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Creo Color Server

for the Xerox DocuColor 242/252/260 Printer/Copier

731-01023A-EN Rev A

User Guide

English

Summary of Contents for DocuColor 252

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Page 5: ...from a Macintosh Client Workstation 23 Working Remotely 24 EZ Connect 24 Remote Workspace 29 Spire Web Services 31 Remote Scan Application 37 Preparing PostScript Files Offline for the Spire CX260 46...

Page 6: ...93 Tray Alignment 96 Printing on Tabs Using the Spire Tabs Plug In for Acrobat 100 Creating Tabs With the Tabs Plug in 100 Printing the Job 105 Preflight 107 Analyzing a PDF Job 107 Preflight Check 10...

Page 7: ...tock Tab 186 The Print Quality Tab 187 The Color Tab 189 The Imposition Tab 194 The Services Tab 200 The Finishing Tab 204 The Exceptions Tab 206 Setting PPD File Parameters 208 9 Reinstalling the Spi...

Page 8: ...uring Novell Client 232 Installing Novell Client for Spire CX260 232 Configuring Novell Client for Spire CX260 233 Uninstalling Novell Client for Spire CX260 234 Backing Up the CX260 Last Image Config...

Page 9: ...Welcome Welcome to the Spire CX260 User Guide 2 Terminology 2 Overview of Guide 3 Introduction to the Spire CX260 4...

Page 10: ...ire CX260 users Detailed information is provided for users who require in depth knowledge of the Spire CX260 Terminology The Spire CX260 is available in four configurations Table 1 Terminology Configu...

Page 11: ...fonts and virtual printers and use the Tray Alignment and Spire Tabs Plug in for Acrobat tools Chapter 5 Generating Reports This chapter explains how to generate reports from the Spire CX260 and the X...

Page 12: ...the printing process by allowing printing with preset workflows In combination with the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier the Spire CX260 enables you to efficiently print flyers brochures pa...

Page 13: ...IPP Variable Data Intelligent PostScript Params PPML Personalized Print Markup Language Creo CT LW these file formats are only supported if you have the Pro configuration JPG TIFF GAP Graphic Art Port...

Page 14: ...ual printers Virtual printers are used for automating workflows which then define job streaming They contain preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtu...

Page 15: ...erox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier via the Spire CX260 ProcessStore Files are automatically processed and stored in RTP format After processing the files are stored in the Storage window of the...

Page 16: ...8 Chapter 1 Welcome...

Page 17: ...Getting Started Overview 10 Turning the Spire CX260 On and Off 10 Working from a PC Client Workstation 12 Working from a Macintosh Client Workstation 21 Working Remotely 24...

Page 18: ...closes and you return to the Windows desktop 2 Verify that the Spire icon has disappeared from the taskbar 3 Do one of the following actions Turn off the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier The...

Page 19: ...The Spire CX260 can be turned on when the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier is turned off In this state the server runs until turned off manually by the user If the server is running and the...

Page 20: ...your Windows client workstation Printing from the Client Workstation To print a job from a client workstation print the job to one of the Spire CX260 network published printers for example ProcessPrin...

Page 21: ..._ProcessPrint 4 If desired click Properties and modify the job parameters using the Spire Print Driver software For more information about the Spire Print Driver software see Spire Print Driver Softw...

Page 22: ...le a PDF file 2 From the File menu select Print 3 In the Print dialog box click Properties If this is the first time that you are using the Print Driver software a message tells you that the software...

Page 23: ...ers Window on page 182 2 Click OK Locking a Job The Print Driver software enables you to lock a job When the locked job is sent to one of the queues a Locked indicator appears next to the job If you w...

Page 24: ...ing Started To lock a job 1 In the Print Driver software window click the Lock button The Secure Printing dialog box appears 2 In the Password box type a password consisting of four digits 3 Click OK...

Page 25: ...t a job To create a set 1 Select all of the desired parameters for the job and click Save Set 2 Locate the folder in which you want to save the set 3 In the File name box type the desired file name fo...

Page 26: ...18 Chapter 2 Getting Started To view the printer s status 1 Click the Printer tab 2 Click the Paper Stock tab to view information on the paper stock in the trays...

Page 27: ...orking from a PC Client Workstation 19 3 Click the Finisher tab to view information on the finishing options 4 Click the Consumables tab to view information on consumables such as bottles and fuser oi...

Page 28: ...r and the Spire CX260 are not communicating You are working in a non TCP IP environment such as a Novell environment The selected virtual printer is not currently published on the Spire CX260 When the...

Page 29: ...Start Settings Printers and Faxes 2 Right click the Spire CX260 network printer and select Delete The printer is deleted from your client workstation Working from a Macintosh Client Workstation Defini...

Page 30: ...xample US Letter 11 Locate the CX260_V2 PPD file It is recommended that you copy the PPD file by dragging it to the specified folder in your local disk To do this open another Finder window 12 From th...

Page 31: ...CX260_V2 PPD file and select it 9 Click Open to assign the CX260_V2 PPD file to the selected network printer 10 Click Add to add the new printer to the printer list You have successfully installed a n...

Page 32: ...ble and power Refresh the printer status Search for jobs Access the Remote Workspace or Web Center For more information about accessing the Remote Workspace see Remote Workspace on page 29 For more in...

Page 33: ...stallation is complete the EZ Connect application appears under Start Programs EZConnect EZConnect Runner Using EZ Connect To launch EZ Connect 1 Go to Start Programs EZConnect 2 Select EZConnect Runn...

Page 34: ...e EZ Connect Setup window appears 2 Click New The Add New Server window appears 3 In the Hostname IP box type the server s name or IP address 4 In the Display Name box type the server name that you wa...

Page 35: ...From the Language list select the desired language 11 Select the Error Status Notification Sign check box to display a sign for errors 12 Click Save The server appears in the EZ Connect window To chan...

Page 36: ...desired server 3 Click Delete The server is removed from the list To refresh the status of the EZ Connect window In the EZ Connect window click the Refresh button To search for a job on a server 1 In...

Page 37: ...ou can Import jobs View and manage job queues View printer information Set job parameters Perform tray alignment Perform Off the glass calibration Perform calibration using the Eye One spectrophotomet...

Page 38: ...Using EZ Connect on page 25 2 Click the desired server The first time that you access the Remote Workspace application the Downloading RWS dialog box appears 3 Click OK The following window appears T...

Page 39: ...Process queues view the calibration status of the printer and perform Off the glass calibration Note You can also calibrate the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier using your client workstatio...

Page 40: ...32 Chapter 2 Getting Started To access Spire Web Services 1 On the printer s touch screen touch All Services 2 Touch Web Applications...

Page 41: ...queues 1 From the Spire Web Services window touch Job List The Job List window appears 2 Do one of the following Touch Process Queue to view jobs in the Spire CX260 Process queue Touch Print Queue to...

Page 42: ...alibration Status The Calibration Status window appears and displays the following information Date and time of the last calibration If the calibration was completed successfully or failed 2 Do one of...

Page 43: ...ass calibration chart 1 Do one of the following From the Spire Web Services window touch New Calibration From the Calibration Status window touch New Calibration The Print Calibration Chart window app...

Page 44: ...w and select the screening method 4 In the Gloss Enhanced list touch the arrow and select Yes or No 5 In the No of copies list touch the arrow and select the number of copies that you want to print 6...

Page 45: ...normal table for 80 of the color range but from that point on each color has a greater density Remote Scan Application Before you begin using the remote scan application make sure that remote scanning...

Page 46: ...Remote Scan application To install on a Mac client workstation 1 From the Go menu select Connect to Server The Connect to Server dialog box appears 2 Locate the desired Spire CX260 in the network and...

Page 47: ...d data the format in which it is saved and security settings Manage scanned images The Spire CX260 has three default scan boxes SpireBW200_1S Jobs scanned to this box have the following settings Outpu...

Page 48: ...ger lists all the scan boxes that have been created 2 Click Add to add a new ScanBox 3 In the Scan Box Name box type a name for the scan box 4 Select the Automatic Copy check box to automatically save...

Page 49: ...lder Click Select 6 In the File Type box enter the format in which you want to save the data that is saved to the scan box The available options are JPEG TIFF and PDF 7 Select Security 8 Select the Se...

Page 50: ...for the subject line of the e mail 15 In the Text box type any desired message text 16 Select one of the following Send scan as link to send an e mail message containing a link to the scanned image Th...

Page 51: ...d in the 2SidedOriginal list 21 Click Save The scan box is saved and appears in the ScanBox Manager Scanning Workflow 1 Position the original to be scanned on the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer c...

Page 52: ...ings tab touch the name of the scan box that you want to save the scan to 6 The Scanning Color and 2 Sided Originals settings are selected according to the scan box settings 7 In the General Settings...

Page 53: ...ng the remote scan application or browse to D PublicScans on the Spire CX260 To view the scanned job from the scan box 1 Open the Remote Scan application and ensure it is connected 2 In the ScanBox li...

Page 54: ...nned job is deleted Preparing PostScript Files Offline for the Spire CX260 Perform this procedure if your client workstation is not on the same network as the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copie...

Page 55: ...river exe and CX260_V2 PPD files to the desired client workstation or customer PC 2 On the client workstation or customer PC copy the AdobePS Driver exe and CX260_V2 PPD files to the desktop 3 Double...

Page 56: ...48 Chapter 2 Getting Started...

Page 57: ...2 Managing the Job Queues 52 Managing the Storage Window 61 Importing and Printing Files 67 Reprinting Jobs 68 The Settings Window 69 The Resource Center 70 The Job Parameters Window 70 The Help Menu...

Page 58: ...ble 3 Spire CX260 workspace Item Name Description 1 Menu Bar Consists of the Job Selection Tools Control View and Help menus Click a menu name to open the corresponding menu 2 Status Panel Contains th...

Page 59: ...rmation on Queues see Managing the Job Queues on page 52 5 Alerts Lists the alert messages that are generated during the workflow For more information on the Alerts window see The Alerts Window on pag...

Page 60: ...select Queues The Queues window consists of two areas the Process Queue and Print Queue The Process Queue lists the job that is currently being processed and the jobs that are waiting to be processed...

Page 61: ...jobs parameters The Queues Window After you submit PDL jobs or resubmit PDL jobs the Process Queue lists the files to be processed Once a file has been processed successfully it moves to the Print Qu...

Page 62: ...job is frozen it indicates that the selected paper stock is not available The job is waiting The job is locked You need to enter the job s password before you can print or change job parameters Table...

Page 63: ...rge number of small jobs Jobs that use paper of the same size and weight are suitable for batching Media Type Media type Image Quality Image quality File Size File size of the job Account Account name...

Page 64: ...nnot be combined into one batch Collated jobs and uncollated jobs Jobs that use different output trays Jobs with different staple positions The job batching option is active by default To deactivate j...

Page 65: ...d a queue Click the suspend button The button turns red suspend mode and the processing printing stops after the current job has finished running To resume a queue Click the resume button The button t...

Page 66: ...ove to storage option To move a waiting job to storage 1 Select the job in the Queues window 2 Right click the job s and select Move to storage The job s move s from the queue to the Storage window an...

Page 67: ...the job to print A locked job appears with the Locked indicator For more information about locking a job see Locking a Job on page 15 To unlock a job 1 Depending on the which queue the job is in do o...

Page 68: ...a job 1 Right click the desired job in the queue or Storage window and select Delete The following message appears 2 Click Yes The selected job is deleted Note In the Queues window you can edit the pa...

Page 69: ...nd their status Each job in the Storage window is assigned a status as shown in Table 6 By default the Storage window shows all the jobs whatever their status All the status buttons are selected that...

Page 70: ...original format for example PostScript Handling Jobs in the Storage Window In the Storage window you can perform the following actions Submit a job See Submitting Jobs on page 63 Preview and edit a jo...

Page 71: ...ating Jobs In the Storage window right click the job and select Duplicate The selected file is duplicated and is given the name of the original job followed by the suffix _dup Forwarding Jobs 1 In the...

Page 72: ...ived jobs and related files later for further use You can set a default archiving path that will automatically be displayed in the Open dialog box when you select Archive from the Job menu Set this pa...

Page 73: ...ob appears at the top of the list in the Storage window It is assigned the status indicator completed held failed or aborted that it had before archival 3 In the Alerts window verify that the file has...

Page 74: ...ed on the Spire CX260 it can be exported as an InSite job from the Storage window When the customer logs on using their unique user name and password they see the status of their jobs view a thumbnail...

Page 75: ...s in the lower list 4 Select a printer from the Virtual Printer list 5 Click Import All files currently listed on the lower list are sent to the Spire CX260 to be processed and printed as defined in t...

Page 76: ...the import queue Click Abort All Jobs to stop importing all the files Click Close to close the Importing Retrieving window Reprinting Jobs Submitting an RTP Job Requiring no Changes Select the job in...

Page 77: ...o two areas Administration All users can view these settings but only an administrator can configure the settings Preferences All users can view these settings but only an administrator or operator ca...

Page 78: ...ce Center button The Resource Center provides access to the following resources Profile Manager see Profile Manager on page 138 Fonts see Managing Fonts on page 93 Virtual Printers see Managing Virtua...

Page 79: ...See The Print Settings Tab on page 182 Paper Stock Set job parameters related to Paper size and Media Type See The Paper Stock Tab on page 186 Print Quality Set job parameters related to print quality...

Page 80: ...tor window click the server icon The DFE Monitor window displays information about disk space network details and the virtual printers you have defined The Disk Usage tab shows how much space is avail...

Page 81: ...e Printer Monitor To open the Printer Monitor window click the printer icon The Printer Monitor window displays information about the size and type of paper in each tray the connected devices and othe...

Page 82: ...verview of Spire CX260 The Finisher tab displays information about finishing devices that are connected to the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier The Consumables tab displays the status of oth...

Page 83: ...ation takes place the regular operation of the Spire CX260 is not affected For more information about the Remote Desktop application see Working from the Remote Desktop Application on page 86 Note Thi...

Page 84: ...76 Chapter 3 Overview of Spire CX260...

Page 85: ...ools and Utilities Overview 78 Job Editor 78 Remote Tools 86 Managing Fonts 93 Managing Virtual Printers 93 Tray Alignment 96 Printing on Tabs Using the Spire Tabs Plug In for Acrobat 100 Preflight 10...

Page 86: ...job For an imposed job you can view the imposed sheets including the layout of the pages on each sheet You can also view the pages orientation crop marks and fold marks To open the job editor In the...

Page 87: ...ind the values first click the Eye dropper button Then move the pointer to the point on the page where you want to measure the color values and click The CMYK values appear as a tool tip Zoom In Magni...

Page 88: ...e of the Booklets tab double click the name of the page that you want to view The page is displayed in the right pane The Thumbnails Tab The Thumbnails tab displays miniature views thumbnails of each...

Page 89: ...heets and check your imposition parameters You cannot edit the job on this tab To display a page of an Imposed job 1 Click the Thumbnails or Booklets tab 2 Select the desired thumbnail or page 3 Click...

Page 90: ...pane click the page that you want to move 3 Drag the page to the target location Note If you edit an imposed RTP job and then return to the Imposed sheet view the view will be updated according to the...

Page 91: ...e page is deleted and the page numbers are updated accordingly 2 Click Save As to save the changes Merging Pages Into a Job You can merge one page multiple pages or all pages from one job into another...

Page 92: ...Chapter 4 Tools and Utilities 3 Click Merge Jobs The RTP Jobs window appears Note The Spire CX260 displays only those RTP jobs that have the same page size and orientation as the job that you are edit...

Page 93: ...Merge All to merge all pages into the job The merged pages are inserted into the desired location and the page numbers are updated accordingly Tip You can also drag the page from the job window to th...

Page 94: ...ktop must be set up Connecting from Windows To connect to the Spire CX260 from your client PC 1 From your desktop select Start Programs Accessories Communications Remote Desktop Connection By default...

Page 95: ...ault is operator c The Spire local password the default is spire 3 Select the Local Resources tab 4 If you intend to install software via the remote desktop connection in the Local devices area select...

Page 96: ...ear locally on the desktop of the Spire CX260 If the workspace is not open on the Spire CX260 see The Workspace on page 50 Connecting from Macintosh To connect to the Spire CX260 from your Mac client...

Page 97: ...d to Keychain check box 2 Select the Display tab and verify that your settings are the same as the settings in the following window 3 Select the Local Resources tab Note Selecting the Add to Keychain...

Page 98: ...Local Resources tab select the Disk Drives check box 5 Select the Performance tab 6 If you are connected via LAN select the LAN 10Mbps or higher setting 7 Click Connect 8 A security message appears cl...

Page 99: ...a client workstation because it enables you to monitor your jobs in the queues and then make any necessary changes In addition if you have a system that uses XML protocol you can retrieve information...

Page 100: ...ious printer states To see the Printer State view type the following path http ComputerName WebViewer GetView asp View PrinterStatus_xml Downloads The Downloads page enables you to access the Spire CX...

Page 101: ...tomatically installs the published virtual printers on your client workstation with the PPD and suitable printer driver The Spire CX260 is predefined with three virtual printers ProcessPrint Files sen...

Page 102: ...printer Adding a New Printer When adding a new virtual printer you can specify if it is published on the network and if the virtual printer parameters will override the PPD parameters To add a new pri...

Page 103: ...your new virtual printer 10 Click OK in the Add New Virtual Printer dialog box The new printer appears in the Printer list Editing an Existing Printer To edit an existing printer 1 In the Virtual Prin...

Page 104: ...of a page printed from a specific tray By tweaking the position and rotation values you can overcome tray skewing and side to side alignment problems Notes Tray alignment is set for a specific tray E...

Page 105: ...nment The Tray Alignment wizard contains detailed step by step instructions that guide the user through the tray alignment process Using the Tray Alignment Wizard 1 Select your settings Tray Page Orie...

Page 106: ...ach custom unit or point 2mm is one line as viewed in the center grid of the tray alignment test page For Simplex using the Face Down settings visually determine where to position the image For Duplex...

Page 107: ...ad Positive numbers Left Lead Negative numbers Rear Positive numbers Rear Positive numbers Lead Negative numbers Clockwise Positive Numbers Counterclock wise Negative Numbers Face Down Up Rear Negativ...

Page 108: ...create and place tabs in your unprocessed PDF or PostScript jobs manage the tab and text attributes and save a set of attributes for future use When using the Spire Tabs plug in to create tabs it is n...

Page 109: ...er and type of tabs c Select the appropriate orientation of the tab d In the Top Offset box type a value for the distance between the upper edge of the paper and the upper edge of the uppermost tab e...

Page 110: ...e alignment button as shown in Table 11 Table 11 Tab alignment buttons h Optional Under Offset type offset values in the x and y boxes to adjust the offset of text on the tab The x value moves the tex...

Page 111: ...re Tabs Plug In for Acrobat 103 6 In the Before Page column click the first cell and type the number of the page that you want the tab to precede 7 In the Text column type the text for the tab The tab...

Page 112: ...e Paper Stock tab under Mixed paper size parameters 12 Process and print the job Managing Tabs in the Tab Printing Window To change the location of a tab In the thumbnail area click the tab that you w...

Page 113: ...o save the locations and text of the tabs that you created select the Include Tab location and Caption check box 4 Click Save To apply saved settings to a job In the Tabs Printing window select the se...

Page 114: ...from the printer 2 On the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier touch screen select the desired Paper Size 3 Set the Paper Type to Tab Stock 1 105 176 g m2 or Tab Stock 2 177 280 g m2 4 Touch Sav...

Page 115: ...onts determines whether specific fonts are in the PDF file and whether they are embedded Colors detects color space information spot colors rendering information and color management settings Images i...

Page 116: ...page range 3 If you do not want the report to automatically open when it is generated clear Display report automatically 4 If desired change the report file name By default the report file name consi...

Page 117: ...To issue this report you must run a preflight check for the job using the Preflight job parameter To run a preflight check In the Preflight options area select Run Preflight check All three check boxe...

Page 118: ...run if more than one preflight check is run on a job the latest preflight report overrides the previous When a preflight report is produced the date and time of the preflight check are indicated in t...

Page 119: ...plays the missing spot color names spot colors which were not found in the spot color dictionary and the found spot color names spot colors which were found in the spot color dictionary The C M Y K co...

Page 120: ...nd also the found fonts The Source column indicates whether the font is embedded in the file or was found in the Font Library 5 To save the preflight report click Save and browse to the desired locati...

Page 121: ...Generating Reports Printing Reports 114 Job Accounting 114 Job Ticket Report 118...

Page 122: ...nt Report List 4 Touch Extended Controller Jobs Report 5 Touch the relevant report name System Settings List to print the Spire Configuration Job History Report to print the Spire Accounting Font List...

Page 123: ...information from the window whenever desired Table 12 Description of columns in the Accounting Viewer Column name Indicates the Title Original name of the file related to this job that is without the...

Page 124: ...al PDL file Blank Pages Number of blank pages in the original PDL file Purged B W Pages Number of B W pages that were already in the paper path and were cleared due to job abort or paper jam Purged Co...

Page 125: ...nting log from the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier see Printing Reports on page 114 To print the accounting log from the Spire CX260 1 Filter and sort the report as desired 2 Click Print Li...

Page 126: ...for Updating the Hot Line service on Job Ticket Report data when a question arises Retaining job parameters when the same job is planned to be re printed in the future Providing the client customer a...

Page 127: ...Job Ticket Report 119 2 You can export or print the report by clicking Print or Export The Job Ticket Report is exported as a text file...

Page 128: ...120 Chapter 5 Generating Reports...

Page 129: ...Color Workflow Calibration 122 Color Tools 138...

Page 130: ...idity occur There are two types of calibration Off the glass calibration this option is available for all Spire CX260 configurations For more information see Off the glass Calibration on page 122 Cali...

Page 131: ...ion chart 1 On the Spire CX260 from the Tools menu select Calibration 2 In the Calibration window click Calibrate The Calibration Wizard window appears 3 In the Tray list select the desired tray The d...

Page 132: ...calibration chart and then use one of the last copies printed Notes The KODAK Gray Scale calibration chart is in the Calibration Chart Kit envelope part 518 00961A Use only the KODAK Gray Scale calib...

Page 133: ...ation tables are generated Normal Maintains the gray balance throughout the range of colors in the print job file Saturated Is the same as the normal table for 80 of the color range but from that poin...

Page 134: ...lor Calibration Wizard and to create a calibration table 5 Follow the Color Calibration Wizard steps 6 Measure the calibration chart 7 When the calibration is complete print the job using the calibrat...

Page 135: ...photometer Place the spectrophotometer on its plate It is automatically calibrated Setting the Calibration Method on the Spire CX260 By default the calibration method is set to Off the glass calibrati...

Page 136: ...er Ensure that the required paper is in one of the trays and then select that tray in the wizard 4 In the Screening Method list select the desired screening method 5 In the Media Type list select the...

Page 137: ...zard can measure each separation and find the point at which the toner appears on the paper Note Since the performance of the Xerox DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier is best after several pages hav...

Page 138: ...ear for the next sweep this time for the magenta column 13 After each color sweep wait for the check mark to appear next to the appropriate icon and follow the instructions as listed When all of the s...

Page 139: ...able or edit an existing calibration table The Color Calibration Wizard analyzes the measurements and creates calibration tables Using these tables the Spire CX260 compensates for the difference betwe...

Page 140: ...ed look up table is identical to the SpireSaturated look up table This resemblance changes as soon as you calibrate your Spire CX260 and at the end of the calibration process save your calibration tab...

Page 141: ...hen click Edit The Edit Calibration dialog box appears The Edit Calibration dialog box includes the following Screen If you selected Automatic as the screening method you can view two calibration tabl...

Page 142: ...w in the value table The new entry row will appear below this row 2 Click Add Entry The Add Entry dialog box appears 3 From the File Value and Printer Value lists select the desired values 4 Click OK...

Page 143: ...Click Close to exit the Edit Calibration dialog box Backing Up Calibration Tables 1 Locate the ColorCalibrationDB folder Go to C CX260 General ColorCalibration ColorCalibrationDB 2 Open the ColorCalib...

Page 144: ...ity Graph 1 In the Calibration window from the Calibration Name list select the table for which you want to receive detailed color information 2 Click Info The Density Graph window appears The Density...

Page 145: ...kspace suspend the Process Queue 2 Import the job 3 Double click the job to open the Job Parameters window For more information about tabs in the Job Parameters window see Setting Parameters in the Jo...

Page 146: ...n page 190 Destination profiles define the color space of your printer and are based on the combinations of paper and toner that you are using For different paper stocks you need different destination...

Page 147: ...file and then click Open The new emulation name is displayed in the Emulation Name box if you would like to change the name you may do so 5 Click Import The new source ICC profile is added to the Emul...

Page 148: ...ation Name box if you would like to change the name you may do so 4 Click Import To delete an ICC Profile 1 In the Resource Center Profile Manager select the profile you would like to delete 2 Click t...

Page 149: ...sted 2 To find the color that you want to edit do one of the following Under Color search for a particular color Alternatively from the Spot dictionary list select the color dictionary that contains t...

Page 150: ...new color is added to the custom dictionary To delete a spot color from the custom dictionary only 1 From the Spot dictionary list select Custom Dictionary 2 From the list of custom colors select the...

Page 151: ...r it the Spire CX260 treats it as a spot color protecting it accordingly To define an RGB color as a spot color 1 In the Spot Color Editor window click the Protect RGB tab 2 Click add 3 In the Color n...

Page 152: ...pot Color Editor window click the Protect Gray tab 2 Click add 3 In the Protect Gray dialog box in the Color name box type a name for your color 4 Enter the Gray source value or select a spot color fr...

Page 153: ...s you create using the Gradation tool are added to the gradations list in the Color tab and may be applied to print jobs The Spire CX260 also enables you to visually check the effect of different grad...

Page 154: ...indow appears The jobs that are displayed are the RTP jobs listed in the Storage window 2 Select the job you wish to preview and then click Open The job appears in the Gradation dialog box Notes Grada...

Page 155: ...e separations are selected 1 Click the All Colors button to edit all the separations simultaneously 2 Click the individual separations you wish to edit for example select the cyan separation only 3 Cl...

Page 156: ...Table list and to the Color tab in the job parameters window Deleting a Gradation Table Select the gradation table in the Gradation Table list and then click the Remove button Navigation Buttons The...

Page 157: ...e page where you want to measure the color values and click The CMYK values appear as a tool tip Zoom In Magnify the selected area of the page Zoom Out Reduce the size of the selected area by 50 One t...

Page 158: ...the Contrast slider to the right to increase contrast S shaped curve or to the left to decrease contrast inverted S shaped curve Contrast Center Contrast increases the image contrast mainly in the mi...

Page 159: ...o build and save new gradation tables When you work on gradation tables other than the default table Save and Delete are also active To reset all Gradation window settings click Reset The gradation cu...

Page 160: ...152 Chapter 6 Color Workflow...

Page 161: ...System Administration Setting Up and Configuring the Spire CX260 154 System Messages 177...

Page 162: ...l items in the Settings window are view only to Guest users Items in the Administration list can only be changed by users of Administrator level Items in the Preferences list can only be changed by us...

Page 163: ...new name in the corresponding box 6 Click OK 7 Click OK in the System Properties window The system prompts you to reboot your computer for the new settings to take effect 8 Click No if you want to ch...

Page 164: ...Date Time area click Change The Date Time Properties dialog box appears 3 In the Date Time tab select your local time settings 4 Select the Time Zone tab and set the correct time zone 5 Click OK Netwo...

Page 165: ...asis Once a job is processed its associated file is deleted from the queue directory 1 In the Settings window select Network Setup 2 In the IPX Printing area click Change Settings next to the Tree par...

Page 166: ...xt to the IP Address parameter The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears followed by the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box 3 Change the IP Address by selecting Obtain an IP...

Page 167: ...lk Setup area click Change Settings next to the The System will appear in zone parameter The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears followed by the AppleTalk Protocol Properties dialog bo...

Page 168: ...x DocuColor 242 252 260 printer copier and access the Spire CX260 workspace For more information about the EZ Connect tool see Working Remotely on page 24 For more information about the Remote Workspa...

Page 169: ...o prevent Guest users from accessing the Spire CX260 To change Administrator Operator passwords 1 In the Settings window select Security 2 In the Administrator Operator area enter the old password 3 E...

Page 170: ...Security 2 To enable the disk wipe feature select Wipe disk on system shutdown 3 Click Save 4 Exit the Spire CX260 application Notes The disk wipe operation does not function well when the Norton Util...

Page 171: ...message The RIP will resume automatically only after disk space is available 1 In the Settings window select System Disks 2 To set the system disks threshold in the System disks area set the minimum f...

Page 172: ...e to the desired directory path for the backup and type a file name 4 Click Save 5 In the Settings window click Start Backup 6 When the backup procedure has been completed the following dialog box app...

Page 173: ...ou would like the restored files to replace the current ones Click No if you do not want the restored files to replace the existing files If you selected Yes the following message appears 6 Click OK Y...

Page 174: ...window select Calibration Device 2 In the Calibration Device area select the Use external calibration device check box if you want to calibrate using the Eye One spectrophotometer Mail Service Note Th...

Page 175: ...returned e mail messages 5 Under Authentication level select either Anonymous or Basic If you select Basic you will need to enter a user ID and password Localization Set the locally used unit measurem...

Page 176: ...Preview 2 In the PS preview area select one of the following options Save file as PDF closes the Adobe Acrobat preview and saves the file as a PDF Return to the original PS file closes the Adobe Acrob...

Page 177: ...h see Archiving and Retrieving Jobs on page 64 5 In the Test Page area select Enable to set a test page to be printed every time the Spire CX260 is restarted or powered on 6 In the Job Title Recogniti...

Page 178: ...170 Chapter 7 System Administration 1 In the Settings window select Printing Modes 2 In the Printing Policy area select Print job to best finishing option available Print Queue Manager...

Page 179: ...job batching to disable the printing of jobs with the same page orientation one after the other and enable cycle down For more information about job batching see Batching Jobs on page 55 Held jobs 1...

Page 180: ...list 3 Select the required setting for CT from the CT list You are prompted to restart the application for the new settings to take effect Calibration Reminder Set the Calibration Reminder to remind...

Page 181: ...utility enables you to specify different values for how long information remains before being overwritten To setup the message viewer log 1 In the Settings window select Messages 2 In the Message view...

Page 182: ...tion 2 Click Print The Page Setup dialog box appears 3 Set the printing options as desired and click OK The Print dialog box appears 4 From the Printer list select a printer and click OK To export you...

Page 183: ...n is selected in the Settings window 1 In the Settings window select JDF Outputs 2 Select Create JDF Outputs to create JDF output 3 In the Target Path box enter the target path or click Browse to brow...

Page 184: ...omatically deleting stored jobs To set automatic job deletion 1 In the Settings window select Storage Management 2 In the Automatic job deletion area do one of the following Select the number of days...

Page 185: ...ose jobs are displayed in the Alerts window If you choose to display system alerts any time the system emits an error message the message appears in the Alerts window To display the Alerts window From...

Page 186: ...ace is available In this case you may increase the System Disk threshold For more information about setting the system disks threshold see System Disks on page 163 Job History To view the job history...

Page 187: ...filter the messages by type or sort the list by one of the column headers In addition you can print the list of messages If desired you may reorder and resize columns filter the list or sort the list...

Page 188: ...not to list such messages The list updates accordingly To print the message list 1 Filter and sort the list as desired the data is printed according to the current filtering and sorting 2 Click Print...

Page 189: ...Setting Parameters Setting Parameters in the Job Parameters Window 182 Setting PPD File Parameters 208...

Page 190: ...s Type the number of copies to be printed Print Range Select the desired print range To select specific pages booklets or page ranges select Pages Booklets and specify the pages or booklets to be prin...

Page 191: ...age of the job is printed once Separations prints the job with color or grayscale separations If you select color separations each page in the job is printed separately in four colors cyan magenta yel...

Page 192: ...opy of the job before the first page of the next copy prints No prints all copies of each page before going on to the next page Image Position This parameter enables you to change the location of the...

Page 193: ...efault To fit the image to the selected paper size select Fit to Paper To custom size the image select Custom and type the percent by which you would like to proportionally increase or decrease the im...

Page 194: ...is used Mixed Paper Size Select the Mixed paper size document check box if the job contains different paper sizes Media Type 1 In the Media Type list select the desired media Note Make sure that the...

Page 195: ...and line art elements are processed separately to produce optimal rendering of all the elements on a page This option improves the text quality of diagonal lines borders and blends causes blends to a...

Page 196: ...een them 1 To set trapping select Yes 2 In the Frame Thickness box select the default 0 08mm for the thickness of the trapping frame or type the desired value The thicker the frame the less chance tha...

Page 197: ...tools including rendering intent ink saving and RGB and CMYK workflows In addition you can select various screening methods for your job The Spire CX260 accepts the following color formats RGB CMYK L...

Page 198: ...consistent appearance CMYK Workflow The CMYK workflow option is used to emulate various standards used in lithographic printing These standards represent specific combinations of paper and ink as well...

Page 199: ...ntent list select the desired option 3 To emulate the original paper tint select the Emulate paper tint check box 4 Select the Preserve pure colors check box to preserve pure cyan magenta yellow and b...

Page 200: ...ange of colors The darker the color the thicker the line In this manner screens give the appearance of different toner quantities printed in a certain area The Spire CX260 currently supports a line sc...

Page 201: ...contrast and color balance When you select a predefined gradation table your job is adjusted according to the specific table s settings For more information about creating gradation tables see Gradati...

Page 202: ...es in your image To select a contrast level for the print job move the Contrast slider to the required contrast level the range starts from Less which applies 10 to More which applies 10 The Impositio...

Page 203: ...In other words each stack of pages is sorted in consecutive order When stacks are piled one on top of another the entire job is already sorted up or down Saddle Stitch to print pages that are ready fo...

Page 204: ...olumns and rows will best fit the sheet and whether the pages need to be rotated 90 degrees according to the imposition method and paper size that you have chosen The Best Fit layout is available for...

Page 205: ...page boundaries with color that extends all the way to the edge of the page To select marks and bleed options 1 In the Marks area select one of the following options a To print the lines that indicate...

Page 206: ...before the Creep in value is applied To set creep options 1 In the Creep in area select Auto to automatically set the creep based on paper stock weight or type the desired amount for Creep in 2 In the...

Page 207: ...ing functions Click Front to view the front pages Click Back to view the back pages Move between sheets by clicking the navigation arrows Jump to a specific sheet by typing a number in the navigation...

Page 208: ...r and lower edges of the page a conflict exists in the Height value If the red border appears along the left and right edges of the page a conflict exists in the Width value Problematic values appear...

Page 209: ...a select one of the following options Print with high res replaces low resolution images in your job with high resolution images that are located in a specified APR path Print with low res prints the...

Page 210: ...ors that are not defined in the Spire CX260 spot color dictionary The results of the preflight check are displayed in a Preflight Report To generate this report right click the RTP job in the Storage...

Page 211: ...d number PDF PS Optimization Select this check box if you have a PDF job with repeated elements and want to significantly decrease processing time by applying the PDF workflow The PDF workflow caches...

Page 212: ...inting the page is printed after each set To print an administration page 1 Select the Print Admin page check box 2 From the Tray list select the desired tray Slip Sheet You can print slip sheets with...

Page 213: ...om the list b In the Cover printing area select one of the following options None to print a blank back cover Print on back side to print the last page of the job as the back cover Print on both sides...

Page 214: ...in a z shape for example if you need to insert an A3 size sheet into an A4 size job C Fold to fold a sheet into a c shape Z fold to fold a sheet into a z shape The Exceptions Tab The Exceptions tab e...

Page 215: ...red page range for the exception 3 In the Tray list select the required tray 4 Click Apply The exception is added to the Exception area To delete an exception In the Exception area select the desired...

Page 216: ...o print a file from Windows first set up a Spire CX260 network printer with the appropriate PPD file The PPD file contains all the parameters and paper stock definitions for the printer and enables yo...

Page 217: ...on page 187 Image Quality See Image Quality on page 188 Trapping See Trapping on page 188 Black Overprint See Black Overprint on page 188 PS Overprint See PS Overprint on page 189 Brightness See Colo...

Page 218: ...age 204 Slip Sheet See Slip Sheet on page 204 Transparency Interleave See Media Type on page 186 Output Tray See Finisher on page 205 Finisher Offset See Finisher on page 205 Punch Options See Finishe...

Page 219: ...CX260 Overview 212 Backing Up and Restoring the Spire CX260 213 Adding the Spire CX260 Color Server to a Domain 222 Reinstalling the Spire CX260 223 Installing and Configuring Novell Client 232 Format...

Page 220: ...em is low The system exhibits unpredictable behavior for example if error messages suddenly appear or if the GUI freezes occasionally The Spire CX260 provides two restore methods Restore Last Image co...

Page 221: ...u back up the Spire CX260 system partition partition C all the operating system files are copied to partition E LI GHO and LIxxx GHO The backup and restore procedures do not require Windows XP Profess...

Page 222: ...ation on page 216 your job list database is also backed up If at some later date you restore the configuration the original job list database will be restored thus replacing your current job list data...

Page 223: ...s complete the following message appears 4 Press any key to continue 5 Make sure that the folders created in D Backup have the latest modification date The backup comprises a group of folders that are...

Page 224: ...and then connect to the Spire CX260 via the Remote Desktop Connection For the Control Station and Pro Control Station configurations turn on the Spire CX260 2 After the Spire CX260 software opens exi...

Page 225: ...Restoring the Last Image configuration Restoring the Factory Default configuration Note For the CX260 Control Station and Pro Control Station configurations the appearance of the Windows XP desktop in...

Page 226: ...appears click OK 5 To exit recovery mode without initiating the recovery process push the RCVR button again LED 7 turns off Restoring the Last Image Configuration When you restore the Last Image conf...

Page 227: ...stem confirmation message appears click OK 6 Push the green On Off button to restart the Spire CX260 Norton Ghost copies the files from partition E to partition C This process takes approximately 5 10...

Page 228: ...the Spire CX260 via the RDC utility See Working from the Remote Desktop Application on page 86 4 When the RCVR LED 7 illuminates steady orange go to Start CX260 CX260 Tools System Backup and Restore...

Page 229: ...X260 software b Click Yes to restart your computer Restoring the Job List Database 1 Exit the Spire CX260 software and wait for the Spire icon to disappear from the desktop taskbar 2 On the Windows de...

Page 230: ...Uninstalling the Spire CX260 software 2 Adding the Spire CX260 to the Microsoft Active Directory domain and assigning a user name and password 3 Ensuring that the user is included in the Spire CX260 s...

Page 231: ...elect CX260 and click the Change Remove button The message Do you want to uninstall it now appears 4 Click OK The following window appears Note To install and uninstall the Spire CX260 software for th...

Page 232: ...ppears 6 Click OK 7 When the InstallShield Wizard finishes uninstalling the Spire CX260 software and Spire GUI the following window appears Select the Yes I want to restart my computer now option and...

Page 233: ...Spire CX260 4 Double click the Drive CX260 Setup exe file and follow all the installation steps in the InstallShield Wizard 5 When the InstallShield Wizard finishes installing the Spire CX260 software...

Page 234: ...us software and installation procedure The site manager must also regularly download the latest anti virus definitions from the relevant Internet site To configure the McAfee VirusScan perform the fol...

Page 235: ...ngs 1 From the taskbar right click the VShield icon and select VirusScan Console 2 In the Task column right click Scan All Fixed Disks and select Properties 3 Click the Detection tab 4 In the What not...

Page 236: ...X260 6 Click Browse 7 In the Browse for Folder window locate the D Output folder and click OK The D Output folder path appears 8 In the Browse for Folder window locate the D JobsData folder and click...

Page 237: ...lude subfolders check box and click OK 10 In the Set Exclusions dialog box click OK and again click OK Configuring the On Access Scan Settings 1 Return to the VirusScan Console window 2 In the Task ar...

Page 238: ...Chapter 9 Reinstalling the Spire CX260 3 On the left of the window click the All Processes icon 4 Click the Detection tab 5 In the What not to scan area click Exclusions The following dialog box appe...

Page 239: ...k Add 7 Click Browse 8 In the Browse for Folder window locate the D Output folder and click OK The D Output folder path appears 9 In the Browse for Folder window locate the D JobsData folder and click...

Page 240: ...figuring the On Access Scan settings Installing and Configuring Novell Client The following procedures are relevant only for customers who have a Novell network running IPX protocol Installing Novell...

Page 241: ...l 5 Click Reboot 6 You have completed installing Novell Client Proceed to the next section Configuring Novell Client for Spire CX260 Configuring Novell Client for Spire CX260 1 After the system restar...

Page 242: ...ontext Name appears in the Novell Setup window 8 Click OK The Spire CX260 workspace appears You have completed Installing and Configuring Novell Client Uninstalling Novell Client for Spire CX260 Unins...

Page 243: ...ope A4_A3 ATF_A3 ps or locate the ATF_tab ps file at D Sample_Files Color Files ATF US Letter_Tabloid ATF_Tab ps 3 Double click the file to add it to the list for importing 4 In the Published Printer...

Page 244: ...open windows if required and click OK 4 Click OK The following message appears 5 Click Yes Note To format an image disk on the CX260 configuration you must be connected to a Windows based computer Mac...

Page 245: ...Formatting the Image Disk 237 6 Click OK 7 To enable the changes to take effect restart your computer...

Page 246: ...238 Chapter 9 Reinstalling the Spire CX260...

Page 247: ...s of the output color space Colors that fall inside the output color space are matched very accurately This method is valuable for representing signature colors Colors that are highly identified with...

Page 248: ...ne out of 256 distinct shades CIE Abbreviation for Commission Internationale d Eclairage This body was created for the study of illumination problems CIE color coordinates specify proportions of the t...

Page 249: ...iles Four of the files contain the color information for each of the CMYK colors and the fifth is a low resolution composite file for use in electronic page layout See also OPI Degrad A gradual blend...

Page 250: ...hanging the color hue Graduated blend See Degrad Gravure printing A printing method in which the image is engraved through a screen below the surface of a cylinder The ink is transferred to paper when...

Page 251: ...ork graphics are characterized by sharply defined lines and very clear transitions from one color to another Linework is stored in the computer as a series of geometric vector drawing instructions Met...

Page 252: ...ty printing Perceptual Photographic Default for RGB A rendering intent method which preserves the visual relationship among the colors as they are perceived by the human eye In other words all colors...

Page 253: ...y colors that fall outside are changed to the closest possible color within the output color space When using this method some closely related colors in the input color space can be mapped to a single...

Page 254: ...IPed prior to exposure or plotting Saturated color A color where the high and medium values approach 100 In a saturated clean color the values of the wanted colors are near 100 and the value of the un...

Page 255: ...andomly placed and very small Areas with a higher dot percent have more spots exposed in that area and those with a low dot percent have fewer spots Stochastic screening is used to eliminate moir and...

Page 256: ...fic recipients or purposes These materials can include bills targeted advertising and direct mailings Vector drawing The geometric system used to define lines and curves in many computer graphics most...

Page 257: ...imetric Absolute 239 Relative 245 Completed status 61 Composite 183 Configuration Backup 164 report 114 Restore 165 view 173 Consumables tab 74 Contrast 150 194 center 150 slider 150 Control Station c...

Page 258: ...nishing tab 204 Imposition tab 194 Paper Stock tab 186 Print Quality tab 187 Print Settings tab 182 Services tab 200 Job slug 202 L Landscape 183 Language 168 Lead 184 LEF Long Edge Feed 186 Localizat...

Page 259: ...46 Scale 198 Scale by 198 Scan 175 managing scan boxes 39 managing scanned images 45 remote scan application 37 scanning workflow 43 Scanner Calibration 122 Screening method 192 Security 161 SEF 186 S...

Page 260: ...ntware VIPP Virtual printer 93 adding 94 deleting 96 editing 95 ProcessPrint 93 ProcessStore 93 SpoolStore 93 Virtual Printers tab 73 VPS See Variable Print Specification VPS W Web Center connecting f...

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