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Xerox Document centre 250 series User Manual

Summary of Document centre 250 series

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    Document centre 400/350/250 series user guide (printer) all contents and index entries are in hypertext link. Click on them to be transported to the corresponding page..

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    Appletalk, ethertalk, truetype, apple and macintosh are trademarks of apple computer, inc. Registered in the us and other countries. Adobe, adobe type connection, adobe type manager, postscript, postscript 3, and the postscript logo are trademarks of adobe systems incorporated. Helvetica, palatino, ...

  • Page 3: Preface

    I preface welcome to xerox document centre 400/350/250 series. Written with the new user in mind, this user guide (printer) provides all the necessary information about operating the printer functions of the printer as well as installing the printer drivers. To get the most out of the machine, pleas...

  • Page 4: Types of Manuals

    Ii types of manuals the types of manuals available for the document centre 400/350/250 series are as follows: manual bundled with the main unit (i.E. The copier) • user guide (copier) explains the handling of the copier and the copier functions. Manuals bundled with the fax kit/fax-installed unit • ...

  • Page 5: Using This Guide

    Iii using this guide organization the following is a summary of each chapter: chapter 1 overview of the printer this chapter explains the interface connections, special features, printer functions and powering on/off. Chapter 2 setting up this chapter explains the cable connections and the increase/...

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    Iv appendix this section provides information on the printing area, connector and allocation signals, the different items of the print utility, paper jams at the mail box as well as the postscript 3 kit. Glossary this section explains the meanings of the terms used in this guide. System charts this ...

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    V conventions 1. In this manual, a host device refers to a personal computer or workstation and "xerox dc 400/350/250" refers to "xerox document centre 400/350/250". 2. The following icons are used in this guide: instructions or important information for preventing equipment damage. For your informa...

  • Page 8: Contents

    Vi contents preface ................................................................................................................................................................ I types of manuals .......................................................................................................

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    Vii chapter 4 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4.1 about the printer drivers ..................................................................................................................... 40 4.1.1 the pcl 5e/pcl 6 printer drivers ........................................................

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    Viii c print utility .......................................................................................................................................... 133 c.1 types and paper sizes ............................................................................................................. ...

  • Page 11: Safety Precautions

    Ix safety precautions read these safety notes before using the printer functions of this machine. Conventions and symbols is used to alert operators to an operating procedure, practice or condition that, if not strictly observed, can result in severe injury or loss of life. Caution is used to alert ...

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    X precaution for switching off the power when switching off the power for xerox dc 400/350/250 series models with fax functions, check that the document in memory indicator light on the main frame control panel is off. If the power is switched off while the light is on, document data spooled in the ...

  • Page 13: Overview of The

    1.1 getting ready to print........................................................................... 2 1.2 special features of the printer .............................................................. 4 1.3 main components and their functions................................................ 5 1.4 p...

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    2 1 1.1 getting ready to print this section explains the procedure for setting up the printer. The flow of operations is as follows: check that the printer is switched off before handling it. If not, there is a danger of electric shock. Connect the cable and allocate memory. "chapter 2 setting up" c...

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    3 overview of the printer 1 1.1 getting ready to print when the printer is used via a network, it is necessary to set the different types of servers and printer control panels. "network print environment user guide" regarding these settings. It is suggested that the memory be increased. When connect...

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    4 1 1.2 special features of the printer this printer kit can be used as a network-compatible printer that can be connected directly to the network. It can be installed with multi-emulation. The special features of the printer are as follows: • it is installed with pcl 6 emulation. Postscript emulati...

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    5 overview of the printer 1 1.3 main components and their functions the names of the various parts of the printer are provided below. For other parts, see "1-1 main compo- nents and their functions" of the user guide (copier). 1.3.1 parts of the printer configuration front view main frame control pa...

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    6 1 1.3 main components and their functions rear view ventilation opening ventilation opening for the cooling fan. Serial interface connector connects printer to host device by a rs-232c interface cable. Parallel interface connector connects printer to host device by a centronics/ieee 1284-compliant...

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    7 overview of the printer 1 1.3 main components and their functions 1.3.2 control panel parts the control panel consists of the led, display and the keys. Led display keys led led indicates printer state by turning on, blinking and turning off light. Data processing print processing error led stands...

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    8 1 1.3 main components and their functions print processing indicates the state of print/fax processing by green light. • light on processing print/fax data. • blink waiting for data during printing process. • light off not processing print/fax data. Error indicates state of printer abnormality by ...

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    9 overview of the printer 1 1.3 main components and their functions input port indicates the input port that receives data. Messages include "parallel", "serial", "ethertalk", "lpd/pd" and "netware". Tray indicates the paper tray for printing. Messages include "tray 1", "tray 2", "tray 3", "tray 4",...

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    10 1 1.3 main components and their functions displays in order, menu, menu item, item and candidate value. "5.1 mode menu and common menu" displays menu, menu item, item and candidate value in the reverse order of . Moves from menu to menu item, menu item to item, item to candidate value. Also, move...

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    11 overview of the printer 1 1.3 main components and their functions moves to common menu operation. At this state, the printer will not be able to receive data automatically. During print procesing, is not accessible. Returns from the common menu to the "print/fax ready" print screen. When both and...

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    12 1 1.3 main components and their functions 1.3.3 cd-rom there are two cd-roms included with this manual. One for the printer kit and the other for the optional postscript 3 kit. Before installing, read the readme.Txt first. When you are not able to install from the cd-rom because of the environmen...

  • Page 25: 1.4

    13 overview of the printer 1 1.4 precautions on switching on/off · • after you have turned off the power, wait at least five seconds before turning it on again. • after the message "print/fax ready" is displayed, wait at least five seconds before turning power off. Besides the above occasions, the p...

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  • Page 27: Setting Up

    2.1 connecting cable (parallel/serial interface) ....................................... 16 2.2 using the ethernet interface .................................................................. 20 2.3 increase/allocation of memory .......................................................... 23 setting u...

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    16 2.1 connecting cable (parallel/ serial interface) 2.1.1 connecting interface cable connect the printer and host device by using parallel interface, serial interface and ethernet interface. Caution when connecting the interface cable, switch off the power supply to prevent possible electric shock....

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    17 setting up 2 2.1 connecting cable (parallel/serial interface) serial interface connection the procedure for connection by serial interface is explained here. • when connecting to a host device using serial interface, a rs-232c cable is required. This cable is not provided as an option by our comp...

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    18 2.1 connecting cable (parallel/serial interface) (when the power is on.) (display of maintenance mode) (10) press . (1) press . (4) press or a few times. (6) press or a few times. (serial port activated) (3) press . (5) press . (display of port status item) (7) press . (8) press or . (9) press . ...

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    19 setting up 2 2.1 connecting cable (parallel/serial interface) similarly, check the values of the host device for the following items and change the settings when they are different from the printer default values: • baud rate (default: 9600) • data length (default: 8 bit) • stop bit (default: 1 b...

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    20 2.2 using the ethernet interface if you want to use the ethernet interface, you need to install the optional interface card (100base-tx, 10base-t or 10base-5) first. This section explains the procedure for installing the ethernet interface card and for connecting by the ethernet interface. 2.2.1 ...

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    21 setting up 2 2.2 using the ethernet interface 2.2.2 connecting the ethernet interface connecting by the ethernet interface will enable the following environments to be used: • 100base-tx • 10base-t • 10base-5 100base-tx and 10base-t are set to switch automatically. When using 10base-5 environment...

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    22 2.2 using the ethernet interface (when the power is on) (display of maintenance mode) (8) press . (1) press . (4) press or a few times. (6) press or a few times. (3) press . (5) press . (display of ethernet setting) (7) press . (returns to the state when power is on. Receiving data possible.) (se...

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    23 setting up 2 2.3 increase/allocation of memory this sections explains how to allocate memory when increasing it. 2.3.1 uses memory is meant for the following uses: • system • receive buffer • page buffer • pcl 6 memory • ps memory 2.3.2 suggested values system area used by the printer system, wit...

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    24 2.3 increase/allocation of memory lpd spool area for lpd, fx printdirect and direct print utility spool use. When the hard disk is connected, it is possible to select the spool point from the memory and hard disk, as well as to stop spooling. Even when the spooling is stopped, the receive buffer ...

  • Page 37: Useful Operations

    3.1 flow of printing/fax transmission ...................................................... 26 3.2 cancelling printing/fax transmission.................................................. 28 3.3 outputting ............................................................................................. 3...

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    26 activate application software used by the host device operate menu if necessary specify printing/faxing from application, etc. Stop printing/faxing output if necessary if necessary 3.1.1 for windows the basic flow of printing/fax transmission from windows environment is as follows: (this may diff...

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    27 3.1 flow of printing/fax transmission useful operations 3 3.1.2 for dos (printing only) the basic flow when printing from the dos environment is as follows: (this may differ depending on the host device and system configuration used.) refer to the manual of the application regarding its operation...

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    28 3.2 cancelling printing/fax transmission this section explains about the cancellation of printing/fax transmission. To cancel printing/fax transmission, first of all cancel instructions from the host device. After cancelling from the host device, carry out one of the following operations: • cance...

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    29 3.2 cancelling printing/fax transmission useful operations 3 windows nt ® 4.0 cancelling from windows nt ® 4.0: display the "printers" window. (start > settings > printers) double-click the appropriate printer icon. In the displayed window, click the appropriate document name and from the “docume...

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    30 3.2 cancelling printing/fax transmission press and together. The cancellation of printing will be processed. When the processing is complete, "pause" will be shown. Press . "print/fax ready" will be shown. 3.2.4 cancelling fax transmission from touch panel display jobs that are being faxed and fa...

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    31 useful operations 3 3.3 outputting this section explains the two types of outputting: • forced outputting of remaining print data (see 3.3.1) • outputting all jobs in the printer (see 3.3.2) 3.3.1 forced outputting of remaining print data for the pcl 6 emulation mode, data will not be output unti...

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    32 3.3 outputting 3.3.2 outputting all jobs in the printer to execute and print all jobs received in the printer. This operation can stop the receiving of data and empty the buffer. The procedure is as follows: there is also a way to erase all jobs in the printer. Refer to "3.2.3 cancelling all jobs...

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    33 useful operations 3 3.4 main frame control panel operations during printing/ transmission this section explains about the method of operating the main frame control panel during printing/ transmission. The touch panel display during printing will be as follows: • when close is selected on the scr...

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    34 3.5 removing documents output to the stacker tray when removing documents output to the stacker tray, be sure to press the pause/restart button of the staple finisher to stop the finisher operations temporarily. The procedure is as follows: press pause/restart. Check that the stacker tray has low...

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    35 useful operations 3 3.6 outputting lists/reports this section explains about the types of lists/reports and how to print them. 3.6.1 types of lists/reports besides printing data sent from the host device, this machine is equipped with several other printing functions, known as print utility. The ...

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    36 3.6 outputting lists/reports (when the printer is on) (display of print utility) (1) press . (3) press . (4) if you are printing "pcl 6 settings", press . If not, press or until you reach the desired item and then press . (6) the "pcl 6 settings" will be printed and output and then the following ...

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    37 useful operations 3 3.7 printer functions this section explains about the relations between the printing function and the copying/faxing functions. Auto tray switch when printing is done by auto paper supply, the auto tray switch feature will usually be activated. This feature is independent of t...

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    38 3.7 printer functions interrupting printing cannot be done during the interrupt mode. However, printing instructions can be received from the host device. Press interrupt to end the interrupt mode and printing will be processed. Even during the interrupt mode, the printing process will resume if ...

  • Page 51: Installing/

    Installing/ configuring the printer drivers 4.1 about the printer drivers .................................................................... 40 4.2 installing/uninstalling the printer drivers ............................................ 41 4.3 configuring the printer drivers .........................

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    40 4 this section gives an overview of the printer drivers. 4.1.1 the pcl 5e/pcl 6 printer drivers the pcl 5e/pcl 6 printer drivers are installed on the windows operating systems to provide a standard interface between an application program and the xerox dc 400/ 350/250 printer device. By installin...

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    41 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 this section describes the procedure for installing and uninstalling the printer drivers. Two methods of installation are described here, one for a local network printer and the other for a network printer. If you have installed an earlier version of t...

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    42 4 4.2 installing/uninstalling the printer drivers the "end user licence agreement" dialog box appears. Read through the licence agreement carefully. If you have no objections to it, click on the checkbox for "i accept the terms of the above licence agreement" and then click next. The "ready to st...

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    43 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.2 installing/uninstalling the printer drivers 4.2.2 for a network xerox dc 400/350/250 printer network printer refers to printer that is connected to your computer through a network. Procedure follow steps to of "4.2.1 for a local xerox dc 400/350/25...

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    44 4 4.2 installing/uninstalling the printer drivers 4.2.3 uninstalling the printer drivers in this example, we will uninstall the pcl 6 printer driver on the windows 95 os. • for drivers installed by the "setup.Exe" program, use the "unsetup.Exe" program to uninstall. • for windows 95/windows 98 al...

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    45 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.2 installing/uninstalling the printer drivers if you are uninstalling a driver from the windows nt 4.0 os, the following left dialog box will be displayed instead and clicking next will display the following right dialox box with the "model" name. Cl...

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    46 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers this section describes how to configure the printer driver from the printer properties dialog box. This dialog box will appear if you click printer setup on the "installation sucessful" screen. If, however, you have quit the printer setup program and are tryi...

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    47 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers for windows 3.1 in the "program manager" dialog box, double-click main, followed by control panel, and then printers. The "printers" window appears. In this example, we will use the pcl 6 driver. Ensure that you have...

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    48 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers for windows nt 4.0 accessing the printer properties dialog box follow the procedure for windows 95/windows 98 to display the following "properties" dialog box. For the pcl 5e driver: to define settings on the "printer" and "fonts" tabs. For the pcl 6 driver: ...

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    49 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers 4.3.2 setting the printer properties through the printer properties (and document default) dialog box, the printer driver will provide an interface for you to ensure that the driver settings match those of the physic...

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    50 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers before listing out the different properties, here is a summary of them: • printer the settings here is used to configure the printer hardware options. Optional device items that are physically installed on the printer must be indicated here to the driver that...

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    51 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers printer the "printer" tab defines the current hardware configuration of the printer. The optional devices that are physically installed on the printer must be indicated here that they are available for use. The "shar...

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    52 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers paper output options specify the optional output tray that can be attached to your printer for additional capacity over the standard output tray. Side output tray select this if your printer is installed with this face-up tray. Staple finisher select this if ...

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    53 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers paper detected by tray select one of the following two paper sizes which are mutual exclusively detected by the printer: • b4 (257 × 364 mm) (default) • legal (8.5 × 14") the selected paper size will be available for...

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    54 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers paper/output the "paper/output" tab has option settings that determine the print environment in which a job is printed. Notice that there are image displays of job type, paper size, image orientation and duplex print to the left of these drop-down lists, whic...

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    55 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers • 8.5 × 13" (folio) • 8.5 × 14" (legal) (when fax is selected for job type on the "printer" tab: available at all times; when print is selected: available in either one of the following conditions: (a) 8.5 × 14" (leg...

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    56 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers the paper sizes available for each paper source are as follows: paper size auto tray/tray 1 tray 2-tray 4 hcf 1-hcf 2 bypass tray 8.5 × 11" (letter) a4 b5 b4 × 8.5 × 13" (folio) × 8.5 × 14" (legal) × 8k × a3 × 11 × 17" (ledger) × a5 × × booklet on a4* × bookl...

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    57 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers image orientation specify the orientation of the image when printed. • portrait (default) portrait means the page is taller than it is wide when you view the printed page. • landscape landscape means the page is wide...

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    58 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers output options the "output options" tab has some advanced features for sending a print job. Notice that there are image displays of collate settings, staple position settings and use document monitor which will change according to the selections made.You can ...

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    59 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers collate settings specify how you want your document to be arranged. Collate click on the check box to collate or uncollate your documents. Enabled only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) hard disk is sel...

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    60 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers first sheet enables you to select for the first sheet of your document, a paper source different from the rest of the output sheets as selected in paper source on the "paper/output" tab. Note that the paper size used for this different paper source must be th...

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    61 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers graphics the "graphics" tab has option settings that affect the quality of a printed output. Notice that there is a visual representation of the selected graphics mode and printer resolution. Clicking the images will...

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    62 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers halftoning (for pcl 6 drivers only) halftone refers to a type of pattern that is applied to the printed image. By using a combination of black dots, these patterns produce a grey appearance on the printed image. This halftoning feature is designed to process ...

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    63 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers truetype mode the drivers are capable to download the windows truetype fonts in three different ways: • download as true type (default) prints text by downloading the complete character set of truetype fonts in an ou...

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    64 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers overlays the "overlays" tab allows you to create, use and delete page overlays for your printer. A page overlay is a group of pcl commands and/or data created, downloaded and stored in the printer by you. Once stored in the printer, a page overlay can be invo...

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    65 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers delete overlay to delete an overlay, select it in the "overlay" list box, and click delete overlay. Click yes to confirm deletion and no to abort the action. Download now (for pcl 5e drivers only) allows you to perma...

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    66 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers for windows 3.1 and windows 95/98 drivers: add fonts click to install new fonts to your printer. A window appears for you to specify the source location of the fonts. Enter the location. When a list of fonts appears in the list box on the right, select the fo...

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    67 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers layout (for pcl 6 drivers only) the layout property provides five job finishing features for you to modify the printed layout of a document. Notice that an image is displayed for each type of layout mode selected and...

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    68 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers page border to provide options of printing each document page with a page border on the physical page: • none (default) no page border is drawn. • grid a rectangle is drawn to divide each document page. • shadow a rectangle with drop shadow effect is drawn ar...

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    69 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers the options available for the the different booklet paper size are: • booklet on letter (default) • booklet on ledger • booklet on a4 • booklet on a3 available only when use booklet paper size is selected. Fit to pag...

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    70 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers target paper size lists the possible paper sizes that can be used. The options available for the paper size are similar to the settings of paper size on the "paper/output" tab. Default is a4 (210 × 297 mm). Page position specify the position where the documen...

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    71 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers the procedure to create a watermark is as follows: specify the text for the watermark in text (maximum 100 characters). Select fonts to display the "font" dialog box and specify the font, font style and size. Font st...

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    72 4 4.3 configuring the printer drivers advanced (for windows nt 4.0 drivers only) the nt drivers will display a hierarchical list of control items that relate to document property. It presents a summary of the document default settings of the driver and allows user to change setting of each item b...

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    73 installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 4.4 printing/faxing this section describes the procedures to send print and fax jobs from an application. 4.4.1 printing from an application procedure from the "file" menu of the application, select print. In the "print" dialog box displayed ("print se...

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    74 4 4.4 printing/faxing click properties (options for windows 3.1) to display the properties dialog box. Select fax for job type on the "paper/output" tab. Make the necessary specification in the various properties tabs available and then click ok to close the properties dialog box and to display t...

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    75 4.4 printing/faxing installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 fax recipient recipients are the individuals or groups to whom the fax is to be sent. The xerox dc 400/ 350/250 printer is capable of sending a fax job to a group of recipients of no more than 50. The "fax recipient" dialog box enab...

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    76 4 4.4 printing/faxing • version 1.0.2b of pcl 5e drivers for window 3.1x, windows 95/98, windows nt 4.0; • version 1.0.5b of pcl 6 drivers for window 3.1x, windows 95/98; • version 1.0.1 of pcl 6 driver for windows nt 4.0. The following dialog box will be displayed if you try to do so: if you can...

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    77 4.4 printing/faxing installing/configuring the printer drivers 4 relay send relay send mode sends a fax job to a particular relay station, and from there, the fax job are distributed to the various receiving destinations. You may send to a maximum of 20 destinations via a relay station. By turnin...

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    78 4 4.4 printing/faxing fax option the "fax option" tab enables you to specify the fax attributes such as the fax resolution to be used by the xerox dc 400/350/250 printer when sending a fax job. The options on this "fax option" tab are enabled only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) f...

  • Page 91: Mode Menu/

    Mode menu/ common menu 5.1 mode menu and common menu ........................................................... 80 5.2 mode menu items ................................................................................. 84 5.3 common menu items ............................................................

  • Page 92: 5.1

    80 5 5.1 mode menu and common menu this section explains about the types and levels of menu. 5.1.1 about menu there are two types of menus: mode menu and common menu. During the power save mode, nothing will be shown in display. Switch off the power save mode before carrying on. Common menu mode men...

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    81 mode menu/common menu 5 5.1 mode menu and common menu 5.1.2 mode menu the mode menu consists of the pcl 6 settings. It is made up of the following levels: • mode menu > menu item > item > candidate value there are menu items without item. Pcl 6 settings font source built-in download font number 2...

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    82 5 5.1 mode menu and common menu 5.1.3 common menu common menu consists of port setting, print utility and maintenance mode. It is a screen to set items common to all print modes. Common menu is made up of the following levels: • common menu > menu item > item > candidate value the above diagram s...

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    83 mode menu/common menu 5 5.1 mode menu and common menu port setting the port setting menu is used to set the necessary conditions for the printer interface types connected to the host device as well as for their communications. When ports which print from common menu > maintenance mode > port stat...

  • Page 96: 5.2

    84 5 5.2 mode menu items this section explains the values that can be set in each of the mode menu items and the setting method. 5.2.1 list of mode menu items pcl 6 settings menu item explanation font source indicates the set of fonts to be used. The candidate values are as follows: • built-in (defa...

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    85 mode menu/common menu 5 5.2 mode menu items menu item explanation point size sets the height of the font in points. The range of setting is between 4 to 50. Default is 12 and each unit is 0.25. • the point size item available depends on the fonts source and font number selected. • the values set ...

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    86 5 5.2 mode menu items menu item explanation resolution sets the resolution of the printer. The candidate values are 400 and 600. Default is 600. Resolution refers to the number of dots per inch (dpi) of toner that the printer places on the page. The higher the resolution, the better quality (clea...

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    87 mode menu/common menu 5 5.2 mode menu items menu item explanation duplex* sets two-sided printing. The candidate values are off and on which includes short edge and long edge. Default value is off. • the values set are changeable by commands. • the setting takes on default value when the nvram is...

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    88 5 5.2 mode menu items menu item explanation output tray sets to output with printed page facing up or down. The candidate values are as follows: • centre tray (default) outputs with the printed side facing down. Also, when printing double-sided pages, the odd-numbered pages will be facing down. •...

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    89 mode menu/common menu 5 5.2 mode menu items (1) press to move to the mode menu (pcl 6 settings). (3) press or to display the required menu item*. For this example, we choose symbol set. (6) press to save the selection. An * appears next to your selection, indicating it is now the default value. (...

  • Page 102: 5.3

    90 5 5.3 common menu items this section explains the values that can be set in each of the common menu items and the setting method. 5.3.1 list of common menu items the values that can be set in the common menu are divided into and explained in port setting, print utility and maintenance mode. Port ...

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    91 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items sets the bidirectional communication setting. The candidate values are as follows: • on (default) enables bidirectional communication. • off disables bidirectional communication. Serial to be set when using the serial port: • pdl mode - note (1), look...

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    92 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation serial (con't...) • baud rate sets the transmission speed of data for serial interface. The candidate values are as follows: • 9600 (default) transmission of 9600 bits of data in 1 second. • 19200 transmission of 19200 bits of data in 1 second. • 1200...

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    93 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation serial (con't...) • xon-xoff control sets the xon-xoff control (software flow control) for serial interface. When the buffer of the receiving side is almost full, xon-xoff control returns xoff code to the transmitting side and st...

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    94 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation lpd/pd* to be set when using the lpd/pd port: • pdl mode - note (1), look (1) sets the pdl mode. The candidate values are as follows: • auto (default) automatic determination of which language is used to record the data received from the host and exec...

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    95 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation netware* (con't...) • pjl switch - look (2) sets the pjl commands sent from the host device to valid or invalid. The candidate values are as follows: • on (default) accepts pjl commands. • off ignores pjl commands. Ethertalk* to ...

  • Page 108

    96 5 5.3 common menu items print utility menu item explanation pcl 6 settings prints the setting content of pcl 6 mode printer. Note(1), look(1) "appendix c.2 pcl6 settings" printer settings prints the information in the system menu. Note(1), look(1) "appendix c.3 printer settings" error history pri...

  • Page 109

    97 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items maintenance mode menu item explanation printer settings • jam recovery sets the treatment of print data when paper jammed in the printer. The candidate values are as follows: • off discards print data during paper jam and does not print again. This se...

  • Page 110

    98 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation memory changes • pcl 6 memory sets the capacity of the memory for the use of pcl 6. When the memory capacity is increased, the printing speed may be increased, complicated document can be printed, and a good image quality can be obtained. The range of...

  • Page 111

    99 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation memory changes • receive buffer memory (for lpd/pd spool) • after removing the additional ram module and switching on the power, the following process will be executed automatically if memory becomes insufficient compared with th...

  • Page 112

    100 5 5.3 common menu items sets to activate/inactivate the salutation port when the power is on. The candidate values are as follows: • enabled activates the port in use by salutation when the power is on. Select this when using the network scanner driver. • disabled (default) inactivates the port ...

  • Page 113

    101 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items menu item explanation initialisation • system reset • if the initialisation of the hard disk is executed, all the data stored in the disk will be erased. • key operations are not accessible during initialisation. • when menu is pressed after initiali...

  • Page 114

    102 5 5.3 common menu items sets the necessary information for using tcp/ip protocol. Item options include: • ip address sets the printer ip address. The candidate values are "aaa.Bbb.Ccc.Ddd" where aaa, bbb, ccc, ddd are each a 3- digit value of 000 - 255 with 001 per unit. • subnet mask sets the s...

  • Page 115

    103 mode menu/common menu 5 5.3 common menu items (1) press to move to the common menu. (2) press or to display the required common menu. For this example, we choose port setting. Press to display the menu items in port setting. (4) press to display the items in serial. (8) press to save the selecti...

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  • Page 117: Precautions and

    Precautions and limitations 6.1 precautions and limitations ............................................................... 106.

  • Page 118: 6.1

    106 6 6.1 precautions and limitations this section explains the precautions and limitations of using this printer. When switching on power when printing is displayed immediately after switching on the printer even no data have been sent, press stop. When cancelling printing when the printing is not ...

  • Page 119

    107 precautions and limitations 6 6.1 precautions and limitations when using the fax driver • when the settings of this machine and the printer driver are different, the setting of the printer driver takes priority. • the short dial registered in this machine cannot be specified from the host device...

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  • Page 121: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 7.1 when problems occur........................................................................ 110 7.2 messages ............................................................................................ 114 7.3 when the print quality is poor ..........................................

  • Page 122: 7.1

    110 7 no power. 7.1 when problems occur check the conditions of the printer again before treating it as a breakdown. If the problem cannot be solved by the suggested treatment below, proceed to "7.2 messages" and "7.3 when the print quality is poor" to carry out the appropriate treatment. This print...

  • Page 123

    Troubleshooting 7 7.1 when problems occur 111 cannot print. Is the data processing led off? Is there any message being shown on the display? When the printer and the host device are connected by a parallel interface cable, the host device is not responding to bidirectional communication. The printer...

  • Page 124

    112 7 7.1 when problems occur printing has been specified but the print processing led does not light up. Printing specification has been sent to the bypass tray but no printing is done. No printing is sent but display shows "printing". Turn the switch off and check the interface cable connection. T...

  • Page 125

    Troubleshooting 7 7.1 when problems occur 113 poor print quality. The correct characters are not printed (printing garbage). The print processing led is on or blinking but no paper is output. Paper tray is stuck. When printing has not been correctly processed, the information will be saved in the pr...

  • Page 126: 7.2

    114 7 7.2 messages this section explains the different messages that appear on the display. 7.2.1 messages about printer condition when the printer is in normal condition, "normal message" and "notice message" will be displayed. Message type status normal the printer system is being diagnosed or ini...

  • Page 127

    Troubleshooting 7 7.2 messages 115 message type status normal outputting print data or processing fax data. Print/fax data can be received from the host device. Normal printing/transmitting data is being cancelled. Print/fax data can be received from the host device. Normal in the pause state after ...

  • Page 128

    116 7 7.2 messages 7.2.2 messages about operation mistakes and breakdowns messages about operation mistakes and breakdowns are as follows: • if the message is not attended to after a period of time, the print data remaining in the printer might be cancelled. Ensure that the message is not left unatt...

  • Page 129

    Troubleshooting 7 7.2 messages 117 message cause/treatment cause: tray * is out of order. Treatment: switch off the power and then on again. If the message appears again, contact the xerox customer support centre. Cause: the upper left cover is open. Treatment: close the upper left cover firmly. Cau...

  • Page 130

    118 7 7.2 messages message cause/treatment cause: paper jam has occurred in the bypass tray. Treatment: remove paper jam according to instructions on the control panel. Cause: paper jam has occurred in the mail box. Treatment: remove paper jam according to instructions on the control panel "appendix...

  • Page 131

    Troubleshooting 7 7.2 messages 119 message cause/treatment cause: identical ic cards (font card) cannot be loaded. Treatment: switch off the power and remove one of the ic card (font card). Cause: an ic card of other model is loaded into slot *. Treatment: switch off the power and remove the ic card...

  • Page 132

    120 7 7.2 messages message cause/treatment cause: an error has occurred. Treatment: switch off and then on the power. If the message appears again, switch off the power, unplug the power cord and contact the xerox customer support centre. Cause: an error has occurred. Treatment: switch off and then ...

  • Page 133

    Troubleshooting 7 7.2 messages 121 message cause/treatment cause: cover # (a, b or c) is not properly closed. Treatment: check for any jammed paper and then close the cover. Cause: cover d is not properly closed. Treatment: check for any jammed paper and then close the cover. Cause: the front cover ...

  • Page 134

    122 7 7.2 messages message cause/treatment cause: paper is jammed at # (cover a or d). Treatment: open cover a or d, remove paper and close the cover. Cause: paper is jammed at cover # (b or c). Treatment: open cover # (b or c). Cause: this message appears immediately after the above message. Treatm...

  • Page 135: 7.3

    Troubleshooting 7 123 printing is not clear (faded, not sharp). Black spots printed. Black stripes printed. The paper has excessive moisture. The drum/toner cartridge is defective or damaged. The toner in the drum/toner cartridge has been used up. The paper used is not suitable. The drum/toner cartr...

  • Page 136

    124 7 7.3 when the print quality is poor condition cause treatment stains at equal intervals. White spots in the printed black portion. Smudges when scrubbed with fingers. Page is printed completely black. The transportation route for the paper is stained. The drum/toner cartridge is defective or da...

  • Page 137

    Troubleshooting 7 7.3 when the print quality is poor 125 condition cause treatment the toner seal of the drum/toner cartridge is not pulled out. Multiple sheets of paper are fed at once (double feeding). The toner in the drum/toner cartridge has been used up. The drum/toner cartridge is defective or...

  • Page 138

    126 7 7.3 when the print quality is poor condition cause treatment the paper used is not suitable. The paper has curled corners. The paper has moisture. The drum/toner cartridge is not correctly set. The seal is not completely pulled out. The drum/toner cartridge is defective or damaged. Toner in th...

  • Page 139: Appendix

    Appendix appendix a printing area ........................................................................ 128 appendix b connector and allocation signals ........................................ 129 appendix c print utility ..............................................................................

  • Page 140: Printing Area

    128 the printing area of each paper size is about the area remaining after subtracting 4 mm from all edges of the paper. A printing area b paper size pcl 6 postscript 400 dpi 600 dpi 400 dpi 600 dpi a3 sef 4552 × 6488 6828 × 9736 4552 × 6488 6828 × 9736 b4 sef 3928 × 5600 5892 × 8404 3928 × 5600 589...

  • Page 141: Connector and Allocation

    129 appendix b.1 parallel interface this section describes the parallel interface (centronics/ieee1284-c-compliant interface). Shape of the connector the printer is installed with the ieee1284-c type of interface. The shape of the connector is as follows: pin arrangement the pin arrangement of the v...

  • Page 142

    130 appendix b connector and allocation signals meaning of the signals when the bidirectional is off: • nstrobe(pin no.1) the synchronous signal for the reading of data 1-8; needs the low active pulse. • data1-8(pin no.2-9) for the 8-bit parallel data input, data 1 is lsb (lowest bit) and data 8 is ...

  • Page 143

    131 appendix appendix b connector and allocation signals b.2 serial interface this section describes the serial interface (rs-232c interface). Shape of the connector this printer is installed with the rs-232c interface. The shape of the connector is as follows: pin arrangement the pin arrangement of...

  • Page 144

    132 appendix b connector and allocation signals meaning of the signals • fg(pin no.1) connected to frame ground. • txd(out)(pin no.2) signal for transmitting data. • rxd(in)(pin no.3) signal for receiving data. • rts(out)(pin no.4) a high active signal which indicates that the printer is requesting ...

  • Page 145: Print Utility

    133 appendix c.1 types and paper sizes this section explains the types of print utility and the necessary paper sizes for printing them. Types besides printing data sent from the host device, the printer is also equipped with several printer functions. These are known as print utility. The print uti...

  • Page 146

    134 appendix c print utility c.2 pcl6 settings about pcl6 settings prints the setting content of pcl 6 mode printer. Printing result the following items will be printed: • font source • font number • symbol set • point size • pitch • no. Of copies • hex dump • resolution • tray • duplex • orientatio...

  • Page 147

    135 appendix appendix c print utility.

  • Page 148

    136 appendix c print utility c.3 printer settings about printer settings prints the information in the system menu. Printing result the following items will be printed: • printer internal data • maintenance mode settings • printer options • memory distribution • host interface setup • multi function...

  • Page 149

    137 appendix appendix c print utility.

  • Page 150

    138 appendix c print utility c.4 error history about error history prints information related to printer errors. Printing result the following items will be printed: • date • time • error code • error type the result of the printing is shown on the next page..

  • Page 151

    139 appendix appendix c print utility.

  • Page 152

    140 appendix c print utility c.5 print history about print history prints information related to print job processed. It can be used to check whether or not the print job ends normally. Printing result the following items will be printed in the "printing status" column: printing content remarks pser...

  • Page 153

    141 appendix appendix c print utility remarks lossy compression. Job is very complexed, display list takes up too much memory or decomposer will perform lossy compression. Job can still be printed but image cannot be guaranteed. Treatment: increase the pcl memory and print again. Pages are broken du...

  • Page 154

    142 appendix c print utility.

  • Page 155

    143 appendix appendix c print utility c.6 job template server settings about job template server settings prints information about the storing server. Printing result the following items will be printed: • total printed pages • system rom version • server name (of the template storing server) • dire...

  • Page 156

    144 appendix c print utility.

  • Page 157

    145 appendix appendix c print utility c.7 pcl6 font list about pcl6 font list prints the list of pcl 6 fonts that can be used by printer. Printing result the result of the printing is shown on the next page..

  • Page 158

    146 appendix c print utility.

  • Page 159

    147 appendix appendix c print utility.

  • Page 160

    148 appendix c print utility c.8 ps font list about ps font list prints a list of postscript fonts that can be used in printer. It can be printed if the optional postscript kit is installed. Printing result the result of the printing is shown on the next page..

  • Page 161

    149 appendix appendix c print utility.

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    150 appendix c print utility.

  • Page 163: Mail Box Paper Jams

    151 appendix d mail box paper jams when the message on the left appears during printing, follow the procedure below to remove the jammed paper: clear the paper jam with the power on. If the power is off, print data remaining inside the printer and informa- tion stored in the printer memory will be e...

  • Page 164: Postscript 3 Kit

    152 e postscript 3 kit this section describes the settings and precautions for using the optional postscript 3 kit to print in the postscript language with the xerox dc 400/350/250 printer. E.1 setting up the printer to carry out a print job using the the postscript language, you have to install the...

  • Page 165

    153 appendix appendix e postscript 3 kit common menu settings make the following settings from the printer control panel according to the operating environment you are in. In the "port setting" menu, specify the type of the printer interface connected to the host device for using the postscript lang...

  • Page 166

    154 appendix e postscript 3 kit e.2 precautions and limitations when using the printer, pay attention to the following points: when the printing result is different from the setting the printing result may be different from the setting when the memory capacity of the page buffer is insufficient. The...

  • Page 167

    155 appendix appendix e postscript 3 kit when the print job is aborted (1) change page buffer size required page buffer size for 600 dpi is as follows: a3 portrait b4 portrait a4 portrait without hard disk 10418 7774 5102 with hard disk 12501 9329 6123 (unit: kb) when page buffer for one page is not...

  • Page 168: Glossary

    156 glossary [a3] 420 × 297 mm paper. [a4] 297 × 210 mm paper. [a5] 210 × 148 mm paper. [ack] the signal indicating that the printer is ready to receive data from the host device or that data is correctly received. [adobe protocol] communication protocol of postscript printer in serial/parallel conn...

  • Page 169

    Glossary 157 glossary glossary [led] stands for light emitting diode. [lg] 14 × 8.5" (356 × 216 mm) paper. Also known as legal. [lt] 11 × 8.5" (279 × 216 mm) paper. Also known as letter. [mode menu] menu for setting the conditions pertaining to the pcl 6 emulation mode. [n-up] feature for printing t...

  • Page 170: System Charts

    158 system charts (mode menu items) pcl 6 settings option default 00-45 fonts range: 4-50 (unit:0.25) range: 6-24 (unit:0.01/1.00) range: 1-999 (unit:1) font number symbol set point size pitch copies hex dump resolution built-in download 23 courier iso-l1 iso-l2 roman-8 win 3.0 12.00 10.00 1 on off ...

  • Page 171

    System charts 159 system charts (mode menu items) option default note: (1) *postcard is only for bypass tray. (2) *a5 is only for tray 1 and bypass tray. (3) hcf supports only a4, lt and b5. Range: 5-128 (unit:1) tray forms lines image enhance tray 1 tray 2 tray 3/hcf 1 tray 4/hcf 2 bypass tray auto...

  • Page 172

    160 system charts (mode menu items) option default economode override size on off off on off output tray centre tray side tray stacker - auto stacker tray 1 stacker tray 2 stacker tray 3 mail box (bin#1) mail box (bin#10) from previous page.

  • Page 173: System Charts

    System charts 161 system charts (common menu items) port setting range: 5-1275 (unit:5) auto pcl 6 postscript 3 pdl mode 30 sec option pjl switch auto eject time on off auto pcl 6 postscript 3 on off range: 5-1275 (unit:5) 30 sec parallel serial tbcp on off pdl mode pjl switch auto eject time bidire...

  • Page 174

    162 system charts (common menu items) option default (con't...) tbcp 9600 19200 1200 2400 4800 8 bits 7 bits 1 bit 2 bits none odd even yes no fix-high fix-low active-high active-low serial dtr control xon-xoffcontrol parity stop bit data length adobe protocol standard binary from previous page see ...

  • Page 175

    System charts 163 system charts (common menu items) option default pdl mode pjl switch transport off on auto pcl 6 postscript 3 off on tcp/ip ipx/spx netware lpd/pd ethertalk from previous page pjl switch off on pdl mode auto pcl 6 postscript 3 pjl switch on pdl mode postscript 3 off.

  • Page 176

    164 system charts (common menu items) print utility ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ps font list pcl 6 font list jtsvr settings print history error history printer settings pcl 6 settings option.

  • Page 177

    System charts 165 system charts (common menu items) maintenance mode see next page on ready to receive serial lpd/pd netware pcl 6 memory ps memory receivebuffermem parallel 4.50 mb 4.50 mb appletalk memory 64 kb jam recovery off continuous autoprinthistory system clock off on 2 sec 90 sec yy/mm/dd ...

  • Page 178

    166 system charts (common menu items) (con't...) memory change>receivebuffer mem>lpd/pd> harddisk memory none 224 kb serial parallel ethertalk enabled disabled enabled disabled lpd/pd ftp client salutation netware initalise nvram system reset ready to init init hard disk start ipx community signup o...

  • Page 179

    System charts 167 system charts (common menu items) protocol setting tcp/ip setting ether ii 802.2 802.3 ipx/spx setting snap ip address xxx.Xxx.Xxx.Xxx xxx.Xxx.Xxx.Xxx subnet mask gateway address xxx.Xxx.Xxx.Xxx option default auto range: 000-255 (unit:001) range: 000-255 (unit:001) range: 000-255 ...

  • Page 180: Index

    168 index number 3-tray cabinet --------------------------------------- 51, 55 a "advanced" tab ------------------------------------------ 72 all texts to black ----------------------------------------- 62 appletalk memory --------------------------------------- 24 auto eject time ------------------...

  • Page 181

    Index 169 index j job offset settings --------------------------------------- 58 job type --------------------------------------------------- 54 l "layout" tab ---------------------------------------------- 67 layout mode ---------------------------------------------- 67 list printing --------------...

  • Page 182

    170 index staple finisher --------------------------------------- 52, 56 staple position settings ---------------------------------- 59 stop bit ----------------------------------------------------- 19 system ----------------------------------------------------- 23 t transmitting -------------------...

  • Page 183: Customer Response Sheet

    Customer response sheet document centre 400/350/250 series user guide (printer) (de-0471e2) to improve our publications, we would appreciate your feedback regarding this manual. Please take a few moments to complete and return this form to us. ! ! ! ! ! About yourself 1. How often do you use this ma...

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  • Page 185

    Document centre 400/350/250 user guide (printer) fuji xerox co., ltd. 2-17-22 akasaka, minato-ku tokyo 107-0052, japan de-0471e2 (edition 3) copyright ® 1999 by fuji xerox co., ltd. Printed in japan.