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User Guide
English
Xerox CX Print Server, Powered by
Creo Color Server Technology, for
the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer
Version 1.0
731-01952A-EN Rev A
2
Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
3
Fcc Compliance
3
Limitation of Liability
3
Product Recycling and Disposal
3
Table of Contents
5
1 Getting Started
11
Printing this Guide
11
What's New
11
System Overview
12
Hardware and Software Components
12
Supported Formats
13
Optional Kits
13
Overview of the Workspace
14
Turning on the CX Print Server
15
Turning off the CX Print Server
16
2 Setting up Your Computer for Printing
17
Setting up Your Computer Overview
17
Printing Methods
17
Network Printers
17
Setting up Printing on a Windows Computer
19
Adding a Network Printer to Your Windows Computer
19
Loading the Print Driver Software for the First Time
20
Shortcut for Adding a Printer
20
Deactivating the Print Driver Software
21
Removing the Print Driver Software
21
Downloading Fonts
22
Setting up a TCP/IP Printer
22
Setting up LPR Printing
23
Setting up Printing in Mac os X
24
Installing the Print Driver Software in Mac os X (10.4 and Later)
24
Defining a Printer with the Print Driver Software in Mac os X (10.4 and Later)
25
Removing the Print Driver Software in Mac os X (10.4 and Later)
26
3 Calibration
27
Calibration Overview
27
Performing Off-The-Glass Calibration from the Creo Color Server
28
Click Print
29
Creating a Calibration Table Using the X-Rite I1 Spectrophotometer
30
Troubleshooting Calibration
32
4 Printing a File in Windows and Mac os
33
Printing a File to the CX Print Server
33
Using a Hot Folder to Print
33
Password Protect Jobs
34
5 Printing from the Color Server
37
File Processing
37
Importing and Printing a Job
38
Paper Stock Window
38
Resubmitting a Job
39
Printing Copies of a Job
39
Editing a Job
39
Previewing an RTP File
40
Moving a Page in a Job
40
Deleting a Page from a Job
40
Merging Pages into a Job
40
Rotating Pages 180
41
Replacing Pages
41
Finding the CMYK Values of a Specific Area
42
Verifying the Content of the Job
42
PDF Analyzer
42
Preflight Check
43
Preflight Report
43
Analyzing a PDF Job
44
Performing a Preflight Check
44
Preflight Report Window
45
Viewing and Printing a Preflight Report
45
Proofing the Job Using Color Sets
47
Printing and Reviewing Color Sets
48
Assigning a Color Set to Your Job
48
Printing a File that Contains more than One Paper Size
49
Printing Using the Manual Duplex Wizard
49
Running a Rush Job
50
Submitting a Rush Job
50
6 Managing Jobs
51
Archival and Retrieval of Jobs
51
Archiving a Job
51
Retrieving a Job
51
Forwarding a Job to Another CX Print Server
52
Duplicating Jobs
53
Accounting Viewer
53
Customization in the Accounting Viewer
54
Show, Hide, and Move Columns in the Accounting Viewer Table
54
Creating a Customized View in the Accounting Viewer
54
Job Report
55
Exporting Files
55
Exporting a Postscript File
55
Pdf2Go Jobs
55
7 Managing Color
57
Color Management on the CX Print Server
57
Managing Profiles
57
Importing a Destination Profile
58
Importing a Source Profile
58
Importing a Device Link Profile
59
Mapping Media Using the Media and Color Manager Tool
59
Managing Calibration Tables
60
Calibrations Window
60
Calibration Table List
60
Calibration Table Info Data Tab
60
Calibration Table Info Graph Tab
61
Adding an Entry to a Calibration Table
61
Spot Color Editor Overview
62
Adding a Spot Color
62
Editing a Spot Color
63
Deleting a Spot Color
63
Test-Printing Spot Colors
63
Measuring a Spot Color with the X-Rite I1 Spectrophotometer
64
Spot Color Variations Overview
64
Protecting Specific Spot Colors
66
Color Adjustment with the Gradation Tool
67
Creating and Editing a Gradation Table
68
Printing Color Jobs as Black and White
70
Printing a Job in Grayscale Mode
70
Printing a Job that Contains Grayscale RGB Elements Using Black Toner
70
Preserving Black Color in a Job Containing Grayscale CMYK Elements
70
8 Production Workflows
71
Printing Using Imposition
71
Imposition Overview
71
Previewing an Imposition Layout
72
Printing a Business Card Job
73
Printing a Saddle-Stitch Job
74
Imposition Template Builder Tool
75
Printing with Exceptions
78
Adding Exceptions to Your Job
78
Deleting Exceptions from Your Job
79
Dynamic Page Exceptions and Setpagedevice Commands
79
Printing Dynamic Page Exceptions
79
Printing Tabs Using the Creo Color Server Tabs Plug-In for Acrobat
80
Tabs Plug-In Overview
80
Tabs Plug-In Window
81
Creating and Printing Tabs
85
Managing Tabs
87
Working with Near-Line Finishers
89
Near-Line Finisher Overview
89
Generating a Corner Mark and Barcode
90
9 Scanning Documents
91
Remote Scan Application
91
Installing the Remote Scan Application in Windows
91
Installing the Remote Scan Application in the Mac os
91
Creating a Scan Box
92
Scanning a Document on the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer
94
Saving Scanned Files to Your Computer
95
10 Variable Data Printing Jobs
97
VDP Document Formats
97
Variable Print Specification
98
Ppml
98
Managing VDP Elements
99
Caching Global VDP Elements
99
Archiving VDP Elements
99
Retrieving VDP Elements
100
Deleting VDP Elements
100
11 Job Parameters
101
Print Tab in the Job Parameters Window
101
Imposition Tab in the Job Parameters Window
104
Quality Tab in the Job Parameters Window
108
Color Tab in the Job Parameters Window
111
Finishing Tab in the Job Parameters Window
116
Exceptions Tab in the Job Parameters Window
119
Services Tab in the Job Parameters Window
120
12 Setting up Your Color Server
125
Preferences Window
125
Setting up E-Mail and Text Message Accounts
129
Setting up a Virtual Printer
130
Virtual Printers
130
Adding and Editing a Virtual Printer
131
Restoring the Settings for a Default Virtual Printer
132
Removing a Virtual Printer
132
Maintaining Your Settings
132
Backing up the Configuration
132
Restoring the Configuration
133
Tools for Maintaining Your System
134
13 Working with Color Server Tools on Your Computer
135
Remote Site Manager Overview
135
Activating the Remote Tools
135
Installing the Remote Site Manager
136
Adding to the Remote Site Manager
136
Using the EZ Connect Tool to View the Printer Status
137
Remote Workspace Overview
137
Connecting to the Workspace from Your Computer
137
Using the Web Center
138
Overview of the Web Center
138
Connecting to the Web Center
138
Office Hot Folder Tool
138
Installing the Office Hot Folder Tool
138
Creating an Office Hot Folder
139
Using the Office Hot Folder Tool to Print
139
Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software
140
Creo Color Server Job Ticket Overview
140
Language Settings
140
Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software in Windows
141
Installing the Creo Color Server Job Ticket Software in Mac os
141
Creating and Managing Job Tickets
141
Easy VDP File Creator Tool
143
Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator Template
143
Adding Records Manually to Your Variable Data Job
144
Adding Records from a Database to Your Variable Data Job
145
Creating and Printing the Variable Data Job
145
14 Troubleshooting
147
Job History Window
147
Handling Alerts and Failed Jobs
148
Aborting a Job
148
Resume Printing
148
Alerts Window
149
Printing System Messages
149
Absolute Colorimetric
151
Color Cast
152
Color Correction
153
Color Gamut
153
Color Management
153
Color Profile
153
Color Mapping
153
Device Profile
156
Halftone Screen
157
Gray Balance
157
Relative Colorimetric
159
Screen Angle
160
Smooth Scaling
160
Variable Print Specification
162
Vector Drawing
162
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Model
CX PRINT SERVER 550
Category
Print Server
Language
English
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