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This appendix gives descriptions of the built-in templates provided with DocBuilder
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The 1-Up Full Bleed layout is used to print one page per sheet. The printer’s marks
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Summary of Contents for Fiery EX2101

Page 1: ...Fiery EX2101 for Xerox 2101 JOB MANAGEMENT GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...1 for the supported platforms and network environments It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX Windows NT 4 0 2000 2003 and Novell NetWare servers to provide printing services to users The Printing Guide describes the printing features of the Fiery EX2101 for Xerox 2101 for users who send jobs from their computers The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the job management utilit...

Page 3: ...FreeForm Fiery Link Fiery Prints Fiery Spark NetWise PrintMe PrintMe Enterprise PrintMe Networks RIPChips ScanBuilder Splash Unimobile Velocity Velocity Balance Velocity Build Velocity Estimate Velocity Exchange Velocity OneFlow Velocity Scan VisualCal WebInstaller WebScan WebSpooler WebStatus and WebTools are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging Inc All other terms and product names may be trade...

Page 4: ...ity to operate this equipment Industry Canada Class B Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Avis de Conformation Classe B de l Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada RFI Compliance Notice This equipment has been tested concerning compliance with the relevant RFI protection requirements both individually and o...

Page 5: ...s including the U S Export Administration Regulations 2 you transfer to the person or entity all of the Software and Documentation including all copies updates upgrades prior versions component parts the media and printed materials and this Agreement 3 you retain no copies of the Software and Documentation including copies stored on a computer and 4 the recipient agrees to the terms and conditions...

Page 6: ...e of the Software by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 12 212 or DFARS 227 7202 3 227 7202 4 and to the extent required under U S federal law the minimum restricted rights as set out in FAR 52 227 14 Restricted Rights Notice June 1987 Alternate III g 3 June 1987 or FAR 52 227 19 June 1987 To the extent any technical data is provided pursuant to the Agreeme...

Page 7: ...printing 1 3 Visualizing job flow 1 4 Communicating with users 1 5 What the operator should check 1 6 Overview of the job management utilities 1 8 Command WorkStation 1 8 Command WorkStation LE 1 8 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler 1 9 Chapter 2 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE The graphical interface 2 1 Active Jobs window 2 4 Jobs window 2 5 Activity Monitor 2 8 Jo...

Page 8: ...references 2 27 Correcting tray alignment 2 29 Managing Fiery EX2101 fonts 2 31 Chapter 3 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Starting up and logging in 3 1 Logging in to the Fiery EX2101 3 2 Access levels 3 5 Logging out 3 6 Removing the Fiery EX2101 from the server list 3 6 Monitoring jobs 3 6 Selecting jobs 3 7 Sorting job displays 3 7 Customizing job ticket information 3 8 Mana...

Page 9: ...pter 4 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Previewing jobs 4 1 Displaying thumbnail previews 4 1 Preview window controls 4 2 Displaying full screen previews 4 3 Editing and merging jobs 4 5 Editing jobs 4 5 Merging jobs 4 7 Chapter 5 Using DocBuilder Pro Previewing editing and merging jobs 5 1 Imposition window 5 3 Job previews 5 5 Navigating in the Imposition window 5 6 Switching between page view a...

Page 10: ...s 6 23 Managing templates 6 24 Tips for using the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro 6 26 Page level operations 6 26 Saving imposed jobs 6 26 6 27 Chapter 7 Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery WebSpooler 7 1 About the Fiery WebSpooler window 7 3 Manipulating job options and job flow 7 5 Overriding job option settings 7 7 Job icons 7 8 Spool area 7 8 RIP area ...

Page 11: ...down the Fiery EX2101 8 4 Restarting the Fiery EX2101 8 5 Shutting down the Fiery EX2101 8 6 Appendix A Basics of Imposition Printing books with the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro A 1 Basics of imposition layout A 1 Printer s marks A 4 Additional sheets A 6 Binding methods A 7 Gang Up printing A 9 Appendix B Templates 1 Up Full Bleed B 1 2 Up Perfect B 2 2 Up Saddle B 4 3 Up Trifold Brochure...

Page 12: ...g Error messages C 1 Troubleshooting C 2 Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE does not respond C 2 Unexpected printing results C 3 Clearing the server C 4 Users cannot connect to the Fiery EX2101 C 4 Setup error messages C 5 Index ...

Page 13: ...apter 1 provides preliminary background information about job management and introduces the Fiery job management utilities It explains how to set up an operator controlled print environment and discusses job workflows that commonly occur on the Fiery EX2101 Chapter 2 introduces the Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE user interfaces It also provides information on basic Command WorkStat...

Page 14: ...erminology Specific terms are explained as they are introduced However the following general terms are used throughout PostScript PS A computer language designed as a page description language The Fiery EX2101 uses this language to image the page and communicate with applications and the copier The term PostScript can also be used to refer to PDF data jobs PDF is a structured form of PostScript th...

Page 15: ...n a raster image processor RIP is the computer processor that performs this function The Fiery EX2101 RIP changes text and graphics commands in PostScript or PCL into specifications for each dot of toner deposited on a page by the copier Process The term process is used interchangeably with the term RIP in this manual to refer to raster image processing Print The task of rendering or imaging a pag...

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Page 17: ...nvironment controls the entire job flow and all printing Print jobs arriving from remote users are spooled to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive and stored until the operator decides it is time to print them Additional functions job overrides prioritizing and font management are reserved for the operator At the other extreme anyone on the local network can control all printing and Fiery EX2101 funct...

Page 18: ...d and held on the Fiery EX2101 in preparation for job management by the operator Establish communication between users and the operator The operator and remote users must agree on a method for communicating print needs such as FreeForm masters Users can attach instructions to jobs using print option and notes fields see page 1 5 Understanding job flow In an operator controlled printing environment...

Page 19: ...image data associated with each dot is rendered on the copier The raster data tells the copier whether or not to apply toner to each position on the page Printing After processing the job typically moves on to the printing stage During this stage the raster image associated with the job is transferred from the Fiery EX2101 to the copier at a high speed The raster image is then rendered onto paper ...

Page 20: ...atus flags you may see in the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Active Jobs window Boldface items represent commands you can issue from a job management utility to release held jobs Printed Spooling Processing RIPping PostScript and PCL data Process RIP and Hold Print and Hold Print Print PostScript PCL and raster data Spooled Held Processed Held Processing RIPping Printing Printing Pr...

Page 21: ...ster copy of the original job remains in processed held status even after the original job has finished printing Communicating with users As the operator you can use the job management tools to communicate with users who originate print jobs You can help users become better informed about the Fiery EX2101 and the copier so that they can choose the appropriate options for their jobs by supplying th...

Page 22: ...that appears in the Job Log For example department name account code phone number or extension Is particular information mandatory at your site Suggestions for what to enter in the Instructions field What the operator should check Users specify print options with jobs they send to the printer They can also use the Instructions and Notes fields to communicate special print requirements and accounti...

Page 23: ...s Users can enter accounting information in the Notes fields such as User name and phone number Billing information Job cost information Instructions field Users can also enter information in the Instructions field to communicate special print requirements such as Priority due date and request for notification Number of copies Type and quantity of paper Request to hold job for future printing or r...

Page 24: ...rful of the job management utilities Command WorkStation can be installed on a Microsoft Windows computer that has a network connection to the Fiery EX2101 In addition to the job management functions previously outlined Command WorkStation offers a customizable user interface for monitoring and managing jobs on multiple Fiery EX2101 servers simultaneously For an introduction to the Command WorkSta...

Page 25: ...Fiery EX2101 Fiery Spooler must be installed on a networked Mac OS computer and can only be used on that computer Both Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler offer job management functions similar to those of Command WorkStation The default Fiery WebSpooler user interface is shown in the following illustration the user interface of Fiery Spooler is similar For more information about using Fiery WebSpo...

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Page 27: ...application preferences and managing Fiery EX2101 fonts NOTE Unless otherwise specified information in this chapter applies to both Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Sections that apply exclusively to Command WorkStation are denoted by an asterisk Sections that apply exclusively to Command WorkStation LE are denoted by a dagger In cases where the two applications are nearly identical ...

Page 28: ...ions show the components of Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 1 Menu bar see page 2 14 2 Job status indicators see page 2 10 3 Action buttons see page 2 11 4 Active Jobs window see page 2 4 5 Jobs window see page 2 5 6 Activity Monitor see page 2 8 1 2 3 4 6 5 Command WorkStation ...

Page 29: ...ing sections describe each component in Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 1 Action buttons see page 2 11 2 Active Jobs window see page 2 4 3 Jobs window see page 2 5 4 Activity Monitor see page 2 8 1 2 3 4 Command WorkStation LE ...

Page 30: ...ntly being monitored The Active Jobs window is always displayed You cannot hide or drag it to a different location By issuing job management commands you release held jobs in the window for processing and printing cancel jobs currently processing or printing and send jobs back to held status for future action For more information on the status flags displayed in the Active Jobs window see Job stat...

Page 31: ...through a connected Fiery EX2101 The window is divided into four layered panels Click the selection tabs at the bottom of the window to move between different panels The following illustration shows the Jobs window for Command WorkStation which is nearly identical to the Jobs window for Command WorkStation LE In each panel the title bar displays the name of the panel and the total number of jobs d...

Page 32: ...limit determined by the administrator in Fiery EX2101 Setup is reached When the first job over the limit is printed the oldest job is deleted from the Printed Jobs list NOTE The Printed Jobs panel does not list the following types of jobs those printed though the Direct queue and those printed with the Print Pages command Archive panel The Archive panel lists all files and jobs stored in the job a...

Page 33: ...RIPped and stored on the Fiery EX2101 The FreeForm panel is not available if you logged in as Guest For information on working with FreeForm jobs and the FreeForm panel see page 3 27 Job Log panel The Job Log panel lists all processed and printed jobs and includes the date and time the jobs were printed The Job Log panel is not available if you logged in as Guest For information on using the Job L...

Page 34: ...l Servers view of the Activity Monitor summarizes the activity on all connected Fiery EX2101 servers Server Name Each Fiery EX2101 appears in a Server Name bar Click the bar to expand or collapse activity information for a particular Fiery EX2101 Spooling processing and printing jobs When you expand the Server Name bar for an Fiery EX2101 any current job activity on that Fiery EX2101 appears next ...

Page 35: ...ess or waiting to print are not displayed The following illustration shows the Selected Server view of the Activity Monitor for Command WorkStation which is nearly identical to the Activity Monitor for Command WorkStation LE Four sections appear for a selected server Click the title bar for each section to expand or collapse the display of each section Spooling Displays the file name of the job sp...

Page 36: ...n the Fiery EX2101 see Understanding job flow on page 1 2 In Command WorkStation a key for the job status indicators is displayed below the menu bar The color coded job status indicators identify spooling white The job file is being copied to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive spooled held light yellow The job has been downloaded to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive and requires job management instru...

Page 37: ...le on page 2 14 TO ISSUE AN ACTION BUTTON COMMAND 1 Select a job in the Active Jobs window or the Jobs window 2 Click the desired Action button When a command is unavailable in the current context its Action button appears dimmed Preview windows The Preview windows allow you to view thumbnail previews of selected jobs You can also use the Preview windows to reorder and delete pages of a job and to...

Page 38: ...ry EX2101 servers choose All Servers Print jobs on the specified Fiery EX2101 servers are displayed Customizing the graphical interface Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE offer you the flexibility of showing hiding rearranging and docking user interface components to fit your workflow needs For example you may only need a few components or you may prefer to arrange components side by s...

Page 39: ...Jobs window to different locations These components always appear in the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE window TO SHOW OR HIDE A COMPONENT Choose the command associated with the component from the Window menu When a component is displayed a check mark appears next to it in the Window menu TO MOVE A COMPONENT TO ANOTHER LOCATION Click the window grip three vertical lines on the left ...

Page 40: ...tion or Command WorkStation LE window When one or more jobs are selected you can choose job management commands from context sensitive menus In addition you can issue some job management commands by clicking their Action buttons see page 2 11 Menu bar The menu bar contains commands for Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE When a command is unavailable in the current context it appears dim...

Page 41: ... hidden applications continue to run in the background Show All Maximizes and brings to the foreground all applications that are currently running on the computer Quit CWS LE Exits the Command WorkStation LE application File Import Job Imports a job file into the Direct Hold or Print queue of the Fiery EX2101 Archived Job Imports an archived job file into the Hold queue of the Fiery EX2101 Export ...

Page 42: ...bs window Printed Jobs panel FreeForm panel or Archive panel You cannot delete jobs currently spooling processing or waiting to print Duplicate Duplicates the selected held job in the Active Jobs window Rename Allows you to rename the selected held job in the Active Jobs window or the selected job in the Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel Hold Holds the selected job waiting to process in the Acti...

Page 43: ...rchive panel Archive Archives the selected held job in the Active Jobs window moving it to the Archive panel Send To Sends the selected held job in the Active Jobs window to another Fiery EX2101 Cancel Processing Cancels processing of the selected job in the Active Jobs window This command is available only for jobs displaying the processing status flag Cancel Printing Cancels printing of the sele...

Page 44: ... set up printing groups and passwords For more information about Printing Groups and Secured Print Member Printing see the Configuration Guide Reorder Jobs Allows you to reorder the priority of jobs that are waiting to process or print Restart Server Allows you to restart the Fiery EX2101 without shutting down the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive This command is available only if you are logged in as ...

Page 45: ...from the currently selected server Held Jobs Active Jobs Printed Jobs Archived Jobs Server Internal Archived Jobs Network Links FreeForm Masters Job Log and Scan Jobs Print Pages Allows you to print the following information pages PS Test Page PCL Test Page Configuration page Job Log PS Font List PCL Font List E mail Log Command WorkStation also allows you to print the following information pages ...

Page 46: ...Station components Menu bar Job status indicators Action buttons Active Jobs window Activity Monitor all servers view Custom 1 Custom 2 or Custom 3 Sets the Command WorkStation window to a custom layout previously defined and named using the Save Layout command Save Layout Allows you to save and name the current Command WorkStation display as a custom layout Saved layouts appear as commands in the...

Page 47: ...tion so that the windows are simultaneously visible Cascade Preview Windows Displays active Preview windows in cascading formation so that the windows are stacked with their title bars visible Preview Job Name Activates the open Preview window of the named job This menu option appears for each open Preview window Job Name Activates the open Preview window of the named job This menu option appears ...

Page 48: ...an right click or Control click any of the selected jobs 3 Choose the desired command from the context sensitive menu Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE This section describes the setup and administrative tasks required to begin working with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Connecting to the Fiery EX2101 In Command WorkStation you can maintain connect...

Page 49: ...dd and remove Fiery EX2101 servers from the list of Fiery EX2101 servers you frequently monitor Each row in the server list displays the name of a Fiery EX2101 the name of the copier associated with that Fiery EX2101 and a Login button represented by a key icon 3 Click the Login button next to the Fiery EX2101 name to establish the connection Login button Command WorkStation Login button Command W...

Page 50: ...ion LE 4 In Command WorkStation click the Administrator Operator or Guest button enter your password and then click Log In In Command WorkStation LE enter your password and click the administrator operator or guest button Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE ...

Page 51: ...rint information pages NOTE To print information pages you must be logged in to the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges 2 Choose Print Pages from the Server menu A dialog box containing the information page options appears NOTE Local Printer options are available in Command WorkStation only 3 For Command WorkStation in the Select Printer area specify where you want to print the pages Server...

Page 52: ...rocessed or printed For information on the fields in the Job Log and printing it in other forms see Using the Job Log on page 3 32 PS Font List Lists all PostScript fonts currently resident on the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive PCL Font List Lists all PCL fonts currently resident on the Fiery EX2101 hard disk E mail Log Lists a log of the last 55 E mail printing status reports information that can b...

Page 53: ...esired preference settings and click OK to save your settings You can specify the following preferences Enable Animation Enables the display of animated graphics in the Selected Server view of the Activity Monitor see page 2 9 Autologin Instructs Command WorkStation to remember the last access level and password used to log in to each Fiery EX2101 When you log in to the Fiery EX2101 again Command ...

Page 54: ...e units of measurement used to display attributes such as page sizes and custom sizes in the Job Properties dialog box and Imposition window Imposition Template Path Specifies the folder where template files for imposition are stored for later use To change the template path click Browse and specify a folder Search Template Paths Specifies the folder where Find Search templates are stored for late...

Page 55: ...alignment The Tray Alignment feature in Command WorkStation allows you to adjust the placement of text and images on the page so they are correctly aligned on the sheet of paper or both sides of a duplex sheet have exactly the same alignment You can perform tray alignment from the Fiery EX2101 Control Panel by choosing Tray Alignment from the Functions menu NOTE To perform tray alignment you must ...

Page 56: ...ignment will be invalid You must perform a new Paper Tray Alignment for each combination of tray and paper size 5 In the Print Alignment Page section select the Print Duplex option to print a duplex page or clear the option to print a simplex page 6 Click Print to print the alignment page 7 Once the page has printed follow the directions on the alignment page Fold the page exactly in half horizont...

Page 57: ...Fiery EX2101 fonts The Fiery EX2101 includes a number of built in printer fonts You can download additional fonts to the Fiery EX2101 using the Manage Font command in Command WorkStation Users on the network can also download fonts to the Fiery EX2101 using Fiery Downloader see the Printing Guide NOTE To manage fonts you must be logged in to the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges Downloadi...

Page 58: ...dow is hidden choose Active Jobs from the Window menu to display it NOTE To manage fonts you must be logged into the Fiery EX2101 with Administrator privileges 2 Choose Manage Font from the Server menu Click to update the Font List display Click to delete font s Locked fonts Click to download additional fonts Downloaded fonts Click to print the Font List Command WorkStation Click to print the Font...

Page 59: ... click the last font Ctrl click to select multiple non sequential fonts NOTE The printer fonts included with the Fiery EX2101 built in fonts are locked These fonts appear with a lock icon next to the name Command WorkStation or with True in the Locked column Command WorkStation LE and cannot be deleted 6 In Command WorkStation to refresh the Font List click Update 7 To print the Font List click Pr...

Page 60: ...select fonts to download To select multiple sequential fonts select the first font and Shift click the last font Ctrl click to select multiple non sequential fonts To remove a font from the Files to be imported list select the font name and click Remove 4 When all the desired fonts appear in the Files to be imported list click Import TO ADD FONTS IN COMMAND WORKSTATION LE 1 In the Open dialog box ...

Page 61: ... specified information in this chapter applies to both Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Sections that apply exclusively to Command WorkStation are denoted by an asterisk Sections that apply exclusively to Command WorkStation LE are denoted by a dagger In cases where the two applications are nearly identical only Command WorkStation illustrations are shown Starting up and logging in T...

Page 62: ... EX2101 In Command WorkStation you can maintain connections to more than one Fiery EX2101 at a time Each Fiery EX2101 connection requires an average of 4MB of RAM The maximum number of simultaneous Fiery EX2101 connections is limited only by the amount of RAM available on the system running Command WorkStation For example if your system has 128MB of RAM and is running Command WorkStation exclusive...

Page 63: ... already connected the color of the key icon indicates the level of access granted Purple indicates Administrator access Orange indicates Operator access Cyan indicates Guest access Key icon Command WorkStation Key icon Command WorkStation LE Remove button ...

Page 64: ...Guest button enter your password and then click Log In In Command WorkStation LE enter your password and click the administrator operator or guest button This manual assumes you are logged into the Fiery EX2101 as Operator The following section discusses the three different access levels in greater detail Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE ...

Page 65: ...tion LE functions Until an Administrator password is defined in Fiery EX2101 Setup you can log in to the Fiery EX2101 as Administrator without entering a password and are given full privileges After the administrator has performed Setup and specified passwords Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE user options depend on your login level This manual assumes that you are logged in to the Fi...

Page 66: ...utton trash can icon in Command WorkStation LE to remove the Fiery EX2101 from the list The Remove button is available only for disconnected Fiery EX2101 servers Monitoring jobs The Active Jobs window and the Printed Jobs panel of the Jobs window provide a visual means of monitoring the flow of print jobs through connected servers In Command WorkStation you can use the server selection menu in the...

Page 67: ...error report Selecting jobs Selecting a job allows you to apply job management commands from the Actions menu to it TO SELECT A JOB In the Active Jobs window or in any panel of the Jobs window click a job to select it To select multiple jobs in Command WorkStation LE hold down Shift and click additional jobs NOTE To select multiple jobs the jobs must be located in the same window and panel Sorting...

Page 68: ...the Regional Settings control panel from the Start Settings Control Panel menu or Start Control Panel menu Windows XP and Server 2003 only in the Windows taskbar TO CUSTOMIZE JOB TICKET INFORMATION FOR THE ACTIVE JOBS OR JOBS WINDOWS IN COMMAND WORKSTATION 1 Right click the heading of a job ticket column 2 From the menu that appears choose the options to display and the sequence in which you want ...

Page 69: ...t you want displayed To add a column select the column name in the list on the right and click Add To remove a column select the column name in the list on the left and click Remove 4 Click OK to apply your changes 5 Adjust the placement of columns Rearrange the placement of a column by dragging the column left or right 6 Adjust the column widths Adjust the width of a column by clicking the column...

Page 70: ...ION 1 Choose Import from the File menu and then choose Job or Archived Job The Select Files to Import dialog box appears 2 Locate and select the job file to import and click Add The job appears in the Files to be imported list To import multiple jobs select each additional job and click Add 3 Choose the desired destination queue from the Logical Printer menu A destination queue is available only i...

Page 71: ...ry EX2101 for printing The job does not appear in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel 4 Click Import TO IMPORT A JOB INTO COMMAND WORKSTATION LE 1 Choose Import from the File menu and then choose Job or Archived Job 2 Locate and select the job file to import and click Open ...

Page 72: ...ration Guide If you choose Hold the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and held for future action If you choose Print the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and released for immediate printing If you choose Direct the job is sent directly to the Fiery EX2101 for printing The job does not appear in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel Using job management commands As the o...

Page 73: ...dow or the selected job in the Printed Jobs or Archive panel and marks the job with either the spooled held flag or the processed held flag If raster data is included with the job held on the Fiery EX2101 hard disk indefinitely Process and Hold Processes the selected job in the Active Jobs window Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel and holds a copy of the job The copied job is marked with the proc...

Page 74: ...INT SETTINGS 1 To view and override print settings for a held job select the job in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel You can also select a job in the Archive or FreeForm panel to view print settings 2 Choose Properties from the Actions menu The Job Properties dialog box appears This dialog box displays all the job settings encoded by the PostScript printer driver that can be decoded by...

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Page 76: ...ed in the Job Properties dialog box For information about specific print options and settings and where you set them see Appendix A of the Printing Guide 3 To override a setting expand the blue bar for that print setting category and specify the desired setting NOTE To retain a copy of the job with its original settings duplicate the job and rename the duplicate before you change any settings NOTE...

Page 77: ...r Jobs from the Server menu 2 Click the tab that corresponds to the jobs that you want to reorder You can only reorder jobs that are waiting to process 3 Select the desired job in the list and use the buttons on the right of the dialog box to reorder the job s priority 4 Click Done when you are finished reordering the job priority Move job to highest priority Move job up in priority Move job down ...

Page 78: ...and Activity Monitor For more information see Monitoring single or multiple Fiery EX2101 servers on page 2 12 With servers that support the feature use the Send to command to transfer jobs between servers For example by viewing print jobs on all connected servers in the Active Jobs window you can monitor the print load on each Fiery EX2101 in your printing environment If one Fiery EX2101 has recei...

Page 79: ...n the Active Jobs window select the job and choose Cancel Printing from the Actions menu or choose Cancel Job from the Fiery EX2101 Control Panel When the print job is canceled a Canceling message appears on the Fiery EX2101 Control Panel The name of the canceled job is displayed in the Job Log NOTE Canceled jobs may be partially printed and include pages that are completely blank Canceling a job ...

Page 80: ...SPECIFICATIONS 1 In Command WorkStation select a spooled held job in the Active Jobs window and choose Mixed Media Setup from the Actions menu The Mixed Media dialog box appears This dialog box lists any previously defined media settings and includes buttons for adding modifying and deleting settings 2 In the Page Range field enter page numbers or page ranges that should be printed on a distinct t...

Page 81: ...t field enter page numbers on which to start new chapter sections Enter page numbers as comma separated values for example 4 9 17 to designate the start of each new chapter This feature forces each starting page to use a right side page adding a preceding left sided blank if necessary NOTE It is not necessary to enter the first page and page numbers refer to the numbering of the original document ...

Page 82: ...he tabs have been inserted they become part of the job A document preview window displays the entire job in thumbnails and lets you edit the text of selected tabs as well as drag tab pages to reorder them Before tab pages can be inserted into a job the Command WorkStation administrator must set up templates for the tab media and text attributes TO SET UP INSERT TABS 1 In Command WorkStation choose...

Page 83: ... to eight Document reading order which is the order of the tab text from right to left or left to right Tray containing the tab media In the Text Attributes fields enter the following changes to the default tab printing if desired Desired font type selected from all fonts installed on the system and font size from 6 to 12 points Text offset which offsets the center of the text on the tab using x a...

Page 84: ...ab Setting dialog box enter the following Tab offset which is the distance from the top of the page to the first tab edge Page height and width Tab width 3 Once you have entered the settings for the template click OK Your new setting now appears in the Tab Media Names scroll box When you finish creating or modifying settings click OK TO MODIFY AN EXISTING TAB SETTING 1 In the Insert Tabs Setup dia...

Page 85: ...in the Active Jobs window and choose Insert Tabs from the Actions menu A dialog box may appear indicating that Command WorkStation must generate thumbnails for this file If this window appears click Yes 2 In the Insert Tabs dialog box choose the desired template setting from the Name menu ...

Page 86: ...text for all the tabs click Finish The Insert Tabs dialog box appears displaying a preview of your document in a linear fashion with thumbnail images representing document pages including the inserted tab pages Make any necessary edits to the tab pages As you review the document reposition the tab pages by dragging and dropping their respective thumbnails or select a tab thumbnail and click Modify...

Page 87: ...aster and Use Master print settings To make use of all 100 available FreeForm Masters the operator must override the Create Master and Use Master print settings from Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE NOTE For any new Create Master or Use Master setting to take effect the job must be reRIPped For background information on using the FreeForm feature see the Printing Guide Creating and mo...

Page 88: ...ster elements of the document 2 Choose Properties from the Actions menu 3 Scroll to FreeForm in the Job Properties dialog box 4 For the Create Master print setting specify the FreeForm master number you want to assign to the job and click OK 5 Choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination Choose Print or Print and Hold from the Actions menu for a hard copy of the Fr...

Page 89: ...e Master print setting specify the FreeForm master job to use as the master document 4 Click Update 5 To display a preview of the specified master job click Preview Master 6 Click OK 7 Choose Process and Hold Print or Print and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination Particularly with a variable data job Process and Hold the job so you can preview it before printing Tips for usi...

Page 90: ... print settings for FreeForm jobs certain print option settings must match for both the master and the variable job Also certain settings in the variable job override corresponding settings in the master job For complete information on print settings in FreeForm jobs see the Printing Guide Archiving jobs You can archive PostScript and raster data jobs internally to the Fiery EX2101 hard disk drive...

Page 91: ...ck Add 5 Browse to the device and folder to which you want to archive the job and click OK Command WorkStation or Choose Command Workstation LE The Archive Options dialog box displays external devices as available archive volumes 6 In Command WorkStation if applicable select Archive rasters in the Archive Options dialog box The Archive rasters option is not available for PostScript data jobs and j...

Page 92: ...b Log export it to a tab delimited text file or clear it manually Using the Job Log Setup the administrator can specify preferences to print the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs or print and clear the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs Periodically clearing the Job Log helps improve the performance of the Fiery EX2101 The administrator can also choose the Job Log page size For more information...

Page 93: ...Log from the Server menu and then choose Export In Command WorkStation LE choose Export from the File menu and then choose Job Log 4 Rename the file if desired the default name is job log specify a destination and then click Save The Job Log is exported to a tab delimited text file You can open the exported file using a spreadsheet database or word processing application TO CLEAR THE JOB LOG In Co...

Page 94: ... Fiery EX2101 or all Fiery EX2101 servers from the Search Server list 3 Select one or more areas where you want to search for jobs You can search for jobs in the Active Jobs window and in the Printed Jobs Archive FreeForm and Job Log panels of the Jobs window 4 Click the General tab and specify parameters for the search NOTE To clear all fields in the Find dialog box at any time click New Search C...

Page 95: ... rearranging the job ticket columns see page 3 9 TO PERFORM AN ADVANCED SEARCH FOR JOBS NOTE The Advanced search feature is available for Command WorkStation only 1 Choose Find from the Edit menu The Find dialog box appears 2 Choose an option from the Search Server menu to search for jobs on a specific Fiery EX2101 or all connected Fiery EX2101 servers 3 Select one or more areas to search for jobs...

Page 96: ...ow lists the found jobs TO SAVE THE CURRENT SET OF SEARCH PARAMETERS AS A FIND TEMPLATE 1 In the Find dialog box specify the desired search parameters as described in previous procedures 2 Click Save As A dialog box prompts you to name the template 3 Enter a name for the new Find template and click OK Saved templates appear in the Queries menu To remove a template from the menu select the template...

Page 97: ... two applications are nearly identical only Command WorkStation illustrations are shown Previewing jobs Use the Preview windows to preview pages of selected jobs NOTE The thumbnail and full screen previews in the Preview window are not designed to display color accurately Do not use the Preview window to soft proof colors in a job Displaying thumbnail previews When you select a job and choose Prev...

Page 98: ...he various controls represented by icons that are available in the Preview window Each control is described in more detail in other sections of this chapter Full screen Preview Duplicate Delete Undo Save Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE Full screen Preview Duplicate Undo Redo Save Delete ...

Page 99: ...OF A JOB Select a page in the Preview window and click the Full Screen Preview control see page 4 2 NOTE The full screen preview may take a few moments to open The full screen preview window is independent of Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE and may appear behind the application on the screen Bring the full screen preview window to the front if necessary Previous Page Rotate 90 180 or...

Page 100: ...d by icons in the full screen preview to change the zoom level rotate the page display other pages or return to the thumbnail preview Scroll bar to view other pages Rotate 90 180 or 270 degrees Next Page Thumbnail Command WorkStation LE Zoom In Zoom Out Previous Page ...

Page 101: ...ls of the pages in the job 2 Select the pages you want to edit Shift click to select multiple sequential pages Ctrl click Command WorkStation or Command click Command WorkStation LE to select multiple non sequential pages 3 Apply the desired edits To apply edits to the selected page click any of the controls that appear under the title bar of the Preview window for an illustration see page 4 2 Ful...

Page 102: ...dicates the destined location of the page you are dragging In Command WorkStation the following icons indicate the result of your action If the icon does not have an arrow existing pages are overwritten and replaced by dragged pages if the icon has an arrow the dragged pages are inserted 5 When you finish making edits click the Save control see page 4 2 to save the job 6 Enter a new name for the e...

Page 103: ...s of the original jobs over those of the merged job Before merging two jobs make sure that both jobs have been processed using the common print settings desired for final output For example to create a merged job that prints to duplexed pages make sure both original jobs have been processed with the duplex setting enabled Overriding the print settings of a merged job can produce unexpected results...

Page 104: ...on sequential pages Release the Shift Command or Ctrl key before moving the pages To replace pages drag the second preview pages on top of pages in the first Preview window to add pages drag the pages to a new position between pages before the first page or after the last page in the first Preview window Moving the selection over an existing page replaces the existing page with the one you are mov...

Page 105: ...tination During a merging session you can drag pages only from the source window to the destination window not vice versa To merge pages in the opposite direction you must save your current changes to the destination window and begin a new merging session 4 To merge additional pages from another source job open a new job resident on the same Fiery EX2101 in a Preview window Repeat step 3 to merge ...

Page 106: ...er a new name for the merged job and click Yes Command WorkStation or Save Command WorkStation LE NOTE When multiple users are connected to the Fiery EX2101 via a job management utility only one user should make changes at a time If multiple users make changes in the same job simultaneously unexpected results may occur ...

Page 107: ...e the Preview windows of Command WorkStation to preview edit and merge PostScript and PDF jobs that have been spooled and held You can apply all of the features discussed in Chapter 4 to spooled held jobs and processed held jobs Detailed descriptions of the DocBuilder Pro enhancements to the Preview windows follow When applicable page number references to sections in other chapters are provided Pr...

Page 108: ...e page 6 21 Merging jobs You can merge pages from several spooled held jobs together in a new file see page 4 7 To merge jobs both jobs must have the same status that is both jobs must be spooled held or processed held Inserting blank pages You can insert blank pages into a spooled held PostScript or PDF job First open the job in a Preview window Right click a page thumbnail and choose Blank Page ...

Page 109: ...se Impose from the Actions menu You can also right click the job and choose Impose from the menu that appears You can open a PostScript or PDF Portable Document Format file but it must show a spooled held job status NOTE If you have installed the DocBuilder Pro option you must install a dongle on your workstation If the dongle is not attached an error message appears For more information contact y...

Page 110: ... performs imposition A status window appears while the job is imaged for the Imposition window When it opens the Imposition window displays the job No layout is applied unless the job has been previously imposed Templates for common layouts are provided and can be invoked from the Imposition window as described in Using templates on page 5 11 ...

Page 111: ...d job In contrast a reader s spread shows pages in the order they are intended to be read Note that the Preview windows in Command WorkStation image jobs as reader s spreads The paper used to print a printer s spread is known as a sheet In duplex printing each sheet has two imageable surfaces one on the front side and one on the back side of the sheet Each imageable surface contains one printer s ...

Page 112: ... page sizes and Fixed Page mode document with a single page size For more information on Mixed Page and Fixed Page modes see page 6 1 Zoom in and out Drag the job preview around to make a particular page or sheet surface visible Go directly to a particular page or sheet surface The Zoom tool Pan tool Preview mode Layout mode Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode buttons are located in the upper righ...

Page 113: ...n page view and layout view Use the view mode buttons to switch between a page view and a layout view of the job Preview mode approximates the appearance of the final printed output very closely for this reason it is sometimes called a WYSIWYG what you see is what you get preview Layout mode displays numbered generic pages that allow you to determine the location of source document pages in the im...

Page 114: ... level of magnification to display the contents of the window The View menu allows you to choose preset zoom values ranging from 50 to 800 You can also choose to make the current preview fit in the window In addition to preset zoom percents you can specify a custom zoom value Feature Layout mode Preview mode Shows page content No WYSIWYG content view Quick redraw on slower computers Yes No Shows p...

Page 115: ...old the Ctrl key and click to zoom out Each time you click the current magnification is reduced in half down to a minimum of 12 4 Right click the page in the Imposition window Select Zoom In or Zoom Out from the menu that appears Zoom In doubles the current magnification and Zoom Out reduces the current magnification by half TO USE THE VIEW MENU Click the View menu and choose a zoom percent To pre...

Page 116: ...you can use this tool to drag a particular portion of the sheet into view At the bottom of the window you can manipulate the content view using a standard scroll bar or the Surface menu The Surface menu opens the Go To Surface dialog box which allows you to specify numerically the surface to display in the preview area TO USE THE PAN TOOL 1 Click the Pan tool to select it The cursor changes to a h...

Page 117: ... You can apply any template to any job making it easy to apply layout and printing settings quickly and efficiently DocBuilder Pro supplies built in templates that define settings for commonly used layouts such as 2 Up Saddle 3 Up Trifold Brochure 4 Up Gatefold and so on You can also create your own templates For a complete listing of built in templates see Appendix B For information on creating y...

Page 118: ...lick Yes In the Save As dialog box the name of the original spooled source file appears with a new extension dbp If you mistakenly close the Imposition window when you intend to keep working click Cancel in the Save As dialog box The original PostScript or PDF file remains intact even after the converted file has been edited and saved in the Imposition window NOTE When you rename an imposed file y...

Page 119: ...king the corresponding icons at the top of the main imposition window Fixed Page mode allows you to impose documents that contain pages that are all the same size Mixed Page mode allows you to impose documents that contain pages of different sizes When you open the Imposition window for a document that contains different page sizes Mixed Page mode is selected automatically You cannot switch to Fix...

Page 120: ...le in Mixed Page mode Sheet Size Yes Yes Creep Adjustment Yes Yes Orientation Yes Yes Duplex Yes Yes Layout Rows Columns Yes Yes Printer s Marks Yes Yes Printer s Marks Pull into Page Edge No Yes Bleeds Yes No Scale Apply To Not editable always set to All Slots on All Surfaces Editable Scale Mode Available options Scale to Fit Custom Available options Scale to Fit Custom Alignment Offsets No Yes u...

Page 121: ...ob itself You can specify imposition settings using controls in the Sheet Layout Scale and Finishing panes on the left side of the main window To view or hide a settings pane click the bar for that settings group NOTE You can change the default unit of measurement for all input fields in the Command WorkStation Preferences dialog box You can also specify any unit of measurement in any field that a...

Page 122: ...ions of a sheet of paper and see the change reflected in the main window preview immediately The Size menu includes items representing all page sizes defined by the currently selected copier s PostScript printer description PPD file To choose a custom size enter the width and height of the custom page If you do not specify units for your custom size values DocBuilder Pro uses the default units spe...

Page 123: ...e information on changing job properties from Command WorkStation see Viewing and overriding print settings on page 3 14 Orientation Use the Orientation menu to specify the orientation of a sheet As an alternative to rotating the sheet you can perform custom rotations on any page in the main window as described in Rotating pages on page 6 22 Duplex Use the Duplex menu to specify the relationship o...

Page 124: ...paces The layout you select should correspond to the number of pages in your job Rows Click the Rows up and down arrows to specify the number of rows up to five in a layout or specify the number of rows in the layout by typing a value in the Rows field Changes to the Rows value are reflected immediately in the main window whether you are in Layout or Preview mode The Rows value interacts with the ...

Page 125: ...e sheet DocBuilder Pro provides a visual warning For more information see Clipping indicators on page 6 12 When you change the Columns value you are prompted with a message that all custom page edits Add Delete or Duplicate applied to the job are canceled Printer s Marks Select Printer s Marks to add trim fold and job information to all sheets in a job For background information on printer s marks...

Page 126: ...nformation and date and time You can also enter values from 72 to 72 points 1 0 to 1 0 inch or 25 4 to 25 4 mm in the Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset fields to fine tune the placement of trim marks and fold marks In Mixed Page mode you can select Pull in to Page Edge to align trim marks and fold marks with page boundaries Offset The Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset fields determine the ...

Page 127: ...cal lengths of marks from 1 to 216 points type dotted or solid width from 1 to 3 points and color NOTE The Printer s Marks option enables marks globally throughout a job To disable or enable an individual mark press the Ctrl key and click the mark directly in the imposition window Disabled marks are indicated by an X Ctrl click to disable enable mark ...

Page 128: ...inch or 0 to 25 4 mm in the Define Bleeds dialog box The Bleeds option is not available in Mixed Page mode NOTE When you specify a bleed you move the trim marks into the page by the bleed value on both the top and the bottom of the page and on both sides of the page Therefore you reduce the size of your finished page by twice the bleed amount If you plan on using bleeds design your image to be sli...

Page 129: ... the Rows and Columns values The slot size is determined by dividing the maximum imageable area of the sheet by the number of slots Current Slot Applies scaling to the currently selected page Row on All Surfaces Applies scaling to all pages on all sheets that are located in the same row as the currently selected page Columns on All Surfaces Applies scaling to all pages on all sheets that are locat...

Page 130: ...Pro automatically updates the other fields to preserve the height to width aspect ratio of the page Clipping indicators If you supply scaling values that would cause the page to print past the edge of the sheet DocBuilder Pro provides a visual warning When the window is in Layout mode any clipped page edge is highlighted in yellow When the window is in Preview mode the Clipping icon appears to the...

Page 131: ...its predefined slot on the sheet For example if the page has been scaled smaller than the slot you can align the page to the upper left corner of the slot by clicking the Alignment control corresponding to that position You can fine tune the placement further by entering values from 5184 to 5184 points in the Offsets fields Offset values are calculated in reference to the alignment position and re...

Page 132: ...saddle group DocBuilder Pro compensates automatically for binder s creep according to the specified binding method the number of pages in a saddle group the layout in use and the size of the job NOTE If you are using a layout with more than two columns or rows the Binding selection is unavailable You can specify the following binding edge options Left Edge Specifies binding across the left edge of...

Page 133: ...o shifts images on the page to compensate automatically for creep according to the value in the Groups of field the value in the paper thickness field the specified binding type and the ordering and orientation of pages specified by the current layout Gang Up To enable gang printing and disable binding settings select Gang Up In gang printing you place multiple pages on a sheet for collate and cut...

Page 134: ...ntil all pages in the job are imaged Documents laid out in this order may tend to be collated more easily than when printed in another order The Repeat option enables what is commonly known as step and repeat printing Step and repeat is most often used when printing multiple copies of a single document For example when printing business cards you print multiple copies of the same image to fill a l...

Page 135: ...t This option minimizes the need for collating by hand and is most appropriate for printing single copies of a document 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 4 7 10 1 2 5 8 11 3 6 9 12 3 6 9 12 2 5 8 11 4 7 10 1 3 6 9 2 1 5 4 8 7 12 11 10 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12 page document 2 x 2 Unique Collate Cut Duplex off Collate sheets Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Cut Collate pages ...

Page 136: ...mpose a job its pages are automatically arranged in a particular order according to the layout you select Each page number in Layout mode represents the page from the source document that DocBuilder Pro images in a designated position on the finished sheet However to reorder individual pages manually arrange them in the main window To assign a different page to a particular location in the layout ...

Page 137: ...page number that does not already exist in your job For example if your job has 10 pages you cannot type 12 Adding duplicating and deleting sheets You can add duplicate or delete sheets by right clicking any sheet in either Preview or Layout mode TO ADD OR DUPLICATE SHEETS 1 Right click a sheet in Preview or Layout mode and then choose Add Sheet s or Duplicate Sheet from the menu that appears 2 If...

Page 138: ... Sheet s from the menu that appears The Delete Sheet s dialog box appears 2 To delete a single sheet select Delete Sheet and specify the number of the sheet you want to delete To delete a range of sheets select Delete All Sheets After and specify the starting number of the sheet range to delete or select From and enter values for the start and end numbers of the sheets to delete A single sheet or ...

Page 139: ...leting sheets Editing page content causes the cancellation of all previous sheet level operations TO USE PITSTOP WITH DOCBUILDER PRO 1 Right click a sheet in Preview or Layout mode and choose Edit Page from the menu that appears Or display the full screen preview for the spooled held PostScript or PDF job in Command WorkStation see page 4 3 and click the Edit Page icon Adobe Acrobat starts and dis...

Page 140: ...save the changes 4 Click Yes 5 Click the Command WorkStation window to bring it to the foreground The edited file appears in the full screen preview window Rotating pages To manually rotate individual pages or sets of pages in a job display the job in Layout mode and click the Rotate icon in the upper right corner of a page Rotation is performed in 90 clockwise increments for Mixed Page mode or in...

Page 141: ...press the Ctrl key and click the Rotate icon on any page in that location on any sheet For example in the preceding graphic if you press the Ctrl key and click the Rotate icon on Page 1 then Pages 2 3 and 4 rotate as well because they are in the same location on the front and back sides of the sheet Setting gutter sizes DocBuilder Pro defines the locations of gutters for you according to the layou...

Page 142: ...e custom margins Managing templates You can name and save the current combination of Sheet Layout Scale and Finishing settings as a custom template Choose Preferences from the File menu to set the folder or directory in which Command WorkStation saves templates see Setting preferences on page 2 27 You can save all imposition settings in custom templates except the following Sheet size setting Cust...

Page 143: ...te choose a descriptive name such as 4 Up Nested Saddle If you plan to use the same template for a particular document name the template after the document type for example Status Report 3 Click OK or press Enter Apply the template in the same manner as built in templates by choosing the template from the Template menu TO DELETE A SAVED TEMPLATE 1 Select the template you want to delete from the Te...

Page 144: ...ll be lost when you apply imposition settings that alter the page layout Saving imposed jobs When you save an imposed job DocBuilder Pro does the following If new data has been added to the temporary PDF file it is saved to the Fiery EX2101 under the name you specify in the Save As dialog box The default name that appears in the Save As dialog box is that of the original spool file with a new exte...

Page 145: ... the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro TO SAVE AN IMPOSED JOB 1 Click the Close Window icon in the upper right corner of the DocBuilder Pro window 2 Enter a name for the imposed job in the Save As dialog box 3 Click Yes ...

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Page 147: ... that of Fiery WebSpooler Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery WebSpooler Use Fiery WebSpooler to perform the following functions from your workstation Override current job option settings Delete jobs and cancel processing Duplicate or rename jobs RIP a job and hold the raster data Hold jobs in the spooled area or the RIPped area Remove raster data from RIPped files Change the priority of jobs Ed...

Page 148: ...ry EX2101 WebTools home page appears 3 Click WebSpooler in the list of WebTools on the left side of the home page window 4 To log in as Administrator enter the Administrator password and click OK To log in as Operator enter the Operator password and click OK To log in as Guest click OK without entering a password If the administrator has not set an Administrator or Operator password in Setup you a...

Page 149: ...nd Print status bars When the Fiery EX2101 receives print jobs the Fiery WebSpooler window becomes a dynamic display filled with the names of jobs and their characteristics The Spool RIP and Print areas of the Fiery WebSpooler window represent the stages of printing a job Jobs come in at the top level Spool and drop down to the Print level unless they are held along the way The job icons displayed...

Page 150: ...f jobs you can store from 1 to 99 is defined in Setup If you are logged in as Administrator or Operator you can interact with a job wherever it appears in the window by selecting it and choosing a command from the Job menu or by double clicking the job and setting override options For more information see Manipulating job options and job flow on page 7 5 Errors Jobs with an error are shown in red ...

Page 151: ...ssing For this background information see Chapter 1 before manipulating jobs with Fiery WebSpooler Choose this command from the Job menu To do this Raster data is Delete Job s Delete the job s from the list Deleted Cancel Printing Cancel the currently printing job Deleted Cancel RIPping Cancel the currently processing job Deleted Duplicate Job s Duplicate one or more selected PostScript or PCL dat...

Page 152: ...nt as soon as the processor and copier are free before other waiting jobs Held in RAM after printing can be selected in the Print area while it remains there or held in RIP area saved to disk if destination was RIP and Hold Remove Raster Remove the raster from a job that has raster data leave the PostScript or PCL job in place Deleted Override Print Settings Change the print options for the job se...

Page 153: ...ride Print Settings dialog box to see all the job options NOTE For some options changing the setting requires that the job be reRIPped These options are displayed with an icon to the left of the option name The options set here are the same ones you set from the Print dialog box when you print from an application For information about setting and overriding these print options see Appendix A of th...

Page 154: ...PCL or raster data headed for printing top or after printing bottom PostScript or PCL data headed for Print and Hold or job on Hold after printing Hold Raster icon PostScript PCL and raster data after printing ready for fast reprint PostScript or PCL data already rasterized and held Spool area icon What it indicates How long you see the job 1 PostScript or PCL data from a user on the network no de...

Page 155: ... the status bars where they cannot be selected and are included in the Job Log RIP area The job icons in the RIP area are as follows After a job is rasterized it goes into the RIP area The RIP area holds only jobs with raster data Jobs in the RIP area are either waiting for the copier to be free Print queue jobs Icon 2 or they are being held Icon 1 Held jobs in the RIP area have already been raste...

Page 156: ... Printed jobs are represented by a white PostScript icon Icon 1 If the job was printed from a held raster job in the RIP area the raster data in the RIP area remains and can be used to reprint the job after the raster data has been cleared from the Printed queue Previewing editing and merging jobs Fiery WebSpooler includes two thumbnail windows that allow you to preview and edit raster data You ca...

Page 157: ...umbnail windows also allow you to open a thumbnail view of any held raster data job in the RIP area and perform electronic collation or document merging For more information about this feature see page 7 14 Previewing the currently rasterizing job To see the progress of jobs as they are RIPped leave Thumbnail A open in RIP Preview mode TO VIEW THUMBNAILS OF THE CURRENTLY RIPPING FILE 1 Click the T...

Page 158: ...THUMBNAILS OF ANY RASTER DATA FILE 1 Select any raster data job in the RIP area 2 Choose Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B from the Job menu NOTE Wait until all pages have been displayed before opening another raster file with Thumbnail A If the job contains many pages it may take some time for the entire job to be displayed 3 When you have finished viewing click the Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B tab to clo...

Page 159: ...e left of the window You can also display full screen previews by double clicking the page in Thumbnail A NOTE If you have edited a job using the thumbnail windows you must save the edited file before you can view full screen previews of all its pages 2 To close the full screen preview click the X button above the preview Click to close the full screen preview If scroll bar appears click arrows or...

Page 160: ...Thumbnail B NOTE You cannot create a new PostScript file in this process you must print the merged file which has references to the original PostScript files Before editing or merging raster files with the thumbnail windows make sure the source files were RIPped using the print option settings you want for the final output TO VIEW AND EDIT RASTER DATA JOBS 1 Select a raster data job in the RIP are...

Page 161: ...ages will be overwritten 4 When you are finished editing click the Thumbnail A tab If you have edited the job you are prompted to save the job 5 Enter a new name and click OK The new file is now located in the RIP area ready to print If you saved the edited file with a new name the original source file remains held in the RIP area TO MERGE TWO RASTER DATA JOBS 1 In Thumbnail A display the job you ...

Page 162: ...ar or click the arrows To replace pages drag Thumbnail B pages on top of pages in Thumbnail A To add pages drag the pages to a new position in Thumbnail A When the pages are ready to be added a blue highlight appears in the new position Multiple levels of undo are available Use Undo to undo all the way back to your first edit There is no Redo function NOTE Make sure to save the merged job before d...

Page 163: ...e results of those changes If you are unable to view changes in a job or if selecting a thumbnail window results in a message indicating zero pages close and restart Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler Using the Job Log From Fiery WebSpooler you can view and print a log of all jobs printed by the Fiery EX2101 including jobs downloaded with Fiery Downloader ...

Page 164: ... of pages and Notes The Status column provides the following information about jobs 4 To update the Job Log click the Update button 5 To print the Job Log choose Print Job Log from the File menu or click the Print button The information displayed in the Job Log window prints to the current Fiery EX2101 When you print the Job Log totals are printed for all appropriate columns OK The job printed nor...

Page 165: ... are separated by tabs To return to the job list choose Show Job List from the Window menu Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers For Mac OS the Fiery Spooler interface is almost identical to that of Fiery WebSpooler see Connecting to a different Fiery EX2101 from Fiery Spooler on page 7 21 Starting Fiery Spooler Use the following procedure to start Fiery Spooler TO START FIERY SPOOLER ON A MAC OS COM...

Page 166: ...jobs in Fiery Spooler and Fiery WebSpooler see Manipulating job options and job flow on page 7 5 For details on the job icons that appear in Fiery Spooler see Job icons on page 7 8 The RAM status bar indicates the amount of memory in use The Drive status bar indicates the amount of hard disk space in use ...

Page 167: ...ing a connection to the Fiery EX2101 differs between the two With Fiery Spooler you can connect to a different Fiery EX2101 using the following procedure TO CONNECT TO A DIFFERENT FIERY EX2101 1 Choose Open Fiery from the File menu 2 Select the Fiery EX2101 in the Chooser window For information on setting up the connection to the server see the User Software Installation Guide 3 Click OK The Fiery...

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Page 169: ...e Fiery Advanced Controller Interface which is an optional upgrade For more information contact your authorized service support technician Introduction to FieryBar FieryBar located at the top of the monitor screen includes the following Status FieryBar displays the following status information for the Fiery EX2101 RIPping area Name of the job currently processing RIP status area Amount of the job ...

Page 170: ... EX2101 is idle Flashing green The Fiery EX2101 is processing or printing a job or communicating with a remote computer Check the RIPping area the RIP status area and the printing area for details No light The Fiery EX2101 is starting up Command WorkStation Starts Command WorkStation For more information on connecting to and using the features of Command WorkStation see Chapters 2 and 3 Setup Fier...

Page 171: ...es choose Resume Print to continue printing jobs from the Fiery EX2101 Resume Print Resumes communication between the copier and the Fiery EX2101 after you have finished making copies or printing other jobs Run Diagnostics Test I F board This option is provided for service representatives only Contact your authorized service support technician for information about running this diagnostic Test Ema...

Page 172: ...s prompt on the monitor keep Administrator in the user name field enter Fiery 1 in the password field and press Enter 3 Allow FieryBar to appear and reach Idle on the monitor When FieryBar displays Idle you can enter Fiery EX2101 Setup by right clicking FieryBar and choosing Set Up Fiery from the menu that appears The Setup dialog box includes the following tabs For information about the Setup opt...

Page 173: ...a job from the Print queue is processing it will continue processing and print after the Fiery EX2101 is restarted If a job sent to the Direct connection is processing it will not finish processing or printing 2 Right click FieryBar and choose Restart Fiery from the menu that appears A Warning dialog box appears 3 Click OK to restart the Fiery EX2101 Allow the Fiery EX2101 to start up 4 At the Log...

Page 174: ...e the Fiery EX2101 is not receiving processing or printing a job Make sure that both the RIPping and Printing areas on FieryBar read Idle If a job has just finished processing or printing wait at least five seconds after the RIPping and Printing areas switch to Idle before proceeding to the next step NOTE If the Fiery EX2101 is receiving processing or printing a job when you shut it down it will n...

Page 175: ... a large number of copies Until recently the only way around these limitations was to use traditional printing systems to impose your document that is to arrange its pages in the correct order and orientation for printing and a variety of binding styles You might have used a service bureau to access high volume high resolution printers However DocBuilder Pro teamed with digital copiers now makes i...

Page 176: ...the final booklet their ordering and positioning on the sheet must differ from the normal book reading order You can demonstrate this for yourself using an ordinary sheet of paper TO MODEL AN EIGHT PAGE BOOKLET 1 Fold the paper in half horizontally Fold the top edge of the sheet down to meet the bottom edge 2 Fold the paper again vertically Fold the left edge of the sheet over to the right edge No...

Page 177: ... The front cover of the booklet should be page 1 and the back cover of the booklet should be page 8 You can also underline each number to highlight the page orientation NOTE Printing on both sides of the sheet is called duplex printing printing on only one side of the sheet is called simplex printing Not all copiers support duplex printing and of those that do variations in implementation exist Do...

Page 178: ...age placement which you can use to create a plan or sketch of how pages are placed on the sheet This plan is called a layout DocBuilder Pro frees you from the tedious and error prone process of creating accurate physical models of the imposed book in order to lay out pages With DocBuilder Pro you open the source file to be imposed and specify how many rows and columns of pages to image on a sheet ...

Page 179: ...defined by a dotted line called a fold mark similarly the location of a cut is defined by a solid line called a trim mark Specialized marks also define the size and locations of margins space surrounding the page s content area gutters space between pages and bleeds extensions of content beyond a trim mark used to ensure that the printed area extends to the very edge of a trimmed page DocBuilder P...

Page 180: ...d out to accommodate the discrepancy For example if your layout places 8 pages on a sheet and the total page count in the book is 12 one of its signatures holds only 4 content pages with the rest of the space on the sheet blank If you do not want blank pages in the middle of the finished book insert blank pages intentionally for example after the cover page after the table of contents or between c...

Page 181: ...on fold line and gluing them together this is called a nested saddle The binding method you use affects the order in which pages are placed on the sheet for example the page ordering used to perfect bind a book must be different from that used to saddle stitch the same job Thus your layout must specify the method by which the finished job will be bound The choice of a binding method is determined ...

Page 182: ...e edge of each page relative to the others The result is that the edges of pages furthest from the saddle s innermost fold seem to move away from the edges of pages closest to the innermost fold As the number of pages in the saddle increases so does the amount of this shift which is known as shingling To counteract the effects of shingling illustrated in an exaggerated manner in the following figu...

Page 183: ...of the imposed job that is affected by creep Gang Up printing Layout is essential for defining the elements of complex print jobs such as booklets and books but it can also be useful for smaller jobs Consider for example how you might approach the task of printing business cards It is slow wasteful and expensive to print a single business card per sheet when you can repeat the image of the busines...

Page 184: ...If you need to print business cards for several different clients you could perform a Gang Up Repeat printing job for each but you might still wind up wasting paper and time if the jobs do not fit easily into a simple multiple of sheets A more efficient approach is to print several jobs on a single sheet and then print that sheet as many times as required The technique of printing multiple jobs on...

Page 185: ... print one page per sheet The printer s marks indicate where to cut the paper so that the content extends to the edge of the paper The following settings are applied for this layout Bleeds Printer s Marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique NOTE There are no page number restrictions for the 1 Up Full Bleed layout Appendix B Templates ...

Page 186: ...for a perfect bound book Each sheet is folded once and stacked on top of one another For more information on binding methods see page A 7 The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Bleeds Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label Scale to Fit Binding Perfect ...

Page 187: ...itional blank pages are added if necessary Pages are ordered in groups of four so that when folded each sheet has four sequential pages For example 4 pages 8 pages NOTE The Creep Adjustment option has no effect on this template 4 1 2 3 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 4 1 2 3 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 8 5 6 7 Sheet 2 front side Sheet 2 back side ...

Page 188: ...r a saddle bound book All of the sheets are folded together one inside the other For more information on binding methods see page A 7 The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Bleeds Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label Scale to Fit Binding Saddle ...

Page 189: ...t have any number of pages Additional blank pages are added if necessary Pages are ordered so that when sheets are folded and stitched together the pages are sequential For example 4 pages 8 pages 4 1 2 3 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 8 1 2 7 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 6 3 4 5 Sheet 2 front side Sheet 2 back side ...

Page 190: ... three sections Although the three sections are the same width the space between each section varies so that the leftmost panel can be folded over the other two panels The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique ...

Page 191: ...with jobs that have six pages If the job contains more or less than six pages an error message appears The pages are ordered as follows The 3 Up Trifold Brochure is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 3 6 2 4 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 1 5 ...

Page 192: ... most often in the case of a four panel brochure The finished brochure unfolds to double then four times the original size The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique ...

Page 193: ... jobs that have eight pages If the job contains more or less than eight pages an error message appears The pages are ordered as follows The 4 Up Gate Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 3 8 4 5 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 1 6 2 7 ...

Page 194: ...he printed sheet By rotating the two topmost pages the signature can be folded both horizontally and vertically and trimmed The finished booklet has all pages in the correct order and rotation The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Bleeds Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label Scale to Fit Binding Saddle ...

Page 195: ...folds at 90 degrees trimmed and stitched together into signatures the pages are sequential Note that although this layout requires two folds the template applies a fold mark on the spine fold only For example 8 pages 16 pages The 4 Up Head to Head is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 8 1 2 7 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 6 3 4 5 16 1 2 15 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back ...

Page 196: ...any panels to be folded on top of one another without stressing the folded spine The most common example is a road map The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique ...

Page 197: ...obs that have eight pages If the job contains more or less than eight pages an error message appears The pages are ordered as follows The 4 Up Z Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 2 3 6 7 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 4 8 5 1 ...

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Page 199: ...e for the Fiery EX2101 sometimes remains displayed on Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE even after you resolve the error There might be a brief delay while the Fiery EX2101 communicates the resolution of the error to the application After a short delay printing resumes and the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE window is updated If you encounter a Fiery EX2101 message alerti...

Page 200: ...force an exit from Command WorkStation press Ctrl Alt Delete and use the Task Manager to close Command WorkStation If the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE windows do not update or no jobs are displayed and the mouse has no effect you cannot select a job or a window use a right mouse command or choose a menu item the Fiery EX2101 is down or network communication has failed At the Fiery...

Page 201: ...after being sent for printing The job does not print Some printing errors may be displayed in the Print status bar When the job is in the Printed queue jobs that had a PostScript error are displayed in a light red job row Double click anywhere in the row to see the error message There are font errors If user specified fonts that are not resident on the Fiery EX2101 are not printing correctly in Po...

Page 202: ...eed to troubleshoot their network connections and check settings on the servers they use for printing If settings have changed it may be necessary to reconfigure the Fiery EX2101 For example if print servers or print queues on a Novell server are renamed or deleted or if accounts or permissions are changed the Fiery EX2101 administrator may have to edit settings or enter new settings in IPX Novell...

Page 203: ...f you cannot connect and you cannot print the Test Page check the copier s touch panel display Setup error messages For information on Setup error messages see the Configuration Guide If this happens Try this The copier is not in Standby mode The copier s Automatic Power Off function may have shut down the copier Turn the copier on and try printing a Test Page again when the copier has warmed up Y...

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Page 205: ... 6 15 A 7 saddle stitch 6 15 A 7 bleeds printer s marks A 5 setting 6 10 C Cancel Printing command from Command WorkStation 3 19 from Fiery WebSpooler 7 5 on FieryBar 8 3 Cancel Processing command 3 19 Cancel RIP command on FieryBar 8 3 Cancel RIPping command from Fiery WebSpooler 7 5 chapters forcing 3 21 Clear command archived jobs C 4 Clear Server command on FieryBar 8 3 clipping icon 6 6 6 12 ...

Page 206: ...er 7 5 E editing page content 6 21 Email Log printing 2 26 Enable Animation preference 2 27 error messages during Setup C 5 F Fiery Spooler differences from Fiery WebSpooler 7 21 interface 7 1 overview 1 9 Fiery WebSpooler accessing 7 2 Cancel Printing command 7 5 Cancel RIPping command 7 5 Delete Job s command 7 5 functions available with 7 1 Guest view only privileges 7 1 Hold command 7 6 Job me...

Page 207: ... option 8 4 Go To Surface dialog box 5 11 group binder s creep 6 15 defined A 7 Guest access 3 5 gutters defined A 5 defining size 6 23 location of 6 23 perfect binding 6 23 saddle stitched binding 6 23 H held jobs 7 9 Hide FieryBar command on FieryBar 8 3 Hold command 3 13 7 6 Hold queue 1 2 3 10 3 12 I icons clipping 6 6 Delete Template 6 25 Print area 7 10 RIP area 7 9 Save Template 6 25 Spool ...

Page 208: ...w communicating print requirements 1 5 diagram 1 4 monitoring 3 6 overview 1 2 status indicators 2 10 job icons Fiery WebSpooler 7 3 Print area 7 10 RIP area 7 9 Spool area 7 8 Job label date 6 8 defined 6 8 A 5 job name 6 8 sheet information 6 8 time 6 8 Job Log 2 26 displaying 7 17 exporting to a file 3 33 panel 2 7 3 32 printing on local printer 3 33 using from Fiery WebSpooler 7 17 viewing pri...

Page 209: ...e mode 5 6 6 1 6 8 6 10 6 11 6 13 monitoring jobs 3 6 monitoring servers 2 12 multiple servers balancing load between 3 18 monitoring 2 12 working with 3 18 N nested saddle 6 15 A 7 Network Setup option 8 4 newlink PrintPages 2 25 Notes fields 1 6 1 7 3 14 3 16 O offsetting pages 6 13 Operator password 3 5 7 1 operator controlled environment setting up 1 2 orientation setting 6 5 Override Print Se...

Page 210: ...Master option 3 27 to 3 28 overriding 3 14 Use Master option 3 27 3 29 Printed Jobs panel 2 6 3 6 Printed queue 7 10 printer job icon 7 8 Printer Control Language PCL xiv printer fonts see fonts Printer Setup option 8 4 printer s marks bleeds A 5 customizing 6 9 date 6 8 defining 6 8 disabling 6 8 6 9 enabling 6 7 Fold Marks 6 8 A 5 gutters A 5 job label 6 8 A 5 job name 6 8 margins A 5 overview A...

Page 211: ...ber in layout 6 7 Rows menu 6 7 Run Diagnostics command on FieryBar 8 3 S saddle defined 6 15 A 7 saddle stitch binding characteristics of 6 15 creep 6 5 defined A 7 groups A 7 gutters 6 23 Save As dialog box 5 12 Save Template icon 6 25 Scale settings 6 11 Alignment and Offsets 6 13 Apply To 6 11 Scale Mode 6 12 scaling selected pages 6 11 Search Template Path preference 2 28 searching for jobs 3...

Page 212: ...ob flow 1 3 starting the server 8 4 status bars Print 7 3 RIP 7 3 Spool 7 3 status indicators defined 2 10 status FieryBar 8 1 step and repeat printing 6 16 surface defined 5 5 navigating to selected 5 7 slot 6 11 Surface menu 5 7 Suspend Print command on FieryBar 8 3 T tabbed pages 3 22 target file 7 14 template applying 5 11 defined 5 11 deleting 6 25 limitations 6 24 saving 6 25 saving impositi...

Page 213: ...ot connect to the printer C 4 U Undo command 4 5 7 15 undo in editing thumbnail views 4 9 7 16 Units preference 2 28 units setting 2 28 Use Master option 3 27 3 29 V variable data printing 3 27 View menu 5 7 5 8 view modes compared 5 8 layout 5 7 preview 5 7 view only Guest access 3 5 W WebSpooler WebTool see Fiery WebSpooler Windows NT logon 8 4 8 5 Z Zoom tool 5 8 5 9 ...

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