Fiery ZX-40 Printing Manual Download

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Contents

Preface

About this manual

About the documentation

xii

How the Fiery ZX works

xii

About PostScript printer drivers and PPDs

xiii

Supported paper sizes and resolutions

xiii

Before you begin

xiii

Chapter 1: Printing from Windows Computers

Printing from applications

1-1

Setting options and printing with Windows 95

1-1

Setting options and printing from Windows 3.1x

1-6

Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4.0

1-10

Printing to the parallel port

1-12

Saving files to print at a remote location

1-12

Using the Fiery Downloader to print

1-13

Chapter 2: Printing from Mac OS Computers

Printing from applications

2-1

Selecting the Fiery ZX in the Chooser

2-1

Setting print options and printing from Mac OS computers

2-4

Using the Fiery Downloader to print

2-9

Chapter 3: Printing from UNIX Workstations

Printing to the Fiery ZX

3-1

Summary of Contents for ZX-40

Page 1: ...P r i n t i n g G u i d e F IER Y ZX 40 ...

Page 2: ...l Inc SyQuest is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries of SyQuest Technology Inc UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell Inc PANTONE is a registered trademark of Pantone Inc All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged Legal...

Page 3: ...ng antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cable...

Page 4: ...nt You may not a make use of the Software directly or indirectly to print bitmap images with print resolutions of 600720 dots per inch or greater or to generate fonts or typefaces for use other than with Fiery ZX b make or have made or permit to be made any copies of the Software Coded Font Programs accompanying documentation or portions thereof except as necessary for use with the Fiery ZX unit p...

Page 5: ...ANYING DOCUMENTATION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING OR ANY AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRICE OF THE UNIT REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK BECAUSE SOME STATES JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DA...

Page 6: ...95 1 1 Setting options and printing from Windows 3 1x 1 6 Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4 0 1 10 Printing to the parallel port 1 12 Saving files to print at a remote location 1 12 Using the Fiery Downloader to print 1 13 Chapter 2 Printing from Mac OS Computers Printing from applications 2 1 Selecting the Fiery ZX in the Chooser 2 1 Setting print options and printing from Mac OS com...

Page 7: ...nloader 5 4 Downloading and managing printer fonts 5 7 Chapter 6 Tracking and Managing Print Jobs Fiery WebTools 6 1 Checking Fiery ZX status with the Status WebTool 6 2 Accessing information with the WebLink WebTool 6 2 Appendix A Print Options Where to set print options A 1 Print options and override hierarchy A 2 More information about print options A 7 Appendix B Font List PostScript printer f...

Page 8: ...ix Contents Appendix C Troubleshooting General printing problems C 1 Problems with Fiery Downloader C 5 Index ...

Page 9: ...e of an operator who controls and manages jobs sent by users from remote workstations For information on the features of the Command WorkStation and the Fiery WebSpooler see the Job Management Guide NOTE This manual uses the term Fiery ZX to refer to the Fiery ZX 40 Color Server About this manual This manual is intended for those remote users who send jobs via the network or via a direct parallel ...

Page 10: ...o the basics of color theory and printing to a Fiery ZX Color Server It also includes practical color printing tips and application notes that explain how to print to the Fiery ZX from popular Windows and Mac OS applications The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the Fiery ZX utilities including the Command WorkStation and how they can be used to manage jobs and maintain color quality ...

Page 11: ...an choose from the Print dialog box The PPD for the Fiery ZX includes information about the features of both the copier and the Fiery ZX 40 Color Server For information on the PPD options for your Fiery ZX see Appendix A Print Options Supported paper sizes and resolutions You can print all page sizes supported by the DocuColor 40 in Contone mode at 400 dpi in Full Color or Grayscale Note that you ...

Page 12: ...ator sends them to their next stage of processing You may also have access to the Print queue If you send jobs to this queue jobs spool to the Fiery ZX and proceed to RIP and print according to your job settings unless someone you or an operator for example intervenes Lastly you may have access to the Direct connection which sends jobs straight to the server without spooling 6 Find out whether the...

Page 13: ...r Basic instructions are provided at the end of this chapter for details on using the Fiery Downloader see Chapter 5 NOTE For information on setting up the Windows environment for printing with Windows servers connected to the Fiery ZX see the Configuration Guide For information on how to connect to the Fiery ZX over the network install printer drivers and install the Fiery Downloader see Getting ...

Page 14: ...Fiery ZX Before printing make sure that the correct print options are set TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBE PS PRINTER DRIVER FROM WINDOWS 95 1 Double click the My Computer icon 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 Select the icon for the Fiery ZX and choose Properties from the File menu 4 Click the Paper tab 5 Specify the appropriate settings for your print job In the Paper size area sp...

Page 15: ...e of the three Custom p paper sizes 7 Click Custom to specify the dimensions of the custom paper size The minimum and maximum dimensions allowed by the printer driver are indicated inside brackets You are notified if you enter an invalid dimension You can also give the custom paper size a name 8 Set custom paper size dimensions and click OK 9 Click Unprintable Area and enter margin values for the ...

Page 16: ...olor 40 They override settings in Fiery ZX Printer Setup the settings can also be changed in the Properties dialog box with the Command WorkStation or in the Override Print Settings dialog box with the Fiery WebSpooler For information about these options and overrides see Appendix A Print Options If you choose Printer s default the Fiery ZX prints with either the printer driver setting or the info...

Page 17: ...ebSpooler and also appear in the Job Log They cannot be edited or erased by the operator 18 Enter instructions to the operator about the job in the Instructions area These instructions can be viewed from the Command WorkStation and the Fiery WebSpooler but do not appear in the Job Log They can be edited by the operator 19 Click OK Saving and loading print option settings Print option settings can ...

Page 18: ...st and click OK The print option settings in the Fiery Options tab are automatically configured with the saved settings Setting options and printing from Windows 3 1x To print from Windows 3 1x use the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver version 3 0 1 The driver is included with the Fiery ZX user software and uses all features of the Fiery ZX Once you have installed the Adobe PostScript printer driver...

Page 19: ...RIVER FROM WINDOWS 3 1X 1 In the Main window double click the Control Panel icon 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 In the Printers window select the Fiery ZX in the Installed Printers box and click the Setup button 4 Click the Paper tab 5 Specify the appropriate settings for your print job ...

Page 20: ...up menus They override settings in Fiery ZX Printer Setup the settings can also be changed in the Properties dialog box with the Command WorkStation or in the Override Print Settings dialog box with the Fiery WebSpooler For information about these options and overrides see Appendix A Print Options If you choose Printer s default the Fiery ZX prints with either the printer driver setting or the inf...

Page 21: ...ation and the Fiery WebSpooler and also appear in the Job Log They cannot be edited or erased by the operator The notes you enter in the Notes 1 and Notes 2 areas are kept in memory and appear automatically in this dialog box when you print subsequent jobs You can edit these notes if necessary for subsequent jobs 11 Enter instructions to the operator about the job in the Instructions area These in...

Page 22: ...indows NT Before printing make sure that the correct print options are set TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER FROM WINDOWS NT 4 0 1 Click the Windows NT Start button and choose Settings Printers 2 Right click to select the Fiery ZX and choose Document Defaults 3 Click the Page Setup tab 4 Specify the appropriate settings for your print job ...

Page 23: ...ride settings in Fiery ZX Printer Setup the settings can also be changed in the Properties dialog box with the Command WorkStation or in the Override Print Settings dialog box with the Fiery WebSpooler For information about these options and overrides see Appendix A Print Options If you choose Printer s default the Fiery ZX prints with either the printer driver setting or the information entered d...

Page 24: ...l port printing on your Windows computer 2 Select the printer port that is connected to the Fiery ZX parallel port Select one of the local ports LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3 For instructions see your Windows documentation 3 Print from within your application If you are printing a PostScript file in binary format not ASCII verify that the Network Setup option Ignore EOF Character is set to Yes Check with your...

Page 25: ...r PDF file Specify the appropriate print options and include embed any necessary fonts that are not resident on the Fiery ZX For information on the fonts resident on the Fiery ZX check with the operator Also see Appendix B Font List 2 Start up the Fiery Downloader and connect to the Fiery ZX For instructions on setting up the Fiery Downloader see Getting Started 3 Select the file s you want to dow...

Page 26: ...ons you must select the Fiery ZX in the Chooser Then using the AdobePS 8 5 1 printer driver and the correct PostScript Printer Description file PPD you can control many Fiery ZX printing features by specifying job settings from print dialog boxes For information on achieving the best printing results from specific applications see the Color Guide Selecting the Fiery ZX in the Chooser Before you pr...

Page 27: ...ll list on the right NOTE If your system administrator has not enabled the connection to the Print queue or the Direct connection the corresponding printer connection will not appear in this list For example in the illustration above only the Hold queue and the Print queue are enabled for the selected server If your site has an operator who controls the flow of print jobs from the Command WorkStat...

Page 28: ... left of the printer name indicating that the printer has been matched with a PPD If the Chooser cannot find the correct PPD for the Fiery ZX you are prompted to find and select the correct PPD If you installed the AdobePS printer driver as described in Getting Started the Fiery ZX PPD is located in the System Folder Extensions Printer Descriptions folder Printer icon ...

Page 29: ...nection from the Chooser or from the AdobePS print dialog box when you print as shown below Setting print options and printing from Mac OS computers In Mac OS applications print options are set from both the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box For details see Appendix A Print Options NOTE Some default print options are set by the administrator during Setup Check with the administrator o...

Page 30: ...etup Page Attributes dialog box specify settings for your print job If you choose Custom as the paper size you must also specify settings in the Page Setup Custom Page Default dialog box When you specify dimensions for a custom page size the limits for various dimensions as defined by the PPD are displayed Enter a custom page name Custom page names displayed here Limits for selected dimension disp...

Page 31: ...rom the menu and click Remove 4 Click OK 5 Choose Print from the application s File menu Specify settings for the print options displayed 6 Using the pop up menu shown below specify print options for your job Appropriate options for printing to the Fiery ZX are described in the following steps NOTE Print dialog boxes vary across applications Set Fiery ZX print options Enter job notes and instructi...

Page 32: ...rmation is required at your site These notes appear in the Job Log they can also be displayed at the Command WorkStation They cannot be edited or erased by the operator In the Instructions area enter instructions to the operator about the job They can be displayed at the Command WorkStation but do not appear in the Job Log They can be edited by the operator 8 In the Print Color Matching dialog box...

Page 33: ...tation or in the Override Print Settings dialog box from the Fiery WebSpooler For information about these options and overrides see Appendix A Print Options If you choose Printer s default the Fiery ZX prints with either the printer driver setting or the information entered during Setup Some PPD options are ones that could also be set from an application for example Reverse Order printing or Colla...

Page 34: ...pt EPS or PDF file Specify the appropriate print options and include embed any necessary fonts that are not resident on the Fiery ZX For a list of fonts resident on the Fiery ZX check with the operator or see Appendix B Font List 2 Start up the Fiery Downloader and connect to the Fiery ZX For instructions on setting up the Fiery Downloader see Getting Started 3 Select the file s you want to downlo...

Page 35: ...eues For information about setting up printing from TCP IP see your UNIX system documentation Printing to the Fiery ZX You can use UNIX commands to print PostScript files and text files to the Fiery ZX In general the basic print commands lpr lpq lprm can be used to send print jobs to a Fiery ZX See your UNIX manual pages or other documentation for information about UNIX commands NOTE Only PostScri...

Page 36: ...HE QUEUE On a system running SunOS 4 1 x or another BSD based variant use the lpq command to see printer jobs in the queue as follows lpq Pprinter For example if the Print queue of your Fiery ZX is named print_Server type lpq Pprint_Server Your workstation displays the contents of the queue On a system running Solaris 2 or any System V implementation of UNIX use the lpstat command to see printer j...

Page 37: ...e lpq command to check the job number For example to remove job number 123 from the Print queue of your Fiery ZX named print_Server type lprm Pprint_Server 123 The lprm command reports the names of any files it removes On a system running Solaris 2 x or any System V implementation of UNIX use the cancel command to remove jobs from the queue cancel printername job ID For example to remove job numbe...

Page 38: ...ster and variable elements of the document can be created using different applications or even different computer platforms NOTE FreeForm requires the ability to specify print option settings on a job by job basis and is therefore not supported with UNIX printing TO PRINT VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 1 Create a master document that contains the non variable elements of the document Page layout applicat...

Page 39: ...r you want to use If you want to check the job before it prints instruct the operator to RIP and then hold the job so that you can preview the rasterized data from the Command WorkStation or the Fiery WebSpooler Printing simulations You can use the Fiery ZX to proof offset press jobs or to simulate the output of other print devices by specifying settings for two print options CMYK Simulation and C...

Page 40: ... pages per printed sheet Bleed is determined by the current QuarkXPress setting You can specify various press marks and easily change the gaps between rows and columns of pages on a printed sheet You can switch page orientation and preview thumbnails of the printed sheet layouts prior to printing With Mac OS computers you can also save booklet style settings and load them for use with other docume...

Page 41: ...uters to find the Printer Type menu you must choose QuarkXPress from the pull down menu at the top left of the Page Setup dialog box 3 Click OK 4 Choose Print Booklet from the File menu With Windows computers specify standard print settings such as number of copies and page range in the top area specify Booklet Maker settings in the bottom area With Mac OS computers specify standard print settings...

Page 42: ... so you can see how pages will be printed These numbers are the current imposition order not the document page numbers If Binding is set to None you can change the order see step 11 if not these numbers are set automatically to make sure that the booklet is printed correctly Trim Gap size Fold Sheet tag Page Up Page Down Trim Gap size Fold Sheet tag The spine of the document is shown as a blue lin...

Page 43: ...the document as many signatures as necessary are created to accommodate all the pages There is no provision for partial signatures If there are not enough pages in the document to fill the created signature s blank pages are inserted 8 To change the Gap size select the value and change it The gap size is the amount of blank space between rows and between columns of pages on a sheet It is used to p...

Page 44: ...u must number each sheet individually If you would like a blank page in the sheet definition you can number it 0 zero 12 Specify a value from 0 to 72 points for the Sheet Thickness of the paper stock to be printed on If Binding is set to None this option is dimmed This value particularly in large booklets helps to maintain consistent margins and gutters Without it images can be pulled into the gut...

Page 45: ...isplayed below the thumbnails 2 You can also use the Sheet menu at the bottom of the window to view other sheets For Windows you can use the up and down arrows on the right side of the window to display previous and later pages For Mac OS click the Reduce or Enlarge icons to increase or decrease the sheet size represented Click View on Sheet to see the front and back of each sheet 3 When you are f...

Page 46: ... to print images at full resolution slowest Low Resolution to print lower resolution versions of pictures or Rough to print empty boxes for images fastest Separation Choose Off to print all colors on each page or On to print each color on a different page to simulate 4 color separations If Separation is set to Off you can select the Print Colors as Grays option OPI Control substitution of Open Pre...

Page 47: ...t Colors as Grays Print all colors in Grayscale Center Plate Windows or Center Output Mac OS Center images on the page Otherwise images are positioned in the top left corner For Mac OS only choose Upper Left to position images in the top left corner and enter the distance to offset from the top and leading edges Sheet Margin Mac OS only Enter values to specify how much space to leave around the pa...

Page 48: ... A preview of the booklet layout appears on the left side of the window Printing duplex pages You can use the Fiery ZX to print double sided duplex pages TO PRINT DUPLEX PAGES 1 When specifying print options set Duplex to the desired setting Top Top prints both sides using the same top edge Top Bottom prints the back side upside down 2 Set other options and click OK 3 Click Print ...

Page 49: ...ery Downloader are fundamentally the same differences are noted in this chapter Where a window or dialog box is illustrated the Windows version comes first followed by the Mac OS version Using the Fiery Downloader You can use the Fiery Downloader to Send PostScript EPS and PDF files to the Fiery ZX Check the status of the Fiery ZX Manage the PostScript printer fonts stored on the Fiery ZX hard dis...

Page 50: ...nu functions appear in the Toolbar at the top of the window Open Click to connect to a different Fiery ZX Download Click to download a file or font to the Fiery ZX Status Click to display the Status window for the current Fiery ZX Font list Click to display a list of printer fonts on the Fiery ZX hard disk About Fiery Downloader Click to view version information about the Fiery Downloader ...

Page 51: ...ays the amount of available disk space on the Fiery ZX You can click the Font list button or choose Font List from the File menu to view font information in the window 3 To select a different Fiery ZX choose Open from the File menu or click the Open button 4 Select the Fiery ZX in the dialog box that appears and click OK Windows or Connect Mac OS 5 To close the connection to the Fiery ZX make sure...

Page 52: ...loader is fast generally faster than printing from within applications If you regularly print large files be sure to try printing with the Fiery Downloader TO DOWNLOAD A FILE OR FONT WITH THE FIERY DOWNLOADER 1 Launch the Fiery Downloader 2 Choose Download from the File menu or click the Download button ...

Page 53: ...tion If you choose the Direct connection the job is spooled to the Print queue and then printed If the Print queue is not enabled the job is spooled to the Hold queue and must be released for printing by the operator To download fonts you must use the Direct connection If you do not have access to the Direct connection you must embed any special fonts used by the file in the file when you generate...

Page 54: ... file appears to be too dark or too light Choose 85 for a substantially lighter image 115 for a substantially darker image or one of the options in between NOTE Some applications including Adobe Photoshop provide transfer functions that let you specify density settings for an image If the file you are printing includes transfer functions the Fiery Downloader Brightness option has no effect For mor...

Page 55: ...nload File s Windows or Download Mac OS 9 To cancel downloading press Escape Windows or Command Mac OS Downloading and managing printer fonts Before downloading a file that uses fonts not resident on the Fiery ZX you must download the fonts unless the fonts are embedded in the file To see what fonts are resident on the Fiery ZX use the Font List command see page 5 9 You can download fonts only via...

Page 56: ...ent that are not already installed on the Fiery ZX as long as the printer fonts are installed in your System Folder These fonts remain in the Fiery ZX only until your document has printed If you print the same document again your application must download the fonts again If you regularly use one or more fonts from Windows or Mac OS applications that are not already installed in the Fiery ZX you ca...

Page 57: ...rint the font list click the Print icon 4 To delete a font select it in the font list and click the Delete icon Shift click to select multiple fonts Ctrl click to select multiple non sequential fonts NOTE The 136 printer fonts included with the Fiery ZX resident fonts are locked Locked fonts appear with a lock icon next to the name and cannot be deleted Update font list display Print font list Del...

Page 58: ...iery ZX you can use the Status WebTool to monitor the status of print jobs as they are rasterized and printed Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools reside on the Fiery ZX but can be accessed over the network from a variety of platforms The Fiery ZX has a home page that lets remote users view server functions and manipulate jobs For an overview of the Fiery WebTools and information on how to access them se...

Page 59: ...w for the Status display click Float You can then close other browser windows and leave the Status window open to continue checking the status of the Fiery ZX As long as you keep the Status window open it is dynamically updated To obtain more information about the status of jobs use the Fiery WebSpooler or the Command WorkStation For information about them see the Job Management Guide Accessing in...

Page 60: ...int a job See Chapter 1 Printing from Windows Computers and Chapter 2 Printing from Mac OS Computers for information about specifying job settings from applications NOTE The job settings you specify can be overridden by the operator from the Command WorkStation or the Fiery WebSpooler From the Fiery Downloader Only a few settings Page Range for PDF files only Copies and Brightness can be specified...

Page 61: ...tion Black Detection Off On Specify whether the Fiery ZX should scan documents On before printing to detect black only pages Allows for accurate billing of black and white pages The Color Mode option must be set to CMYK to set this option to On Black Overprint Printer s Default Off On Select Off to print black text with knockouts Select On to overprint black text on colored backgrounds If this opt...

Page 62: ...r Grayscale for a grayscale or black and white document Combine Separations Off On When printing separations from a desktop publishing application Select On to combine separations on a single page Select Off to view separations as four individual black and white pages each representing one color plate For more information see page A 7 Compression Printer s Default On Off Select Off to disable comp...

Page 63: ... you will be printing multiple transparencies with blank paper separators Notes 1 and Notes 2 Use one or both of these fields to enter special information about the job see also Instructions The Notes 1 and Notes 2 fields each have a 32 character limit Other Gamma Printer s Default 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 6 2 8 3 0 Specify a source gamma value for printing RGB images objects and text To ...

Page 64: ...page A 7 Pure Black Text Graphics Printer s Default Off On Select Off to print black text and graphics as a four color black using C M Y and K toner and to use normal PostScript rendering Select On to print black text and graphics as one color black using 100 black toner only If this option is set to On Compression must be set to On See the Color Guide for more information Rendering Style Photogra...

Page 65: ... generate the copier s best CMYK matches of PANTONE library colors This option cannot be set to On when printing separations only when printing composites The On setting does not work with PANTONE blends or with duotones tritones or quadtones in Photoshop or with monochrome images specified with a spot color by QuarkXPress recolor image option See the Color Guide for more information Stapler Off O...

Page 66: ...ting the low resolution master file Your job must have been printed as color separations or DCS format when you printed it from your application If you did not print the job in this manner the Combine Separations option has no effect NOTE This option is supported only for Adobe PageMaker and QuarkXPress Page Range The operator can specify a page range override but this range applies only to the pa...

Page 67: ...ult For information on color rendering and color management see the Color Guide RGB Source This option is used to specify a source color space for RGB data EFIRGB Optimal source space for printing to the Fiery ZX 40 Color Server This setting provides consistent output across platforms sRGB PC Specifies the source space of a generic Windows computer monitor Apple Standard Specifies the source space...

Page 68: ...includes 117 Adobe Type 1 fonts AlbertusMT AlbertusMT Italic AlbertusMT Light AntiqueOlive Roman AntiqueOlive Bold AntiqueOlive Compact AntiqueOlive Italic AvantGarde Book AvantGarde BookOblique AvantGarde Demi AvantGarde DemiOblique Bodoni Bodoni Bold Bodoni Italic Bodoni BoldItalic Bodoni Poster Bodoni PosterCompressed Bookman Demi Bookman DemiItalic Bookman Light Bookman LightItalic Carta Clare...

Page 69: ... LetterGothic Slanted LubalinGraph Book LubalinGraph BookOblique LubalinGraph Demi LubalinGraph DemiOblique Marigold MonaLisa Recut NewCenturySchlbk Roman NewCenturySchlbk Bold NewCenturySchlbk Italic NewCenturySchlbk BoldItalic Optima Optima Bold Optima Italic Optima BoldItalic Oxford Palatino Roman Palatino Bold Palatino Italic Palatino BoldItalic StempelGaramond Roman StempelGaramond Bold Stemp...

Page 70: ... Arial BoldMT Arial ItalicMT Arial BoldItalicMT Chicago Geneva HoeflerText Regular HoeflerText Black HoeflerText Italic HoeflerText BlackItalic HoeflerText Ornaments Monaco NewYork TimesNewRomanPSMT TimesNewRomanPS BoldMT TimesNewRomanPS ItalicMT TimesNewRomanPS BoldItalicMT Wingdings Regular ...

Page 71: ... ZX until the previous job is finished processing so you must wait longer to use your computer Special paper or transparency options are dimmed Select a Paper Source that supports the media type you are using Message requests a paper size that you don t have Cancel the job and do one of the following If you are printing a PostScript file ask the administrator to set the Convert Paper Sizes setting...

Page 72: ...ery ZX as the current printer from your Mac OS Windows or UNIX workstation Make sure that the copier is switched on Someone may have turned the copier off or the Automatic Power Off or Power Saver mode function may have engaged Even with the copier off the Fiery ZX appears in the Chooser as long as the Fiery ZX itself is turned on If you are printing over an IPX Novell network verify through the P...

Page 73: ...ng ASCII format PostScript only set Ignore EOF Character to No if you will be printing Binary format PostScript set it to Yes If you print using the DOS copy command make sure to use the b option when printing binary files If the PostScript printer driver that you are using lets you select bidirectional communication make sure that it is disabled This is generally set from the Properties dialog bo...

Page 74: ...e with Combine Separations Off four grayscale pages will print to simulate four single color plates The registration or colors of an image are not what you expected Ask the operator to print a test page or make a test copy with the copier The problem may be with the copier If your test page or copy show that the copier is working properly correct the problem within your application software If the...

Page 75: ...ZX from the Fiery Downloader Make sure that the Fiery ZX is not being calibrated If the Fiery ZX is being calibrated you cannot connect to it This insures that only one person is calibrating the server at any time and that print jobs do not use unexpected calibration You can t print an EPS file using the Fiery Downloader Try printing using the Showpage option in the Download PostScript File dialog...

Page 76: ... is enabled The Direct connection must be used to download fonts Files can be downloaded via the Print or Hold queue Extra blank page prints after a Fiery Downloader job Turn off the Showpage after EPS file option This option adds a special PostScript command that will cause an extra blank page to print if it is not needed If this happens Try this ...

Page 77: ...er 2 1 Combine Separations option A 3 A 7 Command WorkStation xi capability to view and control the flow of print jobs 6 1 overriding FreeForm Master bin number 4 2 overriding Printer Setup settings 1 4 1 8 1 11 2 8 overriding user job settings A 1 using Fiery Downloader from 5 1 compression C 4 Compression option A 3 Contone mode xiii Copier Mode option A 3 Text Enhancement setting C 4 Copies opt...

Page 78: ...5 2 Font List option Fiery Downloader 5 3 fonts Adobe Type 1 5 7 5 8 B 1 to B 2 downloading and managing 5 1 5 5 5 7 5 8 list displaying 5 9 locked 5 9 PostScript B 1 to B 3 printer fonts 5 8 screen fonts Mac OS 5 8 TrueType 5 7 B 3 Font Substitution Table 5 7 FreeForm 4 1 4 2 Master bin number 4 2 masters A 4 printing variable data documents 4 1 Full Color mode xiii G Gamma option A 4 gap size 4 ...

Page 79: ...2 8 for Windows 3 1x 1 7 to 1 9 for Windows 95 1 1 to 1 5 for Windows NT 4 0 1 10 to 1 11 Microsoft PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 1 10 to 1 11 PPD PostScript Printer Description files xii xiii 1 2 1 6 2 3 defaults A 2 options 1 4 2 8 Presentation rendering style A 5 A 8 press simulations 4 2 press standards 4 2 previewing jobs Fiery Booklet Maker 4 2 Preview window 4 7 Print Calibra...

Page 80: ...PS files option 5 7 signature booklet printing 4 6 simulations 4 2 A 3 Slip Sheet option A 6 Solaris 2 3 3 Solid Color rendering style A 5 Sorter option A 6 Spot Color Matching option A 6 Stapler option A 6 Status WebTool see Fiery WebTools SunOS 4 3 3 Suspend Printing with Duplex jobs A 6 Suspend Printing command A 4 A 6 SWOP press standard 4 2 T TCP IP printing 3 1 thick paper A 4 transparency A...

Page 81: ... PostScript printer driver 1 7 to 1 9 printing 1 6 to 1 9 print options 1 6 to 1 9 Windows 95 PostScript printer driver 1 1 to 1 5 printing 1 1 1 1 to 1 6 print options 1 1 to 1 6 Windows NT 4 0 PostScript printer driver 1 10 to 1 11 printing 1 1 1 10 to 1 11 print options 1 11 Windows printing 1 1 WINS printing 1 1 X XTension for QuarkXPress see Fiery Booklet Maker XTension ...

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