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This Quick Start Guide provides system requirements and an overview of how to set up
your Fiery X3e 22C-KM Color Server so you can begin printing. The guide describes
the initial tasks you must perform and points you to sections in the user
documentation where the procedures are described in detail. A full set of user
documentation is provided on the User Documentation CD. A brief description of
the user manuals and how to print them follows.
N OTE : The term Fiery X3e is used in this document to refer to the Fiery X3e 22C-
KM Color Server. The term Windows refers to Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, wherever
appropriate.
Media pack
Your Fiery X3e media pack should contain the following:
User Software CD
User Documentation CD
Printed Quick Start Guide
Printed Release Notes
Kodak Gray Scale
The Quick Start Guide summarizes the steps for configuring the Fiery X3e and
printing. It also describes how to access the Acrobat PDF files on the User
Documentation CD.
The User Software Installation Guide describes how to install software from the
User Software CD to enable users to print to the Fiery X3e, and also describes
setting up printing connections to the Fiery X3e.
The Configuration Guide explains basic configuration and administration of the
Fiery X3e for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes
guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT 4.0/2000/Server 2003, and Novell
NetWare servers to provide printing services to users.
The Printing Guide describes the printing features of the Fiery X3e for users who
send jobs from their computers.
The Color Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery
X3e. It explains how to calibrate your copier and take advantage of the ColorWise
color management system, as well as features in ColorWise Pro Tools.
The Fiery Color Reference addresses concepts and issues associated with managing
color output of the Fiery X3e and outlines key workflow scenarios. In addition, it
offers information on printing from popular Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac
OS applications.
The Job Management Guide explains the functions of the job management utilities,
including Command WorkStation, Command WorkStation LE, and DocBuilder
Pro (optional), and how you can use them to monitor and control jobs on the Fiery
X3e. This manual is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the
necessary access privileges, who monitors and manages job flow, performs color
calibration, and troubleshoots problems that may arise.
Release Notes provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of
the problems you may encounter.
3 About the documentation
1. Insert the User Documentation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
3. For Macintosh: Open the Acrobat Reader folder, and then open the Mac folder.
Double-click Reader Installer.
For Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Server 2003: Open the Acrobat Reader folder, and
then open the Windows folder. Double-click AcroReader51_ENU_full.exe.
When installation is complete, you can view, print, and search the following files:
Configuration Guide, User Software Installation Guide, Printing Guide, Job Management
Guide, Color Guide, and Fiery Color Reference.
N OTE : To view the documentation on your computer, copy the language folder you
want to use to your computer. You can change the name of the folder, if necessary, but
all the manuals must remain in the same folder.
4 Quick Start Guide
System requirements
To install the Fiery X3e user software on a Windows or Mac OS computer,
the computer must be equipped with a built-in or external CD-ROM drive. The
following table lists the minimum system requirements.
Windows 2000/
Minimum requirements for Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Mac OS
XP/Server 2003
Operating system Windows 98/Me Windows NT with Windows 2000 with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2
NT Service Pack 6 Service Pack 3 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or
Windows XP with higher
Service Pack 1 Mac OS X 10.1 to
Windows Server 10.2 Classic
2003 Standard
Edition, Enterprise
Edition, or
Datacenter Edition,
all the 32-bit version
(printer driver only
supported)
Memory for printing and Fiery 8MB of RAM for printing 32MB of RAM
X3e utilities (Fiery 128MB of RAM for printing and utilities for printing
Downloader, ColorWise Pro 64MB of RAM
Tools, and Fiery Spooler for utilities
[Mac OS only])
Windows 2000/
Minimum requirements for Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Mac OS
XP/Server 2003
PostScript printer driver Adobe PostScript Adobe PostScript Microsoft PostScript Adobe PostScript
Printer Driver for Printer Driver for Printer Driver for Printer Driver
Windows (included Windows NT Windows 2000/XP/ (included with user
with user software) (included with user Server 2003 software)
software) (included with
Windows 2000/XP/
Server 2003
operating systems)
The PostScript
Printer Description
(PPD) files for
Windows XP are
provided for
Windows Server
2003
PCL printer driver PCL Printer Driver for Windows only (included with user software)
Windows 2000/
Minimum requirements for Windows 98/Me Windows NT 4.0 Mac OS
XP/Server 2003
Parallel cable included with the Fiery X3e has a DB-25 male connector that connects to the
computer on one end and a DB-25 female connector that connects to the Fiery X3e on the
other end.
7 Preparing to print
UNIX (TCP/IP) workstation Standard TCP/IP connectivity (for example, Solaris 9 or RedHat Linux version 7.2)
TCP/IP printing software that conforms to RFC1179 (Berkeley lpd protocol)
IPX (Novell) network Novell server NetWare software version 5.x or higher
NDPS gateway in Netware 5.x or higher
Support for Ethernet SNAP, Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.3, Ethernet 802.2 frame types
Preparing to print
To set up your Fiery X3e, you must perform the following tasks:
2. Route the cable to a location near the copier where the Fiery X3e will be installed, and
attach the cable to the network interface of the Fiery X3e.
For more information, see Chapter 1 of the Configuration Guide.
2. Turn off the copier and connect the interface cable from the copier to the Fiery X3e.
3. To confirm this connection, turn on the copier and the Fiery X3e and print a Test Page
from the Fiery X3e Control Panel.
To print a Test Page, press the Utility button on the Control Panel. In the Touch Panel,
press the Controller Detail button. Press the Menu button and select Print Pages.
Choose PS Test Page.
To perform Setup from the Control Panel, select one menu after another and enter
information about your Fiery X3e and your network and printing environment. In
each Setup screen, the last line of the display shows the name of the current Setup
menu.
9 Preparing to print
The Configuration page lists all the settings in effect in the current Setup. Print a
Configuration page before and after running Setup, to keep a record of current copier
default settings.
1. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads Idle.
If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery X3e is processing, and you must wait until
the system finishes and reaches the Idle state.
6. Choose Configuration.
N OTE : The other pages you can print from the Control Panel include the Test Page,
Font List, Job Log, and color charts. Print the Configuration page after you have
finished running Setup to confirm your settings.
For an introduction to Fiery X3e Setup and detailed instructions on setting up the
Fiery from the Control Panel or a Windows computer, see the Configuration Guide.
10 Quick Start Guide
1. Make sure the information screen on the Control Panel reads ready.
If Printing or RIPping appears, the Fiery X3e is processing, and you must wait until
the system finishes and reaches the Idle state.
N OTE : The steps to set up printing vary slightly for Windows and Mac OS computers.
Windows computers
For all Windows operating systems supported (including Windows 98/Me,
Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003), the minimum steps for
setting up printing are as follows:
For details, see the User Software Installation Guide. This manual also contains
instructions for the following:
Mac OS computers
To set up printing on a Mac OS computer, perform the following steps:
For details, see the User Software Installation Guide. This manual also contains
instructions for the following:
1. Make sure that no jobs are being processed or printed (the activity light should
be off).
7. Turn off the Fiery X3e using the Fiery X3e power switch.
N OTE : After turning off the copier, wait at least three seconds before turning it back on.
13 Safety warnings
Safety warnings
The Fiery X3e display window is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is made of glass
and can break. Do not subject it to strong shocks.
If the display window breaks and the liquid crystal material leaks out, do not inhale,
ingest, or touch it. If the material gets on your skin or clothing, wash it off with soap
and water immediately.
Do not touch or put pressure on the panel. This will change the color of the panel.
Fiery X3e setup Fiery X3e On the Fiery X3e Control Panel, configure at least
the Server Setup, Network Setup, and Printer
Setup.
Client setup UNIX Mac OS Windows At each workstation that will print to the Fiery
X3e:
Install the appropriate printer files and connect
to one or more queues.
For computers that will use them, install Fiery
utilities and an Internet browser.
Verify the Fiery X3e in the list of printers and
run a test print.