Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server version 6.0 Manuale Utente

Print Server version 6.0April 2007Xerox FreeFlow® Print ServerSystem Guide701P25032

1-2 System GuideGateway and Network ConfigurationJob Definition Format (JDF)This release of the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server introduces a new JDF Gate

8-2 System GuideHints and TipsColor job processing efficienciesThe time required to process a job can depend primarily on four variables: • Time for a

System Guide 8-3Hints and TipsJob submission hintsThere are a number of ways to analyze the nature of the job being submitted to optimize performance

8-4 System GuideHints and TipsEthernetTo keep the network from becoming over loaded with jobs when several clients are simultaneously submitting and p

System Guide 8-5Hints and Tipsbeing used (i.e. lpr, IPP, SNMP, HTTP, Novell, Appletalk or Token Ring), keeping only those that are needed.Job submissi

8-6 System GuideHints and Tipsvariable objects to be overlaid on fixed underlays or backgrounds, it is also important to ensure that the objects are p

System Guide 8-7Hints and Tipssoon as the printer finishes the IQ adjustment it prints all of the RIPped pages and catch up with the printer.Job print

8-8 System GuideHints and TipsPerform a traceTo start the trace, perform the following: 1. Login as Administrator.2. Select [System - Online Manager].

System Guide 8-9Hints and Tips/opt/XRXnps/bin/setFontSize In 3.1, allows user to set the font size on the main GUI to a larger and more visible size.B

8-10 System GuideHints and Tips/opt/XRXnps/bin/setBind128 Enables you to bind 128 pages. Black and white/opt/XRXnps/bin/setpdfsuppresscsa When PDF fil

System Guide 8-11Hints and Tips/opt/XRXnps/bin/setobjectonwhitetaggingEnables/Disables tagging of stroke objects on a white background.Color/opt/XRXnp

System Guide 1-3Gateway and Network ConfigurationSubmit Data Files to FreeFlow Print ServerThe JDFGW converts the CPSS representation of job attribute

8-12 System GuideHints and Tips

1-4 System GuideGateway and Network ConfigurationSelect clear fault to print this job orCancel job and resubmitJDF Workflow Example1. User enables &qu

System Guide 1-5Gateway and Network ConfigurationTroubleshooting JDF GatewayThe following logs are important for troubleshooting problems:If there was

1-6 System GuideGateway and Network ConfigurationSNMP gateway configurationSNMP displays the status of network devices. Using the SNMP tab in the Xero

System Guide 1-7Gateway and Network ConfigurationChanging attributes supportThese attributes can be changed via ‘SET’: • prtGeneralServicePerson• prtA

1-8 System GuideGateway and Network Configuration• rfc2790/rfc1514 - HOST-RESOURCES-MIB (XCMI rev 000817) - rfc2790 is a later version of rfc1514. Spe

System Guide 1-9Gateway and Network Configuration– The Marker Supplies Group– The Marker Colorant Group– The Media Path Group– The Interpreters Group–

1-10 System GuideGateway and Network ConfigurationLocalization of text and units of measureWith the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server, SNMP text and units o

System Guide 1-11Gateway and Network ConfigurationAlthough the default is set so that the SNMP locality and unit of measure is the same as that of the

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1-12 System GuideGateway and Network ConfigurationLocal User Interface (LUI) mapping to MIBThe following table shows the mapping between the LUI and M

System Guide 1-13Gateway and Network ConfigurationNOTE: It is recommended to set this after the first connect attempt has been made since the Preferre

1-14 System GuideGateway and Network ConfigurationDynamic Host Config Protocol (DHCP)DHCP automates the configuration of computers using TCP/IP and pe

System Guide 1-15Gateway and Network ConfigurationNetwork Information Services (NIS/NIS+)NIS and NIS+ are network lookup services that provide informa

1-16 System GuideGateway and Network Configuration• C”(collated)”• C”(uncollated)”• C”(copies=<n>)”• C”(drilled)”• C”(format=<pdl>)” (d

System Guide 1-17Gateway and Network ConfigurationEthernet connection speedIn Network Configuration, using the Connections tab, the administrator can

1-18 System GuideGateway and Network Configuration

System Guide 2-1Backup and Restore2 Backup and RestoreTo ensure a smooth transition between Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server software levels and to mainta

2-2 System GuideBackup and Restore– For existing Xerox FreeFlow Print Server systems that have been upgraded without the reinstallation of the operati

System Guide 2-3Backup and RestoreConfiguration BackupThe Backup Configuration option allows the Administrator to select all or some of the Xerox Free

System Guide iTable of contentsIntroductionAbout this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-4 System GuideBackup and RestoreRestore Configuration• To restore customer settings after a hardware or hard disk failure.• For restoration after a

System Guide 2-5Backup and RestoreRestore?The basic purpose of Configuration Backup and Restore is to save user settings for upgrade after an operatin

2-6 System GuideBackup and RestoreWhat does Configuration Backup and Restore actually save?Configuration Backup saves user defined settings only. It d

System Guide 2-7Backup and Restorethe date that the backup was made (for example, backup040402.log).To rename the log, perform the following steps:1.

2-8 System GuideBackup and RestoreTo stop the scrolling display, press <CTRL-c>. When prompted to discontinue the display, enter y.Checking the

System Guide 2-9Backup and Restore6. Press <Stop + A> as soon as the banner screen appears. 7. Ultra-SCSI devices only: Check that both green LE

2-10 System GuideBackup and Restore

System Guide 3-1Printing3PrintingThis section addresses how to set printing workflow. It also describes the printing utilities that are available in t

3-2 System GuidePrintingResource based schedulingResource Based scheduling is the default setting on the Xerox Freeflow Print Server. It schedules job

System Guide 3-3Printingthat tracks the progress and completion of each job submitted. The [OK] button becomes enabled when the job is complete.Jobs m

ii System GuideTable of contentsFrequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-4 System GuidePrintingASCII and the PS or PCL decomposersThe Xerox Freeflow Print Server software automatically wraps ASCII files with a predefined

System Guide 3-5Printingsubmission protocol. This allows the internal copy count set by the PDL to take precedence. The following utility allows a cus

3-6 System GuidePrinting2. Page order override• C”(ton)”• C”(nto1”)3. Background forms• C”(bf=<background form>”) (background form)• C”(cf=<

System Guide 3-7PrintingThe Print Server supports the following records in the ASCII job ticket:• %XRXhighlightPrintingColor: {blue l red l green}• %X

3-8 System GuidePrintingNOTE: NPS options can be specified using lp -o and lpr -C from the command-line.Socket gateway configuration utility: setVPSop

System Guide 3-9PrintingTIFF filesThis section discusses the TIFF tags supported by the Print Server software and the guidelines for printing TIFF fil

3-10 System GuidePrintingdifferent platforms. The imported TIFFs may print with a different orientation relative to the PostScript image.Prior to Prin

System Guide 3-11Printing– Default = none– The Print Server supports single and multiple strip images.NOTE: Strips and tiles cannot be intermixed with

3-12 System GuidePrintingUsing VIPPTo specify a job as a VIPP job, a start string is required. The required start string can be automatically added us

System Guide 3-13Printing• Fault Job. This option aborts the save attempt.If the new job’s name matches that of an existing job, the system proceeds a

System Guide iiiTable of contentsMapping trays to media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-14 System GuidePrintingNOTE: If the product being used supports a scanner, any image related to the job is saved without the image manipulation that

System Guide 3-15PrintingCopying and saving jobs to CDFor jobs saved to a CD-R/W, the Save Facility calls the PM Library to copy or save the jobs. How

3-16 System GuidePrintingdisplay of the saved image, that is a Display Resolution Image (DRI).The Job Preview provides a menu offering the user a numb

System Guide 4-1Finishing4 FinishingThe following section contains information about how to use subset finishing and mixed stacking on a printing job.

4-2 System GuideFinishingNOTE: Subset finishing can also be performed at the FreeFlow workstation through the Document Scan and Make Ready application

System Guide 4-3Finishing• Current Page Offset: If the current page is to be offset from the previous page, then the PCL separator command must be pla

4-4 System GuideFinishingnumber code corresponds to the following PCL Paper Source programmed in Queue Properties.To program the PCL Paper Source, use

System Guide 4-5Finishing• Auto Accept Settings Changes - This mode will automatically update the tray programming on the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

4-6 System GuideFinishingStacking orderThe user is able to specify the Output Set Stacking Order by the combination of Output Order (1 to N or N to 1)

System Guide 5-1Fonts5 FontsThe following information explains how to use and choose fonts for a job. It also covers various resident and non-resident

iv System GuideTable of contentsPDL problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9Po

5-2 System GuideFontsDownloading fonts from the networkDownloading commercial fonts from the Network allows fonts to be downloaded to the Xerox FreeFl

System Guide 5-3FontsAlbertus Italic, Light, MTAntiqueOlive Bold, Compact, Italic, RomanApple ChanceryArial BoldItalicMT, BoldMT, ItalicMT, MTBlackoak

5-4 System GuideFontsFutoMinA101 AllHelvetica Helvetica Black, Black Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique, Oblique, Light, Light Oblique, Condensed, Condensed

System Guide 5-5FontsPCL resident fontsThere are three types of PCL 5e resident fonts that are permanently loaded at the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server c

5-6 System GuideFontsNOTE: These are the same internal typefaces that are provided with the HP LaserJet 4 printer.Table 5-2. PCL Resident FontsFont fa

System Guide 5-7FontsNon-resident fontsThere may be many fonts available in your application that are not resident at the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

5-8 System GuideFontsFont substitutionA document may require a font that is not available at the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller and has not be

System Guide 6-1Accounting and Billing6 Accounting and BillingThe following section explains the various accounting log versions that are available fo

6-2 System GuideAccounting and Billingentries are: Channel Idle Time, Initial JDL, Initial JDE, DJDE Records Read, and Lines Printed.• Version 3.1: Th

System Guide 6-3Accounting and BillingAccounting structure. For example, Copies Printed, Total Color Pages Printed, etc. • Descriptive data was lost.

System Guide vIntroductionThe System Guide provides the information needed to perform system administration tasks for configuring and maintaining the

6-4 System GuideAccounting and BillingInterrupt Status This field will have the following values:• No Interruption• Interrupted• Interrupt• Interrupt

System Guide 6-5Accounting and Billing•HTML• DocuJob• Internal•NativeStart RIP Time Date and time Raster Input Processing (RIP) started.Stop RIP Time

6-6 System GuideAccounting and BillingPages To Print Can be a range (e.g. 5 - 8 or All). If not specified, this field (attribute = value pair) will no

System Guide 6-7Accounting and BillingFinishing Applied X Contains the finisher name (number X=1...10).Medium X, Number Printed A count of the quantit

6-8 System GuideAccounting and BillingMedium X, Weight Density of medium (number X=1,2,...). nn.n g/m².(e.g., 75.0 g/m²).Job Notes windowThe Job Notes

System Guide 6-9Accounting and BillingView and Print the Billing ReportDo the following to view the billing report 1. Select [Administration: Billing.

6-10 System GuideAccounting and Billing• Sheets purged by the system for fault recovery or image quality adjustment.Billing meters The Xerox Billing M

System Guide 6-11Accounting and BillingRegion 6 Meter 1: Total impressions to an output destination including Administration Pages.Meter 2: Total impr

6-12 System GuideAccounting and Billing

System Guide 7-1Troubleshooting7 TroubleshootingThis section covers the various faults that you may encounter in using the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Serve

vi System Guide• Square brackets - Names of options you select are shown in square brackets; for example, [OK] and [Cancel].• Notes are hints that hel

7-2 System GuideTroubleshootingPrinter faultAn indicator appears on the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server user interface when a printer fault occurs and the

System Guide 7-3Troubleshooting• Client Problems: Client problems include job submission problems with no message displayed at the client workstation.

7-4 System GuideTroubleshootingYou should see the above since the agent should be inactive most of the time. If you see something other than the above

System Guide 7-5TroubleshootingFreeFlow problemsA job is submitted from a FreeFlow client and does not print.If the message, “Warning: cannot open the

7-6 System GuideTroubleshooting1. Log in as root.2. Kill tcmrpcsvc process3. Restart tcmrpcsvc process with /opt/XRXnps/XRXtpclnt/bin/tcmrpcsvcfrom a

System Guide 7-7Troubleshooting3. If jagged characters are seen, determine if there is a scalable option available for that font and whether the user

7-8 System GuideTroubleshootinglog/errorLogs directory.• If any other partition is full, free space on the partition by deleting any unnecessary files

System Guide 7-9TroubleshootingGateway problems Gateway logs reveal how the data is being received by the system./opt/XRXnps/log/CGAPI.Debug.Log (for

7-10 System GuideTroubleshooting• Is the file a true TIFF, or is it a TIFF wrapped in a PostScript wrapper?• Did the PostScript error page list the er

System Guide 7-11TroubleshootingEditor problemsFor problems with the Editor, diagnostic and troubleshooting should start with the Editor. The followin

System Guide 1-1Gateway and Network Configuration1 Gateway and Network ConfigurationGateway and network configuration is a set of features that allows

7-12 System GuideTroubleshooting10. Select [Reset].Restart Xerox FreeFlow Print Server software without rebootingIf [Exit] is accidentally selected fr

System Guide 7-13Troubleshooting3. Check the error page for the words “OFFENDING COMMAND”. The words after this instruct what to do to fix the file.If

7-14 System GuideTroubleshootingstatus_logThe status_log contains information about the attributes of a job once it has been accepted and tracked by t

System Guide 7-15TroubleshootingLP/LPR and the ASCII job ticketsThe following procedure is used to verify that the attributes and options are correct:

7-16 System GuideTroubleshootingNOTE: This procedure performs the file check and takes about one minute. The # symbol appears again.If there are probl

System Guide 7-17TroubleshootingConfiguring XJDC/UnixThe configuration file, CONFIG.TXT found in the directory /opt/XRXnps/bin/, contains default para

7-18 System GuideTroubleshootingavailable queue is a PostScript queue.Output filesUpon compilation of a JSL source file, the XJDC generates the follow

System Guide 7-19Troubleshooting4. Select [OK] to close the “Removable Media Manager” window.5. Now use the floppy [Eject] button to eject the floppy

7-20 System GuideTroubleshooting

System Guide 8-1Hints and Tips8 Hints and TipsThis section describes methods for handling workstation issues, optimizing job performance, and enhancin