Oki CX3641 MFP Use and care manual

EFI Fiery Print Options Technical Reference
Part Number: 59308804, Rev. 1.0
15 March 2008

CONTENTS 3
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 4
Terminology and conventions 4
About this document 5
PRINT OPTIONS OVERVIEW 6
About printer drivers and printer description files 6
About print options 6
Print option override hierarchy 6
Setting print options 7
PRINT OPTIONS 8
Print options and settings 8
Print setting constraints 8
Customizing printer driver 8
Additional information 19
2-Sided Printing 19
Auto Trapping 19
Booklet Maker: Booklets 20
Booklet Maker: Speed printing 21
Center Margin 22
Centering Adjustment 22
Creep Adjustment 23
Image Shift 24
Scale 25
Scale to Fit 25
INDEX 26
CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4
INTRODUCTION
This document provides a description of the CX3641MFP print options. It also provides
information about any constraints or requirements in effect.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention Refers to
Titles in italics Other books in this documentation set
Windows Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Tips and information
Important information
Important information about issues that can result in physical
harm to you or others

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About this document
This document is intended for users who want a description of all the CX3641MFP print
options. It also explains each print option and provides information about any constraints
or requirements in effect. It covers the following topics:
• Information about printer drivers, printer description files (PPDs), and setting
CX3641MFP print options.
• Brief explanations of each print option, default setting, and any constraints or
requirements.
• Details about specific print options.

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PRINT OPTIONS OVERVIEW
This chapter describes printer drivers and PPD files, CX3641MFP print options, and
locations for setting print options.
About printer drivers and printer description files
The CX3641MFP receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) the
files, and then sends them to the copier/printer. Windows computers communicate with
the CX3641MFP by means of a printer driver and PPD (PostScript Printer Description)
files.
A printer driver manages printing communication between your application and the
printer. It interprets the instructions generated by the application, merges those
instructions with printer-specific options you set, and then translates all information into
Adobe PostScript, a language the printer understands. In other words, the printer driver
writes a PostScript file based on your original file and the options you set from the Print
dialog box.
A printer driver also allows you to select print options for your copier/printer. To do this,
the printer driver must be matched with a PPD file for your CX3641MFP. A PPD file
contains information about the features and capabilities of a particular device (for
example, what paper sizes and media types are supported). The printer driver reads the
information in the PPD file and presents the information to you in the form of options you
select in the Print dialog box. The PPD file for the CX3641MFP includes information
about the features of both the copier/printer and the CX3641MFP. For information about
the specific print options for the CX3641MFP, see the table that begins on page 8.
About print options
Print options give you access to the special features of your CX3641MFP. Print options
can be specified in several places—in CX3641MFP Setup, or from the printing
application, ColorWise Pro Tools, Hot Folders, or Command WorkStation.
Print option override hierarchy
The override hierarchy is as follows:
• A user’s printer driver settings override the CX3641MFP Setup and ColorWise Pro
Tools settings.
• Settings assigned to Hot Folders/Virtual Printers override the user’s printer driver
settings.

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• Settings made from Command WorkStation override the user’s printer driver settings.
Setting print options
• During Setup
Some settings are specified during Setup by the administrator. For information about
the current default server settings, contact the administrator or the operator.
• From ColorWise Pro Tools
Set the default CMYK Simulation Profile, CMYK Simulation Method, RGB Source
Profile, RGB Separation, Output Profile, Rendering Style, Spot Color Matching,
Print Gray using black only, Pure Black Text/Graphics, and Black Overprint settings.
For more information about using ColorWise Pro Tools, see Color Printing.
• From applications
With the Adobe PostScript printer drivers, you can specify job settings when you print
a job. For information about specifying job settings from Windows applications, see
Printing from Windows. From Hot Folders
Assign a group of print options to a Hot Folder. When you specify print options for a
Hot Folder, the print options are assigned to all jobs sent through that Hot Folder.
These print options override any default options.
For more information, see Hot Folders Help.
• Overrides from Command WorkStation
To change job settings from Command WorkStation, double-click a job to display the
Properties dialog box.
For more information about Command WorkStation, see Command WorkStation Help.

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PRINT OPTIONS
This chapter explains the CX3641MFP print options, default settings, and any constraints
or requirements. It also provides detailed descriptions of specific print options, beginning
on page 19.
Print options and settings
In the following table, underlined settings in the Option and settings column indicate
default printer driver settings (PPD defaults). If you do not use the printer driver interface
to configure a particular option, the CX3641MFP prints the job with the underlined
setting.
For options that you configure in Setup from FieryBar, Command WorkStation,
Configure, or ColorWise Pro Tools, choosing Printer’s default results in the CX3641MFP
printing the job with the setting you specified in Setup. For options that cannot be
configured in Setup, the CX3641MFP prints the job with a preconfigured Printer’s default
setting. For more information, see the Requirements, constraints, and information column
in the table.
To determine the current Setup defaults, print the Configuration page from Command
WorkStation.
Print setting constraints
In the printer driver, settings that appear in red indicate a “constraint,” meaning that the
print option depends on another print option setting. When there is a constraint, the
settings appear in red and a conflict pane alerts you, allowing you to change settings
automatically.
Settings that appear greyed-out in the printer driver may also indicate installable options
that require initial installation. For information on installable options, see Printing from
Windows .
Customizing printer driver
The printer driver Basic pane allows you to customize the initial pane using shortcuts (up
to 16) for frequently used print options. To add shortcuts to the Basic pane, select
Customize (located top right corner), highlight the print option, and then select Add or
Remove. To reposition shortcuts on Basic pane, highlight the print option and select Move
Up or Move Down.

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For more detailed procedure to customize the Basic pane, see the printer driver online
Help.

PRINT OPTIONS 10
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information
2-Sided Printing
Off/Long Edge Binding/
Short Edge Binding
Select Off for simplex (single-sided)
printing.
Select Long Edge Binding for duplex
(double-sided) printing with both sides
using the same long edge.
Select Short Edge Binding for duplex
(double-sided) printing with both sides
using the same short edge.
For more information, see page 19.
Auto Trapping
Off/On Specify whether the job should
automatically reduce white gaps for text
and graphics.
NOTE: Setting this option to On may
result in graphics or text surrounded with
borders.
For more information, see page 19.
Auto Tray Switch
On/Off Specify Off to disable the Auto Tray
switching option.
Black Overprint
Off/Text/Text&Graphics
Specify whether to overprint black text or
black text and graphics placed on colored
backgrounds. Overprinting colored
backgrounds eliminates white gaps and
reduces halo effects or misregistration of
colors.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Booklet Maker
Off/Standard Booklet/Right Binding/
Perfect/Perfect-Right Binding/
Nested Saddle-Left/Nested Saddle -Right/
Speed Print/Double Print
Specify how to arrange the pages of the job
in special layouts for folding or cutting
after printing.
For more information, see page 19.
Booklet Maker: Back Cover
None/Print on Front Only/
Print on Back Only/Blank/Print Both
Specify if you want to print a back cover at
the end of your print job.
Specify Print on Front Only if you want to
print on the front of the back cover.
Specify Print on Back Only if you want to
print on the back of the back cover.
Specify Blank if you want a blank back
cover.
Specify Print Both if you want to print on
the back and the front of the back cover.
This option is only available with the
Booklet Maker print option.
Booklet Maker: Cover Source
Fill in options Select a paper tray to use for front and back
booklet covers.