Metadimension 10

Prinect MetaDimension 2010
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Print Media Academy – Index I
Contents
Introduction
Items not described in the present basic documents (examples) . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General
CPSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
APPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Released Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Data Import to Prinect MetaDimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Prinect MetaDimension Functions and Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Functional Principle
Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Functional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Import and Eport Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Brief description of a component selection
Printmanager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Engine Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 1: General
Prinect MetaDimension Rip Station for various workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AutomaticPrinect metaDimension workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Prinect SignaStation/MetaDimension Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Prinect Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2: Computer Configuration
Windows 2003 Server Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Chapterl 3: Prinect MetaDimension 2010 Installation
To be heeded prior Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Interpreter Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Interpreter Infos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Output with Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Compatibility and Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Released Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
for different proofer formats with Color Proof Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
for Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installation/Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Simplified Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Automatic Restart of the Meta Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Upgrade from Prinect MetaDimension 6.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Preinstal lcheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Workflows Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Direct Connection of a Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Devices in Printmanager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Later Changes of the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installation of other workflow variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Recorder Connection with a MetaShooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DI-Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Proof Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MetaDimension PrintManager standalone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MDS Service standalone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
License Server standalone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Upgrade Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 4: Prinect MetaDimension 2010 Configuration
General: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Two Different OPP Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Print Media Academy – Index III
Starting Service Control and Printmanager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Starting Service Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Starting Printmanagers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Printmanager/Administration/System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2.1 Connecting to a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2.2 Entering Email-Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2.3 User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
2.4 Group Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3. Printmanager/Administration/Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.1 Virtual Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.2 Image Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.3 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3.4 Drive Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.5 Regional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.6 JDF-Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3.7 Prinect-Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4. Printmanager/Administration/Ressources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
4.1 Output Plan Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
4.1.1 Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
4.1.2 Tiff-B Export Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.1.3 Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Screen Angle Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Angle Substition Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Object Screening Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Step and Repeat (Screening Behavior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.1.4 Linearization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.1.5 Process Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.1.6 Printing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.1.7 Color Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4.1.8 Layout & Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
4.1.9 Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
4.1.10 Slugline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
4.1.11 Job Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
4.1.12 Halftone Soft proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
4.1.13 Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
4.1.14 Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
4.1.15 Cip3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
4.1.16 Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
4.1.17 Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
4.2 Page Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

4.3 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
4.4 ICC-Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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4.5 Device ICC Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

4.6 Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
4.7 Color Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
4.8 Color Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
4.9 Printing Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
5. Printmanager/Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Complete Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tiff-B Engine Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Data Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tiff-B Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Scatter Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
6. Printmanager/Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Context menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Start, Pause, Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Desciption of displaying the Job Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
General Job Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Chapter 5: Prinect MetaShooter 2010 Installation/Configuration
1. Installing PCI Interfaceboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
2. Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
3. Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Chapter 6: Calibration Manager 2010 Basic
General Information on Calibration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
1.1 Administration/Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
1.2 Connection to Master Data Server (MDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

MDS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
1.3 Administration/Testforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
1.4 Administration / Printing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Print Media Academy – Index V
Notes on Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Workflow relevant Printing parameters in Prinect Prepress Manager: . . . . . . . 204
Workflow relevant Printing parameters in Prinect Press Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
1.5 Administration/Process Curve Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
2.1 Process Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

2.1.1 Create aCalibration Data Record for Process Calibration within a
Calibration Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
2.1.2 Capturing Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
2.1.3 Smooth Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
2.1.4 Iterative Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
2.1.5 Editing Curves (measurment values) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
3.1 Linearization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

3.1.1 Creating a Calibration Data Record for Linearization within a
Calibration Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
3.2 Printing a Test Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
3.3 Capturing Measurement Data Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
3.4 Smooth Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Multicolor Process Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Importing measured values for multicolor data records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Importing measured values from IT8 files for multicolor data records . . . . . . . . . . . 230
MiniSpot Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Administrating colors for multicolor data records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Chapter 7: Backing up and restoring the Configuration
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Backup procedure for the Prinect MetaDimension 2010 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 238
Procedure for restoring the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

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Chapterl 8: MDS (Master Data Store)
General Information on Master Data Store (MDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
MDS Input in Prinect MetaDimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Input of Master Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
MDS Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Print Media Academy – Notes VII
VIII Notes – Print Media Academy
Print Media Academy – Introduction 1
Introduction to the basic documents

Items not described in the present basic documents (examples)
Prinect Screening Editor
Paper Stretch Compensation
Advanced Calibration Manager functions
Color Proof Pro
Technology:
Prinect Meta Dimension 2010 is a Postscript-based software RIP.
General
CPSI (Configurable Post Script Interpreter, version 3019.101.01):
Two and, as an option, three original Adobe interpreters compute PDF or PS data
– Interpreter 1 for preview generation (72 or 300 dpi) and for guidelines
– Interpreter 2 for proof or hires data computation
– Third, optional interpreter exclusively for proof computation (Caution: Functions only
– when the proofer is set up as a secondary device!)
APPE (Adobe PDF Print Engine, version 10.01.415):
Three original Adobe Interpreters compute PDF data
– High-Res Renderer
– Proof
– Preview Renderer
Released operating systems:
– Windows XP Professional
– Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
– Windows Server 2003 (32-bit)
– Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
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Data import to Prinect MetaDimension via:
– AppleTalk (PAP for server operating systems only)

– Windows printer
– Hot Folder
Prinect MetaDimension functions and structure
Prinect MetaDimension can handle print jobs in PostScript Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Print
output configuration is possible via so-called “output plans”.
Functional principle
Prinect MetaDimension comprises the following three main components:
1. Software components:
– User interface: Prinect MetaDimension Printmanager

– WEB User Interface
– Device manager: Engine Manager for various output devices or for print data export
– Process calibration and plate/film linearization:
– Calibration Manager
– Prinect MetaDimension service control:
– Service Control
– Tiff-B file control and editing: Prinect TIFF Toolbox
2. Functional components:
– Virtual printers
– ADOBE Interpreter CPSI/APPE
– Output Plan Editor
– Image Includer
– Open Prepress Interface (OPI) functionality
– Image manager functionality with image folders and layout file generator
– Color management
– Font management
– Trapping functionality
– Definition of page positioning schemes
– Drive Monitor
3. Import and export components:
– Connection to imagesetters that are controlled via a Prinect MetaShooter workstation
– Connection to imagesetters (CTF: Computer to film, CTP: Computer to plate)

– Connection to Quickmaster-DI / Speedmaster-DI presses
– TIFF-B import/export
– Connection to the Prinect system
– PDF export
– Import of Delta Technology Delta lists
For information on the separate components please refer to the manual or the online docu-
mentation.
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Brief description of a component selection:
1. Prinect MetaDimension Printmanager
Prinect MetaDimension Printmanager is the system’s central configuration and monitoring

tool. Here you can configure all Prinect MetaDimension components and monitor their oper-
ation.
2. Engine Manager
Prinect MetaDimension manages output devices such as platesetters or proofers using so-
called “Engine Managers”. Engine Managers are programs where you can define device-
specific output parameters. For some output devices you can also control specific machine
functions (such as material advance and cutting for imagesetters).
The following Engine Managers are available as output devices:
– Speedway Engine Manager for recorders with Speedway interface (Heidelberg

platesetters, Heidelberg imagesetters)
– Color Proof Pro (for all proof devices supported by Color Proof Pro, such as Epson,
HP, Canon, etc., in most cases color-consistent)
– Proofing Engine Manager (for all proof devices supported by Proofing Engine Man-
ager, mostly Windows printers. The printer driver is responsible for color manage-
ment, etc.)
– TIFF-B Export Engine Manager for output devices controlled with imaging data in the
TIFF-B format, such as platesetter with upstream Prinect MetaShooter or Heidelberg
Quickmaster-DI/Speedmaster-DI presses. TIFF-B Export Engine Manager manages
print job export in the TIFF-B format.
An Engine Manager can, for example, do one of the following:
– Monitor the imaging progress in the output device

– Control the recorder (stop for material change, advance, cut, etc.)
– Set up page layout parameters (page offset, step and repeat)
– Set up parameters for and test output materials (film, foil, plate)
– Define templates for punch and offset parameter set-up
Note: Not all options listed here are available for all output devices. Some Engine Managers
feature additional control options.
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Print Media Academy – Chapter 1: General 7
Chapter 1: General
Prinect MetaDimension Rip Station for various workflows
– As stand-alone RIP with one direct connection to an output device and/or one proofer.
– As “Meta Prep” Station (preparation), for Tiff-B generation only.
– As “Meta Proof” Station, for proof output only.
– As Rendering Device in conjunction with a JDF workflow (Prinect Printready)

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Automatic Prinect MetaDimension workflow
– Automatic workflow with virtual printer (PS/PDF)
– 2up output devices: Suprasetter A52, Quickmaster DI, etc.
– Imposition in the layout application or Imposition Editor (Acrobat plug-in)
– InRip trapping
– InRip color management
– Throughput: up to 27 plates/h (max. format) @ 2540 dpi (Suprasetter A52)

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Prinect SignaStation/MetaDimension workflow
– Sheet-oriented, controlled by Job Ticket (FBDI)
– 4/8up output devices: Suprasetter, Speedmaster DI, HP 5500, etc.
– Imposition via Prinect Signa Station
– InRip trapping
– InRip color management
– Throughput: up to 38/38 plates/h (max. format) @ 2540 dpi (Suprasetter A75/105)

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Prinect workflow
– Job-related, JDF-controlled
– 4/8up output devices: Suprasetter, Speedmaster DI, HP 5500, etc.
– Preflighting, trapping, color management
– Imposition via Prinect Signa Station
– Prinect PrepressManager sends fully checked PDFs (color-matched and trapped)

containing all settings for the RIP to Prinect MetaDimension
– Color proof via HP 1050, HP 5500, Epson 9600 etc.
– Queues on Prinect MetaShooter (Tiff-B download)
– Simple and fast platemaking at a later time

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Chapter 2: Computer configuration
Windows 2003 Server installation
Hard disk partitioning
Boot the PC from the Windows CD and partition the hard disks during Windows Setup as fol-
lows.
Example 1:
4 disks (the size of individual disks is variable)
Disk Label Drive letter Format Size
0 System C: NTFS min. 18 GB
1 Temp D: NTFS min. 8 GB
2 Data E: NTFS min. 18 GB
3 Recovery R: NTFS min. 6 GB
Example 2:
2 disks (the size of individual disks is variable)
Disk Label Drive letter Format Size
0 System C: NTFS min. 18 GB
0 Temp D: NTFS min. 8 GB
1 Data E: NTFS min. 18 GB
1 Recovery R: NTFS min. 6 GB

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Disk partitioning is done in

My Computer/manage/Storage/Disk Management, and the CD/DVD drive is assigned
drive letter “Z”.
Why this partition layout?
Partition C: (System) is to be reserved for the operating system and any installed applica-
tions.
Partition D: (Temp) should only contain folder Temp that must be specified as a Windows
environment variable later.
Partition E: (Data) should hold folders MD-Hot and Spool. This is because data is first writ-
ten to the hot folder and then moved into the Spool folder. The Spool folder then holds the
job-related JID folders. It is feasible to have the data on the same partition so they need only
be moved and not copied.
Partition R: (Recovery) holds your disk images. This is to ensure you can always revert to
your original configuration. To create such images, use applications such as Ghost (Norton)
or True Image (Acronis). You should make a disk image right after having finished computer
configuration (including TCP/IP settings, Proxy, AntiVirus...), and another one after success-
ful installation of the MetaDimension software. You can also “hide” this partition.
The CD/DVD drive should be assigned drive letter Z:.

Log in
After operating system installation, you must log in as “Administrator” when the PC has
rebooted.
Screen resolution
Set the most suitable screen resolution.
Folder options
You should set folder options as shown in the screenshot below and apply them to all folders.
Windows components
You should install or uninstall the following Windows components. Do this under:
Start/Control Panel/Software/Add/Remove Windows Components
Editing environment variables
Edit variables TEMP and TMP from C:\... to D:\Temp. Do this under:
My Computer/Properties/Advanced/Environment Variables
Disabling the Master Browser
Go to: Start/Run and type regedit to open the Registry and browse to the following loca-
tion: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Para-
meters
Here you must set the value FALSE for IsDomainMaster.
After having edited the Registry, go to:

My Computer/Manage/Computer Management/Services and Applications/Services to
set “Computer Browser” to Disabled.
IP and name resolution
Via DNS server:

When a DNS server is present, all PCs cooperating in the workflow (Prinect MetaDimen-
sion, Prinect MetaShooter, Prinect Signa Station, Prinect Printready Server, Prinect Print-
ready Cockpit...) must be made known to the DNS. This is the system administrator’s task.
Via hosts file:

When a DNS server is not present or poorly maintained, you must edit the hosts file. The
“hosts” file is located in the following path (see the first screenshot) and can be edited, for
example, with WordPad. The file should contain all PCs in the workgroup, including TCP/IP
address and name in capital and small letters (see the second screenshot). This ensures
that the PCs listed here can be reached in the LAN by way of name resolution.
Attention: All hosts files must be identical. The hosts files for Mac and PC are not compatible.
For Mac OSX Cockpits, the own Mac must also be present in the hosts file!
Configuring the Internet Explorer
For Internet Explorer LAN (Local Area Network) Settings go to: Tools/Internet
Options/Connections/LAN Settings/Settings. Make settings in line with your network.
The screenshot is to give you some clues.
Configuring Windows Update
Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), Windows Server 2003

(32-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit), Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)
Launch Internet Explorer and browse in the menu bar to:

Tools/Windows Automatic Updates. This option will synchronize your PC with the
Microsoft Server, i.e Service Packs and various Security Updates will be installed.
In most cases you will have to repeat this procedure several times to make sure all compo-
nents have been installed. The fastest way is to click the “Express” button.
Disabling Shutdown Event Tracker
Windows 2003 Server prompts you to specify a reason for shutdown. You can disable this
message as follows: Click Start/Run , type gpedit.msc to open the window shown below.
Go to:
Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/
System, open System, double click and disable Display Shutdown Event Tracker !
Computer Name
To assign the computer name, go to:

My Computer/Properties/Computer Name and type the computer name. Click the
Change button to specify a workgroup or domain.
Checking drivers
All drivers must be installed without errors or warnings. To check, go to:

My Computer/Manage/Computer Management/System/Device Manager
Page file
The page file should be located on drive D:. It acts as a useful helper when RAM becomes
scarce. This can happen when a greater number of complex applications has been opened.
Go to: My Computer/Properties/Advanced/Performance - Settings/Advanced/Virtual
Memory-Set
Accept the size suggested by the system and transfer it from drive C: to D:. Then choose No
paging file for drives C: and E:.
Setting network parameters
Always configure the network in line with your individual situation. The following screen-
shots are to provide some clues. The fastest way is choose:
Start/Connect To/Show all connections, then right-click on the Properties of the desired
connection. Then scroll to TCP/IP in the General section and click the Properties button.
When 2 network interface cards are present (required by Direct Imaging), you must make
sure to disable Apple Talk for the inactive network interface card.
Depending on the network and hub configuration you must manually set the speed. To do so,
go to: Configure/Advanced
Setting up users
You should set up user Prinect with password prinect and administrator rights. This user
will then install the applications. You should also log in as user prinect when you install
Prinect Printready, Prinect SignaStation.... To set up the user, go to:
My Computer/Manage/Computer Management/System/Local Users and Groups/
Users.
Setting up/enabling the Internet Time Server
One computer should be set up as time server, i.e. it should connect to an Internet Time
Server. All other computers specify the time serve address. You find the dialog shown below
as follows: Double click the time (in the right taskbar corner) and then click the Internet
Time tab. In the following example the time server is named ““License” and also operates
as License Manager.
Windows 2000 does not provide this function. As an alternative you can use Net Time . This
program is freeware and can be operated as Client but also as Server.
Installing an antivirus program
It is mandatory that you install and enable an antivirus program! It protects the computer
against viruses.
Installing WinZip
You should also install WinZip to compress the size of Prinect MetaDimension JID folders if
you are going to send them by ftp, email etc..
Installing Adobe Reader
We recommend that you install Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat (if available)
beforehand to avoid having to install Acrobat Reader from the Prinect MetaDimension DVD.
Launching Test Net Config (not on the Meta installation DVD)
Test Net Config is a Prinect Printready utility for optimizing the network settings. It comes on
the Prinect Printready Installation DVD. You can also run this utility on a MetaDimension
computer. Click the buttons to the left and you will be informed if settings need be corrected
or not. The screenshot below indicates that all settings were OK. In the adverse case, a
“Correction” button would appear to the right.
Event Viewer
You should first check the Event Viewer in order to troubleshoot any warnings or errors.
When you have checked everything, you can clear all events so logging can start from
scratch when you install Prinect MetaDimension later. Do this under:
My Computer/Manage/Computer Management/System/Event Viewer. Here you can
right-click to open a shortcut menu where you can clear the separate files (Application,
Security, System).
Creating an image
Here you create an image and save it on drive R: (Recovery).

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Chapter 3: Prinect MetaDimension 2010

installation
To be heeded prior to installation
Interpreter versions:
CPSI 3019.101.01, PDF Print Engine 10.01.415
Interpreter infos:
Prinect Meta Dimension 2010 is compatible with Acrobat -9 (PDF 1.8).
PDF Print Engine is compatible with PDF-1.8
Output with APPE (Adobe PDF Print Engine):
Adobe PDF PrintEngine is automatically installed with Prinect MetaDimension 2010.

XMR (Extended Marks Replacer) now always renders the PostScript contents (marks) at
high resolution using the Marks Renderer (Camelot) for the PDF files to be output. This is
done regardless of the set resolution. Until now, rendering only occurred for final high reso-
lution output.
Compatibility and licensing
The system requirements for Prinect MetaDimension 2010 are as follows:
Released operating systems
– Windows XP Professional
Licenses
for different proofer formats with Color Proof Pro:
Only the licensed size is verified when you proof a job with Color Proof Pro. This means
you print small formats up to the licensed width even on proofers with a wide paper roll
loaded. The printed length is not verified.
In this way you can operate, for example, a proofer such as HP 5000 that always reports
a possible width of 44 inches (112 cm) even if smaller formats are loaded.
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In addition there is the new “Color Proof Pro 145+” format class covering all sizes. For-
mat class “Color Proof 105” is restricted to 44 inches (112 cm).
for screening:
The previously free of charge “Prinect Stochastic Screening Starter” comes with a don-
gle option now but is always licensed except in the USA.
Note: Apple Talk need no longer be active for successful installation.
Licensing:
Prinect Meta Dimension 2010 is licensed with the License Server. There are licenses for
new and upgrade installation. All of these licenses are fixed. For an upgrade installation, the
legacy license dongle must be plugged in (unless you use a “Reduction Key” to devaluate
the old dongle) and the number of the legacy dongle must be considered for license genera-
tion. See also the attachment Activation of MetaDimension 2010 / MetaShooter 2010 Soft-
ware.
Note: Although Adobe PDF Print Engine is always installed, the upgrade customer cannot
use it unless he has a license for it.
Language:
The Installer uses the regional settings of the PC to select its language settings.
Installation/Repair
Simplified installation
To simply matters, installation starts as soon as the DVD is inserted (like with Prepress Man-
ager).
Automatic restart of the Meta service
Maintenance functions Modify License Server and Modify Folder will automatically start
the Prinect Meta Dimension service. For this reason, you need not restart it manually when it
was already running.
Upgrade from Prinect MetaDimension 6.5
An upgrade of Prinect MetaDimension 6.5 to Prinect Meta Dimension 2010 requires an

intermediate update to Prinect Meta Dimension 7.5. Safe data migration is ensured only
then.
Preinstall check
The pre-installation system component check (Preinstallcheck) primarily covers the CPUs
(2–8), RAM (> 3 GB) and the hard disk space (at least 40 GB).
Installation
Insert the Prinect MetaDimension DVD. Autostart begins and the following window appears.
Choose the desired language (e.g. English) and confirm. The Install Wizard starts.
Continue with “Next”. Accept the license agreement in the following window and continue
with “Next”.
Workflow selection:
The following window appears when you have accepted the license agreement.
Select the desired workflow. You have the following options:
– Direct Connection of a Recorder to MetaDimension (Online Workflow). Speedway

Engine Manager and Tiff-B Export Manager are automatically installed. The Tiff-B
Export Device is only visible when a license is present.
– Recorder Connection with a MetaShooter (Shooter Workflow) . Only Tiff-B Export

Manager will be installed.
– DI Workflow (Speedmaster DI or Quickmaster DI connection)
– Proof Workstation (only proofers can be connected): Meta Proof.
– Install the MetaDimension Printmanager, PSC Editor, MDS or License Server

only:
– Printmanager: Previous Remote version. Neither a preview nor a halftone preview is

shown.
PSC Editor: Paper Stretch Compensation Editor
Install only the Master Data Service on this server: This option is only meant for
installing MDS without MetaDimension. For a subsequent MDS installation on a
Prinect MetaDimension server, use the corresponding file from the Installer DVD:
DVD/Setup/MasterDataService, or use Change and remove Programs. The disad-
vantage is that you run the Installer twice.
Install License Server only: Only License Server and License Manager will be installed
on this workstation.
– Checkbox: Install Proofer connection as well: This function lets you select the Color
Proof Pro Engine Manager and the ProofOpen Manager during installation later. The
Proofing Engine Manager is always installed automatically, even if the checkbox is dis-
abled. You start it with Start/Programs/Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimension/Proofing
EngineManager.
Installation: Direct connection of a recorder (Speedway Engine Manager)

including proofers
You need the Speedway Engine Manager either when an imagesetter is directly connected
to the RIP station (then you must install it on the RIP station and TIFF-B Export Engine Man-
ager is not mandatory) or on Prinect MetaDimension Shooter. In the latter case no Speed-
way Engine Manager will be installed on the RIP station but rather on the downstream
Shooter.
Click “Next” to open the following dialog.
Select the recorder here: Connection via Speedway Engine Manager for listed platesetters.
Or connect the Topsetter via Topsetter Engine Manager.
Note: Press the key shortcut “Windows + s” to open the window for recorder simulations.
The simulation is needed for training purposes since in this case you would not have a con-
nected imagesetter.
Select a recorder and press “Next” to go to the next dialog. With the “Install Proofer
connection as well” checkbox enabled, the selection dialog for the proofers to be installed
opens now. You can install Color Proof Pro Engine Manager and ProofOpen. You should
base your selection on available licenses.
Note: You can no longer select any of the profiles to be installed in Color Proof Pro
beforehand. By default, all predefined profiles will be installed.
Select the installation folder in the next dialog.

Then follows the selection of default folders for Temp, User data and Spool data.
Default:
UserDefined:
– Folder for Temporary Files. Temporary files
– Folder for System Data. MetaDimension 2010 application
– Folder for User Data. User settings, UI settings, log files, etc.
– Folder for Spool Data. Current MetaDimension job list (JID folder).
Note: The folder for user data was introduced to comply with the Windows Vista rights man-
agement. Make sure not to choose the Windows or Program Files folder in Vista when
you decide to change the path. The Default Hotfolder Directory has been omitted
since it is automatically set up in the spool folder but you can change its location at
any time later on. The largest partition is suggested for the Spool and Temp folders.
The “Printready JDF Portal Spool Directory” is automatically set up in the spool folder
as well. The folder structure for the Adobe PDF Print Engine is also set up automati-
cally.
You decide here to handle the MDS.
You can generally decide whether or not to install the MDS . When you decide not to install,
you must specify the PC with the MDS to be used in Printmanager. You can also do this in
the Installer by choosing the third option.
Note: There should be only one MDS in a workflow environment
During MDS installation you specify the storage location of the master data.
After this, you decide whether to install a local License Server or, if there already one in the
Prinect environment, whether to specify this one. The License Manager is always installed.
Select the user account with password.

Select desired shortcuts.
Before installation starts you can view the complete list of parameters you have chosen.
Press “Next” to start installation.

The License Manager starts after installation is complete.
Go to License Overview. If not yet assigned, you can administrate licenses with License
Manager.
– Order license. Lets you order a new license.
– Activate Start mode. The start mode lets you run the product without license for 15
days (product ID is required).
– Activate Demo mode. The Demo mode will release the entire product version for 30
days (basic release must be present).
– Enter license. Type the license key.
Proceed with Enter license when you already own a license key.
The license is assigned to the workstation.

You can then exit License Assistant and License Manager.
We then recommend starting the proofer device configuration provided you have made the
appropriate selection for proofer installation.
The Color Proof Pro Engine Manger starts according to the installation choices. Now set up
the respective proofers; finally, Proofing Engine Manager starts for device configuration.
This concludes installation.
The PC reboots.
After installation
Devices in Printmanager:
After installation, Printmanager offers the following devices. You can also set up a Tiff-B
device with the Tiff-B Engine Manager when you installed the direct connection of a selected
recorder and an appropriate license is present. You find the Engine Manager in Start / Pro-
grams / Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimension.
Windows Start menu:
The start menu of the Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimension group is as follows:

Later changes to the installation:
You can make changes to the installation using Add and Remove Programs or with the
Installer. Make sure in both cases to select the appropriate components again. Example:
When you selected a proofer connection via CPP in your initial installation and you want to
continue using it, you must select CPP again.
Installation of other workflow variants:
Recorder Connection with a MetaShooter:
Once you have selected the connection type via MetaShooter, installation runs just like with
a direct connection. The only difference: the Tiff-B Export Manager is installed without
Speedway Engine Manager.
DI workflow:
Proof workstation:
Installation of a pure proof workstation.
Selection of corresponding proofer connections.
The respective installation routine follows. The Device Configuration starts after installation
is complete.
MetaDimension PrintManager, stand-alone:
Installation of MetaDimension PrintManager for Remote Control.
The respective installation routine follows.
MDS service, stand-alone:
Only MDS will be installed; this installation variant is not intended for a MetaDimension
Server.
Installation path selection.
Path for master data storage.
Continue with the standard installation routine. After installation, MDS is ready for use by
other workstations.
License Server, stand-alone:
Installation of a stand-alone License Server on a workstation.
Installation path selection.
Continue with the standard installation routine. After installation, the License Server can be
used.
Upgrade installation:
Upgrading MetaDimension will delete the job list. Only MetaShooter jobs will be preserved.
Installer start.
Setup start.
Choose the License Server.
Choose user account and start installation.

The PC needs to be rebooted after installation.
PC reboot.
Start of License Manager and input of available license.

Choose workstation:
The License Overview shows the license with a dongle, indicating that it is an upgrade
license.
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Configuration
To be heeded prior to configuring
Rebooting the PC automatically starts the Heidelberg MetaDimension service. This serv-
ice launches any Engines, Interpreters etc. required for Prinect MetaDimension that were
previously installed; you can access the started service in the Windows Services (My Com-
puter/Manage/Computer Management/Services and Applications/Services).
When you, for example, set up a new printer, you may have to restart the services in order to
view the changes in Prinect MetaDimension. You must stop and restart the Service Control
program. The following message must appear:
You must log in with a user name and the respective password after Printmanager has been
started. There are 2 different types: local MDS (Master Data Store). These user accounts
and domains have nothing in common with any Windows users.
To log in to the MDS type, an existing connection with MDS is required. This MDS can be the
MDS provided by Prinect MetaDimension or the MDS provided by Prinect Integration. The
advantage of logging in via MDS: the user can log in to Prinect MetaDimension and Prinect
Integration with the same login data. The assignment of rights occurs in MDS.
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General:
Two different OPP types
1. OPP as Primary Proofing Device
A Primary Proofing Device signifies that proof output is desired only, i.e. the OPP was set up
for a proofer. Control options such as screening, linearization etc. are missing and were
replaced with device settings.
2. OPP as Secondary Proofing Device
The difference to the Primary Device is as follows: the output device primarily generates, for
example, a Tiff-B, and a proofer was additionally enabled in the OPP under Proof (as Sec-
ondary Device).
1. Starting Service Control and Printmanager
Starting Service Control
First, you must reboot the PC once all components have been successfully installed.
Service Control (Start/All Programs/Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimension/MetaDimen-

sion Service Control) will now automatically start and activate the previously installed
Engines. . . (as described above). You can also manually launch the program to check if all
Engines, Interpreters . . . were successfully started. Click Show Details to view this informa-
tion.
Manually starting Service Control with Show Details will show how modules are started
one after the other (see the left screenshot). Service Control will permanently display the
message The system is running (see right screenshot) when all services were success-
fully started.
Starting Printmanager
You can now start Printmanager (Start/All Programs/Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimen-

sion/MetaDimension Printmanager). This requires the Heidelberg MetaDimension
service (= Service Control started). You find Printmanager, Service Control, Calibration
Manager etc. in the following folder (see screenshot).
You must log in each time you start Printmanager. The following user accounts are defined:
User name: Admin Password: Admin

User name: Poweruser Password: Poweruser
User name: User Password: User
User name: Guest Password: Guest
MD features exactly 4 invariable categories of rights:
– Administrator rights (“Administrators”)

– Poweruser rights (“Powerusers”)
– User rights (“Users”)
– Guest rights (“Guests”)
User rights
For configuration, you should always log in as Admin – Admin in order to have full control
and to view the entire user interface. The types are dimmed in this case since only local
user administration is possible. Another possibility is to select the MDS type. However, this
is only possible with an existing connection to MDS (for more details refer to page XX). The
user interface reflects the rights of the user currently logged in.
Printmanager opens after a successful login.
The following error message will appear when the services are set to Stop in Service Con-
trol while Printmanager is running. The Printmanager has then lost connection to the server.
2. Printmanager/Administration/System
You should start configuring by making the following settings in Administration/System.
2.1 Connecting to a server
You need a server connection to work with Prinect MetaDimension. As a rule, you will be
using the same PC as MetaDimension server, and local connection to the server should
occur automatically. In the adverse case you can click the Select local Server button to
select the local PC as Rip station. Otherwise you can doubleclick the respective server to
establish a connection with this server. You can also specify a valid IP address. Use the
Refresh button to update the list. The list shows all Meta stations in the network. With
LogOff, you can log off the current user.
2.2 Entering email addresses
In the following dialog you can specify a “main” email recipient and add up to 4 other email
addresses. These recipients can receive email notifications stating the job status. Emails
can be sent to the 4 additional recipients on occasion of various errors (such as Job aborted,
etc.).
2.3 User management
In the screenshot, you see that local comprises, for example Admin, Guest, Poweruser and
User as well as those you set up yourself, e.g. prinect. The other users are provided by
MDS. These users are visible only if a connection with an MDS is available.
Attention: These users were not set up in Windows but within the application or MDS only.
When you set up a new user, you must specify, apart from user name and password, the
type (local or MDS).
You must assign a new user to the respective group of rights.
In the example below, user prinect was assigned to the PrePressPowerUsers group.
Clicking the Properties button opens the following dialog. You can here specify custom
properties for the user account in question.
2.4 Group management
The Groups menu shows the respective users and their group memberships as well as the
assigned type.
3. Printmanager/Administration/Configuration
3.1 Virtual printers
Virtual printers are printers Prinect MetaDimension automatically creates when you set up
a new device in the Printmanager’s Device section.
Virtual printers represent the inputs of the Prinect MetaDimension system. You can install
virtual printers on the DTP PCs or as hotfolders. Printing from a DTP application on a virtual
printer occurs like on a real printer. You can use all options provided by a virtual printer on a
DTP PC if the required driver software was installed as
well.
If present in the workflow, Prinect Prepress Manager manages the jobs and exports the set-
tings to Prinect MetaDimension. In the job list (when a job was sent in Prinect Prepress Man-
ager) you can see that the virtual printer is named PrintreadyPortal , i.e. you do no longer
need any virtual printer when you work with Prinect Prepress Manager since Prinect Pre-
press Manager controls Prinect MetaDimension.
Further information see: Printmanager/Devices

Virtual printers can feature OPPs and various settings. The parameters defined in the Out-
put Plan are applied to the jobs the virtual printer processes.
To configure, double click the desired virtual printer or choose “Open” and select the output
device.
Output Plan:
The selected Output Plan is displayed when the checkbox is enabled. You can open it from
here to check or edit.
Job Handling:
Here, you can start specific jobs and delete or move them to a dedicated depot folder (e.g. to
avoid deleting them but to nevertheless free up resources) once they are completed.
You can delete partial job results such as halftone soft proofs or previews or choose not to
generate them at all.
Start Job Between

Define a desired period of time here.
either Transfer To The Depot After:

Jobs are moved to a depot (archive folder).
or Delete Job After:

You can specify up to 99 days or enable any of the options for deletion:
– only when Drive Monitor alert value is reached: The criterion is the limit value of the
Drive Monitor the Spool folder is set to. The time specified in the upper field is ignored
with this option enabled.
– also delete Jobs with warning status:Jobs set to done (warning) will also be
deleted.
– also delete Jobs with error status:Jobs containing errors and those canceled by the
user will also be deleted.
Delete Halftone Soft Proof Files After

Checking this option prevents an unnecessary resource load.
No Preview (only TiffB Import)

This disables the generation of TiffB previews even if this is enabled in the OPP.
Priority
You can choose from three priorities. In addition, there is the “urgent” priority:
All jobs Prinect MetaDimension receives from Prinect Prepress Manager are immedi-
ately converted to Meta jobs and appear in the Printmanager Job List.
Prinect MetaDimension considers the job priority Prinect Prepress Manager provides in
the JDF.
Prepress Manager regards these jobs as “Running” even if they are still waiting in the
Meta queue.
Until now you could change the priority of individual Meta jobs in Printmanager only, but
not in Prepress Manager-Cockpit.
Prinect MetaDimension will try to advance a job as far as possible if Prepress Manager
assigns the “Urgent” priority to a Meta job Prepress Manager regards as running.
3.2 Image folders
You can select a path for OPI images (Open Prepress I).
Double clicking opens the following window featuring various controls.
This window comprises two major sections:
1. Image Directories
2. Layout Generator
For further information on OPI please refer to the Prinect MetaDimension manual.
3.3 Preferences
Options
Pause Jobs after restarting the server

– Start jobs only if the entire output path is available again.
Delete output of failed jobs

– Output files of failed jobs will be deleted automatically. This also applies to jobs can-
celed by the user. The pertaining job remains in the Job List.
Generate CIP before final output

– CIP data is generated prior to final output. This complies with the previous behavior of
Prinect MetaDimension. CIP output occurs after final output with this checkbox dis-
abled.
Create IPR
– When a standard profile for a platesetter or filmsetter is not sufficient, you can write
the current imagesetter configuration (e.g. punch settings, formats) to a profile file.
– Using this profile file, you can now set up new devices.
Reprint options:
– Pause jobs before reprint. This option has no effect with Plate on Demand. The
options paused (for previewing) and paused (after generating the half-tone pre-
view) are ignored for Plate on Demand without local Tiff-B copy, i.e. after recalcula-
tion.
– Use the same settings for reprint jobs (to get exactly the same result). Recommended
default setting is enabled.
Administration display:
– Show only icons and tooltips
Network:
– When several network adapters are present, you must select one for sharing virtual
printers.
Additional OPI Image Include Paths:

– You can select additional paths for OPI images here.

– Here, you can define a maximum for the values you can type in the “Total Register
Deviation” table and thus prevent inadvertent typing errors.
Note: The paper stretch compensation will be covered in a separate chapter.
3.4 Drive Monitor
The Drive Monitor monitors the hard disk capacity. It should always be enabled.
Highlight a drive and click Edit. You can now specify an alert value in the right window sec-
tion. Consequently, a warning will appear when this value is reached, provided the function
was enabled with a checkmark.
3.5 Regional settings
The Regional Settings let you set the program language and the unit of measurement.
A Printmanager restart required after changes will be performed after an appropriate query
has been acknowledged.
3.6 JDF Portal
In the JDF-(Job Definition Format) Portal you can connect Prinect MetaDimension to the
Prinect Prepressmanager Portal (Join Prinect). This connection allows the RIP to be con-
trolled via Prinect Prepressmanager output sequences (create Tiff-Bs, proof etc.). It repre-
sents the interface for connecting Prinect MetaDimension to a JDF-based workflow system.
The Spool folder buffers the PDF and JDF files. You can also choose to delete jobs after a
time you set (up to 99 days) or if a certain status is reached. You can also move the jobs to a
specified depot folder (performance boost, protection against deleting) instead of deleting
them. The functions behave as described in section “3.1 Virtual Printers”.
Join / Leave Prinect
Press the Refresh button to update the list of Prinect servers: You can choose the desired
server now. The executable is: HDJoinPrinect.exe and can be found in the following path
on the Prinect Prepressmanager server: \\ ServerXYZ \ PTConfig \ JoinPrinect\ HDJoin-
Prinect.exe. Prinect MetaDimension logs in at the Prinect Prepressmanager system as
soon as the program is launched.
Caution:
You should perform a Leave Prinect before restarting the Prinect Prepressmanager server,
i.e Prinect MetaDimension properly logs off from the Prinect Prepressmanager server. Then
reestablish the connection with HDJoinPrinect.exe.
3.7 Prinect Services
In Prinect - Services you can connect to or disconnect from MDS. Select IP address or
name of the desired Prinect MetaDimension PC in Server. The port number for Heidelberg
Master Data Store Service is always 6321.
Important:
You can integrate Prinect MetaDimension into a Prinect Prepressmanager workflow
environment by connecting it to a Prinect Prinect Prepressmanager workflow system.
Communication between the separate components occurs on a special communication
layer, the PIL (Prinect Integration Layer). MDS that can be reached via the port number
mentioned above is part of this layer.
Prinect MetaDimension can manage the following master data:

– Process and calibration data
– Printing materials (paper types)
– Colors/color tables
– Users
– Imagesetters

Configuration
To be heeded prior to configuring
Rebooting the PC automatically starts the Heidelberg MetaDimension service. This serv-
ice launches any Engines, Interpreters etc. required for Prinect MetaDimension that were
previously installed; you can access the started service in the Windows Services (My Com-
puter/Manage/Computer Management/Services and Applications/Services).
When you, for example, set up a new printer, you may have to restart the services in order to
view the changes in Prinect MetaDimension. You must stop and restart the Service Control
program. The following message must appear:
You must log in with a user name and the respective password after Printmanager has been
started. There are 2 different types: local MDS (Master Data Store). These user accounts
and domains have nothing in common with any Windows users.
To log in to the MDS type, an existing connection with MDS is required. This MDS can be the
MDS provided by Prinect MetaDimension or the MDS provided by Prinect Integration. The
advantage of logging in via MDS: the user can log in to Prinect MetaDimension and Prinect
Integration with the same login data. The assignment of rights occurs in MDS.
General:
Two different OPP types
1. OPP as Primary Proofing Device
A Primary Proofing Device signifies that proof output is desired only, i.e. the OPP was set up
for a proofer. Control options such as screening, linearization etc. are missing and were
replaced with device settings.
2. OPP as Secondary Proofing Device
The difference to the Primary Device is as follows: the output device primarily generates, for
example, a Tiff-B, and a proofer was additionally enabled in the OPP under Proof (as Sec-
ondary Device).
1. Starting Service Control and Printmanager
Starting Service Control
First, you must reboot the PC once all components have been successfully installed.
Service Control (Start/All Programs/Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimension/MetaDimen-

sion Service Control) will now automatically start and activate the previously installed
Engines. . . (as described above). You can also manually launch the program to check if all
Engines, Interpreters . . . were successfully started. Click Show Details to view this informa-
tion.
Manually starting Service Control with Show Details will show how modules are started
one after the other (see the left screenshot). Service Control will permanently display the
message The system is running (see right screenshot) when all services were success-
fully started.
Starting Printmanager
You can now start Printmanager (Start/All Programs/Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimen-

sion/MetaDimension Printmanager). This requires the Heidelberg MetaDimension
service (= Service Control started). You find Printmanager, Service Control, Calibration
Manager etc. in the following folder (see screenshot).
You must log in each time you start Printmanager. The following user accounts are defined:
User name: Admin Password: Admin

User name: Poweruser Password: Poweruser
User name: User Password: User
User name: Guest Password: Guest
MD features exactly 4 invariable categories of rights:
– Administrator rights (“Administrators”)

– Poweruser rights (“Powerusers”)
– User rights (“Users”)
– Guest rights (“Guests”)
User rights
For configuration, you should always log in as Admin – Admin in order to have full control
and to view the entire user interface. The types are dimmed in this case since only local
user administration is possible. Another possibility is to select the MDS type. However, this
is only possible with an existing connection to MDS (for more details refer to page XX). The
user interface reflects the rights of the user currently logged in.
Printmanager opens after a successful login.
The following error message will appear when the services are set to Stop in Service Con-
trol while Printmanager is running. The Printmanager has then lost connection to the server.
2. Printmanager/Administration/System
You should start configuring by making the following settings in Administration/System.
2.1 Connecting to a server
You need a server connection to work with Prinect MetaDimension. As a rule, you will be
using the same PC as MetaDimension server, and local connection to the server should
occur automatically. In the adverse case you can click the Select local Server button to
select the local PC as Rip station. Otherwise you can doubleclick the respective server to
establish a connection with this server. You can also specify a valid IP address. Use the
Refresh button to update the list. The list shows all Meta stations in the network. With
LogOff, you can log off the current user.
2.2 Entering email addresses
In the following dialog you can specify a “main” email recipient and add up to 4 other email
addresses. These recipients can receive email notifications stating the job status. Emails
can be sent to the 4 additional recipients on occasion of various errors (such as Job aborted,
etc.).
2.3 User management
In the screenshot, you see that local comprises, for example Admin, Guest, Poweruser and
User as well as those you set up yourself, e.g. prinect. The other users are provided by
MDS. These users are visible only if a connection with an MDS is available.
Attention: These users were not set up in Windows but within the application or MDS only.
When you set up a new user, you must specify, apart from user name and password, the
type (local or MDS).
You must assign a new user to the respective group of rights.
In the example below, user prinect was assigned to the PrePressPowerUsers group.
Clicking the Properties button opens the following dialog. You can here specify custom
properties for the user account in question.
2.4 Group management
The Groups menu shows the respective users and their group memberships as well as the
assigned type.
3. Printmanager/Administration/Configuration
3.1 Virtual printers
Virtual printers are printers Prinect MetaDimension automatically creates when you set up
a new device in the Printmanager’s Device section.
Virtual printers represent the inputs of the Prinect MetaDimension system. You can install
virtual printers on the DTP PCs or as hotfolders. Printing from a DTP application on a virtual
printer occurs like on a real printer. You can use all options provided by a virtual printer on a
DTP PC if the required driver software was installed as
well.
If present in the workflow, Prinect Prepress Manager manages the jobs and exports the set-
tings to Prinect MetaDimension. In the job list (when a job was sent in Prinect Prepress Man-
ager) you can see that the virtual printer is named PrintreadyPortal , i.e. you do no longer
need any virtual printer when you work with Prinect Prepress Manager since Prinect Pre-
press Manager controls Prinect MetaDimension.
Further information see: Printmanager/Devices

Virtual printers can feature OPPs and various settings. The parameters defined in the Out-
put Plan are applied to the jobs the virtual printer processes.
To configure, double click the desired virtual printer or choose “Open” and select the output
device.
Output Plan:
The selected Output Plan is displayed when the checkbox is enabled. You can open it from
here to check or edit.
Job Handling:
Here, you can start specific jobs and delete or move them to a dedicated depot folder (e.g. to
avoid deleting them but to nevertheless free up resources) once they are completed.
You can delete partial job results such as halftone soft proofs or previews or choose not to
generate them at all.
Start Job Between

Define a desired period of time here.
either Transfer To The Depot After:

Jobs are moved to a depot (archive folder).
or Delete Job After:

You can specify up to 99 days or enable any of the options for deletion:
– only when Drive Monitor alert value is reached: The criterion is the limit value of the
Drive Monitor the Spool folder is set to. The time specified in the upper field is ignored
with this option enabled.
– also delete Jobs with warning status:Jobs set to done (warning) will also be
deleted.
– also delete Jobs with error status:Jobs containing errors and those canceled by the
user will also be deleted.
Delete Halftone Soft Proof Files After

Checking this option prevents an unnecessary resource load.
No Preview (only TiffB Import)

This disables the generation of TiffB previews even if this is enabled in the OPP.
Priority
You can choose from three priorities. In addition, there is the “urgent” priority:
All jobs Prinect MetaDimension receives from Prinect Prepress Manager are immedi-
ately converted to Meta jobs and appear in the Printmanager Job List.
Prinect MetaDimension considers the job priority Prinect Prepress Manager provides in
the JDF.
Prepress Manager regards these jobs as “Running” even if they are still waiting in the
Meta queue.
Until now you could change the priority of individual Meta jobs in Printmanager only, but
not in Prepress Manager-Cockpit.
Prinect MetaDimension will try to advance a job as far as possible if Prepress Manager
assigns the “Urgent” priority to a Meta job Prepress Manager regards as running.
3.2 Image folders
You can select a path for OPI images (Open Prepress I).
Double clicking opens the following window featuring various controls.
This window comprises two major sections:
1. Image Directories
2. Layout Generator
For further information on OPI please refer to the Prinect MetaDimension manual.
3.3 Preferences
Options
Pause Jobs after restarting the server

– Start jobs only if the entire output path is available again.
Delete output of failed jobs

– Output files of failed jobs will be deleted automatically. This also applies to jobs can-
celed by the user. The pertaining job remains in the Job List.
Generate CIP before final output

– CIP data is generated prior to final output. This complies with the previous behavior of
Prinect MetaDimension. CIP output occurs after final output with this checkbox dis-
abled.
Create IPR
– When a standard profile for a platesetter or filmsetter is not sufficient, you can write
the current imagesetter configuration (e.g. punch settings, formats) to a profile file.
– Using this profile file, you can now set up new devices.
Reprint options:
– Pause jobs before reprint. This option has no effect with Plate on Demand. The
options paused (for previewing) and paused (after generating the half-tone pre-
view) are ignored for Plate on Demand without local Tiff-B copy, i.e. after recalcula-
tion.
– Use the same settings for reprint jobs (to get exactly the same result). Recommended
default setting is enabled.
Administration display:
– Show only icons and tooltips
Network:
– When several network adapters are present, you must select one for sharing virtual
printers.
Additional OPI Image Include Paths:

– You can select additional paths for OPI images here.

– Here, you can define a maximum for the values you can type in the “Total Register
Deviation” table and thus prevent inadvertent typing errors.
Note: The paper stretch compensation will be covered in a separate chapter.
3.4 Drive Monitor
The Drive Monitor monitors the hard disk capacity. It should always be enabled.
Highlight a drive and click Edit. You can now specify an alert value in the right window sec-
tion. Consequently, a warning will appear when this value is reached, provided the function
was enabled with a checkmark.
3.5 Regional settings
The Regional Settings let you set the program language and the unit of measurement.
A Printmanager restart required after changes will be performed after an appropriate query
has been acknowledged.
3.6 JDF Portal
In the JDF-(Job Definition Format) Portal you can connect Prinect MetaDimension to the
Prinect Prepressmanager Portal (Join Prinect). This connection allows the RIP to be con-
trolled via Prinect Prepressmanager output sequences (create Tiff-Bs, proof etc.). It repre-
sents the interface for connecting Prinect MetaDimension to a JDF-based workflow system.
The Spool folder buffers the PDF and JDF files. You can also choose to delete jobs after a
time you set (up to 99 days) or if a certain status is reached. You can also move the jobs to a
specified depot folder (performance boost, protection against deleting) instead of deleting
them. The functions behave as described in section “3.1 Virtual Printers”.
Join / Leave Prinect
Press the Refresh button to update the list of Prinect servers: You can choose the desired
server now. The executable is: HDJoinPrinect.exe and can be found in the following path
on the Prinect Prepressmanager server: \\ ServerXYZ \ PTConfig \ JoinPrinect\ HDJoin-
Prinect.exe. Prinect MetaDimension logs in at the Prinect Prepressmanager system as
soon as the program is launched.
Caution:
You should perform a Leave Prinect before restarting the Prinect Prepressmanager server,
i.e Prinect MetaDimension properly logs off from the Prinect Prepressmanager server. Then
reestablish the connection with HDJoinPrinect.exe.
3.7 Prinect Services
In Prinect - Services you can connect to or disconnect from MDS. Select IP address or
name of the desired Prinect MetaDimension PC in Server. The port number for Heidelberg
Master Data Store Service is always 6321.
Important:
You can integrate Prinect MetaDimension into a Prinect Prepressmanager workflow
environment by connecting it to a Prinect Prinect Prepressmanager workflow system.
Communication between the separate components occurs on a special communication
layer, the PIL (Prinect Integration Layer). MDS that can be reached via the port number
mentioned above is part of this layer.

– Process and calibration data
– Users
– Imagesetters
4. Printmanager/Administration/Resources
4.1 Output plan templates
General information on OPPs (Output Plan templates):
An output plan template comprises information how jobs are processed (proofing, trapping,
color management, etc.). An output plan template can be assigned several virtual printers.
You can, for example, distinguish between Apple-Talk and Windows networks, i.e. two dif-
ferent printers (printer 1 appearing under Apple Talk, and printer 2 under Windows) can use
the very same OPP.
An output plan template assigned to a virtual printer is called an output plan.
The Output Plan Editor lets you set up parameters for the following output properties. Output
properties vary according to system configuration and selected device:
– Rendering (choice of interpreter: CPSI, APPE)

– TIFF-B Export settings (for TIFF-B Export or DI presses)
– PDF Export settings (for PDF Export)
– Device settings (for proofers)
– Proof Open settings (for TIFF Export, JPEG Export, PostScript Export)
– Screening
– Linearization
– Process Calibration
– Output Mode
– Color handling
– Layout and Marks
– Trapping
– Slugline
– Job Preview
– Halftone Soft Proof
– Proof
– Color Management
– CIP 3
– Policies
There are three different OPPs:
Type 1: a Shooter is present (the step: Tiff-B Export Device is present)

Type 2: a recorder is directly connected to Prinect MetaDimension (the step: Tiff-B
Export Device is missing)
Type 3: a proofer as Primary Device (the step: Device Settings is present, but Screen-
ing, Screen Preview, Cip 3 etc. are missing)
For each parameter section there is the No change option in the top right corner. This option
is disabled by default. Prinect MetaDimension operates in the direct model if this option is
disabled for all parameter sections of an output plan and if no other parameters are set to No
change either.
The direct model
When the No change option is disabled, all settings made in the respective parameter sec-
tion directly affect job processing. A prerequisite is that the parameter section was activated
by enabling the respective checkbox (see the screenshot below). You can now edit the
parameters in this section. All settings made here directly affect the processing of all jobs
using this output plan. Output plan settings will be overwritten only if corresponding parame-
ters in the DTP application used to create the jobs differ.
The layer model
When print jobs are printed via Prinect MetaDimension, print job processing parameters can
be set in different locations:
– on the DTP PC: in the DTP application’s Print dialog or in the Output Plan Editor of the
WEB UI,
– on the Prinect MetaDimension PC: in the Prinect MetaDimension Output plan settings,
– in the default output plan settings: There is a default output plan for each installed out-
put device. This output plan contains factory-made output parameter settings. You can
open and edit the default output plan by clicking the Edit default ... button.
Prinect MetaDimension lets you define different output plans for particular purposes. In
addition, there is always a default output plan. The corresponding default output plan set-
tings will be used if a parameter in a particular output plan was not assigned a value or if indi-
vidual parameters or parameter sections were set to No change.
No change means that the default values will be used. The default values are those of the
respective output device (e.g. Suprasetter) and not to those of a single OPP. This also
applies to all OPPs in a group.
A new output plan template is automatically created when a new output device was set up.
Simply doubleclick this output plan template to open and edit it. The name of this new output
plan template always comprises the name of the output device for which it was created.
4.1.1 Rendering
Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE)
There are three renderers:
– HighRes Renderer
– Proof Renderer
– Preview Renderer
Each of the renderers is a separate Windows service.
APPE has a separate set-up. Without APPE installed, the system behaves as if the Print-
Engine were not licensed. An error message will not appear.
An update always means a fresh install internally. In other words, an update installation will
install the new version in addition to the old one and then deletes the old version. Updating
imports the paths for data and the installation path from the old installation. Data of the old
installation will not be migrated. There are no registry entries for the APPE (except for Win-
dows services).
Service Control also starts and stops the APPE.
Note: In the Service Control window, you can click the mouse while keeping the Ctrl key
pressed to terminate the services that then restart automatically.
In Prinect MetaDimension, you can chose the CPSI Renderer and/or the APPE for render-
ing. APPE processes PDF documents only.
APPE function principle:
Each incoming job passes through “JDF Bridge Components” where an internal Prinect
MetaDimension JDF workflow. When a job is received, the JTtoJDF converter converts
the existing job ticket ) to a JDF (job definition file). The OPI (Open Prepress Interface)
Includer integrates the high-res images into the PDF if applicable.
In the Preflight, a Normalizer embeds the fonts, merges separations if present, and sets
overprint parameters.
APPE advantages:
When APPE processes PDF files, they are no longer converted to PS internally but ren-
dered in the PDF code directly.
Support of PDF, JDF and JMF data. The CPSI Interpreter is controlled with PS com-
mands. The PS code also includes the content data. This situation sometimes causes
conflicts between the control data in the PS code and those of the RIP workflow system.
APPE processes the content data in the PDF format that, in contrast to PS, is a pure
document format. Job control by JDF and JMF ensures a clear processing structure.
APPE allows Live Transparencies. This means, transparencies are no longer flattened
before processing. This is always the case with CPSI. Transparency processing with
APPE is easier, faster and provides predictable quality.
APPE is based on the same technologies as Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Creative Suite,
thus ensuring the same technology is likewise applied to PDF generation, screen pre-
view and also proofer and imagesetter output.
APPE 2.0 supports the following PDF versions:
up to Acrobat 9, PDF 1.8

PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3
PDF/X-4 (draft specification)
XMR (Extended Marks Replacer) now always renders the PostScript contents (marks)
at high resolution using the Marks Renderer (Camelot) for the PDF files to be output.
This is done regardless of the set resolution. Until now, rendering only occurred for final
high resolution output.
Note: APPE requires additional RAM. Every renderer has a separate JID folder.
The respective interpreter is selected here:
– Use Adobe CPSI Classic for all formats: CPSI is always used.
– Use Adobe PDF PrintEngine for PDF and abort all other formats: APPE is always used.
– Use Adobe PDF PrintEngine for PDF and Adobe CSPI Classic for all other formats: The
Interpreter is selected according to the file format.
Several processing instances can run at the same time. No more than three renderers can
be active at a time to prevent Page Swapping.
An information defining the renderer can be appended to the document. In relation to input,
the point of origin is always at the bottom left.
4.1.2 Tiff-B Export settings
This step is visible only if a Tiff-B device, a Quickmaster DI or a Speedmaster DI were

selected as device.
The Output Directory defines the storage location for the resulting Tiff-B. You can also spec-
ify if existing files with the same name are to be overwritten or if a local Tiff-B copy is to be
preserved.
Keep local Tiff-B copy

(for fast reprint and highres screen preview)
This option allows reprinting the Tiff-B data without having to generate them from scratch.
You must also enable this option if you plan to use the highres contone soft proof, and for
Plate on demand from Press Center.
Note: Tiff-B data require very much disk space. This function is not available for DI presses.
4.1.3 Screening
General
Licensing of Stochastic Screening Starter system:

This screening system requires a special license for the US version but is licensed by
default for all other language versions.
Screentypes:
“IS Classic+7.5°” was added with the following angles: Cyan = 112.5°, Magenta =
172.5°, Yellow = 37.5°, Black = 52.5°
Other than CMK, Yellow was given a finer screen width (approx. 6%) in the new screen
system. The angle substitution as compared to the IS Classic+7.5° version ensures
more harmonic skin tones and an overall reduced aliasing effect in black. The two
screen systems are supplied together. The objective is to omit IS CMYK+7.5° in the
future.
“IS Classic”: For the conventional “IS Classic” screen you can select the smallest
Feature Size when the “Prinect Hybrid Screening option is enabled, similar to
“Prinect Hybrid Screening”.
The advantage: disappearance of smaller dots on the plate and during printing is pre-
vented.
Note: You must set up an additional calibration group when you use IS Classic with
changed and unchanged feature size since the feature size is no criterion for dis-
tinguishing calibration curves.
You can access the separate screen systems via the Screening item. You can select and
customize any screen system that has been licensed.
The window has two parts:
1. Screening
2. Screen Angle Handling
Screening
The Screening region allows output screen parameters to be defined. The following regions
are independent of each other:
– Screen system
– Dot shape of screens
– Print resolution
– Screening Frequency
– Feature Size
Screen Systems
Prinect Hybrid Screening
The Hybrid Screening screen system was implemented in Prinect MetaDimension. This
screen system features a fixed dot size for stabilization in the highlight and shadow areas.
This dot size can vary between 2x2 pixels or 3x3 pixels. An autotypical screen system is
used for all other tonal values.
This system differentiates between minimum dots of 4 and 9 pixels.
Description of the 4-pixel system:
The 4-pixel minimum dot corresponds to 20 µ @ 2540 dpi

Regular pixel layout of 2x2 pixels
Change from fixed minimum dot size (in highlight areas) to autotypical screen system at
ca. 7% (@ 2540 dpi/200 lpi)
Change from autotypical screen system to fixed minimum dot size (in shadow areas) at
ca. 93% (@ 2540 dpi/200 lpi)
Description of the 9-pixel system:
Specially for Prosetter

Variable, irregular pixel layout of 3x3 pixels
The minimum dot size in highlight and shadow areas is 2x2 for the 4-pixel layout or 3x3 for
the 9-pixel layout. Even non-printing dots in the shadow area feature the minimum dot sizes
mentioned above.
The following image will show this (300 lpi at 2540 dpi). The upper image shows a 0 – 100%
gradation with an autotypical screen system: IS CMYK + 7.5°. The lower image shows a gra-
dation with Hybrid Screening.
Prinect Stochastic Screening
Another screen system was implemented in Prinect MetaDimension: Prinect Stochastic

Screening. Like Hybrid Screening, this system also features two variants.
Variant 1: Prinect Stochastic Screening Fine (20µ), corresponding to Satin fine

Variant 2: Prinect Stochastic Screening Medium (30µ), corresponding to Satin
medium
The following images show the Satin fine and Prinect Stochastic Screening Fine screen
systems. The first image shows a gradation from bright to dark with Satin fine. The second
shows the same gradation with Prinect Stochastic Screening Fine.
Prinect Stochastic Screening II fine (fine dot shape)
This screen system comes with exactly the same screen as Prinect Stochastic Screening
fine, featuring smallest dots of 2x2, 4x4 and 6x6 pixels. This corresponds to smallest dots of
20µ, 40µ and 60µ at 2540 dpi. Prinect Stochastic Screening II fine comes with additional
screens featuring smallest dots of 2x3, 4x6 and 6x9 pixels. This corresponds to smallest
dots of 24µ, 48µ and 72µ at 2540 dpi.
This results in the same midtone structures at 20µ and 24µ, at 40µ and 48µ as well as at 60µ
and 72µ.
This is an extension of the Prinect Stochastic Screening option. For reasons of compatibility,
Prinect Stochastic Screening fine will remain available for the time being. But you should
use the new screens for new output plans.
Dotshape: Fine Variable means the respective dot, for example for a feature size of 24µ is
made up of 2x3 imagesetter pixels. For 20µ, this would result in 2x2 imagesetter pixels, etc.
Prinect Stochastic Screening II medium (medium dot shape)
This is the same screen as Prinect Stochastic Screening medium, with the smallest dots of
3x3, 6x6 and 9x9 pixels. This corresponds to smallest dots of 30µ, 60µ and 90µ at 2540 dpi.
Prinect Stochastic Screening II medium comes with additional screens featuring smallest
dots of 2x3, 4x6 and 6x9 pixels. This corresponds to smallest dots of 24µ, 48µ and 72µ at
2540 dpi. This results in the same midtone structures at 30µ and 24µ, at 60µ and 48µ as well
as at 90µ and 72µ.
This is an extension of the Prinect Stochastic Screening option. For reasons of compatibility,
Prinect Stochastic Screening medium will remain available for the time being. But you
should use the new screens for new output plans.
Dotshape: Medium Variable means the respective dot, for example for a feature size of 24µ
is made up of 2x3 imagesetter pixels. For 30µ, this would result in 3x3 imagesetter pixels,
etc.
Prinect Stochastic Starter
The smallest dot features 2x2 imagesetter pixels. The smallest dots at 2540 dpi have a fea-
ture size of 20µ. This screen has coarser midtone structures than Prinect Stochastic
Screening II medium. It is part of the free of charge scope of delivery (Heidelberg’s answer
to Creo’s Staccato 25µ screens).
Screen Angle Handling
An automatic angle assignment for spot colors is possible.
There is also an angle substitution dialog for FM screens. You need this dialog to make an
automatic angle assignment possible for spot colors in FM.
Note: Substituting angles among process colors for FM screens is still unfeasible.
Spot colors are automatically assigned an angle in the screen system. The default value is
the “black” angle. The names of the spot colors need not be known.
Spot color assignment occurs cyclically according to the order of appearance in the job.
Only selected angles are used. The same angles are used when reprinting separate spot
colors.
The automatic function can also be used to change the default for spot colors. The default is
the “black” angle. The automatic assignment is primarily intended for duotone and tritone
images.
Note: To prevent using the same angle multiple times, you should not allow the angle
assignment of process colors for duotone and tritone images. In other words: for an
image made up of black, you should release the Cyan and Magenta angles for spot
colors only.
In the Screen Angle Handling area you can define new angles for the process colors
(CMYK) and the spot colors. You can choose from 3 different assignment types:
1. Angle substitution based on document colors

2. Derive screensystem angles from document angles
3. Derive screensystem angles from document colors
Note: Always make sure not to take the angle information from the application (assignment
type 2) but rather to select the appropriate angle based on the document color
(assignment type 1). This is also the default setting.
Angle Substitution Definition
A warning appears in the status line after saving an angle substitution if two or more identical
angles were set up.
Object Screening Information
The Heidelberg Prinect Screening Selector plug-in for Adobe Acrobat allows several
screen settings within a single PDF (Heidelberg screens only). When PDF documents were
created with Prinect Screening Selector, the different screen settings (e.g. one image con-
tains screen information: Stochastic Screening, another image on the same PDF page con-
tains screen information: IS Classic, etc.) can be preserved and thus processed by Prinect
MetaDimension. For this purpose, you must enable the Abort the job if the object screen-
ings can’t be processed option. This option is available with an appropriate license only.
An appropriate linearization and process calibration in Calibration Manager should also be
available for each screen method.
Step and Repeat (screening behavior)
– Optimize Step and Repeat: This function is intended for print jobs with several identical
1ups placed on a single sheet (multiple 1ups). The objective is to interpret repeated
objects only once to significantly reduce the processing (RIP) times. Click the “Optimize
Step and Repeat” checkbox to enable the function.
– Synchronize screening for each page: With this function enabled, the screen is resyn-
chronized for each of the multiple objects: each 1up starts with the same screen dot. With
this option disabled, the screen will always start at the top left corner and will continue over
the entire sheet.
Restrictions: “Step and Repeat” will not be performed although the function is disabled
when:
– the multiple 1ups are rotated, and the angle is not a multiple of 90° (e.g. 1 degree).
– The sheet was tiled for proofing: option “Proof\Page Size Settings\Page size matching” is
set to Tiling.
– Input of an imposed PDF via a hotfolder.

Note: The function is automatically enabled for proof output. It is always active for proof out-
put via a Primary Device.
4.1.4 Linearization
General
Linearization refers to the output device or the output process and is therefore independent
of recorder technology.
Linearization is to correct the screen dot size inaccuracies resulting from the various plate
processing stages. For this purpose, the digital setpoints are compared with the densitome-
ter measured values and any deviations corrected. This ensures the physical dot on the
printing plate has the same size as the tonal value specified in the digital job. In other words:
an ink coverage of, for example, 50% defined in the print job appears with 50% on the print-
ing plate.
Selection of linearization data records occurs in the output plan template. You can select a
linearization only if it has been created and enabled in Calibration Manager beforehand. You
can choose from 3 rules for selecting a linearization in the output plan template:
1. Match, else error: A linearization curve matching the parameters defined in this out-
put plan template (Screening...) is searched in the linearization group. The search job
aborts with an error message if no suitable linearization is found.
2. Match, else use default data record: With this selection the system behaves like with
item 1. When a suitable linearization curve cannot be found, a default linearization data
record is used instead.
3. Use default data record: The data record defined in Default Data Record is used.
Refer to chapter Calibration Manager for more information on how to create a linearization
and possible settings.
4.1.5 Process calibration
Process calibration is to match the dot gain on the press sheet with the defined setpoints.
For this purpose, the dot gain measured on the printed sheet is measured with the setpoints
(e.g. ISO 12647-2). A calibration curve is used to compensate for deviations. A secondary
task is to establish an optimum gray balance between the colors.
To be able to produce in compliance with ISO 12647-2:2004, the dot gain values of the fol-
lowing table must be met.
Selection of process calibration data records occurs in the output plan template. You can
select a process calibration only if it has been created and enabled in Calibration Manager
beforehand. The default curve defined in the Calibrate colors parameter (see screenshot)
calibrates the spot colors contained in the print job unless this has already been defined in
the process curve used.
1. Match, else error: A calibration curve matching the parameters defined in this output
plan template (Screening...) is searched in the calibration group. The search job
aborts with an error message if no suitable calibration curve is found.
2. Match, else use default data record: With this selection the system behaves like with
item 1. When a suitable calibration curve cannot be found, a default calibration data
record is used instead of cancelling the job.
3. Use default data record: The data record defined in Default Data Record is used.
Note: Transfer of color data to Press Center is now possible with all three selection rules.
Note: There are several occasions in the workflow where parameters are automatically
provided to ensure job processing without repeatedly prompting the user. But this
automatic provision of parameters will falsify job-related values.
Apart from restricting the parameters responsible for process curve selection the Print
Parameters also provide information for the Press Center. Based on the color parameters,
the optimum transfer curve is selected there.
Ink Series:A name comparison is used for the ink series. The “HD Default” ink series is rec-
ognized as default and will not be submitted to Press Center. All other valid names will be
submitted.
Paper type: This topic will be dealt with in section Printing materials.
Refer to chapter Calibration Manager for more information on how to create a process cal-
ibration and possible settings.
4.1.6 Printing Mode
General:
It is no longer necessary for paper to have a “Paper Type” or “Type of Printing Material
for Calibration”. When there is no paper type for the paper, it will not be submitted to the
press. This prevents submitting the wrong paper type to the press, which would result in the
wrong ink zone default settings to be applied.
Note: To successfully perform an automatic process calibration, an “Iso Paper Type” or a

“Type of Printing Material for Calibration” must nevertheless be defined. Other-
wise, calibration will abort. The correct measure is to correctly define all paper in
“Printing Materials”. You can apply the job-related “ISO Papertype Completion”
function. This is feasible, for example when you use a process calibration for paper
types 1 and 2. Paper types specified in this function will not be submitted to Press
Center.
Printing Mode allows general print settings to be made.
a) First select the correct material in Material name. This selection of available materials is
imported from Tiff-B Engine Manager or Speedway Engine Manager and therefore is
available for platesetters or DI presses only.
b) Printing Material: here you can select a printing material defined in

Administration/Resources/Printing Materials. The printing material used for print out-
put must be included for a standardized output process that considers an extensive tonal
value calibration. When enabled, this name will be written to the PPF file. The tonal value
calculation will not consider any printing material type parameters when the No change
option was enabled. This option is available for recorders only.
c) ISO Papertype Completion: You can force an ISO paper type if applications such as
Prinect Signa Station did not transmit any ISO paper type (fast, job-related solution).
d) Job Iso Papertype Check: Here, you can check the ISO paper type (the item “faulty” in
the list box equals “different”).
e) Paper Stretch Compensation for Front: In the list box, you choose the desired paper
stretch compensation handling for the front (more information: see section Paper Stretch
Compensation).
f) Paper Stretch Compensation for Back: In the list box, you choose the desired paper
stretch compensation handling for the back (more information: see section Paper Stretch
Compensation).
g) Polarity defines positive or negative output.
h) Use Mirror to mirror the file.
h) In Scale you can define any magnification factor between 1% and 5000%.
i) Action after spooling:
No Change means the Prinect Signa Station settings are imported.

Wait lets you edit the output plan prior to output.
Continue causes the job to be imaged as soon as data is received.
j) Action after warning: Here you can specify the action to be performed after a warning.
You can choose No Change, Pause, Continue or Stop.
k) Ignore Job Orientation: Define here how to handle the job orientation: You can choose
No Change, Off or On.
j) Postscript Header:
With a Postscript Header enabled, you can add special, extended Postscript com-
mands to the Postscript code.
Important: This setting applies to PS jobs and not to PDF jobs!
Disable FontErosion bypasses corrupted font outlines (which can happen with
older fonts)
Idiomrecoff disables Smooth Shading (recommendation: enable when required
only)
MMSupport means that Multiple Master Fonts are also supported for older printer
drivers.
PS500DuotonePatch was an Adobe Photoshop 5.0 error that showed negative
duplex images. This issue was corrected in Adobe Photoshop 5.2.
XtendedDebugInfo is an extended debug information.
4.1.7 Color Handling
In Color Handling Mode, you can define the color order. The Color Handling Mode features
the following options:
No Change: default setting.

Use color handling template: This option requires appropriate templates were gener-
ated in section Color Handling, from which you can select one in the Color Handling
Template list box.
Convert to gray: all colors are converted to gray.
All colors: all colors will be printed (CMYK and all spot colors).
Convert spot colors to CMYK: all spot colors are converted to process colors. This
function was extended by the “Overprint Emulation (Only for PDF...)” option. You
should apply this option only when you do not want any Tiff-B or plate output in this work-
flow, i.e. if you want a proof only. This option lets you show overprinting in a proof.
The color tables contain those color values allocated to the color names retrieved from the
job. These will be searched in order defined here from top to bottom. The color value alloca-
tion is required for spot color mapping to CMYK and for proof output.
4.1.8 Layout & Marks
Selecting the Automatic Page Positioning option in the Layout & Marks dialog lets you use
further layout and marks parameters. This function is used for optimum film usage.
By default, a 1xA4 scheme is always created for each device.
Page Positioning:
Off: pages will be printed sequentially
No Change: external settings will be imported (from Prinect Signa Station, the default
OPP, the recorder, etc.)
Automatic Page Positioning: the controls below are enabled
Automatic Page Positioning:
Automatic front/back: job pages are positioned on particular sheet surfaces
Rotation: determines the page orientation. Automatic results in optimum orientation
Max. Number of Pages Horizontal/Vertical

Horizontal/Vertical Gutter Width
The following additional functions are available:
Punches can be selected if they were set up in the Engine Manager. When No Change is
enabled, settings made elsewhere (e.g in Prinect Signa Station, the default OPP, the
recorder, etc.) are applied.
The Center Output option appears only if the device cannot be allocated a punch template
in Engine Manager (Topsetter, Trendsetter).
You can enable Marks with On. When No Change is enabled, settings made elsewhere
(e.g in Prinect Signa Station, the default OPP, the recorder, etc.) are applied.
Parameters:
Page Alignment Marks are registration marks of selectable size and line width
Format Marks are cut marks. You can move them (X- + Y-direction), rotate them
and specify a trimmed size.
With the Trimmed Size disabled or set to zero, the cut mark position is derived from
the page size.
For more details on PagePositioning refer to chapter 4.3 Page Positioning.

4.1.9 Trapping
Trapping means spreading or choking of colors in order to compensate for registration inac-
curacies during printing.
Trapping uses the original InRip Trapper from Adobe. InRip trapping performs spreading
and choking on a pixel information basis, i.e. object dependent. Partial manipulation is
therefore not possible.
Note: Trapping is possible with composite files only. InRip Trapping will ignore preseparated
files.
In the example below, the left side is shown without Trapping, the right side with Trapping.
Example A
Here the square has the brighter hue. Trapping causes the object to be slightly enlarged
in the respective separation. The colors overlap when printed on top of each other.
Example B
Here the background has the brighter hue. Choking makes the cut-out for the letter H
slightly smaller on the respective separation. The colors overlap when printed on top of
each other.
Neutral Density:
As described in examples A and B, trapping occurs by enlarging adjacent color areas.

The decision, which color is brighter, hinges on the neutral density.
Each color has a neutral density of its own, i.e. its visual appearance is brighter or
darker. The higher the neutral density value, the darker is the color’s impression. For
process colors, the following table has been defined and stored in the trapper:
100% Cyan = 0.61 ND

100% Magenta = 0.76 ND
100% Yellow = 0.16 ND
100% Black = 1.60 ND
The following screenshot shows the possible settings in the trap dialog.
The window has four parts:
– Trap Width
– Images
– Trap Appearance
– Trap Thresholds
Trap Width:
Standard
Black
Image
Minimum Black
The default for trap width is 0.25 points for CMYK and spot colors. The default trap width for
100% K is 0.144 points. The Trap Width for images is 0.25 points, for Minimum Black 0.5
points.
Images:
Trap Placement
Trap Images to Objects
Trap Images to Images
Trap Images Internally
Resolution
It is possible to trap images to objects, images to images or to trap images internally. Trap-
ping images internally may result in a loss of definition. Trap Placement and image resolu-
tion can be individually set.
Trap Appearance:
Join Style: you can choose from Miter or Overlap

End Style: you can choose from Miter, Round or Bevel
Trap Thresholds:
Step:
The step defines the maximum offset between two colors, based on the neutral density.
A trap is generated if two areas feature a greater neutral density offset (than for example
10%).
Example for setting a color step of 10%
Color 1 Color 2
Cyan 49% (0.30) 65% (0.40)
Magenta 60% (0.46) 50% (0.38)
Yellow 90% (0.14) 90% (0.14)
Black 10% (0.17) 10% (0.17)
Neutral Density 1.07 1.09
In this example, trapping is performed since the Cyan offset is more than 10%.
Black Color:
Depending on the press, it may be necessary to reduce the maximum density of
Black, for example from 100% to 95%.
Black Density:
Any colors with a neutral density equal to or exceeding 1.6 will be treated as 100%
Black. Refer to item Neutral Density for CMYK colors and their respective neutral
densities.
Sliding Trap:
During pixel trapping the trap can change its direction.
100%: random trapping
50%: trapping changes gradually
0%: symmetrical trapping
Trap Color Reduction:

The trap color is reduced by x%.
For further information on Trapping please refer to the Prinect MetaDimension manual.
4.1.10 Slugline
The slugline allows a variety of additional information to be printed.
There are three slugline options:
1. No slugline output
2. Slugline output Per Sheet
3. Slugline output Per Page
Note: For a scatter proof, a slugline containing job name and color management info should
be printed on each page.
As Preferred Position you can choose between Horizontal and Vertical. In addition, you
can choose the following information items (see screenshot).
4.1.11 Job preview
You can also create a (pixel) preview (soft proof) of the ripped data with a resolution of 72,
150 or 300 dpi. For this purpose, a Tiff file including spot colors and traps is saved in the JID
folder.
You can now inspect the job on the monitor. The 300 dpi resolution is suitable for checking
the traps. With Job Properties you can show a page preview (Preview / Color tab) when
the job appears in the job list.
You can choose from the following actions after preview:
– preview only
– wait after preview
– continue
For more detailed job information go to:

6. Printmanager/Jobs/Complete Job List/Open/Preview/Color
4.1.12 Halftone Soft Proof
You can enable a so-called Tiff-B Preview with the Halftone Soft Proof section. You can
open this preview with the “Open Job” command in the job list as soon as processing has fin-
ished.
The Highres Interpreter generates the Halftone Soft Proof. A 300 dpi and a 600 dpi preview
are part of the standard scope of delivery.
For a high resolution halftone soft proof,, enable the Keep local Tiff-B copy option (in the
Tiff-B Export Device Settings) tab.
After halftone soft proof generation, you can choose from the following actions:
– preview only
– wait after preview
– continue
The right window part indicates the Halftone Preview resolution. When a job contains a
halftone preview file (e.g. 600 dpi) and a Highres file (2540 dpi), you can toggle between
both views with this popup menu.
To manually delete the created halftone preview file, right-click the job and then
choose Delete Job Halftone Soft Proof Files. Automatic deletion after a certain period of
time is described on page XX.
For further information refer to:

6. Printmanager/Jobs/Complete Job List/Open/Preview/Color
4.1.13 Proof
To include a proofer in an output plan, at least one proof device must have been installed via
Proofing Engine Manager or via Color Proof Pro.
When you select a proofer in the Proof dialog of the OPP template, this proofer will be a
Secondary Device (see page XXX). The Primary Device is then used for Tiff-B generation.
You should set up the proofer as the Primary Device if you wish to have a proof output only.
There are different settings for Primary and Secondary Device in the Proof dialog, i.e. the
Page Size Settings and Color Management sections are not present for a Primary Device.
ROOM Proof (Rip Once Output Many)
You can select this option only if Highres Tiff-B output was selected as Primary Device. Out-
put occurs on the basis of descreened Tiff-B data converted to contone (halftone, 8-bit) data.
Note:
As a rule, ROOM proof data has already been linearized and process calibrated. Full
color-consistency to the printed product is therefore not possible!
In addition, fonts (and thin lines) appear thicker in most cases, and definition (even detail
definition) is not fully preserved.
To enable ROOM Proof, click the Proof based High resolution bitmap checkbox (see
screenshot).
The Proofer Parameter section contains printer settings. These are defined in the Windows
printers or in Color Proof Pro and made available in the OPP template by Proofing Engine
Manager.
Select the paper type to be used for printing in the Paper Name popup menu. You can select
from those paper types that were installed in the Color Proof Pro profile database for this
proofer. Make sure to select the paper type loaded in the proofer.
For further information refer to: 5. Printmanager/Devices
When Supervised Output is enabled, the status messages the proofer sends to Prinect
MetaDimension will be displayed. A disadvantage of this option is that Highres output is
no longer possible during proofing. Highres output starts as soon as data was sent to the
proofer and not after the “Proof ready” status message only if Supervised Output is dis-
abled.
Proof Directly Without Scattering: settings for a scatter proof in Color Proof Pro will
be ignored.
For further information refer to: 5. Printmanager/Devices/Proofers
Page Proof: single pages are output if VAPP (visual automatic page positioning) or APP
was enabled.
Rotation: allows the proof to be rotated, regardless of film or plate output.
Mirror Print: output is mirrored.
Cut after page: enables the cut function at the proofer.
Antialiasing: is an edge smoothing method. 1x1 means no edge smoothing; greater

than 1x1 means edge smoothing enabled.
Print Color Bar: prints a color control bar. You can also select a custom color control bar
here. It must be in the Tiff or EPS format. Use Colormatching for the Color Bar should
also be enabled.
Note: Prinect MetaDimension will not print a additionally placed color control bar when you
work with Prinect Signa Station via Job Ticket. The same applies to the slugline. An addition-
ally placed color control bar is possible only when you write a PDF in Prinect Signa Station.
To check a digital proof for suitability as contract proof in compliance with the print media
standard (2001), this proof must contain the FOGRA CMYK media wedge (with costs). The
measured values of the CMYK media wedge color patches in the CIELab color space must
not exceed the setpoints by more than Delta E 4 at an average; the maximum deviation must
not exceed Delta E 12. The digital proof may be used as contract proof if these tolerances
are complied with.
Page Size Settings: You can select between Final Output and Document.
For further information on Page Size Settings please refer to the Prinect MetaDimension
manual.
Color Matching is the printer’s color management.
In Proofer Profile you can select an ICC profile (International Color Consortium). As a rule,
a distinction between the 5 paper classes should be made. In most cases, the
ISOcoated_V2_eci.icc profile will be used. It has been released for paper classes 1 and 2
for offset printing.
Class 1 = glossy coated, woodfree, 115 g/m2

Class 2 = matt coated, woodfree, 115 g/m2
Class 3 = glossy coated, web, 70 g/m2
Class 4 = uncoated, white, 115 g/m2
Class 5 = uncoated, yellowish, 115 g/m2
Select an ICC profile describing the proofer color space in Proofer Profile. This profile
needs to be updated and consequently recalculated in dependence of the difference
between proof and print product. This may be necessary on a daily basis. You should always
update the profile when ink or paper are exchanged.
There are four different Rendering Intents:
1. Absolute colorimetric:
Use this Rendering Intent for proofing with paper white simulation
2. Relative colorimetric:
Use this Rendering Intent for proofing without paper white simulation
3. Saturation:
Should be reserved for use with Office applications.
4. Perceptual:
Meant for photographic reproduction and for images and PrintOpen profiles only.
Enable Preserve Black Generation if desired. There are three options:
1. Special: C, M, Y colors are converted to CMY, a special method are used for K.
Extensive testing proved this method to be the best. The “special” parameter cor-
rects most problems in complex files.
2. Basic: C, M, Y colors are converted to CMY, a gradation curve is used to convert

K to the target density.
3. K=K: Only C, M, Y colors are converted to CMY, K will not be converted. Black
generation remains unchanged.
4.1.14 Color Management
General:
The Heidelberg InRip Color Management is based on ICC profiles. This is also referred to as
device-specific (device-dependent) color management since ICC profiles describe device
properties. All input and output profiles must be available on the Prinect MetaDimension PC
in order to use Color Management. In most cases, conversion uses the device-independent
LAB color space (exception: Device Link profiles).
Note: Device-independent colors are, for example, images with tagged ICC profile.
There are the following different ICC profile types:
– Input profiles, e.g. for scanners, digital cameras

– Display profiles, e.g. for monitors
– Output profiles, e.g. for color printers, platesetters
– Additional profile formats, e.g. Device Link profiles, color space conversion profiles
Device-dependent colors:
Used device-dependent colors can be converted to the respective CMYK equivalent. For
the output profile (the conversion target for images and/or artwork) refer to Output/Press
Profile.
You can separately select the Rendering Intent for Graphics or Images. The default for
images is Perceptual and Saturation for graphics. Exception: gray levels where the default
is Saturation for images and graphics.
You can enable Black Point Compensation for all options. Black point compensation
affects the black point during color conversion and thus enhances the differentiation of dark
image areas. This expands the shadow range, resulting in potential color offsets in brighter
colors. This option, however visually affects the Relative Colorimetric rendering intent only
Match Black Graphics Objects causes all black graphics objects (CMYK graphics objects
with 100% K) to be included in the color management calculation and thus to be converted
to the selected Press Profile. As a result, most of the converted black graphics objects are
brighter.
Items Preserve CMYK Black in Images or Preserve CMYK Black in Graphics rule how a
black color in a graphics object or image is to be handled. You should always enable this
option for graphics objects since the black generation is then preserved during color space
conversion.
R = G = B and C = M = Y
With conversion for R=G=B and C=M=Y, K=0 selected, the following applies:
before conversion after conversion
R=G=B = n C=M=Y = 0, K = n
C=M=Y = n, K=0 C=M=Y = 0, K = n
This special conversion can be separately set for RGB and CMYK. You can also set a toler-
ance (in percent) determining the range where differing color values are regarded as identi-
cal color values.
Example:
For C=35%, M=31% and Y=32% the CMY portions differ.. Setting the Tolerance Limit
C=M=Y to 4% in this example will result in the colors being regarded as identical.
Original page created in RGB and CMYK.

Visualization of cyan, magenta and yellow separations in the Halftone Softproof preview.
Visualization of the black separation in the Halftone Softproof preview.
Halftone conversion
To improve the quality of Halftone conversion, an output plan can be set up using Color
Management to map all CMYK color channels to the black channel. The result will be a
black separation comprising the cyan, magenta and yellow portions as halftone in addition
to the black portion.
This behavior has already been introduced in the PDF Print Engine. The existing Halftone
Conversion function remains since output via the profile requires the Color Management
option.
Procedure
1. Set up a color management template

First set up a new color management template in Resources/Color Handling. This tem-
plate suppresses all colors except “black” in the final output and in the proof (see the screen-
shot below). Assign a name to the new template, e.g “Only Black” and save.
2. Make output plan settings
Select Color Management for Gray, RGB and CMYK, Images and Graphics and the Con-
vertToK_ISOcoated.icc ICC profile as Press Profile.
3. Select Output Plan color management template
Select the “Only Black” template you created before in Color Handling Mode.
4. Results
The original page shown below was created with RGB and CMYK images as well as techni-
cal screens in RGB and CMYK.
All page components on the page were correctly converted to the black separation after con-
version in MetaDimension.
Preserving primary and secondary colors
Color Management has been extended in addition to the existing option of preserving the
Black Generation in CMYK images and CMYK graphics by the option to also preserve Pri-
maries and Secondaries. You can select this function separately for CMYK images and
CMYK graphics.
This option is to preserve solid monochrome or duotone image parts. Enable this option by
clicking the checkbox next to “CMY” (for images and graphics respectively). In addition to
the options for preserving the black generation in CMYK images and graphics you can
select the preservation of Primaries or Primaries and Secondaries for CMYK images and
graphics. You can only activate these options when the Preserve Black in CMYK
Images/Graphics have been enabled.
Application of Color Management normally turns C=100, M=0, Y=0, K=0 to values such as
C=96, M=12, Y=8, K=2, i.e. it adds “impurifying portions”. There is no problem with these
portions when true to color rendering is required. But such behavior could be undesirable for
technical solids since the maximum chromaticity of the print process for this solid is to be
preserved.
Preservation of primary colors
Select this function in the “Primaries” pulldown menu.
C 100%, M 100%, Y 100% C 100%, M 100%, Y 100%
Preservation of secondaries
Select this function in the “Primaries” pulldown menu: Primaries “+ Secondaries”. Second-
ary colors result from overprinting of respective CMY color pairs.
CM 100%, CY 100%, MY 100% CM 100%, CY 100%, MY 100%
Example: preserving primary and secondary colors
This original page with primary and secondary colors in the image and in the technical
halftones was set up as follows:
Primaries: Cyan 100%, Magenta 100%, Yellow 100%
Secondaries: Red = MY 100%, Green = CY 100%, Blue = CM 100%

The screenshot shows a visualization of the converted page in the Halftone Softproof pre-
view. All primary and secondary colors in images and technical screens were correctly con-
verted. The hue “technical screen green” was measured in the example. After conversion,
this hue comprises 100% Cyan and 100% Yellow.
Device-independent colors:
You cannot select any (source) ICC profiles in this item since these are already contained in
the images or graphics. You can only influence the rendering intent and the black point com-
pensation here.
Use Embedded Rendering Intent, if Available:
If present, the rendering intent contained in the PDF document is used. The output intent
will be set according to the information in the document if it contains Output Intent infor-
mation that is not PDF/X output intent information. This option is not available for
proofers.
Output:
Press Profile: Output profile selection

Use Embedded PDF/X Output Intent, if Available, as Press Profile: The output intent
contained in the PDF/X is used as print profile for PDF/X-compliant output.
4.1.15 Cip3
General notes on Cip3:
The basic idea of PPF (Print Production Format) is to transfer data set up in prepress to
downstream stations (press, cutter, folder, etc.) in order to save precious make-ready time.
For this purpose, renowned prepress, press and postpress enterprises have joined in the
CIP3 consortium. CIP3 stands for International Cooperation for Integration of Prepress,
Press and Postpress. The result of this cooperation is a universal interface published as
Print Production Format (PPF) that forms the basis for computer-integrated production of
print products.
This .ppf data is generated during imposition and during processing in the RIP and then
sent to downstream stations. It contains information such as ink zone presettings, registra-
tion control as well as important information for cutting, folding, and collating.
You can create only one Simple PPF file. As a consequence, the Signa Workflow and
Original Reference Image options are grayed and a simple PPF file is thus generated.
This option has been provided in order to enable printing and finishing with third-party prod-
ucts. As there are Cip3 manufacturers that can neither interpret nor process “CIP3BeginPri-
vate....CIP3EndPrivate” blocks, you can hide such blocks by enabling the Simple PPF
option. Any Heidelberg-specific CIP3 parameters will be disabled when you enable this
option:
– The Orientation region does not import Prinect Signa Station orientation settings.
Instead, you can choose from all orientation options. The selected orientation setting
will be used for CIP3 generation.
– The Original Reference Image option is grayed.
– Heidelberg Color Management is not applied. The PPF Print Profile is therefore inop-
erable.
PPF Image Code describes the PPF file encoding. Possible data formats are binary (com-
pressible) or ASCII Hex code.
Parameter:
In the Parameter region you can enable the Suppress Final Output option to generate
PPF data once again for an existing job without generating the high resolution output
files again. This setting is feasible, for example, when you restart a job after output for
CIP3 data generation only.
A generated Original Reference Image is later used as reference image for Image
Control (without including linearization and process calibration). The resolution should
always be 50.8 dpi. The resolution depends on the Image Control measuring pixel size
(ca. 2.0175 x 2.4175 pixels). Enabling this option will considerably increase the PPF file
size. You can reduce the file size by enabling compression in the PPF Image Code
region.
Output Directory defines the folder where the PPF file is to be saved. The Overwrite
existing files option lets you specify whether or not to overwrite an existing PPF file
without query. Make sure this folder is accessible by the pressroom and by postpress.
You should set up this PPF-IN folder locally on the Pressroom Manager or PrePressIn-
terface PC.
Use the options in the Orientation region to define the CIP3 data orientation. You should
enable the Signa Workflow option when imposition was done on a Prinect Signa Station
and printing is to be made on Prinect MetaDimension. In this case you can select one of the
upper orientation options only. Any existing 90° rotation was defined by Prinect Signa Sta-
tion.
Direct upload to an FTP server is controlled by FTP Output Parameter. This is feasible for
data transmission to non-Windows operating systems or to recipients beyond a network
workgroup or domain. You must specify the FTP address as well as user name and pass-
word.
The PPF Print Profile serves for transmission to Image Control. To make image control
possible, Image Control must receive an ICC profile describing the output medium (press)
color space. The Image Control default profile will be used if no ICC profile is transmitted (via
PPF file).
You can include the UNC path (Universal Naming Convention) of an ICC profile in the PPF
file. The output process press profile is either saved in the PPF file, or you can select a
custom ICC profile (Use following press profile). By default, the OPP contains an output
process press profile.
You can select this output intent (ICC profile) as output profile with a checkbox if the docu-
ment was created in compliance with PDF/X.
Note: Including the ICC profile UNC path in the PPF file is only possible in conjunction with
the creation of an Original Reference Image. No information is written to the PPF file
if the Original Reference Image is not enabled.
When you choose Use the output process press profile and color management is
enabled, the output profile selected there is used.
The default ICC profile is used if color management is not enabled in the OPP.
There are three different default ICC profiles (to be found in

Administration/Resources/ICC Profiles):
– for RGB
– for grayscale
– for CMYK (4c)
The following screenshot shows a PPF file that was opened in Wordpad. All parameters
important for press and postpress are shown here.
You find the respective entry as a Private tag in the PPF file if the path for the ICC profile was
included. Each color separation contains a reference to the ICC profile.
4.1.16 Policies
General notes on policies:
Each of the following policies provides several options. These can vary according to the
option. The most common settings are to cancel the job or to trigger warnings.
Policies allow a number of checks to be performed:
1. Hairlines present:
– Do not check line width
– Abort the job if a line is too thin
– Generate a warning if line is too thin
– Increase line width to specified width
Note: It may be feasible for test forms to enable Do not check line width as some test
elements (Siemens star, letter target, etc.) must not be widened.
2. Lowres images present:

– Do not check the image resolution
– Abort the job if resolution is too low
– Generate a warning if resolution is too low
3. Curve accuracy too small or too great:

– Do not check the flatness
– Abort the job if the flatness is too coarse
– Generate a warning if the flatness is out of Range
– Correct flatness accord. to the values specified
4. Correct overprint setting:

– No change
– According to document
– Overprint all black objects, knockout all white objects
– Overprint all black objects, knockout all others
– Overprinting disabled
5. RGB Color Policy:

– Process RGB colors as Printer’s default
– Abort the job when a color is specified in RGB
– Generate a warning when a color is specified in RGB
6. Postscript-Colormanagement:
– Use
– If embedded abort the job
– If embedded generate a warning
– Ignore
7. Composite Images Policy:
– Do not replace images (No OPI)

– Abort the job
– Generate a warning
– Separate
8. Images:
– Do not replace images (No OPI)
– Check images and replace
– Replace only (Do OPI)
9. CheckFonts:
– Abort the job if fonts are missing
– Replace missing fonts with
Attention: Missing fonts will be replaced with the Courier font if policies are disabled
in the OPP!
10. Page Size Policy:

– Abort the Job
– Reduce to fit
– Clip to max. Page (Centered)
– Clip to specified size
11. PDF trimmed sheet:

– Mediabox
– Cropbox
– Trimbox
– Bleedbox
12. Empty Separation:

– Suppress empty separation
– output empty separation anyway
13. Check Screen Angles:

– Do not check the screen angles in separated jobs
– Generate a warning if all separations have identical screen angles
– Abort the job if all separations have identical screen angles
14. PDF/X Conformance Violation:

– Do not check the PDF/X file
– Generate a warning if a file labelled as PDF/x does not conform
– Abort job if a file labelled as PDF/x does not conform
– Generate a warning when a file does not conform
– Abort the job if a file does not conform
Attention: The last two options ensure that only documents compliant to PDF/X are
processed.
4.1.17 Device Settings
This item is only visible if a proofer was selected as output device, i.e. the device must have
been set up with Proofing Engine Manager or Color Proof Pro.
In the Proofer Parameter region you can set paper size, paper name, resolution, etc.
In the General Settings region you can set the output orientation, the number of copies, etc.
Note: You cannot select a color control bar in the JT workflow.
For further information please refer to item 4.1.13 Proof

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4.2 Page Positioning
General:
Do not confuse Page Positioning with Imposition. It is merely a Prinect MetaDimension posi-
tioning option, also referred to as VAPP (Visual Automatic Page Positioning).
Page Positioning lets you define three major functions:
– Definition of pages, page size, gaps and orientation

– Assignment of predefined punch parameter sets (read from Speedway Engine Man-
agers settings) to form a page positioning scheme.
– Positioning of fixed and custom marks
A pertaining 1xA4 page positioning scheme is automatically generated after an output

device has been created. Doubleclick to open it or press the New button to create a new
scheme.
The window has several parts:
– The top left region shows a page preview with gaps.
– In the top right region you can define the number of pages, the punch (on/off), the
rotation, the trimmed size, the offset, and the gaps.
Define the trimmed size as follows:

Define the gaps as follows:
– The bottom region shows a marks preview. Marks are shown when they are enabled.
The following
– Fold marks
– Sheet alignment marks
– Page alignment marks
can vary with regard to size and line thickness.
All other marks (cut marks, register crosses, custom marks) can be rotated and offset.
The offset is not shown.
4.3 Calibration
General:
In the Calibration region you can create process calibrations and linearizations using Cali-
bration Manager. Before you can select a process calibration or linearization in OPP you
must have created it here.
When you set up a new device, a default process calibration group and a linearization group
are automatically created (Default Pr.Cal. XYZ).
Each automatically created process calibration group contains a default process calibration
(named, for example Film to Plate Process Calibration (Example))
It is no longer sufficient to simply click Calibration to start Calibration Manager; instead,

you must press the Start at the bottom right of the window or double click the selected
device.
This will launch Calibration Manager 2010

4.4 ICC Profiles
Prinect MetaDimension comes with a number of ICC profiles. You can select these profiles
in OPP under Color Management. Press the Set to Default button while the desired profile
is highlighted to set a “default” status for RGB, CMYK and grayscales each.
When the default status is set for ICC profiles, this profile will be selected by default in the
OPP (screenshot 2).
Screenshot 1:
Screenshot 2:
4.5 Device ICC profiles
This section is reserved for proofer ICC profiles. For a better overview, ICC profiles for proof
devices are managed in an area of their own.
4.6 Fonts
Prinect MetaDimension distinguishes between two font handling types:
– Fonts installed on the Prinect MetaDimension PC, which are available for all print jobs
if necessary. The following font types are supported: Adobe Type 1, Adobe Type 3,
Adobe Type 0 and CID fonts (with appropriate installation software).
– Fonts the DTP workstation sends to Prinect MetaDimension along with the document.
The following font types are supported: Adobe Type 1, Adobe Type 3, Adobe Type 0
and CID fonts, OCF fonts, New CID fonts and Multiple Master Fonts.
4.7 Color Handling
The color handling templates let you make the following settings:
– Add spot colors to the color handling template

– Remove spot colors from the color handling template
– Define the separation order (important for Prinect MetaShooter)
– Set up process color mapping parameters for spot colors
You can select the respective spot colors from 25 predefined color tables (read only). In the
following example a color table named ColorTable was created; it contains the MyColor
spot color.
The 35 predefined color tables are grouped as follows:
14 PANTONE®
4 HKS
2 Heidelberg color tables
5 Color tables compliant with Heidelberg Delta Technology
You can assign the following settings to the respective colors:
1. Color representation of all colors

2. Color representation of the new color
3. Color representation of the monitor preview
4. The color separations to be printed on the proofer
5. The color separations to be output on the imagesetter (red icon: no output)
You can also map spot colors to other colors (click the name), i.e. PANTONE 695C is
replaced with, for example Cyan (see screenshot).
By default, there is no color handling template. You can select these custom color handling
templates in the OPP (in Color Handling) later.
4.8 Color tables
The color table parameters affect the following areas:
– CMYK representation of spot colors for proof output
– Spot color trapping behavior
– Spot color mapping to CMYK
– CMYK replacement of spot colors during color handling template set-up. For details
see: 4.7 Color Handling
There are four different overprint behaviors for spot colors:
Normal: Objects of this color type will be trapped.
Transparent: transparent objects of this color type allow trapping for subjacent objects. Use
transparent for example for varnishes and cutting dies.
Opaque: non-transparent objects of this color type prevent trapping of subjacent objects but
allow trapping at the borders. Use opaque for example for metallic inks.
Opaque & Ignore: non-transparent/ignored objects of this color type allow trapping for sub-
jacent and adjacent objects. Opaque & Ignore can be used, for example, for metallic inks
as well.
4.9 Printing Materials
In this item you can select from entries in the Types of Printing Materials table provided by
Calibration Manager.
There are two important settings for later processing with Press Center:
1. Selection of the paper definition to be used for the paper type in the Brand cell. This
entry appears in Press Center as the Printing Material Name (PPF parameter:
HDMPaperName).
2. Selection of ISO Paper Type (paper type, PPF parameter: HDMPaperTypeFront or

HDMPaperTypeBack), this paper type appears as Job/Printing Material in Press
Center later.
ISO Paper Type comprises five categories:
1 glossy coated
2 matt coated
3 web, glossy coated (for web offset)
4 uncoated
5 uncoated, yellowish
Groupable paper table
You can group papers in tables. The default is no group.
Set group attributes via drag and drop from the column header.
The papers are now sorted by the “Group” attribute. To undo grouping, right click the Group
field and choose Remove Group from the context menu. Multiple groups are possible.
Editor:
Choose “Edit” or double click a paper to open the Editor. This also applies when setting up a
new paper.
In the Editor you set up the parameters for the printing material.
With several papers selected, you can modify the group attribute only.
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Complete Device List
The complete device list comprises all output devices that have been set up.
The proof printer appears in the Proof Devices tab if an additional proofer was installed.
The window has the following columns:
Name: device name.
Icon: symbolic representation of the device.
Status: information on the output device status.
Error text: A short text indicating the type of error is displayed here in case of an out-
put device error.
There are two buttons in the lower window section:
Click Open to open the Engine Manager for the output device.
Watch indicates the selected output device is watched in the status area (glasses are
visible in the Status).
The status area is visible in the lower window part. Up to three devices can be watched
simultaneously!
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As a rule, there are three different Engine Managers:
– Tiff-B Engine Manager (for Tiff-B devices)
– Proofing Engine Manager (e.g. for Windows printers)
– Color Proof Pro (for color-consistent proofs)
Start the Engine Manager in question with a doubleclick or press the Open button. The icon
indicates the type of Engine Manager assigned to the device. Changes made to any of the
Engine Managers may require Service Control to be stopped and started again. Prinect
MetaDimension will prompt you to do so.
Tiff-B Engine Manager
This Engine Manager manages the Tiff-B devices. You can set up and configure new
devices here.
In Administration you can immediately change the language.
You can configure normal TIFF-B export but also TIFF-B export for Quickmaster-DI or
Speedmaster-DI presses.
To change the Tiff-B type, press Change type.
There are three options:
– Default (for example for third-party imagesetters such as Agfa, etc.)

– IPR file (select the IPR file created at the Shooter)
– MDS server (automatic synchronization of punches, resolution, etc.)
When MDS server is selected, a list resembling the one shown below appears (see screen-
shot). You must now select the MDS to be used. In the example below, four MDS devices with
one imagesetter each (Suprasetter_A105 and Suprasetter) are present. Changes made to a
device at the Shooter (resolution or punch changes, etc.) are immediately visible and selec-
table in Prinect MetaDimension and also in Prinect Signa Station (when connected to MDS)
without having to restart the services.
The following tabs are available when you open a device:
– Data Output
– Material
– Resolution
– Tiff-B Format
Data Output
Specify the storage location for Tiff-B files in Output directory of the Data Output tab. This
folder was specified during Tiff-B Engine Manager installation and automatically imported.
In Backup directory, you can specify an additional backup path for 1-bit Tiff files.
When Prinect MetaShooter is available, you can either select a local output folder on the
Prinect MetaShooter PC (variant 1) or a folder on the Prinect MetaDimension PC. In variant
2 the Tiff-B data is first locally saved on the Prinect MetaDimension PC and then copied to
Prinect MetaShooter. In variant 1, the data is directly written to the hard disk in the Prinect
MetaShooter PC.
FBDI (File Based Device Interface) stands for a standardized output of Tiff-B data (into the
output folder). The protocol is based on the JDF format (Job Definition Format) and the
JMF-(Job Message Format) conventions.
There are three FBDI protocol options:
– No FBDI (output does not apply the FBDI protocol, i.e. the Tiff-B files are simply written
to the output folder)
– Supervised FBDI output (output uses supervised FBDI logging, i.e. the output device
transmits “asynchronous” status messages to Prinect MetaDimension and a folder for
each job is created in the output folder).
– Non supervised FBDI output (FBDI output is not supervised but a folder for each job
is created in the output folder).
Important: The bracket function at Prinect MetaShooter is possible with FBDI only!
“Optimize format for Meta Shooter”: you should choose this option for performance reasons
if Prinect Meta Shooter is used, otherwise choose “Optimize format for export”.
Exposure response
Enable this option if you want to have feedback in the Prinect workflow.
Material
The Material region lists all of the existing material formats. Formats are invariable and can-
not be changed if the device was assigned to an imagesetter (under Type, i.e. no Tiff-B
Export but, for example, a Suprasetter etc.). This makes it impossible to set up a new for-
mat.
You can set up a new material when the device in Type is a Tiff-B Export.
You can also specify a rotation by 90 degrees. This is required, for example for correct plate-
setting on a Topsetter.
You can manage all material parameters here.

Resolution
The Resolution region displays the resolutions read from the device in question.
You can set up new resolutions when the device in Type is a Tiff-B Export.
Tiff-B Format
In the Tiff-B Format region you can have the Tiff-B file compressed without loss. We recom-
mend that you do not use the CCITT algorithm for frequency-modulated screens (this may
take very long) but rather the LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) algorithm.
Data format lets you set the transmission type (in stripes or continuous).
Complete Device List
The options Operating Mode as well as the Scatter Monitor (if enabled beforehand) are
available when you have set up a device with Color Proof Pro.
Otherwise, the Engine Manager and Watch options are available. Click Engine Manager
to launch the respective Engine Manager (either Color Proof Pro or Proofing Engine
Manager).
When you click Operating Mode you can set up parameters for Scatter Proof or Step and
Repeat functions.
Scatter Proof
Scatter Proof collects the pages of multiple jobs and prints them on a sheet in a space-sav-
ing way, depending on the settings.
Note: The settings apply to the proofers set up in the application only, not to the hardware
itself, i,e, you can set up several instances of one hardware item with different settings
in the application. These settings are fully independent of each other although the
driven hardware is identical. This lets you operate a printer in the scatter mode as well
as in the standard mode. The user is free to choose the virtual printer to which he
sends the respective jobs.
Setting
Type provides three scatter proof types:
Area, optimized: In this type, jobs are collected and distributed on the sheet until the maxi-
mum paper coverage (see Max. paper coverage) is reached.
Line, first in - first out:In this type, jobs are placed on the sheet until the maximum paper
coverage (see Max. paper coverage) is reached according to the FIFO principle. The pages
are arranged so their upper edges lie on one line. The following pages must therefore
arrange at the largest page of the previous row on the sheet to form a new line.
Line, optimized: This type collects the pages and swaps them to find an optimized paper
coverage (see Max. paper coverage). Pages are aligned so heir upper edges lie on one line.
The following pages must therefore arrange at the largest page of the previous row on the
sheet to form a new line.
Sheet
You can type a text to appear as a title on the sheet when you enable Title Sheet. This title
will be horizontally arranged at the top if possible. The title can also be vertically placed on
the right margin if a page can no longer be placed on the sheet due to the title. The page will
not be printed if it still cannot be placed.
When you enable the Paperwhite simulation, white (from the output ICC profile) is simu-
lated for proofing.
Note: Paperwhite simulation is effective only when it is enabled in the output plan. The set-
tings in memory for the first job placed on the sheet to be printed are used.
Output area
In Output area, you specify the output width and length.
Important: You can only define the output length for devices with web material. You can
define neither width nor length for sheetfed devices.
Horizontal and Vertical image spacing is used to define the offset between each of the
pages.
Step and Repeat
Depending on the settings, a job will be distributed several times or until the sheet is filled
when you select Step and Repeat. There are two options for Type. You can enable the
Allow Rotation option for each mode.
Repeat optimally distributes multiple instances of each job page on the sheet, depending on
the setting.
Fill sheet repeats the job until the sheet is optimally filled.
The regions Sheet and Output area are identical to those described in Scatter proof.
You can now start a check if Scatter Proof was enabled in the Operating Mode. In window
that follows indicates the percentage still missing to start output.
You can, however, force output (before the remaining time has expired and before the maxi-
mum paper coverage has been reached) by pressing Print now.
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Jobs
Go to: Complete Job List shows all of the print jobs.
Jobs can be sent to Prinect MetaDimension as follows:
– Print a job from a Macintosh application to a Virtual Printer.

– Print a job from a Windows application to a Virtual Printer.
– Transfer a PostScript, PDF or Tiff IT file to a hotfolder, e.g. from a DTP PC via network.
Description of columns:
Right click the column header to open a context menu with a choice of columns. Click left to
choose the desired columns.
Job Number: Number of the print job received from Prinect Prepress Manager or Prinect
Signa Station
Interpreter: CPSI or APPE (if licensed)
Job Name: print job name
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Versions: ID of the language version(s) in conjunction with Prinect Prepress Manager, for
example
Product Parts: z.B.: Cover, inner pages in conjunction with Prinect Prepress Manager, for
example
Layout Name: Name of the sheet layout in use, in conjunction with Prinect Prepress Man-
ager, for example
Sheet Name / Elements: Entries in conjunction with Prinect Prepress Manager, for exam-
ple
Planned Start Time: This column is only used to notify the operator of the planned start time
(data provided by Prinect Scheduler). An automatic control of the software using the
planned start time is not implemented. Integration of Prinect Scheduler by adhering to the
planned times is possible by manual user intervention only.
Customer Name: Only present in JDF workflow
Deletion Date:
Virtual Printer: The configurable Prinect MetaDimension input channels are called Virtual
Printers. These can be network printers or Hot Folders. Hot Folders are folders Prinect
MetaDimension watches for incoming jobs. You can copy print jobs in the PostScript or PDF
format to a Hot Folder. Prinect MetaDimension then automatically processes these jobs.
ID: The consecutive, internal Prinect MetaDimension job number.
CreationDate: Time of job processing start.
Priority: Job priority selection (Low, Medium, High).
Workflow: Symbolic representation of the separate steps within the Prinect MetaDimension
workflow.
Material : Name of material in use.
State: Indicates a job’s status.
Note: You can rearrange the columns in the Job List using Drag & Drop.
Context menu
Click the New button or choose New in the context menu invoked by right clicking to start the
function that generates jobs by copying PS, PDF or Tiff-IT files to a hotfolder.
You must select a virtual printer in the file browser (see the following screenshot).
Important: The Hot Folder function must have been enabled during virtual printer configu-
ration to transfer print jobs to a hotfolder in the file system.
You can edit a job (start, stop, etc.) by right-clicking it (context menu).
Priority: Apart from “Low”, “Medium”, “High”, there is the “Urgent” priority. Urgent jobs can
interrupt current HighRes jobs.
– Transmission of a color set to the output device can be interrupted.
– Applies to Prinect MetaDimension and Prinect MetaShooter with FBDI and serially
sorted FBDI output.
– Applies to all connected CTP devices.
Transfer of “Urgent” job priority to the Suprasetter:
– The Suprasetter will advance separations of an urgent job in his own queue as far as
possible, see Prinect Meta Shooter.
Job Report. . . : You can save the JID folder of the selected job (including log files, reports,
etc.) to any folder you like. Consequently, you need no longer search for the respective JID
folder in the spool folder.
Material Consumption: It displays information on plates and proofs, or plates or proofs

alone, depending on the job processing.
Information is provided on:
processed plates (proofs), scheduled plates (proofs) and the total number in brackets. The
“total number”appears when a signature is hidden.
Statistic: provides information on the number of jobs being printed, the material used, the
number of separations.
Statistic applies to selected jobs only. You can invoke Statistic information in any of the lists.
Depot: This extension increases the system clarity and reduces the load. This function runs
in the background so you can continue using the UI as usual. Only the job settings of jobs
moved to the depot remain in the JID folder: a HiRes Tiff-B view is no longer possible, but a
contone preview is still available.
The original functions are present as soon as you retrieve the job from the depot.
Note: You can also move halted jobs to the depot.
Start, Pause, Cancel
There are four buttons in the lower window section: You can choose Start, Reprint single
separation, Pause and Cancel (all these functions are also available in the context menu).
Start prints the job again. The paused status is automatically assigned. Doubleclick to edit
the job while it is in this status.
Start reprinting single separations lets you reprint a job and select individual color sepa-
rations beforehand. This function is particularly helpful for output on platesetters. Start
reprinting single separations lets you reprint a separation without having to output the
entire job again.
Important: The original output parameters used for printing job the first time are always
applied when you use this function for reprinting.
Pause temporarily stops job processing.
Cancel aborts job processing.
Press the Start button (at the bottom of the window) to print jobs set to paused.
The following examples show some job statuses. A progress bar appears in addition to the
job status for all processes.
The tabs . . .
. . . Complete Job List
. . . In Process show all print jobs being in the processing or paused state.
. . . Requiring Attention shows all print jobs being in the error, warning or paused status.
. . . The Completed tab displays all print jobs that were printed without errors.
. . . The Depot tab displays all print jobs that were moved. The jobs are moved from the
Completed tab to the Depot tab.
. . . In Find, you can search for jobs using alphanumeric characters.
. . . Image Job List shows all image jobs processed by Image Manager. Image jobs appear
in the Image Job List tab only.
Job information
The following information appears when you double click the job in question, depending on
the job’s processing options.
Job Settings
This tab lists all settings used for job processing.

Note: Job Settings are read only if the job is paused (due to reprinting of single separations).
Job Information
This tab displays general information on the selected job. The Status region displays the job
processing status. The status or PostScript information can be particularly helpful for jobs
that aborted due to errors because detailed information regarding the job abort are dis-
played here.
Job Details:
In this tab, you can view the following internal job information: halftone, separation, color;
document details such as name, type (composite/separated), Cropbox, Trimbox, Bleedbox
and Mediabox.
The plate linearization and calibration curves used for the job are shown if parameterized in
the output parameter set.
Note: This lets you search for the error if, for example, Object Screening should fail.
Preview / Color
Prerequisites: The Preview option must be enabled in the output parameter set to be able
to view the contone color preview (see screenshot of output parameter set).
You can select spot colors to represent opaque colors highlighted in the color table. This lets
you, for example, check the trapping more precisely because the Opaque type is not
trapped normally.
Halftone soft proof:
Prerequisites: The Halftone Soft Proof option must be enabled in the output parameter
set to be able to view the halftone soft proof.
Here you obtain a screen preview of the halftone data of a job. This soft proof lets you check
if all image elements are present, if page assignments are correct and if colors (process and
spot colors) are correctly mapped. The image format is Tiff-B with default resolutions of 300
or 600 dpi. When the Keep local Tiff-B copy option was enabled in the Tiff-B Export Set-
tings of the output parameter set, you can also view the high-res Tiff 1-bit file (e.g. 2540 dpi).
You can draw a rectangle with the Probe tool to calculate dot coverages in an opened job
with halftone soft proof enabled.
In “Sample size”, you can choose from several views and calculations.
Signatures:
Here you can tick the signature(s) to be reprinted.

Select the attribute to be returned via JMF in “Accounting attribute”. Evaluation occurs in the
MIS system.
– The default is “Normal”, meaning: the entire plate will be billed (attribute N = Normal)
– “Operation related” means: the plate is output again due to operational reasons, e.g.
scratches (attribute E = Self Assignment).
– “Customer Related” means: a plate set, for example, must be remade due to a cus-
tomer request (attribute A = Author Correction).
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Prinect MetaShooter 2010
Installation / Configuration
General
To be heeded prior to installation
Make sure prior to installation that all items mentioned in chapter 2 have been successfully
completed. Log in at the PC as user Prinect because installation was done for this user.
The following system requirements must be met for Prinect MetaShooter 2010:
Variant a: Herkules, PrimeSetter, Prosetter etc.
Processor: Pentium 4 and later

Processor speed: 2 GHz and more
RAM: 1.5 GB and more
Variant b: Suprasetter E/S or H
Processor: Pentium 4 and later

Processor speed: 3 GHz and more
RAM: 1.5 or 2 GB and more
At least 2 x 160 GB 7200 rpm SATA disks
or 2 x 10,000 rpm SCSI disks
at least 1 x 64-bit/66 MHz/3.3 V PCI 2.3 slot
Released operating systems:
– Windows XP Professional (32-bit)

– Windows Vista Business (32-bit)
– Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit)
Licensing: Prinect Meta Shooter 2010 behaves like Prinect MetaDimension 2010.
Language: The Installer uses the regional settings to select its language settings.
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Web User Interface: The following browsers are supported:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

– Mozilla Firefox 1.0 and later
– Opera 9.0 or later
– Mozilla 1.7 or later
1. Installing the PCI interface board
The following PCI interface is used to connect Heidelberg film- or platesetters.
Duosetter, Herkules, Primesetter, Prosetter and Suprasetter via TAXI (Transparent Asyn-
chronous Xmitter / receiver Interface (ATM)) or LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) and
Software Speedway EngineManager. Only the Topsetter is connected/installed with the PIF
interface board and the Topsetter Engine Manager.
Install the respective interface board (in a free PCI slot), then turn on and start the worksta-
tion. The operating system recognizes new hardware and offers the following selection
option (see screenshot).
The source for the new drivers is the Prinect MetaShooter DVD. Browse to the DVD and
install drivers.
1. TAXI or 5 V LVDS under:
DVD\Setup\SwayDriver
2. TopSetter PIF Board under:
DVD\Setup\PifDriver
Note: Always install the driver for the Suprasetter 3.3 V board from the latest Suprasetter
CTP User Interface CD (Consupra 3.XX).
Consupra 3.XX->3,3V LVDS under:
Setup\SWayDriver_3.3V
Example 1: 3.3V LVDS Speedway board version

Example 2: PIF interface for TopSetter
1.1 Configuring the SCM page buffer file “PAGEBUFF.SCM”
The latest recorder software must be installed on the Shooter workstation to operate a
Suprasetter on Prinect MetaShooter. The CD is named: CONSUPRA X.XX.
1.1.1 Software installation from CD-ROM
The installation routine on the latest Suprasetter CD combines the installation of several
components:
– Recorder software
– CTP User Interface
– SWay Control Manager
To avoid errors during installation, the following software components (if present) must be
terminated before installation on the PC:
– SWay Control Manager (SWCTRLMG.exe)

– Prinect MetaShooter
– CTP User Interface
The following installation sequence is mandatory:
1. Terminate CTP User Interface
2. Terminate Prinect MetaShooter / Prinect MetaDimension
3. Check in Task Manager if SWCTRLMG.exe is running; end it if necessary!
4. Insert the CD and install SCM and CTP User Interface
5. Install recorder and SCL (Single Cassette Loader) where applicable
6. Reboot the PC running CTP User Interface!
The SWay Control Manager is mainly used to set up and manage a buffer file. The present
size of this buffer file is ca. 30 GB; it must be set up on a separate disk.
This file serves as an intermediate buffer for jobs to be imaged. The job is transferred to the
recorder via the Speedway Interface only when it has been completely saved to the buffer
disk.
SCM installation automatically occurs during Suprasetter recorder software installation.

The SCM however, requires an infrastructure on the PC that you must manually establish
beforehand.
The following section describes how to set up the Pagebuff.SCM file.
The following three steps are required for this:
– A separate hard disk must be present (SCSI: >= 36 GB or IDE / SATA >= 80 GB). There
must not be any file other than PAGEBUFF.SCM on the disk. This disk must not be
part of a RAID array either (otherwise, correct SCM operation cannot be ensured).
– Set up and format this disk with the Microsoft Disk Management tool (set up single
disk and create one partition, NTFS, use default settings, no compression).
– You must assign the PAGEBUFF volume name. After this step, Windows XP Profes-
sional for example looks as shown in the screenshot below (Windows 2000 Profes-
sional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server are similar):
In the example the hard disk is an SATA disk with 80 GB capacity bearing the volume name
PAGEBUFF. In the example the PAGEBUFF.SCM file is already present on the disk (you
can see that some 12 GB of the available space is occupied).
The PAGEBUFF.SCM file is automatically created when SCM starts (even if no PAGE-
BUFF.SCM file is present). For this purpose, SCM checks if a Suprasetter recorder is con-
nected and started.
The file will not be generated if this is not the case. Setting up the PAGEBUFF.SCM file can
take up to 20 minutes; a window showing the file creation progress (0 to 100%) appears dur-
ing this procedure.
The example shows such a window at 11% progress.

You must confirm the next window with OK when this process is complete.
Further error messages appear when SCM cannot find any hard disk for creating the PAGE-
BUFF.SCM file.
The following cases have been implemented:
– Pagebuffer drive faulty
– Insufficient hard disk size
– Pagebuffer drive volume label missing
– SCM cannot be started
Attention: SCM starts together with the CTP User Interface, and the page buffer is then
created if necessary.
SCM is also launched whenever the Prinect MetaShooter service starts but in the
Silent Mode where no status messages are shown.
2. Software installation
System check
Insert the Prinect MetaDimension DVD. Due to the Autostart function, the System Check
window opens:
To have the PC checked, you must click Yes in the message box mentioned above. Follow-
ing this step, a report similar to the one in the screenshot below appears.
Like in this example, the report may state that the PC is not suitable for installation. But you
can continue installing the software (information only).
Start installation
Choose the installation language in the following window and confirm with “OK”.
Start the Install Wizard with “Next”.
Accept the license agreement and click “Next”.

You can set up a Service account here (see Prinect MetaDimension Installation).
Installation options:
– Install Heidelberg Prinect MetaShooter: The MetaShooter Software with one

optional License Server and either one Speedway or one Topsetter Device Manager
will be installed.
– Install License Server only: Only License Server and License Manager will be
installed.
Note: For a Prinect MetaDimension and Prinect MetaShooter combination, the License
Server will normally be installed on the Prinect MetaDimension workstation.
When an additional Prinect Prepressmanager combination is present, the License
Server is usually installed on the latter. .
You should install only one License Server in a workflow environment.
Choose Prinect MetaShooter Installation and click “Next” to continue.

– Suprasetter, Prosetter, Primesetter, Herkules or DuoSetter. These are Speedway

devices, and the Speedway EngineManager is installed. You can operate Speedway
devices in the simulation mode, i.e. you can train operating the Prinect MetaShooter
software without having an output device connected. This is only feasible in a training
environment since all settings apply to this device only.
– Topsetter: Topsetter is not a Speedway device. Instead, the Topsetter EngineMan-

ager is installed. You cannot select the simulation mode for this EngineManager.
Note: To make changes to HD EngineManagers, go to the Windows Control Panel,

“Change or Remove Programs” dialog.
Select the desired recorder (here Suprasetter 105) and continue with “Next”.
Or: Press the “Windows + s” key shortcut to open the simulation mode dialog where you can
choose your device.
Choose the device to simulate (license must be available) and continue with “Next”.
Note: To switch recorder simulation off: Go to the Windows Control Panel, “Change or
Remove Programs” dialog and select the Heidelberg Prinect MetaShooter software.
Click Change and choose “Recorder Simulation OFF”. This will terminate the simu-
lation.
Now assign an installation path and continue with “Next”.
You should set up folders with meaningful names for the different data types.
If a License Server is already configured, specify it here or choose the local machine. The
License Manager must always be installed.
Note: Use the same user name and password like in the workflow system for access rights.
Enable the desired shortcuts and continue with “Next”.
Here you can verify all relevant settings and start installation with “Install”.
After installation, you can decide whether to license with License Manager or whether to
proceed otherwise (e.g. Demo mode), in which case you must click “Skip”. Click “Next” to
open the License Assistant.
– Order license: requests a new license
– Activate start mode: The start mode lets you run the product without license for 15
days (product ID is required).
– Activate Demo mode: The Demo mode will release the entire product version for 30
days (all options). A basic license must be present though.
– Enter license: type the license key.

In the License Overview, you can verify the status of each product. You can now close
License Manager.
Click “Finish” to complete installation.
You must restart the PC before you can configure Prinect MetaShooter.
After a restart, the Service Control window appears with status information.
3. Configuration
Start Prinect MetaShooter
After successful installation, the Windows Start menu for Prinect MetaShooter looks as fol-
lows:
On the workstation itself:
You can start Prinect MetaShooter Printmanager in the Windows Start menu
Programs\Heidelberg Prinect MetaShooter\MetaShooter Printmanager or in the pro-
gram group on the Desktop.
The log-in dialog appears where you must log in (e.g. Admin / Admin).
From an external PC via a Web UI:
Open a new Internet Explorer window using the following address.
http://Shooter workstation IP address:8080
You can edit this address in the Properties of the WebUI file.
Prinect MetaShooter Printmanager operation via WebUI is only possible if you have logged
in at the Shooter system’s Apache web server.
User name: —- Password:
Admin —- Admin
Poweruser —- Poweruser
User —- User
Guest —- Guest
You must log in here.

Information:
Pressing the Information button lets check at any time the Prinect MetaShooter server
Printmanager is connected to and the authentication used.
Administration / Configuration
Virtual printers:
Virtual printers already set up are listed here.

Press “New” to set up virtual printers.
Note: The settings exactly match the description for Prinect MetaDimension.
Hotfolder: You release the hotfolders of virtual printers with the respective checkbox.
Ignore FBDI settings:For an FBDI Job, the settings imported from Prinect MetaDimension
(material and punches) are ignored, and the virtual printer’s settings apply.
Note: FBDI (File Based Device Interface) stands for a standardized output of Tiff-B data
(into the output folder). The protocol is based on the JDF format (Job Definition For-
mat) and the JMF-(Job Message Format) conventions.
Output Plan Parameters/Command line for Tiff Archiver:A batch file can be executed
after the job has completed.
Preferences:
Serial, sorted output via FBDI-workflow: Jobs are forced to run consecutively. A job being
processed will not be interrupted by another job unless this job has the “Urgent” priority. You
can define the order of separations with a color handling default in Prinect. The presentation
of jobs in the list depends on this option:
disabled: all separations are shown separately

enabled: Only the job name is shown. All pertaining jobs are in the job.
License Server, Temporary directory, . . .: These settings are read-only here. To make
changes, go to Windows Start menu/Programme/Heidelberg Prinect MetaShooter/. . ..
Drive monitor, Regional settings:
like in Prinect MetaDimension 2010
JDF Portal:
This requires a workflow system with Prinect Prepress Manager, for example. Prinect
MetaShooter does not provide any workflow services. Only information regarding imaged
plates is returned to MIS (Management Information System) or the Analyze Point.
Note: Connection with the workflow system is established by selecting a server and clicking
“Execute” only.
Connected devices appear in the device list of Integration or Prinect Prepress Manager.
Prinect-Services:
Connect to the MDS server using the Administration/Configuration button. The use of
MDS was enabled by enabling the respective option. Specify the PC name and port number
6321 in the Server box and click “Connect”. To disconnect, click “Disconnect” and disable
the option.
Synchronization between MDS and Prinect MetaShooter occurs whenever MDS data
records are changed.
Printmanager/Jobs
Overview of possible information displayed in the job list: You can customize the view by
enabling or disabling the list of column names and dragging columns with the mouse button
pressed.
Note: Except for Material Consumption, the information is only transferred in the FBDI work-
flow. The information provided by Material Consumption (Scheduled Plates and
Processed Plates) is particularly useful for diagnosing canceled FBDI jobs.
Visualization of FBDI jobs:
The screenshot above shows the job list tree view. All separation elements in one FBDI job
have the same job ID. Differently colored folder icons indicate the difference between “Ser-
ial, sorted output via FBDI-workflow” (blue folder icon) and unsorted FBDI output (yellow
folder icon).
Note: You make the decision whether or not to use “Serial, sorted output via FBDI-work-
flow” in Administration / Configuration / Preferences. Unsorted output lets you send
individual separations.
You should make the decision whether or not to use this option right after installa-
tion.
Export:
You can export Tiff-B data from the job list for archiving. Right click the job to export and
choose Export in the context menu. Export occurs as offline FBDI job including all parame-
ters needed for imaging. A “job_name.FBDI” folder is generated in the assigned destination
folder. This folder contains the respective Tiff-B files and a JDF file with imaging parameters.
Imaging of an exported job is done by copying it to a Prinect MetaShooter hotfolder.

Depot:
You can export any number of selected jobs to any folder with the context menu.
Make/choose the desired folder here.

In the “Depot” tab, you can continue processing, restore or finally delete these jobs. The
function is provided to improve the clarity and to boost the throughput.
Expand All, Collapse All, Clear Selection:
All of these three options are available in the context menu. These functions are particularly
helpful for sorting/resorting.
Reorder:
You can requeue jobs with status “waiting” easily with the “Reorder” function: e.g. with the
“Urgent” function (output jobs in progress can be interrupted with this function).
“Job Order” shows the output order of jobs. The “Job List” contains all jobs ready for
exposure. The context menu provides several view options (you can change the view, for
example with “Switch Tables”). In the serial sorted mode, FBDI jobs are selected completely,
in the unsorted mode you can select individual separations. You can drag and drop selected
jobs to any position.
Note: After reordering, you can control from here or from any other list view. The order does
not change. You can interrupt jobs already being processed by assigning the “Urgent”
priority to another job.
Job Settings:
Double click a job or job part to open the information menu.

The Job Settings offer the above information, for example about a paused job. You can also
edit output parameters here. “FBDI defined” in “Punch Settings” means that any punch
parameters in the job JDF take effect.
Job Information:
like in Prinect MetaDimension
Job Details:
like in Prinect MetaDimension (halftone, calibration)
Preview:
The preview data from Prinect MetaDimension is used. This requires all elements of a job
were transferred to the spool folder. Know spot colors transferred from Prinect MetaDimen-
sion via FBDI workflow will also be shown in Prinect MetaShooter. As an option, you can
also choose a high res view of the Tiff-B data in addition to the 72-dpi soft proof view.
Signatures:
like in Prinect MetaDimension
Function extensions
“Urgent jobs”:
You can interrupt jobs in progress by assigning the “Urgent” priority in an FBDI workflow.
This priority is transferred to the Suprasetter. Due to the Suprasetter logics, the following
scenarios are possible:
The “Urgent” job is queued before the plates already present on the Suprasetter’s buffer
disk.
Plate imaging is in progress and is being completed. The plate on the loading table is used
for the “Urgent” job. This requires two conditions to be met:
– The “Urgent” job must be queued in due time. In the adverse case - e.g. when the plate
is already being unloaded - the plate on the loading table is used for the job in
progress. Only the next plate is available for the “Urgent” job.
– The “Urgent” job must have the same plate format and type as the current job.
Updating:
Prinect MetaShooter jobs are preserved during a software update.
Plate on Demand
Plate on Demand is now also possible from Prinect MetaShooter. The advantage here is
that you do not need to transmit Tiff-B data again and that Plate on Demand is possible even
when the job has already been deleted in Prinect MetaDimension.
The JDF Portal connection will return information on the additional plate output.
Plate on Demand via Prinect MetaDimension is still possible.
Connection from Press Center is established by the following path:
http://<Prinect MetaShooter_PC_name>:49300/Imagesetter
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General information on Calibration Manager
There are two modes:
– Standard mode
– Expert mode
You should define the Calibration Manager mode during commissioning. The Expert Mode
offers additional parameters for data records.
When you set up data records in the Standard Mode and switch the application to Expert
Mode, you can edit such files with the Standard Mode restrictions only.
Generation of a single data record for any number of process colors (multicolor, Hexa-
chrome) has been implemented.
Import of test data and of mini spot data from IT8 files is possible.
All existing paper white spots (= 0%) are generally averaged during import of test data. The
mean value then represents the paper white for all colors. The procedure is now identical
with that in Color Tool.
Note:
After a fresh installation of Prinect MetaDimension:
– Standard Mode is enabled

– Only ISO Process Curve Sets and ISO Types of Printing Materials are visible
After an update installation
– Expert Mode is enabled

– all process curve sets and types of printing materials are visible
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Configuration and enhancements of tables:
Table columns can be shown and sorted in different ways:
– You can use a pop-Up menu to show and hide them (exception: columns with a “traffic
light”)
– You can resort them by clicking with the mouse
When you configure table columns, the following criteria will be saved:
– Order of steps
– Visibility
– Width
– Sort Order
This view reappears after a Calibration Manager restart. This does not apply to tables with
curve values.
Showing and hiding of columns:
Right click on the table head opens a menu where you can view (indicated by checkmark) or
hide any of the columns.
Moving columns:
With the right mouse button pressed, drag the desired column to the new position and drop
it there.
Tooltips:
You can use the tooltip function in combo boxes that do not show the full contents due to
excessive length: just hover the mouse pointer over the text to view it in the tooltip.
1.1 Administration/configuration
Make settings in Administration/Configuration according to the following screenshot.
For a fresh installation, you should switch to the Expert Mode and disable the Predefined
data option to display all process curve sets and printing materials.
After an update installation, you should check these settings.
1.2 Connection to Master Data Server (MDS)
Centralized administration of master data ensures system-wide consistency. All data is

stored in local databases and in the master database on the server. These databases are
synchronized periodically.
The following parameters are centrally stored on the MDS:
Printing Parameters: Press, Type of Printing Material, Ink Series
Process curve sets
Note: All presses administrated in Prinect Integration Manager are automatically added to
the presses of Calibration Manager.
MDS configuration
In Administration/Configuration, you can see whether or not an MDS is used and view its
status.
Restrictions for synchronization of local database with the database in MDS:
Classical approach: Synchronization of the local calibration database with the master
database occurs automatically and transparently according to the following rule: “The MDS
server wins”.
But for calibration data, synchronization cannot occur entirely transparently since calibration
data records use process curve records in particular. The following rule must additionally
be observed: “The system will never change calibration data”.
1.3 Administration/testforms
This menu item is visible in the Expert Mode only.
A test form in Calibration Manager defines a number of measurement field values and
optionally information on the geometrical characteristics of the color scales, which are con-
tained in a real-life test form for process calibration.
The items in the table represent the test forms available in the “test form library”. You cannot
delete the predefined items. But you can create new custom entries.
When a suitable test form is not available, you can click the New button to define a new test
form or click the Copy button to copy and edit an existing test form. When you open a test
form, the values are visualized.
1.4 Administration/Printing Parameters
Printing Parameters are:
– Types of Printing Materials (PPF parameter: HDMPaperName)

– Presses (PPF parameter: HDMPressName)
– Ink Series (PPF parameter: CIP3AdmInkInfo)
When you set up new calibration data records, the items in the lists appear in the list boxes
for the printing parameters (description of printing parameters to which the present calibra-
tion data record applies).
You cannot delete the predefined items. But you can create new custom entries.
Notes on naming:
The printing parameters affect the possible selections you make in the workflow later. In
Prinect MetaDimension and Prinect Prepress Manager, the items defined here will appear
as choices. In the PCS workflow (Prinect Color Solution), the printing parameters set here
are used to automatically select ink zone default settings in Press Center.
Automatic selection is possible only when the names of the printing parameters within the
PCS workflow are fully consistent (e.g. same names of parameters and ink zone default set-
tings in Press Center).
Workflow-relevant printing parameters in Prinect Prepress Manager:
In Prinect Prepress-Manager-Cockpit, Administration/Templates/Sequence

Templates/Imposition Output, you can create new sequence templates (for plate output )
or open existing ones to edit them.
1. Open the Rendering menu. In Press, you can choose the items set up in the Types of
Printing Materials list of Calibration Manager. This selected item appears in CP 2000
Center as the Printing Material Name.
2. Open the Calibration menu. You can choose the desired Ink series in section Process
Calibration.
Workflow-relevant printing parameters in Prinect Press Center
The printing parameters reach the Prinect Press Center press control via Prinect MetaDi-
mension and Prinect Pressroom Manager or Prinect Prepress Interface. The following
parameters of the PPF file are evaluated:
In Calibration Manager, Administration/Printing Parameters/Types of Printing Materials

(PPF parameter: HDMPaperName). This parameter appears as information in Job Prepara-
tion/Printing Material in Press Center. You set the parameter Paper Type (type, PPF
parameter: HDMPaperType) controlling the selection of characteristic curves in Prinect
MetaDimension.
In Calibration Manager, Administration/Printing Parameters/Ink Series (PPF parameter:

CIP3AdmInkInfo): this parameter controls the selection in the Characteristic curve list in
Press Center (see screenshot). When the database of characteristic curves in Press Center
contains a curve with the same name, this curve will be selected.
In Calibration Manager, Process Calibration: When the database of characteristic curves in

Press Center contains several curves with the same name, the curve with the closest density
value is used (displayed in Desired inking, PPF parameter: HDMInkDensity).
Prerequisites: The parameters for measurement conditions match (PPF-Parameter:

HDMInkDensityStandard).
1.5 Administration/Process Curve Sets
You cannot delete the predefined items. You can use the buttons New, Import or Copy to
create a new item in the list if a suitable process curve set is not available.
A process curve set contains one or several process standard curves defining the desired
tonal value transfer properties in dependence of color and printing material type.
When you open a process curve set, the following field becomes visible (see screenshot):
You can save one process curve set (or one process curve) for each color.
Open a curve to display and edit these values.
Show Tolerance Values indicates the tolerance according to ISO 12647-2 with a green
area. You can specify custom tolerances here.
For in-depth information on the standard and the tolerances described therein, see: 4.1.4
Process calibration.
2.1 Process calibration
You should combine process calibrations featuring a common property (same process stan-
dards, printing materials, ink series, screen systems) in a calibration group (that is created
automatically).
By default, a calibration group named Default Pr.Cal. “device name” is created (automati-
cally when you create a new output device). In addition, a calibration data record, e.g. Film-
to-Plate Process Calibration is created automatically.
2.1.1 Create a calibration data record for process calibration within a calibration
group:
1. Open the desired calibration group
2. Button New
3. Type a unique name
4. Choose the desired process parameter (Color, Screening, Medium, etc.)
5. Confirm with OK.
The process parameter settings are used for automatic selection later (range) according to
the individual job parameters (color, screen type, dot shape, etc.).
For Polarity, there is the any setting (can be positive or negative)! A search for suitable data
records (rules such as “Match, else ...”) does not consider the polarity when any is chosen.
In Ink series you can now choose HD Any Ink Series. You can specify one ink series per
job only.
Example: Process colors contain, for example, the Ecolith ink series, but the spot color, e.g.
red has ink series Pantone 123.
Solution: create a calibration data record for red and choose ink series HD Any Ink Series.
This newly created calibration data record has status “Ready” (yellow traffic light). You
should add test data before enabling the calibration data record (green traffic light).
Traffic light indication:
Red: Calibration data records are disabled
Yellow: No test data have been added to the calibration data record yet
Green: This calibration data record is used when selecting the respective calibration
group
In the bottom window area, you can specify a range for several parameters. You do this by
enabling the respective option (e.g. All Dotshapes) and applies to all dost shapes. You can
add one or several values to the window (select the desired dot shape with the Arrow Up but-
ton). Confirm with Apply to make the process calibration available for the displayed dot
shapes.
The window bottom offers several options:
– Enable a calibration data record (with the Play button)

– Disable a calibration data record (with the Stop button)
– Open to open existing calibration data records
– New to create calibration data records
– Copy to copy calibration data records
– Remove to delete calibration data records
– Export to export calibration data records
– Import to import calibration data records
– Print to print calibration data records including tolerance range

2.1.2 Capturing measurement data
There are three ways to add measurement data to a calibration data record:
1. capture data with a strip reader (screenshot 1)

2. capture data with a manual measurement device (screenshot 1)
3. import data (screenshot 2)
(Screenshot 1)
(Screenshot 2)
2.1.3 Smooth measurement data
Curve smoothing compensates for negative impact deriving from faulty measuring values.
In this process, data curves are replaced by smoothened data curves. There are several
methods of smoothing, depending on the “user mode”: two for the “Standard Mode” and six
for the “Expert Mode”.
You should choose a smoothing method based on visual aspects.
1. Selecting a new calibration data record

2. Open button
3. Smooth button. You can now optimize the measurement data according to one of the
suggested methods.
4. OK button to confirm the smoothing action
5. Apply button to transfer the updated data record to the database
Different smooth methods:
2-Polynom
The Polynom 2 function defines a central point in the apex of the curve (highest gain),
and the curve is split into two halves. Both halves can be corrected separately
Polynom 4. Degree, Range [0 .. 100]

smoothens the curve (measurement data) in the range 0% to 100%
Polynom 4. Degree, Range [Begin of area coverage .. 100]

smoothens from begin of area coverage up to 100%
Polynom 4. Degree, Range [0 .. Begin of solid area]

smoothens from 0% to begin of solid area
Polynom 4. Degree, Range [Begin of area coverage .. Begin of solid area]

smoothens the curve in the area between begin of area coverage and begin of solid
area.
Spline
The Spline function lets you correct extreme errors of measurement.
The most frequently used setting is the Spline method.

2.1.4 Iterative calibration
To use iterative calibration, a process calibration must be present. You can create a new cal-
ibration data record based on an existing process calibration when you find deviations from
the process standard during printing.
1. For this purpose, a print sample based on process-calibrated plates (for example, a cali-
bration data record named original_calibration) must be available.
2. Spectrophotometric measurement of the OK sheet (e.g. with Prinect ImageControl). The

sheet must contain a test chart with dot area values for dot gain control.
3. Copy the data record of the original calibration (e.g. copy of original_calibration). In this
way, you need not type parameters again.
4. Open the data record copy and import the measurement data from step 2. Smoothen the
data if necessary. Press the OK button to save the data to the calibration data record.
5. Copy the copied and edited calibration data record again to obtain a copy of the copy.
6. Specify a name (e.g. Iteration of original_calibration).
7. Enable the option A Process Calibration was used to Print the Testform.
8. Select the original data record in: Data Record (e.g. original_calibration).
9. Click OK to start the iterative calculation.
10. Delete the first copy of the original calibration (e.g. copy of original_calibration).
11. Enable the new data record with the iterative calibration. This will disable the original
data record. Result: The process calibration containing the iterative corrections is
enabled.
Dot gain precompensation for FM screens
Iterative calibration is also suitable for process calibration of FM screens. When printing
plates with FM screens are printed “linear”, the range above 60 % dot gain on the plate fea-
tures only very small differences due to dot gain occurring during printing.
The dot gain curve for FM screens is steeper. To compensate for this behavior, you can use
the FM precal calibration data record to correct the process calibration. The “FM precal”
data record contains curves appropriately distorted for FM screens.
With iterative calibration, you can account for predistortion. This lets you obtain the opti-
mum process calibration even with a test sheet.
Measurement data and calibration curve of the FM precal calibration data record:
Procedure of creating a process calibration for FM:
1. Open
2. Create a new calibration group.
3. Import a new data record FM precal.
4. Output a plate set with the FM precal calibration enabled.
5. Proof print with desired inking and measurement of the sheet (dot coverages).
6. Make a copy of the calibration data record FM precal (a copy of FM precal makes it
unnecessary to type parameters again).
7. Import the test data into the copied data record. Smoothen the data if necessary. Press
the OK button to save the data to the calibration data record.
8. Copy the new calibration data record to obtain a copy of the copy.
9. Specify a name (e.g. FM_iterative).
10. Enable the option A Process Calibration was used to Print the Testform.
11. Select the original data record in: Data Record (e.g. FM precal).
12. Click OK to start the iterative calculation.
13. Delete the first copy of the original data record (e.g. copy of FM precal).
14. Enable the new data record with the iterative calibration (e.g. FM_
iterative). This will disable the original data record. Result: The process calibration con-
taining the iterative corrections is enabled.
2.1.5 Editing curves (measurement values)
In the Expert Mode, you can edit calibration curves. There are three ways to do this:
1. Modification of measurement values
2. Correction of process deviation
3. Modification of calibration curve
Modification of Measurement Values
This function allows you to raise or flatten the curve within a selected range.
Caution: “Plus turns to minus”

Correction of Process Deviation
This lets you correct a process calibration that does not reach the dot gains defined by the
process standard. Contrary to the function Modification of Measurement Values, higher
values will increase the area coverages on the plate with the function Correction of
Process Deviation (“plus remains plus”).
Correction of a process deviation with minispots
With the button “Import minispots”, you can import measurement values of minispots from
an IT8 file if the data record contains separate calibration curves for the process colors.
Based on the measurement values of then minispots and the process standard values, the
correction of the process deviation is calculated automatically. You can choose whether the
correction of a process deviation is to occur for the selected color only or for all colors
when importing the measurement values of minispots.
Modification of Calibration Curve
This function allows you to raise or flatten the calibration curve.
Note: Due to technical reasons, you cannot make changes of any size. It mandatory that
you compare the edited calibration curve with the original curve. You can do this by checking
the calibration curve display and its values.
The function Modification of Calibration Curve does not refer to the entire process up to
the measured press sheet, but only to the measured area coverages of the plate (the aim is
to make changes on the plate, e.g. for a certain job).
You can view the curves including the tolerance limits (see green area in the screenshot).
3.1 Linearization
Once an empty calibration group was created, a linearization is created now. You should
give both the calibration group and the linearization logical names, i.e. you may have to
rename the calibration group created automatically.
3.1.1 Create a calibration data record for linearization within a calibration group:
1. Open the desired calibration group.
2. Button New
Calibration data record: Type a unique name.
Screening: Information about the screen.
Angles: One angle for all linearizations is usually sufficient. For line grids and spe-
cial fine screens, you can apply an angle dependence.
Medium: Usually Auto_Selection.

Curve Initialization: With this option enabled, the linearization curve is calculated
from the calibration data records contained in the calibration group, depending on
the screen frequency.
Prerequisites: the calibration group contains suitable calibration data records.

Example: The calibration group contains calibration data records for screen rulings
60 and 100. With Curve Initialization, you can calculate a calibration data record for
an 80 screen by averaging.
3. Confirm with OK.
This new calibration data record has status Ready (yellow traffic light). You should add test
data before enabling the calibration data record (green traffic light). Curve initialization
applies to the entire calibration group if the Use Adaptive Access Algorithm option is
enabled.
3.2 Printing test form
You can print an uncalibrated test form once the linearization was created.
Now add data measured with the densitometer to the linearization (see 3.3 Capturing meas-
urement data).
3.3 Capturing measurement data
There are three options of capturing measurement data:
1. Online measurement with the Measure button
2. Import of measurement data with the Import button
3. Manual input of data in the Measured % column
The left column lists the Nominal %. Type the Measured % (values measured on film or
plate) of the test form in the right column.
After having edited the linearization, you should reprint a calibrated test form. This test form
now contains the values specified before. But the test form also contains the uncalibrated
measurement fields (second row) for comparison.
3.4 Smooth measurement data
Curve smoothing compensates for negative impact deriving from faulty measurement
results.
You should choose a smoothing method based on visual aspects.
1. Selecting a new calibration data record

2. Open button
3. Smooth button: You can now optimize the measurement data according to one of the
suggested methods.
4. OK button to confirm the smoothing action
5. Apply button to transfer the updated data record to the database
In the bottom window area, you can specify a range for several parameters for linearization
as well. This effect is identical with the setting described in item 2.1 Process calibration.
Multicolor process calibration
You must start Calibration Manager in Expert Mode (choose in the Administration tab).
Go to the Process Calibration tab and create a new multicolor group or open an existing
one.
Use New to create a new calibration data record in the empty group. Then go to the Editor
window.
Assign a name and make the desired settings in the multicolor calibration data record to cre-
ate. At the bottom of the Color Set listbox of the Process Colors option you can now open the
Choose Colors dialog. Click to open this dialog.
Compile the desired data record by checking colors to map these to the respective assigned
Curve Color. You can extend the color names to choose from (the screenshot example
shows the eight standard colors) in Administration as desired. Click OK to complete your
selection.
The compiled color record is now selected and can be completed with OK.
If desired, you can add spot colors to the multicolor set. To do so, enable the Use the Data
Record also for Spotcolors option and choose the reference (calibration) color. Click OK
to add the data record to the calibration group.
The data records in calibration group Multicolor-6c now appear, providing information on
all colors including the optional calibration of spot colors. Click Open to check and edit the
curve sets.
The list box Colors shows all colors of the data records and their respective monitor colors.
The curve graphic shows every curve it its assigned monitor color. The list box Measured
values (several colors) offers an item All Colors that lets you simultaneously view the
measured values of all colors.
In the same manner, choosing Calibration Curves – All Colors lets you simultaneously
view the calibration curves in their monitor colors.
Importing measured values for multicolor data records
– Import of test data and of mini spot data from IT8 files for spot colors is now possible.
– You can import all colors or selected colors only.
– Select a filter on which the calculation of dot gain values is based:
a) Filter with maximal density (red, green, blue) or

b) Visual filter for non-CMYK colors
Always use the visual filter for Black.
– You must manually assign measured value curves to colors if no measured values were
found automatically for a color of the data record in the IT8 file.
– Import of mini spots for Correction of Process Deviation is supported.
Note: Restriction in version 10.0 Spectral density values are not imported.
Importing measured values from IT8 files for multicolor data records
Click Import to import test values from IT8 files with a browser function.
Click Import in an open MC data record to select the suitable type (format) of IT8 measure-
ment data file and confirm with OK.
Now select the desired file containing measured values and click Open to parse it.
The assignment for Green was not found during parsing of the data record and must be per-
formed manually.
Manually assign the respective measured value to every multi color color (top: Green, bot-
tom: Orange) (CMYK was assigned automatically).
Mini spot import
You can import mini spot values to correct a process deviation.

The data record to edit was opened in the Expert Mode. Enable the Correction of Process
Deviation option and start the browser with Import Minispot.
The filter selection dialog for basis of maximal density values (red, green, blue) or for the
visual filter appears; make your choice here. Always use the visual filter for Black.
The parsed mini spot data is listed and can be applied to perform correction.
Administrating colors for multicolor data records
You can administrate the colors available for multicolor data records in Administration >
Colors. The eight color names and their curve names shown here are predefined (Status =
predefined). The curve color is the color of the calibration curve shown. You can click New to
add as many custom colors as you like.
Enter the desired name in the Name box and set a suitable curve color with the RGB sliders.
Click OK to confirm.
All additionally set up colors are given the status userdefined and can also be deleted in the
Colors table.
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Chapter 7: Backing up and restoring the

configuration
We recommend strongly that you back up the Prinect MetaDimension configuration after
installation and configuration of Prinect MetaDimension and the required Engine Managers.
This guarantees that Prinect MetaDimension can be quickly restored to operational status,
e.g. after a new installation or an upgrade installation.
Note: Only information about configuration of the Prinect Meta-Dimension system (virtual
printers, Output Plans, etc) is saved. Job data are not saved.
In this case it is also sensible to write an image of the Windows XP and Windows Server
2003 installation, which may provide a fast way of restoring the operating system. For an
upgrade installation, a backup of the system is automatically created, making a manual one
unnecessary.
Hint:Only an intact configuration must be saved. If a damaged Prinect MetaDimension

installation is saved and later used to restore the configuration, there is a risk that the newly
installed version operates incorrectly as well.
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Backup procedure for the Prinect MetaDimension 2010 configuration
1. Quit the Service Control application (the Prinect MetaDimension service) by running
Service Control and clicking the Stop button.
2. To start the Save Wizard in the Windows Start menu,choose

Start/Programs/MetaDimension/Save Configuration.
Click “Next” to run the wizard.

3. Next, click Browse. Specify the path where to save the Prinect MetaDimension configura-
tion. This folder should not be a subfolder of the Prinect MetaDimension installation path
(not C:, but, for example, E:\MD_Save).
4. You must enable the corresponding option if you want to restart the Prinect MetaDimen-
sion service after saving the configuration.
Click the Next button to start the backup procedure.

The following status screen appears during the backup process:
5. Click the Finish button if the backup was successful. The Prinect MetaDimension service
starts automatically if you checked the Start service after the backup option.
Procedure for restoring the configuration
1. Quit Prinect MetaDimension Printmanager.
2. Quit Service Control, which will shut down the Prinect MetaDimension services.
3. Start the Restore Wizard in the Windows Start menu, Start/Programs/MetaDimen-

sion/Restore Configuration.
Note: Use the same software version you used to save the configuration data when you
restore in case of a total system failure. Install an additional upgrade only after the
system was restored.
You will see remarks regarding the restore procedure; confirm with “Next” if you agree.
4. Click Browse to select the folder where the Prinect MetaDimension configuration was
stored.
The next dialog indicates the selected folder and path; click “Next” to start the restore proce-
dure.
5. You must enable the corresponding option if you want to restart the Prinect MetaDimen-
sion service after restoring the configuration.
6. A progress bar will appear.
7. The Prinect MetaDimension service starts automatically if you checked the Start MetaDi-
mension service after the restore process option.
Note: This procedure does not back up or restore the Engine Manager settings.
Chapter 8: MDS (Master Data Store)
Information on Master Data Store (MDS)
General
Heidelberg introduced the MDS to centralize common software resources, aiming at an

overall integration. Apart from Messenger Service and JDF Storage Service, MDS is one
of the PIL components (Prinect Integration Layer = special communication layer). All PIL
services are based on the Tomcat WEB services technology developed by Apache Group.
You can optionally install MDS as server during installation of Prinect MetaDimension if the
latter is not connected to a Prinect Integration System (e.g. Prinect Prepress Manager). This
will make the resources managed by MDS also available to other Prinect MetaDimension
systems, Prinect Signa Station and Prinect MetaShooter. Resources will be managed
locally if no MDS is installed and there is no connection to any other MDS.
MDS is installed along with the various Prinect components, but you can also install it inde-
pendently of other software components as a stand-alone version. Synchronization will take
place only in case of a connection with a Prinect Prepress Manager environment. In case of
a conflict (same name, different attributes), the MDS Server always has the priority.
– Prinect MetaDimension (MDS can be selected during installation)

– Prinect Prepress Manager
– Prinect Pressroom Manager
– Prinect Postpress Manager
– Prinect Integration System
Other Heidelberg software components can also access the MDS:
– Prinect Prinance or any other JDF-compliant MIS (Management Information System)

as Input Store
– Prinect MetaShooter
– Prinect Signa Station
The following software components access MDS:

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MDS can be jointly used in various scenarios:
– Prinect MetaDimension - Prinect MetaShooter (imagesetter geometries => ipr export

not required
– Prinect MetaDimension - Prinect MetaDimension (printing materials, color tables, cali-
bration data, imagesetters, users)
– Prinect Signa Station - Prinect MetaDimension (printing materials, imagesetters,
users)
– Prinect Pressroom Manager (press data)
– Prinect MIS - Prinect Prepress Manager - Prinect Signa Station - Prinect MetaDimen-
sion (customers, printing materials, color tables, calibration data, imagesetters, users)
– Prinect MIS - Prinect Integration System - Prinect Signa Station - Prinect MetaDimen-
sion (customers, printing materials, color tables, calibration data, imagesetters, users,
press data)
The resources comprise:
– Customers (addresses, contacts, organization)

– Printing materials (paper ID, paper name, brand (manufacturer), size, type, gram-
mage, grain direction, class, calibration group)
– Colors/color tables (color library, color representations)
– Press data (device data)
– Imagesetter (imagesetter geometries)
MDS input in Prinect MetaDimension
Prinect MetaDimension can directly manage the following master data:
– user data and user rights

– Imagesetter data
Note: When installing the MDS, you are prompted for the installation path of your choice
(also on a different PC). The screenshot indicates the URL where you can configure
or view the MDS:
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When Prinect MetaDimension is connected to an MDS, you can choose a local or an MDS
user to log in to the Printmanager.
Administration /System/Users lists users and the respective user type.
When you set up a new user, you can choose it to be a local or MDS user.
Input of master data
You can manually type or automatically import master data.
Manual input of attributes is possible for:
– Users (mandatory in Prinect MetaDimension or Prepress Manager)

– Employees (possible in Prinect MetaDimension or Prepress Manager)
– Printing materials (possible in Prinect MetaDimension, Prinect Signa Station or Pre-
press Manager)
– Customers (possible in Prepress Manager only)
– Color tables (possible in Prinect MetaDimension or Prepress Manager)
– Press data (possible in Prinect Integration System or Prinect Pressroom Manager
only)
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Prinect MetaDimension can be connected to MDS. A common MDs should be used if

Prinect MetaDimension is connected to Prinect Prepress Manager (Join Prinect). You can
specify this in the menus Configuration/JDF Portal/Join Prinect and Prinect
Services/Use MDS. The default port number is always 6321.
– user data and user rights

– printing materials
– colors/color tables
– imagesetter data
Prinect MetaShooter writes the imagesetter device to the MDS if a connection is estab-
lished. The device is then visible and selectable in Prinect Signa Station and Prinect MetaDi-
mension.
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MDS Backup
To restore the MDS, go to Software in the Control Panel. With this function, you can update
Prinect / Prinect MetaDimension to a new version. During updating, the MDS contents are
internally converted to a neutral xml format, and the new MDS version imports and migrates
this format.
You can also use this function to migrate from Prinect MetaDimension to Prinect MetaDi-
mension or to manually back up the MDS.
The Change button offers several options:
– Restore: restores an MDS or migrates an external MDS

– Backup: writes an MDS export (result: server_name.mdsa = ZIP file)
– Remove: run only to completely uninstall MDS
Restore will replace MDS data.


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Prinect MetaDimension 2010

Basic Training Documents

© Print Media Academy

Items not described in the present basic documents (examples) . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Brief description of a component selection

Prinect MetaDimension Rip Station for various workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

AutomaticPrinect metaDimension workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Prinect SignaStation/MetaDimension Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 2: Computer Configuration

Windows 2003 Server Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapterl 3: Prinect MetaDimension 2010 Installation

To be heeded prior Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Compatibility and Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installation of other workflow variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 4: Prinect MetaDimension 2010 Configuration

To be heeded prior Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Starting Service Control and Printmanager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4.2 Page Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

4.5 Device ICC Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Chapter 5: Prinect MetaShooter 2010 Installation/Configuration

To be heeded prior Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

1. Installing PCI Interfaceboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

2. Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Chapter 6: Calibration Manager 2010 Basic

General Information on Calibration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

1.1 Administration/Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

1.2 Connection to Master Data Server (MDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

1.3 Administration/Testforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

1.4 Administration / Printing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Notes on Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

1.5 Administration/Process Curve Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

2.1 Process Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

3.1 Linearization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Calibration Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

3.2 Printing a Test Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

3.3 Capturing Measurement Data Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

3.4 Smooth Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Multicolor Process Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Importing measured values for multicolor data records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

MiniSpot Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Administrating colors for multicolor data records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Chapter 7: Backing up and restoring the Configuration

Backup procedure for the Prinect MetaDimension 2010 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 238

Procedure for restoring the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Chapterl 8: MDS (Master Data Store)

General Information on Master Data Store (MDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

MDS Input in Prinect MetaDimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Input of Master Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

MDS Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Introduction to the basic documents

Prinect Screening Editor

Paper Stretch Compensation

Advanced Calibration Manager functions

Color Proof Pro

Prinect Meta Dimension 2010 is a Postscript-based software RIP.

CPSI (Configurable Post Script Interpreter, version 3019.101.01):

APPE (Adobe PDF Print Engine, version 10.01.415):

Three original Adobe Interpreters compute PDF data

Released operating systems:

Data import to Prinect MetaDimension via:

– AppleTalk (PAP for server operating systems only)

Prinect MetaDimension functions and structure

– User interface: Prinect MetaDimension Printmanager

3. Import and export components: