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Tips for using the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro

Tips for using the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro

This section provides information that will help you get the most out of the imposition 
features of DocBuilder Pro. 

Page-level operations

Consider the following when editing pages of a job:

Adding a binding offset

You can set gutters on each page independently to allow extra room for binding. 
For more information, see 

“Setting gutter sizes”

 on page 6-24.

Perform all page-level edits in the Preview window

For best results, perform all desired page editing operations in the Preview window 

before

 applying imposition settings to a file. Although you can perform page edits, such 

as adding, deleting, and duplicating pages, within the main Imposition window, these 
edits will be lost when you apply imposition settings that alter the page layout.

Saving imposed jobs

When you save an imposed job, DocBuilder Pro does the following:

If new data has been added to the temporary PDF file, it is saved to the Fiery S300 
under the name you specify in the Save As dialog box.

The default name that appears in the Save As dialog box is that of the original 
spool file, with a new extension (.dbp). If you do not intend to overwrite the 
source file, you must enter a new name for the imposed job. The original 
PostScript or PDF remains intact, even after the converted file has been edited and 
saved in the Imposition window. 

If imposition data has changed, the data is saved to the Fiery S300 and associated 
with the new PDF. 

Maintaining associated imposition data separately from the job’s PDF data allows 
DocBuilder Pro to impose in-RIP without modifying the PDF data, and allows you to 
reuse PDF data that has been modified in the imposition process. 

Summary of Contents for KM-C3130

Page 1: ...Fiery S300 31C M Color Server JOB MANAGEMENT GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...for users who send jobs from their computers The Color Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery S300 31C M Color Server It explains how to calibrate your copier 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 S...

Page 3: ...etWise PrintMe PrintMe Networks Print Me Everywhere You Go RIPChips Splash Velocity Velocity Balance Velocity Build Velocity Design Velocity Estimate Velocity Scan and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging Inc All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged Legal Notices APPLE COMPUTER INC APPLE MAKES...

Page 4: ...ly to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Industry Canada Class B Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Avis de Conformation Classe B de l Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la ...

Page 5: ...stroy all copies of the Software and all of its component parts All provisions of this Agreement relating to disclaimers of warranties limitation of liability remedies damages and EFI s proprietary rights shall survive termination Limited Warranty and Disclaimer EFI warrants to the original purchaser Customer for thirty 30 days from the date of original purchase from EFI or its authorized retailer...

Page 6: ... as applicable General The laws of the State of California govern this Agreement You agree that this Agreement shall not be subject to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 This Agreement is the entire agreement held between us and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the Software If any provision of this Agreement is held...

Page 7: ...rinting 1 3 Visualizing job flow 1 4 Communicating with users 1 5 What the operator should check 1 7 Overview of the job management utilities 1 8 Command WorkStation 1 8 WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler 1 9 Chapter 2 Introduction to Command WorkStation The Command WorkStation interface 2 1 Active Jobs window 2 3 Jobs window 2 4 Activity monitor 2 6 Job status indicators 2 9 Action buttons 2 10 Preview...

Page 8: ...tarting up and logging in 3 1 Logging in to the Fiery S300 3 1 Access levels 3 4 Logging out 3 5 Removing the Fiery S300 from the Login Server dialog box 3 5 Monitoring jobs 3 5 Selecting jobs 3 6 Sorting job displays 3 6 Customizing job ticket information 3 7 Managing job flow 3 8 Importing jobs 3 8 Using job management commands 3 9 Viewing and overriding print settings 3 11 Managing jobs on mult...

Page 9: ...s 4 7 Chapter 5 Using DocBuilder Pro Previewing editing and merging jobs 5 1 Imposition window 5 3 Job previews 5 5 Navigating in the Imposition window 5 6 Switching between page view and layout view 5 7 Setting magnification levels 5 8 Viewing the sheets 5 9 Using templates 5 10 Saving your work 5 11 Chapter 6 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode 6 1 Imposition ...

Page 10: ... WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery WebSpooler 7 1 About the Fiery WebSpooler window 7 4 Manipulating job options and job flow 7 6 Overriding job option settings 7 8 Job icons 7 9 Spool area 7 9 RIP area 7 10 Print area 7 11 Previewing editing and merging jobs 7 12 Previewing raster jobs 7 12 Displaying full screen previews 7 15 Editing and merging raster files 7 15...

Page 11: ... down the Fiery S300 8 7 Appendix A Basics of Imposition Printing books with the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro A 1 Basics of imposition layout A 1 Printer s marks A 4 Additional sheets A 6 Binding methods A 6 Gang Up printing A 9 Appendix B Templates 1 Up Full Bleed B 1 2 Up Perfect B 2 2 Up Saddle B 4 3 Up Trifold Brochure B 6 4 Up Gate Fold B 8 4 Up Head to Head B 10 4 Up Z Fold B 12 ...

Page 12: ...oting C 2 Command WorkStation does not respond C 2 Command WorkStation fails to connect to a Fiery S300 C 3 Unexpected printing results C 4 Clearing the server C 5 Users are unable to connect to the Fiery S300 C 5 Setup error messages C 7 AutoCal error messages C 7 Index ...

Page 13: ...ckground information about job management and introduces the Fiery job management utilities It explains how to set up an operator controlled print environment and discusses job workflows that commonly occur on the Fiery S300 Chapter 2 introduces the Command WorkStation user interface It also provides information on basic Command WorkStation functions such as printing Fiery S300 information pages s...

Page 14: ...the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro Appendix C provides basic troubleshooting information Terminology Specific terms are explained as they are introduced However the following general terms are used throughout PostScript PS A computer language designed as a page description language The Fiery S300 uses this language for imaging the page and communicating with applications and the copier The t...

Page 15: ...un a raster image processor RIP is the computer processor that performs this function The Fiery S300 RIP changes text and graphics commands in PostScript into specifications for each dot of toner deposited on a page by the copier Process The term process is used interchangeably with the term RIP in this manual to refer to raster image processing Print The task of rendering or imaging a page or job...

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Page 17: ...g environment controls the entire job flow and all printing Print jobs arriving from remote users are spooled to the Fiery S300 hard disk and stored until the operator decides it is time to print them Additional functions job overrides prioritizing and font management are reserved for the operator At the other extreme anyone on the local network can control all printing and Fiery S300 functions op...

Page 18: ...reparation for job management by the operator Establish communication between users and the operator The operator and remote users must agree on a method for communicating print needs such as Fiery FreeForm masters Users can attach instructions to jobs using print option and notes fields see page 1 5 Understanding job flow In an operator controlled printing environment remote users send jobs to th...

Page 19: ... image data associated with each dot is rendered on the printer The raster data tells the printer whether or not to apply toner to each position on the page Printing After processing the job typically moves on to the printing stage During this stage the raster image associated with the job is transferred from the Fiery S300 to the copier at a high speed The raster image is then rendered onto paper...

Page 20: ...b status flags you may see in the Command WorkStation Active Jobs window Boldface items represent commands you can issue from Command WorkStation Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler to release held jobs Printed Spooling Processing RIPping PostScript data Process RIP and Hold Print and Hold Print Print PostScript and raster data Spooled Held Processed Held Processing RIPping Printing Printing Printin...

Page 21: ...diate printing you must issue the Print command A raster copy of the original job remains in processed held status even after the original job has finished printing Communicating with users As the operator you can use the job management tools to communicate with users who originate print jobs You can help users become better informed about the Fiery S300 and the copier so that they can choose the ...

Page 22: ...iery S300 before deletion Instructions for setting up the printer on client computers Sources of PostScript printer drivers PPDs color reference files and additional information Recommended PPD settings Conflicting settings and common PostScript errors FreeForm information regarding use of master and variable data Imposition information regarding use of the DocBuilder Pro option Characteristics of...

Page 23: ...hey send Job ticket information You can view and potentially override the print options specified by users by checking job ticket information To display user defined print options choose Properties in Command WorkStation see page 3 11 or Override Print Settings in Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler see page 7 8 Notes fields Users can enter accounting information in Notes fields such as User name an...

Page 24: ... job management features Monitoring activity on the Fiery S300 and controlling job flow Viewing and overriding user defined print option settings Editing and merging job files Tracking job activity through the Job Log Command WorkStation The most powerful of the job management utilities Command WorkStation must be installed on a Windows computer that has a network connection to the Fiery S300 In a...

Page 25: ...iery S300 Fiery Spooler must be installed on a networked Mac OS computer and can only be used on that computer Both WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler offer job management functions similar to those of Command WorkStation The default WebSpooler user interface appears in the following illustration the user interface of Fiery Spooler is similar For information on using Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler se...

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Page 27: ...e Jobs window jobs in the Hold queue and can send more jobs from a nearby computer The chapter also describes the Setup functions of Command WorkStation such as printing Fiery S300 information pages setting application preferences correcting tray alignment and managing Fiery S300 fonts The Command WorkStation interface Command WorkStation provides a graphical means to monitor preview and manage pr...

Page 28: ...and WorkStation window The following sections describe each component in the Command WorkStation window 1 Menu bar see page 2 13 2 Job status indicators see page 2 9 3 Action buttons see page 2 10 4 Active Jobs window see page 2 3 5 Jobs window see page 2 4 6 Activity monitor see page 2 6 1 2 3 4 6 5 ...

Page 29: ...ide or drag it to a different location By issuing job management commands you release held jobs in the window for processing and printing cancel jobs currently processing or printing and send jobs back to held status for future action For more information on the status flags displayed in the Active Jobs window see Job status indicators on page 2 9 In the Active Jobs window you can Monitor and mana...

Page 30: ...bs displayed All panels of the Jobs window allow you to customize the job ticket information see page 3 7 and monitor jobs on multiple Fiery S300 servers see page 2 10 Printed Jobs panel The Printed Jobs panel lists all jobs that have completed printing from selected Fiery S300 servers Newly printed jobs are added to the top of the list The Printed Jobs panel lists all printed jobs until the job l...

Page 31: ...on on using the Archive panel see Archiving jobs on page 3 19 FreeForm panel The FreeForm panel lists the names of all master files used for Fiery FreeForm variable data printing Jobs listed in the FreeForm panel represent preRIPped master files stored on the Fiery S300 NOTE The FreeForm panel is not available if you logged in as Guest ...

Page 32: ... Activity monitor displays a summary of the job activity on all Fiery S300 servers or a selected Fiery S300 The activity shown can include jobs released for spooling processing RIPping or printing Held jobs do not appear in the Activity monitor Display the Activity monitor by choosing All Servers from the server selection menu in the Active Jobs window The title bar of the Activity monitor indicat...

Page 33: ... to a corresponding status box spooling processing or printing If the Fiery S300 is connected to more than one copier the copier handling the job is listed under the job name When no activity occurs on the Fiery S300 the status boxes read Idle Error conditions When an error occurs the Server Name bar for the affected Fiery S300 appears highlighted in red Details of the error appear under the expan...

Page 34: ...ry S300 disk Processing Displays the file name of the job currently being processed RIPped along with an animated preview of the page currently being processed Printing Displays the file name of the job currently being printed and the page number currently printing With multiple copies the copy number is also displayed General Info Displays the total and available hard disk space and the total and...

Page 35: ...y S300 hard disk spooled held light yellow The job has been downloaded to the Fiery S300 hard disk and requires job management instructions from the operator waiting to process light blue The job is queued to be processed RIPped processing medium blue The job is currently being processed RIPped processed held dark yellow The job has been processed RIPped and requires job management instructions fr...

Page 36: ...mbnail previews of selected jobs You can also use the Preview windows to reorder and delete pages of a job and to merge pages from several jobs into a single merged job Monitoring single or multiple Fiery S300 servers You can set the Active Jobs window Jobs window and Activity monitor to display job information for a single Fiery S300 or all connected Fiery S300 servers TO SPECIFY THE FIERY S300 B...

Page 37: ...to show a specific combination and arrangement of components TO SELECT A LAYOUT STYLE Choose Layouts from the Window menu and then choose a layout style from the submenu that appears You can choose from three preset layouts Default Style 1 or Style 2 and three custom layouts For a description of the components included with each of the preset layouts see page 2 18 You can define and change the con...

Page 38: ...appear with standard window frames You can drag the blank title bar of the window to move the component or drag the edges of the window to resize the component You can also click the window Close box to hide the component NOTE When the Jobs window is docked you can resize it vertically by clicking and dragging its top edge TO DOCK OR UNDOCK A COMPONENT Double click the window grip in the component...

Page 39: ...mmand turning it off The menu bar always appears in the Command WorkStation window and cannot be dragged to a different location Menu Command Submenu command Description File Import Job Imports a job file into the Direct Hold or Print queue of the Fiery S300 selected in the Active Jobs window Archived Job Imports an archived job file into the Hold queue of the Fiery S300 selected in the Active Job...

Page 40: ...job with either the spooled held flag or the processed held flag Process and Hold Processes the selected job in the Active Jobs window Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel and holds a copy of the job The copied job is marked with the processed held flag Print and Hold Prints the selected job in the Active Jobs window Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel and holds a copy of the job The copied job is ...

Page 41: ...anel Send To Sends the selected held job in the Active Jobs window to another Fiery S300 Cancel Processing Cancels processing of the selected job in the Active Jobs window This command is available only for jobs displaying the processing status flag Cancel Printing Cancels printing of the selected job in the Active Jobs window This command is available only for jobs displaying the printing status ...

Page 42: ...s available only if you are logged in as Administrator NOTE After you restart the Fiery S300 you may need to log in to the Fiery S300 again to reestablish the connection Reboot Server Allows you to restart the Fiery S300 currently selected in the Active Jobs window after shutting down the Fiery S300 hard disk This command is available only if you are logged in as Administrator NOTE After you resta...

Page 43: ...uspends or pauses printing on the Fiery S300 currently selected in the Active Jobs window Resume Printing Resumes printing on the Fiery S300 currently selected in the Active Jobs window Align Trays Allows you to adjust placement of the printed image on the page to correct for misalignments of the paper tray Printing Groups Allows the Fiery S300 Administrator to set up print groups and passwords Fo...

Page 44: ... following Command WorkStation components Menu bar Job status indicators Action buttons Active Jobs window Style 2 Displays the following Command WorkStation components Menu bar Job status indicators Action buttons Active Jobs window Activity monitor all servers view Custom 1 Custom 2 or Custom 3 Sets the Command WorkStation window to a custom layout previously defined and named using the Save Lay...

Page 45: ...eck mark next to the command indicates the Activity Monitor is displayed Action Buttons Switches the Action buttons on or off A check mark next to the command indicates the buttons are displayed Job Status Helper Switches the Job status indicators on or off A check mark next to the command indicates the helper is displayed Job Name Activates the open Preview window of the named job This menu optio...

Page 46: ... job When multiple jobs are selected you can right click any of the selected jobs 3 Choose the desired command from the context sensitive menu Preparing to work with Command WorkStation This section describes the setup and administrative tasks before you begin working with Command WorkStation Connecting to the Fiery S300 You can maintain connections to multiple Fiery S300 servers simultaneously TO...

Page 47: ... the list of Fiery S300 servers you frequently monitor Each row in the Login Server dialog box displays the name of a Fiery S300 the name of the copier associated with that Fiery S300 and a Login button represented by a key icon 3 Click the Login button next to the Fiery S300 name to establish the connection 4 Click the Administrator Operator or Guest button 5 Enter your password and click Log In ...

Page 48: ...iery S300 for which you want to print information pages NOTE To print information pages you must be logged in to the Fiery S300 as Administrator 2 Choose Print Pages from the Server menu A dialog box containing the information page options appears 3 In the Select Printer area specify where you want to print the pages Server The pages you specify are printed to the Fiery S300 Local Printer Allows y...

Page 49: ...ting it in other forms see Using the Job Log on page 3 22 Control Panel Map Provides an overview of the screens you can access from the Control Panel For information on using these screens to set up the Fiery S300 see the Configuration Guide Color Charts Provides samples of the RGB CMY and PANTONE colors available from the Fiery S300 PS Font List Lists all PostScript fonts currently resident on th...

Page 50: ...n the Selected Server view of the Activity monitor see page 2 7 Autologin Instructs Command WorkStation to remember the last access level and password used to log in to each Fiery S300 When you log in to the Fiery S300 again Command WorkStation automatically populates the Login dialog box with the previous access level and password Temporary path Specifies the folder where Command WorkStation temp...

Page 51: ... Change the template path by clicking Browse and specifying a folder Correcting tray alignment The Tray Alignment feature allows you to adjust the placement of text and images on the page so they are correctly aligned on the sheet of paper or both sides of a duplex sheet have exactly the same alignment You can perform tray alignment from the Fiery S300 Control Panel by choosing Tray Alignment from...

Page 52: ...nment options appears 3 Choose the tray you want to align from the Tray menu 4 Choose the paper size loaded in the tray from the Media menu NOTE The Tray Alignment is specific to the combination of tray and paper size specified If you align a given tray with Letter paper and load Legal paper in that tray the alignment will be invalid You must perform a new Paper Tray Alignment for each combination...

Page 53: ... you have entered all of the alignment values click Apply and then click Check Alignment to print the new alignment page 10 To remove the alignments select a tray and click Defaults in the Enter alignment values section 11 Click Done Managing Fiery S300 fonts The Fiery S300 includes a number of built in printer fonts You can download additional fonts to the Fiery S300 using the Manage Font command...

Page 54: ...ate Add Delete and Print buttons 3 To download additional fonts to the Fiery S300 click Add and refer to the procedure on page 2 29 4 To delete a font select it in the Font List and click Delete To select multiple sequential fonts select the first font and Shift click the last font Ctrl click to select multiple non sequential fonts NOTE The printer fonts included with the Fiery S300 built in fonts...

Page 55: ...e font s to download The Filename field displays the name of the selected file 3 Select the font name and click Add You can navigate to different drives and folders to select fonts to download To select multiple sequential fonts select the first font and Shift click the last font Ctrl click to select multiple non sequential fonts To remove a font from the Files to be imported list select the font ...

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Page 57: ...and log in to one or more Fiery S300 servers TO START COMMAND WORKSTATION Click Start on the Windows taskbar choose Programs Fiery and then choose Command WorkStation 4 When you start Command WorkStation for the first time the Login Server list does not display any Fiery S300 servers For instructions on configuring and adding Fiery S300 servers to the Login Server list see the User Software Instal...

Page 58: ...S300 The Fiery S300 must appear in the Login Server list before you can log in to it A white key icon indicates the Fiery S300 has never been connected to Command WorkStation If the Fiery S300 is already connected the color of the key icon indicates the level of access granted Purple indicates Administrator access Orange indicates Operator access Cyan indicates Guest access Key icon ...

Page 59: ...uest and if required enter a password Your log in access level determines which Command WorkStation functions are available to you 4 Click Log In to establish a connection to the Fiery S300 This manual assumes you are logged into the Fiery S300 as an Operator The following section discusses the three different access levels in greater detail ...

Page 60: ... use all Command WorkStation functions Until an Administrator password is defined in Fiery S300 Setup you can log in to Command WorkStation as an Administrator without entering a password and you are given full privileges After the administrator has performed Setup and specified passwords Command WorkStation user options depend on your login level This manual assumes that you are logged in to the ...

Page 61: ...OVE THE FIERY S300 FROM THE LOGIN SERVER DIALOG BOX 1 From the Server menu select Log in Log out 2 Select the Fiery S300 in the Login Server dialog box 3 Click the Remove button to remove the Fiery S300 from the list The Remove button is available only for disconnected Fiery S300 servers Monitoring jobs The Active Jobs window and the Printed Jobs panel of the Jobs window provide a visual way of mo...

Page 62: ... The Printed Jobs panel displays jobs that have printed successfully along with failed jobs that have dropped from the print queue as a result of an error A failed job appears highlighted in red you can double click the job to display a more detailed error report Selecting jobs Selecting a job allows you to apply job management commands from the Actions menu to it You can also select multiple jobs...

Page 63: ... information according to your workflow needs For example if you are monitoring multiple servers you can add Fiery and Device columns to track the Fiery S300 location of individual jobs The information in the Date Time column is based on the date and time settings of the Regional Settings control panel You can access the Regional Settings control panel from the Start Settings Control Panel menu in...

Page 64: ...ed network or jobs previously archived to external devices For information on archiving jobs see page 3 19 TO IMPORT A JOB 1 Choose Import from the File menu and then choose Job or Archived Job The Select Files to Import dialog box appears 2 Locate and select the job file to import and click Add The job appears in the Files to be imported list To import multiple jobs select each additional job and...

Page 65: ...in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel 4 Click Import Using job management commands As the operator you can issue the following job management commands from the Actions menu to release or hold selected jobs in the Active Jobs window and Printed Jobs panel Print Process and Hold Print and Hold Remove Raster Data Hold ...

Page 66: ...ve Jobs window or the selected job in the Printed Jobs or Archive panel and marks the job with either the spooled held flag or the processed held flag Held on the Fiery S300 hard disk indefinitely if raster data is included with job Process and Hold Processes the selected job in the Active Jobs window Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel and holds a copy of the job The copied job is marked with the...

Page 67: ...s you can override settings for each job or all the jobs at once Use the Job Properties dialog box to view the user Notes and Instructions fields included with jobs TO VIEW AND OVERRIDE PRINT SETTINGS 1 To view and override print settings for a single held job select the job in the Active Jobs window or Printed Jobs panel You can also select a job in the Archive or FreeForm panel to view print set...

Page 68: ... intended to be viewed and annotated by the operator but their contents are associated with the job and are deleted when the job is deleted after printing Notes fields can be viewed but not changed by the operator their contents are transcribed to the Job Log just as the user sent them NOTE Some print options available in the printer driver are not displayed in the Job Properties dialog box For in...

Page 69: ...e setting from the list NOTE To retain a copy of the job with its original settings duplicate the job and rename the duplicate before you change any settings NOTE For some options changing the setting requires that the job be reRIPped these options appear with an icon to the left of the option name 4 To print the current list of print settings on a local printer click Print Window 5 To apply the p...

Page 70: ...or For more information see Monitoring single or multiple Fiery S300 servers on page 2 10 With servers that support the feature you can use the Send to command to transfer jobs between servers For example by viewing print jobs on all connected servers in the Active Jobs window you can monitor the print load on each Fiery S300 in your printing environment If one Fiery S300 has received a disproport...

Page 71: ...lect the job and choose Cancel Printing from the Actions menu When the print job is canceled a Canceling message appears on the Fiery S300 Control Panel The name of the canceled job appears in the Job Log NOTE Canceled jobs may be partially printed and may include pages with one or more missing color plates or pages that are completely blank Canceling a job at the Control Panel From the Fiery S300...

Page 72: ...se Master print settings To make use of all 100 available FreeForm Masters the operator must override the Create Master and Use Master print settings from Command WorkStation NOTE For any new Create Master or Use Master setting to take effect the job must be reRIPped For background information on using the Fiery FreeForm feature see the Printing Guide Creating and monitoring FreeForm masters Users...

Page 73: ...oose the FreeForm master number you want to assign to the job 5 Click OK 6 Choose Process and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination Choose Print or Print and Hold from the Actions menu for a hard copy of the FreeForm master After processing the master job appears in the FreeForm panel of the Jobs window TO DELETE A FREEFORM MASTER 1 In the FreeForm panel select the master job ...

Page 74: ...om the Actions menu 2 Scroll to FreeForm in the Job Properties dialog box and right click the Use Master print setting 3 Choose the FreeForm master job to use as the master document 4 Click OK 5 Choose Process and Hold Print or Print and Hold from the Actions menu to assign the job a destination Particularly with a variable data job Process and Hold the job so you can preview it before printing ...

Page 75: ...rs to assign before printing For all jobs sent to the Fiery S300 users should specify information such as the desired FreeForm master number to the operator using the Notes and Instructions fields in the Printer Job Notes dialog box NOTE When specifying additional print settings for FreeForm jobs certain print option settings must match for both the master and the variable job Also certain setting...

Page 76: ...ow select any held job 2 Choose Archive from the Actions menu 3 To archive the job internally to the Fiery S300 hard disk click OK The job is archived internally and appears in the Archive panel of the Jobs window 4 To archive the job externally to the Command WorkStation hard disk or to a device on the network click Add Click to add a device ...

Page 77: ...rnal devices as available archive volumes 6 If applicable select Archive rasters The Archive rasters option appears dimmed for PostScript data jobs and jobs archived to Server Internal NOTE Large raster data files may take considerable time to archive 7 Select an archive volume and click OK Archived jobs appear in the Archive panel of the Jobs window ...

Page 78: ...b Log Setup the administrator can specify preferences to print the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs or print and clear the Job Log automatically every 55 jobs Periodically clearing the Job Log improves the performance of the Fiery S300 The administrator can also choose the Job Log page size For more information see the Configuration Guide NOTE If a job was saved from the Imposition window of Do...

Page 79: ...enu and then choose Job Log NOTE You can clear the job log only if you are logged in to the Fiery S300 with Administrator privileges Searching for jobs The Find command allows you to search for and locate jobs on connected servers using search parameters such as job file names or dates of creation You can limit your search to jobs on a single Fiery S300 or all connected Fiery S300 servers Use the ...

Page 80: ...name of the user who sent the job Notes 1 Notes 2 Enter text that appears in the Notes fields of the job Instructions Enter text that appears in the Instructions field of the job Volume Specify the archive drive volume you want to search This option is available only when you are searching for archived jobs Date created To search through all jobs regardless of their creation date select All To res...

Page 81: ...ng To search for jobs that fall within a particular range of file sizes choose a range option from the Size kilobytes menu Enter the range values in one or both of the fields To search for jobs that have certain print options click the selection box for each desired print option in the list To specify additional search values for a selected option right click the field next to the option name and ...

Page 82: ...new Find template and click OK Saved templates appear in the Queries menu To remove a template from the menu select the template and click Delete Saved templates are stored in the folder location you specified in the Preferences dialog box see page 2 24 TO REUSE A FIND TEMPLATE 1 In the Find dialog box choose the desired template from the Queries menu The dialog box is automatically populated by t...

Page 83: ...e Preview windows to preview pages of any processed or held job in the Active Jobs window Displaying thumbnail previews When you select a processed held job and choose Preview from the Actions menu a preview window opens displaying thumbnail images of the selected job TO VIEW THUMBNAILS OF A HELD RASTER DATA FILE 1 Select a processed held job in the Active Jobs window A processed held job appears ...

Page 84: ... through the pages in the job Displaying full screen previews You can open any page in the Preview window as a full screen image for a more detailed inspection TO VIEW A FULL SCREEN PREVIEW OF A JOB Select a page in the Preview window and click the Full Screen Preview icon Click for full screen preview ...

Page 85: ...n application on the screen Click the appropriate taskbar icon to bring the full screen preview window to the front if necessary Use the tool icons in the full screen preview to display adjacent pages rotate the page or return to the small preview View previous and next pages Click to close the full screen preview Rotate page 90 180 or 270 degrees Scroll bar Scroll bar Return to small preview ...

Page 86: ...ly TO ENABLE SOFT PROOFING 1 Display a full screen preview of the desired job as described on page 4 2 2 Select the Soft Proof option located in the top center of the full screen preview 3 Click Load A dialog box appears prompting you to select a monitor profile If you are using the monitor that is part of the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface option select the monitor profile that shipped with ...

Page 87: ...umbnails of the pages in the job 2 Select the pages you want to edit Shift click to select multiple sequential pages Ctrl click to select multiple non sequential pages 3 Apply the desired edits To apply edits to the selected pages click any of the following buttons that appear under the title bar of the Preview window Full Screen Preview Opens a full screen preview of the currently selected page s...

Page 88: ...ial pages Release the Shift or Ctrl key before moving the pages If you move the pages on top of existing pages the pages are overwritten If the icon does not have an arrow the pages are replaced if the icon has an arrow the pages are inserted 5 When you finish making edits click Save to save the job 6 Enter a new name for the editing job and click Yes Replace single page Replace multiple pages Mov...

Page 89: ...lly honors the print settings of the original jobs over those of the merged job Before merging two jobs make sure that both jobs have been processed using the common print settings desired for final output For example to create a merged job that prints to duplexed pages make sure both original jobs have been processed with the duplex setting enabled Overriding the print settings of a merged job ca...

Page 90: ...ase the Shift or Ctrl key before moving the pages To replace pages drag the second preview pages on top of pages in the first Preview window to add pages drag the pages to a new position between pages before the first page or after the last page in the first Preview window Moving the selection over an existing page replaces the existing page with the one you are moving Moving the selection to the ...

Page 91: ...indow the destination During a merging session you can drag pages only from the source window to the destination window not vice versa To merge pages in the opposite direction you must save your current changes to the destination window and begin a new merging session Replace single page Replace multiple pages Move single page Move multiple pages between two pages between two pages Move single pag...

Page 92: ...ew source job 5 When you have finished merging pages click Save The Save As dialog box appears 6 Enter a new name for the merged job and click Yes NOTE When multiple users are connected to the Fiery S300 via Command WorkStation Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler only one user should make changes at a time If multiple users make changes in the same job simultaneously unexpected results might occur ...

Page 93: ...he Preview windows of Command WorkStation to preview edit and merge PostScript and PDF jobs that have been spooled and held You can apply all of the features discussed in Chapter 4 to spooled held jobs and processed held jobs alike Detailed descriptions of the DocBuilder Pro enhancements to the Preview windows follow When applicable page number references to sections in other chapters are provided...

Page 94: ...age 6 22 Merging jobs You can merge pages from several spooled held jobs together in a new file see page 4 7 To merge jobs both jobs must have the same status that is both jobs must be spooled held or processed held Inserting blank pages You can insert blank pages into a spooled held PostScript or PDF job First open the job in a Preview window Right click a page thumbnail and choose Blank Page fro...

Page 95: ... information on using Command WorkStation see Chapters 2 and 3 2 Select any spooled held job in the Active Jobs window and choose Impose from the Actions menu You can also right click the job and choose Impose from the menu that appears You can open a PostScript or PDF Portable Document Format file but it must show a spooled held job status NOTE If you have installed the DocBuilder Pro option you ...

Page 96: ...and choose Hold from the Actions menu When you choose the Impose command a page imaging process generates a PDF version of the job on which DocBuilder Pro performs imposition A status window appears while the job is imaged for the Imposition window When it opens the Imposition window displays the job No layout is applied unless the job has been previously imposed Templates for common layouts are p...

Page 97: ...d job In contrast a reader s spread shows pages in the order they are intended to be read Note that the Preview windows in Command WorkStation image jobs as reader s spreads The paper used to print a printer s spread is known as a sheet In duplex printing each sheet has two imageable surfaces one on the front side and one on the back side of the sheet Each imageable surface contains one printer s ...

Page 98: ... Pan tool Preview mode Layout mode Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode buttons are located in the upper right corner of the window Selecting the Pan or Zoom tool changes the appearance of the cursor to indicate you can use that tool to manipulate the preview When you choose Preview or Layout mode or Mixed Page mode or Fixed Page mode a blue border appears around the selected view and the appearanc...

Page 99: ...y display different sets of printer s marks for more information see the following table NOTE Preview mode puts more stress on your system s processor than Layout mode You can improve performance on slower systems by doing most of your work in Layout mode switching to Preview mode only when you need to see content In Layout mode you can rotate individual pages on the sheet For more information see...

Page 100: ...n the magnifying glass cursor over a page and click to zoom in The magnifying glass cursor displays a plus sign to indicate increased magnification of page views Each time you click the current magnification doubles up to a maximum of 800 3 Hold the Ctrl key and click to zoom out Each time you click the current magnification is reduced in half down to a minimum of 12 4 Right click the Zoom tool to...

Page 101: ...large sheet you can use this tool to drag a particular portion of the sheet into view At the bottom of the window you can manipulate the content view using a standard scroll bar or the Surface menu The Surface menu opens the Go To Surface dialog box which allows you to specify numerically the surface to display in the preview area TO USE THE PAN TOOL 1 Click the Pan tool to select it The cursor ch...

Page 102: ...ing You can apply any template to any job making it easy to apply layout and printing settings quickly and efficiently DocBuilder Pro supplies built in templates that define settings for commonly used layouts such as 2 Up Saddle 3 Up Trifold Brochure 4 Up Gatefold and so on You can also create your own templates For a complete listing of built in templates see Appendix B For information on creatin...

Page 103: ...Yes In the Save As dialog box the name of the original spooled source file appears with a new extension dbp If you mistakenly close the Imposition window when you intend to keep working click Cancel in the Save As dialog box The original PostScript or PDF file remains intact even after the converted file has been edited and saved in the Imposition window NOTE When you rename an imposed file you mu...

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Page 105: ...ed Page mode allows you to impose documents that contain pages of different sizes When you open the Imposition window for a document that contains different page sizes Mixed Page mode is selected automatically you cannot switch to Fixed Page mode When you open the Imposition window for a document that contains a single page size you can select either Mixed Page or Fixed Page mode Some imposition s...

Page 106: ...n settings are applied to the current job immediately but are not saved permanently until you save the job itself Layout Rows Columns Yes Yes Printer s Marks Yes Yes Printer s Marks Pull into Page Edge No Yes Bleeds Yes No Scale Apply To Not editable always set to All Slots on All Surfaces Editable Scale Mode Available options Scale to Fit Custom Available options Scale to Fit Custom Fit Width Fit...

Page 107: ...ox You can also specify any unit of measurement in any field that accepts input by adding one of the following abbreviations to the new value i in or the inch symbol specifies inches for example 8 5 i 8 5 in 8 5 mm specifies millimeters for example 8 5 mm pt or pts specifies points for example 8 5 pts Sheet settings Sheet settings allow you to specify characteristics of the paper on which the job ...

Page 108: ...ces dialog box When specifying a sheet size setting consider the size of the final output During imposition DocBuilder Pro automatically scales pages if needed to fit the sheet s maximum imageable area The area does not necessarily extend to the edges of the sheet For example if you perform 1 Up imposition of 8 5x11 pages onto 8 5x11 sheets the final pages will be scaled smaller than 8 5x11 To ret...

Page 109: ...the job is printed as duplex using a Top Top setting meaning that the tops of pages on opposing sides of a sheet are located on the same edge usually the preferred choice for imposed book layouts Layout settings A layout is a plan that specifies the number ordering and rotation of page images on the sheet DocBuilder Pro supports layouts of up to 25 pages per sheet in a matrix of up to 5 rows by 5 ...

Page 110: ...e prompted with a message that all custom page edits Add Delete or Duplicate applied to the job are canceled Columns Click the Columns up and down arrows to specify the number of columns up to five in a layout or specify the number of columns in the layout by typing a value in the Columns field Changes to the Columns value are reflected immediately in the main window whether you are in Layout or P...

Page 111: ...aries according to the job DocBuilder Pro allows you to define the set of printer s marks displayed For example ganged up business cards do not require fold marks while a 4x4 book layout does To specify which marks are shown click Define and choose options in the Define Marks dialog box The Define Marks dialog box allows you to enable or disable trim marks fold marks and the individual elements of...

Page 112: ... the trim lines on the page This allows you to move the printer s marks away from the final trimmed area of the page A positive offset moves the printer s marks out from the center of the page and a negative offset moves the printer s marks closer to the center of the page Properties Click Properties to customize the appearance of trim marks and fold marks You can specify the horizontal and vertic...

Page 113: ...ess the Ctrl key and click the mark directly in the imposition window Disabled marks are indicated by an X Bleeds The Bleeds option moves the trim marks into the image by the amount you specify to ensure that the printed area extends beyond the edge of the trimmed sheet Ctrl click to disable enable mark Non imageable area Trim marks Image ...

Page 114: ...NOTE When you specify a bleed you move the trim marks into the page by the bleed value on both the top and the bottom of the page and on both sides of the page Therefore you reduce the size of your finished page by twice the bleed amount If you plan on using bleeds design your image to be slightly larger than the size of the final trimmed page and select a larger paper size to accommodate trimming...

Page 115: ...same column as the currently selected page All Slots on All Surfaces Applies scaling to all pages in the job Scale Mode Choose a scaling option from the Scale Mode menu Scale to Fit Scales page s to best fill the slot without printing past its edge Scale to fit is the default mode Fit Width Scales page s to fill the width of each page slot on the sheet This option is not available in Fixed Page mo...

Page 116: ...ew mode the Clipping icon appears to the left of the Scale Factor field In addition the appearance of the page preview itself makes scaling problems obvious content truncates at the edge of the preview sheet just as it would on a printed sheet Alignment and Offsets The Alignment and Offsets settings are enabled when you choose Fit Height Fit Width or Custom from the Scale Mode menu in Mixed Page m...

Page 117: ... align the page to the upper left corner of the slot by clicking the Alignment control corresponding to that position You can fine tune the placement further by entering values from 5184 to 5184 points in the Offsets fields Offset values are calculated in reference to the alignment position and reset to zero when you specify a new alignment Click to specify upper left alignment Page is aligned in ...

Page 118: ...number of pages in a saddle group the layout in use and the size of the job NOTE If you are using a layout with more than two columns or rows the Binding selection is unavailable You can specify the following binding edge options Left Edge Specifies binding across the left edge of the booklet The booklet reads from left to right Right Edge Specifies binding across the right edge of the booklet The...

Page 119: ...ue in the paper thickness field the specified binding type and the ordering and orientation of pages specified by the current layout Gang Up To enable gang printing and disable binding settings select Gang Up In gang printing you place multiple pages on a sheet for collate and cut finishing rather than having DocBuilder Pro impose them in the order required by a particular binding method A collate...

Page 120: ...ont side of the second sheet is filled with images of Page 3 and the back side is filled with images of Page 4 and so on until all pages in the job are imaged Documents laid out in this order may tend to be collated more easily than when printed in another order The Repeat option enables what is commonly known as step and repeat printing Step and repeat is most often used when printing multiple co...

Page 121: ...laces pages in an arrangement that is often more appropriate for printing a single copy of a job This option does not fully collate itself hand collating is necessary but optimizes the sheet size while limiting the run to a single copy ...

Page 122: ...d and cut This option minimizes the need for collating by hand and is most appropriate for printing single copies of a document 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 4 7 10 1 2 5 8 11 3 6 9 12 3 6 9 12 2 5 8 11 4 7 10 1 3 6 9 2 1 5 4 8 7 12 11 10 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12 page document 2 x 2 Unique Collate Cut Duplex off Collate sheets Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Cut Collate pages ...

Page 123: ...a job its pages are automatically arranged in a particular order according to the layout you select Each page number in Layout mode represents the page from the source document that DocBuilder Pro images in a designated position on the finished sheet However to reorder individual pages manually arrange them in the main window To assign a different page to a particular location in the layout use th...

Page 124: ... a page number that does not already exist in your job For example if your job has 10 pages you cannot type 12 Adding duplicating and deleting sheets You can add duplicate or delete sheets by right clicking any sheet in either Preview or Layout mode TO ADD OR DUPLICATE SHEETS 1 Right click a sheet in Preview or Layout mode and then choose Add Sheet s or Duplicate Sheet from the menu that appears 2...

Page 125: ...eet s from the menu that appears The Delete Sheet s dialog box appears 2 To delete a single sheet select Delete Sheet and specify the number of the sheet you want to delete To delete a range of sheets select Delete All Sheets After and specify the starting number of the sheet range to delete or select From and enter values for the start and end numbers of the sheets to delete A single sheet or ran...

Page 126: ...deleting sheets Editing page content causes the cancellation of all previous sheet level operations TO USE PITSTOP WITH DOCBUILDER PRO 1 Right click a sheet in Preview or Layout mode and choose Edit Page from the menu that appears 2 Or display the full screen preview for the spooled held PostScript or PDF job in Command WorkStation see page 4 2 and click the Edit Page icon Adobe Acrobat starts and...

Page 127: ...e the changes 5 Click Yes 6 Click the Command WorkStation window to bring it to the foreground The edited file appears in the full screen preview window Rotating pages To manually rotate individual pages or sets of pages in a job display the job in Layout mode and click the Rotate icon in the upper right corner of a page Rotation is performed in 90 clockwise increments for Mixed Page mode or in 18...

Page 128: ... any sheet For example in the preceding graphic if you press the Ctrl key and click the Rotate icon on Page 1 then Pages 2 3 and 4 rotate as well because they are in the same location on the front and back sides of the sheet Setting gutter sizes DocBuilder Pro defines the locations of gutters for you according to the layout and sheet size governing the imposition of the job In Layout mode you can ...

Page 129: ... the File menu to set the folder or directory in which Command WorkStation saves templates see Setting preferences on page 2 24 You can save all imposition settings in custom templates except the following Sheet size setting Custom printer s marks properties The Pull into Page Edge setting and custom offset settings for printer s marks The Apply To setting in the Scale pane Settings made in Custom...

Page 130: ...same template for a particular document name the template after the document type for example Status Report 3 Click OK or press Enter Apply the template in the same manner as built in templates by choosing the template from the Template menu TO DELETE A SAVED TEMPLATE 1 Click the Delete template icon 2 In the dialog box that appears select the template you want to delete 3 Click OK or press Enter ...

Page 131: ...ese edits will be lost when you apply imposition settings that alter the page layout Saving imposed jobs When you save an imposed job DocBuilder Pro does the following If new data has been added to the temporary PDF file it is saved to the Fiery S300 under the name you specify in the Save As dialog box The default name that appears in the Save As dialog box is that of the original spool file with ...

Page 132: ...nced Features of DocBuilder Pro TO SAVE AN IMPOSED JOB 1 Click the Close Window icon in the upper right corner of the DocBuilder Pro window 2 Enter a name for the imposed job in the Save As dialog box 3 Click Yes ...

Page 133: ...y To use Fiery Spooler users need only a network connection to the Fiery S300 NOTE The interface of Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers is virtually identical to that of Fiery WebSpooler Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery WebSpooler Use Fiery WebSpooler to perform the following functions from your workstation Override current job option settings Delete jobs and cancel processing Duplicate or ren...

Page 134: ... Fiery WebSpooler commands are identical to those of Command WorkStation For more information on specific commands see Chapters 2 and 3 TO ACCESS THE FIERY WEBSPOOLER WINDOW 1 Start your Internet browser 2 Enter the IP address or DNS name of the Fiery S300 Consult the operator or administrator for this information The Fiery S300 home page appears You can access WebTools from the Fiery S300 home pa...

Page 135: ...tart WebTools The Fiery S300 WebTools home page appears 4 Click WebSpooler on the home page 5 To log in as Administrator enter the Administrator password and click OK To log in as Operator enter the Operator password and click OK To log in as Guest click OK without entering a password ...

Page 136: ...and Print status bars When the Fiery S300 receives print jobs the Fiery WebSpooler window becomes a dynamic display filled with the names of jobs and their characteristics The Spool RIP and Print areas of the Fiery WebSpooler window represent the stages of printing a job Jobs come in at the top level Spool and drop down to the Print level unless they are held along the way The job icons displayed ...

Page 137: ...are logged in as Administrator or Operator you can interact with a job wherever it appears in the window by selecting it and choosing a command from the Job menu or by double clicking the job and setting override options For more information see Manipulating job options and job flow on page 7 6 Errors Jobs with an error are shown in red To display the error double click the job Note that you canno...

Page 138: ...hapter 1 before manipulating jobs with Fiery WebSpooler Choose this command from the Job menu To do this Raster data is Delete Job s Delete the job s from the list Deleted Cancel Printing Cancel the currently printing job Deleted Cancel RIPping Cancel the currently processing job Deleted Duplicate Job s Duplicate one or more selected PostScript data jobs in the Spool or Print areas creates a refer...

Page 139: ...and print as soon as the processor and copier are free before other waiting jobs Held in RAM after printing can be selected in the Print area while it remains there or held in RIP area saved to disk if destination was RIP and Hold Remove Raster Remove the raster from a job that has raster data leave the PostScript job in place Deleted Override Print Settings Change the print options for the job se...

Page 140: ...int Settings dialog box to see all the job options NOTE For some options changing the setting requires that the job be reRIPped these options are displayed with an icon to the left of the option name The options set here are the same ones you set from the Print dialog box when you print from an application For information about setting and overriding these print options see Appendix A of the Print...

Page 141: ... printing Hold Raster icon PostScript and raster data after printing ready for fast reprint PostScript data already rasterized and held Spool area icon What it indicates How long you see the job 1 Yellow PostScript icon Yellow job row PostScript data from a user on the network no destination is defined Until a destination is chosen 2 White printer icon White job row PostScript data headed for Prin...

Page 142: ...pool area where they are displayed with a white printer icon Icon 2 When jobs reach the head of the queue they are RIPped and printed without operator intervention Direct Connection Jobs printed to the Direct connection are not displayed in the Command WorkStation job lists They are displayed briefly in the status bars where they cannot be selected and are included in the Job Log RIP area The job ...

Page 143: ...con in the Spool or RIP areas without any Hold instructions therefore they all have white icons and rows NOTE A job row that appears in light red indicates that an error occurred while printing the job To see the error double click anywhere in the row While it is printing a job consists of PostScript and raster data The raster data in RAM is not cleared until memory is needed to rasterize the next...

Page 144: ...ail B together you can merge raster data from more than one file even if the files were printed from different applications on different computer platforms The DocBuilder Pro merge features eliminate the limitations of certain software applications You can merge raster pages of documents of different types and from different computer operating systems You can merge color pages from graphics progra...

Page 145: ...Click the RIP preview icon at the left side of the Thumbnail A window In this mode Thumbnail A displays each page of the currently processing job after it has been RIPped 3 Choose a PostScript file in the Spool or Print area and select RIP and Hold Print or Print and Hold As pages are RIPped they are displayed in Thumbnail A 4 When you have finished viewing click the Thumbnail A tab to close the t...

Page 146: ...he Job menu NOTE Wait until all pages have been displayed before opening another raster file with Thumbnail A If the job contains many pages it may take some time for the entire job to be displayed 3 When you have finished viewing click the Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B tab to close the thumbnail window Click to close the thumbnail window Click to open a full screen preview ...

Page 147: ...iew full screen previews of all its pages 2 To close the full screen preview click the X button above the preview Editing and merging raster files The ability to work with raster files gives you new opportunities to combine documents from different sources into a single file For example you can combine covers and chapter head pages created in a page layout application with text pages created in a ...

Page 148: ...to see the commands available for pages in Thumbnail A You can also access most of these commands by clicking the icons along the left side of Thumbnail A You can use the slider bar at the bottom of the window to scroll through pages in the job Delete Deletes the currently selected pages Duplicate Duplicates the currently selected pages Preview Opens a full screen preview of the currently selected...

Page 149: ...bnail B display another held raster job from the RIP area The Thumbnail B tab opens a second thumbnail view which cannot be edited but can be used as a source for pages added to the document in Thumbnail A NOTE To merge documents the page sizes of the source document and the target document must be the same Before editing or merging raster files with the thumbnail windows make sure the source file...

Page 150: ...available use Undo to undo all the way back to your first edit There is no Redo function NOTE Make sure to save the merged job before deleting any of the jobs you used to create the merged job Thumbnail B pages moved into Thumbnail A adopt some specific attributes of the Thumbnail A job such as the document and user name 4 To close a thumbnail window click the same tab you used to open it the Thum...

Page 151: ...s If you are unable to view changes in a job or if selecting a thumbnail window results in a message indicating zero pages close and restart Command WorkStation Fiery WebSpooler or Fiery Spooler Using the Job Log From Fiery WebSpooler you can view and print a log of all jobs printed by the Fiery S300 including jobs downloaded with Fiery Downloader NOTE If you logged in as Administrator you can del...

Page 152: ...ment name user name date start time end time process time page description language file size device paper size media number of originals total number of pages and Notes The Status column provides the following information about jobs 4 To update the Job Log click the Update button OK The job printed normally ERROR An error occurred during processing or printing CANCEL The job was canceled before p...

Page 153: ...ame for the Job Log 9 Browse to the location where you want to save the file and click Save The Job Log is saved as a text file and the Job Log window reappears You can view the information in any application that can read a text file Items are separated by tabs To return to the job list choose Show Job List from the Window menu Fiery Spooler for Mac OS computers For Mac OS the Fiery Spooler inter...

Page 154: ...r details on the job icons that appear in Fiery Spooler see Job icons on page 7 9 Connecting to a different Fiery S300 from Fiery Spooler Although the Fiery Spooler for Mac OS and Fiery WebSpooler interfaces are nearly identical the method for establishing and changing a connection to the Fiery S300 differs between the two With Fiery Spooler you can connect to a different Fiery S300 using the foll...

Page 155: ...A DIFFERENT FIERY S300 1 Choose Open Fiery from the File menu 2 Select the Fiery S300 in the Chooser window For information on setting up the connection to the server see the User Software Installation Guide 3 Click OK The Fiery Spooler main window appears ...

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Page 157: ...iery Advanced Controller Interface kit which is an optional upgrade For more information contact your authorized service support technician Introduction to FieryBar FieryBar located at the top of the monitor screen includes the following Status FieryBar displays the following status information for the Fiery S300 RIPping area Name of the job currently processing RIP status area Amount of the job t...

Page 158: ...a for details of the error Flashing red An error has occurred causing printing to be disabled but the Fiery S300 is capable of processing Check the message area for details of the error Solid green The Fiery S300 is idle Flashing green The Fiery S300 is processing or printing a job or communicating with a remote computer Check the RIPping area the RIP status area and the printing area for details ...

Page 159: ...og box For more information about the Setup options see the Configuration Guide Scan Scan documents directly to Fiery Scan from the copier glass or Automatic Document Feeder ADF Restart Fiery Shuts down all Fiery S300 activity in the correct manner before restarting Use this option instead of the power switch on the back of the Fiery S300 see Starting and shutting down the Fiery S300 on page 8 5 C...

Page 160: ...er jobs Run Diagnostics Test I F board This option is provided for service representatives only Contact your authorized service support technician for information about running this diagnostic Test Email Sends a test e mail to the system administrator s account specified during Setup Check the e mail log to verify that the e mail was sent successfully The E mail printing feature must be enabled in...

Page 161: ...ss Ctrl Alt Delete to access the Logon Information dialog box Keep Administrator in the user name field enter Fiery 1 in the password field and press Enter 3 Allow FieryBar to appear and reach Idle on the monitor When FieryBar displays Idle you can enter Fiery S300 Setup by right clicking FieryBar and choosing Set Up Fiery from the menu that appears The Setup dialog box includes the following tabs...

Page 162: ...ll continue processing and print after the Fiery S300 is restarted if a job sent to the Direct connection is processing it will not finish processing or printing 2 Right click FieryBar and choose Restart Fiery from the menu that appears A Warning dialog box appears 3 Click OK to restart the Fiery S300 Allow the Fiery S300 to start up 4 At the Begin Logon prompt on the monitor press Ctrl Alt Delete...

Page 163: ...ieryBar read Idle If a job has just finished processing or printing wait at least five seconds after the RIPping and Printing areas switch to Idle before proceeding to the next step NOTE If a job from the Print queue is processing it will continue processing and print after the Fiery S300 is restarted if a job sent to the Direct connection is processing it will not finish processing or printing 2 ...

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Page 165: ... large number of copies Until recently the only way around these limitations was to use traditional printing systems to impose your document that is to arrange its pages in the correct order and orientation for printing and a variety of binding styles You might have used a service bureau to access high volume high resolution color printers However DocBuilder Pro teamed with digital color copiers n...

Page 166: ...the final booklet their ordering and positioning on the sheet must differ from the normal book reading order You can demonstrate this for yourself using an ordinary sheet of paper TO MODEL AN EIGHT PAGE BOOKLET 1 Fold the paper in half horizontally Fold the top edge of the sheet down to meet the bottom edge 2 Fold the paper again vertically Fold the left edge of the sheet over to the right edge No...

Page 167: ... The front cover of the booklet should be page 1 and the back cover of the booklet should be page 8 You can also underline each number to highlight the page orientation NOTE Printing on both sides of the sheet is called duplex printing printing on only one side of the sheet is called simplex printing Not all copiers support duplex printing and of those that do variations in implementation exist Do...

Page 168: ...placement which you can use to create a plan or sketch of how pages are placed on the sheet This plan is called a layout DocBuilder Pro frees you from the tedious and error prone process of creating accurate physical models of the imposed book in order to lay out pages With DocBuilder Pro you simply open the source file to be imposed and specify how many rows and columns of pages to image on a she...

Page 169: ...defined by a dotted line called a fold mark similarly the location of a cut is defined by a solid line called a trim mark Specialized marks also define the size and locations of margins space surrounding the page s content area gutters space between pages and bleeds extensions of content beyond a trim mark used to ensure that the printed area extends to the very edge of a trimmed page DocBuilder P...

Page 170: ... sheet blank If you do not want blank pages in the middle of the finished book insert blank pages intentionally for example after the cover page after the table of contents or between chapters To insert blank pages open the job in the Thumbnail A window right click the page you want to add the blank to or pull down the Page menu and select Insert blank page DocBuilder Pro allows you to add blank p...

Page 171: ...nd budget Saddle stitch binding is very cost efficient but is more suitable for small booklets than for large jobs A rule of thumb is that saddle stitch binding works best for booklets or brochures with a maximum of 88 pages Conversely perfect binding is more expensive but more suitable for larger jobs DocBuilder Pro reorders imposed pages automatically according to your choice of binding method w...

Page 172: ...es in the saddle increases so does the amount of this shift which is known as shingling To counteract the effects of shingling illustrated in an exaggerated manner in the following figure the bindery trims the edges of the finished book to a common edge Trimming the bound pages resolves only half of the problem however as the edges of pages move so do the content areas imaged on them The apparent ...

Page 173: ...you change any aspect of the imposed job that is affected by creep Gang Up printing Layout is essential for defining the elements of complex print jobs such as booklets and books but it can also be useful for smaller jobs Consider for example how you might approach the task of printing business cards It is slow wasteful and expensive to print a single business card per sheet when you can repeat th...

Page 174: ...If you need to print business cards for several different clients you could perform a Gang Up Repeat printing job for each but you might still wind up wasting paper and time if the jobs do not fit easily into a simple multiple of sheets A more efficient approach is to print several jobs on a single sheet and then print that sheet as many times as required The technique of printing multiple jobs on...

Page 175: ...int one page per sheet The printer s marks indicate where to cut the paper so that the color content extends to the edge of the paper The following settings are applied for this layout Bleeds Printer s Marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique NOTE There are no page number restrictions for the 1 Up Full Bleed layout Appendix B Templates ...

Page 176: ...for a perfect bound book Each sheet is folded once and stacked on top of one another For more information on binding methods see page A 6 The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Bleeds Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label Scale to Fit Binding Perfect ...

Page 177: ...nal blank pages will be added if necessary Pages will be ordered in groups of four so that when folded each sheet has four sequential pages For example 4 pages 8 pages NOTE The Creep Adjustment option has no effect on this template 4 1 2 3 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 4 1 2 3 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 8 5 6 7 Sheet 2 front side Sheet 2 back side ...

Page 178: ...for a saddle bound book All of the sheets are folded together one inside the other For more information on binding methods see page A 6 The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Bleeds Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label Scale to Fit Binding Saddle ...

Page 179: ...ber of pages Additional blank pages will be added if necessary Pages will be ordered so that when sheets are folded and stitched together into signatures the pages will be sequential For example 4 pages 8 pages 4 1 2 3 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 8 1 2 7 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 6 3 4 5 Sheet 2 front side Sheet 2 back side ...

Page 180: ... three sections Although the three sections are the same width the space between each section varies so that the leftmost panel can be folded over the other two panels The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique ...

Page 181: ...th jobs that have six pages If the job contains more or less than six pages an error message appears The pages will be ordered as follows The 3 Up Trifold Brochure is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 3 6 2 4 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 1 5 ...

Page 182: ... most often in the case of a four panel brochure The finished brochure unfolds to double then four times the original size The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique ...

Page 183: ...obs that have eight pages If the job contains more or less than eight pages an error message appears The pages will be ordered as follows The 4 Up Gate Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 3 8 4 5 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 1 6 2 7 ...

Page 184: ...printed sheet By rotating the two topmost pages the signature can be folded both horizontally and vertically and trimmed The finished booklet will have all pages in the correct order and rotation The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Bleeds Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label Scale to Fit Binding Saddle ...

Page 185: ...o folds at 90 degrees trimmed and stitched together into signatures the pages will be sequential Note that although this layout requires two folds the template applies a fold mark on the spine fold only For example 8 pages 16 pages The 4 Up Head to Head is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 8 1 2 7 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 6 3 4 5 16 1 2 15 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1...

Page 186: ...any panels to be folded on top of one another without stressing the folded spine The most common example is a road map The following settings are applied for this layout Duplex Printer s Marks fold marks trim marks and job label only Scale to Fit Gang Up Unique ...

Page 187: ...s that have eight pages If the job contains more or less than eight pages an error message appears The pages will be ordered as follows The 4 Up Z Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration 2 3 6 7 Sheet 1 front side Sheet 1 back side 4 8 5 1 ...

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Page 189: ...etimes remains displayed on Command WorkStation even after you resolve the error There might be a brief delay while the Fiery S300 communicates the resolution of the error to Command WorkStation Printing will resume and the Command WorkStation window will be updated after a short delay If you encounter a Fiery S300 message alerting you to check the power and cable there may be a problem with the c...

Page 190: ...ot update or no jobs are displayed and the mouse has no effect you cannot select a job or a window use a right mouse command or choose a menu item the Fiery S300 is down or network communication has failed To force an exit from Command WorkStation press Ctrl Alt Delete and use the Program Manager to close Command WorkStation At the Fiery S300 disconnect and reconnect the network cable and try prin...

Page 191: ...A new Efinl ini file will be created in the C Windows folder when you reconfigure the connection If the Efinl ini file contains configuration information for several servers or information that is not readily recreated keep the Efinl ini file as a backup 3 Print a Configuration page You will use the information on this page to configure the connection to the server 4 Start Command WorkStation 5 Wh...

Page 192: ...y reflect user settings and that Page Range and Scale percent are All and 100 respectively unless they were changed after being sent for printing The job does not print Some printing errors may be displayed in the Print status bar When the job is in the Printed queue jobs that had a PostScript error are displayed in a light red job row Double click anywhere in the row to see the error message Ther...

Page 193: ...ion Users are unable to connect to the Fiery S300 If users are unable to connect to the Fiery S300 or are unable to find the Fiery S300 from their workstations the network administrator may need to troubleshoot their network connections and check settings on the servers they use for printing If settings have changed it may be necessary to reconfigure the Fiery S300 For example if print servers or ...

Page 194: ...ubleshoot the network connection If you are unable to connect and you cannot print the Test Page check the copier s touch panel display If this happens Try this The copier displays a diagnostic or error message Take the appropriate corrective action as described in the copier manual or in Error messages on page C 1 The copier is not in Standby mode The copier s Automatic Power Off function may hav...

Page 195: ...ead correctly Error 8 The measurement page did not scan properly either because it is crooked or the data is corrupted Error 11 The color strips on the measurement page are inconsistent Error 12 The copier model being used is not supported Error 20 The measurement page cannot be scanned because the dots per inch dpi are incorrect Error 102 The grayscale strip is crooked or positioned incorrectly E...

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Page 197: ...fect 6 15 A 6 saddle stitch 6 14 A 6 bleeds A 5 setting 6 9 C Cancel Printing command from Command WorkStation 3 15 from Fiery WebSpooler 7 6 on FieryBar 8 3 Cancel Processing command 3 15 Cancel RIP command on FieryBar 8 3 Cancel RIPping command from Fiery WebSpooler 7 6 Clear command archived jobs C 5 Clear Server command on FieryBar 8 3 clipping icon 6 6 6 12 clipping indicators Layout mode 6 1...

Page 198: ...command Fiery WebSpooler 7 6 E editing page content 6 22 Efinl ini file C 3 Email Log printing 2 23 Enable Animation preference 2 24 error messages AutoCal C 7 during Setup C 7 F Fiery logging in 3 1 logging out 3 5 Fiery Graphic Arts Package see Graphic Arts Package 4 4 Fiery Spooler overview 1 9 Fiery Spooler for Mac OS differences from Fiery WebSpooler 7 22 interface 7 1 Fiery WebSpooler access...

Page 199: ...3 16 FreeForm panel 2 5 G gang printing enabling 6 15 6 16 Repeat option 6 16 suggested uses 6 15 Unique option 6 17 Unique Collate Cut option 6 18 Gang Up Repeat A 9 Gang Up Unique A 10 General Setup option 8 5 Go To Surface dialog box 5 10 Graphic Arts Package 4 4 group binder s creep 6 15 defined A 6 Guest access 3 4 gutters defined A 5 defining size 6 24 location of 6 24 perfect binding 6 24 s...

Page 200: ... 7 16 saving imposed 5 11 searching for 3 23 selecting 3 6 sorting 3 6 temporary files 2 24 6 27 transferring to another server 3 14 job environment defined 1 1 operator controlled 1 2 job flow communicating print requirements 1 5 diagram 1 4 overview 1 2 status flags 2 9 job icons Fiery WebSpooler 7 4 Print area 7 11 RIP area 7 10 Spool area 7 9 Job label date 6 7 defined 6 7 A 5 job name 6 7 she...

Page 201: ...Manage Fonts command 2 27 margins 6 25 A 5 measurement setting units of 2 24 menus Command WorkStation 2 13 Job 5 3 Orientation 6 5 Rows 6 6 Size 6 4 Template 5 10 View 5 6 5 8 merging files 7 17 millimeters 6 3 Mixed Page mode 5 6 6 1 6 8 6 10 6 11 6 12 monitoring jobs 3 5 monitoring servers 2 10 multiple servers balancing load between 3 14 monitoring 2 10 working with 3 14 N nested saddle 6 15 A...

Page 202: ... 15 Print and Hold command 1 5 3 10 7 7 Print area 7 11 Print command 1 5 3 10 7 7 print jobs previewing 4 1 4 2 7 13 7 14 7 15 Print Pages command 2 22 Print queue 1 2 3 8 print requirements communicating 1 5 print settings Create Master option 3 16 to 3 17 overriding 3 11 Use Master option 3 16 3 18 Printed Jobs panel 2 4 3 5 Printed queue 7 5 7 11 printer job icon 7 9 printer fonts see fonts Pr...

Page 203: ... Printing command 3 15 right click menus see context sensitive menus RIP and Hold command 1 5 7 7 RIP area 7 10 RIP defined xv RIPped jobs 7 5 rotating pages 6 23 rows clipping of content area 6 6 layout setting 6 6 scaling 6 11 selecting number in layout 6 6 Rows menu 6 6 Run Diagnostics command on FieryBar 8 4 S saddle defined 6 14 A 6 saddle stitch binding characteristics of 6 14 creep 6 4 defi...

Page 204: ...6 Spool area 7 9 spooled jobs displayed in Fiery WebSpooler 7 5 icons 7 9 spooling defined xv in job flow 1 3 starting the server 8 5 status bars Print 7 4 RIP 7 4 Spool 7 4 status flags defined 2 9 status FieryBar 8 1 step and repeat printing 6 16 surface defined 5 5 navigating to selected 5 6 slot 6 11 Surface menu 5 6 Suspend Print command on FieryBar 8 4 T target file 7 16 template applying 5 ...

Page 205: ...aw 5 7 unexpected printing results C 4 users are unable to connect to the printer C 5 U Undo command 4 6 7 16 undo in editing thumbnail views 4 9 7 18 Units preference 2 24 units setting 2 24 Use Master option 3 16 3 18 V variable data printing 3 16 View menu 5 6 5 8 view modes compared 5 7 layout 5 7 preview 5 7 view only Guest access 3 4 W WebSpooler WebTool see Fiery WebSpooler Windows NT logon...

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