FreeFlow Print Server System Guide
FreeFlow Print Server System Guide
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April 2007
System Guide
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Tab l e of c o n te nts
Introduction
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii-v
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii-v
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii-v
Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii-vi
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3 Printing
Printing workflow options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
First In/First Out (FIFO) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Resource based scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Hot folder submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Multiple job submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Parallel RIP processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
ASCII and PCL printing utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
ASCII and the PS or PCL decomposers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
setpclcontrol utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
setlp/lprcopycount utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
LP/LPR compatibility with Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
NPS lp-o and lpr-c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
Highlight color programming in ASCII job ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Resource based scheduling for NPS color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Socket gateway configuration utility: setVPSoption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
TIFF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
TIFF orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Supported TIFF tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
Administration page controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Using VIPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Repository management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Save job options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Scan to digital input on Nuvera 1xx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
Copy input for multiple page TIFF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
RIP input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Copy/move/delete saved jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Copying and saving jobs to CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Saving custom templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Job previewing and editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Editing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Using the PDF editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
Printing hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
4 Finishing
Subset finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Creating jobs to use subset finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Subset offset (Page Level Jog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
PCL offset/separator/subset finishing command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
PCL Offset Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Using the PCS Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
PCL paper source command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Tray programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Tray confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Tray mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
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Tab l e of c o n te nts
5 Fonts
How to choose fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Downloading fonts from the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
PostScript resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
PCL resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Non-resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Downloaded fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Optional or soft fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Font substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
PostScript fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
PCL 5e fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
7 Troubleshooting
Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Declared faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Printer fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Disk Usage - example of a declared fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Job fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Undeclared faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
SNMP problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Client problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Windows problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Macintosh problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
FreeFlow problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
GUI problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Tape Client problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Font problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Inoperable system problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Job flow problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Job integrity problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Tray to media mapping problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Gateway problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
iv System Guide
Introduction
The System Guide provides the information needed to perform
system administration tasks for configuring and maintaining the
Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server for printing systems.
Contents
Conventions
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• Square brackets - Names of options you select are shown in square
brackets; for example, [OK] and [Cancel].
• Notes are hints that help you perform a task or understand the text.
Notes are found in the following format:
NOTE: This is an example of a note.
Customer support
To place a customer service call, dial the direct TTY number for
assistance. The number is 1-800-735-2988.
For additional assistance, dial the following numbers:
• Service and software support: 1-800-821-2797
• Xerox documentation and software services: 1-800-327-9753
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Gateway and Network Configuration
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Gateway and Network Configuration
Technical Overview
JDF Gateway (JDFGW) processes the JDF job tickets and sets
job attributes accordingly for files to be printed. Upon receiving a
JDF job ticket from Hot Folder (HF) Observer, JDF Gateway uses
JDF Toolkit to process the ticket and submit the data file
associated with the ticket to the FreeFlow Print Server to print.
After each job submission to the FreeFlow Print Server, JDF
Gateway updates and outputs the JDF job ticket into a specific or
default folder.
The JDF Gateway is invoked to parse the ticket and create a JDF
Node based on the ticket. JDF Toolkit then transforms the JDF
Node into a Combined Digital Printing (CDP) Node.
After a CDP Node is formed, the job attributes are converted into
the common CPSS representation.
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1. User enables "hot folder" for the queue in the FreeFlow Print
Server.
2. FreeFlow Print Server UI creates an associate Hot Folder for
the queue.
3. Hot Folder Observer will create an "Error" folder in the Hot
Folder if a job fails to submit to the FreeFlow Print Server.
4. FreeFlow Print Server exports the Hot Folder onto the network
for job submissions.
5. User drops a data file, in a specific location in FreeFlow Print
Server. The submitter drops the associated JDF job ticket into
Hot Folder.
6. Hot Folder Observer sends the JDF job ticket to JDFGW.
7. JDFGW processes the ticket and sends job attributes along
with data file into the FreeFlow Print Server for printing.
a. When the job successfully completes printing, JDFGW
writes the updated JDF ticket.
b. If the JDF job ticket is invalid or JDFGW fails to submit
job into the FreeFlow Print Server, JDFGW writes the
updated JDF ticket to "error" sub folder".
• JDFGW does not support multiple input files. A JDF ticket that
contains multiple input file specifications (e.g., front cover,
back cover, and/or body content) must point to a single file.
• A JDF ticket must have "page range" attribute specified in the
input file specification.
• If a JDF ticket has multiple file specifications, each
specification must have "page range" set and be continuous.
• Job Submission Status in the updated JDF ticket only reflects
the status of successful submission into FreeFlow Print
Server.
• If a JDF ticket contains attributes with invalid syntaxes or
invalid values, it will be moved to the "error" folder.
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NOTE: You can have more than one SNMP manager running at
the same time.
DT 61XX
Nuvera
Feature and DP EPS 1XX iGen 1xx
1xx
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DT 61XX
Feature and DP EPS 1XX iGen Nuvera
1xx
1xx
Localization of Y Y N N
Attributes
Finishing Capability for Y N N Y
a Device MIB
Finishing Capability for Y N N Y
a Supply MIB
Finishing Capability for Y N N Y
Attributes
Print Working Group Y Y N Y
Job Monitor MIB
Auto Meter Reading/ Y Y N Y
Billing
Enhancement to Y Y N Y
attributes
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server SNMP MIB files use the Xerox
Common Management Interface (XCMI) version 4.0. The
following list indicates the MIB files included for this version of the
Print Server software:
• rfc1213 - RFC1213-MIB (MIB-II) - specifically system, if
numbers, at, ip, tcp, icmp, udp, snmp
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Gateway and Network Configuration
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With the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server, SNMP text and units of
measure can be independent of the locality selected as part of the
Local User Interface (LUI).
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Gateway and Network Configuration
Although the default is set so that the SNMP locality and unit of
measure is the same as that of the LUI, the new feature allows the
administrator to select a different locality or unit of measure for the
SNMP gateway.
Remote SNMP clients can control the localization of text objects
of syntax
LocalizedDescriptionStringTC by setting the MIB object:
prtGeneralCurrentLocalization
Access is changed from Read-only to Read/Write.
However, Remote SNMP clients cannot control the units of
measure localization of numeric MIB objects. The localization of
these objects can only be controlled from the LUI.
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The following table shows the mapping between the LUI and MIB:
PrinterOperator prtGeneralCurrentOperator
PrinterAdministrator prtGeneralServicePersonsysContact
PrinterAdmin, prtGeneralServicePersonsysContact
PrinterAdminURL
PrinterAdminPhoneNumber
PrinterLocation sysLocation
SNMP can broadcast messages about the printer and the jobs on
the system. Printer messages may announce that the printer is
idle, printing, or out of paper. Job messages announce that jobs
are pending, processing, or completed. Other job-related
information may include the job owner’s name, the job quantity,
the job identifier, etc.
The information that is displayed at an SNMP Manager may not
always reflect the exact status of a job or printer on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server Controller. Those Managers that do not
support loading of Management Information Bases (MIBs) only
displays the printer and job status that they support.
NOTE: “Forwarding” is not a job state that is broadcast by the
controller; therefore, job forwarding information is not displayed by
the SNMP job managers.
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IP configuration
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Gateway and Network Configuration
Name services
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There is support for NPS lp-o and lpr-c options; the lp/lpr options
are received by the LPR gateway and mapped to Xerox FreeFlow
Print Server attributes.
The following NPS lp/lpr options are supported:
1. NPS general options
• C”(acct=<text)” (account information)
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• C”(collated)”
• C”(uncollated)”
• C”(copies=<n>)”
• C”(drilled)”
• C”(format=<pdl>)” (document format)
• C”(media=<n>x<m>)”
• C”(pr=<n>-<m>)” (pages to print)
• C”(size=<n>)”
• C”(xshift)” (horizontal image shift)
• C”(yshift)” (horizontal side 2 shift)
• C”(xshiftback=<n>)” (vertical image shift)
• C”(yshiftback=<n>)” (vertical side 2 shift)
• C”(<nostich”l nostaple l stich l staple>l
2. Page order override
• C”(ton)”
• C”(nto1”)
3. Background forms
• C”(bf=<background form>”) (background form)
• C”(cf=<n>) (cycle from start location)
• C”(disposition=<savemaskG4 llsaveformG4>)”
4. Selectable halftone (not including full color)
• C”(halftone=<defaultHalftone l course l medium l fine l
extrafine>)”
5. Highlight color (highlight printing color)
• C”(hc=<color>)” (highlight color mismatch action)
• C”(hcm=<abort l ignore l operator>)” (highlight mapping
color scheme)
• C”(hrc=<pictorial l presentation l colorToHighlight l
automatic)” (highlight mapping color)
• C”(mc= <color>)”
6. Hold job for manual release
• C”(hold)”
7. Selectable resolution
• C”(res=< l 300 l 600 l>)
8. Other
• C”(pcl5c)”
NOTE: See “Printing” in this guide for further information on
Highlight color options.
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Backup and Restore
• Restore System brings back the entire disk copy for the
system, including the operating system, Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server software, and user options. Only one version, at a time,
of a Backup System is supported.
– For new Xerox FreeFlow Print Server systems or systems
that have had a clean installation, the Backup and Restore
System capability is available through the Print Server
interface.
System Guide 2- 1
Backup and Restore
The following items detail when to use the backup and restore
system option.
It is recommended that the System Backup process be completed
after the system has been running in production for a week or two.
The System Backup should be performed once a month, and it
should be completed during a time when the printer is not in use,
such as at night.
Restore System
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Configuration Backup
The following items detail when to use the backup and restore
configuration option.
It is recommended that the Configuration Backup process be
performed in weekly or monthly intervals, and be completed
during a time when the printer is not in use, such as at night.
The Configuration Backup file can be saved to a shared network
drive.
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Backup and Restore
Restore Configuration
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Backup and Restore
Restore?
The basic purpose of Configuration Backup and Restore is to save
user settings for upgrade after an operating system reload.
Configuration Backup and Restore is useful for restoring user
configurations at a clean Solaris/Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
installation or after a hard disk failure.
What is the basic purpose of System Backup and Re-
store?
The basic purpose of System Backup and Restore is to save a
snapshot of the entire Solaris and Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
disk for recovery at a later time. System Backup and Restore is
useful for restoring the system quickly after the corruption of the
software.
System Guide 2- 5
Backup and Restore
Troubleshooting
Activity logging
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Backup and Restore
System Guide 2- 7
Backup and Restore
NOTE: The 4mm and QIC tape drives are all Ultra-SCSI devices.
These are auto-terminating so no external terminator is needed.
3. Ensure that the tape inserted in the drive is a regular tape and
not a cleaning tape.
4. Power on the tape drive, and wait 10 seconds.
5. Power on the controller.
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System Guide 2- 9
Backup and Restore
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Printing
3 Printing
The two printing workflow options available are First In/First Out
(FIFO) and Resource Based Scheduling (RBS).
FIFO out can be set either on a limited scheduling/printing basis or
as the default printing workflow for the site. In either case FIFO
printing provides the capability to force jobs to fault and print in
FIFO order without regard to available paper stocks and other
variables. Typical applications include zip sorted work, VI print-for-
one, direct mail and financial data.
Resource Based Scheduling, which is the initial default option,
places jobs for which resources are available into the print stream
first. Jobs that require additional resources, like media, are placed
in an ineligible state awaiting resource availability. Resource
Based Scheduling optimizes the utilization of the printer.
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Printing
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Printing
System Guide 3- 3
Printing
setpclcontrol utility
setlp/lprcopycount utility
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Printing
submission protocol. This allows the internal copy count set by the
PDL to take precedence.
The following utility allows a customer to return the Print Server to
its original behavior, that is, either imply a copy count of one when
none is specified or honor a copy count of one if specified on the
command line. This copy count of one takes precedence over the
copy count set by the PDL.
Syntax of the utility:
setlpcopycount -f option0 - Specifies that LP will set a copy count
of 1 if received.1 - Specifies that LP will ignore a copy count of 1 if
received.(default)No option will display current setting
Example:
printserver_printer% su rootPassword:# cd /opt/XRXnps/bin/#./
setlpcopycount -f 0
The lp/lpr options are received by the LPR gateway and mapped
to Print Server attributes.
The following NPS lp/lpr options are supported:
1. NPS general options
• C”(acct=<text)” (account information)
• C”(collated)”
• C”(uncollated)”
• C”(copies=<n>)”
• C”(drilled)”
• C”(format=<pdl>)” (document format)
• C”(media=<n>x<m>)”
• C”(pr=<n>-<m>)” (pages to print)
• C”(size=<n>)”
• C”(xshift)” (horizontal image shift)
• C”(yshift)” (horizontal side 2 shift)
• C”(xshiftback=<n>)” (vertical image shift)
• C”(yshiftback=<n>)” (vertical side 2 shift)
• C”(<nostich”l nostaple l stich l staple>l
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The Print Server supports the following records in the ASCII job
ticket:
• %XRXhighlightPrintingColor: {blue l red l green}
• %XRXmismatchedHighlightPrinting Color: {Abort l
SelectCurrent l Intervene}
• %XRXhighlightMappingAlgorithm: {Automatic l
ColorToHighlight l Pictorial l Presentation l Monochrome}
• %XRXhighlightMappingColor. {black l red l green l blue l cyan l
magenta l cardinal l royalBlue l ruby l violet l brown l yelllow,
loadedColor}
DSC
Option Parameters Notes
Comment
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Printing
This utility allows you to configure the two ports of the Socket
Gateway to either remove the echo commands (VPS) or leave the
data unaltered (NONVPS).
If you are a DT61xx or DT65/75/90 non-LCDS customer, configure
both ports as NONVPS. DP1xxxEPS and DT 75/90 customers
using LCDS need to decide whether to configure one or both ports
as VPS. If a port is not being used, it is recommended to set the
port to NONVPS.
The Socket Gateway allows two ports to be configured at one
time. Regardless of the port number assigned on the Socket
Configuration Utility, the socket port configured on the first port is
always Port 1, and the second line is always Port 2. Both ports are
set as VPS upon installation. set as VPS upon installation. Syntax
of the utility:
setVPSoption -1<option> -2<option>
0 - Specifies Port 1
1 - Specifies Port 2
option -VPS(default) or NONVPS
An example of the utility is as follows:
printserver_printer% su root
Password:
# cd /opt/XRXnps/bin
# ./setVPSoption -1VPS -2NONVPS
This sets Port 1 as VPS and Port 2 as NONVPS)
# ./setVPSoption -1VPS
This sets Port1 as VPS and leaves Port 2 unaltered.
# ./setVPSoption -2NONVPS
This leaves Port 1 unaltered and sets Port 2 as NONVPS.
Restart the Print Server software after setting this option.
NOTE: Refer to the Security Guide for more information on the
Secure Socket Layer.
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Printing
TIFF files
TIFF orientation
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Printing
– Default = none
– The Print Server supports single and multiple strip images.
NOTE: Strips and tiles cannot be intermixed within the same TIFF
file.
The Print Server permits the user to enable or disable the printing
of Administration/Banner pages on a queue or job basis. This
allows the site to control when and how the banner and error
pages are printed.
The default setting by queue is set to enabled. The behaviors of
the banner and error pages follow Print Server precedence, that is
overrides, job level and so forth.
Performance considerations
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Printing
Using VIPP
Repository management
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Printing
Only Nuvera 1xx products have the capability to use the Scan
interface and save a file. This feature enables the operator to scan
a file, browse a file path to save the job and specify a name for the
saved file. In saving, the operator is limited to these file formats:
• PDF
• Single Page TIFF
• Multi Page TIFF
From the Copy user interface, the operator can Save, Print or
Save &Print multiple pages in TIFF format. The job is saved or
printed per operator selection.
If the option is to save, the Save Facility calls the Save Job Library
to save the job in TIFF format.
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Printing
RIP input
For jobs saved to the local drive, the administrator can copy, move
or deleted the following formats as soon as the job ticket file
exists:
• FRF
• Multipage TIFF
• PDF
The Print Server invokes the Save Facility which calls the Save
Job Library to process the request.
NOTE: Copy/move/delete functions are only for files specified with
the job ticket in the legal job format on the Print Server system.
These functions can only be performed on the local disk with the
job ticket.
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Printing
For jobs saved to a CD-R/W, the Save Facility calls the PM Library
to copy or save the jobs. However, move job is not supported.
The user can specify CD-RW as the Save Output Destination in
the Queue or Job Properties. The user then browses the
directories to save to the desired location. To improve
performance the images of a job are saved to a temporary location
first and then written to the CD once the last page has been
RIPed.
For systems with a scanner, the user can also select the CD as a
save location.
NOTE: There is no way to delete a file from CD; a user can only
delete all sessions or the last session. Any deleted sessions
cannot be reclaimed for reuse.
The Print Server has a number of editing features for saved jobs.
Editing thumbnails
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Printing
The PDF editor allows the user to edit both FRF files for color
systems and black and white systems. The PDF editor is a full
page editor that allows the user to merge pages as long as they
are in the same file format.
The PDF editor offers the user these features:
• Insert page
• Delete page
• Undo functions for the saved job
• Importing pages for other saved jobs
Printing hints
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Finishing
4 Finishing
Subset finishing
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Finishing
The printer has the ability to offset on a page level. This support
allows VIPP to be utilized for offset type applications. This ability
permits jobs to be sent as one larger file with page level offset
commands.
The term “Jog” is used to initiate offset behavior.
• setpagedevice jog 0 (The offset command is “OFF”).
• setpagedevice jog 3 (The offset command is “ON”).
A job with a multiple copy count with a “jog 3” should force offsets
between each distinct set. A job with a copy count of 1 can contain
“jog 0” or “jog 3” on a page by page basis. The system will
alternate offsets between each alternating jog 3 and jog 0
command.
The following information should be considered when using the
“Jog” command:
• The first jog command on a page will be honored and all
others will be ignored.
• Multiple cases of jog 3 without the corresponding job 0’s will be
ignored.
• The Printer Manager’s setting of offset “ON” or “OFF” should
not impact the action of the PDL level jog commands. For
example, if the Printer Manager’s offset is set to “OFF” and a
job has a jog 3, then the sets should be offset from one
another.
• The DT/DP 75/90 allows subset offsets to the top tray.
However, the 61xx is not mechanically capable of jogging to
the top tray.
Use the PCL Paper Source command <esc & 1 # H> to program a
PCL print job to use a specific paper. The PCL decomposer on the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server Controller reads the paper source
command and, using the PCL Paper Sources option in the Queue
Properties and maps the command to the appropriate paper. The
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Finishing
Tray programming
Tray confirmation
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Finishing
Tray mapping
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server allows the operator to select and
save tray mappings for recurring jobs or for jobs needing the same
mapping.
From the Printer GUI, the operator selects [Save Mapping]. The
dialog box [Save Settings] enables the user to either select an
existing mapping or create a new mapping by assigning a name
and entering a description in the Comments input area. The
operator can also delete mappings.
To apply the saved mapping to another print run, the operator
accesses the Save Settings dialog box, selects the desired saved
setting and selects [OK]. This action reprograms all the trays to
the values previously stored.
On the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server printer, the media sources are
set up for each queue on the printer interface. The user can map
trays to media in the XPIF job ticket and then use the mapping
with the embedded PCL paper source commands in the data
stream.
Once the print job has been sent, the user cannot change media
sources. However, the XPIF job ticket media source to tray
mapping can be overridden for all the trays on the queue.
There are two ways in which an operator can specify the PCL tray
to media mapping:
1. XPIF job ticket. This ticket must be pre-appended to the job.
2. IPP Attributes. The information in the XPIF ticket and IPP
attributes become part of the job attributes sent to the system.
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Finishing
Stacking order
The user is able to specify the Output Set Stacking Order by the
combination of Output Order (1 to N or N to 1) and the Output
Delivery (Face Up/Face Down) selections.
These options can be set either at the Queue property level or at
the Job property level as part of the job ticket output option.
Mixed stacking
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Fonts
5 Fonts
Fonts
Resident fonts A resident font is an internal font that is permanently stored on the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller and is always available.
Downloaded font A downloaded font is a font that has its requirements embedded in
the actual source file. If this font is not available at the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server controller, the downloaded information is
used to process and print the document. Although it is useful, it
also creates a much larger file size.
System Guide 5- 1
Fonts
Resident fonts
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Fonts
System Guide 5- 3
Fonts
FutoMinA101 All
Helvetica Helvetica Black, Black Oblique, Bold, Bold
Oblique, Oblique, Light, Light Oblique,
Condensed, Condensed Bold,
Condensed Bold Oblique, Condensed
Oblique, Narrow, Narrow Bold, Narrow
Bold Oblique, Narrow Oblique
HoeflerText Black, BlackItalic, Italic, Ornaments,
Regular
HonMincho-M ---
JL-PropRoman ---
Jun101 ---
Joanna Regular (MT), Bold, BoldItalic, Italic
Kaufmann ---
Korinna Bold, Kursiv Bold, Kursiv Regular,
Regular
LetterGothic Regular, Bold, BoldSlanted, Slanted
Liithos Black, Regular
LubalinGraph Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique
MMMA-PropRoman ---
Marigold ---
MaruGothic ---
MidashiGO ---
MidashiMin ---
Mincho-PC ---
MonaLisa–Recut ---
Monaco ---
New Century Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Schoolbook
NewYork ---
Optima Bold, BoldItalic, Italic
Osaka ---
Oxford ---
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Fonts
System Guide 5- 5
Fonts
NOTE: These are the same internal typefaces that are provided
with the HP LaserJet 4 printer.
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Fonts
Non-resident fonts
There may be many fonts available in your application that are not
resident at the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller. There are
two options for using non-resident fonts to create a document.
Downloaded fonts
If you are using a font in your application that has the same name
as a resident font but is a different version, it must be downloaded
with the job. The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller will use
the downloaded font rather than the resident font.
NOTE: Marking a font for “permanent” downloading in your
application is not supported.
Downloading fonts each time you print will increase the size of the
file and result in a longer transmission time. If your print jobs
regularly require a font that is not a resident font, you may request
to have it installed as an optional font at the Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server controller. Your printing organization's font policy should
give you the specific information you need to request a special
font.
System Guide 5- 7
Fonts
Font substitution
PostScript fonts
PCL 5e fonts
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Accounting and Billing
Accounting
The Accounting feature tracks all jobs that have been processed
and printed, enabling your site to charge for use of the Xerox
printing system.
There are various versions of the accounting log supported by the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server for exporting. The following list
describes each version. Refer to online Help for more details.
• Version 2: This is the most common version that is supported
for the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server printing system. If this
version is selected to be exported, it will not include any new
accounting entries.
• Version 3: This version will export all entries that are new and
old, having zero and non-zero values. Additionally, entries will
be exported that are not viewable on the interface. These
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entries are: Channel Idle Time, Initial JDL, Initial JDE, DJDE
Records Read, and Lines Printed.
• Version 3.1: This version is similar to Version 3 and includes
the same exported values as Version 3, that is, all entries that
are new and old having zero and non-zero values. But Version
3.1 also includes the following fields:
– Interrupt Status: Options are Interrupt and Interrupted.
– Job Source: Indicates the Gateway through which the job
was submitted.
– RIP Interrupt Time: Displays how long the job was
suspended in the RIPing status if the job was interrupted
by a “Print Now” job.
• Version 4.0: This version is similar to version 3.1and includes
all the same values as Version 3.1. However, it also includes
the exported value for Trapping. The number displayed will be
the total number of pages trapped within a job.
• Version 5.x: This version exports all entries including those for
color attributes.
• Version 6.x: This version contains Account ID, User ID, and
additional job data for the purpose of identifying who ran jobs
and the account to which users are assigned.
• Version 8.x: This version contains LCDS information including
Final JDL and Final JDE.
Host Job Number Host supplied job number, as extracted from the data stream.
Record status This field will have one of the following values:
• Complete.
• Quantities shown may be less than actual.
• This is normally caused by the loss of marker data in the
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Job Status This field will have one of the following values:
• Completed
• Completed with warnings
• Completed with errors
• Undefined
• Faulted
• Cancelled by user
• Cancelled by operator
• Aborted
• Rejected
• Held by user
• Held by operator
• Save completed
• Save completed with warnings
• Save completed with errors
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Accounting and Billing
Print Server Name This is the name of the Sun platform running the Print Server
software; it is also the remote host name for the Print Server
controller (e.g., adldp6135/6180).
Virtual Printer Logical name for printer queue assigned at startup. (e.g.,dp6135/
6180).
Machine Type
Channel Idle Time Specifies the amount of time the Channel was idle in milliseconds.
(milliseconds)
Job Submission Date Date and time job submitted in standard UNIX time format, i.e., in
seconds past midnight GMT, on Jan 1, 1970. (e.g., 835709136 is
June 25, 1996 09:25:36).
Job Format
PDL Format The source Page Descriptor Language of this job. This field will be
one of the following:
• Ascii
• Binary
• HPPCL
• Interpress
• LCDS
• PostScript
• PostScript2
• PostScript Query
• TIFF
• PDF
• IPDS
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Accounting and Billing
• HTML
• DocuJob
• Internal
• Native
Start RIP Time Date and time Raster Input Processing (RIP) started.
Elapsed RIP Time (seconds) Difference between Stop RIP Time and Start RIP Time, in
seconds.
Account ID
User ID
RIP Interrupt Time (seconds) Total amount of time RIP was suspended for the job, in seconds.
Initial JDE JDE selection. This is used in combo with the Initial JDL in the
LCDS document submissions.
Records Read The number of records read from a record data stream.
Data Blocks Processed Number of blocks read processing the current job.
Data Blocks Skipped Number of blocks skipped processing the current job.
Total Anti Aliased Pages Total number of Anti Aliased pages processed.
Processed
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Accounting and Billing
Pages To Print Can be a range (e.g. 5 - 8 or All). If not specified, this field
(attribute = value pair) will not appear in the Exported File.
Copies Requested Number of copies the user wants to print. If the job is sent
requesting 10 copies, and held when 5 are printed, Copies
Requested will be 10 and Copies Printed will be 5.
Total Sheets Greater than 9” Total number of sheets printed for which the job was greater than
Wide Printed 9 inches wide.
Total Sheets Greater than Total number of sheets printed for which the job was greater than
345mm Wide Printed 345 mm wide.
Total Sheets Printed Total number of sheets printed for the job, including any banner or
error pages.
Total Impressions Printed Two-sided sheets (printed both sides) count as two impressions;
single sided sheets count as one impression.
Total Black Only Pages Total number of black-only pages printed in a job.
Printed
Total Color Pages Printed Total number of color pages printed in a job.
Complexity induced Skips Number of blocks skipped while processing the current job.
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Medium X, Number Printed A count of the quantity of sheets of medium (number X=1,2,...)
(e.g., 25).
Medium X, Type The type of medium (number X=1,2,...). Field will be one of the
following:
• Plain
• Transparency
• Full Cut Tab
• Precut Tab
• Ordered Stock
• User defined
Medium X, Modulus
Indicates number of parts supported by the form associated with
this medium (number X=1...10).
Medium X, Size Page size for medium (number X=1...10). Field will be size of the
paper stock (for example, 8.5 x 11.0 in., 8.5 x 14.0 in.,...).
Medium X, Color Color of medium (number X=1,2,...). Field can be one of the
following:
• White
• Clear
• Pink
• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• Green
• Buff
• Goldenrod
• User defined
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Accounting and Billing
Billing
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Accounting and Billing
Billable events
• Blank sides inserted by the system; for example, the last page
of an odd-numbered 2-sided job.
• Any partial sets generated when the system fault recovery
forces the job to be saved or cancelled during printing.
• Slip sheets.
• Blank sheets.
• Blank sides created as part of the job.
• Fuser cleanup sheets.
• Waste sheets that are manually removed from the feeders and
print engine.
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Accounting and Billing
Billing meters
The Xerox Billing Meter window tracks the time and date of the
last meter read and the following Print Billing Report options are
retained between restarts:
• Queue name for printing the Billing Report.
• Customer ID (Customer Name)
• Machine ID (serial number).
The printing information is pre-loaded and only needs to be
entered once in the system. The customer or service
representative completes the entry and prints the Billing report.
This stores the values. But if the values stored are in error in some
way, they are editable.
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Accounting and Billing
Market
Region Billing Meters for Region
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Accounting and Billing
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Troubleshooting
7 Troubleshooting
This section covers the various faults that you may encounter in
using the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server. Declared faults are those
that display a message to indicate a problem. Undeclared faults
are problems that you may encounter that do not display a
message or a visual indicator on the user interface.
Declared faults
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Troubleshooting
Printer fault
If a machine has too much disk space used, a Disk Usage fault is
declared by the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server. The user is
instructed to click on the Disk Usage icon located on the main
menu bar.
The System Administrator can free up disk space by moving data
to another disk partition and by managing system resources and
assets.
From the Disk Usage icon, users can navigate to:
• System Disk properties to view information for each
partition such as disk size, used space, free space, normal
disk usage, etc.
• Clean Disk screen to clean up disk partitions that are within
the warning and error usage range. The clean up operation
removes waste files crated by system crashes.
Job fault
A job faults if a requirement of the job can not be met. All faulted
jobs are displayed in the Faulted Jobs window. Selecting Jobs
Faults displays the Job Fault Clearance window. Follow the
instructions on the window to clear the job fault. To avoid common
job faults, ensure that the paper that is programmed for the job is
available and that the finishing programmed is acceptable and
available.
Undeclared faults
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Troubleshooting
SNMP problems
You should see the above since the agent should be inactive
most of the time. If you see something other than the above,
the agent is not functioning properly. You may take an outload
or call Service.
Client problems
Windows problems
Macintosh problems
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Troubleshooting
FreeFlow problems
GUI problems
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Troubleshooting
1. Log in as root.
2. Kill tcmrpcsvc process
3. Restart tcmrpcsvc process with
/opt/XRXnps/XRXtpclnt/bin/tcmrpcsvc
from a terminal window to monitor its output message.
4. Start Tape Client user interface in stand-alone mode with
opt/XRXnps/XRXtpclnt/bin/tapeclient
from a terminal window to monitor its output message.
NOTE: The Image Quality default settings are optimized for the
printer. If changes are made, the factory installed defaults can be
restored by selecting [Defaults]. Selecting [Reset] sets the Image
Quality parameters to the most recently applied setting.
Font problems
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Troubleshooting
If a job is submitted to a printer but does not print, this is a job flow
problem.
Determine the status of the printer, printer queue and ensure that
the queue is set to release jobs.
Determine which partition is full by opening a terminal window and
entering the following:
• df -k
• If the /var/spool/XRXnps/outQ partition is full, go to the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server user interface. Open [Preferences] and
then [Job Policy]. Set the system to small partitions or large
partitions to avoid saturating the outQ.
• If the /opt partition is full, delete unnecessary files and
compress and move any core files that are in the /opt/XRXnps/
corefiles directory.
• If the /var/spool partition is full, determine the size of the /var/
spool/XRXnps/inQ directory. If a job is larger than half the size
of the directory, delete the job and restart the Xerox software.
If the job is small, store it on a server and resubmit the job from
the client.
Delete any faulted, ineligible, or held jobs that are no longer
needed. Also, delete any completed jobs in the /opt/XRXnps/
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Troubleshooting
log/errorLogs directory.
• If any other partition is full, free space on the partition by
deleting any unnecessary files.
• If only one job is in the printer queue, cancel the job and
resubmit as smaller files.
If the job is in PostScript, ASCII, or TIFF format and the job status
is “processing”, perform the following:
1. Hold the job.
2. Resubmit the job to a draft PostScript printer to determine if
the master is corrupted. If the job prints without problems,
contact the Customer Support Center.
NOTE: If a job that is known to be without faults has been
submitted and does not print, shut down and restart the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server software.
If the job does not print as expected (missing pages, missing data,
incorrect page orientation, incorrectly ordered sets, job attribute
inconsistencies), perform the following:
1. Check the job properties to ensure proper programming.
2. Check for any queue override attributes that may be conflicting
with the job programming.
3. If the job is PCL or PostScript, check for job ticket information
that may have created a problem with the job. Make changes
and resubmit the job.
The JPM logs contain the job attributes that the XPIF library is
setting. In cases where the tray to media mapping is not
happening as expected, then this log can give clues on how the
mapping is being translated into job attributes.
/opt/XRXnps/log/JPM.Debug.Log
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Troubleshooting
Gateway problems
PDL problems
PostScript problems
TIFF problems
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Troubleshooting
PDF problems
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Troubleshooting
Editor problems
Restore password
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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
all_jobs_log
system_log
System Guide 7- 13
Troubleshooting
status_log
LPR logs
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Troubleshooting
System Guide 7- 15
Troubleshooting
Loading XJDC/Unix
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Troubleshooting
Configuring XJDC/Unix
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Troubleshooting
Output files
Several problems can arise if you use the eject button on the
floppy disk without first selecting Eject in the software.
To properly and safely eject a floppy diskette (or other mountable,
removable media) perform the following:
Select [Setup] and then [Configuration]. The Setup Configuration
window displays.
1. Select the Peripherals tab.
2. Right-click on the drive entitled “floppy0.”
3. From the right-click menu, select [Eject/Unload]. This
dismounts the floppy media, and protects the platform from
damage caused by attempting to eject the media manually.
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Troubleshooting
Remote Services
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Troubleshooting
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Hints and Tips
General
Color Systems
Set the 200 Line on Queue and calibrate. The 200 Line
produces dramatically better results. Also the level of noise in the
new 200 Line is negligible and produces benchmark results.
Set SWOP Plus Output for CMYK. This simulates the SWOP
press while taking advantage of the digital press gamut.
NOTE: An additional way to improve color output is to use the
profile overrides in Job Properties. This option is available to
systems with override capability.
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This variable is influenced by the media being used and the paper
path through the printer. Whether the printing is face up or down,
simplex or duplex, all one size or a mix of sizes to be drawn from
different trays all make a difference. In addition, the complexity of
the pages and therefore the number of Image Quality adjustments
that the print engine makes during a job also impact the final
performance of the printer as it generates paper.
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There are a number of ways to analyze the nature of the job being
submitted to optimize performance and maintain image quality.
Number of images
Under PDL settings the operator has the option to prescan the first
page of the job for DSC comments or to scan the full job before
scheduling.
Normally the operator would click the [Basic] button, that is to scan
the first page, when submitting a PostScript job. However, if the
PostScript files are concatenated, the [Full] button should be used.
This allows all the DSC comments to be scanned before the job is
submitted.
Entry
Resolution 61XX Highlight Nuvera DT75/90 Color iGen3
Family Color 100/120
(6060)
300 X 300
VM 32 to 48 32 to 48 NA 32 to 48 32 to 96 32 to 96
100,000 to 100,000 to NA 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to
MaxFormCache 16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00 32,000,00 32,000,00
0 0 0 0 0
MaxFormItem 100,000 to 100,000 to NA 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to
16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00 32,000,00 32,000,00
0 0 0 0 0
600 X 600
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VM 48 to 64 48 to 64 48 to 64 32 to 64 48 to 96 48 to 96
100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to
MaxFormCache 16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00 32,000,00 32,000,00
0 0 0 0 0 0
MaxForm Item 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to 100,000 to
16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00 32,000,00 32,000,00
0 0 0 0 0 0
1200 X 600
VM 64 to 64 NA 64 to 64 32 to 64 NA NA
100,000 to NA 100,000 to 100,000 to NA NA
MaxFormCache 16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00
0 0 0
MaxFormItem 100,000 to NA 100,000 to 100,000 to NA NA
16,000,00 16,000,00 16,000,00
0 0 0
1200 X 1200
VM NA NA 64 to 64 NA NA NA
NA NA 100,000 to NA NA NA
MaxFormCache 16,000,00
0
MaxFormItem NA NA 100,000 to NA NA NA
16,000,00
0
Ethernet
To keep the network from becoming over loaded with jobs when
several clients are simultaneously submitting and printing, it is
important to have a fairly fast ethernet (100BaseT or faster).
Gateways
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being used (i.e. lpr, IPP, SNMP, HTTP, Novell, Appletalk or Token
Ring), keeping only those that are needed.
Variable data
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Skipped pitches
To stop the cycle of skipped pitches and cycle the print engine
down, perform one of the following to improve the overall job
performance:
1. Process the job in N-1 order rather than 1-N order. This forces
the job to be completely RIPed before the print engine is
started up. When the print engine starts it consumes pages at
60 ppm until all pages are printed.
2. The user could pause the printer (the green button on the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server interface) until a large number of
pages in the job have been RIPed. If the user then resumes
the printer at the right time (some time before the whole job is
RIPed), the print engine prints all of the queued pages and the
controller simultaneously finishes RIPing the remainder of the
job. To do this successfully, the user needs to watch and
compute the rate that the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server is
RIPing at. If you know how many pages are in the job, then
knowing that the printer generates paper at 60 ppm, you can
compute how far from the end of the job to release the printer
so that RIP and print finish at the same time.
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Perform a trace
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