Canon ColorPASS-Z5000, Printing Manual

Page 1: ...ColorPASS Z5000 PRINTING GUIDE I N C L U D E S F I E R Y S O F T W A R E...

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Page 7: ...3 Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4 0 1 15 Working with custom page sizes in Windows NT 4 0 1 19 Setting options and printing from Windows 2000 1 22 Working with custom page sizes in Wind...

Page 8: ...eeForm 4 5 Printing simulations 4 10 Printing duplex pages 4 10 Scanning from the copier 4 11 Fiery Scan color conversion settings 4 11 Using Fiery Scan 4 11 Chapter 5 Downloading Files and Fonts Usin...

Page 9: ...options A 14 Appendix B Font List PostScript printer fonts B 1 Adobe Type 1 fonts B 1 TrueType fonts B 5 Appendix C Troubleshooting Maintaining optimal system performance C 1 Troubleshooting C 2 Gener...

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Page 11: ...ch enables an operator to manage all jobs sent to the ColorPASS Some of the job management features of the Command WorkStation are also available from Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Although it ma...

Page 12: ...the User Software CD It also explains how to connect each user to the network The Printing Guide describes the printing features of the ColorPASS for users who send jobs via remote workstations on the...

Page 13: ...ter It interprets the instructions generated by the application software merges those instructions with printer specific PPD options you specify and translates all that information into PostScript a l...

Page 14: ...printing on the network If your site has an operator who controls all printing you may have access to the Hold queue only In this case all jobs you send are spooled to the ColorPASS and held until the...

Page 15: ...tion on how to connect to the ColorPASS over the network install printer drivers and install the Fiery utilities see Getting Started Printing from applications Once you have installed the ColorPASS pr...

Page 16: ...see Getting Started TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT FROM WINDOWS 95 98 ME USING THE ADOBE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and click Printers 2 Select the icon for...

Page 17: ...these and other print options see Appendix A NOTE If paper loaded in the selected drawer is a different size orientation and or media type than that of the job you are sending the ColorPASS displays a...

Page 18: ...y advanced color management features such as Rendering Style click Expert Settings and proceed to step 6 otherwise skip to step 8 6 In the Expert Color Settings dialog box click Update to display the...

Page 19: ...ring Setup or the default settings See Appendix A for more information NOTE Some options listed in the printer driver could also be set from an application for example collation In these cases use the...

Page 20: ...at the Command WorkStation Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler and also appears in the Job Log It cannot be edited or erased by the operator 13 In the Instructions area enter instructions to the opera...

Page 21: ...ng the PostScript driver configure the options from all the print option bars As soon as you change any settings the Saved Settings menu displays Untitled instead of Default Settings 3 Click the Disk...

Page 22: ...Choose the settings you want to use The printer driver is automatically configured with the saved settings TO DELETE SAVED SETTINGS 1 From the Fiery Printing tab click the Saved Settings button 2 Sel...

Page 23: ...odify The printer driver is automatically configured with the saved settings 3 Configure your new settings from the print option bars then click the Disk button 4 Click OK to save the modified setting...

Page 24: ...he sav extension and can be up to eight characters long not including the extension The file name does not have to match the Settings Name 4 Click OK in the Settings dialog box TO IMPORT SAVED SETTING...

Page 25: ...the Settings dialog box NOTE When you import saved settings they appear in the Saved Settings menu under their Settings Name not the file name In the example above the file present sav file name was i...

Page 26: ...SET PRINT OPTIONS USING SHORTCUTS 1 From the Fiery Printing tab place your cursor over the print option you want to set When your cursor is directly over the print option name the cursor turns into a...

Page 27: ...K Working with custom page sizes in Windows 95 98 Me With custom page sizes you define the page dimensions and the unprintable area of the page You can save three different custom page sizes for easy...

Page 28: ...the name and the dimensions of the page then click OK The new custom page name appears in the Page Size pop up menu 6 To define the unprintable area of the custom page click the Unprintable Area butt...

Page 29: ...op up menu 5 Click OK and then click OK again to print the job Setting options and printing from Windows NT 4 0 You can print from Windows NT 4 0 using the Adobe PostScript printer driver included on...

Page 30: ...inting tab The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control center for all frequently used printing functions 4 Click the Paper Source print option bar and specify the appropriate settings for the print j...

Page 31: ...load the appropriate paper in the SB Stack Bypass tray and select the correct paper size from the copier s touch panel display 5 Click the Destination Layout ColorWise Image Quality Finishing and Fre...

Page 32: ...edit the group name from the Command WorkStation Properties window 8 Enter the password specified for your group The Group Password is assigned by the ColorPASS Administrator The Administrator or Oper...

Page 33: ...These instructions can be displayed at the Command WorkStation Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler but do not appear in the Job Log These instructions can be edited by the operator 11 Click OK and then...

Page 34: ...tab and click the Paper Size menu 6 Select PostScript Custom Page Size 7 Enter the dimensions of the page then click OK 8 Click OK After you define a custom page size you can use it from within an ap...

Page 35: ...button point to Settings and choose Printers 2 Right click the ColorPASS icon and choose Document Defaults 3 Click the Advanced tab and select Paper Size 4 Select PostScript Custom Page Size 5 Click t...

Page 36: ...om Windows 2000 You can print from Windows 2000 using the Microsoft printer driver included with your Windows 2000 system and the PostScript PPD included on the User Software CD Once you have installe...

Page 37: ...000 PRINT JOB USING THE MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER 1 Choose Print in your application NOTE The dialog box that appears may vary depending on the application you are printing from 2 Make sure...

Page 38: ...rom Windows Computers 3 Select print options from the Layout and Paper Quality tabs 4 Click the Advanced button Select a setting from the Paper Size pop up menu Illustration to be provided Illustratio...

Page 39: ...display Scroll down to Printer Features and select the appropriate settings for the print job These print options are specific to the ColorPASS and the copier They override settings in ColorPASS Print...

Page 40: ...settings Working with custom page sizes in Windows 2000 With custom page sizes you define the page dimensions of the page You can save custom paper size for easy use any time you print TO DEFINE A CU...

Page 41: ...fy the offsets margins of the print job relative to the paper feed direction 6 Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box 7 Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box After you defin...

Page 42: ...with Fiery Downloader is generally faster than printing from application software You can use Fiery Downloader to print PostScript EPS or PDF files TO PRINT USING FIERY DOWNLOADER 1 Create a PostScri...

Page 43: ...er Then using the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the correct PostScript Printer Description file PPD you can control many ColorPASS printing features by specifying job settings from print dialog...

Page 44: ...ppear in the scroll list on the right NOTE If your system administrator has not enabled the connection to the Print queue or the Direct connection the corresponding names will not appear in this list...

Page 45: ...ions are set by the administrator during Setup Check with the administrator or the operator for information on the current server default settings TO SET PRINT OPTIONS AND PRINT WITH THE ADOBEPS PRINT...

Page 46: ...be printed on pages in Drawer 1 NOTE If paper loaded in the selected drawer is a different size orientation and or media type than that of the job you are sending the ColorPASS displays an error mess...

Page 47: ...site These notes will appear in the Job Log they can also be viewed by the operator at the Command WorkStation Properties dialog box or the Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler Override Print Settings di...

Page 48: ...dix A Print Options for more information Some PPD options can also be set from an application for example Reverse Order printing or collation In these cases use the PPD option to perform the function...

Page 49: ...Enter the page dimensions and margins You can view the minimum and maximum sizes by using the pull down menu under PPD Limits If you enter invalid sizes an error message appears Click Cancel and ente...

Page 50: ...se Fiery Downloader to print PostScript EPS or PDF files TO PRINT USING FIERY DOWNLOADER 1 Create a PostScript EPS or PDF file Specify the appropriate print options and include embed any necessary fon...

Page 51: ...tor for the names of your queues For information about setting up printing from TCP IP see your UNIX system documentation Printing to the ColorPASS You can use UNIX commands to print PostScript and te...

Page 52: ...QUEUE On a system running SunOS 4 1 x or another BSD based variant use the lpq command to see printer jobs in the queue as follows lpq Pprinter For example if the Print queue of your ColorPASS is nam...

Page 53: ...lpq command to check the job number For example to remove job number 123 from the Print queue of your ColorPASS named print_Server type lprm Pprint_Server 123 The lprm command reports the names of any...

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Page 55: ...e variable elements How FreeForm works The basic premise of FreeForm variable data printing is that the master element data for the job can be sent to the ColorPASS and rasterized separately from the...

Page 56: ...a job or you can instruct the operator to set them with job overrides from the Command WorkStation Fiery Spooler or Fiery WebSpooler Creating the master elements document Before you can use FreeForm...

Page 57: ...ents document You can create the variable elements document with a word processing application that provides a mail merge function a database application or a page layout application that supports scr...

Page 58: ...e variable elements document to the ColorPASS you specify the FreeForm Master created from your master elements document with the Use Master print option The ColorPASS combines the raster data of the...

Page 59: ...t the operator to assign all FreeForm Master numbers to avoid potential conflicts in the use of FreeForm Master numbers Use the Job Notes and Instructions fields to communicate instructions about your...

Page 60: ...er NOTE If the Duplex print settings for the master elements document and variable elements document do not match depending on the orientation of the print job the job will print without an error The...

Page 61: ...low shows one page of a master elements document for a tri fold brochure which was created with a page layout application 2 Print the master elements document to the ColorPASS with the Create Master p...

Page 62: ...t computer platform than was used to create the master elements document but some print options must be the same see page 4 6 for details The example below shows one page of the variable elements docu...

Page 63: ...s can be overridden from the Command WorkStation Fiery Spooler or Fiery WebSpooler Check with the operator to make sure that the FreeForm Master number you specify is the correct one for the FreeForm...

Page 64: ...d for which the CMYK data was prepared or choose a custom simulation profile To simulate the color of a copy made from the copier glass choose the Match Copy setting This setting bypasses ColorPASS ca...

Page 65: ...C Mac OS or EFIRGB icm Windows settings See Getting Started for information on loading this file Fiery Scan color conversion settings Fiery Scan offers two color conversion choices for scanned data Ca...

Page 66: ...c OS If the ColorPASS does not appear in the Windows Chooser list you must configure the Chooser list to communicate with the ColorPASS For instructions see Getting Started 7 Select the appropriate se...

Page 67: ...13 Scanning from the copier TO SELECT OPTIONS AND COMPLETE THE SCAN 1 Drag the cursor to select the area of the prescan image that you want to acquire or enter the area to acquire in the Selection ar...

Page 68: ...the marquee you can move the selection marquee around by positioning the Hand tool inside the marquee and dragging the marquee to a new location You can change the size of the frame by clicking and d...

Page 69: ...using a ColorPASS Rendering Style CRD Use Match Copy to match the colors in a copy made by the copier as closely as possible assuming that you are going to print the image to the same copier and you...

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Page 71: ...e Windows and Mac OS versions of Fiery Downloader are fundamentally the same differences are noted in this section Where both windows or dialog boxes are illustrated the Windows version comes first fo...

Page 72: ...lick OK Windows or Connect Mac OS The Fiery Downloader Status window appears and you see the Fiery Downloader Toolbar menus and the status bar at the bottom of the screen Displays server status and us...

Page 73: ...ndows or Connect Mac OS 5 To close the status window choose Close from the File menu to quit Fiery Downloader choose Exit Windows or Quit Mac OS from the File menu Open Click to connect to a different...

Page 74: ...FONT WITH FIERY DOWNLOADER 1 Use your application to generate a file You can save a PostScript or PDF file by selecting the appropriate option in the application s Print dialog box With some applicati...

Page 75: ...or Queue Mac OS to which you will download the files The options available to you in this menu depend on the setup at your site The potential selections are Print Queue Windows or Print Mac OS Hold Q...

Page 76: ...s and directories to select files to download Click Add All Mac OS to add all files in a folder To select multiple sequential files Windows select the first file and then Shift click the last file Con...

Page 77: ...nformation on using transfer functions see the documentation for your application showpage after EPS files Windows or showpage Mac OS PostScript and EPS files only In most cases you do not need to use...

Page 78: ...to download TrueType fonts If you use TrueType fonts in Windows you can print them by converting them to Adobe Type 1 fonts To do this with the Adobe PS printer driver for Windows 95 98 Me click the F...

Page 79: ...f you regularly use one or more fonts from Windows or Mac OS applications that are not already installed in the ColorPASS you can save time by downloading them to the ColorPASS hard disk with Fiery Do...

Page 80: ...the Configuration Guide or talk to your administrator for information on how to publish the Direct connection The Font List window appears with Update Print and Delete buttons in the title bar The pri...

Page 81: ...has provided users with the IP address of the ColorPASS anyone can use these WebTools Fiery Link a utility designed to give you up to date status on print jobs and connected ColorPASS servers is also...

Page 82: ...ter 4 When the ColorPASS home page appears click to select one of the Fiery WebTools Move the cursor over the buttons to display information about the selections Checking ColorPASS status with the Sta...

Page 83: ...ator at your site can set the WebLink destination Check your ColorPASS WebLink for any information available there Fiery Link Fiery Link is designed to provide you with up to date status on print jobs...

Page 84: ...tly selected server or print job to display the list of all connected servers or print jobs 3 From this list select the ColorPASS or the job about which you want information Displays the selected serv...

Page 85: ...ear by clicking the Fiery Link window Queue Position Shows the number of jobs ahead of the selected job in the queue Shows the total number of active jobs queued to print on the server File Info Displ...

Page 86: ...as by clicking on the Toner tool A warning appears if the copier is getting low on toner Preferences Click the preferences checkbox in the main window to view the Preferences dialog box Fiery Info Sho...

Page 87: ...print jobs then click the currently selected print job the Active Job List window is displayed If you select Monitor my Fierys then click the currently selected ColorPASS server the Device List is dis...

Page 88: ...tion Enable disable file printed notification Enable disable consumable warnings notification My Fiery List Click the Fiery checkbox in the main window to access the My Fiery List You can use My Fiery...

Page 89: ...option If this option is enabled the Fiery Link window always appears on top of other open windows If this option is disabled the Fiery Link window may be hidden by other open windows 5 Choose Dock F...

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Page 91: ...the operator From applications With the PostScript printer drivers you can specify job settings when you print a job See Chapter 1 Printing from Windows Computers and Chapter 2 Printing from Mac OS Co...

Page 92: ...ooler override the user s printer driver settings Default settings In the following table underlined settings in the Option and settings column indicate default printer driver settings PPD defaults In...

Page 93: ...MYK Simulation Profile Printer s default SWOP Coated DIC Euroscale Simulation 1 Simulation 2 Simulation 3 Simulation 4 Simulation 5 Simulation 6 Simulation 7 Simulation 8 Simulation 9 Simulation 10 No...

Page 94: ...e Select Off to view separations as four individual black and white pages each representing one color plate If this option is set to On then the following constraints apply Color Mode must be set to C...

Page 95: ...er you are using Create Master None 1 15 To create a FreeForm master from this job specify a number to assign to the FreeForm master file See page 4 1 for more information This option is selectable on...

Page 96: ...ery Spooler or Command WorkStation Manual Face Second side Off Use this option for two sided printing Select Second side to print the second side of your job Paper Source must be set to SB Stack Bypas...

Page 97: ...information see the Color Guide Other White Point Printer s default 5000 K D50 5500 K 6500 K D65 7500 K 9300 K Specify a source white point value for printing RGB images objects and text Setting this...

Page 98: ...first and last page numbers of the range separated by a hyphen To print non contiguous pages specify the page numbers using commas as separators This option is available only as an override from Fiery...

Page 99: ...iles to the ColorPASS Setting the PowerForm option to On can reduce the processing time for PowerPoint print jobs To enable this option the following options must be applied Compression to Off Combine...

Page 100: ...or not to use face down printing If this option is set to On the following options cannot be set Paper Size to A5 or Statement Media Type to Transparency Special Paper 1 Special Paper 2 or AutoSelect...

Page 101: ...tings remain with the saved raster data each time the job is reprinted To print the job with new print option settings you must remove raster and reRIP the job Sharpness Softer Normal Sharper None Cha...

Page 102: ...he PANTONE library The Printer s default setting reflects the setting specified in ColorPASS Setup For Windows95 98 Me and Windows NT 4 0 choose Expert Color as the Print Mode to access this option Fo...

Page 103: ...applications or illustration applications setting this option to On will have no effect For more information see page A 24 Transparency Interleaving Off Blank Interleave Printed Interleave Select Bla...

Page 104: ...our cycles necessary for color printing Black Overprint When printing black text in combination with a color background or graphics the text can be printed in one of two ways either as part of the col...

Page 105: ...names e g Simulation 1 NOTE If two way communication is enabled Simulation 1 through Simulation 10 do not appear in the Windows 95 98 Me or the Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 drivers This driver dis...

Page 106: ...hen you printed it from your application If you did not print the job in this manner the Combine Separations option has no effect Duplex If your copier has a duplexing unit you can print with the Top...

Page 107: ...flip the pages after the first side prints TO PRINT DUPLEX PAGES MANUALLY 1 Choose Print in your application and locate the Duplex print option The location of ColorPASS print options varies dependin...

Page 108: ...ay window Media Type The Media Type option allows you to select the type of media for loading into the selected tray Plain Paper Standard bond paper from 20 lb to 28 lb 80 to 105 g m2 Transparency Tra...

Page 109: ...n the original job even if the operator specifies a Page Range override of All only the odd pages of the original document are printed all the odd pages Paper Source If you choose the Auto Select sett...

Page 110: ...ownload the source profile to the ColorPASS with ColorWise Pro Tools then link it with one of the custom source profile names e g Source 1 For information on source color space and color management se...

Page 111: ...E To enable the Stapler Mode option Sorter Mode must be set to Sort Collate or Group Off Disables the stapler Corner The job is stapled with one staple along one corner of the page edge that last exit...

Page 112: ...mum number of copies that can be sorted and or stapled is 20 Sending 21 or more copies to the sorter stapler results in the excess copies of the job being discarded In order to print more than 20 copi...

Page 113: ...s printing Sort Mode Paper size Plain Trans Thick 1 Thick 2 Special 1 Special 2 Non sort Collate top output tray All sizes 250 250 250 250 250 250 Sort bins 1 to 20 Letter A4 A5 Statement Letter R A4...

Page 114: ...cing high toner values to a maximum of 210 For example if a color image in your job calls for toner values of C 100 M 50 Y 100 and K 10 for a total toner value of 260 setting Toner Reduction to On aut...

Page 115: ...ws menu name is the name as it appears on the Font menu on a Windows computer The style refers to the style that must be selected in the application to access the particular PostScript font For exampl...

Page 116: ...n Light Clarendon Light Clarendon Light Clarendon Clarendon Clarendon Clarendon Bold Clarendon Bold Clarendon Bold CooperBlack Cooper Black Cooper Black CooperBlack Italic Cooper Black Italic Cooper B...

Page 117: ...ow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Italic Helvetica Narrow BoldOblique Helvetica Narrow BoldObl Helvetica Narrow Bold Italic Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Condens...

Page 118: ...atino Italic Palatino Italic Palatino Italic Palatino BoldItalic Palatino BoldItalic Palatino Bold Italic StempelGaramond Roman StempelGaramond Roman StempelGaramond Roman StempelGaramond Bold Stempel...

Page 119: ...ht Bold Univers CondensedBoldOblique Univers 67 CondensedBoldObl Univers 47 CondensedLight Bold Italic Univers Condensed Univers 57 Condensed Univers 57 Condensed Univers CondensedOblique Univers 57 C...

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Page 121: ...ct on ColorPASS performance Schedule the printing workload by checking job ticket information before printing Print jobs with the same output and paper specifications together to minimize paper change...

Page 122: ...ake sure that the ColorPASS is not being calibrated from the Control Panel If the ColorPASS is being calibrated from the Control Panel you can select it in the Chooser but you cannot connect to it Thi...

Page 123: ...r UNIX workstation Make sure that the copier is switched on Someone may have turned the copier off or the Automatic Power Off or Power Saver mode function may have engaged Even with the copier off the...

Page 124: ...r Guide Separations do not combine properly Make sure that the file was initially created as separations If you are printing separations or a DCS format file set the Combine Separations print option t...

Page 125: ...t options to send separations in the application s Print dialog box Make sure that you have the file for every layer of separation that you are printing Set the Combine Separations option to On With C...

Page 126: ...cations If you continue having difficulties printing an EPS file with Fiery Downloader try printing the file from the application in which it was created Make sure the EPS file was saved without a pre...

Page 127: ...t folder If not reinstall Adobe Photoshop software If this happens Try this You cannot connect to Fiery WebTools or it takes a long time to connect Check with the administrator to make sure Web Servic...

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Page 129: ...Combine Separations option A 4 A 16 Command WorkStation xi managing print jobs 6 1 overriding FreeForm Master number 4 3 overriding Printer Setup settings 1 17 using Fiery Downloader from 5 1 Control...

Page 130: ...6 5 Input Trays tool 6 5 6 6 My Fiery List 6 4 6 8 preferences 6 4 6 6 Queue Position tool 6 5 selecting a print job 6 4 selecting a server 6 4 Status tool 6 5 Support tool 6 6 Toner tool 6 5 6 6 Fier...

Page 131: ...ntation option A 7 Output Profile option A 7 Page Order option A 8 Page Range option A 8 print settings A 2 Pure Black Text Graphics option A 9 Rendering Style option A 10 A 19 RGB Separation option A...

Page 132: ...A 19 Photoshop see Adobe Photoshop Plain Paper option A 18 Portable Document Format see PDF files PostScript downloading files 5 1 downloading files from Mac OS 2 8 downloading files from Windows 1 2...

Page 133: ...1 S Saved Settings 1 6 Save Fast Reprint option A 11 Scale option A 20 scanning canceling 4 15 from the copier glass 4 11 Sharpness option A 11 Shortcuts 1 12 Show menu Mac OS 5 5 showpage after EPS f...

Page 134: ...ng jobs from queue 3 3 System V 3 2 Use Master option 4 2 V variable data printing 4 1 W WebLink see Fiery WebTools WebSpooler see Fiery WebTools WebTools see Fiery WebTools White Point option A 7 Win...