ColorSpan Legacy System Control - User Guide

1-2 System Control Overview
System Control
Overview
System Control links you to the ColorSpan print server and all
connected printers through the graphical user interface shown
in Fig. 1-1. This interface displays icons that represent different
aspects of System Control functions. The icons are grouped
according to these functions:
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Input ports
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Input queues
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The RIP (Raster Image Processor)
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Output queues (including RIP Saver)
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Printers
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Tracking
Printing to the Server
When you print to the server (or use the ColorSpan Downloader
Utility to download supported file types) from your computer,
the print file is spooled to the server’s hard disk.
“Spooling” means that print jobs are not processed immediately,
but are instead stored on the server’s hard disk for later process-
ing. Spooling provides t wo major advantages:
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Your computer is free to do other work, so you save time.
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You can manage spooled print jobs using System Control.
You can change document settings, reprioritize jobs, copy
jobs, get information about jobs, and perform other job
management functions.