Canon Color Network Printer Unit-D1 Reference manual

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Canon Service Bulletin COPIER
Issued by Canon Europa N.V.
Location:
PS PRINT SERVER UNIT-D1
Subject:
SYSTEM SOFTWARE V2.0 RELEASE
New function: here are the new functions in Color Network Printer Unit-D1
[1 New function]
1. LCD Workflow / Menu Tree
1-1,Print Master
1-2,Print Cover Page
1-3,Print Form Setup
2. FTP Printing
3. Reduced Booklet
4. CWS4.1
4-1,Scale to Fit
4-2,Previewing Locked/Secure PDF
4-3,Clear Server Enhancement
4-4,Align Trays (Same feature as CLC server controllers)
4-5,Export and Clear JobLog
4-6,UniDriver like Job Properties Window
5. CWS LE for Mac OS X
5-1,Auto Rasterizing for Preview
6. Fiery Driver 2.0
6-1,User Customizable Shortcuts
6-2,FreeForm Preview
6-3,EFI Job Monitor
6-4,Mixed Media 1.2
Model:
Color Network Printer Unit-D1
Ref No.:
Acc-391
(F6-T01-V21-10061-01)
Date:
30-04-04

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6-5,Draggable Watermark
6-6,Pop-up menu information
6-7,Printer Status Tab
6-8,About Tab
6-9,Email Notification
7. Job Notes Plug-in for Mac OS X
8. Image Smoothing
9. Power ON/OFF in accordance with with copying machine's power switch
1. LCD Workflow / Menu Tree
1-1. Print Master
In PS Setup, new item "Print Master" is added.
Yes - Generates a printout when creating a master on the fiery.
No - Creates a master as a RIP&Hold job but does not print this master.
Default is set to Yes.
1-2. Print Cover Page
In Color Network Printer Unit-C1, this feature was dropped because of
the following restrictions.
- Cover page is printed after body pages.
- Unable to use iR user Box. (limitation of iR series)
In Color Network Printer Unit-D1, cover page will be printed before body pages,
but iR user box issue
remains. In addition PCL cover page is not supported and some of the information
on the coverpage can only calculated after the job has been printed on a
Color Network Printer Unit-D1 system.
The number of pages and the page size of the job are not available before the
job has been ripped.
- No iR user Box(Box job is canceled)
- No PCL cover page
- No Page size
- No number of pages
- No Secure print (Secure print job is canceled)
1-3. Print Form Setup
This function has been already implemented into B&W controllers such as
Network Multi-PDL Printer Unit-M1 and
Network Multi-PDL Printer Unit-M2.

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This feature only affects the default settings of the print job parameter, but
usually they can be overridden by driver settings.
The following items are included in Print Form Setup. The last four items are moved
from "PS setup" to this "Print Form Setup".
- Copies
- 2-Sided Printing
- Sorter Mode
- Stapler Mode
- Hole Punch
- Booklet
- Halftone
- Gradation Smoothing
- Toner Saving
- Performance Mode
Moved from "PS Setup"
2. FTP Printing
Color Network Printer Unit-D1 should work as a FTP server
based on RFC959. However, not all functions described in RFC959 are supported;
only the minimal set required to download and print jobs is supported.
3. Reduced Booklet
Reduced booklet was dropped from Yukon because of many restrictions such as
limited application support. In Color Network Printer Unit-E1/ Color Network Printer Unit-D1,
we changed the procedure of reduced booklet as follows to solve all limitations.

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4. CWS4.1
4-1. Scale to Fit
There are two methods for a user to scale a document defined with one paper size
to onto a different paper size. Some applications, including Adobe Acrobat 4.x/5.x,
Photoshop 6, Microsoft Excel, etc., provide a specific option to 'fit to page'. Applying
this option, the application inserts commands into the ps stream acted upon by the
interpreter to fit the document to the selected paper size. The user can also specify
the document 'scale to fit' as an override in CWS4. With this option, the interpreter
also inserts commands into the ps stream to scale the document to the selected
paper size.

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Specifying this option in CWS4 overrides the setting from the application. This
feature is not available from the Fiery Driver because there is no clear way to make
this feature straightforward and easy use from the Fiery Driver, especially when
used in conjunction with the application 'fit to page' feature and the CWS4 override
feature. To make this available in the Fiery Driver and the CWS4 on the same
system, the user would need to select both source and target paper sizes, and there
is significant work required to make sure a CWS4 override of this feature would be
successful.
- CWS4 override Menu : Scale to Fit = Yes/No(default)
- Setup Menu : Scale to Fit = Crop(default)/Scale
Note1: When Scale to Fit is set to Scale in Setup, document will be scaled to fit to
the selected paper size without setting Scale to Fit option to Yes on CWS4.1 if
document paper size and print paper size is not same.
Note2: This option is only available on CWS4.1. (not available on UniDriver.)
Note3: Current existing Scale option is also supported only when Scale to Fit is set
to No.
4-2. Previewing Locked/Secure PDF
When a locked / secure PDF is opened for preview, the operator will not be able to
make any changes on the document. To indicate to the operator that the file being
viewed is a locked/secure pdf, the following enhancements are added to the preview
window:
- 'Secure/Locked' string - next to the file name in the title bar
- Lock icon - in the upper right corner of the title bar
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4-3. Clear Server Enhancement
This feature allows the user to clear jobs for each Held jobs, Active Jobs, Printed
Jobs, Archived jobs (Server Internal), Archived jobs (Network Links), FreeForm
Masters, Scan jobs separately.
This feature can be executed only from CWS4.1 and will not be available from LCD
menu and CWS LE 4.0 for Macintosh. (Existing Clear Server command is available
on LCD menu and CWS LE for Macintosh.)
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4-4. Align Trays (Same feature as CLC server controllers)
When a new copier is configured, many features and pieces of equipment on that
copier need to be set up and adjusted. Paper tray alignment is no exception. A
technician could spend several hours skewing and shifting the paper trays of a
copier to ensure accurate "back-up" when printing duplex pages.
The Fiery Tray Alignment feature shifts and rotates the image to be printed on the
page in order to correct for the paper tray's physical inadequacies.
The Fiery Tray Alignment feature is designed to seamlessly work with Command
WorkStation, to work from the Fiery's LCD panel, and to work with other EFI Fierycompatible
applications.
Note: Tray Alignment calibration values are stored for each tray (Side 1), and if
applicable, the duplex side of each page (Side 2).
n Command WorkStation, the Tray Alignment feature may be accessed through the
Server->Tray Alignment menu option. This opens the Tray Alignment dialog
The Tray Alignment dialog separates the tray alignment action for a single paper tray
into a series of 4 steps.
Step 1 - Select Tray
The first step in tray alignment is to select the paper tray to be aligned/calibrated,
and media size. The trays available in the Tray pull-down list are dependent upon
the device that Tray Alignment has been called for. The user must select the media
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The date and time of the last Tray Alignment calibration is also shown under Select
Tray. At initial alignment, or if default values have been restored, the date and time
is shown as "Default".
Step 2 - Print Alignment Page
The second step in the tray alignment process is to print a calibration page If the
device is enabled for duplex printing, a checkbox exists in this section for Print
Duplex.
• If non-duplex - Select the Print button. A single-sided calibration page is printed to
the tray selected under Select Tray.
• If duplex - Select the duplex checkbox and then select the Print button. A doublesided
calibration page is printed to the tray selected under Select Tray
Note: When a new alignment calibration page is printed, previous alignment
calibration values are ignored.
Step 3 - Enter Alignment Values
The third step in the tray alignment process is to enter the calibration alignment
values that tell the Fiery how much the image needs to be shifted on the page to
print properly.
To get the alignment values:
• Retrieve the calibration page.
• Carefully fold paper in half vertically and horizontally and determine where the fold
falls on the graph. Write the number from the scale in the box next to each scale.
• Repeat the preceding operation for duplex if applicable.
• Transfer the values written on the calibration page to the A, B, and C text boxes
under the Enter Alignment Values section. If the Print Duplex checkbox was enabled
from the Print Alignment Page section, then also enter the duplex values under the
Side 2 section of the Enter Alignment Values section.
Step 4 - Apply
Once all alignment calibration values have been correctly entered under Enter
Alignment Values, then select the Apply button from the Apply alignment values
section. At this point, the newly entered alignment calibration values replace any
previously existing alignment calibration values.
Select the Done button to close the Tray Alignment dialog.
4-5. Export and Clear JobLog
From the Server menu, two options are available to enable the operator to use the
contents of the Job Log for job accounting/tracking purposes.
The additional options are:
- Server ---> Job Log ---> Export
- Server ---> Job Log ---> Export and Clear
With the ‘Export’ function, CWS will export contents of the entire Job Log as a tab
delimited text file or csv. In either format, the data can be read by most database
and accounting programs (including Microsoft Excel). With the ‘Export and Clear’,
CWS will clear the contents of the Job Log in the server after performing an export
function (same export mechanism as ‘Export’ only).

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4-6. UniDriver like Job Properties Window
In CWS4.1, Job Properties Window UI will be changed to UI like UniDriver Fiery tab.
User can set following settings that will be newly supported in UniDriver 2.0.
- User Customizable Shortcuts
- Preview FreeForm Master
- Mixed Media
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5. CWS LE for Mac OS X
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5-1. Auto Rasterizing for Preview
The user can only see previews for rasterized jobs because DBPro is not supported
on CWS LE 4.0. If the user previews a job that is not rasterized, the Fiery will
automatically rasterize the job and generate a preview.
Note: Raster date is held after quitting from Preview.
6. Fiery Driver 2.0
6-1. User Customizable Shortcuts
This is a functional enhancement to the Fiery driver. This is a user tool
within the Fiery driver that allows user to change/customize the display of
the information in the shortcuts section.
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To use this feature, the user simply double-clicks on the shortcuts title in the
shortcuts section and it will bring up the Modify Shortcuts Dialog Box.
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6-2. FreeForm Preview
Two-way Communications enables the Fiery driver to receive / retrieve stored
FreeForm masters already resident in the Fiery server. Once queried, the stored
FreeForm masters can then be retrieved and used as often as needed with multiple
sets of variable element data. The FreeForm masters stored in the Fiery can also be
individually previewed (low resolution preview).
Because the Freeform master job is pre-RIPped and stored on the Fiery, the only
ripping time required for variable data print jobs is the time needed to rip the variable
element data.
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Note1: Preview Master is available only when Two-Way communication is enabled.
Note2: Available FreeForm Masters are denoted by their number and name, i.e.
“Sample FreeForm Master” whereas blank slots show only the number.
Note3: If a pre-existing FreeForm Master is chosen, a warning dialog box will pop-up.
But if user chooses to continue, the pre-existing FreeForm Master will be overwritten
with the new one.
Note4: Only the first page of the FreeForm master will be displayed when user
requests a preview.
6-3. EFI Job Monitor
The EFI Job Monitor is a utility designed to give the user up-to-date status on print
jobs sent to an EFI driven device. The Job Monitor tracks the status of each print job
sent by the user and alerts the user to any error reported by the Fiery that would
prevent printing of the job.
The EFI Job Monitor can monitor an unlimited number of Fierys servers (that support
the Job Monitor) . Only one Job Monitor will pop up to monitor the user’s print jobs
regardless if multiple jobs were sent to multiple servers for printing.
Job Monitor can track jobs which is downloaded by Fiery Downloader.
Note1: The EFI Job Monitor cannot track print jobs sent via IPP, Point and Print,
Email Port Monitor or any future port monitor of similar type where the job is sent to
an intermediate server.
Note2: The EFI Job Monitor can only track print jobs sent to the hold and print
queues.
Note3: Job Monitor can be Enabled from “Launch Job Monitor” button in Printer
Status tab.
<Active Job Tab>
The Active Jobs tab is the default tab of the Jobs Monitor. The Active Jobs tab
displays dynamically the status of the user’s print jobs as it is spooled, processed
and printed by the server. Error message window is also appeared when something
error occurs.
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6-4. Mixed Media 1.2
This feature allows the user to specify Chapter start, Media Type, Paper Source and
Duplex setting for defined page range. (This feature is available in both UniDriver
and CWS4.1.)
If clicking “Define…” button in Paper Source tab/Mixed Media, following Mixed Media
window will be appeared.
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Chapter start
Chapter start page of the job should be entered in the field. When even page is
specified as Chapter start page with duplex job, blank page will be inserted
automatically. (For example, page-6 of 10 pages job is specified as Chapter start,
blank page is inserted at backside of page-5.)
Defined Mixed Media and Selection List
When clicking “Add” button, the settings are added in the Selection List. “Document
Default” option is available in all Duplex/Media Type/Paper Source menu, and the
setting which is set in main driver window will be adapted when Document Default is
selected.
Note: Maximum number of Selection List is 100.

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Page Range
Enter page number for modification. （Ex. 2-15）
Mixed Media setting will be effective for specified page range.
: User cannot specify same page with different setting. If same page number is
specified more than twice, “Page Defined Twice Or More” warning message window
will be appeared.
The user can insert a blank page after a page in the document by entering the page
number in the Page Range dialog box preceded by ^. Thus, a blank sheet inserted
after page 6 would read "6^". This inserted blank sheet by default is not counted as
part of the total number of pages printed in the job log; the page counting in the job
log is engine specific however. User can also insert multiple blank pages by
entering “^^6”. (two blank pages are inserted before page-6 in this case.)
UI Constraints
- Option menus which is constraint with main (Global) setting are not listed up in
Mixed Media window.(Ex. If Page Size is set to A3 in Global setting, Transparency is
not available in Media Type option menu in Mixed Media window.)
- Option menus which is constraint with Mixed Media (Local) setting are grayed out
(non-selectable).
(Ex. If Paper Source is set to SB(Stack Bypass), Top-Top/Top-Bottom options in
Duplex option are grayed out (non-selectable) in Mixed Media window.
Note: The options which is constraint with Global setting can be listed up, if
constraint can be resolved in Mixed Media window with other option settings.
Others
[Override Setting]
- To use Mixed Media on CWS4, select a job and choose “Mixed Media Setup…”
menu from Action
menu. (For Printed Jobs, above menu is not activated. But Mixed Media setting is
available in Paper
Source category of job property window.)
- Mixed Media can be work with PS / PDF / VPS / PPML jobs.
- Mixed Media is not supported for FreeForm master job in FreeForm window on
CWS.
[Imposed Job]
Mixed Media is not supported for Imposed Job.
[Counter Charge of Blank Page]
Blank Pages is not counted up.
[Duplex printing]
When duplex setting between Global and Local setting is different, the specified
page range in Mixed Media will be printed independent set of pages from other
pages.
[Free Form]
- Chapter setting for FreeForm Master is not supported.
- Insert Blank Page is not supported for FreeForm Master.

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- Duplex setting should be same between FreeForm Master and Variable data.
- Paper Source / Media Type setting of Variable data is used for Use Master job if
those settings are different between Master and Variable data.
6-5. Draggable Watermark
This feature allows the user to moves and rotates and the watermark dynamically by
dragging any of the corners of the frame. As the user drags the watermark, the slider
for Angle will also move on the same manner reflecting the changes in the
watermark.
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Note1: The maximum number of characters for a user-defined watermark text is 255.
Note2: This feature available only for Windows98/Me.
6-6. Pop-up menu information
Pop-Up Menu Information gives a quick overview of the different sub-menu options
for each option the user moves the cursor over. The pop-up menu will display
showing the different sub-menu options.
No description or definition is displayed (this is reserved for the context sensitive
help). Moving the cursor over another part of the driver interface will close the popup
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- Pop-Up Menu function can be Enabled/Disabled.
- In addition to Pop-Up Menu Information, user can set PPD options on
Pop-Up Menu by executing right-mouse clicking on category bar.
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6-7. Printer Status Tab
This is available on UniDriver and it shows Tray information of connected copier.
Information of Paper Size, Availability of paper, Paper dimensions and Media type
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6-8. About Tab
The About tab displays important information about the driver version and the Fiery.
This is done through bi-directional communication. Bi-directional communication
enables the Fiery driver to receive/retrieve the list of features supported by the Fiery
server. This list of features is displayed in the About Tab of the Fiery driver. The
bidirectional
communication process occurs automatically in the background and
would not interrupt the user’s workflow.
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Following features are displayed.
- Printer engine model
- Server model
- Hardware specs (CPU, hard disk, memory)
- Page description languages
- Doc Builder Pro version
- ColorWise （if available）
and/or user interface for the different components will be shown as well.
Note2: All information is read only.
6-9. Email Notification
This will enable the user to receive email notification when the user’s job has been
printed. The notification will be sent to the user’s email address that must be defined
in the edit box.