EFI Fiery FS150 Pro User manual

Fiery FS150 Pro and
Fiery FS150 Print Servers
Product Guide
This document represents the feature set typically included in Fiery®print servers. Actual feature set included may vary by specific Fiery
models, as some features may not be supported due to specific project implementation characteristics or regional requirements. For
information on a specific Fiery model’s feature set, refer to that model’s feature matrix or ask your Fiery server vendor. Nothing herein
should be construed as a warranty in addition to the express warranty statements provided with EFI products and services.

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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................7
The Changing Market for Digital Front Ends .................................................................................................................................................7
Fiery Servers Meet Current and Future Needs .............................................................................................................................................7
Introduction to Fiery FS150/FS150 Pro..........................................................................................................................................................9
FS150 Pro and FS150 New Features Table .....................................................................................................11
New Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Productivity.............................................................................................................................................12
Performance Technology...................................................................................................................................13
Spool — RIP — Print Simultaneously..........................................................................................................................................................13
Fiery SmartRIP..............................................................................................................................................................................................13
Fiery HyperRIP..............................................................................................................................................................................................14
Optimized PDF..............................................................................................................................................................................................15
APPE 3.0 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................15
CPSI 3020......................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Advanced Job Management..............................................................................................................................16
Force Print......................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Suspend on Mismatch...................................................................................................................................................................................16
Rush Print ......................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Print/Process Next.........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Quick Doc Merge...........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Sample Print ..................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Schedule Print ...............................................................................................................................................................................................18
Job Presets....................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Product-Specific Presets...............................................................................................................................................................................21
Modify Default Queues..................................................................................................................................................................................21
Proof Print......................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Fiery Productivity Package ...........................................................................................................................................................................23
Job Submission Automation ..............................................................................................................................24
Fiery Hot Folders...........................................................................................................................................................................................24
Fiery Virtual Printers......................................................................................................................................................................................24
Fiery Server Automated Workflows..............................................................................................................................................................25
Variable Data Printing ........................................................................................................................................27
Fiery VDP Raster Preview............................................................................................................................................................................28
PPML 3.0.......................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Fiery FreeForm..............................................................................................................................................................................................29
VDP Resource Manager...............................................................................................................................................................................33
PDF/VT Support............................................................................................................................................................................................34
Processing Optimization for PDF and PostScript VDP Files......................................................................................................................36
Definition of Record Length ..........................................................................................................................................................................36
Record and Set Level Finishing Support .....................................................................................................................................................37

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VDP Record Range Printing.........................................................................................................................................................................37
VDP Multi-Up Booklet ...................................................................................................................................................................................38
Transactional Printing.........................................................................................................................................39
Set Page Device Support..............................................................................................................................................................................39
Sequential Printing ........................................................................................................................................................................................40
Usability...................................................................................................................................................42
Job and Device Management Tools..................................................................................................................43
Fiery Command WorkStation .......................................................................................................................................................................43
Fiery Command WorkStation 5.5.................................................................................................................................................................44
Fiery Software Manager................................................................................................................................................................................44
Fiery Command WorkStation 5.6.................................................................................................................................................................45
Fiery Ticker....................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Fiery Go .........................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Fiery WebTools .............................................................................................................................................................................................47
International Support.....................................................................................................................................................................................48
Make-Ready Solutions.......................................................................................................................................51
Fiery Impose..................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Fiery Compose..............................................................................................................................................................................................57
Fiery JobMaster.............................................................................................................................................................................................59
Fiery Make-Ready Solutions: Feature Set Comparison..............................................................................................................................61
Job Submission and Settings.............................................................................................................................62
Fiery Driver.....................................................................................................................................................................................................62
Fiery Job Properties ......................................................................................................................................................................................63
Fiery VUE.......................................................................................................................................................................................................68
USB Media Server.........................................................................................................................................................................................69
Paper Catalog................................................................................................................................................................................................70
Pad Printing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................74
Fiery Remote Scan........................................................................................................................................................................................74
Fiery Remote Scan Improvements...............................................................................................................................................................75
Tools for Technical Support...............................................................................................................................77
Fiery Setup Wizard........................................................................................................................................................................................77
Fiery System Restore....................................................................................................................................................................................79
Fiery Clone Tool for Embedded Servers......................................................................................................................................................79
Fiery Configuration Tool................................................................................................................................................................................80
Simultaneous LCD/Keyboard Installation ....................................................................................................................................................80
Improved Serviceability.................................................................................................................................................................................81
Fiery Industrial Design........................................................................................................................................85
Color ........................................................................................................................................................87
Color Management Tools...................................................................................................................................88
Out-of-the-Box Image Quality Enhancements.............................................................................................................................................88

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PDF/X Support ..............................................................................................................................................................................................89
Grayscale Composite Overprint ...................................................................................................................................................................94
Automatic, In-RIP Processing for Smoother Workflow ...............................................................................................................................95
Color Transformations for Accurate Simulations.........................................................................................................................................96
CMYK Black Point Compensation................................................................................................................................................................97
Calibration......................................................................................................................................................................................................98
Grayscale Calibration..................................................................................................................................................................................104
Maximum Printer Density............................................................................................................................................................................105
Device Link Support....................................................................................................................................................................................105
Fiery Color Profiler Suite.............................................................................................................................................................................106
Integration with Fiery Color Profiler Suite...................................................................................................................................................106
Spot Color Accuracy Tools...............................................................................................................................111
Pantone Approved.......................................................................................................................................................................................111
Fiery Spot-On ..............................................................................................................................................................................................112
Image Quality Settings.....................................................................................................................................115
Fiery Image Enhance Visual Editor............................................................................................................................................................115
Fiery Image Enhance..................................................................................................................................................................................117
Text and Graphics Quality (Engine Specific).............................................................................................................................................119
Black Custom Screening.............................................................................................................................................................................119
12-bit Smooth Shading................................................................................................................................................................................120
Specialty Colors Support.............................................................................................................................................................................120
Prepress Solutions...........................................................................................................................................121
Fiery Graphic Arts Package........................................................................................................................................................................121
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition ..........................................................................................................................................122
Fiery JobFlow ..............................................................................................................................................................................................136
Integration.............................................................................................................................................137
Fiery JDF..........................................................................................................................................................138
Fiery JDF Key Features..............................................................................................................................................................................139
Fiery JDF Enhancements...........................................................................................................................................................................145
Integration to EFI MIS and Web-to-Print Solutions..........................................................................................146
EFI Digital StoreFront..................................................................................................................................................................................146
EFI Online Print Solutions...........................................................................................................................................................................146
EFI PrintSmith Vision ..................................................................................................................................................................................147
EFI Pace ......................................................................................................................................................................................................147
Integration to Adobe PDF Workflows...............................................................................................................148
Network Integration and Security in Corporate Environments........................................................................150
Microsoft Windows®7 Professional for Embedded Systems (FES) x32/x64..........................................................................................150
Software Licensing......................................................................................................................................................................................150
Fiery Security...............................................................................................................................................................................................151
Cost-Accounting Integration........................................................................................................................................................................151
Job Cost Tracking........................................................................................................................................................................................152

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Fiery Dashboard Integration .......................................................................................................................................................................153
Mobile Printing..................................................................................................................................................154
Direct Mobile Printing ..................................................................................................................................................................................154
PrintMe Cloud Printing ................................................................................................................................................................................154
PrintMe Mobile.............................................................................................................................................................................................155

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Introduction

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Introduction
The Changing Market for Digital Front Ends
In a 2011 U.S. survey, Digital Front Ends: Understanding Market Dynamics and Customer Requirements, InfoTrends identified the key
features that respondents look for in a digital front end for print engines:
•Raster image processing (RIP)
-Converting content specified in a page description language into raster images that a printer can read and process
•Job management / file handling
-Receive, manage and prepare jobs for print production
-Select media and finishing options
-Release files into print production
•Prepress and make-ready capabilities
-Color management
-Imposition, preflighting and trapping
•Automation support (job ticketing)
The report further found that the reputation of the vendor is an important consideration for end customers, as are the following:
•Ease of use
•Consistent and reliable output
•High performance based on RIP speed
•Familiarity of interface and operational consistency
Finally, the survey showed that most print service providers use digital front ends (DFEs) to perform a wide variety of prepress, make-
ready and job management tasks as well as to release jobs into print. InfoTrends also projects from the survey information that digital front
ends will quickly become a key part of end-to-end, automated workflows and will integrate into cloud workflows. The survey report also
notes, “As DFEs are becoming more tightly integrated, there is a need for wider job ticketing support, better integration with workflow or
accounting solutions, and higher compatibility with traditional/offset workflows.”
Fiery Servers Meet Current and Future Needs
Fiery®servers cover the entire digital printing spectrum. From light volume through high-production market segments, there’s a Fiery DFE
designed to meet every need. Fiery servers scale from proofing to production and are equipped with a consistent user interface that
minimizes learning curves, regardless of the complexity of the solution.
Market-leading Fiery servers excel in the following four categories:
Productivity
Fiery Systems Maximize Productivity and Automate Workflows
Architectural improvements and the latest hardware configurations continue to ensure that Fiery servers are the fastest and most
productive digital front ends (DFEs) in the market. Powerful features such as Fiery HyperRIP enable customers not only to take advantage
of the already improved performance of the FS150 Pro servers but also to obtain an additional performance improvement in speed of up
to 55% — adding to the already robust world-class tools in Fiery FS150 Pro.

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Color
Fiery Systems Deliver Amazing, Accurate and Consistent Color across Applications and Platforms
Fiery technology continues to improve the out-of-the box color experience with up to date PANTONE color libraries, perfect PDF/X-4
results for both color and black and white output and other advanced color settings to ensure full compliance with the latest industry
standards.
Usability
Fiery Systems Deliver Ease of Use
Additional features for Fiery Command WorkStation and Fiery Ticker, further upstream in the print workflow, allow operators to access
their commonly used items without having to navigate multiple menus.
Customers can offer a new type of value-added application with the ability to easily define Bleed Edge Tabs.
To increase operator productivity even further, Fiery Go allows control of the Fiery Driven™ printer on an iPad or iPhone. Fiery Go allows
operators to monitor the status of multiple Fiery Driven printers to manage print jobs from anywhere in the print shop.
Integration
Fiery Systems Deliver Seamless Integration
Fiery systems continue to deepen and improve the integration from the production side of the house, adding features from an enterprise
integration perspective. This offers easier maintenance and enhanced cost-accounting integration.
FS150 Pro's inclusion of the latest JDF standards enables the 20,000+ print provider sites that use EFI MIS and Web-to-Print products to
seamlessly integrate EFI and other third-party products with Fiery digital front ends, making Fiery servers the preferred choice for
commercial printers. Fiery FS150 Pro, along with Fiery FS100 Pro, Fiery System 9 Release 2 and 10, is the first to achieve the JDF1.3
Integrated Digital Printing Interoperability Conformance Specifications (ICS) certification by CIP4.
For more information, please visit the CIP4 website: http://www.cip4.org/global/v3/index.php?content=/jdfexperts/intro.php
In addition, a wide range of Fiery server families gives print service providers all the choices they need to meet their particular business
demands with features for production processes, from Web submission to management, prep and production:
•Fiery QX100 — an extremely high-performance system geared toward high-level production and mission-critical users with high-speed
engines
•Fiery PRO90 — a high-performance RIP for users who require quality and performance
•Fiery PRO80 — a high-performance RIP for users requiring both quality and performance at an affordable price
•Fiery E200 — the ultimate document-publishing system that takes the pain out of producing complex color documents, providing
efficiency and ease for small/medium businesses and enterprise office users alike
•Fiery PRO80 BW and Fiery E200 BW — outstanding performance, seamless workflow management and superior image quality in
black-and-white production printing environments with tight deadlines and high customer expectations

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Fiery server families suit any digital print need and environment. Check the Fiery feature matrix or contact your Fiery dealer for the standard and option
features for a specific Fiery server model.
Introduction to Fiery FS150/FS150 Pro
The Fiery®FS150/FS150 Pro system is the most innovative, scalable and integrated server solution for print engines, ensuring that
customers obtain the highest return on their investment. The new features provide substantial gains in productivity, deliver accurate and
amazing color, include impressive improvements in ease of use and enhance integration, helping commercial and digital printers reduce
costs and improve service. Some important new features include the following:
Fiery FS150 is available for embedded Fiery servers and Fiery FS150 Pro for external Fiery servers. Some important new features include
the following:
Target Markets
Production environments include the following: commercial printers, digital printers, quick printers, print-for-pay shops, in-plant
commercial reprographics departments (CRDs) and marketing service providers.
Target Applications
•Marketing materials: brochures, catalogs, stationery, direct mail and cards.

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•Photo publishing: photo books, postcards and calendars.
•Corporate: newsletters, presentations and proposals.
•Book publishing: books and manuals.
•Packaging: boxes, envelopes and proofs.
•Variable data printing (VDP): direct mail, catalogs and transactional promotional material.

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FS150 Pro and FS150 New Features Table
The Fiery®FS150/FS150 Pro system is the most innovative, scalable and integrated digital front end for digital print engines, ensuring that
customers receive the highest return on their investment. The new features provide substantial gains in productivity, deliver accurate and
amazing color, include impressive improvements in ease of use, and enhance integration that will help commercial and digital printers
reduce costs and improve service.
Fiery FS150 is available for embedded Fiery servers and Fiery FS150 Pro for external Fiery servers.
New Features
Productivity Color/Image Quality Usability Integration
Fiery HyperRIP
Enhancements*** Grayscale Composite Overprint Fiery Ticker Enhancements** Fiery JDF Enhancements*
APPE 3.0** CMYK Black Point
Compensation* Fiery Command WorkStation® 5.5 Fiery Dashboard Integration*
CPSI 3020 PANTONE 336 New Colors Fiery Software Manager Cost-Accounting Integration
Fiery Server Automated
Workflows Custom Curve Presets* Bleed Edge Tabs
•Drop zones Specialty Colors Support Fiery Remote Scan
Improvements
•In-line selection of
Server Presets and
Virtual Printers
Fiery Command
WorkStation 5.6*
VDP Multi-Up Booklet Fiery Go
Product-Specific Presets Fiery Configuration Tool
Fiery Clone Tool for
Embedded Servers
* Requires Fiery Command WorkStation 5.6 / Fiery Extended Applications 4.2, available by June 2014 through online download. For more
information on the full list of Fiery Command WorkStation 5.6 new features, refer to the Fiery Command WorkStation 5.6 New Features
Guide or visit www.efi.com/cws5.
** Features are not available on embedded Fiery servers running Fiery FS150.
*** Only available on Fiery QX100 servers.
Note: Features vary by print engine model; please refer to the individual product feature matrix to find out exactly which features are
available.

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Productivity
Fiery servers deliver superior documents faster. Today, this means more than how fast the print engine runs.
High-performance solutions need to streamline all aspects of document production with efficient use of available resources as well as
include productivity tools that simplify tasks and create adaptable workflows for users.
Architectural improvements and the latest hardware configurations continue to ensure that Fiery servers are the fastest and most
productive digital front ends (DFEs) on the market. New features such as Fiery HyperRIP enable customers to not only take advantage of
the already improved performance of the FS150 Pro servers but also obtain an additional performance improvement of up to 40% faster
— adding to the already robust, world-class tools in Fiery FS150 Pro.
Combined with its intuitive operation, the high-performance Fiery servers automate workflows to deliver completely finished jobs faster.
Customers can meet their tight turnaround times and do more work by automating time-consuming manual tasks and by removing
bottlenecks that slow down production.
The following table represents the standard configuration for each respective Fiery server platform and system version combination. For
information on a specific Fiery model’s feature set, refer to the Fiery model’s feature matrix or ask your Fiery server vendor for
the support of a specific feature.
Productivity
QX100 PRO90 PRO80 PRO80BW E200BW E200
HyperRIP
✓
-
-
-
-
-
APPE 3.0
✓✓
✓
✓
-
-
CPSI 3020
✓✓✓✓✓✓
VDP Raster Preview
✓✓✓✓✓
-
PPML 3.0
✓✓✓✓✓
-
PDF/VT-2 Support
✓✓✓✓✓
-
Spool-RIP-Print Simultaneously
✓✓✓✓✓✓
Force Print
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
Suspend on Mismatch
✓✓✓✓✓✓
Print/Process Next
✓✓✓✓✓
Rush Print
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓

Quick Doc Merge
✓✓✓✓✓
-
Sample Print
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
SFM
Proof Print
✓✓✓✓✓✓
Schedule Print
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓

Job Presets / Server Job Presets
✓✓✓✓✓✓
Fiery FreeForm
✓✓✓✓✓✓
PPML/PDF-VT/VPS Compatibility
✓✓✓✓✓
-
Optimize PDF and PS
✓✓✓✓✓✓
VDP Resource Manager ✓✓✓✓✓✓
Record and Set Level Finishing Support
✓✓✓✓✓✓
VDP Record Range Printing
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
VDP Multi-Up Booklet
Set Page Device
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
-
Sequential Printing
✓✓✓✓✓
-
Hot Folders and Virtual Printers
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓

Fiery Server Automated Workflows
Fiery Productivity Package
-
-
-
-
-

✓Standard  Option - Not Available SFM = See Feature Matrix

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Performance Technology
Spool — RIP — Print Simultaneously
Over the years, Fiery servers have incorporated various innovative technology features to improve throughput, such as RIP-While-Print®,
RIP-1-While-Receive-2, ECT Compression, RIPChips®and Continuous Print.
Designed to enhance the Fiery system’s overall performance, these features are now unified as the Spool-RIP-Print Simultaneously
feature. Users can now spool, RIP and print a single multiple-page job or multiple jobs simultaneously using these Fiery technologies:
•ECT Compression: Provides definite compression ratios and virtually lossless image quality. Compression software decreases the
amount of memory necessary to store documents during processing and enables faster printing of documents.
•RIP-While-Print: Allows one page to be printed while subsequent pages are simultaneously processed.
•Continuous Print: Enables processed pages to be stored in memory before printing, eliminating the need for the copier or printer to
cycle down between unique pages.
•RIP-1-While-Print-2: Allows the Fiery server to work simultaneously on two jobs for the RIPping and printing processes. Starts to RIP
a new file while the previous file is printing.
•RIP-While-Receive: Allows a job to be RIPped while it is still being spooling into the Fiery server for a much faster first and last page
out. Now there is no need to wait for the entire job to spool before beginning to RIP the file.
Benefits:
Increases the Fiery server throughput by delivering faster output to the printer device.
Increases productivity by having the Fiery server more available for processing jobs.
Reduces bottlenecks at the RIPping stage.
Fiery SmartRIP
Fiery SmartRIP is a software architecture that uses intelligent processing to accelerate the RIPping process and provide the fastest
speeds possible for all hardware configurations.
Users will especially notice the benefits of SmartRIP technology in the following instances:
•The combination of an Adobe Configurable PostScript Interpreter (CPSI) RIP with Fiery SmartRIP technology yields dramatically
faster page processing by recognizing file characteristics and
using adaptive techniques to accelerate color, compression and
rendering processes.
•The improvements in overall throughput optimize the print time of
the merging of VDP jobs.
•The efficient use of memory and disk space improves efficiency
and predictability to support VDP.
•The enhanced image processing allows operators to print
composite overprints of CMYK and Fiery Spot-On™ colors. This
key feature enables Fiery servers to pass the Altona Test Suite.
•The Fiery system achieves higher performance and more efficient
use of multiple processors while accelerating color compression
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•Applying the Text and Graphic Quality feature enables the Fiery system to process images at the resolution required to produce the
best quality and performance.
Benefits:
Achieves RIP performance benchmarked at up to two times faster in a dual processor and one-and-a-half times faster in a single
processor.
Improves efficiency and predictability in color and VDP.
Produces visibly smoother edges and fine type at high resolution (1200 dpi and up). This is quite noticeable in Kanji fonts as well
as in Roman faces with delicate, thin elements.
Fiery HyperRIP
Fiery HyperRIP is a proprietary EFI-rendering technology that dramatically improves performance by splitting a job into two or four logical
parts for parallel RIPping. This splitting of a single job for faster processing is critical to production efficiency as file sizes continue to grow.
HyperRIP prevents any single file from becoming a bottleneck for printing.
As CPU processors continue to have more cores, the RIP needs to be able to take advantage of those additional cores to maximize
performance. HyperRIP maximizes the use of high-end, multicore hardware for faster performance. It processes multipage jobs more
efficiently and increases performance by up to 40%.
Minimum Fiery hardware requirements to apply HyperRIP by splitting the job into two parts:
•8 CPU cores
•8 GB of RAM memory
•FS100 Pro and FS150 Pro system software
Minimum requirements to apply HyperRIP by splitting the job
into four parts:
•8 CPU cores
•16 GB of RAM memory
•FS150 Pro system software
Fiery systems automatically detect hardware resources to
apply HyperRIP to jobs by using two or four RIPs. It uses four
RIPs when the Fiery server has at least 16 GB of RAM or
more, and two RIPs when the Fiery server has more than 8
GB.
In terms of average RIPping performance, the Fiery server processes a job 15% faster than with earlier versions of HyperRIP, and an
average of 55% faster than a Fiery server without the HyperRIP feature.
Fiery HyperRIP is available only for Fiery QX100 servers.
The processing bar in Command WorkStation Job Center is split, showing two or four progress bars side by side — updating
simultaneously and independently to track the HyperRIP progress.
After a HyperRIP job has finished printing, the job log and printed queue have the following optional attribute columns:
•Number of RIPs present: indicates the total number of RIPs available to the job during processing.
•Number of RIPs used: indicates the actual number of RIPs used to process the job. Not all jobs can use HyperRIP, and some will
use a single RIP instead.
100%
140% 155%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
Fiery FS150 Pro
without HyperRIP
Fiery FS100 Pro
with HyperRIP
Fiery FS150 Pro
with HyperRIP
Average Performance

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Benefits:
Dramatic performance improvements by
processing multiple segments of the job
simultaneously.
Progress bars show multiple processors in
action.
Faster throughput means less waiting for
operators and faster throughput.
Optimized PDF
PDF XObjects are a way of describing objects such as text, images and vectors within a PDF file. They are automatically generated by the
application. XObjects store common information such as background, headers and footers that can be drawn multiple times in a PDF
document. Their content is stored only once in the PDF file to allow for greater efficiency.
When Optimized PDF is enabled on the Fiery system, XObjects are processed just once for the entire job. RIPped versions of these
elements are cached to be used any time the XObject is needed in a page — allowing the Fiery system to reduce throughput time.
PDF XObjects in a Per-Job Basis
Now operators can use XObjects and optimize a PDF job on a job-by-job basis. Just select the feature in Command WorkStation through
Job Properties as Cache PDF and PS objects under the VDP tab, or use Hot Folders from a client system.
Benefits:
Increases throughput by reducing the need to re-RIP the same image in the same file.
Improves the PDF workflow by successfully rendering PDF files containing XObjects.
APPE 3.0
Fiery FS150 Pro servers provide support for the latest PDF-native rendering platform from Adobe®.
The v3.0 enhancements announced by Adobe can be found at
Benefit
http://www.adobe.com/products/pdfprintengine.html.
Fiery servers keep customers up to date with support for the latest industry standards.
CPSI 3020
Fiery FS150 Pro servers provide support for the latest PostScript®interpreter from Adobe.
Benefit
Fiery servers keep customers up to date with support for the latest industry standards.
A job split by HyperRIP to RIP on four processors.

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Advanced Job Management
A successful production printing operation depends on a very structured workflow, much like a factory assembly line; each step is
dependent on the successful completion of the last. The Fiery system has many tools that manage jobs faster and minimize bottlenecks. A
truly integrated solution, it also uses these features to give production print operators tremendous flexibility to alter aspects of the workflow
without disruption:
•Force Print
•Suspend on Mismatch
•Print/Process Next
•Rush Print
•Quick Doc Merge
•Sample Print
•Schedule Print
•Job Presets
•Server Job Presets
•Import and Export Job Presets
•Modify Default Queues
•Proof Print
Force Print
If the paper attributes of the job do not match what is in the printer, the user can force the job to print using what’s currently loaded in the
printer, regardless of the job’s status in the Print Queue.
This feature is available through Command WorkStation if the connected server has Force Print enabled, and it allows the user to do the
following:
•Force the job to print to any tray available at that time, while the job is in the Print Queue.
•Print RIPped files without re-RIPping or canceling the job first. If the new tray media is a different size, the resulting output may be
cropped. Also, if the new tray uses a different color profile, the job will be printed with the original tray’s color profile.
•Use any tray (except bypass trays) with any paper size, media type, weight or coating supported by the printer.
Benefits:
Saves time by printing the job immediately when holding a hard copy version of the job is more important than making sure the
job is perfect.
Can eliminate the need to resubmit jobs to the printer when there is no need to re-RIP the file.
Suspend on Mismatch
To ensure faster throughput and the highest quality, operators can use Suspend on Mismatch to hold jobs when they have missing
resources or a color profile mismatch. Until the operator corrects the problem or applies Force Print to the job, it remains suspended and
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Benefits:
Prevents one job from holding up all the other jobs that could be printing.
Avoids outages at the production line and decreases bottlenecks at the RIPping stage.
Rush Print
The Rush Print feature provides advanced job management that allows the user to mark the job as urgent, process and print it
immediately and interrupt the currently printing job. The utility will apply a logical interruption to the job currently printing, either at the end
of a set or after 30 pages, whichever occurs first. Then, as soon as the Rush Print job finishes, the interrupted job will resume printing
where it left off.
Benefits:
Increases the flexibility to reprioritize and introduce last-minute changes in the processing and print stages.
Eliminates the need to stop and restart production when one job needs to be printed right away.
Prevents waste by allowing a job to be paused during printing and then resumed and finished later instead of requiring that the
user cancel and discard the previously printed portion of the job.
Print/Process Next
Print/Process Next lets operators pick the next job to process or print. It gives them the ability to make a job print or process immediately
follow the completion of the job currently printing or processing. Depending on the engine behavior, the Fiery server may be able to
advance the Print Next job ahead of only other Fiery jobs.
Benefit:
Gives the operator a way to change the printing order of jobs based on last-minute urgent demands.
Quick Doc Merge
Quick Doc Merge allows the operator to quickly merge documents by combining them in a new job. The documents can be on the Fiery
server or be imported from a browsable directory, separate from the Fiery server’s job list. The system can also finish the entire job all
together or apply the job’s finishing options to each of the merged documents. Once documents are merged into a new job, the job will
remain intact even if some of the source documents are deleted from the Held Queue.
Benefits:
Saves operator time by eliminating the need to create flattened PDF files.
Gives operators the flexibility to combine multiple jobs without needing to open the file and manually merge pages.
Sample Print
The Sample Print feature allows the operator to monitor engine output quality while the engine is in full production and print extra pages to
an easily accessible output tray during a long print job to verify that the engine is performing as expected. If the output is unsatisfactory,
the operator can take corrective action. While a job is printing, the operator can initiate a sample print from Command WorkStation using
the Start Sample Print option under the Server menu.
This feature is most useful for engines with multiple output trays and when one of the output trays is closed and not easy to access during
printing such as a stacker unit.

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The operator can also configure the Fiery server to print sample prints at a predefined interval that spans print jobs. This lets the operator
print sample pages on a regular basis, either as a regular spot check or as part of a more methodical process whereby the operator
creates an archive of printed sheets documenting the print quality at regular intervals.
Configure Sample Print to meet workflow needs
The operator can print an extra sheet (or output set):
•On demand by selecting the Sample Print button from Command WorkStation.
•Every n sheets; the operator can instruct the Fiery server to stop printing sample pages once the current job is done or to continue
printing sample pages for all jobs until the operator manually stops the sample print function.
Benefits:
Performs quality control of the output while the engine is printing, avoiding production halts, ensuring quality of the output and
increasing overall productivity.
Makes it easy for users to take corrective actions before the job finishes printing, minimizing waste and reducing clicks.
Schedule Print
Schedule Print is an advanced job-management tool that allows the user to define when jobs will print by setting DATE/TIME parameters.
The jobs will print as soon as the DATE/TIME conditions are met, the server is turned on and the print engine is available.
Benefits:
Increases automation of the production process, allowing for unattended printing and eliminating the need to have attendants
constantly on watch, thereby reducing overhead costs.
Provides the ability to plan the process and printing stages in advance.
Facilitates balancing the workload and prioritizing print production throughout the day to avoid peaks and bottlenecks.
Allows advance scheduling of batch jobs. For example, if there are jobs with the same media characteristics, the operators can
schedule the jobs to print when the media is loaded at the printer.
Job Presets
The Fiery server Job Preset enhancements include the following:
•Server Job Presets
•Import and export Job Presets

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Server Job Presets
Previously, users could create local Job Presets, which were available for use only on the user’s workstation. Now administrators can
create and share Server Job Presets to automate the selection of Job Properties for commonly used tasks, saving time and maximizing
productivity.
Administrators can save, edit, publish and delete Server Presets from the Command WorkStation Device Center. They can also create
Server Presets from within Job Properties in the Command WorkStation right after selecting the applicable job settings — simply provide a
name and description. Other users can access the centrally stored presets through workflows such as Virtual Printers, Hot Folders, Job
Properties and Print Drivers.
Save, edit, publish and delete Server Presets from the Command WorkStation Device Center.
It is easy to create server Job Presets by providing a name and description.
Select Job Presets from Job Properties.
Benefits:
Allows all users to access commonly used settings in all workflows.

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Permits administrators to save and manage the most commonly used settings and then easily publish them as Virtual Printers
and Hot Folders.
Import and Export Job Presets
This feature offers the ability to import and export both server and local Job Presets. Local Job Presets can be exported and shared
between users. Only administrators can manage Server Presets.
Users can export and import Server Job Presets.
Users can export and import Server Job Presets between Fiery servers of the same model, streamlining the process of programming
multiple servers to behave identically.
Export Server Job Presets.
Merge or overwrite existing presets.
Benefits:
Share and back up local Job Presets for safekeeping.
Easily and quickly make Server Job Presets available to multiple Fiery users.
Create automated workflows for any repetitive task, reducing the number of times a job needs to be touched during printing.