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Color Network Printer Board-A1
Job Management Guide
Printer (PS) Manual
Please read this manual before operating this equipment.
After you finish reading this manual, store it in a safe place for future reference.
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Copyright © 2001 Electronics For Imaging and Canon Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics For Imaging, Inc., except as expressly permitted herein. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Electronics For I
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FCC Information WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Class A Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment i
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Limited Warranty And Disclaimer Electronics For Imaging warrants that, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to you, the Software under normal use will perform without significant errors that make it unusable. Electronics For Imaging’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty (which is subject to you returning iR C2100/C2100S to Electronics For Imaging or an authorized dealer) will be, at Electronics For Imaging’s option, to use reasonab
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Contents Preface About this manual xi Terminology xii About the documentation xiii iR C2100/2100S job environments xiv Permissions xv Chapter 1: Operating the iR C2100/2100S Using the Control Panel 1-1 iR C2100/2100S menu keys on the Touch Panel Display 1-3 Touch Panel Display status messages 1-4 Rebooting, shutting down, and restarting the iR C2100/2100S 1-8 Rebooting the iR C2100/2100S 1-8 Shutting down the iR C2100/2100S 1-9 Restarting the iR C2100/2100S 1-9 Chapter 2: In
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viii Contents Queues window 2-14 Status bars 2-15 Job icons 2-18 Spool area 2-18 RIP area 2-19 Print area 2-20 Job commands 2-21 Archive window 2-23 Job Log window 2-25 Filtering jobs 2-27 Job properties 2-30 Viewing and editing job properties 2-31 Thumbnails (DocBuilder) 2-32 Editing and merging files with DocBuilder 2-32 Chapter 3: Managing Print Jobs Communicating with users 3-1 What the user needs to know 3-1 How users communicate print requirements 3-2 Custom
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ix Contents Archiving jobs 3-26 Importing archived jobs from external media 3-28 Using the Job Log 3-29 Other server management commands 3-30 Chapter 4: Overview of Fiery WebTools Fiery WebTools 4-1 Access privileges 4-1 Using Fiery WebTools 4-2 Chapter 5: Fiery WebSpooler and Fiery Spooler Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery WebSpooler 5-1 About the Fiery WebSpooler window 5-2 Manipulating job options and job flow 5-4 Overriding job option settings 5-6 Thumbnails (Doc
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xi About this manual The Color Network Printer Board-A1 is a special-purpose color server built Preface into the iR C2100/C2100S series. It enables you to use your copier/printer as a high-speed networked color printer. This manual is intended for iR C2100/2100S operators or administrators, or users with the necessary access privileges, who monitor and manage job flow and troubleshoot problems that may arise. It describes the functions and ® ™ features of Fiery utilities and F
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xii Preface • Chapters 2 and 3 describe the Command WorkStation interface. The Command WorkStation application can be installed on networked Windows 95/98, Windows Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 computers and used to view and manage virtually all aspects of iR C2100/ 2100S activity. In addition to providing a graphic display of the job flow, the Command WorkStation allows you to reprint or hold jobs, view and override print option settings, download files, manage printer fonts,
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xiii About the documentation • Spool—Write to a disk. Usually used here to refer to a PostScript print job being saved to the iR C2100/2100S hard disk in preparation for processing and printing. • RIP—Acronym for raster image processing, which changes text and graphics commands into descriptions of each mark on a page. In common use as a noun, a “raster image processor” (RIP) is the computer processor that performs this function. • Print—The process of rendering, or imagi
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xiv Preface • The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the iR C2100/2100S client utilities, including the Command WorkStation, and how they can be used to manage jobs and maintain color quality. This book is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job flow, and troubleshoot problems that may arise. • Release Notes provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of the pro
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xv iR C2100/2100S job environments Permissions Support for these job environments is achieved by a combination of iR C2100/2100S Setup options. By default, anyone can access Setup, but the administrator can limit access to Setup by specifying an Administrator password for the iR C2100/2100S (see the Configuration Guide). Also by default, anyone can log in to the Command WorkStation, or Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler and control job flow, but an administrator can restrict acces
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1-1 Using the Control Panel 1 You can use the Control Panel and the Touch Panel Display on the Chapter 1: iR C2100/2100S series to access all basic functions of the iR C2100/2100S, Operating the access special features, view status and information about jobs printed to the iR C2100/2100S iR C2100/2100S, view copier/printer error messages, print special pages, and configure iR C2100/2100S Setup options. For information about Setup options and how to use them, see the Configuration Gui
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1-2 Operating the iR C2100/2100S 1 OPTIONS Shows solid green when the iR C2100/2100S activity light has control of the Touch Panel Display. NOTE: If the iR C2100/2100S is idle for more than the default time of two minutes, the OPTIONS activity light turns off as control of the Touch Panel Display returns to the copier/printer. Data Flashes green when the iR C2100/2100S is activity light printing a job, processing a job, or when there is a remote connection to the iR C2100/2100S
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> 1-3 Using the Control Panel 1 iR C2100/2100S menu keys on the Touch Panel Display These keys perform the following functions: Yes and No After pressing the OPTIONS key on the Yes Appear during Control Panel, the messages “Wait…” and then startup “Do you want to go to setup?” appear on the Touch Panel Display, along with the Yes and No No keys. Press Yes to access iR C2100/2100S Setup menus; press No to continue with startup. If the Yes key is not pressed within a few seconds, startup
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1-4 Operating the iR C2100/2100S 1 Touch Panel Display status messages When the iR C2100/2100S has control of the Touch Panel Display, the LCD provides information about the current status of the iR C2100/2100S. The Touch Panel Display status messages are Booting... Appears during startup. Press the Setup key to access iR C2100/2100S Setup menus. If you do not press the Setup key, the iR C2100/2100S continues with startup (see “Restarting the iR C2100/2100S” on page 1-9). Appe
