Before you use this guide, About Xpps | Xerox 701P40016 instruction

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 able to access the Xerox printer through a Xerox supported network.

You should be familiar with the application you will be using, with using a mouse, and with managing the dialog boxes and windows.

About XPPS

The Xerox Production Print Services (XPPS) software, contains a variety of applications which allow users to submit jobs for printing to connected and supported Xerox printers.

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Xerox 701P40016 manual Before you use this guide, About Xpps

Contents

Xerox Production Print Services USA Table of Contents Printing a job using the DocuSP web interface Using the XDS Plus software Table of Contents Xerox PPDs and PlugIns Using Command Line Client Job ticket options Xerox Custom PCL printer driversXerox Custom PostScript printer drivers Viii Table of Contents Guide to Printing Using XDS Table of Contents Guide to Printing Using XDS About Xpps Before you use this guide Third party drivers and PPDs XDS PlusXerox custom drivers Web Interface Command line clientContents About this guidePage Customer Support Related documentationPage Prerequisites Using XDS Windows printing process Accessing XDS from WindowsAccessing XDS from Macintosh OS Overview of the printing process Macintosh printing process Using drag and drop to print one or more jobs Selecting a file for printing Selecting a printer type and queue Customizing the printer list Adding a printer Setting the default printer Deleting a printer Modifying a print queue Checking the printer connections Accessing printer informationPage Using the XDS Plus software Accessing XDS Plus from Solaris Accessing the XDS Plus softwareAccessing XDS Plus from Windows Http//12.240.36.123 Accessing XDS Plus from the Internet XDS Plus printing process Selecting a printer and queue Printer and queue setupPage Viewing printer and queue properties Selecting a printer and queue Selecting a printer and queue Page Viewing printer and queue properties Selecting a printer and queue Overview of the web interface printing process Printing a job using the DocuSP web interface Valid URL characters are Setting up a print job Specifying job ticket parameters for the current job Job tickets File///jobrepository Selecting printing or saving Selecting the type of page description language Selecting the queue default job ticketSelecting the default job ticket Modifying the default job ticket Specifying the number of copies Specifying the main stock for the job Specifying a page range for printing Sections Setting up stocksDisplaying the stock window Stock window components Stock selection buttons Stock properties Creating a new stock Selecting a stock for the jobPage Specifying the sides imaged Specifying slip sheets Specifying a finishing optionSpecifying collation Specifying an image shift Setting up advanced featuresSetup options in the Image Adjustment section Page Selecting OPI Prescan Specifying RotationSelecting OPI Enabling anti-aliasing Setting color featuresSpecifying Halftone Specifying tone reproduction curves TRCs Color Adjustments Color Cast Setting Expert Color parameters Specifying output color parameters Specifying source color profilesPage Entering Job Information Setting user preferences Selecting a print queue Printing a document Checking job, printer, and queue status and messages Submitting a job for printingPage Viewing properties Viewing messages Guidelines for selecting printing requirements PPDs and PlugIns using a Macintosh Selecting the printing options Using the Xerox PlugIn PPDs and PlugIns using Windows Printing options Creating your document Available selections by printer driver in properties Dialog Available selections by printer driver in properties Dialog Accessing XDS Command Line from Solaris and Mac OS Accessing the XDS Command Line softwareAccessing XDS Command Line from Windows Accessing XDS Command Line Help -help and -\? XDS Command Line operating modesUsing Print command mode Print command mode parameters Selecting a file for printing -f file Page Syntax User sender Argument Sender Setting the finishing optionSetting user name Syntax Finishing option Argument Option Argument Server DocuSP controller name Argument Or -LArgument Or -S status Argument Or -I identification numberPage Argument RegFileLoc -get Setting the RegFileLocPrinting in print command mode Syntax RegFileLoc -location Argument location Print command mode commands and parameters Command quick reference Print command mode commands and parameters Print command mode commands and parameters Page Xerox Custom PCL printer drivers Features Accessing the features and options Starting printing Page Xerox Custom PostScript printer drivers Printing a document Starting printing Page Printer Limitations window Job ticket options Setting job ticket options for XDS Printer default option Creating a new job ticket Accessing the Setup windowAccessing job ticket features for XDS Plus Setting up a job ticket Selecting the job type Specifying the page range Specifying the job disposition printing or saving Specifying job setup parameters Selecting a finishing option Printer DefaultSelecting the document type Specifying the image rotation Page Tone Reproduction Curves TRC Selecting an Output Location Entering Job Notes Specifying anti-aliasing Specifying stocks for the job Stock categories Overview of the stock selection procedure Modifying an existing stock Selecting a stock ID Specifying the stock size Deleting a stockSpecifying stock properties Standard Opaque paper Specifying the stock colorSpecifying the stock type Specifying covers Specifying the stock weightSpecifying drilled paper Specifying coating/finishing Specifying both front and back covers Specifying front cover or back cover onlyPage Adding an exception Specifying exception pagesPage Deleting an exception Viewing or changing an exception Specifying full-color parameters Settings in the Color fields Specifying source color profiles Specifying output color parameters Page Specifying the extraction color Setting highlight color parametersSpecifying the highlight color Specifying the mismatch action Selecting the rendering algorithm Adding an insert Specifying page inserts Deleting an insert Changing an insert Changing a chapter start Specifying chapter starts Selecting a file to print Deleting a chapter start Selecting a saved file for reprint Command lineDirectory window Selecting a print server file Reprinting without changing the job ticket parameters Reprinting with different job ticket parameters Checking the status of a job Setting the XDS print options File contents Setting up a printer capabilities file Generating a printer capabilities file on XDS Plus Sources for the printer capabilities file for Windows Exiting the XDS Plus software Exiting the XDS software