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Setting up printing on a Windows computer

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Setting up printing on a Windows computer

Adding a network printer to your Windows computer

To print from a Windows computer, you first need to add a CX print server virtual printer to your client workstation.

Tip: Following are some shortcut tips for setting up a printer. The full procedure is detailed below.

●Locate the CX print server in My Network Places, and then double-click on the network printer you want to install. The network printer is automatically installed on your computer and appears in the list of printers.

●If you know the name of your CX print server, click Start > Run, and then type \\server name. The CX print server opens showing a list of all the network printers. Double-click on the network printer you want to install.

1.From the Start menu, select Settings > Printers and Faxes. The Printers and Faxes window appears.

2.In the Printer Tasks area, select Add a printer.

Note: Your computer might have slightly different wording from what appears in this task.

The Add Printer Wizard appears.

3.Select Next.

4.Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer, and then click Next.

5.Select Browse for a printer, and click Next.

6.Find the CX print server, and double-click it to display the list of network printers.

7.Select the desired printer, and click Next.

8.When a message appears, click Yes.

9.Select one of the following:

●Yes if you want to set this printer as the default printer on your computer.

●No if you don't want to set the printer as the default printer on your computer.

10.Click Next.

11.Click Finish to close the wizard.

The CX print server network printer is added to your printer list. In addition, the Print Driver software and PPD file are automatically installed.

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Xerox CX manual Setting up printing on a Windows computer, Adding a network printer to your Windows computer

Contents

Version Page Copyright Page Contents Managing jobs Variable data printing jobs Glossary 153 Printing this guide Getting started Supported formats System overviewHardware and software components EPS Overview of the Workspace Getting started Turning on the CX print server Requirements Turning off the CX print server Setting up your computer overview Setting up yourComputer for printing Printing Methods ProcessStore Print Driver softwareProcessPrint SpoolStore Printer Tasks area, select Add a printer Setting up printing on a Windows computerAdding a network printer to your Windows computer Deactivating the Print Driver software Enable enhanced user interface, list select offLoading the Print Driver software for the first time DEXUninstaller.exe, and select Run as Administrator DEXUninstaller.exeRemoving the Print Driver software Downloading fonts Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS Setting up printing in Mac OSClick Change Install Location Click Continue Click Utility Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS Removing the Print Driver software Calibration overview Calibration Calibration Requirements Click Calibrate Page Order they appear in the icons Cyan Magenta Yellow Black See also Mapping jobs to calibration tables Calibration Printing a file Using a hot folder to printWindows and Mac OS Printing a file to the CX print server Password protect jobs Secure printing overview on Preferences window on Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Server Printing from the colorImporting and printing a job Click Import Editing a job overview Deleting a page from a job Moving a page in a jobMerging one or more pages into a job Next Click Merge Jobs Replacing pages Finding the Cmyk values of a specific area Verifying the content of the job Preflight Report Preflight CheckPage Performing a preflight check Preflight Report window Viewing and printing a preflight reportHiRes Spot Colors Proofing the job using color sets Photos of people Assigning a color set to your jobOutdoor photos Corporate documents Secure printing overview Archiving a job Managing jobsArchival and retrieval of jobs Retrieving a job Forwarding a job to another CX print serverFrom the File menu, select Retrieve from archive Click Retrieve Printing copies of a job Duplicating jobsResubmitting a job Accounting Viewer overview Job ReportsJob Report overview Ensuring proper billing Cmyk area, select Preserve black color InSite jobsPrinting a job in black and white Job Exporting a job as an InSite jobPage Managing jobs Managing color and profiles Managing colorColor tools overview Creating a destination profile Managing color and profiles Click Create Profile Resource list, select Profile Manager Importing a destination profileImporting a source profile Select Source Profile tab Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool Resource Center, select Media and Color Manager Calibration table list Managing calibration tablesCalibrations window Properties Info DataOutput Density Info Graph Adding an entry to a calibration tableSeparations Input % Resource list, select Calibrations Managing spot colors Managing color Adding a spot color Editing a spot color Printing a spot color chartDeleting a spot color Spot dictionary list, select Custom Dictionary Click Test Print Spot color variations overview Selecting a spot color variation From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor Printing a spot color variation Click Print Variations Protecting specific spot colors Defining a gray color as a spot color Defining an RGB color as a spot color Defining a Cmyk color as a spot color Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool Creating a new gradation table Previewing a job Editing a gradation table Exposure and color cast Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up Shadows and highlights Image noiseRed-eye Jpeg artifacts Managing color Production workflows Print using impositionImposition overview Imposition methods Previewing an imposition layout Imposition layout Preview window Conflict indications Printing a business card job For Trim Size, select Custom Imposition Method list, select Step & Repeat Click Spacing & Marks Printing a saddle stitch job Creating an imposition template Imposition Template Builder ToolImposition Template Builder overview Imposition method Saddle Stitch Columns Rows Imposition template viewer windowBinding Left From the Tools menu, select Imposition Template Builder Both Editing an imposition template Select the Apply changes to front and back check box Simulating a job with your template Print with exceptionsAdding exceptions to your job Deleting exceptions from your job Dynamic page exceptions and setpagedevice commandsClick Advanced Options Click Save or Submit Select the Support dynamic page exceptions check box Printing dynamic page exceptions Tabs Size Tabs plug-in overview Tabs plug-in windowType Orientation Top Offset TextBottom Offset Length Bold ColorItalic Underline Direction Text on both sides Creating tabs Page Changing the location of a tab Managing tabs Replacing a page with a tab Saving the tab settingsInserting a tab before or after a specific Removing a page or tab from the file Deleting saved tab settings Jobs Variable data printingVariable Data Printing jobs About VDP document formats Booklet About Variable Print SpecificationSub-job Reusable Elements Managing VDP elements Select General DefaultsAbout Ppml Selecting to Cache Global VDP Elements Resource list, select Cached VDP Elements Archiving VDP elementsRetrieving VDP elements Deleting VDP Elements 100 Print tab in the Job Parameters window Job parameters Layout Print tab in the Job Parameters window 103 Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Set and apply imposition settings to your job Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window 105 106 Imposition overview on Quality tab in the Job Parameters window Quality tab in the Job Parameters window 109 Cmyk Color tab in the Job Parameters window Color tab in the Job Parameters window 111 112 Color tab in the Job Parameters window 113 Cmyk RGB Photo touch-up tab in the Job Parameters window Finishing tab in the Job Parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window Services tab in the Job Parameters window Services tab in the Job Parameters window 119 APR/OPI Services tab in the Job Parameters window 121 122 Preferences window Setting up your color Server Processed Preferences window 125 Password protect jobs on page 24 Secure printing overview on Adding and editing a virtual printer Setting up a virtual printerVirtual printers Removing a virtual printer Maintaining your settingsBacking up the configuration Preferences window, select Configuration Backup Restoring the configurationConfiguration backup area, click Start Backup Click Start Restore Tools for maintaining your system Creo Remote Site Manager Working with color server tools on your computerRemote Site Manager overview Activating remote tools Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager Remote Workspace overview Connecting to the workspace from your computerViewing the printer status Overview of the Web Center Using the Web CenterConnecting to the Web Center Office Hot Folder tool Installing the Office Hot Folder tool Creating a hot folder Using the Office Hot Folder tool to printClick Create HF Ppt Doc Xls Pub Creo Color Server Job Ticket overview Language settingsCreo Color Server Job Ticket software Double-click the CreoColorServerJobTicket.exe file Creating and managing job ticketsCreating a job ticket in Windows Submitting a job ticket for printing From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings FromLoading job parameters from a selected server Creator tool Easy VDP File Creator tool 142 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template Click Continue to add data records Next Adding records manually to your variable data job Adding records from a database to your variable data job Creating and printing the variable data job 148 Job History window Troubleshooting Handling alerts and frozen jobs Resume printing Aborting a jobAlerts window Click Print List Printing system messages Glossary Bounding box BookletBrightness Brisque Imposition Job Cache BrisqueCalibration curve Click charge Color channel Color castColor correction Color gamut Color profile Color match verbColor rendering dictionary CRD Color set Contrast Composite modeConventional screening Creep Database CT file formatDCS desktop color separation Densitometer Density range DensityDevice Device-independent color space Device type Device profileDot area Dot gain Frequency-modulated FM screening Gray component replacement GCRFrozen job Gravure printing Halftone screen GrayscaleHead-to-head Imposition Job Job flow Line work Job ticket template JTTLong-edge first LEF Lookup table LUT Normalize PPD PostScript Printer Description LW file formatNew line work NLW file format Process Pre-separated file Printer description file PriorityProcess colors PSImage Render Relative colorimetricRich black RTP ready-to-print job Shadows Screen angleSheet Short-edge first SEF Source profile Smooth scalingSpine trim size Spot color Substrate Stochastic screeningTint Tonal calibration Trapping Variable print specificationVariable information VI job Vector drawing 172 Index Storage area 5 Supported formats 2 system messages