User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction / Requirements
- Installation
- Login
- Keycode Entry
- Hardware Configuration
- Printers / Queues
- The Configuration Wizard
- Create Queue
- Create Printer Cluster
- Preferences
- Menu Bar Options
- Reprocontrol.client main applications
- Filter Editor
- Functions and Structure of the Filter Editor
- Preview of the Filter Editor
- Histogram
- Tab Black and White Point (Color Mode without Color Management)
- Tab Postprocessing (Black & White Mode)
- Tab Gamma Correction (Color Mode without Color Management)
- Tab Enhancement (Color Mode with Color Management)
- Tab Special Filter (All Modes except of Black & White Mode)
- Tab Color Adjust (Color Mode with Color Management)
- Tab Color Exchange (Color Mode with Color Management)
- Functions and Structure of the Filter Editor
- Reprocontrol.WinDriver
- Reprocontrol.monitor
- Costtracker
- Reprocontrol.backup
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Create Printer Cluster
To install and create a Printer Cluster, click on the CREATE PRINTER CLUSTER button in the window
P
RINTERS / QUEUES. At least one printer has to be installed on your reprocontrol.server. To create and
alter printer clusters sufficient rights are required.
A printer cluster is a union of multiple printers. Cluster-printers do not have to be of identical type, nor from the
same manufacturer.
Print files that are sent to a Printer Cluster are printed by the next suitable printer of the cluster. The suitable printer
is automatically chosen by the reprocontrol.server depending on the requirements defined by the print files (e.g.
regarding to print/paper size, but even ink level, too).
If more than one printer of the cluster is able to meet the requirements, that device that is not occupied by another
job will print the job; or a multi-file print job is split up and sent to different printers of the cluster.
Typical examples for the use of a printer cluster are:
Load Sharing
A series of inkjets or LED printers, all equipped with the same media and size: Jobs will be distributed to the
printers that are idle in order to increase productivity.
Simulation of a multiroll printer
This is a series of inkjet printers, which are equipped with different media and different sizes. Jobs will be printed
to the correct media and – in order to save paper – to the best fitting roll. In opposite to a multiroll printer all rolls
can be used at the same time.
Cost optimizing
The Printer cluster contains completely different printers like inkjets and LED printer and small format LED
printer. Jobs are distributed to the best fitting printers – e.g. small format to the small format printers, b&w large
format to the LED printers and color large format to the inkjets.
The administrator may select following options when configuring the cluster.
Similar to a queue, a printer cluster can be preset regarding to various print settings.
Preset cluster printouts with these tabs: G
ENERAL, OUTPUT OPTIONS, QUEUE and HPGL.