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How to manage devices?

Two types of devices are supported:

printer-fill.svg Printers
spectro-fill.svg Spectrophotometers

 

Devices are managed in Settings > Devices & Presets. From this tab, you can create/edit/delete devices, presets, and media.

Devices & presets tab.png

 

Create a new device

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & Presets.
  2. Click on   to add a new device.
  3. Configure a device.

 

Edit a device

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & Presets tab.
  2. Hover over a device in the list. Click   to Edit.
  3. Configure a device.

  Info

After you configure and save a device in your list, some settings are not editable: Manufacturer, Model and Driver.

 

Configure a device

Device configuration.png

 

Device information

Manufacturer

You can choose between:

Printers Spectrophotometers
  • CNTOP
  • Generic
  • HUIJIE
  • M&R
  • MS
  • STS Inks
  • TPA
  • Worx
  • X-Rite

 

Model

According to the manufacturer you have selected, select your printer/spectrophotometer model.

 

Driver

This part displays the driver version.

 

Peripherals configuration

Printer peripheral

  Info

The options you will see depend on each model. For more details on these model-specific parameters, please refer to the articles dedicated to the printer driver here.

 

Inkset peripheral

CustomInkset

The driver is configured with a default inkset which is the minimum configuration of the printer. 

If included in your license, you can customize the default inkset by adding, deleting, or moving inks from one channel to another to create your own.

 

Name

Give your device a name to easily identify it in the list or use the button   to generate an automatic name.

  Good to know

Once your device is configured, you must also configure its preset. Click here to learn more.

 

Find and filter devices

Search

The search bar allows you to find a device by typing its name or its manufacturer.

 

Filter

The search bar allows you to filter devices per type (printer or spectrophotometer).

 

Sort

You can sort devices in ascending or descending order by clicking on the arrows  .

 

Import/Export devices

This feature is available for printers only. This allows you to save the configuration of your device and its associated presets.

The backup file for a printer is a TGZ file that contains:

  • One or several printer configurations.
  • Their associated presets.
  • The associated media.

 

Go to Settings > Devices & Presets.

Export one printer

Hover over a printer in the list. Click   then Export_Jobs.svg Export.

 

Export several printers

Hover over a device in the list. A check box will appear. Select all devices you want to export, then click on Export_Jobs.svg. All selected devices will be saved in a single backup file.

 

Import a backup file for a printer

Click on Import_Jobs.svg to import a backup file.

  • If a media does not exist in the software, it will be created automatically.
  • If an imported printer configuration has the same name as an existing printer in the software, it is automatically renamed so as not to overwrite the existing one.
  • If the output folder path of an imported printer configuration does not exist, an error will occur during printing. Remember to check it and change it if necessary.

 

Delete a device

Delete one device

Hover over a device in the list. Click   then click on  Delete.

 

Delete several devices

  1. Hover the cursor over the device icon and select it.
  2. Or, click on the "Select all" option that appears above the list.
  3. Click .
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