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Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0
Configuring installed options and updating print options settings
automatically
automatically
If you have a TCP/IP-enabled network, you can automatically update your printer
driver to reflect the options currently installed on the Fiery X3e. When the printer
driver is first installed, the installable options have default settings that were set up in
Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the
Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the
actual setting.
driver to reflect the options currently installed on the Fiery X3e. When the printer
driver is first installed, the installable options have default settings that were set up in
Fiery X3e Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools. When you update the printer driver with the
Two-Way Communication feature, you allow the Fiery X3e to complete the
actual setting.
The Two-Way Communication feature also updates Expert Color Settings options to
reflect the current color settings on the Fiery X3e. To access Expert Color Settings
options, click the Expert Settings tab in the ColorWise print option bar of the Fiery
printing tab of your printer driver. For more information, see the
reflect the current color settings on the Fiery X3e. To access Expert Color Settings
options, click the Expert Settings tab in the ColorWise print option bar of the Fiery
printing tab of your printer driver. For more information, see the
Color Guide
.
T
O
SET
UP
T
WO
-W
AY
C
OMMUNICATION
FOR
P
OST
S
CRIPT
OR
PCL
PRINTER
DRIVERS
FOR
W
INDOWS
NT 4.0
1.
Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.
2.
In the Printers window, select the icon for the Fiery X3e PostScript or PCL
printer driver.
printer driver.
3.
Choose Properties from the File menu.
4.
Click the Configuration tab.
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OTE
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The following illustration shows the PostScript printer driver. The PCL printer
driver is similar except for the tabs and the title bar.
5.
Select Two-Way Communication.
6.
Enter the Fiery X3e IP address or DNS name.
7.
If you want your printer driver to display the current settings when opened, select
Update Fiery Driver When Opened.
Update Fiery Driver When Opened.
8.
Click Update.
9.
Click OK.
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Installing User Software on a Windows Computer
Completing the Windows NT 4.0 printer connection
To print from Windows NT 4.0, you must:
• Set up network servers, if any.
• Set up the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs from your computer.
• Configure a port on each Windows NT 4.0 computer for the network type.
Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP and LPR connection
After installing the PostScript or PCL printer driver and printer driver files, complete
the setup for the TCP/IP and LPR connection by performing the following steps:
the setup for the TCP/IP and LPR connection by performing the following steps:
• Prepare the Fiery X3e to accept print jobs using TCP/IP and LPR protocols.
For details, see the
Configuration Guide
.
• Enable LPD from the Fiery X3e Control Panel. For details, see the
Configuration
Guide
.
• Configure the computer for the TCP/IP connection.
Before you continue, contact the system administrator for the IP address assigned to
the Fiery X3e, as well as the subnet mask and the gateway address, if they are used.
the Fiery X3e, as well as the subnet mask and the gateway address, if they are used.
The TCP/IP protocol should already be installed on your Windows NT computer.
To do this
See
Configure the TCP/IP (LPR port)
connection
connection
“Completing the Windows NT 4.0 TCP/IP
and LPR connection”
and LPR connection”
on page 1-20.
Configure the IPX (Novell) connection
“Completing the Windows NT 4.0 IPX
(Novell) connection”
(Novell) connection”
on page 1-22.
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Setting up PostScript or PCL printing with Windows NT 4.0
T
O
SET
UP
TCP/IP
AND
LPR
PRINTING
FOR
W
INDOWS
NT 4.0
1.
Open the Properties dialog box for the Fiery X3e and click the Ports tab.
2.
Click Add Port.
The available port types are displayed.
3.
Select LPR Port and click New Port.
If the LPR port is not listed, install the TCP/IP network protocol and
Microsoft TCP/IP printing software. For more information, see your Windows
documentation.
Microsoft TCP/IP printing software. For more information, see your Windows
documentation.
4.
Type the IP address of the Fiery X3e.
If your network uses Domain Name Services (DNS), enter the DNS name assigned to
the Fiery X3e instead of the IP address.
the Fiery X3e instead of the IP address.
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Installing User Software on a Windows Computer
5.
Type one of the following printer names, depending on the Fiery X3e connection you
want to print to.
want to print to.
print
hold
direct
hold
direct
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This name is case-sensitive; type it exactly as shown.
6.
Click OK.
The computer checks the address or DNS name you entered and notifies you if it
cannot resolve the address.
cannot resolve the address.
7.
Click Close in the Printer Ports dialog box.
The new port configuration is reflected in the Ports tab. You must close the Printer
Properties dialog box to verify the connection.
Properties dialog box to verify the connection.
8.
Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog box.
9.
Reopen the Printer Properties dialog box.
10.
Click the General tab and click Print Test Page.
When you print, your PostScript or PCL files are transmitted over the LPR Port
connection to the Fiery X3e.
connection to the Fiery X3e.
11.
Click OK to close the Printer Properties dialog box.
Completing the Windows NT 4.0 IPX (Novell) connection
Complete the setup for the IPX (Novell) connection as follows:
• Configure the Novell network and file server for handling Fiery X3e print jobs. The
file server should be configured with a print server and print connection for the
Fiery X3e. For details, see your NetWare documentation.
Fiery X3e. For details, see your NetWare documentation.
• Prepare the Fiery X3e for IPX printing.
• Set up the IPX connection on the computer.
NetWare protocols (NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport) and NetWare client
services should already be installed on the Windows NT 4.0 computer.
services should already be installed on the Windows NT 4.0 computer.
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