starts printing these pages will be copied and sent to the con troller Suppressed output recovery in IPDS Pages that are copied to the memory of the controller are deleted from the system The operator must send these missing pages as a new transaction print job to the printer Job Job progress states Suppressed output re covery End up in the output ...

Page 227: ...s jammed in the machine The control panel dis plays instructions on how to solve the pa per jam The operator has to remove these the jammed sheets manually These sheets are not delivered to the out put location Sheets in host memo ry Remain in host mem ory Once the error is re solved the printer re starts by printing the first page in the host memory Output recovery in case of an error IPDS Chapte...

Page 228: ...ranslated into a format that the controller understands However the controller receives only a limited amount of information name or size of the media This can lead to miscommunication where the controller misses a media requirement Then the controller will ask for the required media via a message on the control panel This Media message indicates the name or size of the missing media Your response...

Page 229: ...rom the list of media select the media that must be used as the media the controller is asking for and touch OK If you do not select media from the media catalog with the requested size or name the printer will select a media with the default size 3 Select one of the 16 memory locations of the logical tray table to be used for the required media Note that the media that was previously allocated to...

Page 230: ...nly when you chose to assign a media 2 From the list of media select the media that will be used as the media the controller is asking for and touch OK The media will now be displayed with the name that is defined in the media catalog If you do not select media from the media catalog with the requested size or name the printer will select a media with the default size 3 Select the paper tray where...

Page 231: ...bes how to make an intermediate check print NOTE You can also press the Intermediate check print button when a job has not yet started As soon as you start printing a copy of the first sheet of the job will be printed NOTE In the Settings Editor you can also set the Interval of intermediate check print 81 Make an intermediate check print Procedure 1 On the control panel touch the System button 2 T...

Page 232: ...Make an intermediate check print 232 Chapter 9 Carry out print jobs VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 233: ...Chapter 10 Keep the system printing ...

Page 234: ...or streaming jobs all the bars remain grey until the paper trays are empty or the output locations are full Then the machine stops and the bars become red Furthermore the media toolbar does not indicate the required amount of sheets The Schedule view 82 The Schedule view 1 The Jobs Pane The jobs pane shows the jobs on a timeline The width of the job corresponds to the remaining print time A vertic...

Page 235: ...availa ble in the paper trays Red The media is required now but not available The job can only start when you load the required media When you print small jobs the bars for these jobs may not be completely visible To prevent that you do not see the status of these small jobs the control panel can show the following images When you set the zoom control 5 to a shorter time scale in most cases the co...

Page 236: ... The output locations pane displays the output locations that are required for the scheduled jobs The bars show the availability of the output locations The bars can have the following colors The colors of the bars Color of the bar Description Green The output location is required and available Orange The output location is required in the future but not available then For example because the outp...

Page 237: ...Load the media Procedure 1 Touch the button for the media you want to load for example Special A4 2 Press Load The Trays view appears 3 On the screen touch the paper tray where you want to load the media 4 Touch OK to open the paper tray 5 Load the media into the paper tray The system assumes you loaded the selected media type in this example Special A4 The system will automatically assign Special...

Page 238: ...ed media type later by touching the Assign button 6 Gently close the paper tray Related information Introduction to the Schedule view on page 234 Load media via the Schedule view 238 Chapter 10 Keep the system printing VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 239: ...board while the machine is busy The vertical status bar is green No action is required 84 The dashboard No action is required The following illustration shows the dashboard while the machine is busy The vertical status bar is orange Next to the status bar the dashboard displays a message that indicates which action is required soon 85 The dashboard Action is required soon The parts of the dashboar...

Page 240: ...equired action Orange means that action is required soon How long before an up coming action the control panel starts to display the message depends on the defined warning time Red means that action is required now NOTE The control panel can only display one message at a time When there are more messages the control panel displays the first required or most important message 4 Display the status o...

Page 241: ...ntion light Color Description Red The machine has stopped for example because a required media type is not available or an error has occurred Operator attention is required now Orange The machine will stop soon for example because an output loca tion is almost full The orange light lights up when the machine reaches the warning time Operator attention is required soon Green The machine is busy pri...

Page 242: ...er converts the job into a raster image raster image pro cessing The printer prints a job The printer is ready to print the job The printer converts and prints the job simultaneously The printer has only printed a part of the number of sets The job contains a note for the print operator The job is a variable data printing job The job is a streaming job The job is a proof print The job is a bundled...

Page 243: ...he stack to resume the print production The external paper input module is not ready due to an empty paper tray paper jam or another reason The paper tray contains media that the print system feeds in long edge di rection The paper tray contains media for example A4R LTRR that the print sys tem feeds in short edge direction The paper tray is in use for the print production The paper guides are set...

Page 244: ...ttributes are defined Status indicators of software updates When the configuration of downloading and installation of software updates is enabled in the Settings Editor the dashboard of the control panel displays the status of the software updates Refer to the PRISMAsync Print Server administration guide how to configure software updates One or more software updates are available for download One ...

Page 245: ...c Remote Match Refer to the help of PRISMAsync Remote Match for more information Icon Description The synchronization of this printer has been started The last synchronization of this printer has been performed successfully The last synchronization of this printer caused one or more problems This printer has not been synchronized yet Status indicators Chapter 10 Keep the system printing 245 VarioP...

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Page 247: ...Chapter 11 Media handling ...

Page 248: ...lect media for jobs The Media catalog is a list of predefined media and media attributes which you can define in the Settings Editor application on the controller When enabled in the Settings Editor you can also define the Media catalog on the control panel The use of the Media catalog is only recommended not compulsory When you use the Media catalog the control panel the printer drivers and other...

Page 249: ...a and pressed the button for Not assigned on the control panel of the paper module The paper modules on page 19 Unassign media from a paper tray Perform a media registration This section describes the items of the Trays view NOTE The machine can have 1 2 or 3 paper modules possibly combined with a roll feeder When the machine has more than 1 paper module the Trays view displays all the available p...

Page 250: ... the ruler on page 273 Arrow buttons When your configuration contains more paper modules than the Trays view can display in 1 screen you can touch the ar row buttons to change part of machine displayed The paper tray information The Trays view displays the following textual information for each paper tray The media name for example Normal paper The media size for example A3 or A4 The media weight ...

Page 251: ...arge icons indicate A3 or A3 like media When you defined a color for a media the icon can have that color The paper tray is in use for one or more scheduled jobs The paper tray contains tab sheets The paper tray contains tab sheets that must be processed as inserts The paper tray contains inserts The paper tray contains media that are fed over the long edge LEF The paper tray contains media that a...

Page 252: ...for jobs Correctly defined media attributes are important in order to ensure high print quality When enabled in the Settings Editor you can add delete and change media in the media catalog via the control panel The items of the Media section Media management via control panel disabled When Media management via control panel is disabled you can only view the media catalog 88 Overview of the Media s...

Page 253: ...heets and per form the registration for in dividual media You can do a media registration for standard size media and large media Perform a media registra tion for standard size me dia on page 266 Perform a media registra tion for large media on page 273 The items of the Media section Media management via control panel enabled When Media management via control panel is enabled you can add delete a...

Page 254: ...ary media Add Add media to the media catalog on page 257 Optimize Perform a media regis tration for standard size media Print the test sheets and create the ruler on page 266 Perform a media regis tration for large media Print the test sheets and create the ruler on page 273 To catalog Add temporary media to the Media catalog on page 258 3 Search button for the me dia Search through the list of me...

Page 255: ...ia that is not available in the paper trays The Schedule displays an orange bar next to a required media The orange bar indicates that a scheduled job requires media which is either not available in the paper trays or which is available but not in sufficient quantity to finish the job The current job requires more of the same media than is currently loaded in the paper trays You can add more of th...

Page 256: ...isplays all the media in the media catalog that match the position of the paper guides inside the closed paper tray When the list is empty the media catalog does not contain media that match the position of the paper guides 7 Touch the name of the loaded media for example Premium Label 8 Touch OK Assign the media to a paper tray Change the currently assigned media type Procedure 1 On the control p...

Page 257: ...y its attributes to the new media definitions Touch New to define all attributes from scratch 3 If required define the name and attributes of the new media For convenient retrieval of media in the media catalog use the following media attributes Name Custom type name IMPORTANT For optimal print quality define the correct values for the following media attributes Refer to the packaging of the media...

Page 258: ...Schedule view when the job is scheduled for printing In the list of Temporary media in the Media tab of the System view When you plan to use a temporary media more often you can add the media to the Media catalog Procedure 1 Touch System Media 2 Select one or more temporary media 3 Touch the drop down icon 4 Select To catalog from the drop down menu 5 Fill out the media attributes 6 Press OK Add t...

Page 259: ...is required for a job in the list of scheduled jobs or list of waiting jobs The media is loaded into a paper tray The media is used in a scheduled job and loaded into a paper tray The warning icon indicates that the media definition needs attention Check if all important attributes are defined Media indicators Black White Chapter 11 Media handling 259 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 260: ...akes several minutes until Low temperature mode is reached The Low temperature mode should not be enabled when you use media heavier than 120 g m2 This could lead to print problems A secondary benefit to pre printed support is to save energy The preheater operates on a lower temperature Double sheet detection Double sheet detection warns you if two or more sheets have been separated from the media...

Page 261: ...ectively Then the test stops and the print job continues without interruption Check the last set fifth of the empty sheets to see if the Paper quality setting is cleaning the print process properly The sheets should show no pollution NOTE When the system goes into standby mode before the Paper quality test has finished the Paper quality test starts again Before you begin 1 On the control panel tou...

Page 262: ...le sheet detection button The text on the button changes from On to Off NOTE Each time you touch the button the setting changes from On to Off and the other way round 2 Press OK Change the advanced media settings Disable the double sheet detection 262 Chapter 11 Media handling VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 263: ...th an optional finisher Procedure 1 Touch the Enhanced media mode button The text on the button changes from Off to On NOTE Each time you touch the button the setting changes from Off to On and the other way round 2 Press OK Change the advanced media settings Enable the enhanced media mode Chapter 11 Media handling 263 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 264: ...ange the Paper quality Procedure 1 Touch the Paper quality button A drop down list appears 2 Touch the desired value 3 Press OK Change the advanced media settings Change the Paper quality 264 Chapter 11 Media handling VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 265: ...on the button and the text on the button changes from Start to Stop NOTE The test stops automatically after the fifth set You do not have to stop the Paper quality test yourself NOTE When you touch the button again the test is stopped The text on the button changes from Stop to Start Change the advanced media settings Start the Paper quality test Chapter 11 Media handling 265 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 266: ...surement on all 3 test sheets The system calculates the average value of the measurements This section describes how to perform a media registration for standard size media media with a length of less than 390 mm 15 35 NOTE It is recommended to perform the media registration when the list of Scheduled jobs is empty Before you begin 1 On the control panel press the System button 2 Press Media 3 Sel...

Page 267: ... i t i o n P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h L 92 The ruler Perform a media registration for standard size media Adjust the Z position of side 1 Procedure 1 Take the first test sheet 2 Align the start of the ruler with point B of the test sheet Test bitmap REGISTRATION Size 210 x 297 mm 2006 10 09 14 08 36 Page 1 1 Primary image A C G I 0 5 0 0 5 3 w e k s t e e h S B H D F 1 0 0...

Page 268: ...e second test sheet 6 Repeat the steps 2 4 7 Take the third test sheet 8 Repeat the steps 2 4 Perform a media registration for standard size media Adjust the Z position of side 1 268 Chapter 11 Media handling VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 269: ...1 9 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2 6 5 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 2 8 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 P r i m a r y X i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y Z i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h L F 1 5 0 0 1 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 5 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 8 5 0 1 9 0 0 1 9 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 ...

Page 270: ... 2 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 2 8 0 0 P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h K N L P 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 5 0 0 1 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 5 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 8 5 0 1 9 0 0 1 9 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2 6 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 P r i m a r y X i m a g e p o s i...

Page 271: ...6 5 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 8 5 0 1 9 0 0 1 9 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2 6 5 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 2 8 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 P r i m a r y X i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y Z i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h L 1 D 5 0 0 5 0 96 Align the ruler with the edge of the sheet 4 ...

Page 272: ...a r y d ia m o n d s h a p e X le n g t h K N L P 5 0 0 5 0 P r i m a r y X i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y Z i m a g e p o s i t i o n 0 5 0 0 5 t i s o p e g a m i X y r a d n o c e S 5 N 5 0 0 5 0 97 Align the ruler with N 3 Read the value at the edge of the test sheet 4 Enter the value 5 Take the second test sheet 6 Repeat the steps 2 4 7 Take the third test sheet 8 Repeat the steps 2 ...

Page 273: ...h measurement on all 3 test sheets The system calculates the average value of the measurements This section describes how to perform a media registration for large media media with a length of 390 mm 15 35 or more NOTE It is recommended to perform the media registration when the list of Scheduled jobs is empty Before you begin 1 On the control panel press the System button 2 Press Media 3 Select a...

Page 274: ... 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2 6 5 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 2 8 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 P r i m a r y X i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y Z i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h L 99 The ruler Perform a media registration for large media Adjust the Z position of side 1 Procedure 1 Take the first test sheet 2 Align the start of the ruler wi...

Page 275: ...e the second test sheet 6 Repeat the steps 2 4 7 Take the third test sheet 8 Repeat the steps 2 4 Perform a media registration for large media Adjust the Z position of side 1 Chapter 11 Media handling 275 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 276: ...r assistant enter the DE value and press OK 4 Align the start of the ruler with point E and read the value at point F Test bitmap REGISTRATION Size 420 x 297 mm 2006 10 09 14 08 22 Page 1 1Primary image 50 0 50 3 Sheet skew B H E D F 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 5 0 0 1 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 5 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 8 5 0 1 9 0 0 1 9 5 0 2 0 0 ...

Page 277: ...g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y Z i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h L K 5 0 0 5 0 103 Align the ruler with K 3 Read the value at the edge of the test sheet 4 Enter the value 5 Take the second test sheet 6 Repeat the steps 2 4 7 Take the third test sheet 8 Repeat the steps 2 4 NOTE After step 8 the machine prints another 3 test sheets to measure the X p...

Page 278: ...7 0 0 1 7 5 0 1 8 0 0 1 8 5 0 1 9 0 0 1 9 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 2 5 0 0 2 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2 6 5 0 2 7 0 0 2 7 5 0 2 8 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 P r i m a r y X i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y Z i m a g e p o s i t i o n P r i m a r y d i a m o n d s h a p e X l e n g t h L 1 D 5 0 0 5 0 104 Align the ruler with the edge of the sheet 4 Read th...

Page 279: ...Take the second test sheet 6 Repeat the steps 2 4 7 Take the third test sheet 8 Repeat the steps 2 4 Result A pop up message appears The message asks you whether you want to print an extra test sheet to verify the result of the registration You can do one of the following Press Yes if you want to print an extra test sheet to verify the result Wait for the sheet and check the result Another pop up ...

Page 280: ...ure mode when the system is not in this mode When you print a job that contains media with a weight more than 85 g m the system informs you that you must switch to normal temperature mode when the system is not in this mode When you print a job that contains media with mixed media weights the system informs you that you must switch to the temperature mode indicated in the table below when the syst...

Page 281: ...t sheets stick to each other After you loaded the media loosen the sheets according the instructions below Follow the instructions below carefully When you do not load the media correctly media or machine damage can occur Discard damaged sheets Before you begin Before you load light weight media into the paper trays insert the light weight media tool in the side slider at the operator side The lig...

Page 282: ... media as soon as possible after unpacking Do not use media that was stored outside the printer for more than 2 hours Make sure that the correct media is assigned to the correct paper tray Procedure Action 1 Open the paper tray via the schedule the trays view or the button on the control panel of the paper module Only one tray can be open at the same time 2 Remove the current stack from the tray O...

Page 283: ...e stack Slowly turn the knob clockwise until the side sliders touch the stack without dam aging it Squeeze the green handle of the front slider to move the trailer edge sliders carefully against the stack without dam aging it 5 Unpack the following ream of media Carefully put the new stack on the already loa ded stack without adjusting the sliders Check the stack after loading Remove sheets that a...

Page 284: ... loaded media stack does not exceed the loading limit mark on the back slider 7 Gently push the paper tray back until it clicks into place Load light weight media into the paper module 284 Chapter 11 Media handling VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 285: ...old out the short sides of the packaging 3 Open the package along the glue strip IMPORTANT When you use a knife to open the package be careful not to touch the media 4 Remove the top sheet and the bottom sheet of the stack Inspect the four sides of the stack for glue residue If one of the sides contains glue residue do not use the ream Remove sheets that have any of the follow ing types of malform...

Page 286: ...Action 5 Loosen the stack carefully a few times at the four sides and the four corners Make sure that all sheets are loose Unpack light weight media 286 Chapter 11 Media handling VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 287: ...ction and in the short edge feed direction on a sheet of the media See the picture A B 2 Cut the two rectangles out of the sheet 3 Place the two rectangles at the edge of the table as indicated in the picture The rectangle that bends the least has the highest stiffness This means that the rectan gle that bends the least indicates the grain direction because the stiffness along the grain direction ...

Page 288: ...rection of the ar rows see picture A When rectangle B bends the least the grain direction is perpendicular to the di rection of the arrows see picture B Picture A Picture B Determine the grain direction of light weight media 288 Chapter 11 Media handling VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 289: ...Chapter 12 Maintain the print system ...

Page 290: ...nge settings at a later moment Configuration tasks for the system administrators and key operators The configuration settings are available via a web based configuration tool the Settings Editor A part of the Settings Editor settings and information is also available on the System view and Start view of the control panel You need rights to access configuration settings to change these settings 106...

Page 291: ...ore they are responsible for mechanical maintenance tasks and maintenance procedures via the control panel For some procedures you must have the rights to perform maintenance tasks to prevent unauthorized use 107 Maintenance tasks on the control panel System configuration and maintenance Chapter 12 Maintain the print system 291 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 292: ...inter or without making a connection to the network Via the Setup section in the System view Settings available via the control panel Group of settings Available settings Short description About Serial number read only Version of printer software read on ly The About section allows you to look up the serial number and software version of the printer Security Use of USB device System installation f...

Page 293: ...ew feature on the printer you can upload the license through this section After uploading the license the feature becomes active You can only use this section after you inser ted an USB drive in an USB port of the PRIS MAsync controller or on the control panel Follow the instructions on the control panel when you upload the license Backups Configure confi dential data Creation date last backup rea...

Page 294: ...port Connectivity MAC address read only Hostname Link speed and du plex settings IPv4 settings IPv6 settings DNS settings WINS settings Test TCP IP con nection HTTP port HTTPS port The Connectivity section contains the main settings to integrate the printer into a network After you have adapted the network settings you can test the connection from here Follow the instructions on the control panel ...

Page 295: ...t tings to change the date and time of the sys tem or the system of measurement used When you change the system of measure ment all corresponding values on the system will be changed For example when you change Metric into Imperial all length val ues will be displayed in inches You can also indicate how the media weight is displayed Procedure NOTE You need to have access rights to make changes in ...

Page 296: ...Display the main settings of the current workflow profile These settings are read only Workflow profile button Define a workflow profile that matches your needs Language button Change the language of the control panel Warning time button Define the moment when the system warns you about an action that is required soon for example 10 minutes in advance The warning is displayed in the dashboard and ...

Page 297: ...lated settings Change the advanced media settings on page 261 Intermediate check print button Print a test sheet of a running job to check the quality PrintGuard module but ton Enable or disable the use of the PrintGuard optional System configuration but ton Get direct access to a number of important key operator settings in the Settings Editor on the PRISMAsync controller Change a number of setti...

Page 298: ...r fleet management The system administrator configures one system and makes a backup Then the system administrator restores the backup at other systems Backup and restore are part of the system configuration System configuration is available on the System view and the Start view of the control panel You can also make a backup and restore a backup via the Settings Editor Refer to the PRISMAsync Pri...

Page 299: ...iew Overview of the Maintenance section 109 Overview of the Maintenance section The items of the Maintenance section Description of the Maintenance section Item Function More information Billing counters Indicate the total number of prints that have been made since the print er was installed You cannot reset the billing counters General counter informa tion on page 301 4 Counters Chapter 12 Mainta...

Page 300: ...counters Indicates the amount of toner that has been used since the printer was installed You cannot reset the toner counter Go to maintenance tasks Open the list of the suggested or re quired maintenance tasks NOTE Only a trained and certified operator is allowed to per form the maintenance tasks Introduction to the Maintenance section 300 Chapter 12 Maintain the print system VarioPrint 6000 line...

Page 301: ...king day or before you start a new job for a particular customer Toner counters The Toner counters section displays the amount of toner that has been used since the machine was installed You cannot reset the toner counter The Billing counters and the Day counters provide information about the number of 1 sided and 2 sided prints that have been made on standard size and large media The length of th...

Page 302: ... touch System Maintenance Reset day counters A dialog box will ask you to confirm that you really want to reset the day counters 2 Touch Yes to reset the day counters to 0 Reset the day counters 302 Chapter 12 Maintain the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 303: ... The language of the billing counters report is the same as the selected language for the system Illustration 110 Print the billing counters report Procedure 1 On the control panel touch System Maintenance Print billing counters report Print the Billing Counters Report Chapter 12 Maintain the print system 303 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 304: ... service organization through On Remote Service ORS 2 Made available via http downloads cpp canon 3 From Microsoft server or from the WSUS server of your company Only operating system updates To configure download and install operating system updates you need to have the access right Access to installation tasks See the administration guide PRISMAsync Print Server available at the download site So...

Page 305: ...y identify the source of the problem and possibly solve the problem via the telephone Remote Meter Reading With this function counter information that is needed for billing can be automatically sent to Canon or the printer dealer on a regu lar basis Then the customer does not need to collect the meter readings manually and send these to Canon or the printer dealer The customer can always check the...

Page 306: ...he printer dealer cannot retrieve data from your printer If required you can change a number of connectivity settings via the control panel System Setup System configuration Connectivity You can verify the communication with Canon or the printer dealer by creating a log file via the Settings Editor Remote Service 306 Chapter 12 Maintain the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 307: ...and and right hand toner unit Check the status of the to ner reservoirs on page 308 Finisher Indicate the number of staples that the stapler of the finisher has used since the last refill Check the status of the sta pler cartridges on page 310 Stacker stapler Indicates the number of staples that the stapler of the stacker stapler has used since the last replacement Check the status of the sta pler...

Page 308: ...es ervoir is filled over 25 You can add 2 bottles of toner The toner icon is orange The status bar contains no more green blocks The toner reservoir is filled less than 25 The printer can print another 600 sheets You must add up to 3 toner bottles as soon as pos sible The toner icon is red The status bar has a red frame The toner reser voir is empty The printing stops You must add maximum 3 toner ...

Page 309: ...e bottle 2 Remove the screw cap from the bottle IMPORTANT Do not remove the seal from the bottle 3 Open the front door of the toner reservoir you want to fill 111 Open the front doors 4 Open the lid of the toner reservoir 5 Put the toner bottle into the opening of the toner reservoir NOTE The toner bottle only fits one way 6 When the toner bottle is empty carefully tilt the toner bottle into the h...

Page 310: ...ard NOTE Only when the staple level is low or when one of the staple cartridges is empty the status is visible in the dashboard The meaning of the stapler icons The stapler icons Stapler icon Description The stapler icon is blue The staple cartridges are filled The stapler icon is orange The staple level in one of the staple cartridg es is low Replace the stapler cartridges on page 311 The stapler...

Page 311: ...our documents contain fewer than 50 sheets Use long staples when your documents contain more than 50 sheets Only use staples of type S25 long staples or S37 short staples When to do When a staple cartridge is empty or almost empty Check the status of the stapler cartridges on page 310 Get access to the staplers Procedure 1 Open the front door of the finisher 2 Open top cover E1 3 Open cover E5 4 L...

Page 312: ... 2 Press the striped release buttons at both sides of the cartridge holder to unlock the lower cover 112 Press the 2 release buttons simultaneously The lower cover opens 113 The lower cover opens Add staples 312 Chapter 12 Maintain the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 313: ...te direction of the arrow 114 Remove the staple cartridge 4 Slide a new staple cartridge into the cartridge holder in the direction of the arrow 115 Place a new staple cartridge Add staples Chapter 12 Maintain the print system 313 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 314: ...6 Firmly push the staple cartridge into the holder 6 Remove the paper ribbon that secures the staples in the staple cartridge 117 Remove the paper ribbon 7 Close the lower cover 8 Place the cartridge holder in the stapler Add staples 314 Chapter 12 Maintain the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 315: ...d covers Procedure 1 Hold cover E5 while you unlock E6 2 Close cover E5 3 Close top cover E1 4 Close the front door of the finisher Close the doors and covers Chapter 12 Maintain the print system 315 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 316: ...Close the doors and covers 316 Chapter 12 Maintain the print system VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 317: ...Chapter 13 PRISMAlytics Dashboard ...

Page 318: ...dia and consumables to the PRISMAlytics Dashboard With PRISMAlytics Dashboard you can monitor the performance of your printer fleet You can analyze utilization production output and used consumables per printer You can also see the idle time the waiting time for the operator the number of paper jams and used media statistics Refer to the documentation of PRISMAlytics Dashboard for the possibilitie...

Page 319: ...Chapter 14 Troubleshooting ...

Page 320: ... control panel will indicate that you must restart the machine Service required Follow the instructions on the control panel A message on the control panel will indicate that you must call Service Maintenance re quired Follow the instructions on the control panel The maintenance wizard appears You need to have access rights to perform maintenance tasks NOTE Only trained operators are allowed to pe...

Page 321: ... you can have problems with toner pollution of the prints right after the automatic black image cleaning procedure Therefore it is advised to enable the Paper quality test see Change the advanced media settings Start the Paper quality test on page 265 each time when a new batch of media is used This is to be sure that the correct Paper quality setting is still at the right level for this new batch...

Page 322: ...es A combination of the above pollu tions Change the Paper quality setting from Normal to Low see Change the advanced media settings Change the Paper quality on page 264 Use the Paper quality test to determine if this new setting is the right cleaning mode for this media The sheets of the 5th set must be totally toner free al so at the edges of the media size width When these sheets still show ton...

Page 323: ... have access rights to perform maintenance tasks In some cases you must remove the air guid ance unit to remove sheets under this unit You must visually check if you must remove the unit the system cannot indicate if the re moval is necessary NOTE Only trained operators are allowed to perform maintenance tasks Maintenance re quired Replace the air filters Follow the instructions on the control pan...

Page 324: ...indicator when the main tenance icon is orange but you can also check the indicator when the maintenance indicator is not displayed Maintenance icon is orange 1 When the maintenance icon is orange go to the maintenance task Check the status of the air filters 2 Start the maintenance task 3 Check the indicator at the rear side of the machine When the indicator is green do not replace the filter Whe...

Page 325: ... cover 3 Remove all 4 filters 1 Push the blue locking down 2 Rotate the cover clockwise about 30 You must use force 3 Pull the cover downwards 4 Remove the filter 4 Install 4 new filters 1 Install the new filter 2 Install the cover upwards 3 Rotate the cover anticlockwise about 30 You must use force 4 Push the blue locking up 5 Install the upper cover of the filter unit 4 Troubleshooting for light...

Page 326: ...Action 6 Move the handle down to switch on the in coming air Troubleshooting for light weight media 326 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 327: ...en to exit the error The system restarts Only non recoverable software errors will store the error log 2 Touch the USB drive button on the error screen The systems stores the logging of the error on the USB drive 3 When the systems indicates that the storing is completed remove the USB drive 4 Touch the error screen to exit the error The system restarts NOTE When the system has two identical softw...

Page 328: ...printer error code _ yyyymmdd _ hhmmss Reports trace file created by the specified system for a printer error at specified time Manually create a log file with reports trace files in Settings Editor To create the log file with reports trace files you use the Create log file with report trace files option Create this log file immediately after a print error occurs NOTE Only create the alternative l...

Page 329: ...ox click the required log file to download the file 121 Create or download log file with report trace files 4 Store the log file on an external location 5 Click OK Create a log file on control panel To create the log file with reports trace files you use the Create log file with report trace files option Create this log file immediately after a print error occurs NOTE Only create the alternative l...

Page 330: ...em configuration at the start screen of the control panel and touch System configuration 123 Start screen of control panel 2 Insert a USB device into a USB port of the control panel 3 Touch Create in the Create and export log file with report trace files Create and download a log file 330 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 331: ...e is selected in the Export log file dialog box 124 Export log file 6 Touch OK to export this log file to the USB device Touch Cancel to download this log file at a later moment Create and download a log file Chapter 14 Troubleshooting 331 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 332: ...on Logging and reports NOTE You can also touch System configuration at the start screen of the control panel 2 Insert a USB device into a USB port of the control panel 3 Press Export 125 Export log file 4 Select the required log file 126 Select log file 5 Touch OK to export the log file to the USB device Create and download a log file 332 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 333: ... forwarded to the Create log file with report trace files option of the Settings Editor that belongs to the selected printer 3 When requested log in to the Settings Editor Use the first two instructions of this topic how to create and download the log file Create and download a log file Chapter 14 Troubleshooting 333 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 334: ...Create and download a log file 334 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 335: ...Chapter 15 Specifications ...

Page 336: ...al light weight media module 50 300 g m for Canon recommended media 60 200 g m for other media 70 160 g m for media size 350 mm x 500 mm only plain paper See the acceptable paper list Contact your local author ized dealer for the latest version Toner VarioPrint 6000 toner Warm up time 11 minutes cold startup from 20 C First print time 16 seconds Certificates RoHS Cetecom CE Class A FCC Class A UL ...

Page 337: ...ay consist of 3 physical trays You cannot address these physical trays sepa rately as an output location Top tray 900 sheets A4 Letter Middle tray 1 000 sheets A4 Letter Lower tray 1 800 sheets A4 Letter Upper output 500 sheets all sizes Supported media sizes per output lo cation Stacker All media sizes between 203 mm x 203 mm and 320 mm x 488 mm When the Flex XL PIM paper input module is installe...

Page 338: ...oom size and ventilation or air change rate at room size Recommended room volume 75 m3 Recommended air change rate 300 m3 h NOTE This is the ventilation requirement for the printer additional to the standard building ventilation requirements Sound power level Standby 69 dB A Print 84 dB A Power con sumption of the printer Off mode 6 W Sleep mode engine 32 W Sleep mode controller 44 W Standby mode ...

Page 339: ...int speeds in images per minute Model A4 LEF Letter LEF A3 Ledger Two sided 6180 182 177 97 95 6220 221 216 118 116 6270 272 266 146 143 6330 328 320 168 164 One sided 6180 127 124 68 67 6220 127 124 68 67 6270 157 153 84 82 6330 164 160 84 82 LEF Long edge feed SEF Short edge feed Print speed Chapter 15 Specifications 339 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 340: ...int 6000 line printer driver PRISMAprepare 6 3 1 and higher PRISMAaccess 5 4 4 and higher PRISMAproduction 5 04 04 and higher PRISMAdirect 1 3 1 and higher PRISMAspool 4 06 02 PRISMAaudit 4 10 0 VPconvert 7 and higher Xerox FreeFlow MakeReady 7 and higher EFI Fiery Central 1 8 2 Kodak Smartboard 5 limited GMC PrintNet 7 0 29 InfoPrintManager AIX 4 3 Security Common Criteria EAL2 E shredding HTTPs ...

Page 341: ...ns Generic USB mouse support Section 508 kit video at tention signal copy control device interface for pre paid accounting operator attention light PRISMAsync controller specifications Chapter 15 Specifications 341 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

Page 342: ...intosh Mac OSX 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 11 Sierra Intel PowerPC PCL6 UPD Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 2008 2008 R2 2012 Microsoft Windows Client Vista Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows8 1 Windows10 32 64 bit support PCL6 GPD legacy Microsoft Windows Mac Linux CUPS Other SAP Device Type SAP R 3 4 6 and higher Implementation support via C SS NOTE All UPD drivers are Microsoft certifie...

Page 343: ...on 75 hotfolder 75 job label 75 LPR 75 LPR command 85 remote printer driver 75 restore 75 82 Automated workflows attributes 78 B Backup confidential data 293 create 293 delete 293 USB 293 Banner pages default media 134 define 134 define default media 136 Billing counters 301 Maintenance section 299 Print the report 303 Binding edge 182 Brightness darker prints 191 lighter prints 191 Bundle print j...

Page 344: ...5 image shift transaction print jobs 45 job names 64 media catalog 42 parts 33 transaction printing mode 45 Control panel settings Setup section 297 Controller hardware options 341 Counters 301 Covers 184 Create a DocBox 142 D Dashboard 239 Date and time 295 Day counters 301 Maintenance section 299 Reset 302 Default gateway 294 Default_ticket jdf use for hotfolders 89 Define finishing method 193 D...

Page 345: ...3 264 Disable 263 Enable 263 Errors Job errors 321 Machine errors 320 323 External finisher 337 Status 307 F Fattening 191 Features 16 340 Filter jobs 120 Find jobs 120 Finisher 18 Finishing method 193 First print time 336 Fleet management 298 Flex XL 29 Form Assist Module 23 Forward jobs 123 G Grain direction 287 H Host name 294 Hotfolder configure 89 configure settings 87 create shortcut 89 Drag...

Page 346: ...t create JDF ticket 88 Job workflow 43 Job by job workflow profile description 69 Jobs delete 206 duplicate 205 move 123 search 123 Jobs view 123 Jobs with available media 200 Jobs with label 200 K key operator settings on control panel 290 Key operator settings 292 L Label 200 Labels selection function 116 Language control panel 64 Setup section 296 Large media 301 Large paper module 29 Layout Bo...

Page 347: ...pare 105 Media catalogue 253 254 Media handling Description 248 Media matching 67 Media registration Large media 273 274 276 277 278 279 Standard size media 266 267 269 270 271 272 Media section System view 252 Media settings Advanced 260 263 264 265 Minimum line width 191 Move a job from Scheduled jobs to Waiting jobs 131 Move jobs 123 N Network Connectivity 340 Protocols 340 Normal temperature m...

Page 348: ...ut location 187 print order 187 rotation 187 sheet order 187 sheet orientation 187 sort by page 187 sort by set 187 Print job 1 or 2 sided 168 Align 173 Binding 177 193 Binding edge 169 Brightness 177 Check first set 178 Color profile 177 Contrast 177 Covers 171 define finishing method 193 Fattening 177 folding 193 Job name 178 Job settings 166 Line width 177 Margin erase 177 Media 171 Minimum lin...

Page 349: ...ote connection status 295 Status 305 Test 305 Test Remote connection 295 Remote connection enabled 295 Remote connection status 295 Remote Control description 113 usage of 113 Remote Diagnostics 305 Remote Manager 112 description 38 start 38 Remote Meter Reading 305 Remote printer driver 104 Remote Service 305 Remote Software Upgrade 305 Remove jobs 206 Rename Job 197 Report file Create 294 Reprin...

Page 350: ...environmental 338 PRISMAsync controller 340 product 336 Speed 339 Split print jobs 132 Stacker 18 Standard media 301 Standard workflow profile description 68 Staple Status 310 Staple cartridges 310 Stapler icons 310 Staples Finisher 311 312 315 Stapling Capacity 337 Status 239 Status indicators PRISMAsync Remote Match 245 software updates 244 Status LED location 33 Stop behavior stop after a job 2...

Page 351: ...on setup activate 220 create new 218 edit 219 export 221 import 221 restore 221 validate 222 validate all transaction setups 223 Tray Load media 255 Tray mapping transaction printing mode 44 Tray to media mapping validation report 222 Tray to tray mapping validation report 222 Trays view Overview 249 Troubleshooting 320 light weight media 323 Truncate job name 64 Turn on the system 50 U Unattended...

Page 352: ...36 Warning time configuration 64 Setup section 296 WINS 1 294 WINS 2 294 WINS settings 294 Workflow Setup section 296 Workflow profiles Function 68 Z Zoom Fit to page 172 Percentage 172 Index 352 VarioPrint 6000 line ...

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