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  • Page 1 TOSHIBA GA-1121 JOB MANAGEMENT GUIDE...
  • Page 2 This manual is part of a set of TOSHIBA GA-1121 (Fiery X3e+) documentation that About the includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: Documentation • The • The • The • The • The • The • The •...
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2003-2005 Electronics for Imaging, 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.
  • Page 4 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 is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 5 Software License Agreement YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES THAT YOU AGREE TO AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU MAY RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents About the Documentation Introduction About this manual Terminology Chapter 1: About Job Management Job environments Levels of job control Setting up an operator-controlled environment Understanding job flow Spooling, processing, and printing Visualizing job flow Communicating with users What the operator should check Overview of the job management utilities Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...
  • Page 8 viii Contents Monitoring single or multiple GA-1121 servers* Customizing the graphical interface Using layout styles* Showing, hiding, and arranging components Using commands Menu bar Context-sensitive menus Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Connecting to the GA-1121 Printing GA-1121 information pages Setting preferences Correcting tray alignment*...
  • Page 9 ix Contents Tips for using Fiery FreeForm Archiving jobs Using the Job Log Searching for jobs Chapter 4: Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Previewing jobs Displaying thumbnail previews Preview window controls Displaying full-screen previews Editing and merging jobs Editing jobs Merging jobs Chapter 5: Using DocBuilder Pro Previewing, editing, and merging jobs Imposition window...
  • Page 10 x Contents Finishing settings Modifying the layout manually Reordering pages in Layout mode Adding, duplicating, and deleting sheets Editing page content Rotating pages Setting gutter sizes Managing templates Tips for using the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro Page-level operations Saving imposed jobs Chapter 7: Fiery Spooler Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery Spooler About the Fiery Spooler window...
  • Page 11 xi Contents Printer’s marks Additional sheets Binding methods Gang-Up printing Appendix B: Templates 1-Up Full Bleed 2-Up Perfect 2-Up Saddle 3-Up Trifold Brochure 4-Up Gate Fold 4-Up Head to Head 4-Up Z-Fold Appendix C: Troubleshooting Error messages Troubleshooting Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE does not respond Unexpected printing results Clearing the server Users are unable to connect to the GA-1121...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    WorkStation LE, and Fiery Spooler quality control. In this guide, the term “GA-1121” is used to refer to the Toshiba GA-1121. The term “copier/printer” is used to refer to the e-STUDIO211c/311c/2100c/3100c. The term “Windows” is used to refer to Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, wherever appropriate.
  • Page 14 xiv Introduction • Chapter 6 provides instructions on using advanced aspects of DocBuilder Pro to create custom layouts and take full advantage of Imposition features. • Chapter 7 describes Fiery Spooler, which you can use to view and manage GA-1121 job activity.

  • Page 15: Xv About This Manual

    xv About this manual The GA-1121 RIP changes text and graphics commands in PostScript or PCL into specifications for each dot of toner deposited on a page by the copier/printer. • —The term “process” is used interchangeably with the term “RIP” in this Process manual to refer to raster image processing.

  • Page 17: Chapter 1: About Job Management

    1-1 Job environments This chapter explains the basic principles of job management in an operator-controlled Chapter 1: print environment and provides an overview of the GA-1121 job management About Job utilities. Management Job environments The GA-1121 supports several control levels of printing, job management, and Setup, and gives you the flexibility to choose a configuration that corresponds to the requirements of your site.

  • Page 18: Setting Up An Operator-Controlled Environment

    1-2 About Job Management Setting up an operator-controlled environment This manual assumes you are working in an operator-controlled environment with responsibility for managing job flow. To establish an operator-controlled environment, you or the administrator must complete the following tasks: Set up password privileges operator access and administrator access to the GA-1121.

  • Page 19: Spooling, Processing, And Printing

    1-3 Understanding job flow Spooling, processing, and printing To understand job flow through the GA-1121, it is helpful to consider the three main Spooling stages of printing. —When a job file is sent over the network by a remote user or imported from Spooling disk, it arrives at the GA-1121 and spools to a location on the hard disk drive.

  • Page 20: Visualizing Job Flow

    1-4 About Job Management Visualizing job flow As the operator, your job management tools permit holding and releasing a job at any stage of the job flow. In the following illustration, solid boxes indicate the types of job status flags you may see in the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Active Jobs window.

  • Page 21: Communicating With Users

    1-5 Communicating with users Each command initiates a job workflow: —When you issue the Print command for a held job, the job is released for Print immediate processing and printing on the GA-1121. —When you issue the Print and Hold command for a held job, the job Print and Hold is released for immediate processing and printing.
  • Page 22 1-6 About Job Management • List of installed fonts If their applications do not download fonts automatically, can users download fonts to the GA-1121? Should users embed fonts in documents or supply them for you to download? • Resident calibration target and date of current measurements •...

  • Page 23: What The Operator Should Check

    1-7 Communicating with users What the operator should check Users specify print options with jobs they send to the printer. They can also use the Instructions and Notes fields to communicate special print requirements and accounting information. Together, this user-specified information that accompanies the job is called a job ticket.

  • Page 24: Overview Of The Job Management Utilities

    1-8 About Job Management • Fiery FreeForm information regarding the use of master and variable data • Imposition instructions Overview of the job management utilities The GA-1121 includes the following job management utilities: • Command WorkStation • Command WorkStation LE (Mac OS X 10.2/10.3) •...

  • Page 25: Command Workstation Le

    1-9 Overview of the job management utilities Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation LE allows operators and users to manage jobs from a Mac OS X (10.2/10.3) computer with a network connection to the GA-1121. The features of Command WorkStation LE are similar to those of Command WorkStation.

  • Page 27: Workstation Le

    2-1 The graphical interface This chapter provides an introduction to the Command WorkStation and Command Chapter 2: WorkStation LE graphical user interfaces. To follow along in the software as you read Introduction to the chapter, log in to the application with an Operator or Administrator password, as Command described on WorkStation and...
  • Page 28 2-2 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE The following illustrations show the components of Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE. Command WorkStation 1 Menu bar (see page 2-14) 2 Job status indicators (see 3 Action buttons (see page 4 Active Jobs window (see 5 Jobs window (see page...
  • Page 29 2-3 The graphical interface Command WorkStation LE 1 Action buttons (see page 2 Active Jobs window (see 3 Jobs window (see page 2-5) 4 Activity Monitor (see page The following sections describe each component in Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE. 2-11) page 2-4)

  • Page 30: Active Jobs Window

    2-4 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Active Jobs window The Active Jobs window dynamically displays the status and job ticket information of jobs that are currently being held, processed, or printed on the GA-1121. The title bar displays the total number of jobs and the total number of held jobs currently being monitored.

  • Page 31: Jobs Window

    2-5 The graphical interface In the Active Jobs window, you can: • Monitor and manage jobs on the GA-1121 (see • Customize job ticket information (see • Monitor jobs on multiple GA-1121 servers* (see Jobs window The Jobs window displays information about jobs that have printed successfully through a connected GA-1121.
  • Page 32 2-6 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Printed Jobs panel The Printed Jobs panel lists all jobs that have been printed from the GA-1121. Newly printed jobs are added to the top of the list. The Printed Jobs panel lists all printed jobs until the job limit (determined by the administrator in GA-1121 Setup) is reached.

  • Page 33: Activity Monitor

    2-7 The graphical interface The FreeForm panel is not available if you logged in as Guest. For information on working with FreeForm jobs and the FreeForm panel, see Job Log panel The Job Log panel lists all processed and printed jobs and includes the date and time the jobs were printed.
  • Page 34 2-8 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Display the Activity Monitor by choosing Activity Monitor from the Windows menu. In Command WorkStation, you can use the server selection menu in the Active Jobs window to display job activity for an individual GA-1121, or for all servers (see page 2-11).
  • Page 35 2-9 The graphical interface Jobs being held, waiting to process, or waiting to print are not displayed. Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation Four sections appear for a selected server. Click the title bar for each section to expand or collapse the display of each section. —Displays the file name of the job spooling to the GA-1121 hard disk.

  • Page 36: Job Status Indicators

    2-10 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Job status indicators Job status indicators define the color in the Active Jobs window and Activity Monitor to indicate the current status of jobs. For information on how each indicator relates to job flow on the GA-1121, see In Command WorkStation, a key for the job status indicators is displayed below the menu bar:...

  • Page 37: Action Buttons

    2-11 Monitoring single or multiple GA-1121 servers* Action buttons Action buttons provide convenient access to frequently used job management commands. You can also issue these commands by choosing them from the menu bar or the context-sensitive menus. For a detailed description of each Action button command, see the table on Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...

  • Page 38: Customizing The Graphical Interface

    2-12 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 2. To display jobs for an individual GA-1121, choose the GA-1121 from the list. To monitor jobs for all connected GA-1121 servers, choose All Servers. Print jobs on the specified GA-1121 servers are displayed. Customizing the graphical interface Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE offer you the flexibility of showing, hiding, rearranging, and docking user interface components to fit your...
  • Page 39 2-13 Customizing the graphical interface You cannot hide or drag the menu bar or Active Jobs window to different locations. These components always appear in the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE window. O SHOW OR HIDE A COMPONENT • Choose the command associated with the component from the Window menu.

  • Page 40: Using Commands

    2-14 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Using commands You can perform a wide variety of functions using Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE commands, which you access from menus in the menu bar at the top of the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE window. When one or more jobs are selected, you can choose job management commands from context-sensitive menus.
  • Page 41 2-15 Using commands Menu Command Submenu command CWS LE† About LE† Preferences† Services† Hide CWS LE† Hide Others† Show All† Quit CWS LE† File Import Archived Job Export Active Window* [current panel of Jobs Window]* Job List† Job Log† Print* Job Log* Active Window* Exit*...
  • Page 42 2-16 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Menu Command Submenu command Close† Edit Find Preferences* Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste† Description Closes the Command WorkStation LE application window. Allows you to search selected GA-1121 servers for jobs that match certain search criteria. Allows you to change the Command WorkStation preference settings.
  • Page 43 2-17 Using commands Menu Command Submenu command Actions Print Delete Duplicate Rename Hold Process and Hold Print and Hold Remove Raster Data Properties Preview Description Prints the selected job in the Active Jobs window, Printed Jobs panel or Archive panel. Deletes the selected job in the Active Jobs window, Printed Jobs panel, FreeForm panel, or Archive panel.
  • Page 44 2-18 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Menu Command Submenu command Actions Archive (cont.) Send To* Cancel Processing Cancel Printing Server Log In/Log Out Setup* Manage Color* Manage Fonts Align Trays* Printing Groups* Restart Server Description Archives the selected held job in the Active Jobs window, moving it to the Archive panel.
  • Page 45 2-19 Using commands Menu Command Submenu command Reboot Server Job Log* Export* Export and Clear* Clear Job Log† Clear Server Description Allows you to restart the GA-1121, after shutting down the GA-1121 hard disk drive. This command is available only if you are logged in as Administrator.
  • Page 46 2-20 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Menu Command Submenu command Server Print Pages (cont.) Suspend Printing Resume Printing Description Allows you to print the following information pages: • PS Test Page • PCL Test Page • Configuration page •...
  • Page 47 2-21 Using commands Menu Command Submenu command Window Layouts* Default* Style 1* Style 2* Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3* Description Displays the following Command WorkStation components: • Menu bar • Job Status Helper • Action buttons • Active Jobs window •...
  • Page 48 2-22 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Menu Command Submenu command Window Save Layout* (cont.) Help* Jobs Window Activity Monitor Action Buttons* Job Status Helper* Tile Preview Windows† Cascade Preview Windows† Preview– <Job Name> More Previews* About Command WorkStation* Description Allows you to save and name the current Command...

  • Page 49: Context-Sensitive Menus

    2-23 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Context-sensitive menus When you select one or more jobs in the Active Jobs or Jobs window, you can display context-sensitive menus containing job management commands for selected jobs. O DISPLAY A CONTEXT SENSITIVE MENU 1.
  • Page 50 2-24 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE The server list displays the GA-1121 servers you can monitor and manage from Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE. You can add and remove GA-1121 servers from the list of GA-1121 servers you frequently monitor. Login button Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE...

  • Page 51: Printing Ga-1121 Information Pages

    2-25 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation Command WorkStation LE Printing GA-1121 information pages Use the Print Pages command to print information about the GA-1121. The pages provide useful reference information for setting up or troubleshooting the GA-1121. GA-1121 O PRINT INFORMATION PAGES...
  • Page 52 2-26 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE To print information pages, you must be logged in to the GA-1121 as Administrator. 2. Choose Print Pages from the Server menu. A dialog box containing the information page options appears. Local Printer options are available in Command WorkStation only.
  • Page 53 2-27 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 3. For Command WorkStation, in the Select Printer area, specify where you want to print the pages. —The pages you specify are printed to the GA-1121. Server —Allows you to print the Archive Log and Queues to any printer Local Printer installed on your Windows computer.

  • Page 54: Setting Preferences

    2-28 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE —Lists a log of the last 55 scanned jobs that have been sent over the network FTP Log using the Scan to FTP feature. The FTP scanning feature must be enabled in Setup before the FTP Log can be printed.
  • Page 55 2-29 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE The Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Specify the desired preference settings, and click OK to save your settings. The following preferences can be specified: —Enables the display of animated graphics in the Selected Server Enable Animation view of the Activity Monitor (see —Instructs Command WorkStation to remember the last access level and...

  • Page 56: Correcting Tray Alignment

    2-30 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE O SET PREFERENCES FOR OMMAND 1. Choose Preferences from the CWS LE menu. The Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Specify the desired preference settings and click OK to save your settings. The following preferences can be specified: Show Import Options Dialog box that allows you to specify the destination queue (Hold or Print) for each job...
  • Page 57 2-31 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE O ALIGN TEXT AND IMAGES FOR PRINTING 1. In the Active Jobs window of Command WorkStation, select the connected GA-1121 for which you want to perform Tray alignment. If the Active Jobs window is hidden, choose Active Jobs from the Window menu to display it.

  • Page 58: Managing Ga-1121 Fonts

    2-32 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE 6. Click Print to print the alignment page. 7. Once the page has printed, follow the directions on the alignment page. Fold the page exactly in half horizontally, unfold it, and then fold it in half vertically. When you unfold the sheet again, you will see that the fold lines cross three scales on three sides of the page.
  • Page 59 2-33 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE To print a list of fonts currently resident on the GA-1121, use the Print Pages command (see O MANAGE FONTS 1. In the Active Jobs window, select the connected GA-1121 for which you want to manage fonts.
  • Page 60 2-34 Introduction to Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Click to print the Font List Command WorkStation LE 3. Select the PostScript or PCL option to specify the type of fonts displayed. 4. In Command WorkStation, click Add to download additional fonts to the GA-1121. For additional steps, refer to the procedure on 5.
  • Page 61 2-35 Preparing to work with Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE O ADD FONTS IN OMMAND 1. In the Select Files to Import dialog box, choose the file types to display from the File of type menu. All Known Formats lists all files in supported formats; All Files lists all files. 2.

  • Page 63: Starting Up And Logging In

    3-1 Starting up and logging in This chapter describes how to use Command WorkStation and Command Chapter 3: WorkStation LE to monitor and manage job flow on the GA-1121. Once you log in to Using Command the GA-1121 with Operator privileges, you can view jobs held on the GA-1121 and WorkStation or issue commands to release the jobs for processing or printing.

  • Page 64: Logging In To The Ga-1121

    3-2 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 2. Double-click the CWS LE file to start the application. When you start Command WorkStation LE for the first time, the server list does not display any GA-1121 servers. For instructions on configuring and adding GA-1121 servers to the server list, see the Logging in to the GA-1121 To establish a connection to the GA-1121 listed in the server list, log in to the...
  • Page 65 3-3 Starting up and logging in Login button Command WorkStation LE 2. Click the Login button for the desired GA-1121. The Login dialog box appears. Command WorkStation...
  • Page 66 3-4 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation LE A white key icon indicates the GA-1121 has never been connected to Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE. If the GA-1121 is already connected, the color of the key icon indicates the level of access granted: •...

  • Page 67: Access Levels

    3-5 Starting up and logging in Access levels The three possible levels of access to Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE are Administrator, Operator, and Guest. To enable maximum password protection, Administrator and Operator passwords must be specified in Setup (see the Configuration Guide When both Administrator and Operator passwords have been specified, the access levels are as follows:...

  • Page 68: Logging Out

    3-6 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Logging out Logging out from the GA-1121 terminates the connection between the GA-1121 and Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE. GA-1121 O LOG OUT FROM A CONNECTED 1. From the Server menu, choose Log in/Log out. 2.

  • Page 69: Monitoring Jobs

    3-7 Monitoring jobs Monitoring jobs The Active Jobs window and the Printed Jobs panel of the Jobs window provide a visual means of monitoring the flow of print jobs through connected servers. In Command WorkStation, you can use the server selection menu in the title bar of each window to monitor a single GA-1121 or multiple GA-1121 servers (see You can also sort job lists and customize the job ticket information that is displayed.

  • Page 70: Sorting Job Displays

    3-8 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Sorting job displays You can sort jobs in the Active Jobs or Jobs windows by clicking the job ticket column headings. O SORT JOBS • In the Active Jobs or Jobs windows, click the heading for the job ticket column that you want to use to sort jobs.
  • Page 71 3-9 Monitoring jobs O CUSTOMIZE JOB TICKET INFORMATION FOR THE OBS WINDOWS IN OMMAND 1. Right-click the heading of a job ticket column. 2. From the menu that appears, choose the options to display and the sequence in which you want to view them. —Adds one of the listed columns to the display at your mouse position.

  • Page 72: Managing Job Flow

    3-10 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 4. Click OK to apply your changes. 5. Adjust the placement of columns. Rearrange the placement of a column by dragging the column left or right. 6. Adjust the column widths. Adjust the width of a column by clicking the column border in the heading and dragging left or right.
  • Page 73 3-11 Managing job flow O IMPORT A JOB INTO OMMAND 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.
  • Page 74 3-12 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE O IMPORT A JOB INTO OMMAND 1. Choose Import from the File menu, and then choose Job or Archived Job. 2. Locate and select the job file to import and click Open. 3.

  • Page 75: Using Job Management Commands

    3-13 Managing job flow If you choose Hold, the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and held for future action. If you choose Print, the job is imported into the Active Jobs window and released for immediate printing. If you choose Direct, the job is sent directly to the GA-1121 for printing.

  • Page 76: Viewing And Overriding Print Settings

    3-14 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE The following table describes job management commands in greater detail and explains how each command affects the raster data associated with a job: Choose this command Print Prints the selected job in the Active Jobs window, Printed Jobs panel, FreeForm panel, or Archive panel.
  • Page 77 3-15 Managing job flow O VIEW AND OVERRIDE PRINT SETTINGS 1. To view and override print settings for a 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 settings. In Command WorkStation, you can override print settings for multiple jobs at once.
  • Page 78 3-16 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Command WorkStation LE The user Instructions and Notes fields also appear in the Job Properties dialog box. • Instructions fields are 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.
  • Page 79 3-17 Managing job flow option’s setting requires the job to be reRIPped. When you override these types of options, the job is automatically reRIPped for printing. Indicates reRIPping is required Command WorkStation Indicates reRIPping is required Command WorkStation LE 4. In Command WorkStation, to print the current list of print settings on a local printer, click Print Properties.

  • Page 80: Managing Jobs On Multiple Ga-1121 Servers

    3-18 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Managing jobs on multiple GA-1121 servers* Command WorkStation allows you to simultaneously connect to as many GA-1121 servers as your RAM resources allow. You can view and manage jobs processed by multiple GA-1121 servers from a single location and balance the job load between servers of similar capabilities.

  • Page 81: Canceling Jobs

    3-19 Managing job flow Canceling jobs You may need to cancel a job after it has been routed for processing or printing. You can cancel a selected job only while it is being processed or printed. You cannot cancel a job that is waiting to be processed or printed. •...

  • Page 82: Printing Fiery Freeform Variable Data Documents

    3-20 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Printing Fiery FreeForm variable data documents The FreeForm printing feature provides a flexible and efficient method of printing variable data jobs, such as direct-mail advertising pieces. Fiery FreeForm allows users to preRIP and store the master elements of their variable data jobs on the GA-1121, and then use that master data, as needed, for multiple variable data jobs.
  • Page 83 3-21 Printing Fiery FreeForm variable data documents When the first 15 FreeForm master numbers have been used, users may inadvertently overwrite existing FreeForm masters by assigning what they think are new, unused FreeForm master numbers. When users choose a master number from the Create Master print option, an existing job using that master number is overwritten (the user receives a warning message that they are about to replace an existing job).

  • Page 84: Using Freeform Masters With Variable Data Jobs

    3-22 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Using FreeForm masters with variable data jobs To print a variable data job with a particular FreeForm master, users must specify a number for the Use Master print setting. Users can only specify master numbers between 1 and 15.

  • Page 85: Tips For Using Fiery Freeform

    3-23 Printing Fiery FreeForm variable data documents Tips for using Fiery FreeForm At sites where a small number of users print FreeForm jobs, the Operator may want to assign FreeForm master numbers to specific users, then let them monitor their own master numbers.

  • Page 86: Archiving Jobs

    3-24 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Archiving jobs You can archive PostScript and raster data jobs internally to the GA-1121 hard disk drive, or externally to the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE hard disk drive or network drives. Once a PostScript or raster data job is archived, it appears in the Archive panel of the Jobs window.
  • Page 87 3-25 Archiving jobs 4. To archive the job externally to the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE hard disk drive or to a device on the network, click Add. 5. Browse to the device and folder to which you want to archive the job and click OK (Command WorkStation) or Choose (Command Workstation LE).

  • Page 88: Using The Job Log

    3-26 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE Using the Job Log The Job Log panel of the Jobs window displays a list of all the jobs processed or printed since the Job Log was last cleared. You can adjust the column widths in the Job Log display by clicking the column border in the heading and dragging left or right (see information”...

  • Page 89: Searching For Jobs

    3-27 Searching for jobs For information on how to print the job log from Command WorkStation LE, “Printing GA-1121 information pages” O EXPORT THE 1. If it is not already displayed, click the Job Log tab on the Jobs window to open the Job Log panel.
  • Page 90 3-28 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE O SEARCH FOR JOBS 1. Choose Find from the Edit menu. The Find dialog box appears. Command WorkStation...
  • Page 91 3-29 Searching for jobs Command WorkStation LE 2. In Command WorkStation, choose a specific GA-1121, or all GA-1121 servers from the Search Server list. 3. Select one or more areas where you want to search for jobs. You can search for jobs in the Active Jobs window and in the Printed Jobs, Archive, FreeForm, and Job Log panels of the Jobs window.
  • Page 92 3-30 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE — Enter text that appears in the Instructions field of the job. Instructions — Specify the archive drive volume you want to search. This option is Volume* available only when you are searching for archived jobs. To search through all jobs, regardless of their creation date, select All.
  • Page 93 3-31 Searching for jobs O PERFORM AN ADVANCED SEARCH FOR JOBS The Advanced search feature is available for Command WorkStation only. 1. Choose Find from the Edit menu. The Find dialog box appears. 2. Choose an option from the Search Server menu to search for jobs on a specific GA-1121, or all connected GA-1121 servers.
  • Page 94 3-32 Using Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE 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 enter the desired values.

  • Page 95: Chapter 4: Previewing And Manipulating Jobs

    4-1 Previewing jobs The Preview windows of Command WorkStation and Command WorkStation LE Chapter 4: allow you to display preview images of jobs and perform edits, such as adding, Previewing and deleting, duplicating, and reordering pages. You can also merge pages from two Manipulating different jobs into a single, merged job.

  • Page 96: Preview Window Controls

    4-2 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Preview window controls The following illustrations show the various controls (represented by icons) that are available in the Preview window. Each control is described in more detail elsewhere in this chapter. Command WorkStation Full-screen Preview Save Duplicate Command WorkStation LE...

  • Page 97: Displaying Full-Screen Previews

    4-3 Previewing jobs In Command WorkStation, you can preview locked PDF files. When previewing a locked PDF file, the phrase “<Secure/Locked> appears at the end of its filename and a lock icon appears in the upper right corner of the Preview window. You can not edit locked PDF files.
  • Page 98 4-4 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs The full-screen preview may take a few moments to open. The full-screen preview window is independent of Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE and may appear behind the application on the screen. Bring the full- screen preview window to the front, if necessary.
  • Page 99 4-5 Previewing jobs Command WorkStation LE Thumbnail Zoom In Zoom Out Rotate (90, 180, or 270 degrees) Use the controls (represented by icons) in the full-screen preview to change the zoom level, rotate the page, display other pages, or return to the thumbnail preview. Scroll bar (to view other pages) Next Page Previous Page...

  • Page 100: Editing And Merging Jobs

    4-6 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Editing and merging jobs Use the Preview windows to reorder and edit the pages of a job, or merge pages from several jobs into a single job. Editing jobs The Preview window includes controls that allow you to make page-level edits to a job. O EDIT A JOB 1.
  • Page 101 4-7 Editing and merging jobs 5. To move pages within the Preview window, click to select the pages, and hold down the mouse button as you drag the selected pages to the new location. Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click (Command WorkStation) or Command-click (Command WorkStation LE) to select multiple, non-sequential pages.

  • Page 102: Merging Jobs

    4-8 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Merging jobs Merging allows you 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 word processing application. Or, you can customize a slide presentation by inserting slides from a different presentation.
  • Page 103 4-9 Editing and merging jobs Command WorkStation Source document preview Destination document preview...
  • Page 104 4-10 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs Command WorkStation LE Source document preview Destination document preview Use the following tips and guidelines: • Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click (Command WorkStation) or Command-click (Command WorkStation LE) to select multiple, non-sequential pages. Release the Shift, Command, or Ctrl key before moving the pages. •...
  • Page 105 4-11 Editing and merging jobs • In Command WorkStation, the cursor changes to reflect the result of your action: Replace single page Replace multiple pages Move single page Move multiple pages between two pages Move single page Move multiple pages before first page Move single page Move multiple pages...
  • Page 106 4-12 Previewing and Manipulating Jobs 6. Enter a new name for the merged job, and click Yes (Command WorkStation) or Save (Command WorkStation LE). When multiple users are connected to the GA-1121 via a job management utility, only one user should make changes at a time. Ifþmultiple users make changes in the same job simultaneously, unexpected results may occur.
  • Page 107 4-13 Editing and merging jobs...

  • Page 109: Chapter 5: Using Docbuilder Pro

    5-1 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs The DocBuilder Pro option allows you to apply imposition layouts to jobs for special Chapter 5: printing and binding needs. DocBuilder Pro also provides several enhancements to the Using previewing, editing, and merging features of Command WorkStation. DocBuilder Pro For background information on using imposition, see customizing imposition settings, see...
  • Page 110 5-2 Using DocBuilder Pro When you open the full-screen preview for a spooled/held PostScript or PDF job, you have access to three additional preview controls, as shown in the following illustration. Move preview around in window Magnify preview (hold down Ctrl to zoom out) Click to edit page content Editing page content screen preview (see...

  • Page 111: Imposition Window

    5-3 Imposition window Imposition window The imposition feature is not supported for PCL jobs. From the Imposition window, you can impose the pages of a document in an order and positioning suitable for printing and binding. If you are connected to more than one server at once, you can access the Imposition feature from one server only.

  • Page 112: Job Previews

    5-4 Using DocBuilder Pro 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 provided and can be invoked from the Imposition window, as described in “Using templates”...
  • Page 113 5-5 Job previews Printer’s spread Reader’s spread 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.

  • Page 114: Navigating In The Imposition Window

    5-6 Using DocBuilder Pro Navigating in the Imposition window Use the icons and menus at the top and bottom of the Imposition window to perform the following: • Switch from Preview mode (thumbnails of actual content) to Layout mode (page numbers only).
  • Page 115 5-7 Navigating in the Imposition window The Zoom tool, Pan tool, Preview mode, Layout mode, Mixed Page mode, and Fixed Page mode buttons are located in the upper-right corner of the window. Preview mode Layout mode Zoom tool Pan tool Mixed Page mode Fixed Page mode Selecting the Pan or Zoom tool changes the appearance of the cursor to indicate you...

  • Page 116: Switching Between Page View And Layout View

    5-8 Using DocBuilder Pro Switching between page view and layout view Use the view mode buttons to switch between a page view and a layout view of the job. • —approximates the appearance of the final printed output very Preview mode closely;...

  • Page 117: Setting Magnification Levels

    5-9 Navigating in the Imposition window Setting magnification levels Use the Zoom tool to increase or decrease the level of magnification in the Imposition window from 12% to 800%. The View menu at the bottom of the window provides several ways to set the level of magnification to display the contents of the window.

  • Page 118: Viewing The Sheets

    5-10 Using DocBuilder Pro To preview the entire surface, click the View menu and choose Fit Page. The View menu changes only the appearance of pages, not their actual content. To change the scaling of pages in finished output, change the Scale area settings. O SPECIFY A CUSTOM ZOOM VALUE 1.

  • Page 119: Using Templates

    5-11 Using templates The page preview moves in the same direction as the cursor. Repeat this step as necessary to make a particular portion of the preview visible. O USE THE SURFACE MENU 1. Click the Surface menu at the bottom of the window. When the Go To Surface dialog box appears, the Surface field indicates the number of the sheet surface currently displayed.

  • Page 120: Saving Your Work

    5-12 Using DocBuilder Pro Name of current template Saving your work It is important that you save the work you perform using the tools in the Imposition window. O SAVE THE IMPOSED JOB 1. Click the Close box in the upper-right corner of the Imposition window. If the job has changed since it was opened in the Imposition window, you are prompted to save it.
  • Page 121 5-13 Saving your work When you rename an imposed file, you must include the .dbp extension. The extension is required to reopen the file with DocBuilder Pro. For more information on how files are saved to the server, see “Saving imposed jobs” on page 6-26.

  • Page 123: Chapter 6: Advanced Features Of Docbuilder Pro

    6-1 Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode This chapter provides information about the advanced imposition and editing features Chapter 6: of DocBuilder Pro. You can use imposition settings to alter various aspects of a job and Advanced create custom templates. Features of DocBuilder Pro Mixed Page mode and Fixed Page mode...

  • Page 124: Imposition Settings

    6-2 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Settings panel Layout Rows/Columns Printer’s Marks Printer’s Marks: Pull into Page Edge Bleeds Scale Apply To Scale Mode Alignment/Offsets Finishing Binding Gang Up Imposition settings Imposition settings apply only to the job currently displayed in the main window. Because these settings usually affect the job’s printed layout, they are saved with the job and used whenever the job is opened.

  • Page 125: Sheet Settings

    6-3 Imposition settings You can specify imposition settings using controls in the Sheet, Layout, Scale, and Finishing panes on the left side of the main window. To view or hide a settings pane, click the bar for that settings group. Click to view or hide the settings panel Command WorkStation Preferences dialog box.
  • Page 126 6-4 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Because these settings affect virtually every other aspect of the imposition process, you should specify sheet settings immediately after opening a job in the main window. If necessary, you can change the settings later; the job is revised accordingly. In general, experimentation with job settings does not cause permanent changes (or, potentially, loss of original job data), until the job is printed or saved with the new settings.

  • Page 127: Layout Settings

    6-5 Imposition settings Orientation Use the Orientation menu to specify the orientation of a sheet. As an alternative to rotating the sheet, you can perform custom rotations on any page in the main window, as described in “Rotating pages” Duplex Use the Duplex menu to specify the relationship of content areas on opposing sides of a sheet.
  • Page 128 6-6 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Rows Click the Rows up and down arrows to specify the number of rows (up to five) in a layout, or specify the number of rows in the layout by typing a value in the Rows field. Changes to the Rows value are reflected immediately in the main window, whether you are in Layout or Preview mode.
  • Page 129 6-7 Imposition settings Printer’s Marks Select Printer’s Marks to add trim, fold, and job information to all sheets in a job. For background information on printer’s marks, see select does not require that the sheet be folded, fold marks are not displayed, even if you selected them in the Define Marks dialog box.
  • Page 130 6-8 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Offset and Vertical Offset fields, to fine-tune the placement of trim marks and fold marks. In Mixed Page mode, you can select Pull in to Page Edge to align trim marks and fold marks with page boundaries. —The Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset fields determine the gap between Offset the printer’s marks and the trim lines on the page.
  • Page 131 6-9 Imposition settings or enable an individual mark, press the Ctrl key and click the mark directly in the imposition window. Disabled marks are indicated by an “X”. Ctrl-click to disable/enable mark 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.

  • Page 132: Scale Settings

    6-10 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro To specify horizontal and vertical bleed amounts for a job, click Define in the Layout panel and enter values (from 0 to 72 points, 0 to 1 inch, or 0 to 25.4 mm) in the Define Bleeds dialog box.
  • Page 133 6-11 Imposition settings Apply To In Fixed Page mode, the scaling settings you specify are applied to all pages in a job. In Mixed Page mode, you can apply scaling to specific slots on sheets. The number of slots on a sheet depends on the Rows and Columns values. The slot size is determined by dividing the maximum imageable area of the sheet by the number of slots.
  • Page 134 6-12 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Clipping indicators If you supply scaling values that would cause the page to print past the edge of the sheet, DocBuilder Pro provides a visual warning. When the window is in Layout mode, any clipped page edge is highlighted in yellow. When the window is in Preview mode, the Clipping icon appears to the left of the Scale Factor field.
  • Page 135 6-13 Imposition settings The Alignment controls allow you to specify the placement of a page within its predefined slot on the sheet. For example, if the page has been scaled smaller than the slot, you can align the page to the upper-left corner of the slot by clicking the Alignment control corresponding to that position.

  • Page 136: Finishing Settings

    6-14 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Finishing settings In the Finishing pane, you can specify binding and gang printing settings. Binding To enable binding settings and disable gang printing, select Binding. When binding settings are enabled, you can specify the binding method, the binding edge of each page (left or right), and the number of pages per saddle group.
  • Page 137 6-15 Imposition settings —Specifies signatures folded and stacked for binding. The spine edges are Perfect trimmed and glued together. —Specifies a combination of saddle and perfect binding methods. As Nested Saddle with saddle stitching, pages are grouped together and stapled or stitched across a common center fold.
  • Page 138 6-16 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro You can specify any of the following Gang Up methods: —Places multiple copies of a page until the sheet is filled; for example, when Repeat printing both sides of a sheet, the front side of the first sheet is filled with images of Page 1, and the back side is filled with images of Page 2;...
  • Page 139 6-17 Imposition settings —Places pages in an arrangement that allows the pages to fall into Unique-Collate Cut the correct order when the sheets are stacked and cut. This option minimizes the need for collating by hand and is most appropriate for printing single copies of a document. 2 x 2 Unique-Collate Cut, Duplex off 7 10 8 11...

  • Page 140: Modifying The Layout Manually

    6-18 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Modifying the layout manually Whether you apply a predefined layout or specify custom settings, you can manually modify a job’s layout in the following ways: • Reorder pages. • Add, duplicate, and delete pages. •...

  • Page 141: Adding, Duplicating, And Deleting Sheets

    6-19 Modifying the layout manually When you use this procedure to reorder pages, the page number you enter overwrites the original. For example, if you typed Page 3 in place of Page 5, you will now have two of Page 3 and no Page 5. Also, you cannot enter a page number that does not already exist in your job.
  • Page 142 6-20 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro 3. If you are duplicating sheets, specify the number of the sheet to duplicate. 4. Select the location to insert added or duplicated sheets, and click OK. O DELETE SHEETS 1. Right-click a sheet in Preview or Layout mode and choose Delete Sheet(s) from the menu that appears.

  • Page 143: Editing Page Content

    6-21 Modifying the layout manually Editing page content You can use the Enfocus PitStop software (installation instructions included with the DocBuilder Pro option) to edit the content of pages in a job. PitStop functions as a plug-in that adds enhanced PDF editing tools to Adobe Acrobat. operations such as adding, duplicating, or deleting sheets.

  • Page 144: Rotating Pages

    6-22 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro 3. Use the PitStop editing tools to edit the document content. For instructions on using PitStop, see your online PitStop documentation. To access this documentation, choose Help > Plug-In Help > Enfocus PitStop Professional from the Acrobat menu.

  • Page 145: Setting Gutter Sizes

    6-23 Modifying the layout manually O ROTATE PAGES 1. To rotate a single page, click the Rotate icon on that page. 2. To rotate all pages in the job, press the Shift and Ctrl keys and click the Rotate icon on any page.

  • Page 146: Managing Templates

    6-24 Advanced Features of DocBuilder Pro Vertical gutter size field Horizontal gutter size field group of imposed pages and the edge of the sheet) is a function of the particular copier/printer associated with the job. You cannot define custom margins. Managing templates You can name and save the current combination of Sheet, Layout, Scale, and Finishing settings as a custom template.
  • Page 147 6-25 Managing templates O SAVE IMPOSITION SETTINGS AS A TEMPLATE 1. Click the Save template icon. Name of current template 2. Type a name for the settings file in the Save Template As dialog box. When saving a template, choose a descriptive name, such as “4-Up Nested Saddle.” If you plan to use the same template for a particular document, name the template after the document type, for example, “Status Report.”...

  • Page 148: Tips For Using The Imposition Feature Of Docbuilder Pro

    6-26 Advanced Features 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: •...
  • Page 149 6-27 Tips for using the Imposition feature of DocBuilder Pro O 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.

  • Page 151: Chapter 7:Fiery Spooler

    7-1 Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery Spooler Fiery Spooler duplicates many of the functions and features of Command Chapter 7:Fiery WorkStation. It provides additional flexibility by allowing job tracking and Spooler management from multiple platforms over the Internet or an intranet. Fiery Spooler is installed from the User Software CD, and is available for Mac OS computers only.

  • Page 152: About The Fiery Spooler Window

    7-2 Fiery Spooler 2. Select the GA-1121 in the Chooser window. For information on setting up the connection to the server, see the Installation Guide. 3. Click OK. 4. Log in to the GA-1121. • To log in as Administrator, enter the Administrator password and click OK. •...
  • Page 153 7-3 Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery Spooler The Fiery Spooler window is divided into three areas by Spool, RIP, and Print status bars. When the GA-1121 receives print jobs, the Fiery Spooler window becomes a dynamic display, filled with the names of jobs and their characteristics. The Spool, RIP, and Print areas of the Fiery Spooler window represent the stages of printing a job.

  • Page 154: Manipulating Job Options And Job Flow

    7-4 Fiery Spooler If your job does not appear anywhere in the Fiery Spooler window, it may have already printed; if so, it appears in the Job Log. To view the Job Log, choose Show Job Log from the Window menu. For more information on the Job Log, see If the job does not appear in the Job Log, it may have been moved to the Archive window by the operator.
  • Page 155 7-5 Tracking and managing jobs with Fiery Spooler Choose this command from the Job menu Duplicate Job(s) Duplicate one or more selected PostScript or PCL data jobs in the Spool or Print areas (creates a reference to the original job, with the same name).

  • Page 156: Overriding Job Option Settings

    7-6 Fiery Spooler Choose this command from the Job menu Thumbnail A Open the selected held raster data job in the Thumbnail A window, where you can view a full-screen preview of the job, edit the job, or merge it with raster data from other jobs. Thumbnail B Open the selected raster data job (not necessarily a held job) in the Thumbnail B...

  • Page 157: Job Icons

    7-7 Job icons If an icon appears to the left of an option name, it indicates that changing the option’s setting requires the job to be reRIPped. When you override these types of options, the job is automatically reRIPped for printing. The options set here are the same ones you set from the Print dialog box when you print from an application.
  • Page 158 7-8 Fiery Spooler Spool area icon The Spool area is both the receiving area for jobs from users on the network (Hold queue) and the waiting area for jobs that will be RIPped. —When printing requires an operator (because the Print queue and Hold queue jobs Direct connection are disabled), the operator must assign a destination to all jobs received from users on the network (Icon 1).

  • Page 159: Rip Area

    7-9 Job icons RIP area The job icons in the RIP area are as follows: RIP area icon After a job is rasterized, it goes into the RIP area. The RIP area holds only jobs with raster data. Jobs in the RIP area are either waiting for the copier/printer to be free (Print queue jobs, Icon 2), or they are being held (Icon 1).

  • Page 160: Previewing, Editing, And Merging Jobs

    7-10 Fiery Spooler While it is printing, a job consists of PostScript or PCL and raster data. The raster data in RAM is not cleared until memory is needed to rasterize the next job. As long as the raster data is intact, the job can be reprinted from the Printed queue. Printed jobs are represented by a white PostScript icon (Icon 1).
  • Page 161 7-11 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs O VIEW THUMBNAILS OF THE CURRENTLY 1. Click the Thumbnail A tab at the right of the Fiery Spooler window. 2. 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.

  • Page 162: Displaying Full-Screen Previews

    7-12 Fiery Spooler O VIEW THUMBNAILS OF ANY RASTER DATA FILE 1. Select any raster data job in the RIP area. 2. Choose Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B from the Job menu. Thumbnail A. If the job contains many pages, it may take some time for the entire job to be displayed.

  • Page 163: Editing And Merging Raster Files

    7-13 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs 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 word processing application, or customize a slide presentation by inserting slides from a different presentation graphics application.
  • Page 164 7-14 Fiery Spooler O VIEW AND EDIT RASTER DATA JOBS 1. Select a raster data job in the RIP area, and choose Thumbnail A from the Job menu. 2. Open the Page menu 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.
  • Page 165 7-15 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs —Deletes the currently selected pages. Delete —Duplicates the currently selected pages. Duplicate —Opens a full-screen preview of the currently selected page (see Preview full-screen previews” on page 4-3). —Reverses the action of recently performed page edits. Undo 3.
  • Page 166 7-16 Fiery Spooler 3. In Thumbnail B, click to select the pages and hold down the mouse button as you drag the selected pages to the new location in Thumbnail A. Shift-click to select multiple, sequential pages; Ctrl-click to select multiple, non-sequential pages.

  • Page 167: Using The Job Log

    7-17 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs 4. To close a thumbnail window, click the same tab you used to open it (the Thumbnail A or Thumbnail B tab). 5. If you have edited Thumbnail A, you are prompted to save the job. 6.
  • Page 168 7-18 Fiery Spooler The Delete button appears only if you logged in as Administrator. The Job Log displays each job and information about the job, including status, document 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.

  • Page 169: Connecting To A Different Ga-1121 From Fiery Spooler

    7-19 Previewing, editing, and merging jobs 5. To print the Job Log, choose Print Job Log from the File menu or click the Print button. The information displayed in the Job Log window prints to the current GA-1121. When you print the Job Log, totals are printed for all appropriate columns. 6.

  • Page 171: Appendix A: Basics Of Imposition

    A-1 Basics of Imposition This chapter introduces the basic concepts of imposition and can be used as an Appendix A: introductory tutorial for imposing a document that will be printed as a book or Basics of booklet. For more detailed information on the Imposition main window and its Imposition components, see Chapters Printing books with the Imposition feature of...
  • Page 172 A-2 Basics of Imposition The printed sheet is folded into something resembling a booklet with connected pages. The folded sheet, called a signature, is then trimmed to the finished size. For pages to appear in normal reading order and position in the final booklet, their ordering and positioning on the sheet must differ from the normal book-reading order.
  • Page 173 A-3 Basics of Imposition 3. Position the signature with the vertically folded edge to the left and the horizontally folded edges across the top. The paper should now resemble a small eight-page booklet (with the tops of pages joined at the fold). 4.

  • Page 174: Printer's Marks

    A-4 Basics of Imposition Notice that: • The folds subdivide the sheet into areas representing pages in the final booklet. • Page numbers do not appear in book-reading order. • Some page numbers are upside down. Some pages must be printed upside down on the sheet in order for them to appear right-side up in the final booklet, and pages must also be printed out of numerical sequence on the sheet in order for them to appear in numerical sequence in the final booklet.
  • Page 175 A-5 Basics of Imposition A DocBuilder Pro layout designates the location of folds, cuts, and other elements by means of markings called printer’s marks, which appear on the printed sheet outside the main content area of the job. • The job label comprises descriptive text such as the name of the job, a sheet identifier, and the date and time the sheet was printed.

  • Page 176: Additional Sheets

    A-6 Basics of Imposition Additional sheets A book layout must also adjust the placement of pages according to the total number of pages in the job. For example, a book is often composed of more pages than can be printed on a single sheet. When the number of pages in the book is a multiple of the number of pages on a sheet, the same layout plan is used to place pages on additional sheets, until all of the pages in the book are printed.

  • Page 177: Binding Methods

    A-7 Basics of Imposition Binding methods A book layout also specifies the means by which sheets are gathered and bound. Stitching or stapling finished pages across a common center fold, or spine, is called saddle stitch binding, and the stitched pages are called a saddle. Multiple folded sheets can be stitched into the same saddle as a group.
  • Page 178 A-8 Basics of Imposition DocBuilder Pro reorders imposed pages automatically according to your choice of binding method, which can save a significant amount of time and effort. Consider, for example, what must be done when a book that was to be saddle stitched exceeds the bindery’s maximum page count and must be reimposed as a perfect-bound book.

  • Page 179: Gang-Up Printing

    A-9 Basics of Imposition Creep becomes more noticeable as the number of groups in a saddle increases, and its effect is most noticeable on pages farthest from the center fold of the saddle. Consequently, a book layout must also specify the number of groups in each saddle because the number of groups in each saddle affects the amount of creep that needs to be accounted for.
  • Page 180 A-10 Basics of Imposition This job can be made even more efficient by eliminating the gutters between cards, allowing you to reduce significantly the number of cuts required to separate each card from its neighbor. Defining zero-width gutters on a shared cut line in this manner is called using a common blade for those cuts.

  • Page 181: Up Full Bleed

    B-1 Templates This appendix gives descriptions of the built-in templates provided with DocBuilder Appendix B: Pro. Templates 1-Up Full Bleed The 1-Up Full Bleed layout is used to print 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.

  • Page 182: Up Perfect

    B-2 Templates 2-Up Perfect The 2-Up Perfect layout is used to create signatures 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 The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 183 B-3 Templates The 2-Up Perfect layout should be used with jobs that have multiples of four pages, but it can be used with jobs that have any number of pages. Additional 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.

  • Page 184: Up Saddle

    B-4 Templates 2-Up Saddle The 2-Up Saddle layout is used to create sheets 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-7. The following settings are applied for this layout: •...
  • Page 185 B-5 Templates The 2-Up Saddle layout should be used with jobs that have multiples of four pages, but it can be used with jobs that have any number of pages. Additional blank pages will be added if necessary. Pages will be ordered so that when sheets are folded and stitched together, the pages will be sequential.

  • Page 186: Up Trifold Brochure

    B-6 Templates 3-Up Trifold Brochure The 3-Up Trifold Brochure layout consists of a single sheet folded into 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: •...
  • Page 187 B-7 Templates The 3-Up Trifold Brochure layout can be used only with 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: Sheet 1, front side The 3-Up Trifold Brochure is usually folded as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 188: Up Gate Fold

    B-8 Templates 4-Up Gate Fold The 4-Up Gate Fold layout is used 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: •...
  • Page 189 B-9 Templates The 4-Up Gate Fold layout can be used only with jobs 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: Sheet 1, front side The 4-Up Gate Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 190: Up Head To Head

    B-10 Templates 4-Up Head to Head The 4-Up Head to Head layout is used to create booklets from a layout of four pages on each side of the 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.
  • Page 191 B-11 Templates The 4-Up Head to Head layout should be used with jobs that have multiples of eight pages, but it can be used with jobs that have any number of pages. Additional blank pages will be added if necessary. Pages will be ordered so that when sheets are folded with two folds at 90 degrees, trimmed, and stitched together into signatures, the pages will be sequential.

  • Page 192: Up Z-Fold

    B-12 Templates 4-Up Z-Fold The 4-Up Z-Fold layout allows many 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: •...
  • Page 193 B-13 Templates The 4-Up Z-Fold layout is used only for jobs 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: Sheet 1, front side The 4-Up Z-Fold is usually folded as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 195: Error Messages

    C-1 Troubleshooting This appendix describes error messages you might see, and provides some Appendix C: troubleshooting guidelines should a problem arise with the GA-1121, Command Troubleshooting WorkStation LE, or Command WorkStation. If you are unable to resolve a problem after referring to this chapter, contact your authorized service/support center. Error messages Error messages can result from problems with the job, the GA-1121, Command WorkStation, Command WorkStation LE, Fiery Spooler, or the copier/printer.

  • Page 196: Troubleshooting

    C-2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Before you call for service, follow the suggestions in this section. If you are unable to resolve the problem, make a note of the error condition and contact your authorized service/support center. Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE does not respond If the Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE windows do not update, log off and then quit Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE.

  • Page 197: Unexpected Printing Results

    C-3 Troubleshooting Unexpected printing results If this happens The job settings are not carried out as you expected. The job does not print. There are font errors. This is the problem If the user printed from Apple Mac OS, there may be two conflicting print settings.

  • Page 198: Clearing The Server

    C-4 Troubleshooting Clearing the server Clearing the server is an Administrator option that can be used as a last resort if a job persists in the system and prevents printing despite attempts to cancel or delete it. Clear the server if all other troubleshooting methods have failed. You can clear the server from the Control Panel (see the Configuration Guide) or by...

  • Page 199: Setup Error Messages

    C-5 Troubleshooting Mac OS users may be unable to connect to the GA-1121 if a network administrator has assigned it to a different zone, or has added zones where previously there were none. If you have configured the GA-1121 and set up client computers and network servers according to guidelines in the Guide, try printing a Test Page (in Command WorkStation or Command WorkStation LE, choose Print Pages from the Server menu).
  • Page 201 Index Index Acrobat 6-21 Action buttons 2-11, 3-13 Active Jobs window job ticket information 3-8 monitoring jobs 3-7 overview 2-4 printing job list 2-28 Activity monitor All Servers view 2-8 overview 2-7 Selected Server view 2-8 activity states, defined 2-10 Administrator password 3-5 aligning pages 6-12 aligning trays 2-30...
  • Page 202 I-2 Index user interface, explained 2-3 windows 2-3 communicating print requirements 1-5 Configuration page 2-27 context-sensitive menus 2-23 Control Panel canceling jobs 3-19 map 2-27 copiers/printers and duplex printing A-3 Create Master option 3-20 to 3-21 creep, see binder’s creep custom template limitations 6-24 date 6-7...
  • Page 203 I-3 Index suggested uses 6-15 Unique option 6-16 Unique-Collate Cut option 6-17 Gang Up Repeat A-9 Gang Up Unique A-10 Go To Surface dialog box 5-11 group binder’s creep 6-15 defined A-7 Guest access 3-5 gutters defined A-5 defining size 6-23 location of 6-23 perfect binding 6-23 saddle-stitched binding 6-23...
  • Page 204 I-4 Index defined 1-1 operator-controlled 1-2 job flow communicating print requirements 1-5 diagram 1-4 monitoring 3-7 overview 1-2 status indicators 2-10 job icons Print area 7-9 RIP area 7-9 Spool area 7-7 Job label date 6-7 defined 6-7, A-5 job name 6-7 sheet information 6-7 time 6-7 Job Log...
  • Page 205 I-5 Index Mixed Page mode 5-7, 6-1, 6-8, 6-10, 6-11, 6-12 monitoring jobs 3-7 monitoring servers 2-11 multiple servers balancing load between 3-18 monitoring 2-11 working with 3-18 nested saddle 6-15, A-7 newlink PrintPages 2-25 Notes fields 1-6, 1-7, 3-14, 3-16 offsetting pages 6-12 Operator password 3-5, 7-1 operator-controlled environment, setting...
  • Page 206 I-6 Index Printed queue 7-9 printer (job) icon 7-7 Printer Control Language (PCL) 3-xiv printer fonts, see fonts printer’s marks bleeds A-5 customizing 6-8 date 6-7 defining 6-7 disabling 6-7, 6-9 enabling 6-7 Fold Marks 6-7, A-5 gutters A-5 job label 6-7, A-5 job name 6-7 margins A-5 overview A-5...
  • Page 207 I-7 Index saddle defined 6-14, A-7 saddle stitch binding characteristics of 6-14 creep 6-4 defined A-7 groups A-7 gutters 6-23 Save As dialog box 5-12 Save Template icon 6-25 Scale settings 6-10 Alignment and Offsets 6-12 Apply To 6-11 Scale Mode 6-11 scaling selected pages 6-11 Search Template Path preference 2-29 searching for jobs 3-27...
  • Page 208 I-8 Index Surface menu 5-7 target file 7-13 template applying 5-11 defined 5-11 deleting 6-25 limitations 6-24 saving 6-25 saving imposition settings 6-25 selecting 5-11 Template menu 5-11 temporary files 6-26 temporary folder, for job files 2-29 Temporary path preference 2-29 Test Page printing C-5 problem printing C-5...
  • Page 209 I-9 Index...

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