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

INTRODUCTION 5
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.

PRINT OPTIONS OVERVIEW 6
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.

PRINT OPTIONS 8
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.

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Booklet Maker: Front Cover
None/Print on Front Only/
Print on Back Only/Blank/Print Both
Specify if you want to print a front cover at
the beginning of your print job.
Specify Print on Front Only if you want to
print on the front of the front cover.
Specify Print on Back Only if you want to
print on the back of the front cover.
Specify Blank if you want a blank front
cover.
Specify Print Both if you want to print on
the back and the front of the front cover.
This option is only available with the
Booklet Maker print option.
Nested Saddle Group
8/12/16/20/24/28/32/36/40 Specify the number of sheets for Nested
Saddle booklets. For more information, see page 19.
Brightness
85% Lightest/90% Lighter/95% Light/
100% Normal/105% Dark/110% Darker/
115% Darkest
Select 85% for a substantially lighter
image, 115% for a substantially darker
image, or use one of the settings in
between.
Center Margin
0.00-1.97 (inches)
0-50 (millimeters)
Specify a fixed margin value (millimeters
or inches) at the folding line for booklet
printing.
This option is only available with the
Booklet Maker print option selected.
For more information, see page 22.
Centering Adjustment
Fill in options Specify a relative margin, which position
the images on the page for imposition
printing.
For more information, see page 22.
CMYK Simulation Method
Full (Source GCR)/
Full (Output GCR)/
Quick
Specify the simulation method for CMYK
print jobs.
Select Full (Source GCR) for a more
complete and accurate simulation. Full
(Source GCR) applies colorimetric
transformations that adjust hue as well as
output density and produces output that
maintains the same amount of black as the
source document.
Select Full (Output GCR) to apply the same
simulation method as Full (Source GCR),
except that the output produced contains a
black amount determined by the Output
Profile.
Select Quick to use one-dimensional
transfer curves to adjust density output of
individual color channels.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

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CMYK Simulation Profile
Fill in profiles Specify the simulation goal you want for
the current print job. To access this option, click Expert Settings (Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Collate
Yes/No Specify how to output multiple-page/
multiple-copy jobs.
Color Mode
Expert Color/Grayscale
OR
Print Mode
Standard Color/Expert Color/Grayscale
Specify the color mode for the current print
job.
Select Standard Color, or Expert Color for
a full-color document.
Select Grayscale for a grayscale or black-
and-white document.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Combine Separations
On/Off When printing separations from supported
desktop publishing applications:
Select On to combine separations on a
single page.
Select Off to view separations as four
individual black-and-white pages,
each representing one color plate.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Composite Overprint
Off/On Select On to overprint objects that are
specified in the source PostScript or PDF
file.
When this option is On, overprinting
commands specified in source applications
will take place when the output is
composite and consistent with the
separations output.
Copies
1-9999 Specify the number of copies of a job you
want to print. NOTE: The maximum number depends on operating system.
Creep Adjustment
Off/Thick/Normal Creep occurs when booklets have a large
number of pages or are printed on heavy
media. Use this option to adjust images that
may shift from the center of the sheet in
booklets.
Select Thick when you use thick media
paper for your print job.
Select Normal when you use normal media
paper for your print job.
For more information, see page 22.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

PRINT OPTIONS 13
FreeForm: Create Master
None/1-15 To create a FreeForm master from this job,
specify a number to assign to the FreeForm
master file.
For more information, see Variable Data
Printing.
Command WorkStation allows you to
select up to 100 FreeForm Masters. For
more information, see Command
WorkStation Help.
FreeForm: Preview Master
Click to preview Click to generate a low-resolution image of
the selected FreeForm Master. NOTE: This option is selectable only if you enable Use Master.
For more information, see Variable Data
Printing.
FreeForm: Use Master
None/1-15 For variable data print jobs, specify the
FreeForm master to use for the job. For more information, see Variable Data Printing.
Command Workstation allows you to select
up to 100 FreeForm Masters. For more
information, see Command WorkStation
Help.
Image Quality
Normal/Best Select Normal to provide a good quality
image at high print speed.
Select Best for higher output quality.
However, selecting Best may affect the
printing speed.
Image Shift
Off/On Select On to adjust an image for duplex
(two-sided) printing by shifting the image
horizontally, in the direction of paper
travel, relative to the leading edge.
For more information, see page 24.
Image Shift: Align front and back images
Off/On Specify to align the front cover image to
the back cover image when using the Image
Shift print option.
For more information, see page 24.
Image Shift: Units
mm/inches/points Specify the measurement values when
using the Image Shift print option For more information, see page 24.
Image Smoothing
Off/On Select On to minimize grainy output when
printing low-resolution images. When you
select On, Image Smoothing is enforced on
all images.
NOTE: If you create an EPS file in
Photoshop, the settings specified from
Photoshop take effect.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

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Imposition Reduction
Off/On Specify to scale up or down the page
content to maximize paper usage and
ensure that all page content appears.
Select Off if you do not want the page
content to be scaled. If you select Off, you
may notice unwanted clipping.
Select On when the original document size
is to be printed on the same paper size by
reducing the imageable area by one half.
NOTE: If Imposition Reduction is set to
Off, make sure you select the actual print
size of your document output using the
Print Size option.
Instructions Enter instructions for the operator about
the job. This field has a 127-character (alphanumeric and special characters)
limit.
Job Type
Normal Print/Secure Print Specify whether to print document in
Normal or Secure Print mode.
Secure Print allows you print sensitive or
confidential files only when present at the
copier. To use Secure Print, enter a Job
Name and an arbitrary job password, which
you will re-enter when present at the copier
For information about Secure Print, see the
documentation that accompanies your
copier.
Job Name If Secure Print is enabled, enter a Job Name
for your print job. The Job Name field has a 16-character (alphanumeric) limit.
Job Password If Secure Print is enabled, enter a Job
Password for your print job. The Job Password field has a 4-character (numeric) limit.
Media Check
On/Off
Media Type
Fill in options Specify the media type to use for the entire
job.
Media Weight
Fill in options Select the media weight for your print job.
Mirror
Off/Manual Specify On to print the mirror image of the
job, from right to left. This option is available only from Windows printer drivers.
Mixed Media
User defined)Click Define to specify the media types
used for specific pages, or range(s) of
pages, and to assign chapter-based
finishing.
For more information, see Utilities.
N-up Layout
1-up/2-up/4-up/6-up/9-up/16-up Select a layout (number of pages per sheet)
for your print job.
Notes Enter information about the job. The Notes field has a 31-character limit.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

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Orientation
Portrait/Landscape Specify Portrait or Landscape page
orientation of the document.
Orientation Override
Off/Portrait/Landscape Specify an orientation override for your
print job.
Output Bin
Fill in options Specify the output location of the printed
job.
Output Profile
Fill in profiles Specify the output profile to use for the
current print job. You can associate a
downloaded ICC profile with one of the
Output Profile settings to manage the color
conversion on the CX3641MFP.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Page Order
Forward/Reverse Select Forward to print the pages of your
job from first to last.
Select Reverse to print the pages of your
job from last to first.
Page Size
Fill in options Specify the paper size on which to print the
document. NOTE: To specify the target sheet size, use the Print size option.
For Custom Page Sizes, see Printing from
Windows
Paper Source
Fill in options Specify the paper tray to use for your job. The AutoSelect setting automatically
selects the tray containing the paper size
specified for the job.
Print Gray using Black only (CMYK)
Off/
Text /Graphics/
Text/Graphics/Image
Use this feature to designate that gray in a
job be printed using black toner only.
Select Text/Graphics to print only text and
graphics using black toner.
Select Text/Graphics/Images to print all
objects using black toner.
This option is designed to use toner
efficiently and to reduce click charges,
ensuring that a single black-and-white
charge is incurred, instead of four color
when using a processed black.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab)...
Print Gray using Black only (RGB)
Off/
Text /Graphics /
Text/Graphics/Images
Use this feature to designate that gray in a
job be printed using black toner only.
Select Text/Graphics to print only text and
graphics using black toner.
Select Text/Graphics/Images to print all
objects using black toner.
This option is designed to use toner
efficiently and to reduce click charges,
ensuring that a single black-and-white
charge is incurred.
NOTE: The option is especially useful
with PowerPoint and other Microsoft
applications, which do not always properly
register RGB conversion to grayscale.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

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Print Master
Printer’s default/Yes/No When you create a Master page from an
application and set this option to On, the
Master file prints.
Select this option to verify or confirm your
Master page.
This option is available only if Create
Master is enabled..
NOTE: Applicable click charges occur
when you print the Master.
Print Queue Action
Print/Process and Hold/Print and Hold Select the job action with a published
queue.
Select Process and Hold if you want the job
to RIP (raster image process) and not print.
Select Print and Hold to save the raster file
after printing.
This option is invalid if your job is sent to
the Direct connection.
Print Size
Fill in options Specify the target print size (sheet size) for
your print job. NOTE: To specify the document’s page size, use the Page Size option.
Punch
Off/Left/Top/Right Specify where to punch your job.
Punch Holes
None/2 Holes (70 mm)/2 Holes (80 mm)/3
Holes/4 Holes/4 Holes Grouped
Specify the number and style of hole
punches for your print job.
Pure Black Text/Graphics
Pure Black/Rich Black/Normal Select Normal to print black text and
graphics as a four-color black using
C, M, Y, and K toner, and to use normal
PostScript rendering.
Select Pure Black to print black text and
graphics as a one-color black, using black
toner only.
Select Rich Black to print black text and
graphics as richer looking black, by
layering a small amount of Cyan toner
underneath the black toner, to make the
black even darker.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Remove White PPT Background
Off/On Select On when using PowerPoint to create
variable data in conjunction with
FreeForm.
Rendering Style
Photographic/Presentation/Absolute
Colorimetric/Relative Colorimetric
Specify a default color rendering dictionary
(CRD) to use when you print RGB images,
objects, and text.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
RGB Separation
Simulation/Output Select Simulation for RGB jobs for which
you want to simulate an output device other
than the device to which you are printing.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

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RGB Source Profile
Fill in profiles Specify a source color space definition for
printing RGB images, objects, and text. To access this option, click Expert Settings (Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Rotate 180
Yes/No Specify if you want to rotate the pages of
your job 180degrees.
Scale
100%/25-400% Specify a scaling override for the print job. NOTE: The supported range is 25 to 400.
Scale to Fit
On/Off Specify whether to scale your job to fit to a
paper size. For more information, see page 25.
Screen Selection
Dot Screen/Line Screen (Auto)/
Line Screen (Detail)/
Line Screen (Smooth)
Select a screen mode appropriate for your
print job.
Spot Color Matching
On/Off Select Off to print specified PANTONE
colors in your job using the current
CMYK Simulation and CMYK Simulation
Method.
Select On to activate the PANTONE
Lookup Table. The CX3641MFP prints
specified PANTONE colors in your job by
matching the CMYK print blend to the
same color from the PANTONE library.
To access this option, click Expert Settings
(Color tab).
For more information, see Color Printing.
Staple
Fill in options Indicate whether or not to staple a job.
Toner Saving
Off/On Specify On to decrease the amount of toner
used.
Tray Alignment
Enable/Disable Specify if you want to enable
tray alignment, which adjusts the
placement of text and images on the page to
ensure correct alignment for 2-sided
printing.
For more information, see Utilities.
User Authentication: I’m a Guest (User
Authentication)
On/Off
Select On to allow you to do guest printing. Guest printing must be set to On in the
CX3641MFP.
For more information, see Configuration
and Setup.
User Authentication: Password
Enter a password If User Authentication is enabled on the
CX3641MFP, specify your User Password
to print your job. Type your local password
or domain password for user
authentication.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

PRINT OPTIONS 18
User Authentication: Save User
Information
Off/On
Select On to allow you to save the user
name and password information or the
guest option for preceding sessions for user
authentication.
User Authentication: Use Windows Login
Off/On If you are logged in to your Windows
computer, select Use Windows Login for
user authentication.
This option appears when you log in to
your domain on your Windows computer.
For more information, see Configuration
and Setup.
User Authentication: Username
Enter a username If User Authentication is enabled on the
CX3641MFP, specify your User Name to
print your job. Type your user name or
domain\user name for user authentication.
Option and settings
(default setting is underlined) Description Requirements, constraints,
and information

PRINT OPTIONS 19
Additional information
The following sections provide additional information about print options. For more
information about the settings, requirements, and constraints in effect for these options,
see the table on page 10.
2-Sided Printing
TOPRINT 2-SIDED (DUPLEX) PAGES
1 Choose Print in your application and locate the 2-Sided Printing option.
The location of CX3641MFP print options varies, depending on the printer driver you are
using.
2 Choose one of the 2-Sided Printing settings:
Short Edge Binding: For portrait jobs, prints the top of the image on side 1 on the opposite
edge of the page from the top of the image on side 2; for landscape jobs, prints the top of
the image on side 1 on the same edge of the page as the top of the image on side 2.
Long Edge Binding: For portrait jobs, prints the top of the image on side 1 on the same
edge of the page as the top of the image on side 2; for landscape jobs, prints the top of the
image on side 1 on the opposite edge of the page from the top of the image on side 2.
The following table shows how the 2-Sided Printing settings correspond to printed output.
Auto Trapping
Trapping is a technique which prints some objects slightly larger or smaller than specified
in an application, in order to prevent white edges around the objects. These white edges, or
“halos,” can be caused by factors such as misregistration, the physical properties of the
toners, and the stiffness of the media. The Auto Trapping feature provides you with
advanced trapping settings and gives you full control over their values.
For more information, see Color Printing.
Short Edge Binding Long Edge Binding
Portrait
Landscape
1
2
1 2
1 2 1
2

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Booklet Maker: Booklets
Use this option to arrange the pages of your print job in special layouts for folding or
cutting after printing.
To assign a fixed center margin for your booklet job, you can use the Center Margin
option. For information, see “Center Margin” on page 22.
To assign a center margin relative to X- and Y-axis, you can use the Centering Adjustment
option. For information, see “Center Margin” on page 22.
To adjust for the incremental shifting that may occur when you print booklet jobs, you can
use the Creep Adjustment option. For more information, see “Creep Adjustment” on
page 23.
The following booklet methods are supported:
Off: The job is printed without any booklet imposition features.
Standard: Choose this setting to print entire documents that are folded and stacked in
booklet order. Finished pages can be stapled or stitched across the center fold, or spine.
.
Right Binding:This option is the same as the Standard booklet, except that the page order
sequence is from right to left
Perfect: Choose this setting to print separate folded pages that are stacked in booklet order.
Finished pages are stitched adjacent to one another for trimming or gluing.
.
Standard Booklet
Front Back
Perfect Booklet
Front Back