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XEROX

Xerox MRP Family 4215/MRP, 4219/MRP, 4220/MRP, 4230/MRP

AppleTalk Interface Operator Guide

March 1995 720P12313

Xerox Corporation 701 S. Aviation Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245

1995 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.

Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen, such as icons, screen displays, looks, etc.

Printed in the United States of America

Publication number: 720P12313

Xerox and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of other companies are also acknowledged.

Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes, technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions.

This document was created on the Xerox 6085 Professional Computer System using VP software. The typeface is Optima.

Notices

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Xerox Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishings, performance, or use of this material.

Safety

CAUTION: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the installation requirements, may cause radio interference to radio communications.

U.S.A.

Your Xerox printer has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference. In such cases, the user at his or her own expense is required to correct the interference.

Canada

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian department of communications.

Les present appareil numerique nemet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils de Classe A prescitees dans le reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par les ministre des communications du Canada.

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Europe: 50 Hz, 220 to 240 V equipment

This equipment has been tested and certified in conformance with European commission directive 82/499/ECC and VDE 0871/0875, Class A, relating to radio frequency interference.

Laser safety

Your Xerox printer complies with appropriate safety standards.

Specifically regarding lasers, the equipment complies with laser product performance standards set by governmental, international and national agencies as a Class 1 laser product. It does not emit hazardous light; the beam is totally enclosed during all phases of customer operation and maintenance.

WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Warning labels

There are several user accessible Laser Safety Warning labels located on the printer. These are as shown on the next two pages.

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Laser labels on the back of the printer are either:

DANGER-invisible laser radiation when open and interlock defeated for service.

AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

instructions for safe service are in SERVICE MANUAL.

These laser warning labels are placed on panels that cover areas that are not operator serviceable. These panels are not to be removed.

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Operational safety

Your Xerox equipment and supplies are designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency examination, approval, and compliance with established environmental standards.

Attention to the following notes ensures the continued safe operation of your equipment.

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Do this

Always connect equipment to a properly grounded power source receptacle. If in doubt, have the receptacle checked by a qualified electrician.

Always place equipment on a floor with adequate strength for the weight of the machine.

Always have your service representative move or relocate the equipment.

Always use materials and supplies specifically designed for your Xerox equipment.

WARNING: Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor performance and can possibly create a hazardous condition.

Always use a Xerox specified cordset with the Equipment Leakage Current Interrupter/Residual Current Device (ELCI/RCD).

Do not do this

Never use an extension cord with the ELCI/RCD.

Never use the ELCI/RCD where water may enter the casing.

Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically described in this document.

Never remove any covers or guards that are fastened with screws unless otherwise instructed. There are no operator-serviceable areas within these covers.

Never override or cheat electrical or mechanical devices.

Never operate the equipment if you notice unusual noises or odors. Disconnect the power cord from the power source receptacle and call service to correct the problem.

U.S. only: If you need any additional safety information concerning the equipment or Xerox supplied materials, call the following toll-free number: 1-800-828-6571.

Approvals and certification

60 Hz, 115 V Listed by Underwriters Laboratories, UL1950 (UL). Meets CSA standards, C22.2 NO 950 (CSA).

50 Hz, 220 to 240 V Meets the British Standards Institution, IEC950 (BSI).

Safety feature

Your Xerox printer is equipped with an Equipment Leakage Current Interrupter/Residual Current Device (ELCI/RCD). This safety device protects you if an electric outlet supplying power to the printer is improperly wired.

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U.S. configuration of ELCI/RCD

1 Window 2 Reset button

International configuration of ELCI/RCD

1 Window 2 Reset button

If power is interrupted to the printer, follow these steps:

1. Locate the safety device, using the U.S. or International Configuration (above).

2. Check to see if a red flag displays in the window of the safety device.

3. If the red flag does not display, press and release the black Reset button.

The red flag displays and power is restored to the system.

If power is not restored by this procedure or if the device interrupts power to the machine again, call your service representative.

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Table of contents

Notices iii

Safety iii

Laser safety iv

Operational safety vi

Introduction xi

About this manual xi

Conventions xi

1. Installing the Xerox AppleTalk software 1-1

Before you begin 1-1

Xerox AppleTalk software 1-2

Xerox Support Software for Macintosh 1-2

PSPrinter User Guide 1-3

Installing PSPrinter 1-3

Installing the Xerox Driver Builder 1-4

Installing the Font Downloader 1-5

Setting up the Xerox driver to work with the printer 1-5

Selecting a printer 1-5

Selecting the Xerox PPD file 1-5

Printing documents 1-8

Page Setup 1-8

Print options 1-11

Configuration dialog 1-13

2. Selecting and using the Xerox driver 2-1

Selecting a printer 2-1

Renaming a printer 2-1

Printing documents 2-1

Page Setup 2-2

Printing 2-4

Print options 2-5

3. Using the Font Downloader 3-1

Available fonts 3-1

Downloading fonts 3-2

Changing passwords 3-3

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Managing fonts on your printer 3-4

Listing downloaded fonts 3-4

Deleting downloaded fonts 3-4

Checking the printer status 3-6

Clearing the font cache 3-6

Downloading PostScript programs to the printer 3-6

AppleTalk Print Language setup for the Font Downloader 3-7

4. AppleTalk configuration 4-1

Printer Configuration Report 4-1

Reading the Printer Configuration Report 4-1

Troubleshooting 4-2

Configuring the AppleTalk network interface at the printer control panel 4-2

AppleTalk interface configuration 4-2

Interface Setup menu item descriptions 4-4

AppleTalk settings 4-4

Interface Priority menu item descriptions 4-6

Sequential 4-6

Priority 4-6

Interface Lock 4-6

AppleTalk network configuration examples 4-7

Specifying standard or tagged binary PostScript mode for the AppleTalk interface 4-7

Assigning a high priority to the AppleTalk interface 4-8

Appendices A. Envelopes A-1

B. Related publications B-1

Index INDEX-1

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Introduction

The Xerox MRP Family AppleTalk Interface Operator Guide provides information for installing and maintaining the AppleTalk interface.

About this manual

The procedures in this guide are written with the assumption that you are a network administrator familiar with installing printers on networks, and are familiar with AppleTalk software utilities.

Before using this guide, you should become familiar with its contents and conventions.

Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions in text and procedures.

Text conventions

italics Italics are used for document and library names (for example, the Xerox MRP Family 4220/MRP, 4230/MRP Operator Guide).

CAUTION: Cautions are associated with equipment safety.

WARNING: Warnings are associated with the safety of people.

N Notes are hints that help you perform a task or understand the text.

MB Megabyte.

K-byte Kilobyte.

gsm Grams per one square meter of paper.

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Procedure conventionsprinter control panel

This guide uses the following conventions in printer control panel procedures.

Function key When referred to in the text, the function key is identified by its name followed by the icon representing the key:

Off-Line/O

Main Menu/M

Last Page/L

Enter/L

Clear/C Pause/P

Reset/R

Test Mode/T

When specified in a step-by-step control panel procedure example, the function key is identified by the icon in the left margin and the associated key name in the text of the numbered step, for example:

L 1. Press the Enter key.

Messages References to messages displayed at the control panel appear in text similar to the following:

READY TO PRINT

DRY INK IS LOW--REPLACE SOON.

Procedure conventionsMacintosh personal computer

This guide uses the following conventions within computer procedures.

Menu buttons Menu buttons displayed on the terminal screen are identified by their name in square brackets, for example:

Click on the [OK] button.

Keyboard keys Computer keyboard keys are identified by their name in boldface type, for example:

Press the Tab key.

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1. Installing the Xerox AppleTalk option

The Xerox AppleTalk option allows you to connect your printer directly to a Macintosh system, or to an AppleTalk-compatible network through LocalTalk. The optional AppleTalk interface board provides support for this interface.

This chapter describes the new features of the Xerox printer AppleTalk software, including the changes incorporated in the Xerox Driver Builder (Xerox driver) version 2.01 (v2.01) or later, the enhanced version with PSPrinter and LaserWriter v8 printer drivers support.

PSPrinter is the new Macintosh driver developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It can be used instead of the Apple LaserWriter printer driver that comes with the Macintosh computer. To build a Xerox driver with Macintosh PostScript driver v8 support, PSPrinter v8.1.1 or later is required.

N Note: Your printer is not supported by PSPrinter v8.0 and v8.1, or LaserWriter v8.0. The Xerox driver v2.01 gives access to the new version 8 features, and provides backward compatibility. If the new Xerox driver is built from LaserWriter driver v7.x or earlier, all selections and options are similar to those provided by Xerox driver v1.0.

Before you begin

You need the following materials to begin using the AppleTalk interface board:

LocalTalk or PhoneNet cables with DIN-8 or DB-9 connectors Xerox Support Software for Macintosh diskette Documentation that came with your Macintosh computer

N Note: DIN-8 cables are generally used for Macintosh systems, except for models produced before 1986. Most PC AppleTalk cards require DB-9 connectors. Contact your network administrator or authorized Apple dealer for assistance in purchasing the appropriate cables and connections for your Macintosh computer or AppleTalk network.

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Xerox AppleTalk software

Both the PSPrinter for Macintosh v8.1.1 or later and Xerox Support Software v2.01 or later for Macintosh are packaged together as three diskettes.

The PSPrinter v8.1.1 or later includes the following three diskettes:

Disk 1: PSPrinter for Macintosh 1 (Program file) Disk 2: PSPrinter for Macintosh 2 (Program file) Disk 3: Xerox Support Software and PSPrinter User Guide

Xerox Support Software for Macintosh

The Xerox Support Software for Macintosh diskette is included with the AppleTalk interface option. The software on this diskette provides access to such printer features as selecting input and output trays.

The Xerox Support Software includes the following files:

Xerox Driver Builder (v2.01 or later) Font Downloader folder (v5.0.4 or later) README (Release Notes) PSPrinter User Guide

Xerox Driver Builder v2.01 or later

The Xerox Driver Builder v2.01 or later (Xerox driver) contains the programs that enable the PSPrinter driver or the LaserWriter driver to customize the paper handling and print options for your printer. It also contains the configuration used by the enhanced driver.

Before building the Xerox driver, make sure you have the PSPrinter driver or LaserWriter driver installed.

Font Downloader folder

The Font Downloader folder contains the following files:

Downloader v5.0.4 or later CLEAR PFM CLEAR XXXX DISK

Downloader v5.0.4 Use this utility to download font and PostScript files. You can download fonts to the printer memory, the optional hard disk, or

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to reinitialize it when necessary. It is recommended that your system administrator perform this task.

README file

The README file contains information about the software release, as well as descriptions of any software changes and limitations.

PSPrinter User Guide

The PSPrinter User Guide is included as a compressed PostScript file PSPrinter User Guide.sea in Disk 3. You should copy this file to the hard disk. Double-click the file icon to uncompress the file and load it to the location you want.

To print the document, download the uncompressed file, called Mac.Prnt.Drivr.8.1.1.ps, to the printer, and load letter size paper in the default tray.

Installing PSPrinter

If you prefer not to update your printer driver to the latest version, skip this section and continue with the Installing the Xerox Driver Builder v2.01 or later section, next.

N If you install PSPrinter v8.1.1 on a Macintosh running System 6, the installer automatically overwrites the System 6.0.x versions of the PrintMonitor, Backgrounder, LaserWriter, and LaserPrep utilities with the System 7 versions. You should make copies of the older versions of these utilities if you need to reuse them with the LaserWriter printer driver.

Start the installation by double clicking the installer in Disk 1.

The installer places the following new files in the System Folder (version numbers may vary):

PSPrinter (v8.1.1) Print Monitor (v7.0) Backgrounder (v1.3) LaserPrep (v7.2) Xerox XXXX PPD file (in the Printer Descriptions folder)

If you are running System 7, the installer places the following files in the Extensions folder (version numbers may vary):

PSPrinter (v8.1.1) Xerox XXXX PPD file (in the Printer Descriptions folder)

The installer removes earlier versions of the PSPrinter driver (for example, v8.0) and all PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files. When the installer detects a newer version of the same file, for example TeachText, click the [Newer] button to keep the more recent file. For a description of other PSPrinter driver functions, refer to the PSPrinter User Guide, provided in the disk package.

N Note: This installation description also applies to the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver v8.1.1, with several exceptions. The LaserWriter v8.1.1 installer does not replace LaserWriter driver versions that are older than version 8.0, and it does not install the Xerox PPD file.

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Installing the Xerox Driver Builder

The Xerox Driver Builder v2.01 or later (Xerox driver) can be built from the following (version numbers may vary):

PSPrinter printer driver (v8.1.1) LaserWriter 8 printer driver (v8.1.1) Fax Printer Driver (v8.1.1) LaserWriter printer driver (v5.2 through v7.2)

CAUTION: Make sure that the same version of the printer driver is installed on all Macintosh systems on a network. If printer drivers are not compatible, error messages may occur.

Follow these steps to build the Xerox driver:

1. Turn on your Macintosh computer.

2. Insert the Xerox Support Software for Macintosh diskette into the diskette drive.

3. Double-click on the Driver Builder icon. You see the following message:

This application builds the Xerox driver from the printer driver which you select.

4. Click on the [Build] button. You see the following prompt:

Next, select the driver that you want to build from.

5. Click [OK] to respond to the message.

The user menu appears with a list of drivers you can select from the Extension folder. Printer drivers not supported by this builder are not shown.

If you have Fax Printer driver v8.1.1 installed, you can select Fax Printer instead of PSPrinter to include all of the fax functions in the new Xerox printer driver.

N Note: Except for fax-related functions, Fax Printer is identical to PSPrinter.

6. Click on [OPEN] to start the building process. You see the following message:

Now building the Xerox printer driver.

When the task is complete, the following message displays:

The Xerox printer driver has been successfully built, and may be selected using the Chooser.

7. Click [OK] to clear the message.

N Note: For System 7 users, the Xerox printer driver is built and stored in the Extension folder. For System 6 users, the driver is stored in the System folder. If you need to keep more than one version of the printer driver in the Chooser, you can rename the Xerox icon or icons in the Extension folder to indicate the different versions.

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Installing the Font Downloader

Copy the Font Downloader folder by dragging it to any location on the hard disk.

Setting up the Xerox driver to work with the printer

You should perform the procedures in this section in the following order to set up the Xerox driver to work with your printer:

Selecting a printer Selecting the Xerox PPD file

Selecting a printer

Follow these steps to select a printer:

1. Select Chooser from the Apple Menu.

2. Click on the Xerox printer icon in the Chooser.

3. If you see a list of AppleTalk zones, click the zone where the printer is located.

4. Click the name of the printer you want to use.

5. If Active is not selected, click the [Active] button to activate the AppleTalk network.

6. Close the Chooser.

Selecting the Xerox PPD file

The Xerox PPD file is only required for a printer software v8.x configuration. You do not need to install this file if your printer driver is built from LaserWriter printer driver v7.x or earlier.

If your Xerox printer driver is configured from PSPrinter, the PSPrinter Installer places the Xerox printer PPD file in the Printer Descriptions folder inside the Extensions folder if you are using System 7.x, or in the System folder if you are using System 6.x. The Xerox printer PPD uses PPD format v4.1.

PPD file selection and configuration is part of the PSPrinter v8.x functions. This file contains information about the specific printer features. Click the [Setup] button after you select a printer in the Chooser to display the file selection.

Automatic selection You can select a PPD file automatically by clicking the [Auto Setup] button in the Setup dialog.

With Auto Setup and proper connection to your printer, the PPD Xerox printer v2013.112 or later file should be selected. After the driver is installed, you can copy additional PPD files obtained from other sources to the Printer Descriptions folder. If the expected PPD cannot be found, the driver displays a warning message. You should choose the Generic PPD or manually select a PPD file.

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Manual selection Follow these steps to manually select the Xerox PPD:

1. Click [More Choices] in the Setup dialog box.

2. Click [Select PPD].

The driver displays a dialog box where you can select the PPD Xerox printer v2013.112 or later version in the Printer Descriptions folder, as shown in the following illustrations. The following shows a setup dialog box with fewer choices:

The following shows a setup dialog box with more choices:

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The following shows an example manual PPD file selection dialog box:

4. Click the [Configuration] button in the expanded Setup dialog box.

The Installable Options dialog box displays, listing the installable features and options in their default setups.

5. Select [OK] to confirm the settings (changed or unchanged) and return to the Setup dialog.

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6. Select [Printer Info] to display the Printer Info dialog box.

Printer information is shown as a result of either the Auto Setup query or Printer Info Update.

Printing documents

Once the Xerox driver is built, you can open a document in an application and specify the following features:

Page Setup Print options

Page Setup

The Xerox Driver Builder v2.01 supports all of the PSPrinter v8.1.1 and LaserWriter v8.1.1 Page Setup features, including the following:

Print image The print image shows the current size, arrangement, and appearance of the printed results. The outer solid rectangle represents the edge of the physical paper. The inner dotted rectangle shows the boundaries of the imageable areas. Click within the page image box to display the numerical dimensions of the page. Refer to figure 1-1.

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Layout You can select 1-up, 2-up, and 4-up options, as shown in figures 1-1 through 1-3.

Figure 1-1. Page Setup dialog box with page image, layout and orientation example (portrait, 1-up)

Figure 1-2. Page layout and orientation example (portrait, 2-up)

Figure 1-3. Page layout and orientation example (portrait, 4-up)

Reduce or enlarge Scale factors range from 25 percent to 400 percent. Default scaling is 100 percent.

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Orientation Select from portrait and landscape.

Paper The available paper sizes are the same as defined in the Xerox PPD. These include the 16 standard Xerox sizes in the smaller imageable area set, and the 16 standard Xerox sizes in the larger imageable area set. When the Engine Margin in the PPD configuration is set to two millimetres (the default), the smaller size set is used. When the Engine Margin is set to zero millimetres (mm), the larger size set is used. The larger sizes produce the Edge to Edge imageable areas, while the smaller sizes leave nonimageable areas of two mm along the edges.

N Note: The printers internal configuration for edge deletion (2mm or 0mm) should map the driver selection. Any edge deletion change on the printer should be done only by your service representative.

If the printer driver is built from LaserWriter v7.x or earlier, you can select only 6 LaserWriter sizes and 16 Xerox sizes (marked by an *). The Xerox sizes are equivalent to the larger imageable areas built for version 8.1.1.

Options Other layout and formatting features include the following:

Visual effects

Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Invert Image.

Printer options:

Substitute Fonts Smooth Text Smooth Graphics Precision Bitmap Alignment Larger Print Areas Unlimited Downloadable Fonts in a Document.

These features are shown in figure 1-4.

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Figure 1-4. Page Setup Options dialog box

Print options

The selections in the Print dialog box define how the job should print, as shown in figure 1-5. You can select one of the following:

Standard options used by PSPrinter or LaserWriter 8 Xerox printer custom print options.

Figure 1-5. Example Print dialog box

Standard options are used when the Custom checkbox is not selected. Click the [Options] button to display additional standard features. These features include the standard Print dialog box functions, and the options provided by the selected PPD, as shown in figure 1-6. Refer to the online help facility when selecting the standard features.

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Figure 1-6. Example Print Options dialog box

The custom print options provide more flexible input/output manipulation, selection by size, custom size configuration, saving and reuse of setup files, and so on. Click the Custom box to the right of Paper Source in the Print dialog box to disable the standard Paper Source selections and enable the custom print options, as shown in figure 1-7. Then click the [Setup] button to display the Custom Print Options dialog box, as shown in figure 1-8.

You can select the following features:

Multiple Input and Single Output Paper Source selectable by Tray or By Size File Settings Duplex Options Line Edge Enhancement Tray 5 Page Size.

Figure 1-7. Selecting Custom print options

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Figure 1-8. Custom Print Options dialog box

Refer to the Selecting and using the Xerox driver chapter for a description of each function.

When switching from standard to custom print options, make sure that the paper source default is Auto Select. The custom checkbox is not selectable when one of Trays 1 through 5 is selected.

N Note: You should leave all of the standard PPD features in the Print Options dialog box as Printers default when you are using Xerox custom print options.

Configuration dialog

Refer to the Selecting and using the Xerox driver chapter for configuration details.

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2. Selecting and using the Xerox driver

This chapter describes selecting a printer, and the required parameters for printing a document.

Selecting a printer

You must select the Xerox printer icon in the Chooser panel before you send a document to the printer for the first time. Follow these steps to select the Xerox printer:

1. Select the Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click on the Xerox printer icon in the Chooser panel.

N Note: You may have to scroll down to see this icon, since printer icons are listed alphabetically in the Chooser.

3. If you see a list of AppleTalk zones, click on the zone where the Xerox printer is located.

4. Select the appropriate printer by clicking on its name.

5. If you see a message stating that AppleTalk is required, click [OK], then click the [Active] button in the Chooser.

This ensures that AppleTalk is active, so that the driver can identify the printer.

6. Close the Chooser by clicking the small box in the upper left corner of the window.

Renaming a printer

The factory default is the name of the printer, for example, Xerox MRP. You should rename your printer to avoid having printers with the same name on the AppleTalk network. You can use Macintosh utilities to rename a printer, for example, The Namer or the LaserWriter Utility.

Printing documents

Once the Xerox Driver Builder (Xerox driver) is built, you can open a document in an application and select the Xerox page setup and print options. You can also select these features from the Finder by choosing Print Window, Print Desktop, or Print. Refer to the Macintosh Users Guide for detailed instructions on printing.

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Page Setup

Before you print a job, you can access the Page Setup dialog box in your application software and set up the paper size formats and page orientation and layout of your document.

To access the Page Setup dialog box, select Page Setup from the File menu. The Page Setup dialog box for your printer appears, as shown in figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1. Printer dialog box example

To exit this dialog box without saving your selections, click [Cancel]. To save all selections, click [OK].

Page Size Setup

Your printer Page Setup options are the same as in the LaserWriter Page Setup. However, if you are using a Xerox MRP, the paper size selection in this dialog is unique. Six of the LaserWriter sizes are selectable. This allows documents created by the LaserWriter driver to be ported easily.

All of the standard MRP paper sizes shown in the Paper Size pop- up menu are identified by asterisks to the left of the paper size descriptions. Each MRP paper size provides a larger printable area than the corresponding LaserWriter sizes. Sixteen MRP sizes (including envelopes) are available from the menu. Table 2-1 shows the exact dimensions for each size.

When custom sizes are defined for the print job, select the next larger available size format in Page Setup to maximize the page length (usually defined by page breaks in an application software). For more information, refer to the section Bringing up the Configuration dialog box, later in this chapter.

When setting up envelopes, use one of the following options:

When printing envelopes aloneSelect landscape and the required envelope size to create the exact printable area and page break suitable for the specified envelope size.

When printing letters and envelopes in the same jobSelect portrait and a paper size larger than the required envelope (such as letter size) to provide the maximum printable area and page length for the letter. At the same time, select Tray 5 Page Size from the print dialog box for the required envelope size, as shown in figure 2-4.

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N Note: In both cases, efficient envelope printing requires the correct printer setup. To guarantee the correct envelope size and tray selection, and avoid any unnecessary jamming that may be caused by using the wrong media in tray 5, use the control panel to enable the Paper Loading Pause option at the Printer Setup menu. This displays an operator message in case of media mismatch, and you are prompted to feed tray 5 with the right size. When the Paper Loading Pause is disabled (the default), enter tray 5 input as the correct envelope size at the control panel.

Refer to the Envelopes appendix for helpful hints on setting up and printing envelope sizes.

Table 2-1. Xerox printer standard and custom page sizes

Page name Page size in inches

Page size in millimetres

Postcard 3.5 x 5.5 88.9 x 139.7

Statement 5.5 x 8.5 139.7 x 215.9

Executive/ Monarch

7.25 x 10.5 184.2 x 266.7

Letter 8.5 x 11 215.9 x 279.4

Legal 8.5 x 14 215.9 x 355.6

Ledger 11 x 17 279.4 x 431.8

A6 4.13 x 5.83 105 x 148

A5 5.83 x 8.27 148 x 210

ISO B5 6.93 x 9.84 176 x 250

A4 8.27 x 11.69 210 x 297

Folio 8.5 x 13 215.9 x 330.2

A3 11.69 x 16.54 297 x 420

Custom paper 3.25 x 4.5 to 11.70 x 17

82.6 x 114.3 to 297.2 x 431.8

Envelope Monarch

3.875 x 7.5 98.4 x 190.5

Envelope Commercial 10

4.125 x 9.5 104.8 x 241.3

Envelope DL 4.33 x 8.66 110 x 220

Envelope C5 6.38 x 9.02 162 x 229

Custom envelope 3.85 x 3.85 to 7.00 x 10.20

97.8 x 97.8 to 177.8 x 259.8

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Page Setup options

Click on [Options] in the Page Setup dialog box to display the Options menu, as shown in figure 2-2. Check the appropriate number of items and click [OK] to save the selections.

Figure 2-2. Page Setup Options dialog box

Printing

You can access the Print dialog from within any application software. The selections you make in this dialog define how the job will print. General features are provided in the top level dialog box, as shown in figure 2-3. When you use the MRP print options, always select Custom as the paper source.

N Note: If you are using printer driver v7.2, a Custom checkbox is shown instead of a Custom radio button, as shown in figure 2-4.

To display the Print dialog box, select Print from the File menu. When the Print dialog box appears, make sure that all required options for the document are selected.

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Figure 2-3. Print dialog box example

N Note: Some software application programs add their own special features to the Print dialog box.

Figure 2-4. Print dialog box example

Print options

Click on [Setup] in the Print dialog box to display the Options dialog box, as shown in figure 2-5. You can do the following from the Options dialog box:

Select multiple input trays and one output tray

Select input paper trays for different portions of the job

Select one output tray for the job

Specify up to four tray changes, which may optionally repeat

Paper change is determined by tray selection or paper size

Select the setup options

Specify the duplex option

Specify the line edge enhancement

Set tray 5 size options

Display the Configuration menu

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Figure 2-5. Options dialog box example

Selecting multiple input trays and one output tray

You use the Options menu to set the number of pages to be printed from each input tray. When the insertion point is in a page count field, the picture of the printer at the top of the menu shows the tray selected for that field.

For example, you can edit the page count fields to print the first four pages from tray 1, the next three pages from tray 2, and the final page (an envelope) from tray 5.

You can select both input trays and output trays by clicking on any of the trays in the picture of the printer. You can select multiple input trays for the same job, but only one output destination is allowed for the job. The text in the box to the right of the page count field reflects your input selection.

Clicking any of the input selection boxes displays a pop-up menu, from which you can select the input source by tray or by size. The selectable trays are tray 1 through tray 5. The selectable sizes include the 16 standard sizes and the four custom sizes, as shown in table 2-1. The four custom sizes, defined in the configuration menu, are listed at the end of the input source pop-up menu. These are equivalent to the other paper and envelope sizes entered at the control panel for trays 1, 2, 3, and 5.

Page changes not marked with an X are inactive; clicking on their page count field does nothing. Press the Tab key to skip them.

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You can specify up to four paper changes, which may repeat if you select the Repeat radio button (optional). When you select Print remainder from last group checked, the final page count changes to 9999.

Some conflicts may arise when selecting paper trays and sizes. However, all conflicting selections are corrected by the driver before a print job is sent.

Consider the following when selecting input trays and an output tray:

Paper feed capabilities can be restricted by paper size. Refer to tables 2-3 through 2-5 for details.

Tray 5 can only output to the face-up tray. Any illegal output selection for tray 5 input defaults to the face-up tray.

Table 2-2 lists the page size restrictions for the high-capacity stacker. When the high-capacity stacker is selected, the job can output to this location only when all sizes selected in the same job belong to size group A. If any paper size in the job belongs to size group B and no group C size is selected, the entire job is redirected to the top tray. If the job contains any size that falls in the group C category, the entire job is redirected to the face-up tray.

Table 2-2. High capacity stacker size restrictions

Group A Group B Group C

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