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The Fiery Print Controller AR-PE3 is used to print final documents or proof jobs 
that will be printed later on an offset press. You can send a print job to the Fiery Print 
Controller AR-PE3 as you would to any other printer—select it from the Printers 
dialog box on Microsoft Windows computers, or in the Chooser on Apple Mac OS 
computers, and then print from within any application.

 

The term “Fiery X3e” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery Print 

Controller AR-PE3. The term “copier/printer” is used to refer to the AR-C330.The 
name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery X3e. The term “Windows” is 
used to refer to Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, 
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, wherever appropriate. Illustrations of 
Windows software may not necessarily reflect the version of Windows that you use.

Although it may not be the case at all sites, it is assumed that an operator controls and 
manages jobs sent by users from remote workstations. For information about the 
features of Command WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE and Fiery Spooler

 

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This manual is intended for remote users who send jobs via the network and the 
Fiery X3e. It covers the following topics:

• Printing from a Windows computer

• Printing from a Mac OS computer

• Printing from a UNIX workstation

• Downloading files and fonts using Fiery Downloader and Fiery WebDownloader

 

• Printing variable data documents

• Using Fiery Remote Scan software

• Using EFI Hot Folders

• Monitoring jobs and accessing information using Fiery WebTools

 

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• Printing using the Fiery E-mail Service

• Specifying and overriding job settings, generating a list of fonts installed on the 

Fiery X3e, and troubleshooting information

 

This chapter describes printing to the Fiery X3e from Windows computers. You can 
print from a networked Windows computer or a computer using Windows (WINS) 
printing. You can also print to a file so that it can be printed at a remote location (see 

 on page 1-29). In addition to these 

methods, you can download files to the Fiery X3e using Fiery Downloader (see 

), and print documents using Fiery E-mail Services (see 

 

For information about setting up the Windows environment for printing with 

Windows servers connected to the Fiery X3e, see the 

 

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information about connecting to the Fiery X3e over the network, installing printer 
drivers, and installing Fiery

 

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Once the Fiery X3e printer driver is installed and set to the proper port, as described in 
the 

 

, you can print directly from most Windows 

applications. Set the print options for the job and choose the Print command from 
within your application.

 

To print from Windows computers, install the corresponding PostScript printer driver 
or PCL printer driver. The drivers are included in the Fiery X3e User Software CD.

Once the printer driver and a corresponding printer description file are installed, you 
can specify print settings for a particular job and print it to the Fiery X3e. You can also 
set default print settings using the driver.

To print from Windows applications by connecting your computer to a print server via 
the network, a Novell NetWare, Windows NT/2000/Server 2003, or UNIX server is 
required. For more information, see the 

 

To print from Windows applications without connecting to a print server, 
you can use Server Message Block (SMB) printing. For more information, see the

 

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Chapter 1:
Printing from 
Windows 
Computers 

 

The following procedures explain how to use the driver to specify print options. 
For information about specific print options, see 

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The following procedures use Windows 2000 illustrations. The interface may 

vary slightly depending on whether you are using the PostScript or PCL driver. 
Major differences are noted. 

The Fiery Printing tab serves as the control center for all frequently used printing 
functions. 

Supported tabs and print options may vary between Windows 98/Me, 

Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 PostScript and PCL drivers. 
For a complete list of print options, see