Konica Minolta Bizhub C252 - Guides - Manuels Utilisateur - Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Bizhub C252 - Guides - Manuels Utilisateur - Konica Minolta
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| Sub Category |
Language |
Title |
Version |
Release Date |
Link |
| User`s Guide |
Italian |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
 |
| User`s Guide |
Hungarian |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Swedish |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
German |
Network Fax Operations |
1.1.1 |
2006-08-22 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Portuguese (Portugal) |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Turkish |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
German |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
French |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Turkish |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Italian |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Portuguese (Portugal) |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
English |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.0 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Spanish |
Network Fax Operations |
1.1.1 |
2006-08-22 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Danish |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Italian |
Network Fax Operations |
1.1.1 |
2006-08-22 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Dutch |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
French |
Network Fax Operations |
1.1.1 |
2006-08-22 |
|
| User`s Guide |
French |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Greek |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Greek |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Polish |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Czech |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Czech |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Dutch |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Finnish |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Swedish |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Danish |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Norwegian |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Norwegian |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Slovakian |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
English |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.0 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Slovenian |
User Manual bizhub C252 |
1.1.1 |
2007-06-12 |
|
| User`s Guide |
English |
Network Fax Operations |
1.1.0 |
2006-08-22 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Spanish |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Hungarian |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Finnish |
User Manual FK-502 (Fax Option for bizhub C450/C351/C250/C252/C300/C352) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2005-04-13 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Slovakian |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Polish |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
German |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Spanish |
User Manual bizhub C252 Phase3 (complete set) |
1.1.1 (Phase3) |
2006-04-28 |
|
| Declaration of Conformity |
English |
Declaration of Conformity for Konica Minolta bizhub C250, C250P, C252, C252P |
CEM 2006 - T012B |
2006-10-17 |
|
| ISO Certificate |
English |
ISO 14001:2004 certificate for production - Copy Machines, Laser Beam Printers, Shilong Factory, P.R. China |
1526-2000-AE-RGC-RvA |
2009-03-05 |
|
| Special Certificates |
English |
Konica Minolta Information Security Management System according to ISO/IEC 27001 |
JQA-IM0473 |
2011-03-15 |
|
| User`s Guide |
English |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
| User`s Guide |
German |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
| User`s Guide |
French |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Italian |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Spanish |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Traditional Chinese |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
| User`s Guide |
Korean |
TWAIN Driver Ver.4.0 User's Guide (EFIGSTK) |
09,08 |
2012-01-05 |
|
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http://www.konicaminolta.fr/solutions-dentreprise/support/centre-de-telechargement/download-details.html?packageId=25408&productName=bizhub%20C250
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http://www.konicaminolta.fr/business-solutions/support/download-center/download-details.html?packageId=49761&productName=bizhub%20C25
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http://www.konicaminolta.fr/business-solutions/support/download-center/download-details.html?packageId=26947&productName=Konica%20Minolta%20190f
http://www.konicaminolta.fr/solutions-dentreprise/support/centre-de-telechargement/download-details.html?packageId=21374&productName=bizhub%20210
http://csesftp.konicaminolta.eu/NETUpload/download.aspx?brand=Frankreich&docId=DLEU0514130EN00&name=bizhub_162_210_UM_FR_1.1.1.pdf
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Fiery® Print Server
Workflow Examples
© 2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
under Legal Notices for this product.
45087253
1 September 2009
CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
Terminology and conventions 5
About this document 6
MIXED MEDIA 7
What is Mixed Media? 7
Example: Workflow with Mixed Media 7
Items required for this example 8
IMPOSITION 11
What is imposition? 11
Example: Workflow with imposition 11
Items required for this example 12
PPML WITH IMPOSITION 15
What is PPML and how do you impose it? 15
Example: PPML workflow with imposition 15
Items required for this example 16
VARIABLE DATA PRINTING WITH FREEFORM 19
What is variable data printing? 19
Variable data printing languages 19
Sending variable data jobs to the Print Server 19
What is FreeForm and how is it used with variable data print jobs? 20
Example: Variable data workflow using FreeForm 20
Items required for this example 21
CONTENTS 4
VARIABLE DATA PRINTING WITH FREEFORM 2 AND MIXED MEDIA 24
What is FreeForm 2 and how is it used with variable data print jobs? 24
What is Mixed Media and how can it be used in variable data print jobs? 25
Example: Variable data workflow with FreeForm 2 and Mixed Media 25
Items required for this example 26
HOT FOLDERS 29
What is a Hot Folder? 29
Example: Workflow with Hot Folders 29
Items required for this example 30
COMPOSE WITH PAPER CATALOG 33
What is Compose? 33
What is Paper Catalog and how is it used with Compose? 34
Example: Workflow with Compose and Paper Catalog 35
Items required for this example 36
INDEX 39
INTRODUCTION 5
INTRODUCTION
This document provides examples of complex printing scenarios and an overview of the Print
Server features used in the examples. The example workflows illustrate how you can combine
features to create jobs. Each workflow includes cross-references to help you locate more
information about performing each task.
For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Copier The copier or printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Tips and information
Important information
Important information about issues that can result in physical
harm to you or others
INTRODUCTION 6
About this document
This document covers the following topics:
• Mixed Media concepts and how Mixed Media is used in an example workflow
• Variable Data Printing (VDP) concepts with FreeForm and how VDP is used in an
example workflow using FreeForm
• Imposition concepts with PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language) and how
imposition is used in an example variable data printing workflow using Impose
and PPML
• Printing to a Hot Folder on the network and an example workflow using Hot Folders
• Compose and Paper Catalog concepts and how to create a job with Compose and
Paper Catalog
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MIXED MEDIA
This chapter provides an overview of Mixed Media and an example workflow that includes
Mixed Media.
NOTE: Mixed Media is not supported for all Print Servers. To determine if Mixed Media is
supported for your particular Print Server, see Utilities.
What is Mixed Media?
The Mixed Media feature allows you to print ranges of pages on different types of media.
For example, you can use Mixed Media to specify a heavy stock for the cover, add blank pages,
insert colored media on designated pages, and specify duplex pages within a single print
job. Specify Mixed Media settings when you print a job from an application with the
printer driver. Define and modify the Mixed Media settings of jobs already sent to the Print
Server from Command WorkStation or define Mixed Media settings in the Hot Folders
application.
For more information about Mixed Media, see Utilities.
Example: Workflow with Mixed Media
A geology professor at Ocean Crest University wants to print her new course book for the fall
semester. The new course book consists of eight chapters. She wants her students to be able to
find the information they want easily and quickly. To ensure this, each chapter divider in the
book is printed on heavy media. The chapter text is printed on plain media and the front and
back covers are printed on heavy media.
The professor sends her request, along with the book file in PDF (Portable Document
Format) (Geology101.pdf ), to the university’s in-house production department.
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The following diagram illustrates the components of the course book.
Items required for this example
• Geology101.pdf
• Print Server
• Command WorkStation with Mixed Media
• Heavy media for the front and back covers
• Heavy media for chapter dividers
• Plain media for the chapter text
Front cover
printed on
heavy media
Back cover
printed
on heavy
media
Chapter dividers
on heavy media
Chapters
printed on
plain media
Completed course book
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Mixed Media workflow
Print Server
1
2 3
8 7 6 5
4
Print Server
Step Task For more information
1 The professor creates the PDF and sends the file to
the university’s in-house production department.
2 The operator in the production department downloads
the file to Command WorkStation.
Command WorkStation Help
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To use Mixed Media in Command WorkStation, your downloaded file must be a non-raster
file. To remove raster information from a file in Command WorkStation, right-click the file
and select Remove Raster Data.
You can duplicate this workflow with a PostScript file instead of a PDF.
3 The operator selects the job in Command WorkStation,
chooses Properties from the Actions menu, and clicks the
Media icon on the Job Properties toolbar. The operator applies
the following settings:
a) From New Page Range in Mixed Media, the operator types
2, 32, 64, 98, 124 for the defined media pages (the pages
that divide the chapters), specifies a heavy media, indicates
which tray contains the heavy media, clicks Add Definition,
and then clicks Close.
b) From New Insert in Mixed Media, the operator specifies
inserting a blank page after the last page to distinguish the
end of the print job, clicks Insert, and then clicks Close.
c) The operator specifies front and back covers that print on
front only, cover stock, and which tray contains the media,
and then clicks OK (if applicable).
d) The operator clicks the Layout icon and specifies duplex,
clicks OK, and then saves the file.
Utilities
4 The operator processes and holds the job. Command WorkStation Help
5 The operator previews the job. Command WorkStation Help
6 The operator prints the job.
NOTE: The operator can also print one set as a proof
before printing multiple copies.
Command WorkStation Help
7 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
8 The job is printed with a front and back cover and
dividers for each chapter.
Step Task For more information
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IMPOSITION
This chapter provides an overview of imposition and an example workflow using imposition.
NOTE: Imposition is not supported for all Print Servers. To determine if Imposition is
supported for your particular Print Server, see Utilities.
What is imposition?
Imposition is the process of arranging individual pages of a book, booklet, or brochure on a
large sheet. The pages are laid out such that when the sheet is printed, folded, and cut, the
pages are in the correct orientation and order.
The Print Server supports Impose. Impose is a server-based imposition application that allows
you to edit and assemble entire documents on the Print Server before you process the files.
For more information about imposition, see Command WorkStation Help.
Example: Workflow with imposition
The manager of Company ABC wants to make sure that she has enough business cards to
distribute when she is managing her company’s booth at the Consumer Electronics Show.
She sends a request to a local print shop to print 600 cards.
The print shop imposes her business cards on an 11x17 page. Since the card design
incorporates text on the back, the job must be duplexed. Company ABC’s standard
business card size is 2 x3.25. The print shop calculates that they can impose 25 cards
on one 11x17 page.
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The following graphic illustrates how the business cards are imposed.
Items required for this example
• Card.pdf
• Print Server
• Command WorkStation with Impose (requires a dongle)
• 11x17 heavy media, such as card stock
• Paper cutter
11x17 page
2x3.25 business card
5 rows
5 columns
{
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Imposition workflow
Print Server
1
2 3 4
8 7 6 5
Step Task For more information
1 Company ABC creates the 2x3.25 business card, saves the
file as Card.pdf, and then sends the file to the print shop.
Printing
2 The operator at the print shop downloads the file to
Command WorkStation.
Command WorkStation Help
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When you use Impose, your downloaded file must be a non-raster file. To remove raster
information from a file with Command WorkStation, right-click the file and select
Remove Raster Data.
3 The operator selects the job in Command WorkStation,
chooses Impose from the Actions menu, and then applies
the following settings.
a) From the Settings pane, the operator selects Gangup and
selects Repeat.
b) The Operator specifies 11x17, landscape, and duplex.
c) Under Layout, the operator specifies five rows and five
columns.
d) Under Scale, the operator specifies the scale at 100%.
e) The operator turns on printer’s marks and sets the offset X
and Y to 0.125 pt.
f) The operator saves the job.
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4 The operator selects Card.pdf.dbp in Command WorkStation
and selects Preview.
Command WorkStation Help
5 The operator prints the job. Command WorkStation Help
6 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
7 The cards are printed on an 11x17 page.
8 The operator follows the printer’s marks and cuts
the business cards.
Step Task For more information
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PPML WITH IMPOSITION
This chapter provides an overview of PPML and imposition, and an example workflow of an
imposed job using PPML.
NOTE: Imposition and PPML are not supported for all Print Servers. To determine if
Imposition is supported for your particular Print Server, see Utilities. To determine if PPML is
supported for your particular Print Server, see Printing.
What is PPML and how do you impose it?
Personal Print Markup Language (PPML) is an XML-based language for variable data
printing. PPML enables faster printing of variable data jobs by allowing a printer to store text
elements and graphic elements and reuse them as needed. PPML is a non-vendor-specific
language and is considered to be an open industry standard.
You can create the master and variable elements of a job as a PPML file in a variable data
printing application, such as Pageflex Persona, and then print the job to the Print Server.
Impose PPML as you would any other job (see page 11). Impose the PPML job on a sheet to
print the pieces in a particular order so that when the job is printed, it is cut and stacked in
the correct order.
For more information about PPML, see Variable Data Printing.
Example: PPML workflow with imposition
Dr. Jones is a veterinarian who has just moved his practice to a new neighborhood and wants
to inform his current customers, and possible new ones, of his new location, phone number,
and hospital hours. He decides to send out 30,000 5x8 mailer cards. The front of each card
has a picture of his dog, Max, with information about his practice, and the back of the card
has each customer’s name and address with a bar code.
Dr. Jones sends his order to a print shop along with the PDF of his mailer and the Microsoft
Excel file database, including address information about his customers and neighborhood
residents.
The print shop creates the merged master and variable document in Pageflex Persona to create
the JonesMailer.ppml file.
For more information about Pageflex Persona, see the documentation that accompanies the
application.
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To save time and money, four cards are printed on both sides of a single 11x17 page.
To expedite the mailings and reduce costly postage charges, the cards are imposed so that
after the pages are cut, the cards easily stack with the zip codes in the correct sort order.
The following diagram illustrates how the job is imposed and sorted.
Items required for this example
• Windows computer with Pageflex Persona
• JonesMailer.ppml
• Print Server
• Command WorkStation with Impose
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PPML workflow with imposition
Print Server
1 2 3
6 5 4
7
Step Task For more information
1 The operator at the print shop creates the merged master
and variable document in Pageflex Persona to create the
JonesMailer.ppml file.
For more information about Pageflex Persona, see the
documentation that accompanies the application.
2 The operator at the print shop downloads the file to
Command WorkStation.
Command WorkStation Help
3 The operator selects the job in Command WorkStation
and chooses Impose from the Actions menu.
a) The operator selects Gangup and Cut and Stack.
b) The operator specifies 11x17, landscape, and duplex.
c) Under Layout, the operator specifies two rows and two
columns.
d) Under Scale, the operator specifies the scale at 100%.
e) The operator turns on printer’s marks.
Command WorkStation Help
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Check the Impose Control Strip to match the set information. This is useful if certain
pages of your job do not print correctly and you must reprint specific pages.
Print one document to verify that the master and variable information matches.
Make sure that the scale size in Impose is set to 100%, otherwise the cards do not print
with the specified 5x8 size and are adjusted to print to the scale value entered.
4 The operator prints the job. Command WorkStation Help
5 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
6 The mailers are stacked and ready to cut.
7 The operator checks the Impose Control Strip to match
the set information.
Command WorkStation Help.
Step Task For more information
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VARIABLE DATA PRINTING WITH FREEFORM
This chapter provides an overview of variable data printing, and an example workflow
that uses FreeForm to create a variable data job.
What is variable data printing?
Variable data printing links a copier to databases that contain the content for printed
documents. Content consists of text and images (including graphics and photographs) in
electronic form. Variable data printing is used for direct-mail advertising or other targeted
mailings. It typically combines a set of master elements that are common across copies of a
document with a set of variable elements that change from copy to copy. An example is a
brochure that greets customers by name and may include other personal information about
the customer obtained from a marketing database. Background elements, illustrations, and
text blocks that do not change across copies of the brochure comprise the master elements.
The customer name and other customer-specific information comprise the variable elements.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Variable data printing languages
The Print Server may be compatible with the following variable data printing languages:
• FreeForm and FreeForm 2
• Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML)
• Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS)
NOTE: To determine what variable data printing languages are supported for your particular
Print Server, see Printing.
Sending variable data jobs to the Print Server
You can create the master and variable data in most software programs, and assign the master
and variable data from Command WorkStation, Hot Folders, or the printer driver. If you
create your master and variable data in PPML or Creo VPS format from a supported thirdparty
application, such as Pageflex Persona or Atlas PrintShop Mail, you can send your
variable job directly to the Print Server through these applications. You can also download
your file using Hot Folders.
For more information about how to send variable data printing to the Print Server, see
Variable Data Printing.
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What is FreeForm and how is it used with variable data print jobs?
FreeForm allows you to use print options to define and store master-element documents,
called FreeForm masters, on the Print Server. You can send a variable-element job to the Print
Server with instructions to combine the job with a particular FreeForm master.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Example: Variable data workflow using FreeForm
Ocean Crest University wants to promote their three schools through a mailing to prospective
students. The students will be able to request information about the different campuses and
programs. Students can reply via a postage-paid business reply card integrated into the mailer.
The document is personalized with the prospective student’s name, address, and a personal
web link. The design is graphic-intensive to attract the attention of the reader. It is printed on
11x17 paper and folded three times, in order to qualify for the standard “letter” mail rate at
the post office.
To create this mail piece, the in-house production department decides to use the caching
capabilities of FreeForm. FreeForm allows them to store a rasterized version of the graphic
intensive layout in memory, since these elements are common to all pages (send and process
once). The variable text (address, name, and web link) is printed separately and merged with
the layout at the Print Server.
The production department creates the master document with all the common elements and
saves the file in PDF format (College_Master.pdf ). Next, they create the variable document in
Microsoft Word (College_Variable.doc) and link the variable information to their database
file (College_data.xls).
NOTE: No specialized variable printing software is used to build this job. You can use any
page layout application to create the FreeForm master and any mail merge function, such
as Microsoft Word Mail Merge, to build and print the variable data.
For more information about how to use the Mail Merge feature in Microsoft Word, see the
documentation that accompanies Microsoft Word.
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The following diagram illustrates the components of the mailer.
Items required for this example
• College_Master.pdf
• College_Variable.doc
• College_data.xls
• Print Server
• Print Server printer driver with FreeForm
• Windows computer with Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel installed
Master file
Database file
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Variable data printing workflow using FreeForm
Print Server
Print Server
1 2
5 4 3
6
Step Task For more information
1 The operator in the production department opens
College_Master.pdf in Acrobat.
2 The operator prints the file to the Print Server, specifying
11x17 and duplex, and choosing 1 for Create Master in
the printer driver.
Printing
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You cannot send FreeForm jobs to the Direct connection.
If Two-Way Communication is enabled in the printer driver, the printer driver detects what
masters already reside on the Print Server. Use stored FreeForm masters as often as needed
with multiple sets of variable elements. For more information about Two-Way
Communication, see the printer driver Help.
If the administrator clears the Print Server, all FreeForm masters are deleted. For more
information about administrator functions, see Configuration and Setup.
3 The operator opens the College_Variable. doc in
Microsoft Word.
The variable document also opens the College_data.xls file,
since the two documents are linked. If the documents are
not linked, Word prompts the operator for the location
of the Data Source File.
The operator selects Data Merge in Word.
Microsoft Word documentation
4 The operator prints the file to the Print Server,
specifying 11x17 and duplex, and choosing 1 for
Use Master in the printer driver.
The master file and variable file are combined on the Print
Server.
Printing
5 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
6 The mailer includes the combined master and variable data.
Step Task For more information
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VARIABLE DATA PRINTING WITH FREEFORM 2 AND MIXED MEDIA
This chapter provides an overview of how to use Mixed Media with FreeForm 2 variable data
printing jobs, and provides an example workflow that uses variable data printing and Mixed
Media.
NOTE: Mixed Media and FreeForm 2 is not supported for all Print Servers. See Utilities to
determine if Mixed Media is supported for your particular Print Server. See Printing to
determine if FreeForm 2 is supported for your particular Print Server.
What is FreeForm 2 and how is it used with variable data print jobs?
FreeForm 2 extends the functionality of FreeForm (see “Variable Data Printing with
FreeForm” on page 19). FreeForm 2 requires a third-party variable data printing application
that supports FreeForm 2 technology, such as Atlas PrintShop Mail. Using the third-party
printing application and FreeForm 2, you can create multiple page masters, allowing more
customization to your documents. You can still use any master created in another application,
and then use a third-party application that supports FreeForm 2,
such as PrintShop Mail, to combine the design and database information.
Multiple masters allow you to define more than one master file for your job, while drawing
from the same database of variable information. For example, if you own a movie rental
company, you may maintain a database of customer names, addresses, and the last five movies
the customer rented, categorized by genre. As a promotion, you want to send a coupon
booklet with a new movie rental release pictured on the front cover. You want to customize
your mailer with a movie of a similar genre as the last movie the customer rented. The variable
information, such as the customer names and addresses, is always drawn from the database.
However, the different movie images are defined by the multiple masters.
For more information about FreeForm 2, see Variable Data Printing.
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What is Mixed Media and how can it be used in variable data
print jobs?
The Mixed Media feature allows you to print ranges of pages on different types of media.
For more information, see “What is Mixed Media?” on page 7.
Variable data printing links a copier to databases that contain the content for printed
documents. For more information, see “Variable Data Printing with FreeForm” on page 19.
Use variable data print jobs with Mixed Media to create custom jobs, such as mailers. For
example, use the variable information to create booklet mailers that greet customers by name,
and print the booklet cover on a different medium than the body of the mailer.
The Mixed Media you specify for your job is applied for every record, relative to the record
start. For example, if Mixed Media is set to print Page 1 with cover stock, the first page of
every record is printed on cover stock.
Example: Variable data workflow with FreeForm 2 and Mixed Media
To announce its new line of children’s styles, Banana Rama is creating a promotional mailer
that targets customers by ethnicity, gender, and age. The company has compiled a database of
customers by name and attributes, such as ethnicity, gender, and age. For the promotional
mailer, Banana Rama also draws from a content database consisting of images of children of
different ages, gender, and ethnicity wearing the new Banana Rama clothes; images of
typical gadgets enjoyed by these children; and background graphics. Using a variable data
application, such as PrintShop Mail and images that match the targeted individual, Banana
Rama creates, in one print run, a mailer targeting parents of girls aged 7 to 10 years and
customized mailers targeting parents of boys in different age groups. The mailers feature
images of children in the targeted age group wearing Banana Rama clothing and playing with
their favorite toys.
Each promotional mailer includes a cover sheet with the customer’s name and a discount
coupon. The Banana Rama girls’ clothing line is more extensive, so the mailer targeting girls
includes additional pages advertising the girls’ fashions.
Since the promotional mailer may vary in length, depending on whether it is targeted toward
a boy or a girl, a blank page is added between each mailer to indicate when a new mailer starts.
The print shop that received Banana Rama’s mailer request uses Atlas PrintShop Mail to create
the master and variable document as a .psm project file. For more information about
PrintShop Mail, see the documentation that accompanies the application.
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The following diagram illustrates the components of the mailer.
Items required for this example
• Atlas PrintShop Mail
• FreeForm 2
• BananaRama.psm
• BananaRama_V.ps
• Print Server
• Command WorkStation with Mixed Media
• Cover stock
• Plain media
Girls template
Boys template
Letter/coupon template
Graphics
Database
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Variable data workflow with FreeForm 2 and Mixed Media
Print Server
Print Server
1
2 3 4
8 7 6 5
Step Task For more information
1 The print shop operator opens the BananaRama.psm file in
PrintShop Mail, specifies FreeForm 2, and then prints the file
to the Print Server.
In the Print dialog box, the operator sends both the master
and variable data. The Print Server receives a master and
variable PostScript document.
Variable Data Printing
For more information about PrintShop Mail, see the
documentation that accompanies the application.
2 The operator selects the BananaRama_V.ps file from
Command WorkStation.
Command WorkStation Help
3 The operator chooses Properties from the Actions menu and
clicks the Media icon on the Job Properties toolbar. The
operator applies the following settings:
a) The operator specifies a front cover, cover stock, and the
tray for the media, and then clicks OK.
b) From New Insert in Mixed Media, the operator specifies
inserting a blank page after the last page, indicates the tray
for the media, clicks Insert, and then clicks Close.
Utilities
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4 The operator processes and holds the job. Command WorkStation Help
5 The operator previews the job. Command WorkStation Help
6 The operator prints the job. Command WorkStation Help
7 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
8 The job prints with the merged variable and master
information with a blank sheet between records.
Step Task For more information
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HOT FOLDERS
This chapter provides an overview of Hot Folders and an example workflow using
Hot Folders.
NOTE: Hot Folders is not supported for all Print Servers. To determine if Hot Folders is
supported for your particular Print Server, see Utilities.
What is a Hot Folder?
Hot Folders is a software application that streamlines network printing tasks. A Hot Folder
is a folder to which you can assign a group of print options, along with a Print Server print
queue.
To print a document, drag and drop the file onto the Hot Folder. You can create multiple
Hot Folders, each with different settings and different Print Server connections. Depending
on the configuration of the Hot Folder, jobs are routed to a Print Server with settings that you
have configured.
Hot Folder software runs as a background utility, continuously monitoring Hot Folders
for new jobs.
For more information about Hot Folders, see Hot Folders Help.
Example: Workflow with Hot Folders
Greg works for Company ABC and wants to print 25 copies of his new business cards.
Company ABC has configured a network Hot Folder called “BusinessCards,” so that their
employees can drop their business card .pdf file directly onto the Hot Folder for printing.
Greg creates his business cards using the required company business card template, and saves
the file as GregCard.pdf. The business card template ensures that the cards are printed
optimally, using the imposition settings specified in the BusinessCards Hot Folder.
After the cards are printed, an operator in the company print shop cuts the cards and places
them in interoffice mail for the employee.
Company ABC business cards are 2x3.25 inches in size.
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The following graphic illustrates how the business cards are imposed.
Items required for this example
• GregCard.pdf
• Print Server
• Hot Folder configured on the network
• 11x17 heavy media, such as card stock
• Paper cutter
11x17 page
2x3.25 business card
5 rows
{
5 columns
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Imposition workflow
Print Server
1
2 3 4
7 6 5
HOT FOLDERS 32
Step Task For more information
1 The operator at Company ABC creates a Hot Folder
on the network, names it “BusinessCards,” and applies
the following Hot Folder settings.
a) From Job Properties, the operator specifies 25 copies.
b) From Layout, the operator selects Impose and clicks Edit
Impose Template.
c) From the Settings pane, the operator selects Gangup and
selects Repeat.
d) The Operator specifies 11x17, landscape, and duplex.
e) Under Layout, the operator specifies five rows and five
columns.
f) Under Scale, the operator specifies the scale at 100%.
g) The operator turns on printer’s marks and sets the offset X
and Y to 0.125 pt., saves the template, and closes Impose.
h) The operator makes sure the template is selected and
clicks OK.
Hot Folders Help
2, 3 Greg drops the file GregCard.pdf on the BusinessCards
Hot Folder.
Hot Folders Help
4 The job prints.
5 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
6 The cards are printed on an 11x17 page.
7 The operator follows the printer’s marks and cuts
the business cards.
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COMPOSE WITH PAPER CATALOG
This chapter provides an overview of Compose and Paper Catalog and provides an example
workflow using both applications to create a printed piece that incorporates colored covers
and operator-specified chapter starts.
NOTE: Compose and Paper Catalog are not supported for all Print Servers. To determine
if Compose and Paper Catalog are supported for your particular Print Server, see Utilities.
What is Compose?
Compose allows you to prepare a job (spooled or held in Command WorkStation) for
printing.
For a single job, use Compose to:
• Preview a job as thumbnails and full screen previews.
• Set chapter starts and identify and apply finishing options.
• Specify different media for front and back covers, body pages, and sections.
• Insert blank sheets or other documents.
• Edit a document using Adobe Acrobat and Enfocus PitStop.
Compose is a dynamic application that displays and enables options based on the Print Server
selected for the job. For example, if a job contains mixed media settings that were set in the
printer driver or Command WorkStation, these settings appear when you view the job in
Compose.
For more information about Compose, see Command WorkStation Help.
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What is Paper Catalog and how is it used with Compose?
Paper Catalog is a system-based paper warehouse database. Paper Catalog stores the attributes
of any media stock available in a production print shop.
The Paper Catalog database resides on the Print Server and is not affected when you restart or
clear the Print Server.
Paper Catalog allows administrators to:
• Define multiple media attribute combinations and assign unique names to
each combination.
• Assign color profiles for each media.
• Select predefined media when a job is submitted.
• Specify which Paper Catalog columns are available for users.
• Centrally maintain a Paper Catalog database.
Paper Catalog allows operators to:
• Select predefined media when a job is submitted.
Once the administrator defines the Paper Catalog, the operator chooses the media for the job
from Compose. When the operator views the job with Compose thumbnails, the operator
clearly sees the settings applied for that paper catalog entry, such as the color of the media.
For more information about Paper Catalog and additional ways to access it, see Utilities and
Paper Catalog Help.
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Example: Workflow with Compose and Paper Catalog
The Company ABC Human Resources Manager has created a new benefits handbook.
The handbook is a single PDF document without blank pages between chapters.
The manager wants the front and back covers of the published piece printed on heavy
gold media and she wants each chapter to start on a right-hand page.
The Human Resources Manager sends her request, with the attached book file in PDF
format (Benefits.pdf ), to the company’s in-house production department.
The production department uses Compose to reformat the book, adding front and back
covers and designating chapter starts.
Gold is Company ABC’s signature color. All published company documentation must have
gold covers. The production department administrator has already added gold covers to the
Paper Catalog.
The following illustration shows the components of the handbook.
Front cover printed
on gold heavy media
Back cover printed
on gold heavy media Chapters printed
on plain media
Completed handbook
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Items required for this example
• Benefits.pdf
• Print Server
• Command WorkStation with Compose and Paper Catalog
• Company ABC Gold cover stock for the front and back covers
• Plain media for the chapter text
The administrator first defines Company ABC Gold cover stock in the Paper Catalog
database. The administrator also assigns the media to the appropriate tray in Tray and
Paper Association. For more information, see Paper Catalog Help.
For information about the Paper Catalog database, see Command WorkStation Help.
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Compose workflow using Paper Catalog
Print Server
1 2
3
5
8 7 6
4
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Step Task For more information
1 The production department administrator defines Company
ABC gold cover stock in the Paper Catalog. She assigns the
media to the appropriate copier trays, using Paper Tray
Association.
Command WorkStation Help
2 The Human Resources Manager creates the PDF and sends
the file to the company’s in-house production department.
3 The operator in the production department downloads the
file to Command WorkStation.
Command WorkStation Help
4 The operator right-clicks the job, chooses Properties, specifies
that the job prints duplex and indicated that the job is stapled.
Command WorkStation Help
5 The operator selects the job in Command WorkStation,
chooses Compose from the Actions menu, chooses
Thumbnail view, and then applies the following settings:
a) The operator selects all the pages of the job, right-clicks
and chooses Assign Media, and selects letter-size media.
b) The operator right-clicks the first page of the job, chooses
Assign Media, and selects Co. ABC Cover from Choose
Paper Catalog. She repeats this for the last page of the job.
c) The operator selects the first page of the first chapter and
clicks Chapter Start. She repeats this for each chapter in
the handbook.
d) The operator clicks Reader view to display the thumbnails
as a user would see the pages when reading it as a book,
and then checks the thumbnails to make sure that the
pagination is correct.
e) The operator clicks Save.
Command WorkStation Help
6 The operator prints the job.
NOTE: The operator can print one set as a proof before
printing multiple copies.
Command WorkStation Help
7 The operator retrieves the job from the copier.
8 The job is printed with gold front and back covers, as specified
from Paper Catalog, and the first page of each chapter prints
on a right-hand page.
INDEX 39
C
Compose and Paper Catalog
components of job 36
described 33
diagram 37
procedure 38
workflow example 35
Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS) 19
F
FreeForm
components of job 21
described 20
diagram 22
procedure 22
workflow example 20
FreeForm 2 and Mixed Media
components of job 26
defined 24
diagram 27
procedure 27
workflow example 25
H
Hot Folders
components of job 30
described 29
diagram 31
procedure 32
workflow example 29
I
Impose
described 11
non-raster file requirement 14
imposition
components of job 12
described 11
diagram 13
procedure 13
workflow example 11
M
master elements 19
Mixed Media
components of job 8
described 7
diagram 9
non-raster file requirement 10
procedure 9
workflow example 7
multiple master pages, defining 24
P
Personal Print Markup Language
(PPML) 15, 19
PPML and imposition
components of job 16
described 15
diagram 17
procedure 17
workflow example 15
printing scenarios
business card template for company, Hot
Folders 31
business cards, imposed 13
course book printed in plain and heavy
media with chapter dividers 9
handbook with plain and heavy media 37
mailer cards, imposed and sorted 17
personalized mailer with business reply
card 22
promotional mailer using variable
demographic data 27
R
raster information, removing 10, 14
V
variable data printing
described 19
languages compatible with 19
using
FreeForm 20
FreeForm 2 and Mixed Media 24
workflow examples 20, 25
INDEX
Fiery® PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery® PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server
Color Printing
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CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Terminology and conventions 7
About this document 8
Key features of ColorWise 9
Color management in Command WorkStation 10
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 11
About this chapter 11
Managing color on the Fiery PRO80 12
Descriptions of ColorWise print options 13
Auto Trapping 13
Black Detection 13
Black Overprint 14
Black Text and Graphics 15
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method 16
CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link 17
Combine Separations 18
Composite Overprint 19
Gray (RGB) and Gray (CMYK) 20
Output Profile 20
PDF/X Output Intent 21
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent 22
RGB Source or Device Link 23
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source 24
Spot Color Matching 25
Substitute Colors 26
CONTENTS 4
Specifying ColorWise print options 26
Setting default values in Command WorkStation 28
Setting print options in the printer driver 29
COLOR PROFILES 36
Color files 36
Installing additional ICC profiles on your computer 37
Other color files 42
Managing profiles on the Fiery PRO80 45
CALIBRATION 46
Calibration methods 46
Calibrating with Command WorkStation 47
Printer calibration with Fiery PRO80 calibration 48
Calibrating from the printer touch panel 49
Calibration with Web LCD enabled (default) 49
Calibration with Web LCD disabled 51
Managing calibration sets 52
Using the output profiles and calibration sets 53
Adding custom calibration sets 55
Adding custom calibration sets and output profiles 55
Understanding calibration 62
An overview of calibration 62
How calibration works 62
Scheduling calibration 63
Checking calibration status 64
SPOT-ON 65
Using Spot-On 65
CONTENTS 5
IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS 68
Simple ASCII Import File Format 68
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page 69
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page 69
Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page 70
INDEX 71
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
This document explains how to manage color output on the Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color
Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server and provides information about calibration
and color profiles.
This document is part of a set that includes documentation for users and system
administrators. For a complete description of your Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server, see the other documents available at your site.
For more information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see
Welcome.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Aero Fiery PRO80 (in illustrations and examples)
Fiery PRO80 Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server
Mac OS Apple Mac OS X
Printer 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Tips and information
INTRODUCTION 8
About this document
This document is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color
output of your Fiery PRO80. To manage color in general, you use Command WorkStation.
You can also manage color for a specific job by setting print options in the printer driver or in
the job properties in Command WorkStation and Hot Folders.
This document covers the following topics:
• Setting values for ColorWise print options
• Managing color profiles and other color files
• Calibrating the Fiery PRO80 to achieve consistent color output
• Managing spot colors
• Importing calibration measurement data from a text file
NOTE: The Glossary in the Fiery Color Reference defines words in bold, for example, output
profile, that appear throughout this document. Color terms and concepts, such as “color
space,” “spot color,” “gamut,” and “source profile,” are used throughout this document. If
you are new to desktop color, or if any terms are unfamiliar, see the Fiery Color Reference.
A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury
to persons if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely,
always pay attention to these warnings.
A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons
if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay
attention to these cautions.
Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these
items carefully to operate the equipment correctly, and avoid
damage to the equipment or property.
Term or convention Refers to
INTRODUCTION 9
Key features of ColorWise
ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the Fiery PRO80 and designed
to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a variety of purposes.
The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality, out-of-box color from many Windows
and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output without knowing
about or changing any color settings on the Fiery PRO80. ColorWise also allows expert users
to obtain the best color output.
ColorWise features allow you to modify printing results. Depending on your particular needs,
you can:
• Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate offset press standards.
• Match PANTONE and other spot colors for the best match when printing using
four-color press conditions or presses with extra, custom plates.
• Select a rendering intent for RGB printing. Rendering intents allow for rich, saturated
printing of presentation graphics, smooth, accurate printing of photographs, and relative
or absolute colorimetric rendering for specialized needs.
• Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better color conversion of RGB data
with no source information.
• Determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the printer or is first
converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is useful
for making one device behave like another for RGB data. It also allows you to evaluate the
appearance of an RGB file under different printing conditions without having to convert
the RGB file to CMYK first.
ColorWise color management (ColorWise) offers an open color architecture, allowing
users to customize the Fiery PRO80 to meet new printing needs as they arise. ColorWise
supports ICC profiles, which are industry standard color profiles that describe the color
behavior of a device. Note that ICC specification version 4 profiles (profile version 4.2.0.0)
are supported as well as version 2. Downloading ICC profiles to the Fiery PRO80 enables the
Fiery PRO80 to simulate a custom press (or another printer), as well as accurately print colors
from a particular monitor or scanner. In addition, you can create customized ICC profiles for
the printer.
INTRODUCTION 10
Color management in Command WorkStation
Designed to give flexible control of color printing, Command WorkStation includes the
following color management tools:
• Color management
Command WorkStation allows you to set the default settings of the ColorWise print
options for the Fiery PRO80. These default settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the
Fiery PRO80, unless a user overrides them for an individual job by changing settings in the
printer driver or in Job Properties.
• Profiles
Command WorkStation allows you to manage all of the ICC profiles used in Fiery PRO80
workflows. You can also create custom profiles by editing existing CMYK source or output
profiles and saving them as new profiles. The AutoGray feature allows you to adjust the
gray balance of output profiles.
• Calibrator
For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery PRO80 on a regular basis. Command WorkStation
includes an easy-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using either the scanning
unit that is part of the printer or an optional spectrophotometer or densitometer
(see “Calibration” on page 46).
Command WorkStation also allows you to use any Status T densitometer by importing
data in a standard file format (see “Importing Density Measurements” on page 68). In this
case, it is important to note that the quality of the instrument used determines the quality
of the calibration.
• Spot-On (spot colors)
Spot-On is a spot color (named color) manager. If Spot-On is available for your
Fiery PRO80 and is enabled, you can adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their
CMYK equivalents. The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as spot
color dictionaries. Spot-On allows you to edit spot color definitions on the Fiery PRO80
and create custom spot color definitions and dictionaries.
Installing and starting Command WorkStation on a Windows or Mac OS computer is
described in Utilities. Command WorkStation can be installed from the User Software DVD
or from the Fiery PRO80 over the network.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 11
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS
The ColorWise color management system provides print options that affect the output of
objects in various color spaces. By specifying the appropriate settings for each print option,
you can obtain the expected results for your jobs.
About this chapter
This chapter provides an overview of the ColorWise management system, which controls
color on the Fiery PRO80 (see page 12), and detailed explanations of each print option. For
the location of each print option, see the following table.
This chapter also provides information about PostScript printer drivers and instructions for
setting the ColorWise print options for Windows and Mac OS computers. For information
about printer drivers, see page 29.
ColorWise print option See
Auto Trapping page 13
Black Detection page 13
Black Overprint page 14
Black Text and Graphics page 15
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method page 16
CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link page 17
Combine Separations page 18
Composite Overprint page 19
Gray (RGB and CMYK) page 20
Output Profile page 20
PDF/X Output Intent page 21
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent page 22
RGB Source or Device Link page 23
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source page 24
Spot Color Matching page 25
Substitute Colors page 26
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 12
Managing color on the Fiery PRO80
Applications allow you to generate color data for the Fiery PRO80 in many different color
spaces. The most common type of color data produced from office applications is RGB,
while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop applications also generate
spot colors, such as PANTONE colors. To complicate matters, a single page may contain a
mix of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. The Fiery PRO80 allows you to control the printing of
mixed-color documents with features that apply specifically to RGB, CMYK, or spot color
data.
The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery PRO80 color management
process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print options when you send a
print job to the Fiery PRO80. Most of these options and settings are described in subsequent
sections of this chapter.
RGB Source or Device Link is the only color option that applies strictly to RGB color data.
The other options that affect RGB color also affect the more rarely used Lab, XYZ, and other
calibrated color spaces.
NOTE: With PostScript 3, a PostScript job can include calibrated CMYK (or
CIEBasedDEFG) data. The RGB/Lab Rendering Intent print option, which normally affects
only RGB data, affects calibrated CMYK data as well. The RGB Source or Device Link
setting does not affect calibrated CMYK data.
RGB data ➪ RGB Source
Gray (RGB)
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent
Brightness
Black Text and Graphics
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source
Output Profile
CMYK data ➪ CMYK/Grayscale Source
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method
Gray (CMYK)
Brightness
Black Text and Graphics
Combine Separations
Output Profile
➪ ➪
Spot color data ➪ Spot Color Matching
Fiery PRO80
color processor
Color data sent
to printer
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 13
Descriptions of ColorWise print options
The following sections provide detailed explanations of the ColorWise print options and how
these options affect print jobs.
NOTE: For information about the following print options, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
• Halftone Simulation
• Paper Simulation
• 2-Color Print Mapping
Auto Trapping
Trapping is a technique where the size of objects is modified so that colors printed next to
each other overlap slightly, to prevent white spaces between two colors. These white spaces, or
“halos,” can be caused by factors such as misregistration, the physical properties of the toners,
and the stiffness of the media. This illustration shows the same image with and without
trapping.
If you enable the Auto Trapping option, trapping is applied to all of the objects in a job.
The Fiery PRO80 is shipped with trapping values that are optimized for a Fiery-driven print
device using regular paper. If these values do not provide the results necessary for the media
that you use, and if Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition is configured on the
Fiery PRO80, you can modify the values to meet your requirements. For more information, see
Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
Black Detection
The Black Detection option allows you to specify whether or not to detect black-and-white
pages before printing your job.
• Off: Select Off if your job consists of black-and-white text pages combined with a
significant number of color pages.
• On: Select On if you are printing a predominantly black-and-white job. Black-and-white
only pages will print with the proper billing information.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 14
Black Overprint
The Black Overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text or black text and
graphics, defined as RGB=0, 0, 0, or as CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%, overprints colored
backgrounds.
• Text: Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and reducing the
halo effect or misregistration of colors. You can choose this setting only if the Black Text
and Graphics option is set to Pure Black On.
• Text & Graphics: Black text and graphics overprint colored backgrounds, eliminating
white gaps and reducing halo effects or misregistration of colors. You can choose this
setting only if the Black Text and Graphics option is set to Pure Black On.
• Off: Black text or text/graphics knocks out colored backgrounds.
NOTE: Before sending the print job to the printer, PostScript applications may perform their
own black overprint conversions.
One example of how you might use this setting is a page that contains black text on a light
blue background. The background blue is CMYK=40%, 30%, 0%, 0%. The black text is
CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.
• With Black Overprint set to Text or Text & Graphics, the final text or text/graphic
portions of the page are overprinted, or combined with the underlying color. Black colors
generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) are
printed using the black toner. This means that black text and line art does not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the printer is calibrated correctly). No transition in cyan and
magenta toners occurs. The quality of the output is improved, because it does not show
artifacts near the edges of the black text.
• With Black Overprint Off, the border of the text or text/graphics is on an edge that has
cyan and magenta toners on one side (outside the text) and black toner on the other side
(inside the text). This transition may cause visible artifacts due to the practical limitations
of the printer.
NOTE: The reproduction of CMYK components is affected by the CMYK/Grayscale Source
setting and calibration curve when CMYK is not 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 15
Black Text and Graphics
The Black Text and Graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. Under most
circumstances, set this option to Pure Black On. When Black Text and Graphics is set to Pure
Black On, black colors generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%,
0%, 0%, 100%) are printed using black toner only. The black text and line art do not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the printer is calibrated correctly) and are not misregistered, since
one toner is used. In addition, this setting eliminates blasting. This option must be set to Pure
Black On if you want to set the Black Overprint option to Text or Text/Graphics.
For some jobs, it is preferable to set this option to Normal, for example, if the page includes
gradient fills that use black. The following table describes the behavior of the Black Text and
Graphics option with black data defined in different color spaces.
NOTE: Use the Black Text and Graphics option only when printing composites, not when
printing separations.
NOTE: PostScript applications, such as QuarkXPress, may convert elements defined as
RGB=0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery PRO80. These
elements are not affected by the Black Text and Graphics option. For more information, see
Fiery Color Reference.
Color Black Text and Graphics = Normal Black Text and Graphics = Pure Black On or
Rich Black On
RGB=0,0,0
(all other RGB values are
unaffected by the Black Text
and Graphics setting)
RGB=0,0,0 is printed according to the definition
for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may
be a rich black using all toners if the output
profile specifies a rich black, or may be K-only
if the output profile specifies K-only for
RGB=0,0,0. The output is affected by the
calibration curve.
RGB=0,0,0 is printed as K-only, using the black
toner (Pure Black On) or 100% K plus 50%
Cyan (Rich Black On) using black and cyan
toners. All other RGB values are unaffected by
the Black Text and Graphics setting.
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100%
(all other CMYK values are
unaffected by the Black Text
and Graphics setting)
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% may be printed as
K-only or as a rich black using all toners,
depending on the CMYK/Grayscale Source
setting.
If CMYK/Grayscale Source is set to a specific
profile, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as
K-only and the amount of black toner is limited
by the CMYK Source profile and the calibration
curve.
Setting CMYK/Grayscale Source to ColorWise
Off disables the CMYK Source profile and the
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
is not limited by the calibration curve.
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is printed as K-only,
using the black toner (Pure Black On) or 100%
K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using black
and cyan toners, regardless of the CMYK/
Grayscale Source and CMYK/Grayscale
Processing Method settings. All other CMYK
values are unaffected by the Black Text and
Graphics setting.
Setting CMYK/Grayscale Source to ColorWise
Off disables the CMYK source profile and the
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
is not limited by the calibration curve.
Spot Colors
(unaffected by the Black Text
and Graphics setting)
Standard spot color processing Standard spot color processing
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 16
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method
The CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method allows you to define your preferred
CMYK-to-CMYK conversion technique.
• Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust output densities in the cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to eye-pleasing color output
from your printer because pure primary colors are not “contaminated” by other colorants.
While it is the fastest simulation method and perfect for drafts, avoid using it for final
documents that are used as press proofs. Other techniques offer the color simulation
accuracy required by proofing applications.
• Full (Source GCR) provides a complete and accurate simulation based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. The Gray Component
Replacement level specified in the original (source) document is preserved. Process black
expressed in CMY is reproduced using CMY toner. Full (Source GCR) is recommended
for the highest quality press proofing applications.
• Full (Output GCR) is a complete and accurate simulation method based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. With this method, the Gray
Component Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original document is not
preserved. Instead, all CMYK data is reseparated using the GCR level specified by the
output profile. This simulation technique is similar to traditional ICC color matching
methods and is more appropriate than Full (Source GCR) for full color printing designed
for the press, but reproduced on your printer.
NOTE: When you specify Pure Black On for Black Text and Graphics and Full (Output GCR)
or Full (Source GCR) for CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method, the black text and graphics in
your document are printed with 100% black-only toner.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 17
CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link
The CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link print option allows you to print press proofs or
simulations. This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that
you want to simulate. This option affects CMYK data only.
When you specify a setting other than None or ColorWise Off for the CMYK/Grayscale
Source, the Fiery PRO80 overrides source color space definitions or profiles that other color
management systems may have specified. For example, if your document contains an
embedded CMYK profile, the CMYK/Grayscale Source setting overrides it. In cases where
you do not want this setting to override another specified source color space, choose None.
In the printer driver, you can view an unlimited number of custom Full simulations created
using Command WorkStation. The number of custom simulations is limited by the available
disk space on the Fiery PRO80.
The CMYK/Grayscale Source setting you specify depends on the press standard for which the
CMYK data was separated.
• For images that were separated using a custom separation (such as a separation produced
with an ICC profile), choose the corresponding profile on the Fiery PRO80 with the
CMYK/Grayscale Source setting.
• For images that were separated for SWOP, choose SWOP as the CMYK/Grayscale Source
setting.
To properly simulate a printed image that was separated using an ICC profile, the same profile
must be present on the Fiery PRO80. For more information about importing ICC profiles to
the Fiery PRO80, see Command WorkStation Help.
Two settings are available if you want no CMYK simulation:
• The None setting sends your original CMYK data to the printer with calibration applied,
but without conversions to simulate another printer.
The None setting is recommended if you use another color management system instead of
ColorWise (for example, ColorSync or Photoshop). In this case, the Fiery PRO80 is
expecting to receive CMYK data already in the device color space of the Fiery PRO80. The
Fiery PRO80 will not convert the data, but it will apply calibration.
• The ColorWise Off setting sends your original CMYK data to the printer without
calibration applied and without conversions to simulate another printer. The CMYK data
is still subject to maximum density constraints, however.
The ColorWise Off setting is not available as a setting in Command WorkStation and
cannot be the default CMYK/Grayscale Source setting. You choose this setting for a
specific job.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 18
NOTE: When you print with the ColorWise Off setting, make sure the options you choose in
your application do not cause the application to modify CMYK data. If you enable PostScript
Color Management or include an embedded profile, the color data sent by the application is
similar to Lab color. When you print with settings like Let Printer Determine Colors or Let
Photoshop Determine Colors, the application either converts the CMYK data or tags it for
color management. You must specify No Color Management in the application when you
print with the ColorWise Off setting.
Combine Separations
The Combine Separations setting specifies how to print separated CMYK data. It supports:
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black.
With the Fiery Graphic Arts Package or Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, you
can combine an unlimited number of spot color separations along with the CMYK
separations. For more information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
• Off prints each separation individually.
• On combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically makes
the settings for the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK) and Black Overprint
(Off ).
The results of combining the multiple plates are predictable and accurate, regardless of the
original application used. This feature also fully supports DCS 2.0 file formats when included
in a PostScript print job from a page layout application.
The following applications have been tested with Mac OS and Windows for compatibility
with the Combine Separations option:
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe FreeHand
• QuarkXPress
For information about using the Combine Separations option with applications such as
Photoshop, see Fiery Color Reference.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 19
Composite Overprint
When overlapping objects are printed, the foreground object can either overprint or knock
out the background object. With overprinting, the color of the background object shows
through the foreground object where they overlap, and the resulting color is a combination of
the colors of the two objects. With a knock-out, the foreground object hides the background
object where they overlap.
The Composite Overprint print option allows you to print overprinted objects as specified in
the source file. By default, the Composite Overprint print option is off and overlapping
objects print as knockouts.
NOTE: The Composite Overprint option does not overprint the foreground object if it is an
RGB object.
The Composite Overprint print option is supported for PostScript and PDF jobs produced
by the following applications:
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe FreeHand
• QuarkXPress
• CorelDRAW
The 2-Color Print Mapping option is ignored when Composite Overprint is enabled.
A job with more than 32 spot colors may not print as expected.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 20
Gray (RGB) and Gray (CMYK)
When Gray (RGB) is enabled, any RGB color where R=G=B is printed using only black toner
instead of processed black. Similarly, when Gray (CMYK) is enabled, any CMYK color where
C=M=Y=0 and K=any value is printed using only black toner instead of processed black.
You can choose to apply the Gray (RGB) or Gray (CMYK) option to either Text and Graphics
or to Text, Graphics, and Images.
The following limitations apply:
• The Gray (RGB) or Gray (CMYK) option has no effect on a job that is pre-separated.
• If CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method is set to Quick, the Gray (CMYK) setting does
not affect the output.
• If Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source is enabled, the Gray (RGB) option is set to Off.
Likewise, if the Gray (RGB) option is not set to Off, you cannot enable Separate RGB/Lab
to CMYK Source.
• If Black Text and Graphics is set to Pure Black On or Rich Black On, it takes precedence
over Gray (RGB) or Gray (CMYK) for 100% black text and graphics.
• If a gray is specified as a spot color, the Gray (RGB) or Gray (CMYK) option does not
affect that gray.
Output Profile
Because the output profile is applied to all data in the print job, make sure the profile you
select is the right one for your job. The default output profile consists of a profile for your
printer that describes its color characteristics and a calibration target that describes the
expected behavior of the printer.
Use Command WorkStation to import your own output profile to the Fiery PRO80. Imported
output profiles that do not already include a calibration target are at first associated with the
calibration target that is tied to the default output profile. You can edit calibration target
D-Max values separately.
Select the Use Media Defined Profile setting to automatically apply the output profile
associated with the media type used in a print job rather than setting a specific output profile.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 21
PDF/X Output Intent
PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification. PDF files can contain a variety of elements (text,
graphics, even animations) and it is not always obvious how these elements should be
displayed or printed. PDF/X was designed with a focus on high quality printing. It excludes
the use of PDF features that are not appropriate for graphic arts and adds features that prevent
ambiguities related to printing. A PDF/X compliant document contains embedded
information about the intended printing conditions for the document.
The PDF/X Output Intent option, when enabled for a PDF/X job, specifies that the
Fiery PRO80 use the PDF/X output intent embedded in the PDF/X document. Typically,
whether you use this option depends on whether you are using the Fiery PRO80 for proofing
or for production (final) printing.
Prints for proofing are expected to look exactly like the output of the final production device,
regardless of the capabilities of the Fiery PRO80 or the printer. For instance, when proofing
Newsprint, you want the color gamut of the printer to be very limited compared to its
capabilities. In production, you usually want to maximize the use of the printer gamut by
applying specific color features of the Fiery PRO80 or the printer. Even in production,
however, you might choose to limit the color gamut in order to achieve consistency in the
color produced by different devices.
The PDF/X Output Intent option only affects PDF/X files (conforming to the PDF/X3 or
PDF/X-1a standard). It has no effect on non-PDF files or PDF files that are not PDF/X
compliant. Profiles specified by PDF/X files must be embedded in the files, not referenced
from an external locations.
NOTE: With the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition option, you can use a Hot
Folders filter to determine if a PDF file is PDF/X compliant. For information about this Hot
Folders filter, see Hot Folders Help.
When PDF/X Output Intent is enabled and no other setting conflicts, the Fiery PRO80
processes a PDF/X compliant file in a way that produces results defined by the intents and
source color spaces embedded in the file. The Fiery PRO80 ignores the CMYK/Grayscale
Processing Method and CMYK/Grayscale Source options. The rendering intents in the PDF/
X file are used and the printed output is limited to the color gamut specified by the output
profile embedded in the file.
When PDF/X Output Intent is disabled, the Fiery PRO80 ignores the PDF/X output intent.
You can specify the PDF/X Output Intent print option for a job in Job Properties in
Command WorkStation but not when you print from the printer driver. PDF/X files can be
imported directly to the Fiery PRO80 using Command WorkStation or Hot Folders, but
printer drivers always convert PDF before sending a job to the Fiery PRO80. The PDF/X
Output Intent option does not appear in the printer driver.
When you enable PDF/X Output Intent, you must set the RGB Source option to None so
that the rendering intent embedded in the PDF/X file will be used. The PDF/X Output
Intent and RGB Source options are both accessed from Expert Settings in the Color icon of
Job Properties.
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RGB/Lab Rendering Intent
The RGB/Lab Rendering Intent option specifies a rendering intent for color conversions. To
control the appearance of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs
from Photoshop, select the appropriate rendering intent. The Fiery PRO80 allows you to
choose from the four rendering intents currently found in industry standard ICC profiles.
Fiery PRO80
rendering intent
Best used for Equivalent ICC
rendering intent
Photographic: Typically results
in less saturated output than
presentation rendering when
printing out-of-gamut colors. This
style preserves tonal relationships in
images.
Photographs, including scans and
images from stock photography
CDs and digital camera images.
Image, Contrast,
and Perceptual
Presentation: Creates saturated
colors but does not match printed
colors precisely to displayed colors.
In-gamut colors, such as flesh
tones, are rendered well. This style is
similar to the Photographic
rendering intent.
Artwork and graphs in
presentations. In many cases, this
style can be used for mixed pages
that contain presentation graphics
and photographs.
Saturation,
Graphics
Relative Colorimetric: Provides
white-point transformation between
the source and destination white
points. For example, the bluish
white color (gray) of a monitor is
replaced by paper white. This style
avoids visible borders between
blank spaces and white objects.
Advanced use when color matching
is important, but you prefer white
colors in the document to print
as paper white. This style may
also be used with PostScript color
management to affect CMYK
data for simulation purposes.
Relative
Colorimetric
Absolute Colorimetric: Provides
no white point transformation
between the source and destination
white points. For example, the bluish
white color (gray) is not replaced
by paper white.
Situations when exact colors are
needed and visible borders are not
distracting. This style may also be
used with PostScript color
management to affect CMYK
data for simulation purposes.
Absolute
Colorimetric
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RGB Source or Device Link
The RGB Source or Device Link setting allows you to define the characteristics of the RGB
data in your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the Fiery PRO80.
Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and the
Fiery PRO80. For others, use Command WorkStation to download custom monitor or scanner
profiles.
When you specify a setting other than None for the RGB Source, the Fiery PRO80 overrides
source color space definitions or profiles that other color management systems may have
specified. For example, if your document contains an embedded RGB profile, the RGB
Source setting overrides it. In cases where you do not want this setting to override another
specified source color space, choose None.
When you specify a setting other than None, because the color space definitions are
overridden, the output from the Fiery PRO80 is consistent across platforms. The Fiery PRO80
RGB Source options are as follows:
• EFIRGB specifies an EFI-defined color space recommended for users who have no detailed
information about their RGB data.
• sRGB (PC) specifies the definition of a Windows computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Apple Standard specifies the definition of a Mac OS computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Adobe RGB (1998) is an Adobe-defined color space, used in pre-press as the default
working space in Photoshop 5.
• eciRGB is the European Color Initiative (ECI) recommended space for use as an RGB
working color space and color data exchange format for ad agencies, publishers,
reproduction and printing houses.
• Fiery RGB is an EFI-defined color space recommended for users of office applications. This
color space is similar to EFIRGB but is larger and can provide a more desirable blue
output.
• None instructs the Fiery PRO80 to allow the RGB sources you defined elsewhere, such as in
the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the appearance of colors
is not independent of the file type. For example, RGB EPS files looks different from RGB
TIFF files.
With RGB Source set to None, PostScript RGB data that contains a source color space
definition is converted using the RGB/Lab Rendering Intent option (see “RGB/Lab
Rendering Intent” on page 22). Non-PostScript RGB data and PostScript RGB data that
does not contain a source color space definition are converted using the EFIRGB source
profile and Presentation rendering intent.
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Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source
The Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab
and XYZ colors) are converted to CMYK. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive,
because the option defines the color spaces that are used by the Fiery PRO80 to “separate” the
RGB data into CMYK values.
The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the
full gamut of the printer (Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source disabled) or is first converted
into the gamut of another digital printer or press standard (Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK
Source enabled). This feature helps make one device behave like another for RGB data. For
example, if a high-quality ICC profile is available for another print device, the printer can
simulate the behavior of that device.
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source is also useful for prepress applications. For example, it
allows you to experiment with the appearance of an RGB scan under different press printing
conditions, without having to convert the RGB data to CMYK data for each condition.
When the desired printing condition is found, convert the file to CMYK, using the same
CMYK/Grayscale Source that you used during the experimentation.
NOTE: Use the Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source print option in conjunction with the
Output Profile or CMYK/Grayscale Source print options.
• Enabled converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a specified simulation
(select the desired simulation with the CMYK/Grayscale Source print option).
• Disabled converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your printer.
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Spot Color Matching
The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents.
• On: The Fiery PRO80 uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of spot
colors your printer can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output
profiles.)
With Spot-On, the Fiery PRO80 uses the CMYK matches determined through Spot-On
(see page 65).
• Off: The Fiery PRO80 processes the spot color as CMYK data and uses CMYK equivalents
defined by the spot color manufacturer, such as PANTONE. These are the same CMYK
equivalents used by applications that include spot color libraries.
NOTE: Spot colors that are not included in the built-in table are treated as CMYK.
For jobs that include spot colors, set Spot Color Matching to On unless you are printing press
simulations. In that case, set Spot Color Matching to Off and choose the appropriate CMYK/
Grayscale Source (see page 17).
For a PDF job that includes spot colors that are not included in the built-in table, setting Spot
Color Matching to On retains the original spot colors. The Fiery PRO80 references the built-in
table to generate the closest CMYK matches of the original spot color.
NOTE: Use Spot Color Matching only when printing composites, not when printing
separations.
Spot Color Matching and the PANTONE Coated Color Reference
The PANTONE Coated Color Reference prints differently depending on the Spot Color
Matching setting (see Fiery Color Reference).
• On: The Fiery PRO80 uses a built-in table or, with Spot-On, the Spot-On color dictionaries
to generate the best matches for the PANTONE colors that your printer can produce.
The PANTONE number is displayed below each swatch.
For more information about Spot-On, see page 65.
• Off: The Fiery PRO80 prints swatches using the CMYK values recommended by Pantone,
Inc. (and used by applications that provide PANTONE color libraries). The CMYK values
used to generate the color, as well as the PANTONE number of the color, are printed
below each swatch. These CMYK values are printed through the selected CMYK/
Grayscale Source and Output Profile settings.
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Substitute Colors
Spot-On allows you to create a list of substitute colors. These are colors that, when called for
in a document by their RGB or CMYK values, are substituted with a different color having
the CMYK values from the Spot-On color dictionary. This permits exact color control and
overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.
To enable substitute colors for a job, select the Substitute Colors option.
For more information about creating and using substitute colors, see Command WorkStation
Help.
Specifying ColorWise print options
To modify Fiery PRO80 printing behavior, do any of the following:
• Specify default values for ColorWise options in Color Setup in Command WorkStation.
You can also set default values from Fiery PRO80 Setup, as described in Configuration and
Setup. The defaults apply to all subsequent print jobs unless you override them.
A job uses the Fiery PRO80 default settings (unless otherwise specified) at the time it is
processed for printing, and not at the time it is sent to the Fiery PRO80 Hold queue.
• Specify ColorWise options for an individual print job using the menus that appear in the
printer driver.
• Specify ColorWise options for a job printed through Hot Folders using the Job Properties
settings in Hot Folders.
• Specify ColorWise options for a job already submitted and held at the Fiery PRO80 using
the Job Properties settings in Command WorkStation.
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For the location of each print option, see the following table.
ColorWise print option Color window
of printer driver
or Job Properties
Basic Settings
of printer driver,
Job Properties,
or Color Setup
Expert Settings
of printer driver,
Job Properties,
or Color Setup
Auto Trapping ✔
Black Detection ✔
Black Overprint ✔
Black Text and Graphics ✔
CMYK/Grayscale
Processing Method
✔ ✔
CMYK/Grayscale Source
or Device Link
✔ ✔
Combine Separations ✔
Composite Overprint ✔
Gray (RGB and CMYK) ✔ ✔
Output Profile ✔ ✔
PDF/X Output Intent ✔
(Job Properties only)
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent ✔ ✔
RGB Source or
Device Link
✔ ✔
Separate RGB/Lab to
CMYK Source
✔
Spot Color Matching ✔ ✔
Substitute Colors ✔
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Setting default values in Command WorkStation
Command WorkStation allows you to set the default values for the ColorWise print options
and print settings for the Fiery PRO80.
These settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery PRO80, unless a user overrides
them for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver. These default settings
can also be overridden using Command WorkStation Job Properties. In addition, the defaults
set in Command WorkStation are automatically reflected in the printer driver and in
Fiery PRO80 Setup (for those options that can be set in Setup).
The ColorWise print option settings are in the Color Management tab under the Color Setup
tab in the Device Center. For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
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Setting print options in the printer driver
The printer driver writes a PostScript file containing the instructions generated by your
application and the settings for the ColorWise print options you selected. The printer driver
then sends the PostScript file to the Fiery PRO80. The Fiery PRO80 performs PostScript
processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to the printer.
Setting print options for Windows
This section explains how to set color management print options with the Adobe and
Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, PostScript 3 printer drivers that take full
advantage of the color features of the Fiery PRO80.
Before you proceed, do the following:
• Install the printer driver and the Fiery PRO80 PPD (see Printing).
• Set up the Fiery PRO80 for printing (see Printing).
NOTE: The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many
applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and
CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the
printer driver. For information about specific applications, see Fiery Color Reference.
Use the following procedure to set the color options for Windows computers.
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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR WINDOWS COMPUTERS
1 Choose Print in your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, the Fiery Printing tab is displayed.
3 Click the Color icon.
4 Specify the settings for the print options in the Color window.
For information about ColorWise print options, see page 13.
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5 Click Expert Settings.
The Advanced Edit dialog box appears.
NOTE: If the Basic Settings and Expert Settings buttons are not active, make sure that Two-
Way Communication is enabled. For information about enabling Two-Way Communication,
see printer driver Help.
6 Click Server Defaults to display the default values currently set on the Fiery PRO80.
7 Specify settings for the ColorWise print options in each of the tabs.
For most users, the default settings provide adequate color control. For information about
individual print options, see page 13.
8 Click OK to save the settings and close the Advanced Edit window.
9 Click OK to close the Properties window, and then click OK to send your job.
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Setting print options in Mac OS
This section explains how to set color management print options with the printer drivers for
Mac OS.
Before you proceed, do the following:
• Install the Fiery PRO80 PPD (see Printing).
• Set up the Fiery PRO80 for printing (see Printing).
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR MAC OS X COMPUTERS
1 Choose Print in your application.
The Print dialog box appears.
2 Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6: Expand the dialog box, if necessary, by clicking the arrow next to
the Printer name.
3 Mac OS X v10.3.9 and 10.4.x: Click Copies & Pages, choose ColorSync from the drop-down list,
and choose In Printer from the Color Conversion list.
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Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6: Click Preview, choose Color Matching from the drop-down list, and
select In Printer.
4 Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
5 Select Two-Way Communication.
For information about enabling Two Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
6 Click Full Properties.
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7 Click the Color icon.
The Color pane appears.
8 Specify settings for the print options in the Color pane.
For information about ColorWise print options, see page 13.
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9 Click Expert Settings.
The Advanced Edit window appears.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can click Basic Settings to display the Color Management window,
which also displays ColorWise print options. However, not all of the print options appear in
the Color Management window.
10 Click Server Defaults to display the default values currently set on the Fiery PRO80.
11 Specify settings for the ColorWise print options in each of the tabs.
For most users, the default settings provide adequate color control. For information about
individual print options, see page 26.
12 Click OK to save the settings and close the Advanced Edit window.
The Color pane reappears.
13 Click OK to close the Printing Preferences window, and then click Print to send your job.
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COLOR PROFILES
The Fiery PRO80 includes by default a number of RGB and CMYK profiles that you can use
for printing through the RGB Source, CMYK/Grayscale Source, and Output Profile settings
for a job. For more information about these options, see ColorWise Print Options.
You can manage the profiles on the Fiery PRO80 using Command WorkStation. You can
import or delete other profiles as well.
Color files
The User Software DVD includes a number of files, including color profiles, that are useful
for color management. To add color profiles to the Fiery PRO80:
• Install them on your computer.
• Use Command WorkStation to import them to the Fiery PRO80.
For information about importing profiles to the Fiery PRO80 using Command WorkStation,
see Command WorkStation Help.
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Installing additional ICC profiles on your computer
You can install (copy) additional ICC profiles from the User Software DVD or the
Fiery PRO80 to your computer. Use the ICC profiles with applications that support
ICC standards, such as Adobe Photoshop.
Location on User
Software DVD
Profiles
Adobe ICC Profiles
folder
(inside the Windows
Color Files\ICC
Profiles folder or
Mac Color Files:
ICC Profiles folder)
These profiles were created by Adobe Systems, Inc. For more
information, see the documents included in the folder.
CMYK Profiles:
• EuropeISOCoatedFOGRA27.icc
• EuroscaleUncoated.icc
• JapanColor2001Coated.icc
• JapanColor2001Uncoated.icc
• JapanColor2002Newspaper.icc
• JapanWebCoated.icc
• USSheetfedCoated.icc
• USSheetfedUncoated.icc
• USWebCoatedSWOP.icc
• USWebUncoated.icc
RGB Profiles:
• AdobeRGB1998.icc
• AppleRGB.icc
• ColorMatchRGB.icc
• sRGB Color Space Profile.icm
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ECI folder
(inside the Windows
Color Files\ICC
Profiles folder or
Mac Color Files:
ICC Profiles folder)
These profiles were created by the European Color Initiative
(ECI). For more information, see the documents included in the
CMYK Profiles folder and the RGB Profiles folder, as well as the
ECI web site at www.eci.org.
CMYK Profiles:
• ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc
• ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc
• ISOuncoated.icc
• ISOuncoatedyellowish.icc
• ISOwebcoated.icc
• SC_paper_eci.icc
RGB Profiles:
• ECI-RGB.V1.0.icc
• eciRGB_v2.icc
• eciRGB_v2_ICCv4.icc
Location on User
Software DVD
Profiles
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EFI Support folder
(inside the Windows
Color Files\ICC
Profiles folder or
Mac Color Files:
ICC Profiles folder)
These profiles were created by EFI. For more information, see
the General Requirements for Applications in Commercial
Offset Lithography (GRACoL) web site at www.gracol.org, the
Fogra web site at www.fogra.org, and the Specifications Web
Offset Publications (SWOP) web site at www.swop.org.
CMYK Profiles:
• EFIEURO.icc
• EFISWOP.icc
• Enterprise CMYK.icc
• GRACoL2006_Coated1_EFI.icc:
• ISOCoated.icc
• ISOCoated_FOGRA39L_EFI.icc
• ISOUncoated_FOGRA29L_EFI.icc
• SWOP2006_Coated3_EFI.icc
• SWOP2006_Coated5_EFI.icc
Japan Profiles:
• EFIDIC.ICC
• EFIJMPA2.icc
• JC2001_type1_EFI.icc
• JC2001_type2_EFI.icc
• JC2001_type3_EFI.icc
• JC2001_type4_EFI.icc
• TOYO Offset Coated 2.0.icc
RGB Profiles:
• EFISRGB.ICC
• Fiery RGB v2.icc
• Fiery RGB v4.icc
• Fiery RGB v5.icc
• RGB D65 (Splash).icc
Location on User
Software DVD
Profiles
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For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named Color
(Windows) or a folder named Profiles in the Library: ColorSync folder (Mac OS). For use
with the Fiery PRO80, you can copy the files to a folder of your choice.
TO INSTALL ICC PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE DVD
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive.
2 Open the folder containing the profile.
3 Right-click the profile that you want, and then click Install Profile.
The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color folder
on your computer.
TO INSTALL ICC PROFILES ON A MAC OS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE DVD
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive.
2 Open the folder containing the profile.
3 Copy the profiles into Library: ColorSync: Profiles.
NOTE: You must log on with Administrator privileges.
TO INSTALL ICC PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER FROM THE FIERY PRO80 OVER THE NETWORK
1 Browse for the Fiery PRO80 over the network, using either the IP address or the DNS server
name.
2 Type the user name and password, if required.
Consult your administrator to see if this information is required.
3 Double-click the PC_User_SW directory.
4 Open the ICC folder.
5 Right-click the profile that you want, and then click Install Profile.
The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color folder
on your computer.
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TO INSTALL COLORSYNC PROFILES ON A MAC OS COMPUTER FROM THE FIERY PRO80 OVER THE NETWORK
1 Choose Connect to Server from the Go menu.
2 Type smb:// followed by the IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click Connect.
If you cannot locate your Fiery PRO80, contact your administrator.
3 Type the user name and password if required.
Ask your administrator if this information is required.
4 Double-click the Mac_User_SW directory.
5 Open the ColorSync folder.
6 Copy the profiles into Library: ColorSync: Profiles.
NOTE: You must log on with Administrator privileges.
On Mac OS, see the ColorSync documentation for setting ColorSync profiles, such as
EFIRGB.
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Other color files
You can copy additional color files from the User Software DVD or the Fiery PRO80. These
files are useful for color matching and for calibration.
Windows Color
Files folder
or
Mac Color
Files folder
CMYK Color Reference.ps: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file
used for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.
PANTONE Book.ps: A 20-page, Letter-size PostScript file that
indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that
the Fiery PRO80 and your printer model can produce. The
method used to print the PANTONE Book.ps file differs,
depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more
information, see “Spot Color Matching” on page 25.
RGB page 01.doc: A Microsoft Word file that you can print to
view available RGB colors.
RGB page 02.ppt: A Microsoft PowerPoint file that you can print
to view available RGB colors.
Color Bars folder
(inside the Windows
Color Files folder
or
Mac Color Files
folder)
FieryColorBar.eps: Used for the Control Bar feature. For more
information about Control Bar, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
Ugra Fogra-MediaWedge V2.2x_EFIv1.eps: Used for the Ugra/
FOGRA Media Wedge feature. For more information about this
feature, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
PS Files folder
(inside the Windows
Color
Files\Calibration
Files folder
or
Mac Color Files:
Calibration Files
folder)
Custom21.ps, Custom34.ps, Standard21.ps, and Standard34.ps:
PostScript files of color patches for obtaining measurements.
The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on
the page. The Custom files allow you to download measurement
patches that incorporate the current calibration set of the printer.
The Standard files allow you to download standard measurement
patches that bypass the current calibration set of the printer.
NOTE: These files are provided for expert users and should not be
used for day-to-day calibration.
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Halftone Calibration
Files folder
(inside the Windows
Color
Files\Calibration
Files folder
or
Mac Color Files:
Calibration Files
folder)
Images of measurement pages for various calibration instruments
and page sizes, used for calibrating the Fiery PRO80 for different
halftone screens. Files are provided for Adobe Photoshop and for
other applications. For more information about halftone
calibration, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
NOTE: For the X-Rite DTP32 Series II densitometer, use the
calibration file for the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer.
NOTE: Files for the ED-100 densitometer are provided.
However, the ED-100 is not a supported measurement device.
Photoshop folder
(inside the Windows
Color Files\
Calibration Files
\Halftone
Calibration Files
folder
or
Mac Color Files:
Calibration Files:
Halftone Calibration
Files folder)
The following halftone calibration files are provided for Adobe
Photoshop:
DTP32_A3.psd
DTP32_A4.psd
DTP32_Letters.psd
DTP32_Tabloid.psd
DTP41_A3.psd
DTP41_A4.psd
DTP41_Letters.psd
DTP41_Tabloid.psd
ED100_A3.psd
ED100_A4.psd
ED100_Letters.psd
ED100_Tabloid.psd
ES1000_A3.psd
ES1000_A4.psd
ES1000_Letters.psd
ES1000_Tabloid.psd
NOTE: For the X-Rite DTP32 Series II densitometer, use the
calibration file for the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer.
NOTE: Files for the ED-100 densitometer are provided. However,
the ED-100 is not a supported measurement device.
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Other Applications
folder (inside the
Windows Color
Files\Calibration
Files\Halftone
Calibration Files
folder
or
Mac Color Files:
Calibration Files:
Halftone Calibration
Files folder)
The following halftone calibration files are provided for other
applications (besides Adobe Photoshop):
DTP32_A3.eps
DTP32_A4.eps
DTP32_Letters.eps
DTP32_Tabloid.eps
DTP41_A3.eps
DTP41_A4.eps
DTP41_Letters.eps
DTP41_Tabloid.eps
ED100_A3.eps
ED100_A4.eps
ED100_Letters.eps
ED100_Tabloid.eps
ES1000_A3.eps
ES1000_A4.eps
ES1000_Letters.eps
ES1000_Tabloid.eps
NOTE: For the X-Rite DTP32 Series II densitometer, use the
calibration file for the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer.
NOTE: Files for the ED-100 densitometer are provided. However,
the ED-100 is not a supported measurement device.
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Managing profiles on the Fiery PRO80
Command WorkStation allows you to import ICC profiles to the Fiery PRO80, export
profiles, delete profiles (except for default profiles), and set the properties of profiles. You can
also create custom CMYK source or output profiles by editing an existing profile and then
saving it as a new profile. These features are in the Profiles tab under the Resources tab in the
Device Center. For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
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CALIBRATION
Calibrating the Fiery PRO80 ensures consistent and reliable color output. Calibrate
the Fiery PRO80 using the Calibrate feature in Command WorkStation with the printer’s
built-in scanner, a densitometer or a spectrophotometer.
If you defined a custom halftone screen, you must calibrate the Fiery PRO80 for that halftone
screen before you print a job with it. For more information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the
number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator password to
control access to calibration (see Configuration and Setup).
Calibration methods
You can calibrate the Fiery PRO80 using the following methods:
All of these calibration methods except for ColorCal from the printer touch panel are
performed through Command WorkStation. For more information about each of these
methods, see Command WorkStation Help.
Term Refers to
ColorCal (in Command
WorkStation)
Calibration method that uses the printer’s built-in scanner to measure
toner density values
ColorCal from the printer
touch panel
Calibration method that uses the printer’s built-in scanner to measure
toner density values
DTP32 or DTP32 Series II X-Rite DTP32 or DTP32 Series II automatic densitometer
DTP41 X-Rite DTP41 automatic spectrophotometer
ES-1000 Spectrophotometer ES-1000 hand-held spectrophotometer
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Calibrating with Command WorkStation
The Calibrate feature in Command WorkStation allows you to calibrate the Fiery PRO80
using the measurement method of your choice. The Calibrate feature is in the Tools tab
under the General tab in the Device Center. For more information, see Command
WorkStation Help.
NOTE: Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery PRO80 with Command WorkStation, but
only one user at a time can use the Calibrate feature. If you try to calibrate when another user
is using Command WorkStation to calibrate, an error message appears.
NOTE: You can disable calibration (and color management) for CMYK data in a job by using
the ColorWise Off setting for the CMYK/Grayscale Source option. For more information,
see “CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link” on page 17. You might want to disable
calibration for testing purposes, for example.
1 Click to start calibration
1
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Printer calibration with Fiery PRO80 calibration
When you calibrate the Fiery PRO80 using Calibrator in Command WorkStation, by default
Calibrator calibrates the printer before printing the measurement page. We recommend that
you calibrate the printer before calibrating the Fiery PRO80, but if the printer has been
calibrated recently, you might choose to skip printer calibration.
TO DISABLE CALIBRATION OF THE PRINTER WHEN YOU PRINT THE MEASUREMENT PAGE
1 Click Print in the Calibrator main window.
The Print Options window appears.
2 Click Show Advanced Options.
The Engine Calibration option is displayed. This option is set to On by default.
3 Choose Off in the Engine Calibration list.
4 Specify settings for other options and click Print.
The measurement page is printed immediately, without any delay for calibrating the printer.
When you calibrate the Fiery PRO80 using ColorCal in Calibrator and you choose to calibrate
the scanner first, the printer is not calibrated before it prints the scanner measurement page,
but only before it prints the ColorCal measurement page.
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Calibrating from the printer touch panel
You can calibrate the Fiery PRO80 from the printer touch panel using ColorCal, without using
Command WorkStation.
If an Administrator password has been set, you will need it to perform calibration from the
printer touch panel. For instructions on using the printer touch panel, see Configuration and
Setup.
Calibration with Web LCD enabled (default)
If the Web LCD feature of the Fiery PRO80 is enabled (the default condition), use the
following procedure to calibrate from the printer touch panel.
NOTE: For more information about the Web LCD feature, see Configuration and Setup.
TO USE COLORCAL FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL WITH WEB LCD ENABLED
1 When the printer is Idle, press Controller on the Machine tab to enter the Fiery PRO80 display.
2 Press the Tools tab, and then press Calibrate.
3 If an Administrator password is set on the Fiery PRO80, enter it and press Login.
4 Choose the calibration set from the list and press OK.
5 Choose the paper source for the measurement page and press OK.
The ColorCal measurement page is comprised of swatches of color that are measured by the
printer’s scanner and then compared to the target color values.
6 To print the scanner measurement page and calibrate the scanner before calibrating the
Fiery PRO80, select Scanner Calibration Page and press Continue.
If you clear this option, only the ColorCal measurement page is printed, and the scanner
calibration is skipped.
We recommend that you always calibrate the scanner before calibrating the Fiery PRO80.
7 Retrieve the measurement pages.
8 Place the grayscale strip and Color Control patches according to the instructions on the
scanner measurement page, and press Continue to initiate the scan.
Wait for the scan to complete.
9 When the display indicates that the measurement was successful, press Continue.
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10 Place the grayscale strip according to the instructions on the ColorCal measurement page.
Place the grayscale strip face-down on the printer glass (platen). Place the strip along the top
edge of the printer so that it is centered between the paper width marks on the printer.
Place the color measurement page face-down over the grayscale strip. Make sure the patches
on the grayscale strip do not overlap the color patches. Close the platen glass cover, being
careful not to move the grayscale strip and color measurement page.
11 Press Continue to initiate the scan.
Wait for the scan to complete.
12 When the display indicates that the measurement was successful, press Continue.
13 To print a Comparison Page, press Print Comparison Page.
You can examine the Comparison Page to decide if the calibration is successful.
14 If the calibration is successful, press Apply & Finish to save the measurements.
1 Place grayscale strip
face down
2 Place color measurement
page face down over
grayscale strip
1 2
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Calibration with Web LCD disabled
If the Web LCD feature of the Fiery PRO80 is disabled, use the following procedure to
calibrate from the printer touch panel.
NOTE: For more information about the Web LCD feature, see Configuration and Setup.
TO USE COLORCAL FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL WITH WEB LCD DISABLED
1 When the printer is Idle, press Controller on the Machine tab to enter the Fiery PRO80 display.
2 Press Calibration.
3 Choose the Calibration Set.
4 For Tray, choose the paper source for the measurement page.
Make sure that the paper loaded in the tray matches the paper size and media type displayed.
The color measurement page consists of swatches of color that are measured by the printer’s
scanner and then compared to the target color values.
5 For Engine Calibration, press the setting to change it from Disable to Enable or from Enable
to Disable.
If Engine Calibration is enabled, the printer is calibrated before the measurement page is
printed. We recommend that you calibrate the printer before calibrating the Fiery PRO80, but
if the printer has been calibrated recently, you might choose to skip printer calibration.
6 To calibrate the scanner first, press Adjust Scanner, and then press Print. Otherwise, skip to
step 10.
A scanner measurement page is printed.
7 Retrieve the scanner measurement page and place it on the printer glass as directed.
See the scanner measurement page for directions on how to place the page correctly on the
printer glass.
8 On the printer touch panel, press Scan.
9 When the display indicates that the scanner adjustment is complete, press OK.
10 Press Print.
The color measurement page is printed.
11 Retrieve the color measurement page.
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12 Place the grayscale strip face-down on the printer glass.
Place the strip along the top edge of the printer so that it is centered between the paper width
marks on the printer.
13 Place the color measurement page face-down over the grayscale strip.
Make sure the patches on the grayscale strip do not overlap the color patches.
Close the platen glass cover, being careful not to move the grayscale strip and color
measurement page.
14 On the printer touch panel, press Scan.
15 Wait for the display to indicate that the calibration is complete.
16 To print a comparison of this calibration with the default calibration, press Compare and then
press Print.
You can use this comparison to check the calibration results.
17 Press Apply to save the measurements and overwrite any previous calibration data in the
calibration set.
18 Press Close to return to the Machine display.
Managing calibration sets
Every output profile on the Fiery PRO80 must be associated with a calibration set. The
calibration set provides the Fiery PRO80 with measurements of the density response of the
printer toners for specific printing conditions (for example, media type). This data, along with
the expected density response of the printer, allows the Fiery PRO80 to apply corrections to
color values that are sent to the printer, to achieve the calibrated output. For more
information, see “An overview of calibration” on page 62.
An output profile can be associated with only one calibration set, but the same calibration set
can be used by more than one output profile.
A calibration set must be associated with at least one output profile, otherwise the calibration
set will never be used for printing.
1 Place grayscale strip
face down
2 Place color measurement
page face down over
grayscale strip
1 2
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Using the output profiles and calibration sets
The Fiery PRO80 is shipped with one or more output profiles. You may obtain good color
quality with the factory-supplied output profiles and their associated calibration sets (see
scenarios 1 and 2 in the table below). However, you may need to create custom calibration
sets and output profiles depending on your situation (see scenarios 3 and 4 in the following
table).
NOTE: Recommended papers are chosen for quality, as well as other factors, such as feeding
reliability and quality of transfer.
Your paper Action See
1 Recommended paper for a
factory-supplied output
profile (the paper that the
profile is based on)
You will obtain acceptable color
when you print with the output
profile. You do not need to
create a calibration set or custom
profile.
See “Recommended paper and
print settings” on page 54 to
find out the recommended
paper for an output profile.
2 Paper similar to a factorysupplied
profile’s
recommended paper
You might be able to use the
output profile. The print
settings required for your paper
(for example, media type and
media weight) must match the
print settings required by the
recommended paper. If the color
quality is sufficient, you do not
need to create a calibration set
or custom profile.
The output profile name usually
indicates the general type of
paper (for example, plain,
coated, or heavy). To find out
the print settings required for
the recommended paper, see
“Recommended paper and print
settings” on page 54.
3 Paper that is similar to a
factory-supplied profile’s
recommended paper but uses
different print settings
You might still be able to use a
factory-supplied output profile,
if you create a custom
calibration set and use it to
calibrate the Fiery PRO80 with
your paper.
For more information, see
“Adding custom calibration
sets” on page 55.
4 Paper that does not yield
acceptable color with any
factory-supplied profile
You must create a custom
calibration set and a custom
profile.
For more information, see
“Adding custom calibration sets
and output profiles” on page 55.
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Recommended paper and print settings
You can check the recommended paper and print settings for a particular output profile using
Profile Manager and Calibrator.
TO FIND THE RECOMMENDED PAPER AND PRINT SETTINGS FOR AN OUTPUT PROFILE
1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, go to Color Setup > Color Management.
2 Select the Output Profile and note the name of the calibration set displayed to the right.
3 In Device Center, go to General > Tools and click Calibrate.
Calibrator starts in a separate window.
4 Under Calibration Set, select Manage.
The Manage Calibration Settings window appears.
5 Select the calibration set from the list.
The recommended paper and the required print settings are displayed.
6 Click Cancel to close the window.
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Adding custom calibration sets
If you are printing on a paper that is similar to the recommended paper but uses different
print settings, you might still be able to use the output profile, but you must create a custom
calibration set. If the color quality is sufficient, you do not need to create a custom profile (see
scenario 3 in the table under “Using the output profiles and calibration sets” on page 53).
You can add a new calibration set that you can then select when performing calibration. You
can delete a custom calibration set. You cannot delete a factory-supplied calibration set.
For instructions on adding a custom calibration set, see Command WorkStation Help.
Adding custom calibration sets and output profiles
If you determine that none of the factory-supplied output profiles yields acceptable color with
your paper, you must create a custom calibration set in Calibrator and a custom profile using
profile-generating software such as Fiery Color Profiler Suite (see scenario 4 in the table under
“Using the output profiles and calibration sets” on page 53).
For example, if you print with a halftone screen setting other than the default (Dot 1), the
resulting color using the default calibration set might not be acceptable. You can create a
custom calibration set and specify a new screen setting, and then also specify the same screen
when you create a custom profile.
NOTE: Before creating a custom calibration set and custom output profile, make sure that the
printer is calibrated (if calibration is supported on the printer). For information about
performing printer calibration, see the documentation that accompanies the printer.
Calibration on the Fiery PRO80 requires that each output profile contains a calibration target.
If an output profile does not contain a calibration target, when you import the output profile
to the Fiery PRO80, the calibration target from the default output profile is added to the
imported profile. The procedures in this section describe how to make sure that an
appropriate calibration target is added to your custom output profile when you import it to
the Fiery PRO80 and associate it with a custom calibration set.
Using Fiery Color Profiler Suite
If you use Fiery Color Profiler Suite to create a custom output profile, you do not have to
perform any procedures to add a calibration target to the output profile. Color Profiler Suite
can create a profile that contains a calibration target.
• First, create a custom calibration set using Calibrator in Command WorkStation.
• Next, create a custom output profile using Color Profiler Suite and install it on the
Fiery PRO80.
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TO CREATE A CUSTOM CALIBRATION SET ON THE FIERY PRO80
1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, go to General > Tools and click Calibrate.
Calibrator starts in a separate window.
2 For Calibration Set, select Manage.
The Manage Calibration Settings window appears.
3 Choose a calibration set from the list.
Choose the calibration set that is the most similar to your paper. For example, the calibration
set might be for the same brand of paper but a different weight.
4 Type a new Recommended Paper description, choose the printer settings for the custom
calibration set, and click Save.
5 Type a name for the custom calibration set and select an output profile to associate it with.
Select any output profile for now. You will change this association to your custom output
profile after you create the profile.
6 Click OK.
The custom calibration set will be used when you print with its associated output profile.
TO CREATE A CUSTOM OUTPUT PROFILE IN COLOR PROFILER SUITE V3.0
1 In Color Profiler Suite, start Printer Profiler and click Print Patches.
2 Proceed through the screens in sequence to create a profile.
3 On the Welcome screen, click Select Fiery Server and choose the Fiery PRO80.
The Fiery PRO80 must be connected to your network.
4 In the Print Patches screen, click Expert Settings, make sure that the Optimize Calibration
option is selected, and click OK.
5 When you print the measurement page, choose the same Image Halftone Mode setting that
you chose when you created the new calibration set.
6 When you save the profile, click Install on Fiery Server and make sure the Fiery PRO80 is
selected.
7 In the Profile Settings window that appears when you save the profile, under Calibration,
choose the custom calibration set that you created and click OK.
The custom output profile is installed on the Fiery PRO80 and associated with your custom
calibration set. When you print a job using this output profile, the calibration set is used as
well.
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Using a profile-generating application other than Fiery Color Profiler Suite
If you use a profile-generating application other than Fiery Color Profiler Suite to create a
custom output profile, follow the instruction in this section.
To create the calibration target, you print a page of color patches on the Fiery PRO80 using
your paper and measure the page using Calibrator. Next, you copy the calibration target to a
temporary output profile and set this profile as the default output profile. When you import
your custom output profile, the calibration target is added from the temporary output profile.
Follow these procedures to use custom calibration sets and output profiles.
• Print a measurement page.
• Measure the measurement page.
• Create a custom calibration set and a temporary output profile.
• Set up the calibration target in the temporary output profile.
• Create a custom output profile and save it to your computer.
• Import the custom output profile to the Fiery PRO80.
• Delete the temporary output profile.
TO PRINT THE MEASUREMENT PAGE
1 Load your paper in the printer.
2 Locate the file for the measurement page on the User Software DVD.
Choose the file for your page size and measurement instrument. The files are located in the
Photoshop and Other Applications folders inside the following folders on the User Software
DVD:
• Windows Color Files\Calibration Files\Halftone Calibration Files
• Mac Color Files: Calibration Files: Halftone Calibration Files
3 Start Command WorkStation and connect to the Fiery PRO80.
4 Import the measurement page file to the Hold queue of the Fiery PRO80.
For instructions, see Command WorkStation Help.
5 Double-click the job in the Job Center window.
The Job Properties window appears.
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6 Select the following print settings and click OK.
• Set the media settings appropriate for your paper.
For example, choose the media type that corresponds to your paper and the input tray that
contains your paper.
Choose the halftone screen that you will use to print. Be sure you also choose this setting
when you create the custom calibration set and output profile.
• Set the CMYK/Grayscale Source option to ColorWise OFF.
With this setting, the job is printed without calibration.
• Set the desired halftone setting, if available.
7 Right-click the job and choose Print.
The measurement page is printed.
TO MEASURE THE MEASUREMENT PAGE
1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, go to General > Tools and click Calibrate.
2 Make a note of the selected calibration set.
For this procedure, you can use any existing calibration set.
3 Select Expert mode, click Save to File, and save the measurements for the currently selected
calibration set to a file on your computer.
If you do not need to preserve the existing measurements (for example, you have not
calibrated the Fiery PRO80 using this calibration set), you can skip this step.
4 Measure the measurement page.
For instructions, see the section in Command WorkStation Help for your measurement
device. Do not print the measurement page in Calibrator. Use the measurement page you
have already printed.
5 Click Apply to save the measurements.
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TO CREATE A CUSTOM CALIBRATION SET AND TEMPORARY DEFAULT OUTPUT PROFILE
1 In Calibrator, create a custom calibration set.
For instructions, see Command WorkStation Help. You must choose an existing calibration
set that the custom calibration set is based on. Choose the same calibration set that you used
to measure the measurement page. The measurements are copied to the custom calibration set
you create.
In the custom calibration set, be sure to choose the same Screen setting that you used to print
the measurement page.
When you create a custom calibration set, you associate it with a copy of an existing output
profile. You can choose any output profile; this association is temporary. You will not use the
copied output profile to print.
2 If you saved the current measurements to a file in the previous procedure, you can restore
the measurements.
• Select the correct calibration set.
• Click From File under Get Measurements, select the file, and click Open.
• Click Apply to save the measurements.
Alternatively, you can restore the factory default measurements.
• Select the correct calibration set.
• Click Restore Device, and then click OK.
TO SET UP THE CALIBRATION TARGET USING A TEMPORARY DEFAULT OUTPUT PROFILE
1 In Calibrator, select Expert mode.
2 Make sure that your custom calibration set is selected.
3 Choose Measurements vs. Target under View Measurements (optional) and click View.
4 Make a note of the Measured D-Max values for C, M, Y, and K.
Be sure to note the Measured values, not the Target values.
5 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, choose Resources > Profiles.
6 Select the output profile that you created when you created the custom calibration set and
click Edit.
You will use this profile as a temporary profile to set the D-Max values of your custom output
profile.
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7 Change the D-Max values to the values you recorded in step 4.
8 Click Save, type the name if needed, and then click Save again to save the edited profile.
9 In Device Center, choose Color Setup > Color Management.
10 For the Output Profile option, select the profile that you just edited.
The profile becomes the default output profile.
TO CREATE A CUSTOM OUTPUT PROFILE
1 Print the color profiling patches.
Before printing the color profiling patches:
• Set the same print settings as in your custom calibration set. Be sure to use the same Screen
setting.
• Set the output profile to be the temporary default output profile (the one you saved in the
previous procedure).
• Set the CMYK/Grayscale Source option to None. This ensures that your patches print
only with the proper correction from calibration, without any other CMYK conversions.
2 Measure the color profiling patches and create the new output profile using a profilegenerating
application.
For the procedures to create output profiles, see the documentation that accompanies the
application.
3 Save the custom output profile to the default folder for profiles on your computer.
Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008: Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color
Mac OS X: Library: ColorSync: Profiles
TO IMPORT THE CUSTOM OUTPUT PROFILE TO THE FIERY PRO80
1 In Device Center, choose Resources > Profiles.
2 Click Import and go to the location of your custom output profile.
3 Select your custom output profile, choose Output next to Import Profile As and click Import.
The profile is imported to the Fiery PRO80, and the Output Profile Settings window appears.
The calibration target from the default output profile is copied to the custom output profile.
4 In the Output Profile Settings window, confirm that your custom calibration set is selected.
When the custom output profile is imported, the calibration set from the default output
profile is associated with the custom output profile.
5 Click OK to save changes and close the Output Profile Settings window.
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Your custom output profile now has the correct calibration target and is associated with your
custom calibration set. You no longer need the temporary default output profile and can
delete it from the Fiery PRO80.
TO DELETE THE TEMPORARY DEFAULT OUTPUT PROFILE
1 In Device Center, choose Color Setup > Color Management.
2 For the Output Profile option, select a profile that is not the temporary default output profile
you are going to delete.
The profile becomes the default output profile.
3 In Device Center, choose Resources > Profiles.
4 Select the temporary output profile and click Delete.
5 Click Yes.
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Understanding calibration
The following sections describe important concepts and suggestions for understanding
calibration.
An overview of calibration
Calibration generates curves that adjust for the difference between the actual toner densities
(measurements) and the response expected by the output profile.
• Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the printer.
• Calibration sets are sets of measurements that represent the output of specific
combinations of media-related options.
• Each output profile contains a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the
printer.
After you calibrate the Fiery PRO80, a calibration set is stored. This calibration set is used
when it is associated with an output profile. Every output profile has an associated calibration
set. If you have not specified one, the calibration set associated with the default output profile
is used.
If you change the calibration after a saved job has been processed (RIPped), you do not have
to reprocess (reRIP) the job. The new calibration affects the job without reprocessing.
How calibration works
Although the needs of most users are met by the default calibration set, the Fiery PRO80 allows
you to choose a calibration set to customize calibration for specialized jobs.
Calibration allows you to:
• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the Fiery PRO80.
• Ensure consistent color quality over time.
• Produce consistent output across Fiery PRO80 servers.
• Achieve better color matches when reproducing spot colors, such as PANTONE colors or
other named color systems.
• Optimize the Fiery PRO80 for using ColorWise rendering intents, CMYK simulations, and
ICC profiles.
Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from the Fiery PRO80 depends on many factors.
Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities. The
density is the measure of the light absorbed by a surface. By carefully regulating toner
densities, you obtain consistent printed color.
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Even with a calibrated system, toner density is affected by the settings of printer, humidity,
and temperature. Density also tends to drift over time. Uneven toner density on paper affects
calibration results. Regular measurement detects day-to-day variations in density, gradation,
and color reproduction, and calibration corrects them.
Calibration works by creating calibration curves on the Fiery PRO80 that compensate for the
difference between actual (measured) and desired (target) density values. These calibration
curves are the graphic equivalent of transfer functions, which are mathematical descriptions of
changes that are made to the initial data. Transfer functions are often graphed as input or
output curves.
The Fiery PRO80 generates calibration curves after comparing measured values to the final
target values for each of the four toner colors. The target values are based on the output
profile specified.
Measurements
Measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by
the printer when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of those
colors.
To create a measurement file, print a page of color patches. Measure the patches using a color
measurement instrument connected to a computer on the network, or if it is available, the
print device’s scanner. The new measurements are automatically downloaded to the
Fiery PRO80.
Output profiles and calibration sets
Output profiles and calibration sets define desired calibration results. One or more output
profiles and calibration sets are provided with the Fiery PRO80. When you calibrate the
Fiery PRO80, select the calibration set that corresponds to the typical printing jobs at your site.
This same calibration set can be associated with one or more output profiles. For more
information about output profiles, see page 20.
Scheduling calibration
Calibrate the Fiery PRO80 at least once a day, depending on the volume of print jobs.
If it is very important to maintain consistent color, or your printer is subject to wide
fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate every few hours. For optimal performance,
calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality or printing results are not as
expected.
If you must split a print job into two or more batches to print at different times, it is
important to calibrate before you print each batch. You should also calibrate the Fiery PRO80
after printer maintenance. However, because the printer may be less stable immediately after
maintenance, wait until you have printed approximately 50 pages before you calibrate.
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NOTE: Because printed output from the printer is very sensitive to changes in temperature and
humidity, do not install the printer near a window, in direct sunlight, or near a heater or air
conditioner. Paper is also sensitive to climate changes. Store it in a cool, dry, stable
environment, and keep reams sealed until they are used.
To monitor print quality, print the following color pages:
• Color Charts (from Command WorkStation or the printer touch panel)
• Color reference pages included in the User Software DVD (see page 42)
These pages include fully saturated color patches and pale tints of cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black. Images with skin tones offer a good basis for comparison. Save and periodically
compare the pages you print. If a noticeable change in appearance occurs, calibrate the
Fiery PRO80.
When you examine the Test Page, all color patches should be visible, even though they may be
very faint in the five to two percent range. Each patch set should show uniform gradation
from patch to patch as the color lightens from 100% to zero.
If the solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) look less saturated over
time, show the pages to your printer service technician to determine whether adjusting the
printer can improve output.
Checking calibration status
To verify whether the Fiery PRO80 is calibrated, which calibration set and output profile were
used, and when the printer was last calibrated, perform the following:
• Print a Configuration page or Test Page from the printer touch panel or Command
WorkStation.
For instructions on printing the Configuration page, see Configuration and Setup.
• In the Calibrate feature of Command WorkStation, select a calibration set. The last
calibration and the user who performed it are displayed.
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SPOT-ON
The Spot Color Matching print option automatically matches spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents so that spot colors can be simulated using the CMYK toner of the printer.
However, you may want to adjust the default CMYK equivalents to achieve a better match for
your specific printing conditions. You can modify spot colors using the Spot-On spot color
editor in Command WorkStation.
In addition to managing “named” colors, Spot-On allows you to create a list of “substitute”
colors. These are colors that, when called for in a document by their RGB or CMYK values,
are substituted with a different color having the CMYK values from the Spot-On color
dictionary. This permits exact color control and overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.
If Two-Color Print Mapping is enabled, Spot-On also allows you to assign spot colors and
process colors to the generic colors that are used in a job. The Two-Color Print Mapping
feature is designed for print shop operators to do the proofing for a two-color press. You can
print a two-color job to a two-color device by mapping the colors in a job to the colors that
are already created on the device. For information about Two-Color Print Mapping, see Fiery
Graphic Arts Package.
Using Spot-On
Spot-On allows you to adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK equivalents.
The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as Spot Color Dictionaries.
Spot-On allows you to maintain multiple Spot Color Dictionaries for each output profile on
the Fiery PRO80.
To use Spot-On, you must specify the output profile associated with the Spot Color
Dictionary that you want to edit.
If you select Output profile X and redefine PANTONE 123 from 30%M to 50%M using
Spot-On, you will get 50%M when you print a job with Output profile X. If you print a job
with Output profile Y, you will get the original value.
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If you select Output profile X and create a custom color named “My Purple” and define it as
80%C 40%M, ColorWise automatically calculates the Lab values using Output profile X and
creates new CMYK values for use with Output profile Y.
The Spot-On feature is in the Spot Colors tab under the Resources tab in the Device Center.
For more information about using Spot-On, see Command WorkStation Help.
NOTE: To use the Spot-On features with named colors, you must enable the Spot Color
Matching print option. For more information about this option, see page 25.
NOTE: Spot colors identified by names are printed with their defined CMYK values. Edits to
an output profile made in Command WorkStation do not affect how spot colors print.
Some Spot-On features require that a job be displayed with correct colors on your monitor.
To display the colors correctly on your monitor, you must set up the monitor display
according to the manufacturer’s recommendations, and specify the correct monitor profile for
your monitor.
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Specify the following settings for the monitor display:
• At the monitor: Brightness, Contrast, and Color Temperature
• From the control panel of the operating system: Resolution, Refresh rate, and Number
of colors
For more information about setting up your monitor and the monitor profile, see the
documentation that accompanies the monitor.
NOTE: The edits to a job made with the color adjustment features in ImageViewer affect all
colors in the job, including spot colors. For more information about ImageViewer, see Fiery
Graphic Arts Package.
NOTE: You cannot use the Substitute Colors and Postflight features at the same time.
These print options are constrained from the printer driver.
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IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS
This chapter describes Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which you can use to import
density measurements from measurement devices into Command WorkStation for
calibration. To use your own measurement data from an alternate measurement instrument,
rather than make measurements directly in Command WorkStation, record your individual
readings in a text file, structured as described in this chapter. You can then import the data by
clicking From File under Get Measurements in the Calibrate feature of Command
WorkStation.
Simple ASCII Import File Format
This format describes Status T measurement data for import into Command WorkStation.
The three possible file formats are:
• 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page
• 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page
• 1D Status T density for other pages (maximum of 256 patches per toner)
The file format is ASCII and has no tabs. A single space or multiple spaces are used
as delimiters. Blank lines are not allowed. Each line in the file represents four patches
(C, M, Y, K) of a specific toner value. Comments may be on any line in the file. Comment
lines must start with a pound sign (#) followed by a space. (A line with a pound sign followed
by any character other than a space has been reserved.) Comments must be on a line by
themselves.
Each line of data contains five values. The first number is the sequential patch number (for
EFI 21 and EFI 34 pages) or the toner value percentage (for other pages). The four values that
follow are the density values of C, M, Y, and K of the corresponding patch. Lines are ordered
either by increasing sequential patch numbers, or by increasing the toner percentage.
For Windows computers, the file extension must be .cm0 or cm1. For Mac OS computers,
the file type must be ‘TEXT’.
Measurement data in EFI 21 and EFI 34 are paper-relative. For other pages, if the first line
corresponds to zero toner value, Command WorkStation assumes that the measurement data
is absolute and adjusts it to become paper-relative by subtracting the density values of the first
line from the remaining patches.
IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS 69
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page
This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 21 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 21.
#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST21
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
20 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
21 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page
This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 34 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 34.
#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST34
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
33 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
34 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS 70
Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page
This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of a user-defined patch
page. The value in the first column is the toner percentage of the patch. The first percentage
must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100. The percentages must increase in between.
#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST
# percnt Cyan Magent Yellow Black
0.0000 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
0.3922 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
1.1765 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
98.0000 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
100.0000 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
INDEX 71
A
Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent 22
Adobe RGB setting, RGB Source or Device Link
option 23
Apple Standard setting, RGB Source or Device
Link option 23
Auto Trapping option 13
B
Black Detection option 13
Black Overprint option 14
Black Text and Graphics option 15
C
calibration
See also ColorCal, measurements
checking status of 64
curves 63
from print device panel, Web LCD
disabled 51
from print device panel, Web LCD
enabled 49
importing density measurements 68
measurement file, creating 63
measurement page 63
measurements 62
overview 62
scheduling 63
target 55, 62, 63
Calibration Files folder 42
calibration set 52
custom 53, 55
print settings 54
recommended paper 54
CMYK Color Reference.ps 42
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method option 16
CMYK/Grayscale Source or Device Link
option 17
Color Bars folder 42
Color Chart 64
color files 42
color management system (CMS) 9
color patches
in Test Page 64
measuring 63
PostScript files of 42
color profiles See ICC profiles
color reference files 42
color reference pages 64
color space 12
ColorCal calibration
from print device panel 49
ColorWise color management system
ICC profile support 9
key features 9
workflow diagram 12
ColorWise Off 17
ColorWise options, specifying 26
Combine Separations option 18
Command WorkStation
Calibrate feature 47
Spot-On feature 66
Composite Overprint option 19
composites, printing 15, 18, 25
Configuration page 64
Contrast ICC rendering intent 22
custom calibration set 53, 55
custom output profile 53, 55
custom profiles, creating 45
custom simulations 17
Custom21.ps 42
Custom34.ps 42
D
density 62, 64
density measurements, importing 68
DTP32 or DTP32 Series II densitometer
terminology 46
DTP41 spectrophotometer
terminology 46
INDEX
INDEX 72
E
eciRGB setting, RGB Source or Device Link
option 23
EFIRGB, RGB Source or Device Link
option 23
ES-1000 spectrophotometer
terminology 46
F
Fiery RGB setting, RGB Source or Device Link
option 23
FieryColorBar.eps 42
Full (Output GCR) setting, CMYK/Grayscale
Processing Method option 16
Full (Source GCR) setting, CMYK/Grayscale
Processing Method option 16
G
Graphics ICC rendering intent 22
Gray (RGB) and Gray (CMYK) options 20
H
Halftone Calibration Files folder 43
I
ICC profiles
described 9
installing 37
rendering intents 22
Image ICC rendering intent 22
M
Mac Color Files folder 42
Mac OS color management options 32
measurements page 63
N
None setting, RGB Source or Device LInk
option 23
O
Other Applications folder 44
output profile
calibration set 52
custom 53, 55
Spot-On 65
Output Profile option 20
output profiles 63
P
PANTONE Book.ps 42
PANTONE Coated Color Reference 25
passwords, for calibration 46
patches page 63
PDF/X 21
PDF/X Output Intent option 21
Perceptual ICC rendering intent 22
Photographic rendering intent 22
Photoshop folder 43
PostScript color issues 12, 14, 15, 23
PowerPoint, RGB color reference file 42
PPD 29, 32
Presentation rendering intent 22
print options
Mac OS 32
Windows 29
printer drivers
Mac OS 32
Windows 29
profiles
custom 45
described 9
installing 37
managing 45
rendering intents 22
Q
Quick setting, CMYK/Grayscale Processing
Method option 16
R
Relative Colorimetric rendering intent 22
rendering intents 12
RGB images
defining source profiles for 23
PostScript and non-PostScript
conversion 23
RGB page 01 42
RGB page 02 42
RGB Source or Device Link option 23
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent option 22
S
SAIFF format 68
Saturation ICC rendering intent 22
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option 24
INDEX 73
separations
printing 15, 18, 25
target color space 24
separations, unlimited 18
simulations, custom 17
Spot Color Dictionaries 65
Spot Color Matching option 25
spot colors, CMYK equivalents 25, 65
Spot-On 65
named colors 66
RGB or CMYK values 65
Spot Color Matching 66
substitute colors 65
sRGB, RGB Source or Device Link option 23
Standard21.ps 42
Standard34.ps 42
Status T 68
Substitute Colors
vs. Postflight 67
Fiery® PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery® PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server
Configuration and Setup
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CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Terminology and conventions 7
About this document 8
Battery information for the European Union and EEA 9
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 10
Fiery PRO80 on the network 10
Stages of installation on the network 11
Summary of Fiery PRO80 network installation 12
Network Server Setup requirements 13
Windows networks 13
AppleTalk networks 13
UNIX networks 14
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 15
Levels of access and control 15
Users and Groups 15
Fiery PRO80 print connections 18
WebTools 19
Additional security features 20
Controlling E-mail access to the Fiery PRO80 20
Restricting IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses 20
Secure Printing 20
LDAP authentication 20
CONTENTS 4
Connecting network cable to the Fiery PRO80 21
Back view of the Fiery PRO80 21
Ethernet connection 22
About Setup 22
Setup from the printer touch panel 22
Setup from a network computer 22
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 23
Fiery PRO80 Setup from the printer touch panel (new version) 24
Illustration of printer touch panel (new version) 24
Accessing Setup options 25
About the printer touch panel Setup interface 26
Types of Setup screens 26
Saving changes 26
Menu tabs 27
Setup options 29
Fiery PRO80 Setup from the Legacy LCD 31
Illustration of the Legacy LCD 31
Legacy LCD menus 32
Accessing Legacy LCD Setup options 33
About the Legacy LCD Setup interface 34
Types of Setup screens 34
Saving changes 34
Server Setup options 35
Network Setup 1 options 36
Network Setup 2 options 38
SETUP FROM A NETWORK COMPUTER 39
Accessing Configure from a network computer 39
Using Configure 40
CONTENTS 5
SETUP OPTION REFERENCE 41
PS and PCL Setup options 41
Productivity Setup options 44
CONFIGURING WEBTOOLS 45
Configuring the Fiery PRO80 and computers for WebTools 45
ADMINISTERING THE FIERY PRO80 46
Administrator functions 46
Setting passwords 47
Passwords from a network computer 47
Changing the Windows XP system password 48
Updating system and user software 49
Before updating the Fiery PRO80 49
System Updates 50
Check for Product Updates (Software Downloads Site) 56
Clearing the Fiery PRO80 57
Backing up the entire Fiery PRO80 57
Remote connection to the Fiery PRO80 58
Restoring Fiery PRO80 settings 58
Saving and restoring the Fiery PRO80 configuration 58
USB printing 59
Managing e-mail address books 60
VDP Search Path 63
Setting common global search paths 63
Allowing users to define a search path for a single job 64
Printing the Configuration page 65
Determining the IP address of the Fiery PRO80 65
CONTENTS 6
Maintaining optimal Fiery PRO80 performance 66
Shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the Fiery PRO80 67
Ejecting a CD/DVD from the Fiery PRO80 68
TROUBLESHOOTING 69
Troubleshooting the Fiery PRO80 69
Runtime error messages 69
Cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80 with utilities 70
Cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80 with Command WorkStation 71
INDEX 73
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
This document describes how to set up network servers and user computers to use the
Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server so that users
can print to it as a high-performance networked printer. For general information about using
the printer, your computer, your software, or your network, see the documentation that
accompanies those products.
Setting up the network environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of
the network administrator. Detailed instructions on configuring networks is beyond the scope
of this document. For information, see the documentation that accompanies your network.
For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Aero Fiery PRO80 (in illustrations and examples)
Fiery PRO80 Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server
Mac OS Apple Mac OS X
Printer 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2
Topics for which additional information is available by starting Help
in the software
Tips and information
INTRODUCTION 8
About this document
This document covers the following topics:
• Network connectors on the Fiery PRO80
• Information specific to the Fiery PRO80 about setting up network servers
NOTE: For information about network servers, see the documentation that accompanies your
network.
• System security through access levels and passwords
• Setup of the Fiery PRO80 from the printer touch panel
• Setup of the Fiery PRO80 from a network computer
• Setup of the Fiery PRO80 to allow users to use WebTools
• Administration of the Fiery PRO80
• Troubleshooting
Administrator functions described in other documentation are summarized on page 46.
A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury to
persons if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely,
always pay attention to these warnings.
A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons if
not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay
attention to these cautions.
Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these items
carefully to operate the equipment correctly, and avoid damage to the
equipment or property.
Term or convention Refers to
INTRODUCTION 9
Battery information for the European Union and EEA
This symbol indicates that the batteries and accumulators used in this product must be
disposed of separately from your household waste in accordance with EU Directive 2006/66/
EC (“Directive”) and local requirements.
If a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol shown, in accordance with the Directive,
this indicates that a heavy metal (Hg = Mercury, Cd = Cadmium, Pb = Lead) is present in this
battery or accumulator at a concentration above an applicable threshold specified in the
Directive.
Batteries and accumulators must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste. Users of
batteries and accumulators must use the available collection framework for the return,
recycling and treatment of batteries and accumulators.
If your product contains non-removable batteries, the entire product is already covered by the
EU WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive and should be handed over
to an authorized collection site for WEEE. The collection site will take appropriate measures
for the recycling and treatment of the product, including the batteries.
Customer participation in the collection and recycling of batteries and accumulators is
important to minimize any potential effects of batteries and accumulators on the environment
and human health due to substances used in batteries and accumulators.
In the EU, there are separate collection and recycling schemes for batteries and accumulators.
To find out more about recycling schemes for batteries and accumulators available in your
area, please contact your local city office, waste authority, or waste disposal facility.
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 10
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK
This chapter summarizes the stages in setting up the Fiery PRO80.
Fiery PRO80 on the network
When the Fiery PRO80 is connected to a network, it behaves as a networked printer. The
Fiery PRO80 supports the following network protocols (rules that enable computers on a
network to communicate with each other):
• AppleTalk, Bonjour
• TCP/IP, which also includes the BOOTP, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, IMAP, IPP, IPv4,
IPv6, LDAP, LPD, NBT, POP3, Port 9100, SMB, SMTP, SNMP, SNTP, and
SSL/TLS protocols
These protocols can run concurrently on the same cable. Computers that use other protocols
can print through a server that uses one of the supported protocols. The Fiery PRO80 is
auto-sensing, and handles all connections simultaneously.
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 11
Stages of installation on the network
Installation can be performed by a network or printing administrator. The stages of a
successful installation are:
1 Configuring the network environment
Configure network servers to provide users with access to the Fiery PRO80 as a networked
printer. For information about configuring network servers in Windows and UNIX network
environments as they relate specifically to the Fiery PRO80, see page 13. For information
about using your network, see the documentation that accompanies your network.
2 Physically connecting the Fiery PRO80 to a functioning network
Prepare a network node for the Fiery PRO80. Obtain cable, route it to the location where the
Fiery PRO80 is to be installed, and attach the cable to the network connector of the
Fiery PRO80. For details, see page 21.
3 Setting up the Fiery PRO80
Configure the Fiery PRO80 for your printing and network environment (see page 23).
4 Preparing user computers for printing
Install the files needed for printing, install user software, and connect the user computers to
the network. The software installation is described in Printing.
5 Administering the Fiery PRO80
Monitor and maintain system performance and troubleshoot problems that may arise
(see “Administering the Fiery PRO80” on page 46).
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 12
Summary of Fiery PRO80 network installation
Fiery PRO80 available on the network
Network server configuration
Network server
Configure network servers to specify Fiery PRO80 print
queues and Fiery PRO80 users.
Connection
Fiery PRO80
Prepare a network node. Connect the Fiery PRO80 to the
network. If you use the Fiery Advanced Controller
Interface, connect it to the network.
Fiery PRO80 Setup
Configure default settings for the options in the Setup
menus.
Client computer Setup
On computers where users print to the Fiery PRO80:
• Install the appropriate printer files and connect to one
or more print connections.
• Install utilities and an Internet browser on computers
where users will use them.
• Verify the Fiery PRO80 in the list of printers.
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 13
Network Server Setup requirements
This section provides basic information about configuring the Fiery PRO80 and using it on the
network. It does not explain network functions for printing in general. Only information
specific to the Fiery PRO80 is presented. Setting up the network environment correctly
requires the presence and active cooperation of the network administrator. Detailed
instructions on configuring networks is beyond the scope of this document. For information,
see the documentation that accompanies your network.
Configure the network and servers, and ensure that there is a live network connection before
you configure network settings in Setup. This allows the Fiery PRO80 to query the network for
zones, servers, and server-based queues.
Whenever you change the configuration of the Fiery PRO80, printer, or network at your site,
alter the settings to correspond to the changed environment. Changing network or port
settings may require that you make changes to other Setup options, as well.
Windows networks
• The FieryPRO80 requires a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address.
Enter these addresses manually or use DHCP or BOOTP protocols to assign them
dynamically. Make sure the Fiery PRO80 name and address are listed in a domain name server
(DNS) or hosts name database used by your system.
If more than one Fiery PRO80 print connection is published (for example, if both the Print
queue and Hold queue are published), consider creating a printer for each print connection,
so that users can print to each connection directly.
• Configure the Fiery PRO80 with the correct Windows domain name.
This is especially important for Windows printing, also known as SMB printing.
To use Microsoft Active Directory, you must assign the Fiery PRO80 to a domain. If you assign
the Fiery PRO80 to a workgroup, you cannot use Active Directory.
AppleTalk networks
AppleShare servers require no special configuration.
To allow Mac OS X computers to access Bonjour printers, you must enable Bonjour in Setup.
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 14
UNIX networks
• When you configure a UNIX workstation with the lpr protocol and connect to the Fiery PRO80
over a TCP/IP network, you can print directly to the Fiery PRO80.
• Setting up UNIX workstations requires an administrator with root privileges. After the initial
configuration, UNIX users submit print jobs to a named printer.
• The FieryPRO80 is a printer controller that understands lpr protocols.
• The FieryPRO80 has a remote printer name you must use in order to communicate with it
successfully.
Regardless of the UNIX system you use, the name that you use for the remote printer (or rp in
the /etc/printcap file) in configuring the network for the Fiery PRO80 must be one of the
following:
print
hold
name of virtual printer
Computers on a TCP/IP network can print directly to the Fiery PRO80 as a remote printer, or
can print to a Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 server or UNIX
workstation acting as a print server.
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 15
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP
To prepare for printing at your site, you must do some initial Fiery PRO80 configuration (or
“Setup”) to specify the network environment and the types of printing you do. Before you
perform Setup, decide the levels of access to implement, such as passwords and other security
features that the Fiery PRO80 offers. Because many of these security features are
interconnected, review the information in this chapter to plan for an effective security system,
and then perform Setup accordingly.
Levels of access and control
When you configure the Fiery PRO80 during Setup, you implement a particular level of
control by configuring these elements:
• Users and Groups
• Print connections
• Access to WebTools
Users and Groups
With Configure, you create users, assign passwords to users, create groups with particular
privileges, and assign users to the groups. Several groups are provided by default, and you can
create new groups. All users in a group have the same privileges.
In addition to assigning the users that you have created to a group, you can add users from
your organization’s global address list if you have LDAP services enabled on the Fiery PRO80.
The following discussion is an overview designed to help you prepare a security strategy. For
more information, including specific procedures, see Configure Help.
You can view detailed information about users and groups that you have created from
Configure in Command WorkStation. For more information, see Command WorkStation
Help.
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 16
User authentication
The term “user authentication” means the Fiery PRO80 verifies that the user who is sending a
job belongs to a group, and the group has printing privileges (“Print in B&W” or “Print in
Color and B&W”).
By default, the Fiery PRO80 does not enforce user authentication. That is, even if you assign
passwords to users and assign users to groups, no authentication occurs unless you clear the
“Allow users to print without authentication” option (in Configure > Users and Groups). If
this option is selected, anyone can print to the Fiery PRO80.
NOTE: You cannot enable Fiery PRO80 authentication and printer authentication at the same
time.
If you require users to specify their user name and password (that is, you have cleared the
“Allow users to print without authentication” option), users must type this information in the
printer driver when they print. Users must specify their user name and password if they create
files from the printer driver for printing later (such as an e-mail attachment that will be sent to
the Fiery PRO80).
Because jobs that are sent through FTP do not require a printer driver, you can specify that
FTP jobs are authenticated (see Configure > Network > Services > FTP > Require Password
for Printing).
Passwords
When you create a new user in Configure > Users and Groups, you assign a password to the
user. In other areas of the system, you can also set passwords for these areas:
• Default admin user in Administrators group
• Default operator user in Operators group
• Windows system password
NOTE: The Administrator and Operator passwords are separate from the Windows system
password.
By default, the Administrator password is set on the Fiery PRO80. Change the Administrator
password periodically to protect the Fiery PRO80 from accidental or malicious changes to
Setup. For more information, see “Setting passwords” on page 47.
Users in the Administrators and Operators groups have privileges in addition to the explicit
ones that you set when you create groups. Examples of these privileges are provided in the
following sections.
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 17
Administrator privileges
Users in the Administrators group have the highest level of control. Administrator privileges
include:
• Configuring the Fiery PRO80 from Configure or the printer touch panel
• Adding and deleting groups
• Adding and deleting users
• Setting and changing passwords for users
• Deleting, printing, exporting, and viewing the Job Log
• Deleting, viewing, and modifying users’ print jobs
• Clearing the Fiery PRO80 of all job data
• Printing in black-and-white or color
• Publishing print connections
• Deleting fonts
• Controlling print jobs from the job management tools
• Overriding job settings
• Setting default settings for print options
• Calibrating the Fiery PRO80
Operator privileges
Users in the Operators group control print jobs from the job management tools, including the
following:
• Viewing the Job Log
• Deleting, viewing, and modifying other users’ print jobs
• Printing in black-and-white or color
Guest privileges (no password)
A user does not need a password to log on as a Guest from the job management tools. A Guest
can view the status of active jobs but cannot make changes to jobs or to the Fiery PRO80 state.
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 18
Fiery PRO80 print connections
The Fiery PRO80 supports three print connections: Hold queue, Print queue, and Direct
connection. You enable, or “publish,” these print connections to users on the network when
you configure Printer Setup. All published connections are constantly checked for the
presence of jobs. The Print queue and Direct connection give users more direct access to the
Fiery PRO80 than the Hold queue. Therefore, do not publish the Print queue and the Direct
connection in environments where maximum control is required.
In addition, you can enable the Printed queue, which is a storage area for the most recent jobs
from the Print queue. The Printed queue allows users to reprint those jobs by using the job
management tools (for example, Command WorkStation).
NOTE: To use the utilities and WebTools, you must enable at least one print connection.
Hold queue
Jobs sent to the Hold queue are spooled to the Fiery PRO80 hard disk drive for printing at a
later time, or for reprinting. Because the Hold queue is a storage area, jobs sent to it cannot
proceed through the printing process until the operator intervenes using the job management
tools.
Print queue
The Print queue is the standard Fiery PRO80 queue. Jobs sent to the Print queue are processed
and printed in the order in which they are received. Jobs prioritized by an operator with the
job management tools and jobs sent via the Direct connection take priority over jobs sent to
the Print queue.
Direct connection
The Direct connection transmits jobs directly to the Fiery PRO80, but only when the
Fiery PRO80 is idle. If the Fiery PRO80 is busy, the job remains at the user’s computer until the
Fiery PRO80 is ready. The job is then processed as soon as the previous job is finished and
before the next queued job is processed.
In most cases, jobs sent to the Direct connection are not stored on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk,
and cannot be selected for reprinting, moving, or deletion. Therefore, the Direct connection
provides a measure of security for sensitive files. Jobs sent to the Direct connection do appear
in the Job Log, for accounting purposes.
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 19
Some types of jobs printed to the Direct connection cause temporary files to be stored on the
Fiery PRO80 hard disk, but do not appear in any of the job management tools. These job types
are the following:
• PDF jobs
• TIFF jobs
• Jobs with settings for any of the following print options:
– Reverse order printing (for large jobs)
– Booklet Maker
– Mixed Media
– Combine Separations
NOTE: To download fonts to the Fiery PRO80, you must publish the Direct connection.
WebTools
The Fiery PRO80 supports Internet or intranet access with WebTools from Windows and
Mac OS computers. To enable use of WebTools, see “Configuring WebTools” on page 45.
Home
Home provides you with current information about the jobs processing and printing on the
Fiery PRO80. To use this WebTool, you do not need a password. For more information, see
Utilities.
Downloads
Downloads allows users to download installers for printer drivers and other software directly
from the Fiery PRO80. To use this WebTool, you do not need a password. For more
information, see Printing and Utilities.
Docs
Docs allows users to access, manage, and modify jobs in their mailboxes on the Fiery PRO80,
and submit jobs to the Fiery PRO80. For more information, see WebTools Docs Help.
Configure
Configure allows you to view and modify Fiery PRO80 options from a network computer.
This function requires an Administrator password. For more information, see page 39.
PREPARING FOR FIERY PRO80 SETUP 20
Additional security features
In addition to the traditional security features such as passwords, you can use these features to
keep the Fiery PRO80 secure:
• E-mail access
• IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses
• Secure Printing
• LDAP authentication
Controlling E-mail access to the Fiery PRO80
Because you can allow users to print file attachments in e-mail messages sent to the
Fiery PRO80, the Fiery PRO80 accepts only valid attachments (for example, PostScript or PDF
files). Typically, viruses transmitted via e-mail require execution by the receiver. Attachments
that are not valid files are discarded by the Fiery PRO80. Because file types such as .BAT, .VBS,
and .EXE could launch harmful virus activity, the Fiery PRO80 does not process these file
types. The Fiery PRO80 also ignores e-mails in RTF (Rich Text Format) or HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language) format, and any included JavaScript code.
You can define lists of authorized e-mail addresses on the Fiery PRO80. Any e-mail that the
Fiery PRO80 receives from an e-mail address not in the authorized list is deleted. For more
information, see page 60.
Restricting IP addresses, ports, and MAC addresses
To restrict unauthorized connections to the Fiery PRO80, you can permit only users whose IP
addresses or MAC addresses are within a defined range. You can also close unnecessary ports
to reject inbound access from the network. Commands or jobs sent from unauthorized IP
addresses or ports are ignored by the Fiery PRO80.
Secure Printing
This option allows the printing of highly sensitive or confidential files. A user printing a file
with the printer driver assigns a password to the job. The user must then enter the password at
the printer to print the job. For more information, see Printing.
LDAP authentication
When you enable LDAP communication to retrieve names and other information for people
at your organization, you can specify the type of authentication. For more information, see
Configure Help.
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Connecting network cable to the Fiery PRO80
This section includes an illustration of the Fiery PRO80 back panel, and provides information
about connecting the Fiery PRO80 to the network.
Back view of the Fiery PRO80
1 USB ports (x2)
2 Network port (RJ-45)
3 USB ports (x4)
4 Printer interface
1
2
3
4
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Ethernet connection
For Ethernet connections, the Fiery PRO80 supports Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling
for these network speeds:
• 10BaseT: Category 3 or higher
• 100BaseTX: Category 5 or higher (4-pair/8-wire, short-length)
• 1000BaseT: Category 5e or higher (4-pair/8-wire, short-length)
TO CONNECT TO THE NETWORK
1 Power off the printer and the Fiery PRO80.
For information about the proper procedures, see page 67.
2 Connect the cable from the network to the appropriate network connector (RJ-45) on the
back of the Fiery PRO80.
3 Power on the Fiery PRO80 and the printer.
About Setup
Setup configures the Fiery PRO80 to communicate with other devices and manage print jobs.
Perform Setup the first time you turn on the Fiery PRO80, after new system software is loaded,
or any time Server software is reinstalled. When the network or user printing environment
changes, change the options accordingly.
Setup from the printer touch panel
Perform initial Setup from the printer touch panel. After the initial Setup, you can change
Setup options from a network computer (page 39).
If you do not set options in the Setup menus, the Fiery PRO80 uses default settings. You must
choose settings appropriate for the printing environment at your site.
Setup from a network computer
To set up the Fiery PRO80 from a network computer, use Configure (page 39). Access
Configure from WebTools or Command WorkStation.
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SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL
Setup is required the first time the Fiery PRO80 is turned on after new system software is
loaded. If you do not configure a particular Setup option, the Fiery PRO80 uses default
settings. Make sure that the settings are appropriate for the printing environment at your site.
The Fiery PRO80 is equipped with two different types of printer touch panel Setup interfaces:
• The new version of Setup: The new version of Setup provides a condensed list of Setup
options to allow for quick configuration of the Fiery PRO80. For more information, see
“Fiery PRO80 Setup from the printer touch panel (new version)” on page 24.
• The Legacy LCD: This is a previous version of Setup that provides three groups of Setup
options: Server Setup, Network Setup 1, Network Setup 2. For information on Legacy
LCD Setup, see “Fiery PRO80 Setup from the Legacy LCD” on page 31. When the
Enhanced Security Mode is set on the printer, use the Legacy LCD.
Additional Setup is also available from Configure. For more information about Configure
Setup, see Configure Help.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 24
Fiery PRO80 Setup from the printer touch panel (new version)
Setup allows you to configure the Fiery PRO80 to communicate with other devices and
manage print jobs sent to it.
Illustration of printer touch panel (new version)
The printer touch panel allows you to view status information about jobs printed to the
Fiery PRO80, print system pages, and set up printing.
The printer touch panel includes the following parts:
1
2
Item Description
Controller button Controls functions on the Fiery PRO80
Selection buttons Select an option or menu and proceed to the next option or menu
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 25
Accessing Setup options
When you access Setup options, make sure that no one is printing to the Fiery PRO80.
TO ACCESS SETUP WHEN THE FIERY PRO80 IS IDLE
1 Make sure that the information screen on the printer touch panel reads Idle.
If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery PRO80 is processing, and you must wait until the
system finishes and reaches the Idle state.
2 Press Controller on the printer touch panel.
3 Press the Setup button.
4 Press the Administrator Password field, enter your password, and then press OK.
5 Press Login.
6 Perform Setup.
This is the minimum required for initial Setup. Later, you can complete the remaining Setup
menus, from a network computer.
NOTE: This Setup screen does not display when Enable Web Services is disabled, the DHCP
server is down, or the network does not have a DHCP server. When this occurs, the printer
touch panel displays “The server appears to be offline” and you cannot access the above Setup
screen. If this happens, press Enable Legacy LCD. This displays a previous version of Setup
named Legacy LCD. From the Legacy LCD Setup screen, specify the IP address manually
and make sure that Web Services is enabled. The new Setup screen is available after the
Fiery PRO80 reboots.
7 Change the Administrator password to protect your Setup from unauthorized changes.
For more information, see page 47.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 26
About the printer touch panel Setup interface
When you perform Setup from the printer touch panel, you select one menu after another
and enter information about your Fiery PRO80 and your network and printing environment.
When you perform a function from the printer touch panel that prompts you for the
Administrator password, you must enter it promptly. Otherwise, the printer touch panel
returns to Idle, and you must start over.
Types of Setup screens
There are different types of Setup options:
Saving changes
After you enter the settings, you must save the changes. You are usually prompted to do so. If
you choose Yes, your settings overwrite previous settings. If you choose No, your previous
settings are retained. If necessary, the Fiery PRO80 restarts after you exit the Setup menu.
Multiple choice
questions
Possible choices appear as buttons on the touch panel (for
example, Yes or No, or a list of settings from which to
choose). The currently selected value is highlighted. Press the
button for the desired option on the touch panel.
Information
entry options
You must specify the information for your site (the printer
name or IP address, for example). Use the keyboard provided
on the printer touch panel to enter information.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 27
Menu tabs
In addition to performing Setup, you can use the printer touch panel to view status
information about jobs printed to the Fiery PRO80, print system pages, and set up printing.
The menu provides many of the same options available from Command WorkStation.
For information about the job management features, see Utilities.
Jobs tab
The Jobs tab displays properties of currently printing and queued jobs, and allows you to
print jobs. From Jobs you can also access the following commands:
Suspend Printing Suspend communication between the Fiery PRO80 and the printer. Use this command if you
want to interrupt the current job so that you can perform maintenance tasks. Jobs continue
to process on the Fiery PRO80. After you complete the maintenance tasks, choose Resume
Printing to continue printing jobs from the Fiery PRO80.
Resume Printing Resume communication between the printer and the Fiery PRO80 after you have selected
Suspend Printing.
Secure Print Allows you to print a job with a secure password.
USB Media Server Print a file from a USB device to one of the published print connections. For more
information about printing, see Printing.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 28
Tools tab
The Tools tab displays options that are installed on the Fiery PRO80. You can also print system
pages and activity logs.
Setup tab
The Setup tab allows you to configure the Fiery PRO80 so that it can be operational on your
network. Use Setup from the printer touch panel to perform minimum network Setup to put
the Fiery PRO80 on the network.
Use Configure to specify any remaining Setup options. Configure can be accessed from
WebTools or from Command WorkStation.
PS/PCL Test Page: Allows you to confirm that the Fiery PRO80 is properly connected to the
printer, and provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot problems with the printer
or the Fiery PRO80. Settings on the Test Page may include: Server Name, color settings,
printer model, and date and time the Test Page was printed.
Configuration: Prints the Configuration page, which gives the current server and device
configuration. This page lists general information about the hardware and software
configuration of the Fiery PRO80, the current options for all Setup settings, information
about the current calibration, and the IP address of the Fiery PRO80.
Color Charts: Prints samples of the RGB, CMY, and PANTONE colors available from the
Fiery PRO80.
PS/PCL Font List: Prints a list of all fonts currently on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk drive.
Job Log: Prints a log of the last 55 jobs.
E-mail Log: Prints a log listing recent e-mail activity. This E-mail log is useful to the network
administrator.
NOTE: To print the E-mail log, you must first enable the appropriate service. See Configure
Help.
FTP Log: Prints a log listing recent FTP activity.
Calibrate: Calibrate the Fiery PRO80 using ColorCal. For more information, see Color
Printing. If an Administrator password has been set, you must enter it to access Calibration.
Align Trays: Adjust the placement of text and images on a page so that they are correctly
aligned on the sheet of paper and both sides of a duplex sheet have the exact same
alignment. For more information about this function, see Command WorkStation Help.
Restart Fiery: Resets the server software but does not reboot the entire system. Network
access to the Fiery PRO80 is temporarily interrupted and all currently processing jobs are
aborted and might be lost.
Clear Server: Allows you to clear all queued print jobs from the Fiery PRO80 Print, Hold,
and Printed queues. Clear Server also clears all jobs archived on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk,
the index of archived jobs, and all FreeForm masters.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 29
Setup options
When you perform Fiery PRO80 Setup from the printer touch panel, you configure the
Fiery PRO80 to receive jobs over the network systems that are used at your site, including
setting network addresses and names to be used by computers, servers, and the Fiery PRO80
when they communicate with each other.
Before performing Setup, confirm that the Fiery PRO80 is connected to an active network
because the Fiery PRO80 queries the network for zones, servers, and server-based queues. If
you perform Network Setup without a connected and functioning network, default settings
are used that may not meet your needs.
Configure options only for the network systems that are currently used at your site. If your
network requirements change, you can change Setup at any time. If the Fiery PRO80 is
configured to enable more than one protocol, it automatically switches to the correct protocol
when it receives a print job.
The submenus and options appear in sequence. Default values, where applicable, are
underlined. Words shown in italics indicate that a product- or site-specific value is displayed.
Server Name
Default server name
Enter a name for the Fiery PRO80 (up to 15 characters long). This is the name by which the
Fiery PRO80 appears on the network.
NOTE: If you have more than one Fiery PRO80, do not give them the same name.
Ethernet Speed
Auto, 10 Mbps Half-Duplex, 100 Mbps Half-Duplex, 10 Mbps Full-Duplex, 100 Mbps Full-
Duplex
Choose the appropriate speed of the network. Choose Auto in any of these cases:
• The network speed is unknown.
• The network environment is mixed.
• The network uses 1Gbps.
IPv4 Address Type
Automatic, Manual
Choose whether to allow the Fiery PRO80 to obtain its Ethernet IP address automatically by
searching the network.
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IP Address
127.0.0.1
If you choose Manual, enter the Fiery PRO80 IP address for Ethernet. This IP address, unlike
an IP address set automatically, remains the same if you restart the Fiery PRO80. You must
change the default to a valid address for your network.
Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
Set the subnet mask for printing with TCP/IP on your network.
Confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator before proceeding.
Gateway Type
Automatic, Manual
Choose the method for obtaining the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP.
Gateway Address
127.0.0.1
If you answered Manual to the previous option, set the gateway address for printing with
TCP/IP on your network.
Enable Web Services
On, Off
Select Yes to make the WebTools available to users. TCP/IP must be enabled on the
Fiery PRO80 and on user workstations. A Java-enabled Web browser and a valid IP address or
DNS host name are required for each user computer.
If you select Off, you will only have access to Legacy LCD Setup once the Fiery PRO80
reboots. If you want to revert back to the newer version of Setup, Web Services and Web LCD
must be enabled in the Legacy LCD (page 38). For more information about the Legacy LCD,
see page 31.
Enable Remote Desktop
Enabled, Disabled
Select Enabled to enable Remote Desktop, a Microsoft application that allows remote
computers to manage and control the Windows desktop features of the Fiery PRO80. For
information about enabling Remote Desktop on a computer, see page 58.
Login timeout
5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 seconds, never
Specify the amount of time the Fiery PRO80 times out after you log in.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 31
Fiery PRO80 Setup from the Legacy LCD
The Legacy LCD displays when Enable Web Services is disabled, the DHCP server is down,
or the network does not have a DHCP server. To access the new version of Setup, as
described on page page 31, from the Legacy LCD Setup screen, specify the Fiery PRO80 IP
address and make sure that Web Services is enabled. The new Setup screen is available after
the Fiery PRO80 reboots.
Legacy LCD Setup provides the following groups of options:
• Server Setup to specify system options
• Network Setup 1 to specify information such as the IP address and Ethernet speed for
network systems that transmit print jobs to the Fiery PRO80
• Network Setup 2 to specify information about WINS and Web Services
Illustration of the Legacy LCD
The Legacy LCD allows you to view status information about jobs printed to the
Fiery PRO80, print system pages, and set up printing.
The printer touch panel includes the following parts:
Touch panel display
1 Controller button
2 Selection buttons
1
2
Item Description
Controller button Controls functions on the Fiery PRO80
Selection buttons Select an option or menu and proceed to the next option or menu
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 32
Legacy LCD menus
The Fiery PRO80 Legacy LCD menus provide many of the same options available from
Command WorkStation. Choose the following commands:
Job List Displays properties of currently printing and queued jobs, and allows you to print jobs,
including Secure Print jobs.
Print Pages Prints the following system pages from the Fiery PRO80:
PS Test Page: Confirms that the Fiery PRO80 is properly connected to the printer, and
provides color and grayscale samples to troubleshoot problems with the printer or the
Fiery PRO80. Settings on the Test Page may include: Server Name, color settings, printer
model, and date and time the Test Page was printed.
Configuration: Provides general information about the hardware and software configuration
of the Fiery PRO80, the current settings for Setup, the current calibration, and the IP address
of the Fiery PRO80.
Job Log: Prints a log of the last 55 jobs.
Color Charts: Prints samples of the RGB, CMY, and PANTONE colors available from the
Fiery PRO80.
PS Font List: Prints a list of all fonts currently on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk.
E-mail Log: Prints a log listing recent e-mail activity.
FTP Log: Prints a log listing recent FTP activity.
NOTE: To print the E-mail or FTP log, you must enable the appropriate service. For more
information, see Configure Help.
Calibration Calibrates the Fiery PRO80 using ColorCal. For more information, see Color Printing. If an
Administrator password has been set, you must enter it to access Calibration.
Setup Enters the Setup menu and changes Setup option settings.
Restart Fiery Resets the server software but does not reboot the entire system. Network access to the
Fiery PRO80 is temporarily interrupted and all currently processing jobs are aborted and
might be lost.
Shut Down Fiery Shuts down all Fiery PRO80 activity properly.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 33
Accessing Legacy LCD Setup options
When you access Legacy LCD Setup options, make sure that no one is printing to the
Fiery PRO80.
TO ACCESS LEGACY LCD SETUP WHEN THE FIERY PRO80 IS IDLE
1 Make sure that the information screen on the printer touch panel reads Idle.
If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery PRO80 is processing, and you must wait until the
system finishes and reaches the Idle state.
2 Press Controller on the printer touch panel.
3 Press the Setup button.
4 Press the Administrator Password field, enter your password, and then press OK.
5 At the main Setup window, press the button for the Setup that you want to access.
6 Perform Server Setup, Network Setup 1, and Network Setup 2, in that order.
This is the minimum required for initial Setup. Later, you can complete the remaining Setup
menus, from a network computer.
7 Change the Administrator password to protect your Setup from unauthorized changes.
For information, see page 47.
Stop/Start
Sample Print
Allows the user to verify the quality of a long print job while it is printing. A sample sheet
from the job is printed to a separate output tray while the main job is printing. Configure
the type of Sample Print action in Setup. To receive a Sample Print, press Start Sample Print.
To cancel the Sample Print, press Stop Sample Print.
Suspend Print Suspends communication between the Fiery PRO80 and the printer. Use this command to
interrupt the current Fiery PRO80 job and use the printer to make copies or print another
job first. Jobs continue to process on the Fiery PRO80. After you make copies or complete
maintenance tasks, choose Resume Printing to continue printing jobs from the Fiery PRO80.
Resume Print Resumes communication between the printer and the Fiery PRO80 after you select Suspend
Printing.
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About the Legacy LCD Setup interface
When you perform Setup from the Legacy LCD, you select one menu after another and enter
information about your Fiery PRO80 and your network and printing environment.
When you perform a function from the printer touch panel that prompts you for the
Administrator password, you must enter it promptly. Otherwise, the printer touch panel
returns to Idle, and you must start over.
Types of Setup screens
There are different types of Setup options:
Saving changes
After you enter the settings, you must save the changes. You are usually prompted to do so. If
you choose Yes, your settings overwrite previous settings. If you choose No, your previous
settings are retained. If necessary, the Fiery PRO80 restarts after you exit the Setup menu.
Multiple choice
questions
Possible choices appear as buttons on the touch panel (for
example, Yes or No, or a list of settings from which to
choose). The currently selected value is highlighted. Press the
button for the desired option on the touch panel.
Information
entry options
You must specify the information for your site (the printer
name or IP address, for example). Use the keyboard provided
on the printer touch panel to enter information.
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Server Setup options
Server Setup lets you specify system information that pertains to the Fiery PRO80 and users.
To access the menu, follow the instructions on page 25.
The submenus and options appear in sequence. Default values, where applicable, are
underlined. Words shown in italics indicate that a product- or site-specific value is displayed.
Server Name
Default server name
Enter a name for the Fiery PRO80 (up to 15 characters long). This is the name by which the
Fiery PRO80 appears on the network.
NOTE: If you have more than one Fiery PRO80, do not assign them the same name.
Date
Date
Confirm the correct system date in the standard format for your use. The date appears on the
Job Log.
NOTE: The Fiery PRO80 uses the current date and time as configured on the printer.
Therefore, if the printer date and time are correct, you do not need to set them here.
Time
Time
Confirm the correct system time. Enter the time based on the 24-hour clock in the format
HH:MM (Hours:Minutes). The time appears on the Job Log.
Remote Desktop
Enabled, Disabled
Select Enabled to enable Remote Desktop, a Microsoft application that allows remote
computers to manage and control the Windows desktop features of the Fiery PRO80. For
information about enabling Remote Desktop on a computer, see page 58.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 36
Network Setup 1 options
When you perform Network Setup, you configure the Fiery PRO80 to receive jobs over the
network systems that are used at your site, including setting network addresses and names to
be used by computers, servers, and the Fiery PRO80 when they communicate with each other.
Before performing Network Setup, confirm that the Fiery PRO80 is connected to an active
network, because the Fiery PRO80 queries the network for zones, servers, and server-based
queues. If you perform Network Setup without a connected and functioning network, default
settings are used that may not meet your needs.
Default settings for options, where applicable, are underlined.
Ethernet Speed
Auto, 10Mbps, 100Mbps, 10FD, 100FD
Choose the appropriate speed of the network. Choose Auto Detect in any of these cases:
• The network speed is unknown.
• The network environment is mixed.
• The network uses 1Gbps.
TCP/IP Configuration
Manual, DHCP, BOOTP
Choose the method by which the Fiery PRO80 obtains its Ethernet IP address. Depending on
your network and the protocol you select in the following option (DHCP or BOOTP), the IP
address can change. Select Manual to assign the Fiery PRO80 a static IP address.
IP Address
127.0.0.1
If you selected Manual for the TCP/IP Configuration option, enter the Fiery PRO80 IP
address. This IP address, unlike an IP address set automatically, remains the same if you restart
the Fiery PRO80. You must change the default to a valid address for your network.
Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
This option lets you modify the subnet mask for printing with TCP/IP over Ethernet.
NOTE: Confirm the subnet mask setting with your network administrator before proceeding.
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Default Gateway
Automatic, Custom
Choose whether to assign automatically the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP. If you
choose Custom, enter the gateway address in the following option.
Gateway Address
127.0.0.1
Set the gateway address for printing with TCP/IP on your network.
TCP/IP Version 6
Enabled, Disabled
Choose Enabled to allow the Fiery PRO80 to retrieve an IPv6 address from the network.
SETUP FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL 38
Network Setup 2 options
With Network Setup 2, you configure the Fiery PRO80 for WINS and Web Services.
WINS Server Config
WINS Disabled, Automatic, Custom
Broadcasts from SMB devices cannot pass across a router without a WINS name server.
Setting up the WINS name server is outside the scope of this document. To find out if a name
server is available, contact your network administrator.
Enabling Windows Printing enables Server Message Block (SMB), the file and printer sharing
protocol built into Windows. Enabling SMB allows the Fiery PRO80 to be listed on the
network so that Windows users can print to a particular print connection (Hold, Print, or
Direct) on the Fiery PRO80 without any other networking software. For information about
setting up a Windows computer for Windows printing, see Printing, and the documentation
that accompanies Windows. Windows printing runs via TCP/IP, so you must configure TCP/
IP on the Fiery PRO80 and on all computers that use Windows printing.
If you select Automatic, the Fiery PRO80 obtains the IP address for the WINS server
automatically. If you choose Custom, you can enter the IP address manually in the following
option.
WINS IP Address
127.0.0.1
Change the default address to the correct IP address for the WINS Name Server. Obtain the
correct address from your network administrator.
Set Domain Name
Name
Enter the name of the workgroup or domain.
Web Services
Enabled, Disabled
Select Enabled to make WebTools available to users. TCP/IP must be enabled on the
Fiery PRO80 and user workstations. A Java-enabled Web browser and a valid IP address or
DNS host name are required for each user computer. For information about browser and
computer requirements, see Welcome.
Web LCD
Enabled, Disabled
Select Enable to allow the new version of Setup to be available after the Fiery PRO80 reboots.
Once the new version of Setup is enabled, the Legacy LCD will be disabled. To re-enable the
Legacy LCD disable Enable Web Services from the new Setup version (page 30). For more
information about the new version of Setup, see page 24.
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SETUP FROM A NETWORK COMPUTER
After you perform initial Setup from the printer touch panel, you can change most Setup
options from a network computer using Configure. To use Configure from a network
computer, you must know the Fiery PRO80 Administrator password.
Accessing Configure from a network computer
To set up the Fiery PRO80 from a network computer, use Configure. You can access Configure
in the following ways:
• WebTools from a supported Internet browser
• Command WorkStation
TO ACCESS CONFIGURE FROM AN INTERNET BROWSER
1 Start your Internet browser and type the IP address of the Fiery PRO80.
2 Click Fiery WebTools.
3 Click the Configure tab.
4 Click Launch Configure.
5 Log on with Administrator privileges.
TO ACCESS CONFIGURE FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
1 Start Command WorkStation.
2 Log on with Administrator privileges.
3 Choose Configure from the Server menu.
Regardless of the method you use, the following dialog box appears.
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Using Configure
For information about using Configure and setting options, see Configure Help. Configure
Help can be accessed from WebTools Configure and from Command WorkStation.
SETUP OPTION REFERENCE 41
SETUP OPTION REFERENCE
This chapter describes the default settings that you can set for the following sets of options:
• PS (PostScript)
• PCL
Although a PCL printer driver is not provided, the Fiery PRO80 can process PCL jobs. The
PCL Setup options supply default settings for options that are not already defined in the
job.
• Productivity
For more information about print options, see Printing.
For setup options not listed this section, refer to Configure Help.
PS and PCL Setup options
To determine the current Setup defaults, print the Server Configuration page from Command
WorkStation.
To access PS Setup options Choose Configure > PDL > PS.
To access PCL Setup options Choose Configure > PDL > PCL.
Option Settings
(default is underlined)
Description
Allow Courier Substitution Yes, No Specify whether to substitute Courier for fonts that are
unavailable when you download files to the Fiery PRO80, or
when you print a document for which you do not have the
corresponding printer font. If this option is set to No, jobs with
fonts that are unavailable on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk generate a
PostScript error and do not print. This setting does not apply to
PDF files; font substitution occurs automatically in PDF files.
Append CR to LF Yes, No Specify whether to append a carriage return to each line feed.
Color Mode CMYK, Grayscale Specify whether to print color (CMYK) or Grayscale images to
the Fiery PRO80 by default. CMYK gives you full color prints.
Select CMYK as the Color Mode before performing calibration
on the Fiery PRO80. Grayscale converts all colors into shades of
gray.
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Convert Paper Sizes No, Letter/11x17->A4/A3,
A4/A3->Letter/11x17
Convert paper sizes in documents automatically to the default
paper sizes specified. For example, if you select Letter/
11x17->A4/A3, a letter size document is automatically printed on
A4 paper.
This option works in conjunction with the Default Paper Sizes
option. For example, if Convert Paper Sizes is set to Letter/
11x17->A4/A3, and Default Paper Sizes is set to US, jobs are
printed A4/A3 size. This also includes Fiery PRO80 system pages
such as the Start Page, Test Page, and Job Log.
Default Paper Sizes US, Metric (default is US
in the United States,
Metric elsewhere)
Print on US paper sizes (for example, Letter, Legal, 11x17), or
Metric paper sizes (for example, A4 or A3) by default. When no
page size is defined within a PostScript file, jobs are printed on
Letter paper if you selected US; or A4 paper if you selected
Metric.
Default Orientation Portrait, Landscape This PCL option determines whether the text or image will be
oriented along the short edge of the paper (portrait) or along the
long edge of the paper (landscape).
Font Number 0-999 The font number designates the default font for the Fiery PRO80.
To determine font numbers, print the internal PCL Font List.
The standard fonts are listed in order. The font numbers,
however, are not displayed.
Font Pitch (char/in) 0.44-99.99 (default is 10.00) If the default PCL font selected in Font Number represents a fixed
pitch scalable font, determine the width of scalable type. Pitch is
measured by characters per inch, so 10-pitch type fits ten
characters per inch.
Font Size (pt) 4.0-999.75 (default is 12.00) If the default PCL font selected in Font Number represents a
proportionally spaced scalable font, determine the point size
(height) of the font.
Font Source Internal, Soft Font Specify the PCL font source to be enabled.
Form Length (lines) 5-128 (default is 60) This option sets the number of lines to be printed per page in
PCL jobs.
Offset Jobs On, Off Specify whether to have jobs offset after they are printed. You
must have a finisher installed. If you set this option to Off, all
offset functions are disabled, including those that occur between
jobs.
Paper Color White, Non-White Specify the default paper color.
Paper Size for System Pages US, Metric (default is US in the
United States, Metric elsewhere)
Specify the paper size that PCL system pages print on. System
pages are pages that you print from the printer touch panel, such
as the PCL Font List.
Option Settings
(default is underlined)
Description
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Paper Type Plain,
Coated-GL, Coated-ML,
Coated-GO, Coated-MO, Fine,
Color Specific
Specify the paper type.
Paper Weight Specify the weight of the paper. For a list of the supported paper
weights, see the documentation that accompanies your printer.
Print Cover Page Yes, No Print a cover page (job summary) containing the name of the user
who sent the job, the document name, the server name, the time
the job was printed, the number of pages printed, and the status
of the job. If a PostScript error occurs and the Print to PS Error
option is set to Yes, the cover page lists the PostScript error
message instead of the job status.
Print Master Yes, No Select Yes to print a FreeForm master when created and printed to
the Fiery PRO80. The master is retained on the Fiery PRO80 after
printing unless deleted later. Select No only to process and hold a
FreeForm master on the Fiery PRO80.
Print to PS Error Yes, No Specify whether the Fiery PRO80 should print the available
portion of a print job when it encounters a PostScript error. Select
Yes to print the portion of the job that was processed before the
error occurred. Select No to cancel the print job entirely when a
PostScript error is encountered. Leave this option at No unless
you encounter printing problems.
Punched Paper Punched, Not Punched Specify whether the printer punches the paper.
Scale to Fit On, Off Specify whether to scale a document size to a selected paper size if
the document size is different from the paper size. With the Off
setting, if the document size is larger than the selected paper size,
the document is cropped to the paper size when printed.
Symbol Set ASCII, Roman_8, ECMA-94 L1,
PC_8...
Choose the PCL symbol set that best matches the needs of users
printing to the Fiery PRO80.
Use PDF XObjects On, Off Specify whether images in PDF files are cached to reduce the need
to reprocess the same image in a file.
Option Settings
(default is underlined)
Description
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Productivity Setup options
To determine the current Setup defaults, print the Configuration page from Command
WorkStation.
• To access Productivity Setup options Choose Configure > Server > Productivity.
Option Settings
(default is underlined)
Description
Job Batching On, Off Select this option if you want to treat multiple print jobs as a
single job in the printer job list and in accounting information.
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CONFIGURING WEBTOOLS
WebTools allow you to manage your Fiery PRO80 remotely from the Internet or your
company’s intranet. The Fiery PRO80 has its own home page, from which you can select the
WebTool that you want to use.
For information about using WebTools, see Utilities. Also, for many of the WebTools, you can
consult Help.
Configuring the Fiery PRO80 and computers for WebTools
WebTools provide access to many Fiery PRO80 functions via the Internet (or intranet),
providing additional flexibility in remote management. After WebTools are enabled, you can
access them from a network computer.
TO ENABLE ACCESS TO WEBTOOLS, ENSURE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ENABLED
• A valid, unique IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for the Fiery PRO80.
Print a Configuration page to acquire the Fiery PRO80 IP address. See page 65.
• Web Services is enabled.
– To enable from the new version of Setup, see page 30.
– To enable from the Legacy LCD, see page 38.
TO SET UP A COMPUTER TO ACCESS WEBTOOLS
1 Enable TCP/IP networking on the user computer.
2 Assign the computer a valid, unique IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, if
required.
3 Install an Internet browser that supports the Java language and frames.
Make sure that Java is enabled. For more information about supported browsers and
WebTools requirements, see Welcome.
TO ACCESS WEBTOOLS
1 Start your Internet browser and type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80.
2 Click Fiery WebTools.
3 Click the tab corresponding to the WebTool that you want to use.
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ADMINISTERING THE FIERY PRO80
This chapter provides tips on managing Fiery PRO80 printing, performance, and security.
Administrator functions
Administration features are included with the user software and are built into the
Fiery PRO80. The following table describes where to find information about these features.
For this information See
Address books for E-mail Printing page 60
Administrator and Operator passwords page 47
Backing up the entire Fiery PRO80 page 57
Clearing the Fiery PRO80 page 57
Configuration page page 65
Connecting the Fiery PRO80 to the network page 21
IP Address of Fiery PRO80 page 65
Job Log Setup Configure Help
Network servers, setting up to manage and share printing services Documentation for
your network servers
Network servers, setting up with information specific to the Fiery PRO80 page 10
Optimizing Fiery PRO80 performance page 66
Printer default settings page 41
Printing
Publishing the Direct connection, Print queue, or Hold queue to users Configure Help
Remote Desktop connection page 58
Saving and restoring Fiery PRO80 configuration settings page 58
Setting up printing, installing printer drivers, installing user software Printing
Shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the Fiery PRO80 page 67
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Setting passwords
You can set or change the passwords for users of the Fiery PRO80. Anyone who is a member of
the Administrators group can modify the Setup options and control the flow and order of
print jobs with the job management tools.
To create users, assign passwords, and add users to groups, use Configure. For more
information, see Configure Help.
To set the password for the user named “admin” in the Administrators group, use Configure.
Keep track of the passwords that you set.
Passwords from a network computer
You can change the Administrator and Operator passwords from WebTools Configure or
from Configure in Command WorkStation. For more information, see Configure Help.
System software updates page 49
Troubleshooting Fiery PRO80 Setup page 69
USB printing page 59
Variable data printing, setting search path for common objects page 63
WebTools page 45
Windows XP system password page 47
For this information See
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Changing the Windows XP system password
The Fiery PRO80 is set with a Windows XP system password. To ensure network security in
your environment, the administrator must change the password.
TO CHANGE THE WINDOWS XP PASSWORD FOR THE FIERY PRO80
1 From the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete on the Windows
keyboard.
The Windows Security dialog box appears.
NOTE: If you are using the Welcome screen on Windows XP, the Windows Task Manager
dialog box appears. To access the Windows Security dialog box, you must disable the
Welcome screen. From the Windows XP control panel, access User Accounts, select the
Change the way users log on or log off option, and then clear the Use the Welcome screen
option.
2 In the Windows Security dialog box, click Change Password, and then type the following.
For example, to change to “Fiery.2”:
User name: administrator
Log on to: \\Aero
Old Password: Fiery.1
New Password: Fiery.2
Confirm New Password: Fiery.2
3 Click OK.
The new password, Fiery.2, is now set.
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Updating system and user software
Using the tools System Updates and Check for Product Updates (Software Downloads Site),
you can obtain updates to Fiery PRO80 System Software and User Software from a secure site
on the Internet (referred to throughout this documentation as the Update Server).
Before updating the Fiery PRO80
Keep in the mind the following before updating the Fiery PRO80 using System Updates or
Check for Product Updates:
• If you reinstall system software onto the Fiery PRO80 HDD from DVDs, all patches and
updates previously downloaded and installed are deleted and must be reinstalled. You
should obtain the most recent patches from the Update Server immediately after system
software is reinstalled.
• If the Fiery PRO80 is behind a firewall and unable to access the Internet, the site
administrator can configure a proxy server at the customer’s organization to allow the
Fiery PRO80 to receive updates (see page 53).
• While updates are being installed, you cannot print to the Fiery PRO80. Schedule the
automatic updates when no one plans to print. While updates are being installed, the
Fiery PRO80 may need to reboot several times.
• To view updates that have already been installed, print the Configuration page or access
Check Now and click the History tab (see “Using Check Now” on page 53). Check Now
is available when you access System Updates directly from the Fiery Advanced Controller
Interface.
• The list that is displayed when you access Check for Product Updates (Software
Downloads Site) may include:
– Updates that are unavailable through System Updates and/or are not approved for all
users.
– Updates that may already be installed on some Fiery PRO80 print servers. To help you
choose the updates to download, compare the list displayed with the Fiery PRO80 print
server’s Configuration Page > Updates log.
NOTE: Check Now is not available when you access System Updates from Command
WorkStation or WebTools.
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System Updates
System Updates allows you to schedule regular inquiries to an Update Server on the Internet
for available Fiery PRO80 updates. The Fiery PRO80 checks automatically for updates by
contacting the Update Server periodically.
System Updates also allows users to obtain updated versions of Fiery PRO80 user software
(utilities) and install them onto client computers that connect to the Fiery PRO80. The
updated applications are first downloaded from the Update Server to a partition on the
Fiery PRO80 HDD. Users access the Fiery PRO80 over the Internet and download the updated
applications onto client computers and then manually install them.
You can also view and download updates at any time using the Check Now feature from the
Fiery Advanced Controller Interface. Use Check Now to view and manually download
updates that are available for installation (Patches tab) and/or view a list of updates that have
already been installed (History tab).
You can also launch Check Now by clicking an update notification in the task bar on the
Fiery PRO80 monitor.
Access System Updates in the following ways:
• Directly from the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface
• From a client computer through WebTools > Configure tab > Launch Configure
• From a client computer through Command WorkStation > Server menu > Configure >
Server > System Update
For detailed instructions, see “To schedule System Updates” on page 51.
Make sure to review “Before updating the Fiery PRO80” on page 49 before scheduling
System Updates.
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TO SCHEDULE SYSTEM UPDATES
1 Access System Update.
You can access System Updates directly from the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface or from
a client computer using WebTools or Command WorkStation.
If you access System Updates directly from the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface, an
additional feature, Check Now, is available (see page 53). Check Now lists the updates that
are currently available (Patches tab) and the updates that have already been installed (History
tab).
NOTE: Check Now is not available when you access System Updates from Command
WorkStation or WebTools.
NOTE: While updates are being installed, you cannot print to the Fiery PRO80. Schedule the
automatic updates when no one plans to print. The Fiery PRO80 may also need to reboot
several times during the update process.
From the Fiery Advanced
Controller Interface
From a client using Command WorkStation From a client using WebTools
• Click Start > All programs >
Fiery > System Updates.
• Start Command WorkStation.
• Log on with Administrator privileges.
• Choose Configure from the Server menu.
• Choose Server > System Update.
• Launch a Web browser, type the IP address
or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80, and then
press Enter.
• Click the Configure tab, and click Launch
Configure.
• Log on with Administrator privileges.
• Choose Configure > Server > System
Update.
• Choose System Update from the Server
menu.
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2 Select “Check for important system updates” (or “Enable System Updates” in Command
WorkStation or WebTools).
3 Specify how often the Fiery PRO80 is to contact the Update Server.
This feature sets a schedule for installing, downloading and/or notifying of updates.
4 Choose a method for updating the Fiery PRO80 operating software, system software, and utility
software:
• Automatically download and install updates (preferred method): Automatically
downloads updates to the Fiery PRO80 and installs them. Your intervention is not required.
• Download updates and send notification: Automatically downloads updates to the
Fiery PRO80 but does not install them; sends a notification that updates have been
downloaded. After the updates are downloaded, you install the updates manually.
• Send notification when updates are available: A notification displays in the Fiery PRO80
task bar when new updates are available for download from the Update Server. To
manually download the updates to the Fiery PRO80, access Check Now by clicking the
notification in the task bar.
Not available when accessed from
WebTools or Command WorkStation
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5 If you use a proxy server to connect through a firewall to the Update Server, click Proxy
Settings, select Enable Proxy, and type the appropriate information in the following fields:
• Address: proxy server IP address
• Port: port used by the proxy server
• User Name: user name for accessing the proxy server
• Password: password for accessing the proxy server
6 In the Proxy Settings window, click Save.
7 Click Apply.
Using Check Now
Check Now is available when you access System Updates directly from the Fiery Advanced
Controller Interface.
Use Check Now to view updates that are available for installation (Patches tab) and updates
that have already been installed (History tab).
NOTE: Check Now is not available when you access System Updates from Command
WorkStation or WebTools.
TO VIEW AND INSTALL UPDATES USING CHECK NOW
1 At the Fiery PRO80, click Start > All Programs > Fiery > System Updates.
The System Update Preferences dialog box appears.
2 Click Check Now at the bottom of the screen, and then do any of the following:
• To view a description of an update, select it in the list.
• To install the update, click Install.
• To view updates that have already been installed, click the History tab.
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• To close the window without installing an update, click the X in the upper-right corner.
Enabling Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop is a Microsoft application that allows client computers to manage and
control the Windows desktop features of the Fiery PRO80. You can enable Remote Desktop to
access the Check Now feature (page 53) of System Updates on Fiery PRO80s that are not
equipped with FACI.
Remote Desktop must be enabled in both Fiery PRO80 Setup and on the client computer, as
described in the following procedure.
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TO ENABLE REMOTE DESKTOP
1 Enable Remote Desktop on the Fiery PRO80 from the printer touch panel. See “Enable Remote
Desktop” on page 30.
Or, enable Remote Desktop on the Fiery PRO80 from a networked computer:
• Launch a Web browser, type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80, and then
press Enter.
• Click Fiery WebTools.
• Click the Configure tab, and click Launch Configure.
• Log on with Administrator privileges.
• Choose Configure > Server > General.
• Select Enable Remote Desktop.
• Click Apply.
• Click Reboot.
2 Enable Remote Desktop on the client computer:
• Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > Remote Desktop
Connection.
• Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is Idle, and then type the IP address or DNS name of the
Fiery PRO80 and click Connect.
• Type the Administrator password, if prompted.
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Check for Product Updates (Software Downloads Site)
Check for Product Updates (also known as the Software Downloads Site) allows you to access
the Update Server to view and manually download all available updates for Fiery PRO80
System and User Software. You can access Check for Product Updates from the Configure tab
in WebTools.
Check for Product Updates is especially useful if your Fiery PRO80 cannot access the Internet,
is behind a firewall, or is otherwise unable or not configured to seek and accept automatic
updates from the Update Server (for instance, if you do not want—or the Fiery PRO80 is
unable—to take advantage of the auto-download/auto-installation/auto-notification features
available through System Updates).
For detailed instructions, see “To install updates using Check for Product Updates” on
page 56.
Make sure to review “Before updating the Fiery PRO80” on page 49 before using Check for
Product Updates.
TO INSTALL UPDATES USING CHECK FOR PRODUCT UPDATES
1 Launch a Web browser, type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80, and then
press Enter.
2 Click Fiery WebTools.
3 Click the Configure tab, and then click Check for Product Updates.
A window appears listing available updates.
NOTE: The list that is displayed when you access Check for Product Updates may include:
• Updates that are unavailable through System Updates and/or are not approved for all
users.
• Updates that may already be installed on some Fiery PRO80 print servers. To help you
choose which updates to download, compare the list displayed with the Fiery PRO80 print
server’s Configuration page > Updates log.
4 For each update you want to download, click the file name under Download and then select
Save to download the update file to a location on the client computer.
5 When the updates files have been downloaded, browse to the location of the update file on
the client computer and handle it according to the file type, circumstances, and site
conditions.
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Clearing the Fiery PRO80
The Clear Server command allows you to clear all queued print jobs from the Fiery PRO80
Print, Hold, and Printed queues. Jobs can also be deleted, individually or as a group, using
Command WorkStation. Clear Server also clears all jobs archived on the Fiery PRO80 hard
disk, the index of archived jobs, and all FreeForm masters.
TO CLEAR THE FIERY PRO80 FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
• In Command WorkStation, choose Clear Server from the Server menu.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
Back up your original data on your own media at the same time you store and save data on
the Fiery PRO80 hard disk. Never damage or reset the Fiery PRO80 hard disk, and do not turn
off the system while accessing the hard disk. For instructions on how to turn on and turn off
the Fiery PRO80, see page 67.
If the Fiery PRO80 hard disk or system software experiences technical difficulties, data stored
and saved on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk may be irretrievably lost. If problems with the hard
disk occur, extended storage of the following data cannot be assured:
• Third-party fonts
• Print jobs
• Color profiles, including profiles downloaded or edited with Spot-On
• Job notes and instructions
• Scanned image data
• Jobs edited with Impose
• Variable data documents
• E-mail Service Address Book
• FieryPRO80 configuration information (list of all the settings in effect for the current
Setup)
Backing up the entire Fiery PRO80
With the Fiery Clone Tool, you can the copy of the contents of the Fiery PRO80 hard disk to
an image file, and then save the image file to a folder on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk or a USB
storage device connected to the Fiery PRO80. For more information, see the documentation
that accompanies the Fiery Clone Tool.
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Remote connection to the Fiery PRO80
You can access the Fiery PRO80 from a remote Windows computer. This type of connection
allows you to use the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface as if you were using it locally.
TO CONNECT TO THE FIERY PRO80 FROM A REMOTE COMPUTER
1 Enable the Remote Desktop option in Setup.
For information, see page 30.
2 In WebTools Configure, make sure that port 3389 is enabled.
3 From the remote computer, choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications >
Remote Desktop Connection.
4 Type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80 and click Connect.
5 Type the Administrator password, if prompted.
Restoring Fiery PRO80 settings
You can restore the Fiery PRO80 to a group of settings that you have already saved.
Saving and restoring the Fiery PRO80 configuration
You can save the current configuration of the Fiery PRO80 and restore it later, if necessary. To
save and restore settings, use Configure. For information, see Configure Help.
The following settings are saved (if your Fiery PRO80 supports them):
• Settings made in Setup (except Server Name)
• Impose templates saved in the default directory for these files on the Fiery PRO80
• Address books
• Virtual printer settings
• Users and Groups information (logon names and passwords)
• Custom spot colors
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USB printing
Users can save PS, EPS, TIFF, and PDF files to a USB device and print those files on the
Fiery PRO80. To print files automatically when you connect the USB drive to the Fiery PRO80,
save the files to specific folders or to the root level on the USB drive.
For more information about USB printing, see Printing.
TO SET UP A USB DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC PRINTING
1 Configure, at a minimum, the following USB printing options in Configure >
Network > Port > USB:
• Select Enable USB Port.
• For Default Queue, choose the connection to which the Fiery PRO80 downloads files that
do not specify a connection.
• Set USB Media Autoprint to Print All.
2 At a computer, create folders at the top (root) level of the USB device named Print, Hold, and
Direct.
3 Save the files from the computer to the USB drive.
Files copied to the Print, Hold, and Direct folders are downloaded to the corresponding print
connection on the Fiery PRO80 when you connect the USB device to the Fiery PRO80.
Files copied to the root level of the device (and any folder under the root level that is not
named for a print connection) are downloaded to the queue that you configured for USB
printing.
Prepare the USB device with the correct folder structure and appropriate files before the
device is connected to the Fiery PRO80. Because file processing begins as soon as you connect
the device to the Fiery PRO80, there is no time to do any file management tasks such as
moving files to a different folder or deleting files.
4 Remove the USB device from the computer and connect it to the USB port on the Fiery PRO80.
For the location of the USB port, see page 21.
Make sure that the USB device is properly stopped before you disconnect it from the
computer.
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Managing e-mail address books
You can manage e-mail/Internet Fax addresses by sending e-mail messages in a particular
format to the Fiery PRO80. Management features are overwriting the address book, adding
new addresses, removing addresses, and retrieving current addresses on the Fiery PRO80.
Users use the address books when they send attachment files to the Fiery PRO80.
NOTE: E-mail messages can be sent only from an administrator account.
The Fiery PRO80 supports the following address books:
Admin allows members to modify the address book, get the current address book from the
Fiery PRO80, cancel a job, or receive the status of a job. However, membership in this address
book does not provide the same privileges as the Administrator password (page 47) does.
Print includes users who have print access. Only users whose e-mail addresses are in the Print
address book are authorized to submit jobs via e-mail to the Fiery PRO80. Unauthorized users
receive an e-mail reply that their job was not accepted by the Fiery PRO80 for printing.
User includes users who have scanning access.
Fax is used for Scan to Internet FAX. This address book is used for sending scan files via
Internet FAX to the Fiery PRO80. You cannot use addresses in the address book to send an
e-mail to the Fiery PRO80.
Corporate is an LDAP address book used for Scan to E-mail. It allows users to send files with
Remote Scan to a list of addresses registered on an LDAP server.
NOTE: Perform LDAP Setup before setting this address book. For more information, see
Configure Help.
When a print job is submitted via e-mail, the Fiery PRO80 first checks the Print address book.
If the user’s e-mail address does not match any entry in the Print address book, the job does
not print. Instead, the user receives an e-mail stating that the print job was not accepted.
The default wildcard character “@” is stored in the Print address book. This allows any user to
print to the Fiery PRO80 until the administrator adds the first entry in the Print address book.
To manage address books, send an e-mail to the Fiery PRO80 with commands in the Subject
and Message fields. The Fiery PRO80 responds by e-mail with information about each request,
as described in the following table.
To add or remove more than one address at a time, list the addresses on separate lines in the
message field of the e-mail.
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Task Administrator
subject field
Administrator
message field
E-mail response
subject field
E-mail response
message field
To retrieve
a specific
address book
#GetAddressBook
name of address book
For example:
#GetAddressBook Admin
Address Book name of
address book
For example:
Address Book Admin
List of addresses in the
specified address book
To add an address
to an address book
#AddAddressTo
name of address book
For example:
#AddAddressTo Print
name@domain
or
“display name”
Added to Address Book
name of address book
For example:
Added to Address Book
Print
List of addresses added
to the address book
The Fiery PRO80 also
lists any addresses that
cannot be added and
includes the reason.
To clear an
address book
#ClearAddressBook
name of address book
For example:
#ClearAddressBook User
Address Book name of
address book cleared
or
Address Book name of
address book not cleared
For example:
Address Book User
cleared
If the address book is
not cleared, the reason
is given.
To delete an
address from an
address book
#DeleteAddressFrom
name of address book
For example:
#DeleteAddressFrom User
name@domain
or
“display name”
Removed from Address
Book name of address
book
For example:
Removed from Address
Book User
Deleted Address 1
Deleted Address 2
The Fiery PRO80 also
lists any addresses that
cannot be deleted and
includes the reason.
To receive help for
e-mail services
#Help RE: Help Provides
troubleshooting
e-mail syntax
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TO RETRIEVE AN ADDRESS BOOK FROM THE FIERY PRO80
1 Start your e-mail application.
2 Open a new message window.
3 Type the e-mail address of the Fiery PRO80 in the To line.
4 Type the command and the address book name in the Subject line.
For example, to retrieve the User address book, type “#GetAddressBook User.”
5 Send the message.
The return message includes the addresses of the specified address book.
6 Copy the addresses to a text file or save the message for your records.
TO RESTORE AN ADDRESS BOOK TO THE FIERY PRO80
1 Start your e-mail application.
2 Open a new message window.
3 Type the e-mail address of the Fiery PRO80 in the To line.
4 Type the command and the address book name in the Subject line.
For example, to restore the User address book, type “#GetAddressTo User.”
5 Copy the addresses to the body of the e-mail with each address on a separate line.
You can include nicknames. However, when a nickname or address is longer than one line,
edit it to fit on one line.
6 Send the message.
7 In the return e-mail message, confirm that the addresses were restored correctly.
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VDP Search Path
In Configure > PDL > VDP, use the following information to set the file search path for VDP
objects.
Setting common global search paths
A file search path specifies where common VDP resources (for example, PostScript images
and fonts) are stored, on a network computer or on the Fiery PRO80. The Fiery PRO80
searches predefined paths until it finds the necessary resources. If the resource is not found,
the job fails. Inform users of the paths that you specify so that their jobs can access the
resources.
The Fiery PRO80 searches paths for VDP resources in the following order:
• Path that the user specifies in the job
See “Allowing users to define a search path for a single job” on page 64.
• Paths that you define in Configure for common global objects
• Path that the application specifies for VPS or PPML resources when it generates the data
stream
For any of these paths, the Fiery PRO80 searches the folder, and then the subfolders within
that folder. After the Fiery PRO80 locates the first resource, it attempts to locate the second
resource in the same folder. If the second resource is not found in the same folder, the
Fiery PRO80 searches according to the original order.
TO SPECIFY A GLOBAL PATH FOR COMMON VDP OBJECTS
1 In Configure, choose PDL > VDP.
For information about accessing Configure, see page 39.
2 Click Add.
3 In the window that appears, type the path name or click Browse to locate the path.
If you type the path name, use the format of a mapped drive (for example, Z:\folder) or a
UNC (for example, \\computer name\folder).
4 If the path is located on a computer that requires authentication, select Remote Server
Authentication, and then enter the appropriate user name and password.
5 Click OK.
6 To add more paths, click Add and repeat these steps.
7 Click Apply.
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Allowing users to define a search path for a single job
A user can enter a single search path when the user sends the job from a Windows printer
driver, or when someone later overrides the job to include a search path. The path must be
fewer than 256 characters, and in the format of a mapped drive (for example, Z:\folder) or a
UNC (for example, \\computer name\folder).
To use a mapped drive, it must be recognized by the Fiery PRO80. For example, if the user
specifies a path on the user’s computer (for example, C:\My Documents\VDP), the Fiery PRO80
assumes this is the C:\ drive on the Fiery PRO80. In another example, if “Z:” is a network drive
that users access on their network, the Fiery PRO80 does not know the location to which “Z:”
refers. Therefore, you must map a drive so that the Fiery PRO80 also recognizes the location
where resources are stored.
The following procedure assumes that you use the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface. If
you do not have the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface, but your Fiery PRO80 supports
Remote Desktop, connect to the Fiery PRO80 with Remote Desktop and use the following
procedure.
TO MAP A DRIVE TO A LETTER RECOGNIZED BY THE FIERY PRO80
1 From a Windows Explorer window, choose Tools > Map Network Drive.
One method of accessing an Explorer window is to choose Start >Documents >
My Documents.
2 From the Drive menu, choose a letter that is not currently mapped.
3 In the path field, type the UNC of the network computer that contains the shared resources,
or click Browse and locate the computer on the network.
4 Click Finish.
5 If you are prompted to enter a network password, type Administrator in the Connect As field,
type the password in the Password field, and then click OK.
6 Inform the user to use the drive letter in the VDP search path when the user sends the job to
the Fiery PRO80.
ADMINISTERING THE FIERY PRO80 65
Printing the Configuration page
The Configuration page lists the settings in effect for the current Setup. After you perform
Setup, print a Configuration page to confirm your settings. Post the current Configuration
page near the Fiery PRO80 for quick reference. Users need the information on this page, such
as the current printer default settings.
TO PRINT THE CONFIGURATION PAGE FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
• In Command WorkStation, choose File > Print > Server Configuration.
TO PRINT THE CONFIGURATION PAGE FROM THE PRINTER TOUCH PANEL
1 At the printer touch panel, press the Controller button.
2 Press the Tools tab.
3 Press Configuration.
Determining the IP address of the Fiery PRO80
If you must know the IP address of the Fiery PRO80, you can determine it from the Control
Panel without printing a Configuration page.
TO DETERMINE THE IP ADDRESS
1 When the Fiery PRO80 reaches Idle, press any button on the Control Panel.
2 In the menu that appears, press the button next to IP Address.
ADMINISTERING THE FIERY PRO80 66
Maintaining optimal Fiery PRO80 performance
The Fiery PRO80 does not require maintenance. Beyond the obvious requirements of servicing
and maintaining the printer and replenishing consumables, you can improve the overall
performance of your system by doing the following:
• Make the best use of your network connections.
Publish only connections that will be used. The Fiery PRO80 constantly checks all published
connections, even if they are inactive.
Review the published connections by printing a Configuration page. Eliminate the
connections that are not being used. It is easy to re-establish them when needed.
• Leave less urgent jobs to times when there is less network traffic or printing.
You can print recurring print jobs or jobs that are not urgent to the Hold queue. At low-traffic
times, the administrator or a user of the job management tools with Operator privileges can
move (or copy) all the Hold queue jobs to the Print queue for printing.
• Reduce unnecessary network communication.
Large numbers of users running Fiery utilities, especially with frequent updates, may have a
significant effect on Fiery PRO80 performance.
• Make sure that you have adequate disk space on the Fiery PRO80.
Periodically review the list of jobs in the Hold queue, and the number of jobs being retained
in the Printed queue.
An administrator can print or delete jobs that are in the Printed queue and Hold queue.
Consider printing or offloading inactive jobs. If disk space on the Fiery PRO80 is frequently
low, you can disable the Printed queue and choose not to publish the Hold queue (in Printer
Setup).
To move or remove queued jobs, use the job management tools. When you free up disk space
by removing inactive jobs, new jobs are spooled and printed more quickly.
ADMINISTERING THE FIERY PRO80 67
Shutting down, rebooting, and restarting the Fiery PRO80
Generally, you can leave the Fiery PRO80 and the printer running all the time. This section
describes how to shut down and restart the Fiery PRO80 when necessary.
When you need to shut down the Fiery PRO80, fonts downloaded to the Fiery PRO80 are not
deleted. Jobs in the Printing, Processing, and Held jobs lists are not deleted and are available
for printing when you reboot or restart the Fiery PRO80.
Restarting the Fiery PRO80 resets the system software, but does not reboot the entire system.
Network access to the Fiery PRO80 is temporarily interrupted and all currently processing jobs
are terminated.
If you use a USB thumb drive, remove it before rebooting. Otherwise, the Fiery PRO80 does
not reboot.
TO SHUT DOWN THE FIERY PRO80 FROM THE CONTROL PANEL
1 Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is not receiving, processing, or printing any files.
If the system has just finished processing, wait at least five seconds after the system reaches
Idle before beginning the shutdown procedure.
2 Press the Menu button to display the Functions menu.
3 Select Shutdown System.
TO RESTART OR REBOOT THE FIERY PRO80 FROM THE CONTROL PANEL
1 When the Fiery PRO80 reaches Idle, press any button on the Control Panel.
2 Press the Menu button to display the Functions menu.
3 In the menu that appears, press the button next to Restart Server.
4 In the next menu, press the button next to Restart Server or Reboot System.
ADMINISTERING THE FIERY PRO80 68
Ejecting a CD/DVD from the Fiery PRO80
Use of the CD/DVD drive is primarily for service technicians when they install system
software.
If you shut down the Fiery PRO80, the CD/DVD is ejected automatically.
TO EJECT A CD/DVD
1 When the Fiery PRO80 reaches Idle, press any button on the Control Panel.
2 In the menu that appears, press the button next to Eject CD/DVD.
TROUBLESHOOTING 69
TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter provides troubleshooting tips.
Troubleshooting the Fiery PRO80
Startup diagnostics are described in the documentation for service technicians. Contact your
authorized service/support center if you see startup error messages on Command WorkStation
or if the Fiery PRO80 does not reach the Idle state.
Runtime error messages
For error messages related to canceling jobs and printing, including the Disk Full message and
alerts to load media, see Command WorkStation Help.
You can turn on PostScript error reporting as a print option from Mac OS applications.
Printer not found
Most failures to find a printer on the network are due to conflicting or missing name or
address settings for the Fiery PRO80. You must enter names in specific places. The required
names are:
• TCP/IP host name (also known as the DNS name), which is defined by your organization.
Enter the host name as the Server Name in Fiery PRO80 Setup.
• Remote printer (internal machine) name. Use one of the following:
print
hold
direct
NOTE: If you change the DNS name (TCP/IP host name) of the Fiery PRO80, you must
reconfigure one of the utilities on each computer.
TROUBLESHOOTING 70
For the appropriate name, see the following table.
Cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80 with utilities
If users cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80, check the following:
Fiery PRO80 Setup: The appropriate network protocol must be enabled, with the correct
parameters (for example, for TCP/IP, the IP address), and you must publish the Print queue
or Hold queue.
You can check these settings quickly by printing a Configuration page.
On the client computer: The appropriate network protocols must be loaded.
In this location For this item TCP/IP networks See
Setup Server Name option Administrator defines
name
page 29
Windows hosts file host name DNS name
(TCP/IP host name)
page 10
Windows setup for
TCP/IP
lpd host name DNS name
(TCP/IP host name)
page 13
Name of printer on lpd
host machine
print, hold, or direct
UNIX /etc/printcap file
(BSD)
rp line print, hold, or direct page 14
Solaris lpadmin queuename print, hold, or direct
Add New Server dialog box,
when configuring a utility
Server Name DNS name
(TCP/IP host name)
Utilities
TROUBLESHOOTING 71
Cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80 with Command WorkStation
If a problem occurs while you are connecting to the Fiery PRO80, an error message is
displayed.
The problem can occur when:
• The FieryPRO80 is initially turned on.
• The FieryPRO80 restarts.
• You have changed settings affecting the server address and have not reconfigured the
connection to the server.
If you experience this problem, try the following solutions, in this order:
• A remote computer running utilities or WebTools may be interfering by obtaining status
information. If possible, close the remote application, and try to connect again.
• Restart the Command WorkStation software and try to connect again.
• Restart the Fiery PRO80.
INDEX 73
Numerics
1000BaseT 22
100BaseTX 22
10BaseT 22
A
access levels, setting 15
Active Directory 13
administrator
functions 46
installing the server 11
password 47
privileges 17
Allow Courier Substitution option 41
Append CR to LF option 41
C
Calibration command 32
changing
Administrator password 47
host name or DNS name 69
characters per inch 42
check for product updates 56
Check Now feature, system updates 50, 53
Clear Server command 57
client setup
overview 11
WebTools 45
CMYK printing by default 41
Color Charts 28, 32
Color Mode option 41
Command WorkStation
Configuration page 65
problems connecting to server 71
Setup from 39
Configuration page
printing 28, 32, 65
troubleshooting connection problems 70
Configure (WebTool) 19
configuring a proxy server, system updates 53
connecting network cable 21
Convert Paper Sizes option 42
Courier font, substitution with 41
cover page, printing at end of job 43
D
date, setting 35
Default Gateway option 37
Default Paper Sizes option 42
Direct connection
described 18
required for downloading fonts 19
disk space 66
DNS (Domain Name Server)
implications of changing 69
listing server name 13
Docs WebTool 19
downloading fonts, Direct connection
requirement 19
Downloads (WebTool) 19
E
E-mail Log 28, 32
Enable Auto IP Configuration option 29
enabling WebTools 38
error messages 43
runtime 69
Ethernet
connector 22
Port Setup 29, 36
speed 29, 36
F
Font Number (PCL) option 42
fonts
pitch 42
printer fonts on server 28, 32
printing Font List 28
printing font list 32
size 42
source 42
substitution 41
Form Length option 42
FreeForm master 43
FTP Log 28, 32
Functions menu 27
INDEX
INDEX 74
G
Gateway Address option 37
Gateway Type option 30
gateway, assigning address automatically 30
H
Hold queue, described 18
Home (WebTool) 19
host name, registering on network 13, 69
I
improving server performance 66
installing server on network 11
Internet, accessing server with WebTools 19
IP address
assigning automatically 29
assigning manually 30
for Ethernet Setup 30
static 30
IP Address option 36
J
Java to support Internet browser 45
Job Batching 44
Job Log
clearing jobs from 57
described 32
printing manually 28
job management tools, deleting jobs with 57
L
line feed, PCL jobs 41
LPR (TCP/IP), UNIX 14
M
maintaining server performance 66
N
naming the server 29, 35, 69
network
installation summary 11, 12
protocols supported 10
TCP/IP 12
Network Setup 36
O
Offset Jobs option 42
Operator password privileges 17
Orientation option 42
P
PANTONE 28, 32
Paper Color option 42
Paper Size for System Pages option 42
paper size used by default 42
Paper Type option 43
Paper Weight option 43
passwords
Administrator privileges 17
Administrator, changing 47
Operator privileges 17
setting 16
PDF files, font substitution in 41
Pitch option 42
Points option 42
Port Setup, Ethernet Setup 29, 36
PostScript error 43
Print Cover Page option 43
Print Master option 43
Print Pages command 32
Print queue, described 18
Print to PostScript Error option 43
Printed queue 18
printer
connection failure 69
not found 69
not in Chooser 69
printing
CMYK by default 41
Configuration page 28, 32
connections 18
cover page for each job 43
Font List 28
font list 32
reprinting previously printed jobs 18
server information pages 32
Productivity Setup options 44
protocols, network 10
proxy server 53
publishing connections, overview 18
Punched Paper option 43
Q
queues, clearing all 57
R
Remote Desktop
connecting from user computer 58
Setup option 35
INDEX 75
remote desktop, enabling for system updates 54
reprinting jobs 18
Restart command 32
Resume Printing command 27, 33
RJ-45 connector 22
S
Sample Print command 33
Scale to Fit option 43
Secure Print 32
server
back view showing connectors 21
maintaining and improving performance 66
naming 29, 35
Setup 22
touch panel display 24, 31
Server Name option 35
Server Setup 29
Server Setup 35
Set Domain Name option, Windows
printing 38
Setup
accessing 24, 31
administrative functions 46
from a network computer 39
Network Setup 36
screen types 26, 34
Server Setup 35
summary 24
Setup command 32
Shut Down command 32
SMB, see Windows printing
Subnet Mask option 30, 36
Suspend Printing command 27, 33
Symbol Set option 43
System Date option 35
system software
updating 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56
system software, updating 49
System Time option 35
system updates 50
cautions 49
check for product updates 50
Check Now feature 50, 53
enabling a proxy server 53
enabling Remote Desktop 54
scheduling 52
T
TCP/IP
Ethernet Setup 29
host name 69
with UNIX workstations 14
TCP/IP Version 6 option 37
terminology, general 7
Test Page, printing 32
time, setting 35
touch panel display
accessing Setup 24, 31
illustrated 24, 31
troubleshooting
Command WorkStation connection
problems 71
connection to printer fails 69
Printer not found in the selection list of
utilities 70
Printer not found on TCP/IP or IPX
networks 69
twisted pair cable 22
U
UNIX
on TCP/IP network 14
printcap file 70
remote printer name 70
updating the system 49, 50, 52, 53, 56
USB printing 59
Use PDF XObjects option 43
Use WINS Name Server option 38
using check for product updates 56
using system updates 50
W
Web Services option 38
WebTools
Configure 19
Docs 19
Downloads 19
enabling 38
Home 19
Windows printing
domain issues 13
setting domain or workgroup 38
Fiery® Color Server
Fiery Color Reference
© 2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
under Legal Notices for this product.
45087207
1 September 2009
CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
About this document 7
For additional information 7
OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 8
Understanding color management systems 8
How color management works 9
Using ColorWise and application color management 10
Using ColorWise color management tools 11
USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 12
Understanding workflows 12
Standard recommended workflow 14
Choosing colors 15
Understanding color models 16
Optimizing for output type 17
Maintaining color accuracy 18
MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONS 19
Using office applications 19
Color matching with office applications 20
Working with office applications 20
Defining colors 20
Working with imported files 21
Selecting options when printing 21
Output profiles 22
Ensuring color accuracy when you save a file 22
CONTENTS 4
MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS 23
Working with PostScript applications 23
Color matching with PostScript applications 24
Using color reference pages to match color 24
Using the CMYK Color Reference 24
Using the PANTONE reference 25
Working with imported objects 25
Mixing object types (Advanced color management) 26
Using CMYK source profiles 26
Using application-defined halftones 27
Ensuring color accuracy when you save a file 27
MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 28
Specifying color settings 28
Configuring Photoshop color settings 28
Saving files from Photoshop 31
Choosing a file format 31
Selecting options when printing 34
Advanced tips for using PostScript color management 36
MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS 38
Adobe InDesign 39
InDesign color settings 39
Importing objects 41
Selecting options when printing 42
QuarkXPress 45
Importing objects 45
Selecting options when printing 45
Optional color management from QuarkXPress 46
CONTENTS 5
MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS 47
Adobe Illustrator 47
Note about color models in Illustrator 47
Illustrator color settings 48
Saving files for importing into other documents 50
Specifying print options 50
Using Illustrator color management 53
CorelDRAW 53
Defining colors 53
Importing objects 54
Saving files for importing into other documents 54
Specifying print options 54
Optional color management in CorelDRAW 55
MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBAT 56
Specifying color settings 57
Selecting options when printing 58
DESKTOP COLOR PRIMER 60
The properties of color 60
The physics of color 61
CIE color model 62
Hue, saturation, and brightness 62
Additive and subtractive color systems 64
Understanding color gamut 67
Printing techniques 67
Halftone and continuous tone devices 68
Using color effectively 68
General guidelines 69
Color wheel 69
Color and text 71
CONTENTS 6
Raster images and vector graphics 72
Optimizing files for processing and printing 73
Resolution of raster images 73
Scaling 74
BIBLIOGRAPHY 75
GLOSSARY 77
INDEX 89
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
This document provides a reference for information about optimizing color printing
with the Color Server and improving color quality and performance for all Color Server
models. Specific features and options may vary, depending on the Color Server model at
your site.
NOTE: The term “printer” is used throughout this document to denote a supported printer
or copier. The term “toner” refers to toner or ink.
About this document
This document provides an overview of general color concepts, with a specific focus on color
management for print output. It describes multiple scenarios (called workflows) during which
color information can be specified. It also provides application notes that explain how to print
to the Color Server from popular Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS applications.
Color terms and concepts, such as “color space,” “spot color,” “gamut,” and “source profile”
appear in bold throughout this document. If you are new to desktop color, or if any terms are
unfamiliar, see the “Glossary” on page 77.
For additional information
This document is one in a set of documentation that includes documents for both users and
system administrators. For a description of all of the available documentation, see Welcome.
All other documents should be available at your site. For more information, see the following
documents as directed.
For additional information about the topics discussed in this document, see:
• Color Printing: For detailed information about the color printing options and settings
available with your Color Server, as well as the ColorWise color management system built
into your Color Server.
• Printing: For information about how to set the ColorWise print options.
For information about performing color management tasks and using
Command WorkStation, see Command WorkStation Help.
For general information about printing in color, see “Desktop Color Primer” on page 60 and
the sources in the “Bibliography” on page 75.
OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 8
OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS
To create successful color documents and presentations, you can take advantage of the features
of color management software as they are implemented by the Color Server and on your
desktop computer. This chapter is devoted to various elements of color management that
contribute to predictable color results.
Understanding color management systems
A color management system (CMS) is a “translator” between the color space of the source
device (for example, a monitor or scanner) and the color space of the destination device
(for example, the printer). It compares the color space in which the source object is created
to the color space in which the job is output, and adjusts the colors in the document to
maintain consistency across different devices. A CMS typically uses a device-independent
color space, such as CIELAB, as its intermediate color space. To perform its translation,
a CMS needs information about the color space of the source object and the gamut of the
printer. This information is provided through profiles, often created by the manufacturers
of the computer monitor or printer. The end product of a CMS conversion is a printed
document or object file in the gamut of a particular printer.
Progress is being made toward standardization in the field of digital color management
systems. Windows and Mac OS operating systems support an industry standard format
developed by the International Color Consortium (ICC). This ICC format is implemented
on Windows and Mac OS computers. Other software developers are also incorporating CMSs
into high-end applications. The Color Server CMS, ColorWise, supports this standard
profile format.
You can use the EFI Color Profiler Suite (an optional software package) to create color profiles
that are fully compliant with ICC standards, evaluate the profiles, edit them, and test them.
EFI Color Profiler Suite includes a spectrophotometer that you can use to create profiles.
OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 9
How color management works
Before you can print a color document, the color data in it must be converted to the gamut
of the printer. Whether performed by the Color Server or a host-based CMS, the process of
converting color data for a printer is the same: the CMS interprets RGB object data according
to a specified source profile and adjusts both RGB and CMYK data according to a specified
output profile, also called a destination profile by some color management systems.
The source profile defines the RGB color space of the object’s source: characteristics such as
the white point, gamma, and type of phosphor used. The output profile defines the gamut of
an output device, such as a printer. The Color Server (or host-based CMS) uses a deviceindependent
color space to translate between the source color space and the color space of
the output device.
The Color Server allows you to specify default and override settings for the source color
space information and the output profile information (see Color Printing). When you use
these settings, you do not need to use the features of other color management systems.
Your Color Server software includes ICC profile for use with other color management
systems, although conflicts may arise when the Color Server CMS is used in conjunction
with a host CMS.
You can also use color management systems to adjust color data to the gamut of an output
device other than the one to which you are printing. This process of simulating another
output device is commonly used for proofing jobs that are printed on an offset press.
For more information about the Color Server simulation feature, see Color Printing.
The type of print job and the final output device, Color Server or offset press, determines
the workflow that provides the best results. For information about choosing workflows,
see “Using Color Management Workflows” on page 12.
Input data Printed data or file
Color manageme nt system
Device-independent
color space
Source
profile
Output
profile
OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 10
Using ColorWise and application color management
The Color Server CMS, ColorWise, is designed to provide casual and expert users the best
color output for a variety of purposes. Several applications also provide their own CMS.
This document describes how to optimize print output using ColorWise color management
and application color management.
The Color Server intelligently manages the printed appearance of RGB, CMYK, and spot
colors. You can allow the Color Server to manage color for most color printing jobs without
adjusting any settings.
A desktop (host-based) CMS uses ICC profiles to convert colors from one device gamut to
another (see “Desktop Color Primer” on page 60). The color data is converted when it passes
from one application to another or when the job is sent to the printer; thus, the processing
occurs on your computer, as opposed to the Color Server.
Conventional color management systems typically address only color conversions, and they
occupy your computer processor. When you use ColorWise, jobs leave your computer and
are processed faster on the Color Server.
The advantages to ColorWise color management versus desktop (application) color
management include the following:
• Relieving your computer from performing additional processing. Delaying color
conversions until the color data reaches the Color Server frees your computer so that
you can continue working. Color conversions on the Color Server are, in most cases,
much faster than similar conversions on a host computer.
• Eliminating the potential for undesirable color management-related conflicts, such as
iterative color conversions and inconsistent color between applications. The Color Server
applies global corrections to specific groups of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors to avoid
such conflicts.
• Accepting RGB files in addition to larger CMYK files from applications, which minimizes
network traffic and enables jobs to print faster.
ColorWise uses ICC profiles to convert colors to the device gamut or simulate other devices,
such as an offset printing press. ColorWise manages color conversions for all users printing
to the Color Server from Windows and Mac OS computers. It allows users to follow a simple
workflow with minimal intervention using robust default settings, while giving advanced
users the control and precision that they need.
OVERVIEW OF COLOR MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS 11
Using ColorWise color management tools
Your Color Server user software includes several types of color reference pages that allow you
to see the range of colors that can be printed on your printer. For predictable color, use the
color reference pages when defining the colors in your document.
The available resources are as follows:
RGB Color Reference: A Microsoft Word file and a Microsoft PowerPoint file that allow you
to view the colors available in the standard palettes of office applications and see how those
colors print on the Color Server (see “Color matching with office applications” on page 20).
CMYK Color Reference: An 11-page, downloadable PostScript file of CMYK color patches
(see “Using the CMYK Color Reference” on page 24).
Process Simulation of PANTONE Solid Coated Colors: A 19-page, downloadable PostScript
file of color patches showing the CMYK equivalents of PANTONE Coated colors.
This file prints differently, depending on the setting of the Spot Color Matching option
(see “Using the PANTONE reference” on page 25).
In addition, you can print RGB, CMYK, and PANTONE color charts from the Color Server.
USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 12
USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS
A workflow is the path a print job follows from creation to destination. The workflow of any
job includes points at which decisions are made about how to define, use, and translate color.
The choices made, and the point at which they are made, impact the color output produced.
This chapter introduces issues with color management in specific desktop applications and
discusses the interaction between those applications and ColorWise color management.
Understanding workflows
The term “workflow” is used to describe the path a job follows from its creation in a desktop
application to final printed output. The Color Server supports a variety of workflows with
different levels of complexity. There are several points at which color management can be
performed on a job (see the illustration on page 13). The information provided at each step
(for example, the type of color used) impacts the workflow of the job.
Always consider the complexity of the workflow. Every time colors are converted,
performance and color accuracy are affected. A workflow with a minimum number of steps
minimizes the risk of error.
USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 13
Application and operating system color management:
Turn off
Disable any CMS provided by the application or operating
system to ensure that the Color Server receives color data
properly and prints it accurately. For information, see the
documentation that accompanies your application.
NOTE: Color management between the display device
and the application cannot be disabled.
Select colors based on the desired output (see “Choosing
colors” on page 15).
Select file format based on the desired output. EPS data
is not manipulated. Other formats can be used if the file is
saved with the appropriate settings.
Use the ColorWise CMS as described in this document
and Color Printing.
Operating system color options: Disabled
Disable any CMS provided by the operating system.
Calibrate as described in Color Printing. Perform regular
maintenance as recommended by the printer manufacturer.
Use the paper stock, toner, and other materials
recommended by the printer manufacturer.
CMYK
DOCUMENT
Spot
RGB
SAVE AS (File Format)
PRINT
Set ColorWise print options
Color Server
Calibration
Device maintenance
Optimal output
USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 14
Standard recommended workflow
The Color Server is highly optimized for the specific printer it supports. ColorWise addresses
issues unique to your printer, including halftones, individual toner response, interactions
among toners, natural smoothness of blends, and the capability to render spot and custom
colors. The Color Server distinguishes text and graphics from image elements, so that black
channel information can be preserved while parameters used for CMYK color separations are
maintained.
The recommended standard color workflow uses ColorWise calibration and color
management. The Color Server comes into play near the end of the color workflow.
For this workflow:
• Bypass any color management of printed output in the application and operating system.
This ensures that the colors you select reach the Color Server and ColorWise in a
usable form. Consider, however, that ColorWise fully supports color management from
applications and printer drivers (see “Using ColorWise and application color
management” on page 10).
• Set the CMYK/Grayscale Source option in ColorWise to match the CMYK color space
used in the application to select the colors. Any CMYK/Grayscale Source setting (except
ColorWise Off, if available) applies calibration, so the response of the printer appears
stable.
Some examples of CMYK/Grayscale Source settings are SWOP or ISO Coated in the
U.S., Euroscale in Europe, and DIC or Japan Color in Japan. If colors have been selected
specifically for your calibrated Color Server, set CMYK/Grayscale Source to None.
• Set other ColorWise print options as appropriate. For a list and descriptions of ColorWise
print options that affect CMYK, RGB, spot, and other colors, see Color Printing.
USING COLOR MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS 15
Choosing colors
When working with color materials, whether they are presentations, illustrations,
or complicated page designs, you make aesthetic decisions about the colors you use. After you
set a goal, you must make the best use of the capabilities of your Color Server to realize your
design in print. Your color printing system becomes an ally in this creative process to the
extent that results are predictable:
• If you designed a poster to print on the Color Server, you want the printed colors to match
the design specification.
• If you are printing presentations on the Color Server, you want to preserve the vivid colors
that you see on the monitor.
• If you are working with color that is to be printed on an offset press, you want
the Color Server output to match other prepress proofs or PANTONE color swatch
books.
The colors that you define when creating a file in an application, and the color management
tools within the application that you use, impact how the file is processed (workflow) and the
final output that you can expect.
Use color management to control color output by performing the following tasks:
• Select a color model: Different types of applications use different color models. The color
model you select, and whether or when data is converted from one color model to another,
influences the final color output.
• Optimize for output type: The type of final output influences your color and application
choices.
• Use color matching tools: The Color Server provides several tools to preview colors
available on a device and define them within an application.
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Understanding color models
You can define colors in several different color models, most commonly RGB, CMYK, and
a spot color matching system (such as PANTONE). Depending on the application you use,
you may or may not have a choice of the color model.
RGB colors are used when you take output from an RGB device such as a digital camera
or scanner. Another use of the RGB color model is for displaying colors on a monitor.
CMYK colors are what most printers use.
spot colors, such as PANTONE, are special inks manufactured to run on an offset printing
press. Spot colors can be simulated using CMYK toners (also known as process colors). With
the Spot Color Matching print option, you can determine how spot colors are printed at the
Color Server:
• Spot Color Matching On uses color tables built into the Color Server to simulate the spot
color with the closest equivalent available using the CMYK toners of the copier/printer
connected to the Color Server.
If your Color Server supports the Spot-On application in Command WorkStation, you
can customize the spot color definitions used by ColorWise.
• Spot Color Matching Off instructs the Color Server to simulate the spot color using CMYK
equivalents defined by the spot color manufacturer. These are the same CMYK values used
by applications that include spot color libraries. This CMYK combination is then printed
with the CMYK/Grayscale Source setting that you choose, such as SWOP or DIC.
The color model used by your application determines the methods available for choosing
colors, as well as the way color data is transmitted to the Color Server:
• Office applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics
applications, use the RGB color model. They typically transmit only RGB data to the
Color Server.
• Illustration applications use both the RGB and CMYK color models, but typically
transmit only CMYK data to the Color Server.
• Pixel-editing applications use both the RGB and CMYK color models. They transmit
RGB or CMYK data to the Color Server.
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Optimizing for output type
You can use the Color Server for on-demand color printing and color proofing. On-demand
color printing refers to those jobs for which the Color Server is the final print device. Printing
jobs to the Color Server in preparation for printing on an offset press is referred to as color
proofing. Both types of Color Server print jobs can use RGB, CMYK, and spot colors.
NOTE: The term “on-demand” applies to producing printed output when it is needed.
You may be familiar with the term “short-run,” which usually applies to the volume of a
printing task. Although these terms do not mean exactly the same thing, “on-demand” in this
document applies also to short-run printing scenarios. Because you can print as many pages as
you need and reprint jobs quickly, the Color Server performs equally well in either
environment.
The type of printing you plan for a document, on-demand color printing on the Color Server
versus color proofing for eventual printing on an offset press, determines the way you define
colors, as well as the print option settings you choose.
• For on-demand color printing on the Color Server, use any application and define colors
in RGB or CMYK. If your application supports it, you can also choose colors from the
PANTONE color library. Choose the appropriate settings for print options affecting
color output (for descriptions of the print options, see Color Printing).
• For color proofing, use a PostScript-defined color in CMYK or choose colors from color
libraries, such as the PANTONE color library. Placed objects can also be defined in RGB
or CMYK. Choose the appropriate settings for print options affecting color output (see
Color Printing).
NOTE: The Color Server allows you to use RGB or CMYK data when printing proofs for an
offset press run. However, sending data to an imagesetter usually requires CMYK data.
Characteristics of on-demand jobs Characteristics of offset proofs
Bright, saturated colors are often desirable. Require the printed colors to match those from
another set of CMYK printing conditions.
Colors are achieved using the full range
of colors available, referred to as the full
gamut of the printer or, more simply,
device CMYK.
Colors that are specified for an offset press require
CMYK simulation that is optimized for proofing
on the printer.
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Maintaining color accuracy
For the colors you see on your monitor to match those on your printed output, they must go
through color management, including precise calibration of your monitor and Color Server.
If viewing colors on the monitor is critical, consider using a professional profiling software
package and instrument, such as the EFI Color Profiler Suite, to create a monitor profile.
A monitor profile enables the application to compensate for the color behavior of the monitor
when displaying colors. As a result, colors previewed on the monitor more closely match the
colors in your printed output.
If you are not equipped or inclined to maintain accurate monitor color management, you can
opt for an easier approach. Determine which is more important to you: printed colors or
on-screen colors.
• If printed colors are your priority, choose colors from printed samples. By using sample
colors, you ensure that your printed output remains consistent, regardless of how the
colors appear on different monitors. Print the palette of available colors from business
applications and select colors from the printed samples. Color reference files are included
on the User Software CD or DVD. (For more information, see “Color matching with
office applications” on page 20 and “Color matching with PostScript applications” on
page 24.) You can also print color charts from the Color Server and select colors by name
or number from the printed samples. Advanced applications allow you to define colors
in the easier-to-control spot and CMYK color spaces. For more information about color
selection, see “Choosing colors” on page 15.
• If on-screen (displayed) colors are more important, trust your eyes and your monitor.
Visually select colors on your monitor, but be aware that colors are optimized only for your
monitor. When the document is opened on other monitors, the colors may look different.
Even though printed colors may not match those on your monitor, they still print to the
Color Server with good results.
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MANAGING COLOR IN OFFICE APPLICATIONS
The ColorWise color management system provides complete color management for jobs
printed from office applications and other applications that do not generate PostScript.
This chapter provides instructions for printing color documents from applications such as
word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics applications. Use these instructions
with the Microsoft Office applications.
Using office applications
The Color Server must receive PostScript instructions to print a document. Many
applications do not create these PostScript instructions, relying on the printer driver to create
them. Included in this category are most word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation
graphics applications. These applications use operating system features to render images for
display or printing. The term “office applications” is used in this document to refer to these
types of applications.
All office applications handle color similarly, using the same RGB color model used for
the color monitor. Most office applications allow you to choose colors from a palette of
preselected colors. Some allow you to add new colors to the palette using a color picker.
Although some applications allow you to specify color using the CMYK, HSL, and
HSV color models, these applications always send RGB color data to the Color Server.
(An exception to this is a CMYK EPS format file placed in a document, which is sent
as CMYK data.)
When working with color in office applications, consider the following:
• The range of colors that can be displayed in RGB on your monitor is much larger than
the range of colors that can be printed on your printer. When you print the document,
out-of-gamut RGB colors are mapped to the colors your printer can produce.
• Office applications send only RGB data to the Color Server. You control the rendering
style of the color conversion with your selection of a rendering intent.
Each rendering intent uses a different color rendering style and has a different way of
mapping unprintable colors to the color gamut of your printer. For more information
about color rendering intents, see Color Printing.
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Color matching with office applications
Your Color Server user software includes two RGB color reference pages, a Microsoft Word
file and a Microsoft PowerPoint file. You can print these files using different RGB print
options to see how the colors appear when printed to the Color Server. For best results, print
the color reference page using the same print options you plan to use for your final document.
Select the colors that you want to use from the printed version of the RGB color reference
page and use those colors in your document.
Working with office applications
Before printing from these applications, make sure that the appropriate printer driver and the
Color Server PPD (PostScript Printer Description) are installed on your computer, as
described in Printing.
Defining colors
Office applications use the RGB color model. The only way to use CMYK or PANTONE
colors is to define them in Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) format files with an illustration or
page layout application, and then place these files in Microsoft Office documents. Colors in
EPS files are preserved until they reach the Color Server (assuming no PostScript color
management information was included).
Office applications display EPS files at low resolution, but the EPS objects are printed at full
resolution. In general, use EPS files only when RGB colors are impractical in your specific
workflow. EPS files are useful when large or complex objects must be printed at full resolution
or exceed the memory allocation of some office applications.
RGB Color Reference
(Microsoft PowerPoint)
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Working with imported files
Your application may allow you to import a variety of file formats. If you encounter printing
problems when using other imported file formats, such as TIFF and PICT, EPS files are
recommended.
NOTE: If you cannot import EPS elements, it may be necessary to perform a “custom install”
of your office applications.
Even when there are no user-defined color management options within office applications,
color conversions occur when you import objects or page elements that were not defined in
RGB. To avoid such conversions with imported files, use the EPS file format for non-RGB
artwork that is to be imported into office applications.
All RGB objects placed in a document are affected by the settings you choose for the RGB
print options.
Mixing imported object types (Advanced color management)
If you place multiple RGB objects, mixed non-photographic and photographic, into an
office application file, a single rendering intent may not optimize output for all the objects.
In this case, you can have the photographic objects bypass the rendering intent altogether.
To accomplish this, open the photographic object in CMYK mode with a pixel-editing
application, such as Adobe Photoshop, save the object in an EPS format file, and then
import it into the document.
Selecting options when printing
With regard to Color Server printing, all office applications behave in the same manner.
To specify print options and color management settings, follow the instructions in
Color Printing. To specify these options, you must use a PostScript Level 2 (or later)
printer driver, such as an Adobe PostScript printer driver.
Because office applications send RGB data to the Color Server, your choice of RGB print
option settings is important. Specify the appropriate RGB print options for the desired
color effect (see Color Printing).
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Output profiles
All color data in a job is affected by the output profile on the Color Server. This profile may
be the one designed for your device and shipped with the Color Server, or it may be a custom
profile created at your site (see Color Printing). If necessary, print the Test Page to see which
profile is the active default on the Color Server.
Ensuring color accuracy when you save a file
To ensure color accuracy, take the following steps:
• When saving CMYK EPS files, do not include PostScript color management information.
This minimizes the risk of conflicting data and multiple color conversions. PostScript
color management causes your CMYK colors to be interpreted by the Color Server as
though they were supplied in the Lab color space and, as a result, processed by RGB print
options, rather than your CMYK Source and CMYK Processing Method settings.
• Include ICC color information in files. ColorWise does not conflict with this information,
and such data is useful for identifying the specific color space used by your files.
• Do not include halftone and transfer functions.
• Turn off color management in the printer driver.
On Windows computers, on the Color Management tab of the printer’s Properties, make
sure that no color profiles are associated with the printer.
On Mac OS computers, in the ColorSync settings of the printer driver, set the Color
Conversion option to In Printer and the Quartz Filter option to None.
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MANAGING COLOR IN POSTSCRIPT APPLICATIONS
This chapter provides guidelines for using applications that can write their own PostScript,
such as some illustration, pixel editing, and page layout applications. For information
about using specific applications, see “Managing Color in Adobe Photoshop” on page 28,
“Managing Color in Page Layout Applications” on page 38, or “Managing Color in
Illustration Applications” on page 47.
Working with PostScript applications
Most applications used for illustration, pixel editing, and page layout can create the PostScript
information they send to a PostScript printer or save in PostScript files. Adobe Illustrator,
Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and QuarkXPress are all PostScript applications.
PostScript applications work with color in many different ways. Most allow you to choose
process colors (by entering percentages for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black), as well as
named colors from a spot color system, such as PANTONE. When you print composites,
these applications send process-color equivalents for named spot colors to the Color Server.
In some applications, you can also choose colors using the RGB, HSB, HSL, or other color
models.
Generally, PostScript applications send color information to the Color Server as CMYK data.
An exception to this is an RGB object placed in a document, which is sent directly to the
Color Server (unless you specify special color management settings in the application). In
addition, some PostScript applications that allow you to define colors in RGB or other color
models also send data to the Color Server in those color spaces.
NOTE: If your Color Server supports the Postflight application, you can use PostFlight to
analyze the color spaces used in a particular job.
Color controls in PostScript applications are typically designed for printing on an offset press.
Some adjustments may be required for printing to the Color Server. Displayed versions of
colors you choose in these applications may not match Color Server output exactly, and
named colors may not print accurately on the Color Server, since these colors typically require
custom inks.
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Color matching with PostScript applications
All PostScript applications support CMYK. Some also support RGB and other color models
based on monitor display values. PostScript applications also allow you to choose named
colors using one or more color libraries, such as PANTONE (see page 25).
We highly recommend that you use printed color reference pages to ensure predictable color
printing results with the Color Server or match your Color Server output to colors produced
by other printers.
Using color reference pages to match color
Your Color Server user software includes several color reference pages. By choosing colors for
your documents from these printed reference pages and specifying the corresponding CMYK
values, you ensure that you print the same color from your device.
NOTE: For best results, calibrate the Color Server before printing the reference pages.
NOTE: Using the reference pages does not match monitor colors to printed colors. For this,
you must use a color management system and calibrate your monitor.
Using the CMYK Color Reference
Use the CMYK Color Reference included with your Color Server user software to see how
various cyan, magenta, yellow, and black combinations look when printed on your printer.
To print the CMYK Color Reference, download the file to a recently calibrated Color Server.
The printed pages display groups of color patches in graduated combinations of yellow,
magenta, and cyan, and smaller patches that include 25%, 50%, and 75% black. Use these
pages to pick colors and specify process color values in your application. The file is included
on the User Software CD or DVD.
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Using the PANTONE reference
Use the PANTONE reference (Process Simulation of PANTONE Solid Coated Colors)
included with your Color Server user software to help ensure predictable results with colors
chosen from the PANTONE color library.
The information printed by this reference varies depending on the Spot Color Matching
setting.
• Spot Color Matching On prints patches that simulate the spot color with the closest
equivalent available using the CMYK toners of the copier/printer connected to the
Color Server. The CMYK values used to produce the color, as well as the PANTONE
color name/number, are printed below each patch.
• Spot Color Matching Off prints patches of the CMYK equivalents of PANTONE colors as
defined by PANTONE. (These are the same CMYK values defined in applications that
include PANTONE libraries.) The CMYK values used to produce the color, as well as the
PANTONE color name/number, are printed below each patch.
To print the reference, download the file to the Color Server. The file is included on the User
Software CD or DVD. If the default Spot Color Matching setting on the Color Server is not
the setting that you want to use for printing the PANTONE colors, download the file to the
Hold queue, and then override the Spot Color Matching setting using
Command WorkStation.
For more information about using Command WorkStation, see Command WorkStation
Help.
Working with imported objects
You can import objects into documents created in illustration applications (such as Illustrator)
and page layout applications (such as QuarkXPress). The recommended formats for objects
imported into page layout documents are EPS (also known as EPSF) and TIFF (Tag Image
File Format). If you encounter a problem using a TIFF format object, use the EPS file format.
Support for importing other file formats may be provided by individual applications.
All RGB objects placed in a document are affected by the RGB print options. The ColorWise
CMS applies the specified RGB/Lab Source setting to all RGB data, and then uses the
specified rendering intent to perform a color conversion. An exception to this occurs if you
assign ICC profiles to RGB objects using the application’s color management tools (see the
following section). In this case, the application performs the color conversion of the object
and sends CMYK data to the Color Server.
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Mixing object types (Advanced color management)
If you place multiple RGB objects, mixed non-photographic and photographic, in a file, a
single rendering intent may not optimize output for all the objects. In this case, you can have
the photographic objects bypass the rendering intent altogether. To accomplish this, separate
the object into CMYK data with a pixel-editing application, such as Photoshop, and perform
color correction. Save the file as an EPS or TIFF format file, and then import it into the
document.
You can save the RGB object in TIFF format and assign it an ICC profile and rendering
intent when you import it into the document, if your application supports this feature.
Using CMYK source profiles
You can specify a CMYK source profile and a CMYK processing method for a job
(see Color Printing). The CMYK print options affect all CMYK color data sent by the page
layout or illustration application, and can also affect RGB data in a page layout application if
the Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option is enabled.
• If the document contains CMYK objects that were separated for an offset press standard,
apply the corresponding CMYK source profile. For example, for objects separated for
SWOP, choose SWOP as the CMYK source profile.
NOTE: If you print separations to the Color Server and choose to use the Combine Separations
feature in conjunction with the Full (Source GCR) or Full (Output GCR) CMYK processing
methods, the result may not match that of the same page printed as composite.
• If the document contains CMYK objects that were separated according to the color
characteristics of a custom ICC profile (not a press standard profile), specify the
corresponding profile as the CMYK source profile on the Color Server.
For more information about copying CMYK source profiles to the Color Server with
Command WorkStation, see Command WorkStation Help.
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Using application-defined halftones
If your site has installed the Graphic Arts Package (not available for all Color Server models),
you can define halftones from several PostScript applications and use them when printing.
The results may vary, depending on the application.
To define a halftone, use the application to adjust the Frequency and Angle values of the
halftone. When you print the job, choose Application Defined for the halftone screen print
option.
The Frequency and Angle settings in the Application Defined halftone are used regardless of
whether the setting for Combine Separations is set to On or Off. For special instructions on
printing separations with Photoshop, see “Selecting options when printing” on page 34.
NOTE: In general, using halftones is not recommended, because the printed output will have
visible dots of toner, rather than smooth blends. Use halftones only when necessary to achieve
a specific style of printed output.
Ensuring color accuracy when you save a file
To ensure color accuracy, take the following steps:
• When saving CMYK EPS files, do not include PostScript color management information.
This minimizes the risk of conflicting data and multiple color conversions. PostScript
color management causes your CMYK colors to be interpreted by the Color Server as
though they were supplied in the Lab color space and, as a result, processed by RGB print
options, rather than your CMYK Source and CMYK Processing Method settings.
• Include ICC color information in files. ColorWise does not conflict with this information,
and such data is useful for identifying the specific color space used by your files.
• Do not include halftone and transfer functions.
• Turn off color management in the printer driver.
On Windows computers, on the Color Management tab of the printer’s Properties, make
sure that no color profiles are associated with the printer.
On Mac OS computers, in the ColorSync settings of the printer driver, set the Color
Conversion option to In Printer and the Quartz Filter option to None.
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MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
This chapter covers features of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Windows and Mac OS.
The illustrations show the Windows user interface, but the information and instructions
apply equally to the Mac OS version of Photoshop, unless otherwise specified.
Before using Photoshop, install the RGB source profile and CMYK source profile or output
profile that you will use when printing to the Color Server. For more information about
transferring profiles to or from the Color Server, see Command WorkStation Help.
Before printing from Photoshop, make sure that the appropriate printer driver and
Color Server PPD (PostScript Printer Description) are installed on your computer, as
described in Printing.
Specifying color settings
The following sections outline the recommended color settings for Photoshop in a
Color Server workflow. These color settings include:
Working Spaces: Default color spaces used when working with RGB, CMYK, grayscale, and
spot colors. ICC color profiles describe the gamut and color characteristics of these working
spaces.
Color Management Policies: Instructions that tell Photoshop what to do when it encounters
color data from a color space other than the specified working space.
Configuring Photoshop color settings
Photoshop uses a sophisticated CMS that handles document colors for a variety of colormanaged
workflows. By customizing color settings, you specify the amount of color
management that you want to use while working in Photoshop.
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TO SPECIFY COLOR SETTINGS FOR PHOTOSHOP
1 Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu.
The Color Settings dialog box appears.
NOTE: If More Options appears (rather than Fewer Options), click More Options.
2 Choose the desired working space profile for each color mode in the Working Spaces area.
A working space specifies the color profile for documents that have no color profile
associations or documents that are newly created. It also defines the color space of a document
converted to RGB, CMYK, or Grayscale color modes, and the spot colors in a document.
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Choose an appropriate ICC profile to embed when saving a file for each color space. Use the
following guidelines for specifying working spaces:
• For RGB, choose the profile for the default RGB color space used by the Color Server, for
example, Fiery RGB or EFIRGB. New RGB documents you create in Photoshop will use
this working space.
• For CMYK, choose a profile that describes your target press (such as SWOP, DIC, or
Japan Color) if you are a prepress user. If you are a user who prints final output, choose an
output profile that describes the device connected to the Color Server. To use a devicespecific
output profile, you must copy the profile from the Color Server to your computer
(see Command WorkStation Help). New CMYK documents you create in Photoshop will
use the specified working space.
• For guidelines on specifying the Gray working space, see the documentation that
accompanies Photoshop.
3 In the Color Management Policies area, choose Preserve Embedded Profiles from the RGB,
CMYK, and Gray menus.
4 Select the following options:
Profile Mismatches: Ask When Opening, Ask When Pasting
Missing Profiles: Ask When Opening
These options allow you to override the color management policies when opening documents
or importing color data.
We recommend that you use these settings so that you are notified before any application
color management is applied.
5 In the Conversion Options area, choose settings for converting between color spaces.
Choose Adobe (ACE) from the Engine menu to use the built-in color management engine
for Photoshop.
Choose a rendering intent from the Intent menu that optimizes the color quality of the
conversion. For information about choosing the rendering intent, see the documentation that
accompanies Photoshop.
Select the Use Black Point Compensation and Use Dither (8-bit/channel images) options to
optimize the quality of color conversions.
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6 Clear the Desaturate Monitor Colors By and Blend RGB Colors Using Gamma options in the
Advanced Controls area.
Clearing these options helps to ensure a match between your monitor display and the
printed output.
7 Click Save to save the current group of color settings.
The Save dialog box appears.
8 Name the settings file, accept the default saved location, and then click Save.
Switch to your saved settings at any time by choosing the group name from the Settings menu
at the top of the Color Settings dialog box.
NOTE: You can apply the saved color settings in other Adobe Creative Suite applications.
You can also apply the saved color settings to all Adobe Creative Suite applications at once
using Adobe Bridge.
9 Click OK to apply the settings and close the Color Settings dialog box.
Saving files from Photoshop
Before saving a file from Photoshop, perform any necessary rotating, cropping, and resizing.
This speeds processing when printing from the application in which the object is placed.
When saving a document, you have the option to embed a color profile in the document.
If you will send the document to the Color Server, we recommend that you disable this
option.
Choosing a file format
We recommend that you use EPS or TIFF file formats to save RGB objects that will be
imported into other documents and printed to the Color Server. You can import EPS and
TIFF files into virtually all page layout applications.
NOTE: Although TIFF files generally display better when imported into other applications,
their color and resolution characteristics may be altered by the application into which they are
imported. EPS files are not modified by the applications into which they are imported.
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TO SAVE A DOCUMENT FROM PHOTOSHOP
1 Choose Save As from the File menu.
The Save As dialog box appears.
2 Specify settings in the Save As dialog box.
• Browse to a location for the document.
• Specify a file name and format.
• Clear the ICC Profile option (Windows) or Embed Color Profile option (Mac OS).
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3 Click Save.
If you chose Photoshop EPS as the format, the EPS Options dialog box appears.
4 Specify EPS options, and then click OK.
• Choose a TIFF preview option. A TIFF preview is compatible with Windows and Mac OS
computers.
• Do not select the PostScript Color Management option. For more information about
PostScript color management, see the following section.
• Do not select Include Transfer Function or Include Halftone Screen.
NOTE: If you choose JPEG encoding, save a backup of the original object with Binary
encoding until you see the printed results of the JPEG file. Occasionally, the compression
used for JPEG encoding produces unwanted artifacts. If you see unexpected results in the
printed output of a JPEG file, revert to Binary encoding.
If you experience problems printing the document in which you placed the object, substitute
an ASCII version of the same object and reprint the document. Binary encoding is much
more compact than ASCII encoding, but occasionally causes printing problems with some
system configurations.
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Selecting options when printing
You can print RGB or CMYK objects from Photoshop.
• When you print an RGB object, you choose whether the conversion to CMYK is
performed by the Color Server (using ColorWise RGB print options), PostScript (using
the PostScript Color Management option), or Photoshop built-in color management.
• When you print a CMYK object, you can print composites or color separations.
NOTE: Make sure that the Color Server Combine Separations print option is set to Off.
To print separations, use the Separation option in the Photoshop pane of the print dialog box.
For instructions, see the documentation that accompanies Photoshop.
TO PRINT OBJECTS FROM PHOTOSHOP
1 Choose Print (or Print with Preview in Photoshop CS2) from the File menu.
The Print dialog box appears.
2 Choose Output.
1 Choose Output
2 Choose Encoding method 1
2
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3 Choose an Encoding method.
NOTE: If you choose JPEG encoding, save a backup of the original object with
Binary encoding until you see the printed results of the JPEG file. Occasionally, the
compression used for JPEG encoding produces unwanted artifacts. If you see unexpected
results in the printed output of a JPEG file, revert to Binary encoding.
4 Choose Color Management.
5 Choose No Color Management from the Color Handling menu to specify the color space for
printing the object.
Photoshop does not convert object data to another color space before sending it to the
Color Server.
6 Click Print.
The operating system Print dialog box appears.
7 Windows: Click Preferences, and then click the Fiery Printing tab in the dialog box that
appears.
8 Select the desired print options.
For information about setting ColorWise print options, see Color Printing.
9 Windows: Click OK.
10 Click Print.
1 Choose Color Management
2 Choose Color Handling 1
2
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Advanced tips for using PostScript color management
Use the following information to implement alternative, more complex, color workflows
with Photoshop.
Saving EPS documents with PostScript color management
If you select the PostScript Color Management option (in the EPS Options dialog box) when
you save a CMYK or RGB EPS file, Photoshop embeds PostScript color information, which
is independent of ICC profiles, in the resulting document. This information is intended for
PostScript devices like the Color Server.
Printing RGB EPS files saved with PostScript color management
When you print an RGB EPS file that contains an embedded profile to the Color Server, you
can use the working space information from the embedded RGB profile as an RGB source
definition for Color Server rendering intents. To use this source color space information from
the embedded profile with Color Server rendering intents, choose None as the ColorWise
RGB/Lab Source when you print. This applies when you print directly from Photoshop or
when the same RGB EPS file is output from another application.
To override the embedded profile in an EPS file using an RGB source profile on the
Color Server, choose anything except None as the Color Server RGB source profile.
Printing RGB objects with Photoshop PostScript color management
If you select an RGB color space and decide to use PostScript color management, Photoshop
sends RGB data to the Color Server along with the PostScript color information defining this
RGB color space. When you select the PostScript Color Management option, a rendering
intent is used to perform color conversions to CMYK.
NOTE: The included RGB source color space information is overridden by the ColorWise
RGB/Lab Source setting, unless it is set to None. The ColorWise Rendering Intent option
specified takes effect if the ColorWise RGB/Lab Source option is set to None.
For fastest print times, choose JPEG encoding, but inspect printed output carefully for
unwanted artifacts that may appear as a result of JPEG compression. If you see unexpected
results in the printed output, reprint the job using Binary or ASCII encoding.
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Printing CMYK EPS files saved with PostScript color management
If you select the Photoshop PostScript Color Management option when you save a CMYK
EPS object, Photoshop embeds PostScript color information that defines the CMYK source
color space of the object. When you print a CMYK EPS file that contains PostScript color
information to the Color Server, RGB print options are used instead of ColorWise CMYK
source profile and processing method options. Choose the appropriate setting for the
Rendering Intent option.
Printing CMYK objects with Photoshop PostScript color management
If you select a CMYK color space and decide to use PostScript color management, Photoshop
sends CMYK data to the Color Server along with the PostScript color information defining
this CMYK color space. When you select the PostScript Color Management option,
a rendering intent is used to perform color conversions to the CMYK color space of the
Color Server.
The destination color space for the rendering intents is determined by the Separate RGB/Lab
to CMYK Source print option. If the Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option is enabled,
the CMYK object is printed according to all specified CMYK/Grayscale Source and CMYK
Processing Method settings. If the Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option is not enabled,
the CMYK object is converted to the CMYK color space of the selected output profile.
Setting the Color Server print option Spot Color Matching to On has an effect only if you use
the Photoshop Multi-Channel feature to define spot channels, and then save the object in
EPS format and open it in another application. For more information, see the documentation
that accompanies Photoshop.
Photoshop converts spot colors to CMYK values when you work in CMYK mode.
• If the object was separated for an offset press standard, apply the corresponding CMYK/
Grayscale Source setting. For example, if the object is separated for SWOP, choose SWOP
as the CMYK/Grayscale Source setting.
• If Photoshop is configured for a custom separation using an ICC profile, choose the
corresponding profile for the ColorWise CMYK/Grayscale Source option.
The previous custom CMYK setting requires that the same profile used for separation in
Photoshop also reside on the Color Server. For more information about downloading CMYK
Source profiles to the Color Server with Command WorkStation, see Command WorkStation
Help.
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MANAGING COLOR IN PAGE LAYOUT APPLICATIONS
This chapter provides instructions for printing color documents from Adobe InDesign CS3
and QuarkXPress 7 for Windows and Mac OS. The illustrations show the Windows user
interface, but the information and instructions apply equally to the Mac OS version of each
application, unless otherwise specified.
Before using these applications, install the RGB source profile and the CMYK source profile
or output profile that you will use when printing to the Color Server. For more information
about transferring profiles to or from the Color Server, see Command WorkStation Help.
Before printing from these applications, make sure that the appropriate printer driver and
Color Server PPD (PostScript Printer Description) are installed on your computer, as
described in Printing.
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Adobe InDesign
The following sections outline the recommended settings for using Adobe InDesign CS3 with
the Color Server.
InDesign color settings
When using ColorWise color management, turn off the InDesign color management features.
TO DISABLE INDESIGN COLOR MANAGEMENT
1 Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu.
The Color Settings dialog box appears.
2 Select Advanced Mode.
In Advanced Mode, a more extensive list of options is displayed.
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3 Choose the desired working space profile for each mode in the Working Spaces area.
Use the following guidelines for specifying working spaces:
• For RGB, choose the profile for the default RGB color space used by the Color Server, for
example, Fiery RGB or EFIRGB.
• For CMYK, choose a profile that describes your target press (such as SWOP, DIC, or
Japan Color) if you are a prepress user. If you are a user who prints final output, choose an
output profile that describes the device connected to the Color Server. To use a devicespecific
output profile, you must copy the profile from the Color Server to your computer
(see Command WorkStation Help).
4 In the Color Management Policies area, choose Preserve Embedded Profiles from the RGB and
CMYK menus.
5 Select the following options:
Profile Mismatches: Ask When Opening, Ask When Pasting
Missing Profiles: Ask When Opening
These options allow you to override the color management policies when opening documents
or importing color data.
We recommend that you use these settings so that you are notified before any application
color management is applied.
6 In the Conversion Options area, choose settings for converting between color spaces.
Choose Adobe (ACE) from the Engine menu to use the built-in color management engine for
InDesign.
Choose a rendering intent from the Intent menu that will optimize the color quality of the
conversion. For information about choosing the rendering intent, see the documentation that
accompanies InDesign.
Select the Use Black Point Compensation option to optimize the quality of color conversions.
7 Click Save to save the current group of color settings.
The Save dialog box appears.
8 Name the settings file, accept the default saved location, and click Save.
Switch to your saved settings at any time by choosing the group name from the Settings menu
at the top of the Color Settings dialog box.
NOTE: You can apply the saved color settings in other Adobe Creative Suite applications.
You can also apply the saved color settings to all Adobe Creative Suite applications at once
using Adobe Bridge.
9 Click OK to apply the settings and close the Color settings dialog box.
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Importing objects
All RGB objects placed in a document, except for RGB TIFF objects, are affected by your
RGB print settings. For best results with placed objects, follow the instructions in “Working
with imported objects” on page 25.
Disable InDesign color management when placing objects in a document.
TO DISABLE INDESIGN COLOR MANAGEMENT WHEN IMPORTING OBJECTS
1 Choose Place from the File menu.
The Place dialog box appears.
2 Select the Show Import Options option.
3 Select the file that you want to import and click Open.
4 Click the Color tab.
5 Choose Use Document Default from the Profile menu.
6 Choose Use Document Image Intent from the Rendering Intent menu.
7 Click OK.
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Selecting options when printing
Use the standard Color Server printer driver interface to select print options from InDesign.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FROM INDESIGN
1 Choose Print from the File menu.
2 Choose the Color Server device name from the Printer menu.
3 Select Output.
Output options appear.
4 Choose Composite Leave Unchanged from the Color menu.
1 Choose the device name
2 Select Output
3 Choose Color setting
1
2
3
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5 Select Graphics.
Graphics options appear.
6 Choose Level 3 from the PostScript menu. If you encounter problems, you can also use
Level 2.
7 Select Color Management.
Color management options appear.
1 Select Graphics
2 Choose PostScript setting
1
2
1 Select Color Management
2 Choose Color Handling
setting
1
2
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8 Confirm that Color Handling is set to No Color Management.
9 Click Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac OS) at the bottom of the dialog box.
The operating system Print dialog box appears.
10 Windows: Click Preferences, and then click the Fiery Printing tab in the dialog box that
appears.
11 Select the desired print options.
For information about setting ColorWise print options, see Color Printing.
12 Windows: Click OK.
13 Click Print, and then click Print again.
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QuarkXPress
Importing objects
Only RGB objects saved in EPS format are affected by RGB print options. For best results
with placed objects, follow the instructions in “Working with imported objects” on page 25.
Selecting options when printing
The following procedure provides instructions on printing files to the Color Server.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS IN QUARKXPRESS
1 Choose Print from the File menu.
2 Choose the Color Server device from the Printer menu.
3 Choose the Color Server PPD from the PPD menu.
1 Choose the Color Server
2 Choose PPD for the
Color Server 1
2
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4 Select Color.
Color management options appear.
5 Choose Composite from the Mode menu.
6 Choose As Is from the Setup menu.
Use this setting if you want the color managed by the Color Server. This means that each
color in the document should be described in the space from which the color was created.
7 Click Properties.
8 Click the Fiery Printing tab in the dialog box that appears.
The standard printer driver interface for the Color Server appears.
9 If the document contains spot colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting.
10 Select the desired print options, and then click OK.
For information about setting ColorWise print options, see Color Printing.
11 Click Print.
Optional color management from QuarkXPress
If you have color management requirements that are not offered by ColorWise, such as
managing color on devices not controlled by the Color Server, consider using the
QuarkXPress color management features. For more information, see the documentation that
accompanies QuarkXPress.
1 Select Color
2 Choose Mode setting
3 Choose Setup setting
1
2
3
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MANAGING COLOR IN ILLUSTRATION APPLICATIONS
This chapter provides instructions for using Illustrator for Windows and Mac OS and
CorelDRAW for Windows. The illustrations show the Windows user interface, but the
information and instructions apply equally to the Mac OS version of Illustrator, unless
otherwise specified.
You can print directly from an illustration application or use it to create and save files that will
be imported into a page layout document. To print from an illustration application, use the
printer driver and print settings recommended in Color Printing. As a general rule, use the
EPS file format when saving files with an illustration application. When an EPS file is
imported into another application, the color information in the imported object is not
changed by the application.
Before using these applications, install the RGB source profile and CMYK source profile or
output profile that you will use when printing to the Color Server. For more information
about transferring profiles to or from the Color Server, see Command WorkStation Help.
Before printing from these applications, make sure that the appropriate printer driver and
Color Server PPD (PostScript Printer Description) are installed on your computer, as
described in Printing.
NOTE: This document provides instructions for printing composites only. For information
about printing color separations, see the documentation that accompanies the application.
Adobe Illustrator
The following sections provide guidelines for working with Adobe Illustrator CS3.
Note about color models in Illustrator
In Illustrator, you can set the Document Color Mode to RGB color or CMYK color. All
elements in a file are created in the selected color model. When you print the file, the data is
sent to the Color Server in the color model that you specified.
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Illustrator color settings
Illustrator uses a sophisticated color management system that can handle both RGB and
CMYK colors for a variety of color-managed workflows. By customizing color settings, you
specify the amount of color management that you want to use while working in Illustrator.
Illustrator color settings include the following:
Working spaces: Default color spaces to use when working with RGB and CMYK documents.
ICC color profiles describe the gamut and color characteristics of these working spaces.
Color management policies: Instructions that tell Illustrator what to do when it encounters
color data from a color space other than the specified working space.
The following procedure outlines the recommended color settings for Illustrator in a
Color Server workflow.
TO SPECIFY COLOR SETTINGS
1 Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu.
The Color Settings dialog box appears.
2 Select Advanced Mode.
In Advanced Mode, a more extensive list of options is displayed.
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3 Choose the appropriate working space profile for each mode in the Working Spaces area.
• For RGB, choose the profile for the default RGB color space used by the Color Server, for
example, Fiery RGB or EFIRGB. New RGB documents you create in Illustrator will use
this working space.
• For CMYK, choose a profile that describes your target press (such as SWOP, DIC, or
Japan Color) if you are a prepress user. If you are a user who prints final output, choose an
output profile that describes the device connected to the Color Server. To use a devicespecific
output profile, you must copy the profile from the Color Server to your computer
(see Command WorkStation Help). New CMYK documents you create in Illustrator will
use the specified working space.
4 In the Color Management Policies area, choose Preserve Embedded Profiles from the RGB and
CMYK menus.
5 Select the following options:
Profile Mismatches: Ask When Opening, Ask When Pasting
Missing Profiles: Ask When Opening
These options allow you to override the color management policies when opening documents
or importing color data.
We recommend that you use these settings so that you are notified before any application
color management is applied.
6 In the Conversion Options area, choose settings for converting between color spaces.
Choose Adobe (ACE) from the Engine menu to use the built-in color management engine
for Illustrator.
Choose a rendering intent from the Intent menu that optimizes the color quality of the
conversion. For information about choosing the rendering intent, see the documentation that
accompanies Illustrator.
Select the Use Black Point Compensation option to optimize the quality of color conversions.
7 Click Save to save the current group of color settings.
The Save dialog box appears.
8 Name the settings file, accept the default saved location, and then click Save.
Switch to your saved settings at any time by choosing the group name from the Settings menu
at the top of the Color Settings dialog box.
NOTE: You can apply the saved color settings in other Adobe Creative Suite applications.
You can also apply the saved color settings to all Adobe Creative Suite applications at once
using Adobe Bridge.
9 Click OK to apply the settings and close the Color settings dialog box.
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Saving files for importing into other documents
When saving files in Illustrator for importing into other types of documents, use the EPS file
format. Illustrator can save color information in both RGB and CMYK. The ColorWise RGB
print options affect color output of RGB artwork saved in Illustrator EPS and imported into
other kinds of documents (even when both RGB and CMYK artwork exist in the same file).
In the case of Illustrator files imported into Photoshop, however, vector data from the
Illustrator file is rasterized into bitmap (or raster) format in Photoshop, and the final color
space of the bitmap data is determined by the color mode that you set in Photoshop.
Specifying print options
The following procedure explains how to set print options when printing a document from
Illustrator to the Color Server.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS IN ILLUSTRATOR
1 Choose Print from the File menu.
The Print dialog box appears.
2 Choose the Color Server device from the Printer menu.
3 Select Color Management.
Color management options appear.
4 Choose Let Illustrator determine colors from the Color Handling menu.
1 Choose the device name
2 Select Color Management
3 Choose Color Handling
setting
4 Choose Printer Profile
1
2 3
4
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5 Make sure that the Printer Profile setting matches the displayed Document Profile setting.
6 Select Output.
Output options appear.
7 Choose Composite from the Mode menu.
1 Select Output
2 Choose Mode setting
1
2
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8 Select Graphics.
Graphics options appear.
9 Choose Language Level 3 from the PostScript menu. If you encounter problems, you can also
use Level 2.
10 Click Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac OS) at the bottom of the dialog box.
The operating system Print dialog box appears.
11 Windows: Click Preferences, and then click the Fiery Printing tab in the dialog box that
appears.
12 If necessary, click ColorWise and select RGB print settings.
Specify these settings only if your CMYK document contains placed RGB objects. In all other
cases, colors remain unaffected by the settings.
13 If the document contains spot colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting.
14 Select the desired print options.
For information about setting ColorWise print options, see Color Printing.
15 Windows: Click OK.
16 Click Print, and then click Print again.
1 Select Graphics
2 Choose PostScript setting
1
2
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Using Illustrator color management
If you have color management requirements that are not offered by ColorWise, such as
managing color on devices not controlled by the Color Server, consider using the Illustrator
color management features. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies
Illustrator.
CorelDRAW
The following sections describe the recommended color settings for CorelDRAW X3
for Windows.
Defining colors
Any colors defined in CorelDRAW X3 are sent to the device in CMYK, even those colors
defined using other color models. For best results, use the color definition methods described
in “Color matching with PostScript applications” on page 24.
You can control the conversion of RGB colors defined in CorelDRAW by specifying settings
in the Color Management dialog box. To display the Color Management dialog box,
chooseColor Management from the Tools menu in the CorelDRAW main window.
TO DISABLE COLOR MANAGEMENT IN CORELDRAW
1 Choose Color Management from the Tools menu.
2 Choose Color Management Off from the Settings list and click OK.
1 Color Management Off
1
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Importing objects
All RGB objects placed in a document are affected by the RGB print settings. For best results
with placed objects, follow the instructions in “Working with imported objects” on page 25.
Saving files for importing into other documents
When saving files in CorelDRAW for importing into other types of documents, use the EPS
file format. CorelDRAW saves all color information in CMYK, so RGB print options have no
effect on color output of artwork saved with CorelDRAW and imported into other kinds of
documents. In the case of CorelDRAW files imported into Photoshop, however, vector data
from the CorelDRAW file is rasterized into bitmaps in Photoshop, and the final color space
of the bitmap data is determined by the color mode that you set in Photoshop.
Specifying print options
This section explains how to set print options when printing from CorelDRAW to the
Color Server.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS IN CORELDRAW
1 Choose Print from the File menu.
2 On the General tab, select the correct print device from the Name list.
1 Print device name
appears here
2 Printer driver/PPD name
appears here
1
2
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3 On the Misc tab, clear the Apply ICC profile option.
If this option is selected, CorelDRAW color management settings are used to convert RGB
colors and objects to CMYK.
4 On the General tab, click Properties.
The Properties window appears.
5 Click the ColorWise icon, and then click Expert Settings to specify ColorWise print options.
6 If a document contains placed RGB objects, choose RGB print settings for your device.
With the exception of placed RGB objects, these settings have no effect on colors printed with
CorelDRAW.
7 If the document contains spot colors, choose the appropriate Spot Color Matching setting.
8 Click OK, and then click Print to print the document.
Optional color management in CorelDRAW
If you have color management requirements that are not offered by ColorWise, such as
managing color on devices not controlled by the Color Server, consider using the
CorelDRAW color management features. For more information, see the documentation that
accompanies CorelDRAW.
1 Clear this option
to use ColorWise
color management
1
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MANAGING COLOR IN ADOBE ACROBAT
This chapter covers features of Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional for Windows and Mac OS.
The illustrations show the Windows user interface, but the information and instructions
apply equally to the Mac OS version of Acrobat, unless otherwise specified.
Before using Acrobat, install the RGB source profile and CMYK source profile or output
profile that you will use when printing to the Color Server. For more information about
transferring profiles to or from the Color Server, see Command WorkStation Help.
Before printing from Acrobat, make sure that the appropriate printer driver and the
Color Server PostScript printer description file (PPD) are installed on your computer, as
described in Printing.
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Specifying color settings
When using ColorWise color management, turn off the Acrobat color management features.
TO SPECIFY COLOR SETTINGS FOR ACROBAT
1 Choose Preferences from the Edit menu (Windows) or Acrobat menu (Mac OS).
NOTE: If Enfocus Pitstop is installed, choose Preferences > General from the Edit menu.
2 Select Color Management.
Color management preferences appear.
3 Choose the desired working space profile for each color mode in the Working Spaces area.
• For RGB, choose the profile for the default RGB color space used by the Color Server,
for example, Fiery RGB or EFIRGB.
• For CMYK, choose a profile that describes your target press (such as SWOP, DIC, or
Japan Color) if you are a prepress user. If you are a user who prints final output, choose an
output profile that describes the device connected to the Color Server. To use a devicespecific
output profile, you must copy the profile from the Color Server to your computer
(see Command WorkStation Help).
• For guidelines on specifying the Grayscale working space, see the documentation that
accompanies Acrobat.
4 Clear the Output Intent overrides working spaces option.
5 Click OK.
1 Select Color Management
2 Choose profiles
3 Clear Output Intent
overrides working spaces
1 2
3
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Selecting options when printing
You can use the standard Color Server printer driver interface to select print options from
Acrobat.
TO PRINT A PDF DOCUMENT FROM ACROBAT
1 Choose Print from the File menu.
The Print dialog box appears.
2 Choose the Color Server device from the Name menu (Windows) or Printer menu (Mac OS).
3 Windows: Clear the Print color as black option.
4 Click Advanced.
1 Select Color Server
2 Clear Print color as black
1
2
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5 Select Output.
6 Choose Same as Source (No Color Management) from the Color Profile list.
Acrobat does not convert object data to another color space before sending it to the
Color Server.
7 Click OK, and then click OK again (Windows) or click Print (Mac OS).
1 Select Output
2 Choose Color Profile
1
2
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This chapter covers concepts that are basic to printing in color, including:
• Properties of color
• Printing techniques
• Effective use of color
• Raster images and vector graphics
• File optimization for processing and printing
If you are already familiar with color theory and digital color printing, proceed to
“Optimizing files for processing and printing” on page 73 for information about optimizing
files for printing.
The properties of color
This section introduces concepts that are basic to color theory. You will encounter some
of these concepts (such as hue, saturation, and brightness) when you work with color in
applications; others provide useful background information. Color is a complex topic, so
consider this a starting point for experimentation and further research.
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The physics of color
The human eye can see electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths between 400 nanometers
(purplish blue) and 700 nanometers (red). This range is called the visible spectrum of light.
We see pure spectral light as intensely saturated or pure colors. Sunlight at midday, which we
perceive as white or neutral light, is composed of light from across the visible spectrum in
more or less equal proportions. Shining sunlight through a prism separates it into its spectral
components, resulting in the familiar rainbow of colors illustrated in the following figure.
Like the sun, most light sources we encounter in our daily environment emit a mixture of
light wavelengths, although the particular distribution of wavelengths can vary considerably.
Light from a tungsten light bulb, for example, contains much less blue light than sunlight.
Tungsten light appears white to the human eye, which, up to a point, can adjust to the
different light sources. However, color objects appear different under tungsten light than they
do in sunlight because of the different spectral makeup of the two light sources.
The mixture of light wavelengths emitted by a light source is reflected selectively by different
objects. Different mixtures of reflected light appear as different colors. Some of these mixtures
appear as relatively saturated colors, but most appear as grays or impure hues of a color.
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CIE color model
In the 1930s, the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE) defined a standard color
space, a way of defining colors in mathematical terms, to help in the communication of color
information. This color space is based on research on the nature of color perception. The
following CIE chromaticity diagram is a two-dimensional model of color vision. The arc
around the top of the horseshoe encompasses the pure, or spectral, colors from blue-violet to
red. Although the CIE chromaticity diagram is not perceptually uniform, some areas of the
diagram seem to compress color differences relative to others, it is a good tool for illustrating
some interesting aspects of color vision.
By mixing any two spectral colors in different proportions, we can create all the colors found
on the straight line drawn between them in the diagram. It is possible to create the same gray
by mixing blue-green and red light or by mixing yellow-green and blue-violet light. This is
possible because of a phenomenon peculiar to color vision called metamerism. The eye does
not distinguish individual wavelengths of light. Therefore, different combinations of spectral
light can produce the same perceived color.
Purple colors, which do not exist in the spectrum of pure light, are found at the bottom of the
diagram. Purples are mixtures of red and blue light—the opposite ends of the spectrum.
Hue, saturation, and brightness
A color can be described in terms of three varying characteristics, called the HSB color model:
• Hue: Tint (the qualitative aspect of a color—red, green, or orange)
• Saturation: The purity of the color
• Brightness: Relative position between white and black
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While the CIE chromaticity diagram illustrated earlier conveys hue and saturation,
a three-dimensional color model is required to add the brightness component, as illustrated in
the following figure.
Many computer applications include dialog boxes in which you choose colors by
manipulating hue, saturation, and brightness. For example, some applications use a color
picker that can be reconfigured according to your preference (as illustrated in the following
figure).
Brightness
Saturation
Hue
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Additive and subtractive color systems
Color devices used in desktop publishing and printing simulate the range of visible colors
using a set of primary colors that are combined to create other colors. There are two methods
for creating a range of colors from a set of primary colors. Computer monitors and scanners
are based on the additive color model. Printing technologies, including the Color Server and
offset presses, are based on the subtractive color model.
Additive (RGB) color
Color devices that use the additive color model create a range of colors by combining varying
amounts of red, green, and blue light. These colors are called the additive primaries
(illustrated in the following figure). White is created by adding the maximum amount of red,
green, and blue light available. Black occurs wherever all three colors are absent. Grays are
created by adding equal amounts of all three color together. Combining varying amounts of
any two of the additive primaries creates a third, saturated hue.
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A familiar device that is based on this color model is the computer monitor, illustrated in the
following figure. Monitors have red, green, and blue phosphors that emit varying amounts of
light to display a given color. Scanners create digital representations of colors by measuring
their red, green, and blue components through colored filters.
Subtractive (CMY and CMYK) color
The subtractive color model is the basis for color printing, color photographic prints, and
transparencies. While the additive color model simulates the visible spectrum of color by
adding light of three primary hues, the subtractive color model starts with a “white” or neutral
light source containing light of many wavelengths. Inks, toners, or other colorants are used to
selectively absorb (subtract) certain wavelengths of light that otherwise would be reflected or
transmitted by the media in use.
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The subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and yellow; they absorb red, green, and blue
light, respectively (as illustrated in the following figure). Combining any two subtractive
primaries creates a new color that is relatively pure or saturated. For example, you can make
red by combining magenta and yellow, which absorb green and blue light, respectively. White
occurs when no colorant is applied. In theory, combining all three subtractive primaries yields
black, but due to deficiencies of cyan, magenta, and yellow colorants, combining these three
primaries actually yields a muddy brown. Black colorant is added to compensate for the
deficiencies of cyan, magenta, and yellow colorants. Consequently, color printing uses four
process colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK (CMYK). The use of black toner produces
neutral solid blacks and allows for improved rendering of black text.
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Understanding color gamut
Different color reproduction techniques have different color capabilities, or gamuts. Color
transparency films have comparatively large gamuts, as do color monitors. The color gamut
that can be produced using process inks or CMYK toners on paper is smaller. This is why
some colors that can be displayed on a color monitor, especially bright saturated colors,
cannot be reproduced exactly by your Color Server, nor can they be reproduced on a press
using process colors. Moreover, different printers have different gamuts. Some colors your
printer can produce cannot be reproduced on an offset press, and vice versa. The following
figure illustrates this concept of differing gamuts.
You must account for the gamut of your printer when designing on a color monitor. When
printed, colors that fall outside the printer gamut are “mapped” to printable colors. This
process, referred to as gamut mapping, takes place when color data is converted or adjusted to
meet the gamut requirements of a printer.
The Color Server is specially designed to perform gamut mapping at high speed with
high-quality results. It provides these color management features automatically, using either
built-in default settings or settings you select for a particular print job. For added flexibility,
you can also use the Color Server color management system in combination with the color
management systems on Windows and Mac OS computers.
Printing techniques
Until recently, most color printing was done on printing presses using one of several printing
techniques, such as offset lithography, flexography, or gravure. All traditional printing
techniques require lengthy preparation before a press run can take place. Short-run color
printing, including Color Server printing, eliminates most of this preparation. By
streamlining the process of color printing, the Color Server makes short print runs
economically feasible.
In contemporary offset lithographic printing, digital files from desktop computers are output
to an imagesetter, which creates film separations. The film is used to make a prepress proof,
which is an accurate predictor of the final print job and allows you to make corrections before
going to press. Once the proof is approved, the printer makes plates from the film and runs
the print job on the press.
1 Color transparency film
2 RGB monitor
3 Offset press (white)
4 Other print device
1
2
3
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With the Color Server, you simply print the file. The Color Server processes the PostScript
information in the file and sends four bitmaps (one each for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black)
to the printer. The ease of Color Server printing makes possible experimentation that would
be too costly on a press, allowing unlimited fine-tuning of color and design elements.
Halftone and continuous tone devices
Halftoning is used in offset printing to print each process color at a different intensity,
allowing millions of different colors to be reproduced using only the four process colors.
Depending on the required intensity of a given color, toner is placed on paper in dots of
different size. The grid of dots used for each toner color is called a screen. Halftone screens are
aligned to unique angles designed to eliminate interference patterns called moiré that can arise
with halftoning.
Some color printers are commonly referred to as continuous tone (contone) devices. They do
not use traditional halftone patterns and angles. Contone devices are capable of varying the
intensity of individual dots.
Even if your color printing is done exclusively on the Color Server, you will encounter
concepts from offset printing if you use high-end graphics applications. For example, color
controls in illustration applications, such as Adobe Illustrator, are geared toward specifying
color for offset printing using process and spot colors. Many applications allow you to specify
the halftone used for each printing plate.
Using color effectively
The ability to print in color can greatly increase the effectiveness of your message, whether
you are printing a presentation or newsletter (short-run printing), or proofing an ad concept
that will later be printed on a press (color proofing). Some potential benefits of using color
include:
• Conveying information rapidly by using color cues
• Making use of the emotive aspects of different colors
• Increasing impact and message retention
Color can also be a source of distraction and discord if it is used poorly. This section outlines
some guidelines and concepts to consider as you approach designing color materials.
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General guidelines
To create successful color materials, consider the following:
• Use color to aid comprehension, rather than applying colors indiscriminately.
In presentations, graphs, and charts, use color to highlight patterns and
emphasize differences.
• Use color sparingly. In general, fewer colors work better than many colors.
• Use red as an accent color. Red is particularly effective when used in otherwise
monochromatic materials.
• Consider the tastes of your target audience when choosing colors.
• Keep a file of printed color pieces that appeal to you or strike you as effective. Refer to it
for ideas when designing your own documents.
Color wheel
A color wheel like the one in the following figure is a helpful tool for understanding the
interrelation of colors. The colors on one side of the color wheel, from magenta to yellow,
appear to most people to be warm colors, while those on the other side, from green to blue,
appear to be cool. The distance between two colors on the color wheel can help predict how
they will appear when seen side by side.
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Colors opposite one another on the color wheel are called complements (see example a in the
following figure), and create a striking contrast side by side. This can be the basis for a bold
graphical design, but it is an effect you should use with discretion, since it can be visually
fatiguing. Other bold combinations to consider are split complements—a color and the two
colors adjacent to its complement (example b)—and triads (three colors evenly spaced on the
color wheel (example c). Colors adjacent to one another on the color wheel result in subtle
harmonies.
The color wheel simplifies color relationships for the purpose of clarity, showing only
saturated or pure colors. Adding the myriad variations of each hue to the palette (more or less
saturated, darker, or lighter) creates a wealth of possibilities. Taking a pair of complements
from the color wheel and varying the saturation and brightness of one or both colors produces
a very different result from the pure complements. Combining a light tint of a warm color
with a darker shade of its cooler complement often gives pleasing results. Combining a darker
shade of a warm color with a light tint of its cooler complement produces an unusual effect
that may appeal to you.
Once you have mastered the concept of the color wheel, you have a good framework for
experimenting with color combinations. Many books targeted at graphic designers show
groups of preselected color combinations. Some are organized by themes or moods, and some
are based on a custom color system, such as PANTONE. The more you develop a critical
facility for judging color combinations, the more you will trust your own eye for color. For a
selection of books about design, see the “Bibliography” on page 75.
a b c
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Color and text
It is not a coincidence that the overwhelming majority of text you see is printed in black on
white paper. Text in black on white is highly legible and is not fatiguing to read for extended
periods. For many color materials, using black text on a white background and confining
color to graphic elements and headings is a good choice.
When used skillfully, color text can add flair to documents printed on paper. This technique
is widely used in presentations. When using color text, avoid dazzling text and background
combinations created from primary complements, especially red and cyan or red and blue.
They are visually fatiguing and hard to read. Color text is more legible when distinguished
from its background by a difference in lightness, for example, dark blue text on a light beige
background. In addition, using many different colors in a string of text makes for a confused
appearance and is hard to read. However, using a single highlight color is an effective way to
draw the reader’s eye to selected words. For color text samples, see the following figure.
When using color text, keep in mind that small font sizes typically do not print in color with
the same sharpness as in black. In most applications, black text prints exclusively in black
toner, while color text usually prints with two or more toners. Any misregistration between
the different toners on paper causes color text to lose definition. You can make test prints to
find the smallest point size at which color text prints clearly. When using high-end graphics
applications that allow you to specify color as percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, black, you
can create pure cyan or pure magenta text that prints with the same sharpness as black text.
(Pure yellow text is extremely hard to read on anything but a dark or complementary
background.)
STOP! STOP!
Exceptio probat
regulam de rebus
non exceptis.
De gustibus
non est
disputandum.
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Raster images and vector graphics
Two broad categories of artwork can be printed from a personal computer to a color printer:
raster images and vector graphics.
A raster image, also referred to as a bitmap, is composed of a grid of pixels, each assigned a
particular color value (as illustrated in example a in the following figure). The grid, when
sufficiently enlarged, resembles a mosaic made from square tiles. Examples of raster images
include scans and images created in painting or pixel-editing applications, such as Photoshop
and Corel Painter.
The amount of data found in a raster image depends on its resolution and bit depth. The
resolution of a raster describes the compactness of the pixels and is specified in pixels per inch
(ppi). The bit depth is the number of bits of information assigned to each pixel. Black and
white raster images require only one bit of information per pixel. Grayscale images require
8 bits per pixel. For photographic quality color, 24 bits of RGB color information are required
per pixel, yielding 256 levels of red, green, and blue. For CMYK images, 32 bits per pixel are
required.
When printing raster artwork, the quality of the output depends on the resolution of the
source raster. If the raster resolution is too low, individual pixels become visible in the printed
output as small squares. This effect is sometimes called “pixelation.”
In vector graphics, picture objects are defined mathematically as lines or curves between
points—hence the term “vector” (see example b). Picture elements can have solid, gradient, or
patterned color fills. Vector artwork is created in illustration and drawing applications, such as
Illustrator and CorelDRAW. Page layout applications, such as QuarkXPress, also allow you to
create simple vector artwork with their drawing tools. PostScript fonts are vector-based,
as well.
Vector artwork is resolution-independent. You can scale it to any size and resolution without
danger of pixels becoming visible in printed output.
a b
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Optimizing files for processing and printing
The following sections provide information about how to create image files that produce
the highest possible print quality while minimizing the processing time and disk space
they require.
Resolution of raster images
While a 72-ppi raster image appears sharp on a monitor, the same image would likely appear
pixelated when printed to the Color Server. Color printers are capable of much greater detail
than computer monitors, and require correspondingly higher resolution image files. However,
high-resolution files can be large and, therefore, cumbersome to transmit over a network,
process for printing, store on disk, and edit.
Beyond a certain threshold, a higher image resolution greatly increases file size while having a
minimal effect on output quality. The optimal image resolution depends on the resolution of
the final print device. Aim for the resolution that optimizes both file size and output quality.
The resolution of a raster image, along with its bit depth and physical dimensions, determine
its file size. The following table shows the file sizes of color raster images at different
dimensions and resolutions.
In this table, the shaded areas indicate that 200 ppi is typically the best trade-off between
image quality and file size. However, higher resolutions (for example, 250 to 300 ppi) may be
necessary for offset printing, when quality is of the utmost importance, or for images
containing sharp diagonal lines.
To find the best image resolution for your purposes, make test prints of some raster artwork at
different resolutions. Start with a high-resolution image (400 ppi) and save versions at
progressively lower resolutions, down to 100 ppi, using a pixel-editing application, such as
Photoshop. Always save a copy of the original high-resolution version, in case you must revert
to it. The high-resolution data cannot be recreated from a lower resolution version.
File size at
100 ppi 150 ppi 200 ppi 400 ppi 600 ppi
Image size RGB/CMYK RGB/CMYK RGB/CMYK RGB/CMYK RGB/CMYK
3"x 4" 0.4/0.5 MB 0.8/1.0 MB 1.4/1.8 MB 5.5/7.3 MB 12.4/16.5 MB
5"x7" 1.0/1.3 MB 2.3/3.0 MB 4.0/5.3 MB 16.0/21.4 MB 36.1/48.1 MB
8.5"x11" 2.7/3.6 MB 6.0/8.0 MB 10.7/14.3 MB 42.8/57.1 MB 96.4/128.5
MB
11"x17" 5.4/7.1 MB 12.0/16.1 MB 21.4/28.5 MB 85.6/114.1
MB
192.7/256.9
MB
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Print the files and examine the output. You will likely begin to see a marked deterioration in
output quality at resolutions below 200 ppi, while above 200 ppi the improvement may be
very subtle.
Raster images prepared for offset printing may need to be at higher resolutions than necessary
for proofing on your Color Server.
Scaling
Ideally, each raster image should be saved at the actual size, and it will be placed in the
document at the optimal resolution for the printer. If the image resolution is correct for the
printer, there is no quality advantage to be gained by scaling an image to a percentage of its
actual size. If you scale a large image to a percentage of its actual size, you incur unnecessary
file transfer time, because the image data for the entire large image is sent to the printer. If an
image is placed multiple times at markedly different sizes in a document, save a separate
version of the image at the correct size for each placement.
If you must place an image at greater than 100% in a document, remember that the output
image resolution is affected. For example, if you scale a 200 ppi image to 200%, the image is
printed at 100 ppi.
100 ppi 200 ppi 300 ppi 400 ppi 500 ppi 600 ppi
Image resolution
Image quality
BIBLIOGRAPHY 75
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Bruno, Michael H., ed. Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook. Nineteenth Edition.
International Paper, 2004.
Fraser, Bruce and Blatner, David. Real World Adobe Photoshop CS2. Berkeley: Peachpit Press,
2006.
Hunt, R.W.G. The Reproduction of Colour. Sixth Edition. Wiley, 2004.
Kieran, Michael. The Color Scanning Success Handbook. Toronto: DPA Communications
Corp., 1997. (Out of print)
Kieran, Michael. Understanding Desktop Color. Second Edition. Berkeley: Peachpit Press,
1994.
Lawler, Brian P. Adobe Print Publishing Guide. Second Edition. Adobe Press, 2006.
Margulis, Dan. Professional Photoshop: The Classic Guide to Color Correction. Fifth Edition.
Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 2006.
Miller, Marc D. and Zaucha, Randy. The Color Mac. Second Edition. Hayden Books, 1995.
(Out of print)
The Color Guide and Glossary: Communication, measurement, and control for Digital Imaging
and Graphic Arts. X-Rite Incorporated, 2004. (Available from X-Rite dealers or via the X-Rite
web site, www.xrite.com.)
World Wide Web sites
International Color Consortium: www.color.org
Graphic Arts Information Network: www.gain.net
Seybold Seminars Online: www.seyboldseminars.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated: www.adobe.com
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GLOSSARY
This Glossary contains some terms that are industry concepts and may not be explicitly
referenced in the documentation set.
A
additive color model
A system in which colors are produced by combining red, green, and blue light (the additive
primaries). An RGB video monitor is based on an additive color model.
additive primaries
Red, green, and blue light used in additive color systems. When blended together in proper
amounts, these colors of light produce white.
artifact
A visible defect in an image, usually caused by limitations in the input or output process
(hardware or software); a blemish or error.
B
banding
Visible steps between shades in a color gradient.
bit depth
Amount of information used for each pixel in a raster image. Black-and-white images require
only one bit per pixel. Grayscale images with 256 shades of gray require 8 bits (or 1 byte) per
pixel. Photographic quality color images can require 24 bits per pixel (RGB images) or 32 bits
per pixel (CMYK images).
Bitmap (BMP)
A graphics file format established by Microsoft; native to the Windows operating system.
bitmap (or raster)
An image made up of small squares arranged in a grid. Each square in the grid is a pixel.
The number of pixels per inch defines the resolution of a bitmap.
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blasting
An undesirable effect that occurs when excess amounts of toner, possibly combined with
certain types of paper stock, cause objects in an image to spread beyond the boundaries
defined in the file.
brightness
Both the saturation and lightness of product color.
C
calibration
The process of adjusting the basic setting of a monitor, printer, or other device to standard
values in order to ensure uniform and consistent results over time. Calibration helps assure
predictable and consistent printing results.
calibration target (or calibration set)
A set of measurements that describe the expected density response of a printing device.
Calibration targets are associated with the output profile of the device.
CIE
The International Commission on Illumination, abbreviated as CIE from its French title
Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage, is an organization devoted to international
cooperation and exchange of information among its member countries on all matters relating
to the science and art of lighting. The CIE developed mathematical models to quantify light
sources, objects and observers as a function of wavelength, which led to the development of a
basic color space for plotting colors.
CIEbased colors (A, ABC, DEF, DEFG)
Device-independent color spaces that are produced by color management outside of the
Color Server, such as application software, operating systems, or printer drivers, and are
applied at the user’s computer.
CMS
See color management system.
CMYK
A subtractive color model that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (process colors), and is
used in color printing; a color model used in the printing of colors in four-color process
printing.
coated media
Media that is coated to enhance print quality. The coating allows the media to be printed
without allowing significant toner or ink absorption, thereby preventing blurriness or lack
of contrast.
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color channel
A single-color image that can be edited separately from the other color channels in a color
space; for example, the red channel of an RGB image.
color gamut
See gamut.
color management system (CMS)
System used to match color across different input, display, and output devices.
color rendering dictionary
See CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary).
color separation
The process of separating a color image into the color components for printing: cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black. Also refers to the four sheets of film that result from the process
of separating a color image.
color space
A model for representing color in terms of measurable values, such as the amount of red,
green, and blue in an image. RGB and CMYK color spaces correspond to color devices
(monitors and printers, respectively). Other color spaces, such as CIE Lab, are based on
mathematical models and are device-independent (that is, not based on the color response of
a particular device). See gamut.
colorant
An ink, dye, toner, paint, or other pigment that modifies the color of media to which it
is applied.
ColorWise
See ColorWise color management.
ColorWise color management
An ICC-open color management solution, which is an easy-to-use system that addresses the
needs of both casual and experienced color management users.
component
In variable data printing, an element such as text, a graphic, or a photograph that is printed
on a page.
composite printer
Any output device that can print directly in color without first creating color separations.
A composite print can be used as an early proof of an offset print job.
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consumable
Material such as ink, toner, paper, or lubricants that must be replenished regularly in order for
the print device to function properly.
continuous tone (contone)
A photographic image that contains gradient tones from black to white (such as a 35mm
transparency or a photograph). Continuous tones cannot be reproduced in that form for
printing, but must be screened to translate the image into dots.
CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary)
A feature that maintains the best possible translation of color from one color device to
another. A CRD is used by the color management system or the PostScript interpreter of the
Color Server when converting data between color spaces. The Color Server includes several
CRDs, each of which provides a different color rendering intent.
custom color system
A system of named color swatches that can be matched on press using spot colors or
approximated using process colors. PANTONE and TruMatch are examples of custom
color systems.
D
DCS (Desktop Color Separation)
A data file standard that assists in making color separations with desktop publishing systems.
Five files are created: four color files (one each for C, M, Y, and K) and a composite color
preview file of the color image. DCS allows an image-editing application to perform color
separation and pass it through to final output with its integrity intact.
densitometer
An instrument commonly used in the graphic arts industry to measure density according to a
specified standard.
density
A measurement of the light-absorbing quality of a photographic or printed image.
desktop color separation
See DCS.
device-dependent colors
Colors directly related to their representation on an output device. Color values map directly
or via simple conversions to the application of device colorants, such as quantities of ink or
intensities of display phosphors. Device-dependent colors are controlled precisely for a
particular device, but the results may not be consistent between different devices. Examples of
device-dependent color spaces are DeviceRGB, DeviceCMYK, and DeviceGray.
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device-independent colors
Colors described using a model based on human visual perception instead of being
device-specific.
DIC
A Japanese standard of specifications for separations, proofs, and color printing.
E
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
A PostScript file format designed to be embedded in another PostScript stream.
Euroscale
A European standard of specifications for separations, proofs, and color printing.
F
flexography
A printing technology that uses flexible raised-image plates. Flexography can be used to print
on non-flat materials such as cans.
four-color printer
A printing device that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink or toner.
G
gamma
A numeric value representing the relationship (gamma curve) between the input and output
values of a color device. If gamma equals 1, input values are mapped exactly to output values.
gamut
A range of colors. A device gamut is the range of colors that a print device can produce.
An image gamut is the range of colors in a particular image.
gamut mapping
The conversion of color coordinates from one device’s gamut to another, usually
accomplished with algorithms or look-up tables.
GCR
See gray component replacement.
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GDI (Graphics Device Interface)
Graphics and display technology used by Windows computers. GDI applications rely on
GDI (rather than the PostScript language) to send text and pictures to a print device.
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
A standard for bitmap graphics of up to 256 colors used for posting photographic images on
Internet or intranet pages; rarely used for professional printing.
gradient
A smooth transition between two different colors or two shades of a color.
Graphics Device Interface
See GDI.
Graphics Interchange Format
See GIF.
gravure
A printing technology that uses an etched cylinder that has been immersed in ink. The ink
that remains in the etched areas is applied to the paper. The non-etched surfaces of the
cylinder are non-printing areas.
gray component replacement (GCR)
A method for improving wet ink trapping and reducing ink costs in process color printing.
In shadow, midtone, and quarter-tone areas where all three process colors (C, M, Y)
overprint, the gray components of those colors are reduced and replaced by black.
H
halftoning
A method for representing an original continuous tone image using a pattern of dots, lines, or
other patterns.
HSB
A color model where each color is represented by its hue, saturation, and brightness
components; supported by most color applications.
HSL
A color model in which each color is represented by its hue, saturation, and lightness
components.
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I
ICC profile
An industry standard color profile format developed by the International Color Consortium
(ICC) that describes the color capabilities, including the gamut, of a color device based on the
differences between an ideal and the current device. The ideal is often provided by the
manufacturer as a color reference file. ICC profiles are implemented on Mac OS computers in
ColorSync and on Windows computers in Image Color Matching (ICM). The Color Server
color management system, ColorWise, supports ICC profiles.
imagesetter
Raster-based film output device; a high-resolution laser output device that writes bitmapped
data onto photosensitive paper or film.
J
JPEG
A graphics file format defined by the Joint Photographic Experts Group committee of
International Standards Organization (ISO); a standard for digital compression of still image
graphic data.
L
Lab
A uniform device-independent color space in which colors are located within a threedimensional
rectangular coordinate system. The three dimensions are lightness (L), redness/
greenness (a) and yellowness/blueness (b). (Also referred to as L*a*b* and CIELab.)
M
metamerism
Phenomenon in which two colors composed of different combinations of light wavelengths
appear identical under a specific light source, but may look different under other light
sources. The colors are called “metamers.”
moiré
An undesirable pattern in images made using halftone screens. Moiré can be caused by the
improper line frequency of the screens, improper screen angles, improper alignment of
halftone screens, or by the combination of a halftone screen with patterns in the image.
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N
named color
A color that is defined according to a custom color system. For example, PANTONE 107 C
is a named color; also referred to as a spot color.
O
office applications
Software applications commonly used for business purposes, including presentation,
spreadsheet, and word processing applications.
offset lithography
Printing in which ink is transferred from printing plates to a rubber blanket, and then from
the blanket to paper.
output
See output profile.
output profile
A file that describes the color characteristics of a printing device. The output profile is
associated with a calibration target that defines the expected density response of the
print device.
P
PANTONE System
One of the best known color specification systems used by designers and printers to
communicate color. Available in Coated, Uncoated, and Matte, each swatch book contains a
series of colors that can be referenced based on the assigned PANTONE notation.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
An open file format specification that describes text and graphics in documents.
phosphor
Material used in making computer monitors; phosphors glow and emit red, green, and blue
light when struck by an electron beam, thus creating an image.
photographic rendering
A color rendering intent that preserves tonal relationships in images. Unprintable colors are
mapped to printable colors in a way that retains differences in lightness, sacrificing color
accuracy as necessary.
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pixel
The smallest distinct element of a raster image. The term is a combination of the words
“picture” and “element.”
PostScript
A device-independent page description language that is used to print and display pictures and
text. PostScript 3 includes many enhancements to older versions of PostScript, including
improved image quality and color.
PPD (PostScript Printer Description)
A file containing information about particular PostScript capabilities of the print device.
The information in the PPD is presented via the printer driver.
prepress proof
A print made from a set of film separations or other file to simulate the results of printing.
A prepress proof is the last opportunity to catch problems before the print job goes to press.
presentation graphics rendering
A color rendering intent that creates saturated colors but does not match printed colors
precisely to displayed colors. It is appropriate for bright saturated colors used in illustrations
and graphs.
process colors
The colors used in printing to simulate full-spectrum color images: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
blacK (CMYK).
profile
Systematically describes how a color maps to a particular space. By identifying a source profile
and an output profile, you initiate the appropriate workflow to maintain consistent color
values.
R
raster image
Electronic representation of a page or image using a grid of points called pixels.
rendering intent
The style of color rendering, or gamut mapping, designed for a particular type of color job.
An example of a rendering intent is Photographic rendering (also referred to as Image
rendering or Contrast rendering), which is designed for photographic images.
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resolution
The number of pixels per inch (ppi) in a bitmap image or the number of dots per inch (dpi)
that a device can render.
RGB
An additive color model that makes a range of colors by combining red, green, and blue light,
called the additive primaries. Commonly used to refer to the color space, mixing system, or
monitor in color computer graphics.
S
solid color rendering
A color rendering intent intended for use when color accuracy is crucial. Unprintable colors
are mapped to the closest printable colors. Solid color rendering does the best job of
preserving the saturation of displayed colors.
source color space
The color environment of the originating source of a colored element, including scanners and
color monitors.
source profile
A file used by a color management system to determine the characteristics of the color values
specified in a source digital image.
spectral light
The wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a given light source that can be seen
by the human eye.
spectrophotometer
An instrument commonly used in the graphic arts industry to measure spectral light
according to a specified standard.
spot color
A color that is printed on its own separation plate when separations are specified. A spot color
is printed using a custom ink for that color, in contrast to process colors, which are printed
using combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. (Also referred to as a named color.)
Status T
A spectral response for graphic arts reflection densitometers defined by ANSI (American
National Standards Institute).
substrate
The material upon which a job is printed.
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subtractive color model
A system in which color is produced by combining colorants such as paint, inks, or dyes
on media such as paper, acetate, or transparent film. All printing devices use the subtractive
color model.
subtractive primaries
Cyan, magenta, and yellow colorants used in subtractive color systems for color printing.
Combining the subtractive primaries produces darker colors. Black is added to the subtractive
primaries to compensate for deficiencies of the toners or inks, and for more efficient black
printing.
SWOP
The abbreviation for Specifications for Web Offset Publications. A standard of specifications
for separations, proofs, and color printing on a web offset press (not a sheet-fed press).
T
TIFF (Tag Image File Format)
A common format for exchanging raster graphics (bitmap) images between applications.
trapping
Printing technique in which some objects are printed slightly larger or smaller than you have
specified in an application in order to prevent white edges around these objects.
U
undercolor removal (UCR)
A method for improving wet ink trapping and reducing ink costs in process color printing.
In shadow areas where all three process colors (C, M, Y) overprint, the amounts of those
colors are reduced and replaced by black.
V
vector graphic
Graphic illustration created on computers where picture objects are defined mathematically as
lines or curves between points. These mathematical definitions are interpreted by an image
language such as PostScript. Vector images include artwork created with illustration
applications (such as Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand) and page layout
applications (such as Adobe PageMaker).
W
white point
The color temperature of any white light source, typically expressed in degrees Kelvin
(for example, 6500 K, typical for the white of a monitor).
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A
accent color 69
Acrobat 56 to 59
additive color model 64
additive primaries 64
Adobe (ACE) conversion option
Illustrator 49
InDesign 40
Photoshop 30
Adobe Acrobat, see Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator, see Illustrator
Adobe InDesign, see InDesign
Adobe Photoshop, see Photoshop
B
bit depth, of raster images 72, 73
Blend RGB Colors Using Gamma, Photoshop
setting 31
brightness 60, 62
C
charts, using color in 69
choosing color 15
CIE
chromaticity diagram 62, 63
color model 62
CIELAB color space 8
CMY color model 19
CMYK Color Reference 11, 24
CMYK EPS, Photoshop 37
CMYK processing method 26
CMYK source profile 26
color
accent color 69
additive model 64
CMY model 19
complements 70
controlling printing results 15
custom color systems 23
HSB model 23, 62
HSL model 19, 23
HSV model 19
physics of 61
process colors 68
properties of 60
reference pages 11
RGB model 19, 23
split complements 70
subtractive model 64, 65
subtractive primaries 66
text 71
theory 60
triads 70
using effectively 68 to 71
wheel 69
color management
Acrobat 57
basics 8 to 9
ColorWise 10
CorelDRAW 53
Illustrator 48
InDesign 39
monitor 18
Photoshop 28
QuarkXPress 46
color management system (CMS) 8
color matching systems, see custom color systems
color monitors, see monitors
Color Profiler Suite 8, 18
color proofing 17
color theory 60
color wheel 69
ColorSync 8
ColorWise 8, 10
Combine Separations, Photoshop 34
Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage, see
CIE
complements, color 70
compression, JPEG 33, 35, 36
computer monitors, see monitors
continuous tone devices 68
Conversion Options, Photoshop setting 30
CorelDRAW 53 to 55
custom color systems 23, 70
INDEX
INDEX 90
D
Desaturate Monitor Colors by, Photoshop
setting 31
device profiles 8
Document Color Mode, Illustrator 47
documentation 7
E
EFIRGB
Photoshop 30, 40, 49, 57
Encoding, Photoshop setting 35
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
about 25
defining colors 21
imported objects 25
PostScript color management 36
with CorelDRAW 54
with illustration applications 47
with Illustrator 50
with Photoshop 31
EPS CMYK, Photoshop 37
EPS RGB 36
Excel, see Microsoft Office
F
file size, of raster images 10, 73
font size, for color text 71
G
gamma 9
gamut
of monitors 67
of photographic transparencies 67
Graphic Arts Package 27
graphs, using color in 69
gravure 67
H
halftone screen 27
halftoning 68
HSB color model 23, 62
HSL color model 19, 23
HSV color model 19
hue, saturation, and brightness 60, 62
I
ICC profiles
about 30
included with user software 9
ICC standard for color management systems 8
illustration applications 47
Illustrator 23, 47
InDesign 39 to 44
International Color Consortium 8
J
JPEG 33, 35, 36
L
light 61 to 62
line art, see vector graphics
M
metamerism 62
Microsoft Excel, see Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 19 to 22
Microsoft PowerPoint, see Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word, see Microsoft Office
misregistration of colors 71
moiré 68
monitor color management 18
monitors
color model 65
gamut of 67
phosphors 65
Multi-channel, Photoshop 37
N
named colors 23
O
office applications 16, 19 to 22
offset lithographic printing 67
offset press print jobs, workflow issues 17
offset press printing 67
on-demand printing 17
output profile
color conversion 9
with office applications 22
P
page layout applications 38
painting applications 72
PANTONE
color system 23, 24
reference 11
phosphors 9, 65
photographic prints 65
photographic transparencies 65, 67
Photoshop
color management with 23
importing CorelDRAW data 54
using 28 to 37
INDEX 91
Photoshop Multi-channel 37
physics of color 61
pixel-editing applications 72, 73
Postflight 23
PostScript applications
color handling 23
using color in 23 to 27
PostScript Color Management, Photoshop
option 33, 36
PostScript printer drivers 21
PowerPoint, see Microsoft Office
prepress proof 67
presentation print jobs, using color in 69
printing
raster images 72
techniques 67
prism 61
process colors 24, 66, 68
profiles, device 8
proofing
color 17
prepress 67
Q
QuarkXPress 23, 45
QuarkXPress color management 46
R
raster images
about 72 to 74
bit depth 72, 73
file size 73
for offset press printing 74
printing 72
resolution 73 to 74
scaling of 74
registration of colors 71
rendering intent 19
bypassing 21, 26
RGB color model 19, 23
RGB Color Reference 11, 20
RGB EPS 36
RGB source color space, see source color space
S
saturation 60, 62
scaling of raster images 74
scanners 64, 65
screens, used in halftoning 68
Separations, printing with Photoshop 34
short-run printing 17
source color space 9
spectral colors 62
spectral components of light 61, 62
split complements 70
Spot Color Matching option
with Photoshop 37
with PostScript applications 25
spot colors 23, 24
Spot-On 16
subtractive color model 64, 65
subtractive primaries 66
sunlight 61
T
text
font size 71
using color with 71
TIFF objects
assigning ICC profiles to 26
preview 33
recommended for imported objects 25, 31
tint 62
transparencies (photographic) 65, 67
triads 70
V
vector graphics 72
visible spectrum of light 61
W
white point 9
Word, see Microsoft Office
workflow, recommended 14
working
Fiery® PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery® PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server
Fiery Graphic Arts Package
© 2010 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
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CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Terminology and conventions 7
About this document 8
Fiery Graphic Arts Package 9
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition 10
Available options 11
Enabling the feature at the Fiery PRO80 11
Updating the status of Fiery Graphic Arts Package 11
Updating the status on Windows 11
Updating the status on Mac OS X 12
Setting up your monitor and the monitor profile 13
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 14
Paper simulation workflow 14
Printing with default Paper Simulation 14
Paper Simulation print option 15
Paper Simulation White Point editing 15
Printing with custom paper simulation values 16
SPOT-ON WITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING 18
Setting up Two-Color Print Mapping 19
Printing a job with Two-Color Print Mapping 20
CONTENTS 4
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 22
Control Bar 22
Control Bar workflow 23
Printing with the default Control Bar 23
Setting up a custom Control Bar 25
Printing with a custom Control Bar 25
Configurable Auto Trapping 26
Configurable Auto Trapping workflow 26
Printing with default Auto Trapping 26
Setting up configurable Auto Trapping 28
Printing with configurable Auto Trapping 28
Progressives 29
Progressives workflow 29
Printing with the default Progressives 30
Setting up Progressives 31
Printing with custom Progressives 31
Halftone Simulation 32
Halftone Simulation workflow 32
Halftone Simulation print option 32
Printing with pre-defined halftone screens 33
Setting up custom Halftone Simulation 34
Printing with custom halftone screens 34
Supported applications 35
Calibrating for custom halftone screens 35
SOFT PROOFING 38
IMAGEVIEWER 39
Accessing ImageViewer 39
CONTENTS 5
PREFLIGHT 42
HOT FOLDERS FILTERS 43
POSTFLIGHT 44
About Postflight 45
Postflight Test Page 45
Postflight color-coded pages 45
Postflight reports 46
Postflight print option 48
Postflight workflow 48
Scenario 1: Diagnose an unexpected color 50
Scenario 2: Check the calibration status 52
Scenario 3: Check the quality of the output profile 53
Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object 54
MULTIPLE PLATE SEPARATIONS 55
Multiple plate separations workflow 55
Combine Separations print option 56
Supported applications 56
PAPER SIMULATION 57
Paper Simulation workflow 57
Paper Simulation print option 58
CONTENTS 6
UGRA/FOGRA MEDIA WEDGE 59
Printing the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge 59
Reading the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge 60
Using the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge for quality control 60
INTEGRATED ALTONA VISUAL TEST 61
Altona Visual Test file 61
Interpreting test results 62
Using a PDF/X workflow not compatible with Altona 64
INDEX 65
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
This document explains the Fiery Graphic Arts Package features and how they work. Because
of the flexibility of the controls Fiery Graphic Arts Package provides, users in any
environment can benefit from the Fiery Graphic Arts Package features. Novice users can
use the default settings to obtain optimal results. Expert users with specific needs and
requirements in graphic arts and other markets can also obtain optimal results by customizing
the settings.
Terminology and conventions
The documentation for the Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Aero Fiery PRO80 (in illustrations and examples)
Fiery PRO80 Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server
Mac OS Apple Mac OS X
Printer 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows
Server 2003/2008/2008 R2
Fiery Graphic Arts Package
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
Topics for which additional information is available by starting Help
in the software
Tips and information
INTRODUCTION 8
About this document
This document describes the features that are available through print options and utilities
such as Command WorkStation. The features are organized as follows:
• Features accessible from Command WorkStation
– Paper Simulation White Point Editing describes the white point editing feature.
– Spot-On with Two-Color Print Mapping describes the feature used to map document
colors with print colors.
– Color Setup describes the following features: Control Bar, Auto Trapping, Progressives,
and Halftone Simulation.
– ImageViewer describes how to start the ImageViewer application.
– Soft Proofing describes the Soft Proof feature.
– Preflight describes how to perform the Preflight check of your job.
• Features accessible from utilities other than Command WorkStation
– Hot Folders Filters describes the filters features.
• Other features
– Postflight describes the Postflight feature and its workflow examples.
– Multiple Plate Separations describes the combine separation feature for more than
four plates.
– Paper Simulation describes the fixed Paper Simulation feature.
– Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge describes the color test file called the Ugra/FOGRA Media
Wedge.
– Integrated Altona Visual Test describes the test integrated in the Fiery PRO80 to check
for PDF/X compatibility as tested by the Altona Test Suite.
A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury to
persons if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely,
always pay attention to these warnings.
A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons
if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay
attention to these cautions.
Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these
items carefully to operate the equipment correctly, and avoid
damage to the equipment or property.
Term or convention Refers to
INTRODUCTION 9
Fiery Graphic Arts Package
The following features are included in Fiery Graphic Arts Package:
Feature Where to set values or access Print option name See
Halftone screening Command WorkStation:
Color Setup
Halftone Simulation Color Setup Features
Soft proofing Command WorkStation:
Preview
Soft Proofing
Multiple plate separations Combine Separation Multiple Plate Separations
Fixed paper simulation Paper Simulation Paper Simulation
INTRODUCTION 10
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
The following features are included in Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition:
Feature Where to set values or access Print option name See
Paper simulation white
point editing
Command WorkStation:
Paper Simulation
Paper Simulation Paper Simulation White Point
Editing
Spot-On: two-color
print mapping
Command WorkStation:
Spot-On
Two-Color Print Mapping Spot-On with Two-Color Print
Mapping
Control bar Command WorkStation:
Color Setup
Control Bar Color Setup Features
Configurable auto trapping Command WorkStation:
Color Setup
Auto Trapping Color Setup Features
Progressives Command WorkStation:
Color Setup
Progressives Color Setup Features
Halftone screening Command WorkStation:
Color Setup
Halftone Simulation Color Setup Features
Soft proofing Command WorkStation:
Preview
Soft Proofing
ImageViewer Command WorkStation:
ImageViewer
ImageViewer
Preflight Command WorkStation:
Preflight
Preflight
Hot Folders file filters Hot Folders Hot Folders filters
Postflight Command WorkStation:
ImageViewer
Postflight Postflight
Multiple plate separations Combine Separation Multiple Plate Separations
Fixed paper simulation Paper Simulation Paper Simulation
Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
Integrated Altona Visual Test Integrated Altona Visual Test
INTRODUCTION 11
Available options
The following feature package is available for the Fiery PRO80.
Enabling the feature at the Fiery PRO80
The Fiery Graphic Arts Package option or the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
option must be enabled at the Fiery PRO80 before you can access its features from your
computer. A service technician enables the option at your site using the Feature Update or
Restore/Update Server Software CD and the hardware key (dongle).
To check whether the option is enabled at the Fiery PRO80, do one of the following:
• Print the Configuration page (see Configuration and Setup).
• Check the information on the General Info tab of the Device Center.
Updating the status of Fiery Graphic Arts Package
If the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option or the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
option is enabled at the Fiery PRO80, you must update the status of the option on your
computer before you can access its features from your computer.
Updating the status on Windows
Use the following procedure to update the status of Fiery Graphic Arts Package on a Windows
computer.
NOTE: Before updating the status on a Windows computer, you must install the printer driver.
For information about installing the printer driver, see Printing.
Fiery Graphic Arts Package Fiery Graphic Arts Package,
Premium Edition
To use Fiery Graphic Arts
Package, Premium Edition
features
Fiery PRO80 Optional Optional Upgrade to Fiery Graphic Arts
Package, Premium Edition
or
Upgrade Fiery Graphic Arts
Package to Fiery Graphic Arts
Package, Premium Edition
INTRODUCTION 12
TO UPDATE THE STATUS ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER
1 Open the Printers (or Printers and Faxes) window.
2 Right-click the Fiery PRO80 and choose Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears.
3 Click the Installable Options tab.
4 Select the Two-Way Communication option.
5 Type the IP address or DNS name and click Update.
NOTE: If you use the Point and Print method to install the printer driver and printer
description file, you must enable Two-Way Communication on the monitor at the
Fiery PRO80 for each connection (print, hold, or direct) before you install them on your
computer. For more information about Point and Print, see Printing.
6 Verify that Fiery Graphic Arts Package or Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition appears
under Installed Options.
7 Click OK to close the dialog box.
Updating the status on Mac OS X
Use one of the following procedures to update the status of Fiery Graphic Arts Package on a
computer running Mac OS X.
NOTE: Before updating the status on a computer running Mac OS X, install the printer driver.
For information about installing the printer driver, see Printing.
TO UPDATE THE STATUS ON A COMPUTER RUNNING MAC OS X V10.5 AND 10.6
1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and then choose Print & Fax.
The Print & Fax dialog box appears.
2 In the Printer List, select the Fiery PRO80 and click Options & Supplies.
3 Click the Driver tab.
4 Select Fiery Graphic Arts Package or Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition from the GA
Package list.
5 Click OK to apply changes.
6 Quit System Preferences.
INTRODUCTION 13
TO UPDATE THE STATUS ON A COMPUTER RUNNING MAC OS X V10.4.X
1 Start Printer Setup Utility.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 in the Printer List.
3 Choose Show Info from the Printer menu.
The Printer Info dialog box appears.
4 Choose Installable Options.
5 Select Fiery Graphic Arts Package or Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition from the GA
Package list.
6 Click Apply Changes.
7 Close the dialog box.
Setting up your monitor and the monitor profile
Some Fiery Graphic Arts Package features require that a job be displayed with correct colors
on your monitor.
The following features require the correct monitor display:
• Paper Simulation White Point editing (see page 14)
• Soft Proofing from Command WorkStation (see page 38)
• ImageViewer previewing from Command WorkStation (see page 39)
To display the colors correctly on your monitor, you must set up the monitor display
according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and specify the correct monitor profile
for your monitor.
Specify the following settings for the monitor display:
• At the monitor: Brightness, Contrast, and Temperature
• From the control panel of the operating system: Resolution, Refresh rate, and Number
of colors
For more information about setting up your monitor and the monitor profile, see the
documentation that accompanies the monitor.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 14
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING
Although an ICC profile contains a definition of “white,” the white may not always visually
match the human eye, requiring a perceptual adjustment. The Paper Simulation White Point
editing feature allows you to perceptually adjust the hue, brightness, and saturation of the
simulated paper white defined in the ICC profile.
Paper simulation workflow
You can print a job with the Paper Simulation feature set to On from the printer driver
without customizing paper simulation. Many jobs may print satisfactorily with the fixed
default Paper Simulation setting. However, you can customize the paper simulation by editing
the white point values with Command WorkStation. After you customize the values, print the
job with the custom paper simulation values from the printer driver by setting the Paper
Simulation print option to On.
To print a job with the fixed Paper Simulation setting, use the procedure on page 14.
For more information about editing Paper Simulation White Point values and printing
with custom paper simulation values, see page 15.
Printing with default Paper Simulation
Use the following procedure to print a job with the fixed Paper Simulation value.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Mac OS or a Windows computer are similar.
TO PRINT A JOB WITH DEFAULT PAPER SIMULATION
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Color icon.
4 Click Expert Settings.
The Advanced Edit dialog box appears.
5 Under the Color Input tab, select Paper Simulation.
6 Click OK to close the Advanced Edit dialog box.
7 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
8 Click Print.
The job prints with the default Paper Simulation White Point setting.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 15
Paper Simulation print option
The following values are available for the Paper Simulation print option:
• Off (Default)
• On
NOTE: If you have not edited the Paper Simulation White Point values with Command
WorkStation and selected On for this option, your job is printed with the default Paper
Simulation values. If you edited the values, your job is printed with the custom Paper
Simulation values.
Paper Simulation White Point editing
Your job may print satisfactorily with the fixed Paper Simulation setting. However, you can
customize the Paper Simulation setting by editing the Paper Simulation White Point values
with Command WorkStation.
NOTE: To display the colors correctly with your monitor, you must set the monitor and
monitor settings correctly. For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
To edit a custom profile, do the following:
• Select a CMYK Source Profile.
• Link the CMYK source profile to an output profile.
To access the Paper Simulation White Point dialog box, see the instructions in Command
WorkStation Help.
NOTE: If Paper Simulation is set to On, and you have defined a substitute color as
C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=0, the values defined in Substitute Colors override those for Paper
Simulation. For information about Substitute Colors, see Command WorkStation Help.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 16
Printing with custom paper simulation values
After you edit the paper simulation values in Command WorkStation, you can print a
document with the custom paper simulation values from the printer driver. You can also
override the setting in Job Properties.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Windows or Mac OS computer are
fundamentally the same. The following procedure uses illustrations from a Mac OS computer.
Use the following procedure to print a job with the custom paper simulation values.
TO PRINT A JOB WITH EDITED PAPER SIMULATION VALUES
1 Choose Print in your application.
The print dialog box appears.
2 Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6: Expand the dialog box, if necessary, by clicking the arrow next to
the Printer name.
3 Mac OS X v10.4.x: Click Copies & Pages, choose ColorSync from the drop-down list, and then
choose In Printer from the Color Conversion list.
Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6: Click Preview, choose Color Matching from the drop-down list, and
then select In Printer.
4 Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
5 Select Two-Way Communication.
For information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
6 Click Full Properties, and then click the Color icon.
The Color pane appears.
PAPER SIMULATION WHITE POINT EDITING 17
7 Click Expert Settings.
The Advanced Edit dialog box appears.
8 Under the Color Input tab, select the following settings.
• Choose the custom profile from the CMYK/Grayscale Source list. Choose the profile you
saved after editing the Paper Simulation White Point values.
• Select Full (Output GCR) for the CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method option.
• Select Paper Simulation.
9 Under the Output tab, choose the output profile that you linked to the custom CMYK Source
profile from the Output Profile list.
10 Click OK.
The Color pane reappears.
11 Click OK, and then click Print.
The job is printed using your custom CMYK Source profile with the edited White Point
values.
SPOT-ON WITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING 18
SPOT-ON WITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING
In addition to managing “named” colors, the Spot-On spot color editor in Command
WorkStation allows you to assign spot colors and process colors to the generic colors that are
used in a job. The Two-Color Print Mapping feature is designed for print shop operators to
do the proofing for a two-color press. You can print a two-color job to a two-color device by
mapping the colors in a job to the colors that are already created on the device.
For information about managing named colors with Spot-On, see Command WorkStation
Help.
NOTE: The RGB colors in a document are first converted to CMYK colors and then the
Two-Color Print Mapping is applied.
The following limitations apply when you use the Two-Color Print Mapping feature:
• The settings for Two-Color Print Mapping are ignored when the Composite Overprint
and Combine Separation features are enabled.
• Postflight does not report on Two-Color Print Mapping, because Postflight reports the
source state of a document. The color space that the printer receives before any
conversions is reported in Postflight.
• You cannot select the Two-Color Print Mapping and Substitute Color options at the same
time. Also, you cannot select a substitute color to be used in the Two-Color Print Mapping
feature.
SPOT-ON WITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING 19
Setting up Two-Color Print Mapping
In the Two-Color Print Mapping feature, the colors that are used in a job are mapped with the
colors to print. From Spot-On, open the Define 2-Color Print Mapping window and then
reassign the document colors to the named or custom colors to print with.
When the Two-Color Print Mapping print option is enabled for a job, Fiery PRO80 replaces
the document colors with the colors you defined in the Define 2-Color Print Mapping
window.
To define the color mappings in the Define 2-Color Print Mapping window, see the
instructions in Command WorkStation Help.
1 Click to open the Define
2-Color Print Mapping
window
1
SPOT-ON WITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING 20
Printing a job with Two-Color Print Mapping
After you map the colors in the Define 2-Color Print Mapping window in Spot-On, you can
print a two-color job from the printer driver. You can also override the print option setting
using Command WorkStation Job Properties.
NOTE: When you print a job, select the same output profile from the printer driver as you
selected when you set up Two-Color Print Mapping in Spot-On. Otherwise, print mappings
that are defined in Spot-On have no effect.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Mac OS and a Windows computer
are similar.
TO PRINT A TWO-COLOR JOB
1 Open a document in your application.
2 Choose Print.
3 Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6: Expand the dialog box, if necessary, by clicking the arrow next to
the Printer name.
4 Mac OS X v10.4.x: Click Copies & Pages and choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
Mac OS X v10.5 and 10.6: Click Preview and choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
SPOT-ON WITH TWO-COLOR PRINT MAPPING 21
5 Click Full Properties, and then click the Color icon.
The Color pane appears.
6 Select 2-Color Print Mapping.
7 Click OK and then click Print.
The job is printed with the mapping you defined in Spot-On.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 22
COLOR SETUP FEATURES
With Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, Color Setup in Command WorkStation
offers the following customizable features:
• Control Bar (see page 22)
• Auto Trapping (see page 26)
• Progressives (see page 29)
• Halftone Simulation (see page 32)
For information about Color Setup, see Command WorkStation Help.
Control Bar
Control Bar allows you to add a static color bar and dynamic job information to each printed
page at a user-defined location. The feature can be set as a server default or overridden on a
per-job basis.
The default Control Bar is designed to fit the Fiery PRO80 default paper size, Letter/A4, or
larger. You can create Control Bars for other paper sizes.
NOTE: If a Control Bar does not fit on the page, it will be clipped.
NOTE: If a background color is defined as “white” for a user-defined Control Bar, it must be
defined in the CMYK color space for the Paper Simulation feature to take effect. For more
information about Paper Simulation, see page 14.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 23
Control Bar workflow
The default Control Bar provides a color bar and dynamic job information. Print a job with
the default Control Bar by setting the Control Bar print option to On from the printer driver.
Many jobs print satisfactorily with the default Control Bar, but if you require your own color
bars, create them by defining custom values in the Control Bar Definition dialog box. After
you define a custom Control Bar in the Control Bar pane in Color Setup, you can print a job
with the custom Control Bar from the printer driver.
To print a job with the default Control Bar, see the following section. To print a job with a
custom Control Bar, see page 25.
Printing with the default Control Bar
Print a job with the default Control Bar by setting the Control Bar print option to On from
the printer driver.
TO PRINT A JOB WITH THE DEFAULT CONTROL BAR
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears, with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Job Info icon.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 24
4 Under Reporting, select On for the Control Bar print option.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Print.
The job is printed with the default Control Bar.
1 Static color bar
2 Job information
1
2
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 25
Setting up a custom Control Bar
The custom Control Bar feature is in the Control Bar tab under the Color Setup tab in the
Device Center. For more information about using Control Bar, see Command WorkStation
Help.
Printing with a custom Control Bar
The procedure to print a job with a custom Control Bar is basically the same as to print with
the default Control Bar (see page 23). Use the following procedure to print with a custom
Control Bar.
TO PRINT A JOB WITH A CUSTOM CONTROL BAR
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Job Info icon.
4 Select On for the Control Bar print option.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Print.
The job is printed with the Control Bar specified in the Control Bar Definition dialog box.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 26
Configurable Auto Trapping
Trapping is a technique where some objects are printed slightly larger or smaller than you
have specified in an application, in order to prevent white edges around the objects. These
white edges, or “halos,” can be caused by factors such as misregistration, the physical
properties of the toners, and the stiffness of the media.
The configurable Auto Trapping feature provides you with advanced trapping settings and
gives you full control over their values. The Fiery PRO80 is shipped with values that are
optimized for the print device using regular paper, but if these values do not provide the
results necessary for the media that you use, modify the values to meet your requirements.
Configurable Auto Trapping workflow
The fixed values are set as default for Auto Trapping. The Fiery PRO80 applies these fixed
values when you set Auto Trapping to On, with generally good results. However, to
customize the values for Auto Trapping, define the values in the Auto Trapping pane in Color
Setup. After you define the values, print a job with Auto Trapping set to On from the printer
driver.
Printing with default Auto Trapping
You can print a job with default Auto Trapping by setting the Auto Trapping print option to
On from the printer driver.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 27
TO PRINT A JOB WITH DEFAULT AUTO TRAPPING
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Color icon.
4 Select On for the Auto Trapping print option.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Print.
The job is printed with the default Auto Trapping values.
COLOR SETUP FEATURES 28
Setting up configurable Auto Trapping
In Command WorkStation, the configurable Auto Trapping feature is in the Trapping tab
under the Color Setup tab in Device Center. For more information about using Trapping, see
Command WorkStation Help.
Printing with configurable Auto Trapping
After you define the Auto Trapping values, print a job with the Auto Trapping feature by
setting the Auto Trapping print option to On from the printer driver. You can also change
the setting for this print option in a job using Command WorkStation Job Properties.
NOTE: If the Auto Trapping values are changed, reRIPping is required to print a job with the
new values.
Use the procedure on page 23 to print a job with custom Auto Trapping values from the
printer driver. The job is printed with the Auto Trapping values defined in the Auto
Trapping pane.
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Progressives
The term “Progressives” refers to printing variations in a multi-color document.
The variations may use from one to all of the available color channels in a print device.
The majority of printing processes that involve more than one or two colorants apply the
colorants sequentially. Traditionally, progressives are the intermediate states after some and
before all colorants have been applied. The Progressives feature is more flexible, because it
allows you to select which color is printed, using up to four sheets per original document
page.
NOTE: The Progressives feature is designed to show you the toner separations used by
the job on the print device. The feature is not intended to be used to proof for another
non-Fiery driven print device.
NOTE: Progressives show the separations that the Fiery PRO80 sends to the print device, not
the separations contained in the job source file.
NOTE: Progressives is a “reporting” feature. It is not designed to be used with production
features such as VDP and Imposition. Progressives is offered for diagnostic situations. With
high volume applications or production environments, use Progressives only on the
individual pages that need testing.
Progressives workflow
You can inspect the result of each channel with the default values for color channels in
Progressives. However, if you must customize the selection of color channels or number of
sheets to print, you can do so by specifying the color channels in the Progressives pane in
Color Setup. After specifying the color channels, print a job with the customized Progressives
by setting the print option to On from the printer driver.
NOTE: You cannot use the Progressives and Postflight features at the same time. A constraint
is set for these print options from the printer driver.
NOTE: Clearing plates in ImageViewer does not have an effect on a Progressives job printed
from ImageViewer. It prints with the values specified in the Progressives pane. For more
information, see “ImageViewer” on page 39.
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Printing with the default Progressives
Print a job with the default Progressives by setting the Progressives print option to On from
the printer driver.
TO PRINT A JOB WITH THE DEFAULT PROGRESSIVES
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Job Info icon.
4 Select Progressives.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Print.
The job is printed with the default Progressives.
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Setting up Progressives
The Progressives feature is in the Progressives tab under the Color Setup tab in the Device
Center. For more information about setting up custom Progressives, see Command
WorkStation Help.
Printing with custom Progressives
After specifying the color channels, print a job with custom Progressives by setting the
Progressives print option to On from the printer driver.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can send a job with the default Progressives setting and change the
print option setting using Command WorkStation Job Properties.
Use the same procedure on page 30 to print a job with the Progressives option from the
printer driver. The printed job reflects the Progressives settings you defined in the
Progressives pane.
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Halftone Simulation
When proofing, we recommend that you print in contone mode, which uses the best color in
the Fiery system. For advanced proofing purposes, Fiery Graphic Arts Package offers usercontrolled
halftone generation. Halftoned proofs simulate, with reasonable accuracy, the final
dots imaged on films or plates for offset printing. The halftone screening feature allows you to
define the custom screening functions applied to your print job.
Halftone Simulation workflow
You can select pre-set halftone screens to print jobs with good results. When you must
customize the values for a halftone screen, define a custom halftone in your application or in
Command WorkStation, and then select the screen in the Halftone Simulation print option
from the printer driver.
For information about the print option and the procedure to print with the pre-defined
halftone screens, see the following section. For information about the Halftone Simulation
pane and the procedure to specify custom halftone screen values, see Command WorkStation
Help.
Halftone Simulation print option
Access the halftone screening feature through the Halftone Simulation print option. Select
from the following option items:
• Application Defined: Uses a pre-defined halftone screen specified in an application.
For information about the supported applications, see page 35.
• Newsprint: Uses a pre-defined halftone screen that looks and feels like a newspaper.
• User Defined Screen1/2/3: Applies a user-defined halftone screen based on the settings in
Color Setup in Command WorkStation.
NOTE: Use Newsprint and User Defined Screen1/2/3 with all applications, including
Microsoft Office.
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Printing with pre-defined halftone screens
Use the following procedure to print a job with a pre-defined default halftone screen from the
printer driver.
TO PRINT A JOB WITH A DEFAULT HALFTONE SCREEN
1 Choose Print from your application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Image icon.
4 Select a pre-defined halftone screen from the Halftone Simulation list.
For more information, see page 32.
5 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
6 Click Print.
The job is printed to the Fiery PRO80 with the pre-defined halftone screen.
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Setting up custom Halftone Simulation
In Command WorkStation, the Halftone Simulation feature is in the Halftone Simulation tab
under the Color Setup tab in Device Center. For more information about setting up custom
Halftone Simulation screens, see Command WorkStation Help.
Printing with custom halftone screens
After specifying the halftone screen values for User Screen 1, User Screen 2, or User Screen 3,
select a corresponding custom screen name from the printer driver. Use the same procedure
on page 33 to print a job with a custom halftone screen.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can send a job with a default halftone screen and change the print
option setting using Command WorkStation Job Properties.
The printed job reflects the settings you defined on the Halftone Simulation pane.
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Supported applications
The following applications have been tested with Mac OS and Windows for compatibility
with the Application Defined setting in the Halftone Simulation print option. Other
applications should work as well, as long as they are using standard PostScript conversions on
halftone screen definitions and the parameters used in the definitions are kept within the
physical limitations of the printer.
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe FreeHand
• QuarkXPress
Calibrating for custom halftone screens
When color quality is important, make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is calibrated for the
particular halftone screen that you use. Changing a halftone screen usually modifies the color
response of the printer.
The best color is achieved when an Output profile that is associated with the appropriate
calibration response is selected at print time. However, when custom halftones are specified,
the Fiery PRO80 does not have adequate information about the resulting color response.
For this reason, achieving good color with custom halftone screens is often possible only when
you perform custom halftone calibration and use a profile based on this custom halftone.
Use the following procedure to calibrate the Fiery PRO80 for custom halftone screens.
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TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY PRO80 FOR CUSTOM HALFTONE SCREENS
1 Prepare the measurement instrument you use for calibration.
2 On the User Software DVD, open the folder that contains the custom halftone calibration
files.
The folder locations for Mac OS and Windows are as follows:
Mac OS: Mac Color Files:Calibration Files:Halftone Calibration Files:Photoshop or Other
Applications
Windows: Windows Color Files\Calibration Files\Halftone Calibration Files\Photoshop or
Other Applications
The folder contains images of the measurement pages for various instruments and page sizes.
If you print halftone screens only from Adobe Photoshop, open the Photoshop folder.
Otherwise, open the Other Applications folder.
NOTE: When opening or printing these files, do not “color-manage” using PostScript Color
Management or ICC profiles that provide color conversions.
3 From Photoshop, open the image file that corresponds to your instrument and page size.
From other applications, open a blank document and place the EPS file that matches your
instrument and page size.
The images were prepared for the final sheet page size. If you are placing an image, do so
using no margins. Ignore warnings that the image may be clipped.
NOTE: If you use these measurement pages with the Fiery PRO80 standard halftone screens,
make sure to set the print option that controls the screen.
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4 Print the measurement page using your custom halftone and other print option settings.
This page is now the custom calibration measurement page.
You must print this measurement page with the CMYK/Grayscale Source print option set to
ColorWise OFF, which prints the page without calibration.
NOTE: To calibrate your printer, you must print CMYK patches in the raw state of the printer.
Except for the Output Profile print option, the ColorWise print options are irrelevant and
will be ignored. Use the Output Profile setting that corresponds to the type of paper you are
using.
To increase the speed and reliability of the calibration, print your measurement page, with the
appropriate print option settings, to a PostScript file. The next time you calibrate, download
this PostScript file. Retaining this file in the Hold queue of the Fiery PRO80 makes the
calibration process faster.
5 Use the Calibrate feature in Command WorkStation to perform the calibration.
NOTE: Do not use the Print button to generate the measurement page. Use the measurement
page that you printed in step 4.
For information about calibration, see Color Printing.
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SOFT PROOFING
The Soft Proofing feature allows you to view accurate color previews of print jobs on a
monitor. Use soft proofs to preview colors as they will appear when the job is printed.
You access Soft Proofing through the Preview window in Command WorkStation.
The Soft Proofing feature applies a specified color profile to the preview of a job to
compensate for the unique display characteristics of your monitor. As a result, the preview
provides a more accurate representation of how the job will appear when printed.
For information about using Soft Proofing, see Command WorkStation Help.
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IMAGEVIEWER
ImageViewer allows you to soft proof and adjust colors in a job before it is printed. You can
use the preview in ImageViewer to verify job placement, orientation, and content, as well as
general color accuracy. If the job contains halftone screened settings, the preview shows a
composite view of all separations at the dot level. You can select to display the plate data for
each process color independently or in combination with the other colors, allowing inspection
of individual plate data or a combination of any range of plates.
Accessing ImageViewer
Start ImageViewer from the Actions menu or Preview window of Command WorkStation.
TO START IMAGEVIEWER FROM THE ACTIONS MENU
1 In Job Center in Command WorkStation, select the job that you want to preview.
NOTE: ImageViewer recognizes only jobs that show processed/held (dark yellow) status.
Processed/held jobs are also indicated by the raster job icon (page icon ringed with a halo).
2 If needed, choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to move the job to processed/
held status.
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3 To start ImageViewer, do one of the following:
• Choose ImageViewer from the Actions menu.
• Right-click the selected job and choose ImageViewer from the menu that appears.
The ImageViewer main window appears.
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TO START IMAGEVIEWER FROM THE PREVIEW WINDOW
1 In Job Center in Command WorkStation, select the job that you want to preview.
NOTE: ImageViewer recognizes only jobs that show processed/held (dark yellow) status.
2 If needed, choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to move the job to processed/held
status.
3 Choose Preview from the Actions menu.
Page thumbnails appear in the Preview window.
4 To start ImageViewer, select the thumbnail of the page that you want to soft proof, and click
the ImageViewer button.
The ImageViewer main window appears.
For information about using ImageViewer, see Command WorkStation Help.
1 ImageViewer button
1
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PREFLIGHT
The Preflight feature performs a simple check of the most common areas of error to ensure
that the job will print successfully and to the expected quality on the selected printing device.
The categories of errors that Preflight checks are:
• Fonts
• Spot Colors
• Image Resolution
• VDP Resources
• Hairlines
• Overprint
• PostScript
This feature is accessible from Command WorkStation. For more information about
Preflight, see Command WorkStation Help.
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HOT FOLDERS FILTERS
This chapter describes the Hot Folders filters that convert various files to PostScript or PDF
(Portable Document Format), or preflight certain files. Some of these filters are included in
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition and are available if Fiery Graphic Arts Package,
Premium Edition is enabled.
Hot Folders filters allow you to convert certain file formats to PostScript or PDF or to
preflight files for conformity. File conversion and preflighting take place on your computer in
the Hot Folders application, which saves Fiery PRO80 resources. You can print files directly
from Hot Folders filters without starting the application from which they were created.
The filters included with Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition are:
• General
– EPS
– JPEG
– PDF
– TIFF
• Color Separated
– DCS
– TIFF/IT-P1
• Special
– CT/LW
– ExportPS
– PDF2Go
For information about using the filters in the Hot Folders application, see Hot Folders Help.
For information about operating systems that support Hot Folders, see Welcome.
For information about installing the Hot Folders application, see Utilities.
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POSTFLIGHT
The Postflight feature helps you determine why some printed jobs may not deliver expected
color. Acting as a diagnostic and training tool for all users, it provides helpful global and
object-specific information about how a job is actually received and processed by the
Fiery PRO80.
Use Postflight to troubleshoot color problems with a previously printed job or as a preventive
measure. You can print the original document (or RIPped and previewed) with all objects
(images, graphics, and text) color-coded. A report explains what color spaces are used in the
job and what print options affect those spaces. The report also provides information about the
printing environment, such as calibration date, time, and method. Print a Test Page to verify
the condition of the printing environment.
Postflight is a powerful analysis tool that enumerates in its reports not only those color spaces
that are used by visible objects, but any color space called by a job. This can be very useful in
diagnosing puzzling situations that may require correction. For example: using one specific
combination of a printer driver, an OS, and a desktop publishing application emitting
separations for plates, you might find that: 1) the Postflight color-coded pages show the Cyan,
Magenta, and Yellow separations in the “DeviceGray” color space, while the Black separation
is shown in the “DeviceCMYK” color space and 2) the Postflight report enumerates:
DeviceGray, DeviceCMYK and DeviceRGB. What once required a PostScript expert to
decipher can now be interpreted in minutes using Postflight reports. The Cyan, Magenta, and
Yellow pages are defined in “DeviceGray”, the Black page is using the “K” channel of
DeviceCMYK, and the job is calling for the RGB color space, without applying it on any
user-visible object.
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About Postflight
When the Postflight print option is set to values other than Off, it provides the following
information to help you identify possible problems: Postflight Test Page, Postflight colorcoded
pages, and Postflight reports.
Postflight Test Page
You can print the Postflight Test Page alone or in combination with the color-coded pages.
The Test Page is printed using the exact same media and global settings (such as calibration)
as your job. However, color objects on this page are printed independently of the userspecified
source color definitions (such as CMYK simulation and RGB).
If the color on this page is not accurate, the problem lies with the printing environment
(such as the calibration, output profile, or print device).
If the color on this page prints correctly but objects in your job do not print in expected
colors, it is likely that the problem lies with the color setting specific to these objects.
Problems with objects can be: wrong color values for text and graphics, bad quality images,
or out-of-gamut colors.
Postflight color-coded pages
With this option, Postflight prepares a color-coded version of the original document that
displays each object with a color corresponding to the color space that the Fiery PRO80
received for the object.
The colors used to represent the color spaces for objects are as follows:
• Gray objects: Gray
• CMYK objects: Cyan
• RGB objects: Red
• Device-Independent objects: Indigo
• Spot color objects: Yellow
By reviewing the colors for all objects, you can identify the print option settings that affect
the color conversion of the objects and make appropriate modifications.
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Postflight reports
You can print reports on color-coded pages, either alone or combined with the color-coded
document. These reports are printed on the Fiery PRO80 default paper size (Letter for US, A4
for metric) and use the default calibrated color mode.
The reports provide a document header with information (such as job name, date and time
printed, and user name), a ColorWise global settings page, and object-specific settings pages.
All pages include the job name, postflight date/time, and pagination in the bottom margin.
• ColorWise global settings page provides information that affects every object in a job, such
as Calibration Set, the date the Fiery PRO80 was calibrated, the method used for
calibration, and the output profile that was used.
• Object-specific settings pages provide a list of the settings that were used to process every
object in each color space, thus suggesting the locations to correct problems. For example,
if you see a problem with an object that is displayed in Cyan in a color-coded page, review
the settings listed in the CMYK Objects page and try changing those settings.
• Spot colors page lists all spot colors.
For spot colors, the Postflight report lists the colors that are used in a job. It also indicates
whether these colors are defined in the Fiery PRO80. When a spot color is defined in the
Fiery PRO80, a patch is printed next to the color name. When a color is not defined in the
Fiery PRO80, a white patch with an X is printed.
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Important notes on Postflight reports
The main purpose of Postflight is to help you detect, diagnose, and prevent color-related
problems. In contrast to generic preflight software, which attempts to predict how a job
would be processed, a postflighted job is fully processed by the Fiery PRO80, allowing accurate
reporting on the settings with which the job processed.
This Postflight feature is especially useful in cases where a workflow that was used to submit a
job inadvertently converts colors. This conversion occurs with some printer drivers, printing
options, and conversions to PDF.
This report focuses on color processing and does not list every printing option that affects
your job. For more information about the ColorWise print options, see Color Printing.
NOTE: Postflight reports list only those color spaces that were submitted to the Fiery PRO80
with your job. You may occasionally find that a job produces a Postflight report that includes
information about color spaces that you cannot locate in the job’s color-coded pages. This
occurs when an object in the color space is used in the job but is masked by another object,
when an object is very light (for example, 0% of a spot color), or when the specific application
or printer driver asks the Fiery PRO80 to process a particular color space but does not use it for
user-visible objects.
NOTE: A Postflight report contains only one page on global settings, and it can include only
one Test Page. Therefore, Postflight cannot describe an entire job accurately unless all pages
are printed with the same options and on the same media. This is the case, for instance, with
Mixed Media jobs, because they can use multiple output profiles, up to one profile per media
in the job. If the page range is set to the pages that use one media only, Postflight produces
reliable results for the specified range.
NOTE: Postflight is a “reporting” feature that is designed for diagnostic purposes. It is not
designed for use with production features such as VDP and Imposition. For high-volume
applications in production environments, use Postflight only on the individual pages that
need testing.
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Postflight print option
Access the Postflight feature through the Postflight print option. The following values are
available for the Postflight print option:
• Off (Default)
• Concise Report
• Test Page
• Color-Coded Pages
• All Components (Color-Coded document pages, Test Page, and Concise Report)
NOTE: Select a portion of a job to print the Postflight pages by selecting the appropriate page
range of a job from the printer driver.
Postflight workflow
The default settings in the ColorWise print options are such that in most cases you should not
have to change them. However, there may be times when you receive unexpected colors for
your job. Postflight is a procedure performed after you print a document and receive
unexpected or inadequate color. If you have access to Command WorkStation, Postflight also
helps you catch color problems before you actually print. Postflight processes your job and
collects information about the color objects throughout. The information is then displayed in
Color-Coded document pages, a Test Page, and a Concise Report.
NOTE: The background defined in the Paper Simulation is not indicated as a CMYK object in
the Postflight reports. For more information about Paper Simulation, see page 14.
NOTE: You cannot use Postflight at the same time that you use the following features:
Progressives, Substitute Colors, or Combine Separations. Constraints are set for these print
options from the printer driver.
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The following scenarios show how Postflight can be helpful to users who demand high color
quality.
To diagnose an unexpected color (see page 50)
Use Postflight to diagnose unexpected color in a job, or determine which print or calibration
settings apply to a job.
To check the calibration status prior to printing a job (see page 52)
Consider the following before printing a job:
• The FieryPRO80 may include many calibration sets. Which calibration set applies to
my job?
• When was the Fiery PRO80 last calibrated?
• Which instrument was used for the last calibration?
To check the quality of the output profile (see page 53)
If you are considering using a new paper for which you do not have a custom profile, or if you
suspect that the output profile for your print device may not precisely describe its color
behavior, check your output profile by printing the Postflight Test Page.
To diagnose a color problem of a specific object (see page 54)
When experts have verified that the calibration is correct and that the global settings,
including the output profile, are correct, but the color of a specific object is still not as
intended, you can print a color-coded document and diagnose the problem.
The detailed procedures of these scenarios are described in the following sections.
NOTE: For each of the following procedures, instead of printing the report to the Fiery PRO80,
you can also send it to the Hold queue of the Fiery PRO80 and preview the information (of a
job with raster data) in ImageViewer. For more information about ImageViewer, see
ImageViewer. To view the color of a job correctly, you must set your monitor and monitor
profile correctly. For more information about the monitor and monitor profiles, see page 13.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a job from a Windows and a Mac OS computer are
similar.
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Scenario 1: Diagnose an unexpected color
Use the following procedure to print a job with Postflight set to Off.
TO PRINT A JOB
1 Open a job from your application.
2 Choose Print.
3 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
4 Click each option icon, and specify the values for each print option.
5 Click the Job Info icon.
6 Choose Off from the Postflight menu.
7 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
8 Click Print.
The job is printed to the Fiery PRO80.
After you print a job, use the following procedure to diagnose an unexpected color and print
the job with edited color settings.
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TO DIAGNOSE AN UNEXPECTED COLOR AND PRINT WITH EDITED COLOR SETTINGS
1 Click the Job Info icon.
2 Choose All Components from the Postflight menu.
For information about the components of Postflight, see page 45.
3 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
4 Click Print.
Postflight Test Page, color-coded document pages, and Postflight Reports are printed.
5 Review all Postflight pages.
For information about the Postflight pages, see page 45.
6 Make appropriate changes based on all Postflight pages.
For more information about the changes, see the following section.
7 Choose Off from the Postflight menu.
8 Click OK.
9 Click Print.
The job with the edited color settings is printed to the Fiery PRO80.
10 Return to Step 1, if needed.
Repeat the steps until you get satisfactory color results.
Making changes
After reviewing the Postflight information, determine what changes are necessary and apply
the changes. Depending on your printing environment, the condition of the print device, and
the color settings, possible changes are as follows:
• Correct problems with the print device (see the documentation that accompanies the
print device).
• Calibrate the Fiery PRO80 (see Color Printing).
• Edit the colors of the output profile with Command WorkStation (see Command
WorkStation Help).
• Change the default settings in Command WorkStation (see Command WorkStation
Help).
• Change the job specific print option settings using Command WorkStation Job Properties.
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Scenario 2: Check the calibration status
Use the following procedure to check the calibration status prior to printing a job.
TO CHECK THE CALIBRATION STATUS AND PRINT WITH THE OPTIMUM CALIBRATION CONDITION
1 Click the Job Info icon.
2 Choose Concise Report from the Postflight menu.
For information about Postflight reports, see page 46.
3 Click OK.
4 Click Print.
The Concise Report page is printed.
5 Review the information in the ColorWise global settings page.
6 Perform calibration, if needed.
If service has been performed on the print device since the last calibration, or calibration has
not been performed, perform calibration using the Calibration Set specified in the Postflight
report.
For more information about calibration, see Color Printing.
7 Choose Off from the Postflight menu.
8 Click OK.
9 Click Print.
10 The job is printed to the newly calibrated Fiery PRO80.
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Scenario 3: Check the quality of the output profile
Use the following procedure to check the quality of the output profile of the print device.
TO CHECK THE QUALITY OF OUTPUT PROFILE AND PRINT WITH THE OPTIMUM OUTPUT PROFILE
1 Click the Job Info icon.
2 Choose Test Page from the Postflight menu.
For information about the Postflight Test Page, see page 45.
3 Click OK.
4 Click Print.
The Postflight Test Page is printed to the Fiery PRO80.
5 Review the quality of the color on the Postflight Test Page.
NOTE: Make sure that this page was printed with the same media and print option settings as
the job.
6 Review the instructions on the Postflight Test Page.
7 Edit the color of the output profile, or create a profile, if needed.
It may be necessary to customize the output profile or create one to get optimal results on the
media the job is using.
8 Choose Off from the Postflight menu.
9 Click OK.
10 Click Print.
The job is printed to the Fiery PRO80 with the edited or newly created output profile.
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Scenario 4: Diagnose a color problem of a specific object
Use the following procedure to diagnose a color problem.
TO DIAGNOSE A COLOR PROBLEM OF A SPECIFIC OBJECT AND PRINT WITH THE EDITED COLOR SETTINGS
1 Click the Job Info icon.
2 Choose Color-Coded Pages from the Postflight menu.
For information about Postflight color-coded pages, see page 45.
3 Click OK.
4 Click Print.
Postflight color-coded pages are printed to the Fiery PRO80.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can send the Postflight color-coded pages to the Hold queue of the
Fiery PRO80 and preview them using ImageViewer. To preview the pages using ImageViewer,
make sure that your monitor is set up according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and
that the correct monitor profile is specified for your monitor. For information about monitor
profiles, see page 13.
5 Review the Postflight color-coded pages.
6 Make changes to the color settings, if needed.
For information about the ColorWise print options for various color spaces, see Color
Printing.
NOTE: Use the Color-Coded Pages Only setting to send a job to another print device that has
a specific color-space requirement. For example, a document targeted to a CMYK-only press
must have only Cyan-colored objects.
7 Choose Off from the Postflight menu.
8 Click OK.
9 Click Print.
The job is printed to the Fiery PRO80 with the edited color settings.
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MULTIPLE PLATE SEPARATIONS
The Multiple Plate Separations feature allows you to combine the multiple pre-separated
color plates of a PostScript job into a composite color print. It supports: Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow, Black, and one or more spot colors.
The results of combining the multiple plates are predictable and accurate, regardless of the
original application used. This feature also fully supports DCS 2.0 file formats when included
in a PostScript print job from a page layout application.
Multiple plate separations workflow
Use the following procedure to print a composite color print from the printer driver.
NOTE: The procedures for printing a composite color print from a Windows and a Mac OS
computer are similar.
TO PRINT A COMPOSITE COLOR PRINT
1 Open a color-separated document in a supported application.
2 Choose Print.
3 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
4 Click the Color icon.
5 Select Combine Separations.
6 Click OK, and then click Print.
A composite color print is printed to the Fiery PRO80.
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Combine Separations print option
Access the Multiple Plates Separations feature through the Combine Separations print option
from the printer driver.
The following values are available for the Combine Separations print option:
• Off (Default)
• On
Supported applications
The following applications have been tested with Mac OS and Windows for compatibility
with the Multiple Plates Separations feature:
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe FreeHand
• QuarkXPress
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PAPER SIMULATION
The Paper Simulation feature gives you the benefit of the absolute colorimetric rendering that
renders the white point of the source color space as a visible color in the output profile color
space.
Paper Simulation workflow
Use the following procedure to print a job with the fixed Paper Simulation feature On.
NOTE: The procedures for setting the Paper Simulation print option from a Windows and a
Mac OS computer are similar.
TO PRINT WITH THE FIXED PAPER SIMULATION FEATURE ON
1 Choose Print from an application.
2 Select Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
The Properties dialog box appears with the Fiery Printing tab selected.
3 Click the Color icon, and then click Expert Settings.
The Advanced Edit dialog box appears.
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4 Select Paper Simulation and click OK.
5 Click OK, and then click Print.
The job is printed with the fixed Paper Simulation feature.
Paper Simulation print option
Turn the Paper Simulation feature on or off through the print option from the printer driver.
• On: Performs Absolute Colorimetric rendering.
• Off (Default): Performs Relative Colorimetric rendering.
UGRA/FOGRA MEDIA WEDGE 59
UGRA/FOGRA MEDIA WEDGE
Ugra (the Graphic Technology Research Association of Switzerland) and FOGRA (the
Graphic Technology Research Association of Germany) are organizations that support
standardization and quality control. Together, they developed the Ugra/FOGRA Media
Wedge CMYK v2.0, a control device used to evaluate hard copy proofs. One version of the
the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge, which is supported by the Fiery PRO80 with Fiery Graphic
Arts Package, Premium Edition enabled, is customized for the ES-1000 spectrophotometer.
The Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge, as printed on the Fiery PRO80, includes the standard color
patches as well as the printer resolution, Fiery PRO80 model name, and other static
information required by Ugra/FOGRA.
Adding the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge to any job allows you to check the color accuracy
and consistency of the printer by measuring the colors in the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
with the ES-1000 and supporting software, and comparing the measurements to reference
values.
Printing the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
There are two ways to include the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge in a job:
• By incorporating the Ugra FOGRA-MediaWedge V2.2x.EPS file in the source document. This
file is available on the User Software DVD, in the Color Bars folder inside the Windows
Color Files folder or Mac Color Files folder.
• By enabling the Control Bar print option. The Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge is the default
Control Bar image.
For more information about the Control Bar print option, see “Control Bar” on page 22.
NOTE: This version of the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge is different from the Ugra/FOGRA
Media Wedge used in the Integrated Altona Visual Test. For more information about the
Integrated Altona Visual Test, see Integrated Altona Visual Test.
UGRA/FOGRA MEDIA WEDGE 60
The Ugra FOGRA-MediaWedge V2.2x.EPS file is not an ordinary EPS file. Printing this file is
supported only on a Fiery PRO80 with the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
enabled. The file will not print if modified and saved as another version. You cannot currently
use Compose, Impose, or QDM to embed the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge image in a PDF
file.
Reading the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
This version of the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge is optimized for the ES-1000. Other stripreading
or spot-reading spectrophotometers may be used, if supported by their applications.
EFI Color Verifier (part of Fiery Color Profiler Suite) is the quality control application
officially supported to measure the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge as printed by the
Fiery PRO80.
Reference measurements are not supplied with the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge. With the
appropriate software, such as Fiery Color Profiler Suite, you can create your own reference
measurements, extract them from reference ICC profiles, or load them from standards.
Using the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge for quality control
You can use the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge to compare digital proofs with print standards,
print runs with print standards, and digital proofs with print runs. It was originally designed
to check the accuracy and consistency of CMYK values when compared to the international
ISO 12642 standard, but this is not its exclusive usage: when the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
is printed in a job, you can measure the color accuracy and consistency of the output device
for any printing condition, whether CMYK simulation or device CMYK color.
INTEGRATED ALTONA VISUAL TEST 61
INTEGRATED ALTONA VISUAL TEST
The Altona Test Suite is a project of the European Color Initiative (ECI). The test suite is
suited for evaluating RIPs as well as other components in composite PDF workflows for print
proofing or print production. Even if you are not yet using PDF/X3, you can use the Altona
Test Suite to identify the weaknesses and limitations of a PDF workflow.
The Integrated Altona Visual Test feature of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium
Edition allows you to verify the level of PDF/X support provided by the software and
hardware used in a composite PDF workflow. You perform this test by printing the free
version of the Altona Visual Test document on the Fiery PRO80 using the PDF workflow you
want to verify. The Fiery PRO80 adds information to the printed output that can be used to
determine:
• If the workflow used to send PDF documents to the Fiery PRO80 is PDF/X compatible.
• If a PDF/X workflow is compatible with the limited interpretation of PDF/X by Altona.
• If the color quality of a PDF/X workflow meets a standard.
The Integrated Altona Visual Test simplifies the setup and verification of PDF workflows. You
can verify Altona PDF/X compliance without having to purchase the Altona Test Suite
Application Kit.
Altona Visual Test file
You can obtain the free version of the Altona Visual Test file that you need for the Integrated
Altona Visual Test at the ECI website (www.eci.org). Go to the Downloads area and
download altona_visual_1v2a_x3.pdf.
This PDF file must be imported to the Fiery PRO80 using Command WorkStation or Hot
Folders, not printed through the printer driver. The printer driver converts a PDF file to
PostScript, and therefore some PDF/X embedded information is lost. A PDF/X workflow
cannot include printing through a printer driver.
INTEGRATED ALTONA VISUAL TEST 62
For PDF/X compliance as tested by Altona, set the following settings for the Altona Visual
Test job in Command WorkStation Job Properties:
Scaling the Altona Visual Test file and any file designed with resolution-dependent objects
often leads to artifacts such as moirés.
For more information about these print options, except for Scale, see Color Printing. For more
information about Scale, see Printing.
If you use all of these settings, the Altona Visual Test File output will indicate PDF/X
compliance as tested by Altona.
Interpreting test results
The Altona Visual Test file produces the printed page shown below. The Fiery PRO80 inserts
the test results in the lower left area.
Print option Setting Location in Job Properties
PDF/X Output Intent Enabled Expert Color Settings (in Color)
Composite Overprint Enabled Color
RGB Source None Expert Color Settings (in Color)
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source Enabled Expert Color Settings (in Color)
Scale 100% (no scaling) Layout
1 Test result area
1
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The following table indicates how to read the test results:
If the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge, shown in the figure below, is printed in the test result
area, the workflow is PDF/X compatible for Altona testing. It is therefore correct to visually
and colorimetrically inspect the page. If you have a spectrophotometer, such as the ES-1000,
and quality control software, such as EFI Color Verifier, you can proceed with measurements
to evaluate the degree of color matching. The version of the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
inserted by the Fiery PRO80 is scaled and positioned for easy reading by a strip-reading
instrument.
NOTE: Be sure to use the free version of the Altona Visual Test file, not the purchased one. The
purchased version always includes a version of the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge in the bottom
left area, whether the workflow is valid or not. In addition, the version of the Ugra/FOGRA
Media Wedge printed by the purchased version cannot be read conveniently by a strip-reading
instrument.
The Integrated Altona Visual Test confirms if your workflow maintains PDF integrity and if
it produces valid output that can be used for further analysis and interpretation. To formally
determine the level of PDF/X compliance, refer to Adobe published documentation. For
information on how to interpret printed Altona pages, refer to the documentation available
from the European Color Initiative (ECI).
For information on the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge and how to use it for quality control in
user designed workflows, see Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge.
Test result Indicates
Blank File printed to a Fiery PRO80 without the Integrated Altona Visual
Test feature or workflow is not PDF/X compatible.
A message indicating that the
test file was not processed with
optimal settings for Altona
Workflow is not compatible with PDF/X as tested by Altona.
Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge
(a standard set of color bars)
Workflow is compatible with PDF/X as tested by Altona.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 20 40 60 80 100
User: Version EFI 2007 Device: EFI Fiery Demo
Copyright Fogra 2007 Liz.: 2FO180107 Resolution: 600 dpi Ugra/Fogra-Medienkeil CMYK-EPS V2.2x ID: 85377533
INTEGRATED ALTONA VISUAL TEST 64
Using a PDF/X workflow not compatible with Altona
If text appears in the test result area instead of the Ugra/FOGRA Media Wedge, you cannot
use the page for further Altona testing because the workflow is not PDF/X compatible as
tested by Altona. However, the Fiery PRO80 is not limited to the Altona interpretation of
PDF/X. In particular, if you are using the Fiery PRO80 for production printing rather than
proofing, you might choose job settings that are not PDF/X compatible as tested by Altona.
For example, you might choose to:
• Disable the Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source option in production PDF/X workflows,
to exploit the maximum gamut of the printer.
• Scale down the document to increase margins or scale it up to reduce margins.
• Use FieryPRO80-specific options, such as Image Smoothing, that would alter the images
in the Altona Visual Test file but would enhance your production output.
To get the best possible output from the Altona Test Suite, refer to the information about the
Altona Visual Test File at
http://www.efi.com/support/production/fiery/production/how-to/sys8/
Altona helps verify PDF/X compliance, with some bias towards ISO color standards. We
recommend that you do not limit yourself to ISO color. PDF/X lets you define your own
color spaces and take advantage of the wider color gamut often possible with digital printers.
For more information about PDF/X and how to create compliant documents, refer to
documents and information available from Adobe.
INDEX 65
A
Altona 59
Auto Trapping
about 26
configurable 26
configuring 28
default 27
printing 28
workflow 26
C
color accuracy 59
color consistency 59
colors, proofing 38, 39
Combine Separations
print option 56
Command WorkStation
Auto Trapping configuration 28
Control Bar feature 25
halftone calibration 37
Halftone Simulation feature 34
Paper Simulation white point editing 15
Progressives feature 31
Two-Color Print Mapping definition 19
Control Bar
about 22
custom 25
default control bar 23
print option 23
printing 25
workflow 23
custom Control Bar 25
E
EFI Color Verifier 60, 63
F
Fiery Color Profiler Suite 60
FOGRA 59
G
graphic arts features 9, 10
H
halftone calibration files 36
Halftone Simulation
Application Defined 32
calibrating 35
customizing 34
Newsprint 32
print option 32
printing 33, 34
User Defined Screen 32
workflow 32
Hot Folders filters 43
I
ImageViewer, accessing 39
Integrated Altona Visual Test 59, 61
J
jobs, viewing soft proof of 38, 39
M
monitor profile, specifying 13
monitor, setting up 13
Multiple plate separations
workflow 55
O
output profile
Paper Simulation 15, 17, 57
Postflight 49, 51, 53
Spot-On 20
P
Paper Simulation
fixed values 14, 57
Full (Output GCR) 17
print option 15, 58
printing 16, 57
white point editing 15
workflow 14, 57
PDF/X compatibility 61
PDF/X Output Intent 62
INDEX
INDEX 66
Postflight
about 45
accurate reporting 47
calibration status 49, 52
color problems 49, 54
color-coded pages 45, 54
ColorWise global settings page 46
ColorWise print options 47
Concise Report 52
global settings page 52
Hold queue 54
ImageViewer 54
information 51
making changes 51
monitor profile 54
Object-specific settings pages 46
Paper Simulation 48
print option 48
quality of output profile 49, 53
Spot colors 46
Test Page 45, 53
unexpected colors 49, 50
vs. Combine Separations 48
vs. Progressives 48
vs. Substitute Colors
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PDF Workflow Suite are product names of Enfocus. Enfocus products and the use of Enfocus products are under
license from Markzware under U.S. Patent No. 5,963,641. Enfocus is an EskoArtwork Company.
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software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org). By using the Software or any of the
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not apply to open source software.
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WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly
approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Refer to the Class Compliance sticker affixed to the back of your Fiery (or, in the case of embedded systems, to the
sticker affixed to the print engine) to identify the appropriate classification (A or B, below) for this product.
FCC Class A Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference,
in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Industry Canada Class A Notice
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Avis de Conformation Classe A de l’Industrie Canada
Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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FCC Class B Declaration of Conformity
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving 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 cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception.
The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of the
manufacturer could void the user’s authority 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 on a system level (to simulate normal operation conditions). However, it is possible that these
RFI Requirements are not met under certain unfavorable conditions in other installations. It is the user who is
responsible for compliance of his particular installation.
Dieses Gerät wurde sowohl einzeln als auch in einer Anlage, die einen normalen Anwendungsfall nachbildet, auf
die Einhaltung der Funkentstörbestimmungen geprüft. Es ist jedoch möglich, dass die Funkentstörbestimmungen
unter ungünstigen Umständen bei anderen Gerätekombinationen nicht eingehalten werden. Für die Einhaltung
der Funkentstörbestimmungen einer gesamten Anlage, in der dieses Gerät betrieben wird, ist der Betreiber
verantwortlich.
Compliance with applicable regulations depends on the use of shielded cables. It is the user who is responsible for
procuring the appropriate cables.
Die Einhaltung zutreffender Bestimmungen hängt davon ab, dass geschirmte Ausführungen benützt werden.
Für die Beschaffung richtiger Ausführungen ist der Betreiber verantwortlich.
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This declaration is valid for the area of the European Union.
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Part Number: 45091181
7 January 2010
Fiery® PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery® PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server
Printing
© 2010 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
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CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Terminology and conventions 7
About this document 8
User software 9
System requirements 9
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X 10
Installing the Mac OS X printer driver files 10
Installing from the User Software DVD 11
Downloading printer drivers using WebTools 12
Downloading printer drivers from the Fiery PRO80 13
Uninstalling printer driver files 14
Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing 15
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.6.x 15
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.4.x 19
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.3.9 23
Adding a non-English printer on Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.6 26
Configuring Installable Options 26
Using Desktop Printer (optional) 26
Printing from Mac OS X computers 27
Selecting the Fiery PRO80 in the Printer List 28
Setting print options and printing from Mac OS X applications 30
Defining and printing custom page sizes 37
Viewing the printer status 38
CONTENTS 4
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 39
Installing Windows printer drivers 39
Installing printer drivers by Point and Print 40
Downloading printer drivers using WebTools 42
Downloading printer drivers from the Fiery PRO80 43
Installing printer drivers from the User Software DVD 44
Installing and connecting to a virtual printer 47
Uninstalling printer drivers 49
Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing 50
Setting up printing connections 50
Completing the SMB printing connection 50
Completing Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) printing connections 51
Completing IPP connections 54
Configuring installable options 57
Printing from Windows computers 58
Setting print options and printing from Windows applications 59
Specifying default print options for print jobs 65
Customizing the Quick Access icon 66
Defining and printing custom page sizes 67
Viewing the printer status 67
Saving files to print at a remote location 67
PRINTING METHODS 68
Configuring and using Job Monitor 69
Configuring the connection 69
Using Job Monitor 69
E-mail Service 69
Printing using an e-mail client 70
Managing print jobs with e-mail commands 72
CONTENTS 5
Printing from a USB device 73
FTP printing 74
Printing and retrieving a secure print job 75
Sample printing 76
Using Sample Print 76
Job Batching 77
Cancelling batch jobs 77
Using Command WorkStation Print Next and Rush Print commands with batch jobs 77
Accounting batch jobs 77
PRINT OPTIONS 78
About printer drivers and printer description files 78
Setting print options 79
Print option override hierarchy 79
Print options and default settings 80
Job Info options 81
Media options 83
Layout options 85
Color options 94
Image options 98
Finishing options 100
Variable Data Printing (VDP) options 102
Stamping/Watermark options 103
Overriding print option settings 104
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Additional information 105
Auto Trapping 105
Booklet Maker 105
Booklet Maker in the printer driver 107
Booklet Maker in Job Properties 108
Booklet Maker: 1-up Perfect binding 113
Document size and Paper size 115
Duplex printing 116
Fold options 117
Gang-up printing 118
Image Shift 119
Mixed Media 119
Output Delivery 121
Paper Catalog 122
Punch and Punch Holes 123
Scale 124
Scale to Fit 124
Sorter Mode 124
Staple option 125
Text Thinning/Reversed Text Enhancement 126
Halftoned Text Enhancement 126
Text Smoothing Enhancement 126
User Authentication 127
INDEX 129
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
This document describes how to install the printer drivers and printer description files for the
Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server, set up the
Fiery PRO80 for printing, and print from Apple Mac OS and Microsoft Windows computers.
It also provides information about the Fiery PRO80 print options and describes several
printing methods that can be used to print to the Fiery PRO80.
For information about setting up network servers and clients to use the Fiery PRO80, see
Configuration and Setup. For general information about using the color printer, your
computer, application software, or network, see the documentation that accompanies
those products.
For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Aero Fiery PRO80 (in illustrations and examples)
Fiery PRO80 Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server
Mac OS Mac OS X
Printer 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2
Topics for which additional information is available by starting Help in
the software
Tips and information
INTRODUCTION 8
About this document
This document covers the following topics:
• Installing printer files on Mac OS computers
• Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing from Mac OS computers
• Printing from Mac OS computers
• Installing printer files on Windows computers
• Setting up the printing connections on Windows computers
• Printing from Windows computers
• FieryPRO80 print options
• Using other printing methods to print to the Fiery PRO80
A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury to
persons if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always
pay attention to these warnings.
A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons if
not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay
attention to these cautions.
Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these items
carefully to operate the equipment correctly, and avoid damage to the
equipment or property.
Term or convention Refers to
INTRODUCTION 9
User software
The following table lists the user software that is described in this document. This is the user
software you need for setting up basic printing on the Fiery PRO80. Other documents may
describe other user software depending on what you are trying to accomplish.
When you install user software on a Windows computer, you use the Fiery User Software
Installer.
System requirements
For information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Welcome.
User software Description
PostScript Printer Description
(PPD) file and associated files
(for Windows)
Files that provide information about the Fiery PRO80 and your
particular printer model to your application and printer driver.
PostScript Printer Description
(PPD/Plugin) files
(for Mac OS X)
Files that are used with the PostScript printer driver that allow the
Fiery PRO80 to appear in the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes of
popular applications. The Fiery PRO80 PPDs provide information
about the printer to your application and printer driver.
PageMaker PPD files Files that allow you to print to the Fiery PRO80 from Adobe
PageMaker. You must install the appropriate PPD in PageMaker. See
the PageMaker documentation for instructions.
PostScript screen fonts
(for Mac OS X)
PostScript/TrueType screen fonts that correspond to the printer fonts
installed on the Fiery PRO80. For a complete list of PostScript/
TrueType fonts installed on the Fiery PRO80, print a Font List.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
Job Monitor
(for Windows)
Monitor the status of connected Fiery PRO80s and print jobs sent to
them. Job Monitor is automatically installed when the printer driver
is installed on a Windows computer.
For more information, see “Configuring and using Job Monitor” on
page 69.
Printer Delete Utility
(for Windows)
Uninstall the Windows printer driver.
For more information, see “Uninstalling printer drivers” on page 49.
Fiery Software Uninstaller
Utility
(for Mac OS X)
Uninstall the Mac OS X printer and associated printer driver files.
For more information, see “Uninstalling printer driver files” on
page 14.
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X 10
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X
To set up the Fiery PRO80 as a PostScript printer on a Mac OS X computer, install the printer
driver files that correspond to your printer and set up the Fiery PRO80 for printing. Printer
drivers provide a way to communicate information about print jobs between your
applications, the Fiery PRO80, and the printer.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Installing the Mac OS X printer driver files
The Mac OS X printer driver files are provided on the User Software DVD or can be
downloaded from the Fiery PRO80 over the network or using WebTools. The following
sections describe how to install the printer files for the Fiery PRO80.
You can install printer drivers as follows:
• From the User Software DVD
• From WebTools, using the Downloads tab to download the printer driver files before
installing the printer driver
NOTE: WebTools is available if the administrator has enabled Internet access to the
Fiery PRO80.
• From the Fiery PRO80 by downloading the printer driver files over the network before
installing the printer driver
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Procedure See
Installing the Mac OS X printer files page 10
Printing from Mac OS X computers page 27
Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing page 15
Procedure See
Downloading printer drivers from the Fiery PRO80 page 13
Downloading printer drivers using WebTools page 12
Installing printer drivers from the User Software DVD page 11
Uninstalling printer driver files page 14
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X 11
Installing from the User Software DVD
The User Software DVD provides the following software for Mac OS X (see the OSX:Printer
Driver folder):
• OSX Installer: Installs the printer driver files required to print from Mac OS X.
• Language folders: Printer description files that are installed by OSX Installer. You do not
need to open these folders or install them manually on your computer. The appropriate
files are installed by OSX Installer.
TO INSTALL THE PRINTER DRIVER FILES FOR MAC OS X
1 Quit all open applications.
2 Mac OS X v10.3.9 and v10.4.x: Make sure that the Printer Setup Utility is not running on your
computer.
Printer Setup Utility updates the list of available printers when it starts. If a printer description
file is added while Printer Setup Utility is running, you cannot select the associated printer
model until you restart.
Mac OS X v10.5.x and v10.6.x: Proceed to step 3.
3 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive.
4 Open the OSX : Printer Driver folder on the User Software DVD.
If you are installing from a folder you downloaded from WebTools or the Fiery PRO80, browse
to the Printer Driver folder on your desktop.
5 Double-click the OSX Installer icon to start installing the printer driver.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions.
The OSX Installer installs the printer driver files that correspond to the Fiery PRO80.
7 When copying is complete, click Quit.
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Downloading printer drivers using WebTools
WebTools allows you to download installers for printer drivers to your computer directly from
the Fiery PRO80.
Before you download the printer driver files, the administrator must enable Internet access to
the Fiery PRO80.
For more information about setting up and starting WebTools, see Utilities.
TO DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVERS WITH WEBTOOLS
1 Start your Internet or intranet browser and type the DNS name or IP address of the
Fiery PRO80.
2 Click the Downloads tab.
3 Click the link for the printer drivers that you want to install (Printer Files for Mac OS X).
A file named OSX.dmg is downloaded to your desktop. The file contains a folder named
Printer Driver in a compressed format. If your Internet browser is equipped with an expander
utility, such as StuffIt Expander, the folder decodes and decompresses automatically.
If the Printer Driver folder does not automatically decode and decompress, double-click the
file to start the utility that performs that function.
4 Open the OSX : Printer Driver folder.
5 Double-click the OSX Installer icon to start installing the printer driver.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For instructions on installing the printer driver for Mac OS X, see page 11.
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X 13
Downloading printer drivers from the Fiery PRO80
You can download printer driver files to your computer directly from the Fiery PRO80 over the
network.
TO DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVER FILES FROM THE FIERY PRO80
1 In the Finder, choose Connect to Server from the Go menu.
2 Type SMB:// followed by the name or IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click Connect.
If you cannot locate your Fiery PRO80, contact your administrator.
3 Type the user name and password in the SMB/CIFS File System Authentication dialog box.
The “Guest” account can be used as the default. The Guest account does not require a
password. If the Guest account cannot be used, ask your network administrator for an
account.
4 Select the Mac_User_SW folder from the shared volume list and click OK.
5 Open the OSX : Printer Driver folder.
6 Double-click the OSX Installer icon to start installing the printer driver.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For instructions on installing the printer driver for Mac OS X, see page 11.
PRINTING FROM MAC OS X 14
Uninstalling printer driver files
The Fiery Software Uninstaller utility is installed and used locally. You do not need to connect
to the Fiery PRO80 before you use the software.
The Fiery Software Uninstaller is available from the OSX folder of the User Software DVD.
You can also download it to your computer directly from the Fiery PRO80 over the network.
TO INSTALL AND USE THE FIERY SOFTWARE UNINSTALLER UTILITY
1 Copy the Fiery Software Uninstaller.dmg to the Desktop from the User Software DVD or the
Mac_User_SW folder from the shared volume list on the Fiery PRO80.
2 On the Desktop, double-click the Fiery Software Uninstaller.dmg.
The Fiery Software Uninstaller opens in the Finder showing the Fiery Software Uninstaller
icon and an arrow pointing to a link to the Applications folder.
3 Select the Fiery Software Uninstaller icon on the left and drag it onto the Applications folder
to install.
4 Browse to the Applications folder and double-click the Fiery Software Uninstaller icon.
5 Click the Printers tab if it is not selected.
6 Select a printer from the Installed Printers list and do one of the following:
• Click Remove Printer and Driver to remove the printer along with its printer driver files.
If you want to remove the printer and the associated printer driver, you can select only one
printer at a time.
• Click Remove Printer to remove only the printer from the Installed Printers list, but leave
the printer driver installed.
The utility can remove only printers that are not currently in use or open on the Dock.
NOTE: If more than one printer uses a printer driver, removing the printer driver also removes
all printers using that driver.
7 To confirm that you wish to delete the printer, type your password in the dialog box and click
OK.
8 Click the Drivers tab to view the installed printer drivers.
9 Close the Fiery Software Uninstaller dialog box.
TO DELETE THE FIERY SOFTWARE UNINSTALLER UTILITY
• Delete the Fiery Software Uninstaller icon from the Mac OS X Applications folder.
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Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing
The following section describes how to set up the Fiery PRO80 on a Mac OS X computer.
NOTE: The steps for setting up the Fiery PRO80 on a computer with Mac OS X v10.6.x,
Mac OS X v10.5.x, Mac OS X v10.4.x, and Mac OS X v10.3.9 are different. Any differences
are noted in the following sections.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.6.x
Use the following procedures to set up the Fiery PRO80 on a computer with Mac OS X v10.5
or v10.6.x.
TO SET UP THE FIERY PRO80 FROM THE PRINT DIALOG BOX
1 Open a file in your application.
2 Choose Print from the File menu.
The Print dialog box appears.
3 Select Add Printer from the Printer list.
In the dialog box that appears, select a printer connection. Use one of the printer connections
in the following table to add a printer.
Procedure See
Adding a non-English printer on Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6 page 26
Configuring Installable Options page 26
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.3.9 page 23
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.4.x page 19
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.6.x page 15
Using Desktop Printer (optional) page 26
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TO SET UP THE FIERY PRO80 USING PRINT & FAX
1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, and then choose Print & Fax.
The Print & Fax dialog box appears.
2 Click the “+” button to add a printer.
In the dialog box that appears, select a printer connection. Use one of the following
connections to add a printer.
TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE DEFAULT (BONJOUR OR APPLETALK) CONNECTION
1 Click the Default icon in the dialog box.
The Default pane appears.
The names of printers with default connections are listed. The virtual printers that are
configured at the Fiery PRO80 are also listed.
NOTE: The names of the virtual printers appear as in the
Printer Name list.
Printing connection See
AppleTalk page 18
Default (Bonjour or AppleTalk) page 16
IP Printer page 17
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2 Select the Fiery PRO80 from the list.
The information about the selected printer appears at the bottom of the Default pane.
The appropriate PPD file for the Fiery PRO80 is automatically selected. If your administrator
configured the Secure Access printing at the Fiery PRO80, the PPD file for Secure Access
printing is selected.
3 Click Add.
AppleTalk: The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the Printer List of the Print & Fax dialog box.
Bonjour: The Installable Options pane in the Print & Fax dialog box appears. Click Continue
to return to the Print & Fax dialog box. The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the Printer List.
4 Choose Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List.
5 Click Options & Supplies, and then click the Driver tab.
6 Specify the installable option settings, and then click OK.
TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE IP PRINTER CONNECTION
1 Click the IP icon in the dialog box.
The IP pane appears.
2 LPD printing: Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list, type the Fiery PRO80 IP
address or DNS name in the Address field, and then type the print connection (print, hold or
direct) in the Queue field. Proceed to step 4.
IP printing: Select Internet Printing Protocol - IPP from the Protocol list and type the
Fiery PRO80 IP address or DNS name in the Address field. Proceed to step 3.
The IP address or DNS name appears in the Name field.
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3 Type “ipp/” followed by the print connection (print, hold, or direct, or name of virtual
printer) in lowercase letters in the Queue field.
NOTE: The Fiery PRO80 requires a queue name. Do not leave the Queue field empty.
4 For Mac OS X v10.5.x: Choose “Select a driver to use” from the Print Using menu.
For Mac OS X v10.6.x: Choose “Select Printer Software” from the Print Using menu.
5 Type Fiery PRO80 in the search filter to narrow the search, and then select the PPD file from
the list.
6 Click Add.
The Installable Options pane in the Print & Fax dialog box appears.
7 Click Continue.
The Fiery PRO80 with its IP address appears in the Printer List.
8 Choose Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List.
9 Click Options & Supplies, and then click the Driver tab.
10 Specify the installable option settings, and then click OK.
For information about configuring installable options, see printer driver Help.
TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE APPLETALK CONNECTION
NOTE: Use this procedure if the Fiery PRO80 is in a different AppleTalk zone than your
computer. If the Fiery PRO80 is in the same zone, it is displayed as a default following the
procedure on page 16.
1 Click the AppleTalk icon in the dialog box.
The AppleTalk pane appears.
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2 Select the AppleTalk zone for the Fiery PRO80 from the list.
The AppleTalk printers in the specified zone are listed. The virtual printers that are
configured at the Fiery PRO80 are also listed.
NOTE: The names of the virtual printers appear as in the
Name list.
3 Select the Fiery PRO80 name in the Printer List and click Add.
The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the Printer List of the Print & Fax dialog box.
4 Choose Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List.
5 Click Options & Supplies, and then click the Driver tab.
6 Specify the installable option settings, and then click OK.
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.4.x
Use the following procedures to set up the Fiery PRO80 on a computer with Mac OS X
v10.4.x.
TO SET UP THE FIERY PRO80 FROM THE PRINT DIALOG BOX
1 Open a file in your application.
2 Choose Print from the File menu.
The Print dialog box appears.
3 Select the Add Printer from the Printer list.
In the dialog box that appears, select a printer connection. Use one of the printer connections
in the following table to add a printer.
TO SET UP THE FIERY PRO80 USING PRINTER SETUP UTILITY
1 In the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu.
2 Start Printer Setup Utility.
The Printer List dialog box appears.
3 Click Add.
In the dialog box that appears, select a printer connection. Use one of the printer connections
in the following table to add a printer.
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TO SET UP THE FIERY PRO80 USING PRINT & FAX
1 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, and then choose Print & Fax.
The Print & Fax dialog box appears.
2 Click the “+” button to add a printer.
In the dialog box that appears, select a printer connection. Use one of the following
connections to add a printer.
TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE DEFAULT BROWSER (BONJOUR OR APPLETALK) CONNECTION
NOTE: Bonjour printers are available to Mac OS X v10.4.x computers only if Bonjour is
enabled on the Fiery PRO80.
1 Click Default Browser in the Printer Browser dialog box.
The Default Browser pane appears.
The names of printers with default connections are listed. The virtual printers that are
configured at the Fiery PRO80 are also listed.
If the printer is not listed in the Printer Name list, click More Printers.
NOTE: The names of the virtual printers appear as in the
Name list.
Printing connection See
AppleTalk page 22
Default Browser (Bonjour or AppleTalk) page 20
IP Printer page 21
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2 Select the Fiery PRO80 from the list.
The information about the selected printer appears at the bottom of the Default Browser
pane. The appropriate PPD file for the Fiery PRO80 is automatically selected.
3 Click Add.
AppleTalk: The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the Printer List of the Print & Fax dialog box.
Bonjour: The Installable Options pane in the Printer Browser dialog box appears. Click
Continue to return to the Print & Fax dialog box. The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the
Printer List.
4 Choose Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List and click Show Info.
5 In the Printer Info dialog box, choose Installable Options, specify the installable option
settings, and then click Apply Changes.
6 Close the Printer Info dialog box.
TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE IP PRINTER CONNECTION
1 Click IP Printer in the Printer Browser dialog box.
The IP Printer pane appears.
2 LPD printing: Select Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the Protocol list, type the Fiery PRO80 IP
address or DNS name in the Address field, and then type the print connection (print, hold or
direct) in the Queue field. Proceed to step 6.
IP printing: Select Internet Printing Protocol - IPP from the Protocol list and type the
Fiery PRO80 IP address or DNS name in the Address field. Proceed to step 3.
The IP address or DNS name appears in the Name field.
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3 Type “ipp/” followed by the print connection (print, hold, or direct, or name of virtual
printer) in lowercase letters in the Queue field.
NOTE: The Fiery PRO80 requires a queue name. Do not leave the Queue field empty.
4 Print Using: Choose the appropriate manufacturer name or model, and then select the file for
the Fiery PRO80 PPD.
5 Click Add.
The Installable Options pane in the Printer Browser dialog box appears.
6 Click Continue.
The Fiery PRO80 with its IP address appears in the Printer List.
7 Choose Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List and click Show Info.
8 In the Printer Info dialog box, choose Installable Options, specify the installable option
settings, and then click Apply Changes.
For information about configuring installable options, see printer driver Help.
9 Close the Printer Info dialog box.
TO ADD A PRINTER USING THE APPLETALK CONNECTION
NOTE: Use this procedure if the Fiery PRO80 is in a different AppleTalk zone than your
computer. If the Fiery PRO80 is in the same zone, it is displayed as a default following the
procedure on page 20.
1 Click Default Browser or IP Printer in the Printer Browser dialog box.
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2 Click More Printers.
The dialog box with a list of other connections appears.
3 Select AppleTalk from the connection list.
The AppleTalk pane appears.
4 Select the AppleTalk zone for the Fiery PRO80 from the list.
The AppleTalk printers in the specified zone are listed. The virtual printers that are
configured at the Fiery PRO80 are also listed.
NOTE: The names of the virtual printers appear as in the
Name list.
5 Select the Fiery PRO80 name in the Name list and click Add.
The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the Printer List dialog box.
6 Choose Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List and click Show Info.
7 In the Printer Info dialog box, choose Installable Options, specify the installable option
settings, and then click Apply Changes.
8 Close the Printer Info dialog box.
Setting up printing with Mac OS X v10.3.9
Use the following steps for setting up the Fiery PRO80 on a computer with Mac OS X v10.3.9.
TO SET UP THE FIERY PRO80 FOR PRINTING
1 In the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu.
2 Start Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
The Printer List dialog box appears.
3 Click Add.
In the dialog box that appears, select a printer connection. Use one of the following
connections to add a printer.
Printing connection See
AppleTalk page 24
LPD/LPR page 25
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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE APPLETALK CONNECTION
1 Select AppleTalk from the list.
The AppleTalk pane appears.
2 Select the AppleTalk zone for the Fiery PRO80 from the zone pop-up list.
The AppleTalk printers in the specified zone are listed. The Virtual Printers that are
configured at the Fiery PRO80 are also listed.
NOTE: The names of the virtual printers appear as in the
Name list.
3 Select the Fiery PRO80 name in the Name list.
4 Click Add.
The appropriate PPD file for the Fiery PRO80 is automatically selected.
The Fiery PRO80 name appears in the Printer List.
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TO ADD A PRINTER WITH THE LPD/LPR CONNECTION
1 Select IP Printing from the list.
The IP Printing pane appears.
2 Select LPD/LPR from the Printer Type list.
3 Type the Fiery PRO80 IP address in the Printer Address field.
4 Type the virtual printer name in the Queue Name field or leave it blank for the default queue.
5 Select the appropriate model from the Printer Model list.
The Model Name pane appears in the dialog box.
6 Select the PPD file from the Model Name list.
7 Click Add.
The Fiery PRO80 with its IP address appears in the Printer List.
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Adding a non-English printer on Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.6
When adding a non-English Fiery PRO80 printer on Mac OS X v10.5 or 10.6, you must
navigate to Other to select the correct printer driver for your language.
TO ADD A NON-ENGLISH PRINTER
1 Open the Add Printer dialog box.
The list of available Bonjour printers is displayed.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 from the list.
3 From the Print Using menu, select Other.
4 Navigate to Library > Printers > PPDs > Contents > Resources, and open the language folder
that corresponds to the language that you are using on your system.
5 Select the Fiery PRO80 from the list.
6 Click Open, and then click Add.
Configuring Installable Options
To use the print options for the printer and Fiery PRO80 appropriately, you must configure the
Fiery PRO80 from your computer for the options that are installed on the printer. Configure
the options manually.
For information about configuring installable options, see printer driver Help.
Using Desktop Printer (optional)
After adding Fiery PRO80 to the Printer List in Print & Fax or the Printer Setup Utility, you
can create and use the Desktop Printer feature.
For information about the Desktop Printer feature, see printer driver Help.
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Printing from Mac OS X computers
You can print to the Fiery PRO80 just as you would print to any other printer from a
Mac OS X application. Select the Fiery PRO80 as the current printer in the Printer List and
print the file from the application. In addition to this method, you can download files to the
Fiery PRO80 using Hot Folders or the Docs WebTool, and print documents using Command
WorkStation (see Utilities).
After you install the Fiery PRO80 printer driver files using the OSX Installer and set up the
Fiery PRO80 for printing, you can print directly from most Mac OS X applications. Using the
appropriate PPD file, you can control the Fiery PRO80 printing features by specifying print
options from the Print dialog boxes. For more information about the Fiery PRO80 print
options, see page 80.
To achieve optimal printing results from specific applications, see Color Printing, Fiery Color
Reference, and Command WorkStation Help.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Procedure See
Defining and printing custom page sizes page 37
Selecting the Fiery PRO80 in the Printer List page 28
Setting print options and printing from Mac OS X applications page 30
Viewing the printer status page 38
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Selecting the Fiery PRO80 in the Printer List
Before you print a job, you must select the Fiery PRO80 from the Printer List. Use the
following procedure to select the Fiery PRO80 as your default printer.
TO SELECT THE FIERY PRO80 AS THE DEFAULT PRINTER WITH MAC OS X V10.5 OR MAC OS X V10.6
1 Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is connected to the network and turned on.
2 Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, and then choose Print & Fax.
The Print & Fax dialog box appears.
The printers that are set up for printing are listed. The virtual printers that are configured at
the Fiery PRO80 and set up for printing are also listed.
3 To make the Fiery PRO80 the default printer, select it from the Default Printer menu.
4 Close the window.
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TO SELECT THE FIERY PRO80 AS THE DEFAULT PRINTER WITH MAC OS X V10.4.X
1 Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is connected to the network and turned on.
2 In the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu.
3 Start Printer Setup Utility.
The Printer List dialog box appears.
The printers that are set up for printing are listed. The virtual printers that are configured at
the Fiery PRO80 and set up for printing are also listed.
4 Select the Fiery PRO80 in the Printer List to specify it as your current printer.
5 Click the Make Default icon.
The Fiery PRO80 is now your default printer.
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Setting print options and printing from Mac OS X applications
In Mac OS X applications, print options are set from the Page Setup dialog box and the Print
dialog box. For information about specific print options, see Print Options.
NOTE: Some default print options are set by your administrator during Setup. For information
about the current server default settings, contact your administrator or the operator.
NOTE: The following procedure uses Mac OS X v10.5 illustrations.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT FROM MAC OS X
1 Open a file and choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu.
2 For Settings, choose Page Attributes. For Format for, choose the Fiery PRO80.
The Paper Size option in the Page Setup dialog box is the same as the Document Size print
option on the Fiery Features Media tab. Document Size is the page size defined in your
original application’s Print setup (or Page Setup) dialog box.
The Paper Size print option on the Fiery Features Media tab is the size of the actual sheet of
paper on which your job will print. The default value of the actual paper size is the paper size
set in the Page Setup dialog box.
3 Select the Page settings for your print job.
4 Click OK.
5 Choose Print from the application’s File menu.
6 Choose the Fiery PRO80 as your printer.
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7 Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
NOTE: For information about Two-Way Communication, see page 38.
For information about using presets, see printer driver Help.
8 Click Customize to specify the options shown in the Quick Access window.
You can select a shortcut from the Available Shortcuts list and add it to the Current Shortcuts
list, as well as remove a shortcut from the Current Shortcuts list. Click OK to save your
changes.
For information about customizing the Quick Access view, see printer driver Help.
1 Fiery Features
2 Customize button
3 Full Properties button
4 Presets
5 Two-Way Communication 1
2
3
4
5
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9 Click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane.
The Job Info tab is displayed in the Printing Preferences dialog box.
10 Type your user name or domain\user name in the User Name field if User Authentication is
enabled on the Fiery PRO80 under User Authentication.
11 Type your local password or domain password in the Password field if User Authentication is
enabled on the Fiery PRO80 under User Authentication.
12 Type information in the Notes field under Job Notes.
13 Type instructions to the operator about the job in the Instructions field.
These instructions can be displayed in Command WorkStation, but do not appear in the
Job Log. These instructions can be edited by the operator.
14 Type public in the Account Name and Account Password fields to send public jobs on the
volume track.
The volume track must be enabled on the 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer.
15 If you are sending a secure print job, type a password in the Secure Print field.
16 Type values for the other fields, as required.
For information about these fields, see page 80.
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17 Click the Color icon and specify the color profile options for the job.
In the Color Mode area, select a color mode for the job.
NOTE: To view the basic and expert color settings from the Fiery PRO80 in this dialog box,
make sure that Two-Way Communication is enabled. For information about enabling
Two-Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
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18 To use basic color management features, such as the printer color settings, click Basic
Settings.
To revert to the Fiery PRO80 default color settings, click Server Defaults.
To edit advanced color management features, such as RGB/Lab Rendering Intent,
click Expert Settings and proceed to step 19. Otherwise, proceed to step 21.
Two-Way Communication On
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19 To edit the advanced color management features, such as RGB/Lab Rendering Intent, click
Expert Settings.
The Expert Color Settings Advanced Edit dialog box appears.
The advanced edit controls are divided into three tabbed categories: Color Input,
Gray & Black Processing, and Output.
20 After you edit the expert settings, click OK.
To revert to the Fiery PRO80 default color settings, click Server Defaults.
21 Specify the color settings for the print job and click OK.
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22 Choose other printer-specific options.
These print options are specific to the Fiery PRO80 and the printer. These options override
settings in Fiery PRO80 Printer Setup but can be changed from Command WorkStation.
If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings specified in Setup.
For more information about these options and overrides, see Print Options.
Some print options that are selectable from an application or are provided by Mac OS are
similar to the print options that are specific to the Fiery PRO80 and the printer. In these cases,
use the print options specific to the Fiery PRO80 and the printer that appear in the Fiery
Features menu. The application may not set up the file properly for printing on the
Fiery PRO80, resulting in unexpected finishing, printing errors, or longer processing time.
When you print to your selected printer, make sure to clear the Collated check box in the
Copies & Pages pane of the Mac OS X v10.4 or earlier printer driver or in the main pane of
the Mac OS X v10.5 printer driver.
If you select an invalid setting or combination of settings when printing a document, no error
message appears. For example, you may be able to select duplex printing on transparency
media. Invalid settings and combinations are ignored by the Fiery PRO80.
23 Click the VDP icon to specify variable data printing options.
For more information about VDP print options, see page 102.
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24 Click the Stamping icon to specify a watermark for the print job.
For more information about watermarks, see printer driver Help.
25 Click the Printer icon to view printer status.
For more information about monitoring printer status, see printer driver Help.
26 Click the remaining print option icons to specify the appropriate settings for the print job
and click OK.
27 From your application, click Print to send your print job.
Defining and printing custom page sizes
With custom page sizes, you define the dimensions of a printed page. After you define a
custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redefining it each time
you print. When you create custom page sizes, specify Width dimensions to correspond with
the shorter side of your job and specify Height dimensions to correspond with the longer side
of your job. Set custom page sizes in this way, regardless of the orientation settings in the
application.
The printer driver custom size range is 100 x 140mm to 330 x 1200mm for the 80C-KM
printer. The printer driver custom page size range is 100mm x 148mm to 330mm x 1200mm
for the 70-60C-KM printer. However, the actual maximum paper size the Fiery PRO80 can
print is 330mm x 487mm.
The Fiery PRO80 supports a minimum custom page size of 1.0 inch x 1.0 inch (25.4mm x
25.4mm).
Consult your service representative about printing banners and posters.
For information about defining and printing custom pages sizes, see printer driver Help.
Height
Width
Width
Height
Portrait Landscape
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Viewing the printer status
If you enabled a TCP/IP network, you can retrieve printer status and color settings from the
Fiery PRO80 and display them in the printer driver using the Two-Way Communication
option. The printer status includes the current paper and toner levels. You can set the color
settings on the Fiery PRO80 using Command WorkStation. For more information about color
print options, see Color Printing or Command WorkStation Help.
For information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
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PRINTING FROM WINDOWS
To set up the Fiery PRO80 as a printer on a Windows computer, install the printer driver files
that correspond to your printer and set up the Fiery PRO80 for printing. Printer drivers
provide a way to communicate information about print jobs between your applications, the
Fiery PRO80, and the printer.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Installing Windows printer drivers
Installing printer drivers and printer description files is the first step in setting up the
Fiery PRO80 as a PostScript printer.
You can install printer drivers as follows:
• From the Fiery PRO80 through Point and Print using SMB printing
• From WebTools, using the Downloads tab to download the printer driver files before
installing the printer driver
NOTE: WebTools is available if the administrator has enabled Internet access to the
Fiery PRO80.
• From the Fiery PRO80 by downloading the printer driver files over the network before
installing the printer driver
• From the User Software DVD
NOTE: Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 have a User Account
Control (UAC) feature. You must be the administrator or a user with administrator privileges
to install printer drivers.
NOTE: If the Fiery PRO80 printer driver is already installed, you must uninstall it before you
install a new driver (see “Uninstalling printer drivers” on page 49).
Procedure See
Installing Windows printer drivers page 39
Printing from Windows computers page 58
Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing page 50
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For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Installing printer drivers by Point and Print
SMB printing (also known as Windows or WINS printing) allows you to install PostScript
printer drivers on your computer from the Fiery PRO80 using Point and Print, and print to a
particular connection (Print queue, Hold queue, Direct connection or Virtual Printer).
Each connection (print, hold, direct or virtual printer) requires a separate installation. Repeat
the procedure for each connection.
When you install the printer driver using Point and Print, you cannot configure installable
options manually. The installed options are displayed as the Fiery PRO80 configuration in the
printer driver. For more information, see “Configuring installable options” on page 57.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ask your administrator to do the following in Setup on the Fiery PRO80:
• Assign the Fiery PRO80 a valid IP address.
Ask your administrator for the IP address or DNS name required in the following procedure.
• Configure the Fiery PRO80 for SMB printing.
NOTE: SMB printing is referred to as Windows Printing in Setup and on the Configuration
page.
For more information, see Configuration and Setup or Configure Help.
Procedure See
Downloading printer drivers from the Fiery PRO80 page 43
Downloading printer drivers using WebTools page 42
Installing and connecting to a virtual printer page 47
Installing printer drivers by Point and Print page 40
Installing printer drivers from the User Software DVD page 44
Uninstalling printer drivers page 49
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TO SET UP SMB PRINTING ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS
1 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Right-click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places, and
select Find Computer or Search for Computers.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, double-click Network and
Sharing Center, and then click the View computers and devices link.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then under the Network
and Sharing Center heading, click the View network computers and devices link.
2 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Type the name or IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click
Search Now or Search.
Windows Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Type the name of the Fiery PRO80 in the Search
field and click Enter.
Windows Server 2008: Type the name or \\IP address of the Fiery PRO80 in the Search field
and click Enter.
If you cannot locate the Fiery PRO80, contact your Fiery PRO80 administrator.
3 Double-click the name of the Fiery PRO80 to display enabled print connections.
NOTE: For a description of each print connection, see Configuration and Setup.
4 Double-click the connection that you want to set up (print, hold, direct, or virtual printer).
The files are installed on your computer.
NOTE: You may receive a message that you are about to connect to a printer on the
Fiery PRO80, which will automatically install a printer driver on your machine. Click Yes to
continue.
5 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and under Classic View, double-click
Printers.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
The printer is displayed in the Printers or Printers and Faxes window.
6 Right-click the Fiery PRO80 icon and choose Properties.
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7 Click Print Test Page on the General tab.
If the Test Page prints successfully, you are ready to print from the computer.
8 Repeat the previous steps for the other connections that you want to set up.
Downloading printer drivers using WebTools
WebTools allows you to download installers for printer drivers to your computer directly from
the Fiery PRO80.
Download the printer driver files from the Fiery PRO80 using WebTools and then follow the
procedures on page 44 to install the printer driver. Before you download the printer driver
files, the administrator must set specific Fiery PRO80 options in Setup. You must also prepare
each client computer to communicate with the Fiery PRO80 over the Internet or intranet.
For more information about Setup, see Configuration and Setup.
For more information about setting up and starting WebTools, see Utilities.
TO DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVER FILES WITH WEBTOOLS
1 Start your Internet or intranet browser and type the DNS name or IP address of the
Fiery PRO80.
2 Click the Downloads tab.
3 Click the link for the item that you want to install.
For Windows printer drivers, click the Printer Files link under the Windows heading.
4 If a dialog box prompts you to open the file or save it to disk, choose to save it
to disk.
5 Browse to the location where you want to save the PRNTDRVE.EXE file and click Save.
The file is downloaded from the Fiery PRO80. This compressed file is an archive that contains
multiple files.
6 Double-click the PRNTDRVE.EXE file to extract the files.
Depending on your operating system, you might be prompted to select a location to extract
the files to.
Follow the instructions for your operating system to install the printer driver. The procedures
are the same as for installing from the DVD, except that after you click Have Disk, you
browse to the location where you extracted the files, rather than to the DVD.
For instructions on installing the Windows printer driver, see “To install and complete the
print connection for Windows” on page 44.
For more information, see WebTools Downloads Help.
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Downloading printer drivers from the Fiery PRO80
You can download printer drivers files to your computer directly from the Fiery PRO80 over
the network, and then install them following the procedures in “Installing printer drivers
from the User Software DVD” on page 44.
TO DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVER FILES FROM THE FIERY PRO80
1 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Right-click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places, and
select Find Computer or Search for Computers.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, double-click Network and
Sharing Center, and then click the View computers and devices link.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start, choose Control Panel, choose Network and Internet,
and then under the Network and Sharing Center heading, click the View network computers
and devices link.
2 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Type the name or IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click
Search Now or Search.
Windows Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Type the name of the Fiery PRO80 in the Search
field and click Enter.
Windows Server 2008: Type the name or \\IP address of the Fiery PRO80 in the Search field
and click Enter.
If you cannot locate your Fiery PRO80, contact your administrator.
3 Double-click the name of the Fiery PRO80.
A folder called PC_User_SW is displayed along with the enabled print connections.
4 Double-click the PC_User_SW folder and browse to the English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr folder.
Follow the instructions for your operating system to install the printer driver. The procedures
are the same as for installing from the DVD, except that after you click Have Disk, you
browse to the Win_2K_XP_VISTA folder on your desktop, rather than to the DVD.
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Installing printer drivers from the User Software DVD
The following procedures describe installing the printer driver from the User Software DVD.
To install the printer driver on a Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 or
Windows 7 computer, select the same PPD (oemsetup.inf ) file as for Windows 2000/XP/
Vista, described in the following procedure.
NOTE: The following procedures use Windows XP illustrations.
This procedure describes the installation of a local printer (Port 9100). You can modify the
printing protocol later, according to your network type.
TO INSTALL AND COMPLETE THE PRINT CONNECTION FOR WINDOWS
1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and under Classic View, double-click
Printers.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
2 Windows 2000/XP: Double-click the Add Printer icon and click Next.
Windows Server 2003: Double-click the Add a printer icon and click Next.
Windows Vista/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click Add a printer.
3 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Specify printing using a Local printer, clear the
“Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” option, and then click Next.
Windows Vista/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Select Add a local printer.
4 Select Create a New Port, choose Standard TCP/IP Port from the Type of port menu, and then
click Next.
5 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Click Next in the Welcome to the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer
Port Wizard dialog box.
The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box appears. Proceed to step 6.
Windows Vista/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Select the Device Type, type the
Hostname or IP address of the Fiery PRO80, and then click Next. Proceed to step 9.
6 Type the printer name or IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click Next.
Windows 2000/Server 2003: Proceed to step 7.
Windows XP: Select the Device Type and click Next.
7 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Make sure that Generic Network Card is selected as Standard
for Device Type and click Next.
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8 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port
Wizard dialog box.
NOTE: If the device is not found on the network, the device is displayed instead of the Finish
button. If a device is not found on the network, that could be for one of the following
reasons:
• FieryPRO80 is not powered on
• Network is not connected
• FieryPRO80 is not configured properly
• IP address is not correct
If you encounter one of the situations mentioned, you can continue to set up the port by
configuring the port manually. See “To set up Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) for
Windows” on page 51 and follow steps 11 to 14 before proceeding to step 9.
9 Click Have Disk in the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers.
The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for the disk.
10 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive, type the name of the DVD drive (for
example, D:\), and then click Browse. Browse to the
English\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP_VISTA folder.
If you are installing from the files you downloaded from the Fiery PRO80 using the Downloads
tab in WebTools, browse to prntdrvr\Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP_VISTA and click Open.
11 Make sure that “oemsetup.inf” or “oemsetup” is selected and click Open.
The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box.
12 Verify that the path is correct and click OK.
13 In the Printers box, select your printer and click Next.
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NOTE: Select the printer driver without “eu” for US (the default Document Size is Letter) or
with “eu” for International (the default Document Size is A4).
14 Type a name for the Fiery PRO80 in the Printer name field, indicate whether you want to make
it the default printer, and then click Next.
This name is used in the Printers window and the queues window.
15 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Do not share the printer and do not print a Test Page at this time. Continue with the printer
driver installation and at the last screen, click Finish.
The necessary files are installed on your hard disk. When installation is complete, the Printers
window appears with an icon for the newly installed printer.
Now you are ready to configure the installable options (see “Configuring installable options”
on page 57).
To set up a connection other than port 9100, proceed to “Setting up printing connections”
on page 50.
To use the printer driver, you must select the following options on the Advanced tab of the
printer driver after installation is complete:
• Spool print documents
• Start printing immediately
• Print spooled documents first
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Installing and connecting to a virtual printer
A virtual printer allows you to print to the Fiery PRO80 using a predefined set of job settings.
You do not have to set print options manually. Before you can print to a virtual printer, the
administrator must create and configure the virtual printer using Command WorkStation.
After the virtual printer is set up, you can install the printer driver and printer description files
on your computer from the Fiery PRO80 using Point and Print.
For more information about setting up virtual printers, see Command WorkStation Help.
When you install the printer driver using Point and Print, you cannot configure installable
options manually. Installable options are configured automatically. The installed options are
displayed in the printer driver when you select the Two-Way Communication option.
TO SET UP A VIRTUAL PRINTER ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS USING THE USER SOFTWARE DVD
1 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Right-click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places and
select Find Computer or Search for Computers.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Right-click Network and choose Open from the menu.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start, choose Control Panel, choose Network and Internet,
and then under the Network and Sharing Center heading, click the View network computers
and devices link.
2 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Type the name or IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click
Search Now or Search.
Windows Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Type the name of the Fiery PRO80 in the Search
field and click Enter.
Windows Server 2008: Type the name or \\IP address of the Fiery PRO80 in the Search field
and click Enter.
If you cannot locate the Fiery PRO80, contact your network administrator.
3 Double-click the Fiery PRO80 name to display enabled print connections.
Virtual printers are listed along with the Print queue, Hold queue, and Direct connection
(if those connections are enabled). Virtual printers usually have names that indicate the type
of job they are set up for.
4 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and under Classic View, double-click
Printers.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
5 Windows 2000/XP: Double-click the Add printer icon and click Next.
Windows Server 2003: Double-click the Add a printer icon and click Next.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Click Add a printer.
6 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Click Local Printer and click Next.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Select Add a local printer.
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7 Click Create a New Port, choose Local Port from the menu, and then click Next.
8 In the Port Name dialog box, type the name of the Fiery PRO80 server, followed by the printing
connection, and then click OK.
Type the port name as follows: \\Aero\print where Aero is the name of the Fiery PRO80 and
print is the printing connection.
9 In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers, click Have Disk.
You will now install the printer driver from the User Software DVD.
10 Type the name of the DVD drive and browse to the Prntdrvr\Ps_drvr\Win_2K_XP_VISTA folder.
11 Make sure that “oemsetup.inf” or “oemsetup” is selected, and then click Open.
12 Verify that the path is correct in the Install From Disk dialog box and click OK.
13 Follow the on-screen instructions.
The virtual printer is displayed in the Printers or Printers and Faxes window.
You can print to a virtual printer as you would print to the Fiery PRO80. Depending on how
the virtual printer is configured, you may not be able to set some print options.
Enabling Two-Way Communication
You must enable Two-Way Communication to automatically update your printer driver to
reflect the options currently installed on the printer.
NOTE: You must log on with Administrator privileges to add or change the installable options
after the Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 printer driver is installed.
For more information, see “Configuring installable options for Windows Vista/Windows 7/
Server 2008 R2 printer driver” on page 57.
TO ENABLE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION
1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and under Classic View, double-click
Printers.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
2 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 icon and
choose Properties.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 icon and choose Printer properties.
3 Click the Installable Options tab.
4 Select Two-Way Communication.
5 Type the Fiery PRO80 IP address or DNS name.
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6 Select Update Fiery Driver When Opened to display the printer’s current default settings when
the printer driver is opened.
7 Click Update.
NOTE: To confirm that Two-Way Communication is enabled, click the About tab and check
that the Fiery PRO80 name and other server information are displayed.
8 Click OK.
Uninstalling printer drivers
All of the installation of user software on a Windows computer is performed through the
Fiery User Software Installer. The procedures in Utilities describe installing from the User
Software DVD.
The Printer Delete Utility is installed and used locally. You do not need to connect to the
Fiery PRO80 before you use the software.
TO USE PRINTER DELETE UTILITY
1 Click Start, choose Programs, and then choose Fiery.
2 Click PrinterDeleteUtility.
The Printer Delete Utility dialog box appears. Any Fiery PRO80 printer drivers found on your
computer are listed.
3 To delete a printer, select the check box next to the printer name and click Delete the
Selected Printers.
To delete all the installed printer drivers, select the Delete All Printer Drivers check box.
4 Click OK to delete the selected printer driver(s).
5 When you finish deleting printer drivers, click Exit and restart your computer.
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Setting up the Fiery PRO80 for printing
To print from Windows computers, you or the administrator must perform the
following tasks to set up a connection other than port 9100:
• Set up network servers, if any.
• Set up the Fiery PRO80 to accept print jobs from your computer.
• Configure a port on each Windows computer for the network type.
Setting up printing connections
The Fiery PRO80 supports the following printing connections:
• SMB
• Standard TCP/IP (RAW or LPR)
• IPP or IPP over SSL
• Bonjour for Windows
NOTE: For more information about Bonjour, see the Apple Inc. website.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Completing the SMB printing connection
If your network does not have a Windows server, Windows computers can still print to the
Fiery PRO80. This method of printing is SMB printing (also known as Windows or WINS
printing). When users send print jobs, computers running Windows operate in a peer-to-peer
environment and communicate directly with the Fiery PRO80.
Enabling SMB printing allows the Fiery PRO80 to be listed on the network, so that Windows
clients can print to a particular print connection (Print queue, Hold queue, Direct connection
or Virtual Printer) on the Fiery PRO80 without using other networking software. Windows
printing runs via TCP/IP. You must configure TCP/IP on the Fiery PRO80 and on all
computers that use SMB printing.
After you enable SMB printing on the Fiery PRO80, you can set up the Windows or SMB
connection and install the printer driver in one procedure. For more information, see
“Installing printer drivers by Point and Print” on page 40.
Procedure See
Completing IPP connections page 54
Completing Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) printing connections page 51
Completing the SMB printing connection page 50
Configuring installable options page 57
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Completing Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) printing connections
After you install the PostScript and printer driver files, you can add or configure the Setup
for the Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR) connection as follows:
• Prepare the Fiery PRO80 to accept print jobs using Standard TCP/IP Port (Raw or LPR)
protocols.
• Enable LPD or Port 9100 on the Fiery PRO80.
• Configure the computer for the TCP/IP connection.
For more information about Setup, see Configure Help.
Before you complete the following procedure, contact your system administrator for the
IP address assigned to the Fiery PRO80.
The TCP/IP protocol should be installed as a default on the Windows computer. For Port
9100, you can set up the connection and install the printer driver in one procedure.
NOTE: You can also set up the LPR Port connection by installing Print Services for UNIX,
which is supplied as an add-on Windows component. For more information, see the
documentation that accompanies Windows.
TO SET UP STANDARD TCP/IP PORT (RAW OR LPR) FOR WINDOWS
NOTE: The following procedures use Windows XP illustrations.
1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
2 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 icon and
choose Properties.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 icon and choose Printer properties.
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3 Click the Ports tab.
4 To add a new port, click Add Port.
To change the port settings, proceed to step 11.
5 Windows 2000/XP/Server2003: Select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list of Available port
types and click New Port Type.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Double-click Standard TCP/IP Port from list.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list of Available port types
and click New Port.
The Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box appears.
6 Click Next.
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7 Type the Fiery PRO80 IP address.
8 Click Next.
9 Make sure that Generic Network Card is selected as Standard for Device Type and click Next.
10 Click Finish to close the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box, and then click
Close in the Printer Ports dialog box.
To change the default setting, proceed to step 11.
If you do not want to change the default setting, the setting is now completed.
NOTE: Port 9100 was set as the default setting in the preceding procedure.
11 Click Configure Port on the Ports tab of the Properties dialog box.
The Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box appears.
12 To use LPR printing, select LPR in the Protocol area and LPR Byte Counting Enabled in the LPR
Settings area.
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NOTE: You can also proceed without selecting LPR Byte Counting Enabled.
To use Port 9100 printing, select Raw in the Protocol area.
The port number 9100 automatically appears in the Raw Settings area. This is the default
port number. You can print to the printer connection selected for Port 9100 printing on the
Fiery PRO80.
To specify a specific port number, see the following step.
13 Type the name of the print connection.
For LPR, enter print or hold for Queue Name or published virtual printer name. The Direct
connection is not supported for LPR printing.
For Port 9100, type the following port numbers for each print connection in the Raw Settings
area:
Fiery PRO80 default: 9100
direct: 9101
print: 9102
hold: 9103
NOTE: Type the number exactly as shown.
14 Click OK to close the Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor dialog box.
NOTE: The Fiery PRO80 supports printing in the IPv6 environment on Windows Server 2008/
Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.
NOTE: LPR printing in the IPv6 environment is supported on the Windows XP/Server 2003
computer from a command line, but other methods may work.
15 Click Apply in the Fiery PRO80 Properties dialog box, and then click OK.
Completing IPP connections
With Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), print jobs are sent to the Fiery PRO80 over
the Internet.
Before you begin, perform the following tasks:
• Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is configured for TCP/IP printing and IPP printing.
For more information, see Configure Help.
• Specify the printing destination on your computer.
NOTE: IPP over SSL connections is supported.
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TO SET UP IPP PRINTING WITH WINDOWS
1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers under
Classic View.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
2 Windows 2000/XP: Double-click the Add Printer icon and click Next.
Windows Server 2003: Double-click the Add a printer icon and click Next.
Windows Vista/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click Add a printer.
3 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Select Network printer and click Next.
Windows Vista: Select Add a network printer.
Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Select Add a network, wireless, or
Bluetooth printer.
4 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or
your intranet.
Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: If the printer search takes a long time,
click Stop, and then click “The printer that I want isn’t listed.”
5 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista: In the URL field, type the IP address or DNS name of
the Fiery PRO80, followed by “ipp/” and then the name of the connection (hold, direct, print,
or name of virtual printer).
For example, http://10.10.10.150/ipp/print or http://DNS name of the Fiery PRO80/ipp/print
sends the job to the Print queue on the Fiery PRO80.
For IPP over SSL, type https, instead of http.
NOTE: The ipp/print in the example is case sensitive.
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Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click Select a printer by name, and in the
URL field, type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80, followed by “ipp/” and the
name of the connection (hold, direct, print, or name of virtual printer).
NOTE: For example, http://10.10.10.150/ipp/print or http://DNS name of Fiery PRO80/ipp/
print sends the job to the Print queue on the Fiery PRO80.
NOTE: The URL for the printer is not case-sensitive.
6 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista: Click Next.
The Connect to Printer dialog box appears.
Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click Next.
7 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista: Click OK.
The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.
Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click Install driver.
8 If you are installing the PostScript printer for the first time, follow the procedure “To install
and complete the print connection for Windows” on page 44, step 9.
9 Indicate whether you want to make the Fiery PRO80 the default printer and click Next.
10 Click Finish.
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Configuring installable options
After you complete the printer driver installation, you must configure the Fiery PRO80 for the
options installed on the printer to allow the Fiery PRO80 to take advantage of the printer
options. Configure the options manually, or for TCP/IP network connections, use the
Two-Way Communication option to configure the options automatically.
For information about specifying installable options, see printer driver Help.
Configuring installable options for Windows Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
printer driver
Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 have a User Account Control
(UAC) feature. You must log on with Administrator privileges to add or change the installable
options after the printer driver is installed.
TO CHANGE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS
1 Windows Vista: Open the Printers Control Panel.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Open the Devices and Printers Control Panel.
2 Windows Vista: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 printer icon, choose Run as administrator, and
then choose Properties.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 printer icon, choose Run as
administrator, and then choose Printer properties.
The User Account Control dialog box opens.
3 Choose the User that has administrator privileges, type the password, and then click OK.
4 Windows Vista: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 printer icon again and choose Properties.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Right-click the Fiery PRO80 printer icon again and choose Printer
properties.
5 Click the Installable Options tab and make your selections.
6 Click Apply, and then click OK.
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Printing from Windows computers
You can print to the Fiery PRO80 just as you would print to any other printer from a Windows
application. You can print from a networked Windows computer or a computer using
Windows (WINS) printing.
The following table includes other methods to print to the Fiery PRO80 and the location in
which to find more information.
After you install the Fiery PRO80 printer driver and configure the proper port, you can print
directly from most Windows applications. Set the print options for the job and choose Print
from your application.
To achieve optimal printing results from specific applications, see Color Printing, Fiery Color
Reference, and Command WorkStation Help.
NOTE: The following procedures use Windows XP illustrations, unless specified.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
For more information See
Downloading certain types of files to the Fiery PRO80 using the
Docs WebTools
Utilities
Printing documents using E-mail Services “E-mail Service” on
page 69
Printing documents using Hot Folders Utilities
Setting up the Windows environment for printing with Windows servers
connected to the Fiery PRO80
Configuration and Setup
Procedure See
Customizing the Quick Access icon page 66
Defining and printing custom page sizes page 67
Saving files to print to a remote location page 67
Setting print options and printing from Windows applications page 59
Specifying default print options page 65
Viewing the printer status page 67
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Setting print options and printing from Windows applications
To print from Windows platforms, install the PostScript printer driver. For instructions, see
“Installing Windows printer drivers” on page 39. Be sure to configure the options on the
Advanced tab of the printer driver after installation is complete, as described on page 44.
If you print to a virtual printer, you may not be able to set some print options, depending on
how the virtual printer is configured.
The following procedures explain how to use the printer driver to specify print options for a
particular job and print it to the Fiery PRO80. You can also set default print settings using the
driver. For information about specific print options, see Print Options.
NOTE: The following procedures use Windows XP illustrations.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC WINDOWS PRINT JOB USING THE PRINTER DRIVER
1 Choose Print in your application.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
3 Click the Fiery Printing tab.
The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control center for all frequently used printing functions.
For information about using presets, see printer driver Help.
NOTE: For a list of print options, see page 80.
1 Presets (Job Templates),
see Help
2 Print Option icons
3 Customize (Shortcuts),
see Help
4 Job View
5 Printer Status
6 Help
1
2
3
5
4 6
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4 Click the Job Info icon.
5 Type a user name and password in the User Authentication area.
The user name that you type in the User Authentication area can be your network
domain\user name or a local user name. Check with your system administrator about the
requirements for your system.
If you do not have a user name and password or you want to send jobs as a public user,
select the I’m a Guest option. The Fiery PRO80 must be configured to allow guest printing.
With external authentication enabled, jobs are printed directly to the Fiery PRO80. With
internal authentication, jobs are printed to the Fiery PRO80 if public user is enabled on the
80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer. The printed jobs use the public account for job
accounting. Otherwise, clear the I'm a Guest option.
If you are not using a network user name and password, you can type your domain\user name
and password in the fields provided. Click Validate to validate the user name and password.
When the Use Windows Login option is selected, the LDAP domain user name and password
are used as an authenticated user name. This is available only if the user is logged on to the
Windows computer as a domain user.
6 Type information in the Notes field.
Type user and job identification information for managing purposes, or other information
that is required at your site.
The information that you type in this field can be viewed and edited by the operator in
Command WorkStation and also appears in the Job Log.
For more information about Command WorkStation, see Utilities and Command
WorkStation Help.
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7 Type instructions to the operator about the job in the Instructions field.
These instructions are displayed in Command WorkStation, but do not appear in the Job
Log. These instructions can be edited by the operator.
8 Type public in the Account Name and Account Password fields to send public jobs on the
volume track.
The volume track must be enabled on the 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer.
9 Type a password in the Secure Print field if you are sending a secure print job.
10 Type values for the other fields, as required.
For information about these fields, see page 80.
11 Click the Color icon and specify the color profile options for the job.
In the Color Mode area, select a color mode for the job.
NOTE: To display the basic and expert color settings from the Fiery PRO80 in this dialog box,
make sure that Two-Way Communication is enabled. For information about enabling
Two-Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
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12 To use basic color management features, such as printer color settings, click Basic Settings.
To revert to the Fiery PRO80 default color settings, click Server Defaults.
To edit advanced color management features, such as RGB/Lab Rendering Intent, click
Expert Settings and proceed to step 13. Otherwise, proceed to step 15.
Two-Way Communication On
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13 To edit advanced color management features, such as RGB/Lab Rendering Intent, click Expert
Settings.
The Expert Color Settings Advanced Edit dialog box appears.
The advanced edit controls are divided into three tabbed categories: Color Input, Gray &
Black Processing, and Output.
14 After you edit the expert settings, click OK.
To revert to the Fiery PRO80 default color settings, click Server Defaults.
15 Specify the color settings for the print job and click OK.
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16 Choose other printer-specific options.
17 Click the VDP icon to specify variable data printing options.
For more information about VDP print options, see “Variable Data Printing (VDP) options”
on page 102.
18 Click the Stamping icon to specify a watermark for the print job.
For more information about watermarks, see printer driver Help.
19 Click the Printer icon to view printer status.
For more information about monitoring printer status, see printer driver Help.
20 Click the remaining print option icons to specify the appropriate settings for the print job
and click OK.
The settings that you make for these print options override settings that the administrator
specified in Fiery PRO80 Printer Setup, but can be overridden from Command WorkStation.
For information about these options and overrides, see page 79. For more information about
Command WorkStation, see Utilities and Command WorkStation Help.
Some print options are available only if a particular installable option has been configured.
For information about configuring installable options, see “Configuring installable options”
on page 57.
If you choose Printer’s default, the job prints according to the settings that the administrator
specified in Setup. For more information, see page 79.
NOTE: If you specify incompatible print settings, the Conflict dialog box provides instructions
to resolve the conflict.
21 From your application, click OK to send your print job.
Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is selected as your current printer.
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NOTE: Some print options that are selectable from an application are similar to print options
that are specific to the Fiery PRO80 and the printer. In these cases, use the print options
specific to the Fiery PRO80 and the printer. These options appear in the Fiery Printing tab.
The application may not set up the file properly for printing on the Fiery PRO80, resulting in
unexpected finishing, printing errors, or longer processing time.
NOTE: With the E-mail Notification feature enabled in the printer driver, you receive an
e-mail notification after your job is printed or when a printing error occurs.
For more information about the E-mail Notification feature, see printer driver Help.
Specifying default print options for print jobs
To set default print options, use the following procedure.
TO SET DEFAULT PRINT OPTIONS FOR WINDOWS PRINT JOBS USING THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER
1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.
Windows Vista/Server 2008: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: Click Start and choose Devices and Printers.
2 Right-click the Fiery PRO80 icon and choose Printing Preferences.
3 If the Fiery Printing tab is not displayed, click it.
4 Specify the default settings for your print job, as described on page 59.
5 Click OK to close the dialog box.
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Customizing the Quick Access icon
The Quick Access icon is on the Fiery Printing tab. You can customize it with the print
options you use frequently. This saves time because you do not have to open all of the other
print option icons if you only want to set the options in Quick Access. Quick Access initially
contains a default group of print options. You can remove these options and add others.
NOTE: When you place a print option in Quick Access, it still appears under its appropriate
print option icon. You can set the option from either location.
For more information about customizing the Quick Access icon, see printer driver Help.
1 Quick Access icon
2 Customize (Shortcuts)
1
2
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Defining and printing custom page sizes
With custom page sizes, you define the dimensions of a printed page. After you define a
custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redefining it each time
you print. When you create custom page sizes, specify Width dimensions to correspond with
the shorter side of your job and specify Height dimensions to correspond with the longer side
of your job. Set custom page sizes in this way, regardless of the orientation settings in the
application.
The printer driver custom size range is 100 x 140mm to 330 x 1200mm for the 80C-KM
printer. The printer driver custom page size range is 100mm x 148mm to 330mm x 1200mm
for the 70-60C-KM printer. However, the actual maximum paper size the Fiery PRO80 can
print is 330mm x 487mm.
The Fiery PRO80 supports a minimum custom page size of 1.0 inch x 1.0 inch (25.4mm x
25.4mm).
Consult your service representative about printing banners and posters.
For more information about defining and printing custom page sizes, see printer driver Help.
Viewing the printer status
If you enabled a TCP/IP network, you can retrieve printer status and color settings from the
Fiery PRO80 and display them in the printer driver using the Two-Way Communication
option. If you have enabled Two-Way Communication for your printer, you can monitor the
status of the printer, including the levels of consumable materials, such as paper and toner.
For more information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
Saving files to print at a remote location
If you do not have an Fiery PRO80 onsite and are preparing files to take to a service bureau
or other location, print the final files to the File port (as opposed to one of the local ports).
You can also print to the File port to create a file to download using the Docs WebTool. For
instructions on printing to the File port, see the documentation that accompanies Windows.
Height
Width
Width
Height
Portrait Landscape
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PRINTING METHODS
In addition to printing jobs from the Fiery PRO80 printer driver, you can print jobs using
these methods:
• Job Monitor displays information about the jobs sent to the Fiery PRO80 and reprints
them.
• E-mail Service submits jobs to the Fiery PRO80 as e-mail attachments.
• USB device prints files saved on a USB drive.
• FTP printing prints to the Fiery PRO80 using the FTP protocol.
• Secure printing requires that a password be entered at the Fiery PRO80 before a job
is printed.
• Sample printing prints sample pages from a long job to ensure print quality.
• Job Batching prints a collection of print jobs as a single job in the printer job list and
accounting information.
For the location of each procedure, see the following table.
Procedure See
Configuring and using Job Monitor page 69
E-mail Service page 69
FTP printing page 74
Job Batching page 77
Printing and retrieving a secure print job page 75
Printing from a USB device page 73
Sample printing page 76
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Configuring and using Job Monitor
Use Job Monitor to monitor the status of Fiery PRO80 and view information about the print
jobs sent to them.
NOTE: Job Monitor is not supported on Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2, Windows XP/
Vista, Windows 7 64-bit version, or Mac OS X.
Configuring the connection
When you send your first print job to the Fiery PRO80, Job Monitor opens and establishes a
connection to the Fiery PRO80. If you installed and configured printer drivers for more than
one printer, Job Monitor automatically establishes connections to all the Fiery PRO80 printers.
The Job Monitor icon ( ) appears on the desktop and in the Windows taskbar of
your computer.
Job Monitor is automatically installed when you choose the printer driver to install on your
computer. To use Job Monitor, you must enable it in the printer driver.
TO ENABLE JOB MONITOR
• Select the Monitor my Print Job check box on the Printer tab of the printer driver.
TO DISABLE JOB MONITOR
• Clear the Monitor my Print Job check box on the Printer tab of the printer driver.
Using Job Monitor
For information about using Job Monitor, see Job Monitor Help and printer driver Help.
E-mail Service
E-mail Service allows you to control the Fiery PRO80 using your current e-mail infrastructure,
print to remote locations, and bypass firewalls. E-mail Service is not application-specific.
You can use any e-mail infrastructure.
The Fiery PRO80 supports internal address books. Administrators can retrieve, add, delete,
and clear addresses from the address books by sending requests through e-mail. For more
information about address books, see Configuration and Setup.
To set up E-mail Service, see Configure Help.
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Use E-mail Service in the following ways:
• Print a job from an e-mail application.
To print with an e-mail client, you send a file as an e-mail attachment. E-mail Service
extracts the file and sends it to the Fiery PRO80. The attachment can be in any format the
Fiery PRO80 recognizes (PostScript, PDF, or TIFF).
NOTE: E-mail Service does not process files with .vbs, .exe, or .bat extensions.
• Manage jobs using an e-mail application.
You can manage your print jobs by submitting e-mail commands to the Fiery PRO80 using
e-mail.
• Scan to E-mail.
You can scan a document and send it to an e-mail address as an attachment or URL.
For more information about Scan to E-mail, see Utilities.
Printing using an e-mail client
You can submit print jobs to the Fiery PRO80 in the form of an e-mail attachment using your
e-mail application. When you send an e-mail with an attachment, E-mail Service extracts the
file and sends it to the Fiery PRO80 Print queue. The file format must be one supported by the
Fiery PRO80.
By default, anyone can print with an e-mail client, unless the Print address book has been set
up by the administrator. If the Print address book has been set up and your e-mail address is
not in it, you cannot send files to the Fiery PRO80 via e-mail. For more information about
address books, see Configuration and Setup.
When User Authentication is enabled on the Fiery PRO80, the e-mail attachment must have
the appropriate user name and password when it is printed through e-mail printing. As part of
creating the e-mail attachment with the Fiery PRO80 printer driver, type the appropriate user
name and password in the Job Info tab of the printer driver. The user name and password
must match those defined by the administrator in the Users and Groups section of Configure.
For information about Users and Groups, see Configure Help.
NOTE: The Direct connection is not supported by the e-mail client feature.
NOTE: The following illustrations depict the Microsoft Outlook e-mail application.
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TO PRINT USING AN E-MAIL CLIENT
1 Open your e-mail application.
2 Type the Fiery PRO80 e-mail address in the To: line.
3 Type text in the Subject line or leave the Subject line blank.
4 Attach the file that you want to print.
The attachment can be in any format the Fiery PRO80 recognizes (PostScript, PDF, or TIFF).
NOTE: If your attachment exceeds the file size limitation set by your e-mail system
administrator, the e-mail is not sent.
5 Optionally, you can type text in the body of the message. The text is printed with the file.
NOTE: HTML-formatted e-mail messages are not supported, and might not print as they
appear on the remote workstation. Send e-mail messages in plain text format.
6 Send the e-mail.
The file is sent to the Fiery PRO80 and the job is printed. After the Fiery PRO80 receives
the job, you are sent an e-mail notification that the print job was accepted. The e-mail
provides a job identification (ID). Use the job IDs to manage jobs with e-mail commands (see
“Managing print jobs with e-mail commands” on page 72). The e-mail notification indicates
any current error at the printer.
After the job is printed, you are sent a second e-mail notification that indicates the job printed
successfully.
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Managing print jobs with e-mail commands
You can manage your print jobs by submitting commands to the Fiery PRO80 using e-mail.
You can cancel a job, check job status, and get help on a job. When you send a command, the
Fiery PRO80 returns an e-mail response.
TO MANAGE PRINT JOBS WITH E-MAIL COMMANDS
1 In your e-mail application, type the Fiery PRO80 e-mail address in the To: line.
2 Type one of the following commands in the Subject line:
To check the status of a job, type #JobStatus in the Subject line.
You receive a reply to your job status query. You can only get the status of the job if you sent
the job or are an administrator.
To cancel a job, type #CancelJob in the Subject line.
You receive a notification indicating that the job has been cancelled and did not print to the
Fiery PRO80. You can only cancel a job if you sent the job or are an administrator.
To get help, type #Help in the Subject line.
You receive an e-mail response that contains links that allow you to cancel jobs, check job
status, and search and manage address books. Click any of the links to perform a command.
3 Send the e-mail to the Fiery PRO80.
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Printing from a USB device
You can print files on a USB device to the Fiery PRO80. To do so, save files to the USB device
and download them directly to the Fiery PRO80. You can print files that originated on
Mac OS X or Windows computers.
You can print files automatically from a USB device to one of the standard print queues on
the Fiery PRO80 (Print, Hold, or Direct) or to published virtual printers (if supported). Verify
with your administrator that these connections are published in Setup. For more information
about virtual printers, see Command WorkStation Help.
Before you print files from a USB device, ask your administrator to configure the appropriate
options. For more information about configuring the appropriate options, see Configuration
and Setup or Configure Help.
Automatic printing
To print automatically to Print, Hold, or Direct queues, or to published virtual printers with
the Print All setting, set up folders on your USB device with the names print, hold, direct, and
the names of any published virtual printers. When you plug the USB device into a USB port
on the Fiery PRO80, the files in those folders are sent automatically to the corresponding
queues.
TO PRINT FILES FROM THE USB DEVICE
1 Configure the USB printing options in Setup.
2 Create folders at the top (root) level of the USB device named print, hold, direct, and virtual
printer.
3 Save the files (PS, EPS, TIFF, and PDF) from the user’s computer to the USB device.
Files copied to the print, hold, direct, or virtual printer folders are downloaded to the
corresponding print connection on the Fiery PRO80 automatically when you connect the USB
device to the Fiery PRO80. Files copied to the root level of the USB device are downloaded to
the Print queue.
4 Remove the USB device from the computer and connect it to the USB connector on the
Fiery PRO80.
Make sure that the USB device is properly stopped before you disconnect it from the
computer.
For the location of the USB port, see Configuration and Setup.
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FTP printing
If FTP Services are enabled on the Fiery PRO80, the Fiery PRO80 is set up as an FTP server.
You can send jobs to the Fiery PRO80 using FTP printing. For more information about
configuring FTP Services, see Configure Help.
You can use any FTP client software. Before you use FTP printing, the FTP client software
requires the following information (see your administrator):
• IP address or DNS name for the Fiery PRO80
• Directory or path to send the job to, such as the Print Queue, Hold Queue, or published
virtual printers (if supported)
NOTE: You cannot print to the Direct connection using FTP printing.
• User name and password (if required)
You can send PostScript (PS), Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), and Portable Document
Format (PDF) files to the Fiery PRO80. Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files are not supported
for FTP printing.
TO PRINT FILES TO THE FIERY PRO80 USING THE FTP PROTOCOL
1 Connect to the Fiery PRO80 with your FTP client software.
Folders corresponding to the Print queue and Hold queue are displayed. Folders for any
published virtual printer are also displayed.
2 Navigate to the folder representing the print connection or published virtual printer.
3 Upload your job to the folder that you want.
After the job is printed, it is deleted from the Fiery PRO80.
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Printing and retrieving a secure print job
The Secure Print feature offers a level of security for confidential or sensitive print jobs, which
print only when you are present at the printer. To use this feature, you first enter an arbitrary
password into the Secure Print field in the printer driver when you send your job to the
Fiery PRO80. To print your job, you re-enter the password at the Fiery PRO80 printer touch
panel as described in the following procedures.
TO SEND A SECURE PRINT JOB
1 In your application, select File > Print.
2 Windows: Click the Job Info icon.
Mac OS X: Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list, click Full Properties, and then click
the Job Info icon of the Printing Preferences dialog box.
3 Enter an arbitrary password in the Secure Print field.
NOTE: The password is limited to alphanumeric characters (do not use symbols).
For more information about entering the password, see page 32 or page 61.
4 Make any other changes to job properties and send your job to the Fiery PRO80.
5 Click OK to close the Fiery PRO80 Properties dialog box.
6 Click OK or Print to close the Print dialog box.
TO RETRIEVE A SECURE PRINT JOB
1 On the 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer, press the User Box button.
2 Press System User Box.
3 Press Secure Print User Box.
4 Press the Use/File button.
5 Enter the ID, and then press OK.
6 Enter the password, and then press OK.
Secure jobs are shown on the printer touch panel.
NOTE: The Secure Print ID and Job Password are set in the printer driver.
7 Select the job and press the Start button on the 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer.
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Sample printing
The Sample Print feature allows you to print extra pages to an easily accessible output tray
during a long print job, to verify that the printer is performing as expected.
For example, when a job is currently printing to a closed elevator (such as, 1000 pages to an
output tray that cannot be opened until the entire job is completed), you can use the sample
print function to print a separate page or finished output set to an open output tray to verify
the output. If the output is unsatisfactory, you can take corrective action.
Sample Print should only be used with printers that have multiple output trays, and is useful
when one of the output trays is closed and not easily accessed during printing.
The Sample Print default settings for the specified Fiery PRO80 can be set up in Configure.
For more information, see Configure Help.
When the job is printing, you can initiate a sample print from Command WorkStation. For
more information about Sample Print, see Command WorkStation Help.
Using Sample Print
You can print an extra sheet or output set as follows:
• Once during the printing of a job
• Every N-sheets during the currently printing job
• Every N-sheets until cancelled (can span jobs)
When the job is printing, you can initiate a sample print. The default setup values are applied
and any existing sample print command in progress is overridden.
If Start Sample Print appears dimmed or unavailable, the Fiery PRO80 is already performing a
sample print or it is not available for the specified Fiery PRO80.
TO INITIATE A SAMPLE PRINT
• While a job is printing, initiate a sample print from Server > Start Sample Print.
After sample print has been initiated, the Fiery PRO80 performs the sample print based on the
options specified in Configure.
TO CANCEL A SAMPLE PRINT
• While a job is printing, cancel a sample print from Server > Stop Sample Print.
The Fiery PRO80 cancels the previously requested sample print command.
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Job Batching
Job Batching provides a way for the Fiery PRO80 to send print jobs to the printer to make sure
the job can print (if the print job is overly complex) or print faster by minimizing cycle down
times.
A batch job is a collection of jobs sent to the copier as a single job. The batch job is shown as
a single job in the printer job list and accounting information. The Fiery PRO80 can continue
adding pages to an existing batch job, as long as the pages are processed and ready for
printing.
Job Batching functionality can be enabled or disabled by the administrator. For more
information about configuring Job Batching, see Configuration and Setup.
Cancelling batch jobs
When the Fiery PRO80 cancels a job in a batch either through an error or user intervention, it
cancels that job and resends the remainder of the jobs from that batch as a new batch job in
addition to any other queued batch jobs. This functionality maintains the ability to print jobs
in the desired order, including user-defined changes such as cancel, print next, and rush print.
Using Command WorkStation Print Next and Rush Print commands
with batch jobs
Print Next and Rush Print commands in Command WorkStation cannot be applied to batch
jobs. If you apply a Print Next command to a job that is not part of the batch job, the
Fiery PRO80 stops adding jobs to the batch job and then prints the Print Next job after the
current batch job finishes printing. If you apply a Rush Print command to a job that is not
part of the batch job, the Fiery PRO80 stops adding pages to the batch job at an appropriate
place in the job and then prints the Rush Print job after the current batch job finishes
printing. The Fiery PRO80 sends the remaining pages of the interrupted job (as necessary) and
continues printing normally.
Accounting batch jobs
When the Fiery PRO80 batches jobs together, it lists each original job while the printer lists
only the resulting batched job. This can create a discontinuity between the Fiery PRO80 job
list or job log, and the printer job list or job log. The total media counts, however, remain
consistent between the Fiery PRO80 and the printer.
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PRINT OPTIONS
This chapter describes printer drivers and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files,
Fiery PRO80 print options, and where to set print options.
About printer drivers and printer description files
The Fiery PRO80 receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) the files, and
then sends them to the printer. Windows and Mac OS computers communicate with the
Fiery PRO80 by means of a printer driver and PPD files. The driver allows you to use special
features of the Fiery PRO80 from the Print dialog box.
A printer driver manages printing communication between your application and the printer.
It interprets the instructions generated by the application, merges those instructions with
printer-specific options you set, and then translates all information into Adobe PostScript,
a language the printer understands. In other words, the printer driver writes a PostScript file
based on your original file and the options you set from the Print dialog box.
A printer driver also allows you to select print options for your printer. To do this, the
printer driver must be matched with a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for your
Fiery PRO80. A PPD file contains information about the features and capabilities of a
particular device (for example, what paper sizes and media types are supported). The printer
driver reads the information in the PPD file and presents the information to you in the form
of options you select in the Print dialog box. The PPD file for the Fiery PRO80 includes
information about the features of both the printer and the Fiery PRO80. For information
about the specific print options for the Fiery PRO80, see the tables that begin on page 81.
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Setting print options
Print options give you access to the special features of your printer and the Fiery PRO80. You
can specify print options in these areas:
• Setup
Some settings are specified during Setup by the administrator. For information about the
current default server settings, contact the administrator or the operator.
• Applications
With the printer drivers provided, you can specify job settings when you print a job.
For more information, see “Setting print options and printing from Windows
applications” on page 59 and “Setting print options and printing from Mac OS X
applications” on page 30.
• Color Setup
Set the default CMYK/Grayscale Source, CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method, RGB/Lab
Source, Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source, Output Profile, RGB/Lab Rendering Intent,
Spot Color Matching, Gray (CMYK), Gray (RGB), Black Text and Graphics, and Black
Overprint settings.
For information about using Color Setup, see Color Printing.
• Hot Folders
Assign a group of print options to a Hot Folder. When you specify print options for a
Hot Folder, the print options are assigned to all jobs sent through that Hot Folder.
These print options override any default options.
For information, see Hot Folders Help.
• Overrides in Command WorkStation
To change job settings from Command WorkStation, double-click a job to display the
Properties dialog box.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
Print option override hierarchy
The override hierarchy is as follows:
• A user’s printer driver settings override the Fiery PRO80 Setup settings.
• Settings assigned to Hot Folders override the user’s printer driver settings.
• Settings made from the job management tools (Command WorkStation Job Properties)
override the user’s printer driver settings.
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Print options and default settings
If you do not use the printer driver interface to configure a particular option, the Fiery PRO80
prints the job with the default setting. For options that the administrator configures, choosing
Printer’s default results in the Fiery PRO80 printing the job with the factory default. For
options that cannot be configured in Setup, the Fiery PRO80 prints the job with a
preconfigured Printer’s default setting. When you select the printer driver for US, the default
Document Size is Letter or for International, the default Document Size is A4. For more
information, see the following tables.
To determine the current Setup defaults, print the Configuration page from Command
WorkStation. For information about how to print a Configuration page, see Configuration
and Setup.
Note: A job uses the Fiery PRO80 default settings (unless otherwise specified) at the time it is
processed for printing, and not at the time it is sent to the Fiery PRO80 Hold queue.
The print option tables are organized according to the printer driver icons (tabs). For quick
access, use the following links:
Printer driver icon See
Quick Access (shortcuts) page 30 or page 66
Job Info page 81
Media page 83
Layout page 85
Color page 94
Image page 98
Finishing page 100
Variable Data Printing (VDP) page 102
Stamping/Watermark page 103
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Job Info options
Option Information
Copies The maximum number of copies is 9999.
Print Range Specify the page range or odd/even pages to print.
For VDP jobs, a range of Records can be selected for printing. For imposed VDP jobs, a range of
Records & Sheets can be printed.
For imposed jobs, a range of Sheet IDs can be selected for printing.
This option is only accessible from Command WorkStation.
Schedule Printing Specify if you want to perform advance print scheduling based on date and time. If you select
On, select the date and time for the print job.
The job is printed based on the date and time set on the Fiery PRO80, not the client workstation.
NOTE: If multiple jobs are selected and defined with the same date and time setting, job order is based
on alphabetic order of the file names.
User Authentication: User Name If User Authentication is enabled on the Fiery PRO80, specify your User Name to print a job. Type
your user name or domain\user name for user authentication.
User Authentication: Password If User Authentication is enabled on the Fiery PRO80, specify your User Password to print a job. Type
your local password or domain password for user authentication.
NOTE: When the internal authentication of the printer is used and the Enhanced Security mode is set
on the printer, it is not necessary to enter the password.
User Authentication: Use
Windows Login
If you are logged on to your Windows computer, select Use Windows Login for user authentication.
This option appears when you log on to your domain on your Windows computer.
For more information, see Configuration and Setup.
User Authentication: I’m a Guest Select On to allow guest printing. Guest printing must be set to On at the Fiery PRO80.
In Command WorkStation, the management of jobs is determined by how you log on to the
Fiery PRO80.
Notes Specify information about the job. This field has a 31-character (alphanumeric and special characters)
limit.
Instructions Specify instructions for the operator about the job. This field has a 127-character (alphanumeric and
special characters) limit.
Secure Print Use the Secure Print feature when printing sensitive or confidential documents.
Specify an arbitrary password and re-enter it when you are present at the copier.
For information, see the documentation that accompanies your copier.
Account Name Enter up to eight characters (alphanumeric) for account tracking purposes.
For more information, see the documentation that accompanies your printer.
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Account Password Enter up to eight characters (alphanumeric) for account tracking purposes.
For more information, see the documentation that accompanies your printer.
Print Queue Action Select the job action associated with a published queue.
Select Print to send the file directly to printing.
Select Print and Hold to save the raster file after printing.
Select Process and Hold to RIP (process), but not print a job.
This option is invalid if your job is sent to the Direct connection.
Control Bar Specify On to print a Control Bar (for print job identification) in the margin.
This option is available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition. For more
information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Color Setup in Command WorkStation.
Progressives Specify On to enable the Progressives feature, a diagnostic tool used to show toner separations.
This feature uses the Progressives values specified in Color Setup in Command WorkStation.
This option is available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition. For more
information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
NOTE: The Progressives and Postflight features cannot be used at the same time.
Postflight Specify whether or not you want to use the Postflight feature, a diagnostic tool that allows you to
analyze how data is processed by the Fiery PRO80.
This option is available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition. For more
information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
NOTE: The Progressives and Postflight features cannot be used at the same time.
Option Information
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Media options
Option Information
Paper Catalog Click Select to access the Paper Catalog utility, which retrieves all paper information from the printer.
For information about accessing Paper Catalog, see page 122. For information about using Paper
Catalog, see Command WorkStation Help.
Access to Paper Catalog requires Two-Way Communication. For information about establishing Two-
Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
Paper Color If you are using color media for your print job, specify Non-White.
NOTE: Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Fiery PRO80 Setup.
Input Tray Specify the paper tray to use for your job.
NOTE: Paper size, 9x11, is a special size to make 8.5x11 tab size. After you print the job on 9x11,
8.5x11 tab size can be made by using an index cutter to cut on the marks.
NOTE: Two-sided tab (index) printing of 9x11 paper size is not supported.
Auto Tray Select automatically uses the tray containing the paper size specified for the job. This setting
also allows the printer to automatically switch between trays, if the current tray becomes empty, while
continuing to print.
NOTE: If you enable tray alignment, Input Tray cannot be set to Auto Tray Select.
Paper Weight Specify the weight of the paper used for your print job.
For a list of the supported paper weights, see the documentation that accompanies your printer.
NOTE: Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Fiery PRO80 Setup.
Document Size Document Size is the page size defined in your application’s Print setup (or Page setup) dialog box.
In cases when printing one document page per sheet of paper, Document Size is usually the same as
Paper Size. However, it may differ when printing booklets or imposing multiple document pages on a
single sheet.
Document Size may also differ from Paper Size when you use the Scale or Scale to Fit options, in
which case the document page size is scaled at a given percent to fit a certain paper size.
The following sizes are handled as standard sizes in the printer driver, but possibly as custom sizes on
the 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer: ISO B4, ISO B5, ISO B5S, and ISO B6S. You can,
however, contact your service representative.
To change Document size, Orientation, and Mirror print option settings, click the Document Setting
tab in the Windows printer driver’s Printing Preferences dialog box.
NOTE: The default is Letter in the U.S. and A4 elsewhere.
For more information about Document size and Paper size, see page 115.
For information about Scale and Scale to fit, see page 124.
For information about printing custom page sizes, see page 37 and page 67.
Paper Type Specify the type of paper used for your print job.
NOTE: Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Fiery PRO80 Setup.
PRINT OPTIONS 84
Punched Paper Specify Punched when you insert pre-punched media.
NOTE: Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Fiery PRO80 Setup.
Tray Alignment Select On to enable Tray Alignment, a feature that adjusts the placement of text and images so that
they are properly aligned for duplex printing.
For information about using Tray alignment, see Command WorkStation Help.
NOTE: If you enable tray alignment, Input Tray cannot be set to Auto Tray Select.
Paper Size Paper Size defines the size of the sheet of paper on which your job prints. It is the size of the physical
sheet of paper in the printer tray. To assign Paper Size, do one of the following:
• Select the size from the available list
• Click Custom to select a non-standard paper size.
• Select Same as document size to print one document page per sheet of paper.
The following sizes are handled as standard sizes in the printer driver, but possibly as custom sizes on
the 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer: ISO B4, ISO B5, ISO B5S, and ISO B6S. You can,
however, contact your service representative.
The default size is Letter in the U.S. and A4 elsewhere.
For information about Paper size and Document size, see page 115.
Mixed Media Use Mixed Media to specify different media types, paper source, and chapter-based finishing for pages,
or ranges of pages, within a print job.
For more information, see page 119.
For information about using Mixed Media in Command WorkStation, see Utilities.
Option Information
PRINT OPTIONS 85
Layout options
The Driver has four layout modes:
• Normal: use these options for printing standard documents, from 1 to 16 document pages
per sheet (page 85).
• Gangup: use these options for speed printing imposition modes (page 86). For additional
information, see page 118.
• Booklet: use these options for printing documents in booklet layout (page 87).
For additional information, see page 105.
• Impose: use imposition layouts for custom printing, binding, and trimming (page 93).
Normal
Option Information
Scale Specify an increase or decrease in the scale of your print job. When using the manual Scale option, you
cannot specify Scale to Fit.
For more information, see page 124.
Scale to Fit Specify whether to scale your job to fit to a paper size. When using the Scale to Fit option, you cannot
use the manual Scale option.
For more information, see page 124.
Duplex Specify whether a job is printed single-sided or double-sided (duplex), by selecting a binding method.
For more information, see page 116.
Rotate 180 (check box) Specify On to rotate the pages of a job 180 degrees.
Orientation Override Depending on the application you are using, a landscape job might print with the incorrect
orientation. If this occurs, use this option to correct the orientation for your job.
This option is only accessible from Command WorkStation.
Print Border Select On to print borders around each page in your print job.
Pages per Sheet Specify the number of document pages per sheet of paper for your print job.
NOTE: This option is invalid if your job is sent to the Direct connection.
Page Order Specify the layout direction when the Pages per sheet option is set to 2-up or greater.
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Gangup options
Option Information
Gangup Select On to specify options for speed printing imposition modes.
Gang-up type Select Step & repeat to speed print a job by printing two document pages on each sheet. When the
printed sheets are cut in half, the result is two complete sets of the same document.
Select Cut & stack to speed print a job by printing two document pages side by side. When the printed
sheets are cut in half and stacked together, the result is one complete set of the document (in faster
printing time).
For more information, see page 118.
Paper Size Paper Size defines the size of the sheet of paper on which your job prints. It is the size of the physical
sheet of paper in the printer tray. To assign Paper Size, do one of the following:
• Select the size from the available list.
• Choose Select From Paper Catalog to access a dynamic database that stores the media attributes of
any paper available for printing from the Fiery PRO80.
• Select Custom Paper Size to select a non-standard paper size.
• Select Same as document size to print one document page per sheet of paper.
The default size is Letter in the U.S. and A4 elsewhere.
For information about Paper size and Document size, see page 115.
For information about printing custom page sizes, see page 37 and page 67.
For information about accessing Paper Catalog, see Utilities. For information about using Paper
Catalog, see Command WorkStation Help.
Shrink to fit Shrink to fit automatically scales down or reduces the document page size to fit the imageable area of
the selected paper size specified from the Paper size menu. Shrink to fit does not scale up or enlarge.
When Shrink to fit is set to Off, page contents print at 100%.
Increase gutter by
0/-50–50 mm
(0.1 mm increments)
0/-1.969–1.969 in
(.001 inch increments)
Increase gutter by controls the amount of space between adjacent pages on a sheet to adjust for
trimming or other finishing options.
Specify a positive value to increase the amount of blank space between adjacent pages.
Specify a negative value to decrease the amount of blank space between adjacent pages.
Duplex Select Off for simplex (single-sided) printing.
Specify Right and Left Bind for duplex (double-sided) printing with both sides using the same top
edge.
For more information, see page 116.
PRINT OPTIONS 87
Booklet options
NOTE: You can use the Booklet Maker Wizard to specify your booklet options by clicking
Launch Wizard.
Option Information
Booklet Select On to specify options for printing documents in booklet layout. Click Launch Wizard to specify
how to arrange the pages of the job in special layouts for folding or cutting after printing.
Booklet Type Booklet Type is a combination of binding method, which determines how the signatures of the
booklet are folded and imposed, and binding edge, which determines the location of the spine of the
booklet.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
For information about 1-up Perfect binding booklet options, see page 90.
Paper size: Paper Size for 2-up Paper Size for 2-up defines the size of the sheet of paper (unfolded) on which a booklet is printed.
To select a Paper size for a booklet, do one of the following:
• Select from the list of available sizes.
• Choose Select From Paper Catalog to access a dynamic database that stores the media attributes of
any paper available for printing from the Fiery PRO80.
• Select Custom Paper Size to create a non-standard Paper size.
• Select Same as document size to print one document page per sheet of paper.
The default Paper Size is Letter in the U.S. and A4 elsewhere.
For information about Paper size and Document size in booklets, see page 115 and Booklet Maker
Help.
For information about accessing Paper Catalog, see Utilities. For information about using Paper
Catalog, see Command WorkStation Help.
For information about printing custom page sizes, see page 37 and page 67.
Paper size: Shrink to fit Shrink to fit automatically scales down or reduces the document page size to fit the imageable area of
the selected paper size specified from the Paper size menu. Shrink to fit does not scale up or enlarge.
When Shrink to fit is set to Off, page content prints at 100%.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help. The Shrink to fit option is available only in Advanced
mode.
Subset Size: Number of sheets in
a subset (saddle)
When Nested Saddle is selected, use this option to specify the number of sheets in each subset.
This option appears only when Nested Saddle is selected.
Page alignment: Align pages Align pages positions page content in relation to the center of one-half the paper size or the spine, the
center of the sheet where the fold occurs.
At the center positions page content in the center of one-half the specified paper size.
At the spine aligns page content with the spine or center fold of your booklet.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
PRINT OPTIONS 88
Page alignment:
Increase gutter by
0/-50–50 mm
(0.1 mm increments)
0/-1.969–1.969 in
(.001 inch increments)
Increase gutter by controls the amount of space between adjacent pages to adjust for binding or other
finishing options.
Specify a positive value to increase the amount of blank space between adjacent pages.
Specify a negative value to decrease the amount of blank space between adjacent pages.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
Page alignment:
Compensate creep
Compensate creep for adjusts the position of the page content to counteract the shift that occurs when
sheets are folded to create Saddle and Nested Saddle booklets.
Select Plain when printing Saddle or Nested Saddle booklets with a large number of pages.
Select Thick when printing Saddle or Nested Saddle booklets on heavyweight paper.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
Cover: Content input Select Front & Back Separately to include cover content (individual pages in your document) as part of
your booklet print job.
Select Pre-Printed (use insert) to insert a pre-printed cover that will be added to the body pages from
an inserter tray.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
Cover: Front Cover When Front & Back Separately is selected, use the Front Cover option to define how the content of
the front cover is printed.
Select Print on outside to print only on the outside of the front cover (the inside of the front cover will
be blank).
Select Print on inside to print only on the inside of the front cover (the outside of the front cover will
be blank).
Select Print on both sides to print on both the inside and outside of the front cover.
Select Do not print if you do not want any content printed on the front cover.
When you add a cover, blank pages may be inserted depending on the allocation of pages to signatures.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
Option Information
PRINT OPTIONS 89
Cover: Back Cover When Front & Back Separately is selected, use the Back Cover option to define how the content of the
back cover is printed.
Select Print on outside to print only on the outside of the back cover (the inside of the back cover will
be blank).
Select Print on inside to print only on the inside of the back cover (the outside of the back cover will be
blank).
Select Print on both sides to print on both the inside and outside of the back cover.
Select Do not print if you do not want any content printed on the back cover.
When you add a cover, blank pages may be inserted depending on the allocation of pages to signatures
in the job. For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
Cover: Define Cover Click Define Cover to specify the following cover options: Booklet cover source (Saddle only), Color
mode, Media, Paper color, Punched paper, Paper type, and Paper weight.
NOTE: Set the Paper Weight and Paper Size options for the document in the Media tab before you set
the Booklet cover source option.
Option Information
PRINT OPTIONS 90
1-up Perfect Binding Booklet options
Option Information
1-up Perfect Binding The 1-up Perfect binding method prints single body pages that are stacked together, so that the edges
may be trimmed (if desired) and glued, and then wrapped by a cover sheet. To print a 1-up Perfect
binding booklet, your printer must be equipped with an advanced finisher that supports Perfect
binding.
Specify Left Binding for a book that reads from left to right, with the spine (binding edge) at left.
Specify Right Binding for a book that reads from right to left, with the spine (binding edge) at right.
Specify Top Binding for a book that reads from top to bottom, with the spine (binding edge) at the
top.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
Units Specify the units for the booklet.
Body Paper Size Body Paper Size defines the paper size for the body pages of the booklet.
To select a Body Paper Size for your booklet, do one of the following:
• Select from the list of available sizes in the Body Paper Size menu.
• Choose Select From Paper Catalog to access a dynamic database that stores the media attributes of
any paper available for printing from the Fiery PRO80.
• Select Custom Paper Size to create a non-standard paper size, using the Custom Page Size width
(feed edge) and height dimensions.
• Select Same as Document Size to print one document page per sheet of paper.
The default Document size is Letter in the US and A4 elsewhere.
Select Edit to define media attributes for the body paper size, such as Color mode, Input tray, Paper
type, and Paper weight.
For information about Paper size and Document size in booklets, see page 115 and Booklet Maker
Help.
For information about accessing Paper Catalog, see Utilities. For information about using Paper
Catalog, see Command WorkStation Help.
For information about printing custom page sizes, see page 37 and page 67.
PRINT OPTIONS 91
Cover Paper Size Specify the paper size for the booklet cover.
To select a Cover Paper Size for your booklet, do one of the following:
• Select from the list of available sizes in the Cover Paper Size menu.
• Choose Select From Paper Catalog to access a dynamic database that stores the media attributes of
any paper available for printing from the Fiery PRO80.
• Select Custom Paper Size to create a non-standard paper size, using the Custom Page Size width
(feed edge) and height dimensions.
The default Document size is Letter in the US and A4 elsewhere.
Select Edit to define media attributes for the cover paper size, such as Booklet cover source, Color
mode, Paper type, and Paper weight.
NOTE: Set the Paper Weight and Paper Size options for the document in the Media tab before you set
the Booklet cover source option.
For more information, see Booklet Maker Help.
For information about accessing Paper Catalog, see Utilities.
For information about using Paper Catalog, see Command WorkStation Help.
For information about printing custom page sizes, see page 37 and page 67.
Cover Content: Content input Specify Front & Back Separately to include cover content (individual pages in your document) as part
of your booklet print job. This is the default setting.
Specify Front & Back Together to include cover content as part of the booklet in a custom document
size larger than that of the body pages.
Specify Pre-printed to insert a pre-printed cover that will be merged with the body pages of your
booklet, which print separately.
For information about Cover options, see Booklet Maker Help.
Cover Content: Front Cover The following options allow you to quickly decide whether your front cover prints duplex, singlesided,
or both sides blank, without needing to add blank pages in your original document.
Specify Print on outside to print the cover content only on the outside of the front cover (the inside of
the front cover will be blank). This is the default setting.
Specify Print on inside to print the cover content only on the inside of the front cover (the outside of
the front cover will be blank).
Specify Print on both sides to print on both the inside and outside of the front cover.
Specify Do not print if you do not want any content printed on the front cover.
When you add a cover, blank pages may be inserted depending on the allocation of pages to signatures.
For information about cover options, see Booklet Maker Help.
NOTE: The front cover content pages must be specified as the first and second pages within the source
document.
NOTE: This option is available when the Content input option is Front & Back Separately.
Option Information
PRINT OPTIONS 92
Cover Content: Back Cover Specify Print on outside to print the cover content only on the outside of the back cover (the inside of
the back cover will be blank). This is the default setting.
Specify Print on inside to print the cover content only on the inside of the back cover (the outside of
the back cover will be blank).
Specify Print on both sides to print on both the inside and outside of the back cover.
Specify Do not print if you do not want any content printed on the back cover.
When you add a cover, blank pages may be inserted depending on the allocation of pages to signatures.
For information about cover options, see Booklet Maker Help.
NOTE: The back cover content pages must be specified as the second to last and last pages within the
source document.
NOTE: This option is available when the Content input option is Front & Back Separately.
Cover Content: Spine Width Specify the value for the spine width of the booklet. The spine width value is used to determine the
trim amount, and cover paper size.
When the Cover input option is Front & Back Separately, the spine width value is used to determine
the distance between the front and back cover content.
When the Cover input option is Front & Back Together or Pre-printed, the cover content has already
been printed or included in the document source, therefore the spine width does not alter the cover
layout.
Cover Content: Spine Content Specify None if you wish to not print on the spine of the booklet. This is the default setting.
Specify Document Page to print content on the spine of the booklet. Printing of the spine is achieved
by using the last document page as the spine.
For top binding, the spine content is rotated 180 degrees to ensure the spine content is in the correct
orientation for reading.
NOTE: This option is available when the Content input option is Front & Back Separately.
Body Position: Booklet Scaling Specify Shrink to Body Size to automatically scale down the document page to fit the paper size
specified from the Body Paper Size menu.
Specify None when booklet scaling is not necessary. This is the default setting.
Body Position: Align Pages Align Pages positions page content in relation to the center of one-half the paper size or the spine, the
center of the sheet where the fold occurs.
At the spine aligns the body page content flush against the binding edge. This is the default setting.
At the center aligns the body page content horizontally and vertically centered within the body page.
You can fine tune the alignment of the page content vertically (parallel to the spine) or horizontally
(perpendicular to the spine) by specifying values.
For information about centering adjustments, see Booklet Maker Help.
Option Information
PRINT OPTIONS 93
Impose options
The Impose option is only accessible from Command WorkStation.
Body Position Custom
Adjustment Vertically
0.00
(-50.0-50.0mm)
(-1.969 to 1.969 in.)
You can fine tune the alignment of the body page content vertically (parallel to the spine) by specifying
a value.
Specify a positive value to increase the amount of blank space between the body pages and the binding
edge.
Specify a negative value to decrease the amount of blank space between the body pages and the binding
edge.
Body Position Custom
Adjustment Horizontally
0.00
(-50.0-50.0mm)
(-1.969 to 1.969 in.)
You can fine tune the alignment of the body page content horizontally (perpendicular to the spine) by
specifying a value.
Specify a positive value to increase the amount of blank space between the body pages and the binding
edge.
Specify a negative value to decrease the amount of blank space between the body pages and the binding
edge.
Cover Position
0.00
(-50.0-50.0mm)
(-1.969 to 1.969 in.)
Specify the placement of the cover content to be centered vertically and horizontally within the cover
sheet.
Specify a positive value to increase the amount of blank space between the cover pages and the spine.
Specify a negative value to decrease the amount of blank space between the cover pages and spine.
Option Information
Option Information
Impose Select On to specify an imposition layout for the job.
Templates Specify an imposition layout template for the job.
The available templates are Default Template, 1-up full Bleed, 2-up perfect, 2-up saddle, 3-up trifold
brochure, 4-up gate fold, 4-up head to head, 4-up z fold.
PRINT OPTIONS 94
Color options
.
Option Information
Color Mode Specify the color mode for the current print job.
Select CMYK for a full-color document.
Select Grayscale for a grayscale or black-and-white document.
Choose Basic Settings to specify color print options and settings.
Choose Expert Settings to edit other color print options and settings, including Black Overprint, Black
Text and Graphics, Gray (CMYK), and Gray (RGB).
For information about Expert Settings, see page 95.
Auto Trapping Specify whether the job should automatically reduce white gaps for text and graphics.
Setting this option to On may result in graphics or text surrounded with borders.
For more information, see page 105.
Black Detection When printing jobs with both black-and-white and color pages, use this option to detect black-andwhite
pages before the job prints.
Select Off if the job contains a significant number of color pages.
Select On if the job is predominantly black and white.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Composite Overprint Select On to overprint objects that are specified in the source PostScript or PDF file.
Design applications are typically set to knock out objects. To overprint, you must first change the
settings in the source application. When the Composite Overprint option is then set to On, the
overprinting commands specified in the source application take place, provided the output is
composite and consistent with the separations output.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Combine Separations When printing separations from supported desktop publishing applications:
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 Color Printing.
Substitute Colors Select On to use the Substitute Color Values defined in the Spot-On module.
For more information, see Color Printing.
2-Color Print Mapping Specify if you want to replace spot colors with generic colors when you are creating a print job.
This option is available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.
For more information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
PRINT OPTIONS 95
Expert Settings options
To access the following options, click Expert Settings.
Expert Settings has three modes:
• Color Input: use these options for color printing (page 95).
• Gray & Black Processing: use these options for grayscale or black & white printing
(page 97).
• Output: specify the output profile to use for printing document (page 97).
Color Input
Option Information
CMYK/Grayscale Source Specify the simulation goal to be used for the current print job.
For more information, see Color Printing.
CMYK/Grayscale Processing
Method
Specify the simulation method for CMYK print jobs.
Select Full (Source GCR) for a more complete and accurate simulation. Full (Source GCR) applies
colorimetric transformations that adjust hue as well as output density and produces output that
maintains the same amount of black as the source document.
Select Full (Output GCR) to apply the same simulation method as Full (Source GCR), except that the
output produced contains a black amount determined by the Output Profile.
Select Quick to use one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust density output of individual color
channels.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Paper Simulation Specify to adjust the color according to the shade of the paper stock used as printable CMYK values in
the output color space.
This option is available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
For more information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
RGB Source Specify a source color space definition for printing RGB images, objects, and text.
For more information, see Color Printing.
PRINT OPTIONS 96
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent Specify a default CRD (color rendering dictionary) for color conversion when printing RGB images,
objects, and text.
Select Presentation to print files with artwork, graphics and text. The result is similar to Photographic,
with well-rendered flesh tones and more saturated colors.
Select Photographic to print photographs, including scanned and digital camera images. The result is
less saturated than Presentation style.
Select Relative Colorimetric when color matching is important, but you also want to print white as
paper white. The white point transformation eliminates borders between blank spaces and white
objects.
Select Absolute Colorimetric when exact colors are required and visible borders are not distracting.
There is no white point transformation.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK
Source
Select for RGB jobs when you want to simulate an output device other than the device to which you
are printing.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Spot Color Matching Select Off to print specified PANTONE colors in your job using the current CMYK/Grayscale Source
and CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method.
Select On to activate the PANTONE Lookup Table. The Fiery PRO80 prints specified PANTONE
colors in your job by matching the CMYK print blend to the same color from the PANTONE library.
For more information, see Color Printing.
PDF/X Output Intent Specify On to enable the PDF/X Output Intent feature to use the embedded output intent for PDF/X
compliant print jobs.
To use PDF/X Output Intent, you must set the RGB/Lab Source to None.
For information about the PDF/X Output Intent feature, see Color Printing.
This option is only accessible from Command WorkStation.
Option Information
PRINT OPTIONS 97
Gray & Black Processing
Output
Option Information
Gray (CMYK) Select these settings to print a CMYK job using black toner instead of process black.
This option renders the selected object types (Text/Graphics or Text/Graphics/Images) in grayscale
using black only, when C=M=Y=0 and K=n, where n is not zero. Graphics refer to vector graphics and
Images refer to raster images.
This option is designed to use black efficiently, by using only black toner (rather than four-color
process black).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Gray (RGB) Select these settings to print an RGB job using black toner instead of process black.
This option renders the selected object types (Text/Graphics or Text/Graphics/Images) in grayscale
using black only, when R=G=B. Graphics refer to vector graphics and Images refer to raster images.
This option is designed to use black efficiently, by using only black toner (rather than four-color
process black).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Black Text and Graphics Select Normal 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 Pure Black On to print black text and graphics as a one-color black, using black toner only.
Select Rich Black On to print black text and graphics as richer looking black, by layering a small
amount of Cyan toner underneath the black toner to make the black even darker.
This option is automatically set to Pure Black On if the Black Overprint option is enabled.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Black Overprint (for pure black) Select Text to overprint black text.
Select Text/Graphics to overprint black text and graphics.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Option Information
Default Output Profile Specify the output profile to use for the current print job.
For information about output profiles, see Color Printing.
PRINT OPTIONS 98
Image options
For information about options specified in Setup, see Configuration and Setup.
Option Information
Halftone Simulation Specify a halftone screening method for your print job.
Select Application Defined to use the screening set by the application.
Select Newsprint for a look similar to that of a newspaper.
Select User Defined 1-3 to use the screening set by the Fiery PRO80. The User Defined Screen 1-3
settings reflect the setting specified in Color Setup in Command WorkStation.
For more information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
Brightness Select 85% for a substantially lighter image, 115% for a substantially darker image, or use one of the
settings in between.
Image Smoothing Select On to minimize pixilation output when printing low-resolution images.
Image Quality Specify the type of image quality for the job.
The Image Quality option affects the fineness of images in the job; there is a trade-off with processing
speed.
Resolution Specify the resolution of the print job (specified in dots-per-inch).
Glossy Specify to set printing to gloss an image to reflect light like a photograph.
This option is available only for the 70-60C-KM printer.
Image Halftone Screen Specify if you want to switch between line or dot screens for the image.
If Stochastic is selected, then set the Text Thinning/Reversed Text Enhancement option to OFF and
the Resolution option to 600dpi.
If Resolution is set for 1200dpi, specify the same setting for this option and the Text and Graphics
Halftone Screen option.
When Dot1, Dot2, Line1, or Line2 is specified for a job and the job is printed, you must select
Permission in the Image Quality Setting screen on the printer touch panel.
In order to use these line screen options, they must be installed. For information about installable
options, see printer driver Help.
Text and Graphics Halftone
Screen
Specify if you want to switch between line or dot screens for text and graphics.
If Resolution is set for 1200dpi, specify Same as image for this option.
When Dot1, Dot2, Line1, or Line2 is specified for a job and the job is printed, you must select
Permission in the Image Quality Setting screen on the printer touch panel.
In order to use these line screen options, they must be installed. For information about installable
options, see printer driver Help.
PRINT OPTIONS 99
Toner Reduction Select On to reduce all CMYK output values by a copier-specified percentage.
Select Draft Mode to conserve toner and significantly lighten the entire image.
NOTE: This option is designed to protect the copier’s fuser. It is typically used for thin paper
(for example, 64-74 gsm) printed with heavy toner coverage, which may jam the copier fuser.
Use maximum CMY density This option is designed to create solid, saturated colors. It is typically used to print text and graphics,
not photographic images.
Select On to print 100% C, M, Y (or R, G, B) at the maximum density that the printer is capable of
printing, regardless of calibration. C, M, Y (or R, G, B) values less than 100% still print at the
calibrated density value.
For best results, set the CMYK/Grayscale Source or RGB/Lab Source to None.
If you set Toner Reduction to On, you override this setting.
Text Thinning/Reversed Text
Enhancement
Select On to sharpen the contrast of thin text printed against a color or black-and-white background.
When you select this option, thin text becomes bolder.
For more information, see page 126.
Text Smoothing Enhancement Select On to smooth the edges of text and graphics.
This option can be set only at 600dpi.
For more information, see page 126.
Halftoned Text Enhancement Select On to sharpen text by adding an outline to the edge of halftone text and graphics.
For more information, see page 126.
Apply enhancements to:
Text and graphics
Text, graphics and images
Choose the objects to apply the enhancements to.
This option controls whether the edge enhancement options are applied to the objects such as text and
graphics, or text, graphics, and images.
When Text and graphics is specified, the raster image is not specified.
When Text, graphics and images is specified, the bitmap character is specified also.
This option applies to the three outline enhancement options:
• Text Thinning/Reversed Text Enhancement
• Text Smoothing Enhancement
• Halftoned Text Enhancement
Option Information
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Finishing options
Option Information
Pile Allow Specify On for jobs that are both stacked and printed so that the printer allows continuous printing of
the job to one of the Stacker Main Trays.
If Stacker Auto is specified for the Output Tray option, the Stacker Main Tray is selected automatically
even if this option is set to Off.
Sorter Mode Specify how to output multiple-page/multiple-copy jobs.
For more information, see page 124.
Staple Specify whether and how to staple the job.
For more information, see page 125.
NOTE: To arrange your job in Booklet layout with saddle stitching, specify Center with the Booklet
Maker Saddle option specified.
In order to use this option, a staple finisher must be installed. For information about installing
finishers and other installable options, see printer driver Help.
Output Tray Specify the output tray to use for your print job when a Finisher is installed.
When the Output Tray is set to Auto, jobs with booklet and finishing options specified are sent to the
appropriate output tray. Other jobs are sent to the Sub Tray near the printer.
In order to specify Stacker Auto, the Stacker + Stacker finisher must be installed on the printer. For
information about installing finishers and other installable options, see printer driver Help.
When the Stacker + Stacker finisher is installed, two Stacker Main Trays are automatically selected.
When two Stacker Main Trays are full, refer to the printer touch panel for further instructions.
Fold Specify how you want your job to be folded.
For more information, see page 117.
NOTE: When you select a Fold option, Output Delivery is automatically set to Face Down - Normal
Order. It is not possible to print a folded job face up or in reverse order.
A finisher must be installed to use this option. For information about installing finishers and other
installable options, see printer driver Help.
Print Side Specify whether the pages of your folded job print with the imageable area on the inside or outside of
the folded sheet.
For more information, see page 117.
Punch Specify the position of the hole punch for your print job.
To specify the number of holes, use the separate Punch Holes option.
A finisher must be installed to use this option. For information about installing finishers and other
installable options, see printer driver Help.
For more information, see page 123.
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Saddle Stitch Trimming Specify if you want to enable the trimmer for saddle-stitch booklets.
A finisher must be installed to use this option. For information about installing finishers and other
installable options, see printer driver Help.
Output Delivery Select Face down - normal order to print your document on the bottom of the sheet of paper (the
document outputs from the printer with the text facing down) in normal (1-N) order.
Select Face up - normal order to print your document on the top of the sheet of paper in normal (1-N)
order.
Select Face down - reverse order to print your document on the bottom of the sheet of paper (the
document outputs from the printer with the text facing down) in reverse (N-1) order.
Select Face up - reverse order to print your document on the top of the sheet of paper in reverse (N-1)
order.
NOTE: When you select a Fold option, Output Delivery is automatically set to Face down-normal
order.
NOTE: For more information, see page 121.
Punch Holes Specify the number of holes for your print job.
To specify the position of punched holes, use the separate Punch option.
A finisher must be installed to use this option. For information about installing finishers and other
installable options, see printer driver Help.
The number of holes differs depending on the finisher configuration:
For US, 2-holes, 3-holes (default) or Multi Punch
For EU, 2-holes, 4-holes (default) or Multi Punch
For more information, see page 123.
Image Shift Adjust an image for duplex printing by shifting the image horizontally, in the direction of paper travel,
relative to the leading edge.
For more information, see page 119.
Perfect Binder Trim Specify to use the Perfect Binder Trim for the job.
Option Information
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Variable Data Printing (VDP) options
The Fiery PRO80 is compatible with the following variable data printing languages:
• FreeForm and FreeForm 2
• Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML)
• Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS)
When creating VDP documents, the following settings for the master document and variable
document must match:
• Color Mode
• Combine Separations
• Duplex
• Paper Size
• Staple
The following setting for the variable document overrides the corresponding settings in the
master document:
• Output Tray
• Page Order
• Paper Type
• Sorter Mode
Option Information
Create Master To create a FreeForm master from this job, specify a number to assign to the FreeForm master file.
Command WorkStation allows you to select up to 100 FreeForm Masters.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Use Master For variable data print jobs, specify a FreeForm master number to be used for the job.
Command WorkStation allows you to select up to 100 FreeForm Masters.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Preview Master Click to generate a low-resolution image of your master page.
Print Master Use this option to verify or confirm your Master page.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Printer’s default reflects the setting specified in Fiery PRO80 Setup.
Remove White PPT Background Select On when using PowerPoint to create variable data in conjunction with FreeForm.
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Stamping/Watermark options
File Search Path Some PPML and other types of jobs do not contain all of the variable data job resources in a single file.
In these cases, on a job per job basis, specify the location of the variable data job external resources so
that the Fiery PRO80 can access them.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Pages Per Record Use this option to define record-based (rather than job-based) finishing, based on the number entered.
This option is used with the Define Record Length option.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Define Record length This feature allows you to process a PDF or PostScript file like a variable data print job, and to apply
record-based finishing.
This option is used in connection with the Pages Per Record option.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Use PDF XObjects Specify On to use PDF XObjects, a feature that recognizes objects (text, images, vectors) within a
PostScript or PDF file and caches the image, reducing the need to reRIP (re-process) image data for
faster printing.
For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
This option is only accessible from Command WorkStation.
Option Information
Option Information
Watermarks Select standard text for your watermark from the pull-down menu.
To create your own watermark, click New.
To modify a standard watermark, select from the pull-down menu and click Edit.
To remove a watermark from the list, select from the pull-down menu and click Delete.
For more information about using watermarks, see printer driver Help.
Print Watermarks: First Page
Only
Use this option to print watermarks on only the first page. For more information about using
watermarks, see printer driver Help.
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Overriding print option settings
Print option settings that were specified in the printer driver can be overridden in Command
WorkStation Job Properties.
TO OVERRIDE JOB PROPERTIES
1 In Command WorkStation, right-click a held job in the Job Center view.
2 Choose Properties from the pop-up menu.
3 Specify the number of copies to print, and then click Print.
You can override most print options in the printer driver and Command WorkStation Job
Properties. Exceptions are listed in the following table:
Printer driver tab Option Driver
Win
Driver
Mac
CWS
JOB INFO Print Range X
Print Queue Action X X
Secure Print X X
Account Name X X
Account Password X X
User Authentication: Username X X
User Authentication: Password X X
User Authentication: Use Windows Login X
User Authentication: I’m a Guest X
MEDIA Document Size X
LAYOUT: Normal Rotate 180 (check box) X
EXPERT SETTINGS PDF/X Output Intent X X
IMAGE Toner Reduction X X
VARIABLE DATA PRINTING Preview Master X X
Use PDF XObjects X
STAMPING/WATERMARK Watermarks X X
Print Watermarks: First Page Only X X
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Additional information
The following sections provide additional information about print options. For more
information about options, see the tables that begin on page 80.
Auto Trapping
Trapping is a technique to print some objects slightly larger or smaller than specified in an
application, in order to prevent white edges around the objects. These white edges, or “halos,”
can be caused by factors such as misregistration, the physical properties of the toners, and the
stiffness of the media. The Auto Trapping feature provides you with advanced trapping
settings and gives you full control over their values. For more information, see Color Printing.
Booklet Maker
Booklet Maker is the imposition tool that allows you to quickly print documents in booklet
format, without the need for more involved page imposition programs. Booklet Maker
provides advanced settings, while streamlining the booklet-making process by displaying only
the options and controls relevant to your selections. Booklet Maker is capable of imposing
jobs from nearly any application.
Booklet Maker can be accessed in the printer driver when you print a job, or in Command
WorkStation Job Properties, where you can modify a job’s properties.
NOTE: Mixed media jobs, and variable data jobs are not supported when using Booklet Maker.
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The following booklet layouts are available:
Saddle binding: In Saddle binding, signatures are folded together as a group, and then stapled
or stitched along the center fold, which forms the spine of the booklet.
Nested Saddle binding: The Nested Saddle binding method combines saddle and perfect
binding methods by stacking two or more saddles (also called “groups” or “subsets”) together
along the common fold, then gluing them together at the fold to form the spine.
Perfect binding: In Perfect binding, separate folded pages are printed and stacked in
booklet order. Finished pages are stitched adjacent to one another for trimming or gluing.
For Booklet Maker options and available settings, see the table that begins on page 87.
For information about using Booklet Maker options, see Booklet Maker Help.
Saddle
(left) binding
Saddle
(right) binding
1
Saddle
(top) binding
1 1
Nested Saddle
(left) binding
Nested Saddle
(right) binding
Nested Saddle
(top) binding
Front Back Perfect booklet
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Booklet Maker in the printer driver
You can choose to work with Booklet Maker in the printer driver in two ways:
• Using the Booklet Maker wizard
Recommended for first-time or novice users
• Specifying settings in the main Booklet Maker dialog box
Recommended for experienced or advanced users
For Booklet Maker options and available settings in the printer driver, see the table that begins
on page 87.
To use Booklet Maker to print a booklet from the printer driver, use one of the procedures
below.
TO ACCESS BOOKLET MAKER FROM THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVER
1 In your application, choose File > Print.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, and then click Properties.
3 In the printer driver, click the Layout icon, and select the Booklet option.
For information about using Booklet Maker options, see Booklet Maker Help.
TO ACCESS BOOKLET MAKER FROM THE MAC OS X PRINTER DRIVER
1 In your application, choose File > Print.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, and then choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
3 Click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane.
4 In the printer driver, click the Layout icon, and select the Booklet option.
For information about using Booklet Maker options, see Booklet Maker Help.
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Booklet Maker in Job Properties
You can choose to work with Booklet Maker in Job Properties in two ways:
• Using the Booklet Maker wizard
Recommended for first-time or novice users
• Specifying settings in the main Booklet Maker dialog box
Recommended for experienced or advanced users
To access Booklet Maker from Command WorkStation Job Properties, use the following
procedure.
TO ACCESS BOOKLET MAKER FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
1 Double-click your print job in the Active Jobs window, or right-click the job and select
Properties from pull-down menu.
2 Select the Layout icon in the Job Properties window.
3 Select the Booklet option.
4 Click the Basic tab to access the Booklet Maker wizard, or click the Advanced tab to access all
of the Booklet Maker settings in one dialog box.
For information about using Booklet Maker options, see Command WorkStation Help.
About Booklet Maker imposition
Imposition is the process of printing multiple pages on single sheets of paper. When the
imposed sheets are folded together as signatures, the pages follow in sequential or reading
order. Booklet Maker is designed for 2-up imposition, which imposes four individual pages
from your document on a single sheet that is printed duplex.
The 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer is equipped with an advanced finisher, that
also allows 1-up Perfect Binding. For more information, see “Booklet Maker: 1-up Perfect
binding” on page 113.
The order in which pages are imposed is determined by the binding method you select.
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Booklet Maker and Impose
Booklet Maker settings are supported by Impose, if enabled. You can open a job with Booklet
Maker settings in Impose to preview the imposition layout or further modify the imposition
layout, if necessary.
Impose translates and maps all Booklet Maker settings to Impose commands.
NOTE: When a job with Booklet Maker settings has been edited in the Impose window, the
job can no longer be edited in Booklet Maker. Impose offers more settings that cannot be
mapped to Booklet Maker settings.
For more information about Impose, see Utilities.
Main Booklet Maker window
In the Booklet Maker main window, Booklet Maker dynamically displays all of the controls
applicable to creating a booklet.
TO CREATE A BOOKLET
1 Select a Booklet Type: Saddle, Nested Saddle, or Perfect.
For 1-up Perfect binding, see “Booklet Maker: 1-up Perfect binding” on page 113.
2 Select a binding edge: Left, Top, or Right.
3 Specify a Paper size.
4 Select Shrink to Fit, if required.
5 Specify Page Alignment.
6 Specify Creep compensation, if required.
Creep compensation is available for Saddle and Nested Saddle booklets.
7 Specify cover settings, if you selected a Saddle booklet in step 1.
NOTE: Cover settings are only available for Saddle booklets. For more information, see
“Adding a cover” on page 111.
8 Click OK to save your settings, Cancel to cancel the job, or Print to print your job.
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Booklet Maker wizard
In the Booklet Maker wizard, accessed by clicking Launch Wizard, the windows display the
steps in the booklet-making process.
TO NAVIGATE THE WIZARD
• To advance from one window to the next, click Next.
• To return to previous windows, click Back.
• To cancel settings and exit Booklet Maker, click Cancel.
TO CREATE A BOOKLET USING THE WIZARD
1 Click Launch Wizard.
2 Specify the Booklet Type (binding method) and Binding edge, and then click Next.
3 If Saddle was selected for Booklet Type, specify cover and content settings, and then click
Next.
4 Specify Paper size for the body, and then click Next.
If Saddle was selected for Booklet Type and Cover was selected, specify the paper setting for
the cover, and then click Next.
5 If Nested Saddle was selected for Booklet Type, specify number of sheets in a subset.
6 Specify Page alignment and gutters, and then click Next.
If Saddle or Nested Saddle was selected for Booklet Type, specify Creep compensation.
7 View the settings summary.
8 Click Finish to save your booklet, Back to change any settings, or Cancel to cancel the job.
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Adding a cover
Covers are an option for Saddle booklets only.
TO INSERT A PRE-PRINTED COVER
1 In the main Booklet Maker window, select Saddle for Booklet Type and a binding edge.
2 Specify the required settings for Paper Size and Page Alignment for the body of the booklet.
3 Specify Pre-Printed from the Cover Content input menu.
4 Click Define Cover and specify media and paper size from the Media menu, and the source
tray from the Booklet Cover Source menu.
NOTE: Set the Paper Weight and Paper Size options for the document in the Media tab before
you set the Booklet cover source option.
5 Click OK.
TO SPECIFY AN INLINE COVER
1 In the main Booklet Maker window, select Saddle for Booklet Type and a binding edge.
2 Specify the required settings for Paper Size and Page Alignment for the body of the booklet.
3 Choose Front & Back Separately from the Cover Content input menu.
4 Specify the Front Cover and Back Cover settings.
5 Click Define Cover and specify media and paper size from the Media menu, and the source
tray for the inline covers from the Booklet Cover Source menu.
NOTE: Set the Paper Weight and Paper Size options for the document in the Media tab before
you set the Booklet cover source option.
6 Click OK.
NOTE: When you print an inline cover with top-edge binding, the outside back cover
automatically rotates 180 degrees to match the orientation of the front cover.
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Cover options
For Saddle only, Booklet Maker includes two cover options, either pre-printed or inline, for
which you can specify media. You can specify additional options for an inline cover.
• Content Input: Select from Front and Back Separately or Pre-Printed.
• Front and Back Separately: Select this option to specify an inline cover that prints the cover
pages and body pages as a single job. Separate pages from your document are imposed on a
single sheet that forms the cover of your booklet.
You can specify an inline cover when your original document includes the cover pages and/
or cover artwork for your booklet. The cover content may be the first and last pages of
your document, or the first two and last two pages of your document, or any combination.
If you select this option, you can specify the Front Cover and Back Cover options below.
• Pre-Printed: Select this option to insert a pre-printed cover that will be merged with the
body pages of your booklet, which print separately.
If you select this option, the Front Cover and Back Cover options below are disabled.
• Front Cover and Back Cover: These options allow you to quickly decide whether your front
and back covers print duplex, single-sided, or both sides blank, without needing to add
blank pages in your original document.
With top-edge binding that includes a cover, the outside of the back cover automatically
rotates 180 degrees to match the orientation of the front cover.
• Define Cover: This option allows you to select a media and size for your cover pages, which
may be trimmed.
You can also specify the Booklet Cover Source tray for the cover media.
This option is available for both pre-printed and inline covers.
NOTE: Set the Paper Weight and Paper Size options for the document in the Media tab before
you specify the Booklet cover source tray.
Printing Booklet Maker jobs
Booklet Maker does not support jobs sent to the Direct queue. Booklet Maker print jobs must
be sent to the Print queue or Hold queue.
TO CHANGE THE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT FOR A BOOKLET
1 In Command WorkStation, go to Edit > Preferences.
2 Click the Size tab.
3 Select the unit of measurement (millimeters, points, or inches).
4 Click OK.
Changes are not effective until the next time Command WorkStation is started.
PRINT OPTIONS 113
Booklet Maker: 1-up Perfect binding
The 1-up Perfect binding method prints single body pages that are stacked together, so that
the edges may be trimmed (if desired) and glued, and then wrapped by a cover sheet.
You can access the 1-up Perfect binding method from the printer driver or Command
WorkStation Job Properties.
NOTE: If the printer is equipped with an advanced finisher, such as a Perfect binder, the option
of 1-up Perfect binding may be available.
When you print a 1-up Perfect booklet, the printer will calculate the spine width based on the
number of sheets and the thickness of the paper. After the job has printed, go to Command
WorkStation, open Job Properties for the job, and click the Layout icon. Job Properties will
show the actual spine width that was measured by the printer as “Detected Value” under the
Spine width option. The actual measured spine width number can be used for preparing the
accurate cover paper size for subsequent printing of the same 1-up Perfect booklet.
NOTE: Do not print anything on the inner side of the cover sheet (the area glued to the book
block). Doing so can prevent the cover sheet and book block from adhering properly.
For 1-up Perfect binding print options and available settings, see the table that begins on
page 90.
To print a 1-up Perfect booklet, you must select 1-up Perfect as the booklet type.
TO ACCESS BOOKLET MAKER FROM THE PRINTER DRIVER
1 In your application, choose File > Print.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, and then click Properties.
Mac OS X: Choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list, click Full Properties in the Quick
Access pane, and then click the Layout icon.
Windows: Click the Layout icon.
3 Select the Booklet option.
4 Choose 1-up Perfect for the Booklet Type.
5 Specify a binding edge: Left, Top, or Right.
Perfect binding method
PRINT OPTIONS 114
6 Specify the booklet print options, such as cover page content, body position, and cover
position.
NOTE: If you are using the simplex print mode for the body set, click Edit for Body Paper Size,
and then select Off for Duplex in the Media dialog box.
7 Specify Auto or Perfect Binder Main Tray for Output Tray under the Finishing icon.
8 Click OK in the Properties dialog box.
9 Click Print in the Print dialog box.
TO PRINT A 1-UP PERFECT JOB FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
1 Send a job to the Held queue of Command WorkStation.
2 Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) the job in the Job Center view and choose
Properties.
3 In the Job Properties dialog box, click the Layout icon.
4 Select the Booklet option.
5 Click Start Wizard to use the Booklet Maker wizard to specify the booklet properties.
6 Choose 1-up Perfect for the Booklet Type.
7 Specify a binding edge: Left, Top, or Right.
8 Specify the booklet print options, such as cover page content, body position, and cover
position.
NOTE: If you are using the simplex print mode for the body set, click Edit for Body Paper Size,
and then select Off for Duplex in the Media dialog box.
9 Specify Auto or Perfect Binder Main Tray for Output Tray under the Finishing icon.
10 Click Print in the Job Properties dialog box.
PRINT OPTIONS 115
Document size and Paper size
Document size is the page size defined in your application’s Print setup (or Page setup) dialog
box. Paper size is the size of the actual sheet of paper on which your job is printed. It may be
useful to think of Document size as digital input (the page size defined in your original
document) and Paper size as the physical output (the actual size of the paper in the printer
tray).
In cases when you print one document page per sheet of paper, Document size is usually the
same as the Paper size. However, Document size may differ from Paper size when you print
booklets or impose multiple document pages on a single sheet.
The following illustrations show examples of possible relationships between Document size
and Paper size. Note that the orientation of all pages shown is Landscape.
Document size may also differ from Paper size when using the Scale or Scale to Fit options.
The Scale option reduces or enlarges the document page at a specified percent. The Scale to
Fit option automatically reduces or enlarges the document image to fit the selected Paper size.
For information about Scale and Scale to Fit, see page 124.
For information about Document size and Paper size in booklet printing, see Booklet Maker
Help.
Document size (input) Paper size (output)
Document size is the
same as Paper size.
Scaling is 100%.
Letter Letter
Tabloid Document size scaled
to fit on Letter Paper size.
Scaling is 50%.
Tabloid 11x17 Letter
A4 Document size scaled to
fit on A3 Paper size.
Scaling is 141%.
A4 A3
A A
A A
A A
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Duplex printing
TO PRINT DUPLEX (DOUBLE-SIDED) PAGES
1 In your application, choose File > Print and do one of the following.
Mac OS X: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, choose Fiery Features from the drop-down
list, click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane, and then select Normal on the Layout tab.
Windows: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, click Properties, and then click the Layout
icon.
2 Choose one of the Duplex settings:
Right and Left Bind: Prints the top of the image on Side 1, on the same edge of the page as the
top of the image on Side 2.
Top Bind: Prints the top of the image on Side 1, on the opposite edge of the page from the top
of the image on Side 2.
The following table shows how the Duplex settings correspond to printed output.
3 Print the job.
Right and Left Bind Top Bind
Portrait
Landscape
1 2 1
2
1 2 1
2
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Fold options
The following types of fold are supported:
NOTE: When you select a folding option, Output Delivery is automatically set to Face downnormal
order. It is not possible to print folded jobs face up or in reverse order. The Print Side
option allows you to specify whether text/images print on the inside or outside of the folded
sheet.
Tri-Fold-in/Multi-Tri-Fold-in supports one sheet only.
Special finishers must be installed to use the Fold options. For information about finishers
and other installable options, see printer driver Help.
Half-Fold Tri-Fold-in/Multi-Tri-Fold-in
Gate Fold Tri-Fold-Out
Z Fold Double Parallel Fold
Multi Half Fold
PRINT OPTIONS 118
Gang-up printing
The Fiery PRO80 includes two speed-printing options:
Step & repeat: Select this option to speed print a job so that the first page of your document
is printed twice on the first sheet. The next sheet duplicates the data on the second page, the
next sheet duplicates the data on the third page, and so on. When the printed sheets are cut in
half, the result is two complete sets of the same document.
Cut & stack: Select this option to speed print a job so that when the sheets are stacked and cut
from the central position, the job is numbered in order and separated as two stacks. The print
order is such that when the sheets are cut in half, you can combine them to form a single
complete set of the document, in faster printing time.
For available options and settings, see the table on page 86.
TO ACCESS GANG-UP PRINT FROM THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVER
1 In your application, choose File > Print.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer and click Properties.
3 In the printer driver, click the Layout icon and select the Gangup option.
TO ACCESS GANG-UP PRINT FROM THE MAC OS X PRINTER DRIVER
1 In your application, choose File > Print.
2 Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer and choose Fiery Features from the drop-down list.
3 Click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane.
4 In the printer driver, click the Layout icon and select the Gangup option.
Front only Front Back
Single-sided Duplex (double-sided)
Front only Front Back
Single-sided Duplex (double-sided)
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Image Shift
Image Shift allows you to specify how much the image on each page should be shifted relative
to the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axis. Moving the job content in this manner enables you
to allow for various finishing options, such as stapling and binding. Image Shift prevents the
image from being clipped.
NOTE: This option is available in the printer drivers or Command WorkStation.
NOTE: This option is effective only for jobs in which Pages per sheet is set to 1-up.
TO DEFINE IMAGE SHIFT FOR A PRINT JOB
1 In your application, choose File > Print and do one of the following.
Mac OS X: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, choose Fiery Features from the drop-down
list, click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane, and then click the Finishing icon.
Windows: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, click Properties, and then click the Finishing
icon.
2 Expand the Image Shift option and click Image Shift.
3 Select the units of measurement.
4 Type the Front and Back image shift settings in the X and Y axis fields. You can also use the
arrow buttons to shift the image settings.
NOTE: The maximum value for both X and Y axes is 999.99 points/13.89 inches/352.77 mm.
5 To align front and back images proportionately, select Align front and back images.
6 Click Apply to save your settings, and then click OK.
Mixed Media
The Mixed Media feature allows you to define the chapter divisions of a print job and to print
certain pages, or ranges of pages, on varying types of media. For example, you can use this
option to add blank pages or to specify duplex pages within a single print job. You can also use
Mixed Media to specify chapter-based finishing options, which treat each chapter as a separate
finishing or duplexing set.
You can access Mixed Media from Command WorkStation or the printer driver. Instructions
for accessing and using Mixed Media are provided in the Command WorkStation online
Help. Features specific to the Fiery PRO80 are described in Utilities.
The following procedure describes how to access and print using Mixed Media from the
printer driver.
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TO ACCESS MIXED MEDIA FROM THE PRINTER DRIVER
1 Select Print from your application.
Mac OS X: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, choose Fiery Features from the drop-down
list, click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane, and then click the Media icon.
Windows: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, click Properties, and then click the Media
icon.
2 Expand the Mixed Media option to specify settings.
3 Select from the following options:
Chapter Start Page(s): Use this option to designate chapter divisions, using comma-separated
values (for example: 4,9,17) to designate the start of each new chapter.
NOTE: It is not necessary to type the first page; page numbers refer to the numbering of the
original document.
Define Each Chapter As A Separate Finishing Set: Select this option to apply finishing options
(such as stapling or sorting) or double-sided printing to each chapter created with the Chapter
Start Page(s) option. For double-sided printing, using this option forces each starting page to
use a right-side page, adding a preceding left-sided blank, if necessary.
NOTE: If you use the Chapter Start Page(s), Define Cover, or Define Each Chapter As A
Finishing Set, all media specified in the Paper Size per chapter must share the same
dimensions (for example, all Letter, all Tabloid, or all A4).
Define Cover: Use this option to assign page attributes (Color mode, Duplex, Glossy, Tab
shift, Paper color, Punched paper, Paper type, Paper weight, Paper size, and Input tray) to
front and back cover pages.
New Page Range: Use this option to assign page attributes (Color mode, Duplex, Glossy, Tab
shift, Paper Color, Punched paper, Paper type, Paper weight, Paper size, and Input tray) to
specific pages, or ranges of pages. After you set page attributes, select Add Definition to save
your settings.
New Insert: Use this option to assign page attributes (Paper color, Punched paper, Paper type,
Paper weight, Paper size, and Input tray) to blank pages.
4 After you set page attributes, click Add Definition (for Page Range) or Insert (for Blank
pages).
5 Click OK.
NOTE: You can save up to 100 different settings for the Selection List in the Mixed Media
dialog box.
The way you define Mixed Media in the Windows and Mac OS X printer drivers is similar to
the way you define it in Command WorkStation. For more information and detailed
procedures, see Utilities.
PRINT OPTIONS 121
Output Delivery
Output Delivery allows you to specify how the stack of copies is delivered in the output tray.
Select Face up for sheets delivered into the output tray with copies facing up, with Normal
order for the first sheet on the top of the stack, or Reverse order for the first sheet on the
bottom of the stack.
Select Face down for sheets delivered into the output tray with copies facing down, with
Normal order for the first sheet on the top of the stack, or Reverse order for the first sheet on
the bottom of the stack.
NOTE: When using a finisher that reverses the order of the stack, you can specify Reverse order
so that when the stack is fed through the finisher, the pages are delivered in the correct order.
1 Face up - normal order
2 Face up - reverse order
1 2
1 Face down - normal order
2 Face down - reverse order
1 2
PRINT OPTIONS 122
Paper Catalog
Paper Catalog is a system-based paper warehouse database that stores the attributes of any
media that is available for printing from the Fiery PRO80. After the media types have been
added at the printer touch panel, you can select media from those listed for your job.
The following procedure describes how to access Paper Catalog from the printer driver.
TO ACCESS PAPER CATALOG FROM THE PRINTER DRIVER
1 Establish Two-Way Communication between your computer and the Fiery PRO80 by entering
the IP Address or DNS name in Properties.
For information about establishing Two-Way Communication, see printer driver Help.
2 Select Print from your application.
Mac OS X: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, choose Fiery Features from the drop-down
list, click Full Properties in the Quick Access pane, and then click the Media icon.
Windows: Select the Fiery PRO80 as your printer, click Properties, and then click the Media
icon.
3 Select the required media from the Paper Catalog pull-down menu.
4 Click Select Media to view the entire database and the full descriptions of paper attributes.
For information about accessing Paper Catalog from Command WorkStation, see Utilities.
For information about using Hot Folders, see Utilities.
PRINT OPTIONS 123
Punch and Punch Holes
Punch positions vary according to paper size, paper type, number of pages, and feed direction.
The number of holes differs depending on the finisher destination:
• US, 2-Holes, 3-Holes, or Multi Punch, with 3-Holes the default
• EU, 2-Holes, 4-Holes, or Multi Punch, with 4-Holes the default
The following table illustrates the number of holes and punch positions.
NOTE: Multi Punch is supported only on Letter for US and A4 for International paper sizes.
For information about configuring the printer driver for finishers and other installed options,
see printer driver Help.
Punch setting Portrait Landscape
Left Right Top Left Right Top
2-Holes
3-Holes
4-Holes
Multi Punch
PRINT OPTIONS 124
Scale
The operator can specify a scaling override in Command WorkStation, but the override is
applied to any scaling value already set in the active job. For example, if a user sends a job with
a scaling value of 50% and the operator specifies a Scale override of 300%, the job is printed
at 150% of the original document size, that is, 50% of 300%.
Scale to Fit
The Scale to Fit option allows you to scale a job to a Paper size different from the Document
size. When you set this option to On, the image is increased or reduced in size to fit the
imageable area of the paper size you select from the Paper Size menu. When you set this
option to Off, the original document size is printed without any scaling, even if you select a
larger paper size.
Sorter Mode
Sorting and collating is supported on the printer with a finisher attached.
Sort: Copies of a complete job are collated and output in the same direction, arranged in this
page order: 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3.
Group: Copies of a complete job are output in the same direction, arranged in this page order:
1-1-1, 2-2-2, 3-3-3.
Offset Sort: Copies of a complete job are output in the same direction, arranged in this page
order: 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3. This option includes offset stacking.
Offset Group: Copies of a complete job are output, arranged in this page order: 1-1-1, 2-2-2,
3-3-3. This option includes offset stacking.
Document size
Letter
Paper size
11 x17
Scale to Fit set to On
Scale to Fit set to Off
PRINT OPTIONS 125
Staple option
Stapling is supported on the printer with the Staple Finisher attached.
Off: Disables the stapler.
Left Corner: The job is stapled with one staple along one corner of the left page edge.
Right Corner: The job is stapled with one staple along one corner of the right page edge.
Left 2 Position: The job is stapled with two staples along the left side page edge.
Right 2 Position: The job is stapled with two staples along the right side page edge.
Top 2 Position: The job is stapled with two staples along the top side page edge.
Center: The job is printed like a booklet with staples in the center of the page.
When you specify Left Corner, Right Corner, or Center stapling, you can select a different
heavy media (paste board) for the cover pages of your print job.
For information about installing optional finishers, see printer driver Help.
Left
Corner
Right
Corner
Left 2
Position
Right 2
Position
Top 2
Position
Center
A A A A A A
A
PRINT OPTIONS 126
Text Thinning/Reversed Text Enhancement
When Text Thinning/Reversed Text Enhancement is set to On, the printer performs a
reversed text enhancement that slims and defines text with an outline. Select On to sharpen
the contrast of thin text printed against a color or black-and-white background.
NOTE: In general, with white text against dark background, thin text will become bolder.
Halftoned Text Enhancement
When Halftoned Text Enhancement is set to On, the printer adds a gray-text outline to the
edge of halftone text and graphics to reduce the appearance of jagged edges.
Text Smoothing Enhancement
When Texts Smoothing Enhancement is set to On, the printer smooths the edges of text and
graphics to reduce the appearance of jagged edges.
Text Thinning/Reversed
Text Enhancement OFF
Text Thinning/Reversed
Text Enhancement ON
Text Thinning/Reversed
Text Enhancement OFF
Text Thinning/Reversed
Text Enhancement ON
Halftoned Text
Enhancement OFF Halftoned Text
Enhancement ON
Text Smoothing Enhancement OFF Text Smoothing Enhancement ON
PRINT OPTIONS 127
User Authentication
If Users and Groups user authentication has been enabled in the Fiery PRO80 Setup, you must
enter a valid user name and password to send a print job to the Fiery PRO80. In Command
WorkStation, the management of jobs is determined by how you have logged on to the
Fiery PRO80.
For Mac OS X: Select the Job Info icon and type logon information in the User Name and
Password fields.
Use Windows Login: Choose this option if you are already logged on to a Windows computer.
Otherwise, type your Windows network logon information in the Username and Password
fields.
Validate: Click to validate user authorization and to confirm printing privileges. To validate,
Two-Way Communication must be activated. For information on establishing Two-Way
Communication, see printer driver Help.
I’m a guest: Choose this option to activate guest printing privileges. By default, guest printing
is permitted.
For information about enabling Users and Groups user authentication in the Configure
WebTool, see Configuration and Setup.
INDEX 129
Numerics
1-up Perfect binding method 90
Align Pages option 92
Back Cover option 92
Body Paper Size option 90
Body Position Custom Adjustment
Horizontally option 93
Body Position Custom Adjustment Vertically
option 93
Booklet Scaling option 92
Content input option 91
Cover Paper Size option 91
Cover Position option 93
Front Cover option 91
Spine Content option 92
Spine Width option 92
units 90
1-up Perfect booklets 113
2-Color Print Mapping option 94
A
Account Name field 32, 61
Account Name option 81
Account Password field 32, 61
Account Password option 82
Align Pages option 92
AppleTalk connection, Mac OS X 18, 22, 24
Auto Trapping option 94, 105
automatic rotation 111
B
Back Cover option 92
binding method 87, 90
binding options 109
Black Detection option 94
Black Overprint option 97
Black Text and Graphics option 97
Booklet layout mode 87
Booklet Maker
1-up Perfect binding method 90
1-up Perfect booklets 113
Align pages option 87
Back Cover option 89
binding method 87
Cover Content option 88
Creep compensation 88
Define Cover option 89
Front Cover option 88
Gutter option 88
Increase gutter by option 88
Nested Saddle booklets 106
Page Alignment 87
Paper size 86
Paper size for 2-up 87
Shrink to fit option 87
Booklet Maker settings 109
Booklet Maker wizard 107, 108, 110
Booklet option 105
Booklet Scaling option 92
Booklet type
1-up Perfect binding 113
binding method 87
Brightness option 98
C
CMYK mode 94
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method option 95
CMYK/Grayscale Source option 95
Color mode 94
Color print options
setting 33, 61
Color Setup, job overrides 79
Combine Separations option 94
Command WorkStation, printing files from 27
Composite Overprint option 94
Control Bar 82
Copies option 81
INDEX
INDEX 130
cover
inline 111
pre-printed 111
selecting media for 112
Cover Content Input option 88, 91
Cover Position option 93
cover settings 109, 111
Create Master option 102
Creep compensation 88
custom page size, see defining a custom page size,
printing a custom page size
D
Default Browser connection 16, 20
Default Output Profile option 97
default print options 30, 65
Define Record Length 103
defining a custom page size
Windows 67
defining Image Shift 119
Docs tab in WebTools 27, 58
Document Size option 83, 104
Downloads tab in WebTools 12, 42
Duplex (double-sided) option 86, 116
Duplex option 85
duplex printing 108, 112
duplex printing see Duplex (double-sided) option
E
E-mail Service
about 70
Manage print jobs 72
Expert Color Settings Advanced Edit dialog
box 35, 63
F
Fiery Features 31
Fiery Software Uninstaller Utility
deleting 14
installing and using 14
on User Software DVD 9
File port, saving files to 67
File Search Path 103
finishing options 108
first-time use 107, 108
Fold option 100, 117
FreeForm
Preview Master option 104
Print Master option 102
Front Cover option 91
FTP Printing 74
G
Gang-up print
Cut & stack 118
Gang-up type 86
Gutter option 86
Increase gutter by option 86
Shrink to fit option 86
Step & repeat 118
Gang-up type 86
Gangup layout mode 86
Glossy option 98
Gray (CMYK) option 97
Gray (RGB) option 97
Gray Text Outlining option 99
Grayscale mode 94
gutters 86, 88
H
Halftone Simulation 98
Halftoned Text Enhancement option 99
Hot Folders 27
job overrides 79
I
I’m a Guest 81, 104, 127
Image Halftone Screen option 98
Image Quality option 98
Image Shift option 101
Image Shift, defining 119
Image Smoothing option 98
Impose layout mode 93
imposition 108
Input Tray option 83
installable options
configuring 57
configuring for Windows Vista 57
installing
Job Monitor 69
printer driver from User Software DVD 44
printer drivers from server 43
printer drivers using Point and Print 40
virtual printers using Point and Print 47
installing printer drivers 13
Instructions field 32, 81
IP Printer connection 17, 21
IPP connection 55
INDEX 131
J
Job Batching 77
Job Info icon 60
Job Monitor
configuring connection 69
installing 69
on User Software DVD 9
using 69
job overrides
2-Color Print Mapping option 94
Auto Trapping option 94
Black Detection option 94
Black Overprint option 97
Black Text and Graphics option 97
Brightness option 98
CMYK/Grayscale Processing Method
option 95
CMYK/Grayscale Source option 95
Combine Separations option 94
Composite Overprint option 94
Duplex option 85
Fold option 100
Glossy option 98
Image Halftone Screen option 98
Image Quality option 98
Image Shift option 101
Image Smoothing option 98
Input Tray option 83
Output Delivery option 121
Output Tray option 100
Paper Simulation option 95
Paper Size option 115
PDF/X Output Intent 96
Perfect Binder Trim option 101
Pile Allow option 100
Print Queue Action option 82, 104
print settings 79
Punch Holes option 101
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent option 96
RGB/Lab Source option 95
Saddle Stitch Trimmer option 101
Scale to Fit option 85
Schedule Printing option 81
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source
option 96
Staple option 100, 125
Stapler Mode option 100
Substitute Colors option 94
Text and Graphics Halftone Screen
option 98
Use Windows Login option 81, 104
L
Language folders 11
Layout option see Pages per sheet
Line Printer Daemon - LPD 17, 21
LPD/LPR connection, Mac OS X 25
LPR connection 51
M
Mac OS X
AppleTalk connection 18, 22, 24
Default Browser connection 16, 20
deleting printer driver files 14
Fiery Software Uninstaller utility 14
IP Printer connection 17, 21
Line Printer Daemon - LPD 17, 21
LPD/LPR connection 25
PPD 27
printer driver installation 10
printer driver setup 15
selecting printers 28
Mac OS X applications, printing from 27
Manage print jobs with e-mail commands 72
managing print jobs 72
measurement units
specifying 112
Mixed Media 84, 119
N
Nested Saddle booklets 106
Notes field 32, 60
Notes option 81
O
Orientation Override option 85
OSX Installer 11, 27
Output Delivery 101
Output Delivery option 121
Output Tray option 100
overrides, of job settings 79
overriding Printer Setup settings 64
INDEX 132
P
Page Order option 85
Page Setup dialog box 30
Pages Per Record 103
Pages per sheet option 85
Paper Catalog 83, 122
Paper Color option 83
Paper Simulation option 95
Paper Size option 84, 115
Paper Type option 83
Paper Weight option 83
Password 81, 104
PDF/X Output Intent 96
Perfect Binder Trim option 101
Perfect booklet setting 106
PIle Allow option 100
Point and Print 40
Postflight 82
PostScript fonts 9
PostScript Printer Description file, see PPD
PostScript printer description files, see PPDs
PostScript printer driver
deleting 49
download using WebTools 42
installing from User Software DVD 44
installing using Point and Print 40
PostScript printer drivers, explained 78
PPD
Mac OS X 27
overview 9
Windows 45
PPDs (PostScript printer description files)
options 79
Preview Master option 102, 104
Print Border option 85
Print dialog box 30
Print Master option 102
print options 59
in Full Properties of Quick Access
window 32
setting 30
Print Queue Action option 82, 104
Print Range option 81
Print Side option 100
printer default settings, where to set 79
Printer Delete Utility 49
on User Software DVD 9
printer drivers
downloading with WebTools 12
installing 10
setting up 15
Printer Setup Utility 11
Printer’s default 64
printing
from an application 59
from Mac OS X applications 27
to File port 67
using an E-mail client 70
printing a custom page size
Windows 67
printing connections, supported types 50
printing duplex pages 85
Prntdrve.exe file 42
Progressives 82
Punch Holes option 101, 123
Punch option 100, 123
Punched Paper option 84
Pure Black see Black Text and Graphics
Q
Quick Access window, customizing 31
R
reading layout 108
Remove White PPT Background option 102
Resolution option 98
RGB/Lab Rendering Intent option 96
RGB/Lab Source option 95
Rich Black see Black Text and Graphics
RIPping 78
rotation
automatic 111
S
Saddle Stitch Trimmer option 101
Sample Print 76
Scale option 85, 124
Scale to Fit option 85, 124
Schedule Printing option 81
Section Name option 104
Section Password option 104
Secure Print field 32
Secure Print option 81, 104
Secured Print option 75
INDEX 133
selecting printers
Mac OS X 28
Separate RGB/Lab to CYMK Source option 96
sheet 108
Shrink to fit 86, 87
single-sided printing 112
SMB printing
completing connection 50
setup 41
Sorter option 100, 124
speed printing see Gang-up print
Spine Content option 92
Spine Width option 92
Spot Color Matching option 96
Standard Booklet setting 106
Staple option 100, 125
Stapler Mode option 100
Step & repeat 118
subset 110
Substitute Colors option 94
T
TCP/IP connection 51
Text and Graphics Halftone Screen option 98
Text Smoothing Enhancement option 99
Text Thinning/Reversed Text Enhancement
option 99
Toner Reduction option 99, 104
top binding with a cover 112
Tray Alignment option 84
trays, copier 83
trimming
Saddle Stitch 101
Two-Way Communication 38, 48, 67
U
USB device 73
automatic printing 73
printing files from 73
Use Master option 102
Use Maximum CMY density option 99
Use PDF XObject 103, 104
Use Windows Login 127
Use Windows Login option 81, 104
User Authentication 60, 127
for Mac OS 127
I’m a Guest 127
Password 127
Password option 81, 104
password option 32
Use Windows Login 127
Use Windows Login option 81, 104
User Name option 81
user name option 32
Username 127
Username option 104
User Software DVD
installing
printer driver files from 10, 11
Username option 81, 104
Users and Groups user authentication 127
V
Variable Data Printing
Define Record Length 103
Pages Per Record 103
Variable Data Printing (VDP)
Create Master option 102
Preview Master option 102, 104
Use Master option 102
Use PDF XObjects 103, 104
virtual printers
installing using Point and Print 47
setting up 47
W
Watermarks option 103
First Page Only setting 103
WebTools
Docs tab 27, 58
Downloads tab 12, 42
Windows
IPP connection 55
LPR or Port 9100 connection 51
printer driver, installing from User Software
DVD 44
TCP/IP connection
Fiery® Print Server
Variable Data Printing
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CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
Terminology and conventions 5
About this document 6
OVERVIEW 7
Overview of variable data printing 7
Variable data job components 8
Print Server variable data printing 9
Compatible variable data printing languages 9
Print Server core features for variable data printing 10
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 12
Printing variable data documents using FreeForm 12
How FreeForm works 12
Creating the master document 13
Creating the variable document 14
Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document 15
Guidelines 16
Previewing master documents in the Windows printer driver 21
Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2 21
Imposing variable data jobs 23
Imposing FreeForm jobs with Impose 23
Imposing FreeForm 2 jobs with Impose 24
Imposing other variable data jobs with Impose 24
INDEX 25
INTRODUCTION 5
INTRODUCTION
This document provides information about variable data printing (VDP) and describes
the variable data printing features that may be supported by the Print Server, including:
• Compatible variable data printing languages such as FreeForm and FreeForm 2
• Imposing variable data jobs with Impose
NOTE: For information about supported variable data languages and features, see Printing.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Copier The copier or printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Tips and information
Important information
Important information about issues that can result in physical
harm to you or others
INTRODUCTION 6
About this document
The document covers the following topics:
• Basic concepts of variable data printing
• Supported Print Server features and compatible variable data printing languages
• Instructions for printing variable documents with FreeForm and FreeForm 2
• Instructions for printing and submitting other variable data job formats, such as PPML
and Creo VPS.
NOTE: For detailed information about printing variable data jobs using third-party variable
data printing applications, see the documentation that accompanies the application.
For example scenarios of popular variable data printing workflows, see Workflow Examples.
OVERVIEW 7
OVERVIEW
This chapter describes variable printing technology and discusses the components that may be
supported with your Print Server that allow you to create variable data print jobs.
NOTE: For information about supported variable data languages and features, see Printing.
For specific variable data printing scenarios and workflows, see Workflow Examples.
Overview of variable data printing
Variable data printing is typically used for personalized mailings, such as direct-mail
advertising. It involves combining a set of master elements that are common across copies
of a document (reusable data) with a set of variable elements that change from copy to copy.
When you use variable data printing, you create personalized communications with elements
that have special appeal to your targeted audience.
An example of variable data printing is a brochure that greets customers by name and may
include other personal information about the customer obtained from a marketing database.
Background elements, illustrations, and text blocks that do not change across copies of the
brochure are master elements. The customer’s name and other customer-specific information
are variable elements.
In its simplest form, you can use variable data printing as a basic mail merge. However,
you can also dynamically assemble images, charts, text, and other objects to create attractive,
highly customized documents.
Variable data printing uses digital printing technology that customizes communication by
linking databases that contain the content for printed documents to a print device, such as the
copier. The customized communication includes rules that specify the selection of content
from the database and the placement of that content in the document.
The following two variable data printing technologies describe how reusable data is specified
within a variable data printing language.
Page-based technology describes static, reusable data (the master element) in terms of entire
pages. Each page element is called a master page. Page-based languages are more suitable for
simple, predictable layouts. FreeForm is a page-based language. For more information about
FreeForm, see “Printing variable data documents” on page 12.
Element-based technology describes static, reusable data in terms of elements or objects.
Element-based technology allows you to use many separate objects within a page as static
elements or variable elements individually.
OVERVIEW 8
Element-based variable data jobs use reusable objects for the variable elements in the job,
such as images. Because these elements are frequently accessed, they are stored on the Print
Server and cached as a group.
Variable data job components
A typical variable data print job includes the following major components:
• Content
Content includes the text, images, or photographs placed in different areas of your
document. You can create static or variable content using a variety of applications, such
as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Word.
• Database
A database is a table containing all the changeable or variable elements in a printed
document, such as text, graphics, and photographs. You can use a database created in
popular desktop programs, such as Microsoft Excel or FileMaker Pro.
The data must be organized into records and fields (categories) for each record. For
example, in a database about people, a person is a record and the information about that
person, such as name, address, and phone number, is a field.
• Business rules
Business rules, created in a variable data printing application, specify what variable content
to use and where to place it within your document. According to these predefined rules,
which are described by “if ” and “then” statements, the variable data application uses
particular elements from databases to create personalized pages and documents that
contain different text and images for a specific audience. For example, you can set up a rule
to print specific content for a specific age range.
• Layout
Layout encompasses the design or page layout of your document in any desktop
publishing or word processing application. The layout must accommodate space for
variable text and images.
• Variable data print applications
Variable data print applications combine master elements and variable information and
prepare the document for printing. For FreeForm, you do not need a dedicated variable
data print application.
• Print device
The print device is the output device that turns digital files into hardcopy documents. This
can be any printer, copier, or digital press that supports variable data printing.
OVERVIEW 9
The following diagram shows the variable data printing components.
Print Server variable data printing
The Print Server combines variable data printing languages, third-party variable data printing
applications, and Print Server core features to integrate into many existing workflows. For
more information about variable data printing workflows, see Workflow Examples.
Compatible variable data printing languages
The Print Server is compatible with the following variable data printing languages:
• FreeForm and FreeForm 2
FreeForm and FreeForm 2 are used with variable data solutions. FreeForm technology
reusable data is RIPped only once, enabling the copier to run faster.
FreeForm supports the creation of master elements and variable data from any desktop
application or computer platform. Within the application, the master page is assigned a
number from 1 to 100. FreeForm options are found in the driver and job management
tools. For more information about FreeForm, see “Printing variable data documents” on
page 12.
FreeForm 2 expands FreeForm technology by allowing you to determine page conditions
and rules for printing a job containing multiple master pages. It also allows you to define
the boundaries of each record in the data stream. This means defining a start and end for
each record. Unlike FreeForm, FreeForm 2 requires a variable data printing application
(for example, PrintShop Mail) that specifically supports FreeForm 2. For more
information about FreeForm 2, see “Printing variable data documents” on page 12.
1 Layout
2 Database
3 Business rules
4 Content
5 Variable data application
6 Print device
1
2
3
4
5
6
OVERVIEW 10
• Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML) version 2.2
PPML, an XML- based language developed by PODi, is considered an industry standard.
PPML allows the copier to store text elements and graphic elements and reuse them as
needed, making variable data jobs print faster.
The Print Server accepts zipped and non-zipped PPML jobs. To print documents in
PPML format, use a third-party software application that is compatible with PPML
format, such as Pageflex Persona. Send the PPML job to the Print Server or download the
PPML file using Command WorkStation or Hot Folders.
NOTE: PPML version 2.2 files were created using either the IMPOSITION or
PRINT_LAYOUT commands specified from the PPML application are not supported on the
Print Server. Instead, specify these options from Command WorkStationusing Impose.
• Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS)
Creo VPS is an extension of the PostScript language developed by Creo. A Creo VPS file
consists of a Header section and a Booklet section. The Header section contains the global
objects for the entire job. The Booklet section contains one copy of a personalized
document. Page elements are reusable objects as defined in the Creo VPS format. All of the
page elements must be packaged inside of the Creo VPS file.
To print, you must have an application that emits the Creo VPS data stream, such as Atlas
PrintShop Mail or Creo Darwin Desktop. You can download a Creo VPS file using
Command WorkStation or Hot Folders.
Print Server core features for variable data printing
By integrating variable data support into the Print Server’s core features, such as Impose and
Mixed Media, you can create custom layouts and apply different media and finishing options
to your variable data jobs. You can also manage reusable objects for a variable data job using
VDP Resources.
Impose with variable data printing imposition
The Print Server is compatible with variable data printing imposition with Impose for the
following variable data printing languages:
• FreeForm and FreeForm 2 variable data jobs
• PPML
• Creo VPS
For information about imposing a variable data job, see “Imposing FreeForm jobs with
Impose” on page 23.
For more information about imposition layouts, see Command WorkStation Help.
OVERVIEW 11
Hot Folders with variable data printing imposition
You can impose a variable data job using Hot Folders when you submit it to the Print Server.
You must set up a proper variable data printing imposition template for the specific Hot
Folder in the Hot Folders application.
For information about imposing a variable data job with Hot Folders, see Hot Folders Help.
For information about variable data imposition options, see Command WorkStation Help.
Mixed media with variable data printing
You can apply Mixed Media settings to all variable data printing jobs, including imposed
variable data jobs.When using Mixed Media settings, the Print Server recognizes each variable
data record as a separate job. For a variable data job that is not imposed, the Mixed Media
settings are applied to all records of the variable data job. For an imposed variable data job, the
Mixed Media settings are applied to the output sets of the variable data job.
For more information about setting Mixed Media for a job, see Utilities.
VDP Resources
Reusable objects are required images that you must download to the Print Server for variable
data jobs that contain variable elements. These reusable objects are stored on the Print Server
and cached as a group.
The VDP Resources feature available from Command WorkStation allows you to manage
disk space on the Print Server by viewing the list of the reusable objects and deleting them, or
allowing them to reside for future variable data jobs. VDP Resources is compatible with the
following variable data printing languages:
• FreeForm
• PPML
• Creo VPS
For more information about using VDP Resources, see Command WorkStation Help.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 12
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS
With FreeForm technology, you can use print options to define master documents and assign
them to variable data jobs sent to the Print Server.
This chapter explains how to do the following:
• Print documents with FreeForm
• Create a master and variable document
• Print documents with FreeForm 2 using a third-party variable data application
• Print other variable data formats
• Impose a variable data job
NOTE: For information about supported variable data languages and features, see Printing.
Printing variable data documents using FreeForm
You can use FreeForm to print variable data documents. This section provides an overview of
FreeForm and describes how to create and combine master and variable elements. Guidelines
and tips are discussed at the end of the section.
How FreeForm works
FreeForm variable data printing sends the master-element data for the job to the Print Server
and rasterizes it separately from the variable-element data. The master-element data is stored
on the Print Server in rasterized form as a FreeForm master, and can be used as often as
required with multiple sets of variable-element data. Because the FreeForm master job is
preRIPped and stored on the Print Server, the only RIP time required for variable data print
jobs is the time necessary to RIP the variable-element data.
You can use FreeForm masters for any fixed-element data you might combine with different
data from day to day. For example, you can store a letterhead template as a FreeForm master
and use it repeatedly as the background for different letter content (the variable-element data).
FreeForm allows you to create the master and variable documents using any application. You
can create the two documents using different applications or computer platforms. To create
the master document, use a page layout or graphics application. To create the variable
document, use a word processing application that has a mail merge feature, a page layout
application that supports scripting, or a database application.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 13
You control FreeForm functions with the Create Master and Use Master print options. Set
these options in the printer driver when you send a job, or instruct the operator to set them
with job overrides from Command WorkStation. After the master document is RIPped,
it appears in VDP Resources in the Device Center from Command WorkStation. You can
also use Command WorkStation to monitor and manage all the FreeForm masters stored on
the Print Server.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
Creating the master document
Before you can use FreeForm, you must create a master document and a variable document.
This includes creating the layout for the combined document, as well as individual elements.
In a page layout or graphics application, arrange the master elements (text and graphics that
do not change) on one or more pages, leaving space for the variable elements.
After you finalize the design of the master document, print it to the Print Server and specify
that a FreeForm master be created from the job (see page 18).
Master document
1 Space for variable elements
2 Unchanging master elements
1
2
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 14
Creating the variable document
You can create the variable document with a word processing application that provides a mail
merge function, a database application, or a page layout application that supports scripting. In
all cases, information is taken from a list or database and merged into an existing document
that is designed to accept the information. Each application has different controls for this
function. For detailed instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the application.
Before you add variable elements to the master document, format them to conform to the
layout of the master document. To do this, create a document with the correct formatting,
and then add the variable information in the appropriate places.
NOTE: You must create a variable document with the same page count as the master page
document. For example, if a master document has a record length of four pages, all the
variable documents must have a record length of four pages. Add empty pages to the last
record of the variable document, if necessary.
After you create a variable document, print it to the Print Server and specify that it be
combined with the corresponding FreeForm master (see page 18).
Variable document
1 Variable element
1
1
1
1
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 15
Combining the FreeForm master with the variable document
When you print a variable document to the Print Server, specify the FreeForm master created
from your master document with the Use Master print option. The Print Server combines the
raster data of the variable document with the previously RIPped FreeForm master, creating a
new raster data file.
A master document can include more than one page. When you print a variable document
and specify a FreeForm master that contains multiple pages, the variable pages are combined
with the master pages in a cyclical fashion. The following example illustrates how a variable
document combines with a two-page master document.
Combined document
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 16
Pages 1 and 2 of the variable document are combined with Pages 1 and 2, respectively, of the
master document. The cycle of master pages then starts over, and Pages 3 and 4 of the variable
document are combined, respectively, with Pages 1 and 2, again, of the master document.
This pattern continues for each subsequent set of pages in the variable document.
Guidelines
This section provides some suggestions to help you print variable data jobs correctly.
• Ask your administrator or operator about how FreeForm master numbers are assigned at
your site.
• You cannot specify the Use Master option and Create Master option in the same job.
• Single page FreeForm Masters are limited to single-sided output. You cannot duplex a
singe page FreeForm Master.
• Do not send your variable printing jobs to the Direct connection.
If you send a variable data job to the Direct connection, the job does not process.
• Use the Notes and Instructions fields to communicate instructions about your job to the
operator.
Combined document
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 17
• Give your jobs unique and descriptive names.
You and the operator must be able to easily identify your jobs if there are many jobs in the
queues, the FreeForm master numbers are reassigned, or you must refer to another job in
the Notes or Instructions fields.
The Create Master and Use Master options do not allow the use of the following special
characters when you specify a name:
|, /, \, *,?, “, ', `,:, <, >, or special control characters
FreeForm 2 master names cannot begin with “form” or “formU”.
Character length for FreeForm 2 master names is limited to 64 characters.
• Consider the restrictions on Print Options when using FreeForm.
The master file and the variable file must use identical paper size and orientation settings.
Each job is limited to a single paper size, even when mixed media is applied.
Finishing options and paper tray selection, as specified in the variable data file take
precedence over master job settings, if these settings are different.
Only FreeForm supports the Create Master and Use Master settings in the Command
WorkStation and printer driver Job Property window.
For more information about these restrictions, see Printing.
• You cannot designate an imposed job (.dbp) to be a Master for any type of FreeForm job.
• Only the variable data file needs to be imposed for FreeForm and FreeForm 2.
• FreeForm 2 jobs require record boundary settings, as produced by the application, for use
with VDP imposition and record-based finishing.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 18
TO PRINT VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS USING FREEFORM
1 Create a master document.
The following example illustrates one page of a master document for a tri-fold brochure
created with a page layout application.
2 Print the master document to the Print Server with the Create Master print option set to one
of the FreeForm Master numbers.
You can also set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides
from Command WorkStation to create a FreeForm master from this job.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
To print your FreeForm master to ensure that it is correct before you merge it with variable
data, enable the Print Master feature after the file is sent to the Print Server (see Printing).
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 19
3 Create the variable document.
You can create the variable document using a different file, a different application, or a
different computer platform than you used to create the master document, but some print
options must be the same (for details, see page 17).
The following example illustrates one page of the variable document for the tri-fold brochure.
The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as complex as multiple,
graphics and photographic elements.
NOTE: To impose the job, see “Imposing FreeForm jobs with Impose” on page 23.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 20
4 Print the variable document to the Print Server with the Use Master print option set to the
appropriate FreeForm master number.
The FreeForm master number can be one you set when you send the master document or one
assigned by the operator.
To preview the master page, click Preview Master from the printer driver to generate a
low-resolution image of the master page.
FreeForm master numbers can be overridden from Command WorkStation. Consult the
operator to make sure that the FreeForm master number you specify is the correct one for the
FreeForm master you want to use.
To check the job before it prints, instruct the operator to Process and Hold the job so that you
can preview it from Command WorkStation.
The following example illustrates the FreeForm master and variable document combined.
The variable data is overlaid on the master document.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 21
Previewing master documents in the Windows printer driver
After a master document is created, you can preview it from the Windows printer driver.
This feature allows you to conveniently select your master document when you print using
FreeForm.
TO PREVIEW MASTER DOCUMENTS IN THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVER
1 Choose Print in your application.
2 Select the Print Server as your printer and click Properties.
3 Click the Fiery Printing tab.
4 Click the VDP icon.
5 Click Update to retrieve the list of FreeForm master names from the Print Server.
The FreeForm master numbers and names appear in the Create Master and Use Master
options.
NOTE: You must enable Two-Way Communication to retrieve the list of FreeForm master
names. To enable this feature, see the printer driver help.
6 Select the master document that you want to preview from the Use Master option and click
Preview Master.
The FreeForm Master Preview window appears.
7 Click Close.
Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2
FreeForm 2 extends the functionality of FreeForm. FreeForm 2 requires a third-party variable
data printing application that supports FreeForm 2, such as PrintShop Mail. Using the thirdparty
printing application and FreeForm, you can create multiple page masters, allowing more
personalization and customization to your documents. You can still use another master
created in any application, and then use a third-party application that supports FreeForm 2,
such as PrintShop Mail, to combine the design and database information.
FreeForm 2 and the third-party variable data printing application allow you to specify page
conditions that determine rules for individual master pages. These rules, described by “if ” and
“then” statements in each master page, allow you to skip or print pages within a master file.
For more information about creating page conditions, see the documentation that
accompanies your third-party variable data printing application.
FreeForm 2 also provides the option to delete a specified FreeForm master from the Print
Server hard disk after its corresponding variable data job has been successfully RIPped and
printed. You can set this feature in a third-party application that supports the clearing of
FreeForm masters. For more information about deleting FreeForm masters, see the
documentation that accompanies the third-party printing application.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 22
TO PRINT A VARIABLE DATA JOB USING FREEFORM 2
1 Open the variable document in the third-party variable data printing application that
supports FreeForm 2, such as PrintShop Mail.
NOTE: To impose the job, see “Imposing FreeForm 2 jobs with Impose” on page 24.
2 Select FreeForm 2 when you send the variable document.
For more information about creating a variable data job or printing variable data jobs, see the
documentation that accompanies your third-party application.
3 Print the document.
When you send a PPML or Creo VPS job to the Print Server and you must reference external
resources, the Print Server automatically searches for the global images using File Search Paths
created in Setup. For more information, see Configuration and Setup.
If you know the path location, you can also search for external resources on a job by job basis.
Before you print the job, indicate the File Search Path.
TO SEARCH FOR EXTERNAL RESOURCES FOR CREO VPS OR PPML JOBS USING THE FILE SEARCH PATH
1 Download the Creo VPS or PPML job to the Print Server using a third -party variable data
application that supports the variable data printing language.
2 In Command WorkStation, select the Creo VPS or PPML job and right-click to choose
Job Properties.
3 Click the VDP icon and enter the File Search Path location.
NOTE: The File Search Path server must be set up by the administrator. For more information,
see Configuration and Setup.
4 Process the Creo VPS or PPML job.
NOTE: If the Print Server cannot find the reusable objects for the job, the job does not process.
Make sure that you enter the correct File Search Path location.
PRINTING VARIABLE DATA DOCUMENTS 23
Imposing variable data jobs
If variable data Imposition is enabled on the Print Server, you can impose FreeForm and
FreeForm 2 jobs, as well as jobs using other supported variable data languages.
You can impose a variable data job using Hot Folders. For more information, see Hot Folders
Help.
When you submit a variable data job to Command Workstation, open Impose to impose the
job. The printed job merges and imposes the variable and master file.
When you impose a variable data job, you can choose a single record imposition scheme or
a multiple records imposition scheme. For more information, see Command WorkStation
Help.
Imposing FreeForm jobs with Impose
You can select Imposition settings for a FreeForm variable data job. Imposition must be
enabled on the Print Server.
TO IMPOSE A FREEFORM JOB
1 Download any PS or PDF file as a master job to the Print Server.
2 Open Command WorkStation, select the master job, and then click Properties.
3 Select the Create Master print option, and assign the master job a number.
4 Send the master job to Print or to Process and Hold.
5 Download the variable data file to the Print Server.
6 In Command WorkStation, select the variable data file, and then click Properties.
7 Select the Use Master print option and select the master job number.
8 Select the variable data file and click Impose.
Select Imposition settings for the variable data job.
For more information about Imposition settings, see Command WorkStation Help.
9 Process the variable job.
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Imposing FreeForm 2 jobs with Impose
You can select Imposition settings for a FreeForm 2 variable data job. Imposition must be
enabled on the Print Server.
TO IMPOSE A FREEFORM 2 JOB
1 Download the master job using a third-party variable data application that supports
FreeForm 2.
2 Open Command WorkStation and process the master job.
3 Download the variable job to the Hold queue using a third-party variable data application
that supports FreeForm 2.
4 Select the variable job and choose Impose.
Select Imposition settings for the variable data job.
For more information about Imposition settings, see Command WorkStation Help.
5 Process the variable job.
Imposing other variable data jobs with Impose
You can select Imposition settings for other variable data jobs. Imposition must be enabled on
the Print Server.
TO IMPOSE OTHER VARIABLE DATA PRINTING JOBS
1 Download the Creo VPS or PPML job to the Print Server using a
third-party variable data application that supports the variable data printing language.
2 Select the job and click Impose.
Select Imposition settings for the variable data job.
For more information about Imposition settings, see the Command WorkStation Help.
3 Process the variable data printing job.
INDEX 25
B
business rules component 8, 9
C
content component 8, 9
Create Master option 13
Creo Variable Print Specification (VPS)
compatibility with Impose 10
described 10
jobs, imposing 24
searching for external resources with File
Search Path 22
D
database component 8, 9
E
element-based technology 7
F
File Search Path 22
FreeForm
creating a master document 13
creating a variable document 14
described 9, 12
jobs, imposing with Impose 23
master document
combining with variable document 14
previewing from the printer driver 21
printing
guidelines 16
variable data documents 12
FreeForm 2
creating multiple page masters with 21
described 9
jobs, imposing with Impose 24
printing
using third party printing application 22
variable data documents 21
FreeForm2
described 21
H
Hot Folders 11
described 11
imposing variable data jobs with 11
I
Impose feature 10
imposing
Creo VPS jobs 24
FreeForm 2 jobs 5, 24
FreeForm jobs 23
PPML jobs 24
J
job management tools 9
defined 10
L
layout component 8, 9
M
master documents
adding variable elements to 19
creating 18
master elements 7
Mixed Media settings, applying 11
P
page-based technology 7
PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language)
compatibility with Impose 10
described 10
searching for external resources with File
Search Path 22
printing
FreeForm 2 jobs 21
FreeForm jobs 12
R
reusable data 7
reusable objects 8
INDEX
INDEX 26
T
terminology 5
U
Use Master option 13
V
variable data jobs
element-based 8
imposing 23
FreeForm 23
FreeForm 2 24
major components 8
printing
FreeForm 18
FreeForm 2 21
variable data printing languages
Creo VPS 10
FreeForm and FreeForm 2 9
Print Server Setup Roadmap
[Title] User Documentation PDF
User Documentation disc
Print Server
User Software disc(s)
Welcome Welcome
Configuration and Setup
Configuration and Setup
Welcome
Utilities
Printing
Printing See the Configuration page for the server
name or IP address.
Part Number: 45082475
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Minimum (printer driver only):
Set up a TCP/IP port (Windows user
computers). Install the printer driver
from the User Software disc(s).
Update the printer driver to include
Print Server options.
Full (printer driver and utilities):
Install user software from the User
Software disc(s) on user computers.
User software can also be
downloaded from the Downloads
WebTool.
Install user software on user computers (choose Minimum or Full user software
installation).
Print a sample document from a user
computer.
Install user documentation on user
computers.
Print a Configuration page.
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5
Effectuez la configuration du serveur
d’impression.
Dans la plupart des cas, la configuration
par défaut suffit.
Il peut être nécessaire de configurer
le périphérique d’impression ; voir
Configuration et installation.
Remarque : Si vous modifiez la
configuration par défaut du serveur
d’impression, imprimez une autre page
de configuration.
[Titre]
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Minimale (pilote d’imprimante
uniquement) :
Configurez un port TCP/IP
(ordinateurs Windows). Installez le
pilote d’imprimante à partir du ou
des disques des Logiciels utilisateur.
Mettez le pilote d’imprimante à jour
pour qu’il comprenne les options du
serveur d’impression.
Complète (pilote d’imprimante et
utilitaires) :
Installez les logiciels utilisateur
à partir du ou des disques des
Logiciels utilisateur sur les différents
ordinateurs.
Les logiciels utilisateur peuvent
également être téléchargés à partir
du WebTool Téléchargements.
Imprimez une page de configuration à
partir du serveur d’impression.
Utilisez ce résumé de configuration si :
• votre serveur d’impression a été déballé puis
branché par un technicien de maintenance et
se trouve sous tension.
• votre serveur d’impression a été intégré à un
réseau TCP/IP qui comprend des postes
utilisateur fonctionnant sous Windows®.
Résumé de configuration
du serveur d’impression
Disque(s) Logiciels Disque de la documentation utilisateur utilisateur
PDF de la documentation utilisateur Serveur d’impression
Installez la documentation utilisateur
sur les différents ordinateurs.
Installez les logiciels utilisateur sur les différents ordinateurs (choisissez l’installation
minimale ou complète).
Bienvenue
Configuration et installation
Bienvenue Configuration et installation
Impression
Imprimez un document test à partir
d’un poste utilisateur.
Voir la page de configuration pour
connaître le nom du serveur ou
l’adresse IP.
Bienvenue
Impression
Utilitaires
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Führen Sie die unten skizzierten Schritte aus,
wenn…
• Ihr Druckserver aufgestellt und von einem
Servicetechniker eingerichtet wurde und
eingeschaltet ist.
• Ihr Druckserver einem TCP/IP-Netzwerk mit
Anwendercomputern unter Windows®
hinzugefügt wurde.
Konfigurieren Sie den Druckserver (Setup).
In vielen Fällen ist die Standardkonfiguration
ausreichend.
Eventuell muss auch das Ausgabegerät
konfiguriert werden (siehe Konfiguration
und Setup).
Hinweis: Drucken Sie nach einer Änderung
an der Standardkonfiguration des Druckservers
eine neue Konfigurationsseite.
Druckserver - Setup-Übersicht
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Installieren Sie die Anwenderdokumentation
auf den Client-
Computern.
Drucken Sie die Konfigurationsseite
des Druckservers.
Installieren Sie die Anwendersoftware auf den Client- Computern
(Installationstyp Minimal oder Vollständig).
Minimal (nur Druckertreiber):
Richten Sie (auf dem Windows
Computer) einen TCP/IP-Port ein.
Installieren Sie den Druckertreiber
von der CD-ROM bzw. DVD.
Aktualisieren Sie im Druckertreiber
die installierbaren Optionen.
Vollständig (Druckertreiber und
Dienstprogramme):
Installieren Sie die Anwendersoftware
von der CD-ROM bzw. DVD.
Die Anwendersoftware steht
auch als Download bereit (über
Komponente Downloads der
WebTools).
Senden Sie vom Client-Computer ein
Testdokument an den Druckserver.
Einführung und erste Schritte
Dienstprogramme
Drucken
Einführung und erste Schritte
Konfiguration und Setup
Konfiguration und Setup
Servername und IP-Adresse sind auf
der Konfigurationsseite vermerkt.
PDF-Datei der
Anwenderdokumentation
Datenträger mit Anwendersoftware
Druckserver
Datenträger mit
Anwenderdokumentation
Drucken
[Titel]
Einführung und erste Schritte
LEGENDE
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Eseguire la configurazione del server di
stampa.
Nella maggior parte dei casi, le impostazioni
predefinite di configurazione sono
sufficienti.
Potrebbe essere necessario configurare
l’unità di stampa; vedere Configurazione
e impostazione.
Nota: Se si cambia la configurazione
predefinita del server di stampa, stampare
un’altra pagina di configurazione.
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[Titolo]
Guida alla configurazione
del server di stampa
Disco della documentazione per l’utente
PDF della documentazione per l’utente
Disco del software utente
Server di stampa
Usare questo roadmap se…
• il server di stampa è stato disimballato e
collegato da un tecnico dell’assistenza ed è
acceso.
• il server di stampa è stato aggiunto a una rete
TCP/IP che include computer Windows®.
Installare la documentazione per
l’utente sui computer.
Stampare la pagina di configurazione
dal server di stampa.
Installare il software utente sui computer (selezionare l’installazione
Minima o Completa del software utente).
Minima (solo driver di stampa):
Configurare una porta TCP/IP
(computer Windows). Installare
il driver di stampa dal disco (o dai
dischi) del software utente.
Aggiornare il driver di stampa in
modo da includere le opzioni del
server di stampa.
Completa (driver di stampa e
programmi di utilità):
Installare il software utente dal disco
(o dai dischi) del software utente.
È possibile scaricare il software
utente anche mediante Scaricamenti
di WebTools.
Il nome del server o l’indirizzo IP sono
riportati sulla pagina di configurazione.
Stampare un documento campione
da un computer.
Guida introduttiva Stampa
Programmi di utilità
Stampa
Guida introduttiva Configurazione e impostazione
Configurazione e impostazione
Guida introduttiva
LEGENDA
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Realice la Configuración del servidor de
impresión.
En la mayoría de los casos, la configuración
por omisión es suficiente.
Es posible que sea necesaria la configuración
del dispositivo de impresión;
consulte Instalación y configuración.
Nota: Si cambia la configuración del
servidor de impresión por omisión,
imprima otra página Configuración.
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[Título]
Instrucciones de configuración
del servidor de impresión
LEYENDA
Disco de documentación del usuario
PDF de documentación del usuario
Disco(s) de software del usuario
Servidor de impresión
Utilice estas Instrucciones si...
• su servidor de impresión ha sido desembalado
y conectado por un técnico de servicio y está
encendido.
• su servidor de impresión ha sido agregado a
una red TCP/IP que incluye computadoras de
usuario Windows®.
Instale la documentación del usuario
en las computadoras de usuario.
Imprima una página Configuración
desde el servidor de impresión.
Instale el software de usuario en las computadoras de usuario (seleccione la
instalación de software del usuario Mínima o Completa).
Mínima (sólo controlador de
impresora):
Configure un puerto TCP/IP
(computadoras de usuario
Windows). Instale el controlador
de impresora desde los discos de
software del usuario.
Actualice el controlador de impresora
para inclir las opciones del servidor
de impresión.
Completa (controlador de impresora
y utilidades):
Instale el software del usuario desde
los discos de software del usuario.
El software del usuario también
puede descargarse desde Descargas
de WebTools.
Bienvenida
Utilidades
Impresión
Consulte la página Configuración para ver
el nombre del servidor o la dirección IP.
Imprima un documento de ejemplo
desde una computadora de usuario.
Impresión
Instalación Bienvenida y configuración
Instalación y configuración
Bienvenida
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Utilitários
Impressão
Impressão
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[Título]
Guia de configuração do
Servidor de impressão
Formato PDF da documentação
do usuário
Disco(s) do software do usuário
Servidor de impressão
Utilize este Guia se...
• o servidor de impressão foi desembalado e
conectado por um técnico de manutenção
e está ligado.
• o servidor de impressão foi adicionado a
uma rede TCP/IP que inclui computadores
de usuários de Windows®.
Instale a documentação do usuário
nos computadores deles.
Imprima uma Página de configuração
no servidor de impressão.
Execute uma Configuração para o
servidor de impressão.
Na maioria dos casos, a Configuração
padrão é suficiente.
Pode ser necessário configurar o
dispositivo de impressão; consulte
Configuração e instalação.
Se você alterar a definição padrão de
Configuração do servidor de impressão,
imprima outra Página de configuração.
Instale o software do usuário nos computadores deles (selecione
a instalação do software do usuário Minima ou Completa).
Minima (somente o driver da
impressora):
Configure a porta TCP/IP (computadores
de usuários do Windows). Instale o
driver da impressora a partir do(s)
disco(s) do software do usuário.
Atualize o driver da impressora para
incluir as opções do servidor de
impressão.
Completa (driver da impressora e
utilitários):
Instale o software do usuário a partir
do(s) disco(s) do software do usuário
nos computadores deles.
Também é possível fazer o download
do software do usuário com o
WebTool Download.
Consulte a Página de configuração para
obter o nome do servidor ou endereço IP.
Imprima um documento de amostra a
partir do computador do usuário.
Configuração Bem-vindo e instalação
Configuração e instalação
Bem-vindo
Disco de documentação do usuário
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Gebruik deze roadmap als...
• uw afdrukserver door een servicemonteur
uitgepakt en aangesloten is en ingeschakeld is.
• uw afdrukserver toegevoegd is aan een
TCP/IP-netwerk met Windows®-
gebruikerscomputers.
Voer de setup van de afdrukserver uit.
In de meeste gevallen volstaat de
standaard setupconfiguratie.
Mogelijk zijn instellingen voor het
afdrukapparaat nodig. Raadpleeg
Configuratie en instellingen.
Opmerking: Als u de standaardconfiguratie
met instellingen voor de
afdrukserver wijzigt, moet u een
nieuwe configuratiepagina afdrukken.
©2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Alle rechten voorbehouden.
[Titel]
Setupgids voor de afdrukserver
Druk vanaf een gebruikerscomputer
een voorbeelddocument af.
Minimaal (alleen printerstuurprogramma):
Stel een TCP/IP-poort in (Windowsgebruikerscomputers).
Installeer
het printerstuurprogramma vanaf de
schijven met gebruikerssoftware.
Update het printerstuurprogramma
met de opties voor de afdrukserver.
Volledige (printerstuurprogramma’s
en hulpprogramma’s):
Installeer de gebruikerssoftware vanaf
de schijven met gebruikerssoftware op
de gebruikerscomputers.
U kunt de gebruikerssoftware ook
downloaden met de WebTool
Downloads.
Raadpleeg de configuratiepagina voor
de servernaam of het IP-adres.
Installeer de gebruikersdocumentatie
op de gebruikerscomputers.
Druk de configuratiepagina van de
afdrukserver af.
Schijf met gebruikersdocumentatie
PDF met gebruikersdocumentatie
Schijf of schijven met
gebruikerssoftware
Afdrukserver
Welkom Welkom
Configuratie en instellingen
Configuratie en instellingen
Welkom
Hulpprogramma’s
Afdrukken
Installeer de gebruikerssoftware op de gebruikerscomputers (kies een
Minimale of Volledige installatie van de gebruikerssoftware).
Afdrukken
LEGENDE
4
1 2 3
5
Ställ in skrivarservern.
I de flesta fall räcker det med standardinställningskonfigurationen.
Utskriftsenheten kanske behöver ställas
in, se Konfiguration och inställning.
Obs! Om du ändrar utskriftsserverns
standardkonfiguration bör du skriva ut
en ny konfigurationssida.
©2009 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Med ensamrätt. TECKENFÖRKLARING
Skriv ut ett provdokument från någon
användares dator.
Minimal (endast skrivardrivrutin):
Ställ in en TCP/IP-port (användare
med Windows-datorer). Installera
skrivardrivrutinen från skivan/skivorna
med användarprogram.
Uppdatera skrivardrivrutinen så att den
innehåller skrivarserveralternativ.
Fullständig (skrivardrivrutin och
hjälpprogram):
Installera användarprogrammet från
skivan/skivorna med användarprogram
på användarnas datorer.
Det går även att hämta användarprogrammet
från WebTool Downloads.
Fiery® PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery® PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server
Utilities
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CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Terminology and conventions 8
About this document 9
About Help 9
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE 10
Preparing for installation on Windows computers 10
Installing user software on a Windows computer 11
Installing user software on a Mac OS computer 13
Uninstalling user software on a Mac OS computer 14
Uninstalling user software on a Windows computer 14
COMMAND WORKSTATION 15
Command WorkStation utilities 16
Installing Command WorkStation 17
Configuring the connection to the Fiery PRO80 17
Using Command WorkStation 19
About Help 19
Additional features 20
Mixed Media 20
Insert Tabs 25
Soft Proofing 28
ImageViewer 28
Troubleshooting 29
Command WorkStation cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80 29
Command WorkStation does not respond 29
CONTENTS 4
FIERY SEEQUENCE SUITE 30
About SeeQuence Suite Kits 30
Installing and enabling Fiery SeeQuence Suite 31
Installing SeeQuence software 31
Enabling SeeQuence software 31
About Help 33
PAPER CATALOG 34
Installing Paper Catalog 34
Tray Association and Paper Catalog 34
Specifying Paper Catalog media for jobs 35
Changing or deleting a Paper Catalog entry 37
REMOTE SCAN 38
Installing and configuring Remote Scan 38
Installing Remote Scan 38
Configuring Remote Scan 39
Using Remote Scan 40
Initiating a scan 40
Specifying scan settings 40
Retrieving scans using Docs 40
Scanning to Mailboxes 41
FIERY BRIDGE 42
Installing Fiery Bridge 42
Using Fiery Bridge 42
HOT FOLDERS 43
Installing Hot Folders 43
Upgrading from a previous version of Hot Folders 43
Using Hot Folders 44
CONTENTS 5
WEBTOOLS 45
Setting up WebTools 45
Accessing the WebTools home page 46
Using WebTools 47
Home 47
Downloads 47
Docs 47
Configure 47
INDEX 49
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION
The Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server media
pack includes a set of software utilities that allow you to manage the Fiery PRO80 80C-KM
Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server, as well as the print workflow and
content of jobs on the Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server.
This document provides an overview of how to install, configure, and use the following
Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server utilities:
• Command WorkStation
• Fiery SeeQuence Suite
– Fiery SeeQuence Preview
– Fiery SeeQuence Impose
– Fiery SeeQuence Compose
• Paper Catalog
• Remote Scan
• Fiery Bridge
• Hot Folders
• WebTools
INTRODUCTION 8
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Aero Fiery PRO80 (in illustrations and examples)
Fiery PRO80 Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM
Color Server
Mac OS Apple Mac OS X
Printer 80C-KM printer and 70-60C-KM printer
Titles in italics Other documents in this set
Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Tips and information
A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury
to persons if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely,
always pay attention to these warnings.
A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons
if not performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay
attention to these cautions.
Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these
items carefully to operate the equipment correctly, and avoid
damage to the equipment or property.
INTRODUCTION 9
About this document
This document covers the following topics:
• Command WorkStation monitors and manages the print workflow of jobs on the
Fiery PRO80.
• Fiery SeeQuence Suite integrates document preparation activities at both the sheet level
and page level in one visual interface.
– Fiery SeeQuence Preview provides a pre-RIP soft proof of each sheet surface of a job.
Changes dynamically to display any changes made in preparing documents for
printing.
– Fiery SeeQuence Impose applies imposition layouts to jobs for custom printing,
binding, and cutting purposes.
– Fiery SeeQuence Compose defines the chapter divisions of a job, printing ranges of
pages on varying types of media, inserting blank media between pages, and tab media
containing text labels.
• Paper Catalog defines and stores the attributes of printing media in a system-based paper
warehouse database.
• Remote Scan initiates and retrieves a scan on the printer from a remote computer on the
network. Includes the Scan TWAIN plug-in module.
• Fiery Bridge accesses scanned documents in your Fiery PRO80 mailbox directly from a
client Windows computer.
• Hot Folders stores frequently used print options when printing PostScript and PDF files
on the Fiery PRO80.
• WebTools manages your Fiery PRO80 remotely from the Internet or your company’s
intranet.
For information about using color management, see Color Printing.
About Help
Detailed instructions on using most Fiery PRO80 utilities are provided in the online Help.
Wherever appropriate, this document refers you to Help for additional information and
explains how to access Help for each utility.
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE 10
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE
This chapter describes the installation of Fiery PRO80 user software on Windows and Mac OS
computers.
You can install Fiery PRO80 user software in the following ways:
• From the User Software DVD
• From the Fiery PRO80, using the Internet or intranet
• From the Fiery PRO80 directly, over the network
If you have previously installed any Fiery PRO80 user software on your computer, the Installer
allows you to uninstall those applications during the process.
Preparing for installation on Windows computers
Before installing Fiery PRO80 software on a Windows computer, be sure to complete the
following:
• To use Fiery PRO80 user software on a Windows computer, you must install the Sun Java
file, Java Runtime Environment (JRE), provided in the Common Utilities folder on the
User Software DVD. If the correct Sun Java file is not installed, the Fiery User Software
Installer installs it automatically before installing the Fiery PRO80 software.
NOTE: The recommended version of Sun Java JRE is provided on the User Software DVD.
• To install the Fiery PRO80 software, you must install Service Pack 2 on a Windows XP
computer. If not, a warning message alerts you to install the Service Pack.
After you install Sun Java JRE, a Java Web Start shortcut is created on your computer
desktop. The shortcut is not intended for use with Fiery PRO80 software and can be deleted.
Different versions of Sun Java JRE can be installed on your computer. The Fiery PRO80
software automatically finds the correct version, so you do not need to uninstall other versions
of Sun Java JRE required for third-party applications.
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE 11
Installing user software on a Windows computer
All installation of user software on a Windows computer is done through the Fiery User
Software Installer. The following procedures describe installing from the User Software DVD,
over the network, or over the Internet, and modifying the user software. The only
applications that are not installed by the Fiery User Software Installer are Adobe Acrobat and
Enfocus PitStop, for use with Fiery SeeQuence Suite. For more information, see “Installing
and enabling Fiery SeeQuence Suite” on page 31.
TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE DVD
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.
The Installer Welcome screen appears.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Do not attempt to install user software by opening the individual folders for the applications.
To modify or remove user software after you have installed it on your computer, use the User
Software DVD and the following procedure.
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE 12
TO MODIFY USER SOFTWARE USING THE USER SOFTWARE DVD INSTALLER
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive of your computer.
2 On the window that appears, select Add/Remove, Repair, or Remove.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
If your computer does not have a DVD drive, you can install the user software from the
Fiery PRO80 over the network. Ask your network administrator for the IP address or the DNS
server name of the Fiery PRO80.
You can also install the user software from the Fiery PRO80 over the Internet. Ask your
network administrator for the IP address.
Use your Internet browser to access WebTools. For complete information about browser and
system requirements, see Welcome.
TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER OVER THE NETWORK
1 Click Start, choose Run, and then type the IP address or DNS server name of the Fiery PRO80.
2 Type the user name and password, if required.
Ask your network administrator if a password is required.
3 Double-click the PC_User_SW directory.
4 Double-click the Master Installer icon.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER USING WEBTOOLS
1 Start your Internet browser.
2 Type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80.
The Fiery PRO80 home page appears.
If the home page for the printer appears instead of the WebTools page, click the WebTools
link.
3 Click the Downloads tab.
4 Click the link for the software that you want to install.
5 Choose Run to open the file or Save to save it to your computer.
If you choose Run, proceed to step 8.
If you choose Save, proceed to step 6.
6 Browse to the location where you want to save the USERSWMI.exe file and click Save.
The file is downloaded from the Fiery PRO80.
7 Double-click the USERSWMI.exe file.
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE 13
8 Type the Fiery PRO80 URL, http://, when prompted.
9 Follow the on-screen instructions.
For complete instructions on how to use Downloads, see WebTools Downloads Help.
For more information about WebTools and Downloads, see page 45.
Do not attempt to install user software by opening the individual folders for the applications.
Always use the Fiery User Software Installer.
Installing user software on a Mac OS computer
Installation of user software on a Mac OS computer is done separately for each application.
If necessary, you can uninstall the user software using the Fiery Software Uninstaller. The
following procedures describe installing and uninstalling user software. For information
about installing printer drivers, see Printing.
TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A MAC OS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE DVD
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive of your computer.
2 Browse to the OSX folder.
3 Double-click the Installer icon for the application that you want to install.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
You can also install the user software from the Fiery PRO80 over the Internet. Ask your
network administrator for the IP address.
Use your Internet browser to access WebTools. For complete information about browser and
system requirements, see Welcome.
TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A MAC OS COMPUTER OVER THE NETWORK
1 Choose Connect to Server from the Go menu.
2 Type smb:// followed by the IP address of the Fiery PRO80 and click Connect.
If you cannot locate the Fiery PRO80, contact your network administrator.
3 Type the user name and password, if required.
Ask your network administrator if a password is required.
4 Select the smb shared volume that you want to connect to.
5 Select Mac_User_SW and click OK.
6 Open the OSX folder.
7 Double-click the Installer icon for the application that you want to install.
8 Follow the on-screen instructions.
INSTALLING USER SOFTWARE 14
TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A MAC OS COMPUTER OVER THE INTERNET
1 Start your Internet browser.
2 Type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80.
The Fiery PRO80 home page appears.
3 Click the Downloads tab.
4 Click the link for the software that you want to install.
The osxutils.dmg file is downloaded to your computer. and a virtual disk appears on your
desktop.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
For complete instructions on how to use Downloads, see WebTools Downloads Help.
For more information about WebTools and Downloads, see page 45.
Uninstalling user software on a Mac OS computer
To remove user software after you have installed it on your Mac OS computer, use the Fiery
Software Uninstaller utility and the following procedure.
TO UNINSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A MAC OS COMPUTER
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive of your computer.
2 Browse to the OSX folder.
3 Click the icon for the Fiery Software Uninstaller.
4 Select the software that you want to uninstall and follow the on-screen instructions.
Uninstalling user software on a Windows computer
To remove user software after you install it on your Windows computer, use the Fiery User
Software Installer. See “To modify user software using the User Software DVD Installer” on
page 12.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 15
COMMAND WORKSTATION
Command WorkStation enhances the user experience and improves productivity. The crossplatform
application allows operators to manage jobs on the Fiery PRO80 and administrators
to configure the Fiery PRO80 for printing. Command WorkStation includes the Job Center
for job management, Device Center for server management, and Fiery SeeQuence Suite for
preparing jobs for printing.
In the Job Center and Device Center views, the Server List shows all of the Fiery PRO80
servers that you are connected to. You can switch between servers, and add or remove them
from the list. Information about consumables on the printer, tray association status, and
errors and alerts is available.
• Job Center displays the tools for managing jobs in the print queues and previewing
processed jobs. The status of jobs is shown. You can search for jobs and access features
from the customizable toolbar.
• Device Center gives you access to all the resources of the Fiery PRO80. From the Device
Center, you can access Setup and tools such as Calibrator and Backup and Restore. You
can perform Color Setup, configure virtual printers, and create Paper Catalog entries.
Command WorkStation allows you to perform the following tasks:
• View the print status of jobs on the Fiery PRO80
• Hold, process, and print jobs
• Override user-assigned print option settings
• Preview the page content of a job
• Reorder pages in a job and combine pages from different jobs
• Create and use FreeForm master files for variable data printing
• Archive job files
• View job logs of recent print activity
• Define virtual printers
• Manage fonts
• Access Fiery SeeQuence Suite
• Merge jobs
• Access color management settings
COMMAND WORKSTATION 16
Command WorkStation utilities
Command WorkStation provides access to the following utilities:
• Backup and Restore
• Booklet Maker
• Calibrator
• Color Management
• Configure
• Fiery JDF
• Job Properties
• Paper Catalog
• Quick Doc Merge
• Tray Alignment
• Tray Association
• Fiery SeeQuence Suite (option)
• Fiery SeeQuence Impose (option)
• Fiery SeeQuence Compose (option)
COMMAND WORKSTATION 17
Installing Command WorkStation
Install Command WorkStation on a Windows or Mac OS computer with a network
connection to the Fiery PRO80. For a complete list of system requirements, see Welcome.
The installer for Command WorkStation is provided on the User Software DVD as part of
the Fiery User Software Installer (Windows) or as a separate application (Mac OS X). To
install Command WorkStation, see “Installing user software” on page 10.
Configuring the connection to the Fiery PRO80
The first time you start Command WorkStation, you are prompted to configure the
connection to the Fiery PRO80. You can also edit the configuration whenever there is any
change to your Fiery PRO80 or network, such as a changed server name or IP address. If you
change Fiery PRO80 Setup information, do so before you reconfigure the connection.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Print the FieryPRO80 Configuration page.
For instructions on printing the Configuration page, see Configuration and Setup on the User
Documentation CD.
The Fiery PRO80 Configuration page contains information you need when configuring the
connection, such as the IP address of the Fiery PRO80. For TCP/IP installations, you can use
the DNS name instead of the IP address. Make sure that the Fiery PRO80 is registered in a
Domain Name Server (DNS) on your network. For more information, contact your network
administrator.
TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COMMAND WORKSTATION
1 Start Command WorkStation:
Windows: Programs > Fiery > Fiery Command WorkStation 5
Mac OS: Applications: Fiery: Command WorkStation 5: Command WorkStation
2 Type the DNS name or IP address and click Add to add the server to the Disconnected Servers
list.
If no Fiery PRO80 is found, click the icon, search by a range of IP addresses or by the IP
address and subnet mask, and then click Go. Or, select Auto Search.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 18
All available servers appear in the Available Servers list.
To search for a particular server in the Available Servers list, type the server name in the
Filter by keyword field.
Select the Fiery PRO80 that you want to use, click Add, and then click Connect.
The Login dialog box appears.
3 Select Administrator, Operator, or Guest and type the appropriate password, if required.
Ask your administrator for passwords for the Fiery PRO80 that you want to connect to.
For information about setting passwords and the default Administrator password for the
Fiery PRO80, see Configuration and Setup.
4 Click Log In.
Command WorkStation is now connected to the Fiery PRO80.
For information about managing and connecting additional Fiery PRO80 servers, see
Command WorkStation Help.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 19
Using Command WorkStation
After you install and configure Command WorkStation, you can begin using it to monitor
and manage jobs on the Fiery PRO80.
About Help
For instructions on using Command WorkStation features, see Command WorkStation Help.
The Help menu offers access to the following kinds of Help:
• Online Help provides procedural information.
• How To accesses the EFI web page, which provides demo scripts and sample files.
• What’s New describes the new features of Command WorkStation.
TO ACCESS COMMAND WORKSTATION HELP
1 Start Command WorkStation.
Select the Fiery PRO80 from the Server List dialog box and log on to the server.
For information about setting passwords and the default Administrator password for the
Fiery PRO80, see Configuration and Setup.
2 Choose Help, How To, or What’s New from the Help menu.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 20
Additional features
The following sections describe how to use additional features of Command WorkStation that
are not discussed in Command WorkStation Help.
Mixed Media
The Mixed Media feature allows you to define the chapter divisions of a job, print ranges of
pages on varying types of media, insert blank media between pages, and insert tab media
containing text labels (if the printer supports tab printing).
The following guidelines and restrictions apply to Mixed Media settings:
• The Mixed Media window restricts you from specifying settings that conflict with
any media, page size, or finishing settings that have been specified for the job in the
Job Properties dialog box or printer driver.
• When two or more Mixed Media settings are in conflict with each other, the Mixed Media
window highlights the setting names in red, signaling you to resolve the conflict.
• When you specify print options (in the Job Properties dialog box or printer driver) after
specifying Mixed Media settings, certain print options may conflict with the page-specific
Mixed Media settings. You must resolve the conflict by choosing different print options or
removing certain Mixed Media specifications.
• Mixed Media settings affect the use of output color profiles when the “Use media defined
profile” option is selected in Color Setup. For more information, see Color Printing.
• If counters are configured for the printer, blank media inserted between pages count as
printed pages.
Basic instructions for accessing and using Mixed Media are provided in Command
WorkStation Help. Features specific to the Fiery PRO80 are described in the following
procedures.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 21
TO DEFINE MIXED MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS
1 Select or right-click a spooled/held job in the Job Center view and choose Properties from the
Actions menu, or double-click a job.
2 Click the Media icon and scroll down to Mixed Media.
The Mixed Media window lists any previously defined media settings and includes buttons
for defining, modifying, and removing settings.
3 For Chapter Start Page(s), type the page numbers on which you want to start new chapter
sections.
Type 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 required.
NOTE: It is not necessary to type the first page, and page numbers refer to the numbering of
the original document. If you use the Chapter Start Page(s) feature, all media specified in the
Paper menu per chapter must share the same dimensions (for example, all Letter, all Tabloid,
or all A4).
COMMAND WORKSTATION 22
4 To apply finishing options (for example, stapling or sorting) to each chapter created using
the Chapter Start feature, select the “Define Each Chapter As A Separate Finishing Set”
option.
NOTE: Not all finishing options can be applied to chapters that contain mixed sizes of media
(for example, Letter and A4).
5 To define properties for front and back covers, click Define Cover.
For more information, see “To define cover media settings” on page 23.
6 To define properties for individual pages or page ranges, click New Page Range.
For more information, see “To define media for specific pages” on page 24.
7 To insert tab media, click New Tab.
The Insert Tab dialog box appears. For information about defining tab settings, see page 25.
NOTE: The Insert Tab feature is not available for imposed jobs.
8 To insert blank pages, click New Insert.
For more information, see “To insert blank pages” on page 25.
9 To modify or delete a current definition, select it in the Mixed Media Definition list, and click
Edit or Remove.
If you click Edit, enter new settings for the definition and click Modify.
10 After you finish defining Mixed Media settings, click OK to close the Mixed Media dialog box
and Job Properties.
The Mixed Media settings are applied to the job.
NOTE: You can save up to 100 different settings for the Selection list in the Mixed Media
window.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 23
TO DEFINE COVER MEDIA SETTINGS
1 In the Mixed Media window, click Define Cover.
The Cover Media dialog box appears.
2 To define identical front cover and back cover media, select the “Apply the same settings
for both front and back cover” option. To define media settings for the front or back cover
individually, select the Front Cover or Back Cover option.
3 Choose other settings, as required, from the pull-down menus.
4 Choose the required media from the Media menu.
To select media from Paper Catalog, choose Choose from Paper Catalog from the Media menu.
The media that you selected appears in the main Cover Media window.
For more information about Paper Catalog, see page 34.
5 Click OK to return to the Mixed Media window.
Cover Media settings override settings defined in the Page/Page Range Media dialog box.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 24
TO DEFINE MEDIA FOR SPECIFIC PAGES
1 In the Mixed Media window, click New Page Range.
The Page/Page Range Media dialog box appears.
2 Type pages and page ranges as comma-separated values (for example: 3,9–14,18).
3 Choose other settings, as required, from the pull-down menus.
If you assign a new media type to the back side of a duplexed sheet, a blank page is inserted to
force the assigned page content to the front side of the next sheet.
4 Choose the required media from the Media menu.
To select media from Paper Catalog, select Choose from Paper Catalog from the Media menu.
The media that you selected appears in the main Page Range window.
For more information about Paper Catalog, see page 34.
5 Click Add Definition after each media setting that you define.
6 Click Close to return to the Mixed Media window.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 25
TO INSERT BLANK PAGES
1 Click New Insert in the Mixed Media window.
The Insert Blank dialog box appears.
2 Indicate whether to insert the blank before or after the target page. Define the target
page as the first or last page in the document, or as a specific numbered page.
3 Choose other settings, as required, from the pull-down menus.
4 Choose the required media from the Media menu.
To select media from Paper Catalog, select Choose from Paper Catalog from the Media menu.
The media that you selected appears in the main Insert Blank window.
For more information about Paper Catalog, see page 34.
5 Click Insert after each blank page that you define.
6 Click Close to return to the Mixed Media window.
Insert Tabs
The Insert Tabs feature allows you to automatically insert tab pages throughout a job. This
feature accommodates various sizes and types of tab media stock. You can insert the tab text
and override text attributes on a per-job basis.
NOTE: When you configure counters for the printer, printed tab pages count as black-andwhite
pages, provided colors are calibrated to use pure black toner. Expelled tabs are not
counted as printed pages.
NOTE: If installed, the Stacker Main Tray can be selected for tab paper in the Insert Tabs
feature from Command WorkStation. However, the Stacker Main Tray must be set up by the
Service Technician, otherwise you cannot print a tab size document from the Stacker Main
Tray. You cannot use the sorter with tab paper from the Stacker Main tray.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 26
TO INSERT TAB PAGES
1 Select or right-click a spooled/held job in the Job Center view and choose Properties from
the Actions menu, or double-click a job.
2 Click the Media icon and scroll down to Mixed Media.
3 Click New Tab in the Mixed Media window.
The Insert Tab dialog box appears.
4 Type the number of tab positions included in a complete tab set in the “Number of tabs
in a set” field.
This specification ensures that tab text is printed in the correct tab positions. For example,
tab positions in a set consisting of ten tabs are distinct from tab positions in a set consisting of
five tabs.
5 Specify other settings, as required, for the tab stock.
Paper Size values refer to the dimensions of the stock, including the tabbed portion.
6 Choose the required media from the Paper Catalog menu.
You can also click the Select button to open the Paper Catalog window, select the required
media, and then click OK.
The media that you selected appears in the main Insert Tab window.
For more information about Paper Catalog, see page 34.
COMMAND WORKSTATION 27
7 To specify attributes for the tab text, type the number of tabs in the “Number of tabs to
insert” field, and then click Insert.
Use the following procedure to define the tab text.
TO SPECIFY TAB TEXT
1 In the Tabs Text dialog box, select the “Apply the same text attributes for all tabs” option if
you want all the tabs to use the same text attributes.
2 Click Insert.
3 Click Text Attributes.
Specify the rotation, alignment, font, and size attributes of the tab text, and then click OK.
4 Indicate where you want each tab inserted in the document.
• In the Page field, type the page number where you want the tab inserted.
• Select Before to insert the tab before the page number, or clear this check box.
NOTE: If you define a tab to be inserted between an odd-numbered page and an evennumbered
page in a duplex job, the tab is inserted after the odd-numbered page on the first
sheet, and the even-numbered page is printed on the next sheet.
5 Type the desired tab text for each tab in the Tab Text field.
To define text attributes for each tab individually, click Text Attributes for that tab.
6 After you type the tab text, click OK to close the Insert Tab dialog box.
The Mixed Media window displays the current tab settings in the Mixed Media
Definition list.
7 To modify media settings for the tabs, select the tab description in the Mixed Media
Definition list, and then click Edit.
8 To apply your Insert Tab settings to the document, click OK to close the Mixed Media window
and Job Properties.
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Output Tray for Unused Tabs
Unused tabs can be sent to a specific output tray. For example, if you print a three-tab job and
are using tab paper that has five tabs in a set, the fourth and fifth tabs are unused. To select the
output tray for unused tabs, click New Tab in the Mixed Media window, select Output Tray
to Kick Out Unused Tabs, and then choose the output tray from the drop-down menu.
From Insert Tab, specify:
• Number of tabs in the set of tab paper that you are using
• Tab positions
• Page number of tabs
NOTE: Output Tray to Kick Out Unused Tabs is only available when you print multiple copies
for your tab job. You cannot specify a finisher for the unused tab paper output tray if that
finisher is not used for your job. If a paper jam occurs, note the position of the tab on the
last page of output, and load the tab paper starting with the next tab position.
Soft Proofing
Soft Proofing allows you to view accurate color previews of print jobs on a monitor. This
feature is available only if you have the Graphic Arts Package installed and enabled on the
Fiery PRO80.
For information about using Soft Proofing, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
ImageViewer
If the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition is installed and enabled on the
Fiery PRO80, you can use ImageViewer to preview and adjust colors on a job that has been
processed and held. For information about using ImageViewer, see Fiery Graphic Arts
Package.
NOTE: When available, ImageViewer replaces the standard full-screen preview window
described in Command WorkStation Help.
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Troubleshooting
When troubleshooting basic connection and software problems with Command
WorkStation, see the following sections. For additional troubleshooting information,
see Command WorkStation Help.
Command WorkStation cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80
If you cannot connect to the Fiery PRO80 or locate the Fiery PRO80 from your computer,
contact the network administrator. The administrator may need to troubleshoot your network
connections and check settings on the servers that you print to. If settings have changed, it
may be necessary to reconfigure the Fiery PRO80 (see Configuration and Setup).
If you can connect to the Fiery PRO80 with another utility, you may need to reconfigure the
Command WorkStation connection to the Fiery PRO80 (see page 17).
If you configured the Fiery PRO80 and set up client computers and network servers according
to the instructions in Configuration and Setup, print a Test Page. If you can print the Test
Page, but still cannot print a document from a remote computer, ask your network
administrator to troubleshoot the network connection.
If you cannot connect and cannot print a Test Page, check the printer touch panel for error
information.
Command WorkStation does not respond
If Command WorkStation is unresponsive, use the following troubleshooting guidelines.
IF THE COMMAND WORKSTATION WINDOWS DO NOT UPDATE
1 Log off and then quit Command WorkStation.
2 Restart Command WorkStation or restart the computer.
If the Command WorkStation 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
select a menu item), the Fiery PRO80 is offline or network communication has failed.
TO FORCE AN EXIT FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
1 On a Windows computer, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and use the Program Manager to close
Command WorkStation.
On a Mac OS X computer, choose Apple menu > Force Quit, select Command WorkStation, and
then click Force Quit. Or, press Command+Option+Esc, select Command WorkStation, and then
click Force Quit.
2 At the Fiery PRO80, disconnect and reconnect the network cable, and then try printing a Test
Page or Configuration page.
3 If printing fails, restart the Fiery PRO80.
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FIERY SEEQUENCE SUITE
Fiery SeeQuence Suite is an integrated job preparation tool, which offers the following
modes, depending on what (if any) client dongle is available:
• Preview provides a pre-RIP job preview.
• Fiery SeeQuence Compose allows you to define the chapter divisions of a job, print ranges
of pages on varying types of media, insert blank media between pages, and insert tab media
containing text labels (if the printer supports tab printing).
• Fiery SeeQuence Impose applies imposition layouts to jobs for custom printing, binding,
and trimming. Also applies impositions to variable data jobs and saves imposed jobs as
PDF files.
• Fiery SeeQuence Suite integrates Impose and Compose features in the Preview window.
About SeeQuence Suite Kits
Fiery SeeQuence Suite software is available in the following optional kit configurations:
• Fiery SeeQuence Impose kit (includes the Adobe Acrobat/Enfocus PitStop DVD and a
dongle)
• Fiery SeeQuence Compose kit (includes the Adobe Acrobat/Enfocus PitStop DVD and a
dongle)
• Fiery SeeQuence Suite kit, which includes both SeeQuence Impose and SeeQuence
Compose (includes the Adobe Acrobat/Enfocus PitStop DVD and a single dongle)
SeeQuence Impose and SeeQuence Compose are supported on both Windows and Mac OS
computers. For information about system requirements, see Welcome.
NOTE: SeeQuence Suite, SeeQuence Impose, and SeeQuence Compose are optional upgrade
kits for Command WorkStation. You must have the software kit-specific dongle installed on
your computer to use the full functionality of the optional software. If you do not have the
dongle installed, SeeQuence runs in Demo mode. In Demo mode, imposed jobs print with a
watermark, and you can save imposed jobs in .dbp format to the Fiery PRO80. You can save
imposed jobs in Adobe PDF format to a hard drive and the Fiery PRO80 when you are in
Demo mode, but they are saved with a watermark.
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Installing and enabling Fiery SeeQuence Suite
The following Fiery SeeQuence options kits are available for purchase for use with Command
WorkStation:
• SeeQuence Impose (includes a dongle)
• SeeQuence Compose (includes a dongle)
• SeeQuence Suite, which includes both SeeQuence Impose and SeeQuence Compose
(includes a single dongle)
The following sections describe how to install and enable SeeQuence Suite.
Installing SeeQuence software
SeeQuence Suite software is installed with Command WorkStation software. For information
about installing Command WorkStation software, see pages 10 and 17.
Enabling SeeQuence software
SeeQuence Impose and SeeQuence Compose are dongle-protected features of Command
WorkStation that work in conjunction with Adobe Acrobat and the Enfocus PitStop plug-in.
You must install a special dongle on each computer that runs the SeeQuence software. This
section explains how to install the dongle and the required software.
You will need the following items:
• Dongle: A USB dongle included in one of the following option kits:
– Fiery SeeQuence Impose kit
– Fiery SeeQuence Compose kit
– Fiery SeeQuence Suite kit, which includes both SeeQuence Impose and SeeQuence
Compose (includes a single dongle)
NOTE: If you purchased an earlier version of Impose or Compose, use the dongles that you
already own to enable SeeQuence Impose or SeeQuence Compose.
• Adobe Acrobat/Enfocus PitStop DVD: Included in the SeeQuence Suite option kits.
Contains installers for Adobe Acrobat version 9 and Enfocus PitStop, a plug-in module for
Acrobat, for both Windows and Mac OS X.
NOTE: Acrobat must be installed on the same computer as the SeeQuence software to preview
.ps files. You do not need Acrobat or PitStop to preview .pdf files.
Installing Command WorkStation installs the core SeeQuence software. If it is not already
installed, you must install Command WorkStation (see page 17).
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To enable SeeQuence software on a computer (or the Fiery PRO80, if it supports and is
equipped with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse), do the following:
• If not already installed—Install Command WorkStation from the Fiery Command
WorkStation version 5 DVD for this Fiery PRO80.
• Install the dongle provided in your kit directly on the computer. One dongle is required
for each client computer.
• Install Acrobat and PitStop from the installer DVD (Windows or Mac OS) provided in
this kit.
NOTE: If you are enabling SeeQuence software on the Fiery PRO80, the following procedures
assume that you have logged on to the Fiery PRO80 with Administrator privileges and typed
the appropriate password. To ensure network security, the system administrator may change
this password frequently. Ask your administrator for the password.
TO INSTALL THE DONGLE
1 If Command WorkStation is installed and running on the client computer, exit Command
WorkStation.
NOTE: If Command WorkStation is running, the dongle installation (described in step 2) will
fail.
2 Unpack the dongle and install it directly into the computer’s USB connector.
Insert the dongle into the USB connector of the computer. Make sure that the dongle is
securely installed in the connector.
Install Acrobat and PitStop, as described in the following procedure.
TO INSTALL ACROBAT AND PITSTOP
1 If the latest versions of Adobe Acrobat and Enfocus PitStop are not installed, uninstall the
current versions of Adobe Acrobat and Enfocus PitStop that are resident on the computer.
NOTE: SeeQuence supports Acrobat 7, 8, and 9 on Windows computers and Acrobat 8 and 9
on Mac OS computers.
• Close all open applications.
• Follow the instructions for your computer for removing programs.
• After you finish uninstalling earlier versions of Acrobat and PitStop, restart the computer.
2 Close all software applications that are currently running on the computer.
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3 Insert the Adobe Acrobat/Enfocus PitStop DVD (Windows or Mac OS) into the DVD drive.
4 If the Installer does not start automatically, navigate to the root level of the DVD and
double-click Setup.exe (Windows) or Setup.app (Mac OS).
5 On Mac OS X, click Install and follow the on-screen instructions.
On Windows, select the language and click Next.
The SeeQuence software option that you purchased is now fully enabled.
About Help
SeeQuence Suite Help is part of Command WorkStation Help. For instructions on using
SeeQuence Impose and Compose, see Command WorkStation Help.
The Help menu offers access to the following kinds of Help:
• Online Help provides procedural information.
• How To accesses the EFI web site that provides demo scripts and sample files.
• What’s New describes the new features of Command WorkStation.
• Go Online accesses the EFI website where you can find out more about Command
WorkStation features.
TO ACCESS COMMAND WORKSTATION HELP
1 Start Command WorkStation.
Select the Fiery PRO80 from the Server List dialog box and log on to the server. (See
“Configuring the connection to the Fiery PRO80” on page 17.)
2 Choose Help, How To, or What’s New from the Help menu.
Or press F1 when the cursor is in an area of the main Command WorkStation window.
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PAPER CATALOG
Paper Catalog is a system-based paper warehouse database that stores attributes of any media
available for printing from the Fiery PRO80. Paper Catalog allows you to define custom
catalog entries based on any combination of attributes you desire. You can customize any of
the media attributes that are available for a catalog entry. You can then select media for your
job from those listed.
Installing Paper Catalog
Paper Catalog is installed by default with Command WorkStation.
For information about installing Command WorkStation, see page 15. For information
about configuring Command WorkStation, see “Configuring the connection to the
Fiery PRO80” on page 17.
For instructions on how to use the standard Paper Catalog features, see Command
WorkStation Help. For instructions on how to access Command WorkStation Help, see
page 19.
Tray Association and Paper Catalog
When using Tray Association with Paper Catalog, note the following restrictions.
If a tray is loaded with a standard size, for example, A4, Tray Association lists both the
standard letter size and the custom size closest to A4, but in Paper Catalog, you can only select
a media entry with the standard paper size.
If a tray is loaded with a custom size paper, in Paper Catalog you can select a media with that
custom size or another custom size paper for the job, but you cannot select a standard paper
size, even one that is close to the custom paper size.
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Specifying Paper Catalog media for jobs
This section describes how to specify Paper Catalog media for use with a print job. You can
specify Paper Catalog media from the following interfaces:
• Command WorkStation
• Job Properties in Command WorkStation
• Mixed Media Setup in Command WorkStation
• Hot Folders
• SeeQuence Impose
• SeeQuence Compose
• Printer driver (for instructions, see Printing)
NOTE: The following procedures assume that one or more Paper Catalog entries have already
been defined by an administrator. For information about how to define Paper Catalog entries,
see the Paper Catalog section of Command WorkStation Help.
TO ACCESS PAPER CATALOG FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION
• To open Paper Catalog from Command WorkStation, choose Paper Catalog from the Server
menu or click the Paper Catalog icon on the toolbar.
TO SPECIFY PAPER CATALOG MEDIA FROM JOB PROPERTIES
1 Select a job in the Job Center and choose Properties from the Command WorkStation Actions
menu.
2 Click the Media icon in Job Properties.
3 Choose Paper Catalog from the Media menu, and choose the required media from the
Paper Catalog menu.
NOTE: If you specify a paper catalog entry and then use Job Properties to change the page size
(or another attribute associated with the paper catalog entry), the paper catalog assignment is
canceled. Job Properties subsequently displays “none defined” for Paper Catalog.
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TO SPECIFY PAPER CATALOG MEDIA FROM MIXED MEDIA SETUP
1 Select or right-click a spooled/held job in the Job Center and choose Properties from the
Actions menu, or double-click a job.
2 Click the Media icon in Job Properties and scroll down to Mixed Media.
3 Choose Paper Catalog from the Media menu in the Cover Media, Page Range, or Insert Blank
windows, and choose the required media from the Paper Catalog menu.
If Insert Tab is supported, choose from the Paper Catalog menu in the Insert Tab dialog box.
For more information about Mixed Media Setup, see the Mixed Media section of Command
WorkStation Help.
TO SPECIFY PAPER CATALOG MEDIA FROM SEEQUENCE COMPOSE
1 Select a spooled/held job in the Job Center and choose Compose from the Actions menu.
2 Select a page, or pages, in the Page View pane of the Compose window, and choose Assign
Media from the Actions menu.
3 Choose Paper Catalog from the Media menu and select the required media.
For information about using Compose, see the Compose section of Command WorkStation
Help. Compose Help also includes information about how to apply Paper Catalog entries to
your job.
TO SPECIFY PAPER CATALOG MEDIA FROM SEEQUENCE IMPOSE
1 Select a spooled/held job in the Job Center and choose Impose from the Actions menu.
2 Click the Edit button beside the Sheet menu.
3 Choose Paper Catalog from the Media menu and select the required media.
For information about using Impose, see the Impose section of Command WorkStation Help.
Impose Help also includes information about how to apply Paper Catalog entries to your job.
TO SPECIFY PAPER CATALOG MEDIA FROM HOT FOLDERS
1 Select Job Settings and click Define in the Folder Properties dialog box.
2 Click the Media icon in Job Properties.
3 Choose Paper Catalog from the Media menu, and choose the required media from the
Paper Catalog menu.
4 Click OK to return to Hot Folders Properties.
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Changing or deleting a Paper Catalog entry
If a Paper Catalog media entry is selected for a job in the Held or Printed list, the Paper
Catalog entry is locked, and you cannot modify or delete the entry. To make changes to the
Paper Catalog entry, you must delete the job from the list, or change the Paper Catalog
setting in Job Properties.
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REMOTE SCAN
Remote Scan is a collection of software components that allow you to scan documents from
the printer glass or through the printer’s automatic document feeder (ADF) and send the
scanned images to specific destinations. Remote Scan consists of the following components:
• Remote Scan (which includes the TWAIN plug-in module) allows you to remotely initiate
and retrieve a scan from a printer.
• Scan to E-mail allows you to send the scan file by e-mail as an attachment or URL.
• Scan to FTP allows you to send the scan file to an FTP server.
• Scan to Mailbox allows you to send the scan to a mailbox on the Fiery PRO80, from
which it can be retrieved.
• Scan to Disk allows you to scan directly to any hard disk on the network, such as your local
hard disk.
• Scan to Hold queue allows you to scan to the Fiery PRO80 Hold queue, for document
merging and editing.
• Docs WebTool allows you to retrieve scanned jobs from mailboxes on the Fiery PRO80.
Installing and configuring Remote Scan
You can use the Remote Scan TWAIN plug-in module with the following applications:
• Adobe Acrobat v8.0/9.0
• Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS3
• PaperPort Pro v10.0/11.0 (Windows only)
• Omnipage Pro v16.0 (Windows only)
The following sections describe how to install and configure Remote Scan.
Installing Remote Scan
To install and use the Remote Scan plug-in module, you must have a Windows or Mac OS
computer with a network connection. For detailed system requirements, see Welcome.
The installer for Remote Scan is located on the User Software DVD.
To install Remote Scan, see “Installing user software on a Windows computer” on page 11
and “Installing user software on a Mac OS computer” on page 13.
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Configuring Remote Scan
The first time you start Remote Scan, you must configure the connection to the Fiery PRO80.
Before you configure the connection, you must have the correct IP address. Make sure that
the Fiery PRO80 is registered in a Domain Name Server (DNS) on your network. When you
open Remote Scan, the Scan Configuration dialog box appears. For instructions on
configuring the connection to the Fiery PRO80 for the first time, see page 39.
For complete instructions on configuring and modifying the connection to the Fiery PRO80,
see Remote Scan Help.
If you previously configured a connection to the Fiery PRO80, it appears in the main Remote
Scan window, and you can immediately initiate a scan, retrieve scans initiated at the printer
touch panel, and use Remote Scan Help.
TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION TO THE FIERY PRO80
1 When you start Remote Scan the first time, the Configuration window appears. In the Server
Name or IP Address fields, type the DNS name or IP address of the Fiery PRO80.
2 Select Use Nickname to enter another name to distinguish the Fiery PRO80. This name does
not have to match the actual Server Name of the Fiery PRO80.
3 Type the name of the device connected to the Fiery PRO80.
You can specify any name for the device name, but the field must be populated.
4 Click the green arrow to add the Fiery PRO80 to My Fiery List.
5 Click OK.
If the administrator has enabled LDAP, you must enter the LDAP server account name and
password when prompted.
TO ACCESS REMOTE SCAN HELP
1 Start Remote Scan or open the Remote Scan plug-in module.
2 Click Help.
3 Use the Contents, Index, or Search panes to navigate to the Remote Scan Help topics.
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Using Remote Scan
With the Remote Scan application and Remote Scan TWAIN plug-in module, you can
initiate and retrieve scan files remotely by accessing a mailbox, which is set up at the printer
control panel. All scans are stored on the Fiery PRO80 hard disk and retrieved through the
network. You can open the scan file in a host application, such as Photoshop, and send it to
the Fiery PRO80 Hold queue, an e-mail address, or an FTP server, or save it to any hard disk
on the network. You can then retrieve files using Remote Scan, the Docs WebTool, or
Command WorkStation.
Initiating a scan
The Fiery PRO80 uses a scan to hard disk drive (HDD) feature that allows you to use the
Fiery PRO80 Control Panel to scan an image from the printer glass (platen) or automatic
document feeder (ADF) into Fiery PRO80 memory, and save it in a Mailbox. You can then
retrieve the image from the Mailbox with Remote Scan or the Docs WebTool. For more
information, see “Scanning to Mailboxes” on page 41. When scanning a job at the printer
control panel, you can also scan to e-mail or FTP.
For information about initiating a scan or creating an address book from the printer touch
panel, see the documentation that accompanies your scanner.
Additionally, you can scan a job directly to the Hold queue, so that you can use the document
merging and editing features of Command WorkStation. For more information about using
these features, see Command WorkStation Help.
Specifying scan settings
When you initiate a scan, specify scan settings. Scan settings are printer specific options. For
specific scan settings, see the documentation that accompanies your scanner.
Retrieving scans using Docs
You can retrieve scan jobs in the Fiery PRO80 Mailboxes to your remote workstation using the
Docs WebTool. To access Mailboxes, you must set a predefined user name and password. For
instructions on using Docs, see page 47. For additional information about setting up
Mailboxes, see the following section.
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Scanning to Mailboxes
You can only scan to a Mailbox if the Mailbox has been created in advance. Ask the
Fiery PRO80 administrator to create a Mailbox for you or advise you of what Mailboxes are
available.
You can create Mailboxes on the Mailbox web page, or in the Users and Groups setup in
WebTools Configure. To access the Mailbox web page, open your web browser and type the
IP address of the Fiery PRO80 in the Address field.
On the Mailbox web page, you can create a Mailbox without creating a user account. Once a
mailbox has been created, it appears as a group in the Users and Groups page of WebTools
Configure.
In WebTools Configure, when you create an account in Users and Groups and assign it scan
privileges, a Mailbox of the same name as the account is created.
NOTE: The Mailbox name cannot exceed 16 characters. In WebTools Configure, you can use
a maximum of 72 characters for the name of an account. If you use more than 16 characters
for a Mailbox name or an account for scan users, the Mailbox is not recognized. Do not
exceed 16 characters, whether you create the name on the Mailbox web page or in WebTools
Configure.
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FIERY BRIDGE
Fiery Bridge is an application that allows you to access scanned documents in your
Fiery PRO80 mailbox directly from a client Windows computer.
Fiery Bridge makes your mailbox accessible as if it were a standard network drive, allowing
you to browse its contents using Windows. You can open a scanned document from an
appropriate application on your computer, just as you would open any file on your computer.
Fiery Bridge is an alternative to transferring scanned documents from a Fiery PRO80 using
Remote Scan or WebTools and can simplify your scanning workflow. You can even use Fiery
Bridge in combination with Hot Folders to create an automated workflow.
Installing Fiery Bridge
Install Fiery Bridge on a Windows computer that has a network connection to the
Fiery PRO80.
The installer for Fiery Bridge is provided on the User Software DVD.
Before you install the utility, read the guidelines described in “Preparing for installation on
Windows computers” on page 10.
To install Fiery Bridge, see “Installing user software on a Windows computer” on page 11.
Using Fiery Bridge
TO START FIERY BRIDGE
• Choose Start > All Programs > Fiery > Fiery Bridge or double-click the Fiery Bridge shortcut
on your desktop.
For complete instructions on how to use the standard Fiery Bridge features, see Fiery Bridge
Help.
TO ACCESS FIERY BRIDGE HELP
1 Start Fiery Bridge.
2 Choose Help > Help.
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HOT FOLDERS
Hot Folders is a utility that allows you to store and reuse frequently used print options when
printing PostScript and PDF files on the Fiery PRO80. With Hot Folders, you can do the
following:
• Create special folders (hot folders) that assign specific print settings and print queues to
jobs
• Print jobs to the Fiery PRO80 by dragging and dropping them onto hot folders on your
computer’s desktop
• Monitor the status of jobs sent to hot folders
Installing Hot Folders
The Hot Folders installer is located on the User Software DVD.
Before installing the utility, make sure that you complete the preliminary procedures
described on page 10.
To install Hot Folders on a Windows computer, see page 11. To install Hot Folders on a Mac
OS computer, see page 13.
Upgrading from a previous version of Hot Folders
Hot Folders includes a migration assistant that detects the previous version of Hot Folders
and upgrades any existing Hot Folders settings to work in the latest version. The migration
takes place only once during the installation of Hot Folders or Command WorkStation. The
Migration Assistant summary window indicates whether or not a Hot Folder transferred
successfully to the new version, and in case of failure, allows you to retry once during
installation without exiting the Migration Assistant.
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TO MIGRATE FOLDER SETTINGS FROM AN EARLIER VERSION OF HOT FOLDERS
1 Install Hot Folders and allow the migration assistant to detect the previous version.
NOTE: The Migration Assistant window only appears if there is a previous version of Hot
Folders already installed. (Previous versions include: on Windows, all 2.x versions; on Mac
OS, all 1.x versions.)
2 Click OK and follow on-screen instructions.
NOTE: Do not click Cancel when migration is in progress. Cancelling the operation may cause
permanent damage to the Hot Folders being upgraded.
3 Check the Migration summary in the Migration Assistant window.
If migration is successful, you will see the successful icon ( ) next to each Hot Folder. If
migration fails, or only partially succeeds, you will see the failed icon ( ) next to the Hot
Folders that failed to migrate, with any details highlighted in the lower pane.
4 In case of failure, click Retry to attempt migration again before exiting the Migration
Assistant.
NOTE: Retrying will generate a new summary, checking only the files that failed.
5 Click OK.
Using Hot Folders
For complete instructions on how to use the standard Hot Folders features, see Hot Folders
Help.
If the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition is installed and enabled on the
Fiery PRO80, you can use additional file format filters with Hot Folders. For information
about using these file format filters, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
TO ACCESS HOT FOLDERS HELP
1 Start Hot Folders.
2 Choose Help > EFI Hot Folders Help.
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WEBTOOLS
WebTools allow you to manage your Fiery PRO80 remotely from the Internet or your
company’s intranet. The Fiery PRO80 has its own home page, where you can select the
following WebTools:
• Home provides current information about the jobs processing and printing on the
Fiery PRO80.
• Downloads allows remote users to download installers (for drivers, PPDs, and other
software) directly from the Fiery PRO80.
• Docs allows remote users to access jobs on the Fiery PRO80 over the Internet or intranet.
• Configure allows the Fiery PRO80 administrator to view and modify Setup options
remotely from a Windows computer.
Setting up WebTools
WebTools are accessed through the home page of the Fiery PRO80 web site and do not require
special installation. However, WebTools do require initial Setup by the Fiery PRO80
administrator.
To enable network users to access and use WebTools, the administrator must set specific
options in Network Setup and Printer Setup. For information about these specific Setup
options, see Configuration and Setup.
The administrator also must prepare each user’s computer to communicate with the
Fiery PRO80 over the Internet or intranet.
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TO SET UP CLIENT COMPUTERS TO USE WEBTOOLS
1 Enable TCP/IP networking.
2 Make sure that the workstation has a valid, unique IP address.
3 Make sure that a supported Internet browser is installed on the computer.
For more information on supported browsers, see Welcome.
4 Make sure that Java is enabled in your Internet browser.
In addition, make sure that you have completed the preliminary procedures described on
page 10.
NOTE: If the client computer is running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed,
Pop-up Blocker is turned on by default. With this function turned on, a warning message
appears when you access WebTools, and your access to WebTools is denied. To gain access,
do one of the following:
• Change the Pop-up Blocker setting by clicking the warning message and choosing from
one of the selections that appears.
• Turn off Pop-up Blocker in Internet Explorer from the Tools menu or in Internet
Options.
For more information, see Internet Explorer Help, or the documentation that accompanies
your Windows system.
Accessing the WebTools home page
Use your Internet browser to access WebTools. For complete information about browser and
system requirements, see Welcome.
1 Start your Internet browser.
2 Type the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery PRO80.
The Fiery PRO80 home page appears.
If the home page for the printer appears instead of the WebTools page, click the WebTools
link.
3 Click the tab for the WebTool that you want to use.
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Using WebTools
The following sections describe how to use the WebTools.
Home
Home lets you view jobs that are currently processing and printing on the Fiery PRO80.
Printing and processing information is updated every 30 seconds.
For complete instructions on how to use Home, see Home Help.
Downloads
The Downloads WebTool allows you to download installers (for drivers, PPDs, and other
Fiery PRO80 software) directly from the Fiery PRO80.
For complete instructions on how to use Downloads, see Downloads Help.
Docs
Docs allows you to access jobs on the Fiery PRO80 over the Internet or intranet. You can:
• Manage and distribute jobs in your mailbox.
Mailboxes are set up in the Configure WebTool.
• Control and modify jobs.
• Submit jobs to the Fiery PRO80.
For complete instructions on how to use Docs, see Docs Help.
Configure
Configure allows the Fiery PRO80 administrator to view and modify Setup options remotely
from a Windows computer. For information about using Configure, see Configuration and
Setup.
Before using Configure, make sure you have completed the Configure preparation procedure
described on page 10.
For complete instructions on how to use Configure, see Configure Help.
INDEX 49
A
accessing Help 19
for Command WorkStation 19
for Fiery Bridge 42
for Hot Folders 44
for Remote Scan 39
for SeeQuence Suite 33
ADF (automatic document feeder) 38
Administrator login 18, 19
Adobe Acrobat and Enfocus PitStop
description 31
installing 32
B
blank pages, inserting 22
C
chapter definition for jobs 21
color management 9
Command WorkStation
accessing Help 19
Device Center 15
Job Center 15
Compose, about 30
Configuration page
description 17
printing 17
Configure WebTool 47
configuring
connection 39
server 47
WebTools 45, 46
configuring connection to server
for Command WorkStation 17
Remote Scan 39
conventions 8
cover media 23
cover settings 22
D
Device Center 15
Docs WebTool 47
Domain Name Server (DNS) 17
dongle
for SeeQuence Compose 30
for SeeQuence Impose 30
for SeeQuence Suite 30
downloading software 47
Downloads WebTool 47
drag-and-drop printing 43
E
EFI ImageViewer 28
enabling
SeeQuence Suite 31
F
Fiery Bridge
accessing Help 42
description 42
installing 42
using 42
Fiery User Software Installer 11, 13
Fiery utilities, configuring the connection to
server 39
file format filters 44
full-screen preview 28
G
graphic arts features
file format filters 44
Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition
ImageViewer 28
INDEX
INDEX 50
H
Help
for Command WorkStation 19
for Fiery Bridge 42
for Hot Folders 44
for Paper Catalog 34
for Remote Scan 39
for SeeQuence Suite 33
for WebTools 47
Home WebTool 47
Hot Folders
accessing Help 44
description 43
installing 43
using 44
I
icons, in documentation 8
ImageViewer 28
Impose, about 30
imposing jobs 30
imposition layouts 30
Insert Tabs 26
inserting
blank pages 22
tabs 26
installing
Compose 31
Fiery Bridge 42
Hot Folders 43
Impose 31
Paper Catalog 34
SeeQuence Suite 31
user software 10
installing on Mac OS 13
IP address 17
J
Java 46
Java file 10
installing 10
Java runtime Environment (JRE) 10
Job Center 15
jobs
chapter definitions 21
cover media 23
mixed media definitions 20
VDP 30
L
logging in to the server 18
M
Mailbox name 41
Mailboxes, scanning to 41
media definitions 20
media settings
cover 22
Mixed Media 20
P
Paper Catalog
accessing
from Command WorkStation 35
changing or deleting an entry 37
description 34
installing 34
specifying media
from Compose 36
from Hot Folders 36
from Impose 36
from Job Properties 35
from Mixed Media 36
Paper Catalog, specifying media from 26
paper definitions 20
preview window 28
printing with frequently used print options 43
product names
terminology 8
R
Remote Scan
accessing Help 39
configuring connection to server 39
description 38
using 40
remote setup 47
S
scan settings, specifying 40
scans
initiating 40
retrieving from Mailboxes 41
retrieving from WebTools 40
SeeQuence Compose See Compose 30
SeeQuence Impose See Impose 30
INDEX 51
SeeQuence Suite
accessing Help 33
description 30
kits 30
SeeQuence Suite See Impose and Compose 30
server setup 47
servers. searching for 17
Sun Java JRE 10
T
tab
insertion 26
media 26
tab printing 22, 25
text attributes 27
tab text, specifying 27
tabs, unused 28
terminology 8
terminology for product names 8
text attributes on tabs 27
text on tabs, specifying 27
troubleshooting
Command WorkStation 29
U
user software
for SeeQuence Suite 31
installing from media 10
installing on Mac OS 13
installing on Windows 11
installing over the Internet 10
installing over the network 10
modifying on Windows 12
V
VDP jobs
imposing 30
W
WebTools
Configure 47
configuring 46
Docs 47
Downloads 47
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Fiery® PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and
Fiery® PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server
Welcome
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WELCOME
This Welcome document provides system requirements and an overview of how to set up the
Fiery PRO80 80C-KM Color Server and Fiery PRO80 70-60C-KM Color Server so that you
can begin printing. It describes the initial tasks you must perform and points you to sections
in the user documentation where the procedures are described in detail. This document also
provides a description of the user documentation on the User Documentation CD and
instructions on printing documents.
This document assumes that you have already installed the printer components. Detai