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Tell me about Remote printers

 

What does remote printer mean?

In this case, the Remote option means that jobs are output to a HP Designjet 50ps printer that is not connected to the local network where jobs are processed. For example, jobs could be processed in one branch of a company and then output at another branch.

In this mode, jobs are processed as usual but are saved subsequently as a PDF together with a job ticket to a directory specially set up for this when the virtual printer was created. From this directory, the jobs are "fetched" by another program and passed on for further processing via the Internet.

If you wish to use this function in your business, special virtual printers with the Remote setting must be set up.

  • When creating a new virtual printer, choose Remote as printer type.
  • Then specify the subdirectory where the files will be stored. By default, the name of the subdirectory is identical to the name of the virtual printer. The subdirectory is always created on the permanent default share directory PdfExport.

 

Background information

The PDF format only serves as an exchange format within the HP Designjet 50ps software. During the RIP process, single temporary files are created for each page of the document. At the end of the process, these files are then compiled automatically to form one compressed PDF document.

The PDF resulting from the RIP process also contains an ICC profile for color space transformation. This profile is a default offset profile, irrespective of what profile is set for the printer, and is used as an input profile for output to the remote page.

The job ticket supplies the settings defined for output in HP Designjet 50ps. This job ticket is saved as an independent file in the export directory and, in addition to the settings, also contains a reference to its PDF file that is filed in another subdirectory.

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What do I have to remember for remote printing?

  • When printing in the remote mode, do not set the printer profile for the local HP Designjet 50ps printer in Color Management. Instead set the ICC profile required for the target printing process or for the "other" HP Designjet 50ps printer. The effect of the Automatic Pantone® Calibration option depends on the setting made (see Tell me about color management--special issues with remote printers).
  • The PDF and job ticket files are named on the basis of the job name. The existing files are not overwritten if a job is printed again with the same name; instead, the new file names are automatically added. This means, for example, that you can send a job with different settings without having to wait till the previous job was "fetched" and the directory has become free again.
  • You can use another directory of the local file system if the PdfExport directory is not to be located in the path specified during installation. You will find a description of how to change such shared directories in the Administrator's Guide (First Steps) manual (available as a PDF file in the Documentation subdirectory on the server).

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