KIP PrintNet, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Version A1 PrintNET Client ...

Page 2: ...PrintNET Client No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or distributed in any form without express written permission 2011 ...

Page 3: ...agement 12 Historical Queue 12 Information Help 12 Creating a Print Set for Submittal 13 New Job 13 Add Files 13 Image Viewing Monochrome Systems 14 Image Viewing Color Systems 15 Select specific pages from Multipage Files PDF DWF 16 Job Defaults 17 Printing Properties 18 Individual Parameters 19 Job Management 20 Recall Last Job 20 Save Job 20 Load Job 20 HPGL HP RTL Pen Settings and Image Adjust...

Page 4: ...tamp Schemes 24 Stamp Schemes Color Systems 25 Font Color 25 Stamp Settings 26 Units 26 Text 26 Graphic Monochrome Printers Only 26 Merge Type Monochrome Systems 27 Screening Monochrome Systems 27 Modify Output Size 27 Force Size 27 Enlarge Reduce 28 Job Accounting Unified Accounting 29 Requester 29 Description 29 Distribution 29 Submit 30 Multiple Printers 30 Job Accounting Unified Accounting 31 ...

Page 5: ...ailbox Queue 39 Color File to Print 40 General Tab 41 Color Tab 41 Misc Tab 42 RIP Preview 42 Paneling Tab 44 Print Queue Tab 44 Retrieving from IPS Mailboxes using PrintNet 45 Retrieving from IPS Mailboxes using Request 45 Cloud Scanning 47 Steps for Cloud Scanning 47 Scan to Print 47 Scanning to Mailbox Queue 48 Printer Configuration 49 Basic Configuration 49 Wire Cleaning 50 Advanced Configurat...

Page 6: ...Current Job 55 Download 55 Download As ZIP 55 Empty Mailbox 55 Add a Mailbox 55 Adding SMB Mailboxes 56 Adding FTP Mailbox Location 56 Delete a mailbox 57 Printer Queue Management 57 Edit Job 58 Historical Queue 59 Edit Job 59 Information Help 60 ...

Page 7: ...ed with the purchase of the system network printing key code PrintNET is a browser independent upload module that allows users to select up to 2GB of print image data to create a print job Features x A cross platform solution to submit print jobs with total web browser independency x Flash Upload is a new tool that simplifies uploading of images to build a job set x Print full job sets from anywhe...

Page 8: ...gig maximum upload per session Internet Explore 6 x 8 x Settings To enhance PrintNET performance in Internet Explorer it is necessary to adjust internet options using the procedure below 1 Close Internet Explorer 2 Click on Start and browse to Control Panel within Windows 3 Find Internet Options and double click to open 4 On the General tab find Settings within the Browsing History dialog 5 Enable...

Page 9: ...alling the PrintNET Flash Upload is as simple as pushing the update package to the printer IPS Your system should be installed powered on and connected to your LAN with an IPS address pre assigned 1 Download the PrintNET Flash Upload from the App Store 2 Extract the upload from the zip file to your local drive the ZIP file includes the User Guide and the update 3 Locate the IP address of the syste...

Page 10: ...the system or reference the system s user guide 6 Scroll down the web page until Upload is located Click on Upload Patch 7 Browse for the file that was extracted in step 2 8 Select Save This will transfer the Web App software to the system 9 At the printer the touch screen will display a message Please wait Updating IPS and the system will restart this can take up to ten minutes 10 Once the printe...

Page 11: ...PrintNET Client 9 Main Screen Note When connected to a Color System the Color Options selection will appear ...

Page 12: ...ob With All Printing Parameters 11 Save Job Save Current Print Job with All Printing Parameters 12 HPGL Pen Table Settings Manage HPGL Pen Table Settings 13 Stamp Settings Create Modify Digital Image Stamps 14 Recall Last Job Recall Previously Printed Job Resubmit Print Job 15 Force Size Settings Select or create a force size setting 16 Media Type Select Output Media Type 17 Number of Sets Set the...

Page 13: ...r name for accessing the Administrative account is admin The default password for accessing the Administrative account is Printer Configuration NOTE Undesired output might occur if settings are changed This section is for configuring the printer After making necessary changes click on submit Changes will be sent to the printer and after 20 seconds the new settings will be applied IPS Mailbox Manag...

Page 14: ...administrative user to manage jobs that have arrived in the queue Historical Queue The Historical Queue displays a list of jobs that have been printed in the past Parameters for Historical Queue are defined in PrintNET Configuration Information Help The Info Help will take a user to the page where User Manuals can be downloaded and printed if necessary Within the Info Help section users may also d...

Page 15: ...k printer icon to submit a print New Job Begins a new Print Job Add Files Users may add files to the job by selecting the Add Files button This will allow a user to browse available locations on the local PC network or removable media for files to print Note File upload limitation of 2GB per upload session If more than 2GB of image data is to be uploaded simply select the add files button to add m...

Page 16: ... Systems Once files have been uploaded a user can view the selected files prior to printing This process is done by clicking on the view icon next to the file name Using the green arrows will allow for the viewing of the files in the current job ...

Page 17: ...elected files prior to printing This process is done by clicking on the view icon next to the file name Once a file has been selected it will appear in the viewer Users can now scroll through all of the files in the job by clicking the Left Right arrows in the upper left corner of the viewing window ...

Page 18: ...age range from multipage pdf dwf files User has the ability to print all pages or specific pages in a multipage PDF or DWF file Multipage files are auto detected User can select the desired page number to be printed If desired select the Reverse Page Order check box Selected pages are displayed next to the file name in the list ...

Page 19: ...ob parameters as files are selected and added to the print job set These preferences become the default for that print submission and can be edited individually It is also possible to change printing preferences for files that are added to the print job set at a later time ...

Page 20: ...o a specific file or to multiple files within a job set This is done by selecting the file or files desired right click and selecting properties User is able to make changes regarding the Pen Table Stamps Fold Output Rotation and Force Size settings These changes will then be applied to those files in that job ...

Page 21: ...a custom job with complete control over the preferences of each file to be printed Users have the ability to change the Pen Table Stamp Fold Parameters Output Rotation Force Size Enlarge reduce settings and Number of copies for each file selected in the print job independent of any setting on other files ...

Page 22: ... printing parameters If logged on as an administrator the administrator may view all jobs saved by each user Standard users may only view jobs saved within their login session Load Job When logged on as a standard user select this option to load a saved print job with printing parameters retained If logged on as an administrator the administrator may view all jobs saved by each user and may load a...

Page 23: ...y or Create new Pen tables to Modification of settings for vector plot files pen table and screening information can be changed Plot File Setup also allows borders modification of halftone settings dither patterns and more The following is a list of the all the controls Use Colors This applies an HPGL file s native pen width information and half toning information Unless changes are being made to ...

Page 24: ...ithin a plot file Raster Photo Mode should be used Raster Photo Mode can be applied to all drawings whether they contain raster images or not HP RTL Photo Mode Dither Users have 3 choices of raster dither output patterns There is no correct setting Set according to user preference HP RTL Raster Density This slide bar will modify the density level of the embedded raster image The scale range is fro...

Page 25: ... in vector files to round ends instead of what has been specified in the plot file s Line Attribute command Border This allows a border to be used in the file A maximum border of five inches can be applied to each edge Fold Parameter Selection Fold settings can be created and applied directly to the job when a Folder is present Digital Image Stamp Selection Users can create and apply an available ...

Page 26: ... the software These stamps can be either Text Graphics or both can be used Stamp Schemes Custom Stamp settings are saved as schemes which can be used at different times or edited when necessary Stamps may be selected from the list of available stamps or New Stamp can be used to create a new stamp All Stamps must be saved prior to their use ...

Page 27: ...mp Schemes Color Systems Font Color From within the Stamp screen users have the ability to choose a Font Color for the stamp being created Font Color can be select from x Black x Cyan x Magenta x Yellow x Red x Green x Blue ...

Page 28: ...t based stamp with the desired information Text Rotation allows the user to rotate counter clockwise the text portion of their stamp in 45 increments Font will allow the user to select from available fonts Graphic Monochrome Printers Only By selecting the Use Graphic check box the user has the ability to Upload an image that can be used to create a Graphic based stamp Graphic Rotation allows the u...

Page 29: ... will allow a user the ability to Modify or Create new Force Sizes to be used in the software All setting can be saved as a scheme for later use Scheme Save customized settings for use at a later date Units Units to use for setting up Force Size parameters Margins Add margins to one or more sides for image placement within the canvas Uncheck Automatic Placement to freely drag the image within the ...

Page 30: ...Save As button and it will prompt the user for a scheme name Select Submit and this new scheme will be added to the list of available schemes to choose from on the main menu Selecting OK will use the settings temporarily for the selected file This will NOT save as a new scheme Enlarge Reduce Image Size Displays the image size of the digital file Image Scaling Select from preset scaling percentages...

Page 31: ...tered is applied to the Job and Print Logs Description Description This is a field which can be used for accounting Information entered is applied to the Job and Print Logs This field is tied to ALL Reports Distribution Distribution This is a field which can be used for accounting Information entered is applied to the Job and Print Logs ...

Page 32: ...e printers are available and have been added See Printer in Administration section a menu will pop up allowing the user to choose from the available printers to dispatch the job This can be useful if Printers are in different locations on the same network for load sharing Example x 20 sets needed x Set of sets to 10 x Dispatch job to two 2 printers ...

Page 33: ...g Unified Accounting Administrative user may turn on off the use of Unified Accounting for Request Client software and the Windows driver Users Requesters Used to create new users with and passwords J o b Number Used to create new Job Numbers and associated passwords ...

Page 34: ...s a utility on the Software and Operation Guide CD called Unified Accounting Tool Please reference the CD for this Prompt Setup for Accounting Data To turn on off specific settings that a User must follow in order submit a print job Printers Set up the ability to send print jobs to multiple Printers on the local network Create New Printers edit existing printers and delete printers ...

Page 35: ... and Server information must be supplied by the customer network administrator Job Ticket E mail Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what notification will be sent to the user about the job submitted By right clicking in the open white body area a menu with available macros will appear ...

Page 36: ...ances that may occur on the Printer Such as Printer Out of Toner Printer Out of Paper and Printer Jams By right clicking in the open white area a menu with available macros will appear Monthly Meter Report Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what Information should be sent out and to whom it should be sent This can be done on a Weekly or Monthly ba...

Page 37: ...n white area a menu with available macros will appear Service Interval Service Providers may configure the Service Interval to be automatically notified when the Printer is due for scheduled maintenance Up to 10 destination email addresses Semi colon separated may be entered for notification at the specified interval ...

Page 38: ...ss Address of the E mail connection x Server Port Indicates the port number to be used for connection This port is automatically selected based on Account type and SSL connection status x IMAP Inbox Folder If IMAP is being used this is the folder name to be checked for files to print Default is Inbox x Username User Name used on the e mail account for authentication x Password Password used on the...

Page 39: ...inted x File Represents the name of the file to be printed ex 2014 M3 A0 plt x Copy Represents the number of copies to be printed ex 2 x Media Represents the media to be printed on ex Bond x Zoom Represents the percentage the file is to be printed at ex 50 x Default Delivery Mode o Move to IPS Mailbox Hold Deposits the files into the specified Mailbox to be held until either retrieved or printed o...

Page 40: ...for this functionality to work 3 Enter the Subject This can be something simple and will be used in the Unified Accounting log a The From email address will be used for the Requester information in the Unified accounting log 4 In the body optional enter any of the Key words set in PrintNet that will allow a specific setting for the output of the files may also be added to the body of the e mail No...

Page 41: ...Admin Note the E mail shown in the example is NOT the e mail address this has to be set to just an example of what could be created for this functionality to work 3 Enter the Subject This can be something simple 4 In the body optional enter any of the Key words set in PrintNet that will allow a specific setting for the output of the files may also be added to the body of the e mail Note there is n...

Page 42: ...les stored locally on the printer This includes Local Mailboxes and other folders on the hard drive x Browse to the destination and select the file or files you want to print on the right side of the screen x Once selected click the OK button and the following window will open x File Shows the name and location of the file being printed Selecting the File Button will return to the mail File to Pri...

Page 43: ... drop down of calibrated medias o Brightness Adjust brightness as necessary Note All of these options are detailed in previous sections Color Tab x Selecting the Color Tab will offer more color options such as x Use Color management On selected will use the selected ICC profile for either RGB or CMYK x Use Color Management Off unselected uses the colors embedded in the file x Rendering intent choo...

Page 44: ...Scan Preview allows the user to see the file prior to sending it to the printer When RIP preview is selected the original will be scanned and then a preview will be displayed Selecting OK will return to the main copy screen Users also have the ability to copy a specific Area Of Interest AOI There are two methods for selecting the AOI ...

Page 45: ...n to the full screen view of the file The second method for setting the Area of interest is to touch the screen and hold for a second or two A menu will appear from this window a specific paper size can be selected as the Area of interest This will highlight the specific size selected and if Ok is clicked at this point only this area will be scanned Note In both methods once the size is selected t...

Page 46: ...this example we have a 36 x24 original that will be paneled to 108 x72 The paneling tab will look like this The user can set the count given to specific values or let the software calculate the necessary panels The height can also be controlled to make handling of the panels easier Print Queue Tab The print Queue will show the progress of the file being sent to the color printer Once it has left t...

Page 47: ...by Selecting the IPS Mailbox Icon and then selecting the desired mailbox and all or specific files to download and clicking on the Download Button Retrieving from IPS Mailboxes using Request Mailbox Retrieval Documents scanned on the IPS can be retrieved with the Request software These are documents scanned into mailboxes on the IPS To retrieve documents that were scanned into a mailbox use Reques...

Page 48: ...opy scanned files to local drives or networked storage locations 6 After you have copied the files it will ask if you wish to delete the folder on the IPS This can be performed at this time if so desired 7 After the folder with the scanned images has been copied other tasks can be performed with applications and other third party applications a Database the images b Image editing c Request d Any o...

Page 49: ...touch Screen do the following 1 Select Color Scan to File 2 Select Scan to E mail Please note the E mail shown in the example is NOT the e mail address this has to be set to just an example of what could be created for this functionality to work 3 Enter the e mail address of the Printer This is the Email address assigned to the printer by the I T Admin 4 Enter the Subject This can be something sim...

Page 50: ... PrintNet set to Move to IPS Mailbox Hold from the IPS touch Screen do the following 1 Select Color Scan to File 2 Select Scan to E mail Please note the E mail shown in the example is NOT the e mail address this has to be set to just an example of what could be created for this functionality to work 3 Enter the e mail address of the Printer This is the Email address assigned to the printer by the ...

Page 51: ...ters for the printer P r i n t e r Name Type a descriptive name for the device Useful if more than one of the same printer exists in the facility Copy Density Value Configures the density of the printer toner output from Dark to Light Density settings may be set from the IPS touch screen in the Configuration menu Output Rotation Rotate for faster printing ensures that the printed output is sent to...

Page 52: ...rint Prompt when enabled prompts the user at the touch screen the number of copies to reprint Print Setting Configure behavior of paper selection handling Closest prints the output image to the closest fitting roll Image may be rotated automatically to fit Center prints the output image to the closest fitting roll but centers the image to the roll Exact requires the exact roll installed for the ou...

Page 53: ...t used for documents that may be over 36 x36 e g image data is 36 5 x 36 5 this is too large to print to the Value set to 600 600 pixels 1 inch would ignore any image data past 36 x Lead Edge Void pixels amount of white space to add to the printed output 600 pixels 1 inch x Delay Between Sets seconds Amount of time to pause the print queue between sets x JIS Tolerance in Images sent to the IPS wit...

Page 54: ...graded without installing additional software Custom Media Types Configure additional media types Enter descriptive names for media to be selected from IPS Client Applications Monochrome DWF Processing x Gamma Controls gamma of output image Negative numbers are lighter image output x DWF Min Lineweight Minimum line thickness in pixels If an image has a line that is thinner than the specified linew...

Page 55: ... 53 Folder Configuration If a folder is available the folder configuration settings will allow an Administrator to set up desired folder packets Note This is should only be done by a technician trained on folder setup ...

Page 56: ...d select files that are present in that Mailbox for download The desired files may also be downloaded to a ZIP file for easy portability Administrative users may create modify and delete IPS mailboxes SMB mailboxes and FTP mailboxes This can be done by Selecting the IPS Mailbox Icon and then selecting the desired mailbox and all or specific files to download and clicking on the Download Button Lis...

Page 57: ...ected job to be printed Download Allows a user to download all tagged files to a location of their choice Download As ZIP Allows a user to download as a zip file all tagged files to a location of their choice Empty Mailbox This will allow a user to remove all files from the current selected mailbox Add a Mailbox This will allow an Administrator the ability to create a new Mailbox on the IPS withou...

Page 58: ...SMB Please note Files scanned to SMB FTP destinations cannot be seen or selected from the PrintNET interface Adding FTP Mailbox Location Administrators now have the ability to create FTP scanning destinations directly from PrintNET Select FTP from the list of available tabs to display configuration parameters Once an FTP destination is configured it will be displayed in the list of available desti...

Page 59: ...ing to be in front of the IPS itself Printer Queue Management The Printer Queue can be managed by an Administrator and allows the administrator to see where jobs are in the queue An Administrator also has the ability to manipulate the queue ex Change the position of a job in the Queue Delete a job in the Queue and Edit a job in the Queue ...

Page 60: ...lient 58 Edit Job From within the Printer Queue the selected job can be reprinted as is or edited by Right Clicking on the desired job and selecting Edit Job Ticket and then selecting the desired available option ...

Page 61: ...nd allow them to be called up again from within the Historical Queue and printed again as is or edited Edit Job From within the Historical Queue the selected job can be reprinted as is or edited by Right Clicking on the desired job and selecting Edit Job Ticket This will bring up the following window that will allow the user to edit the Number of Copies desired and also to change the Media selecti...

Page 62: ...tion Help The Info Help will take a user to the page where User Manuals can be downloaded and printed if necessary Within the Info Help section users may also download the current versions of software associated with the Printer ...