Dispatcher Paragon - Print Application
This document describes the UI for the print application.
Printing and Managing Jobs
Log into the embedded terminal.
On the Main Menu screen, tap Dispatcher Print.
The user may be redirected automatically to the Dispatcher Print application. In that case, this step can be skipped.
The print application is displayed.
If embedded terminal is configured to use more job folders, the user can switch between folders via tab shown below.
When an embedded terminal is configured to allow the switching between folders and a job is selected, switching between folders is not possible as the tab area is covered by the button action bar as shown on the next picture.
If at least one print job has been selected, buttons for the selected job's manipulation are displayed in an action bar under the header, and the print button is enabled in the footer.
Empty Job List
When there are no jobs in the folder, the message The folder is empty will be shown instead of a job list.
Action Bar
The buttons in the action bar enable manipulation of the selected jobs. In the middle, text indicating the number of selected jobs is displayed.
Header Buttons
The home button navigates the user to the dashboard.
The back button navigates the user back to the print application from the job detail screen.
The exit button logs the user out.
This button navigates the user to Dispatcher Phoenix.
User Info
User info is on the right side next to the exit button.
There are two text lines on the left side next to the exit button. The upper line is the username, and the lower line is the billing code.
If a billing code is not used, only the username is displayed. Alternatively, there is only the username and credit.
If the payment feature is enabled, there might be three text lines. The first line is the username, the second line is the billing code, and the third line is for user credit.
Printing and Managing Button Descriptions
The action bar button Select all selects all the jobs in a given folder.
The action bar button Delete deletes all selected jobs.
The footer bar Print button prints all selected jobs. Note that the number on the button indicates the number of selected jobs.
The Favorite button makes a job as favorite. If a favorite folder is configured, it will be present in this folder.
The Settings button navigates the user to job detail screen.
When there are more jobs in a given folder, a browsing arrows button is displayed on the right side to move one page up or down.
Job Detail Screen
When the finishing options feature is not enabled, you will see the job detail without the possibility to modify it. You can use the pagination buttons to see all job details.
When a job preview is not available, it is not present on the job detail or finishing option screen. A user will only see the job details without a preview.
The Print button can be used to print a job directly from the job detail screen.
Job Detail Screen with Enabled Finishing Options
When the finishing options feature is enabled, the user will see basic and advanced finishing options and can modify the job.
The following actions can be used when in the finishing options screen:
Save changes possibly made with finishing options and continue browsing jobs in the print application by pressing the Save and close button.
Print a document with possibly made changes immediately from the finishing option screen by pressing the Print button.
Switch between basic and advanced finishing option settings by pressing the Basic settings or Advanced settings button under the header.
Modify the finishing options settings as described below.
Basic settings description
Change the color mode by tapping the B&W (Black and White) or Color button. The black button indicates the current value.
Increase or decrease the amount of copies by tapping the '-' or '+' button. The current value is visible on the left in the edit box.
Choose to print a document in either simplex or duplex mode by tapping the One-sided or Two-sided button. The black button indicates the current value.
Switch to advanced finishing option settings by tapping the Advanced settings button below the header.
Advanced Settings Description
Advanced settings can be used to change stapling, punching, binding and folding options.
Click on any advanced setting to change current values. For example, click on down arrow button in punching item:
The following dialog appears to change current values for punching.
The buttons in the Finishing Options Modal Dialog:
Cancel any changes and keep the last values by clicking the Cancel button in the modal dialog.
Confirm the changed values by clicking the Select button in the modal dialog.
For all following advanced finishing options, the dialog is similar to the Punching dialog.
Incompatible Job
When the show incompatible jobs feature is enabled, incompatible jobs item in the job list can be displayed.
This icon indicates incompatible jobs. Additionally, the background color is pink.
See incompatibility details by tapping the Show details text.
Note, users cannot mark a job as favorite or see the job detail when a job is incompatible.
An incompatible job cannot be selected and printed.
The reasons for incompatibility and suggested fixes are displayed in the incompatibility dialog.
Delete an incompatible job by tapping the Delete button.
If the finishing options feature is enabled, a user can try to fix the issue using the Apply fixes button.
The Apply fixes button is available only if the finishing options feature is enabled. If not, only the Delete button is available. Users can navigate to the job list via the back button in the header.
Note that a fix might not always work. The job's finishing options are switched to default values, which can help in most cases.
After the Apply fixes button has been tapped, the user is informed about the result through the dialog.
The following dialog is shown when fixes are successful.
Print job in progress
When a job is sent to print the following dialog informs the user:
When payment feature is enabled and the user cannot print the job due to insufficient credit, then following dialog is shown:
