Summary of DocuPrint P8EX

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    1-1 en gli s h xerox docuprint p8ex user guide c h a p t e r 1 introduction ................................................................................... 1-3 printer unpacking and setup ........................................................ 1-4 printer components ...............................

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-2 engl is h xerox corporation 800 phillips road webster, ny 14580 united states of america xerox europe channels group bessemer road welwyn garden city herts al7 1he united kingdom © 1999 xerox corporation. Xerox®, the document company®, the stylized x, docuprint, and the...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-3 en gli s h introduction thank you for purchasing this laser printer. The xerox docuprint p8ex is a desktop laser printer specially designed for the demanding small office and home office environment. It uses highly innovative printing technology, which provides all the ...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-4 engl is h printer unpacking and setup 1 remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Save the carton and packing materials in case you need to repack the printer for service or storage. 2 make sure that your printer came packed with the following item...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-5 en gli s h printer components front view face-up stacker face-down stacker stacker extender tray extender multipurpose paper feeder manual feeder paper guide for multipurpose paper feeder paper guide for manual feeder control panel inside front view laser print cartridg...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-6 engl is h laser print cartridge installation 1 4 2 unpack the new laser print cartridge by tearing open its packaging at the indicated notch, then carefully remove sealing tape from bottom of cartridge by pulling on sealing tape tab. Pull sealing tape completely out of ...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-7 en gli s h paper loading 1 pull up mpf extender until it stops. 4 pull up stacker extender until it stops. 2 fan stack of paper to loosen, then insert in mpf. Do not overload. 3 adjust paper guides to width of paper..

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-8 engl is h paper loading (continued) manual feed envelopes 1 place one sheet of paper in manual feeder and adjust guides to width of paper. 1 insert up to 10 envelopes into mpf (or one at a time into manual feeder). 2 adjust guides to width of envelopes. Use of the face-...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-9 en gli s h printer connections parallel interface usb interface (windows 98 only) power cord power on/off.

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-10 engl is h printer driver installation use the following instructions to install the pcl 6 and/or pcl 5e printer drivers on a windows-based pc. The printer driver enables you to control the docuprint p8ex’s features and capabilities (see the table on the next page). Use...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-11 en gli s h printer driver features setting usage/description pcl 6 pcl 5e number of copies select 1-99 copies. * * page orientation select portrait or landscape. * * paper size select from supported paper sizes (see “printer specifications”). * * paper source select pr...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-12 engl is h software utilities installation for full details on the printer software, consult the reference guide on the docuprint p8ex cd-rom. Installing the usb port driver (windows 98) installing the rcp and sm (windows) the usb port driver must be installed in order ...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-13 en gli s h control panel control button function control button operation toggle printer on-line/off-line. Briefly press button. Release manual feed job. If paper light is blinking, press button. Printer will grab paper from the manual feeder slot first, then from the ...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-14 engl is h control panel indicators printer on-line paper jam receiving data or printing error: • printer cover open or • laser print cartridge not installed manual feed insufficient printer memory printer off-line possible printer failure.

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-15 en gli s h clearing paper jams from input area from inside printer 1 gently pull paper to remove. 2 open front cover. 3 close front cover. Printing will resume (if not, see troubleshooting in on-line reference guide). 1 open front cover. 2 remove laser print cartridge....

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-16 engl is h installing memory 1 turn off power and disconnect the power cable. 2 remove two screws from back of control board, and pull control board out of printer. Be aware that control board is connected to inside of printer by two cables. Do not disconnect these cabl...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-17 en gli s h making installation diskettes use the following procedures to copy software installation files from the xerox docuprint p8ex cd-rom onto floppy diskettes for installation onto computers that do not have a cd-rom drive or internet access. To install the softw...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-18 engl is h installing software from diskette pcl printer drivers the following instructions specify the pcl 6 driver. To install the pcl 5e driver, substitute pcl 5e for pcl 6 in the instructions. Windows 95/98 1. Insert the diskette “docuprint p8ex pcl 6 driver.” 2. Fr...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-19 en gli s h printer specifications item specification and description speed 8 ppm resolution 600 x 600 dpi with 1200 dpi quality image cartridge part #113r00296 image cartridge life 5,000 @ 5% coverage (a4) (starter cartridge: 2,500) media types paper, transparencies, c...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-20 engl is h printer certifications laser safety the xerox docuprint p8ex complies with laser product performance standards set by governmental, national and international agencies as a class 1 laser product. It does not emit hazardous radiation, as the beam is totally en...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-21 en gli s h printer certifications (continued) radio frequency emissions united states and canada note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to pr...

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-22 engl is h printer certifications (continued) ce energy star demko semko fimko gost c+ul+us nom environmental choice nemko polish b y2k compliant.

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    Docuprint p8ex user guide 1-23 en gli s h language codes code language bg bulgarian cs czech da danish de german el greek en english es spanish et estonian fi finnish fr french hu hungarian it italian lt lithuanian lv latvian nl dutch no norwegian pl polish pt portuguese ro romanian ru russian sh cr...

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    1-24 engl is h.