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Command WorkStation, allows CX3641MFP operators (or users with Operator or 
Administrator privileges) to monitor and manage the print workflow of jobs on the 
CX3641MFP. Command WorkStation, allows you to do the following:

View the print status of jobs on the CX3641MFP.

Hold, process, and print jobs.

Override user-assigned print option settings.

Preview the page content of a job.

Reorder pages in a job and combine pages from different jobs.

Create and use FreeForm master files for variable data printing.

Archive job files.

View job logs of recent print activity.

Summary of Contents for CX3641 MFP

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Page 2: ...EFI Fiery Utilities Technical Reference Part Number 59308805 Rev 1 0 15 March 2008 ...

Page 3: ...e CX3641MFP 11 Using Command WorkStation Windows Edition 14 Additional features 15 User Authentication 15 Align Trays 15 Mixed Media 17 Virtual Printers 22 Troubleshooting 24 Command WorkStation cannot connect to the CX3641MFP 24 Command WorkStation does not respond 25 REMOTE SCAN 26 Installing and configuring Remote Scan 27 Installing Remote Scan 27 Configuring Remote Scan 28 Using Remote Scan 29...

Page 4: ... Installing Hot Folders 30 Using Hot Folders 31 Additional features 31 Preserve Document Setting 31 WEBTOOLS 32 Setting up WebTools 33 Accessing the WebTools home page 34 Using WebTools 35 Home 35 Docs 35 Configure 35 INDEX 36 ...

Page 5: ... utilities that allow you to manage the CX3641MFP as well as the print workflow and content of jobs on the CX3641MFP This document provides an overview of how to install configure and use the following CX3641MFP utilities Command WorkStation Impose Remote Scan Hot Folders WebTools ...

Page 6: ...ers to Titles in italics Other documents in this set Windows Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Topics for which additional information is available by starting Help in the software Tips and information Important information Important information about issues that can result in physical harm to you or others ...

Page 7: ...he network Includes the Scan TWAIN plug in module Hot Folders Storing and reusing frequently used print options when printing PostScript and PDF files on the CX3641MFP WebTools Managing your CX3641MFP remotely from the Internet or your company s intranet For information about installing configuring and using ColorWise Pro Tools see Color Printing About Help Detailed instructions on using most CX36...

Page 8: ...ation process Follow the on screen instructions NOTE The recommended version of Sun Java is provided on the EFI Utilities windows CD To install the CX3641MFP software you must have Service Pack 4 installed on a Windows 2000 computer and Service Pack 2 installed on a Windows XP computer If you do not a warning message alerts you to install the Service Pack Different versions of Sun Java can be inst...

Page 9: ... CX3641MFP Command WorkStation allows you to do the following View the print status of jobs on the CX3641MFP Hold process and print jobs Override user assigned print option settings Preview the page content of a job Reorder pages in a job and combine pages from different jobs Create and use FreeForm master files for variable data printing Archive job files View job logs of recent print activity ...

Page 10: ...e the installer installs the Java files required to use Setup from Command WorkStation For information about using Setup see Configuration and Setup Before you install the utility read the guidelines described in Preparing for installation on Windows computers on page 8 To install Command WorkStation see the following procedure TO INSTALL COMMAND WORKSTATION 1 Insert the EFI Utilities windows CD i...

Page 11: ... Edition on page 13 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Print the CX3641MFP Configuration page For instructions on printing the Configuration page see Configuration and Setup This page contains information you need when configuring the connection such as the IP address of the CX3641MFP For TCP IP installations you can use the DNS name instead of the IP address Make sure the CX3641MFP is already registered in a Domai...

Page 12: ...the Available Servers list If no CX3641MFP servers were found by Manual search click the Auto Search tab and then click Advanced to search by a range of IP addresses or by the IP address and subnet mask All available servers appear in the Available Servers list 3 Select the CX3641MFP server that you want to use and click Add The selected CX3641MFP is added to the Login Server window ...

Page 13: ...passwords and the default Administrator password for the CX3641MFP see Configuration and Setup Command WorkStation is now connected to the CX3641MFP TO MODIFY THE CONFIGURATION FOR COMMAND WORKSTATION WINDOWS EDITION 1 Start Command WorkStation The Login Server window appears 2 Select the CX3641MFP server for which you want to modify the configuration and click Remove 3 Repeat To configure the con...

Page 14: ...ard Command WorkStation features see Command WorkStation Help Additional features are described in the sections starting on page 15 TO ACCESS COMMAND WORKSTATION HELP 1 Start Command WorkStation Select the CX3641MFP from the Server List dialog box and log on to the server For information about setting passwords and the default Administrator password for the CX3641MFP see Configuration and Setup 2 ...

Page 15: ... they are correctly aligned on a sheet of paper This ensures that both sides of a duplex sheet have exactly the same alignment You can also perform tray alignment from the CX3641MFP scanner panel by choosing Tray Alignment from the Functions menu To perform tray alignment you must do the following Log on to the CX3641MFP with Administrator privileges and enable tray alignment in CX3641MFP Setup En...

Page 16: ...page Fold the page exactly in half horizontally unfold it and then fold it in half vertically When you unfold the sheet observe that the fold lines cross three scales on three sides of the page Determine which number on the scale each fold line crosses 8 In the Enter alignment values area enter the value that appears where the fold crosses each of the three scales marked A B and C for Side 1 If yo...

Page 17: ...options in the Job Properties dialog box or printer driver after specifying Mixed Media settings certain print options may conflict with the page specific Mixed Media settings You must resolve the conflict by choosing different print options or removing certain Mixed Media specifications Mixed Media settings affect the use of output color profiles when the Use media defined profile option is selec...

Page 18: ...document If you use the Chapter Start Page s feature all media specified in the Paper menu per chapter must share the same dimensions for example all Letter all Tabloid or all A4 4 To apply finishing options for example stapling or sorting to each chapter created using the Chapter Start feature select the Define Each Chapter As A Separate Finishing Set option NOTE Not all finishing options can be ...

Page 19: ...ed Media settings are applied to the job NOTE You can save up to 100 different settings for the Selection list in the Mixed Media dialog box TO DEFINE COVER MEDIA SETTINGS 1 In the Mixed Media dialog box click Define Cover The Cover Media dialog box appears 2 To define identical front cover and back cover media select the Apply the same settings for both front and back cover option To define media...

Page 20: ...Page Mode settings If you specify Print on Front Only you must set the Duplex setting to Off If you specify Print on Back Only or Print on Both Sides you must set the Duplex setting to either Head to Head or Head to Toe The Duplex setting determines the orientation of the cover content 5 Click OK to return to the Mixed Media dialog box Cover Media settings take precedence over settings defined in ...

Page 21: ...side of a duplexed sheet a blank page is inserted to force the assigned page content to the front side of the next sheet 4 Click Add Definition after each media setting you define 5 Click Close to return to the Mixed Media dialog box TO INSERT BLANK PAGES 1 In the Mixed Media dialog box click New Insert The Insert Blank dialog box appears 2 Indicate whether to insert the blank before or after the ...

Page 22: ...nters and published queues publish a virtual printer and delete duplicate or edit a virtual printer You must be logged on as an administrator to configure virtual printers TO CONFIGURE A VIRTUAL PRINTER 1 In the Command WorkStation Server menu choose Virtual Printers 2 Click New 3 Specify the following Virtual Printer Name Type an alphanumeric name a maximum of 255 characters Comments Add comments...

Page 23: ... click the virtual printer that you want to connect to You must install the printer driver from the EFI Utilities windows CD as described in Printing from Windows The virtual printer appears in Settings Printers and Faxes Printing to a virtual printer using LPR To set up a virtual printer using an LPR connection you must configure a standard TCP IP port for LPR printing and install the CX3641MFPpr...

Page 24: ...rs that you print to If settings have changed you may need to reconfigure the CX3641MFP see Configuration and Setup If you can connect to the CX3641MFP with another utility you may need to reconfigure the Command WorkStation connection to the CX3641MFP see page 11 If you configured the CX3641MFP and set up client computers and network servers according to the instructions in Configuration and Setu...

Page 25: ...kStation windows do not 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 select a menu item the CX3641MFP is offline or network communication has failed TO FORCE AN EXIT FROM COMMAND WORKSTATION 1 Press Ctrl Alt Delete and use the Program Manager to close Command WorkStation 2 At the CX3641MFP disconnect and reconnect the ...

Page 26: ...n attachment Scan to FTP allows you to send the scan file to an FTP server Scan to Internet Fax allows you to send the scan file to an e mail address to be delivered as a fax Scan to Mailbox allows you to send the scan to a mailbox on the CX3641MFP from where it can be retrieved Scan to Disk allows you to scan directly to any hard disk on the network such as your local hard disk Scan to Hold queue...

Page 27: ...on For detailed system requirements see Welcome The installer for Remote Scan is located on the EFI Utilities windows CD Before installing Remote Scan see Preparing for installation on Windows computers on page 8 To install Remote Scan on a Windows or Mac computer see the following procedure TO INSTALL FIERY REMOTE SCAN 1 Insert the EFI Utilities windows CD into the CD ROM drive of the computer 2 ...

Page 28: ...s in the main Remote Scan window and you can immediately start to initiate a scan or retrieve any scans initiated at the copier printer touch panel and use Remote Scan Help TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION TO THE CX3641MFP 1 When you start Remote Scan for first time use the Configuration window automatically appears In the Server Name or IP Address text field type the IP address or the DNS name of the ...

Page 29: ...touch panel display For more information see the documentation that accompanies the copier printer 3 Choose Import from the Photoshop File menu 4 Click Remote Scan The Remote Scan window appears 5 Use Remote Scan to initiate and retrieve the scan For complete instructions on how to initiate send and retrieve scans see Remote Scan Help TO INITIATE A SCAN USING REMOTE SCAN 1 Start Remote Scan start ...

Page 30: ... of jobs sent to hot folders Installing Hot Folders The installer for Hot Folders is located on the EFI Utilities windows CD Before installing the utility make sure you complete the preliminary procedure described on page 8 To install Hot Folders on a Windows or computer see the following procedure TO INSTALL HOT FOLDERS 1 Insert the EFI Utilities windows CD into the CD ROM drive of the computer 2...

Page 31: ...dditional features The following section describes additional features of Hot Folders that are not discussed in Hot Folders Help Preserve Document Setting When you define Job Settings for a new Hot Folder and open the Job Properties window the default for many settings is displayed as Preserve Document Setting This setting allows you to keep the job properties you set when creating the original jo...

Page 32: ...wn home page where you can select the following WebTools Home provides current information about the jobs processing and printing on the CX3641MFP Docs allows remote users to access jobs on the CX3641MFP over the Internet or intranet Configure allows the CX3641MFP Administrator to view and modify Setup options remotely from a Windows computer ...

Page 33: ...nternet browser is installed on the computer For more information about supported browsers see Welcome 4 Make sure that Java is enabled in your Internet browser In addition make sure that you have completed the preliminary procedures as described in Preparing for installation on Windows computers on page 8 NOTE If the client computer is running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 installed Pop up B...

Page 34: ...about browser and system requirements see Welcome 1 Start your Internet browser 2 Type the IP address or DNS name of the CX3641MFP The CX3641MFP home page appears If the home page for the copier printer appears instead of the WebTools page click the WebTools link 3 Click the tab for the WebTool that you want to use ...

Page 35: ...ribute jobs in your mailbox Mailboxes are set up in the Configure WebTool Control and modify jobs Submit jobs to the Print Server For complete instructions on how to use Docs see Docs Help Configure Configure allows the CX3641MFP administrator to view and modify Setup options remotely from a Windows computer For information about using Configure see Configuration and Setup Before using Configure m...

Page 36: ...ters 23 E editing virtual printers 23 F Fiery utilities configuring the connection on Windows 28 H Home WebTool 35 I icons in documentation 6 installing Command WorkStation Windows Edition 10 Hot Folders 30 J Java 10 33 jobs chapter definitions 18 cover media 19 mixed media definitions 17 M media definitions 17 Mixed Media 17 P paper definitions 17 printing frequently used print options 30 R remot...

Page 37: ...INDEX 37 W WebTools 33 Configure 35 Docs 35 Home 35 home page 34 ...

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