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Users Guide

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Copyright 1998 Heidelberger

Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft.
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Table of Contents

About this documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
Other documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
Symbols and Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI
Interference to Monitors by Magnetic Fields . . . . . VII
Any Comments on this Documentation? . . . . . . . . VII
HEIDELBERG online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX
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Introduction
Overview of the overall system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Data flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Print Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation and Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dongle release for 6.0 Base and
RecoClass Platesetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Print Console
Terms on the Print Console user interface

. . . . . . 21

Device media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Output media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Print Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Proof color table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Print Console main window components . . . . . . . . 24
Status window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Queues window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Pending tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Processed tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Attention window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
History window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

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Menu bar in the Print Console main window . . . . 211

System menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
About Print Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Device menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reinitialise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Load Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Unload carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Configure Device Media dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Configure Output Medium dialog box . . . . . . . . . . 216
Configure Print Setup dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Configure Proof Color Mappings dialog box . . . . . 226
Preferences dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Configuration of the Print Console

Configuring device media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configuring output media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the print setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Separation Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring the proof color table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Delta Workstation
Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Default Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ROOM Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Offline Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Delta Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
NT Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Delta Print Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Before you start ...

About this documentation

This documentation describes all sequences
required for the configuration of Delta Technology
and the Print Console software.
It contains an introduction to the software,
describes the concept of the interworking between
Delta Technology and the Print Console as well as
the functions of the most important dialog boxes.
Furthermore, a description is given of how Delta
Technology and the Print Console are configured
and the job files processed.
Prerequisites
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You are familiar with the operating sequences

in the Prepress environment.
You have experience in using a PC and the
Windows NT operating system.
You have basic knowledge of operating
Delta Technology.
All hardware/software and network
components in your Delta Technology &
Print Console system have been installed and
work correctly.

Other documentation
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Delta Technology, Application/Workflow

Print Console, Reference

Harmony operation

Trendsetter3230 operation, Trendsetter3244

operation

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Symbols and Styles

The following typographical conventions are used
in this manual:
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Cross-references to other manuals, chapters,

and sections are underlined and, on the
monitor, blue.
Example:
Refer to Chapter 4, Getting Started.

Italics are used to indicate menus, names of

functions, hardware conditions, switch
settings, and system messages.
Example:
Move the switch to off.

Menus, functions and submenus are separated

from one another by a >.
Example:
Choose File > Open...

A plus sign is used to indicate that several keys

have to be pressed at the same time.
Example:
Press Alt+A.

"V" in front of a word indicates that it is

explained in the Glossary.

Important Information
Important information in the text is marked by
symbols which indicate the following:

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Warning: Contains information that must be taken

into consideration to protect the user from injury.

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Attention: Contains information that must be

taken into consideration to prevent damage to
hardware or software.

2 Note: Contains important general orspecific topic.

supplementary information about a
Prerequisites: This text contains requirements

be fulfilled before
5 which mustbe performed. the steps which
follow can

Interference to Monitors by Magnetic Fields

Strong magnetic fields may influence your
monitor screen (for example, they might make the
edges of the screen unsteady or images flicker).
This could be caused by the 50Hz magnetic field
coming from the power cables routed along your
floors or in the wall or by the 162/3 Hz coming from
the overhead wires of trams.
The following corrective measures are
recommended taking into account the safety
regulations for working at monitors in offices:
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place the monitor at a different location

shield the source (e.g. shield the cable duct)

change the routing of the power supply cable

shield the monitor by means of a metal cover

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We would like to know if our documentation meets
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improvement?

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documentation, please feel free to send these to us
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It would help us if you could write your comments
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1 Introduction

Overview of the overall system

In order to be able to operate the Trendsetter
Spectrum using Delta Technology, it is also
necessary to use the Print Console and Harmony
software.
This guide specifically only describes the use and
configuration of the Print Console using Delta
Technology. More detailed information can be
found in the following product-specific
documentation:
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Delta Technology, Application/Workflow

Print Console, Reference
Available on paper or as a PDF file in the
D:\pdf directory.
Harmony operation
Available on paper or as a PDF file in the
D:\Delta\Harmony directory.
Trendsetter3230 operation, Trendsetter3244
operation

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Components
The following components are required to
configure the overall system:
Hardware
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Delta Workstation for Trendsetter

Delta Tower IS for Trendsetter

Creo Trendsetter Spectrum 3230 or 3244

Software
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WindowsNT Server 4.0 with ServicePack 4

Delta Technology 6.0. or higher;
Dongle release for 6.0 Base and
RecoClass Platesetter

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Creo Print Console 1.0. or higher

Creo Harmony 1.1 or higher

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Data flow
The Data flow graphic gives a simplified
representation of the data flow between the
individual components in the overall system.
Data flow

Jobs

Harmony

Delta
Technology

Print
Console
Delta Workstation

Delta
Tower

Trendsetter
Spectrum
Physically the Print Console and Harmony
software runs on the same computer
(Delta Workstation) as Delta Technology. The
Harmony software communicates with Delta

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Technology and obtains the machine-dependent

parameter settings via it. The Print Console
communicates with the Trendsetter Spectrum and
Delta Workstation. The job data runs from Delta
Technology via the Delta Tower to the output
device for exposure.
Print Console
Print Console is a software for controlling
output devices. In the configuration with
Delta Technology, Delta Tech deals with most of
the tasks such as the handling of jobs in queues.
Only a small section of Print Console functions is
required to use the Trendsetter Spectrum with
Delta Technology. The Print Console user interface
is configured in such a way that after starting only
this section of functions is available and can be
visualized by the user.
In this configuration, the main tasks of Print
Console are color and material settings as well as
the displaying of status and error messages.
Harmony
The Harmony software is used to create
calibration curves from target and current curves
and to manage them in databases. Harmony is
called up out of Delta Tech to create calibration
curves or to make existing curves available. In the
Delta Print Manager the Harmony databases are
allocated to the queues and taken into account on
processing jobs.

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Installation and Start

General
The hardware is set up and the software installed
by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG personnel.
The corresponding dongle releases are required
to operate Delta Technology in this configuration.
If they are not available, the following section
describes how to procure the extensions and to do
the release.
Print Console does not require a separate dongle
release. After being installed, Print Console starts
automatically when the Delta workstation is
booted. After a successful start the Print Console
icon appears on the taskbar. Click the icon to open
the Print Console main window. Print Console is
quit when the Delta software is shut down.
The Harmony software is installed on the Delta
workstation via the Integrated installation to
Delta RIP option. This setting ensures that Delta
Technology can manage and process the Harmony
data. The integrated installation ensures that
Harmony is only started from Delta Tech.
Harmony thus starts in a device-dependent state
and automatically recognizes device-specific
parameters. The Harmony software is called up
upon configuration of the queues in the Output
Control window in the Calibration tab (refer to
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Dongle release for 6.0 Base and RecoClass Platesetter

If you have not yet purchased an extension for
your Delta Technology system, you can do so by
means of the Option order sheet. You will find this
form on the Delta workstation under the entry
Option Ordersheet in the Delta Technology start
menu.
The dongle release is performed as follows:
1. Select the Set Dongle Options function in the
Delta Technology menu.
2. Select the 6.0Base, RecoClass Platesetter entry or
other necessary options in the Option pop-up
menu.
3. Enable the set on (release) function and enter the
release number in the Key code field.
4. Click in Set.
5. Restart the Delta Technology system.

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Terms on the Print Console user interface

This section deals with important terms used on
the Print Console user interface.
Device media
Device (recorder) media are the media for the
exposure process in the output device. A
Trendsetter Spectrum can expose the media plate,
film and screen proof material, for example.
The device media are configured on the output
device by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
personnel. The device media are managed in a
table at the Trendsetter Spectrum. In this table, a
data record with parameters (e.g. manufacturer,
medium type, colors, default exposure) is
allocated to each device medium.
On starting the Print Console some of this data is
read out at the Trendsetter Spectrum and
transferred to the Print Console. In the Print
Console Configure Device Media dialog box, all
recorder media configured at the output device
are listed with parameters (section Configure
Device Media dialog box, page 213).
When proofing, these parameters also include the
color separations (recorder colors, also refer to
page 23), which are exposed in a pre-defined
sequence at the output device. The pre-defined
colors and the sequence of their exposure are also
displayed in the Configure Device Media dialog
box.
Device (recorder) media are used to configure
output media, proof color mappings and print
settings. Several output media can exist on the
basis of a device medium.

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Output media
The definition of output media is based on device
(recorder) media. Output media are media of the
type of a recorder medium. Contrary to recorder
media, the size and orientation of output media
are defined in the imagesetter (section Configure
Output Medium dialog box, page 216). Output
media can only be created when at least one
recorder medium has been defined beforehand.
The names of the output media tell the Print
Console which output medium has to be loaded in
the output device.
Print Setups
A print setup is a set of output parameters which
control the exposure. These parameters include
the output medium, color separations, RIP name,
etc. Print settings are defined in the Configure
PrintSetup dialog box (section Configure Print
Setup dialog box, page 221).
The print settings are interfaces between the Print
Console and Delta Technology and are visible to
the user. The names of the print settings are made
available at the following three points in Delta
Tech:
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NT Utility in the Imagesetter > Material Control

menu: The print settings are displayed here. One
of them is set to Active as a preference (section
NT Utility, page 46).
Delta Print Manager in the Warteschlange
(Queue) > Anlegen (Create) (settings) menu:
When carrying out the OPC configuration, the
print settings are selected in the Selection box
under Material. This selection overwrites the

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preference in NT Utility (section Delta Print

Manager, page 47).
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Default.qry file: This query file is created by

Delta Technology for the Signastation imposition
station. It is used so that the desired output
material can already be selected at the
Signastation.

Proof color table

The proof color table is only required for creating
screen proofs.
The proof color table is defined in the Configure
Proof Color Mappings dialog box (Configuration >
Proof Color Table menu). In this table allocations
of RIP colors to device (recorder) colors are
defined. Allocations defined here are then
available in the Separation Setup tab when
configuring the print setup.
The RIP colors are the colors which the RIP
software (in this case Delta Technology) extracts
during the ripping process. Recorder colors are
the colors defined at the output device for the
recorder medium (section Device media,
page 21). Only the names of the recorder colors
can be used to control the output device. The
names of the RIP colors must therefore be
allocated to the names of the recorder colors. The
names of the RIP colors listed in the proof color
table must correspond exactly to the RIP color
names which actually exist. If RIP color names
exist which have not been defined in the proof
color table and configured in the print setup, then
the job is aborted in the Delta Print Manager with
a corresponding error message.

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Print Console main window components

After being started, the Trendsetter Spectrum
Print Console main window appears.

Four different windows (Status, Queues,

Attention, History) can be displayed within the
main window. They are selected by clicking the
respective button on the left, vertical bar. This bar
is always available to toggle between the
windows. To access another window, click the
corresponding button.
The button for the active window is green and the
buttons for the inactive windows are blue. The
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Console has important information for you, the

button changes to red and flashes. Click the
button to display the Attention window.
Status window
The Status window is displayed after starting the
Print Console. Information about the job which
has just been processed is output here. The output
device to which the Print Console is connected is
displayed on the header line. The text below the
menu bar describes the process status. The
picture shows the image allocation process in the
output device.
Three statuses are displayed on the right-hand
side of the window:
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Device Status: The device status indicates

whether an output device is connected.
RIP Status: The RIP status indicates the name of
the RIP to which the Print Console is connected
and which is currently processing the latest job.
The selection list contains the names of all RIPs
registered in the Print Console. Only Delta Tech
is normally shown in the configuration described
here.
Queue Status: The Queue Status button lets you
toggle the active queue between offline and
online.
If the Print Console is online, existing jobs are
processed by the Print Console, i.e are sent for
exposure. If the Print Console is offline , no jobs
are processed. There is only one queue in the
Print Console in the configuration described
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Below the picture there is a status bar with the

following entries:
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Job: Information about the job which has just

been processed is displayed here. The
information is displayed at the three levels Job
name, File name and Color separation name.
The individual levels are shown or hidden by
clicking the right-hand arrows.
The job name is a combination of the file name
and the input queue.
Surface: Specification of the surface, e.g. surface
a or b.
Media: The output medium selected for this job
is displayed here. If an output medium has not
been specified, then the preset device (recorder)
medium appears.
Device Color: Device colors are only output for
screen proofing. The displayed device colors are
defined for the respective output medium and
can be displayed in the Configure PrintSetup
dialog box.
Status: The status display shows the current job
processing status.
Time: Three different pieces of time information
are displayed for the Job, File and Color
separation levels. The time specified for the Job
is the time taken thus far to process the jobs. The
time specified on the File level is the time RIP
requires to read the file. With reference to the
color separation, it is the time RIP requires to
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Queues window
The Queues window contains two tabs, Pending
and Processed.
Pending tab
The Pending tab indicates all the jobs waiting for
the ripping and exposure processes. As the Delta
Print Manager takes over the queue
administration for the Trendsetter Spectrum, only
one job appears on the Pending tab, which is then
forwarded immediately for processing. This tab
therefore does not usually contain jobs.
The Pending tab contains a status bar with the
following entries:
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Job, Surface, Media, Device Color: See section

Status window, page 25.
Priority: Displays the priority of the jobs. With
Delta Technology, the Print Console only
processes one job at a time so that the priority is
of no significance. In this case the priority should
be set on Medium (refer to page 33).

The Pending tab can also contain the following

radio buttons at the bottom edge:
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Aluminium Plate: If Al Plate is selected, all

exposure jobs for aluminium plates are
displayed. If Al Plate is not selected, no exposure
jobs for aluminium plates are displayed.
Polyester plate: If Poly Plate is selected, all
exposure jobs for polyester plates are displayed.
If Poly Plate is not selected, no exposure jobs for
polyester plates are displayed.
Halftone Proof: If Halftone Proof is selected, all
exposure jobs for screen proof material are

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displayed. If Halftone Proof is not selected, no

exposure jobs for screen proof material are
displayed.
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Flexo Plate: If Flexo Plate is selected, all

exposure jobs for flexoplates are displayed. If
Flexo Plate is not selected, no exposure jobs for
flexoplates are displayed.
Blueline: If Blueline is selected, all exposure jobs
for blueline are displayed. If Blueline is not
selected, no exposure jobs for blueline are
displayed.
Film: If Film is selected, all exposure jobs for film
material are displayed. If Film is not selected, no
exposure jobs for film material are displayed.

Processed tab
The Processed tab shows all jobs which have been
processed. One can take a look at the job
characteristics with status and error messages.
The Processed tab is only for informational
purposes, changes cannot be made.
The Processed tab contains a status bar with the
following entries:
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See section Status window, page 25.
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radio buttons at the bottom edge:
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Successful: If Successful is selected, only

successfully processed jobs are displayed. If
Successful is not selected, then all successfully
processed jobs are not displayed.
Unsuccessful: If Unsuccessful is selected, only
unsuccessfully processed jobs are displayed. If
Unsuccessful is not selected, then all
unsuccessfully processed jobs are not displayed.
Aborted: If Cancelled is selected, all jobs are
displayed for which job processing in the Print
Console was aborted. If Cancelled is not selected,
then all jobs are not displayed for which job
processing in the Print Console was aborted.

Attention window
The third button (Attention) on the left-hand
selection bar is usually gray. If the Print Console
has important information for you, the button
changes to red and flashes. Click the button to
display the Attention window.
The Attention window is always displayed when
you have to intervene. This is the case, for
example, when the Print Console receives the
request from the output device to insert or remove
a plate. The Attention window also reports system
standstill due to a fault in the output device. All
operations are then stopped until the fault has
been eliminated.
The information in the Attention window indicates
the type of problem and contains suggestions on
how to solve the problem.

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The operation through which the fault occurred

is stopped.

The fault lamp on the output device lights up.

A message appears in the History window.

The Attention window is displayed before any of

the others on the Print Console. The Attention
button turns red and flashes until the Attention
window is clicked. It is possible to look at other
windows in between and to return to the
Attention window.

The suggested actions for solving the problem can

vary depending on which error occurred and
which output device is in operation.
Depending on the action to be taken, the following
buttons appear in the Attention window:
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processing of the whole job is cancelled.
Resume: Click this button to resume an
operation or to try and repeat it. Normally, you
click this button when the problem has been
solved and you wish to continue.

History window
Print Console system messages are displayed
chronologically in the History window. Some of
these messages are only informational and do not
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The Clear button at the end of the window can be

used to delete the messages from the History
window. This also removes all current messages
and cannot be reversed. The History window then
fills up again with new messages.
The following types of messages exist:
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Console operation messages. They signal, e.g.
that a job is standing in a queue or that an
exposure has been started.
Error: If an error occurs in the output device, the
Print Console is normally stopped until the error
has been eliminated and the Attention window
appears.
Warnings: Warnings indicate conditions in the
Print Console which could lead to problems
during job processing. Although the system can
continue to operate, these messages should be
investigated as soon as possible.
Debugging: These messages inform you that
debugging has been carried out and that you can
resume job processing.

Menu bar in the Print Console main window

This section describes the Print Console menus.
Only a small section of the Print Console functions
are required to use the Print Console together
with Delta Technology.
These functions are described in the following
section. They are the functions of the System,
Device and Configuration menus.

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System menu
About Print Console
The Print Console version is displayed in the About
Print Console window.
Exit
This function is ineffective in conjunction with
Delta Technology. The Print Console is quit when
the Delta workstation is shut down.
Device menu
Query
This command is used to query the machine data
for the imagesetter. Delta Technology recognizes
parameter changes via the interface to the Print
Console.
Reinitialise
This command is used to reinitialise and start the
output device.
Load Carrier
This function is only displayed if you have selected
a screen proof medium as the output medium. The
carrier is mounted on the drum and takes up the
films for exposure. The format of the carrier is
automatically derived from the proof format.
If there is to be a material changeover, the Print
Console automatically gives the request to load or
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Unload carrier
This function is only displayed if you have selected
a screen proof medium as the output medium.
The carrier is only needed for proofing. If a plate
exposure is to be carried out after the proofing,
then the carrier must be removed from the
recorder.
If there is to be a material changeover, the Print
Console automatically gives the request to load or
remove the carrier.
Note: If the recorder is not used for a longer

2 period, the carrier should be unloaded manually

via this function.
Configuration menu
All Print Console system configurations are
carried out via the Configuration menu.
Configure Device Media dialog box
The Configure Device Media dialog box is called
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Some of the device (recorder) media defined at the

output device can be reconfigured in this dialog
box. All device media configured at the output
device are displayed with their parameters. Some
of these parameters can be changed in the dialog
box, others are only displayed.
The dialog box contains the following fields:
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Device media: All device media configured at the

output device are displayed in this field. The
configuration of device (recorder) media at the
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Druckmaschinen AG personnel and cannot be

changed by the user. If the configuration is
modified afterwards and a device medium
deleted at the output device, for example, the
entry in the Device media field is not
automatically deleted as well. This must be
corrected manually. The Configured in device
option indicates whether the device (recorder)
medium still exists in the configuration of the
output device. If this is not the case, please
delete the corresponding entry in the Device
media field.
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this field if your device medium is a screen proof
medium. In this case, all available colors and the
default order for exposure are displayed here for
the selected device medium. The list contains all
colors that have ever been configured at the
output device. If colors are subsequently deleted
at the output device, the corresponding entries
in the Color and default order field are not
automatically deleted as well. This must be
corrected manually.
The down and up arrows can be used to change
the default order of the colors. By clicking the up
arrow the marked color moves up and by
clicking the down arrow it moves down.

In the Medium Characteristics area entries can

only be made in two fields, Manufacturer and
Medium material. The other four fields Medium
number in device, Default exposure, Configured in
device and Raster inverted in device are for
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Manufacturer: In this selection list you can select

a different manufacturer for the selected device
medium. The entry can also be made manually.
Medium material: In this selection list you can
select a different material for the selected device
medium. The entry can also be made manually.
Medium number in device: The device media are
set up in a table at the output device with their
output parameters (section Device media,
page 21). The Medium number field indicates
the number of the entry in this table.
Default exposure: This field indicates the
exposure value preset at the output device for
the selected device medium.
Configured in device: This option indicates
whether the selected device medium is
configured in the output device. If the tick
appears, then this is the case. If the option is not
set, then the device medium is not set up in the
output device. Then this device medium cannot
be used and you have to delete the
corresponding entry manually in the Device
media field.
Raster inverted in device: This option indicates
whether the exposure for the selected device
medium will be negative or positive.
Buttons: A description of the buttons can be
found in the section Buttons, page 229.

Configure Output Medium dialog box

The Configure Output Medium dialog box is called
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Output media are configured in this dialog box.

The definition of an output medium is effected by
selecting a device medium to which parameters
such as material size and load orientation are
allocated (section Output media, page 22).
A list of all configured output media is located on
the left of the dialog box. The respective selected
output medium appears on the title bar in the
dialog box.
The dialog box contains two tabs, General and
Optional. On changing the tab the list with the
output media is still displayed.
Note: If an output medium does not exist, then all

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General tab
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Device medium: The device medium is selected

from this selection list. The configuration of the
output medium is based on the selected device
medium.
Medium material: The type of material for the
selected device medium is displayed in this field.
Device Proof Format: This selection list only
appears if you have selected a screen proof
material as device medium.
Select the size of the proof in the selection list ,
e.g. Four-Up or Eight-Up.
Device proof formats are set up on the output
device by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
personnel and cannot be changed.

Note: When using the Signastation for the

process, bear in
the
2 impositionare exposed with mind that areaproof
materials
a smaller
than
plate materials. If the same job is specified for the
exposure of proof and plate materials, then an
imposition scheme must be created for the proof
material format.
The load orientation for Four-Up formats for proof
and plate materials is vertical. This means that
the Delta lists must be rotated by 90 degrees for
Four-Up formats.
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Size along drum: The dimension of the output

medium along the drum axis is specified here.
This can be the length or width of the medium
depending on with which orientation it is
inserted. If, for example, a 1030*790 mm plate is
inserted sideways, then the material height is
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size. In the selection list on the right you can

choose between the measuring units mm or
inches. The selected measuring unit is then used
for all further dialog box entries for the selected
output medium.
If you change the size specification for your
output material, the Print Console automatically
updates all other entries in the dialog box.
Note: If you have selected screen proof material

the device
acts
2 asdisplay andmedium, then thisbefield onlyThe as
a
changes cannot
made.
format is then set via the Device Proof Format
field.
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Size around drum: The size of the output

medium around the drum is specified here.
This can be the length or width of the medium
depending on with which orientation it is
inserted. If, for example, a 745*605 mm plate
is inserted upright, then the material width is
745 mm.
Decimal points can be used when entering the
size. In the selection list on the right you can
choose between the measuring units mm or
inches. The selected measuring unit is then
used for all further dialog box entries for the
selected output medium.
If you change the size specification for your
output material, the Print Console
automatically updates all other entries in the
dialog box.

Note: If you have selected rasterproof material

the output
acts
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a
changes cannot be made.
format is then set via the Device Proof Format
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Thickness: The material thickness of the

selected output medium is entered here.
Decimal points can be used when entering the
thickness. In the selection list on the right you
can choose between the measuring units mm
or inches. The selected measuring unit is then
used for all further dialog box entries for the
selected output medium.
The input of the material thickness for screen
proof material specifies the material thickness
of the receptor.
Default exposure: This field displays the
exposure value preset on the output device.
Load Orientation: There are two selection
possibilities for the load orientation, Sideways
and Upright. The graphic in the dialog box
shows the load orientation for both
possibilities. On changing the orientation, the
entries in the Size along drum and Size around
drum fields automatically change.
Note: If you have selected screen proof
material as the device medium, then this field
only acts as a display and changes cannot be
made. The format is then set via the Device
Proof Format field.

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Buttons: A description of the buttons can be

found in the section Buttons, page 229.

Optional tab
No entries are required here to operate the Print
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Configure Print Setup dialog box

The Configure Print Setup dialog box is called up
in the Configuration > Print Setup menu.

In this dialog box print settings are created or

changed and saved under a name (section Print
Setups, page 22).
A list of all configured print settings is located on
the left of the dialog box. The respective selected
print setups appears on the title bar in the dialog
box.
The dialog box contains the General and
Separation Setup tabs. On changing the tab the
list with the print settings is still displayed.

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If no print settings exist, then all entry boxes are

gray and no entries can be made. First of all you
must then define a new print setup by means of
the New button.
General tab
In the Output medium section the output medium
for the print setup is defined in the following
fields:
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Output medium: Select an output medium in this

selection list.
Device medium: The device medium on which
the definition of the selected output medium is
based is displayed in this field.
Default device medium: The default device
medium is defined here. The default device
medium is only selected to configure the default
print setup. The Scan for output medium name
option must be enabled. Setting the option
ensures that a search is carried out for an output
medium for the processed file.
This preference becomes effective when no
output medium has been defined for a job.
Scan for output medium name: If this option is
enabled, the incoming files are scanned for an
output medium. This option must be enabled for
defining the default device medium.

The Job Defaults section contains the following

fields:
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Rip name: The selection list contains all RIPs set

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Queue priority: With Delta Technology, the Print

Console only handles one job at a time so that
the priority is of no significance.
Data format: Selection of data formats.
Auto approve: If this option is enabled, the job is
automatically sent for exposure without queries
regarding the color separations being made.
Buttons: Before the first exposure, a print setup
must be enabled as the default print setup. To do
so, select the desired print setup and then click
the Make Default button. Select the
corresponding device medium in the Default
device medium field. The default print setup
appears in the list on the left and has a tick.
A description of the other buttons can be found
in the section Buttons, page 229.

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Separation Setup tab

The color mappings and orders are specified here.

The color mappings which can be selected here
are based on the proof color table which is set up
in the Configure Proof Color Mappings dialog box.
The color mapping defines which RIP colors are
allocated to the device colors. If RIP colors exist
whose allocation has not been defined in the print
setup, then the job is aborted in the Delta Print
Manager with a corresponding error message.
The color order specifies in which order the color
separations are exposed on the imagesetter.
Note: The color order defined in the print setup

2 must match the order of the color films inbethe

imagesetter. Each device color may only
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ID: Each color separation is identified via an ID

No. which cannot be changed.
RIP Color: All RIP colors defined in the color
separation table are listed here. The right-hand
column shows to which device colors the RIP
colors were allocated for screen proofing.
Device Color: Device colors are only displayed if
a screen proof medium has been selected as the
output medium.
The device colors are the colors set up at the
output device for the selected device medium.
The order of the colors specifies in which order
the color separations are exposed.
Define the color order KMCY for the European
EURO color standard and the color order CMYK
for the American SWOP color standard.
Up and down arrows: The up and down arrows
above the table are used to change the order of
the colors. To do so, select a color, click an
arrow and position the color in the desired place.
You can also change the order by using the
mouse key to drag and drop.
Ignore RIP color names when matching: The
Print Console usually gives a warning in the
Attention window if the RIP software extracts
RIP colors which are not allocated to a device
color in the print setup. If this option is set, no
warning is given when there are unknown RIP
colors.
Buttons: Click the Add Process button to show
the entries defined in the proof color table in this
table.
A description of the other buttons can be found
in the section Buttons, page 229.

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Configure Proof Color Mappings dialog box

The Configure Proof Color Mappings dialog box is
called up in the Configuration > Proof Color Table
menu. A second possibility is to click the Proof
Color Map... button in the Configure PrintSetup
dialog box.

The proof color table is only required for creating

screen proofs.
The dialog box contains the Device medium and
Proof Color Table fields.

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Device medium: Select the device medium from

this list. The list only contains device media for
screen proofs.
Proof Color Table: The Proof Color Table shows
the color mappings for the selected device
medium. The RIP colors are allocated to the
device colors. The allocations defined in this
table are available for selection when the color
separation table is defined in the dialog box.
Buttons: A description of the buttons can be
found in the section Buttons, page 229.

Preferences dialog box

The Preferences dialog box is called up in the
Configuration > Preferences menu.

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The measuring units, animations, etc. are preset

in this dialog box. The preferences are valid for all
dialog boxes in the Print Console.
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Units: Choose between the measurement units

Inches and Millimeters. This preference can be
overwritten in the Configure Output Medium
dialog box. Different measurement units can
therefore exist for different output media.
Status View: The animation mode for the Status
window can be set in the Animations field. In Off
mode animation is switched off and a graphic
with the connected output device appears in the
Status window. Only the first frame of the
animation is shown in the Single-Frame mode.
In On mode, the complete animation runs which
shows the exposure on the output device.
History View: In the Maximum number of
messages field specify the maximum number of
messages the History window is to contain.
Processed Queue: In the Maximum number of
jobs field specify the maximum number of
processed jobs the Queues window / Processed
tab is to contain.
Language: Here you can choose between an
English and German user interface for the Print
Console.
Buttons: A description of the buttons can be
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Buttons
Delete
The Delete button is used to delete the selected
object. Click the OK or Apply button to apply the
deletion. Click the Cancel button to undo the
deletion.
OK
Click the OK button to apply all changes made in
the dialog box and to close the dialog box.
Cancel
Click the Cancel button to revert all changes made
in the dialog box and to close the dialog box.
Apply
Click the Apply button to apply all changes made
in the dialog box without closing the dialog box. To
close the dialog box, click the OK button.
Reload
Click the Reload button to load the configuration
saved last. This is the configuration since you last
clicked the Apply or OK button.
New
Click the New button to create a new entry.
Copy
Click the Copy button to copy the selected object.
Save the copy under a different name.

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Edit
Click the Edit button to edit the selected object.
Make Default
See section Configure Print Setup dialog box,
page 221.
Add process
See section Configure Print Setup dialog box,
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Configuration of the Print Console

All Print Console system configurations are
carried out via the Configuration menu.
This section describes the individual configuration
steps.
Configuring device media
1. Open the Configure Device Media dialog box in the
Configuration > Device Media menu (section
Configure Device Media dialog box, page 213).
All contents in the fields of the dialog box have
been defined in the output device. Some settings
can be changed in this dialog box.
2. Select the device medium you wish to configure in
the Device media list. The media contained in this
list are defined in the output device if a tick
appears in the Configured in device options field.
If the tick does not appear, then you should delete
the selected entry in the list as the device medium
no longer exists in this output device.
3. Check or change the color order in the Colors and
default order window. You can adapt the order of
the colors by clicking on the up and down arrows.
4. Make any necessary changes in the Medium
Characteristics field. You can enter a different
manufacturer for the selected device medium in
the Manufacturer field and a different material
type in the Medium material field.
5. Apply the settings by means of the OK or Apply
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Configuring output media

1. Open the Configure Output Medium dialog box in
the Configuration > Output Medium menu. First of
all you see the General tab. All prevously defined
output media appear in the list on the left (section
Configure Output Medium dialog box, page 216).
2. Click the New button to define a new output
medium. The Enter output medium name window
appears. Enter a name for the output medium in
the upper field. Select a device medium in the
selection list below on which the definition of the
output medium is to be based. Confirm with OK.
The new output medium which is created appears
in the list on the left.
3. You can select a different device medium for the
output medium selected in the list on the left in the
Device medium field. The corresponding material
type appears in the Medium material field on the
right.
4. Enter the dimensions of your output medium in
the Size along drum, Size around drum and
Thickness fields. The material height (size along
drum) is the dimension parallel to the drum axis
and the material width (size around drum) is the
dimension around the drum.
5. Enter in the Load Orientation section whether the
medium is inserted sideways or upright. The
graphic below the selection buttons shows the
load orientation for both possibilities. On changing
the orientation, the entries in the Size along drum
and Size around drum fields automatically
change.
6. Apply the settings by means of the OK or Apply
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Configuring the print setup

1. Open the Configure Print Setup dialog box in the
Configuration > Print Setups menu. First of all you
see the General tab. All previously defined output
media appear in the list on the left (section
Configure Print Setup dialog box, page 221).
General tab
1. Click the New button to define a new output
medium. The Enter name of print setup window
appears. Enter the name of the print setup here.
Confirm with OK. The new print setup which is
created appears in the list on the left.
A print setup can also be created by highlighting
an existing print setup, creating a copy of it with
the Copy button and saving it under a new name.
2. To make a new print setup, proceed as follows:
Highlight the new print setup in the list. Select the
output medium in the Output medium name
selection list. The corresponding device medium
appears in the Device medium field on the right.
Enter the following values in the Job Defaults
section:
RIP name field: Delta-Tech
Dataformat field: DeltaJobTicket
Queue priority field: Medium
Activate the Auto approve option.
Click the Apply button to apply the settings.
3. Before the first exposure, a print setup must be
enabled as the default print setup. If a print setup
cannot be allocated to a job, then the default print
setup is used.
To do so, highlight a print setup in the list. Select
the LaserMatchPrint device proof medium in the
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the Scan for output medium name option.

Enter the following values in the Job Defaults
section:
RIP name field: Delta-Tech
Dataformat field: DeltaJobTicket
Queue priority field: Medium
Activate the Auto approve option.
Click the Make Default button. The highlighted
print setup now appears with a tick and is your
default print setup.
Apply the settings via the Apply button.
Note: When setting up the default print setup, no
color separations may be set in the Separation
Setup tab.

Separation Setup tab

The settings in this tab are only relevant for the
exposure of proof materials.
The table shows all allocations of RIP colors to
device colors which are selected for a print setup.
A print setup must be defined for every
combination of allocations.
1. Highlight the print setup for which you wish to set
up the color separations in the list on the left.
2. Click the Add Process button to display all device
colors in the table. The device colors for a device
medium are displayed and configured in the
Configure Device Media dialog box (section
Configure Device Media dialog box, page 213).
3. To set up further color mappings, click the New
button and then the left mouse key.
A selection list appears in which all entries in the
proof color table are listed. Select the color
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4. Click the up and down arrows to change the order

of the colors.
The color order defined here must match the

of the color films

2 ordercolors must alwaysinbethe imagesetter.
Spot
positioned between
the first and second color.
5. To delete an entry in the table, click ID and then
the Delete button.
6. Click on the Proof Color Map...button to call up the
Configure Proof Color Table dialog box (refer to
page 35).
The following error possibilities exist:
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The job contains RIP colors which are not

allocated to a device color in the allocation table
for the print setup. The Delta Print Manager
stops the processing of the job and gives an error
message.
The same device color is assigned with two
different RIP colors in the allocation table. The
Delta Print Manager stops the processing of the
job and gives an error message.
The job contains less RIP colors than defined in
the allocation table for the print setup. Empty
pages are created for the missing RIP colors if
Delta is not operating in direct mode.

Configuring the proof color table

1. Open the Configure Proof Color Table dialog box
in the Configuration > Proof Color Table menu.
The proof color table entries are then available for
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2. To make a new entry, highlight the corresponding

device medium in the Device medium list on the
left. Click the New button. The Proof Color Table
Entry window appears.

Enter the RIP color and select the device color to

which the RIP color is to be allocated in the Select
device color selection list. Confirm with OK.
3. To delete or edit entries, highlight and click Delete
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4 Delta Workstation

Delta Workstation
In this chapter it is assumed that you have a basic
understanding of Delta Technology This includes
knowledge of the Delta list concept, the Delta Print
Manager (setting up queues, etc.) and NT Utility.
Corresponding information is available in the
Delta Technology Application/Workflow
documentation.
With the Delta Print Manager, at least two queues
are created, one for output on proof material and
one for output on plate material. The queues are
configured for the respective output medium. The
material-specific definitions are made in the OPC
header, where a print setup is selected for the
proof / plate material. In addition to the materialspecific settings, different Harmony curves are
required for the proof / plate exposure process.
The corresponding curves are allocated to the
respective queue in the Create Spool Queue
window in the Calibration tab.
The queues for the exposure of proof material are
called proof queues, and for the exposure of plate
material, plate queues.
The queues are linked to the internal RIP or an
export directory.
Workflow
There are three different workflow variants,
Default Workflow, ROOM Workflow and Offline
Workflow for processing jobs at the Delta
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Default Workflow
The jobs are printed and ripped in the proof queue
for proofing. Delta lists are created and sent in the
desired color order via the Delta Tower to the
Trendsetter Spectrum for exposure. When using
this workflow variant the proof queue is
connected to the internal RIP.
Proofing is followed by the plate exposure process.
The jobs are printed in the plate queue, ripped
again and sent to the Trendsetter Spectrum for
exposure.
The drawback of this workflow is the printing of
the job in a queue and ripping being carried out
twice.
ROOM Workflow
ROOM stands for Rip Once Output Many.
As in the case of the Default workflow, the jobs are
first printed in the proof queue and ripped. Delta
lists are created and sent in the desired color
order via the Delta Tower to the Trendsetter
Spectrum for exposure. When using this workflow
variant the proof queue is also connected to the
internal RIP.
Contrary to the Default workflow, the completed
Delta lists of the proof job are used for the plate
exposure. The jobs therefore do not have to be
printed in the plate queue again. Instead, the
Delta lists are imported into the plate queue and a
second rip process is dispensed with. The plate
queue must be of the Directory type as otherwise
it is not possible to import (section Creating
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To use the ROOM Workflow, the Use OPC or Output

Manager Defaults for Import Jobs radio button
must be set when configuring the plate queue.
This ensures that the OPC settings for the plate
queue overwrite the OPC settings for the old proof
jobs. As the same job is used to control the
exposure of the proof / plate material, at least the
output material must be changed in the OPC
setting. This option can only be set if the queue is
of the Directory type.
The following processes are carried out during the
import process into the plate queue:
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The print setup for the proof material is replaced

with the print setup for the plate material.
The Delta lists are mirrored.
The Harmony curve for the proof material is
replaced with the harmony curve for the plate
material.

Note: As the Delta lists of the job are temporarily

during the
2 duplicatedmust be paidcomplete import process,
attention
that there is sufficient hard
disk capacity.
The advantage of the ROOM Workflow is that the
job has to printed in a queue just once and only
one ripping process is required.
Offline Workflow
An important characteristic of the Offline
Workflow is the buffering of Delta lists in an
export directory. The proof queue is connected to
an export directory instead of to the internal Rip.
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printer in the Print Manager. The export directory

must be set up with the Trendsetter Spectrum
profile file (.ipr file).
With this setting, the proof jobs are printed in the
proof queue, ripped and Delta lists written in the
export directory. The Delta lists can be further
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Configuration
This section describes the settings in the Delta
Control, NT Utility and in the Print Manager on the
Delta workstation.
The interface visible to the user between Delta
Workstation and Print Console are the print
settings which have been created with the Print
Console. The print settings mainly comprise
specifications concerning the output medium and
color mappings.
The respective calibration for the exposure
process is set on setting up the proof / plate queue.
Note: The calibration process should only be

out by means of
Harmony calibration
2 carried They are createdthe the Calibration tab
curves.
in
during the configuration of the queues (refer to
page 410). Avoid calibrations at other points.
Delta Control
Select the Preferences function in the File menu.
Click the Imagesetter tab in the Preferences
window. The following three radio buttons are
available in the Trendsetter Spectrum section:
Skip unknown separations option: If the job
contains RIP colors which cannot be allocated to a
device color in the print setup, then there is
usually an error message in the Print Manager. If
this option is set, an error is not output and the
unknown color is simply left out.
Allow direct printing option: Normally the order of
the color separations is automatically adapted to
the order of the device colors defined in the print
setup. If this option is set, there is no adaptation,
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colors. The option should only be set in special

cases when it is certain the orders of the RIP
colors and device colors match. Such a case is, for
example, the use of QuarkXPress 4.x with the
color order in accordance with the SWOP
Standard (CMYK). As QuarkXPress 4.x usually
features the order CMYK, the option could be set
in this case. This would save time.
Continue in spite of unsupported resolutions
option: If this option is set, exposure is continued
even though an unsupported resolution has been
defined.
Note: All available resolutions can be set for a

2 plate exposure. Only atoresolution of 945l cm/

2400 dpi can be used
create proofs.
NT Utility

1. First of all, select the Query Printer function in the

Miscellaneous menu. The settings at the
Trendsetter Spectrum are queried and saved in a
file with the extension .qry. The machine data is
used in the NT Utility and in the Delta Print
Manager as a presetting for the configuration of
the job processing sequence. The query file is also
made available to the Signastation imposition
station. It is used so that the desired output
material can be selected at the Signastation.
Furthermore, the print settings created by the
Print Console are updated.
2. Select the Material Control function in the
Imagesetter menu. The Material Control window
appears.

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The print settings, which you created earlier with

the Print Console, are displayed here. You can
enable a print feature via the Activate button.
This is then used as the default print setup.
Delta Print Manager
After starting the Print Manager the Configuration
and Status window appears. Initially, at least two
queues have to be created, one for output on proof
material and one for output on plate material. An
export directory has to be set up for work carried
out in the Offline Workflow. This is followed by
connecting the queues to the internal RIP (Default
Workflow or ROOM Workflow) or the export
directory (Offline Workflow). Exposure jobs are
started by printing or importing the files into the
queues (directories).
Creating queues
To create a queue, select the Queue > Create menu
or, if the queue already exists, Queue > Settings.
General tab

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1. Select the queue type in the Type selection list. If

you set up a queue directory, select the desired
directory in the window shown and enter the
directory name in the Name field. Jobs or Delta
lists can be imported or copied in queue
directories. The Delta lists are not ripped once
again in this instance.
The plate queue must be of the Directory type for
work carried out in the ROOM Workflow. Only
then is it possible to import Delta lists and set the
Use OPC or Output Manager Defaults for Import
jobs option (step 4).
2. Leave the Spool directory field with the
D:\Delta\LHPS\SpoolDir setting or refer to a spool
directory on sufficiently sized hard disk.
3. Configure the OPC header. To do so, click the OPC
Header File selection button and the Edit button.
The OutputControl window appears.

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Select the print setup created with the Print

Console in the Selection field in the Material
section.
Note: Selection of the print setup in the OPC
header of the queue has priority over the
NT Utility default print setup.
Make further settings if required.
Make sure to leave the setting in the Process field
in the Calibration section on No Change.
Apply the OPC settings with OK.

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4. By setting the Use OPC or Output Manager

Defaults for Import Jobs option, the current OPC
settings for the jobs are overwritten by the OPC
settings for the queue into which the job is
imported. This option must be set during the
configuration of plate queue directories in the
ROOM Workflow so that the proof material is
replaced with the plate material. For information
on importing Delta lists, refer to section ROOM
Workflow, page 42.
5. Apply the General tab settings with OK.
Job Handling, Resource Handling and Trapping
tabs: The configuration in these tabs is of no
importance for the use of the Print Console. Make
settings in accordance with your requirements.
Proofer tab: The Proofer tab can be used to set
whether you wish to create proofs on a special
proof device with the Trendsetter Spectrum
before exposure.
Calibration tab: The Calibration tab only appears
if Harmony software is installed on the Delta
workstation. The Harmony software creates
calibration curves from target and current curves
which are managed in databases. A database
contains at least one curve each for the proof and
plate exposure processes. The concept is to
allocate a database to a queue. If a job in this
queue is processed, Delta Technology searches for
the best calibration curve for this job out of the
database. To do so, the curves in Harmony must
be released.

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The ignore option is activated when setting up a

new queue. Calibration is then inactive and no
calibration data from the Delta RIP is calculated
into the document.
1. To enable the calibration function, remove the tick
in the ignore check box.

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2. On creating a new queue, the Database path field

is empty as a database has not yet been allocated.
At this point you can select an existing database
and allocate it to the queue. To do so, click the
Browse button and select this database.
You can also use the Harmony software to modify
an existing database. To do so, click the Edit
button.
The New button is for creating a new database.

Enter a name for the new database in the Please

enter name for new calibration database dialog
box. The Harmony software is automatically
started after entering the name.
3. Now use the Harmony software to create the
calibration curves for the proof / plate exposure
process. They are calculated from the target and
current curves. The calibration curves must be
released once they have been created.
4. When a job is processed, the Harmony database is
scanned for a suitable calibration curve. The
search is carried out according to the screen
system, dot shape, frequency, resolution and color
parameters contained in the job.
The match criteria field is used to define how to
proceed with the search.
The Match, else error radio button is selected: If a
suitable calibration curve cannot be found under
those released, then the job processing is aborted
with an error message.

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The match, else use default radio button is

selected: If a suitable calibration curve cannot be
found under those released, then the default set is
used which has been selected in the Default
section. The default color is used if the default set
does not contain the desired color.
The use default radio button is selected: In this
case, the default set is always used. If a color is
required for the job for which there is no
calibration curve, then the default color is used for
the color.
5. Select a default set for the calibration curves and
a default color in the Default section.
6. Click the OK or Apply button to apply the settings.
7. Allocate the desired Harmony database to the
proof and plate queues.
Setting up a printer
If you are working in the Offline Workflow, then
you must set up an export directory.
1. Select the Set up > Printer menu. The Set up
Printer window appears.
2. Select the type Export directory in the Type
selection list. The Export directory settings
window appears.
3. Select a directory as export directory in the Export
directory field.
4. Click the selection button with the desired format
in the Export format section.
5. Select the profile file (.ipr file) for the Trendsetter
Spectrum in the selection list.

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6. Set the two following options according to your

requirements.
7. Apply the settings with the OK button.
Connection between the queue and the printer
Connect the created queues to the internal RIP or
export directory in the Configuration and status
window:
1. Click the queue icon keeping the mouse key
depressed and drag the connection to the printer.
Then release the mouse key again here.
Commence processing by printing, copying or
importing the jobs into the queues (directories).

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Index
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Buttons 229

Calibration 410
Color mapping 224 34
Color order 224

Data format 223 33

Default device medium: 222
Device color 224 225 45
Device media 21 31
Device Proof Format: 218
Dongle release 15

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Export directory 44 413 414

Importing Delta lists 43

Internal RIP 414

Magnetic fields VII

monitors, susceptibility to
magnetic fields VII

Output medium 22 32

Print setting 22 33 45
Profile file 44 413
Proof color table 23 34 35

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Queue priority 223, 33
Recorder color 23
RIP color 23 224 225
RIP name 222 33
ROOM Workflow 42

Separation Setup 34
Signastation 218 46
Size along drum: 219
Size around drum: 219
Spot Colors 35
Starting Print Console 15
Starting the Harmony software 15
susceptibility of monitors to
magnetic fields VII

Terminating Print Console 15

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