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KIP PRINTNET OPERATOR GUIDE

KIP PrintNet Operator Guide

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Contents Supported Web Browsers .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Internet Explore 6.x – 8.x Settings ................................................................................................................................. 5 Main Screen .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Key Functions .................................................................................................................................................................. 8

User Login ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Administration ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Printer Configuration ................................................................................................................................................ 8 KIP Mailbox Management ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Printer Queue Management .................................................................................................................................. 9 Historical Queue ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Information/Help ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

Creating a Print Set for Submittal .............................................................................................................................. 10 New Job ...................................................................................................................................................................10 Add Files ...................................................................................................................................................................10

Image Viewing – Monochrome Systems ................................................................................................................. 11 Image Viewing - KIP Color Systems ........................................................................................................................... 12 Select specific pages from Multipage Files (.PDF/.DWF) ...................................................................................... 13 Job Defaults .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Printing Properties ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Individual Parameters .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Job Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 17

Recall Last Job ........................................................................................................................................................17 Save Job ..................................................................................................................................................................17 Load Job ..................................................................................................................................................................17

HPGL / HP-RTL Pen Settings and Image Adjustment ............................................................................................. 18 Modify Pens .............................................................................................................................................................18 Use Colors .................................................................................................................................................................18 Force Pens................................................................................................................................................................19 Line Width Compensation ....................................................................................................................................19 Vector Line Dither Pattern ....................................................................................................................................19 HP-RTL Photo Mode ................................................................................................................................................19 HP-RTL Photo Mode Dither ....................................................................................................................................19 HP-RTL Raster Density .............................................................................................................................................19 Clip to Image Size ...................................................................................................................................................19 Line Merge ...............................................................................................................................................................20 Use Round End Capping ......................................................................................................................................20 Border .......................................................................................................................................................................20

KIP Fold Parameter Selection ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Digital Image Stamp Selection .................................................................................................................................. 20

Modify Stamp ..........................................................................................................................................................21 Stamp Schemes ......................................................................................................................................................21

Stamp Schemes - KIP Color Systems ......................................................................................................................... 22 Font Color.................................................................................................................................................................22 Stamp Settings ........................................................................................................................................................23 Units ...........................................................................................................................................................................23 Text ............................................................................................................................................................................23 Graphic (Monochrome Printers Only) ................................................................................................................23

Merge Type – Monochrome Systems ....................................................................................................................... 24 Screening – Monochrome Systems .....................................................................................................................24



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Modify Output Size ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Force Size .................................................................................................................................................................24

Enlarge / Reduce ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Job Accounting – KIP Track........................................................................................................................................ 26

User Name ...............................................................................................................................................................26 Job Number .............................................................................................................................................................26 Description ...............................................................................................................................................................26

Submit ............................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Secure Printing .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Multiple KIP Printers ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 Administration ............................................................................................................................................................... 28

Unified Accounting ................................................................................................................................................28 Users Name ..............................................................................................................................................................28 Job Number .............................................................................................................................................................28 Description ...............................................................................................................................................................29 Prompt Setup for KIP Track Data .........................................................................................................................29

KIP Printers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Email Settings................................................................................................................................................................. 30

SMTP Configuration ................................................................................................................................................30 Job Ticket E-mail ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 Printer Status Message................................................................................................................................................. 31 Monthly Meter Report ................................................................................................................................................. 32 Service Interval ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 E-Mail Plug-In ................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Printer Configuration .................................................................................................................................................... 35

Basic Configuration ................................................................................................................................................35 Wire Cleaning ..........................................................................................................................................................36 Advanced Configuration .....................................................................................................................................36 Upload Fonts............................................................................................................................................................38 Folder Configuration ..............................................................................................................................................38

KIP Mailboxes ................................................................................................................................................................ 39 KIP Mailboxes ...........................................................................................................................................................39 Select All ...................................................................................................................................................................39 Unselect All ..............................................................................................................................................................39 Add Files to Current Job ........................................................................................................................................40 Download ................................................................................................................................................................40 Download As .ZIP ....................................................................................................................................................40 Empty Mailbox ........................................................................................................................................................41 Add a Mailbox ........................................................................................................................................................41 Adding Local (IPS) Mailboxes ..............................................................................................................................41 Adding SMB Mailboxes ..........................................................................................................................................41 Adding FTP Mailbox Location ..............................................................................................................................42 Adding Email Mailboxes ........................................................................................................................................42 Delete a mailbox ...................................................................................................................................................43

Printer Queue Management ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Edit Job .....................................................................................................................................................................44

Color Options – KIP Color Systems............................................................................................................................. 45 Image Quality .........................................................................................................................................................46 Grey Composing ....................................................................................................................................................46 Dithering Mode .......................................................................................................................................................46 Black Trapping ........................................................................................................................................................46



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Color Trapping ........................................................................................................................................................47 Enable Color Management .................................................................................................................................47 Enable Color Filtering .............................................................................................................................................47 Enable Fine Line Control .......................................................................................................................................48 Enhance Black Text ................................................................................................................................................48

Setup of Custom Filters ................................................................................................................................................ 49 Submitting Color Files for Printing .............................................................................................................................. 50 Historical Queue ........................................................................................................................................................... 51

Edit Job .....................................................................................................................................................................51 Download Software ..................................................................................................................................................... 52



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Introduction

KIP PrintNET is a full featured web based viewing, printing and print management app that utilizes standard web browsers to print to KIP systems via a corporate intranet or over the internet. KIP web-based printing delivers powerful online job creation, preflight controls, and system administration features for high volume online print users.

- Print full job sets from anywhere with unlimited number of files - “Flash” based file uploading ensures 100% browser compatibility - Integrated viewing displays accurate photos, graphics and fine lines - Apply printing preferences on a per-file basis or to a complete print job - Individual, departmental and project specific KIP Track information - Fast file processing for maximum productivity



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Supported Web Browsers On Microsoft Windows platform - Internet Explorer 6.0-8.x, Mozilla Firefox 2.0-3.x, Google Chrome,

Apple Safari, & Opera.

Linux/UNIX/MAC OSX –Mozilla Firefox 2.0-3.x, Apple Safari, Opera

Note: for all uploads there is a 2 gig maximum upload per session.

Internet Explore 6.x – 8.x Settings To enhance PrintNET performance in Internet Explorer, it is necessary to adjust internet options using the

procedure below:

1. Close Internet Explorer

2. Click on Start and browse to Control Panel within Windows

3. Find Internet Options and double-click to open

4. On the General tab, find Settings within the ‘Browsing History’ dialog

5. Enable ‘Every time I visit the webpage’

6. Click ‘OK’, click ‘OK’



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Main Screen

Note: When connected to a KIP Color System the Color

Options selection will appear.

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NO. NAME FUNCTION 1 Administration Administrator Functions (when logged on as Admin) 2 Printer Configuration Printer Configuration Settings 3 KIP Mailboxes KIP Mailbox Management / Image Download 4 Queue/Status To manage the printer job queue

Note Color Options When connected to a KIP Color system allows the management of the Color option.

5 Historical Queue Recall Printed Jobs from historical queue (if enabled) 6 Download Software Operator Guides / KIP Client Software Downloads 7 New Job Create a New Print Job 8 Add Files Add Files From Local PC or Network Resource 9 Job Defaults Configure Job Default Parameters

10 Load Job Load Saved Print Job With All Printing Parameters 11 Save Job Save Current Print Job with All Printing Parameters 12 HPGL Pen Table Settings Manage HPGL Pen Table Settings 13 Stamp Settings Create / Modify Digital Image Stamps 14 Force Size Settings Select or create a force size setting 15 Recall Last Job Recall Previously Printed Job / Resubmit Print Job 16 Media Type Select Output Media Type 17 Number of Sets Set the Output Print Job Number of Sets 18 Job Setup Grid Display Print Job Images and Print Job Settings 19 User Name Username Recorded in KIP Track Print Log (if enabled) 20 Job Number Job Number Recorded in KIP Track Print Log (if enabled) 21 Description Description Recorded in KIP Track Print Log (if enabled) 22 Submit Print Dispatches Print Job to Selected Printer 23 PIN Allows for the entry of a 4 digit Security PIN

Note: When connected to a KIP Color System the Color Options selection will appear.



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Key Functions

User Login

The Log in screen will appear if a user tries to open or do something that requires an Administrator.

Administration Both the user name and password for Administrative access to KIP PrintNet must be defined within KIP

Print software using Prompt Setup operations for the User Name field. User Name prompt must be

configured as “Required” from the pull down list.

The default user name for accessing the Administrative account is: Contact Servicing Dealer if Needed

The default password for accessing the Administrative account is: Contact Servicing Dealer if Needed

Note: The ability to access KIP PrintNet as an administrator is password protected. This information can only be given out by the servicing dealer.

Printer Configuration NOTE: Undesired output might occur if settings are changed.

This section is for configuring the printer. After making necessary changes click on submit. Changes will

be sent to the printer and after 20 seconds the new settings will be applied.



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KIP Mailbox Management The KIP Mailboxes feature will allow a user to download files that have already been scanned into a

Mailbox in the KIP. The user will be able to see all current Mailboxes, and select files that are present in

that Mailbox for download. The desired files may also be downloaded to a .ZIP file for easy portability.

Administrative users may create, modify, and delete KIP mailboxes, SMB mailboxes and FTP mailboxes

Printer Queue Management This Feature allows the administrative user, to manage jobs that have arrived in the queue.

Historical Queue The Historical Queue displays a list of jobs that have been printed in the past. Parameters for Historical

Queue are defined in PrintNET Configuration.

Information/Help The Info/Help will take a user to the page where User Manuals can be downloaded and printed if

necessary. Within the Info/Help section users may also download the current versions of software

associated with the KIP Printer.



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Creating a Print Set for Submittal Creating a print set for submittal is simple and fast.

1. Simply type in the IP address of the KIP (this may be found on the help menu of the KIP touch screen.

2. Log in with user credentials.

3. Add files to the set by browsing the local PC or network resource

4. Click printer icon to submit a print

New Job Begins a new Print Job

Add Files Users may add files to the job by selecting the Add

Files button. This will allow a user to browse available

locations on the local PC, network or removable

media for files to print.

Note: File upload limitation of 2GB per upload

session. If more than 2GB of image data is to be

uploaded, simply select the ‘add files’ button to

add more images. Non-Windows Internet Explorer

web browsers are limited to single file selections and

uploads of 10 images.



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Image Viewing – Monochrome Systems Once files have been uploaded, a user can view the selected files prior to printing. This process is done

by clicking on the view icon next to the file name. Using the green arrows will allow for the

viewing of the files in the current job



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Image Viewing - KIP Color Systems Once files have been uploaded, a user can view the

selected files prior to printing. This process is done by

clicking on the view icon next to the file name.

Once a file has been selected it will appear in the

viewer. Users can now scroll through all of the files in

the job by clicking the Left/Right arrows in the

upper left corner of the viewing window.



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Select specific pages from Multipage Files (.PDF/.DWF) KIP PrintNET allows for the selection of a specific page or page range from multipage .pdf & .dwf files.

User has the ability to print all pages or

specific pages in a multipage PDF or

DWF file. Multipage files are auto

detected.

User can select the desired page

number to be printed. If desired select

the Reverse Page Order check box.

Selected pages are displayed next to

the file name in the list.



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Job Defaults Job Defaults allows for setting print job parameters as files are selected and added to the print job set.

These preferences become the “default” for that print submission and can be edited individually. It is

also possible to change printing preferences for files that are added to the print job set at a later time.



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Printing Properties If multiple files are selected to be printed, a user can make changes to a specific file or to multiple files

within a job set. This is done by selecting the file (or files) desired right click and selecting properties. User

is able to make changes regarding the Pen Table, Stamps, Fold, Output Rotation and Force Size settings.

These changes will then be applied to those files in that job.



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Individual Parameters Individual Parameters allows the user to the ability to create a custom job with complete control over

the preferences of each file to be printed. Users have the ability to change the Pen Table, Stamp, Fold

Parameters, Output Rotation, Force Size/Enlarge reduce settings and Number of copies for each file

selected in the print job independent of any setting on other files.



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Job Management

Recall Last Job Select to recall the last submitted job. This function preserves all printing parameters. Icon appears after

job submittal.

Save Job When logged on as a standard user, select this option to save the current print job along with the

printing parameters. If logged on as an administrator, the administrator may view all jobs saved by

each user. Standard users may only view jobs saved within their login session.

Load Job When logged on as a standard user, select this option to load a saved print job with printing parameters

retained. If logged on as an administrator, the administrator may view all jobs saved by each user and

may load any print job. Standard users may only view jobs saved within their login session.



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HPGL / HP-RTL Pen Settings and Image Adjustment Pen type and styles can be created and applied to vector or hybrid (HP-RTL)

files. They can include pen widths, raster density. These can be selected from

the Pen Table drop down list.

Modify Pens This feature will allow a user the ability to Modify or Create new Pen tables to. Modification of settings for

vector plot files, pen table and screening information can be changed. Plot File Setup also allows

borders, modification of halftone settings, dither patterns and more. The following is a list of the all the

controls:

Use Colors This applies an HPGL file’s native pen width information, and half toning information. Unless changes are

being made to a customer’s file “Use Colors” is the default setting. When “Use Colors” is active the

“Force Pens” area is inactive.



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Force Pens Allows editing pen widths and screening by pen number (with a range of Pen 0 to Pen 255.) of an HPGL

/ HP-RTL file. This forces the settings in the KIP Pen Table to override the pen information originally

embedded in the file.

Line Width Compensation This allows addition and subtraction of pixels from the overall width of all vector lines.

Vector Line Dither Pattern Users have 2 choices of vector line dither patterns. This will alter the appearance of vector grayscale in

different ways.

HP-RTL Photo Mode When a raster image has been embedded within a plot file, Raster Photo Mode should be used. Raster

Photo Mode can be applied to all drawings, whether they contain raster images or not.

HP-RTL Photo Mode Dither Users have 3 choices of raster dither output patterns. There is no ‘correct’ setting. Set according to user

preference.

HP-RTL Raster Density This slide bar will modify the density level of the embedded raster image. The scale range is from 0-200.

The higher the number on the scale, the darker the image will be. A density level can also be keyed into

the text field.

Clip to Image Size This crops the file data to the start of image data. Apply when the file designer has saved the entire

drawing area as part of the file. If an error “File Too Large to Print,” occurs, clipping to Image Size is often

the solution.



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Line Merge This enables the user to merge lines of different shades. When not applied the layers within the plot file

determine how lines merge on each other.

Use Round End Capping This will set end capping on lines in vector files to round ends instead of what has been specified in the

plot file’s Line Attribute command.

Border This allows a border to be used in the file. A maximum border of five inches can be applied to each

edge.

KIP Fold Parameter Selection Fold settings can be created and applied directly to the job when a KIP Folder is

present.

Digital Image Stamp Selection Users can create and apply an available stamp scheme to printed documents.



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Modify Stamp This feature will allow a user the ability to Modify or Create new Stamp, Watermark or Overlay to be

used in the software. These stamps can be either Text, Graphics or both can be used.

Stamp Schemes

Custom Stamp settings are saved as schemes which can be used at different times or edited when

necessary. Stamps may be selected from the list of available stamps or “New Stamp” can be used to

create a new stamp.

All Stamps must be saved prior to their use.



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Stamp Schemes - KIP Color Systems

Font Color From within the Stamp screen users have the ability to choose a Font Color for the stamp being

created. Font Color can be select from:

• Black

• Cyan

• Magenta

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

• Blue



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Stamp Settings This Window will show the placement of the current stamp settings or

where the stamp being created will be placed. There are 9 locations

to choose from. Depending on the selected location the value

window may be utilized for more precise placement of the stamp. If

the value button is active a value up to 18” may be entered.

Units Allows for the choice between English or Metric

Text By selecting the Use Text check box the user has the

ability to create a text based stamp with the desired

information. Text Rotation allows the user to rotate

(counter clockwise) the text portion of their stamp in 45°

increments. “Font” will allow the user to select from

available fonts.

Graphic (Monochrome Printers Only) By selecting the Use Graphic check box the user has the

ability to Upload an image that can be used to create a

Graphic based stamp. Graphic Rotation allows the user

to rotate (counter clockwise) the graphic portion of their

stamp in 45° increments. Graphic Placement determines

the placement of the graphic in relation to the applied

text. This is ignored if text is not applied. Graphic Gap

applies a separation of up to 5” between the Text and

Graphic stamps



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Merge Type – Monochrome Systems Opaque: This option displays the stamp on top of the

image. The background of the stamp is white and will

obscure some image.

Transparent: This option overlays the stamp on top of the image. The background of the stamp is

transparent.

Invert: This option displays the stamp on top of the image. Colors are inverted where the data intersects.

Screening – Monochrome Systems This allows the user to define the screen level (shading) of

the stamp using pre-set screening percentages.

Modify Output Size

Force Size This feature will allow a user the ability to

Modify or Create new Force Sizes to be

used in the software. All setting can be

saved as a scheme for later use.

Scheme: Save customized settings for use

at a later date

Units: Units to use for setting up Force Size

parameters.

Margins: Add margins to one or more sides for image placement within the canvas. Uncheck

Automatic Placement to freely drag the image within the virtual canvas.

Image Scaling: Select from preset scaling percentages, scale to fit or type in a custom percentage

Other: Ignore Settings if Image is Smaller Than Paper will, if checked, ignore enlargement / reduction

settings if a set contains an image that is smaller than other images. Used when a transmittal sheet is

inserted into the set and should not be scaled.



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Paper Size: Configure output paper size. Width selection will force the job to print on the selected roll

size.

Original Image Size: Displays the image size of the digital file

Image Rotation: Rotate images from 0-270 degrees

When setting up the desired scheme is complete, choose the Save As button and it will

prompt the user for a scheme name. Select Submit and this new scheme will be added to the list of

available schemes to choose from on the main menu. Selecting “OK” will use the settings temporarily for

the selected file. This will NOT save as a new scheme.

Enlarge / Reduce Image Size: Displays the image size of the digital

file

Image Scaling: Select from preset scaling

percentages, scale to fit or type in a custom

scaling percentage.

Image Rotation: Rotate images from 0-270

degrees.



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Job Accounting – KIP Track

User Name User Name - This is a field which can be used for KIP Track. Information entered is applied to the KIP Job

and Print Logs.

Job Number Job Number - This is a field which can be used for KIP Track. Information entered is applied to the KIP Job

and Print Logs.

Description Description - This is a field which can be used for KIP Track. Information entered is applied to the KIP Job

and Print Logs. This field is tied to ALL Reports!



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Submit This button will send the selected print files and job information to the host PC for

printing.

Secure Printing KIP 8.0 software provides users with Secure Printing. Jobs can be sent to the KIP Printer with a 4 digit

code associated with it. This will then place the job on hold in the queue until it is released with the

correct PIN number.

Multiple KIP Printers If multiple printers are available and have been added (See KIP Printer in Administration section) a

menu will pop up allowing the user to choose

from the available printers to dispatch the job.

This can be useful if KIP Printers are in different

locations on the same network for load sharing.

Example:

• 20 sets needed

• Set # of sets to 10

• Dispatch job to two (2) printers Administration



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Administration

Unified Accounting Enable Unified Accounting: Administrative user may turn on/off the use of KIP Track for Request Client

software and the KIP Windows driver.

Accounting Mandatory: "Accounting Mandatory" is a feature so that if a job ticket hits the queue and

one of the accounting fields is not populated the job does not print. Unattend would just ignore the job

sent and remove it from the Request folder. An error sheet stating “Unable to Print Job: Accounting

Information Mandatory" will be printed. Deleted jobs are not logged. This is an all or nothing switch for

the Accounting fields. All 3 accounting fields have to be populated otherwise error sheet will print

Users Name Used to create new users with and passwords

Job Number Used to create new Job Numbers and associated passwords.



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Description Used to create new Descriptions and associated passwords.

Note: If it is necessary to add many User Names, Job Numbers and Descriptions at one time there is a

utility on the Software and Operation Guide CD called KIP Track Tool. Please reference the CD for this.

Prompt Setup for KIP Track Data To turn on/off specific settings that a User must follow in order submit a print job.

KIP Printers

Set up the ability to send print jobs to multiple KIP Printers on the local network. Create New Printers, edit

existing printers and delete printers.



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Email Settings

SMTP Configuration This section must be filled out in order for E-mail notifications to be sent. SMTP and Server information

must be supplied by the customer/network administrator.

• SMTP Login – The location of the SMTP Server

• Server Port # - Specify port number to use if different than 25

• SMTP User Name – Valid user name on the server

• SMTP Password – Valid password for the User

• From Address – who the e-mail is from



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Job Ticket E-mail Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what notification

will be sent to the user about the job submitted. By right clicking in the open white body area, a menu

with available macros will appear.

Printer Status Message Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what notification

will be sent to the desired people regarding status or instances that may occur on the KIP Printer Such as

Printer Out of Toner, Printer Out of Paper and Printer Jams. By right clicking in the open white area a

menu with available macros will appear.



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Monthly Meter Report Once the SMTP information is setup and confirmed this section can be filled out as to what Information

should be sent out and to whom it should be sent. This can be done on a Weekly or Monthly basis and

the desired time can be determined depending on what option is chosen. By right clicking in the open

white area a menu with available macros will appear.

Service Interval KIP Service Providers may configure the Service Interval to be automatically notified when the KIP Printer

is due for scheduled maintenance. Up to 10 destination email addresses (Semi colon separated) may

be entered for notification at the specified interval.



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E-Mail Plug-In The KIP Cloud printing allows users to submit print image data for direct printing or to be stored in a local KIP

Mailbox (Queue) for later image data retrieval or printing. Configuration is controlled via KIP PrintNET once

the application has been installed. Log into KIP PrintNET using the KIP printer’s IP address and your favorite

web browser. Select Printer Config and enter the ‘Administrator’s’ account for the printer. Click on Email

Plug-in for configuration.

• E-mail address – The E-mail Address assigned/created for the KIP Printer. The email address may be any email address from any accessible POP3 or IMAP email server.

• Account Type POP3/IMAP – Protocol used for E-mail. Please refer to your email server for this information.

• Server Address – Address of the E-mail connection

• Server Port # - Indicates the port number to be used for connection. This port is automatically selected based on Account type and SSL connection status.

• IMAP Inbox Folder – If IMAP is being used this is the folder name to be checked for files to print. Default is ‘Inbox’.

• Username – User Name used on the e-mail account for authentication.

• Password – Password used on the e-mail account for authentication.

• Confirm Password – Used to confirm the entered password for the e-mail account.

• Check for new E-mail (interval) – This indicates how often the system will check for new e-mail messages (3 minutes is the default)

The KIP email plug-in will check for new emails at the set interval. When a new email is found on the mail server, it will be checked against a locally stored database file (on the KIP) to determine if the email is new. If the email is new, then it will download the email with any attachments. If no attachments are found, then the email will be ignored.



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It is the owner of the email address’s responsibility to delete any old emails from the email server. The KIP Web App Email Plug-in is NOT responsible for deleting stale emails.

The Following section is used to set specific Keywords that can be used to customize the job ticket and control how the files are printed.

• File – Represents the name of the file to be printed (ex. 2014-M3-A0.plt)

• Copy – Represents the number of copies to be printed (ex. 2)

• Media – Represents the media to be printed on (ex. Bond)

• Zoom – Represents the percentage the file is to be printed at (ex. 50)

• PIN – KIP 7.5.X/8.0.X software provides users with Secure Printing. Jobs can be sent to the KIP Printer with a 4 digit code associated with it. This will then place the job on hold in the queue until it is released with the correct PIN number



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Printer Configuration

Basic Configuration Basic Configuration enables administrators, key operators and service personnel to configure

parameters for the KIP printer.

Printer Name: Type a descriptive name for the KIP device. Useful if more than one of the same KIP

printer exists in the facility.

Copy Density Value: Configures the density of the printer toner output from Dark to Light. Density

settings may be set from the KIP touch screen in the Configuration menu.

Output Rotation: Rotate for faster printing ensures that the printed output is sent to the widest roll

available (long edge first). Rotate for Least Paper Usage calculates the percentage of paper to be

used and will output to the roll with the least amount of paper waste.

Historical Queue: Configure the amount of physical hard drive space is to be allocated to store jobs

that have been printed. Values are from 0-25 GB. Users may recall previously printed jobs using KIP

PrintNET, KIP Request and the KIP Touch Screen interface (if enabled).

Reprint: Configure the behavior of the KIP if a jam occurs. Reprint Jam (in or mm) calculates the

number of images to reprint based on the value set. (e.g. If 48 inches is set and a user is printing 36x48

sheets, the printer would reprint 1 image based on this setting). Reprint Jam Copies will automatically

reprint a specified number of images. Jam Reprint Prompt when enabled, prompts the user at the

touch screen the number of copies to reprint.

Print Setting: Configure behavior of paper selection handling. Closest prints the output image to the

closest fitting roll. Image may be rotated automatically to fit. Center prints the output image to the



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closest fitting roll, but centers the image to the roll. Exact requires the exact roll installed for the output

width.

Wire Cleaning Amount of output in linear meters between wire cleaning intervals.

Advanced Configuration In the Advanced section of the Printer Configuration screen Administrators can further manipulate the

Internal KIP settings. With the settings available in this section Specific Deck info can be set, specific

Media can be set and miscellaneous other settings regarding the way printed files will come out.

Print Separator Sheets: Configure job or set separator sheets to be printed. Separator sheets contain

information regarding current print job such as Job Number, User Name, Images printed (file names),

output total (sq. ft / sq. m.).

Deck Info: Override the installed media per roll deck. Auto is defaulted and will display to the user the

selected media from the KIP touch screen.

Monochrome PDF Processing: Select output dither mode based on image type (line, line/photo, mixed,

etc). Min Feature Size ensures that the finest detail can be output to the KIP printer.



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Other:

• Min Cut Length – instructs the printer to cut paper at no less than this length (in or mm)

• Max Image Length – instructs the printer to cut paper to no more than this length (ft or m)

• Image Width Removal (pixels) – Image width tolerance adjustment used for documents that

may be over 36”x36”. (e.g. image data is 36.5” x 36.5”, this is too large to print to the KIP. Value

set to 600 (600 pixels = 1 inch) would “ignore” any image data past 36”).

• Lead Edge Void (pixels) – amount of “white space” to add to the printed output. (600 pixels = 1

inch)

• Delay Between Sets (seconds) – Amount of time to pause the print queue between sets.

• JIS Tolerance (in) – Images sent to the KIP without a KIP Job Ticket (FTP/LPR) will be printed to

exact JIS sizes.

• Ignore Job Time – Unchecked verifies the time specified in the job ticket prior to printing. Used to

schedule print jobs for a later date/time.

• Hold Paper After Print – When Selected the printer will hold the paper in the ready position for 13

seconds.

• Preload Paper – When selected this will load the paper to the ready position for the next print.

• Ignore HDI Borders – When selected this will ignore borders that may be in by default within the

HDI (AC) driver.

• Enable Abacus – If available when selected this will enable the use of Abacus software.

Monochrome HPGL Processing:

• HPGL Min Line weight – Minimum line thickness that may be printed. If line specified is thinner

than configured setting, line thickness will be increased.

• HPGL Min Grayscale – Minimum shade of gray that may be printed. If fill area shade is less than

specified configured setting, shading will be “darkened”.

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• KIP Installed Fonts – Displays fonts that are currently installed on the KIP.

• Upload Fonts – Select fonts to be uploaded and installed to the local KIP. Installed Fonts display

the current list of fonts that are installed at the KIP. To add fonts, select the Upload Font button

and browse the local workstation or server PC for .ttf (True Type Fonts). Select Open to install the

fonts at the KIP. No further action is necessary at the KIP.

• Upload Patch – Upload patches and software upgraded without installing additional software.

Custom Media Types: Configure additional media types. Enter descriptive names for media to be

selected from KIP Client Applications.

Monochrome DWF Processing:

• Gamma – Controls gamma of output image. Negative numbers are lighter image output.

• DWF Min Lineweight – Minimum line thickness in pixels. If an image has a line that is thinner than

the specified lineweight, the thickness will be increased.

• Clip to Image Size – When enabled, ignores the paper space of the image and will print the

image space.

Upload Fonts Fonts are an integral part of any file or stamp. With PrintNET 7.2, it is possible to upload fonts from a

networked PC directly to the KIP. These fonts will be installed automatically by the KIP software.

Installed Fonts display the current list of fonts that are installed at the KIP. To add fonts, select the

Upload Font button and browse the local workstation or server PC for .ttf (True Type Fonts). Select Open

to install the fonts at the KIP. No further action is necessary at the KIP.

Folder Configuration If a folder is available the folder configuration settings will allow an Administrator to set up desired folder

packets. Note: This is should only be done by a technician trained on folder setup.



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KIP Mailboxes

KIP Mailboxes The KIP Mailboxes feature will allow a user to download files that have already been scanned into a

Mailbox in the KIP. The user will be able to see all current Mailboxes, and select files that are present in

that Mailbox for download. The desired files may also be downloaded to a .ZIP file for easy portability.

Administrative users may create, modify, and delete KIP mailboxes, SMB mailboxes and FTP mailboxes

This can be done by Selecting the KIP Mailbox Icon and then selecting the desired mailbox and all or

specific files to download and clicking on the Download Button.

List View Thumbnail View

Select All Allows a user to select all files in the current Mailbox.

Unselect All Allows a user to Unselect all files in the current Mailbox.



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Add Files to Current Job Allows a user to add additional files to a currently selected job to be printed.

Download Allows a user to download all tagged files to a location of their choice.

Note: If downloading an image scanned to the mailbox fails please confirm these settings on the Workstation

Tools - Internet options – Security – Trusted sites – sites. This problem is solved by registering IP Address of KIP printer as a safe site. Or Internet Explorer is started by "Run as Administrator".

Download As .ZIP Allows a user to download as a .zip file all tagged files to a location of their choice.

Note: If download fails (progress bar is displayed but no files are transfered) when using

Internet explorer on Windows 7 there are two options to resolve this:

Option 1

1. When Opening Internet Explorer right click on the Icon and select “Run As Administrator” each time this function is used.

Option 2 (once completed Run As Administrator does not have to be selected)

2. Add destionation as a trusted site.

a. Do this by opening Internet Explorer

b. Go to “Tools”

c. Select “Internet Options”

d. Click the "Security" tab and choose the "Trusted Sites" icon.

e. Then click on the button "Sites". A window will open, where you can add any sites that you wish to be in the Trusted zone. Be sure to remove the check by the entry "Require server verification (https:)...."

f. Enter the site of interest in the line provided. Site URLs can be typed in directly or entered by copying and pasting.

g. click the "Add" button.



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Empty Mailbox This will allow a user to remove all files from the current selected mailbox.

Add a Mailbox This will allow an Administrator the ability to create a new Mailbox on the KIP without

having to be in front of the KIP itself.

Adding Local (IPS) Mailboxes Administrators now have the ability to add

local mailboxes to the KIP System from within

KIP PrintNet. Selecting the IPS tab and then

entering the Mailbox Name, Naming

Convention (ex. Project 5 0001) and the Starting Number allow the local mailbox to be configured for

use.

Adding SMB Mailboxes Administrators now have the ability to

configure SMB scanning destinations directly

from KIP PrintNET.

Select “SMB” from the list of available tabs to

display configuration parameters

Once an SMB destination is configured, it will be displayed in the list of available destinations on the left

hand side of the screen prefixed by “SMB:”

Please note: Files scanned to SMB & FTP destinations cannot be seen or selected from the PrintNET

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Adding FTP Mailbox Location Administrators now have the ability to

create FTP scanning destinations

directly from KIP PrintNET.

Select “FTP” from the list of available

tabs to display configuration

parameters.

Once an FTP destination is configured,

it will be displayed in the list of

available destinations on the left hand

side of the screen prefixed by “FTP:”

Please note: Files scanned to SMB &

FTP destinations cannot be seen or

selected from the PrintNET interface.

Adding Email Mailboxes Administrators now have the ability

to configure E-mail locations from

within KIP PrintNet. Select the Email

tab and enter all of the necessary

information to connect to the

desired location.



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Delete a mailbox This will allow a user the ability to

delete a Mailbox (and all of its contents) on the

KIP without having to be in front of the KIP itself.

Printer Queue Management The Printer Queue can be managed by an Administrator and allows the administrator to see where jobs

are in the queue. An Administrator also has the ability to manipulate the queue (ex. Change the

position of a job in the Queue, Delete a job in the Queue and Edit a job in the Queue).



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Edit Job From within the Printer Queue the selected job can be reprinted as is or edited by “Right Clicking” on

the desired job and selecting “Edit Job Ticket” and then selecting the desired available option.



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Color Options – KIP Color Systems The Color Options screen will allow an Administrator/User to modify the values that control the selection

buttons for printing. These include:

• CAD – Line is used for image data that consists primarily of lines such as CAD files.

• CAD – GIS is used for image data that consists of mixed line and photographic image data or

CAD renderings.

• Graphics – Line is used on graphic image data where there is an emphasis on solid fill areas such

as a pie chart or bar graph.

• Graphics – Photo is used on graphic image data where there is an emphasis on photos

• Scan-To-File – this is used for any scanned documents.

• Custom – Allows the Administrator/User to set up multiple custom filters defined by the customer.

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Image Quality Image Quality allows the Administrator to select from the various

selections and choose the best output for the file being printed.

Grey Composing Grey Composing allows the Administrator to determine how the

color black will be made.

Black – Uses black toner only

CMYK – processed black using CMYK to make the color black

Dithering Mode Dithering Mode allows the Administrator to set the desired dithering

method for the type of files being printed.

Clustered Lines – Ordered Line Pattern

Clustered Circles – Ordered Circle Pattern

Rainbow – Stochastic Pattern

Black Trapping In general, trapping is the overlapping of colors to prevent

mis-registration and the resulting gaps of paper showing

through (The image bellow is exaggerated to show the mis-

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Color Trapping When one color totally surrounds another, they must have

either a choke or spread relationship. The examples below

illustrate applications of choking and spreading. Notice that

when a dominant color is surrounded by a submissive color,

the dominant color chokes the submissive color (it draws the

submissive color underneath its edges). Conversely, when a

submissive color is surrounded by a dominant color, it spreads into

the dominant color (bottom example, below).

Enable Color Management This feature is predominantly used for Graphical printing.

Note: when printing a color line drawing, Color Management

is generally not used.

Enable Color Filtering Allows the user to apply image quality filters that will affect and

modify the ICC profile that has been set. These filters are

created within the KIP RIP software (see the KIP RIP manual for

further information).



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Enable Fine Line Control Enable Line Enhancement for CAD images that contain fine line image detail. When used on Graphic images, this feature can smooth text and long or curved edges. When enabled, grayscale lines will be dithered with Rainbow Standard while image fill areas retain clustered dither patterns. The amount of dithering depends on Sensitivity for Edge Detection and Edge Thickness. Sensitivity for Edge Detection controls the amount of Rainbow Standard dithering from 0 to 100%. At 100%, the image data will use Rainbow Standard as the dithering pattern. At 0%, Cluster dithering will occur on the entire image data. Dithering begins from the outside edges of the line inwards and is controlled by Edge Thickness. This is a setting from 0.0 in to .039 inches or roughly 3 pixels on each edge of the line. Suggested settings: Intensity 88, Edge Threshold 1.

Enhance Black Text

The option to turn on or off “Enhance Black Text” gives the user the ability to enhance otherwise light or faded text. When the option is on, CMYK text and graphics defined as black (C=M=Y=0, K=100) are printed with black toner only, at the maximum toner density of the print device.

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Setup of Custom Filters

Administrators logged into KIP PrintNET have the ability to Manipulate or Create filters that will be used by the other KIP Software Applications. The five default filters are: Cad (Line), CAD/GIS (Photo), Graphics (Line), Graphics (Photo), and Scan-To-File. These five filter names will remain constant however the administrator has the ability to manipulate their settings to best match the needs of the customer.

To Modify default filters follow these steps:

1. Select Filter (will highlight red)

2. Make the appropriate changes to the settings

3. Select Save (will highlight green)

4. Custom filter settings have now been saved

The sixth filter is a custom filter and can be configured to best match the specific needs of the customer. There is an unlimited amount of custom filters that can be made by the administrator.

To create custom filters follow these steps:

1. Select custom Filter (will highlight red)

2. Create a New Preset Name

3. Make the appropriate changes to the settings

4. Select Save (will highlight green)

5. Custom filter settings have now been saved and available in the drop down list from within KIP Request, KIP PrintNET, KIP Windows Driver and KIP AutoCAD driver..



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Submitting Color Files for Printing

This button will send the selected print files and job

information to the host PC for printing.

In order to submit color files to the KC 80 each file has

to have color printing options associated with it prior

to submitting. If no color printing options are selected

the user will be prompted to do so.

The following window will appear

and allow the user to select the

color printing options and apply

then to the specific file or to set

to the remaining files in the job.

Once the desired filter has been set the job can be submitted. If

multiple printers have been set up the follow box will appear so that

the user can send the job to the correct printer.



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Historical Queue The Historical Queue size is set up under Basic Configuration and can be set from 0 Gb – Off to 25 GB –

Max size. Once set, the Historical Queue will keep track of all submitted jobs and allow them to be

called up again from within the Historical Queue and printed again as is or edited.

Edit Job From within the Historical Queue the selected job can be

reprinted as is or edited by “Right Clicking” on the desired job

and selecting “Edit Job Ticket”

This will bring up the following window that will allow

the user to edit the Number of Copies desired and

also to change the Media selection if necessary.



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Download Software The Download Software Icon will take a user to the page where current versions of software associated

with the KIP Printer can be downloaded.

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