Xerox 5750 manual

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Contents Introduction About the media pack ix About the documentation ix System r equirements f or Macintosh users x System r equirements f or Window s users x N etworking requirements xi System r equirements f or UNIX users xi User so ftwar e xii Setting up printing from a Macintosh computer V erifying the netw ork 1 Installing the printer driver [...]

viii T able o f Contents W ebT ools Setting up the W ebT ools 51 Using the W ebT ools Installer 52 Tr oubleshooting On a Macintosh computer 55 On a Window s computer 55 Index[...]

ix About the media pack This manual describes how to install the user software for the D ocuColor Color Ser ver TM and set up printing from Apple ® Macintosh ® and Microsoft ® Windows ® computers. F or information on setting up network servers and clients to use the DocuColor, see the Administr ator Guide . F or general information on using the[...]

x Introduction Sy stem requir ements f or Macintosh users F or installation of user software, you need a CD-R OM drive. This can be either an internal CD-R OM drive in your computer or an external drive with the appropriate cable and software to run on your computer . T o use the D ocuColor with a Macintosh computer , you need: • Any Macintosh co[...]

xi System r equirements f or UNIX users • T o print from computers running Windo ws NT 3.51 or 4.0, you can use the P ostScript driver delivered with the operating system, and the DocuColor PPD file provided with the U ser Software. Networking r equir ements F or network use with W indows 3.1x, you need: • SPX/IPX protocol (N ovell), E thernet[...]

xii Introduction U ser softw ar e The U ser Software CD includes: Downloader TM Enables you to print P ostScript and Encapsulated P ostScript files directly to the DocuColor without using the application in which they were cr eated. The Downloader also enables y ou to manage the printer fonts installed on the DocuColor. Spooler TM Enables you to v[...]

1 V erifying the netw ork The general steps for setting up printing from a Macintosh computer ar e: • V erify the network is configured for IPX printing. • Install the Adobe P ostScript Printer Driv er (version 8.5.1 supports P ostScript 3). • Set up the DocuColor in the Chooser . V erifying the network V erify that your system administrator[...]

2 Setting up printing from a Macintosh computer If you operate the DocuColor in a copy shop , quick print shop, or service bureau, you might want to provide copies of the printer driv er , printer description files, and relevant documentation to customers. This ensures that jobs they create and print to files are properly formatted for printing t[...]

3 Installation ov erview This chapter describes installing utilities for computers running Windo ws 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and setting up printing for Windows 3.1x, Windo ws 95, Windows NT 3.51, and Windows NT 4.0. Installation o vervie w N OTE : Y ou may have to install or configure other programs or files befor e you can install the user softwa[...]

4 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer Installing Window s utilities The Software I nstaller installs Downloader and S pooler . T O INSTALL UTILITIES : 1. Insert the User So ftwar e CD in your computer . 2. In the NT File Manager , double-click the icon for the CD-ROM to display its contents. If you hav e Window s 95, open the My Comput[...]

5 Installing Window s utilities 6. In the Softw are dialog bo x, select Utilities and click Next. 7. Specify the name of the Pr ogram F older in which to install the utilities, or click Ne xt to use the default name .[...]

6 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 8. Specify the network type . Select IPX/SPX if y ou ar e using Window s 95; select TCP/IP if you ar e using Window s NT . N OTE : The network protocol you choose her e will become the default when you configure the utilities. If you choose TCP/IP (the default) and your networ k protocol is IPX/SP[...]

7 Installing Window s utilities 10. If you ar e prompted, br ow se to the location of the NET_WSCK.INI file that has been customized for y our site . If you do not have a customized NET_WSCK.INI file, y ou can use the default file. If you use the default file, make sure that you configur e the Chooser list before y ou try to use the utilities.[...]

8 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer • If you ar e using TCP/IP , set up a Domain Name Server (DNS) f or the IP address o f the DocuColor in the printcap file . If your network does not support DNS servers, edit the HOSTS file in your WINDO WS director y and insert an IP address for the DocuColor. (S ee your system documentation f[...]

9 Installing Window s utilities 3. In the Add Ne w Server dialog bo x, enter a Server Name . The Server N ame is indicated in the Server Setup section of the Configuration page. The server name is the name you entered for Server Name on the DocuColor Contr ol P anel if you are using IPX/SPX (Windo ws 95). 4. Enter the IPX Addr ess. The IPX address[...]

10 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 6. When you hav e entered all the inf ormation, click Add. The device appears in the Devices list.[...]

11 Installing Window s utilities 7. Click OK. The server appears in the Chooser list of available servers. 8. T o end the configur ation process and begin using the utility , click OK. N OTE : Configuring the Chooser list also customizes the NET_WSCK.INI configuration file in your active Windows folder . This file is now r eady to be copied to[...]

12 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 3. In the Add Ne w Server dialog bo x, enter a DNS Name (or IP address) and a de vice name in the New De vice box. The server name is either the DNS name or the IP address for a DocuColor server when you are using TCP/IP with Windows NT . The S er ver N ame is indicated in the Server Setup section[...]

13 Installing Window s utilities 4. When you hav e entered all the inf ormation, click Add. The device appears in the Devices list.[...]

14 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 5. Click OK. The server appears in the Chooser list of available servers. 6. T o end the configur ation process and begin using the utility , click OK. N OTE : Configuring the Chooser list also customizes the NET_WSCK.INI configuration file in your active Windows folder . This file is now r e[...]

15 Installing Window s utilities Setting up the DocuColor as a P ostScript printer T o set up the DocuColor as a P ostScript printer , you need a P ostScript printer driver and the appropriate DocuColor printer description files. P rinter drivers and procedures vary across Windo ws versions. These sections also include some information about netwo[...]

16 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 8. Once the printer driver has been installed, click Restart to r estart Wind ows. The Adobe P ostScript Printers dialog bo x appears when Windo ws restarts. If you do not see it, double-click the Adobe P ostScript Printers icon in the Windows P rogram Manager Control P anel. 9. Select the DocuCol[...]

17 Installing Window s utilities 3. Click Set As Def ault Printer . The DocuColor appears in the Default P rinter area of the P rinters window . Selecting a printer port with Window s 3.1x When you install a printer , Windo ws assigns it to a default printer port. If the DocuColor is connected to your computer through a networ k or y ou want to ass[...]

18 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 4. Connect the DocuColor to the same port as your netw ork. F or parallel printing, select the port (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3) connected to your parallel cable. T o print to a file, select FILE. Printing to a file is useful if the D ocuColor is off-site. Ho wever , if you select the FILE port, you ca[...]

19 Installing Window s utilities 3. From the Netw ork menu, choose Nov ell NetW are (shell v ersion 3.26 and abo ve) or (shell ver sion 4.0 and abov e). 4. Click OK. When prompted, r estart Wind ows. 5. In the Main group, double-click Contr ol P anel, and then double-click Printers . 6. In the Printers Contr ol P anel window , click Connect to conn[...]

20 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 9. In the A vailable queues list bo x, select the server and queue name that corr espond to the printer . 10. Click the Connect button and then click the Close b utton. The Connect dialog box is displayed with the network path to the printer . 11. Click OK in the Connect dialog box. The P rinters [...]

21 Installing Window s utilities T O INSTALL THE D OCU C OLOR WITH THE A DOBE P OST S CRIPT P RINTER D RIVER AND W INDOWS 95: 1. Print a copy o f the Configuration page f or your DocuColor. This will help y ou through the installation process . Before you run the A dobe installer , you should know whether you are installing a network or local prin[...]

22 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer T o print dir ectly to the printer , you can use the default setting o f 5 seconds. 3. In your computer’ s BIOS settings, set P ar allel Port Mode to Compatible . T o access the BIOS settings, restart the computer and press the key indicated on your monitor as soon as the computer starts up. Y o[...]

23 Installing Window s utilities 4. Click Spool Settings. 5. Select Disable bi-directional support f or this printer . 6. Select either Spool print jobs so progr am finishes printing faster or Print dir ectly to the printer . The choice you make here depends on the action you took in step 2 of “T o prepare the DocuColor and your computer for par[...]

24 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 9. Click the General tab in the Pr operties dialog box. 10. Click Print T est P age and click OK. N OTE : Y ou need to perform the following procedure only if the LPT 1 port is not currently set to P rinter P ort. T O PREPARE THE PORT FOR PARALLEL PORT PRINTING : 1. From the Windo ws 95 desktop, c[...]

25 Installing Window s utilities 3. Click the Device Manager tab . 4. Double-click P orts and then double-click the LPT1 port.[...]

26 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 5. In the LPT1 port Properties dialog bo x, click the Driver tab and then click Change Driver . 6. Select Show all de vices.[...]

27 Installing Window s utilities 7. From the list o f manufactur ers , select (Standard port types). From the list o f Models, select Printer P ort ( not ECP Printer P ort). Click OK. 8. Click OK in the LPT1 port Properties dialog bo x. N OTE : Y ou might need to insert the Windows 95 system CD to complete this step depending on whether the require[...]

28 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer T O SET UP IPX/SPX PRINTING : 1. Open the Window s 95 Control P anel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. 3. Make sur e that IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol and T CP/IP pr otocol are both listed in the Installed Network Components section. See your Windows 95 documentation for instructions. N OTE : Y ou[...]

29 Installing Window s utilities 6. In the Property list, click Fr ame Type and select the Fr ame Type that corr esponds to the one set during DocuColor Control P anel Setup. P rint the Configuration page from the Control P anel to see the F rame T ype if necessary . N OTE : Do not select A uto, this may not select the F rame T ype specified on t[...]

30 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer T O SET UP IPX (N OVELL ) PRINTING WITH W INDOWS 95: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Printers . 2. Click the icon for the printer and choose Pr operties from the File menu. 3. Click the Details tab in the Properties windo w and click Add P ort. A list of connection op[...]

31 Installing Window s utilities T o set up printing to a second queue, you must install a new printer for each queue and repeat the following pr ocedures. Give each printer a descriptiv e name during printer driver installation, such as Astro-Print or Astro-Direct , so y ou can easily identify printers. B EFORE YOU BEGIN : 1. V erify the DocuColor[...]

32 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 5. Expand the lev els to locate your printer and the queue y ou want to print to. The printer name you are bro wsing for is the WINS N ame Server . Refer to the Configuration page for this information. The amount of network traffic determines the amount of time requir ed for the Bro wse function[...]

33 Installing Window s utilities Setting up printing with Window s NT 3.51 T o set up Windo ws NT printing, install the Windo ws NT P ostScript printer driver and configure printing for your network type. N ote that printer files support the Intel ® version of W indows NT . If your administrator has set up the DocuColor on an NT server and share[...]

34 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 3. Bro wse the U ser Softw are CD to find ENGLISHPRNTDRVWIN_NT3X. The Select Driv er dialog box displays the name of the printer(s) for which there are printer description files on the disk. 4. Select the printer description file for y our device and click OK. 5. In the Window s NT Setup dia[...]

35 Installing Window s utilities 6. Enter a name for the DocuColor in the Printer Name bo x in the Create Printer dialog box, and then click OK. The DocuColor model name is displayed in the D river box. 7. When the P ostScript Printer Setup dialog box appear s, click OK. E ven though the printer does not use halftoning, do not uncheck U se P rinter[...]

36 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 8. In the Print Manager toolbar , select the printer as the Default printer . 9. Copy the printer description file and then connect the printer to a port or a netw ork connection. Completing the Window s NT W orkstation printer setup T O SET UP PARALLEL PRINTING FOR W INDOWS NT W ORKSTATION : 1. [...]

37 Installing Window s utilities T O SET UP TCP/IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR W INDOWS NT W ORKSTATION : 1. In the Main group, double-click the Print Manager icon. 2. With the DocuColor window activ e , choose Properties fr om the Printer menu. 3. In the Print to list, scroll to Other . The P rint Destinations dialog box is displayed. 4. Select LPR P ort[...]

38 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 8. Enter or verify the name o f the printer in the Printer Name box in the Cr eate Printer dialog, and then click OK. 9. Click OK. Y ou have configured your workstation to use TCP/IP to communicate with the printer . When you select P rint, your P ostScript files will be transmitted over the LPR[...]

39 Installing Window s utilities 3. Double-click Add Printer . “M y Computer” is available if y ou logged in to a computer on which you have Administrator privileges. If it is not available, y ou can add a network printer . The procedure is similar to adding a port (see page 45). 4. T o install a printer locally , select My Computer , and click[...]

40 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 6. In the dialog box displaying lists o f manufactur ers and printer s, click Have Disk. The Install F rom D isk dialog box prompts you for the disk. 7. Type the name o f the CD-ROM drive (f or ex ample, D:) and click B rowse. 8. In the Locate File dialog box, br ow se to the ENGLISHPRNTDRVWIN_[...]

41 Installing Window s utilities The path is copied to the Install F rom D isk dialog box. 9. Click OK to install the DocuColor PPDs from the path y ou chose . 10. In the list of printer s, select the file that corr esponds to your printer and click Ne xt. 11. Enter a name for the DocuColor, or leav e the default name , and choose whether y ou wan[...]

42 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer If this is the first P ostScript printer installed on your system, you may need to eject the U ser Software CD and insert the W indows NT Installation CD to locate a PSCRIPT .DLL file. The path on the W indows CD is i386. 15. Click OK, then click OK in the Files Needed dialog box. When installa[...]

43 Installing Window s utilities 17. Select the appropriate options , and click OK. 18. Complete the printer connection, according to y our network type . • T o configure the parallel connection, see “Completing the W indows NT 4.0 parallel port connection ” on page 43. • T o configure the T CP/IP (Lpr port) connection, see “Completing [...]

44 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer Completing the Window s NT 4.0 TCP/IP connection Complete the setup for the T CP/IP and lpr connection as follows: • P repare the D ocuColor to accept print jobs using T CP/IP and lpr protocols. • Configure the workstation for the TCP/IP connection. Before you continue, ask the system adminis[...]

45 Installing Window s utilities T O SET UP TCP/IP AND LPR PRINTING FOR W INDOWS NT 4.0: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog bo x for the DocuColor. Click P orts to display the P orts property sheet. 2. Click Add P ort. The available port types are displayed. 3. Select LPR P ort and click New P ort. If the LPR port is not listed, install the T CP[...]

46 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 4. In the “ A dd LPR compatible printer” dialog box, enter the IP addr ess of the DocuColor. If your network uses D omain N ame Services (DNS), enter the DNS name assigned to the DocuColor instead of the IP address. 5. Press T ab and type the internal name of the DocuColor in low ercase letter[...]

47 Installing Window s utilities Completing the Window s NT 4.0 IPX (Nov ell) connection Complete the setup for the IPX (N ovell) connection as follo ws: • Configure the N ov ell network and file server for handling DocuColor print jobs. The file server should be configured with a print server and print connection for the DocuColor. F or deta[...]

48 Installing user softw are on a Windo ws computer 4. Double-click the print connection defined for the DocuColor. If the N etW are server does not have a suitable driver for the DocuColor you may be asked if you want to set up the printer on your workstation. 5. Click Y es . Y ou see the Add P rinter W izard. 6. “Install” the PPD just as you[...]

49 Copying the PPD f or Adobe P ageMak er 10. Click the General pr operty sheet and click Print T est P age . The DocuColor polls the N etW are server for print jobs in the print connection defined for the DocuColor. When you print, your P ostScript files are spooled to that connection and transmitted over the queue “ por t ” to the DocuColor[...]

51 Setting up the W ebT ools The W ebT ools allow you to manage the DocuColor remotely fr om the Internet or from your company ’ s intranet. The DocuColor has its own home page, fr om which you can select from a variety of functions including S tatus, W ebSpooler , W ebLink, and Installer . F or more information on managing the DocuColor with the[...]

52 W ebT ools T O SET UP W EB T OOLS ON EACH USER ’ S WORKSTATION : 1. Enable TCP/IP netw orking. 2. Make sur e the work station has a valid, unique IP addr ess. 3. Make sur e the work station is installed with one of the f ollowing Internet bro wser s: Windows 95 and Windows NT—N etscape Communicator v4.0.2 or Microsoft Internet Explor er v3.0[...]

53 Using the W ebT ools Installer 3. Under the name of y our operating s ystem, click “Printer Files” . F or W indows computers, a dialog box appears, prompting you to sav e the file “P rntdrve.exe” to the location y ou choose. F or Mac OS computers, a folder named “P rinter D river ” is downloaded to the desktop in a BinH ex-encoded, [...]

55 On a Macintosh computer This section provides some suggestions in case y ou encounter problems while installing and setting up software. On a Macintosh computer Installing Macintosh P ostScript Printer Driv er • If the Printer Driver cannot autoselect the printer file , when pr ompted, open the System Folder:Extensions:Printer Descriptions f [...]

56 Tr oubleshooting • Make sur e that the NET_WSCK.INI file is in the WINDOWS dir ectory . • Open the NET_WSCK.INI file with a text editor and mak e sure that it is customized correctly f or your site .[...]

Index A Adobe P ageMaker for Windows 49 Adobe P ostScript printer driver Macintosh, troubleshooting 55 Windows 3.1x 15 Windows 95 21 ADOBEPS.DR V see Adobe P ostScript printer driver C Chooser list, configuring 7 to 14 connecting Macintosh Chooser 2 Windows 3.1x b y IPX (No vell) 18 Windows 3.1x b y parallel port 18 Windows 95 b y IPX 28 Windows 9[...]

I-2 Index S SMB printing 30 Spooler , installing 4 system requirements Macintosh x Windows x T TCP/IP Windows NT 3.51 37 Windows NT 4.0 44 U utilities installing for Windo ws 95 and NT 4.0 4 W W ebT ools Installer 52 installing the printer driver from 52 setting up 51 Windows system requirements x Windows 3.1x Adobe P ostScript printer driver 15 pa[...]