Fiery Fiery EX12 Color server, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Fiery EX12 EX2000d USER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...olor Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery It explains how to calibrate your Fiery and take advantage of the ColorWise color management system as well as features in ColorWise Pro Tools The Fiery Color Reference addresses concepts and issues associated with managing color output of the Fiery and outlines key workflow scenarios In addition it offers information on pri...

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Page 4: ...ns It is the user who is responsible for compliance of his particular installation Dieses Gerät wurde sowohl einzeln als auch in einer Anlage die einen normalen Anwendungsfall nachbildet auf die Einhaltung der Funkentstörbestimmungen geprüft Es ist jedoch möglich dass die Funkentstörbestimmungen unter ungünstigen Umständen bei anderen Gerätekombinationen nicht eingehalten werden Für die Einhaltung...

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Page 7: ...ly 1 6 Completing the Windows 9x Me printer connection 1 9 Setting up SMB printing with Windows 9x Me 1 12 Setting up IPP printing with Windows 9x Me 1 14 Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 XP 1 15 Configuring installed options 1 22 Configuring installed options manually 1 22 Configuring installed options and updating print options settings automatically 1 25 Comple...

Page 8: ... Installing the printer description files for Windows 1 59 Chapter 2 Installing User Software on a Mac OS Computer Setting up the Fiery as a PostScript printer 2 1 Setting up the Fiery in the Chooser 2 2 Installing Fiery software and fonts 2 5 Configuring a connection for ColorWise Pro Tools 2 6 Configuring a connection for Fiery Spooler 2 8 Configuring a connection for Fiery Downloader 2 10 Confi...

Page 9: ...ter 4 Troubleshooting On a Windows computer 4 1 Setting up printing on Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 XP computers 4 1 Reinstalling the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver on Windows 9x Me 4 1 Problems with the Fiery utilities on Windows 9x Me NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 XP 4 2 On a Mac OS computer 4 2 Setting up the Fiery in the Chooser 4 2 Index ...

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Page 11: ...nt Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Me This icon specifies information features or procedures that apply only to the Fiery EX12 This icon specifies information features or procedures that apply only to the Fiery EX2000d The Fiery includes support for Fiery WebTools and software for Command WorkStation which enables an operator to manage all jobs sent to the Fiery Although it may not be the case a...

Page 12: ...emote Scan Fiery Delete Printer Utility Fiery VDP Resource Manager Fiery Downloader and Fiery Spooler Mac OS only For the Fiery EX2000d 1GHz Dual Intel Pentium III CPU 512MB RAM 60GB hard disk drive Supports DocBuilder Pro Supports EFI Densitometer ED 100 Supports Pageflex Persona Variable Data package Supports PrintShop Mail Variable Data package Fiery WebTools including WebSetup WebDownloader We...

Page 13: ...aseTX or Ethernet 10BaseT Supports Adobe PostScript 3 Includes 136 fonts 117 Adobe Type 1 PostScript and 19 TrueType In addition two Adobe Multiple Master fonts are included and are used for font substitution in PDF files Built in ColorWisecolor management and NetWise networking management ColorWise Pro Tools Command WorkStation Windows only software Fiery Graphic Arts Package available as an opti...

Page 14: ...spond to the 136 PostScript printer fonts installed on the Fiery 126 Adobe Type 1 and 10 TrueType For a complete list of PostScript fonts installed on the Fiery see Appendix B of the Printing Guide Fiery Downloader Enables you to print PostScript files Encapsulated PostScript EPS files TIFF files and Portable Document Format PDF files directly to the Fiery without opening the application in which ...

Page 15: ...eature It offers you enhanced PDF editing and preflighting functions Fiery Graphic Arts Package available as an option Includes Hot Folders TIFF IT converter Calibrator and Custom Halftones Calibration files Color management files ICM Windows and ColorSync Mac OS color management files that enable you to maintain consistent color from your original artwork to the colors displayed on your monitor a...

Page 16: ...rrently spooling processing or printing on the Fiery It also allows you to view print and delete the Job Log See the Job Management Guide WebLink Provides a link to another web page provided you have a valid Internet connection See the Printing Guide and the Configuration Guide Installer Allows you to download the Fiery Link installer and Fiery printer file installers directly from the server See ...

Page 17: ...inter Delete Utility Fiery VDP Resource Manager and Command WorkStation Configure the connection for Fiery utilities Install Adobe Acrobat 4 0 and PitStop software on the designated Windows computer s Copy additional files from the User Software CD as required In addition to using the User Software CD you can download printer drivers from the Fiery with the Installer WebTool if the administrator h...

Page 18: ...IVER FOR WINDOWS 9X ME 1 Click Start choose Settings and then choose Printers 2 In the Printers window double click the Add Printer icon and click Next 3 Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next This procedure describes the installation of a local printer You can modify the connection later according to your network type 4 In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printe...

Page 19: ...11 3 Setting up PostScript printing with Windows 9x Me 7 Verify the path is correct and click OK 8 In the Printers box select the Fiery as your printer and click Next Fiery EX12 Fiery EX2000d ...

Page 20: ...installation you must configure the Fiery for the options installed on the copier This allows the Fiery to take advantage of the copier options You can configure the options manually or for TCP IP network connections you can use the Two Way Communication feature to configure the options automatically Configuring installed options manually TO CONFIGURE OPTIONS MANUALLY FOR WINDOWS 9X ME 1 Click Sta...

Page 21: ...lled options Fiery Advanced Controller Interface Kit Not Installed Installed Finisher Not Installed Installed GA Features Not Installed Installed Mailbox Not Installed Installed Tray 6 HCF Not Installed Installed Fiery EX12 ...

Page 22: ...g installed options and updating print options settings automatically If you have a TCP IP enabled network you can automatically update your printer driver to reflect the options currently installed on the copier When the printer driver is first installed the installable options have default settings that were set up in Fiery Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools When you update the printer driver with the...

Page 23: ...n bar of the Fiery printing tab of your printer driver For more information see the Color Guide TO CONFIGURE INSTALLED OPTIONS AND UPDATE PRINT OPTIONS SETTINGS AUTOMATICALLY FOR WINDOWS 9X ME 1 Click Start choose Settings and then choose Printers 2 In the Printers window select the icon for the Fiery PostScript printer driver 3 Choose Properties from the File menu 4 Select the Installable Options...

Page 24: ... Computer 6 Enter the Fiery IP address or DNS name 7 Select the Update Fiery Driver When Opened option to allow the printer driver to display the printer s current default settings when you open it 8 Click Update and then click OK Fiery EX2000d ...

Page 25: ...ore you begin The file server should be configured with a print server and print connection for the Fiery For details see your NetWare documentation and the Configuration Guide To print from Windows 9x Me computers over IPX Novell you must first set up IPX SPX protocols and then configure the Fiery by choosing the IPX frame type and entering the settings for the port you use TO SELECT A FRAME TYPE...

Page 26: ...rotocol icon 4 Click the Advanced tab 5 Select Frame Type in the Property list 6 In the Value menu select the Frame Type that corresponds to the one set in Fiery Network Setup If necessary print the Configuration page from the Fiery Control Panel to determine which Frame Type s are configured ...

Page 27: ... PRINTING WITH WINDOWS 9X ME 1 Click Start choose Settings and then choose Printers 2 Click the Fiery printer icon and choose Properties from the File menu 3 Click the Details tab and click Add Port A list of connection options appears 4 In the Add Port dialog box specify the network path or click Browse for a display of your network environment 5 If you are using a NetWare file server double clic...

Page 28: ...rint to a particular connection Hold Print or Direct To set up SMB printing you must have the TCP IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks installed Each connection Hold Print or Direct requires a new printer driver and printer description file Repeat the procedure To set up SMB printing on Windows 9x Me on page 1 12 If you install more than one printer give each a descriptive name during pri...

Page 29: ...for the selected connection NOTE If the Point and Print Drivers option has been selected in Network Setup the PostScript printer driver and printer driver files are automatically installed The Add Printer Wizard appears 6 Specify whether you print from MS DOS based programs and then click Next If you choose Yes you must capture a printer port before proceeding with the installation For details see...

Page 30: ...OTE The IPP setup procedures are performed after installing the appropriate printer drivers See To install the PostScript printer driver for Windows 9x Me on page 1 2 NOTE IPP printing is not supported on Windows 95 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 Prepare the Fiery for TCP IP printing 2 Make sure the Fiery is configured for IPP printing For more information see the Configuration Guide 3 Specify the printing de...

Page 31: ...00 XP and the corresponding printer description files You must also configure the print connection between the computer and the Fiery If you are printing over a network you must configure a network connection The following procedures describe the installation of a local printer Adding a printer to a local system requires that you log in to your local Windows NT 4 0 computer not the network server ...

Page 32: ...ot available you can add a network printer The procedure is similar to adding a port see page 1 28 5 Select LPT1 and click Next This is a general installation that works for the parallel port connection You can add a network port later according to your network type 6 In the dialog box displaying lists of manufacturers and printers click Have Disk The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for t...

Page 33: ...ick Open If you are installing from files you downloaded using the Installer WebTool browse to the prntdrvr Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_NT4x folder and click Open Make sure Oemsetup inf or Oemsetup is selected The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box 9 Verify that the path is correct and click OK 10 In the Printers box select the Fiery file and click Next Fiery EX12 ...

Page 34: ...on Guide 13 Click No to postpone printing a test page and click Finish When installation is complete the Printers window is displayed with an icon for the newly installed printer TO INSTALL THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 2000 XP NOTE The procedures for installing PostScript printer drivers on Windows 2000 and Windows XP are similar Windows 2000 illustrations are used and differences not...

Page 35: ...x displaying lists of manufacturers and printers click Have Disk The Install From Disk dialog box prompts you for the disk 6 Type the name of the CD ROM drive for example D and click Browse Browse to the English Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_2000 or English Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_XP folder If you are installing from the files you downloaded using the Installer browse to prntdrvr Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_2000 or ...

Page 36: ... Software on a Windows Computer 7 Verify the path is correct and click OK The path is copied to the Install From Disk dialog box 8 In the Printers box select the Fiery as your printer and click Next Fiery EX12 Fiery EX2000d ...

Page 37: ...10 Follow the instructions in the remaining windows When asked whether to print a test page choose No The necessary files are installed to your hard disk NOTE The Digital Signature Not Found window indicates that the printer driver for Windows 2000 does not have a Microsoft digital signature However printing to the Fiery is processed correctly so click Yes to continue with installation ...

Page 38: ...alled on the copier This allows the Fiery to take advantage of the copier options You can configure the options manually or for TCP IP network connections you can use the Two Way Communication feature to configure the options automatically Configuring installed options manually TO CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS ON THE FIERY FROM THE POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DRIVER FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 OR WINDOWS 2000 XP NO...

Page 39: ...11 23 Configuring installed options 3 Click the Device Settings tab and scroll to Installable Options Fiery EX12 Fiery EX2000d ...

Page 40: ...lled GA Features Not Installed Installed Finisher Not Installed Installed For the Fiery EX2000d ByPass Tray Not Installed Installed GA Features Not Installed Installed High Capacity Feeder Not installed Installed High Capacity Stacker Not Installed Installed High Capacity Stacker Stapler Not Installed Installed 5 Click OK to activate the current settings You are ready for the instructions to conne...

Page 41: ...The Two Way Communication feature also updates Expert Color Settings options to reflect the current color settings on the copier printer The Expert Color Settings option is located in the ColorWise print option bar of the Fiery printing tab of your printer driver For more information see the Color Guide NOTE Two way communication is not supported on Windows 2000 XP SETTING UP TWO WAY COMMUNICATION...

Page 42: ...11 26 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer 5 Select Two Way Communication 6 Enter the Fiery IP address or DNS name Fiery EX12 Fiery EX2000d ...

Page 43: ... the printer connection for Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 XP are similar Windows NT 4 0 illustrations are used with relevant Windows 2000 XP differences noted Completing the Windows NT 4 0 TCP IP and LPR connection After you have installed the PostScript printer driver and printer driver files complete the setup for the TCP IP and LPR connection as follows Prepare the Fiery to accept print jobs ...

Page 44: ...T UP TCP IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 1 Open the Properties dialog box for the Fiery and click the Ports tab 2 Click Add Port The available port types are displayed 3 Select LPR Port and click New Port If the LPR port is not listed install the TCP IP network protocol and Microsoft TCP IP printing software See your Windows documentation 4 Enter the IP address of the Fiery If your network ...

Page 45: ...er Properties dialog box 10 Click the General tab and click Print Test Page When you print your PostScript files are transmitted over the LPR Port connection to the Fiery 11 Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog box Completing the Windows 2000 XP TCP IP and LPR connection Once you have installed the PostScript and printer driver files complete the setup for the TCP IP and LPR connection ...

Page 46: ...dows documentation TO SET UP TCP IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR WINDOWS 2000 XP 1 Open the Properties dialog box for the Fiery and click the Ports tab 2 Click Add Port 3 Select Standard TCP IP Port for Available port types and click New Port 4 Click Next The Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard dialog box appears 5 Enter the IP address of the Fiery 6 Click Next The device will be detected automaticall...

Page 47: ...nder LPR settings 10 If you have Port 9100 printing enabled at the Fiery Control Panel select Raw The port number 9100 automatically appears under Raw Settings You can print to the printer connection selected for Port 9100 printing at the Fiery Control Panel 11 Enter the name of the print connection For LPR use print hold or direct For Port 9100 manually enter the following port numbers for each p...

Page 48: ...the computer NetWare protocols NWLink IPX SPX Compatible Transport and NetWare client services should already be installed on the Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 XP computer TO SET UP IPX NOVELL PRINTING FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 OR WINDOWS 2000 XP 1 Double click Network Neighborhood Windows NT 4 0 or My Network Places Windows 2000 XP 2 Double click NetWare or Compatible Network A list of NetWare servers ...

Page 49: ...e print queue on the NetWare server 8 Choose Properties from the File menu and click the Ports tab Verify that the connection to the NetWare queue is listed and selected as a port for the Fiery 9 Click the General tab and click Print Test Page 10 In the printer Job Notes window enter user and job identification information and click OK The Test Page remains listed in the queue window until it is p...

Page 50: ...printer give each a descriptive name during printer driver installation such as Aero Print or Aero Hold so you can easily identify printers NOTE To change printer defaults and configure installable options from Windows NT 4 0 you must log on as Administrator and use the password specified in Fiery Setup If you log on as a User you can install the printer driver through Point and Print but you can ...

Page 51: ...Setup Windows Setup Server Name See the Configuration page for this information The amount of network traffic determines the amount of time required for the Browse function NOTE You can also locate the printer with the Find feature on your Windows computer Click Start choose Find and then choose Computer Enter the name of the printer and click Find Now If you are not able to locate your Fiery see ...

Page 52: ...our local computer 6 On Windows 2000 select OK and then follow the procedure for installing printer drivers on page 1 18 starting with step 5 Setting up IPP printing with Windows 2000 XP With Internet Printing Protocol IPP print jobs are sent to the Fiery over the Internet IPP printing is supported directly for Windows 2000 XP computers IPP printing is not supported on Windows NT 4 0 NOTE The IPP ...

Page 53: ...on and click Next 3 Select Network printer and click Next 4 Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet Enter an IP address or computer name in the URL window The URL for the printer is the IP address or DNS name followed by ipp and the connection you want to print to print hold or direct Insert a slash between the elements 5 Click Next The Connect to Printer window appears 6 C...

Page 54: ...e Fiery in the form of e mail attachments You can set up e mail printing on Windows 9x Me Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 XP by adding the EFI Fiery Mail Port software as a printer port To set up the Fiery for e mail printing see the Configuration Guide After Setup has been performed install the software from the User Software CD onto your Windows computer and then add a port NOTE The following pro...

Page 55: ...ters window double click the Add Printer icon and click Next 3 Specify printing using a Local printer and click Next 4 In the window displaying a list of ports click Add Port The Printer Ports dialog box is displayed with the EFI Fiery Mail port listed as one of the available ports 5 Select EFI Fiery Mail and click New Port The Add Port dialog box appears ...

Page 56: ... the name or IP address of the SMTP server for the port monitor to use 7 Click Advanced The E Mail Port Configuration dialog box appears 8 Enter the following information For Fiery Server E mail Address The e mail address of the Fiery Queue The print connection on the Fiery that you want For Outgoing Mail Server SMTP Server Name The SMTP server to use From Address The from address to insert in the...

Page 57: ... this size it is split into multiple messages each not exceeding this size Status messages from Fiery When enabled the Status option requests the Fiery to send status reports of the job via e mail 9 Click OK The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears 10 Click Next and follow the instructions for installing the printer driver for your Windows computer ...

Page 58: ...k Otherwise the software is placed by default in folders inside the Programs folder as described below Command WorkStation ColorWise Pro Tools Fiery Graphic Arts Package Electronics For Imaging folder If available DocBuilder Pro is automatically installed with Command WorkStation The Command WorkStation installer also installs the Java files necessary to use Fiery Setup from Command WorkStation Th...

Page 59: ...e you want to install 2 Double click the Setup exe icon 3 Follow the instructions in the Setup dialog boxes to complete installation Adobe Acrobat In Command WorkStation the DocBuilder Pro feature and PitStop software plug in work with Adobe Acrobat To use DocBuilder Pro you must install Adobe Acrobat 4 0 the PitStop plug in and Command WorkStation NOTE If Adobe Acrobat is installed after Command ...

Page 60: ...uble click to open the CStation folder 2 Double click the PitStop folder and double click the PitStop setup icon The Welcome to Enfocus PitStop Setup dialog box appears 3 Click Next and then click Yes to the license agreement The Information dialog box appears 4 Click Next The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears PitStop will automatically select the correct location for installation 5 C...

Page 61: ...to the Fiery Configuration of the Fiery utilities is similar Fiery Printer Delete Utility is installed and used locally so connection to the Fiery is not required before using the software TO USE FIERY PRINTER DELETE UTILITY 1 Click Start choose Programs and then choose EFI 2 Click FieryPrinterDeleteUtility The Fiery Driver Uninstall Tool dialog box appears ...

Page 62: ...e printer name and click Delete A warning message appears 4 Click OK to delete the selected printer driver A dialog box recommending that you restart your system appears after the printer driver is deleted 5 Click OK to restart or to delete another printer driver click Cancel to return to the Fiery Driver Uninstall Tool dialog box Restart when you finish deleting printer drivers ...

Page 63: ...configure the connection to the Fiery TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COMMAND WORKSTATION 1 Print a Configuration page The information on this page helps you locate the Fiery if it is not on the same local subnet as your computer 2 Start Command WorkStation The Available Servers dialog box appears All servers found in the local subnet are displayed ...

Page 64: ...l tab to search by DNS name or IP address Click Add to add the server to the Available Servers list 4 Click the Auto Search tab and then click Advanced to search by either a range of IP addresses or the IP address and subnet mask 5 Click Search All available servers appear in the Available Servers list ...

Page 65: ...49 Installing Fiery utilities 6 Select the Fiery server you want to use and click Add The selected Fiery server appears in the Login Server dialog box 7 Click the server name The Log In dialog box appears ...

Page 66: ...P Resource Manager The Fiery VDP Resource Manager allows you to view and delete all global objects used in variable data printing TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIERY VDP RESOURCE MANAGER 1 Click Start choose Programs and then click Fiery VDP Resource Manager in the Electronics For Imaging folder All servers you connected to previously are displayed If no servers are displayed you can locate and ...

Page 67: ...hen click Advanced to search by either a range of IP addresses or the IP address and subnet mask 5 Click Add and then click Search All VDP servers located will be displayed in the Available Servers dialog box 6 Select the servers you want and click Add The selected servers are displayed in the list of VDP servers in the Fiery Variable Data Resource Manager dialog box ...

Page 68: ...ation see your Windows system documentation TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIERY UTILITIES 1 Start the utility for which you want to configure a connection For Fiery Remote Scan start Photoshop For details see the Printing Guide 2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears click OK If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears click Add 3 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery Nic...

Page 69: ...whenever there is any change to your Fiery server or network such as a server name or IP address If you change Fiery Setup information do so before reconfiguring the connection TO MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION 1 To edit information for a Fiery in the list of available servers select the Fiery by its nickname and click Modify 2 Make the necessary changes in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and clic...

Page 70: ...opier model can produce The method used to print the Pantone ps file differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting For more information see the Printing Guide and the Color Guide Rgb_01 doc a file you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or later to view available RGB colors Rgb_02 ppt a file you can print from PowerPoint 6 0 or later to view available RGB colors Calibrat folder inside the Engl...

Page 71: ...M PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER 1 On the User Software CD open the Icm folder 2 If you are using Windows 9x Me copy the profiles to the Windows System Color folder on your hard disk If you are using Windows NT or Windows 2000 XP copy the profiles to the Winnt System32 Color folder on your hard disk NOTE If a folder named Color does not exist in the Sytem32 folder create one and install the profil...

Page 72: ...s submenu 3 In the RGB Setup dialog box click Load 4 For Windows 9x Me browse to the Windows System Color folder select Efirgb icm and click Load For Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 XP browse to the Winnt System32 Color folder select Efirgb icm and click Load The Efirgb v1f file is displayed in the RGB menu of the RGB Setup dialog box 5 Click OK For more information about ICM profiles see your Phot...

Page 73: ... 55 NOTE The internal name of an ICC profile may vary slightly from its file name TO LOAD THE ICM COPIER DEVICE PROFILE IN PHOTOSHOP 5 X 1 Start Photoshop 2 Choose Color Settings from the File menu and then choose CMYK Setup from the Color Settings submenu 3 In the CMYK Setup dialog box choose ICC as the CMYK color model 4 Select the profile that corresponds to the Fiery from the Profile menu NOTE...

Page 74: ... can be loaded at the same time in Photoshop 6 x TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE AND ICM DEVICE PROFILE IN PHOTOSHOP 6 X 1 Start Photoshop 2 Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu and select Advanced Mode in the Color Settings dialog box 3 Choose EFI RGB v1f from the RGB menu 4 Choose the profile that corresponds to the Fiery from the CMYK menu NOTE The following illustration shows sample sett...

Page 75: ...COPY THE PRINTER DESCRIPTION FILES 1 On the User Software CD open theEnglish Prntdrvr Ps_drvr folder Select the folder that corresponds to the system you are using For Windows 9x Me select English Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_9x_ME For Windows NT 4 0 select English Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_NT4x For Windows 2000 XP select English Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_2000 XP 2 Copy the printer description file for your Fiery t...

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Page 77: ...he Fiery with the Installer WebTool if the site administrator has enabled Internet access to the Fiery For instructions see Using the Fiery WebTools Installer on page 3 2 Once you download the printer files the installation process is identical to installing from the User Software CD Setting up the Fiery as a PostScript printer To set up the Fiery as a PostScript printer you must install the PostS...

Page 78: ... Fiery in a copy shop quick print shop or service bureau provide your customers with copies of the printer driver printer description file or ICC profiles you use for printing images as well as any relevant documentation This ensures that jobs they create and print to files are properly formatted for printing to the Fiery Setting up the Fiery in the Chooser After you install the Adobe PostScript p...

Page 79: ...d Print that have been enabled in Setup appear in the Chooser 4 Select a Fiery connection from the Select a PostScript Printer list and click Create The AdobePS printer driver automatically selects the correct printer description file for your Fiery NOTE You must set up each print connection separately Repeat this step for all enabled connections 5 Select the icon that appears next to the newly in...

Page 80: ...Installed Tray 6 HCF Not installed Installed Finisher Not installed Installed GA Features Not Installed Installed High Capacity Feeder Not installed Installed High Capacity Stacker Not installed Installed High Capacity Stacker Stapler Not Installed Installed ByPass Tray Not installed Installed GA Features Not Installed Installed 8 Close the Chooser Fiery EX12 Fiery EX2000d ...

Page 81: ...Tools To access Profiler from ColorWise Pro Tools you must install Profiler first Fiery VDP Resource Manager Electronics For Imaging folder Fiery Remote Scan Photoshop Plug Ins folder The installer also creates a folder named TWAIN in your System folder Preferences folder and installs a Fiery Remote Scan module and Source Manager file into that folder Fonts System folder Fonts folder For instructi...

Page 82: ...orted only over TCP IP networks BEFORE YOU BEGIN Print the Configuration page from the Control Panel and note the IP address of the Fiery TO CONFIGURE A CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS 1 Start the utility by double clicking its icon The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears 2 If you have previously configured a connection to the Fiery you are ready to use ColorWise Pro Tools If you have not ...

Page 83: ... device the Fiery is connected to DC12 or DC2000 This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page NOTE The device name is case sensitive enter it exactly as it appears here 4 When you have added all the information click Add 5 With the device name selected in the Devices list click OK The Fiery appears in the list of available servers The first line of the entry disp...

Page 84: ...ers click Add Configure the Add New Server dialog box as outlined in steps 3 through 5 in the previous procedure 3 To remove a Fiery from the list of available servers select the Fiery by its nickname and click Remove Configuring a connection for Fiery Spooler Before you begin print a Configuration page from the Control Panel and note the IP address of the Fiery TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIE...

Page 85: ... click Add 6 With the device name selected click OK The Fiery appears in a list of configured servers 7 Click OK in the Configure dialog box The Fiery appears in a list of available servers 8 With the Fiery selected in the list of available servers click OK to begin using Fiery Spooler ...

Page 86: ...o add a new Fiery click Add Configure the Settings dialog box as outlined in steps 4 through 6 in the previous procedure 4 To remove a Fiery select the Fiery by its IP address or DNS name and click Remove The list of available servers reflects the modifications you have made Configuring a connection for Fiery Downloader When you start Fiery Downloader you must specify the connection to the Fiery B...

Page 87: ... 11 Installing Fiery software and fonts 3 Select the Fiery in the Servers list 4 Click Connect The Fiery Downloader dialog box appears For information on how to use Fiery Downloader see the Printing Guide ...

Page 88: ...ou to view and delete all global objects used in variable data printing TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR FIERY VDP RESOURCE MANAGER 1 Click Start choose Programs and then click Fiery VDP Resource Manager in the Electronics For Imaging folder All servers you connected to previously are displayed If no servers are displayed you can locate and add them ...

Page 89: ...onts 2 Choose Connect from the Server menu The Available Servers dialog box appears with all Fiery servers located in the subnet displayed 3 Click the Manual tab to locate a Fiery server by its IP address Enter the IP address and click Add ...

Page 90: ...ipt printer fonts on the Fiery The Font installer copies both kinds of fonts to the System Fonts folder on your hard disk To be available to applications the screen fonts must remain in the System Fonts folder You can copy the printer fonts to a folder of your choice NOTE In the System Fonts folder when displayed by Kind screen fonts appear as type Font Suitcase and PostScript printer fonts appear...

Page 91: ...file that indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery and your particular copier model can produce The method used to print the PANTONE Book ps file differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting For more information see the Printing Guide and the Color Guide RGB page 01 a file you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or later to view available RGB colors RGB page 02...

Page 92: ...e The following procedure describes installing the ICC profiles with ColorSync 4 0 For more information about ColorSync see your application s documentation TO SET THE COLORSYNC SYSTEM PROFILE 1 Choose Control Panels ColorSync from the Apple Menu 2 Select EFIRGB ICC v1f from the System Profile list When selected as the ColorSync system profile EFIRGB ICC v1f sets the optimal source color space for...

Page 93: ...source color space for printing to the Fiery TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE IN PHOTOSHOP 5 X 1 Start Photoshop 2 Choose Color Settings from the File menu and choose RGB Setup from the Color Settings submenu 3 In the RGB Setup dialog box click Load 4 Browse to the System Preferences ColorSync Profiles folder select the EFIRGB ICC file and then click Open NOTE If you are using ColorSync 2 5 the C...

Page 94: ...ILE IN PHOTOSHOP 5 X 1 Start Photoshop 2 Choose Color Settings from the File menu and choose CMYK Setup from the Color Settings submenu 3 In the CMYK Setup dialog box choose ICC as the CMYK color model 4 Select the profile that corresponds to the Fiery from the Profile menu NOTE The following illustration shows a setting for Fiery EX12 5 Click OK For more information about ICC profiles see your Ph...

Page 95: ... the same time TO LOAD THE MONITOR SETTINGS FILE AND THE ICC DEVICE PROFILE IN PHOTOSHOP 6 X 1 Start Photoshop 2 Choose Color Settings from the Edit menu and then choose Advanced Mode 3 Choose EFI RGB v1f from the RGB menu 4 Select the profile that corresponds to the Fiery from the CMYK menu NOTE The following illustration shows a setting for Fiery EX12 5 Click OK For more information see your Pho...

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Page 97: ...Network Setup and Printer Setup You also must prepare each user s computer to communicate with the Fiery over the Internet or intranet For more information about Network Setup and Printer Setup see the Configuration Guide TO SET UP CLIENT WORKSTATIONS TO USE FIERY WEBTOOLS 1 Enable TCP IP networking 2 Make sure the workstation has a valid unique IP address 3 Make sure a supported Internet browser ...

Page 98: ...art your Internet or intranet browser and enter the DNS name or IP address of the Fiery 2 Select a login level enter a password if required and then click OK No password is required to log in as Guest If the Administrator has configured Guest access any user has full access to the Installer WebTool while logged in as Guest 3 Click Installer 4 Under the name of your operating system click the name ...

Page 99: ... you want to save the Prntdrve exe file and click Save For Mac OS computers if the Printer Driver folder was not automatically decoded and decompressed start the utility that will perform that function 8 For Windows computers double click the Prntdrve exe file browse to the location where you want to install the folder and click Next The folder is installed to the location you specified 9 Install ...

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Page 101: ...rmation about problems you may encounter using the PostScript Printer Driver for Windows NT 4 0 see the Adobe README file readmeNT wri included in English Prntdrvr Ps_drvr Win_NT4x on the User Software CD For Windows 2000 XP see your Windows 2000 XP documentation Reinstalling the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver on Windows 9x Me If you are reinstalling the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver delete any...

Page 102: ...ttings If the settings are incorrect you can change them in this dialog box On a Mac OS computer Setting up the Fiery in the Chooser If Auto setup does not work and you are prompted to select the printer description file select the appropriate Fiery file in your System Extensions Printer Descriptions folder either Fiery EX12 Color Server PS 2 0 or Fiery DocuColor 2000d v2 0 Installing screen fonts...

Page 103: ... folder Fonts folder and the Uninstalled Fonts folder 6 Place both aliases on your desktop 7 When necessary use the aliases to open both folders and move fonts between them If you have any applications running you must quit and restart them in order to view and use the newly installed fonts Alternatively you can try combining fonts from multiple suitcases into a single suitcase ...

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Page 105: ...t files xv ColorSync Profiles 2 5 ColorWise color management files xiii ColorWise Pro Tools 1 42 configuring the connection to the Fiery Mac OS 2 6 Windows 1 45 installing for Mac OS 2 5 installing for Windows 1 42 Command WorkStation xi configuring the connection 1 47 installing for Windows 1 42 Configuration page 1 12 1 35 1 52 connecting Windows 2000 XP with TCP IP 1 29 Windows NT 4 0 with TCP ...

Page 106: ... for Mac OS 2 14 installing 2 14 4 2 Multiple Master xiii printer fonts 2 14 screen fonts 2 14 substituting in PDF files xiii TrueType xiii xiv Fonts folder 4 3 Frame Type option 1 10 I ICC device profile 2 18 loading in Photoshop 4 0 Mac OS 2 18 ICC device profile loading in Photoshop 6 x Mac OS 2 19 ICC monitor settings profile specifying in Photoshop Mac OS 2 17 ICM and ColorSync color manageme...

Page 107: ...ageMaker for Windows 1 59 PANTONE Book ps 2 15 PANTONE ps 1 54 PDF files xiii xiv Photoshop 5 0 loading the ICC device settings profile Mac OS 2 18 loading the ICC monitor settings file Mac OS 2 17 loading the ICM device profile Windows 1 57 loading the RGB working space profile Windows 1 56 Photoshop 6 x loading the ICC device settings profile Mac OS 2 19 loading the ICC monitor settings file Mac...

Page 108: ...ery WebTools T thinnet cable xiii Token Ring networking option xiii Token Ring option xiii troubleshooting Mac OS computers 4 2 Windows computers 4 1 U Uninstalled Fonts folder 4 2 unshielded twisted pair UTP cable xiii User Software CD contents Mac OS 2 1 contents Windows 1 42 installing from for Mac OS 2 2 2 15 troubleshooting fonts 4 2 W WebDownloader WebTool see Fiery WebTools WebScan xvi WebS...