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13.Leave the Preview window open, and, if necessary, drag it to the right.
14.Select the Spacing & Marks parameter.
15.In the Marks list, select Crop marks.
The crop marks automatically appear in the Preview window and the Margins setting is automatically increased to accommodate the crop marks.
16.In the Gutter box, type 0.2 inches or 5 mm.
The new gutter size automatically appears in the Preview window. The CX print server calculates that to accommodate a gutter of 0.2 inches or 5 mm, a layout of three columns by seven rows will best fit on each sheet.
17.Check the Preview window to make sure that no imposition conflicts appear.
18.In the job parameters window, click Save.
19.Release the suspended Process queue.
Your business cards are processed and printed according to the imposition settings.
Printing a saddle-stitch job
Use the saddle-stitch imposition method to print two sets of the same job on one press sheet to save paper and production time.
Requirements:
This example assumes the following:
●Your job is an eight-page brochure, with a custom trim size of 5.27 by 3.34 inches, or 134 by 85 mm.
●Tabloid or A3 paper is loaded in the printer.
1.In the Storage area, double-click your job.
2.In the job parameters window, click the Imposition Method tab.
3.In the Method list, select Saddle stitch.
4.In the Sets per sheet list, select 2 to print two sets of your imposed job on one press sheet.
5.If required, select Stacking mode for VDP.
6.Click Spacing & Marks.
7.In the Marks list, select Crop marks.
8.In the Custom bleed size box, type 0.118 inches or 3 mm.
9.Click the Preview button.
The Preview window appears, displaying a schematic representation of your imposition layout.
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Rotating pages Replacing pages
Production workflows
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Glossary 141
Printer User Guide
Whats new?
Getting started
Printing this guide
See also
System overview
Hardware and software components
Supported formats
Optional kits
Overview of the workspace
Printer Status pane
Queue
Turning on the CX print server
Process Queue and Print
Storage area
Turning off the CX print server
Computer for printing
Setting up your
Setting up your computer overview
Printing Methods
Print Driver software
Setting up printing on a Windows computer
Adding a network printer to your Windows computer
Requirements
Loading the Print Driver software for the first time
Shortcut for adding a printer
Deactivating the Print Driver software
Enable enhanced user interface, list select off
DEXUninstaller.exe
Removing the Print Driver software
Select File Server Properties
Setting up a TCP/IP Printer
Downloading fonts
Installing an LPR printer in Windows Vista
Setting up LPR printing
Installing an LPR printer in Windows XP
Select the LPR Byte Counting Enabled check box
Setting up printing in Mac OS
Click Continue
Requirements
Setting up your computer for printing
Calibration
Calibration overview
Calibration
Touch the Device Color Space button
Which the icons appear cyan, magenta, yellow, and then black
Page
Troubleshooting calibration
Windows and Mac OS
Using a hot folder to print
Printing a file
Printing a file to the CX print server
Password protect jobs
Double-click the desired hot folder-for example
Password protect jobs
Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS
File processing
Printing from the color
Server
Importing and printing a job
Paper stock window
Printing copies of a job
Resubmitting a job
Editing a job
Deleting a page from a job
Previewing an RTP file
Moving a page in a job
Merging pages into a job
Click Merge Job
Rotating pages
Replacing pages
Verifying the content of the job
Finding the Cmyk values of a specific area
Preflight check
Preflight report
Performing a preflight check
Viewing and printing a preflight report
Preflight report window
Fonts
HiRes
Spot Colors
Font Library
Proofing the job using color sets
Found
Printing and reviewing color sets
Assigning a color set to your job
Select Mixed paper size document
Printing using the manual duplex wizard
Printing a file that contains more than one paper size
Running a rush job
Submitting a rush job
Archiving a job
Managing jobs
Archival and retrieval of jobs
Retrieving a job
Click Retrieve
Forwarding a job to another CX print server
From the File menu, select Retrieve from archive
Duplicating jobs
Accounting Viewer
Creating a customized view in the Accounting Viewer
Customization in the Accounting Viewer
Show, hide, and move columns in the Accounting Viewer table
Exporting a PostScript file
Job report
Exporting files
Exporting an RTP file
Managing profiles
Managing color
Color management on the CX print server
Resource list, select Profile Manager
Importing a destination profile
Importing a source profile
Resource list, select Media and Color Manager
Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool
Importing a device link profile
Calibration table list
Managing calibration tables
Calibrations window
Calibration table Info Data tab
Calibration table Info Graph tab
Adding an entry to a calibration table
Next
Spot Color Editor overview
Adding a spot color
Test-printing spot colors
Editing a spot color
Deleting a spot color
Spot color dictionary list, select Custom Dictionary
Measuring a spot color with the X-Rite i1 spectrophotometer
Spot color variations overview
Selecting a spot color variation
Printing a spot color variation
Click Print Variations
Protecting specific spot colors
Protecting an RGB color as a spot color
Protecting a Cmyk color as a spot color
Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool
Protecting a gray color as a spot color
Creating and editing a gradation table
Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool
Cmyk area, select Preserve black color
Printing a job in grayscale mode
Printing color jobs as black and white
Imposition overview
Printing using imposition
Production workflows
Imposition methods
Saddle stitch
Previewing an imposition layout
Cut and stack
Perfect bound
For Trim size, select Custom
Printing a business card job
Imposition method list, select Step & Repeat
Printing a saddle-stitch job
Click Spacing & Marks
Creating an imposition template
Imposition Template Builder tool
Imposition Template Builder overview
From the Tools menu, select Imposition Template Builder
Under Orientation, select Portrait or Landscape
Imposition template viewer window
Simulating a job with your template
Front
Click Rotate
Editing an imposition template
Click View Simulated Job
Select the Apply changes to front and back check box
Click Exceptions
Printing with exceptions
Adding exceptions to your job
Click Advanced Options
Printing dynamic page exceptions
Dynamic page exceptions and setpagedevice commands
Deleting exceptions from your job
Click Save or Submit
Tabs plug-in overview
Tabs plug-in window
Text Font
Length
Width
Color
Wrap text
Underline
Alignment
Text on both sides
Tab number
Direction
Vertical Counter-clockwise Clockwise
Save
Saved Settings
Creating and printing tabs
Delete
Production workflows
Select the Mixed page size document check box
Managing tabs
Changing the location of a tab
Removing a page or tab from the file
Replacing a page with a tab
Inserting a tab before or after a specific
Saved Settings list, and then click Apply
Saving the tab settings
Deleting saved tab settings
Working with near-line finishers
Generating a corner mark and barcode
Finishing tab, select Near-line finisher
Scanning documents
Installing the Remote Scan Application in Windows
Installing the Remote Scan Application in the Mac
Remote Scan Application
Creating a scan box
Click ScanBox Manager
Select Security
Select Send to Email
Touch Scan Settings
Scanning a document on the Xerox Color 550/560 Printer
Saving scanned files to your computer
Scanning documents
VDP document formats
10Variable data printing jobs
Variable data printing jobs
Variable Print Specification
Ppml
Archiving VDP elements
Managing VDP elements
Caching global VDP elements
Resource list, select Cached VDP Elements
Retrieving VDP elements
Deleting VDP elements
11Job parameters
Print tab in the job parameters window
Print mode
Paper stock
Gallop
Interleave
Tray
Layout Orientation
Preview
Imposition tab in the job parameters window
Imposition method Method
Size Trim size
Duplex HTH
Templates Layout
Simplex
Duplex HTT
Margins
Marks
Saddle stitch or Perfect bound
Gutter
Creep
Bleed
Maximum bleed or enter a size for Custom bleed size
Quality tab in the job parameters window
Trapping Enable trapping
Overprint Black overprint
Screening
PostScript
Overprint
Color tab in the job parameters window
Color mode
Color Adjustments Brightness
Contrast
Gradation
Print grays using
Addition, you can Apply only when R, G, B values are
Black dry toner
Cmyk rendering
Intent
Select Preserve pure CMY colors
Emulate source
Paper tint
If you select Emulate source paper tint, Absolute is
Use protected Cmyk values-Retains Cmyk colors
Protected colors
Preserve pure CMY colors-Preserves pure cyan
Use protected RGB values-Retains RGB colors as
Finishing tab in the job parameters window
Professional Top
Advanced Top
Advanced Stacker
Professional
Lead
Center
Exceptions tab in the job parameters window
Job flow
Services tab in the job parameters window
Admin Print admin
To Delete printed jobs from storage
From storage
Workflow
Job Deletion Delete printed jobs
Delete failed jobs
Preflight Run preflight
High resolution
Low resolution
Split to Booklets
Media
Color server
Colorant
Color profiles
114 Job parameters
Network Setup
12Setting up your color server
Server Setup
Preferences window
Mail Service
Selecting the Disable guest connection check box
Configuration Backup
Security
Pre-RIP Preview
Localization
Deletion policy
Held jobs policy
Queues Manager
Job batching policy
Parallel RIP
Setting up e-mail and text message accounts
Click SMS and Mail accounts
Setting up a virtual printer
Virtual printers
Adding and editing a virtual printer
Backing up the configuration
Maintaining your settings
Restoring the settings for a default virtual printer
Click Restore Defaults
Click Start Restore
Restoring the configuration
Configuration backup area, click Start Backup
Tools for maintaining your system
Activating the remote tools
13Working with color server tools on your computer
Remote Site Manager overview
Preferences
Installing the Remote Site Manager
Adding to the Remote Site Manager
Remote Workspace overview
Using the EZ Connect tool to view the printer status
Connecting to the workspace from your computer
Installing the Office Hot Folder tool
Using the Web Center
Connecting to the Web Center
Office Hot Folder tool
Click Create HF
Using the Office Hot Folder tool to print
Creating an Office hot folder
Creo Color Server Job Ticket overview
Language settings
Creo Color Server Job Ticket software
Start Programs Creo Color Server
Creating and managing job tickets
Creating a job ticket in Windows
Submitting a file with job ticket for printing
From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings From
Loading job parameters from a selected server
Easy VDP File Creator tool
Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template
Adding records manually to your variable data job
Click Continue to add data records. Next
Adding records from a database to your variable data job
Creating and printing the variable data job
136 Working with color server tools on your computer
14Troubleshooting
Job History window
Resume printing
Handling alerts and failed jobs
Aborting a job
Resume printing
Alerts window
Printing system messages
140 Troubleshooting
15Glossary
Calibration curve
Brightness
Cache
Click charge
Color management
Color correction
Color gamut
Color mapping
Conventional screening
Composite file Composite mode
Contrast
Creep
Density
DCS desktop color separation
Densitometer
Density range
Device profile
Device-independent color space
Device link profile
Dot area
Frozen job
Gray component replacement GCR
Frequency-modulated FM screening
Gray balance
PPD PostScript Printer Description
Long-edge first LEF
Lookup table LUT
Pre-separated file
PSImage
Printer description file Process
Process colors
Relative colorimetric
Shadows
RTP ready-to-print job
Screen angle
Sheet
Spot color
Source profile
Spine trim size
Spot color library
Tonal calibration
Variable print specification
Tint
Trapping
Index
Running a rush job 40 submitting a rush job
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