System information

Calibration status (expiration)
If you set a time limit for a calibration, an outdated calibration results in status messages in Command WorkStation
and can cause a job to be suspended.
Command WorkStation displays a warning (yellow) for the job in the Job Center when the calibration will be
outdated within 30 minutes, and an error (red) when the calibration is outdated.
If the calibration of a job is outdated, the Fiery Server can suspend the job when you try to print it. The suspended
job is not printed but remains in the Printing queue in a suspended state.
The calibration status is checked just before the job is sent to print. If the calibration becomes outdated while a job is
printing, the job will not be suspended. We recommend that you calibrate before printing a long job to minimize the
possibility of the calibration becoming outdated while the job is printing.
If you double-click the suspended job, you can do one of the following:
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Calibrate the Fiery Server for the job's calibration setting(s). After you update the calibration measurements,
select the suspended job and print it.
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Continue printing the job using the outdated measurement data. Select this option if output consistency is not
important for this job.
Types of jobs affected by calibration limit
The Fiery Server can determine if the calibration is outdated for most jobs, including:
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Jobs submitted from an application using the Fiery PostScript printer driver or Fiery VUE.
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Imported PDF and TIFF jobs.
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Jobs that have been processed (including processed VPS and VIPP jobs).
The Fiery Server cannot determine if the calibration is outdated and therefore will not suspend the following types of
jobs:
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PCL and PJL jobs.
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Jobs submitted from an application without using the Fiery PostScript printer driver or Fiery VUE. This includes
VPS and VIPP jobs that have not been processed.
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Jobs submitted through the Direct connection. These type of jobs cannot be suspended in any case.
In addition, the Fiery Server does not check the calibration of jobs that were printed using the Force Print command.
The Force Print command can be used on jobs that were suspended because of a job mismatch (the paper or
finishing required for the job was not available). These types of jobs, because they are being forced to print, are not
checked for calibration.
Set calibration time limit and job suspension
You can set a calibration time limit and set whether Command Workstation suspends the job if calibration has
expired.
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In the Calibration Preferences dialog box, do any of the following:
• To set an expiration time, select Set time limit and display status in Job Center and specify a time
interval (1-23 hours or 1-200 days).
• To enable job suspension, select Suspend printing when calibration expires.
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