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Xerox Production Print Services
Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services
701P40016
Version 3.7
March, 2003
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1-1 Before you use this guide 1-1 About XPPS 1-1 XDS 1-2 XDS Plus 1-2 Xerox custom drivers 1-2 Third party drivers and PPDs 1-2 Web Interface 1-3 Command line client 1-3 About this guide 1-3 Contents 1-3 Conventions 1-4 Related documentation 1-5 Customer Support 1-5 2. Using XDS 2-1 Prerequisites 2-1 Accessing XDS from Windows 2-2 Accessing XDS from Macintosh OS X 2-2 Overview of the printing process 2-2 Windows printing process 2-2 Macintosh printing process 2-
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Deleting a printer 2-8 Accessing printer information 2-9 Checking the printer connections 2-9 3. Using the XDS Plus software 3-1 Prerequisites 3-1 Accessing the XDS Plus software 3-2 Accessing XDS Plus from Windows 3-2 Accessing XDS Plus from Solaris 3-2 Accessing XDS Plus from the Internet 3-3 XDS Plus printing process 3-4 Printer and queue setup 3-5 Selecting a printer and queue 3-5 Change Printer window components 3-5 Viewing printer and queue properties 3-7 Selecting a prin
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting up stocks 4-9 Displaying the stock window 4-9 Stock window components 4-9 Selecting a stock for the job 4-11 Creating a new stock 4-11 Specifying the sides imaged 4-13 Specifying a finishing option 4-14 Specifying collation 4-14 Specifying slip sheets 4-14 Setting up advanced features 4-15 Setup options in the Image Adjustment section 4-15 Specifying an image shift 4-15 Specifying Rotation 4-17 Selecting OPI 4-17 Selecting OPI Prescan 4-17 Specifying Halftone 4-18 Speci
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Viewing properties 4-28 5. Xerox PPDs and PlugIns 5-1 PPDs and PlugIns using a Macintosh 5-1 Guidelines for selecting printing requirements 5-1 Selecting the printing options 5-2 Using the Xerox PlugIn 5-2 Using drag and drop to print one or more jobs 5-3 PPDs and PlugIns using Windows 5-3 Creating your document 5-4 Printing options 5-4 6. Using Command Line Client 6-1 Accessing the XDS Command Line software 6-1 Accessing XDS Command Line from Windows 6-1 Accessing XDS Command
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Printing in print command mode 6-8 Command quick reference 6-9 7. The Xerox Custom PCL printer drivers 7-1 Features 7-1 Printing a document 7-2 Accessing the features and options 7-2 Starting printing 7-3 8. The Xerox Custom PostScript printer drivers 8-1 Features 8-1 Printing a document 8-2 Accessing the features and options 8-2 Starting printing 8-3 9. Job ticket options 9-1 Setting up a print job 9-1 Printer Limitations window 9-1 The Printer default option 9-2 Setting job t
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Specifying exception pages 9-20 Specifying full-color parameters 9-23 Setting highlight color parameters 9-27 Specifying page inserts 9-29 Specifying chapter starts 9-31 Printing a document 9-32 Selecting a print queue 9-32 Selecting a file to print 9-32 Reprinting a saved job 9-33 Reprinting without changing the job ticket parameters 9-34 Reprinting with different job ticket parameters 9-35 Checking the status of a job 9-36 Setting the XDS print options 9-36 Setting up a print
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS ix
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TABLE OF CONTENTS x GUIDE TO PRINTING USING XDS
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1. Introduction Using a networked workstation and the Xerox Production Print Services software, documents that have been created using a publishing application can be printed at a supported Xerox printer. Before you use this guide This guide is intended for users of the following workstations: PCs running Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP Sun workstations running Solaris 2.6 or higher Macintosh OS To use the XPPS software to publish documents, your workstation must be
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Introduction Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services XDS Xerox Document Submission software application (XDS) is a standalone application that is used to enter job ticket information for an existing PDL file and submit the job to an available printer running DocuSP version 3.1 or higher software. This software enables users of Xerox supported networks to take advantage of the many printing options that are offered by the supported Xerox printing systems. NOTE: Documents
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Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Introduction Web Interface With the web interface you use a browser to access windows that enables you to select a document file, set up a job ticket, and submit your print job to the printe, all from the internet. Command line client If you use the print, listjob, listq or listp command for your workflow, it is recommended that you use the new XDS Command Line client included with the XDS Plus software. About this guide Before you per
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Introduction Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Chapter 6, “Using Command Line Client,” The Xerox Document Submission Command Line software enables you to set up and submit print jobs by entering commands in a DOS or Unix window, from a PC or Sun workstation. This chapter describes the procedure and syntax for entering the print and job setup commands. Chapter 7, “The Xerox Custom PCL printer drivers,” contains information about printing a document using the Xerox
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Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Introduction [Hold job]: The document is held at the printer... [Cancel job]: The document is not printed... Note: Notes are hints that help you perform a task or understand the text. Notes are presented in italics, in separate paragraphs. Example: NOTE: You cannot submit a job unless the printer is connected to your workstation. Related documentation Further information on the specific Xerox printer and the print server or contro
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Introduction Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services 1-6
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2. Using XDS This chapter contains the procedures for accessing the XDS software on a Xerox printing system from your computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, XP, a Sun workstation that is running Solaris 2.6 or 2.8, or from a Macintosh that is running OS X. The Xerox Document Submission (XDS) software provides you with windows you use to select a document file, to set up the job ticket, and to submit your print job to the printer. When yo
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Using XDS Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Know how to save your document as a PDL format file by using the print-to-file method; or know how to create a valid TIFF, PDF, or ASCII file. Accessing XDS from Windows Follow these steps to display the XDS software from Windows: 1. Log on to your network. 2. From your workstation Start menu, select [Programs], [Xerox Applications], and then [XDS]. The XDS window opens. Accessing XDS from Macintosh OS X When you run the Xero
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Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Using XDS 4. Set up the print job and job ticket. The following setup procedures are accessed from the Print Setup window: Specifying the imaging and finishing options. Including the notes that contain information about the job. Defining the stocks to use during printing. Selecting any special features of the job, such as covers, blank inserts, or exception pages. Refer to “Setting up a print job,” later in this chapter. 5. Send
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Using XDS Guide to Printing Using Xerox Production Print Services Page range ([To] and [From]) [Job Type] [Disposition] 8. Enter the job notes. 9. Define the stocks that you will use for the print job. 10.Select any special features for the job, such as covers, blank inserts, or exception pages 11. Select [OK] to send the document file to the printer. NOTE: When you are performing the procedures, if you press the or key, the XDS software executes the task that is initi
