Documentation

K2 - Start Here! (Introduction and Table of Contents)
K2 is the culmination of 25 years of print production workflow development.  It was designed to be a first class commercial print prepress workflow env...
Mon, 14 Apr, 2025 at 11:24 AM
How to start and stop K2
K2 start up.  Method 1 Are you going to run a copy of the Client application on your Server computer?  Then use our Launcher application to start both a...
Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Launcher - xilaunch.exe
The Launcher application will appear on your desktop as a shortcut.   If it isn't there it can be found at The launcher is at "C:\K2\K2\XiLaunch...
Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Impose
Impose User Guide Covering these topics: Imposition Action Workflow Configuration.  Imposition Editor – Imposition Presets.  Binding Section.  Output...
Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 2:19 PM
K2 Job Submission tool
There are many ways to submit a job for processing in K2.  Some are manual, some are automated, some are for software developers looking for ways to integra...
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Quick start guide
Take a print job from start to finish in K2 Go from a PDF file to an imposed booklet on a screened, ripped CTP file with help from this guide. The PDF ...
Mon, 7 Apr, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Harlequin RIP manual
K2 and Navigator both contain the Harlequin RIP. Links to the documentation section of the Harlequin RIP web site are here.
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Page positioning tools
Xitron offers three tools designed to enhance page positioning, effectively addressing a wide range of printing requirements. Arranged from the simplest to...
Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Send a PDF via hotfolder
A hotfolder (AKA a watched folder) is simply a folder that is constantly scanned for input files.  When a file appears, K2 attempts to process it with the ...
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Send a PDF to K2 via Drag & Drop
You can select a PDF in Windows or MacOS and drag it to the K2 client window.  K2 will then attempt to process the file with the workflow you dropped it ...
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025 at 12:26 PM