NOTE
Transaction printing requires a license. The [System] view on the control panel displays the [Transaction] section only when transaction printing is licensed.
Transaction printing enables you to print typical transactional documents like invoices, salary slips or other variable data streams. Before you can start transaction jobs, you must first activate the transaction mode via the control panel. The [Transaction] section contains the settings that you need to use transaction printing. There you can also shift the image in case of a misalignment.
The following information is described below.
An overview of the items in the [Transaction] section on the control panel.
The sequence of steps you must perform to print your transaction jobs.
Overview of the [Transaction] section|
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Dashboard |
The dashboard displays the following information for transaction printing.
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[Status transaction printing] |
The [Status transaction printing] section gives access to the following functions.
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[Active PDL] |
Display the active printer description language (read-only). You can change the active PDL in the Settings Editor ([Transaction printing] -> [Settings] -> [Requested PDL] ). When the requested active PDL is changed, the new PDL becomes effective when you put the printer online. |
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[Image shift] |
Display and change the active image shift settings, for example when the images on the front and back of a sheet are not aligned correctly. |
The following table describes the sequence of steps for transaction printing. Make sure that the list of [Scheduled jobs] is empty before you begin.
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Step |
Actions on the printer |
Actions on the host |
Remarks |
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1 |
Switch the printer into the transaction printing mode. |
Via the control panel: [System] -> [Transaction] -> [Transaction printing mode] -> [On]. |
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2 |
Select the active setup that you need. |
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Change the active PDL when currently the wrong PDL is active. This is only possible when you have licenses for more than one PDL. |
Via the Settings Editor: [Transaction printing] -> [Transaction setups] -> [Requested PDL]. |
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4 |
Load the required media into the paper trays. |
Only required when the active setup has set the tray mode to tray to tray. |
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5 |
Put the printer online. |
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6 |
Connect to the printer. |
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Submit the transaction print jobs. |
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Print the transaction print jobs. |
You must perform all the regular activities, for example load the media, empty the output locations, add the supplies and solve errors. |
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9 |
Put the printer off line when the transaction print jobs are ready. |
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10 |
Switch the printer back to the document printing mode. |
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