User Guide English IC-312 Print Controller, Powered by Creo Server Technology, for the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085 Version 1.
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Contents 1 Getting started.......................................................................................................1 Printing this guide....................................................................................................................................1 System overview.....................................................................................................................................2 Hardware and software components..............................................
vi IC-312 Print Controller, Powered by Creo Server Technology, for the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085 1.0 Resubmitting several jobs via a virtual printer.......................................................................................57 Printing copies of a job..........................................................................................................................57 Job Editor tool..............................................................................................
Contents vii Protecting specific colors .............................................................................................................100 Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool ..........................................................................................102 Creating and editing a gradation table..........................................................................................103 Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up..................................................
viii IC-312 Print Controller, Powered by Creo Server Technology, for the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085 1.0 10 Variable data printing jobs.................................................................................169 Variable data printing jobs...................................................................................................................169 VDP document formats................................................................................................................
Contents ix Installing the Office Hot Folder tool..............................................................................................228 Creating an Office hot folder.........................................................................................................228 Using the Office Hot Folder tool to print.......................................................................................228 Remote Job Ticket software...................................................................
x IC-312 Print Controller, Powered by Creo Server Technology, for the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085 1.
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 System overview The IC-312 print controller, powered by Creo Server Technology, for the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085 is an ondemand prepress system that runs on a Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES) SP1 operating system and uses advanced prepress technologies to drive the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085.
Supported formats 3 ● Creo hardware, including the dedicated interface (fusion) board ● DVD-RW drive with DVD burning software ● The following software: ○ IC-312 print controller software ○ Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES) SP1 x64 operating system ○ Adobe Acrobat 10 and PDF 1.
4 Chapter 1—Getting started Action Pack To activate the features in the software you need to install the dongle that is supplied with the pack.
Installing the Preps Pack 5 Installing the Preps Pack To activate the features in the Preps Pack, install the dongle that is supplied with the pack. 1. Log on to your computer as an Administrator. 2. Obtain the software files. The Preps_7-0-0_Win_Installer.exe file is available on the DVD. 3. Insert the DVD, and double-click the .exe file. 4. Click Install and follow the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete. 5.
6 Chapter 1—Getting started apply and edit the job parameters, and manage your files. This includes Advanced Function Printing (AFP) file format support, which enables you to import, process, and print AFP files directly in file submission mode. ● IPDS mode—enables you to process and print IPDS jobs from the IPDS host over bidirectional and secured communications. Turning on the IC-312 print controller 1. Turn on the monitor. 2. Turn on the printer. 3.
Overview of the workspace 7 4. From the Windows Start menu, select Shut Down, and click OK. Overview of the workspace The workspace automatically appears when you start the software . Note: When the IPDS workflow mode is selected, certain features and options are not available in the workspace. The workspace contains different areas that enable you to monitor your job during the process and print stages.
8 Workspace area Chapter 1—Getting started Description Toolbar Consists of shortcut buttons to commonly used tools and windows such as Import window Color Editor , Resource Center , Gradation Imposition Template Builder , Calibration , Job Preview , and Alerts , Spot , Archive , . In addition, you can customize the toolbar area by adding, removing, and rearranging toolbar buttons from the repository in the Toolbar customization window.
Overview of the workspace 9 Workspace area Description Incoming Queue, Process Queue and Print Queue The Incoming Queue area lists all incoming jobs. This queue is available by selecting the Full View option from the View menu. The Process Queue area lists the files to be processed. After a file has been processed successfully, it moves either to the Print Queue area or to the Storage area. In the Print Queue area, you can view the estimated printing time for each job.
10 Chapter 1—Getting started Workspace area Description Storage area The Storage area contains jobs that were: ● Successfully printed ● Held, aborted, or failed during processing or printing ● Sent directly from the client workstation, or imported into the Storage area There are three different views available in the Storage area: List, Preview, and Gallery.
Customizing the workspace toolbar 11 Customizing the workspace toolbar Add shortcut buttons to the workspace toolbar, remove buttons from the toolbar, and rearrange buttons on the toolbar. 1. From the Tools menu, select Toolbar customization. 2. Perform any of the following actions: ○ To add a button to the toolbar, select the button from the Available toolbar buttons area and click Add. ○ To remove a button from the toolbar, select the button from the Current toolbar buttons area and click Remove.
12 Chapter 1—Getting started Customizing the user interface font size Select a font size for the user interface that accommodates the resolution of your monitor. 1. From the File menu, select Preferences. 2. Click UI Customization. 3. In the Font size area, select a font size. The Preview area displays a phrase showing the font sample. 4. Click Apply. 5. When a message appears telling you to exit and restart the software, click OK. 6. Click Save.
2 Setting up your computer for printing Setting up your computer—overview Printing Methods Methods for printing with the IC-312 print controller: ● Submit the job to one of the IC-312 print controller virtual printers. The job is spooled, analyzed, 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.
14 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing A virtual printer contains preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer. The default virtual printers are published on the network with specific parameters set for processing and printing. The default virtual printers are: ● Print—Files sent to this printer are automatically processed and immediately sent to the printer for printing.
Setting up printing on a Windows computer 15 Note: Custom imposition templates, including the pre-defined Folded Signature imposition templates, cannot be previewed from the Printer Driver software. Setting up printing on a Windows computer Adding a network printer to Windows Server 2008/2003/XP To print from a Windows computer, you first need to add an IC-312 print controller virtual printer to your client workstation. Tip: Following are some shortcut tips for setting up a printer.
16 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing Adding a network printer to Windows 7/Vista To print from a Windows computer, you first need to add an IC-312 print controller 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 IC-312 print controller in My Network Places, and then double-click on the network printer you want to install.
Shortcut for adding a printer 17 Load the Print Driver software after installing a network printer so that the IC-312 print controller 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. Select one of the network printers—for example, Print and click Properties. A message tells you that the software is loading. Note: This process might take a few minutes.
18 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing Deactivating the Print Driver software The Print Driver software is active by default. Deactivate the Print Driver software if you want to access the PPD file parameters. 1. Perform one of the following actions: ○ For Windows Server 2008/2003/XP, from the Windows Start menu, select Settings > Printers and Faxes ○ For Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, from the Windows Start menu, select Devices and Printers 2.
Downloading fonts 19 The Print Driver software is removed. Downloading fonts Use the HF_FontDownLoader hot folder, located in D: \HotFolders, to install new or missing fonts to the IC-312 print controller fonts directory. The HF_FontDownLoader hot folder can be used with the following operating systems: ● Windows Server 2008 ● Windows Server 2003 ● Windows Vista ● Windows XP ● Windows 7 ● Windows 8 ● Mac OS X 10.
20 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing 9. In the Device Type area, select Custom, and then click Settings. 10. For Protocol, select LPR. 11. Under LPR Settings, set the values as follows: a. For Queue Name, type the exact name of the network printer to which you want to send jobs for printing—for example, Creo_Server_Print. b. Select the LPR Byte Counting Enabled check box. 12. Click OK, and then click Next. 13. Click Have Disk. 14. Click Browse, and locate the OEMSETUP.
Setting up printing in Mac OS X 21 Setting up printing in Mac OS X Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X 10.6 (64 bit) and later During the installation of the Print Driver software, the PPD file is automatically copied to your computer. Notes: Starting from Mac OS X Lion (10.7) computers, some features in different DTP applications require the Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Starting from Lion, OS X does not provide a Java Runtime by default.
22 Chapter 2—Setting up your computer for printing 13. In the Select Destination area, select the destination volume in which you want to install the Print Driver software, and click Continue. 14. Click Install. 15. Type your login name (if necessary) and password, and click OK. 16. Click Close. The Print Driver software and PPD are installed. Note: If you deactivate the Print Driver software, you can still use the PPD because it has already been installed.
Removing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X 23 7. In the Print & Scan window, double-click the network printer. 8. Click Printer Setup. 9. Click Utility. 10. Click Open Printer Utility. 11. In the Enable Enhanced User Interface list, make sure that On is selected. 12. In the Server Hostname box, type the IP address of the server or the server name. 13. Click Apply, and then click OK.
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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 diverse 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.
26 Chapter 3—Calibration Creating calibration tables with the X-Rite i1/i1iO/ iSis spectrophotometer This section describes how to connect and use the X-Rite i1/i1iO/ iSis spectrophotometer to create calibration tables.
Using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer to create a calibration table 27 Using the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer to create a calibration table Requirements: ● Your spectrophotometer must be connected to the USB port on the IC-312 print controller. The first time you connect the device to the IC-312 print controller you are notified that the driver is being installed. Wait for the driver installation to finish before proceeding further.
28 Chapter 3—Calibration 3. From the Tray drop-down list, select the tray from which you want to print. The paper size in the selected tray appears. Note: There is no need to change the default settings for Screening or Engine Calibration. 4. In the Number of copies box, enter the number of copies you want to print. 5. If you do not want to print a calibration chart, continue with step 9 on page 28. 6. Click Print. The calibration chart prints using the standard screen and resolution of 1200 dpi. 7.
Creating calibration tables with the X-Rite i1/i1iO/iSis spectrophotometer 29 10. Perform the following steps for each separation on the calibration chart (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black). a. Press and hold the button on the side of the i1, and align the i1s head with the arrow tip of the color separation row you are scanning. The arrow is to the left of the color separation row on the calibration chart. Its tip intersects the semi-dotted line. b.
30 Chapter 3—Calibration Notes: ● Click Reset at any stage in the scanning process if you want to start the scan again. ● If an error occurs while scanning the chart, an alert message appears. Click OK and re-scan the chart. After the last color separation row (black) is successfully scanned, the Save page of the Calibration wizard appears.
Using the X-Rite iSis spectrophotometer to create a calibration table 31 11. In the Save Calibration Results area, select if you want the calibration results saved As default name or select Save as, and enter a name for the calibration table in the text box. 12. In the Apply to area, choose if you want the calibration table to apply to All Media Types, or choose Select, and select the respective media types to which you want the calibration table to apply. 13. Click Finish.
32 Chapter 3—Calibration 1. From the Tools menu, select Calibration or select the Calibration icon on the toolbar. 2. From the Measuring device drop-down list, select iSis. The following message appears while the IC-312 print controller connects to the iSis. 3. From the Tray drop-down list, select the tray from which you want to print. The paper size in the selected tray appears. Note: There is no need to change the default settings for Screening or Engine Calibration. 4.
Creating calibration tables with the X-Rite i1/i1iO/iSis spectrophotometer 33 7. Collect the chart from the printer. 8. Trim (cut) the edges of the i1 iSis calibration chart along the dotted lines. 9. Click Next. The Measure Calibration page of the Calibration wizard appears. In this step you start to scan the calibration chart so that the device can measure each separation and find the point at which the toner appears on the paper.
34 Chapter 3—Calibration 10. Insert the i1 iSis calibration chart into the front of the i1 iSis making sure the left side of the chart is aligned on the left of the iSis. 11. In the Measure Calibration Chart window, click Start. The iSis starts the calibration process and its progress is shown in the Measure Calibration Chart window. After the i1 iSis calibration chart is successfully scanned, the Save page of the Calibration wizard appears.
Using the X-Rite i1iO spectrophotometer to create a calibration table 35 12. In the Save Calibration Results area, select if you want the calibration results saved As default name or select Save as, and enter a name for the calibration table in the text box. 13. In the Apply to area, choose if you want the calibration table to apply to All Media Types, or choose Select, and select the respective media types to which you want the calibration table to apply. 14. Click Finish.
36 Chapter 3—Calibration 1. From the Tools menu, select Calibration or select the Calibration icon on the toolbar. 2. From the Measuring device drop-down list, select i1iO. The following message appears while the IC-312 print controller connects to the i1iO. 3. From the Tray drop-down list, select the tray from which you want to print. The paper size in the selected tray appears. Note: There is no need to change the default settings for Screening or Engine Calibration. 4.
Creating calibration tables with the X-Rite i1/i1iO/iSis spectrophotometer 37 7. Collect the chart from the printer. 8. Place the chart on the i1iO calibration table making sure that it is properly centered on the table and secured by the electrostatic mat. 9. Click Next. The Measure Calibration Chart window appears. In this step you start to calibrate the i1iO spectrophotometer so that the wizard can measure each separation and find the point at which the toner appears on the paper.
38 Chapter 3—Calibration 10. Click Start. The next step in the wizard appears. 11. Use the visor to position the arm of the i1iO spectrophotometer on the color patch in the top left corner of the chart, that is circled in red, and press the i1 measurement button to confirm the position. The next wizard window appears with the patch in the bottom left corner circled in red.
Creating calibration tables with the X-Rite i1/i1iO/iSis spectrophotometer 39 12. Use the visor to position the arm of the i1iO spectrophotometer on the color patch in the bottom left corner of the chart, that is circled in red, and press the i1 measurement button to confirm the position. The next wizard window appears with the patch in the bottom right corner circled in red. 13.
40 Chapter 3—Calibration After the calibration chart is successfully scanned, the Save page of the Calibration wizard appears. 14. In the Save Calibration Results area, select if you want the calibration results saved As default name or select Save as, and enter a name for the calibration table in the text box. 15.
Creating calibration tables with the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer 41 16. Click Finish. The new calibration table is saved and applied to the next job that prints. Creating calibration tables with the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer This section describes how to connect and use the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer to create calibration tables.
42 Chapter 3—Calibration 3. Connect the USB cables's A connector to one of the USB ports at the back of the IC-312 print controller. Important: You must not connect the USB cable to either of the USB 3.0 connecters on the IC-312 print controller. For more information on the external connectors on the IC-312 print controller, the IC-312 Technical Manual. 4. Turn on the FD-5 by sliding the power switch to the right .
Using the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer to create a calibration table 43 Using the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer to create a calibration table Requirements: ● Your FD-5 spectrodensitometer must be connected to the USB port on the IC-312 print controller. Turn on the device. If this is the first time you are connecting the device to the IC-312 print controller, the driver is automatically installed.
44 Chapter 3—Calibration 1. From the Tools menu, select Calibration or select the Calibration icon on the toolbar. 2. From the Measuring device drop-down list. select FD-5. The following message appears while the IC-312 print controller connects to the FD-5. To enable the IC-312 print controller to connect to the FD-5, you must now perform a white calibration on the FD-5, as follows: a. Attach the FD-5 to the Target Mask. b.
Creating calibration tables with the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer 45 c. Push down on the device until you hear a beep. A message appears on the monitor indicating that the device is calibrating. d. Release the device when you hear a beep indicating that the calibration is complete. 3. From the Tray drop-down list, select the tray from which you want to print. The paper size in the selected tray appears. Note: There is no need to change the default settings for Screening or Engine Calibration.
46 Chapter 3—Calibration 8. Place the calibration chart on a flat surface ready for scanning. 9. Click Next. The Measure Calibration page of the Calibration wizard appears. In this step you start to scan the calibration chart so that the device can measure each separation and find the point at which the toner appears on the paper. 10. Perform the following steps for each separation on the color calibration chart (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black).
Creating calibration tables with the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer 47 c. Press the measuring button. After approximately 1 second the device beeps. d. While pressing the measuring button, slide the instrument along the ruler from left to right. Note: Try to slide the instrument at a constant speed.
48 Chapter 3—Calibration Notes: ● If, at any stage, the scanning does not complete properly, click Reset and scan again. ● If an error occurs while scanning the chart, an alert message appears. Click OK and re-scan the chart. After the last color separation row (black) is successfully scanned, the Save page of the Calibration wizard appears. 11.
Troubleshooting calibration 49 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 might appear after calibration measurements. Run the calibration procedure again, and if the problem persists, contact your service representative. The i1 is not calibrated. Place it on the base and click OK to proceed.
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4 Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Printing a file to the IC-312 print controller 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: Option Description Windows Click Properties.
52 Chapter 4—Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS 2. Locate the IC-312 print controller, and double-click it. A list of all the shared folders, hot folders, and printers appears. 3. Double-click the desired hot folder—for example, HF_Print. 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 53 8. In the Print Driver window, click OK. The password-protected job is submitted to the network printer, which sends it to the IC-312 print controller for processing and printing. 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.
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5 Processing and printing from the Creo server File processing The IC-312 print controller features the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) RIP as a complementary workflow to the Configurable PostScript Interpreter (CPSI) RIP, enabling you to use the RIP that is appropriate for each job. The APPE RIP is particularly useful for PDF files that need transparencies and overprint handling. APPE RIP information is added to the job history and workspace.
56 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo 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 IC-312 print controller ● When a PDL file is located on a folder on the network or on external media, such as a USB flash drive ● When the desired file resides locally on the IC-312 print controller 1.
Resubmitting several jobs via a virtual printer 57 Note: Some RTP jobs might require reprocessing after you edit certain parameters. Resubmitting several jobs via a virtual printer Apply a modified set of parameters to selected jobs, and then resubmit the jobs for processing and printing. Requirements: A virtual printer must already have been created that contains the modified workflow for the jobs that you want to resubmit 1.
58 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo server ● Deleting pages ● Replacing specific pages of your job with pages from another job ● Merging one or more jobs with another job Note: The Job Editor tool always creates a new PDF file, combined with all the operations that have been applied by it, such as: merging jobs and replacing pages. Edited jobs with other than PDF formats cannot be saved to their original file type and will be saved as PDF type.
Proofing a job 59 1. In the Storage area, right-click the job whose pages you want to replace and select Job Editor. The Job Editor displays thumbnails of the selected job. 2. Click Replace Specific Pages. The Replace dialog box appears and displays the list of all non-VDP jobs in the Storage area. 3. Click the job that includes the replacement pages. 4. In the Replace pages boxes, type the page numbers of the pages that you want to replace. 5.
60 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo server Job Preview tool The Job Preview tool enables you to preview partially RIPed and fully RIPed jobs. The preview displays the final printed sheets and includes raster data and layout data.
Printing and reviewing color sets 61 ● Photos of people—Provides the best color and quality settings for jobs such as a family photo album ● Outdoor photos—Provides the best color and quality settings for jobs that mainly includes photos of landscapes ● Corporate documents—Provides the best color and quality settings for jobs that mostly comprise office documents, such as presentation files, Web pages, and files with charts and logos ● Commercial materials—Provides the best color and quality settin
62 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo server ● Outdoor photos_LTTR-Land-10P ● Corporate documents_LTTR-Land-10P ● Commercial materials_LTTR-Land-10P Note: The entire job is processed, but just the specified pages are printed. Collect your printouts and review them. Choose the sample file that achieved the best color results. Assigning a color set to your job After printing and reviewing the five sample files, you now need to assign the most appropriate color set to your original job.
Verifying the content of the job 63 1. Select an RTP job in the IC-312 print controller Storage area. 2. Right-click the job and select Export for Proofing. 3. Select if you want to export Pages, Booklets or All. If you selected Pages or Booklets, enter the page or booklet numbers and/or ranges separated by commas. Note: If you select an imposed job, you are asked to enter the number of Sheets instead of the number of Pages. 4. Click OK. 5.
64 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo server Files with missing external images or missing AFP resources cannot be processed unless the missing resources are found and inserted accordingly, or the relevant JT parameters are updated with the correct links. Performing an extended preflight check Checks the status of additional key components before the job is sent for printing. Fonts and Spot colors job components are not checked as part of the automatic preflight check.
Preflight report window 65 1. In the Storage area, right-click your job, and from the menu, select Preflight report. 2. In the Preflight Report window, click the desired report option —for example, HiRes—to see the results for that option. 3. (Optional) To print the report, click Print. 4. (Optional) To export the preflight report, perform the following actions: a. Click Export and browse to the desired location. b. Click Save. 5. Click Close.
66 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo server Preflight options If the spot color is Found, the CMYK values that are in the spot color dictionary are used and no values are displayed in the Values column. Exceptions External files AFP resources Lists the dynamic page exception commands found in the file Lists the missing and found high-resolution images. If wrong links to the high-resolution images folder exist, these are also listed.
Submitting urgent jobs 67 Show list All Found Missing Displays both missing and found options. Displays options that are found. Displays options that are missing. Submitting urgent jobs When a job is urgent, you can submit it for processing or printing and run it before other jobs. If you submit a rush job for processing while another job is being processed, the latter job pauses temporarily but retains its running status.
68 Chapter 5—Processing and printing from the Creo server In the queues or Storage area, right-click the job and select Run Immediately. The job appears with the rush status indicator at the top of the appropriate queue and runs immediately. Secure printing overview The IC-312 print controller enables you to protect sensitive data and control its printing.
6 Managing jobs Archiving and retrieving jobs To keep enough disk space free, archive 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 that 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.
70 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 71 controller, select Start > Run and connect to the destination IC-312 print controller. Log on using the new operator password. ● You cannot forward a job to another IC-312 print controller if files have never been RIPed on the destination IC-312 print controller. 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.
72 Chapter 6—Managing jobs ● 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.
Deleting records from the Accounting Viewer table 73 9. Click OK. You can select the customized view in the Accounting Viewer, in the View list. Deleting records from the Accounting Viewer table There are two ways to delete accounting records from the Accounting Viewer table: ● Clear all—Click the Clear all button in the Accounting Viewer. ● Clear Accounting Log—This is a quick way to delete all of the accounting records without having to open the Accounting Viewer. 1.
74 Chapter 6—Managing jobs 1. From the Info menu, select Accounting. 2. In the Accounting Viewer, filter the information as desired. 3. Click Export. 4. Locate the folder in which to save the report. 5. (Optional) Change the file name. 6. From the Files of Type drop-down list, select the file type to export. 7. Click Export. Click Print List to print the accounting information (filtered and sorted) to any connected printer.
7 Managing color Color management on the IC-312 print controller 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 the sheet.
76 Chapter 7—Managing color Note: You can override the CMOCA settings and make additional adjustments to the color settings in the IPDS printer setting or in the AFP tab of the virtual printer. Profiles Profiles are used to reproduce color from one device’s color space to another device's color space in a consistent manner. They provide the necessary information to convert color data between device‑dependent color spaces and device‑independent color spaces. You use profiles to color-manage your system.
Using the i1 spectrophotometer to measure a color chart and create a profile 77 Using the i1 spectrophotometer to measure a color chart and create a profile Requirements: ● The press must already be calibrated. ● The i1 spectrophotometer must be placed on its base and connected to the USB port on the IC-312 print controller. 1. From the Tools menu, select Profiling Tool. 2. Select Print and measure chart. 3. Click Next. 4. Perform the following actions: a.
78 Chapter 7—Managing color 1. Position the measurement device at the start of the white box in the strip. 2. Scan from the left white box across to the right white box. A green check mark is displayed when the measurement is successful. A red x mark is displayed if the measurement fails. c. Continue to scan the remaining strips on the color chart pages. 8. (Optional) To save the measurement file and load it at a later time, locate a folder and in the Save in box, type a name for the measurement file. 9.
Profiles 79 1. From the Tools menu, select Profiling Tool. 2. Select Print and measure chart. 3. Click Next. 4. Perform the following actions: a. In the Measuring device list, select the iSis as the measuring device that you will use to measure the color chart. b. In the Warm up copies box, select the number of copies of the warm-up file that you want to print. c. In the Tray list, select the tray in which the paper stock for which you want to create a profile is loaded. d.
80 Chapter 7—Managing color 12. To define the location for saving the destination profile, select one of the following options: ○ Profile Manager—The profile automatically appears in the Profile Manager area and in the job parameters window. ○ Other—The profile is saved in a specified location, and you can later import the profile to the Profile Manager area. 13. Click Save to save the profile. 14. In the message that appears, click OK. 15. Click Finish to close the Profiling Tool.
Profiles 81 6. Place the first page of the chart on the i1iO scanning table and click Start. 7. Perform the following actions to find the coordinates of three points (top left, bottom left, and bottom right) in the color measurement chart: a. Use the visor to position the i1iO scanning table on the color patch marked in red. b. Use the i1 measurement button to confirm the position. The scanning process starts 5 seconds after the third coordinate is available. 8.
82 Chapter 7—Managing color Using the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer to measure a color chart and create a profile Requirements: ● The press must already be calibrated. ● The Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer must be connected to the IC-312 print controller as follows: 1. Connect the FD-5 to the IC-312 print controller. 2. Attach the FD-5 to the Target Mask. 3. Correctly set the device on the White Calibration plate that has the same pairing number as the device. 4.
Profiles 83 Follow the procedure below to measure a color chart and create a profile using the Konica Minolta FD-5 spectrodensitometer. 1. From the Tools menu, select Profiling Tool. 2. Select Print and measure chart. 3. Click Next. 4. Perform the following actions: a. In the Measuring device list, select the FD-5 spectrodensitometer as the measuring device that you will use to measure the color chart. b. In the Warm up copies box, select the number of copies of the warm-up file that you want to print. c.
84 Chapter 7—Managing color d. While pressing the measuring button, slide the instrument along the ruler from left to right. Note: Try to slide the instrument at a constant speed. if the speed is too fast or too slow, an error may occur. e. When the specimen measuring port comes to the position where it touches the other end of the ruler's opening on the right, release the measuring button. When you release the measuring button the device beeps.
Creating a profile from existing color chart measurements 85 16. Click Finish to close the Profiling Tool. Creating a profile from existing color chart measurements The Profiling Tool is available only with the Profile Pack. Requirements: The press must already be calibrated. 1. From the Tools menu, select Profiling Tool. 2. Select Load existing measurements. 3. Click Next. 4. In the Paper Stock list, select the paper stock for the profile. 5.
86 Chapter 7—Managing color Troubleshooting profiling Resolve common problems that can occur during the profiling process. Message Information and solution Wrong measured strip The data received for the measured strip does not match the expected results for this strip. Make sure that you are measuring the correct strip. Perform one of the following actions: ● Click OK to measure the strip again. ● Click Cancel to continue the process. Strip measurement failed A red X icon appears.
Importing a source profile 87 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center. 2. In the Resource list, select Profile Manager. 3. Click the Destination Profile tab. 4. Click the Import button. The Import Destination ICC Profile window appears. 5. In the Destination profile area, click the Browse button. 6. Locate and select the required destination profile, and then click Open. The new destination name is displayed in the Destination Name box. 7. (Optional) Change the name of the destination. 8.
88 Chapter 7—Managing color Importing a device link profile 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center. The Resource Center window appears. 2. In the Resource list, select Profile Manager. 3. Click the Device Link Profile tab. 4. Click the Import button. The Import Device Link Profile window appears. 5. In the Device link profile area, click the Browse button. 6. Locate and select the required device link profile, and then click Open.
Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool 89 1. In the Resource Center, select Media and Color Manager. 2. In the Media Type column, select the media type from the list. 3. Under the Destination Profile column select from the list the desired profile to map to the media type. 4. Click Close. Next: To apply this profile to the media type in your job, in the job parameters window select Color > Color Flow. In the Destination area, select Linked in the Destination Profile list.
90 Chapter 7—Managing color Managing calibration tables Calibrations window You can edit and view all the calibration look-up tables (LUTs) that are stored on the IC-312 print controller, but you can only edit the latest LUT. You can find the calibration table information in Tools > Resource Center > Calibrations. Calibration table list None Jobs that have this option selected are processed and printed without using a calibration table. Normal (default table)—This is a default table and cannot be edited.
Calibration table Info Graph tab 91 This tab includes the following: ● Output Density Measured The values that are measured from the printed target. Target The expected values of the output density. Minimum Accepted The minimum measured value of the output density that is accepted for correction. ● Properties—The parameters selected when the calibration table was created.
92 Chapter 7—Managing color can view all the separations together by clicking the button that shows all four colors. Output Density The vertical axis represents the dot percentage values of the final output data (after applying the calibration table) that is sent to the printer. Input The horizontal axis represents the dot percentage values of the RTP file. Adding an entry to a calibration table You can review a calibration table to make sure that the curves are relatively smooth and continuous.
Spot Color Editor overview 93 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. A spot color can be allocated to a specific paper profile.
94 Chapter 7—Managing color Note: Some PANTONE colors in the PANTONE PLUS color dictionary have the same name as PANTONE colors in the legacy PANTONE color dictionary. Therefore, in the Spot Color Editor the word Plus was added to PANTONE PLUS color names to help you distinguish between colors in the two libraries. In the job parameters window, the Use Legacy Pantone Library check box enables you to select which PANTONE library you want to use.
Editing a spot color - Global Library 95 Editing a spot color - Global Library 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. Perform one of the following actions: ○ In the Color list, search for the desired color. ○ In the Spot color library 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. 3. Select the required color.
96 Chapter 7—Managing color Adding a spot color - Media type library Note: This option is only available with the Match Pack. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. Select the Media type library tab. 3. Select the required media type. 4. Click Apply (to the right of the above options). 5. Click + (Add). 6. In the Color name text box, type the new color name as it is in the original file.
Deleting a spot color - Media type library 97 8. Click Apply. The spot color is updated in the custom dictionary. 9. Click Close. Deleting a spot color - Media type library Note: This option is only available with the Match Pack. You can delete spot colors from the custom color dictionary per media type. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. Select the Media type library tab. 3. Select the required media type. 4. Click Apply (to the right of the above options). 5.
98 Chapter 7—Managing color 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. Requirements: ● Your spectrophotometer must be connected to the USB port on the IC-312 print controller. ● Calibrate the spectrophotometer by placing it on its plate. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2.
Selecting a spot color variation 99 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.
100 Chapter 7—Managing color 7. To select a different brightness setting for the selected color patch, click a color patch under Brightness. The K value of the selected color patch is increased or decreased according to your selection. 8. Click Select. 9. Click Apply. The spot color with the new values is added to the custom dictionary. 10. Click Close. Printing a spot color variation Print a spot color variation chart. Requirements: The printer must be connected. 1.
Protecting an RGB color as a spot color 101 Protecting an RGB color as a spot color The RGB spot workflow applies to graphic and text elements. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the Protect RGB tab. 3. Click Add. 4. In the Color name box, type a name for your color. 5. In the RGB source values column and the CMYK target values column, type the desired values, or select a spot color from Entire Predefined List. 6. Click Save. 7.
102 Chapter 7—Managing color Protecting a CMYK color as a spot color The CMYK spot workflow applies to graphic and text elements. 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click the Protect CMYK tab. 3. Click Add. 4. In the Color name box, type a name for your color. 5. In the CMYK source values column and the CMYK target values column, type the desired values, or select a spot color from Entire Predefined List. 6. Click Save. 7.
Creating and editing a gradation table 103 ● Sharp: Increases the contrast ● Warm: Sets the hues in the low densities to a bright reddish color Creating and editing a gradation table Correct gradation, brightness, and contrast in RTP files, and preview your changes before you send your job to print. 1. From the Tools menu, select Gradation. 2. Next to the Preview File box, click Browse. 3. Select the job that you want to preview, and then click Open.
104 Chapter 7—Managing color 6. To remove a point on the curve, select the point and then click Remove. 7. To reset the gradation curve to a 45° curve, click Reset. 8. To revert to the original gradation settings, click Revert. 9. To remove the last change you made to the gradation graph, click Undo. 10. To edit the brightness or contrast, move the slider. 11. To view gradation changes in your job, click Refresh. Changes are automatically applied to the displayed image in the After view.
Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up 105 3. Select Apply photo touch-up options. 4. Select one or more photo touch-up options. The image is corrected according to the selected options as follows: ● Exposure and color cast: Correct underexposure, overexposure, and minor color-cast problems in photos. ● Image noise: Reduce noise (such as granularity caused by high ISO settings) in a photo. ● Shadows and highlights: Bring out details in the dark and light areas of a photo.
106 Chapter 7—Managing color Printing with black toner Printing a job in grayscale mode 1. In the IC-312 print controller, open the job parameters window and select Color > Color Mode, and select Grayscale. 2. Click OK. Printing a job that contains grayscale RGB elements using black toner Requirements: Note: Regardless of the settings in the Toner Saving section, text elements that are defined as R=G=B=0 in the original file, are processed and printed as black only. 1.
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.
108 Chapter 8—Production workflows Imposition method Description Step and continue This method enables you to place different pages of a job on one sheet so that the sheet is filled to capacity. 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.
Previewing an imposition layout 109 Imposition method Description Folded signatures A signature is a large printed sheet of paper folded many times to form a section of a book, magazine, or pamphlet. As a unit, the signature usually contains from four to ninety-six pages, usually in multiples of four pages—for example, 4, 8, 16, 32, and so on. The size of the starting sheet depends on the number of pages in the signature. Previewing an imposition layout View your imposition layout and settings.
110 Chapter 8—Production workflows Printing a business card job Use the step-and-repeat imposition method to print multiple copies of the same business card on one printed sheet. Requirements: This example assumes that your job contains one-sided business cards that are 50 mm × 90 mm or 1.96 in. × 3.54 in., imposed on A3 or 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 Print virtual printer.
Printing a saddle-stitch job 111 12. Click the Preview button to preview the layout. The Preview window appears, displaying a schematic representation of your imposition layout.The layout of three columns by eight rows appears with no imposition conflict. 13. Leave the Preview window open, and, if necessary, drag it to the right. 14. Select the Marks parameter. 15. In the Marks list, select Crop marks.
112 Chapter 8—Production workflows 7. Change the position of the marks on the image by adjusting the values in the Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset boxes. 8. In the Mark color list, select the color for the mark. 9. Click the Spacing parameter. 10. In the Spacing area adjust the values for: ● Margins ● Horizontal gutter ● Vertical gutter ● Spine 11. In the Custom bleed size box, type 0.118 inches or 3 mm. 12. Click the Preview button.
Printing a folded signature job 113 6. Select the Nested-Saddle-Sheet per group check box, and type 4. Note: You might have blank pages in the last booklet of your job. The number of blank pages depends on how many pages are in the entire job, and how many sheets you set per group. 7. (Optional) Click Preview to preview the layout and page sequence of your job, and then click Close. 8. Click the Templates parameter. 9. In the Layout list, select Custom. 10. In the Columns list, select 2. 11.
114 Chapter 8—Production workflows 1. In the Storage area, double-click your job. 2. In the job parameters window, click the Print tab, and then click the Paper Stock parameter. 3. In the Paper Stock list, select the paper profile for your job. 4. Click the Imposition tab, and then click the Imposition method parameter. 5. In the Methods list, select Folded Signature. 6. Click the Templates parameter. 7. In the Layout list, select 16 Pg. Booklet Type7. 8. Click Preview. 9.
Folded signature templates 115 Folded signature templates The Imposition Template Builder provides many folded signature templates. The templates that you choose determine how the signature sheet is folded. Note: When duplicating and editing a predefined folded signature template, pagination might reset after editing. Make sure that the pagination is as expected in the Imposition template viewer section.
116 Chapter 8—Production workflows Imposition Template Builder tool Imposition Template Builder overview The Imposition Template Builder is available only with the Action Pack. The Imposition Template Builder enables you to define all imposition settings without having to adjust imposition parameters in the job parameters window. After you save a template in the Imposition Template Builder, you can apply it to a specific job using the Imposition tab in the job parameters window.
Creating an imposition template 117 IC-312 print controller automatically updates the imposition settings in your job according to the selected imposition template. In addition, when you create a template, the IC-312 print controller publishes the list of imposition templates via JMF. Via JDF, you can then select the desired imposition template by specifying the imposition template name. Creating an imposition template Use the Imposition Template Builder to create an imposition template.
118 Chapter 8—Production workflows 2. In the Method list, select an imposition method. You can select from the following methods: ● Saddle Stitch—A book-finishing technique in which the pages of a book are attached through stitching or stapling in the spine fold—for example, in brochures. ● Perfect Bound—A book-finishing technique in which the spine fold is trimmed and the edges of the gathered pages are roughened and glued together—for example, in hardcover books.
Imposition template viewer window 119 5. In the Layout area, type the number of columns and number of rows that you need. Note: The imposition method that you select determines the number of columns and rows that you can enter. For saddle stitch and perfect bound, you can place up to 64 pages on one sheet (8 × 8). For step and repeat and step and continue, you can place up to 625 pages on one sheet (25 × 25). 6. In the Type list, select Simplex or Duplex. 7.
120 Chapter 8—Production workflows Note: For the Cut&Stack imposition method, a Step & Repeat pagination is displayed. When applied to a job, a correct pagination preview is displayed, in the Job Parameters window. Buttons Notes: ● When Simplex is selected, only the Front view is available. ● Sheet size is set on the Imposition tab. The sheet size that appears in the template viewer is dynamic. It changes to accommodate the parameters that you choose.
Rotating both the front and back sides of a page 180° 121 1. Make sure that the Apply changes to front and back check box is clear. 2. Select the desired page. Note: To select multiple consecutive pages, click the first page, press and hold Shift, and then click the last page. Select multiple nonconsecutive pages by pressing and holding Ctrl as you click each page. The gray arrow on each page indicates the top of the page. The page number is indicated by the number that appears on each page. 3.
122 Chapter 8—Production workflows 2. Click the Page Number box, and type the number of the page that you want to move to the target location. 3. Press Enter. The page moves to its new location. Note: The page that was previously in the target location is not automatically moved to another location. To retain this page, manually move it to a new location.
Printing with mixed media 123 1. In the Imposition Template Builder window, click the Simulate button. 2. Click Browse. 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.
124 Chapter 8—Production workflows What type of document do you want to print? Use this option in the job parameters window Mixed size Parameters from file Mixed size with predefined tabs Parameters from file Mixed media Exceptions Dynamic page exceptions Exceptions from file Creating a rule set for mapping dynamic page exceptions Create a set of rules that maps dynamic page exceptions to a paper profile or an input tray. Rules are then selected in the job parameters window.
Printing dynamic page exceptions 125 4. Define a new rule according to the setpagedevice keys found in your file. What do you want to do? Map MediaType,MediaColor, MediaWeight, or PageSize keys to the paper profile. Here's how to do it a. On the Paper Profile tab, click the Add New Rules button. b. In the Add New Rule dialog box, in the From file area, select the setpagedevice keys defined in your file. c.
126 Chapter 8—Production workflows 1. In the Storage area, double-click your job. 2. Click Exceptions, and then click Exceptions From File. 3. In the Select Rules Set list, select the rule set that you created for your file. 4. (Optional) To verify or edit the mapping for the dynamic page exceptions, click File mapping. The File mapping results window appears. For each parameter that was defined in the file, a pass or fail icon indicates whether the mapping was successful. 5.
Setting custom page exceptions via the job parameters window 127 1. In the Storage area, double-click your job. The job parameters window appears. 2. Under Print, click Paper stock. The Parameters from file option is selected by default. Note: The IC-312 print controller automatically maps the paper sizes that are defined in the file to the paper that is loaded in the trays. The first paper size that is found in the file appears in the Paper size list. 3.
128 Chapter 8—Production workflows 1. In the Storage area, double-click your job. The job parameters window appears. 2. Click Exceptions. 3. Click Add (+) and then select the type of page exception that you want to add—for example, Front cover. 4. In the Advanced Options window, you can define print options for the page exceptions that you are assigning to your job by performing the following steps: a. To specify a different print method, click Print method. b.
Tabs plug-in window 129 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.
130 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.
Working with the Creo Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat 131 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.
132 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.
Adding tabs to a file 133 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. Adding tabs to a file Requirements: You can only add tabs to a PDF file or PostScript file.
134 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. 7. In the Text column, type the text for the tab. The tab appears in the thumbnail area.
Working with the Creo Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat 135 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. Next: In the job parameters window, under Print > Paper Stock select the Parameters from file option to print your document.
136 Chapter 8—Production workflows Managing tabs Changing the location of a tab 1. In the Storage area, right-click your unprocessed job, and select Job Preview. The job opens in Acrobat software. 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. The Tabs Printing window opens, displaying the Text Attributes tab. 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.
Removing a page or tab from the file 137 Removing a page or tab from the file 1. In the Storage area, right-click your unprocessed job, and select Job Preview. The job opens in Acrobat software. 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. The Tabs Printing window opens, displaying the Text Attributes tab. 3. Click the Content tab. 4. In the thumbnail area, right-click the page or tab that you want to remove, and select Remove.
138 Chapter 8—Production workflows Deleting saved tab settings 1. In the Storage area, right-click your unprocessed job, and select Job Preview. The job opens in Acrobat software. 2. From the Plug-Ins menu, select Tabs Printing. The Tabs Printing window opens, displaying the Text Attributes tab. 3. From the Saved Settings list, select the desired saved settings. 4. Click Delete.
Generating a corner mark and bar code 139 Generating a corner mark and bar code Generate a bar code, or corner mark, and print the finishing marks for a near-line finisher. Requirements: The job details that you are going to use must already be programmed on the near-line finisher. 1. Open the job parameters window for the desired job. 2. On the Finishing tab, select Near-line finisher. 3. In the Device list, select the finisher that you want to use—for example, Duplo DSF-2000.
140 Chapter 8—Production workflows Next: After your job finishes printing, place the pages in the near-line finisher. Working in IPDS mode IPDS overview Note: The IPDS workflow is available only with the Trans Pack. The Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) and the advanced function printing (AFP) format were developed to support the printing of transactional jobs with a high level of security.
Selecting the IPDS workflow mode 141 freeze status in the Incoming queue, until switching back to File Submission mode. ● The Import button and also most of the IC-312 print controller's tools such as calibration, job preview, gradation and more are unavailable. Some stay accessible, for example—the resource center, spot colors editor and job alerts. Selecting the IPDS workflow mode Note: The IPDS workflow is available only with the Trans Pack. 1.
142 Chapter 8—Production workflows Creating and editing an IPDS printer Note: The IPDS workflow is available only with the Trans Pack. 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center. 2. From the Resource list, select IPDS Printers. 3. Click the New button to add a new printer, or the Edit button to edit an existing printer. Note: To edit an existing printer, select the required printer and then click the Edit button. 4. In the Name box, type a name for the new printer that you want to add.
IPDS printer parameters 143 1. Create a Print Services Facility (PSF) TCP/IP printer. This printer will be used as the IC-312 print controller IPDS printer. 2. Set the following options for the PSF TCP/IP printer: a. Enter the IC-312 print controller IP address. b. Enter 5001 for the TCP/IP IPDS port of the IC-312 print controller. IPDS printer parameters Note: The IPDS workflow is available only with the Trans Pack.
144 Chapter 8—Production workflows Parameter Option Description Setup Setup Provides the following options: ● Emulation—This option defines the characteristics of the IPDS printer emulated by the IC-312 print controller. When the host inquires to determine which IPDS printer is connected, the IC-312 print controller reports this value to the host in a device reply. Certain emulations are used for more than one printer. The default option is 4322.
Working in IPDS mode 145 Parameter Option Description Resource capture Resource capture Provides the following options: Layout Cut sheet emulation ● Capture fonts ● Capture data objects Provides the following options: ● ● Use cut sheet emulation, provides the following options: ○ Auto (According to host)—Settings are automatically taken from the IPDS host. ○ On—The cut sheet option is always turned on regardless of the settings on the IPDS host.
146 Chapter 8—Production workflows Parameter Option Description PDF overlay Path for PDF overlay Provides the following options: ● Front PDF overlay—Enables you to locate a PDF file that will be used to overlay the front page. ● Back PDF overlay—Enables you to locate a PDF file that will be used to overlay the back page. Note: For wide configuration presses, you can print 2-up and N‑up. The PDF overlay is applied per page, and must be designed in the page size.
Working in IPDS mode 147 Parameter Option Description Marks and barcodes Marks and barcodes Enables you to add a mark set that was defined in the Resource Center, and define on which sheets the marks appear.
148 Parameter Chapter 8—Production workflows Option Description Face down Delivers the job face down Quality parameters Note: The IPDS workflow is available only with the Trans Pack. Parameter Option Description Quality Image quality Provides the following options: ● Normal—Processes the image in the job according to the standard resolution of the printer. ● High—Improves the quality of low resolution images in a job.
Working in IPDS mode 149 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.
150 Parameter Chapter 8—Production workflows Option Description Color text sharpening—Reduces the toner on the edge of color text objects to reduce the blur. Text smoothing— Smooths jagged edges of solid text and graphics. Note: This option is not available when the resolution (selected in the Resolution tab) is set to 1200 dpi. Screening Screening Converts images, graphics and text into information that can be printed (halftone dots).
Working in IPDS mode Parameter 151 Option Description Image halftone screen Provides the following options: Note: If you select the Dot 2, Line 1 or Line 2 options for a job that will be printed, make sure that you also select Permission in the Image Quality Setting screen on the printer's touch panel.
152 Parameter Chapter 8—Production workflows Option Description Text/graphics halftone screen Provides the following options: Note: If you select the Dot 2, Line 1 or Line 2 option for a job that will be printed, make sure that you also select Permission in the Image Quality Setting screen on the printer's touch panel.
Working in IPDS mode Parameter 153 Option Description CMOCA defaults Enables you to adjust the AFP color settings. Provides the following options: ● Use tone transfer curve settings ● Use ICC profiles embedded in objects container data In case Audit profiles is equal to instruction profile: Color mode ● Use direct path ● Perform Color Management CMYK Prints the job in color using the cyan, magenta, yellow and black toners. This is the color mode set for printing all jobs.
154 Parameter Chapter 8—Production workflows Option Description Gradation Provides the following predefined options: ● None—The printer applies maximum dry ink coverage. This is the default setting. ● Cool—Blue tones appear clearer. ● Lively—Increases the color saturation. ● Saturated—Increases the strength (chroma or purity). ● Sharp—Increases the contrast. ● Warm—Sets the hues in the low densities to a bright reddish color.
Working in IPDS mode Parameter 155 Option Description Print RGB grays using black toner Prints RGB gray text, images, and graphics with black toner only. This option makes the blacks richer and darker. You can select from the following: ● For text ● For text and graphics ● For text, graphics, and images In addition, you can Apply only when R, G, B values are the same.
156 Parameter Chapter 8—Production workflows 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 printer you are using.
Working in IPDS mode Parameter 157 Option Description but the relationship between the colors does not change. ● Emulate source paper tint Use CMOCA settings—Select this method for using CMOCA-defined rendering intent (triplet X'95') instead of virtual printer defaults. If the rendering intent is not defined by the CMOCA, virtual printer default per CMYK is still used. Emulates the original paper tint if the tint is included in the profile.
158 Parameter Spot color Chapter 8—Production workflows Option Description Destination Profile Provides the following options: Spot color ● bizhub_PRESS_C1100_C1085—Uses the predefined destination profile that is most suitable for the printer ● Linked—Uses the destination profile that was linked using the Media and Color Manager in the Resource Center Provides the following options: ● Spot library—Applies the CMYK values that are defined in the spot color dictionaries.
Working with Job Definition Format Parameter Option Protected Colors CMYK 159 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.
160 Chapter 8—Production workflows about the progress of JDF jobs and gives management information systems the active ability to query devices about the status of processes being executed or getting ready to be executed The IC-312 print controller consumes and executes JDF jobs in which the JDF includes job ticket parameters such as contact information, number of copies, and media information.
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 jobs. The settings defined for the scan box determine where and in what format the scanned jobs are saved.
162 Chapter 9—Scanning documents 5. Click Next to accept the specified destination folder for the Remote Scan Application (RSA) installation files. The RSA is installed on your Windows computer. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Finish to restart your computer. Installing the Remote Scan Application in the Mac OS 1. From the Go menu, select Connect to Server. 2. In the Server Address box, type the name of the IC-312 print controller, and then click Connect. 3.
Creating a scan box 163 The Remote Scan Application is installed on your Mac computer, and an icon appears on your desktop. Creating a scan box From your computer, create a scan box in the IC-312 print controller storage. Requirements: The exact name of the IC-312 print controller to which you want to connect Scanned jobs are saved to a scan box in the IC-312 print controller storage. You can also save a copy of your scanned jobs to a folder on the network.
164 Chapter 9—Scanning documents 4. Click ScanBox Manager. 5. Click Add. 6. In the Scan Box Name box, type a name for the scan box. 7. In the Network Path box, perform one of the following actions to specify where you want to save copies of the scanned jobs. Note: The Automatic Copy check box, which is selected by default, enables you to save copies of your scanned jobs to a folder on the network. ○ Type the location of the destination folder.
Creating a scan box 165 8. In the File Type list, select the format in which you want to save the copies of your scanned jobs. 9. (Optional) To password-protect your scan box, perform the following actions: a. Select Security. b. Select the Secure Scan Box check box. c. In the New Passwords box, type a password. d. In the Verify New Passwords box, type the new password again. 10.
166 Chapter 9—Scanning documents Scanning a document on the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100/C1085 If you don't want to use one of the default scan boxes, use the Remote Scan Application to create a scan box. 1. On the printer touch screen, touch the Scan button. 2. Touch the HDD button. 3. Touch the scan box to which you want to save your scanned jobs. 4. Touch Scan Settings. 5. Using the touch screen keyboard, define the settings for your scanned jobs—for example, paper size and resolution. 6.
Saving scanned jobs to your computer 167 IC-312 print controller. After you scan a job, you can also save it to a different location. 1. Open the Remote Scan Application. 2. In the Server Name or IP box, type the name of the server connected to the printer that you used for scanning. 3. Click Connect. The connect icon changes from red to green, indicating that you are connected to the server. 4. In the ScanBox list, select the scan box that your scanned jobs are in.
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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.
170 Chapter 10—Variable data printing jobs controller 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.
About PDF/VT file formats 171 About PDF/VT file formats The PDF/VT file format is designed to enable variable document printing (VDP) in a variety of environments. PDF/VT documents contain the final content elements and associated metadata, but not any variables or templates. The predecessor standard ISO 16612-1:2005 specified the PPML/VDX formats based on PDF 1.4. However, this older standard was missing several PDF features and relied on constructs external to PDF.
172 Chapter 10—Variable data printing jobs 1. From the Tools menu, select Resource Center. 2. In the Resource list, select Reusable Elements management. Your VDP jobs are listed in the left pane. In the right pane, all of the reusable elements that are associated with your job are listed. 3. Select the elements that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
11 Job parameters Print tab in the job parameters window Edit print parameters for your job. Parameter Option Description Paper stock Paper stock Provides the following options: ● Parameters from file—Maps the paper parameters according to one of the following options: ○ Paper profile available in the trays ○ Auto rule set ○ Custom rule set Clicking File mapping displays the mapping results and enables you to edit the parameters.
174 Parameter Copies and pages Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Tab kick-out Kick out unused tabs—Enables you to select the sub-tray in which to send unused tabs Number of copies The number of copies that you want to print. Print range The print range that you want to print: Note: For step-and-repeat imposed jobs, the number of copies is defined according to pages or sheets.
Print tab in the job parameters window 175 Parameter Option Description Layout Scaling Provides the following options: ● Manual—Increases or decreases the image size according to the percentage that you enter. Note: The default option, 100%, prints the original image size. Scaling is not applied. ○ ● Do not affect imposition marks—Scales the page without changing the location of the imposition marks Fit to output sheet size—Fits the image to the selected paper size.
176 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Align back with front Enables you to apply the front settings to both the front and back.
Imposition tab in the job parameters window 177 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—Imposition parameters are not available, and the thumbnail viewer does not display an image. This is the default option. ● 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.
178 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description same sheet. The booklets are arranged in the cut-and-stack method. ○ ● Size Nested Saddle - Sheet per group—A book-finishing technique that combines the saddle-stitch imposition method and the perfect bound imposition method. As with saddle stitching, pages are grouped together and stapled or stitched across a common center fold. The saddle groups are then stacked one on top of another and glued, as with perfect binding.
Imposition tab in the job parameters window Parameter 179 Option Description Print method Provides the following options for how the document will be printed: ● Simplex Note: This option is not available for the saddle-stitch and perfect bound imposition methods. Binding selection ● Duplex HTH ● Duplex HTT Note: This option is available only if the imposition method is either Saddle stitch or Perfect bound and the template is 2 x 1, 2 x 2, 4 x 2, or 4 x 4.
180 Chapter 11—Job parameters Parameter Option Description Marks 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: ○ 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 181 Parameter Option Description Signature marks Mode Enables you to print a mark on the front or back of a folded signature. Signature marks help in assembling printed signatures for binding in the correct order. Provides the following options: First Mark Position ● Off—Signature marks are not selected. ● Auto—Automatically calculates the position and offset of the mark.
182 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Spine Description Note: This option is available only when the imposition method is set to Perfect Bound. Determines where the signatures are joined at the center fold and then stitched or bound. The value that you enter depends on the paper size that you choose. Bleed ● Extends part or all of the printed image beyond the trimming boundary. ● Ensures that an inaccurate cutting will not leave undesired white space at the edge of the page.
Quality tab in the job parameters window Parameter 183 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. See also: Imposition overview on page 107 Quality tab in the job parameters window Apply settings to improve the quality of image, graphics, and text elements in your job.
184 Chapter 11—Job parameters 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.
Quality tab in the job parameters window 185 Parameter Option Description Screening Screening Converts images, graphics and text into information that can be printed (halftone dots). The human eye “smooths out” this information, which seems visually consistent with the original picture. Thus, the more lines per inch, the more natural the image appears. Screening is achieved by printing dots in numerous shapes or lines in an evenly spaced pattern.
186 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Text/graphics halftone screen Provides the following options: Note: If you select the Dot 2, Line 1 or Line 2 option for a job that will be printed, make sure that you also select Permission in the Image Quality Setting screen on the printer's touch panel.
Color tab in the job parameters window 187 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: ● —Prints the job in color using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner. ● Grayscale—Prints the job as black and white using black toner only.
188 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters 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 printer you are using.
Color tab in the job parameters window Parameter Color adjustments 189 Option Description Emulate source paper tint Emulates the original paper tint if the tint is included in the profile. Notes: ● If you select Emulate source paper tint, you cannot select Preserve pure CMY colors. ● If the job is simplex, only the front side will be printed using the tint emulation. ● If you select Emulate source paper tint, Absolute is used as the rendering intent.
190 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Contrast Controls the difference between the light tones and the dark tones in your image. The options range from Less, which makes the job 10% lighter to More, which makes the job 10% darker. Contrast is generally used to make last-minute adjustments to the job after proofing. By adjusting the Contrast setting, you can control the difference between the light tones and the dark tones in your image.
Color tab in the job parameters window Parameter 191 Option Description Print RGB grays using black toner Prints RGB gray text, images, and graphics with black toner only. This option makes the blacks richer and darker. You can select from the following: ● For text ● For text and graphics ● For text, graphics, and images In addition, you can select Apply only when R, G, B values are the same.
192 Parameter Calibration Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description RGB Use protected RGB values—Retains RGB colors as defined in the Spot Color Editor. Gray Use protected gray values—Retains gray colors as defined in the Spot Color Editor. Linked Uses the calibration table that was created for the media type and screening method selected for your job Normal This table is used if a calibration table has not been created for the media type, weight, and screening method that you are using.
Finishing tab in the job parameters window Parameter 193 Option Description Stapler sub tray ● Multi hole punch—This option is available only if the multi hole punch module is connected. ● Punch—The values vary according to the type of punch unit connected. The number of holes is 2, 3, or 4. ● Staples Stapler Main tray Stapler Fold tray ○ None ○ Rear ○ Front ○ Dual ● Multi hole punch—This option is available only if the multi hole punch module is connected.
194 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Multi fold sub tray ● Fold type ○ Tri-fold-in ○ Tri-fold-out ○ Double parallel fold ○ Gate fold
Finishing tab in the job parameters window Parameter 195 Option Description Multi fold main tray ● Fold type ○ Half fold ○ Z fold ○ Tri-fold-in ○ Tri-fold-out ○ Double parallel fold ○ Gate fold
196 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Multi Tri-fold-in Saddle stitch sub tray Multi hole punch—This option is available only if the multi hole punch module is connected. Saddle stitch main tray ● Center Staples—Staples the center of the booklet ● Trim Stacker Sub Tray Multi hole punch—This option is available only if the multi hole punch module is connected. Stacker Main Tray ● Multi hole punch—This option is available only if the multi hole punch module is connected.
Finishing tab in the job parameters window Parameter 197 Option Description Perfect binder main tray The perfect binder provides the following options: ● Pull Cover from—Enables you to select the tray that contains the paper on which the cover will be printed ● Cover content ○ Blank/Preprinted—Cover is not printed as part of the job ○ Compose from file (Simplex)— Front and back covers are part of the file and should be composed and printed on the outside of the cover sheet ○ Compose from file
198 Parameter Print order Chapter 11—Job parameters Option ● Trim ● Priority Print ● Clicking Shift Settings enables you to shift the image on your cover horizontally and vertically. Collation Collated—Prints a complete copy of the job before the first page of the next copy is printed. Delivery Sets the print order from back to front. Print order Near-Line Finisher Description Device ● Face up—Delivers the job face up. ● Face down—Delivers the job face down.
Finishing tab in the job parameters window Parameter Option Description Generate corner mark Select Generate corner mark to print correct corner marks on sheets. The long line is parallel with the lead edge of a sheet and the short line is perpendicular to the lead edge of a sheet. 199 The SCC measures distance both horizontally and vertically. Based on measured distance, SCC manages slit positions, cut positions, and crease positions.
200 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Marks and barcodes Description Enables you to add a mark set that was defined in the Resource Center, and define on which sheets the marks appear. Provides the following options: ● All—Prints the marks on each sheet in your job. ● Repetition—Prints the marks according to the frequency that you define—for example, if you set the repetition to 3, the marks will be printed every third sheet.
Exceptions tab in the job parameters window 201 Exceptions tab in the job parameters window Add and delete page exceptions and inserts Parameter Option Exceptions Description Note: When imposition is enabled, the range is indicated in sheets, otherwise it is indicated in pages. Define the type of exception for your job. ● Page range/Sheet range—Type the range of /sheets for the exception. ● Sets range—Type the range of sets for the exception programming.
202 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Exceptions from File Provides the following options: ● Select Rule Set—Enables you to select a rule set, which was created for a file that includes dynamic page exceptions, and assign the rule set to your job.
Services tab in the job parameters window Parameter 203 Option Description Gallop Enables you to start printing a long job, usually VDP, while the job is still being spooled and processed. 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.
204 Parameter Preflight Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Sheet number and side (front/back) Prints the sheet number and side (front or back) in the margin of the sheets. Date and time Prints the date and time in the margin of the sheets. ISO conformance level Prints the ISO conformance level in the margin of the sheets— for example, Validation Print according to ISO 12647-7. Printer description Prints the name and model of the printer in the margin of the sheets.
Services tab in the job parameters window 205 Parameter Option Description Split to sets Split to sets Splits static jobs, such as PostScript, PDF, or large VDP jobs that do not have a booklet structure into booklets. Notes: Fixed size sets ● This option is not applicable for VDP jobs that already have a booklets structure. ● The Split to Sets parameter splits job into several logical parts.
206 Parameter Chapter 11—Job parameters Option Description Account Tracking Account tracking is used for accounting management and permission control for groups and multiple users ● Section name—Enter the section name (up to 8 alphanumeric characters). ● Password—Enter the password (up to 8 alphanumeric characters). Summary tab in the job parameters window View all of the information from the job parameters window for a specific job.
12 Setting up your Creo 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 Workflow Mode Enables you to select from the following options: Note: This tab is only visible with the Trans Pack.
208 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server Option Description Remote Tools Setup Provides the following options: ● Enable WebViewer—Enables you to use the Web Viewer to connect from your computer to the IC-312 print controller via the network. ● Enable Remote Connection—Enables you to open an actual workspace for a selected server on your computer and import jobs, print jobs, preview jobs, and perform certain workflows.
Preferences window 209 Option Description Security If the Auto log on check box is selected, you can open the workspace automatically as an operator without logging on each time. Notes: ● You can log on as an operator or as a guest if neither the Auto log on check box nor the Disable guest connection check box are selected. You must enter a password. ● The security options don't change how you log on to Windows.
210 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server Option Description Configuration Backup Enables you to back up your system configuration to a local hard drive or network drive, and then restore the configuration later. IPDS Settings Enable end of Job timeout—If the IPDS host does not send a Define Group Boundary, this option sets the time out Note: This tab is only visible with the Trans to close the job on the IC-312 print controller. If the job is Pack.
Preferences window 211 Option Description Print 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 held jobs in the Print queue Note: This option moves the next job to the top of the print queue and saved valuable production time.
212 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server Option Description General Defaults Provides the following options: UI Customization ● Default Image Size —Enables you to select the default page size to be used when the system is unable to determine the page size of the imported job. ● Default archive path—Enables you to set the default path that is displayed when you archive jobs.
Setting up a virtual printer 213 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. Click OK. d.
214 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server Virtual printers are used for automating workflows, which then define job streaming. A virtual printer contains preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer. Because there is no need to reset job settings for each job, printing is more efficient. The default virtual printers are: ● Print Files sent to this printer are automatically processed and immediately sent for printing.
Restoring the settings for a default virtual printer 215 7. (Optional) Select the Override PPD parameters check box if you would like the virtual printer settings to override the parameters set in the PPD file. 8. (Optional) In the Comments box, type any comment regarding the virtual printer parameters. 9. Click Edit to change the job parameters of your new virtual printer. Note: If you don't edit the job parameters, the settings of the new virtual printer are taken from the printer on which it was based.
216 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server Best practices for maximizing performance Maximize performance for all file types. Performance will be improved for files whose job parameters include the following settings: ● Delete printed jobs from storage check box and Delete failed jobs from storage check box are selected. ● Gallop is selected. ● Print order is 1-N. ● Cut and stack imposition method is not active.
Creating a custom mark set 217 Once you save a mark set, you can apply it to your job via the job parameters window. Creating a custom mark set Create a custom mark set for your job. The IC-312 print controller includes a set of predefined marks. These marks can not be edited or deleted. 1. In the Resource Center window, from the Resource list, select Mark Sets. 2. To create a new mark set, click Add Mark Set . A new mark set is created and assigned the name Custom Mark (by default). 3.
218 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server Adding a barcode Add a barcode to a mark set, and define the barcode data code in the Resource Center window. The IC-312 print controller provides four predefined types of barcodes: ● Code 39—An alphanumeric barcode of up to 50 characters. ● EAN-8—A numeric barcode of up to eight numbers. Seven numbers are custom numbers that you select and one number is determined by the barcode engine. ● Interleaved 2 of 5—A numeric barcode of up to 50 numbers.
Using mark sets 219 8. In the Enter a barcode value area, type the barcode value according to the requirements of the type of barcode that you selected. 9. Define variable information for a barcode—for example, the total number of booklets or the sheet number—by performing the following actions: a. Type the number sign # where you want to define a variable. b. In the table, select the barcode number, and select the variable information that you want the barcode to include. c.
220 Chapter 12—Setting up your Creo server 12. Select a reference point for the x-coordinate and y-coordinate that you defined for the barcode position. 13. (Optional)To rotate the barcode on the sheet, select a value. Next: You can assign a mark set to your job in the job parameters window by selecting Finishing > Marks and barcodes. Maintaining your settings Backing up the configuration You can back up your configuration to a local hard disk, or DVD.
Tools for maintaining your system 221 Note: Restore can only be implemented for the same software version. 1. From the File menu, select Preferences. The Preferences window appears. 2. In the Preferences window, under Administrator, select Configuration Backup. 3. In the Restore configuration area, click Browse. The Open dialog box appears. 4. Locate the folder in which you backed up the configuration. 5. Select the file, and then click Open. 6. Click Start Restore. 7.
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13 Working with Creo server tools Remote Site Manager overview The Remote Site Manager enables a site manager to monitor the status of the IC-312 print controller and other Creo servers connected to printers on a network. It also enables you, the site manager, to operate these servers from a remote computer.
224 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools 6. Click Save. Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows 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. Click OK. 4.
Adding Creo servers to the Remote Site Manager 225 Adding Creo servers to the Remote Site Manager Using the Remote Site Manager software, set up servers via the Remote Site Manager Setup window. You can add up to 15 Creo servers. 1. On the taskbar, right-click the Remote Site Manager icon. 2. From the menu that appears, select Setup. A message notifies you that you need to add a server before using the EZ Connect tool. 3. Click OK. The Remote Site Manager Setup window appears. 4.
226 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools On your desktop, click Start > Programs > Creo Server > Remote Site Manager > Uninstall V1_0. Removing the Remote Site Manager in Mac OS X Requirements: Note: You must exit both the Remote Site Manager and the Remote Workspace applications before you uninstall the Remote Site Manager.
Connecting to the Remote Workspace 227 Connecting to the Remote Workspace Requirements: Make sure that you have activated the remote connection option on the IC-312 print controller. 1. On the taskbar, right-click the Remote Site Manager icon. 2. In the menu that appears, select one of the servers. The Remote Workspace window of that server appears. 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.
228 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools ● Microsoft Office XP ● Microsoft Office 2003 ● Microsoft Office 2007 ● Microsoft Office 2010 Installing the Office Hot Folder tool Requirements: Microsoft Office must be installed on your computer in order to work with Office Hot Folder tool. 1. On the IC-312 print controller, locate the D:\Utilities\PC Utilities folder. 2. Double-click the Office_HF.exe file.
Remote Job Ticket software 229 1. In the Creo Office hot folders window, select the hot folder that you want to use to submit your file. 2. Drag the file to the hot folder. Your file is automatically processed and printed according to the hot folder workflow. Remote Job Ticket software Remote Job Ticket overview The Remote Job Ticket software enables you to create a Job Definition Format (JDF) file.
230 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools Note: Custom imposition templates, including the pre-defined Folded Signature imposition templates, cannot be previewed from the Remote Job Ticket software. Language settings The Remote Job Ticket software displays the language of your computer's Windows operating system.
Creating and managing job tickets 231 Creating and managing job tickets Creating a job ticket in Windows 1. From the Start menu, select Programs > Creo Server > Remote Job Ticket > Remote Job Ticket V1_0. The Remote JT window opens. 2. To add a server, perform the following actions: a. From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From > Setup. b. In the Setup window, click Add. c. In the Server Name box, type the name of the server that you want to add. d.
232 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools Creating a job ticket in Mac OS X 1. From the Applications folder, navigate to /Creo_Tools/ Remote_Job_Ticket/ and double click the Remote_Job_Ticket icon. The Remote JT window opens. 2. To add a server, perform the following actions: a. From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From > Setup. b. In the Setup window, click Add. c. In the Server Name box, type the name of the server that you want to add. d.
Submitting a file with job ticket for printing 233 1. From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From. 2. In the list that appears, click the server from which you want to load job parameters. A check mark appears next to the selected server, and the Remote Job Ticket software loads the appropriate job parameters window. Submitting a file with job ticket for printing Requirements: You can only submit a file for printing with a job ticket that contains the required job parameters. 1.
234 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools 9. Click Save, and then close the Remote JT window. Note: When you edit and save Creo server job parameters settings from within Prinergy, the settings are applied only to your current job and not saved for future jobs. 10. From the Submit to Digital Print window, click Submit to send the file to be processed and printed. Note: Select Submit to Press Immediately, to send the file as soon as you click Submit.
Adding a server 235 Adding a server 1. From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From . 2. Click the Add button. 3. In the Server Name box, type a name for the server that you want to use. 4. In the IP / Host Name box, type the IP address or host name of the server that you want to use. 5. Click Add. 6. Click OK. The new server appears in the list. Removing a server Requirements: The Remove button is available only if the list of servers contains more than one server. 1.
236 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools Note: If you have already changed the location, the Default JDF Location box displays the location that you selected previously. 2. In the Default JDF Location box, click Browse and select the desired location. 3. Click OK. 4. In the Preferences dialog box, click OK. Job tickets that you create from now on are saved in the new location.
Removing the Remote Job Ticket from Windows 237 A new version of the Remote Job Ticket software, and/or a new set of job parameters available on the loaded server, is installed on your computer. Removing the Remote Job Ticket from Windows On your desktop, click Start > Programs > Creo Server > Remote Job Ticket > Uninstall Remote Job Ticket V1_0. Removing the Remote Job Ticket from Mac OS X Requirements: Note: You must exit the Remote Job Ticket software before you can uninstall it.
238 Chapter 13—Working with Creo server tools 5. Type 1. 6. On the remote computer, change the Network settings to support TCP/IPv6. 7. Reboot the remote computer. 8. Reconnect the Remote Job Ticket application and continue the set up as usual.
14 Troubleshooting Job History window The Job History window lists all of the messages 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 Date & Time Stage Message The job's file name. The user that sent the file to print.
240 Chapter 14—Troubleshooting Handling alerts and jobs If your job has failed or is frozen, you can view an alert message about the failed or frozen job. 1. In the workspace, do one of the following: ○ In the Print Queue, click the frozen icon next to the frozen job. that appears ○ In the Storage area click the failed icon next to the frozen job. that appears ○ Select the job with the failed or frozen icon and then click on the toolbar.
Aborting a job 241 Aborting a job Requirements: A job that is processing or printing. Right-click the running job in one of the queues, and select Abort and then click Yes. The job moves from the queue to the Storage area. The Aborted status is assigned to the job, and the next job in the queue starts running. Resume printing Resume printing an aborted job. Right-click the aborted job in the Storage area, and select Resume printing. The job continues printing from the last page that was printed.
242 Chapter 14—Troubleshooting Printing system messages Print a list of system messages from the Message Viewer window. 1. From the Info menu, select Messages Viewer. 2. Filter and sort the message list as desired. ○ Click any message type icon—for example, Error filter out such messages. ○ Click a column header to sort the list by that column. —To 3. Click Print List. The Print window is displayed. 4. Set the printing options as desired, and click OK.
15 Glossary 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.
244 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.
245 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. color management A process that aims to control the representation of colors across a variety of output devices so that the colors that are generated appear consistent.
246 Chapter 15—Glossary contrast The ratio between the light tones and the dark tones in an image. If you increase the contrast, highlights become lighter while shadows become darker. conventional screening A method of screening in which an image is broken down into a series of dots of varying sizes that are placed in a rigid grid pattern. Color images are separated into the four process colors, and individual screens of color are created and then skewed at angles to reproduce the image in print.
247 measure films while a reflection densitometer is used to measure photographs and ink laydown on press sheets. density A measurement of the ability of light to be absorbed by an ink and paper combination. A darker tone has a higher density than a lighter tone. density range The range of density from highlight to shadow on a film negative or positive or on the printed image. It is calculated as the mathematical difference between the densities of the darkest and the lightest tone values.
248 Chapter 15—Glossary dot area The percentage of an area covered by halftone dots, ranging from no dots at 0 percent to a solid ink density at 100 percent. The size of a single dot is stated in a percentage of the area it occupies. dot gain A printing effect which results in dots being printed larger than they should be. It occurs as a result of ink spreading on the printed page, and if not compensated for, can lead to an image appearing too dark.
249 halftone screen On halftone output, the fine grid that positions the halftone dots. job flow The job parameter settings of selected virtual printers, which are automatically applied to all jobs printed using those virtual printers. These settings determine how a sent or imported file is processed. For example, a file sent to a virtual printer with a Process & Print job flow will be RIPed, printed, and stored in the Storage Folder.
250 Chapter 15—Glossary PPD (PostScript Printer Description) A file specification set by Adobe Systems, Inc. It contains outputdevice-specific information, including fonts, line screens, offset margins, supported page sizes, and so on. pre-separated file A PDF, PostScript, or TIFF file that contains a separate page for each color in a document. A standard process color job would have four pages—one for each process color.
251 RGB Abbreviation for the additive primaries—red, green, and blue. These colors are the predominant colors in the visible light spectrum that the human eye can detect. The RGB colors are used, for example, in video monitors, scanners, and other devices in which the light is direct and not reflected. rich black A black area to which layers of other inks, referred to as support screens or booster colors, have been added to make the color as dark as possible.
252 Chapter 15—Glossary smooth scaling The ability to maintain the same detail and smoothness with different degrees of enlargement. Smooth scaling allows you to scale up low-resolution images without creating a jagged appearance. 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.
253 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.
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