This section describes the general XMF settings that the system administrator can modify.
The settings described here may greatly influence output quality and productivity. They should only be configured by an experienced system administrator.
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JDF Default Job Template |
Click to select a job template. Note
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Rename Drop Folder | To rename the drop folder in which a JDF job is added, check the checkbox and set the folder name. Click [Edit] and then set [File Name Template]. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Export Templates Folder |
Set the output destination for the imposition template file to be used in the MIS system. Specify the save location folder from [Browse]. Note
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Enable MIS JDF Job Updates |
To set handling related to JDF jobs from the MIS system, check the checkbox. When the checkbox is checked, a data update will be performed for any job with a job ID matching that of a job existing in XMF when JDF jobs are sent from the MIS system. If the checkbox is cleared, JDF jobs sent from the MIS system will be treated as new jobs. Note
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Enable Imposition JDF Job Updates via Job Template Drop Folder |
Set the operation when an imposition JDF with the same JDF job ID as an existing job is input into the drop folder specified in the job template. When the checkbox is checked, the existing job with the same JDF job ID as the imposition JDF is updated. When the checkbox is cleared, the input imposition JDF is registered as a new job. Note
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Enable MIS JDF job update to the job created in XMF Remote |
Check the checkbox to update jobs created in XMF Remote according to JDFs input from MIS or Metrix. Note
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How to apply the workflow to the job creation or update |
Select how to apply the workflow settings when creating or updating a job by inputting a JDF from MIS or Metrix. Note
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Apply workflow from job template with the JDF press name |
When a job is created or updated, from the workflows in the job template specified in the JDF, the workflow set that meets the following condition is applied. The name of the press workflow item matches the press name specified in the JDF. |
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Apply workflow from workflow set template with the JDF press name and media type |
When a job is created or updated, from the workflow set templates, the workflow set that meets both following conditions is applied. The name of the press workflow item matches the press name specified in the JDF. A media profile is set in which a media type is registered that matches the media type specified in the JDF. Note
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How to apply the press to the workflow |
Set how to apply the press settings to the workflow when creating or updating a job from MIS-JDF (including XMF Controller). Note
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Use the press workflow item existing in the applied workflow |
Applies the press workflow item from the job template/workflow set template that matches the condition specified in [How to apply the workflow to the job creation or update]. When the job is updated, the workflow is also updated as a result of the press update. |
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Overwrite with the press device profile matching the JDF press name |
Applies the press device profile that matches the JDF press name to the press workflow item in the workflow. When the job is updated, the related press media profile, media profile and ICC profile are also changed automatically as a result of the press device profile update. If multiple profiles have been registered, one of them is set. |
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Enable Disk Space Monitoring |
Check the checkbox to monitor the disk space used in XMF. You can set the percentage of disk space used for the timing for automatically deleting jobs in [Deletion Target %], and the timing for displaying a warning when there becomes only a little amount of free disk space left in [Critical Threshold %]. Note
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Deletion Target % |
Set the percentage (%) of disk space used at which to automatically delete jobs. Note
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Critical Threshold % | Specifies the free disk space with a percentage. If the disk space becomes lower than the set threshold value, a warning dialog is displayed. | |||||||||||||||||||
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CPU usage target |
This setting applies when the XMF server PC uses a 64-bit OS. You can adjust the operation of the DistRIP module that performs RIP processing according to the operating status of the system. The lower the target CPU utilisation, the faster the operation response, and the higher the target CPU utilisation, the faster the RIP speed. Note
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Allow Duplicate Job Names | When a job is created or saved, the job is saved with its job name unchanged even if a job with the same name already exists. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Force Unique Job Names |
When a job is created or saved, the job name is generated by automatically adding a serial number from "_001" to the end of the job name to prevent job names from being duplicated if a job with the same name already exists. Note
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For manually created jobs |
Select whether or not to display a warning message when a job with the same name already exists when creating or saving a job manually. Show Warning: Displays a warning message when a job with the same name already exists. Do Not Warn: Does not display a warning message when a job with the same name already exists. When [Force Unique Job Names] is selected, a serial number from "_001" is automatically added to the end of the job name without displaying a warning message. Note
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20 |
Align Marks to outermost Signature when setting Creep |
Set the positions of dynamic marks for when creep is set. When the checkbox is checked, the dynamic marks of each signature are placed in alignment with the outermost signature within the same assembly section. When the checkbox is cleared, the dynamic marks are placed in alignment with the creep of each signature.
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21 |
Center reference on sheet |
Select the reference area for performing centring on the imposition. Overall sheet: Performs centring for the entire sheet, including the gripper area.
Exclude grip area from sheet: Performs centring for an area that excludes the gripper area from the sheet.
(Example: Sheet Work) Note
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22 |
Enable layer of each document |
When multiple PDFs that have layers with the same name are input, the versioning settings are configured based on the layer information specified in the input PDFs. When the checkbox is checked and multiple PDFs are input that include layers with the same name, the layers with the same name are set to enabled or disabled according to the settings of each PDF. When the checkbox is cleared, the layers with the same name in all the PDFs are set to enabled or disabled according to the PDF that was input first. Note
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Output file name options for spot color name forbidden characters |
Set how to replace forbidden characters used in spot colour names (separation names) when separation names are included in output file names. Restriction
Replace with "_": Output after replacing the forbidden characters used in the spot colour name with "_". Replace with "#": Output after replacing the forbidden characters used in the spot colour name with "#". Note
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