Panasonic 8420 Reference Guide

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To use Fiery WebSpooler:
1On the left side of the Fiery WebTools home page, click 
the WebSpooler button.
The Fiery WebSpooler main window appears. 
Icons appear on buttons above the scroll list:
Update Click this button to update the information in the 
Fiery WebSpooler main window.
Duplicate 
and PrintDrag a document onto this button or select the 
document and click this button to duplicate it 
and put the duplicate in the Print queue.
Print Drag a document onto this button or select the 
document and click this button to print it to the 
Print queue.
Hold Drag a document onto this button or select the 
document and click this button to save it in the 
Hold queue.
Delete/
CancelDrag a file onto this button or select the 
document and click this button to delete the file, 
or cancel its processing or printing. To eliminate 
the deletion verification notice, select 
Preferences from the Edit menu, and turn off 
the “Confirm file deletion” option in the 
Preferences dialog box. 
						

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The window is divided into regions that correspond to the different 
queues.
Each job listed includes the document name, user name, page 
description language (PDL), and file size. 
NOTE:
•The file size of documents sent to the direct connection does 
not appear.
The icons to the left of the job provide at a glance information about 
jobs in each queue:
Printing Print 
iconThe job that is currently printing 
appears in this list. It can be deleted to 
cancel printing.
Waiting Print 
iconJobs that have been processed and 
are waiting to be printed appear in this 
list. To cancel these jobs, you can 
delete them. They are dimmed 
because their settings cannot be 
changed. Processed jobs can’t be 
moved or canceled.
Ripping RIP 
iconJobs that are processing appear in the 
Ripping list. They are dimmed 
because their settings cannot be 
changed. Processing jobs can’t be 
moved or canceled.
Print Print 
iconJobs that are waiting to be printed that 
have not been processed appear with 
the Print icon. Jobs in the Print list 
appear in the order they will be 
printed. 
Hold Hold 
iconJobs in the Hold queue appear with 
the Hold icon. You can move a job to 
the Print queue to print it.
Printed Printed 
iconJobs that have been printed are saved 
in the Printed queue and appear with 
the Printed icon. By default the 
number of jobs that may be stored in 
the Printed queue is 10. This number 
can be changed in WebSetup.
Printed Alert 
iconIf a PostScript error occurred while a 
job was printing, the error appears in 
the Printed queue with an Alert icon 
next to it. You can double-click the 
Alert icon to display the error 
message. 
						

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2Select Preferences from the Edit menu to specify how 
Fiery WebSpooler operates.
You can use this window to specify that the KX-P8420:
Update Automatically every 
n seconds or update Manually—This 
option lets you specify whether Fiery WebSpooler main window is 
automatically updated at a specified interval, or whether it is 
updated only when you select the Update command from the 
Window menu or click the Update icon. By default, the 
Fiery WebSpooler main window is updated automatically every 20 
seconds.
NOTE:
•When automatic updating is on, data is coming from the 
KX-P8420 across the network very frequently. This data adds to 
the network traffic, and might slow down other network jobs. For 
optimal network performance, turn off automatic updating. When 
you want to view updated informations, select Update from the 
Window menu or click the Update icon.
Confirm file deletion—Check this option if you want a confirmation 
dialog box to appear before you delete a file.
NOTE:
•This option applies to the current session only. 
						

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Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 users who have entered the 
correct Administrator password, if one has been set, can duplicate, move, 
delete, and configure jobs for all users, and can reorder jobs within a queue. 
You can select more than one job at a time. To select multiple, adjacent 
jobs in the list, use Shift-click. To select multiple, nonadjacent jobs, use Ctrl-
click. 
n Duplicating jobs
You can duplicate jobs in the Print, Printed, and Hold queues. When you 
duplicate a job, the KX-P8420 creates a reference to the original file, so 
duplicate files do not require the full amount of disk space on the KX-P8420. 
As long as one of the duplicates remain, the KX-P8420 saves the file, so 
you can delete all but one reference to a file.
To duplicate a job within a queue: 
1Select the job that you want to copy by clicking its name. 
The selected job is highlighted.
2Select Duplicate Job from the Edit menu.
The job appears at the bottom of the queue. 
To duplicate and print a job: 
1Select the job that you want to copy by clicking its name. 
The selected job is highlighted.
2Click the Duplicate and Print icon, or drag the job to the 
Duplicate and Print icon.
The job appears at the bottom of the Print queue. 
Duplicating, 
moving, and 
deleting jobs 
						

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n Moving jobs
You can move your jobs from the Hold queue and the Printed queue to the 
Print queue. If you frequently print the same file, for example a fax cover 
sheet, you can send it to the Hold queue and later drag a copy of the file to 
the Print queue.
To move a job within a queue:
1Click the name of the job that you want to move. 
The selected job is highlighted.
2Drag the file to the new location in the queue.
To move jobs between queues:
1Select the job that you want to move by clicking its name. 
The selected job is highlighted.
2Move the selected job to another queue by dragging it to 
the queue icon of your choice or to the Hold or Print 
section of the job list.
For example, move a job that is currently in the Hold queue to the 
Print queue by dragging the job to the Print queue icon. 
n Deleting jobs
To delete a job from any of the queues:
1Select the job that you want to delete by clicking its 
name.
2Drag the selected job to the Delete icon or click the Delete 
icon.
You can also select Delete from the Edit menu to delete a selected 
job.
You can delete only your own jobs; system administrators who enter 
the password can delete any job.  
						

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You can change the copy count for only Check and Print jobs in 
Fiery WebSpooler main window.
You can override the copy count of a Check and Print job in the Override 
print settings dialog box. The settings in this dialog box override the settings 
in the front panel Printer Setup menu.
To change print settings for a job:
1Double-click a Check and Print job or select the job and 
select Override Print Settings from the Edit menu.
The Override Print Settings window appears. 
2Select the new settings from the pop-up menus.
3Click OK.
Changing print 
settings  
						

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With the Fiery WebSpooler, you can view and print a log of all the jobs 
printed to the KX-P8420. You can also export the Job Log as a tab-
delimited text file and import into a database, spreadsheet or word 
processing application for job accounting purposes. All jobs printed to 
queues and to the Direct connection are listed in the Job Log. Although jobs 
sent to the Direct connection do not appear in the Printed queue, they do 
appear in the Job Log.
To display, print, and save the Job Log:
1Select Show Job Log from the Window menu.
The Job Log window displays a list of all the jobs and information 
about them as illustrated.
You can use the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view all of 
the fields. 
The text in the Status column provides information about the job:
NOTE:
•Some information may not be shown depending on the operating 
system on which a job is printed. OK The job was printed normally.
ERROR A PostScript error occurred while a job was processing.
CANCEL The job was canceled before printing was completed.
Using the Job 
Log 
						

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2To print the Job Log, select Print Job Log from the File 
menu.
The information displayed in the Job Log window prints to the 
current KX-P8420. When you print the Job Log, totals are printed for 
all appropriate columns.
3To save the Job Log as a file that you can view with a 
different application, select Export Job Log from the File 
menu.
4Enter a name for the log file, add the extension .txt if it is 
not already there, and click Save. 
The Job Log is saved as a text file, and the Job Log window 
reappears.
You can view the information in any application that can read a text 
file. Items are separated by tabs, but records are not separated by 
CR code. So please edit the file to view it. 
						

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Checking the printer status
You can see what jobs are currently processing and printing with the Status 
WebTool.
To access the Status WebTool:
On the left side of the Fiery WebTools home page, click the 
Status button.
The Status window appears in a new browser window. 
You can close other browser windows and leave the Status window open to 
continue checking the status of the KX-P8420. As long as you keep the 
Status window open, it is dynamically updated at 30-second intervals. 
						

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Linking to other Web sites
WebLink links you to the Panasonic home page (www.panasonic.co.jp/kme/
saga/color_printer/p8420_link.html), provided a valid Internet connection is 
available. You can change the WebLink destination by holding down the 
Control key and clicking the WebLink button. In the New URL field, type the 
new WebLink address and click OK.
NOTE:
•Any change to the WebLink destination remains permanent until changed 
again.