KIP PrintNET. KIP PrintNET User Guide

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1 KIP PrintNET User Guide

2 Introduction KIP PrintNET is a full featured web based viewing, printing and print management app that utilizes standard web browsers to print to KIP systems via a corporate intranet or over the internet. KIP web-based printing delivers powerful online job creation, preflight controls, and system administration features for high volume online print users. - Print full job sets from anywhere with unlimited number of files - Flash based file uploading ensures 100% browser compatibility - Integrated viewing displays accurate photos, graphics and fine lines - Apply printing preferences on a per-file basis or to a complete print job - Individual, departmental and project specific accounting information - Fast file processing for maximum productivity

3 Contents Supported Web Browsers... 1 Internet Explore 6.x 8.x Settings... 1 Installing KIP PrintNET - Flash Upload... 2 Main Screen... 4 Key Functions... 6 User Login... 6 Administration... 6 Printer Configuration... 6 IPS Mailbox Management... 6 Printer Queue Management... 7 Historical Queue... 7 Information/Help... 7 Creating a Print Set for Submittal... 8 New Job... 8 Add Files... 8 Image Viewing Monochrome Systems... 9 Image Viewing - KIP Color Systems Select specific pages from Multipage Files (.PDF/.DWF) Job Defaults Printing Properties Individual Parameters Job Management Recall Last Job...15 Save Job...15 Load Job...15 HPGL / HP-RTL Pen Settings and Image Adjustment Modify Pens...16 Use Colors...16 Force Pens...17 Line Width Compensation...17

4 Vector Line Dither Pattern...17 HP-RTL Photo Mode...17 HP-RTL Photo Mode Dither...17 HP-RTL Raster Density...17 Clip to Image Size...17 Line Merge...18 Use Round End Capping...18 Border...18 KIP Fold Parameter Selection Digital Image Stamp Selection Modify Stamp...19 Stamp Schemes...19 Stamp Schemes - KIP Color Systems Font Color...20 Stamp Settings...21 Units...21 Text...21 Graphic (Monochrome Printers Only)...21 Merge Type Monochrome Systems Screening Monochrome Systems...22 Modify Output Size Force Size...22 Enlarge / Reduce Job Accounting Unified Accounting Requester...24 Description...24 Distribution...24 Submit Multiple KIP Printers Job Accounting Unified Accounting Unified Accounting...26 Users/Requesters...26 Job Number...26 Description...27

5 Prompt Setup for Accounting Data...27 KIP Printers Settings SMTP Configuration...28 Job Ticket Printer Status Message Monthly Meter Report Service Interval Printer Configuration Basic Configuration...31 Wire Cleaning...32 Advanced Configuration...32 Upload Fonts...34 Folder Configuration...34 IPS Mailboxes IPS Mailboxes...36 Select All...37 Unselect All...37 Add Files to Current Job...37 Download...37 Download As.ZIP...37 Empty Mailbox...37 Add a Mailbox...37 Adding SMB Mailboxes...38 Adding FTP Mailbox Location...38 Delete a mailbox...39 Printer Queue Management Edit Job...40 Color Options KIP Color Systems Image Quality...42 Grey Composing...42 Dithering Mode...42 Black Trapping...42 Color Trapping...43

6 Enable Color Management...43 Enable Color Filtering...43 Enable Fine Line Control...44 Enhance Black Text...44 Setup of Custom Filters Submitting Color Files for Printing Historical Queue Edit Job...47 Information / Help... 48

7 Supported Web Browsers On Microsoft Windows platform - Internet Explorer x, Mozilla Firefox x, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, & Opera. Linux/UNIX/MAC OSX Mozilla Firefox x, Apple Safari, Opera Note: for all uploads there is a 2 gig maximum upload per session. Internet Explore 6.x 8.x Settings To enhance PrintNET performance in Internet Explorer, it is necessary to adjust internet options using the procedure below: 1. Close Internet Explorer 2. Click on Start and browse to Control Panel within Windows 3. Find Internet Options and double-click to open 4. On the General tab, find Settings within the Browsing History dialog 5. Enable Every time I visit the webpage 6. Click OK, click OK - 1 -

8 Installing KIP PrintNET - Flash Upload NOTE: All KIP systems are preloaded with a version of KIP PrintNET. This update includes the Flash based up loader to enhance the user experience. You will use the current version of PrintNET to load the update to the system. Installing the KIP PrintNET - Flash Upload is as simple as pushing the update package to the KIP printer (IPS). Your KIP system should be installed, powered on and connected to your LAN with an IPS address pre-assigned. 1. Download the KIP PrintNET Flash Upload from the KIP App Store. 2. Extract the upload from the.zip file to your local drive ( the ZIP file includes the User Guide and the update ) 3. Locate the IP address of the KIP system by selecting the? button on the main screen on the KIP s system touch panel

9 4. KIP models are web browser enabled. From your web browser on your desktop, simply enter the IP address of the KIP printer to launch KIP PrintNET. And then click on the Printer Config page. 5. Enter the admin user name and password. (contact your local administrator for credentials for the KIP system or reference the system s user guide) 6. Scroll down the web page until Upload is located. Click on Upload Patch 7. Browse for the file that was extracted in step #2. 8. Select Save. This will transfer the Web App software to the KIP system. 9. At the printer the touch screen will display a message Please wait Updating IPS and the system will restart. (this can take up to ten minutes) 10. Once the KIP printer has restarted, KIP Web App is ready for final configuration as noted in the following pages

10 Main Screen Note: When connected to a KIP Color System the Color Options selection will appear

11 NO. NAME FUNCTION 1 Administration Administrator Functions (when logged on as Admin) 2 Printer Configuration Printer Configuration Settings 3 IPS Mailboxes IPS Mailbox Management / Image Download 4 Printer Queue Management To manage the printer job queue Note Color Options When connected to a KIP Color system allows the management of the color option. 5 Job History Recall Printed Jobs from historical queue (if enabled) 6 Information / Help Operator Guides / IPS Client Software Downloads 7 New Job Create a New Print Job 8 Add Files Add Files From Local PC or Network Resource 9 Job Defaults Configure Job Default Parameters 10 Load Job Load Saved Print Job With All Printing Parameters 11 Save Job Save Current Print Job with All Printing Parameters 12 HPGL Pen Table Settings Manage HPGL Pen Table Settings 13 Stamp Settings Create / Modify Digital Image Stamps 14 Recall Last Job Recall Previously Printed Job / Resubmit Print Job 15 Force Size Settings Select or create a force size setting 16 Media Type Select Output Media Type 17 Number of Sets Set the Output Print Job Number of Sets 18 Job Setup Grid Display Print Job Images and Print Job Settings 19 Requester Username Recorded in Unified Accounting Print Log (if enabled) 20 Job Number Job Number Recorded in Unified Accounting Print Log (if enabled) 21 Description Description Recorded in Unified Accounting Print Log (if enabled) 22 Submit Print Dispatches Print Job to Selected Printer Note: When connected to a KIP Color System the Color Options selection will appear

12 Key Functions User Login The Log in screen will appear if a user tries to open or do something that requires an Administrator. Administration Both the user name and password for Administrative access to KIP PrintNET must be defined within KIP Request software using Prompt Setup operations for the Requester field. Requester prompt must be configured as Required from the pull down list. The default user name for accessing the Administrative account is: admin The default password for accessing the Administrative account is: kip Printer Configuration NOTE: Undesired output might occur if settings are changed. This section is for configuring the printer. After making necessary changes click on submit. Changes will be sent to the printer and after 20 seconds the new settings will be applied. IPS Mailbox Management The IPS Mailboxes feature will allow a user to download files that have already been scanned into a Mailbox in the IPS. The user will be able to see all current Mailboxes, and select files that are present in that Mailbox for download. The desired files may also be downloaded to a.zip file for easy portability. Administrative users may create, modify, and delete IPS mailboxes, SMB mailboxes and FTP mailboxes - 6 -

13 Printer Queue Management This Feature allows the administrative user, to manage jobs that have arrived in the queue. Historical Queue The Historical Queue displays a list of jobs that have been printed in the past. Parameters for Historical Queue are defined in PrintNET Configuration. Information/Help The Info/Help will take a user to the page where User Manuals can be downloaded and printed if necessary. Within the Info/Help section users may also download the current versions of software associated with the KIP Printer

14 Creating a Print Set for Submittal Creating a print set for submittal is simple and fast. 1. Simply type in the IP address of the KIP IPS (this may be found on the help menu of the IPS touch screen. 2. Log in with user credentials. 3. Add files to the set by browsing the local PC or network resource 4. Click printer icon to submit a print New Job Begins a new Print Job Add Files Users may add files to the job by selecting the Add Files button. This will allow a user to browse available locations on the local PC, network or removable media for files to print. Note: File upload limitation of 2GB per upload session. If more than 2GB of image data is to be uploaded, simply select the add files button to add more images. Non-Windows Internet Explorer web browsers are limited to single file selections and uploads of 10 images

15 Image Viewing Monochrome Systems Once files have been uploaded, a user can view the selected files prior to printing. This process is done by clicking on the view icon viewing of the files in the next to the file name. Using the green arrows will allow for the current job - 9 -

16 Image Viewing - KIP Color Systems Once files have been uploaded, a user can view the selected files prior to printing. This process is done by clicking on the view icon next to the file name. Once a file has been selected it will appear in the viewer. Users can now scroll through all of the files in the job by clicking the Left/Right arrows in the upper left corner of the viewing window

17 Select specific pages from Multipage Files (.PDF/.DWF) KIP PrintNET allows for the selection of a specific page or page range from multipage.pdf &.dwf files. User has the ability to print all pages or specific pages in a multipage PDF or DWF file. Multipage files are auto detected. User can select the desired page number to be printed. If desired select the Reverse Page Order check box. Selected pages are displayed next to the file name in the list

18 Job Defaults Job Defaults allows for setting print job parameters as files are selected and added to the print job set. These preferences become the default for that print submission and can be edited individually. It is also possible to change printing preferences for files that are added to the print job set at a later time

19 Printing Properties If multiple files are selected to be printed, a user can make changes to a specific file or to multiple files within a job set. This is done by selecting the file (or files) desired right click and selecting properties. User is able to make changes regarding the Pen Table, Stamps, Fold, Output Rotation and Force Size settings. These changes will then be applied to those files in that job

20 Individual Parameters Individual Parameters allows the user to the ability to create a custom job with complete control over the preferences of each file to be printed. Users have the ability to change the Pen Table, Stamp, Fold Parameters, Output Rotation, Force Size/Enlarge reduce settings and Number of copies for each file selected in the print job independent of any setting on other files

21 Job Management Recall Last Job Select to recall the last submitted job. This function preserves all printing parameters. Icon appears after job submittal. Save Job When logged on as a standard user, select this option to save the current print job along with the printing parameters. If logged on as an administrator, the administrator may view all jobs saved by each user. Standard users may only view jobs saved within their login session. Load Job When logged on as a standard user, select this option to load a saved print job with printing parameters retained. If logged on as an administrator, the administrator may view all jobs saved by each user and may load any print job. Standard users may only view jobs saved within their login session

22 HPGL / HP-RTL Pen Settings and Image Adjustment Pen type and styles can be created and applied to vector or hybrid (HP-RTL) files. They can include pen widths, raster density. These can be selected from the Pen Table drop down list. Modify Pens This feature will allow a user the ability to Modify or Create new Pen tables to. Modification of settings for vector plot files, pen table and screening information can be changed. Plot File Setup also allows borders, modification of halftone settings, dither patterns and more. The following is a list of the all the controls: Use Colors This applies an HPGL file s native pen width information, and half toning information. Unless changes are being made to a customer s file Use Colors is the default setting. When Use Colors is active the Force Pens area is inactive

23 Force Pens Allows editing pen widths and screening by pen number (with a range of Pen 0 to Pen 255.) of an HPGL / HP-RTL file. This forces the settings in the KIP Pen Table to override the pen information originally embedded in the file. Line Width Compensation This allows addition and subtraction of pixels from the overall width of all vector lines. Vector Line Dither Pattern Users have 2 choices of vector line dither patterns. This will alter the appearance of vector grayscale in different ways. HP-RTL Photo Mode When a raster image has been embedded within a plot file, Raster Photo Mode should be used. Raster Photo Mode can be applied to all drawings, whether they contain raster images or not. HP-RTL Photo Mode Dither Users have 3 choices of raster dither output patterns. There is no correct setting. Set according to user preference. HP-RTL Raster Density This slide bar will modify the density level of the embedded raster image. The scale range is from The higher the number on the scale, the darker the image will be. A density level can also be keyed into the text field. Clip to Image Size This crops the file data to the start of image data. Apply when the file designer has saved the entire drawing area as part of the file. If an error File Too Large to Print, occurs, clipping to Image Size is often the solution

24 Line Merge This enables the user to merge lines of different shades. When not applied the layers within the plot file determine how lines merge on each other. Use Round End Capping This will set end capping on lines in vector files to round ends instead of what has been specified in the plot file s Line Attribute command. Border This allows a border to be used in the file. A maximum border of five inches can be applied to each edge. KIP Fold Parameter Selection Fold settings can be created and applied directly to the job when a KIP Folder is present. Digital Image Stamp Selection Users can create and apply an available stamp scheme to printed documents

25 Modify Stamp This feature will allow a user the ability to Modify or Create new Stamp, Watermark or Overlay to be used in the software. These stamps can be either Text, Graphics or both can be used. Stamp Schemes Custom Stamp settings are saved as schemes which can be used at different times or edited when necessary. Stamps may be selected from the list of available stamps or New Stamp can be used to create a new stamp. All Stamps must be saved prior to their use

26 Stamp Schemes - KIP Color Systems Font Color From within the Stamp screen users have the ability to choose a Font Color for the stamp being created. Font Color can be select from: Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Red Green Blue

27 Stamp Settings This Window will show the placement of the current stamp settings or where the stamp being created will be placed. There are 9 locations to choose from. Depending on the selected location the value window may be utilized for more precise placement of the stamp. If the value button is active a value up to 18 may be entered. Units Allows for the choice between English or Metric Text By selecting the Use Text check box the user has the ability to create a text based stamp with the desired information. Text Rotation allows the user to rotate (counter clockwise) the text portion of their stamp in 45 increments. Font will allow the user to select from available fonts. Graphic (Monochrome Printers Only) By selecting the Use Graphic check box the user has the ability to Upload an image that can be used to create a Graphic based stamp. Graphic Rotation allows the user to rotate (counter clockwise) the graphic portion of their stamp in 45 increments. Graphic Placement determines the placement of the graphic in relation to the applied text. This is ignored if text is not applied. Graphic Gap applies a separation of up to 5 between the Text and Graphic stamps

28 Merge Type Monochrome Systems Opaque: This option displays the stamp on top of the image. The background of the stamp is white and will obscure some image. Transparent: This option overlays the stamp on top of the image. The background of the stamp is transparent. Invert: This option displays the stamp on top of the image. Colors are inverted where the data intersects. Screening Monochrome Systems This allows the user to define the screen level (shading) of the stamp using pre-set screening percentages. Modify Output Size Force Size This feature will allow a user the ability to Modify or Create new Force Sizes to be used in the software. All setting can be saved as a scheme for later use. Scheme: Save customized settings for use at a later date Units: Units to use for setting up Force Size parameters. Margins: Add margins to one or more sides for image placement within the canvas. Uncheck Automatic Placement to freely drag the image within the virtual canvas. Image Scaling: Select from preset scaling percentages, scale to fit or type in a custom percentage

29 Other: Ignore Settings if Image is Smaller Than Paper will, if checked, ignore enlargement / reduction settings if a set contains an image that is smaller than other images. Used when a transmittal sheet is inserted into the set and should not be scaled. Paper Size: Configure output paper size. Width selection will force the job to print on the selected roll size. Original Image Size: Displays the image size of the digital file Image Rotation: Rotate images from degrees When setting up the desired scheme is complete, choose the Save As button and it will prompt the user for a scheme name. Select Submit and this new scheme will be added to the list of available schemes to choose from on the main menu. Selecting OK will use the settings temporarily for the selected file. This will NOT save as a new scheme. Enlarge / Reduce Image Size: Displays the image size of the digital file Image Scaling: Select from preset scaling percentages, scale to fit or type in a custom scaling percentage. Image Rotation: Rotate images from degrees

30 Job Accounting Unified Accounting Requester Requester - This is a field which can be used for accounting. Information entered is applied to the KIP Job and Print Logs. Description Description - This is a field which can be used for accounting. Information entered is applied to the KIP Job and Print Logs. This field is tied to ALL Reports! Distribution Distribution - This is a field which can be used for accounting. Information entered is applied to the KIP Job and Print Logs

31 Submit This button will send the selected print files and job information to the host PC for printing. Multiple KIP Printers If multiple printers are available and have been added (See KIP Printer in Administration section) a menu will pop up allowing the user to choose from the available printers to dispatch the job. This can be useful if KIP Printers are in different locations on the same network for load sharing. Example: 20 sets needed Set # of sets to 10 Dispatch job to two (2) printers Administration

32 Job Accounting Unified Accounting Unified Accounting Administrative user may turn on/off the use of Unified Accounting for Request Client software and the KIP Windows driver. Users/Requesters Used to create new users with and passwords Job Number Used to create new Job Numbers and associated passwords

33 Description Used to create new Descriptions and associated passwords. Note: If it is necessary to add many Requesters, Job Numbers and Descriptions at one time there is a utility on the Software and Operation Guide CD called Unified Accounting Tool. Please reference the CD for this. Prompt Setup for Accounting Data To turn on/off specific settings that a User must follow in order submit a print job. KIP Printers Set up the ability to send print jobs to multiple KIP Printers on the local network. Create New Printers, edit existing printers and delete printers

34 Settings SMTP Configuration This section must be filled out in order for notifications to be sent. SMTP and Server information must be supplied by the customer/network administrator. Job Ticket Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what notification will be sent to the user about the job submitted. By right clicking in the open white body area, a menu with available macros will appear

35 Printer Status Message Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what notification will be sent to the desired people regarding status or instances that may occur on the KIP Printer Such as Printer Out of Toner, Printer Out of Paper and Printer Jams. By right clicking in the open white area a menu with available macros will appear. Monthly Meter Report Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what Information should be sent out and to whom it should be sent. This can be done on a Weekly or Monthly basis and the desired time can be determined depending on what option is chosen. By right clicking in the open white area a menu with available macros will appear

36 Service Interval KIP Service Providers may configure the Service Interval to be automatically notified when the KIP Printer is due for scheduled maintenance. Up to 10 destination addresses (Semi colon separated) may be entered for notification at the specified interval

37 Printer Configuration Basic Configuration Basic Configuration enables administrators, key operators and service personnel to configure parameters for the KIP printer. Printer Name: Type a descriptive name for the KIP device. Useful if more than one of the same KIP printer exists in the facility. Copy Density Value: Configures the density of the printer toner output from Dark to Light. Density settings may be set from the IPS touch screen in the Configuration menu. Output Rotation: Rotate for faster printing ensures that the printed output is sent to the widest roll available (long edge first). Rotate for Least Paper Usage calculates the percentage of paper to be used and will output to the roll with the least amount of paper waste. Historical Queue: Configure the amount of physical hard drive space is to be allocated to store jobs that have been printed. Values are from 0-25 GB. Users may recall previously printed jobs using KIP PrintNET, KIP Request and the KIP Touch Screen interface (if enabled). Reprint: Configure the behavior of the IPS if a jam occurs. Reprint Jam (in or mm) calculates the number of images to reprint based on the value set. (e.g. If 48 inches is set and a user is printing 36x48 sheets, the printer would reprint 1 image based on this setting). Reprint Jam Copies will automatically reprint a specified number of images. Jam Reprint Prompt when enabled, prompts the user at the touch screen the number of copies to reprint. Print Setting: Configure behavior of paper selection handling. Closest prints the output image to the closest fitting roll. Image may be rotated automatically to fit. Center prints the output image to the

38 closest fitting roll, but centers the image to the roll. Exact requires the exact roll installed for the output width. Wire Cleaning Amount of output in linear meters between wire cleaning intervals. Advanced Configuration In the Advanced section of the Printer Configuration screen Administrators can further manipulate the Internal IPS settings. With the settings available in this section Specific Deck info can be set, specific Media can be set and miscellaneous other settings regarding the way printed files will come out. Print Separator Sheets: Configure job or set separator sheets to be printed. Separator sheets contain information regarding current print job such as Job Number, Requester, Images printed (file names), output total (sq. ft / sq. m.). Deck Info: Override the installed media per roll deck. Auto is defaulted and will display to the user the selected media from the IPS touch screen. Monochrome PDF Processing: Select output dither mode based on image type (line, line/photo, mixed, etc). Min Feature Size ensures that the finest detail can be output to the KIP printer

39 Other: Min Cut Length instructs the printer to cut paper at no less than this length (in or mm) Max Image Length instructs the printer to cut paper to no more than this length (ft or m) Image Width Removal (pixels) Image width tolerance adjustment used for documents that may be over 36 x36. (e.g. image data is 36.5 x 36.5, this is too large to print to the KIP. Value set to 600 (600 pixels = 1 inch) would ignore any image data past 36 ). Lead Edge Void (pixels) amount of white space to add to the printed output. (600 pixels = 1 inch) Delay Between Sets (seconds) Amount of time to pause the print queue between sets. JIS Tolerance (in) Images sent to the IPS without a KIP Job Ticket (FTP/LPR) will be printed to exact JIS sizes. Ignore Job Time Unchecked verifies the time specified in the job ticket prior to printing. Used to schedule print jobs for a later date/time. Hold Paper After Print When Selected the printer will hold the paper in the ready position for 13 seconds. Preload Paper When selected this will load the paper to the ready position for the next print. Ignore HDI Borders When selected this will ignore borders that may be in by default within the HDI (AC) driver. Enable Abacus If available when selected this will enable the use of Abacus software. Monochrome HPGL Processing: HPGL Min Line weight Minimum line thickness that may be printed. If line specified is thinner than configured setting, line thickness will be increased. HPGL Min Grayscale Minimum shade of gray that may be printed. If fill area shade is less than specified configured setting, shading will be darkened. Uploads: IPS Installed Fonts Displays fonts that are currently installed on the IPS

40 Upload Fonts Select fonts to be uploaded and installed to the local KIP IPS. Installed Fonts display the current list of fonts that are installed at the IPS. To add fonts, select the Upload Font button and browse the local workstation or server PC for.ttf (True Type Fonts). Select Open to install the fonts at the IPS. No further action is necessary at the IPS. Upload Patch Upload patches and software upgraded without installing additional software. Custom Media Types: Configure additional media types. Enter descriptive names for media to be selected from KIP IPS Client Applications. Monochrome DWF Processing: Gamma Controls gamma of output image. Negative numbers are lighter image output. DWF Min Lineweight Minimum line thickness in pixels. If an image has a line that is thinner than the specified lineweight, the thickness will be increased. Clip to Image Size When enabled, ignores the paper space of the image and will print the image space. Upload Fonts Fonts are an integral part of any file or stamp. With PrintNET 7.2, it is possible to upload fonts from a networked PC directly to the IPS. These fonts will be installed automatically by the IPS software. Installed Fonts display the current list of fonts that are installed at the IPS. To add fonts, select the Upload Font button and browse the local workstation or server PC for.ttf (True Type Fonts). Select Open to install the fonts at the IPS. No further action is necessary at the IPS. Folder Configuration If a folder is available the folder configuration settings will allow an Administrator to set up desired folder packets. Note: This is should only be done by a technician trained on folder setup

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42 IPS Mailboxes IPS Mailboxes The IPS Mailboxes feature will allow a user to download files that have already been scanned into a Mailbox in the IPS. The user will be able to see all current Mailboxes, and select files that are present in that Mailbox for download. The desired files may also be downloaded to a.zip file for easy portability. Administrative users may create, modify, and delete IPS mailboxes, SMB mailboxes and FTP mailboxes This can be done by Selecting the IPS Mailbox Icon and then selecting the desired mailbox and all or specific files to download and clicking on the Download Button. List View Thumbnail View

43 Select All Allows a user to select all files in the current Mailbox. Unselect All Allows a user to Unselect all files in the current Mailbox. Add Files to Current Job Allows a user to add additional files to a currently selected job to be printed. Download Allows a user to download all tagged files to a location of their choice. Download As.ZIP Allows a user to download as a.zip file all tagged files to a location of their choice. Empty Mailbox This will allow a user to remove all files from the current selected mailbox. Add a Mailbox This will allow an Administrator the ability to create a new Mailbox on the IPS without having to be in front of the IPS itself

44 Adding SMB Mailboxes Administrators now have the ability to configure SMB scanning destinations directly from KIP PrintNET. Select SMB from the list of available tabs to display configuration parameters Once an SMB destination is configured, it will be displayed in the list of available destinations on the left hand side of the screen prefixed by SMB: Please note: Files scanned to SMB & FTP destinations cannot be seen or selected from the PrintNET interface. Adding FTP Mailbox Location Administrators now have the ability to create FTP scanning destinations directly from KIP PrintNET. Select FTP from the list of available tabs to display configuration parameters. Once an FTP destination is configured, it will be displayed in the list of available destinations on the left hand side of the screen prefixed by FTP: Please note: Files scanned to SMB & FTP destinations cannot be seen or selected from the PrintNET interface

45 Delete a mailbox This will allow a user the ability to delete a Mailbox (and all of its contents) on the IPS without having to be in front of the IPS itself. Printer Queue Management The Printer Queue can be managed by an Administrator and allows the administrator to see where jobs are in the queue. An Administrator also has the ability to manipulate the queue (ex. Change the position of a job in the Queue, Delete a job in the Queue and Edit a job in the Queue)

46 Edit Job From within the Printer Queue the selected job can be reprinted as is or edited by Right Clicking on the desired job and selecting Edit Job Ticket and then selecting the desired available option

47 Color Options KIP Color Systems The Color Options screen will allow an Administrator/User to modify the values that control the selection buttons for printing. These include: CAD Line is used for image data that consists primarily of lines such as CAD files. CAD GIS is used for image data that consists of mixed line and photographic image data or CAD renderings. Graphics Line is used on graphic image data where there is an emphasis on solid fill areas such as a pie chart or bar graph. Graphics Photo is used on graphic image data where there is an emphasis on photos Scan-To-File this is used for any scanned documents. Custom Allows the Administrator/User to set up multiple custom filters defined by the customer. Note: Settings/changes made here will become the default settings for the color option buttons used in other KIP Programs

48 Image Quality Image Quality allows the Administrator to select from the various selections and choose the best output for the file being printed. Grey Composing Grey Composing allows the Administrator to determine how the color black will be made. Black Uses black toner only CMYK processed black using CMYK to make the color black Dithering Mode Dithering Mode allows the Administrator to set the desired dithering method for the type of files being printed. Clustered Lines Ordered Line Pattern Clustered Circles Ordered Circle Pattern Rainbow Stochastic Pattern Black Trapping In general, trapping is the overlapping of colors to prevent mis-registration and the resulting gaps of paper showing through (The image bellow is exaggerated to show the misregistration). Black Trapping off Black Trapping On

49 Color Trapping When one color totally surrounds another, they must have either a choke or spread relationship. The examples below illustrate applications of choking and spreading. Notice that when a dominant color is surrounded by a submissive color, the dominant color chokes the submissive color (it draws the submissive color underneath its edges). Conversely, when a submissive color is surrounded by a dominant color, it spreads into the dominant color (bottom example, below). Enable Color Management This feature is predominantly used for Graphical printing. Note: when printing a color line drawing, Color Management is generally not used. Enable Color Filtering Allows the user to apply image quality filters that will affect and modify the ICC profile that has been set. These filters are created within the KIP RIP software (see the KIP RIP manual for further information)

50 Enable Fine Line Control Enable Line Enhancement for CAD images that contain fine line image detail. When used on Graphic images, this feature can smooth text and long or curved edges. When enabled, grayscale lines will be dithered with Rainbow Standard while image fill areas retain clustered dither patterns. The amount of dithering depends on Sensitivity for Edge Detection and Edge Thickness. Sensitivity for Edge Detection controls the amount of Rainbow Standard dithering from 0 to 100%. At 100%, the image data will use Rainbow Standard as the dithering pattern. At 0%, Cluster dithering will occur on the entire image data. Dithering begins from the outside edges of the line inwards and is controlled by Edge Thickness. This is a setting from 0.0 in to.039 inches or roughly 3 pixels on each edge of the line. Suggested settings: Intensity 88, Edge Threshold 1. Enhance Black Text The option to turn on or off Enhance Black Text gives the user the ability to enhance otherwise light or faded text. When the option is on, CMYK text and graphics defined as black (C=M=Y=0, K=100) are printed with black toner only, at the maximum toner density of the print device. Note: this is only for CMYK image data, RGB will not be affected

51 Setup of Custom Filters Administrators logged into KIP PrintNET have the ability to Manipulate or Create filters that will be used by the other KIP Software Applications. The five default filters are: Cad (Line), CAD/GIS (Photo), Graphics (Line), Graphics (Photo), and Scan-To-File. These five filter names will remain constant however the administrator has the ability to manipulate their settings to best match the needs of the customer. To Modify default filters follow these steps: 1. Select Filter (will highlight red) 2. Make the appropriate changes to the settings 3. Select Save (will highlight green) 4. Custom filter settings have now been saved The sixth filter is a custom filter and can be configured to best match the specific needs of the customer. There is an unlimited amount of custom filters that can be made by the administrator. To create custom filters follow these steps: 1. Select custom Filter (will highlight red) 2. Create a New Preset Name 3. Make the appropriate changes to the settings 4. Select Save (will highlight green) 5. Custom filter settings have now been saved and available in the drop down list from within KIP Request, KIP PrintNET, KIP Windows Driver and KIP AutoCAD driver

52 Submitting Color Files for Printing This button will send the selected print files and job information to the host PC for printing. In order to submit color files to the KC 80 each file has to have color printing options associated with it prior to submitting. If no color printing options are selected the user will be prompted to do so. The following window will appear and allow the user to select the color printing options and apply then to the specific file or to set to the remaining files in the job. Once the desired filter has been set the job can be submitted. If multiple printers have been set up the follow box will appear so that the user can send the job to the correct printer

53 Historical Queue The Historical Queue size is set up under Basic Configuration and can be set from 0 Gb Off to 25 GB Max size. Once set, the Historical Queue will keep track of all submitted jobs and allow them to be called up again from within the Historical Queue and printed again as is or edited. Edit Job From within the Historical Queue the selected job can be reprinted as is or edited by Right Clicking on the desired job and selecting Edit Job Ticket This will bring up the following window that will allow the user to edit the Number of Copies desired and also to change the Media selection if necessary

54 Information / Help The Info/Help will take a user to the page where User Manuals can be downloaded and printed if necessary. Within the Info/Help section users may also download the current versions of software associated with the KIP Printer