Xerox N2025/N2825 manual

The Xer ox DocuPrint N2025/N2825 Network Laser Printer User Guide[...]

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Contents i User Guide Safety Not es ..... ..... .... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .. i Note, Caution and Warning S ymbols .................... ............. ...... ii Electrical Safe ty .......................... ............. ................... ............ iii Laser Safety .................. ............. ..........[...]

Use r Gui de Internal Compone nts .. ................... ............. ............. ......... 1-7 Printer Options .................. ............ ............. .................... .. 1-8 Printer Docum entation .. ............. ............. ............. ............. .. 1-9 Printed Docume ntation ..... ............ ............. ............. ..[...]

User Guide Using th e Control P anel ........ ............ ............. ............. ....... 3-35 The Display .......... ............. ............ ............. ............. ....... 3-36 The Indicator Lights ................. ............. ............. ............. 3 -37 The Keys ....... ............. ............. ............. .............[...]

Use r Gui de Paper Jam While Feeding from 2,000 She et Feeder ... ....... 5-15 Paper Jam While Feeding from 500 Sheet Feeder ............. 5-18 Paper Jam W hile Printing ... ............ ............. ............. ....... 5-23 Paper Jam Because of Mism atch betw een Exp ected and Ac tual Size Fed ..................... ............. ............. .[...]

Safe ty N otes ❖ i Safety Notes Y our printer and the recommended consumable suppli e s have been designed and tested to meet stric t safety requirements. Attention t o the following notes will ensure the continued safe operati o n of your printer .[...]

Note, Cautio n and Warning Sy mbols ii ❖ User Guide Note, Cautio n and W arning S ymbols Throughout this User Guide, several symbols are used to emphasize useful, important and critic al information. They are as follows: When used in a step, the above sym bols appear smal ler but are of equal importance. This symb ol i ndi cat es pa rt icu larl y[...]

Elect rical Saf ety Safety Notes ❖ ii i Electr ical Safety • Use the power cord supplied with your printer . • Do not use a ground adapter plug to connect the printer to a power sour ce receptacle that lack s a ground connection terminal. • Plug the power cable directly into a properly grounded electrical outlet. Do not use an extensi on co[...]

Elect rical Safet y iv ❖ User Guide • If you notice unusual no ises or odors, switch off the printer power immediately . Disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet. Call an authorized service rep resentative to correct the problem . • If any of the following conditions occur , switch off the printer power immediately , disconnect t[...]

Laser Safety Safe ty N ote s ❖ v Laser Safety This equipment complies wit h all applicable safety standards. W ith specific regard to laser , the equipment complies with performance standards for laser products set by govern ment agen cies as a Class 1 l aser pr oduct. It does not emit hazardous light; the b e am is totally enclosed during all mo[...]

Maintena nce Safety vi ❖ User Guide Mainten ance Safety • Do not attempt any maintenance pro c edure that is not specifically described in the documenta tion supplied with your printer . • Do not use aerosol cleaners. The use of supplies that are not approv ed may cau se poor perform ance and could creat e a dangerous condition. • Do not re[...]

Opera tiona l Safet y Safe ty N otes ❖ vii Operational S afety Y our printer and supplies were designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency examina tion, a pproval , and com pliance with established environmental standa rds. Y our attention to the following safety guidelines will help to ensure the continued[...]

Operation al Safety viii ❖ User Guide • Do no t pl ac e th e pr in ter ne ar a h ea t so urce . • Do no t pl ac e th e pr in ter in d ire ct su nli gh t. • Do not place the p rinter in line with the cold air flow from an ai r cond itionin g sys tem. • Place the print er on a level, solid surface with adequate strength for the weight of th[...]

Opera tiona l Safet y Safety Notes ❖ ix • Frequent op eration of the on/off switch is not recommend ed. • Keep hands, hair , and neckties away from the exit feed rollers. • Do no t re mo ve a med ia t ray wh ile p ri nti ng from tha t tray . • Do n ot ope n the c overs while p rinti ng. • Do not switch off the printer pow er while print[...]

Ozone Saf ety x ❖ User Guid e Ozone Safety This printer produces v ery low (< 0.01 ppm) ozone during normal o perat ion. Th e ozone produ ced is heavi er th an air , and the qua ntity is dependent on p rint volume. Providing the proper environmental parameters, as specified in t he Operational Safety section of these Safety Notes, ensures that[...]

Chapte r 1: Getting to Know Y our Printer ❖ 1-1 Getting to Know Y our Printer C h a p t e r 1 Introduction ................. ............. ............. ............. ............. . 1-2 Printer Feature s ................... ............ ............. ............. ........ 1-3 Paper Handling ................ ............ ............. ..........[...]

Intro duction 1-2 ❖ User G uide Introd uction In this chapter , you will become familiar with the features of your printer and learn where to locate specific printer part s. Before you use your printer , make sure that you perform all of the steps outlined in the Quick Installati on Guide tha t came with your printer , and connect the n e cessary[...]

Prin ter F eat ures Chapte r 1: Getting to Know Y our Printer ❖ 1-3 Printer Features Y our printer has many specia l features that allow you to achieve the results you need for your spe cific print job. Features vary slightly according to the opt ions you are using and the memory installed in your printer . This section will help you become famil[...]

Printe r Features 1-4 ❖ User G uide Paper Output • The standard output bin ho lds up to 500 sheets and receives output face down. It has bin fu ll detection. • The optional offset catc h tray ho lds up to 500 sheets and receives output face down. It h as offset capability , as described in the section “Offsetting Ou tput” (page 3-58), and[...]

Prin ter F eat ures Chapte r 1: Getting to Know Y our Printer ❖ 1-5 Page Des cri ptio n Langua ges Y our printer includes the following Page Description Languages (PDLs) : • An emulat ion of HP PCL 5e •A n e m u l a t i o n o f H P P C L 6 • Adobe PostScript 3 Fonts The PCL emulation uses T rueT ype, Intellifont and bitmap fonts. There are [...]

Printe r Components 1-6 ❖ User G uide Printer Components Base Configu ratio n Figur e 1.1 Print er Compon ents, F ront V iew Front V i ew 1 To p c o v e r a n d Standard out put bin 2 Control Pan el 3 Paper support and stopper 4 Multi bypass feeder (shown closed) 5 Tr a y 1 6 Paper amount indicator 7 Power switch Figure 1.2 Printer Components, Re[...]

Prin ter Co mp onent s Chapte r 1: Getting to Know Y our Printer ❖ 1-7 Inte rnal Com pon ents Figur e 1.3 Inter nal Compon ents, Fro nt V iew Front V i ew 1 To p c o v e r (shown open) 2 Laser print cartridg e (accessed through top cover) 3 Multi bypass feeder (shown open) Figur e 1.4 Internal Componen ts, Rear V iew Rear V iew 1 Rear cov er (sho[...]

Printe r Components 1-8 ❖ User G uide Prin ter Op tions Figu re 1.5 Pri nter Op tions, Front V iew Front V i ew 1 Offset Catch T ray 2 500 sheet feeder (A3/Ledger as show n or A4/Letter , shown as T ray 2) 3 2,000 sheet feeder (shown as T ray 3 ) Figur e 1.6 Print er Opti ons, Rear View Rear V iew 1 Dupl ex pr in ti ng un it (sh own inst al led )[...]

Printer Docume ntation Chapte r 1: Getting to Know Y our Printer ❖ 1-9 Printer Documentation Y our printer is packaged with documenta tion in both printed form a nd on CD . There are two CDs: • Produ ct CD , which conta ins documentation and printer drivers. • Printer Management Software CD , which contains various client so ftware and the do[...]

Printer Document ation 1-10 ❖ User Gui d e Using the CDs The documentation on the Pro duct CD is provided as PDF files, which are opened in Adobe Ac robat Reader (provided on t he CD if you do not already h ave it installed). These files c ontain hypertext link s that enable you to jump from the T able of Contents or Index direct ly to the page w[...]

Printer Docume ntation Chapter 1: Getting to Kno w Y our Printer ❖ 1- 11 Product CD Y our printer was al so packaged with a CD that contains the following piec es of documentation as PDF files: • User Guide (e lectronic v ersion of this book) • System Administ rator Guide The System Administrator Guide contains a considerable amount of more d[...]

Printer Document ation 1-12 ❖ User Gui d e[...]

Chapter 2: Loading Print Media ❖ 2-1 Loading Print Media C h a p t e r 2 Selecting Prin t Media ................. ................... ............. ........ 2-2 Storing Paper ...................... ............ ............. .................... . 2-6 Loading Paper .............. ............. ............. ................... ........ 2-7 Tray 1[...]

Select ing Prin t M edia 2-2 ❖ User Gui d e Selecting Print Media This chapter will help y ou understand wha t kinds of paper and other print media you c an use with your printer and also how to properly p osition the media in the printer’ s various input sour ces. Y our printer supports a variety of standard sizes as well as custom sizes. • [...]

Select ing Prin t Media Chapter 2: Loading Print Media ❖ 2-3 The following media are una c ceptable for use in th e print er: • Excessively thick or thin paper • Paper that has already been printed on (preprinted letterhead is allowed) • W rinkled, torn, or bent paper • Moist or wet paper • C urle d pape r • Paper with an electrosta t[...]

Select ing Prin t M edia 2-4 ❖ User Gui d e T able 2 .1 Acceptable media sizes and capa cities Input 1 Ou tput T ray 1, T ray 2, T ray 3 Multi Byp ass Feed er Standard Bin Offs et Catc h Tr a y Media Si ze A4/L etter A3/Le dger 2,00 0 Sheet Feed er A3 297x 420 mm -S E F 2 -S E F S E F - A4 210x297 m m LEF LEF LEF LEF LEF LEF A5 148x210 m m LEF 2 [...]

Select ing Prin t Media Chapter 2: Loading Print Media ❖ 2-5 T able 2 .2 Acceptabl e Custom Sizes Inpu t Output Tr a y 1 , Tr a y 2 , Tr a y 3 Multi Bypass Feede r Stan dard Bin Offset Catch Tr a y A4/Letter A3/Ledger 2,000 S heet Feed er Simple x Wid th 14 8~297 m m 5.83~11.69 in. 210~297 mm 8.27~11.69 in. None 76.2~305 mm 3~12 in. 76.2~305 mm 3[...]

Stor ing Pape r 2-6 ❖ User Gui d e Storin g Paper Print quality is optimized when paper and other pr int media are p roperly stored. P roper stora ge ensur es optimum print qua lity and trouble-free printer opt ions. • Store the pap er on a flat surface , in a r elativel y low humid ity env ironm ent. • A void st oring pa per in su ch a way a[...]

Loading Paper Chapter 2: Loading Print Media ❖ 2-7 Loading Paper T ray 1, 2 or 3 A4/Letter S ize T ray 1 Remove the t ray from the p rinter and p lace it o n a flat surface. T o remove the tray from the printer , pull it out until it st ops, th en ge ntly remov e it from th e printe r while lift ing it up. If yo u are repl enishing paper o f the [...]

Loading Paper 2-8 ❖ User Gui d e 4 If the tray’ s met al base plate remai ns raised , press it do wn to lock it. 5 Align the four corners of the pape r stack and inse rt it into the tray with th e side to be printed on facing up (s ee illustration, belo w , for orientation of letterhead, drill ed paper , tra nsparenci es and envelop es. Make su[...]

Loading Paper Chapter 2: Loading Print Media ❖ 2-9 6 While pressing the side guides, adjust them to the paper width. T o avoid misfeeds and jams, make sure the stack is under t he retain ing clips on bo th sides and adjus t the side guides to th e paper size corr ectly . 7 When the side guides are aligned , adjust the len gth guide to the paper l[...]

Loading Paper 2-10 ❖ Us er Guide A3/Ledge r Size T ray 1 Remove the t ray from the p rinter and p lace it o n a flat surface. T o remove the tray from the printer , pull it out until it st ops, the n ge ntly remov e it from th e printe r while lift ing it up. If yo u are repl enishing paper o f the sa me size , there i s no need to adjust the tra[...]

Loading Paper Chapter 2: Loading Print Medi a ❖ 2-11 5 If the tray’ s met al base plate remai ns raised , press it do wn to lock it. 6 Align the four corners of the pape r stack and inse rt it into the tray with th e side to be printed on facing up (s ee illustration, belo w , for orientation of letterhead, transp arencie s and dr illed p aper [...]

Loading Paper 2-12 ❖ Us er Guide 7 While pressing the side guides, adjust them to the paper width. T o avoid misfeeds and jams, make sure the stack is under t he retain ing clips on bo th sides and adjus t the side guides to th e paper size corr ectly . 8 When the side guides are aligned , adjust the len gth guide to the paper leng th. 9 Replace [...]

Loading Paper Chapter 2: Loading Print Medi a ❖ 2-13 11 Push the tray complet ely into the printer . Make sure it is proper ly seat ed. 12 When using large-si ze media: 1 Pull o ut the paper su pport. 2 Lift u p th e st opper . 2 1[...]

2-14 ❖ Us er Guide 2,000 Sh eet Feeder 1 Pull out the tray until it st ops. Do not re ach in to the tra y with you r han d until th e tra y’ s base is c omple tely l owere d. If yo u are repl enishing paper o f the sa me size , there i s no need to adjust the tra y . Skip to Step 3 . 2 Adjust t he pa per g uides to t he si ze of the pap er by o[...]

Loading Paper Chapter 2: Loading Print Medi a ❖ 2-15 4 Gently load the stack of paper into the tray (s ee illustration, belo w , for orientation of letterhead a nd drilled paper . Make sure t he stac k do es no t exc eed t he maximum le vel indicator on the tray . 1 Simplex orientation 2 Duplex orie ntation 5 Push the tray al l the way back into [...]

Loading Paper 2-16 ❖ Us er Guide Multi B ypass Feeder 1 Open the multi by pass feeder doo r by pulling t he latch at the top center . T o prevent possible damage to t he multi bypass feeder , do not exert strong pressure on it or p l ace any heavy object s on it. 2 If yo u intend to load en velopes, p ostcards or other small- size p aper , you ne[...]

Loading Paper Chapter 2: Loading Print Medi a ❖ 2-17 4 Align the four c orners of the paper and place it into the tray wit h the side to be printed facing up (see illustrat ions, below , for orie ntation of letterhea d, drill ed pape r , transparencies and envelopes . Be sur e to inse rt the pa per all the w ay in until it gently touc hes the sto[...]

Loading Paper 2-18 ❖ Us er Guide 5 If you extended the multi bypass feeder in Step 2, return it to its no rmal posi tion: Hold both sid es of the multi bypass fee der whe re indicated and push it straight back into the printer until it stops. 6 the door can be closed when the media fits within the multi bypass feeder enclosure. 7 When using large[...]

Chapte r 3: Printi ng ❖ 3-1 Printing C h a p t e r 3 Introduction ................. ............. ............. ............. ............. . 3-3 Using the P rinter Driv ers ...... ............ ............. ............. ........ 3-4 Installing the Printer Drive rs ...................... ............. ........ 3-5 Configuring the Pr inter Driver[...]

Prin tin g 3-2 ❖ User G uide The Keys ................... ............. ............. ............. ............ 3-38 Menu Op tions ........... ............. ............. ............. ............ 3-40 Printing a Password Job .......... ............. ............. ............ 3-55 Deleting a Pas sword Job ............... ............. ........[...]

Introduct ion Chapte r 3: Printi ng ❖ 3-3 Introd uction This chapter provides in fo rmation on: • Using printer drivers to control the pri nter’ s output. • The features of the printer’ s Control Panel, and using it to generate printer reports such as the Configuration She et. • Offsetting and duplicatin g. • Printing using custom p a[...]

Using th e Printe r Drivers 3-4 ❖ User G uide Using th e Printer Driver s Y our printer offers many special features that are designed to pr odu ce the hig he st q ual it y bl ack a nd wh ite p ri nts while giving you the fl exibility you need to print a variety of documents. These features are accessed throug h the printer drivers. The way these[...]

Using the Printe r Drivers Chapte r 3: Printi ng ❖ 3-5 Installing the Printe r Drivers Inside the cover of t he product CD’ s ca se is a booklet w ith instructions on how to load your printer drivers. In addition, your Sy stem Admini strator can down load drivers directly to your workstation. Configuring the Print er Drive rs When you initially[...]

Using th e Printe r Drivers 3-6 ❖ User G uide Using the Driver’ s Features At a minimum, your printer’ s drivers enable you to control the following aspects of printing : • Select an input tra y from which to draw paper o r other print m edia. • Se l ect an o utp ut bin to wh ich the pr in t jo b wi ll b e delivered. • Select simplex or[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chapte r 3: Printi ng ❖ 3-7 Using the PCL Driver Y our printer’ s PCL 5e and PCL 6 drivers are controlled by a dialog window th at contains va rious tabs. Selecting a tab changes the dialog window to display controls relate d to the selected tab. Th e following is a general over view of the driver’ s fea tures, organiz[...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-8 ❖ User G uide Pape r/Outp ut When you select thi s tab, you can select a job type, copies, paper , image orientation, duplex, documen t collation and output bin for yo ur printer . Job T ype There are three job types. Some job types require a password. • Normal Print Spools and prints t he j ob with no user interventi[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chapte r 3: Printi ng ❖ 3-9 • Proof Print (available when optional hard drive is installed) Used when user wishes to pro of one copy before printing mult iple copies. The user assigns a password and copy count in the driver before printing. One proo f copy is pri nted i mmediat ely fo r revi ew by t he user and the remai[...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-10 ❖ User Gui d e Sele ct Pape r Y ou can select paper size, med ia type and input so urce for All Pages, for the First Pa ge (if different than the rest of the job), and for Separators (if de sired). Selecting Proof Print causes one set to pr int immediately without the password. Duplex Req uires i nstall ation of the op[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-11 Documen t Collation Allows job collation (for multiple- copy jo bs only). The options are: • Uncollated (the default setti ng) For example, five unco llated copies o f a three-page job will result in f ive copies of page 1, then five copies o f page 2, and finally five copies of page 3; th a[...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-12 ❖ User Gui d e Output Allows you to set your printer's p aper output destination. The options ar e: • The Standard Bin, which holds up to 500 sheets. • The optional offset catch tra y , which holds up to 500 sheets of standard paper with offset capability . Use this feature (available only when the op tional O[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-13 • Booklet Printing The driver will print the d ocument as two images per sheet, landscape orientation . However , it rearra nges the page images so the sheet of p aper can be folded to be read as a left-to-right book. The standard booklet format has the fi rst page as the left-most page. Th [...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-14 ❖ User Gui d e Margins Y our printer can print w ith predefined margins, o r can print all the way t o the edge of the paper . The two options availab le are: •Y e s If you choose this option, t he printer defaults to HP compatible printable areas for each paper size, whic h is approxim ately one-sixth of an inc h un[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-15 Graphics Option s When you sele ct this tab, you can set the various graphics options for the driver . Gray Scale Gray Scal e (also k nown as Ha lf T one) refers to a type of pattern that is a pplied to printed images. By using combinations of black dots, these patterns produce a gray appearan[...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-16 ❖ User Gui d e • All text to Black This option determines how the d river will print any colo r ed t ext in t he do cum en t. I f en a ble d, th e dri ver renders all text into black, n o matter what color it appears on the screen. Other wise the driver renders colored text in different shades of gray (the default se[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-17 • Down load Graphic s and dev ice fonts This option i s useful if you want to print graphi c images over T rueT ype text. T rueT ype text is always sent to the printer last, so it will always appear on top of any grap hics. Select ing th is opti on sends your T rueT ype images to the prin te[...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-18 ❖ User Gui d e Graphics Y our printer will print graphic s as either raster images or as vector g raph ic imag es. All g raphic s can be p rinted as raster images. Howeve r some geometric shap es or patterns, and all T rueT ype fonts, print faster if they are pri nted as v ector images . •V e c t o r If selected, the[...]

Usi ng th e PCL Dr iver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-19 Image Quality The following o ptions are available at 600 dpi resolution only and not simu ltaneously: • Draft Mode Reduces th e amount of t oner place d onto th e paper . Using this feature will cause pages to be printed lighter . •X I E A smoothing algo rithm applied to text and lin e ar[...]

Usin g the PCL D river 3-20 ❖ User Gui d e Over lays A Page Overlay is a partial document that the driver can merge with your print job, producing a printed image that includes elements of both the overlay an d your document. Overlays ar e most useful for creating such things as company letterhead. Y ou can create the letterhead in your applica t[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-21 Using the PostScript Driver Pape r/Outp ut When you select thi s tab, you can select a job type, copies, paper , image orientation, duplex, documen t collation and output bin for yo ur printer . Job T ype There are three job types. Some job types require a password. • Normal Print Spool[...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-22 ❖ User Gui d e • Proof Print Used with multiple copy j obs, prints first set, then holds the other co pies until you enter the matching password on the Control Panel. It is only availabl e when the optiona l hard drive is installed. T o use this feature, spec ify the number of copies to be printed, then enter a[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-23 Duplex Req uires i nstall ation of the option al Dupl ex Modu le. Fo r more information, see the section “Dupl ex Printing” (page 3-59). The o ptions are: •D u p l e x O f f Single sided prin ting. This is the default se tting. • Duplex with Short-Edge Binding Double sided printi [...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-24 ❖ User Gui d e Documen t Collation Allows job collation (for multiple- copy jo bs only). The options are: • Uncollated (the default setti ng) For example, five unco llated copies o f a three-page job will result in f ive copies of page 1, then five copies o f page 2, and finally five copies of page 3; th at is:[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-25 Output Allows you to set your printer's p aper output destination. The options ar e: • The Standard Bin, which holds up to 500 sheets. • The optional Offset Bin, whic h holds up to 500 sheet s of paper with offset capability . Refer to T able 2.1 on page 2-4. Use this feature (av[...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-26 ❖ User Gui d e Document Opt ions When you select this tab, you ca n set the driver’ s page size polic y . Page Size Policies Page Size Policies are used to specif y the recovery policy when the page size cannot be matched with any avai lable media. The opti ons are: • Use printer default U s e wh a t e v er P[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-27 • Nearest available size, no page adjust Selects the nearest paper size, but d o es not adjust the pag e to f it. • Next larger av ailable size, no page adjust Selects the next larger ava ilable paper , but does not adjust the page to fit . Page Layout By default, the print er will pr[...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-28 ❖ User Gui d e Image Options When you select this tab, you can set the various graphics options for the driver . Bright ness This slider control increases or decreases the brightness level of the image. The default settin g is zero . Reduce/Enla rge This slider control makes the page image smaller or larger by ad[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-29 Image Modes There are four image modes. Y ou can choose all at the same time. • Negative Im age This option converts the black image areas in the original to white, the white image areas to black, and any dark g ray imag e areas t o light g ray . Printi ng a negative image may be useful[...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-30 ❖ User Gui d e •F a x F r i e n d l y B l a c k This feature changes your color d o cument to patterns of black and white. The d ifferent colors are rend ered as distinguishable black and white patterns. For example, a pie chart which contains we dges of different solid colors will be printed with a different p[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-31 Fonts When you select this tab, you c an control how PostScript interprets T rueT ype fonts. T rueT ype Fonts This feature offers the foll o wing options: • Use Substitution T able The Substitution T able helps you select a printer-resident PostScript font that is the clos e st match fo[...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-32 ❖ User Gui d e Send As This feature contains fo ur options: • Outlines (T ype 1) A scaleable, vector-based font that defines each character as a se t of ins truction s that spec ify the shape and size o f the charac ter •B i t m a p ( T y p e 3 ) A non-scaleable, rasterized format that co ntains data for each[...]

Using the Po stScript Driver Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-33 PostScript When you select this tab, you can set various PostScript output options. Format There are two different formats: • Faster PostScript (St andard) (the default setting) This setting al lows you to send PostScript j o bs using the standard PostSc r ipt comma nds. • More Portab[...]

Using the PostScript Dri ver 3-34 ❖ User Gui d e Compress Bitmaps This control is ava ilable only if you have selected to Use Only Level 2 Features. It compresses the graphics i n yo ur documents before sending them to the printer . Although this saves memory , the job may take longer to print. The default for this op tion is On. Print Postscript[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-35 Using the Control Panel The printer’ s Control Panel (Figure 3.1) serves several purposes: • It displays information about the status of the printer (or the job in proces s). • It provides the means for changing printer settings to control how the printer op e rates. • It allows you t[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-36 ❖ User Gui d e The Display The Control Panel's display performs two functions. • It informs you of printer sta tus conditions, such as when toner is low , when a p aper tray is emp ty , when a job is in process, and so on. For exam ple, when you turn on the printer and it warms u p, the display will show: This[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-37 The Indicator Light s The Control Panel co ntains four indicator lights. T able 3.3 describes the function of each light. T able 3.3 Indi cator ligh ts and th eir func tions Ligh t Descripti on Online (Green) Lights wh en the printer is onli ne. Flashes when the printer is tran sitioning from[...]

3-38 ❖ Us er Guide The Keys The Control Panel keypad consists of eight keys, identified with international sy mbols and/or labe led in English. The keys are also numbered 0 - 7 for use when entering passwords. T able 3.4 describes th e function of each key . T able 3. 4 Contro l Panel keys and the ir fun ctions Key Descripti on Online • If the [...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-39 Menu Down • If not in the menu sy stem, enters the menu system and displays the last menu. • If in the menu system, causes the Control Panel to scroll through the menus in order top to bottom. Item Up • If in the menu system, cau ses the Control Panel to scroll through the items in th e[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-40 ❖ User Gui d e Menu Options T able 3.5 o n the following pages lists t he variables that can be controlled at the printer’ s Control Panel, organized by menu in the order in which they appear when scrolling through the d isplay . Since these variables are generally used in configurin g the printer’ s default sett[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-41 T able 3.5 Con trol Pan el Menu Optio ns Menu Descript ion and Items Job Menu Allows you to cancel the job current ly processed by PCL or PostS c ript, or to force a form feed on a partially formatted job in PCL: Cancel Job Cancels the job currently printing. Form Feed Causes a partial PCL pa[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-42 ❖ User Gui d e Tr a y M e n u Allows you to access tray settings for PCL and PostScript jobs: MBF Size D efines the paper size that is loaded in the mu lti bypass feeder . MBF T ype Defines the paper type that is loaded in the mu lti bypass feeder . Tr a y N Ty p e Defines the type of paper installed in T ray N (wher[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-43 PCL Me nu Allows you to establish the default configuration for the printer when printing PCL emulation jobs: Fon t Num ber Sets the default font in PCL. Pitch Sets the pitch of the default font in PCL when the default font already se lected is a scal able fi xed pitch font. Point S ize Sets [...]

Using the Control P anel 3-44 ❖ User Gui d e System Menu Allows you to set general printer features: Language Sets the la nguage used for Control P anel display messages and generated reports. Paper Si ze Sets the default paper si ze used in PCL and PostScript. Paper T ype Sets the default pa per type used in Po stScript and PCL. Page Pol icy All[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-45 System Menu (continu ed) XIE Sets the default Xerox Image Enhancement ( XIE) mode used in PCL and PostScrip t. Resolution Sets the default resoluti on for PCL and PostScrip t jobs. Output Timeout Determines whethe r the printer will select an alternate bin when the selected out put bin become[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-46 ❖ User Gui d e Para llel Me nu Allows you to set options for the parallel port connection: Port Enable Enables or disables the parallel port. Port Tim eout Sets the time for determining when to end an incomplete print job and poll the next port in the polling sequence. Parallel PDL Sets the default Page Description L[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-47 USB Menu Allows you to set options for the USB port connection: Port Enable Enab les or disabl es the USB port. Port Tim eout Sets the time for determining when to end an incomplete print job and poll the next port in the polling sequence. USB PDL Sets the default emula tion Page Descript ion[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-48 ❖ User Gui d e Ethernet Menu Allows you to set options for the Ethernet port connection: LPR E nable Enables or disables the Ethernet LPR protocol. LPR Bann er Enables or disables the LPR banner she et. LPR PDL Sets the default Page Description La nguage emulation for the Ethernet LP R protocol. LPR Binary PS Enable [...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-49 Ethernet Menu (continu ed) ET alk E nable E nables or disables the Ethernet EtherT alk protocol . HTTP E nable Enables or disables the Ethernet HTTP Server protocol. IP Address Res Sets the method used to resolve (Res) the IP a ddress, incl udin g subn et ma sk and de fau lt gat eway . IP Add[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-50 ❖ User Gui d e T oken Ring Menu Allows you to set options for the T oken Ring port connection (and appears only if the optional T oken R ing interface is installed ): LPR E nable Enables or disables the T oken Ring LPR protocol. LPR Bann er Enables or disables the LPR banner she et. LPR PDL Sets the default Page Desc[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-51 T oken Ring Menu (continu ed) TT alk E nable Enables or disables the T oken Ring T okenT alk protocol. HTTP E nable Enables or disables the T oken Ring HTTP Server protocol. IP Address Res Sets the method used to resolve (Res) the IP a ddress, incl udin g subn et ma sk and de fau lt gat eway [...]

Using the Control P anel 3-52 ❖ User Gui d e Novell Menu Allows you to modify Novell parameters: Novell Enab le Enables or disables the Novell protocol. Novell PDL Sets the default emulation for t he Novell protocol. Novell Binary PS Enables or disables the Nove ll binary mode of PostScript. Novell Mod e Sets the PServer mode for the Novell proto[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-53 Print Menu Allows you to generate printer reports: Config Sheet Prints a Co nfiguration Sheet sho wing the printer's current information and menu settings. PCL D emo Prin ts a sample page d emonstrating the printer's capabilities. PCL Font List Prints a list of P CL fonts currently [...]

Using the Control P anel 3-54 ❖ User Gui d e Reset Menu Allows you to access printer reset functions (and appears only when the printer is powered on w hile holding down the Online and Enter keys). Factory Defa ults Resets menus to facto r y defaults. Network Defa ults Resets parameters in the Ethernet, T oken Ring, and N ovell Menus to factory d[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-55 Printing a Password Job T o print a password print job sent t o the printer and stored in the optiona l hard drive (such as a sec ure job or pr oof jo b), fol low th ese s teps: 1 At the Control Panel, press Menu Up or Menu Dow n until you see: 2 Press Item Up or I tem Down and you wil l see:[...]

Using the Control P anel 3-56 ❖ User Gui d e Deleting a Password Job T o delete a password print j o b sent to the printer and stored in the optiona l hard drive, follow these steps: 1 At the Control Panel, press Menu Up or Menu Dow n until you see: 2 Press Item Up or I tem Down and you wil l see: 3 Enter your job’ s numeric password and you wi[...]

Using th e Control Panel Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-57 Generating a Printer Report Y our printer provides the fo llowing reports that can be printe d: • Configurat ion Sheet •P C L D e m o •P C L F o n t L i s t • PostScript Font List •M e n u M a p • T est Print • Disk Directory (i f the optional hard drive is i nstalled ) •F a u[...]

Offsetti ng Output 3-58 ❖ User Gui d e Offsetting Output The Offset Catch T ray , shown in Figure 3.2, is an optio nal output device availab le fo r your printer . It c an b e u sed in ei the r o f tw o wa ys , d ep end in g o n how it is configured in the Control Panel’ s menu system: • As an addit ional 500-sheet capacity out put bin to sup[...]

Duplex Prin ting Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-59 Duplex Printing W ith the optional duplex unit installed, you can print two-sided ( duplex) jobs. Use only the size paper listed in T able 2.1 on page 2-4 for two-sided jobs. Do not use envelope s, postcards, transp arencies, o r label pape r for duple x jobs. T o print duplex, select it in your prin[...]

Duplex Printin g 3-60 ❖ User Gui d e Figure 3.3 Duple x Orient atio n and B inding Sett ings Orientation: Portrait Duplex: Long Edge B ind Orientat ion: Portrait Duplex: Short Edge Bind Orientation: Landscape Duplex: Long Edge B ind Orientation: Landscape Duplex: Short Edge Bind[...]

Configuring Custom Paper Sizes Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-61 Configurin g Custom Pa per Sizes Custom (nonstandard) paper sizes may be l o aded in the multi bypass feeder or any o f the media trays. T o use custom paper size s, there are two basic issues to be addressed: • Y ou must disable the printer’ s automatic paper size detectio n and pa[...]

Configuring Custom Paper Sizes 3-62 ❖ User Gui d e T able 3 .6 Custom Paper Size Examples . Custom Paper Si ze Desire d Input So urce Requir ed Steps 8 x 10 in. T ray 1 1. In the application, format the page for Letter size paper , setting the margins to correctly position th e image on 8 x 10” paper if overlaid by Letter size paper . 2. Load t[...]

Special Media Printi ng Chap ter 3: P rint ing ❖ 3-63 Specia l Media Prin ting When the Config Fuser item is set to On , pa per types are availab le as a men u item in the Tr a y M e n u . this enables the user to set fuser temperatures associated with each pape r type. The Config Fuser item is located in the Tr a y Menu . Each paper type has th [...]

Specia l Media Printing 3-64 ❖ User Gui d e * Default setting T able 3.7 Default te mperatur e setting s for vario us media Media type Available V alues Plai n Nor mal* Hig h Low Preprinted Normal * Hig h Low Letterhead Nor mal* Hig h Low Prepunched Normal * Hig h Low Labels Normal High* Low Bond Normal * Hig h Low Recycled Normal * Hig h Low Col[...]

Chap ter 4: M aint ain ing t he P rin ter ❖ 4- 1 Maintaining the Printer C h a p t e r 4 Regular Printer M aintenance ............ ............. ............. ........ 4-2 Cleaning the Pr inter .. ............. ............. ............. .............. 4-2 Replacing the Laser Print Car tridge ............................ ........ 4-3 Replacing M[...]

Regular Printer Mainten a nce 4-2 ❖ User Gui d e Regular Printer Maintenance Y our printer is designed to need very little ong o ing maintenance other tha n the replacement of maintenance items as they reach their end of use. It is recommend ed that maintenance items be replaced w hen the end of use warnings appear on the Control Panel to avoid u[...]

Replacing t he Laser Pri nt Cartridg e Chap ter 4: M aint ain ing t he P rin ter ❖ 4- 3 Replacing the Laser Print Cartridge When the laser print cartridge runs low on toner , the printer’ s Control Panel display will p ro mpt you to replace the cartridge. This is a simple proc edure, described on t he following pages. • Do n ot expose the car[...]

Replacing the Laser Print Cart ridge 4-4 ❖ User Gui d e T o replace the laser print cartridge, follow these steps: 1 Open the top cover . 2 Lift out the used ca rtridge. W rap the used c ar tridg e in i ts or iginal pack ing and r eturn it as per di rections in the packagi ng. 3 Remo ve a new cartrid ge from its pac king a nd shak e the cartridge[...]

Replacing t he Laser Pri nt Cartridg e Chap ter 4: M aint ain ing t he P rin ter ❖ 4- 5 4 Place the cartridge on a flat surface, press it down with one hand a nd with the o ther grasp the en d tab of the sealing tape and pull the ta pe str aight out ho rizont ally . If pulled at an angle, the tape may break. After pulling out the tape, do not sha[...]

Replacing Mainte nance Kit Items 4-6 ❖ User Gui d e Replacing Maintena nce Kit Items The Maintenance Kit includes the Bias T ransfer Roller and the Fuser , which are internal printer components tha t require replacement from time to time. As these are more complex tasks that are not ro utinely performed, the procedures are prov ided in the S yste[...]

Chapt er 5: T rouble shooting ❖ 5- 1 T r oubleshooting C h a p t e r 5 Before Y ou Begin Troubleshoot ing ................. ............. ........ 5-2 Error Mes sages .................... ............ ............. ............. ........ 5-4 Paper Jams ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. ........ 5-5 What Causes a[...]

Befo re Yo u B egi n Tr oub lesho oti ng 5-2 ❖ User Gui d e Before Y ou Begin T roubl eshooting If it becomes necessary for you to take corrective actions, note the following sa fety tips a nd then begin your troubleshooting by checking for possible hardware, software, and printer maintenance issues. Also, be sure to observe the safety guidelines[...]

Before Y ou Begin T roubleshootin g Chapt er 5: T rouble shooting ❖ 5- 3 Hardware • Is the printer p lugged in? • Is the printer switched on? Software • Is the correct printer driver installed and selected for your printer configu ration? Printer Maintenance An i mprop erly seated tray or an open cover will prevent printing. Y ou can avoid [...]

Error Message s 5-4 ❖ User Gui d e Error Messages Y our printer displays messages on the Control Panel when operator interv ention is required. There are two types of message that require a ction: • Printer fault messages are those that relate to printer shutdown, such as a paper jam. Ac tion must be taken to resolve the fault. • Attention me[...]

Paper Jams Chapt er 5: T rouble shooting ❖ 5- 5 Paper Jams Y our printer has been de signed to provide reliable, trouble-free operation. Ho wever , you may experience an occasiona l paper jam. When the printer detec ts a misfeed or a paper jam, it sto ps printing and displa y s a Control Panel mes sag e. After you clear the paper jam, the printer[...]

Pape r J am s 5-6 ❖ User Gui d e T able 5 .1 Paper j am messages Message Descrip tio n/Corr ective Acti on Duplex Jam- Open Rear Cover A paper ja m has occurred at the d uplex unit. ACTION: Refer to “Paper Jam While Feeding through Duplex Module” (page 5-7 ). Exit Jam- Open Rear & Top Cover A paper ja m has occurred at the exi t path to t[...]

Paper Jams Chapt er 5: T rouble shooting ❖ 5- 7 Paper Jam While Feeding through Duplex Module Follow these steps to clear the j am. Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on Duplex Jam- Open Rear Cover 1 Open the rear cover . Be carefu l not to touc h the f user . It become s very h ot fro m pri nting. Clear Paper Path 2 Check and carefully p u[...]

Pape r J am s 5-8 ❖ User Gui d e Paper Jam While Exiting to Sta ndard Output Bin Follow these steps to clear the j am. Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on Exit Jam- Open Rear & Top Cover 1 Open the rear cover . Be carefu l not to touc h the f user . It become s very h ot fro m pri nting. 2 Open the top cover all the way to the ba ck u[...]

Paper Jams Chapt er 5: T rouble shooting ❖ 5- 9 5 Reinstall the cartri dge, insert ing its tw o pr ojec ting p art s into the printer’ s guide ch annels. Be sure to pu sh the cartridge all the way into the pri nter . 6 Close the top cover . 7 Close the rear cover . 8 Check the Control Panel display . If the jam ha s been c leared and all covers[...]

Pape r J am s 5-10 ❖ Us er Guide Paper Jam While Feeding to Offset Catch T r ay Follow these steps to clear the j am. Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on Offset Jam- Open Rear Cover 1 Open the rear cover . Be carefu l not to touc h the f user . It become s very h ot fro m pri nting. Open Offset Door Clear Paper Path 2 Open the Offset Catc[...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-11 4 Close the Offset Catch T ray’ s rear cover . 5 Close the printer ’ s rear c over . 6 Check the Control Panel display . If the jam ha s been c leared and all covers are closed, the Control Panel will display Processing or Ready . If a paper j am message remains, there is still pap er jammed [...]

Pape r J am s 5-12 ❖ Us er Guide Paper Jam While Feeding from T ray 1 Follow these steps to clear the j am. Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on Tray 1 Jam Open Tray 1 1 Pull T ray 1 completely out of th e printe r . T o r emove the tr ay from the pr inter , pull it out , then g ently remove it from the pr inter while lifting it up. 2 If t[...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-13 Remove PrintCart Clear Paper Path 5 Pull out the laser print cartridge and se t it down on a flat su rface. T o prevent stains, place th e cart ridge on a surfac e covered with old newspaper or some other disposable material. 6 Check the a rea where the laser print cartridge was located an d remo[...]

Pape r J am s 5-14 ❖ Us er Guide 9 Reinsert the multi bypass feeder tray . Hold both sid es where ind icated and pus h it st raig ht back until it sto ps. 10 Reinstall T ray 1. 11 Check the Control Panel display . If the jam ha s been c leared and all covers are closed, the Control Panel will display Processing or Ready . If a paper ja m message [...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-15 Paper Jam While Feeding fro m 2,000 Sheet Feeder Follow these steps to clear a jam while feed ing from the 2,000 sheet fe eder installed eithe r as T ray 2 or T ray 3. (Note: the illustrations below show a feeder installed as T ray 2, but the procedure is the same for a feeder installed as T ray [...]

Pape r J am s 5-16 ❖ Us er Guide Open Rear TrayDr Clear Paper Path 3 Open the feeder’ s rear cover . 4 Remove any jammed or wrinkled paper . Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on[...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-17 5 Push back the feeder’ s front door . 6 Close the feeder’ s rear co ver . 7 Check the Control Panel display . If the jam ha s been c leared and all covers are closed, the Control Panel will display Processing or Ready . If a paper jam message remains, there is still pap er jammed in the prin[...]

Pape r J am s 5-18 ❖ Us er Guide Paper Jam While Feeding from 500 Sheet Feeder Follow these steps to clear the j am while feeding from a 500 Sheet Feeder installed as T ray 2 or T ray 3. (Note: th e illustrations below show one 500 Sh e et Feeder installed, but the proced ure is the same for a se cond feeder installed as T ray 3.) Contr ol Panel [...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-19 4 Remove any jammed paper . 5 Check inside the printer and remov e any jamm ed p aper . 6 Close the feeder’ s rear co ver . Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on[...]

Pape r J am s 5-20 ❖ Us er Guide Lift/Extend MBF Open Top Cover 7 Open the multi bypass feeder and extend it: 1 Hold both sid es whe re indicated an d tilt it up sl ightly . 2 Gently lift up and pull ou t towa rds you until it st ops. 8 Open the top cover all the way to the ba ck un ti l it stops. Be sure to remove any paper that may be in the ou[...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-21 Remove PrintCart Clear Paper Path 9 Pull out the laser print cartridge and se t it down on a flat su rface. T o prevent stains, place th e cart ridge on a surfac e covered with old newspaper or some other disposable material. 10 Check the a rea where the laser print cartridge was located an d rem[...]

Pape r J am s 5-22 ❖ Us er Guide Insert MBF 13 Reinsert the multi bypass feeder tray . Hold both sid es where ind icated and pus h it st raig ht back until it sto ps. Insert Tray 2 or Insert Tray 3 14 Reinstall all pa per t rays. 15 Check the Control Panel display . If the jam ha s been c leared and all covers are closed, the Control Panel will d[...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-23 Paper Jam While Printing Follow these steps to clear the j am. Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on Paper Jam- Open Top Cover 1 Open the top cover all the way to the ba ck un ti l it stops. Lift/Extend MBF or Lift/Extend MBF Remove All Paper 2 Open the multi bypass feeder and extend it: 1 [...]

Pape r J am s 5-24 ❖ Us er Guide Remove PrintCart Clear Paper Path 4 Pull out the laser print cartridge and se t it down on a flat su rface. T o prevent stains, place th e cart ridge on a surfac e covered with old newspaper or some other disposable material. 5 Check the a rea where the laser print cartridge was located an d remov e any jamm ed p [...]

Paper Jams Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-25 Insert MBF 8 Reinsert the multi bypass feeder tray . If it was extended, hold both sides wher e indicated and push it straight back until it stops. Manual Feed 9 Reload th e multi bypass feeder . Close Covers 10 Close the top cover . 11 Check the Control Panel display . If the jam ha s been c lea[...]

Pape r J am s 5-26 ❖ Us er Guide Paper Jam Because of Mismatch bet ween Expected and Actual Size Fed Follow these steps to clear the j am. Contr ol Panel Mess age Correc tive Acti on Paper Size Jam- Open Rear Cover 1 Open the rear cover . Be carefu l not to touc h the f user . It become s very h ot fro m pri nting. Load any tray with the size nee[...]

Solvin g Pr inting Prob lems Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-27 Solving Printing Problems If you have any problems with the operation of your printer , refer to T able 5.2 for suggested remedies. T able 5.2 Printer O peration P roblems Probl em Action The printer wil l not print at all, or a file sent from the client/server will not print. ?[...]

Solvin g Print ing Pr obl ems 5-28 ❖ Us er Guide A printed pag e does not look as expected. • Make certain that the softw are application you a r e using to crea te your print job is confi gured properly . Refer to your softwa re documentation. • Make sure the correct driver is being used. • Print a configuration sheet. If it does n ot prin[...]

Solvin g Pr inting Prob lems Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-29 PostScript commands are printed in stead of the PostScript j ob. • M ake ce rtai n tha t the softwar e app lic ation yo u are using to cr eate your jo b is configured properly . Refer to your software documentation. • The job sent to the printer might have included an incorr[...]

Solvin g Print ing Pr obl ems 5-30 ❖ Us er Guide A PostScript or PCL job fails to print. • Check that you are using the correct PostScript or PCL printer driver . • For a PostScript job , set the PS Errors item in the PostScrip t Menu to On an d resend the job. - If an error page prints, there is a problem in the PostScript coding. Correct th[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-31 Solving Print Quality Probl ems If you have any problems with your printer’ s printed output, refer to T able 5.3 for suggested remedies. The cases liste d in T able 5.3 ar e probable cases only , and may not repr esent all of the possible cases whi ch may occur under act[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems 5-32 ❖ Us er Guide Blank Prints Entire printed page is blank wi th no visi ble print. If just installed, the laser print cartridge insert (tape) may still be in place. Remove the tape insert. Refer to Step 4 on page 4-5. Multiple sheets a re being fed from the paper tray at the same time. Remove the paper from th[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-33 Spot dele tions Areas of the print are extremely light or missing. Damp paper stock . Replace the paper stock. Defective laser print cartridge, or the cartridge is at its end of life. Replace t he laser print cartridge. V ertical line deletions Localized print d eletions fo[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems 5-34 ❖ Us er Guide Horizontal line deletions Localized print d eletions appearin g as ban ds running across the page perpendicular to the direction of paper movement. Defective paper stock, creases, fol ds, etc . Replace t he paper stock. V ertical dark streaks Black lines running across the print i n the directi[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-35 Repetitive horizontal dark streaks Black lines running across the page perpendicular to the direction of paper movement. Contaminated paper path. Print several blank sheets of paper to remove any toner accumulations. Defective laser print cartridge, or the cartridge is at i[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems 5-36 ❖ Us er Guide Unfused or part ially fuse d image The printed ima ge is not fully fused to the paper and easily ru bs off. Damp paper stock. Replace pape r stock. Heavy or unusual paper stock. Use only approved p aper/media. (See T able 2.1 on pa ge 2-4). Defective Fuser . Replace t he Fuser . See the System [...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-37 Blurred prints Image is blurred at the edges . Poor paper condition. Inspect/replace the paper stock. Paper is damp. Replace t he paper stock. Random deletions Random light areas an d deletions. Poor paper condition. Inspect/replace the paper stock. Paper is damp. Replace t[...]

Solvin g Print Qual ity Pro blems 5-38 ❖ Us er Guide Grainy Grap hics A graphic ima ge is coarse or grainy (like a brick or checkerboa rd pa tter n) r ath er t han a smooth halftone. The printer tried to print a complex graphic image with inadequate memory . Refer to the System Administrator Guide on the Product CD for a discussion of memory requ[...]

Additional Sour ces of T roubl eshooting Assistance Chap ter 5 : T roub les hootin g ❖ 5-39 Additional So ur ces of T roubleshooting Assistance If you encounter an error message, problem, or print defect that you are unable to correct by using y our User Guide or the On-Line H elp system, you may n eed to contact your System Admin istrator or ref[...]

Additional Sources of Troubleshooting Assistance 5-40 ❖ Us er Guide[...]

Appen dix A: Prin ter Speci fications ❖ A-1 Printer Specifications A p p e n d i x A Printer Specifications ..... ................... ............. ............. ........ A-2[...]

Printe r Specifica tions A-2 ❖ User Gui d e Printer Specifications Rated Print Speed 20 ppm 28 ppm Image Resolution T rue 1200 dpi (half speed) 1200 dpi Image Q ua lity 600 dpi 300 dpi (PCL5e) Processor Motorola Power PC 200 MHz processor Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle 20 ppm up to 100,000 Impressions per month 28 ppm up to 130,000 Impressions per mo[...]

Printer Specif ications Appen dix A: Prin ter Speci fications ❖ A-3 Standard Features • 500-s heet Standard In put T ray • 150-sheet Multi Bypass Feeder • 500-sheet Standard Face-down Outp ut Bin • IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel I nter face • USB Interface • CentreW are Administration Software • Unidirectional Win dows Drivers •[...]

Printe r Specifica tions A-4 ❖ User Gui d e[...]

Appen dix B: Not ices and C ertificat ions ❖ B-1 Notices and Certifications A p p e n d i x B FCC Notices…U SA ........ ............. ................... ............. ........ B-2 Radio Frequency ........ ............. ............. ............. ............. . B-2 Certifications…Canadian ..... ............ ............. ...................[...]

FCC Not ices… USA B-2 ❖ User Guide FCC Notices…USA Radio Frequency This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy , and, if not installed and used in accordan ce with t he instruct ion man uals, m ay cause interference with radio c o mmunications. The equip ment, in its base configura tions (See the Caution Statement o[...]

FCC Notic es…USA Appen dix B: Not ices and C ertificat ions ❖ B-3 The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio o r television interference caused by using oth er than recommended c ables or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized ch anges or modifications c ould void the user's authority to operate thi[...]

Certif ications… Canadian B-4 ❖ User Guide Certifications …Canadian 60 HZ, 115V The equipment is listed by the Underw riters Laboratories, UL 1950, ce rtified by Canadian Sta ndards Association, CSA22.2, No. 95 0[...]

Europea n Marke ts Appen dix B: Not ices and C ertificat ions ❖ B-5 European Markets CE The CE marking applied to this product symbolises Xerox Ltd Declar ation of Conformity with t he following applicable Directives of the European Union. Council Directive 73/2 3/ EC amended by Council Directive 93/68/EC, on the harmonisation of the laws of the [...]

Euro pean Market s B-6 ❖ User Guide W ARNING (Class A products acco rding to EN55022) This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio int erference in which case, th e user may be required to take adequate measures. W ARN ING (I mmun ity) In order to allow this p roduct to ope rate in proximity to Industrial, Sc[...]

Europea n Marke ts Appen dix B: Not ices and C ertificat ions ❖ B-7 EN55022 Conf igur atio n Specificatio n Base Printe r EN55022 -B Base Printe r with T oken Ring EN55022 -A[...]

B-8 ❖ User Guide Safety Extra Low V oltage Safety Approval The printer’ s printing system i s in compliance with various governm ental agencies and na tion al safet y regulations. All system ports meet the requiremen ts for Safety Extra Low V oltage (SEL V) circuits for connection to customer-owne d devices and net works. Additions of customer-[...]

Appen dix C: Printe r Options ❖ C-1 Printer Options A p p e n d i x C Optional Equipme nt .................. ............. ................... ........ C-2[...]

Optional Equipment C-2 ❖ User Guide Optional Equipment The optional equip ment described in this User g uide allow you to add special features to y o ur printer or upg rad e yo ur p ri nte r s yst em to me et you r p art icu lar needs. T able C.1 on pa ge C-3 provides a brief description of each enhancem ent available. The pa rt number needed to [...]

Optional Equipment Appen dix C: Printe r Options ❖ C-3 T able C. 1 Optiona l Equ ipment Optional Ki ts Use Hard Dr ive Allows for secure job and proof job printing, storage of font s and overlays, and increases the productivity of multiple-page jobs via electronic pre-collation. 500 sheet feeder with option of A3/Ledger size tray or A4/Letter siz[...]

Optional Equipment C-4 ❖ User Guide Memory (DIMMs) Increases the font ca pability and enha nces the speed of da ta transfer and complex page proce ssing. Memory kits are available in three configurations, packag ed in single units each: - 64 MB - 32 MB - 16 MB The printer util izes industry standa r d DIMMs wi th the following specifications: - 1[...]

Index I X User Guide A A3 size paper Dimensions • 2-4 Support ed tray s/ bins • 2-4 A4 size paper Dimensions • 2-4 Support ed tray s/ bins • 2-4 A5 size paper Dimensions • 2-4 Support ed tray s/ bins • 2-4 A6 size paper Dimensions • 2-4 Support ed tray s/ bins • 2-4 B B4-J IS size paper Dimensions • 2-4 Support ed tray s/ bins •[...]

D Use r Gui de C5 siz e en vel opes Dimensions • 2-4 Suppor ted tray s/bins • 2-4 D Demo Page Printing • 3-57 Disk Directory Printing • 3-57 DL size envelopes Dimensions • 2-4 Suppor ted tray s/bins • 2-4 Draft Mode • 3-19 , 3-30 Drivers Configuring • 3-5 Installing • 3-5 PCL emulation Desc ript ion • 3-4 Features • 3-6 Using [...]

O User Guide O Offset Catch Tray Capaci ty • 2-4 Location • 1-8 Pape r sizes su pport ed • 2-4 , 2-5 Using • 3-58 Offsetting o utput • 3-12 , 3-25 , 3-58 Overlays • 3-20 P Page D escri ption Lang uage s • 1-5 Page overlays • 3-20 Paper Jams See Paper jams Select ing for use • 2-2 Sizes su pport ed A3/Ledger size tray • 2-4 A4/Le[...]

S Use r Gui de Resolution • 1-5 S Secure pr inti ng PCL jobs • 3-8 Post Script j obs • 3-21 Serial c ard • C-3 Standa rd o utput bin Capaci ty • 2-4 Location • 1-6 Pape r sizes su pport ed • 2-4 , 2-5 Statement size paper Dimensions • 2-4 Suppor ted tray s/bins • 2-4 T Test Pr int Printing • 3-57 Token Rin g Card • C-3 Toner S[...]