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About the Command WorkStation (Option)
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The Imposition feature is available only if you have installed the DocBuilder Pro
option for the Command WorkStation. For more information on imposition, see
Chapter 4.
For information about Setup and specifying passwords, see the Configuration Guide.
After you connect to a GA-1040 and log in, your first view of the Command
WorkStation is the Queues window (as indicated by the tab at the bottom), which is
divided into three regions by Spool, RIP, and Print status bars. The Queues window is
surrounded by a frame that includes slider buttons and menus.
Once the GA-1040 receives print jobs, the Queues window becomes a dynamic
display, filled with the names of jobs and their characteristics. Status bars animate in
real time as new jobs are processed and printed, and jobs move to different display
areas. An operator, who has complete job control, sets the process in motion for each
job.
The Spool, RIP, and Print areas of the Queues 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.
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Spooled jobs
—Jobs listed below the Spool status bar area are PostScript or PCL files
stored on the GA-1040 disk. These jobs were sent to either the Print queue (white
printer icons) or the Hold queue (yellow icons).
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The term “PostScript” is used in this manual to refer to both PostScript and
PDF data jobs. PDF is a structured form of PostScript that provides the ability to
preview, scale, and reorder pages. Where applicable, the term “PDF” is specifically used
to refer to PDF data or jobs.
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RIPped jobs
—Jobs listed below the RIP status bar are ready to print. They have
already been rasterized (RIPped, or processed for printing) and are waiting, in order,
for access to the printer. Rasterized jobs can also be held; held jobs are displayed on a
yellow background.