Document Outline

• Contents
• Getting started
  • Printing this guide
  • System overview
    • Hardware and software components
    • Supported formats
    • Optional kits
      • Action Pack
      • Fast Pack
      • Preps Pack
        • Installing the Preps Pack
      • Trans Pack
  • Turning on the IC-312m print controller
  • Turning off the IC-312m print controller
  • Overview of the workspace
  • Customizing the workspace toolbar
  • Customizing the user interface font size
• Setting up your computer for printing
  • Setting up your computer—overview
  • Setting up printing on a Windows computer
    • Adding a network printer to Windows Server 2008/2003/XP
    • Adding a network printer to Windows 7/Vista
    • Loading the Print Driver software for the first time
    • Shortcut for adding a printer
    • Deactivating the Print Driver software
    • Removing the Print Driver software
    • Downloading fonts
    • Setting up a TCP/IP Printer in Windows 7
  • Setting up printing in Mac OS X
    • Installing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X 10.6 (64 bit) and later
    • Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS X 10.6 (64 bit) and later
    • Removing the Print Driver software in Mac OS X
• Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS
  • Printing a file to the IC-312m print controller
  • Using a hot folder to print
  • Password protect jobs
• Processing and printing from the Creo server
  • File processing
  • Importing and printing a job
  • Resubmitting a job
  • Resubmitting several jobs via a virtual printer
  • Printing copies of a job
  • Job Editor tool
    • Merging jobs
    • Replacing specific pages in your job
  • Proofing a job
    • Job Preview tool
      • Finding the K values of a specific area
    • Export for Proof
      • Exporting an RTP file
  • Verifying the content of the job
    • Performing an extended preflight check
    • Viewing and printing a preflight report
    • Preflight report window
  • Submitting urgent jobs
    • Running a job immediately
  • Secure printing overview
• Managing jobs
  • Archiving and retrieving jobs
    • Archiving a job
    • Retrieving a job
  • Forwarding a job to another Creo server
  • Duplicating jobs
  • Accounting Viewer
    • Customization of the Accounting Viewer
      • Show, hide, and move columns in the Accounting Viewer table
      • Creating a customized view in the Accounting Viewer
    • Deleting records from the Accounting Viewer table
    • Exporting the accounting log
  • Job report
    • Exporting the job report
• Managing color
  • Color management on the IC-312m print controller
  • IPDS and AFP color management
  • Profiles
    • Managing profiles
      • Importing a source profile
  • Spot Color Editor overview
    • Adding a spot color - Global Library
    • Editing a spot color - Global Library
    • Deleting a spot color - Global Library
    • Protecting specific colors
      • Protecting an RGB color as a spot color
      • Protecting a gray color as a spot color
      • Protecting a CMYK color as a spot color
  • Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool
    • Creating and editing a gradation table
• Production workflows
  • Printing using imposition
    • Imposition overview
    • Imposition methods
    • Previewing an imposition layout
    • Printing a business card job
    • Printing a saddle-stitch job
    • Printing a nested saddle-stitch job
    • Printing a folded signature job
      • Folded signature templates
    • Imposition Template Builder tool
      • Imposition Template Builder overview
      • Creating an imposition template
      • Imposition template viewer window
        • Rotating a page 180°
        • Rotating both the front and back sides of a page 180°
        • Changing the position of a specific page on the press sheet
      • Simulating a job with your template
  • Printing with mixed media
    • Mixed media overview
    • Creating a rule set for mapping dynamic page exceptions
    • Printing dynamic page exceptions
    • Printing a file with mixed paper sizes
    • Setting custom page exceptions via the job parameters window
  • Working with the Creo Server Tabs plug-in for Acrobat
    • Tabs plug-in overview
    • Tabs plug-in window
    • Adding tabs to a file
    • Managing tabs
      • Changing the location of a tab
      • Replacing a page with a tab
      • Inserting a tab before or after a specific page
      • Removing a page or tab from the file
      • Saving the tab settings
      • Deleting saved tab settings
  • Working with near-line finishers
    • Near-line finisher overview
    • Generating a corner mark and bar code
  • Working in IPDS mode
    • IPDS overview
    • Selecting the IPDS workflow mode
    • Enabling end of job timeout
    • Creating and editing an IPDS printer
    • Setting up the IPDS host
    • IPDS printer parameters
      • Configuration parameters
      • Print parameters
      • Quality parameters
      • Monochrome parameters
  • Working with Job Definition Format
    • About Job Definition Format
    • Submitting pages from Prinergy using basic JDF instructions
• Variable data printing jobs
  • Variable data printing jobs
  • VDP document formats
    • Variable Print Specification
    • PPML
    • About PDF/VT file formats
  • Deleting reusable elements
• Job parameters
  • Print tab in the job parameters window
  • Imposition tab in the job parameters window
  • Quality tab in the job parameters window
  • Monochrome tab in the job parameters window
  • Finishing tab in the job parameters window
  • Exceptions tab in the job parameters window
  • Services tab in the job parameters window
  • Summary tab in the job parameters window
• Setting up your Creo server
  • Preferences window
  • Setting up e-mail and text message accounts
  • Setting up a virtual printer
    • Virtual printers
    • Adding and editing a virtual printer
    • Restoring the settings for a default virtual printer
    • Removing a virtual printer
  • Best practices for maximizing performance
  • Using mark sets
    • Mark sets
    • Creating a custom mark set
    • Adding a barcode
  • Maintaining your settings
    • Backing up the configuration
    • Restoring the configuration
    • Tools for maintaining your system
• Working with Creo server tools
  • Remote Site Manager overview
    • Activating the remote tools
    • Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows
    • Installing the Remote Site Manager in Mac OS X 10.6 (64 bit) and later
    • Adding Creo servers to the Remote Site Manager
    • Using the EZ Connect tool to view the printer status
    • Removing the Remote Site Manager in Windows
    • Removing the Remote Site Manager in Mac OS X
  • Remote Workspace overview
    • Connecting to the Remote Workspace
  • Overview of the Web Center
    • Connecting to the Web Center
  • Office Hot Folder tool
    • Installing the Office Hot Folder tool
    • Creating an Office hot folder
    • Using the Office Hot Folder tool to print
  • Remote Job Ticket software
    • Remote Job Ticket overview
    • Language settings
    • Installing the Remote Job Ticket software in Windows
    • Installing the Remote Job Ticket software in Mac OS X
    • Creating and managing job tickets
      • Creating a job ticket in Windows
      • Creating a job ticket in Mac OS X
      • Loading job parameters from a selected server
      • Submitting a file with job ticket for printing
      • Submitting files from Prinergy Workshop via Digital Submit to the Creo server
      • Printing from the Prinergy software
      • Adding a server
      • Removing a server
      • Renaming a server
      • Defining a new location for saved job tickets
    • Updates
      • The update feature
      • Checking for updates
    • Removing the Remote Job Ticket from Windows
    • Removing the Remote Job Ticket from Mac OS X
    • Changing the Network settings to TCP/IPv6 on a remote computer
• Troubleshooting
  • Job History window
  • Handling alerts and jobs
  • Aborting a job
    • Resume printing
  • Alerts window
  • Printing system messages
• Glossary