User Guide English Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer Version 1.
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Contents 1 Getting started.......................................................................................................1 Printing this guide....................................................................................................................................1 What's new?............................................................................................................................................1 System overview............................................................
vi Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer User Guide Rotating pages 180°.......................................................................................................................31 Replacing pages.............................................................................................................................31 Finding the CMYK values of a specific area......................................................................
Contents vii Creating and editing a gradation table............................................................................................58 Printing color jobs as black and white...................................................................................................60 Printing a job in grayscale mode....................................................................................................60 Printing a job that contains grayscale RGB elements using black toner ...................
viii Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer User Guide Finishing tab in the job parameters window........................................................................................106 Exceptions tab in the job parameters window..................................................................................... 109 Services tab in the job parameters window......................................................................................
Contents ix 15 Glossary............................................................................................................
x Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer User Guide
1 Getting started Printing this guide Change the paper size to print this document on any printer. 1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. 2. From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box appears. 3. Select the desired paper size, for example, A4 or letter. 4. In the Page Scaling list, select Fit To Printable Area or Shrink To Printable Area. Note: The names in the Page Scaling list vary according to the version of the Adobe Acrobat software. 5. Click OK.
2 Chapter 1—Getting started ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● APPE 2.0 support Remote Site Manager Text message and e-mail notifications Measure a spot color using the X-rite i1 spectrophotometer Predefined color sets CX print server help Easy VDP File Creator Near-line finisher support System overview The Xerox CX print server, powered by Creo Color Server Technology, is an on-demand prepress system that uses advanced prepress technologies to drive the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer.
Supported formats 3 ● ● ● CX print server software Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Microsoft XP for Embedded Systems Supported formats The CX print server supports the following file formats: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● PostScript (composite or pre-separated files) (levels 1, 2, and 3) Adobe PDF (versions 1.2 through 1.7) EPS Creo VPS (Variable Print Specification) Xerox VIPP (Variable Data Intelligent PostScript PrintWare) VIPP.VPC (VIPP Project Container) PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language) PPML.
4 Chapter 1—Getting started ● ● Peripheral Equipment Kit, which includes the stand, keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Professional Power Kit, extends the feature set of the Creo Color Server with an emphasis on the capabilities requested by graphic arts and commercial print providers.
Turning on the CX print server 5 Workspace area Description Resource details Click Trays, Finishers, Toners, Consumables or Server to display information about the size and type of paper in each tray, the connected finishing devices, the available toner, status of consumables, and disk space and network details. Process Queue and Print Queue The Process Queue area lists the files to be processed.
6 Chapter 1—Getting started Notes: ● ● If the workspace does not automatically appear, open the application from the Windows Start menu. If the screen saver is activated with a password, then the user name is set to operator and password is spire. See also: Preferences window on page 115 Turning off the CX print server 1. From the File menu in the workspace, select Exit. Note: Alternatively, if you want to exit the Workspace only (and not shut down the color server), select Exit Workspace.
2 Setting up your computer for printing Setting up your computer overview Printing Methods Some methods for printing with the CX print server: ● ● ● Submit the job to one of the CX print server virtual printers. The job is spooled and then processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the virtual printer). If you use this method, you can print from any software—for example, Adobe Acrobat— and use any file format from any Windows and Mac computer. Drag the job to a hot folder.
8 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing default virtual printers are published on the network with specific parameters set for processing and printing. The default virtual printers are: ● ● ● ProcessPrint—Files sent to this printer are automatically processed and immediately sent to the printer for printing. ProcessStore—Files sent to this printer are automatically processed and stored in ready-to-print (RTP) format in the Storage area.
Setting up printing on a Windows computer Setting up printing on a Windows computer Adding a network printer to your Windows computer To print from a Windows computer, you first need to add a CX print server virtual printer to your client workstation. Tip: Following are some shortcut tips for setting up a printer. The full procedure is detailed below. ● Locate the CX print server in My Network Places, and then double-click on the network printer you want to install.
10 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing Loading the Print Driver software for the first time Requirements: A network printer must be defined on your Windows-based computer. Load the Print Driver software after installing a network printer so that the CX print server will be ready for printing. 1. Open a file with its corresponding application—for example, open a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. 2. From the File menu, select Print. The Print dialog box appears. 3.
Deactivating the Print Driver software 11 2. In the Open box, type \\, followed by the host name or IP address of the color server, and click OK. The server window opens. 3. Double-click the icon for the desired network printer. The CX print server network printer is added to your printer list. Deactivating the Print Driver software Deactivate the Print Driver software if you want to access the PPD file parameters. The Print Driver software is active by default. 1.
12 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing Downloading fonts Use the HF_FontDownLoader hot folder, located in D: \HotFolders, to install new or missing fonts to the CX print server fonts directory. The HF_FontDownLoader hot folder can be used with the following operating systems: ● ● ● ● ● ● Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X 10.4 and later You can drag the required fonts from the computer to the HF_FontDownLoader hot folder.
Setting up LPR printing 13 6. In the Printer Name or IP Address box, type the exact name of the CX print server(the name is case-sensitive). Note: The Port Name box is automatically filled in while you type in the Printer Name or IP Address box. 7. Type a name for the printer so that you will be able to identify it on your computer in the Port Name box. 8. Click Next. 9. In the Device Type option, select Custom, and then click Settings. 10. For Protocol, select LPR. 11.
14 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing 4. In the User Account Control window, click Continue. 5. In the Windows Features window, click OK. 6. Select the Print Services check box and the LPR Port Monitor check box. 7. Click OK. Setting up printing in Mac OS X Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) During the installation of the Print Driver software, the PPD file is automatically copied to your computer. 1. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server. 2.
Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) 15 Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) Requirements: The following information must be available: ● IP address or computer name of your CX print server ● Name of the network printer that you want to use with the Print Driver software 1. On your Mac computer, using the Apple icon, open the System Preferences window and double-click Print & Fax. 2. In the Print & Fax window, click +.
16 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing Removing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X (10.4 and later) Perform this procedure if you need to upgrade to a later software version of the Print Driver software. 1. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server. 2. In the Server Address box, type your Creo color server host name or address, and click Connect. 3. In the Connect as area, select Guest. 4. Click Connect. 5. Select Utilities, and then click OK. 6. Select the Mac Utilities folder. 7.
3 Calibration Calibration overview Obtaining the most satisfactory print quality on your printer depends on a number of issues. One of the most important issues is steady toner density. Toner density is affected by many factors such as heat, humidity, and service settings. Toner density also tends to vary over time. Such variations cannot be totally eliminated, but you can perform the calibration process to compensate for them.
18 Chapter 3—Calibration Performing off-the-glass calibration from the Creo Color Server Requirements: ● Make sure that the Calibration is done off-the-glass option is selected in the Preferences window. Calibrate both the printer and scanner at the same time. If you place only the print chart on the platen, the printer is calibrated. If you place only the scanner chart on the platen, the scanner is calibrated. 1. From the Tools menu, select Calibration. 2.
Performing off-the-glass calibration from the Creo Color Server 19 7. Click Print. The calibration chart prints. 8. Click Next. 9. On the platen glass of the printer, place the scanner chart and the off-the-glass calibration chart next to each other, facing down. 10. On the printer’s touch screen, touch Services Home. 11. Touch Network Scanning. 12. On the Network Scanning tab, touch the calibration scan box. 13. Touch the Advanced Settings tab. 14.
20 Chapter 3—Calibration Creating a calibration table using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer Requirements: ● ● ● ● ● ● Your spectrophotometer must be connected to the USB port on the CX print server. Install the driver when prompted for the first time connecting the device. Refer to the spectrophotometer product documentation for more details. Make sure that your spectrophotometer is calibrated by placing the spectrophotometer on its plate.
Creating a calibration table using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer 21 Notes: ● ● If at any stage the scanning is not completed properly, click Reset and scan again. If an error occurs while you are scanning the chart, an alert message appears. Click OK and rescan the chart. 8. Click Next. 9. To save the calibration table, perform one of the actions: ● ● Select As default name to automatically name the calibration table using the screening method, media type, and date.
22 Chapter 3—Calibration Troubleshooting calibration Resolve common troubleshooting problems that can occur during the calibration process. Message Recovery action Values collected during the measurement are not monotonous. This message may appear after calibration measurements are successfully measured. Clicking OK enables the calibration process to continue without any problem. The Eye-One is not calibrated. Place it on the base and click OK to proceed.
4 Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Printing a file to the CX print server Requirements: A network printer must be defined on your Windows and Mac computer. 1. Open a file with its corresponding application—for example, open a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. 2. From the File menu, select Print. 3. In the Name list, select the desired network printer—for example, _Print. 4. (Optional) To modify job parameters, perform the following steps: ● ● On a Windows computer, click Properties.
24 Chapter 4—Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS 3. Double-click the desired hot folder—for example, HF_ProcessPrint. Tip: You can drag the hot folder icon to your desktop to create a shortcut to the hot folder for future use. 4. Drag the desired files to the hot folder. All the files are processed and printed automatically, according to the hot folder workflow. Password protect jobs Control the printing of sensitive data by locking and passwordprotecting a job on your computer.
Password protect jobs 25 9. In the Print Queue area, right-click the password-protected job that you want to print, and select Release to print. The Secure Printing dialog box appears. 10. In the Password box, type the password that was defined for this job. 11. Click OK. The job is unlocked and printed. When the printing is finished, the job is automatically deleted.
26 Chapter 4—Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS
5 Printing from the color server File processing The CX print server features the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) RIP as a complementary workflow to the CPSI RIP, enabling you to use the RIP that is appropriate for each job. The APPE RIP is particularly useful for files that need transparencies and overprint handling. APPE RIP information is added to the job history and workspace. The main benefit of the APPE RIP is that complex designs and effects, including transparencies, can be reproduced reliably.
28 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server Importing and printing a job You can import a job in any of the following circumstances: ● ● ● When a page-description language (PDL) file—for example, PDF or PostScript—is created on a computer that is not connected to the CX print server When a PDL file is located on a folder on the network, or on external media, such as a USB key When the desired file resides locally on the CX print server 1. From the File menu, select Import. 2.
Resubmitting a job 29 Resubmitting a job Resubmit a printed job after editing the job parameters or to print more copies of your job. In the Storage area, right-click the job that you want to resubmit for printing, and select Submit. If you selected an RTP job, it is submitted to the Print Queue; if you selected any other kind of job, it is submitted to the Process Queue. Note: Some RTP jobs may require reprocessing after you edit certain parameters.
30 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server it is a new RTP file without an associated PDL file. You cannot apply parameters that require re-RIPing to such jobs. Previewing an RTP file In the Storage area, right-click the RTP file that you want to preview and select Job Preview & Editor. The file opens in the window. Moving a page in a job Move a page in an RTP job to a new location within the job. When you move a page, the page numbers are updated accordingly. 1.
Rotating pages 180° 31 3. Click Merge Job. Note: Only those RTP jobs that have the same page size and orientation as the job that you are editing appear in the list. 4. Select the job with the page that you want to merge and click OK. The job opens in a separate window. 5. Do one of the following: ● To merge one page, select the page that you want to merge and click Merge. Note: You can also drag the page from the job window to the desired location in the left pane of the Thumbnails tab.
32 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server of the page that you need to replace, and then use the Job Preview & Editor tool to replace this page. Requirements: The RTP job that includes the page you want to replace must have the same page size and orientation as the job you are editing. 1. Import and process the new page in order to create a new RTP file. 2. Open the original RTP job in the Job Preview & Editor window. 3. Merge the new RTP file. 4. Delete the incorrect page.
Verifying the content of the job 33 ● ● ● ● ● ● Fonts: determines whether specific fonts are in the PDF file and whether they are embedded Colors: detects color space information, spot colors, rendering information, and color management settings Images: identifies image resolution, whether images are skewed or flipped, and whether images are compressed OPI: detects whether OPI is used.
34 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server The preflight report always reflects the last preflight run. If more than one preflight check is run on a job, the latest preflight report overrides the previous. When a preflight report is produced, the date and time of the preflight check are indicated in the Job History window.
Viewing and printing a preflight report 35 3. Select the Run preflight check box. All the check boxes of the key job components are automatically selected. 4. Clear any check box that you don't want to include in the preflight check. Note: If one of the selected job components is missing, the job status at the end of the preflight check is failed, and the job is transferred to the Storage area. Information about missing components appears in the Job History window. 5. Click Submit.
36 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server Preflight options HiRes Spot Colors Lists the missing and found high-resolution images. If wrong links to the high-resolution images folder exist, these are also listed. Lists the missing spot color names (spot colors that were not found in the spot color dictionary), and the found spot color names (spot colors that were found in the spot color dictionary). The columns display the spot color equivalents.
Proofing the job using color sets 37 Indicators Found Appears when all of the files are found for the selected option. Show list All Displays both missing and found options. Found Only Missing Only Displays options that are found. Displays options that are missing. Proofing the job using color sets Select the most appropriate predefined color set to print your job with the best color quality. The Color Set parameter includes four predefined color sets.
38 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server set that provided the best results. If you know the color set you want to use, you can assign a color set to your job without first printing and reviewing samples jobs. Note: When you select a color set, some of the color and quality parameters are disabled. Printing and reviewing color sets Print samples of a job or pages within the job, where each sample has a different color set applied to it.
Printing a file that contains more than one paper size 39 quality parameters that are configured for this job, are disabled. 4. To print your job, click Submit. Collect the printouts and review the color quality. Printing a file that contains more than one paper size 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Suspend the process queue. In the suspended process queue, double-click your job. Under Print, select Paper Stock. Select Mixed paper size document. Click Save. Release the process queue.
40 Chapter 5—Printing from the color server 13. From the Print list, select Both Sides, Front Side or Back Side. 14. Click Print. If you selected Both Sides or Front Side, the front side of each page in the job is printed. If you selected Back Side, the back side of each page in the job is printed. 15. If you selected Both Sides, the Continue Print Sequence window appears. To finish printing your job: a. Collect the stack of printed sheets. b.
6 Managing jobs Archival and retrieval of jobs To keep enough disk space free, back up jobs and their related files to an external server and then delete them from the Storage area. You can retrieve archived jobs and files later for further use. Archiving is a method of backing up and storing a job and enables you to increase the available space on your disk. A cabinet file (a compressed file) that contains all the files related to the archived job is created at the selected location.
42 Chapter 6—Managing jobs to the job (for example, PDL) are also retrieved and the cabinet file is not deleted. You can retrieve more than one job at a time. 1. From the File menu, select Retrieve from archive. 2. Locate the archived job under its archive name, and select the related cabinet file. 3. Click Add. The selected job appears in the lower list. 4. Click Retrieve. The selected job appears at the top of the list in the Storage area. 5.
Duplicating jobs 43 ● ● To process VDP or PDL external elements correctly, move the external elements to the destination CX print server. You cannot forward a job to another CX print server if files have never been RIPed on the destination CX print server. This might occur in rare instances—for example, if you reinstall the system or format image disks. Duplicating jobs Requirements: The job to be duplicated must be in the Storage area. In the Storage area, right-click the job, and select Duplicate.
44 Chapter 6—Managing jobs Customization in the Accounting Viewer There are two ways to customize the Accounting Viewer table: ● ● Show, hide, and move columns. This is a quick way to customize the table. Changes that you make to the table are not saved permanently. Create a customized accounting view that you can edit and save. Show, hide, and move columns in the Accounting Viewer table A quick way to customize the Accounting Viewer table is to show, hide, or move columns.
Job report 45 7. Select the columns that you want to display in the new view. Using the arrow buttons, move the names of the columns up and down, to arrange the order in which to display the columns in the new view. 8. Click OK. You can select the customized view in the Accounting Viewer, in the View list. Job report The Job report window contains all of the information from the job parameters window for a specific job.
46 Chapter 6—Managing jobs Exporting an RTP file Export an RTP file, and convert it to PDF format. Requirements: A processed file must be in the Storage area. 1. Select an RTP job in the CX print server Storage area. 2. Right-click the job and select Export as PDF2Go. 3. Select Print Optimized or Screen Optimized, and then click OK. Note: Screen optimized format creates a low resolution version of the job. 4.
7 Managing color Color management on the CX print server Color management is a series of steps taken to ensure that colors are accurate and repeatable when transferred from one device to another. These steps enable you to reproduce the color conceived by a graphic artist or photographer as closely as possible on a monitor, a proof, or a press sheet.
48 Chapter 7—Managing color The source profile defines the RGB or CMYK color space of the object’s source: characteristics such as the white point, gamma, and type of phosphors used. The destination profile defines the gamut of an output device, such as a printer. The CX print server uses a device-independent color space to translate between the source color space and the color space of the output device. Importing a destination profile Import a destination profile to emulate an output device.
Importing a device link profile 49 5. Locate and select the required source profile, and then click Open. The new emulation name is displayed in the Emulation name box. 6. (Optional) Change the name of the emulation. 7. Click Import. 8. Click Close to close the Resource Center. The new source ICC profile is added to the Color Flow tab in the job parameters window. Importing a device link profile Import a device link profile. 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center.
50 Chapter 7—Managing color 4. In the Paper Type list, select the media type. 5. In the Screening list, select the desired screening type. 6. In the Calibration list, select the desired custom calibration curve. 7. In the Profile list, select the desired destination profile. 8. Click OK. Managing calibration tables Calibrations window You can view any of the calibration look-up tables (LUTs) that are stored on the CX print server.
Calibration table Info Graph tab 51 Minimum Accepted The minimum measured value of the output density that is accepted for correction. ● Properties—The parameters that were selected when the calibration table was created. Calibration table Info Graph tab During printing, the CX print server automatically replaces the CMYK values in the RTP file with new values that compensate for the printer’s current performance level.
52 Chapter 7—Managing color 6. In the Add Entry window, from the File Value and Printer Value lists, select the desired values. 7. Click OK. The value table is updated, and the calibration graph is adjusted. 8. To save your changes, click the Save button. Spot Color Editor overview A spot color is a specially mixed ink that you can use to reproduce colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks. Individual job pages can contain RGB, CMYK, and spot color elements.
Editing a spot color 53 Editing a spot color 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. Select the Spot color tab. 3. Perform one of the following actions: ● ● In the Color list, search for the desired color. In the Spot color dictionary list, select the color dictionary that contains the color that you want to edit. Note: Use the PANTONE C dictionary if you are working with an application such as Adobe InDesign. 4. Select the required color.
54 Chapter 7—Managing color 7. In the Screening list, select the desired screening method. 8. In the Calibration list, select the calibration table. 9. Click Print. The test print for the selected spot colors is printed. Measuring a spot color with the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer Use the spectrophotometer to obtain spot color values from printed material, fabric, and so on, and then save the equivalent CMYK values in the custom color dictionary.
Selecting a spot color variation 55 Selecting a spot color variation 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse through the list of spot colors, and then select the spot color that you want to change. 3. Click the Variations button. The Variations dialog box appears. The spot color is in the center of the color patches and is marked 0. 4.
56 Chapter 7—Managing color 3. Click the Variations button. The Variations dialog box appears. The spot color is in the center of the color patches and is marked 0. 4. Select the desired color patch. 5. Click Print Variations. 6. Do the following: ● ● ● ● In the Tray list, select the desired tray. In the Screening list, select the desired screening method. In the Calibration list, select the desired calibration table.
Protecting a gray color as a spot color 57 Protecting a gray color as a spot color The gray spot workflow applies to graphics and text elements. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the Protect Gray tab. Click (+). In the Color name box, type a name for your color. In the Gray source value column and the CMYK target values column, type the desired values, or select a spot color from Entire Predefined List. Click Save.
58 Chapter 7—Managing color tables, and then apply these tables to your printed output. Before you send your job to print, preview your processed job in the Gradation Tool window, and check the effect of your gradation tables on your job. Changes in gradation can include brightness, contrast, and color balance adjustments throughout the tone range of an entire image or in specific tone ranges.
Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool 59 3. Select the job that you want to preview, and then click Open. 4. Select the separations that you want to edit by performing one of the following actions: ● ● to edit all the separations Click the All Colors button simultaneously. Click the individual separation buttons for the separations that you want to edit—for example, click the cyan separation button only. 5.
60 Chapter 7—Managing color Note: When you change gradation table definitions in the Gradation Tool and click Refresh, you will notice that the changes have affected the image in its entirety. However, despite what you see in the After view, changes made to the gradation tables do not affect spot colors. 12. Click Save . 13. In the Table name box, type the name of the new gradation table. 14. Click OK.
8 Production workflows Printing using imposition Imposition overview Imposition is the process of positioning page images on a sheet of paper so that when a printer or digital printing press prints the sheet, the page images will be in the right order. It is part of the process of producing finished documents. In addition to page images, you can add various marks to the sheets to aid the production process. These marks show where the paper should be folded or trimmed.
62 Chapter 8—Production workflows Imposition method Description Cut and stack This method is used to print, cut, and stack pages while preserving a certain order. When the cut stacks are piled one on top of the other, the entire job ends up in the desired order. The cut-and-stack method is useful primarily for high-volume variable information jobs. Saddle stitch This method prints pages in a manner that is suited for saddlestitch binding.
Printing a business card job 63 Printing a business card job Use the step-and-repeat imposition method to print multiple copies of the same business card on one press sheet. Requirements: This example assumes that your job contains one-sided business cards that are 50 mm × 90 mm (1.96 in. × 3.54 in.), imposed on A3 (Tabloid) paper. 1. Click the suspend button to suspend the Process queue. 2. From the File menu, select Import. 3. Import your business card file to the ProcessPrint virtual printer.
64 Chapter 8—Production workflows 13. Leave the Preview window open, and, if necessary, drag it to the right. 14. Select the Spacing & Marks parameter. 15. In the Marks list, select Crop marks. 16. 17. 18. 19. The crop marks automatically appear in the Preview window and the Margins setting is automatically increased to accommodate the crop marks. In the Gutter box, type 0.2 inches or 5 mm. The new gutter size automatically appears in the Preview window.
Imposition Template Builder tool 65 Note: When you print your job, a space of 0.39 inches, or 10 mm, is automatically added between the two sets on the sheet. 10. Close the Preview window. 11. Click Submit. Your job is processed and printed according to the imposition settings for two sets per sheet. You have used most of the sheet's space and saved on paper. You can also easily cut and staple the two brochures.
66 Chapter 8—Production workflows 7. Under Orientation, select Portrait or Landscape. Note: The Orientation setting in the Imposition Template Builder is for display purposes only. This parameter is not saved in the template. (You set job orientation on the Imposition tab, under Size.) 8. From the Binding list, select the appropriate binding method. Note: Binding is available only when Saddle Stitch and Perfect Bound imposition methods are selected. 9. Click Save.
Editing an imposition template 67 3. Select a job, and then click Select. The parameters of the job appear with their values in the Simulate Imposition window. 4. Change the parameters as desired. 5. Click View Simulated Job. The Preview window appears. A simulation of the job is displayed with the current imposition template applied. Editing an imposition template Rotating a page 180° Use the template viewer to rotate one or more pages and change the location of pages on the sheet. 1.
68 Chapter 8—Production workflows Note: The page that was previously in the target location is not automatically moved to another location. To retain this page, manually move this page to a new location. If you have a duplex template and the Apply changes to front and back check box is selected, the page number for the back side of the page also changes when you move the page to a new location.
Deleting exceptions from your job 69 10. Under Image Position, do one of the following: ● ● To keep the image in the same position as the rest of the job, make sure the Same as job check box is selected. To shift the image on the second side of the sheet according to the image shift on the first side of the sheet, select the Same on Both Sides check box. 11. Click Save. 12. Click Apply. 13. Click Save or Submit. Deleting exceptions from your job 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the job parameters window of your job.
70 Chapter 8—Production workflows 4. Click Edit to open the job parameters window. 5. Under Exceptions, select the paper stock for each exception or insert. 6. Import the file to the CX print server via the dedicated virtual printer, and submit the job. Note: If the virtual printer is based on either a ProcessStore or SpoolStore virtual printer, you can perform a preflight check before the job is printed.
Tabs plug-in window 71 Tabs plug-in window Text attributes - tabs Tabs Size The size of the tabbed sheet. By default, the tab size for letter jobs is set at 9 × 11, and for A4 jobs to A4+. Type The number and type of tabs that you can select. Note: If you want your tabs to be reversed— that is for the lowest tab to be the first one— select one of the reverse tab options. Orientation Orientation of the tab.
72 Chapter 8—Production workflows Text attributes - tabs Length The length of the tab. Width The width of the tab. Text attributes - text Text Font The font for the tab text. Size The font size for the tab text. Color The color of the tab text. Bold Bolds the tab text. Italic Makes the tab text italic.
Printing tabs using the Creo Color Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat 73 Text attributes - text Underline Underlines the tab text. Alignment The alignment of the tab, according to the orientation of the tab. The orientation that you select determines the alignment buttons that are displayed. ● Align Left Portrait ● Align Center Portrait ● Align Right Portrait ● Align Left Landscape ● Align Center Landscape ● Align Right Landscape Offset The value that adjusts the offset of text on the tab.
74 Chapter 8—Production workflows Text attributes - text Direction Direction of the text. ● Vertical ● Counter-clockwise ● Clockwise Note: The Direction options are available only for portrait jobs. Content # Before Page Text The tab number. The page number that the tab precedes. The text that appears on the tab.
Creating and printing tabs 75 Content Thumbnails area Remove A thumbnail view of the job with page numbers and tabs indicated. Removes the selected page or tab. Settings Saved Settings Save Delete Lists the saved settings files. Saves the currently selected settings in a file. This settings file can be applied to other PDF or PostScript files. Deletes the selected settings file. Creating and printing tabs Requirements: You can only create tabs in a PDF or PostScript file. 1.
76 Chapter 8—Production workflows 3. In the Tabs area, set the tab attributes. 4. (Optional) In the Text area, set the attributes of the text on the tabs. 5. Click the Content tab. 6. In the Before Page column, click the first cell and type the number of the page that you want the tab to precede.
Managing tabs 77 7. In the Text column, type the text for the tab. The tab appears in the thumbnail area. 8. To add more tabs, repeat steps 6 and 7. 9. Click Apply to apply the tab settings to your document. The Tabs Printing window closes, and the tabs that you added become part of the document. 10. From the Acrobat File menu, select Save, and then close Acrobat. 11. In the CX print server software, right-click the job that contains the tabs, and select Job Parameters. 12.
78 Chapter 8—Production workflows 3. Click the Content tab. 4. In the thumbnail area, click the tab that you want to move, and drag it to the desired location. The tab moves to the selected location and the tab numbers are updated accordingly. Replacing a page with a tab 1. In the Storage area, right-click your unprocessed job, and select Job Preview & Editor. 2. 3. 4. 5. The job opens in Acrobat software. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing.
Saving the tab settings 79 Saving the tab settings Requirements: You have created tabs in a PDF or PostScript file. After creating tabs in your file, you can save the tab text attribute settings and the tab locations and captions (text on the tab). 1. In the upper part of the Tabs Printing window, click Save. 2. In the Setting Name box, type a name for the tab settings. 3. Select the Include tabs location and caption check box to save the locations and text of the tabs that you created. 4. Click Save.
80 Chapter 8—Production workflows Number of sets Sheet ID Number of sheets in one set ● ● ● Generating a corner mark and barcode Generate a barcode, registration mark, or corner mark, and print the finishing marks for a near-line finisher Requirements: Make sure that you program the job details on the near-line finisher that you are going to use. 1. Open the job parameters window for the desired job. 2. In the Finishing tab, select Near-line finisher. 3.
9 Scanning documents Remote Scan Application To scan a document, you first need to install the Remote Scan Application (RSA) on your remote computer. Then you create a scan box on the printer’s hard disk or use one of the default scan boxes. The scan box acts as a folder for your scanned files. The settings defined for the scan box determine where and in what format the scanned files are saved. After you create a scan box, you can scan your document on the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer.
82 Chapter 9—Scanning documents 2. In the Server Address box, type the name of the CX print server, and then click Connect. 3. In the Connect to Server dialog box, select Guest, and click Connect. 4. Select the Utilities volume, and click OK. 5. Double-click the MAC Utilities folder. 6. Copy the RemoteScanInstaller.zip file to your desktop. 7. On your desktop, double-click the RemoteScanInstaller.zip file. 8. Double-click the RemoteScanInstaller.pkg file. 9. Follow the steps in the installation wizard.
Creating a scan box 83 server and then define the network path when you create a new scan box. 1. From the Start menu, select Programs > Creo > Remote Scan Application > Remote Scan. The Remote Scan Application window appears. 2. In the Server Name or IP box, type the exact name of your CX print server. 3. Click Connect. The connect icon changes from red to green, indicating that you are connected to the server. 4. Click ScanBox Manager. 5. Click Add. 6.
84 Chapter 9—Scanning documents c. In the New Passwords box, type a password. d. In the Verify New Passwords box, type the new password again. 10. (Optional) To send an e-mail message containing a link to your scanned files or to send your scanned files as an e-mail attachment, perform these actions: Note: Before you can send an e-mail message, make sure that the mail service settings are defined correctly in the Preferences window. a. b. c. d. Select Send to Email. Select the Send to Email check box.
Saving scanned files to your computer 85 7. Position the original printout on the platen glass of the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer. 8. Press the Start button. The Xerox Color 550/560 Printer scans the file. It is automatically saved on the CX print server in the folder D: \Output\Scan Jobs\Public. Saving scanned files to your computer Requirements: The exact name of the CX print server to which you want to connect Scanned files are saved to the scan box that you create on the printer's hard disk.
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10 Variable data printing jobs Variable data printing jobs Variable data printing (VDP) is a form of on-demand digital printing that produces customized or personalized documents targeted to a specific individual. Within a single document design, elements such as text, graphics, and images differ from one printed page to the next based on recipient information garnered from a database. These documents can include bills, targeted advertising, and direct mailings.
88 Chapter 10—Variable data printing jobs server although less efficiently than Variable Print Specification files. Each authoring program creates VDP code that instructs the RIP where to place the VDP elements, and each authoring program does so in a slightly different manner.
Managing VDP elements 89 The CX print server supports PPML formats and enables you to process PPML jobs efficiently and import jobs in various VDP formats to the CX print server. PPML has a hierarchical structure. Document components are separated from their submission file and can be organized and stored at different levels of the hierarchical structure. Managing VDP elements Caching global VDP elements Caching global VDP elements enables you to reuse VDP elements in different pages, booklets, or jobs.
90 Chapter 10—Variable data printing jobs Retrieving VDP elements When you need to reprint your job, you can retrieve your archived VDP elements. 1. From the File menu, select Retrieve from archive. The Retrieve window appears. 2. Locate the folder in which your VDP elements are archived. 3. Select the desired file and then click Add (+) . Note: Use SHIFT or CTRL to select several files or CTRL +A to select all the files. 4. Click Retrieve.
11 Job parameters Print tab in the job parameters window Edit print parameters for your job. Parameter Option Description Copies and pages Number of copies The number of copies that you want to print. Note: For step-and-repeat imposed jobs, the number of copies is defined according to pages or sheets.
92 Parameter Print mode Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Note: Separations, Progressive and Custom printing are available with the Professional Power Kit. Provides the following options: ● ● ● ● Paper stock Composite—(default setting) Prints the job without separations. Each page of the job is printed once. Separations—Prints the job with color or grayscale separations. If you select color separations, each page in the job is printed in four colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
Print tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option 93 Description Interleave Interleave—Adds an interleave between pages for film or transparencies. You can use the same paper stock that is used in the job, or select a different paper stock. Tray The specific paper stock that you want to use is loaded in this tray. Note: If you want to print from tray 5 this must be specified here. Gallop Layout Enables you to start printing a long job, usually VDP, while the job is still processing.
94 Chapter 11—Job parameters Imposition tab in the job parameters window Set and apply imposition settings to your job. Parameter Option Description Imposition method Method Provides the following options: ● ● ● ● ● None—The default option. Imposition parameters are not available, and the thumbnail viewer does not display an image. Step & Repeat—A technique in which multiple copies of an image are printed to fill up a large sheet. This method is used mainly for business cards.
Imposition tab in the job parameters window Parameter Templates 95 Option Description Preview Enables you to view your imposition layout and settings. You can open the Preview window at any time and keep it open to check your imposition settings as you select them. The Preview window dynamically reflects any changes that you make. Layout Provides the following options: ● ● Best Fit—Automatically calculates the most suitable number of columns and rows.
96 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Marks Provides the following options: ● ● None—Does not apply any marks on the imposition layout for the printed job. Crop marks—Prints the lines that indicate where the sheet should be cropped to the trim size. Notes: ● ● ● ● ● Margins If you want to use crop marks that were incorporated in the DTP application, make sure that enough space is left around your page in the PostScript file so that the page prints with crop marks.
Imposition tab in the job parameters window Parameter 97 Option Description Bleed ● ● ● Extends part or all of the printed image beyond the trimming boundary. Ensures that an inaccurate trim setting will not leave undesired white space at the edge of the page. Produces sharp page boundaries with color that extends all the way to the edge of the page. The value that you enter depends on the paper size and imposition method that you choose.
98 Chapter 11—Job parameters Quality tab in the job parameters window Apply settings to improve the quality of image, graphics, and text elements in your job. Parameter Option Description Image quality Provides the following options: ● ● High—Improves the quality of low resolution images in a job. Normal—Processes the image in the job according to the standard resolution of the press. Image quality is the ability to maintain the same detail and smoothness at different degrees of enlargement.
Quality tab in the job parameters window 99 Parameter Option Description Trapping Enable trapping Applies trapping to your job. Trapping is a solution that solves misregistration between color separations in both offset and digital printing. Misregistration can occur regardless of a printing device's accuracy and results in white lines around objects on top of a background (in a knockout) and also between adjacent colors.
100 Parameter Screening Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description PostScript overprint Uses the overprint information that exists in the PostScript file. This option also determines whether the DTP application's PostScript overprint settings are retained in the RIP. Screening Converts images, graphics and text into information that can be printed (halftone dots). The human eye “smoothes out” this information, which seems visually consistent with the original picture.
Color tab in the job parameters window 101 Color tab in the job parameters window Apply various color settings and options to improve the color quality of your job. Parameter Option Description Color mode Color mode Provides the following options: ● Grayscale—Prints the job as black and white using black toner only. The cyan, magenta, and yellow separations are also printed in black toner, giving a dense appearance similar to the CMYK grayscale image.
102 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Gradation Contains a list of gradation tables that were created in the CX print server Gradation Tool window. Each gradation table contains specific settings for brightness, contrast, and color balance. Provides the following options: ● ● ● ● ● ● None—Applies maximum dry ink coverage. This is the default setting. Cool—Makes blue tones appear clearer. Lively—Increases the color saturation. Saturated—Increases the strength (chroma or purity).
Color tab in the job parameters window Parameter 103 Option Description CMYK rendering intent All printers, monitors, and scanners have a gamut or range of colors that they can output (or view in the case of a scanner). If a color needs to be output and is outside the gamut of the output device, it must be mapped or approximated to some other color that exists within the gamut. Rendering intent compresses out-of-gamut colors into the color capability of the press you are using.
104 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Emulate source paper tint Emulates the original paper tint if the tint is included in the profile. Notes: ● ● ● RGB source profile Enables you to select an RGB source profile.
Color tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Protected colors CMYK 105 Description Note: If you protect RGB, gray, or CMYK colors, all colors in the job that include the same color combination as the protected color, will also be protected. Provides the following options: ● ● ● Calibration Preserve pure CMY colors—Preserves pure cyan, magenta, and yellow during transformation. Preserve black color—Preserves pure black during transformation.
106 Chapter 11—Job parameters Finishing tab in the job parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job. Parameter Finishing Option Description Output tray Lists the available finisher options. This list depends on the modules that are installed on the printer.
Finishing tab in the job parameters window Parameter 107 Option Description Advanced Top Tray Provides the following options: ● ● Advanced Stacker Tray Provides the following options: ● ● ● Professional Top Tray Offset—Offsets copies of your job Staples—The position of the staples on the page. Punch—The values vary according to the type of punch unit connected. The number of holes is 2, 3, or 4.
108 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Lead The edge of a sheet where printing begins. Tip: Use this option to move duplex page data away from the spine.
Exceptions tab in the job parameters window 109 Exceptions tab in the job parameters window Add and delete page exceptions and inserts Parameter Option Description Exceptions Type Define the type of exception for your job. Provides the following options: ● ● ● Page range—Type the range of pages for the exception. Front cover or Back cover—Select Duplex to print the first two (or last two) pages of the job as the cover page (back cover).
110 Chapter 11—Job parameters Services tab in the job parameters window Set parameters that will facilitate your job workflow. For example, you can set workflow policies and activate a workflow to decrease processing time for certain files. Parameter Option Description Admin page Print admin page The administration page contains job-related information such as the job title, sheet size, number of pages or sets, and the sender name.
Services tab in the job parameters window Parameter 111 Option Description Native PDF workflow Processes PDF files natively using the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE). The APPE RIP ensures that complex designs and effects, including transparencies, are reproduced quickly and correctly. Provides the following options: ● ● ● Off—Always uses the CPSI RIP (even for PDF files) Force mode on—Always uses the APPE RIP for native PDF files. All other file types are processed using the CPSI RIP.
112 Chapter 11—Job parameters Parameter Option Description Preflight Run preflight Checks the status of key job components (fonts, high resolution images, and spot colors) before the job is sent for printing. Your job is RIPed and the missing components are identified. Split to Booklets Split to Booklets Splits a PostScript, PDF, or large VDP job that does not have a booklet structure into booklets.
Services tab in the job parameters window Parameter Job info 113 Option Description Color server description Prints the name and model of the server in the margin of the sheets. Colorant and media Prints details about the loaded substrate and the color mode in the margin of the sheets. Color profiles Prints the names of the color profiles that were selected from the job parameters window. Calibration date Prints the date calibration was last performed in the margin of the sheets.
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12 Setting up your color server Preferences window Manage your system and resources. The Preferences window is available from the File menu. Most of these settings are configured when the system is set up for the first time. You should consult with the site administrator before changing any of the server and network settings. Option Description Server Setup Displays the computer name (host name) of the CX print server and the current date and time.
116 Chapter 12—Setting up your color server Option Description Security By default, you can open the workspace without logging on each time. If you want each user to log on, clear the Auto log on check box, and then enter a password for each access level. Provides the following options: ● ● ● Operator—Enables the user to operate the CX print server and configure the general settings in the Preferences window. Administrator—Enables the user to access all features and settings on the CX print server.
Preferences window 117 Option Description Localization Displays local settings on your system, including the region, units of measure, and user interface language. You can change each of these settings, by selecting an option from the menus. Note: After selecting the language of your choice, the You must shutdown and restart your computer before the new settings take affect message appears. You need to exit from the workspace and then restart your computer.
118 Chapter 12—Setting up your color server Option Description Queues Manager Provides the following options: Job batching policy: ● ● Enable job batching—Prints jobs that have similar attributes one after another, without pausing between jobs. Disable job batching—Enables the printer to pause between jobs that have similar attributes. Held jobs policy: ● Bypass held jobs—Bypasses a held job in the Print queue by moving the next job to the top of the queue.
Setting up e-mail and text message accounts 119 Option Description JDF/JMF Creates JDF output for JDF jobs that do not have a specified target path. If a JDF job has a specified target path, JDF output is always created. The CX print server receives the JDF job ticket via hot folders, returns JDF output with job accounting information, and submits JMF (Job Messaging Format) signals with the job's status.
120 Chapter 12—Setting up your color server 1. From the File menu, select Preferences. 2. Click SMS and Mail accounts. 3. In the Mail SMTP Server box, type the IP address of your site's SMTP mail server. For more information, consult your site administrator. 4. (Optional) If you have an SMS account, in the SMS SMTP Server box, type the SMTP server address of your SMS provider. 5. To add a user, perform the following actions: a. Under Users, click +. b. In the User name box, type the name of the user. c.
Adding and editing a virtual printer 121 The default virtual printers are: ● ● ● SpoolStore—Files are spooled directly to the Storage area and await operator processing. You can only import PDL files such as: PostScript, PDF, VPS) to this virtual printer, not RIPed processed files. ProcessPrint—Files sent to this virtual printer are processed and printed directly to the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer via the CX print server. ProcessStore—Files sent to this virtual printer are automatically processed.
122 Chapter 12—Setting up your color server 10. Click Save to save your changes in the job parameters window. 11. Click OK. The new printer appears in the virtual printer list. Restoring the settings for a default virtual printer Restore a default virtual printer's parameters to the factory settings. 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center. 2. In the Resource list, make sure that Virtual Printers is selected. 3. Select the default virtual printer whose settings you want to restore. 4.
Restoring the configuration 123 3. In the Configuration backup area, click Browse. The Save dialog box appears. 4. Locate the desired folder for backup. 5. Enter the file name. Note: It is recommended that you use the current date as part of the file name. 6. Click Save. 7. In the Configuration backup area, click Start Backup. After a few moments, the backup complete message appears. Note: The last path is saved and displayed to the path box.
124 Chapter 12—Setting up your color server Tools for maintaining your system The CX print server includes a number of tools to help you maintain your system. Some of the tools that are available are: ● ● Disk wipe: Enables you to work in a more secure environment, by permanently removing data left by files that you have deleted. Auto update tool: Enables you to install software updates. These updates include the latest service packs, Windows hot fixes, and related patches for your CX print server.
13 Working with color server tools on your computer Remote Site Manager overview The Remote Site Manager enables a site manager to monitor the status of the CX print server and other Creo color servers connected to printers on a network. It also enables you, the site manager, to operate these servers from a remote computer.
126 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer 5. Click Remote Connections Viewer to see the list of connections. 6. Click Save. Installing the Remote Site Manager Install the Remote Site Manager so that you can add servers, monitor their status, and obtain information about the printer, all from your computer. 1. On your desktop, click Start > Run. 2. In the Run dialog box, type the exact name of the server where the Remote Site Manager is located, as follows \ \. 3.
Using the EZ Connect tool to view the printer status 127 7. Click Add. Your new server appears in the Remote Site Manager Setup window. 8. Click Save. Your new server's name is added to the menu that appears when you right-click the Remote Site Manager icon. 9. To add another server, repeat steps 4-8. Using the EZ Connect tool to view the printer status Requirements: Before you can use the EZ Connect tool, you must add a server. 1. On the taskbar, right-click the Remote Site Manager icon. 2.
128 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer Using the Web Center Overview of the Web Center The Web Center is a web page that provides online information and can be accessed from a Windows or Mac computer. You can connect to the Web Center with the Internet Explorer 5.0 (or later) and Apple Safari browsers.
Creating an Office hot folder 129 2. Double-click the Office_HF.exe file. The Office Hot Folder tool is installed on your computer, the Office HF icon appears on your taskbar, and the Office Hot Folder tool appears. All network printers that are currently on your computer appear in the window. 3.
130 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer 2. Drag the file to the hot folder. Your file, , is automatically processed and printed according to the hot folder workflow. Creo Color Server Job Ticket software Creo Color Server Job Ticket overview The Creo Color Server Job Ticket software enables you to create a Job Definition Format (JDF) file. This JDF file contains a set of printing parameters (job ticket) and may also include the path to a file to be printed using those parameters.
Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Windows 131 Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Windows 1. From your computer, navigate to the \\ \Utilities\PC Utilities folder on the color server. 2. Double-click the CreoColorServerJobTicket.exe file. The software opens. A shortcut to the software appears under Start > Programs > Creo Color Server . Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket software in Mac OS 1.
132 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer 3. From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From and in the list that appears, click the server that you just added. The following message appears if unsaved changes were made to the current open job ticket: Are you sure you want to change the displayed server without changing the template? 4. Click Yes. 5. Set the required job parameters. 6. Click Save. 7. In the dialog box, type a name for the job ticket, and click Save.
Easy VDP File Creator tool 133 4. In the Browse dialog box, locate the file that you want to print using the job ticket, and click Open. Note: The file must be in a location that is accessible to the color server. If the location is not accessible, the file won't be printed. 5. Click Submit. The file is sent to the color server and is printed according to the settings defined in the job ticket.
134 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer 2. In the Templates area, select the category and subject of the type of variable data job that you want to create—for example, Announcements > New baby. The templates matching this selection appear in the Design and properties area. 3. In the Design and properties area, select the template for your job. Note: When you select a template the properties appear showing the variable data fields assigned to that template.
Adding records from a database to your variable data job 135 3. Click (+) to add the data to the list of records. Note: To remove a record from the list, click (-) to delete a record. Next: The next step is to create the job and submit it for printing. Adding records from a database to your variable data job The next step in defining a job using the Easy VDP File Creator tool is to assign the information that will appear on the printed variable data job.
136 Chapter 13—Working with color server tools on your computer The variable data job you created is submitted for processing and printing on the CX print server. You can view the status of the job in the Web Viewer > Queues.
14 Troubleshooting Job History window The Job History window lists all of the messages that were generated during the workflow of the selected job. You can view the job title and owner (the user name of the system from which the job originated) near the top of the window. Job Information Job title Sender Show Type The job's file name. The user that sent the file to print.
138 Chapter 14—Troubleshooting Handling alerts and failed jobs If your job has failed, you can view an alert message about the failed job. 1. In the workspace, do one of the following: ● ● In the Storage area click the failed icon that appears next to the frozen job. Select the job with the failed icon and then click the Alert button on the toolbar. If you clicked the failed icon, the following message appears. If you clicked the Alert button, the Alerts window appears. 2.
Alerts window 139 Alerts window In the Alerts window you can view system alerts, and alerts for the selected job. Alert window options Show Selected Show All Clear All Displays the alert for the selected job in the queues or Storage area. Displays the system alerts and the alerts for all jobs. Clears all of the alerts from the window. Printing system messages Print a list of system messages from the Message Viewer window. 1. From the Info menu, select Messages Viewer. 2.
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15 Glossary absolute colorimetric A method of color matching during the translation of files from one device to another. The absolute colorimetric method refers to the use of device-independent color space. amplitude-modulated (AM) screening A type of halftone screening in which the size of the dots varies but the spacing between dot centers is constant. For darker areas, the dots are bigger, and for lighter areas, they are smaller.
142 Chapter 15—Glossary brightness The amount of light reflected from a surface, regardless of the hue or saturation of color. In print reproduction, the reflectance of the paper affects brightness. cache To store data after it has been accessed so that future access will be faster. calibration curve A curve that represents the percentage at which the software adjusts an original tint during screening to produce the target output. click charge A fee that vendors charge for each printed or copied page.
143 color correction The process of improving or altering the color components of an image to compensate for deficiencies in printing inks, to solve problems in the color separation itself, or to fulfill a customer’s request for modification. color gamut The range of possible colors that can be represented in a given circumstance, such as within a given color space or by a certain output device.
144 Chapter 15—Glossary composite file A single file—for example, a composite PostScript file or a PDF file —that contains all the color information and is not divided into color separations. That is, the color information is not divided into cyan, magenta, yellow, black, or spot colors. composite mode A mode of operation in which all the color information associated with a particular page is described on one page of a PostScript file.
145 DCS (desktop color separation) An EPS format containing five files: four of the files contain the separated color information for each of the CMYK colors and the fifth is a low-resolution composite file for use in electronic page layout. DCS1 format has five separate files. One file acts as the preview and the other four contain the information for printing the different channels of CMYK color. DCS-2 A desktop color separation (DCS) file with additional files that contain spot color information.
146 Chapter 15—Glossary device-independent color space A color space based on human perception of color, measured using a colorimeter or spectrophotometer. The color space is independent of the color capabilities of any specific device. An example is CIELAB. A device-independent color space may be used as an intermediate color space when converting from one color space to another, for example, from CMYK to RGB. device link profile A one-way link or connection between two color imaging devices.
147 frequency-modulated (FM) screening A method of creating halftones where the spots are all the same size, but the frequency or number of dots changes in a given area. There are more dots in a dark area and fewer in a light area. frozen job A job for which the appropriate paper stock is not available: for example, the correct paper type, size, or weight. gray balance The values for yellow, magenta, and cyan that produce a neutral gray with no dominant hue when printed at a normal density.
148 Chapter 15—Glossary L*a*b* A device-independent color measurement system that measures Lightness (or Luminance) and two color coordinates, A (red/green) and B (blue/yellow). It may be used as an intermediate color space used when converting from one color space to another (for example, from CMYK to RGB). long-edge first (LEF) A printer page orientation where pages are delivered to the printer with the long edge of the paper going in first.
149 printer description file A PPD file or PDF file that Apple Macintosh software uses to prepare pages and documents for specific output devices. process An action initiated on a file—for example, refining a PostScript file, copying a file from one folder to another, or outputting a TIFF file to plate. process colors The four ink colors that are used to reproduce full-color images: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK). Combinations of CMYK are used to reproduce many colors of the spectrum.
150 Chapter 15—Glossary RTP (ready-to-print) job A job that has been RIPed and is in the appropriate format for printing. You can submit RTP jobs for reprinting without reprocessing them. screen angle The angle at which a halftone screen is set for printing halftones. Proper screen angles minimize moiré patterns. shadows The darkest part of an image (original and reproduction). A shadow has densities near the maximum.
151 source profile The specifications for how the CMYK and RGB values in a file should be interpreted as an actual color when displayed or output through a given device. spine trim size The space between adjacent pages on a printed sheet. spot color A special ink color, not included in the process color set, that is used to specify the color of a graphic design element. spot color library A collection of spot colors for which spotless color recipes are sought.
152 Chapter 15—Glossary TIFF/IT-P1 Acronym for Tagged Image File Format for Image Technology, Profile 1. A file format that is similar to TIFF/IT, but provides a minimized set of options that allows simpler implementation when the full set of TIFF/IT options is not required. tint The percentage value assigned to a dot. tonal calibration The act of setting equipment to reproduce tonal values to specified values on final output such as a proof, press sheet, or plate.
Index A aborting a job 138 Accounting Viewer 43, 44 creating a custom view 44 customization 44 show, hide, and move columns 44 alerts 138 Alerts window 139 APPE RIP 27 archiving a job 41 C calibration Calibrations window 50 creating calibration table using i1 20 printing off-the-glass calibration chart 18 troubleshooting 22 color sets 27, 37, 38 assigning to your job 38 printing 38 Color tab Color Adjustments 101 Color flow 101 Color mode 101 Protected colors 101 Spot color 101 color tools overview 47 conf
154 Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by Creo Color Server Technology, for the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer User Guide M Manual duplex printing 39 Media and Color Manager tool mapping media 49 N printing grays using black toner 60 printing grayscale CMYK elements using black toner 60 profiles 27, 47–49 importing destination profile 48 importing device link profile 49 importing source profile 48 overview 47 Near-line finishers generate a corner mark and barcode 80 overview 79 network printer 7, 9, 13 adding
Index spot color variation overview 54 printing 55 selecting 55 spot colors adding 52, 53 deleting 53 editing 53 managing 52 measuring a spot color using the i1 spectrophotometer 54 protecting a CMYK color as a spot color 57 protecting a gray color as spot color 57 protecting an RGB color as a spot color 56 test-printing spot colors 53 system messages 139 system overview 2, 3 hardware and software components 2 supported formats 3 T Tabs plug-in 70 Turning off 6 Turning on 5 V Variable data printing (VDP)
