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How do I edit jobs on the client computer?

 

How do I proceed to edit job settings from a client computer?

None of the virtual printers provides the appropriate settings for the job you are about to print? There are two different ways to edit the settings for a specific job from the client computer:

Note: When the Keep job settings option in the Job preferences has been disabled, all job-specific modifications will be overwritten by the settings of the virtual printer selected. This means that it is not possible to edit the settings for a specific job.

 

Editing jobs with the HP Designjet 50ps PrintManager

  • Log in at the HP Designjet 50ps PrintManager as User (or at a higher level).
  • If necessary, set the job concerned to the paused state (active jobs cannot be edited). To do so, open the details for the job and click the Hold this job symbol.
  • Make the desired changes to the settings and then click Print this job. The job is now queued for processing with the changed settings.

See also Tell me about the job settings.

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Editing jobs by using Jobstream

If the Jobstream plug-in has been installed on the client computer so that there is a connection to the virtual printer, you can also edit various settings without having to use the HP Designjet 50ps PrintManager.

  • Print settings (general print settings such as the paper type and the print quality)
  • Color management (via profiles)
  • Layout (positioning of the job on the paper and handling of jobs larger than the paper)

However, there are some restrictions as compared to editing of jobs directly in the HP Designjet 50ps PrintManager.

  • The settings for the information to be included in the print (slugline) cannot be edited.
  • A job preview is not available.

Under Jobstream, you can, however ...

  • ... change the print title, i.e. the name under which the job will be queued at the HP Designjet 50ps PrintManager.

Procedure:

  • Call up the printer properties.
  • Note: The access to the printer properties from the print dialog for the current job depends on the application (e.g. via Properties or Options). If the settings are to be used as default settings on this client computer, you can save them on the Macintosh® under Settings on the Common tab. Under Windows®, you can edit the settings of the virtual printer under Start > Settings > Printer. (Under Windows NT® 4, the settings are called up via the Document Defaults command, under Windows 2000 via Printing Options and under Windows 98® via the Properties command.)

  • Switch to the Jobstream display (under Windows®, click the Jobstream tab or the Print Options tab to do so).

 

  • Enable Jobstream if the functions are still disabled.

 

  • Make the desired changes and print the job or save the changes.
  • Notes: Unlike the Print settings, the Color management and Layout can be completely disabled. In this case, the settings of the virtual printer selected will be applied.

    The settings made in Jobstream overwrite the settings of the virtual printer.

See also:

Tell me about Jobstream

Tell me about the job settings

For further information, refer to the Jobstream - User's Guide and the Administrator's Guide (First Steps) manuals that have been installed on the HP Designjet 50ps server as PDF documents.

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