Fiery Command WorkStation

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Add new smart media

You can add smart media from Paper Catalog, from the tray, or from the Manage Smart Media dialog box.

Add smart media from Paper Catalog

You can select media in Paper Catalog to add it as smart media.

  1. Select Enable Smart Media in the Paper Catalog Settings dialog.
  2. Click Manage.
  3. Click Add in the Manage Smart Media dialog, then choose Add from Paper Catalog.
  4. In Paper Catalog, select a media and click Add.

The selected media is designated as smart media in the Manage Smart Media dialog.

Add smart media from the tray

To add smart media, you can specify settings for loaded media on the printer control panel and in the New Media dialog box.

  1. Select Enable Smart Media in the Paper Catalog Settings dialog.
  2. Load media in the tray and specify media settings on the printer control panel.
  3. In Command WorkStation, click the tray in the consumables pane, and select Add New Media from the menu.
    Note: The Add New Media option only appears if PPD based specifications have been selected in the Paper Catalog Settings dialog.

    The New Media dialog opens with the settings from the tray populating the matching fields. These settings cannot be edited.

  4. Specify more attributes for the new media in the New Media dialog, if required.

    For more information about adding a new media in Paper Catalog, see Create a Paper Catalog entry.

  5. Select the Add as smart media check box.

The new media is designated as a smart media, and every time a media with matching attributes is loaded in the tray, the tray is automatically associated with the smart media.

Add smart media from the Manage Smart Media dialog box

You can select a tray and use the Manage Smart Media dialog box to add smart media.

  1. Select a tray in the Consumables area.
  2. Choose Manage Smart Media from the contextual menu.
  3. In the Manage Smart Media dialog, select a tray, click Add, and select Add from tray.