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Creating a New Hot Folder

  1. Click [New Creation].

  2. Make a setting for each item.

    Item

    Description

    [No.]

    Enter a free No.

    [Public]

    Select [Enable] to share the hot folder, or [Disable] to have it exclusive.

    [Folder Name]

    Enter a folder name.

    [Print Mode]

    Select a print mode.

    [Output Method]

    Select whether to print data, save data, save data without RIP, or perform both the printing and data saving. To save data, specify a destination folder or user box and enter the password.

    [Delete Printed File]

    Select whether or not to delete printed files.

    [Authentication Setting]

    To allow anyone to access the hot folder, check the [Guest] checkbox.

    [User Name]

    Lists only users registered with both user name and user password in [User Setting]. Users selected on this list are displayed in [User Name].

    [Print Setting Priority]

    Select either to use the print setting specified for the hot folder ([Hot Folder's Print Setting]) or to use the print setting specified for each job ([Each Job's Print Setting]).

    [Print Setting]

    Enables you to edit a print setting.

    [PDL]

    Select the default page description language ([PDL]).

    [Paper Tray]

    Select a [Paper Tray]. Setting options vary with the optional configuration.

    [Output Tray]

    Select [Output Tray]. Setting options vary with the optional configuration.

    [Simplex/Duplex]

    Select [Simplex] or [Duplex] for printing.

    [Bind Direcition]

    Select [Bind Direction].

    [Staple]

    Select whether to apply [Staple].

    [Punch]

    Select whether to apply [Punch].

    [Fold]

    Select whether to apply [Fold]. Setting options vary with the optional configuration.

    [Offset]

    Select whether to offset the output sheets ([Offset]).

    [Face]

    Select [Face down] or [Face up] to output sheets.

    [Order]

    Select [1 to N] or [N to 1] to output sheets.

    [Number of Sets]

    Specify [Number of Sets].

    [Sort/Group]

    Select whether to print all pages of the first copy followed by all pages of the next ([Sort]) or to print page 1 by the required number of sets and then print page 2 and the subsequent pages ([Group]) when printing multiple sets.

    [Output Paper Size]

    Select [Output Paper Size].

    [Orientation]

    Select [Portrait] or [Landscape].

    [Banner Option]

    Select whether to print the banner page (cover page) showing the sender or title of the print job.

    [Banner Tray]

    Select the paper tray used to print banner pages.

    [Convert Paper Size]

    Select the paper size to be converted when the paper specified in the Direct Print Setting is not loaded in the tray.

    [Combine Originals/Image Repeat]

    Select [2-in-1], [2 Repeat], or other option.

    [Booklet]

    Select whether to apply [Booklet] for printing.

    [Adhesive Binding]

    Select whether to apply [Adhesive Binding] for printing.

    [Image Position]

    Select [Image Position].

    [Pile Permission]

    When [ON] is selected, other jobs can be printed, allowing sheets to be piled up on the large capacity stacker. When [OFF] is selected, the next job cannot be printed until the current job is removed from the large capacity stacker.

    [180 Deg. Rotation]

    When [ON] is selected, the image is rotated 180 degrees for printing.

    [Resolution]

    Select [Resolution].

    [Full Bleed]

    Select [ON] or [OFF].

    [Paper Feed Direction]

    Select whether to specify [Auto] or [LEF] for long-edge paper feeding or specify [SEF] for short-edge paper feeding.

    [Switch Over 9x11 / 8 1/2x11Tab]

    Select the index switch mode.

    [Crease]

    Select whether to apply [Crease].

    [Spine Corner Forming Setting]

    Select whether to apply Spine Corner Forming.

    [External Finisher]

    Select whether to apply [External Finisher].[ON] is only available when the external finisher is installed on this machine.

    [Auto Image Adjustment]

    Select this option when adjusting the image position or gradation.

  3. Click [OK]. Clicking [Cancel] cancels the setting.

  4. Click [OK] on the setting complete screen.

  • When printing a file which is not specified in [Each Job's Print Setting], such as a PDF file, the conditions specified in [Direct Print Setting] - [Basic Setting] in [Controller] will be used. For details about [Basic Setting], refer to Basic Settings: Registering Direct Print Initial Settings.